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 Happy Thanksgiving s Vol. IXLIII—No. 5 MERCYHURST COLLEGE November 20, 1970 I HURST ALUMNI "77ie Night\ Thoreau Spent in Jail n f t Lillian (Bgnot) Cohen and Cecil y Cottri ll, Mercyhu rst graduates, are playing roles in * ''The Night Thoreau Spent In Jail**, opening iNovember 27th $o t the" Erie Playhouse. $. Both Lillian and Cecily were very v active in theatre through- I out their college|years and have I continued their interest along i this line. During herscollege years, Lil- lia n| work ed w ith Director He len Kelly in "Berfcfcly Square," Lillian Cohen i ¥nj)L Crucible," and "Pride and Prejudice." She also?work ed with the Gannon Theatre di rector in "Little foxes." "*"" Together | with fellow ^students she helped produce the very first season of;summer college theatre at the^ Carriage House. In 1959,[ while sfrll a stud'ent at Mercyhurst, sh e taught jstu- dent theatre atpThe Playhouse where she had |been a partg<of the action sance.«1950. Now the mother^of two chfl- dren^Sammy, 7, and Lyme El- len,*4, Lillian stitf^nakes |time fofc an occasional appearance on stage. % U- Cecily |has such Playhouse roles in her resume |at*Liat in "South Pacific"^ Molly in&The Mousetrap"; fand* Liesl fin "Sound of Masic.'^ i In other areas of theatre, Ce- eUy|was|the stage manager for *k«|first Playhouse production of the season, '& Sh ot tin jThe Dark." Her college activittespn- cluded bekig musicaljdirector of "Camelot" at ^Mercyhurst; "Marat-Sade" at Gannon^and ' WeU qualified in ! the field of theatre, bothTillian and Cecily arelenthused over their roles in this pre-Broadway presentation of Jerome Lawrence and R O & tiert*E. Lee's brand new play, "The N ight Thoreau Spent In Jail." I | J | * I o A play conceived ito relate past events to those ofjtthe pres ent, this ususual production con cerns the life of Henry David Thoreau. Rather than pay taxes ito suppoxtithe Mexican-Ameri can war which he /ett was im- moraif he chose to spend a a night in jail. Through the use of ^surr ealism , his reflecti ons during this night in jail takes him from his idealistic life an Waldeh's Pond-to an awareness of his obligation to society. ^ In one dream ' sequence, Hen ry's plea for someone to speak out against this war* brings forth Congressman Lincoln's reply, "Stop the war, iMr.^Presv id'ent! For|the love of God, stop this war!" £ As a teacher, he tells Ellen, played by Cecily, "Don't do what I do Because I do it, do what's aright for^YOUfto do . Lady, BE YOUR OWNIMAN!" Ruefully, Lillian, as Lyd&n Emerson, expresses the regret to her husband, Waldo, that few people will understand this man, . Thoreau, because he Cecily Cottrill wants nothing but? the right to b f e Henry JDavid Thoreau. f Althougfo^the play deals with the fame of%he Mexican-Ameri ca n iwar Lawrence and Lee have brought forth Ian unmis QUEST F OR PEACE Moshe Yegaii AFFIRMS ISRAELI POSITION On November 1 1 , In the Mer cyhurst Little Thea ter, Moshe Yegar, consul general of ; Israel spoke on the subject of "Is rael's Quest ifor Peace." Spon sored by Mercyhurst Coll ege and the Jewish Community Wel fare Council, Yegar is now serv- ing j &s the consul general for Pennsylvania, Delaware and southern New Jersey. A3 man of wide and .varied experienceJ he came to Israel in |195 3 and grad uated from the Hebrew Univer sity in Jerusalem. He holds a masters degree in political!sci ence and* Middle East history, and has 14 years experi ence with Jthe Foreign Service. " I B e| In 1958, consul| Yegar ^joined the ministry « o f Foreign Affairs with early assignments gin Buch ares t, Ruman ia, and ^Rang oon, Burma. f i •••••• _i I I H V ^ H ^ I N -• • n > ^ M M B ^ ^ M « ^ w a M H _ _ M ^ V ^ B - I M M ^ price is ^$2.25 for Wednesday and Thursday performances; $2.75 ffor Sundays. Showltime is at 7:30 p.m. on Sundays, but all other performances start at 8:30 p.m. There will be .eight performances of this play which will open njj November 27th and end on December 6th. Reservations can be made5by by Jamie Kamler Preceding consul Yegar's talk, Mr.*? Richard Kubiak, chairmant of'the Mercyhurst Social Studies Department made brief introductory remarks and introduced the .members of the panel who were to question con sul Yegar on his position paper concerning the; Mid-East con flict. The|members of the panel were as*follows: Stanley Sand ler, history, Alliance College ; Gregory Rinehard, chairman, political science department, Gannon College, Max Azieri, political science department, Mercyjiurst. Consul Yegar made many Jin- teresting points and backed them up with illustrative and informative examples. Among these points the main ones were concerned with Arab agression, the ineffectiveness oLthe United N ations, and the controver sy centered around the Umted States obl igat ion to Jsr ael . He defended his country's requests of the United States ?fo r financ ia l aid! by stressing the point that the Soviet', Union! helps the Arabs more than financially and also, perhaps hitting a lit tlej closer to/home, byjtheifact they want, American advisors or troops. Considering thefre sults of our sending advisors to Viet Nam, this was very perU inent and timely. The main difference between the points of view of the United Stalest and Israe l, according to Yegar is their defining of the word peace . Israe l does not wantsttoe United States and Rus sia to have a say in the draw ing of boundaries when an d 5 if peace comes -t o ithe Mid-East. As far as Israel is concerned, war will last! as long as it is necessary. They doi however, concede that? from a cease-fire, they should precede to a peace- fu l resolution. j Although the audience was not very large, they responded well to consul Yegar's lecture. In the question and answer pe riod that he conducted ^with the audience, brief though it was, severalJpointsYwere^>rought out by members of the audience. Consul * Yegar, answered these questions completely but a bit for granted that he was so co herent and clear ithat everyone should understand! him on his

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Vol. IXLIII—No. 5 MERCYHURST COLLEGE November20, 1970

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H U R S TA L U M N I

"77ie Night\ ThoreauSpent in Jail

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If t Lillian (Bgnot) Cohen andCecily Cottrill, Mercyhu rstgraduates, are playing roles in

* ''The Night Thoreau Spent InJail**, openingiNovember 27th$ot the"Erie Playhouse.$. Both Lillian andCecily werevery v active in theatre through-

I out theircollege|years and haveI continued theirinterest along

i this line.During herscollege years, Lil-

lia n| worked w ith Director Helen Kelly in"Berfcfcly Square,"

Lillian Cohen i

¥nj)LCrucible," and "Prideand Prejudice." Shealso?work

ed with theGannon Theatre director in "Little foxes." "*""

Together|with fellow studentsshe helped producethe veryfirst season of;summer collegetheatre at the^Carriage House.

In 1959,[ while sfrll a stud'entat Mercyhurst,she taught jstu-dent theatreatpThe Playhousewhere she had|been a partg<ofthe action sance.«1950.

Now themother^ of two chfl-dren^Sammy, 7, andLyme El-len,*4, Lillian stitf^nakes | t imefofc an occasional appearance onstage. % U-

Cecily |has such Playhouseroles in her resume|at*Liat in"South Pacific"^ Mollyin&TheMousetrap"; fand* Liesl fin"Sound of Masic.'^ i

In other areas of theatre, Ce-eUy|was|the stage managerfor*k«|first Playhouse productionof the season,'& Shot tin jTheDark." Her college activittespn-cluded bekig musicaljdirector of"Camelot" at ^Mercyhurst;"Marat-Sade" atGannon^andof "Bye-Bye*Birdie,p a TeamTheatre production. .1 |

An employee? of the Securityfeoples Trust Company Jkfectfyis also interested? ia> dancingan<i Playing andjeacligngffiiano.

' WeU qualified in ! the field oftheatre, bothTillian and Cecilyarelenthused over their roles inthis pre-Broadway presentationof Jerome Lawrence andRO&tiert*E. Lee's brand new play,"The N ight Thoreau Spent InJail." I | J | * IoA play conceivedito relate

past events to thoseofjtthe present, thisususual production concerns the life of Henry DavidThoreau. Rather than pay taxes

ito suppoxtithe Mexican-American war which he/ett was im-moraif he chose to spend aa night in jail. Through the useof ^surr ealism , his reflectionsduring this night in jail takeshim from his idealistic life anWaldeh's Pond-to an awarenessof his obligation to society.

In one d ream ' sequence, Henry's plea for someone to speakout against thiswar* bringsforth Congressman Lincoln'sreply, "Stop thewar, iMr.^Presvid'ent! For|the love of God, stopthis war!" £

As a teacher, he tells Ellen,played by Cecily, "Don't dowhat I do Because I doit, dowhat's arightfor YOUfto do.Lady, BE YOUR OWNIMAN!"

Ruefully, Lillian, asLyd&nEmerson, expresses the regretto her husband, Waldo,that fewpeople will understand thisman, . Thoreau, because he

Cecily Cottrill

wants nothingbut? the right tobfe Henry JDavid Thoreau. f

Althougfo the play deals withthe fame of%he Mexican-American iwar Lawrence and Leehave brought forthIan unmistakab le understanding . of today's ^generation and its similar problemsj -i %

Tickets are nowr on sale andspecial student discount admission j>rices are in effect The

Q U E S TF O RP E A C EM o s h e Ye g a i i

A F F I R M S I S R A E L I P O S I T I O N

On November 1 1 , In the Mercyhurst Little Thea ter, MosheYegar, consulgeneral of ; Israelspoke on the subject of "Is

rael's Questifor Peace." Sponsored by Mercyhurst Collegeand the Jewish Community Welfare Council, Yegar is now serv-ing j&s the consul general forPennsylvania, Delaware andsouthern New Jersey.A3 man ofwide and.varied experienceJ hecame to Israelin |1953 and graduated from the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. He holds amasters degree in political!science and* Middle East history,and has 14 years experiencewith Jthe Foreign Service. "IBe| In 1958, consul| Yegar joinedthe ministry«of Foreign Affairswith ea rly assignments gin Buch

ares t, Ruman ia, and ^Rangoon,Burma. f^^m—^^^m i • • • • • • _i • • I I H V ^ H ^ I N -• • n > ^ M M B ^ ^ M « ^ w a M H _ _ M — ^ V ^ B - I M M ^

price is ^$2.25 for Wednesdayand Thursday performances;$2.75 ffor Sundays.Showltime isat 7:30 p.m. on Sundays, but allother performances start at8:30 p.m. There will be.eightperformances of this playwhich will openonjj November27th and end on December 6th.

Reservations can bemade5bycalling The Playhousebox-office,v 893-7008, between 10:00ain> and 5:00jp.m£ daily, or bymailing^requests to The EriePlayhouse, P.O. Box 2042, Erie165121

by Jamie Kamler

Preceding consul Yegar'stalk, Mr.*? Richard Kubiak,chairmant of'the MercyhurstSocial Studies Department madebrief introductoryremarks andintroduced the.members of thepanel who were to question consul Yegar on his position paperconcerning the;Mid-East conflict. The|members of the panelwere as*follows: Stanley Sandler, history, Alliance College;Gregory Rinehard, chairman,political science department,Gannon College, Max Azieri,political science department,Mercyjiurst.

Consul Yegar mademany Jin-teresting points and backedthem up with illustrative andinformative examples. Amongthese points the main ones wereconcerned with Arab agression,the ineffectivenessoLthe UnitedN ations, and the controversycentered around the UmtedStates obligation to Jsr ael . Hedefended his country's requestsof the UnitedStates ?for financial aid! by stressing the pointthat the Soviet ', Union! helps theArabs more than financiallyand also, perhaps hitting a little j closer to/home,byjtheifactthat if Israel shouldfall ito theArabs, through lack of funds,the Mid-East would be open toSoviet* domination. Along the sesame lines, he stressed that Israel is not askingffor, nor do

they want, American advisorsor troops. Considering thefresults of our sending advisors toViet Nam, this was veryperU

inent and timely.The main differencebetween

the points of view of theUnitedStalest and Israe l, according toYegar is their defining of theword peace . Israe l does notwantsttoe United States and Russia to have a say in the drawing of boundaries whenan d 5ifpeace comes-to ithe Mid-East.As far as Israel is concerned,war will last! as long as it isnecessary. They doihowever,concede that? from a cease-fire,they shouldprecede to a peace-ful resolution. j

Although the audience was

not very large, they respondedwell to consul Yegar's lecture.In the question and answer period that he conductedwith theaudience, brief though it was,severalJpointsYwere^>rought outby members of the audience.Consul *Yegar, answered thesequestions completely but a bittersely. He seemed*to take itfor granted that he was so coherent and clear ithat everyoneshould understand! him on his

first explanations. Despitethisslightly; disconcerting aspect, itwas enjoyable-to listen to aman speak on a subject he knewso well^andihad such deep feelings towards. J U

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MERCYHUKST C O L L E G E , E R I E , PA .

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Ediiori J. . J..... | | . N | . Al MessinalAssociate Editor M S S S P ! & ob Park *Layout Editors. Dave BohdeNews Editon M | $Bi%SachseSports Editor . . § . . ! Bill DopkralaPhotographer £ . J . . . ' . . . Debby DockestaderCirculation and Exchang e Marlene SmithLayout Staff Fran Ahearn, Bill Chiodo,

J SRita Hadfrlifi, Bob BeekStaff Writers Paul Anderson, Rick Lamb,

| | J Audrey Mosenthal, Jeff H elf and,i Brendia Brewer, Carolyn Shade

Staff Cafol Meuhlinq, Mark Turos:Ellen Heinrich^Dolores Krasitoski

BETWEEN US

Paul* Anderson

ANDRick Lamb

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How Many Will Return ?

C H A P L A I N ' S C H AT T E R

Prayer ManyQuestioned Thing

The pirtttiary reason for* thecreation of_ an educational£Ubstitution isito serve. Mercy hurstCollege, whether it |knows itor not, isshere to serVe us. itis a community with arespoit-'Ability toithe people it bringsunder its care,a responsibilitythat entails the pursuit of truth

2h<lj[ the ^maintenance of per-sonal compassion. Indeed the

by Fr. John* J* Hilbert

Anyone who does not havef aithtof some sort can neverreallyappreciate the valuegof prayer^ in the life of a person Who prac-t i c ^ a reUgionSThe basifc ifeastttit for 1 Wi^is that prSster is an ac-ftWy of faith.4When atperson prays sincerely his tieilef fte g r e s s * As we jnear -the end of the

College(amsv-Ibend and remainflexible in this pursuit so as tbprevent 9he estitetigement ofimpersonaiitem. invariably, even

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after a short period?of time,frustration and alienation can

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result in the event* of such negligence, jt '

and? W ho cares about?d* in a greateliRPower than us Who_ m _ _ _ M P

our individual and so cial! destinies. (N otice that in speakingofthis greater Power I saidWho instead/of Which.* This Was done

^ ^ erateiyjto express niycon victioriith at?this*Power must bepel*sonal'inCsome mysterious ^way! oril? is meaningless? to attempt^ any

cohtact in prayer.) &. | l lf Today's world has seenmuctf criticisnf of the validitjrof praV^

er. This particular questioning! has arisen, as so many others havechiefly, as aresult? of our technological advances over* the? pastcentury.*Mankind'slimitatiorts? are tiling lessened as weevolve toever greater \ realization of our potentialities. Medicine,thei psychological sciences, the communication sciences, inventions like

term we wonder how many vmLreturn when Masses resuriie.The primary reason for dropping out<wii& #raba)b_y be* frustration arid boredom ratherthan gradesf Certairidy a lack of

challenge fromcourse

materialcanl resuiii in|diSintei*esli;And,Converse! t8b*muclirehailSng&dan'lead toifrustration^and dis-d6htenj(f But the greatesit danger of -aid is the menace ofapathy|and j impersonalism andit is especiallytragic ^when itoccurs in small communities

objectivity. The question wemust nowenSteptain is—-are webeing molded into the kind ofperson the College thinks weshould Ibe? Is there a rdalchoice? Wefmust remember-—freedom is choice, conformityis restraint.

Isn't Mercyfourst here toserve us?OouM tlBe that allytis presently serving u$ isf un-happiness and irrelevance. Thesoltftibfr 6ouiSi f peroaps besought in a complete rennova-tionlof the ^curriculum and anadministrative approach , toColleger problems that is em-pathetic and ^compromising

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rather than emotional andgcom-batfve.

From an academic|stand-poinL it jfts quite ipossible that,if the studentshad more of achoice in their courses, theacademic viabtiity of the College would toe greatly enhanced.

iftyoui have a problem.%$then, cam? a iperson|_rea_ly t__ito ibesides himself. ^

Again W e say, how|manyj\rtHreturn? How many, asidefromthe a(formentioned l obstacles,can afford Coldege? | Earlyjj]August we receive^ a (bill anda letter. This letterstated mcould register only ifsufficientcredits was fpaid | towards th]

.bill. The!approach to thi&|prob.lem was once^pbuman ^MercyhursiT, nowjit is atoolfl,financial .^consideration.'Y«L|now wej«must. conform to atol^hearted poftey, devoid offee&ing, or get^Jost. ^KBR \

The complete eradicationo!uiese sufbtle ibttt pervasiondif.ficuliies wiH^ undoubtedlytak#'dine;tout we4feve yet toseetheirwtial ? tferust. Perhaps liscould toe(brought about by stu-denV<facttlty ^discussions,morecounseling (facilities an<|better

The stumblingo

iWock,| (how-

the light bulb and other of all sorts have freed man as never before such a sMeroyhurst.

we ard paying igood moneyfor ran educationfthat isi sup-

from a dependence onpibytifrlafer slil answer to their problems.Bodily and mental health; inaccessibility tooUtier people's ideasand ideals, darkness, inability to know tomorrow'sweather or to- P os e *|to enhance our powers ofmorrow's impending disaster, language barriers,and countless ~ 1§ jQfner handicaps under whose strains men turned to God foranswers are^now answered*by§ scientific advancesintways neverdreamed possible.

Men|feel Jmore!than ever tnat they noilonger riee* God* tosmve tUdii* problems.THey are now turning^more to*! themselves,td triieir ^ellowmen, tothe? scientific lahswers available.BelievingPeople spend lessftime in prayer and moretime in actual involvement insolving mankind'sbiggest problems—war, poverty,racism,environmentalpollutioifltof every sorfc^W^ arechallenged ft becomeexperts at' prayers | &

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g ft has been mostinteresting to observe how little, if any,re»llance upon God< has been called foras all answer to dnr currentecological problems!* ^

v Prayer, tomylmind, is growing up. We are realizing that Godis. :jiot, arounds to,solved problems^ we^can4 'sdlvtlllf w ^ Would jbinhands and work hard to solvetfcem^erfiafrs w^are coni in | t o ^ iunderstanding voY prayer more asan'act of fiaithi as a A c t of giv-irt' thanks}-as*a1i &&ot adoration (recognfe in^ in publicdr^prlvatetlfal? m te greater than we are)iPerhaps We are eoming to realizethUV as arf act of tfmlo^ it oniyjttade when weias hujnahshave reached the tirf^ ^

understanding toy the facultyever, fethb faculty ahd i a d m i # ^ | ^ n d ^ ^ - i &islratibn's fearj. of unemployment! If their courses weregood, they would toe taken by^students as electives. Butftheyins sft on keepingstagnant^andirtrelev^ant department alive.^f

Another source of aggravation ab?Me»cyhurst is the^lackof guidahce icoutiselors. Just *try*and ifind* sortieone to talk tk>

Whevmen in iPrestbh^HaB hav#|ejiperlenced it already. TWlmeetiagjsv are ifulfoof nii9trusfjarid • mifedhder^fendiiig. Thffaculfy advisors see* litttf rnljpoihttof Mew Jartdlnot tiidsi^iTthe n%le |students. A>= flirthermore ^drastic course ofadtailwoutd oe IEK.str ike. Let's hopeit doesn't#ha

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LETTERS TO THEi&tfyfa

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. „.•_._-• _____ o^oiirSba>rel of tricks andlcah do nomte&hen we*irnri|to Him in the fate of thisVysterywiiich con-fr_rtW\us atf scf rttifa-m hlfffljllng myltery of not being able todrahyttiingffurther about? a lftved one4 w ho is dlying, afrifend whosemjntaT iMltli llatf gone? afwliblMation^f people whose,valnes areaff rtlfeed ttl^w^r rio^^ants tonight, a$alling to personalsacrifice <*&# C lUtig awUjjr fronl integrity. m

Jesuar toldius to #ray.Hs|a believeiflli HrA, -%rayiH»tol#uslitrther tc» afcVaadr we w«Uldtreceived I thihtf He meant askwheiiyoifelhave niii out dftyow own solutions,ask theft in faitlt? and itwflltcome soffie way oti another J* M i I

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I Prayw oertainly should-be^nesHone^r but wevshoiddt lirti^rai.ways. v J i;

DOW iSdftoi*: IIri responsetof^our statemelitr?

of^t-ie Mercians editorial policytixat "news sources rdlfet becarefully inve_M_3lte yd *Irl orde_*td^scertain^^eir^MlabilltyaAd dependatoilfl^' and'%o¥- |0Ug^y|ihve%ttgatfedUn*c4 ,d8r to 'preVent| iihisinformtttldh f arili jnii^nder^ai-dinf $ I minii i#oniy^prokr ih€^ i shbdfa l k v # |hem I Jiifectfed ! prlbr 1 itof0&W'piimicfctfonfof rrf^fepor^ oh ftt>nanoiai dtdfTile detailecltbreai*down, on aid cMzriWftio-i w¥spifeia6redior t*e'aldndMst^atidri rattieip ithan^foY publ icatm i n j

the? Merciad; iSherefore^ gen et- |alizations wfere made befeafisfe"of assumed prior information,the emphasis- ofthe^entire re* ^Port j bein^ | purely statte icalrather th^n explanator^.f

ITHstt nmiorsihave beeh circulated concerning a further 1statistical bfefekdbwn s^ggest-

tlmmgh the financial aid office. Tliis would have beenclarifies much more, preciselyhad*.ljbeen infortned before-hand that the report was to be

letiS _iince not all aid ih-clfeded in my summary--wasgiVen throdgh my office. 11

Sincerely yours, m.$$&& Ml Barbara)

-?iflianeial Aid Oftibet*

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worth of itha t 3 material could jbe^best expressedi infthe fontof an editorial.

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Sister* Barbara^$ would llkei tol extend' my

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apology fot* not' contacting- you^piibri to^tne publication* ofyoufretfbrt on finaneialUid. A good

tog th lfift cording fo th # niWe-femttie ratio on cam^Js th e aictis mor'e^than protwrtionUte,leads rhe to^belifeve tha^ilrte di-rebttor^of the article^w as mlissiecT completely|ARaln^may istate thatJ ^ | p o ^ ^ | g BB&M ^ * ^Vm^A^ fixanj^6f tftie pt-ograrhs A_AHiM

^ ^ ^ ^ 1 always seeks tfo as-certain Hie rCllifterfaf h#

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tioil 1? certainly stand inlerror.

dowever in ItlSe above letteryou clearlystate that the emphasis ofthei report which youprepared^was purely statisticalrathe r t ha n ^explanatory. Unfortunately, statistics, withoutt ^ a i a * ? f ^ ^tor iaf t comment,lend themselvesto-multiple in -t _ ^ B U k l d l ^ Ma^ovwil don'ttKit_k Mr. Pa i r s ' analysis wasbi«fl or distortedana r do thinkIt helpedclarify th e matter. Inotnel* wordkj f felt tiu- ___«»

^The|fact that the JnfoniW'tibn you ? preparedjwas for ft*adhiinistration rather than forpublication in ! theftferclad, ^not entirely accurate. TheMof the matter is SisterCarolyngaVe* me the materialfor pd£lication1 in: thejM^Dfid.. SWapparently didn't*feel the atf-ministration" and the CollegeCollege had something to hM*Db you? ,£ • 1 j

"Sex makes nodifference i»

any of the programshandledth ro ug h, th e financial aid office."* This comment I foun*to be rather nebulous.Ifm su*«of your literal interpretationo»the!issue contains a large element of : validity. Indeed one

need not be of a certainsex*•get financial aid* an d ccrta^Jno "sex is purposely grao*^more money. But, ithas ^th e constant hack of a mn**of femalesf on thisjeampus * J |male students hate been^ting tod greatf a snare rf &**ciaJl aidU and \%many Iglrb flosing their aidlbecause ofThat assumption w&*&m\f (Continued on Page 3)

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B I L L D O P I E R A L AS p o r t s E d i t o r

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The intramural football season this fall was, on the whole, asuccess. However,there|was|one area that still needs an improve

ment here at J Mercy hurst—student interest. This? lack of interestextends from myself on down to someofflhe players and thestu-dent^body.Ifadmit that|l wasfguilty of* the "cardinalsin"!aboutwhich I preached in my first column, something called student sup-port. I didn'tcoverlthe games as well as I should and I'll be thefirstito admitthatJAll if can 'promise is that if at all possible itwon't!happen again. Those statisticsthat|were|to be in thisissueJust aren't available and that is entirely myfault. Once things arefully!organized in this department, tihs"failurefto communicate".will cease and you will get the Sports sectionthatfis deserving of.every*newspaper, | - . |

The two foams who were;in the running all season long, thePack and thej|Rebels, were theonlyftwo that showed thesort|ofteam organization that builds a winner.Of the other two teams inthe league, oneforfeited two games, and the second failed to showfor one. Whether these three games can be attributedtota lack ofinterest or of organization is of little consequence. A team thatshows interest, is organized,andivice versa. Although^the "win-ning spirit" is necessary in all sports, intramurals aren't based onthis idea. They are to be another area in which the student can"express" his talents outside the classroom, for fun and exercise.Intramural si aren't fundamentally based on the "do or die" idea,although competition breedsa \ good dealo 'i interest. Just $ the factthat there were onlyfour teams entered inthe'league,from a maleenrollment of125, is evidence that there is something left to be desired in the area of student interest. . \

It wasn't only the players, but also the studentbody!that show

ed a laek of active interest in this league. The only game in whichthere was shown any visible student interest was the championshipbetween the|Pack and the Rebels. Hopefully, Mercyhurst can learnbyfthe experience of the intramural football league this fall. Sincethis was the first stage of the"experiment" in athletics, improvements only natural. The only way to builda \good]athletic pro*;gram is to move slowly and learn what areasneed I to be workedon. With intramural basketball upcoming,it,is very",possible thestudents of this institution will begin to show the sort of interestnecessary|to build that good athletic program.

^ I t is necessary to commend the great job that the "Commissioner" of the League, Mr. Dave Thomas, and his assistants, SteveGutting,Al Messina, Jerry Fedor, andGary-Bukowski,did in run-ning theJeague. They put in a lot of their own time(and'put upwith a lot of grief too!) in order that this league would functioneffectively. A great deal of thanks isto*be given to Mr. Thomasand" his helpers, for, withoutsomebody fto organize and run theleague,*™ amount of student interest would bring success. Thankyou|Mr. Thomas! f

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p.m. in the Preston Loungewith Mr. David Thomas,Imod-erato r. This willbe^the onlyopportunity to officially enter* ateam in the League.N o $teamentries will beAccepted beyondthis date.

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sponsored bypi e MERCIAD.Therevwill be separate divisionsfor|the ping-pong tournamentwith regard to sex. But the pooltournament will be open withno distinction made.

MADICALi SINGERSI The jMadrigalf Singers andmembers of the MercyhurstMusic Dept. will present a program of Christmas Music forthe American Association ofUniversity Women'sa n n u a lChristmas dinner and meeting.The date is Dec. 14, 7:30 p.m.fat.>Knox Hall Jin the Church ofthe Covenant.

i Selections will include earlychant, 16th century motets,folkand? traditional carols. Amongthe musical offerings will be"O Come, O Come Emmanuel,"w

Of the ! Father's Love Begotten," i "Puerf|nobis nascitur,"Jjesu Redemptor Omnium"andmany other numbers with vocalit

and instrumental solos by mem-bers of the Music Dept..

The Madrigal Singers wereorganized in-;i964,j as one ofthe performing groups in theMusic Dept. Membership in thegroup isopenfto interestedandqualifled : students from otherdepartments in the college. Activities include one or two complete programs each yearIoncampus and singing in variouscivic programs in thai area.While the name "Madrigal"significantly expressesthe in -est of the? Singers in this par-ticular style of singing, therep-etoire* of the group includesmusic in various styles from theearliest periods of musicalhistory to^contemporary times.

pPPYi!T H A N K S G I V I N G

This past week, the Varsity Tennis schedule for the Spring,1971, was revealed. The season, which is to begin with a homematch against Duquesne,|opens April 2nd.in all, there arevpres.ently 11 matches along with theNAIA District 18 Tournament atWestminister, April 29-30. By far, this tournament is the mostim-portant outing for the^'Lakers" this season. There is a great deaof interest being focused on justhow^Mercyhurst's first venture into intercollegiate athletics isgoingUo succeed. The District 18Tournament decides-who will represent the District in the NAIAN ationals inKansas? City, the|second week of June. If the FallEdinboro Tournament is any indicator, Mercyhurst has a goodchance to bringittoe "goodies" home. As the spring approaches*much more will be said about the Tennis and Golf*teams,butjjtdoesn't hurt to wish both squads the "best ofluck"|m November*

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15—At Slippery Rock Away

19—Gannon Home

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