the merciad, march 17, 1953

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^mVol . XXIV, No. 6 M E R C Y H U R S T C O L L E G E . E R I E , P A . March 17 , 1953

Director Names Brigadoon Cast Council Pres.

Danish Choir, Gannon Represented Voting BeginsAfter much searching andgmany tryouts,1casting is complete and

rehearsals for "Brigadoon" are well under way. This ̂ musical fantasy

will open on May 7, for a four-day run as the first production in the

Lit t le Theatre.

Joan Harrison as Fiona and Jack Cooney as Tommy Albright wil lbe starred as the romantic singing leads in this Scottish fable by AlanJa y Lerner and Frederick Lowe. The othe r American, Jeff Douglas,who wanders into the phantom village of Brigadoon.is John Dowlingfrom3 Gannon College. Mr. Lundie, the schoolmaster jjand recognizedhead of the village, will be, played by J. Th oma s Phal an, forme r prin cipal1of Erie Tech.

Mel Smith, from the RobeitWhit ford Dance Studio, is w>dllsuited for his role as Harry Beaton.This Scottish villager dances thespectacular and skillful "Swo.dDance." As the principal female

dancer, Hazel Walker will executethe beautiful steps of Maggie. Inaddition to this, Hazel is directingthe choreography for the entireshow.

An experienced musical s'.a%,

Charles Lyons, will sing-the par tof Charlie Dalrymp'e. The dancingand acting role of Bonnie Jean willbe taken by Barbara Klein. TerryGorny is cast as^Meg.Brockie. th eimpudent and man-chasing maid.Jean Brcscoe will portray JaneAshton.

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I f Scotch Music

Melodious Highland! tunes, suchas "The Heather on the Hill," willblend th e voices of Scott sh ladsand lassies. Mele vo'ces will belong

to members of the Choristers of theDanish Club. In the majority,though, will be approximatelythiityj voices of Meircyhurst girls.Directing the many song hits isMrs.lLouise Dolce.

Highland flings and other Scottish folk dances, executed by achorus of fifteen, will add many

captivating scenes to|the shew.Understudies for the leading female players have been practicingwith^ the singing and dancingchoruses.

The entire production is in thecapable hands of Miss Helen Kelly.Her "right hand" workers are JudyEllermeyer, production manager,

and Barbara Buerkle, stage manager. Working for the success of"Brigadoon" is the publicity andpromotion staff with co-chairmenPauline Solida and|Doio f hy Zuzula.

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Primaries for the election ofthe Student Council presidentfor the year 1953-1954 is scheduledfor tomorrow, March 18. Ballotswill be collected in college hallbetween classes all? day Wednesday.I As in former years, the stud ents

will-use thef method of the preferential ballot . This means thatballots will have listed upon themthe nam es of the* voters' first,second, and third choices of candidates. In {the tal ly these candidates who are first mentioned willreceive three ipoints, the second,

two, and the third, a single point.The. two, or three, depending uponthe closeness of the count, receiving the greater number ofpoints will be the contenders inthe final balloting, which is totake place on the following day.In this case., one entry will benamed on the ballot slips.

All tallying of the votes willtake place in the Administrat ionOffice in Ithe presence of \SisterM. Francesca. A list of studentsqualifying for the honor of student j council preside nt has* beenposted in college hall. * % *

A rt Dept S chedu les Exhibit

April at Erie MuseumThe Erie Public Museum will againjbe. the scene of the annual

exhibit given by the Mercyhurst College art department. The showingwill continue throughout the entire month of April according to plansrecently announced by Sister M. Angelica of the department. Generalchairman of the event is Roxana Downing, president of the collegeArt Club.

For the first time in the history of the exhibit, arrangements have

beeji made for an opening night. Easter Monday, April 6, has been

selected as the date for this ^premiere showing and at tendance at the

show on this evening will be by invitation only. Erie art-lovers and

friends of the college will receive invitations. Sister M. Angelica alsoplans to extend a general invita- '.-•,•*&• \{,

tion to the faculty and studentbody. After the April 6 formalopening the show will be opened

to the public during museum hours.Roxana is also in charge of plans

for the evening and she will act ashostess with! other upperclassmenof the art curriculum. These include Marianne Cole, Mary LouScalise, Barbara Klein, Ann Down-ing\ Deloras Pratus and NorinePieedit. %

Entires in the exhibit will be selected from the work of studentsin the following classes; Oil Painting, Illustration, Water Color, andAdvanced Painting. The entriesformerly conssted of a cross-sec-

Glee Club Plans Convent Ready for Occupants

Annual Concerts Color, Convenience Featured

Announcing

Freshman class president,

Pat Murphy, recently an

n ou nc ed t h a t S a t u r d a y ,

April 18, has been secured

as the date for an open

house to be sponsored by

th e freshman class. The pur

pose of th e p roject, Pa t ̂ re

vealed, is to raise funds forthe library building drive

and proceeds from the dance

will constitute the freshman

class donation to the fund.

A p r i l 19 and 2 6Mercyhurst girls will spread the

welcome mat on Sunday afternoon, April 19, for Canisius College men at the first joint GleeClub conce.rt of 1953. The conce rtwill be held in St. Peter's Cathedral Auditorium in Erie; the second concert is scheduled to beheld in Buffalo in the Mary SetonRoom |of Kle;nhan's Music Hallth e followingf Sunday afternoon.April 26. | | l f I

Following e.ach concert therewill be a formal dinner-dance forthe two clubs. Mercyhurst will en

tertain in | th e College-jauditoriumwith President Donna Byers acting a s Mistress of C eremonies.Canisius will play host in Buffaloat the P ark Lane/* Hotel.

The Mercyhurst port ion of theconcerts will include the followingnumbers: "God Is a Spiri t / ' "WeBless Thee," "Ride the Chariot,""Dance of Spring." "There's OneThat I Love. Dearly," "DonkeySerenade," and the "Ital ian StreetSong." Featured soloists for thelat t er number are Jane Ann Con-rath, Margaret Hirsch, and Margie Will iams. Frances Sanfratellois the^ accom panist fo r th e GleeClub and will be assisted by PatPowers on the second piano.

The combined voices of the two

Glee Clubs will close the programswith Georg'e and Ira Gershwin's"Love Is Sweeping the Country"directed by Mercyhurst's Mrs.Louise Dolce and G. F. Handel 's

Hallelujah Chorus" from theiMessiah" directed by Mr. Ro

bert Schultz of Canisius.

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St. Patrick's Day this year

brings|another cause for celebra

t ion among the Sisters'of Mercy.

The new convent is ready, at last ,

for occupation and the large scale.

moving-in process is aboutfto ge tunder way. Already, familiar landmarks of the college are beingmissed by the student body.

It is quite understandable thatthe sisters are at least a l i t t leexcited concerning their*new^habitat, for notjonly are the roomsbright and comfortable, but eachone boasts of two electric outlets,an attraction : which caused neardelirium among some students

who were touring the building.The walls of the rooms are con

crete block, painted in shades ofpale blue, light green, or brightyellow. Other additions, besidesthe outlets , a re fIndividual l ightswitches for closets, sinks, lan dceiling and the view afforded of

the grotto, tennis courts , andhockey fields.

The convent is connected withthe college by two passage ways,one through the {former post office, the other in the basementnear the lounge,. Plans are nowunder way for the permanentblocking of th is {latter p assage bya few members of the studentbody—results will be posted later.

On the first floor off the con

vent willjbe the offices of MotherSuperior, Mother Eustace and Mother Leona, four guest rooms, andtwo sitting rooms. The cloisterwill include the L-shape of thefirst floor an d e. itire second floor.A modern laundry, complete withbuiltyin scrub boards in the sta

tionary tubslwill be found in thebasem ent, as well as a:; spaciousand attractive J community room.The ceiling of this room has beenspecially constructed on a sloping plane to augment the l ighting facilities.

All in all, our convent is somodern and up-to-date, that ifit doesn't make the next issue ofBetter Homes and Gardens, thiswriter will be one of the, first tocomplain.

Sodality to

Admit Fros

CandidatesCandidates will be received into

the College. Sodality at a ceremony on Wednesday evening,March 25, at seven o'clock. Rev.Daniel J . Martin, director of theSodality, will receive the girls andpreach the sermon.

Probation for Sodali ty candidates this year was carried £ ou taccording to the College Probation Handbook as written by Rev.James Shell of John Carroll University. During the five-monthprobation period, the girls at tend

ed weekly lectures on the "Sodali ty as a Way of* Life" and received guidance from Sodalitycounselors Mary Ann Callahan,Barbara Kle.in, Louise Kamenjar,Betty Rossum, Lorraine Reichel ,

Joan Harrison, and Frances Sull ivan.

tion of work from the entire artcurriculum.

Roxana Downing will have her

work exhibited with the entires.Roxana recently won first prize inthe student classification of theEveryman's Art Exhibit in Erie forher painting entitled "Slill Life".

R i ta Shanahan

Students NameRita Shanahan

A s. M ay QueenOn May Day, Rita Shanahan,

chosen by school vote from members of the senior class, will reignas May Queen. Rita, ^a graduateof the Seminary of Our Lady ofthe Sacred Heart in Stel la Niagara, New York, is the daughter of

Mr. and Mrs. Walter Shanahanof Niagara Falls, New York.

Amidst 'beauty and pageantryshe will be crowned Queen by thecollege Sodality prefect, Mary AnnCallahan, and the seminary Sodality prefect, Mary Lou Miller.The senior class, attired in identical formals, will form her royalcourt . As a cl imax to this impressive outdoor ceremony Rita andthe student body will pay tributeto the eternal queen of May. During the singing of "Ave Maria"Rita will crown the Blessed Mother as Queen of Mercyhurst .

Be.sides being business manag er ofth e Merciad, Rita is an activemember of O. G. A., Glee, Club,I. R. C. A switchboard operator

for three years, Rita is now incharge of the girls working theP. B. X. l ines.

After'u working at her formersummer job as a guide* in theShredded Wheat plant , Rita plansto teach business courses in aNew York high school.

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Page ¥wd T H E M E f t C I A DMarch 17, 1&53

Who She?Student Counci l e lec t ions a re coming up . W hom a re we

go i ng t o e l e c t ? Ha s a nyone a t Me rc yhur s t e ve r t hough t a bou tthe idea l s tudent counc i l off icer? I t ' s about t ime we forgotabout persona l i t i es , pork barre l , and how to make fr i ends and

inf luence people! and beg an to thin k a bout th e good of theschool. For, after al l , we do wantsto l ive in an orderly, well*run, and even happy a c a de m i c fc om m uni t y . Believe i t or not ,such a resul t comes only from inte res t in the genera l good.

T he re fo re , Mercyhurst's s tudent counc i l pres ident mustfirst of al l be unselfish, with a deep interest in others and int h e goodfof the school. Since she leads the school in i ts selfgove rnm e nt , she must f i rs t have cont rol of herself. She willhave the qua l i t i es goo'd government demands—honesty an djus t ice . In other words , she wi l l never choose methods whichare not open and above board, and her sense of duty wi l l notfade a t the s ight of a f r i end.

She must possess courage—courage t o standfup fo r r i gh twhether i t be the popular thing to do or not . Fina l ly, and perhaps most important , she must have humi l i ty. A leader i s theserva nt of those wh om | he Pleads . .When he doesn ' t know thi s ,he becomes a tyrant . A tyrant benefi t s f rom his s tay in power,bu t t he c om m uni t y doe s no t .

It's \MY Vote!Someone e l se i s t rying to run my show. And I don' t l ike i t !

I want to make up my own mind, I very def ini te ly resent be ingtold what to do.

Certa in people say i t ' s " the thing to do atlMercyhurst,"to vote the way the c rowd votes . But I don' t ,think t ha t ' s ve rydemocratic—nor ve ry i n t e l l i ge n t . Are n ' t t he re a ny s t a nda rdsfo r judging[who should be e lec ted? Or does i t a l l depend onhow m a ny p rom ot e r s you havefto push your cause?

W he re ha s our i n t e g r i t y gone ? A Me rc yhur s t girl l is supposed to be a gi r l of high pr inc iples . We ' re even ta lking aboutputtingpn an honor sys tem. How could we ever hope to maketha t a success , when we can ' t even be hones t in an e lec t ion?M a y b e qualified people would ge t into off ice anyhow. But whatpr inc iples would be sacr i f i ced to a t t a in thi s end? What kind ofschool would we have i f the people of highes t abi l i t i es s toopedto the lowest t ac t ics . On what do we base|our respec t forauth ori ty i f the autho ri ty i s secured in thi s way?

It ' s your vote tha t wi l l count t o m o r r o w , and in the e lect ions in the weeks ahead. What a re YOU going to do about i t ?

Why Student Council?T he ne w Constitution|is in the process of be ing approved

by the 1953 Stu den t Counci l. To acqua int the St ude nt Bodywi th the importance of the Student Counci l , the Merc iad ca l l sa t t e n t i on t o Ar t i c l e I I , T he Purpos e o f t he S t ude n t Counc i l

ARTICLE II PURPOSE

Section 1.—The Student Council shall be the official representative of the student body. It shall make the views of that body articulate and care for its best interests with the college administration andfaculty, with other educational institutions and associations, with thepublic in general, and with any other agencies.

Section 2.—It shall regulate, and coordinate the extra-curricular

activities of the general student body and of the student organizationsunder its jurisdiction and shall direct them when necessary. To fostermutual cooperation and understanding it shall serve as a link betweenthe administration and the students.

Section 3.—It shall administer the routine discipline of campuslife.

T H E M E R C I A DMercyhurst College, Erie, Pa.

Member of.ASSOCIATED COLLEGIATE PRESS

Editor L Mary Lou DwyerAssociate Editor Jean OrouhardAssistant Editors Donna Byers, Mary Ann HayesBusiness Editor Rita ShanahanEditorial Staff Frances Sullivan, Joan Harrison,

Claire Agliata, Norma Jean Scott, Mary Ann Callahan,

Helen Fogarty, Florene Cherry, Julie Tech, IJodyRyan, Barbara Haner, Ann Kennedy, Marge Williams,Betty Rossum, Lorraine Reichel, Victoria Argana,

Business Staff -Dorothy Zuzula, Mickey O'Donnell, Margaret Grace,Roseann Andio, Mary Kienzle

For Mary's Sodalists.. . . By THE PREFECT

Are we giving Christ a chance?Do we know|and love Him*as Heknows and loves us? He once said,"Even the very hairs on your headare numbered." Have we ever reada life of Christ? We cannot lovesomeone we do not know. The essence of Love is Unity. How can

we unite ourselves with Christ?Not just closeness or nearness, but

an actual unity.

jWe can be{united with Christ,all of us, every minute of everyday. Again, how? First; of all byreceiving Him in Holy Communion, then by meditation, compareyour life with His. Visit Him inchapel. Read, pray,| think,| andtalk, find your weak points. Whatexactly is preventing you fromuniting with Christ? Get helpfrom a priest. That's their job;they are. hand-p icked by GodHimself and are waiting for us,the Laity, to come to them.

The Key IThe artist disregards those

brushes which are stiff $ and jwillnot bend to his stroke. He cannot work with them. And so itis with us. Christ is the MasterPainter. We must allow Him towork through us. This we do byplacing ourselves in His hands.Resignation to His Will. We startin the morning with Mass andHoly Communion. We offer ourclasses, sports, parties, everythingto Him; we do them all to thebest of our ability. There, is nocomplaining, no discontentment,no mediocrity, because Christ is

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wsWhat will be the result of theshakeup inlthe Russian totalitarian state following Stalin's death?Russia certainly m ade a quickmove in her appointments of officials. Will Communism continueto make the gigantic advance witha new lever at the machine? Withthe new political shakeup whatmight be the attitude, of nationalist communist Tito with|the internationalist communist Malen-kov and company? Watch the re-suits—an old chapter in historyhas been closed and a new chapter is forming.

Did you notice th e m essage, of

condolence sent by the UnitedStates' government to the Russianpeople? It was no t according', tothe rules of protocol.

Senator McCarthy has placedSecretary of I State, John FosterDulles, upon the slave block withaccusations concerning the loyaltyof members in the Statue Department. Perhaps McCarthy had better give the New Administrationa little time to carry out campaignpromises in regard to subversivesworking in the government.

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Eisenhower believes that Hawaiiis ready for statehood but hethinks that Alaska is still too dependent upon the United States.

But most Hawaiians feel that theyare still too economically dependent to be given statehood. Onlythe politicians want Hawaii tobe a state.-A thorough objectiveinvestigation should he held\ be fore the passage of the statehoodbill, /

the Painter with us, through us,and in us. £ |

'§ Let Him OutGrandmother cans all summer—

peaches, blueberries, strawberries.She. places \ them neatly on theshelf for winter. It comes but noone is allowed to touch them. Just

look at the amber, blue, and crimson coloring of each. Are they doing any good? What will happen?They will either spoil or burstopen. So with us. We strive, for aperiod of time for union withChiist using every means put before us. Spiritual life is not static,there is either progress or regress.

The r ApostolateThe Apostolate. is the fruit of

union with Christ, it must comeout. The aspect is twofold, personal and organizational. Thisbrings us tojthe Sodality. That iswhat it is trying to do; with Maryas a guide the Sodality as strivingto infuse into her members a lifeof full incorporation into Christ.That is to help us becomejjSaintsand to help our neighbors becomeSaints. What is a Saint? One whoenjoys union with God. The official Saints are those who enjoycomplete union with God. Theyare in heaven. They started climb-ing toward Sainthood while stillon e arth. They gave Christ achaz.ee. Are you?

Let's get tough withjourselves!

A re You Sure'nIt's Mac Namara

"Oh, the drums go bang!"^ asthe Mercyhurst band, directed byMarlene De Mattia practices forthe coming St. Patrick's day celebration. "And the cymbals clang".Why wouldn't they?—the new

bassoon pumper, Vicki Argana,dropped them which c a u s e s"Home" in the front row "toblaze away." (Donna, that is I)Millie Yokawanis is having trouble"toodling her flute" till directorDe Mattia reminds her that shecan be replaced. The soloist, Roberta Bartkowiak is getting invoice to sing, "Has Anyone HereSeen Scirto?" M i £

Meanwhile back at the lounge,its familiar face, has turned greenfor the occasion, | possibly greenwith envy at the beauty of thenew library. Mary Lou Scalise isbusily painting the mirror herewith her usual expression "Eringo Braugh" while Donna Cutrona,Rita Panciera, and Mary Ann Ro-

bie are, playing a fierce Pan-Tanhand for shamrocks. Fran San-fratello and jClaire Agliata aredeeply engrossed in2the vital problem of "who knitted the greendiamond in their argyles?"

In the gym, twelve basketballplayers have adopted'the seasonalgreen in their gym suit colors.At the half of the game, PaulineSolida and Rosario Moreno scramble to the side lines where MaryAnn Cutri has set up a green rootbeer stand.

The entire, student body is awareof the app roaching holiday. Afreshman stops a sage senior incollege, hall to inquire "You meanMercyhurst's colors are green andwhite, even after St. Patrick's

day?" IBut what of the Kellys andMcCarthys and O'Brodericks? Exhausted* from their practice ofthe Highland Fling for "Briga-doon", they have gone, to theirrooms to polish their lines of blarney for the big event,

StudentslGive

Political ViewsThe question was recently raised

as to whether there is too much"politicking" for candidates invarious elections held at the college. The MERCIAD is glad topublish some comments from thestudents withfthe hopejthat Mer-cyhurst's elections shall become,or shall remain, the intelligent,serious business of college students acting in a democratic academic community. They are po inted comments which are meant tobenefit the voting students byhelping them choose leaders whichrepresent Mercyhurst—our college.

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The president of our nation,th e office of mayor—these are important positions into which wewant to place the best man possible. So we investigate, we read,we weigh the facts. Then, finally,we vote for the man * best suited,best educated, in our own estimation, for the job.

Similarly, why not use our bestjudgment in our own electionsat Mercyhurst? Are we fooled and

bribed into compliance with "pressure groups?" Shall we be womenor merely cogs in a wheel? Thinkbefore you vote! Place authoritywhere authority can be sensiblyused!

—A Senior

Any campaigning carried on(at Mercyhurst) is done by discussion in groups around electiontime when candidates naturallybecome the main topic of conversation. Such social gatherings afforded an opportunity ofl airingindividual * viewpoints, .principles,and conjectures. They are not intended to influence lor to swinganother person's choice at anytime or in any way. . .

—A Junior• • •

I know the qualifications necessary for the offices, and ifknowth e girls jwho are eligible, but noone has tried to tell me the capabilities ofi-the eligible girls.

I would like to know why campaigns can't be carried on out inthe open for all the eligible girls.Then we could learn the qualifications from the girls who knowthe candidates best. In this way,we wouldn't be voting?for whomwe're told to vote or for someoneof whom we know very little. Then,our vote would cease to be a shotin the dark! %

—A Freshman

THE MAIL BOX

Dear Editor,Is Mercyhurst what it claims to

be? The catalogue says it is aCatholic College which "aims toprepare young women to meet theproblems of our democratic societyin the light of Christian principles." Are we prepared?^We have a monitor system whichwas established with this purposein mind. Yet day in and day outwe see monitors using it as aweapon for personal grudges. Thenthe other extreme is monitors whocompletely neglect their duty.

Who is to blame? Is it the ad

ministration and faculty who gaveus this power; the students whoelect monitors; or could it be themonitors themselves?

LETS EITHER HAVE A SYSTEM THAT IS CLEAN AND HONES T OR'NONE AT ALL. H

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Segregation

v s . Equality

Panel Topic•Race Relations in the Catholic

Lay Apostolate" will be the sub

ject of a panel discussion at thenext meeting of the Sociology

Seminar, March 23. The panel

will be centered on segregation or

social equality as a means to cor

rect the race problem. Sophomore

members will officiate at the dls-4

cussion, but freshmen will carryonfthe panel. At the same meeting, Father Enright , pastor of theImmaculate Conception Churchfor negroes, will address the members.

Artists Wield Brushes

Atop Sturdy ScaffoldsOur new "Little Theater" is fast nearing completion. The plans have

been laid, the heavy construction finished, and now the interior decorating has begun. That's where our four junior art majors, Barbara Klein,Mary Lou Scnlise, Dolores Fratus, and Ann Downing, under the supervision of Sister Mary Angelica, enter the picture.

Garbed in spattered dungarees

Where's Kelly? Do you mean Carol Kelly, Mary Kelly. MissHelen Kelly,second e)?

Kitty Kelly, or M arilyn Kelley/ (please note the

Observation of the Field

Field tri ps are often on th e

agenda for the sociology students.

Under the direction of Barbara

Barnes, a trip was recently madeby members to the County Infirmary. Plans are being made by theCriminology Class for a weekendtrip to the Western Penitentiaryin Pittsburgh^ sometime afterEaster.

Social iAction Practiced

Another project of the Seminar

group is the St . Vincent de Paul

Society store which!the members

visit weekly. Mary Mullaney^is in

charge of-I collecting clothes for

the society, while Mary McCarthy,

with the help of other girls, sortsand sells clothes at the store. Thepurpose.iof the Society is to helpneedy people by selling goods atvery inexpensive prices whichthese people can afford.

Phone Call for Kelly

Swrej Cause fori Chaos"Has anybody here seen Kelly?" Anyone who voices this question

almost anywhere within Mercyhurst may expect a chorus of affirmative replies. The obvious conclusion is that this Kelly must really getaroun d. Actually "Ke lly" here is six different people. Each class {is

represented as well as the faculty. The sixth member, missing fromthe picture above, is junior Virginia Kelly.

and sweatshirts and armed withtheir brushes and paint cans, thsartistic quartet hss been enthusiastically .and energetically workingon the panels of the ceiling andwalls. At least forty panels are tobe painted on the ceiling alone, agood indication of the jpat'encethat is involved in such dele itework. Loving their art, however,the girls do not mind and are generously contributing*, their talen tsfor the completion of the theater.

Mr. Brandon Smith, an experienced and well-known architecturaldesigner from Piltsburgh, visitedMercyhuirst and sketched an outline for{the dscra'ing wh'ch Sister Angelica and the girls are nowcarrying out.

The ceiling is being worked outaccording to the Baroque style cf

Miss Helen Kelly . . . native cfC a m b r i d g e , M ass ch u ss tt s . . .gi ad u ale of Boston! College . . .playwright as well as actress . . .came to Mercy hurst in Ssptemlerof 1949 . . . studied ballet . . .the planning power behind theLittle Theatre . . . lover of allmusic and pianist in her ownright . . . favorite color is turquoise. . . a really charming personality. .$ . adviser of sophomore YCSgroup . . . earned her M. A. at Boston University . .. patience personified . . . classicly feminine . . .appreciative of punctuality in classand productions . . .

Marilyn Kelley . . . native ofYoungstown, Ohio . . . president ofthe Athletic Association .So-

Mercyhurst Girls\Are Talking About...

MERCYHURST GIRLS ARE TALKING ABOUT—Our lovely MayQueen, Rita Shanahan—the coming I Student Council elections—AnnCobbe's Texas phone callr—the twenty-one and over Lenten fast—An-gela our l i t t le immigrant and her boyfriend Stevie—the freshman classsong—"Brigadoon", the Broadway production of Erie—"You're not toom u ch " I

MERCYHURST GIRLS ARE TALKING ̂ABOUT—Flo reneCherry's new nephew—the working at t ire of art s tudents Mary LouScalise, Ann Downing, Dolores Fratus, and Barbara Klein whilepainting the decorative design in the new theatre—senior compre-hensives—Mary Lou Dwyer's tears at the order of "long-hair" for

"Brigadoon"—Mary Jean Sauer's eventful trip to West Point—theGlee Club solo of Maggie Hirsch. Jane Ann Conrath and MargeWilliams— f the tradit ional rendition? of St. Patrick Day songs bythe freshman class— .•• | f ~ l >|

MERCYHURST GIRLS ARE TALKING ABOUT—Plans for JuneProm at a "different place"—Eleanor and!her troublesome dog—thenew romantic novel to be published entit led "Dear Barbara " (Bue rkle)|

the new fad for back scratching—Mary Re e Theuerkauf's blind datebureau for visiting friends fromlBona's—the nuns moving day—JeanBroscoe and her "freak" argyles—-Mickey O'Donnell's difficulty in separati ng! her Brownie troop from the ir fudgsicles—the walking pamphlet rack— $£ I

MERCYHURST GIRLS ARE TALKING ABOUT—Marge Sueta'sreturn to her alma mater—blood donations or "How's your iron?"—the 12:15 dancing class—retreat resolutions—the great exodus HoBuffalo for the Gannon-Buffalo game—"Maybelle" Kelly's new

iexercise—it seems you just bend over and touch your toes—"Fade-SAway" Ryan—the Advent of Brother Valentine—Exit Dori s Moore-should phone calls be flimited—Terry Gorny's summer plans—

MERCYHURST GIRLS ARE TALKING ABOUT—Stalin's death

successor—the male leads—the visit of Virginia Nowak—Cani-f concerts—income ta x returns—Barbara Barnes ' mastery of the!

of "he arts " Rainee Reichel 's al ias "Priscilla"—Dig O'Dell's lackvitality—the Senior soloist at Wednesday evening Church service—|

Gannon St. Patrick's Day dance—the Junior-Senior basketballone sprained finger belonging to Mary Ann Cutri—Jean

Heavy's immunity to Chicken Pox—and as the sinking sun slowly sets |Jn the west , Mercyhurst Girls are talking about—Mercyhurst Girls

ciology |ma jor . . . autho rity onFlorida (VacationingI. . . four-yearGlee Club member . . . the bridgepartner everyone h o p es | for andseldom finds . . . enjoys her phonograph and large record collection . . . French club member . . .insists on correct spelling, especially of her name with an "ey" . . .a willing Sodality committee,member . . . dependable on thebasketball court . . . loves dancingto tangos and rhumbas . . . oftenhear planning her trip to^Europe.

Kitty Kelly . . . born in NiagaraFalls, New York . . . Chemistrymajor . . . enjoys reading of alltypes . . .{Science Seminar mem

ber . . . good student . . . newmember of G reat Books! discussion group . . . favorite color isAir Force blue . . . interested?insociology . . . campaigning to revive interest in the lost art ofdiscussion . . . active Y. C. S.worker . . . "J faithful Glee Clubmember . . . minoring in Biology. . . loves spaghetti . . . seen oftenin the afternoons at Art 's . . 1 .

known for her phenomenal luck

with blind dates% Carol Kelly$MNew York, homeEducation majorA. A, member . ,

calls Syracuse,. . Elementary

. . . honorarytennis enthusi

ast . . . Sodality pledge . . . member of freshman Y. S. C. cell . . .somet imes heard complain ingabout complainers . . . one of thefreshman sharp-shooters on thebasketball court . . . clever . . .aspiring Merciad staff writer . . .often seen with the other twomembers of a well-known 'aboutcampus freshman trio . . .

Mary Kelly . . . resident of Syracuse, New York . . .nick-named" M. T."|. M another f re .eager . . . dignified, but full offun . . . GleefClub member . . .usually seen\ addressing an envelope to Notre Dame . . . Elementary'Education major ,§ . . activein freshman Y. S. C | . . . prospect ive Sodalist . . . a born leader. . % Irish blue eyes! • • • oftenseen with other-'members of theSyracuse delegation to the freshman? class . . . collects stuffedanimals . . .

the late Renaissance period. Upona background of chocolate brownis painted a French Rococo designin three colors—white, blue,? andChinese r. d. The paint thst is b.ingused is a new type consisting of arubber base and which does nothave any know solvent. Sometimesthe girls have forgotten to weartheii hats while painting, and as aresult, their hair has becomespotted with paint which will notwash out. Does some ambitiousMercyhurst chemist have a solution?

An off-shade of rose will be thecolor of the walls on which, sixlarge mirrors are to be hung, (nthe middle of each mirror will bea French chandelier, adding a

special touch of beauty to the decorating.

As 1 he girls a/re to be finished bythe first week in May, they arefeverishly working, day in and dayout. Yet, in spite of the fact* tha tthey do have one eye on the calendar, they are making use of theother eye in doing a fine job on theinterior of the theater.

Mother EustaceNCEA [Panelist

Mother M. Eustace has been invited toltake part in a panel discussion at the ^National CatholicEducation Association Convention

to be heldlat Atlantic City, April7-10. The panel, under the chair-manship of the Very|Bev. WilliamG| Ryan,jj president of Seton HillCollege, will discuss fcthe subject"What is a Christ ian jcollege?"

The study of this subject wa sinaugurated by the National Council of Churches, and this panelis intended to represent the Catholic colleges'^participation in thestudy.

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Plays, CutsDiscussedIn Schools

Nazareth College now has hadpthe privilege, as did Mercyhurst

several years ago, of having Margaret Sherwood, a prominent con

sultant on subjects of interest toevery young woman. This we readin The Gleaner:

"Having lectured at several women's colleges with singular fsuc-cess, Miss Sherwood has aimed atthe art of establishing confidencein every woman. . . . "The confidence,' says she, 'to become thedelightful member of society thatis her r ightful heritage. '"

Miss Sherwood gave five lectures to t h e | students. She presented a new idea of grace, charm,and social ease. J

It seems that Mercyhurst is notthe only ^college which has theproblem of whether the studentshave the r ight to cut as they see

fit or whether the cut \ has to belegitimate. The Duquesne Dukehas this to say about cuts:

"If we allot our cuts to sheernecessity, then we may extractthe most from a four year course,and get what we^paid for.

"If we choose to cut recklessly,then perhaps we may have the opportunity to cut the maximumagain when we repeat the coursenext semester."

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Mercyhu rst, along with oth ercolleges, becomes dramatically inclined at this time each year. St.Bonave.nture actors won highpraise with top s"Lace" production.

"Arsenic and Old Lace", a comedy melodrama by Joseph Kessel-ring, which met with much success on Broadway several yearsago, proved to be just as hilariouswhen under the, direction of^Father Regis Galvin, O. P. M. TheBona Dramatic Group performedbefore a full house of amusedspectators.

The Moun t {Mercy Glee C lubscored a huge success ?in th e"Countess Maritza" operetta. Running for six performances, theshow with its delightful music,engaging humor, and artistic dancing, was well received.

Coming EventsMarch 18, 19—Election of

Student Council! President.

% M a r c h 19, 20—Comprehensive examinations. |March 22—Election of So

dality ^Prefect.

March 24—French Day.March 25 —Sodality R e

ception and election of Mer-ciad editor.

April 6—Opening of ArtExhibit. I

April 18—Open house.April |l9 — Mercyhurst-Ca-

nisius i concert in Erie.April| 2ft—Mercyhurst-Ca-

nisius concert in Buffalo.

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Career Talks

A rousing game between the sophom ores and the freshmen markedthe official opening of intramural basketball at the Hurst's. Thursday,March15, proved to be a day of trium phs for the sophs as theydribbled their way to victory with a score 43 to 21. Intram ural seasonis now in full swing and every class is vigorously contending for thoseimportant A. A. points. Every Thursday j will mea nt success for someenergetic class, so let's help out and cheer our cagers onwards toward

the trophy. *Speaking of basketball (and that?seems to be. the topic of con

versation in the sports circle), all basketball enthusiasts are Invited

Girls to l

'Gay Paree Are Featured

By HomeEc.

to join the fun and participate ina lively game |held every Fridaynight in the auditorium. Seniors,juniors, sophomores and freshmenaire welcome. Come one; come all.

•Getting back to old business, nowthat the Winter Carnival has proven such a grand success, the chairman? and her consorts fare heavin gbig sighs of relief. However,*, allagree that it was woith the timeand effort. Congrats to the hardworking chairmen and thair committees for a "good job well done."And congratulations,-^Georgia. Youmade a peifect "Snow Swe th?a. t ,"

even if you are from the deepSouth!

The last official A. A.¥meet'ngof the year was held in earlyMarch. Plans were discussed forthe annual A. A. breakfast atwhich new members will be received into the club. That morn ngsome deserving class will receivethe honor of claiming the^ trophyforrfthe next school year. Awa ds,medals, and A. A. sweaters, ' thepride of the campus," will be givento the outstanding athl.tes of ' L 3 .

School Store

Sells PortraitsSister Mary Angelica* has re

cently finished a portrait of youngSaint Joseph for the Leo ConnellyPublishing Company in ?Chicago.A masterpiece would be the bestdescription of it.

The company requested Sisterto |paint a portrait of youthfulSaint Joseph in one color at f irst .When the f irst portrait was sentto the ̂ engravers, teey thought i twould be far better if the portraitwere in color. The suggestion wassent back to Sister and soon herbeautiful Interpretation of theyoung, humble, sinless and lov-ing Saint Joseph admiring Maryand£ the Christ Child began to

materialize in color. Whe n themasterpiece was finished, Sistersent it to the company vwho Inturn printed reproductions of it .

Students who wish to purchasereproductions of this portrait willfind them available in the bookstore.

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WarningsNo, the seniors aren't in hiber

nation these days; they're justmaking ready for comprehensiveexams this Thursday and Friday.They've taken out all the. dogeared notes aecummulated in threeand a half years and now are

making an attempt to send theirminds back a few years to recallwhat the fe.w, hastily-jotted wordscan possibly mean.

Don't be fooled 'by "Do not disturb" or "Keep out" signs in thehalls th is week, for th ere 's! nonapping going on now. Behindthose closed doors Rita Pancierais singing a few?notes, then reviewing a few notes of anothertype; DorisiMoore f irst taps herpencil andflater her toes as Brig i-doon goes on through these days.Rita Shanahan glances up at along, satin dress hanging? in theroom, checks the day dream,J an dsettles down again to her books.

Can you believe that anyone

could wish herself to be an elephant? Well, an elephant never

forgets but studying for compre-

hensives proves that humans often

do. The question here could be: G A . meeting. A movie entitled

"Opportunity U. S.$A." will open

Did you ever long to walk under the Arch of Triumph and see,in the distance the Eiffel Tower?Did you ever want to visit thatland of fascination, that land ofintrigue, that | land which claimsthat most famous city, "gayParee"?

On French Day, March 24, all

interested students of Mercyhurst

will be taken on a journey to that

"land that never grows old." Le

Cercle Francais has planned an

itinera ry3that will take you sight

seeing to every part of France.

The requirements for theftrip

are few. A meager understanding

of the language (French students,

notez bien) and a desire to le.arn

are all thatlis asked. During the

t rip, the student is promised a

chance to {better he r knowledge

of the language, the country, and

the customs. In our travelsiyou

will see demoiselles in every ima

ginable F rench] costume, includ

ing some not?so imaginable!

The last stop on the trip will

bring you to "le lounge Mercy

hurst" where you will be enter

tained with skits, a travelogue

film, and Fre.ich songs. A profit

able Journey? Mais oui!

OGA to Hear

Erie BankerThe services and functions of

the banks in the community will

be the theme of this month's O.

Do elephants learn history dates

from way back then to now or how

to conjugate verbs fin three lan

guages?" Maybe if students had

as little to remember as elephants

they'd never forget either!

the program.

Guest speaker for the occasion

Willibe a representative from the

First National Bank of Erie. A

question forum will follow in

which opportunities in j banks for

college train ed women will be. dis

cussed. Secretarial awards earned

during 'the past m onth will be

distr ibuted to the lucky members.

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"What field of home economicsare you interested in?" This isusually "the first question asked

of home economic majors; andthe answer usually is a mere, "Idon't know." To help answer thisquestion, ithe Home EconomicsClub had as their guests last weekthree women, each having a dif-ferent phase of home economicsas their career.

The first speaker of the eveningwas Mrs. Bess McMurray. graduate of the University of SouthDakota, and, at present, head -di-etition at Hamot Hospital. Mrs.McMurray explained. the jobsavailable for those persons interested in nutrition, either in hotels,schools, or hospitals.

A Mercyhurst graduate, Mrs.

Robert Powers, the former LucilleWachter, spoke to the club onteaching as 2a career. One of themost outstanding points she mentioned was that of doing just alit t le more than is .required ofyou.

Catherine McCarthy, chairmanof the panel, next introduced Mrs.John Rieser, '36, the former GraceMarie Saunders, also a Mercyhurst graduate,. Mrs. Rieser discussed how her training as ahome economist has helped herto be a bride, a housewife, a manager, and the mother of six children

O p p o r t u n i t y

I n M a r i n e s

The United States Marine CorpsIs looking for college l girls interested? in serving th eir co untry ina vital and important job. Throughthe Women Officers TrainingClass you receive the I LeadershipTraining for which the Marineshave long been, famous.

For the college student or graduate, unmarried and between 18and 27, there is the opportunityof becoming an officer in theUnited States Marine Corps, ina position of responsibility and re-spect. College girls may enroll inthe WOTC annd spend two summers with pay in training atl his toric Quantico, Virginia.

For complete details, call Ser-

geant Major Robert Burnett at

the Marine Recruiting Station,

2001 West 12th Street, at the

phone number, 2-6232.

C o m p l i m e n t s o f

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D A I R Y

the merciad, march 17, 1953

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