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O P E N S W I T HH E I R E S S !Andres, Federici

Leading RolesTheiMercyhurst College Dra

ma Department will present"The Heiress" as their firstproduction of the new dramatic season^The play will be presented* on November 6th, 17thand 8th >at 8:15 p.m. andia matinee on November 8th|at 2:30p.m.

Selected as one of the bestdramatic plays of 1948, theMercyhurst production willbe

Dennis Andres

under the directionof iSisterJude Yablonsky, O.S.U.I "TheHeiress" will mark the thirdproduction for the Ursuline|sister; since joining the faculty!in1969 and the ^first since Hastspring's musical* success "Manof La Mancha/' 1

Suggested by Henry James'novel, "Washington Square."the play is setiinja nineteenthcentury^ background and enact-ed in a Washington Squarehome in N ew York? City.

The fplot centers around ayoung, awkward girl, CatherineSloper, who becauseof her in-

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adequate social gracesis despised by her father,Dr.* AustinSloper*

Dennis Andres po rtra ysDr.Slopei| a dignified and Jprom-*nent|man yet commandingfa-

Catherine Sloperjlplayed byChris Federici,lis a* shy $rounggirl; yearning foj^fove and affection undernhe suppression ofher ^sardonic father. Her respond to the attentionsof|Mor-

** Townsend, the! third leading

character, islthe result of Catherine's dfeire for freedom fromparental ties. 1 m

Portraying the suave, youngfortune^ hunter, Morris Town-send, is Louis Fiorina. In con*trast to Miss Sloper's searchfor love, Mr. Townsend's search

is entirely for monetary success.Aiding the young "couple"Jis

Catherine's matchmaking aunt,M r s . Peniman. Enacting!thepart of the flighty\ busy|bodyysChrisi Warnick. % p

Serving the family faithfullyfor afenumber of years is Maria.The quiet, obedient and devotedservant is played by JoyceBroadus. , '&

Morris' brother Arthur, portrayed |by Bill Fitcher, represents the established business-man,|dry and contrite.

Married to the "established'-*

Louis Forina

manl- is Marian Almond* Town-send, perfectly matchedin dryness and contriteness.

Austin Sloper'sfavoritef sisteris played by Marie Oliviefi,society's!woman, wealthy and per*sonable.

Liz Montgomery playstMor-ris Townsend's widowed sister.She is sweet and typicallylmid-dlefclass. X

Tickets for^the play will besold prior to the performancesfor $1.50 per adult and| $1.00per student. Reservationsca nbe made bj|.calling the collegeat 864-0681. I

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Front rowfdeft to right)Mary Pat -Helbig, Terry JPawIyShn,Nancy Ryan, Claudia WeeksSecond row (left toright)Rochelle George,lAl Messina, Debby-Bradley.

WHO WHOTwelve fsenior| students from is essay editor| of the literary her hobby. In preparation far

Mercyh urst College have been magazine ,andlvice-president of- her|chosen career, Debby is amember? of the students branchhosen Jfor recognition in the the? student government.

1970-71 editionof Who's Who inAmerican^ Colleges and Universities.

Cathie Jean Kozolowski,asenior'' cadet teaching second

of PSEA. f

Mary Pat Helbig&is at Mercygrade at Our |Lady of| Fatima hurst working towarda degree

Five of the honored colleg- in Farrell, iis a graduate of in sociology, leading it o a | ca*ians are? Erie residents/ inolud- Mercyhurst Preparato ry School, reer asa social worker. Infpre*ing Albert P. Messina, the first She served two yearsas SGA paringfor social work, Marymale studentsto be listed in the? representative, memberof the

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awards publication.

Membership in^the annual directory,^published since 1034,isbasedSon^an above average rating fin the area sof academicstanding, serviceto the school,leadership qualities, and potential to the community.

fChosen by *the vote^of tfheMercyhurst* faculty and seniorclass, Erie* students namedwere, Mrs. Jeanne Emery, Mar-cia Jobes, Cathie Kozlowski,Rhonda Mahoney, an d AlbertP . Messina. I;

^Resident students includeDeborah Bradley | (Uniontown,P a . ) , RochelleJGeonge (Cleveland, Ohio), MaryPat Helbig(Youngstown, Ohio), Nancy Ryan (Oil City, Pa.),Tersy Paw-lyshn (Youngstown, Ohio), Barbara Smith (Lakewood, Ohio),and and ClaudiajWeeks (Brooklyn, N.Y.).f '% H |

ABOUT THE STUDENTS|, Jeanne iEm ery was the chairma n and, organizer of the firstcolloquy weekend, Exposure'69. An art major, in 1969 shereceived first prizeintfche Mon-roeville/Art Show. Last yearshe was aj campus coordinatorof the NSA, dorm council representative* and anjart teacherin| the fterie NATO programCurrently sftie is almember ofthe ar t clubland the studentchapter! of the PSEA.

Albert P>Messina,a graduateof : Academy$High f School, fts heeditor of the campus jnewspap-er , THE&|HERCIADjt jJMessmacameko Mercyhurstin the win

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Editor | . '$. J ft i\ ' . I M* Messing\Associate Editor . . . J . Bo^^wrksLtCfj/ouiESton. M A . . . . . . . . - p a v e BohdeNews Editor . . . 1 . J- I i . BSZ #ac^?eSjwrf s JEdtfor . 4 . . . Bill DopieralMPhotographer .A Debhy DockestaderCirculation and Exchanfje . . f... Marlene Smith

Layout Staff . . B Fran Ahearn, BillOhio d o ,| ' f I Rita Hadfalvi, Bob BeckStaff Writers Paul Anderson, Rick^Lamb,

I I Audrey Rosenthal, Jeff H elf and,m Brendia Brewer, Carolyn Shade

Staff*.... 1 CaroUJM^uMincfi Mark Twos,f Eller&Heinrich, Dolores Krasmski

C h a p l a i n sC h a t t e rI Politics ancfe Religion

im America fI by Father Hiibert j I

I In a countryjin whichSthe separation^ Church and State hasbeen^such an a powerfulfrprinciple, there is an unusualf situationdeveloping,! Organized religions and theestablished politicalpart-ies have jumped aboard the same bus and are traveling the sameroad in thefpursuit of their goals. 1

Allaround the country the businessofl "American Flags" hasbeen ~&oomhig$ Cars, windows, school book covers, bars, politicaladvertisements in newspapers,magazines land on televisionalldisplay that true sign of solidpatriotismthe# American Flag.^AmeriGa^ovjeiitiorileavelit'' signs are embroidered by flags oneither side of thelslogan. Thisflag-waving syndrom'^ is m eant tobe a subtle, but effective way ofsayingtthat anyone who does notwavelfthe flag is soft on his loyalty to country. The flagstadsjformost 1 of its users as a|sign that they willthot tolerate violence inthis country, norwilj they permit those who aresoftson violence torun the country. T he backfield of Agnew, Mitchell* andHoover,with 1Jigiri *tricky quarterback" leading them, has been tryingtogain much? ground with this game plan,i

Likewissfallfaround theicountuy the business of selling "Baltimore Catechisms"has*been booming. Advocatinga- return to the"old fashioned" approachesi to teaching religion islikewise gfotthem%a eleamsign of loyalty to the trueChurch -andjrts ^infallibleteachings, C&tifiism of those who promote |within the Church theuse o$modej(in,VfetiQani IIoriented religionftextbooks is*? made inordeqjto label these modern religion teachers as at bestillinvformeuoi^tand^^iwdcs^lheretics. Such criticism leaves little doubt

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thelFaculty^Senate and approve^ by both the Faculty Senate andfte studapt body,

~tTl*e purpose of all tljis was to create a student governmentwith*an effective means of both initiation and passing legislation,phis was af the etod oftlast winter term. At thepresent time, wearelstUlfWaiting for RUS to innate or^pass some legislation. We

do have a soffee housed we've finally done away \yith ^antiquateddress codes; dorm hours j^iave tf>econje more realistic. But thecredft for theseMmppovements, or at least for their initiation, mustgo where itJ>elongs . 1 . to the officeob thetDean, not to RUS. Whatabout a r-eductjonljfl theology requirements? Is RUS going to wait4it^Mi|^af^eyisuggests thatjjtoo? And wha#about%all*week-endZ^Vasn't it ; grea?: True itwasgthe responsibility of the Juniorclas$f f>ut Jnaj&e p/itt^ a little prodding from RUS, Mercyhurstcould have bad a fall weekend.RUS was createdlto act, not simply to^reac*. It wascheated to do things for the studentsat$Mercy-hursfcuot tajwaft untilsomething goes>vrong*and then try tolfixSt.

Hfprcyfturst te*chaiigipg.It's, going Jo continue to change. Lastyear everyone was rather apathetic about changingMercyhurst'sname to Glenwood ColJ8ge.fr Does thag'apathy still exist? It willuntij RUS^bothers to ask somebody about it. |

News flash: Mercyhurst.may not have a concert springweekend hecause of a lack of funds^to^et a really top^group. IsBUS

$ goingtoswait ufl&jl sring$weefcend and tljen say tfiere isn't enough money? Why not plan somefund-raising-programs NOW so that

we don'^have^hat.problem? Why notlplan SOMETHING now . . .

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4hat^the criticizer is vebfy afaraid thattraditioiialj Catholic teach-ings are being changed or updated. Such people* cannot b earsuchchangetheir inner peace^is founded on theirsecurity affprded bytheir faithl T o change in any way the presentation orp r a i s e ofthatlfaith is devastating to such people.Tttieirfpresent activitiesloonrtherefore as*aflarge personal defensetmechanism.%

And so in|religion, as in polices, there isa.marked turningjLwa&fjrpiQ $h$complexities a social group becomes necessarilyinvoiced injj\y}ien f e omJfipd%significatit place in ife style.-ThereIs a ^ i m f}$$ there is \ jggtong retj!rnto> a ffidre simple, lesscon*ffasxqg. more tfae no. doubt %

flip ViceJ3*esidpt. goes about, slaying the Christine* Jorgen*s e a s ^ h i s flarjy. groups i|ke P40.P.E., C.ftfE.D.O. (Radicallyrightagroups of concerned Catholics) go around hunting safe coll

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unsafeReligious educators to?applaud*

or defame as- thease.niay fee, Repub}ipps |y^i^th#ir political eyes on'the Southand qn the -Wue-aollar workes. TheChur^r" authorities matoerpleas-ant noises when thePresidenUleans towards supporting privateeducationnvith more federal monies. around*the corner. IfjSUGhJis our Qpjnibn, \fs^me*to take artstand for the better approach totlje human life-styie envisioned bytGod and iannounced^in jits fulnessAby the Hfed words of -ffesusl* 4 i

f* have come to give you life,%ife mo*e abundantly." MI no^ g e r call youMaves,bu t^ r# id . "f'W havefbeen given the freedom of tile soh#of God.**

If seemstto me that if weloveiour countryland*our Church^wewill not allpw^eitfcer to cqntiftpe on the^presentKiwad #hey seem to* ^ S ^ ^ ' f e f i - ^ l ^ t w ^ ^ wpfcontinfcefc tof struggled sdde^y-side^ ^ ^ s e J^pljp^hC^fe*abl^ tpilive^with ithe compIexitiflHB#andr i s of freedQni as they, their nations and their religions evolveto the full realizationof their potential greatness and beauty. Fear

^ust not win overjUstice,yldve and understanding.!

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This issue's review^s a little

different because the subject isdifferen t. JhrougH'' the cour tesy*>f the BlsielMayhouse, I attended the opening night perform*ance of

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S h a p pj V ic t o r ySeen P e r s p e c t i v eBy *Ca therine A. Pearson

The campaign is overSo is Pennsylvania's flirta

tion with catastrophe*JiFor Meroyhursfc students,Jis

for young people, and adul ts allover the state,|4he gubemator*ial ItiLectton of November* 3,1970, is^already beginning torecede IfttoPMsitory. The question now is what? the landslideelection of Milton Shapp as governor will mean for our future.

A Chance for PennsylvaniaIt's first meaning!is a prac

tical one.iNow the Common-iwealth of Pennsylvania has achance. i

IWith a competent, imaginative executive in the governor'schair,|backed up by his party's

control of 'both 'houses of thelegislatu re,| the statecan atlast lay aside its inertia andpreoccupation with rhetoric andget to work on its serious problems.

Let no one underestimatethem. * fk'-

The 1 government ofjpPennsyl-^ ^ ^ is on the verge of bankruptcy. Industry is leaving thestate. So are people. Unemployment, now? at a ten-year national high, is hitting Pennsylvaniharder thanj the Irestj of . thecountry. Taxes are up. Servicesare down. Administrative min-ananagement and duplication offunctions arerampant.* The future of state-supported highereducation is threatened.

In short, diseaster impends.The impending diseaster can

Ibe averted. But onlyby promptand bold action, undertaken immediately.

The 4tax structure must becompletelyrevamped. New revenues are needed. Businessmust be attracted. The tax burden on | ithe average workermust bef eased. Tax reform is a(challengingtaskVhfch most politicians have foundliti convenient to'put off. Milton Shapp isnot one of them. I W|iPerhaps thebufstanding fea-

tee of Mr. ShappV campaignha s Ibeen his readiness to talk^ gtru&h *and fiscal sense tothe people ofPennsylvania 1.*Bisown knowledge of the intricacies of states finance lis probablyunexceHecPin Pennsylvania polices , reflecting not only his private business experience andexpertise but alsoover^gr de-cad^ ofI outstanding public research|and consultation on*ourstate's economy. Hisfinancial

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toiface it.f ;|tf* i

Having amovernor willing toface it|jand competent to tackleit wiH notfmake Pennsylvania'sfinancial c r i s i s disappear,(Shapp wallnotJhaveMfceasy asgovernor. Pennsylvania willnothave | i t | easjci under^GovernorShapp.fBut ait least* ifcwillihavea chance. - $ 4

I People's (Lives (Matter|Students often react in be

wilderment and dismay to theemphasis devote^:in this cam*paign|to fiscal!matters. Mianyyoung people,!! fear, regard thewhole controversy, as merelyone moreicase of their-mater-

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ialistic elders arguing over howto spend or not spend theirtainted money,jwhile the realhuman problems lie forgotten.

This attitude is understand-aible, even commendable.iButUt misses the point.Concern jfar hum an| problems

underlies the urgency & for } xreform. The questasfnot simplyfor a balanced budget; Pennsylvania could balance its budget quite simply by dosingdown its colleges and abolishing^ Public Assistance. Thequest is Ifor an economic policyiwhich will' enable the Estate toprovide the services jits citizens neeor problem that callsfor state action. JR . $

Wouldnbe pennysavers oftensay of the welfare program,"Why don't they put thesepeopled to work?" Asa$ supporterof the concept. of governmentacting as employer of lastresort, perhaps 1I might agree.But what these critics seldomrealize is that a state-run full-employment prog ram even(withoutf he training programthat ideally would accompanyItwould be far more expensive to run than is Public Assistance. "'} m

The high price of educationand'full employment is equallytrue of housing, medical care,care for the elderly, pollution

.control, and other problemscrying for solution.fNot* onlythe construction of new faciii-iticswhich most of these problems really requirefeut even(the operation of adequate^ legalmachinery Ifor enforcing existing laws and codes to keepprivate citizens fr6m makingthe problems worse, would costallot of money.

(And when aid the rhetoric onflaw and order is cleared away,the samelcan be said|for crimecontrol. ' t '

Milton Shapp is not hung up;onj money. He is hung up aboutthese other things. He doescare about gpoor housing, inadequate medical care, hunger,substandard schools, organizedcrime, drug traffic,! unfair taxation, neglected old people, andcriiminal-produoting prisons inthe state of Pennsylvania.

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On the eve of your return totheking after 3Msyears *'exile,"I feet compelledtoffwrite you about my thoughts concerning yourunfortunateisituation.In your* prime, you demonstrated to the boxing experts*( a n d amateursUiketmyself) to begone*of the greatestfighters in|history.With your refusal to comply with the draft, theboxing *^rrerIorifew in titter countrydectdedrto "strip" you of the

|crown you^won,quite efficiently in the ring.In | the eyes of Imany,| as well as myself, we still look upon you as the"Heavyweight

Champion of the World."*Along with many others, I hope that3 54years- banishment" won't keep you from demonstrating that youare stftffpiie of the truly great boxers of all time, Monday night.

I can't say*that I entirely agreed with you when you decidednot to take that final "step" and be drafted. However,you'hadyourfown convictions on that matter, and thelaw provides for"conscientious objection." I ?

One wonders ifit| wouldn't have beeneasier itor you to takethe|"step"!^ instead of rejecting Hi as youMid. As heavyweight'champion, you probab ly wouldhavefbeen boxing for theArmy, andhave the same type of life you had as acivilian.;Ho we ver,Jyou hadyour firm religious belief that told you it was against your faith tofight. I don't see how the boxing commissioners could judge thatyou weren'tsincere?in your beliefsand take your title away.

J It is'in the fUnited States Constitution that one is innocentofi a crime until provenguilty,f Many condemn'you because you'vebeen able to fight yourdraft-evasion ruling over these years. How-

I ever, as long|as you have the capability oi' doing so, thislaw al-> lows fyou ,to continue to appeal your case as long as therearet grounds for doing so. Until you are finally(If you ever are)iproveni guilty and sent to'jail, no on e| had theright to Hake away syour, crown by merely saying you were a**draft dodger". I totally agreewith yolir statement that "no one ean say h e's champ until he takesmy title away from me in the ring."

*I really feel that you didn'tobject* to the draft just becauseyou didn't want to give up the"good life" you had been leading asheavyweight champ.Your, decision has k cost you a lot < more thanjust money.Pride!is basic toall good athletes, and in proving-your,self to besuperior,to the.rest, having to watch"the rest" contestfor|the title that was "illegally" taken from you musthave tornyou apart many times . I'm glad th at you are finally getting achance to prove to the "unbelievers" that you still are "the greatest" It must also besatisfying;to you to have thechance^to relieve' the angufshf 3% years has brought. j l

M r..Ali,.I really don't knowwhethei\you'will|appreciate*whatI havewritten*you or not. It is the greatest evil ofour;society thatblacks and whites can't trust each other. Until the day that wecan live as "brothers"in^the true Is ens e of the word^there will bethat lack of trust between u s. Itis*m y sincerest wishthataiiat daywill soon arrive, and thatwhenf itf does, you are still the,"Heavyweight Champion ofthej[ World." ^Respectfully, BUI Dopierala

S h a p p Vi c t o r y(Continued from -Page 4) to a politicalfuture where those

Pose nd| camaraderie, as w d o c a r f t e e ^ a b o u t

s unef seeds of its own impending death.Forljusfe as it oomesinto its glory,smmentyp&te al lover. - T I

I am rememibering now ayear ago,Ion theieve ol anothergreat victory, the words ofone

rwho had worked so band tobring atooutkhe momewt whoseumniuience he? was lamenting i

f l hate to see all ofthisicometojaa end." J I ?

But elections are not ends.P 1 1^ are beginnings. i i With wh

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% it h BiU Dopierals i curredlhalfiway throughthe 3rd to wa smistakes, one a holdingWednesday, JOetaber 28thsa w quar ter when Hiaraldf Weiss penaltyan d three missed extra

the completion*of th ep rs tsea- caught a 30 yard touchdown points that cost ther Pack th eson of intramural football at pas^ f r o m pettineUi to bring title. ;|Mercyhurst. That day hiad two thefPack al l afternoon, the try " j of th e best games flayed all f or extraipodnt failed when th e

sea son .^ Although{one meant p a s s w a s brokenS u p . With alittle bu t pride and the other minuteand a half lefft, th e Packwas fo r the title, both werehard-lfougfot, close games.,

In *the champions-hip ga me ,the Rebels emerged victorious,

In th e opening game of thiscold, muddy afternoon witness

ed the "I Taippa Kegs" valiantCreghan I ntercepted 4 Mc Po 4 *>ut futiletry to win their firstot a big break when1 Mike

tend pass.

Foldoiwinjg th e ^interception,

game olf th e season. Playinglagainst th e Baldwin'sth e - Keg-

20-18 over th e Pack, on the and into the 14th quarter, th e gers ' ' ha dfa lead of$7-0 on a 5*

basis of converting ext ra points Pac k had*th e apparent "go- yard touchdown pass fromRi-and!? m istake s,in the ir ^favor. aheadff scorea 30 yar d Pass y ^ Henley to$M)ark Turos,an d

from Pettinelii to Harvilla,called back becauseof a hold-ing iinlfractdon. lAffter th is ,th e

the following exitra-point passto Bob Dilmouth^In th e third

(In th e opening quarter, th ePack's John JHarvilia,intercept*ed a Harry McPoland passonthe second play of the game.The Packjused this |breakan d

oapped a 4 play drive whenBobPetnelli wentfupth e middle*for g r e a t d e f e n s *v* &**> on et*>y to Paufli Becht. The first cove*

Back had to punt to the Rebels, *mrter> t h e Baldwins struck ?and they in turn looked to be 'back on the first of two touch-"oh the move". However, 2 down passes from Tom BecM i GAME Noi l

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5 yards^and the first score. Theextra point! pass was out of theend zone and theflPack led 6-0.This inaFeinberg

toaM, Sdayed Iby tw o teams,evenly matched, who piiayed

(Paclf finaHy go t back in $he * r w n c n * ) u s ^ a i n e m both?of- |nslteadiof th e Rebels, wh o endgamej towards th e e n d | o f | t h e {ensi* a n d df f ns - I n the end, ed at 5-1, or thePack, 4-2. jfcatf. A Bolb ipettin elii to John 3 I ~Havrilla Ipass^- good fo r p o fyards, set the stage forJPetti-

Aelli's 10 yard run to "p&ijrdirt.'f Once again, th e extrapoint w as stopped by thelftebeldefensel and the half endedii20-12^ I I .i!

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