Mercyhurst College - Thesaurus Yearbook (Erie, PA)

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SPURRING GANNON'S basketball team on to victory are cheerleaders: B. McGough, B. Karp, S. Bye, G. Hoge, J. Warnock, T. Kaczmarek, S. MacDonald, R. DiCicco, L. Tarby. Cheerleaders G-O G-A-N-N-O-N G-O! shout the cheer- leaders. G-O G-A-N-N-O-N G-O! echoes the crowd. And the Gannon-Mercyhurst Cheerleading Squad again led the crowd in support of the Golden Knights from Gannon. Greater organization, peppy cheers, and cheer- leaders, more support from the crowd and the Knights winning team made this basketball sea- son one that will be remembered for many years. Sandy MacDonald, captain, assisted by Sue Bye, Bonnie McGough, Joan Warnock, Laurel Ann Tarby and five Gannon men all practiced long hours to make this yearls cheerleading squad a great morale booster at Gannon. The spirit from basketball season spilled over into spring as Mercyhurst challenged and de- feated Gannon at a baseball game on Ascension Thursday. MERCYHURST CHEERING section, N. Nolan, T. Kwolek, M. P. Nash, A. Ricci, and K. Mottern boost the spirit at a Gannon basketball game. 75

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Cf .1 -QTY 1 g.- , 75st 1 J ,Ns- I? sifsziie-Q-- 3' Nm 7, T my X... .gfi 5 SJ ,. - . 4, 553: If - 1-us-. GAY FESTIVITIES and spirited atmosphere set the scene for another fun-filled Gannon Winter Carnival. TOP: M. J. FERRERI makes a good hit as G. Stark and P. McMullen urge her on. MIDDLE: 'LMUSCLESH KONKOLY gives it a good whack!! BOTTOM: THE DOOR in its final glory rests in the Senior lounge-a senior memoir. Gannon-Hurst Events Gannonis Winter Carnival became a Winter Wonderland this year. Again Mercyhurst enthu- siastically supported the Knights, for not only did we enter a candidate in the queen competition, but our Glee Club joined Gannon's in entertain- ing the crowds with Christmas carols. And al- though our snow-flake queen, Carol Fuller did not bring home the coveted trophy, the Hurst did not lose status: the seniors returned with an un- usual prize, an automobile door won in the Dent the Dodge competition, and the Knights, in a token of loyalty, decorated our main gate with an enormous crown. SAFE A SLIDE into 3rd base drives in another run to push the Hurst score of Gannon Hurst baseball game ahead

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Stag as 4 J, DURING THE annual Christmas pageant, Sophomores depict a Biblical village scene. Yuletide FR. MARTIN shouts, Sea- son's Greetingsli' to college carolers outside his window. 'Twas the weekend before vacation . . . Fresh- men entertained the orphans . . . sophomores presented the traditional Christmas pageant . . . seniors participated in the tree blessing in the Foyer . . . administration prepared a Christmas dinner for the student body and lay faculty . . . everyone joined in the lighting of the crib on front campus . . . big and little sisters exchanged gifts . . . upperclassmen caroled across the cam- pus . . . Father Martin blessed junior class rings . . . seniors and juniors concluded with mid-night Benediction. SILENT NIGHT, Holy Night, strains of Yuletide fill the air as carolers wind their way across the campus. 1, ,, I , - 'J 4 76