Page Two EDITORIAL Much thought was given last month to the choice of Student Government representatives. Now that those per sons ave elected, there is another matter to which we should turn our minds. What can we expect of the Student Govern ment Association at Behrend ? It is obvious, of course, to expect the SGA to expend its best efforts to promote Behrend's welfare. Such a general answer leaves another large question in the minds of all: How? Fundamentally the Student Government Association should and does work to build a foundation of high standards meaningful traditions and student-faculty cooperation on campus. In addition we might add the development of school spirit and service t. the community.. From the 1964-65 Student Government Association we expect the preservation of the good done in the past with a strong emphasis on the future. Letters to Dear "G" Boys, The "G" seems to us to stand for "G"enerally lazy. If each boy were assigned regular duties, surely, if one did not attend to his job, the rest of the 'virile' male species could gang up on this lad and encourage irn physically to attned to his task. Then again there is the subject of being at home to clean. It has been noticed that most of the boys spend many, long hours at the dorm. How can this possibly keep the kitchen sink clean? Another hindrance to th e housekeeping—or lack of it—is the grape picking craze that has hit the "G" Boys. In the dorm girls opinion his is an unnecessary endeavor especially since they are wormy. Perhaps if you are good to us girls we would buy you a sub scription to GOOD HOUSEKEEP ING for Christmas. This could be read thoroughly until each room er understands his duty. The Dorm Girls Looking to THE NITTANY CUB the Editor Dear Editor, Most of the students at Behr end are commuters. This makes it very convenient for them to spend the Thanksgiving vacation with their families. In most fam ilies. Thanksgiving is the time when all congregate at the home of a member of the family to give thanks to the Lord for a bountiful year. Members of families travel many miles just to be with their• loved ones for a few days or even hours. Since a few of the students have not seen their parents or families since school began, it would be wonderful to get home over the coming holiday. You might say yes, that's nice, but how are we to go home if we have class the very day after Thanks oivjm? A certain instructor stated that if a certain class was cut that a "below grade" would be given. One "F" could cause some to fail a course. Is it right to receive an F for wanting to spend a holiday at home when you have not been the Future You Can't Go By Rev. Charles J. Schweikert, Pastor of Messiah Lutheran Church, Wesleyville You may be a commuter travel ing back and forth to Behrend each day, or you may make the trip home each week-end to see your best girl. But the title of Thomas Wolfe's novel applies to you: "You Can't Go Home Again." How so? Because college is go ing to change you; you will never be the same person who left high school only a few months ago. In fact, if college does not make a difference in your life there is something wrong either with you or the college. Intellectual horizons will be broadened considerably as you learn ideas only hinted at be fore. New positions will challenge your own philosophy of life: pragmatism, humanism, atheism, determinism, existentialism and a dozen other "isms" will push you to clarify your faith. Most of you have found a new independence at college. Parental and hometown restraints have slacked off and you are on your own. Now no one is going to force CIRCLE K Circle K had one of its regular meetings Monday, Nov. 16, with a few selected freshmen being pre sent. The main business at the meeting was plans for the publica tion of the new student-faculty directory which will be available at the winter term registration. The club would like to thank those who aided in the Sadie Hawkins Day dance. there for six weeks? We are sending an urgent plea to Dean Lane, the SGA, the stu- dents and anyone else who sym pathize with us. Thank you! EDITOR _____ Carol Baier ASSISTANT EDITOR ___ ___ Ed Concilla SPORTS EDITOR John Beavers FEATURE EDITOR Miriam Wright NEWS STAFF _ __ Larry Will, Bill Barney, Zoe Prinkey, Den Conley, Tom Krane, Susan Frank, Susan Tomer, Rich Masagan. PHOTOGRAPHY Home Again you to study or attend class: it's up to you. Before a couple of months have passed you must make moral decisions on a dozen idols, from success and conformity to sex and grades. You must now handle these under your own au thority and no one else can be re sponsible for your actions. Your religious faith will also be viewed in a different way at col lege and it, too, will be changed. At home faith may be taken as a matter of course and doubt con sidered a weakness; at college questions and speculation are the order of the day. All things, in cluding religion, must be scrutin ized to see if they are intellectual ly honest. You are thrown in with people of many religious persua sions and with some who have none. Here again your faith is challenged. It is because of this change and challenge in your life that representatives of the Christian faith want to be on campus. We want to help you find answers to questions of faith. We want to serve as a sounding board to your ideas in regard to Christianity. We want to confront you with the re ality of God here at Behrend. Dean Lane has been kind enough to schedule a time for us to get together for a meeting on religion in life. We urge that you come to an informal discussion session in Room 124 of the Science Build ing at 11:00 a.m. November 24. It is imperative that those inter ested in such a discussion attend this meeting or else send a rep - resentative: we must know the ex tent of interest. One last note—in the event that any of you should wish the serv ices of a pastor while you are on campus you may call me, Rev. C. J. Schweikert, at TW 9-4071 should you so desire. HOMESICK Friday, November 20, 1964 Robert Johnson
Significant historical Pennsylvania newspapers