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Vol. XUII—No. 13 MERCYHURST COLLEGE May 29, 1971

LAW ENFORCEMENT
DIRECTOR APPOINTED
James V. Kinnane, former
FBI agent, will leave his posi-
tion as security agent with the
General Telephone Company of
Pennsylvania, to assume duties
in September as director of the
newly instituted Law Enforce-
ment School at Mercy hurst
College,
The school will be the first
within a 300 mile radius of
Erie to offer bachelor's degree's
in both police science and pro-
bation work. In addition, a two-
year program leading to an as-
sociate degree* in police science
has-been designed to meet the
needs of area £law enforcement
officers.
| A native&f Buffalo, Mr. Kin-
nane received; his bachelor of
arts degree .*in English from
Niagara University and pur-
sued law studies at the Uni-
versity of Buffalo Law School.
fHe joined the FBI tin 1947,
serving! as at Special Agent in
Cincinnati, Savannah,* Pitts-
burgh, and New Castle. For 19
years he was the Senior Resi-
dent Agent in Erie.
frhe recipient of numerous
commendations from J. Edgar
Hoover, ^including many out-
standing annual performance
ratings, Kinnane was instru-
mental in solvingi the $1.5 mil-
lion theft of oil paintings tak-
en*in 1969 from the Hanley re-
Bidencefin Bradford.
^The|same year, he was laud-
ed forchis help in solving a ser-
ies of Boston area bank robber-
ies pulled by a group of flying
robbers from Er|e and Flint,
Michigan. | "I
In addition, the 56-year old
Buffalo native is credited with
the apprehension of over 500
fugitives during his tenure with
the FBI. i S
As director of the Hurstllaw
June One ' hundred and twenty
enforcement school, Kinnane eight degrees will be conferred
will be responsible for develop- and presented to graduating
ing *the law enforcement cur- seniors at the Mercyhurst Col-
riculum, for teaching special- lege 43rd Annual Commence-
ized investigative courses, and ment, Sunday, June* 6.
for staffing all other police and Sixty-nine of the graduates
probation courses. from the Erie area ^including
His duties Willi also include the six male graduates: Karl
the placement of students as J. Palk, John R. Grazier, Ed-
10-week linterns in police and ward R. Gubish, Jr., Albert P.
probation work duringHhe sen- Messina, Francis T. Schanz,
ior year and as law enforce- and Russell W. Sundy.
ment professionals following The Most Reverend Alfred
graduation, f
*
M. Watson, Bishop of Erie, will
The FBI veteran sees *law preside at the commencement
enforcement as on the thres- exercises scheduled for 2 p.m.
hold of becoming a true I pro- in the Memorial J Auditorium.
fession. Explained Kinnane, The afternoon ceremony will
"Young police officers and be preceded by an 11 a.m. bac-
many other young men and calaureate Mass, coneelebra ted
women realize the rewarding- by| Reverend Paul J. DeSanter
future in proper law enforce- and Reverend John J. Hilbert
i (Continued on ?Page 2) in the Chapel of Christ the
King. Baccalaureate comments
willf also be delivered by thfc
Dear? Editors: & Reverends DeSante and Hilbert.
I thought I'd pass along some news—the kind the newspapers didn't prinfton how the gov-
^Sister M. Carolyn Herrmann
ernment £ averted the plan of demonstrators to stop the government in Washington, D.C. My willfbe the main speaker at the
brother who Sat tends Pennsylvania State f University had stayed! over from the previous demon-
commencement exercises. The
stration on* the War In Vietnam just for curiosity. They ,| onf purpose, oamped in a residential area 43rd graduation marks the sec-
outside of the demonstration zones and activity. In that same area on Monday morning Wo of my
1 ond consecutive year the Hurst
borther's friends along \ with af girl walking her dog and a forty-year-old woman carrying a|baby seniors have asked thegMercy-
were walking along the street when J the police bus stopped them and demanded that they board
hurst President to deliver? the
the bus. After they boarded they! were \informed that they were under arrest. Thenlthey wer
transportd \to a footballifield (where the baby was TAKEN tAWAY from the woman), where commencement address.
they were kept untii£ll:00 at night /then removed" to^anJnsjde ball field for theurestjOf the^night. Awards to be presented^ at
During this lime they rwere fed only twice with baloney sandwiches and waterJ* On Tuesday morn- the annual ceremony Include
ing they had to v pay a ten dollar fine and were ordered to report for a hearing'. Although they the Carpe Diem Award of Great
were informed by a civil rights attorney thatsthe charges were dropped (disorderly conduct) they Books and the Archbishop
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were photographed and finger-printed. : Sounds like a communist take-over or Hitler's treatment Gannon Award* for General
of the Jews in eWorld War II, doesn't it? In a nation that's ready to explode with violence, is Scholastic Excellence.
THIS the way to avert violence in demonstrations? I thought our judicial motto was: a man IS in- The ^highest student honor
1 given by the college, the Carpe
nocent until PROVEN| guilty, or isn't that true anymore? I'm really afraid of the growing power
of our central government land military and the unleased power that an angry demonstration Diem Award i is presented each
year to the graduating senior
(the next one?) may bring! who best exemplifies the Mer-
1 I Jeanne Andraska Emery
cyhurst motto by his or her
personal integrity, social com-
petence, and intellectual hab-

Frisina Named MERCYHURST OFFERS its.

T h e Archbishop Gannon

Hurstl Baseball Coach NEW DEGREE PROGRAM Scholastic Award is presented

Mercyhurst College knows it
Won't be^ameasy task to shape
together^ a representative base-
ball$team£iext year, but school
officials {eel that Ithe task can
be accompUshed^T>y?| newly ap-
pointed coach Joe Frisina.
Frisina |knows his work^will
be cut out for|him, but heihas
already started work on fielding
andntercollegiate team for the
Hurst for the! 1972 season.
$jB will be difficult at? first
as any newg program is," com-
mented the man who has been
associated witht^baseball for
over 25|yearsl "Right now we're
just| seeing|who is interested in
playing at Mercyhurst and then
we'll go from there."
Mercyhurst couldn't have
picked a man to coach its first
team withjmorel overall exper-
ience as a playerl coach and
scout. i of high school graduation or
Prisina's playing career* in-
cluded ill years| in the minor
leagues withfoirn^advancing as
high las playing under contract
to St. Paul in Triple* A bail in
the ^Brooklyn Dodger* organiza^
tion. One year* in* the minors
Joe started the season as a
player-coach at Twin Palls;
Idaho! and finished! the season
as the manager.
•In 1957 he went into the high
school coaching ranks at Spart-
ansburg High where he served
as baseball coach for eight
years and basketball coach for
four years!
More recently he?has coached
the baseball team! at Oorry
High for three ,years and is
presently serving as a scout for
the Pittsburgh Pirates in the
Northwestern Pennsylvania* and
WesternlNew York areas.
Frisina
by^Wm. C. Sachse, News Editor
and Bob Parks, Associate Editor
In keeping with the tradition
of serving the Greater Erie
Community, Mercyhurst College
is tentatively scheduling | a
guided degree program for the
71*-72 school year as proposed
by the Special Studies Commit-
tee of the College Senate.
The objectives of Ithis pro-
gram are! threefold; First and
foremost it offers a chance. to
receive academic credit from
independent^tudy for those un-
able to maintain a regular day-
time course schedule. This pro-
gram can lead either to a bach-
elor degree or merely offer non-
degree educational opportuni-
ties, k ' :
'i&
Admission procedure for this
program^includes the following;
1. Submitted with!the| formal
application should be a record
its equivalent plus a record of
any previousfacademic work.
2. An interview for determin-
ing eligibility for admission and
possible advanced^ placement.
The interview also helps the
applicant t o | become familiar
with the {program andj to de-
termine if the program isfsuit-
ed to the applicant's!;needs.
to the f senior who ranks first
in 'his class.
3. Within 10 weeks afterjad-
mission all^students aregto take Other honors announced at
the college level exam. It is the Mercyhurst Commencement
will include those students
important *to ^note that these
tests are 'not for admission chosen for membership in the
national honorary society of
purposes, but rather for deter-
mination of advanced place- Delta Epsilon Sigma as well as
those seniors named to the
ment^ status. Prom this %t is
possible to receive college cred- 1970-71 edition of Who's Who
Among Students in American
it from everyday! learning.
Colleges and Universities.
Thew advisory program will Recognition will also be giv-
serve as an 'information cen- en to senior recipients of grad-
ter, and (aid guidance and uate fellowships and}assistant-
course selection and in the in- ships.
terdisciplianary| coordinat i n g
project. %
four-year experience.
JCourse requirements are the Graduation requirements are
usual 40 divided between Lib-
40 courses* with a 2.0 average
eral Studies i MajorJ courses and and the expressed recommen-
electives. Intersessions are op- N
dation of both the discipline
tional , but noti mandatory. chairman, and (the ^graduation
Classes are scheduled at the
committee.
conveniences of£ the instructor
This program is not for reg-
and the student, whichjwould ular degree students. It isvde-
include weekend §and evening
signed for people whose work
sessions. ^Classes would average or home life schedule doesnt
one hour per week. |
allow for full daytime class at-
Almajor aspect of the guided tendance.*
degree program is the require- It is the recommendation of
ment of Jthree interdisciplinary the Special Studies Committee
coordinating projects. These are that ithis program be ratified
to be a minimum of 30 pages by|the College Senate and that
or its oral equivalent. The jsen- each faculty ijmember modify
ior levied I.CjP. should demen- his ^approach to fuHy imple*
stratelan ^overall grastf of the ment the]* programs
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M E R C Y H U R S T COLLEGE, E R I E , P A .
Merciad. Staff
BETWEEN US
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Editor . . . . J . .^ 4- *• * f At Messina
Associate Editor
Feature Editor . . . A
jL XBob^Parks
Jamie Kamler Trust in the
News Editor &BM Sachse
Sports Editor
Layout Editor » ? . . . !
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Bill Dopierala
•* Dave Roh.de
Lords Army
General Manager A TSob Beck Rick Lamb
Business Manager . * Cindy Gustin
Circulation and Exchange Marlene Smith The last month has seen and carried signs calling for "Faith in Victory" and "Trust
some major demonstrations oc- were no longer just radicals, a in the Lord's Army." 'f* •
ULaypujk Staff Fran Ahearn, Bill Chiodo, lot of them were Joe Anybodies
P " f "SM. * *A>nn Potts curs in Washington, D.C. The The insanity of their conflict-
first one was sponsored by the son or daughter who decided it ing ideals is astounding. They
Writers ^. ^Audfey Rosenthal, Veterans Against the War* wasn't a sin to openly oppose claim the support of and belief
W< 1 $ * f Dick Lamb, Br end a Brewer, Their numbers were small but the actions of their government. in Christ, yet they are itching ;
*c I jRfB Fi&tor, Jym Trombelti their impact great. Next came Oil the other hand, I would for the chance to_ blow North; |
Staff . . . . > ^ . . 1 . Carol Meuhling^ Jtdie Samick, the throngs of youth for the venture to say/ without being Viet Nam, China, Russia orj
II $ Ellen Eteinrich, Mark Zine April 24th peace demonstration. there myself, that th'e May Day anyone else Avho gets in their
The following week saw the tribe was composed of slightly way ' 'back to the stone age." •
'«&*.
streets filled with a more rad- older demonstrators. They have
WhenJ I ifirst thought about
Mercyhursll: Political ical form of dissent. They were
demonstrations staged basically
been in demonstrations before
and* have ^become! frustrated these people, they scared me; Jj
for they are much closer to
by the American youth. Ltlwas with^the failure of^anyone re-
i or Academic?
• very fstrange tolsee the few sponding * favorably to their
complaints. Thtey wanted, basic-
the power structure that the
May Day tribe will ever be.
By Wm. C.;Sachse,&News# Editor people over 35 or 40 who were However, after I saw a picture
either participating or just ob- afrAthe^ame^thiijsg two years
f Ag of late, much controversy has arisen here at Mer- ago thatythe new demonstrators of the Viet Nam Victory Rally *
servingf fwitfiln the mass! of I didn't feel so bad. Looking
cyhurst over administrative policies coiicerningga number youth on th*e 24th, ? W wante i^pw-PEACE4 They just
ofcinciderits oil cainpus. Aipong these policies are strong- decided that they would have at the picture I noticed that •
arm^ administrative* practices concerning damage pay- f Peace demonstrations have to do more than sit around the crowd was also small, (not
ments £nd the hiring on a full-time campus security of- beenjpretty much the same for listening to J-speeches to get it. that it is an accurate indica- *
ficer. T$£se move£ were dee(med>necessary*Sn retaliation •the pastyfew years.' They have sAt the end of the week of tioniof their total|numbers, but 7
t6*the increasing amoujat of damage thatlhas^been occur- been dominated by the young disturbances (by the May Day in comparison, there were as
ing ancj an increase of on-campus thefts.. W and^-their numbers have been tribe) there was another dem- many people arrested for the f!
V Criticism of these actionsHs basedjon infringement continually^ increasing! I've onstration held in Washington* May Day demonstrations as^j
ofcpersonaj freedom. The c r £ is first that the school can- heard the demonstration held It wasn't against thejwar like tl^ere were present for theJVdc- •
not intimidate a single-student in order to receive money on|the 24ith called; "the largest /the others,ibut on the contrary^ tory Mar^h.
t o ^ a y for damages, and secondiyj?that?the presence of a group of people to have iriaroh- was in favor ofjit. Many peo- It occured to me that perhaps
security officer such, as Mr. Kalinowski again intimidates ed on the capital." SJWhether it ple feel that the ^participants in all the youth of^Americafhave V

tpeC student body* tc^ the extenttthat academic freedom broke or fset records is really jfoe Viet ^ajo^ Victory March, to do to g^t peace is to simply
is restricted. To attach tne criticism, one need only attack not importantJ'What is import- are just as dang'erous, if4 not out-live the victory freaks. If \
the basic pr£Supposition|whjch seems to be that Mercy- ant is ^hatpfos was an ^enor- .more so, than the May #Day more and more youths become •
h u f s t CoJleg^ is actually t a political ^entity and not *the mours?out-cry by "the| American tribe. This right wing move- peace freaks and the war mon- ' :
sSiolarly^a^demic ^microcosm^ t h a t fit findeed appears foiith against American? acti- ment is just as "radical" as gers keep dying off, the peace- *
to ;^e." W*. k / . «£ ' i * ^, vities. ^ ' the left wdng movement of nicks might get what they want 1
1 In considering the-jmpliqations of an academfcdnsti- | TSJie last group, the May Day "those damn hippies" that they | in spite of the efforts of the j
t a t i o n ^ s opposed to a political one* the onlyTe&Bstlc view tribe, was quife |#fferent from hate jso i much. iBut they don't warriors to keep tfreir tradi- 3
cap be that the school is justified in its actions, although the peaceful crowd of the 24th. thdrik they are radical. They see tions alive. 1
admittedly some ac^iustmentslmust be made. Much of the crowd on the 24th ithemselves as Americans. ^really,, don't think it would
Mercyhurst is a private coeducational |college. Tui- appeared to be experiencing They mardhed to the time of work but it certainly is some-
tion £at Mercyhurst^ islpaid by the student—it is not a their first (Demonstration. They "Onward Christian %oldters," thing to think about.
sta|e|subsidized school. A synthesis of sthese two state-
ments ^ r e a t e s an ^administrative rebuttal to accusations
concerning infrfrgement&on personal rights. Mercyhurst
is. a private institution at which one pay«hard earned or
hard-borrowed moneyjUoilearn under sondelsembjj^nce of
osdqr.iThe word private| implies that students of the
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
"Hurst" are hese alLthe approval of the Admissions Com- To J thef Editor: of closed mindedness. Part of made the hardships I have fac-
mittee. This further^implies that the administration In| your lastt issue, *JUch ^fthe function^ of an education is ed this year se'em easily bear-
maintains the right to recind this acceptance if a partjcu- Lamb's column j discussed the to liberate. An educated liber- able. They have brought joy
la-r situation^warrants it. Generally expulsion is reserved new?Chief|of Security, Mr.:Klarl. ated |man | rejects^ all stereo- and happiness into • a life that
for academic deficiencies and rarely used in cases of mis- Kalinowski. I would like to types be they about policeman is thankful for every offering.
conduct. However, situations may demand that this ad- criticize Mr. Lamb's article -on* or radical stud'ents. Mr. Lamb They have also., help'ed me Jo
ministrative perogative be. extended tot rectify extreme two counts. First, in my judg- . comes across as having fjudg- see myself more fully. ^ For
deliquency situations. The college right now is extending ment, the line of argumenta- e<f*Mr. malinowski without any this, I am * permanently indebet-
this and^is enforcing it through a full time security of- tion was weak and at points ' evidence and that is academic- ed. g?
ficer. ? s I ' S? ' ' so unclear it was confusing, j ally unacceptable. Further, he A few of of these individual
The Mercyhurst situation is somewhat|unique in the j Basically the articl'e attacks exhibits his narrow mindednessi friends (arid $ I cherish the
Erie area. In talking to students from other Schools, one Mr. Kalinowski's friendliness in an. insulting manner. 14feel meaning of that word) will
realizes that the problem which has developed here would but several careful readings Mr. Lamsb owes Mr. Kalinowski graduate within the next two
never have been allowed to progress to a similar stage still left me unsure of Mr. I a public apology. >5 ' weeks, I will deeply miss their
elsewhere. First of all, other schools don't experience the Lamb's reasoning. Central to * * Sincerely, presence and patience. Yet the
extent ofv damages t h a t Mercyhurst does, and secondly, the argument s'eemed to be this ? a David Blanchfield memory of their caring will al-
students are not given any alternative except to pay for sentence ",If_ students don't | ways glow within my f heart.
damages, which curbs the probability of it occurihg in know his position they are not Dear Editor, The "cruel-world" that they go
the f uturei The Mercyhurst administration has no choice likely to concede any power to I arrived on this campus less to face is going to improve
but to make strong-moves in both correction and preven- him." What does that sentence than a year ago. Since that with their contributions of
tion of the destruction problem ~4iere. It is'feasible to do mean? Is power based on rec- time I have considered myself goodness and love! |
so-from both an economic standpoint and one of pride. ognition of that power? extremely fortunate in meeting Mrs. Kramer
The? actions taken by Mercyhurst are under heavy Unclear thinking, however, is - some of the warmest, kindest,
fire but can be rationalized. The hiring of an ex-poHce lesjs offensive to me than thte g-most thoughtful individuals that Director Appointed . . . |
officer as security guards is an extreme position. How-| article's second weakness. The >I have encountered in my
ever, the wanton destruction^that occurs in Preston Hall column is an excellent example • young life. These-people have (Continued from Page 1)
and the Student Union is also extreme. To retreat to old ment and plan^to ^tudjfcitf the
cliches would be poor, yet one cannot deny that two ex- bilities, both related to- economics. First, avoid the dam- appropriate ' afield to better
tremes tend to balance one another to a middle position. ages to Preston Hall by simply closing it down. It would themselves as professionals.
A§ destruction and theft decrease, so does the need for a save the school money as men cost more to house and This is particularly true of
those dealing with theiprotec-
"police state.'- | ftjgg-Ti " f M t M-'H feed than women and the physical absence of the men
1 The action taken against one certain individual from would prevent damage from occuring there. ! tion pf a a Jndtvictual's. cWl
Preston Hall pressing for payment for a damaged rug rights. P*
Another possibility is .a rather sizable damage fee "At Mercyhurst Law Enforce-
eajruiot be as easily condoned. That the damages require to be paid in. September an£ refunded in part or in whole
retribution is not argueable. The school could, however, in.June. Erom this, p e r s o n a l ^ general assessments dould ment Schpol,g[ he continued,
take this individual to a courts hearing or utilize some be made. j t j & • i ?* T r f VW1V
* " i \ wil^be^op'^aimr to idevelop
otji^r legal footwork to bring home its point rather than police and corrections ^officers
v Mercyhupt College is eyactjy as O d n a i n e implies, Iwljo £will be, sensitiye to the
using pure and un,adultterated intimidation. This is an- axLacadenaic institution. I t j*s not politlcafand 1 1 1 Utoniari
other means to the same end wliich- appears to be more f ^ unrealistic to .consider turning it politically when neegs o^prot^cting vpepple^and
JuHf * — —— —— — *•** « » their^ property at all times,
As for prevention, there are two immediate possi- of % Tlf" e m g S Set
° n destruc
« o n to the caS whjle acting within the full)
context of the law."
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MERCYHURST COLLEGE Page Three

Ganno Student Raps Mercyhurst

Reply K -

f (EDITOR'S NOTE: The foK at Mercyhurst each year might

* is quantitative, he is seriously ination, 3 attempted suicides. cyhurst is the most "progres-
lowing is ia letter to the edi-
*
jg said to reflect the constant mistaken!) This is J all a ques- Event the "attempts" are a sive" college in the Erie area.
tor, which appeared*, in the stress and the lack of realistic tion of semantics. Unfortunate- distressing fact. Yet if statistics Not the "Organization Man or
GANI$QN KNIGHT.) counseling services. Gannon ly, he also makes sophistic are checked, one will find that Woman" progressive, but the
Di§ cussion of the 4-1-4 pro* students can attest to the other statements concerning the Mer- the suicide rate among college "Thinking Man and Woman'*
frani i&at Gannon, * College solutions that Mercyhurst girls cyhurst community. students 4s on the rise. If one progressive* ? ^
out or
JS^'T. have worked| * * • them- , He states? "Mercyhurst is also checks into causes of su- Mercyhurst College is "pro-
selves under stress. | presently in financial trouble, icides one will find, as^Dr. Al- gressive" because It is willing
"To I remedy the dangerous
When | the bell-shaped curve as is Gannon, as is the Mercy bert Schrut o'i the Los Angeles to listen to its students. "Pro-
lackloNknowledge on the sub* Suicide Prevention Center stat- gressive" because it changes as
jed; a background *|investiga- is combined with the 3-1-3-3, Order.which operates the col-
ed, in 1969: "Almost universally,
tton of (reasons^ anil principles^ system plus I the methods of lege." It should be pointed out time changes. Mercyhurst. CoR
the college! admissions office in that the majority of iAmerican we Jearned that youthful su- lege does not live in the 1920's*
offeducation* is> needed. Nfcfliher icide is the |result of a chronic
HSculty nor student seern^ totj selection of plainly A-B high colleges are* in financial straits. The I new needs of a-new cul*
school ^students fwho excel in It should also be made clear Condition that? builds up .from ture are, taken into - considera-
be aware of the collusion of an early age, with a strong ele-
ideas, if not of persons, between competition, a s | evidenced by that the jMercy Order does not tion at Mercyhurst. To cite one
extra-curricular offices, the operate Mercyhurst College. ment of| parental influence in- example: Compare JMercy-
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Mercyhurst Sand Gannon and, to volved." (No one/ has ever hurst's "regressive (?)'.? cur-
result at Mercyhurst lis the ar- Mercyhurst is a separate coop- committed suicide at Mercy-
4 flesser extent, Villa Maria. tificial production! of an ex-
• Msgr. Louis Lorei wishes to tremely high competition "for eration that is "run" by the hurst !)^The.rap on the counsel- riculum with that of the "pro- *» nam

initiate a 4-1-4 program at v possession or use of limited Board of Trustees. In fact, only ing services is also unjustified. gressive (?)" curriculum^ of
Gannon. This fprogram* is un- goods'^ or gradesc. '1 25% (15 of 60) <of the faculty The services] are there to be Gannon. Yet, the basic prem-
desirable for both the collge of are Sisters of Mercy. * used, at any timelby anyJ stu- ises which Mercyhurst College.
humanities and f the college ofP If society sis to change, there He j* goes on to critacizef Mer- dent. V ? was 'founded upon remain es-
sciences. Its effects wil*be det- must be change inlthe colleges. cyhurst's term system: "Mer- sentially the same. There sare
But a modified! "not as bad" cyhurst presently has aj 3-1-3-3 The| remainder of his article only a few of the many reasons
rimental to the student himself ds chiefly concerned with con-
and to the five * purposes o'f edu- Mercyhurst type system does program which lis disliked by denjndng Mercyhurst as a "re- why Mercyhurst College con*
not seem^ to be progressive many 'Hurst students . . ." The gressive" institution. I tend to tinues to grow as & Christian
cation. Thefpossible reasons for change, it seems to be regres-
initiating the program must al- sive. 3-1-3-3 term system is debat- differ with his conclusion. Mer- institution! i g r ^ ^
able. It has it's advantages and! —Yince ^)oi««
so be examined. \ •*->

The I positive functions of the disadvantages. Last year the

iMercyhurst isf presently in fi- Mercyhurst system were: students of Mercyhust discuss-
•'*•- --

nancial trouble, as is Gannon,

as is the Mercy Order which 1) It publicized the school as ed the:; "pros" and "cons" of Rated X
progressive, especially through the 3-1-3-3 system |and 'voted
operates the college. The Nuns 112-9 to continue under that
of[- the fMercy Order and the the excellent spokesmanship of system. „ ^
Villa Maria Nuns are needed by Sr. Carolyn, the outgoing pres-
the Erie Diocese for the paro- ident. 1 I The next issue he takes Is
concerned with! Mercy hurst's
Drama! Major Offered
chial school* system. It seems 2) It re-enfor^ed the posi-
grading policy.-j "Mercyhurst is
that these facts taken togeth-| tion of the Mercy Order as a
ef would givefonfe strong rea- vitalfnecessity t< the life of^the known to favor the bell-shaped Next Year
son for the foundingfof thefTri- community, thu» giving their curveffor grading . . . " Mer-
cyhurst College has no official •JLIL' *by Mark^Zine w is no^doubt that the major field
College Consortium, as I will sagging economic base a boost, jThe Mercyhurst f Drama Dept. will not experience ;it$ also. The
explain. and a ^powerbase was built fin bell-shaped ^grading system. A
few of the faculty employ this haslbefcn given the okay io be- ability to apply this knowledge'
terms of tri-college consorti-
T}ie Mercyhurst System of 3- um. system. Yet 46%|of the grades gjixi,* as of September 1971-to after college is {possible in two
1-1-3-3 and the Gannon Systems received by^l Mercyhurst^ stu- ofifer a major program in dra- areas. fFirSt: Applied ^Aoting,,
3) It enabled theJMercy Order matics. Thegcourses offered for Direction, and Technical or
|would be merged in; the 4-1-4 "in group" leaders fto fight for dents (as ofjUhe latest grading
system. Whether the* terms of* the! survival of their order. period) are A's or B's. The this new .area are quite im- the ^professional and *toon-pxo-
lihis merger are desirable is the number of C's are roughly the pressive. Airew arQ: Introduc- •fessional levels also Education'
But all this at the fexpense tion to Theatre, Fundamentals: in schools and colleges.
^question.* of education* and| well being of same percentage as that of&A's
of Acting, Advanced Acting, With the addition of twofmajfi
Mercyhurst presently hasjga students (and perhaps yet more and |B's. He continues in his
next| paragraph to give the ef- Dramatic Interpretation and instructors,?1n this departme
|3-l-^-3 program which isa dis- students at Gannon). 1
liked by many 'Hurst ^students.g If survival of the most com- fects on such a system. To use Play Production. .1 the courses will offer not only
the^ author's«own words, his DennisF Andres, this Jyear's variety, but also a£ broader
Maximum mental: and physical petitive be | progress, |and if scope of interests,
stress is placed upon| the stu- education fshould be composed "lack|of realistic" research is Tech Director, will besjthe first
astounding. The first three graduate in this new depart- £ Director Yablonsky has worfe
dent, similar toithe production of forming "The f Organization fed hard for this opportunity
lines fin a factory. The shorter Man or Woman," and if <the sentences in that paragraphia re ment. | *
quite mis-leading. Looking at the large degree and she and the administration
deration of the courses, 10 gProtestant Ethic is nearer the should be
His^ first sentence in said of ^professionalism displayed in given an approving
weeks, ^4 hours a week for 3 troth than the Jeight BeauG- ovation.
courses, does encourage* "in- Itudes, ? then the Mercyhurst Iparagraph: "The nature of J the 'Hurst production * so far, there
depth^ cramming by both stu- type system is progress. Jbell-shapedjcurve . . ." is def-
^ fently true. Yet he fails to
dents Jaind faculty. > If following Mercyhurst*s so- Estate f.that the u American edu-
^The student barely has time called "lead" is a condition for cation system is competitive by
to digest pertinent material, the |the existence^ of the tri-college "naiture." I personally do not
faculty being forced to^ con- consortium, | then ^indeed* the feel that it*3s good education,
dense this? material^ before it liprioriftes o^ the ^consortium but*it is certainly not limited
islime forimidfterms, and then Shave been misplaced. Having feto Mercyhurst College*
|time|&s sperft .eon final* cram- .the advantage of low salaried His following sentence con-
ming and* term papers are a|ercy| Order Ph.D's is not cerning our over-worked stu-
oVer-speoializod areas. fworth the cost in student dents fs very doubtful. I would
:
Mercyhurst is known to fav- health, welfare, and incident- personally find it hard to be-
or the ^bell-shapedf curve for ally, dear faculty ^members, lieve that a large number of
grading—every number of A's EDUCATION. | i students dedicate |i8 to . 2 0
has its proportionate number of Michael J. Sprague hours a|day to academe.
F's, B's their fD's, and the ma- ^The sentence that disturbs me
jority of tfce|grades*C's. When ^Recentlyj|a "Letter to the most in his paragraph reads:
'Hurst students asked why, Editor"lappeared in THjE GAN- "The? number offattempted su-
ti*ey|were ^ t o M ^ b a ^ was nec- NON KNIGHT which criticized icides at Mercyhurst each, year
essary forfsthe School's stand- the educational system of Mer- might be .;said to reflect the
ing. • i cyhurs% College. Much of the constant stress and the^lack of
4
evidence! tfee author uses to realistic counseling services..
Th^j nature of the b'dl-sliaped
curve* wihich has notl yet ^been justify Jus position |is unwar- This is* nonsense]' This; year
publicly proposed for Gannon, ranted, Mercyhurst has had.. by£ the
makes tly mos$competitive or .The authorgspeaks so often of . furthest stretch of the; imag-
education, ons would think he
tlfef^xtre^nel^intelligent the
wauldThave* defined the term.
dinners of thif A*s. In tjie sci-
Y& tWs is note the'case. He
ence- courses of jMercyliurst ip
speaks off"tM five purposes of
idfnotj -unlsuar' t(f find* people
education." Again, one v would
who|sleepffour|to six hours " a
think that these purposes
night^aiost' of the remaining
would be stated. (Aaide-If the
time! dedicated <& study.P?he i
gentleman thinks thai education V
number of attempted suicides
 Page Four i!>\\ CYHURST COLLEGE May 29, 1971

BILL DOPIERALA
Sports Editor 1968 PCIAA State Champion-
Recently, Mr. Richard Fox, who averaged 19 points or bet-
Athletic Director, revealed the ter, and five who fare 6'4'* or ship. As a member of the fresh-!
better. man team at St.* Vincents, Rick
^ . : ^
yfc* names oil ten boys who will The "elder statesman",of the averaged 19.6 points per game.
•form the basis of next year's group is Rick Fessler, 6*0"
P> The lone junior on the team
varsity basketball team. There from Erie.*, As a senior at Ca- is^Jim "J. C." Carter, W",
v Ifmust admit thatF when I accepted this job about
eight months a g o i l did so reluctantly. First of all, pi was are one senior, one junior, thedral Prep, Rick established from Erie. Playing his - high
just scared of doing ^it being that I was coming into a three sophompres, and five a new school scoring record school ball at Vincent, "J.C."
totally newf college environment.*! had never written for freshmen represented. ' Include (until hi si was broken this was third leading scorer in the
a newspaper before, a n d | l had absolutely no idea what ed in this group are If our boys year), and led his team to the city in 1966 and was a unanim-
being "Sports Editor'! really meant. I was very apprehen- ous pick fori 1st team Big Six
sive towards the coming year. his senior iyear. '*J.C?' also |
|g Wellj at this ending of the 70-71 school year, I|can played for the Clarion Frosh
truthfullyfsayi Pm glad If took this job. Fvefseen Mercy and one semester on the var*
hurst progress athletically;as well as academically. From sity.
Intramural football through intramural! basketball and The three sophomores on the
now to^intercollegiate competition in threeWears. Mercy- squad are Glenn McKinney„
hurst certainly has come a long warn in one year. Mercy- Jeff McConnell, and Dave Wiec*
hurst is'no^longer just thought of as just ajtop-rate aca- zorek. McKinney, 6-0 from
demic institution, but along with that, making a name for Union City was second leading
itself in'the world of sports. 1 % || Dan Bukowski scorer for Behrend Center this
The tennis team, on which the major emphasis of past year. Jefif% McConnell, 6-6,
the lintercollegiate program was placed* has jusfc com- is a transfer from Brandywino
pleted a tremendous initial season with a 9-0 record! (12-0 Junior College, Wilmington^,
including Florida). Despite!the great disappointment!of Delaware, and Dave Wieczorek
not winning the District 18 Tournament, Mercyhurst's is a 5-10 transfer from Clarion,
netters have made {themselves known as a powers to be v?ho also played for Mr. Fox at
reckoned with. The whole team returns next year, withta Prep I' * »&
stronger schedule, and!:planning revenge in the Districts.
? The golf team, hampered* from the beginning by^the The five freshmen who will be
loss of two scholarship players, has shown definite im- a nucleus for the grears to
provement with itsishowing of the last|few^weeks.|Gott come are Steve Albert, M3ke
didn't have|the emphasis placed on it asttennis did, thus Emick,fkiU Vernal, Carl Jones,
less tham a successful season shouldn't* completely be l a andfDan Bukowski
surprise. ^However, thet team has maintained its spirit ;Steve Albert, *6-6, played for
all throughout theirlcampaign, and the onlyfway for them South Hills Catholic this yeafr
to go is up. With the addition of scholarshipsjjand a more and led them in rebounding and
intensive p,re-season training, the golf team should im- scoring (averaging 20 p.p.g.)
prove greatly in the years to come. J| .Mike Emick, 6-4, is from Oil
4 Crew has shown the most| remarkable! improvement City, and led them in scoring
during ^this springy Rowing against an establish ecMCa- with a 20.9 average, and in re-
nisus teamjthe crew team had nothing!to be ashamed of bounding with a 19.9?average
by 'finishing second." Thesef boys fhave hacT that total per garnet
involvement that Mr. Pintea saw was necessary 3. in order Bill Vernal, 6-4 played his
to row. Strenuously working out for two months, not even high school ball this year! for
knowing whether they would have a boat, shows a great Montour High School of Mo
deal f| determination. Then, after only three Sweeks fof Kees Rocks, Pa. jp|-
actual rowing in a scull, taking on Canisus proves thow 'Carl Jones, 5-10, is from Bay
far an athlete can push himself when helhas the desire. Shore High School, Long Is-
I can only praise these boys, as well|as the members of land, N.Y.|As. a senior this
the* tennis and golf teams, for their drive to Jbring suc- year, he averaged 19 points a
cess to Mercyhurst. The members of all these teams have game for the league champs.
had much to|overcome|this initial^year oflintercollegiate Dan Bukowski, 6-1, is anoth-
competition, and have-not lostiany amount of jtheir spirit
and determination. J. i • m | I ll^ er product of Mr. Fox's at
Prep. As a senior this year he
|, Spirit lis Another thing that has shown a definite played a big role in Prep's cap-
rise throughout this year. Thejattendance a t | intramural ture of the City Series and
football games, increased duringfbasketball, and |the en- ; PCIAA State Championships,
thusiasm greeting thejthree varsity teams has been groW- and became the fourth leading
5
ing|progressive]y. The girls also have shown* great en-
thusiasm |for participating? in sports. tEstablishingftheir Tennis Team scorer in Prep's history.
own intramural basketball and soft ball leagues have given Overall, it appears to be a
young, but strong team % that
them an escap.ejf rom, the dailyiroutine of classes. Sports
has definitely brought fa healthy atmosphere of spirit Finishes Undefeated will represent Mercyhurst on
the "hardwoods" next year.
to Mercyhurst. Tennis courts ifilled almost daily, girls
and guyst playing softball, all pointing to an increased Withfthe 9-0 shutout of Gan- ^Gannon saw the most controv-
spirit of necessary recreation*in college life. % I |* non, May 19, the Mercyhurst ersial encounter the Lakers had slack anyhow, 1 and came
Mercyhurst certainly has ^omeja long way this year. tends "Lakers** completed this season. Before the match, through in fine fashion!.
I ram happy that I had a chance to witness the change Dean Garvey. was informed Results of Mercyhurst |vs.
and challenged that co-education *has brought. Bean only their initial season with a spot- ittet because of a clause in the
lesis 9-0 record. Including the Gannon: 11
hope that throughout the following years, we can con- match contract, the 'Hurst* Mercyhurst—9 Gannon—0
tinue progressing towards a more healthy and stimulating Florida trip, the Lakers were! number 2 atid 3 players, Bill Singles:
environment, that will bring Mercy hurst J>the jjgreatly de- 2-0 overall. After the third Dopurale and Steve Gutting
sired recognition as a first-rate co-educational institution. place finish at the District wouldn't to£. permitted to play. Ed Manning def. Joe Wagner,
tournament, the team swept! 6-0, 6-3 V | |
Despite this- fact, the Lakers
through its last five matches. still cleaned house with a 9-0 Tom Thompson* def. Charley
I Linksters Finish Season May 5th Youngstown was a 9-1
Qlvkrtimf May 7th a journey to
Verdict. The clause in the con- Cole, 6-2, 6-2 M 1
The golf team as of May 19, Cipriani, a freshman, is cur- tract -stated .that the match j Dave Kuhrt def. Jay Musar*
1971 has compiled a 2-12 won- rently leading the team with a Cleveland brought a 6-3 ,|ver-| would be played under NCAA|] I 7-5, 6-0 4 £ flfc
78.7 scoring average. The team diet over Cleveland state, May irules. The NCAA rule for elig- Denny Kuhn def» Ron Manil-
Ibst record. The victories came 11th Alliance returned' home af-
is rounded out by freshman ibility is that transfer students la, 6-1, 6-2 | 1 ;jjm .
over Alliance College and Nia- Jim Poland, junior Rich Oil- ter absorbing a 9-0 defeat. must sit out one year of ath-.
gra University, The final match May *l$t)hf proved to be the John Christoph de^ Mark
man, freshman Bob Pettinelli, letie competition. What secerns Hedges, 6-0, 6-0 | jgjgjf f
took place Thursday, May 20, sophomore Jim McAndrew, Laker's toughest match of the. funny is that Gannon partici-
1971 at Grove City vs. Grove and*freshman PatjTallyt Fresh- year. On that day, they travel- pates in the|NAIA in tennis/so pave tWiliainson delf Rick
City College and Alleghany oman Mike Creghan and junior ed to Slippery Rock and pulled how could they invoke an Baitkiewicz, 6-2, 6-3 §
College, Rick Fessler substituted as put a 5-4 victory. With the score NCAA; rule? It musfe be noted Doubles j |
On Thursday and Friday, alternates when needed. tied 4-4 Dave Ku-hrt and Steve ttough,. that th& Gannon May* ^anning-Thompson def.JWag-
May 13 and 14, the teamUinish- Coaches Jean Forsyth and Gutting were down 4-2 in| the e r s ^ e m |totally^ma^are of ner-Coie, 6-0,16-4 | | I |. g
ed In jftth place fin the District' Barry McAndrew have done fa final set. However, they pulled Christoph-Kuhrt def.. Manilla-
out a 6-4f victory winning four Ms action, andfwere perfect*
18 ytournaiment. Dario Cipriani fine|job with|what was| termed lyiwiHing to#tet Dopierola and Musarra, 6-2U6-2 | |
•tied for fourth place in the in- a$ "green" ^tam atfthe startfcof straight games. ? w
Gutting| play. The |resl|of|the Williamson-Kuhn def. Batkie-
dividual standings. the season. & This past Wednesday against Mercyhurst team took up the wicz-Tom Dollinger, 6-2, 6-3