M e r c y h l i r s t S o d a l i t y Jesuit Theologian, Cyril Vollert, To Speak

On The Bible and Evolution', March 25

To Host Xavier M e n Mercyhurst College is proud to
welcome Father Cyril Vollert. S. J.,
evolution to theology, and has
translated others. Lecturing across
America, and Marquette Univer-
sity. \
Socialists from Xavier University in Cincinnati, Ohio, will speak who will speak on "The Bible and America in the area of dogmatic Articles by Father Vollert have
at Mercyhurst on Saturday, March 24. Sponsoring the discussion is Evolution," March 25, in the Little theology, he has spoken at Notre appeared in ^'America." "Catholic
Mercyhurst Sodality, who will be host to the Xavier students on Theatre J g Dame University, University' of Mind," "Review for Religious,"
both Friday and Saturday while they are the guests of the college. A native off Milwaukee, Fath- Illinois, Catholic University of and many other contemporary
er Vollert was educated at Mar- publications. His translations in-
Fifteen representatives^ headed by general chairman James Bogle quette University, St. Louis Uni- clude the Compendium of The-
of Xavier, will present a comprehensive Idiscussion on Communism versity, and St« Mary's Col- ology by St. Thomas Aquinas.
vs. Christianity- The speeches will cover four major topics: "What lege, Kansas. He entered the So- In 1959 at a Symposium at
Is Communism?" "Tactics, Strategy and Objectives of Communism," ciety of Jesus in 1924 and was Duquesne University commemo-
"What Are the Facts About the I ordained in|l935. Father 'Vollert rating the centenary of Charles
Communists in Different? Coun- obtained his doctorate from ^the
tries in the Last Forty Years?" and
"What Can We Do Today?" I I
Lay Work Offers Gregorian University in Rome and
is currently the dean of St. Mary's
Darwin's The Origin of the
Species, Father Vollert was one of
the four principle speakers. His
The program, to be held in College, St. Mary's, Kansas, hold-
MlpAuley Lounge, will continue
from 9:30 ajn.Jt'o 4 p.m., with
New Opportunities ing the professorship in dogmatic
theology.
topic then was |*The Bible and
Evolution," and he has chosen to
Opportunities have arisen for speak to Mercyhurst students
two main talks singling out such In 1956 Father Vollert received concerning the' same topic- The
areas as brainwashing and Com- college students and graduates in the Annual Award of the Mario- quotation, "Science | can and will
munism in Cuba presented at lay-apostolic work. Lima, Peru— logical Society of America. More deepen its understanding of the
each meeting. The program aims next summer—$500: these words recently, 1961, he was the recipi- evolutionary process, but does not
primarily at introducing new con- constitute the destination, de- ent of the Cardinal Spellman expect*that it will ever abandon
cepts and at clarifying important parture, and sole requirement for Award in theology. \- the idea itself" is perhaps gthe
facts on the subject of Com- CILA, the Council for the Inter- Father has published! many underlying statement of Father
munism itself. Throughout t h e national Lay Apostolate program. Vollert's view on this controvers-
studies on theological questions,
conference, one objective|will re- Designed especially for the laity, Fr.iVoUert ial subject. •'
peatedly present itself—the dire this movement offers interested including the relationship of
need for Christian Action in a individuals a chance to spread the

MERC1AD
tense and war-torn world. Informal faith, asKwell as to|further their
group discussions will follow both own cultural and social back-
sessions. grounds. For additional infor-
Mercyhurst Sodality urges all mation, contact Thomas J. Scher- %

students to take advantage of{this eth, Project Peru, CILA, 424

outstanding opportunity andf at- Badin Hall, Notre Dame, Indiana.
tend the Saturday sessions. Also geared toward furthering Vol. XXXIII, No. 5 MERCYHURST COLLEGE, ERIE, PENNA. March 16, 1962
Catholic Action is CIF, the Center
for Interculturali Formation 'in

onara tutat in
9 9
Amy Grazioli, head of the
Mercyhurst CCD unit and
home economics major from
Brandy Camp, Pa., who was
recently chosen to be the 1962
May Queen by thejtMercy-
hurst*student body, and her
attendants, Carolyn Kacz-
marek, secretary of the sen-
ior class and elementary ed-
ucation major from Erie, and
Robertaf Donohue, Sodality
Prefect and English major
from Cortland, N.Y.
Glee Club and Cecilian Clubmo Combine
In Presenting 1962 "Moment Musical"
"Moment Musical," the 1962
production of the college Glee
Club and Cecilian Club will be
presented to the public on April
ifi at 8:15 p.m- in the Little
Theatre.
More formal in style than
past programs,| it will consist of
choral} selections, vocal, piano
and organ ensembles. The Glee
Club will be featured in several
selections including, "Give Me
Your Tired, Your I Poor," "O
Brother Man," I "He's Got The
Wholel World in His Hand,"
"Little W h e e l | A ' Turning,"
"Donkey Serenade," "Listen to
the Mocking Bird" and "With
a Voice of Singing."
Latin America. This program re-
quires that the applicant spend
ROTCLBand From Gannon Silent Films Star
three months in a training center
at Cuernavaca, Mexico, where To Perform in Little Theatre Chaplin and Bow
she acquaints herself with the On the evening of March 18, the Gannon College ROTC Concert
sociological and economical cus- and Marching Band will play their first concert of the 1961-62
% In keeping with its policy of
toms offthe Latin people through school year in the Mercyhurst Little Theatre at 8:00 p.m. Although fostering the theatre arts at
a series of informative lectures. this is their first concert of the year, most Mercyhurst girls probably
Mercyhurst, the Greensleeve
Besides these intellectual?aspects, are familiar with their music, which frequently reverberated among Players will sponsor an evening
the agenda encompasses* various the rafters of Gannon Auditorium at the Gannon Basketball games.
of old-time silent movies. A
cultural activities, including con- As with most military J bands, Gannon's versatile band does not Charlie Chaplin film, and "Danc-
certs of the rich f Mexican limit its repertoire tolthe spirited military music which enlivened
music ing Mothers" featuring Clara Bow
and art exhibitions in the crowds at the basketball games. At this coming concert, for
Mexico will be presented Friday, March
City. Interested persons are re- example, they will play a variety of concert numbers as well as some 23, in the Little Theatre.
quested to write to: The Center
brisk martial music.
for Intercultural F o r m a t i o n , Among these concert numbers are the well-known "London- The atmosphere of an old-time
movie house will be lent to the
Cuernavaca, Mexico. derry Air," LeRoy Anderson's "Sandpaper Ballet," "Port-au-
Prince," and "Bequine Festival." Theatre;by ushers wearing cos-
The marches include such Sousa tumes of the era,I and by the
favorites as "Stars and Stripes
Forever" and the "U.S. Field Ar-
musical accompaniments to the
films. The combined effect should
tillery March," the Spanish march provide an amusing evening of
"Amparito Roca," the English
"Knightsbridge M a r c h," t h e
entertainment. t
All Mercyhurst students and
The piano solos feature Sheila Caroline Emmanuele and Shelia swinging "St. Louis Blues March" guests are invited to attend. A
Himes playing "Scotch Poem" by Himes will perform "Rhapsody in of W. C. Handy, and the great sli-ght admission fee will be
Macdowell and "Movement Per- D Minor" with Marilyn Lipchik "Gillette Look Sharp March.' charged.
petual" by Poulencjj Also included a n d Janie Matjasko playing The band, commanded by Cadet
in the solos are "Fantasia^ Im- |Melody in F." "Ariosa" is the Major Joseph Zentis and directed
promptu" by Chopin, played by selection of Mary Ann Graf| at by Mr. Anthony Sinicropi, is
Caroline| Emmanuele, "AutMatin" the organ and Mary Verdoni^ at made up almost entirely of fresh-
by Godard played! by Jane Mat- the piano, and "Concerto in man and sophomore students of (ZaltHctai
jasko, and "Danza" Iby Debussy, B-Flat Minor" will be played by Military Science. Since, the be-
March
played by Mary Verdoni. Mary Ann at the organ and ginning of the school year, it has
Four duets will be presented. Jeannie Jackson at the piano. developed into a musically pro- 17—St- Patrick's Day Dance at
ficient unit, and gives promise of Gannon
performing this concert in such
a manner as to make it well 18—Concert, Gannon ROTC Band
worthwhile. 23—Silent Movies
25—Lecturer, Fr. Cyril Vollert,
S.J. "The Bible and Evolu-
Fine Art Students tion" f.
25—CCD Banquet

The vocal selections feature | a

sextet madeI up of Kathy Mc-
Manus, Lee Stanford, Margaret
Hock, Margaret Dill, Kathy Davis,
andfjanie Matjasko singing "Ave
Maria" from the opera, f'Dialogue
of the French Carmelites" by
Poulenc, a French contemporary
composer. Lee Standford will sing
two solo numbers, "All in the April
Evening" and "It Wonders Me,"
from "Plain and Fancy," while
Kathy McManus will sing "This
Is All Very New to Me," also from
"Plain and Fancy."
To Display Work
The Mercyhurst Art Depart-
ment's annual exhibit of student
work will be held at the Erie
Public Museum, Sixth! and Chest-
nut Streets, from Sunday, April
1 through Monday, April 30.
Student drawings, paintings and
ceramics will be on display, with
all! the art majors contributing.
Fashion illustration, pictorial il-
lustration, water colors, oil paint-
Mary Verdoni at the piano and Mary Ann Graf at the organ team ings and varied craft work con-
up to present "Ariosa/' a highlight of the 1062 "Moment stitute the student exhibition.
Day of Recollection |
27—Bishop's Day at Mercyhurst
April
-"Moment Musical"
St. Thomas More Mission
Forum at Gannon
1-30—Mercyhurst Student Art
Exhibit. Erie Museum
6—German Film, Canarls
8—Magician, Daniel McDon-
aid, Jr., D.D.S.
 Page Two
.A.--
Report from N.
On the weekend of February 23, the
United States National Students' Association
(U.S.N.S.A.) sponsored a regional con-
ference on international affairs in New York
City. Maryf PatI Carlow, N.S.A. Senior dele-
gate chose to attend the discussions on
Africa, while I chose those groups which
dealt with /international organizations. I \m
The Convention formally opened with a
group of speakers from a fSouthern
Rhodesian delegation who are currently at
the U.N. trying to obtain assistance in
claiming equality with thefwhite settlers in
theiil country. We were jparticularlyj struck
with the manner in &whichj they approached
their audience of students. They were well
spoken, refined, intelligent, and maintained
a note of confidence?in American youth, re-
peating throughout that we tare "the ones
who matter." The African knows the value
of youth and the part that youth is going to
play in&he future of his own country.
An all-day session of conferences was held
on Saturday! on Columbia University's
campus. |At the end of the day, Mary Pat and
I emerged from our respective groups with a
new understanding of the oranizations to
which! students and young workers} allj over
the world belong. In addition, we met several
young Angolans who expressed a willingness
to give talks at'(Mercyhurst.
After a banquet held|that evening at the
International House, we heard a panel of
German youth leaders express the confidence
that the people of West Berlin, especially the
youth, have in the United States.
Judging from the material we acquired,
the knowledge we gained, and the students
we met, the weekend in New York City was
a most profitable one for Mary Pat and me,
and [especially for Mercyhurst.
Compline, Mass
Are Public jPrayer
Compline is now being sung Sunday night
at 9:30 in the Chapel. This last of the seven
official hours of worship of Ithe Divine Office
is the night prayer of the Church. It is a
solemn thanksgiving for all God's graces
that have been bestowed during the day. It
also includes praise and adoration of the
Divine Majesty and a tender devotion to
the Blessed Mother.
Compline is part of the sacred liturgy of
the Church, which is public worship. In or-
der for public worship to be effective, it re-
quires the cooperation of the faithful. All
the parts of the liturgy, including the
supreme act ofI worship, the Mass, are by
their nature community, rather than individ-
ual faff airs. If people are busy with their
own private devotions during these services,
their primary essence is lost. We should
want to coordinate our participation so that
we may offer the most perfect devotion to
the Lorxf of Lords and King of Kings.
The MEECIAD March 16, 1962
Let's! Cooperate
For Finer Colleges
Time marches on. Frannie vention next month or I'd crack
Freshman, bubbling over with up." Unfortunately, "The Man" Within the city of Erie are located three
joyous expectation, eagerly awaits and his classmates have gradu- Catholic colleges — Mercyhurst, Villa Maria,
the weekends when she will meet ated; mixers have become prac- and Gannon. Each school has the same goal
her "Prince Charming" at one of tically futile; and movies with the — Christian, liberal education $f or its
the assorted mixers. Weekends at girls are a complete bore. So students. I Each has the advantages which
out-of-town men's \ colleges are big-and-little-sister parties, pic- only a small college can provide; each also
planned with frantic exuberance. nics, and song fests come fo the has the disadvantages which necessarily
fore once again, along with
accompany a small school: limited cultural
Big-and-little-sister \parties, pic- and lecture series, small faculties, and limit-
nics, and song fests also contribute weekends devoted to international ed financial resources. Recently, the schools
variety to the freshman-year problems, college rules and reg- announced plans for offering some evening
weekend calendar. But most im- ulations, and various other irksome courses on a joint basis beginning in * Sep-
portant of all, one or two weekends entities. tember. Why, then, don't^they work together
a month are reserved for returning But for Sally Senior, tempus to formulate a plan of cooperation in other
home to see "High-School Heart' definitely fugit. ". . .but ! I have
areas ? *
Throb." 9 f H |fe |
But time {moves quickly along,
and Frannie Freshman is now
to take Graduate Record Exams
in Buffalo the weekend of i t h e
party in Cleveland. And the
There are many areas in which such a
plan would be extremely advantageous. A
weekend after that I simply must few suggestions will open the door for rec-
•Susie Sophomore. Although the
novelty of mixers has diminished, mail out my grad school appli-
cations if I expect to have
ognition of further possibilities. |
she doggedly attends them with 1. The Gannon College English depart-
well-worn hope. Occasionally, the interviews by March. Well, iljust
wrote my parents that if I wasn't ment sponsors weekly movies for their
weekly movie \ with the | girls is students. In! the past these have included
supplemented by a movie with home for Easter, they should be
sure to come for graduation. It's such films as Lawrence Olivier's Hamlet,
"The Man." Because "High-School Oedipus Rex, The Last Hurrah, and Stalag
Heart Throb" is now someone really a shame that? comprehen-
sives come on Prom weekend— 17. Opening these showings to students from
else's college flame, the homeward- all three schools would seem to be an obvious
bound weekends Ij become progres- especially since! I am supposed, to
go to Zelda's wedding that day, good.
sively fewer.
"Time drags on," sighs Jennie too. I should've started senior- 2. A lecture series, sponsored jointly by
year activities! freshman year.
Junior, as she settles down to an Mercyhurst, Villa, and Gannon, would in-
evening of knitting and! teleview- Only ten weekends left? Oh my clude better speakers than each; school, act-
gosh!" | V I m
ing. Thank heaven for that con- ing independently and with? limited funds,
can now obtain. Why not strive for consolida-
tion in this area?
Our Readers Comment - - 3. While these twos suggestions could be
Dear Editor: worked out m| the near future, another
The Y.C.S. and Soci Seminar Groups are presently working on longer-range plan seems worthy of consider-
a joint project. Its aim is to raise money to send fellow college stu- ation. A professor-exchange program might
dents to the South where they will sacrifice theirfeime to help edu- be formulated in which a teacher who is a
cate the Negro to fight for civil rights. specialist inja specific larea of his general
Realizing her personal responsibility, each student should be field could make his knowledge available to
willing to contribute $1.00, receiving in?return a S.N.C.C. (Student students of the three schools.
Non-violent Co-ordinating Committee) button. By* doing this, she,
in a small way, will be able to help to solve the integration problem. 1 A program of cooperation such as this will
result in giving the students of the three
Joan Kreutter
colleges the educational opportunities of fa
(Wei would like more Infor- large |university while at the same time
As W e mation on this) program before
giving it wholehearted support.
maintaining the advantages of a small^col-
lege education. Pllf'
Your Editors Thank: Who originated S.N.C.C? What
sources are backing it to guar-
|. . Sr. Pierre for the milk
breakfast.
at antee itsfreliabilty? The Editors.) Choosing God
. . the administration! for the Dear Editor:
new bookstore hours.
j. . all student contributors
May- I take this opportunity to
to congratulate the student who had Demands Maturity
the MERCIAD. 1 1 I the courage to speak out in your
last issue about our grading sys- 'Come Spouse of Christ, receive the crown
Your Editors Enjoyed: tem here at Mercyhurst .1 At which the Lord hath prepared for thee for
L . the latest Greensleeve Play- present,I a girl with slightly above
,,
all eternity . . . Vespers of a Virgin.
ers' productions. average mentality can maintain
This is Christ's proposal, originating in
. . the St. Thomas Aquinas Day a B with only moderate pains. By love with the promise of Igreater love. He
program. enlarging the A bracket and nar- makes the offer, but each individual must
. . the presentation of "Some rowing the B bracket, almost all make the decision. This decision, however,
Criterion for Mental Health." students would work harder for to accept God's invitation, demands matu-
Your Editors Extend:
their grades.
Judy Spaeder
rity. '% J I
j. . sympathy to Pat Brunskole Dear Editor:
Maturity in making a decision! of this
nature involves due consideration of all
on the death of her mother. A habit exists which, if pursued
. . felicitations to everyone on by more members of this college,
other alternatives, | the proper intention,
willingness to sacrifice, and finally, the
St. Patrick's Day. would create greater peace and courage of one's convictions.
. . congratulations to all the harmony—the habit of being on God has established three states in life,
Irish. | | 'i | time. each worthy; of consideration. A knowledge
. . condolences to all the non- Many students rush tardily of all three must be attained before one can
I Irish. | I into classes much to the dismay maturely choose the religious state. One must
I. . congratulations to Doreen of the teacher and the disrup- then have the intention to enter the convent
Chen on her assistantship at tion of the entire class. Even pro- because she feels that this is the most per-
the University of Pittsburgh. ductions in the theatre are not fect way for her to serve God and attain her
safe from the bombardment of final reward—eternal happiness with Him.
Your Editors Urge: latecomers. It seems quite under-
1 Further, she must be convinced that in this
. . apologies to Mary Pat Car- standable that a few people must state she can fulfill herself as a f woman
low, whose name was omitted be necessarily late for perfor- through the role of spiritual motherhood
on last issue's masthead. mances, but when the numbers in teaching children, visiting'the poor, and
. . support of the g new fencing reach 25 (I've counted), it seems nursing the sick. Spiritual maturity entails a
team. rather a lack of courtesy or con- willingness to give up material things for
cern than an unavoidable delay.
. . the practice of the virtue of truer, more lasting values. It is a personal
studiousness. Bert Donohue decisionfto serve God and Him alone.
. . prayers for Lynn Ells, who (Other I letters were received How does one attain true maturity? The
is very 111.1 which duplicated information al- answer is simple (and extremely hard—grow
. . attendance at the second ready available to the students. in Him and through Him so that when He
German film, Canaris, on Hence, they were not I printed. calls, one can maturely*answer, "Christ, I
April 6. The Editors.) I I will follow." ?
 March U6, ?1962
Day a n d Night, It's Black and White
By-Mary Pat Carlow and Fran Herman
"And J this too shall pass away."
Within the moss-covered walls
of Mercyhurst's medieval domain,
one color combination dominates
all others: Black and White.
That cold, cruel! world which lies
beyond our moat has great! diffi-
culty understanding the awesome
effect produced when Black and
White veils student life. Harry
Golden has his Only in America;
Mercyhurst has its Only with the
Mercies.
The most unsuspected appari-
tion of Black and White appears
in the lounge—the core of culture
that is Mercyhurst. A group of
Mesdames Defarges sit languidly
knitting and purling as one
Madame muses aloud, "I hope
Smac doesn't check the drawers
today—mine look jlike they've
been bombed." Suddenly another
Therese gasps a strangled warn-
ing, and the knitting circle bows
before the poetic depths of Smac's
soul.
A more expected, butenot widely
known, appearance of the Black
and White occurs at five o'clock
every afternoon in the Chapel.
Occasionally a {freshman, una-*
ware that this time is reserved for
recitation of the Little Office, slips
Sr. M. Matthew Advocates
Catholic Women in Science
By Maureen Fiedler
I "The Catholic scientist of the
20th century has a mission to
perform every time he walks into
a lab." This I quotation expresses
the scientific thought of Sr. Mary
Matthew, new member of the
chemistry department here at
Mercyhurst.
Sr. Matthew holds a Bachelor's
Degree in aeronautical engineer-
ing from Cornell, a Master's in
mathematics from the University
off Pittsburgh, and a Master's in
chemistry! from Rensselaer Poly-
technic Institute. With this ex-
tensive background, she has a vi-
brant f interest in her field, and
encourages all liberal arts majors
to acquire at least a "speaking
knowledge of science"—a useful
tool in the 20th century. For those
majoring in science, she urges ad-
ditional work in graduate school,
and she speaks from experience
when she says that all science
graduates find that they have ac-
quired a broadening background
in liberal arts and an excellent
grasp of their own fields from
their years at Mercyhurst.
When asked aboutf additional
into Chapel to contemplate her
problems in solitude. Suddenly
hearing t h e | ominous rustle of
starched linen on serge, she
glances furtively over her should-
er to see a number of mothers-
away-from-home swishing down
the aisle, v She ^now faces that
great decision—whether? to creep
up the aisle like af modern Mary
Magdalene or to cringe quietly in
her seat for the next half-hour.
Rustling skirts and rattling
rosary beads also announce the
arrival of the Black and White in
the classroom, nine minutes after
the bell rings. Onlthis side of the
I #e in
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And deliver us* from . . m
drawbridge,! t h e ! Mercies match
wit | and knowledge as well as
blackboard andfchalk.
Even when lone crosses the
drawbridge for an excursion into
the teeming metropolis, she! is
haunted jby this dynamic color
combination. Take the case of the
sneaker-clad sophomore seen re-
garding her forbidden tennies
with unconcealed delight on the
main i floor of the Boston Store.
"The moat, the moat, my sneak-
ers for the moat," she moaned,
wishing to jump therein as a
scientific plans for Mercyhurst,
Sr. Matthew talked enthusiastic-
ally of the new radio-isotope tech-
niques to be ^incorporated in all
chemistry courses next year, and
of the pending plans for; a new
science Jbuilding. * Communism were the topics cov-
Real fulfillment as a woman,
she maintains, can be found in
the natural and physical sciences.
"Any individual using the!talents
God has given her" can certainly
lead a truly dedicated life, and
the woman in science, Sr. Mat-
thew maintains, can add that ne-
cessary "human touch" to the so-
called cold, cruel world of beakers
and test I tubes.
But her main concern is with
the Catholic scientist. She sees a
crying need for many more Catho-
lic "Einsteins" who could add
proper perspective to thefimagin-
ary gulf between theology and
science, and the mere presence of
a Catholic woman in science, she
feels, is an argument against athe-
ism in itself. Needless, to say, she
hopes to see a few of these out-
standing "arguments" graduate
from Mercyhurst.
The M E R C I AD Page Three
O'Great To Be American
With a Bit of Irish Too
By Mary Hammond
"If an American is going to be is three generations removed from
an American at all, let him be the land of his forefathers, or has
so without any qualifying adjec- traveled no closer to it than De-
tives; and If he is going to be lancey Street, ever seems to lose
something else, let him drop the his| feeling of reverence for the
word American from his personal Old Sod. One cannot mention the
description." Irish without mentioning the
warmest and most personal gift
It's a good idea in a way, but that they have given to America;
somehow, exception must be made
that is the gift of blarney. Web -
for those fortunate enough* to ster defines blarney as "wheedling
trace their ancestry back to Ire-
talk, smooth cajoling flattery."
land. It is not that the Irish are Fulton Sheen's definition seems
any less American; a list of heroes more appropos, for he says, "Ba-
and casualties in any war since loney is so thick, it cannot be
3 the Revolution will attest to that.
mm»
Whom God loves He chastises." It is simply the enchantment of
true, and blarney is so thin that
-***•"
having , a root that!reaches back
we like it."
rv* ^ into a land as dear as the Emer- Yes, the Irish have added a lit-
groups of the Black and White ald Isle. tle blarney, a little spirit, and
cheerfully descended upon?her.
COT*-'
a little humor to everyone. To
^JgpP^
Whether they be in lounge, This root is deeply embedded in understand this, witness any St.
Chapel, classroom, Boston Store, the Old Sod, and its shoots have Patrick's Day Parade when every-
within or without the moss cover- spread throughout the earth. Ire- one is an Irishman—if only for a
ed walls, it is escapades with the land! cast a flickering but un- day.
Mercies that provide J great ma- quenchable light over the ^-Euro-
pean section of the world during
terial for letters and diaries and the Dark Ages. Her prominence in
Black-and-Whiten up |the grim the arts of poetry, prose, and
days at our medieval domain. drama, William B. Yeats, Sean Daniel McDonald, Jr. D. D. S.,
. M W ' ^ M W » M f
O'Faolin, and Eugene O'Neill just a dentist? - magician from Green-
to mention a few, is certainly ville, Pennsylvania, will speak on
* * +m*
News Jottings worthy of pride, but it is the faith
of the Irish people that is her
"The Evolution of the Modern
Magician—with Demonstrations"
greatest treasure. in the LittletTheatrelat 8:15 on
The French Club will offer film April 8. All students are invited
entertainment in the line of trav- No Irishman, no matter if he to attend.
elogues of France, March 27, in
the Little Theatre.
Mary Ann Caruso and Penny
Percent! have organized a Satur-
day afternoon program for! the
girls of St. Joseph's Orphanage.
The two-hour program, conducted
mainly by Elementary Education
Club members for girls from 5 to
17, includes arts and crafts, a
rhythm band, modern dance, knit-
ting lessons, a physical fitness de-
partment and a charm school.
Sister Helen Jean is holding
brief and informalj discussions in
preparation? for Sunday Mass in
the Blue Room Saturday evenings
from 6:30 to 7:00. All are welcome.
The purpose of the discussion is
to lead students to a better under-
standing of the Mass and its ap-
plication in daily life.
The Sodality of Mercyhurst
joined with the St. Thomas More
Club of Gannon for a discussion
of Communism on February 24.
The 1 history of the Communist
philosophy, the techniques of
Communism and the work of the
lay person in the combatting of
ered.
AILay Apostolate Forum will be
held March 31 and April 1 in Gan-
non Auditorium. Cost of admis-
sion to the Forum featuring na-
tionally! famed speakers is fifty
cents.
The Judean Sand will appear in
early May. Although the first
deadline has ibeen reached,! the
editors will still welcome any con-
tributions.
Student |Council President J pri-
maries will be held on March 14.
On March 28, the candidate
speeches will be made. Final elec-
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Plans for financing the trip to
Oklahoma for summer mission
with Coke! 11 J f
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Pa ere Four T h e IM EIR C I A?D March 16, 1962

Clubs Report Their Gatherings, Projects China Debate, A Topic

Student Council
The annual Student Council
Day fwill be held this year on
April 4. Among the activities
planned by the organization is
an assembly! for the entire stu-
dent body! during which members
will.present the new Alma Mater.
Sociology Seminar
The Soci Seminar, in conjunc-
tion with YCS, has been sponsor-
ing a "Freedom Button" week.
The proceeds will be sent to the
Student Non-violent Co-ordinating
Committee which is seeking to
deviate the injustices done t'o the
Negro in thejjSouth.
.. El Ed Club
Miss Ma reel la * Ha in, a home-
school social worker of the Child
GuidaneevDepartments of the Erie
Public School System, appeared
before sociologists and elementary
education students at a recent
meeting. Her topic was "Problem
Children in the Classroom."
A Varsity basketball team has
been started as a result of the
recent game with Villa at Gan- the Intercollegiate Government
non's Homecoming Activities. It Congress in Harrisburg on April
played the Mercyhurst Seminary 5, 6, 7. They will present labor
last week and has scheduled fu- bills concerning depressed areas
Of NF Regional Meet
For the first time in recent;years, the regional meeting of the
ture games with other colleges. and automation. National Federation of Catholic College Students was held on Sun-
Members of A.A. have currently Dramatics Club day, March 11, at Mercyhurst College. Representatives from D'You-
been participating in intramural A Workshop has begun for ville, Canisius, and Rosary Hill Colleges, Niagara University. Nazareth
basketball and will soon j beg in Drama d u b members every College, and Gannon, Villa Maria, and Mercyhurst Colleges! partici-
ping pong and badminton games. Wednesday from 1:30 to 3:30. pated in the program. •; Fives conferences and a business^.meeting,
Cecilian Club General committee meetings have scheduled from 1:30 to 5:00 p.m., were included in the day's activities.
At a recent meeting, Mrs. Marc started for the production of The Social Action Affairs Secretariat discussed the group's striv-
Brunner, a local music eteacher, "Plain and Fancy." ing for interracial justice, including the Student Non-violent Co-ordin-
spoke to members of the Cecilian ating Committee, and the North-
Club on her experiences in teach- Great} Books
Subject's for discussion at the i ern Student Moment Co-ordinat-
ing music in the schools.
fe IRC| I
March 26 and April! 9 meetings
of the Great Books Club will
RC Council ing Committee. Representatives
from D'Youville College, under
The theme of the last Inter- be DeToqueville's Democracy in the direction of the International
national Relations Club meeting America and Marx's Communist
was the Mercyhurst motto, "Carpe Manifesto. Members of the So-
Hosts Groups Affairs Secretariat, debated the
question, "Resolved, that the
Diem." Students spoke on the dality are invited to the discussion Peoples' Republic of China should
fields which the Mercyhurst stu- of the Communist ^Manifesto be- McAuley's main lounge was the be admitted to the United Na-
dent enters |upon graduation, and cause of its relevancy to their scene of the'March 8 meeting of tions." The Mariology Committee
her Catholicl impact on our current project on Communism. the Red Cross Intercollegiate of the Religious Affairs Secre-
society. The fields included in the
Council. Red Cross campus chair- tariat presented a discussion of
discussion were education, busi- Debate Club the Queenship of Mary, and Gan-
Debaters are looking for new man Patsy Sue Richards and
ness, research, government, "mar- non College's St. Thomas More
riage, and cultural activities. members to carry on next year's moderatorf Miss Sedney^* hosted Club explained its apostolic work
IRC representatives, Clara Sie- work. | Anyone interested should Rjejd Cross! representatives from in Yucatan in conjunction with
gel and Kathy Lynch will attend contact' presentlmembers. Edinboro, Erie Business College, the topic, "Latin American Pro-
Gannon, Villa Maria and Behrend gress and the Lay Missionary."

Pantomimist Fascinates Center. "The Parish CCD" was the topic

^of the Religious Affairs Secre-
The main topic of the meeting tariat in its investigation1: of the
was "The Red Cross Friendly Confraternity of Christian Doc-
Faculty-Student Viewers Visitor," a program of companion- trine.
ship that is extended to many
Students revealed their preferences for dramatic types as a result
bedridden invalids who live in BURHENN'S PHARMACY
of the recent performance of pantomimist Harry Barton on March 14.
their homes. Also discussed was
After reviewing only a portion of his original repertoire, which Corner 38th St. and Pine Ave
consists of thirty pieces, many students expressed a liking for the the entertainment to be presented
Phone GL 6-7762
comic portray algof "The Date," while the satiric "The Examination" by students of Erie area colleges
I Erie, Penna.
drew a second place vote. Tragedians sided toward "Seven Ages of at St. Joseph's Childrens' Home
Man" as those of many moods on April 8. The general chairman
Socialists To Make hailed the abstract characteriza-
tion, "Pas de trois" and "The Beg-
for this event is Red Cross rep-
gar and the Thief." resentative Tom Charles from Yaple's Dairy
Consecration Acts Mr. Bartron opened the pro-
gram with a short talk on the
Gannon. Mercyhurst students who
have volunteered t'o participate in
and Ice Cream Bar
4026 Pine Avenue
Thirty-eight Sodality proba- art of I pantomime and the func- this entertainment are Sheila
tioners will make a temporary tion of make-up. In his presen- Phone UN 6-2441
act of consecration to Our Lady tation, he also portrayed both Himes and Aletha Stanford.
and six candidates will make the male and female roles. Delta Sig Queen
permanent act on Sunday, March The pantomimist studied dra-
25th at 1:30 pan. in the chapel. matic theory at Xavier University
Other Socialists will renew their and recital teachnique with J.
temporary act. Father Martin will Bradley Griffin of Chicago. Sandy Reigns
officiate during the ceremony.
The temporary act is a promise
made by the candidate to dedicate
herself to Our Lady under the Marfucci's Tavern As Dream Girl MERCYHURST GIRLS ARE TALKING ABOUT . . . St. Pat's
direction of and in cooperation Sandy Valcent'i, Mercyhurst weekend . . . the history majors going to Rome . .£. Reg's eyes . . .
with the Sodality for one year.
2641 Myrtle Street
junior, reigned | as queen of the the "Pappy" show . . . Saturday afternoons at the orphanage . . .
The permanent act, on the other Delicious Spaghetti}; annual Delta Sigma Phi Sweet- Liz's sparkler . . . SNCC . . . Marlene, "pinned" . . . the freshman
hand, is a life dedication made & Ravioli polka queens . . . Denise's deletions. . . the special home^ee'er's trip
by the senior sodalists who are heart Dancefheld on March 3 at to Florida . . . Maryann and Sylvia, or, three states and 400 mi-les in
about to leave Mercyhurst. Served from 4 to 10 p.m the Sunset Inn. two days . . . "Three Coins in a Fountain" . . . the trip to Bona's . . .
Intensive training for the con- During intermission, Sandy was an extra cap and gowns. . . accident|prone M-hurst St. Thomas
secration has been I in progress crowned as Delta Sig Dream More program . . . Rita's green eyes . . 4 Mrs. Konkoly*s writer's
since September. Probationers are Girl by senior :lAz Filicky, last' cramp . . . Debbie Drake.
required to know thoroughly the year's Dream Girl. In addition, MERCYHURST GIRLS ARE COMMENTING ON . . . the creep-
purpose, history, and function of
the Sodality and to live a program
ART'S she received a dozen red roses ing sleepiness . . . all those men from those big name colleges . . . coif-
feurs by Cynthia . . . term papers—source books but no sources . . .
and a heart pendant, presented to
aimed at deepening of the per- ICE CREAM BAR her by the.{president of the fra- Rosie's yellow- eye shadow . . . Needed: more publicity for com-
sonal spiritual life. Those who ternity. munism and one-act plays . . . no longer any desire to be "In There"
have determined to live the Luncheonette! and Magazines . . . upperclassmen's plea for freshmen cooperation . . . Friday night
Sodality way of life can then She was chosen by the brothers movies.
signify this determination at the 3709 Pine Avenue in November to reignf for one MERCYHURST GIRLS ARE TALKING ABOUT . . . the rising
reception. year as their Dream Girl. A freshman dramatic talent . . . Dr. D's gift to the resident freshmen—
resident of Sharon, Pennsylvania, a shoulder to cry on . . . the late shows . . . Margaret's big bump . . .
twenty-year-old Sandy is the "Ben Casey" on Friday evenings . . . the "mink" inherited by Margy
third consecutive Mercyhurst girl . . . a pair of compasses? . , . Father S.'s daily search for the morning
STOP DREAMINGJABOUT THAT TRIP to hold thisihonor. paper . . . Sam's cut system . . . the senior social calendar.
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