8/6/2019 The Merciad, Feb. 14, 1951
1/4
Participate in thestudent assembly to-day M E R C I A D
Participate in thestudent assembly to-dayVolume XX11, No. 4
MERCYHURST COLLEGE, ERIE, PA
High HonorSI {Assembly TodayII Janus^SponsorsAwarded foFebruary
14, 1951
Erie StudentsErie girls are inlthe lead on theDean's List just
posted for thefirst semester.!;Out of the seventeen girls who had
an average of90 or more in all their courses, tenof the group are
day-hops. Allclasses have a fair representationon the List with the
exception ofthe freshmen, who are still orientating themselves to
college Ufe.
Seniors listed for recognition areNancy Hamilton and
KatherineSterrett of Erie, Colleen MoMa-hon of Pelham, N. Y., and
AileenYuen of China.The Juniors too have an evennumber of day-hops
^and housestudents: Lydia? Davey, DorothyRoth and Betty Slater, all
of Erie;and Marilyn Garden, (Pittsburgh;Mary Jo Royer, Texas; and
Pa-Moran, Titusville.Day-hops predominate sin th esophomore group
among whom areRuth Briggs, Janet and JoanDavis, Roxana Downing and
JoanWeaver; while Joan Harrison ofNew York City and Frances Sulliva
n | off Rochester complete thesophomore honor students.
Blaze DestroysRoost'One hundred collegian trunks& storagehed
on the south campus of'burned to the ground
27 . |T h e |blaze started between 3:00d 3:30 in the afternoon.
As thethe l
ofifire;hose around the' gates. Before they wereto get the water
to the fire,
did not reald "chicken coop." j
For th e first few years of Mercy-existence, the old red
place:Xor recreation outsided their plans for the chick
black chang
"Roost" and it was later
Then came the dramatic day infire[\of unknownthroughphe
buildinginnear future.
This morning Mercyhurstcollegians will sponsor a program
initiating the studentrights plan. This program, presented by the
students and forthe student body and membersof the student-faculty
committee will b e | in the form of! apanel discussion, followed by
aquestion period. The purpose ofthis assembly is to
interestMercyhurst girls in studentrights and to point out thevalue
of such rights in anacademic community.
Members of the panel willbe Mary Ann Callahan, Patricia Moran,
Helen Sf Eisert,Frances Sullivan, Donna Byers,and Mary Ann Cole.
ColleenMoMahon, senior member ofthe student-faculty committeewill
preside as chairman.
Notes FromThe Hurst.. | SBy popular demand of the student body,
Reverend James Peterson, Gannon College professor,will again
conduct the studentretreat. Annually sponsored by theSodality of
Our -Lady, the retreat.will be fheld in the latter portionof Lent.
* * *On March 3, Sister M. Eymard,instructor in the Mercyhurst
department of biology, will speak atthe Biology Institute to be
conducted atfDuquesne University inPittsburgh. The subject of th
etalk will be "Ecology in the Te aching of High School Biology."
Ecology is the study of plants in theirnatural homes, including the
studyof their household affairs. SisterEymard will point out the
valuesto be derived from directing thestudents to the natural sites
ofplants by means of field trips.The talk will also Include; a
fewtechniques to aid teachers in theconduct of such trips.
m * * *Sally Carlow andf Mary jJoRoyer, senior and junior
delegates to I he NFCCS, attended aregional council meeting at
Le-Moyne University in Syracuse,February 6. At (this meetings ar
rangements were concluded for theReg ional! Convention scheduledfor
April 14 at Nazareth Collegein Rochester. A new plan has
beendevised for the circulation of TheFederator, the national
newspaperof the|;NFCCS. Formerly the paper was sent free of charge
to allmember colleges, but with thepublication of the February
issue,a nominal fee will be charged.
Play CompetitionSunday Evening^To add variety to this
year'sdramatic program and to give Jan
us Club pledges an opportunity toearn points toward
membership,the Janus Club is sponsoring aplay competition on
Sundayevening, February 18. Two one-aotplays will be presented, the
seniorand sophomores combining theirtalents to vie with the Juniors
andfreshmen. The choosing and direction of these plays will be in
thehands of the "big sister" classes,while the actual acting 'iand
production crew work< is th e tas k ofthe "little sisters".Under
the direction of AlineKarlak, the senior-sophomoregroup will
present White Queen,Red Queen, a historical play. Acomedy, The
Charm Racket by
Evelyn! Neuenburg, h as beenchosen by the
junior-freshmancombination under the directionof Mary Jo Royer.
Threef judgesfrom the dramatic groups in Eriewill evaluate the
performances onthe basis of costuming, direction,acting ability,
production technique, and choice of plays.
Studio Show sWater C olorsAn exhibition of twenty watercolorsfby
Gertrude Herrick Howeis at fpresent on display in thethird floor
studio of the Mercyhurst art department. Included in
the exhibit aref a group of seascapes drawn from the Cape
Codregion, plus a series of land-scapesreminiscent of scenes
located inthe Smoky M ountains .! A typicalwork shows an isolated
mountaincabin, surrounded by barren trees,which conveys* a mood of
loneliness and abandon.Mrs. Howe is said to have theillustrator's
touch as evidenced inher technique of dry and wetbrush
combinations, in the snatches of humor contained in some ofher
work, and by the whimsicalfigures included in her sea-scapes.A
graduate off Mount HolyokeCollege, Mrs. Howe has illustrated books
for several publishing
firms. In 1945 she was chosen todo the NationalfBook
Weekfpos-ter. Sister Angelica and the artdepartment extend a
cordial invitation! o all art-lovers to viewthis show which will be
on displayuntil February 21.
Eye-Witness of PolitburoTo Give Lecture in M archNicholas
Nyaradi , non-Communis t Ex-Minis te r ofo f Hunga ry , will revea
l some startling fac t s ahm.t
D r .Finance othe plans of the Sovie t when he speaks to the s
tudents andfaculty of Mercyhurs t Col lege on Monday, March l l in
thec o l l ege a ud i t o r i um . 'I t h ^ n J " ? " d a P e ^ H u
n g a r y , Dr. Nyaradi was educa teda t the Univers i ty of
Budapest , where he became Doctor inPol i t i ca l Sc ience and
Doctor in Law. He was the last non-Communis t member of the
Hungarian coa l i t ion governmenta nd dur i ng his seven months s
tay in Moscow he conferredwith the leading members of the Pol i
tburo. Thus he knows* .J J j? wh at is In the minds of the
four-Home-ecersPlan MovieOf Christ
Club hasmoving-Th e Home!Economicslaunched] out into thepicture
business. They have rented the auditorium of the CathedralGrade
School, seating capacity500, for the afternoon and evening of March
2. At this time theywill show the recent Hollywoodproduction "Upon
This Rock."This sound picture in koda-chrome presents the llife of
OurLord through the eyes of thePrince of the Apostles. William
H.Mooring commented of the ^picture that he could not rememberin a
picture a more vivid andcompelling portrait of Our Lord ..gentle
but strong, kind but alwaysrobust .. "The portrayal" he said,"gains
both power, and dignityfromHhe clear strong voice andth e
untheatrical mien whichj distinguish it from the earlier
screencharacterizations." J ^ ^ H ^ E"Upon This Rock"|is expectedto
attract a large audience| because of itsispeclal appeal duringthe
Lenten season. 9 S B
Students Welcome IFamed Philosopher i IMercyhurst welcomes back
to itslecture platform on February 26,after an absence of three
years,Dr. Charles DeKoninckJ one ofthe foremost philosophers^ in
theworld todayj For four successiveyears Dr. DeKoninck^was on
thecollege lecture program, usuallyremaining* at M ercyhurst th ree
orfour days land giving ia series oflectures to students and*
faculty.
Internationally known, Dr.fDe-Koninck | is | now Dean of
theSchool of Philosophy and Theology at Laval University in Quebec,
Canada.The topic of Dr. DeKoninok'slecture is not definite, but It
isprobable that it may be the timelysubject of |" Th e ^Assumption
ofMary and the Cult of Her Person".Whatever the subject, the
Doctor'stalk is sure to be very worthwhilefor it will beltoased on
the philosophy of St. Thomas Aqinas.
*m' H W l f l I - w ~ ~ .
Trusty Merciad photographertorfc roost before flames devour
catches last view of the his-the trunks of the students.
The faculty and students ofMercyhurst College offer sincere
sympathy to Sister M.Victorine on the death of hersister, to Sister
M. Philippa onthe death of her sister, and toMargaret -tSueta on
the deathof her brother.
gteen men controlling Russia's des-1 t i ny .In the United
States Dr. NyaradiI is no stranger, for it was duringa trip to
Washington, where hehad been called to discuss economic matters
with officials ofour State -{Department,: that hewas appointed
Finance Ministerin the Hungarian Cabinet. He isthe author of the
series of "Saturday Evening!Post" articles: "ISaw Russia
Preparing?for WorldWar in," etc. jDr. Nyaradi is well-known, tothe
lecture-going public becauseof his timely comments and eyewitness
accounts of the tacticsemployed by the Ru ssian Politburoin Eastern
Europe and the world.Students, FacultyDiscuss Problems
The Student-Faculty Board,"which-a few months ago was-meiedream
stuff, has become a realityat Mercyhurst. By the close of
th2Board's fourth weekly meeting onJanuary 18l the members haddrawn
up a tentative constiutionof the organization, ready to bepresented
to the Student Counciland to the Faculty.The purpose of this Board
asstated in the constitution is "topromote better understanding
between faculty and students: thusit aims at better student
facultycommunication."!Composed of six members, threestudents and
three faculty, theBoard has 'been holding- weeklymeetings on
Thursday evening at7:30 in the third floor social room.At these
meetings they discussonly those matters referred to thaBoard either
by the Student Council or by{the Faculty. Then they
make recommendations which arereported back to the two organ;-
|zations concerned. It then becomes the duty of the President jof
the Student Council to make!arrangements for reporting thefindings
of this Board;to the student body.In th e Future
February 15Big| and -LittleSister DinnerCollege Inn.February
16Varsity g a m e -here8:00February 17Teachers* examsS Strong
Vincent High School.February 18Play Competition.February 23Varsity
gamehere8:00. 'j.February 26, 27DeKonincklectures.March 2Varsity
game'here,8:00. IMarch 8, 9, 10Retreat,irch 12Dr. Nicholas
NyaradiLecture.
