THE NITTANY
VOLUME x/l, No. 8
" Barren Pine " Opens Tomorrow
Jeanne Chambers, General Chairman of the Variety Show, makes
last-minute plans with emcees John Lloyd and Skip Knestrick, and
Carol Ripley, a member of the decorations committee.
Ban Moore To Speak On
"Spy Warfare" Today
“Spy Warfare Today” will be
the topic discussed by Dan T.
Moore at the common hour pro
gram, April 7.
Dan Moore has had an almost
legendary career in the “cloak and
dagger” profession. Dan was edu
cated at Sheffield Scientific School
of Yale, Stock Exchange Institute,
New York University in Finance,
George Washington University in
Law, and was a graduate of the
Fort Benning Parachute School.
During World War II he served
as Executive Assistant to the Chief
of X-2 Counter-Intelligence in
Washington, and later as Chief
Liaison Officer between X-2, OSS,
FBI and State Department. He
was then assigned to the Middle
East, where from his office in
Cairo, Egypt, he headed counter
intelligence operations. In his lec
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experiences in this dangerous pro
fession. He traveled the countries
and islands of this vast area in
search of enemy agents. He has an
amazing story to tell of these man
hunts and of Allied and Russian
spy warfare and its importance in
our present tense situation. In 1944
he headed a mission to King Ibn
Saud of Saudi Arabia.
Regional Administrator of the
Securities and Exchange Commis
sion for Ohio, Michigan, and Ken
tucky, he headed the much-publi
cized clean-up of security and
other 1 frauds in that area from
1937 to 1943; jailed scores of rack
eteers ; had his life threatened
many times; and participated in
many spectacular investigations
and trials. It was undoubtedly his
work in the field of frauds and
confidence games which caused his
appointment as chief of counter
intelligence in the Middle East.
Annual Variety Show Set
In Nightclub Atmosphere
The annual variety show of Behrend Campus will be held to
morrow night, April 1, from 9 to 1 in Erie Hall. The gymnasium will
be colorfully decorated as the exclusive nightclub, “The Barren Pine.”
Those attending will enjoy dancing to the music of Don Friedman’s
band and will be entertained by a delightful floor show.
Easter Play
To Be Presented
On Palm Sunday
The Speech 200 class, under the
direction of Mrs. Falkenhagen, will
present an Easter play on April
10. It is entitled “Joseph of Ari
mathea” and was written by Do
rothy Clarke Wilson.
This one-act play will be per
formed in two scenes. The time of
the first scene will be directly after
the trial of Jesus before the San
hedrin. The second scene will com
mence in the home of Joseph of
Arimathea, a rich Jew of the New
Testament.
On this Palm Sunday, the play
will give to all who come the in
spiring message of Easter and its
glory.
The cast includes Bill Sturde
vant, Jack Fern, Joann Meech, Ken
Staub, Mary Lloyd, Bob Johnson,
Dick McCabe, Jo-Anne Kisiel, and
Jeanne Upperman.
The chairmen of the various
committees are: Publicity, Patricia
Raftus; Costume, Jeanne Cham
bers; Properties, Grace Davies;
Stage, James Knestrick and Ches
ter Grzebielski; Makeup, Cynthia
Rader; and House, David Eller
and Richard Bundy.
The public is invited and admis
sion is free.
DATE BAIT
The Behrend girls’ idea of the
guy they’d like to date would have
Charles Reichard’s black curly
hair, Fred Bennett's blue eyes,
Dick Scott’s physique, would dress
like Bill Perschler, could sing like
Ed Mandel, have a T-Bird like Ray
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Thursday, March 31, 1960
The acts in the show will include
“The Behrend Revue” directed by
Bev Britt, a biology lesson with
Katy Johnson as prof, a song
called “Dorm Angel” by Don Tam
maro and group, a skit entitled
“And the Light Went Out”, di
rected by Sue Anderson, and many
other surprises.
During the evening there will be
bartenders to mix you delicious
drinks, such as Hover’s Southern
Comfort; waiters to serve you the
drinks; and a bouncer to let you
know when you’ve had too many.
Cigarette gdris will also be there
to insure your smoking pleasure.
To make the atmosphere as close
to a nightclub as possible, it is de
sired that everyone dress accord-
ingly.
Jeanne Chambers • is general
chairman of the event. Skip Knes
trick and John Lloyd are the
master’s of ceremonies. Most of the
committee members for the affair
are advisees of either* Mr. A.
Bums or Dr. E. Smith. The com
mittee chairmen are Clayton With
erow, refreshments; Mary Lloyd,
decorations; Carole Kahabka and
Jeanne Chambers, acts.
A cover charge of $.25 will be
requested from each person.
Activities Calendar
APRIL
1— Variety Show
2 Mid-Semester Grades Due
10—Easter Play
13—Spring Recess Begins, 12
noon
20—Spring Recess Ends, 12:10
p.m.
23—Baseball—Buffalo (away)
23—Golf—Alliance (home)
27—Baseball—Alliance (home)
27- —Spring Play
28- —Reading Festival at Penn
State
29 Baseball—Altoona (away)
30— Baseball—Penn State
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