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A n n u a l A l u m n a e F u n d E s t a b l i s h e d P a r i s i a n G r o u p R e t u r n sThe Development Office hasAnnounced the inauguration ofthe first annual Alumnae Fund.This fund is the first step in thetotal development program underthe direction of Arabella Fry.

Miss Wieczorek and Miss Fry(I. to r.) study scale model ofnew building.

Jud ith Wieczorek, Alumnae Executive Secretary, is directly responsible for organizing the Fund.

Plan of the DriveAccording to the plan for thefund, contributions will be solicited each year from former students. This year they may designate their gift for one of threeareas.Grants may be applied directlyto the cost of the new Art andScience Building. Or they maybe given to be used in the day-to-day expenses of the collegesuch as faculty salaries, lab facilities, "library expenses.Alumnae may also designatetheir gifts to support the MichaelJ. -Helihan Lecture Series. Thiswill be an annual series of lectures given during American Education Week by noted educators.Dr. Relihan was -[responsible fordeveloping Mercyhurst's educationdepartment. He was the school'sfirst lay faculty member lan dserved?from 1927* until his deathin 1959. f

Alumnae*WilliSolicit . |All solicitation of funds for thedrive will be done by alumnae. Todate, 85% kof the 113 alumnaecontacted have agreed! to serveas classw agents. s These womenwill be soliciting 1500 classmatesin 40 states and 16 foreign coun-tries. 2"

During the past six years, alumnae have contributed over!$10,000to Mercyhurst. This was donewithout urging on the part of thecollege. Last year alone \alumnaecontributions exceeded $2,000.The Advisory Board has offeredto contribute up to $1,000 to th eFund depending on the responseof the alumnae.

Alumnae Fund CouncilThe drive is being co-ordinatedby the newly established AlumnaeFund Council. Mrs. Robert Mur-rell '40, is General Chairman ofthe Council. Vice Chairman incharge of Special Gifts is Mrs.Walter H Wichtowski '33. Otheralumnae on the Council!'are MissJudith!Wieczorek '61, Mrs. JamesLieb '42; Mrs. Frank Hirt '49, Mrs.Frederick Kants '37, Mrs. RegisMullen '47, Miss Eleanor Cava-naugh '59, and Mrs. Joseph Be-galla '62. ;% I ' ?

In Command PerformanceLe Tie teau de Paris will presentat matinee performance of theplay L'Annonce Fait a Marie,Sunday, March 21, at T ech Memorial* Auditorium. The FrenchTheatre company is being broughtto Erie for the third consecutiveyear by the French department.

StoryL'Annonce Fait a M arie, by PaulClaudel, is the story of a younggirl, Violaine. One day she kisseda leper and contracted thedisease. She now had to live alone,far Jfrom her family and fiance,Jacques. During this time her farther left for Jerusalem, her sister Mara married Jacques, andhe r ^mother died. ^-

Some years later Mara's daughter dies. Mara goes to the cavewhere j) her leper sister lives anddemands that Violaine bring the

child back to life. The miracleoccurs, but Mara kills Violaine.Tickets for the play are $2.00for adults and $1.50 for students.They may be obtained from anymember of the French Club.HistoryThe French government has

sponsored these annual visits bythe p layers since 1958. Then theyonly performed at eleven campuses. They now give ninety perform-ances in some seventy colleges anduniversities.The actors left France early inJanuary to begin an eighteen anda half week tour of the* UnitedStates. The actors ana actresseshi the group are famous * Frenchtheatrical personalities.*

IkeXXXVI MERCYHURST COLLEGE, ERIE, PENNA. February 29, 1965Mary Ann Bricher ' ' , : 'Campus TitleFaculty! Initiates Program; V j e s for Glam our ' Na t iona l AwardLecture Series Organized i

Richard J. Kubiak, a memberof the history department, hasannounced the initiation of theMercyhurst College Faculty Lecture Series and j Lecture Bureau.This program was begun underth e inspiration of Mr*. ^Kubiak,who Is being assisted by SisterM. Mary Daniel.Nature of Lectures

Topics presented in the LectureSeries are to be of an intellectualnature, but the primary*duty ofthe speaker is fto "agreeably en-gage the attention of the au dience." No talk is to exceed 45minutes in length and no questionperiod is to ; exceed 30 minu tes.Students will not be compelled toattend these lectures.The stated purposetof the Lecture Series is to provide entertaining and intellectually stimulatinglectures which will raise the intellectual climate of the college.It will give faculty members anopportunity to share their "pet"scholarly Interests with their colleagues and students.The Lecture Bureau will pro

vide comm unities, organizations,and colleges within a >reasonabledistance of Mercyhurst with competent and entertaining speakers.Sophs' A.A.PlanNew r ing Event

The sophomore class and theAthletic Association will co-sponsor the Spring Weekend scheduled for April 28, 24, 25.The weekend will be highlighted by the Sophonade formal dinner-dance, "Harbor Lights," to beheld at the Beachcomber. An added feature is the midnight smorgasbord instead of the traditionalsit-down! dinner. Gene Parlett'stwelve-piece band? will providedance music.IA senior chosen by the sophomore class will feign as queen.Her name will not be revealeduntil the night of the dance.Plans for Sunday include Massin Christ the King Chapel and acommunion breakfast.

It will offer Mercyhurst facultymembersfan opportunity for recognition beyond the i; limits of thecollege. The Bureau wil l| alsofacilitate! the spread of the college's services and \influence inthe area. *Scheduling of TalksLecture Series talks will bescheduled through second semester 1965, summer session 1965,and into the academic year 1965-66. J On rec eipt of a sufficientnumber of participants, a brochur e describing'the Lecture Bureauwill be printed and distributed toall major organizations within theErie area.

Commi t tee P lansFathers Weekend

Kings will reign at Mercyhurst,March 27-28, during^ the secondannual "Dad's Days"! on campus.Kings for \ two daysthe dadswill be treated |to a royal & life ofdining? and dancing. Week-endfestivities will|i commence with9:00 a.m. registration, Saturday.Simulated lectures, cafeteria stylelunch, afternoon sport activities,dinner and a dance and varietyshow will round out Saturday'sactivities.Mass In Christ the King Chapel,Sunday, and brunch in the Dining Hall will climax the royalweek-end.Sandy Selva is chairman of theSGA-sponsored week-end.

Mary.Ann Bricher captured thetitle of "Best-Dressed" in an elec-tion by members of the studentbody, Tuesday, February 23.Out of the five contestants forthe Glamour magazine title, MaryAnn was photographed for preliminary judging in three outfits,typical of her Jall-around clothes-taste. For school wear, she modeled * a ta r tan pancho Co-ordinateset and was photographed outdoors. -\

\ i .She swept up her swingingdark hair and chose a chestnutbrown sheath topped with a scalloped shell for Sunday wear. Herformal (pictured below) was ofice-blue satin, featuring' a floorlength petal skirt. ,

4 *% If"gMary Ann is named as one - choreoprapher for jGreensleeveof the ten 5 national finalists \m ! layers' productions, Mary Ann'sby the T wardrobe is free-and-easy to suither always-on-the-go personality.V ft > A bride-to-be, Mary Ann's Juneplans may include a combinationhoneymoon-Glamour trip to NewYork. ^:'-

A photo-feature of the Eriestudent as a future bride will ap pear in the Roto Magazine of theErie Times within a few weeks.ED. NOTE: See Page 3 forother details of/ 'Glamour 's" on-campus competition.

the contest sponsored j. , """Vfashion maga zine, she* will- wingamongLother things, ja, two-rweek.,New. York, holiday. Whiletu-tljere,she will be entertained with I th einfinite variety of things that canbe found only in New York. Inaddition, she will . model (..forphotographs which will appear?-inthe annual ^August College Issue

of Glamour.This is the second year tha tMary Ann, af junior; Englishmajor, has been nominated by thepanel of students who made thepreliminary choice. A professionaldancer and dance instructor, and

Four runners-up for title:|Kathy LaCameraDefine and A. Kelleher, (1. to r.).ContestBricher. winner: Mary Ann

&Ue*dcviCol leg ian s S la te Second Sem es te r Ac t i v i t iFrosh MixerThe freshman class will holda;mixer from 9 to 12 p.m. in the

school gym, March 5. Admission to the mixer will be $.50. TheIntruders, a four piece band withvocalist, will provide music for theevening.General chairman is JeanneKeim, vice-president of the freshman class. Bhe Is assisted bySusan Hammel. refreshments, and

Karen Zmyslinski, publicity.International Student Week-end| Maria House, 5M|W. 7th Street,will be the center* of speciallyplanned activities this week-endfor the s tudents from Latins andSouth American countries who arestudying in the area.Gannon's St. Thomas More Clubha s plann ed) a social for Fridayevening, Saturday afternoon > lectures and discussions on different

topics in regard to the international apostolate, and a community Mass, Sunday morning.Kathy Fitzgerald, chairman ofMercyhurst's f Latin AmericanComm ittee, the sister-affiliate ofthe international Student Committee of Gannon's More club, ha sannounced that special arrangements will bejma^le for transportation forPresident' students.J

i March 13St. Thomas Day Program4Used Book Sale5Freshman Mixer5.7stk Thomas More Club,Internation Student Weekend12SheikhGannon* f12St. Pat 's DanceGannon18-19E.IMartin Browne's21Le Treteau de Paris27-28Father-Daughter Weekend31Barry Ulanov

r April *2Woodrow Wilson S&yre

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N o G r a d e s , A - B a t t l e S o l u t i o n ? F r o m the B a l c o n y * . . . ' G o l d f i n g e r R e v i e w#!--/! Is that what grades are meant to be? Or is thatmerely what they have become? |A 5 rade is supposedly ant indication of the relative performance of students in a class throughout the semester. AnUA" distinguishes excellent -work from the above-average"B " level, and so on. But often this is not the case; gradesare often no indication of how much workor lack of ithasgone into a course. The "A"-race has smothered the traditional "quest for knowledge." |What is the solution? The "ungraded" approach of St.John's College, Annapolis, Maryland, patterned after that

of Oxford in England, and a similar approach adopted for thefresh mail class of a western university, has enough intrinsicmerit to warrant its more universal use. The students arenot graded by letters or numerically; instead, they are givena "satisfactory" or "unsatisfactory" at the end of the course.Students should be encouraged to learn and understandthe material presented, not to parrot it, word-for-word onblue-book questionnaires. The "satisfactory" rating would beearned only after meeting stringent requirements: a satisfactory performance on a thorough exam, combining questioning of natural knowledge, understanding, and application ofthe subject matter. The mere fact that a student comes toclass each day does not automatically entitle him to a gradeabove an "F", neither should it rate him a grade of "satisfactory." * I JThe pressure of making "A's," "B's," and so forth is toogreat, especially in consideration of the reasoning behind thegradin g systems of some professors. G rading by curves, inwhich a solid? "B" student receives a course grade of "C,"fluctuating bases of evaluation,Jetc*have.ruined many stu

dents' dispositions. A "B"|iri a deserved "A" course willinevitably set the student in conflict \ against the professor.The epitome of unjustice is the-case jn which a 1.45 deprivesa scholarship student of the financial support she needs tocontinue college or a 1.4 fails to permit a, personable, promising futurefteacher to be a student-tealcherJNaturally, however, problems would exist. The "A" students do not want to be lumped together with the "C " studentsbut the "C" students don't seem to object. Of course,once the realization that the^specter grade would no longerbe lurking over her head, the student could begin to enjoyher classes and forget unnecessary competition.She wouldlbe discouragedlfrbm taking courses in whichshe could get an "A"|because .she already knew the materialor was^enticed|by an easy-grader^ Students might study tolearn, rather than to earn a grade * * **f v

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by Jason BergerMember of the English Dept.James Bond, the impeccableagent 007, is the embodiment ofa new wave of': male-ascendancy,or "patrism," which is subtly butgradually replacing the largelymatristic society of the contempo rary! period since the secondWorld War.This peculiar contemporary period, dominated by such bosomyor verbose females f as EleanorRoosevelt, Jane Russell, Zsa ZsaGabor, Mamie Eisenhower, Mrs.Kennedy, Marilyn Monroe, andnow Lady Bird has been sweptoverboard, along with Goldfinger,by a new species, the super-male,James Bond. A new cult, represented by McNamara and deGaulle, in the age-old processt o fsuccession between matristic an dpatristic cultures, has lately begun to become the expression ofthe public im aginatio n.! We oweit to the second World War thatfemales had completely reworkedthe culture of the U.S. and Britain into a domesticated, impotent, mascara-ruled cult off th e

corset and silk-stocking.jNew Era of PatristsNow, with a' society of I youngadults ; w h o , as children, quicklylearned to take.1 their father'splaces, and! have now come Tintotheir own, the t female sympathyis precisely wh at has relegated th eRonald Colemans, the Vallees, theGables, and the JHudsons andPresleys to obscurity: it has alsoproduced: the character JamesBond, 1Bond is not unfamiliar Ho th eyoung patrist of our era. In thecomic books of a decade ago, Bondappeared? as Superman, CombatCasey, Batman, and Green Arrow.Fleming and the movie directorshave brought all these elementsinto the characterization of Bondin t"Goldfinger." In the prefaceto the main action of the film,Bond;swims like aquaman, scalescliffs like the Fly, removes hisfrogman's togs like Clark Kentchanging to Superman, has autility belt" in his heel and glovecompartment, and has unearthlypowers of vision; (telescopic, perhaps) in seeing the miniaturizedreflection of an assailant fat hisback in a young lady's pupil.In the main I action, he drivesa veritable "bat-mobile" completewith Green Arrow's catapult seat,and exhibits an* X-ray vision inthe washroom aboard Goldfinger'sprivate jet. Bond ihas that supreme good fortune and aston

ishing : luck that was the comic

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Our Readers Comment...Dear Editor:

Once again the Editor writesa Letter to the Editor to expressgratitudefto her staff and to the,school on the fulfillment of another!deadline; but, this I time itis an ecstatic Editor who reportsthat the yearbook is finished! Ishould write "well done, good andfaithful staff," but I shall reservethat compliment for them to givethemselves, May 10.Acknowlegments of gratitude goout to Kathy Fitzgerald, copyeditor and typing staff, MarianneKing, Sarah Downey, and JudyEmling;f to Maryfern Andrewswho compiled and typed all theindices; to Judy Figaski an dBarbara Heibel and assistants,Jan Bodnar, Bonnie Brennan,Donna Gemma, Kay Gabryolek

for excellent work on the CampusLifej and Activities {sections;!toJoyce Augustine for photographing and identifying all the underclassmen; and to writers, JaneCarney, Chris Valentine,* MaryGrace Rocco, Gail Flynn, andCarole Stoiber. iI wish to especially commendthe photographers for their spirited cooperation since semesterbreak despite frequent setbacks;also, AprUjj Kendziora, D. P. (division ; page) editor and RitaChrobak, "garbage" (contact-negative) editor.Thanks to Marilyn Pokorski forher, exclusive book design and"efforts" on the coverfrom bur lap to paper . . .

' Maureen Aleci, -* "Praeterita" Editor-in-Chief

Dear Editor:Now as election timet ap proaches, I think something shouldbe said about withdrawals fromelections. ^In the first place, it is unfairto other nomineees and to thosewho supported the nominationto withdraw after the contest hasbegun. If a student does not wishto run for office, she should decline the nomination{before it ismade known to the rest of thestudent body. This will give students a wider choicetoo often

thelfield is unnecessarily limitedby* the last-minute withdrawal ofonefor several candidates.Perhaps some provision canbe I made for this in SGA studiesof election proceedings. .. ^*i Janis Bodnar

books' privilege to accord only^ totheir 1 mythical heroes. His codename, 007, is an interesting combination of the "00" hit in"Scipio," a billiard game, and thelucky "7" of the widely practicedgame of "craps."Role of the WomanA patristic hero, Bond Is tall,dark, handsome, and absolutely

impervious to feminine bewitchment. Like any patrist, Bondshuns the employment of women,vaunts constantly his superiorityto jjthem, and depends upon histraining and instructions. Goldfinger, on the other hand, thetrue matrist, surrounds himselfwith women, dotes on them,:anddepends on them.*The struggle between JamesBond and his adversary, Goldfinger, generalized through thesymbolic patterns of the moviesuggests also the ageless strugglebetween the matristic artist andhis critic (Bond). As any trueartist, Goldfinger is a supremetrickster, master illusionist, m anipulator, and bizarre enterpren-eur, whose lament -is that unlike

other areas of endeavor, crime incontemporary society lacks " imagination."!

Only GoldThus, in his Kentucky hideaway, he destroys th e inferior |criminals, basks himself in an auraof beautiful objects provided byMiss Galore and Co., and possesses the unique prevailing passionof accumulating for his estheticpleasure the most shiny and beautiful object in the world, goldbullion. Auric is deeply upset todiscover that Bond suspects himof wishing to destroy the gold,when Goldfinger's artistic objectis to remo ve it from? circulation.Intensify it, and gain fame.

Departing from the previousfilms of the series, Bond here findshimself the captive audience,ironically powerless, at the mercyof the villain-hero whom he relentlessly attempts to unmask.The final statement of the filmIs not that Goldfinger is evil; butthat the partistic figure must triumph through a manipulation andsubordination of what Bond calls'the maternal instinct," a principle with j-which Miss Galore andher harpies are imbued.EDITOR'S NOTE: An unabridged version of Mr. Berger's article,including a parallelism drawn between Goldwater and Goldfinger,may be obtained from any of the"Merciad" editors.

STICKandO

In one of our recent brain-storming sessions, we came up with aneye-opening observation on the occupational preferences of collegestudents. *Using Mercyhurst as an examplei(which we had to do consideringthe short time we could spare out of our busy schedules to prove ourpoint) , we will examine the evolution of these preferences in the variousclasses. To narrow the field a little more, we will ^specifically studyscience majorsalthough our recent polls indicated that the trendis equally evident in all of the other majors with the possible exceptionof the Elementary Education group.Ask any class of newly arrived freshmen science majors wh at th eyplan to do when t he y | graduate. Most will be planning > to go on tograduate school to get at least a master's degree and, more likely adoctorate, to become a computer expert, a medical doctor, or the headof a large laboratory. The rest are contemplating immediate research,and, occasionally, there might be one rather dedicated girl who is considering teaching.By the sophomore year, ambitions seem to have dwindled a trifle(along with the;?grades and stamina), and many of the prospectivegraduate students of the year before have discovered the amazingopportunities available for women with B.A. degrees. Some of the lessmotivated of the research group have either switched majors or droppedout of college completely, and the one lone teacher Is still trudgingalong.Somewhere in the sophomore year the dreams of future greatnessar e shatteredor something. Anyway, the junior year finds a goodpercentage of the research scientists sitting in education .classes an dtelling anyone who has the misfortune to ask how ideal and rewardingthe teaching profession Is for a woman.The last few die-hards spend their senior year in a frenzy tryingto pick up as many teaching credits as possible, while the rest of theestablished education minors sit back and admire their diamond rings.Well, it's a woman's prerogative to change her mind, isn't it ?

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February 29 , $1965 T H E I M E R C I A D Page ThreeHonor System Answer|to Cheating?Many Mercyhurst Students Think Not

Mass cheating, brought to thefore by the Air Force Academyscandal, is the current nationwidetopic of conversation. There seemsto be little doubt tha t w idespread cheating occurs in, andoutside of, classrooms in th eUnited States. Indeed, nationalstatistics assert that 67% of allcollege students cheat in one wayor another .Whose fault is it that so muchcheating and rule-breaking existsin colleges today? Some studentsbelieve that cheating is encouraged by a "com bination ! of lazyprofessors who repeat tests semester after semester and anover-emphasis o n! grades," O therstudents believe that a large per-c e n t a g e of rule -breaking? i sbrought about! by "asking ! stu-dents not to do things they arepermitted to do in th eir ownHomes and setting rules that aretoo hard for a large percentage tokeep." Honor Systemin order to protect academicintergrity, colleges. in every p artof the country have turned to the

Honor System. At Mercyhurst,the presently existing Honor System has been re-defined by Barbara Brairton, Dorm CouncilPresident, in view of the variousnew rules approved-and adoptedby the Student-Faculty ? Committ e e .The newly defined honor system demands that each studentaccept personal responsibility toobserve the rules and to reportherself to the proper authoritiesif she violates them. It also demands that she inform other student violators to report themselves.I "Pro and Con" mRecently, tf.S.A. RepresentativesFATHER GREELEY:

published a pamphlet treating thepros and cons of the Honor System. "The underlying principleof the Honor System," states thepamphlet, "is th at of self-development through self-control. Itplays an instrumental role inbinding a college community together, for it enables students tolive in an atmosphere of mutualtrust and confidence."Students' OpinionsThe{standards and corresponding penalties set up by the HonorSystem are strongly backed andsupported jby the . academic heade r s . However, the opinions of theother Hurst students fare diverse.Upperclassman: "If you didn'thave the Honor System, whatwould you have except purechaos? There must be some basicsystem off standards If any rulesare to be upheld by the students.However, the Honor Systemdoesn't seem to be enforced here."Upperclassman: "I don't thinkthat the Honor System Is effective here. I think thatjfthe connection of demerits with the Sy stem Is ridiculous N It makes thecollege seem more like a PrepSchool." | | |Freshman: "The Honor Systemseems to be an abstract aspect ofcollege life. A certain amount ofcheating goes on everywhere, andMercyhurst is no exception. Idon't think some students realizethat they are cheating. But then,our Honor System doesn't seemto do much to enlighten them."Upperclassman: "Students aregoing to I cheat and break ruleswhether there is an Honor Systemor not. On the other hand, theyare going to keep the rules Ifthey are conscientious, and Idon't think it is the Honor System that is exerting the influ-

"New Breed" Needs OutletSpontaneous applause from oneof the Little T heatre 's! most re sponsive audiencesa cross-section of diocesan ' educators' andcollegians, clerics and laityconfirmed Rev. Andrew Greeley'sbasicI thesis: "The problem Is no thow to stir young people to generosity and enthusiasm, but whereto find outlets for their generosity and enthusiasm."The University of Chicago sociologist-educator addressed astanding-room only crowd in theLittle Theatre, Thursday evening,February 11. He related his ca talogue of observations and conclusions in a formal lecture and entertained questions fromlthe au -dienceiln an informal discussionafterward. "New Breed"Father Greeley noted, "Contraryto our idea of this generation asbeing apathetic and non-conformist,!we've found (them) to beoverwhelming in idealism andgenerosity. The 'new breed*thepresent generationhas|to be interested! an d Involved."He emphasized, "They mustread, think, write, talkthey mustbe concerned with the community,the world, tine Chjurch." This

commitment for concern, Fatherexplained, comes In the late teens.Teen-Age Awareness"Until then we accept thingswithout criticizing or evaluatingthem. Then suddenly we have ourfirst original idea and we discoverthe world as a place to be changed, improved, excited about. Thisis wh en w et first become ;committedcommitted to our idea,our vision of doing somethingof great value and|importance."

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Father Greeley and Sister M.Daniel discuss "New Breed."the top of th e lists of wants ofcollege students. He claims, "Theywant to make their own decisions,guide their own destiny, be free."

"Freedom is the essence of maturity and it does have a pricethe price of living with your owndecisions after you've made the m."

ence that guides their actions."Sophomore: "It's is nice to havesomething to lean on, but I don'treally think that the fHonor System is effective here." .1Upperclassman: "I like theHonor System, but demeritsshould definitely! be cut out. Ifyou are on your honor to reportany wrong-doing, there doesn'tseem to be a need for demerits."g Perhaps Mercyhurst needs morethan a re-definition of its HonorSystem.Freshman: I said to an upperclassman the other day: "Aren'tyou going to repor t y ourself?"She laughted. I 'm not sure thatthe Honor System is taken (veryseriously here.Sophomore: In Ithe Pro andCon pamphlet, the Con sidefreadin part: "The phrase "honor system" isjitself a contradiction interms. How can there be a systemto judge or evaluate honor, themeaning of which lies in the individual's personal sense of justice, integrity, and worth? Whataffects a person's honor is entirely his own concern and shouldnot be the business of an institution set up for higher education."I think this idea is worth pondering.

JEd. Note: The following is anexcerpt from "Quest for Knowledge" by Joseph L. Heimbold,Jr., which appeared in the "Gannon Knight," February 12, 1965.Since the problem of poor attendance at the Cultural Series'offeringsJinvolvesjMercyhurst, wefelt this part J of the article borerepetition.There are three possible answers for such uneventful gatherings at the lectures. First, the

faculty could be at fault. Theteacher Is in a position to set anexample for the studen.t For ifthe teacher does not show jj an interest in continuing his educationonce he has obtained his degree,then how can he, in all honesty,expect the student to look uponeducation as a continuous processwhich does not cease once he hasleft Ith e classroom. Strict formaleducation can make an Individualignorant of the real esthetics oflife around him.The student-body could also bewrong. More often than not theirphysical desires dictate to themental powers. Saturday night,being date-night, entails the ritual of going out and having funinstead of sacrificing these world-ly pleasures for the knowledgeablesatisfaction of the mind. Maybeit is too much to ask, for the student to change his habits, butsince h i s | primary purpose inschool is education, then heshould at least appear as thoughhe (is interested in achieving thisgoal.The third possible answer forattendance failure Is the lack ofpublic'jrelations. If there were agreater emphasis on the importance of hearing the guests of theCultural Series then maybe^morewould take note. Better publicity-media would consist of: 1) Moreposter announcements distributedthroughout the schools; 2) Division of Humanities should stressthe Importance, in class, of hearing the different distinguishedpersonalities. 3) And m aybe a different time schedule for suchguests so jit I wouldn't have anychance to interrupt the majority'sroutine of life."

AT THE VALENTINE DAY PARTY

S k a t e r s T r i u m p h SpillSkate, skate, glide; skate, skate,glide, glide, bang! To waltz music,march music, and polka music,this same pattern was repeatedas numerous first-time skatersattacked the glassy ice at theD.S.O. Skating Party, I February14. I flCries of delight and dismayfilled th e Glenwood Rink as suc

cessful ro unds and spills werehad. "I think my skates are tiedtoo loosely; my ankle keeps turning 'sideways," ..bemoaned on efirst-timer as her friend, k arms

flailing, skated by yelling, "Ican't stop."r A number!of flat-on-their-backmales proved themselves as uncoordinated as their female counterparts as they too, excused awaytheir clumsiness on Ice.Although there were jjmanyfirst time skaters, th ere ! werenumerous "professionals"thosewho could skate y around therink at least once without falling.With their help, first-timers wereable to have a skating session,rather than a sitting session atthe Glenwood Rink.Best Dressed Aspirants ShowCampus,Church, Formal Attire

Candidates for Glamour magazine's "Best Dressed," title, modeled three of their outfits at an informal fashion show, February 17,in McAuley Main Lounge.Nominees, , B e t t y Barczak,freshman sociology major, Teresa DeFino, junior elementary education major, Adria Kelleher,freshman elementary educationmajor, and Kathy LaCamera,sophomore English major, choseschool, Sunday and formal wearto model for the ^student body.Th e fifth nominee, Mary AnnBricher, junior English major,was unablie to be present for theshowing.Casual and[ Church WearA variety of colors and styleswere worn by the four Students inthe afternoon showing. Kathy'sIndian madras boy suit, Betty'sthree-piece avocado and egg shellsport outfit, Terry's cranberry-green plaid blazer and cranberryskirt and Adria's navy shaker knitpullover atop a camel skirt typified appropriate school day outfits.Fashion-setting Sunday outfitsincluded a sunny'gold silk dress(Betty), black-knit sleeveless shifttopped with an off-white knit v-necked blazer (Terry), an easyscoop neck Dublin-collared blackdress (Adria), and a gold-blackDior pleated skirt topped with Iablack piped gold jacket i (Kathy) .8? Formal AttireAppropriate formal gowns wornby the four nominees Included afloral patterned sheath withshades of pink, green and bluesplashed on a beige background(Terry), a delicate pink frosted,white chiffon formal (Betty), mpink scooped front, squared backvelvet-crepe (Kathy)? lan d awhite brocade floor length gownaccented with cabbage roses atthe back waist (Adria).

In Glamour's choice of the tencollegians in the nation, who represent the cream of the crop ascollege fashion setters, good looksare what stand | outshining,well-kept hair, a flair for making-up to achieve a pretty, but not

mad e-up, look for every-day an d asimply natural yet dramatic lookfor evening. Clothes sense In re gard to budget management, co ordination of separates, accessorizing, and appropriateness Isunmatched in achieving a "well-dressed," well-groomed look.JudgesNominees were chosen by a

panel of five Mercyhurst students.The panel included Merciad editors Bonnie Brennan and KathyCook, Home Economic's Club vice-president Mary Alice Dunn,S.G.A.i president and vice-president Peggy Hock and SandySelva. ijj tiJanisfBodnar was chairman ofthe fashion show and Peggy Hockmoderated it.C i v i c M in d e d G i v eT i m e , A id t o O t h e r s

To fulfill all moral responsibilities, to develop the intellect, tomeet j the commitments of variousorganizations is challenging andgratifying. Yet such satisfaction isnot enough | for the Mercyhurstgirl who realizes that her personaldevelopment is a talent to be usedin the service of other people.Three civic projects illustrate thepresence of this apostolic attitudeamong the students. $Ann |Girard, Ruth Page andElaine Berchtold assisted the sisters at Oannondale in(presentinga Christmas drama. They didthe Ichoreography , programs a ndmusic for the production.Elaine Berchtold and PatH odg -kiss spent Wednesday afternoonstutoring five women in readingand writing to help them to obtain better jobs. Their star pupil isnow taking night courses for herhigh school diploma. | fWilling members of the |elementary education dub each volunteer an hour a week to supervise children's games and artsand crafts at the Salvation ArmyCenter.

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Gann on S A G A Enter ta insHurst Students at D inner

Kathy McDowell demonstratesher prowess aft head stands.SPORTS SCOOPS I

Kathy MacDowell, Karen Wilson, Judy Grana, Kathy Magmer,Gloria Critelli (1 . to r.) push-up on the gym floor.

W A A Follows Tw o Exercise PlansStudents, particularly freshmenresidents, are on an exercise"kick." Exercising for fitness andfun stops just short of "climbingChe walls," providing a suitableoutlet for "letting off steam.": Work-outs arefno longer confined to regular gym periods; stu

dents bend-and-stretch to musicin the dorm* halls between 9:30arid 10:30 Hn the evening andothers make use of the gym atthis time for more organized exercises.

Students' Aims in ExercisingOne student attests that a three-week program of stilt-walking,pogo-stick-hopping, and deep-knee bends trimmed off tenpounds. Most of the exercisingstudents Uist figure problems asthe first reason for the sometimesstrenuous exercises. But Ia largenumber of trie exercisers also citehealth and fun as motivating f a c -torst in the tests of endurance."Its value as a diversion is unmatched," said Sister M. Charles,

Paper! W o r k s h o p In s t ruc t sF r e s h m e n , F u t u r e E d i t o r s\ r "A newspaper should be an informative, interesting and stimulatingpublication." The ways and means of fulfilling these qualifications werediscussed at the Merciad workshop, held on February 13 in McAuleyLounge. i Bonnie Brennan, editor-in-chief of the Merciad, opened the pro-gram with a description of the new organization of the paper. Thestaff set-up has been revised to Include photography and copy editorsas well as the original page edi-

V a l e n t in e T h e m eF o r C l u b ' s P a r t y

Cecilian Club president SallyMeyers claimed, "Musicians areknown to I be eccentrics, so wefound no harm in having our St.Valentine's Day gathering, February 17." Altho ugh ! they celebrated three days late, decorations andit refreshments carriedout the holiday theme, $A "musical fsoiree" began theevening's program J Each of i th eclub's membersprimarily 8musicImajors and el.? ed. majors withmusic academic majorscontributed to the soiree.

r An expanded advertisingprogram will be instituted alongwith a system of "beats" for morethorough news^ coverage, p Th especial fields of feature stories,editorials, cartoons andjnews ar ticles were also discussed.M r s . John Hartman, moderatorof the Merciad, spoke on thefinancialj| aspects of pub lishing anewspaper. She stressed the importance of producing a papertha t was good quality bo th| inpresentation and mate rial. ' SIThe second session of theworkshop featured demonstra-'tions of .cropping and lay-out.Maureen Alecl explained thecomponents of a good picture andthe problems involved in obtaining one. Bonnie Brennan presented the methods of assembling apage of a paper from the newscontent to the final headlinewriting.g JOIN DAVID'SC h a r m ClubfFOR EVERY FIFTHiCHARM YOU PURCHASERECEIVEiONElFREE . . .

Piano solos andl duets, singing,and a tenor saxaphone solo werefeatured. Preceding each performance, a brief, informative description of the piece and its composerwas given.Valentine's Day refreshmentsincluded a heart-shaped cake,served to guests in Uhe musichouses

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in recommending the gym workouts to her first-floor residents.Sh e claimed gthat it provided thenecessary break in mentalsexercise, particularly during test time.She said that it was unexcelled asa m eans of releasing energy, muchbetter than the exercise of thevoice and lungs in "screaming andyelling."WAA Encourages ExercisingIndividual exercise is one ofthe point-meriting programs ofthe Women's Athletic Associationwhich has incorporated the physical education department's exercise; plans into its program forfree-time exercise. Other stude nts,t o o , are responsible for organizingthemselves into exercise "platoons."Mercyhurst's physical education department uses two methodsof planned exercise: PresidentKennedy's Fitness Program iandthe R.C.A.P. Training Plan. Theyboth seek to develop skill] andtiming by using a series of exercises done consecutively in a limited* time-span. With 'repetition,the time required to complete theexercise is reduced and the maximum number off times of performing th e exercise can- beachieved. After Iattaining thismaximum, malntenence of it isthe goal of physical exercise.

By Jndy PitneyDim lights, soft music, an dvalentine decorations set themood for a special occasion atthe Gannon College Dining Hall.Special it was because, for thefirst time, the students of Gannon entertained Mercyhurst at a

dinner. Th e: event, arranged bythe Saga Food Service, was heldFebruary 13, from 4:30 to 6:30 .|Complete from the -ired l a ndwhite checkered tablecloths to thejacketed hosts, the Hall reflectedthe atmosphere of a supper club.Nellie Gay and. the Snapshotsplayed throughout the time thatdinner was .being served. A menuincluding ham or roast beef, rolls,mashed or j sweet potatoes, vegetables, layer cake or pie, and cof-fee was offered.

Gannon \ ReactionWhen asked |if they welcomedthe "invasion," some Gannon menreplied "It sure was a change!"Others complained that they only

S t u d e n t s N o m i n a t e' P r e s s ' C a n d i d a t e

In a recent election the studentbody selected Carole Stoiber torepresent Mercyhurst in t h eP i t t s b u r g h .Press "CampusCover Girl Contest." Brown-haired, blue -eyed J Carole is a juni orEnglish ! major from Youngstown,Ohio. She has beenia*class officer, a | member of the yearbookstaff and a member of Y .C.S.Carole headed this year's orientation program and serves aspresident of the Lit Club.Pictures of all of the candidateswill appear in Roto Magazine,March 14. Judges will meet thefollowing week to select the fivefinalists, who will 'be guest of thePress,, at a d inner a nd show,March 26.

STUDENT SPOTLIGHTS t u d e n t s P la n F u t ur e i n S o ciThat sociology is.Fbecoming J anan Increasingly more importantfield is evidenced by the seniormembers of the Sociology Department. Four out) of five studentshave announced plans to continue

their studies this fall at graduateschool.Mary Fisher of Girard, Ohio isnow at work on a senior studyproject. In cooperation with Mr.Tascone, formerly of Gannon,Mary will study hospital organizations. This research will!be ex panded at graduate school whereMary plans to enter the Afield oforganization sociology.

Social WorkGinny Hammer will I undertakefurther study of socialiwork nextfall. Social work is a study distinct from sociology. While sociology is a study ofSsociety, socialwork is directed towards helpingpeople jj adjust to their environment. Ginny, a resident of Pitts-ford, New York, has already beenaccepted at Fordham Universityand the University of Buffalo.!Social work will also be thecontratlon of Marcia Neumont atgraduate school. On a grant from

the National Institute of MentalHealth, Marcia will do graduatework!at Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. Marcia,whose home is in Pittsburgh, isdoing a senior research projectinvolving high school students.Senior ProjectThe aspirations of high schoolstudents is the topic MarcineChmielewski has chosen for herresearch. Graduate study? at a asyet undetermined school is | thefuture plan of Marcine who comesfromf Sharon, Pennsylvania.

While Jean Stimmel will not dograduate research (she will bemarried in the fall), she hopes toput her knowledge of sociology togood use. Jean is in the processof beginning a study for the Commun ity Relations Commission! ofErie. This committee is Involvedwith obtaining |fai r practices forthe Negro.Sister Mary Daniel, Chairmanof the Sociology Department, canwell expect that her students willbe prepared to make worthwhilecontributions |to the society inwhich they livef

found out about the impendingMercyhurst visit shortly beforedinner."Why, I had to find out whoborrowed my sport coat," complained one Gannon student.Another one of his friends experienced a similar problem. Complete! with an;oxford cloth shirt,striped tie, olive sport coat and

slacks, he appeared to have misplaced his dress shoes. His substitution of black tennis shoeswith white laces was hardlynoticeable!Mercyhurst ReactionThe Mercyhurst girls who attended the affair were enthusiastic a b o u t their reception.Some of J the comments included:Sue Phelps"You'd never knowthey were the same boys you seeduring the week." Mary Ann Kelly"That was sharp." Adele Par-rillo"It was* the best way thathas ever been provided "for Mercyhurst to meet the Gannon student body, other tban th eLounge." I

0ea*'d i*tSeniors:Janice HorvathAnn WeigandJanice KraheKathy MahaneyGinny GorsakMargaret HarrisonAnn Marie McCarthyJudy Figaskij^Marjorie NeverdaleDonna SchleutermanJuniors:Kathy Keim'%Carole StoiberSophomores:Divina BarbushJudy Pitney{

Freshmen;Terry JonesKa y WillemsDonna CostanzoMary PatalonfSharon LaboskyKathy SouersfHonorable MentionStudent who achieved academicindices of greater than 2.4

Seniors:Maureen AleclSister PaulineJuniors:Suzanne SontagSophomores:Barbara Brown

Freshmen:Adria KelleherDonna RossoniMaureen GoodNancy McLaughlinLinda PontzerAn n CanalifPa t Ryan IAn analysis of class showingreveals that 14% of the seniors,3% of the.J juniors, 4% of thesophomores, and 7.5% of thefreshmen were named to Dean'sList for the first semester. Abreakdown according to departments shows that those havingindices above 2.5 came from Elementary Education (5) , fEnglish

( 4 ) , French (4), Mat h ( 4), Science(3), and History (1) .