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Seniors^ Nominated^Who's Who Ranks

In recognition of their stimulating contributions to college, the954-1955 edition of WHO'S WHO AMONG STUDENTS IN AMER

Lauler, Marjorie Cum-Marjorie Williams, Anne Remaley, and Audrey Hannah. Theyoints: scholastic achievement, personality traits, service to the school,|t o extra-curricular activities, and potentialProudly claimed by Erie as her

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% M E R C I A DVol. XXVL No. 2 MERCYHURST COLLEGE. ER IE, PA. October 29,1954

?*wt>... pians for Chanty Ballh p fr an t h i n m o r n i n g w i t h H i ^ h l mUnder Way; Chairmen

began Ithis morning* with HighMass in* Christ ' the King'. Chapeland a procession led by the students. Closing will be on Sundayevening with * Solemn Benedictionan d '^procession.

FACULTY CHOICE for listing in Wh o's Who are top , left toright, Anne Remaley, Edith Lauler, J Audrey Hannah; bottom,Marjorie Cummiskey, Marge Williams.

Concert Group Area CollegesR evisits Hurst Join ForcesNFCCS-Wise

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Archbishop's]Day, one of Mer-cyhurst 's most eagerly awaitedraditions, has been moved up toovember 10 this year. The procedure of the day will be muchhe same as it has been in preious years; however, both the reception and program? will be heldin the Little Theatre.

Following the reception, at whichthe Archbishop will meet eachstudent personally, there will becommunity singing I n the thea tre .The Glee Club Willi feature "TheHalls of Ivy;" this will precede aspecial presentation in line withthe Marian Year: ''Great Momentsin the Life of Our Lady" underthe direction of Miss Helen Kelly.

Benediction in the Chapel willsucceed a message by the Archbishop. Rounding out the afternoon's activities, the seniors willhave dinner with His Excellencyin the State Dining Room,

Superb i*Were the ir rendi t ions"states the Philadelphia Inquirerof that internationally famousconcert group known as the SIL-VERTONJSS. Honoring *Mercyhurst for the third time, they willpiesent their program on Novembe r 6 at 8:15 in the Little Theater.This is to be the second performance in Mercyhurs&'s 1954-1955concert-lecture series.

A program of songs rangingfrom the sixteenth century to present day modern music will begiven It win feature such ever-popular tunes and spirituals as"Fanis Angelicus," "Swing Low,Sweet Cnariot," "Summer t ime ,""Dry Bones," "Shortnin' Bread,"and "Old Man River."Everywhere that they have performed, their program has oeenpraised for its quality of beingwell-chosen and well-balanced.

'Sister Classes'Plan EveningAt Playhouse

Traditionally the "big sister"class of Mercyhurst fetes their"little sisters" with a dinner party. However, this year the Juniors are treating the Freshmen toa night at the theater.On November 17 both classeswill journey to the Erie Playhouseto see "Mrs. McThing," a comicfantasy by Mary Chase. The play,according to Miss Kelly, is "excellent and very worthwhile."The "sister classes" will also beintroduced to one of Erie's finestand best-loved cultural spots. Underway now are the exciting plansfor a most enjoyable evening, withthe help of Sister Mary Esther,Junior Class Moderator, and JeanHeavey, class president.

Ail Mercyhurst students willhave an opportunity to take partthis year in the Lake Erie Regional NFCCS Congress which will beheid in nine on Novemoer is lan d14. Beginning sessions Willi opena t 1:JU P.^M. at Gannon College,where thejpaneis and discussionswill continue until Sunday, the14th. I?AISO*participating at the meetings will be students from? VillaMaria, Gannon, St. Bonaventures,Niagara, Canisius, D'Youville, Rosary Hill, Nazareth, and Le Moyne.All students have been particularly encouraged to attend these panels because it is felt that onlythrough actual experience canstudents learn about NFCCS orbenefit from the efforts of itswork.As a theme for 1955, the Con

gress . has chosen "The Studen tCommunity." Through this theme,it is intended to discover whatthe Student Community actuallyis and to decide how it can serveth e co-curricular activities and ex tra curricular activities of the student body. The Congress hopes toachieve this by providing a medium of exchange for ideas originating on the campus, moving fromthere to the Regional Congress, tothe N ational Congress. In this w ay,the maximum benefit will resultfrom actual experience of the students, who should receive the benefits from national cooperation.In addition to Saturday's activities, a dance will be held in theevening in Gannon's CommonsRoom. A variety show with p ar

ticipants from all the schools willbe held during the intermission ofthe dance.Students from the colleges arelending their time and talent tothis week-end, which promises tobe a tremendous success both socially and educationally.

Promise Harvest MoonFirst dance of the year and a charity dance as well! As plans getunderway for the first dance of the year, Mercyhurst College becomesa beehive of activity. The dance has been traditionally named the"Harvest Moon Ball" and is sponsored by the Mercyhurst chapter ofthe NFCCS. f| $ '"-". * *;the Mercyhurst seminary paper, yearbook, and in dramatics^Language clubs, music, and d ramatics occupied most of MaureenKossler's time in high school. Thefreshman secretary plans a careerin commercial? demonstration.Continuing i he r life-long in te r est in music, Patti Corrigan is majoring In voice. AU|her activitiesin high ! school centered aro undmusic, and Mercyhurst studentshave already been enjoying herta lent .

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Page Four T H E E R C I A D October 29,1954portscoopsFrom now on, there won't beany excuse for Mercyhurst girlsto put on those "extra pounds"that everyone complains about;and there wont be any need forthe expression, "There isn't anything to do," after classes are

over for the day.Miss O'Hern, our new physicaled. instructor, ha s made manyplans for the sports agenda thisyear. There is some activity planned! for every week day exceptFriday, so everyone will have anopportunity to become more activein her fa voritefsport.Every Monday|afternoon, therewill be the usual swimming atAcademy High. On Tuesday andThursday afternoons, Miss O'Hernhas ^planned team sports.I Right

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n R C ProgramMercyhurst students are upholdth e guiding principle of ji theirand are seizing thepportunity of performing wholeEach week a group of girls fromout for theHospital to devote someime to cheering th e patients.

card games and recordings enliven th e hours of the sick. Writingletters for the disabled or merely engaging them in conversationaffords much pleasure for gthesevolunteers.This is only one of the servicesprovided by the IntercollegiateCouncil of the American^ RedCross, which is affiliated with Villa Maria, Gannon, Edinboro, Ben-rend Center and Mercyhurst Colleges. The moderator of this organization is Miss Jane Theuer-kauf, with Dr. Leo Roland of VillaMaria College as faculty advisor.Mercyhurst representatives a r eMary Ann Scirto, general chaira n of jthe Intercollegiate Council; Georgia Lackey, steering committee chairman; and Pat Fridley,general secretary.Joint entertainment is providedeach month by the associated colleges at the Veterans' Hospital,Gannondale, Erie County! Infirmary, or St. Mary's Home for theAged.Through the services of Dr. Roland th e students from the colleges affiliated with th e Councilcan become licensed! projectionists for the purpose of showingmotion pictures at the Veterans'

Hospital. |The Council is connected with

the Junior Red Cross and theH o m e Services and Disastergroups. Mercyhurst girls will betrained next semester in safetyservices, including water safetyand first aid.

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now, and for as long as the weather permits, field hockey is the major activity. When th e weatherforbids hockey, it will be replacedby volleyball games in the schoolgym. Later in the year, basketball will take its usual prominentplace on the Tuesday and Thursday schedule.

On Wednesday afternoons inthe spring, individual sports, willbe conducted such as golf andtennis, on jthe new tennis courts.Aside from the sports here atschool, there are plenty of opportunities for hiking, playinggolf, bicycling, and horse back riding in the city.These sports are open to everyone, so there's no need to spendyour afternoons in the lounge orin your rooms with so many ac tivities going on around you. Now,with a quiet complex making myface!turn red, I'll leave the loungeand begin to prac t ice . what Ipreach.

cttte ato the student Panel on thePlace Of Catholic Youth in College Life" at four o'clock, Wednesday, November 3, on WICU.

When the Catholic EducationalAssociation of Pennsylvania metin Erie on October 7 and 8, Mercyhur st College {played h ost forover a hundred Sister educatorsfrom various parts of* the state.Three of the college faculty tookan active part in the educationalmeetings.'I n the college division, SisterM. Carolyn spoke on a panel whichdiscussed means of promoting thecollege and university $section ofCEAP. Sister discussed the prosand cons of having more professional meetings, but the consseemed to win out.Sister Mary Rachel spoke to thehigh school teachers on the "Placeof Mary in Home*Economics." Inher paper she showed that Marywas the home-maker "par excellent," and that home-making is

the fulfillment of woman's highest role inllife.

Very well received was a demonstration of \teaching art to second grade pupils by Sister MaryThomas, who sused a Hallowe'enParty project for her class. Sisteralso spoke to the teachers on the"Why and How of Art Educationin th e Elementary Grades."

RespectfullyAs the jgavel fell on the firstmeetings of the* clubs it foundthat guest speakers, symposia, andwelcomes to the new memberswere the fashion.At OGA, Miss Dorothy Agresti,an OGA alumna and first vice-president of the state federationof the Business and ProfessionalWomen's Club, addressed the groupon the subjectjof "The Influenceof a i Christopher in the BusinessWorld." The seniors also presenteda panel on "Experiences as Practices Teachers."

Mary Ann Cutri and KathleenMainzer, 1954 graduates, inspiredthe members of the Science Seminar by giving them the actualinsight into the trials and joysof a technologistiin the world oftest tubes and slides.

"Dormant Heritage" a one-actplay was presented by Pat Maleyand Pat Murphy to welcome thepledges into Dramatic Society.At the first Sociology Seminarmeeting plans were made forcharitable work to be done atSt. Rita's Home for the mentally

deficient and the St. Vincent De-Paul Society.Marge Cummiskey, Carol Donovan and Jean Bryson gave somepointers on classroom techniquein a^symposium to highlight th ereopening of the Education Seminar. \

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To welcome the freshmen ar tstudents, the Art Club gave a Hallowe'en Party to which the members came disguised as famousar t is ts .

The Athletic Association formeda;.! committee to revise the constitution and point system at itsfirst meeting and has made plansfor a Hallowe'en party on October 27. I ] | | | |"Utopia" by St. Thomas Moreis the first book being discussedin the Great Books Club. Otherworks to be discussed throughoutthe year are Shakespeare's "Othello" and "The Communist Manifesto" by Karl Marx.Judy Carlow, 1953 graduate, willbe the guest speaker at the No

vember meeting of the FrenchClub. Judy made a second tripthrough France this summer andwill show slides and! pictures ofher trip.A discussion on the advantagesof a major in English was thehighlight of the first English clubmeeting. Guest speaker of the evening was anfalumna off the club,the former Lu | Ella Haaf whosedaughter, Maureen Jones, is nowa member.

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Dr.Relihan CompletesFifty Years OfTeaching

"Teaching has brought me complete satisfaction," declared Dr.Michael J. Relihan upon the culmination .of fifty years in education.Beloved at Afercyhurst, where he has been professor of educationand director -of teacher training for twenty-eight, Dr. Relihan hasalways maintained a personal, interest in his students. "I'm alwaysproud of the Mercyhurst girls," he stated, "They are outstanding.,Animpeccable personal appearance, a faultless and sincere courtesy, andafpriceless 'savoir-faire' distinguish them." 'Previous to his position here, Dr. Relihan had served on the pioneerstaffs at D'Youville College in Buffalo and Seton Hill College in Qreens-burg. Much of his work has beenin th e teacher training program.From 1925 to 1929 he was directorof the Knights of Columbus Evening School for ex-service| men.In|l921 heJ founded la school forsisters in th e Pittsburgh dioceseto I e n a b l e ! the m| to I secure* theirstated teachers' Icertificates. i Dr.Relihan continued!to direct* theschool! after he J came I to I Erie,travelingfto Pittsburgh weekendsuntil this work was completed!in1945. In addition to his teaching,Dr. Relihan writes]a weekly column forlthe Lake Shore VisitorRegister "Your Child |in School".Duquesne I University was * th escene of his early education. Heearned his bachelor! of arts andmasters' degrees there and at the

invitation of the president of theuniversity, he stayed on to teachfrom 1905 to 1909. "I entered th eteaching ? profession because I'lltryl anything once," stated Dr.Relihan. "It's as simple as that.When I got into it I found I likedit .J very much."I Of the present and future Mercyhurst I collegians, Dr. Relihansmiled as he j expressed the hopethat "our Mercyhurst girls of today and all who tread these hallsof learning in the future emulatethe graduates of the past twenty-five years, whose spiritual andsocial personality is a lasting credit, .not only to the training Mercyhurst gives but also to their discriminating judgment."

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