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"mime's eye view" highlights

future cultural offerings
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th mere ia
On Saturday,, March 2, the Mer- says that "lucidity is the most im-
cyhnrst Cultural Series will' pre- portant^ thing. If you say exactly vol. xxxix, no. 5 mercyhurst college, erie, pa.
what you want to say, no more and February 8, 1968
sent A Mime's Eye View, an eve-
no?, less, then it's good, then it's
ning of pantomime with Tony Mon-
right. But always, the gesture must
tanaro. Mr.- Montanaro has been be the right one, the one which ex-
described as a "mime who serves presses the thought most exactly."
the art with a gift of talent and
His piercing insight has led him
superb discipline." to create mime sketches and stu-
ies of a broad range and mischiev-
Mr. Montanaro's theater back- ous commentary. His one man
ground includes modern dance, clas- theatre pulses with significance and
sical drama, and mime training mature statement—an impudent
sharing of hilarity and sardonic ob-
with such artists as Louise Gifford, servations of man and his involve-
Marcel Marceau, and Etienne De- ments. With his assistant, Michael
croux. His first one man show at Henry, Montanaro depicts such
the Grammercy Art Theatre was a varied situations and experiences
fascinating experience acclaimed by as "The Gymn," "The Puppet," and
"Evolution." I L -
many critics. He has a B.S. degree
from Columbia University and is A number of other | cultural
now? performing around the coun- events will be presented within the
try in various university programs. next month. On Wednesday, Feb-
ruary 21, Dr. Robert Clements will
speak on Common Origins in Art
As a result of this theatrical
and Literature. In his speech, Dr.
background, Montanaro has created
his own form of mime artistry.
Neither traditional pantomime nor
Clements will discuss the influence
of the great literary masterpieces
second president's council meets
on painters and sculptors as an in- The second meeting of the Pres-
modern dance, his art is based on ulty Senate to decide how Mercy-
centive to create great art works ident's Council for the 1967-68 hurst should apply the principles lems : "One is the prospect that the
simplicity and precision. He is able
to depict the personality, thoughts,
of their own; and, similarly, the in- academic year took place on Wed- of the Joint Statement to its own academic institution will be pre-
1

fluence of some great works of art nesday, January 24, in the office academic community. vented from making qualative de-
and emotions of any character he cisions about human .talent. The
which inspire the creative writer, of Sister M. Carolyn.The members The Council then discussed The other is that the institution's abil-
portrays through gestures alone.
dominating his conception and com- of this Council were Sister Caro- University and Due Process, an ad- ity to protect academic freedom
position. lyn, President of Mercyhurst Col- dress by Dr. James t A. Perkins, may be sacrificed."
One critic has described Mon- lege, senior Sally Koss, junior Syl- President of Cornell University. In
tanaro's artistic excellence in this via D'Aurora, sophomores Mary his speech, Dr. Perkins commented Sister Carolyn suggested a num-
On Monday, February 26, Mr.
way: "The human body is pushed Colin Wilson will discuss The Phi- Kay Schlegel and Gretchen on the disintegration of the sense ber of ways in which these prob-
Schmidt, and freshman Jeanne of community in higher education. lems could be avoided at Mercy-
to the limits of its potential for ex- losophy of the Future. In his talk,
Andraska. -f This disintegration has occurred to hurst. First of all, wejmust al-
pressiveness in Montanaro's art of Mr. Wilson will consider the ques- such a degree that court cases are ways remember that the college
mime. Montanaro reveals every tion of man's destiny and will ex- Sister Carolynjbegan thediscus- often required to settle'problems is a community of students, facul-
thought and emotion of his char- plain a "new existentialism" in sion with a few comments on the once considered strictly academic ty, and administration and that no
in nature. one of these jhas complete auton-
acters not only by means of his everyday terms. Joint Statement on Rights and
>
omy. There must be agreement and
extremely sensitive and expressive Freedoms of Students, published in The Mercyhurst academic com- inter-action among all * three
face, but just as much by the use The movie, The Cardinal, will be munity has already responded to groups. There must also be a meet-
the January 8 issue of the merciad.
of his body." Montanaro himself presented on Tuesday, February Sister Carolyn has asked the Stu- Dr. Perkins' call for greater com- ing of minds and discussion to
27. I dent Affairs Committee of the Fac- munication among administration, maintain the harmony of the cam-
|.".W.'AWA\ , V •^:;™v;^
faculty, and students. The creation pus and to assure the freedom to?
^ of the Faculty Senate and /the in- learn of those who wish to learn.^
.
'Creasing activity of SGA have en- The meeting was concluded with,
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abled all the people of Mercyhurst the statement of a principle men-
to become involved? in serious de- tioned at the first President's
cision making. Council: that it is important to
y?i*

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best-dressed winner chosen
in february fashion show I
As part of its continuing search
for attractive,' alert young college
women, Glamour magazine spon-
sors a yearly "Ten Best-Dressed
College Girls" contest. Mercyhurst
College's nominee to this contest
was selected by vote of fhe stu-
dent body on February 1. After
a fashion show in the Student
Union, Miss Mary Zens, a cociology
major from Detroit, Michigan was
chosen best-dressed girl at Mercy-
hurst. Those competing with Mary
were juniors Barb Gloeckler and
Leah Edell; sophomores Alicia
King and Cindy Herbst. Mary will
compete with nominees from col-
leges all over the country, out of
whom only ten will be chosen as
best-dressed. These ten will receive
national recognition for themselves
and their colleges in the August is-
sue of Glamour and in newspapers
throughoutlthe country. It is the
policy of the v magazine to use, if
possible, j the ten winners in other
issues of Glamour throughout their
is a notable lack of communica- action ^before any problems*arise.
tion, courts rulings must often be For this reason, the entire Mercy-
substituted for facademic rulings. hurst community should anticipate
Sister Carolyn;quoted Dr. Perkins the upcoming statement of the Stu-
in pointing out two resulting prob- dent Affairs Committee.
\ 1
zurn foundation presents
generous $200,000 gift
|The students and faculty of Mer- utes this gift in recognition of the
cyhurst College extend a deep vote quality of higher education at Mer-
cyhurst College. W e feel a social
of thanks to the MisiersfEverett,
Melvin, and David Zurn for their
very generous contribution to the
responsibility totsupport the col-
lege. ^Through herfliberal studies
Mercyhurst College Learning Re- curriculum, Mercyhurst has—for
source Center campaign. The Zura
Foundation pledges $200,000. This
the past 41 years—afforded women
in the Erie area and environs,! an
is the! largest contribution ever educational program dedicated^ to
winning year, f ? f made by an individual or founda- the development of the intellect re-
inforced by spiritual, cultural, and
iThe winners willfreceive an all- tion in Erie's history. |
expense paid visit to New York social values for the total develop-
?Sr. M. Carolyn, president of the ment of the student/'
City from June 2 to June 14. Be-
sides meeting many members* of college, accepted ttye f gift at the
On receipt of the foundation's
the fashion industry, they will tour quarterlyimeeting of the Lay Ad-
pledge, Sr. Carolyn expressed the
New York and* visit famous res- visory Board on Tuesday, January
taurants, theaters, and cultural 23, 1068. Mr. Everett Zurn, who gratitude of all: "It is the kind of
givingV which will have results
centers. The winners will also|be is also a member of the board, pre-
entertained at luncheons, recep- sented itfto her. The goal of the years from now. 5 We thank you
college campaign was $500,000, to again."
tions, and fashion shows.
which the federal government will
A panel of Glamour editors will contribute $250,000. The;generous FRESHMAN
select the national winners. In pledge of the Zurn Foundation has CLASS OFFICERS
selecting the ten best-dressed girls, pushed Mercyhurst over this goal
Glamour has listed a number of to the present sum of $512,551.11. President
qualities Jthat each winner must Claudia Weeks
The Zurn Foundation is alnon-
have: a clear understanding of her profit organization which? has as Vice-president
fashion type; a workable wardrobe its purpose aiding the advance; of Anne Jackson
plan; a suitable campus look; ap- the goals of educational, charit-
propriate look for off-campus oc- able, and research institutions. Its Secretary
casions ; (individuality in her use of efforts have been directed to furth- Mary Hofford
colors, accessories; imagination in ering graduate and undergraduate
Treasurer
managing a clothes budget; good studies in several institutions of
Kathy Dudaf
grooming, not just neat, but im- higher eduction. On presenting the
peccable clean, shining, well-kept gift, Mr. Everett Zurn, on behalf SGA Representatives
of the Zurn Foundation, stated: fMarcia Pastrick
hair; deft use of make-up; good
Cathie Kozlowski
figure, beautiful posture. "The Zurn Foundation contrib-
/
/
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800Mrgins sacrificed on acp examines hippie if uror

THE HIPPIE MOVEMENTS sex — that is, have complete gen-

• altar of registration rites HISTORY REPEATING ITSELF? erosity but eliminate marriage.
|(ACP)—The hippie movement Hippie transcentalism, he said,
may be merely history repeating is partially satisfied by the use of
p The administration of Mercyhurst College is to be commended for its almost unbe- itself, a University of Minnesota LSD, marijuana, and other drugs,
history professor says. for two reasons. One is that such
lievable attempts to travel the often tortuous road of academic development. The student use is in opposition to .the mores
body once again has been impressed!with the forceful realization that Mercyhurst will stop prof# David Noble, in an inter- of the middle class establishment
at nothing—even the ridiculous. Knowing than an academic orientationHmited solely to thef view i n the Minnesota Daily, said
serious aspfects of education can sometimes 1 ead to a narrowing of vision, the administra- that attempting to live by perfect Another reason for transcen-
tion initiated a new spirit of academic levity into the college community through what was love
* and to attain * salvation
- "• on dence through drugs,INoble said, is
humorously called "Registration." I earth, rejecting the "establishment, that there is no longer a geograph-
and revolting within the middle ical frontier. Puritanism symbolic-
This program depended heavily on an air of secrecy and surprise, for no one was class are all manifestations of the ally moves east to west, but for
permitted to arrange any part of the procedure in advance, even in the case of students who philosophy of purjtanism." the hippies the frontier is gone,
knew they would have Registration problems. Thus, most students came to Registration ex- Noble said, (adding this could ex-
pecting the usual—to pick up their class cards, take care odS any trifling problems with a That philosophy was the bases plain why there are so many? hip-
speedy visit to the Registrar, buy their books—all mundane and rather dull tasks. How sur- of the bohemian societies of the pies in California.
prised the students wereto discover the changes in Registration I Shouts of glee and merri- 1800's; it was the theory fbehind
ment rang through the halls; they were loud shouts, for the entire student body was massed John Humphrey Noyes' Oneida col- "People regard the hippie as a
in the front hall outside the Registrar's Office. How thoughtful to include everyone! ony in western New York in the member? of the extreme fringe,"
1840*8;!. and it is today's hippie but the movement could be an in-
The first part of Registration consisted of the purification tests, during which each creed, Noble said. dex of a | more fundamental shift
student spent an average of two and one-half hours in preparation for the main rites. Depri- within society, he said.
vation of food, drink, and relaxation was combined with subjection to alternating waves of Noble, who teaches intellectual
body heat from the crowd and frigid blasts from open windows in the offices. (These history, said ^purification move- Any fringe group is bound to
physical tests were a carry-over from Inter session a la Mr. Bryan, no doubt 1) Unsuitable ments have always been separated fail,(Noble said, because transcen-
emotional characteristics which would hinder one in total devotion in the main rites were from society in an effort "to di- dental philosophies cannot be ex-
soon discovered at this time—characteristics such as claustrophobia, hysteria, pure anger. vide* the saints from the sinners." pressed in particular, identifiable
Viewed ,as a whole, these endurance tests forcefully revealed the need for patience and for- forms.
bearance, qualities of utmost importancefto any student |who expects to remain for four Some 400 years ago, he said,
years at Mercyhurst. | man tried to reject man-made Such purification movements try
medieval society and restore a to create a timeless product, but
If Finally, the student could pass through the sacred portals intofthe inner sanctum of God-given way of life, since there is only a "profane sit-
the Registrar's Office and begin her official participation in the sacred rites of Registra- artificial tradition of the middle uation" fand no "ultimate condi-
tion. In keeping with the updated use of auto mation in | the clerical and) administrative tion," he said, J purification is phi-
processes, the high priest would spin a large but unfortunately lopsidedf wheel of chance. Today, hippies are rejecting the losophically and logically 'impos-
All course information appearing^ on the wheel was written in secret characters known only class and the hypocrisy of their sible.
to the high priest; and, of course, incomprehensible to the student. The rite of Registration parents — as all generations do,
Roulette was^fantastically unbelievable—instructors were suddenly switched, contents of Noble said. The hippies, however, continue to
courses were changed at the whim of the individual demons who ran them, and some cours- He called Noyes' Oneida society preach their philosophy of love.
es completely disappeared! | a form >x>f transcendence becauseOne |hippie calls i t | America's big
| The students were reduced to total subjection of the awesome confusion of chance at its members wanted to rise above hang-up.
this point, but is it not true that|education begins when the individual becomes aware not
only that he does not know everything, but also that he hardly knows anything? It is at
this point thatlthe genial guide to learning—the educator—can step in; it was at this point
that^he students earnestly sought their academic advisors and department heads. This rite
of Hide-and-Go Seek was enjoyed by all involved, but primarily, it is suspected, by?those
1967: j
elusive advisors and department headsJGaily at first the students rah from room to room,
floor to floor, building to building in their search for understanding and compassion. The this was the] year that was
quest was the main emphasis here; the finding of the advisor or department head was almost
anti-climactic, especially since most were not yet familiar with the new requirements and It was a year of the absurd, the and 'find your bag."?'
could advise only that they, toojwere unaware of what was going on. f % I p p ludicrous, the ridiculous. Psychedelic posters heralded the
. i

The "happenings" of 1967, notes psychedelic era-and brought along

Somewhat exhausted by this time, the students wearily trudged back to the crowd some of the most establishment-
in the front halls, waited in line another hour and a half, and entered again through the the University| of Kansas Daily
sacred portals into the inner sanctum, which for some reason no longer seemed so glorious. Kansan, make one wonder how we shocking crazes yet. It was a year
Almost desperately, the students filled out the "Drop and Add" forms with something, got started up the down staircase for the "don't touch me" skin as
anything. Then the supreme moment arrived, the moment which made all weariness vanish and where it's taking us: y bodies were painted in psychedelic
—the high priest signed the forms and gave out the necessary class cards a§. a sign ofja rite LBJ rejectedian excellent por- swirls of color.
well (?) performed. I f W i f If ' f|||| f- f trait of himself; as the "ugliest But it seemed girls couldn't de-
thing" $be ever saw. Then he be- cide whether they wanted to ;look
Some of this festival of fun continued for a few days later, as the students reported came a§grandfather to a young- like little girls — with ringlets,
to their classes to discover the cruel blows of fate dealt them by the Registration Roulette. ster whose Republicrat father Mary Jane shoes, and white stock-
Some humbly submitted (patience and forbearance again), while others returned to those called him an "elephant" and?he ings,—Tor super-zombes with sil-
sacred portals into the mner sanctum, which by now was positively tarnished, once! again married off his daughter to a Viet- ver-painted, rhinestone-lined eyes
to strive with the powers that be. Once again there were more forms to sign, advisors to Pi nam-bound Marine captain instead and the smasher fashions of psy-
find, but this time a new element had been added, to the delight of the students—the votive of the undrafted George Hamilton. chedelia. ->
offering, the late registration fee. (Oh, Look and see! Hear the coins dropping into the till!) The birth and death of hippiedom Frank Sinatra was married, saw
Yes, this academic spirit of fun and un holy rites was most heartily appreciated by wasf heralded, and for a while his daughter achieve fame, had his
thelgtudents of Mercyhurst College. § ?5|| p Height-Ashbury meant love. Inaug- front teeth knocked out, and was
The most commonly overheard|comments were: "I simpJy|don't believe this, this urated, it seemed, by Lady Bird's separated from his young wife —
. . . ' and "Absolutely no other college . . . " It is with great difficulty that the students beautification program, flower all; in one year. |
are now restraining theirs anticipation of the next Registration. The student body of power appeared to be a permanet p Some old favorites staged come-
Mercyhurst College can only send this plea to the administration: Maintain this emphasis thing. Bubble-gum companies were backs. W. C, Fields, who in the 30s
on secrecy and surprise, work with even greater diligency than before, and once again Chaos offering . flower-printed paper said, "A I man who loves whiskey
will reign supreme! h I | I dresses by mail order. and hates kids I can't be all! bad,"
Paper was in, along with plastic had a comic revival on a scale to *N

and- aluminum wrap. You could the dead serious Bogart cult which
a w order a floor-length paper wedding preceded it.
Mercyhurst College, Erie, Pa. Discovery In Our Chapel
dress for $1.50 or a tin-foil mini- Wendy Vanderbilt's favorite eve-
i the merciad % by Alicia King dress for slightly more. ning dress in 196*7 cost $26. Black
.35 per copy $3.00 per year became fashionable again in haute
Three months I sat It became as difficult to separ-
Editor in Chief Chriss Strong \

And prayed. ate the men from the girls as it couture and, among other lesser
Executive? Editor Mary Ann Morton Looked up and saw was the actors from the politicians. powers, Black Power was the going
Page Editors.. $'. Elaine Marsh, Mary Ann D'Urso, Judy Bradley The Cross one day. As men's hair got longer and girls' thing. 5
Pam Poyer, Rosalie Hodas, Chris Bodanski figures became more Twiggy7ish,
Photography Editor? Kathy|Kelly The No. 1 song in Detroit during
The second-six months later no end to the \j problem was in the summer riots was "Light My
Typing and Copy Editor ,'.... Cathy Varca
Kneeling, looking to the right, sight. Fire" by.j the Doors and a group
Exchange Editor | Florence Tracy, Emily Fatica Witnessed the Crowning A ^matronly Shirley Temple, called the Grateful Dead came out
Business Editor •-,_. '; Lorraine Tucker of Our Lady.
Club News Co-Editor Kathy Humphries wearing | the longest skirt of the with a song called] 'The Cream
Moderator I Mr,pBarry|McAndrew year, danced her way back into Puff War." r |
Editorial Staff Cathy Kozlowski, Linda Oolvin, Paula A summer passed, the public eye for a jjfew brief p The Beatles grew long hair, put
Semrau, Sue Smith, Denise Bonadio, Bonne Boury, Gene My second fall, shining moments, while Ev Dirk- on granny glasses, took lessons on
McManus, Jackie FlynnJCollette Pa rise au. I stood and beheld sen entertained thoughts that he the sitar from Ravi Shankar, then
I Published everyf three weeks f The*Loving Eye, could sing while being LBJ's best released| an album entitled "Sgt.
buddy. Posters of Ronnie Reagan Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club
Watching us all. in a cowboy suit are selling well, Band." *
but does that mean the honorable
strange but true governor can ride on into the White
House? 1 fe#
The Arab-Israeli war yielded a
series of jokes, such as the Arab
tanks with back-up lights or the
1. We cannot take books from the anyway.) But if wefare known stand why coats are not allowed Bobby Kennedy became a father zillion dollar movie of the war call-
library without our little pink to be Mercyhurst students and if to be brought into the libary. for the tenth time and Ethel still ed "The Shortest Day,"
cards even though the librarian we know our card numbers, why Even if there were enough space played touch football before break-
might' know us by name and is it essential to flash the in the racks downstairs for ev- fast. Then there was the scandal when,
even).though we both know our card which contains nothing but eryone's things (which there is in the midst of the crisis, Egyptian
card numbers. In the explana- the number anyway? This can Norman Mailer wrote another Omar Sharif kissed Jewess Barbra
not) it would seem an exception- book and for lack of a better titled
tion given last term there was become very frustrating for the Streisand during the | movie ver-
ally petty concern. Our imag- it "Why Are We In Vietnam?"
no convincing reason preferred student who would like to read sion of "Funny Girl."
for these cards except that they but who does not carry her .pink ination cannot invent a plausible
reason for this one either. The hippies added a new dimen-
would keep non-Mercyhurst stu- card religiously on her person sion to American slang. The And, to add to all these prob-
dents from encroachingv on our at all times. It is very difficult Frankly, it struck us rather lems, Billie Joe McAllister threw
"straight" world was encouraged something off the Tallahatchie
library privileges. (None of us to understand. | funny. to "tune on, and drop out," "go bridge andwhat is was we'll never
have ever felt encroached upon 2. It is also very difficult to under- —the editors where it's at," "do your own thing," j
know. . . . ?
February 8, 1968 the merciad Page 3

cultural committee evaluates

people pottery
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Wedging clay, throwing pots and
glazing creamers—is this ceram-
ics? Reaction varies. Sometimes
the course is simply the opportun-
ity to go bohemian in clay-coated
cutoffs. Infrequently it high-
lights femininity—sitting at the
potter's wheel, on a tractor-style
seat, fashioning a candlestick.
Occasionally, satisfaction domin-
ates, deadlines are met. Crises be-
gin to blend. Down days run into
up days as results grow gradually
—two cylinders, 3, 6. 10! Frustra-
tion lingers over mismatched
glazes, pieces must be discarded.
A pattern emerges—clay is becom-
ing on? obsession.
Still, not much has been said of
ceramics. Perhaps, ceramics can-
not be said. . . it must be exper-
ienced. Clay isn't talked, it's han-
dled. It p seems that this is pre-
cisely the distinction between art
in general, ceramicsdn particular
and academic areas. The abstrc-
winter carnival blueprints
tions of academic courses are not
necessarily encountered, visualized
and felt. This distinction focuses
upon the basic conflict of theory
and practice.! Working in clay de-
mands application of theory. Yet,
the tension developed between per-
ception of a theory and its immed-
iate practice can be overwhelming.
Thought is forced to move literally
from the mind into the £ potter's
hands. The process is painful. More
optimistically, $ the ability to bal-
ance these two areas is immensely
satisfying. Compromise ^between
mental and physical capabilities
offers an exciting challenge.
Again, what is ceramics? In one
sense, it is the unique combination
of "people and pottery." This com-
bination permeates >the atmosphere
of the art lab from the creation of
classical clay madonnas with WJET
providing rythmis background to a
wheel thrown beer stein which
cracks in the kiln. People are
responses to questionnaire
| # The Cultural Committee is presently in the process of
coordinating the 1968-1969 Cultural Calendar. In order that
we might plan a pleasing program, we asked students, faculty
and Administration members to complete a questionnaire.
Our expectations were great. We had hoped for better student
and faculty response. We were looking for concrete sugges-
tions as to fields of interest, speakers, and film titles. Appar-
ently however, the students and faculty have left it up to the
discretion of the fCultural Committee
:: to plan next year's
calendar. .T 'f
We were willing to listen to your complaints and sug-
gestions—we're still waiting.]; f |
We wanted to give you what you wanted, a
but we don't
know what that is. f fy t •$
We do thank those of you who cared,—for those of you
who didn't... ? |
Betty Barczak, Rita Kasun, Mary Thompson,
seen at their best and their worse. Trish? Barrett,* Elaine Marsh, Wendy Walsh
The "people and pottery" combin- Results aften sending questionnaires and making them avail-
ation is not an easily developed able to all the students and faculty-administration members.
relationship. It grows through the Faculty-Administration Response—15. Student Response—29
frustration and fatique of working 1. Comment on|the Cultural Events you have attended this
with (often in) clay. Similar to the year. •? ?
growth of forms of clay, personal- Faculty Students
ities emerge, through a blending of very favorable 0 4 f. f.
understanding through shared favorable 1 4 17
frustration, and, ironically, irrita- unfavorable 8 7
tion from these same experiences. no comment 3 1
The point here, is that ceramics 2. Who would you like to see on this campus ?
provides an opportunity for this
type of ideal blending of the "ups Faculty Students
and downs" of separate personal-
no suggestions jj 8 Ell*
ities. *' 8 |Among the suggestions offered by students and faculty-
administration members are: Andrew Greeley, Bishop
g A great deal of ceramics has Sheen, William Buckley, Daniel Moynihan, Joan Baez, Dr.
been left unsaid—the dynamism of Spock, Sydney Harris, Bobby Kennedy, Timothy Leary,
working with clay must be exper- Dick Gregory, Vance Packard, Sen. McCarthy, Taylor Cald-
ienced personally from wedg- well, and a communist. $
ing clay to the detailed task of 3. What field is of most interest to you in regards to cultural
glazing fired pots . . . from the :
events? $>fp i Slfe
disappointment of cracked coils to Faculty Students
the pleasure of a finished J flower no suggestions 6 £• 6
p o t . . . from stubby nails and clay- Among the fields mentioned are: Sociology, Education,
dried hands to an A for effort! Art, Music, Literature, Science, Current Affairs, Religion,
Psychology, Politics, and Entertainment, I 6M |$ |
4. What topics would you care to hear about?
Music Department Faculty Students
Still Active
no suggesitons T 12
Among the topics suggested are: College-Dropouts, Exis-
14 %

Among many others one of the girls wore formalsl on both

tentialism, Viet Nam, New Morality, Cybernetics, Civil
Mercyhurst's traditions has been .j Saturday and Sunday, but this January turned out to be a very Rights, and the Presidential Campaign of 1968.
the entry into Gannon's Winter year she may wear a formal on busy month in the music depart- 5. Do you favor having cultural films? £ i
Carnival. The weekend of Febru-f Sunday only. Saturday's % dress ment. This month was a time of Faculty Students
ary 16 will consist of a mixture of should be in accordance with her planning and rehearsing for all the very favorable * 2 16
floats, booths, talents and queens, float. concerts that come with the change favorable 10 * 11
f
all fitting under the theme "Gren- in the season. Spring
In final summary, there are an active time for musicians.
seems to be unfavorable ii
oble." Though a tradition, some of 1 many points that will be taken no commentf 2
the old rules have been revised. into consideration in order to de- Our j brand new recital hall is 6. How many films per year?
For the firstitime, talent will termine a winner. Poise and per- nearing completion and will be the Faculty Students
entail the use of boys. There will sonality! of the queen nominees, base of operation for the many and 1-3 2 1
be two six minute acts and one or personal appearance, and their varied activities planned. Current- 4-6 f 3 10
both must use male members. An- ability to conduct themselves dur- ly Marlyn Schauble's String Quar- 1 V 3
other stipulation will be the elim- ing the interviews are of high tet is working towards a couple of 1 or more 4 12
ination of solo performances. Gan- importance. Talent for Mercyhurst concerts in the near future. Mary no comment* 5 8
non had asked some mebers from has proven to be a determining Grace Cross and the |Madrigal 7. What type of movie do you prefer ?
the cast of "The Music Man" to factor between success or defeat, so Singers are planning a joint con- Faculty! Students
act of judges for talent, which will it willij be % necessary that we en- cert of motets and organ music Drama and Art Films 6 < 16 *
be held on Saturday night. This gage all of our resources to tentatively set, for the middle of foreign films 3 3
year there will be two showings of strengthen this weak|spot. Prob- February. A few lecture recitals entertainment 1 2
talent^ something which|has never ably most important will be a float were also under consideration. not particular 13 5
been done before. i which fits*in with the theme and The Glee Club is planning to no comment 2 3
\ Another big feature of the one which will? prove to be both give a few concerts in high schools
weekend is the display of floats of unique and original. Finally, but in the Erie area. The new glee club 8. Suggestions for films:
Faculty Students
the various entrants. These must not least important, is school outfits are almost all completed and
be in accordance with the theme participation. A school project re- will be used for the first time at no suggestion 10 19
and the float is probably the big- quires school support and, so we, the dedication ceremony for the Among the films suggested are: Blue Angel, Rules of the
gest factor. In years past, the the committees of Winter Carni- new Arts and Science building. Game, Tunes of Glory, Shop on Main Street, Pawnbroker,
floats were placed on either side val, are urging you to-attend. Madame Curie, Zazu Dans Le Metra, West Side Story,
of Gannon's gym, but this plan,
A few ilnew classes have been Patch of Blue, Taste of Honey, Alfie, Loneliness of the
added this term. Instrumental class, Long Distance Runner, Endless Summer, Gone With The
too, hasfbeen changed. All floats
will be on one side of the gym and gannori\spring including woodwinds and brass, un-
der Mr. William Burger; Music
Wind, Red Baloon, To Sir With Love, Ben Hur, La Strada,
and The Hustler. An interest was also shown in pre-
must be no larger than eight feet
by eight feet. The| float will|be
constructed J in pieces'! here at
movie series History and Literature under Sister
Helen Jean; and Form and An*
alysis with Sister Helen Jean also.
senting Bergman films.
9 Do you approve of scheduling cultural events during In-
Mercyhurst and will be taken to Gannon Movie Series tersession?
Instrumental class if patterned af- Faculty Students
Gannon on Saturday for final erec- I • • i by ter a junior high level orchestra us-
tion. Since this is the queen's can- Wendy Walsh ing the same methods and tech- Yes 6 13 ;
didate's residing place, it will re- The Gannon Sophomore movie nique. The end of this being that no 5 10
quire special attention. | program will feature a series of( the student learns to teach begin- limited number 2 5
The week before the Carnival films in February. Selections will9 ners the basics of the different in- no comment ? { 2 1
should prove to be exciting fand .be shown two nights a week; Mon- struments. Individual proficiency 10. What evening is best for a cultural event?
should prove to be exciting and days at 6:00 p.pm. and 8:80 p.m., then, isnot the desired goal for the Faculty Students
hectic for the queen candidate. One TJuesdays at 7:80 p.m. college student. Music History and Sunday I
day before the festivities, she will February 5-6 brings Laurel and! literature is a course designed to Tuesday 1 19
appear on the Jean Carnes Show, Hardy to Gannon, Mr. Hulot's Holi- trace the development of music 6
along withjthe candidates from ady, a French film, will be shown from ancient times to the classical
Villa, Hamot, and Gannon. On the February 12-13. High Society with period in the first term, and
Tuesday or Weekend
Weekend f 3
4
1 1
During the week 1
first night of the weekend, they Grace Kelly and Bing Crosby will romantic to contemporary in \ the Doesn't matter 1 1
will be presented! in Gannon's be presented February 19-20. final term. The; class has been no comment 5 1
gymnasium during an intermission The Gannon Spring Movie Series studying and listening to ancient
from the mixer. Saturday night will begin in March. The selections music, oriental music, Greek music, 11. In your opinion has the cultural committee served its
will bring with it a formal presen- will be shown at 8:80 p.m. in the and early Chruch music. purpose?
Faculty Students
tation during the gayeties and the Gannon Theatre on the following??
girls will be escorted by members dates: March 2, Darling; March 16, Sunday night, January |28th, very favorable :V 2 12
of Gannon's honor fraternity, Blue Fellini's 8%; March 28, The Sil- there.was a Music Club meeting favorable 4 12
Key The final day, Sunday, results ence: March 80, Knife in the centered on the coming Philhar- unfavorable 7 2
in the final decision by the judges. Water; April 6, Diary of a CountryAJ monic Concert on January 29th no comment 2 3
Attire for*the queen aspirants Priest; April 20, Rind Hearts and and 31st. This concert featured Suggestions given to Cultural Committee: better publicity,
has been somewhat altered for Coronets; April 27, General della Rosalind Elias, mezzo-soprano with more controversial speakers, more lectures, Departmental
"Grenoble." On Friday night, cas- Rouere; May 4, Yojimbo; and May the Metropolitan Opera Company. control of certain events, ask for more money, better se-
ual wear is fitting. In the past, 18, The Quiet One. j Plans were made to attend. lections, student art exhibitions, more discussions, and fun.
 Page 4
a. a. U. p.: speak up
The Mercyhurst Chapter of AAUP ous and complicated to really shed image can't inspire needed enthusiasm
requests fthis space so1 that the light on in so short an article, but
faculty may speak up: AAUP may
disagree I with what is said but
endorses the idea of saying it*
by Paul B. McAndrew
One hears many comments con-
cerning the position of the United
States in the Vietnam war; most
are negative. Criticism is heard
from all levels of society, from]
senators to beatniks. Much of the
criticsm is aimed directly at the
President; while others are draped
in the euphemism "the administra-
tion," it can be inferred that this
is meant to be the chief executive.
Daily we read of speeches, dem-
onstrations, sit-ins, draftcard burn-
ings, desertions, and a myriad of
other external displays, the intent
of which is to registed disagree-
mentJ with regard to our conduct
of | the war. Many, if not all, of
these displays deal in some man-
ner with the morality of our pos-
ition, the dangers of escalation,
and the need for {a negotiated
settlement. The representatives of
the various groups resort to a var-
iety of methods for communicating
their resentment, and sometimes
revulsion, for the President J Some
express their concern in soaring
rhetoric and bombast, others in a
more intelligent and reasoned man-
ner, and still others through hastily
written placards which carry slog-
ans J as brutal as "Johnson is a
murderer." | many critics desire *to dismiss,
Alii civilized imenf realize that
killing is immoral. Taking another
man's life is an evil! which de-
prives that individual of his right
to exist and to function as a human
being. Nevertheless, man -jhas en-
gaged in mortal combat from the
beginning of his creation, and there
are no signs that he will end doing
so in the immediate future unless
the "world society" makes a con-
certed effort toward achieving
"worldf peace."
The denunciations of the war,
our initiation into it, and Johnson's
handling of it will not i bring! an
endlto the fighting. * thereby jeopardize! the lives of
The moral intricacies involved in
these denuncitions are too numer-
where is value of y.cs.?
Has YCS lost its effectiveness at
i
Mercyhurst? Why does a restless-
ness in its members prevent any
large-scale action? Should the
YCS movement continue to <be a
part of the college? In the past
months, these questions have been
asked in many ways by the mem-
bers of YCS. The answers did not
come suddenly, nevertheless, they
did come.
Judy Kilpatrick, regional co-
ordinator for>the Young Christian
Students national team, lived on
campus and met with the members
several times over a ten day peri-
od. Many of these meetings were
impromptu but effective. In the
course of the meetings, the nature
of YCS wasfredefined. YCS is a
community rooted in the current
life and tradition of the People
of God which draws on the stu-
dents' experience and their ability
to understand themselves. This
integration ties the People of God
and the student community to-
gether into the resulting commun-
ity and missionary action. This in-
teraction begins with small groups
slowly learning to know them-
selves and each other more inti-
mately. This relationship builds
personal values which the move-
ment helps to keep alive and to in-
corporate into their lives as Chris-
tians in the world. YCS cannot
become a social movement; if this
happens, it has a tendency to lose
spirit because its structure re-
stricts it.
At the heart of YCS is the
group. With i an upperclassman as
group leader, the members meet
weekly, if possible, to discuss
topics of interest. Here there is
no apparent problem. In this situ-
peace corps jrecruifing difficult: american
the cold reality that Mr. Johnson
must face is the {act that the war
will not vanish because we say
it is immoral* Decisions must be
made and actions taken based on
an informed conscience. This, the
President is attempting to do. |i
Escalation is another J element
that receives attention in the news
media. The dangers of escalation
are obvious if we assume that
Eussia or Red China will enter the
fighting in a more forceful man-
ner. The President, acting on "an-
other informed assumption (that
they will not intervene), has inaug-
urated a system of controlled es-
calation. One can question the wis-
dom of the policy but not the res-
traint praticed by the most pow-
erful nation in the world. With
the arsenal of weapons at his com-
mand, Mr. Johnson has the ability
to destroy any enemy, but has
chosen to limit our resources to
the necessary force, needed toac-
complish our military objectives.
The necessity for settlement is
obvious as the only way the war
will J ertd. Throughout history, no
nation has sued for peace as many
times and in as various ways as
the United States fin this conflict.
The President has exhausted almost
all levels of diplomacy in his search
for peace, yet is criticized for not
doing enough. Mr. Johnson, as
hopes the war will be settled hon-
orably and 'peacefully. However,
the road to peace is long and tor-
tuous and must be 3'traveled!caut-
iously. In a desire for peace, the
men? who are fighting and dying
must be taken into account and not
deprived of $ any protection neces-
sary for their safety.
At I this very minute, the pro-
posal from Hanoi is being studied
for its possible inplications. Be-
cause of an ardent desire for
peace, we must not rush fto the
conference table uninformed con-
cerning ^ their true position, and
many individuals, military and ci-
vilian.
ation, a person will acquainted
with YCS helps the new members
to achieve a fuller understanding
of the movement. Under her guid-
ance, they * mature spiritually and
intellectually, meeting common
problems and solving them to-
gether. However, as the upper-
classmen become group leaders or
members of groups, y they become
restless and disinterested in the
discussions while the underclass
men continue to benefit. They no
longer have a common tie with
the other members. Each succeed-
ing year, they have found less in
YCS as a movement. It has by
then become a way of life to
them, but whereas the new mem-
bers are growing together, they
become "stunted". They must wait
for the new members to reach
their level of maturity, and in the
process, they lose interest and
leave YCS to the Freshmen and
Sophomores.
Where does the answer lie? It,
too, is in the gorup. By allowing
the group to form naturally—be-
tween friends and classmates, a
bond is formed that will endure
and bring about more positive
action. Without leaders, the upper-
classmen would be free to form
their groups and once again to
grow together. Instead of group
leaders, moderators—either mem-
bers of the group or faculty mem-
bers—would serve to help the
group function from week to week
by tying together previous ideas.
In this way, YCS could evolve
and become the growing and con-
tinuous movement it is .destined
to be. YCS as a group has taken
the time to discover its weaknesses
and to suggest possible solutions.
The rest of the work is up to the
individual members.,
the raerciad
Although the Peace Corps has
proved to be eminently success-
ful and popular in the past,
it now faces new and delicate
problems, most of them a result
of the Vietnam situation. The
tactfulness with which these prob-
lems are solved within the next
few t years may well determine
whether the Peace Corps can sur-
vive, andif it can, how effective
it will be in accomplishing its
original mission.
Peace Corps officials, who in
the past have had little recruit-
ment difficulty, are for the first
time on the defensive. The major
problem is the Corps' close associ-
ation with the federal government
at a time when the government is
unpopular with young people. Re-
cruiting figures indicate the dimin-
ishing of the appeal of the Corps:
96,661 applications last November
and 7,095 last December compare
unfavorably with 12,411 inf Nov-
ember and 8,288 in December of
1966. Peace Corps Director Jack
Vaughn feels that the reason is "a
feeling that we are on official part
of the Establishment." A govern-
. i is?
.ment official explains: 'Before the
United States became deeply |in-
volved in Vietnam, young people
did not mind so much being assoc-
iated with the government, but now
they do." Nevertheless, Vaughn
maintains that the expanding group
of student radicals who want to
be completely disassociated with
the government is not affecting the
Peace Corps, and|further empha-
sizes that the total number of vol-
b. brennan shares mexican experience
EDITOR'S NOTE: The following
is a letter from Bonnie Brennan,
'66, who is working with the Latin
American Mission P r o g r a m
(LAMP) in Mexacali, which is in
northern Mexico. Bonnie was spon-
sored! by the Mercyhurst College
Latin .American .Program .and
worked last year in Merida, Yuca-
tan, Mexico asp a lay apostle at
the Maryknoll School. JH
Like a cactus in the desert, Mex-
ico is a land in which men have
survived against heavylodds. In a
land that is both arrogant and
poor, delicate and tough, garru-
lous and silent, passionate and in-
different, where* the abrupt con-
tour of mountain meets that of
canyon, where a great wheel hat
shades an oriental face, where
stands undaunted the misty yet
spiky cactus: in such a land every
opposite is true. The Mexico of
Mexacali is completely!different
from the Mexico of my previous
experiences, even in the immedi-
ately evident contrast of physical
appearances: from the lush green
of the Yucateean jungle to the
overpowering majesty of the moun-
tainous heartland to the stark still-
ness of the western desert, from
the neat thatched huts of the
"provincial" eastern coast to the
complex constructions of cartulina
and tarpaper which are "home"
to ever so many here in a rapidly
growing border city. In the people,
too, this is true. A Mexican is a
full-blooded Indian or a descend-
ant of a conquistador; the color-
fully costumed native dancer of
the "untouched" Mexico of the
travel brochures or. a yshabbil
dressed woman r u m m a g i n g
through a * pile of odd shoes in a
mix-and-match effort to outfit one
of her many for school; lottery
vendors and shoe-shine boys with
"social justice" embroidered on
their coveralls; marketteers and
chicken-hawkers in the streets;
"hippies" and "hand-outs"—a med-
ley of race and color and creed.
Even pinpointed to Colonia Pro-
Hogar the heart of LAMP'S oper-
ations, this is ftrue: among our
neighbors are steel executives and
scrap dealers, employers of hun-
dreds and unemployables. The
children playing hopscotch in the
unteers overseas—now about 15,000
-—is higher than ever before, and
that the Corps is expanding at the
rate of about eight new countries
per year. Whether this expansion
can continue, however, is uncer-
tain; the only obstacle has been
lack of enough candidates to serve
as volunteers, and since the Corps
must now appeal to young people
who as a group are becoming in-
creasingly anti-government, this
problem may be just beginning.
Those students who consider
joining are often apprehensive as
to maintenance of their personal
freedom; the question they face
is: Are volunteers to present their
views on any topic, no matter how
controversial, as long as it does not
affect their work as a volunteer ?
A recent Louis Harris survey in-
dicated that an increasing number
of students think they would?lose
their freedom of speech by joining
the Peace Corps—20% of college
seniors as compared to 2% only a
year ago. Volunteers weer told that
they could not identify themselves
as Peace Corps members when
writing of the American press and
that they were not to become in-
volved in "local political issues".
Officials have recently changed
their policy somewhat on this first
issue, but the Corps still asks that
the volunteers not become involved
in the politics oftheir host coun-
try. Director Vaughn states: "If
volunteers want to speak on civil
rights, politics, the draft, or the
war, it's okay with us. We only
ask that volunteers consider in
mud with Coca-cola tops, the scar-
let geraniums in a discarded oil
tin hanging from a cardboard wall,
the shiny windows j of the Seguro
Social Hospital, mirroring a huddle
of shanties just beyond where live
the sick and hungry. . . and hope-
less. -Individuals, yes, fas unmis-
takably different as the Yucateean
from the cachanilla (native of
Mexacali, but unmistakably mem-
bers of an unquestionable one. A
unity that appears sub-surface
like the warp threads of a many-
colored serape. The unity of shar-
ing brotherhood with Christ and
sonship of the Father. A Mexicali
Christmas — in fits love and
generosity and kindness and
peace — is no differtn from
express.
the joy which illuminates a tawny
face, covered with smiles in a
shower of dukes from a -hand
crafted pinata, the awesome beauty
of a candlelit procession of pil-
grims in search of posada or shel-
ter, the paradox of an explosion
of fireworks—and with it, a year's
savings^-is Mexican? alone. It is
their celebration of what St. Paul
calls the | "emptying" of Himself
into humanity in which, while
sacrificing yet*retaining His div-
inity, He embraces humanity, with involves!
{"Neither snow nor ice nor sleet nor hail. • . "
A voluminous number of girls have asked that the next building
under construction be a tunnel from the Administration to the Fine'*
Arts Building. We promised to request it.
Slfc A i
February 8, 1968
advance how their actions or
statements will affect their host
country and their own effective-
ness in working with all of the
local people."
As a result of the Vietnamese
war, students who consider joining
the Peace Corps^must face ideol-
ogical questions as well. Can the
United States honestly be working
for peace in some countries of
the /world while simultaneously
bombing others ? Can volunteers be
effective in their host countries at
a time when the foreign policy of
the United States is becoming in-
creasingly unpopular around the
world ? Vaughn does not think that
the war in Vietnam has limited the
effectiveness of Peace Corps vol-
unteers, even in countries where
United States policies are unpop-
uar: "The volunteer is consider-
ed to be the different American. I
know of no case where the war
has inhibited or made more diffi-
cult a ^volunteer's job. He. is rec-
ognized as being an individual and
not a representative of our gov-
ernment."
Despite the new considerations
the prospective Peace Corps vol-
unteer must face, Vaughn main-
tains that the central mission of
the Corps has not changed since
it was formed in 1961. He has
stated: "We are involved in a
movement that we feel is moving
toward peace. This has not changed
because of the war. We are striv-
ing fori peace, and all we can do
is offer young people the J oppor-
tunity to serve in this capacity as
individuals."
its limitations, labors, pains,
tiredness, disappointments, sor-
rows, and its satisfactions. In thus
emptying Himself into our human-
ity, God fills it with Himself, and
in the filling, confers upon it a
nobility which no words can quite
expres.
In celebrating, then, this Day of
Days, we can see how grotesquely
mistaken it is to talk about being
"only human." It is like;saying
that we are "only" to be images
and likenesses of God; that we are
"only" to be brothers and|sisters
of Christ Who is God. On Christ-
mas Day, God in the humanity He
formed in Mary was born into our
human family. That is how splen-
did humanity is. That is how noble
it is to be a human'being. And
that is why the way we treat
people is the way we treat God.
We are to bring peace to earth by
becoming fully human and by
showing our good will to every
personI who shares—with us—and
with our Maker—in our common
humanity. How I wish I could
really share with you . . . all that
this process of becoming more
fully human within our own "fam-
ily" {group of LAMP volunteers
5$ r
February 8, JL968
s u g g e s t i o n o n t h e first m e r c y h u r s t ]
faculty
Faculty and! student suggestions
were compiled and presented in a
Report on the 1967 Mercyhurst In-
tercession submitted by Special
Studies CommitteeJ William P.
Garvey, Chairman, Sister M.
Charles, and Jerome Wood.
That the Intersession be extend-
ed to four weeks. . . That admin-
istrative policies in regard to
whom may and may not take! a
given course be established! and
when established — enforced. . .
That students be permitted to
choose their course in late Septem-
ber after ,all courses have been
posted for a period of two weeks.
. . That no student be permitted to
take a course until she has talked
to the instructor about it. . . Fresh- prefer to see a system of 11-11-11.
man intercession* should be recon-
sidered. Can there not be differ-
ent degrees of independent study
required %Can freshmen be in some
way screened for competence? . . .
I suspect that the most success-
ful frshman* intercessions were
those most teacher directed. &• .
That intercessions for freshman
be so planed that, in order to meet
requirements, they | must jjwork a
given number of hours each day of
the period; that regular meetings
of the group be held ffor|instruc-
tion and direction; that the instruc-
tor be available for direction on structor. . . I feel more strongly
days when the class does not than ever the the Interssession is
meet. . . Budget items ^within De- both valuable and necessary, but
reiteacher evaluation
A sample poll was taken recent-
ly, among the Mercyhurst students,
1
to determine if interest would be
great enough to merit polling of
the entire student body. The? ques-
tion asked in this sample poll were,
"Should students periodically eval-
uate the faculty ?" and |?'Should
they have the right to do this?"
The response in most cases was af-
firmative but with reservations and
opinions added to explain the ans-
wer.
In an effort to determine the
worth of such a poll, the following
considerations should be advanced.
First, this poll would not be an end
in itself. The response from the
student body and from the faculty
could lead to the establishment of
periodic evaluation of the faculty
members. Secondly, if this right
were exercised by the students at
oriental philosophies
explicated for classes
The wisdom and understanding
of true education looks beneath
surface differences to perceive an
underlying unity. This was the
message of both Mr. Jagjeet Al-
lewalia and Mr. Samuel Shung
Huang as they spoke before the
History of Philosophy classes re-
cently. Mr. Ahlewalia, instructor
of Chemistry and Mathematics,
spoke on Hindu . philosophy; Mr.
Huang, instructor of Mathematis
and Physics, 4 spoke on Chinese
philosophy. Western and Oriental
philosophies, for all their cultural
differences, Icontain identical ele-
ments of basic human thought,
even though emphasis on distinct
elements may vary.
Mr. Ahlewalia brought out two
eletnents of Indian philosophy —
monism and Idealist Metaphysics—
and read passages from Western
•literature to show a correspond-
ence. Monists view existence as
an integral unity expressed
through the diversity of the creat-
ed universe; Idealist Metaphysic-
aUsts view reality as limited to
erience, with
man's present e
any other perceptions removed
from the actual situation as il-
lusion. Thus life is a continual
partments to provide special ma-
terials, speakers, etc. . . Teachers
shoulditalk to each student before
the class convenes to clarify, etc.
. . More emphasis on off-campus
experience. .?, The last two days
of the intersession were only par-
tially utilizable, due to the heavy
extra curricluar activity schedule.
The extra curricular activities, I
understand, are almost compul-
sory. All fifteen (15) available
class days (and evenings) should
be devoted to the course, with
the other activities being sched-
uled after the course ends. Per-
haps we could begin and end the
three-week course on Wednesday
rather than Friday. . . Perhaps if
the last day was Monday instead
of Friday, this would give them
a chance to catch up. . . I would
We are still an undergraduate
school—not a graduate school.
These are the years when the
students should be building a firm
foundation-background — s k i l l s
—not superficial or psuedo-intel-
lectual techniques. This will not
help then in the future. . . Some
freshmenin my course were s com-
pletely unprepared and incapable
of doing independent work. . .
Could there jj possibly be a screen-
ing before a freshman registers
for a particular intersession course,
perhaps with the |individual in-
the completion of the course, it
would prove to be a valuable,aid
to the faculty members, perhaps to
the administration, and eventually
to the students. It should be under-
stood thatja character^ evaluation
of the professor is not desired.
Rather, an orderly anlysis of the
merit* of the teacher, considering
lectures, exams, papers, interest in
the course and the students, and
any suggestions and criticisms etc.
would keep this from becoming a
personality contest. Whether or not
the results should be published and
made available to the students as
a "guide to the faculty" is another
question which would necessitate
discussion by the faculty and by
the students. This is a common
practice in many colleges, the eval-
uations being conducted and pub-
lished without knowledge and ap-
succession of illusions and men are
haps
infinitive dreamers.* These two
ideas are basic attempts to ex- this term,on a trial basis.
plain experience; and, as such, said
Mr. Ahlewalia, they are almost
parallels to the development of
philosophy in general.
Mr. Huang stressed that the
Chinese emphasis is*not so much
on knowing as it is on being. Thus
the philosopher is characterized
not by words or thoughts but by
actions and life experiences.
Chinese religion is, for the same
reason, not a concern with worship
as much fas with a way of life.
Within this orientation happiness
comes from |within; self-mastery
and integrity lead to true sophis-
tication. Chinese philosophy is,
then, basically informal and based
on four traditional principles; Large New Selection of Mono-
morality combined with courtesy, grammed Pins,Pierced Earrings,
justice, honesty and simplicity on and other Gift Items.
the part of leaders,|and a sense
of virtue and shame. Mr. Huang
also indicated a similarity be-
tween Eastern and Western think-
ing. I M
The History of Philosophy
classes wish to express true ap-
preciation to Mr. Huang and Mr.
Ahlewalia.
the merciad
intersession
I am more strongly convinced that
theLiberal Intersessions belong in
the Freshman and Sophomore I student
years and the Major Intersessions
belong in the Junior and Senior Giving more variety to sopho-
years. I feel older students are mores and juniors who must choose
better prepared in -their major in major field. . . I think a lot of
by this t i m e . . . The one remaining girls might be interested in pactical
Freshmen % could pick out their home economics orart courses
Though the .research activity is which they could utilize in every
valuable for them, their lack of day life. There is no reason
experience! limits the possibilities theses intersessions couldn't be en-
of the three-week set up. If the joyable, practical courses which
Intersession course the summer be- could be. of practical use later, and
fore they began at Mercyhurst, it seems unforunate that we girls
they could be provided with a not majoring i in $ these subjects
bibliography which would acquaint aren't able to really get anyfbene-
them with the basics of the course. fits from all of the equipment, etc.
. . Intersession should be less inde- in this time. . . I would like to see
pendent in the respect that they more off-campus intersession offer-
are allowed to dabble in various ings. No intersession grade. Credit
areas without learning the form for fulfilling the course require-
which must befollowed in order to ments and one intersession require-
learn. Formless study for Fresh- ment credit... I feel that the Inter-
men is sterile and barren. The session should be continued but
majority of Freshmen are not ma- more courses should be open to
ture enough to handle it. Sugges- the upperclassmen who would bene-
tion : Freshmen In tersession fit from them more than freshmen
Major. g Sophomore Intersession — would... My only complaint is that
Non-Major. Junior Intersession —
Major. Senior Intersession — Non-
Major. . . The freshman I taught
all seemed J to want the course to
the poor man's guide
be a survey-type course which?is,
of course, what one would expect
of freshmen who are allowed -to to Instant education
elect any course in any area (other (ACP) — It was bound to hap-
than the major) and who would pen. After all, this is the age of
therefore, most probably come into instant coffee, automatic dishwash-
itfwith little or no background. ers and TV dinners. Keeping with
this trend, students have developed
instant education — sometimes
known as cramming, comments
the Collegian, University of the
Americas, Toluca, Mexico.
Cramming has been refined to
proval of the faculty. This is not an art form, and to cram well one
the suggested procedure in this must first learn the language in-
article. Please understand that the volved. The Collegian defined the
evaluation would be a part of every essential terms this way:
course—filled out and handed in at Cram—to jam your head so full
of facts the night-before an exam
the completion of a term.
that alii.this knowledge will'"burst
The majority of the students back out all over your exam paper.
questioned responded well to the To*pull an all-nighter—to stay
up from the time the party breaks
sample poll, stating their criticism
up until the hour of the exam the
and suggestions for the evaluation. next day. This time is usually de-
Most felt that the evaluation would voted to cramming.
be veryivaluable if the professor Bennies — the magic little pill
would be required to take them into that keeps your mind bright and
consideration for the following clear through the fuzzy-wuzzy
term. The concensus of opinion hours of the morning.
seemed to be that students do have To pop a pill—the act of drop-
ping a Benny.
a right to evaluate rthe professors
A Bear—an exam that defies
and to make the evaluations avail-
cramming.
able to other students. Since this is
Ace it—when the cram pays off.
an institution of higher learning
Frog (flag) it—when the cram-
which the student finances in part,
ming process fails you, usually
the student should have some right used in conjunction with'a Bear.
to determine the quality of the
faculty. 4
If the interest is sufficient per-
this evaluation could begin
hostilities
anonymous
(ACP) You could put your
gripe in the student |government's
suggestion box or write a letter
Diamond House in? Erie to the editor of the college paper.
Or you could tell it to the world
DAVID on a soapbox.^
J e w e l e r s But at Bethel College in Newton,
Kan., the Collegian reports, you
Corner 8th and State Street
go to an old storage room in the
southeast corner of the student
Phone 455-2128
union; I
It's a "hostility room," where
students release their hostilities
(and entertain themselves and
.others) by writing on the paper-
coveredf walls.
Lighted with red and blue lights,
the room is even furnished with a
step ladder so every bit of avail-
Mon.-Fri. 9:80 till 9:00 able space can be used. And by the
§ H Sat. till 5:30 end of the day the walls are filled
with student complaints and witti-
BREAKIRON JEWELERS cisms.
"The Pierced Earring Store of Erie"
It was the first step in a student
8702 Pine Avenue—-Erie, Pa.
government project to improve
communication with ,the student
body. | don't miss Greek Weekend!
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we should have more than one
choice in our major field. I do
realize, however, that this can be
accomplished only when we have
more professors. But couldn't we,
perhaps, combine two majors and
come up with comparative studies ?.
. . It was rather difficult studying
one course for three weeks, and I
feel that the school should have
why offered some type of program to
break up the monotony.. . I think
it would be more valuable to just
have the three terms because I for
one had no voice in what course I
wanted to take for the Intersession.
You were made to take it*because
it f was the only one offered t—
though it was to be what we were
most interested in. . . The profs
have to get together. Some courses
were back-breaking while others
required \ little time, and work, or
at least it appeared as such from
the attitudes of the students. . .
Can't believe that December 8 was
not declared a free day at a Cath-
olic college.
Crack a book—(vulgar) to study.
|Who resorts to cramming? First
the All American type who will
later succeed in business without
really trying. Second, the psuedo-
intellectual, who spends his eve-
nings solving the Vietnam war and
the racial problam, saying he's too
busy educating himself to worry
about class assignments. Third, be-
lievers* inj the philosophy, 'eat,
drink, and be merry, for tomorrow
you may die/ Many of them, in-
deed, find/they are dead on the
day of the exams.
They approach the era mming
process in one of three ways. First,
by learning one-fifth'of the* ma-
terial presented, then writing
down all they know, no matter
*
what the professor asks. Second,
by feigning profundity—learning
obscure words and using them re-
peatedly throughout the exam.
Third, by the 'kiss-up approach"
—the old shiny apple-to-the pro-
fessor routine. Any ofthe three, if
used well, should result in an A,
the dean's list, and! top honors at
graduation.
And, if the crammer doesn't
learn anything in the ^process ?
Well, as Benjamin Franklin said
(or was it John Paul Jones?), "Ig-
norance it bliss.'
greek weekend
When four fraternities get to-
gether to plan a weekend, it's
bound to be great! And "great" is
just what the Gannon Inter-Fra-
ternity Council's Greek Weekend is
going to be. The Greeks are going
to give the area colleges? a social
treat plus and inside glimpse of
Fraternity life. Here's a scheduling
of the events to look forward to
the weekend of Femruary 9.2
Friday, February 9
—Semi-formal dance at Rainbow
Gardens from 9:00 to 1:00, featur-
ing the B ell-Boys (background
group for the "Temptations").
Saturday, February 10
—Open House tours of all fratern-
ities, everybody welcome; basket-
ball game at Gannon auditorium
following a rousing pep rally.
Saturday Evening r
—Private parties at the fraternity
houses for members and their
dates; the crowning of the Greek
Queen.
Sunday, February 11
—Early morning Mass at Gannon
auditorium. Games and competi-
tion .in Perry Square at 11:00 —
pie-eating contests, stuffing Volks-
wagons, everyone invited.
If you like fun and fraternities,
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psea faculty discussion: poula semrau: on 2-semester stay inspain

what parents expect these same soldiers constitute a
very real segment of that 'state.
SPAIN is wading out the front
door in the rainy season because
SPAIN 1B the peacefulness of a •—well, everyone knows the sewage
a

Sunday afternoon spent with Goya, system isn't the best.

from parochial schools El Greco, and Velazquez in the r SPAIN is a good friend who
Prado Museum. £ has time to sit and talk | when
» A unique happening hi-lighted to no advantage. Strong opposition SPAIN is that first glimpse of you've got a problem, k
the January 15th meeting of the was given to the assigning of the Rio Tajo and the Moorish
P.S.E.A. when a lively panel as- homework as a,disciplinary meas- walls as you round a bend and see *SPAIN is the waiter in your fav-
sembled for an informal, informa- ure or of punishing by large in- Toledo In the distance. orite cafeteria who likes to impress
tive, yet somewhat humorous pres- ane assignments that have no SPAIN is being serenaded by you with his command of the
entation of their views on various academic value.. the tuna at 1:00 a.m. in the morn- English language.
You asked Me, "What is Spain?"
phases of education. Participating ing, jj? t | SPAIN is touring the dissection
Another very important point I answered, I
in the discussion based on questions SPAIN is sitting in a wine cellar room of the medical school with
asked by Miss Donna Costanza discussed was that of male influ- I SPAIN is a modern but poorly
were Mr. and Mrs. Jewell, Mr. ence in the classroom and of gen- constructed apartment • building with good friends, good wine, and a Fernando, the med-student, and
and Mrs. Lincourt, and Mr. and eral male interest in the field of where a jolly, plump, little senora good guitar, £ get fa |pat on the back for not
elementary education. The major- awaits | you with open arms and SPAIN is "people watching" in passing out.
Mrs. Skrypzak. Supporting their
statements through the direct ex- ity of panel members attributed ensaladilla russa for dinner. a side-walk cafe in the Plaza SPAIN is going out to the mov-
periences of their children and the that ability to maintain order Mayor. | ies and hearing Paul Newman say
within the classroom to the indiv- SPAIN is the friendly?man!who
concepts which they hold per se, SPAIN is asking your senora if "Como esta usted?" #
the panel posedsome controversial idual's y skill and not to the male listens 1 sympathetically as you
or female influence. However, it' blurt out in bad Spanish how she'll give the spare room to your SPAIN is snapping on the TV
and often dissenting views on edu- newly found friend who can't find
was brought out that in a prob- you've been looking for your house on a Saturday afternoon and get-
cation ranging from the nursery a pension and knowing she'll say
lem school,! a male teacher may for the last two hours and can't ting the bullfights Instead of base-
school through high school levels. yes.
perhaps be better able to cope find it anywhere, f ball. I \ M J
Among the questions comment- with such areas of discipline. SPAIN is taking a tour of the JSPAIN is learing to put up with
ed upon was that of the attitude of Among the causes for lack of male SPAIN is j your new Spanish wine distillery and getting free
teacher's on the elementary edu- father who takes you on a walking ardent Spaniards who'll pursue you
parents toward student teachers. samples at every vat. through the city streets-, singing
For the most part, the attitude cation level were the degree of tour of the city so the next time
professionalism involved, the op- you leave home it won't take you SPAIN is an afternoon spent to you at the -, top of their lungs.
expressed was one in sympathy
with the enthusiastic novice. Sub- portunity? for advancement, and two hours to get back. scrambling over and through the
SPAIN is the shame you exper-
staniating evidence was f given the comparatively smaller salaries ruins of the many Medieval castles
SPAIN is your two new little which dot the Castilian country- ience the day you realize how
by Mr. Skrypzak who remarked than "various other divisions of well you've always lived and how
education. Suggestions for encour- sisters .who keep the neighbors in- side. %
that '"just as the word teacher' formed of your every move. badly others have lived.
does not guarantee excellence, the aging father to become more in- SPAIN is Sunday afternoon at
words 'student teacher* do not im- volved with school affairs were to SPAIN is the Universidad de the bullfights and the old men % SPAIN is the hug your senora
ply inferiority." .In pointing out create situations pertinent to both Valladolid where you climb the who offer you pointers on ole' - ing gives you when \ you bring her
his requirements, Mr. Lincourt fathers and mothers and, more im- 16th century \ marble staircase to and hissing. § home a fifty cent bunch of carna-
added that the student teacher portant, to have more effective your morning classes humbled by tions.
should know the content, that she school organizations that exhibit the beauty and atmosphere of your SPAIN is the cathedral of Leon
should $ be guided in form by the action with direction. new school. and its breath-takingly beautiful SPAIN is the pain of living with
individual in? charge of the pro- stained-glass windows. the realization that someday you
gram, and? that she be subjected "Grading," according to Mrs. SPAIN is a paseo through the must bid farewell to these wonder-
Jewell, "is a necessary evil." Par- funny, crooked, little streets of SPAIN is a stroll through J.Ma- fully warm ^people.
to a day by day evaluation by the
critic teacher. Almost all the panel ents, however, should realize that Valladolid part buildings dating drid on a Sunday afternoon and
emphasized the need&for guidance in so far as it is not an ultimate from the time of Ferlinand and having the wonderful impression SPAIN is that last lonely walk
indication as to what the child Isabel. that the city is yours. through Valladolid; that last effort
and evaluation by fa concerned to see, smell, hear, touch and mem-
critic teacher. Common sense in the learns and how it comes out* in SPAIN is a cold shower on a day orize all that beauty you must
face of many classroom situations, him through his behavior. Thus, SPAIN is being able tojboast that marks the temperature at 29
since there is no uniform yard- that you are Columbus' neighbor degrees. leave I behind.
the ability to maintain order, suf-
ficient preparation by fine individ- stick applicable to the develop- —after all he only lived three
ment of "all" individuals it was blocks away. SPAIN is existing in that easy SPAIN is a modern but poorly
ual, and a f minimal amount of
suggested that perhaps the tradi- pace which gives you time to think, constructed apartment building
school year were mentioned as tional evaluation (numbers of let- SPAIN is Cigales, the little to take stock of yourself, to really where a sad, plump, little senora
conditions favorable to the accept- ters) be combined with a verbal pueblo where Felix and his wife live. kisses you goodbye at the door as
ance of student teachers. Both Mr. you whisper, "Don't cry, mama. I
appraisal as long as this does not will invite youl: in for wine and
and Mrs. Jewell agreed that the SPAIN is a walk through a pea- won't> forget you.fFU come-back
discourage competition among rabbit, and Grandfather wills show
student teacher's authorityl should you his status-symbol, the family soupyj,fog on a December evening, soon.
n
be maintained in the home. pupils. In thefc case ofj» a written
evaluation it was also proposed outhouse. ' I'

p£ Regarding homework in the that it be combined with an ex-

lower grades,Mrs. Skrypzak felt
that sheets sent to parents for the entire report.
SPAIN is travelling third class
planation by the ?teacher of the carriage in the train to Madrid all in a middlebury summer
i and sharing) your compartment
purpose of having them help the with an entire company oi the The pursuit of knowledge dares man* given'lectures and taking of
Regarding sex education in the
child with thomework are good in Spanish infantry,! and laughing many a college student to an on- notes in the same language to be
elementary schools, the parents felt
that they keep parents more aware all the way. ward road of higher education. The a stimulant of thought association
that it would be necassry to know
of what is going on in the class- the personal attitudes of the ways to acquire graduate study which is necessary for a complete
SPAIN is the! realization that
teacher and that if the teacher you are living in a police state and are numerous and varied; Middle- understanding of the language.
room land of what their own child bury Summer Graduate School is
•4
found such discussions uncomfort- , Graduate school requirements
is or is not learning. On the second- able, it would ; probably be detri- one of the varied. *
Make Reservations Now At 2 for obtaining a Masters Degree are
ary level, Mrs. Lincourt felt that mental to the child. Such a pro- Located on a broad hill overlook- four or five summers of study. The
the amount of time spent in prep- Cappabianca Travel Agency
gram * should be orderly, realistic, ing a typical Vermont village, rests students are extended the oppor-
eration by the student should be and geared tolthe child's level of Boston Store Erie, Pa. Middlebury college on a 250 acre tunity to study for one summer
proportionate tolthe interest and Use Boston Store Charge spread. The institution functions session abroad in the environment
inquiry. Just as prayer should not
to the particular subject. She also be affiliated with any particular ? 455-5411 1 S' as a college of the liberal arts and of their language major, however,
science during the regular school preliminary summer preparation is
added that the time should be suf- religious denomination (private year but then turns cosmopolitan required to participate in this pro-
ficient enough [ that the student schools excluded), sex, education, fg Barbate/* with the Graduate school opening gram.
should profit from the next days' too, should be strictuly biological Italian Restaurant in the summer.
and not taught in any moral and Pizzeria As an interesting aspect of the
lectures. Too many study halls,
Mrs. Marilyn Jewell of our lan- history of Middlebury College,
according to Mr. Lincourt, were framework of right and wrong. 1707StuteSt. Erie, Pa guage department attended the great authors, novelists, and poets
Phone 521-2158 summer graduate program for four have been frequent visitors^ of the
summers finishing with a Masters College's famed Breadloaf Cottage.
club activities in genesis Quality Dry Cleaning
in German Language and Liter- Robert Frost was one of the many
ature, i Internationally known as famed guests as also was Michel
Several organizations were plan- Shirt Laundry Service the language school of the United Butor, a French novelist of re-
The PSEA meeting last month
ning future activities this {past States, Middlebury affords the cent times.
was | a panel discussion featuring Paris Cleaners
month: the Lincourts, the Skrypzaks and student with an outlet to literally
4025 Pine Ave. .Erie, Pa. "live the language" of his or her A thin faculty-student ratio
the Jewels. They discussed what coupled with small classes enables
The l i t Club discussed the pos- they expected of their children's 866-7641 concentration.
sibilities of a trip to Buffalo, Pitts- the student to obtain more than
teachers. Questions included were: merely a surface understanding of
burgh or Cleveland, to see a play, "How do you as parents feel about Mrs. Jewell stressed that one of
at their January meeting. Means Martucci's Tavern their famous restrictions at the the subject. One of the highlights
having a student teacher for your of this phases of education is con-
of financing the project were also children?"; "What personal char- 2641 Myrtle Street school is that a student may not at
discussed last month. Delicious Spaghetti any time on campus speak his na- versation with profesors at the
acteristics do you think a student dinner | table. This is practiced in
teacher should possess?"; and and tive tongue, whereas you-are obli-
The Latin American Club is pre- m 1 Ravioli gated to speak the language of the hopes of creating informal res-
paring for their Catholic Inter-Am- "How do you feel about sex educa- ponse in the language under study.
tion in the schools?" Served from 4 to 10 p. m your major. It has been known
erican Co-operation Program Week that some students have been ex-
(better known to you as CiCop Asked what was the comparison
Art majors travelled to Youngs- pelled for not complying with this of numbers between men and
Week). The event is a tri-college town, Ohio this past month. They age-old law. It is all a part of women students, Mrs. Jewell noted
project (Villa, Gannon and Mercy- Burhenn's Pharmacy living the language, of thinking it, that the v enrollment was almost
saw a Sculpture and Ceramics
hurst), and the purpose is to gain show at the Butler Institute. Corner 88th St. and Pine Ave and absorbing it in everyday life. equally divided. -}
a better understanding between
North and South America. In order Phone 456-7762
The OGA is planning an Alum- The strain and demand for study All in a summer, many exper-
to promote the idea, Peace Corps nae Tea on March 24. Erie, Pa. is something to be expected at Mid- iences of education can be encount-
members and foreign students will dlebury. Language majors find ered at Middlebury. To live what
speak to the students of the three themselves delving into extensive you learn, and to learn it as you
colleges during the week of Febru- DARLING FLOWER SHOP Good Books in All Fields research for their Theses learning live, leaves a mark of knowledge
ary £19-25. Sister De Montfort has not only about the mechanics of any language major would forever
been assisting in preparations with 109 West ^ 7th Street ERIE BOOK STORE
the language but also about the be grateful. If you want to meet a
the new ideas which she accumulat- Phone 454-879? 17 East 8th St people of that particular culture. challenge by furthering your edu- |
ed at the Cicop Convention in St. Best in Corsages and Bouquets Erie, Pa. 452-3354 In her encounter of classroom ma- cation in language—don't be afraid
Louis, January 29-31. terial/? Mrs. Jewell found the Ger- to look into Middlebury. I