Toward the end of World War 11, a group
of Erie citizens formed a commitee to in
vestigate the possibility of establishing
a college for the community of Erie. They
determined that the most practical and use
ful kind of institution would be a branch
campus of the Pennsylvania State Universi
ty.
One of the main problems the Commitee
faced was where to house the college. Mrs.
Mary B. Behrend, wife of the deceased,
Ernest R. Behrend, founder of the Hammer
mill Paper Company, made availabe her 420
acre estare which the committee offered
to purchase. After deliberating twenty
four hours, Mrs. Behrend decided not to
sell the estate but give it to The Penn
State University for the establishment of
the Behrend Campus.
In 1948, The Behrend Center of the
Pennsylvania State University cane into
existence with the first class entering
in September. In the beginning, students
were able to take their freshmanyear of
college at the Center and one-year pro
grams were offered in curriculums ranging
from Production Tool Design to a one-year
secretarial course.
In 1953, the Behrend Campus expanded
its offerings to the second year of the
Baccalaureate, four-year degree programs.
The one-year technical programs were
dropped at this time and replaced by the
Associate Degree programs. The first
Assodiate Degree class was graduated in
June, 1955.
A reorganization took place within The
University in 1959 0 which established The
Penn State University Commonwealth Campus-
Systems. Today there ere nineteen Common
wealth Campuses within commuting distance
of 85% of the population of Pennsylvania.
As a result of this change, the Behrend
Center became the Behrend Campus of the
Pennsylvania State University.
Since the establishment of the Behrend
Campus in 108 0 the enrollment has more
than doubled. The original camps was - -
housed in the buildings that existed on
the Behrend Estate. These buildings
were converted for appropriate academic
and administrative use, including a cafe
teria and limited space for women students.
overthe years, these buildings have been
modfied to meet the growing needs of
Behrend. In 1953, the first new building,
Erie Hall, was built by a community fund
drive. The next addition to the Campus
was the Otto F. Behrend Science Building,
completed in 1962, and made possibM by a
bequest from the late Otto F. Behrend,
the brother-in-law of Mary Behrend. The
most recent additions to the campus are
the J. Elmer Reed Union Building and a
residence hall, both nearing completion.
Plans for a new laboratory and classroom
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building have been approved by the Univer•
sity, and are scheduled to be completed by
1969.
DEAR ANNIE:
Dear Annie,
I have to keep cutting class to get
to the bookstore. It's been 5 weeks and
I still don't have all of my books. Each
time I cut they're not open, so I cut again
and it's still not open--what do I do about
this?
Dear Luce,
What Bookstore???
Dear Annie,
How do I go about renting a coanoe to
get form the 0.8. to the Turnbull Hall?
Barmy Duck
Dear Dan,
Say what? I didn't hear you..l've
got water in my ears!!
Dear Annie,
How's the soccer team going?
Dick Lament
Dear Dickey,
We pwayed a gweat gamell
Dear Annie,
The trips between buildings on campus
are horribly in this cold weather. HOw can
I keep warm??
Dear Fred,
Custom week is over--keep your hands
in your pockets*
Confidential to Dirtl Dan: Don't bother
answering the Questions of the Day about
Mr. Bedford:l:
NE Y MA I.) ..., wi NAT'S kirrii ALL U- DAY ?!
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Lucy Livre
Freddie Frost
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