THE NITTANY CUB
Volume XIV—No. 4
Indian Summer Returns This Friday
Winter paid, an early visit to the Behrend Campus on October
25, dumping four inches of snow on the entire area. Freshmen
students, like those above, caught their first glimpses of the
winter wonderland Mother Nature annually creaOs at Behrend.
Coachmen Debuted
At Behrend Friday
As the winter season of fun and frolic makes its appearance
on college campuses throughout this area, singing groups bud up
and present an exciting trend to collegiate music fads. Groups like
the Kingston Trio and The Brothers Four head the list of favorites.
Friday, November 9, at 9:00 p.m., Behrend Campus was
the setting of a dance and floor show presented by the Coachmen.
Consisting of leader Al Smith, who plays the guitar and banjo,
Don. Whitley, guitar and congo
drums, and Jerry Marince, guitar
the Coachmen presented .
program well worth attending
Friday's show was spon
sored by the local Circle K or-
;ganization on campus.
Well-known in Erie and the
surrounding area, the Coachmen
appeared at the Lawrence Hotel
Ballroom, Summit Hotel, Sunset
Inn, and Ednboro State College.
Those present took advantage
of the intermissions by dancing to
music supplied by records.
The Behrend Campus is indeed
fortunate to have such talented
entertainers among its student
body.
Thanksgiving
Holiday
Behrend students will get Thurs
day, November 22 Thanksgiving
Day, off from classes. The classes
canceled because of the holiday
will be made up on Monday, Dec
ember 3, when students will follow
their Thursday schedule.
BEHREND CAMPUS—The Pennsylvania State University
"And he said that used to be the barn."
PARENTS VISIT BEHREND
Last Sunday, November 4, par
ents attended Behrend's annual
Parent's Day here on campus.
Mr. I.H. Kochel opened the pro
gram at 2:30 pm. in Erie Hall
with a welcoming address, follow
ed by Mr. Benjamin A. Lane, who
Gene Parlette and His Orchestra
Will Play for Semi-Formal Dance
Regardless of weather Friday, November 16, the in
terlor of Erie Hall will be ablaze with the reds and yellows of
Indian Summer. Plans for the dance are well under way, according
to SGA representatives.
From 9 to 12 p.m., students will dance to the music of Gene
Parlette and his 14-piece orchestra, which is thought by many to
be the finest dance orchestra in Erie.
Charters Required
The SGA is currently in the
process of chartering all clubs and
organizations on the Behrend
Campus, complying with Univer
sity requirements. To do this job
the SGA has set up an Activities-
Budget Committee. This commit
tee, headed by Bob Williams, has
drawn up a Budget Form and a
Charter Application which must
be completed and returned to the
Activities-Budget Committee on
or before Friday, November 9.
These will then be reviewed by
the SGA as to eligibility of the
club or organization as a recog
nized student activity of Behrend
Campus.
Chairman Williams reminds the
clubs and organizations that no
University funds will be alloted
to them until they are chartered.
spoke on "The Role of Activities
in the Student's Life." At 3:00
Professor Earnest E. Fryer lectur
ed on "The Student and his Ad
justment to College." Parents were
then invited to meet the faculty.
Monday, November 12, 1962
Admission prices for the semi
formal dance are $2.00 per couple
and $1.50 stag. These tickets may
be purchased at the SGA office,
where they are on advance sale.
Vicki Rubino, refreshment
chairman, stated that cookies and
punch will probably be served,
to "provide a change from the
usual."
According to Pat Stossmeister,
student activities chairman, "the
SGA is making this year's
Thanksgiving Dance bigger and
better than any other dance ever
held at Behrend with the excep
tion of the Spring Prom."
SG A Delegates
Attend OSGA Meet
On October 26 and 27 the an
nual fall conference of the Organ
ization of Student Government
Associations (0.5.G.A.) of the
commonwealth campuses was held
at University Park. Delegates from
Behrend Campus included Jim
Runzo, local SGA president, John
Thompson. SGA vice-president,
Dave Craley, recording secretary
of OSGA, and Benjamin A. Lane,
dean of student affairs.
The purpose of the conference
was to evaluate past OSGA
actions and to initiate programs
and plans common to the four
teen commonwealth campuses.
An insurance plan, planned to
provide coverage for all athletic
teams and any campus groups
making field trips or expeditions
during the school year, was en
dorsed by the OSGA. This plan
will go into effect at the Behrend
Campus next year. Don Barney
was appointed Insurance Chair
man for the Behrend Campus.
The winter OSGA conference
will be held at the Altoona Cam
pus during the month of Feburary.