Student Views of Grove City College The Collegian Campus Doings During This Week Vol. XXIII - No. 20 Grove City College, Grove City, Pa. Friday, March 19, 1965 GALA SCOTCH SHOW IN ARENA Three Retire Highland Band, Scots Fusiliers Perform Tonight From Faculty Retirement of three veteran Grove City College faculty members, who have compiled an impressive combined total of 78 years of teaching on the college campus has been announced by Dr. Harker. The retiring professors are: Dr. George W. Bennett, professor of Chemistry: Russell P. Smith, acting chair- man of the Department of Physics and professor of Physics: and Charles W. Ruffner, assistant Athletic Di- rector and professor of physical education. Their periods of service. which combine to total 78 years. are 29 years, 26, and 23, respectively. Scottish Country Dancing Society Charles W. Ruffner, professor This weekend Grove City will once at their return. of Physical Education and as have the opportunity to discov- Dancing will also be included a part of Scotland its mil- sistant Director of Athletics, is in the sixth section of the pre- sic in the form of the Scot's retiring after 23 years on t h sentation "Clan Gathering. Fuseliers Band. Grove City College athletic staff. The program will begin at The finale will feature both Mr. Ruffner came to Grove 8:15 sharp with the Drummers' bands in several highly unusual City College in 1942 after 24 Call and Brass Fanfare. Both of formations. years of previous teaching and these are the traditional mili- coaching experience. He taught in Fairmount City in 1914. New tary opening of a tattoo. Fol- Two Graduate Bethlehem from 1914 to 1917. lowing this the group will play the national anthems of the United States and the United Scholarships Awarded Kingdom, while marching in re- Two Grove City College sen- view. iors have accepted graduate The section of the program school sociology scholarships, it 'llighlanders to the Fore. will has just been announced by Dr. Geo. W. Bennett Russell P. Smith follow. The Clansmen's Circle Grove City College. and slow march will be demon- Dr. Bennett received his B.S. Mr. Smith is a native of Indi- strated by the Highland Band. Judy Farnsworth Canandai- Degree from Denison Universi- gua. N. Y., will study at Boston ana and he received his A.B After this performance, the ty in 1922. his M.S. Degree University following her gradu- Degree from the University of Fuscliers will participate in ation from Grove City College from W & J in 1924. and his Indiana in 1920, and his Masters Brass and Percussion on Pa- She is a member in Theta Al- PH.D from Ohio State Univer- rade. They will also use the Degree from the University of pha Pi Sorocity: Alpha Theta sity in 1927. He later engaged in Clansmen's Circle in their for- Pennsylvania in 1930. Mu. senior women's honorary mations. further study at Johns Hopkins society: recording sceretary of He served as an instructor at Two dancers will be featured and Syracuse University the Christian Service League: University of Pennsylvania and in the third section of the pro- and has appeared in Who's Dr. Bennett has taught at six Drexel Institute Evening School gram Hunland Fling im Who Among Students in Amer colleges and universities over from 1920 until 1939. He moved mediately after this, both bands lean Universities and Colleges. the years. He was a graduate will play for "The Scottish. the to Grove City and began his as- Kathy Charchman, McKees- last number before intermis- assistant at W & J in 1922 and port. Pa., has won a sociology sociation with that college in ion. Ohio State University in 1925. scholarship next year at the Un- 1939. 'On the Banacks Square. versity of Pit:-burga. She is a He was an instructor at the Un- Mr. Smith is listed in Who's concert by the Fuseliers includ- member of Gamma Sigma Phi iversity of Pennsylvania from Who in America. He holds ing dancers will greet the audi- Charles W. Ruffner (Continued on Page 2) 1924 to 1927 membership in the American Moving to Grove City College and Latrobe public schools from Association of Physics Teach in 1927, Dr. Bennett stayed for 1021 to 1923. At that time he ac- ers, the Pennsylvania Academy cepted a teaching post at Indi- ten years before returning to of Science. and the American ana State College and served as W & J in 1937 and moving to Physical Society He is also on instructor there until moving to Bethany College in 1943. He re- Stony Brook in 1926. He re- the Executive Board of the Boy turned to Grove City to stay mained at that location for 16 Scouts of America and a mem- from 1946 to the present date. years until he accepted his ber of the Grove City Rotary Grove City College post. Dr. Bennett has written ap Club. Mr. Ruffner served as direc- presimately 30 papers in sever During World War I. Mr. for of Athletics at Latrobe High, al technicai journals and he is Smith served with the U. S. Ar- indiana State and Stony Brook member of the American before coming to Grove City. He my at Fort Sheridan. Chemical Society and the Penn- coached football, basketball and He is a member of the-Broad basebail at both Indiana State sylvania Academy. of Science. Street United Presbyterian and Stony Brook. His coaching He also is an honorary member Church and belongs to the at Latrobe included football, of the Society of the Sigma: Xi basketball and track. Men's Club of that church. and Phi Lambda Uprilon. Mr. Ruffner was educated at Mr. Smith. and his wife, Dor During World War I, Dr. Ben- Indiana State College and he re- is, live at 500 Oak Hill Drive. nett served with the 37th Divi- ceived his Bachelor's Degree sion in England and Frince. Grove Citv. They have three from Grove City College in 1921 He is a member of `the East children. Mrs. Donald R. Ste Later. he earned his Masters phens of Columbus, Ohio: Rus at Columbia University and he Main Presbyterian Church. Members of Highland Band playing a special tune, "Morag took post-graduate courses at of Grove City: and serves as a sell Smith Jr. of Narragansett: Punvegan". This trio is a snecial feature of the program. The New York University. sone was written .by the Pine Major of the Black Watch teacher ^in the Men's Bible R.I. and David W.: Smith of (ht his student days, Mr. Ruff! Regiment, a cenv cf which was presented to Pipe Major Reed, Oak:Ridge, Team: en-here on:the left