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Vol. XVI—No. 4
YULE SERVICE INITIATES BEHREND CHRISTMAS
Players Prove Successful
The eternal triangle, love, and laughter were the main topics
featured by the Behrend Players, under the capable guidance of El-
lis Grove, in their production of
Five by Six, Friday, Nov. 20.
In this evening of experimental
theatre, five one-act plays were
presented, each one satirizing
modern society and parodying a
famous playwright.
The first three plays, written
by Russell M. Whaley, were brief
sketches of the eternal triangle.
That Old Satin Sky with Eve Mor
ettini and Bill Frazier. Samovar
with JoAnn Zechman and John
Penfield, and Private Wives with
Jayne Scrudders and Steve Fine,
were done in the styles of Eugene
O'Neill. Anton Chekhov, and Noel
Coward, . respectably. 1
Death to a Salesman, with Eve
Mcrettini, Bill Frazier, Steve Fine,
Jim Trozzo, and John Penfield
1
was a humorous account of Ar
thur Miller-type parents' attempts
to make a criminal of their am,
with justice finally conquering. -
The longest, and perhaps: most
impressive of these plays :vas ~The
Land of Counterpane, with, Jayne
Scudders, JoAnn Zechman, Bill
Frazier, and John Penfield. Al
though humorous, this play had
a special individual meaning for
all who saw it.
Following, the program, a coffee
hOur was held for the cast and
interested persons. .
In addition to the cast above,
those assisting in the production
of Five by Six were:
Narator: Bill Holmes
BEHREND CAMPUS—The Pennsylvania State University
The Behrend Players
Understudies: Dian Morris, Jim
Trozzo
Assistant director: Joan Sulser
Costumes: Beth Krasneschke
Makeup: Kay Williams, Jan
Martin
Props: Linda Henderson, John
Berst
Publicity: Leanne Niedzialek,
Bill Barney, Kathy Salamon
Stage crew (lights, sound, etc.) :
Mike Agnew, John Berst, Jim
Trozzo, Tom Schoenfeldt, Dave
Barnes. Bill Holmes.
Coming Up
December
12-Saturday—Basketball: Dubois
Campus—Away-3:00 p.m.
Izl-Monday—Basketball: Point
Park Junior College—Away
- • (Pgh.)
15-Thesday—Basketball: Robert
-Morris Junior College—Away
—; ; i•Pgh.) 8:00 p.m.
18 7 Friday—Basketbal]: Bryant
Stratton Business
—Away (Buffalo)-9:00 p.m.
19-Saturday—Basketball: Erie
Tech County—Away (Buffalo)
9:00 p.m
5-Tuesday—Winter 1965 Term
Registration-8 :30 a.m.-4:00
p.m. Erie Hall.
7-Thurday—Winter 1965 Term
Classes Begin-8:00 a.m.
School—
January
The Hanging of the Greens ceremony began at the Behrend
Campus fourteen years ago and has been held annually ever since
Its purpose is twofold: it offi
cially initiates the Christmas sea
son at the Behrend Campus and
it also commemorates the memory
of Ernst and Warren Behrend,
husband and son of Mrs. Mary
B. Bhiend, who gave her estate
for the foundation of the Behrend
Campus.
The simple ceremony is held in
the lovely and authentically styled
Dutch Colonial Chapel in Winter
green Gorge. Verses from the
Scripture are read, Advent hymns
and carols are sung and a yule
wreath is hung on the crypt in
which Ernest and Warren Beh
rend are interred. Traditionally,
the wreath is placed on the crypt
by the President of the Student
Government Association wh o
makes a brief statement concern
ing the considerable contribution
of the Behrend family to the edu
cation of young men and women.
A brief address by the Dean of
Student Affairs on the concept of
SGA HOLDS SEVENTH
MEETING THIS TERM
The seventh regular meeting of
,the SGA of the Fall Term was
held in Room 143, Science Build
ing. A discussion arose as to
whether or not the student hand
book would be worthy of the great
amount of work involved to put it
out. It was suggested this should
not be only an SGA project, but
should include the help of the
student body_ It was suggesjted
that the freshman dink and the
handbook could be sold combined
for one price. Estimates are being
sought on the price of publishing
a handbook.
Tom Bundy reported at this
meeting that the Erie Sports Store
will sell ping pong balls for $12.00
a gross
Dean Lane outlined The - Cul
tural Program subsidized by the
University, which includes two
types of programs: the perform
ing artist program and the lec-
Tuesday, December 8, 1964
giving as the essence of Christ
mas coocludes the program.
Since there is no electricity in
the Chapel, the entire service is
conducted by candlelight. Usually
the weather is cold and there is
snow on the ground, all of which
helps contribute to the joyous yet
solemn occasion.
After the ceremony, the students
return to the Behrend Campus
where they enjoy coffee and
doughnuts and good fellowship;
and, although spirits are high and
everyone eagerly looks forward to
the coining Christmas vacation.
there is, nevertheless, in every
one's heart, a spirit of humility
and thanksgiving for the consid
erable blessings they have all ex
perienced.
The Hanging of the Greens
service has become not only an
important tradition at the Behr
end Campus but also a meaning
ful event in the lives of her stu
dents.
ture series. To bring these pro
! grams to Behrend, money must be
generated here. Dean Lane asked
if the SGA would be interested in
underwriting the Penn State
Singers or The Thurber Carnival.
After a discussion on this topic,
it was moved that the SGA allo
'cate funds for The Thurber Carni
val and all promotion funds will
be taken care of by Dean Lane.
The budget for the Behrend
Readers was submitted. Bill Hard
ing moved that the SGA allocate
$55.20 to the Behrend Readers for
their expenses to the Reading Fes
tival at University Park. The move
was seconded and carried. It was
also' suggested that we look into
the possibility of the expenses of
the Speech Concurse being paid
for the academic budget on the
grounds that their trip is manda
tory to the Speech Department.
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