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? r Hurst Announces Tuition Hikeby Al MessinaEditor*On February
4, -fl.871, SisterCarolyn . announced to theMercyhurst College
Senate thata tuition increase of $250 willbecome 7 effective
September,1971. This increase will raise
the total annual cost of tuitionto $1550. y *. The Mercyhurst
President explained? the tuition jinorease asan effect of costs
that are rising at a rate greater than thegrowth pncome. Besides
balancing the budget, this income will
permit the college to retain itshighly qualified faculty and
willallow the addition of new andequally qualified faculty. Library
facilities and services willbe increased in addition to alarger
staff and? more books.Socio-recreational facilities are
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R.U.S. discusses tuition hike
being expanded! to- insure thetotal development of the socialas
well as the academic needsof the students. . * However, an
important pointthat should be noted by all -students is the
annually contributed services of the Sisters of
Mercy which totals $130,000.The expenses would be muchgreater if
not for the generous-ity of the MercySniujs. In. fact,one major
factor in the tuitionraise * is reduction in the number of
religious teaching atMercyhurst. Lay men raustjbehirethe above;
recommendation i s presentlybeing considered by^theCollege Senate
^and it ap pears the curriculum committee's proposal I will ]
beamended further. A decision is expected within twoweeksJ | H
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P age T w o MERCYHURST COIXEGE February M, 1W l
MEKCYHUEST COLLEGE, ERIE, PA.Mertiad Staff f j , * .Editor " Al
MeaamaAssociate Editor ...*.,/ Bob ParksFeature Editor ...* Jam*
KamlerNews Editor* Sitt StohseSports Wftor \ y> m i
*>PteralaLai/out Editor ,. pv RohdeGeneral Manager . Bob
BeckBusiness Manager ...IM Cmdy GustmCirculation and Ecodhamfe
Marlene SmithLayout Staff Wrank Abeam , Bill Chiodo,,\ i Ann?
PottsStaff Writers Audrey Rosenthal,Dick Limb, Bt&nda Brewer|i
0M Fictor, Jim TrombeViStaff . . . . CarotMeuMlng, Julie Samick, "
Ellen Heinrich, Mark Zine
Hayes Sponsors BillTo Lower Legal fAgeJ& Bob B W * ,
tSenefaf Manager
Dovyoft consider yourself a second cl*ss citizen? |fWell if you
are uftde* the age of 21 a*d over the *ge o! 18IhJtt's what your
state eonsidets y * . PJHioXigli you art a tfedfrffi ctass
dfifceft, at tlte age of Wyou can be arrested arA prosecuted to
theTfuHest extent of the law,toe same as a 1st class citizen. At
age 19 you can*be inducted intotfoe military, to serve your country
as an adult. j fI But as a 19 year old, you cannot enter into a
lease, operate abusiness, inherit property, establish a bustffess
transaction or evenapply for a sctholarehipsloan without the
consent of your parent orJegal guar3ian. | I '* ri-I other wor4s
according to the state you are not capable toilihink fofc*yoursel4
J l l l* But in Harrisburg on Februaryh i , 1971, State
RepresentativeDavid S. Hayes, Republican Representative for Erie
and Crawford counties co-sponsored a group of 68 biUs that would
placeboth benefits and obligation* of|adulthood for Pertnsylvanians
at
age 18. j 1 & k i JL-f . i j |Mr. Hayes stale* "I along^wlth
the majority
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iFebruary 26, 1*71 MERCYHURST COLLEGE Page Threef nging *
bitottssori. E ffectiv e Teaching'; $
Primary Responsibi l i tyy
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0y Fred^rickf H. Burfchardt,president J American- Councilof
teamed Societies.[ Not very long ago a professe*c0liPld be
described fairly simplyas a scholar engaged in teach-1Lng. in those
days the studentLas at the center of the conception of a
^processor's vocation, and the psychodogical andphysical conditions
for 'com*municating with students wererelatively good. ;| 'B Jn the
past forty years^ however, as a result of changes lYiknowledge and
its organization,and as a result.;of developmentsin education and
its relation tosociety and work affairs, therehave^been great
changes in*oufrJpondeption %pt *the role of theprofessor. Besides
increasingthe complexity fof that role,these changes have aiso
workedas centrifugal forces drawingthe professor away ffcom
hhestudent aftfl'Weakening the tiesbetween them.^Perhapsj^he most
powerfulforce has; been the great increased in the specialization
jof'knowledge* One "consequence ofthis trend is that, the
professorhas comfe to identify himselfmore^and mo^e^with
hisJdiscip-line and his professonal peergroup. JHisr college k or
universitycompetes*, with his professionalcomrirunity for hds time
and[energy and loyalty.; Communi-[jaticn with jhfs students
rrowcomptetesgiwith communteationpwitt) his peers; ?
Ifteiease intspeciaHzation hasalso ancreasedjthe significanceof
^research. The posttoni*jthescheter'Jticcuffles in the judg-meit of
his peers is now .as important as ^judgment* ofghispilege
|admiHistrationjt Profes-|sional recognition is^agrtpowerfulSpree
which ^1 suspect operates
jttet as strongly in stiroMatiftgresearch a* the a'tteged
"publishor perish" pressures of university administrations ;and
departments /| A second trend |which^haschanged the role of the
profes-sorilias^Jbeen the success otyheideal of service to the
largercordimunityan ideal energetically fostered by the great
pub-Ire universities and fnow gener-sy-. etiological, social, an^
mofalchafacteristics that make? forgood teaching as well as
goodresearch. 'W- ' '. %Our graduate schools tare notentirely
immune? fromf thecharge thanthey l im out youngspecialists^ who
to&Ve scarcelythought of teaching as a voca
tion. More must Ib^done to stim-Ulate.a consideration of
teachingin the training? ol scholars. Effective teaching does-
nct|follownaturally from- ^competence inscholarship,* nor is it
simply anendowment which * one eitherlias or - hasn't. Something
canbe done about it and mote willhave to Ibe* done about it
ifteaching is to ibe restored tolaCentral iplace in|the vocation
ofthe professor.i' Finally, teaching and learningmustlibecome a
much more^vig-orously /prosecuted IfieJd of research than it
has-been upw toflow,' Although- ipsychodoig.y hasmade enormous
progress as ascience, educational psychologyhasfceeirc! elatively
unsuccessful in fattra'c'ting the interest ofthe more talented
research menIn that field.
RATDFive Easy Pieces
directed by Bobi'Rafelson-Five Easy Pieces deals with a mart
(Jack Niehoteorit search
ing for something;'he really does not know.Coming from a family
of professional musicians, he becametheir black
sheep^byjcutting^the ties with them? and his talent*Disgusted with
work in thejoil fields,*: he suddenly quits ^his job,and returns
home to visit his invalid father. living with Rayette(Karen Black),
whose aim is to be a professional country singer,he is caught
in>a decision between the down to earth and the elite*
. The movie tries too hard to bejgood that it tends to bore
thethe audi woefe Technically,, ifcgftas ttiifully photographed
total hor.izonal shots, which tend to set amood, become so frequent
that it does not get its point across. Thenumber of unnecessary
segments leaves the viewer wondering ifheiis to find the^poptilar
"heaviness" in them or not TSiere are foemany introductions to
'smaller characters. Two movies could easilybe made out of this one
film's information. ' I .A redeeming aspefcfcof this ilnVi, is
anSnteresti&g scene played wath two female nitcfr-frickefrs oh
their wayfto ptoliutioA ftiee
Alaska. *Khese characters are only seen* on small poWion of
thestory,put their inipactf is telt to the final act. Another
redeemingpoint, is fhefihterestSng blend of country and ciassicai
music, tlfeel the most beaufiful moments of tfte fllm^s whflte Bob
(Niehol*son)#is playing a beautiful classic. Ae camera shows
ttvefmarty.poririaits of his musical ejfnirV.The scene is handled
wHJi t*ie rightamount of Bighttand sound that when the selection is
completednot only does Bob, butitfise audience is brought back to
earW,-Although the fitl'e couloT%tfggest?a"lewd situatJbUy It's
name re>fers to the familys talent.Although the?movde does drag,
the sudden ending comes at theright time. Not only is Bob
disgusted, but the audience also.
fStf ft 'twere not for Nidholsonithe movie would be a disaster.
He.handles the character With the right amount of Cfudenefcs and
hon>estylhatSWis a commendable job. 'the "Os^r" nomination
ispossible for hiS performance.Lenten'Festival ThenveI Call To New
Life"
A* festival for Lent?! * newal jn-ogram will be h ighl ighted by
contemporary shor th a v e
season^ Lentess, a c c o r d i n gHilfeeft, coHege chapla in .
To s t ress the poisitive andfpers o n a l e l e me n t s ! off t h
e s e a s o n , Fa t h e r Hl l b e r t indicated,the* SafftrtRtf
rtght iand SurtSay Itiornft^ Masses Wftlfeature, begiftnlrg|Toji
March A,M^elftFest lval^ basedlByCISCAN
renewalGoodI siohal lexperience ratherlftranfjtost a verbaSoiie,
Briefcolttr films, as well as pesters^ barmefi and graphicsWill al
l bescofribined with thei Scripture reading of eachSunday to create
a uniqufe *mrf toniempftrai^ Rtn*g*fcaiservice. | ^g "Lent
Festival*' wHf be celebrated at ie|Colfege onth e Third, FottrtlH
and tFifth Sundays of Leftt as weft asEaster Sunday. * f I * ITheme
for the^Lent Festtvai" program is "a*call
to KeW1 life."-It emphasfeies^ positive look^at the
tradi-tionarlenten theme of repentance andco*versfcii. **Fe-tival"
announcements suggest tnat Lent is a tfanetft re -birth, a chance
to examine attitudes and actions in orderto live a more Christian
life. ITh e wtihi the HENt FESTIVAL KfT is a se t of
ftlttrone-minute color film p arab les th at [unite the Scrip
turetext of each week jwith real life situations. In the filmtor
the Third Sunday of Lent, for exaatapfe, a -group ofchildren create
and wear imaginative paper masks. The
F J scene dissolves into a jquick series of human actionsfollow
uffctn the dear recogni- masked by hatred and v iolence.! The
concluding \query:"What have we done to God's image?" encourages
view*ers to re-examine the basic values by which they live.
wfiat? tjie ^above points ,boi]down to is tjieiactionjthat
wouldfollow upon the dear recognition that effective teaching
isstill the resporisibility of thescholarly 'profession. If
thisrecognition is achieved we willbe tfell on the way to a
restora-tion of .the vitality of the idealof he scholar-tea
ohe%
i |The LENTjFESTIVAL Rft was created by fhtfFkAflkCISCAN
COMMUNICATIONS 1CENTER, a group ofpriests, sisters, brothers and
laymen of all faiths inter*ested in communicating the Good ^News
through ^contemporary media, i 'h v i m
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