Mercyhurst College - Thesaurus Yearbook (Erie, PA)

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JAMIE YULE Home Economics MISS YULE points out textural differences of various fabrics to V. Hammer. A newcomer to the Physical Education Depart- ment was Miss Gloria Sedney. She inaugurated a program for physical fitness at St. Luke's Grade School in conjunction with the course in physical education for prospective elementary teachers. Miss Sedney also sponsored Mercyhurst's cheerleaders for Gannon College's basketball games. Mr. John Casale, Director of Teacher Training, supervised the practice teachers, conducted educa- tion courses, and aided in placing seniors in teach- ing positions. Father Eldon Somers joined the res- ident faculty second semester to teach education courses, thus providing Mr. Casale with more time to complete his book on extra-sensory perception. SISTER M. PHYLLIS MARIE Education X a .X l GLORIA SEDNEY Physical Education LOIS HOFFMAN Physical Education SISTER M. RACHEL Home Economics 21

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SISTER M. FRANCESCA Business Education 1 SISTER M. DE MONTFORT Business Education JOHN F. CASALE Education Vocational Sciences The vocational sciences have as their main objec- tive the preparation of the student to enter a profes- sion. With three areas of specialization, educational, secre- tarial, and medical secretarial, the Commercial Educa- tion Department oifers the widest choice of occupations. Sister M. Francesca, head of the department, returned to Mercyhurst from St. Justinas High School in Pitts- burgh where she acted in the capacity of superior and business teacher. The Elementary Education Department is the larg- est division of the vocational sciences. Assisting Sister M. Susanne, head of the department, are new elemen- tary education instructors, Dr. Florence Burger, the supervisor of elementary education practice teach- ers, and Sister M. Phyllis Marie, first grade teacher at St. Lukeis Grade School, who teaches the phonics course. With Sister M. Rachel as head, the Home Eco- nomics Department is concerned with preparing stu- dents for either teaching or dietetics. Miss Jamie Yule conducted the courses in clothing and super- vised training at the Home-Management House. FATHER ELDON K. SOMERS Education C. FULLER and M. Angelotti find even the routine changing of a typewriter ribbon enjoyable when ac- companied by Sister M. de Montfort's witticisms. SISTER M. SUSANNE Education FLORENCE BURGER Education 20

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r, JOSEPH F. TASCONE Sociology SISTER M. DANIEL Sociology Social Sciences A new member of the history faculty, Mrs. Mildred Brown, has studied and taught in Ger- many and Japan. She is the author of A CON- CISE HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES, the first of its kind to be translated into Japanese. Mr. Onofrio Sabatine this year launched a seminar in Colonial History. The class met once a month for a two-hour session during which time assigned books were discussed and monthly papers submitted. Mr. Joseph Tascone, also a professor at Gan- non College, joined the Sociology Department. Also in this department, the senior research pro- ject consisted of determining, through question- naires, the alumnae's utilization of the knowledge gained while at Mercyhurst. ONOFRIO SABATINE History and Political Science R. DICKENSON, J. Hurd, and N. Walsh, with the help of Sister M. Daniel, complete the final details of the annual Poor Family Project. LOUIS A. COLUSSI Economics SISTER MARIA MILDRED BROWN History History 22 y