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Praeteritd\ Wins All-American;Editor To Speak On Panel

For the second consecutive year,P R A E T E R I T A has received an"All American" rating, the biggestaward given by th e I AssociatedCollegiate Press.Of the forty-six separate evaluations made in the scorebook,PRAETERITA received thirteenexcellent ratings, while all otherrat ings were * either very good orsuperior. An above excellent gradewas given tothe editorial contentin the underclasses section.Martha McNulty. editor-in-chiefof the1956 annual, had as herart editors Alyce Weber and JudyGleason, and business manager,Pat Drushel. Sister Mary Reginawas adviser. Photography wasdone by Frank Aleksa ndrowicz,and printing for the prize-winningyearbook by? The Erie PrintingCompany.A climactic comment by JudgeC. W. Brookins was "It has beena real pleasure to judge this book."

Connie Renner, editor of 1957Praeteri ta, has accepted an invitation to speak on a panelconcerning year book editing insmall colleges at the AssociatedCollegiate Press conference nextmonth .Sister Mary Regina, Miss DeloresPratus, Connie Renner, and LoisYoung of PRAETERITA and Sister Mary Charles, Kay King, BetsySchnatter, Jeanne Cannon, andJoan Imhof of th e MERCIAD willspend November 8 to 10 at theHotel Statler in Cleveland.Sectional meetings and paneldiscussions led by newspapermen,advisers, and student editors formthe core of the conference. Sessions will be- held allday Fridayand Saturday.Friday evening, groups will assemble to discuss journalistic problems informally, and the Convention will close Saturday night witha dinner and dance.

Topleft to rightJoan Coyle, Joan Csernyicky, Noel Jaeger, Val Jean Mancini.BottomConstance Renner , Barb ara Story, Rita Walter, Lois Young.*

< 7 A e M E R C I A D 2 S rVoUX XVI I I , No. 2 MERCYHURST COLLEGE, ERIE, PENN A. October 3 1 , 1956 ieldsSoci SeminarVisits ProjectAt ParmadaleTomorrow, theSociology Seminar will visit Children's Villagein Parmadale, Ohio.:This Village is a project of theCleveland Diocese for the care ofdependent children from Infancythrough eighth grade. Followingeighth grade the children are

placed in homes by social workers.. Sister Victorine, Club Moderator, says thevillage grounds areabout twice the size of Mercyhurst,planted with beautiful shrubs, andvery well-cared for. --Over onethousand children are dividedamong thirteen cottages, accordin g to age. Medical facilities [an dnurses are provided for the children on the grounds. The Villagealso has one large building containing dining rooms, a school,an d a chapel. It is so complete itis almost a small town.This new method of caring fordependent children has alreadybeen declared successful in comparison with other types of orphanages. Our girls, like Sociologists from all over the world, want

to observe this community in ac tion todiscover why it has beenso successful.

IRC Stages M ock Election;Urges Everyone To Vote

Mercyhurst students ? need not be 21 years of age to vote thiselection. Today, the International Relations Club is staging a mockelection inwhich al l s tudents are urged to part icipate. .;The procedure will consist of anElection Assembly and ballotingfor national presidential and vice-presidential candidates. Noel Jaeger,president of the IRC and general chairman of th e oler t ion-program,promises tha t the assembly will give not only new voters, but the entire student body, an unbiased report on the real facts of the campaign."The Election Assembly will be held in the Lit t le Theatre at 11:10.Margie Walach will present the Republican platform, with Helen Zimmerman speaking for the Democrats. 8BffiWHBHB>^| lMB^SifyB^^ 1 f - ^ *M f f H Eisenhowerhis life and how heCostume PartyIn Gym Tonight

Chosen haunt of tonight 's Athletic Association Hallowe'en Party,the gym has taken on an eerie atmosphere J through the work \ ofDorothea Morell and her committee.Mildred Manzione promises "out-of-this- world" entertainment, including an original skit. I"There are prizes for the pret tiest, funniest,J and most originalcostumes," says Mary Frances

Lymph, while Joan Hotchkiss addsa word about the all-importantrefreshments.

Joan Coyle, Joan Csernyicky, Noel Jaeger, Val Jean Mancini, Constance Renner, Barbara Story, Rita Walter, and Lois Young have beennamed to membership in "Who's Who inAmerican Colleges and Universities.Selected by the faculty, these girls qualified because of excellencein scholarship, leadership, participation in extra-curricular and academic activities, service to th e school, and pote ntial usefulness to society.Joan Coyle, from Niagara Falls, who,will receive a BSC degree inJune, isan honor student and YCS campus chairman, aswell as NSAcoordinator tostudent council.Two home ecers, Joan Csernyicky and Barbara Story, both ofErie,hold the offices of president and vice-president, respectively, of KappaOmicron Phi, honor fraternity of home economics. Joan also leads thesenior class as president while Barb \& a member of the Student Boardof Discipline, the editorial staff of the MERCIAD and onthe Dean's

Bonny Walter peeks at the proceeds while Betty McLaughlin,Saranne Durkin (front), Pat Miller and!Marty Meagher (baok),tr y todiscover who heads the race. (Sorry, girls, that's a secret!)

stands on \ the major issueswillbe discussed by Elaine Schwab.Jean Rocco will speak on Stevensonhis life and] what he plansto accomplish if elected. The vice-presidential candidates Nixonand Kefauverwill be reviewed byAn n Possertland Ina Smith, respectively. | '^KBKI^^^BUI Immediately following the assembly, balloting will begin in th ealcove inCollege Hall, continuinguntil four o'clock. The IRC members expect each student to casther ballot for her chosen candidate, after considering both sidesof the discussed major tissue s.Realizing that approximately one-fourth of the student body iseligible to vote in the November election, they hope to put the campaign on a factual jlevel. ra therthan the emotional level presentedin magazine andl newspaper articles. A W ' t t f t - f i H l

List. ^^xc^S lX f ^Sf mGannon OpensStudent\Union

m Gannon I Auditorium and Commons willltake on? a-festival atmosphere December 14, 15, and16 to raise funds for J a j studentcenter. Five'thousand[dollars isneeded for this project. l &S f f i BB Gann on's! Student Council! appointed la j Student Center Committee with Bill Garvey, editor-in-chief of the I Gannon Knight,1 aschairman. Carnival plans wil l l beorganized and set in motion bythis committee. $ | ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^Hn9 |I The site for the Student Centerbuilding is a mansion on the corne r of West Sixth and l WalnutStreets. It will be open for get-togethers, meetings, and snacks, andvarious I entertainment I facilitiesw il l b e pr ov id ed . B g ^ J ^ K B ^ B F ' 'I Mercyhurst,! Villa" Maria,! S t.Vincent, and Hamot* will assistGannon fin this fund-raising project. Each college has been askedto J manage * a {carniva l I booth.

I Preside nt ofjjlRC, NFCCS Regional Publicity (chairman , me mber! of I the MERCIAD staff.PRAETERITA staff,!Press Cluband Student Council is Erie's NoelJaeger, history major. -> sgtVal Jea n Mancini," president ofelementary education seminar andchairman of student-faculty board,is another honor student. A resident of Erie, Val is business manager of PRAETERITA.1 PRAETERITA editor-in-chief isEnglish major Constance Rennerof Erie. IRC, DSO, and DramaticsClub serve asConnie's* additiona linterests. I M P 1I Rita Walter, senior delegate toNFCCS and student council clubcoordinator, is a member of thejudicial I board oft the Lake Erieregion!of NFCCS. A resident ofCleveland, Rita is majoring in biology and is active in IRC. j3I A n a r t major a n d a r t editor ofthe PRAETERITA, Lois Young isnow working for a fellowship tocontinue h e r studies in this field.Sh e is a member of t h e FrenchClub a n d comes from Ne w Kensington, Pennsylvania .

ontmiiieedit om PL nd +jror a anty SadHarvest moons 1 and j autumnleaves are the conversational topics!*these days asBunny j Walter andiyher committee chairmen preparefor the coming NFCCS HarvestMoon Charity Ball.From 9 to 12 onNovember 10,couples will dance to the music ofthe Symphonettes jjin the Lawrence Hotel Ballroom.? Julie Simons' decoration committee isplanning to create an autumn atmosphere^ for the occasion.Noel Jaeger, with her committee,is I publicizing theaffair throughthe press, while JoyMader and

fellow \ art ists spread the [goodword through posters. * W IMargie Walach, co-chairman ofthe affair also heads fthe queencommittee. During the course ofintermission/ the class who raisedthe most money per capita for theCollege and University ReliefiAdministration, will have the thrillof seeing its candidate ^crowned.Peti te Marcia Meagher of R ochester isthe choice of the seniorclass. Marty burns themidnightoil these days so that she may bewell-qualified for laboratory research.

Interested in hospital laboratorywork, Saranne Durkin, junior fromDunkirk, New York, delights indetecting minute creatures underthe microscope.Betty McLaughlin, sophomorecandidate from Youngstown, Ohio,says she "can't wait" to teach

little ones how to assemble thosepaper globes.Freshmen are pushing for PatMiller of Erie, another medicaltech major. Pat's face is familiarbecause she attended MercyhurstSeminary.

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to ^rncl L^onIs the point sys tem good, bad or indiffe rent? Should i t be kept revamped or di s carded? Consider the fol lowing observa t ions .Then decide- iOne out of every f ive gi r l s holds someoffice or cha i rmanship. Is thi s l eadership ? O ris thi s mere ly confusion i n a n a t t e m pt t o r e cognize as man y as poss ible ? |Are we ho pingto s t r ive for a " t rue democracy" where everyone ha s sojme sort of say ? But does everyones a y s om e t h i ng wor t hwhi l e ? ,jDo we hones t ly think we can f ind leaders h i p in e ve ryone ?Do we rea l ly feel tha t ou r school andc l a s s m a t e s vo t e by popu l a r i t y? Ca n ' t we pu tenough t rus t in the i r abi l i ty to choose goodqual i t i es? And i sn ' t a l eader , a capable , re sponsible individua l , one who i s "popular"?Should we l imi t the inte res t s of any gi r l?Isn ' t i t t rue tha t some are more adept to thesecre ta r ia l off ice or the presidential office,and no f ixed table of t ime consumption^canbe tabula ted ?^Orj i s i t the point sys tem af te r a l l ? Is i tthe fac t tha t a school of 307 s tudents i s t rying to pre tend i t i s a univers i ty of thousandsand take on as many ac t ivi t i es as a place oftha t s ize? Maybe i t i s not we , the s tudents ,who do not know how tofpick and choose

ac t ivi t i es . Maybe i t i s Me rc yhur s t who doesnot know howl o ^regulate the ac t ivi t i es i tp re s e n t s .WeMe Me!I t ' s no t o f t e n t ha t t he ME RCIAD e d i t o r sha ve t he oppor t un i t y t o s t a t e t he i r v i e ws i na na t iona l e lec t ion. We 'd l ike to t ake the oppor t un i t y a nd j o i n w i t h m a ny ne ws pa pe r st h roughou t t he c oun t ry i n s a y i ng : " W e l i keIke." I fiBrief ly, the record of hi s adminis t ra t ionm a y be s um m e d up i n t h i s wa y : t he na t i oni s e noy i ng pe a c e a nd p ros pe r i t y a f t e r m a nyyears of War; the people a re working a t be t t e r pa y i ng j obs unde r better:conditions an da re s a v i ng , i nve s t i ng , a nd s pe nd i ng m ore ;Federa l t axes a re lower and more benefi t sa re o f f e re d t o m ot he r s , pa re n t s , a nd r e t i r e dpe r s ons ; .social securi ty, hea l th, educa t ion,a nd hom e bui l d i ng a re p rogre s s i ng r a p i d l y .Obviously, thi s adminis t ra t ion i s not perfect nor has i t done all i t could. But we feeltha t under Eisenhower, the poss ibi l i t i es ofaccomplishing good fo r Am e r i c a a re g re a t e r .There i s a be t te r chance to mainta in peace .We do not have t ime to de lve into the inconsi s tenc ies of Mr. Stevenson's c a m pa i gnpromises but we wi l l say tha t we do not agreewi th hi s theories for abandoning mi l i t a ry cons c r i p ti on a nd hydroge n bom b t e s t s no r w i t hhis l ack of inte res t in ant i -communis t l egi s la t ion.

jComplaintsfhaveireached our ears f romthe gi r l s who have been reported by moni torsfor making noise , e i ther during s i l ent s tudyor a f t e r 10 : 30 . W e ha ve no s ym pa t h y fo r a nyone bu t t he m oni t o r s . T he t ha nk l e s s j ob o fmaking sure tha t the f loors a re quie t shouldac tua l ly t ake no over-see ing. But becausesome gi r l s cannot obey rules , the moni torsmay lose up to two hours of evening s tudy. I fthey fa i l to keep order , they them selves m aybe reported. I f any gi r l shows so much lackof cons idera t ion for others as to di s rupt the i rStudy or sleep, she should at least be olde nough t o t a ke t he pun i s hm e nt s he de s e rve swi t hou t complain ing.&& T H E M E R C I A D

O*^J|L\& |Mercy hurst Col lege , E rie , ! Pa .tfUZGftjm& Member of^ ^ K f H ^ Associated CoUege PressEditor _ _Kay KingAssociate Editor Betsy Sch natterAssistant Editors Jeanne Cannon, Joan ImhofBusiness Editor Mary Ann BittnerEditorial Staff __Barbara Jakubowski,A. Hajduk, Noel Jaeger, Mildred Manzione, DelI Dwyer, Barbara Story, P. Cummings.Business Staff -Marjorle Karaffa,Ina Smith, Mary Ann Schmidt, Carol Eiga-. broadt, Mary Ann Koss, Dolores Butticci, DeanaDempsey, Eileen Rawa, Donna Nashwinter.

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The Associated Collegiate:Pressreleased word Hast week that thesecond semester issues of theMERCIAD were rated First Class.Especially commended were newscoverage, feature stories, andtypography.Players TourEighth Season

Last night the stage productionof Henry IV was seen on the LittleTheater stage. Not seen was thecolorful and international historyof the Players Incorporated.The great "road" tradition experienced a healthy revival in recent years led by these players.Father Gilbert V. Hartke, a Dominican priest, started the ballrolling in 1949 by assembling agroup of graduates of his DramaDepartment at Catholic Universityin Washington, D. C.The success of the company isnow evident in Players* eighthtour around the United States.Players also operates the year-round with two summer theaters,one at Olney, Maryland and oneat Winooski Park, Vermont.On four occasions the troupehas taken its shows abroad underthe ageis of the Department ofDefense. Twice they played in theFar East during the Korean Warand twice they toured Europeanmilitary installations in Franceand Germany. This past year theytrekked through the isolated basesof the Arctic, doing many performances for troops stationed in remote spots.

An Ounce Of E tceteraByi Ann McGinn!*

NovemberCalendar

1Al Saints' DaySociology Seminar Trip toParmadale3Sophomore Mixer10NFCCS Dance12-16Quarterlies14American Education WeekAssembly17Gannon Junior Prom20Thanksgiving Vacation Be-g gins26Silver tones

Every Medium RecordsVariety \ln November

The Erie area offers entertainment for every taste in November.John H. Harris will present his "Ice Capades of 1957" in the Cleveland Arena until November 12 and at the Memorial Auditorium inBuffalo from November 13 to 18.The first performance of "Anniversary Waltz" by the Playhousewill be given November 6 continuing through November 24. A Broadway comedy, it deals with the marital problems of a middle-aged coupleand their children. Prom Novem- ber 27 to December 1, "Roomfulof Roses" will be presented. Thisdrama is built around divorce andits consequent effects on a teenage girl.Giants Bow InThe screen version of "Giant"by Edna Perber will come to theWarner Theatre sometime in November. Running three hours andeighteen minutes, "Giant" presents Texas and its people withan exceptional human touch.The internationally renownedBlack Hills Passion Play will be-presented at Strong Vincent Auditorium Thanksgiving Week forthe benefit of Zem Zem Hospital.The play dates back to the 17th

century. Josep Meier, the star,brought the show, which depictsthe last seven days of the life ofChrist, to the United States fromGermany in 1932.Duo PlayThe program for the Philharmonic includes duo pianists Loes-ser and Davenny on November 27,28 at Strong Vincent. Included intheir selections will be Respighi's"Pines of Rome.*' A jazz symposium will be offered by the Philmacsduring the present season.Old Movie"The Wizard of Oz", the 1939movie starring Judy Garland, willbe televised in color by "Ford StarJubilee" over C.B.S. on Saturday,November 3, from 9 to 11 p. m.

Complaints have been in full force sinceschool began lamenting the erstwhile"know-everyone" situation of the smallschool. McAuleyitesg don't even know thefreshmen and the two dinner hours don'thelp in getting acquainted. However, thiswill have to be accepted in an "expanding Mercyhurst" as the general trend continues in countrywide collegiate expansion.TrademarksThe 1956 Mercyhurst collegiate's wardrobe bears certain trademarksplaid-linedtrenchcoats, low-cut saddle shoes, stripedIvy League shirts, and the big crew-necksweaters. The 'Hurst haircut is either longand softly "iwaved or very short, shaggy,and pert. Marilyn Buchanick, Joan Coyle,Mary Becker, and Julia Kelly are a fewof the nightly "pin-up queens," whileButch Ryan, Mickey Spillane, Di Turner,and Mary Anne McDowell are firm, advocates of the shorn look. Incidentally, manyStudents ReviewOct.Play, Concert, Movie

Here's how the students appraised the recent cultural offerings."War and Peace" was describedas everything from a tic-tac-toeaffair to a marvelous movie. Generally, the students found that itsadaptation to the screen did notcome up to "Gone with the Wind,"with which it J is often!compared.Praise centered mainly on the acting, particularly that of HenryFonda as Pierre, while many feltthe action was confusing anddragged.Those who traveled to thePlayhouse agreed that "TimeLimit" was powerfully done andwell acted. Especially well done inthe way of technical effects wasthe flashback technique in whichthe scenes shifted from army offices to the prisoner of war camp.Tossy Spivakowsky's violin virtuosity was attested to by fthosewho attended the Philharmonicconcert. Particularly enjoyed washis rendering of the Rozsa. Concerto for violin and orchestra.

of the girls have their hair cut and styledat Robert's on State Street which is inwalking distance of school, and . . . hehas a special student rate of one dollar.NFCCSThe annual Charity Ball, popularlyknown as "NP", should receive a largecrowd next month. Held in previous yearsin the Gannon Commons, this year it willbe held in the Hotel Lawrence Ballroom,a decision tha t has been greeted' withenthusiasm. The NFCCS was a favoriteproject of Mother M. Borgia, and it isinspiring to note that the enthusiasm Inthis matter has in no j wa y : been lessened.'Hursters are falling in love with HarryBelafonte a nd th e songs from h is newcalypso album are much listened to thesedays. Joan Hotchkiss reports that herpopularity has taken! an upward swingsince she bought the record.

jl/4 TQemCHde*In t he m i ds t o f e n t hus i a s m ge ne ra t e dover a mock e lec t ion, i t i s hoped tha t theschool ' s e l igible vote rs wi l l rea l ize the grea t ness of the i r gi f t , and take advantage of i t .Apa t hy ne ve r c r e a t e d good gove rnm e nt , bu trathes careful , consc ient ious c i t i zens . Rem e m be r ' t h i s i n Nove m be r a nd vo t e .Squaltje @6ciKce4>

Me rc y hur s t bo a s t s 78 o f he r 30 7 s t u d e n t si n t he E l e m e nt a ry E duc a t i on d e pa r t m e n t .Ce n t e re d a bou t s u rve y c our s e s , g ra de s c hoo lm a t e r i a l a nd t e a c h i ng m e t hods , t h i s f i e l dpermi t s broad and superf ic ia l knowledge inm a ny s ub j e c t s .In the l ibera l a r t s curr iculum, the s tudent concent ra tes on a par t i cula r f i e ld, de l ving into i t s var ious aspec t s and intens i fyingher s tudy. She e lec t s minor f i e lds which corr e l a t e m a t e r i a l , p rovoke c om pa r i s ons , s t i m ul a t e t hough t . He r ba c kground i s broad, y e tt horough . W i t h s o m a ny i n t he e l e m e n t a ryf ie ld today, the educa t iona l systejm shouldprov i de t he m t he s a m e oppor t un i t i e s . W

A four-cornered cap, a t asse l , a col lar ,A long f lowing gown are s igns of a schola r .Jus t what does the wearing of such s igni fy,Gray mat te r , quick thinking, a wel l - t ra inedeye ?If these t ra i t s a re evidenced by ac 'demicdre s s ,Would a soi led whi te col la r show care lessn e s s ? ''Would a " tasse l less" cap show dece i t andneglec t --"To the t i t l e of s tud ent - - the n t re a t wi th re s pe c t \ ?- iA cap, a gown, a t asse l , a col la r .Simply because they're s igns of a schola r .fi&lHt

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America i s in an e ra of growth, and1G a n non Col lege i s growing wi th i t . This fa l l i tis mafting t wo a dd i t i ons t o i t s c a m pus . ; Cons t ruc t i on ha s be gun on t he three-gtory d o r m ,and the Siege l Mansion purchased for a S t u dent Union Bui lding. In recent weeks inaav-gural plans ha ve be e n m a de by t he studentsto f inance the furni shing of the Man s i o n .By de m ons t r a t i ng s uc h student-faculty co nnection an d interest, we feel Gannon College has t aken a giant s tep towards i t s dreamof un i ve r s i t y s t a t us .*7%QU&le Spat*

Although the genera l school l ight ing i sto be commended, a few t rouble spots exi s t .In t he non- s m oke r s ' l ounge ne i t he r t he 40-watfr'lahips which emit only small circles oflight a t one end of the t able , nor the overhe a d li gh t s pe rm i t r e a d i ng w i t hou t e ye s t r a i n .Adjus table t able l amps of higher wat tagewould be a sugges t ion for solving thi s problem.

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"Does this look artistic enough?" George Darling teasingly inquiresof Mill Manzione, while John Flecken and Frank Schroeck prepareto offer their advice.Strangers In Paradise]Five Among Multitude

That familiar message comes over the switchboard wire, "Ringthe boiler room, please." A perplexed Sister or student passes someonein the hall, inquiring hurriedly, "Have you seen one of the men?" "Themen" referred to are fivej in number; their headquarters, the boilerroom. Their tasks range from landscaping and carpenter jobs to replacing electrical fixtures and rescuing Halo bottle caps from thedepths of a sink's drain.This male quintet 's f irst member is John Flecken who came toMercyhurst s o me twenty-f our ayear s ! ago, only six years afterthe school was founded . Chiefamong John's talents are landscaping and electrical engineering.One year af ter the war ended :iFrank Schroeck, a skilled carpenter and electrician, was hired t o |aid John in the care of the Mercyhurst campus an d buildings. Thehockey field and well-kept groundsare only a few examples tof theirskilled work.

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Last February* George DurlingJoined the group to assume theduties of a "Jack of all trades."George, well-equipped with screwdrivers, nails, hammers, wrenchesan d a sciUion other tools, easesthe tr ials of residents who reportleaking faucets, broken doors,doorknobs , desks , and beds ,clogged drains (another shampoolid) or knocking radiators. Perhaps to George the words "female"and "headache" are synonymous.Two Gannon College Juniors, AlBluemle and Don Zbieranowski,are seen as after class "handyme n" in various spots on the college campus. Both of these engineering majors I maintain a B.average in their classwork in addition to their active participation in the Delta Sigma P h i t fraternity. Intramural basketball,football and softballf enthusiasmIs shared by Don and Al alike.Don serves as Class Representative to Student Council and Alwas recently elected vice-presidentof Gannon's Junior Class.

Loy a I ty , LoveWith the words of the "Welcome Freshmen" song, the GleeClub gave an official welcome tothe newly invested members of thefreshman class.At the Investiture Ceremony,held Sun day, October 21, a perfect fall day, with the campusdressed in her best autumn outfit,the 110 members of the largest

freshman class in the college'shistory assembled tin the LittleTheatre in the presence of faculty,family, and, friends to receive thetraditional academic garb.In their gowns, worn for thefirst t ime, and w ith | theirover their hearts, the fresh-went forward to be capped,veritably becoming part ofthe Mercyhurst College community. IAfter the capping ceremony, atwhich the senior class officerspresided, Lynn Humphreys, freshman class president, gave thef r e s hma n r e s pons e , a c c e p t i ng"place and duties in the college."As one, the class then recited theirpledge of ". . . confidence, . . .loyalty, . . . loveJfor Mercyhurst."Dr. Michael J. Relihan gave anaddress entitled, "The Four Golden Years." In his address, Dr.Relihan reminded the freshmenof the part they must play inmolding?their own futures.

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Mercyhurst, Gannon Speak Freely;Air Views On Time-worn Problem

By JoanflmhofStudents of Mercyhurst andGannon were asked, "What do youthink are the relations betweenMercyhurst and Gannon Colleges?What would you suggest to improve relations?"II * * *. . . are good for some; bad forothers . . . depends on individualsof Mercyhurst and the initiativethey display . . . other activitiesbeside Gannon dances, such aspicnics, and more inter-collegiatemeetings would improve the situation.J. Huggler.

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. . . are good; could be better . . .especially by raising the hours thegirls have to be in on Saturdayand Sunday nights.A. Richmond* . . . are not very good . . . suggestthat the boys star t dancing at thedances . . . make Mercyhurst co-ed. M. A. Bacik* *

. . . are rather stable. Could beimproved by: an increase in"mixers" on Mercyhurst 's part...throwin g; away my Villa ring(N.S.) . . . moving Gannon dormsabout 30 feet from the 'Hurst,featuring a master light switchand luxuriant elm t rees. N.Stark. J. JohnsonTholorru

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When the dancing ended onSaturday n ight of the Delta SigmaPhi weekend, three Mercyhurstgirls beamed with pride.During the evening they hadbeen pinned. At intermission theofficial ceremony1 had been held.Bob Rudolph, Delta Sig president,explained that pinning a girl wasa Delta Sig's way of placing a ringon her finger. Calling the couples,JoAnn Schmalzried and Tom English, Joan jVonShullick and JackCompton, and Patty Corrigan andJerry Boudreau, into the spotlight,President Rudolph presented eachgirl with a bouquet of red roses.Then , although he said it; wasn'tin the act, he congratulated eachgirl with a kiss. Gathering around,the Delta Sigs and their datessang the traditional "Seal of theDelta Sigma Phi" song.As the three beaming couplesetfided alone across the dance floor,the ceremony came to an end. Inthe hearts of these six, the eveningwill be a long-living memorial.

Belafonte Beat In Vogue;e~u **~atm falypso Replaces Presley

The Silvertones will once againvisit Mercyhurst's campus on November 26, as a part off its? cultural series. Composed of fivemembers, one of which plays a" ho t " piano J this group will present a variety of vocal numbersranging from religious to popularmusic.

Those who attended theJSilver-tones ' concert here two years agocan vouch for this group's overwhelming popularity then, and-the desire they ] have h ad sinceto hear these mellow | voices "justonce more."

Echoes of traditional "lounge"songs fade away, as Mercyhurstgoes on a calypso kick. PerhapsBrando's bongo drums were in asmall way responsible for thissudden love of a rhythm beat, butnow it's all Belafonte.Harry Belafonte's soft, slowmelodies, most of them authenticWest Indian folk songs, reverberate through the dorm halls. Hardly an evening goes by that "Jamaica Farewell" doesn't fill allthree residence halls as all radiosare tuned to the same station.In the lounge, at lunch time orduring the evening recreation per

iod, "Day-O," the plaintive cry ofworkers loading bananas, formsthe main theme of the usual mixture of sounds.Albums by Belafonte are at apremium at Mercyhurst, and owners guard them jealously. But occasionally you will walk in on aprivate "Calypso Concert," featuring as many as three long-playingalbums by this same folk-singer.Unlike most college fads, thenew "kick" is extremely acceptable because of the introduction ofa new type of muslo, soft and list-enable, yet foreign, the heritageof another people.

. . . are enough social! functions. . . on the whole, I 'd say Gannonand Mercyhurst mix pretty well. J. Quinlisk

. . . are very cold and distant. Thegirls go to dances to socialize . . .little social groups frighten boysaway . . . girls might as well realize that Gannon is Gannon andbe satisfied . . . not expect a real'ivy-league' Joe.S. McCartney. . . are pretty good, but individu ally, the boys seem to take pleasurein treating our college as a poorrelative.M. A. C astora

bitkeeping regular hours duringthe week, but on weekends beingallowed unlimited freedom. Thegirls are of very high standard(as far as I know). If they continue to] act as they have in thepast, I am sure Gannon will patronize their dances, parties, etc.Mozdy.. . no t much relationship. We onlyknow a small portion of the fellows at Gannonthe ones who goto the dances . . . more mixers orrecreational parties would help.A. Hajduk ^

. . . are very good ,dances would help.*

. alternatingS. Rubino. . . could be improved by the girlscoming down to our level a little

. . . should be more genial; thingsare too nonchalant. We realizethe girls of Mercyhurst are on anupper level from the Gannon guys,so Gannon should adjust Itself.Azzatoric

Home Management HouseAcquires New InhabitantsOn October 17 the senior HomeEconomics students in HouseholdEconomics III began their sixweeks period at the Home Management House.Staying there until Thanksgiving are Marge Mack, Joan Cserny-icky, Julia Kelly, Barb Story,Priscilla Prenatt, Carol Eiga-broadt, and Mary Ann Schmidt.All food is homemade during theentire six weeks. The girls eatbreakfast and dinner at the House

every day, and on weekends theyeat all their meals there. For twodays of each week they plan themeals with a low budget, two dayswith a medium budget and threedays with a high budget.Despite hard work, there arelighter moments which includecare of Triva, the 7-month-old,1312 pound baby from St. Joseph'sOrphanage; and a dinner eachweek with two or more guests.Visitors are always welcome.w

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Phoning Ganno n for open! dates on th e social calendar are AnnPossert, Mary Agnes Bacik, Connie -Frank and Lynn Humphreys,newly elected freshman class officers.Frosh Cast Final Ballots;N am e Experienced Q u ar te tElection jtime Is here again, not only nationally but locally too.Lynn Humphreys, Connie Frank, Mary Agnes Bacik and Ann Possertcomprise the freshman quartet recently elected to serve las the1956-1957 school year's officers for the Class of 1960.Lynn Humphreys, who served as president of her senior class atLawrence Park High School, now assumes the responsibilities of collegeclass president. In addition to fulfilling the duties of this office whilein high school, Lynn also earned membership in th e National* HonorSociety, was anfexchange student in Denmark, and salutatorian ofher graduating class.

Priest: StressesLiturgy ThemeForty Hours ' devotion openedwith Mass on Friday morning, October 26, followed|Saturday by aDay of Recollection centeredaround the liturgy and conductedby Father Cajetan Campbell, OFM.Father Cajetan, who teachessociology at St. Bonaventure University in Olean, New York, stressed appreciation and better understanding of li turgy through participation. Sodalists and YCSmembers convened in the LittleTheater for a general session, andindividual conferences with FatherCajetan were held throughout theday.Solemn Benediction was givenSunday evening, October 28, thefeast of Christ the King, a properconclusion to the three-day periodof adoration. f

Elmira, New York, sends toMercyhurst's? campus the vice-president, Connie Frank. Duringher high school years Connie wasthe winner of three different editorial contests. If the new Froshvice-president is to be located, onemust stop and listen for thesmooth voice of Harry Belafonte,for surely Connie won't be faraway.Pittsburgh, Pa. gives to thefreshman class its new secretary,Mary Agnes Bacik. Miss FroshSecretary is a biology major. Whileattending Our Lady of Mercy Academy, Mary Agnes was secretaryof her junior class and was awarded membership in the NationalHonor Society.Ann Possert, who was electedas mistress of frosh finance, hailsfrom Lake wood, Ohio, wh ere sheattended St. Joseph's Academy.Ann also was namedIto the National Honor Society and 1 servedas a member of St. Joseph's Student Council.

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Changes ResuRevised CounciJulia Kelly, president of Mercy-hurst Student Council, opened thefirst meeting of the school yearwith only ten representatives before her, much in contrast to lastyear's Council of thirty-some

members. This year each class hasone day-hop and one resident representative. In reducing representation, framers of the new set-uphope the organization will legislate more effectively.Senior class delegates to Councilare Margie Karaffa, Council vice-president and president of StudentBoard of DiscipHne, and Val JeanMancini. Barb Jakubowski, Council secretary, and Audrey Havunenrepresent the Junior Class,!whileFrances Balzer, treasurer, an dEmma Jean Newby voice Sophomore opinion. Bunny Walters,NFCCS Senior delegate and ClubCouncil Co-ordinator, has a voiceand a vote, while Joan Coyle, NSASenior delegate, has voice only.NF Junior delegate, Margie Wal-ach, and f NSA Jun ior delegate,Joan von Schullick, sit in on - allmeetings, having no say in legislation. Freshman representatives,when elected, will not have a voteuntil second semester.

Named to the Intercollegiate Relation Board during business ofthe first meeting were Julia Kelly,Emma Jean Newby and JoanCoyle. With Sister Mary Estherand Sister Andre, Audrey Havunen,Frances Balzer and Val Jean M ancini will serve one the Stud ent-Faculty Board.Mike Drops nFor YCS VisitMr. Mike Otten, better knownas "Y . C. S. Mike," visited Mercy-hurst College! during the secondweek of October. Mike? came tovisit students, moderators, and sitin on club meetings of Y. C. S.Since his graduation from St.John's University I in Collegeville,Minnesota, Mike has been working with individual Y. C. S. groups.

Making a tour of the $ Easternregion, Mike's aim is to see howthe Y. C. S. Movement is e stablished at each school. His intentionis to help groups with their organizational problems.Chicago, Illinois, serves as hisheadquarters in Y. C. S. work, butMike is "at home" when he is int h e midst of a young Y. C. S.group. Wt

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C'EST LA VIE: PAT HOOPER is a many talented galsews, knits,and is pinned to a Gannon grad . . . Acting class has gifted CONNIERENNER and JOAN ROPELEWSKI with new talentiWith miniaturecowboys and Indians, th ey] practice stage g roupings . . . Which is aperfect way to note that many Hurstites love the cowboy TV series"CHEYENNE" .. . Noteworthy is the sophomore Royal Order of WindowOpeners in room 8.NEWSY ITEMS : A quick survey revealed some subjects ofsoph termjpapers. HELEN ZIMMERMAN is describing Elizabethan costumes while MARY BECKER prefers to delve intohumor and SUE DASCIIBACH has chosen Robin Hood . . .Another glance notes seniors somewhat recovering from thethroes of makeup . . . Some of the clever dolls made by el edstudents are Peter Pan done by CATHY FRANCO and the ballerina of MARYANN CUNNINGHAM . . . Twenty days tillThanksgiving vacation!TRAVEL TOPICS: November willj find EMMA JEAN NEWBYtraveling toJEdinboro and JEAN OWENS to Case for weekends . . .Just returned from the NFCCS meeting, NOEL JAEGER will take another jaunt soonto the hospital for a tonsillectomy . . . Recent returnees from college campuses are MARGARET TOPPING who visitedAnnapolis, JOAN JONASEN, Detroit, VIRGINIA FOHT, JACKIEGAVANNA, JO HUGG LER| an d INA SMITH, Penn State.COLLEGEBRITIES: MRS. DOROTHY SHEPTOW and herpartner, JAMES WEST, were recent winners of the-PresqueIsle Open Pairs Bridge Tournament . . . Birthdays of BARBSTORY and CHARLOTTE TISDEL fall in November . . . Bestwishes go to newly-engaged JOAN CSERNICKY and DI TURNER . . . Twice was enough for MAUREEN JONES who failedto try the third time for her license ., . Mercyhurst now boasts *two Spanish majors, JOAN BYE and CHARLOTTE WEINERT.| OFF THE CUFF: Did you know a whole village was constructedin Italy to film one scene for "War and P eace?" . . . W isely said? Cheeseto Mac, "I got pinned on your dress" . . . Or havefyou heard aboutthe frosh who thoug ht MARGE KARAFFA'S name was Giraffa? . . .For BARB JAKUBOWSKI who likes Max Shulmanhe has a newcollege humor book out . . . Peanuts is now in book form . . . Part ofeveryone's vocabulary lately are HARRY BELAFONTE, the new midterm test system, and the many fire engines that visited Mercyhursta week ago.

Fel lowship Year ly FundsOffered Student CitizensFellowships a re made available Hoversities, foundations, institutes, statelowances provided yearly for fellowshipgiven in awards. More students couldwhile programs.In the United States the averageis $500 annually, over a period of threeT r a ve l | an ^f research fellowshipsmay average from $1800 to $3000 *Jpe r year.*S ^N^^S-In return for this aid, studentsgive assistance by teaching or byperforming some other worthwhileservice, such as serving as a re - |search assistant. There are threepurposes in offering these fellowships: training of the individual,advancement by gaining the master's or doctor's degree, and encouragement on research.In awarding fellowships, attent ion! is given'.particularly to academic records. Foreign study fellowship requirements are: UnitedStates citizenship, a college degreeor its equivalent, knowledge of thelanguage of the.foreign countrywhere one wishes to study, andgood health.For those Interested, information on particular fellowships orgraduate scholarships may be obtained from department heads;orfrom the Director of Student Personnel, Sister Mary Esther.

all true scholars through uni-and local?funds. Financial al -purposes far exceed the amounttake advantage of these worth-stipend given with fellowshipsor four years, for each student.

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