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VOL. 52 NO . 3 MERCYHURST COLLEGEOver 200 To Attend Dean's List DinnerGrade Inflation:

SEPTEMBER 28,1979

Growing ProblemWhat grades represent.Grade Inflation vs. IntellectualDeclineAccording to a study of gradingpatterns done in February of1979, grades have * inflated atMercyhurst College during thelast decad e. However, lower SATscores suggest that students'ability levels at the point of ad-mission to college have declined.These facts, compiled byThomas Billingsley, relativelycompare to those on a nationallevel. This substantiates im-plications about Mercyhurst asan education system, and theuniversal higher educationsystem in the country. \In terms of number grades, theoverall grade distribution ofMercyhurst students has risen7.25 per cent from 1972-1978. Only11 per cent maintained a 4.0average in 1972, while 18.25 percent held the same QPA in 1978.Also, in 1972, 5.5 per cent of thestudents made Dean's Last asopposed to 18.1 per cent in 1978.Contrasting those statistics isthe steady decline of the meantotal for the SAT College Boardscore s from 1967-1978. The mea ntotal SAT score in 1967 was 992. In1972, the figure dropped to ap-proximately 890 and in 1978, it fell; jeven farther to 820. Comparisonof these two separate surveys^certainly does not imply anjenrichment tof 'student aptitudeBut neither does it demeanstudent ambition or qualification1V'There are undoubtedly manyreasons for grade inflation, mostof which are probably un-measureable and speculative.Certainly, grade in flation has notbeen any more dramatic atMercyhurst than at othercolleges and universities. (Astudy at Michigan State of 197colleges revealed that theaverage increase in grade pointaverages between 1960 and 1973was .404.)The Chart of MercyhurstGrades shows that the in-troduction of passfail.and of aMerciad Survey ShowsStudents "Thumbs D o w n " ;On Deans ProposalLaurie Jo Kelyman\," The De an's proposed Shake-upis shaking up more than^academic programs. A recentMerciad survey, based on arandom sample of 100 students,Tasked the question, "Do yousupport the dean's academicprogram review?" Thecategories for response were:strong support, support, un-decided, against, and stronglyagainst.Thirty-five percent of thestudents were "Shook-Up" andagainst the dean's proposal. M ostwent as for as to say that theywould seriously consider tran-sfering from the college:, sincethey felt it would be less ac-credited. -Thirteen percent of the studentresponse was against theprogram review and felt that itwould not be a very good idea.Support for the dean's proposalwas a mere 5 per cent, whilestrong support was an evensmaller 1 per cent.The remaining forty-six polledcame in at twenty-one percentundecided, and twenty-fivepercent completely unaware thata such an event was being con-sidered.The majority of the studentsfelt the program would "messthings up for many people andpossibly cau se a tuition hike.

numerical grading system weretwo key elements in grade in-flation. Passfail reduced thepercentage of low grades to thetotal number of grades. Thenumerical grading systemallowed students to get quality*points for more precise grades(i.e., 3.5, 2.5, 1.5)."Other factors which educatorshave ascribed to grade inflationare egal i tarian pressures insociety (equal *4results" ratherthan equal "opportuni ty"),student demands for good gradesas a necessity for job or graduateschool opportunities, and facultyconcern over decreasingenrollments and the weight ofstudent evaluations in tenure andpromotion decisions."It would seem that the time hascome for some open discussionamongst faculty about gradingpractices and standards atMercyhurst. ^ O n l y u facultydiscussions and agreementsclarifying standards can promotea more uniform sense of whatgrades should represent."

Merciad InterviewThis photograph of Aspens, New Mexico (1958) is one of the many pictures being shown at the Ansel Adams display in the Erie Art Center.

Kubiak Comments m Status Quo Hurstby Bonnie JamesEdi tor 's note f* The ijMerctadconducted an interview with Mr.Kubiak concerning his viewstowards the'status quo at thecollege. A professor in theHistory department, Kubiak hasbeen associated with the 'Hurstfor 18 years. During these yearshe has formed some definitiveviews.

* x^w"MR. RICHARD KUBIAKQ: Mr. Kubiak, you have beenquite vocal about your concernwith \the decrease of qualitystudents attending MercyhurstCould you explain exactly whichtraits you encompass In the term"quality"? }A: First of all, I'd like to clarifythat. I'm not suggesting that thestudents who are coming toMercyhurst couldn't be qualitystudents. What I'm suggesting isthe way we operate presentlydoesn't encourage that quality.What do I mean by quality? Imean that if we have a student

CORRECTION TIn a front page story lastweek The Merciad;; inad-vertently gave an incorrectfigure for ** the amount ofmoney spent on Mercyhurst'sfall advertising campaign.The correct figure is $6,000.Our reporter got it right, butthe rewrite man goofed. TheMerciad apologizes for theerror. "To err is human." Weemploy hum ans.

who is a good solid worker and isn "C*- achieveiT then thatfcanindeed be quality. That doesn'tnecessarily mean that they haveto be a "B" orj"A" student. Isuppose what I'm talking about inbasic definition is a seriousstudent, a student who is notgoing to come to school to wastehis or her time, but is really goingto study and get the best possibleeducation.Q: Then in your opinion, doesMercyhurst nurture the desire tolearn?A: Generally speaking, no. Ithink* it is done by individualfaculty members. *} However, Ithink institutional policy is not asclear on this issue as it should be.A number, of years ago ( I'mtalking about dealing with fresh-man because those are the onesyou have to imprint right off thebat.) we used to have a situationwhere all freshman were invitedinto the Little Theater. They hadbeen sent a book prior to comingto Mercyhurst which wasrequired for them to read. Thebook that I most frequentlyrecollect is John Gardner'sExcellence. They were expectedto know a good deal about the

"All right, you're atMercyhurst. . .and yourprimary function is tostudy/ 'book and when they came into theLittle Theater there was a facultypanel of about five people. Theywere usually members who caredabout students, were articulateand could get the point across.There would - be a discussionabout the m ain points of the bookand the floor was open toquestions and dialogue. I thinkthe main message trasmittedthere was: Alright, you're atM e r c y h u r s t . . . and yourprimary function is to study. It isnot to have a good time; it is notto relax here For four years , it isprimarily to study. That does notmean tha t you can't have a goodtime. But by God, if you want tobe here at Mercyhurst you realizethat we're serious about thisbusiness and we expect yhu to beserious about this business.I think what weneed tfido is get

back to telling students that thisis what they ought to be doinghere. And I think the reason wegot away from it is we startedrunning into threatening times,decreasing enrollment, and itscared us off. We can't continue/ / newat-

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I believe that aday is dawningMercyhurst.that way. You don't receiveexcellence by pandoring'to thecrowd and I think we are. Weought to get rid of the picnicsand the beer blasts and put thatfaculty personnel back in, orsomething of that type to tell thefreshmen that studying-is theirfunction here . >|Q: Then in your opinion doesMercyhurst attempt to nurture adesire to learn? *H-A: Well, I think one reason iswhat I've suggested. We'vebecome paranoid about scaringthe students away by being tootough on them.Secondly, this place is darnnear an open admissionssituation, I don't think our turn-down rate is really what it shouldbe. What I'm talking about istaking kids who really don't havea super great chance of doingwell. There are alway s problemswith that kind of an attitude. B ut

then again, if these students getinto the hands of the right facultymembers, the right advisors,have the right friends, if theatmosphere is conducive to studyand conducive to them being goodstudents, a \ number, of thosestudents come through quite well.Therefore, I'm not as opposed tothe open admissions as I mayseem to be.We can Jno longer toleratesituations where students arelaughed at? for being goodstudents. My own feeling is that ifyou're a good student, you caneventually be ruined by badcompanions. But if you're a badstudent, there's very little chanceof being influenced by a goodstudent.Q: Then are you more concernedof the atmosphere of the collegereflecting on the students ratherthan the students necessarilyreflecting on the school?A: I think that operates too.However, the place to start Jocorrect tha t is by getting the nextgroup of freshmen and doingsome of the things we used to dowith freshman to give them theidea that this is a place wherethere should seriously focus onstudies. That's why the money isbeing laid out. I think there's noquestion tha t we've got to make ituncomfortable or inappropriateContinued on page 3 v

Late BulletinGarvey* AnnouncesCandidacy 1Tuesday afternoon It wasreported to the THE MERCIADthat Dr. William P. Garvey hasannounced his candidacy for thepresidency of MercyhurstCollege. This announcementcame a s a result of the urging ofcertain faculty factions ex-pressing desire for an Internalcandidate*Garvey, who served under ErieCounty Executive RussellRobison as Director ofAdministration, was Dean ofMercyhurst College from 1970-76.Further details will be given inupcoming issues of THEMERCIAD. DR. WILUAM P. GARVEY

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Last Monday an interestingthing happened at the firstmeeting of the MercyhurstStudent Government* The natureof the incident wasn't what onemight call earth-shaking, but itdoes deserve recognition.A small number of peoplebegan to ask some Questions.One might ask,* What's soremarkable about that?"Everybody asks qu estions, right?Maybe in some universitiesthis is the case, but generallyspeaking this is not a commonphenomena. Look in theclassroom. How many times dopeople raise their hands in theclassroom and say, "Excuse me,I haven't the slightest idea whatyou're doing."?The same anxiety people haveadmitting that they I don't, un-derstand professors exists in the

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Authority figures. It's an in-teresting concept considering th esocial structu re in which we findourselves. They are literally allover the place, more than youcould shake a flashlight at. A cop,an instructor, an R.A., or even aDean. ? IThe one thing they all have incommon is the trust-placed inthem by the people over whichthey exert their authority. Theyare directed by this responsibilityto act in such a manner that theinterests of their particular groupshould be held in the highestpriority. "What happenstwhenfthe bestinterests of the group are blownoff and authority exists forauthority itself? In a collegesetting, this situation shouldn'texist at all. However, ideals andthe real thing are often two dif-ferent entities. It does seem that through timea natural antagonist to authorityfor authorities sake h as been thestudent. Whether this is due tohis-her youth or environment(age can be state of mind) isirrelevant. IHere at Mercyhurst things area little different. Over the pastfew years, Mercyhurst studentshave more or less done whatthey've been told to do by theirauthority figures and somewhatcomplacently at that. Perhapsthere have been a few pockets ofdiscontent-and concern but theyusually have faded away from alack of support ora' why should Icare?" attitude. This type ofmentality belongs on the frontporch with Ma and Pa Kettlerather than in the rooms ofMcAuley Hall, r, 'There is a major proposalbeing considered now that willhave sweeping effects on everyaspect of Mercyhurst. Its mamtarget is the academic programsbeing offered by the college. Thepeople who will be affected mostis ilestudent body, especially theunderclassmen.Dr. John Millar, Dean of thecollege, has proposed, sweepingreforms, cutbacks, and mergingof programs, that affect all buttwo areas of study offered byMercyhurst. On Monday, October1 Dr. Millar will be present at theMercyhurst Student Governmentmeeting to answer any questionsfielded by the M.S.G.representatives.Here's your chance to kick theapathy label that too often hasbeen used to describe the 'Hurststudent body.Find out who your M.S.G. rep isand what affect th e proposal willhave on your major. You mightfind that und er theproposal, yourmajor may not exist anymore.That would make for an in-teresting letter home wouldn't it?Dear Mom andD ad , . . i J,. guess whatl.3 j

student government. Last yearnumerous issues were presentedto the student rep resentatives. Itwas not until the voting had takenplace that questions would arise ,indicating that perhaps the repsdidn't know what they werevoting on in the first place. ;* \This year's student govern-ment might not realize it, butthey took some very | positivesteps in the right direction attheir first;meeting. There werecertain questions brought upwhich one might have consideredred herring (interpreted: smallpotatoes), but the message thatcame across was that this y ear'srepresentatives are going to lookover each issue with a good dealof care. f *One of these issues concernedthe granting of the MercyhurstCollege label to a biologicalhonor .fraternity that operateswithinj the college A couple ofpeople wanted to know what thepurpose of this organizationbefore an okay was given.';Thevalue of the college seemed todouble with that request.g Another issue given seriousconsideration was the studentbudget for the year. In the past,the approval of the budget hasbeen a mere formality. Such isnot the case this year. The repsvoted that the final voting on thebudget be shelved a week so thatthey might give it a closer look.One professor has commentedthat the moving force behind anycause is a zealot. Those in-dividuals at last' Monday'smeeting just might be the drivingforce needed to improve the stat-us quo among the student bodyat the college. And it all startedwith a question. ' " JLatter To The Editor:Dear Editor,What happened! The first MSGmeeting was packed, withstudents, most of whom werefreshmen. I was pleased and veryproud of the turnout. I thoughtthat this would be the year for alarger, more powerful studentgovernment. I might havethought too soon. >Monday's MSG meeting wasvoid of all freshmen, who are thebackbone of any future studentgovernment. Maybe it was thefact that the second meeting washeld in the faculty lounge that nofreshman attended. \No matter what the reason, Iwish you would come tell me, ormy fellow officers. Our office is inthe Student Union and our hoursare: I n uj Monday 3-4 p.m.Tuesday 1-3 p.m.Thursday 1-3 p.m.Friday 2-4 p.m.We are also in and out of therethroughout the day andevening.Please feel free to stop in anytime. I urge you to voice youropinions, both in private and atthe meetings Mondays* at 4:00p.m. Thank you.Tim SeltzerLottor To Tho Studonts:Dear Student,We welcome all articles andletters that you wish to submit tous. However, we feel that youdeserve to know some of therights that we reserve in theprinting of such material. -1. The right to revise copy Intostandard English;2. The right to revise copy intocorrect journalistic form;3. The right to revise copy (butnot change meaning) to filllayout design.4. And the right to refuse thePrinting of material considered toe In poor taste .

In addition Letters to theEditor requesting to have namewithheld will not be printed alongwith those submitted under afalse name.S. Sincerely, j !

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aLook Around You j)by Gene WeberAfter some fifty odd years ofexistence, Mercyhurst Collegereceived a vastly needed faceliftof her grounds. The mainstreamof attention focused on the area ssurrounding Old Main and Zurn,as well as Tullio Field, GarveyPark, and the main gate en-trance. This operation wasfinanced through the departmentof Operations under the directionof Mr. George Kidd.The project was initiated overthe summer term and was led byDr. Raymond Justice. AssistingDr. Justice were his colleagues;a makeshift crew of landscaperswhich included ( in alphabeticalorder ) Tom Circle, Walt Clark,Jim MacElrath , Bob Stevenson,Litter To Tho Editor:

Dear Editor,Every year our tuition billincludes a thirty-five dollarstudent activity fee. This doesn'tseem like much, but if you con-sider $35 for every student atMercyhurst, the total is quite alarge amount. Exactly wheredoes our money go? .My key point of interest is thepicnic sponsored by the SAC onSeptember16. Fifty-nine studentsout of an expected three hundredattended and were each charged$3.00 admission. A total of $177wascollected. The SAC spent $669on organizing this! activity ,leaving them faced with a $492deficit. How does our $35 figureinto this loss?| Whether the turnout of thisevent was caused by poorplanning on the part of SAC orstudent apathy, I don't know. Ifeel that the SAC sponsors somevery good activities and I reallyenjoy attending them. However, Ithink they should inform thestudent body on happenings suchas this picnic, and inform4 themon the outcome of these eventswhether they be ' successes orfailures. Students deserve toknow where their money is spent.L ILynne Greco 1 I

Gary Weber, and Gene Weber.Many hours of sweat, withsometimes inoperable equip-ment, was J injected into thesurface of the grounds. Newgrowth developed with each newtask. Dirty hands, washed athousand times, had planted theseeds, moved the shovels, andpushed the mowers.Layers of decaying leaves,deposited throughout the i pastyears, were raked from beneaththe rows of hedges. So it followedthat some of the w rinkles on theface of time faded from theschool. "Jungles of weeds wereuprooted and the lawnsreplenished. The diminishinggraying hairs of the scalp soonregained their fullness andshimmering color. With eachprogression a sense of youthfulcharacter had replaced a feelingof antiquity .[Yet the^ surface of

the grounds had only beenslightly touched. "What will become of our lady, ifnow the r first phase of . heroperation is determined suc-cessful? Subsequent to the an-swer I anticipated, phase two hasbeen implemented and work shallcontinue through the upcomingyear.Dr. Justice will still head thepursuit in bringing some life,some dignity to these grounds.His original colleagues, nowmore experienced are no longerthe makeshift crew t they oncewere. New blood will take placeof the others who have notrema ined. The: newly im-plemented phase is now in effect.So'continues the revitalization,an endeavor with many morechanges to undergo. When shall itend? Well,..hopefully never, orelse all that is done has been invain.i J I M, .-H I

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WALLBy the time the readership hashad a chance to scan the pulp ourpresident and the First Lady willhave completed two non-politicaltrips, that of the latter being righthere in Erie. One question, howcan a visit by the "wife of aprominent- the most prominent-politician in the country beconsidered non-political?I1- The answer, to this is simple-she says it isn't. There's a dif-ference, you know, between theriding of a riverboat down theMississippi, waving to themasses and going to Erie, wavingto the masses while receiving an

award. Talking to a politicalexpert, The Merciad found outthat the difference is in (themethod of waving.There are two basic forms ofpolitical waving. The first in-volves a teacher-may-I-use-the-hall-pass raising of the armcoupled with a DC-10 landingmovement back and forth. Thesecond form, which is non-political, invloves a short, quickelevation of the arm, followed bya motion similar to that ofmessing a tall person's hair.We believe that the First Ladywill employ the latter. F*

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SEPTEMBER 28,1979ComprehensiveCalendar 9September 27 - ThursdayAnsel Adams Photography Display - ErieArt CenterFarmer's Market-Downtown Mall -Homegrown produce & handmade craftsam.""? J? ,m-" M1* Center Student Dra wineExhibit - GECAC Lobb5 p.m. * Apres Diner - Erie: What's Beyondthe Gates? - FacultyDining Room7:30 p.m. - Blue Oyster Cult - Erie CountyFieldhouse8:30 p.m. - Erie Philharmonic Orchestrawith pianists Misha & CipaDichter - Erie CivicCenterSeptember 28 FridayAnsel Adams Photography Display (Cont'd.)Nutrition Display - Millcreek Mall9 a m.-5 p.m. - MLK Center Student DrawingExhibit (Cont'd.)4:30 p.m.- Mass -CM6 p.m. - Folk Group Workshop CM9p.m.- Disco & Rock Masonic Temple (7th& Peach)9-lep.m,| WQLN Fall JJazz Festival-8345PeachSeptember 29-SaturdayAnsel Adams Photography Display (Cont'd.)Nutrition Display (Cont'd.) .f Noon-6 p.m. - IntercoUege Picnic & Mass -Presque Isle. Cabin 3 -8 p.m. - U.S. Marine Band - Harborcreek'High School - $4 in advance, m5 at thedoor r.9:30 p.m.-Midnight - Disco Party - WQLN8345 PeachSeptember 30 - Sunday I ,Ansel Adams Photography Display (Cont'd.)7-10 a.m. - Sunrise Classics ChampagneBreakfast - WQLN 8345 Peach11a.m. -Mass-Chapel1-7 p.m. - Bluegrass Festival - WQLN1 p.m. - Pershing Rifles Trick Drill TeamsExhibition - Gannon College Audi -FREE2 p.m. McDowell Annual H.S. Marching

Band Competition - Erie Stadium3 p.m,. - Tambous Percussion-Flute Duo -ZRH7 p.m. - "Jaws" - ZRH7:30 p.m. CEC Meeting >9:30p.m. - "Jaws"-ZRH j>October i - Monday6:45 a.m. - Mass - Chapel9 a.m.-5 p.m. MLK Center Student DrawingI Exhibit (Cont'd.) K > r4:30 p.m.-Mass-CM5:15 p.m. CM Dinner Meeting - Faculty!,' Dining RoomOctober 2 TuesdayFarmer's M arket - Downtown Mall6:45 a.m.-Mass-Chapel ,9 a.m.-5 p.m. - MLK Center Student DrawingExhibit (Cont'd.)October 3 Wednesday6:45a.m.-Mass-Chapel i9 a.m.-5 p.m. MLK Center Student DrawingExhibit (Cont'd. >10 a.m. - Coffee Hour - CM - Andy Rothwillgive a book review on "EnergyFutures"4:30p.m -Mass-CM f8 p.m. - Egan Scholars Meeting - FacultyLounge >. \ j&9:30 p.m. - Ecumenical Prayer Service &Rap - CM - Rev. Sanford & Fr.October 4 - ThursdayFarmer's Market - Downtown Mall6:45a.m.-Mass-Chapel i ,9 a.m.-5 p.m. - MLK Center Student DrawingExhibit (Cont'd.) ';3U a.m. - Jessica Savitch - Warner Theater -$49:30 p.m.- Mass -CDLOctober 5 FridayBaseball vs. Fredonia - Away6:45a.m.-Mass-Chapel9 a.m.-5 p.m. - MLK Center Student DrawingExhibit (Cont'd.)4:30p.m. -Mass -CM6:15pm.- Folk Group Practice - CM8 p.m. - Erie Travel Club - program ofYugoslavia & Vienna - Knox Hall. Chur-ch of the Covenant - FREE ;8-12 p.m. Octoberfest Polish Falcons (19th& Ash) Busses leave Baldwin at 7:30,8.

Iv 8:30 p.m. ># i 1October 6 - Saturday J.Soccer vs. Grove City - Home7 p.m. - Mass - Faculty Lounge8 p.m. - Prague Orchestra - Erie Civic CenterOctober 7 - SundayBaseball vs. Canisius Home"Great American Cities" - Erie Art CenterII a.m.-Mass-Chapel '7 p.m. - "Cassandra Crossing" - ZRH9:30 p.m. - "Cassandra Crossing" - ZRHPLAN AHEADBus trip to see "Coppelia" - with the Pit-tsburgh Ballet, Sat.. Nov. 3 call EmilyOsiecki for reservations (899-9140)Theater Trip to see Richard Kiley in "Man ofLa Mancha" Oct. 14 in Pittsburgh - bus?leaves from Liberty Plaza Marine Bank| Drive-In 10a.m. -call 864-1105 for info

Beer Causes Cancer?I The Associated Press recentlyreported that according to astudy conducted by the Food andDrug Administration, 28 brandsof Seer contain microscopictraces of nitrosamines, thechemical known to cause cancerin animals. 1Thirty brands of beer weretested, 17 domestic and 11 im-ported, by the FDA. Of thosebeers tested, only two, Coors andGuiness Stout, were found to befree of the cancer-causing agent.Traces of nitrosamines rangingup to seven parts per billion werefound in the other 28 beers.Wayne Pines, spokesman forthe FDA, said the governmentdoes not know what dangernitrosamines pose at these lowlevels." We don't think that thereis any reason for people to changetheir beer-consuming habits.'1On the local front, the news wasreceived rather calmly. Whenasked how he felt about thepotential danger, 'Hurst seniorMike Philips responded with the';opening of a cola Michelob.' *****

THE MERCIAD PAGE 3Saw The L ight"Bear-Bedfellow BurnsFriends Mourn Loss

Bruce Miller delivers a moving eulogy to friends of the nowdeceased Theodore Ern est Bear* Iby M ary CollinsTheodore Earnest Bear, age 17,was found dead September 18 inroom 209 McAuley Hall.According to authorities, cause ofdeath was excessive exposure toheat. iThe fatality was the first of itsnature, according * to PhyllisAiello, director of housing at thecollege. It also marked the firstnon-human on-campus death ofthe new academic year. | |According to the main witness,David Snyder, smoke wasdetected on the second floor of theco-ed dorm early that evening."At first I .thought some guyburned his- peanut butter andjelly sandwich; but when Iwalked out in the hall and noticedall the smoke, I knew it wasn'tcaused by a peanut butter andjelly sandwich// commentedSnyder. * I iJjL 1Leaving his studying, Snyderproceeded to room 209 to find outthe cause of the smoke. When noone responded to his knocks, heentered the room only to find the

17-year old victim aflame. Bythat tim e|t wo . other residentsarrived. !They rushed Ted, as he wasknown by* his friends,? to theshower to save him, but to noavail. Ted was pronounced deadof third degree burns caused by a60 watt light bulb. \ \ '\A memorial mass was held inthe second floor lounge onMcAuley j Hall on^ Wednesday,September 19. A special messagefrom President Carter was readalong with a eulogy by FatherBruce M iller, who hails from theAshtabula diocese.," Poor Ted was so innocent, hewas just sitting on the light andhe got fried, expressed JohnBroderick, a friendl of the latebear.Ted is survived by his father,Randy Patterson, who receivedhim on his first "birthday. Com-menting on his loss, Pattersonwas heard to say, " I guesseveryone gets burned once in awhile." I I H I

Area Colleges Tow The LineTuition Guidelines SetWashington, D.C. (CPS) Eversince Jimmy Carter announcedhis voluntary wage-priceguidelines last fall , an duniversities have been lobbyingfor special treatment. Highereducation lobbies argued thatthey should not be treated as for-profit institutions, and that theyshould be allowed to raise studentcosts more than the seven percent the guidelines allowed.The argument suffered asetback when, just before LaborDay, the Council on Wage andPrice Stability cited BostonUniversity for probable. non-compliance with the guidelines.Though a final decision has notyet been made, BU could iosesome $50 million in federal grantsand contracts this year.The Boston case is the Coun-cil's first response to last spring'sround of protests over spirallingtuition costs, to numerous studentcomplaints to the Council, andthe many requests for"clarification" of the guidelinesfrom colleges and universities.In fact many schools wouldappear to have violated th eguidelines. A report from th eCollege Board estimated that astudent going \ to a four-yearprivate college will pay 10.6 pe rcent more than last ye ar. Publicfour-year schools' cost are up anaverage 8.5 per cent."Things a re ' even worse forstudents who commute to and

from classes. The same reportshows that total costs for thosewho commute totwo-year privatecolleges are up 14.7 per cent.Commuters' costs at two-yearpublic colleges are up 10.1 percent this year.In the Erie area, most of thearea colleges are staying withinthe guidelines set by thePresident Mercyhurst shows a6.25 per cent increase in costs forthe 1979-80 academic year. Otherarea colleges show the followingcost increases: Hehrend, 6.6 percent,; Villa Maria, seven pe rcent, and Gannon, 7.3 per cent.-these are approximate figures.t Though the wage-priceguidelines- are voluntary, theCarter administration haspledged to withhold federalcontracts worth more than fivemillion dollars fromorganizations that violate theguidelines^ M 1 i t 1

MAHIPOSAA COLUMN BY

REBECCA L.MASTINAn AnecdoteL Some time ago, our local PBSstation aired an informationalprogram on venereal disease. Apanel of doctors answered anyquestions phoned in landperiodically the number to callflashed across the bottom of thetelevision scree n.My family, with the exceptionof my little sister Joan, was tunedin and watching. Halfwaythrough the program, Joanskipped into the room, She spentseveral minutes observing the

doctors answering the phone, andthe next time the number flashedon, she eagerly ran to the phoneand began to dial.My mother was mortified; hecouldn't imagine Joan having aquestion that she, as a mother,couldn't fanswer. My father,stunned, quickly grabbed thephone and asked her what shethought she was doing.Joan stood her ground,declaring that she was "calling into win some." w

MontaGo climb a glacier! The slogan of G lacier National Park was acommon one in my ears this summer. It captures some of thesense of excitement and adventure I felt living among themagnificent Rocky Mountains. It was a powerful experiencewhich I will long remember. ' *I went to Glacier National Park with a program called "AChristian Ministry in the National Parks." As a result, I helpedout with interdenominational services and an activity time forchildren. I also worked forty hours in a gift shop. g .My days off were spent hiking, for Glacier is definitely thehiker's delight with over 1000 miles of trails. I would like to inviteany nature lovers to share my slides with me on Thursday, Oc-tober fourth at 8 p.m. in the Campus Ministry (212 Main).If anyone is interested in learning more about the ChristianMinistry in the National Parks program, I will stay after theslide presentation to answer*any questions. I hope to see4youthere! *Ellen Soisson 4 * *

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Kubiak... I l lContinued from Page 1for students to be detrimental toother students who wish to study.We've: got to give them themessage that they can't continiuelike this. < *Q: Let's get back to theupgrading of the students andperhaps the individual quality ofwhy the college has decended. Doyou think that students' neglect toevaluate themselves has createda neglect to evaluate themselveshas created a neglect to evaluatetheir environment?A: Yes. What I see as one of theoverwhelming things ...- is thatthe student's self image, theimage that the kid comes to uswith is so dismally low that theydon't believe they can achieve. Iran into one student* this mor-ning ... . who was the completereverse of that. The kid has allkinds of confidence, and I loved tohear what he had to say becausehe is so damned different thanmost of thekids I spend time withtalking to in my office. They areusually frightened .:.. whateverhappened to them at homesorhigh school has really managedto take that out of them. That'sone of the major problems thatwe face. That's wny to a great

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RETREAT| FATHER-DAUGHTER WEEKENDThe seventeenth annualFather-Daughter Weekend will beheld on April 26 and 27, 1980.Please reserve these dates onyour c o l e n d a r V o ^ * A-*-1_JL_#_ > * FQRWME " i T T ACMCUZM)

extent the interpersonal skillsdevelopment is worthwhile. Ithink there is a tendency here bysome quarters to overblow that.However, I believe we need togive our students here morechancesto succeed. Just in verysmall ways. /For ' instance, inclass room discussions to developtheir communicative skills, youlet the kid talk so that he realizeshe's got to ask those questionsthat he thinks are dumb and he'sgoing to realize that about one-half dozen others have the samedumb question, so . . . it's reallya crucial issue that everyoneought to be discussing 1 And onceyou start getting students likethat to develop successes undertheir belt they build up someconfidence that they came' toMercyhurst with. We don't haveprograms to do that as effectivelyas we could: but they're on the way.Q: In what direction do youthink the college is heading?A: I believe that a new day isdawning at Mercyhurst. Theproblems that we are facingcurrently, we are not going to befacing eight months from now. Ithink we need some ad-ministrative priorities. I think weneed a flat refrain of the facultyfrom some of the idiosies they arerequired to do.Something we didn't discuss atall that needs to be discussed isfaculty moral at this place, andhow destructive students can beto faculty doing a good job by notresponding, or putting out someenergy for the faculty. That's anissue that ought to be discussed inthe blasted Merciad, too. How inthe hell do you keep facultyhappy at a place where studentsdon't care? We've /got betterfaculty than this place deserves.But I think that the moral of thefaculty can be ruined; it alreadyhas been in many quarters. Andwe can pick it back up by thestudents viewing themselvesprimarily as studiers and lear-ners and cooperators of thefaculty rather than seeing thefaculty as the enemy encroaching4m their booze time. W

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I had to ask her why she wasso excited about a bus trip, i/ It seemed, sometimes, that Ispent half of my vacations inbus terminals and I couldn't un-derstand anyone actually wan-ting a tiresome, bumpy busrideon showy interstates. But, thereshe was - this small girl withlong,, auburn hair and a widegrin. And she stood at Gate 10 inthe midst of the noisy, after-holiday crowd. As I sat near hergate, wrinkling my one-wayticket and waiting for the bus, Inoticed how she swayed everynow and then. It was as if herexcitement was going to burstout of her cute, fake-fur park a.

Now, I'm usually a snob interminals.;I hate bus trips and,even worse, I hate being botheredby fellow passenger-strangersduring eighthour rides back tomy college. So, I sit or stand as ifmy back is stiffened up with astick and I look straight ahead,'paying attention to no one andnothing around me. And, usually,people leave me alone. (It's alittle trick I picked up from myfather, who doesn't like to beannoyed by the "peasantry"outside of his medical practice. Iseldom attempt to follow hisexamples but, I must admit, Ihave developed a snob act just aseffective as his.)But, now, as I sat in the ter-minal, there die was, standing atthat gate no one else was evenin line yet and her exuberancereally unsettled me. So, despitemy snob act, despite myself, Ihad to get up and ask her whatshe was grinning about. I just hadto. ; j y s"I'm going home Ho myfather!" she exclaimed, an-swering as if I were a dear friend,L"Werve been apart io ryears, youknow, and I've -finally ' foundhim!" JThe shine of her hair matchedher excitement and her faceopenly gleamed as she talked ofher coming trip. i"I'm so glad it's at Christmastime, even if it is after the actualholiday. See, we got a letter frommy father's sister. She and mymother never keep in touch but,all of a sudden, a letter fromDayton arrives! Mom's beendenying for years that my fatheris even alive, but I know dif-ferent," she stopped to catch herbreath and then continued. "Shehad the letter just thrown in acorner, but I found it and copiedthe address. He's in Dayton. Iknow it!" She firmly nodded toconfirm her logic.Well, this made little sense tome . And I usually don't involvemyself with strangers, especiallysuch excitable girls. But, she hadso openly trusted me, the secondone standing in herj'line ", that Iplaced her neat, beige tote next tomy travel-worn gear and sat withher among the increasing crowdof passengers. Both of our buses had beendelayed, so we had time to talkor, rather, she had time to talk.Like I said, I seldom involvemyself with people, as I have nointerest or talent in small'talk;but, she, was great at trivialquestions and comments."Tell me all about your home!"she demanded cheerfully.

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I just mumbled, "That makesdull conversation." t ?"What?" The amazement inher' voice was very childlike."Why, if I had a true family, I'ddiscuss it all the time!"I- believed that statementwholeheartedly. Neverthless, , Isuppressed my amusement andsimply replied, "Okay, my fatheris a doctor... and my motherisn't.""Isn'lMiat?". T.Isn't a doctor," I teased."Oh, please be serious," shepleaded. I immediately saw howhurt she was by my joke. Sheslightly swayed back and forth inthe hard chair, eager for anoffering of sincere informationabout my family. But, I justcouldn't bring m yself to seriouslytalk about them, those distantpeople who * conceived me especially not with thishyperactive girl next to me.Tell me about your family not your father your otherfamily," I asked in an attempt toswitch our attention away fromme. | IHer mouth slightly pouted a laShirley Temple, "YOU meanMother," she said quietly. "P oorMother. She's tried to form a realhome, really shehas. But, truly, Idon't consider myself as^everhaving ajreal home." Her facegrew solemn to emphasize theimportance of what she had said."You see, I've always needed toknow my past^ It's so hard todevelop future plans when youdon't know everything aboutyour past." \ -"My past hasn't helped me," Ishrugged.I She looked disappointed. "Oh,

but when I meet my father. I'llknow exactly where tofit n." Sheleaned closer to me as shefinished, "It all depends on him,you know." * . *"You can only develop yourselfby knowing your father?" 1My question was met with alook of hurt, so I left it alone. Hell.I thought, I'm not a counselor, ora babysitter/ This kid's awfulsimple. I smugly decided. |Quickly, in the middle of mythoughts, she changed again andthe glow return ed to her face. Shejumped up, left, and soon cameback to surprise me with twoCokes. After she noisily openedher can and caught the runningfoam with her mouth, she gailybegan another train of small talk,"What are your future pla ns?"was her first question. W"I don't have any yet,"*I said,stuffing -my bus ticket into mypocket and tasting my gift. "I'mstill looking for a field where Ican make easy money before I'mtoo old." 9She was amazed that I didn'twant to be a "fine" doctor likemy father. : I"He's not particularly a 'fine'doctor," I replied. "I'd beiper-fectly content to5make just asmuch money -/but, "without thefalse dignity." ^ JShe didn't understand that andI usually don't divulge my lifestory to naive acquaintances.Shutting up, I began to slouch inmy hard chair when an unshavenbeggar came up to me for somechange. As I stiffened up myback, I turned to face away fromhim and he quickly got the less-than-subtle hint. As he moved on.

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desp erate tone. "I know he's inDayton this time. I'm making ahome with h im." l"How long must fl keepretrieving you this way?" thetired woman ask ed. \"But the letter from Daddy'ss i s ter . . . " '4 N"I t was only a Christmas card,dear," the mother answereddully. "She's moved and wantedus to have the address." j |Any defiance remaining in theyoung girl then fled, leaving herface a blank stare, aimed at hermother. \ | |As the woman slowly movedtoward her daughter, I becameaware once again of the ter-minal's din of passengers. Theloudspeakers announced theboarding of the bus to Dayton, butit went unnoticed by the two nextto me. I remained slumpedbetween the retreating figuresand felt most uneasy,. Why did Iever get involved?, I screamed a tmyself, as the woman stood ather daughter's side and slightlytouched her arm. 'iThe aged woman finallyacknowledged me by handingover her daug hter's empty Cokecan. The girl, then, automaticallyrose as her mother gave her theneat, beige tote. As she 1took aloose hold of it, I saw her unusedticket leave her hand and drop tothe floor. Neither of themnoticed; the two 1 seemedoblivious now to everything,including me. Holding handswhile looking straight ahead,they silently walked away.When they had passed, I pickedup her ticket from the dirty floor.Gulping down the rest of; mydrink, I tossed away the two cansin a trash container but decidedto keep the slip of paper. sP I began to absently gather upmy luggage when I noticed themassive, complaining group ofsuitcases and bodies formed atmy gate. As my back stiffened,the same, ugly beggar hustled meagain for some change. I began tolook at the clock overhead, butthen dug my hand into my pocket.There, I found a quarter for him.He happily moved on with aslurred "Merry Christmas" as Ifelt myown icket,now a creasedball inside my pocket. 1What a mess, I whispered,trying to straighten out the linesand creases. What a mess. -I h ated : the thought of th attedious, eight-hour ride ahead ofme, but classes were to start soonso I had to go back to school. Itwouldn't do to fall behind on myclass work. And I did liked theidea of straying away fromschedules. " But, standing alone near thatpacked 'line, I knew tha t Icouldn't endure another eighthours on that bus. ^ rAs its arrival was announced, Ilooked up toward the entrance ofthe terminal. They had gone. Icarefully folded the girlsforgotten ticket in half and placedit in my wallet. I palced my ownsloppy paper beside it. ,Picking up my ragged luggage,I turned from the crowded lineand walked in her direction. Iknew we weren't going to thesame location, but I did know thatwe were both going home.Joanie Stevenson B

I Untitled Poem a n MThe sassy boy atetaffy from my heartthe boy drankfrom my touch of innocencehe inspired' .the joy in my speechhe sippedmy tender passionhe drewmy delicate feelingshe graspedmy pleasuresand my boy emamoredmy mixed sensationsand he told me it was love.I melinda Jamison f

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* l cuJtcAJU*.It 8 possible that from* themoment Eve suggested thatAdam try a new fntft for dinnerwomen have controlled humandestiny. Nevertheless.we havealways haggled over our socialposition.Even in ancient literature, thebattle of the sexes was aprominent topic. For example,though the Greeks knew nothingof an ERA, they did know thestory of an assertive young ladynamed L ysiatrata.She was bright and agressiveand of paramount importance.she was pragmatic. Lysistratasurmised that all she had to do toinsure the social rights of womenwas use the gifts the gods hadgiven her. No legislation wasnecessary: all'that was neededwas a little female cunning.Lysistrata's story is told in acomedy by Aristophenes. It wasprobably written in the year 411B.C. *I suppose that one who hasnever been exposed to theclassics may assume that Greekplays are nothing but silly talesabout fabricated gods in com-promising situations. But, thelegend of Lysistrata, at least, isquite universal fin content andtheme. $The tale is about sex andviolence and what happens to thelatter when the former isremoved. I shall give you a littlesynopsis of the. plot.During ..the Golden Age ofGreece, men were kept busy witha lot of conquering and pillaging.Lysistrata ana her coun-

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enjoy their war games (andwhatever other game they couldfuid).O ur h e r o i n e , t h e r e f o r e ,gathered together a delegation ofthe Greek girls and revealed tothem a plan she had devised toget the boys to quit fighting.Lysistrata asked her comradsto promise to do anything sheasked for the sake of the cause.The women agreed.However, when Lysistrataannounced that her plan was toboycott sex until the men werewilling to lay down their swords,the ladies did not give favorableresponse:I won't doit!"Nor I, let the war go on."Anything else you like. I'm

willing even if I have to walkthrough fire. Anything ratherthan sex. There's nothing like itmy dear." jLysistrata then asked one ofthe others, "What about you?"and she replies: "I'm willing towalk through fire too."Frustrated and more adamentin her plea than ever, Lysistrataretorted: "Oh vile and cursedbreed. No wonder 'they maketragedies of us: we're naught butlove affairs and bassinets."Well, she finally convinced thegirls to make a sacrifice insteadof babies and consequentlywarring ceased. -Nowhere in literature iswomen's suffrage portrayedquite as it is in Lysistrata. This isa great little play that can beread in an hour or so and whetheryou assume the role of temptressor tempt-ee^J'm sure you will beentertained. M& f% *W

MERCYHURST COLLEGE1 PARENTS 'WEEKEND*OCTOBER 13-14. 1979Saturday, October 13 19-10 a.m. Registration - Coffee and donutsBack'Porch Cafe, Zurn Building,Lower Level.10-11 a.m. Conducted campus tours j.11:30 a.m. Lunch - Egan Dining H al! oroff campus.1 p.m. Alumni/Varsity Baseball Game --Tull io Field2 p.m. Performing Arts - Recital Hall and/orLittle Theatre2:30-5:30 Leisure Time5:30-6:15 President's Reception - Faculty LoungePreston Hal l , Lower Level.7 p.m. Cocktails - Cash Bar - Metins onPresque Isle.7:30 p.m. Buffet Dinner - $8 per person - Metins9-1:30 a.m. Dance (Informal) - MetinsSunday, October 1411 a.m. Liturgy -* Christ the King ChapelMain Building

12 Noon Brunch - Egan Dining HallThere will also be a TENNIS TOURNAMENTall day Saturday at the Tennis Courts

EGAN SCHOLARS NOTICEWould the following Egan Scholars please contactDr. Petronio (Preston 205) and let he r know yourmail box number: Valerie Kaminski, David Kuehl,Kathy Luba, GerardI Martin, Gretchen Moore, Don-~ 1 Schiller.na Peterson,Thank-you!Lisa Rastatter, Gregory

Honor SocietyPlans ProjectsA t First MeetingLambda Epsilon? Delta ishaving its first meeting of theyear Sunday, September 30 at7p.m. in 210 Main.Lambda Epsilon Delta is anhonor society for elementaryeducation majors who have acumulative point average of atleast 3.O.*This year LED plans to start atutoring serv ice for students whowould like to make a few extradollars working with children.Members also plan to spend timeat the children's ward* at St.Vincent's hospital and to sponsora Red Cross safety course.Anyone who does not have a 3.0average or above, and would liketo participate in these projects,should contact Sister PatricaWhalen on the third floo r of OldMain.

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Grand MasterJerry DurantBilled by Official Karate, aleading martial arts magazine,as " the orneriest man inkarate," Grand Master JerryDurant will perform for theMercyhurst community onTuesday, O ctober 2 at eight p.m.in the Campus Center.Durant, who holds a 10thdegree black belt, will give ademonstration of his favoriteself-defense techniques in ad-dition to numerous other featsrequiring mental and physicaldiscipline common to those whopractice the martial arts. |There will be no admission feeas the entire community is in-vited to attend.

Submarinei Sale!!September 27From8-12 P.M.If you want to buy asub contact JanetPrice at the CampusCenter or any Softballplayer.

Beach bums alert! Gannon,Behrend, Mercyhurst, Villa, andAllegheny colleges are takingover cabin three at the Peninsulathis Saturday, September 29.Bring a bag lunch and comeprepared for some rowdy

volleyball and frisbee action. Thed a 7 will conclude with thecelebration of mass at 3:30 p.m.All those who would like tolattend and needr transportation,meet Saturday at the CampusMinistry (212 Main) at 11:30 am

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Stop me if you have heard thisone before.A mountain climber's ropebroke and after a short fall hemanaged to grab a branch of asmall tree on the side of the cliff.Dangling hundreds of feet in theair, he looked up to the sky andcried," Oh God, is there anybodyup there?"A voice thundered out of thesky saying, " Yes. What do youwant?"" Save me!" the mountainclimber shouted." Do you trust me?" the voiceout of the sky asked.The mountaineer replied, "Yes, I do."The voice said, " Then let go."There was a long silence . Thenthe mountaineer asked qu ietly, "Is there anybody else up there?"That's really the big question,isn't it? Is there Anybody there?Or like it, is | there even asatisfying answer to explain whyI'm here? How did I escap e fromnon-being in the first place, andhow do I come to have this powerto ask these funny questions? As Isaid before, I am a question. I ama walking riddle.And I really do want to know!Is my contingency, jny bubble-like existence finally grounded insomething substantial , orSomeone, or does it hangultimately on nothing whichliterally makes it an absurdity?It's pretty common these daysto say that these are non-questions. Things like God,providence, freedom, im-mortality - forget them. Theywere funny ideas dreamed up inprimitive times, played with in

medieval times but now, or atleast shortly, thanks to humanintelligence and science, they willbe forever and everywhere laid torest. Bestgnot to mention them.Uh, I really hate to hinder theprogress of the world guys, but Iknow the inside of one headwhere those ideas continue towalk all over all the other ideas.L I presume that, by now,' thosewho find these ponderings sillyhave moved on to more in-teresting things like the sportspage. But if there areany kindredsouls out there who sort of intuitthat the God questions could hav esome bearing on the way youbehave in the world I humblyoffer to direct you to what I thinkare key insights. r1. Be passionately the hugequestion that you are and hurl itinto the unknown, perhaps withtears.2. Expect an answer. ;That, I think, i is the * mostfundamental form of prayer -best experienced when all seemspretty hopeless. Of course, thisisn't really my idea. I picked it upfrom a renowned r teacher ofprayer who said quite simply anddogmatically, "Seek and you.willfind, knock and it will be openedto you, ask and it will be given toyou." He added someplace elsethat you have to do this until youare exhausted.. You're notdealing with computers.Then don't be surprised if theanswer ; boggles all com-prehension. You m ight have justperformed a cosmic leap. Ormaybe you just got up enoughcourage to "let go."

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Spby David BlanchfieldEditor's note: Sporty is amythical freshman writingletters to his parents in the springof 1980.Dear Mom and Dad,I know that each week I keeppromising to tell you who sot thejob as new-president of Mer-cyhurst, but the choice was sodumb that I cannot bring myself

to put it on paper. So, while Igrapple with m y anger, let metell you about some of the otherfinalists. 1 One gu y seemed to have theinside track. He was the formerchairman of the board of somecompany like Toyota or Chrysler.This candidate had a two-foldplan that would have put Mer-cyhurst on the map.First he suggested a rebatesystem. Fo r every student whostayed long enough to no longerqualify for a tuition remission,the school would issue a $400check. The candidate evensuggested getting Jo e Garagiolato go on local radio stations andsay things like, " TakeChemistry, get a check 1" -jjW h e n J o e w a s n ' t a v a i l a b l e t odo th e spots, th e candidatesuggested Kermit the frog asbeing more in keeping with theMercyhurst image. If we hadhired that candidate I think w emight have had a freshman classof 2,000. p' *As it is, we will be lucky if 20students come to Mercyhurstnext fall. When I finally tell youthe identity.of the president(s)elect you will understand andthink I am exaggerating theprojected enrollment. feWell this former'chairman ofthe board had a two part plan andit was the second part that costhim the Job. He said that as a signof good faith al l administratorsmaking more than $20,000 shouldtake a 10 per cent pay cut. Thenwhen we had proven to the worldthat the entire institution waswilling to sacrifice , we couldapply for federally^guaranteedloans. - r\i After all, we are an endangeredspecies; we are a small liberalarts college and they ar e rarerthan a Pennsylvania rattlesnake.The top administrators .likedthe idea of the government loan,but the salary cut went over like awet Roman candle. Rebate or norebate. he didn't get the job. But Ithink Gannon hired him asdirector of development, as wellas to organize their new programin car leasing.Another candidate was either aformer dean or athletic directorat Mercyhurst. He said the onlyway to save Mercyhurst wasthrough a new and improvedsports program. After all, sportsteach you " that a quitter neverwins and a winner never quits."This candidate thought th eretrenchment program was asign of Mercyhurst being aquitter. What we need to do, heexplained, is to expand.what better way to expandthan by starting a football teamand by offering scholarships topeople like the bodyguards of IdiAmin, the Shah, and Pope JohnPaulII. With a front line mannedby people of that caliber we couldeven give Notre Dame a run forits money, and if retrenchmentwas still necessary they coulddouble as bodyguards for thislocal celebrity.Well I know that I still haven'tdivulged the identity of thepresident(s) I but maybe in thenext letter. $

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Tri Beta AcceptsSeven New Members DeclineSeven new associate memberswere initiated as Tri .Betacommen ced its 1979-80 campaignSeptember 19 at the RichardsRoom in the Zurn Sciencebuilding. iAmong the newly installedmembers were LorraineAleandri, Matthew Comi, DanielDew ey^ Anne Marie- Dixon,

Andrew Giachino, Joann Rice,and Ravinder Sabherwal.Tri Beta, an honorary societyof biological sciences, w asfounded in 1922. The primaryobjectives of the organizationare: 1) to promote scholarship inthe biological sciences,; 2) topromote the dissemination ofbiological knowledge, and; 3) to

encourage research ., *jOfficers Nancy Foust! (pres.),Dolores Wiater (v . pres. andtreas.), Paula Hess ( s e c -historian) and Advisor LindaLochner- presided' over th einitiation ceremony as freshmanpledges looked on. Later in themeeting President Foust gave ademonstration on" preparingpressed plants for a botanicalherbarium.The society announced anumber of activities that willtake place during the year. Theseinclude a trip to the CarnegieInstitute, the observation of birdbanding at Presque Isle, as wellas a number of service projectsbenefiting charities. '

The long-term decline inScholastic Aptitude Test (SAT)scores among college reshmen scontinuing. The College Boardreports that last June's highschool seniorsthis fall's fresh-menhad average * SAT-verbalscores two points lower than theprior year's class averag e of 429.The, SAT-math scores droppedone point, to an average 467.4 Since the College Board begansurveying college-bound seniors,the 1967 verbal test score of 466has fallen to 1979's 427. Averagemath scores were 492 in 1967,compared to 1979's 467.Robert G. Cameron, of theBoard's Admissions TestingProgram, 'called th e scoredec l ines "d i s appoint ing" ,

SAT scoresespecially in light of the newprograms many schools haveinstalled to reverse the trend inrecent years. In 1977, a special committeestudying the decline attributedthe falling scores to television,changes m the, family's role,turbulence in national affairs,and lower teaching and learningstandards.

As a result, "schools cannotexpect to reverse the trendquickly," Cameron said. "Thereasoning abilities which SATmeasures develop slowly andstubbornly over t ime, both in andout of school." Thus, he con-cluded at a press conferencehere, schools alone can't single-handedly force scores higher.

EMPLOYMENTPOSSIBILITIESThe Department of Broadcast and Cinematic Arts a t C e n t ra / Michigan Universityhas * position opening SB s Broadcast Law and Management Director . Dutiesbegin 19BO Winter Semester. Teach undergraduate/graduate courses in broadcastlew, mangement, criticism, telecommunications p o l i c y * end audience analysis.Supervise small graduete program. Qualifications are: Doctorate academic mspsr-ioncc, publications, previous graduate program experience preferred, mastersdegree, and Strong leadership abilities required. Salary depends upon quali-fications* All persons are encouraged Co apply. Candidates should send letterof interest, complete vita, and three letters of reference by October 10, 1979tot Or . Joe Misiewicz, Chairman, Broadcast and Cinematic Arts Dept., CentralMichigan University, fft. Pleasant, MI 48859.Opportunities industrialization Center 'us five positions to til ItInstructor-Computational Ski lis-teaching Computational Skills to youth in a nowinnovative youth program at Srie OIC. Bachelors Degree in Math or Education withexperience working with youth preferred. Salary $95 00.Ins true tor-Reading/Communication Ski lis - Teaching reading and Commonication Skillsto youth. Bachelors Degree in Reading or English with experience working withyouth preferred. Salary $9500.Ins true tor-Vocational Awareness Exploration - (2 positions available) Full per-formance level instructional work teaching youth good work habits, creating anawareness of career clusters and opportunities, imparting information necessaryto making career decisions. Bachelors Degree in Education, Business, or SocialSciences with experience working with youth. Salary $9500.Counselor Aide- Routine work assisting Counselors in performing counselingservices to youth. Involves a wide variety of work in clerical field.Prefer an individual with good clerical skills, typing 60-65 wpm, and the abilityto relate well with others. Salary $8500.Intake Counselor/Aocuiter - This position involves developing and maintainglinkages with sites of incarceration and detention, probation and parole officers,and area ex-offender agencies in order to identify, assess and prepare potentialenrol lees for participation in new youth program at Erie OIC. Bachelors Degreein Social Sciences with experience workin with youth preferred. Must have a validPA Driver's license and own transportation. Salary $9500.All qualified candidates should Inquiries tot Chsrleen A. Pall lis. Lead Job Dev-eloper, Brie OIC, 1503 German St. Erie, PA 16503.

James M. Capitan, Director of Personnel, mentor Public Schools, 6451 CenterSt., Mentor, Ohio 44060, Telephones (216) 255-4444, est. 202.United Cerebral Palsy is seeking Resident Managers for Group Homes - Experiencein dealing with handicapped. 'Call Mrs. Morgan at 838-4810 for further informa-tion. Full time and part-time help is needed.The Milton Motel is presently looking for a Might Auditor Trainee. Apply inperson to Mr. Greg Brewer. Salary Is $3.45 per hour.

it Stroudburg State College, The Department of Leadership and Management announcesan opening as Associate Professor - Doctorate or master's degree plus forty (40)semester hours Of graduate credit and five(5) years teaching experience. OfAssistant Professor - Master's Degree plus ten(10) semester hours of graduate creditand four gesrs of teaching experience. Graduate course work should be in a recog-ized program related to Hotel/Resort Management. Experience in management and thebusiness *orld. term of appointment begins January 21, 1980m Salary $18,691- $25,061 Associate Professor Sange, $15,455-820,631 Assistant Professor Mange.Application deadline is November 1, 1979. Persons Interested in this positionshould forward a resume to3 Professor Norman Celber, ChaIrperson, Search andScreen Committee, test Stroudsburg Stato College, Bast Stroudsburg, PA 18301.

Hols Trinity Community Center has a position open for a Program Director.The duties will b e to coordinate and develop programs for youth and adultstdevelop long range funding sources. Application should be sent to 643 M. 17th.St., or cell 452-3516. Salary is $10, 000 - $32,000.Brie County Courthouse is presently seeking to fill the position of JuvenileProbation Officer, must haw a BA in Behavior Science. Contact Ed Darnell at456-6851. *S.M. Flickinger Co. needs a Buyer, Food products and related Items. Prefera person with merchandising skills or buying experience. Send resume toJ.K. Desult, Box 160, Jamestown, MY 14701Good Shepard Pre-School needs help with their Three year olds. They preferan Education Major. It interested contact Ms. Linda Johnson, Director at666-3029. The School Is Iocs ted across from the Mercyhurst Campus on 36 th.St. This is a pert-time position.nps is .presently compiling a list for present end f u t u r e positions as loaderiand Drivers. Rate of Pay starts at $7,36 per hour. Full-time and part-timepositions available. Sign up in the Career Services Office todsy.Erie County Farms needs cashiers, produce clerks, deli clerks, meat clerksand cutters end janitorial workers. Apply in person st 1520 W. 26th. St.Positions mim part-time.Carlisle's Dept.Store is looking for Stock people. Apply U person st thePersonnel Office ask for Diane Human during the hours of 8t30-5130, Mondasthru Friday. Salary Is $3,00 per hourK-Mart St Grand view needs * Tire Change? in their automotive department* Soexperience needed just OBt small hand tools. Thr hours are tlesible end the)ob starts immediately. Sa.ary is $3*00 per h o u r .Erie County Prisons la seeking applications for a Cook to assist in Using ta tmeals tor 200 people, fa t hours are 5am. - 10am. on /Tuesday, Wednesday, Sat-urday end Sunday, fa t rate Of pay is $3.75. Contact Deputy Warden RodriguezSt 459-2X02.

Mentor Public Schools are seeking to fill the position of Coordinator of Prog ramstor 01fted At the East Shore Special Education Regional Resource Center. Class-room experience preferred and experience with gifted and talented students.Employment will be s 196-Day Contract, effective immediately. Salary is $15,000 -$21,500 (based upon training and experience^. Apllications accompanied by com*plots credentials should be sent to the Attention oft

Calstcat is presently seeking an Brio resident, in th e area of Market Ins, t u t -insss Administration or Chemistrw, a sophomore or Junior - compile data for aproduct* Contsct At . Pat Constglio about this part-time position at 45S-09S1Kaiser Aluminum and Chemical Corp. located at 1015 East 12th. St. needs to fills position ss s part-time Security person* salary is $5.50 per hour, c o n t a c tMS. Marge ret Brewater, Employee ftelmtions St 454-4571,

Auto Clave Engineers is looking for anAccounting Inventory Person. Looking fora Junior or Senior to fill the position byOct. lM Contact Chris Codarczyk at 838-2071. Salary is $4.00 !Hamot Medical Center at 201 State St. islooking for a Unit Medical Secretary, forweekends and holidays- must be efficientwith medical terms. Contact the PersonnelOffice for more information. f VJMarine bank is : presently seeking aParking Guard from 1 p.m. * 6 p.m. fivedays a week. Salary is $3.10 contact thePersonnel office. L ? ;>; ]Elby's is in need of full and part-timehelp as waitresses, waiters, cooks and Buspeople - Apply in person at all locations. .Action Hardware in the Millcreek Mallneeds cashiers and s lookers. ContactSharon Dodson at 868-0161. They need helpthree evenings a week, the salary is $2.90per hour.Char House at 12th and Peach S ts. needswaiter and waitress help. Part-time andfull-time, flexible hours. Apply in personand ask for M anager.John Brown Flower Shop at 312 E. 8th St.is presently looking to fill the position ofDriver. Must possess a PA Driver License,over 18 years old, be insurable and have agood appearance and know the Erie areawell. Hours'Will be from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m.and salary is $3.00 per hour.The Smethport School Dist. is presentlyseeking to All the position for an Ac-counting Teacher for their High School.The salary is $10,400 a year. All interestedpersons should apply or call as soon aspossible to Dr. Richard Shildt at 814-887-5545. a :All persons interested in receiving theemployment listings in the Merciad shouldcontact Career Service Office to get on ourmailing lists. 1

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Dr. Michael Erisman (Political Science) will be offeringan Intercession course which will include an 11-day tour ofCuba. Students may go on the tour as part of the In-tercession course and receive 3 credits for participation inthe course and the tour. Others who do not wish to takethe course, but who wish to make > he trip for their ownenrichment, may]participate in the tour on a non-creditbasis.Estimated cost for the 11 -day tour is $525 from Mon-treal (there wil l be additional charge for round-trip fare toMontreal). The tour package includes everything: tran-sportation, lodging, 3 meals/day, and a bi l ingual tourguide. 7 days will be devoted to scheduled activities toallow students to familiarize themselves with the nature ofa developing country and the operation of a socialistrevolution. Four days will be free for individual activities(including a stay at Varadero, considered by many themost beautiful beach in the world). See Dr. Erisman nolater than Oct. 1 if interested.

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TH E MERCIAD SEPTEMBER 28,1979Hurst Baseball Boasts women'sUndefeated RecordWith a double header sweepover the University of Pittsburghat Bradford, the 'Hurst baseballteam has extended its unbeatenstring to six in a row.The Lakers, behind the strongpitching of Gordy Karstedt and

Craig Nicholson, coasted to a pairof easy victories winning 6-2 and12-0. -,.*In the opener, Karstedt sur-vived a shaky start to post acomplete game victory allowingonly six hits while striking out

eight. Jimbo Walters led theoffense with four base hits.The second game sawNicholson almost duplicateKarstedt's performance as ' heallowed only five hits to go withhis eight strikeouts. Tony Vieraand Ed Austin led the offensiveassault combining for five'hitsand seven runs scored.The long awaited rematch withdistrict champ Point Park wasrained out with hope of it beingrescheduled at a later date.

Hurst first baseman Al Young shows early season form at thePitt-Bradford game. *

MERCYHU RST INTRAMURAL FOOTBALL LEAGUEAMERICAN CONFERENCE1. Bucs3. Henrys4. Mello Yellow7. Undisputed TroupDATE

Wednesday. Sept. 26Thursday, Sept. 27Friday, Sept. 28Monday, October 1Tuesday, October 2Wednesday, October 3Thursday. October 4Saturday, October 6Monday, October 8Tuesday, October 9Wed.. October IOThursday. October 11Monday. October ISFriday, October 16Wednesday, October 17Thursday. October 18Saturday, October 20Monday, October 22Tuesday, October 23Wednesday, October 24Thursday, October 25Saturday. October 27Monday, O ctober 29Tuesday. October 30

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NATIONAL CO NFERENCE2. Guys ';4. Mean Machine6. Mothers M ilk8. UntouchablesGAME

Bucs vs. 4. Mean MachineOuys ys. 6. Mothers MilkHenrys vs. Undisputed Troup 7.Mello Yellow vs. 8. UntouchablesMothers Milk vs . 3. HenrysMean Machine vs. 5. Mello YellowUntouchables vs. I. BucsUndisputed Troup vs. 2. GuysMello Yellow vs. 6. Mothers MilkHenrys vs. 4. Mean MachineBucs vs. 2. GuysUntouchables vs . 7. Undisputed TroupMean Machine vs. 6. Mothers Milk jMello Yellow vs. 3. H enry'sBucs vs. 3. Henry'sUndisputed Troup vs. 4. Mean MachineMello Yellow v s. 2. Guys p ^Mothers Milk vs. 8 UntouchablesBucs vs. 7. Undisputed TroupHenry's vs. 2. Guys IMean Machine vs. 8. UntouchablesMello Yellow vs. 1. BucsMothers Milk vs. 7. Undisputed TroupGuys vs. 8. Untouchables iUndisputed Troup vs. 3. Mello YellowBucs vs. 6. Mothers MilkMean Machine vs. 2. GuysUntouchables v s. 2. Henrys

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Tennis TeamNets WinningStreakCompiling a \thirteen matchwinning streak, the Mercyhurstwomen's tennis team nettedvictories over Gannon and* villaMaria College last week. TheLakers are now 3-0 for the season.Crosstowrv rivals, Gannonlost 5 singles but managed tosalvage the doubles matches.Laker Debbie Chilcott defeatedDebbie Stitt 6-3,6-1 while secondsingler Holly Brinig dumpedKathy Heller 6-1, 7-5. MillieChoice, the, lone senior on theLaker squad,stymied Gannon'sChris Freda 6-0,6-0. Denise Malland Chris Stroebel aced theiropponents by the same 6-0,64)scores.Kathe TLowry and Judy Reiber .were beaten 7-5,3-6,7-6 by theLancers while Debbie Ims andMary Gausman also lost toGannon 6-4,6-3.Last Friday the* Lakershumbled the Villa Victors 7-0.Chilcott, Brinig, Choice and Malleach walked away with 6-0,6-0victories. Lowry and Strubelteamed for a 6-2,6-1 win over theVMC duo. Sharon Conners andJoan Podolinski rallied 6-4,6-0over Fran Gullo and Mary Rudgeof Villa Maria. Reiber andGausman won by forfeit.? *Chilcott, playing in the first!singles position for the Lakers,said the team looked solid. "Thisyear we seem to have more .depth," Chilcott commented.'^Basically,* we have the sameteam that won the conference last^year and with the addition of a"few new players we are thefavorite this year." .*The new conference rule thisyear allows the teams to playonly four singles matches andthree doubles, as opposed to fivesingles and two doubles eventspreviously played.Chilcott believes this is adisadvantage for the Lakers. "Itis harder to field a solid doublesteam because it is difficult toknow your partners moves. Ittakes a good number of matchesbefore you work together ef-fectively," Debbie related."The way the ruling is set up, itis a definite advantage forAllegheny and Westminster asthey generally field strongdoubles teams. If we continue toplay as we have been, though, Iknow we can win the KeystoneConference," Chillcott con-cluded.The Lakers travel to Thiel,Westminster and Behrend beforereturning home for a Saturday,October match against Thiel.Game time is set for 1:00.

MERCYHURST COLLEGE CLUB PROGRAMAs announced in THE MERCIAD, the Club Program]being formed for YOU!!! ! 'In order to begin planning the program, please check areasof interest and return the form immediately? to M s. Janet R.Price at the Campus Center.

Biking/CampingCross Country (running)Cross Country (skiing)Bowling

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The *Hurst soccer team sportsa 1-2 record after its first threegames of the season. Despite theopening 4-0 shelling of Alliancefrom Cambridge Springs, the*Hurst booters dropped their nexttwo decisions to powerhousesFredonia State and Behrend.The season opener saw fresh-man Eddie Mascharka collect a"hat trick" in the space of ap-proximately seven minutes withsenior Gary Weber adding thesecond goal. * ;Saturday's gam e proved to be adifferent story as the Lakersbowed down 3-1 against Behrend.The lone Laker goal was scoredby sophomore Don Smith.Tuesday afternoon saw theLakers go down 5-2. Senior GaryWeber,, asked about the second

loss, remarked "you just can'tmake silly mistakes againstteams like Behrend andFredonia. If you do they're goingto beat you. It's as simple as that.We'll just have to take it out on St.Vincent this weekend."It's still very earlyJ in| theseason and things are goingexactly the way I thought theywould," commented the 1978District 18 Coach of the Year,Dave Shimpeno. "We've gotsome of the key players on theteam trying a little too hard.We've never hadany luck againstBehrend and Fredonia is just aplayoff quality team."The Laker soccer team tries toeven up its record Saturday af-ternoon 1 p.m. at Tullio Fieldagainst St. Vincent.

ROTC DEPARTMENTThe ROTC Department is sponsoring a rapelling demonstrationOctober 2, at 8:30 a.m. behind Zurn. \ .Demonstrations will include acrobatics performed by the ad-vanced ROTC cadets , as well as different typ es of rapellingtechniques.|ii Anyone is welcome to attend and participate. For further in-formation contact CPT. Santagelo at 871-7285.

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