The Birds Alight On Campus May
The biggest event of the Pine clude Peggy Hock, Mary Ann play is the dancing chorus with junior stage-craft class and fea-
and Lively Arts Festival is the Bricher, Pat McCarty, Rick Con- the choreography done by Mary tures many special techniques. It
play staged and produced by the nelly, Jim Brown, Maryce Jaeger, Ann Bricher and Bob Steele. is built on different levels con-
College Greensleeve Players.
This year the cast and crew Kathy McManus, iPeggy Naw- nerty, Christine Phillips, Jeanne represent mountains, and in-
are presenting The Birds, a Greek rocki, Mary Lee Daschbach, Mar- Anderson, Marilyn fPokorski, Judy cludes the use of such items as
comedy written by Aristophanes, ilyn Lipchik, Mary Ann Oblinski Emling, and Linda Culver will running water, clouds of smoke,
to be performed on May 3. 4 and and Glnny Gorsak.
5lin the Little Theatre. The com-
pany i under the direction of Sr.
M. Brigid, will use | Walter Kerr's
adaptation of I the Greek farce.
TheriBirds is Aristophanes' way
of expressing his contempt for
the politics and social life of his
day. He has his comedy team of
Pithetaerus and Euelpides, played
by Bill Zimmer and Mike Win-
seek ^respectively, leave Athens,
disgusted with life there, in an
attempt to find a better society
among the birds. To do so they
must locate Bob Steele por-
traying Epops, King of the Birds,
who was once a man. How they
find him and what they per-
suade him to do is the body of
the story.
Divided fby its subject matter
into two acts, the first! act con-
cerns the founding of Cloud
Cuckooland and its triumph over
the Olympian gods and contains
Aristophanes' comment on the
polytheistic absurdities to which
Athenian religion has been re-
duced.
Other members of the cast in-
Dance Program Will Feature
Freshmen and Sophomores
Aslparti of Mercyhurst's Pine
and Lively Arts Festival, the
physical education department
will ;present a Modern and Folk
Dance program under the direc-
tioni of Mrs. Hoffman and Miss
Sedney. The performance will
take place on Monday night,
April 29, at 8:15 p.m. in the school
gymnasium.
The sophomore modern dance
classes will do eight dances of
their own creation, {accompanied
by music ranging from the class-
ical compositions of Hayden to
'Merciad' Changes
Staff Membership
The new Merciad editors for
1963-64 are Martha| Fiedler and
Frances! Herman.
Marty, a sophomore English
major from! New Orleans, La.,
has worked on the editorial staff
of !the Merciad f o r two years.
Her other interests include Liter-
ary Club, Culture Committee, and
Judean Sand.
Fran, I also a two-year member
of the staff, is a sophomore
English major from Youngstown,
Ohio. She is the editor of the
Mercyhurst Alumnae News and
a ^member of the French and Lit
Clubs and on the staff of Judean
Sand. Both girls are active in
YCS. If
Other positions on \ the paper
will be filled by a sophomore and
freshmen. Nancy Nones will take
on the responsibility of Business
Manager. Nancy, an English ^ma-
jor and two-year -istaff member,
is from Erie. Freshmen Sally
Schmitt, Carole Stoiber, Anna-
jean Sm alley and Kathy Cook
will be page editors.
The new edi torsi will assume
their positions with the May issue
of the Merciad.
Clem Stolinski, John Nientimp, Tania Kwolek, Mary Ann Fin- nected by steps and ramps to
play birds in the I chorus.
A significant element in the
Dancers from the coming production of THE BIRDS rehearse!in a fitting Aristophanean manner
Kneeling are: Pat McCarty and Judy Emling; standing: Mary Bricher, Marilyn Pokorski, Chris-
tine Phillips and Linda Culver.
the Broadway hits Carmenland
West Sideistory. |
Folk; dancing will^be presented
by the freshman gym classes
and other interested students.
These dances will beftaken from
the Irish, Jewish, Russian, Ital-
ian and Yugoslavian cultures.
This year, the finals of the per-
formance will again be the Hora,
a Jewish dance composed of 104
kicks.
This is the second year that
the students will present a dance
program, and according to Miss
Sedney, "It may not be so fine,
but it's lively." JB
April
24—Seniors Theatre Party?
30-May 10—Fine and Lively
Arts Festival
30—The Other Side of Despair
T h e ;Existentialism of
Sartre and I Camus, lec-
ture by Miss Petronio at
4:20 in McAuley Main
Lounge
30—An Evening of Dance at
8:15 in the gym
May
3.10—Student Art Exhibit
in the'! gym
3-10—Water Color and Print
Show § by Sylvia Bern-
stein and Nancy Nemec
§3, 4, 5—The Birds, 8:30;
matinee at 2:30 on May
5 direct all public relations for the Theatre.
t& i college.
7—Brothers Karamazov,
7:30 infliittle Theatre
8—This I Is Ballet, 8:15 In
Theatre
9—Reader's Theatre, Look
Homeward, Angel, 7:30 in
Theatre g Mercyhurst, Miss Fry will attend Reader's Theatre to be presented
10—Romeo and Juliet, 7:30
in Theatre
11—Gannon Prom
18—Mercyhurst Prom
19—May Day
Erie Ballerina
To Give Talk,
Demonstration
S t a t i a Sublette, nationally
recognized Erie ballerina, will
a suspension bridge, and a present a lecture demonstration,
The set was designed by the twelve-foot sliding board. <<
This is Ballet", Wednesday, May
8, at 8:15 p.m. in the Little
Theatre as part of the Pine and
Lively Arts Festival.
The Erie Civic Ballet Com-
pany will work with Mrs. Sublette
in demonstrating her lecture. The
troup will present the develop-
ment of a ballet dancer and show
the essentials of ballet.
Mrs. Sublette will take the
audience within the staged ballet
classroom. She will show the
dancer's progress from the be-
ginning? daily barre exercise to
the ^finished performance of
modern and classical ballets.
As a high point in the evening,
the company will present repre-
sentative works from their stand-
ard repertoire I which includes
"Tom Sawyer," "Pas de Quatre,"
"Peter and the Wolf," "Shep-
herdesses 1812", and other ballets.
The| Civic Ballet Company
presents a fall and a spring per-
formance in Erie and tours for
nine months with the lecture
j demonstration.
%
Vol. XXXIV, No. 6
MERC1AD MERCYHURST COLLEGE, ERIE, PENNA. April 24, 1963
Fine pnd Lively Arts Will Include
Acting, Dancing, Art, Films, Lectures
From T u e s d a y , April 30, men and sophomores willlput the classic tragedy is 7:30 p.m.. May
through Friday, May* 10, Mercy- results! of a year's study to work 10, in the Little Theatre.
hurst will present to the city and when! they present their Modern
surrounding area a series of and Folk Dances.
Tonight at 7:30 p.m. in
films, lectures, dance demonstra- The week of May 3-10 is set the Little Theatre the under-
tions, art exhibits, a play, and;a aside for]the student? art exhibit classmen will wish the sen-
Reader's Theatre in the second in the gym.fThe show will in- iors a 'Japanese Good-bye'
Festivali of the Fine and! Lively clude oils, water colors, drawings,
Arts. calligraphy, ceramics, graphics,
when the movie SAYONARA
is shown at the Senior
"The Other Side of Despair— renderings of interiors and Theatre Party.
the Existentialism of Sartre and fashion illustration.
Camus" is the theme of the
The sophomores chose the
An exhibit\oi water colors and movie for this year's fare-
opening lecture to be given by prints by Sylvia Berstein and well tribute, the freshmen
Miss Vivetta Petronio, French Nancy Nemec will also be hung
will serve refreshments in
teacher and Pulbright Scholar- in the halls during this week. the cafeteria following the
ship winner, on April 30 at 4:20
May 3, 4, and 5 is, of course, film, and the juniors have
p.m. in McAuley Main Lounge. The Birds. A performance will be promised! "appropriate" en-
Later that evening the fresh- given each evening at 8:30 p.m.
tertainment. WL
and a matinee is scheduled for
2:30 p.m. on May 5. Admission
New Director is $1.00. I
The Brothers K a r a m a z o v ,
Colleges Co-Host
based on Feodor Dostoevski's
j Appointed great Russian novel of a father,
his three sons and the effect of
Noted John Ciardi
Miss I Arabella Fry, a native of their personal ambitions and John 1 Cia rdi,j well-known trans -
Erie, has been appointed I Direc- temperaments on the family, is la tor, critic, teacher, and lec-
tor of Development at Mercy- the film slated to be shown on turer, will speak in Erie on Sep-
hurst where she will organize and May 7 at 7:30 p.m. in the Little tember 26 at 8:00 p.m. under the
co-sponsorship of Mercyhurst and
Statia Sublette and the Erie Gannon Colleges.
- With the aid of the faculty, Civic Ballet Company will pre- Professor Ciardi lis best known
Miss Fry will prepare and sub- sent their lecture-demonstration to students as; host of the CBS-
mit to v a r i o u s foundations on May 8 at 8:15 p.m. in the TV weekly show Accent, as trans-
throughout the country projects Theatre. lator of Dante's ^Inferno and
worthy of financial support. Thomas Wolfe's Look Home- Purgatorio, and as author of
Before assuming her duties at ward, Angel is the subject of the How Does a Poem Mean?
He is a former I professor of
the fifth annual j institute on by Mercyhurst students at 7:30 English at^ Rutgers and Harvard
planning and development and p.m. on May 9. Universities, and is a fellow of
Concluding the Festival will be the American Academy of Arts
public and alumnae relations spon-
sored by the American College the film, Romeo and Juliet. and Sciences and of the National
Viewing time for Shakespeare's Institute of Arts and Letters.
Public Relations Association.
 Wednesday, April 24, 1963
Pave Two The M E R C I A D

C a n Active C a m p a i g n i n g A s l W e S e e l t F r o m t h e G a r d e n o f E v e
Item: The Merciad editors ex- By Evie McLean
S a v e Hurst's Elections? tend their congratulations and
support to Marilyn Schreiner My dear Mr. John Timon, terest! in national questions.
The office of Student Government President is the highest and the other new campus Your article "Why the Irish The optimistic outlook is fur-
and most responsible on our •campus. In the recent election, leaders chosen for the coming Don't Marry," which recently ap- ther supported by the healthy
there was no campaigning—until the day before the final year. peared in The Scutcheon, is per- awareness offthe problem by the
voting no one knew the proposed platforms of the candidates, Item: While we believe In con- ceptive and ^well-presented. But university graduates. A large
few knew their qualifications, and some knew only the can- structive criticism and engage |it is, in my number of them are staying "at
didates* names. f 1 in it ourselves, we wonder if opinion, 1 n- home" to establish more progres-
there is real loyalty to Mercy- valid: the ar- sive and up-to-date professional
Verbal campaigning— the only kind now; permitted— gument is out- and industrial standards. This
simply cannot do the job. Agreed, the "personal touch'' is hurst left among the!students.
When was the last time that dated.! economic improvement will con-
more effective, but how many girls can each candidate, and/or Your conclu- tinue to influence the social ma-
her campaign manager, reach? For they are the only ones you heard anybody say any-
thing good about your school I slon, " U n l e s s turity of the Irish even more.
who do campaign actively.
even when something in justice something * is donelto re-educate The exaggerated descriptions of
It is a physical impossibility to contact even the majority demanded praise? the people, unless the economy is puritanical, Jpriest-ridden Ireland,
of the students. Unless a girl has sat next|to a candidate in Item: A tip of the green and modernized, and! unless the best Is the last point I dispute. You
class, seen her downtown in knee socks, or borrowed coke f white beanie to Mr. *Garvey, part of the race is persuaded to state, "Romance and marriage are
money from her, it is highly unlikely that she knows any- who was recently elected presi- stay at home, Ireland, in the next frowned upon by society," and
thing more about the candidate than her name. dent of the Gannon Alumni As- hundred years, will cease to exist," "In rural areas especially, little
The Merciad, therefore, suggests an active election sociation. sounds like the cries of the Irish is done to encourage meetings be-
campaign, with all that fit implies: posters, badges, rallies, Item: When the seminary moves "49ers" who advocated steps to- tween the sexes." I find it hard
slogans, and songs. It suggests participation in the campaign- ward these very reforms. to reconcile these remarks with
out of the main building in my fond memories of the parish-
ing by all the students, not just the candidates and their September, we hope that one Certainly, Ireland is not stable
campaign managers. Finally, it suggests the scheduling of in many social, economical, and sponsored "ceilis" in the city and
or more rooms will be available rural! areas, the parks filled with
the candidates' speeches so that the student body canihave fori use as conference rooms, political respects, but your views
enough time to decide who to elect and why.—M.F. do not typify the modern Ireland. young "steadies," the many girls
where study and smoking will at the university engaged to men
be permitted. Mercyhurst needs That the Irish need to be re-
educated is I no mystery to the under thirty!
more of these.
people. Increased university en- May I end my refutation, then,
Item: Good luck to Pokey Lincoln, rollment of country and city by saying that Ireland is not a
Ounce Of Etcetera who moves from the Merciad people, plans for technical schools, vanishing nation; it is a J rea-
to take over the yearbook ed- and cities' new employment op- wakened land ^searching for so-
By Mary P a t Carlow itorship in the fall. portunities for country girls cial, economic, and political defi-
Item: How about this? As a fair prove that contemporary Ireland
punishment for overdue library is re-educating itself socially and nition.
Well, it's election time at Ibe able to cope j with the ups I enjoyed your article, Mr.
Mercyhurst again. To aid you in [and downs of her office. books, why not simply library academically.
fines? Timon, fbut I'm afraidfyou, like
making a wise jj choice, I have 5. Following are the night-be- This re-education also con- the Irish, are a little late.
prepared a special quiz: fore-election dreams of three Item: We hope that the helpful tributes to economic stability. I note: Miss McLean bases her
1. Three girls are nominees for candidates: (a) a giant ant- suggestions given to the Mer- Last year every pub and park arguments on actual experience
a high office, (a) blonde, (b) eater invaded Hollywood and ciad staff by Sophomore YCS bench buzzed with the pros and gained from living, studying,
brunette, and? (c) redhead. gobbled up Gregory Peck, (b) wiU make your paper more en- cons of the Common Market, and traveling ln| Ireland last 1

Which one should get your a great-aunt floated down joyable to you. We're glad that testifying to the individual in- year.
vote? | the Mississippi, sweeping gra- they concluded that the Mer-
*ham crackers from her barge, ciad is an instrument for the
Answer: The! girl with hair
color most like yours because
if she is elected, that shade
and (c) 4,000 college girls
threw their textbooks off the
discussion
sues!
of
Editors Urge Improvement
controversial is-

wiU be popular, naturally, Empire State Building, and

and you i will be in style.
2. The birthdates of two nomi-
then jumped off after them.
Which girl is most suitable? Paper Wins "First In Cultural Series
if Plan
nees for another office? are Answer: (c) because her The basic aim of Mercyhurst College is to form Christian
(a) Feb. 11, (b) August 16. dream proves that she is the Your editors would like to pre- women. We know that a personality is not formed merely by
most realistic. sent the standards used by the class work; it must also be developed culturally.
Which girl is better quali-
6. (and this is the real test of Associated Collegiate Press in
fied? % W.\ in awarding the Merciad a First- For this reason, the cultural series presents artists and
Answer: (b), of course, be- your voting prowess) Asked
which book is her favorite, Class rating for the issues pub- speakers to fulfill the needs of the students. The entertain-
cause her sign of the Zodiac lished during the first semester ment is varied|to suit different personalities and interests.
is Leo—and everybody? knows three candidates answered
(a) The Dead Sea Scrolls, of this school year.
that they make the best
Thus we give you some of the
However, this year there has been fa noted increase in
leaders. (b) Bribery and Graft for
judge's criticisms, without includ-
the amount of work expected from each student. The cultural
3. The three girls J vying for a ^Election Purposes, and (c)
ing editorial comment:
program, too, has been expanded, so that at times there have
position have the following The Bobbsey Twins at Col- been two or more programs scheduled within the same week.
shoe sizes: (a) 7^B, (to) lege. Which should get your —"You have a tendency to ov- Although we are aware of the advantages of these programs,
9AA, and (c) 4y2D. Which vote? erplay 'social' news." it is almost impossible to attend two or three lectures a week
should be your choice? Answer; (b) because she has —(regarding faculty and alum- and still fulfill our duties as students, f
Answer: (b) because hers is determination and initiative. ni news ) "These two areas are
the closest to that of Jackie Tricky, wasn't it? If you an- not covered well enough." There is nothing to be gained by having performers play
Kennedy. swered them all correctly, you
for an almost empty theater.jThis
—"Your arts and drama are the entertainer andjthe few people in attendance. Outsiders is embarrassing for both
4. Considering another four cheated; between 3 and 6 correct, well covered; are yon missing who are present receive a poor impression of the intellectual
girls, their favorite youthful consider yourself a competent other groups?" atmosphere of the college. | J
toys: were (a) jacks, (b) voter; between 1 and 3, you'll —(concerning the fthree-picture
marbles, (c) yo-yo, and (d) shape up with practice; all wrong, story of the Harvest Moon TTie cultural committee spends, many *hours planning the
paper dolls. Which will make you don't deserve to vote and Ball) "Excellent photo fea- series of lectures and programs but the few students that
the best club president? shouldn't even come to school on ture idea, but pics not up to attend them are little reward for these efforts.
Answer: (c) because she will election days. snuff." t We hope]that next year the series will be planned to in-
clude fewer performers and that there will be no programs
scheduled during the week before and after vacations. We feel
Out Readers Comment... that these suggestions will enable each girl to fulfill her obli-
gations as a student while participating more fully in the
Dear Editor: Unfortunately, there is little response from the cultural series. S. S.
Since the Merciad is a student endeavor, we feel student body. Remember February's! futile ap-
that it shoulds reflect more fully the attitudes and peal for letters?
interests of the student body. • * *

Although the paper does fulfill the important Dear Editor: Published Monthly
function of cultural and intellectual!stimulation, it Give up campaigning for the Green Stamp Bus?
THE
lacks sufficient popular appeal. Perhaps some new
features could be initiated, such as:
—I should say not!! The sophomores have started
a project in order to spur on enthusiasm for its suc-
wr»fr MERCIAD
l.j Engagement announcements cess. WJflirtlKK
Editor
.Mercyhurst College, Brie, P*.
Before Easter, the class went on a Green Stamp Emily Lincoln
2. Series of articles on what recent graduates are Associate Editor L Kay Hetoert
now | doing Scavenger Hunt In an effort to collect stamps from Assi
S£££?}~I8 XT 'J~ J u d y Young. Marty Fiedler,
3. Relevent (sic) cartoons those "Erie-ites" living in the vicinity of the col- Fran Herman, Nancy Nones.
lege. Our door-to-door stamp hunt resulted in the Editorial Aides - - K a t h y Cook. Sally Sohmitt.
4. Roving,; reporter who would poll student opinion Anna jean SmaUey, Carole Stoiber
. on current event or campus issues. collection of over 35 books. LUerary Contributor Anne Marie McCarthy
Sincerely, Because of its success, the class is planning to Business Manager Evie
Nancy Vasil
sponsor another scavenger hunt on Sunday, May-.'5, S S & h1 ^ Di eL a n e y -VV- McLean. Mary Hammond.
Linda Scholl 2? S ? /c Mi a r ' Maureen Mor Aleei. Mary Fisher. Marge
from 1:30-4:30. We would like to invite the whole ISIS.- f' ^ J™ e a n . Carol Brennan. Helen
\ • '^Mary Kay Nash winter student body to take part. This is a chance for every- Jdaizer, Anne 0
Ledoux,
MIc
Rosemary Reo. Maryfern An-i
& ' K * i"M?' Annajean Smalley, Kathy
Ed. note: The Merciad prints any literate and one to bring in at least VMbooks—and even more. Haminond | y n Bricher
- Mar
y K Naegle. M a £
responsible student opinion which It receives. Glnny Hammer Typists _..»^.—„ Bonnie Brennan, Pat Lawlor
 Wednesday, April 24, 1063
SUMMER OFFERS
STUDENTS JOBS
Prom gleaming, spotless labs
to noisy, colorful resort | hotels
there are any number of summer,
jobs open to ^interested and]qual-
ified college women.
In such resort areas as Cape
Cod, Ocean City and Geneva-on-
Ithe-Lake, waitresses are in great
demand. Camp counselors
especially those with Red Cross
badges — can earn! as much as
$100 to $300 on the freshman and
sophomore level and as much
as $500 in the upperclassman
bracket.
Job Opportunities
Skills in arts and crafts, play
direction, game education place a
premium on students' services.
The summer theater circuit, in
both cities and rural resort areas,
employs music and drama ma-
jors each season.
Industry regularly employs sci-
ence and business majors in sum-
mer positions! Industrial appren-
ticeship programs are!set up for
juniors and seniors majoring in
math, physics or chemistry. Gov-
ernment work demands those
with skill in the business sci-
ences.
Summer Study Programs
Travel-study programs to var-
ious European countries are sum-
mer attractions to every college
student! However, our own coun-
try offers a Ivast range of sum-
mer school courses of high qual-
ity! at |reasonable rates. Harvard!
is particularly noted in this re-
gard.
For specific information on ap-
plication,! salary, etc., appoint-
ments can be J made with Mr.
Garvey.
Marilyn Schreiner Will Head S G A
In a | recent interview Mercy-
hurst College's new Student Gov-
ernment President Marilyn
Schreiner emphasized personalized
responsibility!as the theme of her
program.
Her idea of a student govern-
President-elect Marilyn Schreiner able—"April in Paris" was en- artists interrupt their |intense
ment "of the people, by the peo-
ple, and for the people" requires
that each individual student re-
alizes her importance and function flowers, London's fashions, and
in the college community. Marilyn
feels that the elimination of apa- unmistakable and i n i m i t a b l e fashions, fit's not surprising to
thy requires an active, interested French
student body. I |§
| | The new president readUyJrec-
ognized and praised current presi- martre
dent Bonnie McGough's achieve-
ments stating that, "Mercyhurst
is not so much indeed of change
now as improvement." Consequent-
ly, her program builds upon exist-
The MERCIAD Pare Three
Aristophanes' T h e Birds''
Strikes Contemporary
By Anne Marie McCarthy
Note
"Truly to be clad in feathers I
companies, among other—scenes
is the very best of things." Such
the building of the bird Utopia,
is the conclusion of Aristo-
Cloud Cuckoolandf | results in the
phanes comedy, The Birds, which
classification of The Birds as a
will be presented in May by the
farce. Thus it must be seen to
Greensleeve Players. be thoroughly| appreciated. The
The satire could} have been
subtlety of the satire comes
through the5 lines, but the broad
written last month and be run-
comedy of the action appeals to
ning on Broadway now, so con-
the eye.
temporary are the issues it
treats. Social vices, democracy,
This comic action is produced
external ritualistic religion, the
in part by the stage devices. The
modern poet who values obscur-
gods descend from heaven via a
ity as a virtue in itself, the bus-
huge sliding board. Informal re-
Norma Jean Pavolic, Beth Campbell, and Marilyn Sullivan model inessman, and the drama are all
marks concerning missed cues and
"appropriate" outfits for the Junior. Prom. I I I attacked. lost props ("Somebody was sup-
Modern Impact* posed to hand me the crown.")
Mo C Style Show Previews The f Birds has a tremendous
are made by jthe actors.
Audience Participation
impact on modern man for two
Unique audience involvement
Outfits for \Lake Erie Prom reasons. First, Aristophanes dealt
with a universal theme—man's also produces much \humor. For
desire to escape from civilization. example, the Leader of the Birds,
The junior class presented a with lounge chairs for a beauti- Modern man, in his quest for after pledging to uphold as truce,
mock fashion show during dinner ful view off great Lake Erie. Pre- freedom, has merely substituted says, "and if I break my word—
on WednesdayjMarch 27, to pre- pared for any weather, Norma space ships for wings. The second (glancing directly out front) —
view the prom and to further ex- Jean Pavlovic appeared inj a reason is the modern stage ver- may the audience speak unkindly
plain! all the boats marked "May yellow slicker, boots and a big sion by Walter Kerr that the of me in the lobby." In the
18" hangingfln the halls. I beautiful black?umbrella. Mercyhurst production, w i n g s
Players are using. will be handed out to the-spec-
{Marilyn Sullivan modeled the The date for this occasion is
Mr. Kerr has updated the po- tators, creating audience partici-
"perfect" costume for the first May 18. Boarding! time will be
litical! satire in order to make pation.
deck. I Her outfit consisted of 8:30 J with sailing from 19:00 j to
the play sound to today's audi-
black leotards, black blouse and 1:00 a.m. Tickets are $10 for the Cloud Cuckooland declares war
ence as it sounded to an Athenian
vest, a stylish- May West with semi-formal iprom for which on men and gods J and it is here
in the fifth century B.C. For ex-
matching bathing cap}— exactly summer cocktail dresses and ample, at times the speech re- that the satire reaches its {height.
what she needs to twist Ito the dress {suits for dates are on call. sembles the Kennedy twang; and The bird Utopia triumphs over
music of the Embers from Gan- The fee includes {refreshments one of I the gods is revealed as earth | and Olympus and, in the
non. and a surprise souvenir. Castro. course of the victory, exposes the
Dressed in a taffeta print sum- Tickets, on jj sale according to foibles of mankind and the ab-
mer gown, Beth Campbell was class preference, were sold out by Farcical Elements surdities of the Athenian pan-
the typical Mercyhurst girl as April 3. There are waiting lists The physical action that ac- theon of gods.
she will appear dancing^ on the available Ifor those who wish to
second! deck to the stereophonic sign|up for any tickets which are 'COCA-COLA" AND " C O M " M l M C O W M C D 1RAOC-MARNS WHICH IDENTIFY ONLY I H I PRODUCT o r t W COCA-COLA COMPANY.
music of such favorites as returned. Those who plan to sell
Johnny Mathis and the Kingston their tickets must return them
Trio. to the junior class president who
The top'! deck will bef equipped will thenlresell them.
ing -projects of student govern- large non-smokers' lounge and
ment as well as initiating new ones. that student help be employed, es-
Among some of the current serv- pecially at the beginning of a new
ices and activities which student semester.!
government will continue to pro- lAnotherfpartlof Marilyn's plat-
mote next lyear are! the Green form includes a regular schedul-
S t a m p Campaign, Inter-club ing of quarterly exams as well as
Council, aniimprovedllecture ser- the lengthening offlibrary hours.
ies and improved inter-class re- She also proposes increasing so-
lations. cial activities with af, special eye
One of the new projects which to including more colleges.
Marilyn hopes to see student gov- In order to make these plans be-
ernment effect is the alleviation of come realities, Marilyn pledges her
the bookstore congestion. A plan time, energy, and enthusiasm.
has already been proposed that Now she's hoping for the support
the bookstore be moved into the of her fellow students.!
Easter Vacation in Paris
Holds Special Enchantment
By McLean 1
Lasts year during jEaster vaca- bring two. I have two arms to
tion, the tourist in meg decided carry them."
to visit Paris during April and The cafe verandas burst with
the ichoice certainly was agree- life. Chattering students and
conversations only to watch the
chanting.
Springtime
I
Parisians live in a chic young women coyly saunter take a break
world combined of Honolulu's by. I things go better
Street Artists
Rome's art, tempered with the With this array of flowers and with Coke TRAOC-MANR $
atmosphere. find artists not only in the main
Violets for Your Lover open air art j centers, but also
On every corner from Mon- throughout the! entire city. Out-
to the Latin Quarter, little door exhibitions are their con-
black-shawled flower v e n d o r s tribution to springtime: endless
sing, "Monsieur, violets for your canvases sustain spring's moods. Bottled under the authority of
The Coca-Cola Company by;
lover." Only in Paris, especially I found springtime everywhere
in April, does one find a beau brings excitement, but in| Paris
with two bouquets, "Of course 11 lit holds enchantment. ERIE COCA-COLA BOTTLING COMPA
 fage Foot The MERCIAD Wednesday. April 24, 1963

Faculty Members Sr. Pierre, Food Committee

Attend Meetings
While students were enjoying
Easter vacations away, several
faculty members, from four de-
partments travelled to educa-
tional conventions.
Mercyhurst's Dean, Sister M.
Carolyn, represented the College
aft the National!Catholic Educa-
tion Association in St. Louis,
Missouri, April 16-19. The theme
was "Catholic Education — Prog-
ress and Prospects."
Sister M. Ambrose and Sister
Angelica, art instructors, at-
tended the Pennsylvania Art Ed-
ucation Association Conference
in Millersville, Pa. The topic of
discussion for the two-day ses-
sion was "Authors in Art Edu-
cation." Appropriately, the con-
vention featured four outstanding
and nationally known authors in
art education.
Sister Mary Susanne's destina-
tion was a vCurriculum Meeting
which took place April 4th at
Clarion State School. Sister Sus-
• H V P i . V P V * ^ " ^ B n ^ 4 L "*"
With a buyer's gleam in her eye, Mary Alice Jones inspects the
works on display.
Recent Art Show Stimulates
Favorable Student Response
Current interest in becoming
appreciators of art has been stim-
ulated by the recent | student art
sale sponsored by the Art Club.
Numerous students and Erie resi-
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by their recent experience and the
enthusiasm they themselves had
in exhibiting their works in dis-
cussing the possibility of develop-
ing the art sale next year.
Work ifo Please Students
Do you turn your food complaints in to the right people? Due to
the cooperation and willingness of ^Sister Pierre,-the Food Committee
has been able to suggest and effect various changes in the menu accord-
ing to the tastes and desires of the student body. At most schools such
an arrangement is seldom effective or possible.
At Mercyhurst, however, it has
been successful. To cite several of
the many requests that Sister
These films will be shown dur- Pierre has granted—two glasses
ing^ the summer of 1963 and the of milk per day, more fresh fruit,
1963-1964 college year. and meat for non-fasters at lunch
June 21—Scapegoat time.
July 4—The King and I In return, Sister Pierre asks
that students conform to her re-
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Sept. 20—-Pepe quests to take only one serving of
Oct. 4—On the Waterfront each item in the cafeteria line. If
Nov. 15—Cry, the Beloved Coun- "seconds" are desired, students
try should ask for them. And remem-
Feb. 14—ThejLast Hurrah
March 6—Diary of Anne Frank
ber, if there are any other sug-
gestions or complaints, they should
be brought to the Food Commit-
April 10—Cyrano de Bergerac
May 8—Red Shoes
tee representative, as she is in the
position to effect these charges.
I Yaple's Dairy BURHENN'S PHARMACY

and Ice Cream Bar Corner 38th? St. and Pine Ave,
anne heads the elementary edu- dents, impressed by the character The time spent on the recent
cation department here at Mercy- 4026 Pine Avenue Phone GL 6.7762
of the work and the reasonable S.A.S. resulted in a-financial suc-
hurst. Phone UN 6-2441 Erie. Penna.
prices, are enjoying their newly- cess. The total sales amounted to
| "The Future Challenge for purchased pieces of art work. over $100 with each student re-
Business Education" was the Prints, watercolors, oils, and ceiving the total profit of her
theme for the Eastern Business ceramics were featuredfin the ex- sales.
Teachers Association Convention.
Sister M. Francesca and| Sister
hibition. The selection off media Supplementing their expense ac- Science Majors Read Papers
and techniques represented in the count withfmoney gleaned from
M. de Montfort from Mercy-
hurst's business department at-
show reflected the courses offered
in art at Mercyhurst.
the show, two senior art majors,
Margaret Burke and Mary Rin- A t Boston Research Meeting
tended. The conference was held Due to the warm reception of derle, will be spending a portion
at the Hilton Hotel in Buffalo of their Easter vacation in New Eight science majors will pre- The two-day Science Confer-
the sale, the art majors are com-
from April 11-13. York City, touring the local art sent original papers at the annual ence has been set up to enable
bining the effects brought about
galleries. Eastern College Science Confer-
undergraduate science majors do-
ence to be held May 3 and 4 at
Boston College.1 ing research\ to report on their
Seniors Plan Dodie Smith, |Amy Skinner, findings at a place-xof some'note.
Paulette O'Gorman and Judy Two renowned scientists have
Spaeder of the biology department been engaged to address the as-
Grad Studies will report on their research work sembled students. Dr. George B.
in cancer, while Rita Strobel, Kistiakowsky of Howard a Univer-
The School of Medicine and
Dentistry of the ^University of Carolyn Anderson, Sue Oloekler sity and Scientific Advisor to
MERCYHURST GIRLS ARE TALKING ABOUT . .|. spring that's Rochester, Rochester, New York, and Harriet Kantor are preparing President Kennedy is to be one
sprung . . . how's your grandfather, Mary Lou? . . . five-minute phone has awarded senior Paulette to speak on their chemistry find- of the main speakers talking to
limits . . . these excellent nomination speeches . . . "Going to the Lounge O'Gormang of Batavia, N.Y., a ings. Terry Donohue, Marlene the collegiate audience. Dr. Shields
tonight, Janet?" .|. . the closest elections ever . . . those term papers! two-thousand dollar | fellowship Reich, Sr., Sr. M. Leona and Sr. Warren of AEC and the Cancer
. . . what did happen at Harper's Perry . . . Binnie's famous last words: for study leading-to a; Master of M.|Eymard| will attend the con- Research Institute will also ad-
Science degree in biochemistry. vention. dress the conventioneers.
twenty-four hours of sleep and I'm still tired . . . anybody want to bi-
cycle to the peninsula? . . . our wonderful, long Easter vacations . . . The grant includes a fifteen hun-
the candidate's platforms . . . all those great ideas ,|. . elections . . . dred dollar tuition scholarship
exercising at 9:30 . . . campused Cheryl—again! . .1 who froze Terry's
insulin? . . . Melbourne II . . . Pat Hynes in Sr. Immaculate's Cadillac
plus five-hundred! dollars for ad-
ditional expenses. Paulette will
Memorable Quips Abound
. . . according to Anne David: Everything will be all right . . . Punk's begin her studies in September.
birthday party . . . Herb "Angel" . . . BIC's.
MERCYHURST GIRLS ARE LAUGHING ABOUT . . . scavenger
I Senior day student Rita Stro- A t Faculty-Student Game
bel has accepted a teaching as- By Anna jean S ma Hey
hunts for Green Stamps—and successful ones at that . . . the exodus sistantship in chemistry at the
to the Gannon Library . . . all the prom tickets left over . . . who's got University of Illinois. "Show 'em where you came from!" Sound familiar? You probably
the tennis nets? . . . more hamburger rolls . . . Rita's long {awaited heard it at the Mission-sponsored Faculty vs. Students volleyball game
allowance . . . spring cleaning, ugh! . . . last minute touches onfthose Joanne Rohan, also of Erie,
has received a teaching assistant- last April 2.
5,000 word masterpieces . . . are there really three decks . . . Judy Wells:
now we will board on the right! . . . no more snow—an illusion or reali- ship under Ithe post-graduate In fact, you probably heard many a memorable comment under
ty . . . convertible cars on campus . . . who left the red M.G.? . . . where program of Assumption College, the enthusiastic din that accompanied the faculty's lucky winning
did allfthe bikes come from? . . . French amiability. Worcester, Massachusetts, which streak. A few other choice tmumbles that reached! the ears of the
includes a two-thousand dollar Merciad reporter were: from a girl adjusting! her glasses—"Is that
MERCYHURST GIRLS ARE COMMENTING ON . . . The jBirds scholarship. Under the program, Father Biebel?"; from a rather later arrival—"What are they playing—
. . . the Faculty Enrichment Fund's wholehearted support . . . Gannon's Joanne will teach high school for volleyball?"; from a would-be test shirker—"I wonder if we all told
prom . . .Lay Apostolate work . . . summer jobs and applying now one semester and work toward?a him how well he played, he wouldn't give us a test!"; from the student
. . . congratulations to Marilyn Schreiner, new Student Government supporters—"We want Garvey! We want Garvey!"
President . . . all sold out. . . 50,000 plus our six beachcombers . . . best M.A.T. in French.
wishes to Jo and Maryanne . . . vote-vote-vote! . . . lesson plans and The University of Illinois has After the crushing blow\ was9 dealt, interesting (!?) reflections
observations . . . don't forget your boots! . . . scavenger hunts for So- awarded Clara Siegel ofI New slipped J out from elated faculty and somewhat deflated students.
dality medals . . 4"and I thought the faculty would be out of shape! Castle, Pa. a waver of tuition Mr. Seess: "Lenient, I'm crippled!"
. . . seven tests in one week? . . . it's hunting season, girls . . . race you plus service fees of six-hundred "Moe" Cullinan: "What can I|say?"
to the sun deck . . . May Day, Commencement, Graduation—soon . . . dollars Jfor study leading to a Fr. Biebel: "Itiwas like playing the Civil War Veteran's Ladles Aux-
typhoid, small pox, tetanus . . . who spilled all the water In the halls Master of Arts degree in Modern
European History. iliary!"
. . . the prom style show , . . everywhere you look—boot and more boots Mr. Kubiak: "I think they cheated!"
. . . just throw your pennies . . . just throw your pennies , . ..remember Reinette Boling of Canons-
Oklahoma . . . hoarse with bronchitis . . . frosted hair for Easter . . . burg, Pa. has been accepted by Peggy Nawrocki: "It was fixed!"
pink freckled spots—measles, maybe? & M the Jefferson Medical College, Mr. Seess: "After all that harrassment!"
Philadelphia, Pa. Reinette will Mrs. Hoffman: "It was a tough fight, but we won!"
utimately receive? the degree of Lois Mattis: "The students were very nice in allowing the faculty to
Marfucd's Tavern Doctor of Medicine.
The ^Foreign Service School of
win. We trust this will have some bearing on marks."
Mr. Seess: "All week long they said we were in bad shape."
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2141 Myrtle Street Georgetown University, Washing- Mr. Kubiak: "I didn't know where to stand!" \
Delicious Spaghetti ton, D.C., is the choice of Bonnie Marge Schrankel: "The name's Schrankel; 15 points."
McGough of DuBois, Pa., for Mr. Seess: "They reminded me of Lady Harlem Globe Trotters!J l
I k RavioH Pat O'Connor: "We couldn't have lost without the faculty!
post-graduate study culminating If

Served till 4 to 10 p JUL in a Master's degree in Foreign Betty DiGiorgio: "It was a great game!"
Service. f Miss Sedney: "I told you so!" \
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