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convocation, mary's day.graduation highlight may

zurn hall science and fineartsdedicated in april 27 ceremony

A weekend of activities markedthe dedication of the new Zu rnHall of Science and Fine Arts. OnSaturday evening, A pr il' 20th , adinner and a music p rog ram , th efirst to be offered in the new recitalhall of the building , was g ive n f orthe college faculty an d adm inis tration, Advisory Board members,Board of Truste es, and religiousand civic leaders of the community.The dedication wa s held a t a formal academic ceremon y Sund ay,April 21st m Ipf |

The program b egan at 2:30 p. m.with an academic procession. Reverend William E. Biebel, th e ch aplain of Mercyhurst College offeredthe invocation, aft er w hich th e w elcome and introduction by Char lesA. Dailey Jr . , the Chairm an of theAdvisory Board took place. MotherMary Clare McWillia ms, th e s uperior of the S iste rs of M ercy a ndthe Chairman of the Mercy hurstBoard of Trus tees sa id in he r ac ceptance of the building: "Between

the Er ie community and the s isters who came here in 1926 to openMercyhurst College a good relat ionship immedia te ly sprung upand it has continued through theyears. On the occasion of dedicat ing a new bui lding, i t seems r ightto say tha t we who now stand intheir places pledge ourselveswarm ly to the kind of educationthat will keep the relationship freeand vi ta l . "

Congressman Joseph Vigor i tospoke briefly, and thenfthe President of Mercyhurst College, Siste r M. Carolyn Her rmann, dedicated the building, tracing the devel-opmentof Mercyhurst College andthanking the Zurn family to whomthe building is dedicated. EverettF . Zurn, a member of the Mercyhu r s t ^Advisory Board and theChairman of Zurn Industries, Incorpora ted, spoke . for that localfoundation. "T his is a grea t dayfor us who are associted with theZurn Founda t ion," he sa id . " I know

I speak for Mel, David and Frankin acknowledging the dedication ofZurn Hall. We have helped to layanother milestone to advance thegoals of higher education in ourcommunity under Sister Carolynand her dedicated staff. Thesegoals will be accomplished and wetake the opportunity to wish themcontinued success in the future."The main speaker for the ceremony was Thomas P. Carney,Ph.D., the senior Vice President ofResearch and Development for G.D. Searle and Company, Skokie,Illinois. He is a native of Duboisand brother of Sister Mary Kevin,R. S. M. Dr. Carney praised the "re joining of science and fine arts inour cul ture ," saying t ha t ZurnHall stands as an example of thisreunion. He also expressed the

As the end of the school year ap proaches, Mercyhurst students arepreparing to join the seniors inthe graduation activities. The firstof these activities, Mary's Day,was held on Sunday, May 12. Mercyhurs t ' s front campus was the setting for the crowning of Our Ladyby this year 's queen, Kathy Fitzgerald.

The second graduation activity,Honors Convocation, was held onWednesday, May 15, in the L ittleTheatre. Following the traditional tassel ceremony, passing of thegavel, and dedication of the Prae-terita, student honors and scholarships were presented by Sister M.Janet, Academic Dean.The Saint Catherine Medal,awarded to a sophomore in recognition of outstanding academicachievement, was presented toElaine Marsh.. The C arpe DiemAward was awarded to JeanneKeim as the senior who has best

realized the school motto in herfour years at Mercyhurst. TerryJones received the Archbishop JohnMark Gannon Award for generalscholastic excellence.At this time, it was announcedthat thirteen seniors have been selected for membership in "Who's

Who in American Colleges andUniversities": Betty Barczak, AnneMarie Canali, Jane Carney, JudyFitzgerald, Kathy Fitzgerald,Kathy IcardiJ Terry Jones , Jeanneneed for an atmosphere that encourages creativity in a college.

In conclusion the Most ReverendJohn F. Wealon, Bishop of the ErieDiocese offered benediction andblessed the building saying, "Thosewho teach here and learn here willbe led to the Lord of sciences, tothe author of all arts."Refreshments and a tour of thebuilding followed the hour-longceremony. On Sunday, April 28th,the new building was opened to thepublicuntil 5 in an open house from | 2p. m .

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national perspectives open:campaign and choice f 68 elicit response

I On Tuesday,? April 23, th e Mercyhurst student body was given the opportunity toparticipate in Choice 68, the first national collegiate presidential primary, JAn exceptional64% of the students voted on their first, secondhand third choices for the presidency of theUnited States. In addition, three? issues of national importance were presented to the vo^ters for a referendum vote. They concerned theiwarfin Vietnam and which?importantdomestic issues should receive priority in government spending.Neverfin th e nation's history have so^many college students beenfgo well-informedabout? the major issues of the day. Yet infthe past, they have had little opportunity to express theirjpolitical views jin a unified, coherent manner. The difficult question, largely unanswered until now, is not ^vhat is thetatudent opinion, but rather*whati are the studentsopinions. Choice 68 offered college stu dents the op portunity to express their preferences onPresidential candidates and selected issues 3 to speak for the first time as a body politic.With participation open to every university, college, and junior college in the United States,Choice 68 is a major political event of sufficient scope to merit the nation's attention andconsideration.^!Along with Choice 68 came ja politicaljenthusiasm ;that has involved many of themembers of the student body in active political campaigning for the candidates of} then-choice. On the weekends offApril 26,?27, & 28 and|May^3, 4, & 5, interested studen ts wentto Indiana to work? in connection with the Indiana primaries.,;These girls stayed in a Baptist Student Center off the campus of Ball State ^University,land spent their time canvassing voters in order?to determine candidate preferences. They also distributed McCarthycampaign material and worked in connectionlwithJMcCarthy headquarters in Indiana.On the weekend of May 3, 4 and 5, a different Mercyhurst delegationfwent to Wash

ington, D. C. to work with the Kennedy campaign. The group, consisting of thirty-sevengirls and four professors, stayed at the Hotel Stratford in Washington, and spent the ir timedistributing literature in three sections offthe city. They had the opportunity to see andhear Senator?Kennedy on Sunday, and some of the girls were able to meetf withthe candidate. S

the Columbia rebellionan interview with Columbia'sstudent body president

As another step in the direction of Increased nationalawareness, Lynn Vamchio,Students Government I President newly elected on a platform of wider social action,recently telephoned Dani Tel-legrom, the President of Columbia University's^ StudentBody. Her intention was toascertain first-hand facts,much distorted by the press,concerning the recent upheaval on Columbia's campus. Theresults of her finquiry wererevealing. ' |

According to Telfegrom,chaos was long overdue t a tColumbia. The gymnasium issue touched the spark to agrowing unrest based on themore internal issue of studentpower. The Columbia StudentGovernment had been deniedsignificant authority by thecollege's ^administration; th estudents had also been* re fused the right to hold peaceful indoor sit-down str ikes.There had been furthermounting of dissension due togovernmental financing of

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Such active involvement" speaks well for the concern of tthe student body in respectto the presidential campaign; It shows that the Mercyhurst girls are able to become involved for a caused that will have a pronounced effect on not only present conditions, but on any faculty research directedtheir future lives. If this present trend of concern continues, it will^be fair to assume that |toward defence (50 % of fac-the term "apathetic"wiH no longer be appropriate for the average girl on this campus. u jj .y research) . The studentI body, consequently, repressedin its efforts to be heard reasonably, was ripe forfmore vi olent action.The press seems to have repressed some facts concerning the Ibackground of the

gymnasium incident also. Tel-legrom# maintains that theuniversity had been forceditonumber of votes:% of votes:total vote:

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cbnvinced, after consultationwith Percy Sutton, a Harlemcommunity leader, that resentment would have beenavoided had j Columbia gonethrough appropriate channels.Sutton described the implicitinsult which has people sawin the construction of thegym , called it a "symbol" ofColumbia's lack of respect,and adm itted to (knowledgeth at it would be bombed ifbuilt. The controversy overthe supposedly segregated entrances to the gym, therefore,is not as ab surd as it had appeared. It is only one expression of a larger issue.

Contrary to press and t. v.coverage , t he Columbia rebelshave I wide campus backing.The initial take-over of theadministrative offices was,Tellegrom observed, recognized as a spontaneous and irrationally completed m ove. Subsequent action, however, hasbeen purposeful and widelyapproved. The Student \ Governm ent supports the demands of S D S for completeamn esty to the rebels; andfaculty supp ort is also surprisingly widespread. Untilth e recent!incident, Columbiahad had no faculty senate.One has since arisen spontaneously and is likely to organize itself. "iTellegrom agreed to Lynn'srequest th at he and othercampusHeaders make a tapeof the facts ofas well asthe ir reactio ns tothe^ Apriloutbreak and that he forward

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intensificationMm 78 I '17.07it to Mercyhurst for studentxtendi its campus-^into Har-lem by playing slum lord am m ^nuclear weapons t h e e x p e n g e rf t h e n e i g h b o r _ information. Lynn proposes toplay the tape for the student.98

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candidatesfirst? choice 'Kennedy (150/36.86%) ;j second choice4 McCarthy 126/31.34%); third choice:W M I * ' i Pf McCarthy ( 65/16.62%)

run-down of f rst^choices:Halstead1Hatsfield1Johnson29 or 7.13% -|Kennedy150 or 36.86%King1 % '. . p |Lindsay4McCarthy131or32.19%Nixon34 or 8.35%Percy1Regan1Rockefeller43 or 10.57%Stassen0Wallace2Others9

mg Negro community. Itseems that the policy is tobu y apartment buildings andthen! tofallow them to deteriorate until removed by thecity. Thisif policy had1 createda backlog of resentmentagainst any university interference in slum areas. Thisresentment was augmentedby the fact tha t Columbia hadnot conferred with any Harlem leaders before deciding toreplace the playground therewith a gym. Tellegrom was

body and *then| possibly express to Columbia the collec-tive opinion of Mercyhurststudents concerning the University's student action.It is one more step towarddrawing fMereyhurst into themainstream of national college involvement from whichshe has long been divorced.

It is Lynn's belief that ourstudent body has much tolearn and to co ntribute in political and social areas.SPRINGS EXAM SCHEDULEClass Time

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letterslettersletterslettershfterslettersletUDear Editor:I sincerely appreciate your editorial pointing out the weaknessesand the inefficiency of the GannonCollege Student Senate.f However,I wish to point out why the Senateappears to be ineffective in comparison to the^Mercyhurst StudentGovernment.

First of all, the basic structures system, the generaglack of inter-of the two are different. Also, our est of both the Se nator s and the

al college committees, a possiblechange in the advisor system, restructure and reorganization of theSenate, and many other problems,both foreseen and unforeseen.I would be the first to agree thatthe effectiveness of the 1967-1968Student Senate was hampered. But,because of our switch to a new

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Editor in Chief Chriss StrongExecutive Editor --.. Mary Ann MortonPage Editors Elaine Marsh, Mary Ann DTJrso, Judy' (,- Bradley, Pam Foyer, Rosalie Hodas , Chris BogdanskiPhotography Editor Barb ScullyTyping and Copy Editor - Cathy VarcaExchange Editor -Emily FaticaBusiness Editor j . Lforraine TuckerClub News Co-Editor L^.Kathy HumphriesModerator . 1 Mr. Barry McAndrewEditorial Staff Margaret Fox, Sylvia Kengersky,Linda Colvin, Emily Fatica, Danise Bonadio

philosophies, our scopes, our limitations, our rights and responsibilities are different. (Not to men-

individual students, thef fact that29 of the 39 committees were new ^ ore ~ i*. * . mz& i * ls o ' ^ a t 23 of 29 members weretion the composition of the Student new, the pas t years ' Sena te 'effectiveness and lack of writtenreports and recommendations, lackof communications, etc., we were,w e

Bodys) .While the Mercyhurst Government must deal with the problems _of dress and dormitory rules, as more or less7defeated"'beforewell as academic j and social, the began.Gannon Senate must face morecomplex problems.?'Under my new auspices as Vice-President of Academic Affairs, wewill be discussing such problems asthe pros and cons of a?mandatoryR 0 . T. C. Program, the pros andcons of a limited Pass-Fail System,a proposed calendar change, a revision of the core curriculum, stu- Thank Wffl * *i* "7dent rights and respons ib le"* , r e - ^ ^ S E X S T * " * *

However, because of the preliminary and background^work doneduring the last term (1967-1968)the typed reports and recommendations, and the personal attitude ofthe new President, Gregg Robieand his Executive Board and thenew Senators, next year must bea banner year.ceiving credit for present non-credit seminars, students on gener- Respectfully,Thomas Doyle

Vive -Pre siden t of* AcademicAffairs S ^past-President (1967-1968{term)Student Senate IGannon CollegeDear Edi tor : 1. 1 |I I was deeply disturbed by theeditorial, "Competence of HurstGovernment Pointed up by GannonInsufficiency," in the Merciad ofMarch 22, 1968.It seems to me that the goodpoin ts of our S. fcr. A. could bedemonstrated without slanderingGannon's Senate. What is theworth of Inon-constructiye criticism? I don't see how any of thestatements made about Ithe Gannon Senate could resolve any of itsproblems, >, I alwa ys thought thatour paper was above such pettiness . . , ?An article such as thiscan serve only to tear down intercollegiate good willand shouldn'twe continually be striving to buildit up? | fThe Father-Daughter Weekend/Gannon Prom blunder was certainly unfortunate, but we had alreadyreceived letters and calls of apology from Gannon when the Merciad came out. Wouldn't it have been

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Dedicated preparation* for the joint aophomore- iunior Spring Weekend made the event , Tliirht and a success. * wight and a success

jo int spring weekend a successby Sue Smith

In past years i t has been the tr adition for th e S ophomore andJunior classes of Mercyhurst tosponsor respective spring and fallweekends. However, popular voteof the two classes determined tocombine the two into one "all-out" affair this year $ occurring inthe spring. The ;year has passedus by, the week-end of May third ,fourth, and fifth has come, and wewere; read y fo r it.

The three-day's fest ivi t ies beganon Friday nighte with a dance inthe Student Union from eight tilltwelve featuring "The Sterl ings" ,a popular gr oup from Buffalo. Saturday afternoon found Mercyhurst"hostess" to the many beans an dvisitors to its open house beingheld from one to three. Occurringthat night was the climactic eventof the weekenda candlelight dinner and formal dance held at theMasonic Temple in dow ntown Er ie.Sunday found the previous night 's

gli t tering and glimmering auratransformed into the | casual andrelaxed atmosphere of Nathan'sGrove for Mass, picnicking, anddancing to the ^reverberations of"The Rhythm Method" band."Tara," a reference to ScarletO'Hara's rich Southernfplantationin Margaret Mitchell's *"Gone Withthe Wind, was the theme of theweekend. Decorations suitable tothat theme adorned the secondfloor ballroom. They included numerous flower and plant arrangements, small white pil lars, centerpieces of golden-sprayed roses, andfavors of nose gays. A candlelightdinner in the dining room beginning at seven set the mood for theevening as the sweet strains ofGene Parlette's orchestra lulled the

Southern belles and'gentlemen onthe dance floor till one. Joining usat "Tara" were the prominent figures of Mr. and Mrs. Lincourt , Mr.and M rs. |DeS ante, and Mr. andMrs. Sturm whotserved as chaper-

This wood sc ulpture ! by F rancis Shanz is part of the Mayexhibition. ' . If i Imay show among art news

by Daniel Burkehowtime and who was that personin the bathtub . . .^

tThe 45th Annual May Showopened Sunday, May 5th, and nofewer than thirteen works done byMercyhurst associated artists werefound supporting the walls of theEr ie Art Center. The May Show, a^peti t ion open to artists living^thin 75 miles of Erie, offeredBest of Show Awards totaling?400-00, and, additionally, $1000.00m Purchase money.

Faculty members, Henry Shradya*id Hubert Haisoch, took two ofthe four Best of Show Awards,and MMr- Shrady's painting "Odys-**/ was selected as a purchasefor the permanent collection of thef1*Center.f la addition to the Best of ShowAwards, the juror, Mr. William C.^endig awarded ten honorable men-"ons. Significantly, four went toP**t and present Mercyhurst / s tun t s Daniel Burke, Donald Gest,"ennis Revitsky, and Mary Rosiak.|Also having works selected forp jf 1^ were Al Brites, Mary Pat^{a&her, Mary Ann Weak, Pa -

cfaf Sampson, and Francis

The statistics of the show itselfdo much to point up the distinctcontribution of Mercyhust College.Of the 325 works submitted, only70 were accepted. Of the 133 art ists who entered, thefworks of 63were chosen for viewing.A reception and preview of theshow was held at the Art Centeron Friday, May 3rd. Part icipatingart ists and Art Center members al lhad a time,.both during and afterthe reception.

sukiyaki and doing your thing . . jThe art department loses two ofit s forces this year. Mr. Shradywill be working on a movie thissummer (set designs, etc.); fthenit 's off to teach at Wesleyan University in Middletown, Conn. Mr.Haisoch plans on teaching the summer session; then it's off to Canadato make art .

it 's very interesting Jb ut II don'tunderstand i t

The Thesis Show mow*i to theBrie Public Museum on May 13th.on a Sunday . f , .The ar t club is sponsoring a top. . . to the Cleveland May Showon May 19th.

ones for the affair.Credit for manufacturing thecontemporary yet representativereproduction of "Tara" must begiven to the general sophomore andjunior class chairmen, Sandy Pe-ruzzi and Judy Mesek, respectively. It must be given also to ithegen era l! chairmen: for Fridaynight, Maureen Walsh; Saturdaynight, Gail Dunningham; and Sunday, Mary Horsington. i Aidingthem in their efforts were the committee chairmen Sue Gardner, Decorations; Jeanne DeLucia, Tickets;Trudy Bayer, Publicity; DebbieKorowicki, Queen Candidate;Maryanne Ruscio, Chaperones; andRosie Blieszner, Boutonnieres.Nominated by the Senior classto reign over the illustrious event

were the queen candidates JaneCarney, Elaine Wilson, Betty Barc-zak, Linda Salem J and Ann O'-Laughlin. The queen, Elaine Wilson, was chosen by popular ballotof the entire school."threepennyopera1 stagedby players!

The Greensleeves Players underthe direction of Miss Kathleen Mc-Manus entertained campus andcommunity* audiences on May 9,10, 11, and 12 with th eir production of the ^popular IBrecht/Weillmusical, The Threepenny Opera, amodern adaptation of John Gay'sBeggars' Opera. Bertold Brecht'sadaptation harmonized the familiarjazz idiom of songs like "Mack theKnife" with the unmistakeablesocial challenge recurrent in theirlyrics'? He posed the very contemporary question: How long can weallow this inhumanity of manto continue ? The play, staged in acontemporary setting to enhanceits immediacy, parodied the falsebourgeoisi ethics and the doublestandard of our moral concepts.Macheath represented a societyruled by economic factors whosemoral and religious codes are mereideologies serving the interest ofthe rich.The following students appearedin the Greensleeve production:Susan Radanovich, Patricia Sullivan, Sandi Mangone, Valerie Man-gin, Lynda Brooks, Barbra Semer-ick, Joyce Moscario, Sheila Barry,Tina Sheridan, D'Arcy Bliskey,Carol Berry, Helen Bauer, MaryFrances Cerk, Teresa Minedao, JimSchweller, Ben Agresti, Rich Connelly, Charlie Corritore, Bob Ma-chinski, David Parsh, Denny Long,and Jon DeGeorge.

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music students activeI By Suzette Aleci

The Music Department, GleeClub, and Madrigal Singers presented a joint concert!on April 19in the recital hall of Zurn Hall.The program was in honor of theDedication of the bufding, and wasthe first Glee Club concert in thenew recital hall. Also new werethe mint green crepe gowns wornby the Glee Club.

The Music Department and recital hall were open for J viewingthe weekend of the Dedication andalso the following one. Many visitors viewed the recital hall and remarked how nicely the colors ofyellow and gold blended with thevivid green | of the curtain. Downthe music wing the color scheme isbasically blue and white. On theleft a re ! four studios for the faculty-Sr. Helen Jean, Sr. Andrew,Mrs. Onisko, Miss Galinsky andMr. Burger. Also on the left wallis a large bullet injboard|with programs, pictures, and,, opportunitiesin the field of music posted. Further down is classroom 144, a workroom with listening ^facilities anddrawers!to store music; a libraryfor books and records and a listening room with two stereo recordplayers and a tape recorder. Theright side of the hall is devoted topractice rooms. Backstage thereare cabinets for music and instrument storage. It is altruly fascinating place to explore.

On April 28, the Ma drigal Singers sang for a communion breakfast at the Knight's of ColumbusHall in Erie. That evening seniorsPat Leon and Kathy Kelson presented their senior recital in therecital hall. *Saturday, May 4, members of themusic department' went to Cleveland to see the opera The Marriageof Figaro by Mozart.Coming soon are two concerts.May 10 there was a concert whichinc'uded scenes from operas suchas The Marriage of Figaro, by Mozart, Madame Butterfly by Puccini,and Carmen by Bizet. There werealso "organ and piano numbers included, plus selections by MarilynSchauble's String Quartet. May 19is the Glee Club's "pops" concert . It willl be a relaxing concertwith music on the lighter side.Most of the music will be fromBroadway Shows such as: Briga-doon, Carousel, Man from La Man-cha,vKiss Me Kate, South Pacific,The King and I, plus "Tonight"from West Side Story as a pianoduo. i #The Glee Club is busy planningmany more concerts with othermen's colleges for the coming year.At the last Glee Club rehearsalelections were held for next year'sofficers. Those elected were: President, Mary Jo Pasikoski; BusinessManage r, M arilyn Schauble, andLibrarians Mary f GraceCross andLinda Burrows.

sociology film reviewedBy Wendy Walsh

On April 19, 1968, the SocialScience Department of MercyhurstCollege presented the movie, Lilith,for its monthly selection. Lilith isa story of schizophrenia portrayedthrough the principles, WarrenBeatty and Jean Seaberg. Schizophrenia is a type of psychosischaracterized by loss of contactwith the environment land disinte-gration of the personality.

Warren Beatty plays Mr. Bruce,a handsome attendant at a wealthyhome & for mental patients, whereLilith (Jean Seaberg) is staying.Lilith herself, is a beautiful, youngnymphomaniac who is undergoingtreatment after > attempting to seduce her younger brother who latercommitted suicide.Beatty has wandered into thehome, almost by accident, freshfrom the war. He applies for work,expressing an interest and concernfor the patients. Actually, Beatty,who has a mild case of schizophrenia in the form of a mother-complex, may have been drawn tothe hospital unconsciously, seekinghelp.Beatty seems devoted at firstand gains the confidence of the

staff. The doctor encourages him totalk to Lilith and try to help heras she was showing signs of improvement;with him. Beatty's firstsign of weakness is his growinglove for Lilith. However, anotherpatient, a brilliant man, who sayshe is almost ready to leave thehome, is also in love with her. Actually, |she is his only treason forliving. Lilith tells this inmate thathe has beautiful hands; handsmeant to be creative. He is happyand makes a lovely box to holdher pastels , as both are amateurart ists .

Bruce and Lilith go to the circusafter she expresses a desire to seeit and he has obtained special permission from the doctors. He buysher a doll which she likes and thendecides to enter the jousting contest. After winnings the event,Bruce is seduced by Lilith, Later

he ^steals the doll and "drowns" itin his aquarium as the resemblancebetween Lilith and his hated mother has grown too strong for him.

Bruce's weakness shows againwhen the inmate who made Liliththe box asks him what she thoughtof his gift. Bruce's jealousy leadsthe man to believe that Lilith .refused hi s gift, and, later that nightthe man commits suicide, feelingthat Lilith has rejected him.Bruce does not appear for workand the supervisor, going to hisplace to find him, discovers a striking resemblance between a pictureof his mother and that of Lilith.She also discovers the doll in theaquarium.Meanwhile, Bruce learns of thedeath of the other inmate and runsto Lilith for comfort. He >cries toher of his love and of his fears an dshe rejects him. Lilith's mind isshattered by the conflict betweenbeing a nymphomaniac and beingafraid of sex on the one hand, andher growing love of Bruce on theother. She turns catatonic and thefinal scene show Bruce visiting her

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student government 1968-69outlines plans and purpose

The basic motivation of the 1968-69 Student Government, led bypresident Lynn Varricchio, will beexpansion of the role of collegestudents to include involvement inmajor social and intellectual issues as a form of self-developmentand at the same time, as a meansto garner community respect. Believing that Mercyhurst^has handled campus problems well, Lynnfeels that- now the students candevote their energies to the larger issues within) the community.During herfeampaign, Lynn statedthat, if Mercyhurst is not well-known, it is due to failure to impress other students, faculties, andcolleges through productive action;thus she feels: "Stu dent Government must take the initiative inbringing the student body into personal confrontation with the issues.It must serve as the channel whichconnects us w ith; the fmainstreamof national colleges a nd un ive r s :ities.|* If . . |Involvement presupposes aware-ness ,! and for g reate st effectiveness this awareness must not bevicarious but experimental. ManyMercyhurst students have recognized this necessity witnessthose who recently participated inactive out-of-state campaigning fo rSenators Kennedy and McCarthy.To provide opportunities for awareness, several measures |have beenadvocated, such as|bringihg to theMercyhurst campus, speakers* whohave definite if ^controversialstands on major issues, and forming Young Democrat and YoungRepublican Clubs?during this nextelection fyear. Greater participation in SGA will be encouraged bymonthly open meetings, duringwhich the. usua l ^parliamentaryprocedure will belsuspended to facilitate discussion of cogent civicand academic issues. The foundingof a tri-college settlement house,serving as a focal point to co-ord-

inate projects aimed to benefit theeconomically and culturally deprived of the Erie area, will provide anoutlet for experiential involvement.College students would thus contribute actively and positively tothe community and, at the sametime, gain experience within theirfields and earn community respect.This will necessarily be a long-term project; within one year, onlythe groundwork can be laid. A recent tr i-college government meeting set the major goal of | earningprestige and recognition for college students as a group throughinvolvement in the Erie community. Positive action has already beentaken to initiate a half-hour-radioforum which would present academic topics in a stimulating manner and, hopefully, help the community appreciate the academicrole of the college students.In an effort to augment structured intellectual pursuit, an independent study program, openf tos tudents , faculty, and administration on a no-credit basis, will beinitiated. A topic will be chosenand explored during the year fromthe viewpoints of the various disciplines. Periodic meetings will allow presentation of the results ofindividual study to the group; thiswill expand awareness and communication among the various disciplines and, in particular, arousemore interest in learning.

The coming year will challengethe safety of isolated campus existence ; a critical atmosp here* shouldbe present in the positive sense ofpointing out areas for expansionand improvement. As Lynn hasstated: "In the coming year, let usbe ever mindful that a step nottaken is a step backward, that anexperience not taken is withdrawal.I challenge you, as I challenge myself . .. It is time that we emergefrom our protective shell and meetthe world as vitally aware women."

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be t te r fto have forgotten it andwork for better communication inthe future? How can that editorialincrease comm unication?Actions speak louder than words.Wouldn't we have shown ourselvesto be "bigger" people if we hadpublished a paper, perhaps p raisingour S. G. A., but without referringto Gannon's in such a derogatoryway ? Why give? all jthose GannonKnights even the slightest reasonto think less of our school ? II don't iwant | to be ; misunderstoodFU be the first to defendour S. G. A. and praise the officers.In comparison with many otherschools, our S. G. A/s problems areoften fewer and less crucial. But Irepeat: what was the value of aneditorial like tha t? A pat on theback is nice, but not at the expenseof another organization. 2J fr. . - Respectfully,% Rosemary BliesznerDear:Editor ;

We should like to take this opportunity to commend the Civicand National Affairs Committee ofStudent Government for the out-standing job they did in handlingthe Choice '68 program on thiscampus. The publicity was morethan adequate, the organization wassuperb and most important of all,the student * response was tremendous. I t would be safe to say thatperhaps the fprime reason for th esuccess of the endeavor was theFaculty Panel Discussion'held onthe evening prior to the actual voting. Five members of the facultyspoke before on overwhelmingly interested and alert audience on(Monday, April 22, and by doing so,they made the current presidentialcampaign relevant on the Mercyhurst campus. The men who spokecaptured the attention of every

personfin the audience and helpedto make the girls here more awareof the relevant issues in thefpres-ent campaign. ! fThe Choice '68 program here a tMercyhurst has helped to make usinterested in the campaign, landwe're sure that | other studentsshare a similar interest as a resultof it. I t is our hope that more students will take an active part inthe political affairs of the country.To do so would be to develop abroadened, more liberal horizonhere oh the hill.^Sincerely,Interested StudentsA NOTE OP GRATITUDEDear Editor, j_This year the student body hasenjoyed the benefits of a studentunion. \\ think that it 's time toacknowledge the work that hasmade this possible. Granted it wasthe work of many people under thecapable leadership of Judy Pitneyand Kathy Icardi in their respective administrations, yet one person stands out. I feel that SusanSutto should be thanked and acknowledged for her outstandingcontribution.^Sincerely,Karen Schreckengost

The ACT center is conductinga book drive this week and nextfor the benefit of underprivileged Negro children in the community. The v center providesthem with a placefto SPENDtheir time, but it does not havethe essential facilities to provide them with the activities toFILL their time/Any children'sliterature (books, magazines,comics) appropriate for gradeor junior high school levels willbe welcomed. Boxes have beenplaced in the student union andin the Egan- lounge to receivecontributions to this worthwhileeffort. J f i vJ5-

aaupi speak up:The Mercyhurst Chapter ofA A U'lP requests this spaceso that the faculty may speakup . A A U P may I- disagreefwith what is said but endorsesthe idea of saying it.

By Sister M. {CharlesTransferring human hearts, us

ing artif icial kidneys, deliberatelyindulging in excesses, of drug s,probing the mind and opening it ingroup* therapy sessions, exploringthe secrets of the cell, the secretsof the earth, the secrets of thestars, the secrets of God Himselfare we Iwise to do hese things ?Can we, and maintain a sense ofthe sacred, an appreciation for th ecomplexi ty , ! the revealed intelligence of God? The paradox that isChristian life continues.We are right in using the intellects God gave us to gain betterunderstanding of the world aroundus , the people with whom we live.It is r ight to use the knowledge wegain to help others, to make lifemore comfortable, to grow in appreciation of the Supreme Intelligence Who can make all parts f ittogether harmoniously. But, as westudy, days on end, the twists andturns of the human mind, we areapt to forget the individual behindthat mind. He may become a casenumber. He may become tj a statistic. As knowledge of the humanbody fbecomes more complete, asdoctors use the same techniques torepair the bodies of men as theynave rehearsed on animals, thereis grave danger that they may beforgetting the value of human life.The chapel or church was oncesacred. It was considered the homeof the Blessed Sacrament, ofChrist, of God. We spent our timewith Him on our knees. We spoketo Him fin reverential terms. Thepriest and the religious once wereholy and sacred. They were consecrated in a special manner to theservice of God. Because they wereset apart by their vows to liveclose to God, they were reverencedand respected. Women, too, wereholy. They were respected as theparticipants in the creation of newlife, as the partners of God andof their husbands in bringing a newsoul into the world. We were inawe of the meaning of life. Is notthis sense of awe and reverence avirtue which is being tossed asidetoday ? *MWe think of visiting the chapelto see a friend and talk to Christin the Eucharist as a Friend. Heis , but is He not likewise God? Dowe lose sight of the importance ofHis wishes by bringing Him to ourlevel? Can th e. priest or sisterreach others so much better bybeing completely human and leaving no mystery to reveal ? Is thereligious perhap s reaching one soulthereby, and passing up others whoare looking for a hero or heroine

to inspire them? As knowledge ofthe human body increases, is therenot a tendency to think of it as apiece of machinery to be kept running smoothly rather than as anintimate part of the soul-body combination, a person who will one daybe ready for the Beatific V ision ?If we continue to recall that Godparticipates in the creation of eachperson, will we not better realizethat the complete expression oflove in marriage is a sacred act?Where is the line betweenlthe reverence and sense of the sacred thatinspires respect, and the investigation into the mysteries of theworld for the sake of knowledge?What is to help us to retain* oursense of mystery, our appreciationfor the Supreme, if wea a re freeto probe?

Oh, Christ, in the Blessed Sacrament, as You allow us to learnmore of the modes of operation ofour bodies, our min ds,. and theworld around us, help us also to remember to reverence these thingsas reflections of Your perfection.Keep the sunsets as reflections ofYour beauty as well as the demonstration of physical laws; keep thestorms; as manifestations of yourmajesty and power as well as theconcurrence of several physicalphenomena; keep the beginning ofa new life as a manifestation ofYour infinite personal love foreach of us as well as a cellularunion at least partially controlledby man. Help us recall that we areall pa rt of Your Mystical Body, |that each of us is a reflection ofYou. One person mirrors Your intelligence, another Your justice.Sally's lack of logic is really nomore unreasonable than Your curing blindness with a mud pack; jJean's curiosity reflects Yourquestioning of the doctors in theTemple. Even the anger in a student's tantrum can be considered

as a counterpart of Your anger inthe Temple. The "smooth" answerswhich save a girl from a penaltyhave their precursor in Youranswer to the question about thecoin of tr ibute . A student tremblingbefore a final is like You in theGarden. If we can see these things,then we are cooperating with Youin bringing good out of evil.Let our increased knowledge ofthe world You have set in motionmake us grow in an appreciationof Your intelligence, and not in aworship of our own. Let our knowledge of history inspire us to surpass, earlier generations in loveand respect of our fellowmen, using our increased knowledge tobenefit all, rather than to furtherselfish desires. Teach us to approach all of creation in a prayerful manner that we may help theearth, the world, and the race ofman to reach the maturity and theperfection You have planned for itbefore its transformation into You.ccd delegates share ideas

EDITOR'S NOTE: The C C DConvention, held at D'You-ville and Canisius Colleges, examined the topic of Christiancommunication. The Mercyhurst delegates Irene Ryan,Eileen Greka, Tina Sheridanwish to share the insights theygained from the address byRobert G. Hoyt, edito r of theNATIONAL CATHOLCI OB SERVER.. WChristian communication is centered in the Person of Christ; Heis both sign and cause of all communication God as projected humanly, man as projected divinely. The Church of Christ is themost perfect means of attainingthis communication, for it providesthe opportunity for encounter withChrist. Since Christian revelationis a profession or belief which ispart of an on-going process, development necessitates renewal of theforms of Christian communication.Change and development havebeen emphasized by Vatican II.At present the Church is experienc

ing a crisis in communicationwhich will lead either to greatervitality or to loss of validity.Crisis presents an opportunity forrebirth, it is true, but this can berealized only through denouncement of the negative attitudes ofapathy, passivity, and unthinkingconformity. Within the Church,such negativism relies on the mechanical interpretation of the Gospels produced by legalism; sinceVatican II , however, Christianshave been impressed with therealizations that the Church Existential is not an answer machine,that divine communication of faith,hope, and charity transcends mererationalism. The Church is not static but evolutionary, growing inboth depth and maturity.Criticism has resulted, for somefeel that the Church, in passingbeyond traditional forms of communication, is hindered in its mission by those no longer appropriate forms, that the Church isin danger of becoming "a productwhich does not measure up to the

kathy icardi:a leave-takingThe 1967 Praeterita characterized Mercyhurst as a vibrant community str iving to educate womenfor living. Within these walls apulse can be felt. Mercyhurstblen ds t he dev elopmen t of the intellect with the development of thespiritual and the social personalities of the students.A vi ta l i ty is herea mysteriousenergy which develops a motivation to learn and to participate. Asa former Student Government president, I have had an opportunityto em ulate t his vitalit y that is sonecessary to Mercyhurst. I haveseen vitality in many perspectivesin the class room and meet-ing room, among students, faculty,and a dmin istration . I have also noticed, as others have, that Mercyhurst is not taking full advantageof the vitality that is already here.The potential has often been realized, but as in any situation, often is not often enough. Vitality willmotivate action and action willstimulate interest and participation, the utopia of the academic

community in every dimension.I suppose it is characteristic of Ia person in my position to philosophize amate urishly ; however, I believe in w ha t l\ say. Vitality hasgive n and sh ould continue to giveMercyhurst its uniqueness.It has been a privilege to serveyou, and I wish everyone successin every endeavor. Kathy Icardireferendum:nsa resultsApproximate ly 65 % of the Mercyhurst student body voted in theI Stu den t Gov ernme nt elections onApril 5, which also included! th e

5jN. S. A. Referendum. Since somegirl s abst aine d on one or more ofthe issues, however, the number ofvotes?cast*in the Referendum wassmaller than the number cast forthe Government officers. The resul ts were :Black Power Legis'ation232 opposed, 144 favorableDrugs Resolution209 favorable, 172 opposedDraft Legislation189 favora ble to the MajorityResolucion94 favorable to the MinorityResolution97 opposed to both ResolutionsSince Mercyhurst's enrollment isunder 5,000, the school is entitledto one vote on each issue. This isregistered with the National Officeof N. S. A., and will be tallied withthe votes of the other memberschools. As a result of the Referendum here, Mercyhurst cast onevote against the Black Power Legislation, one vote for the DrugsResolution, and one vote for theMajority Draft Resolution. |These issues were already passed |by the delegates to the 20th N. S.A. Congress last summer; the nationwide Referendum will serveeither to reaffirm them or to remove them from N. S. A. policy.At the Congress, Mercyhurst delegates voted in the same way as didthe m ajority of students on campus, with the exception of theDrugs Resolution. |exemplar." In a state of turmoil,the Church faces problems as Sacrament and I Communicator. Mr.Hoyt asserted: "To reclaim herauthority, she must earn it everyday; let the Church not praise theChurch let the Church do itswork!" Involvement and commitment are the means to solve thecrisis, yet a new form of communication is necessary to overcome thehereditability gap." This new communic ation mus t be both dialogicand litergical. Dialogue betweenclergy and laity and among menas brothers in Christ will helpsolve conflicts (a creative act) andlead to Truth. This communicationmust, above all, be bold, tantalizing, captivating, for the apex ofits revelation is the Eucharist.

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May 20,1968 the merciad Page 5iummer vacation, offers varietyI L . i^a_at_lEstwhat every- surfino- XKr^*~m-J*i J ..Trfrhatjevery-forlsummersi been waitingon e \.nn\ The very thoughtof l t isv S i w p t | y o u going JthroughPf long, last months. Are youI f dermg how your Mercyhurst;irwgiU be spending^ t - Jtelea CrystelfGabrich,m0re sociology major,in She summer ofSpainforeign

the sum-a sopho-went to'66 asfaexchange student, she lov-ed p so much that she's returningthis year! But this summer Crystelwill fly to London, then on toBehnstein, Germ any,! where he rolder sistergteaches in an armycamp. From there the two sisterswill travel all over Europe, including such countries as Gre ece, "Holland, and Switzerland. Crystel alsohopes to 'visit agai n h er foreig nfamily in Spain. She'll return August 18th. Crystel stated that she"needed a break" and th at she"can't wait." She also expressedher appreciation to N SA which ismaking it possible for her to trav elat a much cheaper rate . Tu rning a

Mercyhurst girl loose in Europemay have drastic results, but which0f us wouldn't love to be in Crystal's sandals this summer ? Although junior Pam^Poyer h asnever seen a tobacco plant, her jobthis summer will be to superviseteenage girls while they pick tobacco on a Connecticut farm for a Tobacco Growers Association. Pam isresponsible for the 30 girls underher care. She will guide the g irls intheir picking, assist, a nd instr uctall workers, maintain high morale,keep field reports and reco rds,carry a first aid kit a t all tim es,and maintain 5general order . Pamadded tha t "The cigar tobacco we'l lbe working with must age for fiveyears beforefuse, so by the timethey realize I muffed it I 'll be lon ggone!"

Carole Perry , a freshma n HomeEc major, will be working as atypist in Washington, D . C. for th eOffice of Emergency Planning.Since Carole ha s been to Wa shin gton before and like s it , and sinceher job is so high-pa ying, sh e m aydecide to stayian Washington andnot return to good old Erie! JfrDiane Weigle, ano ther froshHome Ec-er, is going to Atlan ticCity with a grou p of g irl frie ndsthis summer. They're going on theassumption! that! they can find ajob somewhere in thefNew Jerseyvacation-land. Diane's not too wor-f^^phough, because^ she chancedit last summer and ended up as awaitress in a Coffee Shop. We hopeshe has the same luck thi s summer!Crody Slaven's dream of goingto Hawaii is finally going to cometoe. She'll leave July 6th, alongwith her sister and an aunt , forOhau. Cindy wants to see DiamondHead, the bigger islands, the University of Hawaii, and even try

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The brothers of Alpha Epsilon P iat Temple University have recentlyblackballed President Johnson. TheResident was made a member ofk fraternity during his campaign after he visited the Univers-lty m 1964. They presented him*lth" a dink and later notified himoy telegram that they had madep lm an honorary member.! Th eResident responded with a tele-^ a i n of acceptance and he has. een a brother since then. Accord-tog to the fraternity, he was blackballed because his conduct is unbecoming of a brother and his ac-:l(mB are detrimental to the fra-lternity, | IBloomsburg state College Jh e Ga dfly, Bloomsburg's underground "newspaper", recently won^ fcw suit against th e v college.lii!y W iU a g a i n b e allowed to pub-n ' distribute, and solicit.(Continued on Page 6)

surfingjf Wonder if Cindylhas anyroom in her suitcases for a Mercy-hurs t s towaway? WfPeggy Edwards, a sophomoreHome Economics Major, will beanother Maria Von Trapp thissummer. She'll be a governess in a25-room house on Fisher's Island,four miles off the coast of NewLondon, Connecticut. The house isrented by .the Westchester Con-crete^Company in New York for itspar tners ' families and guests. Peggy's duties will be to cook, clean,shop, and entertain children. She'svery excited about it and thinks itwill be a big help in her major.Michele Abu will leave June 6thfor Bielerhoho,Austria, where shewill be involved, according to herworking skills, with the servicestaff of the Hotel Silvrettasse. Sheis going through ASA, an organization which helps American students locate summer positionsabroad. Michele is figuring on ajob as waitress in the hotel diningroom? or as a clerk in the giftshop. She'll have one big handicap,however, since she can't speak aword of German. We hope shelearns fas t !Kathy Caulfield, a freshman A rtmajor, will be working at a publicpool in Morristown, New Jersey.Out of the 13 lifeguards workingthere, she'll be the only girl! She'llwatch the swimmers, give swimming lessons, and part icipate inwater shows. This will be Kathy'ssecond summer as a l ifeguard.Though she does^get a goodl tan ,lifesaving is not the easy summerjob everyone thinksit takes a lotof responsibility. ~|A summer of emptying bed pansand giving back rubs may not seemvery interest ing, but to freshmanMary Ann Bar tran i t is . She'l lwork as a nurses ' aide at Taylor-York for her second summer. SomeBrown Hospital in Waterloo, New

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Beginning in September of1968, the local colleges will present weekly, half-hour long radio programs on WWYN. Students from Mercyhurst,* VillaMaria, and Gannon will be themain part icipants. Hamot an dSt. Vincent's School studentswill also part icipate when theprograms are? related to theiracademic departments.

The radio program pian wassuggested by Kathy Icardi toth e Tri-College Committee andsubmitted tol WWYN J Radiowhich has agreed to give t imeon Sunday evenings ifor a Col-lege-Forum.Panel Discussions focusing onthe various areas of collegestudies have been proposed forthe Forum. The departmentsand clubs have been asked topart icipate in the part icular discussions related to their fieldsof study.College iForu m will r unthroughout the 1968-69 schoolyear, and with success it willbe a standing project of the Tri-College Committee. This is anopportunity for Mercyhurst andother local colleges to informthe Erie community of what iBhappening on our campuses.

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of her other tasks will include giving bed baths, feeding children, discharging patients and working inthe therapy department. Mary Annremarked that at timeB she wanted to quit because it was a depressing and inerve-wracking Jjob. Butshe also added, "If you ever get achance to work in a hospital, takeadva ntage ! of i t . It 's good I firsthand experience. You get a personal feeling of accomplishment knowing that people need you and youare able to help them."One of Mercyhurst's future student teachers, Mary Ann Delaney,will be getting some first-hand experience this([summer. She's goingto work as a|teacher's aide on theRemedial Reading Program in theDubois Area Schools. Her main .jobwill be helping slow stud ents to improve their reading. Her job beginswith a one-week Straining periodand then progresses to a full eight-week program. Mary Anne is looking forward to it because she'll bestudent teaching in the fall andfeels this will be a big help to her.No matter what'YOU do thissummer, whether it be} working,traveling, at tending Mercyhurstsummer school, or just loafinghave a good time!

Over the Easter holidays the Erie Central Mall was the scene of aPaint-In for all interested college students. The local winners werea team of talented Mercyhurst artists: Mary Cagnoli, Kathy Gor-czycki, Mary Ann Morton, Julie Sokolowski, Judy Staszewski, andSharon Thompson. The girls spent three days painting a beigeOpal Kade tte and were awarded the use of the ca r' for five da yseach. The winning car was entered in national competition by itssponsor, Plumpton Buick. T . I S 1

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(This art icle was printedfin fullin the | Feb . 8 edition of THEHOYA, Georgetown University'snewspaper. It was writtenjby D r.Keith|Fort, an assistant professorin the English!? Department atGeorgetown. He is secretary of theUniversity Senate and chairman ofthe Senate committee on StudentAffairs.) Like most of the college teachersI know, early in my career I halfconsciously decided that I wouldnever become ved in educational theory. But once too often Iheard a Georgetown student say"the only thing I learn I get outside the classroom." I could notput off forever considering whetherthere was *any validity in thisstatement. . '.What he (the student) meanswas that existentially significantlearning, as opposed to that whichcomes from taking notes and memorizing facts, results from dialoguewith his peers.In mostjclassrooms the studenttends to be in a master-slave relationship with his teacher. This generates either hostility towards thesubject matter or adoration of the"brilliant and forceful" authoritari an t ea ch er . . . .A small, and yet inconspicious,revolution is taking place atGeorgetown. It is trying to changethings by separating students froman orientation towards the authoritarianism of thefteacher and bybreaking an attitude that sees subject matter as an obstacle to beovercome.In an English class last semesterstudents were discussing a poem byDonne. There was no teacher inthe room. In a theology classgroups were sitting in i smallgroups while the teacher circulatedwithout stopping long enough forthe discussion to be oriented towards him . . .I know of no teacherjjwho pretends to have found the **-way of conducting a class ..ever, from my own limited vantagepoint, I see two principles at workin most of the experiments I knowabout.The first is that a teacher mustbegin with ideas that are existentially significant toia student atwhatever level he may be . And second, we are recognizing that learning occurs most meaningful in aclassroom where students talk

to and teach others instead of directing their remarks towards anapproval-giving instructor . ..The case of my own decision to

experiment is the conviction thatthe lecture system has been wasting the! human potential of students. The job (if that is not toostrong a word) that comes fromthe pursuit of excellence and engagement with learning has beenreplaced in American education bythe ego kicks that come with goodgrades and conformity to an imagethat elicits an approval of authori ty . . . .There are many external obstacles? o what we are trying todo. Large classes, for example, defeat all forms of experiment witha discussion method. Group psychologists tell us, and it is confirmed by my own experience, that agroup functions most effectivelywith about 12 members.Carried away with my own enthusiasm during the past semester,I tried a discussion method with aclass of nearly 70. Midway throughthe semester we had covered atenth of the material and whatwas far worse, 90 percent of theclass had never spoken . . .The chain which binds us intothe status quo is the grading sy s- |tern. To work for grades is to insure !a student's illiberal educationbecause the more important thegrade, the more the subject? matter is an enemy to be ^defeated.Yet it is mercilessly high-handedfor an instructor however much heis opposed to the system to sacrifice his students to a theory. Students come to Georgetown and plan

to go on to graduate school. Graduate schools admit and rejectlargely on the basis of grades.There are always some rebelliousstudents who completely refuse towork for grades. They will, evenif they graduate, not get into

graduate school. They have beenpresented with the radical alternatives of jfailing with integrity orsucceeding with dishonor I Th e difference Ibetween v workingfor grades and working to learnwas graphically illustrated tofmein one of my own classes this year.In an attempt to find some way ofgiving grades and still encouragingfreedom and discussion, I said thatcertain papers would be considered toward a final grade and otherswould not.^The ungraded papers were intelligent, fresh, vital,.: enthusiastic.The papers to be graded were, forthe most part, dull, academic, jargon-filled mechanical exercises . . .In addition to the obstacle ofgrades, the {students themselveshave shown a surprising amount ofopposition to a more democraticeducation^. . . Many students areaccustomed to and like the presence of a strong authority who cangive them absolutely "rig ht"answers. A student told me recently that he was switching his English section: "It's interesting, butthe teacher never tells us what'sright." He might have said "Theteacher makes us think;. . ."Many of our students are as"culturally deprived" as a ghettostudent in that they have had littleopportunity for freedom and development in their intellectual lives.The Georgetown student doesn'tdrop out as does the ghetto student because the rewards for staying are too great. . _ _ ^ _ _ rThe college student remains inschool and merely turns himself offwhile.he is in class. At night hestands around bars talking to hisfriends. Who can say that for sore,in many cases, the bar and thecorner are not the best classrooms?Isn't it possible to funnel the energy and enthusiasm of those conversations into concern for academic subjects?

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right'How- e mercia neeas YOU!If you can write, type, draw, or take pictures, or think youcan write, type, draw, or take pictures, or if you can't do anythingat all, we need you. (We'll teach you.) 1 |We need! reporters, editors, photographers, layout people,artists , typists, headliners, and even a business manag er. IIf you're interested in moderately rewarding, but unremittingtoil, or if you need a hobby, please contact Rosalie Hodas, juniorday student.r

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On Monday evening, April 22,various members of the faculty acquainted the student body with thepast performances, present policies, and public images of thisyear 's presidential candidates. Thepurpose of these informativespeeches was to prepare studentsto vote intelligently in "Choice *68."MCCARTHY

Mr. Lincourt, as chairman of thegroup, began by intro ducing | Mr.Henry Shrady who defended Senator Eugene McCarthy. Mr. Shradyinformed us that McCarthy has experience and ethics on his side. Hehas beaten- ten Republicans before,is a gentleman and a Catholic. Hewas a professor of economics andof philosophy before sacrificingthis comparatively peaceful existence! for the tr ials and tr ibulations of political life. Mr. Shradymentioned McCarthy's devotion toThomas More and proceeded to explain the reverent Senator 's viewson Viet Nam. He believes the U. S.should cease its "search and destroy " m issions,! cease fire whilepressing for negotiations and forcethe South Vietnamese to fight thewar themselves. He criticizes therecent selections which he considered unfair: they only represented the opinion of Saigon and!no tthe opinion of the country fas awhole. According to fMr. Shrady,th e SenatorI also feels that | theprograms of the Great Societyhave suffered asvthe result of thiswar.; He denounces the use*of so phisticated weapons in a people'swar, points out the J tremendoustactical misjudgements and needfor better troop training. McCarthyand, so it seems, Mr. Shrady himself, believe thatiwe are overin-volved in Viet Nam. Finally, wewere told that McCarthy will notcause a? split in the country, thathe is believable, and speaks andacts according to common sense.Somehow this great man will fillthe void in the credibility gap. After all, | he young believe in him.

KENNEDYThe next speaker, Mr. Libre,described Senator Robert Kennedy

is? T tH . . '..,-" - as a winner. In the spirit of a truepolitician, Mr, Libre informed usthat McCarthy's retinue includesof all thingsa psychologist! Hefurthe r stated h is belief that as adark horse, McCarthy has nothingto lose. (Does the fact tha t a manhas a. lot to lose make him the bestcandidate for the presidency?) Weheard further | that Kennedy hasalways wanted peace and progress,that he doesn't want to surrenderin Viet Nam but that he would liketo negotiate a settlement. Kennedy wants the Vietnamese people todetermine their own future. Hewants the U. S. to de-escalate andto transfer its interest from themilitary sphere to those of economics and? politics. K ennedy believes that the Vietnamese mustwin the war themselves, althoughhe thinks the U. S. should helpthem with equipment and advisors.Mr. Libre reported that Kennedyhas opposed escalation in Viet Namfor the past three years.Martucci's Tavern2641 Myrtle StreetDelicious Spaghettian dI | RavioliServed from 4 to 10p.m.

Kennedy, according to Mr. Libre,has opinions on everything; he istruly interested in his country. Hesees the need for prevention ofriots and urges a complete revamping of the present draft system*;ROCKEFELLER

^Although Rockefeller has not officially entered the race, Mr. Sturmpresented the reasons why heshould! be nominated and laterelected. His philanthropy, his thirty years of public service, and hisprevious experience in foreign affairs under Roosevelt, Truman, andEisenhower recommend him for thejob. He has been assured of laborsupport in the July campaign.Rockefeller is not campaigning nowbecause he can't get the nomination; he has never courted the support of the "Club," as Mr. Sturmputs it, and aroused their angerduring the '64 convention. He willonly receive the nomination if thedelegates realize that any otherRepublican candidate will lose inNovember. Mr. Sturm stated t ha tplatforms are irrelevant, that promises are mady only to win elections. He believes that the realquestion is who can best mobilizethe forces that govern the country.With labor behind him, Rockefellerhas a good chance of winning. Hecan defeat the Democrats. Alongwith good political and businesssense, Rockefeller has inherited hisphilanthropic ancestors' commitment to mankind. He is for civilr ights, against r iots, and popularwith the Negro element. Rockefeller is, in this age of leftest-right-est conformity, a mod erate. He is aman of character and integrity whobelieves that freedom is the only;uinversal commitment.

NIXONMr. McAndrew began by questioning Richard Nixon's public image. Our idea of "tricky Dick," theloser, is somewhat unjust. Peopletend to remember the bad things,e. g. Nixon's disastrous tr ip toLatin America and his "Kitchendebates" with Kruschev, ignoringthe postivie good resulting frommost of his good-will tours. Nixon'spolicies are/ basically conservative .He believes that the draft shouldbe abolished (after the Viet Namcrisis is ended) and that a civiliancorps should accompany professional soldiers. He suggests that avolunteer army would succeed ifpay scales were raised. Concerning the urban crisis, Mr. Nixoncalls for more selective use of welfare funds, a raise of the minimumwage, and tax incentives providedfor businessmen who establishthemselves in the ghetto. His platform includes a negative income

tax and a more concentrated use ofcomputers to solve the unemployment problem. Like the other candidates and like everyone else inthe country, Nixon wants to endthe war in Viet Nam. He is criticalof the Johnson Administration's

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lutions of the war. Asia is as diplomatically important as Eoiopeused to be; it is where World WarIII will begin. Nixon calls for theAsian jStates to build on the present Asian and Pacific Council, tomake it a military and an economicco-op with Japan, Hong Kong, andKorea (having American economicsystems) as its leaders. The UnitedStates would intervene to and inthe battle against Communismthrough a collective request of thestates. Nixon also proposes to admit China to the UN and to persuade her lead ers to change the irImperial ambitions. He fbelievesthat in* the future, India, C hina,Japan and America will be the important world powers.

WALLACETh e lastfspeaker played "Dixie,"mood*music for the attitudes andopinions of ex-governor GeorgeWallace. Mr. Wood's impersonationwas delightful and true-toil ife. Hesarcastically pointed out that thereis no real difference between Democratic and Republican parties. Hestated that the government is notmeeting its responsibilities in curbing violence; we should let the police run the country. Wallace believes the "big government" is infringing on states' r ights, that it 'strying to run every aspect of ourlives. He says that communists andreactionaries are trying to break

down the peace by advocating violence. Mr. Wood's speech emphasized private ownership of pro pertyas a basic humane right; this suggests Wallace's policy on fair housing and the recent r ioting. Forsome strange reason he seems tothink that Alabama and Mississippiare being discriminated against.

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Regardingthinks theour allies in Europe and Asiashould help us. He is either theonly radical of the group or theonly one who has enough courageto admit it.

Chicago, 111. B P.) The P e a c , eCorps should be considered equivalent to a | college education, threeeducators contended in a discussionof "Who Should Go To College?"Agreeing that the concept of undergraduate education in Americaarchaic and has created an| were Wa yne C.Booth, Dean of College and GeorgeM. Pullman, Professor of Englishat the University of Chicago;James M. Redfield, Associate Deanof the College and Associate Professor in the University's Committee on Social Thought, and JosephKatz, Associate Director of the Institute for the study of HumanProblems at Stanford University."We have to stop arranging colleges in a single serial order ofwhich are the best and the nextbest and start thinking of differentkmdsj$iand different styles whichare parallel to one another," Red-field said. "There's no reason whythe Peace Corps couldn't be considered an educational institution.That may be its main function."

Ap ril 15, 1968 ' |Redfield urged that institutionssuch as schools of design and theperforming arts be encouraged andrecognized as equivalent to moretraditional institutions.Redfield said the importantquestion was "What kind of thingsshould we have if college meanssomething and not just anythingas it does now? Do we have different ways of growing up enough,different ways th rough learningand growing between the ages of18 and 2 2? " He said thatfvarietyin higher education would "enablethefpeople who are trying to dothe traditional thing to really doit." I f

I ' Redfield, who is Master offtheUniversity's New Collegiate Division, described his own experiencesin traditional liberal education:"We're trying to find out whathappens if you use maximum resources, if you don't worry abouthow much time it takes per stu-

perent and how much it costss tudent ." -.. |I 'm talking about a situation inwhich I f igure personally. I teachabout e ight s tudents a year. If youcould imagine that spread acrossthe whole college system, you'd seetha t our bud gets would not taquadrupled, but, in fact, increased10 or 20 times, he added. \I Katz, author of the forthcomingbook "Growth and Constraint inCollege Stu den ts," said, "We dohave an elitist hierarchy . . . Theproblem? is th at o ur thinking hasnot bee n gea red to exploring thedevelo pmen tal needs of the students . 3jWe have been concernedmore in d efining our colleges bysetting up departments accordingto t radi t iona l principles.?"We have put very little interestinto making faculty more awareof the diversity of the studentsth at th ey teach and equipping thembetter to teach. Every faculty member tends to be seen primarily as ascholar or departmental person. Hereally doesn't define his task verymuch as educating."Dean Booth said that "almosteverybody could benefit from whatI would call genuine education after the age of 18if, byfthat, wemean improvement^of their capacity to thin k and their capacity toread and deal wit h the world ofideas, as welU as with their ownlives in the best possible way."l" Bu t," he added, "I think it 'sreally ve ry sad that so many parents whose children have no realdesire to go to conventional collegeand who do have some genuine motivation in some other directionfeel th at college is the only way.""N ot on ly the non-elite but theelite institutions are far too oftenge t t ing to be for someone to whomno real experience has occurred,not the traditional education notanything else that's real or genuine. It has been an artificial experience with the artificial stamp.That is the essential problem."

racia l integration threatensan intellectual segregation viet nam pollAnn Arbor, |Mich. (I .?P.)"Racial integration of the traditionally !white schools may eventuallythreaten the Negro college with intellectual segregation," warns Universi ty of Michigan {Professor Rudolf B. Schmerl. W |

An English instructor'in the University's College of Engineering,Schmerl spent the 1966-67 schoolyear teaching at predominantlyNegro Tuskegee Institute as a partof the Tuskegee-Michigan ex change program|A growing social awarenessamong the predominantlyjj whiteuniversities had led them to activerecruiting of top Negro studentsand staff members. Such effortsare commendable, Schmerl says.But they threaten the Negro colleges, which cannot(hope to compete in scholarships, salaries andresources with the wealthierschools.This is one of the forces addingto what Schmerl calls "the doublelife of the Negro institution."Many government educationalprograms, although helpful, alsoadd to this duality because theydo not consider the special circumstances of the Negro college, Shenotes.For example, he contends thatmatching funds requirements whichmay be appropriate for institutionsassured of local support or of theiralumni's ability to make major contributions, often preclude the Negro college's eligibilty.Schmerl says these forces sh arpen the schizophrenia in Negro institutions which sterns from thegenerations-old conflict between:| , . . An urg ent need for providingthe type of educational environ-

pnent in which Negro studentscan reach their real potential.| . . . An equally great need to bea "college among colleges," aneed for professional self-aware-Iness, a need to show that "excellence has no color.""The Negro college has no distinct ideology, no separate professional function, no centuries-oldtradition from which to draw inspiration, and no clear futuretoward which to aim," he adds.Schmerl notes that more thanhalf of the nation's Negro studentsare attending 120 predominantlyNegro institutions which will probably continue to graduate the largest share of Negro students in thenext few years. ^The quality of their education aswell as the numbers graduated willbe "one of the determinants in ournation's efforts to dissociate disadvantage from race," he predicts.campus crier

(Continued from Page 5)Carnegie-MelonSeveral C-M students felt thattheir Student Government was notresponsive to the f needs of manyof the groups and individuals ontheir campus, so they joined fore-lnJt* c*ittee calledSCORE (Student Cooperative Organization for Responsibility inEducation) to abolish it. They planto use! a student referendum topropose that no new SG be organized. Rather, they want each organization to negotiate with theadministrative directly.Washington State UniversitySeven religious clubs on the WSUcampus pooled their resources and

Vorva l l is , !Ore .(I . P.) Finaltabulations are in on the Vietnampoll on the campus of Oregon StateUniversity conducted by the Associated Students Public? AffairsCommittee. *The stu dent opinion, taken in twodays of balloting, ^represent about6,000 ofIthe 13,000 students here.The poll indicates that the studen ts are not in fav or "of immediate withdra wal from Vietnam although they do not back the present U. S. policy. An increase inbombing of North Vietnam wasfavored and the United Nationsdoes not hold the key to settlementin the majority voting.Most expect the war to lastabout 5 more years but do not feelthe public is receiving accuratefactual information concerning thesi tua t ion. T I

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