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h.M ERC1A D f^f^ge Library VVol. XXXHI No. 6 MERCYHURST COLLEGE, ERIE, PENNA. April 12, 1962

The F irst "Fine, Lively Arts FestivalHas Dances, Drama.

nArt Literature

Mercyhurs t Sp ring W ee ke ndTo Combine Gay Tradi t ions

Spring Weekend, an innnovation at Merc yhurst this year, will beheld from May 18-20. The festivities of two traditio nal spring activities, the Junior Prom and May Day, are being combined into one galaweekend. * I1 On Friday night', May 18. a boat ride and beach party are beingplanned for all Mercyhurst girls and their {'dates. Transformed into a"Cypress Garden," St . James' Hall ,

Mercyhurst College will presentits first "Fine and Lively ArtsFestival" during the week of May1, 1962. The pro gram , inc ludingdances, drama, art , andf l i terature,will serve to acquaint the studentsmorel fully with the cultural aspects of college life.

A dance program, given und erthe direction of Miss Sedney,;willopen the festival on Tuesday, May1. Three films, offering a background ion the art of dancing,will be shown at 8:15 p.m.

Dance FilmsThe fi lmstrips include Lamentfor Ignacia Sanchez Mejias, an interpretive d ance concerning apoeml which portrays the lamentover a dead bullfighter; Meditation on j Violence, a dance basedon the tradit ional training movements of the Schools of ChineseBoxing; and the Suite of Berber[which reveals the back-and customs of theof Morocco, and thenthree types of Berber

Dances,groundBerbersdepictsdances.Following these films, stude ntsfrom freshman gym classes willauthentic folk dances ;the Jewish Hora, th e Germaneven-Step, the Troika, the Roadto Isles, and the Kola. Moderndance will culminate this firsthase of the festival. The danceelections will consist of approxiately seven numbe rs w ith the

he very classical down to the verymodern;

French FilmOn Wednesday evening, May 2,at 7:30 in the Lit t le Theatre, theFre nch Club f will sponsor a filmenti t led, Le Bourgeois Gentil-homme. Writ ten by Moliere, theplot deals with the caprices andinvolvements of the "Would >BeGentleman," an individual , whoalthough most unmannerly himself, attempts to follow the life ofa true gentleman. Actually ^filmedin Paris, the movie will featureboth color and native Frenchdialogue, using ! only Eng lish su btitles.

Literary AfternoonAlso Smcluded in the festivalwill be a program of l i teraryreadings to be given on Thu rsday, May 3, at 3:30 p.m. Bothpoetry and literature will occupythe schedule, with Lurline Bygraveinterpreting readings from theli terary magazine, Judean Sand,followed by Miss Schaefer, whowill pr esen t j a discussion of thepoetry of Wallace Stevens.Academy Award FilmThe I award-winning film, All'sQuiet on the Western Front, wil lbe shown on the evening ofThursda y, May 3, in th e Lit t leThe atre. Appraised by cri t ics asone of the greatest pictures off al ltimes, the film, which has receivedtwo Academy Awards, t races theactivit ies of seven German youthswho enter the ImperialfArmy in

1 9 1 4 , and during the four ensuingyears of combat, come to endurefear and! destruction.

Newspaper Staff AnnouncesEditors for Next Semesters

Emily Lincoln will be the Merciad ed itor-in-ch ief for the year1962-63. Judy Young will assist her as senior editor with Marty Fiedler,Fran Herman, and Nancy Nones as page editors.Joining! the staff as afw riter in her freshma n year, Emily earnedher position as editor of pag e three w hile a sophomore. As editor-in -chief for next year, she will have charge of the paper as a|whole,deciding on and a pproving stor ies, overseeing the staff 's work an daiding them. As senior editor, Judy will retain her work on page one, a posit ionshe has held this past year. FreshmanfMarty Fiedler will take chargeoff the editorial page, while FranHerman edits the features of pagethree and Nancy Nones the newsof page four.

The new editors of campus publications will be introduced tostaff members at the annual pressbanquet to be held May 8.Because of their work and writing ability, the Merciad welcomes nine new members to i tsroster this year. The followinggirls have m erited the ir positionon the staff by contributing fouror more art icles: freshmen Maureen Aleci, Mary Fisher, Ann

Langmyer, Margaret Matt is , MargeSzalewicz, Maryi Kayl Naegle, andJ e a n ] : Genung. UpperclassmenJanie Matjasko and Kathy Lynchhave also fulfilled t h e ! require-|ments for staff recognition, andwill at tend the press dinner alongwith th e editors and sta ffs ofPraeter i t a , Judean! Sand and| th eMerciad.

S e v e n G i r l s ToW o r k i n O k la h o m a

This summer, Carol Kreh, Pen y Percent!, Gayle McGrath ,Eilen Becker, BethBer t Donohue w illMercyhurs t ' s par t in themission program. Theasked! to support" again this year sby| th e $500 needed! tosend these girls there from! June$

Sodality collections are beingfrom donut sales, penny

Mercyhurs t -Gannon11 ^followed by a

Art Exhibit /ZdfaufoiBeginning on Friday, May 4,and continuing through Sunday,May 6, the A rt Dep artme nt willhold an exhibit infthe gym. Artstudents from all four classes willdisplay their art work, whichincludes oil-paintings, water colo r s , drawings, ceramics, varioustypes of interior decoration andnewspaper fashion work.

Plain and FancyCulminating the week! of cultural activities will be the studentpresentation of Stein, Glickman,and Hague's Plaint and Fancy.The musical will offer four showings, with both matinee andevening performances.

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Military Ball at GannonClasses resume at Mercyhurst

1-6Pine and Lively Arts Festival2French movie3All's Quiet on the WesternFront fp4-5-6Plain andiFancy4-5-6Art Exhibit, Gym9Pre-registration11-"Oklahoma" ball game12Gannon Junior Prom18-19-20 jj Mercyhurst* Spring

23 WeekendHonors Convocation

Wesleyville, will be the setting forthe formal prom on Saturdaynight. Fredonia State ^University'sDance Band will provide the music.Highlight of the evening will be amidn ight buffet. rfThe celebration of May Day, oneof the most important events ofthe school y ear, will climax" theweekend on Sunday afternoon. MayQueen Amy Grazioli and herattendants, Carolyn Kaczmarekand Roberta Donohue, will reignover the celebration, whose highpoint is the crowning of Our Lady.Although the focus is on t heseniors, who, as a class, will makean act of consecration to OurLady, the entire s tudent body, incap and gown will march in participation. Benediction in thechapel will follow the crowning.

Glee Club and "Greensleeve PlayersJoin in Presenting "Pla in and Fancy"

The Mercyhurst College GleeClub and "The Greensleeve ^Playe r s , " under the direction of j Srs.M. Brigid and Helen Jean, willcombine to present P lain andFancy, a musical comedy basedon the book by Joseph Stein andWill Glickman, with lyrics byArnold B. Horwitt and music byAlbert Hague.The play will be presented tothe public in the Little;Theatreon Friday, Saturday and Sunday,M ay ! 4-6,in three evening performances at 8:15 p.m., and a Sunday m atinee at 2:30 p.m. Thispresentation will climax the eventsof the week-long Festival of theFine and Lively Arts.

pretty d augh ter, | Kathie (LeeStanford), marry her childhoodsweetheart , Peter Reber (FrankZigler), whom Papa Yoder seesas an unsuitable f ma ten for thisdaughter. Instead, Katie is resigned to preparing for her marriage to not-so-handsome andsomewhat oafish E zra Reber(Tom Kramer), Peter 's brother.Th e pre-nuptial events becomecomplicated^ when Hilda* (KathyMcManus), a village girl, thinksshe has caught th e eye of D anKing. And the plot deepens.;Behind tfhe scenes, the production staff is composed of members of "The Greensleeve Players,"including: General Production

Kay Dwyer andfJo Khawly.For the barn-raising by thecommunity in the second act,Mike Winseck h a s ! designed andengineered a barn for the Amishfolk, which will be erected ins ascene on stage.The other members of they castinclude: Reinette Boling, PeggyHock, Mary Weaver, Liz*Yonu-shonis, Donna Schleutermann,Kate Scandlon, Mike Winseck,Jack Dauer, Chuck Font, PaulDauer, Joe Biandi, Bill Brosang,Ralph Rossonl, Bill Zimmer, an dBob Steele. ITo encourage the student bodyto sell as many tickets as possible

PLAIN AND FANCY cast prepare for opening night.Plain and F ancy is a lightcomedy of contemporaneous setting, in which Dan King (EltonBagley, a drama major at Allegheny College), and Ruth Winters(Marilyn Lipchik), having beencompelled to accept the hospitality of the Amish "Yoder" familyof Bird-in-Hand| Pennsylvania,become ^involved ins M seeminglyendless series of match-makingproblems.Papa Yoder (Richard Pull ing),a stern father, refuses to let th i s

Manager,! Mary Ann Samuelson;Stage Manager, Rita Gazarik andAssistant , Ginny Gorsak; Product ion Manager, Mary Anne Grandeand Assistant , Jackie Galla; Program Chairman, Bonnie McGough.The following production committee chairmen also have beenestablished: Set , Mary Ann Ob-linski; Publicity, Bonnie Osinski;Costumes, Betsy Fogarty; Makeu p , Jo Fiorvanti ; Props, GinnyCurnutte; Lights, Mary JeanSpaeder, Maryce Jaeger; House,

for Plain and Fancy, there will bea pep rally on Wednesday, May 2at 12:45 in the Little Th eatre .This rally will consist of a presentation of a brief section from theplay? and; a rendition of some ofthe song highlights. Finally, thecheerleaders will present a number of high-spirited cheers designed to make the final drive forticket sales, which concludes thenext da y, a successful venture.Cheerleader Sandy McDonald is incharge of the event.

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GE College BowlBeckons StudentsEach Sunday afternoon, students fromcolleges acrossjthe country match intellectson the General Electric College Bowl. Thewinning school receives a $1000 grant fromGeneral Electric; the loser receives $500.Although the contest is important,!the main

purpose of the progam is to show theAmerican people what colleges and universities are doing academically and to acquaintthem with|the many different schools.Large universities and small liberal artscolleges, co-edueational and men's andwomen's colleges, state and private schoolshave appeared in the past. Because the typeof questions asked necessarily require quickrecall of knowledge, they do not accuratelyindicate the depth of one's learning. Nevertheless, to be able to answer the questions isa measure of one's knowledge in some smallway.Mercyhurst is trying to establish itselfas an outstanding small college. Why not

look into the possibility of sending a teamtofthe College Bowl? This is certainly oneway in which our prestige could be greatlyenhanced. The pictures of the campus shownat half-time would permit viewers all overthe nation to learn about our school.There is no reason to Relieve tha t weare Jincapable|of competing on the program.The questions asked are on the undergraduate level, and our best students shouldbe* able to answer them. The importantreason to appear on the program, however,is not to "win" at all costsit is to ma keMercyhurst better known throughout thecountry.Instead} of discussing poor, unknown

Mercyhurst in our lounges, let's wake up andpublicize our school! Let's do somethingconcrete to bring honor and prestige toMercyhurst.Parallel Promises

In spring a Mercyhurst girl's fancy lightly turns to thoughts of sun, Softball, andEaster vacation. But with these thoughtscome deeper and more meaningful ideas, fors p r i n g | is a time of two ^seasons. MotherNature and Mother Church drawa parallelof> rebirth and revitalization injthe cycle! ofseasons and the cycle of the liturgy.With spring comes the dawn of light andwarmth. It terminates the months of darkness and lifeless desolation and announcesit s bright^promise. Like spring, Easter liftsthe veil on penitential sorrow, and the preparation in the darkness of Lent culminatesin the resurrection, of the Eternal Light ofthe World. | f | | | | fSpirits rise with the temperature, tenniscourts call, cares are forgotten. If springcomes, can vacation be far behind? ^Lightand bright, with promises madesand hoperenewedthat's spring. Bright and glorious,with Promise fulfilled and Hope eternalthat's Easter. The Resurrection of the Lifebrings the resurrection of hope and the confidence that heaven is within our grasp.The promises of springthe regeneration of life and freedom from the barrenness of winterare proclaimed *and|fulfilledas the earth blooms toward summer in a

frenzy of color. The Promise of|Eastertheregeneration of spiritual life and freedomfrom the barrenness of sinis proclaimedand fulfilled as the Church blooms towardPentecost in its most glorious white. Asnature everywhere is born again into thehope of spring, so are Christians everywhereborn again into the hope of salvation throughChrist's Resurrection.

Ounce Of EtceteraBy Bonnie Osinski

"The year's at the spring?And day's at the morn"Foi* me "morn" has startedcoming at about 4:00 a.m. thesefine spring days. At that timeevery bird in Western Pennsylvania gathers outside my windowfor a morning song pest. By 6:00the sun is beating down throughthe drapes, so all hope of sleep isabandoned. I drag myself out ofbed withl a splitting headache(my springtime sinus) and beginto ransack my closet for the least-wrinkled-looking blouse I can find.It's too warm for sweaters, so I'mforced to take up ironing onceagain. After dressing and gropingaround the room for my sunglasses, I'm finally ready to goover t'o College Hall and spendseveral hours staring out thewindows.As soon as classes are over andthe sun-worshippers head for thesundeck, the dorm will be comparatively quiet for my afternoonnap - so I think. However, as soon

as I get settled, someone on myfloor decides to run in and outof her room, leaving the Job ofclosing her door to the balmyspring breezes. Ten minutes ofthis and my nerves are shot, soI march down the hall and verbally cut her to ribbons. Another day,another enemy! fBy this time, St. Luke's hasreleased its charges, so, since Ican't sleep anyway, I allow myselfto be talked into a "rousing" gameI of tennis before dinner. Thisleaves me suffering from :- tornligaments, exhaustion, and sunstroke for the rest' of the week.My evening study hours arespent watching the kiddies, whoare allowed to stay out later thanI am, romping around St. Luke'sparking lot. ?By 10:30 I settle down for someconcentrated study, tout I rarelyhave time to get very much done.I have to get some sleep in beforethose stupid birds start yammering again.

President-elect McGoughLists Plans for Next Year I

In her campaign speech, Student Government President-elect BonnieMcGough enumerated concrete plans for the future. Here are someexcerpts from her speech:INTELLECTUAL! I ft. . . 1^ should like to see a more informal atmosphere during thesemestera fireside chat atmosphere, as it werewhereby studentsmeet their academic professor and corresponding club officers forthe purpose of learning why they are taking the courses they aretaking; why they have been arranged inlthe prescribed mannerover the eight semesters; why, for example, they are taking art

appreciation courses when they are math majors; what they cando with their courses when they graduate; what scholarships orfellowships are available to them.As We See ItYour Editors Congratulate:. . . Sr.i Helen Jean on her successful "Moment Musical.". . . the Gannon men on their"rash" way of breaking upthe semester slump.. . . Heidi Martin , for being selected a finalist and "MissPersonality" in the CampusCover GirljContest.. . . all newly-elected officers.. . . Lurline Bygrave, D o r e e nChen, Jeannie EJaworski, and

Jean Layer on their assis-tantships to various universities.. . . Sr. Matthew, who received agrant to study in the fieldof organic chemistry at Pennsylvania State University.Your Editors Urge:. . . SRO at "Plain and Fancy.". . . full support for the new officerseven if your candidatedidn'flwin. I S W. . . student contributions for nextmonth's final issue of theMerciad.Your Editors .Hope:, . . to see you a t all the Pineand Lively Arts' productions.. . . that one of Mercyhurst's candidates? is chosen |GannonMilitary Ball Queen.. . . everyone makes the best ofthis Easter Vacation.. . . everyone keeps inlmind thatthe prom is only five weeksaway.. . 2 everyone makes the "best" ofthis Easter Vacation.

CULTURAL. . . Erie should feel the impactof college demands for moreeducational programs on theirchannels. Why not a Mercyhurst, Gannon, Villa discussion forum on TV? Or debates? The benefits j -thatwould-; acquire from suchprogramming-^ would be? feltby the students of the areaand the educational community.. . . A tutoring system could bearranged through Councilwhereby students interestedin receiving additional -helpcould go fto Council, whowould in turn seek to supplythem with voluntary tutors.. . . I believe that there should bean honorable mention orsecond honor roll posted forthose students whose gradesmay not be 2.5, but are somewhere in the 2's. This, Ibelieve, would be a greaterincentive to better study anda just tribute to those students who deserve some sortof academic recognition.SPIRITUAL. . . It is not possible to enumerate 1-2-3 under the spiritualaspects because it is an all-embracing, fundamental attitude which can bring spiritand meaning to all of theproposed endeavors of thestudents, I should like tomention here that I feel thata date should be cleared earlyIn the year for the fund-raising project for the girlswho go to Oklahoma.

The 11Merciad 9Students ' VoiceThe President-elect of the Student Goveminent stated in her campaign platformthat she would like a reporter from the staffof the Merciad at all Council meetings. Weagree wholeheartedly with this proposal andfind it long overdue. &In the past the Merciad has had to relyjon second-hand sources of information con

cerning not only Student Government actionshut campus activities in general. And why?Precisely because the leaders and instigatorson campus do not include, inform, or consultthe editors of the newspaper on current proposals. Were any of the editors of th|Merciad invited to the last "LeadershipNight ?" When the Orientation Program pre.sented an assembly to acquaint the freshmen with the organizations on campus, wasanyone from the newspaper invited to speak?]The editorial staff of the Merciad con.|tends that it has the right to report thingsas i t sees them. If the students ofMercyhurst want the paper to print accuratematerial , then it is their duty to see thatthe staff is supplied with th e material.The newspaper on most campuses is animportant organ of stud ent opinion. If weexpect Mercyhurst to compete with othercolleges and, more important, to reach itsown potential,* then the Merciad must berecognized as an important voice of thestudent body and i ts editors as leaders oncampus.Dear Editor:Dear Editor:Help! if The Mission CommitteeDear Editor: -^ Ii|gf I would like to commend you on yourrecent ed itor ial concerning t he formation ofa joint*Lecture Series with Gannon College.I i; Mary Hammond

_Dear Editor: { |We are sure th at | the college studentsworking in the South will be grateful for the$160 which Mercyhurst students contributedin the recent SNCC campaign. At the samet ime, we would like to encourage those whostill question the validity of SNCC to seekfurther answers for t hei r questions if theyare not satisfied with ours. The value of ourcampaign lies not only in the money collect-1_ed, but also in the stimulation of criticalthinking and action t owards a solution 4oone of the nation's major social problems.l p Marion MichaelsMaryanne GrandeDear Editor:> The recent "Snick" campaign brought toligh t atti tud es and reactions t ha t were unexpected in the young, Christ ian, academiccommunity in which we live. Mercyhurst|students were given a chance to do something concrete for equality, their owncharacter and, trite as it may sound, theAmerican ideal. Two-thirds of the studentbody responded with various negations thatwere based on indifference, skepticism, andin some cases the very real wish that theNegro will never have complete eauality.jThe respectability and purpose of "Snickwill be proven to the skeptics, but the indifference and lack of tolerance are problemstha t we must correct. II I I Sarellen Browdie

^ t * Published MonthlyJ g k THE MERCIADr ^ T 5 ^ r ^ Mercyhurst College, Erie, ftuEditor-in-Chief Carolyn SchehrerAssista nt Editor s , Emily Lincoln, Judy Young.Kay HebertEditorial Aids _ Nancy Nones, Mary K. Naegle.;, Mart y Fiedler. Fra n HermanBusin ess Mana ger _ ___ Car olyn AndersonEditoria l Staff Mary Ann Grand e, Mary Fisher.Margaret Mattis, Reinette Boling, Marge Scalewxcz.Maureen Aleci, Maureen Fiedler, Mary Hammona.Rosie Dickenson, Bonnie Osinski, Ann LangmeyeJean Genung, Joan Warnock, Pat McMullen, AnnieLepkowski . 1Typists^ , Terry Donohue, Carol FullerPhoto graph er Jo Fioravanti

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April 12, 1962 T h e M E R C I A D Page ThreeVeiled, Bowed ChapeauxFall Short of PerfectionBy Nancy Nones

Now tha t Sprin g! is officially(and I question the veracityf this opening statement') ladiesig-tailed moppet to the mature,will soon

have one common goal, anrtful display of their preciousocks 'neath spanking 'new Easterhapeaux.

this menagerie nonchalantly plopped on my head "ze perr-fect h a tfor you!" Glancing in the nearbymirror, I did not only bear astriking resemblance to a walkingcauliflower kpat'ch, but also couldeasily be nominated Miss BrusselSpr out of 1962. No sooner had Iremoved th is portable vegetablegarden, however, than another"perr-fect" locatedl the whereabouts of my rumpled coiffure, thisdazzler being & lazy Susang In sizeand excellent protection for snow,sleet, and inclement weather ingeneral, but de-fi-nl-te-ly not mytype.

Wishing to avoid any otherbizarre models the saleslady mighthave tucked up her sleeve, I explained to her exactly the kind ofhat I had in mind: somethingsimple, yet sophisticated; fashionable, but not fantastic; somethingAn d away I we go!

Being no exception to thisvainglorious ambition, I, too, wasberet' or whatevert may be suiting me and myeager funds of $2.98 to a "T ."equipped with finesse, finances,nd my trustworthy flats, I wasthe madcap world of milne'er to ret urn till Project?

After strolling through downown Erie for a good portion ofday, I suddenly spied whatppeared -to be a hat shop, atleast that's what my falteringFrench! translated the sign as;nd besides, it just looked like aat shop. At any rate, \ I entered,inding myself surrounded by theveiled, bowed, and pin-stabbedonsters, hats of every conceivable color, shape, and size, not tomention those no-bigger-than-ateacup affairs designed for a llhatlessf occasions. I was in ecstasy, at least until the keeper of

That cauliflower look!with that Parisian lookfaboutfityoujjknow what I mean. So whatdid she remove from the hatrackyou guessed itthe mostoutlandish, coneshaped creationth e worlds has ever seen, havingit's own bee swinging!with pendulum regularity in front of myeasily hypnotized eyes. Sadly tosayJ-my search for "perfection"terminated with this "bee" styleshape; but I don't believe Easterwill be any the less perfect becauseof it.

Representative from NSADiscusses Its Objectives

By Maureen FiedlerTwenty-four years old, graduateof Harvard in political science,

Vice-President in charge of Programs for NSA, Tim Zagat decend-ed upon Mercyhurst campus onFriday, March 23, to i acquaintstudents with the views of NSA.He conducted the three -hou rdiscussion Jwith a few interestedstudents, intermingling NSA'snational policies with* a d etailedstructural out line! of the orga nization of the National Students'Association.In the course of his policyexplanation^ hei defended J NBAvehemently and produced a wealthof literature denying any communist leanings. IWhen asked aboutan4NSA resolution applauding thestudent riots in Jap an againstPresident Eisenhower, Mr. Zagatdenied its ever being passed, andproduced in * its stead the statement of a resolution condemningthese riots. In answer to anotherquestion, he read a statementof NSA policy urging the abolitionof the House Un-American Activities Committee, carefully qualify-tag it with his personal opinion

demotion of thisthe status ? of afavoring thecommittee to - _ - .sub -com mi tee.Finally, Mr. Zagat was askedabout possible communist leadership in N&A. In answer, Shementioned the fact that one candidate for the National Presidencyof NSA hadlreportedly had commun ist tendencies;- bu t w as defeated in the national election.

Mr. Zagat mentioned several NSAprograms immediately pertinentto M ercyhurst. He spoke ofForeigni Exchange Programs, national conventions in Wisconsinand!Washington, D. c , and theimmense ((library of available NSAliterature. The only additionalcomment of note was Mr. Zagat'shope for the improvement of theNSA region of which Mercyhurstis a member.

Mr, Zagat was, indeed, astrong advocate of NSA's nationaland international views, a convincing worker for NSA's objectiveson the individual campus, afascinating personality, and apromising politician.

News Jottings pafher Julian AdvocatesMore Philosophy;StudiesThe SNCC campaign sponsoredby the members of YCS and theSoci Seminar was a success.Mercyhurst*sent $160 to the Student Non-Violent' CoordinatingCommittee to aid in the educationand integration of the Negro inth e South f

The Junior Class, in preparationfor this year's Spring Weekend,is offering small monogrammedbrandy snifters as favors for $.50apiece.

Ticket teams in each class havebeen set up for the production of"Plain and Fancy." To boost theticket-selling campaign, prizes willbe given to the student who sellsthe most tickets, to the captainof|the team which ranks highestper capita in proceeds, and to theco-ordlnator of the winning class.For the team ranking the highest,a dinner at the Dutch Pantry andan evening at the Warner theaterwill be provided. f

By Fran Herman

Five members of the Sodalityattende d a Leadership Day sponsored by the Xavier Sodality inCincinnati on April 7, 1962.

Fencing lessons have been therecent occupation of nine membersof the freshman class. Mr. L.Doemeny, fencing instructor atGannon, teaches the class of avidwomen fencers every Friday andSunday in the Mercyhurst gym.

S t u d e n t s S u g g e s tF u t u r e C h a n g e s

Therer is always room for improvement and need;for change.In line with this statement, whenaskedfthe question "What changeor improvement would you like tosee made here at Mercyhurst inthe year to come?", the followingsuggestions were given:

"I would like to see Mercyhurstmore active in intercollegiateaffairs an d more aware of whatother colleges are doing*with NSAandfsNCC, e t c 2 | : | | | Margaret Hock1would like to see more coursesin philosophy offered, for li t isnecessary for graduate school workto have a firm grounding inphilosophy. Kathleen HughesI think a drinking fountainplaced between the gym and Eganlounge would;.be a welcome addition; also more furniture for th elounge to brighten the atmosphere down under.

Rita CappelloI think'^ there should exist inJ-a

school this size a closer relationship between faculty and students.Herein lies the key to a morebeneficial learning experience,problems concerning the academicenvironment should be r discussedby both, and by cooperationshould create more Intellectualcuriosity. Emilie ChristyI believe that if we come to atrue ^realization of the responsibility and influence we possess ascollege women, all the practicalchanges I could mention wouldcome about naturally."Mary Ann Caruso

"Philosophy alone can provideeducation with its ultimate objectives without which it Is meaningless." Thus iFather Julian , O.S.B.,the newest member of Mercy-hurst's philosophy division, emphasizes the importance of philosophy in education.

Father Julian, "on loan" fromBelmont Abbey College in NorthCarolina, holds his Master's Degree in philosophy from CatholicUniversity. After completing h isundergraduate work in philosophyand theology at Fordham University, St. John's College in NewYork City and St. Francis Collegein Liorett'o, Father taught atChrist the King diocesan seminaryin Vancouver, British Columbia.He also taught for two years inSan Diego, California, beforegoing to Belmont Abbey in 1956.Commenting? on his views concerning philosophy in education,Father explained that education isdirected towards the benefit ofthe human being. He stressed thatthe educator "cann ot adequatelyfullfill his task" unless he knowsthe nature of the human beingand his ultim ate goal. It is onlythrough philosophy, specificallyChristian philosophy, Father contends, that one can find the

answer to these questions.For this reason, Father recom-ft-mends that Mercyhurst offer anentire course in metaphysics. Thiswould include not only the presenttheodicy course, but also ontologyand epistemology. "While it isprudent not to oblige all the students to take a complete course ofphilosophy because of its difficulty," Father explains, "it wouldseem advisable to offer such acourse to those who would be ableto reap its benefits." He alsosuggests a course in rationalpsychology, so th at students willbe better prepared for the advanced classes.

When asked for a philosopher'sanswer to, "Are women less logicalthan men?" Father* replied, "Inmatters in which a women Is personally involved, her feelings mayincline her|to act at times somewhat illogically, but In Impersonalstudies such as logic, I have notfound muchjdifference." AlthoughFather has found "a few morefailures" among the girls thanamong the boys in these studies,he has also discovered that "in thehigher grades the girls hold theirown." It is for the students who"hold their own" that FatherJulian would like the philosophydepartm ent expanded. J jr

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Campus C lubs Initiate Final Activitiesi CCD ;j'Mercyhurst CCD unit conductedthe CCD section meeting at theNfCCS Regional Conference, April8, held at N azareth College. Theintercollegiate board which operates between Mercyhurst, Villa,and Gannon was the subject ofion, with representativesfrom all three schools participa

ting in the panel.Home EconomicsThe Home Economics Club heldi ts last meeting March 21. KathyMottern, Denise Mettler, and AmyGrazioli were used as models bythe club's guest, a hairdresserfrom Trask's, who demonstratedhair styles and answered the girls'questions.1 Art IArt pieces done by MercyhurstArt* majors are on display in ErieMuseum during April. Included inthe show are paintings, pottery,

interior decoration and fashionillustration.OGA iOGA ended its year of activitieswith a dinner March 28, at whichthe seniors were honored. "TheBusiness Leaf", the annual publication of the business department,was presented to all the membersby the sophomores.

Sociology SeminarThe Sociology Seminar will holdits last meeting April 11. Thesenior members will be the guestsof honor.Science SeminarRepresentatives from the Science Seminar who have workedon the cancerI research project,Jean Layer, Pat Harkins, J eanJaworski, and Cammy Kwolek, willpresent their reports on the project at the Gannon Round Tableof Science, May 5.

|Mercyh urst| G rad, SeniorsHea d Convention Com m ittees"Home Economics at th e CrossroadsWhere Are We Going?" will bethe theme of the annual meeting of the Pennsylvania Home EconomicsAssociation oh May 3, 4, 5, at the Lawrence Hotel.Delegates from-Pennsylvania colleges and univ ersities ! will registeron Thursday afternoon and attend a | "get-acquainted" party in theevening. After tours of the various industries Friday morning, theywill attendfa luncheon at which Mayor Williamson and Dr. DorothyLyle, President of the A merican Hom e! Economics Association, w illspeak. Th e afternoon will be given to discussion groups sand lecturesconcerning different phases of home economics. A luncheon and conference will close the meeting on Saturday.As its part in the event, the Mercyhurst Home Economics Department will construct and maintain 1a j booth concerning careers inhome economics. Joyce White,president of the Home Ec. Club,i s ch a i rma n! of f the hospitalitycommittee, while senior home ecmajor Marilyn Millard, will actas a recorder for ' the Friday discussion. A Mercyhurst graduateof 196U Virginia Accetta, headsthe exhibit committee on careers.All Erie residents, includingMercyhurst students, are , invitedto attend the convention discus-fjjsionf groups and view the exhibits.

Members of the Mercyhurstcast of "Plain and" ijFancy willJappear on the Pat English Show,Channel 35, at 1:00 ongMay 2Sto publicize the production.

D.S.O.The Day Students' Organizationhas recently undertaken to protestactively against obscene entertainment offered at a local theater inErie.Realizing the deteriorating effectof this entertainment upon publicmorality, individual members ofD.S.O. have sent letters to variousorganizations and institutions inErie, requesting assistance. Amongthe groups contacted are theRotary Club, St. Vincent 's Hospit a l , Gannon College, Villa MariaCollege, Kiwanis Club, J.C. Wo-mens' League, and the MentalHealth Association.H \ N.F.C.C.S.

N . F. C. C. S.^is' ' conducting adrive to collect wrappers fromAlpine, Marlboro and Philip Morris cigarettes in order Ho win aHi-Fi console. This set will beraffled to raise moneyrftm* THatvt

O Mercyhurst, Alma Mater true,Our hopes and our ambitions were

fostered here by you.O Mercyhurst, to thee we pledgetodayTo honor, to love you, through allthe years.As time goes by and memoriesfade far away,Your shining Light, your steadfastTruthShall guide us on our way.

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MERCY HURST GIRL S ARE TALKING ABOUT . . . Measles, or,Ganno n's early spring vacation . . . HeidiMiss Personality! . . . "stag"on campus . . . Sr. Gabriel's long weekend .i . . the new frontier . . . A'sNotre Dame visitor . . . night watchman . i . Mary C's solo . . . Dinnerwith Fr. Puscas . .. Victory party for Bonnie .f. . Bunny's beauty salon,or, watch those scissors!I. . . more Mercian's) like last month's . . . Mr.Allen's announcement of the commencement of SAPPA following Eastervacation . . . Oh, my rou gh, rough draft! . . . spring fever . . . Kathy 'spetti-pants . . . the converted cheer leaders . . . Mary's world . . . congratulations to Mary Ann .. . baby booties . . . any more blizzards? . . .New York visitors begin to feel a "pourt" of it . . .there comes thegroom . . . Carol and Ginny's Oriental Boudoir . . .each other.1 MERCYHURSTjGIRLS ARE LAUGHING ABOUT . . . Judy'slost dust ,f. * April Fool's Day, Sr. Matthew . . . seniors' strenuousmarching practice for graduation . . . Penny's May Day speech . . .hop-scotch games . . . the w ashing machin e suffering from gastrointestinal disturbances . . . Fr. Somersas usual . . 1 . Osinski for pre

sident! . . . the "herd" stampeding to lunch . . . Sondra's pajama- topblouses . . . "Life is but an empty cigarette pack" . . . Penny's bedtimestories.] MERCYHURST GIRLS ARE COMMENTING ON . . . the originof Mercyhurst's stations .. . where did the ice cubes go? . . .*vote! . jjj|bean sprouts and precipitation cans . . . how many pounds to go . . .early patro ns of the sun deck, or, tan s today, gone tomo rrow . . JLaurel and Norma's new hair colors for Easter . . .continual glare atVillage Barn . . . Dairy Isle, or, broken Lenten promises . . . barnburning in Plain and Fancy . , . invitations to return on the Tuesdayafter Easter being sent out to a select few . . . disillusionmentFrankSinatra coming out with a twist record . , . rudeness of latecomersfor Little Theatre programs.

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St. Luke kids enthralled by French|Iesson.French Majors EnjoyNew Teaching Program"Alio! Alio!" "Ici Georges, quiest la?" And so begins a telephoneconversation being dramatized bythe children of the third grade atSt. Luke's School. These childrenare very mu ch in earnest a bou t

learning a second language and soare their teachers, French majorsat Mercyhurst College.The Fre nch | Depar tment ofMercyhurst' College linauguratedFrench classes at St. Luke's inSeptember as the f irst step in asix year programs of languageteaching in the grades. With thecooperation of Father Goodill andits faculty, St'. Luke's will becomea {laboratory school for a n inte grated program of language teaching, lasting fromp grades 3 to 8.Five VolunteersTeachers for the ^program ar evolunteers fromjamong those concentrating in French at Mercy -hurst College, girls who areanxious to obtain the experienceof teaching a class before theygraduate. Chosen as "practiceteachers" f rom the depar tmentthis year are E lizabeth Apen ofNiagara Falls, N.Y.; Barbara Bar rett of Garden City; Mary KayMetz of Erie, P a. ; | and VeronicaSikora of Punxsutawney, Pa .

They each have at group of approximately 25 boys and girls fromthe third grade whom!they meet

thre e times a week to teach "realFren ch in a real situation ." CarolKreh of Pittsburgh is teaching agroup of fifth graders who had astart in language-last year. IIFrench Songs, PoemsCe ntr al focus , of the teachingis on a "living situation" whichthe pupil can understand, identifyhimself with, and talk about.Classroom dialogues make use ofa vocabulary which centers aroundclassroom objects, home life, pets,picnics , etc. Nothingi; but Frenchis spoken in the classroom fromthe very first day and the childrenlear n words in phrases rathertha n as isolated {words.Dramat iza t ion 4 plays an important' part in the program bothfor the teacher and for the pupils.Songs and poems in the foreignlangu age, too, help to make theclasses inter estin g and stimulating.S umme r Course LMercyhurst College now has a

program to prepare elementaryteach ers for t he teaching oflangua ge in the grades. They canbe certified to teac h in Pennsylvania and in I neigh borin g states.During the , summ er school of '62the College is planning to offera course in Methods of TeachingFrench on fhe Elementary!Levelfor those in th e area who maybe interested in the program.!Stu dent Go v t. ConstitutionUndergoes New] Alteration

The highlights of the proposed changes in the Student CouncilCons titution t'o go into effect in the 1962-63 school year are as follows:In Article I, the name Student Council will be changed to StudentGovernment. Under Article II, routine discipline of campus life shallbe administered through executive boards of the Dorm Council andD.S.O.

The representative on Dorm Council shall be an incoming seniorelected in accordance with the rules of the Dorm Council constitution.The representatives shall includejtwo senior dayhops and a resident.I Ther e will be two juniors, vicepresident and 4secretary to thegovernm ent'. Th e sophomore represen tatives shall include thetreasurer to the government andone day-hop or resident. Thefreshmen will have two representatives, a day-hop and a residentChanges in the Dorm Council

Constitution include in Article I.the substitution of the word Council for Committee. The executiveboard'.'of the Dorm Council willconsis t of th e president, vicepresident, and two other membersappointed by the president fromamong Dorm Council representatives so that senior , junior , andsophomore classes are represented-

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