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SISTER M.BRIGID DIRECTS S. Avery, E. McLean, and W.Zlmmer Inrehearsal of comic scene.

Student Thespian GroupRehearses W ild e r P lay

Th e Mercy hurst Dramatic Society, under the direction of SisterM. Brigid, will present Thornton Wilder's "The Skin of Our Teeth,"on February 24, 25, 26. The play will be held inI he Little Theatre at8:00 p.m. each evening.

The comic plot centers around the Antrobus family, George, his

wife, and two children, Gladys and Henry. They represent all hum anity,and, aided byftheir unbounding optimism, they weather all the greatcrises of historyfire, flood, the seven year locusts, the black pox anddouble feature, wars and depressions. As Thornton Wilder, the author,sees it. they have faced them rather well, for humanity always comesout on top, even if it is sometimes only bythe]skin of its teeth.

I Male roles are played by students from Gannon.I Bonnie Mc-

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February15Ash Wednesday19NFCCS Regional Meeting22Rev Alan Keenan24-25-26"Skin of Our Teeth"26St Thomas More Club and

Sodality Day of RealizationMarch

7St Thomas Aquinas Program

Senior VotedMay] ueen

The student body of Mercy-hurst College has elected ClaireMcDermitt, Sodality Prefect, asQueen to preside in the annualMay Day Ceremonies on campus. A tradition observed by theschool since 1931, this year'scrowning will take place on May

14, the second Sunday in May,Eileen Hinman and J u d y

Doehla, according to tradition,have been chosen to act asqueen's attendants. The entiresenior class will take part in theceremony I while the rest of thestudent body flanks the boulevard in cap andgown

Claire, an English major, hasbeen a member of the Sodalityfor three years and is presentlySodality prefect. She has alsotaught! CCD, and will appear inMercyhurst's February dramaticproduction.

Eileen is a Home Economicsmajor and has been activein Sodality for four years, serving asvice prefect last year. Judy, also amember of sodality, is a BusinessMajor and is presently presidentof the senior class.

Gough carries theleadlngfrole ofSabina, while WilliamZlmmer andSue Avery pair to give us Mr. andMrs. J Antrobus. Evelyn McLeanplays thegrole of Gladys and JimMoske acts as her brother, Henry.BonnieOsinski appears as the fortune teller, while Michael Win-sech Is Fitzpatrick.

The three muses are played byRita Gazarlk, Virginia Rossoni,and Sue Cutter. Margaret Lynchgives us Ivy, Mary Ann Samuel-son is Hester, while Claire'McDermitt portrays Mills Bailey, andBetsy Fogarty, Miss Treymane.Jim Martin plays the telegraphboy, and John Dauer, the broadcast official.

Other roles include dancers:Carol Meuller, Marlene Reich, KayDwyer, and Sue Cutter. Animalroles are taken by Virginia Cur-netti an d Betsy Fogarty. but theother animals will be supplied bythe freshman workshop.

Tickets for "The Skin of OurTeeth," which are $1.50 for adults,

% MERCIADVol. XXXII, No. 4 MERCYHURST COLLEGE, ERIE,PENNA F e b r u a r y 13 , 1961

*!F i lH B e H o s t Celebrated English ActorDiscusses Literary Views

The fmonthy freg ional meetingof the N.F.C.C.S. will be held onthe Meroyhurst campus February19,| with representatives fromCaniiius, Nazareth, Rosary Hilland Villa Colleges and Niagara U.attending.

Following a business meeting ofthe officers, sectional discussionswill begin. The topics as announced by Denlse Dwyer, seniorreprsentative are it Discrimination," "The Role of the CatholicLayman," "The Artist and theCommunist Way of Life." Specialspeakers will be featured in twosections. F atherCharles Kerrigan,S. J. will speak on "The Psychological Relationship between Maryand her Son," and Msgr. PatrickWoods will discuss "Discipline inthe Classroom,"

Further plans will be madefor the fRegional Congress to beheld at Canisius College March18 and 19. The theme will be"Pluralism." Preparations on thiscampus are to be madethroughpre-congress discussions. Censorship will be analyzed by FatherOoodlll at the first meeting onFebruary 9 at 7 p.m.in McAuleyLounge.

Sodality PlansSeminar Day

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Th e JMeroyhurst Sodality andthe Saint Thomas More Club ofGannon College will Jointly sponsor a Day of Realization for allstudents of both colleges on Sunday, February 20, in McAuleyLounge, Research and readingcentered around THE HEART OFMAN byi Father Gerald Vann,O.P. and LITURGY AND ipjSONALITY by Dietrich von Hil-debrand, and done prior to theday, will provide the source ofdiscussion.

Points of discussion will include: the essence ofpersona ityjjthe development of a personality

$.50 for Mercyhurst students, and through the liturgy, stressing the$1.00 for other college; studen ts,will be distributed bythef class

presidents and sold by teams fromthe individual classes. There willbe awards given to the studentsselling the most ticketsandf tothe team which sells thef mosttickets. All tickets may be usedon any of the three nights!

S T .j T H O M A S D AYMercyhurst will present the

traditional St. Thomas Day program on March 7,at110:45 a.m.in the Little Th eatre! Students ofphilosophy, primarily from thejunior class, willpresent! a panelunder the direction of the Department! of Philosophy.

The writings of St. Thomas,especially ^concerning topics ofhuman interest such as low, andthe devil's relation to sin,will berephrased for modem comprehension. The students Willi ex-|plore St. Thomas in ordertoveal Insights to the audience.

Mass as a source of personalitydevelopment; and a spirit of reverence in relation to our fellow-man and to God. A thoroughdiscussion on the classical manwill conclude and summarize theprogram. i

Claire McDermitt, prefect ofthe Sodality of Mercyhurst Col-lege and Thomas Getchell, president of the Saint Thomas MoreClub of Gannon are planningtheDay of Realization.j|The programwill begin with Benediction atIf30, and conclude after groupdiscussions on specific areas!ofstudy. Refreshments will beserved following the discussions.

This day will provide all student of Mercyhurst and GannonColleges with an opportunity toparticlpatei in profitable discussion on a subject pertinent' toeveryone,

Eminent PriestTo Lecture

Mr. Robert Speaight, famed British author, aotor, oritlc, andlecturer is on campuN today. After an initial appearance inthefTheatre last night where he spoke tothe faculty and student body on"Shakespeare in the Theatre," Mr,Speaight will lecture for a secondtime here at 10:45 a.m. and this afternoon during classes.

Mr. Speaight, whomc. V. Wedgwood of the P.E.N. News considersto be "without rival in the art of reading poetry," will offer the studentsand faoulty a taste of Eliot, 1 fit mHopkins, Keats, Shakespeare, andother poets in a recital. The college community will also have tineopportunity to hearhim discuss"T . S. Eliot as Dramatist," andgive "An Illustrated! Commentaryon Macbeth, King Lear, and TheTempest."

The purpose of Mr.Spealght'spresent tour, whichwill take himto fifteen colleges and universitiesin various sections of the nation, |is "to strengthen the intellectual,the religious, and the culturalaspects of liberal education in theUnited States." His distinctioninthe literary, dramatic, and religious endeavors are the resultof intense work in these areas.

A former history scholar ofLincoln College, Oxford and theholder of i am Honours Degree inEnglish * L i t e r a t u r e , RobertSpeaight has published fournovels, three critical works, threebiographies, and has been selectedas the official biographer of^Hil-alre Be Hoc. A talented creativedramatist, he was chosen by T, S.Eliot to do the part ofjBecketin "Murder In the]Cathedral."

Aside from countless iothcrcharacter creations,'Mr. Speaighthas had wide experience in broadcasting. He h ass translated

Mr, Robert Speaight

and written plays foj the BBC,directed the Christian GaussSeminar on Poetry and Drama rPrinceton, taken a leading partin the revival of religious dramain Britiart, and been recognizedas an "outstanding exponent ofof Christian ideals/' Mr, Speaightwas an adjudicator forthe Canadian Dominion Drama Festival,director of the summer theatreact the University of Notre DameIn 1940, and has \recorded poetryreadings from the works of T. S.Eliot, Hilaire Belloc, ThomasMerton, Gerard Manley Hopkinsand other poets.

Fr. Alan Keenan

Father Alan Keenan, O.F.M.,will present his views on "TheModern Sickness{ its Symptomsand Cures," on February22} at12:45 p,m. in the Little Theatre.

A well-known lecturer, F atherhas addressed students at suchdistinguished Institutions as Oxford, Edinburgh and theUni-1versltyiof London, and has alsospoken to the staffs andstudentsof majors London hospitals. Having debated publicly in Europeon subjects such as birth control,the {existence of' God, andthe sanctity of marriage, thespeaker made his debut in theUnited!States in 1060 and was sosuccessful that plans were madefor his return in 1961.

In addition to his fame as alecturer, Father Keenan is anotable modern religiousauthor.His Neuroses and Sacraments hasspread throughout western Europeand the United states. Anotherwell-known book, Marriage

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; AMedical and Sacramental Study,was written in collaboration withDr. John Ryan, an eminentgynecologlst. Father has also producedother books which incorporateideas on science and religion, andha Is now? completing one onhuman relations. The latter' issoon to be released bysheed andWard, j | i

An EnglishmanFather Keenan was Ipriest In the Franciscan Orderin, 1044.^Hla vast knowledge ofscience, apparent in his publications, is due to his educationinthe Natural Sciences at Cambridge from which he was gradu-uated with honors in 1947. At

present, when not on tour, FatherKeenan, chaplain to theMedicalGreek Guild of St. Luke in Edinburgh, Scotland, is a featurewriter for the Glasgow Observerand the Scottish Catholic Herald,

by birth,ordained a

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72eon, Sdtt&t,The December issue of the Merciad pub

lished five "Pertinent Questions." I shall attempt to give the answers.

1. Is there real cause for dissension withinthe Student Board anddissatisfaction fromwitkout? % **' M M

Is there real dissension within the StudentBoard,! or has a single instance of humandisagreement been magnified?Concerningdissatisfaction from a without, what humanbeing likes to be penalized? I can hardlyimagine that Adam was "satisfied" at beingput out of Paradise.

2. {Is there a just balance between offensesand demerits, or do the latter outweigh theformer?

Consider the number of offenses everygirl commits for which she is never penalized. For instance, how many times were youout of your room past 10:30 in the lastweek? Have you ever gone downtown without a hat? Do you always empty your ashtray? How many pairs of tennis shoes wereworn in chapel last Thursday? During retreat ? I

Consider also: At Trinity College inWashington, D. C, an automatic Saturdaycampus is given for: a) failure to sign in orout personally b) a violation of quiet hoursc) failure to proctor d) being late forStudent Body Mass. | I %

If there lis not "a just balance," It seemsrather that the offenses outweigh thedemerits. 1 f

3. Is the honor system a skeleton in |th eMe rcyhu rst! closet ?

Perhaps. W ebster defines honor as "a keensense of right and wrong; adherence| toaction or principles considered right." Andwhat is the!skeleton of honor? It lacks theblood of action, the|nerve of courage, andthe brain of common sense and courtesy.Honor* should exist as agiving, breathingbeing, not as a skeleton.! |

4. Would a revision of the demerit systemrevive thefhonor?

Why would it? Does changing the penaltyimprove honor? No, it can only increase ordecrease the outside force which is imposedto maintain order.Honorfmust be revivedfrom within the mind and heart of everygirl who is a part of the honor system, notfrom without. Honor is a part of personality,a result of education and training. Honor isthe ability to see evil and to admit that itis evil; it is not calling black white because"everyone else does."

5. Do students realize Itha t rules are fortheir benefit?

Most girls would probably say they dorealize that rules are for their benefit. Thequestion is, what is "benefit?" Does thismean only personal, selfish,ibenef t, or thecommon good? What about the rules thathelp us to achieve and maintain the dignity

of college women? Ultimately, they are forou r benefit. |In order to deserve the name of educated

Christian women, we must submit to rulesdeclared by those who are in just authorityover us. The most "pertinent question" is,can we claim that title?

Elaine Curtis

0 A Published Monthly

l T H E M E R C I A D" " W E M * Mercyhnrst College, Erie, Pa.Co-Editors _ Anne Marie Lepkowski

:-i ^ Carolyn SchererAssociate Editor _-_ Roberta DonahueAssista nt Editors Carol Kreh, Gail Gleason.

% >.v Carolyn AndersonBusiness Manager - _ - Gretchen Stark

Photography Editor Mary Jean FerreriContributors Barb Sabo, Amy Grazioli, Karen Smith,Colleen McCafferty, Su Hall, Elaine Curtis, BonnieMcGough, Mary Ann Brennan, Sheila R imes Mart EttaRlzzo, Liz Apen, Eileen Motsay, Kay Dwyer, RosieDickenson, Reinette Boling, Kay Hebert, Mary PatCarlow, Karen Pierce,?Carol Lynn Weber. MaureenFiedler. Maryanne Grande, Marilyn Lipchik, BonnieOzinski, Mary CosteUo, Teddy Knoedler.

By ELAINE CURTIS"Beginning" means many things to many people. To the gardener,

it means the first green shoots of his plants in the Spring. To revelersin Times Square, it means the Joyous coming of the New Year. ToCatholics,)it means Easter Sunday, when a newlife^of grace begins.To those who practice Judaism, it means a fall day when their newcalendar year begins. To Americans today, it means the New Frontierof John P. Kennedy. fi?

But to students at Mercyhurst, beginning may mean all thesethings, and more. To most students, school begins with the ringingof school bells in September. But we get a second chance. Our school

bells ring again in January, andwe can ! rectify the mistakes we

"d %/l/C ^ _ J *Jrt made in September.4s WeSee JtYour EditorsThank. . .The Boston! S t o r e ,

Trasks, Halles, The Den Restaurant, and the Warner Theatrefor their contributions in theticket sales campaign for Skinoffour Teeth.

Congratulate. ..Colleen McCaff e r t y , Mercyhurst's campuscover girl for the PittsburghPress Roto Magazine.. . .Sue f: Avery, Winter CarnivalQueen.. . .Claire M c D e r m i t t , MayQueen.

Urge . . . That everyone take advantage of the Discussion Daywith the Sodlity and St. Thomas More Clulb, February 26.. . .Students to use the Saturday night? library privileges.

For many reasons, the beginningof this new semester is like EasterSunday. It is an opportunity forintellectual renewal. It is also atime of spiritual beginning. We,like the New Year's revelers, havemade resolutions, but ours arefirm, determined resolutions, madein moments of serious prayer.

The word - "beginning" mayhave many and diverse connotations but it has undeniably univer

sal importance. Many a man hasbegged] for a chance to "beginagain."

That chance has been givento us. To what end will that beginning lead?

C o m p l e t e Aw a r e n e s s"To be awake is to befalive." These words of Thoreau

have startled me, for I have been asleep; asleep each morning at Mass as I mechanically thum b through my m issal,dutifully following the words and actions of thepriest; asleepeach time I walk across campus, vaguely aware of trees andsnow, sky and clouds; asleep each time I talk to a fellowstudent, hearing her words, yet totally unconscious of themiracle of speechand reasoning. | J

Now I ask myself, howl s it that I have attended Massand accepted so calmly the miracle of God physically presentupon the altar, the tremendousJ privilege of receiving God,th e Infinite Being, my Creator and Saviour, into my ownbody? If such a privilege were extended to me but once inmy life, with what awe and reverence would I attend theMass!

So also have I walked across this campusllost in myown small self. How matter-of-factly have I viewed the stature of trees, the vastness and beauty of sky and clouds,the cold wonder of a winter scene. I have even, countlesstimes, conversed with a fellow student, never thinking howwonderful that she and I should exist, and exist to talk andto reason. How marvellous it is that God should create suchbeings, even in His own image. How unbelievable that suchcreatures can be and live without being fully aware of themiracle of life and of Hisworks! |

Yet what human being, having somehow achieved a stateof complete awareness, could bear to live in such a conditionof constant wonder and exaltation? Thislife is too wonderful,too great for our human pettiness. And yet again, is it nota terrible sadness that we should be, if not completely aware,completely asleep?

^ean ScUton,,As quoted from the Mercyhurst College Student Hand

book, "The M onitors are honor bound to repo rt v iolators tothe Student Board of Discipline." In view of this, why wereDorm Council members punished in relation to the.incident ofof January 11, 1961 when girls living in McAuley Hall spentthe night in Egan Hall? c

| The danger of the incident was that doors had been leftajar in Egan Hall. One of the penalties required girls fromEgan to rise at 6a.m. and leave these same doors ajar forthose girls who were required to enter the.building at suchtime on three consecutive mornings. Did the danger disappearon these mornings merely because the doors were now opened in the name of Student Board?

Pat McMullen

Tribute to D r. Dooley"I know of but one humble man who ac

complished anything1900 years agoandI'm not so sure he was meek and humble,"are words attributed by Time magazine toDr. Dooley. Tom Dooley, a student of NotreDame land St. Louis universities,did* notquestion Christ's virtue but rather modernman's interpretation of meekness and humility. In his first book!Edge of Tomorrow*which describes hismission^,the same youngman states his realization of "the enormouspossibilities of medical aid in all itsChristlike power and simplicity."

In 1954 Tom Dooley, then a navy doctor,helped evacuate oppressed refugees fromNorth Vietnam. This episode directed thedestiny of a well-to-do young man who wastagged by university professorsas fa futuresociety doctor. On leaving the navy, however, Dr. Dooley dedicated himself to thepoor and the sickpeople 1 of squalid Asianvillages, and died still pursuing thiszealouscommitment. *

This dramatic choice amazes, bewilders,and vexes some people. In fact, ShirleyFelton in Today balks a t! Dr.Dooley's"Madison Avenue halo," and depicts him asa smooth public relations man charming themasses into charity.|To these criticisms Dr.

Dooley might reply in Orientalfashion :f'Onelift head above crowd, bound to receiverotten fruit." For Dooley was an aware Irishphilosopher who had "come a long way fromSt. Louis," growing in Christian spirit andmaturity as few men do.

At twenty-seven Dr. Dooley commented,"I certainly cannot see God when I look at aMercedes Benz . . . here (in Laos) we canknow God a little I better, perhaps becauseof solitude." This refreshing remark madein m aterialistic tim es; reveals a dynamicpersonality who established and enlivened amovement well worth the energy, even thelife, of a Christian American.

Portuguese PirateTheftropical waters of the Caribbean became a scene of romantic lore when the in

famous, sixty-six year oldblood-curdlingintellectual, Humberto Dalgado, ledseventysaber-rattling buccaneers aboard the!peaceful luxury cruiser, the Santa Maria.|

The purpose of the raid was not to instigate a mutiny aboard ship but rather to intensify revolutionary*measures in the smallpolice state of Portugal. This smallcountryhas been held in swayfor-thirty-two yearsby a seventy-one year old dictator, AntonioSalazar. Salazar walked into office as aneconomic expert, who not only liquidated thecountry's debt but managed to keep thecountry's budget balanced each year. But asdictators come and go, they mostly go andth e "durable Salazar" will probably be noexception.

Salazar's opposition force is the insurgentDelgado and his companion Galvao who arenow sharing the spot-light in this dramaticpirate episode. These two men are possiblymore shrewd than Bluebeard and his swashbuckling pirates, for they have achievedwhat many twentieth century strategistswould label a sound political maneuver.First*they have gained world-wide attention fortheir cause. Second, they have gainedthrough this unique approach, sympathy fortheir cause by appealing to the rom antic anddramatic element in man. Third, they havechosen an unarmed ship withpassengers represen ting variou s coun tries! of the w orld,eliminating an armed attack. As aresult,they might be ableto-gain political asylumfrom president Quadros of Brazil.

Will the pirates obtain the free election

they say they desire? Possibly, but as theyland, the aura of mystery and romance willvanish and the \ story will close for most ofthe people in theworld. For then it will onlyrecall another^commonplace revolution inanother small, dictatorial country.

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Should We l A d d a Beatitude?By Kay Hebert

If the women of the'twentiethcentury could rewrite the beatitudes, their overwhelming choicefor the opening one would be"Blessed are the beautiful, for theyshall impress the world." Todaybeauty has become the ultimate

goal of many women, regardlessof age. A glance through any p opular women's magazine will provethis fact.

crammed with necklaces, bracelets, earrings, pins, and rings ofassorted stones, colors, shapes, andsizes.

Most women feel that all thesethings are absolutely essential intheir attempt to be beautiful. Butis this real beauty? The lyric poetshave found in beauty something

lasting, permanent, and profound.John Keats said of it, "A thingof beauty is a joy forever: Itsloveliness i increases."! With these

In a recent issue of one of these ideas in m ind, how can physical"women's bibles," twenty differ- appearan ce be classified as beautyent cosmetic brushes were pictured in its tru est sense? Must thereon one page, each having its par - not be something more, somethingticular use. Some, according to intangible, con nected w ith thethe accompanying article, are in- real meaning of beauty?dispensable for the correct careof eyebrows and lashes, whileothers are necessary for the properapplication of eyeshadow and eyeliner, powder, rouge, and lipstick.This make-up is, of course, imperative!t 0 t n e "woman of society," the "woman with a man,"the "woman who is anybody."

Quantity in clothing, too, is emphasized by the fashion magazines.T h e twentieth-century madamemust never appear in the sameevening gown twice, and under nocircumstances may any dress be

If an object of beauty is something that approximates one'sconception of an ideal, if it increases in intensity, then it mustbe something spiritual, emanatingfrom the soul. Beauty, par excel

lence, is Christ,jbecause in HisPersonlare embodied all the desirable qualities that exist. As manbecomes more Christ-like, therefore, he becomes more beautiful.In the Sermon on the Mount,Christ speaks of mercy, justice,peace, humility, and purity, andadmonishes us concerning prayer,

worn for more tha n one season, trust in God, love of enemies, andMilady's wardrobe is incomplete^without fifteen pairs of shoes, five!coats, at least one which must!be mink, and la [large jewel box^j

virtue. These are characteristicswhich make man truly beautifulbecause they give him the meansof becoming more like God.

To D i e tF a s t - - T h a tT h e( Q u e s t i o n

By Karen Pierce

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There are two ways of abstaining! from food: fasting and dieting. The former was advocated byChrist in the Sermon on theMount, and the latter is advocatedby woman's magazines.

While fasting is done quietly an dwithout show, dieting is usuallyaccompanied by ejaculations varying from moans of hunger to murmurs of self-praise. Fasting is between ?the individual and Godwhile dieting seems to be betweenthe individual and anyone whowill listen to him.

Another difference to be considered is the satisfaction derivedfrom each. When welose fweightby dieting, we have only the satisfaction of knowing we are becoming more attractive to our fellowman. But, whenweffast we havethe enjoyment of knowing that weare becoming! a m uch better person in the sight of God.

Fasting is a part of religion,but dieting has almostbecome J areligion infitself. The dieters become almost fanatic as they compare notes on the different methods and the merits of each. Theybecome especially zealous whendiscussing the weight loss incurredand their present dress size ascompared to thatoflthe pre-dietperiod. They are ready to discussthese subjects at the slightest provocationand they,, usua lly do.

The two differ, also, in the rulesgoverning each. Fasting is compulsory, dieting is brought aboutby a real or imaginedl obesity;fasting allows no snacks, dietingpermits an occasion al! between-meal nibble; and finally fastingallows no meats, dieting encourages them.

The greatest and most importantdifference between the fast andthe diet is the reason!why theyare done; one is for the body, theother is for the soul. Perhaps theworld would beafbetter one if theemphasis were placed on the spiritual value of fasting rather thanthe material value of dieting.

Material Giant Jeopardizes True ValuesBy Carol Weber

There are two kindsof| wealthor things of great value which aperson may seek; material goods,and treasures which are of theKingdom of God.

In the United States, people aretaught to place a high value onmaterial goods.Their instructorsare not the^teachers found inclassrooms, but movies, television andfmagazines. Look, ifyou need proof, at the popularwomen's magazine, the kind thatcan be found in nearly everyhome throughout the nation.

Recenty I picked up one ofthese magazines and thumbedthrough page after page ofarticles about|beautiful and expensive | homes and .furnishings.Finally I began to read a colorfully illustrated story. I wasstiartled when the young hero

of the story expresed these sentiments, "I 've gotka good job,a wife, kids, and a house| with atwo car garage in the best section of town. What more isthere?"

What more can there be thanmaterial wealth? This isthefideawhich is presented to us in these"harmless" magazines.They giveus the impression that a man'ssuccess should be measured byhis earthly ^wealth. This successpsychology is drummed into oursubconscious practically f romchildhood and gives us the ideatha t a. man must be a successeven if it robs him of health,

family, and friends. He maywind up with ulcers, a big bankaccount, three or four ex-wives,a | colossal capacity for boredomand, when he dies, all that he

gets ! is three inches of space inthe New York Times and six feetof space in a fashionable cemetery. Five months after he isdead few care that he everlived and his relatives are fighting over his fortune. But thisman is considered a successbecause of his material wealth.Biographies and autobiographiesof men like him are snatchedup by these {magazines.

The magazines suggest thatmoney, success, fast cars, expensive clothes and beautifulhomes are the most importantthings in life; but the!teachingsof Christ emphasize that these

goods are n ot th e real valuesto be concerned about. Is today'ssociety too sophisticated torecognize the sources of genuinehappiness?

Normalcy Seekers Develop

Sad Standards Fori LivingBy Mary Pa t Carlow .>

"Do not be anxious sayingwhat shallI we eat or what shallwe drink or what shall we puton? . . . For j|your Father knowsthat you need all these things.But seek first the kingdom of

God and His justice, and all thesethings shall be given you besides." These wordsfrom? Christ'sSermon on the Mount containthe ideal of man's purpose onthis earth. But are the men andwomen of today seeking first thekingdom of God? From the contents of the magazines on today'snews-stands, it seems that man'spurpose is to seek first to be likethe Joneses. Women s magazines,in particular, are guilty in thisrespect. They seek to drown thewomen off today in the sea of"normalcy."

The dictionary defines normalcy as the "character or stateof being normal; conforming tothe standard or common type."How does one determine what isnormal? Statistics, one of thecurses of our Madison Avenuesociety, are af strong decidingfactor. If fifty-one per cent ofthe women in$America|use Dashsoap in f their washers, it is considered the normal thing to do.

The danger of a norm is thatit fis! static. It binds a personwithin a small realm. In women's magazines, it fist the realm

of materialism. These|magazinesdo urge action, but only enoughto equalize a person with hisneighbor, never for the sole purpose of making someone a better person spiritually. This is

Christ's aim in the Sermon onthe Mount.

Christ certainly does not encourage drowning in the sea of"normalcy." His followers, by thevery fact of their belief in Christ,could not be called "normal" according to its meaning at thattime. He warns them that theworld !will hate them becausethey are not like the rest. Toseek first the kingdom of Godin this age of materialismis no tthe normal thing to do. Perhaps,this strong emphasis on normalcyIs one of the reasons for the lackof saints inlthis age. Our Lordurges men t o | rise above theworld Jin this passage; "Blessedare you when ment reproach youand persecute you . . . for mysake. Rejoice and exult, becauseyour reward isigreat in?heaven;for so did they persecute theprophets before you."

If America is to grow in spiritual wealth, she must revise hergoals. Man grows when he seekssomethingi beyond his ordinarygrasp. American society mustreform before it becomes like thefig tree, full of foliage but bearing no fruit.

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M a r d iG r a s R e v e a l s V o g u e ;A l p i n e A t m o s p h e r e P e r v a d e s

'Hurst Girls To Be Featured!Three Mercyhurst students will model at the "Mardi Gras," a

card party and style show sponsored by the junior class of GannonCollege at 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday,February 14, in Gannon Auditorium.

M r s . Rose Manchini. a commentator from Jordan's will show thelatest spring fashions. Mrs. Heath, also from Jordan's, will highlightaccessories for these fashions and millinery from New York City.Coiffures of the models, done by La Mar Beauty Salon experts, willreveal the spring trend in hair styles.

M J g Ticket's for the show are pricedI at a dollar and ma y be obtained

from Mercyhurst models. A ticketincludes refreshments of rolls andcoffee served by the Gann onjuniors. A "50-50 drawing" willalso be h eld and door prizes an dfavors given.

S T U D E N T C O U N C ILH O L D S A S S E M B L Y

'Hurst students were treatedto an informal Student Councilmeeting on February 8 in theLittle Theater. The opportunitytook the form of a General Assembly at which the membersand activities of the student government were introduced.

Brought to the attention ofevery Mercy hurst girl was th efunctioning of the Student-Faculty Board. The members of theBoard, tSister Eymard, SisterDaniel.fsister Helen Jean, ElaineGlembocki, Eleanor Hertel, andElizabeth Silicky, and their relation to the Student Counciland to Council meetings was explained.

Of vital interest to all residentstudents was the tpresentationf ofthe planned revisions of the Student Code ,of Discipline and theDemerit system. Discussed wasth e problem>.of what was wrongwith Mercyhurst's honor systemand what couldfbe done to remedy it.

Finally, the mysterious lettersSWYPK appearing on all bulletinboards were revealed to mean"So what's your problem, kid?"SWYPK is the name of the suggestion!box placed in the Student Council room to receive allsuggestions and complaints thatinterested students wish to bebrought up at Council meetings.

Co-chairmen 4 for the "MardiGras" are Sam Prietrandrea andJames Maloney, president andvice-president of the junior class,respectively. O t h e r committeechairmen include Jim Delena,Tom Kubiak, Al Kendziora, andJoe Shipley. The Advisory Boardof Mothers willI also assist thejunior class.

Winter Carnival fun beganwith an informal sock-hop onFridays night. Couples dancedinan Alpine atmosphere providedby red and white checkered tablecloths,^ Germ an steins, a ndthe fragrance of German pretzels. From t h e |g y m , the musicof Chuck Ventrillo carried into

the lounge which was transformed for the night into a skilodge complete with fireplace,collegel banners , and skis.

At 11:00 the queen candidateswere escorted toy their dates tothe front of the gym for the in-formalf crowning. The glad]clapping of hands acknowledged thereign of Sue}Avery as Queen ofthe 1961 Winter C arnival.

Saturday afternoon p r o v e dmemorable to the sports enthusiasts. The "winter advocates" andtheir dates enjoyed tobogganingand skiing, with some]tumbling,onjpine Hill. Plans for the ice-skaters did not come out as expected, for the ice pond (Mc-Auley patio) developed a fewlumps in the process of freezing.Refreshments in the cafeteria

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A Hearty LaughI

White snowFalls on red hearts,Paints February scenesTelling of a day when pulsesuicken at seeing red roses,Receiving scarlet tied candy,Sentimental emblemsPainted on hearts and snowSayingBe Mine.

Carolyn Schehrer

Retrea t Ci ted As Aid To StudentsIn the opinions of Mercyhurst

students, this year's retreat, conducted! by Fr. Francis Smith andFr . John Swartz, Jesuits, washighly succesful. Comm ents onthe particularly helpful aspectsof the retreat and the value ofit for the student have beenheard around thefcampus. Comments heard were:

"The retre at was an excellentway of reflecting on my spirituallife and a good chance to planfor improvement fort my future. ' 'Colleen McCafferty.

"All too often we forget thetwo greatest commandments, loveof God and love of neighbor. Thesilence for meditation during theretreat helped renew my strengthin virtue and deepen my hatred ofsin."Kathy Lynch.

"The retreat to me was a timeto find myself in the eyes of God

and!to bring peace to my soul."-Jane Reed ."I found the retreat valuable as

a chance to get away from the"business" of school work andeveryday living and contemplatemy spiritual life peacefully."-Judy Spaeder.

"I thought the visual aids andjrary allusions helped me to

better examine my spiritual life."-Eleanor Hertel.

"This retr eat was not onlyspiritual, but intellectual, due toFr. Smith's analogies from literature. He made many pointswhich I can use in developingmy own spiritual life."RitaGazarik.

"Retreat i was a good opportunity to get away from everythingand get a new perspective; ourretreat master did an excellentjob Of helping US."LurlineBygrave,

"The open discussions in theevening were stimulating, informative, and much m ore valuablethan having questions answeredfrom a question box."GretchenMal ley.

"The retreat occurred at an opportune time. It helped me setfoot in the right direction for thenew semester."Pat Hedstrom.

"The retreat was very profitable. This was not the first retreat I made, but I feel that itwas one of the best. It thinkeveryone should be given the opportunity of making a retreat."Ellen Dunning

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later "warmed! up" the chilledadventurers.

Sweaters and slacks were discarded for formals as the girlsprepared! to attend the buffetdinner and "Sophonade", sponsored by the sophomore class atthe Masonic Temple, on Saturday evening. The buffet table,decorated withftwo marshm allowchateaux, was filled with a widevariety of meats, salads, andrelishes. White-uniform ed w aitresses served the dessert. Afterdinner, two elegantly dresseddoormen ushered Mercyhurst girlsand their beaux into theballroom of the Temple, where col

ored lights played on a swirlingcrys tal] ball, lighting the roomand the dancers with tiny myriads of color. Will Sundy's orchestra provided| the music forth e affair.'A drum roll at 11:00announced the hour for the formal coronation of the Carnivalqueen. Mr. RichardDill escortedQueen Sue Avery to the velvet

draped throne. As Bonnie Mc-Gough, sophomore class president, crowned herwith a sparkling tiara, the sophomores serenaded the seniors witha songadapted to the tune, "An Affairto Remember."

On Sunday morning, couplesattended Mass at 10:00 in theChapel followed by brunch servedin the dining hall. Tables weredecorated with miniature snow-covered hills and skiers. As aremembrance of the weekend, A.A. presented each girl with awhite cup embossed with theMercyhurst coat of arms in green,a souvenir of a weekend of fun.

And a Demure Smile

MERCYHURST GIRLS ARE TALKING ABOUT: Retreat aworthwhile silence . . . State of the Union message . . . valentines . . .Egan's new second floor Dean of Residence . . . newcomers at Mercyhur st . . . a 2.94, or, how close can you get? . . . the cost of books. . . the gay time sophomores Gail, Kathy, and Rose had at the Inaugura l Ball . . . Gan non's Mardi Gras an d 12:00 pjn . on Tuesday . . .Kit, Jean, Reinette, Mary Lou and Pat displaying their skill in researchwork.

V MERCYHURST GIRLS ARE LAUGHING ABOUT: Kay H.'sblisters . . . "But you can't see the board for the bulletins!" . . . Erieweather a t Klondike U. . . . Is Francis G. the real Powers? . . . A.A.Olympic Arena . . . Diamonds and Dr. D. . . . "Will you love metomorrow? . . . the d isappearance of Julie's trenchco at . . . Sue Bye's uniquebath . . . not-so-modern dance . . . sledding on Pine Hill . . . MaryJeanne's ski expert . . . "Weez" Rubino and her baby food . . .Carolyn's"spirit of adventure."

MERCYHURST GIRLS ARE COMMENTING ON: Elaine Curtis'ring . . . Lenten resolutions . . . Pat Bosworth's "Osgood Slaughter".. . self-imposed c ampuses . . . theCURA jazz concert . . . second helpings of vegetables . . . frankness of the Jesuits . . . pirates on the HighSeas . . . senior synthesis . . . multi-term papers . .. false alarm forthe water system . . . the changing color of a certain freshm an's hair.

Press Sponsors Mardi GrasA Mardi G ras dance, sponsored by the Merciad, was held in the

school gym on Friday, February 10th, from 8:00 to 12:00 p.m. Decorations followed the Mardi Gras theme,while-music was provided bythe Hannand Quintet.

The purpose of the dance was toraise money for incidentalexpenses of the Merciad.

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Among the schools invited! tothe Mardi Gras were Gannon. Alliance, and Behrend Center.

Merciad editors were chairmenof the various committees: Roberta Donahue, decorations; CarolKreh, publicity; Carolyn Anderson and Gail G leason, .'refreshments. Carolyn Schehrer and AnneLepkowski were general chairmenfor the dance.

Mr. and Mrs. O. Sabatine andMr. and Mrs. H. Schehrer werethe chaperones attending thatnight. . ,- Wti