Mercyhurst College - Thesaurus Yearbook (Erie, PA)

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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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Dedication In Memoriam Foreword Faculty Activities Classes Seniors Roster Acknowledgements Patrons Advertisements 9 Contents

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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.