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mercyhurst Innovates\ enrichment programthat the program continuethroughout the year with the entire Mercyhurst academic community serving as its core. Therewas a great response and plansonce again were formulated.Happily, we can say that the program opened for i ts second session on October 12, 1968 with anenrollment of approximatelytwenty gi rls .This Black Enrichment Program is offered to Negro highschool girls and will be in session from October, 1968 to April,1969. Th elg irls come to Mercyhurst on Saturday mornings from9:00 a. m. until 12:00 noon andare enrolled in various "classes"such as, Typing, English, Chemistry, etc., which a re taugh t byMercyhurst students and facultyI R\~ww- i o f Sister members. The "classes" are one
Raymond of S har on and hou r in length , small in size, andJudefof Erie. Due are usually of a tutorial and in
uccess, i t was suggested troductory natu re. We are striv-
of the inn ovatio ns at|feature, the Black Enorigin ofam can be tr ace d t o andiscussion I last springen faculty m em ber s an d in students.f The discussion
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\ f Jof such acwas introduced by Sis terDean of fAdmissions, andJanet, Academic Dean, andut into operation this pastin a six-week programthe guidance
in g for personal relationshipswhich will b e | beneficial to thegirls enrolled and to the participants from our college.An additional aspect of the program is the Cultural Day whichis scheduled for every fourth Saturday. On this day thelgirls devote one andjone-half hours to
enrichment through courses inart, music, or perhaps a charmcourse. The morning concludeswith informal discussion groupsled by faculty m embers. Thesediscussions center on any topicof interest, some of which! havealready been suggested by theenrolled girls.To further insure the BlackEnrichment participant a chanceto see our campus, take part inthe activities here, and get toknow us, a big sisterlittle sister arrangement was started withMercyhurst students acting as
big-sisters. We think the programis a worthwhile project and hope
by Lynn Varricchio 3From October 20th to October22nd 11 was the guest of thePennsylvania Association of CoUl eges | and Universities for theirSeventy-Seventh Annual Meetingin jHershey, Pennsylvania. Thetheme of the program was"Sound Views and Desirable Social Change." Dr. Samuel Proctor, Dean for Special Projects atthe University of Wisconsin, delivered the keynote addre ss,
"Education and Social Renewal."He suggested that colleges institute a program similar to thoseat the University of Wisconsinand the University of Michigan,which recruit disadvantaged students andfintroduces them to theacademic community through abasic studies curriculum. Thiswould compensate for a poorhigh school education and allowthe student to proceed at his ownrate of learning. When completed,the student would enter the usualsophomore year at thef college.On the morning ofi October21st, I took part in a panel composed of five college administra
tors and five male college students who discussed the problemof "Increasing Opportunities forthe Culturally and EconomicallyDeprived Students in Pennsylvania." The elimination of testscores, such at SAT and ACT,and their replacement b y! highschool achievem ent reco rds ! forentrance requirements was discussed as a possible standard forthe black student. The panel alsoconsidered the lack of appropriate curriculum for the black student in a white middle-class culture oriented school. I explainedMercyhurst's Black EnrichmentProgram and suggested that colleges work with groups such asNATO in setting up educational
e S i S t r a t i o n n o w c o mP l e t e > t h en t bdy at Mercyhurst i sC!? ating t h e completion of theTerm, Thanksgiving, and In-'68. This year theare as exciting as a 26-Irelandjandas specialized as ae m Photomicrographyb y B r * J o h n c - Fardon ofIns titum Divi Thomae, andas a study of poverty in a l l e d S c h i z P h r e I l i a i na n d W h i t e - Other^coursesWhyJMontesBori?, Jean
Cocteau: Theatre, A Study of th e"Dutch Catechism," and JFK.an d LBJ. .*xrIntersession requires manythings of both the students andI T facuity. Self-disciphne, enthusiasm, patience, M |work are essential to its success.K provides the opportunity tolearn; to experience, to fee. education and learning n a * * ' w a y Inters ess-n is & *challenging and it i ^Ca n you make it a umqmeaningful experience.
L t all of M ercyhurst will con- center s in ghetto areas to providethat an oi ivicx 9 f tMm>*m {fw h*+.t*rtribute to its success the Negro student! with better1968-69FALL EXAM SCHEDULE
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educational opportunities.That afternoon the presidof five Pennsylvania collegesby President Edward EddyChatham, discussed "New cepts of Student, Faculty andministration Cooperation." submitted included: studentbudget planning committeesprocess* of? arriving at nondemic regulations, mechanfor arriving at understandingtween the administration and
ulty without violence, how tvolve trustees ran student cerns , student credit for papation on faculty committeesholding offices, and for edpublications.
Monday evening the closindress was delivered by Dr. ACarter of troubled* New University who spoke on lege Students: The Fifth EsChancellor at NYU, he expltheir current problems and nthat thej. University l is now better situation than it wasweeks before their trouble bTheir problems'last spring much worse than those at Cobia but broad-based faculty port and the wise lack of doanc e! by th e Board of T rueased the tension. Althoughpolice were not called in, theulty had passed a resolutionlowing such a call-up in "name" rather than by theministration. Dr. Carter alsogested that America's colhave become the scapegoatsocietal evils. This explainpart the student reaction oncampus to recruiters fromDow j Chemical Company, mfacturers of napalm, and tobuilding of a gym at Coluon-Uhe site of a ghetto neighood playground.
The convention provided a derful opportunity for the college students in attendThrough our conversations!college and university presidfrom Pennsylvania, we gainperspective unavailable to students. I would like to usenewspaper to publicly thankPennsylvania Association of leges and Universities for theportunity they gave me byviting me to their 1968 contion.
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by Jean Marie CondrenIf our loved ones are fightingin Viet Nam, we may be wondering how people could show dis-loyalty to their effort by urgingother young men to resist1 th edraft or work for selective conscientious objection. We are hurtby anti-war slogans, posters, disheveled young students who seemto mock the courage of our service men and taunt the governmentby burning their draft cards. Howcould there be any justice ort ruth in their cause?When Tommy died in Viet NamI asked,I"Why didlhe die? Whatare the values he gave his l ifeto preserve ? How can I l ive toprese rve t hem ?"
"I pledge allegiance to the flag. . . and one nation, under Godwith l iberty and justice for al l ."A na t ion junder God would haveto be dedicated to the preservation of life because this is therevelation of God. No man is expendable as an object is expendable. An individual may decidefreely to risk his l ife to saveother l ives, but no authority, nopower, no force has the right tocompel men to destroy the l ivesof others. It is respect for humanlife which saves men, not tons ofbombs or nap alm. W e would? seethis clearly if Soviet Russiabombed or napalmed Czechoslovakia . "What hypocri tes wewould cry. "They destroy thiscountry {under th e pre tense of
saving it!" J T I IThe prophets of God constantlywarned the chosen people thatit was a lack of concern for th epoor, a lack of internal justicewhich would destroy them and notthe invading foreigners. There isa principle of psychology in theprophet's warning, the defensemechanism called projection. WeAmericans project our guil t ;guil t about an impossible rate ofstarvation and sickness in an affluent society, guil t because wehate black people, white people,Mexicans, poor, rich, foreigners,hippies, | etc., etc., guilt becausewe not Hit ler , not fStalin destroyed thousands of innocent |lives fdn atomic murder. Itwould be impossiblefto accept responsibil ity for this guilt; Ibetterto accuse the faceless enemy, toemphasize their cruelty. This willjustify our use of anti-personalbombs which shatter every l ivingcreature from water buffalo tobaby.
fWe have adopted the values ofCommunism. We deprive the individual of his freedom of conscience to decide that this war isimmoral. We use any means toga in our endvictory? Tommydied to preserve l ife and l iberty.We ..l are rat ionalizing the necessity of massive death, the slaveryof poverty and injustice. Wemock Tommy's sacrifice morethan bearded!draft? card {burners.I'^Wherelis your brother Abel?"(Gen. 4:9) M
because we are christiansEditor's Note: The following resolution was first proposed to theMercyhurst community at a dialogue?on Monday, October 14. Members of the faculty andf student body have fsigned the resolution,which will be sent to interested organizations and individuals.
PRE AMBL EBecause we are Christ ians, we cannot?let the issues of our t imespass by without comment. IWe feel the Church has remained silent too long. We herebytake this s tand:I RESOLUTION fWe, members of the? Christ ian community at Mercyhurst Col-lege, call upon our bishops, rel igiousfleaders, fellow Christians, andall concerned Americans to join with us in demanding laws whichprovide exem ption and alternative ! service for conscientious objectorsto par t icular wars .Presently, only those who object to "all wars in any form"have legal status in their refusal to bear arms orfbelong to the
military forces. All those who conscientiously refuse to take!part ina part icular war are forced to suppress the voice of conscience orhide behind various legal ways of avoiding confrontation unless theyare will ing to risk imprisonment. Further, the law makes felons ofthose who counsel and aid such men not to take part in a warunless confident of its justice.We, however, are deeply convinced that ". . . man has in hisheart a law writ ten by God; to obey it is the very dignity of man;according to it , he will be judged/' And "Man's" dignity demandsthat he act according to a free choice that is ^personally motivatedand prompted from within, not under blind internal impulse, not bymere external pressure." (Pastoral Constitution on thef Church inthe Modern World, Second Vatican Council).Therefore, we promise our support and encouragement to allthose who, in the matter of selective conscientious objection, seek tochange, through Christ ian means, the present draft system.
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t r i a lDear Editor,M Quite a few students and fac-lulty a t fMercyhurs t may haveIread t h i s ! let ter already. 11 amasking you to print it in the merciad now because! I think it fha sparticular relevance to Mercyhurst at the moment. In view of| the fac t tha t there'are some students at this college who hvouldnot be bothered eve n| to re adth e ^resolution on conscientiousobjection, I hope that some "uncomfortably" loud voices willfbe-gin to make themselves heard fat|Mercyhurst. I can see no otherway to rouse those of us who areapathetic and indifferent to .anawareness of the really importantissues and problems of today.
"The t ime is past when goodmen* can rema in silent , whenobedience can segregate menfrom public risk, when I the poorcan die without defense."
thanksTo the Editor :We would l ike to take this opportunity to extend our warmestthanks to the girls who invitedus to chaperone the St. Bonaven-ture Weekend in *01ean. Wereally, really enjoyed "gett ingaway from it al l ," andfhad a wonderful time,|The gir l s were grea t ;they were undoubtedly^ the best-Sbehaved, most beautiful group inOleanwe didn't feel l ike chaper-ones at al l! |
We also want to send specialthanks to Peggy Edwards, whosecheerful assistance helped tomake the excursion the greatpleasure that it was.Once again, girls, many, manythanks .
Sincerely,Mr. and Mrs. Del Benedict
Daniel Berrgian: a medita t ionAt this moment , the man whowrote this t ruism for our t imess tands convic ted of burning eighthundred 1-A files from the Catonsvil le, Maryland, draft board.And members of the "Catonsvil leNine." I cannot help thinkingr igh t now"itha t i t isfnot t hey bu twe who deserve conviction wein ourf pass ive acceptance jof anunjus t w ar , an inequitable d raf tsys tem, the suffer ing of | millionswe ca ll "bro thers ."B ut maybe the t ime has comewhen the silence of the Erie col
lege community will be broken.On M onday, October 7, four students and one faculty fmemberfromjMercyhurst College part icipated in | the demonst ra t ion andpicketing at the trial of Ithe Catonsvil le Nine in Balt imore. Notall of us (perhaps none of us)could fully s upp ort the specificaction* taken by the N ine in des t roying | government! proper t y .But we all support these men andwomen for acting in the face ofwar and poverty where we havedone nothing. 1
Our own action iginning indeedimp a r t inla peaceful stration! But now thbro ke n the silence were so comfortablywe know that we muvoices unc om fortab llou der . I t is time colle ge comm unity mu nity to put aown easy silence. As Community, as a composedly concerned wo rld tod ay, our cono t fail to tak e a gr ea t issu es of warpoverty, except on relevance to the timesginnings can grow ican t actions , but onlike the Catonsville willing to put an end fortable ways, Itheway s, th at have kepsilent in the past .H i EEditor's Note: Forbackground on theNine, see page four.
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Editor-in-Chief ___ | RosaExecut ive Editor _ J T ~ I ElaiPa ge Editors 1 3 ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^Sylvia Kengersky, Cathie Kp . I I Danise Bonadio, LindPhotography Editor BaTyping and Copy ^ ^ i ^ ^ ^ E ! ^ f e Exchange Editor ) MarthBusiness Editor "__ 7 1 " ~~~ MarModerator ~~~~~~ " " Jtfr" Barry ME ditor ial ^ M ^ ^ f c g ^ ^ Blieszn
Dorney, Mary Pat Helbig, Alicia King,Liedtke, Nancy,, Mackiewicz, Eileen SmiI P Varricchio, Lorraine Weiner, MaryTypists _, n . , CT I porharaBelle Anderson, BaroaraMary Mullen, Sheila
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and Fa t her fRob-(Philosophy, Gannon).. Maria traced fthe her itag el VFs Humanae Vitaewh en! Pope Piu s XIred all mean s of art ifi cia lthrough the Vatican II comin 1963, established toine the question of th e pil l;present, when Pop e Pau lthat every act of love mu sta twofold pu rpo se: life andster pointed out th at "th eic Church is con cer nedooking for a deep andng awaren ess of wh at h um an
e aware of th e v ari ety of
that C atholics mu st followbut they also have th e re bility to listen w ith ! open ished by th e C hur ch Jin or-form their conscience s co r
from a differ ent point * of. He stated th at the que stionally secwhich
must be considered first . In hisencyclical , the Pope presum escer ta in point s of view: the rela t ionship* between his authori tyandpndividual consciences; a certa in philosophica l na ture of man.But the quest ion is : Are theseviews va l id? We must f irs t determine the rela t ionship betweenthe Pope and the member of theChurch, then view the teachingauthori ty of Humanae Vitae inthis l ight . Likewise, we must determ ine fthe na ture of>sin, thendecide if l ife is a series of interrupted ac t s (as the Pope wouldsugge st in referr ing to individualacts of love) or if it is a cons tant s t ream of ac t ivi ty.Fa ther considers bir th cont rola dangerous quest ion for threereasons: i t has dr iven people totake out landish s tands theyshout instead of discussing itwith charity; people get so involved in it that they miss thepoint of Christianitybirth control should not be discussed from
intellectual or philosophical ortheological at t itudes, but fromChrist ian ones; and, it is personally dam agin g to fthe faith ofpeople who can't in conscience,accept the Pope's posit ion.In conclusion, Father Clayurge d fall Christ ian s to studyHumanae Vitae thoroughly, consider the issue in a responsiblechar i table f w a y , from their ow nconscience, and then follow it .
young christian students: encounter"To deepen the awareness? ofour responsibil ity to our l ives aspracticing Christ ians . . ." this isthe objective of this year's Y.C.S.Young Christ ian Students.Y. C. S. h as altered its* en tire outlook this year. Formerly,
this organization was simply college-centered. Now, it is community-centered in an attempt todraw Mercyhurst students out ofth e self-centeredness of theschool.
In order to accomplish this, theY. C. S. has adopted a very beautiful way of life for all its mem-members to follow. TheJLiturgyis the very heart of this existencelearning the very essence of l ife
feminine identityMercyhurst entered theacademic year, a ye ar whichnds awar ene ss and inv iteslvement, the So dali ty re ed by answer ing the que sHow does a wom an confro ntreact to thefchanges of the
modern world? The answer: Shemust first look at and define, orredefine, her role as a collegiate,career woman, wife and mother,and/or rel igious . And second, sh emust execute her role to its fullest potential . Thus, the theme of
the Sodality this year] is "TheFeminine Identity."A sodalist is to come to a realization of her identity in an electric fashion. With the use offilms and discussions, gue stspeakers, and inquiry sessions,j w - |it is hoped that she will f ormu-lc - nS*2rt* fSSpractice being such ?a woman.For, in this macrocosm of crisis,the Christ ian woman has an im-portantkrole; especially since, ''toeducate a woman is to educatea pa m i l y . "those unapathetic studentscared enough to vote:Student Government consti con gratu lation s on th eof almostthe student body theseused their r ight by vo t ing!
arelalso in or- those persevering soulscared enough to have itbefore the student bodyvote! | M U|main reason for writ ingletter, however, is to ask aquestion. Why was thispassed by a m ere^tes ? Why do some peopleI rel igiousfeel that we need afor our social l ives butfor our spiritual l ives ?
*t as it is each person's right
to I vote, so is? it each person'sr ight to vote for or aga ins t aproposal. That, however, is notthe problem with which ;we arefaced at the moment. Are youaware of the fact that not oneGovernment member who votedagains t this amendment was wil ling to disclose her reasons for herac t ion? Are youlaware of thefact that the vote at the Government meeting was by secret ballot? Why will no one give areason for her vote?
I challenge each member ofthis student body, who votedagains t the amendment to writea let ter to the editor of the merciad and give her reasons in thatlet ter. It 's the very least you cando ! Sincerely,Barbara Liedtke
The init ial steps have begun.Th e Sodality participates in theN. S. A. series on birth control .Specific, pert inent films are being planned. (I t has been decidedthat the films and discussions willbe oj)en{ to the entire fstudentbody; for, the Sodality not onlyhas an obligation^to her members,but also to the college.) Guestspeakers are tentativelySlined up .And the inquiry has begun: eachsodalist is reevaluating herself,others, and l ife; she is searching,searching for "l ight." Perhaps,she will come to no definite conclusions; but, at least , shejwillhave become aware of herself andinvolved .fin the world.
through the sharing of the Wordand the Bread.!Another new part of the Y. C.S. way of life is the program ofsocial action. This involves atleast four hours a month for eachmember in the area*of her choice,
under the direction of oneijof th efaculty advisors Sr. RitaBrocke, Sr. Rita Panciera, FatherDe Sante, Miss J. M. Condren,Mr. J. Wood, or Mr. P. Libra.A few of the areas of actionavailable f to fthe girls are theHeadstar t program a t St . Mart in 's I Center, St . Mary's Home,Holy Trinity}. Lutheran Church,C. F. M. babysit t ing, the^CrippledChildren's Home, and the Cultural
Enrichment Program at- Mhurst .Weekly meetings of groups of freshmen, sophomand upperclassmen are heldthe Y. CIS. members to ditheir works and to share theiperiences. Monthly meetingall*1 members also include discussions. These meetingsopen to all who would beested in attending.5Y . C.|S. will only be whastudents make it . It is run bstudents and is centered artheir ideas. Anyone with anygestions or questions about S. can contact one of the stuleaders of the organization, bara Scully, or Lori Weiner.
student gov't associatiois alive and well in eriby Karen Dorney
Does your Stud ent Governmentrepresent you, your ideas . . .Does it act on your opinions?Does it know what your opinionsare . . . does it know who youa re?None off these questions can beanswered unless youfthe studentsknow what your Government isdoing. We are not an esotericbody. Ideally, all of you should bemobbing the meetings on Wednes-dayfto raise your voices (in protest and/or opinion). Maybe youare informed, but* maybe yourroommate is Lynn Varricchio.
Sure, its fairly easy to find outwhat 's going on, but who wantsto stand in drafty college hallevery week and read the minutes.Government can flash only somany flyers and newsletters inyour faces. Don't you^ get t iredafter a while having eve rythingspoonfed secondhand to you?The Student Government . . .It is relevant. Make it so by yourfirst-hand involvement. EXPOUND at meet ings ra ther thanin the dorms. S. G. A. is thebody where your ideas, convicf
t ions, tempers, and personacan be meshed into concretetion. Share your opinions, prthem, throw them in our f. . . Take a standShow usyou are.The Student Government It 's what 's happening, or shbe. The issues discussed! arepening now-on campus, incommunity, and in that worlhear so much about. This camhas been awfully quiet thesethree or four decades.
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actio ns o f caton sville nineIn the late afternoon off M ay17,1968, nine persons entered Local B oard No. 33 at Catonsville, |Maryland. They removed approximately 600 Selective Service records from the files, placed thesein wire baskets, and carried themoutside. There, in the parking lot,the records were burned withhomemade napalm made f rom a
recipe^n the Special ForcesHandbook. As the fixe destroyedthe files, the Catonsville Nineprayedfand waited for the policeto ar res t them. Later , they explained in a short statement: "W ebelieve that some property has noright to exist."Two women and seven mencomprise the membership of theCatonsville Nine. They are all Roman Catholics. They have all beenconvicted and sentenced, onlstateand fed eral! charges of sabotage,robbery and assault.Father Daniel and Philip Ber-r igan , bro thers and pr ies ts , havelong been involved with the issues
of poverty, racism, and war.
Many times they have tbeen dismissed from teaching posts andparish positions because of theirout-spokeni views and participation in demonstrations. To thoseof the Church who are^ shockedby them, Philip has said, "OurChurchJ is s lowly beginning toaccept ourfconsciences, if not oura c t s . The priesthood is demeanedinfinitely more by silence and inact ion than i t i s by what we havedone."
The o ther members include:J o h n ! Hoganj an d Marjorie an dThomas Melville who were allmiss ionar ies in Guatamala untilthey'] were expelled by? the government because of their involvement in " in ternai lpol i t ics" ; MaryMoylan, a| nurse w ho ha s donevolunteer^work in Uganda; DavidDarst, a Christian Brother;Thomas Lewis , an ar t is t and ar tteacher; and, George Mische, un-tilf recently a member of the Association for International Development and a|f ormer res ident ofE r ie .
7968 retreat in retrospecfWhat did you think of fSearch ?Recently the merciad took a pollasking just this question. Variousaspectsfwere covered and the ent i re s tudent body members weregiven a chance to voice theiropinions. Response to the poll
was very poor but those interested persons who diditake t ime tovoice their views came throughwith some very significant points .Mos t fe l t that a small group,with open discussion by all, wasmore fulfilling than large sessions. Consensus of opinion seemed to befthat lecturing should beheld tofa bare minimum.Tract I , Whatever H appened toChr is t ian i ty? Comments onthis section showed that each person who at tempted was encouraged to I add something to the discussions, for-she could feel t ha tany contribution she made wouldbeiper tment and helpful to the
other members . I t was fe l t thatMercyhurst's Fall Drama tic Production, TH E BLACKS, by Jean Genet was presented in theLittle Theater on November 7, 8 and 9. This play , an ex ample of the "the ater of the absur d,"challenged I every member of the audience to identify the timely problems it depicted. The production was under the direction * of Miss Kathleen McManus, and the cast was composed| ofmembers of the newly f or medj Association of Black Collegiates.
case-western reserve c l u bto present concert november 2 3
On Saturday, November 23, at8:00 *P . M., the fMercyhurst College i Glee Club will host a concert performed by the Case-Western Beserve Men's Glee Club.This group of 40 men from Cleveland, Ohio, should provide Mercy-hurs t s tudents with an enter ta ining and relaxing musical breakfrom the pressures of exam"week-end." The concert will beheld in the Recital Hall of ZurnHall of Science and Fine Arts,and| it will be open to the public.There will be a small admissioncharge.Although the Mercyhurst GleeClub will not perform* at thistime, this concert will be the fir stpublic event sponsored by thegroup this year. Looking forwardto future concerts , they havescheduled a Christmas program
on December 17 and a joint concert with Villanova UniversityMen's Glee Club on February 21.Ini addition, a|spring program isalso tentatively planned.This year Mercyhurst 's 70 singers have a new sound! and a newlook. The addition of many freshman voices to the group combinedwith the experience of last year 'smembers produces al new andpleasing sound. ThejGlee Clubwill look different and more professional this year, too, in theirlight green, floor-length dresses.The Glee Club lis ag a in ! u n d e r
the excellent direction of SisterHelen Jean. The officers for the'68- '69 school year are: Mary JoPasikoski, Presid ent; M arilynSchauble, Business Ma nage r;Mary Grace Cross and LindaBurrows , Librar ians . Mary JoPasikoski and Cecily Cottrill willbe the accompanists , and MaryGrace Cross is the organist.fAgain, don't forget to "makela
date" with 40 singers from Case-Western Reserve Men's Glee Clubon Saturday, November 23. Seeyou at the Recital Hall at 8:00!
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because thejgroup was small ,and closenessore openness |could be attained. The people involved there were especially impressed with the responsefFatherHanss received from thosej persons*not associated with Mercyhurst in praying for the successof our Search. Many studentsmade a sincere comm itment toChrist to continue the Search,* intheir daily lives. Result of this isthe Thursday n ight Rough-Inswhich, so far, have been very successful.
In Tract I I , Whatever Happened to the Wor ld? Students fe l tthat a more in t imate atmospherewould have been helpful for therewas very l i t tle personal contact .One girl fromfthis group sugges ted that time be set aside for individual conferences with thepriests . This would help thosestudents, who are too shy ordinarily, to discuss their inner conflicts with someone who couldhelp them.
Tract I I I , ^Whatever Happenedto You &and God? was very popu-larilmplication was that th is wasdue to the subjects discussed. Itwas easier to identify withfsitua-tions concerning college life,motherhood, family relations andboy-girl relationships than thoseinvolved with Viet-Nam, racism,r io ts and^ politics.
The previous point was an areaof major criticism. Several* s tudents compared Search to lastyear's retreat These upperclass-men felt that las t year the t ractswere easier to discuss because oftheir personal nature . Subjectslike sex, love, dating, and marriage were bette r suited to a personal retreat. One device whichwas sadly missed was the idea ofrole-playing; different studentspor tray the actual s i tuat ions withwhich they are involved. For example, two girls might presentconversation ensued by a boygirl in the back seat of aparked ;car. After such a presentation students could cite waysthey would ^handle such situations. :M
It was also f e l t k a t if moviesare to be shownlthey should dealwith more personalized! topics
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