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Upperclassmen SelectedFor "Who's Who" Honor

j . s s * y ? >Newly elected "Who's Who" members Jane Matjasko, Marion Michaels, Terry Donohue, Kay Hebert,Mary j Pa t Carlow and Emily Lincoln celebrate in the snack bar.M E R C 1 A D*VoL N o . 3 MERCYHURST COLLEGE, ERIE, PENNA. December 18, 1963

School Staff EvaluatesAll Features of College(faUndevi

With the conviction that Mer-cyhurst must join with the Churchin its own "aggiornamento," thetrustees, advisory board, administration, and faculty have starteda two-year self-evaluation of thecollege.During the first year, the studyteams are analyzing the college'sprograms and resources andHheirP a n e l of S t u d e n t sD i s c u s s S m o k i n g

Facts About Smoking will be discussed by a student panel at theJan .! 8 general assembly. Panelmembers Joyce Hill, Veronica Si-kora, Marylee Magnotto, and Je anStimmel are all girls who smoke.By presenting currentl information regarding smoking, the panelaims to prevent non-smokers fromstarting to smoke, while encouraging smokers to cut down. OnJanuary 9, the student body willv o te ! to keep or to remove \ th ecigarette machines now | on Icamp u s .The panel arose from a recentpoll takenlby SisterlM. Immaculate, health nurse. 50 | studentswere interviewed, of whom halfsmoke and half do not. Resultsshow that 84% of those polledwould support thefpanel in promoting its objectives.CollegeslHelpNeedy Youths

Mercyhurst students are cooperating with a project initiatedby Gannon to aid studentsprep are! for college. The project,entitled|A Pilot Study for the Development of Leaden, is under thedirection of the Sociology Club.The purpose of the project isto motivate underprivileged Juniorhigh school students of Erie publicschools to leadership. The studentswere recommended by their respective schools according to theirability to do college work.

objectives. In June, 1964, a tentative long-range plan will be formed. The development program willbe established, the following September. The study will concludein June, 1965, with the evaluationof the new program.Overseeing the evaluation is th ecoordination team of Sr. M. Carolyn, Sr. M. Janet, Sr. M. Marcia,and Miss Arabella Fry. The committees formed by faculty and ad-administration members to studyacademic areas are: Library, head

ed by Sr. Mary Martin; StudentPersonnel Service, Miss Yule; Faculty and Teaching, Mr. Lochte-feld: and i Outcomes, Sr. MaryDaniel.Advisory Board committees cover Budget and Finance; Grants,Bequests, and Gifts; Alumnae;Buildings and Grounds; and Public Relations. To study procedure,organization, operation, and facilities in each area and to g recommend changes in the generalpurpose of each | committee. S tudent suggestion will be sought ascommittee work proceeds.

DECEMBER19Christmas dinnerBlessing of I ringsBig-little I sister parties20Christmas vacation begins

Eight Mercyhurst seniors will belisted in Who's Who in AmericanColleges and Universities, 1963-1 9 8 4 . t I$Mary Pat., Carlow, ,a historymajor from Eric, is the senior,day.student representative to StudentGovernment. She has been active

on the Student-Faculty Committee and in IRC. Last year she wassenior delegate to NBA. .:' . v-.,A mathematics major from Cortland, New York, Terry i Donohueis best known for her work inSodality. *This year she serves asPrefect;1 last year she was Mistress of Candidates. Terry is alsoa \ member off Y C S and ScienceSeminar.At Dean's List student, Ka yHebert is an English'major fromErie. Kay's activities include GreatBooks, Literary Club, IRC, andgolf. She was associate editor offthe Merciad last year. I -|I Emily Lincoln, French majorfrom Mayville, New York, studiedin Avignon, France, this past sum

mer. Another Dean's List student,she was editor of the Merciad inher junior year and this year iseditor of the Praeterlta. 5 t sJane Matjasko, president of thesenior class, comes from NatronaHeights, Pa. Jane is a pre-med

student majoring in biology, andha s been'active in YCS, servingas campus chairman in her Junior, year; This year she is work*ing with the Cancer Research Pro*gram. 5IV'* Dorm Council President Marions M ichaels claims O il City as herhome town. Marion was sophomore class president and seniordelegate to NFCCS. A sociologymajor< she ' is active in YCS, So dSeminar, and is on the staff ofthe \ Praeterita and the Merciad,

it V A medical technology major.Norma Jean Pavlovicis now serving herInternship at Fair-view ^ark Hospitalin Cleveland. NormaJean, > from Kopel,Pa., was a memberof-Sodality and AA,jand- was* president of the Juniorclass. > ?

Marilyn Schreiner, president ofSGA, is a Home Ecmajor from!Erie^ and^iis active In^flome*Ec Club an dD S O . Marilyn servedas secretary of Stu-d e n t Governmentlast yeax.^

JANUARY15Christmas vacation ends10-12Winter Weekend17Registration for second semester20-24Exams26-2aSr.-Jr. retreat29-31Soph-Fr. retreat

Residents Now Permittedt Se RTo Have Cars on Campus

"Cars-on-Campus" will become a reality for Junior and senior re sidents, on a trialgbasis, second semester. As apesult of the student-initiated proposition for such a privilege, the administration has actedand granted permission. ' ...Student chairmen Gretchen Faller and- Maggie Harrison proposed

Tradi t ional CeremoniesK e y n o t e Y u l e fSeasonChristmas festivities at Mercyhurst began on Saturday, Dec. 14,with the annual orphans' party.The freshman class, under the direction of class president LaurelCovino, played host to 70 youngsters from St. Joseph's Home.The Glee Club Cantata in th eChapel last Sunday, December 15,replaced the customary sophomore pageant with a musical ren-

Winter Weekend SparksNew Year's Social Events

Traditional Winter Weekendfestivities, sponsored by lithe Ath letic Association and the sophomore class, will launch I the newsocial year at Mercyhurst, Jan. 10,1 1, and 12. I I JThe theme of the{entire weekend, "The Feeling of Winter," willbe carried out in "Fire and Ice,"th e theme I of a sleigh ride to beheld at the Lazy S Farms Fridayevening.On Saturdayfnight, the sophomore class will continue the themein "Shades of Afterglow" at aformal dinner-dance at the Lawrence Hotel, f Sunday morning

breakfast at the Sportsmen's Clubafter \ Mass \ in Christ the KingChapel will culminate the eventsof the weekend.Highlighting the whirl of ac

tivities is the coronation of thequeen Saturday night. The seniorclass nominated Carol Fuller,Jackie Oalla, Marlene Reich, andBrenda Scutella as candidates. OnMonday, December 16, the studentbody voted for the queen. Suspensewas added because, the queen willnot be announced until the dance.Rosemary Patcher is^the general chairman of the Winter Weekend. Assisting her are CaroleStoiber,|in charge of the sophomore dinner-dance on Saturdaynight; Laurel Ann|Tarby, Fridaynight chairman; Rosemary Pucci,

heading decorations f and publicity; Gail Wozniak, Sunday chairman;*Virginia Curnutte and IlonaSuto, co-chairmen off the queencommittee.

dition of the Christmas story entitled "Glory Tof a ThousandYears." Aletha Stanford, seniormusic major, was the featuredsoloist.In conjunction with the Adventseason, the Sodality presented aBible Vigil on Tuesday, Dec. 17.Immediately following, the student body gathered around the familiar nativity scene on the frontcampus for the crib-lighting ceremony.The final evening of MercyhurstChristmas functions will begin to

morrow at 5:50, for the membersof the senior class and the layfaculty. At the Foyer Program,Father William Beibel will blessthe Christmas tree > and crib, i andthe seniors will recite a respon-sory. The rest of the resident student body will Join the seniorsand the lay faculty at 6:00 forthe annual formal dinner givenby the Sisters.In keeping with the mood ofthe evening, the big and little sister parties wiulbe held in Mc-Auley and Egan lounges at 7:30.The gay atmosphere will yield toafsolemn one again at 9:00, whenthe entire student body goes toChapel ffor th e blessing of thejunior class rings and to -attend

Benediction. Marking the finalgood-bye and good wishes for ahappy and holy Christmas, theseniors and Juniors will carol \torthe underclassmen at 10:30. **

their'plan atlthe meeting withSister Carolyn, November 22. Theyestablished rules (appearing onpage 5 of Merciad) governing theirproposal. 0

Special stipulations, includingparental permission and minimumquality point index, have been setup by the committee. Parental permission forms may be obtainedfrom Gretchen Faller after Christmas vacation.

R e t r e a t S c h e d u l e dT o E n d S e m e s t e r-The annual retreat for *Hurststudents will take place the weekof Jan. 216-31. This year's retreat

has been divided into separateprograms for the classes! Seniorsand juniors will make their spiritual analysis on Jan. 26-28.Sophomores and freshmen begintheirs on$ Jan. 29 and continueuntil Jam-31. ;: STX?The retreat j| master for seniorsand Juniors Is Rev. James A. Condon, who now serves the CentralOffice of > the Queen's?Work. Wellexperienced in the matters of retreat, he comes to Mercyhurstaware of the problems of theCatholic woman.

Conducting t h e sophomore-freshmen retreat will be Fr. JamesJ. McQuade. Father McQuade Ispresently .rector of S t. E StanislausTertianship in Cleveland, Ohio.Forvmariy years, he was the editorof ^the^ Sodality magazine, iDlrec--Hon. (Father McQuade has givenretreats ail over the United States.

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Pa g e Tw o T h e M E R C I A D December 18 , 1963

J F K: Christian ChallengeThe kind of dedication shown by the late PresidentKennedytotal commitment to that which he believed wasright~rmay.be th e jcmly.-key: to successful living in this fragmented world. Everywhere, people, are turning from one thingto.another, involving;.^uemelve&iin something only to theextent: that it remains painless, easy, undemanding. Whenreal gacrifice is required, .thay quit. . } . MPJohn Fitzgerald Kennedy mia$e th e supreme sacrifice forhis unequivocal|convictions; weJ inaj: no t 'tf$ asked to paythis price for ours.But'-we ca n M certain th'at^if we accept

the challenge to become totally ^bmr^ittec^to a worthwhile.cause#our religion* *.-our country,' or'other:we, too,: mustexpect pain in some form to accompah^ty$p' . & > 'As we approach the Christmas season, our thoughts areabout the loving Christ Child, freedom all suffering. But werealize that our love for:, th e Child results from His totalcommitment which ultimately ended in the Sacrifice. Lookingforward to the joyous birth of a Babe arid backward to theassassination of a President, we*Kave before us two symbolsof dedication ' which make!living4'worthwhile.*K. H. * u ' t

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9 t?/*.-; V Who Can Go to Gannon?There seems to'feie a certain vagueness about the Mercy-hurst-Gann on academic relationship. -We ask {these questionsabout the "exchange program," hoping for a published statement of "policy from the administration. .* *J IfCan students!take courtaes sift.. Gannon which are not include^ in the tytercyhurst. curriculum, but not necessarily infheirVm^or?VWould tuition costs., for jsu^h: courses Ibe takenfrom their Mercyhurst tuition,,, as . long as the combinedschedule does,"hot exceed the maximum number of hours allowed? Can students audit courses at Gannon?* \ Is a letter grades transferred as a letter grade and figuredin the semester index? Or are the credit hours transferredVithbut1 tbe letter grade? What about conflicting vacationschedules? - - * ' w \\' ' IWe hope that th^se bkslc questions about the exchangeprosrramrwilirbe answered before final registration is completed.! ' . *Holy Lands, Grecian \lstandsProvide Christmas Settings By Mary Ellen McCartJiy *: f,Delos, Myconos, Rhodes, Beirut,Damascus, Baalbek, Tel Aviv,Jesusalem, Athensit wa s Christ- 'masthe most memorable Christma s of my life. ffi: fWe left freezing Veniceffa'r be hind u s as th e " S. S. Acropolis"turned its bow toward the .warmerwaters of the southern .Mediter-

0ranean. At the first, stop werealized that we had not left th efreezing temperatures far behind, f.I t was Christmas Eve day| cold, dark, and nasty. Undaunted,we pilgrimsjwaited anxiously fordisembarkation at one of theGrecian isles. Three hours- passedbefore the neighborhood fishermen and their \trusty, fishingboats arrived to take us ashore.Busses carried us into the-mountains, . and we spent the day inthe ancient stadium where theveryi first Olympic games J wereheld. t IThe next dayfwe climbed the5.000 steps to the altar of thegods on Delos. Then a tour guided

us through the ancient homes ofthe inhabitants, and to the performance of a modern mystery inan ancient amphitheatre.The anchor was lifted, and wewere off again to romantic places,this time to the most fascinatingof the Grecian isles. Myconos isa i lovely white island that boasts365 miniature churchesone forevery day of the year. At Rhodeswe rented motor scooters androde to the^ other side of the island observing! (and being observed* by) the natives.

The next morning we arrivedoff the coast of Antalya,^Turkey,and were whisked off to Perge,Where Saint Paul preached hisfirst sermons. Back in Antalya,we^headed for the market wherewe* were fascinated by the mos ques, the continuous bazaar-likeactivity, and the native dress of$he people. | f|Before the end of the cruisewe had visited Beirut, Damascus,Haifa, TelSAviv, Jerusalem, Beth-' * 'lehem, iNazareth an d Athensthelands of Christmas.m& wm 8W0f*V I T M ' V

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Dr Rouch Demands More "Verve tBy Dr.|John RouchThe characteristic that distinguishes one college from anotherthe mediocre from the good;the good from the bestis what Iwould caU "intellectual verve," bywhich I mean Sthe enthusiasm orspirit with which notions, theories, problems are sought and discussed. Certainly there is a "spir-it of place" about every school,but our better colleges are distinguished not by the social whirlof fraternities, clubs, carnivals,and games, but rathe r by th ecerebral excitment that I havejust defined, and, moreover, atour better schools this spirit is sopervasive that it is obviously theinforming principle of the Institution and all its functions. Whatis more, a! visitor senses this atmosphere the minute he steps oncampus; like the students andfaculty he is stimulated and refreshed by the truly academic environment.Faculty and TraditionNow although everything abouta school contributes something tothe growth of this spirit it is pri

marily developed,!preserved, andtransmitted! by two factors: thefaculty and tradition. Surely thephysical plan t of the college |(in cluding the library) and the administrators help in promotingthi s! academic atmosphere, -butthey are not primarily responsiblefor it-nor do they* actually develop it. Nor is the student responsible; he may come to* th ecollege mentally eager, but moreoften he does not, and besidesit is the college's function tostimulate and excite him. The intellectu al^ verve of a . college,therefore, or the absence of it,can be attributed* directly to thefaculty. Consequently, if a schoolis intellectually vital, the facultyis doing an excellent job.Intellectual Excitement?Consider now the atmosphereof Gannon College. Would yousay that our school is distinguished by the spirit and excitement/that I have described? Wemust, all agree that Gannon College as an exciting * place: it is ayoung, fast-growing school withactivities on all sides and a newprogram,. every day. But is this

SGA ReportsOne of the standing committees of the v student Governmentis thei Student-Faculty Committee. The purpose of this committee is to investigate all problemsarising in areas which concernboth faculty and students, andto improve communications I be tween the two groups.The Committee itself consistsof six members, three faculty andthree students. The faculty members, Sr. Mary Daniel, Sr. HelenJean, and Miss Yule, were appointed by the I Administration;the studen ts, M arions Michaels,Peggy Hock, and Dorothy De-laney, were elected by the StudentGovernment. \How can this committee be ofhelp to you? In order for a topicto be discussed by the Student-Faculty Committee, it must besubmitted in writing to a memberof Student Government. She willrefer it to the Committee.So don't just sit in your Loungeand complain. Take some positiveaction. Submit your topic in writing and take advantage of theStudent-Faculty Committee,

excitement intellectual? I suggestthat the spirit of Gannon Collegeis commercial, that we are allbusily engaged in either producing or becoming "educated manpower" (as one of our recent adswould have it), and that studentsand faculty alike are so immersedin the conduct of businessin re quirements, regulations, meetings,programs, clubs and groups, committees, reports, and; what haveyouthat we literally don't havetime to think much less do anyresponsible thinking. All the excitement th at we see about us,then, is real and it designates a"booming" establishment, but itis deceptive. It is not academic, it.does . not distinguish a great

school, and it is inteUectuaUyboring. JTime and FreedomI submit that before a professor or a student can become excited about a notion, see its im plications, ancU test its validity,he must first of all have time todiscover and entertain that notion. This means his days andnights must not be cluttered withtoo many activities and details inorder that he may have time forreading, discussion, and writing.We must all remember \ that onedoes not run to wisdom, that programs and activities may as often divert action as direct it, an dthat responsible thinking requirestime and freedom.(This a r t i c l e i s r epr intedfrom the November 22 "Gannon

Knight."* Although Gannon professor Dr. Rouch wrote specifically about Gannon, we Iask if thesame problem exists at Mercyhurst. Your response, pro or con,can be articles or letters to the-editor. Ed.> *" ir*- '* -, - ' - 1 * ".; S8*jK#?3 IBflSE -A4t

tMBSfi| If you have been walking around in a stupor, eating tranquilizersby the Pbottle, and straining your brain trying to think of a differentChristmas presentyour problem is solved!f FS&S, in response to a limited numb er of requests, have designeda {totally new gift. It is officially known as "FS&S's Warbles for theyule," J* I.-. This is a thoroughly revised edition of both old traditionals andnew .originals. Some have been personalized for t ha t m ore homey touchthat is so desirable for a gift.. This beautiful 125-page book features acloth cover (made by our own Finken), a fine grade of newsprint, andmusic for both harmonica and oboe, and many more exciting surprises.The price is but $10 per copya nominal fee for such an objet d'art.But of course you will want a sample of our work, so we have reprinted one of our revised songs entitled, "Christmas Has But TwelveDays And With Presents Like These Am, I Ever Glad!"On the 1st day of Christmas Dr, D. gave to meA theorem to commit to memory. .In the 2nd day of Christmas Miss Schaefer gave to meTwo term papers.On the 3rd day of Christmas Mr. Kubiak gave to meThree book reviews.On the 4th day of Christmas my page editor gave to meFour hundred wordsfunny.On the 5th day of Christmas Sister Ambrose gave to meFive water colors. I *On the 6th day of Christmas Miss Sedney gave to meSix exercises.On the 7th day of Christmas my committee gave to meSeven committee reports.On the 8th day of Christmas my doctor gave to me ^Eight tranquilizers.On the 9th day of Christmas Mother Celine gave to meNine axioms.On the 10th day of Christmas Sister Charles gave to meTen lab reports. jOn the 11th day of Christmas my employer said to meM Eleven hours a day. * 0(y% On the 12th day of Christmas my psychiatrist gave to me* | Twelve days in a sanatorium. | p |Order your copy soon.PS : Finken, Stinken, and Snob wish all of our avid readers an extremely Merry Ch ristma s! and all of our unappreciative readers moreinsight in the New Year. I

I Published Monthly

M | M l I IPPESST H E M E R C I A DMercyhurst College, Erie, Pa.

Editor * , Marty FiedlerAssociate Editor __ _ Fran HermanAssistant Editors . Kathy Cook, Bonnie|? Brennan, Sally Schmitt, Annajean SmalleyBusiness Manager Nancy NonesModerator m Miss Donna SchaeferEditorial Staff . - - -.- . Marion Michaels, Judy Pitney.*-Maureen Aleci, Irene Kopec, Mary Ellen McCarthy, Kay Hebert,*> .Nadine i Kishton, Maureen Straub, Janice Krahe. Kathy Keim,Jan Penman, Patti Dax, Mary Grace Rocco.Photographers . . . . Mary Ann Sabolsky, Kathy Scott.. Katy Dumphrey. Eileen Onesi. ,Cartoonists Betty DiGiorgio, Judy Young.Typkts Pa t LaWlor, Genia Ogg.

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Theta Delta Beta brothers Philthe fraternity "bos."SCOOP I IWalsh, John McAllister, and Vie Curti demonstrate the versatility of

Theta De l ta Be ta Fra te rn i ty Revea ledBy Patti Dax

O. K., fellas, who wants to befirst? J I { m. . . You have rank on m e, Vic.You can go first!. . . That 's O. K. You can gofirst.. . . No, no, that's all right.How do yon like Mercyhurst?. . . You're your own boss.. . . I t keeps you hoppin ' !. . . I t 's all r ight.What do you think of Gannon?. . . They can have; their th eology courses.. . . I li ke i t . ? w. . . I l iked it better last year .. . . I thin k | I found i t s weakspots.How do you like Sister Pierre'scooking?. . . It's great!. . . Except for th e lunch es, and

they're getting better.How dof you feel about the nunshere?. . . They're very friendly.. . . Always willing to help a guyout.

ON CAMPUS. . . They're good to us.Do you like the deckhouse?. . Jit's a little small, tout we like. . . It's been slightly "remodeled" (painted)funny, butit looks so muchjtbigger now.H a ! "M I II. . . The music house next to usisn't too good, but SisterHelen Jean said she wouldgive us twoi credits in musicappreciation.What do you do in your sparetime? ri lS J. Ha, ha, ha;; haj |. Work or sleep.-, r. Clown around with the girls.. Give I coal shoveling lessons.. We belong to T heta DeltaBeta fraternity Th e Deckhouse Boys. We're just like

three brothers.How do you like the girls here?. . . Very friendly.. . . I like them except when theyput spray cans in the rubbish chutes.

^. . They're all very nice. . . The nicest girls are thosethat work in the kitchen . . .but I love them all!. . . They're always willing tohelp.What do you think of girls whobleach their hair?. . . As long as they don't putthe bottle in the chute,they're o.k.. . . They're members of t h e&&& masses, and I admire individualism in a woman.Are you excited about Christmas?. . . We were|< th e Ifirst to havedecorations up.. . . We h ad beer signs in thewindows, tou t we were toldtha t j Mercyhurst girls | don'tdo those things.. . . My Christmas bells made upfor sit, though, f. . . They did not!, . . Hey, pal, those bells are exclusive !Mercyhurst N ewspap er Editors GiveTax Petitions to Governor ScrantonBy Marty Feidler and Fran Herman

12:55. We had found the Capitol, registered for the Governor'sPress Conference, and taken seatsin the second floor receptionroom.None of the 100 delegates fromcollege newspapers, journalismclasses, and student governmentsknew; exactly i

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December 18, 1963 T h e M E R O I A D - .. Page FiveFaculty Remarks on Kennedy-DeathShow! Optim ism A w e

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Softly down a windswept mountain,FaU^Stars cascading from the silent sky*Peace envelop cool and white,nyo & -Lace against black satin,

%Snowsagainst th e night* JKathy Harris

Sophs Lead Vol leybal l Tourney

BMOC Helps Female FanBy Jay HebertSports Editor, Gannon Knight

I have been given my toughestassignment everto explain someof the fundamentals of basketballto the uninitiated female so that| she may better enjoy watching theI sport played by the GoldenKnights of Gannon College.I am assuming that the verybasic notions, such as object ofthe game, scoring, and equipmentused, are known by everyone (ifnot, ask the fan next to you).Briefly then, a college game Isdivided into two twenty-minutehalves, but the game lasts muchlonger because the dock runs onlywhen the ball is In play. In theevent of a tie, short overtime periods are provided until one teamIs ahead.The action consists of tw o phasesoffense, trying to put the banthrough the basket, and defense,preventing the opponent fromscoring. When you have the ballyou are the offense; when the oth er team has the ball you are ondefense.Contrary to the belief of many,th e offense does not consist of th efive players merely running aroundlooking for a chance to shoot.There are' Innumerable set plays,In which each man moves a certain way. These are set up bysignals from one off the playersin a way similar to a quarterbackcalling the plays of football.

IThere are basically two types ofdefense employed by college teams .C h r i s tm a s C a n t a t aR e p l a c e s P a g e a n t

Mercyhurst College Glee du bpresented a Christmas Cantata onSunday, Dec. 15, at 8:15 p.m. InChrist the King Chapel.This Christmas Cantata featured! a contemporary treatment ofmedieval music, encompassing bothchoral and solo selections. Mercyhurst Glee Club, under the direction of Sister M. Helen Jean, presented the choral selections.? Ale-tha Stanford, a senior musicmajor, was guest soloist.Glee Club participants, wearing academic gowns with whitestoles and carrying red! candles,processed from the side chapel tothe choir loft. "Procession" and"Wolcum Yole" from the Ceremony of Carols by BenjaminBritten was sung at this time.From the loft, the group sangthe Christmas Cantata The Gloryof a Thousand Years? by JosephClokey and the "Gloria" from theMass hi Honor of I S t. Joseph byFlor Peeters.

M r s . Anthony Onlsko, memberof the Mercyhurst College musicdepartment faculty, provided theorgan accompaniment for the program.

A man-to-man defense, used byGannon, assigns to each man oneopposing player for him to guardat all times, while a zone defensegives each defending player a certain area of the court that hemust protect. Many of the K nights'opponents employ zone defenses.^Shooting and scoring is the mostattractive part of the game tomost girls, but I think. If you willwatch more carefully the defensiveaction and also the maneuveringthat goes on under the basket inan attempt to gain the favorableposition, you will find the game

even more exciting. In J addition,you will be able to talk more Intelligently about Ithe sport to thebasketball fanatic, who usuallyJust happens to be of the oppositesex. 2

T h e sophomores maintainedtheir lead over the freshmen inthe volleyball tournament Thursday night by winning both games,16-5 and 14-7. f|The seniors downed the juniorsthe same night In two games scoring 13-6 land 14.-5. Playoffs willbe held tonight In the gym todetermine the!winner of the.tro-phy' \ l i I f f Volleyball tournam ents are amajor activity of AAA. This competitions pits class teams againsteach other. Last year the trophywent to the freshman, class. . * - j .As sophomores, "they are againholding first ] place 'with | a 6-0standing. The ! seniors are in second place with a 5-It record; th efreshmen are 1-5 and juniors are0-6. f SwimmingTransportation for recreationalswimming will be provided to and

from Academy H i g h ] School.Every Monday, 4:20-5:30, the poolis available if five girls havesigned the list posted on the A.A.board. Past Interest has beennegUgible, and it is hoped thatinterest will increase An .futureweeks.Varsity Basketball

The varsity basketball team.jsponsored by A.A., is practicingweek;nights and Saturday afternoons. The team ? consists ofsenior, Lois Mattis; junior, BarbBrairton ; freshmen, Laurel Co-vino, Connie Fuhrman, SueGeltch, Kathy Kauffman, BarbKosciolek, Harr iette K r a t z e r,Kathy McMullen, Nancy McNa-mara, Shirley Miller, JuliefMof-fett, Mary Ann \Redmond, CarolSabella, and Mary Jane Williams.Two possible opponents ,for thevarsity are Hamot Hospital andSt. Bonaventure College.}

RidingHorseback riding was providedat th e Lazy s Farm o n Nov. 23,for ten Hurst students. If -sufficient interest is shown, futureriding arrangements can be madewith a special rate included.:)

Play day *