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Vol. XXXII, No. 6MERCYHURST COLLEGE. ERIE, PENNA. April 21 , 1961

Dr. P a t t e e to E nd S erie s Priest-AuthorI "Colonialism versus A n t i - r M m n « n « ~ . . « « 7 T J 7T w

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Sodality P l a n s

"Colonialism versus Antl-Colonlallsm'S will be the tonic „f resAnal lecture In the current college series. Dr. Richard Pattee wM ad !dress the student body on this subject on Tuesday. April 25 at 10 45ajn* |

#Dr. Pattee ha s a wide and varied background He has^tudted

ttt.̂ '̂Having receivedhis i£^^S£iCa, Belgium and Portugal . Dr. Pattee has traveled to every continentand his varied career has brought him to a great number oT countrtesHisftravel has given him factual information for his writings

A linguist, Dr. p a t t e e h a d w r i t ten books in C i s T SpanishFrench and Portuguese. He is a regular columnist to Se CatSJcPre^-Service in the U.S.A and a contributor to numerous CaSoliepubheations in Canada Spain, Prance, Portugal and the United StatesHe has also been a resident professor a nd instructor a nd a visit ing pro-fessor at fvarious universi t ies througho ut th e world.

Dr . Pat tee ha s | a l so been amember of Church, governmentand international! commissions,

_ an<* a press correspondent^ A tQ o* ) 1172 ) f l A l l l l S i l f P

resent. he is a Consultant on In-

I 1 U C I I I £ C I I I U I I UQJ ternational Affairs, a memberfof[the National Catholic If WelfareConference, and Professor, Faculty of Letters, Laval University,Quebec.

A r c h b i s h o p G a n n o n

T o A t t e n d D i n n e rThe annual Bishop's Day I will

be held to honor ArchbishopGannon on the feast of his patron,St. Mark, April 25.1

Ceremonies will begin withbenediction by the Archbishop at6:00 in Christ the King Chapel.Seniors will have the s eats ofhonor in Chapel, but will not bepersonally introduced to the prelate as ha s been done in pastyeartSr§-All4^nder©tessmenr#-re&i-dents , and day-hops, are invited

to attend the benediction.

Later the Archbishop and seniors will be I served a t a formaldinne r in the college diningroom. Following the welcomespeech by Elaine Curtis , the Archbisho p! wil l give his âddress. TheGlee Club, conducted by SisterHelen Jean, will present a fewselections as a close to the eve-ning.

All sodaliste will xnakegthe D ayof Realization at Mercyhurst onSaturday, April 29, withjthe dis

cussions conducted! by severalstudents If rom Xavierf UniversitySodality in Cincinatti.

These sodalists are given specific training for their lay aposto-late, which they call "OperationChrist." Days of Realization havebeen conducted by them in variouscolleges through out the country.Their training has also preparedthem to plan projects , organizegroups, counsel h igh i school students, and do public Speaking before high school and college stu dents with the aim of tr ain ingCatholic leaders.

Father! Frank Holland, spiri tual director of the Xavier University Sodality pla ns to att en d.

He is the author of several cbooksand the Sodal i s t s |know|h im bes tthrough his book of meditations,On Fire WithfChiist.

I The Day of Realizatio n is inpreparation for^the formal reception of candidate s! into th e Sodality on Sunday, April 30 in theMercyhurst College Chapel.

— M » — • — M • • f c i ' i i i i i ' i i i i i in " ^ l n — " " —

Mary Ann Samuelson, Marilyn Millard and Judy Doehla rehearse

for M RS. McTHING. | 1

DramdiClub Holds FestivalOn April 27 and 28, the Drama

Department Willi hold i ts firstannual ̂ Drama Festival . The firstnight this group Swill put onThe Day Lincoln Was Shot in theform of dramatic readings commemorating the lOOthj Anniversary of the Civilfwar.

On the 28th, three one-act' playswill be put on by 1the d i rect ingclass: Sue Avery, Virginia | Bos -soni and Claire McDermitt. Sue

Avery is the producerlof PhoenixToo Frequent by J Chri s topher*rye, |a satirical comedy whichtakes place in the days of theearly Greeks. Included in thecast are Evie McLean, Rita Gazar-ik, and Bil l French. I

Tennessee William's Glass Men

agerie, directed byf Virginia Ros-soni is a melodramatic play ^Maggie Lynch, Bonnie Osinski, andBill Zimimer make up the cast .

M r s . McThing, directed byClaire McDermitt and writ ten byMary Chase Coyle has as iteplot the substi tution of a perfectboy for the real son of Mrs.Larue. I Th e! cast is J composed ofMaryf Ann Samuelson, f j u d yDoehla, Marilyn tMillard, Marlene

Palmer, Teddie Knoedler, MaryA nn Oblinskii and Carolyn McCarthy, with Kay Dwyer as stage

manager . .J |IfBoth nights the festival will beopen to the ^public. A small admission fee will be charged tocover the cost of royalties.

ToJ Speak^Father William F. Lynch, S. J.

l i terary Icritic and Engl i sh! p rofessor at Georgetown Universitywill address the student bodyin "the very near future".

Father Lynch, locally known asthe uncle of sophomore, KathyLynch, is a recognized authorityon the relations between philosophy and the l i terary imagination.As such, he is a faculty memb erin the Honors Program at Georgetown.

A native of New York City,Father received his Master's degree in 1942, from Ford hamUniversity. After a period of reporting for the New York HeraldTribune, he entered the seminaryand was ordained a Jesuit in 1946.

From 1937 Co 1948, Fr. Lynch

wasl editor of s The Messenger ofthe Sacred Heart, and in 1949became the editor of the Fordhamquarterly, Thought. Before goingto Georgetown, he had authoreda series of studies on theologyand the imagination, and fhadalso been the director of classical theatre productions at Ford

h am .

|I n addition tto participating inseminars on l i terary cri t icism atPrinceton, contributing to symposiums, and writing a studyof the Metaphysics of Plato. Fath erLynch ?has been keenly interestedin| the modern methods of masscommunication: television, radioand! motion pictures. He is theauthor of two books, Christ and

Apollo and The Image IIndustries.

Glee ClubsTo HarmonizeAt Memorial

T he MJercyhurst College GleeClub is * holding its joint concertwith CaniSius on Sunday, May 7,1 9 6 1 , at 3:30 p.m. |i n MemorialAuditorium. The^groups|will perform under the direction ofSister Helen Jean of iMercyhurst,

and Mr. Robert Schulz, directorof the Canisius Glee Club. Mr.Schulz is known in the Buffalo

area for his many appearances asa*pianist with the Buffalo Philharmonic orchestra.

*A medley of songs from theBroadway musical , "Sound ofMusic," sung by both clubs, willhighlight the program J Religioushymns , JNegro spiri tuals andmusical comedy tunes are alsoalternately to be sung by the twogroups. Lee Stanford and MaryAlice Rodgers, both of Mercyhurst,will be featured as soloists.

The concert is a continuance ofthe tradit ional Mercyhurst-Can-isus Glee Club programs in whicheach schoolSextends an invitat ionon alternate years.

Tickets for the concert are$1.00 for th e public, and $.50 forMercyhurst s tudents . They maybe purchased from Glee Clubmem bers! or at the MemorialAuditorium box office, v^ Adultsmay become patrons for the concert for $5.00 or more| by callingMercyhurst College.

Tom RonaLo, co-chairman; Amy Grazioli, and Dave Findley,president of St. Thomas More Club, discuss plans for the CCD panel.

St. Thom as More Club

Initiates Mission! ForumMercyhurst students are invited to the second annual Lay Mission

Forum to be held at Gannon College Auditorium on Sunday, April 23,at 1:30 P» M. Sponsored byvthe Saint Thomas More Club of Gannon,the forum is designed to inform and interest the public in the Bayapostolate of the Church both at home and abroad.

In a world standing in extreme peril from the ever growing menaceof Communist atheism, the lay apostolate is extremely important inthe work of saving the ideals and fruits of Christianity. The threatWorld Communism presents to the idealsôf freedom a ndf justice h as

been recognized by the President himself, wh o hasiexpressed his interest in ithe work of Americans

P r o b a t i o n e r s

A c h i e v e G o a ltwenty-received

On Sunday, Apirl 30,four candidates wil l beinto the Sodali ty of the Immaculate Conception. The candidates,including | freshmen, sophomores,and juniors , willfhave completeda seven month training program.The following candidates will bereceived:

Freshmen StEllen 'Becker 7 • ' \ * ' " •Mary DaschbachDiane Daversa

Ther esa | DonohueAnita DorsognaJoAnn FedorlMaureen FiedlerJo FiorvantiTania KwolekSue SteinerJeanne Sull ivanJulia Tuttle MVeronica SikoraFrances Richwalsky

SophomoresMary Ann BrennanGail Gleason*An n O'Mealia

Evelyn McLean*Carol Kreh

JuniorsMichelle CorriganAlice! Jal ics

Judy Jones IP at Whele

A t 1:30 Sunday afternoon, insolemn ceremony, the candidates,holding a rose, will£ file to thealtar. Each girl wall then placehe r reSe, symbolizing love, on thealtar of the Blessed*Virgin Mary.The temporary Act of Consecration will be recited and eachcandidate will receive the officialmedal of the Sodali ty from thedirector, Father Martin.

Carrying candles, five otherSodalists will proceed t'o thealtar to recite the Perpetual Act ofConsecration, vowing to abide bythe rules of the Sodality for life.They are: Susan Hall , Judy Doeh

la , Ueen Hinman, Patricia Sull ivan and Shirley Banic.

All the Sodalists will then renew theirftemporary Act of Con-secration for one year. The ceremony will close with Benediction

of the Blessed Sacrament.!

overseas through plans for a"Peace Corps."!

The Mission Forum will present speakers, panels, discussions,and displays to explain the meaning rand scope of th e lay a postolate and the layman's work inforeign areas. The need forfwelleducated, sincere Catholics working f through their own professions to bring Christ to theworld will be emphasized.

Some of the most importantfigures in the modern work ofthe lay missions will be jpresent.Mrr James Lam b, who has workedfor many years in the Yucatanin Mexico, will attend. Mr. Lambis presently a cting as head of

the training center at the Association for International Development, an organization designedto train Catholic laymen andmarried couples £ for work in J foreign countries.

Mr. Joe Shelzi, who has!spentalmost 20 years in i the Yucatan ,will also speak in the Forum. Mr.Shelzi and his wife went to theYucatan after their marriage andhave played an outstanding partin the work done by the laypeople of the Church.

A representative from the Grail ,a lay m ission ! institute designedto prepare young women forapostolic w ork, w ill also! speak.

Panels to be held at the Forumwill include discussions on such

topics as the Home Missions,Spanish Culture, What HighSchool Students Can do to Further the Lay Apostolate, theGrail, and the AssociationInternational Development.

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I CalendarApril21—Gannon Dance

-College Day on Campus-Lay Missions Forum a tGannon-Richard!Pattee Lecture

L. T. 10:45 a.m. Bishop'sDay at Mercyhurst .

27-28—Play Festival29—Sodality Day of Recollec-

ftion30—Reception into SodalityMa y6—Alumnae-Senior Te a8—French Movie9—Glee Club Performance

at Kiwanis Club



Page T* *The IVtEItCIAD

April, 1061

Peace Corps Offer] President PresentsAmerica is a weary nation, a nation sick

to death of hearing cries for "a world understanding," "peace in our time/' and"mutual coexistence," a nation anxiouslyeyeing the creeping communist menace, anation disgusted by the thought that thealmighty dollar is America's universal goodwill ambassador, |

Yes, America is a weary nation. Or is she ?Maybe what has? been said is true. Maybeshe is a nation complacently languishing ina self-indulgent materialism, content to seecommunism inch Pits way into the lives offree men the world over. Maybe she wouldprefer to let money—not people—be th evoices of democracy. Maybe she expandsenough patriotism listening to pretty wordsand fiery speeches. i

Now the world will discover the truth. Itsoon will know whether Americans comprisemerely a supermarket society of people whowould rather "lefothe other fella do it," or anation willing to work hard and "dirty itshands" for the benefit of mankind. In short,they will know whether or not our prettywords! and fiery speeches are backed up byaction. ''!•. t ' * f

And they will find out vial the PeaceCorps. Ever since President Kennedy firstannounced his executive order forming this"pool of trained men and women," a wildenthusiasm has exhilarated the nation. At

last—America cries—a chance to find thepersonal fulfillment of ideals, at las t, a verypersonal CARE package, .an opportunity tobuild lasting bonds of friendship with ourneighbors in Asia, Africa, and Latin America, a chance to live as they dofand thinkas they do.!At last—concrete action!

But life in the Peace Corps will be nopicnic. Sargent Shriver, its newly-appointed head, promises would-bejjapplicants theirfair share of hard work, loneliness, frustration, and possibly labor forlmonths withoutvisible resu lts. It will* require from thecorpsman every ounce of charity and generosity, every grain of understanding—everymeasure of love. Only one question remains:How long will the exhilaration last? Is Realization of the rugged life involved clouded byromantic notions? Are Americans willing tomake the sacrifice? | i

Yes, America is a weary nation—a nationsearching for the fulfillment of worldbrotherhood. Now it can have that fulfillment in the Peace Corps, and iff the desirefor that burns strongly in the hearts of hercitizens, she will have that fulfillment. Shewill cease to be a weary nation.

Milady GoeslGolfing"Spring has sprung. The grass has riz. I

wonder where my golf ball is?" This littleverse, though trite, is widely known as thewoman golfer's lament.

IAt Mercyhurst, Sand rap Sally and Hacker Hanna will soon be taking their clubs,shoes and linament out of storage for another season of callouses and continuous complaints. • Ijy First they will decide what the well dressedgolf should wear. Color is the keyword,|andplaid bermudas, argyle socks, and orangeand} whites golf shoes are definite necessities. She must also have mirrored sun glasses, and a tote bag for cigarettes, an easycheat score card, several pencils "borrowed"f rom! the* club, and an assortment of turquoise, shocking pink and mink golf tees. 1

The accessory of primary importance,though, is her treasured beat-up straw hat,decorated with miniature clubs, balls, tees,martini glasses, and any medal won in competition. And she has what every womangolfer must have—a clashing plaid golf bagwith numeruos compartments for basic essentials. The bag is naturally lined withiisilkor pile, depending on the caliber of the clubto which milady belongs.

Having completed he r wardrobe, and takencare of the basic essentials, she is ready to

tee off. All that can be heard now from thegolf course is "Oh where, 0 where has mylittle ball gone?" After eighteen holes ofsearching, the Mercy hu rst golfer glady re turns to the world of books, realizing thatthe frustrations of golf are much greaterthan those of the intellectual pursuit, t

Platform for 1961-62Margaret Lynch, newly elected Student Council President, pre

sented th e following points In he r campaign speech:. . . Improvements can an d must be made so that both th e administration and the student body may profit from Student Council.

I. . . The primary aim of the oounoll must he to promote the ultimate aim of the college: to provide aneducation an d build capable leaders for society.

. ^S tuden t s who are given th e opportunity tomake use of their talents will later become leadersin sohool an d In society. ^. . . There must be closer cooperation among th emembers of the counoil itself, an d more communi-I cation between the oounoll and the student body.

. . . There mustbe more association with colleges of the surroundingarea for discussion of Ideas, plans, and problems.. . . I also propose an executive meeting made up of Student Council |officers an d open to class ̂ representatives who m ay submit items forthe agenda of the regular Student Counoil meeting.. . . I would also like to see a Student Council column in the Meroiad.. . . Permanent records, other than minutes, should be kept of itemscovered a t Counoil meetings. |. . . There should also be a yearly self-evaluation by Counoil.. . . Finally, an d before anything else can be done, there must be awillingness, on the part of the whole student body,!to work togetherfor the benefit of Mercyhurst.

The familiar clanking of the Good Humor man's truck, muffledby th e dull roar of the surf breaking on silvery beaches, was a welcome sound to Debbie. Sh e turned over on her back. Mmmm, th ewarmth of the sun and the soft spray carried from th e fluffy white-caps felt soothing on her sun-tanned face. Seated by her side, Stevewas expounding on the merits of some modern philosopher. "; . . andthen again, if you'll consider Kant . . ."

"Kant," Debbie mused, "ah yes, he does sound vague ly! familiar. Ibelieve his name was mentioned In a survey course I once had, b u t . . . "

She woke from her dream with a start, as the shrill voice ofSnooks, he r roommate, pierced

f through to her subconscious.

-4*W e See JtYour Editors Congratulate;

[. . Newly elected an d appointedofficers:

. . Margaret Lynch, StudentCouncil President.

. . Bert Donahue, Sodality Prefect

. . Anne Lepkowski, PraeterltaEditor | )

. . Jean Layer, Student CouncilIvice-President

J . . Gail Gleason, Merciad EditorIf our Editors Urge:

1 . . great participation in Maydevotions.

, , full support of the comingi cultural and! social events.

Your Editors Recommend:

. . . that students view th e busyweekends ahead with an eyetoward making full use ofstudy time during the week.

"Can't you hear me? It's time

to get up!"Snooks towered over her, shin

ing a desk lamp in her eyes an dsprinkling water on her face—the preliminaries of the "Kow-to-Wake-Up-Your-Roomie" technique, practiced dally.

The clanking of the ^radiatormuffled by the dull roar of thesleet beating on the windowsdrove home j the hard reality —Debbie wa s back In Erie. As shefinished tying h er shoelaces,Debbie queried, "Snooks, what doyou think of Emmanuel Kant?"

"Kant? Oh yen, he^ was achemist or a historian or some-thing, wasn't he? Somebody mentioned him in some course we

had last semester. Hey, did youhear about th e gorgeous newgown Jill bought for the JuniorProm? Well, it's silk organdy insort of a peach shade, and it 'sjust the most . . ."

Books in hand, off they strolledin some class they have thissemester.

O A * Published Monthly

J § k THE MERCIADSieefr^ Mercyhurst College, Erie, Pa,

Co-Editors _, — .,. jAnno Mar io Lopkowiki , Carol yn Schoror

Associate Editor —- - ^—— Roberta Donohue

Assistant Editors »—i£>_-...—--- Caroi K re h , Gail Gleason, Carol y n AndersonBusiness Manager *~*^.> »-£„ ,—_,,._,. G retch en stark

Photography Edi tor — — * « - Mar y J ean Perrerl

Contributors _ Emily Lincoln, Maureen Fiedler, Reinette Boling, Mar yHammond, Rita Capel lo, Bonnie McGough, Sheila Himes, Elaine

1W uj c i k ,

Kay Meber t , Karen Smith, Lis Apon* Pat Rosworth, Sandra Konkoly,Mar i l y n Lipchik, Barb Sabo, Judy Young, Mary Costel lo, Kay Dywer,

Al ice Wei o, Amy Graxioli , Rosie Dickinson, Eileen Motsay, Nancy Nolan.

Redemption Fulfilled"I am the Resurrection amLthe Life," said

Christ. Yet. although the Resurrection hasbeen a highlight of the liturgy of the Churchfrom the beginning, it has railed in our timeto occupy the important position it held atthe time of the early Christians.

P In the early days of Christianity the Re.surrection was more than a mere proof ofthe divinity of Christ, an attitude thatFather X. Durwell, C.SS.R., believes is evj.dent among Christians today. Agreeing with

St. Paul, "Jesus our Lord . . . was deliveredup for our sins, and rose again for our justification," Fa th er holds th at the Resurrectionwas the climax of Christ's whole mission tolmankind. For this reason East er should be,and as part of the new liturgical revival, isbeing celebrated as a greater feast day thanChristmas and a holier one than Good Fri- |

day. - ?The Divine Plan for Redem ption was not

fulfilled at th e bir th of th e C hrist child, norat His death on the cross, but at the completepossession of his sacred hum anity by theHoly Spirit who brought about the Resurrection. It is in this state that Christ's bodycomes to us in Holy Communion. It Is intothis powerful and glorious state of His bodythat we are incorporated Us members ofChrist's mystical body. I

The Resurrection must be therefore, more

important than a proof of Jesus' divine mission, an aftermath of his suffering anddeath on the Cross. It is one with the wholemystery of our salvation. As the culmination of Christ's-life on earth, the Resurrection provides a pattern for us to followthat we too, by being baptized in Christ'*death, may die in the flesh in order to risethrough the action of the Holy Spirit. Granted, Christ's death is the potential basis forour meriting resurrection. The Resurrectionof C hrist nevertheless provides the finaljustification.

Through the liturgical revival, modeledaround the mystery of the Resurrection, theChurch hopes to make all Catholics realizethe significance of this miracle and mysterythroughout the entire Easter season,throughout the entirelyear.

7867-7967 ComparedThe war is over—or it is? Current hap

penings reveal that the Civil War contro-very is not yet resolved. The Centennial annive rsary off this blazing conflict exposesth e every-present battled between North andSouth proving that the principles which pitted state ^gainst state, brother againstbrother, were not settled at Appomattoxand are not settled today. i

During the celebration, the principle otrefusal to provide rooms for Negroes inNegro equality was violated by Charleston'spublic hotels. In some Southern cities similar injustices reign: public education spurnsNegro children, the "black man" is turned

away from the lunch counters, and lynchmobs terrorize Negro .communities. Racialdifferences have not been dissolved.

And there is another principle involved-|that of states' rights. Does Washington havethe right to force the integration of publicschools in the South? This question hauntsthe states on both sides of the Mason-DixonLine. The constitutionality of the recentSupreme] Court decision compelling 'the integration of schools in the South was deniedby Southern states. Little Bock and othercities deman d t ha t school legislation be reserved to the states. They do not wish to bemere "committees" of the federal govern*ment Just as the question of slavery led toth e basic! issue of the Civil War-—states'r igh ts ; so today, the integration problemhas led to a lack ot unity among the "united"states.

No, the Civil War did not solve everything.The controversy , remains; Negro inequalityremains; and the states' rights conflict remains. We have merely changed the battle-jfields from Richmond and Gettysburg toLittle Rock and Charleston. No, the war tonot over. It persis ts. J I



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Soviets S timul ate Turb

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I Tension, fear, and instabilitylhamr like a darV rimui mm* L - • - * »the ent re world. In Africa, Asia? Europe and Latin° A m e E A l M r C al l M M I Spolitical strife and economic insecurity hold the neonle in n i , , C I , W , , , S

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their grips. Today Laos is in the headlines! tomorrowCub™ jThis week war seems imminent oyer Vientiane, next weekpeace may be threatened by the situation at GuantanamoSoutheast Asia, th e Congo, and the M iddle East are stiH otherareas in which ther e exists* an underlying feeling of unrestwhich could explode at any moment, rushing the world onceagain to th e! brink of war. |

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m ° 5 H ^ 5 continual state of turbulence,n which the world finds iteelf ? The truth is that the SovietUnion creates these "trouble spots" wherever it desires andwhenever it is to its own political advantage. When the Communists find themselves losing in one country, they shift theworld's attention to another by once again causing a tensesituation. Thus, altho ugh; a co untry seems relatively quietand fades out of the news, it does not mean that trouble isover; for this is when th e Communist Sparty, silently and unobtrusively, fmakes its greatestfadvances. '

The articles on this page are focusedlonfa few of these"trouble spots"|in an attempt to shed some light on the situation in each country and how it has come about.

Castro Abolishes French Problems Grow

As Algeria Wages War

Reds Support Gizenga;

Hinder Congolese UnityBy Kay Heber t

All appears quiet in the Congo. The shoot ing and savage t reacheryof the last few months are for the moment at an end. United Nat ionstroops are standing by, their guns silent . Leaders of the provinceshave formed a federation of ̂ sovereign states, based upon t ribal linesunder the leadership of President Jo seph Kasavu bu. There are nomore headlines like those which recent ly screamed! out the latestatrocity in Africa's heart.

-̂ But is there really peace andstability in the country? Has theCongo crisis fended? No, theCongo is {tod ay in a state oftotal unrest and could blow up inthe faces of the world's leadersat any time. m

Whenjthe leaders of the provinces met to discuss the organization of \& united Congolesestate, one -important person wasconspicuously absent . Communist-

backed Antoine I Gizenga, head ofEastern Province, was u nder ordersfrom Moscow to stay away fromthe talks. His government , the°*ny one recognized as "legit imate" by the Communists, standsto wreck the hopes of the p ro-Western leaders. i

: After Congolese hea ders hadformulated a new plan of self-

government , they dem anded thewithdrawal of United Nat ionstroops from the Congo, on thebasis that they were n o ! longerneeded to preserve peace. TheSoviet Union made a similiardemand. Yet, it? seems evidentthat u. N. withrawal from th ecountry will only m ean morechaos, for th e newly formed

federated government lacks sta-bilit 'y, and the Communists seem

ready to support th e governmen tof Gizenga with force. At thePresent, there appears futuretrouble if the United Nations

forces remain4 in the Congo, yetfurther Communist advances ifthey leave.

By Rita Capello

The cauldron of political unrest' in the South Americancountries is reaching its boilingpoint , and the man st ill adding

t imber to the fire is Cuba's "redeemer," Fidel Castro. Besidesattempting to effect a coalitionof Cuba with Russia and RedChina, Castro has ignited another torch—Fidelismo—which heintends to use in the Lat in American countries to burn out theimage of "capitalist ic" Americanideals i n! the L at in Americanst a t es . !

The do ctrine, Fidelismo, is arevolut ionary, Communist-inspiredthreat! which advocates polit ical,economical, and social upheaval—its {ultimate endibeing the eradicat ion of moderate and democrat ically erected governments.

With promises of food to replace malnutrit ion, educa t ion! to

replace illiteracy, decent housingto replace shoddy huts, and adequate wages to replace the 75cents, a day t ha t most Lat inAmericans earn, this doctrinecan be persuasive. Suffering andimpoverished people are ! moreimpressed by the aid extended tothem with one hand than by theideology they see clenched gin theother. To such people vague termssuch as foreign aid mean little;it£ is the posit ive approach whichCastro is ut ilizing that mayalienate them from the U. S. Ifthe people fall for Castro's promises, then the "rapid fire ^revolut ions" which Castro advocateswill Ibe the great danger.

Although anti-Castro forces areat tempting to bring about Cuba's"Second War of Liberat ion,"there is some doubt that theywill ibe able to d estroy the w idespread doctrines which Castrohas already planted in the soil ofLa t in jjAmerican countries* Forthis reason, what is happening inCub a! is a ! great danger to theU. S. and to fall the Americancountries.

Communist Scheme Forces

Western Nations Into TrapBy Bonnie McGough

The new Kennedy bra in t rus tis present ly faced with a typicaldilemma posed by communisttact icians. Following their November m anifesto , t h e | Communistsintensified] their efforts to takeover the t iny but strategic S ou t h eastern kingdom Jof Laos. Theyant icipate success by pressingsome clever, preconceived alternatives for the West to follow.

Their scheme is to create J agitat ion in Laos, and? then to testthe military backbone of theUnited States by supplying pro-Commu nist rebels w ith ! largequant it ies of military aid. Thisforces the West to respond withmilitary aid if only to maintainprest ige.

The Communists then will agreeto a conference set t lement , a s

sured that the United States willmain tain a liberal at t itude toescape war. They will probablyfavor the "neutralis t" regimewhich is to be initiated.

After gaining the neutral coa

lit ion government , t he , Communist infiltration will begin. Sou-vanna Phouma, who at temptedonce to bring communist-sup

ported rebels into his government ,will be approved by both theUnited States and Russia. Soonafter this, the free world willcontemplate giving aid to the newfinancial ! st r ickenI Laos, but theywill find themselves faced withanother dilemma—if they give Sasubstant ial famount of aid, thecommunists will shout "imperialists," and} if they do not giveenough aid, the communists willgain prest ige by their humanitarian "food for the masses"policy.

When the Communists bargainwith the free world for neutralLaos, the world will relax, as ifâpeaceful solution were achieved.The solution desired, ihowever, is

not one that is "peaceful" according to the Communist scheme.If it is, the West will |only havefallen into the t rap which leadsto the "t riumph of socialism andcommunism on a worldwide scale."

By Elaine Wujcik

Tucked away between the adsof the latest news magazine is an

article entitled "Algerian Peace

Talks to Begin." It is not thefirst t ime that such an art icle

has appeared. The public hasgrown tired of the'perpetual crisisin Algeria, and turned its at ten

t ion to more recent t rouble spots

such as Laos, the Congo, andCuba. And yet Algeria, the last

of the large French st rongholds

in Africa, is no less a cru

cial point in world affairs.

The Algerian war for independence had been in $ progress forfour years when Charles DeGaullewas;called back to office on thebasis of his promise to end the rebellion. Three years later , a polit ical peace seems just as remote.DeGaulle has admit ted that Algerian independence is inevitable

and! that France would continue social and economic aid tothe poverty st ricken Moslemsliving there. But European set t lersin Algeria violently continue tooppose any at tempts at independence. The colonials can hardlybe blamedlfor their reluctance tobreak t ies with their -homeland,

since Northern Africa has longbeen considered a French posses

sion. And yet the only hope forAlgeria is as a free democracytreat ing the Moslems as . equals.Otherwise, economic pressure willf o r c e European immigrat ion,which would be harmful to bothMoslems and colonials.

This domestic conflict compounds France's economic' anddiplomatic difficulties, as Jwell asopening J a new breeding groundfor communism. The depreciating French sou needs the life-giving power of Algerian -oil toboost French economy. Unless acease-fire is reached, the oil rich

Sahara jjmay be completely lost.And while war cont inues, the economy is being drained by the cost ofwar, not to mention the inevitableloss of manpower. Furthermore,France can play no significantrole in internat ional affairs, andher value as a Western ally is nil.Perhaps most significant is thefact that such a jj rebellion pavesthe way for communism.

Thus , while the Algerian situat ion has now droppedffrom pub

lic view, the issue at stake isjno

less vital than when it f irst made

headlin es seven years >jago. Al

though peace talks are present ly

underway, there is no reason to

hope for a quick settlement. Such

negotiat ions have failed repeated

ly in the past.

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Page FourT h e M E R O I A D

M erc y hu rst Missioners

To W o rk in Ok l ahom aCatholic missionaries in Okla

homa will be aided this summer

by Judy Cook, Donna Engel, Claire

McDermitt, Maureen Schedlin,

and Clara Siegel from Mercyhurst.

. The transportation expenses for

the girls, who will drive out to

gether by car, receiving hospital

ity from Catholic institutions such

as hospitals and;.nursing homes,

will be partly financed| from the

Thurs day morning college^ mission collections. The first collection taken for this purpose,the highest amount which j hasever been • contributed at one time,testifies to the willingness of theschool to | support the ^project.

The Program

The Oklahoma Mission is ayoung project, started only a fewyears ago by some t

ldedicatedgirls from Eastern Catholic uni-

versities. Its I summer programwill include a weekend orientationprogram in Oklahoma City an dsix weeks of work in the catechetical and social fields. Duringthis | time they will keep housefor themselves, supported by themission in convents and rectorieswhich have been vacated for thesummer. At the end of the seasonth e girls r will be treated to a

weekendl vacation on Lake Tex-oma.

The Type of Work

The typical day of the volunteer is not easy. The morninghours will consist in making calls,going into the homes of the people,

seeing what their conditions are,and talking with them in orderto draw them to the missioninstruction groups. Girls in groupsof two or three will be providedwith cars for traveling th e greatdistances necessary 'for contactwith the greatest number ofpeople. | Once there, the Job re -Quires a great deal oft walkingfrom door to door. Since the intense heat of the Oklahoma afternoon demands work at a slowerpace, this time will be spent incensus tabulation, filing of reports,and fewer social calls.

The Apostolate Spirit?

If the missionary spirit has

come to the campus, i t has ma

terialized in this volunteer groupwhich will be the firsts to repre

sent Mercyhurst in Oklahoma.

Three of the girls became inter

ested after "overhearing" excited

discussions of the missions and

listening to Father Sullivan. One,

Claire McDermitt , has concrete

plans to continue in this field by

returning to Oklahoma in the fall

for a year of volunteer assistance.

Teddy Knoedler demonstrates the art of lifting topsoil tag J a ne

Reed, Marian Michaels, and Emily Lincoln. g

Spring Fever Ushers InEarly Frosh Field Trips

be accounted for so thatno one lef t in|the woods,remember tojbring. Yourrather muddy and in the

quick sand, you'll be glad

MercyhurstGirls

Are Talking!AboutMERCYHUR ST G IRLS ARE TALKING ABOUT . . . May Day

dresses!. . . Philosophy at the lunch tables. . . sparkle a-plenty-dia

monds of ;Sue A. an d Barb Stano .f. . term papers—as plentiful as m

surplus wheat . . . Sign pn the dotted line . . . so Julie said "yes" . . M

the senior aunts . . | stockingless Jackie Kennedy . . . Is education un-

feminine? . . . four-hour interviews .J. . Where is the library? J. . .

We're eating again . . . Betsy finally had an interview . . . Sorry, no

openings . . . 600 jobs in Connecticut . . . 50c cigars . . . Happy Birth

day, Weez . . . safe, dependable airlines . . . no presents for Dr. D. . . M

Mary Tresch's shower . . . "Sweet Violets"! . . Pat McMullen's hat on

thefcover of "Mademoiselle" . . . the Jun iors ' | attempts to sandwich j

the Prom in between pre-prom, post-prom, and mid-prom parties . . . ^ ^ , -

Ka y Dwyer's surprise caller . . . Bonnie and Gerri's culinary artistry C I U D N © V / S

. . . The wonderful response to the appeal for articles for North War-

ren—"But whenfare you going to clean outithe lounge?" ]

I t 's that time of year again, and "that" time of year means f ieldtrips for the members? of the botany class. The procedure is rather

simple.First of all—roll call. Everyone must

when the field trip is over, there will beThere are a few articles that you mustgaloshes will be necessary. The woods are

event that there is a stream, a swamp or _ _ _you remembered! Notebooks will prove useful, since you must recordall the pertinent things you'll see. You'll need a pencil offcourse, and

depending on your objectives,you'll need a ruler | to measurethe growth of the trees.yThat'sabout all for the equipment. Remember, you will be trudgingthrough the woods. Bring onlywhat you're told to avoid {beingtogged down. Tha t |will comelater when you plant your tree.

On your field trip a few simplerules are to be followed.! Stayclose together and within hearing distance at all t ime s.! If youfollowînstructions carefully -therewill be no danger of tramping onthe tr il ium.

I You may get extra po ints for

identifying objects in the woods.Trees and snakes will not countunless maybe you j run across agiant red wood or a boa constr ictor .

John MetcalfTo Return

What the citizen can do aboutth e

topicnextClubJohn

communist infiltration ofUnited States* will j be theof the discussion's a t theI nt er na ti on a l! R e l a t i o n smeeting this? month. Mr.jMetcalf of Erie will return to leadthe informal discussions a twhich impromptu questions willbe welcomed.

This will be

;

Mr. Metcalf's second visit to Mercyhurst. Lastmonth he fconducted a programfor the I.R.C. which included anintroductory discussion on theRussian Igeography, temperamentand philosophy, and highlighteda film on the growth of the communistic influence throughoutthe world and the U.S.A.

Much spontaneous discussionfollowed |Mr. Mete a If's first Ivteitto Mercyhurst , and istudent in terest has prompted! the returninvitation.

MERCYHURST>GIRLS ARE LAUGHING ABOUT . . . The "sur

prise" Junior Day Hop-Resident Party . . . Sondra's Mu-Mu; just the

thin g to wear bowling . . . "A lady is not considered well-dressed If

she appears in public without a h at," says Mary Costello | . . Shir ley

Banic's escapades . J . th e Sociology majors'!trip to Pittsburgh . M

Mickey's love life . . . Pat Wehle and Mary Jean Spaeder's "Sewing

B e e " invitations . . . Hey Coca-Cola man ! . . . th e April-foolish Gannon

Knight . . . Kit 's unpredictable radio . . . Is Oklahoma really OK? . . 1

sun-lamp tan . . . "Name that tune Alice," or "Dot;your ears hang

low?" . . . music for the wee hours or1"Et tu, Romo?" . . . Nancy

Walsh's Egg . . . Mary Downey's monkey . . . bridge or "How do you

finesse?" . . J new golf shoes and|shirts . . . avid tennis players . . *

Ding, ding, dong Blue Moon , . . Where's your tree? |

I MERCYHURST GIRLS ARE COMMENTING ON . . . Dresses for

the Mil Ball . . . Barb's pin . . . history marath ons . I . "Fascinating

Rhythm" . . . "Green Dollar" Queen . . . campaign managers . . .

Tommy Dorsey at Gannon . | . Canisius golden tones . . i th e first m an

into space or what price glory? . . . tans over Easter . . . Student Coun

cil elections . . . seven minute|speeches . . . navy letters on marine

stationery . . . impromptu English papers . . . summer vacation or

where do I get a Job , . . crowded Egan Hall lounge . f . Fran's diamond

. . . the big switch—roommates for next year . . . spring in Erie.

Th e jFrench Club of Mercy

hurst College will present aFrench f ilm entitled "Les EnfantsTerribles," on May 8, 1961.| | Translated "The Terrible Children," it is based on the famousbook by Jean Cocteau. The filmis open to the entire stud ent body.

The first flower you see shouldbe fhepatica. fi t may be springbeauty or adders* tongue; youprobably won't know. However, ifin doubt, say hepatica. The oddsare in your favor.

When you go to the woods withyour buckets and baskets, shovelsand picks to plant your tree, getonly the black dirt which youwill find on the top. An inch ortwo down you'll run into clay.

If you follow the simple rules,there will be no danger of gettinglost in the woods, falling in astream or tripping on the flowers.Happy Field Trip! E

The Mercyhurst College GleeClub will entertain at the KiwanisClub luncheon on May 8. Thisprominent men's organization hasfeatured^ various college clubs atits meetings > throughout the year .

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Phone UN 6-2441

Th e Intercollegiate Council ofthe Confraternity of ChristianDoctrine will sponsor a dinner

dance on Thursday, May 1 1 , a t theAmerican Legion in Wesleyvilie.

CCD members from Villa Maria,Gannon, and Mercyhurst collegesare invited and may bring guests.The admission charge is $2.00 perperson, k.4

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April i96i

St. Bona Men

To Visit HereThe college man Ijwill reign

supreme when St. BonaventureUniversity students descend uponjthe cam pus for th e ann ual Cbl-lege Day on Saturday, April 22JExpected to arrive at about 3;3{jpan., they will be greeted by theirhostesses—each Mercyhurst ginattending. ? %. J

The schedule compiled andreleased by Maralyn Millard,Chairman of the Social Committ e e , includes a get-acquaintedmixer in the main loungefof Mc-Auley Hall, a | buffet dinner at!

6:00 pjn. , and dancing in themain dining hall until midnight.

A local band, to be announcedthi s week, will entert ain. 1

Tickets are on sale for the entire evening at a cost of fifty jcents for resident students andone dollar and fifty cents for daystudents. Dress is "informal. 1

S o p h o m o r e W i n s

A l t e r n a t e A w a r d IMiss Carol Kreh, sophomore!English major , hasIbeen selectedas an alternate*for a full tuition Jscholarship awarded by;the In-jstitute of Euro pea n| Studies forthe C ontem porary Honors Program în Paris. Carol will receive Ifinal word from the scholarshipcommitte on May 1. 1

In nation wide competition five |scholarships were awarded to students who* wish to study abroadduring their junior year . i I

Carol became interested in the!prog ram afte r read ing the Institute Scholarship notice^posted on]the gene ral bu lletin bo ard. Although her application *was notdue unt il March 15, she {began

working|on it early in November.!Requirements included answersto fourtee n g enera l questions in-volving age, religion, academicinterests, honors, and extracurricular Jactivities. The bulk of theapplication dealt with answers toeigh t essay question s 'on suchtopics as college interests andaspirations, iaspects of Europe ofinterest to Carol, plans aftergraduation, andf reasons forichoosing the Institute.

She has also received ai halftuition scholarship for summerstudy in a six week session atLaval University in Quebec.

The graduate plans of four seniors will carry them to Minnesota,New York, Massachusetts, and Ill inois next year .

Margaret Tellers will begin herInternship at St. Mary's Hospitalin Rochester , Minnesota.

Judy Wieczorek has received atuition scholarship to MarquetteUniversity for graduate work insociology.

Suzette Cassidy will take an as-sistantship in Guidance at BostonJCollege, Massachusetts.

Eleanor Hertel will work in theBio-Chemical Dep artment at Loyola University in Chicago on as-s is tantship.

BURHENN'S PHARMACY

Comer 38th St. and Pine Ave.

Phone GL 6.7762

Er ie , Penna .

Documents

The Merciad, April 21, 1961