The EAGLE EYE VOL. II — N o . 19 T h u r s d a y , February 28, 1963 STATE C O L L E G E , LOCK H A V E N , P A . Like to Throw Eggs? Come fo ^Fun' Nigtit F u n is in store for everyone! When? Tonight. T h r o w i n g eggs, riding ponies, pitching pennies, shaving balloons, t h r o w i n g darts, telling fortunes, and m a n y other events will all be a part of " F u n t a s t i c N i g h t " in t h e field house from 7:30 t o 11 p . m . w i t h an admission fee of 10*. M a n y of the organizations on campus are sponsoring these games of amusement at designated booths and the m o n e y raised will be donated t o t h e W o r l d University Service campaign. Ismael Martins from Angola, Africa, a s t u d e n t at Lycoming College, will make W U S more meaningful to t h e students. Martins will describe the educational conditions in Angola and will tell us w h a t opportunities he had in g e t t i n g an education. O t h e r added attractions will be a talent show in which selected students and f a c u l t y m e m bers will be participating. There will be a cake walk and a w h i t e elephant sale, both based on donations from the faculty members. A n o t h e r e x t r a feat u r e will be a basketball game w i t h t h e girl's varsity basketball team challenging male members of the faculty. Female m e m bers of the faculty will be cheerleaders. A dance from 10 t o 11 which will conclude the evening consists of "spot dances" and a variety of other dances. Cakes will be given away t o the winn i n g couples. Members of the Recreational Leadership classes u n d e r t h e supervision of D r . H . D . Corbin, professor of health education, have helped organize t h e activities for tonight. N a n c y Peterson and A n n Pensworth, juniors in physical education, are the co-chairmen. T h e committees and chairmen are as follows: advertisem e n t , F r a n Maher; cake walk and w h i t e elephant sale. N a n W o o d ; talent show, J u n e H a l l ; basketball game, Ed J o u r n e y ; and records, Barbara Floruss. Cold Weather Has Effect O n Building Construction by Bob Guldin U p o n w a l k i n g around campus and it holds the h o t air created one c a n n o t b u t help notice the by a portable heating u n i t . T h e c o n s t r u c t i o n going on. H o w superintendent added t h a t it was are the buildings progressing? a great extra expense, thus limitWill they meet the deadline? H a s ing construction. The superintendent t h e severe w i n t e r hindered t h e m did ask, however for the any? co-operation of the stuT h e new w o m a n ' s d o r m i t o r y dents, asking them not south of Smith H a l l will n o t to park in front of the meet the J u l y 1 deadline, b u t it construction. The space will be ready for o c c u p a n c y for is valuable in that they t h e fall semester, according to have to set up a crane t h e superintendent of the conand it is far too dangerstruction company. ous to do it out on the T h e weather has been a d o m street. inant factor. Concrete will n o t T h e new classroom building set right in sub-freezing weather unless calcium is added t o it. going u p behind H i g h H a l l has However, the superintendent also been affected by the weather said t h a t o n this particular job in t h a t snow removal has been they were n o t allowed t o use constantly necessary. T h e forecalcium because it produces a m a n of the construction c o m poorer grade of concrete and for pany said they would simply living quarters it m u s t be top wait for warmer weather t o pour Their c o n t r a c t does quality. Instead they have to concrete. resort to temporary h e a t i n g . n o t expire until J u l y of 1964 so T h a t is the plastic t h a t can be they are not behind schedule, he observed all around t h e building said. 4*> «*:< ^3m The College Symphonic Band Symphonic, Dance Bands To Be Featured Tomorrow Appearing for t h e first time since t h e football season, the College Band, comprised of 38 members representing all curiculums, will present a w i n t e r concert t o m o r r o w i n Price Auditorium at 8:15 p . m . T h e s y m p h o n i c band under t h e direction of J o h n I. Schwarz, assistant professor of music, will feature musical selections r a n g ing from Bach t o present day. Shephen H e r z o g , sophomore After the concert the College Dance Band will provide in chemistry f r o m Smethport, will be featured as solo cornet- music for dancing in Roger's Gymnasium from 10 to I I p.m. ist in Alfred Reed's " O d e for Traveling to Altoona Tuesday the band will tape a program for "Horizons" to be shown on WFBG-TV Saturday, Trumpet." Campus to Air Weekly Show Students will have a chance t o hear campus news on W B P Z every T h u r s d a y from 7:30 to 8 p.m., beginning March 7, it was announced at the last meeting of t h e Student Co-operative Council. Mahlon Schlegel, senior in secondary education from Bellefonte, will act as master of ceremonies for the p r o g r a m which will include u p - t o - t h e - m i n u t e developments in education on the national and state levels, college news, coming events, interviews w i t h c a m p u s personalities. T o p tunes of t h e week also will be included. T h e program will be sponsored by t h e public relations d e p a r t m e n t with t h e cooperation of t h e speech department. The S C C accepted the resignation of John F . Koons, associate professor of Spanish, as advisor to t h e Compass handbook. H e served in this capacity for 15 years. F u t u r e publication of the Compass will be assumed b y the P R department. Suz-zero W e a t h e r H a m p e r s Construction Photo by Penny The program for the concert is as follows: "Brighton Beach Concert March" "If Thou Be Near" "Symphony in Bb Finale" "A Pair from the Poker Deck Ballet" "Pageant" "A Festival Prelude" "Selections from the Sound of Music" "The Phantom Regiment" "Jamaican Rhumba" "On the Square March" John Crowley, w h o presided, appointed Robert Barlett, D o n n a Kratowill and R i c k Clifton to meet w i t h the S C C advisors and D r . Richard T . Parsons t o establish a policy regarding the disposition of profits from vending machines in t h e dormitories. March 9. The traditional pops concert given by the band each spring is scheduled for the month of May. Formality to Highlight Mardi Gras Weekend Mardi Gras weekend, a first on the Lock H a v e n State campus, is scheduled for Friday and Saturday, M a r c h 8-9, and is in the final stages of planning b y the freshman and sophomore classes. m a n or sophomore class w h o wishes t o help should sign t h e poster in social square or c o n t a c t class representatives Wilbur Decker and M a r k Wallace, F r a n H u r w i t z and A n d y Gonzalez. T e n t a t i v e plans include a record hop Friday n i g h t flavored w i t h the casual, tropical, atmosphere of a Polynesian Mardi Gras. In contrast t o this casual evening, plans for Saturday evening feature a N e w York Mardi Gras dance w i t h music by Mickey Greenburg's 10-piece orchestra and vocalist. T h e classes decided t h a t semi-formal dress — gowns and dark suits — would enhance the mood, corsages and boutonnieres being optional. Times for the dances will be announced at a later date. N o definite plans have been made for Sunday afternoon. Newman Club Elects New Vice President Decorating for t h e Saturday dance will be done t h a t afternoon. A n y m e m b e r of the freshNominations of candidates for S C C offices were presented in Tuesday's assembly. Complete details will appear n e x t week. T o m L y n c h , freshman from Portage, was elected t o the vice presidency of the N e w m a n C l u b at a recent meeting. It was decided t h a t the c l u b would hold meetings every second and f o u r t h week of each m o n t h instead of only the second week. I t was agreed, after a l e n g t h y discussion, t o join t h e national organization of N e w man Clubs. Karen McMichael was a p pointed chairman of the club's W o r l d University Service Booth. A dance was announced for A p ril 6. A f t e r the meeting, a joint gathering of the N e w m a n C l u b and Student Christian Association saw a movie entitled " L i g h t Along the W a y " concerning W U S and the work it does overseas. T h u r s d a y , February 2 8 , 1963 Page 2 ''"Si^--..... So W e Say . . . Pass the Napkin D u r i n g t h e p a s t s e v e r a l w e e k s a t d i n n e r it h a s been a practice of t h e cafeteria to serve c a k e a n d v a r i o u s p a s t r i e s o n n a p k i n s i n s t e a d of p l a t e s . O n s o m e o c c a s i o n s , d e p e n d i n g u p o n t h e m o o d of t h e w a i t e r or w a i t r e s s , n o t e v e n a n a p k i n is presented with dessert. T h e m a n a g e m e n t s a i d it f e e l s t h a t t h i s proc e d u r e is e a s i e r in t h a t it m e a n s l e s s w^ork f o r t h e d i n i n g h a l l staff. H o w e v e r , t h e s t u d e n t s s a y it is clumsy, inconvenient, and unsanitary to balance a p i e c e of c a k e in o n e h a n d . W e f e e l t h a t it is m o r e i m p o r t a n t f o r t h e s t u d e n t s t o e a t c o r r e c t l y t h a n for t h e m a n a g e ment to save from dirtying a "few" plates. Scarce Couples R u s s e l l H a l l R e c r e a t i o n R o o m w^as r e o p e n e d f o r c o u p l e s ' u s e . It h a s b e e n o p e n t w o w e e k e n d s , b u t o n l y a s m a l l n u m b e r h a v e b e e n u s i n g it. T h e r e c r o o m is a v a i l a b l e s o t h a t s t u d e n t s will have some place to go w h e n there are no school-sponsored activities. It is a p l a c e f o r t h e w o m e n to take their d a t e s and e n j o y t h e m s e l v e s through fun a n d r e l a x a t i o n . There are quiet games, ping pong, television, and dancing space. P e n d i n g o n t h e u s e of t h e rec r o o m in t h e n e x t f e w w e k s , it w i l l b e d e t e r m i n e d w h e t h e r or n o t it w i l l r e m a i n a v a i l a b l e . T h e r e is a p a i d s t u d e n t on d u t y a n d t h e D o r m C o u n c i l f e e l s it u n n e c e s s a r y f o r h e r to r e m a i n t h e r e f o r o n l y a fe'w s t u d e n t s . P e r h a p s e l i m i n a t i n g this " c h a p e r o n e " would help. The women students requested the reopeni n g of t h e rec r o o m a n d n o w t h a t t h e i r w i s h h a s b e e n g r a n t e d t h e y s h o u l d t a k e a d v a n t a g e o f it b e f o r e it is c l o s e d . Pictured above are the fabulous T H U N D E R B O L T S , r e cording artists of Star Satalite Records. If t h e guitarist in t h e center of the picture looks f a m iUar, you've probably seen h i m on campus. He's o u r o w n LARRY LYKENS, freshman at Lock H a v e n State College and leader of the tremendous THUNDERBOLTS. The T h u n d e r b o l t s were formed in Port Matilda about t w o years ago b y Larry. Since the organization of t h e b a n d , Bill Brown, d r u m m e r ; Lykens, leader and lead g u i t a r ; R a y Spacken, guitar; Bob Wiser, bass g u i t a r ; and R i c k Woodring, o r gan h a v e gained national fame. A b o u t a year ago, t h e band p l a y ing jobs only in their h o m e t o w n area, decided t o open a twist lounge. They opened T h e P o r t Matilda T w i s t Lounge in a building which they rented for $5 an evening. This t w i s t lounge was a tremendous overnight success. W i t h their manager, J o h n D ' A n d r a of Altoona, the g r o u p joined t h e world's fastestrising independent record company, Cameo-Parkway, and recorded for Cameo subsidiary. Star Satalite. Their inital release for this company, Ramblin O n and Battle H y m n T w i s t is slowly catching on in different parts of the c o u n t r y . " W e know t h a t t h e record w o n ' t sell a million copies because we're u n k n o w n , b u t this record will give us recognition," said Larry. H e says t h a t the band hopes t o switch t o Cameo Records in the spring before they play a t w o week's engagement at t h e shore. In addition t o all of their own activities, the band has backed up several big names in their twist lounge and other clubs . . . N a m e s like Linda Scott, U . S. I don't know for sure — but I thinlc i t ' s the jello in the cafeteria!? I Letters to Editor j (-kzckincj UlE Poor Attendance c^l cznE — Mtith Maureen Editor: I held off w r i t i n g this letter because I t h o u g h t t h a t I would calm d o w n and, after all, it wasn't that important. I haven't calmed d o w n and, what's more, I've decided it was i m p o r t a n t . The Stroud Courier, East Stroudsburg State College — D r . Powers, head of t h e Education D e p a r t m e n t , is awaiting information f r o m superintendents of schools within 2 5 miles of ESSC t o w h o m he recently wrote on t h e subject of a proposed graduate p r o g r a m in elementary education. W h e n he compiles sufficient information, D r . Powers will v e n t u r e t o H a r r i s b u r g t o present his facts and figures in the hopes of g e t t i n g an " O . K . " t o Last T h u r s d a y , (Feb. 14) a set u p t h e graduate program. Religion in Life Assembly was held in t h e auditorium. F o r all The Lycoming Bell, Lycoming College, Williamsport — t h e people w h o attended i t A n Inter-Collegiate Musical C o m p e t i t o n is planned for May 9 m i g h t as well have been held in and 10. T h e school is accepting applications from a n y s t u d e n t the Smith H a l l Lounge o r t h e jazz, r o c k and roll, or vocal group. Prizes will consist of $50 in Russell Hall Recreation R o o m . cash, trophies, and other non-cash prizes. Representatives will be T h e event was well-publicized. present from Capital Records, Inc., P e n n W o r l d A t t r a c t i o n s , and E a c h person on t h e campus others. A n y students interested m a y write t o Lycoming College, surely k n e w , through posters, I M C , Box 3 5, Williamsport. Deadline is M a r c h 15. t h e daily bulletin, and signs, I n d i a n a Penn, I n d i a n a State C o l l e g e — T h e Mellowmen, t h a t D r . Rosenblum was addressa w e l l - k n o w n , record-making vocal group from ISC, have reing t h e college. Less t h a n one hundred stu- cently auditioned in a nationwide contest sponsored by t h e N a dents attended o u t of a s t u d e n t tional Music Council in conjunction w i t h t h e U S O for one of body n u m b e r i n g well over one four tours scheduled t o visit Europe. T h e c o m m i t t e e is expected thousand, students. Less t h a n to m a k e its decision shortly. A n e w addition t o the Student Union Building is expected t o 10 per cent attendance. be completed b y September. T h e newly renovated building will I'd like t o thank those w h o did attend and recommend a undergo $240,000 w o r t h of improvements, including facilities for little "soul-searching" t o those student-operated organizations. Student Council offices, a magazine and record check-out center, three soundproofed stereo listening w h o did n o t . rooms, and a game room. Well, the grass is always greener. Vicki S t e i n b e r g T h e A t o m i c Energy Commission has granted $8,000 t o ISC to c o n d u c t an education program for science majors in radiation More On Religion biology and in t h e use and handling of isotopes in research. Dear Editor: I t seems t o m e t h a t students here at I,ock H a v e n are t r y i n g PSEA SEES Crucibles Wanted to p u t religion out of their lives. T h e s t u d e n t Pennsylvania The Longuage A r t s DeW h e n the Interfaith Council p a r t m e n t w o u l d like to State Education Association saw went to the trouble of g e t t i n g complete its file o f t h e slides of England and Scotland such an o u t s t a n d i n g person as taken by Mr. and Mrs. Franklin Crucible a n d w o u l d a p p r e Rabi Rosenblum on o u r c a m p u s , ciate copies o f the f o l l o w - Mcllvaine last year. I personally feel t h a t t h e stuT h e group discussed t h e sendi n g issues: 1942, 1953, dents should have made an earning of a delegation of students 1954, 1 9 5 8 , 1960. est effort t o attend. T h a t Rabbi to a conference at Penn State. Rosenblum is an o u t s t a n d i n g person is n o t questionable; even the motion picture industry agrees or t h e y would n o t b e filming his life story. Editorials printed in T h e Eagle Eye express t h e sentiT h e attendance at a n y religim e n t of t h e staff and n o t necessarily of t h e college or t h e ous activity on campus is almost nil. Some students c a n ' t seem readers. Letters t o the editor are t h e opinions of t h e to find time in their life for writers and n o t necessarily those of this newspaper. Letters Christ, not even Sunday m o r n m u s t be signed b u t names will be held upon request. T h e ing. Surely if Christ were in publishing of letters is u p to the discretion of t h e editor. your life, religious meetings both on and off campus would be a must on one's schedule. EDITORIAL POLICY I feel t h a t Lock H a v e n State College students should be ashamed of themselves; maybe I ' m w r o n g b u t if I am I wish someone would explain it t o me. Is Christ in your life? J o a n Enck Bonds, Bobby Vinton, D a n n y and T h e Juniors, T o m m y Roe, and the Orlons . . . Big things will come from t h e T H U N DERBOLTS. THE EAGLE EYE Ixick Haven State College Lock H a v e n , Pa. Published weekly b y s t u d e n t s d u r i n g t h e r e g u l a r school y e a r except d u r i n g holidays a n d e x a m i n a t i o n s . PENNY HAIN, Editor MARY COFFEY, Advertising Manager BARB FAY, Business Manager Sue Helwig, Joel l