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aienaar NotesSh Lecture^ "Reading and Sanity" will bediscussed by Prank J. Sheed inhis February 6 lecture. Co-founder and president of the publishinghouse of Sheed and Ward, hewill speak to the student body onMonday at 12:45 in the LittleTheat re . J|J

Mr. Sheed ^prefers t a lk ing ! towriting. He has, however, produced several important I books ontheology and other subjects. Perhaps his best known is "Theologyand! Sanity" which is used! as atextbook here at Mercy hurst andin over forty! other colleges. Hehas also done? numerous*t rans lations, including I the onlyuEng-

"It's off to Winter Carnival we go!" exclaim the smiling weekend chairmen Marge Mack, Dorothea Morrell, Sheila Flynn.fand Marcia Meagher.

Ole Man Winter ConsultedFor Winter Carnival Forecast

"We're hoping for the usual things, a good report from old manweather, success of each evening's activitieseverything? that addsup to a memorable weekend," comments Sheila'^ Flynn , * chairman, asFriday night festivities-begin.Winter Carn ival! will open tonight with an old-fashioned sleighride at 7:30 ending at the "Winter Wonderland" of Mercyhurst auditorium for an informal dance. Don Haner will provide the music whilethe back campus will provide intermission diversion by way of a bonfire.Winter olympians will find skiing and sledding offered Saturday w ith song f ests and c ards forth e indoor-minded.^With eveningcomes the highlight of the weekend in the dinner-dance to |beheld at the^ Lawrence Hotel. TheMardi Gras, the theme of thisyear's Sophonade, will begin atnine with Neil Charles' orchestra.At the dance the queen of theCarnival will be crowned.The weekend closes come Sunday with 10:00 mass followed bybrunch.

Friday, Saturday, and Sundaychairmen are Marge Mack, Dorothea Morrell, and Marcia Meagherwhile Mary Rachel Shine is incharge of the Sophonade.| | |Artists PrepareFor! Workshop

Paints, easels, and smocks willbe in order for the Art Workshopwhich will come 3here FebruaryA three-day course consistingof fifteen hours, it will be directedtoward prospective art teachers,both elementary and secondary.The latest ideas and trends in arteducation will be discussed.Mr. Henry C. ^Richmond, spe

cialist in art education, is therepresentative of the AmericanArtists' Color Works of New YorkCity. | I IDates for the workshop are February 16, 17 and 18.Frat AnnouncesFive Candidates

Sigma Phi Epsilon has beeninaugurated on the Gannon campus. In conformity with fraternitytradition, the first social affairwill be a formal dance which willbe held the weekend of ij February10- I f I IThe social committee has askedthe Villa Maria and Mercyhurstpapers to sponsor the publicityfor thelelection of the fraternityqueen. At Mercyhurst, twentyunderclassmen were nominatedand the finalists chosen on Tuesday, ^January 31. They are Valv'ean Mancini , Barbara Matts ,Kay Auer, Eleanor Brosco, Doro-' thea Morrell.^ ;3? ^?

Frank Sheedlish translation of "The?Confessions of |St. Augustine." '$

The Sacred Congregation ofSeminaries and Universities inRome *has just authorized theconferring of a doctorate of Sacred Theology "honoris causa"upon him. This is believed to bethe first time a layman has beenoffered this distinction.Mr. Sheed has had no formaltheological training; he haslearned ! his theology byv readingand talking. He has spent thirty

years with the Catholic EvidenceSociety of London which teachesunwatered theology to the man inthe street with remarkable success.Born in Australia in 1897, hereceived his B.A. and L.L.D. fromthe University of Sydney,

M E R C I A DVol. XXVIINo. 5 MERCYHURST COLLEGE, ERIE, PA. February 3, 1956Child CounselorLondon DoctorTo SpeakOne of England's best-knownpsychologists, Dr. Vera Denty,will speak on the subject, "Psychological Aids to Study, " onFebruary 27 in the Little Theatre.Dr. Denty is a member of theBritish Psychological Associationand the American Catholic Psychological I Association.H After finishing her training atLondon University, she worked ina home where there were youngsters who were unsatisfactory forplacement in families. Her jobwas to help j these children,through personality tests andremedial coaching,ft to become fitfor placement. Her next job waswith a London* agency that provided: services for people throughout their lifetime. A big \part ofthis job was helping morally laxpeople to improve themselves andtheir hnmn XJHWfli^ffi^Wt^^^MDr.jD enty's, work now includesconsultingI child and adult J pa tients a s well!: as lecturing manynights s a i week. She * also 8 writesarticles for the "Christian Democrat ." \ I f i M^WM'^f^

Barrie Phantasy Opens;Second Chance OfferedThe time is Midsummer night's eve, the occasion, a dinner partyat a friend's home. As the evening progresses, he tells his company ofa strange wood that will appear that night. To walk into it means thechance to live life over again.Such is the opportunity for the characters in James Barrie's "DearBrutus" which will be presented FebruaryjlO and 11 at evening performances an d 12 at a matinee . FAs previously announced, thecast is composed of Gann on SandMercyhurst students with MissHelen Kelly, directress of theshow.

Lob played by Bob St ah ley isthe host , a strange old man. Hisguests include Mr. and Mrs. Coadeenacted by Sheila Flynn and RayCase. They are an elderly jcoupleseemingly happy w i t h ! their | u n -eventful lives. B^BHBSi^Sr iU'I Another t couple ! with problemsare the D earths portrayed by RosaSpillane and Pete Anderson. Theirunhappiness with each] other ismarked by long and violent quar

rels. Mr. Purdie, Jack Rimp, playsthe great lover who cannot findunderstanding in his wife, CathyCruise, but in Joanna Trout played by Pat Murphy.Lady Caroline is the affectedgirl who pronounces all r's as w'sfeeling this appeals to the chivalry in men. Her quarrel withMatey, the butler and a pettythief, take on a new flight in theworld j of second chance. FrankFabin and Pat Maley play theseroles. |vThe last character is Margaret ,the product of the dream world,played by Pat Carlile.

RewardOff dFor Ticket S ale"A penny for your thoughts"is feeling the effects of inflation.ThelMercyhurst motto is^now "Athousand pennies -f for your ef

forts r J l f f?f \ I %%.1 The student who sells*the mosttickets will earn j 1000 pennies, aswiUf the girl who brings in J th emost patrons. A night at the Playhouse willjbe the reward for theteam} that turns in thet highestamount of ticket money. "Go for1000! "lis the motto of the "DearBrutus" t icket fcampaign, fas weaimito fill 1000 seats in the LittleTheater. HBf'*ik& ife

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^1t^"Did you sec my husband!91 queries Joanna Trout (Pat Murphy)/f as she interrupts; Matey |( Frank? Fabin) and Lady;* Caroliner*^. (Pat Maley), . : > V a m ^Alumnaeii Welcomes\Seniors,

**f*f*" ^ Plans "Aid'FundAStudentYTeawell i known actor and 2 director,will give a presentation in Mercy-hurst's Little Theater on Tuesday,Februa ry 14. Mr. Goode will present I portions 1 of S"Macbeth,""Julius Caesar," and "The Merchant of Venice," ^stressing th eimportance offthe female lead. *

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Hurst To jHoldMarch Retreat

Silence twill preva il] at Mercyhurs t the w eekend of M arch 9, 10,and 11. These are the da tes | setfor (the college retreat given thisyear by Rev. Francis N. Wendell,O. P. if jS ggFather Wendell, editor of "TheTorch." is notably gknown asauthor and retreat master in andaround New York. He has preach

ed two previous retreats at the"Hurst", the last in 1953.Through these former appearances, Father is'recognized bothfor his inspiring talks and soundadvice. His conferences will highlight the three-day interval ofprayer and meditation*

A tea, student aid, and a buffet supper are noted on the calendarof activities for Mercyhurst College Alumnae Chapters atjthe openingof 1956. y y ^ y | . | | ^ W i p s ^ i. I,--;','.. Seniors;,will be welcomed into the College Alumnae AssociationF e b r u a r y ^ , ; following thefspring fExecutive Board;1 meeting oft th eorganization. | They will f n&j- th einformality ofNhe ^buffet supperan *** excellent lb waM to & mee tPresident! Alice! Reeder Lockhartof Pit tsburgh, along withlpresi-dentsfof theilocal chapters. flfgifjj Erie's {chapter of theft Associat i o n ! has Ireferredf plans for ftheformation oft a student aid fundto aI committee for finaltdecision.Such a fundlwould be applicabletoward expenses -not included jinscholarships, such as textbooksan d ^laboratory fees.H Pittsburgh willlbe the scene ofa tea February 11 to enterta inprospective students for Mercyhurst .

Sty*Hftat&ySympathy is extended to Mon-signor Alfred Watson on the deathof fhisf mother, Mi's. CatherineWatson.

^Regional MeetiPlanned Here 1 Forfthe first time in over twoyears, the Lake Erie Region ofth e ^National Federation ofCatholic College Students willhold its monthly council meetingat Mercyhurst on February 26.The meeting, which will be presided over by Regional PresidentJulian Wright, of Niagara University,'is scheduled|for|l :30 p.m.

NFCOS delegates will journey toMercyhurst!from Villa ;Maria andGannon |Colleges in Erie; fromRosary Hill, D'Youville and Cani-sius Colleges in Buffalo; St.Bonaventure College in Olean,N. Y.; Nazareth College in Rochester, N. Y. and from NiagaraUniversity in Niagara Falls, N. Y.Mercy hurst hostesses for thedelegates will be Rita Walter,Cathy Cruise, and Noel Jaeger.

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Page Two T H E M E R O I A February 3, 1936cJLenty . | | ^ | |Y o u r E d i to r s R ec o m m en d . . . jT ha t s t ude n t s t ry sto m a ke a t hous a nd a ndse l l a thousand ... .Again tha t a weekly schedule of events bep o st ed . . . I j * | nT ha t e ve ryone s t a r t L e n t ou t r i gh t by v p a t roniz ing the Cathol ic press . . .T ha t t he books t o re c a r ry a l i ne o f g re e t i ngc ar ds . . . Y o u r E d i t o r s W e l co m e . . . | |T he ne w c a de t s hom e fromithe field of batt l e . . . j S * I

All new transfer students .'to the ranks ofMercyhurst girls . . .Your Editors B5d Farewell . . .To Pat Marini who is taking up residence inTitusville . . .To Gladys Ferro who will be interning inWashington, D. C. . . . "

Editors MailboxOpen Letter to All Club Presidents:I am a student of Mercyhurst College majoringin a specialized field. My interests are j centeredin my particular course, but I have interests inmany other things. Since I'm attending a LiberalArts, college, I believe;"my education|in this fieldshould* be broaden ed. At /presen t, my knowledgeof current events, language and art trends, English,an d musicals considerably inadeq uate. ?It has been my conception that the clubs atMercyhurst were established for two purposes: (1)to correlate with classes in particular subjects and(2) to give the general student body a better ideaof the field, its different aspects and functions.Now comes my question. Why don't you postthe agenda for your meetings on the bulletin boardto let the student body know what can be expectedat the meetings. This way, if*a topic being discussed is of interest, it would be beneficial to attend the social part of the meeting.I am behind our|club officers one hundred percent. Here's to the building of better campus clubsby increased attendance and Interest.Joanne Huggler

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February 3,|l956 T H E E II 0 I A D Page ThseeAnnual NearsHome Stretch

As Friday afternoons becomeless interrupted and the familiarschool photographer Is less oftenseen on campus with his cameraflung over his shoulder, one isaware of the fact that the pictureschedule must be nearing completion.

However, the syncopated rhythm of busy typewriters is heardas the midnight oil blazes in therooms of the editorial staff. February deadlines must be met!A beaten path is worn from theengraver and printer to the publications house as the art staffcrops, pastes, and plans divisionpages oriented to its chosen theme.

"Please, just atsample/ ' pleadschef Bogart's irresistible'food.HBatch" as he looks longingly a t

But why all this bustling activity? The college yearbook,Praeterita, is on its sectionalmarch to the press, and everyoneis lending a helping handincluding Webster, Roget's Thesaurus,and an oft' seen Gannon crew-cut !l 1

Crottys Kitchen CrewNow P reparing RepastsSenior PianistPresent Recital

Mercyhurst's Little Theater wasthe scene of the senior recital ofPat jjPowers and Judy Roseberry,on Sunday evening, January 15.The only two seniors studyingpiano, Pat and Judy presented! aprogram of? varied classical numbers. Ina Smith I accompaniedPat's first selection on the organ.Between Pat's and Judy's presentations, Natalie North entertained the audience with a vocal selection, "In My Garden," accompanied by Pat Fauls.Among the out-of-town guestswho attended the recital were thefamilies of the pianists, Mr. andMrs. Charles Powers of Titusville,Pa., and Mr. and Mrs. Edwin C.Roseberry of Buffalo, New York.

His chef's mushroom hat tippedat a roguish angle, "Humphrey"alias Ernest Bogart, seems rightat home over the blazing fires ofthe Mercyhurst pot and pan department.Nothing from seasoning soup to

chopping nuts is new to Humphrey, who one might say wasborn with a stirring spoon insteadof a sterling spoon in his mouth.When asked where he studied theculinary arts he abruptly repliedthat he learned them at hi sfather's? knee.*A St. Luke's parishioner, thisconnoisseur of kitchen concoctionshas lived in Erie most of his life.His interests are now divided between Mercyhurst, the Gates Hotel and the Villa Motel of which

he is the owner.His partner, Austin Batchelder,also of Crotty Brothers, hailsfrom Wenham, Mass. The smilingmanager takes care of al l the buying and planning and has been

"Gosh, sif!" is the expression in the eyes of Carol Wang's brotherand sister, who attend Gannon and Villa Maria, during a visit to+n# of Mereyhurst'a Jabs, f f

known to prove that he can playthe role of cook | as well as theeconomist.I Always on the go, "Batch"shows a genius for being friendly and a genuine interest in Mercyhurst. He has expressed his desire {to set up a food Icommitteewhich will be in charge of uttering shrieks of delight and offerin g suggestions complaints willbe cheerfully rejected.

IUnder the watchful eyes of thekitchen queens, the newcomerswere quick to learn that somepans are hung, some lie down, andsome go wherever there's room.Asked to compare this kitchenwith others, they both agreed thatit is by far the cleanest seen intheir travels.Commenting on the students,both shook with laughter as theymarveled|over the he-man appetites. I gA sign of* good cooking, neitherbrings his lunch to work.

ew FreshmenCadet ChangesStart SemesterlFour new students have beenadded to the roster of the freshman class with the beginning ofthe 1956 semester. Wei LingChang and Carol Wang, a chemistry major, have arrived from faroff Formosa. From Buffalo State

Teachers' College is Kathleen Patterson, a .history major, and fromErie, Sally Fleckenstein, a majorin sociology.With a semester of school behind them, four of Mercy hurst'scadet teachers have taken theirplaces on the other side of thedesk as they start their teachingcareers. Mary Kay Garvey andPolly Bresnan have taken overclasses at St. Luke's while JoanHolsinger and Mary Lou Littlehave journeyed to Kearsarge.Seven more girls, who taughtduring the past semester, are nowin classes here at the college. Angela Moore and Nancy Plunket, ofPittsburgh taught at St. George'sand \St. Luke's. Also at St. Luke'swere Mercedes Goodwill of Oil

City and Rosemary Weisen ofSharon. Martha Lally, Ssharps-ville, taught.with the Sisters ofSt. Benedict in Sharon. MargaretMary\ McGinty of Franklin andJoan Christopher of Youngstownare new cadet-students,

Mercyhurst G irlsAre Talking About

MERCYHURST GIRLS ARE TALKING ABOUT . . . Winter Carnival weekend H . Cadet Colonel CATHY CRUISE . . . CHARLOTTETISDEL being "Rusched" . . . pinning of "Teke'f sweetheart, MARYLOU THEOBALD . . . life upon the wicked stage, or no semester va-cation . . . visiting alumnae keeping us caught up on all the news . . .anticipation of PAT McQUiLLEN'S weddingonly a week away . . .MARY KAY GARVEY'S mystery man, or telephone voice travelingincognito.

GIRLS ARE TALKING ABOUT . . . sopho-more dayhops' favorite diversion, pick-up-sticks . . . semesterexamination marks . . . PUSS HEHIR'S trip to Niagara - ."Mardi Gras" queen:. . . MARKEY FOLEY'S engagement . . .panels on "The Greatest Drama" . . . JEAN CRISWELL'S dailyphone calls and one for RACH from the University of Carolina. . . PAT MARINI'S remarks after exams, "If you can't beatthem, join them*1'MERCYHURST GIRLS ARE TALKING ii ABOUT . . . the ar r ivalof CAROL WANG from Formosa .v. . departure of cadet teachers andarrival of their replacements . . . recent senior Saturday night "party,"or, "How long were we theretwenty years?" . . . DUBBY NATTLTS"Fort Knox" . . . absence of Mother Leonaget well soonand th ereturn of Mother De Sales . . . B. J. BISGROVE and BETSY SCHNAT-TER'S recently acquired pins.

MERCYHURST G I R L S ARE TALKING ABOUT . . .KATHLEEN HALDER setting the date . . . JOAN HOTCHKISS'"Boop-boo" . . . the fighting IrishPolly and Joe . . . like bigsister like little sister, or MARY ANN MCDOWELL'S incompleted term paper . . . MARY ANN CASTORA taking an aspirinand a six week r e s t . . . the weight around ANN KEELER'S neck.p> MERCYHURST G I R L S ARE TALKING ABOOT . . . "DearBrutus" or "Make it a thousand!" . . . The Gannon men who cameto the Soci meeting that wasn't . . . new fraternity, Sigma Phi Epsilonand Mercyhurst candidates for its queen . . . invasion of Kent StateUniversity by Mercyhurst . . . freshmen observing conversations andseniors giving them something to observe . .. the departure of GLADYSFERRO for Washingtongood luck, Gladys . . . the beginning ofa new semester.

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Page Four T H E E R C I A February 3, 1956Why McAuley' Hall ? Frats HonorFirst Ladieshe was a debutante from Dublin. Rich, charming , beautiful,this young heiress could have hadthe world at her feet. Instead shechose to sit at th e feet of theworld; to care for i t s , sick* it spoor, i ts unfortunate.Mother M ary Catherine Mc-Auley founded the Sisters of

Mercy in EhNe in 1831. Previous tothat, Miss MoAuley organized acenter in which young womenmight instruct the poor. Th e littlesociety soon took on the spirit ofa religious community. So , MissMcAuley and two assistants tookvows in anoth er convent and r eturned to their establishment toInaugurate the religious life ofthe Sisters of Mercy.The spirit of the order is thespirit of the foundress, self-sacrifice and sympathetic knowledge of the needs of ones fellow-men. She acquired thes e! traitsfrom her father, who died whenshe was only two With th e lossof her mother n i n e yearslater , she was adopted by non-

Catholics who were antagonisticto her faith. They were not exceptions, since Mary Catherinewas born into an Ireland that wasforbidden by English penal lawsto practice the Catholic religion.Her example wrought the; conversion of her foster-parents an dinspired them Jto entrust jtheirentire fortune to her at *:theirdeath. This seemed Ito be God'smeans for the fulfillment of j he rdreams of caring for land teaching the poor.l a 1843 Mother M. |FrancisWarder established the f i r s t iCon-vcnfc of Mercy in the UnitedStates in Pittsburgh. Pa. WhenBishop Tobias : Mullen requestedthe Pittsburgh Community to send

sisters for the booming oil center, Titusville. in 1870. the Sistersof Mercy of Erie and CruwfordCounties were-established.The Sisters of Mercy in | th eUnitedtStates conduct 13 colleges,129 high schools, and 338 elemen

tary schools in addition to hospital s and? orphanages. jThat the holy foundress of theSisters of Mercy may some daybe canonized is the hope of manythroughout the world, j Expressiveof the universal regard for Mother McAuley are the words ofFa ther Lord:" . | . the permanency of her work and the deedsshe taught her Sisters to do areher constant canonisation.*!

RC ndertakesew Programs

By leaps and bounds the Intercollegiate Council of the American Red Cross has progressedsince its formation. The Councilhas kept active and up-to-date onBed Cross aid and activitiesVLNow underway is the inauguration of a Safety Service programwhich includes life saving andfirst aid. Edinboro College has already undertaken the project, andw i t h i n | a |shortiperiod of time itwill be open to all Red Cross members.An orientation program was introduced at the regular m eeting held last night at, Villa. It'sobject iisf: to keep the group informed concerning the Red Cros*.and to bring before the I eyes ofthe public th e! fact that * ente r taining is not the sole purpose ofthe organization. During the summer, various opportunities in RedCross work will be ' open J to allinterested 4 and 1 the I o rientationpanels I will {explain the-differentactivities, flfj, I B M B T I MPm ^ B B3By th e b j \ anyone adept atsinging,; playing cards, writingletters,; or mere conversing is moretha n welcome to accompany a RedCross member*to | t h e Veteran'sHospital on I Friday* nights J Fo rtwo hours you will be performingaVork of mercy, and at the}sametime, -enjoying yourself imm ense-

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Anyone want to stake her claimto fame? Or could anyone use alittle extra "pocket** money, say,five hundred dollars? If so, listento this 4 * T | | i"Mademoiselle** mag azine | i ssponsoring a college fiction contest open to all women undergraduates under twenty-six yearsof age, enrolled in fa degree-granting college^ Five {hundreddollars Jwill be awarded th e tw owinners, and those earning honorable mention may be lucky enoughto have their stories bought atregular "M ademoiselle^ rates,If anyone has written a storywhich has appeared in undergraduate publications, ^but has Snotbeen published elsewhere, and ifit is between 2,500 and 5.000wordsin length, she may submit it ormany entr ies as she likes.Forifurther details, consult any

of j t h e 1 four MERCIAD J editors,and get busy, for time' s a wastin ' !'Winners will be announced in theAugust issue of that I magazine.W ho knows, maybe a;winner willbe I a I Mercy hurst1 Mademoiselle! 1l&rhose wh o consider j fifty dollars! nothing to sneeze fat jandwho wish '< their jjwork to be j by -lined |with their own clever non-de-plumes mi gh t be "interested inthe Kapp a Gam ma; Pi sho rt storycontest.& | flKv M m l M ^

jjlt's purpose is |t o encouragemore* potential contr ibutors toAmerican Catholic literature J an dthough the theme need not be religious, it should reflect soundCatholic principle in some circumstance of Ufe^A maximum of3,500fwords .is allowed, and a second prize of twenty-five dollarsis being offered, I i 1

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Mary Lou Theobald and PattiCorrigan will reign for the remainder of 1956 as the Queens ofHearts of Gannon's first twofraternities.Mary Lou, with eyes all aglow,received the TKB Sweetheart pinat the f irst annual Pounders Da ydance which was held at the Elks*Club, Saturdayf evening, January21 . The presentation was madeby the president of TKE, T. L.O'Conner, who announced MaryLou's election during the monthof December, Mary Lou graciously presided over the Founder'sDay dance as she will reign overalii TKE activities of \the comingyear.Newly elected Delta Sig queen,Patti Corrigan. will be honored ata St. Patr ick's Day party onMarch 17. Bob R u d o l p h , recentlyelected president of the Delta Sigfraternity, will crown the queenwho will be i attended: by AnnKeeler and Margaret Hirsch. Itis only f itting that an Ir ish lasssuch as^ Patti should be honoredon a proper day t. . J that of thewearing!of the 1 sr ee n^ Hn B S 8Eterna IT nanaleUnderlying PlotOfComicSa ti re

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R*''King of Hearts," a spirited andsatirical farce is being staged atthe Playhouse. I t is a sophisticated jcomedy which originally Iranfor eight months on Broadway. 1I Working on the sound Itheoryt ha t ithe shortest L distance-, between a comedy and a box-officefortune is an abundance of cleverlines. J e a n ?Kerr j an d| E leanorBrooke have turned out a glib,fast-moving piece Ithat successfully conceals! i ts! sparse | contentby giving the constant impressionof going J after something. | Strip-it s 4 consistently | br ightth e work}boils down to% conventional ^ tr iangleI which I is I solved & byj theater imathema tics . gjI An egocentric comic strip artistt Richard JRisso) whose persona1-itylis not only split but shredded,hires a whimsical young replacement i t Richard I Heed It to substitute for him during the time he isto belgaway jj on his honeymoo nwith his adoring wife and lovelysecretary (Carol Lied tke>| In thein en-all before I this! tr ip begins,t h e artist's studio is joined! by aprecocious fchild j wh o 1 hast beenadopted tby Ith e cartoonist. He islaboring under the fantastic! no tion] thati hel is the one to|quietth e f child's so-called I emotionaldifficulties.l While the artists istrying to straighten out the boy,the replacement is malting af linefor the secretary.J^&WUBHB | I B |-This m ay striie the ! reader asquite famihar in synopsis form,but may not seem at all this wayin the theater! so ^successfullyhave the auth ors! camouflaged itwith I expertly | executedfipunchlines.>$k %*mmWS'*rr^mBBBk

A s T h e Gavel Fal lsCo-curricular clubs are beginning the Leap Year rig ht byscheduling full and varied agendafor their February meetings.-

meeting, and slides from Japanshown by Nola Weingard's brother will provide educational entertainment.

In the language department,th e French club will be discussingthe proposed French Week to beheld in March, ideas for something new and different are inthe offing.* * #

English club members will benefit from Brie librarian Mary Anniee McCray's talk on the valueof reading. Formerly of a NewYork City library. Miss McCray isa Mercyhurst graduate^f * # Miss Virginia Fleming is to bethe guest of the Elementary Education Semin ar on February 7.She is head of the handwritingdepartment in Erie schools.lp , '* * * A ceremony in which; the Artclub members 3 will receive theirclub pins wiU climax the February

Suggestions for five one-actplays to be presented during Lentis the business,of the DramaticsSociety. Dress rehearsal for "DearBrutus" will immediately follow.

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Discussing social; problems andprojects will be the nature of theSociology Seminar. Reports willalso be made concerning the progress of projects undertaken thisyear. *

MERCIAD and Press Club writers will get an insight into thepublication of a daily newspaperfrom Pat English, society editorof the Erie Times. Slides will beshown on the various steps in anews story from the occurrenceof thefnews event until the timethe paper reaches the street.

fe^filt's "Eyes forward!** as R oss Pluto an d Tom Briggs stand at||Sattention before Gannon's ROTC Cadet Colonel Cathy Cruise.

Gan non ROTC CommissionsCathyjCruise Cadet Colonel$S Renderings her f irst military salute on Janua ry 14* Cathy |Cruise.Gannon's Cadet Colonel jof 1956J was formally, initiated aa, honoraryhead of thefROTC battalion. IraSHHHB B ^ & s -| g | j Dressed in|a tailored uniform consisting of white'flannel skir t andmaroon f lannel jacketjwith matching hat, Cathy headed the receptionline where|she metjthe cadets of 1her battationfrand the i r da tes ,3e- Img; awarded th e military^courtesyof a person of that rank* she willbe present at aU ROTC functionsthroughout* the year such as graduation^: commissioning exercises,parades and other social events.I Cathy, aj sophomore; is an elementary education major. |Beingtalented in 'dramatics she i holdsone of the roleain "Dear Brutus"and is an activ e, mem ber of ,jtheSodality and YCS.J

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