7m MERCIAD Fall Motif To Be Used

At Open House Tonight

Vol. XXVII, No. 1 MERCYHURST COLLEGE, ERIELfPA. September 30, 1955
Talk] By Dean
Opens College
Following Mass in honor of the
Holy Ghost on September 22, Rev.
Daniel J. Martin addressed the
largest student body ever to be
enrolled at Mercyhurst. This mark-
ed the official opening of the new
college year.
Father Martin's advice was cen-
tered about the makings of a suc-
cessful year. Students should come
to college, he explained, not only
with the idea of getting out of it
all they can, but also with the
idea of giving to it. Only in that
way will they achieve the full
satisfaction they seek.
Officially opening: the school year{forgthe new freshman class, a
freshman-faculty reception was held on Tuesday, September 20. In the Little Theatre immediate-
Above are Pat Foley, Auburn, N. Y., and Nancy Sturtevant, Erie, ly following Mass, Mother M.
Pa., being introduced to Miss Reilly, home economics! instructor, Borgia, dean, interpreted the
and Miss Garrison, new physical education! teacher. meaning of the college motto,
"Carpe Diem." The students should
seize every opportunity offered
Noted CatholicLecturer them at Mercyhurst. They should
participate in at least one campus
Bouncy r h y t h m , set*to t h e tempo of Fred Haner's or-
chestra, will ring out from the College gym September 30 as
the Home Ec Club sponsorsfthe first Open House from 9 to
12. Barbara f Cavanaugh, general* chairman, has announced
her committees who promise their best as connoisseurs of
refreshments, decorations, and entertainment.
When [the
the doors swing open,
Pat Murphy, chairman of gym de-
corations, says, "The guests will
see festive autumn shades that
Cadet Teachers
will put all in the mood for singin*,
dancin', and romancin'." By the
side of chairman Priscilla Prenatt,
OP en ew an
the lounge committee will carry Following; the example of col-
out the same harvest hues. leges in other dioceses, Mercy-
Headed by Julie Kelly, invita- hurst has inauguarated! a Cadet
tions have been sent J to Gannon, Teaching Program.
Canisius, St. Bonaventure, Edin-
boro, Behrend Center, and G-E The purpose of this program,
Co-op. which went into effect during the
past summer; is to provide teach-
Other committee chairmen are ers for the elementary parochial
Ann Johnson, refreshments; Beth schools as well as to give an op-
Coleman, orchestra;! Carol Eiga- portunity to girls of intelligence
broadt, publicity; Mary Rachel andjj character, who could not
Shine, |tickets; land Elizabeth otherwise go to college, to receive
Wahl, clean-up. Overseer of the a degree.
affair, as chairman! of all com-
mittees, is Marjorie Mack. The Cadet Program is a coop-
erative one, half of the cadets at-
tending classes the first semester
Three Changes and the rest teaching in the pa-
rochial schools. In the second se-

To Give Address Here

organization and lend themselves
wherever they are needed. Unlike n '55 mester the teaching cadets will
exchange places with the student
Jack, their work should be bal- College faculty ranks show very cadets. Then, inlthe summer the
Commencing this year's Lecture Series will be a noted anced with some play; but, Mother little change in personnel this entire group will follow special
Catholic scholar, Dr. Erik Kuehnelt—Leddihn. His discussion added, " . . . first comes the work year, with! only three new j names courses at the college. In this way
of t h e contraversial countries of Spain and Yugoslavia will and then, the play." on the teaching? staff. the girls are able to earn a Bache-
be held October 26 a t 8:15 p. m. in the\.Little Theater. Sister Mary Charles is return- lor of Science degree in elementary
Dr. Leddihn came to America ing to the chemistry department education in a period of four years
from the European Continent in
1937 and has since toured the Testi nq ervice Music! Program after spending two years sin resi- and five summers.
dence at Carnegie Tech to com- At the present time, eight ca-
forty-eight states and Alaska. His
aim is to explain Europe to Ameri- Chooses ros By Mr. Arcan^ plete the requirements for the dets are attending classes while
doctorate irif physical chemistry?
ca and America to Europe, feel- the others are takings their places
ing that effective Western action
for world peace is being deterred
Starts Concerts
To Try xams The best of Chopin, Bach, and
Joining the? art staff is Sister
Mary Joachim who has studied asI teachers in the elementary
at the Terry Institute tin Miami, grades in various parochial schools
by the misunderstanding between Fla., and at Carnegie Tech. Sis- in Erie, i
these two continents. Mercyhurst's freshman class has Beethoven I will be heard in the .?
opening presentation of ?the Con- ster Joachim will teach the art
To establish better relations been selected to take part iii a courses for the underclassmenJW
among the leading minds of lead- special testing program to pretest cert Series, featuring Henri Ar-
cand. The f pianist will give a re- Miss Collette Garrison, as phys-
ing nations, Dr. Leddihn has tra- ical education instructor, replaces
veled extensively, lecturing all materials for ftwo new series of cital in the Little Theatre, Thurs-
day I evening, October| 13, at 8:15 Miss O'Hern who is {studying for *)ttve&Utcvie . i *
over America and Europe, and has tests in Communication land Sci- her Master's at/Michigan State.
written books J in different Slang- ence. p. m.
Miss Garrison, a resident .of Erie, of the freshman class to cap and
uages dealing with world affairs. Formerly from the West Coast, received her degree in health edu- gown is tentatively scheduled 1 for
The Educational Testing Service
In his lecture at Mercyhurst, Dr. Mr. Arcand is now an Erie resi- cation at State! Teachers* CoUege
Leddihn will reflect the Spanish of Princeton, N. J. wiU provide the dent. He beganfhis studylin Lon- in Slippery Rock, Pa. For the past Sunday, October 23, at 3:80 p. m.
past and J speak of Yugoslavia, Ian college guidance department with don and! continued in Portland, two years she has taught at Beau- Following the ceremony, a tea will
"impossible country." This lecture all the test materials for the test- Oregon, with the well-known or- mont School* for Girls in Cleve- be held for ft he visiting mothers
wiU be based on personal exper- ing period, October 3-7. The tests ganist Lucien Becker. It was with land and?, during £ the summer she and a smorgasborg for the fathers.
ience. the Portland Symphony inf their took graduate work at Penn State.
are designed to provide for co-
ordinated measurement in the four Silver Jubilee Season that Mr.
NFCCS Ballot j basic areas of the curriculum from
the fourth grade through the
Arcand made his formal orchestral
bow. It was Justitwo years ago '(Zombi |&t*6' t6el%ye I * /
that Mr. Arcand camelto Erie as
Chooses Senior sophomore year in ^college.
manager of the Erie PhUharmonic.
V" *

For High Office j Class of '56

Margaret Hirsch,?senior sociolo-
gy student, was unanimously voted
national administrator of CURA.
W e Never Had It So Good!'
The nomination was made at the It's tour time again! Latest spot the only sinks in the world that
annual convention of NFCCS held on the agenda for the Mercyhurst get dusty and the only stoves that
in Pittsburgh from August 30 to Tour Association is S over the hill shelter shoes and books.
September 4. and through thelrye to McAuley Step right down here here folks
The College and University Re- Hall. J i f f I and see the greatest little utility
lief Administration is a commis- Aptly named for Mother Cath- room this side of the Pecos. Here
sion of? NFCCS. The funds col- erine McAuley, foundress of the are!the "gilded" cages, from the
lected by CURA are used for Sisters of Mercy, McAuley Hall song "I'm Only a Bird in a . . .".
scholarships for needy students in is a unit of the Baldwin apart- Commonly used for storage, they
foreign colleges. Among the duties ments. Arranged in the way of no occasionally encase the victim of
of Miss Hirsch's position are the other apartment, this new senior a practical joke.
direction of the fund-raising ac- dorm houses 32 girls. A quiet and restful appearance
tivities for these scholarships, dis- Typical tour . . . is given the lounge by the pale
tribution of books and clothing Welcome to McAuley Hall, the green walls. Quiet is only paint
to students abroad, and the or- Rockefeller Center of Erie. Here's deep. Coffee or tea and crumpets
ganization of a scholarship pro- something new in the line of mail- are served every minute on the
gram in the South. The purpose boxes, calculated to madden mail- minute from the snappy red and
of this! program is to stimulate men, six names per box. yellow kitchen.
Catholic Action in those areas. Here's where our Future Teach- Park Avenue penthouse minus
Most of Margaret's work will ers of America hang their hats, mink coats and poodle dogs, that's
be conducted from Mercyhurst, N. B. blonde birch wood furniture McAuley Hall. Comparing their
but she will keep in close contact and Hollywood beds. Perfect for lives to the fantastic "Weekend at on their way across the field from McAuley Hall to the college are,
with the national office in Wash- after a hard day behind the desk! the Waldorf," the seniors all agree, le'ft to right—Bobbie Imboden, Georgia Lackey, Dot Rudge, and
v
ington, D. C. Tfrese kitchens possess probably "We never had it so good!" Millie * Yoka wonls,
 Page Two THE MERCIA September 30,195! >

Welcome Freshmen Young Alumnae We an

As Mercyhurst opens its portals at the be-
ginning of another school year, we welcome
you, the Class of 1959, to your Alma#Mater.
Amid the rush and bustle of the first few
weeks, youf will find yourselves becoming
acquainted with your school and the sisters
andf students who? make it what it is. You
will see the wonderful spirit of cooperation,
good will, and fun that pervades Mercyhurst,
and the ideals and goals for which every
girl must strive in order to fulfill! her duty
as a student. Above all, you will have the
oportunity to witness and live, to its fullest
extent,|the Christian student's life, a factor
of the utmost importance in today's world.
We welcome you, as you embark upon your
college career and become a part of this if
Out To Shatter
Business World
While looking through our re-
cords, we decided to trace the
paths of the Class of '55 and see
what our youngest alumnae are
doing. So far, we've managed to
track down most of them and find
that the I majority are fulfilling
their desire to be "Future Teach-
ers of America."
Your Editors Commend • •
Dear Freshmen:
J You have a vocation! So do I.
The administration, for the new vocation! A startling way to begin a letter? A student
student proctoring system«. , . Not when you realize howl important this
The freshmen for their good statement is to both of us.
sportsmanship during initiation...
You and I have set the development
The senior YCS, for their re- intellects as our goal. We have assumed a of our
vision of the orientation pro- four-year vocation, a I student vocation, in
grams. . .
order to reach this goal. Though it is transi-
The major officers, for their tory, it is equal in responsibility; to the vo-
excellent and speedy organization cation of mother, teacher, or secretary.
of school affairs . . .
r The story is told of the little
I Father Goodill, for the wonder- stopped studying and started praying when boy who
ful work he has done and on the his approaching death was revealed to him
opening of St. Luke's School .
•
in a vision. His cause for canonization was
•

spirit, and we wish you all the joys and hap-fj We findlthat two of last year's Your Editors Recommend . . . dropped whenfthis was discovered.
piness that abound in the halls of your Alma Now is perhaps the one time in our lives
Mater, 1 m M f
- % I Seniors are rooming together in That a weekly schedule of events
Washington. Gerry O'Donerty, be posted . . . whon we can really devote ourselves fully
teaching in the secretarial depart- to the pursuit of truth about God, man, and
That more girls show an active the world. When we began-ithis pursuit, we

Get DkakEJH ment of Georgetown Visitation

I An idea is not unlike a serve in a tennis
game. The ball may^be started with all the
vigor possible, but, if there is no follow-
through, it has no aim or purpose.
Last year in our editorials we asked for
decisive action on three problems:! the
Christmas party, the day-hop organization,
and the overcrowded spring schedule because
of glee club rehearsals and the major pro-
duction. I the
Good suggestions were made last yearlby
the Student Council for solutions to two of
these.I Now a solution *must be found to
lighten the spring load.
It is for us this year to follow through
and keep the ?ballf rolling.
Jt 2>,epen
§For every! right or privilege there is a
corresponding duty.
This year, the administration has grant-
ed the privilege to the seniors of proctoring
during the evening study hour.
The seniors must shoulder the responsibil-
ity that th ey 'iSogwillingly accepted. They
must be at their stations at the appointed
time and must be just in their dealings with
the students. i H II
The underclassmen, on the other hand,
must respect It he obligations of the seniors
by cooperating with them. ; '^j f Ann Remaley at Erie's fAcademy
Because the juniors have the seniority in
the dorm this year, they possess added re-
sponsibilities. They must set the tone of
dorm life; they must be the models. If every-
thing goes as it should in the dorms it can
only be concludedfthat the juniors are doing
their job.
Student^proctoring?is a probationary step
to stronger Student Government. Jits out-
come Is up to us!
Wko Dk a
This is your| paper, not ours. Every year
the same old cry about Ithe Merciad being
the "voice of the editors instead of the stu-
dent body" is heard J J | Vf
Two excellent ways of making your voice
heard are by joining the staff or by making
suggestions to the editors. | |
To join the staff, one must attend the
journalism workshop! to be held once each
week during the month of October. The
"How and Why Of Newspapers" will be the
theme ofIthe course. Requirements are few:
a certain amount of ability, a sincere desire
to write, and a definite sense ofiresponsibil-
ity.
Of small use is the person who criticizes
but never offers a remedy to the problems.
Any of the editors would be fonly too glad
to hear suggestions, or, why not write a let-
ter to the editor?
Make it your paper, not ours.
The Editor
Junior CoUege, is rooming with
Edie Lauler, secretary to the well-
interest in the Student Council begin?to live our student vocation.
by attending the open meetings . . .
That there be more assemblies I am looking forward to working with you
controlled by Student Council for as a fellow member of our academic commun-
known Dr. Schriner. Marge Wil- !
liams, also in Washington, is at- the purpose of informing the stu- ity. ' $
dents -j on Student Council activi- Sincerely,
tending Georgetown M e d i c a l ties and discussing vital issues . . . A senior YCS member
School. Mary Kienzle is teaching
in nearby Baltimore. Your Editors Thank . . .
The adminstration, for their
Make This Year
Behind the desk
School bells are still ringing for
wonderful generosity in giving the
seniors McAuley Hall . . . Your Best Year
grade school * teachers. Bet Brod- Sister Teresita, Sister Geraldine, Start the new year right is the way
old adage goes. Let's put it into practice
erick is teaching in Savannah, and the staff, for their cooperation
with the hunger pains of ^begin- in the Sodality.\ To have the best year yet
Marge Cummiskey in Jamestown, | f or Mary is our goal.
and Peggy Kelsey in Erie. Pat ning practice teachers . . .
What are some of the expectations of a
Egan is busy teaching in Con- The maintainence men, for their
neautville, Pa., and planning an constant assistance to the girls true soldier of Mary? Let's quote Rule 33.
October wedding. Summer brides in McAuley Hall. . . . "Good Sodalists ought to be first and fore-
who are teaching thee little ones | most exemplary Catholics, conforming their
The members of TKE, for their
are Rainee Reichel Candela, 'Ree' cooperation with the Senior Open faith and life entirely to the faith and morals
Theuerkauf -i Travers S j and Pauline House . . . Swhich the Catholic Churchateaches, praising
Zilch Kalish. Wedding bells j also Beth Coleman, for using her
rang this summer for Donna talents to drape the windows of
: where she praises, disapproving what she
disapproves of, having the same sentiments
in everything with her, and never being
Cutrona, Caroline O'Connor, and McAuley Hall . . .
Mary Ann Robie.| ashamed to act in private and public life as
Your Editors Congratulate . . . faithful and obedient children of this their
In the business world we find fMother Eustace and Mother holy Mother. This should be expected of
Pat Eisert secretary at the Erie Borgia, on the occasion of their every Catholic. But a Sodalist is to be an
Dispatch. Maureen Hammond and feast days . . . exemplary Catholic, therefore more aware
Joanne Harlovichlare working in The new deans of residence, of her duties as af "better" Catholic.
the atomic department of West- Sister Carolyn, SisterjRegina, and The Sodality Way of Life was a voluntary
inghouse in Pittsburgh. Sister Gabriel . . . choice for all of us.f Although we are not
Mary Rachel Shine on her sum- bound tofit by painlof ssin, through \accept-
In the High Schools mer debut . . . ing itfwe did make a solemnjpromise to our
Blessed Lady. Would we
Margaret Hirsch, 3 on a her elec- ewe madefto our mortal mother? Yet, how break a promise
StiU busy with high school les-
son plans are Cathy McCarthy and tion to CUR A administrator f. . . Soften are we fhurting Mary by notfsticking
Those who entered the convent, i t o l o u r promisefto her? Think it over. Are
High, Kathy Eichenlaub, also in Rita Shanahan, Maryl Ann Cutri 1 you al Sodalist, or do youf just claim to be
Erie, Audrey Hannah and Jane and Pauline Westlake . . . Sister one? I- k 1 1 I m
Ann Conrath in Middleport, N. Y.; John Charles (Judy Ellermeyer)
Vicki Argana ?in New Caledonia, who received the Mercy habit . . .
N. Y.; Mary Ann Scirto in Sala- Sister Marie Bemarde J (Barney Did You Know? jaSJanlk
manca, N. Y.; Markey Foley, Ge- BeU) who took her first vows . JL
neseo, N. Y.; and Mary McCarthy,
Parish, N. YJ $ * Mercyhurst Belongs
USNSA is not a new wonder ingredient in
Mary: Ann Nash is busy plan-
ning her wedding J Still studying toothpaste ;5neither is it a disease orfa mys-
are I'Digger" O'Dell, taking grad- tery slogan. If it is^none of these, then what
The faculty! and students is it? Simply stated, the United States Na-
uate courses at St. Bonaventure,
and Kitty Kelly, who received a
sociology fellowship to do her case
work-in Niagara falls while con-
extend their sympathy
prayers to Sister M. Susanne
on the death of her sister,
and tional Student Association is a confederation
of college bodies represented through their
student governments. With some 300 mem-
bers representing 600,000 students, the as-
tinuing her studies at the Uni- Miss Eleanor Dargan, and
versity of Buffalo. Barbara Bowen sociation is the largest representative na-
to Mary Jane Odell on the tional student organization in the world.
plans to do some substitute teach-
ing when she isn't busy with five- death of her mother. j The NSA focusesfpublic attention on the
month-old Ricky. 1 views of American students. Through the
National Student Congress and through re-
gional assemblies, non-partisan policy posi-
tions are taken on issues which affect stu-
IM THE MERCIAD dents in their role as students.
The NSA provides a voice for students na-
&/m^& l Mercyhurst College, Erie, Pa. tionally and internationally. It facilitates the
ftV^T^Twfc Member of exchange of ideas, operations, and programs ;
^^Sfls^ Associate Collegiate Press it plans and promotes intercollegiate pro-
Editor • fi hMf Carol Kelly jects such as the student discount service,
Judy R the travel Iprogram, and leadership training
Associate Editor iM.~I oseberry
Assistant Editors £&£. Kay King, Betsy Schnatter workshops.! $ |
Business Editor . -mil--- Helen
Kennedy Here at Mercyhurst, few of us are aware
Contributors tp this Issue Martha McNulty, Jean Heavey, of the tremendous advantages to be gained
• Mary McCarthy, Beverly Buerkle, Mary Gene Pyne, Bobbie from being a member school of NSA. There-
i Imboden, Joan Czernicky, Noel Jaeger, jjJosephine Ciancag- fore, there is a vital meed for a vital reac-
tivation and rejuvenation of the NSA dele-
Business Staff Joan Clancy, Jean Lee, gate and the student^government. Your in-
* iojajne Enrlght, Pat Murphy! terest mjjNSA and/ your opinions will be ai
great help. How about it?
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September 30, 195* THE ERCIAD Page Three

Students Attend fGrowing Area &***«<£?<*#-. Alumnae Gather

National Meets Finds School
On June fifth, the night before
graduation, preparations were al-
ready underway for the coming Fulfills Need
year. YCS delegates, Joan Coyle,
Cathy Cruise, Mary Ann Skelly,
Bobbie Imboden and Jean Heavey,
left that night to attend the Cath-
olic Action^ Study Week in the
Catskills. The opening question,
"What is the Church?" brought
them to the realization that the
week would be spent dealing with
fundamentals. Working in small
discussion groups,'the Mercy hurst
delegation found tthat they had
much to offer the other schools
in fthe techniques of YCS and
much to gain by hearing the rem-
edies that other schools had found
for campus problems.
I Vote Defeated
Ten day of the National Student
Association Convention, at the Uni-
versity of Minneapolis, were shared
by Jo Ciancaglini and Pat Murphy.
At the Student Government Presi-
dents Conference, Jo learned that
there is a definite f philosophy to
Studentf Government, which in a
Catholic College is the develop-
ment of the Christian Intellectual.
As a voting delegate, Murph help-
ed defeat the motion tin favor of
the eighteen year old vote.
Attending the twenty-fifth an-
nual Summer School of Catholic
Action, at Fordham, were Beverly
Buerkle and Mary Bacon. Their
days were divided ^between! the
theory and practice of the Sodali-
ty.! Special interest was paid by
the Mercyhurst Sodalists to the
discussion on running > a probation
period.
Constitution Revised
The University of New Mexico
was Mary Gene Pyle's destination
for the week of August twelfth.
All Kappa Omicron Phi business is
secret, but we did manage to find
out that the National Home Eco-
nomic^ Constitution was revised
and model initiations and meet-
For Festivities
Sizzling coffee and crisply
glazed doughnuts were on hand
in the College Snack Bar as more
Dateline: Suburia Mercyhurst than one-hundred alumnae flock-
Back in the days before Davy ed back to their Alma Mater the
Crockett was a national craze, be- evening of;September 9. Heading
fore 38th Street was a thriving the early autumn social calendar,
metropolis, Mercyhurst had erect- the occasion was Alumnae Week-
ed a college and high school. end, which ended! September 11.
It lived peacefully for many
Under the presidency of Alice
years with neighbors far flung. Reeder Lockhart, several points of
Then World War II ended J and vital interest were covered at the
the encompassment of Mercyhurst business meeting. Sr. M. Eymard
with houses, people, and stores will take over the role of treasurer
began. while Sr. M. Regina will continue
Soon she opened {her chapel to to act as corresponding secretary.
accommodate Ithe influx and a Replacing the traditional stipula-
new parish, St. Luke's, was born. tion! of dues will be a five-year
September 26 saw another addi- trial Gift Fund. To be inaugu-
was the most popular cry at the Big-Little Sister Picnic held by
tion completed when the parish the dayhops at the peninsula. Toasting hot dogs around the fire- ratedfin the fall, it will be made
grade school opened its classrooms up of voluntary contributions
place are, standing, Lyn\Fischer and Joyce Baker; kneeling,\Lois
to 500 noisy, enthusiastic children. Yosmus, Joan Czernyicky. from the members of the Alumnae
Hopeful of making up for their Association.
late start will be the new teachers
under the direction of Sr. Mary Hearty appetites 'accompanied
Timothy, an instructor in the
Home Economics Jj Department at
Frosh Feted At Picnic; the senior class to an old favorite
—a spicily-seasoned spaghetti din-
ner—when they were noon guests
the college before entering the re-
of the group. In a friendly turn-
ligious life.
A dual purpose will be served
by the school. In its classes will
Games, Song Highlights about, the class of '56 served their
genial ^hostesses at the Saturday
banquet. Following the sumptuous
visit the college students who are "Cotton candy! Hot dogs! F u n and entertainment! Come evening feast was a program hon-
majoring in elementary education. and get it," called t h e junior dayhops as they feted the area
oring the Silver Anniversary Class.
There they will observe teaching Guest speakers were Dr. M. J.
methods demonstrated that they freshmen. £
Relihan, Professor of Education
have discussed in class. A traditional get-together for t h e big and little sisters, at Mercyhurst, and Rev. D.f Mar-
Within its boundaries, Mercy- tin, College chaplain.
hurst now contains the education- it was held this year at the peninsula on Tuesday, September
al and religious needs of the com- 13. A blazing fire and gaily-decorated cabin set the scene for Concluding the round of events
munity that surroundsidt. t h e festivities and the first introduction of the frosh to col- was Mass in Christ the King Chap-
lege life. el, followed by an informal brunch.
Coming soonfwill be the Prac-
tice Teachers' Convention in Pitts- Attired in bermudas and knee
burgh. This will be attended by socks, jeans, and pedal pushers,
Sister M. Elizabeth, Sister M. forty frosh arrived with their jun-
Suzanne, Carol Donovan, and ior "sisters" to engage in an eve-
Beverly Buerkle.
ning of songs and games. Each
The press, not to be neglected, girl introduced herself to the group
i s 50 million times a day
will Etravel to Thiel College Sep-
tember 29, for a Newspaper Edi- and name tags were provided to
tors Workshop. Carol Kelly and make names easier to {remember.
at home, at work or on tbdtvay
Judy Roseberry will spend a week- Games enjoyed
end studying the techniques of \

journalism, (or journalists?) Matching and then singing song

ings were held.
titles!proved to be a good mixer.
But how to sing "Put Away the
There's|
Mercyhurst Girls Mustach Cup" stumped the whole
group. nothing
"What's the blindfold for?" ask-
I Are Talking lAboutl ed Lyn Fischer. She, Emma New-
by, Barbara DeSantis, and Elaine
MERCYHURST GIRLS ARE TALKING ABOUT . . . GEORGIA' Schwab soon found out it was
LACKEY in the revolving \ door, or water on 10th Ave. .!. .practice the answer to "What don't you
teaching .f. . bedlam* in the dining room . . . our second Colombian
girl . . . transfer students, or who to initiate now . . . Cadet teachers wear to bed?"
. . . wedding bells MARTHA STRAHSMEIER, PAT EGAN, KATHLEEN As for writing your name on
LAWRENCE, NANCY VALENTI, and MARYJKELLY.
paper while sitting balancing one-
pfERCYHURST GIRLS ARE TALKING ABOUT . Wi the self on a jug—"It's just impossi-
new apartments . . . the large Freshman class . . . Fridays . . .
ten-thirty permissions for teachers . . . a successful open house. ble," said Barbara* Dibble, '(I tried
it." Finding this stunt difficult
MERCYHURST GIRLS ARE STALKING ABOUT . . . PAT$.Mc-
QUILLAN'S engagement | l | .I PAULINE WESTLAKE entering the also were Gerry Smith, Kay Auer,
convent . . . lounge songs, or who's Joe . . . Sophomores in room 71 Carol s McCorm ack.
. . . Freshmen diligently getting in the swing by going to morning Mass
. . . The flood in apartment 4, or "Who threw the peach^pits in MISS Cotton Candy Served
MURPHY'S garbage disposal ' . . . a new big Sister class . A. a new The cotton candy made by frosh
Little Sister class . . . student proctors . . .
Marilyn Callahan delighted every-
MERCYHURST GIRLS ARE TALKING ABOUT . . . RUTH one, as did Jo Unger's accordian
FRIEL'S first campus . . . or the Sophomores jumping the gun playing. Many favorite party songs
. . . the new gym teacher, MISS GARRISON . . . the freshman
entertainment and Liberace jj PAT FAULS . . . BOBBIE IM- were sung as well as "Mercyhurst,
BODEN teaching in f Blackboard Jungle" . . . a new way to O Mercyhurst" and other tradi- 1. Bright, bracing taste • •
wear long hair, see EVELYN PRENATT . . . Freshmen wiping tional school songs, to acquaint ever-fresh and sparkling.
smiles off their faces . . . Sophomores providing|entertainment the freshmeni with their Alma
in the lounge*. . . Notes in Senior rooms and mail|boxes |. , . 2. A welcome bit
Mater. of quick energy.,
I MERCYHURST GIRLS ARE TALKING ABOUT . . . MARY .hi
Joyce Baker, junior class vice- brings you
RACHEL'S debut or the Belle of the Governor's Ball . . . Hyde Park back refreshed.
Inn gone to farm . . . MARGARET HIRSCH elected to a National president, chairmaned the party
office in NFCCS , . . Mary Bacon's Who's Who pin . . . PAT MURPHY while Noel Jaeger supervised the
and PAT CORRIGAN moving in with triple pink . . . Prefect not so BOTT10D UNDER AUTHORITY OF THE COCA-COLA COMPANY BY
decorations. The picnic supper was
perfect . . . Baby wandering behind McAuley Hall? . . . Front Hall planned by Joan Czernicky with ERIE COCA-COLA BOTTLING COMPANY
not rear windows . . . BUERKLE reading news flashes to all on State "Coke" is a registered trade-mark © 1955, THE COCA-COLA COMPANY
Street . . . delayed dressers or what happened to Jean Lee's drawers Nancy Harter and Jo Unger lead-
, . .-progressive party* for Mother Eustace, ing the games.
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Practice Teachers Discover
Green Grass On Other Side
The tide has turned! Yawning face, slouching spine, tap-
ping pencils and over-active tongues! Has this been the story
of the past fifteen years of your life? If these symptoms of
the nine-o'clock-in-September-to-three-o'clock-in-June disease
have made you their complete victim, you are now probably
in the midst of a shock treatment which will give you a per-
manent cure.
Fifteen years you sat languidly upon a slab of wood
wondering why the teacher was on the verge of frustration
every time you gazed at*the clouds as they floated past the
windows. Fifteen years you longed to be in the shoes of the
teacher standing before you, so
that you could know everything
there was to know about every-
thing. Now the shoes are blistering
your feet, and for the first time
In fifteen years, there comes a
sudden longing desire to be that
student who merely has to sit
quietly and answer the questions
of the "omniscient" teacher.
Suddenly you find yourself
standing before a grammar class
wishing desperately that you knew
as much as the class did about a
compound sentence. Bookkeeping
class finds you defining a debit
as a credit; foods class sees you
forgetting the cinnamon in the
cinnamon rolls; Latin students
find Chris wondering the where-
abouts of the Gaul that used to
have three parts; and literature
class witnesses Calpurnia and
King Arthur enjoying T-bone
steak ; in the White; House, j
In spite of the burning feet and
the head which realizes that its
cubic foot of space is not yet filled
to capacity, you know that some-
where within you, even if it is
imbedded beneath a chalk-en-
crusted nail, is a little ounce of
satisfaction and happiness. For the
first time in your life, you are
sending instead of receiving!!!
Mo er Eustace
Guest of H onor
AtS emor Fete
Honoring Mother Eustace on
the occasion of her feast day, the
seniors held a supper party in
McAuley Hall on September 25.
Differing from all other feast
day parties, this was a progressive
supper. In a turnabout after-din-
ner speech, Pat Murphy opened
the evening by extending a turn-
about welcome to the landlady,
thanking Mother Eustace for her
kindness to the seniors and pro-
mising her that they will make
her as proud of McAuley Hall as
she is of Mercyhurst.
Serving everything from soup
to nuts, each apartment played
hostess for one course. Escorted
by the major officers in their trip
around the supper tables, were
Mother Eustace, Mother Borgia,
Mother Leona, Mother Celine, Sis-
ter Victorine, Sister Gabriel and
Sister Regina. 1 blazer may be easily turned into a smart sports
A few well-chosen words by
Mother Eustace brought to a fit-
ting ending the first of many
McAuley Hall parties.
'fi/en Venida Gladys Ferro
From South Of The Border
Sporting the latest watch-plaid college attire and a smile
with a life-time guarantee to carry her far, Gladys Ferro
Ramirez, Bogota, Colombia, is a welcome addition to the jun-
ior class. Curly, jet-black hair gives her that distinctive south-
of-the-border beauty that puts the seniors, especially, in mind
of their good \friend and one-time fellow classmate, "Rosie"
Moreno.
; four years of her life at hard work.
Bogota's Catholic Xaverian University sent her off with
an outstanding record in bacteriology. Here she'll be haunting
the labs of St. Vincent's Hospital as a medical tech intern.
PORT
COOP
Time to get out the grass-stain-
ed sneaks again for another sport-
ing year J Miss Garrison, the new
physical education instructor, will
soon have an active sports calen-
dar posted for aU girl athletes.
On the back campus the sound
of bouncing tennis balls can be
heard as the girls try feverishly
to get in the last few sets of the
season. "30-love" Is an oft-heard
cry through the classroom win-
dows.
In a few weeks\ the Academy
High School pool will be alive with
future Florence Chadwicks. As
some advance from the doggie-
paddle, others will work toward
their senior life-saving badges. A
splashing good time will be had
by all.
Field hockey will be Hhe first
sports competition sponsored by
the Athletic Association. With
Miss Garrison's help the girls will
polish their offensive and de-
fensive tactics. Shin guards, sticks,
well, just plain hocke-e-e.'
There is a new addition In the
physical education department.
Besides the regular team sports to
be offered, Miss Garrison will give
instructions in the dance. Folk
dancing and modern dancing have
been added to the program. The
girls have their choice of which
course they desire to follow. Leo-
tards and dancing slippers will
s o o n replace chlorophyll-green
gym suits a n d grass-stained
sneaks.
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T H E M E R C I A D
OCTOBER
CALENDAR
Oct. 3—Freshmen National Tests
Oct. 10—Mother Borgia's Feast
Day
Oot. 12—Columbus Day
Oct. 13—Henri Arcand, Pianist
Oot. 17—Practice Teachers Re-
turn
Oct. 26- Dr. Eric Kuehnelt—Led-
dihn
Oct. 30- Forty Hours Opens
Illustrating the adage "it's a
small world"—Gladys heard about
and came to Mercyhurst because
of a Colombian friend. He was
none other than GuiUermo Nan-
netti, Director of Education for
the Pan American Union, located
in Washington, D. C! Through
his negotiations, her two-year
credits were translated and trans-
ferred from the University.
Eagerly waiting back home for a
letter postmarked!Erie, Pa., from
their twenty-one year old sister
will be Gladys* two younger
brothers and two younger sisters.
And from her winsome ways, they
will be packed with many gay
experiences In her new college life.
So, good luck Gladys! Welcome
to the junior class! Living and
learning together—again come to
the front as a sound basis for good
international relations. ^ ^ K 9 H
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Soci Students Banish fear;
'All's Right With The World'
§ This is to verify the current rumor t h a t henceforth there
shall be no problems in the world. All trials, troubles, and
tribulations have been duly abolished by five Sociology Majors
who went out for their three-weeks field case work this sum-
mer. J|
Rural areas thanked God for more than rain this season,
for M a r t h a McNulty was connected with the Ashtabula County
Office of the Department of Public * Welfare. Thisfagency
does relief work primarily in carrying out the Aid to De-
pendent children, Aid for the Disabled and Aid for the Aged
Provisions of the Social Security Act. Marty accompanied
various workers on their home calls to cases.
Although a client threw a cat
rosns Vilew at Margaret Hirsch, she remained
undaunted and went on to allevi-
ate the local situation. Margaret,
with assistance from the Erie
Of Campus Life County Institution District, treat-
ed people In public and private
A car pulls around the drive- institutions and the indigent aged.
way and lunges to a stop. Three She also spent her time accom-
panying the workers on their calls.
people alight. Yep, it's the usual!
A brand new Frosh come to spend Most of the visits she made were
to homes In which foster children
Poppa gets the baggage and Mom- had been placed.
ma gives the last-minute instruc- Barbara Barnes and Mary Mc-
tions. "Now dear, write out those Carthy, Intent on ridding cosmo-
checks carefully, and try to re- politan \ life of all Its social evils,
member .the vitamin pills. And did their field work In New York
dear, be a good sport during Initia-
tion." f ; :
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City. Affiliated with the Family
Division*of Catholic Charities in
Goodbyes! are made and there's Manhattan, they toured aU the
our Frosh—inflicted with the first Municipal institutions, spent a
day at Children's Court, jwent on
pangs of lonely-itis. But, she's a
home visits with their social work-
brave little soul.f and diligently ers, attended!; psychiatric consul-
starts the task of unpacking three
tations and were each given a case
suitcases, a I garment I bag, land of their own in?their third week.
fourteen insignificant boxes. 9 H
• Angel of Mercy-hurst in Syra-
cuse! was Lorraine Enright. After
When at last the closet is closed
(well, almost closed), she starts out working two summers as a secre-
gingerly to see her new home. She tary for Catholic Charities, Fam-
never realized that shoes could ily Division, she gave up typing
make such a racket, and she peers case histories for making history.
Lorraine spent her three weeks
anxiously over her shoulder for
disapproving frowns. Catching establishing rapport and cham-
none, she clatters merrily on, past pioning the cause of Sociology
tastefully decorated parlors, lovely
paintings, and intriguing* statues.
while accompanying workers on
their home visits.
Nope! she doesn't see them.|Her
eyes are J onl a mura 11 down the
hall. She makes her way to It and
B So, you see, social problems and
evils' have met their nemesis and
case work has been firmly estab-
gaps in amazement at each facet
of I perfection. I Suddenly a f din
clangs in her ears, one she doesn't
lished as a profession by the Mary
Richmonds of the Senior Class.
recognize asp her own. A seal of
smiling faces engulfs her. A bar-
HNo more pangs of self-conscious-
ness! No more qualms about being
rage of questions buffets her, and
she is hopelessly lost In a flurry accepted. She's a Mercyhurst girl!
And, you know, she's going to
of new names.^ESIHatinimuBt have fun! s"
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