4a ffotc &e 1Hu4cct Mile Chopin,: in the person of PatfPow ers, acco mpanies a s Miles Patti Gorrigan, Sheila Flynn, and Anne Bowman make ready for the college's annual reoital. College Music Students To Give Annual Recital Staged in Mercy hurst's own Carnegie Hall, alias the Little Theater, the annual concert of the college| voice and piano students will be held on Sunday evening, March 27. A variety of numbers are to be included in the program. Compositions of Chopin, Beethoven, Brahms, M acDowell, Romber g, and others will be featured. At the piano, Pat Powers will play "The Polonaise In A Flat;" Mary Hurley, ""Sonata *Pathe- tique;" and Judy Roseberry, "Wan dering Iceberg" and "Swedish Rhapsody." Vocalist Sheila Flynn will render^ "An April Evening" and Speak's "Morning;" Patti Corri- gan will sing "II Bacio" and "Corn- in' Through the Rye." "Carmena" an d "Golden Days" from the Stu- Noted Lecturer To Speak Here Mercyhurst will have as its guest, Dr. Ruel E. Foster/professor of English at the University of West Virginia, on March 24 an d 25 . He will address $ the college at two lectures, Educated in his native ^southland. Dr. Foster received his doctorate from Vanderbilt University in Tennessee. He is generally interested in the literature of the south ,and is co-author of J th e critical appraisal "William Faulkner." A popular professor in his own university, he has lectured at various colleges throughout the country* A The first of his talks, "Con- tempory Heresies," is scheduled for 8 P. M. Thursday, March 24. in the Little Theatre. This subject deals especially with heresies in reference to their influence in ar tistic circles. It will be followed Friday at 11:10 A. M. with a lecture on "The Southern Literary Renaissance."! Dr. Foster comes especially re« commended as he is the husband of|a former Mercyhurst graduate, Miss Margaret O'Connor, also a major in English, dent Prince have been selected by Natalie North. . * | | Offering duets will be Marjorie Williams and Mary Kienzle, who will sing "Barcarolle" from th e Tales of Hoffman and Noel Coward's "111 See You Again;" and by Georgia Lackey and Ann Bowman, who have chosen "Wiegen lied." | W]k | To round out the^ evening's per formance, Betty Jean Bisgrove will present "Spring Came Back to Vienna." Joint Concert • • Programs* Se t By Glee Club One hundred voices of the Mer cyhurst Qlee Club will join with the eighty of the Oanisiusf Glee Club to present two concerts, April 24 and May 1. Mercyhurst Little Theatre will be the scene of the first concert, with the girls playing host to Ca- nislus at a dinner and dance fol lowing the concert. The formal affair will toe held in the college dining room and auditorium. May 1 will find the M ercyhurs t Glee Club participating in the second joint concert at Kleinhan's Music Hall in Buffalo. There Ca- nisius will be host atlthe tradi tional dinner-dance at the Park Lane Hotel, following the program. Joint numbers selected for the spring presentation are "The Gandy Dancer's Ball" and "Alleluia." Mercyhurst'sj soloists, under the direction of Mrs. Louise Dolce, are Sheila Flynn in "Romany Life" and Nancy Harter in "Bali Hal." f. I f ,; " * I Canisius, directed by Mi'. Robert Schultz, has selected "Oklahoma," "Halls of Ivy," and a medley of folk songs as part of their reper toire. I Th ee Seniors Receive DES Gold Key, Scroll .Three seniors have been named today to represent Mercyhurst in! Delta Epsilon Sigma, nation al honor society in Catholic colleges and universities. In recognition of their achievements, Audrey Hannah, Lorraine Reichel, and Marge Williams will receivelthe gold key and scroll of I the society. * Chosen by a committee of the founding membersjupon recommendation of the college faculty, these girls were selected for their out standing scholarship, plus a capacity'to make learning effective by bringing the principles of Catholic philosophy to%ear upon society's problems. Audrey Hannah, a biology major, Ihas the college yearbook, the Praeterita, ready for the final ed- iting. She is ^looking forward to a teaching career in her hometown of Erie. An English major, Lorraine Reichel, is thejjsenior representative on the Student-Faculty Board and a very active leader in the YCS. Come this summer, Lorraine expects to put the degree of MRS before her name and take up ^reI Seniors Play Host On Eve Of St Patrick "Caed mille all true men failte!"—byK which of Erin express a hearty J welcome—was th e bywo.d of the gala festivities on the \ Eve of St. Patrick which initiated the college celebration of the feast. Included on the program were several rounds of Bingo, refreshments, and a bit of entertainment straight from the land o' leprechauns. The latter took the form of a contest among the classes for the best presentation of an Irish song skit, adjudged as such by the good Sisters, and a record pan co- mime toy Mary Ann Scirto. s from the affair, sponsored by the seniorlclass, will go towards the Building Fund. Another biology major, Marge Williams, haslthe distinction of being class president! for the last three years and is at present as- sociate editor of * the jMERCIAD. Marge has been accepted at Georgetown University to begin medical studies next September. % MERCIAD Vol. XXVI, No. 6 MERCYHURST COLLEGE, ERIE, PA. March 17, 1955 Name Delegates Alumnae Give RevlRichard L.iRooney To Again Lead Retreat o Convention Eastern-bound will be the convention-goers of Mercyhurst dur ing the Easter vacation. Much activity is the forecast for both faculty and students in Massachusetts, New Jersey, and Pennsyl vania. Sister* M.I Francesca, Registrar, will attend the American Association of Collegiate Registrars in Boston. Mass., from April 18-21. The scene of all meetings will be m the s Sheraton Plaza Hotel Welcoming delegates to the Intercollegiate Conference-; on Government, betwe en! April 21-23 in Harrisburg, Pa., will be Governv Leader. Stationed in the Penn- Harris Hotel, Noel Jaeger, Jean Rocco, and Anne Remaley plan to represent Mercyhurst. 6eton Hall University in South. Orange,! N. Y., will be the sceno of the Eastern Colleges Science Conference. Found at this site April 14-16 will be Mother M. Leona, Sister M. Pideles, Kathleen Smith and EdiihJLauler. Buffet Dinner First of the end-of-the-year par ties honoring the Senior Class will take place the weekend before comprehensi ves. Saturda y evening, Marc h! 26, the Coll ege A lumnae of '55 into their ranks. Members of the Executive Board will serve a buffet dinner to their guests at six-thirty in the college lounge. A welcome to the seniors in the name of the § Association will toe given by the president, Alice Reeder Lockhart. The Exe cutive Board includes the Alumnae officers and the presidents of the local chapters. Thus the evening will afford the class an opportunity to become acquainted with Alumnae leaders in their hometown areas. Preceding the dinner, the Executive Board will meet in a busi ness session to make plans for the Alumnae Weekend in the fall. Silence descending Hipon the halls of Mercyhurst from March 18 to March 20 will be the signal that the students' annualiretreat is once more in session. The st udents ; are anticipating the return of Rev. Richard L. Rooney, S. J., who moderated last year's retreat,! using the Ignatian Exercises as the basis for his conferences. Father Rooney became the di rector of Sodality promotion in 1953 at the Sodality Central Of- School Artists ExhibitWVork Gannon Commons tofBe Site Of Gala St Patrick's Dance Once again St. Patrick's Day is here, and shure 'n if it isn't time for Gannon's annual St. Pat's Day Dance to be held tonight in the Gannon Commons Room. The dance , {sponsored by th e Shield Athletic Association, will find many Mercyhurst colleens dancing the Irish Jig from nine 'till one. Among the smilin' guests will be Dlnty Moore, Jiggs, and his many cartoon friends decorating the walls with Irish gaiety. Preparing for the "wearin' o' the green" are Pat Fridley, Chris Haughton, Marge Mack, Ina Smith, Pat Maley. PattifCorigan, Alberta Haln, Judy Gleason, Beth Coleman, Cathy Cruise, Millie Yokawanis, Mary Jane Hagedish, Maggie Hirsch, Annj Miller, and Patsy Klein. No one can deny that 'twill be a "great day for the Irish," and all Hurst colleens are | guaranteed a fine time at this dance. Opening Night for the annual Art Exhibit of the College has been set for Tuesday, March 29, at the Erie Museum.{Hostesses for the evening will be Jane Ann Con- rath, Kay Canada, Judy Gleason, Joan Szymanski, and Alyce Weber. All students are invited to attend the formal opening wh^n will begin at eight o'clock This year Seniors, Juniors, and Sophomores will participate in the exhibit, featuri ng water colors and oil paintin gs! Sylvia Christie, Es ther Kissell, Barbara Stone, Lois Young, Nola Weingard,* and Jo sephine Unger will exhibit watev colors; while oil paintings will be shown by Jane Ann Conrath, Kay Canada, Judy Gleason, Joan Szymanski, and Alyce Weber. The Juniors will also show pictorial Illustrations. The exhibit will be open for public viewing from M arch S O to April 17. fiee in St. Louis, Missouri.. He has also been on* the faculty of the Summer School of Catholic Action since 1940 with the exception of two years' service during the war. Besides beingfa regular contributor to the Queen's Work and a poular retreat master and lecturer, Father Rooney has written several pamphlets and discussion outlines, all of which are published by the Queen's Work. He is also the author of the book, "Adventures of an Angel." Father, Rooney, as usual, will be glad to hold individual conferences. At so me time during the re - treaty he will address the Sodality Probationers. Rev. Richard L. Rooney, S.J.
