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TRYING OUT THEI NEW ORGAN, is Marge Karaffa, a juniorwho has been taking organ lessons for many years and is preparing: for a concert in the spring.?

ORGAN SWELLSStrains DriftFrom Theatre

Strains of "heavenly music"will now be heard, not from Mercyhurst's chapel but also from theregion of the Little Theatre. OnWednesday, November 9, a jnewWurlitzer organ was installed inthe theatre for use at school programs.The new instrument is not onlythe latest addition to the school

itself, but also to the music department. Plans are already underway for a recital to be givenin the spring by music studentsspecializing in organ playing.With its famous Wurlitzer reeds,an ultra high fidelity sound gsystem | and l a I wide range of organvoice, superb tune and clarity areassured.

DES Socie/yl WelcomesFour Seniors To Ranks

Delta Epsilon Sigma, national honor society, welcomes four Mercy-hurst seniors to membership: Josephine Ciancaglini, Margaret Hirsch,Christine Haughton, and Roberta , lmboden.Selected by a committee of the founding members? upon recommendation of the faculty, these seniors were selected for their outstanding scholarship and a capacity to make learning effective bybringing the principles of Catholic philosophy tofbear upon society'sproblems. They will receive the gold key and scroll of the society ata ceremony in the near future.

70e 76**6 $*tFor being so patient with struggling mankind.For leaders who are willing tostrive for peace at GenevaFor a faculty that is willing towork with our shortcomingsFor parents who are understanding | IAnd, above all, for the opportunity to receive a college education.

College HonorsMis Excellency! ikon ecember I M E R C 1 A DVoUXXVIINo. 3Formal presentation of Mercy-hurst students to Archbishop JohnMark Gannon will highlight thesecond! Archbishop's Day, December 1.

The students will be in troduce!individuallv|to the Archbishop byhe respective class presidents, PatMurphy, Julia KelJy, Mary RachelShine, and Mary Frances Linninger.

A program in his honor willthem be presented in tho LittleThe ater. To open it, th e Glee Clubwill sing the traditional welcomeand "Halls of Ivy," with vocalsolos by Sheila Flynn and Pa t t iCorrigan. Members of the Dramatic Society will,present a one actplay, "Overfthe Tea Cups," underthe direction of Miss Helen Kelly.P a t Maley, Jean Heavey, Pat Murphy, and AnngMcGlnnis will takepart in the comedy.Immediately following the program, benediction for the entirestud ent body will be given? in

Christ the King Chapel. A formaldinner will be served in the statedining room for Archbishop! Gannon and the members of the Senior Class.SOCI MAJOR

MERCYHURST COLLEGE, ERIE, PA. November 22, 1955Revised Catalog ^Christmas Party Reinstated

ourses As Ftosh Yuletide Activity

Student Council president, Josephine Ciancaglini, is centering herstudies on English, French, an ddramatics. While not running the"affairs of state," Josephine lendsa helping hand to the Sodality andYCS. I !Sociology ma jo r , MargaretHirsch, holds a national office inNFCCS. Between business trips toWashington, Margaret is a GreatBooks fan as well as a leader inthe International Relations group.Christine Haughton, a Latinmajor, | is head of the StudentBoard of Discipline. Chris modelsher government on the Romanidea of a strong central government, with many monitors.Roberta Imboden, an Englishmajor, is president of the FrenchClub. Writing for th e Merciad an dPraeterlta are her chief extracurricular activities, as well asdirecting a cell in YCS.

Alters Frances omerRevision and publication of thecollege catalogue has been completed. Changes have been madein the field of business, philosophy,language requirements, and graduation credits.Business students will now havea chance for more liberal artssubjects. History isjjjto be requiredin freshman year and three credits of any liberal arts subject isoptional in the J remaining jjthreeyears.Philosophy courses have beenextended to include a } study oftheodicy and two reading seminar s .Language requiremnts for liberal arts majors l h a v e beenchanged to read that while in college the candidate for an A. B. degree must take twelve semestershours of a modern language.Honors for graduation have been

altered to a 2.5, 2.7 or 2.9 creditratio for the respective honors.Revision of the catalogue wasmade to bring Mercyhurst closerto the I ideal of a liberal arts 1college.

Reviving an old Mercyhurst tradition, the freshman class will holdthe annual Christmas party, December 16.Last year this party was eliminated from the Christmas agendafor various reasons. But after weighing the pros and cons during theyear, the administration and student council have decided

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Puri tans founded i t , Sarah Hale \foughtfor it , \ Lincoln proclaimed i t , Americansd es t ro y it !Thanksgiving Day was fi rs t celebrated ina spirit of cooperat ion and chari ty . Emphasis was not so much on feast ing as on pra yer. People realized their debt to God, and tog e t h e r so u g h t t o p ay it.{Following t imes of peri l, the g overnm entset aside special days of praise and thanksgiv ing.! The custom became widespread andQnurches began accept ing i t ./Real iz in g i t s worth to sel f and nat ion ,S#rah Joseph a Hale fought for th i r ty yea rsth^t Thanksgiving be officially recognized-President Lincoln , in 1863, proc laim ed i t anat ional holidayto be set aside in order toth^nk$God for Hisf nnu mmerable blessings.Somewhere Americans lost the meaning ofThanksgiving Day. They no longer uni te inpraising God. Than ksgiving i s centeredab$utfthe dining table and oneself. Gone isthe sp i ri t of uni ty among neighbor, gone i sth^ spi ri t of Chris t ian Chari ty .Are we too under th is influence of th ismate ria l i s t ic a t t i tude, or have we reta inedthe ideals of our forefathers? If so , we shal ljoin, with fthe pries t in a fervent "Deo

grf t i i as" o n Th an k sg i v i n g m o rn i n g .WU -Are W e 2)in9 ?Stores are doing i t . jfAre w e? Prep a r i n gfo r Ch r i s t m as , t h a t i s .Late hours are being announced by thelocal merch ants- Already d ecorat ions arem ak i n g t h e i r ap p earan ce . Ch r i s t m as g i f t sare on d isplay . Plans for the Santa Clausparad e are being revealed . Soon, cornerS a n t a Claus's will be a dime a dozen. All thisindicates that the commercial s ide of Chris t mas is all too well taken care of.But wh at about the o the r s ide of th ispreparat ion for Chris tmas, the sp i ri tuals ide?Where are our sp i ri tual decorat ions?What special p lans have we made for Adven t? Advent i s a joyous t ime, a t ime ofawai t ing the Chris t chi ld and preparing forHis joyful arrival in our hearts . Why notprepare through the four short weeks of Advent? j | x n

Par t i c i p a t e in t h e A d v en t W re a t h ce re m o n y ; le t i t help us to prepare . Let the fourcandles rem ind us of th e fo ur thousan dyears of awai t ing the Chris t child. Le t t h epurple r ibbon |and i t s l i turg ical meaningbring signi ficance in to our sp i ri tual preparat ion for Chris tmas . Stores are doing i t .H o w ab o u t u s?

Jt A ^Jta dill onHere today, gone tom orrow ! Tradi t ioncannot be th is way.A n d t h u s i t i s w i t h t h e Ch r i s t m a s Pa r t y .A t radi t ion for m any, man y years , theChristmas party was cal led off last year because the authori t ies fe l t that i t had goneout of bounds.After prudent considerat ion on the partof the administ ra t ion and the s tudent council, the freshmen have been g iven the priv i lege of enterta in ing the student body onceagain .

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PRESS k Associate iCollegiate PressEdit or Carol KellyAssociate jEdito r Judy RoseberryAssistant Editors K a y King, Betsy SchnatterBusiness Editor jU l l&~ Helen KennedyEditorial Staff Mar tha McNulty, Jean Heavey,Bobbie Imboden, Mary McCarthy, BeverlyBuerkle, Ann McG innis, Noel Jaeger, JoanCsernyicky, Barbara Jacubowski, Mary Drees,Del Dwyer, Lucille Turner, Liz Tatu.Business Staff Lorraine Enright, Joan Clancy,Betty Schwind, Barbara Cavanaugh, Beth Colema n. B. J. Bisgrove. f

threat of the Arab-Israeli war,and 2. the fear that the Westmight agree to coexistence. Ohyes, life is great on the "Sunny-side of the Street." '^lFREEDo

WHAT WE NEEDCrooners, Not Diplomats

If "Music hath charm to sooth the savage beast," methinks thePied Pipers of 1politics should take a hint from the Elementary Eddepartment and equip themselves with flu top hones.Most of the world seems to be way off-key. What's popular onthe diplomatic Hit Parade? I f ; 4Ike's bid for Hit of the week seems to be either "Coax Me a LittleBit" or "Maybe I Will andfcMaybe I Won't." He says he stilllhasn'tdecided whether he will run again, nor whom he would likejto succeedhim. His announcement will come in the spring. The longer he delaysthe longer he can keep tight control of his party and therefore havea better chance of getting his legislative program through Congress.Pretty cool playing.If "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes"along the Gaza strip it's most likely gun smoke. Both the Arabs andIsraeli's had reinforcements rushed to the border since the outbreak of several incidents. In thepast week eleven have been killed,twenty-two captured and threewounded. The tension is mountingincreasingly, especially since "TheLady in Red" has been sendinglow-cost artiUery to Egypt. ForeignMinister Sharett warned the threebig powers that if they fail! toguarantee peace, Israel will wagea preventive war. Unchecked shipment of Soviet-bloc arms to theMiddle West heightens the perilof an eventual Arab war againstIsrael. The U. S. will send onlylimited aid to Israel. It is fearedtha t the Communists* may alsogive arms to Israeli. Communistinfluence in the Middle East isever mounting. Careful! Those"Hands Across the Border" haveknives in them!"Seems to Me I've Heard ThatSong Before." Once again theworld leaders have met fullj ofspirit and "prepared to make sufficient concessions" (s-u-u-re youdo.) They are now in the midst $of a dragging deadlock on German gjunification. Experts say it maytake ten| years. Germany is particularly alarmed because of: | l .the danger that the conferencemay be diverted to the growings

Free$1,000 to everyone whocomes to front hall tomorrowmorning at 7:00!If such a ^proposition were everoffered, I wonder how many wouldshow up to collectfthe free gift?Just about everyone?Yet everyday of the year freegifts far greater than any amountof money are given laway righthere under our roof. How manycome to collect Ithem: Not a verylarge percentage of the studentbody. What gift could be greaterthan money? Grace, an abundanceof grace, received at daily Mass.How many of us snub our nosesat God each day when we turnover again for fifteen minutesmore sleep? We are responsible forall the opportunities afforded jus.Are we ready to face Gocftamor-row and proudly teU Him we didn'tparticularly care to spend muchtime with Him, couldn't be bothered taking part in the Great Sacrifice with Him more than once aweek?

RevisionouncilAnswer To ProblemsWhen an organization becomes top-heavy its efficiency is reduced.This is exactly the state of our Student Council at the present time.To make matters worse, new clubs are asking for admittance. Thisposes the question, "Shall we accept their m embers hip! or is it timeto limit representation? Many feel that the latter is true so a solutionhas been proposed.What would such a reductioninvolve? Simply, the elimination

^hta Ofl D o VillaGive the best . .%. to IRB's n ew m em b er ,Villa Maria College. Co-operation is a thingof the past for the college council. Yes, " t r i -o p e ra t i o n " has replaced i t .This union of three Catholic colleges has,we feel, great religious, social, and academicpossibilit ies. \ Erie , l ike most c it ies , needss t ro n g , active r Cathol ic leaders , the type

t h a t should^be found in such a group as theI R B . IWith an exchange of ideas and help , pet tyjealousies can be stopped before they leadto s t ra ined feel ings. Further, the sp i ri t offriendl iness wi ll lead to a gr eate r in te restand respect for Cathol ic educat ion .It ' s a sure th ing! Bet on the In tercol legi a t e Re'ations Board to achieve resul ts founded on a t r iumvirate of ideas.

Jk W e See 3tYour Ed i tors Co ngratu la te . .Th e co n t r i b u t o rs an d editors o f " Id eas"for thei r excellent! p ap e r .Marg e Russel l and the senior c lass forw i n n i n g t h e N FCCS c ro w n . \

Thelseniors who j are recognized for thei rscholast ic achievement and admit ted toDel ta Epsi lon Sigma- |Sr. Mary Ch arles for earning th e t i t le ofDoctor I of Phi losophy and for receiv ing thehonor of living at McAuley Hall .Your Edi tors Commend . . .* fThose s tudents who part ic ipated in thefine panels Mu ring Am erican Educat ionWeek. fTh e A d m i n i s t ra t i o nvising the cata logue.Helen Kennedy forfor thei r work in re-h e r 'm i se r l y m an ag e -ment of the Merciad money. | ? i fTh e h o m e ec . jstudents for thei r professional appearance on TV. | k JYour Edi tors Recommend . . .That special t imes be set up*for g e t t i n gt h e evening mail-Again , that a weekly schedule of events

be posted . i *Th a t t h e s t u d en t s o rd e r t h e Ch r i s t m a scards on display in college hall . ?Tha t , for the heal th and safety of themembers of the senior c lass , a tunnel be dugbetween McAuley Hall and the college.Y o u r E d i t o r s T h a n k . . . |Mr.| Anthony Yokawanis for the TV setgiven to the seniors.'Mother Borgia for purchasing the organfo r t h e L i t t l e Th ea t re . $rSr. M. Regina for her wonderful work asChief Note Writer- Thank you and farewel l !Your Edi tors Predict . . .That , considering the ta len ts of thej fr esh-men,. th is year ' s Chris tmas party should bea finelrevival of an o ld t radi t ion . tof club representatives on thecouncil itself. The membershipwould then comprise the majorofficers^ th e | NFCCS and NBAdelegates, and! the class representatives. However, there wouldbe no danger of ignoring theclubs as the change calls for thecreation of the office of secondVice-President who would coordinate and represent the fclubsat the Council meetings.four Student Council, as itnow exists, is much too large incomparison to the size of t heschool. CoUeges with registrationin the thousands operate with atwelve qr fourteen member student council, for example, theUniversity of Notre Dame andthe University of Minnesota.Why, then, should Mercyhurstwith 250 students, have a twenty-eight member council?We think not. Further, itsefficiency yould be increased andit would make for a more activestudent body because l committeemembership would *;'entail th eparticipation of non-:C$uncll students. Howl about it? is this thetime for a change? ! %

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An Ounce Of EtceteraBy Ann McGinnis"Just one more daylto vacation.Then back to civilization . ' With Turkey Day just around the pr o- ,verbial comer, Hurst girls are anxious to/get to their homes to tell all that's hap-Jjpened since leaving in September. Notonly will they tell of Mercyhurst happenings, but of multi other colleges as well.it's interesting to note that Mercyhurstbelles dames have spread their charms onno less than fourteen other campuses thisfaU. H ^ CIn case you're one of the smaU minoritywho hasn't seen "Rebel Without A Cause,"take the advice of the other three-fourthsof the school and J don't miss it. It really j ^brings across the old sociological chestnut ;

of delinquent parents.!Following this serious train, we mightre-echo the thoughts of all (high churchmen concerning Princess Margaret's fameddecision. They .believe the story-bookromance without the story nbook ending,was happy, after all. v. 1u There's a new addition to Mercyhurstjargon. Heard around the hall lately is a

synonym for "out to lunch." "He doesn'tknow whether to wind his watch or takea walk." Implaln language, he's just "notwith it," being a real cube. (A square inthree dimension.) |We're really impressed this year withthe fine and fast service in the diningroom. Sister Geraldine and all the kitchenstaff deserve to be complimented.We've been reading Doug Kingston's"Bit of College Life" since its appearencein the GK. Doug merits a lot of credit forhis columnit has an excellent style andit's different | too from the usual GKfeature. fFLASH! Forger in senior class! |The entire student body was more thanslightly amused a couple of weeks ago, bythe account of Flash Imboden's fraudulent activities. Seems Bobbie needed aquick signature on her class} cardJ an dthus took the easy way out. Far from being a handwriting expert, Bobbie got intoa bit of trouble with the administration,and spent an entire morning traipsingthe streets of Erie sleuthing for DoctorRelihan. T ]

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LITTLE DO THEY KNOWS tha t as they talk, Marge Mack,Marilyn Chromey and Lucille Payne are overheard by Mercyhurst'ssilent student, I the ever-present lounge j cat.

ol's On ly Silent Student, Hears A ll; Tells None

Stern, straight and all-knowing; overbearing but gentle; aloof,terize the "eyes and ears " oflounge cat. Originally a gift from the administration,opinion;!never told a secret; but she listens, listens always.At 6:45 she is awakened by the

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Or better yet, to hearor'- enemies,e same person^ is discussede canfhear the girls themselvesstory

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How valuable she would be ifThink & of all thebe forced t o stay fin their

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the sound of rosary beadspproaching. She is ever | undertanding, yet a little disdainfulCould she have reason to feelSh e is an established|of our academic com^ through duration offpre-

better | off tha nou, for I'm not expected fto beything^ else." And so she

Recent ComedyToo ImprobableTo e RealisticRemarkablerecently seen

As trains go east and west overhanksgiving vacation, many stuents will be on their way to var. .1 .To CIeveland|. . | Phyllis Narby,Luz Torres, PatTo Boston . S. Donna Nashwin-To Buffalo . . . Mary A nn Cu nTo Notre Dame . . . Mary Rachel; |To Syracuse . . . Marty McNulty,Clancy.iTo Binghamton, N. Y. . . . Bettyt k

Mr. Pennypacker,at the Erie Playhouse, is too obviously improbable,impossible, and imp racti cal| acharacter to bother to condemn.Here is a bigamist, father ofseventeen children, eight by onewife and nine by the other, whoescapes suspicion for twenty years.Mr. Pennypacker doesn't evenmake an effort to change hisname nor to hide the fact of hisspending alternate months in Wilmington, and then in Philadelphia.

Defies conventionPriding himself a "freethinker,"he has almost made it a rule oflife to defy convention, shock society, and defend what he calls,the "principle" of the matter. Theapparently ridiculousness of thischaracter made for some goodlaughter while at the same timeunderhandedly throwing a dig atso called revolutionaries, rebels,reformersthe saviours of theworld from the despotic dictatorship of morals and convention.But to quote The Sign's reviewof the Broadway production of thisplay: "Chalk up for playwright(Liam) O'Brien a clever exposeof those carousel-minded idealists who confused defiance withprogress and eccentricity with distinction."Differing opinions{The nonsense of the plot doesmake up for its touchiness andthe humor is kept fairly clean (anoddity in most current productsof Broadway.) But one could notterm it, as did the Erie Playhouseto this paper a few weeks back,a family comedy. The RemarkableMr. Pennypacker, with a grain ofsalt, might provide an evening'sentertainment for most adults.Others would find the pace getting too slow to keep them interested. However, the problem ofwhat is to become of this ratherconfused freethinker and his seventeen children does keep one wondering.

Hurst CheerersMake '55 DebutAs the basketball season bounces in, Mercyhurst cheerleadersare reviving dormant muscles andwhipping Sup 'new enthusiasm.Sparking Gannon on againstCanisius at the homecoming game

on December 1, will be Betty JeanBisgrove, senior; Patricia Kleinan d Ina Smith, juniors; and5Lucille Turner and Maureen Kossler;sophomores. Gannon representatives on the squad are Gene Kres-censki and Bill Bryan, sophomores;and Ron Casey and Chuck Nies,freshmen.Gannon is once again providingnew uniforms for the girls. Thisyear they will) wear white-woolsweaters with gold megaphonesand maroon fitted skirts with inverted plea ts. In c ontrast, theboys' uniforms are made up ofwhite trousers and maroon sweaters.NFCCS BallSees SeniorsCrown Queen

Illuminating the dancing couples at the NFCCS Charity Ball, theharvest moon shone brightly atGannon Commons, Saturday, No vember 5, from nine to one o'clock.Money collected from the | saleof dance tickets, corsages, refreshments, and the tickets on thehundred dollar savings bond, soldby all the classes, will be dividedbetween the College and University Relief Administration andscholarships for foreign students.Having sold the most chancesper capita, thef Seniors saw theircandidate for queen, Marge Russell, crowned at intermission byRita Walters, general chairmanof the dance. The winner of thesavings bond was Right ReverendMonsignor Murphy of Sharon, Pa.Nearly one thousand dollars wasne tte d| through cooperation andcompetition f of all th e classes.Closely following the Seniors werethe Juniors, then the Sophomores,and lastly th e Freshmen. A lthoughplacing last, t h e ! Freshmen collected nearly three times theamounts collected by any previousfreshman classnearly $220.In all,' the d ance was a hug esuccess.

Girls Aim HighWanting To FlyI'Tve never seen a purple cow,And never hope to see oneBut I can tell you as of now,I'd rather see than be one."

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As of now I'd rather see one,because I've observed so many people trying to be one. Oh, don'tworry; these are perfectly normalpeople. They fly, mold, radiateand, in devious ways, ignore thelaw of gravity. Down on the floordusting the molding, they arebeauty. Doing the two-step whileslipping through the mud on backcampus, they are gracefulness.Conscientious students, they spendhours pondering the problem ofhands that won't float, feet thatwon't fly and* motors that won' tmotivate.)These are not psychopathic students. Theyjare budding actresseswho realize that our "too solidflesh" must become an instrumentfor the creative expression of ideas.

\ Mercyhurst GirlsAre Talking About

MERCYHURST GIRLS ARE TALKING ABOUT . . . NFCCSqueen, MARGE RUSSELL, or the seniors finally made it . . . less noisein the halls after study . . . quarterly exams and freshman jitters . . .MARCIE CALVERT, MARY FRANCES LYMPH and NAN STUBLER'Sweek-end! at Penn State . . . Bobbie Imboden, forgery* expert"Butyou should have seen the "r"; it was perfect!" . . . mouse traps a mustfor every room . . . rabbit's foot in room 24, oriANNIE Miller's goodlucki. . . PATSY KLEIN; traveling to Ft. Meade for Thanksgiving vacation. F

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MERCYHURST GIRLS ARE TALKING ABOUT . .. dinnerparties in McAuley Tea Room .. . MARY ELLEN M cGOVERN'Shuge box of candy . . . NFCCS dance and terrific blind dates. . . STEFFIE'S intensive study of the "tall, blonde race" . .?POLLY BRESNAN'S nightly phone calls'. . | . MARY ANNCASTORA'S fire . . . "Did you mind?" . . . junior seminar discussion'Where is heaven? sMERCYHURST GIRI5 ARE TALKING ABOUT . . . BETH COLEMAN'S bouncing checks . . . the new addition to the Little Theatera Wurlitzer organ . . . HELENA and LIZ'S trip to Corning . . . BARBCOOLE sterilizing^ Cathy . . . MARY; KAY and DUSTY'S triple, orar e therelmore volleyballs on the pipes . . . panels during AmericanEducation Week . . . decreasing number of freshmen appearing beforestudent board . . . lecturer, Constantine Boldyreff. *

MERCYHURST GIRLS AR E TALKING ABOUT \ . . .MAGGIE HIRSCH, the Hurst 's happy wanderer . . . JO IMHOF %receiving mail addressed to "Mercyhearse College" . . . NewYear's Eve plans . . . student directory posted by the elevator. . . the success of student proctoring . . . BEV BUERKLEfinally starting to practice j teach . . . DEANA DEMPSEY'Scute new haircut . . . junior TV stars and MARGE MACK'S iexperience with "silent movies . . . Joe-from-home "finally (,coming from home . . . trips over Thanksgiving vacation . . . ' TTV at McAuley Hall. MMERCYHURST GIRLS ARE TALKING ABOUT . . . hopeful plansfor European trips . . . dram atic stu dents floating, flying, and molding. .. JO HUGGLER'S fabulous new date bureau . . . prevalence of "foot-in-mouth disease" . . . seniors getting out hip boots for the trip acrossthe field . . . democratic victory in Erie elections . . . vacation andturkey-day at last!

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Page Four T H E E R C I A D November 22, 1958IN THE CHAPEL Students ServeLook Around The Comer Red Cross U nit

i Seven gongs strike the early morning hour while four hundred A C * % 4 - A r l i r % r eeight eyes in the chapel are Waterlooed by drowsiness, the Lord Wei- # \ S C I I U I L a I II i Slington of the early morning.Little do owners of the eyes dream that around the corner lurkghosts of the Rom an catacombs, m edieval France, and a- very concretepart of modern Europe. All this is at Mercyhurst? Not all of antiquityis stored in the city museum in the form of Egyptian mummies. Whatis around the corner of the sleep-eat-study routine where this escapefrom drowsiness is to be found? The Queen's Chapel!Upon entering this Gothic chapel, aU of the thirteenth centuryquietly thunders! down Iupon one.A step further sends one in spiritback to the catacombs, for everyRoman catacomb had a tablelike altar closely resembling theone found here. A glance at thecrucifix jj upon the altar is a reminder of the deeper side of modern culture, for this tiny masterpiece was carved by the man whoplayed Christ in the world-famousPassion Play staged'-; at Oberam-i me r ga u .The fleur-de-lis. signifying theAnnunciation and later adopted

|b y the Kings of France as thenational symbol, decorates all thewalls.The back of the chapel, beneaththe gigantic stained window ofOur Lady of Perpetual Help, iseventually to become a Mausoleumfor th e OWeH family, which;: do-r*ated the Queen's chapel.

J Seven gongs strike the earlyhour. The day is tomorrow. Pourhundred eight eyes are peeringaround the chapel corner, tryingt6* get a glimpse of Mercyhurst sRoman Gothic Taj-Mahal. Realization creeps over them that abit of romanticism may be foundIn every facet of life if time istaken from routine monotony tosearch for it.

Panels InformOnEducation

Collegians at Mercyhurst joinedwith other students throughoutthe country in the observance ofAmerican Education Week, November 14-18.Through panel discussions atgeneral assembly periods, thestudent body got a look at thehistory of education in America,the problems facing education today, a nd some of the solutions

suggested. Then, 'being very practical minded, the last panel showed how the Mercyhurst girlcarries her education out of theclassroom into her daily living.Tuesday's p anelists] were Martha McNulty, chairman; Marguerite McLaughlin, ElizabethSchwind, and Joan Huggler .Patr icia Murphy led Wednesday's talks, aided by BarbaraBarnes, Ina Smith, and ChristineHaughton.Discussion on Thursday was incharge of Margaret Hirsch, withNoel Jaeger, fJean Rocco, SandConstance Renner as speakers.The practical applications wasgiven on Friday fby JosephineCiancaglini, Rita Walter, JuliaKelly, and Jean Heavey.

Department Bulletins ShowTrips, Projects, Speakers

In conjunction with the YCS, the ENGLISH and BUSINESS Departments published the first issj^of IDEAS. This paper is designed tobe the literary voice of the stud&rtts. It is made u p of th e interests andideas of the students' lives. Its editors stressed that this is to be anoutlett of expression for all the students.Continuing t h e i r policy oflearning sociology from the fieldof experience, the SOCI Depar t ment has another field tr ip on theagenda for December. This tripwill be to Parma dale, in Cleveland, Ohio. On this trip they wil

o b s e r v e the "cottage plan"method of placing underprivilegedchildren. In the past the studentshave visited the Erie Day Nurseryand the Erie County Infirmary.These trips enable the futuresocial workers to supplement whatthey have learned from their textbooks.* *

The HOME EC. Department,for its annual community project,ha s chosen to make stuffedanimals for the children in thevarious orphanages and hospitals.* * *

To keep the students informedon what is going on in the newsworld, the HISTORY ^DepartmentIs posting articles of news ofgeneral interest onjtheir "CurrentNews" bulletin board.

T h e ENGLISH Departmentfeatured Mrs. Daniel Skala, anEnglish teacher, at the recentmeeting, on the faculty ofLawrence Park, Mrs. Skala is thefoster mother of the school's exchange students. It was her privilege to visit "her children" inEurope this sumer. With the aidof slides, she showed the membersher trip which included Scotland,England, France, Italy, Germany,and Turkey. ^* * *M r. Robertf Hawthorne of theAmerican Greeting Card Companyof Cleveland was the ART Department's guest speaker. Mr.Hawthorne demonstrated how thegreeting card originates. It wasemphasized that there is alwaysan opening for greeting cardillustrators.! 6

Th e E L E M E N T A R Y Department is practicing their teachingtechniques at S t. Luke's GradeSchool. At the last ElementaryEd. Club meeting, Mrs. Moranspoke on her work with retardedchildren.

The November meeting of th eOGA on November 29 will feaVture Mr. William James, repre-sentative of Allegheny Airlines, asguest speaker. He will discuss theopportunities of college - trainedwomen in the field of Air Transportation. Another feature I of themeeting will besa short movie onCredit Unions, which, will complement the Business |pffanimation Class. I "'Z

During peace and war, the RedCross is ready to serve the suffering and afflicted.Such is the prime object of theintercollegiate* unit |composed ofMercyhurst, Gannon, Villa Maria,and Edinboro which entertainsat the various hospitals andhomes.Edinboro was the site of thefirst meeting held November 10.Election of officers reveal DaveKings ley of G annon as p residentand three Hurst students in various capacities. |Secretarial and chairmanshipduties will be carried out by KayCanada, while Mary Jane Hage-dish will report the units' activities to the Red Cross Office asPublicity Chairman. Entertainment chairman for the Mercyhurst group is Ruth Friel who hascharge of the program for theSoldiers and Sailors Home andSt. Mary's Home.The entertainment search is onfor these and other projects. Onalternate weeks, Mercyhurst i willvisit the Vet's Hospital. It's stressed that students needn't belongto the unit to join in this activity .

Sports PleadNeed Players

Volleyball's back an d Mercy-hurst 's got fit! So it appears infreshman and sophomore classes.But Miss Garrison's anxieties aredirected! towards the juniors andseniors.There're Just not enough of themto constitute exciting intramuralcompetition. A team of juniorsand seniors playing against theteams of freshmen I and sophomores would be the ideal volleyball situation. So far , intramuralcompetition among classes hasshown two wins for the sophomores. They defeated the froshand won by forfeit from the upper classmen.

Interaiurals DoubtfulThe potential game with thenurses of Saint Vincent's I whichtakes place next month, is looking mighty dim. The reason: theteam of upperclassmenlis in needof memb ers. In comparison, f wasthe intercollegiate game with Ben-rend Center. At the November 16meeting, captains were elected forthe teams which w as composed ofeleven sophomores and only oneJunior.Speaking of recruiting sport enthusiasts, the Monday| afternoonswimming sessions are for everyone. If you haven't joined as yet,it might be refreshing to get inthe swim.

Badminton PreviewThere's badminton in the air!Though the season is monthsaway, a small preview is in theqffing. Single and double tourna-ments will be played with a tro-

*ph y Jn the "w ings" for the? badminton champs. It's open to allstudents, so dust off your shuttlecocks, girls, and practice! Bad-Iftintpn time is now here..

A WORD OF CAUTION is given by Marilyn Genck to BarbaraCole as the salad gets a thrashing from Beth Coleman.

Curses On The Budget!Hom e Ec Plots Disguise

In that little corner of the world known as the Mercyhurst HomeManagement House, economy is the key word; budget is the curse.Disguise has become the tool of the good economist. Weekly dinnerguests invade Mercyhurst 'looking for a treat. Tho ugh p lanned weeksin advance, it takes ! a combination of ingenuity wand practicality tobring off a successful *meal. How many guests know that the reasonfor jfthe soft candlelight is not sentiment but the fact thatlthe meatcost too much. Got to conserve somewhere!Arthur Godfrey may not realize -it and neither may Lipton, butingenius home makers have foundthat tea bag tolbe goodffor tw ocups of I tea.New Methods DevisedBarbara} Cavanaugh and theelectric oven have collaborated ona new way to bake meatloaf. Itcomes out designed to please thetwo tastes, for it's rare on the in-side and well done outside.You just can't trust a cookbook!Just because it says to cook something one hour, doesn't say it willbe done in that length ofr t ime.C'est la vie!IAdjustment to Hom e! Management life isn't always easy. "Whywon't the baby follow theisched-ule?" hasibecome the perplexingproblem of Barbara Coole. Behindthree hours now, she's figured itwill take her the semester to catchup . *M |Food Upsetting? f J |When a cook eats her own food,look out. That Beth Colemanf hadtrouble adjusting to just that wasevidenced by her three days I sickleavefrom an upset stomach.?Whose week is it to answer thephone? Such is the problem ofQueen Marge Russell. Not so withMarilyn Genck, the epitome ofefficiency, who takes everythingin her? stride from"'not too firmlime pies to how to keep Katy, thebaby, from putting both hands inthe strained prunes at once.It's a hectic life, and the greatest!

Dec. 1 CanisiusDec. 7 Washing ton and Jefferson.Dec. 17 Marietta College.Ja n 15 Sampson Air ForceBase. /Jan. 19 Edinboro.Jan. 28 Buffalo State.Jan. 31 Steubenville

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