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Published at Mercyhurst College, Erie, Pennsylvania

VOLUME V
FEBRUARY, 1934 NUMBER 4

Kappa Chi Sorority Sponsors MERCYHURST STAGES GALA

El* fSl$ \ EVENT S Civil Works Administration
Social Activities During Month % All students of Mercyhurst who Program In Full Swing In Erie
attended the recent*January Prom
Varied Program Marks Beginning of New Semes- are willing to proclaim it a great
ter's Pre-Lenten Functions success. The date was Friday, Merciad Scribe Gets Interesting Information
January 26, and the place was the From Mayor!James P. Rossiter
January 31, members of the Strahl were in charge of the en- Masonic Temple ballroom in this
Kappa Chi Sorority held a Pro- tertainment. § fsap'lS city. Miss Margaret Clark, Mercy- To give the credit for the or- approximately three thousand men
gressive Dinner, the various hurst's Prom girl, headed the re- ganization and formation of the on the C. W.HA. payroll.£
courses of which were held at the Friday evening, February <),|a ception line. A rising vole of Civil Works Administration to The type of work covers a wide
different homes of the members. Valentine dance sponsored by the thanks is given to Tal Henry's any one man is not onlv difficult range and while perhaps the
The program for the evening was Kappa Chi took place at Sunset orchestra for helping tofmake the in singling out persons respon- skilled ^laborer is not always as-
as follows: Inn. George Weber's orchestra evening so enjoyable. | sible, but the C.^W. A. is too de- signed to the work he can do best,
played. General chairman of the tailed and} too gigantic an enter- dissatisfaction is at the minimum.
Cocktail course: held at the •Ann McGrath, generallchairman
affair —- Miriam Shalkham and prise for any one man to have The work varies from the simplest
home of Teddy Yochim. of the prom committee and mem-
committee. Dancing was from 9:30 conceived. 3llowevcr,-this much is type oi unskilled labor, up to and
Hostesses: Teddy Yoohim, Helen bers of the various committees are
until 1:30. Mr. and MrsjRelihan certain, that ?H. L. Hopkins, now including the work of professional
Waldinger, Iva Kr eider, J Anne to be congratulated. Members of
were chape rones. the Federal Administrator of the and artistic men. The working
Weiner. the committee included: Catherine
Main course:.held at the home :-o-: Harrington,. Pa t McAllister, Jane great project, suggested such a hours of the men employed under
of Nancy Stackhouse. Uprichard, Lolita ^Lepper, Marion scheme (though* in embryonic the C.W.A. as well as their wages
SPEAKER AT 0. G. A. are as good as if not better
Hostesses: Nancy Stackhouse, Summers, Grace Marie Souders, form) to thefSecretary-Jof the In-
SESSION! Mary Louise Corby, Mary Ciola, than those of the men whom the
Virginia^Mehler, Katherine Reiser, terior, Harold Ickes. Together
Kay Reiser, Lucile Meehan, Cath- they advocated drastic relief N. R. A. affects. The wage varies
Alice Martin, Ruth Headley. J
Monday evening, February 13, erine Egan, Margaret Dean,*Mary measures, with growing support, to thirty six dollars a week at the
Salad course: held at the home
the 0. G. A. Sorority held its O'Dea, Catherine Lech nor, Eliza- until theirfhopes and efforts were highest and the working week is
of Dorothy Meyer.
beth Montgomery, Inez Bel lot ti, rewarded bv the formation of the thirty hours. While the men are
Hostesses: Dorothy Meyer, monthly meeting in the South Par-
Betty Killeen, Margaret Mullaney, Civil Works Administration! employed under the C. W. A.
Winifred 0 0)ell, Margery Potter, lor- Following a closed {business
Jane Conner, Catherine ^Forquer banner, they are in truth em-
Mary Moran. meeting the organization ad- Mr. Hopkins, in the capacity of
and Marjorie Alge. ployees of the federal govern
Dessert course: held at the home journed to the auditorium where ocial worker in New'York State, ment and are paid directly by the
they were addressed by Mr. H. :-o-: earned fifteen thousand dollars a
of Kay Strahl. government.?
Hostesses: Kay Strahl, Betty Nye of the General Electric Com- CLUB NEWS year, butJgave his job up to be
O'Connor, Mary Lucile O'Donnel. pany of "Erie. % Federal Administrator of the C.W. The plan by which work is be-
Miriam Shalkham — general Mr. Nye who is head! of the The French Club staged .'a very A. under President Roosevelt. In gun is as follows: The C. W. A.
Personnel Department at the G.E. successful food sale recently. The his present capacity, Mr. Hopkins orders a city government to draw
chairman.
spoke to the group concerning the Sophomore class received the large earnsleight thousand dollars a up plans for any project possible
Monday February 5, the Sopho-
necessary and desirable traits of a cake for buying the most food. year, which fact, bears out the under the city's allocation which
more class entertained the Kappa
secretary aspiring to rise in the The Pegasus Club, lively society statement that "he is instinctive- will |be a decided benefit to the
Chi Sorority at a dinner held at
business world.' He was /intro- of English students, has great ly an idealist and a hard worker." city and which will employ the
the fPussy Willow Tea Room.
Lucille Meehan and Katherine duced by Miss Theodora Little. things -planned for the month of The great Civil Works Admin- labor of city men. The city's
February. This club is one of the istration is an independent? and plans are forwardedl to the-head*
REV. PR. MCDONALD TO LEAD GLUTTONS FOR PUNISHMENT more prominent organizations on nation-wide project with its own quarters of the C. W. A. where
RETREAT AT MERCYHURST the campus. federal supervisor, .and it openly they are approved or rejected. In
Having lived thru the trying disregards politics and {political the case of rejection, other plans
The Phylomeletic Club had a
Mercyhurst will observe its an- period of practice teaching in the machines, whether Republican or more practical or more beneficial
record attendance at its regular
nual retreat under the direction of high schools during the last se- Democratic. It is supported by an must be drawn up. When approved
monthly meeting, held recently.
Rev. Father McDonald, S. J. of mester, six of the seniors have allocation of four hundred million by headquarters, the C. W. A. of-
Dr. DeWitt Jackson, prominent
St. Louis, Missouri, February 16. signed up for a course in Elemen- dollars from the Public Works ficials send an order to their
physician in this city, gave a very
Conferences will begin at three tary Education which entails the administration, which organiza- Federal Employment Office in the
interesting talk on the "Eye and
o 'clock on Friday a fternoon and practice teaching of the elemen- tion! was
set up to handle • city concerned, for the.number of
Its Diseases."
close at three o 'clock on Sunday] tary grades. an appropriation of two billion, men required on the job under
afternoon. Many students from the These hardy souls who will be The Parliamentary Law Club
three hundred million in the stim-• consideration! and the supplies re-
city are expected to attend the seen trekking -tin all kinds of has just been organized. It con- ulation of public works industries. quired for the beginning of work.
religious services during the week weather to various'L and ^sundry sists of Freshmen English stu-
Erie's share in this teener al fund The Federal Employment Office
end. Readers of the Queen's parts of the city to various and dents, who are desirous of becom- of four hundred million amounts orders the supplies and notifies
Work, a Catholic Sodality paper, sundry schools are: Margaret ing parliamentarists.
to about $425,000, and in the city men, known to be unemployed, to
will recognize the Rev. Father Clark, Costello Ressler, Dorothy :-o-:
McDonald as a noted member of Cronauer, Dorothy Bryan and PHILOSOPHY CLASS TO HOLD alone, this money to date has put (Continued on Page 2)
its staff and also a member of the Margaret Bacon. CONVENTION MARCH 7
National Sodality whose head
quarters are located in St. Louis.
They are better men than we
are, Gunga Dhin! Select Public to Witness Unusual
Costello Ressler Represents
Demonstration
Mercyhurst In Symposium
Mercyhurst College Students Wednesday, March 7, the His-
Third Annual Conference Holds First Meeting
Eager To Perch On "Roost tory of Philosophy Class will hold
its second convention. Students i I In RoehesteriN. Y., Feb. 16
i i • - • M M H I ^ M M

acting as philosophical representa-

Expect Completion of Proposed Tea Room
By Washington's Birthday
A new campus project in the
form of developing airecreational
hall from a former chicken house
is being put under way at Mercy-
hurst. The building is situated well
to the rear of the campus and
was originally constructed for the
purpose of raising and bousing
poultry by modern! methods. The
need of satisfying an insatiable
college appetite without going too
great a distance gave rise to the
idea of bavins a combination tea-
room and club room on the prem-
ises. Classes are putting rauchfef-
fort into raising funds to provide
such luxurious necessities as a
radio, studio couches, lamps and
pillows.'The work of building re-
adjustment and installation of
necessary furnishings has pro-
gressed satisfactorily,* and Mercy-
hurst's newest project for its stu-
dents' sane and enjoyable use of
leisure will be functioning by the
last week of February.
tives from different countries of
the world will meet and discuss
new angles in philosophy. The
meeting will take place literally
—in Room 14; figurative!^, in
Warsaw, Poland. The program will
be as follows:
Ruth Sterrett — presiding chair-
man.
Margaret Clark — Welcome Ad-
dress.
Helen Loeblenz — secretary.
Virginia Renz, Alice Reeder,
Dorothy Mooney, Alexandria Kac-
prowicz — papers for discussion.
"The Human Siftaj of the
Saints" is the topic selected for
discussion by Rev. Alfred Barrett
of Canisius College, Buffalo, for
the third annual symposium, spon-.
sored by the Western New'York
Soda lit v Conference.
The six colleges represented\ in
this affair are:
For Women:
D'Youville — Buffalo, N.SY.
Nazareth — Rochester, N.-.Y.
Mercyhurst — Erie, Pa.
For Men:
Canisius — Buffalo, N. Y.
Bona venture — Allegheny, N. Y.
Niagara — Niagara Falls, N. Y.
There will be a presentation at
each of the colleges beginning
with Nazareth College in Roches-
ter, on Sunday, February 18, fol-
lowed by a second showing at
Mary Grove College in Detroit
Michigan on February 22, Other
appearances will be at Buffalo,
Erie, Niagara Falls, and Toronto,
Canada. £
Miss Costello Ressler of * Corrv,
Pa., a senior of Mercyhurst
College will be the representative
from Mercyhurst. Her subject will
treat of St. Teresa of Avila.
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Published monthly by the students of Mrreyhurst College THE PUBLIC AND THE AN ALUMNAE REVIEW A BIRDS EYE VIEW OF THE
Address nil communications to 3? Wl: ORCHESTRA M fo. W. A.
H THE MERCIAD I Among the Alumnae Members
Mercyhurst College Erie, Pennsylvania at the Mid-year Prom were Alice (Continued from Page 1)
1 Subscription Rates I Perhaps the results of the de- Summers, Theodora Yochim, Helen be at such a place at such a time
ONE DOLLAtt'sTHE YEAlt pression and general world dis- WaldingerJMadelyn Hall and Jane and the work begins.
MERCIAD STAFF tress and unrest will not be so de- Turgeon.
trimental to international and Margaret Hanna is just going The work being done in Erie
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF \g$&& . Ruth Sterrett
ASSISTANT EDITOR-1 S-CHIEF ^ ^ ^ M ^ L ^ Virginia Renz national advancement as some pes- nI>,? up and up in the secretarial under its emergency relief plan
BUSINESS MANAGER .^^n^i^M^ Ressler simists try to lead us to believe. field. Since her "chief" lias gone promises to be a direct and per-
EXCHANGE EDITOR L I > .Dorothy Bryan For example, the American people, South, she has taken over addi- manent benefit to our community,
ASSOCIATE EDITORS: | in their desire for entertainment tional duties and responsibilities. A feurvey of the projects under-
JVIarv O'Dea — Bettv Banner — Martha Meyers — Bettv Streuber — and lacking the great asset, money, way includes; the laying out of
Jean Reese — Jane Uprichard — Eugenia Sproat — We know that Marg is able for
Jean St. Lawrence — Alexandra Kacprowioz turn to the>\ radio as a means of them, and we like to watch her new parks, the rebuilding of storm
STAFF REPORTERS inexpensive pastime. Over "the progress. sewers, the paving and repairing
Miss Burd — Miss Bigler — Miss Rectenwald — Miss Lyman a i r " i lie public is given the oppor- Jeanl Summers, too, is just as of junpaved streets, the renovation
FIELD CORRESPONDENTS tunity to become acquainted with "busy as a bee", for she works of city buildings, and a topogra-
Miss'Barrett — Miss Moonevfe the well-known and classical phical survey of Erie and its sur-
day and night now. She's*a real
operas and dramas. They become teacher — so they say. Can t von rounding area. The last plan men-
YESTERDAY AND TOMORROW familiar with various names of just see her? tioned is one which Eric has not
plays musical compositions, au- Did ye know that Virginia Dug- been able/to afford and has had
thors, a ml J plots. Their apprecia- gan, '34, was among the few suc- great need for. It includes accu-
tion of the value of the finer arts cessful {applicants for a Civil rate data on ground levels and
Now that we have reached the end of another? se- grows daily and they are made to water shed on levels throughout I
mester of our school career, we pause to recall many Service position in Harris burg
want to know' about what they recently? She just loves her work, Erie. This work alone requires the
happy experiences. There was the Christmas party hear and more about what it, in services of forty professional men.
and although she fjworks overtime
which was such fun; and Bishop's Day! That was a turn, is all about. v many a night, she is happy in the While there is talk of a discon-
thrill! The Bishop's dinner was certainly delicious. anticipation of those holidays she tinuation of the Civil Works Ad-
Then, there was the bridge-tea and the style show. Walter Damrosch, in his orches-
tra appreciation hour for public is promised (with pay) when the ministration soon, men of authori-
Everybody looked so nice that|day that you would schools, leads the way. There is no Liquor Content Bureau gets caught ty firmly believe that should the
have thought they were, all fin the style show. When doubt in the minds of supervisors, up on its work. We hear there's necessity be great for its contin-
Mercyhurst is "on parade" there are no criticisms to teachers, and principals,' that the opportunity for promotion — so uance then surely it will go on.
be found. We proved that at the Hallowe'en Dance. pupil of today is more capable of here's luck to you, G-inny. The C. W. A. 's purpose is. how-
If we continue this reminiscence we shall find our- conversing intelligently on musical Mini Shalkham substituted in ever, to serve as a "stop g a p " in
selves discontented with the present and lonesome matters than the pupil of a few the Commercial Dept. at Strong this depression, in employing a,
for that which has already happened. Such a plight years ago. Vincent the other day. How did it part of the unemployed mass, and
would-be most undesirable. seem to be working beside Ethel in stimulating the capital goods
The music centers of the United and Mary once again, Mini? industries by a demand for their
Let's smile and think of the future. Don't live in States offer the public many dif- We enjoyed as visit from Vera products in this work. It is the
the past, but rather look ahead to what is coining. ferent orchestras of well-known the weekend of the Prom. She is hope that through this stimulation,
When God determined to destroy Sodom because of men; particularly will the nation as jolly and as happy as ever. the unemployed will be absorbed
its wickedness, He bade Lot and his family to escape enjoy orchestral music under the Poor Vera, she missed her bus, so
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into private enterprises. Failing

to the hills, and to look not back. So they escaped
the evil — but they also lost much that they loved.
Possibly we^ too, shall lose much that we love, but we
shall gain much if we attempt to make this next se-
mester|both happy and profitable. Let us not forget
the fate of Lot's wife who, when she looked back, was
turned into a pillar of salt. Don't be like Lot's wife;
turn toward the new.
—Virginia Renz, '34
ABOUND THE THEATRE
WORLD
I i
The Play's The Thing"
This season, as numerous others
of drama's seasons, is particularly
outstanding for its production of
a few remarkable!plays on the
legitimate stage and "talkie-
screen. it
If you are an admirer of Eugene
O'Neill you will probably be
anxious to see his two current New
Yorkidramas, Ah, Wilderness,"
and "Days I Without End." The
former, " a comedy of recollec-
tion", is in direct contrast with
his later play, "Days Without
End", which is highly religious
in its significance.
Another outstanding contempor-
ary playwright, who has produced
a religious play, is Philip Barry.
His drama, "The Joyous -Season,"
is now playing and should provide
a good comparison for O'Neill's
drama.
It has always been highly inter-
esting, for those unfortunates who
do not have an opportunity to re-
view a stage play, to see the screen
adaptation, offered in its fullest
advantage or disadvantage as the
case may be. One, not very recent
production, j*jThe Cradle Song",
was really excellent. It is sug-
gested to those who have seen it
and enjoyed it to read the trans-
lation! of the play, of the same
name. The original was written
by Gr. Martinez Sierra. And to
those^who are entirely unfamiliar
with the works of Sierra, read this
play and the later drama, | " The
Kingdom of God", which has en-
joyed? a stage success and in all
probability will reach thefscreen.
These are notgnew plays, but are
not to be overlooked, and the
movies will probably be instru-
mental! in providing for their fu-
ture: popularity. - brilliant conductors. Let us be
Have you seen the movie pro-
ducer's version of "Design for
Living!" It is pleasing to think
that this picture is one of the few
we have been waiting for and
found it so completely enjoyable.
It does not lose its "sparkle"
like so many other films that we
wait to see, but is one that fairly
pops with action throughout the
film. It is assured you if you see
this cinema version of Noel Cow-
ard's famed comedy your atten-
tion will not be allowed to relax
long enough to suppress any of
those heart felt laughs. Only
Coward's skill could make such an
"artiste t r i o " a subject for this
enthusiastic! production of wit.
Do not fail to be in the audience
of John Bole's new picture, "Be-
loved." Not only will you see a
lovely plot enacted but you will
also have the opportunity to hear
his beautiful singing voice.
—Bettie Streuber. '37
direction of various German lead-
ers. Though we are "hard up for
ready cash", yet it seems that
many music lovers will find the
means to attend the concerts given
by such famous men as Bruno
Walter, Toscanini and Otto Klem-
perer.
It is to be hoped that with the
availibilitv of sueh renowned mu-
sicians the general public will
take more personal! interest in
classical and semi-classical than
it has in the past. Perhaps, with
the growth of the knowledge of
music, the people" will not be so
thoroughly "jazz lovers" and will
learn to devote more time to deep-
er appreciation and study of the
writings of the "Old Masters".
Therefore, read more, study
more, and think more about the
symphonic orchestras and their
able to say the Depression gave
us time to stop and develop our
cultural side and thatfwe are glad
of it, even if it was at the very
high price of economic depression
and political turmoil leading to
political expurgation and economic
re-adjustmenti
Music was known, appreciated,
and developed Jby the ancients; it
was improved upon with each gen-
eration, and, we must admit that
jazz has given modern composers
of "good" music a certain char-
acteristic of the age that will be
handed to posterity.
So, it is up to us to know our
music, ancient, old, medieval,
Elizabethan, Victorian, Asiatic,
European and American. Let us be
able to discuss music matters in-
telligently when the occasion
arises.
Betty|Banner, '35
couldn't go the the Prom. Good in an immediate reaction and a
thing, Catherine Summers accom-
consistency of re-employment,
panied Alice or "some nice young Congress* will no doubt appro-
man" would have been out of
priate additional money for; the
luck.
C. W. A.'s coffers. We need not
We saw an envelope addressed
fear in this — our government
by Dot Morard to someone at Mer- and President'(!Roosevelt are in
cyhurst, but we didn't have an back of the C. W. A., a mighty
apportunity. to read its contents project. V
since the letter was not directed I —J. St. Lawrence
to "Yours truly." Upon inquiry, In the New York Times of
however, we find 1 hat there is a February f6, 1934, there appeared
bank position pending in favor of the caption, "Congress sets aside
Dot. Hope it comes your way, my 9,500,000, forjrthe Civil Works Ad-
dear. ministration. "_The C. W. A. does
Someone told us that Betty go on!
Danahy is "on the firing line" in
the role of the ever perfect secre- :-o- :•
tary. That lwouldn't be difficult
VOX IDISCIPULORUM
for Betty. Let's hear about it,
won't you, Alumna?
Mary Carlo comes around once February 1, 1934
in awhile. We like her cheery smile Dear Editor:
and jovial manner. It is the humble opinion of this
—Jane Conner, '35 correspondent thatlthis column is
:-o-: "quite the thing."* Agree?
THINGUMABOBS Remember way back towards
the beginning of this year when a
Winifred Welch letter was printed in this very
Ice cream cones Balloons and column asking for a "Post Of-
circuses....;,;..... * * Topsy'' roller- fice?" I guess it started^a bit of
skates Sat urday matinees. thinking among the "Higher-
Betty Streuber Ups" and now we have a fine
' Shelves of books! Chinese "Post Office" for our conveni-
lilies Sables .....a box at the ence.
opera " Vogue''
From remarks that I have heard,
Miss Whalen I am sure that this new plan is
Pillows and quilts " H a n d s " greatly appreciated by the entire
....^.-.Infectious*; laughter||..Delphi- student body. Our mail delivery
niums. has always been a serious question
Sr. M. Angelica
and now, it is very systematically
Queen Anne's Lace Chiffons taken care of, and no one need
in pastel....-; early summer morn- have any fear of losing a letter.
ing,,.., a harp's softened notes. As valuable as it may be, it will
Betty Killeen
be found resting snugly in the
Ice cream sodas Camping correct "pigeon-hole."
trips.... .....Green Wool Puppy
Many thanks for our new ' * Post
dogs.
Office" it is much safer and
Margaret Mullaney
much more conveinent.
Shamrocks : Chuckles and Yours truly,
laughter.J^"Let's have a party" Alyce Reiderj
 FEBRUARY, 1934
ON CLIMBING THE FAMILY
TREE i CHOICE CRUMBS FROM
Always having had a flair for
upsetting family tradition, 1 took
up the study of geneology.
It was a shook {to my relatives
to find such an infection lurking
in the bosom of the family.
Let me warn anyone who might
consider following my example,
that my urge now amounts to a
phobia.
I find to my horror that if
someone mentions, say Tobios Pen-
nyfeather, I rack my brain and
--Oh yes, there was a Tobios
Pennyfeather who lived in Was-
boo, Massachusetts, and further,
I think records prove he deserted
the arinyland ran off with the
corporal's daughter.
Unhappily I mentioned my hob-
by to some of my friends who,
o-reeted my confidence with what
sounded suspiciously like horse-
laughter. Others linore discreet,
shrugged their shoulders and with
an expressive lift of the eye-brow
dismissed the subject, possibly
nominating me for oblivion.
As a result I have become ex-
tremely sensitive on the subject
of my hobby. I never mention it to
anyone; if l | a m caught sulking
in an alcove of the library delving
into ancient tomes, I scramble up,
seize my notes, crack my elbow
on a bookcase, drop papers with
eonvicting evidence (boldly
printed on their faces, dates in
round readable figures) and possi-
blv a book or two on J j How To Be
A Successful Geneologist" and so
retire with the serenity of a
whirling dervish.
My inferiority complex now well
established accounts for my hesi-
tancy! in approaching the topic
even in print. Already I regret
having mentioned my weakness to
the editor of the Merciad. But af-
ter all there is such a thing as
honor and one must keep one's
mood.
The lure of the pedigree is of
wide interest today. One who has
given the subject no ^attention
must be astonished to learn of the
wide and growing interest in
geneology. Such leisure as we can
snatch from the strife of business
and the pressure of social obliga-
tions, we now devote to investiga-
tion and to a discovery of who and
what our forefathers were! and
how illustrious is the name and
heritage thev have left us.
The geneological table has been
the foundation of class /dictinc-
tions and heriditory privileges
from the dawn of history. It
would, of course, be easy to point
out the immense influence of the
patriotic societies some, like the
Daughteries, embracing in ^ their
membership many thousand, in
accounting for the growing inter-
est in one's \ancestors. The true
explanation, I believe, lies in the
fact that we have conquered the
wilderness, the work of the pioneer
has been completed, we have made
*
history and now we want to remi-
nesce. We want to look back
through an era of formation where
glammour transfigures all.
The best way to learn all that
your family can tell you of the
past is to become a human ques-
tion mark. Ask a fewj leading ques-
tions and some gentle old relative
will be carried back a half cen-
CURRENT COMMENTS
g l n s u l is ill again.
Too mucl
Greece ¥
Hoover is mentioned!— stream-
er. ?How kind! Wm, f m
French are | n o w f claiming
Shakespeare. — Well^ maybe, he
uses quite a bit of French (?) in
his works, t M M
Rudy Vallee says someone will
jump oue the window when they
hear the truth about |his divorce.
—We guess he'll fly to earth.
President Roosevelt will take no
trips until Congress#adjourns.
Afraid to leave the White House
alone |perhaps. | is going to be entirely exposed to
Uncle Sam Stakes Pigs. —
Who's afraid of the|big bad wolf
now ? | Teasdalo's last thoughts, perhaps
The Peace Bridge is once more
called the Bridge of Sighs. — Tax
on liquor went up!
—Jean | Reese, '36
tury or more and will absent-
mindedly unwind the tangles of
births, marriages, deaths, ro-
mances, and comedy, that consti-
tuted our forefathers lives.
Search iiijthe garret and in old
bureaus for the family Bible. Our
ancestors kept these records reli-
giously, making their preservation
sure. Much information can be
Slearned from this source. Consult
it first when you begin to climb
the family tree.
One thing is certain you will not
dread gathering of the clan and
family reunions; no longer will
you be bored by dragging conver-
sation at those festivals for vour
ears will be keen to snatch a bit
of information which may open
new vistas for your research. A
name or date may be 'unearthed,
unheard of facts never before
devulged in family circles.!
Some data is best keptjto your-
self, for records are apt to give
even the most respectable of
families! a considerable shock. I
recall! distinctly of exposing a
divorce, thatlhad been hitherto
apparently unknown, and had my
beloved relatives in quite a
dither? | My mother, bless her
heart, told me I had best cease
rattling frthe skeletons and save
such information for further fami-
ly feuds. However, one rarely dis-
covers scandal of a recent date
and itlusually occurs^ in a collat-
eral line.
Other splendid sources are wills,
deeds, birth and death certifi-
actes, tombstone inscriptions and
other public records. I words. The rhyme scheme is also
This gives you a faint idea of
the work and drudgery connected
with this phast of research. But
to those who are ftruly interested
in going back through the years,
and reliving te glamorous days of
pioneering and striving for our
present world, it becomes a pleas-
ure! that only those who are fasci-
nated by it can know or appre-
ciate lit s faction of the possible
discovery that one's |ancestor
played a part in the progress of
America's progress. If anyone
feels inclined to jeer at my com-
plex let her beware lest alllthe
royal shades of- her forbears
come clambering! down the
branches of the old family tree
to either haunt or to hang her.
To be continued
TEE MEROIAD
FASHION'S FEAST
The latest und most \ exciting
fashion scoops this month | i a | the
hat revolution. Fashion has gone
to Milady'sjhead. frlats no|longer
resemble a § soupMplate plunked
over the right eye. Wei can now
getj ajj good \ look at what Mrs.
Jones is wearing without danger
of becoming crosseyed f trying to
take everything in? with the*one
good eye which was all the old
Stylo left us. Of course you'll have
to use£ extra* precaution about
washing your forehead because
your brow, long hidden from view,
the critical public gaze. But who
cares when the effect is so utterly
enchanting? The new hats * re-
semble^ diadems or halos and are
obsolutelv guaranteed to give you
1 liatj appealing saintlike expres-
sion that goes over so big with
the so-called sterner sex.
Nol to be outdone, the coiffures
show a decided change^also. Dust
off that old picture of grand-
mother and take a good look. It
will give you fa few pointers on
just how to go about, piling your
hair on the stop of your ahead.
Curls and ringlets are climbing
high. Glittering tiaras nestled in
the hair are "le dernier c r i " for
even i ng.
Schiaparelli is sponsoring fan
interesting new windblown move-
ment. Stiff breezes run riot
through her collection, iPuffs of
wind push all her daytime clothes
forward. The evening dresses Ire-
serve the order and sweep out like
sails in the back. She is also show-
ing a striking new material called
" Ant lira cite" which is a jetty
coal-like fabric somewhat resem-
bling cellophane. If you want to
have the stag-line whispering
"Who is that stunning creature
over there?" try a few Schiapa-
rellilideas. She is decidedly the
most daring and unusual of any
of our designers.
Speaking of new movements,
this "low in the front" one is
causing a few raised eyebrows in-
asmuch as it differ so radically
from what we have grown accus-
timed to in the past year. Remem-
ber the extremely low front de-
colletages in the picture '! The Pri-
vate Life of Henry VIII? They
do say that the old rascal had a
finger in this new style. Not con-
tent with causing a lot of mischief
a century ago he has to upset the
1933 applecart of Fashion. Why,
they're even designing Henry VIII
Hats! | p
Remember what t told you about
trains last month ? |Well, I have
just the thing for the timid soul
that is.half afraid|to try one of
these swishy appendages. A train
that ties.on just like an apron in
back answers their prayers. Then
if they get cold feet at the nth
moment they can untie the train
and check it with their coat ?
Cute? I |
There's a new material on the
market that looks just like bath
toweling. It is an evening fabric
and though it may sound unat-
tractive it makes stunning for-
mats. Now don't rush to confis-
cate all the bath towels in the
house for what will the family do
next Saturday night?
It's very fashionable to have a
The Joy of Books
Strange Victory — An Irish Poet
Among the notes of Sara Teas-
dale, her ^publishers found the
title for the twenty-two poems
that£were her last gift to the
Muses. "Strange Victory" con-
tains those-|verses written just be-
fore her ftragic death, all be-
speaking the "mental suffering
and emotional anguish " of her del-
icate spirit.! Every line of these
last poems seems almost the cry of
a soul, tired and weary, unable to
"face the unchanging sea" and
longing for a "reign of rest, se-
r e n e ^ forgetting M... In I! Moon's
Ending" we_|find a summary of
what must have been among Miss
even a hint of her brave philo-
sophy.
"Moon, worn thin to the width
of a quill,
In the dawn flying,
How good to go^light into
light|and still
Givingijlight, dying."
One cannot fail to sense behind
the words the pain and sorrow
which were closing in on the poet,
which forced her to write "let
there be night for me, let there be
night!" Macmillan Company, one
dollar.
# # *
Emily Dickenson, new England
poetess, possessed a rare and ini-
mitable gift of expressing an al-
most stupendous thought in a few
lines of delicate beauty, and a
genius for painting a romantic
fancy with the very breath of life.
These lines that follow, from one
of her poems, seemedfto us too
worthwhile not to call your atten-
tion to them.
" H e ate and drank the precious
words.
His spirit grew robust;
He knew no more that he was poor
Nor that his frame was dust.
He danced along the dingy days;
And this bequest of wings
Was but a book. What liberty
A loosened spirit brings."
How much more of humanity
might "dance along the dingy
days" did they but realize5the
happiness in "but a book!"
# # #
Katherine Tynan, the only im-
portant Catholic poet in Ireland
and a prominent- figure in the
Irish Renaissance, wrote much of
real worth. It is a delight to read
some of her poetry. The following
verse illustrates her delicate sense
of the symphony and color in mere
worthy of notice.
w entine Day February 14....... Marty
SLOW SPRING
" 0 , year, grow slowly, Exquisite,
holy, | | % lish 17 class has been walking
The days go on. Ik
With almonds showing the pink
pink stars blowing,
And birds in the dawn.
"mumified" look. Don't take me
wrong. By that I mean that the
smart young thing is wrapped up
from head to foot. The evening
dresses have capes, jackets, shawls,
or scarfs to wind around the de-
colletage.' This wrapping and
winding is done so intricately that
half the time it is a puzzle to
figure out just what does happen.
H. —Skipper, '35
Page Three
SKIPPER'S LOG
We've had pretty rough sailing
weather last month. Buck up my
lassies, we're past the breakers
and whirlpools until the next big
squall. The barometer says that
this isn't scheduled until next
June so set your mind at ease.
Marg Mullaney {and Laura La
Cavera had a smoothee time in
Corry last weekend .w. Our sympa-
thy to Evelyn Donahue on her re-
cent illness This seems to be the
month for college parties Nancy
Stackhouse, Betty Streuber and
Alice Martin are going to Michi-
gan Eleanor DeVeaux, the Mc-
Allisters, and Florence Bigler are
treking down to Cornell Hope
they all have a good time Grace
Marie Souders looked stunning at
the Prom Miss Whalen has the
nicest personality .... A certain
group of girls were trying out
that squatter's claim You know,
the one that states that if a per-
son camps on a place for twenty
years the property automatically
becomes his 1 The management
got wise though, so it didn't work
Better luck next time The
New China Restaurant seems to be
getting the trade of Mercyhurst
girls right now Carmelita Gill
and Alice Reeder surely take their
movies seriously When they j
make up their minds they want
to take in a show, they don't fool j
They 've been known to see as
many as three a day We'd like
to know whether they take a
couple cushions along to sort of
break the monotony—seats in a
theatre aren't exactly made of
eiderdown.
Elizabeth Montgomery and
Marge Alge can make goodlooking
posters Lucille Becks is so pe-
tite Mary Lucille Burd has a
flawless white complexion The
Novel Class didn't know whose
paper they were criticizing the
other day You should have seen
the expression on their faces when
they found out "When Smoke
Gets In Your Eyes" is the piece
of the month " I Just Couldn't
Take I t " is a close runner-up I
Quite a few Mercyhurst girls are
using that bright red nail polish
This cold spell certainly has given
us grand skating weather It
hasn't been so grand on the cars
though Helen Dundas makes a
charming novice Dot Meyers in-
jured her knee in an automobile |
accident but we 're glad' to report
that it's mending splendidly ..... Of
course you went to the Kappa
Chi dance at Sunset ' ' The
Cradle Song" was a most worth-
wlile picture -..Don't forget Val-
Kettering was all smiles for about
two weeks Ann McGrath has a
well modulated voice ..„. The Eng-
around in the traditional Thomas
Hardy manner after reading some
of his work ...They look like un-
dertaker's assistants.
Sister Mary Andrew's term j
papers are works of art Costello
Ressler is another excellent typist
Some of those model stages
were remarkable They were per-
fect down to the smallest detail .....|
Mary Lou Neville is a frequent
visitor to Mercyhurst The Home
Economics students have an abun-
(Continued on Page 4)
 Page Four THE MERCIAD FEBRUARY, 1 934
SKIPPERS LOG BACK TO THE SOIL A PAIRY WAKE ASHES TO ASHES THIS 'N THAT

(Continued from page 3) A£ thought-provoking, honest Round and gold horizon high, Liquor is nearly always an ex-
The penitential season of Lent
da nee of Lab. periods this semes- book with a subtle lament'is "The The moon has place against theft is again upon us and most of us ception of some kind or othe
ter. ... Theo Little is a very oblig- Farm'', by Louis Dromfield. It i »ky, j are renewing good resolutions P'rinstance, the Government £
ing person .^..The world is a small a deeply* felt book which serves While two tall trees in silhoutte, made on New Year's day and trying|to keep *the price of i t
place after all '*& Nancy Stack- as a valuable record for our gen- Are sentinels formed and carved quietly doing away with a few old down.
house and Lucille Meehan had en- eration and for those which are in jot. | vices we have been meaning to
gine trouble on the way home from to come. It is a story, as Mr. A spotlight thrown I on a discard for a long time but just Raiders threw a brick wrapped
Youngstown last week They Bromfield says, of " a way of darkened world. never got around to doing it. in a piece of felt through the
hailed a passing car, and who living which was and is fa good A star blinks, and the fog But to many of us— this is the
window of a j London jeweler's
should it be but Marian Carlin way"—in other words, a cry of unfurls—| "be a l l " and "end a l l " of it. Un- shop last week. The campaign to
Frances Mallery, Mary Stout, "back to the soil" is sounded In wisps of gray chiffon that show, less we are naturally given to de- lessen street noises is evidently
and Esther Tennant can certainly through the pages of this informa- The shadowed forms of elves vout meditation or have our atten- having its effect. i
dance ...That new book "Anthony tive novel, Mr. Bromfield agrees below. !
) — :-o-:—
that its proper place is in the field tion called to some of the things
Adverse'' Sis causing *a good deal Softly and lightly in shoes of red, t hat Lent stands for — we are New traffic lights in New York
of comment Here's an interest- of autobiography. The feet of the tiny fairies tread, pretty apt to forget all about are designed " t o give the pedes-
ing bit of information I bet you The story was written, as the Only the notes of the cricket them and go on our way feeling trian a chance for his life."
w

never knew Our Mexican neigh- dedication informs us, for his shrill, very virtuous for having observed Every day more and more ob-
bors call us "Gringos" because t hree children and their children And the drum-like frogs, break it/at all. stacles are being put in the way
when our army invaded Mexico, a and grandchildren, that they "may the still. II of the motorists' enjoyment.
favorite camp song was "Green know a little what it was like to And under a toad stool a child We came across an article the : — :-o-:—
Grow the Rushes, 0 " The have lived before 1914, a way of elf cries, other day in one of the local j i t is possible that the sun may
Mexicans heard it so often It hey life now gone save in a few half-. And somewhere in the world — a papers which carried a thought explode and instantly destroy all
tried to repeat it Finally they forgotten corners." Not only those lovely dream dies. that}* we think would make a the planets, asserts an astronomer.
began to call the Americans by the who are native, like the author, to Ruth Sterrett rather nice Lenten devotion, We plan to worry about this five
first two words of the song which I the Middle West, are sure to like : - o - :•
based on a quotation from Scrip- or ten minutes some day, if we
they pronounced "Grin g o " £. s* it. The reality which lives on every MORE CURRENT COMMENTS ture. We reprint it here for you. ever catch up worrying about so
Here's something for the history j page of the book is bound to ap "Then was Jesus let up of the many things we already^ have to
students The last words of | peal to many. There is a kinship A local newspaper has it that spirit into the wilderness to be worry about. ?

some of our greatest imakers of among men arising from the fact Pennsylvania is digging itself out tempted of £ the £>devil." — Mat- —:-o-:—
American history are extremely that all are sustained by what the of snow — it's either snow, dirt thew 4:1. "Most of us avoid the A Little Wider, Please
ii teresting as well as being char- soil gives. or debt. wilderness. It's solitariness, bar- Judge (in dentist chair)—"Do
acteristic of the men who uttered Through the medium of his IDLE MUSICIANS PLAY IN renness, ugliness, poverty, and you swear that youiwill pull the
them...... .Just before dying George family chronicle, extending over a HOPE IN OLD STREET-—better friendlessness makes it repulsive. tooth, the whole tooth, and noth-
Washington said: " I t is well'' period of 100 years, Mr. Hromfield if they would play in tune. Yet all of us during the last few ing but the tooth?"
John Adams cried out: "Inde- has successfully emphasized the We read where a woman got her years have been driven out into | —:-o-:—
pendence forever.'' ;«; Benjamine two fundamental characteristics wish when she was buried with waste places and have found them
Maybe Needs A Vacation
Franklin, in great torture, said: which were once, and may be her dogs—she must have been populated both by devils and
Nervous Suitor—"Sir, er—that
" A dying man can do nothing again, intensely American. These planning to wade the River Styx. angels. The temptation of Jesus
is, I would like to — er—that is,
easy.'%.... Jefferson's last 'words are ^integrity and idealism. And President quits after 41 years— is muchflike yours. The Spirit of
I mean I have been going with
were: " I resign my spirit to God, they are celebrated through the Evil promised the Master three
Inhibitive perhaps? your daughter for five years—."
my daughter to my country.'' | history of this idealj American things if only He give complete
FAMILY FLEES WHEN Father — "Well, waddye want
John Quincy Adams whispered: family and of the farm which was obedience; Bread, Security, Power.
FLAMES DESTROY HOME— —a pension?"
" I t is the last of earth. I am con- the focal point of the settlement Have you not feltfthe thrill of al-
Ingenuity we calls it.
ways having -food enough and to g —:-o-:—
tent." ..McKinley, martyred by of a fertile, vigorous stock; fami- Multiplying Marie
birthday with a great family re- spare ? Have you ;?notf" wished for
an assassin's bullet, said: " I t is lies of a^dozen children. The com- I haven't seen f the list of the
II mingled strains were Scotch, union to which came some fifteen angelic aid so that you could not
God's way. His will be done. ten brainiest women in the films,
hundred descendants, and a num-
But Henry Ward Beecher awaited Dutch, and Puritan English, con- dash your foot against a stone? picked by J a Hollywood producer,
ber of other characters no less
death with the calm remark: verging from Maryland ad Mas- Have you not longed for the but I think I know who they are.
fascinating than the leading ones.
"Now comes the great mystery." sachusetts to settle fin Ohio and Kingdoms of the world*and the They are Marie Dressier.
Johnnie typifies the younger ele-
m&M £ I—Skipper '35 beyond. ment. He is the embodiment of the
glory of them"? Then you iknow — :-o- :—
"The F a r m " is permeated with the strain of the wilderness in
:-o-: traits and virtues of his noble an- Dead Letter Baritone
a lament for a way of life that which there is no bread, nought
REGARDING THE ROOST cestors, a hundred years back. "Yessah, Ah's a grat singah."
was heroic and is forever gone. but impermanent transition and
A chapter of our history, a "Wheah did you-a 11 Beam to
The triumph of the Colonel} over the weakness of incalculable na- sing ?' | ji
February 5, £934 the wilderness represents a splen- chapter that is significant, and ture. Jesus knew i t . "
Dear Editor: splendid, and yet tragic is just as " A h graduated from a corre-
did phase of the American people, spondence school."
"Tea for two, etc.," that will a phase that is. like a shattered significantly and splendidly an- :-o-:
be the new theme song of all our ideal. The farm was a dream rea- alyzed. I J Boy, you sho' losts lots of yo j
mm POST MORTEMS mail."
students what withjthe new tea lized and dissipated, a Utopia Mr. Bromfield! has created a
room and all ! Isn't it grandf created and destroyed. — :-o-:—
magnificent piece of work. And
Doesn't*the idea thrill you? Per- What an exam! Did you get Stop Thief!
The Colonel is one of the out- though* the faults ofcthe book are
sonally, I am so pleased, and standing thru it alrightf | I haven't the The latest Paris hats are said to
characters. ^Whatever a disjoined manner and a lack of
thrilled that I can hardly wait for faults Mr. Bromfield may have his faintest idea what it's all about. be on the lines of police-women's
dramatic sequence its strength lies
its opening! Let's go over the;.questions. Let's helmets. The effect is said to be
genius for narration and creation in its combination of reality, ideal-
see: Jane Austen was written by quite arresting.
When I think of all the shoe of character must be acknowl- ism, history, and its tribute to our
David Copperfield in 1492, wasn't —:-o-:—
leather I have used up when in edged. The farm, and the men and pioneers. &
it? Or was that when the Treaty Pass the Iodine
quest of a cup of "coffee and a women who were motivated! by it, It is worth any one's while to
of Utrecht was signed — I dun- | " T h a t dentist wasn't painless. it
hamburg", the thought absolutely are presented with a certain fasci- read, ' I The Farm \'. No regrets can
no. Oh here —• A syllogism is Why, did he hurt y o u ? "
stuns me. However, forget the nation. The narrative is supplied possibly accrue to him who will
when three squares of the angle f"No,Jbut he yelled when I bit,
past, and look to the future, now, with a wealth of incident that lose himself in the perusal of so
are equal to the hypotenuse his finger."
it will be a matter of a few yards might well satisfy a goodly num- fine a portrayal of the American
squared — I didn't get that one. —:-o-:—
and we will find ourselves in a ber of novels. people at? their greatest task—the
How did you define sociology? I Where's J the Chloroform?
delightfully cozy little Tea Room creation of wealth and beauty.
A romanticist, a pioneer, a wor- said it was the study of etiquette Head Clerk—"I am very sorry
which will be all our own. Isn't i—Alexandra Kacprowicz, '34
shipper of beauty, of nature, a but I don't think that is right. to hear of your partner's death,
it "too ducky"? 1 :-o-:
reasonable man, one who married Did she say tenets of Imagism or Would you jjj like me to take his
The results of the "Name Con- a plump little wench was the in- IN MEMORY
tents? Well, how should I know— place?"
test ' ' have not been announced dividual in the magnificent per- By Edith Tatum poets are supposed to live in tents Manager — a (Very much, if you
yet, but I'll wager that "The sonage of the Colonel. There is no or something aren't they?—How can get the undertaker to arrange
In France!the swaying poppies
Roost" proved the most popular. other reaction for the reader to many! kinds of nouns are there? it.
shed • > ,

To my mind that is the perfect have but to like him and | admire I said there were four—here thev
Their flame-like petals where :-o-:
name for it. him. are, see? Proper, improper, and
the dead Until the money question |is
Can't you just picture the in- A score of other interesting in- Are sleeping quietly.^ Like drops common and uncommon. Could settled no mon can know when
terior ? the homey atmosphere, | dividuals troop across\the crowded of blood I you finish that prayer for Scrip- he is betting his bottom dollar.
the logs snapping and cracking in pages of this book: Jamie Fergu- They mark the spot whore young ture—Now I lay me Mown to — :-o-:—
the fireplace, and can't you hear son who works his way back across manhood sleep,si pray the Lord my soul to The peculiarity about a law is
the "merry voices" ringing out? a vast expanse of the United Yielded its life that Truth might keep, if he hollers let him go, the amazing amount of breakage
So long for now, by the next States, after a pleasurable adven- know •%$ 1 eeny, meeny miny m o ? " Well, I it can undergo and still exist.
edition, the " R o o s t " should be ture in California, to marry one of Its [fullest liberty.! Poppies glow, don't think I made out very well. — :-o-:—
completed and perhaps, I shall the Colonel's daughters and to But when distilled, give pain I did study too. I don't think Fronts and backs of automobiles
have more to say then. settle down to cultivate and cher- surcease— exams are at all necessary. Teach- are so much alike these days pe-
Yours truly,! ish the farm; old Aunt Sopphira And souls of dead lads whisper ers certainly have it easy don't destrians can't tell whether to
—-Dorthy Moomy who celebrated her one hundredth "Peace!" 4 they ? | H i | ;A jump or not.