Mercyhurst College - Thesaurus Yearbook (Erie, PA)

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WEBER MEMORIAL LIBRARY, with its Gothic beams and high, narrow windows, provides a peaceful corner for hours of concentrated study, sup- plementary research, and leisure browsing. THE BALANCED DIGNITY of the land- scape and the imposing strength of the Gothic castle impress passers-by. THE STATELY BEAUTY of spreading elms frames the contemporary sim- plicity of McAuley Hall entrance.

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Graeed 1-, 'fpfshvg'-if- Ma-l - - ,V '-....nir1Lf.-- ' McAULEY MAIN LOUNGE is headquart- ers for informal entertainment. with Seasonal Beauty With the stately dignity of a medieval castle, Mercyhurst College for women crowns the ex- panding city of Erie as a center of cultural and intellectual interest and achievement. The campus, stretching for seventy acres in southeast Erie, adapts itself with versatility to all seasonal activities of the college. During the days of Indian Summer it invites the collegians to out- door study on its spacious lawns and serves as a laboratory for biologists who trace the last stages of ebbing life in campus trees. Transformed into a veritable snow paradise from November to April, the grounds offer the students a white Christmas and a gay playground for the Winter Carnival. With the arrival of spring, fresh green dresses the 'Hurst fittingly for May Day, the Graduation Garden Party, and finally, the Commencement procession. At the top of the imposing boulevard which approaches the college, the Administration Build- ing, Egan Hall, the freshman dormitory, Christ the King Chapel, and Weber Memorial Library are clustered together. STRETCHING ACROSS the front campus, the Administration Building and Weber Memorial Library serve as the core of intellectual activity for the college. 10

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THE SERENITY of Christ the King Chapel offers a welcome retreat from the pressures of an active day. Vitalized with Ageless lnterests The Weber Memorial, built in 1955 and con- nected to the main building by a cloister walk 3 includes both the Library and the Little Thea- ter. With its beamed ceilings and high Gothic windows, the Library provides a serious peace- fulness conducive to term-paper research or con- centrated between classes studying. The French Rococco interior of the Little Theater creates an atmosphere of lighthearted beauty appropriate to the programs staged there. McAuley Hall, the upperclassmerfs dormitory, completes the structural plan of Mercyhurst Col- lege. Constructed in 1959, this building, with its lounges, compact kitchenettes, and double rooms, offers residents all the modern practicalities for efficient dorm life. The buildings of Mercyhurst, combining the loftiness of Gothic architecture with the stream- lined tailoring of contemporary style, symbolize the course which the college has pursued since its founding. Always conscious of her heritage and of the enrichment to be drawn from the great ages of the past, she never loses sight of daily progress nor of the potential latent in the future. THE REAR corner of Christ the King Chapel is a familiar sight to dayhops who each day follow the bend in the road encircling the school.