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    Josephine Ciancaglini Beverly Buerkle Carol Kelly Carol Donovan Martha McNulty Patricia Murphy Margaret HirschM E R C IA D Faculty Selects SevenTo W ho's W h o HonorXXVn,|Noi2 MBRCYHURST COLLEGE, ERIE, PA. October 31,11955Charity Balleature ^Crowning

    Gannon Commons, bedecked in the spirit of the season, will be theof Vthe Harvest Moon Ball November 5, from 9-1.Highlighting the NFCCS Charity Ball wil l be the crowning of a

    Schaefer's Orchestra plays "Shine On Haridates for th e royal* title I J / f r\ y each |V l r f i l l 6 f x t / S S / C f / lMarge Russell has been * i t | | $juniors; Marya nne Buffo- / Q / Q / K MGFGsophomores, and Pat Faber |

    money-making pro-the sale of chances|by th ewho jszgaxs- t^,^rxiwn_J

    per capita basis .by?

    committee.and!Administration^Some of the m oney is

    ofI foreign students. TheSat Mercyhurs t

    a eroblins I fr AjA PartySpooks, goblins, and witcheshaunt Mercyhurst 's gym from

    Hagedish, general

    ary Kay Walsh, along withthe prizes that wil l be

    Creating the atmosphere wil l beFlynn and her fellowMa ryi Ann McDowell,

    Mary Bums with Marge Russell ,

    In the spirit of the weirdMaley, Dorothea

    Constantine BoldyreffI Noted anti-Soviet undergroundleader, Constant ine|Boldyreff, willspeak in I the Lit t le Thea tre,November 14 at 8:15 p.m. Knowing Russia and its people, heclaims that revolution is at hand.

    M r. Boldyreff, at present a professor in the School of F oreignService at Georgetown University,is the son of a W hite Russiangeneral who was executed.|by th eBolsheviks. He, himself, wa s ggmember of the Royal YugoslavArmy until he wasNazi police in 1941. arrested by

    |F ive | t imes Mr. Boldyreff hasbeen arrested and thrown intoconcentrat ion camps, each^ t imeescaping to form undergroundunits against Communism He wasalso instrumental in evacuatingthousands of Russian D.P.'s .Mr. Boldyreff is now living in

    this country but has not stoppedfighting the Soviet Secret Police.Averting World War III is hismission. His writings and\lecturesfight for the freedom so desired byRussia's citizens. He claimsAmerica's greatest ally in its fightagainst Communism Is the an t i -Soviet minded mass of Russians,of whom he is an example.

    Answering the question, "Whos Whojamong students at Mercy-hurst College," the faculty announces today its choice of seven seniors:Beverly Buerkle, Josephine Ciancaglini , Carol Donovan, MargaretHirsch, Carol Kelly, Martha McNulty, and Pat M u r p h y . !Page layouts and proofs are the dual tools of Merciad editor, CarolO n V P f l f I O n Kelly, and Praeteri ta prexy, Martha McNulty |A business major withU M Y C I I t l U D S a n a d d e d interest in sociology, Martha hails from Conneaut, Ohio. TheSodality Liturgical Committee is led by Carol who is an elementary^education major from Syracuse, N. Y.

    Students TravelToWith their destination Detroit ,Michigan, four members of theMerciad and Praeteri ta staffs wil l

    at tend the Associate CollegiatePress conference November 17through 20. Delegates includeMarty McNulty, Judy Roseberry,Kay King, and Carol Kelly.A program of short c ourses! ofinterest to the newspaper andyearbook editors is planned.Highlightedoff' the weekend willbe a tour Thursday of the FordMotor Company and an eveningreception featuring author-humorist Max Schulman.Saturday evening the editorswill be guests of General MotorsCorporation at a banquet^ Dinner"Speakerrw'iil ""Be "^mt er nationallyknown Research Consultant andDirector of General Motors, C. F.

    Ket ter ing .With sparked enthusiasm andnew plan s for the coming^ year,

    three Mercyhurst girls returnedyesterday f%>m a convention ofthe NFCCS *?Lake Erie Region.Part icipating were MargaretHirsch, Cathy Cruise, and NoelJaeger.Exchanging ideas through paneldiscussions of the various comis-sions, the students found answersto many school problems andarrived at better methods of furthering the lay-apostolate throughco-curricularland ext ra-curr i cu lar

    activit ies.

    raisesress'55 PraeteritaPraeterita has received an "All-Amer ican" rating from the Associated Collegiat3 Press . |Judged on format, style, andcontent, the yearbook was giventhe highest award possible.Congratulations are in order forS is te r iv l. Reg ina | and the staff,the Erie Printi ng Co., Erie Engraving Co., Frank Alexandrowicz,and Bar ton Spear .Judge Rodney^H. Newburg has[thaspfc sayjcabcutr the t2355|Prafi-\tzvitk: "Your book represents agreat deal of planning and hardwork. Your a t tent ion to fundamenta ls and de ta i ls indica tes tha tyour staff were really serious whenthey attended the A. C. P. Conference. This is the finest bookin its class this year. It has beena J real pleasure to judge it . . .you must have a real f ine school."

    re ta ins i ts honor ratingfof "FirstClass," according to report justreceived from the AssociatedCollegiate Press. "First Class ratings have been given only to thoseouts tanding papers which showhigh quality work in ALL categories off coverage, content, la ndphysica l proper t ies / ' wrote Mr .A r t h u r Sanderson, supervisingjudge of ACP. i t

    TALKING IT OVER and getting plans set for the year are thefreshman class officers Jane McKenna, Mary Frances Linninger,Margare t Walach and Emma Jane Newby.

    N F C C S conscious MargaretHirsch was recently elected national administrator for the College-and University Relief Administration. An Erieite, she plans topursue a career in sociology.^Pittsburgh's picks are CarolDonovan and Beverly Buerkle,both in the elementary educationfield. Beverly, is Sodality prefectwith dramatic credits in "Everyman '* and Bishop ' s Day Pag eants .Glee Club and YCS activities interest Carol. ~'$

    Law and language aptly portrayJosephine Ciancaglini's main office and interest. Student Councilpresident* and an-English majorJJ o ' s " hometown is Hornell, N. Y ;A Greenfield, Massachusetts,lass and president* of the seniorclass is Patricia Murphy. She's abusiness major with a dramaticflair .Leadership, scholastic achievement, service to the school, contr ibut ion to extra -cur r icula r ac tivities, and potential usefulnessto societythese qualities were thebasis of selection. Now, these studen ts! names a re inscr ibed in"Who's Who Among S tudents inAmerican Colleges and Universities." A

    FreshClass

    men PickLeaders^ Guiding the i largest class \ InMercyhurst 's history is the challenge to be met*by newly-electedfreshman class officers. Holdingthe office off presiden t is M aryFrances Lininger, elementaryeducation major who hails fromLake City, Pa. * i

    To Mary Frances this is nothing new, for she was engaged innumerous activit ies throughouther high school days. She wasactive in the Dramatic Club, FTA,Y-T eens,| and the newspaperstaff.Ma onegraduate,dent. Forties, Marjorie has joined the ele-mentary educa t ion! seminar and

    the Athletic Association.An English major, \Emma Je Newby has the job of writingthe minutes (for the class. Besiher major c lub, she ha s joinedSociology club andfthe IRC. jTaking care of money is JaneMcKenna, a resident of Chicago.While in high school. Jane wasactive in the Sodality, CatholicAction, and Dramatics.

    Walach, a Villa Mariewas elected vice-presi-extra-curricular activity

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    Page Two T H E E f t C I A D October 31, 1QSSJIM Wed Sbone A c u i t y L o u n g e R o v i ng R e p o r t e r

    Exp* .h.w^ tha. .he method.( 'H a y d n' s H a v e n' M a k e s Q u e r i e ss e c ur i ng funds fo r fCURA (College and n r A I r x X i A r c Every year with every freshmanUni v e r s i t y ! As s oc i a t i on ) ha d t o be c ha nge d . | | 0 / V l t L - O V e i S class there is much ado about theW e ha d become class-consciousour c lass | J cliche-ridden subject, "Adjust-must wi n! W e ha d l os t sight of our goalto "The man who has music in his m e n t t o C o l l e g e m a k e e d u c a t i o n ! available3 to mo re fore ign soul wil l be most in : love with the v p n n r. r w p n t r n .students v- loveliest." Plato's words remind us J A l o v i n g l e p o i t e i w e n t l o v m g* I . fvQf f ur>nxtt crrnH mucin ic tr re c e n t ly to s e e i f t he re w a s " m u c h

    With Counci l ' s announcement of one major ^ J ? ^ T J T t ^ v L l t ado about nothing." She foundp ro je ct f or t h e e n ti re s tu d e nt b od y, p r o te s ts ^ ^ J ^ t t o a p p r e c i a t e lfc t h a t f r e s h m e n n o w c o m e ta t h ewe re he a rd . W hy no t ha ve one m a j o r p ro j e c t una-iswum . ^ ^ a d j u s t a b l e > e c o n o m y si z 3for each class ? But who fee l s capable of de 7 How many of us can actually class. Most freshmen agree tha tt e rm i n i ng four p ro j e c t s o f equal value ? m explain the reason for the beauty college work is more difficult,Much t ime and consid era t ion hav e g o n e ^ and appeal of|a magnificant con- harder, tougher, more laborious,ifffeo th is wise pl an. Un de r it, we will ha ve a certo? Can we really feel the love, more arduous, and so on to in-s e ns e Of un i t y t ha t c om e s f rom working to - anger, or sadness which the com- finity. But, in general, the fresh-ge ther for a common goa l . The s t imulus of poser has injected into his work? m 8 n find the gap between highcompetition too, wi ll be pres ent s ince the p o ] t h Q c e w h o f i n d | c l a s s i c a l school and college an easy one toper capi ta bas i s will be th e dec iding fac tor m us i c d i f f i c u l t t 0 d i ges t > M i s s f*in choosing the queen. But , above a l l . we D r H a a s a n d D r H a l e y To mention a f-whrfUiant stats-s hou l d ha ve c ha r i t y . |9 h a v e o f f e r e d t h e i r a s s i s t a n c e a t a ments on the subject: g ;i Let's h a v e it ! V \ series of informal meetings to be Rosemary Crawford finds tha t1 held from two until four o'clock i n college the girls are less self-7 0^1/) / o n t h e f i r s t a n d t h i r d S u n d a ys of contained , so, are friendlier and\ 9 W l \ fl^I/ If '* / fthe month. The purpose is to in- m o r e willing to help one another.OH i'elm^/O (J^lClWiel still in those who are really inter- Ja n McKenna also finds theI ested a deeper appreciation \ of friendliness of the students theTTT J jn i i .1 T .1 d T } ,, , ,, good music. Bv listening to re- most striking difference.W ord f l a s he d t h rough t he dorm s t ha t t he s ,. mu51c- D y . u w e n " 1 f m MJL*vm I,lounge was c losed! Spontaneous were the cordmgsjby famous artists of the Gerrie Smith, Martha Wurst,c r ies of protes t and indigna t ion aga ins t thi s w o / ks of fche g r e a t pasters and by and Joy Mader feel that they are" injus t ice" . The ques t ion w a s , " W H Y ? " informal group discussion and. more independent in college. "NoI i *n opinion, these get-togethers will one is pushing you; you sink orW h y ? P e r h a p s "in ju st i ce" to the ma jor i ty^ help al l present to knowfand love swim."* ;?Mof the s tudent body. Should a col lege lounge p the "universal tongue". \ Nancy Marshall has noticed thelook=ke the a f te r-e ffec t s of a cyc lone every j, | extra individual attention and themo rning , noon and n igh t? Should coffee fc g opportunity to share mutual in-cu p s , a s h t r a ys , a nd pop bo t t l e s a dorn t he T T 1 C J l L ^ r l terests with so many,tables , a rms of cha i rs , and|jfl>or? Or should I I O 1 1 1 C U l t U M Ann Keeler points out the needthe col lege lounge be t rea ted l ike the living j f o r cultivating a strong sense ofroom a t home ? V / Dear Editor, consideration for others . Pollye a ns we r i s | obv iou s! And , since th is What 's happening to Mercy- Bresnan, too, finds the greatestabusive t re a tm ent i s the ordin ary, ac t ion was hurs t? fl can remember *a time adjustment in dorm living,ne ce ssa ry . when Mercyhurst girls took ser- Better spirit of class unity ! was"IJ u s t w h o islresponsible for depriving us i o u s things seriouslyi and light mentioned by Lucille-Payne an dof our recreation room? I t a l l adds up to a t h i n ^ lightly. Now it comes^that jpat Foley. ^ r .... .Se w Irresponsible g i r l s who ha ve no t ye t they're taking everything lightly.l ea rned the spi r i t of coopera t ion which was 1 wonder if the girls around here T*C\r\ P f A / I K / i monce the spirit: of Me rc yhur s t . 5~ I r e a l i z e t h &t it took seven years I UfJ r lUyiUIII

    $%' f m J to build up a strong student board !S of discipline. How any group of Cr\4- Cf\y C/illA fl II J ^ ? fl supposedly intelligent girls can * J G # t \jf I O f fJAJ-A. I// / n i^ i ^i V A throw seven years of hard work j M*T&VUei Jee 71. . . tQ th e w . n d s i n j u s t s e v e n w e e k s I Every year at this time, twoH is more than I can understand. of E r i e ' s entertainment organiza-Your Editors Commend . . . jtions, the Erie Philharmonic andeU & . ^ . , , . ,, ...... . It certainly seems like a waste the Erie Playhouse, begin draw-I d n u o n o initiative to o f g o o d t i m e a n d energy when ing the crowds. Both groups havefound Delta Sigma Omici on . j J f e S students consider their own? gov- planned programs offering just theStudent Council * and the Steering Committee of * f * '' W * $ 4 . J 1 4 * J J ^ -NFCCS for finding such a workable system for e r n m e n t aWa n d s*> end t h e i r venatiUty needed for another suc-raising money. time defiantly breaking vrules. If cessfui season.rr.1. TT n L . i. r - i. - , . .. , ,. , I , . .. . , I The opening concert of theThe Home Ec. department for its step forward in they dont have what it 1 takes to _. ... . . . . _ ,. duw- , J * Philharmonic featured Samueldemonstration work. stand by their school and abide Thaviu violinist On the programThe students for their cooperation during Forty h v fHo vlllAC ^ ^ bQVA he on m o , 0 J' u m s 4 t ' o n t n e p i o g l a l ^-___ , .. 1 by the rules which nave been made for November is a piano ooncertHours devotion. _for their own benefit, all I can by Henri Arcand, famous pianoYour Editors Recommend . . . say is tha t they don't know a good and organ artist, who recently L ,, U t , , . i . . . . . .. .. _ .. opened Mercyhurst's cultural pro-That the students, purchase the "pocket books" thing when they see it. Furth er- g r a m G y o r g i S a n d o r is s o h e d u l e d\1 I , , moIe t h e y d o n , t d e s e r v e t 0 h a v e to present a piano recital on theThat the members of Stud ent Board of Discipline a student board of discipline. December program. The Philha r-a C ^ t f h / ^ r f 1 1 1 * * t h a t iS ^ 1 Beverly Buerkle monic orchestra is once again un-That the students wake up and clean up the d t h e d i r e c t i o n o f J a m e s Sam-lounge. in .tSSstudents be seen and not heard leay,ns W e / " he p l & y h o u s e set October 22That the students take advantage of fthe graces SffftfeOM? as the opening date of its fallf. rtf +v%a .+ . . . .. .. - _8)XR } season. The famous Broadwaythat they can obtain during the month of the Hqjy The faculty and students play> The Caine Mutiny CourtThaf T\T *,. I f u We u ^ & i ou . ^ extend their sympathy to Martial," began at that time.Tha t TV watchers watch Bishop Pulton Sheen. Sister Jane Francis on the Tentatively scheduled for Novem-Your Edi tors Co ngr a tula te . . . I ^ a t h ? he r m o t he r> m*' ber is "My Sister Eileen," which1 Mary Raffetto. played on Broadway and fromPat Egan and Hank Langmeyer on their weddfop, . _ _ w h i c h t w 0 m o v i e s h a v e b e e n m a d e .October 24. 7*5Sister M. i Regina and the Praeterita staff for ^ -^r Tearning an "all-American" awardiyf OAO T U B AA B D T I A HWho's Who t I $& n B I f l C I I W I M l lThe girls elected|to steer the freshman shin pf o ^ f t Me rc yhur s t Co l l e ge , E r i e , Pa .state. f I ip i j t ^ /T ?g^A Member ofi |P W S S W Associate Collegiate PressYour Editors Thank . . . \f %leather Martin for blessing McAuley Hall. Editor ^ 4 ^ ^JJ< !Lw^ . i !M * a.* *. 4.v. i * 1.1. Associate Editor 4 ^ -*&&m Judy RoseberryIFatheraPeterson for initiating the work of the A .\ \ -,.. ^ ? T & y v ^,.n^ -^r,,; ou*foV_ - ,,.., r : , g L i ^ .. . -ft Assistant Editors htu*^ Kay King, Betsy SchnatterSodality's Liturgical Committee. V ? _,.. Z7 ^? . . xr^-. , . . . . M ,, -. ,L% Business Editor BiJgjMi . Helen KennedyFrank Alexandrowicz for his patience with the "**~*;._ J1" " . ~ X ?__ .. . . . . .. _ ___ -.,- . - .. -. . .. . . . Z2 vl Contributors to this issue Martha McNulty, Jean Heavey,whims of the Praeterita photography editors, m J L L 1 T , ^ , , , , ^ , , * . ,-1 v J Bobbie Imboden, Mary McCarthy, Beverly Buerkle, Ann Mc*Your Editors Predict . . . Ginnis, Noel Jaeger, Joan Csernyicky, Barbara Jacubowski,, I I I Mary Drees, Del Dwyer, Lucille Turner, Liz Tatu.eThat unless students take their responsibility Business Staff Lorraine Enright, Joan Clancy. Bettymore seriously, the authority delegated to t h e | schwmd, Barbara Cavanaugh, Beth Coleman, B. J. Bisgrove.Student Council will be revoked. 7 r . V

    rontide dClr id 1" 0 J e s us , t h rough t he Im m a c u l a t e He a r to f Ma ry , I o f f e r T he e m y p ra ye r s , works ,joys and suff e r ings of thi s day . . ." i s theway we begin our day. How do we end^it?As the 8:25 c lass commences , we offe r aprayer; but do we offe r the c lass to Chri s t?R e c i t a t i ons , i n t e re s t , no t e s , assignmentsdowe offer t h e m ? We promise thi s work to Godupon r i s ing, but do we make i t worthy oft h i s p rom i s e ? L e t ' s t h i nk ba c k ove r t oda y ' sc l a s s e s . W ha t i s t he a ns we r?Classes a re over; i t ' s coffee t i m e . W e , whohave offe red the joys of our day to Chri s t ,c rowd into the lounge . Le t ' s s top and l i s tento the conversa t ion echoing from each cornerof the room . Is i t a lways cha ri t ab le? Wehave a l so offe red thi s t a lk to Our Lord.We offe r every thought , every word, everyac t ion of every day to Chri s t as we r i se . Asth e hours pass by, they become less and lesswor t hy o f t he s a c r i f i c e t ha t we ha ve m a dei n t he m orn i ng .L e t ' s t ry t o m a ke e a c h da y m ore Christl ike by rene wing our Morning Offer ing ma nyt imes during the day. By doing thi s we canbring Our Lord into our c lasses , our lounge ,

    o u r mealsinto e ve ry t h i ng . |Cjoln 9 2b V -MoPSi

    Welcome, Del ta Sigma O m i c r o n ! To thoses t ude n t s who worke d on bo t h t he na m e a ndc ons t i t u t i on , we offer * our c om m e nda t i on .The need exi s ted and they took the t ime andeffor t to remedy i t .A Resu l t ing i s a wel l -organized day s tu den ts 'c lub wi th work able and w orth y idea l s . T imewilljattest to thi s , we ' re sure , and wi l l perhaps see the spread of f t h i s p l a n t o m a nyother col leges . I

    W e a re e a ge r to see the progress of thi sclub . Si nc e Me rc yhur s t wa s bu i l t , solutionshave b een offe red and th en resu l ted innothing. We fee l tha t thi s year wi l l see prog re s s m a d e i n f t he r e s i de n t -da y- s t ud e n tque s t i on .

    cJLife an eau"All the w orld's a soap box op era"

    tifulso saidWilliam Shakespeare as he looked down from hisplace "upstage". Onefglance at a newspaper indicates that they're the rage this season."Rosie, Rosie, give him your answer|do.l. ." WillPrincess Margaret Rose forsake all for love or willshe remainjtrue to her duty? Who shall win her,Big B en or Pilot P eter? Will their week-end inWindsor Forest end;:happily for all? Turn to tomorrow's front page for further exciting adventures.

    Tear-Jerker PopularRelucta nt as we are to deviate from! this grave,crucial saga of world import, we turn now to a morecomic situation.} "Mamie's Other Husband," or"Who Shall Run for President," is proving to be areal tear-jerker. It seems the cast of charactersprefers to remain incognito. Kefauver said he hasn't made up his mind. Critics feel this means Estesrides aga in! After insisting h e is still lost in alabyrinthl of indecision, Adlai made his first majorpolitical sp eech. W ill" Harrim an ibrave the race?"No," he declaims loudly. Is that why he was theguest of honor at a big {political f rally in Albany?A word from the sponsor,* Harr y Truman"Nocommercial," says he, as he calls Harriman "agenius" who has "all the qualifications" and is thebest man in the state.

    Faure Fits French FaroeMoliere, master of the French farce, has met hismatch in the present political plot. Papa Faurealmost landed the lead in "Search for Tomorrow's"premier (which has a large audience). By appeal-ing to patriotic p ride concerning No rth ?Africa, h eappeased the Deputies. The Morocco crisis washis own fault so naturally he discharged Grandval.Luckily for *dgar, Billotte and Pinay remainedtrue blue to him. Violence Increased in both Algeria and Morocco. Four hundred French reservistsmutinied for a day. After this, Faure picked upsupport for the sake of North African reform, notbecause he is the most popular.

    As you see, "There's good news tonight?" Seeyou next monthsame page, same column.

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    ON ONE OFfTHESE LOVELY HEADS will be the crown of theNFCCS. Top, left-right Maryanne Buffomante, Diane Turner.Bottom, left-right Pat Faber, Marge Russell. j

    Class Beauties SelectedFor NFCCS Coronatiom

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    Page Four T H E M E R C I A DOctober Finds

    allege ProfsAround Nation

    Buffalo was the site of areligious conference attended byMother M. Eustace, President ofthe college, from October 26 to 28.Immediately^ following this convention, Mother Eustace traveledto Washington, D. C. to attend ameeting of the newly formedNational Catholic Education Association. "The integration of thespiritual and intellectual elementsin the formations of sisters" wasthe theme.

    Journeying: ito Hershey, Pennsylvania, on October 21 wereMother Celine and Sister Gabriel.They attended a convention ofth e PACU (Pennsylvania Association of Colleges and Universities)which discussed, "The roL of college in higher education's future."Pittsburgh was the scene of themeeting of the 'PennsylvaniaCatholic Education Associationwhich Sister Mary Esther} an dSister Benedicta attended fromOctober 19 to October 22. SisterMary Esther islthe secretary ofthis associationAlso traveling to Pittsburgh wasSister Collette who a t tended thesecond regional meeting of theNational Catholic Council onHome Economics on October 22."Family life education in thecurriculum" was the theme of thismeeting which, was held a t MountMercy College.D'Youvillei College in Buffalowas the site of a conference forcollege religion teachers on Octo

    ber 22. Sister M.fCarolyn, Sr. M.Immaculate, and Doctor Haleytook part in a seminar which discusses coordinating social activities with religion courses.

    Frat erenaaesunior ident

    All hundred and sixty-twoHurst residents were left withstars in their eyes on Wednesday,October 19.On ttiat night, Tau KappaEpsilon fratern ity officially se renaded Peggy McLaughlin in honor of her being pinned to Presi

    dent Tom O'Conner. Peggy stoodat her window holding a candlethe only light burning in the Residence Hall,and Tom stood inthe center of the Fraternity.Thirty strong male voices thenran through the night air withthe official TKE song and the"Sweetheart of TKE." Peggy'sjunior class-mates responded with"Tea Me Why," and the Tekesleft as silently as theylhad come.When the excitement on thethird floor finally subsided, everyone agreed that the first pinningof the year had been thrilling. Amoon-lit night . . . being a sweetheart of TKE . . . being serenadedby a whole fraternity . . . "What

    more could any girl ask for?"sighed the misty-eyed 'Hurst girls."Let's hope it becomes a tradit ion!" j Red Cross Xray MobileUnit will be at Mercyhurst, Friday,November 18 at one o'clock.

    October 31, 19B5i*-k(As Th Gavel

    ' Highlighting t he first ART CLUB meeting was guest speaker, MaryLou Scalise, former art student and '54 graduate of Mercyhurst. MaryLou told the club members of her experiences in Rome, where she spentlast year studying Italian design and fashion.To entertain the freshmen pledges, members of the DRAMATICSOCIETY presented a one-act play, "Over the Teacups." The pointsystem was then explained to the new would-be members.

    "JUST THE THING FO R YOUR ROOM", says Polly Bresnan toJoanne Huggler while Mary Drees agrees. But Mary Frances Lymphprefers stuffed bears.?