THE NITTANY CUB VOLUME XIV, No. 2 SGA Elect Pictured above are the members of the 1962-3 Batrend Campus Student Government Association: Left to right—Mary Kennedy, Vicky Rubino, Jim Runzo, Mary Jean Ferguson, Pat Stoss meister. Back row—Don Barney, Bob Rop•alewski, Mike Rope lewski, Bob Williams, John Thompson, Dave Craley. Missing from picture— Gene Wood. Kathy Brinsfield Crowned Queen of Homecoming A roll of the drums, a cymbal crash, the spotlight lit, and the master of ceremonies, Bill Storer, took his place in front of the Queen's throne. The dancers shuffled off the floor and took their seats. Don Prescott and his orchestra played soft background music as the three finalists for the 1962 Behrend Campus Home coming Queen, Kathy Brinsfield, Pat Coggeshall, and Mary Gene Shea, were introduced. The music stopped as Bob Williams stepped to the micro phone, carr3qng with him the secret of the queen's identity. Then, he announced, "The Home coming Queen of Behrend Campus for 1962 is . . . "and, moving be hind the new queen he placed the crown on her head and pro claimed simultaneously, "Kathy Brinsfield!" This was the highlight of Behrend Campus' Homecoming activities on Saturday, October 13. The activities started in the afternoon with a meeting of the Behrend Campus Alumni Associ ation in room 101 of the new sc- BEHREND CAMPUS—The Pennsylvania State University ion Held October 11 ence building, followed by a cof fee hour in the lobby of the building. Coffee and doughnuts were served and the alumni were given tours of the new building, escorted by dormitory girls. The Freshmen Variety Show got under way at 3:30 p.m. The Freshmen went "all out" and pro vided the sophomores and alumni with such a good show that "cus toms" were immediately ended following their extravaganza. "Once Upon an Autumn" was the name of Behrend's Home coming Dance, held from 9-12 in Erie Hall. The theme was mod ernistic with a huge mobile domi nating the dance floor. Large di amond shaped plaques, with the years of former classes inscribed upon them, surrounded the dance floor. The refreshment table pro vided hungry students and alumni with cider, doughnuts, and ginger snaps. All Homecoming activities were directed and financed by the Behrend Campus Student Govern ment Association. Jim Runzo, Elected For Coming Year On Thursday, October 11, 211 Behrend Campus students, or 60.4% of the entire student body, exercised their right to vote in the annual Student Government Association election. Headed by Jim Runzo, newly elected S.G.A. presZent, the sophomores ran away with the honors. Elected as representatives were: Don Barney, Mary Jean Ferguson, Mary Kennedy, Bob Ropelewski, Pat Stossmeister, and Gene Wood. Freshmen elected to the post were Michael Ropelewski and Vicky Rubino. Campaigning intrigue was in tensified this year by the direct student choice of S.G.A. pres dent. The previous practice of electing the president in the S.G.A. Council was discarded and students were faced with a choice of seven candidates for this high post. Jim Runzo, a sophomore in Liberal Arts, was elected presi dent by a considerable margin. The eight elected representa tives will join the present interim council composed of Dave Craley, IJim Runzo, John Thompson, and Bob Williams to form the full 112 -member S.G.A. Council for the 1962-63 academic year. The first meeting of the entire council was held on Wednesday evening, October 17, at 7:00 p.m. Other issues voted on by Behrend Campus students in the election were the establishment of an honor system on Behrend Campus and the location of a juke box in Erie Hall. The honor system question passed by a nar row margin and will be referred to the S.G.A. Council for fur ther consideration. Supporters of a noisier Erie Hall carried their juke box into effect by an over whelm:mg majority of nine to one. The juke box will be secured by the S.G.A. as soon as possible. S.G. A. Arranging Thanksgiving Ball Next to the Prom in import ance were the words used to de scribe this fall's Thanksgiving Ball. In the first meeting of the full, 12 member S.G.A., commit tees were officially appointed to arrange the November 16 affair. The 16-piece orchestra of Gene Parlette will supply tho. music for the Friday evening event, to (Continued on page 2) Eight Representatives A Frosh Looks at Customs By Larry Youtz The ambiguous view I received from Freshmen Customs could be captioned in two 'Words: "Hell Weeks". Speaking collectively, I am sure that no freshmen will forget this period of the suprema cy of the sophomore. The mem bers of the Court explored their famished minds and came out with "punishments" capable of re-creating Medieval Serfdom. The supremacy of the sopho more reigned over the Campus as Customs began. Boisterous shouts of "Button Frosh" and "Curtsy Frosh" filled the air with static waves of Bossism. Fragrant tones of freshmen voices contrasted these boisterous shouts. Fight On State and Victory were at their greatest. The rear doors of the Otto Behrend Science Building were initiated en mass as fresh men scurried from door to class and class to door, hoping not to meet the bare-headed barons of Behrend. From an elevated view, Behrend Campus seemed to be inhabited by little blue circular plants. Court was held each day at noon. The dinked students were presented their punishments amongst the cheers of sophomores and told to grin and bear it. Customs culminated unani mously with the presentation of the Freshmen Variety Show, which was received by the stu dents present. Conducted under (Continued on page 3) Tuesday, Oct. 23, 1962
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