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To Those Who Doubt;

D k ere ^4 ania

Is There a Santa Claus?The following is a letter from a

small child to the Editor of THESUN | NEWSPAPER and? th eanswer to that same letter by itsreceiver, written several years ago.This has been copied and recopieduntil th e publication of the simpleletter has become a Christmastradition in many newspapers—it does not appear in full inVthisedition. — Editor's Note

Dear Editor,$1 am eight years old. Some of

my little friends say there is noSanta Claus. Papa says "If yousee it in THE SUN, it's so." Pleasetell me the truth; is there a SantaClaus?^ ^m | 1 '•

Virginia O'Hanlon

Virginia, your little friends arewrong. They have been affectedby the scepticism of a scepticalage. They do not believe whatthey do not see. They? thinknothing can be which is not corn-

All minds, Virginia, whetherthey be men's or children's arelittle. In this g reat universe of oursm an Is a mere insect, an ant, inhis intellect, as compared with theboundless world about him andmeasured by the intelligencecapable of grasping the whole oftruthfand knowledge.?

Yes, Virginia, there is a SantaClaus. He exists as certainly aslove and generosity and devotionexist, and you know that they a-bound and give to our life itshighest beauty and joy. Alas! howdreary would the world be if therewere no Santa Claus. It would beas dreary as if there were noVirginias. There would be nochildlike faith then, no poetry, noromance, to make tolerable thisexistence. We should have no enjoyment, except in sense andsight. Th e! eternal light w ithwhich childhood fills 1 the world

The most real things In th eworld are those that neitherchildren nor men- can see . . .

You may tear apart the J baby'srat t le and see what m akes thenoise inside, but there is a veilcovering the unseen world!whichnot the strongest \man, nor eventhe united strength of all thestrongest men that ever lived,could tear apart. Only faith, fancy,poetry, love, romance, can pushaside that curtain and view andpicture the supernal beauty andglory beyond. Is it all real? Ah,Virginia, in all this world;there isnothing else more important,more abiding.

No, Santa Claus! Thank God!he lives, and lives forever. Athousand years from now. Virginia, nay, ten times ten {thousandyears from now, he will continueto make glad jthe h eart of c hild

hood.

prehensible by their little minds, would n be extinguished . . . Casual Essay of THE SUN

M E R C 1 A DVol. XXVm, No. 4 MERCYHURST COLLEGE, ERIE, PENNA . December 19, 1956

Frosh Snowman Land'

Open To College TonightTonight members of? Mercy hurst became the first people to e nter

Snowman Land — a wonderland created in the gym for the Freshm anChristmas Party.

Instead of the cold blasts you might expect, they were greetedby a warm, colorful, merry atmosphere. Fromfthe walls and tablesthe gay snowmen hosts set the mood, one of friendliness and merriment. Special lighting cast a holiday spirit on the crowd as thtertainment began. f 1? ^fflffHfflwIf

r\ en -

Lillian Egnot

TKE ueenAround the corner from Mercy-

hurs t a | telephone rang the evening of December 4?

"Isf this Miss Lillian Egnot ofMercyhurst College?" I | | p

"Yes." I f §§-?"I am happy to inform you that

you have been chosen sweetheartof the Delta ' Chi Chapter of T auKappa Epsilon."

So it was that Lillian heard thewonderful news from Jack Rimp,historian of the fraternity.

Lillian, a freshman English '.major, was chosen as sweetheart atth e annual? spaghetti dinner held|for this purpose. Any frat brothermay submit a picture. The chosen

girl?ireigns as Frat Queen for theensuing year.

Lillian will be pinned.lthe formal recognition of her reign asFrat Queen, on January 10 duringintermission of the Founder's DayDance.

New Scholarship

Standards SetStandards for honor scholar

ships for incoming freshmen have|been altered this year. Eleven fullItuitionM and ' ! *l v e h a l f tuition

scholarships will be available.To be ^eligible for these honors,

a student must take the scholastics aptit ude test of the CollegeEntrance Examination Board. The

award will also be abased on herhigh school record and the recommendation of the principal.

Unless scholastic performancein college lis steady, the scholarship will^be withdrawn.

Should the student transfer toanother school, she must repaythe amount of the scholarship. ??

• Action began I with the | snappydance of the servers. Short, livelyskits built around dancing, sing

ing, comedy, lan d drills delightedeven Jthe Isnowmen. 1 Then ftheservers* appeared Iagain, this timebringing chocolate cake, coveredwith mint I ice cream, I whippedcream, and topped with a cherry.|5 In keeping I with the holidayspirit £ th e j freshmen I presentedgifts to the] priests, the sisters,the lay faculty J and the students,bringing the Ichristmas Party toa close for another year, jgjffgSfflBj

Santa's  \Dolls  I

To Visit Party# "To help satisfy today's youth,"Santa's I Doll I Department J willcome to life in Santa's Workshop,

Mercyhurst College gym on December 20 . ll^'^MBBBBB£i8ii5K

|n Hollywood land J television personalities will appear in the formof talented dolls from the JuniorClass* #Escorting IMr. ] andl Mrs.Santa : Claus 4 will J be I bustlingelves, who will assist Santa ) distribute presents. Before their longtrip back to the North Pole Santaand his crew|will share i refresh-ments with all. S^flf§^^BH|RB

Slated 5 for the eve beforefvaca-tion, the junior and jTfreshmanBig-Little Sister Party will followthe annual Christmas Dinner. Co-chairing the entertainment arePat Murphy and Cathy Carrig.. '^

Dr. William F. Ehret

Lect ureoubject:

Two lectures on ParliamentaryProcedure by Dr. JamesJWaldron,head of the Business Administration department of Gannon College. This will be Jone feature ofthe Leadership Program to besponsored by Student Council inFebruary. Every student Is invited to participate.

Atomic Energy|1 As one of theiVisiting Scientistsin J Chemistry, I D r. | William | P.Ehret of New York University willvisit Mercyhurst on | January 16,17. He will give an address to thestudent!-body f concerning fbothth e I benefits | a n d j hazards f ofpeacetime atomic energy.^^SW|ua Visiting Scientists in Chemistrytours tare arranged £by a commit

tee of th e {Divisionjf of ChemicalEducation* of f l | the | AmericanChemical Society using funds provided by fthe |National i ScienceFoundation. Inaugurated in i 1955,theseftours have three objectives:first, to strengthen and stimulatethe {chemical 1 programs I in a colleges; second, tof provide opportunity If or contact with I creativechemists | to I the chemical v staffand I students jin j small I colleges;third, to aid in motivating ablecollege J students land I secondaryschool students toward careers inchemistry j an d «the 1 teaching I ofchemistry. ^ M B J P I I B M

• D r . Ehreti received Ihis Ph.D.from Columbia ̂ University in 1927and is at present in charge of in-stuction in inorganic chemistry atWashington $ Square I College I ofNew York University. He has engaged fin teachingl and researchat the University lof Edinburgh,University of Stock holm,! University of Hawaii, and Columbia University. He is the author of* twotextbooks and a laboratory: ma nual in college chemistry. I 'ffm

Many Revisions Planned

Fort AAMWintetiCatnivalI With the[dates of February 8,9, and 10 set f for their WinterCarnival, Ithe Athletic Associationis busily! arranging the scheduleof activities. W> . ^ H B R H N H H

| Assisting the general chairmen,Jane t Hagedish, |Nancy-ft Stubler,and Mary Frances Lymph will beDot i Morrell, |Friday chairman;Marge Mack, Saturday chairman;a n d Cathy Misfeldt, \ Sundaychairman. I •S t i 1 \-|" Winter sports are being plannedfor Friday afternoon and evening,with the queen ) being crowned,and beginning *her jrreign? at the

informal dance in the campus auditorium on fFriday night. Unlike other Jyears, the music )iorthis soc dance will f be providedby records instead of a band.ffc Saturday afternoon's schedulewill be greatlyvchanged this yearby a | fuller and more active schedule of activities, featuring aparade and float!in honor of thequeen. Climaxing the day's activities will be the formal Sopho-nade held at the Lawrence Hotel.

Mass; in the college chapel, followed by a brunch, will highlightSunday, and end the weekend. H

uiture Series Brings{ O ld ew4| Four of l the five scheduled at

tractions for the)' cultural serieshave been announced. Vincent R.Tortora, t popular young 'i writeran d • commen tator will" speak onJan uary 14. He is featured in an other art|cle on th i s page/ : '^S a ? ;|»" For the fourth time Mercyhurstwilt be honored by the internationally famous singing group, theSilvertones. * Formerly ** scheduledfor November 26, an automobileaccident postponed their visit until February 4. #*$£'.;'̂ :&£Wm mI on | February &8,i|Dr. gVeraDenty, one of England's best-known psychologists, and also amember of the American Catholic

Psychological Association will re.

turn. After finishing her trainingat London University, Ishe helpedchildren who were funsatisfactoryfor placement in families becomesuited for society. £?£|SiS8^|H0B

?> A native off Erie, Pennsylvania,Eugene § Bossart t will f appear IonMarch 10. After completing a six-year scholarship in musical education^ at the C urtis Institute ofMusic in Philadelphia, he receiv-edlthe Curtis Award. This seasonMr. Bossart w ill] appear as p ianosoloist with the Flint and Battle

Creek | Michigan Symphony | O rchestras. s*ERBMiiffi2BmKmBuKBUm

'Communist\Close-up lAuthorl

ToiVisit Mercyhurst SoonmjjM*^5 Mercyhurst College will hear an eminent author and commentator,Vincent Rj Tortora, speak January 14. Hejhas Just returned from afour-month visit in Europe, • including^ the fMiddle East and NorthAir eft •* •"•

Aided by h i | keen sense for a news story and his command of several languages, he has witnessed many present-day historic events. Hisrecent book, "Communifb Closeup" is often used as a reference book inscholast ic inst itutes. iP T ^ ^ v" mm^^^wUSS^m^BKm^m

In his search for material heha s intefviewed I leaders in politiccal. industrial, academic, and artistic fields p along with the jj "manon the street." ^ ^ i J I P ^ I K i S i im Bom in Brooklyn, New York, helater ^joined | th e funitedj StatesNavy land * served tin theiPacificduring # t h e | war.f He | attendedFranklin andjMarshall College inLancaster, g Pennsylvania. 1 Afterwinning l a | scholarship fori study

in Europe he did graduate workin International Relations at universities in Italy vand Austria. In1951 he was an important correspondent for a European news syndicate. He was a guesti lecturerfori American affairs? at the University of Padua, Italy. '0&ftt*£&

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Vincent R. Tortora

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I*agc Two T H E M E R C I A D December 19, 1956

CfforU Wark S,ccessWe salute the Sodality as deserving

Special recognition! It is fast becoming anoutstanding organization on campus.-

To foster further devotion to Our Lady,the officers inaugurated the First SaturdayCommunion breakfasts followed |by meditation. The Sodality held two rosary processions, set aside a Day of Recollection early in

the year, and is holding regular monthlymeetings.

The officers purchased a new bulletiuboard to keep the Sodalists informed. It iskept up to date by the Sodality sections.

Their display of religious books to bepurchased as Christmas gifts was well-received by the student body. Within the sections,they make sure a regular check is kept ondaily duties.

With such enthusiasm and earnestness,we predict the Sodality will keep its feet onfirm ground and continue to grow in sancti-fication and good work.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

~Arre WeJn teres ted?Dear Editor:

In the last issue, quantity of clubs was discussed. More important thanjthis is their quality,or should I say, lack of it. It seems to me that ourclubs should increase our knowledge and our intellectual capacities. However, the outstanding itemon,most agenda\is the refreshments. We end upwith a lot of wasted time. As students, we shoulddemand something more.

We-Are

Betsy Schnatter, A Junior

f/ot rCobbed

Dear Editor,My letter is in answer to one of last month's^

editorials, "We Are Being Cheated." Are we really|being cheated? Let us stop to look. Is there i anecessity for memorizing facts, formulas, andf

dates? Once again, let us look.I agree that an educated man is one who knows

how to think. But what is he going to think about;what is to be the basis of his thought? The answeris facts, formulas, dates, etc. Man must have thisinformation if he is to think. Try thinking througha chemistry problem without a knowledge jjof formulas. Try a history comparison without a knowledge of dates and events, a moral problem withouta background of ethical fact. Unless one has someintimate sense of the correct and exact (which Ihave yet to meet) it would be impossible.

Now, how does one go about obtaining this information?!^ it possible to do it without memorization? No, memory plays a great part in learning.If man had to begin each day without the knowledge of the one before, he would be unable to progress beyond imere existence. Thus, memorizationis-vital to our learning process. Perhaps our difficulty lies in the fact that we do not retain and usewhat we have memorized.

In view of this I would hardly say that our intelligence is being questioned. It may actually betha t we are being overrated. Our college expects usto have enough "grey matter" to assimilate intopractical knowledge the material we are taught. Ifwe cannot do this, we shall just have to better ourselves until we are able to meet the standard.

Connie Renner,A Senior

4 * T HE M E R C I A D<y£s&$ Mercyhurst College, Erie, Pa.

4mMj&& Member of %* J ? ^ S S ^ Associated CoUege PressEditor Kay KingAssociate{Editor | Betsy SchnatterAssistant Editors .Jeanne Cannon, Joan Imhof

Business Editor Mary\ Ann BittnerEditorial Staff - „- Barbara Jakubowski.A.| Hajduk, Noel Ja eger, Mildred Manzione, DelDwyer, Barbara Story, P. Cummings.

Business Staff : Marjorie Karaffa.Ina Smith, Mary Ann Schmidt, Carol Elga-broadt, Mary Ann Koss, Dolores Buttlccl, DeanaDerapsey, Eileen Rawa, Donna Nashwinter.

-A* We [See 3tYour Editors Congratulate:

Sister M. Anne Francis on heroriginal production for the sophomore pageant.

The sophomore class for thewholehearted cooperation in making the pageant a success.

Julie Matthews, of Villa, on herqueenship.

Freshmen Joan Connors andMargaret Topping who were elected to Student Council.

Seniors, Sylvia Christie, JoHuggler, and Nancy Smith onwinning the rosaries awarded bythe Archbishop.Your Editors Thank:

Archbishop Gannon for his kindwords regarding the pageant andstudent body.

Thelfreshmenljfor a|"fabulous"Christmas party.Your Editors Welcome:

A much-needed Christmas vacation.Your Editors Wish:

A joyous Christmas and BlessedNew Year to all.Your Editors Predict:

A successful New Year at

Mercyhurst.

rAn O unce Of Etcetera

By Ann McGinnis

f What's more fun than a theatre party?With this thought in mind, the dayhopsroyally entertained the residents at ROOMFUL OF ROSES at the Playhouse. Everyone who attended specially enjoyed meeting the players afterward, and Patsy Kleinreported that the cookies that were served

with the coffee were excellent. No objections would be heard from residents, we'resure, if other such parties were arrangedthroughout the year. By the same token,were equally as sure that]no objectionswould be heard from either of the school'scontingents if more open houses could beheld here in place of the Gannon dancesnow and then. Dubby says the Sophs thinkthey're the "most fun" mixers all year. Onthe other hand, maybe their scarcity makesthem so priceless!

"All for Gannon College standi up andholler!" The Golden Knights, off to agood basketball start this year, tell usthey appreciate the hollering 'Hursters.Cheerleaders I n a | Smith, Linda Baldwin,Elije Broscoe, and Dora Andrie, are certainly doing a fine job as well as lookingvery cute. All four are weUiexperiencedfor the job, having cheered in high school

as well. I

"But I don't know anything about par-lamentary procedure!" Remembering thisfrequent outcry of club presidents, those incharge of the student leadership programin February have arranged for a parliamentarian from the city to then explainall the intricate simplicities of the gavel.

All future leaders take note!Congratulations to the editors on the

MERCIAD'S brandnew personality! Favorably commented upon, were its manychanges in policy and writing. It adopteda mo re liberal and cosmopolitan viewpoint,including more of everything, current lit-erature, theatre, movies, music, happeningsin the city, etc. All of its articles were extremely readable, the well-known facts, forinstance, were disguised with a new angleor slant. All in aU, it was very stimulating,everything a college newspaper should be.

Congratulations also to Mary Baconfor representing Mercyhurst so well at theChristmas Carnival. Poised, attractive, andfriendly for the entire three days, sh eevoked many complimentary remarks fromthe Perry Square men. Very f latter ing'indeed was "Those Mercyhurst girls surely do

have it . !"I I

Festive Spotlights Focus _JXProm ising Holiday Fun

eaaue pi adel

"Pygmalion," George BernardShaw's masterpiece of I comedy,will be presented by the Erie Playhouse through two weeks beginning January 8. Now playingBroadway as the musical version,"My Fair Lady"Jthe plot is builtaround the ever-popular cinder-ella-prince theme. The debonair,rich fellow finds the fragged urchin and makes her into a princess. Rick Risso plays the leadingcharacter, Mr. Higgins. The student body will remember the cut

tings M i s s KeUy dramatizedfrom the play for Mother M.Borgia's and Mother M. 3Eustace'sfeast days last year.Swimming Show

The Synchronettes Swim Clubwill proffer the first acqua-cade inErie's history on Dec. 201 throughDecember 21 in the Strong Vincent pool. It willlbe a Christmasshow featuring Erie's top swimmers and dancers plus sparklingmusic, e x o t i c costumes, andcomedy routines.

"Lux Video Theatre" dispenseswith drama on December 20 topresent an*all-music show to bebe shown-over WICU TV . . . .Sonja Henie's "Holiday on Ice"will also be broadcast in color on

December 22 from 9 to 10:30 p. m.. . . The musical, "The!StingiestMan In Town", starring VicDamone and Patrice Munsel willbe televised on the Alcoa Hourover Channel 12 Sunday, December 23 from 9 - 10 p.m. . . .'alsoon December 23 WSEE TV willcarryistudio One's jAjChristmasSurprise."New Year's Opera

Christmas Eve, Robert Montgomery will present "Amahl and the

Night Visitors", a Gian-CarloMenatti opera, from 9:30 - 10:30p.m. Again abandoning his IusualMonday evening drama, on NewYear's; Eve he will present a concert of* popular music by HugoWinterhalter and his orchestra.

January!Calendar

Now tha t the [basketball season is jus taround the corner, our varsity should beginto line up its games for the coming season— but will it? For the past two years a varsity has been selected and the team practiced every Tuesday and Thursday nights afterschool. The girls worked hard, but for what?They only had one game each season. It seemed as if no one was really interested enoughto*schedule a few games for them.

Last year our varsity could not schedulea game with the Villa basketball team becauseof supposed rivalry between th e two colleges^If there is such a "rivalry", would it not helpthe situation if we played a few games with

them f In fact, would it not be a good idea tohave an intercollegiate*league with some ofthe nearby colleges including Villa, Edinboro,Behrend Center and Lake Erie College ? Sucha leag ue! would promote b etter relation s. Itwould also give some life to|our sports program, which certainly seems to need it.M Audrey Havunen

^47—Classes resume9—Program^ about teaching the

deaf13—Student Council Study Day

from 2 to 5 p. m.f14—Vincent Tortora16—Dr. WiUiam Ehret21—Semester Examinations

Student Critics ReviewPassing Social {Parade

Mercyhurst student have notbeen at a loss concerning thelighter side of coUege life with theabundance of entertainment facilities available lately.

Rondoes and allegros attractedPat Stinneford to Strong VincentAudi for the performance ofArthur Loesser and Ward Daven-ny, duo-pianists. Pat felt theselections appealed to varied musical tastes.

Texas, oil wells and romanceappealed to Mary Becker, P at

Hooper, and Carol McCormack asthey attended |the Erie showingof "Giant". It was agreed thatthe plot was - rather drawn out,that the roles of husband andwife were well-portrayed and thatJimmy Dean's acting ability is acontroversial lubject.

Attending the Erie presentationof the Black Hills Passion Playwere Maureen Jones and BetsySchnatter. Maureen stated thatthe story of Christ's life was ap-pealingly presented to all religious denominations. Betsy andMaureen agreed tha t th e accent ofthe Christus detracted from thecharacter portrayal.

Kathy Kurucz particularly enjoyed the portrayal of the mother,daughter situation mi the playhouse presentation of "Roomfulof Roses". Berley Schaaf felt tha t

t h e teen-age characters f weretypical but the basic situationwas morally bad. Two lines whichprovoked a great deal of laughterwere. "Who wants to be turneddown by a creep?" and "Don't youthink a co-educational schoolbroadens a person?" | f

With the continuing Hungarian crisis, itis interesting to see the illusions of Russiandictatorship that have been destroyed. A notable one is that people and particularly, ayounger generation, can be educated by forceto /believe Sin communism. The free will of

Hungarian men w a s shown! invulnerableagainst*Russia's diabolical methods. Not onlythe youth, but such; men as CardinallMind-zenty have demonstrated that truth is toogreat to be hidden even by Soviet might.

Ttua gate IComplaints are constantly voiced on campus

yet no one looks to see if they% are valid. Bitterwords were voiced recently over no evening mail.This is a service. We would have one mail call daily,if it were not for the sister's trip to the post office.Secondly, weather conditions, at that time, weresuch that unnecessary travel was discouraged bylocal authorities. Next time, let us not be so hastyin our accusation, but a bit more appreciative.

Art has at last found a home in Erie.

After many years of hoping and planning, thecity will have an Art Gallery. The Victorianhome of Captain W. Morrison, next to theMuseum, will house Ishows that, formerlywere held in the Library or Museum. We congratulate the Erie Art Club on this achievement, and look forward to the opening of theGallery in January.

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December 19, 1956 T H E M E R C I A D Page Three

Junior Fire Fighters

Salvage Boys BelongingsThird floor residence hall took on the aspect of a boys' dormitory

for a couple of days following the recent blaze in the deck house, whichGannon boys share with the publ ica t ions d epar tment .

Suits, jackets, coats and R.O.T.C. uniforms belonging to Al Blumleand Don Zbiernowski, who were downtown in class at the time, were

rescued by a line of Mercyhurst students? led by the junior histologyclass. These clothes were undamaged except for a heavy odor of smoke.U r t l i r t a v l ^* « — * - Almost immediately, after th

Findseason

StudentsBehin Counter

As shopperstheir treasures,

rush home withmany Mercyhurs t

lassies smile a sweet "Thank youand Merry Chri s tmas" after completing a holiday sale.$

Je a nne Wurst, Lois Wiedenhae-fer, | Joan Goss, Berley Schaaf,Sandy Balko, Fran?'ReynoldsIandJudy Gordonj are among theMercyh urst girls seen on the oth erside of Boston Score counters.Alber ta Hain, Ruth UlrichJcarol

McCormack, and Barbara Mattssend Halle Bros, shoppers fhomesmiling with satisfaction.

Once home for the vacationConnie Frank will offer her services to customers of Jerome's,Inc .

Su e Hammill encourages seasonbuyers to "say it with flowers"from Tillman's Florist, whileMarilyn Callahan, Mary Stark,Maureen Jones a ndg Eileen Rawaare seen j "checking out" essentials, goodies and tr immings forholiday feasts, in various Eriesupermarke ts . Bur t ' s and Kinney ' sS h o e Stores have employedMar tha Wurst and Kathy Reid,respectively, for the Christmas-rush season.

K O P h i Keep

boys' possessions were carried outof the burning room, a movementbegan on third! floor to collectsoap, bleach, star ch,! and Woolite.Armed with large quantities ofthese, and {supplied by fthe sistersquarters for the laundry, thejuniors washed the boys' shirts,socks and, sweaters. f,

Next day, again led by the juniors, sister class of the Gannonboys, the 3girls finished all? th eironing, including no less fthanforty-one shirts. Thirty-six hoursafter t*he fire, the laundry wasfinished* and piled in the thirdfloor social room, ready for theboys to claim.

They expressed their thanks toal l whoihad helped with a threepound box of chocolates. The unexpected reward was acceptedwith great gusto.

As one of the girls put it, "Itwas nothing we wouldn ' t havedone for our own brothers, andthe boys seem just like brothersto us."

Grad

ounaers DayAt a candle-lighting service

held on December 9, members ofthe Alpha Eta chapter celebratedthe thir ty- four th anniversa ry ofthe founding of K a ppa OmicronPhi, home economics honor frate rni ty .

Joa n Csernyicky, president ofAlpha Eta acted asj toastmistresswith the remaining members taking part in the ceremony. Tributewas paid to the seven foundersof the honorary fraternity and 38chapters were given formal recognition.

Guests > at the service and din

ner which followed were Sister M.Collette, pjsponsor of Alpha Eta,Sister M. T i m o t h y /Marcelene, Miss NinaMary Gene Lillis.f

Inquiring Reporter

Sister M.Re illy, and

Mercyhurst

Vouch For Value

O f C Y T O T o u r sEach year, for the past eight

years, CYTO summer tours to theEuropean cont inent have beensponsored by the National § Feder

ation of Catholic College Studentsand the National Newman ClubFoundat ion.

1957 will be no exc eption .Transa t lant ic t rave l is by one-class student liners, which sailfrom New York, Montreal, a ndQuebec. Total expenses are reasonably low, varying from $695 to$1,000. Air travel ca n also be a rranged for an additional fee.

Tremendous interest is beingshown in this annual project.Most acclaimed of the four toursis CYTO Tour "D ,,M by which, inseventy days, an unbelievableamount of territory is covered, including Ireland, Aust r i a , ; Spain,Portugal, England, Holland, Germany, Switzerland, I taly andFrance .

Sailing dates j-will be madeknown early in 1957. For thosewho are interested, it is advisabletha t application and a $100 de

posit be sent to Catholic Youth

WHILE DEL DWYER touches up Santa 's hair , June Schwartz addsa bit of color to his already rosy mouth. This is a familiar face oncampus at Christmas time.

Christmas Spirit Brings

Santa, Snowman, Love"Merry Christmas from rooms 2

and 3!" With these words Operation Christmas at Mercyhurst isunderway. In Freshman Hal l ,Helen Griffin has hung C hristmas bells and her next-doorneighbor has Santa 's face postedon her door.

Pat Carlile, Sue Daschbach, andSandy Cronin a re ente r ta iningtheir fr iends in a Christmas tree-lit room on third floor residence.This spirit is spreading'; to thefaculty, too, for Doctor Haas hassilver and white poinsettas on herdoor. Jean Grisdale 's sole decorat ion! consists of heri confederate

-flag.On Dasher !

At McAuley Hall, each apartment is individually decorated,

an d there lis? a Christmas tree inthe lounge . Santa and his re indeer pace across the front windowin Donna Nashwinte r , Pa tsyKle in, and Barbara S tone ' s apar t ment .

Marian Hall is lookinglforwardto Santa 's visit. The girls havepainted two front windows: angels

Travel ! Of f ce, 1 Thom as Circle,N. W., Washington 5, D. C, at theearliest possible date to reserveand insure ship passage. L a n guage guides and a priest-chaplain are conveniently included onall tours. SJ

Six Mercyhurst graduates oflast year enjoyed the CYTO tourso much that they would readilydo it again if given the oppor

tuni ty . Brochures >with detaileditineraries of all four EuropeanCYTO tours may be obtained from

_

Mercyhurst 's NFCCS travel chairman, Alberta Hain.

Lay Faculty RelatewChristmas MemoriesQuestion:!Which Chr is tmas

stands out in your mind?Miss Patrizio remembers a

childhood Christmas. She, herbrother and sister, f ixed a lunchfor Santa and got up at 3 o'clockin the morning to discover hismany gifts.

Simplicity Marks Birth |Miss Fratus immediately recalls

last year'sgChristmas. He r parish,Our Lady of Peace, was und erconstruct ion an d | they had nochurch in which to celebrate Midnight Mass. While others atte nded magnificent, elaborate celebrations of Our Lord's birth , sheparticipated in a simple but verybeautiful ceremony In McDowellHigh School audi tor ium.

Good Will Toward Men

A desert town in Ind ia with no

snow, trees, or Church is the set

ting for the story Dr. Haas has totell.: She and 26 other Eu ropeanswere feeling blue on ChristmasEve, for they had no thing symbolic of the holidays but alpoin-setta plant. When they awoke inthe morning they heard musicand! looked out to see manynatives dressed as Biblical characters. They {were invited to thepalace of the Maharajah^ wherethey had 0 feast from goldenplates. These Hindus, who don'tbelieve in our),God, hadfperform-ed a great act of charity, whichproves that there can be unders tanding among na t ions .

The war was over.'Itswas 1945,and for the first time in yearsChri s tmas , lights .adorned .thestreets, houses, and every Christ-mas t ree . "Tha t is the C hr is tmasI remember," says Mrs'. Dolce.Peace on Earth

Nine years ago Miss Kelly spenta Christmas filled with completepeace. The true meaning ofChristmas lived in her heart as itnever hadlbefore and never willagain.

Since her mother? was ill,entire family was togetherChristmas for the last time,gifts and the tinsel were reducedto a minimum and the spirit ofthe Christ-Child seemed especially strong. Her mother died onLittle Christmas.

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and stars on one, snowmen an d

stars on the other.Black Angels

Dayhops are lending to the atmosphere with the decoration oftheir lounge. Lois Wiedenhaeferand Carol Conrath are usingblack angel silhouettes on thewalls; there is a Christmas treeand a gaily lit entrance.Love, Above All

Yes, Christmas is here with itsSantas and reindeer, its bells andpoinsettas, its angels and stars,its trees and snow men, its carolers, candles, and whatever. Butthere is One above all these thingsWhose importance must never bedimmed, Whose love must neverbe ' forgotten.

Soph Tableau

Opens Seasonl

Of Yuld FlurryPrefigures of Mary, the Mother

of the Savior, depicted in tableau

was the theme of the Sophomore

Christmas Pageant performed for

Bishop's Day, December 13.

After Eve, many outstanding

women rose in the Old Testament

to renew the promise of the Redeemer made to our first parents.

Sara, the wife of Abraham had

her only son, Isaac, dedicated to

God. Ruth 's reply to the manycrosses sent to her by God was asubmission to the Will of God, thesame as Mary said, "Behold! th ehandmaid of the Lord; be it doneto me according to t h y word."Queen? Esthe r, a Jew ess, was aleader when she pleaded with theking,.: her hus band , to save t heJewish fpeople from death. The

rising of Judith as a renewal ofthe promised Savior came whenshe was hailed as the savior ofthe people of Judea when she beheaded the tyrant king, Holofer-nes.

A reading by Carol Bocan andAnne Marie Bergen of the well-known Christmas gospel of St.Luke was the narration used between the tableaux scenes for theAnnunciation, Visitation,, Nativity, and the Adoration of theMagi.

In his remarks, ArchbishopGannon sa id the pageant was themost elevating stage show he has

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ever seen.

You feel so new and fresh andgood—all over—when you pause for

Coca-Cola. It's sparkling with

quick refreshment... and it's so pureand wholesome—naturally friendly to your figure.

Let it do chines—good things—for you.

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everde Ok e roceaure;

oode yamilieiy Ok n CotLaeMost girls, upon enterin g college, aim for two goals — first, a

career ; second, marr iage. Five Mercyhurst stud ents have alreadyachieved this second goal, and are now working on the first.

Dorothy Sheptow,v mo ther of two children an d the bridge expe rton the ERIE DAILY TIMES, is a liberal ar ts student. She recently returned from New Orleans where she covered the Bridge Tournament

for the TIMES. tBiology Major

Martha Hill is a biology majorand plans to work as a medicaltechnologist when she graduates.She has w aited 14 years to cometo college, so that her four children would be in school andwouldn' t require as much attention as in their younger days.With household duties and collegework, Martha doesn' t have muchspare time, but she "loves everyminute of it." 4Art Major

Art is the major field of NancyShutts, who is the mother of threechildren. To teach ar t is her ambition, a lthough her "family a lways come first." She attendedEdinboro State* Teachers College

for her f reshman year , lef t to getmarr ied, and then re turned to college at • Mercyhurst a half yearago . . M

Foreign StudentsMaria Tomaszewski and Maria

Baron are special students takingEnglish and Speech courses. Theyare both natives of Argentina andare presently living in Erie . Mrs.Tomaszewski has a small boy.

Not,being a mathematic ian, theMERCIAD m istook it s figures finthe November issue. In the CivilService 'art icle , salaries shouldhave read $2,690; ,$3,455; $3,670;and $4,885. V

Is it tinkling bells, or od'rouspine

Or holly, Christmas red,It is flaky snow, or) Santa ClausOr stor ies that you've read?Is it colored lights or tinsel

br ight,Or car'lers singing mild?Do you think of what a

Chr is tmas means ,Do you think of Mary's Child?Is it twinkling stars, or soft

warm straw,Or angels singing praise?Do you think of giving!willing

hea r tsTo Christ, these Christmas days?

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Luncheons, DanceH Vacation highlights during the

forthcoming Christmas season include Alumnae-sponsored eventsfor students f rom Pittsburgh andBuffalo. I

In Buffalo, a dance will be giv.en jointly for Mercyhurst andNazareth Collegiates, tentativelyset for Friday , December 2 8. Aluncheon is«also planned for thefollowing day.

In Pittsburgh, Mrs. Elaine Forge te Murray,*; president of thatchapter , announced plans to holda luncheon in Oakland at theCollege Club , noted for its good

food, especially its butterscotchrolls and coffee. It will be held onDecember 29.

These Christmas festivities provide opportunities for Mercyhurstgir ls, past and present, to get acquainted .

Volleyball Is Feature

O f Sports CalendarThe "December sports program

featured a highly contested in.t r amura l volleyball tournament .

Games of December 11 resultedin the upset of the favored sophomore ?' team. Making a strongcomeback, the Juniors rallied todefeat the sophomores 32 to 17

which mean t that they and thefreshmen would vie for thetrophy. I

Previous to this game, thesophomores appeared to be on theroad to winning the tournamentand trophy. In the first game ofthe series, they defeated thefreshmen in a close battle, 27 to25, and downed the juniors 29 to22. 1

In the freshmen-junior game ,the juniors showed good form,easily taking the victory 37 to 13.Another contest saw the freshmendefeat the ^previously undefeatedsophomores 30 to 21 . |

December 18 saw* the decidinggame played between the juniorsand frosh. Scores were not available for this issue, but the possi

bility was this: if the freshmen^won, there would be a three-waytie . Up to that date , the race stoodlike this:

Won LostJuniors 2 1Sophomores 2 2Fre shmen 1 2

Roberto and Alicia smile as Carole Conrath and Betsy Schnatterplay reporter a t the Times' Christmas Show. v

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Adventuring Spirit Triumphs

During Recent Times ShowThis story is written for the adventurous, those who have wanted

to peek into the show business world. Carol Conrath and I were suchwhen we entered the stage door a t the recent TIME'S Show.

Challenged, we managed to mumble "MERCIAD and reporters"which turned a cautious policeman into a gallant host. From then on,we were plunked on a costume trunk, our headquarters.

IRC Poll Reveals Collegiates

Show Conservative TendenciesMercyhurst is def inite ly conservative in its a tti tude toward world

affairs. This fact was brought out forceably when the results of therecent IRC poll were tabulated. This I poll jwa s sent} to all affiliatedCatholic colleges by the national IRC Commission of the NFCCS. I

Glee Club EntertainsClad in blazers, the Mercyhurst

Glee Club made its second trip tothe sixth floor of the BostonStore to serenade the Erie Kiwan-is Club yesterday. The gir lsmade their* f irst appearance be-fore this group in 1955. To mak ethe club luncheon enjoyable, the

Mercyhurst Glee Club, under Mrs.Dolce, presented^ selections fromthe December 8 telecast over"vVSEE. I i

The results showed? tha t thestudents here feel that the UnitedStates should continue aid to theArab countr ies, evenlthough R u s sia is making overtures in tha tsection of the world. The majorityfelt thatflsreal did not have justprovocation for her a ttack onEgypt. Some felt!that, while shehad provocation, she stil l had noright to resort to armed warfare .The Suez issue should ihave beentaken immediately to the U. N.last July, thereby possibly avoidingthe la test conflic t in the East, according to Mercyhurst opinion.

The students of Mercyhurst feelth at the situation in the Eastshould be handled by a specialcommittee of the U. N., such asthe United Nations EmergencyForce that has been set up.

An encouraging note was observed by the poll-takers - mostof the students are well- informedenough to have def inite opinionsonf these questions. There werevery few "I don'ti 'know" answers.

BLILA HARDWARE

38 th and P ine Ave.

Phone 0-7464Erie , Pa.

Mercyhurst GirlsAre Talk ing About ! I

TOP TOPICS: Only one concert is scheduledlwith CANISIUS thisyear , May 5 a t Mercyhurst . . . Goren and Jacoby, look out! Loungelizards are taking up bridge in a big way . . .ANNA MARIE BERGANan d MITZI McGAUGHEY celebrate January bir thdays . . . HOTCHfinally took those Belafonte records out of her room (oh yes* watc hfor his tour this summer) . . . Semester tests begin Jan uary 21 . . . ..MERCIAD pla ns a question naire on the issues after vacation . . . MARYRACHEL SHINE is beaming as Mike 's departure is delayed 'til F e b ruary.

JUST TALKING ABOUT: arr ival of c lass r ings . . . snowtoday and gone tomorrow . . . Home Ecers serving for Bishop'sDay . . . mole family in the non-smokers lounge . . . ANNEMcGINNIS' amazing vocabulary ; . 8 ARLENE HAJDUK'Spoetry in the MERCIAD . . . odors f loating through collegehall f rom the chem lab . . . fashion revival of -the roar ing

twenties.

I CROSS COUNTRY: Sunny Flor ida is DOROTHEA MORELL'S holiday destination . .1 . Long letters from Notre Dame are keeping JANEMcKENNA'S mailbox dust free . . . Weekend visitors to Allegheny wereCAROLYN HEYL and PEGG Y HIRSCH . . . Junior day-students willhop to MAUREEN JONES' and JOANNIE GOSS' for Christmas andNew Year's parties . . . JEAN OWENS treks to Case for an!SAE formal . . .MICKEY SPILLANE will welcome BUNNY WALTERS for NewYear's . . . Rensselear visitors included BETTY McLAUGHLEN andSANDY CRONIN . . . NANCY SMITH is in Natalie North's February 4wedding party.

MORE TALKING ABOUT: Gannon mottott if you cantfight them, cooperate them to death . . . NOEL JAEGER offto another NE jaunt in January . . . "Mary's Little Boy Child". . . the Hurst trek to Canisius ' side a t the recent basketballgame . . . Tennessee Ernie 's listenable and likeable TV s h o w . . .PAT STINNEFORD'S term paper , The Inquisition. | |

HOLIDAY NOTES: LINDA COLLIN'S family features traditionalSwedish dishes and decorations . . . December 22 will find LIL EGNOT

a t TEJKE'S Christmas p ar ty . . . Did you know the f irst C hristmas cardwas sent in 1843? . . . SUE HANRAHAN now sp orts a holiday banda geon her wrist . . . CAROL CONRATH is decorating the Dipson Theatermirrors . .. Junior League Ball is being attended by PAT M I L L E R an dPEGGY QUINN . . . Bir thdaying January 1 is MOME DONATELLI . ,-•*CONNIE RENNER plans to graduate Magna Cum P rater ita (no holiday rest for h e r ) . ^-i

Versatile Man

We talk ed to everyone, suchpeople as Bud Richards. "I 'm nobody" he declared, meaning hehad done everything from teaching in a drama school to breakinghorses. He laughed hopefully as:we consoled him about the business that had gone wrong in hisrole of stra ight man for tha-comedy act.

Talking with the Kussol Sisters;a young singing team, we got soexcited tha t the stage manag erhad to shush us. Gates of thenovelty dance act, was a chat-teryJ person.

Snow Missed?Surprise at the lack of snow was

expressed by Flamenco dancerAlicia who had read of our storm.She and Roberto re la ted theirstar t in Puerto Rico as well asdancing I experiences with JoseGreco. Larry Griswold was a surpr ising person, a zany trampalin-ist who possessed a master's Degree and had written a book.

Professing to be 102 years old,Paul Gray, master of ! ceremonies,declared we were a bit elderly, butnice.

Stars Wave

James Melton may have I beenthe star , but these became ourfriends. Roberto and Alicia, Bud,and policeman Gus Buettner , re

quested MERCIADS and we evengot them coffee. They waved fromthe stage door as we drove awaywith memories of an excitingn igh t .

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Spencer Place Store No. 3

Erie , Penna.

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