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Ik M E R C 1 A DVOL. XXX. No. 5 MERCYHURSTCOLLEGE, ERIE, PENNA. March 17. 1959Grace Creswell To PresentFolk Concert Oni April 17

D r a m a C l u bSpring PlayGrace Creswell. a folk singer from the Tennessee back country,will presen t a concert at Mercyhurst on Sunday, April 17, at 8:15 p.m.in the Little Theatre.Mrs. Creswell, who is one of the few women in the nation's band offolk singers, will give a program on the simple folk songs she learnedas a farm girl; songs which have been handed down from generationto generation among Tennessee people. As she sings, she accompaniesherself on the autoharp. $With Mrs. Creswell will be Karl IKershaw, artist and sculptor, who"discovered" Mrs. Creswell whenhe was doing a portrait of her .While Mrs. > Creswell sings thetunes, Mr. Kershaw explainswhere the ballads came from andhow I they were woven into earlyAmerican life. !

W.'fto she travels, Mrs. Creswell"swaps words" with troubadorgroups from all over the country,thus enabling her to present avaried program. Included ar esongs of work and play, of love,worship, war, and all of life's situations. Some of these tunes are"Lord Randal ," "Queen Jane ,"Wayfaring s t ranger ," DarlhVCory," and "Eggs and Marrowbone."m private life. Mis. Creswell isthe mother of two young children,and makes her home in Houston; JTexas. In her "spare" time, sherecords for the Rebel RecordCompany.

Elite To ReignAs MayiQueen

Elected May Queen for 1959 byvote of the student body is seniorEleanor Cavanaugh. She will preside at Mercy hurst 's tradition alMay Day ceremonies to be held onSunday, May 10.Attending the queen will beDora |Andr ie and Cynthia Ryan.Dora, a Home Economics major,was runner-up in the elections.Cynthia, an Elementary Educationmajor, as Prefect of the Sodality,will crown the queen during theceremonies.Eleanor, daughter of Mr. andMrs. E. L. Cavanaugh, of 114 ErieSt. , Johnstown, Pennsylvania, isa chemistry m ajor, with, an E nglish minor. Besides being activein Sodality, Science Sem inar,Great Books and Merciad, Ellieis YCS Campus Chairman.The queen was elected by secretballot" voting at a general assembly on March 4, after three nominees had been selected by the

senior class.

Mrs, Grace? Greswell

Sister \Maria,Wilson Fellow

Sister Maria, instructor at Mercyhurst College, is the recipientof a fellowship given by the Wood-row Wilson National FellowshipFoundat ion.During the year 1959-60, SisterMaria will study advanced theology at the Catholic University ofAmerica.^Instructor in the Department ofEnglish at Mercyhurst, SisterMaria is also Merciad moderator.Sister is one of 1200 Americanand Canadian students selectedfrom 7000 candidates to receivethe Woodrow Wilson Fellows.The program, backed by a 25million dollar grant from the FordFoundation, recruits and supportspromising scholars in an intensivenation-wide v search to relieve thecritical shortage ofi qualified college teachers. f

Students WorkOri Chemicals

Third floor chemistry laboratoryand the physics laboratory set thescene for unusual endeavors,which seem mysterious to most ofthe student body. I t is here tha tBarbara Ayers , Barbara C hambers, and Weiling Chang are busywith research |on benzenepolycar-boxyllic esters. Th e AmericanChemical Society's PetroleumResearch Fund has made thiswork possible by a grant of $2800to Mercyhurst;- College "throughSister Mary Charles,During first semester, the twoBarabarasjf prepared materials forWeiling. This semester they areperforming the organic par t ofthis research by purifying a ndpreparing materials such as estersof trimellitic anhydr ide .Weiling has been working onthe physical chemistry of thekinetics of hydrolysis of benzene-polycarboxylic esters. This meanstha t she puts two compounds, anacid and a base, together to measure the speed at which they react, pAt the Science Conference inBoston, April 30 through May 1, |Weiling will present a report onthe accomplishments achieved

this year. Sister Mary Carolyn andSister Mary Charles will also attend the conference.The expenses of the travelerswill be defrayed by the ScienceDepar tment .

Sta rdust '"Stardust," a comedy by WalterKerr, is the play chosen by theDramatic Society for this year 'sspring \ production.To be presented in the LittleTheatre April 24, 25 and 26, theplay is concerned with the conflict between love in marriage andlove for the theatre. The unusual"bohemian" antics of strugglingactors cen ter arou nd la group of"dedicated-1o-the-method'' s t u -dents who are headed by a mad-Russian director.Students of Mercyhurst andGannon Colleges portray the char

acters in 5the eighteen membercast, eleven of which are women.Specially engaged to design sets,head the backstage crew, and promote publicity is Miss Jo linger,an a lumna of Mercyhurst, an dformer drama minor.Tickets this year will cost $1.50for adults and $1.00 for studentswhen bought in advance. Specialrates will also be given to groupsof hig h school students swishingto a t tend.

Club MembersGo Traveling

During- April, the College GleeClub and two members of UR.C.will mak e trips to Buffalo an dHarrisburg, respectively.O n | April 12, the Mercyhu rstCollege Glee Club will travel toBuffalo to p articipate, for th efirst time, in the CURA Concertsponsored annually by the National Federation of Catholic ColleereStudents .

Glee ClubThe Glee Club will travel bybus to Klein nan's Music Hall inBuffalo. At 7:30 p.m. the concertwill commence. Included in theMercyhurst program a re , "LetThere Be Song," "Espana ," an dWhere or When." A dinner andinformal dance will follow j? th eevening's performance.Othe r groups which, will takepart in the concert this year are:Nazareth College, Canisius College, Niagara University, GannonCollege, DTouville College, andSaint Bonaventure * University J

Conference at HarrisburgSenior Sue Hanrahan and junior Pat Schaffer, both history;-majors, will represent Mercyhurst att h e Inter-Collegiate Conference onGovernment, to take place in Harrisburg from April 16 to 18.The purpose of this conventionis* to promote}better unders tanding of the government and, as aresult, to encourage more use-of

governmental procedures.Students from colleges' throughout the state ,rwilla t tend and willsubmit bills on education in anattempt to have them passed bya model State Legislature. I

Studenti Council secretary Carolyn Golanka hopes this isnt w ha tshe will see on Thursd ay, March 19, election day for Stu dent CouncilPresident. "Election|time is here again,"says Carolyn, "and theresponsibility of choosing good leaders for next year is op to thestudents, not then, but now."

Studen ts Begin Thurs.|To Elect Major LeadersBeginning with the campaign speeches of the Student Councilpresidential candidates tomorrow at 1:00 pjn. in the Little Theatre,students will assume the responsibility of electing their leaders for1959-1960. ICandidates Mary Beseher, Patricia Cavanaugh, and Betty LuDorsogna will be introduced and a campaign speeches delivered beforethe general assembly in order that the entire student body be acquainted with them. \ : v f ;./'/Finals for Council president will follow on March 19 in CollegeHall from 12:00 to 1:00 pjn. The Vice-Presidents primaries and finalswill take place April 6 and April 7 respectively in College Hall from12:00 to 1:00 p.m. * W ^ ^Other elections will follow th eprocedure of last year. The difficulties experienced in past yearscaused the revision of the electionsystem by Student Council lastyear.The second major office, thatof Sodality Prefect, will he filled11when elections are {held at the|.regular meeting, March 20.Immediately after Easter, onApril 7, Praeterita Editor-in-Chief,Art Editor, and Business Managerwill be announced. April 8 at the12:30 Merciad \staff meeting, theMerciad Editor-in-Chief will beelected. At 7:00 pjn. that eveningjuniors will vote in dorm councilprimaries; f inals will follow onApril 9. |Appointment of Merciadunder-editors and voting on otherSodality officers will take placeon April 24.Following in order off importance, elections of the remainingofficers for the co-curricular an dextra-curricular clubs will be heldduring the remaining weeks inApril and May. 7

ACESl In formOn Indus t r y

On April 13,1 an economist andrepresentatives from industry willmeet in the Mercyhurst dining jroom with students from here and jsurrounding colleges.After a talk" on "Automation,"panel discussions will be held. Thepurpose of I this program is toacquaint interested students withphases of industry and encouragefree enterprise.The program will be sponsoredby the Erie County Council forEducational Aid and Research, abranch of the American Competitive Enterprise Systems.!

ISince Mercyhurst made available to students the opportunityof government loans for education,six students have taken advantageof the plan for this semester.

Other interested students shouldsee Mother M. Gabriel, collegetreasurer.

Bal let Pre viewComing Soon

On April 9. at 1:00 pan. in theLit tle Thea tre , jjViolet Popoff andJoan Shepard, members of theErie Civic Ballet Company willpresent a program on the ballet.Miss Shepard, as narrator, willgive historical background anddescribe various characteristics ofboth m odern and classic forms ofthe ballet, while Miss;Popoff, inappropriate costumes, will demonstra te the dance ^techniques.The program is one of a serieswhich is being presented to interested local audiences to promoteth e ballet company's spring performance, which will be held onMay 1, at 8:30 pjn., in the Memorial High School Auditorium.Miss Popoff will! appe ar i n allfour sequences of the spring program^ Some of these dance forms,planned J for the program, will bepresented at Mercyhurst. One ofthe dance features will be a moder n number entitled, "Juke!An y Night,]Members of the Erie Civic BalletCompany have announced t h a tTorek Lazowski is directing thespring performance. This will* bethe first work Mr. Lasowskl h&sever done on the regional level.

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rare Two T H E M E R C I A D March 17, 1959Students TellAbout Senior i ty

inionsightsPRO mBy IPAT URBANWhether or not seniori ty r ightsshould be enforced has alwa ys been adebated subject a t | Mercyhurst .Freshmen, naturally , are a lmost universally against them. But how m anyof the upperclassmen who say theywant them abolished would still holdthis opinion while standing" at the endof the cafeteria linebehind drovesof underclassmen?The privilege of seniority r ights , issomething the college student worksfor and deserves. A sophomore is oneyear ahead of a freshman in her college achievements, which gives herthe right to a little respect. No underclassman is expected to pay homage to her seniors; but she shouldrealize that the upperclassman hasbeen around a little longer and knowsa little more, and therefore should beentitled to a few privileges. Thissmall lesson in humility helps her torealize that special rights and privileges must be earned through one's

own efforts.At assemblies the abolition of seniority rights would result in mass confusion. Everyone cannot possibly getthrough the doors a t one t ime, butthey would certa in ly tr y! Why createnew problems when the presentmethods work satisfactorily? fDoing away with seniori ty r ightswould only lead to disorder and morecomplaints. Any freshman who is unhappy about them can find f consolation in the fact th at everyone ha sto start out as a freshman, and shewill be an upperclassman herselfsome day! W >v ?

CON miBy ELLIE CAVANAUGHSeniori ty r ights are unjust , untenantable , do not reallyfprovide fo rorder, and are a disjuncting forcewithin the schoolSeniority rights are unjust. In ourdemocratic country very few placestolerate seniori ty r ights . We say webelieve in equal rights and opportunities for all. Yet we advocate seniority rights, which do not give everyone equal rightsparticularly in thelunch line. It appears that our practices contradict our principles.]Senority r ights are uncharitable .Charity teaches us to respect o thers .Further, it teaches us to be concerned about the welfare of others. Seniority rightsi take the opposite extremeselfishness- They reflect theatt i tude of "what 's in i t for me?" Ifwe were chari table , seniori ty r ightswould have no place at Mercyhurst.Seniority rights do not provide fororder. In the cafeteria line they onlycreate disorder. Order in assembliesis not the result of seniori ty rghts .The only place seniority rights createorder is in the chapel line-up.Seniori ty r ights work against theunity of the school. In the cafeteriathere is segregation of classes at thetables during lunch and breakfast. Ifstudents from all four classes sat together , ther would be greater in terestin school af f a i r s ; there would be agreater unity within the s tudent bodyitself. IIf we want justice, charity, andunity , I then we will do somethingabout seniority r igh t s .

_4, WeSeeJtYour Editors Congratulate:. . . Sue Avery, Campus Cover-girl choice, and MarilynBuchanick, best dressed girlon campus.. . . Ellie Cavanaugh, May Queen.. . . "Say it with Music" participants.. .1 . Sister Mary Joachim andSister Mary Angelica, win

ners in^the Everyman's ArtShow.Your Editors Commend:. . .the Senior Class for the atmosphere and excellence oftheir spaghetti dinner.. . . those who made possible openlibrary on Friday and Saturday nights.. . . students' intelligent participation in the St. Thomas Dayprogram.. . . Student Council for "openlounge" ] during Lent.. . . the hostesses in theteria for the "extras"provide.Your Editors Recommend:. . . tha t students choose"right" girl for the "right"office.. . . that everyone see the Passion Play. If- I. . . th at the outside door fromthe library leading to thefoyer be closed quietly so thatthose in Chapel will not bedisturbed.. . 1 . that Dr. Budenz's thoughtson com munism| remain foremost in all minds. S. .1. that we pray for th e President and his Cabinet in theirfbattle of nerves with Mr.Khruschehev.. . . th at the Mercyhurst familyhave a Happy Easter.

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ertin M cKuaeMay 27 marks the deadline for the 90-dayl ultimat um issued by Russia regardingAmerican, French, and British troops in theirrespective sectors of Berlin.Berlin, located 110 miles within theCommunist sector of Germany, is beingthreatened by Russia with a blockade similarto that which occurred in 1948 and 1949.This means that the "free" parts of Berlinwill be completely cut off from all wes ternaid. Forseeing th is , West Berlin has a lreadybegun to s tore essential supplies such as coal,clothing, and food. In addition to this,America has made plans for an airlift. But,profiting from the experience of thejformerairlift,|top United States mili tary |men predict that this one will be far more effective.There is only one way that the plans foran fairlift could become ineffective. Th atwould be in the event that there was an a ttack by Red planes. However, America has

made it evident that such action would beconsidered as an act of war.I Although it is predicted by military experts that*-the 90-day ultimatum will not bethe cause of World War III, there is a veryreal possibility of war in Berlin. As such, thiscrisis certainly has a direct bearing upon usas it does upon all Americans and persons ofother free nations. k

An Ounce Of EtceteraBy CAROLYN SCHEHRER| A happy St.$ Pat's Day to ye,me lasses, and a happy day itshould be, with the Irish auraof smiles and greetings. Andeven if spring hasn't quite donnedthe customary green for the day,Mercyhurst colleens, Irish or not,are sure to be adding a note of"Old Killarney" to the halls. jf

The season and oncoming holiday seem to call for some J newness here at the 'Hurst, and wecertainly do have it, together willall the excitement of dances, fads,and elections. Puttin g our snow-shoes away and adding those"Spring: 1959" styles to our wardrobes, we experience a well formulated and often successful liftin spirit. Although mid-semesterquizzes may have lowered outlookssomewhat, things will surely lookbrighter after a looked-forward-torest.

All the concerts have been en

joyable; the speakers and lectures have been interesting andinspiring. There's more that couldbe added, but just a word aboutthese forty days nearing a climaxit would be well to make successful those resolutions made AshWednesday.While "unconforming" at OpenHouse recently, our Beatnik friendoffered a few statements aboutit as "real oblivious" and "neat asour beat." "Those indoor sportswere well with *me, but as forthat 'team* bitwe're individualists, remember? And only onebasketball and volleyball, arethey?between everyone!" So hesaid. It was a "crescending" eve,however, and he hopes to bringhis pad and poetry forfthe nextnormal gathering.Well, in an advance greetingand all at one timec Happy FirstDay of Spring, April}1st; and aHappy!and Blessed Easter.

Jk t tiLOmULlCIf an atom bomb were dropped in thevicinity of Erie, would your name be included among its needless victims?Advance warning allows only a fewminutes to seek shelter. In an actual bombing situation, tension would be at a peak andreasoning power a t a minimum. Air ra idprocedure will have to be known well enoughto be performed automatically.Air ra id instructions for Mercyhurst ar eposted on the official bulletin board incollege hall. Learn them. Make them an automatic reaction within you. Safeguard yourlife against an a tom bomb attack. I

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March 17, 1959 T H E M E R C I A D Page ThreeN.S.A. Topic, Students Voice Faith

In Secretary Of State

fc*WMercyhurst ColleensTell Tall Irish Tales

Daughters of the "ould sod" are plentiful on Mercyhurst's campus.It is only appropriate that Irish blood be well-represented in a schoolfounded by the Sisters of Mercy, whose foundress was Mother McAuley,an Irish colleen.The Irish are famous as story-tellers, and Mercyhurst lassies areno exception.Joan CMalley and Gretchenlong-lost cousins whose ancestorsGretchen no longer has the "O " infront off he r name.lbut she says:"My grandfather was on a ricketyboat on his way from Ireland toAmerica. In his excitement hethrew the "O " overboard for a life-saver."The Irish a re sometimes thoughtof as clannish, but often familiesare broken up, never to be reunited. Colleen Pat Green's an-cestry boasts of twin brotherswho died, leaving estates to thenext of kin. Before the heir waslocated, the estate had dwindledto the Irish equivalent of onehundred dollars.Being Irish is sometimes associated with being poor, but 'ReenMcManus tel ls us that her ancestors were kings. Of course shewent on to say that everybody inIreland is a kinga poor king,maybe, but a king nevertheless.Sue Hall tells of an attempt that.was made to trace the O'Hall family tree. The search came to anabrupt halt when it was discovered that one illustrious forbear hadjumped out the window of an Irishhotel.And on, and on . . . storiesfaretold by the Ryans, Corrigans, Sul-livans, Kellys, Cavanaughs, O'Connors, and McDermotts. Irish folklore lives on, even here in modernAmerica, at Mercyhurst College.

Malley firmly believe that they'refeuded in County Cork. It's true,

StudentRightsRecent N.S.A. conference, heldat Chatam College, had as its keynote the affirmation of studentrights through self-government.Fifty delegates from 12 colleges ofPennsylvania and West Virginiaregions attended the three dayconvention.?The theme was entitled, "NewDimensions* in S tudent Government Programming." Emphasiswas placed on the failure ofAmerican students to take advantage of the culture which foreignstudents here can offer to the intellectual and social atmosphere.Issues of federal aid to education and the stand taken by N.S.A.concerning the loyalty oath werediscussed. Also, N.S.A. nationallyhas taken a'stand against sendinga delegation to the World YouthFestival in order to deny officialprestige to the Soviets who wish toexploit U. S. students.Many other proposals were putforth to extend student government. Fields of admission policies,high scho ol! recruitme nt, orienta

tion programming, independentstudies, and curriculum evaluation were some specific suggestions made for student government programming.Dostoevskys \C assie NovelProvokes Reader InterestCrime and!Punishment, writ tenduring the dawn of modern philosophical thought, gives the reader such an insight into this philosophy that" it should be a muston the reading Ilist of every student. The psychological depth isso interwoven with violent action,tender love, and godless hatred!

by Dostoevsky that one fis t rans ported into the characters ' minds.Raskolinkov, a Russian student,is obsessed by the theory that anexceptional man may commit anycrime to achieve his end. Actingupon this theory, he murdered an

old women for no apparent reason. His horrible degenerationthrough hate and fear proves thatevery criminal suffers uncontrollable misery inflicted by his ownconscience. His regeneration demonstrates? the power of love andNatural Law. The genius thatmakes th e book a lasting {classicpresents an emphatic picture ofthe Russian temperament. Dostoevsky subtly, but irrefutably, affirms the existence of a providential God.In an age when knowledge ofRussia is indispensable to all,* thisclassic is particularly apropos.

Spring Brings Shakespeare,Spider' An d 'Damn Yankees

Alumnae Bestows HonorO n Sister M a ry Geraldine

Although at times it may be doubtful that spring will be accompanied by its usual warmth and beauty, this year there is no doubt thatit brings new and fascinating entertainment.CBS is in the "spring of things" with "America Pauses for Spring-time" on March 30, from 7 j30 to 9:30 p.m., featuring top musical personalities. The Dupont Show of the Month welcomes spring with "TheHuman Comedy" from 9:30 to 11 p.m. on March 28. On April 10, CBSwill present a musical salute to Benny Goodman, "Swing Into Spring,"from 9 to 10 p.m.From March 31 to April 11, theErie Playhouse presents "TheSpider," a tricky and excitingmelodrama. As a follow up, "DamnI Yankees" opens; it is the storyof an ardent baseball fan who"sells his soul" so that the Washington Senators might snatch thepennant from s the Yankees.The young American organist,Richard Elsasser, hailed as thePaganini of the concert organ,will appear at Cathedral PrepAuditorium on April 12.The Players, Incorporated, ofCatholic University of America,will come to Villa Maria Audi-j toriurn to p resent the {Greek play"Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles onApril 18, and "Twelfth Night" byShakespeare on April 19.NBC television presents theOscar Awards on April 6 from110:30 p.m. to 12:15 a.m.

Sister Mary Geraldine, a friendof everyone at Mercyhurst, received | honorary membe rship in theAlumnae Association at the annual luncheon for seniors, held onSaturday, March 7.With the words, ". . . be it further resolved, that whereas SisterM. Geraldine has since the opening of the college always been anoutstanding benefactor to the students in the college and also inparticular to the members of theMercyhurst College Alumnae Association,"! Ann Deckop, presidentof the Alumnae Association, presented Sister with the cetificateof honorary membership.

By Virginia RossoniSecretary of State John FosterDulles' recent operation, with theconcommitant cancer, has raisedthe question whether he shouldbe permitted to continue in hiscabinet post. That students regardMr. Dulles highly for his wisdom,his experience, and the esteem hehas earned for himself throughoutthe world was revealed by the following answers to the inquiry,"Should President Eisenhowerchoose I a {new Secretary of Stateto replace the ailing John FosterDulles?"

given more assistanc e in:, carry ingout his duties." Marlene Hah n"Yes. Mr.f Dulles is too ill tobear the {burden of his cabinetpost." Ginny Fon t"No, not now. President Eisenhower should wait a few monthsto see how his condition prog-resses." Terri DeMatteo

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Pace Four T H E MERCIAD March 17. 1959

March18Student Council G e n e r a lMeeting, w i t h campaignH | speeches, a t 1:00.19Erie Chapter American RedCross dinner meeting.20Vacation begins after lastclass.April

6School reopens.19Erie Civic Ballet Co.'s demonstration and talk.j 9-10Senior Comprehensives.12Glee Club Buffalo NFCCSconcert.19Grace Creswell. folk-singer.

NFCCS Aids StudentsDeveloping PotentialIncreasing awareness of the leadership thatithe Catholic collegestudent must assume is one of the end results of the National Federation of Catholic College Students. It is one nationwide organizationthat endeavors to turn the potential of every student into action. TheNFCCS is a service organization that aims to promote unity amongCatholic colleges through an exchange of ideas and the enrichment ofco-curricular life. Every student enrolled at Mercyhurst is a member.The Mercyhurst senior delegate to the National Federation isMargie Walach; junior delegate is Susan Avery. Presently under consideration $s th e choice of a new alternate delegate. These girls di rectly represent Mercyhurst in the Lake Erie Region which consistsof Niagara, St . Bonaventure,

Plans MadeFor Bow lingWhile anticipating th e arrivalof spring and the outdoor sportsof (baseball an d tennis, th e Athletic Association is in the midstof indoor winter activities. Volleyball, ping pong, an d badmintonar e on the agenda an d bowlingis proposed. Matches are scheduledfor late afternoon, while Mondayevening is swimming night.In order to extend th e numberof indoor activities for next year,Betty Lu Dorsogna, President ofA. A., announces that tentat iveplans for a bowling team and avarsity basketball team are underdiscussion.Physical education instructor.Miss Patrizio, who plays guard onthe Field's bowling team in theCity Rec League eachf Tuesdaynight, would like to have a day-hop team organized to competein th e League. This would give

the non-resident students th e opportunity to part icipate in a sportthat could be undertaken outsideof school. Any interested day-hopsshould watch th e bulletin boardsfor anlannouncement.

D'Youville, Rosary Hill, Nazareth,Gannon, Villa Maria,!and Mercyhurst Colleges.Campus Committees| Committees are set up on campu s to co-ordinate work with thatdone in other colleges, J includingC.U.RA. (College and I UniversityRelief Assistance), InternationalRelations, Mariology, Missiology,Catholic Action, Family Life, Confraternity of Christian Doctrine(C.CX).), and Pax Romana, th einternational movement whosegoal is world peace.OnApril 12Mercyhurst's GleeClub will participate in the annual C.U.RA. concert in Buffalo,only fone of the multi tudinousflexings off the eight differentcommittees. Proceeds will help extend aid to students throughoutthe world. Annual tours to Europeand Bermuda are also sponsoredunder th e auspices of NFCCS.Aims RealizedIn conventions, regional an dnation-wide, th e policies of theFederation ar e drawn up . Fromworkshops an d discussion dayscome practical suggestions andnew projects gleaned from {mutual exchange. Newsletters keepmember schools well-posted. It isthrough these | functions t h a t th eNational Federation of CatholicCollege Students realizes it s aimsand benefits its members.It is noteworthy that the seniordelegate to NFCCS has a vote inStudent Council because she isalso th e clubf co-ordinator oncampus.

Mercyhurst GirlsAre Talking Ab out

MERCYHURST GIRLS ARE TALKING ABOUT . . . Easter vacation . . . the water shortage . . . "Stardust" . . . Sophomore culture discussion groups . . . effectiveness of the new food committee . . . ourboy Ron in the Seminary play . . . progress of the new dorm . . . JoanO'Malley's Delta Sig pin and Eva Paul's diamond. |MERCYHURST GIRLS ARE LAUGHING ABOUT . . . the caseof the missing turtle . . . Mac Mullen's restaurant on second floor . . .MERCIAD woes or "good griefI lost ten art icles" . . . frustratedpuppies . . . frequent falls to and fro the apartments . . . Homer . . .Father Martin 's favorite "Tantum Ergo" . . . t igers that prowl thedorm . . . "let me put some goose bumps on you" I J.square of a circle to be round. '(MERCYHURST GIRLS ARE COMMENTING ON . . . campusshoes . . . Professor Budenz . . . eucher games in the lounge . . . t hesenior's spaghetti dinner . . .ffSUE AVERY an d MARILYNBUCHANICK, respective Campus Cover an d Best-Dressed Girls . . .sudden appearance of plants in the freshman dorms . . . square dancing in gym classes . . . spring-like we ather . . . Dr. D., Thomist counterp a r t on campus . . . the successful open lounges made possible bystudent-Council's social committee . . . requirements for entry into thediet club100 pounds.

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Discussions, panels, guest speakers, an d demonstrations fill th eagenda of recent co-curricularclub meetings.At th e April Order off GreggArtists' meeting, th e sophomorebusiness majors will distribute the"Business Leaf" to all OGA members. Annually published by sophomores in the department, "Business Leaf" contains articles onthe business worldIan d a t ributeto senior OGA members.With th e topic of the "BeatGeneration" now prevalent in discussions, a panel consisting of students from area colleges and universities was held jon March 15at Niagara University. J u d yWiezorek represented Mercyhurstin f the panel discussion on the"Beat Generation's" history, characters, philosophy, and iliteraryworks. The j March Englishj Clubmeeting and panel on the "AngryYoung Men," England's version ofthe "Beat Generation" will be supplemented in a discussion on the"beats" on April 10. |On March 18,KO Phi, HomeEconomics Fraternity, will entertain Mr. Richard Beyer, who willdemonstrate glassware, silver, andchina. Mr. Beyer is a history professor a t Gannon an d proprietorof a local jewelry store. &B

Sociology Seminar discussed t h eproblem f of integr at ion i n t h eS o u t h a t t he i r Ma rc h ' , me e t i ng ,whiles Art d u b e n t hus i a s t s t oure dth e | E ve ryma n ' s Show a n d O n eMa n E xhi b i t a t t h e Erie Museumin lieu of their past meet ing. W& m

L ur l i ne Bygr ra ve $ | | K |W h e n s h e beheld H i m o n t h eCross, &Mocked a n d murde re d for oursins, IWa s t he re n o t ha t re d i n h e r h e a r tF o r m a n , whom Christ then gaveto her? INay! Mother of^Forgiveness, sheEmbraced the sinful and the weakTook them as her children too, fyAnd! loves them for the Savior'ssake. I w >

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European travelers (left to right) Jane McKenna and Lolly Lock-hart study th e travel I brochures with Ellen McHugh an d discussthe pro and con of traveling. Ellen hopes to join Jane and Lollythis summer in touring Europe.Three Wil l Visi t uropeDuring Summer Months"Destination Europe." This is the reply three Mercyhurst studentswill give when asked about plans for their summer vacation.Senior Jane McKenna's trip begins on June 13. Leaving from Chicago, Jane will fly to Paris where she is to spend the summer with hermarried sister. From Paris, Jane expects to take several j tours whichwill include visits to England, Italy, Germany, and (she hopes) Ireland.On th e trip,!which is a graduation gift from he r parents, Janewants to meet and observe the people of Europe, rather than just visitthe well-known tourist spots. {J |Another long anticipated dream jof touring Europe! will come truefor junior Lolly Lockhart who willtakejthe NFCCS tour. Lolly sailsfrom New York Cityf on July 3and docks first in Cobh, Ireland.From there she will tour England,Switzerland, Germany, Spain, andfive other countries.Lolly is anxious to see the worksof art about which she studied inhe r ar t appreciation course an dto test her mastery of the Frenchlanguage I on j t h e ! natives I themselves. B eca use! Lolly w ill be apractice(teacher! beginning j September 8, she cannot return to theStates via the scheduled tour. In stead, she will fly from Paris toNew York on August 29. .$Mm. m| Ellen McHugh, | another j seniorclass member, is tentat ively planning to I tour Europe j during It hesummer monthsJ Ellen will travelwith th e same NFCCS tour thatLolly Lockhart will take. SfffffflfifijwI Europe might seem like a dreamto some, but these students provethat more and more "everybody'sdoing it.M^^^^^^SB a mi

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Soc ial Boa rdMeets Again

S Dave I Reynolds, i President ofGannon College's Student Council, recently instigated the revivalof a social board between Mercyhurst, gVilla Maria, an d GannonColleges, Hamot and 1st. VincentNursing Schools.

More |for th e sake of convenience than anything else, the Student Councils of th e five Imemberschools (have agreed to submitschedules of their listed socialactivities for one year. A calendaroff future events will be co-ordinated j for th e following schoolyear. Since Mercyhurst has in thepast never scheduled social eventsthis far in advance, a possible innovation on {campus is this pre-arran ged ea lend ar.This fall th e Social Board willofficially begin. Consisting of thePresident and Vice-president fromeach ^ school, .ithe members willelect a contact-man who will alsoserve as general chairman.| If ameeting of the board is necessary,the contact-man will be informedan d he will schedule the meeting.A previous attempt at a socialboard was/made in 1956-1957 bu tit failed because of a misunderstanding concerning \ a scheduleddate accorded to a member school.

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