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the way ofpeaceLord, make me an instrument of Thy peace: Where there ishatred, let me sow loveCivil rights movements and equal opportunity acts haveattempted to destroy the seeds of discrimination and prejudice. Yet in th e background one sees protes t m arches andhears verbal attacks against this integration of mankind.Did I scorn aiperson because he was not a member of acertain g roup ?Where there is sadness, let me sow joy"America is the land of milk and honey." In this seemingwealth of population andf resources, however, are millionsof people who suffer, not from disease or deficiency, butfrom loneliness. The sadness of being alone can cause alcoholism, depression and suicide. ^Was Iunconscious of others because Iwas too involvedwith my own problems ?Where there is darkness, let me sow light S

i***********^ pointMerry Christmasand a

Happy New Yearfrom the Staff

I letters letters lettersIn anation so blessed by bountiful orchards and fields,"there is no excuse for any child or adult to retire at nighttormented by the pains of hunger. Each day the nationwastes tons of food, while to others such everyday itemsas meat are a luxury. jDid I take more food at dinner than I could have eaten,

- thu s causing it to be wasted ?Where there is injury, let me sow pardonThe'Communist hope is to destroy democracy. Yet weoffer to Communism, not bitter hate, but the hand otfriendship.! . . . . AHave I ma de| others the victim of vicious gossip andrumors ?Where there is despair, let me sow h o p e -Scientists have researched for years to find the causes ofcancer. Failure to arrest this disease has caused repeateddespondency. Yet the loyalty of these people will not letthem abandon their work. Through their perseveranceand devotion, cancer may someday be just a part of| history. I I i M . 0Did I relinquish a project after making only one attempt rOh Divine Master, will Iever be an instrum ent of Thy peace ?

Dear Edi tor : vAn expression of appreciation isdue to your staff for the recognition of the art department and theirabilities in the crafts course.However, themost importantactivity of the department in the

month, which was a bit underplayedby the merciad, was the annualgraphics exhibition. A great deal ofcredit is justly due to Mr. Haisochwho madejpossible the abundanceof entries representing thirty-eightsta tes.In our "culturally deprived area"the quality of the prints and drawings is fa r superior to any that hasbeen viewed in the past four shows.Faculty and students should beaware of the fact that a victory hasbeen won and that ignorance of themedia does not discredit a job welldone. f'-", Joan Glance

observationWhatever happened to the peaceful atmosphere which usedto pervade the cafeteria at m ealtime ?1 Remember when itwas!possible toconverse with thediners at your table without competing with shouters, singersand shrill laughter ? Remember when dinner tim e w as a tr anquil break from the day's fast-paced|activities? Rememberwhen good man ners were in existence ?

Judging from th e frenzied actions which have been, takingplace with alarming frequence in the cafeteria, it can easily besurmized that something is radically wrong with the mannersof certain members of the studentry on this campus.In a school where the Home Economics Department takessuch great pains to demonstrate the importance of good manners and proper deportment, there is a growing disregard forthe social behavior that should be gracing the{ dining hall.

Mealtime discourtesies and abuses are increasingly b eing worked into the daily routine of some students.flt has become thefavorite sortie of some of them to play havoc with the servers,as well as, to disrupt the meal hour with boisterous antics. |Those who view this behavior find it shocking and overwhelming; distasteful and disgusting.

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Editor : &13/92=1/7. Reduction of a controversial topic to a mathematicalequation demonstrates the relativeabsurdity of the "W ho's Who" honor listing.

"W e areijvery pleased with* theevaluation report of the MiddleStates team/ 1 commented Sister M,Carolyn, President of MercyhurstCollege. "The report emphasizedMercyhurst is a good college on theroad to becoming abetter college.""The team commended, amongother things, the high 'moraleofboth students and faculty, the caliber of the student leaders, theMercyhurst orientation program,and the freedom and involvementof the students in their own government/' continued Sister."The group noted weaknesses,also. The prime areas of concernwere administrative re-organization (for example, we need moreclerical help), and curriculum (boththe .faculty and the students haveoverloaded schedules) J We werehappy todiscover, however, thatall the weaknesses mentioned hadbeen noted by Mercyhurst faculty

and administration in theself-evaluation we held two years ago.Because all programs take time toimplement, many corrections are inthe offing but:have not been putinto effect as yet.""Too, like other private colleges,Mercyhurst must continue and expand her development program. Wereceive some Federal aid and nostate aid, hence, we depend largelyon tuition and gifts to cover ouroperating [expenses. By makingMercyhurst better known we canreceive moregifts and help fromprivate foundations, which willenable us toincrease and betterour facilities." j"Actually the report, inshort,said we need more people and moremoneyneither of which iseasyto find," smiled Sister. "But,abovethis, itpresented us with a senseof challengetoimake Mercyhurstbetter."

Are thirteen members of thesenior class outstanding leaders inboth academic and extracurricularspheres? f.Rarely ha s the Dean'sList boasted more than five or sixnames ofmembers of the seniorclass, indicating tha t amajority ofthe nominees have only average orslightly above average indexes. Andwho can measure extracurricularcontributions objectively?.f T h eleaders of anumber of importantcampus organizations vwere notrecognized!Why not ? What are thecriteria for selection? If the established aim of the national organization is to recognize outstandingstudents, would "Who's Who" bemore effective if Mercyhurst's initial choice were more selective? Ormaybe we, too, should become amember of the in-group of IvyLeague colleges who have steeredclear of the alleged "solely money-making" aspects of"Who's Who"by establishing apersonalized system of honoring deserving studen ts.

tabulated by the Dean of Students.,and the 13 nominations (quota isbased onlthe college's enrollment,not the enrollment of the seniorclass) were submitted to nationalheadquarters*for approval. All ofthe nominations were officially approved.Editor:

As we approach the beginning ofa new year, thoughts of anew semester also are brought to mind.Soon we shall be required to register for the spring semester, forclasses with unknown professors. Acollege education today costs | agreat deal and for most students itmeans careful savings and fjnanc.ing over a period of Iyears. Withsuch expenses, shouldn't we be ableto choose our professors ?This isnot the first time thequestion of professor selection hasbeen introduced. Itiwas mentionedlast year, also,|jn preparation for

th e fair tern?. Obviously, the problem and a result did not concur.A knowledge ofprofessors andtheir classes would be most beneficial, and I feel it could be handledefficiently | an d successfully byMercyhurst.The only question which now remains is action to make this preference of professors realized.* t iName Withheld

Mercyhurst 's Spresent semestersystem of dividing the school yearin January is becoming less common among today's colleges anduniversities. The disadvantages ofthis practice are worth consideration.When semesters end after C hristmas and again in late May, it isinevitable that studies must constantly be interrupted by lengthy

vacations. In addition, unnecessaryfree days disrupt schedules when jthe classes are in session.Many colleges have!adopted the.Utrimester system in an attempt toovercome these disadvantages. Inthis system, there are three sessions: the first runs approximately from late September* to mid-December; the second from January to March; and the third fromJune to August .Because of the decreased numbe r of days inthis system, classperiods are slightly longer. Thoughthere are fewer and shorter vacations (e. g. one day at Thanksgiving) and fewer free days, the tra

ditional Christmas holiday is maintained and there are breaks betweenthe sessions. vAs far as the college student isconcerned, it would be better toabandon the two semester system.

counterpointUnder- the tri-term^ system, astudent will! take 8 to 9 creditswithin a period of 10 weeks. Incomparison to our present system,this may appear to be a|blessing.However, on closer scrutiny the student may find that by changing tothejtri-term system, he is jumpingout of therfrying pan into the f ire.The student is faced with the ele-iment of chancethe "chance" thatthe professors will increase the[amount of work in each course, because fewer subjects are being given at one time. Simple multiplication will tell you that, in the courseof a year, this means more termpapers, more outside readings, andmor e; book i tests than" under thepresent system.

Editor:The success of aproject can beseen in the end result: the physicalobject itself. Yet, asco-chairmanof the Mercyhurst Winter Carnival,I realize that lit requires manyhands, a conjunction of minds, anda munificence ofhours fto createsuch a triump hant event.Let me in this singular letter express to you, who aided in the project, my plural appreciation for yourassistance, devotion and interest.Kathy Levis

Names WithheldEd,'s Note: Students are elected to"Who's Who" on the basis of theirleadership, participation inextracurricular andf academic activities,citizenship, service tothe schooland promise of future usefulness tosociety.

All faculty members and juniorand senior members in SGA weregiven nomination ba llots, which hadon them the names of seniors withen index not Ilower than 1.5 and arating scale In each of the above-mentioned areas. Forty of the seventy ballots distributedE were re-turned.Results of the balloting "were

Editor :It has been brought to our attention that some area colleges areprotesting the silencing of FatherBonaventure O'Brien, Siena College and Father Daniel Kerrigan,New York City. These priests havebeen silenced and removed fromtheir posts due to their vie ws! ontopics of national!interestracialjustice, war and government.Each situation has itsuniquecircumstances,jbut the underlyingissue is the'same: to what degreeshould a priestibe allowed^ to ex.press his opinion on civil issues.Due to our lack of knowledge ofthe particulars of each case, I feelthat it would be imprudent for anindividual or anorganization onthis campus to take a stand on thecases atthis time. I think, however,? the seriousness ofthe basicissue merits our consideration.

Marylouise Young

Schools already "under the t r i -term system have had a noticeableincrease in use of the libarya factwhich lends emphasis to the"chance" element.While more courses can be offered under this system, more professors will be needed. Can this be arranged Fin asmall, self-supportingschool without arise in tuition?Another attractive feature of thissystem seems to be the vacationaspect. One day is given forThanksgiving, while a 3week vacation is given atChristmas. Itmust be remembered, though, thatthis includes semester break andChristmas vacation.The student then returns to continue his studies *until the spring-break which, hopefully, will coincide with Easter. As for summervacation, it ends in the second weekof August. XTo quote Aldous Hux ley: "Youpay? your J money, you take your

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november 23,1965 t h e m e r c i a dpsea welcomes membershipof interested education majors

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The newest organizat ion atMercyhurst is the student Pennsylvania State Education Associationwhich offers membership to anysophomore, junior, or senior education major who is^interested inthe teachin g profession. TheP.S.E.A., which is affiliated withThe National Education Association, is the only organization oncampus *which provides! membership for both secondary and elementary educat ion majors.The purpose of P.S.E.A. is toprovide channels by which its members may study the professionalproblems and the ethical standardsand ideals of the organized teachingprofession. Representatives are given the opportunity to attend thestate conventions and workshopsthrough which they become moreaware of important state legislationinvolving the profession of education.

Guest Speakers a t First Meet ingOn November 30, the first meet-ing of P.S.E.A. was held in Mc-Auley main lounge with Mrs. DanScala as guest speaker. Mrs. Scalais head of the department of English and Speech at Lawrence ParkHigh School and coordinator of theNor th Western Distr ic t of FutureTeachers of America and of thestudent P.S.E.A.Mrs. Scala spoke of the vitalimportance of P.S.E.A. as a professional organization and of thenecessity of ethical, standards inthe profession. When asked aboutthe basic difference between theAmerican Federation of Teachers,a labor organization, and the National Education Association, Mrs.

Scala replied: "We are professionals dealing with minds and souls ofpeople, not machines and objects.

Labor deals with things; they canshut off supplies, we can't. Labor isgood, but not for us. We are professionals."Another important difference be.tween the two, which Mrs. Scalaemphasized, is that the A.F.T. excludes school administrators, while

the P.S.E.A. encourages . theirmembership . According to Mrs.Scala, the administrator should bea teacher, the problems of eachshould not'be mutually exclusive.Mrs. Scala explained that thepersonal benefits of the P.S.E.A.are many-fold. Job opportunitiesare better for members becauseschool superintendents seem to feelthat the former P.S.E.A. memberhas a better understanding ofclassroom situations and of theteaching profession jthan the non-P.S.E.A. student. For those interested in wage earnings, Mrs. Scalapointed out J that most salary increases in Pennsylvania have comethrough P.S.E.A.When asked the benefit of P.S.E.A. for those who do not plan toteach in Pennsylvania, Mrs. J Scalastated that the values are essentially the same:'most State Education. Assoc iations are affiliated wit hN.E.A. and are basically alike instructure. The journals receivedmonthly will be of value for anys ta te .After M rs. Scala's informativetalk, Tom Matusiak, a senior secondary education major at Gan-and vice president of Gannon'sP.S.E.A., spoke of his experiencesa t theSstate convention in H a r r i s ,burg and offered some beneficialsuggestions for prospects and programs for the coming year.The Mercyhurst chapter? ofP. S. E. A. is looking forward toan active first year.sophs enjoy day hop-dorm night

alumnae sponsor receptionOn the evening of December 7,a "first" took place on Mercy-hurst 's campus. McAuley MainLounge was the scene of a massslumber party for the sophomoreclass. Dressed in n ight sh ir ts ,"Granny gowns" and pajamas thegirls used blankets and sleepingbags to .

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page four t h e m e r c i a d november 23,1965"snowflake" opens winter weekendsnow sculpture climaxes events #

The Junior Glass announces"Weekend in Winter Wonderland,"its annual winter weekend ofevents. This year 's activities will beheld on January 8-9. Contrary toprevious years there will be nospecif ic Friday night event. Theweekend will fbe officially/, openedwith I a semi-formal dinner danceheld at E rie 's. Shrine Club on Sat-urday night, 9:00 p. m.1:00 a. m.Decorations in green, gold, andwhite will carry through the theme"Snowflake Fantasy" . Dur ing theevening music for dancing will beprovided by Teddy ?Armen's 12piece band. A midnight buffet dinner will conclude the evening.

Sunday's activities begin at 10:00

a. m. with Mass in Christ the KingChapel. Following Mass, at 11:30a. m., breakfast will be served atthe Town and Country Restauranton 12th street. Ham , scrambledeggs, home fr ies, toast, juice, coffee, and tea tore planned for themenu.A new and special feature of theweekenda snow sculpturing contestwill be held Sunday afternoonfrom 2:00-4:00 p. m. 2-4 people canwork on each piece of sculpture anda cash prize of $10 will be awarded to the te am w ith the mostoriginal creation. This event isopened to all Mercyhurst studentsand their dates. If the weathermanfails to * co-operate - with a snow

storm prolongs vacationby kay willems

If you have ever tr ied to stretcha vacation, to make those few remaining hours las t , and: last,'2andand last, and last . . . you mighthave changed your feeling had youbeen one of the several coeds whowere delayed in? the i r r e turn toMercyhurst af ter Thanksgiving vacation.jjMost of us would delight in theprospect of lengthening the distance between home and campus.But few, if any, would choose * asnow storm as a means to this end.

H a ve Tou Ever . fflHave you ever taken a two-hourtr ip which lasted nine hours sitt ing in a cold car eating peanutbr i t t le unt i l the thruway wascleared? Did you ever take the 10a. m. f light out of LaGuardia an darrive in Erie at 11:30 p. m.?Did you ever experience the th rillof being escorted to the 'Hurst ina squad car? Have you ever^spentthe night in a city ninety miles between school and home, worryingabout the classes you were certain

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night, waiting for your ro omm atewho was stranded somewhere between Er ie and Niagara Fa l l s?Have you ever wished that you hadth e foresight t o pu t off until tomorrow those feverishly completed assignments that should never havebeen done today?Dorm Room versus Cold Car

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fall, however, the event will be cancelled.

Tickets for the dinner dance willsell for $9.50 and the breakfast for$3.00. The ticket (for the entireweekend can be purchased for thereduced rat e of $12.00. $

In charge of the various committees are the following: DanceDecorations Mary Bernas and KrisMonroe; table decorations,|KathyMcCarthy; publicity, Judy Bauer;public relations, Judy Oliver andRosalie Barsotti; t ickets, Pat Tucker and Kathy McMullen; breakfas t ,Nancy Soccoccio; and, snow sculpture contest, Jane Prosser .Yule Events (con't. from page 3)residents and day-students, will behonored guests at this dinner whichlay facplty and administration alsoa t tend. Ente r ta inment , under thechairmanship of Trish Dubiel, willbe provided during and after thedinner.

Big-Little Sis te r Par t iesAt 7:30 the j Sophomore-Seniorgif t exchange will take place inMcAuley Main lounge. At the sametime, freshmen and juniors willmeet in Egan lounge and the gymto exchange Chr is tmas gree t ings .All students are encouraged to attend these Big-Little Sister parties.

CarollingFinally, the Seniors, at 9:15 willbegin carolling outside on the campus. In a procession under the windows of both i the dorms and the

convent, will serenade i n t h eMercyhurs t Chr is tmas t r adi t ion.

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impressionscomputer"Find your name on the list .Take the number next to your nameover to the desk, and the 'computerexperts ' will tell you the name ofyour perfect date/ ' said my room-ma t e .Then I heard that af ter 20 hoursof programming, the computer had

produced 420 perfectly matchedcouples. How could I miss? I t waseasy! The (sigh) Clydes had notchanged and neither had I , (ugh)Sally. J I II f I I S lHow one little slip of paper couldbe so disenchanting, I 'll never know.blood request"Mrs. Gerald McCarthy, l ibraryassistant, called to request bloodfor her husb and who is seriously ill .He has been transferred to HarriotHospital in order to undergo treatment by the artificial kidney.The Mercyhurst College Chapterof Red Cross last year originated

and participated in the establishment of a blood bank -which couldbe used by Mercyhurst College andfaculty and students.As a result of this noteworthyeffort, we are now able to call onthe blood bank to supply Mr. McCarthy's need. The Red Cross Chapter deserves recognition for thisforward looking program."This special notice, issued by Sister Carolyn to the faculty and s tudent body, defines the social serviceundertaken by Mercyhurst womenlast year . By donating blood to theRed Cross Blood Bank, Mercyhursts tudents have shown an I interestnot only in their own personal

benefit from the program, but alsoin the benefit derived by the ErieCommuni ty. "am v J S T | * f l .

by judy pitneyHolidays are symbolic lighting the Advent wreathtrimming the tree _ - _ adoration before the crib.Holidays are colorful! myriads of holly, pine andmistletoe a profusion of red and green _ _ _ ribbons,tinsel and angelhair.Holidays are gifts when you were younger TinyTears dolls, Monopoly, games, and white ifigure skates _ - -now-cultured pearls, black^kid gloves} and Chanel No. 5 |Holidays are projects pine cones painstakingly decorated construction paper Santas with cotton beardspotholders and dish towels embroidered in secret.Holidays are guests hospitality at its finesteggnog chilling in the punchbowl' JM - fruitcake and hardcandy on the sideboard . %, _ roast turkey on the table Christmas Day .Holidays are buying expeditions planning "what forhim " trips to town shopping searching for an elusive gift trips back to town for the things forgotten.Holidays are liturgical the majesty of Midnight Mass_ ijSL the feast of th e : Circumcision the coming of the.Magi. \Holidays are Christmas decorating contests J - - the reindeer on your neighbor's roof J_ _ rows of evergreens sparklingwith colored lights $ extra large wreaths.Holidays are for children L 1 ^ sneaking down to see iftheir late night friend has come yet Holidays are forparen ts knowing their family has much to be joyous forHolidays are for everyone _ _m sharing a brotherhood ofspirit and a well wishing.Holidays are over too soon J; fond memories and anempty wallet _ payments on next year's Christmas club.

Holidays are an empty wal le t . . .

My perfect mate was that l i t t lefreckled-faced redhead th at sa t behind me in the sixth grade.My nicest memory of him wasthe last day of school, when I knewI would never again have to put upwith his "Roses are red, violets areblue, if I had your face, I 'd live inthe zoo."I guess I deserved getting him,since I had marked "no prefe rence"in answer to the question of whattype of person I would most liketo date. But you rather expect computers to be a little'more knowledgeable in such matters.After reading my ultimatum,siwalked around introducing other"gruesome twosomes," and discussing the ability of a machine to replace the d esire of the hu man heart.There were two poles: "If only Icould get my hands on that computer ," muttered one "sigh Clyde"t h r o u g h | g r i t t ed | t ee th , white a cohort insisted "that machine is all

right".! The "ugh Sallys" seemedto be divided in the*matter, l ikewise.iBoth camps seemed5 to agree ,though, tha t the evening ?was agood experiment, an excellent wayof meeting many people (Who willever forget "Do you know , . . '*),and a good contribution? of theBlue Key to the extension of sociallife in Erie.fWould I ever enter my name andpreferences for another suchnight? Wel l , youi see there wasthis blonde boy th at sat in* frontof me in the sixth grade . . .pull up an easel

On Janu ary 7 at 8:15: GannonCollege Theater will host artist,author, and art columnist NormanGarbo in a lecture demonstrationentitled "Pu ll Up An Ease l".! Mr.Garbo, who believes anyone canlearn to paint, f irst became interested jin painting at age eighteen.In later years he attended the British Academy of Fine Arts. Sincethen his work;-has been shown atthe Metropolitan Museum of Arts,the Chicago Art Institute and thePhiladelphia Museum of Fine Arts.He writes a syndicated column in apublication for amateur ar tists andhas authored a book by the samename as his forthcoming presenta-tion.

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