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Vol. XLIINo. I MERCYIIURST Septem ber 18, 1970New ! Faculty| WelcomeAnnually, Mercyhurst witnesses some change whethernominal or extensive In th efacuityfof the College. In previous years Mercyhurst was ac-customedfto seeing a number ofnew people on*the faculty andthis year is no exception.

The|j addition of; 18 new members to | the 1970-71 facultybrings the total \to a recordhigh 74 members, 50 ^full-time,14 half time, andflO contractedoh a part time basis. However,it is at the administrative levelthat the changeover has beenmost pervasive. Three of thelop five administrators are new,not to mention the addition ofseveral people to the administrative^ staff . i.The Merciad staff would liketo *take this opportunity to welcome the new faculty and administrators and wish them aprofitable and successful yearat:Mercyhurst. . vTh e fnew full Jtime facultymembers are: John 'Bald win -Natural Science and Math, Arthur | Dooley fTheology andPhilosophy, iTr avis Hedrick Social Sciences, Robert KnappSocial Sciences, Sister Christian IKoontzChairman oft theEnglish department, RichardKubiakChairman of SocialScience department, *John%in-courtTheology * and Philosophy, iMrsV Betty MohneyfHome Economics, Sister MauraSmithEducation and NaturalScience, David ThomasNatural Science and vMath, MissCheryl Wright ^Fine Arts.$The new half time facultymembers are: Herbert^ Apple-baumSocial Sciences, JosephCOmpitello Business,jBeverly

DiCarlo '^Business, SisterjElisabeth Lintsen Foreign Languages. ' '{The new part-time facultymembers are: Mrs. Sonia CoxNatural jtSeienee and Math,Sister |Michele Lehan Foreign Languages, Mrs. Mary K.LiebBusiness.The |ne w| members of * th e ad-ministration a i e : William P.Garvey DeanJgE. WffliamKennedyDirector of} StudentAffairs, Alfred J. Wolanin, Sr.(jh Treasurer Business Man*a g e r. | u | |Th e additions to the administrative staff are : Jam es G.Lanahan Director of Admissions, Thomas A.

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Page Two MEKCYHURST COLLEGE September 18, 1970

'Mercyhurst College, now entering into into its second fullyear as* a- coeducational institution, is developing internallywith great celerity. The growthis not expansive, 'but ratherqualita tive, in natur e. A smallcollege of less than 1000 students, Mercyhurst has thrustitself into an era of development primarily concerned withjthe internal growth and improvement of the college academically, socially . and architecturally.

From an 'academic standpoint, Mercyhurst*s scholastie jlife will be greatly enhanced bythe completion of the learningresource center which is presently under construction. Thebuilding is expected to be* completed by June 1971. The newaddition will expand the volumecapacity of the library almost

threefold. At the present time,, three story construction, willthe Mercyhurst library con- include many new innovationstains approximately 53,000 in library structure . On thebooks, but with Hie new addition .the capacity of the librarywill increase to about 120,000plus 50,000 bound periodicals.Sr. Mary Martin, the direc-tor of the library began preliminary research for the re-source center approximatelyapproximately six years ago.[Since that time Sr. Martin hasI traveled. 'to four different states and aiboiit 15 colleges anduniversities to view libraryfacilities first hand. This enabled her to incorporate many,modern developments into I the|new. learning resource center.The present library, uponcompletion of the resource cen-Iter will be entirely a referencelibrary. Th resource center, a

ground floor there will be anafter hours lourtge for late nightstudy. The Martin Luther Kingroom (which will include a reputable col-lection of AmericanNegro culture), a room to storeErie historica l d ocum ents, of- jfices, and a faculty researchcenter.

The second and third floors,which will (be primarily usedfor books, will expand the capacity of the library greatly. Thethird floor, however, will havea children's literature room,- aniaudio room and an audro-visual room. Also, every floor willhave a smoking lounge (approval pending), a typing roomand a double conference room.

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The most important idea Sr.[Martin conveyed was that shewould be receptive to any opinions the students might haveconcerning the new resourcecenter. "I would like to establish a!'rapport with the students and encourage them "tovoice their opinions", stated Sr.Martin. It i s ' evident that Sr.'Martin's fine .work, along withjher belief in student involvement in the project, Mercyhurst jwill have a very fine collegelibrary in the near future.. The athletic program, still in jits infancy, received a great jimpetus with the addition of Ithe indoor tennis court. Notonly will it allow the tennis

* !team valuable hours of practice in) the oflf season tout the*facilities will also be availableto tine entire student body according: to the prescribed scch-eduled toours. The tennis courtis also J equipped with a saunabath which is also available forstudent fuse. \ . . .Mercyhurst College ha s . longawaited . the* jcons traction .ofcsome k ind of cen ter for. socialactivities. In other words, thecolilege I ha s always "been 'With-!out a Hall or a* building where"social activities could* !be*centered at. It has been a tradition at Me-rcyhurs't (which isprimarily resident) to sociallyacqu-iese on weefemfe because;most" of the students either go[home or a date with a Gannonstttdentf \ \ t|* iHopelfuily, % that f' ommissionhas now been rectified wifth th eaddition of the' new' student cof - jfee house. Located in the base-*

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Preston Hallmerit of Zurn, the new coffeehouse will be able to accomodate approximately 100 ftstu-dents. It wMl be the Site of approximately 23 weeks of entertainment w ith. sandwiches andcoffee being sertffcdfin tfte kitchen adjacent to the coffeehouse. The coffee' house is woodpaneHed and has wall to wallcarpeting, a new sound systemand a febage for entertainmentpurposes.i Resident * life at Mercyhurst

ha s ^ also* undergone a mildtransformation with the finalcompletion of Baldwin Hall andthe refurnishment and conversion of the faculty housing intoa male dormitory.| Baldwin Hall, the latest addition to the Mercyhurst complex,is a three-winged buildingequipped 1 with lounges, tele-phone outlets, 'kitchenettes, typ-jhig rooms, and laundry facili

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faculty housing, will now pro- {vide on-campus living quartersfor resident male students* atMercyhurst for the first timein its history.

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EducatorsHonored

(.Mercyhurst). Three Mercy-hurst College educators will receive national recognition inthe 1970 honors publications,"Outstanding Educators o fAmerica."William P. Carvey, Dr. William E. Bryan, and Sister MaryCharles Weschler have been selected by the board of directorsof the Outstanding AmericansFoundation for the award citation.An annual program designedto recognize and honor educators across the country whohave contributed significantly'to the advancement of education, the Mercyhurst awardeeswe re! chosen for their* dedica-tion to the field of education,lor Itheir professional achievements, and for their contributions *to the community.WILLIAM GAIWEY', founderand J director of tHe Urban &Wonld Affairs Institute and theMercyhurst Institute for Politica l Research has beefi with thecollege since 1961 He is^ pastdirector of ^teacher pia cement?

and chairman of the educationand social sciences department^ Garvey was named college dean^ast March, makingthe first layman to hold* thenumber two administrativej post. YWILLIAM E. RYAN, Ed.D.has been chairman of the education department since 1967.He joined the facudtj^in 1964and in 1966 headed the academic (blueprint committee whichresullted in a totally reorganized and reoriented calendarand curriculum at Mercyhurst.D#. Bryan's program, whichemphasizes independent study,was implemented at the college, September 1967. %'SISTER MARY CHARLES,proif essor of chemistry, hasbeen chairman of the naturalsciences and mathematics department since 196$$ A Ph.D inphysical chemistry, she is currently on a 15-month collegeleave for post-doctorate work

at the Argonne National Laboratory uitder an $11,000 Na-tional Science Foundation Faculty -Fellowship. Sr. Charles hasafeo been named to Marquis'1970 edition of "Who's ?Whd|ofAmerican Women."

Centennial LecturesNineteen ^hundred and sev-enjty|mar.ks a year of celebration for?.the Sisters of Mercyas they commemorate their100th year oPiservice to*the diocese of Erie. .

:|fa conjunction* with ithe Centennial celegraition, Mercyhurst CoHege twill sponsor aseries of five lectures fromSeptember21 tolpctoiber 25. |The initial fall lectures -/jcheduled^Monddy, September21 |and Thursday, October 1 at8:15 -p. mi* in Zurn recital haHwill 'feature Dr. George!Kovacsand Dean William! P. Garvey,respectively} ':tDr. Kovacs, an assistant professors of philosophy at? Mercyhurst, will speak Mondayinighton the tdjpk!, i'To Thiriik is to beFree ," r | |A native of Hungary, Kovacsholds degrees from? universities1in JHungary, ^Canada** and Ar*

, gentina, as well as a doctoratein philosophy from the University of Louv'ain.llDeantG-arvey# wiM sf>eak October l Ton the" subjec t, 'TheDecline of the A m e r i c a nDream."The Mercyhurst dean ijwasformerly chairman of |the social* sciences department^ In1969 he ifoundedjiand directedtft^l$ban f& World Affairs -institute and the Mercyhurst Institute (for Polftftfeal Research.Pii- Ph.D. candidate *in history,University offt- Pittsburgh, Jhewas recently isamedfto tfte$l970edition of "Outstanding!Eduea-tors of America.'**Open to the student#body, thecentennial series will also ^(feature S&ter M. ,*Anhe FrancisCavanaugh on October lljiDrvEmily BBhz, October 24|"andTrafHford Matter, S.J. on October 2 5*

;S t u d e n t 'G r ip eWas|it necessary for Mercyhurst to spend $l?0tJfon a signadvertisUfe the activities on campus? \ .ftgHow many bids wereaccepted? . . .It there enough parking space on campus? . . .Will thelnew par kin g! lot accom odate th e overflow? . . . WillColloquey|die du e to lackwf studwit ^interest? $ yWhen will(the roadkon oampus befrepaved? X Wifilfinancial irresponsibility leadto the?death of the l iterary magazine? . . . Is s tudent government a non-functional organization? . . . Will thesecurity guards be ablefto copefwith thelnew male residents orwUUthese studentslbe constancy interog&ted aboujb "their business on campus?"-;. *. Are there too' miany male students on theMEtfCTAD staff? I . I Any comments? . . . If so, address youropinionsfto this column.! 1

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