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Spring 1985, Vol. 3, No. 2

Mercyhurst
CAMPAIGN COMMEMORATIVE ISSUE

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Chairman of the Board of Trustees William C. Sennett, Esq. President Dr. William P. Garvey Editor Mary Daly '66 Assistant to the President for External Affairs Alumni Editors Gary L. Bukowski 7 3 Corrine S. Halperin '80 Sports Editor Robert Shreve Editorial Board Dr. Allan D. Belovarac 7 3 Dr. Ludlow L. Brown Dr. Marilynn Miller Jewell '48 P. Barry McAndrew Dr. Vivetta G. Petronio '58 Sr. M. Eustace Taylor '29 Archivist Sr. Mary Lawrence Franklin '41 Editorial Assistant Sr. M. Damien Mlechick '56 Contributing Writers Bertha Halperin Blau '39 Corrine S. Halperin '80 Sr. M. Eustace Taylor '29 Art Direction Judy Olowin Tucker 78 Tudi Pleban Color Separation Hoffman Printing, Inc. Printing Printing Concepts, Inc.

Features
Tribute to Mother M. Borgia by Barbara Wilbert '30 Mercyhurst History: The Tower by Sr. M. Eustace Taylor Relihan on Liberal Arts Colleges by Dr. Michael J. Relihan Relihan on A Changing World by Dr. Michael J. Relihan The Campaign for Mercyhurst College 12
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Departments
Thanks Prof Sports Alumni Class Notes 16 17 19

bout the Cover: This special issue of the Mercyhurst Magazine highlighting the Campaign for Mercyhurst College, carries on its cover a hand-colored drawing of the Tower by James E. Sabol 70. It is one in a series of eight prints of the Mercyhurst campus available for purchase by referring to page 20 of the Magazine.

Alumni Association
Officers Michael E. Heller '79, President Joyce Met/.ler McChesney '69, Vice President Regina C. O'Connor '80, Secretary Directors Dario Cipriani 74, Erie, PA Deborah S. Duda '77, Palo Alto, CA Sr. Mary Lawrence Franklin, '41, Erie, PA Russell H. Franklin 74, Erie, PA Thomas D Heberle, Esq. 74, Erie, PA Joan Kostolansky Evans '60, Erie, PA Patricia J. Liebel '53, Erie, PA Regina Scura Merz '77, Rochester, NY

The fascinating history of the Tower, officially known as the O'Neil Memorial, its benefactor and its change in architectural design, is related by Sr. M. Eustace Taylor on page 4.

The Mercyhurst Magazine is published by the Office of External Affairs of Mercyhurst College, Glenwood Hills, Erie, PA 16546. Copyright 1985. News items and letters to the editor should be sent to the Assistant to the President for External Affairs. Send change of address to Mercyhurst Magazine, Mercyhurst College, Erie, PA 16546. External Affairs Office 814/825-0285 Alumni Relations Office 814/825-0246

A TRIBUTE TO OUR FOUNDER

Mother M. Borgia
BARBARA WILBERT 30

Mother M. Borgia often assisted in supervising our dancing practice for the show. I can see her now with her long, black skirt pinned up, going through the steps with us; beating out the rhythm; standing in the back of the room listening to the spoken lines; commending the performers one minute and criticizing them the next. This show, by the way, was a huge success, dramatically, musically, and financially.

y first remembrance of Sister M. Borgia Egan was when I was but a pre-school-age child. She often accompanied my paternal aunt, Sister M. Pierre Wilbert, on visits to our home in Oil City, Pennsylvania. This is a distance of about 19 miles from St. Joseph's Academy in Titusville, where these two, then young sisters of Mercy, were teaching. I remember hearing how both of these young Sisters had entered the Order of Mercy in the Erie diocese when they were only 15 years old. This made no impression on me at the time, but now, I have come to realize they gave the greatest part of their lives to the service of their chosen Spouse.

"I can recall how Mother Borgia . . . trudged the streets in all kinds of weather, to interest local businessmen in the bond issue that would finance the construction of Mercyhurst!'
How these sisters worked to get Mercyhurst started, each in her own way! They gave of themselves physically, mentally, and emotionally. I can recall how Mother Borgia, Mother Pierre, Mother Colette, and many others trudged the streets in all kinds of weather, to interest local businessmen in the bond issue that would finance the construction of Mercyhurst. Finally, in 1926, Mercyhurst College became a reality, not as you see it today, of course, but its doors opened to welcome the first students. Mother M. Borgia was President and Dean and Mother M. Pierre was Dean of Women. As a community, the sisters had accomplished their dream. Our class was the charter classthe first to finish all four years in 1930. In these early

days, we had no Student Council, but we had a Fine Arts Club which served the same purpose. I can remember, as if yesterday, when Mother Borgia would ask to attend our meetings and would say, "You are Mercyhurst. What you do and how you conduct yourselves depict the calibre of the Mercyhurst student and can be our best advertisement . . ." Mother Borgia was a perfectionist. She never aimed to do as well as another but wanted to be and usually was the best. She expected the same from her students. I must say, we did not always agree with her directives, but we usually had to admit they were right. As a student and friend, I think of Mother Borgia with affectionas a great lady with much courage and poise, the visionary leader of her pioneer sisters in religion, one who demanded and received respectthe heart, so to speak, of her greatest earthly love, Mercyhurst College. I borrow from an article written by Temple Bailey and printed in the June, 1959 Alumnae Neivs at the suggestion of Dr. John Hickey, who was then Superintendent of the Erie Public School District: ". . . and the Mother said: T have reached the end of my journey. And now I know that the end is better than the beginning, for my children can walk alone, and their children after them.' And the children said, 'you will always walk with us, Mother, even when you have gone through the gates.' And they stood and watched her as she went on alone, and the gates closed after her. And they said, 'We cannot see her, but she is with us still. A Mother like ours is more than a memory. She is a living Presence.'" So be it with you, Mother M. Borgia Egan,
BARBARA WILBERT xorote this tribute to Mother Borgia folloiuing Mother's death in 1962, Ms. Wilbert died hi 1982.

I remember the beginning of the rumors of "Project Mercyhurst" when I was in eighth grade. There were benefits to raise money, probably the largest was a minstrel show, directed by my mother, Mrs. Peter (Maud) Wilbert, a talented musician.

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To the magnificent leadership and wise vision of Mother M. Borgia Egan, Mercyhurst College owes its existence, its atmosphere, and its ideals. Dedicated to the principle that Christian education is the wellspring of a truly mature cultured person, Mother culminated her years of work in diocesan education with the founding of Mercyhurst, an endeavor which she saw completed in 1926. As active Dean of the college from its opening until illness forced her to assume that role only nominally in 1956, Mother M. Borgia constantly strove to improve the opportunities which Mercyhurst offered, and to maintain an atmosphere conducive to the full development of educated Christian students. Under her guidance, not only the curriculum, but also many Mercyhurst traditions took form as a part of her master ideal that true education witnesses the maturing of every facet of a student's being, intellectual, spiritual, cultural, and social. Although Mercyhurst College stands as a living memorial to Mother M. Borgia for all to behold, her own outstanding Christian womanhood serves as an even greater tribute for those who knew her personally. An intellectual giant both in her grasp of academic studies and in her masterful ability to plan and organize, she, nevertheless, remained at heart a woman of simplicity, warmth, and humility. Mother Borgia's death on February 11, 1962 marked the passing of a great educator and a magnificent woman.

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Original Tower Design by Architect Ferdinand Durang.

In Te, Domine, Speravi

THE TOWER
SISTER M. EUSTACE TAYLOR

hese words'In Thee O Lord, have I hoped'engraved in stone under a Gaelic Cross, at the entrance to the Tower that rises above the O'Neil Memorial, speak eloquently, though simply, of the beginning and ending of a faith story. This was a favorite prayer of Mother M, Xavier O'Neil, a prominent character in this story. From the beginning, it was evident that the temporary chapel on the first floor of Mercyhurstnow the Business Officewould not properly accommodate the Student Body and the Religious Community that resided at the college. The Sisters, heavily in debt, could not think of building the Chapel that had been part of the plan, unless financial aid came as a gift from some generous benefactor. They prayed daily and earnestly for this gift.

Mother M. Xavier O'Neil, then the Superior of the Community, and her sister, Sister M. Regis O'Neil, had the happy thought that their brother, James Edward O'Neil, would, at their request, assume that role. These O'Neils were members of a Titusville, Pennsylvania familyone always close to the Sisters of Mercy there. Mother M. Xavier wrote in a memoir: "Prayer followed the thought." The opportunity to make the request came when, in the summer of 1931, Mr. O'Neil invited them to visit him in Cannes, France, where he and his family were living, having moved there from Garden City, N.Y. In a beautiful villa on the shores of the Mediterranean, their desire became a near reality when he promised "to think things over." Mr. O'Neil died that summer; his wife, on returning to the States in mid-

September, 1932, visited Mercyhurst to finalize arrangements for the construction of a Memorial in his name. The story is not complete without these words from Mother M. Xavier's memoir: "All credit is due to Our Lady of Perpetual Help for the Chapel . . . She alone brought the matter to a successful issue." The very wording indicates that the Tower was always considered an approach to the Chapel. The use of folding doors at the rear of the Chapel also points to the thought of the Foyer as an extension of the Chapel. It is, then, one unit of three which make the O'Neil Memorial; the other two are the Chapel of Christ the King and the lovely Queen's Chapel, a replica of an English Chapel which Mrs. O'Neil visited frequently when she was in England. The beautiful stained glass window is a

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reminder of Mother M. Xavier's gratitude to Our Lady of Perpetual Help. She was ever grateful, too, for the encouragement and guidance of Archbishop John Mark Gannon, who took an active interest in the Memorial project as a unit that would properly complete the Mercyhurst of that decade. Designs Differ To plan the Memorial the Sisters engaged Walter T Monahan, an Erie architect. His design differed from that of F. Ferdinand Durang, of Philadelphia, whose original design showed a tower of four levels with a decorative section above these. And Mr. Durang's design showed the Chapel as a wing pointing south, parallel to a west winga music suitewhich had been abandoned because of rising costs while the main building was under construction. On Mr. Durang's blueprints, dated October 27,1924, this note to the contractor appears: "Do not figure this connecting link with future auditorium and chapel. Simply provide a blank wall as shown on plans." Clearly, the Sisters were realistic enough to know that they would have to wait for the kind of Chapel they knew suitable for a college. Why was the design changed? The best memories can provide only shadowy reasonsspeculative ones, perhaps: scarcity of funds, because a large portion of the O'Neil gift was needed for the Chapel proper, or because of weather conditions in the Erie area. In some minds, however, the memory of Mother M. Borgia's practice of giving priority to college needsthe space and equipment that would encourage good teaching and good learningweighed heavily in the decision to discard the decorative section of the Tower. There is no doubt that Mother M. Xavier would concede to Mother M. Borgia's views, for she recognized and valued her as the great educator she was. And Mother M. Borgia was very aware, five years after Mercyhurst opened its doors, of pressing needs: a new library and a room that would be used for formal receptions and formal social events. The Ibyer at first-floor level, the Library Reading Room at secondfloor level, the Stack Room at third-floor level satisfied these needs. She saw, too, the need of a small guest suite which Mrs. O'Neil or members of the family would use on visits to Mercyhurst. The suite still bears the O'Neil name. That it gives an excellent view of the Lake is no accident; the choice of this exposure speaks eloquently of Mother M. Borgia's sense of hospitality. Until Weber Hall was built in 1952 to provide a new and spacious library, the second and third levels of the Tower gave welcome relief from the one-room space that was the first Library. Only later was the fourth-floor level finished as a dormitory suite; the first residents were Mother M. Borgia, Mother

M. de Sales and several other Sisters. Since those early years, all four levels have served college purposes well. In recent years, the lighting of the Tower has made it a bright center of the campus.

O'Neill was the great ancestor of all the Irish princes of Ulster. The two lanterns that light the entrance and the Latin inscription, which gives this essay its title, are in keeping with the Tudor tone of the architecture; they complete the pattern of this interesting entrance.
The Tower Foyer

. . . the memory of Mother M. Borgia's practice of giving priority to college needsthe space and equipment that would encourage good teaching and good learningweighed heavily in the decision to discard the decorative section of the Tower

The O'Neil Shields Two aspects of the Tower have remained unchanged through the years: the impressive facade and the Foyer. The upper section of the entrance doors show the attractive diamond design carried out in the folding doors which separate the Chapel from the Foyer, in the doors on either side of the Sanctuary, and in the terrazzo floor of the Chapel. Above the doors three shields form an interesting pattern. The Mercyhurst College shield, which incorporates the basic design of the Mercy shield (a Cross above four bars) is centered on a scroll, upon which are set two open books, one on either side of the shield. Above this shield, to the left and to the right, are two others which recall O'Neil ancestry. The left one shows three hands pointing upwards and a Mermaid with mirror as a crest; the motto reads: Certavi et vici (I contended and I conquered). The shield on the right shows four sections with alternating patterns: two of squares and two of waves with a fish below and a hand above the waves; the crest is a mailed hand holding a sword; the motto, in Gaelic, reads: Lamh Dearg Eirin (The Red Hand of Ireland). This motto usually reads "The Red Hand of Ulster". Though our records give us no information about these shields, several details the three hands and the mermaid crest on the one, and the mailed hand with sword and a right hand rising from the waves on the othervery likely relate to the legend of a Celtic warlord, the brave O'Neill (sic), who, "once upon a time," in a race in churning surf, "cut off his own right hand and hurled it ashore" to claim, against his contenders, a green headland for himself and his descendants. This legendary

The interior of the Foyer, a formal setting, originally used for receiving Church and educational dignitaries, was decorated by a Swedish artist, Stocklassa, who directed the antique treatment of the walls, ceiling and furnishings. The manner in which a wealth of antique furniture came to rest in the Foyer of the O'Neil Memorial is another wonder story which calls for its own space and telling. It is enough to say here that, in the first few decades of Mercyhurst history, the Foyer was the scene of many gracious moments. Annual events, which became tradition, took place there: the lighting of the Christmas tree and the blessing of the Crib, after which the seniors escorted faculty members to the Christmas dinner; Bishop's Day, when Faculty and Students were presented, singly, to the Bishop, before he, with the Seniors, sat down to a dinner lavish in food and elegant in decoration. In those years, the Foyer was also the place where other prominent people were received. A few come readily to mind: Archbishop Amleto Cicognani, then Apostolic Delegate to the United States; Monsignor Fulton J. Sheen, Eleanor Roosevelt, The Trapp Family; a good company of well known speakers: Frank Sheed, publisher of Sheed and Ward, and his wife, Maisie; Dorothy Day of Catholic Worker fame; Professor Paul Furfey, prominent sociologist of the Catholic University; Dr. Charles de Konick, noted philosopher and consultant at Vatican Council II. Through the years, the Foyer has continued to be a place of interest to visitors. Recently rearranged to serve as the main entrance to the College, it will attract even more attention since the section of the room that faces south has been preserved in its formal setting and still gives a pleasant and gracious welcome to those who enter the large doors. Towers in history and in literature are often dark, sometimes fearsome; at Mercyhurst, the O'Neil Tower and its attendant Chapels are places of light and happy memories. It may well be that Mother M. Xavier O'Neil's "In Te, Domine, Speravi" has lingered on to bless the passing years.

SISTER M. EUSTACE TAYLOR '29 is a professor of English at Mercyhurst College. She is a former Superior of the Order, President of the College, and past recipient of the Mercyhurst Distinguished Alumnae Award.

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Thanks Prof
Dr. Michael J. Relihan

BERTHA HALPERIN BLAU '39

hen the Sisters of Mercy opened an institution of higher learning in Erie, a college named Mercyhurst, they were quick to recognize that the position of Director of Teacher Training would require the rare combination of educator and administrator with integrity, wisdom, and tact. In the fall of 1927, Dr. Michael J. Relihan, arrived to fill that position. He understood the requisites, and was challenged by them. His perseverence and courage together with his dynamic curriculum were instrumental in establishing Mercyhurst as an accredited liberal arts collegea giant stride for an infant college in a mere two years. Mercyhurst quickly became a part of "Relly," along with his perpetual faith in the cardinal principles of Catholic education that made it all possible. He was known for his stature as an educator; his wisdom as a counselor; and for an innate kindness, humility, and humanitarianism that characterized his life. To him, teaching was more than a profession; it was a callinga life's work whereby he linked himself with the Divine in helping others "to grow in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and man." To him, teaching was a passionhis greatest joy. Each new day brought its own problems; but more assuredly, each new day also brought the opportunity "to gladly learn and gladly teach" to learn more about the finest of the fine arts, shaping and molding the destinies of those entrusted to his care; to teach so that youth could overcome the barrier of ignorance, selfishness and greed. To him, teaching also meant teaching others not directly under his supervision, and this he accomplished through his weekly column in the diocesan newspaper, "Your Child in School." How fitting a title,

To Michael J. Relihan, Catholic education To him, teaching was a will be lastingly indebted for his enthupassionhis greatest joy. siasm and inspiration toward educational was fifty years a teachera Each new day brought its progress. He of exceptional service to the half-century own problems; but more cause of education. For this achievement, assuredly, each new day no oneofis more worthy to beofhonored as King himself and servant mankind." also brought the opportunity Ml "to gladly learn and Dr. Relihan, anativeofYoungstozun, Ohio, did his gladly teach".
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Dr. Relihan with Mercyhurst pioneers Mother M. Colette and Ruth Whelan.

how human a drama for the author who never had the good fortune to discuss with his wife "OUR Child in School." We can only emphasize the words of Aristotle, "They who educate children are more to be honored than they who produce them."

undergraduate and master's works at Duquesne University where he later taught Latin, Greek and mathematics. He received an honorary doctorate from St. Vincent College in 1934, a fitting rezoard for his work in Catholic Education. Before coming to Mercyhurst, Relihan taught at DYouville and Seton Hill Colleges. One of his very significant contributions to Catholic education came in 1921 zohen he founded the Knights of Columbus Normal School in Pittsburgh which he directed for 24 years. The School was established for the sole purpose of offering the courses needed by the many Sisters in the Pittsburgh area to fulfill the teacher certification requirements of the Commonwealth. Unlike any other school of its kind, the Knights of Columbus School was so named to recognize the fraternal organization which allozoed the use of its building by the Normal School. The Knights of Columbus Normal School was underwritten by the late Bishop Hugh C. Boyle of Pittsburgh and was staffed by religious educators who volunteered their services. The practical value ofRelihan's school is evidenced by the more than 1800 Sisters zvho received their State certification over a 24-year period. During the years 1944 to 1959 graduates of the college were kept close to their Alma Mater greatly through Dr. Relihan's efforts as editor and writer of the "Alumnae Neios." Arid it was through his efforts that the Silver Anniversary Alumnae Fund was established which furnished the Weber Hall Little Theatre as it is today As much a part of Mercyhurst College as the classrooms themselves, the legacy of Dr. Michael J. Relihan, who died in 1959, is kept alive each year with the Relihan Memorial Lecture Series. The series was established in 1965 by the Alumni Association and today is sponsored by the College's education department.

BERTHA HALPERIN BLAU 39 retired in 1984 as assistant principal of Academy High School in Erie, Pennsylvania.

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RELIHAN ON:

Liberal Arts Colleges

Written in 1945

he American people have always had faith in their schools and have shown this faith in the most practical way possible, namely through their pocketbooks. The money spent on public and parish schools pays excellent dividends in the form of young men and women with a fundamentally sound start in the ideals and practice of American citizenship.

"The participation of administrators and faculty members in the social and civic life of the community cannot but have an elevating influence on the tone of the citizenship!'
Our people today take the schools for granted; and when the subject of education is mentioned, most people think at once of the elementary and the high schools. Only a comparative few give thought to the institutions of higher learning, namely the colleges and universities, whose works make possible the success of the public and private elementary and secondary schools of America. Since the founding in 1636 of Harvard College, parent of Harvard University and the first liberal arts college in this country, it is our liberal arts colleges, in Pennsylvania and elsewhere, that have always educated and are still educating the vast majority of the teachers in our public and private high schools. It is the liberal arts colleges that furnish the cultural background for other professional men and women before they enter the schools of medicine, law, theology, and engineering. It is in the liberal arts colleges that there are developed and nurtured the ideas and
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ideals that make for educational and social progress. The liberal arts colleges are an asset not only to the localities in which they are situated, but to the people of the state as a whole. In the preparation of teachers for the high schools, the liberal arts colleges of Pennsylvania save the taxpayers several millions of dollars annually in student tuitions, instructors' salaries, and equipment and upkeep of buildings, all of which the state would have to furnish should the colleges cease to function. To the immediate district in which it is located, the liberal arts college brings many advantages. First, and from the strictly utilitarian point of view, it affords an opportunity for advanced education, right at their doorstep, to graduates of the local high schools, many of whom would find it difficult, if not impossible to attend college away from home. The value of the college to the local students is in proportion to the ability to meet their varying educational needs. The greater the number of the fields in which it offers preparation, the more valuable the college. Another advantage is that found in the public lectures and other types of cultural entertainment provided by the college for the student body and made available to their families and friends. In some of the smaller towns, the college is the only agency which provides the community with such cultural entertainment. The administrative and teaching staff of the college is yet another source of advantage to a district. Because of the unusually high standards imposed on instructional staffs by the state and by other controlling educational agencies, the administrative officers and the teaching faculty of the liberal arts colleges bring to it a culture which is both cosmopolitan and comprehensive. The participation of these administrators and faculty members in the social and civic life of the community cannot but have an elevating influence on the tone of the citizenship. The reputation of a college is made and maintained by its output; that is, by the

measure of success of its graduates in their chosen vocations. These alumni and alumnae not only spread abroad the fame of their Alma Mater, but they advertise favorably the name of the city or town in which the college is locatedand favorable publicity is an advantage to any town. No people in the world have so priceless an educational heritage as we in the United States. History proves that an educated people are a free people. When a nation sinks into slavery, it is because its leaders have deprived it of the means of education and have steeped it in ignorance. Tyrants and dictators cannot control for their own selfish purposes, people who think. Thus, we can see that it is as necessary to keep our schools free from political domination, as it is to maintain the freedom of the press.

"When a nation sinks into slavery, it is because its leaders have deprived it of the means of education and have steeped it in ignorance!'

Through the teachers and administrators of our elementary and secondary schools, a long and distinguished line of liberal arts colleges, from the founding of Harvard down to the present time, has played an outstanding role in the development of the moral and spiritual values of our people, in shaping their thinking along the lines of tolerance and goodwill, and in fostering the democratic ideals of Washington, Jefferson, and Lincoln, on which the security, the freedom, and the happiness of our beloved America depend.

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ducation for a changing world" is a catch-phrase of the selfstyled "progressive" educators which really does heavy duty in the torrential verbal outpouring of these apostles of change. They are so busy grinding out these high-sounding phrases to fit their pet theories that they never take time out to tell us just what are these changes for which pupils must be educated. Except for some mechanical gadgets which we have today but which the Greeks and Romans, the ancient Egyptians and the Chinese got along extremely well without, this old world doesn't seem to present much, if any change; that is, if we can believe what we read in the history books. Of course, the progressivesthe dyedin-the-wool type, at any ratecan't be expected to know any history for they loudly assert that only the present moment counts; anything out of the past must be avoided as one would avoid a plague. But it might change the outlook of some of these modernistic inspirers of youth, if some one could get them to quit raving long enough to convince them what they think is change in the world is merely history repeating itself.

Dictatorships have been known since history began. The present dictators in Europe and elsewhere, from whatever point you care to examine them, are the veriest amateurs compared with some of those Rome produced. The wanton brutali-

"Democracy has been 'sick' before and has recovered; it will doubtless do so again!

"Mankind in general, seems never to learn the lessons history teaches!'

In the matter of government, for example, the much discussed and badly battered theory of democracy had its origin with the Greeks, and has had its ups and downs over the past 2000 years. Democracy has been "sick" before and has recovered; it will doubtless do so again.
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ty of Caligula and his insane delight in bloodshed have never been equaled. But mankind in general, like the progressive educators, seems never to learn the lessons history teaches. We read much about one of the European dictators who expects soon to rule the world and to make the peoples of the conquered nations slaves. If he succeeds, he'll not be introducing anything new; all Greek civilization was based on slavery. If Europe is seething today, it has seethed before. During the so-called Dark Ages, from the sixth to the tenth centuries, civilization showed only the faintest pulsebeat. Waves of barbarism swept over Europe; but the Catholic Church fought a desperate struggle against barbarism and saved civilization and religion for future generations. History will again repeat itself in the present struggle, and the principles of Christ's Church will again bring to mankind sure promise of victory. All the world over, there is a revolt against God. But that is not new, either. Satan and his fallen angels originated the pattern for that routine. Atheism and agnosticism are not creations of the Communists; both are "old stuff".

And how is the world "changing" socially? Not much. A breakdown in family life "greased the skids" for the Greek and Roman civilizations. If people in great numbers today are falling away from religion, there is plenty of precedent for that; for instance, the Latin writer Juvenal complains that the only sound heard in the Roman temples was that of the birds returning to the nests which they built there when the people abandoned the temples. Are people today more pleasure-minded than ever before? Well, the Roman calendar in the time of Augustus had 186 holidays and the Circus Maximus had a seating capacity of 250,000 to take care of the thrill-seekers. A "bowl" like that makes our football and baseball stadiums seem childishly small. So, contrary to the progressives' belief, the world is not changing. Educationand its consequent civilizationmoves in cycles and man drags a lengthening chain of memories behind him. He constantly reverts to the past; and out of the past come

"Are people today more pleasure minded than ever before?"

his progress and improvement as well as his backslidings. At present he seems to be in another of his blindly groping stages; and the education he needs to stabilize himwhich is the only one that has any chance of stabilizing himis one that, like Catholic education, recognizes God as the beginning and end of all things and teaches and demands observance of His laws. History does and will repeat itself. (

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FOR MERCYHURST COLLEGE

DR. WILLIAM P. GARVEY, PRESIDENT n the years to come Mercyhurst intends to remain a "small college." We have no dreams of university status. We believe that Erie's diverse mixture of colleges and universities will benefit from a high-quality, coeducational, medium-sized (1600-1800 students), liberal arts college, with a classically beautiful campus. We also believe that Erie needs an essentially residential college which is truly concerned with the creative arts, with the moral character of its students, and which has a number of programs of unique service to the communityprograms such as Hotel-Restaurant Management, Sportsmedicine, Law Enforcement, Art, Music, Dance, Special Education, Fashion Merchandising, and Interior Design. Several months ago, Mercyhurst College embarked on its first major Capital Campaign seeking to raise a minimum of $4.5 million for the academic enhancement of the institution. The success of the Campaign to date has, indeed, been gratifying. Since last Fall, $1,805,000 has been pledged for the major Campaign goals of financial aid, library development, and new departmental equipment by the following members of the Mercyhurst family:

'We believe that Erie needs an essentially residential college which is truly concerned with the creative arts, with the moral character of its students, and which has a number of programs of unique service to the community"

Trustees $1,500,000 Faculty, Staff, Administration 115,000 President's Associates 90,000 Alumni 75,000 (first year) Student Government 25,000 In addition, some special friends of Mercyhurst, including members of Erie's businesses and industries, have pledged $950,000 in advance gifts, moving our Campaign to $2,755,000 or nearly 60% of our minimum goal. Encouraged by this wonderful support from our family and friends, we have now begun to seek general public support for our efforts to build a "Great College on the Hill!" There can be no doubt about the needs which have formed our Campaign goals. The prerequisites of a great institution have always been quite simplegood faculty, good students, a good library, and good facilities and equipment. Over the past five years Mercyhurst has been fortunate in developing a first-rate faculty of 80 full-time members who hold advanced degrees from 52 different universities. We have equally been fortunate in developing a high caliber student body, one whose College Board scores have increased over ninety points since 1980, the result of higher admissions standards (152 rejections last year), and a rising tide of applications (27% increase over last year).

The qualityand the very natureof our student body, however, is now being threatened by the increasing strictures surrounding financial aid. A four-year Mercyhurst education today costs about $30,000 ($7,500 annually for tuition, room and board) and few students can afford the full costs without some form of financial aid. The Federal freeze over the last few years has increased the pressure to the point where the College now annually spends approximately $1.0 million of its own resources to keep needy students in school. The Campaign goal of $2,500,000 for additional financial aid endowment is thus intended to maintain a highly qualified student body from all socio-economic strata, with at least 35% of these students from Erie County. A massive upgrading of the College Library is another major Campaign goal, as is the acquisition of modem equipment for all academic departments, including a new and larger computer. These academic improvements, critical to any college serious about the word "quality," will cost about $1.2 million. The major share of these monies ($700,000) will go to the Library in order to acquire 25,000 new books to enlarge the collection to 125,000 volumes, an adequate number for a good small college. For all of these reasons we are allocating most of our Campaign monies to academic goals rather than bricks and mortar. We certainly need a renovated and expanded auditorium as well as a Student Union and natatorium, but our first priority mustand will bethe strengthening of the academic resources so critical to our vision of a "Great College on the Hill."

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CAMPAIGN NEWS
Erie Community Foundation Pledges $90,000 to Campaign
The Erie Community Foundation has pledged $90,000 as its gift to the Capital Campaign. The monies will be equally divided between financial aid for students at Mercyhurst's Corry Center and for equipment and acquisitions to the library on the main campus. "Mercyhurst is providing a center for higher education that the Corry area has long needed/' Edward C. Doll, President of the Erie Community Foundation said in announcing the gift. "Since the foundation tries to serve all of Erie County, we have been watching the response of the Corry community to the Mercyhurst Center. By helping provide financial aid to Corry area students, we can aid both the students and the College." The Erie Community Foundation, formerly the Erie Endowment, was founded in 1935 by E.H. Mack, one of the two founders of Erie Dry Goods Company, later known as the Boston Store. Originally a private charitable organization, the Endowment was deemed a "Public Charity" by the Internal Revenue Service in 1970, making it possible for the Trustees to accept payments, contributions, legacies or bequests from other individuals in sympathy with the purposes of the trust. This new status has increased the amount of the Endowment immeasurably and helps fulfill Mr. Mack's original goals of enriching the Erie community. Gifts to The Erie Community Foundation are professionally managed by the trust departments of Erie's banking community. Trustees of the Foundation determine grant-making policies and authorize all disbursements either in the manner in which the donor has directed, or in the case of unrestricted gifts, in the way they believe will best meet the needs of the community. In addition to area institutions of higher learning, the Foundation provides funds for visual and performing arts, health services, youth and recreational services, social welfare, and to religious organizations for the betterment of life in Erie County. "The backing of The Erie Community Foundation, not just for this Campaign, but over years past, provides more than important funds to meet our goals" explained drive chairman Jane Theuerkauf. "It also provides moral support to the overall mission of the College, which like the Foundation, is vitally concerned with the quality of life in Northwestern Pennsylvania."

Seated (l-r): Vice Chairman Charles H. Bracken, Chairman Jane Theuerkauf, Atiy. William C Scnnett, Chairman of the Board. Standing: Dr. William P. Garvey, President of Mercyhurst College.

Leadership Announced
Trustees with a combined sixty-one years of service to the Mercyhurst Board of Trustees have been named to the leadership of the Mercyhurst Campaign. Jane Theuerkauf, President of Jane Theuerkauf, Inc. Realtor and immediate past Chairman of the Board, has taken the helm as General Chairman. She joined the Mercyhurst board in 1971. Charles H. Bracken is Vice Chairman of the Campaign. Bracken, a trustee since 1982, recently retired as Chairman of the Board at Marine Bank. Atty. William C. Sennett, present Chairman of the Board of Trustees and a member since 1971, serves as Chairman of the trustee fund of the campaign, while Dr. George D'Angelo heads the Leadership Gifts phase. DAngelo has been a board member since 1979. J. Robert Baldwin, a trustee since 1969, and Albert F. Duval, who joined the board in 1971, serve with Dr. D'Angelo as Honorary Chairmen of the Campaign.

Other trustees serving on the Campaign cabinet include Dr. Ludlow L. Brown, who coordinated the campaign among faculty, staff and administration, Charles A. Dailey, Sr. Carolyn Herrmann, Dr. Barrett C. Walker and James A. Zurn. Heading the President's Associates phase of the drive are community leaders William F. Grant, chairman of the Associates board, and his vice chairmen, associate board members George R. Metcalf, III and Patricia S. Yahn. "We are indeed fortunate to have the reins of this Campaign in the hands of such capable and well respected community leaders," commented Dr. William P. Garvey, President of the College. "In addition to their dedication to Mercyhurst, all of them are involved in the many worthwhile projects so vital to the quality of life in our city. With their enthusiasm and love for Mercyhurst as demonstrated by their years of service, the Campaign cannot help but succeed."

Honorary Chairmen of the Drive

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Dr. George J. D'Angelo

Albert E Duval

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Corporate Leaders Named

A goal of $750,000 to be raised by June 1st was announced when the Corporate Division of the Capital Campaign kicked off April 1st. In a meeting with Corporate Division team members, Dr. Garvey said, "The response from the Corporate community so far has been outstanding. It is easy to sell this College because we believe in the cause and the dream to create a distinctive institution. The corporate community agrees with us that Mercyhurst makes a unique contri-

bution to the quality of life in Northwestern Pennsylvania with thirteen faculty in Art, Music and Dance and a special sensitivity to the moral values of our students. We will keep the faith to that commitment. "For the last nine of ten years, Mercyhurst has ended its fiscal year in the black; so survival is not at stake. What is at stake is quality That is what this capital campaign is all about and the $4.5 million dollars we seek to raise will be invested in the arbiters of quality . . . a first rate student body, faculty, equipment and library," he added. Chairman for the Corporate Division, Charles Bracken echoed Dr. Garvey's Mercyhurst become recognized as a resource for the development of diocesan Catholic education," Sister said. In accepting the Congregation's endowment, Atty. Sennett, chairman of the Trustees said, "We share with the Sisters a strong commitment to our heritage. We are a Catholic institution, deeply aware of the love of God which has been the guiding faith of Mercyhurst since Mother M. Borgia Egan dreamed of a College on the Hill. The Sisters' gift will reinforce our ability to continue that commitment to the Diocese, to our students, and to the youth whose lives are touched by the teachers we educate to serve them in Diocesan schools."

remarks. "There is a vision here," Bracken said. "It is a unique vision that Erie needs and appreciates." Bracken announced that Frank P. Marra, Division Director of Penelec, will chair the Commercial/Retail Division; Charles V. Monaghan, Jr., Northern Division Manager of General Telephone of Pennsylvania, will chair the Service Division; Ralph T. Smoot, President and Chief Executive Officer of Colony First Federal Savings and Loan Association, will chair the Financial Division; and that James A. Zurn, Senior Vice President and Treasurer of Zurn Industries, will chair the Manufacturing Division. raising effort of the Collegea $750,000 capital campaign to supplement federal monies for the facility. The drive was headed by trustees Charles A. Dailey as chairman and J. Robert Baldwin as vice chairman. Initially called a Learning Resource Center, the Hammermill Library has, through the years, served a multiplicity of purposes. In addition to its library functions, it houses the Erie Archives, the Cummings Gallery Memorial Rooms, Seminar and Classrooms, and until 1982, the College's communications department, media services, and the campus radio studios. Its 36,000 square feet have proven to be adequate for the college's changing needs and now, thanks to the generosity of The Hammermill Foundation, the President's Associates, The Erie Community Foundation, and to others who have designated all or part of their campaign contributions to the library, its collection of books and periodicals will grow and keep pace with the academic life of the college and its students. Dr. Garvey explained that the wholesale cost per book for an academic library averages $20 per volume, plus another $5 for processing and cataloging. To date, over 2,500 new volumes have been added to the collection since the kickoff of the Campaign for Mercyhurst College and another 22,500 will follow at the rate of 625 books per month for the next three years.

Sisters Endow Chair of Catholic Theology

A Sisters of Mercy Chair of Catholic Theology will be endowed at Mercyhurst College as part of the founding Congregation's commitment to the Mercyhurst Campaign. The Chair will underwrite the salary for a professor of Roman Catholic Theology who specializes in religious education. The Sisters of Mercy gift will also provide scholarships to the College. These scholarships will be available for the continuing education of teachers of religion in Catholic schools and for diocesan teachers in parish religious education programs. In addition, Mercy Scholarships for junior and senior year Catholic students majoring in religious studies at the College will be part of the Congregation's gift. "Our aim is to support Catholic education at Mercyhurst College and in the Erie Diocese," explained Sister Carolyn Herrmann, Superior of the Sisters of Mercy and former President of the College. "Our contribution will provide an opportunity and a means by which teachers in Catholic elementary and secondary schools and in religious education programs can further their religious studies." Sister Carolyn added that by endowing a Chair of Catholic Theology at the College, Mercyhurst's service to the Church will be strengthened. "Our sisters want to see

Hammermill Library to be Dedicated

College trustees will name the home of the learning and research materials at Mercyhurst College the Hammermill Library at dedication ceremonies later this year in recognition of The Hammermill Foundation's $250,000 contribution to the Capital Campaign and to the quality of academic life at Mercyhurst College. The soon to be named library, constructed in 1971, is the fourth home for the College's books and periodical collection. The construction of the present library fourteen years ago, marked the first fund

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Campaign Goals for a Great College on the Hill

FINANCIAL AID SUPPORT
Eighty percent of the Mercyhurst student body requires some aid, reflecting an increasing phenomena in higher educationthe plight of the middle class college student. Often these students still come up short after having exhausted government loans, awards, and private resources. A revolving loan fund of $200,000 would be a great help in keeping these students in college. Also needed are academic scholarships for students with special abilities so that Mercyhurst can continue to attract a high quality student body. Since these awards are to be given each year, $300,000 will be needed over the next three years to support annual fund scholarships. To keep Mercyhurst accessible to students who can profit from a Mercyhurst education, and not just those who can afford it, the College seeks $2 million in financial aid endowment. To separate the academic and administrative functions, and to insure that all students and faculty will have full access, a second and more modern HewlettPackard must be purchased at a cost of $250,000. Other areas of the College seriously in need of 'state of the art' equipment are the departments of biology, chemistry and geology. Approximately $100,000 will be needed to serve both as matching funds for federal equipment grants and to establish an equipment reserve fund to purchase good used equipment as it comes on the market. Supportive modern equipment totaling $150,000 also is sorely needed by the hotelrestaurant department, the communications, art, music, and human ecology departments. Together these five departments enroll more than 300 majors. Special Long-Term Goal

STUDENT UNION/ RECREATION COMPLEX

Mercyhurst has long dreamed of a Student Union to provide properly for the social needs of its growing student body. For the last 15 years, the Union has been housed in the basement of Zurn Hall, awaiting the day when it can emerge 'above ground' to a suitable campus location. That location has been found near the picturesque College Grotto where plans have been developed to construct a lodgetype building to house a snack bar/coffee house, postal service, social center, game and meeting room, handball courts, swimming pool, and offices for student organizations. This building is expected to cost $2 million. It will be connected to the Campus Center which houses a gym, indoor tennis court, and nautilus-physical fitness center. Its completion will give the College a comprehensive social/physical complex to meet the wellness needs of its students.

ACADEMIC DEVELOPMENT
The Mercyhurst library needs a minimum of 125,000 volumes to adequately meet the diverse needs of 1700 students. Since the present collection is just shy of 100,000 volumes, $700,000 is needed to purchase 25,000 volumes over the next three years and to make library improvements. In addition, the College computera Hewlett-Packard 3000is now three years old and requires both upgrading and expansion. Currently the computer supports both administrative and academic services with 40 terminals in continual use.

ZURN HALL AUDITORIUM EXPANSION

The present Zurn Hall auditorium was built 15 years ago for a college of 600. This auditorium has a seating capacity of only 240 and a stage unsuited for dance and theater performances. With a current student body of 1750, there is a critical need to provide seating for at least 500 persons, as well as to build a new stage capable of handling recitals, dance and musical theater productions. Fortunately, the current auditorium can be expanded and equipped to meet both these needs for $800,000. This expansion also will give the Erie community access to a medium-sized auditorium.

We invite you to join with us in support of the Mercyhurst you remember. Call collect or write our Campaign Office at (814) 825-0486 We ask our graduates to call the Alumni Office (814) 825-0246.

THE CAMPAIGN FOR MERCYHURST COLLEGE $45 Million Drive

FINANCIAL AID SUPPORT $2.5 Million Endowment Annual Fund Scholarships Student Loan Fund ACADEMIC DEVELOPMENT $1.2 Million
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Library Computer Expansion Departmental Equipment ZURN HALL AUDITORIUM EXPANSION $800,000

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SPORTS
ROBERT SHREVE Green managed just one bucket in the first fourteen-and-a-half minutes of play, but scored 12 of Mercyhurst's final 14 points in the first half. After trailing by six in the early stages of the game, the Lakers charged to a 44-41 halftime advantage. With the exception of two Gannon spurts, the second half belonged to the Flurst. With five minutes remaining, Kalbaugh went to his spread offense and watched as guards Rod Coffield, Matt Nesser and Green skillfully ran the delay game. Sophomore forward Todd Lee supported Green with 19 points and 11 rebounds, with Nesser adding 10 points and 9 assists in a reserve role. While Green was connecting on 14 of 23 shots from the floor, his counterpart, Butch Warner from Gannon, could manage just 24 points, hitting a mere 7 of 29 shots from the floor. For the Lakers, the victory highlighted a 17-11 campaign. The seventeen wins were the most in Kalbaugh's four years as the Mercyhurst mentor, and represented the best record since 1977-78. Kalbaugh was rewarded with an extension to his contract, the extension taking place the day before the Gannon game. The season marked a fitting conclusion to the careers of four seniors. Green, Coffield, Jon Berkeley and Dave Marshall represented Mercyhurst in outstanding fashion both on and off the court. They embodied the new Mercyhurst basketball image, and helped bring the Lakers their second Big Five Trophy.

Kaliszak Earns Ail-American Honors

Mary Kaliszak '87

John Green '85

Lakers Beat Knights; Win Big Five Trophy

The Big Five Trophy. It signifies supremacy in Erie collegiate basketball circles. For the 1984-85 season, the trophy rests proudly in the Campus Center, the home of the Mercyhurst Lakers. Coach Billy Kalbaugh's crew was crowned the Big Five Champion after posting a 5-1 record against local foes Gannon, Edinboro, Penn State-Behrend and Alliance. The Lakers clinched the championship in the season finale, a 100-72 victory over Penn State-Behrend. However, the trophy truly belonged to Mercyhurst after February 13. That date marked the annual Mercyhurst-Gannon slugfest. Gannon entered the affair with a 19-4 mark, Mercyhurst at 14-8. Indeed the game was the highlight of the Erie area basketball campaign. While the snowy weather outside painted a picture of white, everything turned up Green inside the Erie Civic Center. John Green, that is. Mercyhurst's all-time leading scorer riddled the Golden Knights for 32 points to power the Lakers to an 89-76 win over Gannon. A crowd of 3,339, many of whom were proud Laker fanatics, watched as the 6'1" senior guard foiled every defense designed to shut him down. And when he wasn't hitting his long range bombs, he snuck inside to pull down 9 rebounds.

Soccer Coach Named

The Mercyhurst soccer program has a full-time coach with the recent hiring of Rick Burns to the post. Coach Burns joins Mercyhurst after serving for three years as the head coach at St. Mary's College in Minnesota. He posted an impressive 29-14-7 record, with last year's team finishing 10-5-2 while facing a schedule against six nationally or regionally ranked opponents. St. Mary's finished third in the ten team Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. He's been named Coach of the Year by the NAIA District 13 and by the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. Before coaching at St. Mary's, Burns gained international experience as the head coach for two years at the Stravanger American School in Stravanger, Norway. Burns holds a bachelor's degree from Northwest Nazarene College and a master's from California State University at Los Angeles.

Since starting a swimming program two years ago, Mercyhurst College has accumulated few wins in the water. Coach Tom Jones has instead concentrated on individual performances while continuing in his search for needed depth. His strategy came to fruition recently when a Mercyhurst swimmer earned All-American honors. Mary Kaliszak, a sophomore from Erie, became the Lakers' first All-American swimmer at the NCAA Division II National Championship. The Championship was held in Orlando, Florida from March 13 to 16. Kaliszak's specialty is the breaststroke, and the transfer from West Virginia University served notice that she will be a force to be reckoned with for two more years. In the preliminaries of the 100-yd. breaststroke, Kaliszak finished 10th with a time of 1:08.60. To earn All-American honors you must finish in the top twelve, and Kaliszak left little to doubt in the consolation finals, finishing first with a time of 1:07.69, a new school record. She placed 9th overall, and her consolation time was the sixth fastest in the country in 1984-85. She came back a day later to claim AllAmerican honors in the 200-yd. breaststroke. After finishing fifth in the preliminaries in 2:27.26, she swam 2:26.15 in the finals, good for 6th place. For Kaliszak, her accomplishments ended a year of hard training to reach her goal. For Mercyhurst, Kaliszak's feat signalled the beginning of an up and coming new sport on campus. Mary is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Victor Kaliszak of Erie.
BOB SHREVE assumed duties as sports information director at Mercyhurst in January.

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ALUMNI NEWS
In Memoriam Everett E Zurn

Mercy hurst College lost a good friend and long-time supporter with the recent death of Erie industrialist Everett F. Zurn. Mr. Zurn began his affiliation with the College in the late sixties as a member of our advisory board and was later named to the Mercyhurst board of trustees. In 1966, Zurn received an honorary doctorate from the College in recognition of his professional achievemerits, his community leadership, and for his life-long encouragement of corporate support to advance higher education in this country. It was largely through his efforts that Mercyhurst College received a $200,000 gift from the Zurn Foundation in 1968, which at the time, was the largest single contribution made locally by a private corporation. Today, the Zurn Hall of Science and Fine Arts at Mercyhurst College stands as a living memorial to Everett Zurn, and to the Zurn Family and Foundation.

Front Row: Alumni president, Michael Heller '79; Debbie Baiera '83, Phonathon captain; Dario Cip 74; Tony DeMeo, Laker Football Coach. Second Row: Phyllis Rzodkiewicz 73, Sr. M. Damien Mlechick fames McAndrew 73. Third Row: ]ean Bundy Urash 78, loan Kostolansky Evans '60, Steve Gutting '7

Phonathon Results Up 54%

"It was unbelievable to watch the phone crews in action/' said Gary Bukowski, director of development and alumni relations. "The alumni teams, headed by former alumni board president, Dario Cipriani, broke every phonathon record in Mercyhurst history by receiving pledges of $5,610 in less than three hours." And so began the Fifth Annual Alumni Phonathon in February. The alumni team of champions had a great time and their enthusiasm was contagious. Their recordsetting pace was topped seven days later when a crew of 21 students from the HotelRestaurant Management Association brought in pledges of $7,641 in one night. "There were 21 of them and ten of us," said Cipriani, "and so, while we heartily congratulate the students, I believe the alumni team can feel doubly proud of its accomplishments" The projected goal of the Phonathon was $35,000, however, when all pledges were in, their combined total hit $40,152, setting a new all-time high. The previous high 1984's record of $26,063 was increased by 54.06% in the 1985 drive. Overall, 1,033 alumni phonathon donors pledged contributions to the 1985 Annual Fund, an increase of 108 new donors (11.68%) over the 925 number who pledged last year. The use of computer terminals in the Blue Room, where the Phonathon was headquartered for ten days, was another first. Each evening, a complete read-out of pledges, donors, callers, and totals was available. "Having everyone working from one place and knowing exactly what had been brought in at the end of each calling period created an excitement we never had before," Bukowski said. "Callers knew the numbers they had to beat and set out to create new records." While instantaneous computer information is a mark of larger institutions, it is unusual for a college of Mercyhurst's size. High tech is here to stay on the Hill, and so are alumni as part of the Phonathon calling team. Together these two elements provided the most successful Phonathon ever and will play an even larger role next year, according to Bukowski. Sister M. Damien Mlechick '56 was named "Caller of the Year/' and Chris Renouf of Kenmore, NY, a sophomore Hotel-Restaurant Management major, took second place honors. A $200 cash prize was presented to the Hotel-Restaurant Management Association which will be put toward their computer purchases for the department, and a $100 prize went to the Crew Team to be used for travel expenses on spring road trips.

Magazine Awarded First Prize

We are proud to share with our readers the First Place honor the "Mercyhurst Magazine" received in the Erie Advertising Club's 14th Annual Awards Competition. Our sincere thanks especially to those who have contributed their time, talents, or encouragement since the premier issue of the Magazine in 1982.

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Mercyhurst Conducts Nationwide Survey for Ireland

Mercyhurst's Irish heritage played an important role in a nationwide survey of IrishAmericans conducted recently by Mercyhurst College students at the request of the Irish government. This project, headed by college president Dr. William P. Garvey and education department director Brian McHugh, was undertaken to test the support level for an Irish-American Trust Fund which would provide the economical resources for Ireland much like Jewish-Americans have for Israel. The seed of the project germinated last spring when Paddy Harte, a member of the Irish Parliament, visited Mercyhurst as guest speaker at the College's world affairs breakfast series, "Good Morning, World." Harte, invited to Erie by the Irish Cultural Society, was impressed with Mercyhurst and the warmth of his Erie reception. Several months later, when Harte began to develop a plan for an Irish-American Trust, he turned to Mercyhurst for advice which led to the nationwide feasibility study. Dr. Garvey and McHugh traveled to Ireland in February for a five-day visit as guests of the Irish government. During their stay, they met with many individuals interested in the joint development project including the Prime Minister of Ireland, the Foreign Minister, and the Minister to Education. "Our meeting with the Minister of Education helped solidify recruitment of Irish students for our newly established John F. Kennedy Scholarship Program at Mercyhurst," said Dr. Garvey. "While in Ireland, we interviewed a member of young men and women interested in attending Mercyhurst in the fall," Garvey added. The results of the Irish-American survey are currently being tabulated in preparation for presentation by college officials during a return visit to Ireland later this month.

rable over the years. Those classes celebrating their anniversaries are the class of '30, 35, '40, '45, '50, '55, '60, '65, 70, 75, and '80. This year's extra special event will be the 'Wedding Reception' for all grads who were married on the Mercyhurst campus (see related story below). If you'd like to volunteer to help with this project, please contact the Alumni Office.

If you have not received your questionnaire or have misplaced it, please write Doreen Luff, Customer Service Representative, Harris Publishing Co., 3 Barker Avenue, White Plains, NY 10601.

Bennett Wins Senior Service Award

Senior Sue Bennett, whose service to the Mercyhurst community ranges from peer counseling to vice president of Student Government, is the 1985 recipient of the Sister Carolyn Herrmann Senior Service Award. Bennett is a psychology and business major at the College, where she has maintained a dean's list status throughout her undergraduate years. She was recently named to "Who's Who Among Students In American Colleges and Universities." Bennett is an Egan Scholar council member, was a student coordinator of the ski club during her sophomore and junior years, and during her freshman year, she was a member of the Student Activities Committee. The Sister Carolyn Herrmann Award is presented annually to the graduating senior who has demonstrated an exceptional commitment of time, energy, and service to Mercyhurst, and who shows promise of future public service as an alumna or alumnus of the College. The recipient of the award is chosen by members of the alumni board from nominations received from faculty, administrators, and members of the senior class. The Senior Service Award has been presented since 1970 and was named in Sister Carolyn's honor in 1981. Herself an alumna of the College and President of Mercyhurst from 1963 to 1972, Sr. Carolyn exemplifies the commitment to the College and to the Erie community which the award seeks to recognize on the undergraduate level. Bennett was presented the Service Award at the Senior Dinner held earlier this year. She is the daughter of Mrs. Ruth Bennett of Sheffield, PA and of the late Donald Bennett.

Wedding Reception Planned

Are you among the many Mercyhurst grads who exchanged wedding vows in the beautiful Mercyhurst Chapel of Christ the King? If so, plan to come to Homecoming '85, and join the celebration and rekindling of the commitment you made years ago. A special feature of Homecoming Weekend will be a special 'wedding reception' for all those whose marriages were celebrated at Mercyhurst. To be sure you are included, drop us a line, giving us the date of your wedding ceremony, and, of course, the names of the bride and groom. Plan to bring your family along for this event . . . how many children have a chance to join in their parents' wedding reception? Address your note to: Homecoming Committee and send it to the Alumni Office, Mercyhurst College.

Alumni Directory Readies For Publication

By now you should have received a request for the essential information required to assure your inclusion in our first-ever alumni directory, scheduled for release in August or early September, 1985. We sincerely hope that you have sent back the information. Even though the College receives no financial gain from the directory, we feel it is a valuable tool for encouraging alumni to keep in touch with each other and feel a part of Mercyhurst. Publication and sale of the directory is being handled by Harris Publishing Company of White Plains, New York. This company is the sole authorized agent for the production and marketing of the directory, assuming all financial obligation, as well as the compilation, editing, billing, and distribution of the volume. Harris covers its costs through individual book sales, available only to alumni. This plan assures the publication of a professionally compiled volume designed exclusively for your use. During April and May, alumni will be contacted by telephone to verify the information to be printed in the directory. At that time, and only then, you will be asked if you wish to purchase a copy. The number of directories printed will be based on the number of advance orders received through these phone calls.

Alumni College and Homecoming To Be Combined Celebration

After many requests from alumni who find themselves torn between attending Alumni College or Homecoming Weekend and unable to break away to come back for both the Alumni Board has voted to combine the two events into one weekend, set for September 20-22. The weekend will include the traditional football game and surrounding events as well as those special classes, courses and presentations that have made Alumni Weekend so memo-

Distinguished Alumni Nominations Open

The Mercyhurst Alumni Board is requesting nominations for the Distinguished Alumni Award to be presented at Homecoming Weekend. The nominees should reflect those individuals who best exemplify the Mercyhurst tradition, by excellence in their chosen careers, and dedication to the College and its mission. The 1985 award will be presented at the special Reunion Dinner scheduled for September 21. Nominations should be sent to Alumni Board, Mercyhurst College, Erie, PA 16546. Deadline for nominations is June 1, 1985.

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CLASS NOTES
O/ CATHERINE HURLEY MARTIN and husband Kenneth have retired and are now living in Texas. WJET in 62TRUDIaFRIANT HARCLERODE has been 82 BONNIE JAMES has leftChief withErie and is now employed as Bureau station working as Registered Record Administrator for many years and currently is a Medical Record Consultant to nursing homes in the Severn, Maryland area. WKBB in Youngstown, Ohio. Bonnie has both reporting and managerial duties in her new position. LAURIE KELYMAN VAUGHN is head of the Purchasing Department at A.C Machine and Manufacturing, Inc., in Meadville, PA.

4 ( J BETTY FLAVEN LEAVITT is the owner, along with her husband, of an art gallery in Chester, CT. called 'The Galerie." Betty is a MARY MARGARET SALEWIC is specialist in oriental art with an emphasis on employed as a writer at Georgetown University Japanese and Chinese objects d'art. She has writin Washington, D.C. Her official title is Informaten two books, Never Buy a Netsuke, a primer for tion Specialist with the Office of the Controller. beginning collectors, and It's About Japan, her most recent offering. Betty, who is listed in World \jy DAN BURKE exhibited his print "Night Who's Who of Women and in Who's Who of American Bound" (etching and collagraph) in the 4th BienWomen, is also available on the lecture circuit. nial Edinboro National Print Competition. On-

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48 from Iowa State, where she is employed ELIZABETH AHLGREN JESKA has her M.S.
in the Office of Continuing Education as a Conference Coordinator. of her daughter, Margaret, who is currently an M.D. at Hahnemann's Medical School. PAT VANDERVELT WOOD and husband Frederic are living in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia where Fred is working for the Saudi Petrochemical Company under a joint SaudiShell venture. While there, they have been taking advantage of some sight-seeing excursions such as Dhow boat trip (a primitive vessel, now motorized) to Hofuf to the camel market and to Qatif, the oldest settled town in Arabia. In addition to their local adventures, they spent Christmas in Kenya on Safari and are planning a spring trip to Spain.

ly 32 prints were selected from entries from 30 states for this national exhibition held in March.

49 MARYANN BLACK MORTON is proud

mater in November where he gave a pair of presentations on New York City. The first, "New Artists: New Artforms," examined current developments in the New York City exhibition scene. The second lecture, "Contemporary Illustration in New York City," explored current trends in editorial and advertising illustration, marketing, pricing, entry level positions and basic how-to information on getting started as an illustrator in the Big Apple. ANN CAPOCCIA ZIENO is Chairman of the Business Department at Sidney High School in Sidney, NY. DAVID ROBARTS '77 and MARY PAT FINK 78 were co-recipients of the 1984 Mercyhurst College Criminal Justice Awards. Fink is affiliated with the Erie County Probation Office and Robarts is a patrolman with the Erie Police Department.

74 LARRY WALCZAK returned to his alma

assistant manager of the 10th and State Street Office of the First National Bank of Pennsylvania. He is also an MBA candidate at Gannon University. CHRISTINE KATEN PINYOT is Project Manager at Euthenics Design Firm in St. Petersburg, Florida. MARY KAY VONA was promoted in June to Healthcare Center Manager with CIGNA Healthplan of Florida in Tampa, FL. LINDA WIZIKOWSKI is the Admitting Supervisor at Morton F. Plant Hospital in Clearwater, Florida.

83PATRICK A. PAPARELLI has been named

It's A Girl
Sarah Ann to John G. and JANET (LYNN '80) Blakeslee Erin Lee to Michael A. and PATRICIA A. (PALOVCAK 79) Jarosinski Meghan Colleen to TERRY 79 and DONNA (SWEENEY '80) KELLY Brennan L. to Joseph and LINDA (COLVIN 70) Rhodes Katherine Michele to Ronald and ANNE (CHISHOLM '83) Studd Paula to William and SANDRA (PULINSKI 78) Veihdeffer

50 MARILYN LANGMYER ANGEVINE and

her husband have retired and are enjoying the sunshine in Tucson, AZ.

58 MARY JANE HAGEDISH DOTY teaches

biology in Owego, NY and also tutors at home in science, math and English.

59 SUE McCARTNEY HOROWITZ Although and family are now living in Iowa City, Iowa.
Sue is not gainfully employed outside the home, she is very busy with her various committees/groups such as the Iowa City Planning and Zoning Commission, University Women's Club Piano Group, League of Women Voters, Liturgy Committee and with the administration of the language program at her daughter Katharine's school.

Accountant at American Meter Company in Philadelphia and is presently attending Temple University studying for his MBA. JOHN B. LICHACZ is working as a law clerk in Judge Richard Nygaard's office in Erie. KATHLEEN MEGNIN SMITH, who danced professionally after graduation from Mercyhurst, recently opened her own dance studio in Seneca, PA, known as Venango Ballet & Performing Arts. The studio caters to students at preschool, beginning, intermediate and advanced levels and will also feature periodic mini-courses in jazz, tap, modern dance, voice and theatre. In addition to teaching, Kitty is the mother of 18-month-old Zachary, and she and husband John expect their second child in late June. JOAN STEVENSON has accepted a new position as writer/producer with Hallmark Advertising in Pittsburgh. 7 9 JOAN MERCIER LICHACZ is attending Lakeland Community College and will graduate in May from the Dental Hygiene program. 8 1 SHERRI MURRAY BLACKBURN was promoted to computer programmer at General Telephone Company in Erie.

78 JOHN J. FIGURSKI is a Divisional Cost

It's A Boy
Justin William to Louie and MARILYN (COYLE 79) Freeh Gary Edwin to Edwin and LINDA (EAKIN 74) Hoffacker James Howard, III to James H. and JANE A. (STEINBAUGH 73) Hynes Brian Matthew to STEVEN C. 74 and MARYBETH (GRAF 77) Kim Michael to ROBERT 74 and CHRIS (DODD 74) PETTINELLI Andrew Charles to Jennifer and RAYMOND C. WEITZEL 79

Marriages
JAMES G. BROWN 7 5 and Mary Claire Dudenhoefer KEN JANIK 77 and Stephanie Levitske LAURIE JO KELYMAN '82 and D. Jeffrey Vaughn CHRISTINE McCLOSKEY '81 and Louis B. Eacho MELINDA MICKLER '80 and Dr. Stephen Marcum DIANN PETULLA '82 and Michael Buckingham JUDITH L. PRZYBYSZEWSKI76 to Douglas P. Sipple MARK RUTTENBERG 76 and Dana Walker CHRISTOPHER SETTLEMIRE and Adrienne Lackey CAROLYN SHUGART '81 and Thomas Theisen

a real estate agent in Clinton, MA. She took and passed her State Broker's exam last May and will activate her Broker's license in April. She is also Education Chairman for the Shoreline Board of Realtors and has taught a Real Estate Principles and Practices course at a local business college.

60 CHARLOTTE WEINERT KUNDRATH is

61SUECollege in Pittsburgh whereschoolhas AVERY ROYER is attending at LaRoche she

been editing the student newspaper, "Crossover," since last spring. In addition, her advisor at LaRoche has asked her to "ghost" a book on the scandalous treatment she received in 13 years with the U.S. Army.

SPRING, 1985

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