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EDITOR
ASST. EDITOR ___
FEATURE EDITOR
SPORTS EDITOR
STAFF
and Ray Elder
EX OFFICIO _ _ _
A Word from the Sponsor
About sixty percent of the student body voted in the
S.G.A. elections, not a bad turnout for a state or national
contest, but rather appaling when one realizes that everyone
going to class passed by the ballot-table. This sort of inci
dent symbolizes the apathetic attitude the average college
student holds towards campus activities. I don't mean just
attending social events either. It's easy to plunk down a buck
in exchange for an evening's entertainment far easier
than the lot of the dedicated few that put on the activity.
The current student philosophy seems to be "Let Joe do it"
it's sad that there are so few "Does" in the world.
Nor is disinterest confined to SGA activities alone. The
Behrend Baseball Team boasts a squad of twelve and it's a
pity to see them lose, but even more pitiful when you realize
why they lose. Although the Circle K Club has ample mem
bership at present, only four will be returning next year.
Only three students are active members of the Engineer's
Club. At the first meeting of the NITTANY CUB staff, last
fall, about 15 students showed up. At the meeting preceding
this edition of the paper there were two !
The professional excuse-makers say that co-curricular
campus activities are no longer supported because of higher
entrance requirements. These students, so the glib philo
sophers continue, have intellectual tastes and activities
must be tailored to suit these tastes. Why, then, does the
Literary Club list only one member?
Sure there is pressure to succeed academically yet sta
tistics support the premise that there is a direct correlation
between participation in co-curricular activities and success
in later life. Certainly this is a "commuter college" and you
like to get home after a "hard day". Are your days really
that hard? Do you accomplish that much at home? Judging
by the usual capacity crowd lounging in the cafeteria one
would surmise that the Behrend student has plenty of time
for "sanctioned" activities.
The situation has pretty much fallen into a rut by now,
but there is one more chance in view for the Behrend student
to emerge from his current state of passive estivation. Mr.
Miller has assumed the highly ambitious project of pro
ducing 4 one-act plays this term. This task cannot possibly
succeed without full student support. To those of you that
have done little to enrich yourself and your campus this
year, the old well-known adage, still holds true :
BETTER LATE THEN NEVER
Some people say that grades alone mean future success.
I hold this to be untrue. Take a case in point that of young
Grundoon Blutabeatus, a student at the Punxsutawney In
stitute of Thermodynamics and Basket Weaving. All through
high school ol' Grun was lost in the shadow of his scholarly
sister Lorna, his only real asset being a talent of reversing
his eyelids and wiggling his left toe simultaneously.
Things changed in college, however. Lorna became in-
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THE NITTANY CUB
Greg Glassner
Dave Goodwill
Dave Manning
John Zahniser
___ Carl Holland, Bob Cook,
Paula Harris, Marilyn Raeder
tensely involved in studying the tensile strengths of carbor
undum styrene alloys. Thus Lorna labored in the lab from
8 till 5 each day and then retired to the Library for the night,
(at Punxsutawney I. the Library stays open at night.) Grun
doon decided to investigate co-curricular activities offered a
college student, such as the newspaper (plug) , dramatic
society, lacross squad, etc. While his sister spent 4 years on
the Dean's List, Grundoon barely avoided "pro."
Grundoon was obviously the happier of the pair, but
who was most successful? Lorna? Not by a long shot. Grun
doon was signed by a Big League Scout immediately after
graduation and now pulls in seventy thousand a year re
versing his eyelids, wiggling his left big toe, and balancing
salt shakers in Kansas City ! He is a thoroughly happy, well
adjusted citizen.
And what about the scholarly sister with the bright
future? Well, after Wolfgang Zimmerman proved his theory
of carborundum styrene alloys, later called the Zimmer
man note, Lorna Doone Blutabeatus was left without a trade.
Now this frustrated soul scrounges out a measly 35c an hour
endorsing cookie packages.
So friends, avoid the curse of specialization. Play it
smart like Grundoon Blutabeatus and participate in campus
activities. Remember:
"Physics does not a Citizen make.
Nor economics a Congressman."
(Neither, for that matter, does English 1 and 3 make an
editor.)
Behrend Players
Plan Spring Festival
Plans are now under way for
the Behrend Players Spring Fes
tival to be held the 27 through
30 of May. The four-day drama
festival will consist of a series of
one-act plays.
Wednesday, May 27 and Fri
day, May 29, Zoo Story by Ed
ward Albee and another one-act
play to be announced later will
be presented. On Thursday, May
28, and Saturday, May 30, two
one-act plays by Murray Schisgal,
The Typists and The Tiger, will
be performed.
Ted Martin originally from
Wesleyville wil direct the per
formances on the 27 and 29. Mr.
Martin is well known for his
dramatic work in the U. S. Army.
He has produced, directed, and
acted in plays for the Special
Services Little Theater Group of
Fort Benning, Fort Benning.
Georgia.
In addition to his duties as di
rector of Wednesday and Friday
nights performances, Mr. Martin
will play the part of Jerry in Zoo
Story, the role for which he won
the best acting award in the
Third Army.
Edward Aibee is probably one
of the best known younger play
wrights in this country today. His
Zoo Story is a highly controvers
ial work and has caused quite a
stir all over the nation. J. T.
Miller, director of the Behrend
Players, feels that this play Is for
"mature minds only."
Monday, May 4, 1964
The two Schisgal plays to be
presented on Thursday and Sat
urday nights will be directed by
Mr. Miller. The Typists and The
Tiger are both examples of a
brilliant brand of humor. It has
been said that this type of play
makes even the avante garde
seem old fashion.
Mike Ropelewski, technical di
rector for the Erie Playhouse, will
be on hand to handle all the be
hind the scenes work that makes
a play possible. Mike's work is
not unknown to Behrend Campus
for he was responsible for the
technical work on the Behrend
Players earlier production, Rich
Man, Poor Man, Beggar Man,
Thief. Mike wil 1 be assisted by
members of Mr. Miller's Theater
Arts 62 class who will also handle
publicity, make-up, and sets.
Price of admission for these
performances will be $.50 for
students and $l.OO for non-stu-
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