VOLUME MERCYHURST APRIL 2. 1976 Tuition Next Fall The trustees of Mercyhurst course will cost $238 v aid monies to $275,000 in the College approved a raise in Room will be $490, fall. tuition and room for the reflecting an increase of $75 The* tuition hike comes as academic year 1976-77. They Board rates will remain the the result of the college's reached the decision on same as $740. higher expenditures. The March 17 when they met to tremendously higher utility review^ the recommendation To help counter the dif­ costs,•; the impact that of the board's budget ficulties these necessarv spiralling inflation is having finance committee regarding increases may cause some on the school's other the raise. % students, the trustees operating expenses, and the The governing body ap­ recommend that Mercyhurst wage adjustments for Mercy- proved an 8.2 per cent raise in increase its student aid fund hurst's faculty and staff are tuition and a 6.5 per cent raise by 10 per cent.? Such an in­ the major reasons which in room cost. These increases crease would bring the made a tuition increase are considerably below the 10- college's available financial necessary. i h 13 per cent being chargeargeda boyy * most private colleges *50th Anniversary throughout the nation. In September, I tuition will I —BOB RONKSLE Y be $2,380 based on ten courses Next year, students will be handing fatter checks to Kathy Lieb pei year. This is a $54 in­ Aides Training Program (right) and the other staff members In the Business Office. Kathy crease per term and an $18 may still be smiling, but the students may display less cheerful increase for intersession. faces as they come, checkbook in hand, to pay their tuition. Therefore, each three-credit Kicks Off Celebration Six members of the The Spanish speaking Spanish-speaking community community in Erie presently of Erie are now being trained numbers about 1500. Harry Chapin Concert: at Mercyhurst as teacher's ] When they complete their aides. The training program training program as teacher is the first phase of a special aides, the six persons now community service v project being trained will go to work which will be performed as as part of the summer pre­ part of the fiftieth an­ school program for migrant Causes Controversy RUS niversary celebration of children which is being Mercyhurst £• ~M operated out of St. Patrick's by Gerard NeCastro, Merciad Staff Reporter Coordinator of the'service school in Erie. During the spring break, sponsor; therefore, it was not concert a success. project group^ is David. At that time, they will also the president of the a wise act. •* | § Kennedy is skeptical of this, Blanchfiela. Other members be given letters certifying Representative Union of The money matter is also, since not everybody in of the group are Linda their completion of the Students, James -Hallamyer, another problem. IIf 2,500 Erie listens to WCCK. He Schmidt, John Nesbit, Sr. program. signed pop balladeer Harry tickets (the maximum stated that it may be unwise Patricia Whalen, Sr. Maura The training program Chapin Tor a concert for the number allowed in Rainbow to limit the number of people Smith, Lyman Cohen, and presently includes a course in Mercyhurst .; community. Gardens) are sold, there will who will be affected by the Carol Magina w. Children's Art, being taught Since then, a question has be a profit of two-to-three advertising. Blanchfield describes! the by Joseph Pizza t, and a arisen over whether or not the thousand dollars. Kennedy, though { he is project as a show of Mercy- course in Children's move was a good one. | If I ha If that number are skeptical of the idea in hurst's on-going com­ Literature, taught by Sandy The Harry^Chapin concert sold, RUS runs the risk of general, does hope that it is a mitment to the special needs Sivulich. Ink addition, the is scheduled at present for losing up to six thousand success. He does not wish to of the Erie t community. He teacher-aide trainees are Monday, May 24 at 8 p.m.; It dollars. This would be a big see next iyear's RUS begin explained that the Spanish observing I the Early will be held at Rainbow problem in that there is no with less money than it should speaking community was Childhood Development Gardens and tickets prices money remaining in the 1975- have. He also said that his chosen because it had the Laboratory on campus, which will be $4 for Mercyhurst 76 RUS budget to compensate feelings will not reflect the largest number of needs that is operated by Karen Buck. students and $6.50 for all for the loss. : i turnout, so there is a weren't being responded to by The teacher-aide trainees outsiders. The money would have to possibility that all will work other social and govern­ are: Nelia Espinosa, Rebecca The fee for which Chapin is come from next year's RUS out well. mental a gencies. Briody, Ana Lilia Mahoney, asking is $7,500 and one tenth, budget. This, in the eyes of Ana Garcia, Azbel Jimenez, or $750 for his promoter. Kennedy, would be a "poor and Anil Velez. Additional costs bring the choice." J When asked about future total to approximately Hallamyer sees Harry plans for the community $11,200. ^| *j • jjL; Chapin as a very^ popular service project, Blanchfield The r controversy begins artist who can and will easily responded that the group with the question, of whether fill the hall. Though it was a hopes to expand its activities or not the president of RUS or risk, chances are that the during the 1976-77 academic any other member of RUS has concert -will bring a profit, year to help satisfy a wide the power to sign a contract explained the RUS president. range of needs within the without consent of the faculty If, las he ^predicts, the Spanish-speaking: community and administration advisors concert-is a success, $1,000 of Erie. and without bringing it before will be set aside for an in* Blanchfield further stated the body for approval. coming freshman in honor of that discussions would be held On the one hand, since Mercy hurst's golden an­ with the various divisional neither of these were done, it niversary. Whatever is left chairpersons to explore the was not by definition a valid over * will go into a separate possibilities of offering move. On the otherlhand, account for concerts m the special mini-courses aimed at school was not in session, future. |I Ik *• the needs of the Spanish- therefore there was no RUS to fRegardless of what will or speaking community. which the matter could be may happen, the concert is "We hope that this will end brought. *• still scheduled for May[24. up as much more than a In addition to this, Whether or not the RUS body lect J for; the fiftieth an- Hallamyer said that since voted on the issue does not Irsary celebration of the RUS did approve a major matter now. All that RUS can college," stated Blanchfield. concert "war." at the do now is wait «and see how "We would like the courses January 28 meeting, it would many tickets are sold. and programs of this project hold that any major concert The selling of tickets will to show a new direction in would be favored by the body. depend, in part, on the ad*^ which the curriculum at vertising done by the WCCK- Mercyhurst .could E. William Kennedy's view FM radio station, It \ has in which Mercyhurst's is that it was not a specific ranted the college $800 worth programs could be even more vote for Chapin and that this of free advertising which will responsive to life in a com­ concert will cost more to be essential in making the Harry Chapin munity." i * PAGE 2 THE MERCIAD APRIL 2. 1976 Choir Feature Colonial Numbers R.A. APPLICATIONS Applications 5for the do not comply with * the The music department William Billings in the form of spirituals arranged by Harry position of resident above regulations.? f £•; would like to * extend an in­ a cantata called f'A jCry;-for LT. Burleigh will be sung. Mr. assistants may be picked N.B. ALL RESIDENT vitation to everyone to attend Freedom, "pf Accompanying Burleigh was a native of Erie up in the Housing Office, HOUSINGT EMPLOYEE the spring concert' to! be thepsinging will be the and was known nationally as a Room 48, Egan Hall FILES ARE 1 AC­ presented by the Concert narration by Professor Barry fine baritone singer as well as beginning Friday jApril 2. CESSIBLE TO S THE Choir Iwith Edwards Blan- McAndrew, and the showing a composer j and ] arranger. All applicants should be EMPLOYEE,! THE chard, director. It will be held of | some 80 slides depicting The program will close with juniors or* seniors Jhext RESIDENCE HALL Friday and Saturday, April 2 various historical \ scenes of the rendition of "America" year with la reasonably STAFF,' AND THOSE and 3, at 8:0(Kin the Recital the revolutionary periodic and the "Battle Hymn of the good academic standing. PERSONS-OFFICES Hall in Zurn on the Mercy- An Anthem]of Praise by Republic"! ? P W S&m These applications should SPECIFICALLY GRAN­ hurst College campus. %pm j Supply Belcher will open the Everyone is invited to come be back in the! Housing TED ACCESS BY* THE The concert features music program. I The following for a pleasurable and in­ Office Iby 4 j p.m.! on EMPLOYEE.* 1 of the ?' Colonial period by cantata, MBthree & negro formative evening of music.