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VOLUME 48, N O. 20 MERCYHURST COLLEGE APRIL 9, 1976/

f H l u r s t

JIMPREZ

Spring arrived noisily at Mercyhurst hast week, making itselfvisible i n a n explosion of sunshine and flowering bushes. "If springb e here, can summer be far behind?*' <£ 1 * 4llv*ffiSi8§ m

The Mercyhurst CollegeSenate passed i a resolutionrevising |f the currentIncomplete English Condition(I.E.C.) policies ta t itsWednesday,1 f March 31meeting. •, | 1

The motion passed by aclose 6-4 ^vote. The fourstudent represe ntatives on theSenate split their votes 2-2 onth e issue. | | | tM I p Wt Under the new system, astudent will receive a grade inthe course where he wasjudged to have an ^Englishcondition, f %

However, next to the gradeon the term ^report card willb e printed th e letters E.C. | *IGrades will now be given,

but students with an E.C. willhave exactly two terms fromits receipt to complete hisstudies i n t h e English clinic.^

I n t h e event that the studentdoes not finish the program

within two terms, he will bedropped* front school for onefull term , f p ^ T m wI If the 1 student wishes 5 toreturn f to Mercyhurstfollowing his I term -absence,

R U S M e m b e r s C o n s i d e r C h a n g e sAt their March 3 1 meeting,

the members of | th eRepresentative Union ofStudents, by a votejof 27-1,indicated that? they were infavor off the con cept of amajor re-structuring of

student government atMercyhurst. 1The concept came to a vote

as the result of a suggestionby RUS? Secretary PatrickWeschler tthatf the bodyseriously consider changes inits structure to make RUSsmaller andmore efficient.

At an earlier RUS m eeting,

S e n a t e P a s s e s

P r o p o s a l

A c a d e m i c C h a n g e sA proposal concerning

changes in academicrequirements was adopted bythe Mercyhurst CollegeSenate. |

The proposal, submitted bythe Academic i PoliciesCommittee, | states that allchanges! in academicrequirements^ and programswill not go into effect until theofficial opening* ofs th efollowing academic year andthe publication of thatf year'scalendar.

Students have the option ofadopting academic changesimmediately or of waiting toadopt them when the^ newcatalog is published.

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Weschler had suggested thatRUS re-structute itself into abody with five m embers. T hebody considered such amassive size reduction toodrastic and considerations ofthat suggestion w a s killed.

% By the time the March 31meeting came up, Weschlerpresented a| "compromiseplan" *to the body, whichwould entail the followingmajor changes: reduction ofthe student government body,from 44 to 23; elimination ofall standing" com mittees ;adoption of a new simplifiedconstitution; and a change inname to Mercyhurst CollegeStudent Government.

After the vote indicated theb o d y ' s 2 o v e r w h e l m i n g

disposition f it oSg change,Weschler and a number ofother RUS me mb ers wentf towork on a rough draf lfor anew constitution. The {draftwas revised and discussed ata special RUS meeting Jheld

on April 7 for that purpose. M |The final draft of the newconstitution will b e voted o n atthe first |RUS » meetingfollowing th e Easter break.

In writing and|revising thedraft of the new constitution,the members of RUS areworking against a deadline ofMayl . f I if | g ak:f It is J hoped! that officerelections for the studentgovernment, new or old, canbe held in the first week inMay. fey j^jl^^BJHmlliiffl

Vice President of Academic ServicesflaM

S e a r c h N a r r o w s D o w nThe Search Committee forthe new vice president ofacademic services wasnarrowed down its list ofcandidate s from 1 9 3 t o 2 8 . $

Thei committee 5 furtherscreened the credentials ofthe 28 and presented a morerestricted list of recommended applicants f * toPresident M arion Shane.

President Shane will decidewhich applicants to invite foron-ca m p u s interviews. ?' Mrs. Marilynn Jewell,

Search Committee chairman,expects to have them visit thecollege after the Easter:vacation. *

They will be interviewed bythe Search Committee, DeanWilliam Garvey, RobertPrather (vice president forDevelopment), Willis Cardot(vice president ofJ BusinessServices) and E * WilliamKennedy (director of StudentServices). ? >

There will gbe an opportunity for.them to meetand speak, not on an interviewbasis, with division chairmenarid representatives of RUS,faculty, administration andTrustees.m Each applicant will be oncampus for approximately a

day a n d a half.

P o l i c yb y i ' . ! a M i l l e r , M e r c i a d S t a ff R e p o r t e r

he will have to formallyreapply, and a main criterionfor readmission will be a firmcommitment to finish hisEnglish studies i n t h e clinic.

H o w e v e r , E d w a r dGallagher, president of the

Senate, said, * 'If th e student isworking at the clinic on aregular basis a n d i s judged bythe clinic; director and thedean to kneed m ore than twoterms to finish his work, hewill not b e asked to leave."

The main purpose for- theadoption of thei ne w policy,"continued % Gallagher, "is toprod those students whorefuse I to take the responsibility of doing! the worknecessary? to eliminate SheE.C." I *

Betty Gartner, director ofthe English Clinic, said, "It istrue?the possibility; of beingdropped forHa jterm wasmeant to deter students from

putting off I the clinic untiltheir last term. However, insnot) meant j to be ^merely athreat. One of its purposes isto£ allow the students <toreceive * the full benefit v ofwork done in th e clinic." J f| Under the fold I system? astudent judged! to have anEnglish | condition wasdirected to thelclinicfwhere

problem areas werediagnosed and remediesprescribed...

The : student receivedneither grade n o r credit in theclass whose instructorrecommended th e E.C. until a

satisfactory work wascompleted in th e clinic.'Graduation was postponed

until the student successfullycompleted his rehabilitorystudies.

Andrew Roth, instructor inEnglish, remarked, 'Theadministration was fullywithin legal | bounds towithhold grades; a n d creditsfor a given! course, butethically it was • anotherma tter in addition to causingbureaucratic nightmares inthe Regis trar's office."•i One of.: the largestdrawbacks in, the p astprogram was, according toM s. Gartner, the absence of a

limit o n h o w long the studenthadjto .finish*the course.Sometimes th e student waiteduntil his last term to cram;inall thet necessary work ;inorder to gradua te on time. •* $*The English Clinic is

located on the third floor ofOld Main Building, Room 308.It offers free services to allstudents. I

C a m p u s C e n t e r I P o s e s

P a r k i n g L o t P r o b l e mb y P a t r ic k W e s c h l e r . M e r c i a d S t a ff R e p o r t e r

4'Most people don't want todonate money for | parkinglots; there's just no glamourto it." In this wayr RobertPrather, Vice-President forDevelopment, summed u p theproblems of raising funds fora parking lot to accompanyth e Campus CenterM

'•We're doing everything inour power to make sure thatthe Campus Center parkingproblem is resolved by thetime the Center is first usedfor a public event," Prathersaid. tWt. I I I

Prather cited the high costof parking lot construction as

the basic cause of the parkingproblem: "Building a parkinglot is a lot more expensivethan y ou would think—$75,000for a 250 car lot. Even if wewent with a 100 car lot, fitwould cost $30,000."J|pg "We are presently exploring all possible waysof obtaining parkingfacilities { for the CampusCenter," stated Pra ther.

Prather tooted that t- theCampus Center, in normalstudent-use, would not placeadditional burdens on campusparking facilities, but thatadditional parking would stillbe needed for general use andfor special events at theCampus Center.

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There's no jquestion thatwe jjneed! more parking atMercyhurst,'' h e added.M Beyond the realm of? theparking problem, the CampusCenter project is progressingwell. 1 ? | | 1 i I .

Bids v have been receivedfrom various structural steeloutfits for the materials andconstruction of the basicframe of the Campus Centerbuilding. Prather Indicatedthat he is pleased with therange in which the bids havefallen so far; * fe *If This coming week, bids willbe let for the general-contracting worktop the center.Prather hopes that'they willbe as favorable as those forthe steel work. \JJ Groundbreaking for thecenter has been moved backt o t h e last week in Mav . It wasnoted, however, that -thecompletion date for the centeris still scheduled for January1,1977. 1 5 j i ^

Prather alsb mentionedthat some donations of furnishings and constructionmaterials have been pledgedby area firms. In addition, henoted that a new foundationhas been seriously /considering the possibility of agrant for furnishing theCampus Center.



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C o n s o r t i u m D i e t e t i c P r o g r a m A p p r o v e d F o rr

APRIL 9, 1976

H u r s tA program which will allow

Mercyhurst students hograduate *not ? only 'with abachelor's degree but alsowith eligibility 5for membership in the AmericanDietetics Association (ADA)has been given initial ap-proval by the AmericanDietetic Association ac-cording to Dawna Mughal ofVilla Maria College, directorof the program. i

The proposal was submitted as a consortium effort

HOUSING•

Townhouse residentliving will be available forChoice on Friday, April 30,1976. The contracts areessentially thesame. Acopy^may be seen on thebulletin board in Old M ainHall. The same rationaleas last year also applies.Next* year's seniors willhave 4 points, the juniors 3points, f and thesophomores 2 points. Thegroups with* the highestpoint total 'will havepreference over uheothers, pf | |

Names of the membersof your townhouse shouldbe handed

# in to theHousing Office byApril26th. The eight groupsselected by points willnotified to have theirdeposits in by the 30th. Ifthe deposits ($100 forroom deposit and $50 fordamage, jjif you jj ar e notpresently in the residenthall system) are noUin on

time, the next group willbe allowed to have the

townhouse. NO WASHERAND DRYER DEPOSITSARE TO BEiMADE ATTHIS TIME . THEY WILLBE REQUIRED LATER.

Persons who broke theircontract by moving out ofthe halls before the end ofMay this year will not bepermitted to apply) forresident livin g.|| f

Townhouse prices nextyear are as follows: ]f |

6 occupants—$700person—$4,200.•5.1 occupants-

person—$4,000.A occupants—$900 per

person—$3,600. i £Those wishing to live in

the resident halls nextyear must have theirdeposits in to the BusinessOffice and their receiptswith them for * the roompick on M ay 3, 1976. Noperson who ;broke thehousing contract bymoving out of thehallbefore the end of May thisyear will be permitted tolive inthe resident hallsnext year. M

A copy?of the contractwill be posted on thebulletin board in Old M ainHall. It is the same contract as last year, i ' *

T Deposits will be ac-cepted in the BusinessOffice during the week ofApril 26-30, 1976. It is $100room deposit and $50damag e deposit if you arenot presently in thesystem. •]$§ i

N O H O U S I N G ÂSSIGNMENTS WILLBE MADE AFTER MAY3, FOR UPPER-CLASSMEN. Those whohave not applied by thenwill have to find housingelsewhere. Jfe

Room and board * nextyear will be $1,230.

$800

with-Edinboro State College.Other ADA approvedprograms are att MarywoodCollege in Scranton andDrexel University I inPhiladelphia. *

"Our consortium programin dietetics is the only one ofits kind in the country," ex- '

N A N C Y W I L L I S

M s. Jamie Yule

plained Mrs. Mughal. Lastyear Villa Maria establishedthe Erie Institute of Nursing,composed of Mercyhurst,Gannon, Edinboro and VillaMaria.^ The four year coordinatedprogram leads to a baccalaureate degree andeligibility for membership inthe Am erican ^ DieteticAssociation. Because th eprogram has clinical ex-perience coordinated withacademic :: courses, iteliminates the additional ye arof dietetic internship ortraineeship which istraditionally required formembership inADA.

C l i n i c a l f a c i l i t i e scooperation in the newprogram are: Hamot MedicalCenter, Saint Vincent HealthC e n t e r , ^ V e t e r a n sAdministration Hospital, ErieCounty Hospital, DoctorsO s t e o p a t h i c H o s p i t a l ,Lutheran Home for th e Aged,and other communityagencies with nutritioncomponents. $T I *

Under the new .programeach college will be allowed

nventors Workshop International

E n t e r C o m p e t i t i o nM e r c y h u r s t C o l l e g e

students are invited byInventors Workshop International to enter a nationwidecompetition for the mostcreative and innovating idea,design, product, inventionthat a student or team ofstudents has to offer.

The entries may'fall into adiscipl ine desired—art,music, science, invention,architecture, design, etc.

The winning items fromeach school will be displayedin f he Youth Building of theVentura County Fairgrounds,Ventura CA during the in-ventors j bicentennial Expo 3which will be held from May13 through May 16,1976 and towhich 100,000 ] visitors I ar eexpected. % |

I n v e n t o r s ^WorkshopInternational, a non-profitMembership organization,will furnish display space of

the dimensions required forthe entries. Judging will takeplace Wednesday eveningMay 12 and aw ards . totalingover $1,500 will be made atceremonies to beheld at 8p.m., Sunday May 16,1976, tothree winning students.

Ôn hand to make thepresentations will beastronaut i Edwin "Buzz"Aldrin; congressman, RobertJ. Lagomarsino; and actor,James Stacy. Judges will becomprised of the sponsors ofthe contest and exp erts in thediscipline in which the entrieshave been submitted. B^KS

.il Students should, as soon aspossible, notify InventorsInternat ional WorkshopInternational? Expo ^committee, P. p. box 251. Tar-zana, f California, 91356, •§ of

their desire to participate sospace canbe reserved. Jp '

ANNOUNCEMENTSu~ u i AMNESTYIS I 3 » H B & 4

No charge on overdue l ibrary materials before May 5. * @ K I}&8*-

YEARBOOKS JSHHIHHH

Students and Faculty members: Yearbooks are due to arrive the I

third week in May and your second payment will be collected uponissue of the books. Further information will be in the next Merc adissue, ;-,• W-> "J Edi tor, m f %M m ' ^ f & ?

James A. Lee k w-:£* nW^ tB SEBm:

ENRICHMENT PROGRAM *&i Utfl .'

College students from any majo r ar e needed to provide enrichmen tin the areas of science/ social studies and language arts to acceleratedchildre n at Jefferson School this term after A pril 20,1976.. Children are In grades 1—5 and college students may work withprimary grades (1—2) or intermediate (grades 3, 4, 5) children.

Enrichment takes place on Monday and Wednesday afternoons from1:30 • 2:30 p.m. If you are interested please contact, Kathy Murray,923 Baldwin Hall/ 866-9086 as soon as possible. ''

£ I fcl i AUDITIONSAuditions for 8 one act plays- Males and females needed to play In

the various roles everyone welcome- Ap ril 20...4-6 P.M.

Father-Daughter WeekendThe 13th Father-Daughter Weekend is scheduled for

Saturday and Sunday, May 1st and 2nd. Dads should bereceiving invitations this week regarding the variousactivities. i. $. - t

If you would like to participate in the Talent Show,please contact Nancy Borowski (Baldwin 122) byTuesday, A pril 20th. f: j \ ? p i

Seniors wishing for their dads to receive some so rt ofrecognition or award (Best Dancer,}Record number ofyears attending F-D-W, etc.) please contact P at Kazy byTuesday, April 20th.

eight students in both* thejunior and senior years. Thethree colleges will share thefaculty

"None of the colleges couldhave afforded the program onan individual basis norwithout the cooperation of theclinical • facilities," Mrs.

Mughal added."This is an excellent

example of how the^ publicand .r pr ivate ^sector ofeducation can work togetherto eliminate the costlyduplication of programs inhigher education and at thesame time improve the

quality of education offered tothe students," commentedDr. Arthur W ainer, professorof chemistry and coordinatorof the Coordinated Undergraduate % Program ,atEdinboro State College.I Linda Schmidt, director of

foods and nutrition at M ercyhurst College, added that theconsortium program indietetics will assure residentsof Northwestern - Pennsylvania of a supply ofqualified dietetians — members of the allied health professions vital to the healthcare of the community.

S u m m e r S t a f f - N e e d e dINTERESTED IN A

SUMMER JOB - Come to theCareer Planning andPlacement Office, 204-Main.

The Greater Erie Community Action -Committee(GECAC) has announced itsUpward Bound Programwhich is designed to generateskills and '.motivationnecessary for success beyondhigh school for enrollees fromlow-income backgrounds whohave inadequate secondaryschool preparatioa £

The goal of the program isto increase the academicp e r f o r m a n c e andmotivational ^levels ofenrollees so that theirstudents imayj completesecondary school and successfully ? pursue J post-s econdar y educa t iona lprograms.{jPartjof the i summer staff

includes seventeen tutor-counselors who are hired forfour to six hours per day at$2.10 an hour during the six-week period,. June 28 toAugust 6,f 1976;! Tutor-Counselors& are Bpost-secondary students j withbackgrounds similar to thoseof our students, • whojj havedemonstrated success in post-secondary education, ana canserve as peer g models forparticipants. <y£ tfk S '*

If you are interested, pleasepick up an application blankat the Career PlanningCenter 204-Maia Applicationsmust be in by April 16,1976 tobe certified. Applicationsmust be handed in toBenHancock at the*PennsylvaniaState Employment Office at13th and State St., onor beforethe April 16th date.f | |

WkPublic Service Jobs forArtists The 1973 law settingup the j public^ service jobprogram did not specificallymention jobsafor artists, ? butSan Francisco, Baltimore,Albany, and Volusia, Flo rida,among others, decided that

cultural enrichment 'ofcommunity life qualifies as apublic service. The law limitspay for a single job to $10,000per year. ^ II More than 2,000 artists are

holding jobs f under thisprogram according to theNational Endowment for theArts. It is estimated that • 13million dollars in federalmoney • has been spent onthese jobs so far. That's aboutone-half of 1 per cent of the 2.7billion dollars being [spentaround the country this yearon 310,000 public service jobsranging from fire-fighting andlaw enforcement to teachingand recreation. (Wall StreetJournal December 15,1975)

New Views of Women'sRoles Whatever its effectselsewhere, the women's

movement emerged in 1975 asa strong influence. *Forexample: The t traditionallyfeminine c areer of "teachinghas been almost abandoned.Women are swelling the ranksof freshmen who plan to go togradu ate school. Some of thetraditional views of women'sroles, once held by both sex es,have all but disappeared. 1

Among this year's collegefreshmen, one woman in six isplanning a ca reer in business,engineering, law or medicine.The new low number ofstudents planning to beteachers maypresage ateacher shortage, accordingto Alexander Astin, professor

of higher education at UCLA.Only 6.5 per cent of the!newfreshmen- plan * to beelementary or secondaryschool teachers, comparedwith 8.2 per cent in 1974 and21.7 per cent in 1966. "This is aconsistent and ominous trend,way out of line with anyconservative :' predictionsabout a change in birth rate."(Chronicle of HigherEducation, January 12, 1976,pg.3)iir i

R.A. APPLICATIONSÂpplications* for the

position of residentassistant may be pickedup m the Housing Office.Room 48, Egan Hallbeginning Frid ay, April 2.All applicants should bejuniors or ' seniors nextyear with a reasonablygood academic standing.These app lications shouldbe back in the HousingOffice by 4 pm. onWednesday, A pril. 1st. Allletters of ecom-mendation m ust also be inby then. No applicationswill be considered which

do not comply with the

above regulations. [N.B. ALL1RESIDENT

HOUSING EMPLOYEEFILESj I AR E AC-CESSIBLE TO THEE M P L O Y E E , THERESIDENCE HALLSTAFF, AND THOSEP E R S O N S - O F F I C E SSPECIFICALLY GRANTED ACCESS BY THEEMPLOYEE.

The interviews will takeplace during the week ofApril 26-30.J Interviewtime will be assigned afterApril 21st. \i

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APRIL 9, 1976 THE MERCIAD P A G E 3

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The Common Harvest Pood

Cooperative is selling non-commercially produced food.The co-op is designed to lowerthe ' cost of food to i tsmembers. Funding for thisnon-profit organisation is

?rovided by the membershipee of ten dollars. * 'iCommon, Harvest Food

Cooperative is located atImmaculate Concept ionChurch, 233 East 16th Street.The co-op is operated by itsmem bers. All of the essentialjobs are performed by co-opmembership. Each memberis required to donate two

S t u d e n t sA c h i e v e

b y D a r l e n e K e i t h

Communities can be atremendous help to thepersons involved in thevarious ar t divisions.

In fact, that is exactly whatis happening f inj the Mercy-hurst community now.

Personsâre donating timeand money to help students of

dance, music, theater and art.Companies and businessesare aiding these divisions bydonating such things asacoustical tile for the LittleTheater and cardboardbacking for various art prints.

Donations also consist ofvarying amounts of moneyused to further facilitate eachof the divisions. • jj

The Creative ArtsDivisional RecognitionProgram is a process ofthanking these people andawarding them. I

To honor these people, eachdepartment is contributingsome token of gratitude.k Some of the tokens are freetickets to specific art s events,free tickets to a number ofcreative . arts performancesand pieces done by the artfaculty. •. $ . p

Susan \ Kemenyffy ha scompleted a linoleum blockprint for a donor and EdwardHiggins* has -donated variousceramic pieces.

In addition to the complimentary pieces, the donorwill receive a certificate.entitled, Friends of the Arts.

Another aspect of; theCreative Arts RecognitionProgram is the Creative ArtsStudent Awards. j |

The purpose of this award

is to "give recognition tostudents in the division whohave contributed to i thedivision and* to > the department." •$ f

A second reason for theaward would be based onartistic ability! and financialneed. f£ \

Student awa rds vill consistof $150 which will bedeductible from tuition costs.

Honored by receiving theawards this year are KathyKellaher, music;Kinzie, dance;Mirarchi, theater;DoreenKevit, art.

Dr. Joseph Pizzat, director

of the Creative A rts Division,first suggested these awards

AllahDelia

and

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hours of ime per month doing

a pre-described job, ofhelping to package anddistribute fi :I:I

Costs are reduced byeliminating middle « manprofits, eliminating salariesand by buying sufficientquantities to j purchase- atwholesale rates. Prices areset at 5 per centover cost Theslight mark up coversoperating <expenses such asprinting, paper, surplusgoods, and rent. **

At the present time, food isordered every two weeks anddistributed on Fridays . % '"

Membership .is notêxclusive so anyone can join andthe Mercy hurst comm unity iswelcome. % %!jAvailable \foods include a

complete line of dried beans,flour, grains, rice, driedfruits, peanut butter, honey,etc. Fruits, cheeses, andvegetables ar e also available.

The main supplier is Clear

Eye, a wholesale dealer inRochester, New York. Thefruits and vegetables arefrom Jerilu in Erie. Cheesesfor the hco-op come h fromLabusher in Mercer, Pa. ^.Members of the Mercy-

burst community a re alreadyânticipating. DIP. Detmartraub is a member of the co

op. "The food is fresh,delicious, and cheap.9

"There is*a prevailing sensethat people, rather thanplastic and ^ neon superma rkets, are behind the finalprocessing and distribution ofour basic foodstuffs."

Some of the prices vary but

here are some examples ofthe price list: Walnuts- $l-lb.,honey-$.64-lb., whole wheatbread-$.52-loaf, and yogurt-$.30-pint •*? j ^

For more information youmay contact Joy Rectenwaldat 459-8728 for Dr. DetmarStraub in214 Preston.

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—JIMPREZ

Pictured above is art work done by Me. Susan Kemenyffy's artc l an . The artwork It located between Zurn and Baldwin Halls.

The Army offers college sophomores theopportunity to earn an officer's commission in two

years. T he deadline for this year's class is soon.Apply now and once you are accepted forthe special two year program, you attend a sixweeks' summ er camp, for which you'll be paidapproximately $500. And that's not.all. You mayfind yourself in the best physical condition you'veeverTbeen in.

Then back o college and the Army ROTCAdvanced Course in die fall. If you've doneexceptionally well at camp, you may be headingbade to college with a full two-year scholarship.

to become a21 year old

ArmyOf fleer,For the next two years, you learn what it

takes to be an Army officer. You get the kind ofmanagement and leadership experience tha t willbe an asset to you in any career, military orcivilian. You will earn an extra $100 a month uto 20 months. And when you graduate, you wihave earned your college degree along with thegold bars of an Army officer.

ftti) Ihe Aimy ROTC Two-lfear ProgramIf this is the kind of challenge you are

looking for, you are the kind of student we arelooking for.

CaB M ajor Lander 456 -8376



Editorial

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P a r t i c i p a t e sPAGE 4 MERCYHURST COLLEGE APRIL 9, 1976 everyone

Mercyhurst

product

etter Tor

T o the Editor: ;. &I would \ like to respond to David

Ma scaro's letter in the April 2 issue of theMerciad. Fir st of all,' I fully admit thatgetting a job is tremendously important,

and competition is stiff in this day and age.Most Americans are worried aboutbreaking into the job market or keeping the history, an d literature

without the Liberal S tudies you so demean.I am not demanding a lifetime devotion ofanyone not already involved in thehumanities; I amf only asking for an ap

preciation and a realization of how we areenhanced bv the^studv of music, drama,

job they alrea dy have. However, once yo u f need a more practical argumentdo have employment, you are obligated by those with a b a c k g r o u n d

e through at last. Theon course now beingoffered is a tremendous boost *to thecommunications department.1 The school arranged forythe T.V. classes

to be held at the Millcreek'IntermediateSchool studio. This studio is equipped tosimulate an actual broadcast station.

Instructors for the course are M r. BruceWhitehair and Mr.?William Shelley.Whitehair *JsFalso a teacher* at the Intermediate school. The communicationsdepartment has received little support untilnow with th e acquisition of th e faculty.

Mercyhurst has little to offer the com

munications department in the area ofphysical facilities so the acquisition of theintermediate studios is an invaluable aid tothe students.

Whitehair is training the students byhaving * them produce television commercials, news shows, and* an originalproduction to -be submitted for a finalgrade. < i '

The intermediate facility contains acomplete studio and* control are a thatsurpasses most broadcast quality stations.

Whitehair h as a long list of stations where|he had worked or diad on-the-air I ex-|perience, one of which was WMDI here inErie. t *_

Instructors of this nature are necessary ifgthe communications department is tooperate. Hands on experience is invaluable

lain the field of communications, especiallytelevision. Courses such a s Whitehair's ar e

,

the fact that you are human and possess a better chance J of gaining employment necessarymind to function on a higher llevel! than because of their adaptability to different to ren Mercyhurstgetting up in the morning, going to work,coming homer to the dinner your wife hascooked foriyou, and falling asleep in themiddle of an Ultra-Brite commercial.

Think of fthis world without music,without great authors and ; poets likeWilliam Shakespeare, James Joyce, ande.e. cummings to name a very, very few.

reasonslightly

view! with a ^prospective employer thansomeone who has fconcentrated their

The Intermediate studio frees time;*andequipment tha t would have been utilized a tMedia Services, making the] studio aclassroom for (lie course. W hitehair has the

studies in one field without any outside expertisinterests. m

I am a History major. I am worried aboutgetting a job when I finish my schooling.

Think of your life without philosophers to But I could not give up my^study of history

quality, college level experiencetha t will be helpful for entry^ into thecommunications field.

D onBurgertell you who you are ; historians to tell you be mo re sure of getting

where you have come from; dancers, get out because I ?would become a dull,painters, actors, and other artists to ex- close-npress life and the emotions all of us\share. f could cAdmittedly, I would rather se e someone eat human

tagnantnothing;; to society

THE M ERCIADTht Voles of the Mtrcyhurat Community

than go o a ballet, but consider ho w empty,dull, boring, and insipid this w orld would be

SincerelyDurkin

T h e Editor

f i

The Mercyhurst campus offers beautifulscenery especiallyfduriiig $the springmonths. Why have the art students off M s.Susan Kemenyffys' class defamed itsnaturallbeauty? The sculpture pictured onpage three of this issue depicts thegrotesqueness of abstract art. It servesonly to upset the natural aesthetic qualitieswhich the majority! erf people instinctivlypossess. It is constructed of old tables andother wood articles probably salvagedfrom a demolished building locatedsomewhere in Fredonia, N. Y. j

This Artwork, situated between Zurn and

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APRIL 9, 1976 THE MERCIAD PAGES

C o m m i t t e e D is c u s s e sOn Wednesday March 31,

the Blueprint m committeem et to discuss their recentvis i t s o n other col legecampuses . The colleges werecomparable in size to Mercy-h u r s t b u t dif ferent i neducational structure. T h ecommittee's a im in visiting

them wa s t o! see i f themethods they employed wereworthwhile an d applicable toMercyhurs t

While a t the ; schools theymet with various groups offaculty, administration, andstudent body members andasked them to * evaluate th e

{urograms a t the college. Mostelt that they ? were quite

adequate. From them theygathered many ideas thatseemed adaptable t o Mercyhurst. | J •

Taking these ideas to themeeting they discussed thembut nothing definite h a s beenplanned y e t The deadline fo rthe blueprint is Ma y 1. What

this entails is that th e committee ^present a plan or anumber of plans dealing with

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what the future of the collegewill b e w i th r ega rds toeduca t iona l m e thods , a d m iss ions , cu r r i cu lum , a n dstudent body.

In talking about the futureof Mercyhurst, ) three majorproblems wore cited by Bud(Ludlow) Brown. First there

is the problem of the studentJ That is , the futurestudent body of the collegeseems to be that of a greaterpopulation of students of the

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twenty-five an d older a g egroup. This seems to create aproblem in that t he face of th ecollege will, cha nge. Anotherissue that they must deal withis that t h e economy of ournation is probably going toc h a n g e o r m igh t changedrastically in; the next tenyears. This will generate aproblem in that th e socialchange that will coincide withit might be one such that itwill no longer b e necessaryfor students to go throughfour year s o r more of collegein order to choose a vocation.Last, they ? mus t dea l with

—BOB RONKSLEY

' Ludlow Browneducation in general and mustchoose what form is best forMercyhurst

Presently they are seekingfor solutions to theseproblems. After they draw upthe plan, it must undergorevision and approval by thesenate and eventually thePresident of the college.Beginning next? September,the plan will be broughtbefore the community and itssuitability to Mercyhurst willbeseen. 5

While | rummaging throughthe £ back volumes of theMerciad\ 1 ran across thiseditorial |from the Merciad,dated March, 1949. '

YOU...AND THE NEGROQUESTION £ M jjf"Conscious of the im

portance of the negro questionin our American society,jtheSociology Department wasinterested |in learning theopinion of the students ofMercyhurst on the attendanceof Negro, students at ourcollege, both in the residentan d non-resident . groups .Questionnaireswere placed inthe rooms of resident studentsand a supply was left in thecollege hall. The results of the

poll were enlightening inmany respects. First,] moststudents recognized the moralobligation of Catholic collegesto live up to the true ideals ofCatholicism and agreed thatNegroes should be accepted

at Mercyhurst, ssocial, inte l lectual , and financialfactors being equal. Howeverethe responses Were clearly inthe negative on the question ofresident Negro students.Some of the reason given fortheir opinion were that theNegroes would feeland | uncongenialrelationships wouldothers stated aopinion that Negro and whitegirls should no t live in* thesame dormitories. Th is latterattitude w as revealed in the

slighted,V soc ia ldevelop;definite

majority of answers."This survey, while

inadequate in that only half ofthe questionnaires were filledout and returned (one hundre d and ! fifty iweredistributed and seventy-six

were returned) points to twosignificant facts . The re Msevidently a lack of interest onsocial questions, aUleast forthe majority of students;and there seems prevalent arather uihChristifin attitudet o w a r d j N e g r o - w h i t erelationships. \ Are we^ asCatholic jjcollege studentsbeing honest with ourselveswhen we say that Negroes areentitled to equal rights andthen shrink away from personal contact with them?' '

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- Fall Term - Sept. 12- Nov. 1 9•% j SEPTEMBER'

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The Mercyhurst Lakerswill play at Behrend CollegeSaturday, April 10 at 1 p.m.

In toe home openerTuesday, April 6, the Lakerslost a doubleheader HoCalifornia State by scores of

1-0 and6-2.b In the first game, losingpitcher i Bob | "Bones"Weismiller fired a two-hitterwhile striking out five andwalking none. Mercyhurst'sfirst hit ca me in the fourth onButch Herrmann's single.Curt Brooks and; TimBurrows contributed singlesin the Laker fifth to close outthe hitting. Cal. State's only

run was unearned coming inthe fourth inning on a single toleft field scoring a runnerfrom second; f

In the second game, DanHill started for the Lakers

and was taken out after threeinnings. He struck out two,walked four! and hit twobatters. After giving up If ourhits, coach Jo e Cook called o npitcher Ray Olszewski tocome in for relief. The Lakers'then settled down, but by thattime itcwas too late, with thescore being 5-2. 1 _ f |&-

Several disputed playscame • up during- the com-

Harold "Butch" Herrmann

Harold "Butch" Herrmann,a senior at Mercyhurst, ha splayed organized baseball for10 years. He graduated fromMcDowell high school whereh e played three years. | |

The starting catcher, in hisfinal spring season at Mercyhurst, reflects back #on* hispast years under coach JoeCook. *

Since his freshman year,Butch said he could easilynotice the change in -theplayers' confidence, not onlyin themselves, but in theirteammates as well. "It's

becoming! more of a teameffort,"!he said with respectto t he . progression of theteam. j | $

Before his eligibility expires, Butch would like toparticipate in the District 18Playoffs to prove the L akers'ability. "I would like to showthe larger schools that, havebeen around a lot longer that

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b ig ones,'' he said. i$Mj Playing the catcher position

requires mueh thought and asturdy body. Butch combines

' both as he calls the pitches to| b e thrown and also anchors

the defense b y signaling outcertain plays. JIA switch-hitter at the plate,

Butch hit .263 in the fall.• According Ito Butch, the

ifpitching is strong, the hittingis improving* and they havegreater depth in players thani n t h e past. "To me," he said,"this is definitely the year of

the'Hurst" * j | ^ iIA law enforcement" major

—BOB RONKSLEY

B utch Herrmann grins andhopefully wins as his Lakerbaseball team drifts towards aheavy spring schedule.

M e r c y h u r s t

I n t r a m u r a l S o f t b a l l R e s u l t sApril 3 - T h e Family 11

Dark Horse < 8T h e Henry's 14M other Snip Connection 3Dy-no-mite Dere licts 10

IThe Rats\ 4April 4 Master Batters 11

Hustler's \ 4 14 Family (forfeit) OTHa; Derelicts i& 5

Mother Ship J2A pril 6 Ten Rats 10

Dark Horse 5

Sesler Sign-UpsApplications can be obtained from Glenn Carusoor Bill Tyler in Apt. 221.For further 'informationcall 868-1627. Applicationsmust be returned on April28.1976, at 8:00 a.m.

W o m e n ' s I n tr a m u r a l S o ft b a ll£ 1 - Bat Girls 2-Paranoid Swingers3-Ball Handlers 4-High Flyers 5-Egan Sluggers 6-BYOB's -7Bombers. j •£• «*

Possible makeup-dates due torain: April 26 - 6:00 p.m., April 29 -6:00 p.m., May 1 -10:00 a.m., May6 - 6:00 p.m., May 8 - 10:00 a.m..May 10 • 6:00 p.m. May 13 - 6:00p.m., May 15 -10:00 a.m., May 16 -1:00 p. m.,' May 21 - 6 :00 |p .m.

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7:00 p.m. • Bat Girls (1) vs.Bombers (7) *

April 25, Sunday12:00 Noon - Ball Handlers (3) vs.

High Flyers (44) "1:00 • Bat Girls (1) vs. BYOB's (6)

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6:00 p.m. - Egan Sluggers (5) vs.Bombers (7)

7:00 p.m. - Paranoid Swingers (2)•g vs. Ball Handlers (3) l

% .A May 2 , Sunday12:00 noon - Bat Girls (1) vs. High

Flyers (4) Jj$1:00 p.m/. l BYOB's (6) vs >3

Bombers (7)I May 7 , Friday i,

6:00 p.m. - High Flyers (4) vs.Egan Sluggers (5) *

7:00 p.m. • Bat Girls (1) vs.Paranoid Swingers (2)

1 May 9, Sunday.12:00 noon • Ball Handlers' (3) vs.

BYOB'S(6) V1:00 p.m. - High Flyers (4) vs.g

Bombers (7)? May 14, Friday j . J

6:00 p.m. - Paranoid Swingers (2)i VS. BYOB'S (6)17:00 p.m ,- Bat Girls (1) vs. Egan

Sluggers (5)Ma y 16 , Sunday

12:00 • Ball Handlers (3) vs.Bombers (7) 5

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pletion of the twin-bill. * Itwas felt by most Lakers andtheir fans that the Cal. Statepitcher^was balking duringthe second gam e. A t o n e point,he had a runner trappedbetween first and second bas e

as a result of kicking his footto the direction of home plateand then throwing to firstbase. A,-

Most fans felt it 3was anobvious balk, but the umpiresati the game had differentfeelings on th e matter, j | |J Offensively for the Lakersin the second game, Kent"Hawk" Williamson jcon-tributed a single a n d a double,

graduating in May, Butchhopes to get a job at o n e of thelocal ' law enforcementagencies and continue hisstudies. I I f

Butch ha d |one morecomment to make concerningMercyhurst a n d h i s years as astudent-athlete. "I would liketo thank all the fans that havesupported £ th e yj baseballprogram in j the past, especially my parents," hesaid. Butch also emphasized,"It's justf that little extrafrom others that can makethe; big difference in me or

anyone else involved in suchactivities."! I

S c h e d u l e sI n t r a m u r a l C o e d T e a m T e n n i s

1 . W.C.T. 2. Deuces 3. Waiters 4Happy Hackers 5. Happy HackersB 6 . Bombshells 7 . The LobsApril 23, Friday (6:00)

.'May 9, Sunday (12:00)W.C.T. (1) vs.

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Deuces (2) vs.Walters (3).Court 3

Happy Hackers - B (5) vs.Bombshells (6)Court 2 *

Walters (3) vs.The Lobs (7) Court 1

April 25, Sunday (12:00)May 14, Friday (6:00)

Waiters (3) vs. jjHappy Hackers - B (5 ) Court 4W.C.T. (1) vs. &

Bombshells (6)Court 1Deuces (2) vs.

Happy Hackers - B (5 ) Court 2I Happy Hackers (4) vs.The Lobs (7)Court 3.

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1 A p r i l 1 9 7 6 f I IWednesday, April 7

io :0 0 The Henry's vs Hustler's5:30 Over the Hill Gang vs Master

Batters fTuesday, April 20

6:30 Ryan's Rebels vs RelativelyHigh &

Wednesday , Apr!121 J3:00 Dark Horse vs Dy-no-mite

Derelicts :

5:30 The Family vs The Henry'sSaturday, Apr il 24

12:00 Master Batters vs Mother

Ship Connection1:30 Hustler's vs Ten Rats3:00 Over the Hill Gang vs

Relatively High4:30 Dark Horse vs Ryan's Rebels

Sunday, April 25 • '2:00 Dy-no-mite Derelicts vs The

Family ^5:30) The Henry's vs Master

BattersMonday, Apri l 26

5:30 Hustler's vs Over The'HillGang - A > . '.

Tuesday, April 27 *5:30 Mother Ship Connection vs

Relatively High

Wednesday, April 28 I11.00 Ten Rats vs Ryan's Rebels12:30 The Henry'svs Dark Horse2:00 Master Batters vs Dy-no-

mite Derelicts #v5:30 Over the Hill Gang »sMother

Ship ConnectionThursday, April 29

5:30 The Family vs Hustler's .

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C a lIplus Ken White, rFrankTrigilio, and Pat Malone whoalso h a d singles.' -v *t Lakers Notes.*. As of thismoment, Randy Coonev hasbeen declared ineligible * forthe remainder of th e seasons

...After break, the*Lakers'first! home game will beThursday, April 29 againstGannon. ? . £ %

...For Laker baseball fansTuesday's twinbill was like astorm on|a sunny day. TheLakers, anticipating theirfirst'victory, suddenly foundthemselves0-2. . **

...For the Laker ball club,Tuesday's opener did showsome up-coming ^potential.Weismiller had considerablepower, only losing in the endto an unearned, unansweredma

r.v ...In the Lakers' defense, itmust be-*said first off, in thesecond game, / the umpiresmore or less left theireyesight at home. Combinethis with the fact that RandyCooney is helplessly ineligibleand you'll have two reasonswhy the Lakers are not? atlea st 1-1. * * I t i *1

...The Mercyhurst Lakerbaseball club added somenew faces for the springseason. Fir st off, Ken Whitewho will be a junior transferfrom Ma rietta College, is saidsaid to be the best hitter onthe team; next, Randy'Mink,a sophomore transfer fromPark College in Kansas City.Mink will possibly belbehindthe plate at times Mn placeof Butch Herrmann. PatMalone, who was injured* in

the s fall, j-is also back along

with Tommy Barringer whoalso was injured. Both arehealthy and ready :to play.Finally Jimmy Ditullio likeMalone and Barringer, is alsofrom Erie. Though ineligiblein the mil, Jimmy is willingand able to go for the rest ofthe spring seasoa All in all,the Mercyhurst* ball club isready t o g o . I

...The Mercyhurst Crewteam lost Saturday, April 3 inthe Dillingham C u p at Ithaca,

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