The Merciad, Sept. 18, 1971

8/6/2019 The Merciad, Sept. 18, 1971

http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/the-merciad-sept-18-1971 1/8

T H E M E R C I A D

VCX, XUV NO. 1 MERCYHURST COLLEGE SEPTEMBER 18.1971

S R G A R O L Y N9 G A R V E Y

C TIT EV

C H A N G E Sby Bonnie LaDuca Feature Editor

H E R E

Dean Gorvey

Those who remain antagonistic towards collegiate education.or for that matter any formulaoff education, shall ever remainwith us; and we shall often hea rthem "inveighing, with differentdegrees of emphasis; against theexpenditure of time , money andeffort which^ such an educationexacts ." I? Within âny 5growing mass of

humanity, we ought not becometoo astonished at the opposition,especially when we consider hownaturally * inferiority derivessatisfaction from destructivecri t ic ism. % ^ *

As we look at MercyhurstCollege we first discover standing? on exposed ground two

! unique |individuals who remainsteadfast even< amidst the op-

posers,j of constructive change*Mr. William Garvey, DeanI of Students, and Sister Carolyn

H errmann, Presid ent of theCollege, have seasoned their ad*ministrative positions with thoseindelible elements that have preserved the quality off Me rcy.hurst's traditio ns. Together inforesight, they have reached amedium where the focus is ablend of stron g past foundations and flexible humane extension. .££

In a |sense ,* they view thisgrowing! college as if it werein a proces s of ^becoming; aprocess which by its very nature cannot?for one moment beidle . * I

However, idleness has not been

the case at Mercyhurst.During the past months thisprocess has had its constantmovements, and the turnoverto a co*educational iinstitutionhas been just one of the majormotions. According to Si sterCarolyn, "Mercyhurst is beginning a period in which it isdeveloping a strong co-educational system; S an institution

Monaghan NamedBusiness Chairman

>

i William P. Garvey, dean ofMercyhurst, announced today theappointment of Thomas M. Monaghan fas chairman of the*divi.

si on of Business at the coeducational college.Monaghan holds a bachelor

of arts degree in economicsfrom west Virginia Universitywherejhe is ; studying underi thePh.D. program. *.k A native of Ashland, Monaghan comes to Mercyhurstifromthe IGeneral E lee trie * Companywhere he was a Systems Analystfrom|june 1970 to August 1|71£Prior to hisi G.1& post he wa san| assistant professor of ge nomics at St. Bonaventure University. I $ L

In addition to his duties asbusiness division chairm an,Monaghan will serve as the fae .ulty manager of the Mercyhurstbasketball program. I' £

He is affiliated professionallywith the American Economic Association "and with the National

Association of Business Economists. | ;•;

T he >Mercyhurst business di .vision i offers the bachelor of

arts degree *with concentrationin accounting, ^marketing* andmanagement, business education, or secretarial science.

founded on the changes In cultural life styles.'* f

Today it is widely agreed that{be survival of an all male orall female institution cannot beguaranteed, especially if a particular institution's financial as*sistance is ,:minimal. But thisis not? to say that those collegeswho have overcome this burdenshould not survive. For thosethat have been fortunate aeserveapplause; thejj, by their veryexistence, represent education'spyramid — diversity.

Since April of last year, Mer-cyhurst's College PresidentialSearch Committee has been active in their s earch for a qualified candidate, to fill the position of President of Mercyhurst College. The^raembers

of the committee are SisterJM.Anne Frances, chairman; Mar.U»£ . ^ , ^ . e n , # i c h a r ^ K u b i a i v ,Sister M. Matthew Baltus, Betsy Bierfeldt, ^Catherine Durkin,Everett F . Zurnu Herbert S.Ascherman and?Judge James B.Dwyer.£ •>" £

The- committee in th#pastmonths has been attentively sifting fthrough numerous applications seeking an* applicant ofhigh academic preparation experienced in administration.

In the minutes of May? 24,the point that was strongly madeand agreed upon \ by all presentwa s jjthat the "new presidentshould feel a strong interest

in Mercyhurst and its purpose,tradition and reason for being;99

In their projected plans, themembers of the Board of Trus-tees will then, in the followingweeks, examine fully thee reden.rials of each candidate and conduct interview s. The final decision on the new Preside ntcould be made late in December. | *•

:jIf a decision is made, an of.ficial statement will be announced sometime over theC hristmas holidays, whereinthe new President will conferwith Sister Carolyn until the endof the year.

With all these changes beingactivated, Sister Carolyn be*lieves that with "a dedicated,qualified administration and fac

ulty, and a promising s-tudentbody, Mercyhurst will be ableI to reaii ze its full poteutial, in.it s wide-range curriculum, itsflexible direction and above allits function as a C hristian College.99 : | S £

Mr. Garvey stated that "by1973îercyhurst9s expected enrollment? will preach a total of1100 students with itsfmale population doubled.'

9 His hopes forthe .college are to "choose thebest of theôld ? alongtwith thenew. . . " to preserve Mercy-hurst's "wisest traditions, asa classic college within a classi c ^setting,9*1 offering a humanbeing a "personal education.99

•v»« A ^ A \ \ v \ ^

Sr. Carolyn

NEW ECONOMIC YTRENDSAFFECT AMERICAN COLLEG ES

Thomas Monaghan

by Bill Sachsa News Editor

The\'grip of inflation and recession that is undermining theeconomic prosperity of this country is detrimentally affecting theeducational prosperity as well.The "Golden |A ge" of educationis generally considered dead effective as of the 70*71 schoolyear . The wake continues inthe form of-further cutbacks inhigher educa tion.; What doesthis mean fcn Mercyhurst stu

dents >and students in igeneral?Plenty. A cross the country thetoll is mounting. >For example:— Tuitionffor the 70-71 schoolyearSrose on an average of 10%— 30% . More increases will f oLlow this. 4 ^— Although cos ts, are i ncrea sing, less money is available inthe forms offscholarships andloans . Even* work • study programs add little, on the averageabout| |570ier year to a students bank account.— Alumni and personal donations have.dropped to a record1 0 W . | " • v gto*^— Schools face inflated costs insuch areas as construction andmaintenance labor, not to men*tion needed materials.

The college student can expect many changes on campusin the near future as a result

of aXl: thi s. Without workingcapital^the hiring of additionalteachers is at a stand still. Fromthis comes larger class sizesand fewer new co urs es . Admissions- are down as studentscannot] produce the funds to attend. I Many students already incollege * ar e .forced to drop outfor lacks offundsTand as a result, colleges have less incomefrom tuition. I

Around the campus cuts jinmaintenance will be evident:

lawns uncut, painting and othernecessary repairs left for another time . Sports also facecutbacks as does constructionof student housing, academic oradministrative buildings.

As for Mercyhurst's position:Tuition increased again thisyear, up 50% from three yearsago. Yet, this ranks low amongPennsylvania small private institutions. It is not unusual forcosts to run in excess of $4,000per year at the other schools*NDEA Loans |to students arebeing phased out nationwide, butMercyhurst college has maintained a sizable amount of scholars hips and loan money for thestudents. Ûpwards*of $100,000is âvailable through the schoolthis year in loans and scholarships. Maintenance around campus should be well kept with the

staff overlooking only the leastobvious repairs. Enrollment atMercyhurst is up^Jo an all-timehigh this year, in contradictionto other schools9 predicaments.This is -the result of a Herculean effort on the part of theadmissions department, drawingfreshmen land transfer studentsto the R enaissance school ofWestern Pennsylvania.

Tw o final concerns are thesports program and new building. * N eedless to say, Mercy,

hurst has expanded substantially in both of these areas, onceagain in reve rse of nationaltrends.i predictions for higher educa

tion of the future can only bespeculatory, but they should include the following: $8,000/ yearcosts, three year degrees, andtuition payment postponementplans. Perhaps Mercyhurst willcontinue to come|out on top ofthe typical college dilemmas,

Rip-offs Believe it or not

The jfour new Mercyhurstsecurity guards were christened on their first night ofactive duty with the theft oftwo c astiron informationsigns from the front lawn ofMercyhurst cam pus.

M

v*

8/6/2019 The Merciad, Sept. 18, 1971


PAGE 2 SEPTEMBER 18.1971

,

}A p a t h y Merciad

\

by Vince Doran Editor

1

i

A>

r\

ft

u

"So much todb, 60 little done/'uttered J Cecil? Rhodes on bisdeath-bed. Time has eclipsedsince then, unfortunately thattheme hasn't, tor many of us,those words are a way ofjllfe.A life full of I wish 1 coulds,I'd like to buts, and I shouldhaves. Think about that for a moment, and then ask yourself why.

Probably, there are numerousreasons why APATHY governs alarge majority of us. Eachiof ushas his own specific answers*And there is a great likelihoodthat our culture has a definitebearing on our "lack of caring."Yet, it is not my purpose tocategorize the reason s forapathy. I'll leave that to thehistorians, sociologists andpsychologists. The fact is, apathypermeates lour systems. Efts-couragingly, one a of our £*'syst e m s " is the Mercyhurst community.

One of the reasons I *choseMercyhurst College as J my' 'home" for two years was its

size. I thought that in a community, as small (in comparisonto most American Colleges orUniversities) as Mercyhu rst, onecould find a large, homogenousgroup of individuals willing toplace their services at?the disposal of those who so desperately needed | them. 1 was?sadlydisillusioned, v There was "somuch to do, but so little done"— that could have been done. Itoo often heard the wishes, buts,and should haves. i | *

T h i s year|THE MARCIAD i shopeful that the new* stude ntsand faculty; members will generate a new feeling of involvement. In an attempt to inform andactivate our comm unity, THEMERCIAD »wi11 periodically announce organizations or areaswhere volunteer work is needed.Anyone*who knows where volunteer work is wanted should contact T H E ' MERCIANS office.

Remember, "to everythingthere is a season, and a timeto every purpose"—the purposeis help jand the time t is now.

S t u d e n t

*L by^ Bob Porks Associate Editorpin the*technological age^with it s rapidly^changing pace, more

people are experiencing str ess and p ressure in all facets oflife. % .1 Jf [ | ^£f? T I

College .life brings with it increased ^pressures which can bedetrimental to one's mental and physical health. V \ £

Pressure ffor performance builds up in students long beforethey enter fcollege —with parents and teachers pushing forexcellence* £ ^ i ^& 1 •B When a studentfarrives at college, he generally finds himselfregistered, orientated, taught, graded, and counseled by differentpeople who often concentrate more«on their special processesthan on him as a person. % |

Students also find themselves pressed for early declarations ofa m ajor, which is th eir first strid e along a specialized road toa professional ca ree r. And with grades operating under a normalbell curve , each student finds his classm ates a s rivals fordesirable grades. } 1 1 1 t

College students experience pre ssur e to pass curriculumrequirements in certain academic areas which do^not interest

them.J w •• •£ isi ' f i ' l * £ £All of these pressures could be remedied if the colleges wouldmove toward implementing a student's personal growth.£ Mercyhurst, like other colleges, is moving^ln this directionand should continue to do so . $

To aid this development, more dialogue is ^needed betweenstudents^:and faculty members. More independent study courseswould also help the student. ? > > %•

Along with th is, there should be more pass-fail cou rses to de-emphasize grades. This would! allows students to concentrate onlearning rath er than on grade s. It would also encourage studentsto work in academic fields where they are weak.

The critical issue for educators should be: creating a collegeexperience more personal and re levant for today's college stude nt.

THEf M E R C I A D

Second class postage paid at Erie, Pa., 16501. $3.00 per year. Publishedbi-weekly during the college year,? except Thanksgiving, Christmas and Eastervacations, and examination p eriods by the students of Mercyhurst College. J -

Editor . . 4* • • • • • • • • • • • • • • . - • • • • • • Vincent Doran

A s so ci at e E d ito r • • • • • • • • • • • • • • , • • • • • . . Bob Parks

Assistant Editor?. • • • • Julie Samick

B u si ne ss M an ag er • • • • • • • • • • • • C in dy G u st in

Student Consultant . . . e . • • Al MessinaFaculty Advisor ^. . . . A . . . . . . . ^ . . . . . . . . . ^ . . . . . . . . Barry McAndrew

Editors: BiU-Dop ierla, Sports ; Gary Dudenhoefer, Entertainment; Bonnie La*

IXica, Feature; Bill Sacbse. News; Mark Zine^Drama. H* £jj

Staff Writers: Mary Hoffman, J.D, Hav rilla, Bob Pettinelli, Sports; ThomasW "! Gft DiStefano, Kim Wontenay, Sue Weiner, Maureen Hunt, Feature;

Gerald Barron, Entertainment; Tom Heberle, News '• J:

Staff:£. Cathy Smith, typist; Annette CU rso , Mary Popvich, proof reader; DtanneM \ ,|Guyda, Terrl Grzankowski,? Mary Griswold, Marie Kanicki, Jon DeGeorge,

Lay-out;.Fran Ahearn, Art; Carol Kress. Shells Lichtenwalter, photographer; Mary^ Tupek, Circulation; Dario Cipriani, advertising manager;Bob Beckgieditorial assistant. T 3 , *. -M

Editorial PolicyAsJ constituents of the aca

demic community, students

should be free, Individuallyand co llectively, to express theirviews on issues of {institutionalpolicy and on matters of generalinterest to the student body.Student "^publications and the student press are valuable aids inmaintaining an atmosphere offree and responsible discussionin the intellectual realm of aCollege or University.f. The newspaper, then, is ameans of bringing student concerns to the attention of the ad*ministration and* faculty, andformulating Istudent opinion onvarious issues concerned primarily %with the campus or thecommunity at large, j | * -

Th e responsibi U ty for provid-ing the communication of theabove mentioned material lies

with the Editorial staff and theirfaculty advisor. ^ f .J |The staff and advisor, realiz

ing their* responsibility, acceptas fundamental the adherence tothe canons of respo nsiblejournalism. Libel, indecency, undocumented allegations, attackson personal integrity, and thetechniques of harrassment andinnuendo will scrupulously beavoided. However, we demand forourselves i the following protection and freedom:

1. The student press shouldbe | free from [advance approvalof copy, and \ its editors and

/ managers should betfree to develop their own editorial policiesand news coverage. |- , 2. *Editors and managers jj ofstudent publications should be

protected from arbitrary inter-ference,|suspension dr«removalbecause of student, faculty, administrative, or \public \disapproval of editorial policy orcontent. Only for proper and

curricular activities? shall £ becovered as space permits. 53g§

I I . E D I T O R I A L S * • I j

A. Editorials expressed in thenewspaper are the responsibilityof the staff. J aagWeti 1, Editorials will express, as

far as p ossible, an attitude orfeeling of that staff and/ or asignificant segment J of theistudent body. 3p2K £fi

2. A significant segment neednot be a majority opinion. MESHS

B. Editorials shall concernthemselves with material pertinent to the academic communityon or off campus. S £

1. Rem arks should be directedtowards adm inistrative, facultyor student campus c oncerns. 3j 2. Remarks should intelligent.

ly comment upon local, state, national, or international concerns.

III. LETTER S p'TO THE

EDITOR. J | * iA, Xetters" shall be printed'fltr to W 1 wMSrever possible.• v l. A maximum «length of 300words is suggested when sub*mitting a let ter .

2. All letters should also bewritten in accordance with thetenets of good gram mer.

IB . Letters,,shall be assumedto BeTne'Tiersonal opinion ofthe writer, and as such nameswill be withheld upon request.1 9" Writeig - are entitled to' 'privileged~lnformatton" statusconcerning the availability oftheir iname to anyone who mightask for same.

?D. Any lettexs of obviouslyMmrriatur'6 judgment shall not beâccepted for publication.

H . The ed itorial staff and/ o r

\ ad visor{ reserves the right toscreen material acceptable for

stated causes should editors andmanagers be subject to ^remov

al and then by orderly and prescribed procedures. fWhile demanding, these rig hts

we accept the Inherent limitation placed onâ newspaper thatis not financially autonom ous.We accept the fact that the institution bears ?the legal responsibility for •'the contents of thepublication $ and will endeavor toact accordingly.

The* following, then , are thestandards to be followed in ourpublication:jtljJNEWS W %f A. Coverage of news must be

fair and accura te and must beconcerned with everything (asspace permits) that is of director indirect Interest to all members of the college. | ~

1 . News sources must be care

fully investigated in order toascertain their reliability anddependability.

2. News events must be thoroughly investigated in order toprevent misinformation and misunderstanding.

3. tNews articles must bejudged prudently and carefully.

4. News articles and columnswhich are detrimental to specifically named members of theacadem ic co mmunity shall^ notbe published unless such membe rs are notified in advance andgiven an opportunity to pre parea defense if one is deemed necessary, i I

5. By-lines will be*affixed toarticles written by staff members or others if such is deemednecessary by the editors and/ oradvisor.

^6 . Academically orientatednews "Items f concerning?other f ffblication^ $?? < -schools shall be covered as ful. f. 2. Letters should include onlyly as possible. s Intelligent comments relative to

7. school-connected or extra ^ academic community.

5-'

TH E PEOPLESPEAK

\

The 20 th century has-givencredence to the theory that man'sinstruments must'be developedor|discarded, improved fo r allowed to decay. The MERCIADis one of these instruments, anInstrument of expression thatroust undergo intelligent a n dguided change if i t is to keeppace with the student community it proposes to served

The MERCIAD in the past fewyears has "matured in severalareas, most notablyHn its roleas . a secondary source of student opinion. Mem bers of thisnewspaper staff have seized valuable opportunities to voice theirthoughts on both national andlocal, social and academic issues . The 1972 MERCIAD, how.ever, should carry this policyone step further. It should nowactively seek to open its columnsto the views of every, thoughtful individual of this college,whether or not a standing mem

ber of thepaper.

svC i• It is true thatlmany*studentsmay be reluctant^ to contributeor unaware of exactly how andwhere contributions should^ bemade. Therefore, the MERCIADshould esta blish a policy throughwhich it may notl only acceptthe ^written views of studentsas before, but actually seek themout. Â special staff committee to actively draw in ^comments from the Mercyhurst community should be established. Acommittee j whose sole purposeis .to listen teethe opinions thatconstantly circulate throughoutthe halls, to follow* them to theirsource, and toj encourage thatthose views be voiced in printby j. their origina tors- Such âcommittee would seem a rea

sonable and valuable experiment

for the new spaper to undertak e.^Furthermore, The MER

CIAD *s editors and staff shouldbe prepared, as in^the past, toaccept the fact that Mercyhurst

individuals may express theiropinions best in a form otherthan that used by the standardpress. A student artist or poetshould be encouraged to speakfreely? in this paper*in his ownmedium, in sketches or verseof his choice. SjL g | ^ <

A single limitation in regar dto this policy toward * developing a true, free student forum ofopinions| should be ex ercised .It jis a >simple limitation Hhatmost responsible i papers exercise in their pages: that the contributor merely end" his workwith his signatu re. The, rightto voice one's thoughts i s properly accompanied by the responsibility to acknowledge them asone's own,^whether in a regularcolumn or in a? letter to the ed

i tor . The responsibility to verify the signature of the author,of c our se, should belong Ho thenewspaper staff. # §

The* creation of a new staffforum committee is only?onesmall experiment, but a valuableone. It is worth the energy of anynewspaper, anylivinginstrumentof man, to experiment with th eprocess of growth. | 5

Maureen HuntI Jx Staff writer•j(Editor»s^Note: The MERCIAD

has printed it»s Editorial Policyin this issuers* a partial answerto the suggestions offered withinthe above letter. The other suggestions Svill be followed to thebest of ou!<§ staff's ability. Wewould like, however, to extend anopen invitation to join the news

paper staff in any capacity,)i

As a new member of the women's faction of this campus, If eelUmpelled to sight a few observations and introduce somenew considerations for the upand coming year concerning thefeminist f movement on campus.

-4Being a female transfer to anewly coed college, I have beensurp rise d! to find that the sportsprogram is almost solely gearedto the male pop ulation. Surely

we will be seeing many moremale? athletes to accompany thenew athletic field being dug upin the once £;scenic grounds behind Baldwin Ha ll. jMale students are recruited basicallyon their physical achievementsrather than their academic excellenc e. With a new baseballteam being formed, I am curiousto see |the results of the nextfew months of admissions. Eventoday, the male stude nts! havecertain ' privi leges ." ^The hoursIn which the women ?are to usethe indoor tennis courts are unproportional to those of the men.

In this day5 and age when colleges a re discarding their sportsprograms and turning their emphasis move to academic program s, I find it strange that

Mercyhurst is taking the oppositeroute, especially at the cost of

its women students. The admin-istration seems to be more concerned with building an imagefor Itself as an athletic powerhouse instead of ?a scholarly institution, 1 Women pay the sameamount) of tuition as the malesyet have no priorities *in eitherthe sports program or the scholarship appropriations. '•iThis merely is an observation

— an a rticle on the problemsconfronting a woman on the campus. As more facts become obvious and more women becomeaware of the oppressions facingthem , thi s campus may* be surprised to see a strong Women'sLiberation g movement growingamongst its female members.

i C arl C olangelo

/

ri

v

8/6/2019 The Merciad, Sept. 18, 1971


SEPTEMBER 18.1971 PAGE 3i**.1 • * - r J J « » » # »

FIVE MERCYMURSTEDUCATORS HONORED

- Five ^Mercyhurst College educators and * administrators havebeen chosen jfor recognition inthe 1971 honors ^ publication,"Outstanding 'Educators of A-

mexicsu*' I.Chosen for the awards citationbye the board of directors of theOutstanding Americans Foundation were Mercyhurst adminis.trators Edward- A* Engel, director of development, kand JamesG« Lanahan, directorvof admis.sions. t 1 * $ f.:

Hurst faculty members honored include Sister ChristianKoontz, chairman of the division of jhumanities and director tot English; Richard J.Kubiak, chairman of the division of social sciences and direct or of history; and John M.Line our t, director of the department of philosophyo |

An annual -program designedto |recognize and honor collegefaculty me mbe rs and education

al adm inistrato rs; from ac rossthe country, the Mercyhurst a-wardees were chosen for 'theiracademic achievements, administrati ve abilities, civic service and their leadership In th efield of education. f

Edward A.Edward IA* Engel

veteran in the field

Engel f $- a ten-yearof develop.

IV

V

t

T h e E r i e B o o k S t o r e

717 French Street

Erie, Pa. f i

Phone 45243354

ment —left his administrativepost at Barat College of theSacred Heart in Chicago to assume duties as* development director at Mercyhurst College

in 1967. i | |He is a graduate of LoyolaUniversity, Chicago, where heserved as dire ctor of alumnirelations and later as associatedirec tor of development, :^S

As Mercyhurst developmentdirect or, Engel works with thecollege trustees and advisorsand is responsible for all fundraisin g. He is credited withthe iiorigination of the college'sannual parents' fund, the business and industry program , faswell a s the esta te planning program.

He is one of-five ôfficers inthe Mercyhurst J administrationheaded by Sister M. Carolyn!President! T ,*£

iwA

W K A B M H t f l

James G. L anaha ne James,. G** Lanahan, a nativeof lUpper Darby, Pa., assumedthe head admissions post at Mercyhurst in July, 1970. |

He came to Mercyhurst fromSt. | Bonaventure,'. University,where | he had been the assistantdirector5 of admissions since1966. An alumnus of St, Bonaventu re, Lanahan holds a bachelor's degree infsociology andanaM,S#gin guidance. £ A

He is the national secretaryof the*Catholic College coordinatingCouncil^ and a member ofregional and national associations for admissions officers.

Sr. Christian Koontz 'Sister| Christian? Koontz Jwas

named to the Mercyhurst faculty

U N C L E V I N C E W A N T S

H E R C I A D 1 S T A F F

B a r b a to ' s P i z z e r ia1707|STATE STREET

521-21581 IFEATURING DELICIOUS

SUBS & PIZZAS; TO G O

last September to head the dlvUsion of humanities. She Is;1 anassociate professor of; Englishat the colle ge. *

A native ofSAltoona, Sister at-tended Mt. Aloysius Junior Col*lege ^ and fcom pieted her undergraduate studies in English andFrench at Mercyhurst.

S ister. Christian received herMaster of A rts degree in Medieval English from Catholicversity! where recently she wasawarded her PhJ>. in £MedievalEnglish, linguistics and literarytheory. 4

Richard J. Kubiak

yi Richard Kubiak, an associatet>rofesSbrôf hislory, Joined theMercyhurst faculty in 1962.piecompleted fhis undergraduatestudies at|Alliance College andearnedIan M. A.4n hi s tory fromthe Pennsylvania |state|univer»sity., He i s | currently a P1U).candidate Sin Medieval and An*cient history at the Universityof Illinois. ;k I j

Ani E rie native, Kubiak pur-sued doctoral research in Poland in|l971 under a grant fromthe Kosciuszko Foundation. Hereturnedfrto Poland this summerfor ^further. research funder |jaPolish Government Extension ofthe Kosciuszko fellowship.

When*, awarded?his doctorate,he Jwill become one of only fiveU. S. expertsjin Later PolishMedieval studie s. .fe&fsl 1

John Lincourt ||johh MÎincourt came to

Mercyhurst in 1964 and currently holds the rankjjof assistantprofessor of philosophy.| He re ceived? his bachelor of arts*de»gree in philosophy^ and historyfrom st* ûiselro'slcollegB^Jand

fe maste r's^ degree in medieval philosophy|from|NiagaraU*niversity. *

A$ Ph*D. candidate in American philosophy at S.U.N.Y, atBuffalo, Lincourt was awardedfellowships and teaching assis-tantships for his doctoral stud,ies. T

RUS - You?re]Student Government

by Betsy BierfieldtWith the end of summer vaca

tion, the*typical college studentexperiences mixed emotions a-bout his return to campus. For;most, it will be a homecomingto familiar people, places andthings. So familiar, in fact, thatthe college campus has becomea| complacent recluse. -Mercyhurst C ollege, Er ie, P a., has,in the past, been no different.With the dawn of theiacademicyear ,71 -f72 , however, new andInteresting possibilities 3 ar eforeseen within the realms J ofRUS. I

The Representative Union ofStudents is a ^working form; ofgovernment devised by studentsfor students. In its initial year,RUS surpassed its function, themost significant contribution be*log the curriculum change. Theprevious administration deserves acclaim for a most sue-c essf ul year. More Importantly,however, one should laud the en

tire student body for their wholehearted effort in working to maintain stability on this campus.

The new administration is sensitive to these efforts 3and willstrive»to preserve them. Therecan be no doubts ass to the personal capabilities of the* members of the executive board:Maureen Sullivan, secretary;Karynf Smith, {treasurer; It andBetsy Bierfeldt, president, flam fully confident that togetherwe cannot fail. The remainingrepresentatives are the 'cremede la creme9, so to speak. Selected! from a slate of responsible candidates all ofcwhom hadone major objective, to serve thiscollege, primarily J its studentbody. Th ose who emerged vie/1

torious from last A pril's elec

tion are dedicated to tills Ideal.la addition to* functioning asthe studentilegislative^body, RUS

also serves as the liason between student and faculty in theCollege Senate. Through thisunique role, RUS members canbest serve their electorate by

active participation on all Senate committees (excluding Faculty Affairs). S .!

At this time I do not wishto restate my entire;platform,but would like jto reiterate several concepts: > && +

The Student Activities Director has been employed lor thisyea r. Mr. Phillip Herring willwork in this capacity. Well experienced In this field, M r. Her-ring w ill strive to maintain avaried social atmosphere oncampus. 1 In addition, a socialcommittee has been created tovoice the students9 opinions onpossible activities. $

Several other committees havebeen created to facilitate theactual workings in RUS. Amongthese are: Publicity Committee,

chairman, MTynn Souders; Pol*ley Committee, chairman, BitsyMcCarthy and Kathy McCarthy.Fo r purpose s of health and wellbeing, a Food Com mittee, to consult with and advise* the cafeter ia staff, has been created.

The full power and scope ofthe Representative Union of Students has not yet been put tothe test. Its possibilities arelimitless yet still they have onedeterminant. Complete withMarxist overtones, RUS is exactly that —a student allianceworking for the good of the ent ire union^Without.communityassistance, "In the form of student support, the union will fall.I f have stood before you pre-viously, seeking your support.l|am renewing that petition now,

so *that this year might be *amost progressive and productive

o n e . • § § " ~ ' * ? ? V "

Welcome Back 'Hurst StudentsI RITE%IGHT OPTICAL

423 W. 8th St., £rie,fPa. Ph. 453-5111

Service: Prompt &% fast / l

URGENT CASES,i . SAMP DAY. *£

Style* New modframes

LARGEST WIR6f SELECTION

Savings:; lowestPrices

2nd pair discountGroup family j

counts-

brings theworld o f p *style & fashionbefore your Jeyes• Prescriptions

filled^ m• Contact tenses

Repairs

Special 15% To Mercyhurst Students

<$baac

andîmS T A T I S T REET A T S E V E N T H

625 SHOP

%

i@&

T H E S H O P

| { W I T H

M O R E

P A N T S

If you're .on topof|vmat'8|happening | fyou know KA2IOO BOLDSare making it withtheir rugged quality

unb eatable! fit and sophist icated

•

8/6/2019 The Merciad, Sept. 18, 1971


SEPTEMBER 18J971PAGE 4

ActivitiesFeeCashB eakdown

by Tom Heberle

One thing which should cometo the attention of Mercyhurststudents Is how the Activities Fee

Is distributed and what benefits the students, who are nowpaying ?for their education (ortheir parents are) and who shouldbe interested In where the moneyis going, j& I % i i

j | There is an estimated hundredthousand dollar Activities BudgetaU Mercyhurst. Your $125 ispart of jfithis budget. Here is abreakdown of the ten areas affected by the Activities Budget:

— Sixteen hundred is allocatedto?the Campus Ministry, whichin*turn uses the money for various religious campus activities*

— $17,550 Is used for the Counseling services.* Trained counselors are available on campusfor help with social or personalproblems^ of the student. Thisw as an area of neglect on the

par t of the majority of studentsand the administration last year.Students did not take advantageof Jthe counseling services atMercyhurst because they weren'taware of the services available.I t is expected Sthat students willmake more use of the Counseling Department this year* \

—A little over five-thousanddollars* goes? to the PlacementService, This service h elps graduates to find Jobs in their respective-fields after graduation.

-f$12,523* goes to the HealthService at > school. Mercyhursth as a doctor and *Nrained nurseon call in case of anyjSmergency,

plus adequate medical facilities.— $20,850 goes to the Athle tics

Program. This is a| substantial

increase over last year, duelargely to the expanded! intercollegiate sports program, whichfeatures basketball, crew, tennis, and golf.c

— The Representative Unionoff.Students receives the samealottment as the Athletic Program. This money is used mainly for Social Functions \at theschool, a few of which are: SpringWeekend, Freshman Orientation($3,000) and paying for | thegroups which play at the coffeehouse.

— $8,000 is given to the Liter-alae , 'the yearbook, which isavailable at the end of the schoolyear.W%

— $10,500 ($6,000 • cultural,$5,500 • films) goes to the Cultural Series and films offered

throughout the year. Both modernand classical films ar e shown.>—$$3,000 is allocated to the

school f newspaper, £THE MER-CIAD is expected to publish atleast fifteen issues this year, anincrease from last year.

— Finally, $800 goes to theLiterary Magazine which is published by Mercyhurst at the endof the school year. It'includesart work, poetry, essays andother works by Mercyhurst stu.dents. The money is used forprinting and distribution.

It*s yourf money that's paying for alii these se rvices —Take advantage of them!

TEACHEREXAM DATES

•w«»

K»

f CoBegef seniors preparing toteach school may take the National Teacher Examinations onany I of the :four different testdates announced today by Educational \Testings Service, a* nonprofit, educational organizationwhich prepares and administersthis testing program . < M

New dates \ for the testing ofprospective teachers are: November 13, 1971/ and January29, April 8, and July§L5, 1972.The tests* will* be given at near-ly 500 locations throughout theUnited

1 States , ETS said. I *^Results of the National Teach,

er Examinations are 'used bymany large school districts asone of several factors in theselection of new teachers andby several states forrcertification or licensing of teachers .Some colleges also require allseniors preparing $to teach tofake the examinations.* Theschool systems and state departme nts of education which usethe examination results are listed in an NTEI leaflet entitled

• k. ** s£ - v. ifeCORE USERS whidi may be obtained by-writing to ETS. "1 I

On each full day! of testing,prospective teachers | may takethe Common Examination whichmeasures i their professionalpreparation and general educational background and a Teaching Area Examination I whichmeasures their mastery of thesubject they expect to | teach.

Prospective teachers shouldcontact the school systems? inwhich they seek employment, ortheir colleges, for specific ad*vice on which examinations totake and on which dates) theyshould be taken. Iff -Jl i

The BULLETIN OFINFORMATION FCR CANDIDATES con.

tains a list of test centers randinforma tion about the examinations, as well as a R egistrationForum. Copies may be obtainedfrom college placement officers,school $ personnel -departments,or directly from National Teacher Examinations, Box 911, Educational T esting Service, Princeton, New Jersey, 08540. i

AMERICAIS 1

DYINGAmerica's environment con-

tinued to deteriorate during 1971âccording to the National Wild-life Federation's I third annual

Environmental Quality IndexStobe published in the October •November issue of NationalWildlife Magazine.."

iAir pollution remains the nation's most serious environmental problem. National standardsrequired by Congress give somehope things may begin to improve "as 1975 approaches, butthe trend in air quality^continue s down. As in the past, automobiles,^ electric al generatingplants and;coal burning industries are the main culprits.

Th e nation'si water is s t i l lincredibly foul but the bottommay Jhave been reached. The1971 EQÎndex shows no declinefrom 1970 lev els . More andbetter sewage "treatment plantsand indu strial clean-ups ajte giv

en credit for 'holding (the lineagainst further water degradation. Industry remains the largest water polluter Swith 65 percen t. Municipal sewage accountsfor 20 per cent, and agriculture15 per cent.Âmerica continues to exploitmineral resources Jwi thout suf-ficient regard for the future sothe Mineral EQIndex is downfrom 1970. Users,are outrun,ning explorers \ and known re serves of many vital metalswill? not outlasts the 20thj cen-tury. Recycling,)* though beginning to spread, isaves only asmall ^fraction of the nation'sminerals . |f % • I \|r Man's growing population andits* pollution has put additionalstress on wildlife and the Wild-

life Index continued its-'downward trend in 1971. Loss of habitat is the major dangerfdrwild-'life with chemical pollution ofair, water and land a close second. Some 101 species are listedon|the endangered species list.£• Population concentration nearthe two coasts in ten se, pollutedcities has pushed thef EQ Indexon L iving Space down during1971 land trend appears to beheaded further down. Until asound national land use policyand public transportation systems become reality, the EQ saysliving space problems are goingto get worse . *

Due to an 87 per cent harvestof allowable cut in the N ationalForest last year, the TimberEQ Index is up slightly over1970. But the upward|trend isshaky in the face of pressuresfor increased cutting and losses from burning andfdisease.jSoil quality, highest on the EQ

Index, has slipped from 1970.Bulldozing, over fertilization anderosion continue* to destroy A*merica's valuable soil re-sources .

SCHOLARSHIPS

«i

GoodyearfGrants

T he Foundation for Independent Colleges, Inc. , of Pennsyl

vania has been awarded $1,000by the Goodyear iTi re & RubberCompany Fund, anon-profitcor>oration supported by the Goodyear Tire & Rubber icompany.

In announcing the grant, Russel l De Young, chair man of theFund, said the award is beingmade to foster| the continuedtraining of college students inPennsylvania, many of whomhave become "members of theGoodyear organization.

Th e gift is part of the Fund'scu rren t $429,000 aid-to-education program which Includes di rec t grants-in-aid to many statefoundations of independent colleges. £ ?

The program also includesscholarships to selected institutions of v higher learning

throughout the * U.S. f The scholarships carry with them unrestricted grants-in-aid to helpoffset costs not included in tui.tion. *|In addition to the scholarships

and grants, fellowships In 10fields are established, with accompanying grants-in-aid. Theyare elastomers, Dartmouth College; chem istry, Kent StateUniversity and Massach usettsInstitute of Technology; chemical engineering, Texas A . & M .University; organic chemistry,Ohio State University;kpolyroerscience, University of Akron andRenssalaer Polytechnic ~ Institute; chemical microscopy, U-niversity of Colorado; fiber textile, North Carolina State University; advanced highway' en

gineering, Internationa l RoadEducational ;Fouridation. Goodyear Aerospace fellowships:aeronautic al engineering,r OhioState University; electrical engineering (electronics), Case -Western Reserve University.For further information, contactVincent Doran .

InternationalEducation I I

During the 1971-72 academic

year âpproximately 540 American' graduate students will bestudying overseas on scholarships provided by the U. S. Government; under the Fulbright •Hay est Act and by foreign dono r s . Competition for .these a-wards was administered by theInstitute of International Education. W B & J B S M

In May, 1971, the competitionfor the 1972-73 academic yearwas officially opened by HE.Now, only a few more weeks remain in which qualified graduatestudents may apply for one ofthese awards. f ^ m

In addition to Full Grants,which provide Ground-trip trans

portation to any one of 29 countr ies , as well as tui tionand maintenance for one academic year,two other types of grants ar eavailable: U. S. GovernmentTravel Grants to 12 countries;and main tenanc e and tuition a-wards to 14 countries offeredby foreign governments, universities and private donors.

General eligibility requirements are: U. S. citizenship atthe time of application, a bachelor 's degree or its equivalentby the beginning date of the grant,language ability commensuratewith the demands of the proposedstudy project, and good health.Except for certain specific a-wards, applicants may not holdor expect

to ireceive

thePh„D.

before the beginning of thegrant.Preference is given to applicantsbetween 20 and 35 years of age.

Furt her information for students currently enrolled at Mercyhurst College can be obtainedfrom Vincent Doran, 1 f

by Bob Beck

aaae

4

%M

*m

i

•this lyear Mercyhurst Col

lege has grown larg er, not onlyin it s population butialso in itsphysical features. PThe eighttownhouses are housing 48 res ident students'with all the luxuries of home i tself, except mother.^ On the otherfside" ofnhecampus, Tullio Field?is beingconstructed. £ Th e . completiondate is set for late spring '72;in Aplenty of time for the I

972

baseball season, fAlso, the ten-^nis team hasf another g indoorcourt*for night and winter practice. J ^ S l ' & \ 1

Of course, we cannot forgetour day students. For you, theadministration has provided! alarger paved parking! are a ^behind zurn Hall. -But do not letyour hopes get too highithis onewill not be plowed in the winter.

So a |word to the wise, Ikeep .ashovel in,the--trunk! M! m» I

£&&&&cs&&te ^ f e s ^

W|

— * * "TO^^RSSS^^âSP**wwiMA4$«n9

8/6/2019 The Merciad, Sept. 18, 1971


FICTIONSEPTEMBER 18,1971 PAGE5

ABSURD!A COLLEGERecently^ while reading the l c

cal newspaper! it occurred toMr. Smith than an undue amountof coverage had been given tothose despicable and unsavoryelements of society —campusradicals.. The newspapers, itseems, were simply clutteredwifli rep ort s of violence in suchplaces as Columbia, Berkeley,Jackson State and Kent State,Why all the fuss?^. thought Mr.Smith* Why not just bring inthe U.-S. Army and bury these•^dregs" of society?

At this point he had had aboutenough. He felt it was nowtime to visit one of these bastions of evil to draw his onin.ions ^firsthand. So he immediately entered his car and head.editor the nearest college campus — Absurdia College.*In ashort time he arrived at the cam-pus and was simultaneously be*wildered and ^relieved. As heentered the gate he was prompt*ly jstopped by* tw o enforcement

jcials driving ! a red bubble,topped station wagon. They approached Mr. smith's car, taking every precaution, (highbeamsshining, belly torawl etc...) andshined their flashlight in his facealmost blinding him.Îtwas nothing like he had read in the news,papers, Mr, Smith thought. Theyhad established real law and or.der he re. He was greatly relieved, $ \ .J*

"What's your business h e r e , "the official said, VDo you havean I . D . card ? Are you a studenth e r e ? " When he explained hissi tuati onf hey. i o m ediatelyjapoL.ogized andfinvited him to|theiroffice for coffee. Since be wasextremely Tcurious as to how

they had maintained* law andorder- on the campus, Mr, Smithaccepted wilhouf hesitation* ^|i||When they reached fthe officeMr.;? Smith Jbegan,- in a verycourteous? and affable manne r,to ask questions concerning theirdutues at the College.''Whydoes

• > • •

by Al Messina

Absurdia have such a competentand effective police force as op.posed to other colleges I've beenreading about in the news,

papers ," asked Mr.Smith. "Wellit's simple," one officer an-swered, ««ln the last few yearsthe College has? been hit by awave of violence and crime. Notonly were a few record playersand a pair of binoculars stolen,but the campus bookstore wasbroken into for the first time inthe school's history, in fact,on several occasions some youngdegenerates flittered the ec ampuswith beer cans. The college thendecided it could tolerate it nolonger. So here we are ,"

"But the problems don't seemto jbe as critical here as theyar e in j other ^colleges,"); saidMr. Smith. At this point!; theother officer replied: "It's con.tingency ^planning. The best wayto deal with potential problems(or nonexistent ones) is to buildup the machinery? to combat thembefore the problems ar ise . Wewill simply wait for those long-hairs to pull something, thenwe'll mace their eyes|and pokethem with our clubs if necessary.Y e s | sir , if*it weren't for con.tingency planning we would neverhave had the chance to kick-asson the gook • com mies in Vietnam." |

Thenfwhat ar e. some of themethods tyou use to enforce thelaw £ here at§ Absurdia?" Mr,Smith inquired, "Our first objective," the taller £man re torted, "is to search and destroyal l alienj elements,*domes tic orforeign, and to protect the Col.lege's left, middle, and right

flanks from invasion b y a n y localninkos, parasites^ or protestor sîn^short, we want. Absurdia tobe a safe place where peoplecan w alk wi thout being concernedabout tripping over errant beercans or having their|notebooksstolen while they aren't looking;"

Packwood FightsPower Companies*For yea rs! Northwest power

companies ihave ! been eyeing astretch of white wate i| on Idaho'sMiddle Snake River as it churns]through Hells Canyon, Visions

of a hydroelectric dam stretchedclean and tight^below this can.yon— deepest river canyon in theworld, mind you —becameintox.icating indeed. Thoughts of transmission lines humming outof th egorge | an d across the canyoncountry took on a corporate hallucinatory quality; and as, farback as 1954, Pacific NorthwestPower and the Washington Pub.lie Power Supply System de -cided they \ would do the J publica favor. They'd harness \thatchurning Middle S nake and windsome Northwestertiers* electricclocks in a way they've not beenwound lately. | %

Ênvironmentalists have beeneyeing the Hells Canyon stretcht o o . In fact a lot of|people like

the way*the Snake churns throughthe canyon, butllike|it in a dif.ferenttkind of way. N o need forhallucinattons;fthey Ukeitchurn.ing naturally, i | %I The utilitie s' power pitch (youdon't have to listen closely totell|you've heard it somewherebefore) revolves about th e powercrisis generally. They figure adaraf in the canyon, High Mountain Sheep, ^could dint a lot ofenergy problems the Northwestmight face llnJthe? future. Butenvironmentallegislation introduced to congress Jlast yearvented>some disagreement,| | A bill^ntroduced by IdahoSenators Frank*-Church and LenJordon suggested tftm FederalPowerfCommission should thinjcJflgh Mountain Sheep over care

fully for ten years before grant.inff o Ar m c+r i inH nnMcens e . An

other bill, introduced by OregonSenator Robert |w . Packwood,suggested that the F PC need notthink about the dam at al l. TheColumbia River Basinwas stud,

ded with too many dams already,A gargantuan stair-stepfof backto back dams has already turnedthe m ain $| stem i C olumbia (4thlargest river imNorth America)and the main stem Snake (theColumbia's major tributary)intonothing!more |then giant waterski lakes- extending from tidewater far into Canada and Idaho.Keeping the dams out of the lastfree-flowing remna nt of the Snakeis a* modest| goal {for a nationthat purports to give a damnabout its heritage and posterity.

Senator? Packwood's bill wouldprevent future dam constructionby creating theJHells Canyon —Snake National R iver. And itwould protect the two wilderness

KEEPAWITH

• •

'O&V ,

[•.*.

"Specifically," he continued,"we utilize a concept known aspreventive aggressive policing.That i s , jwe^spend every w aking

hour harrassing^students as towhat their n ame |is, w here theyare going, and what their studentnumber is . Certainly we wouldlike to take stronger measuresto insure the freedom and safetyof the good| people here atv A bsurdia, but some administratorshave implored us to exercisesome restraint. They even deniedour request^ to carry a shotgunin the car. Isn't that absurd?"

"You seem toibe dissatisfiedwith the restraints placed uponyou," said* Mr. S mith. |"No, notreally," one of the officers re plied. "Our administrative superior has given us the O.K.to deal with serious problemsin any way we deem necessary.And if that means a little rough-ing-up, he said itiwould be con

sidered as all in the lines ofduty. Besides if we win somebig ones we might receive honorbadges for bravery, maybe evena S piro Agnew watch ,"

With no more questions to askand given :the fact that^he wasthoroughly satisfied land r e .lieved, Mr. Smith thanked theofficers for their hospitality andleft|for home. I jguess not allthe college s have gone bad,thought Mr. Smith, •$

While walking towards his carhowever, M r. Sm ith noticed a fewofficers interrogating a studentby his car. Now there's the stuffthis country* is really made of,he thought. There's still a lotof people who want to preservethe good we have. As he entered

his car, however, somethingstrange happened. The studentlooked up afc£ Mr. Smith inf ap»parant disgust and|said, "Isn'tthis£absurd? r *£ i

What could he have possiblymeant, Jthought Mr,| Smith, Heleft perplexed,!

are as len the* Oregon and Idahosides, I providing f increasedvisitor use through improvedaccess roads and recreation fa.d u t i e s . 1 1

Environmentalists and government agencies I alike supported Senator Church's proposed moratorium. Though theybacked Senator |packwood's National R iver bill, the moratoriumwould a t; least\prevent Issuanceof an FPC construction licensein the near future.*ln a hearingbefore the Senate Subcommitteeon; Water and Power Res ources,a<* Fo res t Se rvice .spokesmansaid: "We believe that the valueof the Middle Snake canyonitself,along with its recreation, wild,life, and commercial and sportsfishery values, far outweigh anypresently demonstrated need fora hydroelectric project. O ur hopeis that alternatives can be found

COOLHEAD" f f i f i

! •:» ;•:

> A

_»_« r. » ;<

. * j *

^ J j l M

m

WW

??•!

[__' l

JM

*» J. *> .

SANDWICHES AN D LUNCHEONS

ALWAYSIAVAILABLE

GRAY'9151EAST 26th STREET

Now Open OnfSundays MTill 10:00 p.m

Have You GotDem Blues

by Gerry Barron

Well, friend, ya say you'vebeen back on campus for a weeknow and the old turf Just doesn't

seem the same? Ya say you'refee 11n' low because 5the once-green view from Baldwin's beenreplaced by the athletic fieldwe so urgently needed to keepour boys off the streets? j Yasay you're down 'cause you'rehavin9 a little trouble over.fi. nances, Sand you couldn't getenough financi al aid 'causeyou're a little maladjusted andlike studying more; than rowingboats or shooting hoops? Yasayyou're a law enforcement majorand they're out of Dick Tracy'sC rimes toppers' notebooks at thebookstore? Or you're upset'cause somebody's priorities area mite misplaced a n d t h e psychoidogy depfs budget consists of$11.42, 4 anemic rats, and 6 rabid pigeons? M y friend, if you've

got dem old Mercyhurst bluesagain mama,fallow me to introduce you to the only generalcure-all and elixe r of youth concocted s o as to rem ove! thesymptoms of 0this lingering malady — mu sic. A nd: that, myfriend, is what this here column'sgonna be all about.

This columnîs dedicated toall of you out there -who| arefortunate enough to be newcomer s to this seething? city of musical brouhaha. If you're tiredof listening to "Grand Funk"

and drinking beer, or you can'treally face T om Jones on theJtike Box in the Student Union

you might want to try some liveaction at one of the coffeehousesin town. The 1914 Tie (by someodd coincidence located at 1914Peach St.) or Strawberry Fieldsat Gannon College Sare goodplaces to catch some tunes allweekend long, "it's all happen*ing," as they say in! th e musakbiz, on Saturday night at Mercy*hurst's very own WatermelonBallroom, On the airwaves yourbest bet is "WWYN at 1260 onthe dial, Erie's closest ever toan acceptable underground sta.tion. If you're diggln' obnoxiousdisc jockeys ana schlock-rock,there's j a lot of bubblegumaround. If'you're-into that don'tread this column anymore —Teen;Scene .magazine's still a-round, kids.

The month of September's, al*ways good for a lew concerts —enjoy them 'cause-they're rarein these parts . On September 25Poco will be appearing at Gannon with The Beach Boys bring-in' good vibrations tolthe War-ner Theatre sa^week later. Ifyou don't mind travelin' a bit,Cleveland's Public Hallf offersDavid Crosby; an d Graham Nashon S eptember 2 5 | and GordonLightfoor on Octoberf 3. ^TiUnext time, go ride the m us ic ,.

B U R H E N N ' S P H A R M A C YCor. o f 38 t h & Pine A v e .

F O R ' H U R S T G I R L S O N L Y 1COMPLETE COSMETIC DEPT.

YARDLEY - BONNIE BELL

COTYIMAX FACTOR*- LOVE

} RRP

HYPO ALLERGENIC - CHANTILLY

PLUS MUCH!MUCH MORE

SCHOOL SUPPLIES & STATIONARY

Just A Short Walk From School

P. S . -tWe have men's needs also -

for you persistent fellows|that read the ad anyway!

to meet the Nation's water andpower needs without sacrificingthe existing qualities of the Middle Snake River." |

Neither,' Senator Church's norSenator Packwood9s bill passedCongress last year. But by Feb*ruary 1971, FPCÊxaroiner William c. Levy recommended thattwo power dams be licensed inthe Hells Canyon section of theMiddle Snake. Construction,^hesaid, should not begin before Sep.tember, 1975.tSince then, the Hells*Canyon

bills havelonce again begun chug*glng through the Congressional

gamut. Senator Church's bill(S . 488) which ?now prohibitslicensing of hydroelectric proj.ects on the Middle'Snake belowHells Canyon? before September3 0 , 1978, jwas passed by theSenate ton June 28 . It's beenchanelled to the House Commit-tee on Inte rstate and ForeignCommerce. Senator Churchclaims his bill is sponsored byIdaho Governor Cecil Andrus, theSenate Committee on interiorand insular Affairs, a n d t h e NixonAdministration. He feels the bill

S e e P a c k w o o d P a g e 6

(For Men & Women Only)

there whold new

World to Shop.^

THIRD REALMwithin

81 7

i

\

http://over.fi/

http://over.fi/

8/6/2019 The Merciad, Sept. 18, 1971


PAGE 6 SEPTEMBER 18.-1971

& # *

REFLECTIONS

OUR FRESHMAN YEARby Kim Wontonay

$ When I walked into Old Mainthat sunny Saturday, petrified,I "felt a warmth of welcome anda friendliness unsurpassed byany* similar5* experience. Theminute after-1 walked into mydorm," Egan, I wa s enthusiasticaJ»

ly$ greeted by ray RAf^jny bigsister, Sister Barbara , and KathyBlieszner, Kathy, though worn-out with all the hard work shehad been doing, kept her paceand enthusiasm. The dormitorybecame home. The girls in thedorm became my first acquaint*ances and my closest friends.I was thoroughly astonlshed«byeveryone's efforts to make allof us feel a pa rt of that * lifewhich we had \ chosen \ for thenextiour y e a r s , k W & *J

In the following days, weeks,and months, I found that thespi r i t of enthusiasm and inter*es t did? not weaken. Ra t he r , thespi r i t grew. It encompassed usall, causing us to realize thatMercyhurst was a? fastrooving,changing place and that the 'Hurst

would not- leave;- anyo ne "left inthe dust," f | *

Awareness and liveliness wasa way of Hi e . The ten week term,which [everyone had repeatedlytold me I would not like, provedin keeping with the r e s t of jjlifeh e r e . It wa s fastrooving, interest,ing, a lot of hard work, yetenjoyable* The education herewa s notflimited to the classroom .Meeting new individuals hap*pened e ve rywhe re . Having funwas| easy. In fact, Just rappingto my new-found friends wasfun. One^could choose a definitekind of college social life. Fromliving only in the dorm , by beinga?'Hurst girl opposed toymenon her campus and who let thatfact be known to'everyone, orone could enjoy the âdvantages

of|a coed college and still as*sociateNvith other collegians Inthe a r e a . Being" around so manyst ra nge , new people slowly^ became less difficult. The reasonfor this goes back to the "spirit"everyone at Mercyhurst seemst o sha re . It develops into a carin g for other i people and things.

by Tom« •

Rooster" DiStephanoLooking back on my freshman

ye a r at Mer cyhu rst, I would haveto say that it will probably* bethe most important year "of mycollege education. Freshmanyear is important because it affords I the "student variousi op

portunities to construc t and guidehis college Instruction, and formsome guidelines for S the remainder of his formal education.Freshman year also gives thestudent a chance to pre se nt him.self and hi s j ideas to his newcolleagues and administrators.

The environment on a collegecampus is radically differentthan that of the high school,but once adjusted |to it it offersthe student vast social and educational enrichment. £ 4 t

Campus life for those studentswho are going to be residentsis excit ing. The freshman yearoffers, for most, the initial steptowards j aw welcome degree ofIndependence, Mother Importantoccurance that characterizesfreshman year is the opportunity

to I meet people from variouspa rt s of the country with dif.ferent backgrounds and concepts.

A college education holds manynew responsibilities to accompany this new Independence, butthe mosUimportant fact for acollege freshman to bear in mindis that he must balance 4hardwork with social, activities. Developing this skill is Jthe basisof freshman year and Jcollegelife i t s e l f ^ . * * f

I welcome and wish*the bestof luck to j Mercy hurst 's newfreshmen. #

Really getting into my reflections on my first memorableyeariat :the 'Hurst could takepages.. Reflections ask for many

thoughts l\ could not begin toexpress nere, I fell In love withMercyhurst and it s people, I feltcaught lup *in it s fast pace ofchanging for the better. Lookingforward, I hope this spirit stayswith us *and I, hope we will allc a r r y itvwith us? as we attemptto Improve Mercyhurst,!/ r *j

" V / » K * < . v . . \

'-•'••--"*"•'-'

T r*

r- *m

Nathan iel Barnes and Louise Finneytaking a breakffrom the dance.

PackwoodFrom Page 5

would "Give us an opportunityto complete the?studies necessa ry to determine? the-highestpublici. use for this section ofthe Snake River," I

Senator Packwood's bill (S 717)ha s not tyet passed the Senate,The Senate Interior and InsularAffairs Committee, Subcommittee on I Parks and Recreation,has scheduled hearings on it forSeptember 17 , Int e re s t in thebill, which would provide ultUmate protection to the MiddleSnake, is said to be building inth e Northwest. | j&

The; Hells Canyon Preservation Council, Inc. has asked Con.gress to hold public hearings onSenator Packwood's bil l . Theyfeel Northwest residents are entitled to that. And environmental,ists hope that at least one of thebil ls passes Congress this year.Should they fizzle, power com*panies would be one year closer,to a 670.foot.hlgh Mountain SheepD a m . And the U.S. public 'wouldbe one step closer to remember,ing what was once the deepestwild river canyon in the world.

The Calf Pathby Samuel Foss

One day thru the primeval wood • -3(f.A calf walked home, as good calves should;But made a trail, all bent askew, ^$XjA crooked trail, as all calves do.Since then 300 years have fled,And I infer thecalf is dead.But still, he left behind his trailAnd thereby hangs my mortal tale.

The trail was taken up next dayBy a lone dog that passed that way.And then, a wise bell wethered sheepPursued the trail, o'er vale & steep,And drew the flocks behind him tooAs good bell wethers always do.And from that day} o'er hill and gladeThru those old woods, a path was made.

And many men wound in and out, IAnd dodged, and turned, and bent about,And uttered words of righteous wrathBecause 'twas such a crooked path.

;;

But still they followed, do not laughThe first migrations of that calf. >And thru the winding woods they stalkedBecause he wobbled when he walked.

Tills forest path became a lane is. | " ™that bent, and turned, and turned again.This crooked lane became a road &Where many a poor horse with his loadTolled on beneath the burning sun ¥And traveled some three miles in one.And thus a century and a half - ^ vThey trod the footsteps of that calf.

The years passed on An swiftness fleet,The road became a village street,And this before men were aware,A city's crowded thoroughfare.fAnd soon the central street was thisOf a renowned metropolis, |» y.And men, two centuries and a halfTrod the footsteps of that calf, t*

Each day a 100 thousand routeFollowed the zig-zag calf about,And o'er his crooked journej wentThe traffic of acontinent* % $A 100 t h o u s a n d me n w e r e ledB y one calf, n e a r t h r e e c e n t u r i e s d e a d .T h e y f o l lo w e d s a i l hi s c r o o k e d wa y •A n d l o s t 100 y e a r s pe r d a y * %^For this such reverence is lentTo well established precedent.

[A moral lesson this might teach

Were I ordained, and called to preach.Fo r men are prone to go it blindAlong the calf paths of the mind,And work away from sun to sunTo do what other men have done.They follow in the beaten track,And out, and in, and forth and back,And still their devious course pursueTo keep the paths that others do* *

They keep the paths a sacred grooveAlong which all their lives they move.But how the wise oldwood gods laughWho saw that first primeval calf. „Ah! Many things this tale might teach* ^But I am not ordained to preach.

. . • . . . . <

•••SSSw• •_ • 99~9_m

• • a • » _ • _ (1 * * 1

. • - * .

.« •

• - • - • _ • - • ^ • - • ^ • - • - • .• • • • * • . • • • • • • <

t • * * • , . • • •- • • * •a • • • * • • * • _ • * , • • . '

> , • , • • • * a a • a a• a • • • • . a • • • , • <

' • • • • • *• • • • • » !

I • _ * . * _ • • •• . * • • • I

* • • * • • •a . . • » • i

I * • • • • •

• • • • » •• «

• .•.

i • a a a » • *

• , . • i a •

. . . . . . a a . . . a a a a • • • a • . « a • a ..,% - • * • i«••«

* » a

9W

i a a • • a a i• • • • » • - * • • • a a a -»

. . • • a • • a a a a a • a •

a a m

• •a ,

a •I # '

9 • v v• •_ •

I a a «* . • •

• a a <* a a

> >

Lackawanna Jr. College invades Mercyhurst. Fromleft to right: Cathy Holmes, Les Wa lton, Cookie Cebula,Jack Thomas, Bob Jancula, Chris Sabatelli, John PeterM a u s . I I «. 1 zi

Chuck Zaleski*and Ellen Estaes

relaxing in the coffee house\

Rachel Dougherty and Mary!Lou

Besselman awaiting "Joe.". • . • .

• r« _» .

•

Poetru Corner

we reac

we sm say

time our time

we forget our

Forg

opensecond our

ou r heartsbecome one

John Sabol

dropYou welcomehours

donutgood

tastes

fresh sme

D U N K I N ' ! £ L %

D O M U T S

i STOREADDRESS

2 8 0 1 Pine Ave. |3710 PeachjSireet

•

THISR«!o«JBar C O U P O N

W O R T H

O ff Any Regular

Price LP or Tape,at

l_

THEE x a m p U : 4.98 List; R«cord Bar

pric« 3 . 9 7 ; w i th this coupon i2

n

- > *

EXPIRES IS«pf*mb«r?31, 1971

| RECORD BAR^v—V-* m&

s

http://670.foot.hlgh/



8/6/2019 The Merciad, Sept. 18, 1971


SEPTEMBER 18,3971 PAGE 7

RADIO STA TION

IN

STORE FOR 'HURSTsoften the need for good music

on the Erie air waves has beenexpress ed by! both students and

E rie res idents. Mercyhurst college is currently Involved in alarge-scale plan to fulfill thisneed. Heading the effort are:Illy Sobel, member of the Boardof D irectors of WQLN; R obertHoff, Instructor of Psychology;E . I William Kennedy, Dean ofStudent Affairs; and Gary Duden.hoefer, a Mercyhurst student.jDuring the last school year,

WQLN, Erie's non-commercialtelevision station, offered Mercyhurst* College >the chance? tojoin forces with them in th e oper.ati<HUOf a non-commercial FMradio ^station. Under the'' planwhich w as^ worked out, WQLNwould constru ct studios on theMercyhurst campus and a50,000watt transm itter at their tele*

vision transmission site* Mercyhurs t would be ' responsib le forproducing? all the ^programmingwhen the station goes on the air.Barring any unf orseen problems,the station should be in operation by late next summer. 9

Being a non-commercial operation, the station would not havetot depend on income from ad-

Rated X

vertisements for survival, in ef.feet, this frees th e station to program music which does not havea wide general appeal. Theemphasis, then, would be on das*sical, jazz, and ûnderground"folk-rock. Programming wouldalso Include public affairs shows-community news, and networkprogramming. In short,; the nature and scope of the programming would be limited only bythe Imagination of th e people whoare working on the staff.I The greater part of this year,

besides construction of the station itself, will be devoted toorgan!zing a cohesive staff ofinterested students from Mercy*hurst to run th e station. Meetingswill probably be £ he Id on a regular basis once construction ofthe station has begun. At first,the purpose of these meetings

will -b e to acquaint students withthe basic technical operation ofa radio station. Once a staff isorganized, open discussion ofideas for th e station can b e aired.

The first meeting will be heldin late October. H owever, if youhave particular interest in thisproject, conta ct any of the people mentioned above. 5*

Carnal Knowledgei Take two typical college guys, and the facade of their sexualactiviti es, add twenty year s and CARNALK N O W L E D G E is wrapped

|lnto its nutshell. * |Director ^Mike Nichols developed this simple stereo - type plotinto an exc ellent f ilm. Jack N icholson and Art Garfunkel do abeautifulk job% as th§ guys ^wl^start, at the same point— take .a jjdifferent route, and end up at the same finish line* Candice Bergen,the college chick who secretly has been with both, marries Art*Before long he *has taken$a mistress • cutting Candy out of the

* picture. But the actr ess who stands o u t t h e most (no pun intended)is Ann-Margaret. After all these iyears,iHollywood's sex-kittenreally shows herself (again no pun) as th e actress she can be. iterrole as the marriage minded mistress gets her into Nicholson'slife* After their marriage,!she takes him for what he's worth.

By the time our heroes are in their 40's their lives are ruinedbeyond the point of no retu rn. J ~-b f *

T his achingly beautiful film will hit home with its male audience— hoping to open their eyes before it is too late — a kind of 1984on morality. |.

'.-

MOVIE SCHEDULEi 1971-1972 I

Term 1

9/19/71

F U N N Y G I R L

9/26/71

W I N N I N G10/3/71

C A M E L O T

10/10/71

G R E A T R A G E

10/17/71

N A K E D R U N N E R

10/31 /7 1

D I A R Y O F l A i M A D H O U S E W I F E

When The WeekendCometh

With the arrival of the weekend com es the inevita ble deci*sion of how to spend it. Th e Eriearea, besides offering the conventional means of entertain*ment, boasts some unique features fori people of differentinterests, I

The thrills of skydiving en.tice adventure-seekers to theMooreheadville Air Park on

pectations of J those who relishcelebrity • hunting. Unknown evento many Erieites, the Rosaireshost the former?stars of "Dak.tar i," the chimps Judy and Totoand Clarence the crosseyed lion,as well as- the former star of'•Gentle Ben." These fiercelygregarious celebrities welcomevisitors with a warm handshakeor an even warmer hug*

Crawford sang, "Your Nose IsGonna Grow" on the j program"Dance Party.**

To return to the present, artwork in E rie proliferates forart enthusiasts to enjoy. Seekingamuse meatf themselves, twocomplementary sculptures inwest Perry Square recently extended their height ten feet andconcealed -their original bright

T"-*"?

He and She can be found in Perry Square

Route 20. As jumpers flip-flopand float in the sky, groundlingspecta tors also prickle with theexcitement of the sport as they

scoot about tos avoid the fallingparachutists, i From either perspective Mooreheadville pro-vtdes R"tlashtngytiWet for~thedaredevil instinct* f% A ride to the Rosaire farm in

Waterford fulfills*the great ex-

Charmed ?by landmarks, lover s lof {nostalgia explore * andenvision E rie 's past with the aidof historic sights. H ere fcstood

the Hotel 'Lawrence where, manyyears ago,;George Gershwin listened to the c athedral'^hi roes,

Blue." rrhere remains WSEEwhere, several years a g o , Johnny

blue with a covering of burntamber* The "things", which ei»ther fascinate or repel art connois seu rs, evidently enjoy watch

ing the reactions of passers-by.As these glimpses of leisureactivities I adl cate, ± E r i e ^ a c -commodates dive rse, not to mention Intriguing, tastes in recre ation.

MERCYHURST CbllEGELIBRARY

MERCYHURST COLLEGE LIBRARYHOURS

FO R MO N TH O F SE PT E MBE R A N D FIRST WEEK IN OCTOBER(O R UN T I L T H E L E A RN IN G RE SO URC E S C E N T E R IS REA DYFO R O C C UPA N C Y ) . | M 4

Temporary Hours in PresentlBuildlng

MondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturdaySunday

8(308:308:308:30

5:00 p.m. 7-10:00 p.m.5:00 p.nu 7-10:00 p . m.5:00 p.m . 7 • 10:00 p.m.5:00 p.m . 7 -10:00 p.m.5:00 p.m . 7 - 9:00 p.m . # *5:00 p . m . N o Evening H ours

1:00*. 5:00 p.m . 7 -10:00 p. m

T H E S E HOURSlWlLL T A KE A FFE C T I N O C T O BE RT H E L . R . C . I S O P E N ) . f

l e a r n i n g Resources Center i

Monday| Tuesday

WednesdayThursdayFr i d aySaturday

Sunday

Reference Library

MondayTuesdayWednesday

ThursdayFridaySaturday $Sunday

8:30 - 5:00 p.m. 7 -12:00 p.m.8:30 - 5:00 p.m. 7 -12:00 p.m.

5:00 p.m . 7-5:00 p.m . 7 .

12:00 p.m.12:00 p.m .

5:00 p.nw 7 -5:00 p. m . 7

10:00 p.m.- 9:00 p.m.

1:00 I 5:00 p.m. 7 -10:00 p.m.

9:00 f 5:005p.m. 7 -9 :00p.m.9:00 - 5:00 p.m. 7 .9:00 D.m.

9:00

5:00 p.m. 7 . |9:O0p.m.5:00 p.m. 7 -9 :00p.m.

5:00 p. m. NoE vening HoursUOO - 5:00 p.m. No Evening Hours2:00 - 4:00 p.m. N o Evening H ours

* *

8/6/2019 The Merciad, Sept. 18, 1971


PAGE 8 SEPTEMBER 18.1971

SPOR rs DOPE Director

N e w Y e a rOf Competi t ive Sports

by Bill Dopierala*

My " b o s s " has asked me to

give our readers! a completelook at sports at Mercyhurst forthe coming year, l don't know ifsuchia ,*•'complete" look is pos.sible because of all the changesconstantly going on here. However, ifwill try andji give you a"look" at£ athletics from mylimited vantage point,£

P | One word can? adequately describe the coming year in sportsat the 'Hurst?, interesting, Anumber of questions can beasked, whose answers should beat least "interesting", i |

I Will Dick jFox's first year asAthletic Director and BasketballCoach be a success? tWill the"green" Laker B-ball team holdtheir own against an exceptionally strong first-year schedule?

Can. the tennis team keep uptheir perfect record against amuch tougher schedule? Will theybe able to capture the EdinboroInvitational in October? Will thenagging injuries!that hurt lastyear finally stop??Will the golfteam win* a few more 'matchesthis year? (Theyjhave only oneway togo —up.) Will the crewteam start competing againstHarvard, etc,? Will Lake Erie"warm-up" in!-the spring to letthem row earlier?

§• Will the new Athletic Field and

Track ever be completed? Willtherejbe more interest shown inintramurals forboth men andwomen? Will there be some newadditions to intramurals such as.Softball (formen* and women)"and intramural ^tournaments intennis and golf? Will the athletic.academic situation be Improved?

To be specific, the basketballteam is> going against as tough agroup of opponents as a firstyear team ever has. The tennisteam, with practically the entiresquad returning, has a muchstronger schedule and a recordto defend. The golf team is hoping and looking for i mprovementafter a less • than • successfulseason last year. The crew teamhas begun workouts already and

hopes for some possible compe-tition this fall, jEThe intramural program must

expand with an increased enrollment and be more dive rse, H ope*fully,jthe controversy that surrounded the athletic program lastspring has ended.

One final question enters mymind as I ^ponder the "sportslook" at Mercyhurst for thisyear —does this writer reallyknow • what ahe's talking? about?

S U P P O R T

Y O U R

S P O R T S

L A K E R

B O O S T E R

'Hurst Names

JoelMattis S.I.DJoseph R. M attis has been

named Sports Information Di

rector (SID) for Mercyhurst college as the hillotop school entersits second year in intercollegiatevarsity competition.

Mattis —an Erie native and1969 graduate ofGannon Colleger—worked for the ERIEMORNING NEWS sports department from 1966 until May 1971,

While in college he also workedas a student assistant and photographer in the Gannon Public R elations Office under Tom Bates,now SID at Lafayette College,E aston, Pau, and TomUhr-macher who has since joinedEastman Kodak Corporation,

The Mercyhurst SID has beena member ofthe United StatesBasketball Writers Associationsince-1967, In addition, he was

player procurement director forthe Sixth andSeventh AnnualSupport! our sports North-South

Ail-Star basketball classic. KMattis is a free lance photog

rapher and traffic engineer atthe General? Telephone C o, ofPa . * | jg

As the Mercyhurst Sports Information Director, he will workclosely with Dick Fox, AthleticDirector, to report the college'svarsity basketball games, tennismatches, golf matches, and crewraces during the 1971-72season.

Joe Ma ttis

• • • •

ft • ft I

• ft)7ft_i

. • _ • _ • • •

>XX4 . * _ •— • • 4 * 1^ • - f t • ! • • < _i » • • * • • ,

• * • • • • • • * •

i t * .* •

t_« • - ^ * ~ * ! • * • - • . • * • - *- . • »• - ?, , , ft • • i * . ^ * r » _ *— • — • « • * •

i , , , , • • _ » • f • • - • » * * !

I f f • 9w • • • • * _ • » • -

• •. • • •• • • • » • ft • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • ft • • ft ft* • • • ft ft ft. ft ft ft ft , ft • ' • ' •i ft • » • , • • • • • • • ft• • ft • ft ft ft ft ft ft • , ft- ftftftftftftftftft ft • _ • - f t . •• •

• • • *. • _ • .

* ft• - • _ « _ • _ • - •

} iJ*.

• •_ • . * - * . . • _ • _ • » • * • _ * ! 9mJk9J09J9

•f t

i • • f •* ft • • • • (

• • • • • . • _• ». *.

•• *^-vJQJrJ*JtL*,* ftJl -ft.-^• • • * • • • • # *-*

• • • * • • • • • • • • • • • • • •<

'•••••••••••v• • • • • * • #• • •

I • • ft , f * l » ft ft ft ft • • •

• • •-•T»3l* fc»I*3»^«.«*«-*.*

SK- • ^

W ill this be Baldwin H all in one year?

: • _ *

$W6%sx&i• • • # • • • « • « _ • * • • - • ! • - • . * . • - • • • * » • * _ • ; * • . * # r ft # •» . • - • • * * _ * . *, • • * i

Lft * • • #J*ZVC#ZP

• _ • | f l M * * *

%v

r» • _ • : • T f t _ * J > J & J A O ,

• _ • • • . • ] * . • _ % • _ r " > »_ 4'i • • a_ft • •_ ,» .# a f t ft • ft ti • * * • _ • . • . . • • • . * * * • - f t ft •* * * , # ft^ft •. * ft • # 9 # • •

THE MERCIAD staff (what's left of it)arfSSo'clock Thursday morning.^

Documents

The Merciad, Sept. 18, 1971