Mercyhurst College - Thesaurus Yearbook (Erie, PA)

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French Club For all Mercyhurst mademoiselles, French has been transformed from mere memorization exer- cises to a living language. Directly responsible for this progressive step is the dynamic Miss Vivetta Petronio, moderator of the French Club, who has encouraged fluency in speaking the language through the conducting of meetings in French. In addition, Miss Petronio has stimulated interest in French cultural and political affairs, thus en- riching the students' knowledge of the language, the country, and its people. FIRST ROW: L. Lommock, J. Blum, C. Antinucci, J. Flaherty, G. Gruitza, S. Borrelli, S. Laird, M. Tropiano, A. M. Ledoux, M. Ells, M. L. Daschbach, C. Pfaff, V. Sikora, N. Vasil. SECOND ROW: J. Reed, B. McGough, J. Funcheon, L. Scholl, M. Aleci, M. Jaeger, M. Magnotto, M. Szalewicz, C. Mueller, B. Morris, R. Reo, L. Pittenger, B. Fogarty. THIRD 33 FRENCH CLUB officers, K. Dwyer and C. Kreh, and mod- erator V. Petronio chuckle over a story told by M. Boucier. ROW: R. Cordaro, J. Khawly, F. Herman, P. Gallagher, J. Krahe, M. E. DeFonzo, T. Spurrier, M. A. Kelly, M. Michaels, M. Weigand, A. Weigand, N. Bridgman. FOURTH ROW: V. Gorsak, J..Chmielowic, K. Dwyer, E. Cicholski, M. Joyce, K. Hughes, J. Sulkowski, M. Mattis, R. Dickenson, C. Schultz, E. Hammond, M. Smith, K. Smith. children learn French vocabulary from C. Kreh NPARLEZ-VOUS francais?? -grade school

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LIT CLUB members . . . M. Hammond, A. M. Mc- Carthy, R. Curry, L. Widowski, M. Costello, R. Reo, L. Bygrave, K. Hebert, F. Herman, M. Fiedler. Literary Club The Literary Club, under the guidance of Mother M. Eustace, aims to develop in its mem- bers a love for great literature, an ability for criti- cal analysis, and an acquaintance with the ad- vanced English courses oifered at Mercyhurst. With those aims in view, the Junior Shake- speare Class conducted a stimulating symposium on modern tragedy, including Eugene O'Neill's Mourning Becomes Electra. At coffee hours, stu- dents discuss contemporary literature: Dillon Thomas' poetry, Hemingway's short stories and Eliot's Wasteland. ref W LIT CLUB oflicers, M. Rizzo and L. Widowski, pose in Mc- Auley Hall. SHAKESPEAREAN DRAMA provides good listening for Lit Club members, R. Curry, A. M. McCarthy, L. Widowski and M. Costello. EUGENE O,NEILL'S Mourning Becomes Electra presents material for a lively Lit Club discussion.

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jf- COLORFUL CLOWNS, M. E. McCarthy and E. Lin- coln introduce the French play, La Farce du Cuvier with humorous antics while players D. Metler and M. Aleci rescue R. Dickenson, the hen-pecking wife from the wash tub. FRENCH CLUB The revitalized French Clubls program in cludes practical as Well as aesthetic activities On the practical level, La Table Francaise affords French enthusiasts the opportunity of using the language daily, for they meet at lunch to discuss the day's happenings in French. Culturally and aesthetically, Le Cercle Francais has contributed significantly to campus activity. At Chrlstmas, Club members presented the delightful comedy La Farce du Cuvierf' while in the spring, as part of their participation in the Fine and L1VCly Arts Festival, the Club sponsored Molieres Le Bourgeois Gentilhommel' which was filmed at the presentation of La Comedie Francaise El. Ed. Club FIRST ROW: N. Vasil, M. A. Sutter, S. Valicenti, C. Walach, M. A. Raifetto, M. M. Szalewicz. SECOND ROW: P. S. Richards, M. A. Samuelson, M. L. Stad- ter, P. Whalen, E. Strano, N. Verdoni, J. Reynolds. THIRD ROW: J. Stark, L. Sherman, A. Roberts, S. Salvato, C. Scandlon, J. Warnock, M. Fondy. FOURTH ROW: G. Walko, N. Ryby, M. J. Schley, R. Scarsella, M. Schmitt, M. Weaver, B. Wisniewski, A. Sheridan. FIFTH ROW: L. Yonushonis, R. Quinn, M. Windsor, F. White, B. Sabo, B. Sonzala, M. Smith, T. Taccone, M. Rothwell. l 34