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Mrs . El izabeth B ryan and M i s s Joan Ferguson! chat withFathe r M art in in the new faculty lounge.

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Flags of five nations could have flown over the auditoriu m Thu rs day afternoon, O ctober 12, as the freshmen ofMereyhurst received thei r caps and gownspn the t radi t ionalceremony of Invest i ture . Five countr ies are representedamong the f reshmen students: Yija Odeiko, Latvia; SophiaM azionyte, Lithuania; M artha M edina, Cuba; Angelia Rossi ,Canada; and the rest of the class, the United States, K I 1

"Love of God and love of country is ever stressed in theMereyhurst curr iculum" was the theme of the address by Dr .M . Ju Relihan$head of the Education DepartmentJwho yearly welcomes the freshmen on thisoccasion. Edith Harr is , f speaking | || t*|for the senior class, greeted the |freshmen as they'; became |a r e a lpart of the student body ofMereyhurst. The president of thef reshmen class, Donna Byer s , r esponded for her class, expressingtheir happiness on invest i ture day.The upperclassmen joined insinging to the freshmen, "Welcome to Cap and Gown."Th e! inves t itu re p rogram wasconcluded as . the freshmen pr eceded the rest of the student bodyto the Chapel of| Christ the Kingfor benediction -jof the BlessedSacrament .A form al te a followedfreshmen in the stateroom.

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Assembly HonorsKeystone State

M ereyhurs t s tuden ts wil l joinwith Pennsylvania throughout thestate this month in celebrating thethird annual Pennsylvania week.The glories of Pennsylvania willbe the theme discussed by fivespeakers at a general assembly,October 18, honoring th e Keys tone S tate .

Speaking for the history departm ent, Betsy M eehan will t racethe growth of the state from fitsbeginning as the t iny colony ofb r o t h e r l y l o v e . Pennsylvania'sgreat natu ral weal th and hernumerous industr ies wil l be discus sed by M argaret Green , thehome economics representative.Louise Kamenjar will give M ereyhur s t s tudent s an idea of thecul tu ral growth! of the state andits co ntribu tions in the fields ofl i terature. Discussing Pennsylvania's musical accomplishments,will be M argar et Phelan. As a representative of the bus ines s department, Claire Todd will speakto the assembly! about Pennsylvania's contr ibutions to businessan d indust ry .

Educational M eetTo Come to Er ie

The Catholic Educational As-sociat ion of Pennsylvania is meeting in Erie on October 18, 19, and20. Reverend Edward P. Latimer,diocesan supe rintendent of schools,i s President of the Association.He will di rect the conventionth roughout i t s many phases .Thelconvention will open witha solemn Highi M a s s offered| inSt . Peter 's Cathedral . This wil l befollowed by a,general session thatwill sound the keynote of the convention and outl ine the work thatis to b e | accomplished. The convention will then break up intovar ious sect ions , accord ing theinterests of the delegates who attend. There wil l be a supervisors 'section, one for the teachers ofthe elementary field, one forteachers of secondary education,and a college section. It is withthe college and universi ty sectiont h a t iMereyhurst is chiefly concerned. Among the speakers inthis section! will be M other MEustace, M ereyhurs t College, whowill take part in a panel discussion on "The College as an Academic ^Community." Other sistersof the M ercy community who willpart icipate in the convention areSister M . Benedicta, communitysupervisor of schools, and SisterM . Edana, member of the facultyof St. 'M ichael's High School,Greenville, Pa.The meeting of the deans wil ltake place at M ereyhurst College.Following this meeting, M ereyh u r s t wil be host to the delegateswho will be guests at the Collegeat a formal dinner to be served at6:30, Thursday, in the State Dining Room. :; The convention will close at aplenar y sess ion at 4 o'clock onFriday afternoon.All college students of the cityare invited to at tend the sessionsand part icipate in the panel discussion held at Gannon College.

% M ERCIA DVolume XXIINo. 1Faculty ReceivesThree Members

New faces have appeared amongthe faculty a t M ereyhurst , as wellas among the student body. Taking over the duties of chaplain isFather Daniel J . M art in. A nativeof Erie, Father M art in is also assistant headmaster at CathedralPreparatory School. (An interviewwith Father M art in is to be foundon page two.)

Residence Hall has welcomed anews supervisor , M rs . ElizabethBryan, from St . Louis, M issouri .Mrs . Bryan's work as personneldirector in one of St. Louis's largest department stores brought herinto contact with many collegesudents interested in the merchandising field. As Mr s . Bryanherself expresses it, "I have always worked with girls, I like suchwork, and so I feel certain that Ishall enjoy being at M ereyhur s t . "

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S E T F O R N O V E M B E RInitial plans for Mercyhurst's first formal dance of theyear, The NFOCS Harv est M oon Ball, have recently beenannounced by its chairman, Sully Carlow. The purpose of thedance is to raise funds for the National Federation of Catho-olic College Students. Part of the Proceeds will be sent to thenational office of NFCCS, while the-remainder will be usedfor regional dues and activities on our own campus.] The Gannon College Commons Room has been selectedas the site of the ball, and Saturday evening, November 18is theldate with dancing from nine until one. Peggy Jetteierhas been named co-chairman of the dance to assist with thebusiness details. Jean Slavin is contacting local orchestrasand will announce her selection at a later date. Colleen Mc-Mahon is in charge of decorating the Commons Room, whileAline Karlak heads the "reconstruction" group.Corsages will be sold at the door by Rosemary^Lahr an dthe members of her comm ittee. M argaret Phelan is in chargeof the refreshments which wlU beDiscussions Planned

The enthusiast ic power jbehindthe A. A. this year i s M iss JoanFerguson of Stoningbon, Connecticut, new director of physical education. A graduate of Sargen t College, Cambridge, Mas sachusetts ,M iss Ferguson teaches "gym" tosophomores andfreshmen. High-activity this year ,reports M iss Ferguson, wil l be theA. A. Trophy, to be given to theclass capturing the mos t pointsin various int ramural tournament s . *

freshmen andhealth to thelight of sports

Dates toRemember

October 18Program for Pennsylvania Week.October 19, 20. 21Pennsylvania Catholic Educational Association ConventionLong weekend.

Gannon vs Hil ls-ctober 27-dale at Erie.October 29, 30, 31Forty Hour sDevotion.November 1All Saint 's Day.November 10Gannon v s M o r r is Harvey at Erie.November 18NFOCS 'HarvestM oon' Ball.*

For Culture ProgramA "three-bell" course has beenadded to the curriculum! ofM ercyhust College. On the second,third, and fourth Fridays of everymonth the students leave the various departments of specializationat the 11:10 period to attend aCulture Forum in the auditorium.There they consider universalthemes as expressed in ar t , music,and world happenings. ThisForum opened on Friday, October13, with a lecture by Sister M aryLorettp. on Communis 4a whichshe reviewed its theory, tactics, andpractices in the light of the encyclical "On Atheistic Communism." I R j \j 5 5 "' " jOn the third Friday of each

month Sister M ary Angelica willgive the collegians an appreciat ion of ar t . Sister plans 1 o augment her lectures with a variedcollection of slides. The fou rthFriday will?be devoted to!music.In her discussions, I Sister M aryInez will help thef students!; torealize tha t]l ife lis depictedg inmusic as well as in ar t . H^ H^ H

Plan|now|for thejNFCCSHarvest -MoonI Ball. November18, a t Jthe {GannonCommons Room. 9 HB

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served during intermission. Dolores Wally heads the; publicitycommittee and Eileen Joyce is incharge of ticket sales. A datebureau will be established to secureblind dates for any girls who wishto attend the dance and have noway to contact their own dates.

Again this year, a queen will beselected on the basis of class contributions to a "milk bottle fund."Betty Russell, chairman of thequeen committee, will announceelection of a queen-nominee fromeach class at an early date, andthe fund-raising contest will begin.Pat Moran DirectsCollege Red Cross

At the first meeting of the RedCros s ! Inter-Collegiate CouncU,two M ereyhurs t girls were electedto offices within the Council. PatM oran, who was{active in theCollege Chapter?of the Red Crosslast year, is the new chairman ofthe group. Barbara Tonry wasnamedjEntertainmet\t Chairman.Barbara, too, was a member of theCouncU last year andt acted asM aster of Ceremonies for (programs presented by the group atth e II Erie County Infirmaryan d i the Soldiers and SailorsHome.U. Projects for this year wUl bedecided upon at next month'smeeting.*?

Vija a nd Sophia F e e l l S e cu reN e w H o m e 1 a t I Mereyhurst Col legeBy J. Drovhard and P.SolidaWith smiles on their faces, theyhave entered a school in a foreignland to study in their chosenfields. Each day as they go about,they become more dear to theirnew fr iends thro ugh their cheerfulness and constanc y of purpose.Sitting in t h e Blue 'Room, feelingkeenly the effects of its homeyatmosphere, these two reportersrealize* tha t interviewing VijaOdeiko and Sophia Mazionyte iscertainly one of the most pleasanttasks theylhave ever been assigned .These two young women, wh oare taking their places in the society of American college life,were brought to America as Displaced Persons from Latvia! an d

Lithuania, respectively. They werebrought to M ereyhurst throughscholars hips offered by M ereyhurst College through the National rcatholic Welfare Conference. |Vija was horn April 25, 1932 inLatvia, in the village of Aglona,which is s i tuated near the beautiful Cir isth Lake. /Her ^mother isnow living in Indianapolis, Indiana, while her only sister isstudying \ medicine in a Belgianuniversity. She has relatives inEngland and in Canada. Vija lefther native country to go to Viennain 1944. After eight months there,she went to the French and thento the American zone of Germany.It was while she was in the American zone that she began her high

school work. There she learned tospeak English and German.She has been in the UnitedStates s ince July, 1950. Her fut-ure plans include majors in chemistry and biological studies hereat M ereyhurst. Later , she plansto go into laboratory work.Sophia was born in Kretinga,Lithuania; she left there in 1944to go to Germany where shestudied English and German. Shearrived in the United States'onJune 8, 1949, and has since foundit to be a "wonderful country."She says that here she can relaxand not be afraid that the Russians are behind her at every turn.He r parents, as far as sheknows, are still in Lithuania whUeTurn to page 4

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The Freshmen have donned the academic cap and ({ownwhich signifies to the world that they have entered on a newand important statusthat of the collegian. However, whatlies beneath this symbolic attire? becoming a?member of acollege implies more than making new friends, masteringhigher studies, and acquiringla blase attitude toward life.A college woman enters mature society in which she mustlive, think, and act as an adult.M a n y students,fupon entrance into college life, expectthe most significantfehange toihe one of greater personal liberty. jButpiaturity|does no t hnplyfsuch freedom; rather itmeans a curbing of former imprudences, plus wholeheartedacceptance and fulfillment of fthe greater responsibilitywhichialways accompanies this change from immaturity toadulthood. No longer canfthe burden of duty be n legated tothe shoulders of another person. Each individual must meetthe challenges presented by increased fmaturityiand over-come them through her own ability. If one expects to gainthe added privileges of maturity, one must first acceptithecorresponding added responsibility.M any college students, unwilling to meet this new challenge of maturity, will ignorepts|presence; in so doing, theyfail to complete an important facet of their education. Theyshould strive to make their college education as v ital as possible by recognizing their own position as adults. Theyshould prove themselves worthy to wear the academielcap.Then they will assume the dignity of their new title and betrue college womenmature and responsible adults.

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As I stopped to glance at thefamiliar marquee, someone shouted, "H1! Welcome back!" and.with this friendly greeting fromactor Henderson Forsythe, I foundmyself again!in {the enchantingatmosphere of the Erie Playhouse.Amid the hustle and bustle of theopening of the new dramatic season, Director Newell Tarrant wasexplaining to all inquirers the details of the various membershipsavailable; this while he chattedand filed the incoming reports ofhis campaign workers. I watchedas campaign circulars flashedfrom the deft hands of|volunteerhelpers. I listened as the mimeograph machine lent its steadyrhythm to the sounds of rugs andfurniture being cleaned and mov-ed props and flats being completed and assembled. Another dramaseason being bom!

You know, the Brie Playhouseis not just an ordinary communitytheatre; it is a special "littletheatre" which employs a permanent professional acting andtechnical staff, and the onlytheatre which employs > a staffplaywright in residence. The members of the actingj and technicalstaffs are all college! graduateswith at least an A. B. degree.Those who work as apprenticesreceive the rating of "professional"also. f 1The Student Theatre is a vitalpart of the Erie Playhouse. Thisgroup of undergraduates, highschool and grade school studentsattend classes at the Playhouseand present productions in the

Introducing Father MartiWelcome, Father M artin, to our Hurst on the hill. Wearc happy to have you with us. :-f;First well have an introduction and a little backgroundFather Martin is a native son of Erie, and he has two youniier br others, one a priest, and a younger sister.Education? Father has it "for SUIT." It began in Erie at Patrick's then on to Cathedral Prep and College, Aftercompleting his studies at St. Mary's Seminary, BaltimoreMaryland, he was onlainediiin 1943. He spent two years in

Sharon, at Sacred I lean Parish and liked the people of thatcity. Then he came home to teach English at Prep from 1945until*!948, when he was appointed assistantHeadmaster andbeganjhis work as Director of Guidance."Perseverance wins the crown," and after five summersof study, one at Catholic Univers ity and four at Notre Damehe ginned his M aster's Degree of Science in Education. Father Martins main interest is Education, and Guidance, forwhich he has the necessary knowledge and experience. Whatis his job now at Prep? Father has many. He is Dean ofRel igion, Guidance Counselor. Prefect of Studies Seniorclass advisor, 'Faculty Director of L

Certainly you haveyou and all your friends who climbthe stairs to College Hall each day, who attend assembliesin thetauditoriuin, who gatherlin the lounge to sing,|playcards, or talk. You've heard of M ercyhurst, because you attend the school and accept what M ercyhurst offers you.But how many other students share in the opportunities,the|spi r i t of M ercyhurst? Gannon, Vil la M aria, and M ercyhurst Colleges are three areas depicted! on a map of Erie,,while Erie is simply a small dot on a map of the UnitedStates. How can others know about us unless we,|figiirativelyat least, put our selves on the map?To you, college may^mean a succession of classes whichyou attend to gain further knowledge. But the aim of collegeeducationfis the^ttainment of the highestfintellectual, moral, social, and spiritual development within the capacity ofthe studc nt. |A. partial h elp to this attainment is the development of inter-collegiate spiritan affiliation between VillaM aria, Gannon, and Mercyhurst. The benefits flowing fromthis would bejpnot onlyjalong social lines, but spiritual andpolitical as well. The fact th at we are thr ee C atholic schoolsadds up to triple the amount of influence we could exertsingly.! And since we shave the truth , on I y$cooperat ion is c L _ _needed to stimulate action. Politically, we could easily im- al d je regular staffs with write-

ups, typing, and general layout.In this way, it is hoped to givemore girls a share in the experience of year book publication.The senior members of the staffarc: Editorial, 1 Colleen M cMahon,Ann Deckop, M ary Devine, M argaret Krebs, and Dorothy Klein;Business: Pauline. Speno, M anager; M ary Jean Holahan, RoseMary Lahr, Joan Oster, DoloresWally, M arilou Payne, 'NancyPlack, Louise Jarecki, and M aryAdelaide Witt. MThese underclassmen have beenselected as candidates: Jean Far-rell, Joan Young, Corinne Prenatt,M ary Ann Callahan, M argaretCavanaugh, Joan Harrison, NormaSchflberl, M ary Dwyer, DorothyRoth, Mary Babowicz, Joan Davis.Anita Santomenna, M ary Beneck,Janet Davis, I Jo Anne- Weaver,Rita Panciera and M ary Jack-imczyk,

the Year Book; and he teachesa class every day tin Social Problems."That 's all" he said, "exceptfor a few other odds and ends,mostly odds." All tha t and M ercyhurst too should keep him busyevery minute.When asked what his pet peeveis, Father replied. "Insincerity."In that one word he expressedquite a bit. Today we find somuch artificiality. But Fatherhas the answer: the Blessed Virgin M ary and her Rosary. He advises us to use her as . our modelin everything *we ever do. Devotion! to M ary and the recitationof the Rosary are the solutions toour personal problems and worldconflicts. M ary is our Mother andwe need her.Again we say, 'We're glad tohave you with us, Father M artin."'

M E R C Y HU R S TIS | D E A D . . .I Not the campus, not the faculty,but the girls. Do you like that?

M ercyhurst girls are about asbouncy as a rubber mat. Why?Because they're ignoring somethingspirit. W

experimental type of play.Why are these factors so interested in the work of t hefPlayhouse ? To these actors of the EriePlayhouse drama is beauty whichthey can share with their audience.Work o n ' P r o e t e r i t a ' Begun Plans are in progress forfa special anniversary issue othe Prae terita, according to its editor, M aryjKorchc. Thesenior portraits are scheduled for the near future, a.vl withthis initial step,# the business offgetting together the collegeannual will hegin.A new feature, decided by a senior elass vote, is that ofaccepting underclass men on the staff for a trial period orcandidancy for the purpose of training responsible studentsfor future yearbook stalls. Selected on the basis of abilitydemonstrated in previous school activities, these girls will

That's right..We ar e lacking inspirit. Take a look around Doour meetings have "jaiK"? Yougo to some meetings. Are you bor-ed? . . . Do our projects go overthe top? Do we haTO many projects? .;. . Are we just the corpseof a student body without thesoul? I ; 1 {And yes, there is something youcan do about it.

Americans*think competition isthe source of spirit. So, how aboutour sports at M ercyhurst? Let'slook, for this moment, at thisparticular phase of school life.What hasn't been done; whatsports [have been ignored In thepast, Isn't important. It's what'sgoing to be done.Maybe you think sports are justfor the muscle-bound. Then, Inmy iopinion, you're one of thedead logs hanging on the neck ofM ercyhurst spirit.Or are you disappointed inM ercyhurst s pirit too? Then, likeme, you're angry with yourself.Then, like me, you're going to goout and have some funyou'regoing to go out and play . . . andget a little bit of spirit.

press our power on other colleges and universities; sociallywe could cooper ate on such activities as variety shows, intercollegiate sings, and the like.If the student councils of the three colleges wouldlelect

a social committee for the development of an affiliation, themovement would begin. Wouldn't you like to see "M ercyhurs t on the map"? I

T h e M E R C I A DM ercyhurst College, Erie, Pa.M E M B E R O F A S S O C I A T E D C O L L E G I A T E P R E S S *Editor p 4 - Pwnr JetterAssistant Editors | | Pat M oran, Prances SullivanBusiness M anager t-~m f " Edith HarrisWriting staff Laura Jean Bly, Colleen M cM ahon.M argaret M cGuire, M ary Jo Royer, Ceci Wert, BarbaraHempel, Florene Cherry, Norma Jean Scott, Doris Moore.Business Staff -..J[Mary Witt, Rosemary Lahr, Cor-rine Prenatt, Claire Todd.

N . F . C. C. S . - W H A T IS IT?Th e NFCCSfrepresents the Catholic college students ofthe U. S. A. in n ational and international affairs. So, justwhat is it?- -a union. It is "an aililiation of the student bodiesof Catholic institutions of h 1 She 1 learning, directly concerned with the unification of Cat holloa col lege student activities." Like the s teel-workers and carpenters, Catholic collegestudents have a union.$sJow what does this union propose to do tor its members? One of the chief purposes of the NPTCCS is to acquaintCatholic students with their responsibilities to the studentcommunity an I to the post-student community. This meansnothing more than to take an active part in campus organizations; to work with others toward a common good; toprepare yourself for the big job of life ahead of you. |Another purpose of the NPCCS is to contribute to Catholic lay leadership. It also acts as a center for information,

and as a medium of exchange, on student affairs.In this organization the individual, is important and isappreciated. The simplest way to become a part of it is toJoin and support the school organization you like best,

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h "What do you do if your partner bids no trump?" "Iaven't much, but Til mention a spade," "O , well, we onlyrent down one!" Sound familiar? Iff yo u are a "lounge lizard" then this sort of table talk, along with the juke-boxblues, comprises a pa r t of your everyday life here at M ercy-hurst . There 's nothing like a friendly game of bridge whenyou're on the verge of being homesick,, and here are two BigSisters who recognized that fact. Their Little Sisters haven'ttime tofthink of home. Why, can'ttyou see how happy theylook? i l lAn d who are these jovial card sharks?If this picture were in color, anyone could spot JoanYoung, the "flaming red-head^ of the Junior class. "Jo" hailsfrom New Kensington, Pa., and often we hear her discuss-ing | the rmodynamics , the quantum theory, or spectroscopy.Unusual topics of conversation, you may say, but to achemistry major, it is all very important. Jo is an activemember of AA, Science Seminar, and we always see herfriend.ly face at thefmorning coffee hour held in the th i rdfloor kitchenette . I IJo 's partner is her little sister, Jean Drouhard, from Can-field, Ohio. We'll probably be hearing more from Jean astime goes on, for she has already had many experiencestasa newspaperwoman. In high school, Jean was editor of boththe newspaper and yearbook. Spanish is Jean'sfmajor field,

an d she can boast of being one of th e lucky girls who wastaken into Glee Club this year. M aybe with a little persuasion, Jean would sing "La Cucaracha" for us sometime!th eay ide, Long I s land, ishome town of our other Junior,Barb Tonry. This Sociology majorcan entertain us for hours wi thher stories about "social situat ions" in Europe, where she traveled thi s summer . Come \ basketballseason, we'll see Ba r b do somesha rp shoot ing , and we'll see herregularly at AA meetings, JanusClub, and Press C lub meet ings .Her recent f lair for Fr e nc h is atopic of amusement , but she reallydoes quite well with her "parlez-vous-ing."

Barb 's l i t t le sister, M ickeyO'Donnell, is like Barb f in manyways. A Sociology major, M ickeycomes f rom Rochester, New York.Sports and dramat ic s are favoriteswith her, as is shown |by he reagerness to par t ic ipa te in bothhe re a t M ercyhurs t . M ickey s ta r r ed fin a high school dramat icproduction, and it may be t ha twe'll see her perform on our ownstage sometime. Lately, ghowever,we have noticed that she has beengetting quite alwork-out on thehockey field. M ickey, too, is amember of our College Glee Club.Now we have th e se t -up for aperfect duet, as well as the perfect four-some for a few ha ndsof bridge!

{Congratulations |Congratulations to the newlyelected Freshman class officers.President, Donna ByersVice-President, Louise H ufstaderSecretary, Elaine GalanisTreasurer J Jo Ann|Byan

Presenting:The Student BoardThefstudent board of discipline,no w in its secondlyear, has beenrevitalized by the senior class andmade ready for operation. As wasdecided last year, the board iscomposed cf f ifteen seniors, chosen by a combined| senior andfaculty vote, and at semesters willbe enlargedl by the addition of

several underclass observers. | |The board regulates disciplinaryproblems of the college and imposes f ines, according to a fixedscale of fine to violation, on ha bitual 1 offenders. The rules whichare under the jurisdiction of theboard will I toe posted very \ soonan d the board will then conveneweekly. It is the Student Council 's hope that f rom this\ boardwill evolve an honor system whichwill allow sell disc ip l ine! in obse rvance of mos t of the coUegeregulations.T he following seniors have beenelected to the student board: SallyCarlow, Ann Deckop, Mary Forche,

Edith Har ris, April Hinkle, MaryJean Holahan, Kosemarie I r rgang ,M argar et Jetter, Kathleen Kelly,Rosemary Lahr , Colleen M cM a-hon, Pauline Speno, KathrynSterrett , Dolores Wally, andM ary Adelaide Witt,

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Alumnae ReturnFor WeekendM ercyhurst gates were opened |wide to welcome Alumnae members back to the college on Fridayevening. October 6, \as the graduates returned once again to relive their college days in one sho r tweek endOn Saturday afternoon the executive board met to prepare thei tems Ho be brought up at the

business meeing. At five o'clockthe Class of '51 enjoyed a socialhour with the alumnae in the college p a r l o r s . H e r e old friendshipswere renewed and alumnae newswas brought up to date.The annual 'banquet was heldin the college dining room at sixo'clock. Rev. Daniel M artin, newcollege chaplain, was called uponto give the blessing and}to makethe concluding remarks. Classesof|*30, '35, '40, and '45 were featured on the banquet program.M r s . Jus t in M cCar thy of Erie gavea stirring talk entitled "Ideas andIdeals." In her speech, Mrs. Mc-foUowed Father Keller 's"You Can Change theWorld." -She gave many practicalways for the alumnaetto cont r i bute to their communities. W 9Elect Officers^e0|*vFollowing the Ibanquet f thebusiness meeting was held to discuss future plans I and* tof electofficers. M iss Doro thy Szyplik '43of Erie. Pa., was elected presidentan d Miss 1 Gloria I*u I z '43 I ofBridgeville, Pa., was elected vice-president. | | 1 '\t | gpSunday morning the alumnaea t tended M ass in at body in theChapel* of Chri s t Ithe | King. Abrunch was served after the M a s s .M embers of Kappa Gamma Pimet atfeleven o'clock and electedM r s . Alvina McDerm ott Johnsonas tempor a ry! cha irman s off thesociety. At the same time, members of Delta Epsilon Sigma heldtheir Imeeting jand|elected! Dr.M a r th a Haleyfas their Leader. SDeck Houses: WmmNew iLook K SS fe

m Who's sleeping! in the I big deckthi s yea r? Pianos | and? morepianos! Walking into their roomsof lastlyear,I several sophomoreswereiovorwhelmed to see i t he alterations made during |th e summer. Each of the | fou r roomsjinthe Deck I House |(p ardo n me,M usic Suite) li s no w! u sed formusic study, and with the addition of couches and chairs i t h erooms look bright and conduciveto study or practice. Last year 'sneighbors* in the |InternationalHouse! also h ave m oved into {themain building, for th e M e r c yhu r s tAr t Depar tment has expanded andis now using its two large roomsfor art and craft work. BHKiffli^Memories linger, however, of anaccidentally-locked bathroo m dooran d a tub running on land on.while seven frantic girls contrivedvarious ways to reente r ; of aChristmas tree J and Chri s tmaspa r ty; and of fun-filled hours.They remember | patient housemothers, AprU Hinkle |and KaySte r re t t , J who guided themthroughout their f irst year.

While it is a new and welcomeexperience being in the dorm thisyear, former deck residents hadto make adjustments to this newlife, such a s | thosefearly morningbells. Even so, theyiwill long re member the yearfthe pianos andpaint brushes took over theirfresfcm&n home.

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M ERCYHURST GIRLS ARE TALKING ABOUT . . . practice teacher s and disciplinary problems . . . all the old friends they saw duringAlumnae week-end . . . six chairs to each table in the dining roomlast summer vacation . . M ary Jackymchecz, Joy Fallon, BarbaraTonry, Sally and Judy Carlow's recent visit to Europe . . . the combothat played for us at our open-house on October thirteenth . . . thelong week-end. " "J"M ERCYHURST GIRLS ARE TALKING ABOUT . . . the Korean situation and the wonderful job being done by General MacArthurthe draft laws . . . the train wreck in Erie. . . Russian agression andthe problem of communism . . . atomic energy . . . t he armies of theUnited Nations working together.M ERCYHURST GIRLS ARE TALKING ABOUT . . . ournew supervisor . . . Jean Slavin's visit to Cornell . .;. the new gym teacher . . .one half hour for dinner . . . being home-sick . . . Dory Dicky of TheBrie Playhouse, who is al o a freshman at M ercyhurst . . . the paneldiscussion which was held for the students to help them plan theirstudying . . . the wonderful lecture given by Battier Bonn . . . DonnaJean A.brycht, Theresa Gorney, Elaine Galanis, Irene Fabian, LouiseHuffstader, Barbara Hammer, and Rosemary M cCabe, former seminarys tudent s . mS&i * .V)M ERCYHURST GIRLS ARE TALKING|ABOUT . . . the cultureforum which is to be held on the last three Fridays of the monththe gorgeous faU wardrobes i. . . the changeable weather which we've

been having . . . the loss which Notre Dame suffered . . . Eileen Yeuh'striplto Puerto Rico . . . the seniors deciding^not to come back nextyear . . . field hockey . . . how nice the sophomores reaUy are . . . thebeautiful newly-covered chairs in the dormitories. S P 1 \I MERCYHURST!GIRLS ARE TALKING ABOUT ffi - the wonderfulviolin concert . . . the seniors having permission to use the elevator . . .Gannon College still havingfthe only undefeated footbaU team in thenation . . . Betsy M eehan's t r ip to the N. S. A. convention, where shehea rd a communist speak . . . eight more months of school . . . campaigning for the next presidential campaign. jHfc&ijR1'

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Page Pour T H I M E R C I A D October 18,1950O ur Seniors D iscoverWh y Teach ers Get GrayDuring their recently completed practice teaching, Mer-cyhurst seniors discovered for themselves the reasons " w h y !teachers get gray . " They came to realize that teaching is notthe "nin e to three** job it app ear s to be, and th at even a tex tclutched with the desperation of a drowning man will notprovide answers to all the questions which at high schoolstudent can think to ask.However, teaching had its .lighter moments , and thelaughing recitals of "that fi rs t period chain lab" will alwaysremain as pleasant memories of practice teaching days .Rosie Irrgang recounts that teaching in Girard involvedsuch minor details as elephantsiin the class room and sandwiches for the football team. Speaking of sandwiches , BettyRussell names as her favorite s tudent the young lady whosupplemented her lunch with pretzels which she ate surreptit iously duringlhealth class . -Apri l Hinkle and Nancy Plack sent in weekly communiques, via dog team, from their schools in Girard and Wesley-ville . The pearly gray of dawn holds no terror for Jean Sla-vin, Eileen Joyce, and Pat Gerace because for s ix weeks theystarted off to school to the tune of the nuns ' r is ing bell . "Such occurrences as M ary Forche patroll ing fifth periods tudy hal l , which,included "only 110 football p layers ," Joan

Oster an d Colleen McMahon stamping l ibrary permits , , DottyKlein doubling as a his tory "prof", and Peggy Jetter leadingall loyal practice teachers in a cheer for Oil City during apep rally were common s ights at Academy High.Polly Speno, Ann Deckop, and M ary Devine added atouchlof the dramatic to their accounting classes as theyspoke glowingly of the blood, heart , and soul of a business ,complete with appropriate ges- t|tures , Lou Payne laid down her "D^fo^r Dru-vnrtoknitting only long enough to re- J D C l o j I v C p O r i Smind her s tudents to "double / \ XTO A lUT^^xspace, pulease!" OilNbAMeet

Dolores WaJly land Kay S ter-rett are not only proficient mathematicians after s ix I weeks ofteaching, but can s peak knowinglyof the jT formation and doublewing back. During a poetry class ,M argaret Krebs learned tha t |*awell versed teacher needs someart i s t ic ability./Her illustration ofThe Charge of the Light Brigadein rebus form left her s tudentsdefinitely "in the dark."

All in all, teaching was an exper ience that none of the senio rswill ever forget. As one practiceteacher; so apt ly phrases it, " Re gardless of all the work andworry, it really gives me a goodfeeling to know that those thirtyor forty s tudents are dependingon me to teach them. Certainly togive something to those kids is areward in itself." >S t u de nts H o no rC o l l e g e D e a nOn Tuesday evening, October 10,M ercyhurs t s tudents honoredthei r dean, M other M . Borgia ,with a feast day program in thecollege auditorium.

Felicitations were offered toM other Borgia by Ann Deckop,President of the Senior Class .Then, M iss Lillian Stein sanglight operatic airs : Firestone's"If I Could Tell You" and Rom-iberg ' s "I Bring a 'Love Song." A|: comedy in one act, "The PurpleDoorknob," was presented byAline Karlak as M rs . Bar tholomew, Louise Hufs tader as AmandaDunbar , and M ary Jo Royer asViola Cole. Representing the s tudent body, M iss Kathryn Ster re t tpresented M other Borgia with agift and expressed the s tudents 'appr eciation ! for her guidanceduring the past year. Closing theprogram^ the s tudent body sang"The 'Pledge of Allegiance toM ercyhurs t ,"

I was one of the 750 s tudentswho gathered from more than 300American Colleges and Universities August 23-31 on I the Univers ity of Michiga n Campus, forthe third annual Student Congress of the United States National Student Association.Nine busy days were taken upwith business and work as we delegates discussed needs, desires , andideas of the various s tudent communities.* Four com missions dealing with s tudent, educational, international, and organizationalaffairs drew up many resolutions .Highlighted among these were:Student Bill of Rights,!AcademicFreedom, Federal Aid to Educa-tion, Discount Service System,and National Student Associationon campus.

What interested me most weretwo?of the resolutions concerningInternational Affairs . This commission? was mainly concernedwith NSA cooperation with thecommunis t -dominated In ternationa 1 Union of Students . WhenNSA observers , back from the recent IUS Congress in Prague, toldof the cheers received toy theNorth Koreans from the delegatesof that Congress, it was realizedthat out and out affiliation withthe IUS would be impossible. Another noteworthy episode tookplace before a Amotion backing upthe United Nations action inKorea was pas sed. A M r . Fogel ofthe Labor Youth League was allowed! (under the auspices of academic freedom) to give a ten-minute address s tating the NorthKorean side of the issue. Throughout his spe ech| the audience re -mained calm, and obviously unim-| pressed. (See Life, Sept. 16, 1950)

Like all conventions made up ofcollege students, there was no lackof social activities. When the lastmeeting was over each day. theparties began. Be it singing, dancing, or moonlight swims, in truecollegiate spirit, everyone had a"terrific" tlmeo

V e l v e t A cc e ntsFall Fashions ? P O R Tc>COO!PSDid I hear you say that youwanted to reduce? It seems thatin the past few weeks, "I'm goingon a diet," has been uttered constantly through the halls |of

M ercyhust. One of the easiestways to do this is by going out forsports. Here one can get all theexorcise she needs. Yes, the A. A.is in full! swing again. It-has se tup a sports program which hassomething to offer to each andeveryone of you.Ground, Stick, Ground, StickField hockey has been underway for the past two weeks. EveryM onday and Wednesday the girlstrudge to the hockey field to havea lo t of fun. D on't say you^ don 'tknow how to play the game, because all of us are learning. Let'ssee you out on the field before oldman weather tries to defeat us.Amid Spares and StrikesM ercyhurst girls ar e bowling

again. Every Thursday afternoonat 3:45 p. m. a bus comes up tothe college to take the bowlers tothe Commodore Bowling Alleys atTwelfth fand French Streets . If

Facing a glittering and glamorous array of the loveliest offall fashions is no distastefulpastime. But the problem is to fitoneself into a costume that is bothsuitable and flattering. DameFashion has accumulated an exciting variety of styles to dressyou comfortably from the top ofyour velvet hat to the sole ofyour rhinestone-studded shoe.Velvet helmets head th e list offavorite hats . Other accessoriesinclude elbow length glovestouched with individuality suchas an unexpected color or texture,oversized muffs, and slim envelope handbags. Shoes take timeout to be pretty as they utilizemioire, velvet, I satin in taperedlines. And to offset these are dramatic nylons decorated at the in-step and ankle, or with accentedseams. Imaginative costume jewelry is yours to pinion a cuff, toadd sparkle to your hair, to danglein huge drops from your ears , orto cluster at the nape of yourneck.M ore than ever, turning fromthe tailored American mode ofcustom fashions dress up withbraided or tiered ribbon, unevenchiffon ruffles, beads and brocade.Velvet and satin combined withwool jersey are in the foregroundof * the fashion picture for evening wear. Basic sheaths areadorned with lined overskirts ormammoth scarves of contrastingfabrics .Featuring small, s loping shoulders, coats may be either the trimand fitted! town jcoat or large ^ ^ ^

V I S I T W I T H H O L Y F A T H E R f f1 C L IM A X ES H O L Y Y E A R T R I PSally and Judy CarlowAt 4:30 p. m. on Satur day, July 22, we stood in Saint Peter 's Basilicain Rome. It was the climax of a ten-day ocean voyage, a two-week tourthrough France, and the dream of a lifetime. We were dressed entirelyin black, no make up nor Jewelry, and, by a special letter received fromthe North American College, we had been admitted by the colorfulSwiss Guard into the center of the Basilica where the Holy Pontiffwas to be seated.Over the throne, which is also the main altar, was a very ornatebronze canopy. This canopy had been made by order of an earlier Popeand the bronze was removed from the ceiling of the Pantheon ( a former pagan temple) as a proper frame for the altar of this world-renowned church.The immense basilica itself was an amazing panorama of color: crimso n velvet!banners and strings of| lights hung from the ceiling farI above; the royal blue and gold of the Swiss Guard; the crimson suitsof the Chamberlains; and the crowds of people assembled on thespecially constructed platforms. (In most of the European Basilicas

there ar e no seats no r kneeling benches J \ -As we stood with six thousa nd other s from every nation in the worldand listened to the various groups singing each in their native tongue,we realized that wefwere actually seeing and -partaking in the greatuniversality and unity of the Roman Catholic Church. - \ |ISuddenly our thoughts were interruped by a shout from the crowd."Viva il Papa". And then we turned our eyes on the Vicar of Christ onearth. Pope Pius XII was a shockingly s light man, dressed entirely inwhite, and as we humbly knelt to receive his solemn blessing we couldnot help but notice his thin artis tic white hands as he- made the signof the Cross. \ ,From his throne, the Holy Father spoke in five languages to the national groups present, French, Spanish, ItalianJ Germ an, and English.And then, symbolic of the great man he is, he descended from histhrone to walk among the people. The crowd went wild, children sang,men shouted, wornen sobbed, as the Pope paused here and there toshake a hand, wave, give a blessing, or embrace a small child. What astrain on such an already overburdened man! Then Pope Pius XIIascended his chair and was borne on the shoulders oif the chamberlainsout of the Basilica as the crowd once again gave a deafening cheers."Viva il Papa".

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Vija and SophiaContinued from Page Onea brother, two sisters, and a cousin are in the United States. Shealso has a brother and two sistersin Canada and another cousin inAustralia.Sophia feels that the girls atM ercyhurst are wonder*ul an d^have been very nice to her. Sheplans'to be a pharmacist whenshe graduates .

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