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T H E M E R C I A D"Not Everything ^That is faced can be changed;Bu t NothingCan be changed until it is faced''* James Baldwin

V O L . XLV NO. 26 MERCYHURSTfCOLLEGE MAY 4 , 1973Fi les , Herring, Trustees

Shane DiscussesCampus Issuesby Bob Pa rks ] Editor

On April 14, Dr. Shane, President of Mercyhurst College, metwith R.U.S. to discuss critical issues concerning the student body.Some of the issues discussed were (1) student rights and freedomsat Mercyhurst and the question of security files, (2) the question ofwhether the administration would reverse a R.U.S. recommendation not to rehire Mr. H erring as Activities Director, and (3)the possibility of a student on the Board of Trustees. mShane felt mat "a straight forward report regarding the issues ofconcern might help clear up some misunderstanding and hopefullyset the stage for b etter com munication within the administration ofthe College and R.U.S. itself." * 5 | $ F 5 j | jIn response to the issue of rights and freedoms, s tudent files, andthe recent drug raid involving Mercyhurst students, Dr. Shane citedthat presently Mercyhurst endorsesjthe 1968 "Joint Statement onRights and Free dom s of Students" and the Mercyh urst revision. Hefurther stated that there are four types of files that are under theStudent Affairs Office: - i |%i l. Student Personnel File - This is a record of academic advisorreports, honors, and infractions of rules. Each student may see thisfile, and the data is only released by a student request. |2. Counselor's file - This is a per sonal file of the counselor andnever released except to hospitals and a clinical psychologist. Thisis only done with permission of the student, otherwise the file is fullyconfidential'?' ? i ' ^ ''* H '% ? ' $1 S3. Placement file-Collected references and recommendations fora student. This file's purpose is to enable a student to appear employable; therefore, only positive information is filed. A studentmay not see the contents of this file in order to protect the confidentiality of those who recommend the student. A poor recommendation is not filed, r I M & S , | .j j4. Security file: | | . . i | *There ar e two types of security files - tja Reports - Incident reports that are tabulated and reported tothe administration. | I 4u. Intelligence reports - This is kept by Security and deals withcriminal activity. Intelligence files are not'kept on individuals.Sources of information a rc : : $ ^J l 4 f 4 f(1) law enforcementagencies . (2) observations of security guards it (3) information received from faculty and administration(4) information received from students W '< %This file is considered raw data w ithout investigative com mentsor analysis. Access is limited to the Director of Security and hisimmediate superior. If there is no corroboration of any data in file,it is purged ona six-month basis. ^In terms of local law enforcement agencies, data from this filethat is confirmed may be shared if the situation is beyond the immed iate control of the college or it in the best inter est of the collegeto share this information. I J 'i I | |President Shane stated that ."R.U.S.* was asked to make arecommendation, the college would make the final decision". Also,"At no time was ft:U.S. given the idea thatithe recommendationwould be binding." ; 4He added that "R .U.S.'s recommendation would be given carefulconsideration and that a final decision is still in process''*On the lastt issue of student representation on the iBoard ofTrustees, Shane said that an earlier proposal was introduced by theMerciad Ed itor concerning news coverage of Trustee m eetings.After long deliberation, the Board decided to seek to improvelines of communication between the Board and the student body,faculty, and administration. jSome recommendations, now i noperation, are: IP I 1|$ (1) the release of summaries of Board m eetings to the Merciad;(2) campus visitation progr am by Trus tees and families; and(3) that students? and ^faculty members a t alternate Boardmeetings will discuss particu lar segments of College life in order tobetter acquaint the Board with the College and what is taking place.Besides these issues, Dr. Shane also discussed the channels;ofauthority at M ercyhurst and reorganization in the administration.

"LIVING-LEARNING CENTERS"TO REPLACE DORMS iby Cathy Stevenson

The Mercyhurst Director ofResidence Life, Sr.\ MiriamMashank, hopes to see dormitories become "living-learningcenters" next yeap. fA few plans for next yea r'sdorms, intended * to make on-campus-: living more |perso nal,includes th e following, tEach dorm will nave one SeniorStaff member who'will be theadministrative head of the hall.The Senior Staff member willnot necessarily be a facultymember, stated Sr.I Miriam, infact Sr. Miriam is looking forgraduate s tudents in areacolleges who plan on continuingtheir education next year. ?Senior Staff m emb ers will workin conjunction with the ResidentAssistants oneach floor. |Another mewf addition tocam pus do rms? will be thevoluntary! services off severalSophomores who will function asArea Advisors. H % Jg

Miriam Mashank, O.S.B.. Area Advisors will also work inconjunction with | ResidentAssistants, f $|1

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REMEMBER MAY 4, 1970Kent State Univers i t y Mem o:

"Th i s i s t o i n f o rm you t ha t i n f o rma t i on has been r ece ived t ha tAll ison Beth Kraus e, Student Numbe r 220-58-65989, die d M ay 4, 1970.I , ^ n e *fas ad mi t ted to the Col lege of Educat ion in the F al l Quarter,1969, and t ran sfer re d to the Col lege of F ine and Professional Ar ts ,Jan uary , 1970.S . " I t i s recommended thatithis student ' s name-be deleted f romroutine mai l ing l i s t s . " -CCf \ | J

Many - activities for j dormresidents are planned with heavyemphasis on students taking partin the planning.Among those things planned,stated Sr. "Miriam, are socialevents,! education events,vocational events and tr apsessions with faculty members inthe dorms. 'gK M M .

Sex and drug education are alsobeing considered, stated Sr.Miriam, but all programs will becarried out, on a very informalbasis. No lecture-type programsare planned! : fAsked about co-ed dorms, Sr.Miriam explained tha t in order tohave a co-educational dormitory,the school would first have tobuild "We must offer one maleand one female dorm," explainedSr. M iriam J '* ) | |gj In retrospect, Sri Miriamstated that she can not seebuilding new dorms due to the"impersonal living" tha t! theyrepresent. # to #Sr. Miriam would rather seemore townhouses and apartm entsbuilt for students. |jf Next year, three more units ofapartments will be available tostudents, making a total fof 30apartments.Mercyhurst apartments willremain open to both male andfemale students, with the Briggstownhouses remaining femaleonly. i j J& .

Dean Garvey To\Receive Ph.D.William P. Garvey, Dean ofMercyhurst Col lege receivedhis Doctor of Philosophy degreeSunday, April 529, from th eUniversity of Pittsburg h.

school, Pittsburg h, and DuquesneUniversi ty . Before h is appointment as Dean of the Collegein July 1970, Garvey had servedMercyhurst in the variouscapacities as chairman |of%theeducation department, chairmanof the j teacher education , committee, chairman of the socialsciences department, director ofplacement, director of the Urbanand World Affairs Institue, andthe Mercyhust ^Institute fo rPolitical Research. J ^Dr. Garv ey's 70-year history of

Erie documents the City's ethnicgroups and voting patterns,education levels, economicstructure, religious composition,and population characte ristics. Italso lists biographical summaries of Erie's 20th Centurymayors and councilmen and givesthe ethnic representation ofappointive city positions.His comprehensive text tellsthe story of the personalities inthe political life of Erie's historyknown today by the people whomade it happen at the polls. "$

R US R EPR ESENTA TIVES, '73- '7 4( N o m i n a t i o n MeetingRAW

William P. Garvey, Ph.D.Dean of Mercyhurst CollegeA native of Oil City, Dr. Ga rveyhas been dean of Mercyhurst forthe past three years. His 247 page dissertation on'The Ethnic Factor in EriePolitics, 1900-1970" received finalacceptance from!the GraduateFaculty of Arts and Sciences ofth e Universi ty 4>f Pit tsburghearlier this week (Monday).A Medal of Honor recipient atGannon College where he earnedhis bachelor's degree, Garveyholds a master ofjarts degree inhistory from the. University ofPittsburgh. ^He joined the Mercyhurstfaculty \in 1962 having taughtpreviously at North Catholic high

According to the revised RUSconstitution, election -ofrepresentatives to the Union willtake place in Zurn lobby onTuesday, May 15 from 9:00 a.m.to 5:00 p.m. There will be^fivevoting areas, one for each ward.The election will be run by thepresent ^RUS. Winners *will benotified as soon as the votes arecounted. | |Nominations will take place onTuesda y,| May 8 |within eachdepartment. (Seniors are eligibleto nominate and vote but are noteligible to run.)Each departmentwill meet at 11.00 a.m. in a roomin which classes ,in the fieldnormally meet. A member of thisyears RUS will be in attendanceto explain the procedures andanswer?any quest ions whichmight arise. At this time, thenumber oft representatives to bechosen from each area will be

designated and then nominationswill take place. You need not bepresent to be I nominated .Nominees will be given twenty-four hours to accept or reject thenomination. At the end of thetwenty-four' hour period, thosenominees who have accepted willbe listed on the office door of thedepartment chairman.

During the meeting, a list of themajors in the departme nt will beascertained. This compiled listwill serve as the voting lists.Students on the lists for theirdepartments will be allowed tovote in that area.If there are any questions orp ro b l em s , .please at tend thenomination meeting.-Studentswho canSanswer your questionswill be in attendance. |Thenomination meetings should notlast longer than ten minutes.

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PAGE 2 MERCYHURST COLLEGE MAY 4, 1973Let ters TolThfe E di t o r s

S TUDENTS RAPj CAMPUS \ IMAINTENANCEDear Editor:As students of this college andresidents of | t h e cam p u stownhouses, we would like tocomm ent on- campu s housingmaintenance. We cannot determine where the bulk of the effortof the maintenance stafff isdirected. mFrom our own experience, thisstaff is inefficient and inadequatefor| the needs of our presentcampus population. It wouldseem that jafhen the rent for atownhousejamounts to $432.00 intotal per-month, we are entitled toprompt s erv ice! Our shower hasbeen broken due to faulty con

strue tion. sine e} the beginning ofJanuary.*The sta i rwel l hasremained a safety hazard for twomonths due to the failure of themaintenance men to replace asingle lightbulb w hich requires aladder (not at our disposal) tochange. These are just a few ofthe inconveniences we have hadto contend with. s$- $ &$We have gone through theproper channels but have notobtained any results. It has cometo our attention that this type ofnegligence is a general*trend oncampus. | I "kThe buck has been passed-.longenough. It is time for action.Townhouse 4

Employment! NewsWQLN MERCYHURST3 STUDIO MANAGER iPosition opening for studentstudio manager for|WQLN|FMM e r c y h u r s t . D e s i r e dqual i f icat ions: |Knowledgei ofvarious musical genres; ability toprogram airland musical logs;shrewdness; ability to maintainstudio. For more information andor appointment , contact (Mr.Bingnear,* Media services.Deadline for application is May

15 . | |j MEDIAI SERVICES

Position opening for studentassistant for media services.D e s i r e d q u a l i f i c a t i o n s :Experience with audio visualequipment; audio and-or electronics background ; | ability i towork up to twenty hours per weekin addition to special assignments; I.Q. of 180-f- (desired bu tnot required.) For more information and or appointment, Icontact Mr. Bingnear, mediaservices. Deadl ine for ap-plications is May 15.INSTITUTE FORR ESEARCH ONHUl AN RESOURCESThe Institute for Research onHuman Resources at The Pennsylvania State University is amuitidisciplinary, intercolleger e s e a r c h o r g a n i z a t i o nestablished in 1964 to conductresearch on, and fprovidegraduate t ra in ing in , theutilization and| development ofhuman resources. The?Institute^conducts experimental programsand eva luates public! policies andinst i tu t ions concerned fwithed u ca t i o n , ! co r rec t i o n s , m an

power, medical care, welfare,science policy, and religion. $ jAs a result of the continuallychanging ^number and types ofre sea rch projects-which th eInstitute undertakes, there is Jarecurring need for researchassistants to Mill non-continuing,non-tenured positions. Minimumrequirement is a B.A. or B.S. ineducation, psychology, sociology,economics, or s ta t i s t ics .Minimum salary is $8640 but maybe higher depending on additionaleducat ion or experience.Prospective candidates shouldsend a resume and cover letter toDr. Jacob J. Kaufman, Director,Institute for Research on HumanResources, 413 Kern GraduateBui ld ing, Universi ty P ark , |Pennsylvania 16802. The Pennsylvania State University is anEqual Opportunity Employer.WHO GETS f|HIRED?What is the ideal candidate? Acomposite picture drawn fromthe comments of personnel officers produces a graduate withthese shining characteristics:Good Grades - Companies andschool districts stil l put apremium on them. Some insistthat their applicants be near the |top of the class . Most aren't quitethat strict, but good grades werementioned more often than anyother qualification.6 Plenty of Ex t rac u r r i cu l a r |Act iv i t ies - Part ic ipat ion incampus affairs demonstrates anability to get along with others.This counts heavily in th eevaluation of a can didate.Work Experience>Ideally, thism ean s su m m er o r p a r t - t i m ework in a field related to the oneyou want to enter. Next best thingis any job experience lat all,especially if earnings were usedto pay college expenses. f Willingness fto Relocate -

T H E MERCIAD j!Yearefof ServicePublished weekly during the college year, except Thanksgiving, intersession, Christmas and Easter vacations and examination periodsby the students of MercyhursXXfillege, Erie, Pa., 16501. Mailing address: Mercyhurst MaUrAotfTTP&Bftb&Hall, Box 36.

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Su e WeinerfMarlene Smith ;Barry McAndrewvr i TVStaff Writers: Gary BukojWarner, P aul Hanes, Ma rk Zine. a Kupetz, Pattie Back/ SharonStaff: Tom Frank, Paul Doraa Maureen Hunt, Marie Kanicki, M aryGriswold, Gail Stevens, Sandy Nickerson, Maureen Connors, SylviaMcCray, Judy Flymv Peggy Benedict; Fran Daniels.

COFFEEHOUSE CIRCUIT^ Barry Drake Coming

At a time when "folk singers"are virtually a dime-a-dozen,Barry Drake gives his audience asound that has its roots in folk, itsfeeling in soul; only the differenceis that his songs are fresh andoriginal. And perhaps what ismore important i s that h ismaterial is believeable.Bar ry | write s songs aboutplaces he ' s beennot justdreamed about . Al thoughoriginally from the New Yorkarea , he has spent a great deal oftime traveling, singing, writing,

"Viand learning in such places as SanFrancisco, Tiajuana, Vancouver,and generally all over the U.S.The summer of 1970 found him inEurope where he "did alot _oflooking around and also playingat some folk festivals and clubs ."The test which every trueprofessional performer mustpass is a hard one -he must

to take complete control on stage,both visually and vocally, and beable to command an audiencethat at times does nol want to|.listen. When Barry Drake is onstage , people listen. ** fe|Barry Drake will be appearingIn the Coffeehouse May 7, 8, 9,with two shows nightly at w and11 p.m. I iggf. f

Companies try to assign workerswhere they re needed most. Anapplicant who's willing to take aposition somewhere off thebeaten track is likely' to stay inthe running longer thaiv someoneless flexible.Clear $Job Objective^ -

Applicants who know what theywant to do tend to make a betterimpression than those who don't.Vaguely defined job goals aredifficult to translate into actualpositions.jjpHardly a soul matches thatprofile of an ideal graduate pointfor point. You may come close tothe mark on a couple of things,fall shof on others. But now thatyou know generally whatrecruiters look for, you're betterequipped to devise af job-findingstrategy that! emphasizes yourpossible we akn esse s,^ rCHANGING TIMES-The Kiplinger MagazineFebruary 1973 | B A R R Y D R A K E

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PAGE 4 MERCYHURST COLLEGE MAY 4, 1973THE APPLE TREEThe Theatre Arts Program ofMercy hurs tf College has announced! the performance fortheir Spring musicalThe AppleTree. The Apple Tree will be

stories is the "Diary of Adam andE v e , by Mark Twain; then "TheLady or the Tiger?5 by FrankStockton, and last but not least,Passionella", by Jules Fieffer.

Mike Weiss as Captain Sanjai and the Female Chorusperformed May llth, 12th, 17th,18th, and 19th at 8:00 p.m . and onMay 1 3 t h and 20th at 2:30 p . m . \| The Apple Tree is a musical,with an abundance of comedy andspectacle. It is based on threevery funny and famous shortstories. The firstioflthe three

The Apple Tree has simplicityin line form. Three roles areplayed in "The Diary of Adamand Eve." Mari Gardner h a s beenchosen to portray Eve. Mari willbe remembered from "Mame",which she performed last springto Ibrav os. Joe Pilewski will

Joe Pilewski as AdamCarpet Bombing; B-52; Searchand Destroy; Defoliation; Over10 million Refusgges;j the 1972Bloody Christmas TerrorBombings; * Plastic Anti-Personnel Bombs; etc ; etc ; etc .

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S U R V I V O R SWhat has the U. S. done to createmillions of such survivors?

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I N D O C H I N Aj R E P O R TT E R R Y P R O V A N C E ( M . A . I . )

Mr Provance is a representative of the Medical Aid for Indochina( M A . I ) organization, which has beenjforwardlng badly-neededmedical supplies to Indochina and has spearheadedtthe U.S. ffund-ralsina drive to help rebuild Bach Mai hospital (which was the largesthospital in North Vietnam and was destroyed in December, 1972 byNixon's" Bloody Christmas" bombing campaign).Mr Provance hass recently toured North Vietnam as at M.A.I.rporesentative, inspecting North Vietnam's medical facilities and thedamloe to such facilities caused by U . S . bombing. If possible, he willshow slides of his trip to North Vietnam as part of his presentation atMercyhurst.DATE:lMAYp tll973\PLACE; $14 ZURN BLDG.

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portray Adam. Joe was last seenin the "Dark of the Moon", andMusical Kaleidoscope. Last butn ot least, David Helcfwill play thepart of the serpent. David ismaking his first appearance onour stage, but he isn t a strang erto local audiences. & f"The Garden of Eden" will becreated and much spectacle isused after Adam and Eve botheat the forbidden fruit. Thisspectacle change will occur asAdam and Eve leave the Gardenof Eden an d set o u t i n labor.The second part of The AppleTree will be "ThejLady or theTige r?" which is also loaded withmusic and comedy. The spectaclewill consist of black flights andstrobic lights, $ whic h| will besplashed across the stage. Alongwith this, the're will be a twenty-four member S chorus, withprimitive dancing. The costumeswill range from gowns to coats orarmour.The lead roles in "The Lady orthe Tiger?" w ere given to ChristiWarnick and Miket:Weiss.i Theyare both familiar to ouraudiences. They w ere last seen in"Dark of the Moon" as Ma Allenand M r. Bergan. * fI The last p art of The Apple Treeis- "Passionella" which has themost spectacle of the three parts."Passionella" will be af take-offof the Buzzbie Burkely typeHollywood m usi cal s. It Swillconsist of lavishing costumes, andensemble dancing, accompaniedwith 1950's tuxedos and gowns."Passionella" will also consist ofmirror balls with psycedeliclights. An eight to fifteen minutemovie has been prepared to addto the abundance of spectacle.Included, there will be a take-offwith an Elvis Presley type singercomplete with an amplified handmicrophone and a motor cycle. 1^ Smoke pots will b e set u p and ina | puff of smoke, Ella? will betransformed to "Passionella."Ella spends her eveningswatching television; after a hardday's work of sweeping chimneys. She constantly has hopes ofbecoming a glamerous moviestar, which she will be in herchange to | Passionella. For thispurpose, a twelve by twenty-fourinch television screen has beenmade for our stage,fwith an oldmovie ffilm clip and the StarSpangled Banner at the end tosignal th e station going off th e air.Bill Meade of Gannon was castin the role of Flop, the spoof onElvis Presley. Bill brings to theHurst stage a wide range ofcomedy and singing talent.

Christi Warnick has beenselected for the dual role of Ellathe chimney sweep andPassionella, the Hollywood sexgoddess. Iformanees on the llth, 13th, 17th,1 8 t h , and 20th are:$1.50 for Tri-College students;$2.00 for non Tri-College students $2.50 for adults.

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Christi Warnick as PassionellaThis will be your chance in alife-time.jjSo getJout to see TheApple Tree, which willjjbe performed a tithe Little Theatre ofthe Hurst. The Box office willopen May 3rd. ForJ:reservationcall 864-0681, ext. 2 7 1 . ? f p fThe prices f lor% the per-

Prices for the performances onSaturdays, the 12th a n d 1 9 t h are:$2.00 for Tri-College students;$2.50 for non Tri-College students;$8.00 for adults. f| f | | | |Make reservations early, for allseats ar e reserved (Don t misso u t ) . &M 0?& m

Mari Gardner as Eve

Godspe l l"Godspell", the great rockmusical, will be presented in alive stage production b y a touringprofessional company at theWarner Theater, Erie, onfMon-day,Mayl4. jCurtain for the one performance, sponsored by StationWCCK 104 and Music Unlimited,I n c . , will be at 8 p . m . | iProduced by Edgar Lansbury,Stuart Duncan an d Joseph Benin,the hit musical is recipient ofDrama j Desk and the NationalTheater Arts Conference Awardsand winner of the 1971 GrammyAward.I "Godspell" shows every sign ofbeing the most popular andaesthetically strongest of theJesus musicals. It w as created byJohn-Michael Tebelak whoutilized it as a mas ter's thesis indrama tat fCarnegie |Tech J| Theshow?has been running for nearlytw o years in N ew York City.f%The ca st, including Jesu s, dressas clowns, and they intertwineBiblical lines with puns, reinterpreted parablesf song anddance, f \ |I The score by Stephen Schwartzis memorable,j and the cast isbeguiling as actors, comediansand musical performers. It is aninte nsel y' original and 'freespirited musical with a life forceall itsown.Tickets for "Godspell" are onsale at the Record Bar in LibertyPlaza, 10th and State streets;

Baker's Clothing Store, 7th andState Streets; fMace Electronicsin Liberty Plaza and on West 8thSt. and in the Mace branch inMeadville and at Station WCCK

1 0 4 . Tickets also are available atthe three Ed Parks* Stores inErie j th e Snooty Fox in M eadvilleand Edinboro and the Warren S u bShop in Warren.*

The Cast in a scene from the touring company off GODSPELL, the hitmusical based on the Gospel^ Accordingjto St. Matthew,'conceived anddirected by John-Michael Tebelak, with music and new lyrics by StephenSchwartz. Produced bv Edaar Lansbury, Stuart Duncan and Joseph Beruh,the play is recipient off Drama Desk and the National Theatre ArtsCon-ferenceAwards, an d winner of the 1971 Grammy Award. \'.*\ jCast members include: Jeremy Sage as Jesus; Michael Hoit, as JohnJudas/ Tom DeMastri, Kate Draper, Mary>Pat Green, Sherry Lanorum, SidMarshall, Melanie Mayron, Susan Morse, Jeffrey Winner. \

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MAY 4, 1973 AAERCYHURST COLLEGE PAGE 5mERCYHURST HERITAGEM oth B o r g i ab y G a r y B u k o w s k i12th in a series

There are many persons whoplayed an important^role indeveloping Mercyhurst in thatfirst decade, but ther e is one whodeserves special attention for hercontributionsMother M. BorgiaEgan. | H

G a r y B u k o w s k iKAKLY YEARSMother Borgia was born inDuBois,v Pennsylvania , thedaughter of M r. an d M r s . MichaelEgan. She received jgherelementary and secondaryschooling in DuBois and hercollege degrees from CatholicUniversi ty and DuqucsneUniversity. iMother Borgia had entered theOrder in 1 8 9 1 at a very early ageof 15, and after taking her perpetual vows, she became an inspiring teacher.Her first leadership post was asprincipal of Saint CatherineSchool in DuBois^in 1906. And itwas under her tenure as principalthat Saint Catherine's became thefirst fully accredited parochialschool in the S tate. While she was

principal, she also started a nightschool for im nilgrants and adultsinterested in furthering' theireducation. Mother Borgia was the principal at DuBois until 1918 whenshe was elected to MotherSuperiors As Mother Superior,s h e . left DuBois tor Titusville,whtre the central convent off hei\k rc \ or-der wa s locatedir

MOTHER BORGIA fI "BUILDER" fOne of the first problems thatfaced Mother Borgia in her newpost was the need for a largerconvent and school. Always a4builder', she immediately beganplanning for new facilities. At thispoint, Bishop Gannon entered thepicture. As Mother Borgia laterrecalled the situation in herdictated memoirs to Sjster MaryJohn Bosco i n August 1958 Our first thought*was to add awing to the existing building andan architect had been engaged todraw u p plans that would house atleast one hundred Sisters.Before! these plans could? beexecuted, Bishop Gannon, on avisit to Titusville, said to MotherBorgia, "Instead of building here,why don't| you r a i s e $150,000.00and ;come to Erie?" The jj in

vitation^ was proposed to themembers of the corporation thefollowing summer and most of thesenior members seemed to favorthe suggestion. In the first placeour headquarters in theEpiscopal city would be advantageous. However, ideascame rapidl). Instead of competing on the high school levelwith the communities alreadywell established in Erie, it wassuggested that*we consider theopening of a college for younggirls. At that time there were nocolleges in Erie . *A consensus of opinion was thatwe lay our proposed plan beforehis Excellency. This was done byMother Borgia, then Superior.The Bishop decided to present theplan to his consul tor. In a letteraddressed to the Superior somew eeks later he approved the ideaof moving our headquarters toErie, opening a high school as ameans *of support and lateropening a college for girls. Theplan was received favorably bythe consultors and permissionwas given to begin the sea rch fora suitable location and to haveplans drawn up.

Sdhooli B o a r dJohn Harkins \

Seeks NominationJohn Harkins announces that hewill seek nomination to a seat onthe Erie School Board in the May15th Primary elect ion . ADemocrat, Harkins has filed onboth tickets andlhis names appea rs {fifth on eac h ballot.Presently ^studying toward adegree in secondary education a tMercyhurst College, he is in histhird yeaHasfa social studiesmajor there . ^Harkins, a 196Jgraduate of Academy HighSchool, believes that the atmosphere/within the Junior andSenior High Schools has notimproved since his experiencewith the dis turb anc es of 1967, 68,

and 69. Citing discipline in th eschools and the morale problemam o n g J em p l o y ees an dprofessional staff ofothe schooldistrict as-his maior concerns,the 21 year-old student promisesto campaign:vigorously to improve the current schoolsituation. MfRecognizing tbat| the Boardwould be |improved with \ theaddi t ion of? a recent , proudgraduate of the troubled schoolsas a voice in current and futurepolicy decisions, Harkins statesthat he is eageif to accept thechal lenge to work towa rduniting the ?enthusiasm ot allinvolved in the Erie Publicschools and to speak in behalf ofthe students. & fI Admitting the complex nature

oi problems in Urban ^PublicEducation across the country,|Harkins is encouraged by theactive interest of the many andvarious parent-action groups andPTA's in Erie. He feels althoughthere are no easy solutions to the 'problems of the schools, that ifthese groups can work in harmony with the professionals ofth e School District fand meetthese problems head-on, thatErie should be able to achieve aschool system that is second tonone. ' _The son of City CouncilmanBernard J.i(Babe) Harkins andnephew ofeteacherjLeo Harkins,John points out thathe is on hiso w n and will speak for himself onthe issues independent of anyg ro u p , organization, or individual. JBfHe would work to improvesports and recreation programsin the system and strive to unitethe School District recreationprogram wi th | t h e City sRecreation^program to expandserv ices, improve effic iency,e l iminate dupl icat ion a t areduced cost in this area .He pledges to be an energetic,vieilant Board member if elected and would be available at anytime and place to meet withanyone? concerned* about trieschool sy s t em ! kEducational Progress is hisplatform, unity is his theinu

Because of his wide experiencein building for the Sisters ofMercy of Phi ladelphia . Mr.Ferdinand Durang, architect ofPhiladelphia, was selected? todraw the plans. These were laterapproved with minor changes,and a group of buildings to carry

without which the college couldnot have survived in those earlyyears is the story of how Mercyhurst acquired some veryv a l u a b l e s t o c k c l i m a xmolybdenum. "r WMolybdenum is an alloy that isused in hardening and toughening

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on the work planned and toprovide a sizable income for thecommunity was approved. Itprovided facilities for both highschool and college classes. Theest imated cost was approxim ately; five hundredthousand dollars . 8Moving to a new city, and findingthe right location for a school wasonly the beginning of MotherBorgia's problems. Securing thenecessary financing was the nextlarge hurdle. With the help of abanker friend^ Mr. FrankWallace, Mother Borgiaarranged for Mercyhurst to floatsome bonds. -*As Mother Borgiaexplained in her memoirs:In our eagerness to get started,the Communi ty accepted asuggestion of Mr. F rank Wallace,the President of the SecondNational Bank oflErie, that wefloat a bond issue of $400,000.00that would pay four percent int e re s t . .He would personal lyassume responsibility for thebonds, i .e . guarantee thei rpayment . . . tBecause of the low rate oft in terest it was not easy to interestthe public in a four percent bond,so they had to be sold throughfriendly |chan nels. This entailedapproaching individual purschasers instead of having theentire issue sold through a bondcompany. Sales came slowly. Itwas largely duejto the untiringefforts of Sister M. ColletteBrown, Sister M. Monica Fisher.Sister M. Pierre Wilbert, anaSister M . Celestine Weber that wewere able to dispose of a smallportion ($100,000.00) of the bonds.This meant constant and tiresom ewalking on the streets of Erie andother c i t ies , wherever aprospective buyer could be found.The balance ;of the i ssue,$300,000.00 Jwere used ascollateral for bank loans whichwe had to'contract to meet themonthly payments of |lhe contractors as they became due.

MERCYHURST ACQUIRESVALUABLESTOCKAnother example of MotherBorgia's* financial as tuten ess,

iron and steel. Nothing was knownabout this metal until the WorldWars. It was found that the heavyartillery of the Germans stood upmuch b etter than that oft theUnited States. And after muchinvestigation,* it was found thatthe Germans hadiused a metalcalled molybdenum* to$ toughentheir steel for long barrag es.' This is about the time that Johnand Samuel Weber, brothers toSister M. Regina Weber, anduncles to Sister M. CelestineWeber, became interested inClimax Colorado. It was becauseof their interests) in. prospectingthat they found the ore thatcontained molybdenum. Thesemen formed a company to handlethe processing of the ore and theynamed it "Climax Molybdenum."Sam and John, however,needed capital to develop theircompany. Meanwhile, the Sistersof Mercy fhad started to buildMercyhurst ) and the WeberBrothers j wanted to i help theSisters. A few years earlier, theyhad persuaded Mother:M. Pierr e,Bursar of the Community andMother M. Borgia, Superior, toinvest in their gold min es.As Mother -Borgia l a t e rremembered:The gold mine shares could behad for $150.00 a share, and it sohappened that the two skepticalnuns decided to risk $600.00 theyhad m ade on a money-raisingact iv i ty land to secure fourshares. However, the gold mine,like so many of the Weberprojects, did not come through asquickly as expected, and for themoment, the $600.00 was lookedupon as a n unwise investment.Over the years , however,molybdenum*rose in value andJohn Weber urged the Sisters toexchange the tfour gold certificates for five hundred sharesof Climax? Molybdenum, whichwas then selling at $1.00 a share.The S ister followed! his adviceand 500 shares of ClimaxMolybdenum stock replaced thegold shares in the safe. As theneed for war materials ceased, sodid the need for molybdenum.Then in 1933, the unexpected

happened. A letter was receivedt b y Mother Borgia from a brokerby the nam e; of M r. J | S. Fitz-simmons, who said he was a closeIfriend of John Weber. He ex-I plained that the stock certificatelof molybdenum had never beer| regist ered! under* th e Sistei|corporat ion | t i t le andi'still] bore1John Weber's name as IllegalI owner. Since John had died, Mr.|Fitzsimmons advised the Sisters1 to consult their broker andiregisterftheir stock certificates.|H e also said that the old stockwas being called in and issuingthree shares tor each ot the oia.1 The? Sisters consulted their oldIfriend, Mr. Frank M. Wallace, oiI th e Second National Bank of Erie ,lan d the JsentJ the stock to Mr.| Fitzsim mons with the 1 injstructions to register it fin theIname of Sisters of jjMercy ofI Crawford and Erie Counties.I It wasn 't long before investorsdiscovered that the Sisters of Mercy possessed fifteen hundred shares of stock, i the f biggest| stocks held by any one except thea owners.!Soon the Sisters werebeing pressed to sell their stockland Mother Borgia |later I ad- mitted that the many offers wereI tempting, g j| At I this t i mes the O'NeilbMemorial Chapel was being builtZand the last $10,000.00 of! the"donation w as frozen Mn th ei Second National Bank of | Eri eI according to Government order s.[The temptation therefore to sellthe molybdenum stock was hard3 to resist. Jj! j3 g fi | |* Recognizing the potential valueof the stock, Mother Borgiapleaded with Mother M. Xavier,|Mother Superior, not to sell, and* with her permission, I laid the?; story before Bishop Gannon, whoiwas not familiar with!Climax^Molybdenum. 'SB AfterfHjfhe^discovered tits f value ,] he toldS Mother Borgia that none of the| stock was to be sold without hisk authorization, flw I HI n fjjSo eager were brokers to buythis stock that one|time MotheiBorgia traveled to Saint-Louis,and after the train arrived, shi.

was immediately paged by someperspective buyers . MotherBorgia, armed with the Bishop'sinjunction, refused to sell*:It was a very wise move, forlater. Moter Boriga receivedanother letter from Mr. Fitzsimmons saying that ClimaxStock was rising at an unbelievable rate and was selling at$24.00 a share, lie advised theSisters to hold on to every sshare.andfihey-did. It is;;stilliin thepossession of the Sisters of MercyBand has paid rich dividendsthrough the year s.As Dean of Mercyhurst Jhowever, shefdemonstrated thatshe had more than just financialability. Mother Borgia alwaysinsisted on a high standard ot

in te l lectual and cul turalachievement for 'her girls'. Infact, it was Mother Borgia herselfwho directedfthe schools firstmusicalsThe Wild Kosei andMaid of Toy k o . 5 T SShe also developed Erics firsthigh-level cultural series andbrought in the i best speakers,musicians, and writers that shecould tfind. All her coiw;temporaries remember her loveof elegance and her insistencethat Mercyhurst stand for qualityand excellence.Her interest in the finer things|of life can be seen in the beautiful Nfurniture that exists in the Foyer ,the I rooms just outside of theChapel.r'She also firmly believed that**every Mercyhurst graduatedshould always represents thegperfect lady. In fact, MotherBorgia used to give monthlyspeeches on goodjetiquettc, andshei personal ly^ supervisedceremonies such as May D ay, theChristmas Dinner, andGraduation, to insure that theywere done to perfection.It J w as afteri th e 19561graduation, in fact, that MotherBorgia suffered her stroke whichfinally led to her death six yearslater in her home town of DuBoisof February 11, 1962. Even afterher stroke, she retained the titleDean and was always consultedby Sister Mary Esther, who wasthe .''Acting Dean." fMercyhurstalways came first for MotherBorgia. The college was never farfrom her thoughts. i

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The Mercyhurst crewiteammade history once again lastSaturdayl when they defeatedGrand;Valley Stateyn both theJunior Varsity 8 and Varsity 8races. This was the first time aLaker crew team defeated G.V.S.The J.V.*s won by a slim twosecond margin (time 7:23) andthe varsity won by five seconds(time7:00). \The J.V. boat with John Daly,Bow, John Wojdyla, Pa t Rankin,Fred Adamus, * FloydSchiecengost, Dave Collins, JohnBeck, Bob Dartnell-stroke, andGerry Sica-coxie, jumped off to ashort lead at the start of the race.Grand Valley State pulled even at

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Sporls Editor If imidway but under the sternleadership of Sica, they out-sprinted GVS and won the race bya quarter-length.Alan Copeland, No. 6 oar for theLaker IVarsity^ is this w eek'srecipient of;- the guts awardbecause of the minor miracle heperformed in Saturday's secondrace. Copeland had the misfortune of having his seat breakingabout one minute into the race.Yep, you guessed it, helliterallyrowed the lastllSOO meters of theevent on his butt! This is quite afeat, considering what the bottomof a racing shell looksjtand feelslike. |Along) with Copeland in theVarsity boat| was Jay Mar-

cinowski-bow; Jack Freidel,Anthony Murphy, Lamont Prince,Alan Belovarac-st roke; anaFrank Sands-coxie^ They pulledaway to a fast sta rt and looked asif they were going to run awaywith the race until Copeland'sstunt. $ The Hurst boati synchronized and, regained the leadwith 200 meters remaining, thenwent on to win the race by three-quarters of a length. ICoach Dave Shimpeno and hiscrew are on their way today toMarietta, Ohio, for the big one,the Mid-American RowingRegatta. This is the high point oftheir season and T'm sure theywould like nothing more than tocome back clad in medals.

I Bob Curtis,-mmMarathorii Runnerl } M by Sharon Warner ^ f HJMiF f f

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Bob Curtis, I Mercy h u r s t sfavorite marathon runner, J hasjust I returne d! from his latestcompetition, | the ^ BostonMarathon.? With him, he hasbrought back, several colorfulobservations. W wM- TM--With Jan estimated 13,000contestants participating, Bobhad the chance to meet runnersrepresenting * just about everynation, I | including| severalOlympian runners. H KThe 1973 contest is the firstBoston run for Bob, but the raceitself I is a 1tradition stemmingback as far a s the 1890's. | | mThe 26V4 mile long race started20 miles outside of Boston andterminated at the PrudentialBuilding,!a central-landmark ofdowntown Boston. J 3 BH $-g Bob has described the?annualevent as "unbelievable", not onlybecause of the scope of the raceitself, but also because;of thenumber a ndf enthusiasm jot observers, ill n W p ^ 11 Calculating about lone million

viewers, jBob i was amazed at Vwhat encouragement from such a crowd can mean. "In E rie" , said rBob, "people throw things at iyou." He remembered one time, ^while running alongJ East * 38th street, when an entire pizza was '%shot at him. ^iBSt | 'J $ r,--J"But", Bob remarked, "Boston ?made up for everyth ing". People >were simply "everywh ere" along Vthe entire 26-mile stretch, *en- i> .couraging runners by name, and handing out cups! of \ water or gatorade. \ % Bra W&r '*%Probably |the most! comical ',par t of Bob's run took place on the *jsection of t h e ! track that $paralleled af girl's college, vApparently, the row oi girls lined :fup for the race was too much for .

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1 The past weekend proved onceagain that Mercyhurst coeds canhave fun with older men -especially their fathers. ||- jFather-Daughter weekendconsisted of two days of Mercyhurst talent, |food, drink anddancing. .;$.The highlight was the dinnerdance at the Zem Zem! Templewhere daughters learned newsteps and fathers learned thattheir daughters sure could drinka lot of f alcohol when it'savailable. . IAlexis Walker deserves special

recognition ins making Bit hisFather-Daughter Weekend a bigsuccess with a well-planned list ofactivities. J | & PaSBHBBMr. James Voye, father tohome economics major Cathy,was heard saying that he plans onarriving ^ early next year topractice drinking and dancingwith his daughter. - *|Father-Daughter Weekend isone tradition that 1 hope Mercyhurst continues for a long time .The weekend was an unforgettable ? experience for allinvolved.

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