Mercyhurst College - Thesaurus Yearbook (Erie, PA)

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C R C 1-1 E S T R A One day in September, 1933, Professor C. Morelli organized Mercyhurst's first College orchestra. The enthusiasm of the members and the interest of the student body in this new organization enabled it to go a long way toward the musical goal which it had set itself to reach. In lune of the same scholastic year, it made a most creditable debut at its first public concert. Under the direction of Professor C. Morelli, the orchestra has continued to make definite progress. Each year has brought new talent from the outside and increased assurance within the group itself. The activity of the organization during the year con- sists in furnishing the music for school plays and traditional occasions such as the Christmas Party, lnvestiture Service, and Mother Borgia's Feast Day. The annual concert presented each spring winds up the work for the year. The big event of the orchestra's history was the presentation, on March 19, 1936, of a short concert in the Erie Public auditorium, when Miss Theodora Blake appeared as the second speaker in the lecture course of the Erie Council of Catholic Women. Since we, the Class of 1937, are Charter members, we feel a special attachment toward the organization, and, in reviewing our accomplishments, we feel that we have gone far under Professor Morelli's skillful training and patient efforts. E. Lograsso, M. l. Whitcomb, E. Cummings, B. Halperin, L. Kellogg, R. Bovee, H. Durkin, L. Cummings, M. L. McGrann, A. King, M. Bower, M. A. Mooney, R. Rectenwald, P. Urich, M. Thompson, V. Dooley, M. Lobaugh, A. Morelli, P. Singer Page 49

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Gr L E E C L U B B. Harrington, E. Armstrong, E. Andrecovich, R. Hayes, B. Sullivan, M. Mead, M. McCray, E. Garsuch E. Regan, H. Durkin, M. Sullivan, E. Flaherty, M. Battaglia, B. Miller, M. Zimmerman, M. Alge, M. M. Murphy, A. Morin, M. Ahlgrim, D. Kelley, H. Patterson, G. Pletz. With Mrs. Maud Kennedy Wilbert directing its activities, the Glee Club has sung its Way into the hearts not only of the students but of the Erieites as Well. Multiple practices in harmonizing have resulted in unstinted public appreciation. On the supposition that first impressions are lasting, We feel justified in assuming that the Glee club's radio debut was an impressive occasion in the memory of airway audiences. Among its treasured moments, the Glee Club lists particularly the presentation of a program of melody on Bishop's Day in honor of his Excellency, Bishop Gannon. Favorite songs on the club's repertoire are particularly: l'The Sevenfold Amen, the t'Cfloria, 'How Lovely is Thy Dwelling Place, and UO Lord Most Holy. The Crlee Club is just four years old. During this time, it has improved in numbers and performance. lt is a dynamic group, displaying greater vigor in each successive year under capable leadership. ' Page 48

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A N U S C L U B BETTY TAYLOR . . ,President EUGENIA ANDRECOVICH . . Secretary ANNE MORIN .... . Vice-President TANE HURLEY ....... Treasurer ln February 1935, plans for the organization of a college dramatic club were inaugurated by Miss Beatrice Mulcahy and students who were interested in various phases ot dramatics. lane Conners was elected President, Betty Taylor, Vice-Presidentg Marjorie Potter, Secretary, and Kay Harrington, Treasurer. These pioneers wrote the club's charter and established a spirit ot enthusiasm which has persisted to this day. Quite appropriately the new club was known as the lanus Club in honor ot the Greek god whose two-faced representations indicate the spirits of comedy and tragedy. The purpose ot the organization was to further dramatic interest and dramatic technique among the collegians and to bring to the foot-lights any talent that might otherwise remain dormant. Apart from the plays put on by the lanus Club, the members have been active in attending stage productions sponsored by troupes that appear in the theatres of Erie. The first production staged in the Auditorium by the lanus Club was Mignonette, a romantic drama, written by Arthur leareu and directed by Miss Beatrice Mulcahy. The leading characters were Susan Neiner, Bertha McAllister, Marjorie Potter, Pat McAllister, and Winitred O'Dell supported by the Charter Members. Mignonette was produced a second time the same year as part ot the entertainment tor Mothers' Week-end. Since February 1935, many plays have been successfully produced. Some ot these plays were directed by the Senior members ot the lanus Club. These deserve special Commendation because their production displayed the aims ot the club in action. Today the Club numbers twice as many members as in l935 and the enthusiasm for making lanus Club one ot the most popular clubs on the campus is evident in the splendid cooperation put forth by every member. K. Lechner, B. Taylor, Anne Morin, D. Kelley, F.. Flaherty, E. Lograsso, B. Harrington, R. Hayes, M. Sullivan, M. McGrann, H. Gowans, E. Andrecovich, E. Eisert, M. Murphy, B. Meyer, F. Malaney, M. Alge, M. L. Burd, V. Dooley, M. O'Donnell, I. Hurley, F. Hauser, M. O'Malley, A. Salsibury, F. Riblet, M. Mead, B. Sullivan, E. Regan, K. Gill, M. l. Whitcomb, M. Frost, M. A. Zimmerman, E. Reis, B. Miller, M. Schmitt, D. O'Malley, H. Durkin, M. R. Oliver, M. Callan, R. M. McGee, E. O'Sullivan Page 50