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GraduationJune 8 7U MERC1AD ExamsJune 1-4MERCYHURST COLLEGE, ERIE, PA.

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. . for 1954-'55 meeting: date s are th e he ads of the four majorschool organizations. Left to right, Edie Lauler, Student Council;Martha NcNulty, Merciad; Marge Cummiskey, Sodality; and,seated, Audrey ) Hannah, P raeter i t a .

F o r '54- '55With an eye to the coming year, leaders of the four major schoolhave been]chosen for 1954-'55. Edith Lauler, Marjoriewill? guide theSodali ty, Praeteri ta, and M erciad respectively.Edith Lauler, the new Student Council president, followed herMercyhurst from Jersey Shore, Pennsylvania. A businessEdie has been*

of;the International Relations ClubNFCCS officer.Marjorie Cummiskeyi of Brad-

a?member of 'theQlee Clubis an active part ici

First ConcertWit hi CanisiusMay 2 ,ErieAudrey Hannah, of Erie, has

She is active in Science SeFrenc h Club and GleeM ar t h a | M cN u l t y , a sophomoreConneaut, Ohio, wil l be the

. Marty's majorlds an d she has representedStudent Council. Mar

May 5 May 23-May 24,

TO REMEMBER-Archbishop's DayCollege Recital25, 26 and 28 Senior ExamsMay 27-

M a y 3 1 --Ascension Thurs--Memorial Day

The College Glee Club, underthe direction of Mrs. Louise Dolce,will give the first of two concertswith the Ca/njsius College GleeClub on May 2 in Erie. This yearthe Erie program will be given inthe Lit t le Theater with a dinnerand dance in the dining room andauditorium to follow.Joint numbers selected for thespring presentation are "Alleluia"and "Love Is Sweeping the Country." Mercyhurst soloists are BettyJean Bisgrove in "I Wish I Was"and Sheila Flynn in "Halls ofIvy," with Mary Keinzle and Margaret Hirsch featured in "MysticalRose."The second of the joint programs, with the Canisius Club

conducted by Mr. Robert Schultz,will be given at Kleinhan's MusicHall in Buffalo on May 9. Canisius wili give the tradit ional d in-

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iJuniors Plan T w o Classes Re-elect P res.Senior PartyThe junior, sophomore, andfreshman classes will join forcesand imaginations to salute theirgraduating sisters at the annualSenior Party. On Wednesday evening, May 26th, the gaily decorated student dining room will bethe scene ofi the par ty wi th theentertainment, in accordance witha theme to be announced later,being supplied by these? th reeclasses.The Quanti ty Cookery class willtake over the prepa rarion of thedinner under the supervision ofSister Mary Rachel and the chairmanship of Vicki Argana. Plansare now being formulated by thecommit tees under the chai rmanship of these juniors: Decorations,Donna Cutrona; Entertainm ent,Mary Ann Sclrto; and Dismantl ing, Mary Kienzle.Three ClassesSelect June 4As Prom Date

Committee heads for the JuneProm, scheduled for Friday, June4, will!be members of the juniorclass appointed | by Sister MaryEsther, class moderator. Committees for the dance, which an-luaily (honors th>- seniors, will becomposed of members of the threeunderclasses.

S tudent !Counci l , at Ian earl iermeeting, voted to return this yearto formal att ire for the jointly-sponsored affair.Bat Eisert and her committeeare currently investigating possible dance si tes. Other juniorcommittee heads are: Edie Lauler,orchestra; Markey Foley, t icketsand finances; Vicki Argana, programs ; Kay Braeger, p ublici ty;Anne Remaley, senior favors; andCatherine McCarthy, chaperones.

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Faculty Away,NCCHE H ere

Freshm en Elect Mary BaconRecent class elections show that two former class presidents havebeen re-elected. Next year's senior class will have Marjorie' Will iamsas presld'dnt while th e junior class wil l be headed by Jean Heavey. Thefreshmen have elected Mary Bacon to preside over the sophomoreclass of next yea r. ' , .Marjorie Williams is a biology major from Bradford , Pa . She h asbeen very active in YCS?and is an assistant editor of the MERCIAD.Jean 'Heavey, an English major from Buffalo, N. Y., has alsotaken a very active part in YCS,and is a member of the dramaticsociety. '?'Mary Bacon, a l iberal arts student from Niagara Falls , N. Y.,ha s also be en (recently electedtreasurer of the Sodality for thecoming year. Like the other twopresidents, Mary is a YCS member, iSenior Officers

Other senior officers are vice-president, Ann Remaley, an English major from Erie; secretary,Maureen Hammond, a biology major also from Erie; treasurer, Barb a r a Bo tsar is, a home economicsstudent from Sharon, Pa.; vice-president of the student counciland president of the s tudentboard of discipline, Mary Kienzle,a commercial education majorfrom Tyrone, Pa.Junior Heads

The remaining officers of nextyear's junior class are vice-president, Beverly Buerkle, an elementary education major from Pit tsburgh, Pa.; secretary, Jean Bry-son, also an elementary ma jorfrom Erie; treasurer, BarbaraCoole, a home economics studentfrom Galeton, Pa.; student council representatives, Josephine Ci-ancaglini , an English major fromHornell , N. Y. and Kathleen Cooper, an elementary education major from Erie.

Sophomore LeadersVice-president of next year'ssophomore class is Joan Cszern-yxeky, a home economics majorfrom Erie; secretary is BarbaraStone, an art major from Greenville, Pa.; treasurer, Many An nBittner, a commercial educationmajor from Glenshaw, Pa.; student council representative,! RitaWalters, a chemistry student fromCleveland, Ohio. *

Come Easter vacation, severalof the faculty will be packing togo to conventions, while carefreestudents, are packing to go home.Sr. Mary Esther wil l t ravel toBuffalo to attend the 1954 Convention of the American Personnel and Guidance Association atthe Hotel Stat ler. Sr. Mary Estheris the National Chairman of theCredentials Committee for theStudent Personnel Association forTeacher .Education which is oneof the five divisions of the Association. Some of the duties ofthis.office in the pas t have beento assist in the revision of theConsti tut ion and By-Laws, set t ingforth qualifications for membership and recruit ing new members.

Registrar to St. Louisft Siv .Fcancesca will at tend theconvention*?of the Amercian Association of Collegiate Registrarsin St. Louis, Missouri, April 20-23. The meeting will ')] consist of aspecial luncheon and clinic fornew Registrars. Special feature ofthe meeting is "Topic s of theTimes." One of the speakers atthis session is Rev. Paul C. Rein-ert, S. J. of St. Louis University.

April 8 to II Seniors Select?Betty SeymourTo B e AttendantAnne Remaley and PatriciaEgan are in the state}capitals to day representing Mercyh urst atthe Intercollegiate Conference ofGovernment. This meeting, whichis taking the form of a Model Na-tional Congress, is being held atth e Perm Harris Hotel from April8 to 11. ], 1During the course of the Congress, Anne Remaley will introduce a bill asking for federal aidto education. Patricia Egan willtry to have a bil l passed grantingstate appropriat ion for the education of the blind. Both these billswere prepared at the college andstudied by the IRC.Representatives from the majority of Pennsylvania collegeswill take part in this Congress.Mercyhurst belongs to the Northwestern Division, togebher 5withGannon, Thiel , and Alliance,

Betty Seymour was* chosen recently, by vote of the senior class,to crown Barbara Klein, Sodali tyPrefect , as Queen of the annualMay Day ceremonies to be heldthis year on Sunday, May 16.As in the past , the Queen, att ired in the tradit ional whitesatin gown, and her at tenda nts,including Betty and; SeminaryPrefect Mary Lou Volk, will becomplemented toy a court composed of members of the seniorclass in identical gowns.The program is under the direction of Sister M. Victorine, classmoderator, Sister M. Jan e Fr ances, an d Marlene DeMattia, classpresident.

. Sr. M. Benedicta to ChicagoSr. Benedicts* Superintendentof schools, will attend The National C atholic Edu catio nal! Associations 5lst annual convention,which is to be held at the ConradHilton Hotel, Chicago, Illinois.The Association 'will depart from

its (traditional meeting days ofTuesday ' through Friday of Easterweek and will open the conventionon Monday morning, April 1-9 a n dclosel at the noon meeting onThursday , April 22. The themefo r the *meeting is "Planning forour Educational Needs." His!fExcellency, the Most Reverend Pulton J. Sheen, wil l deliver the keynote address at the opening general session on Monday afterno on,Apri l . 19.NCCHE Meets Here

Here at Mercyhurst the NationalCatholic Council of Home Economics will hold an executiveboard meeting April/20 and 21 .Sr. Mary Rachael is President ofthe N. C. C." H. E. and the delegates will be from Rosary College, River Forrest, Illinois; RegisCollege, Boston, Mass.; St. Mary'sOf the , Springs, Columbus, Ohio ;Harrisburg; Greensburg; and Kentucky. They will discuss problemsan d formulate policies of the organization prior to the next National Meeting.

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Page Two T H E M E R C I A D Thursday, April 8, 1954W o r d f r o m t h e W i s e R e t r e a t U r g e s S t u d e n t B o d y E v a l u a t e s

"The year is at the spring," and with the evidence ofthis fadt all around us, we come to the sharp realization thatanother school year will soon be behind us. As we begin thebustle of end-of-the-year activity, we naturally look forwardto beloved traditions, commencement, and the "good old summer t ime/ 'At such a time, our thoughts do not easily tu rn to retrospection. Although we are taught that evaluation is an essential step in every learning process, we find it sometimes themost difficult to carry out.

IThe seniors have begun |j to realize the degree to whichthey have profited, or might have profited, from an evaluation of each year's accomplishment. They have had to learnthrough experience, and suspect^ that their successors aredestined to the same painful process. But, just by way of aword to the would-be wise, we offer this advice: Look backon your work and the degree of development you have achievedsince last September and profit by what mistakes you seethere. Next year you may find! that they are far fewer andfarther between, and you will derive from them the encouragement which has helped us never to lose sight of our proximategoal.Sometimes you'll think that it is impossible for you togo on alone and when you do, remember the rest of the initialquotation, "God's tin His heaven, and! all 's right "with th eworld."

Recreationvs. LeisureHow would YOU define leisure ? The YCS, which h as beenstudying the answer to this question for th e pa st two months,says that it is NOT primarily time for recreation, as we understand the term. p

I Our time that we have free from obligationswork, worship, physical needs such as sleep, food, and exerciseis whatWebster considers leisure. However, it is to be rememberedthat we are never actually FREE from our obligations to God.Self-improvement, more correctly termed self-development, is the underlying purpose of leisurenot for ourselves,but for the greater praise, reverence, and service of God. Byproperly using our leisure gtime, we can m ore fully developourselves religiously, through prayer and spiritual reading;sthetically, through a greater appreciation for the .arts;and intellectually, by reading, group discussions, etc. Thisserves to enrich the whole man, that God may have a fullernature with which to work.Acting as a bridge between obligations and leisure isrecreation. Thisjis a controversial term, because of the factthat, while it is a form of leisure, it is also an obligation asSt. Thomas tells us. It may be any diversion, active or passive,which serves to re-create the soul and/or body, enabling usto return to activities of obligation refreshed and relaxed.Any activity which is not an obligation, which servesneither to re-create nor to further develop ourselves in C hrist,falls into a further category. This is commonly termedwasting time. f JF *Let us keep in mind the true meaning of leisure and ofrecreation, and we shall make a wise use of our precious giftof TIME, ; m i I h & ' I

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Member ofAssociate Collegiate PressT MAU American"Editor - J - Mary Anne HayesAssociate EditorJgS - - -.*.- - Jean DrouharaAssistant Editors . . . . Marge Williams, Martha McNultyBusiness Editor - Roseann AndioEditorial Staff ~ S-i- Jody Ryan, Donna Byers,| A nn Kennedy, Lorraine Reichel, Victoria Argana, Carol Kelly,Mary Gene Pyne, Judy Roseberry. 'Jean Heavey. Roberta Im-tooden, Bet Broderick, Barbara Klein, Ann McGinnis, JoanCsemyicky. IBusiness Staff . . . . - Peggy Grace, Dot Zuzula,Mary Kienzle, Jean Dee, Mickey OT)onnell,> Helen Kennedy, Lorraine Enright.

M en ta l P rayerThe 1954 retreat exercises were

opened Thursday evening, March11, with a conference in whichReverend Richard L. Rooney, S.J. stated the goals of the retreat:increased love for God, and theknowledge of His Divine Will withthe courage to follow it.

The eleven conferences whichconstituted the three-day re t rea twere, based upon t he Spiritua l exercises of St. Ignatius. Hhe pur pose bellind them being that ofridding 'the soul of the inordinateattachments of the False Self.

For an advancement in*prayerlife, Father Rooney urged thepractice of mental prayer. Thesimplest form Is that of NaturalContemplation, whereby we seeGod everywhere In all things. Thesecond type of mental prayer maybe termed the word/brea th type :one word of a common vocal prayer with each breath taken, witha Ibrief meditation between each.Mining Meditation, a more advanced type, combines the naturaland jjword/breath types, but eachword or phrase is dwelt upon aslong as there is food for thought.A series of Ignation contemplations made up five of the conferences. Sin was the subject ofthe f irst , in which str iking concrete examples were presented toconvey the horror of sin and theagony of* hell.Christ the King was the centerof the next. Here a court scenewas vividly painted where theGoodP King}is heard bidding Hissubjects to join Him in conquering the. whole worldwith th eweapon of Love. Those who wouldfoUow Him must endure the samehardships as He, thereby to sharein the same glory.

A third concerned our acquisition of the Mind of Christ, whereby we carry out the specif ic mission assigned to each of us as laresponsible, militant apostle. JAsmembers of His Mystical Body wemust develop that Mind 5 with inUS and impart i t to5others. ^Failure to complete this mission onour part cripples Christ, robs Himof the fullness which might havebeen His.St. Ignatius' Meditation on Tw oStandards contrastsi the strategyand mentality of Satan with thatof Christ. Where Christ 's campaign | i s | one of attraction andlove, Satan's conquest is one ofdeception and terror. He layssnares, wears us down with littletemptations. He shows us goodthings and gives us an inordinateattachment^ for them In t he mselves.Mary|was the principal in thefinal and most appealing meditation of all. Woman is made formotherhood. This may be physical, spiritual, or both. If she isneither, then she has missed hervocation. Just as Mary acceptedthat day in Galilee the motherhood^ of Christ, so we too conceive Christ In our souls that Hemay come to full growth in us.

All her life Mary gave Christ toothers; Ho Joseph to Simeon, tothe Cross on Calvary, We continue her vocation. We should takeher last recorded words as ourrule of perfection to guide us inour life's vocation: "WhatsoeverHe shall say to You, DO YE."

Social iNights LoungeMain topic on campus lately has been the discussion of the Fridaynight get-'together of fellows and girls in th e coUege lounge. This planwas arranged by)the group efforts of the YCS cells, with the aid ofthe Administration, Junior and senior YCS members are contributingtoward the success of this project by being on hand in the office topage the gir ls when their guests arr ive.The home-like atmosphere, with a little added imagination, madethe group feel they were sitting In their own living room at home. Thiswas quite different from the stilted atmosph ere, of our Open Houses.The sophomores, who have beenthe most active participants inthe new project, feel it would bebetter if the fellows would cooperate, by bringing ?other boysalong with them. This would discourage the idea of dates alonebenefiting from the-new permissions and thus encourage moregirls to partake in the evening'sactivities.

ReturnsIn Full Regalia"O h goody, |a feature article,"I cried joyously in my inimitableebullience as I finally summonedup enough courage to read theominous-looking 'Merciad assignment slip on my desk. Usually, thesight of -these small yellow bits ofimpending" disaster moves me toviolence, as they tend to run toward news articles covering theannual meeting of the MercyhurstBird Watch ers*! Society o r a lifehistory of the next recital oboeist.11was just beginning to think Ishould give up my literary careerand learn how to run a doughnutmachine, when out of theiblue'Iget assigned this lovely feature towrite. This particular feature wasto be on ''Signs of Spring Around

the Campus," which topic lookedlike a snap, but, when you comeright down to it , af ter you mention the chlorophyll -trea ted grassand'the fat noisy robins.?; wh at isleft? Of course, there's always the"young ma n's fancy" but I 'velearned from experience that? itusually turns to thoughts of baseball, fishing etc., not love; besides,th e editor?of this erstwhile publication said to me only the otherday in her impeccable English,"Don't ginmie none of that stuffabout the young: man' s ! fancy."Beans "Acumen"

Now' that I stop to think aboutit , I remember that the f irst t imeit dawned on me that spring mightbe "acumen" In fwas when thebean my roommate *was growingin a glass thru st' its leafy h eadthrough the ceiling of J our room.Then^one day I saw a worm onth e boulevard after a light rain-fall but after-four seniors camedown with the flu simultaneouslythere was no doubt vleft in:* mymind. To those that remain u nconvinced, of the advent of th everdant season just try to getsome heat out of your radiatorsome .brisk, breezy morning.But aside from worms, flu, fan-oiless young men, cold weatheran d rain, Spring is here to stay,I guess, and just as soon as I getoff "campus" I intend to Investigate this phenomenon more closely and really commune with nature, at least to the extent of ajaunt to Arts. Until then I 'l l boneup on the minutes of the. Mercyhurst Bird Watchers' Society. IImagine I*U be getting that assignment again next month.

Planned recreation w as suggested by some, but they were in theminority, since a plan such asthis could easily exclude manyfrom the fun. The girls feel itbest to allow 'the. couples to choosewhat they would like to do afterthey get together in the loungeor auditorium. A senior suggestedthat the shuffleboard equipmentbe set up at one. end of the au ditorium and ping-pong in another.Some felt that gir ls without datescould join in the fun by challenging the winners of the variousgames.The major objection voiced byboth gir ls and their guests wasthat they are not allowed to leavethe building in the course of theevening. Hand in hand comes theobjection of not being permittedto go to the lounge when returning from ten-thir ty permission.Privileges such as these would begiven to us at home, so would itnot be within limitations for themto be permitted. here?Many hours of planning havegone Into th e setting fup of thisprogram. Both the faculty and theYCS have done their part. I t isnow in the students' hands, tobring "homelike" recreation backinto the 1 school on the h ill .

Quotable Q uotesFrom Exch angesIn many

papers for of the college news-ths past few months,the, subject of censorship of movieshas been discussed. In Fagot, St.Mary-of-the-Woods, the studentsurge people to stay away fromth e "Adult-Entertainment" t ha tpasses the censors. At ImmaculataCollege the editors ask * If youc a n t ba n a movie because it isimmoral or because it glorifiescrime, what can you ban it for?"

Quotable quotes in Seton Journal, Mt. St. Joseph's paper:Freshman"Will there ever be aday whan the 'last shall be firstand the f irst last'in th e lunchl ine?" The gir l at the end of thetable: "At dinner time she's at aloss; she has a puzzled stare.Cant blame her though, for shesits. In the 'who-who, what-what'chair ." J "*

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Prom the Bona Venture: TheCampused Queen "Here's thecampus all about, There am I;I can't ge t ou t If I had stayed inbed th at night, r ight now. Iwould be all right." ;

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Of ThisGLORIOUS EASTERTIDE

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Thursday, April 8, 1054 T E R 0 I A Dmi i mil i III r i Pag* Threehurst Girl sre AboutUKKCYHUiurr o t n u AIUS TALKING*- ABOUT , . , eongratuiu*Dli , | Kevta*s Kopaseotlo Koup ,. visiting the sick, goldfish,i ohut'treusetchcniue May^lW* dresses, trite bu t praetdeaiquote* 4MI8W KELLY, 4 How orc^ou flxed^for cuts*'* , , ,flk*,\M PHYLLIS **Don*t bid ove.r< 30" KLKNNKR\ bails for" 1 >arwitt*s theory, JODY RYAN as Chetta , > , on ftfftIn,again doorstops;* , ; sign of doom in seminary Rail, "Who win be * Danny drops anchor at Mereyhurot* CWANCY now gotoi . MARTHA KTRASHMrciKK humming "Show Me the WayQo Home** * , ifche "fctia ft" by Dan Barren w banished brethren,AM " L a w " * i IRC workshop, "buU Sitter, MARY'S rotway for the weekend" '*Hi iMElUmiimST QIRLS ARK TALKING ABOUT , . "ttcdGarters**-, % i S I I K I L A FLYNN. post-graduate , \ , new chapelveils , S JOAN SYfcMANlKI disguised as William Tell .[%J luooreligious services, tee freshmen t% % House of Wast % * "Sleep ofPrisoners** \, M&ttv G KN S PYNE*8 sojourn tn Brie for Eastervacation * * MARGE WILLIAMS* contested dinner partners %PAUUNK N O I. ID A eor* heme > % Impeachment of Student Ctov-ernment?offielals*by soph speech class . is PATTI is, or is

~* -w -wPAYTI ain't . % * Sodality teat* an d rtetptlon "% reinforcement** i , frat fellows on second floor, reciprocal janitors ,%Junior bikeriders, first sign of sprint * UOSIICS iialiu-reading EngineChief %% KITTY KKLLY turns tiro after whipping George Lubera t a game of "cherries** *M&RCYltUROT OHUJS| AM TAhKfNO ABOUT , , * Sundayat the room of Impeccable tone ee major , $% Saintpartlee , ,tmpostible eampueea , *, the knife in JEAN

%JM *9mm& *C: < OSORQIA LACKKYaTElilune Protn committees , , eoimratulatloni, MARY ANKM I C H A E L lookim for he r ding dona bel l , $i misstt\^ shirte * liam i Senile Seniors NoK4> Caroltota ailing t ,be attended in Mew York and Iowa |& IX>VKYS, v vMting phyaical edv >teaoher v \ tledtions % M

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T*B urprtsed atveting, "Hi, Roomate i extit) Olee dub re E * "business*1 on fron>t campus, |)ust talking (Ulster i-A ^OVeJtKNed siee4> la really recitation J , '% AHN KENNEDYNew York Sfea-te Teacivers Exam for French ^ jMKIUVHtmsT CilHliS AKR TALRINO ABOUT l M hatedCHRIS I I A I ' O U T O N , t , bridal consultants FBQOV QRAOB an dHOSEANN ANRIO, *\ iAT EC)AN and ANNE HEM ALKY ottendlnjrICO Convention various varieties in the Variety Show %RAINRB REM itEL'S literate don T.i PAT FRIDLEY, flower ofthe test tube world . . NORBEN PREEDITS Marian Vear Thesis'\ % eomprehetudves or ">Vhy did t sleep so mucht* , MEd semishis love to Ollu quotes MARY ANN B1TTNER * *, MICKEY O'DON*. NBI^slfni contract \ ^ "SUttl IHekensM % . MARQARBT IttRSCIIan d her mythological cliaracters v shared fymsult % * % "3** isfor tlie sons feats wo love so well , soph rtlUton nnd education

MF-tK'YHURBT CHRXA ARE TALKINO ABOOT & \ BPtTYto erown May Queen j v Dutch Oiri aeouts t ; poisedBROBCOB, D D N N A ^ Y E R B and MARY ANN ROBIEover fehe ta&ies at thehioston Store I t . th e sc-nioraWki*\f, here knia>\ eone tomoi*row t . | Timothy WOiter Narby k , ,MAROE CUMMmREY^Re#ou^*lttle sisters we suiyrised* \ Rastervaonbion, f ? fon or Society!? Sodality A cceptsWill ConveneAfter Eoster

A milestone in Kappa QaminaPI:history has been reached sincnthere ore now enough Kappas Intee and v%lniUra Iv wtinae e lboth'JMereyhurst and Villa Made,form a local ehapter of theNational Hohor 6oelety Membersof sihte cliapter vv-iil meet forftliefuiit iini on|AprU ai at Mercy4 |huitit ai^iOO n, *n to discus U ework of the oivaniaaUeiiv | ^Cothoho Kv alvunnae fromOath^lo eolleses which aw af |fiUa ted .'with th e Na&onal EtM\orSociety*Of Kappa Oanuna Pi^eroelislbie for membership* Membersar e seleotediby the faculty froma list witieh contains the nam es ofthose otudents wfto hnve ti\e high*e$t scholattio reoordsvl Ten percent of the eenlor class is permit*ted to Join '{ j &~[M OuriOseiOf Ka(H>a Qamfflaier|ttatHiards ofchatxaelferf scholarship* services |and leadership by emphftiiaina th eValue of scholarly endeavor endby making an active,and eeAK en*trated effort for the maintenanceof Catholic educational Id*all*

New Members *As director of the MercyhurotOolieae ^Sodality, Father Martinreceived nineteen freshmen andone sophomore Into th e BoUalRyof tl\e Iimnaoulate Conception onWetiuc-yvtay evening^ Maroh^ 8UThese catKlldates had completedSi * Weeks of an active prv^atlonperiod in which they provedIheiURelves wortl y of enteringthlsl^woy.of life***Each candidate carried a singlerose which was placed on theBlessed Mother1* oltar by Bar*bare ;Klein and Marge iCutnims.4key as a symbol of Uveir dedicationto Mary< \VRh the aid of ourtody's intercession they will striveto better fulfill their mie In th eMystical Body tiurougn Selfsanclum for those, extra rehearsaiSv Th edo tes have been set and Meroyhureb is eagerly a wa i ting the arrival ofCanlsius on May 8, whUe tliey^ themselves,| wiii Journey to Buffaioon May th Highlighting the program will be,HThompsons!"AHeiulia"an d Oershwln^s *%Love Is Sweeping The Country," the joint numbersin which 'the choristers- from both clubs will paittioipalory ltaraffa, Mary Ann &ttnej\Joan ICanmem\eh\ Patricia Klein*Rosa SpiUane, ivose Marie felmvi,vloanno HlneldOv Donna Nashwln*tor* Deloras Antoih* Ms#y fiUsabeth Stephany , Beth Coleman* andMarcla MeafheVv

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Ready for action are the members of the new varsity; front, MaryJane O'Deil, Mary Ann Soirto an d Mary\Ann Robie, co-captains;back, Marcia Meagher. Bet Broderick, and Rosario Moreno.

Long-Awaited Varsityhosen; Outdoor SportsAside from the Erie weather, the

boutsI mean practicewere selected by Missand Virginia Kelly to be part of the long-awaited var ave on their fast-moving firsttring team, Bet Broderick andary Jane O'Deil and Rosariooreno, guards. The first game,scheduled for March 22, with St.Gregory's Alumnae in North East,

icy roads and a heavy snowfall.Well, now that spring is on theway (really, it is coming ), skis andice skates will be sent home foranother season and basketball willbe giving way to outdoor sports.Already many of the girls arelooking forward to baseball gamesin gym classes. I have overheardseveral eagerly making plans}forarchery, bicycling, and horsebackriding. The other day I caught aglimpse of the anxiety of some ofthese sports enthusiasts. I foundDigger O'Deil teeing off and shout

ing "Fore" out her bedroom window. I left when she went downto look for one of the golf ballsthat had landed in a snowdrift.Upon reaching first floor, I founda group of freshmen wielding tennis rackets and shouting, "Yourserve. Fortylove!"

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Now a word of warning to thoseof you who are not such ardentsports fans. If, while standing 5 bythe front door some Saturday afternoon, you should hear a wildwar-whoop and barely miss beingtrampled by these "outdoorsmen,"you will know that'their day hasarrived, and spring has finally"sprung." Just move out of theirway as fast as you can and keepyour fingers crossed that theydon't get caught in a typhoon orlost in a blizzard.Food MajorsFeed ErieitesIf -the restaurant goers of thislocale have detected somethingdifferent 4n their usual Tuesdayorder, the reason might very wellbe the Quantity Cooks from Mer-cyhurst College. What is the connection? This semester the juniorsare experiencing something newin their Advanced Foods or Quantity Cookery course. Each Tuesdaymorning for eight weeks, the girlscook in various eating places dinthe city. Their training includesselection, preparation and servingof meats, vegetables, salads, anddesserts In quantities; the use oflarge equipment; the prices, costs,buying and menu making, all con-nected with restaurant operations.Catherine McCarthy and MaryAnn Robie are receiving theirtraining at Howard Johnson's;Mary Agnes Goetzinger and Dar-cie Deckard at the Boston Storedining room; Katherine Eiohen-laub and Vicki Argana at theDen; Markey Foley and (BarbaraBotsaris at the Boston Store cafeteria; and Rozella Harpst andKathleen Braeger at Krimmel's.

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Thesis DepictsPhases In! Life Reporter Interv iew sof our ady " Miss Average Day-HopNorine Preedlt, senior art major, has begun work on her thesiswhich will deplot various phasesin 'the life of -the Blessed Mother.

Norine is a graduate from ErieTech High and a scholarship winner to the Art Students' Leagueof New York City.Norine's*work has appeared regularly in art shows for a number of years, having work accepted In various New York galleries,Ohio regional shows, and variouslocal exhibitions, including a one-man show and a group of fourwho presented their work lastyear. Her honors include firstpurchase prize of the Federationof Erie Artists' Exhibition III, followed by the Duggan-Rider prizea" year later, a nd first prizes inceramics and water color of theAr t of\, Erie.

Her thesis is being done semi-modern and on plywood insteadof the usual canvas. The plywoodis divided into squares and .rectangles, separated! by raised woodpartitions. The squares and rectangles are characteristic of mostmode rn fart. However, instead ofcolor alone representing the artist's ideas, Norine has each paneldepict a phase in the life of theBlessed Mother.Each panel will contain onlyone color in its various values.These colors are symbolic. Red represents blood, marytrdom, andlove; yellow, Joy; blue, loyalty andtruith; purple, royalty and penance; green, hope; and white,purity.Norine's thesis, which she began immediately after she hadfinished designing the set for"Stage Door," is to be completedby April 5. It will then be shownin Erie Art Exhibition V of whichshe is chairman this year.

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We are happy to present to you some little-known facts about awell-known campus personality. In an exclusive interview with yourcorrespondent, this amazing female had the following astonishing revelations to make: *$' "My name is Average Day-Hop. I, along with my other sister day-hops, am a student at Mercyhurst College. My life is an interesting one,filled with lots of activities which make school loads of fun."I begin my day at 7:096 o'clock. Sleepy-eyed and so hungry, I wakeup finding usually that I must dash to Let to school. Mother almosthas a heart attack when I don't eat breakfast, but sometimes, I justcant make it.

"After a frenzied preparationeighty percent of me hops in acar, fifteen percent of me Jamsherself into a crowded bus, andthe. other five percent of metheambitious partactually walks toschool. It takes me axactly 23.055minutes to get there."Once at school, I really spreadmyself thin.' I find myself majoring for a great part in home economics, elementary education,chemistry and biology, 'business,English, and sociology with m inorstoo numerous to mention'."When some spare time comesmy way, I usually spend it in th elounge, sometimes in the library,and rarely in the chapel. (Editor'snote: Here, Miss Day-hop blushedand'-hung her pretty h e a d ) . ."I find it difficult to get myassignments done in 21.34 hoursa week, so sometimes I must spend40 hours a week. (Here she lowered her voice to a whisper).Sometimes I actually get 'by on7 hours. This is a formula myfriends would pay money to knowabout.I"After a long and tiring day, Iarrive, exhausted, at home at4:0379 o'clock, but no rest for m e :I've got lots of responsibilities athome that keep me mighty busy."Very rarely do I date duringthe week, in fact only 1.76 nights.My social life seems to includeschool functions which I attendhappily when the weather andtime permits. These are two veryimportant factors in my life time and the weather."1 don't often} get a chance totalk about myself like this, an dit is very flattering. Now I mustdash. I t is time for Glee Clubpractice, or Is it play rehearsal?Golly, maybe I should be at thehome ec meeting? Oh, well, I'mlate just the same, good-bye!"And with that, Miss AverageDay-Hop proceeded to dash off inat least o ten directions, leaving usopen-mouthed with amazement."

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Easter Parade0 n | 3 8 th \ StreetEaster vacation and ^a younggirl's fancy tu rns ' to : men, * vacation, and new spring outfits. (Theitems are listed in the rank ofpreference). We can check menand'vacation off under the general" heading "dates,".'but more

time and deliberation mu st begiven to the hat-to-heel springoutfit. You see, it is the ha t - to-heel elegance that crowds our vacations with the ever-necessaryNumber One preference.Sprin g 1954 offers a deluge of"differents." The princess line incoats and dresses is definitely"big" news. Even in suits, theshort-waisted Spenser shows offthe straight-lined elegance of thelean princess suit skirts. The"pale look" throws a new becoming light on our spring days. Fairfleece coats with soft push-u psleeves are considered '54 favorites. The choirboy collar and thesnap-on cape in pure white arepointedly chic. The shoe of the

year is the banded sandal withthe shaped strap over the toe andthe high and wide, one over theinstep. The mandarin and thepillbox are still news in hats.Leading the Mercyhurst charmparade to th e local shoppes, salons .and boutiques was the fashion-wise Ann Downing who chosethe well-ordered? look of the ensemble with pale blue accessories.Jean Broscoe and Jane t Bremmer,armed with Vogue Courtier Patterns are planning accessoriesboth f lattering and smart. Jeanhas bought the elegant 16-buttonclose-fitting gloves,

[Mary Lou Scalise gave an-ad-vance showing of a perfect after-five dress of steel-blue taffeta,slimly silhouetted to the knee andthen flared above its own cancan slips of vivid and contrastingcolors.

So now that the exodus fromschool to home to the local:merchants has begun, my commonsense, and good judgment tell meto leave you with one tender ad monition. Don't shop without thelatest editions of Vogue, Charm,and Mademoiselle as a guide andreference,to color and style. And,may I add .don't overdraw thechecking account IFIRST CONCERTContinued from page 1ner-dance at the Park' Lane following 'the afternoon concert.

Officers of the Mercyhurst College Glee Club in charge of arrangements for the concerts andsubsequent social affairs are:Marge Cum miskey, president; PatMaley, secretary; Bet Broderickand Mary Ann Soirto, librarians.