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Canadian -jAmerican TenorW i l l G ive Classical Program

Joseph Victor Laderoute, th edistinguished Canadian-Americantenor who is currently artist-i n-residence at the University ofKansas City, Kansas Cit&r, Missouri, will present a prog ram ofclassical music on Sunday, February 4, at 8:IB p.m., in the LittleTheatre.Mr. Laderoute claims his Canadian-American title, for, whileborn in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario,Canada, he is a direct descendantof the North American OJibwaIndian tribe. His successful careercentered largely in the|two countries off Canada! and the UnitedStates, although his musical! ac complishments have also won acclaim throughout Europe.Mr. Laderoute began his singingcareer at the age of five as guestboy-soprano of the Paulist Choriste rs! of New York City. | Hestudied lunder eminent teachers,such as|Mme.fjEmmy Heim (German Lieder), Salvatore Issaurel(French art songs), D. Marzollo(Italian Opera! Repertoire), and

B . Gibner King (voice consultant).'Mr. Laderoute has appeared assoloist with such distinguished orchestras as the New York Philharmonic, the Boston SymphonyandSthe London Royal Philharmonic.Hennas also given concerts withmany operatic groups. Such renowned conductors as Arturo Tos-

caninni, Eugene Ormandy, Howard Barlow, and Leonard Bernstein have engaged Mr. Laderoutefor solo appearances with theirorchestras.As a student, Joseph Laderoutestudied directly under thoseteachers who could best instruct

him in the fields of song which hehas pursued, the areas of opera,French and German lieder, andoratario. Today, many pupils under his tutelege testify to his solidbackground a nd! sound m ethods,and his accomplishments as student', artist and singer have builtfoivhim; a secure reputation andhave won hi m ^internationalpraise.

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P age Tw o | IOur Lecture Series?

"Do we have a lecture series, or merelya re l ig ious program?" This was the re tortof a good proportion of the student bodywhen asked for an opinion on the lectureseries th er e at Mercy hurst. To a secondquestion, "Should Catholicity determine theworth of a speake r?" many replied that thefact that a speaker is a Catholic is all welland good, but the substance of the speech isof| greater concern, A speaker who evokesstudent ^participation was strongly favored.Sara Lee Stadelman and the CambridgeDebaters were very well received. It was theconsensus that the speakers and topicschosen this year show a decided improvement over las t year 's programs, but thescope can be broadened even more.1 While the questions uncovered a certainamount of dissatisfaction,!no program canbe successful without a deceptive audience.The poor attendance at many of the lecturesindicates a "willessness" among the s tudentbody to improve the series. ItTs not merelythe fault of the residents, for many "day-hops took their lecture schedules, put themin a drawer, and forgot all about them.|Thisis our lecture series, and everyone mustcooperate to make l i t as educational andenjoyable as possible.

Christ Child TeachesPrudence, W isdom"O Wisdom, Who came forth from the mouthof the Most High and reaching from end toend ordered all things mightily, and sweetly,come and teach us the way of Prudence."I A s theffeast of Christmasf draws near ,the l i turgy of the church shows an impatient expectancy by calling out each day forthe Saviour to come. On December 17 Heis addressed as Wisdom. Meditate brieflywith me f on 1 this important and difficultv ir tue . I | 1iWisdom, even purely natural wisdom, ismore divine than human, something ratherloaned to man than given him as hisfproperpossession. Wisdom sees reality infterms ofits highest causes. It provides a comprehensive vision of the whole of reality. It alonecan see everything in its true relation to thewhole. It alone can put everything into itsproper p lace. That is why i ts primary property is to order.Supernatural wisdom, the gif t of theHoly Spir i t , imparts |not only the light ofdivine truth to the mind but a lso the warmthof divine charity | to | the heart . The l i turgy,however, cries out not for the mere gift ofGod but for God Himself, Wisdom Incarnate .Through the Incarnation He reaches fromend to end mighti ly , lunit ing the two extremes of reali ty , d ivinity and matter . Hedisposes all things sweetly, by coming notin power and majesty but in the weaknessand humility of a Child. || We ask Him to come and teach us theway I ofI prudence. The proper object ofprudence is the good of man, the directing ofman to his goal. Pruden ce alone can pu t unityand order into human life, it alone can guideman to the | achievement of his destiny.Prudence cannot*'be taught in the abstract ,but only in the concrete, byfexample. Christbecame Man to give us the example of Hislife. He is the Way, the Truth, and the Life.I t is by part ic ip ting fully in the daily l i turgythroughout^ each year of our l ives that wecanfwall$in prudence and attain to wisdom.As we spend these las t days in preparation for the commemoration of Chris t 'sb ir th on earth and the new bir th of Chris tin our hearts by fgrace, let us join in thespir i t of the l i turgy and urge Him to comeand teach us the way of prudencethe w ayof holiness. Sis ter M. Carolyn

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A n OuncdOf EtceteraBy Sondra Konkoly

"Girls .you have 35 minutes toget to M ass."The weary resident mutters toherself, "What a disgustinglycheery voice for such a ridiculously early hour!" After a heroicstruggle to drag herself out of bed,she perusete her closet and discovers that due to Ithe lack of famother-type laundry service, she'llhave to borrow something to wearagain.". . . fivelmore minutes."Then comes the traumatic experience of surviving the franticsearch for caps and gowns on thecoat rack and the stampede ttochapel.One breakfast line| and onelinen line later, she discovers thatshe has ten minutes in which tostrip her bed and remake it, cleanthe room for inspection, have acigarette, and do her homeworkfor her 8:25 class. But having thisroutine down to a science, shesimply puts herself fin gear. Tenminutes andf two tranquilizerslater,' she is in class with fourseconds to spare.She makes it through her classday as well as anyone can on four-hours sleep, and finally arrives atthe climaxchoir practice. Nothing better for s o o t h i n g aconscience troubled with put-off

term papers than w a rb li n gthrough a few somewhat' familiarhymns.After a futile 35-minute searchfor change to use in the washingmachine, she bows to the inevitable, andI borrows something towear to dress-up dinner."Roomie, let's take a leisurely,sixty m.p.h. dash to the drugstoreafter the Dean of Residence meeting." J i l l fPanting from her hectic race tobe back at 7:30, she steels herselffor the two-hour? task of studyproctoring. When the sound ofvoices becomes legal again, themasses descend upon the loungefor a "brief" Dorm Council meeting.Time marches on. Another c ritical situation arises one-halfhour left in which to shower,shampoo, iron a blouse and makeafphone call. But once again theimpossible is proficiently accomplished.Thankful that it is not her turnfor lounge or kitchenette duty,she makes her rounds as monitorin record timeless than anhour.1She finally has time to study.and it's only 11:30. Hallelujah!Bedtime Imay come before 2:00vet! I 1 P fS IOut Readers Comm ent ~Dear Editor: | fThere have been complaints' because some girls appointed to Gannon Winter Carnival Committees either didn't have timeVor didn'tCare to participate. These committees are appointed every year, andif a girl feels she doesn't have time to work, she may have her nameremoved from the list. . .The lack of school spirit this year was very evident. I hope thatany student? who wishes to complain will first consider how much shedid to help the committees to operate effectively.I wish to thank the small core of girls who did work so diligently,and to commend Carol Puller, who was such a gracious representativeof Mercyhurst.Student! Council PresidentMargaret LynchDear |Editor:Is apathy merely a nebulous, abstract term? Look around and decide for yourself.Look at the sign-up list forAdoration on First Fridays. Youwill see a maximum oft twenty-five girls' names.Look at the people sittingaround you in class. Have youever seen such uninterested, blankexpressions? Are we really pursuing truth and knowledge?

Qo to the next lecture and seehow many people are there. Arewe taking full advantage of theopportunities Mercyhurst offers?No, apathy is not an abstractterm. . . Marion MichaelsDear Editor:I commend you on your lastissue of the MERCIAD and inparticular on your editorial concerning America's I latest S dance

Facing RealityA few remarks made at the lastsophomore ? class meeting byu theclass advisor seem appropriate t'othe entire student body. Manystudents are faced with the problem of confusing illusion withreality with respect to their personal happiness. They openly profess discontent with their presentschooling, believing that theywould find true happiness in a

large university where the greater emphasis is on social life.1Yet, here is the essence of theproblem. According to Aristotle,perfection of the intellect andknowledge are essential to thehappiness of rational man. Paradoxically, this is achieved onlywith some pain. This is a realitywhich many are unwilling to face,and so they continue to strivefforsomething which they think willmake themjhappy and which canbe achieved! without any pain,such as fun or a good time. Thisis the illusion in which many students are living today.The ideals of Mercyhurst areset? up within the framework ofthe reality that true happiness canbe achieved only through the painof hard work. It is time that thestudent' bodytbegin to l face J thatreality. J .

"craze."This "dance" is a concrete example of the Ibreak between th etrue culture and the popular culture of a country. Dance is meantto be beautiful and gracefully expressive motion. Can we apply thisdefinition to the dancefin question? 1 IMany, |I am sure, intend nowrong in this dance,land yet theyare not! observant enough to notice the obvious harm which itcan play upon them. . . |1 Bert Donohue

rpvChristian HeritageMust Pervade HomeAt one t ime or another , almost feveryMercyhurst s tudent has mentally designedher future homethe Early American orDanish modern decor, the ultra-modernkitchen, the spli t- level |design. How manycollege coeds, however, st op to consider morethan the carpeting on the floor or the mantleon the fireplace ? How many of us have givenequal thought |t o the rich intellectual andspir i tual heri tage that is ours tolcarry intothese (homes and pass on to our children?1 p Mercyhurst has developed an idealth e cultured! woman with a fully developedChristian personality. In three or four years,would a fellow falumna entering our homefind in it the fspir i tual and cultural a tmosphere with which we are ^imbued a tMercyhurs t?As students in a Catholic liberal artscollege, let us look to&his future,*to the cultivation of the ideals ofJour college so t ha t |theygbecome a part of us to be passed on tofuture generations. Wefmust search beyond!the steel and aluminum world!of technologyreven beyond the decor of our home-tothe* values which have been passed downthrough the l i terature , the r ich art , and themusic of centuries . The preservations of t h i s !culture is now at stake in J our secularisticsocietylet us educate ourselves now to become part of this culture women whoembody and liveltheir Chris t ian heri tage.Horn-Rim vs. Hapr-DoWomen will always be women. Thereare those today who do not understand th isand who worry that women are losing theirfemininity in textbooks and behind tables ofchemistry apparatus . These! people] picturetoday's college woman traversing from classroom to classroom in her nylons and oxfords,her s tra ight skir ts and fhorn-rimmedglasses.Little do these poor deluded souls realizethe gross errors in their|"imaginings.";Oneclear-sighted look would end their consternation. 1 %yS:Few college women themselves worryabout becoming over-intellectualized. Theirgreatest concerns s t i l l frotate about! thefemininefdesire for beauty . Perhaps to somedegree, today 's mechanization h as |influenced the basic concepts of beauty. Good examples of this are the intricacies involvedin designing the female head.The s tructures adorning the ^femininecranium are masterpieces of craftsmanship .Among the Ipopular hair J sty les ar e th e"bubble" (hair is " teased" or "ratted" toresemble a ball) , the " twist" (hair is pulled back and twisted into a roll), the "beehive" (uses a miniature beehive s tructurearound which the hair is wound upward) andthe "art ichoke" (hair is cut downward fromth e ton center of the head into many circularlaye rs ) . | .; | | p | :"" 3Withou t goingf into idetai l on th e eyebrow pencil, mascara, eye shadow, and eyeliner necessary to accent the eyes and thepowdery bases, rou ge,! and lipsticks utilizedto enhance the other points of facial interest,]it should be obvious that the contemporarycollege woman is not sacrificing her "femi-ninity,*|for the intellectual life. Vanity is asmuch a part of woman itoday as it was befo r e th e fall of Rome. I

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"My main aim in institutingthis Art Theatre was to establisha cultural center where onlyfilms of an educational and cultural nature would be shown tothose so interested peoples ofErie," says Mr. Peter Libra, anelementary teacher in the ErieSchool District and manager ofErie's branch of the Film ArtsEnterprise.

Developing;: his idea fu rthe r, Mr.Libra classifies "art" films asthose great motion pictures whoseauthors and | directors h a v eachieved the highest level in theArts and whose subject mattercenters around! the culture of anation. Art films are cultural, educational , and highly aesthetic,whereas the ordinary ffilms frequently simply exploit violenceand sex to at tra ct the generalpublic. fMr. Libra states that the general public will not be attractedby these art fi lms because theyhave too long been assaulted by

and saturated with thef lowerlevels! of entertainm ent.Noting that the majori ty ofthese films are|foreign in origin,Mr. Libra says that the youngerforeign directors such as Felliniand Bergman are the first menwho have tackled cultural plotsand presented them in a new andenjoyable fashion. The onlyAmerican fi lms which can aspireto jthis dist inction, the teacheradded, are movies such as BenHnr and Spartacus.If the audience reaction is significant, M r. -Libra thinks thathe will extend presentations foran entire week instead of thepresent week-end policy.Among the films to be shown

at the Penn Theatre wil l be aFrench version of Miller's TheCrucible; a Swedish film, TheSeventh Seal,!? by Ingmar Bergman; The Lady Killers, an English comedy satirizing gangsterpictures starring Sir Alec Gui-ness; and Rashomon, a Japanesefilm directed byfthe great AkiraKurosawa.

Polar-priest discusses slides with Carol Kreh.Father Birkenhauer CitesFuture Danger of FalloutBy Carol KrehT h e visiting priest-scientist,Rev. Father Birkenhauer, S.J .,presented his atopic, The Antar ctic Frontier, on Thursday evening,December 7, in the Little Theatre. He illustrated it with an informative film, slides, and manyhumorous comments.The director of the Seismologi-cal Observatory and the Mathematics Department at John Carroll University, Father went tothe South Pole in 1957 as thechief welfare director and deputyleader for Wilkes Station, oneunit of the scientific research expedition sponsored by our government during the InternationalGeophysical Year.

^According to Father Birkenhauer, one of the problems whichconcerned this American!? groupwas the location of a "hole" inthe natural radioactive belts surrounding the earth about fortymiles! above its surface. H e con siders the discovery of a | passagethrough these harmful belts a keyproblem inlthe present effort toput a man in space. But, Fatheradds, once a I manned vehicle haspassed safely through these zones,a second problem arisesthedanger of being drawn^into th e

sun by a gravitational pull powerful enough Ito hold the earth inorbit.To gain more knowledge of thisgravitational pull, he said, scient ists today hope to land an automatic seismograph on the moon,a I ype of "scientific stethoscope"which could spread out its feet,attach I itself properly, set up atelevision camera, and determineth e ^nature of the moon's crust.Along with the group from th eUnited States, twelve other groupswent to Antarctic as members ofth e IGY program. The Americanscontacted their nearest neighbors,th e f Russians, by radio, once aweek. I IWhen asked about atomic testing, Father stated that bomb-testing in the atmosphere yieldsthe Russians less informationthan test ing onfthe earth 's surface or underground, because ofthe altitude of the tests. He feelsthat there is today only a smalldanger of |radioactive fallout because of the vast volume of purifying atmosphere surroundingthe earth. However, a nuclear,the continued testingfof 50 |meg-aton bombs by the Russians orthe U.S. could cause undeniablydangerous fallout.

It's the Sp irit Tha t MattersBy Mary Kay NaegleNow that the Thanksgiving turkey has been reduced to a bonycarcass, most folks have turned their thought! toward Christmas shopping for the family. The first step is to plunge right in with a giftfor dad. \ '! .1 Wi

It buying for a dad who "has everything", you migh t give hima pap er bag to put it in, or a mechanical dog. This dog, ideal forfathers who hate pete, can be trained to fetch his daily paper andslippers. # ^ i t f l l ' i t j |The next person is mother. One hates to constantly give her homefurnishings w hich she never uses. This year ihelwhole family canbenefit by presenting her w ith a meal planner. W hen properly used,this wheel spins around several times and stops at one of 35 maindishes. Fo r dessert,? Mom c anreach into the small pocket belowand pick a winner, incidentally,this gift gives mothe r that "muc h-needed surprise" each day.

News Jottings^Home-Economic students, SueSteiner and jYvonne Spirito, attended a convention at the C arnegie Institute of Technology onDecember 1 and 2. Th e theme ofthe two-day meetgwas job opportunities in foreign lands inlthefield of home economics.CCD Intercollegiate Day held atthe Gannon Student Union, November 19, ga ve | inspiration toCCD. membe rs from Mercyhurst,Villa and Gannon in attendance.

The day was highlighted by anaddress from Mr. Ray i1st. Johnof the Greenville CCD Club.The bookstore has undergone aface lift. A new line of contemporary cards, shawl-collared sweat-Shirts and double-deck playingcards are al l part of fthe newlook.Monsignor Luecke, distinguishedemissary from Oklahoma, spentan j} afternoon in informal discussion of the Oklahom a program inMcAuleyilounge. Again this yearhe!has fired the missionary spiritof some Hurst girls. Monsignorexpressed the wish 11hati Mercyhurst will continue ! to participatein this program. Clara Seigel maybe contacted for furtherjj infor

mation.Gannon's basketball seasons wa senthusiastically welcomed with anoutdoor pep rally S aturday, December 2. Mercyhurst cheerleaders, Sue Bye, Sandy MacDonald,Bonnie McGough, ^Laurel An nTarby and Joan Warnock willspark each home game this season.

An older sister, especially onein college, usually presents a problem. A portable radio is the idealgift;? however, it may keep herfrom studying while it erases theillusion tha t she is ostracized fromcivilization. Compromise and giveher a portable r adio case . psychologically, this should havea favorable effect.For that elderly uncle, *howabout knitting a mate to thesock that he received last year?

And for j auntie,* a copy of **Howto Grow Old Gracefully" mightbe appropos.If these suggestions are notenough, might I add two which Ifounds helpful as a child? BecauseI was economically minded, I

bought\ a rubber ball for each ofmy brothers and sisters. Not onlydid these balls give countless ho ursof enjoyment, but they also allowed me to pocket $9.20 of myChristmas Club.Ashtrays, too, are always novelat Christmas time and they remain beautiful if used by a familyof non-smokers.These family gift ideas shouldprovide you with a starter, or atany rate , give you a n idea ofwhere to stop!

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By Pa t McMullen* 1 lJjInterest i n l the history whichhas presented the world with theproblems i t Effaces today|causedM r. Onofrio Sabatine to specializein this field while in college.A second year member of theMercyhurst faculty, Mr. Sabatineteaches history; and poli t ical science. A I native of Doylestown,Pennsylvan ia, he received his B.S.degree from State College inKutztown, his Master's degree inhistory from Bowling Green StateUniversity and is a cand idate fora doctorate at Lehigh University.After completing his assistantshipat Bowling Green and two yearsof hig h school teach ing, OnofrioSabatine joined! the Mercyhurstfaculty. IMr. Sabatine feels that manyMercyhurst students find themselves totally ignorant of national and international affairs . As aremedy, he suggests at tendanceat the IRC meetings where weeklyprogress In current events is discussed, r II Mercyhurst students ' thirst for

information on curre nt event'scould also be satisfied through thelecture series, he believes. Stimulating speakers, such as Dr. Diaz,who appeared on campus November 30, provide the students withinteresting information from actual part icipants in current affairs.A new experiment which heundertook Sin the history department Mr. Sabatine considers successful. Instead of meeting duringregular class periods, Mr. Saba-tine's Colonial History class meetsonce a mon th for a two-hourperiod. Here the student's discussthe papers they have writ ten onthe topic for the month. Thisclass gives the students the opportunity Ito ^investigate a | subject thoroughly and to becomefamiliar with noted writers in

their field.Although Mr. Sabatine enjoys acontroversial political i discussion,he often pleads the fifth amendment. But who could blame himwith 500 opinionated women waiting to contradict him? 1

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Campus Clubs Review Plans, {MeetingsStudent CouncilThe i two nearest problems currently being discussed in Councilconcern two innovations for theschool; There was la proposal torequest classes on Saturdays during December in order for students to begin Christmas vacationearlier . This would make it easierfor anyo ne who wanted to workduring that time. A vote will be|taken sometime in March.Also, the need for a new "AlmaMater" was emphasized. Representatives are to encourage anyone interested in organizing agroup to write a new song to do so.French Club"La Farce du Cuvier," a short,comical skit about a French peasant , I hi s hen-picking Bwife and hisnosey mother-in-law, was presented at the November meeting

of Le Cerclc Francais as part ofits Christmas program.Also on the entertainment listwas a talk by Sister M. Peter ofMercyhurst Seminary about theChristmas she spent in France.This was followed toy the singingof French Christmas carols by all.Science SeminarAt a future meeting Dr. Ver-decohia is scheduled to speak onnatural childbirth. The club isalso preparing'for the Easte rnColleges' Science conference to beheld in Raleigh, North Carolina,this I spring. Members working onCareer Research and ChemistryResearch will attend and presenttheir research papers.Great BooksThe Great Books Club will discuss The Politics of Aristotle andSt. Thom as' Treatise on Law atMercyhurst Senior Dramat is tStars in G a n n o n J P roduc t i on

MarylJean Spaeder, a Mercyhurst senior.folayed the leading rolein the first Gannonf production of |the school year, A. B. ShiffruVsAngel in the Pawnshop, in the Carriage House on December 8, 9, 10.1Mary Jean took the leading part of Lizzie Shaw, a young girl whoattempted to flee from an unhappy past by entering info the golden ages of bygone times. Returning to a scene of her childhood, shehides in a pawnshop where she meets a variety of characters, including her gangster-husband, who attempts to bring her back to reality.\ With the part' of Lizzie, Mary Jean added another to Iher list ofroles, which includes Carriage House portrayals of Hedda Gabbler, thepresident's wife in "Apollo of Belloc." and Blanche in "Male Animal."t Directed by Mr. Richard Wei-

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^ ^ ^ _ _ , we beseech Thee, al mighty God, that we , J uponwhom is poured the new lightof T h y | Word made flesh,may show forth in our actions that which jby faithshineth in our minds.COLLECT, {CHRISTMAS^MASS AT DAWN

MERCYHURSTlGIRLS ARE TALKING ABOUT . . . Quarterlysurprises . . . class rings . . . Mercyhurst's June Taylor dancers . m NewYork City or|hustf. . . Sister Mary Maintenance . . . Gannon's WinterCarnival . . . Judy and M.J. 's tr ip to Notre Dame . . . how many days'til Chr istma s vacation . . . five minute phone calls . .1 . Nancy's!.new"sparkler" . . . Eight Ball adventures . . . locked doors at 12:35 p.m. . . .the missing ninety pennies. . . Christmas trees in the windows of Egandorm . . . whose kilt is the shortest . . . second semester registration - . .self-denial envelopes . . . Mrs. Stehleim production. | 1I MERCYHUST GIRLS ARE LAUGHING ABOUT . . . Santa 's latestcorrespon dents, or, all I wan t for Ch ristm as . . . Marilyn 's com petitionfor Bernstein ,L . Is it night or day? . | . "thu mper" in the halls ofsecond floor. .. Su e and Yvonne's Fifth Avenue predi camen t . . . seniortrophy, or, oh, those aching muscles . . . Kathy's exclusive design, lorscissors, please! , . . Mary C s date for the junior prom . . . bear trapsin the cafeteria.I MERCYHURST GIRLS ARE COMMENTING ON . J Soph slumpand into ap athy . . . the Iliad, or, who was the greater hero? . . . confusion in College Hall SC's attempted corrections t, . .f waste . , .frate rnal char ity . . . prob ation . . . living on 50c a week . . . wh at towrite about thi s time . . . broken fasts . . . art m ajors' tr ip to P ittsburgh . . . decisions, decisions, decisions . .1 . smoke, cards an d mess . . .MERCYHUR ST G IRLS ARE TA LKING ABOUT . . . Regal souvenir from Gann on . . . English symposium success . . . May I helpyou? or, working girl blues . . . Colleen's Boston weekend and Heidi'sChristmas vacation in sunny Florida -M . Archangel Kay . . . theologyand philosophy courses, or, who passed the test? . ,f. demi-gods inspeech class . . . Connie's black hair . . . that good ole' Erie weatherre turns M . senior informal^, or, I'll let you kn ow if my hair iswashed tomorrow .f, . Gannon's rally . . . sales meetings for psychclass . . . Sue: ex-day-hop , . . parties lan d poems for Marilyn . . .minor mayhem before vacation . . . budding beauticians . . . Barb andPeggy's Christm as treats . . , one credit theology course . . . Mercyhurst.artist, Je a n Brigham . . .

their next meetings. Mr. VincentRuth, leader of the Great Bookslibrary group, will again directthe discussion, aided by DeniseDwyer, student leader.I YCSThe YCS clubs of Mercyhurst,Villa Maria and Gannon Collegesrecently held a recollection night.The rosary, benediction, and various discussion groups were led fbyFather Petulla, Cathedral Prep'sYCS moderator.f t | J OGAAt the second meeting of thebusiness club, a movie entitled"The Stock Market" was shown.Following the film was a talk^byMr. Ernest fwright, advisor ofGannon College Student Investment Trust. He presented ideasfor starting an Investment Clubwithin the OGA.

Former Cuban DoctorWarns U.S. of Danger"If Americans don't want Communism, they'd better get rid ofCastro!" Doctor^ Diaz, h e a r t ?specialist now on the staff ofVetera ns' Hospital but formerlyphysician to the family of FidelCastro, spoke these wo rds of admonishment to the members ofthe I .R.C. club at their recentmeeting."Castro is one hundred per centCommunist," stated Dr. Diaz.He did not publicize!his Red affiliation until he had gained afirm! control on the island. Thea djec ti ve " p h o n e y " c a n beascribed to Castro's whole regime,and his land reform laws illustratehis phoniness well. IShortly after

^ J & S S & V Carol reigns as Mercyhurst choiceCaro l ' s Booth a t Carn iva lC a p t u r e s W i n t e r T h e m e

"Winter Wonderland," the themeof the 1961 Gann on Winter Carnival, was executed and presentedby Gannon College with the jointcooperation of Mercyhurst College and St. Vincent and SpencerSchools of Nursing during th eweekend of December l, 2, and 3.A magnificent wreath adorn ing the Old Main building, theGannon Knight perched aside theauditorium, a sleigh full oflpres-ents, decorated booths and threequeens greeted the ^hundreds ofsupporters of this^year's carnival.To interest the oncomers, there

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chance, an Italian cafe, and evenan old "dented Dodge" for th emore "athletically inclined." Thehighlight of the weekend was theselection of jp Winter CarnivalQueen and Blue Key Sweetheartfor 1961-1962. St. Vincent's onceagain captured the title.The interest of the Collegecentered around her queen, CarolFuller, who truly and fully represented Mercyhurst. The simplicity of a snowflake against ablack velvet background characterized the Mercyhurst boothand the simple beauty!of a truequeen characterized her choice,Carol Fuller.

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his rise to power,;; castro confiscated all American-owned property "for th e poor," but, as yet. thepoor of Cuba have received noland! Now Castro is seizing Cuban-owned farms and stores, andno longer bothers to give reasonsto justify his actions.Dr. Diaz also emphasized C astro's attempts to destroy menspiritually and morally. Familylife is constantly u nder fire. Children a re - urged to report theirparents ' action against the government. Teachers instruct their students tha t God does not exist,but Fidel Castro does exist anddoes do something for them. Inan attempt to keep the workers ina fanatical state , he has factorylaborers shoot a fellow-workerwho has committed a crimeagainst the government.Love for Castro must supercedefriendship, yet gratitude meansnothing? to Fidel. Following hisaccession to power, he destroyedthe army who had fought for hi scause, as he knew that many ofthem j would not support his ideas,and could contitute a strongthrea t to his political power.Another strong point in Dr.Diaz' talkgwasHhe idea that theCommunist party in Cuba is chiefly a personality cult to |i Castro.The doctor feels that once Castrois out of the way, the power ofCommunism will fade rapidly.However, the strong undergroundin Cuba needs military aid to overthrow the power of the dictator.They are seeking this aid fromNorth and Central America, Th epicture off a miniature, Russian-supported Khrushchev in a landonly ninety miles away illustratesa need for immediate consideration and action7 by the UnitedStates;if she herself is to remainfree.C o l l e g e A c q u i r e sP u b l i c i t y D i r e c t o r

Mr. Clint Morehouse,'televisionannouncer and husband of JeanMorehouse, '60, has taken overthe duties of Publictiy Directorfor Mercyhurst College.In this capacity, he will publicize school? activities in the localand hometown papers and will beworking with the Press Club ingathering news and writing articles.Mr. Morehouse has had muchexperience in this} field, as heformerly was affiliated w i t hWICTJ radio and television stations. He has also been! on thestaff of the Erie Dispatch Herald.Working on a part-tim e basis,he |will be on campus approximately three mornings a week andwill center his activities from-theAlumn i office. I

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