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Mvtybuut College Litiaiy
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the college WHAT'S NEW
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AND ALSO.. ..
Peggy Edwards i s our Winter C a rnival
Queen Candidate!
AND ALSO... 1
We have a Coffee House every Tues. nitel
AND ALSO... I
ThefGlee Club hadj a beautiful
H
concert I'
AND ALSO... § ation. In the past she has served on every
Thanksgiving is coming! 11
i Social Science Club. Jeannie was also
MORATORIUM *2
by Linda Maley
I talks have not been of any help — Nixon
Do you remember October ? 15 th?
was a day on which this country wit-
^ssed the largest movement for imme-
nate withdrawal of troops from Vict-
im and PEACE! October 15th was the
s
art and NOT the end!! Already plans
ave been made to encompass the
ovember 13th and 14th "March against
i died already - do 39,000 more have to
eath - A Vietnam Memorial."
H is the Involvement '70 Chairman and a
I *' On the local level Erie will also
Irticipate in the continuing moratorium
stivities. Telephone canvassing will i be
•Id and when a sympathetic response is
{ tainedfa visiting | pair (composed of
ults and students) will follow up to
ptain petition signatures and discuss the
pr further^Leaflets and addressed post
frds will be passed out downtown to
*e people along with National Peace
jtfttons. The* P°*t |cards have |been
^dressed, however, they have blank
Wcs„ so that people may address Presi-
Int Nixon in their own words.
Last month many students shyed
pay from attending the moratorium
Itiyities because they were afraid lof
pting. Well, it wasfproven that a rally
jn|be held in a peaceful manner and
^11 get the point across! Were you one
i ***** people who stayed away be-
P » of this? If so, iff hopeful that
'uVe changed your mind and will join
the goal of the moratorium - "Peace
Vfe
I t»«m by immediate withdrawal of
pops!" Even you |who| joined in on
ptober 15th - your work is not done -
fu are needed to continue: the morator-
P- Don't just fall back and say "Well, I
Amy share." Your share is not done
ftil that last soldier is home!
*n Nixon's November 3rd speech
1
«te war, he said the American people
8t
r £ interest - well let's show him
! ° * 1*°** are interested -4 that
ey tired
* f? of losing their loved ones
Vrf ii Vear W w a r t h a t
° isn't even an
j iciauy declared war. The Paris peace I
*
Mcrcyhurst College
himself admitted this in his speech — the
only thing accomplished was the* shape £ Affairs Coordinator,* National ^Student
of the table.
The moratorium is an appeal for
the immediate withdrawal of our troops
from Vietnam. We want to see our men |Economics Club, was awarded the
brought home alive4- 39,000 men have
die * be fore it ends? If you feel this way
take part, join us at the Vietnam Mora-
torium Headquarters at |1031 State
Street and make the November Moratori-
um call even better!
SPOTLIGHT
SERVING OUR BASIC NEED . . .
This week we salute Mr. Paul
McClaine, our new SAGA representative.
£ He replaces Mr. Alan Dwyer, who is now
at Gannon College, also in Erie.
Mr. McClaine comes from
Schenectady, New*York, and went to
Upsala College^ in East Orange, New
Jersey where he majored in History and
Political Science. Graduating in 1966, he
began working for SAGA|and was with
them for four months, before volunteer-
ing for the draft. He then served in Viet
Nam for one year, returning in October
of 1968. I
Back in-the States*Mr. McClaine
returned to SAGA. He was first assigned
to Goucher College in Towson, Mary-
land. From there he has joined us here at
Mercyhurst. He and his .wife reside on
West 50th Street in Erie.
Asked his opinion of the 'Hurst,
Mr. McClaine says: "I think the girls are
tremendous. Unique in that they are
more sincere than any girls in the other
»»
colleges I've been to.
Welcome Mr. McClaine, we like
you too!!
»*** Pwmykania
Erie. Pennsylvania November 12.1969
WHO'S WHO ANNOUNCED
It has become a ritual that every As a Home Economics major,
year across the nation senior college Kathleen Limber has participated in the
students are placed in nomination for Home Economics Club and was the
WHO'S WHO IN AMERICAN UNIVER- club's secretary. She has been a member
SITIES AND COLLEGES. Mercyhurst is of N.S.A. Committee and during her
no exception. Recently the senior class junior year was her class president.
and the college faculty nominated Kathie lives in Meadville, Pennsylvania.
thirteen outstanding girls for*the honor.
Their selection was based upon academic One of the highest.honors pre-
sented at Mercyhurst College is the Saint
standing, leadership qualities, Icontri-
butions made to the college, j and their Catherine's Medal, and it was given to
potential to the community. Elaine Marsh, an English major from
Erie. Elaine was the executive editor of
Jeanne Baker is a History major the Merciad, a member of Sodality,
from Warren, Pennsylvania and the Presi- D.S.C., Lit Club, and the Student Tudor
dent of the Student Government Associ- Society, Cultural Committee^and Y.C.S.
Beverly Miller, an English major
executive position onJS.G.A., as vjpres from Fayetteville, North Carolina, is the
dent of her freshman class, as a member President of Dorm Council, a body she
of the Merciad staff, Y.C.S. and the has served throughout her four years at
Mercyhurst. In her sophomore year, Bev
presented with a Mercyhurst Acheive- was vice-president of the Literary Club;
ment Award last year.
The second nominee, Rosemary
Bliezner, asf from Pittsburgh, Pennsyl-
she has worked at Booker T. Washington
Center, has been a member of A.B.C.
and the Red Cross.
vania and is a Homev Economics major.
She has served as the Civic and National Presently working on the Praeter-
ita is Linda Peluso, a Sociology major
who lives in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Affairs Coordinator, and in her junior
She has been a member of the Social
year was regional secretary for N.S.A.
Science Club, Civic and National Affairs
Rosie, who has been active in the Home
Committee, and Y.C.S. Linda hasijalso
been treasurer of her junior class? and
Lydia-Terrant Scholarship.
secretary of C.C.D.
Sheila Boss from Kettering, Ohio,
Another Sociology major, Sandra
Perruzi is from Greensburg, Pennsylvania
Chemistry major. As a member of and is serving on the present Student
S.G.A., she served as Parliamentarian; Government. She has also been Civic and
she has been a member of Chemistry National Affairs Coordinator, freshman
Club, Sodality, N.S.A. Committee, and class secretary, a member of the Social
was a Dorm Council vice-president. Last Science Club and Y.C.S.
year, Sheila-was also honored with an
bacheivement award. Aside from currently working as
(Another acheivement award was
one of the co-editors of the Praeterita,
Nancy Pistone, has been sophomore class
given to Lisbeth Pallor, an Elementary vice-president, Art Club secretary-
Education major from Fryburg, Pennsyl- treasurer^ and an active member of
vania. Liz was co-editor of the Praeterita,
D.S.O. Nancy is an Art major from Erie.
a member of S.G.A., P.S.E.A., Dorm
Council and Policy Committee. Each one of these people has
contributed actively to the student body
The senior class,president, Karen and to Mercyhurst Congratulations!
Dorney, is an ArtNnajor from Bergen-y
field, New Jersey. She has been Civic and*j
National Affairs Coordinator,^and the^
Student Government secretary. Karen's
other activities include Exposure|'69,
The Tri-College newspaper, Art Club and|j
Y.C.S.
Mary Horsington, a present co-
editor of the Merciad, is an English
major from Marcellus, New York. She
has actively participated in the Black
Enrichment| Program, ^.CS., P.S.E.A.,
Lit Club, Dorm Council, and Civic and
National Affairs Committee.
A Latin major from Washington,
D.C., Alicia King has been Sodality
secretary-treasurer and Prefect, secretary
of her junior class, sophomore class vice-
president, a member of Dorm Council
and the Student Tudor! Society. Last
winter she participated in the play THE
BLACKS, and Alicia is the current presi-
dent of A.B.C.
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by Al Messina
THE MALE MINORITY REPORT
There is no doubt that the educa-
tional system of our country is presently
under intensive review. Concerned stu-
dents and progressive educators, moder-
ates and radicals alike, are actively pro-
testing many of the antiquated educa-
tional policies ^prevalent in our schools
and colleges.! It is important to note,
however, that these people are not
attempting to mitigate the importance or
integrity of our system, but rather initi-
essence rearranging or transforming ideas When student radicals rise up j
The seminar or the discussion
in such a way as to go beyond by formu- actively protest an issue, the majoriJ
group, which is now playing a secondary
lating new insights. This can only occur Americans are appalled. They consi (1
role in education, will perhaps come to
when the student-teacher relationship is these dissentors as vile, despica a
the-forefront in the near future. In this
one of cooperation, where the student traitors who are undoubtedly piom
type of atmosphere the student and pro- P
takes part in discussion and is able to against the country. That is, this disu si
fessor will be able to establish a positive
express alternated ideas. The natural is more of a detrement to oui & i
dialogue. The emphasis will be put on
exploratory nature of man is unmistak- heritage than it is a great loyalty. R a
independent study! with professional
ably a great impetus to the learning only is this type of attitude narrow!
assistance and guidance from 3the
process. ;But the school in many cases subjective, but moreover it is the &S
teacher. Only then will the student begin
disrupts the discovery behavior of the danger to America. Dissent, for a co
to play a viable role in his education.
student. Typically, learning takes place structive purpose, is the greatest loytf
Not only will he listen to the ideas and
in an environment where the teacher one can perform for his country. In<W \ %

ate reforms forjjits progress and better-
ment Although their tactics are extreme
and fanatical at times, their intentions
are, for the most part, genuine. Essential-
ly our educational system^is capable of
being a motivating and inspiring facet of
American life. But to let it stagnate and
refuse to change it is doing a great in-
justice to the people, to ourselves, and to
the future of our country.
The primary technique or method
in contemporary education is the,'lec-
ture. The important question one must
consider is whether it is the best method.
Thebasic objection to the lecture is that
it creates^ situation where the student is
relegated to the role of a passive listener.
In this type of atmosphere the student
really doesn't have much time to think
and to express himself because his learn-
ing experience consists essentially of
listening, to other people. He becomes a
recorder of information not a thinker. It
is, in effect, training not learning. Suffice
it to say, students spend an undue
amount of time memorizing recordings
for the sole purpose of reproducing
lecture material to pass examinations.
So, in an exaggerated sense, the educator
is doing nothing more than playing a
rhetorical game, while-the student seeks
clues on how he can more productively
play the game.
BLACK
AWARENESS
by Rochelle George
Why weren't there more candid
pictures of blacks fraternizing together
in the Mercyhurst college yearbook. The
only major attribute we received for the
opinions, expressed' by his teachers and
decides the mode, pace, and style of the it holds the key to the future of ^ I
his peers,|but more important, he will
learning |experience. Consequently, the United States. It made;America a gnj j
begin to formulate conceptions of his
students' role is that of passive listener. democratic nation, and its perpetuate li
own.
And by* the teacher's manipulation of will allow A merica theflexibilityto cq i
The present reform movement in the content, the conceptual alternatives tinue to be a great nation.
education-revolves basically around!the in the mind of the listener are usually
concept of discovery. Discovery is -in restricted. The activist, in particular, is m
protesting that there is an element i t
authoritarianism in our system of edua g
tion. They contend this authority is a IT
characterized by the overt rigidity i it
[FACULTY COMMENT]) former historical periods, but rather fe
benevolent authority where pedanti il
supersede genuine attempts to motivi ti
students to learn. That does not mei
by Sr. Raymond
education harbors an irrational autho
ity, but more often this authority *
Anyone who writes for j publication, writes for the express purpose of being
heard. And one thing which is calculated to gain an audience is to comment on the rational and not repressive in natui w
Yet, its presence even in a ration A
intended reader. So my topic will be students — of the young adult, or nearly so,
variety.. They include both the male and female of the species. These are the people degree is not the best environment i;.
which to develop intellectually. Also,} y
with whom I have worked some twenty-odd years. I can truthfully say that this work
has been so stimulating and rewarding that I would be loathe to give it up. This must label the teaching profession as pedantr* ^
in character is wholly unwarranted, k p
say, then, that students are essentially good and interesting people.
in many instances and in varying degree t
i And why shouldn't they be good and interesting people? They are at the point this attitude exists. i
in their lives where they are realizing that they not only have existence, but a
personal beingfto create and other lives to help build. As they go — so goes the It is evident that I have exaggel
le
future. So they study the humanities and the sciences to find the tools and the skills ated and oversimplified the arguments
to do their creating and their building. History tells about the world man has made, this essay. But essentially, or at leastt °
but leaves no doubt that it is man's to make — for better or for worse. Literature some degree, the ideas presented wei•
reflects the personal struggles, with triumphs and defeats, that have pieced together valid and definitely need to be review I
the fabric of history and presents arguments that bid for the acceptance or rejection in the future. CertainlyrI did notjjresei k
of particular philosophies of life. Art recalls some triumphs, some near triumphs, and all the arguments relative to the situatio n
some abortive fragments of human creation. Science,jin yielding up the secrets of and perhaps I didn't treat the subject: n
creation, testifies that man, though small in size, can encompass the universe with his objectively as I could have, but my bas j
mind. Technology offers the opportunity; to free man for a more fruitful life, but at intention was only to present some (J
the same time presents the temptation to lapse into indolence and the surrender of
the creative process. What a challenging thing it is to be a student!!
the inconsistencies in contemporaiI
education. To label teachers as pedant)!
to criticize the lecture as inhibiting, l |
'But it is also a great deal of bother to try to fit it all together. It is so much say that the authority element in educ J
easier to concentrate upon a small portion of the picture and students of each decade tion is repressive, and to refer |
seem prone to view some small part as the whole. Presently the portion which seems education in general as a rhetorical gam
to preoccupy some is the march of despair down the road f to Nihilism. They are is a grave injustice. However, all of thcj-
succumbing to the somber, but fascinating tune of the piper and are joining the grim
elements do exist in some degree and jl
procession rather than trying to divert it. Being caught in this lock-stop deprives them varying intensities. Hopefully the futuji
of the freedom to go where they will. varying intensities. Hopefully
learning environment in America 1

Mercyhurst fall production w a s . . . THE
BLACKS . . . masks. Now what the ham
sandwich does that mean? I was in the
play and this vague statement awed me.
Why couldn't they have placed pictures
taken from the rehearsal in the yearbook
to "throw a little color on the situ-
ation." When I did inquire, I was told
that the staff did not accept "colored"
True education must always try to break the spell which demands concen- schools will stress creativity not irniw
tration on so small a part and recall the fuller picture to the attention of the student tion, individual humanism not autho) |
so he may find where he truly fits into the whole. Building a life this way is an itarianism, and above all more thinki&l
awesome thing, but not a fearful,^forbidding thing and its joys and sorrows alike and less listening. i
contribute to the making of the real person. i
UAL'S VICISSITUDES _
Q

pictures only black and white. :Now you
can imagine how I took that statements
This production was the first attempt by
the Mercyhurst Little I Theatre and the
newly formed. Association of Black
Collegiates to bring the questionsijand
problems of blacks to the Erie com-
munity.
Also, just for the record, we read
books infthe library. We sleep in^class.
We talk .with teachers. We participate in
Italian Night, Polish Night, Halloween
Night. We lay on our beds in our rooms
and study. We wear curlers in our hair.
We laugh - we cry.
Out of 312 pictures in the year-
book, black girls were only in 3. And out
of eight of us on campus, at that time,]
only 4*rnanaged to qualify for "candid"
photos.
May the oblong thigh of Africa
raz your daz.
Whether you;, are preparing for
your first departure from the city of Erie
to the place you call home, or if home is
now a mere pitstop of emotions, leaving
via commercial transportation can^be a
terrifying but mind expanding experi-
ence.
This past summer I was partly liv-
ing in a bookstore somewhere in Gren-
wich Village, and I found something that
was really living there. Howl and Other
Poems by Allen Ginsberg, occupied a top
shelf in a dark corner. As I^sat on the
floor and read the poem "In the Baggage
Room at Greyhound," I couldn't help
but associate the terminal described witl
the similar one I've known for the past
four years; a Greyhound terminal that
Mercyhurst students never escape. Gins-
berg captured many of the feelings that
students call their own butt can never
seem to adequately express; Before you
depart from Erietthis month, try to
cure a copy of this poem and keep it in
mind while waiting for plane, bus, or
train. Stare through your own eyeglasses
at millions of weeping relatives, harried
commuters, semi-paralyzed old folk, and
those rushing off to see their loved ones
I
|fori the holidays. Haven't you too, tfl
Ginsberg, seen the cynical Red Ca| i
counting quarters? Maybe the Negi I
Operating Clerk is not called Spade, bi o
isn't he there all the same? Somewhei I
near the vicinity of the men's room thai
will, no doubt, be a "fairy Sam." Ha' ^
you ever really stopped to look at all ^ J
^baggage? Each suitcase is "full of traged j
rocking back and forth waiting to bjl
opened . . . " Buffalo, Cleveland, Kaflj]
St. Mary's, Unipntown, Pittsburgh, W*J
ren - no difference. You know so manfl^
but so few. Forty other people, all aloof]
like you. I A
Not all of Ginsberg's feelings,
apply, but many are inescapable:
. . . to hold the bags to send on tl*U
roads, to carry our luggage from pl^B
to place looking for a bus to ride m
back home to Eternity where the heajfl

C^f AN ACTOR'S OPINION
by Paul J. Clancey, Jr.
I The sensitive actor sometimes
°*finds himself in a difficult position in
* attempting to discuss his art, or, if you
*> prefer, his trade. There are those who
theatre is an educator only
d>
Jwy that rJW ^.«
u o n a universal
Ishedding Ugh* P ^"^
»-and there are those who hold that
* theatre is an entertainer - a rather
•* sophisticated song and dance; stand-up
(comedy routine. These two positions are
^generally found on the extreme outer
^periphery of the theatre world; the
former, typically held by pseudo-
•lintellectual English J professors, and the
blatter, generally by unthinking TV
^ viewers.
The theatre person, who is truely
^dedicated to his art, holds neither** of
ttfhese positions for he realizes thatf all:
%ood art does not necessarilyIconvey a
fimessage of cosmic magnitude, nor does
Ht only *stimu late the audience to laugh-
ter, but that good theatre art gives both:
tot least a pause for thought, and enter-
tainment, in its broadest construction.
Well-done comedy is a most
"Warding experience for a performer -
"there is an indescribable satisfaction,
"Which is not Ego gratification - ' in
drawing laughter from an audience, and
ftn realizing that for at least two hours
>ome people have enjoyed themselves.
°Snd with all due apologies to the "Pinter
teople", et. al., there is nothing wrong
Pwith people having a good time*
II The purely subjective, and intel-
lectually sophomoric, judgements on
el3aiefoot in the Park as poor theatre, are
j fotally unfounded.
« I That "Barefoot iilfthe Park is far
pRess significant in the field of drama is
l%>t for one college student to say, nor
'J^ven for a Ph. D. in Dramatic Literature
yko say. This is a judgement that must be,
)ftmd can only be, made by the audiences
P*- the audiences of today and of fifty
drears from today.
it
I'NSA RELEVANCY ?
fi by Rosemary Blieszner
In my sporatic visits to the Hurst
Wcampust during my student teaching
xpenence, I caught bits and snatches of
*\ campus "crisis"
cnsis^ concerning S.G.A.-
*U.S.-N.S.A. - the main question being
Whether or not our school should retain
membership in the National Student
Association. Jeanne Andraska, my sub-
stitute, capably organized a coffee hour
Jo grvefthe questioning* students an
^portumty to learn about N.8.A„ voice
their questions, express their opinions,
Pecome involved. She even imported a
AWaff member from the national office,
| *ho explained all N.S.A.'s programs and
UP°uited out how they might help our
I F THE
*S?L STUDENTS TAKE
ADVANTAGE OF THEM.
As U8Ual t h e ef
\tf ~ » fect of the whole
^tort was minimal, since less than 7% of
stud nt
IT « body bothered to come,
W h did a t t e n d
G*t ° were neither the
the
Kafr « " P h h " I i I merely
f hterested
^ 1 ° indents. What
happened to the issue? I Editorial staii . . .
Typictl
| Ll o tl l 'espon«?il would hope
°ut suppose so•
• •••••••Mi f wonder if things
ffou
nd»ef*will ever change?
t And no
answered m y
lue»tio„ M w hha T u Photography . . y - ^
t hap ens t0 N s A
*** win -f Ust P oi -- -
omfToPROVE
torn 2h " J *** vriffl it ever
^ass?
t
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Theatre is not for Drama Critics
AN EDITORIAL g
who play their games of "kill the show" Let your mind wander and focus injion a scene f.., 60% student
and "Pan the Actors^'.ibut it is for the vote is needed to pass the new constitution which underlies the entire
people, the unknown, unseen individuals purpose and power of the student body and only a handful more than the
in the house who laugh and cry or think
along with the performers, the crew, and bare minimum vote is received ..J . . The Cultural Committee shells out a
the writer. * few hundred dollars for a nationally known string quartet and not even
two busloads from the entire school attend Newsletters on the new
If it is wrong iforj people to have Student Government and the^relevancy of NSA areidiligently worked on
fun in the theatre then the medium
should be dying - for theatre is a repre-
by dedicated students only to be lost in the shuffle of hundreds of feet in
sentation of life, and if life is no fun, the cafeteria line don't let anything interfere with the needs of the
then no one has any right to take time stomach.... meetings^ publicized weeks in ^advance are attended by a
out from the grisly and morbid struggle minimal amount of students (the workers) in a nation-wide
for survival only to enjoy himself. Moratorium for Peace, only about 50 out of 689 students take part in the
One final word to all critics, actual march for peace.
drama and otherwise, - "Those who
can, do, Those who can't, criticize." We Stop wandering now and come back to earth, that's* right, you
in the cast can do, and we are doing'- haven't gone far, you're still at Mercyhurst. It's about time that people in
Join us in our fun at the Little Theatre, this institution began to realize that'about "5 per cent of the school
for Barefoot on Nov. 13, 14 and 16.
population is doing the actual behind-the scenes work for everything that
Remember, Life should be fun is going on in this School. After the work is complete, everyone else enjoys
and happy and enjoyable - let yourself the results and then follows it up with complaints, gripes and all-around
go and,ignore the fools who tell you to uninvolvement. •3' f
suffer.
What difference does it make? ^In all reality, it probably doesn't
to make any difference. Workers and dedicated students will come and go,
LETTER the
Editor
somehow the institution will still thrive on the efforts of the few. Even
though the apathetic pressuregfrom the majority is great, some mysterious
element will keep Mercyhurst moving. Unethical, unjust it may
To the Editor
• •
be. .J. . still, it continues.
I was very interested in your criti-
cism of the play "Barefoot in the Park* 9 However, that uninvojved majority must come out of its shell - if
by Neil Simon. It is so comforting to not for! the better ^interests! of Mercyhurst, at least for the interests of
knowi that you have Mercyhurst staff world peace.
and student body at heart! when you
speak, for them. 1 was totally unaware On November 14 and 15 the second Moratorium Day will take place.
that you were so gifted in the "arts" as Again^the nation will observe the deep-rooted (Jesire for peace in Vietnam.
to assume the coveted position of And again, we will be asked to ^participate as a college, as an institu-
"critic". Criticism is a two edged sword; tion, as individuals.
it does good but it can also do harm.
What can the director be expected to do Don't sit back and let your room-mate'rally for peace^Think of
now? In your own fashion you have yourself as the number one dominoe.- through your effort, stimulation
destroyed her right to freely choose for peace-wilfrbitoeh out io all thosejwho are contacted by yourBo your
"-
forthcoming plays. You have,j in your part asjan individual, even if you have contrary reactions. At least react, so
critical- position, declared that different
sides should be created. I trust you are
that your vitalness to society will not be wasted.
very happy in what you have done. Like Every human being has a part. Don't let anyone else do your^hingj
most people on campus tod ay. would However you feel, at least come out on the 14th and 15th andjtell those
say: "Nothing like a little dissension to
make progress, is there?" affected by you what you feel.
Signed, Before it's your|ast chance, take this opportunity to speak for
A Diplomat our self.
DEAR DIPLOMATf1
We do not agree that
we have destroyed)
1
the director s right
to freely choose
forthcoming plays*
After allf we do not
limit our reviewer's
right |to freely cri- i
ticize Nor can we
1
destroy our reader a
right to freely cri-
ticize us. Thank you \
for writing. KL>.
THE MERCIAD
MERCYHURST COLLEGE
ERIE, PA.
Co-Editors £ . ( . . . L { i .Joanne Kleinhenz, Mary Horsington
A ;-•- VAUL* ' " " T ' ^" . . . 3 . . Louise Durr, Valerie Mangin
Associate Editors < * g * Christa Vaughen
t^i^.7 "::: AM* M AI Me**™,
Lynda Brooks, Sheila Boss^Linda
Marcinko, Kathy Madigan, Sue
Willardson, Flo Golembeski,
Brenda Frattlone^Linda Maley
ni_ A .„ | George Hughes, Mike
| J | Moryc*Maiy A n n Pleak
A g. _ .. TinaGeorde
Business Editor . g . y ] .'.'.. Mr. Barry McAndrew
Advisor . . . . - • • • *3 jM • • • - * *
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To d.s. in agony,
Well, lookie here chicks what I received
the other day;
Dear Daphne,
Am I going to die? Have I worked for
almost four years only to be a college
drop-out due to death? Am I doomed
to have an undignified death because
of a cold? Should I start on LSD in
order to give some significance to my
death? i \ $ person's chances of dying are 100%.
Really, Daphne, how does oneffind
any shape, form or type of medical
assistance in this advanced institution
of higher learning? Have} you ever
tried to find our "keeper of the ^in-
firmary"? It's always empty because
no one is able to find the chief of
admissions! Doesn't the Motherhouse
have its own health healers?
In return fox an answer, Til give you
a word of caution: NEVER be on
your death bed on a Wednesday! On
that day, the man with the stetho-
scope can't be found either! (He has
an answering service: "Is this an
emergency?" - "Yes, I am dead.")
So just tell me one thing: should I
call the Rescue Squad for a cold pill
prescription? 2 FORM AND TYPE of medical assist-
Yours in agony
A Doomed Senior
BUSINESS DEPT. CLOSED
|On Mon.f NovJ 3 the
Board of Trustees voted
to close the Business
Department primarily^
because of the high
maintenance cost. Sr #
Rita Pancieraf Depart-
ment Head, has announ-
ced that the| current
Sophs, Jrs»f and Srs.f
will be able?to obtain
their degree in busi-
ness ;or certification
for teaching*
1969 KALL EXAM SCHEDULE
Class Time
Sat. Nov. 22 8:00
12:30
3:30
Mon. Nov. 24
9:00
10:00
4:30
Tues. Nov. 25 1:30
2:30
All grades due Fridayf November 28 at
12 o'clock noon, in the Office of the
Registrar.
Daphne Delight to the rescue! Well,
Darling, your letter consisted of eight
questions and four statements of
fact! Which leaves me to nojj other
alternative but to answer 1/2 of every
question and 1/200 of every fact. As
to your first question: Yes, my dear,
statistics have shown that, for every
person born in the United States that
Question No. 2: After four years at
MHS, punkin,' death is a welcome
relief.
Question No. 3: Oh, my dear, sweet,
pink pusseycat, dignity is merely rela-
tive to the suaveness with which you
handle- it! Nothing isjjmore elegant
than taking a perfumed lace handker-
chief in your b-s-m, withdrawing it at
almost opportune time and gently
swabbing,,your nostrils to make the
"little hurty go bye-byes"!
Q u e s t i o n N o . |4 :
LSD . . . . hm-m-m-m! If it means
Luscious Sweet Daphne, by all means
indulge!!!!! 1 |
Question No. 5: The only SHAPE,
ance that is of any value is at Harvard
Med School.
Question No. 6: No my dear, I mail
my^j problems tojthe "Keeper! of the
Harvard Med School"!
Question No. 7: Why, of course, my
charming chickadees, all* Mother-
houses have their healers!
Question No. 8: I'm sure the boys at
Harvard Med School have the perfect
remedy for your cold! (ahem!)
Well, keep those cards and letters
comingteTill next time remember the
immortal words of | Daphne^ De-
light If you're a foul-ball, you
best go somewhere and catch your-
self!!!!!!
T.T.F.N.
D.D.
Exam Time
8:00 A.M
10:00 AiM
l|:30 P.M
8:00 A.M
10:00 A#M
1:30 P.M
8:00 A.M
10:0CKA.M
PASS-FAIL : HOW WILL IT AFFECT YC
by Susan Willairdson
"A survey of the nations graduate
school deans indicates a widespread
reluctance to trust 'pass-fail' grading
when! judging transcripts of student
applicants."! (THE CHRONICLE OF
HIGHER EDUCATION; June 16, 1969)
This was an article of a survey conducted
at ^Indiana University, Indiana, Pa. What
does this have to do with Mercyhurst?
We have just adopted a partial
pass-fail system. Since we do have the
option to select^ two of our courses as
pass-fail, it is felt that more information
is needed as a guide to the student. How
does the faculty feel about this program?
Do they feel that pass-fail would make a
difference to employers and others view-
ing your grades? What is their advice?
Some of the administration and
faculty were approached! with these
questions. Each of their reactions are
summarized:
Sr.j Janet feels that pass-fail
affords advantages for the student who
wants to broaden herself and adventure
into new fields. The student may want a
taste of other courses without the worry
of jeopardizingther major index. It also
gives the student a breather course when
heavily pressed in ?your other two
cou rses. 11 is an advantage to the facu lty,
also, who find it extremely difficult to
grade their particular field of work.
She felt that graduate schools
would look reluctantly at a transcript if
there was an over-abundance of pass-fail
marks. Employers, on the other!hand,
would prefer seeing a letter grade; they
would look at a pass as a *C\
She hopes that the student would
take the pass-fail for a motive to do their
very best work without the added worry
of the letter grade and competition.
Mr. Sturm leaned toward the pro-
pass-fail system. He was notf* for or
against\ this system in particular but he
wast definitely for experimentation:
tc
The idea has many advantages that it
should be experimented with on a wide
scale." If a student is honestly interested
in learning not in Igrades, as many
courses as possible should be put on
pass-fail. A pass-fail system has to be
slowly oriented because of such a long
'grade' orientation! of present students.
I How do you get to graduate
school without grades? . . . He replied
that the majority of graduate schools
look at I Graduate Record Exams, and
other types of national testing programs.
They couldn't go byWour grade very
well to begin with because! of such a
diversity in grading systems and indexes
throughout the nation. The teachers go
by|the National Teachers Examination,
and employers go primarily by recom-
mendation and not by grade transcript.
He suggested using the pass-fail as
a^r device |to take the pressure off the
course and let you enjoy it. He wants to
see fthis system "turn grade 'hustlers'
into learners." For those who use it as an
easy way through a course, he gives the
warning "Don't slide through, there is a
dayjof reckoning." Some time in your
life after school there will be some situ-
ation where you will be quizzed on your
knowledge, especially with the actual 'on
the job' knowledge.
Sr. Angelica remarked that there
are both advantages and disadvantages to
the system. It would be much easier for
the teacher to give a P-F mark, but it
wouldf be to the students advantage to
have a letter grade. Her reasoning is that
f
she feels school distracts, gradual
schools, and other organizations woi
not.accept it. She also feels that if
I
student were sure that he/she wol
receive a good mark pass-fail should n
be used for it isn't computed onto yf
index. A 'D' even counts something
your index. *
. Her advice to the student is J
"Think it over carefully" before J
decide. If the course will help y
index, take the letter grade. |
Sr.v Maria's opinion is that $
f
pass-fail system % valid but with
limited purpose. "It is valid when DJ
for courses where the nature of
course makes the attempt to give a leijl
grade a bit silly, not only courses
involve experience abroad but;
courses calling for student participad
in a corporate effort so that each indnj
ual's part is only a iface t of the whoA
For other courses here at Mercy hurst [r
think it is academically indefensible."
As for the grades effecting i
outside, she feels that employers want
quality index.jThe P-F would make
difference if it appears too frequently
the transcript.
Therefore, her advice to
student i s . . . "use it sparingly."
In review of the four discussioi
all were neither for nor against
system, but did find advantages in
use. Each of their advantages,]
advantages, and adwee differed enouj
to say 'be cautious', investigate
specific effect the pass-fail would haj
on you. To emphasis this diversity
opinions, the same article quoted at
beginning of the report stated:
" . . . When Tasked if they (I
graduate deans) would tend
accept a student with g<
recommendations who had
'pass' for every course he li
completed- under a pass-fl
system, the deans voted 121 to
in the affirmative."
It seems the majority^opinion is do!
the middle.
'•There are many
ways to move forward
but only one way
fl
to stand s t i l l . j
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