E 'TWELVE 1961 THRIFT FLIGHT TO EUROPE St. Mark's Square, Venice "Penn State in Europe" Optional Economy Tour Designed to Provide Comfortable Travel and Unusual Features on a Limited Budget. All-Expense and Fully Escorted. SCA's companion "Economy-Tour" is carefully planned to provide extensive travel in Europe on a low budget. It is the ideal "first trip" for those who wish to see and do; a lot for a little. Accom modations are in especially-selected, moderate-priced, European style hotels, inns and student centers. Experienced multi-lingual escorts smooth the way and solve all the problems of border crossings, currency-exchange and language. The tentative itinerary provides only a glimpse of the tour's many features. 11 Countries tncluding Hotels; Meals"; Transportation in Europe by Steamer, Rail, Motorcoach; Sightseeing; Local Guides; Tips, Taxes; Multi-Lingual Escort JUNE 12-17: ENGLAND 3 clays in London including extensive sightseeing and a gala theatre evening. Excursion to Oxford with tour of the col leges. Overnight at Stratford and attend ance at Shakespeare play. Channel cross iw; by steamer. JUNE 18-19: HOLLAND 2 nights in Amsterdam with sightseeing including fishing village of Volendam. Grand Holland Tour includes The Hague, Delft, Leyden, beach resort of Seheven in-en. JUNE 20-21: BELGIUM: LUXEMBOURG Via Antwerp to Brussels With sightseeing and overnight. Via Waterloo. Bastogne and Nauru• to Grand Duchy of Luxem bouri,Y then across German border to Trier. JUNE 22-25: GERMANY Through picturesque Moselle Valley and across Hunsbrueck Mountains to The Rhine. Steamer cruise on the river. Then via Mainz to Heidelberg. Free day with - .linner at student. inn. Then into the Black Forest via Lake Titisee. Through moun tains and gorges past the Rhine Falls to Switzerland. JUNE 26-29: SWITZERLAND In Zurich a visit to the Institute of Tech nology, second only to our MIT. Then via Berne, the capital, to Lucerne at the foot of lowering Alps. Here the experience of a Swiss Fondue dinner and an unforget table trip by boat and cable car to the top of Mt. Pilatus. Through Liechensiein into the Austrian Tyrol. JUNE 30 - JULY 3: AUSTRIA From Innsbruck, in the Tyrol, to Bavaria for a visit to Berchtesgaden, Hitler's re- The Student Government Association ••••••••ww announces its sponsorship of the 2nd Annual Limited to Students, Faculty and Staff of Penn State THE DAILY COLLEGIAN, STATE COLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIA OF THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY (and family members as defined below) treat. Then to Salzburg, Austria, to enjoy a pre-Festival musical event. A free day in this lovely city of Mozart. Then by rail to Venice. JULY 4-15: ITALY All the great cities of Italy await us as we cross the Italian Alps. Venice (with its magnificent art and architecture), Padua of the Giotto frescoes, Ravenna, Rimini, Assisi, 3 full days amid the glories of Rome, Orvieto, Sienna, magnificent Flor ence and Pisa. JULY 16-23: MONACO: FRANCE Along the Italian and French_ Rivieras through Monaco to Nice for days of -lei sure on the beach and exploration of the magnificent Cote d'Azure. Then by swift train to Paris for 5 full days in the "City of Light" for sightseeing, an excursion to Versailles, a "Bateau Mouehe" cruise on the Seine, an official reception at SHAPE and a farewell dinner at Montmartre. SPFCTAI. INCLUDEn FEATURES:* *Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford *Play in West End Theatre, London *Steamer Cruise on Rhine River *Swiss Mountain Excursion *Famous Marionette Theatre, Salzburg *Black Forest Trip, Germany *Gondola Serenade in Venice *Opera. Baths of Caracalla, Rome *Seine River Cruise, Paris *Farewell Dinner in Montmartre •Above Features or Similar **3 meals daily except London: Breakfast daily and one principal • meal on day•of arrival: Paris, Rome and Nice: Break fast and Dinner daily, 42 DAYS June 12 - July 23 $599 Transportation $260 Total $859 NEW YORK TO LONDON on JUNE 11 PARIS TO NEW YORK on JULY 23 $260 Per Person, Round Trip* Optional Economy Tour $599, Total _sBs9 *Per Person Pro-Rated Flight Cost is Based on a Minimum of 75 Round-trip Passengers Again in 1961. The Student Government Asiociation offers this . Thrift Flight to Europe as a service to the student body, faculty, and staff of the University. The aircraft used will be provided by a regular scheduled trans-Atlantic carrier and will be the finest and fastest type of piston equipment. The Thrift Flight orovided by SGA during Summer 1960 enabled 76 aualified Penn Staters to enioy Europe at very substantial economies. Unquestionably many more will wish to take advantage of the 1961 fliahts and tour. The number of inauiries already received indicate the substantial demand that exists. It is important that you know that priority of applications must be established by the date of their receipt at the office of SGA togethAr with deposit and suonortinq documents which will be furnished with annliccxtion forms. The necessary forms may be obtained by using the blank below or by appearing in person at Room 203 A P11)3. CONDITIONS OF THRIFT-FLIGHT MEMBERSHIP: 1. Mernbership limited to those who have been officially as sociated with the University for at least six months prior to -departure. 2. Qualified applicants may clso apply in behalf of spou".e, de pendent children and/or prYents occupying the same house hold. (No others). 3. Qualified applicants may apply for others as indicated above without themselves accompanying these others.. 4. Applications are, limited to round-tries only (with the ex ception noted below). A maximum of 4 children, ages 2-12, will be taken at 1 / 2 fare. b. Applicants for one-way passage are limited to 5% of total plane capacity (approximately 4 in each direction) and such applications will be honored only when it is apparent that full capacity cannot be attained on a round-trip basis. One way passage (if and when provided) shall he at two-thirds the round-trip rate. 6. Applications will be accepted on a "first-come first-served" basis provided all proper forms and necessary commitment deposit accompany application. CLIP AND MAIL THIS FORM 1961 Thrift Flight and Tour Student Government Assoc. 203 A HUB University Park, Pa I am interested in the SGA Flight to Europe. Please send me the necessary forms as follows: ❑ 1961 Thrift-Flight to Europe j 1961 Economy-Tour of Europe ❑ I plan to travel by myself. 11 I plan to be accompanied by ❑ (how many?) other members of my family. NAME` (print) Address City Phone Official Connection of Applicant with Penn State Student Faculty Administration Staff TUESDAY. OCTOBER 11. 1960 NO OBLIGATION i This Is N 0 T an application. Obtain official forms f r o TO SCA by using this blank or applying in Per son.
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