advisory board plans announced; discussions and luncheons featured Miss Arabella Fry, *Director of De discussions and luncheons. I velopment, has announced* plans for This institute is being held in re the first advisory board ^institute to sponse to a wish expresed by the ad be held at Mercy hurst on Friday and visory board to know more about Saturday, Nov. 19-20. The thirty-nine Mercyhurst. The two-day sessions will members of the advisory board will acquaint the lay advisors with the be guests of the students and faculty purpose needs and pacts ofj Mercy of the school at workshops, panel hurst. In addition, they will become acquainted with the faculty and stu dr. hazo to lecture dents of the college. | A dinner for advisory board'mem In annual observation of American bers and faculty willlbegin the insti Education Week, Samuel J. Hazo, tute on ^Friday evening. At this time Ph. D„ will speak in the Little Thea the following slate of officers for the tre ^on Nov. 10, at 12:45 p. m| Dr. coming year will be announced: Carl Hazo is Associate Dean, College of B. Lechner, Chairman; Charles Dai- Arts and Sciences, and'Professor of ley, Jr., vice-chairman; and Mrs. Ed English at Duquesne University. ward P. Boyle, secretary. This will Dr. Hazo's lecture, 'The Dignity be followed by a [faculty panel dis of Uselessness," marks the first in the cussion which will emphasize how Mercyhurst is different from other Sue Anne Senff, Nancy McNamara, Larry 'Kraus, and Linda Culver (1. to r.) discuss the sensitivity newly inaugurated Michael J. Relihan of their scene as they take a break daring rehearsals for "Trojan Women". series sponsored by the Mercyhurst colleges. Alumnae. Saturday's agenda 'includes four A| graduate of Notre Dame lUni- workshops. These will concern faculty mercyhurst drama departm ent to present and curriculum, students, budget and versity, he received his master's de finances, and long-range development.' 1 gree from Duquesne and holds his A student panel discussion is planned 'trojan women as part of cul tural series doctorate from the University of to follow the noonday luncheon. ' • Mercyhurst College Drama depart Theatre. Each character sees her catastrophe Pittsburgh. In 1965 Dr. Hazo was from a different point of view: He Both day-students and residents will ment under the direction of Sister The ancient Greek classic by Euri awarded an honorary Doctor ofj act as hostesses during the institute. cuba's griefs are so many they make terature Degree from Seton Hill Col Mary Brigid Gallagher will present pides is the story of a defeated nation her numb; Andromache wishes for They will mingle with the members and its conquerors as seen through lege in Greensburg, Pa. He joined the of the advisory board and help them the tragedy 'Trojan Woman", Nov. death; Cassandra welcomes with per the eyes of the enslaved women who verse pleasure the role she will play Duquesne faculty in September 1965. learn more about Mercyhurst. 19-21, at 8:15 p. m. in the Little ." . .. are its victims. in W Agamemnon's destruction; the In reality the "Trojan Women" be other women show varying degrees longs to a group of three plays as of grief, anxiety, and hysteria. a trilogy. The other two plays were The Greek Chorus will also be a "Palamedes" and "Alexander." Both part of the 'Trojan Women." The rci of these were lost, however, and only Chorus expresses itself in chant and "Trojan Women" remains. vol. xxxvii no. 2 mercyhurst college erie, penna October 29, 1965 movement for,the purpose of giving The play unfolds >„the sorrows of a lyrical quality to the play. Hecuba, played by Nancy McNamara, The first objective of the Chorus aged I queen of conquered Troy. She is relief; to bring in the ideal world "coach with six insides" to ap pear in erie is made the slave off Odysseus, the to heal, the wounds of the real. This Greek she hates most. While her relief is not a comic relief but more Mercy hurst-Gannon Cultural Series daughter| Cassandra, Plavea< DV both will present 'The Coach with the Six of a transition from horror! and pain Jan Coletta and SueiAnne Senff, re to beauty and music. Insides" by Jean Erdman on Novem joices in her enslavement to the bru ber? 13, in the Cathedral Prep Audi tal Agamemnon. Linda Culver, as An The Greek Chorus not only chants torium at 8:15 p. m. dromache, Hecuba's daughter-in-law, but also carries on a certain amount An adaptation of Finnegan's Wake" is to go to Achilles' son as his slave. of ordinary dialogue" with-the actors through the leader. In a Chorus, how the "Coach"'will star Miss Erdman ' As Troy falls, Menelaus (Larry and the original off-Broadway cast. ever, the leader never becomes a These performers include Anita Dan Krasinski) is on his way to claim He definite character. As a representa gler, Van Dexter, Leonard Frey and len for whom the war was fought. tive of the entire group, he must re * He encounters Hecuba, who urges him main apart from the other actors. Gail Ryan. to avenge his honor by killing Helen The play adapted from the James at once. In the part of Talthybius, Inf 'Trojan Women" the Greek Joyce novel which details a dream in another lead role, is Larry Kraus. Chorus. includes Connie Kelley, Jan the:;mind of a Dublin tavern keeper, DeSantis, Mary Jane Siebert, Pam The central portion of the play is a fusion of dance, drama, mimic Poyer, Wendy Wiedemer, Chris Win deals with the decision of the Greeks and music. ter, Nancy Soccoccio, Suzanne Schil concerning the Httle son of* Andro ling and Mark Di Vecchio. Accompanying Miss Erdman and mache, daughter-in-law of Hecuba. the cast will be a trio o£ musicians The Greeks vote to hurl i Androma Stage manager for the production led by Teiji Ito, who composed the che's son, Astyanax, from the towers is Diane DiCarolis, while Linda Bosch music for the play. The orchestra uti of Troy. Thus they did away (with is assistant stage manager. A scene from "The Coach with the Six Insides" which is scheduled lizes some twenty-four special diffe the only one who, in t he future, might rent instruments in the performance. have tried to avenge Greece. Members of the lighting committee to appear at Cathedral Prep Auditorium on November 13. include Mary Lou Daly, Eileen Kava- Appearances, of "the award-winning In "Trojan Women" the Greek vic nagh and Susan Peru. Set committee play,have been made at! the Theatre tory is seen as a stupid quarrel over members are Gretchen Phillips, Pat msa takes critical look at mercyhurst des Nations in Paris, the Festival a woman (Helen) who caused untold Perrin, Judy Porter and! Annette Soule. 1 H November 7-10 marks the evalua in which he is specialized.. Included* of Two Worlds in Spoletto, and the misery. tion period of Mercyhurst College by in the evaluator's three-day schedule the 1963 Dublin Theater Festival. Middle States Association. Members will be formal and informal talks Having developed her own school of the evaluating team will look cri with school officials, administration, of dance and! concert in New York collegians attend pitt homecoming tically at Mercyhurst, estimating the facultyfanc* students. Class attend City, Miss Erdman has produced her College's value for the purpose of ance will be optional. M On November 6, 1965, at 9:00 a.m., Notre Dame marching band. Another works annually and has toured! the buses will depart from Mercyhurst feature of the half-time program will further* growth and betterment. Nine educators will compose* the United States extensively with her Each evaluator will study the field College—destination—Pittsburgh, Pa. be a parade of floats honoring the evaluation team. Sister Hildegarde company. —Pitt-Notre Dame game. Pitt Homecoming Queen. Marie, President, College of St. Eliza }She has been artist in residence One hundred tickets for the sport Mr. and Mrs.. John Hartman will 'hurst faculty member beth, will act as chairman of the accompany the students as chaperones team. with her company for seven years at ing event have been made available newly elected to post the University of Colorado, and three to Mercyhurst Collegians through the for the weekend. Mrs. Hartman, Mer Assisting her will be Sr. Alice Cle years at the University of Hawaii. In efforts of the Social Committee and cyhurst College Publicity Director, is Recently elected vice-president of ment, S.N.P., Treasurer, Trinity Col the summer of 1965 she was guest its chairman Donna Gemma. the Social Committee advisor. the Pennsylvania Council of Teachers lege; Robert O. Bailey, Librarian, artist-in-residence at the University of Entertaining at half-time will be of English was Mother M. Eustace Washington College; Clifford Berkett, California at Los Angeles. > Students will attend tne game Sat the one-hundred piece University of Taylor, head of the English depart- Teacher Education Advisor, Bureau of urday afternoon, spending the remain Pittsburgh^ marching band and the ment and Professor of English at Teacher Education, Department of Born in Honolulu, Miss »Erdman der of the weekend in Pittsburgh and Mercyhurst College. Public Instruction. has been interested in the synthesis of returning on Sunday. a gannon knight night A Mercyhurst College graduate, drama music, and dance that is Saturday night hotel! accommoda . Other members include Edith B. characteristic of all Oriental Theatre. tions have been made through the Tomorrow, night, Halloween Eve, Mother Eustace received her Master's will witness Gannon's 1965 "8 Ball." degree from Duquesne University. Douds, Professor of French, Albright The dream world atmosphere of Hotel Webster, conveniently situated College; Carl Y. Ehrhart, Dean, Le James Joyce's "Finnegan's Wake" pro to the Stadium and the University's The annual affair sponsored by Gan Receiving her doctorate from| Cath non's Student Council will be. held olic ^University of America, Mother banon Valley College; Helen B. Funk, vides the material for the creation main campus. Through SAGA Food [Professor of Biology, Goucher Col of such contemporary expression. Service at Pitt, arrangements have from 9 to 1 a. m. at Rainbow Gar Eustace has had additional study at dens. Music will be provided by Gene St. John's University, Annapolis, Md. lege; and Donald Herdman, Dean, been made for students to eat in the Production of the "Coach" was Parlette and his Orchestra. Also affiliated with the National School of Education, Farleigh- Dickin Pitt cafeteria. son University. made possible by a grant from the Among the six candidates for "8 Council of Teachers of English, Ball" queen are Mercyhurst seniors Ingram Merrill Foundation and by Usually drawing a capacity crowd, Mother Eustace serves as moderator # Acting as Evaluation! Team Asso the game between the "Fighting Pat Riley from North East, Pennsyl of the Literary Club and advisor for ciate will be Sr. M. Annunciata, other gifts to the Arts Program of Irish" and the "Pitt Panthers" high vania and Joan Glance from Erie, the Judean Sand. C.D.P., President, LaRoche College. the Association of American Colleges. lights both teams' gridiron season. Pennsylvania. October 29J1965 the merciad page two the academic deluge . • . sqa The main purpose of a college or university is the encourage Carole Stoiber, poised and intent, ment of learning. Mercyhurstf College has always provided the presented her plans for a totally in stimuli needed to provoke the acquisition of knowledge. However, volved and effective Student Govern it is possible that this role has been overextended in a staggering ment Association. With persuasion workload for the majority of students. characterizing ,her voice, she applied the idea of involvement to Mercyhurst In recent academic years, the trend has been to increase the College. number of assignments in each course in the hope that the student will obtain "a deep and comprehensive" knowledge of that subject. This fwas the scene of the S.G.A. This, in itself, is a worthwhile endeavor. But when this plan is im Workshop Day, held October 31, plemented in each oi a student's six or seven courses, the results 1965. Student Government members may be disastrous. ;#£• and Class Presidents attended, with Carole Stoiber, President of S.G.A. I Naturally in every college course there will be "readings", presiding. either required or suggested. *At an average of four assignments per course, the student is faced with at least twenty readings. Com- Themes of the workshop emphasiz pounded with the inevitability that tests on these readings will be ed college involvement in the commu announced at close intervals, the student may very well be forced nity. The program began with in to do a mediocre job. The "suggested" readings are often the begin formal discussions of organizational ning of'real exploration in a field—an exploration which must be procedures (prerequisites for effective frustrated for lack of time. | Halloween: a hight of folklore and imagination participation in large-scale activities), and was climaxed^ by a resume of Writing a reference or research paper is one of the most im N.S.A.'s (National Students' Associa portant activities a student undertakes while in college. The hours point ... counterpoint tion of American Colleges) involve required to prepare a well written paper are great—the hours re ment' in current affairs. quired to prepare seven research papers are greater still—and the Research papers, it must be under I Recipe for a research paper: Choose stood, are meant to acquaint the stu a small significant item. Research it time span of a day remains twenty-four hours. thoroughly. Compile the research re efficient organizations dent with new material as well as Chairmen appointed by representa The ever present pressure to finish one book—to start another, develop ability to write clearly and sults in a well-coordinated, interesting, ten to fifteen page paper. tive schools directed such topics as to write two paragraphs on a philosophy paper and switch to three logically. Assuming the student is "The School in relation to the com What an easy recipe! But, can un pages on a history paper, leaves the student both mentally and emo conscientious and willing to learn, munity," "Academic problems-on the dergraduates make this recipe four tionally distraught. Time can not be allotted for cultural or socal they are beneficial. college campus," and Problems fac to six times per semester and always events and hardly any is left for relaxation. The student begins to A college graduate is considered to ing the student government President.' be plagued with cries of "Is it all worth it?" be educated, articulated, and well produce a good paper? read. To achieve this, classroom parti The rebuttal to \ this plea will say that good students don't Mary Beth O'Hara, N.S.A. delegate, cipation is not enough; education re working conditions spoke about correct methods of* Par complain about having to work hard. They do what has to be done quires more than attendance and . Studying for daily quizzes and and, for the most part, even seem to derive pleasure from doing it. liamentary Procedure. Organizational recitation. periodical exams, reading required meetings should operate smoothly and But most Mercyhurst students are, or are trying to be, good stu and suggested material for five or six dents. Why, then does the work load at Mercyhurst seem staggering? to attain competency efficiently— the product] of correct courses, and working part-time, fmost Parliamentary Procedure. Committee Perhaps the answer is a failure by the students to budget their The /most effective method for at students cannot produce good research procedures were next on the agenda. time adequately. Possibly it is a failure of students and faculty to taining the competency expected is to papers four to six times per semester. Presenting the group with an outline mutually develop the motivation needed to carry heavy course re become acquainted with authors who Should, then, the;mediocre papers of committee work, Sue Geltch, have expressed their considered opi quirements. Or is it because the faculty lack inter-communication, that students frequently hand to teach S.G.A. Vice-President, explained that nions on certain subjects. Reading, ers be encouraged and continued? and can't or don't want to set up their course requirements, con it is important for the committee to sidering the number of credit hours attached to the specific course? however, is not the best answer. Con They should^-not. They are not the centrated reading and evaluation is answer to deeper understanding nor inform the entire'group of its prob exceedingly more effective and benefi the key to a broad education. lems and advancements. cial. Sue also commented on the general 1 mass production the learned student 1 I • A student, regardless of her bril plan of thefN.S.A. Convention held liance, is not an expert in any one Mass production in research papers this past summer. Her descriptions An education is supposedly a liberal experience intended to field. It follows that she must assume prohibits research. It encourages, brought to mind a miniature "House broaden students' minds and to vitalize their awareness. Paradoxical that tested and accepted authors are rather, re-writing of encyclopedia ar of Representatives": committee and ly,^ many college students tend to withdraw • into the college com more qualified than herself. These in ticles, shallow * study, and limited sub-committee meetings to attend, se munity and their studies-to lose?an active, growing awareness. dividuals have more knowledge, and thinking. Consequently, their education becomes narrow rather than full be cret caucases, people to meet, prob most importantly, more experience in The results of a hasty paper may lems to discuss. cause bare knowledge, unrelated to the problems of human events the field than does the novice. There accomplish a satisfactory grade in the and segregated from social and cultural values, is powerless. fore, fit behooves the student to be course, meet the requirements of the Sprinkling her talk with "fabulous," come acquainted with this larger fund It is interesting, that a student will devote an entire evening to professor, and permit the student to "tremendous," "the most rewarding of information when initiating a proj proceed" into the next semester's work. experience of my life," Carole injec an ancient history paper but never once throughout the day pick ect such as a research paper. up a newspaper or a magazine. It is unfortunate that a girl will put But, the student has acquired only ted the spirit of the convention into everyone attending the workshop. She hours of research into music and art appreciation classes and never Impediments good paper once freely attend a concert or an exhibition. It is tragic that an emphasized the mammoth undertak art major will not have time to paint on her own, nor an English It is true that segments of the work It would be far better to have in ings of the convention and the sincere major write, nor a music major play for pleasure. It is tragic when are tedious and time consuming; how stead of six mediocre papers one good mterest in foreign and domestic prob any student feels guilty when she reads a good book for her own ever, these impediments weaken in research paper per semester in the lems. This organization discussed, satisfaction, or takes a walk, or simply sits and thinks. comparison to the accomplishments student's major field. This would give legislated and took stands on major of an excellent paper. the student an opportunity to explore issues. Social interaction is pne means of developing awareness. But The student who has diligently and an area in which she is interested. It what social contacts do most students have—particularly residence honestly completed a research-paper would give a student a chance to study Although the main purpose of the students who have no civic community life, no relatives, no neigh is not only more competent in a cer in depth, to think about what various S.G.A. workshop was work and legis bors, and few outside-of-college-life friends? They see only other tain subject but has achieved an abili authors^ say about the subject, to lation, it was not J entirely labor. It students who share the same problems, the same narrow world, and ty to convey logically an important determine her own feelings on the provided an opportunity for the girls the same patterns of life. Most conversation in the lounges and in point or idea. subject. to discuss other; interests and attend the dorms usually focus on either personal problems or complaints Benediction in Christ the King Chapel. and criticism. Such subjects confirm most concisely the stale, un It would give a student a chance Refreshments were provided in the aware spirit which can develop in a community that should be vital to analyze, coordinate, and present a "Dungeon" by the student government. and involved. J ^E> I comment set of ideas in a readable paper. It would give the student a chance to total involvement Editor's Note: \ Perhaps this is the fault of class work, time-consuming, but learn. Carole wished to convey this spirit too aloof from experience to inspire integration with life. Perhaps The following are comments the of genuine interest in problems that it is the fault of students, too reclusive and uninterested to lead full, Under the present working condi _ << editors received regarding the new go out of oneself into the realm of involved lives. Whatever the causes, the results are frightening. As style and content of the 1965 merciad. tions, students at Mercyhurst cannot everyone." With this spirit Carole ad human beings, we need more from life than the print in our text produce good research papers. Re books; and the world needs more from us than the bare knowledge "I liked the use of lower case head dressed the workshop, hoping that search papers should be done well or we find in our classrooms and our notebooks. lines . . ^rit takes courage to break Mercyhurst will become totally in- tradition." not at all. Can one justify then four volved—from the basics of Parlia to six research papers per student per "It was interesting but there wasn't mentary Procedure to the intricacies observation.. • enough news for the whole school." semester? of civic affairs. An entrance at noon into the Mercyhurst snack bar is sufficient "The merciad was very impressive the merciad evidence that it is expanding in customers but not in capacity. but 31 did not like the article about Mercyhurst College ¥ the Gannon Lounge. Has the merciad Erie, Pennsylvania "The Dungeon," the interesting name given to noon-time mecca 0 stooped as low as the Knight? $.35 per issue has ten tables accommodating about forty persons. There is a room $3.00 per year EDITOR adjacent to it which will seat approximately twelve persons. 'The use of non-capitalization tend S"*^M^"^*"'^•^^-J Kathy Keim ed to make the pages insignificant" ASSOCIATE*EDITOR F I—«—?**$** jj.;-. ^t___ Judy Pitney PAGE EDITORS ._, ._.„. The day student! registration this year is two hundred and »•«*. Jane ,' "Mercyhurst has indeed proved that - Carney, Peggy Meagher, seven. It is evident from this number that some students do not have it is a leader in all facets of the com PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOll J™ *"* °U^ ^aren Zmyslinski the opportunity for hot food and beverages from the Dungeon at noon. munity. The merciad is an excellent HEADLINE EDITOR Zffi^l /^J™8 <^orgina Cantoiu example of contemporary genius." KUHi^a «M <•*«* [.- . ,•;— —.— Rae Balest It is not the personnel that is to be blamed for poor service; TYPING AND COPY EDITOR ' ---**-»* EXCHANGE EDITOR . I ^— Stephanie Lucas rather the absence of room to serve and seat the clientele. The pur "The column, "Point . • • Counter •*•«•»* MODERATOR i— Jeanne Keim pose of the snack bar is being defeated when it can only serve the point" which dealt with Initiation at
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