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SMILING FACES OF '53 OFFICIALS predict successful year ahead.Flist iv>w: Mary Ann Callahan, Florene Cherr:', Second rowt|JoAn n

Maiy Lou Dwyer.

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5 3 OfficialsIn p re pa ra t i on fo r t he c om i ng s c hoo l ye a r , Mercyhurstces the to p 1952-53 off ic ia l s . The |four m a j or c o l l e ge

wi l l be d i r e c t e d r e s pe c t i ve l y by F l o r e ne C he r ry ,Mary|Lou D w y e r , a n d J o A n n W e a v e r .

Newly-elected S t u d e n t C o u n c i l p r e s i d e n t , F l o r e n e C h e r r y ,l s f rom B r i dge v i l l e , Pa . A s oc i o l ogy a nd c he m i s t ry m a j o r

a n E ng l i s h m i nor , " Che r ry " ha s be e n ve ry a c t i ve in e x t r a dutiesias a S t u d e n t C o u n c i l m e m b e r

editorJ of Me rc i a d ha ve k e p t l h e r q u i t e b u s ythe* year; neverthless, M ~~ —

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Ann Callahan, presentof $ the Sociality, will be

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a sociologyandja psychology and his

Sodality,Jshes the: position as secretary!of

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byfMary LourDwyer,

editor of the Merciad,

Majorin g in sociology a ndpsychology and dra

arts, she is an active mem

so in the field of pub licationJoAnn W eaver, who w ill edit

for 1953j? A day-hop,daily from Mc-

minor. Duringpast'! rear, JoAnn has been

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J u n i o r s C h o o s e

D o r n ' s fo r P r o mDecoration Day weekend will be

highlighted! for Mercyhurst students by the June Prom. Saturday evening, May 31. lis the dateannounced by M argaret Broderick,general chairman of the dance.

Dorn's Auditorium, beautifulLetting for the Sophonade, willagain welcome Mercyhurst Collegians and their guests. JoanHarrison, chairman of decorations,promises something unique in aspring theme.

The gift committee, headed byNorma Schaberl , h a s ! alreadychosen something novel |for th e

seniors. According to Julie Tech,

publicityjmanager, posters will be

mak ing! appearances about the

school in the near future.

Marilyn Kelley hasicharge of

tickets and Mary Lou Dwyer, ofAccording to Dorisprograms.

Moore, noselected!as yet.

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M E R C I A DVol , XXIII. No. 6 MERCYHURST COLLEGE, ERIE, PA. April I, 1952

Mary Benetin, Mercyhurst Goes Coed,'52 M ay Queen

All roads will lead to Mercyhurst when preparations for theannual May Day celebration arecompleted.

The May Queen for 1952, elected by the student body, is MaryAnn Benetin. Mary Ann's hometown is Greenville, where she received her early training at St.Michael's School with the Sistersof Mercy. She chose biology as hermajor in college, and has beenoutstanding in her work in theGlee Club. Science Seminar, theSodality, and the Athletic Association are her out-of-class interests.

{Attendants jto the May Queenwill be Mary Jo Royer. Prefect ofthe college Sodality, and Mary

Lou|Volk, Seminary Sodality Prefect. The Senior Class will makeup the queen's court.

To lend background to the ceremony, the Glee Club {will sing afew musical numbers, and a maypole dance will be presented.

AtSthe close of the May Daycelebration, Benediction of theBlessed Sacrament will be held inthe chapel.

N F C C S H o l d sSpring Session

Patr icia! Curran, InternationalRelations Commission chairman

of the Lake Erie Region of theNFCCS, will conduct a panel onthe "Japanese Peace Treaty" atthe annual spring congress of theFederation.! The Statler Hotel,Buffalo, New York, has beenchosen by the t Lake Erie Regionas the site for this year's congress.The theme of the two-day meeting is "Through You to the

World."Election of officers for the com

ing year will be held at the council meeting on Friday, April §25.Fran ces Sullivan, a fjunior atMercyhurst, has been treasurer ofthe region for the past year. Alsopossessing the power to vote isMercyhurst's senior delegate, JudyCarlow.

Sub-commission chairmen fromMercyhurst are: Florene Cherry,Family Life; Mary Jo Royer,Mariology; Joan Harrison, Missi-ology; Ann Kennedy, Press; andMareanne Cole. Catholic Action.

Acquires New BuildingsTo Be U sed for Dorms

In an exc lus ive inte rv iew w i th the Dean, the plans for aradical^change in the col lege policy were di sc losed to the Merc iad edi tor . Beginnin g wi th the 1952 fa l l t e rm , Mercyh urs t Col l e ge wi l l a dm i t m a l e s t ude n t s . T h i s de c i s i on wa s r e a c he d a f t e rc a re fu l c ons i de ra t i on off he p ros a nd c ons by t he a d m i n i s t r a t i on a nd t he f a c u l t y .

Bo t h r e s i de n t a nd d a y s t ude n t s wi l l be a c c e p t e d . T o a c c om m od a t e ou t -o f - t own s t ude n t s , t h re e o f t he i n t e nde d a pa r tment bu i l d i ngs on t he p rope r t y a d j o i n i ng t he c a m pus ha vebe e n don a t e d t o t he c o l l e ge fo r d o rm i t o r i e s . T he y wi l l hous e90 r e s i de n t s , w i t h t he s a m e n um be r expected? f rom t he E r i ea r e a , T

Clubs P r e s e n t

A n n u a l S o n g F e s t sSeventy-six Mercyhurst girls

will travel to Buffalo on Apri]J27for the first of the 1952 Mercy-hurst-Canisius concerts. This firstconcert will be held in the MarySeton RoomI of Kleinh an's MusicHall. Following the concert, theCanisius |men will entertain thegirls at|a formal \dinner-dance atthe Park Lane Hotel.

The second concert will be presented on May 4^ in St. Peter'sCathedral Auditorium in Erie.After thej concert, the two gleeclubs will return Jto the collegewhere the Mercyhurst girls will behostesses at a formal dinner* and

dance.

Thejprogram for both concerts

includes the following numb ers by

the Mercyhurst Glee Club: Fred

erick FayJ Swift's "Peace in Our

Time, O Lord," A. Arensky's

"Praise Yeathe Lord! in Heaven,"

Noble Cain's "The Years at the

Spring," Oscar Hammerstein II

and Richard Rodger's "You'll

Never Walk Alone," Orlando di

Lasso's "Echo Song," Dr. Robert

H. Katscher's "When Day Is

Done," and "The Lord's Prayer"

especially arranged for the Glee

Club by Carl Buehler.

Joint numbers by the glee clubswill be Fred Waring's "Let All the

Nations Praise the Lord" and G. F.

Hand el 's! "Hallelujah Chorus"

fromithe "Messiah."

With the addition of the convent, more] classrooms will beavailable for the increased enrollment. This will also necessitate

expanding the curriculum to include such courses as engineering,law, and pharmacy, and the adding of new members to the faculty.

This action has been undertaken with the welfare of the students in mind. Since the StudentBoard handles so many breachesof th • good grooming rules, it ishoped that a change!will be evident in the future. Social functions will undoubtedly be more interesting. The dramas departmentwill find jitt easier to choose andcast all future productions andwill have the necessary help inhandling scenery and props.

The sports program will see adefinite change.* Mercyh urst willbe able to boast of its own football beam and a field;-.on theiwestcampus. Five tennis} courts willadjoin the hockey field, and a

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April 2, 3—Dr. DeKoninck

April 4-20—Easter Vacation

April 13—Easter Sunday

April 26—Bridge Tea, NFCCSCongress

April 27-Buffalo

Glee Club Concert.

April 29—French Da y

May 4—Glee Club Concert, Erie

Ma y 22—Ascension Thursday,A. A. Picnic

Ma y 26-29—Final ExamsMay 30— Decoration DayMay 31—Junior Prom



P age TwoT H E MERC I A D

j Q uestion! t o Answer"Woman, why weepest thou? whom seekest t h o u ? " |

We are women at Mercyhurst . And do we weep? Perhapsnot openly . Perhaps we just get "tired of it all," we re disgusted. Or perhaps we are only confused sometimes. Maybe wedon ' t know where we 're going much less how to get t her e; and

| that ' s frightening.I "Whom seekest thou ?" Perhaps you seek a husband. Good,

-but do you go no further? Or do you seek an employer? Verywell, but no'further? Do you seek students (minds to f o r m ) ;

or unfortunate people to help , through social work? Fine, butdo you s top there?| Soon it will be Ea ste r, and on th at day these questions will

be asked of you as theyfwere asked of Mary Magdalen nearlytwo thousand years ago. The questions are connected. We willweep without consolation until we find whom we seek. Is thereno answer? Mary had one. "She turning saith to h im; Rabboni(which is to say Master) ."

Monitors AbolishedWhat would be your personalfreaction to the above an

nouncement were i t to appear in the next issue of the M erciad?"Unw arrante d in justice ," would no doubt be your f irs t thou ght,but looking further in to the s i tuation you would discover thatthere is more here than meets the eye.

The success of a monitoria l system depends entire ly uponthe s tude nt s ince he is the government a s well as the governed.

A student may fall in to one of three categories; those whosimply never break rules , those who are infrequently guil ty ofvarious oversights and those who are confirmed offenders inignoring laws so necessary in communal l iv ing.

To which group do you belong? Give your a t t itudes careful scrutiny and then decide whether or not yourpersonal se lf- indulgence is worth the price that o thers willhave to pay. f

Dean O n C u t SystemRegarding cuts , the cata logue says: "Students are expect

ed not to absent themselves from scheduled classes" . Thiss ta temen t should be in terpreted l i tera lly . I t means that s tudents should a ttend classes regularly unless they are prevented by circumstances beyond their control . To take care ofsuch emergencies , a l imited number of cuts will be grantedwitho ut penalty . The number is determined by th e c lass hours

per week. Cuts in excess of th is number are penalized at therate of three per cent for each over-cut. The penalty is applied in the Registrar 's off ice , following the semes te r examinations. *

I As for cuts incurred through i l lness , i t is not the policyof the college to penalize a s tudent for over-cuts in th is case .However, the cuts a l lowed for cases of emergencylare appliedagainst such absences. Wh ere the i l lness is of a prot racte dna tu re each casef is handled individually ; and, if possible ,s tudents are g iven an opportunity to make up^the work lo s t .

In general , the policy of Mercyhurst in regard to cuts isas broad as is consis tent with satisfactory work on the pa r t o fs tudents . Due allowance is made for i l lness , family troub le ,for a t tendance at conventions andfother functions held onset dates . The?quarrel is with s tudents who deliberate ly rema in away fromlclass witho ut reasonable excuse, just for t hesake of cutt ing. If s tudents are g iven recognit ion forfthework of each day, i t is to be expected t hat e ach absen ce willaffect their general s tanding at the c lose of the semester .

T H E MERCIADMercyhurst College, Erie , Pa.

Member ofAssociated Collegiate Press

EDITOR v _ 4 Frances SullivanAssociate Ediltor _ . Mary Lou DwyerAssistant Editors ..... Florene Cherry, Jean DrouhardBusiness Editor ; _ ^ _ Claire ToddEditorial Staff *_.. __ Pauline Sottda, Joan Harri

son, Claire Agliata, Patricia Moran, Mary JoRoyer, Ceci Wert, Helen Fogarty, Mary JoBabowlcz, Norma Jean Scott. Th-edia Best,Doris Moore, Mary Ann Callahan, Jody Ryan

Donna Byers, Ann Kennedy, Julie Tech, Mary

Ann Hayes and Barbara HanerBusiness Staff - 4 _ . . „ Corinne Prenafct, Dorothy

Roth, Lucreta Burger, Aoita Santomenna,Bernadette Bell, Rita Shanah-an, Mary Catherine O'Donnell.

Activities LackCollegiate Spirit

Are you an intellectual? No?Well what are you doing In college? Don't get me wrong. I'm notsuggesting that we all go aroundwith horn-rlmmed glasses perchedon our noses and dictionariestucked under our arm s.! Appearances don't count for anything;what we need is a spirit.

Are we in college just to»passthe time until we get that bachelor's degree?!Are we here so thatwe'll be able to "nail down" abetter job when we graduate? Orare we here because we love truthand realize our obligation to develop our intellects by everymeans possible, so that we won'tbe "dead wood" Christians aftergraduation?

Maybe you say you're studyingfor the latter rearon—but honestly—let's face facts. What does itmean "to develop our intellectsby every means possible"? That'swhat classes are for, you say. True,but is thatij using every means?

Just lend an ear to the averagetable conversation. What do you

hear? "Liz Taylor is getting married again." "Wasn't that tall fellow at the dance last night aterrific jitterbugger?" Did youever try discussing the argumentyou had in sociology class orPlato's idea of state supremacy?They're definitely out of placearen't they? Nobody wants to"talk shop" outside of classi

Perhaps you feel that clubs sat-isfy the need for outside intellectual development. They should—but do they? How many clubs tha tyou belong to actually stir upyour gray^matter? Are club meetings always so vitally interestingthat you hate to leave, and evencontinue your discussions longafter the formal closing? Or do we

consider them just another of thenecessary evils of J college life—a few study hours lost a month,an extra burden of planning to bedone, and, if we're lucky, somerefreshments afterwards? Do wefind that our days and weeks aremade up of rushing from onemeeting to another, from one activity to another with little or notime left for study? Rather afoolish situation isn't it? Afterall, clubs and activities are supposed to be for our benefit. Ifthey aren't, then why have them?

Let's get serious about this. Whynot try to make our clubs whatthey ought to be? Why not avoidthe usual "about face" from classroom to table talk? We're coUege

students. Why be afraid to be intellectuals? \ i

OU an PLtA good performance of a sym

phony which becomes more andmore intense until it reaches aclimax can be a very thrilling experience. If that same compositionwere played without expression,just drifting into silence at theend, its beauty would be lost. Apiece of music must be played asthe. composer has written it.

The Liturgical Year is a symphony, written by the Church tocommemorate the life of herFounder. Theflenten movement issomber. Its penitential spiritjandits sorrow becomes more intenseuntil we reach the climax of grief

on Good Friday. Holy Saturday.

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National Poll O n Study HabitsReveals Average Time Spent

"Aside from mid-term week and final exam week, howmuch studying t ime do you estimate you spend during a nor. Irnal week?"

\ Early in February a National Poll of Student Opinion was Imade to discover what college students think about important |problems of th e day. Mercyhurst was included in this surveyan d fifty gir ls from the four c lasses were in terviewed. The As- !sociated Colleg iate Pres s has re tur ned its findings on the quest ion of s tudying t ime.

About tw o out of every thre e college s tudent s in the nation say they put in more than 10 hours of study time duringa normal school week. Almost half the student population spentbetween 10 and 20 hours a week, while more than a quarter!spend less than 10 hours . I

Me rcyhu rst compa res with the over-all p ic ture in this

National Mercyhurst

10 hours or less 28% 16%

Fro m 10 to 20 hours 45% . 50%

From 20 to 30 hours 16 % 28%

30 hours or more — 5% 0% j

Don ' t know 6% 6%

Thr ee freshm en and two seniors said they spend less thanten hours on studying and fou r fre shm en and five seniors esti

mated from 20 to 30 hours .

Student opinion on other questions—the pres iden tial elect ions, cheating and Korean t r u c e talks—will be published inthe la ter issues of the Merciad.

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What Easter Music Was PopularBefore Our 'Peter Cottontail'?

As singers began the l i l t ing refra in "In you r Easter bonnet" . . . . 1 sat back and l is tened bu t Ipound myself wonder-

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ing; just what k ind of Easter music was popular in the daysbet o r e " P e t e r C o t t o n t a i l " A n d , j u s t w h a t in th e wo rld did]people hum before "Easter Parade"? Maybe you 've wonderedtoo. "Som e old dry re l ig ious music ," you mig ht venture to!guess . And you are p art ly correc t; re l ig ion s, yes , bu t dry—no,

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GRADUAL

This is the day which tlie Laid

hath made: let us rcjoic? and he

ilad in :t. jjj

Give praise unto the Lord, for

He is good; for His mercy endur-

cth forever,

COMMUNION '

Christ our Pasch is immolated ,

alleluia', therefore let us $feast

with the unleavened bread of

sincerity and truth, alleluia, al-

leluia, alleluia.

-4S. mp onyearly in the morning, quietly, begins the

Easter.

joyful movement of

The music for Passiontide, the

last two weeks of lent, is markedcrescendo. During this time weshall be home, away from theChapel of|Christ the King. Manyof the lenten practices which hadstrong beginnings on Ash Wednesday have been broken and forgot

ten.

Is our mucic going to diminishor increase? Unless we play theLenten movement as it is written,we shall miss the happiness of thejoyful change which comes atEaster.

I hardly think so. The test of timedisproves that. For instance, one

chant which told the story of theResurrection in a kind of dialoguedates as far back as the eleventhcentury. Yet it is ttill alive todayin the Sequence of the Mass "Vie-timae Pas cha li." "Ye Sons andDaughters of the Lord" is anotherEaster favorite of the Church, andit hasvbeen put into settings byFre nch as [well as German andItalian composers.

The organ has been the instrument through which Jmost composers of religious Easter musichave made known the glorioustidings: Christ has risen from thedead. J. S. Bach has written "Th*Easter^ Chorale I Preludes" basedon early choral melodies—-"Sur-rexit Christus Hodie" and "HeutTriu mph iret Gottes Sohn;" andin modern times, "Christus Resur-re xi t" by Rava nello and Guil*mant's "O Pilii et F iliae" are both"popular" pieces at Eastertide.

JEASTERI "MESSIAH"Naturally the Easter portion w

the "Messiah" by Handel is not j°be omitted from tlreltet of *eu-known and l ast ing Barter music-This portion includes the Chorus."Worthy is the Lamb," and alsjthe famous solo for sopranos.Know that My Redeemer LiveUJ-It is noteworthy that the n Halle

luiah Chorus"—most often *fsoc iated with Chr istm as, is actually intended for Easter use. _ ,

"Mi this is fine for organs. a*j

soloists, and choruses," y° u JJ .say, "but what ;about ti*e in*dua l?" Tha t is not hard to f l 'We say it every day during ™cha l t ide ; i ts count less seW**^

sung every year all over the wThe "Number one" song on e

Cathol ic Easte r Parade i* ,

beaut i ful "Regina Coeli **etftr'



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ShakespeareFound in E rie

The artist 's palette and brush

front hall. Three of our ar tRoxanna

thesis'as herproject for the year. These

ladder, busily wielding paintrespective

Helene is doing a portrait of the

Marianne's mural is to feature

a teacher. The

Roxanna chose the theme, "I

apostl es(Continued in Column Four)!

Shakespeare has been "discovered" in Erie! *$

To c.tudy the works of this greatliterary master, joint meetings between Mercyhurst and GannonColleges are in full swing. Pop*ularly known as the Shakespearean^ group, the students meet aiternately in the two schools everyother Sunday afternoon.

Moderator for the group is Mr.George Cevasco, instructor in theEnglish department of GannonCollege. |

The students select and. presentthe readings, giving a brief synopsis beforehand. Then discussionensues. Among the selections theyhave read, passages from "Hamlet," "Othello," and "Romeo andJul ie t" proved} to the both interesting and entertaining.

Mercyhurst gir ls who attendedthe first two meetings were BetsyMeehan, Claire Todd, LouiseKamenjar, Mary Kay Dyke, Prances Sullivan, and Mary Ann Hayes.

Girlsl

Talking About...GIRLS ARK TALKING ABOUT . . . senior compre-

Fallon . . . the absence of refreshments at Lenten club m ee tin gs . . .Mullaney's St . Patrick's!dayf party at which the Misses Hayes,

Queen-elect, Mary Ann Benetin . . . paren ts vacationing in Florcl ever f Bohemian glasses, no strings a t tach-

guess who . . . the confinem ents to campus enjoyed by

MERCYHURST GIRLS ARE TALKING ABOUT . . . the G an-non-Villa-Mercyhurst Variety Show, including performancesgiven by Terry Gorny, Sis McCabfc and Mary Ann Scirto . . .Dr. DeKonick's long-awaited lectures . . . the "problems" facing Barb Haner and Judy Ellermeyer . . . the arrival of springweather along with I its characteristic epidemic of colds andflu . . . Donna Byers' chic new chapeau . . . the landslide election of F'.orene Cherry as our Student Council President . . .novel class and its peculiar aversion to TIME . . . Phyllis Burke's

-resemblance to Jean Broscoe . . . Sophomorejplans for Lantern Night and Junior plans for 3 the June Prom . . . muralsand the likeness of Father Martin to the St. James in Roxanna Downing's representation of the apostles.MERCYHURST GIRLS ARE TALKING ABOUT . . . the success of

ure announcing th at B onas will next year go coed . . . Ann Cobbe's.*. un

Lent . . . Kathy Petrov-the \disappointment of her week

guests. Helen Fogarty and J ean Drou hard . . . th e obvious compar

t;l. the Su nday afternoon Shakespea re discussions . . . glee club

MERCYHURST GIRLS ARE TALKING ABOUT . . . uur ne wMerciad editor , Mary Lou Dwyer . . . the appreciative comments overheaid on the Playhouse production of Claire BoothLuce's "The Women" and *ur own Miss Kelly's contributiontoward that success . . . the anticipation, or apprehension, withwhich we look forward tojfriisesday, Quantity Cookery Day . . .Jean Drouhard 's thriving!knitting business . . . ponytails, especially those displayed by nine members of the Junior class,an d paodle cuts, particularly the one »een lately on CeciWe:t. . . the election r>f new-comer Barbara Botsaris as freshman class treasurer . . . the BUSINESS LEAF and RoseannAndio, Peggy Grace, Dot Zuzula, and Pat Duffy who woikedwith Sister Regina to make it such a success.MERCYHURST GIRLS ARE TALKING ABOUT . Barb Klein's

procession of notes on the second floor phone . . Blood Bank. . the Cleveland Opera season and the plans of Marge

Kingston and Mary Lou Scalise to attend the performanceof-all maladies, spring fever and its

l symptoms . . . th e musical program and Mass sung by Mary

Bernadette Metzner at Kerwins-Wr i t ing"^ the subject of Mr. Cevasco's lecture

\ . . Virginia Kelly and her p olitical affiliations . . .

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Class heads for 1952-'53.JReading left to fright Maryann Cole,Catherine McCarthy, Barb Haner, Maryann Cutri, MargaretBroderick.; Marge, Williams was entertaining certain little flugerms when this picture was taken.

1952 is a big election year in the history of the United States. ButIke, Harry, Taft> Stassen,, Kefauver and Warren are not the only namesin the presidential limelight. Right here at Mercyhurst presidents andvice-presidents for the three underclasses have been elected for the1952-53 term of office. We know about their ability to perform all official tasks, but a little personal contact reveals the following "inside"stonies.|[̂ MARGARETjBRODERICK . . + :better known as "Georgia" to you-all . . . re-elected to head her classduring its last year at^ Mercyhu rst . . . English m ajor . . . active in club and school activities . . . avid sports enthusiast . . . .We'll remember her easy-goingand ever friendly manner . . . 'especially that " H e y j y ' a l l ! " &>

MARIANNE COLE . . . n a t iveEr ie - i t e . . . newly elected vice-p r e s i d e n t fo r c las s of '5 3 . . . A rtc lu b p res id en t . . . l ead er of day- jho p Y C S g ro u p . , . college r e porter for Sunday Times . . | ."Chris" will leave a monument ofher ar tistic ability in the fronthall vestibule. Take note of hermura l "The Symbolism of theMercy Order." *

BARBARA HANER . . . willhold gavel for next year 's Junior

classf.. . . hails from Lockport,N. Y. . . . present treasurer of Student Council . . . biology major. . .Merciad staff . . . athletic andenergetic . . . Barb's twenty-oneinch waist is'the envy of all.

M ARYA NN CU T RI . . . a n oth er biology major , . . new vice-president for Juniors . . . friendlymanner recognized by all . . . interest in Great Books . . . loves

basketball, swimming, ping pong. . . "May I help you?" is Mary-

ann's password when working I a tMurphy's or helping with a schoolproject.

• MAR JORIE WILLIAMS . . .born in Bradford, Pa. . . . attended Holy Cross Academy in Washington, D. C. before coming toMercyhurs t this year . . . a pre -med stud ent . . . interest inYCS . . . terrific a t pa n t omi me s . . .has flair for swimming, tennis,and horses . . . Her ready wit andability will aid Marge in her office of Sophomoi-e class president.

CATHERINE MCCARTHY . . .day-hop Home Ec-er . . . winfriends by her sparkling smile . . |dimples . . . friendly manner §. . .sings in the Glee Club . . . enjoysbowling . . . This new^ Sopho more

vice-president adds good salesmanship to her list of accomplishments.-Stop in and see her at theWeston Shoe Store,

Machine Set UpFor Primaries

In the dining room, throughcollege hall, in the lounge, thesame question is brought forth:"Who is your candidate for '52?Is it Taft, Stassen, Truman, orKefauver?" j

A bonafide voting machine willrecord the votes today, April 1.The machine, lent by Mr. James

Robaskiewicz, vice president ofthe St. Vincent De Paul Society,will stand in Dr. Relihan's office •in college hall. Campaign materialis now being distributed by themembers of the International Relations Club. Nominating speechesfor each I major candidate weregiven 'I over the P.A. system. Rox-ana Downing nominated the "darkhorse" Governor Adlai Stevenson;pleading the cause of Truma n wasFlorene Cherry; heralding Eisenhower was Judy Carlow; throwingKefauver's coonsk in cap "into thering was Rainie Reichel; promising a sure victory for Taft wasHelen Fogarty; carrying the Dixie-crat banner, Pat Royer nominatedSenator Russell; plugging foryouth in the White House, Mary

Jo Royer entered Stassen's nameon the political lists; Joan Olsa-

vick pointed out j; Governor EarlWarren's program for social aid.

The next step for the mockpresidential primary committeesis the distribution of campaignbuttons, posters, and other para-phernalia from Mercyhurst campaign headquarters. Campaignspeeches were given in variousparts of the building; precinctmeetings for those interested ina particular candidate were called.

(Continuedj from Column* One)in one of 1 His last meetings withthem. The mural itself will includeChrist and all the apostles exceptJudas .

College^ Coed(Continued from Page One)

stable for riding *horses will bebuilt by the students of carpentry.Agricultural students will receivepractical training and experienceon the college farm lands.

It is expected that these planswill meet with unanimous approval and acceptance. But it 's ashame that they're only part ofa student 's daydream. APRILFOOL! ! ! I 5

anJ on 1 rode ••«

and greater was my thirstTennyson: Holy Grail

The fa r ther yo u go the more

you need re f reshment . Tha t 's why

you' l l hear folks say, "Le t 's have

a Coke and ge t going." I t ' s one

way to ge t somewhere .

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As the Gavel Falls . 1 .Sadly am I poised in the air

waiting to call together the lastclub meetings of this very wonderful ,51-*52 year. Briefly, butproudly, have I expounded my experiences |i n this corner eachmonth and with the followingforecast I bid you all adieu.

Gloria Ruocco has just announced April 29 as "French Day" atMercyhurst. Elaborate plans arebeing made by the French Club.There will be a French exhibit inRoom 15, as well as num erous posters, songs, customs, records, etc.included in the program for theday.

* The Home Economics Club willlend out its junior members toserve the Bishop's Day Dinner. Allclothing class students are makingpreparations for the fashion showto be heldfin connection with theBridge Tea on April 26.

Bernadette Bell, first presidentof the Elementary EducationSeminar, has announced the firstmeeting of the club will be on the29th of this mo nth. Mother B orgia,Mother Superior and several faculty members will be on hand forthe occasion. Chairman of theprogram is Clare Schaming.

Shortly after XEaster vacationthe Janus Club will formally initiate its new members. Those eligible for membership in the JanusSorority. Alpha Psi Omega, willalso be received.

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Press Club, Praeterita and Mer-eiad membersfare eagerly anticipating the annual PublicationsDinner.

The members of Sociology Seminar are all looking forward totheir "traditional" spaghetti dinner which is^held each year in

honor of the departing seniormembers. The party this year isunder fthe direction of FloreneCherry.

The O.G.A. S orori ty! will windup its agenda of worthwhile meetings this current school year withits April session, at which timespecial honor a nd tr ibute will! bepaid to the departing Senior members. A movie, DRESSING WELLIS A GAME, will be shown duringthe course of the evening. A localpersonnel director will discusswith the group correct proceduresin applying for positions and willgive "tips for the interview." Thedistribution of awards earned

during the past month and theserving of refreshments will conclude the club's activities.

Senior members of the ScienceSeminar will be feted in a|specialway this year at their final meeting. The definite plans are & stillsecret but nevertheless well underway.

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The Art Club has been busy withpreparations for the ArtlExhibitwhich will be held at the Museum.April 13 through May 4. IncludedX L« m km

in the exh ibit will be {interiordecoration, oil painting, watercolor, head drawing, fashion illustration, etc. The Art Club extendsan invitation to all to visit themuseum during their exhibit.

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Drama FeteiShows Talent

On Sunday, March 23. the student body and ifacuity of Mercy-hurtt enjoyed a Dramatic Festivalpresented by members and pledgesof the Janus Club. The purpose ofthe festival was to enable girls toattain the required number ofpoints for Janus and Alpha Psiin a manner enjoyable both to theparticipants an d to the on-lookers.

This year a one-act play waspresented by each of Ithe fourcla.ses. Thelsenior class, underthe student direction of BetsyMeehan and stag*e management ofAnita Santomenna and Dee Rud-zinski, presented "Sorority Sisters," a light comedy evolvingaround the trials and tribulationsof (you guessed it) life in a sorority house. Members of the castincluded Betsy Peters, Ruth Hauler, Joy Fallon, Patty Moran, BarbTonry. Janet Sabella, Mary AnnBenetin, and Gloria Ruocco.

AfTects Onis's EmotionsA psychological drama, "Wo

men Who Wait," called forth thetalent of the freshman class. Por

traying the anxieties of womenwhose husbands are engaged indangerous missions were MargeWilliams, Kitty Kelly, Edith Lau-ler, Marge Cummiskey, and Barbara Robinson. The play was directed by Claire Todd with Barbara Buerkle acting as stage manager.

"The Weird? Sisters," cleverlyimpersonated by Ann Cobbe, JoanHarrison, and Rita Panciera, de-lighted the audience with theircomical eccentricities. Other juniors adding to the mayhem wereMary Lou Dwyer and FloreneCherry. Ceci Wert* directed theplay while Lou Kamenjar servedas stage manager.

The sophomore clar s contributed"Heart Attack" to the program.This was a comedy concerningthe love affairs of a romantic, oldgrandmother , and ttoe attempts ofher children to {reform her . Thecast Included f Micky OTDonnell,Betty Seymour, Pauline Solida, Pa tRoyer, Mary Mullaney and|jodyRyan under the direction of MaryJo Royer. Ann Kennedy was stagemanager . i& * &

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P O R T

COOPSSince "Spring has sprung and

the grass has risen," A. A. activities have been tak en! to the greatoutdoors. Those especially enjoylng the fresh spring air are thegolf enthusiasts. Sure candidatesfor the American Open Tournament are Betsy Peters, PeggyGreen, and Florene Cherry.

Waiting and hoping for just alittle more sun are the "gorgeousGussies" of the Hurst. "Please Mr.Sun"* is the the me song of tennislovers Dig O'Dell, Marge Williams,Barbara Haner, and Barney Bell.

Another sport which is due tomake its entrance soon is archery.Clad in Robin Hood green gymsuits, our archers will aim withthe accuracy of Hiawatha anddream t of their last Errol Flynnmovie.

Mercyhurst was well represented at the Edinboro College fieldday on March 22. Those who p articipated in ithe fun an d sharedthe awards were Donnajcutrona,

Judy EUermeyer, Joan Olsavlck Iand Joann Weaver.

Fun On Rainy Days

Sports are not forgotten onrainy days either. How to hit (okill) the "bold" is of special i*terest. to those who frequent thbadminton court. Volleyball stillranks first on Tuesday and Thurs

day afternoons, with Barbara Robinson , Ann Kenn edy,* BarbaraBotsaris, and Pat Royer as itsmost avid supporters. VirginiaKelly is to be congratulated forher swimming skill which she exhibits every Monday afternoon atAcademy. *

A. A. club activities are beingsche duled with an eye towardspring also—the annual picnicthe initiation of new membersand Miss Ferguson's "Call to theWild" i. e. a hike of approximately20 or 80 miles. ?

And so gwith the advent ofSpring—Spring when a younggirl's fancy turns to —Sports, havefun! 7

GROUNDBREAKING FOR CONVENT .. . At a sotemn ceremonyon March 24, Mother M. dc Sales turned over the first srnvelfulof earth 1 for the new convent wine to be added to the.{presentcollege building. Each of the class presidents then took her turnin lifting a shovelful. Rev.«jDaniel J. Martin blessed the ground*Shown in the picture left to right are: Mary J;>y Fallon . MargaretBiuderlck, Father Martin. Mother M. de Sales, Donna Byers. SM

Philharmonic OpensiDrive•> Mercyhurst 's ; music-minded students *hav« been attending the

Erie Philhaimonic Concerts reg

ularly. Now, they ar e afforded the

opportunity to benefit from the

city-wideI membership campaign

in the Philharmonic. The drive is

open at present and will continue

until April 18, offering students

special rates on season tickets for

next year.

The program for the comingyear includes many outstandin5

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artists and selections. Included inthe season's sev en ! concerts •*•Lelia Gousieau, ^famous Frenchpianist; Camilla Wicks, Americanviolinist; andFpeter^Mennin, Erie

born composer, I presenting |W*

world 'premieres of! newly! com*

missioned works. E fmm

The special attraction for the

Decem ber c oncert is "The NWnt

of Christmas" and the last concert

of the season will feature the com

plete concert! performance °Verdi's "LafTravlata".

Those ^interested in obtain^*

season tickets at the student pn ce

of $4.00 should watch for latei ttru i ltt

form ation or go to Room *residence hall for details.

the merciad, april 1, 1952

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