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M e r c y h l i r s t S o d a l i t y J e s u i t T h e o l o g i a n , C y r i l V o l l e r t , T o S p e a kT o H o s t X a v i e r M e n On The Bible and Evolution', March 2 5

Socialists from Xavier University in Cincinnati, Ohio, will speakat Mercyhurst on Saturday, March 24. Sponsoring the discussion isMercyhurst Sodality, who will be host to the Xavier students onboth Friday and Saturday while they are the guests of the college.Fifteen representatives^ headed by general chairman James Bogleof Xavier, will present a comprehensive Idiscussion on Communismvs. Christianity- The speeches will cover four major topics: "WhatIs Communism?" "Tactics, Strategy and Objectives of Communism,""What Are the Facts About the ICommunists in Different? Countries in the Last Forty Years?" and"What Can We Do Today?" I IThe p rogram, to be held inMlpAuley Lounge, will continuefrom 9:30 ajn.Jt'o 4 p.m., withtwo main talks singling out suchareas as brainwashing and Communism in Cuba presented ateach meeting. The program aimsprimarily at introducing new concepts and at clarifying importantfacts on the subject of Communism itself. Throughout t h econference, one objective|will re peatedly present itselfthe direneed for Christian Action in atense and w ar-torn world. Informalgroup discussions will follow both

sessions.Mercyhurst Sodality urges allstudents to take advanta ge of {thisoutstanding opportunity andf a ttend the Saturday sessions.

onara9 tutatn9Amy Grazioli, head of theMercyhurst CCD unit andhome economics major fromBrandy Camp, Pa., who wasrecently chosen to be the 1962May Queen by thejtMercy-hurst*student body, and herattendants, Carolyn Kacz-marek, secretary of the senior class and elementary education major from Erie, andRobertaf Donohue, SodalityPrefect and English majorfrom Cortland, N.Y.

Lay Work O f fe rsNew O ppor tun i t ies

Opportunities have arisen forcollege students and graduates inlay-apostolic work. Lima, Perunext summer$500: these wordsconstitute the destination, departure, and sole requirement forCILA, the Council for the International Lay Apostolate program.Designed especially for the laity,this movement offers interestedindividuals a chance to spread thefaith, asKwell as to|further theirown cultural and social backgrounds. For additional information, contact Thomas J. Scher-eth, Project Peru, CILA, 424Badin Hall , Notre Dame, Indiana.Also geared toward furtheringCatholic Action is CIF, the Centerfor Interculturali Formation ' inLatin America. This program requires that the applicant spendthree months in a training centerat Cuernavaca, Mexico, whereshe acquaints herself with thesociological and economical customs off he Latin people througha series of informative lectures.Besides these intellectual?aspects,the agenda encompasses* various

cultural activities, including concerts of the rich f Mexican musicand art exhibitions in MexicoCity. Interested persons are requested to write to: The Centerfor Intercultural F o r m a t i o n ,Cuernavaca, Mexico.

Mercyhurst College is proud towelcome Fathe r Cyril Vollert. S. J.,who will speak on "The Bible andEvolution," March 25, in the LittleTheatre J gA native off Milwaukee, Fat her Vollert was educated at Marquette University, St. Louis University, and St Mary's College, Kansas. He entered the Society of Jesus in 1924 and wasordained in | l935 . Father 'Vollertobtained his doctorate from ^theGregorian University in Rome andis currently the dean of St. Mary'sCollege, St. Mary's, Kansas, hold-ing the professorship in dogmatictheology.In 1956 Father Vollert receivedthe Annual Award of the Mario-logical Society of America. Morerecently, 1961, he was th e recip ient of the Cardinal SpellmanAward in theology. \-Father has published! manystudies on theological questions,including the relationship of

evolution to theology, and hastranslated others. Lecturing acrossAmerica in the area of dogmatictheology, he has spoken at NotreDame University, University' ofIllinois, Catholic University of

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America, and Marquette University. \Articles by Father Vollert haveappeared in ^'America." "CatholicMind," "Review for Religious,"and many other contemporarypublications. His translations include the Compendium of Theology by St. Thomas Aquinas.In 1959 at a Symposium atDuquesne University commemorating the centenary of CharlesDarwin's The Origin of th eSpecies, Father Vollert was one ofthe four principle speakers. Histopic then was |*The Bible andEvolution," and he has chosen tospeak to Mercyhurst studentsconcerning t he ' same topic- Thequotation, "Science can and willdeepen its understanding of theevolutionary process, but does notexpect*that it will ever abandonthe idea itself" is perhaps gtheunderlying statement of FatherVollert's view on this controversial subject. '

% M E R C 1 A DVol. XXXIII, No. 5 MERCYHURST CO LLEGE, ERIE, PEN N A. March 16, 1962ROTCLBand Fro m Ga n n o n Silent Films Star

Chaplin and Bowo P e r f o r m i n L i t t l e T h e a t r eOn the evening of March 18, the Gan non College ROTC Concertand Marching Band will play their first concert of the 1961-62school year in the Mercyhurst Little Theatre at 8:00 p.m. Althoughthis is their first concert of the year, most Mercyhurst girls probablyare familiar with their music, which frequently reverberated amongthe rafters of Gannon Auditorium at the Gannon Basketball games.As with most military J bands, Gannon's versatile band does notlimit its repertoire tolthe spirited military music which enlivenedthe crowds at the basketball games. At this coming concert, forexample, they will play a variety of concert numbers as well as somebrisk martial music.Among these concert numbers are the well-known "Londonderry Air," LeRoy Anderson's

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Glee Club and Cecilian Clubmo CombineIn Presenting 1962 "Moment Musical"

"Moment Musical," the 1962production of the college GleeClub and Cecilian Club will bepresented to the public on Aprilifi at 8:15 p.m- in the LittleTheat re .More formal in style thanpast pro gra ms ,| it will consist ofchoral} selections, vocal, piano

and organ ensembles. The GleeClub will be featured in severalselections including, "Give MeYour Tired, Your I Poor," "OBrother Man," I "He's Got TheWholel World in His Hand,""Little W h e e l | A ' Turning,""Donkey Serenade," "Listen tothe Mocking Bird" and "Witha Voice of Singing."The vocal selections feature | asextet madeI up of Kathy Mc-Manus, Lee Stanford, MargaretHock, Margaret Dill, Kathy Davis,andfjanie Matjasko singing "AveMaria" from the opera, f'Dialogueof the French Carmelites" byPoulenc, a French contemporarycomposer. Lee Standford will singtwo solo numbers, "All in the April

Evening" and "It Wonders Me,"from "Plain and Fancy," whileKathy McManus will s ing "ThisIs All Very New to Me," also from"Plain and Fancy."

The piano solos feature SheilaHimes playing "Scotch Poem" byMacdowell and "Movement Perpetual" by PoulencjjAlso includedin the solos are "Fantasia^ Im promptu" by Chopin, played byCaroline| Emmanuele, "AutMatin"by Godard played!by Jane Mat jasko, and "Danza" Iby Debussy,played by Mary Verdoni.Four duets will be presented.

Caroline Emmanuele and SheliaHimes will perform "Rhapsody inD Minor" with Marilyn Lipchika n d Janie Matjasko playing|Melody in F." "Ariosa" is theselection of Mary Ann Graf| a tthe organ and Mary Verdoni^ atthe piano, and "Concerto inB-Flat Minor" will be played byMary Ann at the organ andJeannie Jackson at the piano.

Mary Verdoni at the piano and Mary Ann Graf at the organ teamup to present "Ariosa/ ' a highlight of the 1062 "Moment

"Sandpaper Ballet ," "Port-au-Prince," and "Bequine Festival."The marches include such Sousafavorites as "Stars and StripesForever" a nd th e "U.S. Field Art i l lery March," the Spanish march"Amparito Roca," the English"Knightsbridge M a r c h," t h eswinging "St. Louis Blues March"of W. C. Handy, and the great"Gillette Look Sharp March.'The band, commanded by CadetMajor Joseph Zentis and directedby Mr. Anthony Sinicropi, ismade up almost entirely of freshman and sophomore students ofMilitary Science. Since, the beginning of the school year, it hasdeveloped into a musically proficient unit, and gives promise ofperforming this concert in sucha manner as to make it wellworthwhile.

Fine A r t StudentsTo Display Work

The Mercyhurst Art Department 's annual exhibit of studentwork will be held at the EriePublic Museum, Sixth! and Chestnut Streets, from Sunday, April1 through Monday, April 30.Student drawings, paintings andceramics will be on display, with

all! the art majors contributing.Fashion illustration, pictorial illustration, water colors, oil paintings and varied craft work constitute the student exhibition.

% In keeping with itsfostering the theatreMercyhurst, the GreensleevePlayers will sponsor an eveningof old-tim e silent m ovies. ACharlie Chaplin film, and "Dancing Mothers" featuring Clara Bowwill be presented Friday, March23, in the Lit t le Theatre.The atmosphere of an old-timemovie house will be lent to theTheatre;by ushers wearing costumes of the era,I and by themusical accompaniments to thefilms. The combined effect shouldprovide an am using evening ofentertainment. tAll Mercyhurstguests are invitedsli-ght admissioncharged.

students andto at tend. Afee will be

(ZaltHctaiMarch17St- Patrick's Day Dance atGannon18Concert, Gannon ROTC Band23Silent Movies25Lecturer, Fr. Cyril Vollert,S.J. "The Bible and Evolut ion" f.25CCD BanquetDay of Recollection |27Bishop's Day at MercyhurstApril

-"Moment Musical"St. Thomas MoreForum at Gannon Mission1-30Mercyhurst Student ArtExhibit. Erie Museum6German Film, Canarls8Magician, Danielaid, Jr., D.D.S. McDon-

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On the weekend of February 23 , t heUnited States National Students' Association(U.S.N.S.A.) sponsored a regional conference on international affairs in New YorkCity. Maryf PatI Carlow, N.S.A. Senior delegate chose to attend the discussions onAfrica, while I chose those groups whichdealt with /international organizations. I \mThe Convention formally opened with agroup of speakers from a fSouthernRhodesian delegation who are currently atthe U.N. trying to obtain assistance inclaiming equality with thefwhite settlers intheiil country. We were jparticularlyj struckwith the manner in &whichj they approachedtheir audience of students. They were wellspoken, refined, intelligent, and maintaineda note of confidence?in American youth, repeating throughout that we tare "the oneswho matter." The African knows the valueof youth and the part that youth is going toplay in&he future of his own country.

An all-day session of conferences was heldon S aturday! on Columbia University'scampus. |At the end of the day, Mary Pat andI emerged from our respective groups with anew understanding of the oranizations towhich! students and young workers} allj overthe world belong. In addition, we met severalyoung Angolans who expressed a willingnessto give talks at'(Mercyhurst .

After a banquet held|that evening at theInternational House, we heard a panel ofGerman youth leaders express the confidencethat the people of West Berlin, especially theyouth, have in the United States.Judging from the material we acquired,the knowledge we gained, and the studentswe met, the weekend in New York City wasa most profit able one for M ary Pa t and me,and [especially for Me rcyhurst.

Compline, Ma ssA r e Public jPrayer

Compline is now being sung Sunday nightat 9:30 in the Chapel. This last of the sevenofficial hours of worship ofIthe Divine Officeis the night prayer of the Church. It is asolemn thanksgiving for all God's gracesthat have been bestowed during the day. Italso includes praise and adoration of th eDivine Majesty and a tender devotion tothe Blessed Mother.Compline is part of the sacred liturgy ofthe Church, which is public worship. In order for public worship to be effective, it requires the cooperation of the faithful. Allthe parts of the liturgy, including thesupreme act ofI worship, the Mass, are bytheir nature community, rather than individua l faff ai rs. If people are busy with their

own private devotions during these services,their primary essence is lost. We shouldwant to coordinate our participation so thatwe may offer the most perfect devotion toth e Lorxf of Lords and King of Kings.

Time marches on. FrannieFreshman, bubbling over withjoyous expectation, eagerly awaitsthe weekends when she will meether "Prince Charming" at one ofthe assorted mixers. Weekends atout-of-town men's \ colleges areplanned with frantic exuberance.Big-and-little-sister \parties, picnics, and song fests also contributevariety to the freshman-yearweekend calendar. But most important of all, one or two weekendsa month are reserved for returninghome to see "High-School Heart'Throb." 9f H | f e |Bu t time {moves quickly along,and Frannie Freshman is nowSusie Sophomore. Although thenovelty of mixers has diminished,she doggedly attends them withwell-worn hope. Occasionally, theweekly movie \ with the | girls issupplemented by a movie with"The Man." Because "High-SchoolHeart Throb" is now someoneelse's college flame, the homeward-bound weekends Ij become progressively fewer."Time drags on," sighs JennieJunior, as she settles down to anevening of knitting and! televiewing. Than k heaven for tha t con

vention next month or I'd crackup." Unfortunately, "The Man"and his classmates have graduated; mixers have become practically futile; and movies with thegirls are a complete bore. Sobig-and-little-sister parties, picnics, and song fests come fo th efore once again, along withweekends devoted to internationalproblems, college rules and regulations, and various other irksomeentities.But for Sally Senior, tempusdefinitely fugit. ". . .but ! I haveto take Graduate Record Examsin Buffalo the weekend of i t h eparty in Cleveland. And theweekend after that I simply mustmail out my grad school applications if I expect to haveinterviews by March. Well, iljustwrote my parents that if I wasn'thome for Easter, they should besure to come for graduation. It'sreally a shame that? comprehen-sives come on Prom weekendespecially sin ce! I a m supposed, togo to Zelda's wedding that day,too. I should've started senior-year ac tivities! freshman year.Only ten weekends left? Oh mygosh!" | V I m

Our Readers Comm ent - -Dear Editor:The Y.C.S. and Soci Seminar Groups are presently working ona joint project. Its aim is to raise money to send fellow college students to the South where they will sacrifice theirfeime to help educate the Negro to fight for civil rights .Realizing her personal responsibility, each student should bewilling to contribute $1.00, receiving in?return a S.N.C.C. (StudentNon-violent Co-ordinating Committee) button. By* doing this, she,in a sm all way, will be able to help to solve th e integration problem. 1Joan Kreutter

As W eYour Editors Thank:|. . Sr. Pierre for the milk a tbreakfast.. . the adm inistratio n! for th enew bookstore hours.j . . all stud ent contributors tothe MERCIAD. 1 1 I

Your Editors Enjoyed:L . the latest Greensleeve Players' productions.. . the St. Thomas Aquinas Dayprogram.. . the presentation of "SomeCriterion for Mental Health."

Your Editors Extend:j . . sympathy to P at Brunskoleon the death of her mother.. . felicitations to everyone onSt. Patrick's Day.. . congratulations to all theIrish. | | 'i |. . condolences to all the non-I Irish. | II. . congratulations to DoreenChen on her assistantship atthe University of Pittsburgh.

Your Editors Urge:. . apologies to Mary Pat Car-low, whose name was omittedon last issue's masthead.. . suppo rt of the g new fencingteam.. . the practice of the virtue ofstudiousness.. . praye rs for Lynn Ells, whois very 111.1. . attendance at the secondGerman film, Canaris, onApril 6.

(Wei would like more Information on this) program beforegiving it wholehearted support.Who originated S.N.C.C? Whatsources are backing it to guarantee itsfreliabilty? The Editors.)Dear Editor:May- I tak e this opportunity tocongratulate the student who hadthe courage to speak out in yourlast issue about our grading system here at Mercyhurst 1 Atpresent,I a girl with slightly aboveaverage mentality can maintaina B with only moderate pains. Byenlarging the A bracket and n arrowing the B bracket, almost allstudents would work harder fortheir grades. Judy SpaederDear Editor:A habit exists which, if pursuedby more members of this college,would create greater peace andharmonythe habit of being ontime.Many students rush tardilyinto classes much to the dismayof the teacher and the disruption of the entire class. Even productions in the theatre are notsafe from the bombardment oflatecomers. It seems quite understandable that a few people must1be necessarily late for performances, but when the numbersreach 25 (I've counted), it seemsrather a lack of courtesy or concern than an unavoidable delay.

Bert Donohue(Other I letters were receivedwhich duplicated information already available to the students.Hence, they were not Iprinted.The Editors.) I I

L e t ' s ! CooperateFor Finer Colleges

Within the city of Erie are located threeCatholic colleges Mercyhurst, Villa Maria,and Gannon. Each school has the same goal Christian, liberal education $f or itsstudents. I Each has the advantages whichonly a small college can provide; each alsohas the disadvantages which necessarilyaccompany a small school: limited culturaland lecture series, small faculties, and limited financial resources. Recently, the schoolsannounced plans for offering some eveningcourses on a joint basis beginning in * September. Why, then, don't^they work togetherto formulate a plan of cooperation in otherareas ? *

There are many areas in which such aplan would be extremely advantageous. Afew suggestions will open the door for recognition of further possibilities. |1. The Gannon College English department sponsors weekly movies for theirstud ents. In! the past the se have includedsuch films as Lawrence Olivier's Hamlet,Oedipus Rex, The Last Hurrah, and Stalag17. Opening these showings to students fromall three schools would seem to be an obviousgood.2. A lecture series, sponsored jointly byMercyhurst, Villa, and Gannon, would include better speakers than each; school, acting independently and with? limited funds,can now obtain. Why not s trive for consolidation in this area?3. While these twos suggestions could beworked out m| the near future, anotherlonger-range plan seems worthy of consideration. A professor-exchange program mightbe formulated in which a teacher who is aspecialist inja specific larea of his generalfield could make his knowledge available tostudents of the three schools.A program of cooperation such as this willresult in giving the students of the threecolleges th e educ ational o pportunities of falarge |university while at t he same timemaintaining the advantages of a small^col-lege education. Pllf '

Choosing GodDemands Maturity

'Come Spouse of Christ, receive the crownwhich the Lord hath prepared for thee forall eternity ,, . . . Vespers of a Virgin.This is Christ's proposal, originating inlove with the promise of Igreater love. Hemakes the offer, but each individual mustmake the decision. This decision, however,to accept God's invitation, demands matur i ty . '% J IMa turity in mak ing a decision! of this

nature involves due consideration of allother altern atives , | the proper intention,willingness to sacrifice, and finally, thecourage of one's convictions.God has established three states in life,each w orthy; of consideration. A knowledgeof all three must be attained before one canmaturely choose the religious state. One mustthen have the intention to enter the conventbecause she feels that this is the most perfect way for her to serve God and attain herfinal rewardeternal happiness with Him.Further, she must be convinced that in thisstate she can fulfill herself as a fwomanthrough the role of spiritual motherhoodin teaching children, visiting'the poor, andnursing the sick. Spiritual m aturity entails awillingness to give up ma terial thing s fortruer, more lasting values. It is a personaldecisionfto serve God and Him alone.How does one attain true maturity? Theanswer is simple (and extremely hardgrowin Him and through Him so that when Hecalls, one can maturely*answer, "Christ, Iwill follow." ?

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fPa ere Four T h e IM E I R C I A?D March 16, 1962

Clubs Report Their Gatherings, ProjectsStudent CouncilThe annual Student CouncilDa y fwill be held this year onApril 4. Among the activitiesplanned by the organization isa n assembly! for the entire studen t body! during which memberswill.present the new Alma Mater .Sociology SeminarThe Soci Seminar , in conjunction with YCS, has been sponsoring a "Freedom Button" week.

The proceeds will be sent to theStudent Non-violent Co-ordinatingCommittee which is seeking todeviate the injustices done t'o theNegro in thejjSouth... El Ed ClubMiss Ma reel la * Ha in, a home-school social worker of the ChildGuidaneevDepartmentsof the EriePublic School System, appearedbefore sociologists and elementaryeducation studen ts a t a recentmeeting. Her topic was "ProblemChildren in the Classroom."A Varsity basketball team hasbeen started as a result of t he

recent game with Villa a t Gannon's Homecoming Activities. Itplayed the Mercyhurst Seminarylast week and has scheduled future games with other colleges.Members of A.A. have currentlybeen partic ipating in intramuralbasketball and will soon j beg inping pong and badminton games.Cecilian ClubAt a recent meeting, Mrs. MarcBrunner, a local music eteacher,spoke to members of the CecilianClub on her experiences in teaching music in the schools.fe IRC| IThe theme of the last International Relations Club meetingwas the Mercyhurst motto, "CarpeDiem." Students spoke on thefields which the Mercyhurst student enters |upon graduation, andhe r Catholicl impact on oursociety. The fields included in thediscussion were education, business, research, governm ent, "ma rriage, and cultural activities.IRC representatives, Clara Sie-gel and Kathy Lynch will a ttendPantomimist FascinatesFaculty-StudentViewers

Students revealed their preferences for dramatic types as a resultof the recent performance of pantomimist Harry Barton on March 14.After reviewing only a portion of his original repertoire, whichconsists of thirty pieces, many students expressed a liking for thecomic port ray algof "The Date ," while the satir ic "The Examination"drew a second place vote. Tragedians sided toward "Seven Ages of

S o c i a l i s t s T o M a k eC o n s e c r a t i o n A c t s

Thir ty-eight Sodality probationers will make a tem poraryact of consecratio n to Our Ladyand six candidates will make thepermanent act on Sunday, March25th at 1:30 pan. in the chapel.Other Socialists will renew theirtemporary act. Father Martin willofficiate during the ceremony.

The temporary act is a promisemade by the candidate to dedicateherself to Our Lady under thedirection of and in cooperationwith the Sodality for one year .The permanent act, on the otherhand, is a life dedication madeby the senior soda lists who areabout to leave Mercyhurst.Intensive tra ining for the consecration has been I in progresssince September. Probationers arerequired to know thoroughly thepurpose, history, and function ofthe Sodality and to live a programaimed at deepening of the per

sonal spir itual l ife . Those whohave determined to live theSoda lity way of life can thensignify this determination at thereception.

Man" as those of many moodshailed the abstract character ization, "Pas de trois" and "The Beggar and the Thief."Mr. Bartron opened the program with a short ta lk on theart of I pantomime and the function of make-up. In his presenta tion, he a lso portrayed bothmale and female roles.The pantomimist studied dramatic theory a t Xavier Universityand recita l teachnique with J.Bradley Griffin of Chicago.

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STOP DREAMINGJABOUT THAT TRIPABROAD THIS SUMMER YOU CAN GO . . J IYesyou can spend the whole summer in glorious, fascinating Europe or South America , have unforgettable experienceswith a congenial group on anI NFCCS-NNCF TourTake your pick: 5 tours, 34 days to 67 days, $896 to $1270;sea cr air accomodations.Each tour is escorted; the price is all-inclusive; everything istaken care of for you all you need do is en joy yourself.These tours are your best travel buy . , . the only officiallyapproved NFCCS-NNCF tours. In the past twelve years over600 college students have had the time of their lives on thesefamous tours.

the Intercollegiate GovernmentCongress in Harrisburg on April5, 6, 7. They will present laborbills concerning depressed areasand automation.Dramatics ClubA Workshop has begun forD r a m a d u b members everyWednesday from 1:30 to 3:30.General committee meetings havestar ted for the production of"Plain and Fancy."

Great} BooksSubject's for discussion at theMarch 26 and April! 9 meetingsof the Great Books Club willbe DeToqueville's Democracy inAmerica and Marx's CommunistManifesto. Members of the Sodality are invited to the discussionof the Communist ^Manifesto b ecause of its relevancy to theircurrent project on Communism.Debate ClubDebaters are looking for newmembers to carry on next year 'swork. | Anyone interested shouldcontact' pre sen t lmember s .

Delta Sig Queen

Sandy ReignsAs Dream Girl

Sandy Valcent'i, Mercyhurstjunior , reigned as queen of theannual Delta Sigma Phi Sweethea r t Dancefheld on March 3 a tthe Sunset Inn.

During intermission, Sandy wascrowned as Delta Sig DreamGirl by senior :lAz Filicky, last'year 's Dream Gir l. In addition,she received a dozen red rosesand a hear t pendant, presented toher by the.{president of the fraternity.She was chosen by the brothersin November to reignf for oneyear as their Dream Girl. Aresident of Sharon, Pennsylvania ,twenty-year-old Sandy is thethird consecutive Mercyhurst gir lto hold thisihonor.

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China Debate, A TopicOf NF Regional Meet

For the f irst time in recent ;years , the regional meeting of theNational Federation of Catholic College Students was held on Sunday, March 11, at M ercyhurst College. Represen tatives from D'You-ville, Canisius, and Rosary Hill Colleges, Niagara University. NazarethCollege, and Gan non, Villa Maria, an d M ercyhurst Colleges! partic ipated in the program. ; Fives conferences and a business^.meeting,scheduled from 1:30 to 5:00 p.m., were included in the day's activities.The Social Action Affairs Secretariat discussed the group's striving for interracial justice, including the Student Non-violent Co-ordinating Committee , and the North-i ern Student Moment Co-ordinating Committee . Representativesfrom D'Youville College, underthe direction of the InternationalAffairs Secretariat, debated thequestion, "Resolved, that thePeoples' Republic of China shouldbe admitted to the United Nations." The Mariology Committeeof the Religious Affairs Secretari at presented a discussion ofthe Queenship of Mary, and Gannon College's St. Thomas MoreClub explained its apostolic workin Yucatan in conjunction withthe topic , "Latin American Progress and the Lay Missionary."

"The Parish CCD" was the topic^of the Religious Affairs Secretar ia t in its investigation 1: of theConfraternity of Christian Doctr ine .

RC CouncilHosts Groups

McAuley's main lounge was thescene of the'March 8 meeting ofthe Red Cross IntercollegiateCouncil. Red Cross campus chairman Patsy Sue Richards andmoderatorf Miss Sedney^* hostedRjejd Cross! representatives f romEdinboro, Erie Business College,Gannon, Villa Maria and BehrendCenter .

The main topic of the meetingwas "The Red Cross FriendlyVisitor," a program of companionship that is extended to manybedridden inva lids who live intheir homes. Also discussed wasthe enter ta inment to be presentedby students of Erie area collegesat St. Joseph's Childrens' Homeon April 8. The general ch airmanfor this event is Red Cross representative Tom Charles f romGannon. Mercyhurst students whohave volunteered t'o participate inthis enter ta inment are SheilaHimes and Aletha Stanford.

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MERCYHURST GIRLS ARE TALKING ABOUT . . . St. Pa t 'sweekend . . . the history majors going to Rome . .. Reg's eyes . . .th e "Pappy" show . . . Saturday af ternoons a t the orphanage . . .Liz's sparkler . . . SNCC . . . Marlene, "pinned" . . . the freshmanpolka queens . . . Denise's de le t i ons . . . the special home^ee'er's tr ipto Florida . . . Ma ryan n an d Sylvia, or, three state s and 400 mi-les intwo days . . . "Three Coins in a Fou ntain" . . . the tr ip to Bona's . . .an extra cap and gowns. . . accident|prone M-hurst St . ThomasMore program . . . Rita's green eyes . . 4 Mrs. Konkoly*s writer'scramp . . . Debbie Drake.MERCYHURST GIRLS ARE COMMENTING ON . . . th e creeping sleepiness . . . a ll those men from those big name colleges . . . coiffeurs by Cynthia . . . term paperssource books but no sources . . .Rosie's yellow- eye shadow . . . Needed: more publicity for communism and one-act plays . . . no longer any desire to be "In There". . . upperclassmen's plea for freshmen cooperation . . . Friday nightmovies.MERCYHURST GIRLS ARE TALKING ABOUT . . . the risingfreshman dramatic talent . . . Dr. D's gift to the resident freshmena shoulder to cry on . . . the late shows . . . Margaret's big bump . . ."Ben Casey" on Friday evenings . . . the "mink" inherited by Margy. . . a pair of compasses? . , . Fa the r S.'s daily search for t he morningpaper . . . Sam's cu t system . . . the senior social calen dar.

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