.„..,.._55c.x.„,..,„. t LIaRARY - N 1 17e. .I 14 /..4 % ! •• \vt . - • 4. A 0,, .: . , > lz ...' -ircir),- ..' )4 z Y i ty , m THE NITTANY CUB t„,,u1:....,,.„_2.,...y., b 3 j pa 0rt,,,,,,...,, .....; .z a ,-,--, , 10 c; , - ••••, sti.. ./i- 9 ~., . • Jests ~5,,,, ii. I ‘l% . 4 e, ?-. Volume XVI—No. 2 Homecoming Crown Changes Hands Behrend Students Take Part In State Field Trip Professor E. Tucker and two mineral industries majors, Bob Ronczka and Ed Concilla, recently participated in the annual field trip of the Geology Department of the Penn sylvania State University. The title of the field trip was "Cyclic sedimentation in the Carboniferous of Western Penn sylvania." When translated into terms the layman can understand (with some loss of meaning un avoidable), this would be the repetitive alternation of marine and continetal rock layers which Seniors Visit Behrend By Sue Tomer Ten Conneaut Valley High School seniors and their guidance counselor, Martin Schweller, vis ited Behrend, Wednesday, October 28. Following a guided tour of the campus grounds and buildings, the students were addressed by Dean Benjamin A. Lane in the Otto F. Behrend Science Building. Dean Lane explained the term system now in use at Penn State and Behrend, and noted that since the initiation of the system, the number of dropouts has been decreased to half and the number of persons on the Dean's List has doubled. The dropout average at Penn State is 40%, 14 points be low the national average. By attending classes four terms a year instead of the usual three, one is able to graduate a year earlier and get into the labor market sooner. Concerning financial aid to Behrend students, Dean Lane said that few freshman scholar ships are given, and a very lim ited amount of student work is available. Scholarships are now based almost exclusively on abil ity instead of need. Loans are (Continued on Page 3) BEHREND CAMPUS—The Pennsylvania State University were laid down in the geologic time period Carboniferous. The The purposes of the field trip were to look at examples of cyclic sedimentation of the Carbonifer ous period in Pennsylvania and to afford the student the oppor tunity of observing problems in the field and reaching a possible conclusion from the information observable. Professor Tucker, Bob, and Ed went to University Park on Fri day, October 23 for an orientation meeting. Saturday and Sunday were spent in the field studying sedimentation in coal and strip mines around Curwensville, Clar ion, and Clearfield. Professor Tucker collected sam ples of coal, concretions, and fos silized wood. Ed and Bob collect ed examples of fossilized plants. S.G.L. Holds Meeting The , S.G.A. held their fourth regular meeting of the fall term October 27th. The meeting was held at 3:40 p.m. in room 143 of the Science Building. Tom Bundy, president of the S.G.A., reported that the profit of the Homecoming Dance was $25.00. The election of Traffic Court members was held and the follow ing are the newly elected mem bers: Bill Kern, Paul Wize, James Brennen, Alan Zeppenfeld and Bonnie Cass. A combo will play for the dance to be held on Friday, November 13th, in the old lounge. Cathy Salamon is in charge of refresh ments. Joan Sulser Is New Queen Queen Joan Susler and King, Ray Mead "La Vie," Behrend's 1964 Home coming dance, was held Saturday, Girls Form New Group Psi Sigma Upsilon, a new girls' organization, has been formed on the Behrend Campus. The first meeting of this group was held Tuesday, October 20. Lynn Kos telnick presided over the meeting and presented the club's constitu tion. The purpose of Psi Sigma Up silon is to promote the general welfare of students on Behrend Campus, particularly women, by instituting service projects, and participating in service propects instituted by other organizations. All women students on the Beh rend Campus will be eligible for membership and are urged to take part. Officers are being elected and will preside over the next meeting. Meetings will be held bi monthly at a time to be decided by the organization. Wednesday, November 4, 1964 October 24, and was highlighted by the crowning of Joan Sulser as Homecoming Queen. Decorations for the dance con sisted of aqua and white crepe paper and a blue crystal suspend ed from the ceiling. In the center of the dance floor was a revolving replica of the Behrend seal, made of white and colored tissue flow ers. Following a brief intermission, Bill Harding presented the Home coming Queen, her attendans and their escorts, who were: Michele Bloxham, escorted by Torn Bun dy; Shelia Rheinhold, escorted by Ricky Beinhauser; Joan Susler, escorted by Raymond May; Terry Totten, escorted by Neil Kenholz.; and Joan (Nickie) Zechman, escorted by Al Ferguson. Carol Brady, Behrend's 1964 Prom Queen, crowned the new queen and presented her with a single long-stemmed red rose. Joan is from Beaver, Pa., and is majoring in Arts and Archi tecture. Coming Up NOVEMBER s—Thursday—Vivi Ryhal, Cos metologist. Lecture in the Sci ence Building during Common Hour at 10:50 a.m. 6—Friday—O.S.G.A. Fall 1964 Term Conference at the Du- Bois Campus. CES Real Estate Seminar. 7—Saturday—O.S.G.A. Fall Term Conference at the Dußois Campus. CES Real Estate Seminar CES Secretarial Seminar Movie: Confessions of Felix Krull (German) and Day of the Painter. 9—Monday Don Krebs Jazz Quintet-8:00 p.m. Erie Hall. Navy Information Team Visit —Lobby of Science Building.
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