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VOL. 52 NO. 5
Merciad Reporters Attend
Pope John Paul II Addresses lowans
Pope John Paul II spoke on the
virtues of rural living to a throng
of over 500,000 last Thursday in
Des Moines, Iowa. £§j
ft Pilgrims from at least seven
statesl assembled at Living
History! Farms to hear this
message.
John Paul directed his homily
to the,agricultural community
saying, "The land is God's gift
entrusted to his people Sj. £from
the beginning it has been a means
of sustaining life .¥; it*#s not
only a gift but a responsibility as
well." * ?3J
The Holy Father went on to say
that the church highly values the
Pope John Paul II
Freshman Reps Advanced At MSG Meeting
An amendment to the MSG
constitution on freshman
representation passed
unanimously at'the October 8
meeting of Mercyhurst Student
Government in the Faculty
Lounge. * f members did not directly par-
Previously stated that fresh-
rnaji- r**preggntgi fives would be
elected "3h tfie tHfrcTOVednesday
in January'f&ie amendment now
reads:
"Three Txeshman represen-
tatives to the Student Govern-
ment will be elected at a special
election held on the eighth week
of the fall term." |
Also, it is required that
"candidates shall submit a letter
of intent, signed and dated, to the
Secretary of the Student
Government no later than one
week prior to the date of elec-
tion." Action stemmed from
freshmen expressing a desire to
become more active and
welcome at MSG meetings at an
earlier date.
Following on the agenda, the
official decision to deny use of the
northeast! slope of Mercyhurst
grounds to the J Intramural
Football League was an-
nounced. The floor was then open
Financial Aid
Experiences Cutback
by Bonnie James
Due to a cutback in govern-
mental monetary assistance, the
Financial Aid Office has received
a 20-25 per cent decrease in its
funding for the current year.
However, disregarding the
cutback in funding, the college
has committed no less money to
its students. w plained Justice. "A facility of this
F$ Approximately 85-90 per cent of
the entire school enrollment who
applied for financial aid for the
1979-80 academic $ year did
receive it through institutional,
state, or national sources. Vir-
tually no J student received I the
total financial need expressed
other thanjby outside ^scholar-
ships, v
• • As compared to previous years,
upperclassmen witnessed a
decrease in money awarded to
them. Much of this was due to the
fact that j»more money was
awarded to students glast year
than was actually in existence.
Although the difference was
absorbed by the adjusted
eligibility for state and national
agricultural peoples of the world
since they are entrusted with the
duty I to support the lives |of
millions. S KJS 3
He reminded the farming
community that they must never
forget their indebtedness to God,
and that they should live by the
virtue of humility. . |&
Secondly, he said that those
who live in the heartland of
America must remember "while
farming provides money M. 1
it is
more than profit making, ; it. is
sustenance.
The Pope finally reminded his
listeners that generosity is as
important to the ideals of far-
ming as it is in all things. ;^
He called to the attention of
those present the fact that rural
America has the potential of
ridding the world of famine and
the wealth of our fields should be
shared by all mankind. J
John Paul concluded his homily
with a reference to Christ as the
provider of spiritual sustenance
saying, "All creation is restored
through Christ Come to Christ -
He is the bread of life.Come to
Christ and iyou will never be
hungry again." % ' V -eSS
to discussion and discenting
views were adamantly ex-
pressed. S $&
Question was raised as to why
student government had the right
to intervene in matters which its
ticipatedJ an. GattL Director of
the Student Union, clarified Chat
student •government *is an
elected, representative body of
the students, and has "every
right and responsibility" to be
concerned with* all student af-
fairs, j W
Thirdly, nominations were
Sj»
accepted for students to serve on
the Liberal Arts Committee. This
committee fwill serve* as the
reconstructive body for the 1new
liberal i a r t s curriculum at
Mercyhurst. Two students,
preferably who are on the Senate,
will hold seats on the committee.
TheySwill have voice, but no
voting power.
The meeting |concluded with
Jim Bplger reinstating the
process of*- action toward Dr.
Joseph Pizzat's proposal of Arts
Event Funding. Each individual
event should be proposed to the
government separately, and it
would be decided upon, thereof.
Barry Zembower"
grants, all awards were relative
to individual financial situations.
Last year's financial deficit has
be6ic redeemed; therefore,
students presently receiving aid
can be sure of*, stable help ac-
cording to their relative financial
state of affairs.*^.' ^
Barry Zembower, Director of
Financials Aid j> pointed out that
not all,/ students who attend
Mercyhurst applied for aid. He
stated,
a I would
encourage the remaining 20 per
cent of those students that did not
apply to do so." 'm
a jstudent|
publication
MERCYHURST COLLEGE OCTOBER 12, 1979
The crowds gathered to wait for Pope John Paul II at Living History Farms in Des
Moines, Iowa. Among the masses were four Merciad staff members.
Teaching Award Announced
In an attempt to single out teaching." commented Edward the Faculty Handbook as criteria
tenured faculty members for Gallagher, chairperson of the for nominating?, the tenured
their superior 'teaching ef- Award Committee.'^SBaS faculty. %
fectiveness, Mercyhurst has -/..When the new tenure policy ''Qualities t a ken i under con-
established a Distinguished was adopted by the late Dean sideration for the nominations
acuity Teaching Award. | jW Trimble and the tenure com- include thorough I class
*'Mercyhurst College always mittee, consisting of'faculty preparations; creative, dynamic
has emphasized the perspective members andfmembers*of*the and energetic classroom
that it is an institution which board of trustees, a decision was presentations; t the en-
stresses the importance of good made to recognize the? out- couragement of intelligent and
standing faculty. As a result of independent thought from
the new policy, any tenured students, an extensive knowledge
faculty member who recieves of the subject matter in higher
two consecutive positive field; and providing ?-helpful
evaluations becomes eligible for feedback to the students about
the'Award which includes a their* work, j a long with other
stipend of $1,000.00. Only three criteria listed in the 1979-80
awards will be granted in any one Faculty Handbook.
year.? fw •§£ f j? Nominations will be accepted
Tim Seltzer. President of the Irom any faculty member, j
M e r c y h u r s t S t u d e n t Govern- member of the alumni,
ment, appointed Alda Walker And sophomoie. junior or sewior. Guiy
Mike^Philnps*%6 represent the those persons already* tenured
Dr. Edward Gallagher student body on the committee. during the 1978-79 school year are
Sr. Carolyn Herrmann, Director eligible for the award. 7 ,
of Alumni Relations, appointed Nominations should be sub-
Operations | Jo Ann DeSantis and Patrick
Short to serve on the committee
as alumni members.
The Committee decided to
mitted to the Dean's5Office no
iater than October 23| 1979. The
Committee hopes to announce the
award recipients by the end of
Fall Term 1979,
Director utilize the material outlined in
Bond Speaks) On
Named a Civil Rights
Dr. Raymond Justice has been
appointed Director of Operations
for the 1979-80 school year. By Walt Green
Dr. Justice, a faculty member Expressing anger over the 13 and its offspring. Citing the
of the Biology department for the Allan Bakke decision and the Bakke decision as a return to the
past year, was approached by increasing popularity of a white male's monopoly on
Mr. Kidd for the non-budget
position at the beginning of the "Proposition113" mentality, qualtity education. Bond ex-
Georgia .:State Governor £ Julian pressed displeasure at President
fall term. $ k $
tl Justice had been involved with Bond i addressed a crowd Nixon's staffing of the Supreme
campus maintenance since early gathered at Strong Vincent High Court responsible for £the
this summer. He and seven School Saturday night in a fund decision, noting that Nixon's
raiser for members of Erie's court marked an end to liberation
students volunteered to assist the
department in areas ranging
from landscaping to ground
Opportunities Industrialization and progress.
Center. *Js i *
fo
Bond described Howard Jarvis'
In urging blacks to continue Proposition 13 as "social arson at
maintenance. J
"I've;done thistsort of thing
before in other* places," *said
the grassroots" inspired and
made possible by a Tyranny of
the selfish. Describing President
Justice. "The people here this Carter's handling of domestic
summer recognized what I could economic issues as " clumsy",
do." | i* | the Georgian Senator felt that
Justice's main goal is to put this was a major*factor in the
direction into the department emergence in the .radical tax
through efficient Imanagement^ reform movement. £
"There hasn't been any Such movements, he noted,
management in this department may be the first step towards a
for a number of years," ex- battle between the "haves" and
"have-nots". |
size warrants management of the Pi Bond, a signicant figure in the
maintenance department." "New Politics" which emerged
xTne j new director has from the civil rights movements
established % a number^ of ob- of the^60's. was |offered the
jectives for the department. jlyice presidency during the 1968
"There's going to be changes, Sen. Julian Bond * Humphrey-for-President cam-
there's no doubt," stated Justice.
However, he explained that the their struggle for civil rights, paign. However, because of his
changes would not concern the Bonds stated that the progress age ( he was 28 at the time), he
personnel. Justice is aiming for achieved by the civil rights was ineligible. |
an increased morale among the movement of the 60's has created Bond concluded by urging
people involved in the depart- a " false illusion of success" and black involvement in the political
ment. He would like to see people that consequently it has become process, but conceded that at best
held accountable for their work too easy for blacks and other the future is uncertain, and that it
as well as perpetual maintenance minority groups to believe that is a matter of centuries, not of
the major battles have already years" before major goals are
on campus. *g been fought and won. * attained. But. he reminded the
Justice foresees no time con- audience," The cost of achieving
The fact that major battles still
flict between his position as remain, he said, is evidenced by justice| is never so high as
faculty and Director of the Bakke decision,,Proposition denying it."
Operations.* <•" # *$?&
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editorial

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In Pursuit of the Pope past, no one, including the past

Approximately nine Mer- two years' student governments,
cyhurst students "seized an have been able to make any
opportunity" that the rest of the headway in this direction. And
student body might never have a it's not because they didn't try.
chance to. They saw the Pope. With sufficient funding and
Four of those students were sent constant student demand for such
under the auspices of The Mer- an event, the students have,; not
ciad. 3^ H been able to budge the Campus
As the front page indicates, Center doors open for the
these pilgrims took a somewhat smallest of concerts. The major
unusual route by going to Des reason for the student failings
Moines, Iowa. Question of the has been a lackjof one major
week had to be: " Why didn't they element, a tarp which vould
go to Philadelphia?'. The City of cover the floor. %,
Brotherly I Love was Where did Mr. Thompson get
geographically closer, right? the tarp? Because of an inability'
Distance did not have any to procure* one, the MSG has
bearing on the newspaper's final pondered over the idea of buying
decision. If convenience would one financed by students' activity
have been a major criteria, fees. Searching high and low for a
everyone could have viewed the tarp. Student Union Director Jan
Holy Father n the evening news, Gatti has never been able to find
or they could have read about it one to rent. And yet one has:
in a newspaper. suddenly appeared. sj \\

•J However, the group decided to Of course, no one has seen it

jump in a car and drive to the yet However, The Merciad trusts 1KB. w aatCflMewte^ &&***
sleepy little mid western state. In that there will be one. There is>
doing this they sacrificed three also hope that the SAC will
days of class and whatever other receive some assistance in A Letter To I i Letter To Mike Philips
responsibilities awaiting their bringing both a tarp and a con-
attention at the college.
Without any guarantee of future.
cert to the college in the near The Editor { Dear Mr. Philips,
£ l am * writing this letter in
* dream was quickly shattered the
very first term I was here. A
p «* SSS^^Sfi!
seeing the Pope, this foursome An apology j 3 * § q£ So far this year there have been response to your article on the My knee has never been the
took a chance. Because they did, The Merciad apologizes for not four printings of the The Mer- M.F.L. and the resulting injury same and the constant pain and
they gained an experience that printing one letter which was sent ciad. They haven't been bad that took place. I strongly feel swelling is something I will have
will mean more and more to them to the office during the weekend. editions except for one thing, the that something should be said to live with. This injury has
as the years go by. They made Although the letter did deal with columns by Mike Philips. \ about the overall condition of the caused stress within m y family
the school motto, Carpe Diem, a pertinent issue, its author(s) J In your last printing (he at- Mercyhurst Campus, especially o v e r ' t h e years and constant
come to life. Hie Merciad ap- did not sign their name to it. j j tacked the intramural program, during the winter months. worry among family members
plauds all nine "pilgrims". It should be reiterated that the sports £ program, and ad- The reason you article "hit whenever JI participate in any
A Concert? jjf| policy of The Merciad is to not ministration without many facts. home" is because as a direct kind of sports activities. I firmly
In what may be termed as a name print those letters in which the Sure - a kid had knee surgery, but result of the awful upkeep on the believe that the whole campus
first, the powers, that reign have of the author has been I didn't hear him complain about campus, I had to under go two situation should be reviewed
granted permission for the first- withheld. This also applies to violence when a participant of the separate knee operations and along with the procedures used
ever concert in the Campus those letters submitted under a Mercyhurst Football League had well over a year of physical during the \\ inter by an unbiased
Center featuring-TheJIVatchmen, false name. ^ ^ i ^^ three teeth knocked out last year. therapy. One of m y d r e a m s w h e n party with, the resulting con-
a nationally-known gospel group. The Merciad idoes^hQwever, I h a v e been on the intramural entering college wag to playxjj -
JUSIOHJ- b e i n g •published..^
•
he DasKetbai team and that Dai lene Kosthauser
order to Tom Thompson, whoijdence from thisiunidentified lntramurals are coordinated for
convinced the administration to source with the hope of possibly the enjoyment of the students. We
okay such an event. In the recent bringing this issue to light do our best in obtaining field
privileges and good equipment
Reverberations - By Philips
Simple solutions to simple
Society is a mule, not o cor. • M ^ . for use. Admittedly, sometimes problems. Sounds nice doesn't it? the only administrator who has
it's not up to par, but what do you But unfortunately, here at the held office since the school went
pressed too hard it will kick and want - Three Rivers Stadium? Or
throw off its rider - issawi perhaps a Superdome? •'Hurst things don't always work co-ed(1970) that really cared for
I hope now Mr. Philips and the that way. Problem; Mer- the welfare of assorted knees and
Letter MSG are satisfied that the MFL cy hurst's f Intra mural Football ankles .was Dr. Garvey, But that
has been cancelled! Maybe you players are playing on an area is irrelevant to the issue involved
Ex-Student Praises 'Hurst would like us to cancel volleyball,
basketball and Softball as well as
that is a natural drainage surface
and somewhat resembles the
here. \
On Monday, October 1, the
Open letter to the 'Hurst com- perception of Mercyhurst, I found well." /^g I 'kSj s profile of the Loch-ness Monster. .MercyhurstStudent Government
munity; - it to be outstanding in a number Even the people who play on the recognized the problem and
You know, it has been said that of ways. ftjf- As for where your tuition field will not deny that it is by no requested that the games be
you never appreciate what you First, there is the faculty and money goes, you don't buy any means a field meant for athletic rescheduled to where they had
have until it is gone, i Now that administration 0vera 11, the baseballs or bats. Baseballs are
bought with money earned'that's competition and it is unsafe. But, been played prior to the 78-79
Mercyhurst is gone for meijl am teachers here are more con- right, Intramural Football players, school year (Tullio Field)... A copy
very happy that this statement cerned about how much is being team. •earned - by the £baseball \ c especially Mercyhurst was sept to Dean Millar's office
does not apply to me.> £j learned than anyplace I've ever $ 1 also feel that MSG and Intramural football players, are and the Athletic Department. On
During my association with seen. S£ $ ad-
never the most rational of people. Tuesday, Wednesday, . and
Mercyhurst. I found it to be one of ministration should not
Secondly, the atmosphere is so say in intramurals. I don't, seehave any Having played with the "Stoned Thursday of A last week, in-
the best experiences of my life. friendly. People are helpful, easy them helping make schedules, Rangers (Freshman year), the tramural games were played on
Above the din of complaints, the to befriend, and they are always find referees, or putting up with "Rolling Thunder Revue" the unsafe field in direct con-
criticisms^ of anything and "around". You might not know (Sophomore year), and "Joint tradiction to the M.S.G. proposal.
everything, and the generally low (continued on page 8) (continued on page 8) Effort" for the past two years, I Finally, a copy was sent to the
can attest to that fact without too president's office in hope of some
much hesitation. The game action;. Action was taken, the
provides a competitive outlet for games were suspended, J.not
find ihtngQog<yt<Jpcmifetnblza'vJ the young men who compete
(besides being a hell of a lot of
moved to Tullio Field..
,i-. The games could have been
fun) and they would just as soon moved to Tullio. The soccer team
play on the dark side of the moon was off the field by 3:00 Saturday
,T/n3 i J i f ^ Q f l f c fleams for / t t f / c y i " as Tullio Field. 4 g | d c afternoon| Four games could
1
P* But there comes a time when have been played before the sun
something has to be done for the set. All day Sunday there was no
safety of those competing with or one; on the * field. How many
without their consent. games could have been played
The situation is all so simple then? Z *
and* will now be explained in The way things look now, play
terms that ; the average eight- will be resumed this week. Back
year old will understand. One on the N.E. slope of Mercyhurst
field: is a bad field. Another field grounds," * ^ £
is a good field. Good fields a r e I suppose it was silly to think
meant to be played on. Bad fields that a unanimous proposal
are not meant to be played on. passed by the Student Govern-
When the good field was made, it ment would be taken seriously by
was made so everybody could use the Athletic Department.
if. Mommies and Daddies and Silly to think that the wishes of
little soccer players and little the student representation of
baseball players and even little every department at the 'Hurst
intramural football players could would be respected. ?
use it. Isn't that nice? End of Silly to hope that an intramural
fairy tale. i- f sport would be allowed to play on
^Nobody, not even the M.S.G. the only field at the college that
executive officer seems to un- can be legitimately called an
derstand this concept. When athletic field. •
Tullio Field was built (during the Silly to think that an expression
term of Dr. W. P. Garvey as of concern and'a use of the ..
Dean) it was designated an All proper channels could right an
Sports Field and everybody got to obvious wrong. S^ -
, use it. Since actions speak louder
1 Nice lesson in life for un-
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Freihpiiijv-ffcdfr/ps v.- 1nan worcfe, this could'mean that dergrads,' isn't it? «^r f ' K *
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Traveling Through Mid-America MAHLP0SA

by Mary Beth Barrett
Rarely do I act on an impulse,
but when Steve Frisina visited
my Advertising class and offered
any interested female an all-
expense paid trip to Des Moines, A COLUMN BV
Iowa to see the Pope, I couldn't
resist. * & £
; It was Tuesday at 5:00 when I
was confronted with this once in a
lifetime opportunity; Steve
wanted my decision by 5:30. I
REBECCA L.MAHTIN
ossed the whole idea back and
forth in my head until finally I Commercialism is the holy terested in a possible second
concluded that seeing not only the word of America's free en- generation relic, f
Pope but also parts of Ohio,
Indiana, Illinois, and Iowa was a
t terprise system. Anybody can I am not passing judgement on
this popish commercialism. I
attempt to sell anything to could not, since I posess no s
chance not to be overlooked. Me anybody, and many of the any do.
—a big city girl who is bored with A striking example of this is personal protection from the
Erie more often than not was seen in the Pope's U.S. visit In papal propaganda. I must con-
ready to {venture westward every city he toured, the mer- fess, I sat on a cornfield in Iowa
through the flat lands of mid- chandise mongers followed him stuffing handfuls of silly
America, i *JP^ faithfully. J" souveniers such as pope dirt,
I ran back to the dorm, let my Marybeth Barrett, Carol Lukawski, Rebecca L. Mar- In Philadelphia they featured pope grass (wow man), pope
roommate know where I'd be for T-shirts emblazoned with, "I pebbles, and pope corn (yes, I
the next four days, packed my tin and Flo Scutella are pictured here in the Merciad peeped at the Pope in Philly." kept kernels of corn, in a brown
bags and headed over to the office before beginning their journey to Des Moines, Claiming to have "peeped" paper bag. ft |
Merciad office. The official Iowa. (peeped?! Hi. I'm Tom. I peep.) Think of it. Commonplace
farewell committee consisting of at so astute a personage as the things from nature, blessed by a
Steve and a few of the staff ever be the same after sleeping marched to this hillside. The Pope seems a tad sacrilegious. man representing the greatest
members met with me and the during the days and driving bitter cold and the smell of fresh In Des Moines, the papal unknown mystery of humankind.
other adventure-seeking in- through the nights. Before long it coffee enveloped the crowd. peddlers mixed among the pious Now, I am not insensible to glory.
dividuals to provide us with road was time for our last supper. Those who came well-prepared pilgrims (oh I do love Even if I'd wanted to resist those
maps, cameras, film, a tape Again we treated ourselves to a willingly shared blankets, alliteration) making tremendous abominable advertisers, I
recorder, and inspiring words. gourmet meal; little did we know sleeping bags, coffee and food for capital gains. A man I purchased couldn't have, j
Waiting outside the office was the that our next meal would be 24 thought. We were strangers from a T-shirt from wailed miserably, However, that I fell prey does
red two-door Dodge Swinger hours away and a sack lunch many faraway places joined by "I have to sell these. I'm not not make me unnecessarily
which was to eventually get us to selling for $1.50. Feeling rather the deep-rooted desire to see and
I our Des Moines destinations stuffed and quite exhausted, we hear the Pope. \ §* S I H
making any money." T-shirts,
buttons and banners abounded.
uneasy, after all, I live in a
decadent era of t good old
The four of us hopped in the unanimously concluded that it This visit by John Paul was to Everything for everyone in- American ingenuity.
Swinger and were soon on the was time to catch some more be the only one of its kind. There
road feeling excited yet a little shut-eye. | r would be no motorcade, no visit
apprehensive at the same time. Awakened by the hotel desk to,any cathedral and no VIP
We had a long 14 hour road trip worker at 1:00 a.m., we slowly section for the Pope\ in Iowa.
lying ahead of us and no real idea dragged ourselves out of bed and Instead. John Paul was met by
of why we were doing what we into our home away from home - 150 elderly and handicapped DISTINGUISHED FACULTY AWARD
'were doing. Impulse. . \ the now infamous Swinger. At l in people at the airport, visited a
We traveled along Interstate 80 the; morning, however, it ap- small-town church and said Mass
for hours upon hours •$ stopping peared more demonic than home- to a crowd of 504,000 gathered in a The following tenured faculty may be nominated for the
occasionally to splurge on a cup like. |£J pasture. This small Iowa town award:
of caffeine - our main means of The excitement among the four offere the gift of simplicity to the
staying alert. 1-80, a joyride in of us mounted for it became Pope and his followers. *, j
itself, was comparable to an obvious that we were really going The ugly, cold morning grew to Daniel Burke Louis Mennini
amusement park ride; we picked to see the Pope. Our mission now be a beautiful, warm afternoon. William Garvey David Palmer
up the ticket and trekked down was to get to a shuttle bus which Ther was still a chill in the air, Frank Hagan Vivetta Petronio
the road, lured to stop at service waited on the outskirts of Des but it was soothed by the thought Edward Higgins Joseph Pizzat
areas to refuel our Swinger and Moines. This was to carry us to that the Pope would soon be Robert Hoff «£ Oonald Platte
£r our own depleted fuel s y s t e m s . U r b a n d a l e ' s Living | History there. ;jj*:&g»»j*_ Marily nn Jewell IgorStalsky tt£ra*^
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nwAfter sattefyingtawmeeds, we* Farm. Arriving at the pick-up It was 3:00 when we*learned Richard Kubiak Detrhar StraW* *^
were back for more fun on 80. The point of Adventureland, an ironic that he had landed in Des Moines Peter Libra Robert Sturm
long dark hours of the night meeting place for those who had and was on his way to the farm. Sr. Mary Matthew David Thomas
stretched into the break of day. It hopes of seeing the Pope, we were Soon after, the Pope's helicopter Ernest Mauthe Barbara Weigert
was at dawn that I awoke to find forced to recognize the apparent was sighted which brought I the P. Barry McAndrew Sr. Patricia Whalen
two of my cohorts standing on the commercial aspect of our crowd to its feet and arms waved Brian McHugh Judith Wieczorek
hood of the car, capturing what pilgrimage. However, this was wildly. Binoculars were passed Michael McQuillen Jamie Yule
they considered the classic farm not to destroy our feelings of from one hand to "another;
on the hillside scene with their anticipation.;.. * everyone 'wanted tot catch a All nominations should be submitted in writing to the
Minoltas. I immediately came to It was now five a.m. and glimpse of this long-awaited Dean's Office no later than October 23,1979. Your letters of
the realization that these girls throngs of people were pouring man. jUii nomination should clearly indicate the reasons why > our Can-
were crazier than I. :» into the shuttle bus area. We were The helicopter stirred the air
I suppose it was lack of sleep not to worry, however, because dida te should be recognized as a superior teacher, using the
and created a wild rush of wind criteria listed in the 1979-80 Faculty Handbook. .
that was propelling them to act in we were number two in line. The around the altar. It slowly
such a - bizaare manner. gates opened: and the mass of descended, its door opened and If there are any J further questions, contact Edward
However, we were managing to blanket-donning people surged minutes later the Pope stepped Gallagher in Old Main. " i
get closer to our ultimate goal - through the fence, seeking out and onto the grassy land.
Des Moines, Iowa. '*~x. shelter and warmth. It was a Mass began promptly and a hush
Radio provided us with the frigid 35 degrees. The buses fell upon the people which was
Pope's visit updates and needed departed on schedule every 15 not to be broken until after the
information, we arrived in Iowa minutes. Bus Number One pulled address to rural America. Heads
10:00 Wednesday morning only to out at 5:30 and we were aboard. bowed, the crowd listened in-
learn that all roads into the city of We arrived at the Living tently to the Pope's words of
Des Moines were closed and that History Farm at 6:00: the Pope wisdom. Mass ended as suddenly
other means : would manifest would not arrive until 3:00 that as it had begun. The nine hour
themselves I to the 500,000 ex- afternoon. Before getting wait on the grassy knoll and the
pected visitors. With this in mind, situated, we had a half-mile walk two day journey to Iowa was
we decided the best thing to do ahead of us. Thousands walked over. £ I
was rent a room and sleep away down the dirt road. This proved to
the day, for we would be up again be an experience in itself. I felt as The only thing awaiting us now
at an ungodly hour to complete though I was journeying through was the long ride back to the
the last leg of our race to see the Holy Land in search of a 'Hurst{-The Pope had come and
Pope John Paul! Christ who -would fill me with gone and thousands had done the
Before- we settled into our words of- encouragement and same. It will most likely be a very
long time before that same op-
roomVwe feasted on a steak and inspiration. |
portunity to see and hear the
\ egg breakfast in the hotel's The wait seemed unending; it
moral leader of the work&will
^ restaurant. We slept until late was a very long nine hours. But a present itself. But if and when it
genuine closeness
afternoon; this truck driver life among the thousands who developed
does,-1 will do it all over again.
was not for me. I wondered if I'd
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'Why did you let my little girl want to do it. I've dreamed of
The Dawning S3 1 The | rosy scent filled her anyone about it. J There were going down that able in church
She awoke with a start from nostrils and the rushing water times when she wanted to talk to leave me?' She said the same
thing when Julie got married. and having all the people there
her dream and rolled over ? to felt so good on her back that she someone so badly she could and the flowers on the altar. And
check the time. It would be hours soon forgot about her mother and hardly stand it. But she knew Mother never was terribly
original." $ v |sf I've dreamed of having the priest
before her alarm went off but it revelled in her solitude. Some they would never understand. No saying the words of the ceremony
Was impossible „ to fight the soap suds trickled down the back one ever understood Thinking about her mother and and Julie crying because she lost
growing fear and excitement and of her neck and tickled her into 3 She was' a mystery to'most her tiresome meddling somehow her little sister. And the people
go back to sleep. Sitting on the reality. She^plunged her head people because they - never made her feel better. It helped afterwards saying how lovely it
edge of the bed, she recalled bits under Che racing shower to rinse Bothered to listen to her. Or at erase any doubts and it gave her all was and how beautiful I **V

of her dream; the golden halos of her hair and emerged all squeaky least that's the way she felt, courage. She snuggled up in her looked. I want to do it. I have to
the candles' flames, the bouquet clean and sopping wet. "Just like which made it as true as fact to fleecy robe and thoughts Her
of tiny blue forget-me-nots, and a little kid." she thought. "I feel her. No one knew the pain she had mother wasn't the only reason do it!" In
the satiny whiteness that seemed like a five year-old embarking on experienced, the anguish when she was doing it, of course. She She quit rocking and went to
to surround her. "Ah well, there's a new adventure." » W her father had died. And then her needed to feel warm and her dressing table. Slowly"4 she
no use wasting time^dreaming Feeling content and relieved mother had taken sick shortly protected land loved, like her opened the lid of her jewelry box
about my big day. I may as well that she had finally reached a after her sister had \been father always made her feel. She and took out a bottle of pills her
get ready for it!" Brushing the decision after so many months of married. The responsibility of the needed someonetothink of her as mother had gotten for her to help
veil of hair from her face, she pondering, she mused, "I feel so household had fallen unfairly on an individual and yet to feel she her nerves. "Mother has come in
pressed the alarm button on her happy. I haven't felt this kind of her shoulders. No one knew she was a part of a whole, like a handy for something,:-anyway."
clock and stood up. "Wher! I feel relief in a long, long time." As had felt trapped into an existence fragile flower petal Each a little If ever she needed some nerve, it
a little groggy. Probably from she reached to turn the water off,, of housework and bickering with different from the rest and yet all was now. She took the bottle and
my* celebrationftinlast night. My she noticed a tiny speck of red on her mother. She could never keep together they formed something sat back in her rocker. The sky
^"^ private g fl »*"«y party. her wrist. The scab had been the house clean enough, nor cook beautiful. "How heavenly to was beginning to turn the pale
Mother always told me to sack to washed away and* the blood .well enough,". nor -
answer the belong at last. But enough of this, lavender of early spring lilacs as
warm milk. But'I just had to trickled ever so slowly down her telephone fast enough to please I'm wasting time. Mother is she smoothed her dress on her
rejoice on the eve of my big day, arm. She stared at it fascinatedly her mother.gJMy dear, sweet, bound to wake up soon." fc lap so it would not wrinkle. It was
my new beginning." for a moment, then shook herself demanding, pushy, complaining jg She went to her closet and going to be a lovely day. "A
She padded down the hall to the and reached for her.towel "I mother!" Tnat was2 a major carefully removed the white beautiful day for a wedding." She
bathroom, as jittery as a hid on suppose I should have put a portion of her previous unhap- garment she had gotten just for sat back and rocked, to calm her
the first day of school Climbing bandage on it, but Mother would piness.' Her mother had lost too this very special occasion. She nerves and to wait until it was
into the shower, her knees shook have noticed for sure and she many people too .soon and now slipped it over her head and time^jjyL J*-
a bit and her hand trembled as probably would have thought I she just couldn't let go of another. checked the mirror to see how it 3 Her mother found her later that
she reached for the faucet. "Now was trying to slit my wrists or But she was determined to break looked.. "Not bad." she thought. morning when she went in to get
calm yourself down, young lady. something grotesque like that." her mother's hold on her. She was "I look just like a bride. I'm glad. her up for work, There she sat in
It's going to be all right," she said Actually she had nicked herself going to be free at last. I want to look beautiful and pure her Crocking chair, prettier than
to herself. "God, I'm beginning to on the edge of one of the glass "Mother will be so upset when and .S3 and great!" she had ever been. She looked
sound just like Mother. Please, cases at work. * | she finds out what I've done. nShe sighed and sat in * her more calm than she had ever
don't let that happen. I don't want She worked at Bermann's She'll probably cry. But Fm so rocking chair. She rocked slowly, been. She looked so calm for
to ever be that noisy and Jewelers. It was an adequate job. tired of her running and ruining lost in the gray predawn mist once, so serene and content, with
possessive. That's one reason I'm Anything was better man staying my life. She has destroyed any and in her thoughts. She was the early morning sunlight
going to go through * with this at home. The hours were all right relationship 1 ever had with beginning to fee) nervous again. playing on her closed eyes. There
whole thing. To get away from and her boss didn't bother much. anyone besides*herself. She The anger of a few minutes ago she sat in her rocking chair,
Mother and ^her eternal com- (Except when he would introduce belittledg my friends. She got had subsided and a creeping fear hands folded neatly on her lap. as
plaints about me." herfto his cronies as his only upset when I went out with them of leaving behind everything she if in prayer. There she sat in her
Quickly lathering herself with "available" employee.) But that or even talked about them. I can't had known began to set in. "No, rocking chair, quite lifeless, the
hen, rose-scented soap, she was going to change after today. believe I'm finally going to be out I've got to be strong." she told bottle that contained her nerve,
worried that the running water She giggled. Everyone at work of her reach." She smiled, "She'll herself. "If I don't go through empty, by her side. Her big day
might wake her mother. would be surprised when she hate me for doing this \horrible with it today, now, I may never had arrived at last.??. i
Hopefully she had taken . her didn't show up. And they would thing' to l her. 'What will the have another chance. I'll just end Finis 'r, *
usual number of sleeping pills the really be shocked when they neighbors say?' I can hear her up wallowing in this swamp of '•&£. £M.M. Krasowski
night before.Jdg>u ^.^^a^k lound out,why. She hadn't told cursing God for letting it happen. despair and loneliness, Besides I

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Prince William County Public Schools, MOO Tudor Lane. Manassas, VA, la seeking applicants for immediate and-or future Checking our a company before an interview is a must. It
openings in classroom positions for teachers of Learning Disabled or Emotionally disturbed students. Salary is competitive not only helps you understand the company better, but your
and you should be eligible for VA. Certification. For further information contact Mr. Allan B. Nixon Supervisor of Elemen-
tary Personnel-Special Education Personnel. £ € £ ~ ««w«w knowledge of the company will help sell you.
Mentor Public Schools, 6ttl Center S t , Mentor, Ohio, 44060, is presently looking to fill four (4) positions They are in t At Mercyhurst, we have made on-campus recruiter in-
need of two (2) Guidance Counselors <Hlgh School), one Remedial Reading Teacher (High School), one (I) English terviewing easier. Each on-campus interviewer has provided
Teacher (High School), and one (I) Librarian-Media (Elementary). A written request for consideration has to be sent to
Mr. Capium. Personnel Director. For further information call (216) 255-4444. the Career Services office with pamphlets, year-end reports,
and other pertinent information about their company. This
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Lincoln Intermediate Unit No. 12, P.O. Box 70, New Oxford. PA. 17350 is looking for a learning Disabilities TeUher. Social
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S> lyia Holland at«717) 624-4616. £• * *-*• Services office at 204 Main regarding the numerous com-
I , F j ^ National Bank at 8th and State Sts. is presenU> looking for a Warehouse Clerk, for a Full-time position. Contact Ms. panies that will be oncampus November 3 and 4. Keep in
Irene Mussolf in person.
Nu-Motors at 8670 Peach St. needs a Salesperson who is aggressive with no previous sales experience in car sales. Must be mind that should you desire to interview with any of these
clean cut ana well dressed. The position is paid b> commission, the annual salan should be around $12,000 or better. Call Steve companies, you must have completed and returned the two
for an appointment at 868-4805 forms by October 19th. J- £
Household Finance Compan> is looking to ml the position of Branch Representative Management Trainee. Musi be over 21
>ears old and possess a car. The position is fulltime Monria> - Frida>. from 8:30 to 5:30 and the rate of pay is $670 a month For S Before ^researching the company, know your own
an interview please contact Mr. Hall at 800*3161. - ,2 ESS* & requirements, then find the organization that best meets
The Cooperative Extensive Service at Penn State Universit) has a vacancj as Assistant Extension Agent - Home
Economics. The position location will be In Carbon Court). The basic eligibility requirements are a Bachelor's degree in Home
those requirements.
Economics is preferred and must qualify for acceptance ipto graduate school. Must possess teaching; educational evaluation, jjl The Career Services office is on campus to help you for-
and program development skills. Demonstrate positive human relations and effective communications skills. Send application mulate career plans, provide information as to resume
to: Dr. C.S. Oliver. 323 Agr. Admin. Bldg.. University Park, PA 16802. Applications must be received by October 31,1979. writing or interviewing techniques, and to help you find the
Iroquois Jr-Sr High School is in need of an Assistant Swim Coach, starting from November until Februan The salan is $845.
Contact Jim Magruder at 899-7641 for more information, g position you desire.* Take advantage of these and other ser-
Mrs. Narbut at 2121 Fairmount Pkw> is seeking help around the house. Doing odd and jobs. Hours are flexible and the saiarj vices. It will be time well spent.
will be around $3.00-14.00 per hour. Also she is interested in someone to teach Disco Lessons for an afternoon a week. She is
willing to pa> around $4.00 per hour. «g ' *•'• 4 t }i *
U-Frame-It located at 3860 Peach St. is in need oflwo (2) students to help frame pictures. No experience necessar). will *?f Teaching
train. Call first for appointment. Hours will be Monda) and Frida) nights and Saiurriax hours. Salan is $2.75 per hour. For True, the number of students entering college will begin to
more information call Mike Mas)na at 868-) 221. ;} % &
The Suburban YWCA at 26th SI. will need a Swim Desk Clerk, to band out locker ke\s. bathing suits, and give information drop in the 1980's. But the number of students in teacher-
The position is part-time twent)-six (26) hours a week. Contact Gwen Schroder at 838-9671. training programs has declined even faster in recent years.
Meadow Brook at 2365 Buffalo Road needs a part-time Accountant, flexible hours. The salan will »>e around $3.25-3.35 per So sharp has this decline been — from 332,000 teachers in 1972
hour. Contact Maureen Edwards for appointment at 899-3191. 5 *f M * &
Times Square in the Millcreek Mall is seeking sales help, must appl) in person between the hours of 10a.m. and 6 p.m. to Jita to 190,000 in 1978 — that some observers predict a new
Howell. Thesalan is $2 90 plus bonus. The hours are Mondax thru Frida) 12 p.m. to A p.m. and Saturday* 10a.m -6p.m Hours teacher shortage by 1985.
will increase around the middle of November due to the Christmas Holiday **5? - ^Wv f
if \ ou would like to receive the Merciad for the emplo\ ment listings, please contact the Career Sendee please contact our of- 5 "We're concerned that we're not going to be able to keep up
fice to get on the mailing list. !T £" * & -&•; 4C j?; with the demand, especially in special education," says Bob
J a m e s w a ) Corporation will be on c a m p u s recruiting students interested in sales management and law enforcement. Please
* sign up in the Career Sendees Office. The) will be here on Wednesda). October 17. J '? < ~?£_
Reifschneider, placement director for the University of
Missouri's College of Education. "Reading teachers are at a
premium. And learning disability teachers are in short sup-
ply. Last year, we had such a demand for social science
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arts. We're also finding that there is a demand at the secon-
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playing in the minors. M.P. f£ JS J j LOVE YA, THERESE. P The need for teachers who can also double as coaches, adds
- S§| Will anyone who had SR. PEG as Reifschneider, is particularly pressing these days.
Thanks to you who came to the a third grade teacher contact Dear OAO. Still waiting on (Taken from the September 15, 1979 issue of the CAM
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Patrick, you woossy, good luck at Chris, Carolyn. Tricia, and Ellen done to
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Des Moines Prepares For Pope

by Carol Lukawski before arriving in the city, and
If the Holy Father came to your refill after leaving. ¥
town, would you be willing to give Hotels and motels in the area
Dear Mom and Dad, up: going to school? using your were booked within a week after
Last week I told you that the car for a day? personal time to the date was set Friends and
college rejected the candidacy of be trained as a security, relations filled guest rooms,
Pope John Paul for the medical or other volunteer? § | camped in back yards, and
presidency. It seems that we When your city of only 200,000 parked trailers in driveways.'
were afraid that, if he became inhabitants prepares to host a Last-minute ^visitors had dif-
president that would make us hillside religious service for ficulty finding nearby lodging;
more Catholic than Gannon and 504.00^, you can be sure the event at an information center 150
neither we nor they could live will somehow personally affect miles outside the city, late-
with that image. * you! f comers were advised to begin
But while the Pope 'was on Des Moines, Iowa residents looking for overnight ac-
campus being interviewed for the found themselves in a flurry of comodations at the nearest exit
post he said some interesting planning, coordinating, and because the city was so
things that I thought you might executing activity ever since saturated. En route to Des Moines, the travelling Merciad staff
want to know. August 29 of this year when John Many businesses closed up for
You remember that during the Paul II announced his intention of the day, and Uncle Sam's encountered picturesque mid-western scenery.
Pope's historic visit to the United visiting them on Thursday, workers were no less enthusiastic
States he visited President Carte. October 4. about the opportunity. The Civil
What most people don't know is Both public and private schools Liberties Union, however, in an
that the Secret Service insisted were closed on the big day. This attempt to keep government
<>n running a security check on action, which gave the students workers on the job and thus
him. After all, they couldn't take the opportunity to participate in maintain separation of church
my chances and in some of his the day's activities, enabled and state, took the issue to court;
speeches he did sound un- school buses and their drivers to (heir suit was dismissed.
American. M T form the nucleus of a massive Commercially^ there were
Imagine a foreigner coming to shuttle system which transported programs, buttons, pennants,
America and calling for the pilgrims from a variety of sites in and t-shirts to prepare, as well as
redistribution of wealth. The and outside the city. the awarding of the concession
Pope also spoke about*, disar- Four husky high school males contract to a local catering
mament and that really scared from tiny Jewel, Iowa, spent the service, which set up tents and
the Secret Service. People who night in a Gremlin at one of the parked semi trailers at several
talk about disarmament are shuttle stops in order that they spots throughout the grounds to
exactly the kind of people who might catch the first bus to "the- accomodate the half-million
are part of the lunatic fringe and Farms." Only one of them was people expected.
nave to be watched. And now, for all you fans under total helplessness breaks pain-
Catholic. When asked why a \ Phone service was also the Big.Top (drum roll) the an- fully through. Then we choose to
When the Pope told me that, he Protestant would come to see the available in semi trailers at five flee into hopelessness or simple
had a glint in his eye. I asked him Pope, one of the boys replied, locations. Depending upon the swer to last weeks riddle: Simply
about it and he said that he didn't "The Pope has a lot of sway in the good or service offered, profit ask either computer which door surrender - let ourselves go into
mind being investigated. thefcother computer would>say somethingi totally Other. We
world." £ |a went straight to a denim pocket; was the safe one. The response simply entrust ourselves to the
What the Secret Service didn't All traffic was diverted from I- toward publishing books for a mystery. We make an act of
know, he said, was that (the 80 to 1-235 as of 6 p.m. Wednesday special ed school; defraying costs will always be the wrong door. Go
Vatican Security Force did a evening as Des Moines was of the free services (e.g., buses); out the other one! j faith. C
security check on Jimrm Carter systematically sealed off from and. of course, to commercial Have you ever walked a tight- We're half way across. Don't
and decided that as the outside world. Urbandale, gain. rope? We clowns are very ver- look down and don't think too
i '. SI- satile. If you'll come along* I'll hard about what you're doing.
long as he didn't challenge the which at 3 miles is actually closer In the short five-week lead
Pope to a 10 kilometer race, there to Living History Farms than Des time, show you how it's done. And I'll Exciting, isn't it?j W '$.'•
was nothing to fear. I thousands of volunteers expla in this riddle business while Belief isn't something you do
Moines, used a sticker system to lent their time and talents toward we climb. •**• with just your head. It's total
One good thing, I suppose, the enable residents to pass through the effort. Medical teams,
Pope did give his blessing to our security roadblocks, though stationed every few hundred feet L. The point of riddling is that, involvement or it's nothing. You
final choice for president Cs) of access was limited solely to one's throughout the crowd and easily given a question we presume don't just think about it or try to
Mercyhurst. wffiy '% color-coded section of town. there will be a satisfying answer. come to some logical conclusion
identified by their pinneys, were Our questioning mind and the s. You become entirely engaged
Your Loving Son, On Thursday, only people backed up by three ambulances
working at the Papal visit site and six first.a id stations. answers it accepts seem to go with the incomprehensible
f Sport> jj together like eyes and light or mystery - you 4et out on a limb -
and having the appropriate . The security force* was like ears and sound. All of science
Sticker, could drive their cars at especially impressive, keeping and you get scared and try to give
Students Attend Conference all; violators were subject to a firm control of the crowd without is built on the assumption that if I the myster\ a name so that you
[ On«i October^ 4,j five students $500 fine and i 30 f days im- creating tension. Hundreds of ask a question about quantifiable can address iu call out to it.
Fom lheTTorrec*tTdnsProgram at prisonmen!^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ncres ^ f ^ o r n ~ " n d hay^were reality a what is this paper made .Did you sav something? Hang
Mercyhurst participated in,the Pensive Des Moines residents harvested and stored in the last oi"? - wny is there an eclipse"' - T o n T O n i > " rexVTnofe^tepIS?
Northwest Region conference of faced a gas dilemma: would their week alone; the •setting up of can expect to discover an answer. It has to do first with listening
i he Pa. Association on Probation, precious pilgrim tourist trade physical ?facilities followed: But in the end, science like all properly to yourself. Every
Parole, and Corrections. ^ carry off their precious fuel sound system, altar, press stand, other rational knowledge stops moment and even in your life that
The conference, which was allotment for the month? Local choir risers, water, and rest dead in its tracks when asked to challenged you to riddle, or to
held at Cross Creek Resort radio stations came to the rescue rooms. Oh yes, let's not forget the explain the unity and totality of hope or to love honestly was and
outside of Titusville, was covered and broadcast. a plea to liturgy and interfaith worship ourfworld and reality: why is invitation, an appeal to become
to assess"; and discuss the in- travelers: please fill your tank service planning committees! there anything, and why are engaged with J that; in-
terpretation and implication of things ultimately connected? & 1 comprehensible mystery which
the Criminal History Record Don't look down now! Its a already holds you safely in its
Information Act 47 of 1979 (for- couple of hundred feet and grasp. Every fragment of truth
merly Act 305). s 4 there's no net tonight But don't you ever took pleasure in, every
The students, Patty Clark, Bob worry, the platform is safe.? hope you ever held on to, and
Heftka. Tom Circle, Sue Goodge With these questions, both the every ounce of care you lavished
scientist and the clown peer into on any part of 9 creation was a
and Mary Shade; assumed the
role of a law enforcement or
corrections official and devised a
Inter College the abyss. We stand at the edge of response to the ground of all truth
existence, I and the universe as ana hope and love.
huge posed questions (why am I Made it! Are you surprised you
skit to depict how initial misin-
terpretation of this act resulted in
breakdown of communication
Fall Retreat here?) facing a nameless,rim- could walk a tight rope? You've
penetrable something we cannot been practicing a long time and
and cooperation, as well as Students from various Colleges dominate with our concepts. "Out probably didn't know it While
there." there is either "Nothing" you are up here where the air is
general confusionuj among
criminal justice personnel and from Northwestern Pennsylvania which reduces all our existence to so thin you might like to con-
agencies. J | non-sense or there is an in* template three mystical
The skit, which was used to October 12, 13 and 14 conceivable mystery which is statements by some*famous
worthy of our highest regard and people. Leon Tolstoy, the RUB
introduce the conference and set Diocesan Lodge worship. , I $ Russian author and mystic said,
the stage for discussion of the Now comes the hard part—fifty near the end of his life, "We are
topic, was prepared by the Corry, Pa. I feet across the rope to the other all happy - if we only know I t "
students and presented as a platform. Either we walk across And Thomas Merton, an
demonstration of how criminal I Cost $5.00 or we go back down. What'U it American contemplative said,"
justice agencies and personnel
were affected by various in- Sign up in Campus Ministry be? § We are all one, it is the work of a
terpretations ofgthis legislation. Opportunity to: play, pray and share Most people, I think, come lifetime to realise i t " Hie Clown
The second day of the conference inescapably to this "either-or" at says, "We all have faith, we just
was devoted to discussion fo the some moment of life— the death don't know what to call it
legislation which affected the of a loved one, some severe Listen to the crowd cheer.
Juvenile Court and'Children betrayal, a moment when our Don't you just love the applause.
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Presents
Vinny
with collection

Rock Roll Classics

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 13th
Continuous music from 9 till
Proper I.D. required (2 forms)
The Junction wishes to apologize for the
lack of music as advertised for October 6th

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PARENTS WEEKEND
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OCTOBER 13-14. 1979

Saturday, October 13
9-10 a.m. Registration - Coffee and donuts
Back Porch Cafe, Zurn Building,
;
Lower Level. |
10-1 1 a.m. Conducted campus tours
11:30 a.m. Lunch*- Egan DiRing'HaH'or*-•**•"*'»* i
off campus. F *
:
1 p.m. Alumni/Varsity Baseball Game -
Tullio Field;
2 p.m. Performing Arts - Recital Hall and/or
Little Theatre
I 1 »{«*!
2:30-5:30 Leisure Time
5:30-6:15 President's: Reception - Faculty Lounge
Preston Hall, Lower Level. f
7 p.m. Cocktails - Cash Bar - Metins on
Presque Isle. £*v
Better get Timberlands! Stubborn New England craftsmanship 7:30 p.m. Buffet Dinner - $8 per person - Metins
has made Timberland the fastest growing line offull grain leather 9-1:30 a.m.';Dance (Informal) -- Metins
boots in America. You can choosefromrugged waterproof styles
insulated to well below zero, to shearling lined boots, and other
rugged outdoor stylesformen and women. h
Sunday, October 14
This winter, the best in warmth and comfort combine with the 11 a.m.* Liturgy - Christ the King Chapel
best in looks to make Timberlands your best buy. Main Building ||
ft
12 Noon Brunch - Egan Dining Hall

J. A wholefineof fine leather boots and%shoes

ii^tl that cost plenty, and should. r '

NO'S
at -delicious

PIZZA
454-3500
815 East Ave.

To reach the Security officer on duty between

4 p.m. and 7 a.m., dial -0-, when the college
operator is on duty, generally until 10 p.m.
Mon.-Fri. 10 a.m. - 9 p.m
Sat 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. After 10 p.m. or when there is no college
at operator, dial the college number, 864-0681, to
The Colonial Plaza reach the answering service. Then give the
3852 Peach Street operator the message for the officer.
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OCTOBER 12,1*79
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Baseball Squad
To Host Alumni
The Mercyhurst College by the first 'Hurst Coach, Joe
baseball team will play the Laker Cook. * Cookt initiated and
Alumni on Sturday, October 13 at developed the program, leading
1:00 p. m,^ announced Athletic the Lakers to a 29-15 record in
Director and \ baseball coach. 1976. "We are happy to have Joe
Mike Cusack. J SJ | J back for this game, and hope that
The game will be played at his many friends will try to at-
Tullio Field featuring such for- tend and see him in a Laker
mer Laker stars as Tom uniform again," said Cusack.Njjj The Baseball Team, seated in the CampuslCenter, anxiously awaits the Oct. 13
Barringer, Steve Brandon, Ron j& "He laid the foundation for a confrontation with the alumni, scheduled for 1:00 at Tullio Field. J i
Coleman, Kevin Cook, Bo Hen- program of class and pride which
ning.v Butch Herrman, Terry I have tried to maintain," con-
Kelly, Frank Trigilio.fBob
Weism lller, Kenny White and
Kent Williamson. J
tinued the Laker Coach
5 Cook and k Cusack both 4ex-
Jjj|
pressed the hope that many of the Lakers* Host Quad Tourney Soccer Team
local fans would turn out to see
According to Cusack it is ex-
pected that several more players
will be on hand in what is hoped
will be an annual event.
what they think will be a fine
game, and ..$& indicated that in
the case of rain the game will be
The Mercyhurst College mens Friday's f2 p.m. matches
tennis team host a quadrangular feature Mercyhurst ^against the
tournament^ this weekend University of f Pittsburgh and J Scoring three unanswered
How 4-3 i
In addition to the players listed, moved to Sunday, October 14, at beginning Friday, October 12 at 2 Kent State versus - Edinboro £ goals in a 15-minutejtime span,
the Laker Alumni will be coached 1:00 p.m. I f p.m. The visiting teams making State.? "S sT S 2the Mercyhurst | | Lakers
up the quad are Edinboro, Kent Saturday at 9 p.m. has Mer- -i registered their fourth victory in
State and i the University ^of cyhurst pitted against Edinboro seven games.|shutting.out the
Women's Tennis To Pittsburgh.
quadrangular
I i I and Kent playing Pitt. At 2 p.m. J Golden Eagles of Geneva College
J "This will be our 4 first the round-robin tourney sis * 4-0 Monday afternoon at Tullio
t o u r n e y , " completed (with Mercyhurst "%Field, g ] m
remarked Laker head-coach, versus Kent! and the Pitt duel f The one-sided victoryf came i
Close At Home Westminster and Thiel twice. The
Dennis Ranalli, " . . . and it with Edinboro.
features four of the strongest
schools in the tri-state area." JG two
The matches will be played at days
sites: Mercyhurst
j
College
3
3-2
after the Lakers dropped a
verdict at the hands of
two
highly
by Chris Tomscazk match string of the Laker's is touted Grove City College in a
The (women's* tennis team extended to 18 consecutive vic- The current Lakerjteam has and the Billie Jean King Tennis game marked by a two-goal
finishes the 1979 campaign with tories. The Hurst is now 8-0 for never met the Pitt Panthers or Center. I ^ j P $ effort by freshman Badger Jim
four home matches. Thursday, the season and 4-0 in Conference Kent Scots at Edinboro. $f Letter a k % Pennell. The newcomer scored
October 11, the Lakers take on Mercyhurst returns 7 six let- (Continued from page 2) the goals within 21 seconds of one
Grove City in a Keystone Con- play- i g; V f termen from last .year's team another^
ference Game. Villa Maria In the Westminster contest, the who were the NAIA District 18 this until you have been
elsewhere. i J >| Against^ Geneva, Mercyhurst
College invades ^Mercyhurst Lakers managed a 5-2 outing. champions and tenth ranked got rolling in the early going with
Monday October 15 at 4:00. The Debbie Chilcott, number one nationally, t 'pm Finally, * programs for \par-
ticipation are plentiful."Activities senior Gary Weber netting a tally
next day the Lakers play Gannon singler, smashed Peggy Bruns 6- '% Junior, Tom Chybrzynski, is an unassisted at 6:49 of the opening
and wrap c the season against 2.1 6-0.^ Westminster JCathy All-America n high school per- of every sort can be found here to
accomodate every interest. W% period. The goal was Weber's
Allegheny on October 18 at 3:00. Nicoloff defeated Laker Holly former who hails | from sixth of the season. |
C. The Lady Lakers were perfect Bi mifby scores of 2-6, 6-4, 6-2. Brackenridge, PA.; Gary Dagan This is not i to say that I am The opening score turned out to
in outings last week, downing Senior Laker Millie Chsice^ex- has held down a place on the unhappy, because I'm truly be the only offensive output of the
tended her win streak by downing starting line up since "walking satisfied with my transfer move fist period as neither team could
"S3 thus far. I do miss the 'Hurst and
L* -4 L GinniefConklin 7-6, 6-3. In "the on" the team last season. Gary still feel very close to the faculty get untracked in the cold, muddy
final singles contests, Denise comes from Newcastle, PA. Andy conditions prevalent that day.
Mall ousted Sue Wilson 6-2,6-2. Findlay, from London, England, and students with whom I was 1 The second period started out
& In doubles play, Kathe Lowry was 2 last ?year's district 18 associated f while attending much like the first had ended as
and Chris Stroebel knocked off Number 1 singles winner.! Mercyhurst. * 5 - both teams battled at midfield for
Melissa Magi la and Sue Shaffer j? Former Mercyhurst Prep So step back and look again. If an offensive edge. Mercyhurst
6-3.6-4. With scores of 6-2, 5-7, 6-2, standout Ravinder Sabherwal you're unhappy here, the chances won the battle at the 62:04 mark
Lakers Judy Richer and Joan enters his sophomore year at the are better than 50-50 that the as sophomore left winger tallied
Podohnski defeated Kathy Fisher 'Hurst^as the^Lakers' prime j problem is in^your mirror**. k
and DeAnn Horner, t In third performer. The team is rounded ^ Good luck to all, and I hope to * otLaJLass'SLfjom R.T^Bence. At
up with the Spies brothers. Paul Teeyou^gain^oon^^^^^^^^^^ began to dominate play as they
Phylis Hawkins and Lisa Johnson and Steve ha ill from St. Peter- David A I.aFuria Wt/L jftftfti ffifkfi
beat i Mary j Gousman I and sburg. Florida. j& &«£&. pushed the ball deep into Geneva
Temple University territory. I :
Maureen Cray 6-4, 6-3. &j U
Against Thiel College, the Taking advantage of their
Lakers won 5-2 on the Tomcats momentum, the Lakers rifled the
courts, an lashed a 6-1 Keystone Geneva nets for two more goals
Conference^win when Thiel in the next 15 minutes as frosh Ed
Debbie Chilcott played at the Laker home terf Masharka and Bence netted the
last Saturday. tallies which put the game on ice
for the Leakers, i
Complementing the offensive
Volleyball Team attack was a sterling effort by
freshman goalie Dave Reimold,
starting only his second game
since coming to the 'Hurst

Commences Season
Mark the Women's volleyball In the second game, Mer-
Blessed with a couple of shots
bouncing off the side posts,
Reimold turned away 13 shots on
goal. g ^ r §|
team 2-1 in this week's matches. cyhurst mounted a 12-3 lead. The Assisting Reimold in the
The Lakers defeated Behrend Villa Victors rallied t o - a 12-9 shutout was center fullback Jim
and Villa Maria College. Sand- threat before the Lakers called a "Burley" Grimes. Laker coach
wiched * between thepTwins timeout.'With the score 14-11 in Dave Shimpeno cited Grimes for
Meceryhurst recorded a loss the Lakers favor, Mercyhurst's his outstanding play during the
against Fredonia. / k r 2 Anne Burbulas smacked a spike game as well as his 100 per cent
In the Fredonia contest, the for the winning point.; y: effort every time he steps on to
Lakers won the first game 15-9. In the * Behrend match, the the field. jg£- f i§
?We placed the fball well," Lakers bounced the Cubs 15-11 Outside of 21 seconds on
commented Assistant Coach and 15-12. Mercyhurst now holds Saturday, the Lakers controlled
Mary Artello. "In the second and a 4-3 record this season with the play against a deep Grove City
third game we lost our bulk of Keystone Conference -team. However, the momentary
aggressiveness. We did not call action yet to come. $ j» letdown proved to be too much for
as a team." Coach Artella con- the 'Hurst squad to overcome as
tinued, "We definately lost on our the visitors registered a 3-2 nod
own errors." The Lakers lost the Letter _ .on the Laker's home turf, j
second game 15-11, then fell to (Continued from page 2) Scoring at the 12:28 mark of the
Fredonia 15-8 for the match;: opening period, Pennell took
Mercyhurst regained the in- any of the garbage we take in
tenisty against Villa Maria running * intramurals. Mr.
College. 5Captain Duising well Philips, if you don't like the ways
placed serves. Colleen Burbulas things are run, then don't par-
and May Mahon aided the 'Hurst ticipate in them. However, keep
4lut advantage of a scramble in front
of the Laker net to push a ball
across the goal. Intercepting a
pass moments later, Grove City
pushed the ball up field in work-
with well timed spikes. With the your nose on your own face ana manlike fashion with Pennell
score 10-2, Car la Smith of the don't ruin intramurals for those striking again at the 12:49 mark,
Lakers hit five serves for a 15-2 who still wish to play. & f Settling down for the rest of the
first game edge. 3 | -Andrew J. Giachino period, the 'Hurst 11 took control
LADIES NIGHT OUT of the game, With less than three
• ••
Every Monday? between 5 and 11 p.m. all Mer- minutes remaining in the period,
Smith scored on an assist by
cyhurst ladies ore invited j t o "Come In for Good"! Mark Richert to narrow the
Show us-your college ID and, with the purchase of deficit to one at the half.
any pizza, pasta, or sandwich, receive a free trip to The second period saw the
g A DIVISION OF TANDY CORP. Badgersf strike early as Joe
our all-you-can-eat salad bar. This offer is good only
Caruso banged one in at the 47:51
CONVENIENT LOCATION at the PIZZA HUT at E. 38th St. and Zimmerman mark of the. Playing catch-up for
1324 Eost Grondview Plaza Blvd. Road.* t?" the rest of the game, the Lakers
could only manage to. bring the
Watch For Other Surprises! deficit back to one with Smith
OPEN notching his second tally of the
game. On October 13, the Lakers
Monday thru Saturday -10-9 trek south * to J take on Pitt-
Sunday - 1 2 - 5 Johnstown in an attempt to
garner? their fifth win of.the
1 season. #«*•» *