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7^ MERC1ADVol. XXXIV, No. 4 MERCYHURST COLLEGE, ERIE,PENNA. February 20, 1963

Collegians anu

Musical Echoes' '"Musical Echoes" is the theme

the music department and theGlee Clu'b has taken for theirproduction to be given March 2and 3.

The program will include"echoes" of the m usic of theearliest times up to the presentcomtemporary styles. A | narra torwill guide the audience throughthe eighteen scenes depicting thevarious periods of musical history.

Varied! ProgramThe audience will be treated to

madrigals, chamber music, psalmody, ballet, choral music, instr umental solos and novelty numbers.

Marilyn Lipchick will perform

an organ duet with Mary AnnGraf, render a modern dancewith Ronnie Sikora and assist ina string ensemble with MaryMargaret Dill, Karen Bobish, LeeStanford and Ronnie Sikora.Ronnie will also play a pianoduet with Pat Hynes.

Lee Sta nford will* rende r solosincluding a scene from LaBohemean d the iMagnificat. The programwill also include a piano duet byDiane Marino and DalelDeDio-nislo, andTsolos by Dale AnnBovaand Kathy McManus. Mr. JamesManucci will present a violin solo

M e r c y h u r s t H o s t sE r i e C h o r a l G r o u p

The Erie Symphonic Singerswill present a programjon March15 at 8:15 p.m. in the LittleTheatreas a feature of Mercyhurst's cultural series.

The Symphonic Singers, an independent, a cappella group, havepresented many concerts in Erieand throughout the area. Recentlyin conjunction with the ErieWinter Carnival, the SymphonicSingers presented a Winter Interlude Concert. The varied program of choral j music includedshow tunes as well as spiritualsand classical numbers.

A few of the selections werereminiscent of the Singers' lastvisit to the Mercyhurst campus,notably the selections from TheSound of Music, the ever-popular"Echo Song," and the fast-moving rendition of; "Sleigh."! Theprogram to be presented atMercyhurst will undoubtedly consist of such selections.

Under the direction ofGbed L.Grender, who has had more thanthirty years of experience inchora l! direction, the choir \ ha sgained national as well as regionalrecognition.

A Washington music critic said

of one? performance: "Obed L.Grender displayed fine tone andsuperb discipline in his directionof the choir . . . it is an occasionfor joy to encounter a chorus ofsuch quality."

and a part of the section onBrahms, Jeannie Anderson willdance.

Two Student DirectorsMarilyn Lipchick and Lee Stan

ford are the student directors andthey are assisted E by the following committee chairmen: publicity, Carolyn Anderson; tickets,Marie Melon!: costumes, Ronnie

Sikora J and Diane Marino; props,Kathy McManus; ushers, MaryMargaret Dill; programs, Pat

Hynes; stage production, PeggyHock.

Tickets for the program, whichbegins at 8 p.m. in the LittleTheatre, are available from anymember of the music departmentor Glee Club.

Left to right: Mary Margaret Dill, Ronnie Sikora, Lee Stanfordand Diane Marino tune up for"Musical Echoes."

Seven Glee C/ufcs|fo SingIn Concert at Niagara U.

The sixth annual NPCCS Glee

Club Concert will be held February 24 at'Niagara University inBuffalo. Seven glee clubs, Mercyhurst, Canisius, Rosary Hill, Niagara, D'Youville, St. Bonaven-ture and the University of Buffaloare participating.

The concert, which begins at7 p.m., will be followed by amixer. Proceeds from the eventwill go to the College and Uni

versity Relief Administration for

home and foreign missions andto the Lake Erie Region.

Girls from Mercyhurst not inthe Glee Club may receive permission to go to the concert andmay ride on the Glee Club busesto and from Niagara U. Ticketscan be purchased from the junioror senior NFCCS delegates, JudyFigaski or Marion Michaels.

Interested Lay! MissionariesA w ait Fr. Su l l iva n 's Re turn

Father John J. Sullivan, national director of the Lay ExtensionVolunteers, (better known on campus as the spark^behind the Oklahoma project), will addressMercyhurst? students, March 13, inMcAuley Main Lounge.

Fr. Sullivan will explain the genera l history and curren t aimsof the program, as well as how laymen can apply and what they canexpect in the missionh field. Father willalso a answer questions con-

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February?22Raisin in the Sun22-24St. Bona's Winter Carni

va l23Gannon Homecoming24Glee Club in NF Concert27Peace Corps Day

March3Musical Echoes4-20Semi-abstract oils exhibit,

studio hall gallery6St. Thomas Day program

8German films10Erie Symphonic ? Singers13Fr. Sullivan15Debate Team, away21Orphee and L'Apollon !:De

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of work, and finances."Extension Volunteer's life will

be no picnic," Father warns,butadds that, "it will be a happy lifeif he loves God enough."

Although the I Lay Extensionmovement is only a few years old,there are more than 180 Catholicspresent ly |serving the home missions in the southern and southwestern states.

For the past two summersMercyhurst students have volunteered to work in the Oklahoma

area. This past summer MaryLoufcuddyre, Lynn Becker, Cynthia Percent*, Gayle McGrath,Beth Campbell and Carol Krehrepresented Mercyhurst in th emission field;

Peace Corps DelegateSparks Month's Activity

"Peace Corps*Day"Jat Mercyhurst Collegewill be Wednesday,February 27. At this time, Mr. DavidDichter, a representative fromthe U.S. Peace Corps, will be here on campusto^meet as many ofthe students and faculty as possible and inform them about servicein the Peace Corps. V

Mr. Dichter, .Program Officer for Pakistan andAfghanistan,wishes to make clear that he is not going to interview for jobs, butto explain to those in liberal arts courses how their fields of concentration relate to Peace Corps work.

At noon the representative will have lunch with the faculty andI at 12:45 will give an illu strate dlecture in the Little Theatre. Forthe rest of the afternoon he willbe available to talk with studentsupport groups which are beingorganized on campus to promotegeneral interest In the PeaceCorps. He will also speak to anyclass if the faculty members wish.

March 15Big Day forDebate Team

Marina Petrone and PatriciaJargiello,* members of th e debateteam, will motor toFairview onMarch,*15 where they will presentthe negative view in an exhibitiondebate against Edinboro's affirmative team at Fairview HighSchool.

The issue to be debatedIs "Resolved: that the non-communistnations should establish an eco

nomic community." In the afternoon of the sameday,j the entiredebate team, Irenej Kopeci Barbara Heibel, Marina Petrone, andPatricia Jargiello,fwill participatein a national debate tournamentat the University of Pittsburgh.

Peace Corps volunteers sign upfor two years and receive only anallowance sufficient to cover food,clothing, and living expenses. Atthe end of his tour of duty, theworker receives a terminationpayment accrued at fthe rate of$75 a month for each month ofsatisfactory sservice.

Advisors for the debate teamare Miss Jaeger and Mr. Seess.Under their direction, Irene Kopec and Barbara Heibel, the affirmative team, wonaftrophy a tEdinboro in their first meet.

The debate team is now a| cliartex,_ member of._ a j n o r t h - j |western Pennsylvaniadebatepea-gue some of whosetmembers a re :Gannon College, Thiel College,Edinboro, Grove City College, andClarion State College. '

Juniors, Mary AnnOblin-ski and Wendy Beezub whotook first and second prizesin the Everyman's Art Showsponsored by the Art Club ofErie, and junior Karen Mot-tern and soph KathyAmach-er who both received honorable mention.

Also "congrats" to juniorKaren Smith andfrosh MaryCarabetta who submitted thewinning program-cover fromth e entirelLake Erie Regionfor this Sunday's NF concert.

Troupe of French PlayersTo Act in Lit t le Theatre

Mercyhurst College will behonored to present, on March 21at 8:15 p.m. in the Little Theatre,LeTretea de* Paris, a troupe ofFrench players under the direction of Jean de Rigault, in thepresentation of two contemporaryFrench dramas.

Le Treteau de Paris, under theauspices of the ActionArtlstkuie

Jean Cocteau, at right, with starBernardfVerley (Orphee).

and the Cultural Services of theFrench Embassy, is now on itsfifth American UniversityTour.

Cross-country TourThe tour, beginning late in

January and continuing until theend of April, will encompassnearly every large university andcultural center in the country including the Cambridge DramaFestival, Columbia University,

and U. C. L. A. Mercyhurst is fortunate to be among the participating colleges.

Th e Itroupe will present? twoone-act dramas: Orphee by JeanCocteau and L'Apollon de Bellacby Jean Giraudoux. The two selections are products of the samegeneration; both authors returnto Greek sources but withdifferent inspiration and talent.

In preparation for the event,the Fren ch club has * scheduledtwo coffee hours and a generaldisplay of publicity pictures ofthe troupe in College Hall.

Coffee HoursThe coffee hours, to be held

on February 28 with a discussionof Orphee and on March 5 withL'Apollen de Bellac, will beducted in English with thethat j non-French studentsattend and become familiarthe two works.

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The February seminar on Cocteau will be moderated by CarolKreh with Marietta Rizzo, JoanneRohan and Sally Cloyd participating in an analysis of the totalmeaning of the drama.

The March coffee hour, led byBarbara Barrett, Emily Lincoln,Fran Herman, Anne Marie McCarthy and Ann Weigandf willcontinue the analysis with a consideration of Giraudoux's work.

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Pace Two T h e J V f E R C I A D Wednesday, February 20. 1963

A r t i c l e C h a r g e s C o m p l a c e n c yL o r do f t h eF l i e s R a i s e s C o n t r o v

A t T r i n i t y ( a n d M e r c y h u r s t ? )"Conformity, Catholicism, and the well-oiled J ho no r

system tend to dampen spontaneity." . .."The girls are evenfurther tranquilizedbyjthe traditional Catholic tendency todefer to any one figure of authority and to accept only oneidea, the Truth." . . .'The students worry! aboutJ the complacency of Catholic education, but the nuns worry aboutthe complacency of the students." M |

The above statements are quoted from an article byJane O'Reilly on Trinity College in theJanuary,f 1 9 6 3 , issueof Mademoiselle Magazine. I I I

1 The Mademoisellewriter's ^observations implicate notonly Trinity, but also all similar Catholic colleges;for theyattack the basis of Catholic education. Regarding the articleas a ^hole , we cannot agree with its confusedtone!or withthe illogicalfpremises of Miss O'Reilly. % g W

The issue involves more than the question: doesCatholicism necessarily breed conformity and complacency?The Church does require conformity to andacceptance'of"only one idea, the Truth." Conformity to the Truth, however, does not stifle the intellectual creativity of the student.

The Truth is theultimatefwisdom which orders all subordina te branch es of fknowledge. The stud ent ex ercises intellectual creativity within each subordinate field of studywhen determining its principles and analyzing its subjectmatter. Conformity is required of the student only insofaras he must order this specific knowledge to the Tru th.

Thus a co rrect; understanding of conformity to theTruth actually encourages intellectual creativity and-pro

hibits ^intellectual complacency. Misunderstandingof thisconcept leads to the frustrated or even comfortable complacency which Miss O'Reilly was right in attacking, but wrongin attributing to the acceptance of the Truth.M Wh at] is needed then is a correct realization,J by thecritic as well as the student,o th e Church'slinsistence uponconformity to the Truth. For intellectual complacency atTrinity, Mercyhurst, or any Catholic college cannot be blamedor excused by this concept.

From the Garden of EveBy Evie McLean

Although there is no comparison between the material luxuriesAmerican collegians enjoy andthose of the average student in

\ E u r o p e , t h eEuropean h a s

Hi one invaluableadvantagetheability t o | t r av -el.

W h e n we_ f t h ink o f | a | t r i pto New York, the old dollarsigns flash defiantly before us,whereas-the British Isle student'calmly decidesi that ' he might"trip over to the continent for thevacation." What's the catch?Hitchhiking|an d ^ youth hostels.

The European > attitude towardhitching |is far different fromt h a t of Am e ri ca ns . S t u d e n tgroupsJ "auto stopping" are* familiar parts of the scenery,whether in Fra nce, {Germany orSpain. Hitching is an accepted

and encouraged activity.Last Easter, I joined the IrishNational Youth Hostell Continental tour |with several Irish andEnglish students, mostof %whomhad been on the continent before. We split, up tuto groups ofthree or four, hitching to varioushistoric sites during the-day i an d

meeting at. a specifically, designated hostel at seven each evening. Since thistour was headingfor Spain,I we traveled with Ale-canti in "mind.

At the end of an exciting buttiring day, the youth hostel wasas welcomeias an American embassy fin spitefof the lack ofhot water, soft beds,.and moderncooking facilities. To stay in ahostel costs(from thirty-five^ tofifty cents a night, except in major cities, where one night maycost as much as a dollar fifty.

On the British Isles, many hostels sell prepared meals; the hostels on the continent usuaUy havecooking facilities only. The hostels close from 9:30 a.m. to 6p.m., thus encouraging everyoneto "see the world" during theday. An 11:30 curfew enablespeople to attend evening concerts, lectures" orplays^yet maintains a measure of discipline.

Certainly the European*YouthHostel Association|i s performinga worthwhile service for its youth.Not only are students able totravel inexpensively, but eachhostel is a small United Nationswhere people of all nationalitiesand backgrounds can live! togetherpeacefully.

JQAO *Published Monthly

J T H E MERCIADT P S F S S * Mercyhurst College,Brie, Pfc.Editor Emtty*LincolnAssociate Editor _ Kay HebertAssistant Editors Judy Young, Marty Fiedler,

Fran Herman, Nancy Nones. - Literary Contributor Anne Marie McCarthyBusiness Manager ,.-_- Nancy VasilEditorial Staff - Marion Michaels, Mary Pat

Carlow, Rosemary Reo, Marge Szalewicz, ReinetteBoling, Mary Kay Naegle,: Joan W arnock, BonnieBrennan, Dorothy Delaney, Maureen < Aleci, Mary

J Gettings, Sally Schmitt, Mary Ham mond, Mary Anne Allgeier, Carol Brennan, Mary Lou Morgan

Typists i- .,__ Bonnie Brennan, PatULawlor,Terry Donohue, Mary Lou Morgan . ?

Controversy surrounds;WilliamGolding's Lord of the Flies. It hastaken some college campuses bystorm, threatening to replace Salinger's Catcher in the Rye as theirsecular Bible, and at the sametime is being declaimedby* somecritics, including America's FatherJohn M. Egan, as purposing a

diabolical philosophy. The truevalue of the book appears to liesomewhere betweenthese two extremes. I

The story opens when a groupof British school boys are isolatedon an island after their plane isshot down duringfworld War III.They begin life on the island ina systematic, reasonable way, butsoon tension develops betweentheir elected leader Ralph and theviolent, power-thirsty Jack.

Jack's promise of a life of passionate excitement finally drawsaU the boys from the rational butdull I system of government established by Ralph, andalso results in themurder of two of their

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Item: We thank the administration for the two-day extensionto our semester break, yet weheartily dislike cramm ing oursemester tests into four days.In most courses the grade islargely determinedIby the results of the finallexam, and,wecan hardly do our best withoutsu/ficiehi?ftime' to study. If Ttis too late to change this semester's exam schedule, we askthat in the future serious consideration be given to lengthening the test week to extendover two weekends.

Item: Why is it^ that the girlswho complain most abouta th efood are the same ones who insist on taking two salads, twodesserts,! two sandwiches, an dtwo glasses of milk at lunch?

Item: Nancy McCormick Ram-busch is a remarkablewomanand a remarkable educator. We

' who heard her speak thank theadministration;for inviting herto Mercyhurst.

Item: To those who made a decision during retreat: choirpractice is one way to love andto give. Why>;aren't you there?

I t em: We hope that Mercyhurststudents, especially those whosefamilies live in the Pittsburgh

,area, will support. Mary AnnSabolsky, our candidate for thePittsburgh Press C a m p u sQueen.

A sT h e yS a yItFr. Holland: You and God to

gether jjcan do anything God cando alone.i'AndlGod can do everything.

tfancy Ryby: Here's my garvey,Mr. Test.

Sr . M. Anne Francis: A literaryabstract is the same as a beefextract!

Fr. Puscas: Save yourbasketball stubs, girls, and you won't getlower than a D.

number. When the book closes, aBritish Naval party arrives to rescue the boys, but no real salvationis ^afforded. Th e men on thecruiser are engaged in the savagestruggle of war, which is merelythe macrocosm of theevents 1 onthe island. Thus there is no escape from evil.

The book is allegorical andsymbolic: the central symbol isthe "lord of the flies," the headof a slain pig surrounded by flies,which the boys have placed on astick as an offering to the "beast"of the island's mountain!. Theterm is a translation of Beelzebub,the Biblical name for Satan. Basically, the "lord of the flies" isthe principle of evil inherent ineach man, which civilization andsociety can cover up, but neverremove.

Fire, used as3 a rescue signal,symbolizes civilization. In theirconcernS for the tribal hunt and

the savage ritual, the boys allowthe fire to go out, thus demonstrating^, society's! ineffectivenessto change man's true condition.Other symbols off sex and bestiality throughout the book furtherillustrate the primal condition towhich the boys have reverted.

Golding's views man as a creature not basically good, who willunalterably choose the evil whenconfronted with a choice. He doesnot deny free will ,* the boys onthe island each make a decisionbetween the life of reason, represented by Ralph, and Jack's lifeof passion, and apparently like inreal life, they choose the latterstate.

Obviously Golding's philosophyfalls short of the Christian concept of man, but the book isworthwhile, provocative reading.It deserves muc h intelligent dis-

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An Ounce Of EtceteraBy Mary Pat Carlow

This spring, Mercyhurst Collegeis taking a* step out into deepwater in the realm of social activ-ity. The annual prom wiU be heldon a boat, but this presents anumber of difficult problems. Oneof the most 3difficult of these isa themewhat kind of theme canyou possibly have for a boat?

After some deep, s e r i o u sconsideration, I have found it!AFRICA! Here Is a totally fnewterritory of thought. Can't yousee it nowthe decks dark anddamp with wet moss, couplesgarbed in fatigue slacks, jacketsand J safari \ hats, gently swaying

to the music of sixteen genuinenative drummers.

At midnight, a thousand trained tsetse flies are released overthe heads of the dancers. Thislast idea has overtones of thebrotherhood of men, too. Wewould be giving aid to the depressed area ofNairobithink of

the natives it? takes to train onestubborn tsetse\fly. (Wild isn'tit?) . 1 x i

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m For the girls whose dates areth e ''outdoorsy type,"|l also havea suggestion. In Africa many ofthe larger boats are anchored adistance from' the shore and arereached by small canoes. Whynot do the same thing with the"Aifrican Queen"? The boys cantake turns paddling th e; canoesout to "the- boa t. Ifthey*are theboisterous and active type, thisis a cinch to wearjthem out andsubdue them for thefrest of theevening. &

Also, in case you can't swim,bear in mind howwell!the colorof your dress wiU harmonize withan orange-"May West." I

Th is! idea has originality, flexibility, and utility. How about itgirls? Come out of your heart ofdarkness for an evening inAfrica!

Our Readers^ Comment Dear Student Body:I All I asked forwasf your "warm, friendly support."

Last year the cry: "We live in an ivorytowercompletely isolatedfrom the outside world. This year we purchasethe daily New York Times. We have news broadcasts in the

dorms. We have arranged to attend the Erie City CouncilMeetings. How many girls say or do anything abouttheseinnovations? f

.Last year the cry: We need a snack bar. We have itnow, and how many were sitting there when we needed yourwarm friendly support at the Student Government Day?

Last year the cry: We want to attend more lectures andconventions, buttransportation? The! Day Stud ents' cry:Why must we always^ provide rides? We plunged into acampaign to get that transportation. Have you seen the busanywhere ? i( ?

This year, we referred! the criticism of^the semesterbreak, exam and vacation scheduling 'to Student-Faculty Committee. Sr.l Carolyn wouldbefpleased to hear any positivesuggestions. Where are they? l\

How any Mercyhurst student, after four yearsof faCatholic liberal arts education, could be complacent in today's environment is inconceivable. We may paylip-service

to a future contribution to society,'but how we respond tothe challenges of our present student community is indicativeof our future role in the world. \

Bonnie McGough %Student Government President

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Wednesday, February20, 1963T h e M E R C I A D Three

Students Comments About Annual Ret real Winter Carnival Festivit iesR e c o r d F a c t o r sT e s t i f y i n gt 6 I t s S u c c e s sB e g i n H i s t o r i c C e l e b

time we sin, we ourselves take thewhip to Christ." |

Clara Siegei, senior, observed"Taking: our decision to Godduring: the all-nigh t adorationnot only strengthened it, but gavethe entire three days a deepermeaning."^ Genevieve F o r r a y ,junior, remarked, "This was thefirst time I saw sin as it reallyis ."

Stated Kay Hebert, junior:FatherlHolland's idea of the' rolet

It 's twilight^ time . . .i

This year the Merciad, consulting the student body to determine the results of the annualretreat, found that the studentspledged it a success. f

Carol Kreh, senior, emphasizedthat the retreat established a sortof esprit de corps. She mentionedtha t immediately after conference s! in o ther years everyoneseemed to leave chapel, while thisyear retreat was more a continuous, community effort.

Also comme nting on- the c hangein attitudejthis ^retreat effected,Bonnie McGough, senior, explained, "Afterwards, everyoneseemed to realize how importantan annual retreat is. You need ashot in the arm once in a whileto keep you going spiritually."

Specific aspects of the retreatimpressed others. Norma JeanPavlovic, junior stated,* "WhatI'll remember all my life is Father's description of the scourgingand his statement that every

interest in every girl and hisawareness of modern problems.

Speaking for theday fstudents,Jo Ann Beraducci and Mary AnnBova, sophomores, said thatbreaking the silence by goinghome was a hindrance to theirparticipation. However, they- feltit was easy to regain the contemplative spirit when they returned.

However, Mary Pat Carlow,junior, decided that, "Goinghome gave me a chance to applythe thoughts of the day to myeveryday life and to the peoplearound me. When I came back Ihad a clearer picture of the problems discussed, because I hadseen them in operation."

Regarding overall! results, theconsensus is that this.year's re -treat made a greater impact onand affected more of? the studentbdoy than did any previous retreat.

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Kit Reese* Princess Laughing: Maiden In Erie's Winterand also queen of Mercyhurst's Winter Weekend, sends smokesignals of thanks for a festive weekend.

Gay Fest ivi t ies Highl ightWi n t e r C a r n i v a l We e k e n d

With the prevalence of snowand outdoor activityIthat occursduring this time of year, thesophomore class and Athletic Association seized the opportunityto provide collegiate fun duringthe annual Winter CarnivalWeekend 'held this year on February 8, 9 and 10.

Kit Reese, as general chairman,

Ya p l e ' sD a i r yand;,Ice Cream "Bar

4026 Pine AvenuePhone UN 6.2441

M a r i u c c i ' sTa v e r n2641 Myrtle Stre etDelicious Spaghetti

& RavioliServed from 4 to 10 p.m

organized the activities of theweekend, beginning the festivitieswith an informali dance in thegym on Friday night. With itstheme "The Icebreaker" and thetypical Erie wintry weather, themixer paved the way for an onslaught of ski sweaters and otherAntarctic-type apparel, w h o s ewearers, despite the added bulkin clothes, ably twisted to recorded music provided by RosemaryPatcher and her committee.

As nothing specialwas Splannedfor the agenda on Saturdayafternoon,! Mercyhurst co - operatedwith Erie's Winter Carnival byencouraging attendance at thesports' events in the city. In theevening, the sophomore classsponsored a formal dinner-danceat the Lawrence Hotel Ball Room.Gala decorations and music provided by Vic Savelli and his band

enhanced this affair carried outunder the direction of VirginiaHammer and her committee:Mary Fisher, Margaret Harrison,and Helen* Balzer.

MERCYHURST GIRLS ARE TALKING ABOUT . . . breakfaston the first floor loungeduring $ semester break . . . Bonnies \ steakdinner . . . wonderful Father Ho lland or wha t time did you go toconfession? . . . MaryAnn,jour new campus cover girl . . . PrincessLaughing Maiden . . . dayhops turned residents.1 . . seniors preparingfor N.T.E. Efj . cold, calculating chess . . . the new reading list,Caldecott and Newberry . . . tha t man's salad . . . thefrugsomeoneplease teach me .L . Machiavelli's Th e Prince . . . the secondaryhonor list . . . Lord Atkins . . . Dr. Johns on's comm ent on theIrish people . . . Lord of the Flies . . . the Peace Corps . . . Togo'sloss . . . positivism . . . Shelley's prophecy of spring.1 . . Piggy, Ralph,and J ack v s. Holden Caulfield .. . being more Irish than the Irish. . . the truly phantom public in our democratic society . . . petalpink for Easter X. . up and coming meatless meals or the Lentenseason is fast approaching. | |

MERCYHURST GIRLS ARE LAUGHING ABOUTI. B . "Smile,you're on candid camera" . . .Janiehow did you get that bumpon your head . . . Helen, off the fence . ..^possibilities of an earlyspring with the Fatesand! the groundhogs against us . . . Czars andCzarinas . . . the new | Mercyhu rst "lovelies" . . .taking& notes Inthe Little Theatre . . . Kathy's white pom-poms ..$ . the celestialneedle . . . grasshoppers in the ant hill . . . the heart vs. the head. . . papers and politics.1 . . sharps a nd flats .. . one off the bravest. . . the water pistol caper . . . Cinderella descending!, . . wall-to-wallcarpeting . . .bookkeepers-and keepers of the books . . . how merrilywe roll along . . . only one hundredthousand I words more . . . beingbludgeoned by the Fates . . . how this duo will do . .J present

pleasures, future portents.;. . Ask Henry.;

|MERCYHURST GIRLS ARE COMMENTING; ON . . . the newpostulants . . . Dr. D.'s golf or do you have a sore knee? . . . theStimmobile350 miles to Youngstown? I. .' . Tchlin, tchUn, tchlinor wait for The Birds}. . .*the over-abundance of* St. Bonnie's menat Winter Weekend . . . boys in the stalls at the Gannon lounge.

SENIORS:Mary RinderleJoanne! RohanCarol KrehElaine GlembockiMary Ann KernCarolyn AndersonRita StrobelMarietta RizzoMaryann BrennanBonnie McGough

JUNIORS:Kay HebertSister Ellen FiedlerEmily Lincoln

SOPHOMORES:Sally CloydVirginia GorsakJanice HorvathKathy MahaneyFran HermanMargaret HockAnne Marie McCarthyLinda SchollAnn WeigandFran WalczakDonna SchleutermannMaggie Harrisonv FRESHMEN'

Susan SontagIrene Kopec

Carol Stoiber

SENIORS:

Mary BurkeColleen McCaffertyJudy Stark

| P JUNIORS:Janie MatjaskoCarol Weber

SOPHOMORES:Karen WilliamsMarty FiedlerCarol Margetta

FRESHMEN:g. Kathy Keyes

Anne David

Speakers Stress ReadinessEvent {of Nuclear Attack

An assembly of general public concern was held on Wednesday,February 6, in the Little Theatre. Stressing theImportance of preparedness in the event of a nuclear attack were Mr. William McKlnleyand Mr. Dave Pa rmenter,, guest speakers from the ErieCivil ? DefenseAssociation.

All French majors and minorswho can sell tickets for the twoplays, L'Apollon de Belloe an dOrphee, to be presented on March21 in the Little Theatre, are requested to sign up on the generalbulletin 'board.

The two one-act plays, beingsponsored by the Mercyhurst College French Department, are opento the public.

G e r m a n F i lm s t rip sD e p i c tL i f e ,Tr i p

The language department ofMercyhurst has received twofilmsfrom the German Embassy to beshown March 8 at 7:30. The pub

lic is invited.% The feature film, FrederickSchiller: Triumph of a Genius,concerns the life and work ofperhaps the greatest Germanpoet. From Allgau to Oberam-_ergau, the second film, is atravelogue! from the BavarianAlps to the city famous for itsyearly productions of the Passion.

In his address to the studentbody, Mr. McKlnley related hisexperiences in an actual falloutshelter during a forty-eight!hourperiod. He emphasized the problems and psychological effectsthat arose from living in a confined area with fifty other persons for even sol short a periodof time. These realistic views hadquite aj sobering effect upon allpresent.

In conjunction with this assembly, a I committee, under thedirection of Sister M. Immaculate,has been working out the individual^ aspects of surviv al in afallout shelter. Chairman of thegroup, Janice Horvath, is beingassisted by BeverlyPajank, Theresa Donohue, Lois Mattis, AnnO'Mealia, Mary Margaret DHl,and Mary Kay Naegle. Several ofthese girls will spend a weekendin'a downtown Erie shelter in thenear future. | jj

Also, as aI means of furtherpreparation for a possible nuclearwar, Mercyhurst will be offeringa Medical Self-Help Program thissemester. Scheduled as an eveningcourse, it is intended to give pract i ca l1 knowledge concerning basicissues of survival. All are urgedto enroll.

Ethnic Comedy EmploysTheater-in-Round Device

f I During the production of Spreading the News, a comedy by LadyGregory, Mercyhurst students literally "got into theact." The college

T h r P P P l* l lf P QQ H rC i d r a m a department presented theater-in-the-round for the first timeI I II C C l l U l C d d U l O {this past F riday evening, February 15, in three performances

J o in 'H u r s t S t a f f L E C T U R E S O F F ERTh e 'Hurst, in opening its doors

to Gannon students, has gainedthree more Gannon Professors aswell, the Rev Louis Puscas, Dr.Paul Peterson, and Mr. Fleming.

Father Puscas, who is teachingethics to sophomores, obtainedhi s degree from Oradeaordea Major Seminary in Rome. He is nowDean of Men, director of thephysical education department,and director of students* activities at Gannon College. Father also serves as the moral guidancecounsellor at St. Benedict Academy in downtown Erie.

Director of the department offoreign languages and professor ofLatin anda Greek at Gannon, Dr.Peterson is- also on the FacultySenate of th at school. Prior toteaching at Gannon, he receivedhis bachelor's and master's degrees from the University ofPittsburgh ^ and New York Un iversity, respectively.

At Mercyhurst, Dr. Petersonteaches History of the EnglishLanguage, a linguistics course designed to make a comparatives tudy of l anguages s t e m m i n gfrom the Indo-European tongue.Primarily a course for Englishmajors, the Glass Includes students Ifrom the freshman andsenior classes and also, a fewrepresentatives from Gannon.

Also, joining the Mercyhurst

staff is Mr. Fleming, a psychologyprofessor at Gannon* He is engaged in teaching abnormal psychology, a course offered toupper-level students in psychology.

T O P I C A L !S E R I E STh e I.C.E. 1963 Winter Educa

tion Program at Gannon College,an eight-week lecture series onsubjects of general interest to theadults of Erie, began Friday night,February 8, at the college. Thisyear the program offers thesecourses of study: "What Is GodLike?" R e v . John Thompson,M.A.; "The Church's Love Songs"Rev. John P. Schanz, Ph. D.;"Science for the Layman"E.F.Kohlmiller, Jr., Ph.D.; "Public Relations for Small Groups"T. F.Bates; "Art Through the Cen

turies"Rev.Howard Niebling, M.A.; "The Russia of Contradictions"Rev. Robert Fin, Ph. D.;"Juvenile Delinquency"J.F. Tas-cone, M.A.

Special features of the I. C. E.1963 Program include four coursesdesigned to meet the demands oftoday's living. These are: "European Holiday," lectures and filmsof the Old WorldP. S. Cappa-bianca; "Perry, Battle of LakeErie and the War of 1812," a contribution to the Perry Sesquicen-tennialR. L. Beyer, Ph. D. ;" T h e Problems of AmericanDemocracy in the Nuclear Age"Martin Gildea, M.A.; and "TheNew World of Philosophy," discussions of Existentialism, Phe

nomenology, and Analytical PhilosophyRev. John Burke, M. A.The course for: c .CD. instruc

tors, "Basic Christian Doctrine,"with Rev. John Hilbert, M. A.,Tuesday, February 4.

Having leading roles in thisrollicking Irish comedy were SaraDowney as Mrs. T arpey;;; PatO'Connor as Mrs. Fallon, and DickMueller as Bartley Fallon. EvelynMcLean, who was a member ofthe University Players in Dublin,Ireland, last year, directed thecast. i f c

Written during the Irish Literary Renaissance,J the play waspart of the ethnic movementstriving for nationalism by revivalof the ancient Celtic myths instead of by mere political contrivances. By adapting the Irishbrogue and Westerndialect, LadyGregory attempted to forge thesenationalistic ideals into entertain-ment that could be understood bythe people by useoff the comedyandI theater-in-the-round. Theplay was first \ presented in theAbbey Theater under the supervision of William Butler Yeats

Though the play was writtenprimarily for the Irish people, itis universal in character.

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