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Displaying the friendliness and willingness of the freshmen to work is the quartet of freshmen class officers screnabove; left to right, Kay Canada, Kay Cooper, Pat Murphyand Pat Narby

M ercia arms J u n i o r s P r e p a r en First Class Trix or Treats'For the second consecutive year,the Merciad has been awarded"First Class" honors by the Associated Collegiate Press.C o m p e t i n g ^ with collegesthroughout the country who publish a a monthly newspaper, th eMerciad is judged in terms ofnews values and sources, newswriting and tditing, departmental 'pages and special features, headl ines, typography, and makeup.Total score of 880 showed ajump of 60 points over last year'srat ing. Among the high scoresgiven the Mercyhurst publicationwere the coverage, vitality, andtreatment of its news stories,typography, front page and insidepage makeup, printing and photography. Editorial page featuresrated excellent. Editors FrancesSullivan and Mary Lou Dwyerwere in charge of the '51-'52 publication.The A.C.P. ^issues a scorebookwhich lists the publication's valuenumerically in each department.The purpose of the service is toprovide staff members with ananalysis of its past work. Withsuch an analysis the staff maythen correct past mistakes and improve its weak points.

Pigskin C ontes tLures Students

November 1 will find a groupof twenty-one seniors and a number of under-classmen at the Municipal Stadium in Cleveland. Theoccasion will be the Notre Dame.-Navy game, an annual majorevent in the realm of football.Gala plans are being made andconfirmed for this weekend. Thegirls will leave Erie by bus onFriday night, October 31, and willbe staying at the Auditorium

Hotel in Cleveland. The collegianshope to be able to see some of thepoints of interest in the city before their return on Sunday. However, the high point of the tripwill be the game Saturday afternoon.

F o r L i t t l e S i s t e r sWhile, downtown Erie is busyfeaturing ghosts, goblins, andwhat not , the junior class of theHurst is busy, too, making plansfor its own Halloween celebration.Coming at an opportune time,this year's Big Sister-Little Sister[Dinner, scheduled for October 30,will use the tradit ional "trix or

treat" theme. The!location committee, with Gerry Kingston asi ts chairman, has chosen AmityInn for the trysting place, wherefaculty and little sisters alike willpartake of a spaghett i dinner withall the trimmings.

Maryann Cutri , in charge oftransportat ion, has announcedthat oars will be provided by members of both classes. This yearthere will be a dual entertainmentcommittee made up of both juniors and freshmen. Jody Ryan,chairman, reports that "plans arewellf underway for a unique entertainment."Other committees include theinvitations committee with DoloresFratus as chairman; 'the financialcommittee headed by Ann Kennedy, treasurer of the junior class;and the table committee under the

supervision of Jean Broscoe. Theprogram committee, with PeggyGrace as fits chairman, will havecharge of the arrangement of thenight 's events.

Forty HoursOpens Oct. 26

Forty Hours Devotion will openSunday, October 26, with HighMass in the Chapel of [Christ theKi nFor three days the Blessed Sacrament will be exposed for publicadoration. Rev. John Slattery ofSt. Peter's Cathedral will be among

th e v is i ting\ diocesan jjpriests whowill conduct services. Eenedictionwill be held each evening ^duringthe devotion. Forty Hours willclose Tuesday evening with a solemn procession led by the collegestudents,

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Freshmen Elect James Wolfe To Make'52-53 Officers little Debut Nov. 12T o G u i d e C l a s s

Elections in the freshmen classat Mercyhurst resulted in PatriciaMurphy being named president;Patiicia Narby, vice-president;Kathleen Canada, secretary; andKathleen Cooper, treasurer. Thesefour girls will 'hold office duringth e coming school year.Patricia Murphy, president, ofGreenfield, Massac husetts, is asister of Arlene Murphy wno graduated last June. At GreenfieldHigh School, she took part inmany extra-curricular activitiesincluding the Dramatic Club, GleeClub, yearbook staff, and cheer-leading for three years. Here atMercyhurst , "Murph" is majoringin Business Education. Aside frombeing a member of O.G.A., she isalso pledging for A.A. and theDramatics Society.!Vice-presidentj Patricia Narbyclaims Erie, Pennsylvania, for herhome town and Villa Maria Academy as her Alma Matej . Majoringin elementary education,* Pat is amember of the Elementary Education Club. A sports enthusiast, sheis also pledging for A.A.Kathleen Canada comes fromTitusville, Pennsylvania. Duringhex days at Colestock High School,she was editor of the school paper,member of P.T.A., president ofY-Teens, and an active \ memberof G.A.A. Kay is majoring in artand minoring in English. The ArtClub, Glee Club, and the Dramatics Club have already claimedsome of Kay's time.A graduate of Erie's East HighSchool was Kathleen Cooper. Besides jj being secretary4 of the Senior class and% majorette in theschool band, some, of K athlee n'sother activities included membership in the Honor Society*and Y-Teens. Now at Mercyhurst, she ismajoring in elementary education,is a member of the ElementaryEducation Club, and is pledgingfor A.A.

Open HouseDates Definite

Not one. but two JOpen Housesare on the calendar for the students in the, coming mo nth. Friday evening, October 24, the Student Council will sponsor the party and three weeks later, November14 , members of the Home Economics Club will act as hosts.Committee.s are at work in ore-paring for the first Open House.A typical October them e will beuse/! by Margaret Cavanaugh inthe decorating of the auditoriumand lounge. Norma Schaberl hasengaged a combo to furnish music for the evening.

Other comm ittee heads a re DorisMoore, publicity; Virginia Kelly,refreshments; Claire Scheming,tickets.

Invitat ions have been! sent toGannon, St. Bonaventure's, Allegheny, Edinboro, Behrend Center,and John Carroll ,

J am es Wo l f e , an o u t s t a n d i n g A m e r i can p i an i s t w h o w i l lm ak e h i s N ew Y o rk d eb u t i n D ecem b er , w i l l ap p e a r a t M ercy h u r s t N o v e m b e r 1 2 . -B o rn i n O m ah a , N eb ras k a , M r . Wo l f e r ece i v ed h i s ea r l yg en e ra l an d m u s i ca l ed u c a t i o n t h e r e . H e co n t i n u ed h i s m u s i c a l !s t u d i e s a t t h e Un i v e r s i t y o f M i ch i g an .S h o r t l y a f t e r t h e o u t b r e a k o f W o r l d W a r i l l , M r . W o l f eenlisted in the Navy. While, in theNavy, he made several appearancesboth! at solo recitals and with orchestras.After his discharge from theNavy, Mr. Wolfe began to concer-tize extensively. Besides giving concerts in> Brazil and Hawaii, Mr.Wolfe has appeared with the Philadelphia, Detroit, and South BendSymphonies. He recently composed

the musical score for the movieproduction "Father Damien."Mr. Wolfe's program will includeselections from Bach, Schumann,McLennan, Chopin, and Beethoven

James Wolfe /

ros eceiveCollege Attirerom

^efrontenA rftttHtfomThe Merciad and Press Clubwill hear Mr. James N. Blissellspeak on Nove mber 5, 1952. Aseditor of the Erie Dispatch Heraldhe will have many tips to offerbudding journalists.

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eniorsOutwardly ^proclaiming thei rallegiance to Mercyhurst and theide.als for which she stands, sixty

freshmen will be formally Jpre-sented with cap and gown thisafternoon.Representing the senior classand the students body, Mary LouDwyer wUl welcome the newcomers. In reply, freshman pres-

sident, Patricia Murphy, wiU speakfor her class when she accepts theresponsibilities and duties -thatthe donning of cap and gown implies. The freshm an class officerswill lead their class onto the stagewhere they will receive the academic attire from the senior classofficers.]?Following this will be an address by Dr. M. J. Relihan.Although addressed to the fresh-men, his talk will hold a pertinent

message for every jstudent.| "TheManner and Spirjt of Mercyhurst"will be the theme of his address.T h e . freshman class will terminate, the Investi ture Ceremony byleading the student body into thechapel for Benediction. The concluding event of this day will bethe tradit ional formal tea he.ld intheir honor in the state diningroom.

Coming EventsOct. 24 Student aCouncilOpenjfHouse.Oct. 26, 27, 28 FortyHours Devotions.Oct. 30 Big - Little Sis

ter Party. \ CiNov. 1 All Saints Day(Saturday.) -JNov. 12 James Wolfe Piano Concert .Nov. 14 Home Ec. OpenHouse.

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Editor IMary Lou Dwyer andassociate editor, Jean Drouhard.will represent the Merciad at theAssociated*^ Collegiate5* Press Conference this week. They will travelto New York City where the HotelStatler will play host to the A. C.P . Conference, October 2 3 , 24, and2 5 .

The Conference will open Thursday with a convocation of all thedelegates. A demonstration of aTV newscast by Doug Edwardsand Don Hewitt of CBS televisionwill highlight the afternoon program. In the evening, a panel ofoutstanding newspapermen willspeak on?the subject, "If I^Werea CoUege Editor Today." Sectionalmeetings, begun on Thursday, willcontinue through Friday. They wiUresume Saturday morning andcontinu e until the closing convocation at eleven a. m.

Many outstanding journalistswill help to conduct the ShortCourse: John Scott , editor andcorrespondent for Time; Mary bethLittle, College Board Editor ofMademoiselle; John Tebbel, vice-chairman of the department ofjournalism at New York Universi ty and Thomas Barnhart, professor of journalism at the University of Minnesota,

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Give or Take? Books Provide Re-read the Label!The time has come for us to give. We are no longer child- H i V C M f l i ? 0 1 r U f l

ren who grasp, greedily and ungra teful ly, a l l tha t is giventhem, who must be forced to share. We have entered upon ourmatur i ty* and taken on obligations.*As children, we becamemembers of Chris t . Now, the obl iga t ions of tha t membershipweigh upon us .

As other Christs, we have a duty to share in the redemption of the world. It may be the ashion*in the world, today,to be selifsh and self-seeking, but do not try to use that asan excuse to the Chris t who diedfonf the cross, "His wholebody as one wound."

Try to look at His agonized face and refuse the duty topray for the convers ion and redemption of the world. Look a tthe wounds in His hands and refuse to deny yourself someway tha t others may be saved. Watch Him s tumble the las tfa l te r ing s teps to His dea th and refuse to do anything, even assmall as^tearing a stamp off a letter, that will help convertother men. See a l l this , and then ignore Mission Sunday; re gard the miss ions as bothersome but somewhat necessary.

You cannot be Chris t-minded without be ing mission-mind-ed,. for the two are inseparable . As Chris t ians , we]must t a k eon the obl iga t ion of saving others . A grea t Catholic poet hassa id, "Give beauty back to God." There is janother thing wemust give , in thanksgiving* We must g ive souls back to God.

Mind Your Business!Within each one of us, if we use it, is the power to make

the world a be t te r place than we found i t . I f each individualis important , as Fa ther James Kelle r s t resses , then we mustmake our inf luence fe l t by par t ic ipa t ion in our government .The most prac t ica l demonstra t ion of this is our oppoitunityto vote . UnconcernImust be replaced by a sense of personalresponsibi l i ty and individual ini t ia t ive . But f i rs t , we haveto know what 's going on, beginning r ight here in Mercyhurs t ,on up through loca l , s ta te , na t ional and interna t ional happenings . |

Stop - look - listen. Newspapers, radio, and television existto give us the fac ts of current events , to keep us informed.By making use of these sources we ' ll know wha t the changingdaily scene is . But i t shouldn ' t s top a t th is . I f we know wha t 'swrong, then we should change i t for what 's r ight , and thiscalls for a pioneering!spirit. Here a t college r|our voice isheard through the Student Council , and we have our r ightand duty to pe t i t ion i f change is necessary. Government fee lsour inf luence through le t te rs wri t ten to Congressmen and bygood people going into pol i t ics and br inging Chris t with themto give to others .

"Either you run your government ," says Father Kelle r ,"or government runs you." Either we take anfinterest in itand ac t for good pr inc iples , or our doing nothing wil l giveothers a chance to s tep in with des truc t ive ideas . Concern,l ike char i ty, begins in our immedia te surroundings and thenspreads to inc lude others . I f we 're interes ted in the welfareof Mercyhurs t , then we ' l l do everything poss ible to protec tand improve it. If we really love our country, then we'll careabout what happens to i t . Whether condit ions are good or badhere depends on each individual s tudent , and a governmentdepends on its citizens. Each one of us is a student-citizenand, therefore , govern ment is our bus iness-

To inform potent ia l voters , one newspaper is running anInformed V oters campaign; the keynote is READ, THINK ,VOTE. This means read the newspapers , think about theissues , and then vo te inte l l igen t ly. Voting jus t because onepossesses the r ight does not insure sound government . Weneed people who know what they are vot ing for and why,who have the ir eyes and ears open and are ready and wil l ingto weigh a l l the fac ts in the ba lance . Our s logan could bePRA Y, TH IN K , A CT.

Reading is one of the nicestways to spend the.se crisp fallevenings. After exercise in thebrisk outdoors, what could be morerelaxing than an easy chair, anapple, and a good book? See ifsome of these don't capture yourfancy.For you mystery lovers, thereare thrills a plenty in Murder atSt. Dennis. Here, revengeful murder takes the life of a ruthlessold gold mining king as a cunningkiller prowls the corridors of oldSi . Dennis Hospital in the ghosttown of Gopher Gulch. Se.c in theBlack Hills, this is a grippingthriller by Margaret Ann Hubbard,author of another famous mystery,Murder Takes the Veil.One of the outstanding books of[the year" and one} which will becoming to our library soon isWitness byij Whittaker Chambers.It is less a book than a voice, forthose to whom it speaks, testifyingto what Chambers calls the centralcrisis of our time. "For within thenext decades will be decided forgenerations whether all mankindis to become Communist; whetherthe whole world is to become free;or whether, in the struggle, civilization as we know it is to be completely destroyed." It is the voiceof a man who has fumbled hisway gradually and painfully fromutter godlessness through the darkvalley of faith in ma n as embodiedin Marxiam Communism} to thefinal realization that man without God is doomed to failure. Thisbook is a must for men of allfaithsdon't miss it ! Young Joey's query, "Dad, canI have your pants when you die?"set Pop, Joseph Breig, to writinga sparkling bit of humor aboutCatholic family life. Calling uponthe many episodesamusing, tragic, excitingwhich an activeenthusiastic group of seven canproduce, he tells the story of "God,my family,] and me " in My PantsWhen I Die. You'll roll withlaughter oyer the chapter "Petsis Pests;" you'll smUe. with recognition of The World's WorstAltar Boy; and when dad finallybreaks down and buys Joey hisfirst suit, you'll know that this isone family you'd? like to knowbetter.

More adventures of the Breigfamily are g found injGod In OurHouse, a delightful series of simple,family conversations on the Gospel. In a slightly different veinBreig provides a first rate coursein temptation resistance, as hegives a rollicking report on howweaknesses are capitalized J uponby the boys from the Lower Regions.

"Read the label three times." Science major or dabbler inhome ec . chemistry, you've decided thatfthis is a pretty reliable rule of thum b in the ^labor atory. But h ave you evers topped to think tha t this precaution may a lso be va luable toyou in other situa tion s, th at is, those in which you deal withothers ,Perhaps when a thought or an opinion or an a l t i tude popsinto your mind during a public discussion such as an assembly,class meeting, or even a gab fest in the lounge, you immediately give voice to it. If so, you're in good company becausemost of us have been guilty of| it at one t ime or another . Andyou've probably a t someftime regre t ted very much your im-petuousness and been sorry la te r tha t you didn' t f ind outjthepart iculars before you so has t i ly commented.One of the safest "insurance policies" against la te r embarrassment , misunders tandings , and wounded fee l ings is theprac t ice of giving the s i tua t ion a second thought , and in somecases even a third. Analyze your reasons and, above a l l , yourframe of mind. Remember tha t you canjnever think c lear lyor form unbiased conclusions unless you have all the factsand know both s ides of the s tory. Try your lab s tand-by andI'm sure you'll find that it will stand you in good stead. "Readthe labe l three t imes ' . "

For Mary's Sodal is t. . . BY THE PREFECT"If my requests are heard, Russia will be converted and there willbe peace. If they ar.e ignored, she will spread her errors throughoutthe world . . many people will beoome martyrs; the Holy Fatherwill have much to suffer . . . many nations will*be annihilated."Once again the message that Our Lady gave at Fattaa Is goingout to the world. Warner Brothers has brought it to the screen. Entitled"TheIMiracle of Fatlma," the;film portrays, as it is best able,, theevents surrounding the six apparitions of Our Lady to the three shepherd children of Fatima, Portugal.Since 524 A. D., there have, been34 well-authenticated visits of OurLady to fher children. In 1846, atvjlLa Saletie, she appeared to two t\shepherd children and told of herweariness in restraining the avenging hand of her Son. "Penance"was her plea.In 1858, at Lourdes and in,1917at Fatima, she again pleaded,"people must change their ways . .cease of fending the Saviour . . .say the. Rosary regularly . . . repent of their sins."

middle looks pretty important.How is rule 34daily dutiescoming? Try the motto "Work over itpray over it."

Today is the feast of St. Hllar-ian, Abbot. It is\said\ that peopleflocked to him as children flockto candy. He finally had to hideaway to be o monk. Friday is thefeast of St . Raphael Archangel-known to us as the angelical physician of soul and body.

Our Lady said to pray forpriests. On reading Boyd Barrett'sbook, Shepherd in the Mist, wesee her reasons. Every person, religious or lay, is 3 human and avictim of the effects of originalsin.His plea is made to th e Catholic,especially lay, when He writes,"Our heritage is charity, the privilege and duty of helping others . .Let us spend lavishly on StrayShepherds! . . . pray for, loveand help in every good wayour priests in trouble,."Mary, Queen of the Rosary,Pray for Us!

"Let's Have English in theMass!" In the October issue ofAction Now, Richard? Lawrencestates his case on this timely subject. There is also anf article onguardian angels by Patricia W alsh.This is National Catholic YouthWeek, The theme, is Unity,' Sanctity, and Action. The one in the

T H E M E R C I A DMercyhurst College, Erie, Pa .

Member of %ASSOCIATED COLLEGIATE PRESSEditor . Mary Lou DwyerAssociate Editor - Jean DrouhardAssistant Editors . - Donna Byers, Mary Ann HayesBusiness Editor Rita Shana anEditorial Staff Frances Sullivan, Joan Har. Uon,Claire Agliata, Norma Jean Scott, Mary Ann Callahan.Helen Fo garty, Florene Cherry, Julie Tech, |JodyRyan, Barbara Haner, Ann Kennedy, Marge-Williams,Betty Rossum.Business Staff . . . . ... Bernadette Bell,Dorothy Zuzula, Mickey O'Donnell, Margaret Grace,Roseann Audio, Mary Kienzle

Satire RunsAt PlayhouseOne of the most attractive features of off-campus social life atMercyhurst is the Erie Playhouse.Comedies,, dramas, musicals andfarce.sall are presented inf theartistic manner which proves tobe a popular drawing card to thetheatre-going population of Erie.Currently running at the Playhouse is "The Happy Time." butwe are more interested In th enext presentation, a comedy satire,entitled "The First Lady/' byGeorge Kaufman. The plot revolves around several ambitiouswomen, all conniving to havetheir husbands elected to thepresidency of the United statesfor purely selfish motives.Leading roles in this powder-room view of Washington politicswill be handled by Dorothea Carson and Georgia Pen-gel.Opening night will be October27; reservations can be made bytelephone or by calling at the boxoffice.

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Aspiring musicians, four members of the elementaryeducation curriculum are seen above in music class withthfeir instruments, /Flutaphones. The would-be grade schoolteache rs are Pauline Zilch, Bern adette Bell, M ary Kellyand Betty Seymour.

"Her voice was ever soft, Gentle,and low; an excellent thing in woman."

Pour pioneers of Mercyhurst's newest department are giving animpromptu recital on the newest thing in ear trainingPlutophones.These "easy play" instrum ents are taug ht to children on the elementarylevel by well-versed teachers. Many aspiring pied-pipers and, may I add,aspir ing elementary teachers can be seen and heard throughout thecampus. Of cousa, none are so adept in the mastery of this complex instrument as Barney Bell, Betty Seymour, Pauline Zilch, and Mary Kelly.

Bernadette (Barney) Bell is a *familiar f igure throughout Itheschool to both! faculty and students. A senior member of elementary education, Barneyftakesher studies seriously and is waiting hopefully for the day whenshe can apply all she has learned.Her interests center around writing to Billy, talking about Billy,and playing with Billy. (Billy is 'her curly-haired nephew whobears a slight|resemblance to hisaunt) . A sweet smile and a willingness to help anyone are characteristics always found in Barney.A.A., Dramatics, Alpha Psi Ome.ga,are all proud to have her in theirmembership.

Betty Seymour is a junior withmany distinctions, chief amongwhich is that she hails from NorthBangor, New York (pop. 202). Another rare distinction is that sheis the only member of the juniorclass who is younger than most ofthe. sophomores, and many of thefreshmen. This is a distinctionthat she doesn't enjoy. Betty is amember of the A.A., and Dramatics. Many of i "Baby- Betty's"friends think it was she. jjthatShakespeare had in mind when hewrote:

The sophomore member of thequartet is Pauline Zilch. An activemember of the Glee Club, an avidrecord collector, and a capablepiano player, gives Pauline anA plus in musical* abilities.4 Quiet.reserved, and never admitting asecret love for the ballet, Paulinemates her presence known by acourteous and sweet manner. Sheis very much at home in Erie andin elementary education.

Elementary Education is alsofortunate to have Mary Kelly joinits ranks this year. Mary, of thetwinkling Irish eves, comes to usfrom Syracuse, N. Y. and CoventSchoo l! where she he ld th e officeof Student Council President. Amember of the Glee Club and apossible A.A. honorary, Mary isalready showing her potentialities as a leader. In Room No. 2there is a teddy-bear collectionthat displays its owners love foranimals. Rumor has it that sheloves a good time and an old car.Mercyhurst welcomes the friendly,shy smile of Mary Kelly.

Intercollegiate Red CrossAssembles at EdinboroAs a participant in the RedCross Central Council, college student division, Mercyhurst recentlysent four representatives to thisyear 's initial meeting \ of the organization at Edinboro. TheMercyhurst delegates who enjoyed the delicious steak dinner served previous to the meeting wereMary O'Donnell, Barbara Buerkle,Jo Ann Ryan and Miss MarionBiackett, faculty adviser to thecommittee.Barb Buerkle reported that thespeaker, Mr. Esterlein, succeededin holding everyone's attention because he was a "man with acause." His sincerity and honestbelief in his subject, "First AidTraining," convinced the-Mercy-hurst representatives of the grow-Ing need for first aid, as well as

life-saving, education, and J of theimportance of getting this training while still in school.Next on Ithe agenda was a discussion of Ithe actual-business ofthis Red Cross Central Council,entertaining at homes and hospitals in the Erie vicinity. A committee of four, including!Jo An nRyan, was'formed to arrange th eschedule off dates and places forthese projects. Mercyhurst choseto volunteer to entertain at theVeteran's Administration Hospital in early November.Representatives from Gannon,Villa, Edinboro, and BehrendCenter, as well as from Mercyhurst, closed the meeting withplans to hold their next conclaveat Villa Maria College.in November.

New Booklet Mercyhurst GirlsNow SellingA t BookstoreCurrently on display and salein the college bookstore is a booklet containing a series of originalpaintings depicting the scenes ofthe fifteen Mysteries of;the Ros

ary. Unique as this little book is inItself, it is of particular interest tous here at Mercyhurst for it waspainted by one of ou r facultymembers, Sister Mary Angelica,head of the art department.At the request of the Leo C.Connelly Company of Chicago,Sister began work on the JoyfulMysteries of the series in the fallof 1951. She progressed on throughthe Glorious Mysteries to theSorrowful Mysteries which shecompleted during the leniten sea-son of 1952. The series of paintings was reproduced in color inan 8 by 10 size, and was on display for the first time at theNational Catholic EducationalAssociation Convention in KansasCity in April of this year.Sister A ngelica ha s- done thescenes from the life of Christ inrich vibrant colors .without sacrificing their spiritual significancefor the sake of realism. Paintedon gesso panels in casein, thepaintings are finished in oil glaze.Sister has had several other ofher originals reproduced, amongthe most popular being her portrait of Maria Goretti, which isalso available in several sizes atthe college bookstore.The booklet form in which these,paintings have been reproducedwas originally designed foruse during the recitation of therosary. Mercyhurst girls havefound the little book equally suitable Eas an inspiration to meditation or to mental prayer. Manyfavorable comments have beenheard on the inspiring spiritualityof the scenes from the life of OurLord and the esthetic beauty ofthe pictures themselves.

Are Talking About...MERCYHURST GIRLS ARE TALKING ABOUT . . . plans for a:1rejunev ated lounge, . . . th e Inspiring thoughts set forth by FatherKeller . . . the anticipated open houses . . .^Father Martin's appraisalof Gregorian Chant, "Mercyhurst style" . . . Mary Anne Hayes* beingcaughtby a zipper .1 . . dates, blind and otherwise, for the N.F.C.C8.. . . Cece Parker's handy handbag . . . Josie Caioeda's interpretation

of the tango, and the Charleston . . . the revised demerit system . . .Stevenson's and Nixon's bank accounts . . . audible evidence of our newbuildings./ MERCYHURST GIRLSSARE TALKING ABOUT . . . FLUFFWUNDERLY'S rendition 'of "Cry" with MURPH'S accompaniment . . . "Les Miserables" . . . BARB BUERKEL'S "private"letters . . . the party given by BETTY ROSSUM and MARYANN SCIRTO on the S.S. Shrimp Boat . . . "Seeing is Believing" . . . MARY O'DONNELL'S new seat in chapiel. f |MERCYHURST GIRLS ARE TALKING ABOUT . . . Mao Calla-nan's well-circulated story-letter . . . the Gannon dinner dance attend-edjby Kay Canada, Maureen Le ary, Diane Lcdoux and Joan Clancy .taking notes in Physical Education class . . . the close of practiceteaching . . . the Notre Dame-Navy game in Cleveland . . . Junior Classrings . . . "Tales of Hoffman" . . . the weekend visits of Ruth Laulerand Pat Curran . . . the reason for Marge Cummisky's and LorraineRreichel's being late everywhere; It takes ten minutes (and severalneighbors) to open their door.MERCYHURST GIRLS ARE TALKING ABOUT . . . BOBBIE JIMBODEN'S misplaced angel food cake . . . PAULINESOLIDA and BARB HANER in their one and a half roomapartment . . . "The Miracle of Fatima" . . . ANNE KENNEDY'S cryptic telegram!and her "ousted airman" . . . Dramatic Society try-outs . . .FRAN SANFRATELLO'S littlered gown.MERCYHURST GIRLS ARE TALKING ABOUT . . . an invigorated Sodality . . . the romantic serenade of "Good Night Ladies" as onlyGannon can sing it . . . high school students with green convertibles. , jSister Mary Alice's absence from the office and o ur hopes th at she willsoon return . . . three alarm clocks in Room 231, . . Fran Miller's now-famous typing class . . . a change in the weather and a chill in theair . . . new date, regulations . . . Sister Ime lda's recovery . . . the afternoon coffee hour . . . freshman class president, Pat Murphy.

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A solemn procession precededthe opening felicitations toMother Borgia on the. occasion ofher feast day, that of St. FrancisBorgia, as the three day celebration came to an end. MaragretBroderick expressed the sentimentof the students and faculty in herformal opening of the feast dayprogram. Immediately followingMiss Broderick, Diane Ledoux, whowas accompanied by Frances San-fratello, sang "Make Believe". Thenext presentation was a well-castskit, "Seeing's Believing", by Wendell Hammond, which amused

everyone in the audience by cleverhumor. Following the play. FloreneCrerry presented Mother Borgiawith a token of appreciation forall that she has done for Mercyhurst.Mother Borgia then took thefloor and very humbly, but sincerely, thanked all for the wonderful feast day which she celebrated.Continuing on, Mother stated th atthe feast day of St. Francis Borgia was a double celebration because lit is also the da te on whichMe.royhurst received the charter asfirst class liberal arts college.

There 's lots of exc i tementaround the dance floorgreeting

old fr iends, making new ones.Pari of the fun of campus parties]

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