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EDWIN and PEARL KAPPEL

Kappel Dcio-voco/ ArtistsAid Music Appreciation

Duo-vocal artists, the Kappels,|wiU appear a t Mercyhurst College on Sunday, March 23, as part of the Culture Series.$ fpearlland Edwin Kapp el have appeared fin hundred s of concerts,in leading opera roles, on radio and! television, with symphony, oratorios, and have concertized "Coast to Coast." Believing that no oneis ever too young to hear good music, they attempt to bring it toyoung people often enough for them to bejable to realize how 'beautiful the better music really is.Educators say tha t Kappel concerts are the finest they h aveheard, and the way in which they are presented to t he audience ismore interesting thanfthe usual manner. When numbers are sung inforeign {languages, the stories are Jexplained .beforehand to aid ap- ^ 4 ' D ^ f r | f*T\preciation of them?While at Mercyhurst, their prog r a m ! w ^ include a duet fromiLa^Tfeaviata" by Verdi, "Zueig-nung" by R. Strauss , "La Giocon-da" by Ponchielli, selections from"Carmen," and "Aida." The sec

ond half of the program will feature selections from "Maytime,""Persian Garden," "Rose Marie,"and "Fire f ly ."! & The program begins at 8:00P. M. All parents andl friends ofMercyhurst College students areinvited to;attend).

Dan CliffordVis i ts NSA

Gan non College will! be thescene #of the n ext Erie! area NSAConference to be held) on Saturday, March 15, in the Stud entU n i o n Building. Participatingcolleges include Mercyhurst, Gannon, Villa, Behrend Center, Alliance, and Allegheny.

Approximately 2thirty-six* college'; delegates will atte nd theConference, the theme of whichis "Academic Freedom in theSchools." Representing Mercyhurst are Frances Balzer, AreaNSA Chairman and Pa t Cava-naugh, junior delegate.Guest speaker, Dan Clifford, ofCatholic University, will be in theErie are a, M arch 13, 14, and 1'5.Previous to speaking at the conference h e wills have visited s ev-erallof the above colleges. Mercyhurst will be hostess to him onFriday, March 14, at w hich timehe will explain NSA and its purposes to the student body. Schoolproblems will be discussed andadvice willl be given as how topromote a more? harmonious andhelpful student government.

Fetes SeniorsOn Sunday , March 16, the seniors will be guests of honor at atea given by the juniors at Lar

son's TeafRoom from two untilfour.As the seniors step into Larson's,Sthey may feel that they arestepping into a wee bit of Irelandsince Saint Patrick's Day has beenselected as the theme for the tea.There is even a rumor that|therewill be a green piano!Plans for the ente r ta inmenthave not been completed but thetentative plans are also centeredaround an Irish ! theme. Larson sare planning the refreshments,which will consist of a fligh tluncheon and tea.Two ScientistsSubm it PapersSister M. Charles and Sister M.Carol yn! will atten d th e EasternColleges' Science Conference heldApril 18 and 19 at WilkesCollege, :Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania, along with some of Mercy-hurst 's prospective scientists.

From Mercyhurst Ruth Friel an dSylvia Haise will submit paperscompleted as the result ofi the irwork accomplished in the Chemistry Seminar and Research. RuthFriel 's topic is the "Rate of Hydrolysis of 2 Monom ethyl Hemi-mellitate". Sylvia Haise 's topic is"The Comparison of the Saponification Rate of Some SubstitutedMethyl Benzoates with the Rateof 2Monomethyl Hemimellitate."Those attendin g from Mercyhurst |a re : Sylvia Haise, Rut hFriel, Welling Chang, BarbaraChambers, Barbara Ayers, MaryJo Calif ore, and Jane McCarthy.

% MERCilADVol. XXIX, No. 6 MERCYHURST COLLEGE, ERIE, PENNA. March 11, 1958

ewi (JsSriefdDAY OF RECOLLECTION

Reverend Wilfred Nash, president of Gannon College, willconduct a .Day of Recollection atMercyhurst on \ Saturday, March22 . Exercises will open with Massa t 8:00| an d close f with Benedict ion a round 4 :30. |.Although it is being sponsoredby Sodality, all exercises will beopen to the entire college. All areurged to | atten d as a mid-L entenstimulus, and as a preparation forHoly Week. JE s \ S.*A schedule will be posted inCollege Halll a few days beforeha nd .

ST . BONA'S TO COMEIn return for the many invitations for Mercyhurst girls to visitOlean,. plan s are being com pletedfor the students of St. Bonaven-

ture to visit Mercyhurst on April1 9 . ISt. Bonaventure Day will f indapproximatelyione hundred twenty- f ive Bonaventure menl t rave l-ing to the Erie campus for an inter-collegiate social gathering.Outdoor sports activities willbegin at 2:30 p.m. Later in theafternoon dinner will be served.Plans are being made for thedance to be held in the eveningin the gym. The day will be closed with midnight Benediction inthe chape l .

GANNON, 'HURST StNGGannon-Mercyhurst C o n c e r twill be held? Friday, ?April*5, in

the Little Theater. Mercyhurst 'sGlee Club is composed of sixty-tw o |members |led by Mrs. Dolce.Mr. Mort gRubin leads Gannon'sGlee Club, numbering thirty-five.Mercyhurst Glee Club will singnumbers by Rodger, Owens, andMendelssohn. Among these, "JuneIs B ust ing! Out All Over," "PraiseThou the Lord,1' andp'Hi Neighbor". Also will be "Recessional 11by De Koven, and "It's a Big WideWonderful Word" by Rox.After the concert, a dance willbe held at Mercyhurst College.Arrangements are in the ha ndsof the Glee Club officers.

'LADIES IN RETIREMENTMiss Helen Kelly has announcedtha t the Dramatic Club'si mainproduction, "Ladies In Retirement," will be held May 9, 10, 11.Written by Edward Percy andReginald Denham, this play hada long run $n New York and Io nthe road'. It is a psy chologicalmelodrama about a retired* ac tress and her companion. Thetwo middle-aged women livepeacefully until some visitorscome to stay; fthen the actress ismurdered. The play includes murder, the ghost of the victim, aworried' conscience and, according to Miss Kelly, much excitement .

Strong Vincent High School'sA Capella Jcholr will sing inMercyhurst 's & Little Theatre onTuesday, April 22.

Student Council RearrangesPast Years Election System

In an effort to iron out the ^election difficulties of past years,Student Council has set up an election committee, under the chairmanship of Prances Balzer, to handle all school voting. This action isa result of a recommendation of last year 's Council. f 2Changes made by the committee call for voting for all officesto take place at a booth set. up in College Hall. This booth will becompletely run by the members of j this committee. The only officesexcepted from this|routine will be those which require hand votingand nomina t ions . &~

Dean AsksSuggestionsFor Dorm

To meet the rising need for increased living space Ion campusMercyhurst will erect fa newdormitory in the near future,j Extending nor th and south between St. Luke's and the folderdorm, the proposed dormitory willopen onto the drivel which encircles the campus. -This modern three-story build-ing will be constructed! of bricksthat are matched to those of the|older dorm. The ground floor willj consist of a large lounge,!a gameI room, an d a sheltered terracewhich will open onto the grotto.In order to take advantage of theIcontour of the grounds, the bundling will be /built on th e split-level plan.Rooms inlthe new dorm will be12 feet by 16 feet. Along one sideof the room will be built-in furniture. This includes a Jwash basinset into a table, two large clothesfpresses and two sets of drawersj with mirrors above. Furnit ure willbe blonde birch and the I floorsj will be asphalt tile. Spacious win dows will add to the effect of theplanned decorations and lighting.A mock room will be set up herei soon for inspection by students.j Further plans and changes will bemade from your comments andl ideas .

J Unlike past years, f inal votingfor the president of StudentCouncil will be held^ like the primary, at the booth and not inthe Little Theatre after campaignspeeches. Student Council presidency elections are as follows:primaries on Wednesday, March12; campaign speeches by thenominators and nominees onWedn esday, March*. 26; final Ivot-ing on Thursday, March 27.The main advantages tha t

Council sees in the setup are thatelections will be held more in theorder of importance, mere will beno conflicts in election times, andfewer meetings and less time willbe required of the Student Bodyfor its convenience. Voting willtake place between 11 and 1o'clock on the days assigned.This year's procedure will notbe rigidly set for future years.Council has left tne committeefree to adjust elections to eachyear 's needs.Chairman Balzer warns that

the well-worked plan will notsucceed, however, "unless everyone cooperates," and she urgesthe use of wisdom in choosingcandidates.Riley * Hughes, professor ofEnglish at Georgetown University,will speak on "The 1 Novel and | l"on Thursday, April 17 at 1:00 p.m.Besides being th e! editor of "AllManner Of s Men", he has alsowritten "The Hills Were Liars",and contributed Uo "Amer ica / '"Commonweal," and "S aturdayReview."

Arlene Hajduk AppearsAsj Hurst 'Cover Girl' \l"Roto," a pictorial section of the Pittsburgh "Press," will carry aphotograph of- Arlene Hajduk, who is representing Mercyhurst in the

fifth annu al "Campus Cover Girl" contest, on Sunday, March 16.Campus queens from collegesarea submit their photographs toselects f ive of the photographs.These five girls attend a luncheonin Pittsbu rgh with the judges.The campus coed girl of 1958 willthen be chosen on the basis of appearance and personality.This junior English major haswidely varied enthusiasms. Hertaste for classical music, reading,and traveling, and talent for dra-matics andi creative writing arecomplemented!by her liking fortennis, swimming, and fspectatorsports. Arlene's list of future"would-like-to-do's" i n c l u d e slearning to play .bridge and knit,more traveling, and teachingEnglish.

and universities of the tr i-statethe "Press." A panel of judges

At Mercyhurst she isber of English Club andbesides writing for theand the Praeterita,

a jm e m -Sodality,Merciad ARLENE HAJDUK

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Page Two T H E M E R C I A D March 11, 1958m mo cJLife 99 rAnot he r flittle peep of the "unsilentgenera t ion" would l ike a l so to he lp breakthe s i l ence . I am not a P rince ton senio r but no less a member of TH IS g enera t ion .And I too wi l l comment jus t as free ly on myl i fe and future i f {guaranteed absolute "anonymi ty." I 'm "outspoken se l f-re l iant , ambi t ious and ser iously specula t ive ."I won der fif any of my professors couldmake an ext ra dol la r by publ i shing my art i

cula t ions . Probably notFm di ffe rent . I 'mNOT ne rvous . My m ot he r DIDN'T divorcemy fa the r and leave me to rob breweries toearn my way to college . My playboy b rothe rDOE SN'T leach off hi s he i ress wi fe . I wasNEVER expel led from col lege and my not -so-dom i ne e r i ng f a t he r g i ve s m e m ore t ha n 25ca week as a l lowance . I couldn' t poss ibly havea very hea l thy out look|on l i fe s ince obviously I be long to the minori ty. jI t seems to mef that* whe n som e one ' sways in col lege have taught him to knowwha t HE wants and how to ge t what jHEwan ts and how to he lp HIM SEL F, i t hasgiven him only a|second chi ldhood. As formyself, I feel col lege has taught me more ofa n understanding of people , an apprec ia t ionof them. College has matured me. I t hastaught me how to f i t in wi th peoplenot ho wthey can fit in with me . | IWhenf I gra dua te I wan t a posi t ion forwhat I can do, not*what I can get. I wa n t t om a r ry fo r | wha t I c a n g i ve , notjrwhat I canrece ive . mIn addi t ion to loving my mother anddad, who happ en to be marr ied! to one another , I l ike them. I don' t re ly on psychologi ca l ly unheal thy escape mechanisms to i ex c use m y e r ro r s . My'human n a t u r e m a k e s m esubjec t to e rr ing.My Pr i nc e t on b re t h re n a nd I bo t h ha t emediocri ty. As fa r as I 'm concerned, everything must be carr ied out to i t s logica l conc lus ion, everything I want has to be the bes t ,everything I be l ieve must be ac ted upon.BUT GOD DOES EXIST. I do suppose ,if people ins i s t upon be ing i rre l igious andimmoral they must pre tend no one exis t swho d i s a pprove s .4 Thi s m i nu t e sum m a ry o f m y v i e ws nodoubt t a t t l es on my backgrounda ha ppyhome, a fee l ing of securi ty, acceptance byworth-whi le fr iends , t ra ining in se l f-cont rol .I 'm most thankful for i t . I t has provided mewith f he foundat ion for a l i fe of happy service to God and my fellow m a n . F r o m L I F E ' Spresen ta t ion, boys a t Prince ton mus t thinkthey can bui ld skyscrapers wi thout a basement f loor . To theml l extend my s inceres y m p a t h y . |jg 1 An " uns i l e n t " Mercyh u r s t S t u d e n tI^opula, rilu-J-^ol nniia y ?\ "H ats off" to Studen t Council for se t t ing up a commit tee to handle the springelections. The system is one in which the officers of al l clubs and organizations will bee lec ted in order of the importance of the office ; i t will ass ur e all th at ma jor offices willbe fi l led by th e mos t capable, bu t on ly ifs tudents vote inte l l igent ly. % i

Pr im ary elections for al l ma jor offices Student Counci l off icers , Sodal i ty Prefect,editor of |Merciad, pres ident of Dorm Commi t tee and DSO, YCS chai rman, class pres i dents , and pres idents of a l l ext ra and co-curricula r clubsare a no t he r a s sura nc e o f t hemost capable gi r l s f i l l ing the top posi t ions .The effec t of the bas ica l ly sound sys tem depends ent i re ly on the s tudent body.I t will I r e qu i re t ha t s t ude n t s m a ke a neffort to go to College Hall to votewhereall the primaries will be held. Is i t reallyworth giving up tha t l as t minute card game,ext ra c igare t te , or gab sess ions to vote forgood off icers??? I t wi l l requi re thi s , BUT i tw i l l r e qu i re m uc h m ore THINKING a ndP R U D E N C E . I 1Dare to be an individual ! Vote for thepersonfyou think i s bes t not whom yourroommate , bes t f r i end, or c lassmate te l l s youto vote for. Don' t re ly on others to makeYOUR decis ions for the p erson YOU wan telected. | f jStudent Counci l has done i t s parttheeffect of this plan is in the hands of thes t ude n t body . I

An Ounce Of EtceteraBy Arlene Hajduk

If an award were given for "themost revolutionary man of theyear," Yves St. Laurent would undoubtedly receive the honor. Whois Yves St. Laurent? IWell, he isnot a French exchange studentto Gannon College, but rather theFrench designer-successor to thelate entrepreneur of fashion.Christian Dior. Striving for a complete revolution in feminine apparel, young Laurent outdid himself with his first creation. According to high fashion, the baggychemise has been outmoded bythe barrel trapeze! Are you feeling very much the peasant inyour Shetland crew and plaid?!

Positively Speaking:There was song popular someten to fifteen years ago entitled"Accentuate the Positive." It hada bouncy tune and some sillyverses, but the philosophy of thetitle was sound. Accentuated pos-itiveness would certainly changea student's outlook on everydayliving. The disease of complaining might become extinct andthen student association would bemore pleasurable. Practice looking for and then emphasizing th ebest in people. We wager that themajority will be happier; in fact,we I POSITIVELY guarantee it!

n"Song Of BemadetteBooked Four WeeksMovie enthusiasts are heralding Ithe Wednesday, March 26, Academy aw ards prog ram because of a new innovation I promising toemanate even more entertainment. Thisfyear the coast-to-coast NBCtelecast of the "Oscar" presentation show will be sponsored by themotion picture industry itself. Among the celebrities attending are

Lauren Bacall, Ingrid Bergman, Yul Brynner. Kirk Douglas, RockHudson, Gregory Peck, Frank Sinatra and Bob Wagner, fA small reminder that the Erie Playhouse's "Song of Bernadette"by Jean and Walter Kerr starring sophomore class member LillianEgnot is a ful1 evening's entertainment and well worth your while.Why not commemorate the anniversary of the miracle of Lourdes andsupport Lillian by seeing "Song of Bernadette." IFollowing the M arch 18 and 19 appearance of Rudolph Firkusny ,pianist, with the Erie Philharmonic, an evening of opera will be presented A pril 15 and 16. Helenjk W e Se e J tYour Editors Recommend:. . .sthat students make betterI use of Sunday morning study*hours. j. . . tha t noise be "kep t down"in the* cloakroom near thechapel.. . . tha t students waiting to

enter a classroom i betweenclasses stand closer to thewalls to reduce the growing congestion.!. . . th at everyone join in thesinging of the Mass.. . .{that thought be given to theold custom of Saturday night"open house.". . . that serious thought be givento the coming elections.. . . that Student Council's recommendation for ji^st one-3party for the seniors toe carried out next year.. . . that Sister Mary Esther'sI recommen dations for assembly behavior be given muchthought.Your Editors Commend:. . . the number of students whohave been attending dailyMass. . .Ithe "continued" sacrifice forLent | | p. . . Tom Hritz's sense of humor. . . the few s tudents who hav etaken advantage ofI the intellectual discussion opportunities of the Great BooksClub '{$: H I | | |Your Editors Thank:. . . the admin istration for thenew large bulletin boards inresidence halls. . . Villa for their "splash" partyinvitationYour Editors Bid FarweU:. . . Father Robert Goodill whohas moved) into an apartmentwith St. Luke's assistant pastor. | 1

Your Editors Send a Get-WeltI Wish:. . . to Sister M. Victorine who isrecuperating from her op eration at St. Justin's inPittsburgh

George, soprano, John Alexander,tenor, and the Philharmonic chorus will join in arias, duets,choruses and orchestral numbersfrom your favorite operas by Mas-cagni, Wagner, Borodin, Leoncavallo, Rimsky-Korsakoff, Weber,^and others. The Junior*Philharmonic will be an intermissionfeature.Dupont Show of the Month forMarch will be Charles Dicken's"A Tale of Two Cities" which willfeature Claude Rains, AgnesMoorehead, and several other topstars on Thursday, April 27.

The National Literary Commission, seated at Saint Francis-College, Brooklyn, announces thepublication of an Anthology,Supernaculum. The Commission isa division of the,National Federation of Catholic College Students.Any original short / stories, essay, poems or plays sent toFrancis N. D'Ambra, St.! FrancisCollege, 35 Butler St. Brooklyn 31,New York, and post marked beforeMarch 15, 1958{will be consideredfor publication in the anthology.For rules of entry see the NFC-CS bulletin board in college hall.

March-AprilCalendar1618222326

-Junior-Senior PartyMajor BenderCollege Day of RecollectionKappels; 8:00 in LittleTheaterCampaign Speeches; Voting for May Queen-April 13 Easter Vacation8 -April I19 Saint Bonaventure Day20 Anne Bowman's Recital;Little Theater26 Gannon - Mercyhurst GleeClub Concert; Little Theater

A sho rt t ime ago , George Goldfarb,princ ipa l of the John Marsha l l Junior HighSchool in New York Ci ty, c l imbed to theroof of an apartment house and plunged tohis dea th. The publ ica t ion of Goldfarb'ssuic ide enl ightened the minds of mi l l ions ofAm ericans to one of the bigges t educa t iona lproblems in New|York Ci ty.For years juveni le de l iquency had beena r i s ing problemlin the Big Ci ty, but neverbefore had such a wave of t eenage violence

st ruck in the educa t iona l ins t i tutes .As a resul t of Goldfarb's death the NewYork Ci ty Board of Educat ion has ruled,"any pupil charged with a violation of lawwould be suspended." The v e ry ne x t da y ove r600 t roub lemak ers were suspended from thec i ty ' s various schools . This s t i r red up a grea tdea l of protes t f rom some teacher and c ivicg r o u p s .The cr i t i cs of thi s problem should go beyond the c lass rooms wi th the i r c r i t i c i sm andinto the homes to di scover the rea l cause ofde l inquency and correc t i t . Only then canschools begin again;to t each and cope wi ththe youth of America .^ ruutStud ents of Mercy hurs t Col lege have agoverning funct ion of which they should beproudthe Student^ Board of Discipline. Iti s a func t ion of , by, and for the s tud ents .This Board takes from the facul ty and placeson th e s tudents the responsibi l i ty of di sc i pl inary measu res . Penal t i es inf l i c ted correspond to the gravi ty of the offense . . -KfeObserving th e Feb rua ry 25, board l i s t i twould seem tha t not only a re the genera lregula t ions of the col lege be ing ignored, b u ttha t the Board i t se l f i s not considered a ser i ous and % mature di sc ipl inary measure . I f thepurpose of thi s Board i s not fully unde rs t ood ,th e i n q u i r y of ja prom i ne n t c a m pus o rga n i za t ion into the present a t t i tude might he lp.

" Fre e dom ," We bs t e r s a y s , c a n be " t hepossess ion off r ig hts and p rivi leges orf boldness of performance ." The la t te r i s the pa thchosen by some of Mercyhurst*s a p a r t m e n t -dwel le rs . I t i s a known fac t tha t we havemore freedom and less supervis ion than thedorm re s i de n t s Ibut i t does not follow thatwe should take advamtage of t h i s l s i t ua t i on .Why do we spe nd Sunda y m orn i ng s t udyin the lounge? What i s wrong wi th ye l l ingfrom room to room during quie t hours? Afive minute l imi t on phone conversa t ionsseems picayune unt i l you or I a re a t the endof wai t ing l ine a t 10:15We, who offend, be t te r turn the t ide before binding s teps have to be taken.

i Have you ever t r i ed to te l l someonesom e t h i ng a nd ha d him Icomple te ly ignoreyou? Res entme nt and hu rt bui ld up ins ideyou as a resul t . Mul t iply thi s fee l ing by thenumber of gi r l s who were causing di s turbance during any part of our l ec ture ser iesand i t adds up to old-fashioned rudeness , interpreted as a personal insult. Certa inly we,as Cathol ic col lege s tudents , want to be careful not to j crea te unpleasant re la t ions between the col lege and i t s guest s . Our guest sare too re f ined to show the i r hurt a t our in-a t tent iveness . Offender , ask yourse l f beforet he ne x t lecturehow can I be sure whethersomething might inte res t me i f I don' t giveit a chance to do so? 3

T H E M E R C I A DMercyhurs t Col lege , Erie , Pa .Member ofAssociated Collegiate PressPublished Monthly

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Pace Four T H E M E R C I A D March 11, 1958

Y o u r n Todoy"Mirror, mirror on the wall, who J is the smartest one of a ll?"Your own special loveliness rests on what YOU do for OTHERS. Takea glance at yourself.

1. When you meet an instructor in the hall , do you smile and giveher a casual "hi, Sister?", pretend you don' t see her , or turn andgo in the opposite direction?2 . If someone bumps into you from behind during thefshuffle be tween classes . . $needi you be embarrassed for your actions lorwords if the person turns out to 'be an instructor?3 . How often do you and your friends cause a trafflo jam in front

of the bulletin boardonce a day, twice a day, or every chanceyou get?T KnowledgT"iis^ainedrthrough research. Are you the one whostar ts to GRIPE when outside assignments are given?5 . If a class lecture seems BORING to you, do you sit and listenfor your own benefit, or do you conduct a lecture of your own?6. Do you keep SILENT or do you DEPEND a professor who is being criticized? How often are you the critic?7 . In the lounge, do youfpick-up empty coke bottles, cups, papers,etc . . . who picks up after you?8. If someonelis standiing at the bus stop and you are going downtown do you wave at them, pick them up, or just pass them by?9. Is your name "ATANA?" All Talk and No Action!

10 . Do you go to the SOURCE OF ALL KNOWLEDGE in the chapel,once a day, once a week, or once in awhile?11 . Are YOU the smartest one of all?

Noted Author, Doctor SheedSpeaks on Lay Apostolates

By Arlene Hajduk"I have traveled from the United States to London f ifty timesbyfsea and ninety times by air ." This unusual accomplishment wascasually mentioned by writer-publisher and lecturer. Dr. Frank Sheed.Twinkling eyes, ruddy complexion, and hearty laugh gave this f inegentleman an appearance similar to the legendary St. Nicholas.Dr. Sheed sta ted that just as he looks for cer ta in qualities in persons so he does fin books. "When I feel I like a book, I publish it;consequently, I have passed upmany best se llers."According to Doctor Sheed writerssuch as Greene, Waugh, Knox,and Chester ton will be the 20thcentury "greats." "All the authorsI like are either old or dead. Itis very myster ious to me that asthese authors die or get old, theyare not replaced. I would say thata ll thrones are vacant to a college student if he has the J writingability." $ I

Irish Folklore...Deep rooted is the belief that a

leprechaun is a token of good luck.As the legend goes, the'' Ir ishmanwho f inds a leprechaun and succeeds in capturing him has founduntold wealth. The lit t le dwarf ispowerless to conceal the hidingplace of his magic purse that a lways has a shilling regardless ofhow often one is spent.

Irish or not, good luck will cometo you by the "wearin' of thegreen" on March 17.

/4HHOUHCCH^. ..March 21 at 11:00 aan. inLittle Theatre, Elizabeth Heldwill speak on Grailville.

Mercyhurst GirlsAre Talking About

MERCYHURST GIRLS ARE TALKING ABOUT . . . CampusCover Girl Arlene H a jd u k . . . S t . Patrick's Da y 5 . . Joy's unfortunatefall . .|, "I know your sorrow well, Every man " . . . Gan non 's Stu den tUnion . . . Easter va cation p lans . . . Lenten resolutions . . . DoctorSheed's lecture . . . Lillian vEgnot's f ine performance in "Bernadette". . . new term papers . . . Mary Agnes and Marg a t Annapolis.MERCYHURST GIRLS ARE LAUGHING ABOUT . . . Cat 's newcompanion the dog . . . the sophomore bean experiments . . . Barb'squick exit from a par tm ent two . . . chocolate covered an ts for everyJunior on her 21st bir thday . . . the li t t le blue man , . . Durf*s dinnerparty with "ph easan t un der glas s" . . . folk dances in gym class . . .the Pope's new gas furnace . ,|. Mary aim Cunningham's role as f ireextinguisher . . . Tequila . . . Reen an d Katy, the forgotten cadets.(MERCYHURST GIRL S ARE COMMENTING ON . . . Junior-Senior Party . . . Senior Home Ec. students and the baby . . , the upcoming Oscar awards . . premature spring fever . . .1 long-distancephone calls . . . Father Goodill, the "visiting professor" . . . new Easteroutfitsto sack or not to sack? . . . debates . . . "let it snow""heck,where did i t go?" . . . pets in the dorm or what would we have donewithout M aria 's mousetrap? . . .| Claire's 800 calories . . . Karen'scigarette lighter, courtesy of WJET . . . Durkie's surplus of Valentine

candyf. . . nervous sto machs . . . attem pted revival of compline . . .Jan ie Hagedish's visitor straigh t from th e heart of Texas . . . AnnJohnson's trek to Albany for the Inaugural Ball . . . Sue Hall's; pennant from a-'co-ed school . . . Chemistry Lab .*. . Father Fin 's Valentine . . . flooded cages . . . Lent and "try, try^again."

Lolly Lockhart, Five |Wits; Cathy Reid, Beauty; Jeanne Cannon, Everym an; Yvonne An til l, Discretion an d M argaret Hirsch,Strength, enact a scene from the recent Dramatic 's Club presenta tion of the morality play, "Everyman," given in the Little Theatre on March 7, 8, and 9.

Art Majors Choose Theses;Var ious Churches To Be nef i tDuring their junior year in college, all art* majors have a thesisto complete . From suggestions given by Sister M . Angelica I or outside

sources, the girl s! choose their own individua l projects. After completion the girls keep them for their personal use or sell t h e m ! toorganizations.For the benefit of St. Luke's Catholic Church, Sandi Tenaoe, EllieBroscoel and Helen Zimmerman are painting sta tions of the cross.After sketching the scene on var-AA MeetingOpenWoAII

Initial game of the volleyballtournament was |played|February27 between teams A and C withthe la tter team victor ious. Futuregames will be played every Tuesday and Thursday until March 25when class teams will begin theirgames.Notice has been received thatthe Academy swimming pool hasbeen closed for repairs. The poolmay not be opened until June effecting the end of weekly studentstrips from school this year.Followingf completion of thevolleyball (tournament ping-pongand badmin ton te ams will? b e or ganized as was done last year, fThe March meeting of theAthletic Association will includea guest speaker. Notice will bepublished on the AA bulletin boardand anyone interested is invitedto a t tend .April has been announced as thedeadline for the acquisition of theuiinimum of 20 points requiredof all Athletic Association members. Furth er information concern

ing points can be obtained fromRu th Frie l. |Gym facilities are available atanytime for both {residents andnon - residents. Permission forequipment use can be obtainedfrom fMiss Patr iz io.

iousjtypes of paper , the gir ls apply the same scene on sta inedplywood. Since there are fourteenstations, they are divided) amongthe gir ls according to the numberof credits each girl needs.Darlene Friedman is supplyingthe Lutheran Memorial Churchfor Sunday School with a pic tureof Jesus Christ and lit t le childrenof a ll denominations. The picturetransla tes the phrase,|"Suffer l i tt le children unto Me."A symbolic design of J the Lord's

Prayer is being painted) in oilsby Esther Kissel. She, too, willdonate this pic ture to St. John'sLuthe ran Church .An abstract design on a mosaictable is being prepared by JoyMader and Sandy Cronm. YvonneAntil and Eileen Gerace are alsochipping tile for mosaic tables,but in a conventional design.

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*Of Two NunsEarly Tuesday morning at 9:20six earnest English majors on theverge of hysteria rushed into thelibrary. "Where onjearthlcan wefind that book. The W ate r and

The Fire by- Pr. Vann? Nextperiod is English Seminar, and wehave a huge assignment from it ."In answerh to their anxious querySister Liguori amusedly locatedthe desired object.Since Mercyhurst College opened in 1926, Sister J Mary Liguorihas willingly opened the door, bothliterally and figuratively, for students. Pro mj her desk they arekindly exhorted to explore the bestin current books and periodicalsalong with great c lassics. Motivated by a deep generosity andsincere interest hi people, Sister'skeen interest in scholarship isevidenced by her wide knowledgeof book and list of degrees, having obtained her Bachelor of Library Science from Columbia university.Sister Mary Jane Frances, assistant Librarian, who receivedher Bachelor of Arts from Mercyhurst College is no less adept atunearthing that exact book orarticle within! a short t ime. Withenthusiasm and skill , Sister maintains the library in perfect organization and order.When Sister Liguori Sand SisterJane Prances are on vacation.Sister Mary jj Mar t in , Mercyhurst;Seminary instructor , m a y ! befound behind jthe library desk.Student requests, diligently answered, are frequently quite numerous for as Bacon once wrote,"reading maketh a full m a n . "

Un ion LivensFriday NightGannon's Student Union, 6thand Walnut, is one of the mainsources of enter ta inment for thelocal collegians on Friday evenings. Maryann Cunningham, Student Union hostess, will show anyvisitor the living room which isth e! place to re lax an d listen torecords on the new hi-fi set. Ifthe mood happens to be in thevein for a good western, {drama,or detective story, there is a television set in the adjoining roomPing-pong tables are downstairsfor the more a thle tic minded, andthe upsta irs overflows with br idge-enthusiasts.The re is : always someone everready to play checkers, chess, orpoker . If you like to sing, the oldas well as the new songs, gatheraround the p iano. T he "Collegians"frequently vocalize one of thefavorites, "Sentimental Journey,"or "Twenty-six Miles." Coffee anddonuts are ready all evening in th ekitchen:

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