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
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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
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Tuesday, Oct. 23, 1962