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l P i S P A R I S B O O K S A P R I L R E T U R Ny Maureen AlecflDirect from Paris, on ret urnengagement, the Treteau de Parislm appear on Thursday evening,?!yrii 9, in Memorial Auditorium.T e troupe will present Jea nAnouilh's L'AlouetteJThe group of popular Frenchactors and actresses, founded es-oecially for tours in American colleges and universities, is in itssixth season! of performances.Modern PortrayalThis season's < presentation is amodern portrayal of the cour trial of Joan of A r c . One mighttlilnk that everything that couldpossibly be said about this legendary saint has already been said;not so with Jean Anouilh.In this extraordinary production Anouilh does not give indications of a formal division Into actsand scenes. The play is written asa continuous narrative, the actorsstrolling on the stage and deciding among themselves where tobegin the story ?and what will beincluded or lef out.Anouilh's play is fusually divided into two parts. Part? one portrays* character and the political

aspects of the trial. Part two consists of Joan's trial for heresy.Curiously, the play resists the usual ending of the -solemn andsaintly burning at the stake.CastLuce Vincent, ^student at theCentre Dramtique de Paris, starsas Joan^ of Arc. Appearing asBeaudricourt is Claude Richard;Roger Montosret plays CharlesV I I . L'Archeveque is Jean Pleury,and Richard Clarke is Warwick!All are popular professional actorsin France.Although the play will be givenin French, it can be comprehended by a second or third-yearFrench student.Admission to fthe play will be$2.00 for adults . Price for collegestudents is $1.50, and Mer8ynurststudents will be charged $l.brf.For tickets'seniors c a n ! contactRosemary Cardaro; Juniors, Virginia Gorsak; sophomores, MaryLee Daschbach; freshmen, Bonnie Morris. Nancy Vasil is incharge of tickets for senior andjunior dayhops.IConnie Fuhrmanfor sophomore and freshman day-hops.

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M E R C IADArt Department ProfessorsStage Showing of Works XXXNo. $ MERCYHURST COLLEGE. ERIE. PENNA. i i March(Z+Uudan,Sister Angelica? of the * Mercyhurst Art Department has beeninvited to present a showing during the month of May a t thePlayhouse in Pittsburgh. The exhibit officially opens May 1.A reception will be held May

2, during which Sister Angelicawill discuss and explain her work.Sister will exhibit about twenty-one large paintings, includinglandscapes and religious subjects.InJ addition, St. Mary's!College

in Hooksek, New Hampshire,^hasasked Sister Angelica to send anexhibition of her work. This exhibit to be featured from April'Saturday Review'Editor Will Speak

John Mason Brown, Editor-at-lArge of the Saturday Review,will speak here on April 16 at 8:15in the little Theatre. His talkwill be entitledrSeeing Things"-a* discussion of the present dayworld as reflected in plays , books,an d films, mMr. Brownl is former DramaCritic fort the Saturday Review,the New York World Telegram,and the Post. He has worn wideacclaim as a lecturer, author andcritic.To date Mr. ;Brown is the jj author of seventeen books, DramatisPersonnae being his most recent.H e is now working on a biographyt the late Robert Sherwood.

12-18 will be a part!of that college's annual Festival of the Arts.John F. Lochtefeld, assistantprofessor of art, is presenting anexhibit at the Erie Art Centerthrough March 22. On March 1Mr. Lochtefeld was present at theopening reception, where he discussed his works and answeredthe questions of the many observe r s . This showing consists of somesixty-one entries/lncluding paint?ings, sculptures, and prints.

March17"Seven Ways of Love."20Easter Vacation Begins21Gannon Military Ball.April3-4-5Alumae Weekend.5Easter Vacation Ends.9Treteau de Paris.10Cyrano de Bergerac-j11Xavier Day.16John Mason BrownfLecture.22Archbishop's Day.

Students Vote This NoonFor Top SGA Election

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Staff Represents CollegeAt Various ConventionsBoth administrative and facultymembers of Mercyhurst are keeping abreast of the* latest developments by attending numerousconventions. 1 |Sister Caroline, Sister Janet,and Sister Susanne will attendthe National Catholic EducationalAssociation Convention. "CatholicEducation and National Needs" isthe topic under discussion for thismeeting to toe held Mar. 31-Apr. 3in Atlantic City, New Jersey.Sister M. Martin will be attend

ing a convention at the same timei n Detroit, * Michigan. Sister'sdestination is the Catholic|Library Association Convention.! The

topic to b e ! discussed is "Culturein an Industrialized Society."The State Educational Association!is sponsoring a conventionfor science educators on April29-30. Sister Matthew and SisterCharleslwill att enda nts ^meetingto be held in Harrisburg.Sister Francesca and Sister deMontfort will!travel to the,National Catholic Business Association Convention and be thereMarch^31-Apr. 2.Philadelphia issthe destinationof Sister Helen Jean and SisterAndrew for jthe National MusicConvention on March 13.

Wh WSenor EarnsWilson Honor

Kay Hebert, senior EnglishmaJor, has been awarded an honorable mention in the WoodrowWilson Fellowship competition.Her name, along with the namesof *H winners and runner-ups, issen t to graduate schools throughout, the country. JKay, an Erie resident, is one of1216 rtudents ^ accorded honorablejetton awards in the competition. Winners were chosen fromov 11,000 seniors representing^4 colleges and universities inh e United States and Canada.

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SGA presidential nomineesJudy Figaski, Ginny Hammer, andPeggy Hock, are winding up theircampaigns in hope of favorablereturns after voters file -to thecafeteria polls today.Judy FigaskiJudy Figaski,^ a biology majorfrom|ferie, lists two years of SGAexperience among her qualifications: junior NFCCS delegate inher sophomore year, and seniordelegate this year. Judy servedher class as treasurer in her freshman year. She belongs;to SigmaTau Sigma, honorary tutorfsocie-College ReceivesAdditional jGrants

Mercyhurst has received a grantfronv the Gulf Oil Corporationand a chemistry grant of $1400from the National Science Foundation.The Gulf Oil Corporation presents these grants to senior accredited colleges and universitiesto support and encourage highereducation. Thisf grant is one of6 9 2 , totaling $500,000, that Gulfwill distribute this year under itsAid- to Education |Program. Tomeet the needs of all college programs, Gulf puts no specific limitations on the use of the1 grant.The Chemistry Grant of $1400is to support undergraduate science education under the direction of Sister Mary Fidelis,; headof the Department of Chemistry.The purpose of the National Science Foundation grant is to stimulate the interest off he studentstoward graduate work. 'This is the'fourth grant to theChemistry Department for the investigation of the "Kinetics ofHydrolysis of Some Benezenepoly-carboxyic Esters." Methods ofpreparing certain compounds thathave been described before willbe investigated.Ip Chemistry majors, Kathy Ma-haney and|Fran Walczak, will bestudent investigators of this pro j ect for the academic year, * 1 9 6 4 -1 9 6 5 . -4

ty, and works for the Press Clubanddthe Merciad.* Ginny Hammer *$Elected offices* held by GinnyHammer)include a year's serviceon SGA. As vice-president of Government, she is also parliamentarian? and keeper of the SGAscrapbook; Last year the sociologymajortfrom Rochester was'presi-dent of her sophomore class. A

three-year., member of Sodality,she participates in the activitiesof its speaker's bureau.J, !* *Peggy HockTwo years of SGA service asjunior- and senior NSA delegatehelp qualify Peggy Hock, an English major; from Meadville. Shewas representative to Dorm Council and worked on SGA's policycommittee in her freshman year.A member of two national honorary societies, the tutoring societyand the dramatica society, Peggyis also a three-year Sodalist.;News Briefs

Sr. M. Janet, Academic Dean,has.posted her office hours. Students i with small problems mayconsult Sister without making anappointment from 10:00 to 11:30daily. "'.' % V m

Alumnae Weekend is scheduledthis year for April 3, 4, and 5.The three-day event will honorthe classes of 1929, 1934, 1939,1 9 4 4 , 1949, 1954, 1959, and thisyear's graduating class. MissPauline Turner will be the mainspeaker.

* | * *The St. Thomas More Club of11 Gannon College is sponsoring aforum which will be held April10-12 at Gannon. About 300 students, from surrounding colleges,including Mercyhurst,J are expected to attend.

Social Problems will Jbe thetopic of the annual Xavier Day tobe held in *McAuley Main Loungeon April 11 at 1:00. Students fromXavier J College, Cincinnati, Ohio,will conduct th e v discussions. Thepublic is invited to attend.

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Merdiad Denied Rights in Government VoteThis year, Student Government Association has expressed concern tha t it is not reaching the student f body. The discussion andvoting at the meeting on February 28 gaveevidence that it should be concerned^At tha tmeeting, the Merciad editor was denied seatand voice on Governm ent. I f? The Merciad functions as the? officialpublication of Mercyhurst. It necessarily represents the entire student body, and assuch, is a valid and fvaluable means off ac

quainting SGAfwith student opinion.The Merciad is in a position to support andadvise Government on the publicity of itsactivities; and the Merciad staff has gone outof its way to adjust its work schedule andpublication date everytissue this year to publicize Student Government projects.The Merciad has initiated a regular col*urnn, "SGA Reports," to inform the studentbody of the less publicized but still importantquestions which Student Government discuss e s . I ^ I | | tf|The Merciad receive s! press releases andother information which cannot be channeledthrough the information fagency, but $ mustbe referred directly to Student Government.Neither College Hall nor the snack bar is J th eplace to discuss these [matters; they shouldbelpresented and discussed at the SGA meetings, jp HP j| W F I | f f pThe Merciad, therefore, deserves and demands seat and voice on Student Government.For it acts, not as one momentarily interestedand presenting some individual concern, butas one constantly interested and representingthe collective body. Its duty is to gather information andf representative \ opinion and tochannel them to the proper authority bethat administration, faculty, student government, or student ibody. Its responsibility is tobe informed and to inform* By denying theMerriadfvoice, SGA has also denied it a meansof gathering information!and opinion, and ofdirecting them to proper channels, p 2

Yet, for two reasons, Student Gj ve r?rment did deny voice to the Merciad editor. Itstated that she is faculty-appointed, and inthis statement, lit has over-ruled its own objection : she is faculty-appointedS for the qualifications of a newspaper editor are inherently.different from! those of a student governmentrepresentative, but she is not faculty-dominated. Her duty must be to preserve and transmit information!and opinion; this she doeswithout^interference.I I Student Government further f objectedthat the editor couldfnot function actively asa working member; tha t is ,! she could notvolunteer for other committee projects. Butit must be understood that the editor has acommitteethe Merciad. B y | extension, sheparticipates evenfnow in almost every otherStudent! Government committee^ for she is,by virtue of her position, a publicity agent forth e entire SGA. &*

The Merciad editor's position carries thesame point-value as that of the Student Government president. It must be iassumed that,although herf work differs! in nature , it requires the same effort fandf the sameamount of time. By fulfilling per obligationof representing th e ideas of the entire studentbody, with which she has been entrusted, theMerciad editor!also functions actively as aworking member of government.M Student Government Association hasbeen concerned about its lack of contact withthe students. Perhaps its|members should reevaluate their ^position and their function.The Merciad maintains that the first andprimary^responsibility of the Student Government members is not to Student Government,but to the studen ts; that their committees andpaper work are not the end, but the means;and that the Merciad editor, as representativeof the entire studentlbody, has an undeniableright to seat and voice on Student Government. M.P.

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H / i l 1 wwrnil Hmmfa:^ Th e Wearing of the Green:The Saga of Brendan O'ShaugnestsyWe F.S.&S., have agreed that, for our March contribution u>.literary'world, we will reveal the Identity of our long-kept-aecret p*

Only in this, the month of the Irish, could this story be told with dueappreciation and>cclaim. Our pet, you see, is a| genuine, pedig^dyed-in-the-wool Irish snake. |His name is Brendan O'Shaugnessy, and every year at this timewe decorate him ; with g reen bows j and shamrocks that spell out toblinking neon lights: "Erin go Braugh." For years we painted everyother scale on his body with the map of Ireland. But this year, becau*of Brendan's great age, we dispensed with that frivolity in favor of a^inap-Qf-Ireland-shaped wheelchair (custom made, 19"x4") with built.i^Sxusic box^which plays "It's a Great Day for the Irish," "Weartn-of the Greenland "TwistuV and Shoutin' on the Emerald Isle."Never have you seen a m ore patri otic or more thoroughbred Irishsnake. Brendan's great-granddaddy was one of the original snakes runout of the country by the national hero. Instead of drowning in theIrish Sea like the L rest of his race, though, Old Mr. OShaughnessyfloated on his back to England where he became famous for biting(sometimes poisonously so) the most wicked of the Orangemen.His mUitary career was short-lived, however, because rmnon ofthe New World made him anxious to found a new Erin across the sea.With great perseverance and no little fortitude, Granddaddy 0. stowedaway on the jMayflower with Richard Burton.Since Irish snakes are a*rare commodity, only persons of greatfame, wealth, and morals have been able to keep them for pets. Suchdistinguished personages have been Aristophanes, whose snake openedthe first meatball sandwich shop in Nag's Head, North Carolina, in1 6 2 2 ; Betsy Ross, whose pet pulled thefindigo roots to!dye the blueof the first flag (if th e snake had had his way, we might now be saluting the red, white, and green); and Alfred IE. Newman, whose snakehas henna-colored hair and freckles on his fangs.These are the illustrious ancestors of our-beloved Behan; but wemusti confess that he has one skelton in his closet: his great-aunt'sthird cousin's daughter's brother-in-law is a maroon sneak carefullyhidden in a i black-as-knight closet.

V O T E F O R Y O U R S i T U D E N f l G O V E R N M E N T P R E S I D E N TJudy FigaskiYour Passkeyto Goodl Government

We can fix our glance on ahorizon and think we perceivedits whole, but not until we surveyits breadth do we realize i t s! ru escope. At Mercyhurst a student'sgaze is fixed oni he r fimmediatesurroundings, but she * must facethe reality that the'gates do notremain locked. Mercyhurst hasprovided us with a key whichwill unlock the gates.The years 1 at Mercyhurst areimportant ones, for here we re-caive an academic awareness anda sense of community participa

tion. Any community needs organization which emanates fromStudent Government, and StudentGovernment looks to its Presidentfor direction. Thus, I propose mythree-phase programs for thecoming year.(Mercyhurst on the campus.Remodeling of Egan Lounge:PaintLigh t ingFurnitureAppliancesMercyhurst offfthe campus.Formation of a Skate and SkiClub: | f | ]mS k a t e :Freeze tennis courts on backcampus VInstall floodlightsS k i : | |Provide instructorPractice on backislope .:KAffiliation with | college skiclubs which provide scholar-

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! Mercyhurst in Hhe world.Foundation of a continuingproject in Latin America:Adopt parish, school, hospitalCommunicate with project viamovies, letters, slidesUltimately accept one or twogirls from project at Mercyhurst and send interestedgraduates there to workGinny Hammer

Strike SuccessA person who will ACT as wellas REACT, who I not only takesthe responsibility* for gettingthings done but also the blameif they are not done right, andwho has real dedication to the

students and the goals of Mercyhurst Collegethis is|the kind ofleader th at I will foe if electedtoday. ** f J1 am not lin this campaignmerely to win election, but I seekelection in order to carry out especially this series of programs.The programs and ideas that Iwould like to see Incorporated in to th e \ student life at Mercyhurstare BRIEFLY and are roughlyoutlined!below:Cut systemSpecial student ratesCampus student apostle |"Adopt a college" Campus tri-councilSummer jpork fileStudent government workshopRole of woman ni the modern!world program^Improving verve through campus competition I^Program tojstimulate anK awareness of "where Mercy

hurst is going"Skating and winter cabin "facilitiesDinner menusTaxi conveniencePeggy Hock*We Can Do It

The success or* failure of astudent government organizationon campus depends not only onth e |leaders of the organization,but also on the strengthiand co operation found within the student body as a whole.If student government is? tobe of any significance in benefitting the students it must! showresults; and these results mustbe the product of the un ited effort of the student body. I thinkthat I can offer you, the studentbody, a form of leadership and aformula for successful studentgovernment j tha t will reach everystudent in Mercyhurst College.JSGA OrganizationAgenda of Student Government meetings postedlbeforemeetings |Excerpts from Student Government minutes printed inthe weekly activity bulletinMore members of student bodyon SGA committees f\Periodic |mee ting with SGA

President and student feodychannels ofh e r e onA chart showingcommunicationcampus

Joint academic activitiesComplete information on eligibility for and availabilityof Gannon coursesPossible establishment of off-campus Coffee-HouseCommunity AwarenessCollege blood donor group ISocial LifePossible back-campus ski|towIce-skating rink on tenniscourt 'iVilla-Mercyhurst program |forEaster Week in Puerto RicoCharteredt bus for NotreDame-Pitt football gameAlliance Day and/or Bona-venture DayAcademic LifeInvestigation of | junior-year-abroad programs in English-speaking countriesNon-credit leadership trainingcourse |More seminars in upper levelcourses On-campus College Bowl

G en er al | Campus improvement j-Summer job information serv-| Jice 1Student speakers' bureau IPare nt's Weekend IAff iliatio n wit h the NationalCollege Placement ServiceWorking through Erie}represe nta tiv e to Sta te ^Legislature-for removal of tax ontextbooksStair-treds for Egan HallInv est igat ion of selling submarines and! meat-ball sandwiches throu gh the SnackBar 1Direct line from Mercyhurst 1to Yellow Cab Company IIUsed-book buyer to visit Mer- Icyhurst I

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Gannon-Mercyhurst RelationsOpen lounge once a monthGame day* '

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^ i t o r M . . . H Marty FiedlerAssociate Editor " " j *an HermanAsstetant Editors ^ ^ ^ S ^ & f i Smalley.W i f ( B l , * * B*nnan, Sally Schmitt^ ^ U g r ^ a - a s s o -Judy P i t n e y "*- Kishton*Kathy KBusiness Manag er Nancy N n61Moderator J - "m^BOTma Scnaefer

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Sister Mary Charles instructs two of her s tuden ts, Fran Walczakand Jim Vaslo in the procedures for handling "hot samples."

Sister M. Charles InstructsChemistrylStudents

By Anna Jean Smalley to setr mnr s - _ , _ up the equipment, Sr.If you don't hurry, the car is Varies bad to use a physiologyto leave ^withoutr you!" l a b t h e Perfect place for nuclearoingmbers of Sr. M ary Ch arles' ca r-four

mes a week for the ir class inchemistry a t Gannon.According to Sr. Charles, theyve never be en lateusually a r ving two or thre e m inutes beforeIn addition to her "captive auence" of Mercyhu rst stud ents ,auditing the class. One of thenon stu den ts! ha s predictedenrollment* willeven greater becau se of thejft_ ^ ^ - .

f Only Qualified Profa>sorSr. Charles is the only perqualified to teachear chemistry. She prep aredeight-week seminar

see. As the only w oman in thefrom;of pressingoff a giant re

The work on the atom bombphysicist is now trying to pu te atom back together. Sr.an Sanalogy betweenand! t h a t

Whether itlbe bones or elec\ finishing withpar ts than they needf T he

ofi a nuclear reaction bea "nucleus just can't breakitsW fLab EquipmentIn order to find a suitable room

reactions. Bcause of this lack ofextra equipment, Sr. Charleshas a habit of loading her briefcase with odd items from our ownlabs to supplement her materials.Anything else that she needssuch as scotch tape, oi l paper,an d scissorsis begged, bought,or borrowed by one of her trustworthy Gannon students.Another source of grief is thesize of the j counting room. Onlyfive can si t; the rest stand, andSister Charles stands in the doorway and supervises. As ajj doorguard, she seems to be lax, however, for Sister tells of findingtwo of her students visiting theeat anatomy-class fa t -oneof 4headjoining rooms.--But this is ^ al lright just so "they get theircounts done."Because of these slight problems and the extra time i t takesto prepare for a higher level classsuch as this, Sister Charles findsher class an "intriguing challenge."

Congratulations, Bonnie McGough! Your bus is here. Thegreen stamp committee did notcollect enough stamps to pay forthe entire bus. but the StudentGovernment voted to use Its profits from last year to purchasethe back one-third of the bus:seats for three, two wheels andmotor. iOn March 3, Dailey Chevrolet

brought to campus, not a Volks-wagon, but a Corvair Greenbriersportswagon. The shiny aqua-and-white bus seats eleven peoplecomfortably and has room to seatthree more people almost comfortably, it sports white-wall tires,two outside rear-view mirrors,and automatic shift, and soonwill be lettered "Mercyhurst College." -MThe first expedition in the bus,a trip to Rochester for the NFCCSmeeting, proved unsuccessful, buta check-up at the Dailey clinicsoon cured its spring fever.The bus committee has established the following rules for useof the*bus:

Bus RegulationsDriver's Rules P *1 . *Must have written permissionIf from parents.2 . Must have a license, haveread the busfhandbook, an dbe able to drive the bus.

3 . Be personally responsible forreporting any bus damagesUght after they occur to thechairman? of the bus committee. ^ ^4 . Must collect tickets from eachpassenger and'p lace' them ina specific place in the StudentGovernment office.5 . Must lock the bus at all timeswhen it is not In use (thatis, when it is parked off campus and when ^brought backto campus.)6. Must record the mileage whenthe bus is returned to thecampus. A recording book willbe placed inithe glove compartment Ifor this purpose.7 . Any violation of any rulesstated on this sheet or thestate driving codes with theexception of overtime parkingi tickets will result in the suspension of this priviledge forthe student involved |for onei semester or for four months.The{Use of the BusThe bus can be used for class,college orga nizations, conventions,cultural? activities, and academic

reasons.Costs1 . A student can purchase tickets from the bus committee.One ticket is required for aone way ride, and for a roundtrip two tickets are required.Stu den t! Tr ibutes ProvideFunds for Facul ty Stu dy

The faculty enrichment fund,now conducting its second campaign, is helping to i make European 7-travel \ possible for -4rm>members of the faculty. SisterM. Gabriel and Sister M. Angelicawill depart for Europe on May 17.First on their travel program,which was planned without theadded expense of a travel agency,will be a 5four week stay in Italywhere Sister Angelica will use hertime for art study. While in Italy,

So da l i ty Inaugurates ProgramFor Training o f iLay Leaders

By Ton! CuneoEager young Christian collegestudents all lover the world areresponding to the call of thejLayApostolate.i Men and women,th rough I t h e P e a c e C orps ,

P.A.VX.A., and various other programs are accepting the challengeand the sacrifice of leading in thefight to save the|church in LatinAmerica. These volunteers realizethe myriad needs of the underprivileged Latin Americans, andthis is the first step toward rekindling the light of Faith whereit has been extinguished.In response to the urgent needsof the Church in Latin America,tentative plans for a Latin American training program have beeninitiated at Mercyhurst. Plans

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should begin to go into effect bynext September. Upon completionof the training program at gradu-tlon, the students who have participated will make a one-or two-year commitment to the LatinAmerican missions.In conjunction with the Mercyhurst program, a summer courseon the International Lay Apostol-ate will be offered fat Seton HallUniversity in South Orange, NewJersey . | The course extends overa six-week period under the auspices of A.I.D.Interested sophomores and juniors can obtain information concerning either program from Sr.M. de Montfort. The!opportunityfor action is being offered; thechallenge need only be accepted.Pat Delaney, a member of St.Thomas I More | Club at Gannonwho worked in Mexico, spoke ata March sodality* meeting. He

stressed that the need is two-fold:"If your vocation does not takeyou to the poor sections of LatinAmerica, the motto of thej. LayApostolate, 'a new spirit for anew age' can be applied herethrough prayers and contributions." & ?

the sisters will visit Milan andspend ten days in Rome.Sister Angelicalwill try to makearrangements for art-students otspend their junior'year in ^Florence. A trip to Venice and Napleswill follow. From Naples they willjourney to Assisi and on to Vienna, Austria, where the sisterswill visit with a cousin of SisterGabriel.From Italy to . FranceAix Marseilles, in SouthernFrance, will welcome them* next.Mariette Hugues and GenevieveForay are residents of this city,an d Sal lie Cloyd, fa Mercyhurstjunior, is presently attending theuniversity there . Sister Gabrielwill interview next year's Frenchstudent during her visit. Lourdeswill then become the focal pointfor the Sisters, followed by several days in Madrid and Toledo,Spain. k I Side-TripsOne of the peaks of the excursion promises to be the three tofour weeks spent in Paris. SisterGabriel is planning to take a fourweek course in French at the Uni-versite Catholique; Sister Angelicaplans to visit-the local 5art museums. Spare afternoons an d weekends will be occupied with toursin and around Paris, Belgium,Switzerland, and Holland.Concluding their trip, SistersAngeleica and Gabriel hope to seeLuxembourg and perhaps stop atthe World's Fair in New York Cityto see Michaelangelo's Pieta.Trip FundsTravel expenses in Europe willbe defrayed by Euro-rail passeswhich provide unlimited first-class travel all over Europe for$ 1 5 0 . Living accommodations willbe provided largely by conventsin the areas visited. The enr ichment fund is allocating $650 forthe trip; mak ing! possible sidetrips and a longer stay. The sisters are planning to return onAugust first.

An additional ticket should begiven {to the driver if a singleone way trip exceeds 20 milesas recorded on the mileagegauge.2 . Tickets will cost 10c ?each.3 . Trips to conventions out oftown will be based strictly onmileage. The rate will be 4c[^ a mile.To Obtain Permission to use thebus1 . Persons? desiring to use thebus must-fill out a requestslip found, in the StudentGovernment office. This slipshould be fully fined out andleft on the bulletin board inthe office. Iff your request ^isapproved, the date will beplaced in the appointmentbook. The students shouldconsult the appointment book,also found in the office, tosee if the request is obtained.2. It will be placed on a first-come first-serve basis. However, out-of-town trips willtake precedence over trips intown.Procedure1 . Driver must signl ou t inj abook: found in the StudentGovernment office. The buskey will be attached to thisbook.2 . The gas credit ^card ma y I beobtained from the chairmanof the committee. The busshould always have at least a quarter of a tank of gas.*3. If any students take the buswithout signing out, the driverand passengers will not bepermitted to use it again.4 . For trips made in town, nomore than ,15 canMde at oneW * rllihe?Wr^on8ftrips v, th e maxiimum is 11.

I A l u m n a eS p o t l i g h t

By* Barb HeibelgThere are two schools of thoughtconcerning absent friends and acquaintances. The first view embodies the quote, "Out of sight,out of mind"; the second, "Absence makes the heart growfonder." The latter adage provestrue for those who t are interestedin the activities of last year'sgraduates.Jane Hurd and Nancy Walshare now employed by the Westchester County Department ofPublic Welfare as junior caseworkers. Barbara MikolojoczykZyterski works in Erie as a caseaid for Catholic Charities. BonnieMcQough, former Student Government President, is preparing fora future diplomatic career atGeorgetown University. Both RitaStrobel, chemistry major, andClara Seigel, history major, areattending graduate school at theUniversity of Illinois.A large number of Mercyhurstgraduates have become educatorsin schools throughout the country.Mary Kay Metz is located in Gir-ard, Pa.; II Pa t Maksimowski j inHarborcreek, Pa.; andf BonitaKinsinger in Erie. MichaeleneKroko and Geraldine Baldo areteaching In East Carnegie, Pa.A Mercyhurst group in GlennBurnie, Maryland, includes CarolKreh and Carol Ward, instructing junior high school students,and Maryann Brennan, DonnaEngel, and Judy Cook, strainingelementary students.

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C l u b s H e a r L e c t u r e s , T a k e T r i p s F a s h i o n M a g a z i n e s1 LIT CLUBTwo recent coffee hours sponsored by the Lit Club have been"European! Travel" and "FolkSinging." :On March 10, a Shakespeare Hour was held. Membersof the Shakespeare class presented scenes from the plays theystudied last semester.|SCIENCE SEMINARQuest speaker for the recentmeeting of Science* Seminar wasDr. Henry Karplnski. Dr. Karpin-ski spoke on the "Smoking Dangers." A lively question and an-swer period followed!his talk. At

I %the next meeting, elections willbe planned.GREENSLEEVES PLATERSParts have been cast for theGerman farce, "The Broken Jug."This play was translated intoEnglish by Marlene Reich for theproduction. Playing the* part ofFrau Marthe is Kathy McManus,EveNancy McNamara, F r a uBrigittePeggy Denial. Male rolesinclude Tom McSweeney as Adam,Igor Stalsky as Walter, andCharles Emmons as Velt.Dramatics jj Workshop is beingheld every Monday at 2:30 in theLittle Theatre. Among* the projects they have undertaken is f th emaking of the ushers' costumes.

EL ED CLUBAt the final meeting or the ElEd Club, a demonstration in modern math was given. Mr. PeterLibra presented the newest techniques in this subject while amodel class of six students Illustrated the receptive side of teac hing the "new math."^SOCIOLOGY SEMINARA speaker from the Booker T.Washington Center addressed acombined meeting of Gannon andMercyhurst Sociology Seminars onMarch 4. He asked th e club's support in conducting a survey concerned with the relocation of theCenter. This project is to be directed toward children betweenthe ages of 7 and 18. Questionnaires will be provided, and members will work in pairs so thatboth Gannon and Mercyhurst willbe represented. Before the survey,a class to train volunteers in approaching families will| be i held.

D S OD S O members have decidedthat Club pins will be awarded onthe merit basis. Points will beaccredited to various f activities,and a member will receive herpin when she has merited theamount needed.French Atmosphere FillsQuebec |

By Jeanette Chmielowiec F| Clicking the lock and slammingthe door to chambre 31, I quicklydescend the four flights of stairsof| the pension at 33 rue Buade.Ii, open the narrow street doorwith a tug, and then wishing abonjour to the concierge, I am offto class. ,vOut in the street I attempt themorning ritual of crossing to theother sidei^Around te n In th emorning* this is an almost impossible feat, with the sleek,chauffeur-driven limousines discharging elegant lladies at thedoor off Holt and Renfrew, thehorse-drawn carts laden withGilding supplies, and the bewildered^ tourists attempting todecipher their! "walking;/ tourmaps" of the tortuous, labyrinthianstreets of Quebec. I finally reachthe opposite sidewalk which skirtsthe tall, black wrought-iron gatesof the Basilique court yard!Roe JiTJniversiteeAt|the foot of the street leading from the I square 3 to the University, cloaked and sandaledFranciscans, their garb curiouslyaccented by, berets, are converging at the right onto the; narrowalley. Rue Universite slicesthrough the complexus of buildings housing the seminary, theclassical college,*and the facultiesof pedagogy, letters, law, andphilosophy.Each I time I take Ste. Famille,I become more amazed at how theenormous trucks complete theturn from rue Garneau ontotrveSte. Famille. From time to timesidewalk and street traffic is heldup as a truck attempts |a left-hand turn. In order to completethis operation, the driver mustdrive up on the narrow walk infront of the University. His companion jumps out of the cab andInstructs everyone to stan di backwhile the 5 driver manoeuvres thetruck. The Quebecois have becomereconciled to the traffic sltua-tlon, since the city fathers |havc

College Lifedecided that the historic andcharming three hundred-year-oldbuildings of this quarter must remain for the*tourist trade.

L'Ascenseur:-. Entering the dull, graystonearchway onto Rue Unlversitee, Iencounter some of my fellowclassmates, stragglers like myself,hurrying to make that last elevator |trip up to fifths floor beforeclass begins. The apprehensiveoccupants of the ancient ascen-seur find relief in our reassuringsmall talk.As the second floor comes gradually into view, I can see the lawstudents striding |to class, immaculate in their dark suits, whiteshirts and ties, perhaps discussing politics or the new crop ofAmerican co-eds. The third andfourth gfloors of the school ofphilosophy are deserted exceptfor an occasional priest or a pairof scholastics conversing in Latinor Greek.

Men of LettersFifth * floor. From the momentI step from the elevator, I amengulfed by clouds of cigarettesmoke and the acrid odors whichcharacterize the domain of theunwashed, bearded men of letters.Their appearance may differ radically from the two other faculties, but the men of letters arejust as studious.Nearby I can see M. Tuchmalr,a small, dark man, addressing hisAmerican matrlse candidates Inprecise accents; and further downthe hall, above the shoulders ofthe milling students, stately,gray-haired Mme. Ferlandi discusses a licence candidate's dissertation, regally disregarding thenoise and commotion. This scenecould possibly be re-enacted incountless American universities,butt the steady rise and fall ofFrench voices will not resoundthrough those halls, nor will thecharming Gallic faces predominate.

JHOME ECONOMIC CLUBThe Home Economic Club wasgiven a tour of St. Vincent's Rehabilitation center by a Mercyhurst Home Ec Alumna. Miss RuthLawler, who Is th e head^occupational Therapist there.Fourteen Mercyhurst Home Se ers joined students from Carnegie,Seton Hill, and the Villa at aWestern Meeting Sat V illa! MariaCollege. Speakers discussed theproblem of the handicapped home-maker.Congratulations are extended toBeverly P ajank, who has beenawarded 11 h e Lydla Tarrant-Homemakers' Scholarship.

Two Mercyhurst StudentsTwo Mercyhurst students findthemselves Indirectly involved inthe "glamorous" world of thepublishing industry as a result ofrecent competitions. Judy Youngwill continue to represent Mercyhurs t on Mademoiselle's CollegeBoard. Mary Ann Sabolsky is theMercyhurst candidate | for th eTen Best-Dressed Collegians competition sponsored by Glamour

magazine. I fSelection of the MademoiselleBoard members was made as aresult of talent displayed in ar-Local Theaters W ill FeatureNew Highly-Rated MoviesMovie fans are in for a realtreat In the next fmonth. Twohighly-rated films will be presented by the Warner Theaterand Dipson Plaza.Playing at the Dipson is Sunday in New York, a lightheartedcomedy which proves th at Sundaysaren't dull if one is as attractiveas Jane Fonda and meets someone as virile as Rod Taylor. CliffRobertson, as Jane's brother, addsto the fun and confusion.Seven Days In May startedMarch 6 :at the Warner. Themovie, based on the ] best-sellingnovel by Fletcher Knebel an dCharles Bailey II, concerns a plotto overthrow the President andthe Constitution of the U.S. Thispicture is cast with FrederickMarch as the | President, BlurtLancaster as the leader of theconspiracy who hopes to becomePresident, and Kirk Douglas whodiscovers, the conspiracy andbreaks news of It to the President.The coup is to take place inseven days while the Congress willbe in recess, 5the Vice-Presidentin Europe, and the President Inan underground shelter during analert.There are only "five fmen th epresident can trust; he tells them

of the plot and dispatches themover the world to try to get evidence against the conspirators.Suspense develops as the menencounter difficulty on their mission and time grows short.Bio Majors VisitSister M. Eymard

Joining In the Easter exodus toFlorida's sunny beaches will bethree Mercyhurst seniors with aspecial mission. But Joyce Hill,Linda Lommock, and Laurel AnnTarby will not be interested Inthe collegian circuit of "funthings." Their primary Interestwill be the meeting of cancer researchers at the Institum DiviThomae in Palm Springs.In addition to reports by biologymajors, the latest developmentsin cancer research will be presented. The report which Joyce, Linda,and Laurel Ann will give Is basedon the findings resulting .fromtheir work with Sister M. Eymard.Sister M. Eymard is now completing requirements for her doctorate at the Instituturn DiviThomae. During the week-longmeeting, the girls will stay at theInstitutum.Student-Faculty Game

Heads Athletic ScheduleThe Athletic Association hasannounced the Second AnnualStudent-Faculty Volleyball Gameto be held in the gymnasium April23, at 7:30 p.m. Activities willconsist of a series of three volleyball games with entertainmentprovided between each game.H The student team is composedof four players from eachi class,all of whom were outstandingmembers of their class teams during the fall volleyball tournament.Last year's faculty team was composed of both male and I femalemembers of the lay faculty. Admission for this gamesis 25c.

Intra-Class BasketballWith the Intra-Class basketballtournament more than half over,the seniors are in first place witha 4-0 record. The freshmen alsohave their eyes on the trophy;they are now sporting a 3-1 record. Juniors are in third place witha 1-3 record. Sophomores haveyet to win a game, but they couldbe the team to stage an upset. Alltheir losses have been by closescores.' Table Tenn is,' McAuley Lounge ping-pong tables are taking |a beating these

days. Competition in both singlesand doubles play is in full swing;the winners will be announcedshortly.^ f ^OlympicsThe Athletic Association is ma king plans for a Olympic day InMay. Games and contests are being planned to appeal to everystudent, not Just to the sports-minded. The date and details willbe announced after Easter.* & & &

tides submitted to the magazin.last fall. Judy served on CollegeBoard last year. She will continueto report on prevalent ca m pu ifads and fashions.As a member of the collegeBoard, Judy can compete for one

of the twenty "guest editorship^she may be one of the twentycollegians who will write, tllua-trate, and edit the August issueof Mademoiselle.Mary Ann Sabolsky, chosen bythe student body from a slate ofsix candidates, is the Mercyhurstrepresen tative in Glamour's nationwide search for the ten beat-dressed college students.

IChosen by a nominating boardcomposed of The Merciad editorsofficers of the home % economicsclubhand the president of student Government, Mary Ann wasphotographed in typical every dayattire and weekend wear. Resultsof the competition will be announced at the end of March.Both Judy and Mary Ann arePraeterita editors, Judy of layoutand}Mary Ann of photography.

SGA OpensNews Centeri T he Inform ation Center wasorganized by the Student Government at the beginning of last semester for the purpose of makingavailable to the student body information concerning student life.

This program is under the co-chairmanship of Dottle Delaney,NSA Jun ior Delegate, and Gretch-en FaHer, NPCCS Jun ior Delegate.

The most epublicized service ofthe Information Center has beenthe program of student travel andstudy abroad. Pamphlets or post-1ers of travelIplans and cataloguesof study abroad are posted on theInformation Center bulletin boardadjacent to the Snack Bar. Otherbooklets on travel are In the Student Government Office. IInformation on contemporaryproblems such as migrant workers,racial discrimination, and laborrelations are available throughthe Center. Students may also obtain data on_the Peace Corps and

emplo ymen t here andummerabroad. 1^Access to this information maybe obtained* through Dottie Delaney :and Qretchen Falter andthe Information 1 Center bulletinboard. j | m I

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