ME R O A D
Published at Mercyhurst College/ Erie, Pa.
VOLUME I
COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER
Dr. William R. Straughn,
president of the Mansfield, Pa.,
State Teachers' College and
member of the Pennsylvania
State Council of Education Jhas
accepted the| invitation to give
the commencement address at
this year's graduation exercise?,
which will be held on Wednes-
day^ evening, J u n e U l , at 8:00
o'clock. Dr. vStraughn is an
educator of note with an en-
viable reputation as a forceful
and convincing public speaker.
MOTHERS' WEEK-END
The Mercyhurst girls had the
honor of entertaining their
mothers over the week-end,. ;for
the first time in the history of
the school.
The Kappa Chi sorority then
escorted the mothers on a tour
through and about the Scity of
Erie. A "mother and daughter
banquet" climaxed the pleasant
day. College songs were sung
and school spirit ran ' high.
Everything was carried on with
sincere enthusiasm and high
good will. H $
The Dramatic Art students
cleverly entertained the guests
Saturday night. f rather mixed-up state, and so
fWe all feel that Mothers'
week-end was fa huge success
and impatiently await its repe-
tition next year. The students
wish to thank the faculty for
their sincere hospitality and en-
tertainment. They have done
something for usl that" we will
not soon forget. ?
•Alice M. Summers, '33.
SHE NEVER KNEW
Her dress was brown,
So was 5 the chair
And yet IIloved
Her chestnut hair.
And so I sat
Upon the bed,
Because 1 loved
The way she read.
The pages turned,.
She never knew s
The things I wrote
Oh well, would you?
r —Barbara Wilbert, '30
Graduation
Number
JUNE, 1930 NUMBER 53
"MAID OF TOKYO 99
Mercyhurst girls went travel-
ing the other day. Their latest
adventure, I hear, was in £the
sunny land of Japan. Cherry
Blossoms were then budding
over there, and I can imagine
the sport they had dressed up
in I their pretty kimonos and
mincing in their tiny slippers—
for all the world as if they were
really Sp'Tokio-born" and not
ordinary Americans at all.
What pretty little geishas
they madelP With their gay-
colored kimonos,* sashes and
fans, no one would know the
difference. Cherry Blossoms
assumed her new role well. It
was rather difficult to discover
in ?the dainty||little Japanese
Barbara Wilbert lady, the charming Rose Mc-
Cloud of a year ago. Bobby
Oil City, Pa. |
outgrew his part and a much
St. Joseph's Academy, Titusville, Pa. more? imposing, tho' justj as
Cincinnati^ Conservatory of Music, Grove City College V witty Kokemo took his place*
Secretary Fine Arts! Club, '27: President Fine .Arts Club, '29, '30; Jack lost his heart to Cherry
Vice-President Le Oercle Francais, '27; Chairman Prom Committees, '29, '30; and we lost ours to Jack.
Class Secretary and Treasurer, '30; Editor-in-chief,-Merciad; Member cast "Trese" could certainly show
of "The Wild Rose"' and "The Maid of Tokyo;" Chosen "Most Popular"
Senior, 1930. f * f these boys a trick or two about
winning their "lady-loves, She
hadtto step pretty lively, how-
ever, to keep ahead of Togo,
excellently acted by Mildred
Bird. Things were really in a
we followed them through to
see how their match-making
affairs turned out.
Many of their new friends
ventured into this foreign land
with them, and "Dede" Has-
tings and Helen Smith chose to
retain their* nationality and
very cleverly portrayed the
American "boy and girl friend,"
aided $by a group of other
dancers, equally clever. |
"Becky" deepened her voice
and seemed to* have acquired
much wealth. As Mr. Worth-
ington,*we wondered just what
was the object of |her visit to
Japan, but Ruthie Sterrett
Grace McBride Kegina Keck seemed to have a fairly good
Oil City, Pa. New Bethlehem, Pa. idea. One's secretary is usually
Oil City High School New Bethlehem High School up on such matters.
Basket" Ball, '27; Vice-president, Class President,2 '27, '30; /Class Collette McGinty was another
Fine Arts Club, '29; Class Vice- Vice-president, ' 8, y '29; Member
president, '30; Associate E d i t o r Fine Arts Club; Member Le Cercle little adventuress. She and her
Merciad; Prom Committee, '27, '28, Francais; Prom Committees, '27, '28, troupe of tap-dancers danced
'29, '30; Member! Cast "The Wild '29, '30; Member cast "The Wild their way into the hearts of
Rose;" and "The Maid of Tokyo;" Rose" and "The Maid-- of Tokyo." (Continued on Page 3)
Chosen "Most Clever" Senior, 1980, Chosen "Beat-Looking" Senior,i 1980.
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Rose Beckman
Cleveland, Ohio
Sacred] Heart Academy
New Rochelle, Ursuline College
Class Secretary - treasurer, 2 9;
Fine Arts Club; Prom ]teommittee,
'28, '29,. '30; Member cast "The?Maid
of Tokyo." M ambitious, and she would wear
PINK AND MOONLIGHT
BLUE ! Ki
At three months he was
"muwers sweetest bunch of
flowers;" at three years he was
a "poem;" at six he went to
school and learned i to play
marbles for keeps; at twelve he
never washed fbehind his ears
and ' grew more like his "father's
side of the ^family every day;"
at eighteen he went to college
and showed signs of being like
Uncle Nick, his mother's rather
adventurous b r o t h e r ; & § a t
twenty-six t h e "family ? had
achieved lorgnettes and? a sum-
mer at Long Island, so he had
to fall in love. I P^HH
& Somehow the thought of his
mother attired in some filmy,
pinki thing applying cream to
her wrinkled^face did not appeal
to him, so he tip-toed past her
door into his own room. She
would probably ask him if he
had proposed to Edith, if he had
in a great bass voice "I'm a
dreamer, aren't we all.
A click, click, clickjin the hall
outside told him his mother was
near. Well, he'd leave his
shoes until she came. Tying his
shoe string* always helped him
to keep his temper when she
pressed the marriage question.
"Jimmy, darling, majy I come
m would never be a success, never
"Sure, mother, come on
There he had done it again.
What was the fool name his
mother wanted him to call her?
Oh yes—Beautiful.
She curled up on his bed and
puckered her brow. She tapped
a brilliant studded heellagainst
the floor several times iand the
highly tinted finger nails played
a little game in the meshes of
her lace gown.
<<
Jimmy, darling" glanced at
her and grunted—Gosh, she was
a pretty thing after all.| That's
why you couldn't get mad at
her. She was silly though, and
pink. The silence was growing
heavy. She'd be talking in' a
minute, so he sat down, and'put
his shoes on as if preparing for
a scene.
\ The painted nails ceased their
game and clenched themselves
into very small fists.
|5"Jimmy,' we have just two
more njghts there. We have
been here six weeks and still
you h a v e n ' t succeeded in
making any one fall in love with
you. I Now, why are you so in-
different, why don't you marry
Edith?" f i
"Yes, and; be Edith Van
Truckler's husband all my life."
"Jimmy! Don't you realize
her father has millions?"
| "UhH Huh! That's why I
won't marry|her." £ "Dreaming again, Jimmy?
"Jimmy! You'\e got to do
something, i You fknow that
pain in my heart! Well, I saw
Dr. Robinson today, and he said
two or three months were all
the time in which I had to
grace this old world. Jimmy,
click ofjiher little heels was fast
becoming inaudible as she de-
scended the stairs.
Jimmy rose and straightened
his tie before the glass.-? The
thought of his mother's dying
didn't worry him much. She
would have died long ago if all
the supposed ^predictions of
doctors had come true. But he
—It sounded*: funny. No, he
had never -j thought of that? be-
fore. !He*^ ran his fingers IN
through!his hair. A failure?
i That was? what one was when
one" was not a success. He
brushed his hair. Well, maybe
he could be a success. Maybe
if he did his duty as his mother
said, he :could be happy and
marry Edith, too. Yes, he
would marry her. He must
hurry now, though, she'd be Mildred Bird
waiting for him—Beautiful, a Erie, Pa.
cloud of | pinkness, his mother. Academy High School
Prom Committees, '27, '28, '29, '30;
The evening passed in some Fine Arts Club; Le Cercle Francais;
way. For a while he made love President K a p p a Chi Sorority;
Business Manager, Merciad Staff;
to Edith while his mother Member cast "The Maid of*Tokyo."
watched.
At twelve o'clock he tiptoed
upstairs. Softly he turned the dreamer—just to watch for her
and know her in my dreams. '$
knob on his mother's door.
"Mom," he whispered. Beautiful brushed a, tear from
a her face. She laughed her hard
Yes, Jimmy dear," came the
voice from among a mass of little laugh. "You'll never be
a success, darling. When you
lacy pink pillows and silken die the papers will never say
coverlets. ' T h e y erected a beautiful
Boy fashion he crouched on monument'. You land the stars
the floor beside .her bed. always did get along admirably,
"Mother, I've come to tell you though.J| It's chilly here, bring
I'm a success. I've fallen in that cover and; kiss "me good-
love." I I night. I I'm tired.
Her hand stroked his fore- p. Jimmy jrose, smiled at his
i head and ran along* back across mother and went across the
his hair. ( % room i for * the cover, another
i "Love, i Jimmy 'fboy?" A pink thing. \ He heard his
silence—then—"Edith ?" mother cry, a piercing, death-
like, pain cry. He flashed on
"No, mother, it's someone I
don't even know. I can't marry theilight iand stumbled over a
her. She may W& a dream." blue cloak, one that would look
dark and velvety) in the moon-
Tell me." 1 | light. | j
"Maybe | youl won't under- Elizabeth Hamburger, '31.
stand, I saw her in the moon-
light. It shone silver on her H. Smith: "Am I sorry?"
hair and she wore a gorgeous F. Hufnagel: "I don't know,
thing of dark velvety stuff that are you t*>»»

met that clever little Fanny
Hauton, if he had succeeded in
scraping an acquaintance with
that artistic person, Elaine. He
closed the door behind, tossed a
tennis rackety on the becte and
lighted his pipe. | He paused a while and she said
Silently, ^systematically, the
tweed •knickers, heavy golf
socks, sport shirt gave way to
dinner clothes. Suddenly he be-
gan to hum and then let forth
there won't be any money left.
The house was mortgaged so
you could spend the summer
here—I thought—well, you can
see for yourself what your duty
is. You'll never be a success—
You're like that^fooli song—a
dreamer."
Before Jimmy could look up
from > the now nervous tying
and untying of his shoe string,
she had left, and the click,
must have been blue. She was
standing against that great
tree, and I heard her sing. It
was such a sad, sweet voice,
mother. She must have heard
me coming for she moved so
quickly. I could not find her."
nothing,
"You can't say I'm a failure
now. She was so beautiful. I
think I love her very much and
I'm always going to be a
Mrs. Knachbald: "Hear about
the flea circus being * stranded
in Corry?" M
De b e : "Yea, the leading
lady ran awayfwith a dog."
—o—
Honey: (At last! living her
part) "What time?" I
Margs: "Quarter-to-on,e."
Honey: "I mean, are you
going down town?"
June, 1930
FRESHMEN^ TREASURE
I HUNT
In compliment to the Seniors
with the college students as
guests, the Freshmen class en-
tertained at a Treasure Hunt.
Clues were' hidden from one
end of the campus to the other,
and everyone was kept "on the
run" until! each couple had
found their 18 clues.
At six o'clock we repaired to
the refectory where?; we were
confronted by a burly, pirate
presiding | at the head of the
tables which were arranged lin
the form of jan anchor. Ships,
pirates, and candles served to
decorate the tables. At the con-
clusion of the delicious dinner
prepared for us by the gracious
nuns, the winners I of the| prizes
were announced.
The Senior prizes—two small
cedar chests filled with small
bags containing 500 pennies,
were awarded to Cleo Doyle and
Margaret Harris. f Wild Rose" and if "The Maid of
ifl The second prizes, two Chinese
parchment | folders containing
pad I and I pencil! were won by
Helen! Cummingf and Frances
H u f nagel. BBS B H K ' t
I Theffirst prizes,! two boxes of
stationery, went to Rose Galbo
and Bertha McHale.ffi I
The "boobie" prizes, two tiny
live turtles, were given to Mary
Cronin and Mary Kelly, who de-
cided to use I them as contents
for turtle soup. H J I I jra |§
tj^^m ^juiiafcJDaly, '°3.
'3
DOCTOR LAPPIN
The-Fine ArtsiClub was ex-
tremely
;
fortunate in I securing
the well-known I Doctor | Henry
A.J Lappin « for 1 Fridayjlnight,
April I Eleventh, to fspeak on
,,
"Contemporary Poets. • • g j ^
^Dr.jLappin is famous for his
lectures on Irish Literature. A
graduate offthe National Uni-
versity of Ireland, and a friend
of many of the leading Irish
writers of today, the material
for his| lecture came from the
best sources possible.
•Since [Dr. Lappin has been
teaching at D'Youville College,
his lectures have been limited
and we felt^honored to have him
come to us. We are looking
forward to another lecture as
entertaining as was the| "Even-
ing with the Irish Poets."
Teresa A'Hearn, '31.
THE MERCIAD
Ma urine Brewster
OillCity, Pa. >:
St. Joseph's?Academy, Tilusville, Pa.
President, Le Cercle Francais, '27;
Class Social Chairman, '27, '30; Prom
Committees, '27, '28, '29, '30; Member
Fine Arts Club; Member Cast, "The
Tokyo."
SECRETARIAL STUDENTS
ATTENDS ERIE BUSINESS
SHOW
The watchful eyes of the
Secretarial Department, ever on
the lookout for ways and means
of higher efficiency in their
particular line of endeavor,
directed their gaze to the Erie
Business Show held lin the Erie
Trust Building, recently. On
display! by the representatives
of some fifteen or twenty con-
cerns, were the • very latest
models of office equipment, in-
cluding dictaphones, accounting
machines, new systems of film ft
and the most-up to date designs
in typewriters. The explanation
of the dictaphone seemed to be
especially interesting|to many
girls, for*in that, they think, is
the termination of a l l s their
shorthand worries, m We | won-
der? I Wit ^ ^
A very pleasant and ex-
tremely profitable *two | hours
were spent, not! only by our
students but by members of the
faculty as well. Mother M. de
Sales of Mercyh urst College, and
Sister M. de Paul andfSister M.
Bernadette, from Titusville, "who
had just that day returned to
this city, thoroughly enjoyed
the {demonstrations and M re-
marked on the courtesy and
eagerness of the men in charge
to explain in detail! the opera-
Page 3
tions of the various machines.
All of this only goes to prove
that our prospective secretaries
—•
are "up and at 'em" when it
comes to anything new in the
commercial line. And so it
should be, for with the progress
which the |business world is
making by leaps and bounds, Compliments of
one can't hesitate when Oppor-
tunity presses the electric door
belli Louis Phillips & Sons
Grace McBride. '30.
FRUITS AND PRODUCE
PRACTICE HOUSE lllwEST 16TH STREET
The Junior and Senior mem- ERIE, PA.
bers of the Home Economics de-
partment and their supervisor, Phone—23-611
Miss Ruth Whalen, have just
completed their period | of six
weeks in the Practice House.
We moved in the first of April
and since that time have been
living as a family of five. Each
one of the students, Cleophas
Doyle, Margaret Burns, Ruth
Wilbert and Margaret Burk-
hardt, took her term as man-
ager of the house. As manager,
each of the girls fplanned the Daly and Barker still insist
menus, did the marketing, pre- they've been thrown out Jof
better rooms, and furthermore,
pared food and appointed duties
to the other girls for ten days. been insulted by experts.
—o—
Each girl operated on a budget.
The college students had a Barker: "Let's^have a buffet
house-warming for us when we lunch at your party."
moved in, at which time we re- Hastings: "We can't; t h e
ceived many useful gifts. The buffet isn't large enough."
Sisters also gave us a shower —o—
and our supply of linens was How to keep warm in winter:
greatly increased. The Radiola "Reach for a blankettinstead of
which was really the center of a sheet."
interest at our home was a gift
of Mrs. Clara Wilbert.; i
We enjoyed our stay at the
Practice House and!were sorry
when the time came for us to
pack up and leave. HHH^^SH
^ 1 "MAID OF JTOKYO" IBB
W 8 (Continued from Page One) gBg
everyone—Japanese and Ameri-
cans alike. p^ f fe^Sl I m I
But how did these* girls find • Compliments of
their way into this sunnyiland?
Mother jjBorgia and Sister Mary
Edanajwere the | guides, JMiss J.f S. Juiliante
Brown and Miss Elliott, the
the conductors, I \vh ilel Bianco ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
Surgo was surely the coachman,
for didn't they all ride in on her ERIE TRUST BLDG.
train of melody ? 1 But who
paid I the fare? A funny little
fairy called Co-operation bought
the tickets to Tokyo, and just
what a| glorious time they all
had over there was charmingly
told :in song in "The Maid of
Tokyo" — Mercyhurst's latest
hit!
•Helen Huether, '81.
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To the new Editor-in-Chief and her associates, we offer our

THE MERCIAD congratulations. Bon voyage, fair captain and worthy mates;
may you guide the good ship, Merciad, o'er thejseas of '31.
We place the standards of the Merciad in the capable hands
|
Published quarterly by the students of Mercyhurst College of Elizabeth Hamburger, editor-in-chief; Nellie Guilfoyle and
Address all communications to Bertha McCale, associate editors; who, we know!will ever uphold
them. 4
THE MERCIAD Withlthis in mind, O Merciad, farewell, and—ship ahoy!
Mercyhurst College Erie, Pa o
RETROSPECT
Subscription Rales
Funny how the old saying "You never miss the water 'till the
ONE DOLLAR THE YEAR well runs dry" applies in the matter of College life. We go from
one year to the next grumbling and thinking ourselves an abused
lot in general. Yet when our years have rolled by—four years of
MERCIAD STAFF happy, sheltered, carefree life; we begin to realize that we had
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF the best in life before—and didn't know it. Now our turn has
come to face the real problems, not the petty difficulties and
I Barbara Wilbert, '30 grouches of school life—and somehow we feel afraid. There's a
queer little ache inside our heart that keeps warning us that our
ASSOCIATE EDITORS school days aresover, we're growing up, we must be sensible, and
Margaret Harris, '30 Grace McBride, '30 somehow we hate the thought. Why can't we always go to school
—that's the heart cry—Our College never reallyf becomes an I Alma
NEWS EDITOR Mater until?theilast few weeks oi school. As we turn the corner
Nelle Guilfoyle, '31 and see the sign, "Life's Highway—Proceed Cautiously," then it
is that our eyes fill with tears and the life that seemed so cruel
EXCHANGE EDITOR becomes very precious. To the Class of 1930, may the Memory of
Elizabeth f Hamburger, '31 our happy days together be forever written in our hearts.
fef ?—Margaret Harris, '30.
ART EDITOR -a
Madelyn Hall, '32
VANITY, VANITY
BUSINESS MANAGER ADVERTISING MANAGER Custcmihas decreed thatlcne's picture must beftaken^at least
Mildred Bird. '30 Bianca Surgo, '30 five times during his life; at the arrival of his first tooth, in his
first long jean^, at graduation from college, in his wedding regalia
and in a family group picture showing the four generations. Time
was, when a picture was a picture and portrayed what really was of
THE POETS HAVEpT . . . interestjto those who cared to look upon it. The*full figure, clad
in its Sunday-go-meet'n' array, smiled out in bold relief from its
"In the spring a young man's fancy frame. Every crinkle in the silk suit was visible but also was every
lightly turns to thoughts of love"— feature natural in, its expression. By the straight-forward face
So sayeth the bards concerning the man, but how about the woman? was represented an honest-to^goodness impression of Jimmy's aunt,
You see, we revert to ourselves, again, as becomes our feminine on his father's side.
egoism. If we would believe the poet,|it is quite clear that while— But now, Jimmy is all posed for his graduation picture. None
1
of these "Do or,^Die" looks on his face. He assumes a slanting,
Love to man is a thing apart languid position, with a far-away look in his eye. The finished
'Tia a woman's whole existence." photograph presents a blurry, greyish effect—the more blurry, the
better. The contour of the fact has melted into a misty background.
Perhaps we may not agree withlthe .above quotation, may not want Not only that, but the frame itself covers the entire corner of the
to, but why shouldn't we? Who should teach a man the meaning baby grand piano. Nothing dainty or life-like about it. No, it
of love, but the woman who loves him ? It^is the way designed by must pervade the room with its mystery. Ah, mystery. There
the divine Love. we have it! We don't want to be what we are and we pay the
photographer fabulous prices to fool our public.
"And in thatftwilight hush Grace McBride, '30.
God drew their hearts indissolubly close. o
For what is love, but His most perfect weaving— THE SENIORS ENTERTAIN
Intel twine of the soul's deathless fibres
Threading in our human lives, one weft with the divine." To show their appreciation, the Seniors on February 26th,
entertained the Academy High School teachers, under whom they
In this age of informality, it behooves us—one and all —to be sure practiced their respective subjects. It was in the form of a "Tea."
we recognize real|love when it comes to us. Things are built in Sandwiches, cakes, coffee, tea, olives, mints and nuts were served.
The table was adorned with a beautiful center piece made up of
such a frenzy of haste that the foundation is laid with little or no orchid tulips and daffodils. The entire decorations were carried
thought of its durability; thus it is frequently with the**marital out in these colors. | |
structure. The only lasting foundation for such an edifice is, in the Those present were Miss Weller, Miss Acker man, Miss Brown,
poet's language, identical with that of the heavenly portals, for— Miss Hunt, Miss Rider, Miss Lockwood, Miss Rosenthal and the
Senior class. A \
"The gate of Heaven is Love, there is no other," We feel that the "Tea" |was a success and that everyone
|B.;iWilbert, '30. enjoyed a delightful afternoon.
 June, 1930
THE MERCIAD Page f5
playing, as though she had cap- fellow whofshocks the Sabbath-
tured the spirit in which Chopin keepers in your own home town.
had written fthe compositions.
The | programme was con- It is an art to be ablet to
cluded by Miss Bianca Surgo, depict such f perfectly, and Mr.
who iplayed the brilliant b
and McCole proved himself an artist.
difficult Scherzo in B Minor. His dialects were so identical
Miss Surgo displayed unusual with Ithe nationalities he iwas
technique in the? interpretation
of this Scherzo. To us, it portraying, that one time we
seemed as though Chopin him- were sure h^e wasjhis Irishman
self could have done little to (as hist name signifies) and
improve her playing of one of next, with his Slovac imperson-
his favorites. ation we wondered how he ever
After the recital, a luncheon came by the name of McCole.
was served in the State Dining-
room for the artists. Of course, He has an instantaneously
Sister Jane Frances was over- effective personality, possessing
joyed at the splendid perform- that! "intangible! something" to
ance of her pupils, and she had m marked degree; a smile that
ample reason to be all smiles challenges smiles in return, and
and beams, for her pupils cer-
tainly gave credit to her teach- an amazing repertoire.
p | Margaret Burkhardt ing and made us realize once Best of all, he is Irish and Margaret Cantelupe
9 E Corry, Pa. more what a great artist we can make you laugh. I think Farrell, Pa.
I B i< Corry High School j have gin our midst. he likes his profession as an Farrell High School
Prom Committees, '27, '28, '29, '30;
Fine I Arts s C lub; Member Cast of W'£& —Virginia Duggan, '33.1 Treasurer,! Fine Arts Club,
entertainer, for his closing re- Vice-president, -Fine Arts Club, '28;'27;
"The Wild Rose." J I *£ MR. CON McCOLE VISITS mark to us was "I like to hear Le Cercle Francais, '27; Prom Com-
MERCYHURSTI mittees, '27, '28, '29, '30; Member
vou laugh." Cast of "The Maid of Tokyo." ?
CHOPIN IRECITAL Nellie Guilfoyle, '31
Well, Con McCole was here!
I Sister Jane Frances presented No doubt, the breezy familiarity school class in English liter-
her music pupils in a charming we assume in speaking of Mr. THE SUPERLATIVE IN ature, or in what-have-you, is
recital Sunday |night, May 26. McCole will be considered a I SENIORS t "all to the berries," was con-
The ^fc stage i was ^enhancingly little disrespectful,|but-it is just sidered the cleverest senior—an
decorated in | blue f and| gold. the way that hejapproached us, I In every group of individuals honor deserved, bufc not to be
Bridal Wreath^also addedifto the and, not in so inanyiwords, but there is someone whose charac- under-rated when won in the
beauty of the auditorium. more by his action,s, he en- teristics differentiate? him from class off 1930. S | |i|
Miss Hfee Brown interpreted couraged us to do the same. He everyone else J This character- The Merciad congratulates
each selection -forius. The re- put us on that friendly basis istic may {consist in personal the winners. | | i sf-
cital was composed entirely of immediately; made us feel that charm, physical beauty, aptitude Nellie Guilfoyle, '31.
Chopin's works, I which were he was renewing fa] friendship inf doing I things, or facility in
:
both difficiilt ; ar|d i exquisite. that had begun years before. verbal! expression. CjR| | p | m #
Evelyn v Jacobson opened the Through the kindnessloftMr.
Tom Sterrett, who Iwas instru- We took Sit upon [ourselves to
programme with! Ballade fin | G discover the 1 sentiment! among
Minor. Her interpretation!was mental in bringing Mr. McCole
to Erie to appear at the Traffic the student and faculty groups
finished and was well deserving regarding B the 1 Seniors with
of all the praise and fcommnda- Club, and who! prevailed upon
respect to j beauty, § popularity,
tion it received. §jj|gg| HUB n him to speak at Mercyhurst, we and I cleverness. I Everybody in
I Ethel Levick, second] onjthe had the privilege! of listening the college? casi a ballot. 1 The
programme, played three lovely to one of I the most delightful votes jwerei; counted^ by miss
numbers: W altz in J E'l Minor, character impersonations I we
b b Whalen,fMr. Relihan, and Nellie
Nocturne in D Major, and G have ever heard. MB m | » M Guilfoyle, and The Merciadfnow
Major. Miss f Levick I played Mr. McCole is at noted enter-
tainer and a loyal supporter and aim ounces i the winners. Qj|® fj$
with, such ease and selflassur- | Barbara Wilbert,; with : her WSm Compliment si of
ance* andgskill that I everyone inhabitant of Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
In that! town, h e | possesses for happy-go-lucky nature,| her in-
was sorry!that there iwas not fectious I friendliness, and t her
time for more, m iBam i neighbors
and varied
the
type
most
of
interesting
people, f | amiable ^disposition was j ad- STANLEY BROS
•; Tfhe* Minute Waltz, |al duet, judged the most popular senior.
came next ion the i programme, It was of these he ^talked. 12th and PARADE
Faith, and we never heard the Regina Keck outdistanced her
played mm I Bianca Surgo |'ar.d classmates I n t h e field of
Evelyn I Jacob son J the two were like. Mrs. Cannon, and Mrs.
O'Brien, Mr. Dunn, the Slovac, beauty and was votedfthe best-
in | such close harmony that it looking of the seniors. 3f
sounded like one piano. This is the Scotchman and the Hebrew, u
saying a Igreat deal for the (oh! especially the Hebrew) Grace "Tete" McBride, reared
Misses Surgo band Jacobson. they all lived and talked before in Oil City and! developed by
us in the person
I Waltz in G Major, Nocturne Mrs. O'Brien was the same Mrs. of Mr.|McCole. Mercyhurst, and whose ability,
in P^ Minor, and Etude in C O'Brien who! lives across the whether in writing a neat
Minor were Grace Richiche's street at home;gthe Scotchman letter, in "shaking a mean
beautiful contributions to the who refused to go toichurch of hoof" on a ballroom floor, in
evening's [pleasure. Miss Rechi- a Sunday, is the same canny uttering a catchy line of re-
che put great feeling into her partee, in teaching a high
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at
HEAR YE—HEAR YE ALL
The time has come our ed'tor.
*'• said
To write of many a thing
Or news and jokes and parlies
gay
And w h a t f EXCHANGES
bring.
Our Enchanges, and what did
they bring ? To those! of you
who have experienced the
pleasure of receiving college
papers? for years, the thrill of
getting the first "exchange" is
unknown. Perhaps, that is why
we have such la soft spot in our
hearts for the Niagara Index.
It was the first to respond and
What is more, it actually dedi-
cated a | | whole c o 1 u m n to
the Merciad. f It may \ have
offered some slightly sarcastic
remarks, but what care Iwe?
We are still *very young,! and
after lap we are open! to sug-
gestion^. With the^ continued
arrival of weeklies, quarterlies.
etc., the thrill has somewhat
died away, and our delight now
lies,: in* competition. The "Ex-
changes" have brought us much
—not only a feeling of having
"something" in the form of a
college paper, but an interest in
the affairs of other schools and
a. broader view into things in-
tellectual. Is it unusual then,
that we feel especially grateful?
No, so we, hoping to typify the
"refined Sand gentle ladies" as
the Mountain Echo calls us,
would curtsy a "thank you" to
all the schools who have so
wholeheartedly responded to our
call for Exchanges.
The I Scholastic from Notre
Dame w demands ?*our *•"' special
"thanks," for were we not just
a wee bit conceited over the
fact that the editor sent us a
very special letter of recogni-
tion? We hope it is not just a
custom, for the conceit is sweet.
Fronv'Tafl Light and Light
Tales" of the Falcon from
Quincy . College,; we derived a
decided pleasure in the case of
the brilliant student jumping in
the^ corridors. Mercyhurst pos-
sesses the same type of tudent
and also many noise haters.
Sincefthe^ staff of the Falcon is
having such a difficult ^tiine in
determining the sex | of -|its
paper,^and really § can't be
"botherfed with a feminine thing
around," we would say, "Three
cheers for Mike." J Are you sure
a feminine.. thing wants jto be
around?, 8 H y| | ,
"Bryant-Doer and ^Dreamer"
THE MERCIAD June, 1930
seminary dance. Much more
fun that at our own prom last
Friday.
I February 27—We had our
regular monthly social meeting.
This|time it was a very enjoy-
able meeting, thanks to our
ever reliable Sally. We had the
honor and pleasure of Mother
Borgia's company. Of course,
the food w a s exceptionally
erood.
February 29 It is hard to
believe, | but try anyway -Dot
Barker honored the college in
general by her company this
whole week-endJ Htl mean she
slept here. |
March 2—A good time was.
had by all, Dede stayed all night
with Dot Barker.
March 6—The Biology class
are going in for the real thing
K B I Agnes Friant Margaret Harris
^Hpv « l Johnstown,8 P:i. ft Cuba, N| Y. now—they are cutting up such
things as crayfish and lobster.
H Divine Providence Academy, m I ^Cubatoigh School
Pittsburgh, Pa. B § | i * Class President, '28, '29; Member March 7—What would! the
£ Class! Secretary, '28; Prom Com- college do without Helen Smith!
Mercvhurst Fine Arts Club; Prom
mittees, '28, '29, '30; £ Vice-president, Committees, '27, '28, '29, '30; As- The college and the seminary
Fine Arts Club,I'S0;lMember{Cast, sociate Editor, Merciad; Member of played their annual basketball
"The Wild Rose." I I cast, "The Wild Rose." f; t game vtonight, if you could call
it that,! and {Helen decided the
from ither Laurel?of St. Bon,a- H T H E FRESHMAN DIARY floor! needed I dusting. 8
venture's proved a Imost I suc- § MarchBl4—B e 11 y l Danahy
cessful article. We not only met February 14 —It has arrived spent the week-end in Buffalo,
the * poet, | but lived while with BmmmamaMtmauM:
what?-—\s hy the day of J the Dot Barker infCorry, Jean and
r
him. ?\ I -'' * jf|Rj | prom. B Among the 1 very ex- Alice 1 Summers f in Erie, the
"After Thoughts," from The citing and! thrilling happenings guests| of x-,^ldred-fMcCormick.
Eagle of Rosary College, v pos- off the f day, there i were some "Freshmen Service* Week" be-
sessed such a delicacy of style, very mysterious phonejcallslput gan tonight. You see the fresh-
such an abundance of imagina- through * today. Bob! Duggan men haven't enough tot do, so
tion and such a gallery of pic- received one—I'd hate to have decided to become big-hearted.
tures that we dare not say any- been with him when he received But—the real reason will come
thing about it except "We love it. Wonder what [Wasi said. out soon. Moral:—Keep your
it"— for it is so heavenly Maybe tonight will telllthe|tale. eyes and ears open. ?i| IS
fragile, we might ruin it. .,-._. I t did, and what a t a l e J | But
March 17—Junior bridge tea.
New Rochelle's Tattler pro- with It all we had Ithel most March 20—We had another
duces a rather Ghinese effect— won d erf ul time ever. How one of ourr short meetings to-
that is, after receiving the first about it, classmates ? BlSC. day. Thej are coming longer
one we always begin on .the j | February ||5—The morning and more often, also more argu-
fourth»'page and read % forward. after the night before. Won- mentative. §|
What we really^ mean is $ that der what? the J opposite sex March 21—Dede decided our
we like your humor, "Potpouri" would f say If f they their fair menagerie wasn't large enough,
and "Hither N'Yon." J$g| | | | | maidens this J morning about and didn't have enough variety,
St. $ Vincent's Mast pages are eleven o'clock. [There were only and so contributed, much to
attractive \\ also. % Your | class a few lonely freshmen left here everyone's horror, four whit""e
notes lare ^ original | ands§very forfthe week-end, * the) rest de- rats. I '-'•:* "•••.'
interesting.^^ S ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ P cided to make the prom last the March 2 4 - The second Dram-
The <• Setonian, mi rom MSeton whole .
* week-end. I think • Dot atic Art recital. It was Jvery
Hill, swished \ us !well i and | we Barker,^ "Honey" | | Daly, | and enjoyable, the only trouble be-
thank* thempf most* sincerely. Virginia Duggan managed Jvery ing, there were?no frefhmen in
Their sketches were!clever and well considering . .1. aBBpSPfl it. But just you wait until the
most appropriate, H BfilfflB February] 17—Oh! Oh! what next/one. £% ^jfe- ^k I K
!ra| —Elizabeth Hamburger.!'31. a love sick crowd of girls. What M a r c hM26—Mr. | D u g g a n
a prom can do!! B H H | | rescued seven freshmen from
|M. Pierre: "You girls J will {February! 19—Spring is here. thel cold, jicy blasts, (it is no
have to make less noise." M I wonder if a certain young man longer! spring) land set before
• P a r r o t (with a screech) "Sez is | still saying "NOPE"—How their | eyes al most||delicious
you! I •& * I | m about it, Sally ? i dinner in the > dining |room of
o February 21—Mr. and Mrs. the HotelJLawrence. & I
Among the^Geishas: "What's Spencer (Vera and Jane) had a Jane Kelleey, oo.
a fan between friends?" most enjoyable time at the (Continued on Page 11)
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OBITUARY NOTICE and served -it. On the way for opening about! 313.300 How many college songs do you
home we drove through all the doors for Seniors to pass know? Test yourself and see.
I We wish Ho I offer our most beautiful residential sections of through. Just like our fresh- It's beenf several months
sincere condolence to our Dean, Erie. A heartfelt "thank you," men !
since the contest.
Mother Borgia, on the death of Father During, from us all. O —o
her sister.! i —Agnes Friant, '30. Wanted: — A liberal-m i n d e d The original sorority house
^ W e also wish to extend our freshman to run errands at pines for a sorority since the
sympathy | to I Cleophas Doyle MISCELLANEOUS SAYS: any time. Apply to Room appearance of Kappa* Chi.
and Margaretf] Burkhardt in The bulletin about the npise No. 56. m Now what shall we do?
their [recent!bereavements. in the corridor has received o
raWe offer our heartiest sym- so much co-operation that When the trees, which are be-
pathy to Sally Edkin on the even Sr. Mercedes has re- ing planted along the drive, "Thought is mental concentra-
death of herlmother. marked about it. are full grown, we will then tion on ideas as distinguished
have a perfect setting in from sense perceptions or
o— emotions." This eliminates
A TRIP TO NORTH EAST Why not save canceled stamps which to read "Green Man-
sions. yy the time-worn excuse— »t
for the Sacred Heart Mission 'i , but, I thought yy
1 Some time ago our German House at Girard? Start to- o
class was the recipient of a de- day! The Sophomores Bthink I they
lightful treat through the kind- — o — J mean a lot to us. I They do; SURPRISE PARTY AT
ness I: of our Professor Rev. A great philosopher has said, but to | students 1 of Greek, PRACTICE HOUSE
Father Alois During., There "The most! utterly lost of all they are only wiselfools. •
were nine of us in Mr. Klick's The quiet and solitude of the
seven-passenger Cadillac, Mother days is that in which you WKm—o— ^ S R H H R I
have not laughed." tt
Bread is the staff of life," but Practice House was interrupted
Borgia,, Sr. Mary Alice, Father —o— for several hours Wednesday
During, Mr. Klick, Miss Whalen, according . to jsome of j[ our
Miss Brown, Agnes Friant, The Anatomy Class tells us critics,! the! staff of Hurst's evening, May 21, when the
Florence Ammon, and Jane that it takes 16 muscles to Humor—is of | a much drier members of the faculty, the
Turgeon. No, they are not all make a smile and 64 to make material. j. Junior and Senior classes|$in-
in the class but we took some a frown so—Why work over- vaded ourjhouse for a surprise
of our friends with us. time? Since the parrot has become the party. Our guests came well
North East, Pa., was our des- —o— loud speaker in the recitation fortified with card tables, cards
tination, and h iving arrived If you are looking for an in- hall, we no longer have any and best of all, lots of good
there after a lovely drive, we teresting subject—try psy- need of a radio. food. Bridge was played,
we] e taken through t he Re- chotherapy. We Recommend o awards going to Margaret Burns
demptorist Seminary. A deli- it. Watch that jumping rope fad: and Margaret Cantelupe. Our
cious German lunch was served, —o— Time?" your jumps guestsfleftrsaying that they en-
thanks to the goodness of the A freshman at St. Marys of 1 he or joyed our party very much.
Reverend Fathers who prepared Woods says she has a record Watch your bumps! jj —Margaret Burkhardt, '30.
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Margaret Hungiville
Bradford, Pa.
St. Bernard's High School ;
ijLe Cercle Prancais; Fine Arts
Club; Prom Committees, '27, '28, '29,
'30. 3 entire college by an equally
DRAMATIC NOTES
Although we all do not\boast
of being daughters of Erin,
nevertheless we do enjoy a good
St. Pat's program.. We were
pleased to receive • the J Semi-
narians' invitation on March 17,
and enjoyed very much!their
jigs,f although Tete could I prob-
ably? have shown them fa few
more 1 clever hops, \ songs I and
recitations of good, jgreen Ire-
land. K H 5 flRBE^i
{The Dramatic? A r t ! class fare
tojbe highly complimented for
their splendid work at I their
recital, March 20. No one
would ever think,?judging from
their poise and % self-assurance,
t h a t n t was t h e ! "first night"
for several of the students, ffifl
I Edythe Schill made us laugh
with! "The Wedding" conducted
at the orphan asylum; and who
would have imagined that the
flippant Helen Smith could bring
tears to our eyes withj| the por-
trayal of! the girl left waiting
"At the {Prison fGate?" The
word r'Humoresque"? is usually
a sign of something sadi and
sweet and we! were! not dis-
appointed: inJCleophas Doyle as
sheggtoldBsof beautifully her
story. 'wm ft X their Ibest to help them along.
Elizabeth, J when will! you
finally i a d m i t y o u r many
t a l e n t s ? | "What the Janitor
Heard" ^placed Miss Hamberger
in the several roleslof "Nervy"
THE MERCIAD
Miss Northrup, tiny Bobby,
and Swedish Hulda, which she
cleverly portrayed.
Because of Maurine's previous
experience, we expected to be
well entertained and we were
notrthe least bit disappointed in
her beautiful portrayal of the
sad love-affair of "Sintram of
Skagerrak." *Maurine took us
to the cold cliff by the sea and
held us there to the^very end.
At the* conclusion, much to
our pleasure, Miss Brown inther
charming way gave us several
selections. We compliment you,
Miss Brown, and are looking
forward to your next recital.
I % \ —Cleland Discoll, '32.
FRESHMAN WEEK
Our spirited and startling
Freshman class I surprised the
spirited! and startling bulletin.
This lengthy scroll revealed on
it everything from a plucked
eyebrow to a taxi to be h)adjat
a minimum charge. This splen-
did opportunity was offered by
the Freshmen for the honor and
glory of Mercy hurst and the
sake of fa flattened pocket-book.
B We're proud of our Fresh-
men. J Their initiative is com-
mendable and Hhef willing way
they worked and gave us the
best fori the price proves that
they're not [slackers.||p
jMany of them;stooped to do-
inglall manner of menial tasks
about the rooms|to the peril of
lily-white hands. '^M
I All the beauty and glamour
of s the dwelling and dwellers
was brought oufc in its splen-
dour. One could get one's face
done over (perhaps a bit
amateurishly and a l t h o u g h
things would look a bit dubious
at first, one's face evolved quite
benefited by the process. |Eye-
brows were sketched, priced
according to ^density, t a x i
according v to where one sat,
rumble seat reduced irate, of
course. Originality plus! \.
Upper classmen did not hesi-
tate to takef advantage of this
opportunity afforded by their
ambitious little sisters and did
We hope to see "Ye Olde Price
Liste" posted again soon, Fresh-
men, because house-cleaning
time is approaching. i M
—Jeanne Elliott, '31.
June, 1930
JUNIOR JOTS
Mary^McCrady, all hearts and
flowers, we mean heart beats
and thrills, on account of that
week-e n d-t o-b e at C o r n el 1.
Juniors expecting a duel bet-
ween Jay and Don.
Teresa at Pittsburgh from
3:30 on Saturday |to 3:00 on
Sunday—"He" has a green
roadster, can sing, dance, play
and talks. "Oh he's marvelous."
Hazel Connell puddle jump-
ing from way out west in Edin-
boro every morning. fMaybe
it's south, we don't know.
Helen Heuther "wreathing"
in pain and then hopping off to
Oil City with Barb for a week-
end.
Rose Galbo making history
repeat itself, walked in the rain Evelyn Jacobson
(The Great Flood) and suffered Mayville, N. Y.
a Great Panic. She got a cold. Mayville High School
Margaret^ B u r n s digging
Prom Committees, '27, '28, '29, '30;
brother Joe out of the mud up Class Secretary-treasurer, '27; Cap-
at the Practice House when he tain Basket Ball, | ' 2 7 ; Le Cercle
came to visit one spring Sunday. Francais; Fine Arts Club.
Jeanne Elliott being
threatened with a pacifier or good-byes, finished, success. No
something of that nature for dish-washing — the Freshmen,
disturbing Class Room Manage- bless their hearts, didi it for,
ment. well, a certain amount.
Casey lEgan meeting Lois on Another Social Meeting in the
the Moonlight and getting us third-floor Social Room. Nellie,
all excited i. e., the Juniors Marg, Helen H., and Teresa
thought the Moonlight meeting entertaining. A good time had
was some special nocturnal byfall.• I I
ceremony.
Helen Portman moving out VISITORS' NOTES
on the first of April. It all
goes^ with having the most Rev. Father Alcuin, O. S. B.,
elaborate domicile in fthe school. Dean of St. Vincent's College,
She's back.
Beatty, Pa., returned with our
Ruth j Wilbert entertaining chanlain, Rev. William!Sullivan,
Hick at the Practice House and spent a week-end Sat Mercy-
with—well—er—Bridge.
hurst. I 1 While hereM: Father
Nellie being a "sugar cake" Alcuin was celebrant I of the
for Lefty and looking "Lime- High Mass! in honor of |Saint
housey" in Class. Benedict. w B | '* \ I
J Bertha M c H a 1 e sniffing |Rev. Thomas McCauley, C. S.
flowers up at Cleveland flower
S. R.J of St. Mary's College,
show and coming to class later North East, Pa., whom we all
than the other late member.
remember 1 for I hisSimpressive
Elizabeth Hamburger at- Baccalaureate address last Tune,
tempting to discover whether
was a recent Mercyhurst caller.
heels I go "Click," | click" or Father McCauley was accom-
"clack, clack" and J insisting that
panied by Jtev.fj. M. Frawley,
not all tall handsome men are another well-known Redempto-
dark. -i
rist who we hope will honor Us
General rushing around of again with his|presence.
the Junior Class on the after- Mrs. Rafetto, of Punxsutaw-
noon of March seventeenth,
ney, Pa., recently visited her
card collecting, cover Shunting, daughter, Sr *M. Jane Frances.
sandwich spreading, green de-
Mother Agnes and^companion
corating, nevers tingling, breath of } the Sisters of our Lady of
holding, last minute apprehen- Charity, Lincoln Avenue, Pitts-
sion, guests arriving, bevy of burgh, spent an afternoon at
att ractive girls, conversation, Mercyhurst a few weeks ago.
giggles, bridge, awards, tea, Mrs. Fritts of Cleveland spent
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a day at jj Mercyhurst with her
niece, Rose Beckman. did not suit me, either because
Rev. Gerald Dugan, of St. they did n'tj have ten syllables
Peter's Cathedral delivered a or because "the feet weren't
very interesting Lenten sermon iambic.
on The Mass, recently. After about sixteen minutes
A few weeks ago, Dr. Walsh, of concentrated labor I evolved:
of St. Vincent's Hospital gave "Descend upon my Ibrow 0
a very instructive lecture to the worthy Muse!" Compliments of
Physiology classes on "Blood This suited me to * perfection:
and its diseases." i] it contained the Muse and was
We were more than pleased the beginning of my invocation. The Johnson Lumber
to see our old friend Marie Then came: "And from thy
Flanagan from Corry, at Mercy- flowing swell upon me pour." 1 Co., Inc.
hurst on a recent Surfday. was at a lossjfor the third line,
partly because I did notthave a
St. Patrick's day brought us clear iidea as to what I wanted PAINTS—HARDWARE
visitors from Titusville. Among poured on me * and partly be-
them was Sr. Bernadette, of St. causeftl was at a| loss for a ROOFING—MILLWORK
Joseph's Academy. word that would rhyme with
Rev. Martin Hepner, C. S. pour. 19th and PARADE STS.
S. R., of St. Mary's J College, Suddenly I came upon the
North East, Pa., talked very en- word evermore. Well, that was
tertainingly to us on the a good word. I remembered
"Biology of Bees," Wednesday Cleophas Doyle that Edgar Allan Poe used one
evening, I April 9. I Greensburg, Pa.
similarf. to it—nevermore. But
Mrs. James Milloy, of Dubois, St. Joseph's Academy
Chicago University,£'28; Seton Hill evermore or |nevermore, if it
Pa., spent the week-end of College, '27, ' 2 9; Home Economics would rhyme with pour, I was
April 5th[atjMercyhurst. Olub; Mercyhurst Prom Committee, going to use it regardless of
Mrs. Louise Driscoll, of Pitts- '30: Pine Arts Club. Edgar Allan Poe. ?|.
burgh spent! a week-end ;
at What about: "Such gems of was the task of creating a break
Mercyhurst! with !her daughter, |the "gift of gab," as it is known thought and speech as would between the octet and the sex-
Cleland.;
\ . J f \ among the sons of Erin. e'ermore," ? I had to shorten tet, at the fsame time not
)$& 4 —Mary Ann! Woods, '32. The next rules which I con- evermore in order?to get a pen- impairing the unity of the son-
sidered were the following: The tipede! line. Probably youf will net as a whole.
ON THE U R T OF JSONNET- sonnet must consist of fourteen question pentipede, If centi- I decided to enlarge upon
^ WRITING! f desa-syllabicSiambic lines and pede means havingj a hundred "gift." Now, thia gift being
lit must be rhymed in two feet and millipede means having the gift of "silvery speech" I
Preparatory to writing a first- systems (a) the Octet or first a thousand feet, I ask'you, why didn't ^have much difficulty. I
class sonnet I was! reduced to eight lines;, and (b) the Sextet can't pentipede mean having mean, I didn't have much dif-
the necessity f of m consulting or the last six lines. In the five feet? For certainly,! ten ficulty enlarging it in my mind
several well-known authorities Octet the first, fourth, fifth and syllables divided by the two —in prose.
on the subject, Croslandjamong eighth lines must rhyme to- syllables of an iambic foot gives • if remembered that my lines
them, as I myself knew nothing gether, and the second, third, us five feet. H K M . | | | « l were to rhyme according to the
whatever concerningI the |dif- sixth and seventh! must rhyme B The next 1 four lines came
ficult but inspiring task of lmi- together. In the Sextet the comparatively!easily: | H I
tating Boccaccio, Petrarch and first, third and fifth lines must I "In I all weak mortal hearts
Shakespeare. ;. I E E I I Irhyme, alsojthe second, fourth B true hope infuse, • S I
Crosland gives us Ithis lm- and sixth. I j ^ n f I 9 B "Also strong faith and will to
According to these
portant rule wjiich I {naturally rhyming * should be a-b-b-a; rules the B bear! abuse, m r^P 1|||111
considered i r s t : I The ^subject a-b-b-a in the octet and c-d-elin B "A mind that* o'er all |mun-
matter must be |emotional or B dane things would soar '$& Summer School
reflective or;both, and itlmust the-sextet. H I I ^H B "A zeal |to cure a suffering
be expressed £ sublimely, [thus Last but not least, I gleaned B neighbor's sore." W U-;
lifting the sonnet f into the re- t h e following information,: I I I didn't particularly • like JUNE! 30th to AUGUST 2nd
gion of exalted poetry.MRftj I While the sonnet! must J have rhyming a soar with sore but I
1 racked mylbrain for a sub- unity, there a mustj beja clear was at the end of my resources. COURSES FORiTEACHERS
ject which would gsatisfy the break between thel octet land I had already seven lines of
foregoing regulation and at last the sextet. The sextet of a the octet. & It remained yet | to
hit upon the! idea iof using a sonnet should have a clear and get one line rhyming with Muse, Address
Muse. I remembered many in- independent beginning of its infuse and abuse to complete it
stances where Muses were in- own and constitute a separate as Iper | regulation, m The jonly
yoked,! by! name! or otherwise short poem of and in itself, wordjj I could think of was re- MJJ. RELIHAN,fM. A.,
in? the poems and sonnets of though arising out of, develop- fuse, and I determined! to pise
ing and bringing to a full con- Director I I H H B
bards of wide I renown. it—with this result:! I
I Weill so much for the Muse clusion the first or octet poem. "Such wondrous gift to«me
and th el invocation After having assimilated
but foregoing rules I gave myself the do not refuse." jfc j ? i Mercyhurst College
if JI [remembered rightly, the up to staring at a blank wall Now oame thetlesser but not
Muses were usually invoked for and hoping that the .first line less! importantItask of getting
ajagift of some kind. More of my sonnet might be so kind the sextet together. So far, I
pondering At lastU de- as to dawn on me. 1 tried applied the .rules faithfully, to
cided to invoke my Muse for several lines, which, however, the besl of -my knowledge and
the gift of "silvery speech," ol ability. But now, before me

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Such gems of thought and THE CRUCIFIX

1 speech as would e'ermore
In all weak mortal hearts true A bleeding Head bends low to
hope infuse, warn you;
Also strong faithfand will to He will forgive; He will not
bear abuse, scorn you I
A mind that o'er all mundane Two burning eyes shine down
things would soar. | to guide you;
A zeal to cure a suffering They will direct; they will not
neighbor's sore, r . chide you!
Such wondrous gift to me do What matter if the mob should
not refuse. * hiss you? .;
Such gift do poets and writers Two tired lips" are bent to kiss
all desire— you! % * 1
A power to soften hearts Two aching arms, stretched to
though they be stone, embrace you,
To drive off care and spread Have not forgotten—they| still
o'er brow a smile, place you! H p£
Instill in youth a strong Two Spierced hands that will
ambition's fire; caress you;
My words, if they, to lofty A bruised breast that*longs to
peaks have borne press you! J j
One lonely soul—well have I Great, gaping wounds that flow
Cecelia Rybinski spent my while." £• ^Bianca Surgo
f
Erie, Pa. f
to^batheyou Erie, Pa. f*
I wonder if there will be any From the side of Him Who
St. Benedict's* Academy who will breathe a sigh of re- Academy High School
Prom Committee, '27, '28, '29, '30. gret or of ...... .. relief when I died to save you. ; Le Cercle Francais, '27; Member
Le Cercle Francais; Fine Arts Club; tell them that this is absolutely As you kneel in worship, at His Fine Arts Club; Prom Committees,
Member Kappa Chi Sorority.' Feet 1> I I '27, f28, '29, '30; Advertising Man-
the last flight in the realms of Mangled and torn by the jiagged
ager of Merciad; Kappa Chi Soro-
poetry that I shall ever* be in- rity; Musical Accompanist, "The
system c-d-e-c-d-e. I managed duced to attempt. street, Wild Rose" and the "Maid of Tokyo."
the first line of the sextet to ;
- —Mary Nowakoski, '32. And view that awful sight
express one of my ideas: JH above you— Orange, New Jersey.
"Such gift do poets and Just say to Him: "My God, I Sister M. Philippa, Professor
writers all desire," LIBRARY BENEFIT love You." of English, spent the week-end
Then I got together the fol- •Kay Barrett, '33. in Pittsburgh in the interest of
lowing three lines qualifyh g St. John's Hall at 26th and her department.
the gift, and of theseMl am Wallace Streets was the scene FACULTY NOTES
Mr. Relihan jjhas been chosen
justly proud: I I bf a card party held for the commencement speaker f o r
"A power to soften hearts benefit of the German Depart- Sister M. Fidelis and Sister Mount de Chantal Academy,
though they be stone," 1 ment of the Mercyhurst Library M. Agatha spent the week-end Wheeling, West Virginia, whose
"To drive off care andfspread on Monday evening, May 26. of February 15 in Chicago.
|The faculty? and student graduation exercises will *take
o'er brow a smile, j ^ H Mr. William Gregory, head of place at 3:00 P. M. on Monday,
K "Instill in youth5a strong body of Mercyhurst want to ex- The Department of Geography June 9. On the morning of -the
I ambition's fire."l|| Bffl press their great appreciation at Western Reserve University,
to Father Alois Duering for his same day, Mr. Relihan will de-
Now L had ft wo more lines to was a guest of the faculty liver an address afcthe annual
complete the sonnet. | Unfor- active interest in our College March 22. | £ c
for it was through his kindness meeting of the Mount de Chan-
tunately I could think of no The faculty was entertained tal Alumnae Association.
more qualities that my "gift" that the hall was donated for at tea at the Practice House,
our party. April 5th, byt the H o m e Grace!Kane, '31.
might possess. | But an idea
came to me which suited! me Various committees composed Economics students.
better yet. Jl would clinchjthe of Mercyhurst Collegians as- Miss Whalen, Head of the ANNOUNCEMENT
sisted in making
sextet by two lines of aj per- The hall was decorated in blue arrangements. Economics Department, h a s
sonal nature which would vin- and white. taken up her residence at the In compliance |with the re-
dicate any lack of the sublime dotted the hall here and thereSwaying* palms Practice House where she will
remain until M a y i wenty- quest of Daniel A. Lord, S. J.,
and which would exalt my son- and presented a very pleasing editor of "The Queen's Work,"
net, if it were not already so. fourth.
effect. During the present month, we wish to announce t h e
Here they are: Bridge, Five Hundred, and
"My words* if they, to lofty Euchre were in play. Attractive Mr. Relihan is scheduled to Student's Spiritual! Leadership
peaks have borne Bridge score pads were awarded address the students of Mount Convention which will meet
One lonely soul—well have I to the winning player at each de Chantal Academy and St. June 20, 21, and 22 of this year.
spent my while." table. Josephs Academy of Wheeling, The place of meeting is Chi-
I decided to call my son.net About eleven o'clock a de- West V i r g i n i a , and St. cago and reservations for dele-
"An Invocation." L lightful luncheon of ice cream, Augustine's Academy of Cleve- gates will be made at the
For the'^benefit of those who cake and coffee was served. land, Ohio. Palmer House, one of Chicago's
would like tos read it without —Madelyn Hall, '32. Rev. William L. Sullivan, finest hotels. There should be
interruption I append it without Head of the Department of a representative delegation from
breaks and instrusions: Philosophy, had as his guest Mercyhurst. A most interest-
"Descend upon my brow 0 Sr. Philippa: "Name one of during the past month, his ing program is planned.
worthy Muse! the works of Mark Twain." brother, Mr. Charles Sullivan, I We appreciate the cordial in-
And from thy flowing well R. Wilbert: "Never the Twain of New York City, and Mr. vitation to "Pray! Plan! Talk!
upon me pour, shall meet. ti
Francis E. McMahon, of West Come I"
June, 1930
SOPHS ENTERTAIN THEIR
BIG SISTERS i
r The Sophomores got ,real
uppish two} weeks ago and I in-
vited the Seniors to a party at
which "Gloves were to be
worn/' Well aware that the
date of the party might hav^e
s o m e t h i n g to do with the
general tenor of the evening's
festivities—if there really|were
to be any, for we Seniors: are,
by now, confirmed skeptics —we
donned the required-f or-entrance
gauntlets and ushered! our-
selves into the fools' April
party. Oh, Oh, Kokemo! I I
mean the April Fool's Party.
The decorations were in, keep-
ing ^with the season, being
knick knacks from here and
there with a huge green um-
brella, inscribed by an orange
APRIL FOOL as a^ colorful
attraction.
Eight tables cheated at bridge
to get first prize, a dainty ker-
chief by the way, which was
won by Rose Galbo, with a
score of one hundred some-
thing. Miss jWhalen's sleights
of hand trick shuffles, and p. s.,
"As it were....
THE MERCIAD Page 11
will not take you so far away.
I do not know how true it is
but some people say that on a
clear night the lights from the
Canadian coast can be seen.
•Jane Turgeon, '33.
TO OUR MOUSE
Mousey dear
You are, I fear,
A most surprising person.
You do not wait to be asked to
call,
You simply come right!through
the wall.
Practical House Group
; Left to right:—Cleophas Doyle, Ruth Wilbert, Miss Whalen, pro- Barb and Maurine, to their
fessor of home economics, Margaret^ Burns, Margaret Burkhardt. vexation,; I
Have entertained you as of
parcel of your every J day The enrollment enlists, be- high station, P \
life." sides the officers, Bianca Sur&o, Not content with their candy
"Et Maintenant Cecelia Rybinski, Hazel Connell,
et bien." and cake *
—o— Mary McCrady, ^Elizabeth Ham- Which, while you nibble.
"As the fella' says." berger, Bertha McHale, Ruth Keeps them awake.
—o— Wilbert, Helen Waldinger, Mary
>i
Cronin, Verle McQuistion, Ethel But donning your hat and cane
"My dear young ladies. Without even "Good-night, I"
—o— Levick, Natalie Ford, Mary
Kelley, Mary Carlos, Marion come I again," * i
"I know a girl who lost her You march right up to the ex-
position fori that.... it Biebel, Katherine Barrett, Lucile
Schaal, M a r i o n Shalkham, clusive third floorf
—o— And make the ladies there,
"For the love o' Mike." Mildred McCormick, I M a r k
o Lynch, Luella Haaf, M a r y Do things they've* never done
Nowakowski, Helen. Kowalski, before— |
>>

her good partner, brought her o Eleanor Haas. Rcse has become an, acrobat;
high score up to ten hundred "Well, w h a t is it for to-day, This is the biggest step taken Really that's a fact.
odd for which \ she received low girls ?"v a s yet towards forming a strong From chair jto bed and bed to
prize, "a sure cure! for that and loyal alumnae association. door 1
tired feeling," la two by four WELCOME, KAPPA CHI Best wishes from the whole And then right out to the
rocking chair. K g school attend the advent of this corridor.
Coach Flossie Ammon rivaled Mercyhurst has a Sorority! sorority. Marg Canteloupe's nerves are
This Sorority comprises that
Teddy I Joyce fas* a mistress of —Barbara Hammond, '32. all out of place |
ceremonies and her protege, group of non-resident students And Evelyn swoons with ease
Miss Dorothy Hunter, of Erie of Mercyhurst who have for- FROM MY WINDOW and grace.
seen the necessity of a mutual
r a d i o ! fame, drew repeated
understanding among the girls Here I sit at my window Now Mousey dear, 0, can't you
applause from a most interested see
and have taken this step to thinking. It is twi-light and
audience by her clever|song and
bring about a higher type of the girls are out taking their Why on my bended knee I
dance offerings. plead. | >
comradeship! '} evening stroll around the drive-
fgpeveralff fake* refreshments Leave us here in our dear,
were brought*forth to whet the Kappa Chilis young and in- way. As my!room is inlths
experienced now, but it intends front part of! the 1 building, 11 sweet way i
Seniors'| appetites ' e r e t h e And go to the practice house to
genuine menu w\a3 set before to grow in wisdom and strength have a lovely view of the cam-
until it has become one of the pus, also f of the *city | of Erie. Play. * m
them. J To top it all, a blinding —Cleland Driscoll, '32.
thunder \ (Ethel Levick at themost active groups of the col- It is |an ideal Spring evening
lege. To | do this it has con- with the I birds chirping! their
piano)!and electric (Helen Cum- evening songs. I From! the dis- I THE FRESHMAN DIARY
stantly before fit this singular
mings at p i e j flashlight) rain-
purpose: | J| tance comes the chiming of the (Continued from Page 6)
storm (var i-colored confetti) church bells, calling the faith- March 28—T h e freshman
forced us all to get umbrellas "Kappa Chi Sorority shall ful to lenten fdevotions. The
(paper favors) and go home. have for its object th'e stimu- city, with its | large business class in general decided to
But April Fool, we all had a lation of interest in .Mercyhurst buildings, towers above the res- spend the week-end out. Betty,
College and the promotion and idential section; all seems so Virginia and Jane spent it in
dee-licious time and we love our Buffalo, also Jean and Alice
encouragement of i the mental peaceful and quiet. * From here
little sisters for being so nice
and social development of its T can see the bay and the lake, came| bouncing in on Saturday.
to us. members together with the cul- still white with floating cakes I wonder why Dot Barker went
y& —Grace McBride, '30.
tivation of J friendship, good of ice. The peninsula extends to Corry this week-end. Dot
fellowship, charity,,! and helpful- out, separating the bay from Morard spent it inlCleveland.
Do You Know what J T163S the lake. The sun has set but You see, it being the holy
the ^Professor Professes? The officers elected are: Miss the sky is crimson with the re- season of Lent, things aren't
Mildred Bird, president; Miss flection of its rays. This adds as lively as usual. Then we are
it
We'll begin there for to- Jeanne Elliot, vice president; considerably to the picture. If all so very much interested in
morrow. Miss Grace Kane, secretary; my gaze travels far enough it practice for the! coming play,
o and Miss Adelaide Greiner, will soon reach Canada but 1 that we haven't time for much
"It should become part and treasurer. else. * 3
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