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Volume XXI—No. 11
Larson, Musala Rate
In Wisconsin Forensic Tourney
Forensic Union members Rusty Larson and John Musala took top honors among Behrend stu
dents competing in a forensic and debate tournament held in Wisconsin last month. Both receiv
ed ratings of "excellent" and ranked among the to p fifth students competing in extemporaneous
speaking and discussion contests. S tudents from forty-two other four-year colleges in nine states
'Articipated in the "Pre-Christmas Forensic Fun" sponsored by Whitewater State University the
i weekend after Fall term ended. Larson ,and Musala were joined by students Marsha Hamm and
'Roger Nuber and Coach John Spielmarm in participating in the most distant activity ever for Behr
endites. •
Leaving for the mid-west as
soon as final examinations were
over, the Forensic Union mem
bers chose the distant tourna
ment because of the extensive
ness of the activities offered. Be
sides engaging in six rounds of
debate over two days, each stu
dent participated in at least' two
rounds of an individual activity
and had the chance to view oth
er events. - Musala finished sev
enth out of forty students in dis
cussing the question, "What
should be the role of the Univer
sity in American society?" Lax
son was number' six finisher af
ter delivering persuasive speeches
on Hippiedom and the Apollo 12
flight, each given extemporaneous
ly after forty-five minutes prep
aration.. Nuber and Miss Hamm
- finished among the top
Students Seated On
Faculty Senate Com.
Explaining that the present or
ganizational structure of the
Student Government Association
is . no longer feasible at Behrend,
Student Body President Roy Kirk
ley introduced a new system at
the group's regular meeting Wed
nesday ngiht.
The new structure, which was
approved unanimously, adds an
executive committee consisting of
ten members to the existing sys
tem. The executive committee in
cludes the new appointees to the
faculty senate committees, the
SGA. chairman, treasurer, corres
ponding and recording secretar
ies, and is presided over by the
Student Body President.
The five members of the SGA
to serve on the Executive and
Faculty Senate committees are
Bruce Freeman, John. Meyers,
Bruce Behringer, John Greer, and
Steve Lewis.
The purpose of the executive
committee is to plaa the action
for the general meeting and to act
as an investigative force, thus
Providing
_for a more efficient- as
sembly.
It was also announced that ten
'other student positions on the
Faculty • Senate committees are
rite; xst.;HREND CAMPUS OF THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE
half of the contestants in after
dinner speaking and oral inter
pretation contests, respectively.
In debate, the combined record
of the team was 1-11.
In addition to competing in
the forensic event, the debaters
spent a day at the University of
Wisconsin, where Spielnaann gave
the students a tour of his under
graduate school. University of
Wisconsin debaters hosted a
Christmas party at which the
Behrend students were guests. A
scheduled visit to Chicago cul
tural place-of-interest the final
day of the tour had to be can
celled due to the necessity of
beating a snowstorm back to
Erie.
Forensic Union president Ro
ger Nuber said the club plans for
open. The positions will be divid
ed equally among two and four
year commuters and resident stu
dents. All interested persons are
asked to apply at the SGA of
fice by Tuesday.
The assembly also approved
submitting a resolution proposing
changes in the Associate Degree
Graduation Program. The propo
sal, which recommends that the
commencement exercises for as
sociate degree students be held
at the individual commonwealth
campuses attended by the stu
dent prior to their graduation, will
be presented at the next session
of the University Senate.
Reasons stated for the resolu
tion include the overcrowded con
ditions at University Park during
commencement, ceremonies, a
significant reduction of expenses
for the student and his family,
and an increase in student in
volvement in the ceremonies and
the campus.
Other business included a brief
history and explanation of the
University hierarcchy presented
by Dean Lane, . confirmation of
plans for the Winter Carnival, a
review of last term, and plans for
this term. -
Excellent
the Winter term were very inde
finite since the group has run
out of funds. Hoped for are vis
its to Montreal and UniVersity
Park during the month of Feb
ruary. Montreal's McGill Univer
sity will host a tournament in the
British tradition, with students
contesting four different propo
sitions, some of which will be de
bated on an impromptu basis. At
University Park, legislative de
bate will occupy a weekend of
debating. Nuber indicated that
Behrend will be represented whe
ther local students attend or not,
since ex-Behrendites Mona Fer
nandez and Mike Horrobin were
elected to administrative posts in
last year's Congress. Persons in
terested. in either tournament are
asked to contact Nuber or Spiel-
Tr
Picture Series
Begins Sunday
"The Silencers"
The Student Union Board Cul
tural Committee will be present
ing a series of eight motion pic
tures as an attempt to bring cul
ture and entertainment o our
campus.
The first in the series is "The
Silencers", a zany spy spoof star
ring Dean Martin as Matt Helm,
that playboy trouble shooting spy
of paperback fame. Dean, as Matt
Helm is commissioned to destroy
the "Big 0", but pauses now and
then
.in. his fight against evil to.
render several of his old hits. All
in all the film will provide 105
minutes of solid entertainment.
Tickets may be purchased in
advance at the RUB Deik or at
the door for 50c per person for
each movie. A season pass for all
eight movies may be purchased
for $3.00.
"The Silencers" will be shown
on Sunday, January 11 . at 7:30
P. M., followedlay'"From Here to
Eternity" on. the 18th. The re
maining film' will be shown' as
follows:.
Splendor in the, Grass—Jan. p 5
Under the Yum Yum Tree.—
Feb. 1 - - - - •
Whatever Happened to Baby
Jane—Feb., .
Inside. Daisy . Clover—Mar.l
Battle of the • Bultiblar. 8
Harper-April 5 -
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September 12 Declared
Margaret Hamilton Day
LET IT BE KNOWN that on the following September 12th the
entire nation will pay homage and respect to Miss Margaret
Brainard Hamilton, star of stage, screen and television. This will
thereby be the first NATIONAL MARGARET HAMILTON DAY
which will be observed annually until such a time that man finds it
necessary to abolish old myths and destroy fooli. h fairytales.
What do you mean you don't
know who Margaret Hamilton is!?
Well may a wicked old witch drop
a house on your grandmother and
may all your children be deform
ed Munchkins! Still haven't
guessed, huh? I suppose I'll just
have to tell *then.
Miss Hamilton says she was
born on September 12, 1902, in
Cleveland, Ohio, to Walter J. and
Jennie Hamilton. Young Margaret
graduated from Hathaway-Brown
High School in 1921. From there
she went to Boston for two years
and attended Wheelock Kinder
garten Training School. During
her high school days, she had
studied voice with Miss Grace
Probert, in Cleveland. This must
have been an unforgetable exper
-ience for Miss Probert who was
Margaret's teacher for four years.
Miss Hamilton - also spent three
years with the Cleveland Play
House. Later, in 1932; she went
to New York City where she stud
ied acting and pantomine. Before
her big break into theatre, Mar
garet taught - nursery scchool and
kindergarten. Just recently when
she was on- the Johnny Carson
Show said that she can still re
call some of the "names of her
40%.
s exec
by Charly Lee
pupils. This is quite an amazing
fete considering the fact that she
last taught forty years ago. -
the mecca of stage actresses, New
York City, and on April 25, 1932,
at the Booth Theater, Miss
Hamilton made her first N.Y.C.
appearance as Helen Hallam in
Another Language. Immediately
after the play's closing, M. G. M.
picked Miss Hamilton to play the
same part in the movie version
of the play. After that if she
wasn't touring the country in a
play, she was probably making a
movie for Fox or M.G.M. - She has
played in such films as: The Far
mer Takes A Wife, Way Down
East, Saratoga, I'll Take Ro
mance, My Little Chickadee, Twin
Beds, and scads of others. Her
most famous role, however, was
that of the Wicked Witch of The
West in the Wizard Of Oz. Thrtt
this brilliant, and believable per
formance, she has become a
heroine of sorts and will live for
ever in our hearts. So remember
all you Od-addicts that little chil
dren are mean, evil, bad, wicked
and nasty, and that thou shalt
keep holy Margaret Hamilon Day!
January 9, 1976
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