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Tri-College Meeting

On September 20th,representatives of Mercyhurst.Villa and Gannon Colleges met atGannon to discuss the possibilityof a common academic calendarfor the three col leges.At the meeting, a representative for each College spoke onthat college's academic calendar,pointing out both the advantagesand disadvantages of theirparticular system. After thepresentations, a discussionfollowed and the meeting wasadjourned.The, memb ers of the? Tri-College Consortium have agreedin principle that a commoncalendar would be beneficial tothe success of cooperativeprograms between the threeColleges* At the present tim e,students who wish to ta ke coursesat other member Colleges in theConsortium must deal with theproblems that come up becausethe colleges work on different

calendar systems. ProfessorMichael McQulllen commentingon the Tri-College meeting lastFriday observed that, "Thesentiment seemed to be that, 'Ifeach of the Colleges is seriousabout Consortium, there shouldbe a common calendar."At the present tim e. Villa andGannon work on an academiccalendar which is composed oftwo fourteen week semesters.During those semesters, studentscarry a course load of fourcourses. An intersession takesplace between the two semesters.In the days leading;:up to theTri-College meeting, concernamong the members of theMercyhurat student body grew.Humors floated about to theeffect that Mercy hurst was aboutto commit Itself to an academiccalendar similar to that of Villaand Gannon. The situation cameto a head, when. % at the Townmeeting on I the ,.night - off Sep

tember 19, the student bodyrepresented, made it clear thatthey were overwhelmingly op*posed to any calendar change,bean Garvey. in referring to thissentiment* observed Saturday,that, "We are aware of thepopularity of the presentprogram. j 7Shortly before the Tri-Collegemeeting, the Merciad contactedCollege Registrar TomBillingsley on the status of anycalendar change. He replied thathe knew little more than anyoneelse on the subject but he didstress that the matter was stillnothing more than an Idea to bediscussed at a meeting that afternoon. C i'- :i/M r . Billingsley did not feel thata m ove- toward a commoncalendar should be automaticallyinterpreted as a -change inMereyhurst's 'calendar. MManything,! it might be possiblethat I we could show? Villa and

Gannon how attractive the threesemester system is,.,or we couldarrive at some compromise thatwould retain the best parts ofboth calendars.11 One idea thathas reached the Merciad thatmay preserve the term system isconverting to a 4-3-3 term system .This would omit Intersession butkeep Free Wednesday and mostof the positive aspects ofMereyhurst's a 1-3 3 calendar.Billingsley and Dean Garveyboth stated that any move in thedirection of calendar change atMercy hurst would have to becleared through the CollegeSenate. This would guaranteestudent and faculty voice In anychanges made.Speaking as to why somemembers of; the Mercy hurstadministration might be in favorof a calendar change, Billingsleypointed out [ that the presentsystem is more expensive andcomplicated thin the Itwo

semester system, for the simplereason that three semesters a remore work than IJVO. More importantly, he pointed out thenecessity of a common calendarto the success of the Tri-CollegeConsortium* it would greatlysimplify the job of t a king coursesat two or three of the Colleges inthe Consortium if they, are illoperated on the same schedule.Dein Garvey added that."...though some adjustments willhave to be made. Every possibleeffort'will be made to keep theterm system intact."in closing, both B illingsley andGarvey indicated that Mercyhurst would not act suddenly onthis matter. As Mr. Billingsleyconcluded, "Mercyhurst realizesthat its calendii is one of itsmostattractive < assets ,. Our studentquestionnaire of this Springpointed that out ...You can be surethat we won't make any changesWithout careful d iscussion."

INSIDE INFO. 1p.2 ^M?Editaik, i all Festival Recap p.3 - \Hurst hauntinqs, A Friendly Face,Reasonable Recipes ^jHt'^SHH-p.4 I W H B B Iwomen's Crew, Fruit FarmAl l this and much more in thisweek's Merciad I

SPOOKED?] 118 ni l - ; HURSTli \UNTEI>?The Merciad goes Into ifull investigation, of thecampus spi r i t world onI\3.,,KnJoy the entire spookybusiness and come to yourown conclusions! K m B

VOL. XLVII NO. 2 MERCYHURST COLLEGE SEPTEMBER 27. 1974Dinner Theater

Alpha Omega] Playersf|Present rAdam and Eve"

The Campus Ministry presents Mark Twain's wisdom and gentlehumor in "The Diary of Adam and Eve," to be performed by thenationally acclaimed Repertory Theater of America, the Alpha-Omega Players. The production will be part of a "Dinner Theater,"featuring top-notch entertainment, plus a good meal. It will takeplace on Tuesday! October 1, at 7:00, in the m ain dining room of thecafetcria.ilFS f$5F ^ -*?/>?; ^ ^ ^ H H ^ ^ ' ^ S H E ^ VMusic, humor, and nostalgia combined to provide a new perspective on the lives of the first man and the first woman. Theadapted form, a short story by Mark Twain with music by thecomposers of''Fiddler on the Roof," is the story of the beginnings ofthe age-old struggle between man and woman, as relevant today asit was in the (warden of Eden. | 8f^C^^ t^fi-M Am erica's beloved humorist and storyteller, Mark Twain, writescompassionately and with great understanding of the sensitivityand gentleness of Eve and of the strength and often hidden sensitivity of Adam. Written in memory of his wife, "The Diary ofAdam and Eve" is a poignant, humorous, and thoroughly en*tertaining evening . * ^ * ?|| 5

Starring in "Adam and Eve" will be the talented young actors:Kay Crews. Margaret Rose, Hugh Daniel, and Gary Rathhurn, ofthe Alpha-Omega Players of Texas.?*vKay Crews received her B.A. in drama from Trinity University,in Texas. She has appeared in two films, "The Getaway," starringAli McGraw and Steve McQueen, and "Where) DoI We Go FromHere?" and in many plays, She has also written some p lays, two ofwhich were produced at Trinity. Sag ii * VMargaret Rose attended North Texas State University and shewas an Education major, teaching in the fields of Drama andEnglish. After two years of teaching on the secondary level, shejoined the Alpha-Omega Players. She is also involved in the Theaterof the Deaf in Dallas, and in Children's theater. y |Hugh Daniel studied theater and music at Marshall University inWest Virginia. He has performed in numerous productions rangingfrom Shakespeare to musical comedy to classical and contemporary Opera, > /* S I - 1Gary Rathhurn is a native of Titusvllle, Pennsylvania, and is atheater major from the University of Pittsburgh at Titusville. Thisis his first tour with the Alpha-Omega Players. He is an experienced actor and an accomplished musician and composer.The Alpha-Omega Players have traveled more than 725,000 milesin the last five years, performing in 45 states and Canada, makingthem the most active touring theater group in the country. *The Campus Ministry will be issuing a limited number of ticketsfor the Dinner Theater. Even though there will be no admissioncharge, advance tickets are necessary if you want to attend, makesure to get your free ticket from Father Guy Patrick, Mr. Hlan-chfield or in Information, the Union or the Cafeteria. Dinner willstart at 5:30 and the curtain time will be 7:00. There will be a chargeof $1.85 for day students for the dinner.

If you are interested in getting involved in volunteer work in Erie,come to the Campus Ministry office and learn of all the possibilitiesthat are open to you.OnJOctober 3. Mrs. Halperin from C.O.V.E. (The .VolunteerAgency in Erie) will be in the Campus Ministry from 1:00 to 8:00that afternoon. F eel free to come and meet her.

1 No, this isn't Fall Festival '74, but your guess was close. For arecap of the fantastic Fall Festival, complete* with pictures of allth e action, turn to page 2.

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H urst Studentm Addresses; Congress Mr A 5 Mercy hurst senior has recently returned from Washintgon,where she took the opportunity to add ress the United States Houseof Representat ives . >'A-As part of her duties as represent;B1 ive of the Northwest Region ofthe Pennsylvania State Kducation Association, (PSKA), KathyJurkiewicz traveled to Washington earlier this month for two daysof meetings with federal education officials.The meetings took place on September 11 and 12 at theheadquarters of the National Education Association (NEA) Thepurpose of the meetings was for PSEA represent a t i ves |o meet withmembers of the Ford Administration and familiarize them withtheir educational programs.^ * '.', < f *ajfcvi $$* | /Although sh e was one of the only students present at the meetings.Kathy was very successful in getting the students' viewpointacross. ,1 f SIS O % SF ! ^ W IThe high point of the journey came when Kathy had the chance tospeak to Congress when it was in session. Her speech covered itemsof importance to students, such as continued financial aid to bothcolleges and students, to support for now program s being originatedby liberal arts colleges. During the speech, Kathy cited severalsuch programs now operating at Mercy hurst. gjfi J M | TWhen asked if the fact that she as a student made the people thatshe dealt with treat her any differently, Kathy responded that she"was surprised at how receptive everybody was to?the studentview. . .They consider us very important because we are the oneswho will soon be coming to power.? While at the Capitol, Kathy had the opportunity to talk at lengthwith both Congressman Vlgorlto and SenatorSchwlekcr.fi n 1A major in Elementary and Special Education Kathy has beeninvolved with the PSEA for several ye ars. She w as elected to herpresent position this past spring. At that time, she was the Mercyhurat student representative to the PSEA and wa s encouraged byfaculty representative Ed Gallagher to seek the job as RegionalRepresentative. She now represents, in addition to Mercyhurst,V i 11a. CM a r inon,ftd i nhor o, Behrend, a rid A11 eg heny Colleges. .Working with the PSEA keeps Kathy busy ana on the go-tomorrow she I leaves to attend their monthly meeting inHarrisburg. But Kathy enjoys the Job, and spreads the name ofMercyhurst" wherever she goes. More power to the travelingspokesperson I

Clinic | |ClickingPhotography comes alive atM er cy h u r s t - when the NikonSchool of Photography comes toMercyhurst October n-14. itsounds like a photo enthusiast'sdream. For ten and a half hours.two professionals share with youthe photographic knowledge andtechniques they have masteredduring years of practical workingexperience. ., 'i ,' & :ft all comes true, October 1 I-I-I.dui ing thll Nikon; School? otPhotography's visit to Mercyhurst. The Nikon Program Ms a35MM weekend short cou rse that

travels to ci t ies throughout theUSA. Mercyhurst ,1s the firstcollege in the1 country that theNikon School has visited. Fo ryour convenience, two sessionswill be held. The first sessio n willbegin Friday night* October 11.ana conclude with tan all daysession on 1 Saturday, October18th. The second session beginswith an all day program sessionon Sunday, October 1:1th. and willconclude Monday night, October14th Lunch will he includedduring the Saturday and Sundayprograms.! U 38 I HBach session consists of twelveprograms that are of interest tothe photo enthusiast i Theprogram topics are: Handlingyour camera; Creativity withfilms; Composing the picture;Metering Exposed; Building yourlens system; Focus on eloseups:More light in a flaeh; Copy yourown slides; Taking care of yourcamera ; Fun wi th f i l t e rs ;Multiple exposures, and i*ortraits fresh ap proach. I }The cost of the twelve programsession is $25. Registration formsfor the Nikon School ofPhotography can be obtained atthe Department Of Media Services, 2nd floot of the LearningResource Center. I B

WANT A JOB?Students interested InPart time employmentshould stop by thePlacement Office-Rooms 203and 207 Old Main, for Joblistings and registration.

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The Representative Union of Students has pulled it off! FrankBarry ana Company are to be commended for their extravaganzalast Saturday. The Harvest Festival was a mammoth undertakingaccomplished in less than 2 weeks. The social climate of Mer-cyhurst was officially established last Saturday. However, thegreatest result of the Festival is not social. The greatest singleresult is, in my opinion, the proof to Mercyhurst that Student PowerCan!The rumor of the week, concerns the possibility that Mercyhurstwill bend to the pressures of thepipe-dream Consortium and changetheacademic calendar. The M erciad would like to go on record asasking this pertinent question: SHOULD MERCYHURST TAKEONE GIANT STEP BACKWARD TO CRAWL INTO POSSIBLECONSORTIUM???Although the Merciad's editorial policy was published in lastweek's paper. I would specifically like to invite and encourage anymember of the Mercyhurst community to contribute to the Merciad. The paper this year hopefully will be a true reflection of themazes and masses of its readership. If you have a particularcomment or soapboxFeel Free to use the Merciad as yourmicrophone! Frank Barry, President of RUS, stated in last week'spaper that the Representative Union of Students can't workproperly without student support. Neither can TheMerciad. iAs I see it. the major opposition to the newly developed Englishwriting clinic (EC) seems to be that some students feel that the"Clinic" infringes on their God-given right to be stupid and to driftthrough Mercyhurst only to be graduated Magna Cum Illiterata. S|

LettersDear Editor:

I would like to commendthe Mercyhurst students formaking the Harvest Festivala success. I was very impressed with the attendanceand the total atmosphere ofpeople having a good time.Last year, in another letterto the Editor, I had practically condemned thestudents for lack of schoolspirit and participation inschool activities I felt thatthe atmosphere aroundMercyhurst was "one ofapathy. But the * HarvestFestival has made mebelieve that there is hope forus yet. The year is off with agood start. Let's hopeHhatthis kind of student interestcontinues so that no one willbe embarrassed to tel i wherehe or she goes to school, jp* Sincerely,% MTOflfl{ H ' Olivia Longo | H B H

TH EMERC I AD47 Years of Service

Published wttkly during Hit Colltft year, except Thanksgiving, ntersessiotv Christmas and Eas ter vacations, and examination periodsby the students of Mercyhurst College, Erie, P*.. 16501, Mailing address: Mercyhurst Mai I room. Preston Hel l , Sox 3* .

Editor^Editorial BoardFeatureNewsSportsEntertainmentBusiness ManagerFaculty Advisor

ColleenMcManamonTerry ScheiePa t WeschlerJim MarianoWill UriprungJoe CastrlgnanoAndy Roth

Staff: Tony Mancuso, John Palmer, Joe Tharp, Joni Stevenson,Dennis Coo a Joni Wheeler, Angela Smith, Olivia Longo, Mar tyMlglorcttl, Rick Zwotko, Greg Zaffutto, Batty Stelnwodai

Mother Nature may notihavebeen very cooperative lastSaturday morning, but even herantics did nothing to blot thecomplete success of Fall Festival74 . < * ^As the cold rain poured down,giving little sign of letting up, thevarious* groups involved in theFall Festival, which was sponsored by the RepresentativeUnion of Students (RUS), went towork setting up within the! dryqonfines of the large tent rentedfor the Festival.] !-- reBJEBi Before long, the inside of thetent had I been {transformed.Festival-goers were given thechance to lose their shirts playingBlackjack, get a cheap meal atthe hot dog stand, try to dunktheir favorite teacher with a wellaimed pitch, sample some "recycled apples" at the cider stand,buy some books at "ten per centbelow cost", or even helpcelebrate the 600th anniversary ofSt. Thomas Aquinas' death with apiece of "Tom s birthdayCfcke".As things started to get rolling.A* even |Ms. ?Nature relented. Therain * stopped, | and 1 the i?sunreplaced the clouds in the sky,making it possible for the festival

to expand outside. fc | %t$- kFather Guy||Patrick, Co-Director of Campus Ministryclaims that i the change in theweather was a direct result of astern conversation that he hadwith fiie Lord earlier \ in ? themorning.3 Regardless of the actual cause for the change in theweather, it made it possible for asquare dance | toi start! up inGarvey Park. After the squaredance, Fr. Patrick: showed up,dressed in full wizard's regalia,io hold a "respect foi the earth"ritual that ended with the sendingof a brightly decorated six footweather balloon into the sky.Activities in the park continuedwith the performance of a groupof Oriental dancers, courtesy ofthe Dept. of Dance. $After the Oriental dancers,things took a crazy turn, as thegoldfish swallowing contest gotunder way. Twice, f the par-

ticipants ate all of the fish, and bythe end of the evening, no winnerhad yet been chosen A brawlinggreased pig contest followed, andit was clear that the pig was thebig loser there!Capping Fall Festival 74 wassome indoor entertainment. Aftera showing of the film"Let TheGood Times Roll" live entertainment, featuring Brandywyne \ and (Jerry Grossmancontinued late Into the evening,bringing the festival to a suecessf ul closing.

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The S pirits S peak?Is Mercyhurst haunted? This question came up again about aweek ago . The Merciad staff w as working late a t night on a finaldeadline, when suddenly.4their,normal ear-splitting noise!leveldropped off to total silence. All listened as a low moaning sounddrifted through th e eaves of O ld Main's third floor. \ &h.'For those members of the Merciad staff w h o were freshmen, thiswas their first experience with the ''haunts of Mercyhurst," whosereported presence at the school go back almost to its origin. Thisarticle i s t h e final result of a week of unofficial ghost-hunting by theMerciad staff members. When w e started on the hunt, asking fellow

students to tell us their experiences with the supernatural, weexpected a great deal of scepticism and ridicule. On the contrary,we met little scepticism and no ridicule; many students were veryearnest in their reports of "sightings" an d "soundings" oncampus.It seems that the center of activities for the "haunts" of Mercyhurst is Old Main. It was suggested that the spirits are attractedthere because the structure lends itself well to being a haven fordisturbed spirits. A happy ghost prefers a building which is rich inbroodingtxothic architecture an d well supplied in eaves and secrethallways. Creaky floors and whistling windows add to the attraction. I p ''? ^ |Within Old Main, the most sightings have been claimed for thearea in and near the Chapel. Some of the stories involving theChapel area are as o l d a s the Chapel itself, an d many a sceptic haschanged his mind after a late night visit there. I n h i s thesis work onthe first decade of Mercyhurst's history, Gary Bukowski, nowDirector of Placement, mentions that the Chapel has developed areputation that is rich in strange happenings, an d that few membersof th e Mercyhurst community venture near there late at night.One of the more common occurrences in the Chapel involves thepipe organ "playing itself". Many people have reported walkinginto th e chapel an d hearing faint organ music, which sounded as if itwere being played off in a distance. When these people looked to se ew h o w a s playing the organ, there was n o o n e at the keyboard . Moreunusual are rep orts of a n u n i n the ol d habit of the Sisters of Mercyorder who is seen kneeling in a front pew, then vanishes when approached.The side chapel, which is located off of the main Chapel is alsoreputed t o b e active i n t h e world of disturbed spirits.. This could berelated to the fact that there are to this day four empty burialvaults which await long-dead benefactors now buried in Europe.Many people report that M r . a n d M r s . O'Neill are trying to ge t backt o t h e little chapel that wa s so dear to their hearts.Other sections of the building which are rich in spirit life includethe tower i n O l d Main, where the spirit of a nu n who is said to havedied there is reputed to roam, and the third floorof Old Main. It ishere that the Merciad offices are located, and the unknown spiritmoans through paper deadlines.Outside of Old Main there have also been reports of ghostly experiences. People have reported the sighting of another nun in theold habit, down in the Grotto. It appears that this spirit has a greenthumb, for she spends her time in the darkness of the late, lateevening planting flowers. One of her more noteable features is thefact that she is said n o t t o have a face, b ut rather that her headpieceis an empty shell. Students who have not been fortunate enough tosee the fa celess gardener report strange noises in the Grotto late atnight, y. * IUsually, when one of these sightings is reported, it is found thatthe spirit is on e who is busy trying to do something after death thath e o r she was not able to do before death I W e at the Merciad haveguessed that the spirit of the third floor of Old Main may well be along dead journalist, frustrated in her attempt to finish a story thatwill never end... ,

iThe Merciad will be happy to publish any further reports ofsupernatural events. We feel that it is our duty to represent theentire Mercyhurst commun ity, living and dead, an d we wish to givethe dead their chance.

itNew Mass ifThe Old Mass is Back

The difference between Saturday night's folk mass and Sunday'straditional M ass will b e t h e elimination of guitars. Sunday's servicewill no longer have an informal appearance. W e may expect a turnto the Old Mass. The organ and choir will provide a more conservative Mass for the congregation. T he outlook, though old, is farmore suitable for t h e o l d chapel at th e 'Hurst, tIn Preston Hall, however, w e still find a simple, casual gathering.The faculty lounge is a most appropriate place for the folk Mass.Saturday's; service still draws the big crowd. The atmosphere, freean d easy to get into, reflects th e coming of t h e n e w church.Sermons are not sermons at the folk Mass. Several speakers ofthe Volunteer Community Services of Erie will come and speak tothe people o n matters of public concern. In the near futureanotherne w concept of the folk Mass will b e t h e showing of various films.

The Saturday crowd is uniquefor they are the generation of the-jjfuture. They are to be respected^for their outlooks on life and the*]new church. Tradition, however,just can't be dropped like a book.You cannot shut out the old waysof the ehurch| The church'sculture is our learning. Sowhether you're into| the newchurch or the old, remember themessage is still th e sameGod.

Found: On Briggs, one ringwith amethyst stone. See Fr.Pat. &

Inwalk 125 girls a ll dressed in skirts an d blouses or dresses. Theysit at their tables, with one hostess heading the table. Sixteenservers carry out the food and the hostess fixes each plate andpasses i t t o t h e students a t h e r table. ?That's how tStara Mizekowski, line lead of the Mercyhurstcafeteria rem embers yesterday-17years ago. At that time M ercyhurst w a s a small College of girls, all living in Egan Hall. Clara, is awell known face today, to all dorm students. As the line lead atmeals, Clara sees t o i t that th e food line runs smoothly.When asked about her opinion of the students today she stated,"They fight me and I fight them back." -In comparison to when Clara first started, she claims the studentshave it m uch better. Seventeen years ago a student was given oneentre, one dessert, one salad and no seconds. Today's studentswould have ha d a hard time back then because according to Clarastudents eat much, much more. IClara's jo b also entails se tting up all the banquets and luncheonson campus. But, she commented she gets the greatest satisfactionfrom fixing u p t h e special parties for the students. O ne of the recentexamples of this i s t h e freshman orientation dinner.After 17 years and thousands, maybe millions, of meals-ClaraMizekowski should properly be billed as the Mercyhurst "HostessWith The Mostest"!

S t u d e n t T e a c h i n g i s . . .-"Good Morning, This is ?WJET Radio 6:00 a.m. news, theteachers ar e striking today."-Writing on the blackboard the word "texture" an d having anotherclass call you"Mr. Texture''.-Rapping with other Student Teachers about the wild experienceson th e * 'other side of th e desk".-Returning home from dinner at 10:30 p.m. an d staying up until 1:30a.m. doing lesson plans because of the rapping with other studentS teachers about th e wild experiences on the other side of th e desk.-Tipping your chair over backwards in front of th e students.-Having feet that feel like they're going to break a t 2:30 p.m.-Walking down the hall hearing various comments like "Is she ateacher?", "Hey-Shut up--that's a teacher."-Going to practicum meetings at which everyone tries to say atonce "Wait till yo u hear this!" ,-"Hello, M r. Gallagher? This is S o an d S o . I have a problem..."-Correcting papers an d having to give grades.-Cutting out construction-paper "Magic Gla sses" turban hats andIndian Feathers fo r primary-schoolers.- - " I gave m y first testI feel like a real teacher."-Temporarily laying aside your jeans t o d o n "teacher clothes".-Going to high school football games again.--Not being able t o c u t classes. -Havin g t o b e prepared for e ac h class.-Missing Tuesday night partying. f-A feeling of pride when a student says "That w a s a good class."

Well, with on e course under your belts, it's tim e to move onward.As we continue this recipe ser ies w ill get m ore difficult, but byperservence I know you can do it. Before you know it, you'll becapable of deflating th e Dough-Boy in the Pillsbury Bakeoff.This week's salad is a delicate dish and must be treated gently.To begin take 1 head lettuce, l stalk of celery, 1 green pepper, 1carrot a n d 1 small onion. Clean thorough in cold water. Next gentlypull apart the lettuce and tear by hand into sm all bite size pie ces.Place on paper towels to drain. Next, chop up the green pepper,carrots, onions, an d celery into small pieces. Place i n t h e large bowland gently toss in lettuce to mix. Top it off with 1 tomato cut inquarters a n d a d d 3 or 4 small pieces of parsley.T o dress the salad , we'll be informal; no suit and tie is required.Just take V% cup salad oil-the liquid kind used for popcorn willsuffice-2 tablespoons of both vinegar and lemon juice, lk teaspoon(the kind you;;eat ice cream with;. Add salt, paprik and drymustard. P lace in empty pickle j a r a n d shake well. Pour over saladjust before serving. T o a dd a little zing to your salad toast 2 slices ofbread and cu t into small cubes! Sprinkle these on top of th e salad.

Sounds superb doesn't it?There's still jmore to comeRemember, the day is comingWhen J.C. (Julia Child) will becalling on y o u . Keep on Cooking!Dinner

P o e t r yWhisper in m y ear. then golike the wind v?that h a s n o good-buy to say.

New FacultyBlanchard

b y Joanie StevensonA ne w member of Mercyhurst'sfaculty is music professor EdwinBlanchard. Formerly of BradleyCollege of Peoria, Or. Blanchardis also the Director of VocalStudies, which gives him thechance to establish old voice-training techniques. *Born in Niagara Falls, hisfamily's main recreation w a s livemusic. H e made h is singing debuta t the age of nine. Blanchard sangwith Seviuki in Boston in 1936f aswell as on radio and in churchchoirs. Throughout his Ufa, hehas been i director of a churchchoir. During World War II. heperformed in Australia. In 1972, inAustria,*'Blanchard sang in experimental, improvised operaand served as Assistant StageDirector to the directors of theVienna Stage Opera, LondonRoyal Opera and Paris Opera.Blanchard dropped out, of hisfirst university, but later enteredthe U. of Rochester's EastmanSchool of Music. His Bachelorand Master Degrees werereceived in 1949. He studied forhis doctorate at the U. ofRochester and later transferredt o t h e University of Iowa.First teaching at the U. ofGeorgia, Blanchard also taughtat Meredith College in Raleigh.There, he served as director ofthe National Grass Roots Operaand the Raleigh Oratorio Society.A soloist of the North CarolinaSymphony, he also appeared onradio and television. 'Beforecoming to Mercyhurst, he wasdirector of th e Opera Workshop inPeoria.M r. Blanchard is a professionalphotographer and they havethree married children. Blanchard is a life member of the U.S.Chess Federation and is active inhandball an d tennis.OAt Mercyhurst, he enjoys thefreer Christian atmosphere."We've turned to didacticmaterialism and from Christianprinciples" he feels. "Educationis suffering because of it .The Creative Arts Dept.'s cooperation between dance, music,and art is another aspect of ourcollege which Blanchard is fondof. SBack near his hometown, afteryears of traveling, Blanchardlikes the return to a part of thecountry where humor exists.

O ne of the ne w programs whichhe wishes > to initiate at Mercyhurst is the Institute of Vocal Art.This would undertake system atictraining i of vocal methods toyoung singers in early teens andearly twenties." This project isalready in the planning stages.There is a lot of untappedpotential in Dr. Blanchard'sstudents and he specialized inbringing it t o t h e surface.

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t BiologyReception

Fo r| those biologicallyinclined students of Mercyhurst College, there willbe a meeting sponsored bythe B iology Club, on October2 n d . It will enable both freshmen and upperclassmen toacquaint themselves withthe department and theprofessors. \ gThe reception will be heldin the lobby of second floorZurn, between the hours of 7a n d 9 p . m . I t will introduce tothe guests the Tri BettaOrder v of BiologicalAchievements. The reception will follow with aquestion and answer period.

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PAGE 4 MERCYHURST COLLEGEFfyir V I \M \hiI. Introduction: Good day, good morning, good afternoon, goodevening, good night, good meal, good fight, good deal, good guy,good g a l , good b y e , good pal, good wish, good hope, good dish, gooddope, good mood, good vibes, good food, good tribes, good times,good g o d , that's it . liJk- *This introduction was designed' with the specific purpose toinitially aauaint you with the concept recently initiated and prac ticed by the Mahariahkhahnishinti Maheshkakeshka Yogahani, inhis mountain temple high atop the Rishooti D essert Plain (or withnuts), hitherto known to laymen and women alike, as CosmicComedic Consciousness. This conceptMwas practiced by such individuals as Amerigo Vespucci, Benjamin Franklin, MillardFillmore (founder of a franchise of rock and'roll auditoriums),Wendall Wilkie, ZootfSims, Frank Zappa, George Wallace,Aleksandre I. Solzhenitsyn, and the Firesign Theater, all formerRosicrusians. By reacting the above introduction, and fully understanding its content, you have already transformed yourkharma into the first plateau of the higher level of perception, alsoyo u are probably tremendously high. f f,I I. Cosmic Comedy Exercise for the Day-Regard the followingwords and phrases as outrageously funny: zits, beer, old tennisshoes, hookers, cafeteria food, nostril hair, arm pit hai r, chocolatecovered ants, hogs, armadillos, Gerald R. Fordthe "Down-to-Ear th" President, sheet metal workers. Campbell's Cream of DeadPigeon Soup, oregano, Idaho Potatoes and rubber hippos. raB|ig|j

I I I . Concluding Rites: j |=w - B J J jj*Fork your tongue with a razor blade, b athe in a hot tub of patch-cote and red dog slag, tatoo a picture of Walter Brennan on yourbuttocks with a spot welder, and say thre e hail Buddha's and makea good act of contradiction. '^Wm I B H ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ S i

In writing a review of Gerry Grossman's gig this past weekend,I would have to begin by saying that Gerry Grossman is not Elvfs,Hie Beatles, or theB.G. *s, but is definitely Gerry Grossman.Gerry's format leans heavily toward nostalgia and includes adown-to-earth humor slightly reminiscent of Martin Mull, (whoeverhe i s ? ) . Whimsy as diverse as a Rubber Hippo" named Freddy, toTV Trivia was e x p l o r e d . ^ ^ S ^ v * y v V - *Musically. Grossman combines a talented voice with be tter thanmediocre guitar skills. His mention of 3 broken guitar strings mayhave been a gimmick, but got to be a bore. In his medleys,Grossman did do justice to the B eatles, Elvis and surprisingly, theB.G.'s. Paul Simon's "America " w a s a definite highlight. j | |i A l l i n a l l , Gerry Grossman is a relevant performer w ho maintainsa commanding rapport with h is music and listeners. -

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