Mercyhurst College - Thesaurus Yearbook (Erie, PA)

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M A T l-I C L U B Front Row: Ida Moore, M. Matlehner, M. O'Sullivan, M. A. Mooney, l. Bellotti, M. Mead, B. M. Sullivan, A. Leahy, B. Halperin Second Row: B. Donaldson, M. O'Malley, A. Miller, M. Ciaiola, M. Sullivan, R. Brennan, E. Londregan Back Row: P. Urich, l. Stamm, M. Lobaugh, A. King, R. Rectenwald, M. Wadlinger, O. Schroyer, M. Flynn RITA RECTENWALD . . President PAULINE URICH . . . , Secretary MARGARET ANNE MOONEY .,.... Treasurer Mercyhurst's Math Club first came into existence in l932. The four senior Math majors Were'then its only members. Today, the club, under the expert steering of its adviser, Sister M. Clotilda, has increased its membership to twenty-tive. The princi- pal purpose ot the Club is to provide a summer school scholarship for a worthy sister ot the community. ln addition, it is intended to sustain interest in a variety of contests requir- ing mathematical skill. Every second year the members compile a Roster of the entire Student Body and Faculty of Mercyhurst, including names, addresses, and telephone numbers. The club's business-social meeting takes place once every month. A traditional function of the Math Club is its annual St. Patrick Day entertainment. This year it consisted ot a three-act comedy, You Can't Beat the Irish. A new activity, a l-lallowe'en Party tor the entire student body, has been recently added to its yearly program. Membership in the Math Club is open primarily to all Mathematics students. Other students who are interested in the work of the club are eligible for election into the Club. Page 51

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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

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M E R C I A D Seated: R. Weber, M. O'Sullivan, H. Gowans, D. Kelley, B. Harrington, M. Burd, A. Fox, L. Kellogg, E. Andrecovich Second Row: B. Meyer, E. Regan, B. Sullivan, V. Dooley Third Row: M. Thompson, R. Rectenwald, A. Morelli, M. Lobaugh, F. Riblet, R. Maley, G. Pletz, E. O'Sullivan, M. Alge, Mr. l. A. Donatelli ELEANGR CTSULLIVAN . . Editor-in-Chief ANNE FOX ....... Business Manager Mercyhurst's monthly, the Merciad, is the official paper of the college. lts purpose is to be the voice of the campus and to report school spirit in action. lt was founded eight years ago and edited by B. Wilbert, under the direction of Dr. M. l. Relihan. The vigorous growth of the paper has kept pace with that of the school whose development has been chronicled in the Merciad's columns. The latest newspaper methods are reflected currently in the format of this monthly. The almost annual introduction of new columns is intended to keep the paper abreast of the campus' most recent ideas, vogues, activities, and developments. The 1936 Christmas issue carried two pages of advertisements, the first to appear in the Merciad. The 1936-37 editor, Eleanor O'Sullivan, and the business manager, Anne Fox, have by their own concentrated efforts and the cooperation of the Staff, reached new heights of editorial achievement by adding considerably to the variety and human interest tnof the paper. Mr. lohn A. Donatelli is the Merciad's faculty adviser. Margaret O'Sullivan has been elected editor for the year l937-38. Page 52