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THE MERCIAD •

. Published at Mercyhurst College, Erie, Pa

VOLUME II JANUARY, 1931 NUMBER 1

COLLEGE AND BUSINESS highest rung, as president of this RAH! RAH!! RAH!!! WE THOUGHT YOU'D LIKE KAPPI CHI KOLUM
| The business world of today is gas company, is* one which every TEAM! TEAM!! TEAM!!! I TO KNOW I The Kappi Chi met early in Oc-
dependent largely upon the colleges woman
mind.
in business should bear in
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f* One of the latest sports that was That Bianco Surgo is teaching tober, for the first time since late
for its progress. Years ago these
two were distinct and separate fac- taken up by the students of Mercy- the fifth ij and sixth grades in Holy in June. They met to vote! Mil-
It can now readily be seen that hurst, in the fall of this year, was Family Parochial school . . . and is dred Bird, former President of the
tors, each one entirely independent woman play as important a part in
field hockey. Although the girls getting along very well except that, sorority, having graduated in June,
of the other. The boy or girl who today's business world as do men, was elected as honorary president.
could not afford to go to college and that a college woman has the had little practice along this line a few weeks ago, she reported hav-
they managed to select a team and ing some trouble with cancellation Grace R. Kane succeeded Miss Bird
went to work either for himself or greatest opportunity of attaining as |active ^president; Ethel Levick
scheduled a game with the fine . . . That Mary Ann Woods had*, a
for someone else. The wealthier the highest success. Thus it is, letter from Fran Hufnagel the was chosen vice-president, and
eleven of Edinboro State Teachers'
and more fortunate individual went that each day the business men are College. After two periods of play- other day . . . 'member Fran, the Mary Carlos was elected to fill the
to college, studied the cultural sub- relying more and more upon the ing the score was 5-0 in favor of girl with the glorious hair? . . . office of secretary and treasurer.
I jects only to return home and live colleges to give them aid. They the Edinboro team. I Sheghas a splendid position in the
I at the hands of some indulgent value the college graduate because Clarion Bank . . . Fran enclosed
j parent or relative. Or perhaps they know|heJte more intelligent Dorothy Cronauer was funani- some ducky pictures taken during
some of them studied a profession, than the average, more versatile, mously elected captain of the Var- Along toward the latter part of
the summer at Bemus Point of October, the Kappi Chifheld their
| and a f t e r la four-year college knows morefabout life in general, sity and had as her co-operating Rose Beckman and herself . . .Rose
] course, aided by influential friends, and more adaptable to circum- team mates: Nell Guilfoyle, Jane first real get-together. It was: a
isn't doing a thing . . . she was here dinner and bridge, at the Pussy-
! set up in practice for themselves. stances. They are interested in Turgeon, J e a n n e Elliott, Jean just a few days ago . . . drove up willow tea room. It seemed especi-
i The business world, outside of pro- him, because they know! that the Summers, Vera Anderson, Jane and almost froze to death . . . and ally significant, in that Mildred
' fessions, was something far below college man or woman of today will Mulheirn, Elizabeth Wilbert, Eliza- Nat Ford is a very active member Bird and Natalie Ford having both
the college man of half a century become the executive of tomorrow! beth McDonald, Kathleen O'Brien, 5
of the Junior Business* and Pro- left Mercyhurst in June, were with
[ ago. Dorothy Mooney, Costella Ressler, fessional Woman's Club. Ere long
—Ethel S. Levick, '32. us again. ''
Catherine Ryan, Ruth Anne Mar- . . . we expect to see replacing the
i Today, however, there is a de- tin and Margaret Bacon. W old sign — "Natalie Ford and Four tables of bridge were in
: cidedly different opinion of the o Father, ^Insurance" . . .^We see a progress d u r i n g the evening;
We expect to get down to some Natalie Ford, Miriam Shalkham,
[relation between the business and real hockey playing in the sprhfg lot of Nat too . . . she's an active
the scholastic-world. They go hand THE BUFFALO CLUB it when our fieldfis in good shape Kappa Chi . . . Birdie's been to see Mildred Bird, Helen |Kowalski,
in hand. Our modern colleges are OF MERCYHURST COLLEGE once again, and shall come forth us many times within the past few Ruth Wilbert, Jean Elliott, Ethel
beginning to realize more and more weeks . . . No surprise any more to Levick, Katherine Barrett, Verle
The Buffalo Club of Mercyhurst with a winning field hockey team. see her face in the hall . . . seems McQuiston, Bertha McHale, Mary
the necessity for preparing their College was formed December 2, We have the material, mow let us
students to take a place in the 1930. $ The officers elected were see what we can do! good tho'. . . says she's decided to McCrady, Elizabeth Hamberger,
business world, and an important Mary Irwin, president; Jean Sum- come back for a P. G. . . . We do Mary Kelly, Mary Carlos, Mary
place at that. Men in business are mers, vice-president; Betty Danahy, This being! the first year that so like being missed . . . Birdie's Cronin and Grace Kane.
no longer satisfied with the un- secretary, Alice Summers, trea- the College has had an organized teaching seventh and eighth grades Awards were received by the
trained mind; they are looking for surer, and Jane Kelly, publicity- basketball team, some mention of at Wesleyville .3. . Midge Hall re- worthy ones, Nat and Verle.
the intellectual one, and are de- editor. it should be made. The season was ports on hearing from Marg Can-
pending upon the colleges to give opened with much enthusiasm, taloupe that Marg just a d o r e s
it to them. Bubbling over with enthusiasm, among the students, and this en- teaching in Farrell High — Rose Every week b r o u g h t new
thusiastic spirit is still felt. Galbo's teaching, too; in Fenelton, plans and more meetings. But one
the club gave a most successful
The college graduate in business Bridge Tea during the Ghristmas Pa. . . . Celia Rybinski and Agnes week £ brought a special invitation
At the first call for candidates Bremer Friant are a m o n g the
should be more valuable to the holidays, at the home of the presi- many of the girls responded. After from Mrs. M. J. Relihan, asking
business community because he has dent. Bridge started at two o'clock several tryouts and hard practices, School Marms of last year's class the girls to be honor guests at \a
a trained mind; because he is and tea was served from four to Miss Heil picked a team. This . .|. That Mary Carlos § looks like bridge tea to be held in her home
taught to play the game squarely six o'clock. team has shown great progress Norma Shearer . . . more of last Saturday afternoon, November
from every angle; because his and is now ready for all games on year's* class ? . . . no sooner said eighth. It was certainly an after-
vision of things in general has been $The club has opened a savings ac- its schedule. The line-up is as fol- than done . . . Marg Harris isn't noon en joyably spent; and again
enlarged through mental training; count through the college, the aim lows: Helen Huether, Nell Guil- doing much right now . . . Maurine we wish to tell Mrs. Relihan,
because the trained mind will as- being the placement and payment foyle, Teresa A'Hearn, Jean Sum- is at Margaret Morrison School. . . through the medium of our Kolum,
similate new ideas m u c h ' more for a window! in our new chapel mers, Dorothy Cronauer, Costella She's taking a special business that we all "loved it." 'ML M
r e a d i l y than the untrained which we all hope to see during Ressler, Dorothy ?Mooney, Jane course, so we hear . . . and Barb After the Notre I Dame - Penn
mind; and because he is willing to our college days. Part of the pro- Mulheirn, and Elizabeth Wilbert. Wilbert is in the newspaper game, game was well over, and the gasp-
listen to advice and has sense ceeds from the Christmas party pushing ye olde typewriter down ings and sighs of a certain few
enough to retain the good and dis- was put into our account, and we Dorothy Morard was unani- in Pittsburgh for] the Sun-Tele- had subsided we all settled down to
card the bad. | hope to swell it by the proceeds of mously elected manager of the graph . . . That Cleland Driscoll a scientific game of bridge.
a spring party which we are plan- team! at the first meeting and has that "skin you love to touch."
R The, question, "Are Women a ning. I Dorothy Mooney, captain. Little Miss Mary and Grace re-
Success in Business ?" is being dis- —Jane Kelley, '33. Up to date the Collegians have Katherine Barrett, '34. ceived;] the honors.
cussed at all times. J Business has played but two games, in both of
moulded the characters of .women o which they have fbeen victorious. o
particularly. The past ten or fif- The mid-winter schedule will afford Mrs. Relihan's bridge tea was
teen years have undoubtedly done greater opportunity for develop- the first occasion that the Kappi
much^to advance and define their S'POSIN'
ment in this line. NEW FACES AND OLD Chi had been asked to fill the
business status. There has never Friday came along without spag- status of honor guests. We feel so
been so much talk of professional hetti. Dorothy Mooney, '34. Carmelita Gill bears close resem-
opportunities in the commercial blance to Marion Beibel Wander consequential and good and- glad
world, nor so lively an inclination Everybody was on time for the that someone thinks we're on the
. . . Everyone recalls, of course, M
up and UP." Encouragement
among educated women to go into 8:10 class. when our Marion sang such sweet
business. Many y o u n g women means so much to a growing so-
Mercyhurst girls were certain THE BRIDGE TEA love songs to Mary Kelley? who'd ciety and when we have grown and
think they are fully equipped with about their dates twenty-four
a three to six months \ business hours before any dance. January 10th dawned bright and ever think Marion would? be the "growed" some more we shall know
§ clear, much to the delight of all to whom to turn to thank.
course or a secretarial course at a first to be won by one ? — (love-
vocational college, but college wo- Holidays^ and Holy Days came Mercyhurst. For, you see, the song, we mean!!) . . . Margaret
men are the most desired and they, on school days. whole student body was sponsor-
Hanna looks like Verle McQuiston
[naturally, show km ore ability. Helen Portman went any place ing the annual ^benefit bridge. That's!all for this time but we
. . . Alice Reeder looks a lot^like have more big things] to do and
without Gigi Gressley.| Resident students made the col-
lege a place quite spectacular. Ag Falber . . . Miss Heil, the Phy- we'll tell you all about them later
It is undeniably true that wo- Jin Buck ever said anything un- Kappa Chi's were responsible for
men perform better the minor de- kind or unpleasant. sical Education teacher reminds on.
tails, for we all know it is a wo- the reservations. & some of |the old girls of Kit Hy- Grace Kane, '31.
man's passion to do small things Jeanne Elliott walked mincingly song . . . Cealy Donnelly and her
Cards were in progress in the
well*. Women, too, havelpatience and had a feminine hair cut. different social rooms with an sister in the Seminary look so o
with which the male sex cannot The day hops filled their foun- award for each gathering,! In the much alike one can't| tell them
compare. Indeed, it is doubtful tain pens at home and didn't {bor- dining-room, a vision in purple and
whether big businesses could have row ink. apart. SWIMMING
| silver, the tea tables were ar-
become as large as \ they are, if it
The library was open at con- ranged. Seasonal flowers and Brightfand early every Saturday
were not for those women who do cathedral tapers completed the morning the Mercyhurst means of
the monotonous exacting jobs for venient times. decoration for the tables at which conveyance deposits us at the
which young men could never have 'Six people didn't want to read the class presidents, 1 Miss Mary WE MISS Academy door. There is a lapse
the patience. "Great oaks from the same novel at the same time. McCrady, Miss Ethel Levick, Miss
little acorns grow"—so too, does
the business world progress!!rom
Alice Summers, and Miss Kay
Ryan presided.
Hon' Daly, who was just a peach
to have around . . . Regina Keck
of about five minutes until a great
splash is heard. The sound, of i
; . . who always looked so chic and course, comes from the fact that
performing well little things.^
No one can deny the words of so . . . Ann and Marion . . . the water gives forth a i noise when
The ^inspiring* example of Mary CONDOLENCE^. Model Roomies . . . Sally Edkin's struck with a heavyibody.—How
one of our society editors who about it Nell? The class is inj
Dillon, | a college graduate, who The Merciad Staff takes this op- said our party-was one of| the cute tricks . . . and right along with
started on the lowest rung of the portunity to extend s i n c e r e s t most brilliant lights in the can- them . I . Mother Pierre's Biology charge of Miss Heil, physical train-|
business ladder, as general futility class . . . THE GOOD TIMESSWE ing ^instructor.
sympathy to Regina Keck, '30, on delabra of winter social events.
clerk, in a gas company, and who, —Mary McCrady, •SI. HAD LAST FALL!!!! (Cleland Driscoll, '32.
Lin twenty-five years, reached the the recent death of her father.
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EXCHANGE COLUMN lALUMNAE NOTES j

CIVIC EDUCATIONllN

THE MERCIAD J THE SCHOOLS

iThe ultimate goal of all educa-
tion and civilization is to better
The Merciad has been the recipi-
ent of many college exchanges, and
it is our aim to acknowledge these
exchanges in one or another of our
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We've o f t e n wondered what
pathetic little newsboy (it jj||g
humanity. When it ceases to ful- have been that) gave Midge Reese
Published monthly by the students of Mercyhurst College fil this purposeful function it issues the inspiration to be a Social SerJ
THE C L A R K E COURIER, vice Worker. It must be
Address all communications to ceases to progress, becomes stag-
among others, is an exchange
nant and renders itself useless. |ing to be neglected in Buffalo
THE MERCIAD The* very ordinary business of
which we consider very interestingif she is the strength of the needy
and wprthwhile. An editorial en- . . . or what not . . .
Mercyhurst College Erie, Pa living and being a citizen is \ an
titled, "Pine Walks" created a truly Mary. Ellen is teaching a | Pittg.|
extraordinary art; one| that our
feminine atmosphere. burgh. Recently shef was ill , .
modern school^ system, altho com-
plete in every other detail, has neg- The articles on "Will Durant" hope you're better, Mary Ellen ,S]
Subscription Rates lected, and which depreciates its and "The Heavenly Voice" (pay no Eleanor Krah has a Lati
value greatly. attention to the name) foundf in . . . which has a motto somewhat
ONE DOLLAR THE YEAR the CANISIAN of October 17, held like that of Mercyhurst . ... o 3
The fact that a chain is as
a great interest for us. Humorous,of the very nice little pupils wrote
strong asrits weakest link demon-
witty and literary, seem to be fit-
a poem about it . . . We liked the
strates that our nation, as a
MERCIAD STAFF ting words to use in describing the
poem, Eleanor, and we are gorry
government, is not strong because
contents of your paper. that we can not publish it in this
its weakest link is the voters' gen-
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF eral I lack of knowledge of civic "This Is For You" found in a paper . . . |
Elizabeth Hamburger '81 affairs. recent publication of the Notre Mary Robas, too, is doinglsocial
Dame SCHOLASTIC gave us an Service work in Toledo, Ohio. | |
ASSOCIATE EDITORS It is a deplorable situation when interesting insight into the likes
Bertha McHale, '31 Nellie Guilfoyle, '31 one is compelled to admit that the and preferred tastes of the "Virile" '30—
vast majority of the population in college man. We like the SCHO-
NEWS EDITORS the {United States are mentally in- LASTIC very, very much, for it Marg. Harris wants to know
Cleland Driscoll, '32 * Margaret Blair, '33 capable of voting. And yet in the when the Merciad is going to be
has in our estimation, all'the re-
l| Ruth Sterrett '34 hands!of this great- middle and published
quisites of a live college publica- . . . she wants news, we
lower class, rests the reins ofja tion. ;;
•' ; -:' - •% i gather. Here you are, Marg, this
EXCHANGE EDITOR government. column . . . is for you. t
Mary Ann Woods, '32 THE CLIFF DWELLER of the
Civic education is a much abused S Maurine was forced into a fire-
University of Pittsburgh (Erie
term and holds an indifferent place drill at 3 A. M. the other morning
l ART EDITOR in the average curriculum. But
center) receives our very hearty
. . . Imagine the added excitement
Madelyn Hall, '32 approbation. Your columns "I Am
civic education,! as it should be, is if she had seen a mouse . . . 1
Told" and "Pitt Patter" were very
BUSINESS MANAGER, Grace Kane an entirely different proposition. Barb came visiting last week—
entertaining and your humor most
It is understood to mean a tho- were we ever glad to see her ?
rough: understanding of the prob- enjoyable, f
Ef —Mary Ann Woods, '32. Bianco Surgo did a fine bit of
lems confronting a nation, states broadcasting about a month ago.
and cities of today. As soon as o Mildred Bird is one of the most
Petticoat Government is in! But it is not the "petticoat the child reaches the time when he ardent Kappa Chi members. She
government" that Irving referred to in his "Rip Van Winkle." is capable of reasoning, he should ATHLETICS AT MERCYHURST helped us a lot with our bridge,
begin the study 'of governmental too. f
There will be no Dame Van Winkle, in the form of the science. After all what good is it From the beginning of the school
year, every department of Mercy- Cecelia, they say, is fast becom-
council President, who will tyrannize and frighten her sub- to teach the pupil how to reason hurst has striven to advance and to ing the favorite Latin teacher at
jects so that they flee to their rooms and sleep for twenty out a theorem in geometry yif he become stronger. Since the open- St. Stanislaus in Erie . . i I
cannot apply it to the problems of We wonder if Marg Cantaloupe
years to escapelher rule. She will be there to see that they his life and country? ing of the present school year, no
don't fall asleep, but are alert and ready to do her bidding, As a prospective citizen he department has shown more en- uses • the project method in her
thusiasm and spirit, than the de- English Classes . . . and if any of
which will lead only to a satisfactory ultimate end. should know the simple mechanical partment of physical education. her pupils can equal her interpre-
processes of voting, such as: how tation of the "Hare and the Tor-
There will be none of Rip's shiftless evading of necessary to mark a ballot or to manipulate As soon as possible after the
opening of s c h o o l , the tennis toise."
duties, for the whole Student Body is going to work with the the voting machine. He should be Margaret Burkhardt recently
I courts were put into use.
president and her cabinet as they have heretofore solemnly familiar with the legal require- the starting of play, until the secured a position on the staff at From
promised themselves, but somehow failed to do. ments accompanying the privilege,
weather no longer permitted, balls Lakeside Hospital in Cleveland.
for instance, the age limitations, Cleo Doyle is teaching home eco-
What the Council is asking for now is a one hundred per the payment of taxes, the neces- were seen flying back and forth
over the courts. But the inevitable nomics at McDonald, Pa. *
cent cooperation from its subjects. We are all here for just sity of registration; he should happened and tennis was reluct- Rose Beckman writes that she is
a very short time, so why not give them what they ask. It's know the days on which to regis- antly laid aside until spring. But so busy . . . we're not certain about
little enough that we should at least make the effort, just to ter, and the location of the polls in that was but the b e g i n n i n g . what.
his district.
show them that we're not slackers. Hockey, next became "the thing." Tete McBride went back to Oil
He should learn to know and This is the first year of hockey at City where she has a good position
Petticoat Government is just here on trial, and we know analyze both sides of a question Mercyhurst and enthusiasm has and the same kind of a time.
that if Dame Van Winkle had conducted it the way the Mer- and be able to reach an intelligent run high. The response to the call Evelyn Jacobson is "the business
cyhurst girls are doing, Rip would never have developed the decision in the matter. He should for hockey players was so strong woman" also. Occasionally she
be told to make it his personal that within a month or so of start- treks back to Mercyhurst.
severe case of sleeping-sickness he did. business to know the public and ing, a team was organized. This Marg Hungerville is just having
•Nellie Guilfoyle, '31. private history of every public of- team took upon its shoulders the a good time. Mercyhurst sees her
fice holder or office seeker, especi- first outside game of hockey for quite often, too.
ally those in his community. He Mercyhurst. The results of this [Elizabeth Hamburger, '31.
\ t
o should be taught the workings of game were not as gratifying as
political machines in regard to might have been, but the spirit was
their power and influence, and the o
To present a picture $ of refined womanhood is a praise- harm of voting the straight party high and the sportsmanship ex-
cellent, i
worthy if difficult thing. But, after all, a picture is some- ticket regardless of the platform Then with the end of hockey PERSONALITIES
thing one appreciates only when she looks at it. Until now, or the worth of the candidate. came the beginning of basket-ball. Cleland Driscoll
the girls of Mercyhurst have generously ^contributed to just He should learn to be liberal and This call was received by the stu- Black Velvet :i
such a work of art; until now, we have not intimately felt the unprejudiced in his views and not dents with top-notch interest. A dream of Virgil
to swallow hook, line and sinker
need of anything greater. However, with growth and the the propaganda of the newspapers. Under the able direction of Miss A Grey Roman urn M
progress of time, has come resolve. Within the college itself In other words, he should culti- Geraldine Heil, and with the loyal Bertha McHale
support of the students much has A little silver vase
we have, from time to time sincerely censured ourselves for vate thought and concentration and been done and much will be done.
become an active participant in the An old fashioned doll
a lack of that co-operative spirit which makes for active as affairs of the state as well as learn- (Dorothy Cronauer, '34. Ruth Wilbert
well as passive beauty. ing the gentle art of being a good o A bit of Dresden china
citizen. A plumed carriage
We have a motto, "Carpe Diem." Let us make this Tiny slippers
WHAT PEOPLE TALK ABOUT
motto a sort of beaconing light. When we recognize an op- It should be impressed upon Helen Huether
him that it is his personal duty
portunity, let our § aim be to seize it and carry it out to its to take part in the v o 1 i t i c a l The Freshies' exhibition of good A college girl
fullest extent. Our college needs support; not "individual housekeeping. He then protects sportsmanship in initiation . . . A senior prom
Mary McCrady's petiteness . . J
support alone, but the united action of the entire school. We and furthers his own welfare. Betty Danahy's lovely personality A tennis racket
are a Society and our being such depends on the union of our He s h o u l d remember that if . . . Elizabeth Hamburger's mar- A bronze fleur-de-lis Virginia Buck
forces in the pursuit of a common well-being. It is necessary he is indifferent to the opportunity velous short stories . . . hearing Blue wisteria
and breaks the law not only must
for us to devise some method to attain this state of "to- he pay the just penalty but he for- Sister Philippa read poetry . . . LuElla Haaf
getherness." How? The answer is, a little more patience, feits his right to question or criti- Jinny Duggan's frankness . . . Sunbeams through lace
Midge Hall's brilliant remarks
a little more charity and faith in our fellow students, a bit cise any existing condition in his the day would be so drab without Yellow organdy • •

more effort and a great deal more persistence. To turn to- country. Margaret Burns
them . . . DeDe Hasting's clever A fine gold chain
ward one another is "to act with one another. All this drilling should go on in sayings . . . Bertha McHale's Frosty air in the springtime
the schools so that the student will quaint loveliness . . . Kay Ryan's Elizabeth Hamburger
No doubt each one of us at' Mercyhurst has a desire to be as perfectly equipped for his ease in public speaking . . . Mercy- Efficiency
be of use to her college. We want to show our appreciation position in the world as in the hurst teas . . . Grace Kane's knack Mirthful dignity
and love for the mother of our education, a mother held most classroom. In his hands lies the of collecting money. . . the note of
Autumn leaves
future of the country, the destiny simplicity in Frances McCarthy's Mary Kelly
dear. The measure of our success will be the measure of
of its people; and it behooves him girlish frocks . . . Mid McCormick's Finely-veiled mischief
our co-operation. to act wisely and well, poetry. ;
, £q Fire in a china cup
Elizabeth Hamburger, '81. 'j$ J —Ruth Sterrett, '34. —Kajherine Barrett, '34. —Mary McCrady

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January, 1931
HEARD
If you haven't heard about the
Father-Daughter banquet given by
the Kappa Chi Sorority, you have-
n't heard anything. Each girl
walked into the dining hall, which
was beautifully decorated in orchid
and'silver, the Sorority colors, on
the arm of her Dad. The places
were found by the cleverest place
card-menus. On the cover of the
menu appeared the picture of a
Dad and his daughter. Father's
place was marked by an orchid
carnation which was placed in the
lapel of his coat |by his proud
daughter. As he opened the menu
he saw boldly written, "Eat, drink,
and be merry. Daughter pays the
bill!" Many of them smiled (I
don't know why)—but they pro-
ceeded to eat:I ^ I'm not. That's the way it is with
Kappa Kocktail
Celery Pickles
Yankee Gobbler
College Dressing Giblet Gravy
f Cauliflower French Style
Glazed Sweets 4 Cranberries
Ice a la Violet
Chi Plum Pudding
Sorority Sauce
I Coffee I |
Cigars Cigarettes
And as the Dads smoked and the
daughters nibbled on candy cigar-
ettes, Lu Ella Haaf, toast-mis-
tress, introduced Grace Kane, our
president, who gave the. toast to
Mr. M. J. Relihan, "Our Professor,"
the guest \of honor. Jean Elliott
gave a toast to "Our Fathers."
Mr. Peter Wilbert, who came all
the way from Oil City to be the
guest" of • his niece, Ruthie, re-
sponded. Do we want Uncle Pete
to come again, do we? Mildred
Bird, our past president addressed
us briefly. Father Sullivan, our
chaplain, off whom we are all so
proud, spoke most delightfully. Mr.
Relihan responded briefly with
words of praise for the inaugura-
tion by the Kappa Chi of the
father-daughter banquets. And so
we write a toast to Kappa Chi
Dads:
If I could whisper in your ear
Things most fathers like to hear,
I'd bend down, slow, and tell you
low
So I'd be sure you'd really know
That we'll have you again a year
from today.
'Cause we're proud and we love
you, we want to say.
—Mildred McCormick, '33.
0 are due, strangely enough, not to
TO THE HOCKEY TEAM
MY EQUILIBRIUM
Equilibrium is everything in life!
out I am not an "equilibriumist.*
It at last, am forced to face the
fact that I am unable to stand on
my own feet. I have no difficulty,
understand^ me, inf! spending mo*
ment after moment on someone
else's feet, as I await in line at
the cafeteria, or while drifting in
a dreamy waltz at the end of a
dance when I am tired and find
my partner's feet much more com-
fortable to drift on than my own.
But you should see me on the
basketball floor. One w o u l d
imagine I owned none of the mus-
cles, or whatever it is, that con-
trol the standing-up part of my
anatomy. Now I'm standing, now
me. I have often suspected the
members of the decoration com-
mittee of unduly encouraging me
to play basketball quite assiduous-
ly before a prom, for every portion
of the floor is generously mopped
up with my little green "gym" suit
some time or other during a game;
and a clean floor is very conducive
to good dancing. | But we need not stay cooped up the Levick dining room. And oh!
You don't see other girls flop-
pies, if you'll pardon the term, on
the floor every second. '•'; They have
too much pride. They've probably
been quite constant in training
their standing - up muscles from
childhood. I never bothered much
with mine, never dreaming that the
time would come when they would
be the determining factors fin my
career, both scholastic and athletic,
for if I don't learn to stand on my
feet now, I never will. I shall be
too old, as the muscles are per-
manently formed after at certain
age. j . ,| | |
Of course, this doesn't mean that
all of the girls stand on their feet
all of the time. Take Helen Hue-
ther, for example. She is the only
one who could possibly run me a
second, but I don't believe it's
because Helen lacks muscular con-
trol, t She gets in some beautiful
falls, but she attributes it to this
"five-man defense" business. I
think she is simply being magnani-
mous, however, and d o i n g it
merely that I won't feel too
"unequilibriumal."
Ruth Ann Elizabeth, poised and
at ease elsewhere, surprises me
dhce in a while by falling at prac-
tice, but her slumps to the floor
her |own, but to the collision of
other memberslof the • team. Two
THE MERCIAD P a g e f3
WORTHY USE OP LEISURE KAPPA CHI NEWS MID-YEAR PROM
Freedom from necessary occupa- Kappa Chi became a sorority in |'Mid low, shaded lamps, deli-
tion, spare time; time available for reality December 5th, for what club cately fashioned decorations of
some particular purpose; all this is of girls does not combine pleasure silver and black, comfortable and
leisure, jj And what do we think of with business ? Prior to this mem- soft chairs, and to the mellow,
it, what do we do with it ? I orable date the Kappa Chi held melodious,, strains of impressive
Oh, there are many wonderful meetings in a schoolroom but on music, swayed the dancers, the
ways to spend our leisure hours, Friday evening, the fifth of Decem- ladies in long, flowing gowns of
but I think our leisure should mean ber, all the girls met at the home soft, fragile material and spark-
more enjoyment of life—not a lazy, of Ethel Levick. Here the main ling slippers; the men in formal
useless enjoyment, but one brim- business of the evening consisted black.
ming over with interest and beauty. in deciding how, when, and by 'Twas the night oflthe Mid-Year
Music is a glorious use of leisure whom money could be raised to Prom, one of those much-antici-
whether we play or simply appre- give our Merciad paper a helping pated affairs at Mercyhurst, for
ciate and study music and its mas- hand* The universal spirit was which great labor has; been* cli-
ters. There can be concerts, glee that Kappa* Chi must fulfill its maxed with pleasing and success-
clubs, orchestras—-oh, music is lei- mission—to be of worthy benefit ful results.
sure at any time. to its Alma Mater. It was finally
The Student Council of the Col-
And we have books. Wouldn't decided that with the approval of
lege is responsible for this success-
this world be a drab place without Mother M. Borgia plans for a card ful'Prom and it is to the following
novels, histories, biographies, and party go under way and that committees that the well-deserved
above all, poetry? Our minds need Kappa Chi would pledge at least credit must be given:
the nourishment they can get from seventy tables for this benefit Helen Huether, General Chairman
good reading matter; our minds are bridge.
truly hungry for more knowledge FAVOR COMMITTEE ft
about everything—life, love, work, After business came pleasure.
Mary McCrady, Chairman
and play. And there's little doubt Because the sorority spirit is "one Dorothy Morard
but that reading will keep us for all, and all for one," the girls
Mary Irwin
young and alive to what is going sat together at one large table to CI el and Driscoll
on around us. enjoy the delicious repast served in
Margaret Hanna*
Mary Ann Gressleyl
with books during our leisure time such entertainment! Mary-, Kelly,
—we can paint, dance, write, or who is always in a hurry to Igo ORCHESTRA
play. $ Why not? We must keep somewhere, managed to keep all of Ethel Levick, Chairman
our bodies as fit as our minds so us in a gale of laughter in which Luella Haaf f
leisure should mean golf, tennis, her infectious giggle took no little Mary Cronin 5
swimming, dancing — oh, every- part. Jean Eliott had the girls Virginia Buck
thing to make life a pleasure in sitting on the edge of their chairs Betty Danahy
those leisure hours. watching breathlessly to see if she
When one is young, one wastes would . absent-mindedly spill | her PROGRAM AND INVITATIONS
leisure but as one*grows older, he glass of water on the tablecloth. Grace Kane, Chairman
grows wiser, and then free time And to complete the successful Madylin Hall| * \
takes on importance. Oh, leisure meeting Grace Kane sent the girls Dorothy Jane Hastings
is wonderful with its worthy uses, home with their heads up in the Ruth Sterrett Wk
and these uses of it make living a .clouds. She told fortunes! and Mary Eleanor Morin
perfect pleasure for each of us made all happy with, "A dark man
is coming into your life," or, "I DECORATIONS
seeking a full enjoyment of life.
| i—Betty Danahy, '33. see a blonde man who is in love Helen Huether, Chairman
o with you." Teresa A'Hearn
Nellie Guilfoyle
SO YEjtSHALL KNOW THEM— December 19th marked one more Helen Portman
The girl who drives that big eventful day i n | the I Kappa Chi Catherine Egan
Stutz sedan is Marie Lynch, a calendar. On this first night of
Sophomore . . . DeDe Hastings is our Christmas vacation, Katherine FOOD
the girl who always wears such Barrett entertained the sorority at Ruth Wilbert, Chairman
clever^and really different clothes her home. It typified the real Margaret Burns
. . . DeDe is also the one who gives Christmas spirit—"To give is bet- Florence Ammon
those extracts from melodrama that ter than to receive." Tickets for Alice Summers f.
you hear during the noon hour . . . the Mercyhurst benefit bridge were Verle McQuiston
Irene Strahl is the Freshman who given out to the girls and they Mildred McCormick
wholeheartedly undertook to give Vera Anderson
wears those stunning Paris models
their best efforts to make the Mary Carlos
. . . you've seen them , . . you've
envied them . . . Grace Kane is that card party a success. Mary Louise Daley
tall, good-looking Senior, with the
Harold Austin and his New
glorious eyes, who is always col- After the business of the meet- Yorkers will furnish those beauti-
ing was dispensed with, Kay served ful melodies which will lend an air
lecting money . . . You'll see Grace
at every Notre Dame game . . . a delightful lunch. And then came of fun, of enchantment, and of
the fun! Each girl had brought a youth to the already holiday at-
and—ah—did^anyone fall in South
Bend? Ask Grace . . . Louise Pas- littlef gift for .'-one of her sisters mosphere. 4
whose name she had drawn at the
qualicchio is the girl who looks so «

Shall I compare you to the foot-
ball team
We know as "fighting Irish" brave
I and strong ? >
As down the field so swift you run;
the throng
In joy and glee respond with
g shouts and screams.
As in the wind the "Green and
White"—it streams.
And thus sweet voices fill the air
with song,
And now the umpire blows his
whistle long—
A goal—the victory is ours it
& seems.
Long live the Green and White in
victory!
Blessed thrice be you by fame, suc-
cess and peace,
So that in years to come you'll;
smile and say:
"This hockey team stands out in
history."
And I am sure its fame will now
increase
Because the victory was ours that
i day. H J game. They say where there's
Jane Turgeon, '33.
"UP TO NOW"
Sept. 22—Mercyhurst "opens for
business." Several new girls un-
pack their trunks and proceed with
the business of getting a college
education. 4 points which will be of practical
(Continued on page four, column 5)
players can come together under
one basket and the impact will
magically knock down the patient-
ly-guarding Ruth under the other.
It just seems that some form of
mental telepathy, ,'pr electrical
communication tells Ruth that she
should fall at that exact moment.
But falling is a rarity with her
while with me it is habitual.£
The part that hurts! me most,
however, is the manner in which
some of the girls manage &o keep
themselves upright, after a par-
ticularly* remarkable play. Take
Frances McCarty. I have seen that
girl.make some of the most death-
defying, awe - inspiring l e a p s
through the air in her effort to
clutch the ball, and yet come down
fair and square on her feet, smil-
ing victoriously at her feat. (Not
feet.)
Why can I not beg like that?
Why must I always be the goat
and supply all the laughs during a
a will there's a way, but try as I
may, I can't will myself to stand
on my feet. | Needless to say,
there is often more than my pride
hurt, so I'm being injured both
bodily and mentally. Wont some-
one, then, taking pity on my "sore"
distress, send me the first steps
on "How to Gain Equilibrium" f
—Nellie -Guilfoyle, '81.
well in red and who wears so much
of it . . . she's a Freshie . . .That
cute, little boyish-looking girl is
none other than Jeanne Elliott.. .
and believe it or not . .|. Jeanne's
a sedate and dignified Senior . . .
That tall attractive blonde enrolled
in the Freshman class is Mary
Elynor Morin, of Washington, D. C.
. . . Miriam Shaikh am is that strik-
ing brunette who is blessed with a
remarkable voice and a knack of
telling fortunes. She's a niece of
Margaret Flanagan who caters to
the fashion fancies of Erie's elite
. . . That clever green sport road-
ster is driven by Mary Kelley . . .
Ethel Levick is one of those s few
people who have the knack off al-
ways looking just right . . . Ethel
is also one of the most popular
girls in the College . . . she is
among the officials of almost every
organization at Mercyhurst. . . .
[Katherine Barrett, '84.
o-
On Friday morning Mr. L. A.
Shew, Local Manager of the West-
ern Union Telegraph Office, ad-
dressed the s t u d e n t s of the
Secretarial Department on ^'Tele-
graphic Service in the * Modern
Business World." Mr. Shew's talk
was both interesting and instruc-
tive and the students gleaned many
value in their course*
previous meeting. No name of the The Student Council \ for many
giver was signed, but after the years to come will have a goal for
"Oh's" and "Ah's" each girl quite which Ho strive: a Mid-Year Prom
naturally went about asking, "Did to surpass the Prom of 1931.
you give this to me ?" "Oh, I want —Aileen Foster, '34.
to know| because I've just got to
thank someone." With this feeling
of joy and thanks at the thought-
fulness of her sorority sisters, each RECITAL |
girl went | home with a rousing
in honor of |
"Merry Christmas and a Happy
New Year" still ringing in her Mother M. De Sales
January twenty-second, 1931
ears.
January 5th Kappa Chi again
PROGRAMME
met after seventeen days of happy Address \
vacationing and ushering of the
Kathryn Ryan %
New Year with much happiness. To Spring Greig
Even though it was hard to settle % Grace Rechiche \
down to duties all realized that h a At Night % (Song)
meeting must be held to determine Nell Guilfoyle
if their quota of tables for the Rush Hour in Hong Kong Chasins
bridge party was attained. Grace Bianco Surgo i
Kane offered the use of her home Notturno Grieg
Virginia^Duggan
and on the 7th Kappa Chi met for Spanish Dance* No. 8 Sarasate
a business meeting. Much to the Serenade Toselli U
satisfaction of everyone it was M Victoria Surgo
found that the girls had sold their Polly Zamechik
share of tables and that there was E. Levick and V. Duggan
a ^possibility of even filling more. A Burlesque * —--
The sorority then went to Priscilla Jean Elliot and N. Guilfoyle
Biers in a body. The kind of a A Cheerful Little Earful (Song)
good time that only a g r o u p Mary E. Morin i
of congenial and fun-loving girls Kammenoi-Ostrow — Rubenstein
4 Ethel Levick
can enjoy was hadfby all present.
A Rose With a Heart of Gold
Ethel Levick, '32. 4 Helen Heuther

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THE CHOSEN PROFESSION
Who was it that once said in
Latin: ''Whom the gods hate, they
make a pedagogue?" | Whatever
extenuating circumstances may be
found for such a statement, the
practice ) teachers of Mercyhurst
College have a lurking suspicion
that the Latin author was not
aware of the fact that there are
two sides to every question and
that the good side in ^xnany in-
stances overbalances the evil.
A semester's experience in teach-
ing to the credit of the young
practicing "pedagogues" ought to
be enough to enable them to say
that teaching is the most interest-
ing, most absorbing, most ^reju-
venating work to be had, the world
over. Shaping youthful minds,
influencing youthful characters,
keeping in contact with youthful
thoughts, ambitions and aspira-
tions is, to say the!-least, interest-
ing and absorbing. One cannot
help but wonder if to keep in such
close communion with youth be
not a blessing of the "gods" in-
stead of a curse.
The proverb gives the impres-
sion that teaching is an occupation
devoid of any redeeming feature.
Yet we have teachers who have
sacrificed—ought I use that word ?
—their whole lives to their work.
I have the pleasure to know many
of these. And there is something
inexplicable, awe-inspiring in the
satisfaction and contentment which
shine forth upon the world from
their benign countenances. It is
as if the youth, the freedom and
the eternal happiness of the young
had taken root in the hearts of
these old teachers and were re-
flected in their faces for all to
see and admire.
Most teachers that I have ever
seen or come in contact with had
jovial wrinkles about the eyes and
mouth, expressive of geniality and
humor. Now, if their fate as
teachers had been as cruel and fu-
tile as the Latin philosopher would
have us believe, if their work had
indeed been so thankless and un-
fruitful, I wonder would t h e i r
faces express happiness, content-
ment and humor ? I for one would
expect them to be moulded in lines
of dissatisfaction and disgust.
In view of these reflections the
practice teachers of Mercyhurst
College take upon themselves the
authority to amend the Latin sen-
tence, "Whom the gods hate they
make a pedagogue," thus:f"Whom
God loves He made a teacher."
Mary Nowakowski, '31.
o at Carideo's ability for overcom-
THE RECKONING
£A heavy gloom pervaded the
atmosphere. Students were; seen
diligently poring over books. Girls
dashed from class to class hugging
sundry books to their bosoms.
Worried distracted expressions
distorted their usually serene coun-
tenances. An observer marvelled
at their utilization of each and
every spare moment for the cause
of higher education. Such intense
research, earnest perusalfof dusty
long untouched volumes seemed
rather unusual. Why the crowded
library ? The teachers enjoyed the
unexpected attention and interest
in classes. &£ f and pray
What's this we hear? "No, I
can't go walking today. And I
simply haven't time to play basket-
ball." The cause of all this sudden
change, this sudden zeal, this un-
looked for affection for books ?
What can it be ? Why has the col-
lege girl suddenly reformed ? Given
up her carefree pranks ? Concern-
ing herself with only those things
studious and cultural ?
Let's look at the Mercyhurst
calendar! Ah Ha!—a revelation!
I see examinations scheduled for
January 26, 27, and 28. Do they
ever lay a chill hand upon the
happy-go-lucky collegians ? These
examinations, and only these, have
the power of reigning in the girls'
active imaginations. 'Tis all in the
scheme of things but it sure seems
tragic at the time.
January 26 dawns — not bright
and cheery as one might wish—but
oh! such a typical blue Monday
morning. Much rain disfigures the
surrounding campus, hot coffee
burned the tongues of distracted
students, the long-feared bell petu-
1 a n t l y summons the reluctant
scholars. Impending gloom has
fallen. The exams have arrived.
For two hours the girls writhe
under the terrific strain of the
necessitated concentration — then
again, they dash in answer to the
bell, to resume their struggle.
Three days later. All is over.
For better or for worse, the die has
been cast. What a feeling of ex-
hilaration and freedom! It has all
been worth it after all. Exams
aren't so bad, are they ? Not when
they are all over and every one has
passed, at any rate.
—Alice Summers, '33.
o cess.
ADVICE
Dear > Experienced,
I am so thrilled. I have just re-
ceived an invitation to Mercy-
hurst's mid-year Prom. It is my
first college Prom and I'm a little
worried about it, I mean—well,
just how do I act—you know I
don't want to appear-er-gauche.
Would you mind telling me what
to expect. I would appreciate it
so much. —Inexperienced.
Dear Little Inexperienced One,
I wish I were you^ To ihave
again the thrill of attending one's
first college Prom. How I envy
you I -S*r
I would rather not say a word
by way of initiation into the rituals
and rights of a Prom, but sine 3
you have asked, here goes.
Of course, you know what one
should wear; something in satin,
velvet, taffeta or chiffon. Long
gloves will probably be featured,
but don't feel at all bad if you
haven't them. Many of us do not
like them for dancing and will
not be wearing them. Jewelry, de-
pends on the gown; if the dress
has enough in itself—don't spoil
it with jewelry; if it is simple,
try earrings, long and brilliant.
Now, about what to do when you
arrive here. Don't take more than
fifteen minutes to take off your
wrap. You will probably deposit it
in one of the girls' rooms and you'll in these statements than we can
think she is moving; she really
isn't, so you enter with an attempt
ing all obstacles.
. Have your jewelry securely fas-
tened so that when you are ap-
proached with "O, what 'tree
gorge' earrings. They'd just match
my necklace." You just reply with
all sincerity, "I could take down
my hair and arrange it to cover
one ear, then you could have one.
but really they are glued on." Of
course, she won't insist further—
not unless she's determined.
Don't be alarmed at a conversa- Until in sheer disgust they say, way to and from this popular
tion like this, "I know I had dull
hose somewhere," and a roomie's And weep and fall upon the others it ? That there is a daily raid, as
retort of "I can't imagine where
they are. I know after I loaned And back to work again they go
them to Jane, she told Kay to be
sure to bring them back to you."
A look of disgust will pass, that's
all. College makes one very broad-
minded.
Now, you are ready to descend.
Lift that skirt! People have fallen.
Don't gasp at what you see. It will 0 soot, so black and soft upon my know that it is the Mercyhurst
be beautiful, but just act as
though you were accustomed to Can you by truth and facts ex- Eddie is much sought after — to
seeing black and silver trimmed,
shadowy, palmed-cornered rooms Why we in all our pain and misery, delightful place, and not one girl
all your life. Smile beautifully at
everyone and enjoy yourself.
Really, dear, everyone is so hap-
j py and kind you will forget all While planning how to do dull
about yourself and have the won-
derful time which is natural at a When we are through we'll be in
Mercyhurst dance. —Alice*";
ft
THE MERCIAD
SELF IMPROVEMENT
Bruce Barton in his most inter-
esting I article? has given us an en-
lightening study on 5 the real ad-
vantages of education. By means
of interviews with Henry Ford and
Everett Lord, of the College of
Business Administration of Boston
University, he shows us, in actual
figures, the value of every hour
of study. His viewpoint is refresh-
ingly different and makes us won-
der if, after all, we$really appre-
ciate, and take ^advantage of the
opportunities afforded us.
Henry Ford made ^himself what
he is today. He studied his situa-
tion and then set about improving
it.
Everett Lord, through his far-
sightedness and cleverness, has
given thousands of men and wo-
men the advantages of a* real
business course. He has even
given us a (-brief but concise sum-
mary of those factors which! have
formed steps in his ladder of suc-
First, says Mr. Lord, you must
survey your mental resources in
history, language, literature, na-
ture, science, government, law,
business and economics. Then it is
necessary to develop personality as
well as ability. This power s of
meeting other people interestingly,
of being sure of one's self, is more
important than the mere know-
ledge of a few facts on any one
subject. He tells us to consider our
morals, the purpose in our life, the
goal toward which we are aspiring.
"The world stands aside for those
who know where they are going."
Consider the things you have done,
the things you have. left j undone
and the things you have in mind
for the future. Then, set your
ideal and let nothing stop your
progress.
Use your ingenuity and imagina-
tion, plan to cross your bridges
before you come to them. Have
an answer ready for unexpected
questions. Learn to concentrate.
Exercise this power and daily in-
crease it. And above all have
courage. Think of yourself as
capable and strong. Do not sur-
render to your mental fears. "The
roots of self - improvement run
down deep into a man's spiritual
nature."
E' There seems to be more truth
appreciate; but at least they set
us to thinking, and that's^ some-
thing. £L
(Alice Summers, '33.
TO CHEMISTRY
O bane of girls who major in Home rence as going to Twenty-sixth
Ec, i i $ did a marvelous bit of work.
Andifuss with fats and oils the
live long day,
And far into the night they work tinual stream of girls passing each
and weigh
"By heck," | place. But what can I say about
neck,
* about
That peace may come to them
without delay,
When they upon their work re- the Mercyhurst wits as to what is
ceive the teacher's check.
face,
plain to me
Must work and slave and gaze in
distant space
chemistry,
ecstasy Is
ON ANYTHING
Editors are the same the world
over. Fancy getting orders to
write on anything, anything at all.
Now that, to my mind, is going a
little too far—perhaps it is my
good disposition or I may have | a
timid twinkle in my eye. How-
ever, being a spiteful person (in-
herited from my great aunt on my
mother's side) I intend to follow
such an explicitly unexplidt com-
mand with an equally explicit un-
explidt I conglomeration! of any-
thing.
Anything, according to Webster
is a thing of',any kind, something
or other. Now, I am not addicted
to anythingarianism, but due to a
lack of being well-informed on
anything at all I am forced to fall
back on expostulating to great
lengths upon the broad and diver-
sified subject of anything.
I've discovered that anything is
not conducive to an inspiration,
but then an attempt to tell you
about everything w o u l d prove
equally futile. My best efforts, as
I look back, have been devoted to
doing anything at all and I some-
times wonder if I wouldn't have
been more successful doing no-
thing;! so says Haliburton, 1 "some
people have a perfect genius for
doing nothing and doing it assidu-
ously," I wish I could think I had
a perfect genius for something
even though it might be nothing.
What have I done? Started out
with anything and am ending my
short-lived career with nothing.
Whenever I begin to storm around
about nothing its high time to stop.
Now, O loud-mouthed editor, see
what you've wrung out of the vital
emotions that wrack my being, see
what lovely and inspiring words
have flown from my pen, see how
art has been crushed by pulling
and hauling it reluctant, shy, from
its inner depths ? Take a lesson
from this mad scramble of words,
give art its chance. It won't burst
forth like a song overnight. It's
by dint of hard effort that true
artistic ability makes itself ap-
parent. Necessity is the mother
of invention, goes the age-old say-
ing, so I guess all I produced is an
invention, and a poor one at that.
eanne Elliott, '31.
o Nov. 11—The thrill that comes
TWENTY-SIXTH STREET
Having read several of Mr.
Chesterton's clever essays on some
very simple subjects such as never
gave my imagination the slightest
stir, I have always yearned:'for
the opportunity to have a similar
topic on which to write. Now, oh
horror! I have my long sought-
after chance. What can I say
about such an every-day occur-
street? Well do I know that, from
the moment the last class is over
until dinner time, there is a con-
other with gay greetings on their
it were, on the supply of Alloway's
"cokes," candy, sundaes and gum,
I also know; but what can I say
it? That the sign board
which displays the slogan "Good to
the last drop" has long puzzled
wrong with the last drop, is also
my knowledge; but—oh, why re-
peat it? It is also my luck to
girls' favorite winter resort, that
take the girls' orders; that it is a
is too sophisticated to rush down
and back; that it treasures the
memories of many happy hours—
that we like it! But what — oh
what can I say about it?
—May Irwin. 'S3.
January.? 1931
"UP TO NOW"
(Continued from page three)
Sept. 24 — Mercy Day.| Not a
holiday, as was expected. [
Sept. 26 — Election off Junior
Class Officers. Ethel Levick, Presi-
dent; Mary Ann Woods, Vice Pre.
sident; Florence Ammon, Secretary
and Treasurer. ¥
Sept. 29—Election of Sophomore
Class Officers. Alice fSummers
President; Dot Morard, Vice-Presi-
dent; Jean Summers, Treasurer-
Mary Irwin, Secretary. >I
Oct. 2—Junior? Party for Fresh-
men. Good time had by all.
Oct. 5—Initiation of Freshmen.
Oct. 6—More initiation and the!
Freshmen certainly are good
sports.
Oct. 7—Theatre party for Frosh
Then to Pulakos, of course. J
Oct. 10—Mother Borgia's Feast
Day. Student program hi n e r
honor in the evening. ?
Oct. 16—Miniature Golf Tourna-
ment at North East. Jeanne Elliott
and! Kay Ryan proved themselves
champions in the little game.
Oct. 17—Election fyf Senior Class]
Officers. Mary McCrady becomes
president; Teresa A'Hearn, Vice-
President; Jeanne Elliott, Secre-
tary and Margaret Burns, Treas-
urer. To whom it mayE concern:
These were.all "Reelections."
Oct. 20 — Kappa Chi Sorority
•Dinner at the Pussy Willow.
Oct. 21 — Election of Freshmen
Officers. President, Kay fByan-
Vice President, >Dot Mooney; Sec-
retary, Jane Mulhem; Treasurer,
Irene Strahl.
Oct. 27—Freshmen Service Week.
The little dears turned t h e i r
thoughts to almost manual labor
and by so doing secured for them-
selves an extra penny or two.
Oct. 29—Investiture and Tea.
Oct. 3 0 — S e n i o r Hallowe'en
Dance. A delightful "gobliny" af-
fair, with the boy friends being an
added attraction.
Oct. 31—"Mercyhurst Melodies,"
a Junior composition, appears.
Nov. 4—Freshmen Food Sale.
Nov. 5—Bishop's Day. The play,
"Alice, the Fifth" was given in the
auditorium. Seniors dined with His
Lordship and the Juniors served.
Nov. 8—Kappa Chi Bridge Tea
given by Mrs. M. J. Relihan at her
home. ?
once in a lifetime—A free day!
Nov. 12—Latin Meeting.
Nov. 13—Fr. Featherstone visits
the school and gives interesting
talk. Dot Morard elected Manager
of Basketball^ Team.
Nov. 15 — Mary Ann Gressley
and Midge Hall become cheer
leaders. *
Nov. 18—Pep meeting.
Nov. 21—Hockey Game at Edin-
boro. Mercyhurst lost—Score 5-0.
However, for a young team, ours
Nov. 22 — Sophomore Hunt and
Breakfast Bridge, i
Nov. 26—Thanksgiving vacation
starts. Are we happy? |
Dec. 2—Meeting of Athletic As-
sociation.
Dec. 4—Lecture by Dr. Evan T.
Sage, of the j University of Pitts-
burgh.
Dec. 8—Feast of the Immacu-
late Conception. A free day.
| Dec. 10—Freshmen White Ele-
phant Sale. •'
Dec. 16 — Sophomores entertain
Seniors at a Christmas party.
Dec. 17—Christmas Pageant and
Carol Contest. The Freshmen won.
Juniors challenge all classes to a
play contest. W- 1
Dec. 18—Freshmen give Christ-
mas party for entire school.
Dec. 19—Christmas Holidays be-
gin. |
Jan. 5—We came back.
Jan. 10—A n n u a 1 Mercyhurst
Bridge Tea. J
Jan. 14 — Kappa Chi Father-
Daughter Banquet; | j
—Elizabeth Hamburger, '31.