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MERCIAD

Commencement Number

Class of

1932

May, 1932
MADELYN ALYSE HALL
Cleveland, Ohio
Ursuline Academy; Editor-in-
chief, Merciad, i'32; Art Editor,
Merciad, '30, 31; Fine ArtsfClub,
'29, '30; Prom Committees, '29,
'30, '31; Secretary, Pegasus Club,
'32; Treasurer, Student Council,
'31; Cheerleader, '31; Advertising
Committee, Sodality, '32; ^Glee
Club, '32; Chosen <' Cleverest Sen-
lor } 32.
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GIFT
Mercyhurst College has recently
received a gift which greatly en-
hances^ its usefulness to faculty
and students alike. Mr. and Mrs.
A. H. Lepper, 1250 Highland Road,
Sharon, Pa., whose daughter,
Lolita, is a Mercyhurst College
freshman, have donated several
hundred volumes of reference
works to the College library. Gifts
of this type are of inestimable val-
ue to any school, far-reaching in
their influence and appreciated far
beyond their monetary value by
experienced school administrators
and teachers. Mr. and Mrs. Lep-
per's gift, offered as a gesture*; of
affection for their daughter, is
assured of being evaluated at its
real worth bv Mercyhurst and its
students. A "Miscellaneous Party". Invita-
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IN MEMORIAM
Mrs. William Meyer
All of Mercyhurst extends sym-
pathy; to Mary O'Dea on the death
of her mother.
''Green,be the turf above thee,
Friend of my better days!
Hone, knew but to love thee,
Nor named! thee but to praise.
L it
While memory bids me weep thee
Nor thoughts nor words are free,
The srief is fixed too deeply
That mourns a woman dike thee."
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I—Jane Conner, '35.
DEDICATION
This! issue of the Merciad
is dedicated to
MOTHER BORGIA
and the
MERCYHURST (MOTHERS
On the blue mountain of our col-
lege days
Toward which we shall ever turn
and gaze,
Stand the mothers on the highest
crest
To whom this book is our bequest.
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CALENDER FOR JUNE
June 1, 2, 3—College Examinations
June 4, 7 P.M.—Annual Dinner
Dance, Kahkwa Country Club,
Music by the} Notre Dame
Jugglers
June 5, 3 P.M.—Baccalaureate Ser-
mon—Reverend Arthur Finan,
College Chapel
June 6, 2:30 P. M.—Senior Day.
Programme, Auditorium; Wel-
come Address, Florence Am-
nion; Passing of Torch, Ethel
Levick; Response, Alice Sum-
mers; Class History, Cleland
Driscoll; Class Will, Madelyn
H a l l ; Prophecy, Kathryn
Barrett; Ivyf Planting, Mary
Ann Woods; Turning the Tas-
sels, Ethel Levick, Verle Mc-
Quiston?;
4:00 P.M.—Annual Garden Party
—Deck Porch
10:00 P.M.—The Torch Dance —
Seniors and Sister Class
11:00 P.M.—Junior Serenade
June 7, 8:00 P.M.—'Commencement
Exercises
June 8—Farewell.
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JUNIOR-FRESHMAN PARTY
April 12 was the date set for the
Junior-Freshman Party. A f t e r
wracking our brains for a suitable
entertainment for our "Big Sis-
ters'', we finally decided on a
tions were sent out in the form of
telegrams, printed backwards. The
guests arrived in the Student Din-
ing Room and the program plan-
ned bv the Freshmen" was carred
V
out very*successfully. M a game
ealied " kidnapping'', Alice Sum-
mers as the guilty party, Tyrella
Toomey as the lawyer and "Dib
b y " Wilbert as the* defendant
lawyer, furnished much amuse
ment for the party. After the de-
parture ofHhe guests, .the Freshmen
climaxed the evening by cleaning
up.
We sincerely hope that the party
furnished as much enjoyment for
k
our \ Big Sisters " as it did for us.
f —Catherine Gleason, '35.
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MARY ANN WOODS
ETHEL SHIRLEY LEVICK
North East, Penna. Erie, Penna.
North East High School; Class
East High School; Class Presi-
President, '29; Class Vice Presi- dent, '32; Kappa Chi President,
dent, '30, '31; Exchange Editor,
'32; Kappa Chi Treasurer, '31;
Merciad, '31; Secretary, Student Student Council Representative,
Council, '31; Senior Representa-
'31; Student Council Vice Presi-
tive, Student Council, '32; Fine dent, '32; Business Mgr. Merciad,
Arts Club, '29, '30; Prom Commit- '32; Cast of "Sallys Ann", '31;
tees, '29, '30, '31; Glee Club, '32; Cast of "Maid of Tokyo", '30;
Sodality, '32; Chosen "Most Pop- Glee Club, '32; Fine vArts Club,
ular Senior", '32. J • '29, '30; Class Treasurer, '30;
Prom Girl, '32; Prom Committees,
SCIENCE CLUB '30, '31, 32; Chosen "Best Look-
The April meeting of the Mercy- ing Senior", '32.
hurst Science Club took place
Tuesday, April 19, with Miss Mary THE "HUSTLER"
Cronin in charge of the following He was a ragged little urchin,
very interesting program: the wisdom and grime of the
Magnetism RegislO 'Leary streets indelibly impressed on his
Cellophane Mary Cronin pinched blueflittle face. His tat-
Current Events -Costello Ressler tered clothes flapped thinly in the
The* last meeting of the club for chill wind ofla February blizzard,
the term took place in May 17, as he clutched with a rough, red
with the officers of the club in little hand, his bundle of soggy
charge of another characteristic- I papers.
ally interesting program:
He trudged wearly and silently
Textiles Florence Ammon over the nearly deserted streets,
Women In Science hunching his scrawny shoulders
If. Verle McQuiston against the icy blasts.
Current Events Jane Turgeon In a moment he had darted into
The Science Club has certainly a nearby bakery entrance for shel-
enjoyed a satisfying year of very ter, and stood at the window de-
earnest work and wishes to extend vouring with two large eyes the
to all its friends|the invitation to tempting display of dainties, and
attend its meetings fin future. The wrinkling his nose in an effort to
next meeting will be held on Tues- satisfy the pangs of hunger.
day evening, October 18, 1932. Once he pressed his desperate
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little face against the pane and
THE OLD REFRAIN slid a furtive hand deep into the
Da
I'm still thinking, ggy trousers only to draw it out
I'm still dreaming, empty. |
Those dreams so old yet new- Suddenly he was lost fro ml view
Mv heart's sinking to reappear a little later in the
My mind's scheming blue-coaled arm of the Jaw, clutch-
For dreams scarce e'er come true. ing in his pitiful grasp, a half
muched bun. He was unresistingly
I'm still drifting bundled into the wagon, andlas the
I'm still roaming clean white curtain of the snow
Some day the tide must turn fell softly, and silently over this
Through sands sifting drama of. the streets, I found my-
^ In night's gloaming self pondering on the insensate
From heartache Love will learn. pattern of life. .$ • • i
>-Elizabeth Wilbert.^33. i } —Ruth Sterrett, '34.
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DOWN ^MEMORY LANE
Dear Sarah:
•* Please, Sally darling, notice your
new cognomen. My one year of
being an alumna has sort of made
me go in for old things, so to quote
Sister Mary Anna, "give me the
good old names like Petronilla,
Kunegunda and Sarah". For
weeks [ have read your delightful-
ly vivid pictures of Mercyhurst
life, — your description of the
autumnal patch work quilt, your
holiday gayeties, your Proms and
Exams — and now when your tea
dance opens the story of Maytime
I'm wondering about a springtime
a vear ago and remembering' other
days. Of course you don't remem-
ber, but there was a first Garden
Party. Our dresses were short and
Jeanne Elliott, much to our sur-
prise, wore a frilly blue affair
FLORENCE CECILIA AMMON
Butler, Penna. which she called her "chiffony",
Mount Aloysius Academy, Cres- and acted so very, very feminine.
son, Pa.; President of Student Wee took some pictures and some-
C o u n c i l , 3'32;e Secretary of how, the smiling lovely face of
Student's Spiritual Council, '32; little Bettv Fasenmeyer seemed to
President of Mercyhurst Science predominate, imparting, as it were,
Club, '31; Charter Member of a bit of sunshine to us — just as
Mercyhurst Sciene Club; Treasur- her life did.
er, Fine Arts Club, '30; Class Sec-
Mary McCrady led the first
retary-Treasurer, '30; Member of daisy chain. Believe it or not, the
Cast of "Wild Rose", '29; Mem- daisies were mostly roses and some
ber offCast of *' The Maid of Tok- of us more ungainly paraders got
yo", '30; Member of Cast of dreadfully mixed up and trailed
"Sally Ann", '31; Prom Commit- rather than carried our broken
tees, '29, '30, '31; General Chair- daisy chain.
man of Prom Committee, '32. '$Not to have been somewhere
near Helen Portman during the
SPRING! more serious "cap and gown" af-
When the zephyrs of Spring" are fairs would have been one of life's
blowing calamities. Helen always managed
Across both land and sea to wear rather worn out hose on
There awakens within one's bosom these occasions so that when the
A song of Revelry. sermon, speech or performance be-
came boring she could amuse her-
For God has touched} the fair self widening the runs. There was
flowers always someone who lost her white
|A.nd roused them from their rest, gloves at the last minute and had
Their bright faces again are smil- to squeeze her hands into bor-
ing rowed ones which were two or
Prom woodland, vale and crest. three sizes too small.
'As Juniors, and hungry ones at
At a nod from their Creator
I that, we instituted an outdoor
Both gorgeous plants and trees breakfast for the Seniors. Even
Throw out their verdant trappings to-night, 1 can smell the frying ba-
To a gentle, soothing breeze. con, and my mouth waters when I
think of the strange and enormous
And legions of colored songsters sandwiches we| managed to con-
Flit blithely to and fro, coct. If my imagination continues,
As they warble their vesper an- Sally, I shall even feel the orange
thems juice trickling down my wrist. We
So gentle, soft, and low. were vivacious picnickers that day,
and it didn't rain, f
So into the woods let us wander Are you thinking that I'm going
To view God's works so rare,
to forget the dinner dances? Of
Then lift up our hearts to Heaven course not. They were always per-
In fervent loving prayer.
fectly marvelous affairs — the
sort of date you circled on your
To thank for the gracious Spring- calendar weeks ahead and sighed
time, and aeted sentimentally about for
For visions of art so true, ft/
weeks after.
For the gorgeous works of Nature,
Then, too, we experienced the
Ever ancient, yet ever new.
task of those terrible term papers,
—Sister M. Pierre, S.M. last minute notes and prayerful
cramming. The-bulletin board was
overloaded, mostly with little
™ 4/
notes about store bills and library
notices. With it all, Sister Mer-
cedes was tip-toeing around whis-
pering "quel bruit", which should
mean "what a noise".
I wonder, Sally, if your spring-
time will have anything quite so
beautiful! as Nellie's exquisite
voice, quite so picturesque as the
sunlight tinting the wild flowers
on the chapel altar, quite so sad
as realizing for the first time just
what Alma Mater means.
p haven't written about last
"vyear. It's all still too near "my
heart to be put down on paper.
And whv should! I? Every! girl
knows her own graduations is the
Jovliest. Good luck, Sally. May
your Maytime be a happy one.
Reminiscently yours,
Uz.
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SONNET ON SUNSET
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When evening hangs trom Heaven s
vaulted dome "fe
Her curtains misty gray and pur-
I pie hue * l |
To meet the earth in ever changing
blue
> ! I \ these days.) The Kahkwa Club,
The sun, all veiled in rosy cloud
foam,
Slow sinks to rest within his
nightly home
In Erie's lake of liquid gold and
* blue* - * «*fe -
My thoughts go out beyond {this
sunset hue
To One whose Hands \ have made
this transient home.
j Dot Morard, Mary Irwin, LuElla
How fair and glorious His face
II must be
If earth reflects His majesty below
Whose love is plain in sunset
beauty told.
Mylsoul intensely longs its God to
se
© geon;|Ball Room, Teddy Yochim,
When sunset fills the earth with
radiant glow
To draw frail hearts lacross this
bridge of gold.
—Sister M. Modesta, A.P.P.S.
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DEATH CLAIMS ONE OF US
For ^the first time Sin the six
years Mercyhurst College has ex-
isted, death has claimed one of us
for her own. One who came to|us
in our infant years, Betty Fasen-
meyer Berry, ex- '31, one who was
always ready to cooperate, one who
was alwaysskind and sincere.
Mercyhurst was proud of Betty,
and while we bow our heads in sil-
ent tribute, we are proud that we
had one who was as good and as
lovely as Betty, to send as the
first of us to meet Our God.
We extend our heartfelt sym-
pathy to her husband Edward
Berry, to baby Mary Joanne, and
to her parents,
Mildred MoCormick, '33.
May, 1932
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MARIE MADELINE CIELINSKI
Erie, Penna.
St Benedict,s
* Academy; Edin-
boro State Teachers College. i-5
. ;
|l|pf DINNER-DANCE
"Are you going to 'ithe June
g Dinner-Dance?"! This is a corn-
mon question heard in our halls
Erie's very exclusive country club,
|is to be the scene of this social
event. The Notre Dame Jugglers,
an orchestralwhich spent last sum-
mer in China, and is on its way to
fulfill a summer engagement in
Europe, will furnish the music. I
1
The committees are: Orchestra,
Peg Blair, Kay Barrett, Jeannette
|Bonnell; Favors, Jean Summers,
Haaf; Invitations,! M a r g a r e t
Hanna, Libby Lippart; Publicity,
Dibby Wilbert, Eileen Foster,
I r e ne Guillot, Kay Barrett, Ruth
Ann Martin, Dorothy Meyer; Fin-
ance, Ginny Duggan, Jane Tur-
Kay Ryan, Margaret -Clark, Kay
Reiser; Programs and Place Cards,
Betty Danahy, Julia Belle Gallup,
Butti Sterrett, Kay Egan. f
§ —Irene Guillot, 33.
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OH, VENUS!
What is woman? Woman is
an element found wherever a man
exists It has all colors and sizes
Usually in disguise condition|§^
Face covered with film of compo-
site material Balks at nothing
f
and may freeze at moment s notice
Melts when properly treated
Veryfbitter :if not well used Its
chemical properties are very active
possesses great affinity for gold,
silver, platinum, and precious
stones violent reaction when left
aloneOAble tof absorb expensive
food at anytime Sometimes
yields to pressure Ages!rapidly,
but^conceals itl.JlVesh variety has
great magnetic attribute.
JI —Tattler.
May, 1932
THOUGHTS
The longer I live, the plainer,. I see
This earth keeps on moving quite
well without me.
I'.ponder and wonder just what
I 'm alive if or,
And what are the maxims and aims
I should strive for.
I stroll through the forest and out
on the green
Where nature's perfections are
plain to be seen.
From each little bud, fruit or
flowers soon bloom,
And out of each acorn, tall, mam-
moth trees loom.
The bird on the'wing or the bird
in its nest
The child or the birdling, alike
must find rest.
The bird to its treetop, the child
> to its home
Return when they're weary, too
tired to roam.
For life is a mystery, we all will
agree
Consider the people, the earth, sky
and sea.
The precept of Khayyam " t o drink
and be gav
To laugh and be merry with each
passing day; . * « .
Lest death creep upon us, a thief
in the night"
Undoubtedly offers some people
fdelight.
Still when I consider a life of that
kind
Its falseness and vagueness appear
to my mind, *;
Though everyone knows life like
this can exist
Such conduct the virtuous soul
must resist.
So each day my duty I'll try with
a *zest,
Through life 'mid temptations I'll
strive for the best.
—Elizabeth Wilbert, '33.
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VACATION
G-lad days of vacation greet us,
How happy today we are! $ to meetithe dawn . . .
Reward shines in the evening skies
Of the school year, like a star.
We have labored, we have won;
Countless joys have here been
found
But the pleasures of a vacation
All $he more with thrills abound.
Though the pupils all are happy
Because of the good 'times near; ;
In our heart or hearts we sjiall
ne'er for&'et
£jLiT9
The happiness we ve round nerej
Jane Conner, '35.
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BALLAD
I MET MY LOVE
I met my love one fine spring morn,
The air was crisp and clean.
It wasfthe clearest, bluest day
That ever I have seen.
I met my love one fine spring morn,
And, said I to my love:
tt
Your eyes are bluer than the sky
That shelters us, above."
And, then, my love did look so sweet
i So apple-blossom like,
And, there was love fwrit on her
face,
So softly pink and white.
Her hand, so lily-white, she waved
To me*in glad surprise.
And I would fain have held her
hand,
And looked into her eyes.
I met my love one fine spring morn
When apple-blossoms bent.
MARY GERTRUDE CRONIN MARY CLELAND DRISCOLL
I Erie, Penna. She came just like a phantom
breath — IP Pittsburgh, Penna.
East High School; Fine Arts Dormont High School; Prom
Club, '29, '30; Science Club, '31; And, just as soon, she went.
'•• —Kayf Barrett, '33. Committees, '29, ^30, |>31; Student
'32; Vice President of Science Council Representative, '31, 5'32;
Club, '31; Member of Cast of :-o-:
News Editor, Merciad, f 31; Asso-
"Maid of Tokyo", '30; Member SONNET ON DEATH ciate Editor, Merciad, '32; Sodali-
of cast of "Sally Ann", '31; So- So silently and stealthily it creeps, ty; Glee Club; Cast off "Sally
cial Chairman Freshman Class, That ere our work seems done, Ann'', '31; Cast f of \' Maid of
'29; Secretary and Treasurer Sen- Gone's the brightness from life's Tokyo", '30; Cast of "Wild
ior Class, '32; Prom Committees, sun, Rose", '29. I ii
'29, '30, 31; Kappa Chi Soroity. Leaving us as one who sleeps.
Anon — another forward bravely THE SWEETEST STORY
NIGHT [leaps, EVER TOLD | f f|
The moon glows round and To " ccarrv a r r v I on
n n " unfinished tasks There was. a little Xing of old,
bright and still! and cool '/byJus begun, Who lived with Mary mild; |
And shimmers on the water — on Until one day his course, as well, His baby Finger calmed the sea
the shore is run, For He was Heaven's Child.
She spreads her radiance far and And Death, again, his ruthless
wide, and o'er harvest reaps. One day he left His humble home
The rippling, dancing waters of Thus, like a thread that breaks To teach throughout the land;
the|pool. and breaks, He cured the blind, He healed the
The stars peer out, but one by one Does life's course flow for one and sick,
they fade all, Three years with holy Hands.
Subservient toj their shepherdess Each one his turn must surely face,
the moon. For|Death his charges ever takes. 'Twas Thursday Eve He gave us
Whose gleaming f path must have So, let us, fearless, wait the call, Bread
its end too soon Nor aimless tarry in that cease- His sacred Flesh divine;
When daylight slowly dawns o'er less race. And on the morrow gave His life
pool and glade. J Sister Mary Esther, S.M. That we might pardon find.
—Betty Danahy, '33. :-o-:
:-o-: I HAVE A FRIEND He died for us our sins to bear,
That we might live anew;
DREAM SHIPf I am rich, Come, let us give our hearts to Him
If I should find some far-seculded I have a friend, For "Him our love renew.
spot Perhaps you've never noticed, —S. M. Frances McCarthy, '34.
In a|corner of a hallowed shore, 'Tis better — for too fine a thing :-o-:
Where angry sea waves long and To be buried so shallow as to be THOUGHTS
long have sought found easily.
To break upon the secrets of its A long'the corridor,? at dusk Darkness rushing 'cross the earth
heart's core — She comes to me, she gives a trust, A path of sheerest silver poured
Confidences are exchanged. along the heavens . . .
If I should wait until the tide
comes in Mutual understanding, sincere, The wind, whispering . . . caressing
honest:
With precious cargoes from un- . . . wooing me
I feel ifhave touched something
known-lands, With strange fantastic tales of
Almosi divine. 7
Would you sail in from your land gorgeous, magic
Advice, sympathy, laughter, happi- Places that it swept through to-
of Might-Have-Been,
And, anchor, for an hour, upon £ ness itself i 2-^ dav . . . &
the sands? In these brief minutes! bej6re Streaming fingers of the clouds
•Kay Barrett, '33.| "lights flash", Seduced by the wind . . . following
:-o-: The fworld stands still for f where I would not . . .
I And I am left alone . . . never to
Some of the white sand dunes ' j friends''.
in San Luis Valley, Col., rise to a I am rich know peace . . .
height of about 100 feet. ¥ I have a friend. —Virginia Duggan, '33.
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iors, teachers, and classmatesBth&t I am most thankful-
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LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT
MERCIAD STAFF
^ 8 We, the Senior Class of nineteen
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF hundred and thirty two, being" of
Madelyn Hall, p32 sound mind, body and judgment,
do herebv bequeath the following:
ASSOCIATE EDITORS
Cleland Driscoll, '32 Verle McQuiston, '32 To Our Beloved Dean, Mother
NEWS EDITORS Borgia, our everlasting devotion;
To Sr. Fidelis, our Class Advisor,
Katherine Barrett, '33 Ruth Ann Martin, '34
Katherine Gleason, '35 our appreciation and gratitude;
§
EXCHANGE EDITOR BUSINESS MANAGER To Father Sullivan, our un-
Mildred McCormick, '33 Ethel Leviek, '32 stinted affection;
To Mr. Relihan, our admiration;
To our teachers, our gratitude
f ALMA MATER! FAREWELL! for all that they have done for us;
"Alma Mater, now the time has come — To the Sisters, our love and
When we must leave your guidance true." prayers;
To Mercyhurst, the ghosts of our
Yes, the time has come. The happiest years of our footsteps, with those of the other
lives have drawn all too swiftly to a close. We are about alumnae, to echo through the halls
to leave you after four ever-to-be-cherished| years during It he years to come;
To the Class of |thirty1 three, our
spent under your safe guidance- We must leave you loyalty and pride in our Alma Ma-
now, dear Alma, Mater, to go out|into the world for ter and all Senior privileges;
which; you Jia ve pre] >ared us. You have guided us
To our Sister Class, our faith in
through the years from irresponsible youth to sane wo- their ability to maintain! the high
manhood. We go forth now — women of thetworld. standards they now uphold;
To the Class
We| want to make you proud of us. It is the least we best wishes and our admonitionfto of thirty five, our
can do alter all that you have done for us. For years to imitate our sister Class.
come, we shall remember the happy moments spent I Our personal bequests are here-
here, the friends we have made during these four en- by submitted:
chanted years. We shall always be faithful and loyal I, Florence Ammon, give my
daughters of our Alma Mater. £ title of *' Mercyhurst's Perfect
Hostess'I to Alice Reeder; to Betty
"Your standards we shall ever keep
And in memory wilMever cherish you." Danahy, I will my " I t ^ - J m y af-
fection for "Georffie" to Libbv
Yes, Alma Mater, we shall ever keep the* stand- Lippert;imy "Sunday voice'? to
ards which you uphold because we know that they are Margaret Hanna ; my little Miss ii
right. We shall never forget you, though we be miles Fixit' - disposition to Caroline
away. Forever, you shall beckon us along the right Newberger.
I, Marie Cielinski, will my abili-
pathway, guiding us, inspiring us — to noble things. ty to have all my assignments done
It is with a feeling of deep regret thai the last on time to Mim Shalkham.
lines of our Farewell song greet our ears — a lump I, Mary Cronin, will my infecti-
that will not down arises in our throats as we sing: ous giggle to Jane Turgeon, my
fc thorough knowledge of Advanced
* Farewell, once more lAccounting toi Jean Summers.
God's blessings on thee pour, I, Cleland Driscoll, will my tele-
Oh Alma Mater, phone numbers of local admirers
Farewell." to Alice Summers, my affection for
i
—Madelyn Hall, '32. * Pere *' to Dorothy Moonev, V ft-
—:-o-: Jo-Jo's eggs to Sr. Agatha, my
soft, gentle melodious voice to
| II ALMA MATER Peggy Blair, all my trips to Oil
Alma^Mater: City to Dibby Wilbort. I The above document |has been
I | It is with deep regret I leave you. Under your I, Madelyn Hall, will all my
careful guidance j have spent four very wonderful "campuses'\ to Carmelita Gill, all
years. rides to 26th Street * to Nan
O'Brien,|my position as Sr. Mary
Through you Ijhave attained the knowledge which Esther's secretary to Jean Sum-
now enables me tolenter the world prepared to make mers, my popularity to Kay Ryan,
my own way. Fortius I am|grateful. my ] fresh school-girl appearance to
? Dorothy Morard, my eyelashes to
I' "m.s |if*S of sir)°r- Regis O'Learv. *I • May 22, 1932.
May, 1932
will remain
Cleland.
I, Alice Keefe, will my " d r a g "
with Sr. Philippa to Irene Guillot;
my knack of running out of gas to
Mary Irwin, my love of sleep to
the "Flreshmen, my ability! to dis-
cern hard cider from sweet cider
to Vera Anderson.
I, Helen Kowalski, will my thor-
ough iknowledge of Latin to Kay
Barrett, my cute boy friend to
anyone that can get him. .J|
| | ; I , Ethels Leviek, will my. execu-
tive ability to Jeannete Bonnell,
my drag with the Dean to Mary
Irwin, my argumentative powers
to Caroline Newberger.
I, Alice Lyons, will my enthus-
iasm to Costello Ressler; my sing-
ing voice to Father Sullivan, jgl
I, Verle McQuiston, will my
knowledge of parliamentary law to
Theresa Farri, my ability to have
dates every night in the week to
Mary Carlos, my knowledge of
Chemistry to Mid McCormick.
, J , Grace Rechiche, will my peals,
of laughter to Nell Morin, my
knack of always having the last
word to Helen Crowley, my front
seat in chapel to Ginny Duggan.
I, Helen Waldinger, bequeath
my promptness to Kay Barrett, my
dramatic ability to Teddy Yochim,
my record of perfect attendance at
Class Meetings to Alice Summers.
I, Mary Ann Woods, will my
general week-end permission and
my New York Central Railroad
pass to Mary Yriberry, my excuses
for cutting history printed in
booklet form to Mildred McCorm-
ick, my affection f o r ? ' E d " to my
jealous rival, Jean Summers, my
ability to take a good picture at
the first sitting to Alice Summers,
mv knack of running elevators to
Mickey McDonald, my presidency
of the R. K. O.fto Alice Reeder;
my two perfect front teeth to
Mother Pierre.
As a parting gift, we leave to
Peggy Blair a specially construc-
ted Almanac upon which are
marked not only the days, but also
the minutes and the hours — guar-
anteed to make time fly.
duly signed and witnessed, this
twenty-second day of May, one
thousand nine hundred and thirty
two, by the members of the Senior
Class, as their last will and testa-
ment.
TM*
Mercyhurst College
Erie, Pennsylvania
May, 1932 THE MBROIAD Page 5
SENIOR MESSAGE C h a r a c t e r i s t h e i r e s u l t of t w o f o r c e s — o n e t h e i n -
I t is w i t h a t o u c h of madness t h a t w e w r i t e u p o n ! itialfforce w h i c h H h e C r e a t o r g a v e w h e n H e called u s
these p a g e s a r e v i e w of o u r life a s a c l a s s d u r i n g o u r i n t o b e i n g , a n d t h e o t h e r t h e e x t e r n a l i n f l u e n c e a n d
u n d e r g r a d u a t e d a y s — n a p p y d a y s o f o u r y o u t h a t i c u l t u r e t h a t m o l d a n d m o d i f y t h e d e v e l o p m e n t of l i f e .
Mercyhurst. A t M e r c y h u r s t w e have all been subject t o discipline,
F o u r years a g o w i t h g r e a t zeal land h i g h hope i n to liberalizing influences a n d t o a general intellectual,
our hearts w e assembled from f a r a n d n e a r in pursuit) moral, a n d spiritual regime. These a r e t h e influences
of o u r q u e s t f o r k n o w l e d g e . T h e a c t i v i t i e s of t h e f u - t h a t m a k e f o r r i g h t a n d g o o d i n t h e b u i l d i n g of c h a r a c -
ture will so soon d i m m a n y m e m o r i e s here, that, |while ter. W e f h o p e t h a t a taste forfbeautyfand a relish for
t h e s e m e m o r i e s f l o u r i s h i n f u l l v i g o r i n J o u r m i n d s , i t ; w h a t i s r e f i n i n g h a v e b e e n d e v e l o p e d i n e a c h of § 1 ;
is o n l y f i t t i n g t h a t w e g i v e a t l e a s t a f e w m i n u t e s t o a n d t h a t t h e c u l t i v a t i o n of g o o d t a s t e w i l l f b e o u r c o n -
r e c o l l e c t i o n of o u r c o l l e g e d a y s . ^ ^ c e r n w h i l e w e | a l s o s1 r i v e t o b e a g r e e a b l e a n d c o u r t e o u s
T h e difference b e t w e e n o n e h u m a n b e i n g a n a n - in o u r relation t o o u r fellow men. ® W f I I t |
o t h e r , i s l a r g e l y a d if f e r e n c e i n p o w e r o f r e m e m b r a n c e ;l O n t h e s e _g r^o _u n_d s_ a_ n d w i t h i n ! t h e s e _b u«i l d_i n _g s w e
not strong m e n t a l r e t e n t i v e n e s s — butjthe m o r a l g r a s p h a v e m e t a s classmates a n d have formed lasting frrend-
and i m a g i n a t i v e p o w e r b y w h i c h p a s t e x p e r i e n c e s can ships- T h i s c a m p u s w h e r e first w e i n e t a s friends will
b e c o m e t h e v e r y s t u f f a n d s t r e n g t h o f c h a r a c t e r . W h a t ! b e s a c r e d Ito u s a l l t h r o u g h o u r f r i e n d s h i p — a l l t h e
shall i t p r o f i t t o h a v e b e e n l i b e r a l l y f t a u g h t , if t h e p a s t m o r e s a c r e d a s f o u r f r i e n d s h i p d e e p e n s ! w i t h t h e com-
is all t o b e f o r g o t t e n ? O f w h a t a v a i l i s w i s d o m if w e i n g y e a r s . I %
lose t h e k e y t o t h e j t h i n g s t h a t h a v e b e e n ? J u n e 7, m a r k s t h e c o m m e n c e m e n t f o f service t o o u r
W e have crowded into t h e busy four short years Alma Mater as alumnae. Like every cherishing moth-
now ended, t h o u g h t s , d e e d s | a n d actions, i n a healthy er she h a s been benevolent. S h e h a s richly bestowed
environment rich in culture. W e have associated with upon us h e r rare treasures, a n d shared! with usvher
v i g o r o u s c o m p a n i o n s of o u r o w n a g e a n d h a v e b e e n i n - lofty ideals. W e shall n o w w i s h | t o r e p a y h e r benefic-
f l u e n c e d a n d g u i d ^e d^ ^b y o u r^ s^c h_o l_a r-l y -p r_o«f e_s _s o_r s . W e e n c e , t o b e d a u g h t e r s w i l l i n g t o s e r v e h e r c o n s t r u c t i v e -
h a v e come t o realize h o w i n t e r e s t i n g i n t e l l e c t u a l w o r k fly, t o a i d h e r i n need, loyally t o shield h e r g o o d n a m e
is, h o w vital, h o w c l o s e l y a s s o c i a t e d w i t h m o d e r n a n d t o m a i n t a i n h e r h o n r .
achievement. | A s w e bidf f a r e w e l l t o o u r u n d e r g r a d u a t e d a y s a t
W e have been learning a n d w e shall continue t o M e r c y h u r s t , r i c h i n m e m o r i e s of c a m p u s ^ a c t i v i t i e s a n d
learn. E v e r y m i n d w a s m a d e f o r growth, for knowl- c o l l e g e l o r e , a s w e l e a v e h e r e t o b l a z e o u r t r a i l t h r o u g h
e d g e , a n d w e s h a l l n o t d o o m o u r . m i n d s t o p ^ c f a v i t y . „ l i f,„, e , w e S e n i o r _s h i g h l y r e_s o_l v e t h a t " W e s h a l l m a k e '
f
W e s h a l l k e e p t h e m a s t o o l s w i t h w h i c h t o o b t a i n , f r o m o u r l i v e s s u b l i m e and ^ d e p a r t i n g , l e a v e b e h i n d u s f o o t -
t h e k n o w l e d g e o f w h a t h a s g o n e b e f o r e , i n s t r u c t i o n f o r p r i n t s o n t h e s a n d s of t i m e . " **
Ethel Levick, '32.
direction a n d guidance i n t h e future. £
How often we disregarded our the parting of old friends, who SQUEAKY DOORS
VISTA must each go\ her own way; it Can you hear the timid footsteps
teachers' advice, their admonitions,
"Backward, turn backward, 0 their warnings and prophecies. means leaving that institution That clatter fin the hall,
Time, in thy flight; . And how gladly we'd welcome which has come to be a haven, a
Make me a child again j&st for home to itslstudents; it means the In the second floor dormitory
them now —.Sister Fidelis's frank
• t o - n i g h t .
y y
and worthwhile inner-views of our- student must now fend for herself, Where they shouldn't be at all?
selves, Mother Borgia's chidings, must! be independent, must break
If [ could only reverse the hands Sister Mercedes's \'sh-sh-sh-ing" awav from the kind guidance and A door opens just aflittle way
of my clock turn them back fa in fthe halls, Blather Sullivan's advice of her teachers to take her And oh, what a groan
year or, preferably, four years! friendly hand-clasp, and Mr. Rel- place in the world. When thefhall light flashes,
How I would love that. Believe it, ihan's real fatherly counsel. Gone are the happy, care-free On one of our very:own.£
if you please, my greatest happi- Have we disappointed them — school days. The real business of
ness now would be to return once our Dads and Mothers, our School life must begin. But our Seniors It's a sad, sad fate,
more to my Alma Mater, not as a or our friends? It is to^elhoped are prepared, equipped with poise, If you'er ever caught so late,
dignified Senior, but as a lowly that we haven't; if we have, may self-confidence, grit, and the will
Freshman with at least a few days to win. Prowling round the creepy halls,
the guidance that was ours for It's so hard to lie and wait.
of mv school life before me. Will- four '} too short'[ years exert its Wei' will miss you, Graduates.
ingly would I relive my four col- influence over us and make the You have come to mean far more Everyone has a| special way
lege years just as before. I do not class of 1931 a remembered one, to us than merelyfthe Class of '32. Of opening and closing doors,
mean that I made no mistakes remaining in the mind and heart Your friendliness, your leadership, But ithere are some who cannot
then, but the memory of that per- your spirit have become a part of
of Mercvhurst forever. wait,
iod is so precious to me that I •Mary MoCrady, 31. us, we meed them and| we want They just up and slam the doors!
would not change it if I could. — :~o-: them. You have piloted us for
We of 1931 are alumnae now, FAREWELL, SENIORS! four long years toward our goal.
Next morning comes! around,
we are children of Mercyhurst, 'tis You have set more than a noble ex-
Another year'has flown quickly And campuses you'll see,
true, but the great difference is ample. Your advice and consola-
by, and graduation has again ar- On cute pink paper,
appalling. To ^be in school may lation have been ready to steady
rived. Graduation with all it im- One for you and one for me.
sometimes be wrong, but to be out us when we encountered difficul-
of it is always vexing. True ap- plies; with its? joy, fat having at ties.
last satisfactorily completed four It's better just Ito go to bed,
preciation of student days comes Yes, dear Seionrs, our joy for At ten o'clock, be wise,
too late—when they are finish eel years of college work; its thn 1, you at graduation is tinged with Or someone will catch you
for it opens the door of the|world (
sad uess| as we wish you| a fond And vou'll feel just half your size,
and there is mo opportunity for to the young student who is ready 1
reparation. This business of being \ Farewell!" m :. tf v v
and ea^er to be off; and with its LaurafLaCavera, '35.
an alumna is fascinating but it's unutterable sadness, for it means •Mary Alice Summers, '33.
saddening, too.
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ALICE ELIZABETH KEEFE
Rochester, N.Y.
Meadville High School; Alle-
gheny College.
SENIOR CLASS PROPHECY
May 20, 1937:
The Librarian of Mercyhurst has
been|keeping a Scrap Book for the
last four years. In it are all the
newspaper clippings of Mercyhurst
activities, land many personals of
the girls who have gone into the
worldf to make a name for them-
selves and their Alma Mater. It is
very systematically a r r a n g e d .
(Our Librarian always?? was like
that.) She lias assigned sections
for each graduating class, and, as
an account appears in the papers,
she clips it out, gets her glue bot-
tle, and, presto, it is among her
"Immortelles". The book is clev-
erly illustrated, and Sister has
written little side remarks of her
own.near many of the articles. It
was the first t hing she showed me
today when I was up for a little
visit. One of the most interesting
sections I found all afternoon, was
that;of the Class of '32. Some of
the girls I haven't seen sincejthey
graduated, and, it seemed awfully
good to find out just exactly what
they were all doing.
Mrs. Catherine ^Hall returnedfto
Cleveland last night, after having
spent the past six weeks in Paris,
as the guest of her daughter, Mad-
elon, who is the head of the very
exclusive and fashionable concern
there, of the same name, "MAD-
ELON Til
Midge has been back to this
country once since she went
there after her graduation. She
is very famous over* in Paris,
but, the same old Midge. Fame
can't turn her head!
Miss Mary Ann Woods, of
North East, Pa. will sail from New
York, Saturday at midnight on the
Reren^aria . after a two months'
THE MERCIAD
vacation at the 3 Woods country
place. Miss Woods is an interpre-
ter at the 'American fEmbassy in
Paris.
We never could imagine two
such close friends being separ-
ated. Ill must be fun 'in Paris . .
with Mary Ann and Midge there.
Mrs. Charles Shapiro, prominent
Erie society matron, entertained
at dinner last evening for twenty-
four. Mrs. Shapiro will lecture
Thursday evening to the College
Women's Club on Child Psycho-
logy*
Ethel and Charlie have a beau-
tiful home in Glenwood. They
are our most frequent visitors.
Miss Cleland Driscoll, head fof
the Latin Department of the Dor-
mont school, left last week for
Montreal, where she will meet
friends, and sail on a cruise of
European countries, July 12.
Sr. Agatha hears regularly
from Cle. Several months ago, a
noted artist did Cle for the
Vogue cover. We have it framed,
and hung in her old room.
Miss Marie Cielinski and Miss
Helen Kowalski are in Washing-
ton, D.C., for the summer where
thev are attending summer courses
at the C.U.A. Miss Cielinski is on
the'English staff of the Erie Day
school,! Miss Kowalski is in the
Latin Dept. of Strong Vincent.
Helen has a cute little yellow
roadster of her own, and the
2'irls often come to see us.
A young: American girl from
Penna. playedl a concert program
on the piano last evening before
an appreciative and critical! audi-
ence. Miss Rechiche won great
applause from her audience.
Grace is on a tour now of all
• ••>:•
.-.. *\\ \ . . .
Home Economics Practice House Group
Left to right: Florence Ammon; Vera Anderson; Mildred McCormick;
>i(w feuth E. Wholen, professor of -home'economics; Mary Carlos;
Alice Summers. •:
the leading cities of Europe. She
has made a lot of money. Un-
married. Tells us she still finds
time to giggle.
Miss Florence Ammon, Head
Dietician at the Johns-Hopkins
Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland, re-
cently addressed a convention of
dieticians from all over the coun-
try. ^ K | s |
Flossie has just gone up and
up and up. She highly recom-
mends the Home Ec Course and
advises Sr. Mary Alice to en-
courage* it among new Freshmen.
Miss Alice Keefe entertained
members of her Bridge Club last
evening.
Alice has gone back to her
first love, nursing. She writes
a few short stories on the side,
which have been published in
Saturday Evening Post. Lec-
tures in Nurses' Training School.
Miss Alice Lyons addressed the
staff of the Lyons Hospital for
Mental and Nervous Diseases at
•
their regular monthly meeting last
Tuesday.
Alice is the Psychiatrist at
*her brother's hospital in Orange,
*New Jersey.
Plans for additional buildings to
be constructed at Mercyhurst are
now completed. The architect,
Verle McQuiston, announced this
morning that bids would be opened
within the next week.
Verle has established herself
as an architect of note in these
parts.
j \ Here, Where The Blue Begins''
is the title of a new book of Short
Stories just published by Mary
Cronin. The author has far sur-
passed any former efforts in this
. -v&tK*- N
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May, 1932
ALICE JANE LYONS
Orange, N.J.
Orange High School.
line. There is a freshness of spirit,
a variety of subject matter, flav-
ored with muc hi local color, as the
title would suggest. Miss Cronin,
who, in private life is knownfas
Mrs. Louis Hinz, does all her writ-
ing in a little studio on her hus-
band's ranch in Arizona.
Mary says she'll never be
back East again. She's grown
|a real westerner. We have
her book in the Library. Many
of what we consider the best are
written about a little curly-
headed boy and girl, who Mary
Itells us are>Louis and Mary, Jr.
At! a Tea Dance given Saturday
afternoon in the Lawrence, Mrs.
Fred Waldinger announced the en-
gagement of her daughter, Helen,
to Kenneth Young, of this city,
etc etc
"SOCIAL CHATTER, said:
Another engagement
©*~o
of interest
came out yesterday Helen and
Kenny will "middle-aisle it some-
time in June.
JAY JAMES had it: There's
a rumor about town that the
Waldiuger-Young nuptials will
be read in the Mercyhurst Col-
lege Chapel. Miss Wal dinger is
a graduate of Mercyhurst.
I —Kay Barrett, '33.'
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HONORARY MEMBERSHIP
The Pegasus Club, at a recent
meeting, "pledged" to honorary
membership**Sister M.? Pierre, of
the Mercyhurst Faculty. Sister
Pierre's' enthusiasm for the aims
of the Club, as well as the high
quality! of her compositions, made
the decision" of the Club members
•unanimous in' this matter.' Con-
gratulations mid best wish'ej are
extended wfth 'this honor.
-Kav Barrett, '33.
May, 1932
saddest month in the whole vear
\KRLE FRANCES McQUISTON
Wesleyville, Penna,.
North East High School; Asso-
ciate Editor Merciad f'32; Class
Vice ^President, '32; President,
THE MERCIAD
KAY'S KOLUM
If it isn't spring again and
the world's all green and it's vi-
olet-picking time again too bad
we have only thirty-one days in
May- it's such a lovely month
Who among us hasn't been visited
by spring fever ? This is the lov-
eliest, happiest, busiest, fullest,
we hate to see it come, and on the
other hand, we hate to see it go
Alice Reeder is our idea of the
1
'perfect m a n ' ' Wasn't it fun
to see how many of the girls looked
so much like their mothers?
Among those we particularly no-
ticed are: Sara Brown, Pat Dean,
Kay Gleason, Dot Meyer, Marg-
aret Clemens, Helen Crowley, Cle
Driseoll, Dot Morard, Betty Dan-
ahy, Kay Ryan, Ruth \Ann Martin,
...if; Mothers' Week-end was a great
success A bunch of orchids to
the Freshmen who certainly know
all there is to knowfabout enter- Kappa Chi Sorority.
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dragon|... git's a peacock embroi-
dered in gold on the back of Marg-i
aret 's kimona 4,ask M a r g!
Alexandria 1 ...I miss being in your
Freneh class 'member when you
used to get the giggles ? and
Wonder of Wonders!!!! Sr. Mer-
cedes forgot to come to class o n e |
day...||The booth 'phone is ringing
page Evelyn Donahue Peg
and Laddie are a cute couple Lib
is getting more studious every dav
(as %ho it were a* crime!)
We're so glad Mim's over her
beastly cold and very happy that
that her Mother is home from the
hospital arid convalescing! A
big hand to Betty Joy and Her
Fifteen Blues Marion Summers
and Mary Skene are roller skating
fans What will Mercyhurst ever
be like? without her old faithfuls,
MARY A. NOWAKOWSKI Mary Ann and Midge? Has any-
Erie, Penna. one seen either of Mary Carlos'
St. Stanislaus High School; fountain pens? It would! be
greatly lappreciated by all con-

Mercyhurst Science Club, '32;
Charter Member, Mercyhurst Sci-
ence Club; Charter Member, Kappa
taining ... all the little details that cerned if they were returned
make for the success of a party dead robin We've learned that Anna McGrath wears stunning
Key Reiser's their capable leader even queens must stoop to things clothes M a r y Cronin's Louie
and Sr. Marv Esther their so lowlv as examinations Have will be here for the Prom and grad-
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Chi Sorority; Student Council, '31;
Prom Committees, '29, '30, '31;
Fine Arts Club,|'29, '30.
TASSEL TURNING
Unless you! are or have been la
participant in the ceremony, tassel
1
turning seems to be a delightful
little pastime with no particular
meaning. But for us who are par-
ticipating or who have partici-
pated, it holds in common with all
of the commencement ceremonies
a deeper meaning.
You Freshmen eagerly marching:
forward to have your tassels
turned, do your thoughts go back
to that solemn day in November
when you were invested in your
cap and gown ? How much you
have accomplished! Yet how much
there is before you.
Sophomores advancing with
great dignity, half of your college
course is finished. You have many
memories to lookrt back on, but
there is much ahead of you. You
are Juniors now. i Sara Reed's
Juniors brightly smiling, how
proudly you hold your'heads! To-
day you have obtained that longed
for position. Your tassels have
again gone to the right. At last
you are Seniors.
Seniors, you have reached the
goal but, as always, when the thing
^wished for its obtained the desire
reaches out for something else.
Looking back on your college years,
how short they seem and what
happy memories they leave. But
you can not turn back. You must
go forward. Ahead the unexplored.
How eagerly you turn to conquer
it. From now on you are Alumnae.
Verie?MeQuiston, '32.
guardian angel Lolly Lepper you ever seen Marcella Rensel uation The two most popular
and Mary Stout are pals Was that she hasn't a smile for you? y o u n g men at Mercyhurst
Ethel ever walking around on air Mid McCormick had her Apologet- "Charlie", a n d| " Louie "if. .W e
a few weeks ago, and was she in ics term paper in three weeks ahead alwavs see Margaret Mullanev and
Seventh Heaven ? we want to of time * What will the pianos F l o r e n c e Montana;'together
tell the world she was (Charlie around Mercyhurst do during the Mickey's brother, Bob, was or-
was here from Wednesday, to Sun- summer withouti Regis and Mary dained on Ascension Thursday....!..
day!!!) LrHelten Waldihger has a Skene and Martha Mver ?* A vis- Poor Irene Strahl always has the
very becoming new blue polo coat it or at Mercyhurst recently re-
V
hardest time thinking whom she
that brings out all the lights in her centlv remarked that Ellen McCar- will ask to the Proms I.Caroline
S
eves Marie Cielinski is an in- tan ^looked like Dorothv Leef
ft*
has hair like Ann Harding's . „....«J
spiration to all the English 22 Evelyn Jacobson drove up to Didn't the beautv of May Day give
Class her ^preparations are al- Erie one nite with a crowd! from you the blues? ..i.Mary O'Dea and
ways so complete Dot Mooney is Mayville to see a show Casey Dot Meyer andllva are surely be-
our idea of an ideal college girl and Teresejwere up for the Sym- coming good cooks we always
| she has hardly missed a day posium Didn 't Mid McCormick see, and sometimes sample, the re-
writing to her mother since she's look cute with her darling children sults of theirI hours in~i the Food
been at Mercyhurst (Uncle Sam at the Teal Dance? Little Mary Lab 1 Kay Egan is another leader
should givepher alcommission.) Jane Ward, and Mary Ellen and in the Freshman class Elsie has
Eileen's had spring fever for a J udy McCarthy Our Louisey taken up description in earnest
long timelJLShe's been talking has a new interest these days she starts out to describe Mary
TXT Costello Ressler is one of those Cronin. and by the time she is fin-
about picnics for a month We conscientious girls you can always ished, she has a little of everyone
do hope someone has a picnic soon depend on As " D a v e " , Julia
..I and a bit of imagination andfa
...and jinvites Eileen To the Belle surely did slay the girls d ream for good measure Lowrys'
Sophs we'll give ai bouquet of and Nell
we • \ never hoped be- strawberry pie goes over big!with
what ? gardenias!! not t h a t fore we died to see youth's vision Mercyhurst girls ..Don't ever go
we want them al I to have headaches thus made^perfeet"
in the elevator with Vera and
but they're really the most ap- fascinating face would be a knock- Alice Reeder they 're very poor
propriate... they 're splen did \ ac- out on the front page of 1 maga- pilots ...| Flossie did you telljMr.
tresses everyone and a great zine .... Isn't*-it a shame the mem- Wm. Francis your middle name?
big gardenia ' for Ruthie We bership in the R. K. 0. is so exclu- J.better! L..,ju8tfa little:hobby of
want to congratulate our own|Kay sive? . there are so many benefits his 1 Seemed so good to see Mrs.
Ryan on her marvelous appear- to be derived for members .|....Cle's
Relihan l i t h e only time we ever
ance in the Symposium 1 we really groins: to make a marvelous Latin seefher isfwhen something is going
think she was the best on the pro- teacher and we aren't ;j£ooIm' on .......we do wish you'd come more
gram Maybe we 're prejudiced in either .1 Helen Kowalski drives o f t e ni Mrs. Relihan Marion
her favor b ut t h e n w h o that little Ford roadster you see Beibel Wander was operated on for
wouldn 't be ? 3^ Helen Crowley jhas around *the school these days an acute attacks of appendictis
a reat poetic possibilities......So|has Alice Lyons wears stunning shoes The Baeders were up for Mothers*
Tyrella Toomey Speaking o f ... . Carmie's and Nan's college Week-end Verle and Midge took
poets Dibby has firmly estab-
career thus far has been one Cam- an afternoon yoff and went to
lished* herself among the student
pus after another Margaret North East Dot Cronauer can
poets Ginney is writing some
1i Clark is just adorable$n that) pink help you find most anything in the
stuff'' of great ^importance
blouse 1 and to all of you who library if it's there Those
and Ruthie Sterrett wrote a sweet who missed!Father Barrett's talk
little thing recently, vindicating a argued with me that it was a
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on poetry |missed something very
worthwhile and highly interesting
Father reads poetry divinely
Instead of using an alarm clock,
Connie Galbo relies on the whistles
but she sometimes misses one and
gets rather confused Peg Bacon
has been in the library ^constantly
of l a t e 1 Term papers, Peg?
Wouldn't the Bulletin Board look
strange without a notice of Alice
Summers' up? The Seniors "Pa-
jama-Dance^was one of the clever-
est parties in years Teresa Farri
has just stacks of cute clothes
Laura La Cavera has such lovely
hair Irene Guillotihas a lovely
speaking voice Mr. Relihan*;
does that opaque glass stuff still
hold good? Something I bet you
never knew till now! Jthat Teddy
sings in her Church choir Jean-
nette Bonnell wears blue well
and Marg Hanna is especially be-
coming in orange never noticed
that tillf the Tea Dance Jane
Turgeon had a letter from Wini-
fred Maloney, the D 'Youville poet-
ess and Symposium Representative
Mary Irwin took nearly all her
exams with the Seniors Jean
Summers likesfshort exams Now
comes the hardest part of all
good-byefto the Seniors may all
sorts of good luck attend your
every enterprise and don 't* for-
get about us and as we say
w -bye ...may you
"Aim high
Shoot straight
And hit the mark!"
Kay#
I > I :-o-:
P M ~~
PEGASUS CLUB
" A delightful time was had by
a l l " is such a worn-out term that
I hesitate to write it down. But it
best describes the first meeting of
the Peagasus Club held Thursday,
April 14.
The newly-formed, and highly
select club held its first meeting
in the third floor social room. As
each member entered she presented
her " d u e s " in the form of an or-
iginal ballad. Kay Barrett, as
chairlady, conducted the meeting
and gave a really fine lecture on
the History of the Ballad. Irene
Guillot, as assistant hostess gave a
hisrhlv informative talk on "Nar-
rative Poetry "fin all its forms.
The fun began when the " d u e s "
were read. Such Ballads! The
school is full of budding geniuses!
Sad, cheerful, ludicrous — every
type of ballad appeared, but Sister
Frances McCarty won the prize
with her "Sweetest Story Ever
Told" \yhich appears elsewhere in
this issuVpf the Merciad.
Hot eh'6colate and butter wafers
were served while the real work of
getting the club organized was be-
gun. Kay ^Barrett ;was unftriimous-
lv elected President! of the club,
THE MERCIAD May, 1932
coffee. The waffles and sausage
were attractively arranged on the
plates to form a butterfly. |
After the ibreakfast, all ad-
journed to the campus where the
guests took part in a Treasure
Hunt. The clues led all over the
campus and building and the treas-
ure was finally discovered in the
gymnasium near the organ. Irene
StrahUandi Mary Carlos were the
victors and together they enjoyed
the spoils.
I—Catherine Egan, ^'35.
:-o-:
DADS AND DAUGHTERS
Once again the Kappa Chif Sor-
ority had the extreme pleasure, of
having their fathersj as guests at
the annual Father-Daughter ban-
quet. Amid the gay voices of hap-
py daughters and the cheery hello's
of proud fathers we assembled
GRACE MARY RECHICHE around the banquet table where HELEN MARY W ALDINGER
Erie, Penna.
Oil City, Penna.f each father's place was found by
Mereyhurst Seminary.
Oil City High School; Treasurer, a clever and original place-card
Sodality, '32; Chairman, Euchar- which represented his interest or
< <
THE CHARM SCHOOL IV
istic Committee, '32;? Cast "The business. Every daughter placed
Wild Rose", '29; Cast "Maid of in the lapel of her father's coat a " S o the Sophs have gone dram-
Tokyo",?'30; Cast "Sally Ann", purple pansy which was laid at atic, have they? Well, I always
31; Science Club; Glee Club. his place. thought i they should — there's
The center piece represented |a such talent in that class." Now
which will now be known officially miniature play-garden of fathers don't get me wrong; that's a whol-
as the "Aline Kilmer Unit" of the and daughters. Myriad sweet peas ly imaginary conversation which
National Poetrv Association of and sparkling candle light added might (if it didn't, it should) have
America. Another feather in Mer- a delicate softness to the affair. taken place after either the first
cy hurst's rapidly growing |cap! Rev. Father Sullivan presided as or second performance off "The
And here's something important toast-master. Kay Barrett gave Charm School."
I": almost forgot! Midge Hall has the following toast to Mr. Relihan,
You know the story of the young
undertaken to begin an Anthology the guest of honor: automobile salesman who inherits
of jMercyhurst poetry, the book I to 1 jj To our friend with a genial smile a girls' school and his attempts to
be illustrated by Midge herself. for everyone; make it into a "Charm School".
Dibbie WilbertfwiH be her assist- To the man with Ithe firm hand- Nell Morin was quite in her ele-
ant — but you have all got to help. shake of a determined! char- ment as the energetic Austin Bev-
Give Midge your poems, whether ans and as handsome as the hero
acter ;
you think they fare any good or To the professor always impartial should be. And George, as por-
not. At least try to write a poem and fair-minded; trayed by Alice Reeder, altho he
— and see if you can't have your To our loyal advisor, Mr. Relihan.'' didn't/ get the girl, almost stole
name go in ourf Anthology. Help Mary McCradv offered the toast the show — And who would have
make it something worth while. to the fathers. Mr. Relihan g»ave a thought that the two Dots could
Meantime, we cordially invite short talk, and! Father Sullivan look so much alike. Yet they were
you to the next meeting of the addressed the group in his usual real twrnny as Tim and Jim. You
Pegasus Club — Aline Kilmer interesting way. know, — Julia Belle, you must
Unit — to be jheld soon. IWatch The banquet, which was a de- have made a good looking|boy
the bulletin board for the date. lightful success, was followed by a someone asked if you had any
Everybody come?'—but don't for- travelogue of Europe and pictures brothers. Concerning H o m e r
get your dues — it's a Sonnet this of Meryhurst 's first graduation o
time. We understand that Mother exercises, whiehf Mr. Lynch pre- Johns, modesty forbids me to say
Pierre's is well under way. At sented to Mother Borgia, Dean of more than that he was the villian
least three lines! who held the mortgage — Elise's
the College, at the close of the uncle and Miss Hays ex-husband.
—Virginia Duggan, '33.
evening. if
:-o-: But oh, the girls! Wasn't Margie
Mildred McCormick, '33. •
BUTTERFLY BREAKFAST :-o-: Clark charming without! being
The Freshmen were hostesses to MERCIAD STAFF taught. And Nan as Sally had only
the members I of | the Kappa Chi to be natural, aided and abetted
for '32 — '33
Sorority at a Butterfly Breakfast, as usual by Carm as Muriel and
which was held at Mereyhurst, Editor-in-chief, Kathryh Barrett, J.ane Mulheirn as Ethel, M Micky"
April 20. | 33; Associate editors, M a r y gave | a n | a ble portrayal as Miss
The Social Room was gailv dec- Carlos, im Irene Guillot, '34; Curtis, the school's secretary, who
orated, with suspended butterflies news editors, Eileen Foster, '34, like everyone else loved and re-
in various colors. The guests were Marv O'Dea, '35; business man- spected the awe-inspiring Miss
seated at tables set for four. On ager, Jane Turgeon, '33. g Hayg .— Costello Ressler to you.
each table was a smajl vase filled "" :-o-: Nor mustjl forget the equally im-
with IrAgrant sweet peas. . ,; Monty — I wish you would quit portant members of the cast/.flbio^e
*v;;;A delicious breakfast was served, whistling ft hat tune over and over minor '' but no less indispensably
consisting "/of sliced oranges, waf- again.
• <* l •
.actresses, the Girls: Regis Q.'Leajy
fles and; maple "syrup, sausage and Ward — But it has 16 verses. as. "3Iadge, Margaret Bacon as Lil-
. , \ >4
lian,, and Mary^Yriberry as Alex.