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Speidel with Cn-Cnpluins Joe Lemyre and Don Frey alcm-pts NUCA lrnphy won in 1953 Wrestling fans will always renwmlwr Speidvlis iiugnnies us he wrestles on the sidelines DEDICATION For 32 years, Charles M. Speidel has been wrestling euueh at Penn Stale. During those years, he has produced six undefeated teams, won seven Eastern Intercollegiate team titles, and in 1053, for the first and only time, brought the Nulienul Collegiate team title to the East. He mmpiied an amazin;r record of 151 wins. 30 defeats, and 10 draws in dual emnpeliliun. Today, just us he did when he first t'ume lo the campus in 1925, Speidel hullnn-lmles students. leach- ers, and luwnspeople, reviewing,r the merits of wres- tling and 'Etrliilig the sport zealously. Born in Elizabeth. N. J., Speidel was in the ama- leur imxing ring,r hefure lumim,r his attention 10 wres- tling. He served as couch Hi the New York Athletic Club mat team before returning to his uhnu mater, Panzer College of Physical Education in East Orange, N. J. me there, he vame lo Penn Slate. He earned his lizlehelor of science and master of seiem'e degrees at Penn State. During World War 11. he was on leave of absence from Penn State to serve as a t,tmmnander in the U. S. Navy. He was eummendml for uem-eplionaliIv out- standing scrvieefi Charles Spcidel has heen honored as a Helms Amateur Wrestling Hall of Fame seleeliun. was named by Panzer College fur distinguished uehim'emenl, and twice was elected president of the Nalional Collegiate Wrestling Coaches, Association. We have chosen to honer him because of his luyaily and devotion lo Penn State and to the students uf Penn Slate during his more than 32 years as wres- tling coach and teacher. We take pride, therefore, in dedicating this, the 1958 LA VIE, to Charlie Speidel.
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FOREWORD Life on this planet. liurth. is het-uming im'reasingly eumplex, like il Chinese puzzle. St'ientifie uehim'ements during.y our generation have heen staggering t0 the imagination. Amung these have heen the qunt'hing of satellites whieh huv: marked the heginning of the szu-e Age. In this revolutionary era of scientifle progress. great emphasis has heen placed on the training: uf men and women for eareers in the technical fields. Special attention has heen focused on teaching at all levels. Progress in mum areas has tended to lead toward greater specialization. Our University during the past year has eempleted zl lnng-rnnge plun. preparing: to meet the needs of the people of the Ctnnmonwealth. lm'reusing enrollments already are a pmhlem on the campus and developments in varieus fields have hruught growing demands for reseurt'h and atlult education services. In the umlergruduate pmgram today. new emphasis is placed on general education with the thought that while college graduates must he spet'ialisls in their chosen fields. they must have, also, an understanding of u the hmmt fields of knowledge. Just as many pieces of varied sizes and Shapes make up the intrit-ute Chinese puzzle, knowledge in many areas is essential to the educated man. As we mark the completion of our formal mllege education, we r tulize that education must he a t'mllinuing pret'ess. If we have acquired an understanding in hmad flelds of knowledge, we will find We are prelmred to cuntinue our education as well as to meet the mounting problems of living in a complex and ever-vhunging t'ivilizut ion.
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