VOLUME 48, NO.
24
Willis (i.iardot
Photo bv Rob Konkslev
Meet New
Officers
by Pat Wesdilet
Merciad Staff Reporter
Steve Ryan, Jim Deffner,,
Jim Varhol j and Mary Beth
Ward came away* winners
Friday. Mav 8, when the
results of the Mercvhurst
Student Government officer
elections were tabulated.- v
^Effective May 15, Ryan a
junior hotel-restaurant
management \ major, -will
becomeithe new president! of
the! Student Government,
succeeding Jim Hallarhyer.
Jim Deffner. 4a freshman
Political Seience^major will
become Vice President of the
bod v.
Treasurer of the Student
Blueprint 111
Plan Proposals Presented
The Blueprint III com^
mittee has completed work on
its proposed curricular plans
and sets of goals and ob-
jectives for the Mercyhurst
student. ? The final plans are hoped to
The committee will submit
these proposals to President
Marion L. Shane this week.
>^The document prepared by
the committee contains a
statement of Mercyhurst
goals and objectives for? the
Mercyhurst student, and two
proposed curricular plans.
"The, document Ho be
presented is not a final draft,"
said Sr. 'Maura f Smith,
R.S.M., chairman of the
FT
Blueprint III committee members at meeting; (from left to right) Sr. Phyllis Aiello, R.8.M., David
Blanchfield, Judy Bradley, Ludlow Brown, Sr. Maura Smith. R.8.M., Paul Jurkowltz, Edward
Gallagher.
MERCYHURST COLLEGE
Steve Ryan
Government will be Jim
Varhol, *la \ juiQoril Law
Enforcement major.
Secretary will be Mary Beth
Ward. | a freshma n J nursing
major. J "?^w
& The race in which Ryan won
committee. Sr. Maura added
that ' anyone having
suggestions for revision or
alternate proposals should
submit them by May 21. * solving and evaluation, j
be in effect by 1 December
1976. I + JL & $ f|
''Hopefully, the new plan
will help Mercyhurst students
develop not,only intellectually
but also socially, culturally,
physically and morally," said
Sr. Maura*£ 3
The committee also feels
\ P
that a [revision in Mercy-
hurst's curricular plan will
help students broaden their
career ODDortunities, l^f i
^ ^ «c]r
Willis G. Cardot announced
his resignation from the post
of vice president of Business
Services of Mercyhurst
College. It will be J effective
Aug. 1,1976.1 f.
"I want! to get out of ad-
ministration and go back to
teaching/' Cardot said. f"I
want a change." t%
Starting next September, he
will joini the f Mercyhurst
faculty teaching i accounting
as assistant professor of
business. J W f
During the fall term, he will
hold* two courses: Cost
Accounting $ and f Basic
m
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V
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KS§figSBM»m Deffner'WBR3B8&t*
thej Student] Government
presidency was the closest of
the officer races, with Ryan
edging out his nearest op-
ponent, sophomore Jeff {Best
by a I 24 M vote margin.
Sophomoreji Joe Harrison
The document sets goals for
the student j in |developing
skills such asftanalysis,
communication, problem
*j In * thevdocument, 1 the
committee idescribes I two
separate Hplans for; ac-
complishing the j goals j and
objectives formulated, *jM j
Both plans contain remedial
and mentoring programs. c S
The remedial program
would consist of tests given to
incomingK freshmen and
clinics set up^in the! deficient
areas., t-$j JBB
,y The mentoring program
would consist of aifacult
?. "
MAY 14, 1976
by Olivia Ilongo, Merciad News Editor
Accounting I. I present position through July
Cardot Ts not new Ho the 31 in order to effect a smooth
teaching field. From 1939 to transition of responsibilities.
1941 he taught high school He will become faculty
chemistry and general member Sept. 1.1
science. Hopefully, by Aug. 1 a
He taught accounting on the successor to Cardot will be
college level in the financial appointed. The search for a
management program at new vice president of
GeneralElectric of Erie from Business % Services has
1957-1966. ff already begun as the opening
At General Electric he also has been mosted and an ad
functioned as manager of placed In the Chronicle qf
finance until 1973 when he Higher Education, h h
joined the Mercyhurst ad- During the academic year
ministration as vice president 1976-1977. Cardot will serve on
of Business Services. a limited basis as a-resource
Cardot will continue in his person for his successor.
w
'9
EKKSBE M w «*v Beth Ward BE^H
finished a distant third, some Varhol was a clear victor in
89 votes short of Ryan, j the race for treasurer, edging
$fln thej racer forllvice- out his nearest) opponent,
president, I Deffner beat his George Venuto bv a 76 vote
nearest opponent} Pat Condrin margin. Jim Kelly and Ed
by a 28 vote margin.) Mike Flood finished third! and
Jones finished third. Sfe|fl»S fourth respectively. I H £
Mary Beth Ward, the only
female candidate in the entire
Student Government officer
Mercyhurst
volunteer working with a
candidate slateP was l«a
runaway winner in the!race
for secretary, garnering more
votes- than the other two
small t group of first-term candidates- combined.! Tony
freshment to help them ffind Mancusof and < Chris I Van
what they want from!Mercy- Wagenen finished a distant
| hurst and for their future, second and third in that race.
J Entertains
Spring(Formal
The Mercyhurst College spending for the remainder of
Spring Formal* will he held tnef year] m order to] be
this Saturday, May 17, at assured of a balanced budget.
Fate Is*the big attraction
Rainbow Gardens.! Enter-
tainment for the dance will be for the dance. The four»plece
provided by Fa to. ^ 4 f band from New England
The^ormal will run from|9 plays mainly top-40 tunes and1
p.m. to 2 a.m. Tickets are now Beatles' and Beach Boys
on sale in the j Student music in particular. 1?? **
Activities Committee office
for $5. After Friday, all sales Frank Sirotnak. student
will be made at the door for activities director, has heard
$ 6 . I t T ? r ••;
the group and gives* his
I " * j L
Though some j plans j were assurance that*; it's an ex-
made for other activities this cellent band, It was recently
weekend, no other authorized voted 'New England Number
events will occur so that all lBand." J f
efforts can be concentrated on Students who attend the
making the dance a; success. jgj dance will have to buy their
f Another* reason why they own mixes and! ice at the
— BOBRONSKLEY were cancelled is that the dance. This should decrease
Mercyhurst S t u d e n t the total price of the dance
Government took the and alleviate expenses for the
initiative to be frugal in its Student Government..
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I h e Skin Of OurTeeth" Opens Tonight in Little Theater

\, Thornton Winter's play*

"The Skin of Our Teeth"
opens tonight here at Mercv-
hurst at 8: (H) p m , in the Little
Theatre. The dates that the
play will be Riven are May 14
dates that the play will be
given are May 14, is, SO, 21,
and 22. Reservations can be
made by phoning 804-0681,
extention 271. The play i s
being sponsored b y t h e
Creative Arts Division.

Vft 'W *•
POII HONSHU V
Left to right. Murt|>ut Rafforty. Andrew KII|H»U, John SUrK. Hal
Sobol a nd Tom McDermot*.
I

Ballet Compan/Completes Tour

The Mouhedin Itallet formance opened jwith jj the performance by the dancers.
Company h a s successfully "Bizet Symphony in C." Jay To end: the evening, the
completed their spring tour Kirk and Connie I Currey members of the company
performed the second act of
which included performances
in Coimeaut, Ohio, and Oil
t
fa
the popular classic "Cop-
City, Pa. \. Allan Kin/e and Shelagh pelia . Connie Currey danced
Founded and directed by Murphy gave an excellent the part Of sSwanhilda. a
Ismet Mouhedin, assistant performance in the moving young girl who impersonates
professor of dance, t h e "le Corsaire" p a s de deux. the Coppelia. Bob Mlkrut
company's first performance * T h e p r o f e s s i o n a l i s m danced the part of*Dr. Cop-
of the tour was a mixed exhibited by the entire pel ia, the creator of the
ItOB RONSKLCY rogram at the Oil City Senior company in their dancing beautiful doll*Coppellaf
Maryami K M I . Ro*le folletta, ami G NcCastro portray ign School Auditorium, i gave a hint to the audience of The c o m p a n y . i s now
r ha racier* In the play "The Skin of Our Teeth." *| } The company's per- all the work, put into the preparing for future tours.

Announcements Fair Features Senior Voice Major Will Give Recital

Original Works •Elizabeth Stage ^ will
present iher senior vocal
studying voice under the
direction of Edwin K. Blan-
FOUND The Fourth i Annual recital, as the culmination of che rd, associate*professor of
A camera at the Father- Designer Craftsman Fair will her training as a voice major music. *
Daughter Weekend dinner- be held at Zurn on Sunday, at Mercy hurst College, on f She will graudate on May 30
dance. Saturday, May 1.May 23 from noon to 5:00 p.m. Saturday, Mav 15 at 8 p.m. in with a bachelor of arts degree
Owner please contact Hegina Original worksj by students, the Zurn Recital Hall. in Music Education and hopes
Scura,Sesler322. faculty and alumni will be on The program will include to assume a position teaching
exhibit in the Zurn Ilia 11 orworks by Mozart, Brahms, music next tall and to con-
outside on the lawn depending Schubert and Menotti. ^ tinue her education,
Summer Jobs on the weather. 1 Miss Stage will be " ac- A resident of Bel I more.
* PACE J3 In addition to the exhibits,companied on the piano by Long Island, N.Y.iMs. Stage
There are 20 summer jobs there will be several artists Kathleen Kelleher, junior has pursued her four years of
available through PACE for giving demonstrations of their music major.! ]; higher education at Mercy-
hurst College, Klliabrth Mm gf
students who qualify on-off works. Among those will be Currently, f M s . Stage * is
campus. They begin in late Roy Reeves and Ron Tenace
June for eight f weeks. See who will demonstrate pottery
Miriam Mashank for details. making and Raku. i * *.
There will be a baby sitting
service available for those
improve Your Articulation
Security attending the Fair, free J of M by Dr. Bernadetfe Hilinski I
Effective immediately: all charge. ~ p ff< How many times have you PKnglish has taken 25 per of English words are derived
signs posted on door glass or As this is a veryjpopular said in despair, 'it's all cent of the words of ancient directly from Latin. If words
fire equipment will be and well attended Fair, those Greek to mo?" Despair no Greek to onrlch its own e'

taken fromf Latin Indirectly

removed. Such signs obstruct who are planning to purchase more, for if you were talking vocabulary. In addition, (through French and other
vision and present a safety items are advised to GET about'the. Knglish language, Englishf has; plunderedp the Ho m a nee *languages) a r e
hazard. * \ THERE EARLY!!! you are right. » x £v Latin Language; 40 p° cent counted, 60 per cent of
OSHA standards prohibit English! words come from
posting of material in these Latin. 1 i *
areas.
% I The Security
Department
\
POSITION OPENED : You speak Givok and Latin
every day) You don't beheve
it, do you? Why not take the
vocabulary building jcourse
Yearbooks
Students: Yearbooks are in
FOR offered \ the first summer
session and see for yourself?
if your vocabulary. Is
and they will be issued on 1st drooping, ( glve It n\ needed
floor Main adjacent to the boost by learning more
Business Office on May 19, words, words that will make
starting al 10 a.m. Seniors your speech and writing more
have the option to purchase effective, more accurate, and
excess books on the 21st and more specific. Come and
underclassmen on May 24.
Editor.
James A. Lee
g '1,000 explore tno magic of words.

Scholarship
GRE& MILLER'S
ANALOGIES
Contact Horry Chopin
The GRE and Miller's Carol Quartueeio
Analogies Workshop is Concert
open: M-F 9-4 and W 10-3 Setkr A»t.fm
in room 308 Main (The Student prices are only
English Clinic). All available until Muytl* No
student who want to MrjWilliam Shelley student rates on the day oj
prepare for these tests are the performanoel
welcome to attend the In i f t i Ha|
workshop
MAY 14, 1976 THE MERCIAD PAGE 3
Tellers Organ
1CREATIVE ARTS CALENDAR
All events listed below art ©pen to the Mercy-hurst Community free n
of charge. 'J&$ |*
Tho»o wishing to attend performances presented by the Music,
I

Theater and Dane* departments art required to make reservations by

calling the specific department, * ? j?
OPUSNO. Dedicated May
t * Saturday* May \% by Dartae Ktrtti
DRAMA DAY THEATER ^DEPARTMENT, Lectures, Demon
stratlont, Play, c W J%£ i Seventy years ago in a Tellers J David Schaaf and Department at Duquesne
10:00 p. m Stage Movement Class. Katho Stuart building at 2419 Holland, Philip Welken j University School of Music in
Father Tom McSweeney, "Role of Theater In our Society**, 1 formerly the bottling plant (Or Pittsburgn; Ms. Labounsky
Dr Orvllle K4 Larson, "Evolutionof Stage Scenery Design* * Today the estimated cost of
1:30 p.nv "Skin of our Teeth", Little Theater. the Konler Brewery, work producing another7 ore n like will present a program of
8:00 p.m. BETH STAGE. SENIOR RECITAL, Soprano, Zurn Recital began on an organ. * the Opus No, l would be music consisting v of llach,
Hall,
8 00 p.m. "Skinof our Teeth'*, Little Theater.
£^ ,.* h -Y*.
*
Henry Tellers, Ignatius between $50 and $70 thousand. Vierm, Langiats and Myron
-' Sunday, May U U Tellers and • William Som- Opus No. 1 will be dedicated Roberts, * f *i
RRUCE GINGRICH, SENIOR ORGAN RECITAL, 3:15 p.m., Bethany nierhot began their con- in the Recital Hall on May 17
Lutheran Church. .y J**' £ struction, of tht organ, to
»
' Tuesday. May I I f at 8 p.m. where Ann A reception will follow the
j Wednesday, May 19 J fulfill their first contract as Alexandra Labounsky, world performance In Zurn Recital
SPR INC, BALLET PERFORMANCE, Zurn Recital Hall, 8 OOp.m, the newly .formed J Tellers renowned organist, will Hall and? the public is cor-
Thursday, Friday, Saturday. May 1011 I Organ Company perform A IT A dially invited. For reser-
"Sklnof our Teeth", Little Theater. ? .
t % _££. Sunday, May 13; \ f . I his contract was for A two Currently, tqe; Assistant vations^ please call amotiai,
Noon to4:00p m. ARTS CRAFTS FAIR, ZURNf I \ manual, 14 stop, tracker Professor of the Organ ext. 260. *
4 00 p.m. SENIOR ORGAN; RECITAL, DAVID WALACH, Luther organ with 8il> pipes which
Memorial Church. * £ * I y? would be delivered and set up
jM* W - ^ ^ V . May 18
800p m Preparatory Music Program, voice, Instrumental Recital, in St. Hedwig's Catholic
Church of Dunkirk, N.Y., at
the cost of $3,000. ? I *
iW
Upon completion of this
)iece, known as their Opus
Two Honored Wed. O. 1, the Teller.? Organ.,Co.
became one of the finest in the
country, installing organs In
Sally Schismenos and John munity as a whole, Sally has some of the finest cathedrals
Gable, who both are majoring been secretary t%Jhe?HRM and temples across the United
in Hotel and Restaurant Society for the past two States. t *.
Management, will be honored years. i * i Now. after 70 years,
at the Annual Business John, in his second year at through the generality of the
Division Awards Dinner to be Mercyhurst, will be presented present generation * of the
held May 10. 5:00 p.m.gin the with a plaque which honors Tellers* family. Opus No. 1
State Dining Room. r i (he underclassman who has returned to Erie to reside
y Sally, who graduates this contributed most with; time, in the Zurn Recital Hail as a
spring, will be awarded a effort, and accomplishment to gift to the Music Department.
plaque for her academic the HUM Societyrl John is Being completely
achievement and her out currently President of the dismantled in *the Dunkirk
standing contributions to the society. * Church, the organ was then
Hotel-Restaurant Manage- Hoth awards are,issued by brought fto Mercyurst * and
ment (HUM)^ society as well the Pennsylvania^ Hotel ana )ainstaklngly| reconstructed
as the MercvhursL Com- Mot or I nn Associa t ion. ' >v .Herman and Henry
The Tellm ortfultOpui I l* located In Zurn Recital iimi and win
PSEA Elects Regional Officers be dedicated on Miry if, } ' T

At the recent Pennsylvania

State Education Association
Gannon and villa Maria. |
Catherine Wise,u;president;
James Infantlno, a co-
Carrie Koos, vice-president;
SPRING
I
FORMAL
meeting held in Harrisburg,
three Mercyhurst students
and Linda ' Simpson,
secretary. 1 \
k These regional offices
advisor along with Kdward
Gallagher, attended the
meeting with the student
76
Mercyhurst Spring Formal will bo hold
were elected to regional of-
fices, f members as an all time a.high
cover the area colleges of A A

Those elected were, Mary Mercyhurst, Edlnboro, was set of as members Saturday, May Jl5th, 1976
present.
'During the 1975-76 year, from 9:00 p.m. • 2 a.m.
PSEA had a busy schedule!
Opera Gives Finale Tonight which (included its monthly
meetings and ' the various!
speakers it presented. $ $
at Rainbow Gordons,
Tickets are *5.00 perlcouplo on sale In
Daughter of the Regiment, Regiment, at least for the One month, fguest speaker
the final performance of the night J are: David Walach, Bruce Chraza now ski Spoke on the.Studont Union.
National opera Company will Jim Hess, Bruce Gingrich, political action on campus, *
be presented on Friday, May Sean Casey, Dale Allegeir and At a regional meeting which BYOB.
14, in the Zurn Recital Hall at John Martin. |J: was held i n ! February.
8:00p.m. Mercyhurst students and Francis SantiCola, field MutlC Will l»e provided by "FATE"....
Several students of the community are welcome to representativeu for PSEA,
music departmentu re!; being attend this lighf-hearted spoke on the job opportunities
coached by Edward BIan- opera that asks, % "can a for majors in that area, i |
chard for chorus roles in the simple girl raised by the 21st PSEA also sponsored Dean
opera. ? | regiment iind happiness as William P. Crarvey on ad-
# Among those who will sing the bride of the Duke of dressing the students on
asl LadTes-In-Waiting are: Krakenthorp?"J j grade inflation. This was In
Diane Becker, i Kathy Anyone wishing to attend is conjunction with American
Kellaher, Jane Anderson and asked to make reservations Education Week,i| f- $
Elizabeth Stage. by calling the Music (Commenting on next years
Joining the ranks of the 2lst Department, ext. 260. There schedule, Infantino said.
will be a reception following "Next year the schedule will
the opera in the]Richards be filled and it would be a fine
Room of Zurn, to meet the opportunity for students who
cast memebers. wished to join PSEA."

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PAGE 4 THE MERCIAD MAY 14!, 1976

etters to Idle Editor

To the Editor, l m p * . ;J2? Dear Ms. McMlllin, \

.Several weeks ago while having dinner wjtivsome To say the least I was not pleased to receive yoilr
friends, I was tactless enough to refer to the, Merciad letter concerning the sports page. First of all, I've Guest Editoria
hi verv negative terms. When it was brought to my never boasted about keeping women off the R|K)HS
attention that one of those present was your news page. I do, however, have priorities. When it comes
editor. I of course stopped my verbal attach of the
paper and tried to get my foot out of my mouth and
back under the table. | & t li.j^
to varsity sports, I naturally give preference to men's
sports. Why? Because the sports I've covered tlvi^fjf
year are scholarship sports, sports in which yolr*l
C lean IAir Act
Since that night, ijhave been more opep-minded money is being invested. As far as I know, women s ( i i
about the paper as I read it each week. Now I must
admit - especially to you, Olivia - that the {root page
of the Merciad has been greatly improved this year,.
sports* do not function on a scholarship basis, Wha\L
we've reported are as many of the sports as possible. \ K Effects Hurst
Second, I'd like to tell you why I've not covered the t ' Gar pooling has been looked down on for many
The articles are, on the whole, better written and on other sports such as tennis, crew, and golf, Ms years, it has become an almost forgotten solution to
more varying and interesting subjects thajn; in.past McMlllin, meet my sports staff: Terry Kelly and me,
years. In my opinion you and your staff hav^done an Yes. there are just two of us, two people who you fqel our never ending problem of air pollution and what to
excellent job this year. M s* rf * should cover five varsity sports, women's sports, 6H* do about it. f.# *
\i In past weeks, the editorial page has also im- and yes, intramurals. I've been working on Th$ Many reasons are present; the possible In-
proved, with the Merciad editor taxing a icbupleof convenience of meeting m
Merciad every week since the*paper began in Sep* riding with others poses a problem for some, but the -waiting for your ride;
I irm stands. iOmtf tember. Tell! me, how many articles havejyou single and most important fact is that by their basic
Unfortunately thereps still the back page to deal written? If you think the sports page is not up to p^r, nature,;!;!he average American is selfish, He chooses
with. This page can also be identified as the then I have an idea Here s your chance to get a by-. to eaLmore than necessary, waste or pollute more
basketball-baseball page. I Yes, Mercyhurst has line,; te| - f^ than needed and to drive by himself privately, where
purchased a fine basketball team and the paper For the rest of the year, why don't you try to coyer he could be transporting people arid help curb the
should report their games and I'm sure thefbaseball five sports? If you should somehow succeed, theny^u
may nave my job for next year. | ^ major cause of our air pollution | |
team is very excited and about their playoif chances. The'IN.itional Academv of Science estimates that
But didn't I hear something about a golf team and a Beside being sports editor I am a student, May I
soccer club, and what's all this talk about some of our also say that I do note get paid for ft his Job. lido it the auto pollutants account for some 4.000 deaths and
men and women rowing in long boats? I also because I enjoy working for the paper. |; ' some 4,000,000 ill -restricted workdays, and
remember a championship team at the 'Hurst, one Students are great-when it comes to putting The $1 f>.000,000,000 or $80 per cltisen in property damage
that was fifth last year. I see no evidence of.any of Merciad down, mitthow many of those students are The Clean Air Act of 1970 called for a 90 per cent
involved in anything? I feel that If a person is able'to reduction in the level off polluting auto emissions
these teams existing on your sports. |* - I between 1970 and 1976. *Bui !
the ultimate standards
There is lust one more little thing; one-naif of the put this paper down he must really believe t hat he' for
she can do a better job. If so, I'll expect to see all of were the dangerous amounts of gases released into
total athletic department (admittedly not one-half of the air. The Environmental Protection Agency has
the budget): women's sports. I was present several you that think The Merciad stinks to be up here with
your articles for the next issue and any other issue cancelled these standards three times. They also
months ago when the Merciad sports editor boasted found that one point million cars are exceeding ap-
that he did everything he could to keep women sports that comes out for the rest of your school day! at the
'Hurst. f? j plicable standards and would have to be called baclc.
articles off "his" page. This kind of prejudice should nut nothing materialized. This tends to show a lack of
not be tolerated on the staff of a college1 newspaper Chris Van Wagenen . $ k enforcement by a very important arm of our
that claims to be the "Voice of the 'Hurst. " I strongly SPORTS EDITOR 11« ft government.
urge a change in attitude on the sports^page during '*"!
c So whyv a,1 car
r.ii pool?
1 MM 11 s Because
ntriaUNe of \n the
i n r problems
|M INUVIII?* that
IIIUII I
the upcoming 76-'77 year. J t ^w. have listed ted abo
above, because we must do something
Thanks to this year's excellent editor, news editor To the Editor: ! | I ? j* about It and this is
Is as logical a
1
1 piacovus
place as any
any. saving
Saving
and their staff, the Merciad now speaks Intelligently I would like to announce to anyone who may have from utilizing a car pool increases asflhe distance
for all other|aspects of the, college community. been interested that!the Course Evaluation booklet increases. Total annual expenses for 3 a thirty mile
Please, when you plan next year's Merciad Jmake has been cancelled for this year. In many classes we 1 rip is $964.00 for a driver In a subcompact, *
sure it also speaks justly. Intelligently, and equally only received a 10 per cent response, a percentage % We would like to see as large a number? of In-
for all our athletes. %p f v that would have been unfair to base any sort of terested students as possible car pool.*Wc are doing
Thank you. this as a part of an Environmental
definitive conclusions on^ I still believe that this and we would like to see how many students are In- Problems project
Connie McMilHn •! project: would be a tremendous service to both terested In getting a special permit for car pooling,
students and faculty; unfortunately, not too many
people agreed with me, (or worse), had no opinion Wo would like to see this program Initiated al
To the Editor, j Mercyhurst Campus as It would be beneficial to the
I would like to take time to thank all those students one way or another,I I §£
who supported me for President* Special thanks go to It is* now up to the new Mercyhurst Student large number of commuters of the college,
Government as to whether|the|proJect will be at- by Jeff Best and t I
those who helped me with my signs and to Paul tempted again or mot. Mercyhurst needs such a Tony Quint
Young who was my unofficial campaign manager. booklet, and since we now know what our mistakes
Without you people I would have never made it.
I'm looking forward to next year with great an* are, I think next years attempt would be very suc-
ticipatioruYou have chosen some very fine officers cessful. '?*
ana with them I think we're in for a good year. We all 1 would like to (hank the students who worked very
have a lot of good ideas but nothing can get done hard on trying to publish this evaluation booklet. I
unless we work together on them. I hope to see more would also like to thank the instructors and students
who did cooperate with the staff. Most of all I would
THE M ER CI AD
people at Student Government meetings, both Vwot of tht Mtfoyhum Community
members and non-members. Anyone* may attend. like to thank Jeff Sternlieb for^being the faculty
I Finally I'm asking student participation. Next year advisor on the project and who actually began the Editor Carol ijuortucrio
is our 50th anniversary. Let's make it a good one! whole organization. News Kdltor Olivia Longo
Sincerely. « & Sincerely, Pasture Kdltor Maryann Crowley
a
Steve R van Rosemary 0. Durkln sports Kdltor Chris VanWagenen
Copy Editors Susan liarrlr
Mr I Us a McMurray
Art Rditor Oar la Malunr
Photographers Bob It oaks toy

WRITERS AND CIIKATOMS:

T h e Editor Oarlcne Keith. Pat Weschler, Tony Manruso, ItIrhard

Prase*, Either Scbrrlber. Terry Kelly, Cindy Janah.
(Sarard NeCastro, Hon Burger. * w
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Last week the students of Mercy hurst College went
to the polls to elect candidates for student govern-
ment. I ' I*
: Because of the election the interior of Mercyhurst
had taken on a new appearance. The week preceding
elections, signs stating the usual slogan "Vote For
Me" had been glaring in the eyes of passe, s-by
possibly swaying their voting decisions. The can-
didates were obviously active in their campaigns and
their determination in itself proved to be quite worth-
while % win or lose, | I An apology to Mr. John Berchtold who was not the
It was. therefore in my opinion, very ignorant and
inconsiderate of any individual to destroy or remove
m
BUIJINEMM MANAGER Bonny Merrlkm
FACULTY CONSULTANT William SMIey
The Merciad accepts, in fact encourages, the sun
the signs: the force of determination of every can- mission of articles, letters, and stories from any and all
members of the Mercyhurst College community
didate. You were depriving not only the candidates students, faculty, administrators, trustees, andfriendsof
but consequently our student government. Mercy* the school. However, as responsible Journalists we must
hurst needs student involvement and competitive reserve the following rights:
races such as those for student government positions . I ..The right to revise ropy into standard English*,
promote activity. Can you hindcf the progress of our 2,.The right tO revise copy into correct journalistic
student government and feel justified in your ac- form; Z *% $
tions? If so, your sense of judgment is completely 3.. And, finally, the right to revise copy (but not change
warped. You are killers of our democratic system. meaning) to fit lay out design. % *
You are an eternal loser. i In addition, Letters to the Editor must be signed, must
be factually verifiable, and must be written In good taste.
author of the letter to the editor in our April 30th Names will be withheld upon request, but false names will
issue. i• * J not be used.
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Placement Office Gives Outlook

Need a job for summer? the counselors* responsibility you cannot advance,up the
For Job M a r k e t
and labor market well and not a life style similar to the
See Mrs. Hawes at the Career to remind students that the career ladder? What happens withhold any pertinent in- prosperity they grew up in.
planning and Placement educational process itself if you are not admitted to the formation "from students! for Ironically the generation who
Office, 204-Main. Looking for brings shifts in taste, as well major of your first choice? fear of communicating proposed the work ethic may
that first job out of college, as changes caused by new Arnold Weber, Dean of the 1
hopelessness. ' A counselor involve themselves in cut-
see Gary Bukowski, Director demands and nevtTprofessions Graduate School «ot Industiral who is well-informed about throat competition for upper
of Placement, 205-Maia not existing when the student Administration at Carnegie the educational and labor level jobs, there could be an
Foresight Profitable for began formal education. Mellon University, puts it market and tells how it is can increase in white collar
Career Counseling - As many Thejhorizontal dimension in well, f "Counselors in reality only be helpful to the student crimes, wide, spread
of J those involved in career c a r e e r c o u n s e l i n g% are allocators of economic he is assisting. (Ouidepostt dissatisfaction with the lower-
counseling well^t know, placement, and planning is opportunity. They should September 11,1975) i level jobs and more mental
students become very uptight just as important and perhaps serve as a source of neutral Short-Term Economic health problems. >
about choosing the major even more so in today's job reality 'about the labor Forecast^ - \ Chase
which will enable them to get market than is thelvertical market. Counselors-advisors Econometric predictions for Women: Growing Role - By
the job upon graduatioa It is dimensions What happens if should know the educational the economy's next ten years their*decision5not to have
are not' very 'encouraging. many children, women have
Chase; sees the*'American had a profound' and unex-
Trustees Carry Many Responsibilites
Who are the Board of Sisters of Mercy and7 in
economy as being extremely
vulnerable, 'due to™three
major factors:u
.1) retarded
pected influence on the
nation's future. Not only have
they liberated themselves
Candidate, Georgetowa growth* in productivity, from motherhood; they have
Trustees? That's easy enough leadership in the campaign Also included are Edward mainly..due to fiscaImpolicies also liberated'themselves
to answer,-but (what exactly for a College Camous Center Gallagher^ ^President | o f which stimulate1Consumption
do they do and how they got in 1974. They insisted on firm College Senate, Mercyhurst from being house-bound.
while retarding investment, They have gone out into the
there is a more difficult budgetary control / College; James Hallamyer, and the continued Slowdown of market place and are making
question to answer. President of Representative federal research ?I and inroads that cannot be
The Board of Trustees: is a jjThe trustees welcome in- Union of \ Students, | Mer- development expenditures. 2)
self-perpetuating r
board, teraction with faculty^? and cyhurst* College; Sister M. a continued high 1rate of in- ignoredf !
consisting of four or' five students. In i 1973£ they ad- Carolyn Herrmann, R.S.M., flation,: 3) and the ap- Teen-agers Tand "Young
Sisters of Mercy ; who have mitted the presidents of the Director of Development, proaching capital shortage, Adults* that often set nation's
had many years of experience College Senate and the Mercyhurst College; Sister which will seriously affect styles will lose dominance.
in teaching orphave ex- Representative Union of Mpfjanet Klempay, R.S.M., rubber? Sand W plastic Crime may decrease in
perience lat administrative Students to the Board Director, Mental Counseling manufacturers,:., non-ferrous proportion fto the shrinking
roles at the College. The fifth membership. This year they Programs J Gannon College; metals producers, f tran- population of this age group.
member is an alumna of the decided to add? faculty jand Sister M.S Gabriel Koch, sportation companies, and College students will face
College. The lay! members students toj their functioning R.S.M. Resource Develop- public utilities. (Footnotes to continued financial woes, with
include eightt-corporation committee. | ;, ment Coordinator, Sisters of the FHiture^VollB, Number student numbers static. The
executives, one realtor, one The ^ Board ofcTrustees Mercy* Malcolm E. Lambing next. 25 years, with all their
banker, one housewife, two members are as' follows: Jr., President of| First The Next Tjwenty-Flve changes, may not be a golden
attorneys, the president of the Herberts Sif Ascherman, National Bank] of Penn- Years - Shifts in population era in American life. But
College Sena te . find the President of American sylvania; £ Mace Levin, patterns have ^caught the those alive in 2023 may well
president of&the Represen- Hardwood Industries, President of Mace Elec- experts byf^ surprise! look back and call the last
tative Union of Students. A Incorporated; Robert J. tronics; Stephen B. Miller, American life, is in for quarter of this91century "the
must^for the membership .is Baldwin. President r of Executive vice President of dramatic changes during the good old days. (U.S. News
that one-th ird of the members Baldwin Brothers, Incor- Security-Peoples Trust next quarter century. and World Report, March 22,
be from the Sisters of Mercy. porated;^ Sister ; Bemadette Company; Peter 6. Schaaf, If the'experts are right, it 1976). I :!
L Attorney^ at Knox, Graham,
A membership board which Bell. R.S.M... Principle of will be a good time^to be a
is members already on the Saint Lukes Elementary Pearson, McLaughlin and child or a good time to be Outlook* For Grads - The
Board of Trustee receives School; Boyd J. Bert, Jr., Sennett; Marion L. Shane, retired, but it will be tough Class of '76 will soon be
nominations | o r recom- President of Hubbard-Bert, President of Mercyhurst for those in their working confronting an extremely
mendations of any new Incorporated; Helen Boyle, College; Sister M. Eustace, years. ! J". competitive Job market in
members. J, They then decide, Alumna; Philip W. Casver, R.S.M.. GeneralfjCoordJnator, #
Jobs: A ToXighef Mar ket+It''this aflhftflttWeft wlffbe nffliYiy
whether or not to elect them President! of F.H. Lawson Sisters of Mercy; Jane will be difficult for the baby more "seekers" than finders
on the Boardlt i Company; Charles A. Dailey, Theuerkauf, President of boom generation to find jobs. for both summer work and for
4 The trustees gave fstrong President of Dailey Enter- JanetTheuerkauf Realtor; The educated worker will permanent positions: (Long-
support to the College in prises Incorporated; Albert Richard J. Wehle, President become frustrated trying vto range career prospects,
transition years, in F. Duval, President of of Wehle Electric Company, find his niche in'the job however, are brighter...
presidential search, in Hammermill iPaper Com- and James A.) Zurn, market. Baby boom adults especially if the national
clarifying relationships pany; Sister Maureen Treasurer of Zurn Industries, will discover they cannot economic recovery moves
between the {College and the Fiedler, R.S.M., Ph.D. Incorporated* ? '•*• achieve their expectations for into high gear).

Inquiring Reporter Asks:

Attending Concert?
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PHOTOS BY PAUL O'ROID
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Larry Gronostaj-f**I don't

know. I'll wait and see if my
friends go. I'll have * more
fun with others.'*
PatCondrln— "1 can't because I
.lovita DeCarlocei—"l|don t have class. I think classes Brigid Cusick—"No. I?am tool
know because I don't know should be cancelled that Cfinny Barnes-Td like to go busy to think about en
anything about him." night since the concert is % but I don'I know yet if 1 tertainment at the moment
sponsored by Mercyhurst. will." because I will be presenting
my senior thesis that
week.
 PAGE 6 THE MERCIAD MAY 14. 1976

For the third straight year
the Mercvhurst tennis team is
this year's District 18
Champs. In the eyes of coach
Hob Sturm, this vear's team
is the best ever. In fact. Coach
Sturm is^even willing to say
that this vear's team is far
better than anv other varsitv
team coming to Mercvhurst
within the next ten years.
Now. with the tennis team
on their wav to Kansas Citv it
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Of this year's team three
members will be* graduating;
Jack Daly, John Voikos, arid
Reijo Tuomola. For this
year's team? TPuomola is
seated in the number one
position while Voikos is
seated in* the number two
position!
The Mercyhurst Laker
baseball team lis no longer in
contention for a NAIA District
Women cord
by Donna Walker
The May 4 meeting between
the Mercy hurst and Behrend
women's softball teams ended
in a 27-16 Behrend victory .^
First baseman Sue Fagan
went four for five with one
double and four runs batted
in. Del Marie Gore at second
base hit three for five with a
double, a triple and four runs
batted in. Joan Mohr at third
base went into the game in the
fourth inning, hit three of four
with a double and three ruas
batted in.
The Lakers' record now
stands at It wo wins and two
losses. I I
On Saturday, May 8 the
Laker women's Softball team
hosted Allegheny in a double
header here at Tullio field. •>.
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The morning got off with a
bad start as the Lakers

appears that Mercvhurst is a

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18 bid. The Lakers chances dropped the first]game 17-0. '#v

serious contender for this were spoiled when Slippery As the? dayjjwent 'on the
years NAIA National Rock State swept a double weather seemed to g^t colder
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tenn 'rams. NAIA and Jftt

NCAA alike. Mercvhurst will travel to Michigan this *. Allegheny put together nine • " • i * * "
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would rank somewhere in the weekend to compete against runs in the first two innings to BOB R O N S K L E Y

top 25. That's ,'quite an ac-
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Grand Valley and Wayne lead off. Then a rally in the ? TAKK THAT ONK BATTRR Sue Wengerl pitches again*!
State. CurrerRlv, the Lakers fourth and fifth innings Allegheny on SH tin da v. Mav 8,
have .not wdh ^a meet this brought Mercy hurst five hard King, went four for four with afternoon was left;- to fielder

residential bodv of 600. vear. earned runs. The Lakers held two runs batted in. Pitcher Sue Lauteria who saved many
Allegheny to only one more Sue WengertAit two forr:four plays*; &
run for five innings but mjssed batting in two, ,.
Lakers Fail To Reach Playoffs the win giving Allegheny the
secondjgame 10-5. Mary Ann
The most impressive
display of defense for the
^Mercyhurst*s record now
stands at two wins, four
losses.
by Terry Kelly f
The Mercvhurst baseball DiTullio and Kevin Cook
team dropped a double- added one single^ apiece to For The Third Time
header to Slippery Rock and back Barringer. W
split with Edinboro Sunday, On Sunday the Lakers split f
eliminating themselves from with Edinboro. losing the first
the District 18 playoffs. game with Barringer coming
In the first garnet against in for|relief. Errors plagued
Slippers Rock, Bob "Bones" the Lakers and on the of-
Laker Netter Champs Again recorded in stra igh t sets. from fit. Louis, vol lied to
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Weismiller lost i a tough fensive sidejthe bats weren't Mercvhurst* s tennis team,
the "Class of 76," captured Senior* fRfeijo Tuomola, a victory at number five.
contest 6-5. f hitting. f| ffi ft* * * W their third straight NAIA Dalv won his second
Laker Ken White led the In the second game, Joe transfer ? student from
District 18 championship this Helsinki. ^Finland, won the straight title at number six.
offensive attack by going ^Williams fwon his fifth In doubles competition,
three for four. ; 4 straight game on a six-hitter, past weekend. K * number one singles title. Sturgess-Tuomola won at
Tom Barringer was the 3-2. Joe struck out ten and Co-Coaches Bob Sturm and I Senior John Voikos, who number one and Pesonen-
loser in <the second contest walked only three. Chuck Dailey's netters tallied placed second in the number Voikos earned the number
while he struck out seven and Trailing 1-0 after three 28 points to win^the crown. one section the past? two two crown. y
walked two '} %r innings thef Lakers put Edinboro State placed second years, topped the number two Because of poor weather
\Mercvhurst took'a 4-3 lead together four singles, a with 20 points in the all-Laker- flight, i ]p f| conditions, the tournament
in the top offthefseventh in- sacrifice fly and an Edinboro Scot finals. ^ B l ^ ^ ^ j u Atij number three another was held indoors at the Billv
ning, on a Slippery Rock error for three runs. Finnish star, sophomore Kari w

error. \ ^Williamson, Cook, White, t The fLakers swept! the Pesonen, f captured all the Jean King Center and the
Slippery Rock then came DiTullio and Curt Brooks all singlesicompetition andfwon marbles. | | West wood Racquet Club.
back in the bottom of the contributed singles to the the number one I and two |L Three time champ Martin The Lakers, next major
seventh, to tie the game with Lakers cause. doubles fevents. Senior Jack Sturgess, playing at number hurdle will be| the tnation.il
a home run. This was Daly land Freshman Phil four, registered his j fourth championship tournament
followed by a walk, an error The Lakers current record Dubsky, the number fthree District 18 triumph. ? f^f- June 1-5 at Kansas City. Last
and a double-steal to plate the is 15-10 with double-headers team, finished secondSaafiMB Al Cubertson, a freshman year's team finished fifth in
winning run. I againstv Fredonia on May 13 the country.
Kent "Hawk'' Williamson and fYoungstown onfMay 19, The Lakers dominated the
cracked two doubles Jim both at home. t action as all victories were
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