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SCHOOL SPIRIT
IN ACTION
VOL. VIII
CW* Offers
Series Off I
Addresses
Mrs. McAniff Stresses
Life Need Of True
Philosophy
Other Famous Speakers Have
Been Arranged For On This
J Season's Prog;
The Erie Council of Catholic
Women once again responds to the
Holy Father's call If or Catholic
Action. The course of lectures pre-
sented last year under their aus-
pices won such enthusiastic ap-
proval that they have concluded
plans for a similar program this
year.
The choice of speakers includes
Mrs. John E. McAniff, Rev. Ed-
ward Lodge Curran, and Rev. Ber-
nard R. Hubbard, S. J. Mrs. Mc-
Aniff, a member of the Board of
Directors of the Catholic.j Young
Women's Club of New York,
opened the series on Wednesday,
April 14, when she delivered a lec-
ture entitled "A Gift j Apart".
Father Curran, President of the
International Catholic Truth So-
ciety, will speak Thursday, April
22, on "Catholicism vs. Commun-
IsjxL, in a R elision. Morality, g. and
Democracy".:, Father Curran's lec-
tures are noted for backgrounds
drawn out of his broad knowledge
and understanding of world pro-
blems. On Thursday, April 29,
Rev. Hubbard will conclude the
series with "Climbing to the Spir-
it's Home". Father Hubbard, world
famous glacier Priest will add the
attraction of illustration to his
lecture: moving and inspiring mo-
tion pictures which mark his com-
pletion of ten years of glacier
study in Alaska will be presented.
Special equipment has been pro-
vided to enable the Erie audience
to enjoy this opportunity to wit-
ness as well as hear Father Hub-
bard's spectacular experiences. An
excellent chance to become ac-|
quaintd with the Catholic attitude
concerning the vital issues of the
day, Sodalists!
1 ML- Rita Maley, '38
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Senior Class Will Act As
Sponsor! Ofl Song Concert
On May 4, the Senior Class will
carry out the Mercyhurst -tradi-
tion of sponsoring a song contest.
The entire student body will par-
ticipate in the inter-class compe-
tition for the coveted cup, ?now in
possession of the Sophomore Class.
The Seniors though ineligible for
the prize, will also present an ori-
ginal song.
The words of the song must be
the composition of class members,
and judgment will be passed on
the bases of originality and presen-
tation.
|M>! i fBdith Regan,l'88
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The most satisfactory defini-
tion I?know of God is the Highest
Thing in your scale of lvalues.
Simple, childlike faith, must be
based on solid grounds. Pray
without doubt.
THE MERCIADPublished at Mercyhurst College. Erie, Pennsylvania
THE VOICE OP
MERCYHURST
APRIL, 1937 NUMBER SEVEN
Mary| Ellen Chase Lecture Discusses Books Musical Hit
won the Pictorial Review Prize for
The Larger Life In Books
Is Dominant Theme l&S
heivshort story entitled "Salesman-
ship". | H 111 i | F
Holds That B o o k s Enlarge
Field Of Human Experience Review Is
I Of AddressH^K
"There is more reality in what
*§ Miss Chase defined an author
simply as one who has the gift of
IS' I More Than!Life W
we can never get even from our
Under Way
. — —— • .
writing. She advanced the view that friends unless they have first had
you read than in what you do;
there is a larger life in books than
everyone may enjoy this larger them from books. Ideas, them- "Follies Afloat"
life in books because everyone may
in life itself". This was the?key-
read. Books help us to clarify our
selves, are never new: authors Promises To Be
note of a lecture given before the through the ages have but cloaked
faculty, the students, and the
experiences, and to regard personal
situations in the light of the uni-
them by their own words and Stage Success
friends of Mercyhurst College, on phrases to make them seem differ-
versal. The experiences of our
the evening of April 6, by Miss
own lives are seen by us through
enl and to extend their appeal. Rehearsels Are Directed
Mary Ellen Chase, noted author, In speaking of the technique of By Mr. William
the limitations of the microscope.
lecturer, and professor of English
Besides, there are certain experi- writing, Miss Chase expressed the Ratterman
at Smith College. Miss Chase holds opinion that books never come
ences which we shall never know
a place among the foremost mod- from characters, from places, or Mercyhurst's annual venture in-
personally because our lives are
ern novelists, essayists, and short from incidents, but from ideas. A to major dramatics this year is in
circumscribed and narrow. There
story writers, although she pre- story begins with an idea and the the form of the musical revue,
fers to think of her self as a teach- are also certain personal experi- "Follies Afloat". Although re-
ences which we, of ourselves, do characters come to carry out that
er rather than as an author. She idea. Authors do not create people hearsals have barely gotten under
regards writing as something of a not understand because of our emo- way, the enthusiasm evidenced by
tional prejudices. But through so much as they copy them.
task but she takes great .pleasure the collegians and seminarians tak-
in introducing English literature books we are privileged to taste, After the lecture, Miss Chase ing part is more than enough to
to groups of eager Smith College and try, and understand all the was entertained at an informal insure its complete success. Last
Freshmen. Her books include: experiences of life. From books tea held by the English majors in year, we had hill-billys, butlers,
"Mary i Peters", "Silas Crocket", we take ideas, thoughts, some- the State Dining Room. and pirates; this time, there'll be
and "This England". In 1930, she thing to live on, something that Margaret Gould Thompson, '38 "gobs" of sailors, damsels getting
in "Dutch", and sophisticated dance
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teams waltzing to the rippling
Faculty Member Writes Of Papal Academy strains of the "Blue Danube", Mr.
Wm. Ratterman, who so capably
Lincei". This intellectual circle managed the performance last
Chemistry Department Head fostered the study of the exact Traces ^History Of The year, is back again to take over
I Contributes To "The sciences and has to its credit many Pontifical Academy $ the presentation. With co-opera-
Science Counselor" valuable publications, especially in Of Sciences tion, a bit of initiative, and lots of
the field of the natural sciences. | individual advertising, we should
The Science Counselor, a quar- After the death of its founder constitute a scientific authority for succeed even better than before.
terly j o u r n a l for teachers o f and leader; the Academy fell into the Holy See. Future academicians Come on!!! Make "Follies Afloat"
science and a product of the Du- L—.oblivion -^intil tha pontificate of are to be chosen by the original the biggest "splash hit" of the
quesne University Press printed, Pius IX, who revived the society as members. Father Augustine Ge- year.
in its March 1937 issue, an article a center for physico-mathematical melli, alumnus of Saint Bonaven- Marjorie Alge, '37
written by Sr. M. Fidelis, head of studies. Under the new organiza- ture College, ghas been named as :-o-: •
t h e Chemistry department of tion there were four classes of the new president. MARY LOBAUGH CHOSEN
Mercyhurst. members :f honorary, ordinary, cor- Sr. Fidelis concludes her interest- E MAY QUEEN
In her article, "The Pontifical responding, and associate. ingly informative article with the
Academy of Sciences", Sister Fi- In. 1870 a group withdrew and following statement: "Again does Spring again brings to Mercy
delis discusses the founding and organized J under the patronage of the Church through her Supreme hurst her annual May Day Fes-
development of the Academy. Pope the Italian government. The re- Ruler foster the pursuit of learning tivities. Plans are not completed,
Pius XI has recently opened mem- maining members of the society in stating the purpose of this new as yet, but the Queen and her
bership of the academy to eminent continued under?a cardinal-patron Scientific Senate of the Church. court have been chosen. Mary
scientists, non-Catholic as well as until Pius XI established the Aca- Its members are expected to honor Agnes Lobaugh is to be the Queen.
Catholic. Sr. Fidelis lists the demy in the Vatican gardens under their names as Pontifical Academi- Her attendants are Mary Ciaiola,
names of the sixf new American his S personal * guidance. cians by austere and noble work in prefect of the Sodality, Mary Mar-
members, three of whom are non- The Pontifical A c a d e m y of the field of knowledge, and, in garet Murphy. Marty Kettering,
Catholics. Sciences will now consist of seven- this way, to render religious hom- Elba Armstrong, and Marjorie
The Academy of Science was ty members, selected by the Holy age of reason to the Supreme St. Lawrence. The coronation cere-
founded in 1603 by Federigo Cesi, iFather from the most eminent Truth, the Creator."! jj | j mony will take place on the North
under the name of "Accademia dei scientists in the world. They will I I Rita Maley, '38 campus. Placing of the crown
upon the Blessed Lady at her
Grotto and Benediction in the Coll-
SUPREME COURT PLAN IS t t MERCYHURST DEFEATS ege Chapel will follow the corona-
DEBATED BY I. R. C. ELECTION OF THE EDINBORO tion ceremony. Every student will
• MERCIAD > EDITOR participate in the program which
"Is the President's plan for the We'll cheer for our team—we'll again promises to be one of the
To Miss Margaret O'Sul- cheer for our team—and why most colorful events of the Mercy-
reorganization of the supreme
shouldn't we? They came through hurst school year.
court justifiable," was the subject livan, '38, recently elected with flying colors Tuesday eve-
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of a stirring debate by the mem- Merciad editor for the year ning, March 10, when they met I I Dolores Kelley, '3d
bers of the sinter national Relations 1937-38, Mercyhurst extends and defeated the crack Edinboro :*o-5
Club of Mercyhurst on Tuesday sincere congratulations and team on the Mercyhurst court. CONCLUDE HLENTEN
evening, March 16. wishes for success. This off- I Dash, confidence, team-play, and SEASON
a good fighting edge brought our
ice is one of the most impor-
The affirmative side, upholding | lassies out on the long end of a Lenten services for the students
tant in the school, and car-
the reorganization plan, was pre- 46-22 score. The final score gives closed at Mercyhurst March 19.
sented by Miss Betty Harrington, ries with it great responsibil- no indication of the close going The last two sermons of the sea-
Mill Eileen f Richards, and Miss ity. during the first half which dove- son were delivered by Rev. Cyril
Marguerite O'Donnell. tailed into the shooting barrage of Cooper of St.. John's Church and
Miss O'Sullivan succeeds the second half. Outstanding Rev. Ennis A. Connelly of St.
The negative, represented by her sister, Miss Eleanor O'- among the Mercyhurst scorers Peter's Cathedral who spoke on the
Miss Rosemary Haule, Miss Edna were Jane Hurley and "Sis" Pat- the Sacrament of .Penance and the
Sullivan, '37, in this position.
Londegran, and Miss Marie O'Mal- terson. Holy Eucharist, respectively. Sta-
ley carried the laurels by securing The school looks confidently
to the new editor's ability to After the game both teams were tions of the Cross Thursday eve-
a unanimous vote. Chairman of
uphold the standards hereto- entertained at luncheon served in ning and Mass the following morn-
the evening was Miss Martha Ket-
fore established. the Students' dining room where ing brought the 1937 Lenten sea-
tering, president of the Interna-
the game's prize shots and casual- son to an end at Mercyhurst. >;
tional Relations Club. Judges were To their new leader the W Rita Maley, '38
ties were explained. More impor-
Miss Ruth Whalen of the home Merciad staff pledges undi- :-o-:
tant than the victory was the
economics department, Sister M. vided loyalty and coopera- Learn from St. Paul to say
spirit of good sportmanship which
Bernadette, principal of Mercy- tion for the coming year*
prevailed and which pointed the nice things to people while they
hurst Seminary, and Rev. James Good Luck, Mardie!
way to future happy athletic rela- are living. f _.,
Powers, chaplain of Mercyhurst, illk Edith Regan, '38 tions between the two teams. Our holiness as Catholics must
Francoise Riblet, '37 ft B. Harrington, '38 be based on intelligence.
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THE MERCIAD

Published monthly by the students of Mercyhurst College What Price! Popularity

Address all communications to
YOUTH Among the secret—and sometimes open -aspirations of the
THE CHAD * 1
*By
Fran Riblet | |
college student is the desire to be popular. Popularity is, in
many instances, the open sesame to a happy and busy college
life, full of the young glory of self-realization. Yet, many,
Mercyhurst College Erie, Pennsylvania over eager in their quest, have been misled into accepting a
To be free on a May day,
Subscription i-Rates To but dance 'neath the high sun, false for a true popularity. This error has come about through
J ONE DOLLAR THE YEAR To crush dasies sweet 'neath a misunderstanding, either of the essence of or of the correct
y. MERCIAD STAFF * wing'd feet means of achieving, popularity. By them, true popularity has
With no thought for the day soon been brought into disrepute so much so that, to-day, when
Editor-in-ChiefE 1 — 4 - - — Eleanor O'Sullivan run! someone says "She's so Popular," eyebrows are likely to be
Business Manager - Anna Fox raised a little and the question "How does she do it? What's
(Printed by the E. Agresti Printing Co.—1710 Cherry!St.) Did I hear an old voice say, her technique?" forms in the minds of the listeners. Techni-
"Oh, take heed, lest your May day que—there's the rub! The word implies an abstraction rather
An April Thought be but one!", than a concretion, a method rather than a substance. One
might sav of a popular student what one has often said of a
No period of man's life span re- pianist: the technique is perfect, but there's no genius for
This is April, and it is spring. ceives more scrutiny than youth.
i There are times in the heart of man, as well as in the heart music. i
There are some who condemn it as Consequently, we frequently find the term popular applied
of nature, when life takes on new meaning, when all things characterized by lack of reason
mortal disclose their innate littleness, if only man has the vi- to persons who have become so through a facile and impressive
and frivolity. Others envy it be- salesmanship of mimicked qualities rather than of themselves.
sion to discern in them those shades which tint the canvas of cause of its carefree attitude, its
life with deeper significance. It is then that man, if his per- But true popularity (charm is a more delicate word) is
vitality, its freedom from worry. above all, the ability to be oneself and, thereby, to draw others
verted intellect permits,| realizes that unrestrained, misdi- As a girl of twenty-one, may I
rected, hedonistic catering to self spells personal and social to one's self. And, in being one's self, one will be gentle, honor-
give you my own viewpoint on the able, gracious—one will have all those gifts of soul which the
degradation, and, ultimately, extinction of the race. matter ?
To him, indeed, who sees beyond his senses and who sees Creator, in making man to His image and likeness, has be-
beyond this earthly spring an eternal spring, comes relief Practically every important deci- stowed upon all of us. One will make herself loved by God and
from pain, deliverance from the icy doubt which entwines its sion made in life is made in youth. man.
clammy fingers 'round his reason, and a sudden gleam of in- It is then that we decide in what [Margaret O'Sullivan, '38
spiration, caught, as it were, from a rift in the cloud gates of direction to turn our paths. It is
Eternity. There is a heavenly fragrance in the air of April then we take our philosophic stand. Faculty Notes
too often unperceived by man, who fails to see that it is the
very breath of Heaven drifting through years of space into his
It is then we choose our life part-
ners. It is then we choose our life ' Easter vacation was hailed as a
ALG'S ANGLE
little world of trivialities, there to be unrecognized for the friends. We lay all our founda- period for home-going and for trip-
miracle that it is. tions for future living as youths. making among the faculty mem- An apathy
Yes, spring is a time of miracles, when old sorrows are The greatest leaders of all eras bers. has settled
blotted out by new wonders, when frightened souls find solace have sprung from our ranks. The Sisters of Mercy devoted a on my brain,
in the magic of a new-born peace, when hearts whose dwelling Napoleon died when scarcely past week of the recess to their annual 'Cause April's come
place was dust soar to heights of new-found dreams. our span. While still young men, retreat. Rev. Victor Mills, O.F.M., and all it does:
But spring has its contrasts, too. For, in all the glory of Alexander conquered all his then professor of Sociology at St. Bona- Is rain—
spring, there is a feeling of remoteness, of loneliness, — that known world, Columbus dared the venture's, was the Retreat Master. and rain—
loneliness which can overcome a heart in even a crowded impossible, Michael Ang-elo fash- Rev. James Powers visited his and rain.
space and bind it with hidden tentacles of cold. Yes, even in ioned his "Pieta". Mohammed and home in Oil City, Pa. and was also I . . have returned . . from my
spring, man is brought to face with the age-old truth that, in Buddha, not as middle-aged think- in Clearfield, Pa. during the vaca- last vacation . . the very last time
the last analysis, the world belongs to the unworldly and em- ers but as youths, setfforth their tion. . . I shall ever board the train . .
pire is to him as nothing: for even spring is ephemeral. religious tenets which later af- Miss Ruth Whalen went to her and know . . that, when I arrive
fected whole sections of the world. home in Peoria, Illinois for Easter. here . . those same ones . . who
I Edith Regan, '38
We, the young, though it be I who She also visited in Chicago, Illi- said "Goodbye" . . will greet me
: -o-: say it, are not only people of vital- nois. Vf with "Hello" . . It's a peculiar
T T ThtS Two Way Street ity, but leaders and thinkers ' as Massachusetts "Was the destina- feeling . . one . . which' is rather
well. tion for Miss Beatrice Mulcahy hard to look forward to . . one dif-
and Miss Rita Tierney. Miss Mul- ficult to face . . Everyone says . .
"In the spring a young man's fancy lightly turns to thoughts Ours is the greatest age for
learning. As children, we memo- cahy visited her family in Fitch- that commencement is really just
of love." And l'o, we have a thought, too, the seed of which burg and Miss Tierney went to her the beginning of life . . I wonder
was planted in the fall and lay dormant throughout the winter. rized. At middle-age we live from
pre-formed .^knowledge. .'But as home in Watertown. if it is . . I wonder . . Someone
Now, with Spring, it pushes its tiny shoots above the ground Dr. M. J. Relihan enjoyed the forgot . . to turn the switch . J
to see if the plant is ripe to burst into bloom. youths, we learn for. ourselves.
Perhaps we make mistakes, per- vacation time at his home in Erie. and . . I've gotten started on the
The flower of which we are thinking is the blossom of cour- haps we form wrong judgments. In the interests of Mercyhurst, Dr. wrong track . . How horribly sen-
tesy. Might we suggest that the Mercyhurst flower of courtesy But this is one time-tested way Relihan went to Youngstown, Ohio, timental ! ! But . . now . . EDIE
is being sadly blighted ? It was once the custom of underclass- to learn, for experience, despite and Pittsburgh, Pa., during Easter promised . . before vacation . .
women to show their elder sisters, in some measure at least, (Continued on Page 3) week. that she was going to garden
the little courtesies, considerations, and kindnesses. Now— Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Donatelli, to- 'round a bit . . to see what dirt she
Let's drop the poetry and get the facts. --. :-o-:- gether with their tiny daughter, could dig up . . just . . to sort of
1. The Senior who stands so forlornly at the edge of a group Mary Catherine, motored to Scott- while away the time . . but . .
of Freshmen near the mail box may have been waiting years BACH-BRUGGER dale, Pa., where they visited their The little tin raker is clean as
for that lone letter of hers. Why not let her have it ? parents. a whistle
2. There was a time when Sophomores used to let Juniors On Easter Monday night, at a
Conventions, too, were popular As sturdy and staunch it
buy their chocolate-covered graham crackers first. Let's have buffet supper, Mr. and Mrs. George
during Easter-time. Sr. Mary stands;
a revival. I '^k | W. Bach announced the engage-
ment of their daughter, Georgia Anna attended the Catholic Inter- For Cork came along and nary
3. And for the sponsors of Courtesy Campaigns, why don't a bristle
you practice what you preach ? j if Virginia to Alfred P. Brugger, son national Relations Convention for
of Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Brugger. World Peace held at Washington, Of hoeing did Edie to Papa's
4. And might we say to all upperclasswomen in general, J land.
that there is no excuse for being rude to those beneath you. June fifth has been selected as the D. C, March 29, 30, and 81. The
wedding date. convention sessions were in the na- ELEANOR RIES . . is the walk-
It's like striking a man who can't hit back—or should we say, ture of round table discussions. ing '37 edition , , of the Standard
who shouldn't hit back ? i | i p The announcement was made in Notre Dame University was the Joke Book .. . yes'm they're all up
5 | Did you ever think the form of fans in pastel shades scene of a Mathematics Conven- to standard . . yes'm indeed . .
As a girl went by 11 given to the girls. Small cards in- tion during the week of April 5. Jack McCale's been having "Daley"
That she was once a scribed "Georgia and Al, June Sr. M. Clotilda, head of the Mathe- trouble with ELEANOR EISERT
Freshman shy? | Fifth," were attached. The boys matics department, was Mercy- . . imagine popping in upon two
And used to hold a Senior's door received cigarette cases containing hurst's representative there. dozen ice cream suckers with a note
But now it's done this way similar cards. Multi-colored spring Sr. M. Pierre was in Pittsburgh, attached: "Love to ADELAIDE
No more. f \ flowers decorated the small tables Pa. during the vacation time in the from Bob." . . "Frankly" speaking
And so as Channing Pollock says, "It is | so easy to smile throughout the house. The ap- interest of Mercyhurst. Sr. M. Col- . . seeing as how . . all us girls
and to be agreeable, and even to do the small and kindly pointments were in yellow and or- lette visited several towns in the (Continued on Page 3)
things, that I'm a little puzzled that it isn't a more common chid. East during the holidays.
habit. One reason, I suppose, is that courtesy requires a two The Pennsylvania Division of the
way street." I f | Miss Bach wore a gown of white Miss Martha Kettering and
net over white crepe. She also wore Catholic Education Association is Miss Francoise Riblet were
f 'i Rood
a tiara of white flowers in her holding its convention in Erie on the Mercyhurst delegates at
hair, and carried an old-fashioned April 23 and 24. The members of the Intercollegiate confer-
ST. PATRICK'S DAY PLAY enced by the "full house" and the the Mercyhurst faculty will attend
applause. nose-gay. ence on government at the
and participate in the various sec- capital, Harrisburg, Pa. The
Under the direction of Miss Bea- H The story centered around the Miss Bach graduated from the tions of the meeting. —^ _...&._
trice Mulcahey, the Math Club pre- family of Mrs. Malone, an Irish Villa Marie Seminary and attended problem of government dis-
Mercyhurst College. Mr. Brugger Rita Maley, '38 cussed this year was the
sented, as their St. Patrick's Day mother, devoted to her brood of
attended Cathedral Prep a n d M r :-o«: "Process | of Bill Making".
play, "You Can't Beat the Irish", three. The cast was as follows:
a rollicking comedy in three acts, Mrs. Marie Malone, Marie O'Mal- Cathedral College. He is associated MERCYHURST SODALITY Miss K e t t e r i n g was ap-
by Wilbur Braun. with his father, ?; I pointed Secretary of the com-
ley; Peggy Malone, Britta Marie The Mercyhurst Sodality takes mittee in Harrisburg.
The three acts were interspersed Sullivan; Tommy Malone, Pauline Rene Forquer, '38
great pleasure in announcing that
with orchestral selections directed j Urich; Danny Malone, Rita Rec- the Spring Gaudeamus, held at the Sodalities. We take this opportun-
by Prof. Cesare Morelli,, and a tenwald; Steve O'Hara, Norma De- riarity, Annette Miller; Sylvia Car- Masonic Grill Room, April 10, was ity to thank Miss Ciaiola, general
vocal selection offered by Marion Santis; Armand Ravel, Maragaret ston, Alice King; Anna Ravali, a huge success. It was attended chairman, and the committees
Sullivan. The play was a social O'Sullivan; Captain Dennis Doley, Mary Mead. by all Mercyhurst Sodalists and which assisted her so ably,
and dramatic success, as was evid- Olive Schroyer; Mrs. Nora Mo- V': Mary Lou Burd, '37 also by members of the Parish Betty Harrington, '38
 April,Il937
Summer Resort
By
NANCY^RUTH BLAIR, '37
A story which, ignoring (he in-
termission of .Spring, waves _a
quick farewell to Winter, and suns
itself irresponsibly on a strand of
Summer's beach.
If I The Editor
Mrs. Merwin closed a book and
rose from one of those green and
orange lounging chairs that one
finds on every self-respecting
beach.
"Barbara!" she called, poking a
beach umbrella at a figure con-
sisting, apparently, of yellow hair,
black bathing suit, and bronze
legs. I die,
H "Now, Barbara," Mrs. Merwin
began, placing hei reading glasses
in their gray velvet case, "I do
want!you to be nice to Bill this
week-end. You know, dear, you've
rather slighted him lately, and
Bill's such a fine chap. One does
not find many boys like Bill {these
days." m I
Barbara had begun to shake the
sand from her hair. "Maybe you
are right, Mother," she said. Any-
way, don't worry about} Bill. 1
won't abuse him."
Mrs. Merwin had shaded her
eyes with her hand and was look-
ing toward the beach-steps. "There
he comes now—just starting down
the beach-steps. My, doesn't he
look splendid in that bathing
suit!" | : 1
"Un-huh," Barbara interruptd
a yawn to say. "You had!better
run along to that bridge, Mother.
We'll see you at the cottage about
dinner-time. Bill can fix the straw-
berries, and I will make coffee
and set the table and things."
Half-way up the beach steps
Mrs. Merwin met Bill and stopped
to talk with him-for—severah mo-
ments. Bill Stone's black curly
hair and good-natured, boyish
smile are reasons why girls go to
summer resorts with high hopes
and extra powder puffs. In his
(Continued on Page 4)
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YOUTH
(Continuedlfrom Page 2)
its pitfalls, teaches us our most
memorable lessons and is still
among the best of teachers.
We have worries, too. Most sui-
cides spring from our ranks, for
our tears and our despairs are the
mostfibitter s of all the ages. Chil-
dren cry when hurt and quickly
forget the pain. The| middle-aged
have shad their emotions trimmed
down by heartaches felt in young-
er days/ The old cry in retrospec-
tion. I Only youth cries from its
soul.
Granting for the moment that
we are the leaders, the learners,
the reformers, the experimenters,
the men of action, we are not the
diplomats. Diplomacy is reserved
for the later ages. We have not
lived long enough to see the picture
in its entirety, so we needs must
seek advice from our elders. We
are just learning how to live. Like
seafarers, we must be guided by
compass and stars, and plan our
charts from those who have passed
this way before. \ heard telling that she j u s t . . stag-
Some not only attain the experi-
ence that characterizes middle-age,
but retain, at the same time, the
attributes of youth and combine
these with the sagacity of old age.
The greater number pass through
middle-age with dulled spirits and
buried ambitions. Let us, as the
old men and women of to-morrow's
to-morrow, be of the first group.
Thenlwe shall have powers infer-
ior to none except those of Death,
who is, after i all, not only our
worst enemy, but also our best
best friend.
ALUMNAE %.
- - - NEWS
Spring is here and with it a new
burst of activity from some of our
Alumnae Clubs. On March 80 the
Buffalo Club entertained in honor
of the undergraduate members of
the club at the home of MRS. CUL-
LITON in Pomeroy Park. MRS.
JOHN FULLMER and MRS.
CONNELLY poured. JEAN SUM-
MERS, president of] the club, re
ceived the guests. Other alumnae
who I attended were KATHRYN
HARRINGTON, ALICE I SUM-
MERS, MARY IRWIN, DORO-
THY MOONEY, and JANE KEL-
LEY. During the winter the club
has had meetings every two weeks
at the members' homes. Plans are
under $way, now, for a ,rummage
sale to be held in the near future.
The Cleveland Club held a meet-
ing at the home of MIDGE HALL
on April* 1, at which plans were
made for monthly meetings. Offi-
cers will be elected at the first
meeting in the summer.
On Easter Saturday afternoon
the Pittsburgh Club held! a lun-
cheon at the Pittsburgh Athletic
Club. NAN O'BRIEN was chair-
man of the affair. Various ways of
making money for the club were
discussed. It was decided that the
student members give a bridge
party at Mercyhurst. The {guests
included CLEOPHUS DOYLE, RE-
GINA KECK, DOT CRONAUER,
MARY LOU I BURD,|: BETTY
S H I E L D S , MARY LOU;] Mc-
GRANN, RUTH EICHENLAUB,
CLEOPHUS I KELLY, HELEN
PORTMAN, ELEANOR | JOHN-
SON,! NAN O'BRIEN, I FLOSSIE
AMON, KAY EGAN.
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:-o-:
ALG'S ANGLE
(Continued from Page 2)
had one . . I'm inclined to think . .
that*. . maybe . . just^maybe . .
that the sender was . . figurative-
ly speaking . . one too. The "Cur-
rent Digest" reports that: In
Chinajwhere frugality is both a
necessity and an art, numerous
farmers save money by wearing
trousers without seats. They|see
no point in buying a whole pair
when a dependable shirt tail af-
fords both ample protection and
propriety . . Kind of a "coolie"
proposition, Fdtsay . . Lots of u s . .
never knew . . that MARIAN
SULLIVAN had such a sweet voice
. . MARIE O'MALLEY . . (I think
I've said this before . . but di-
gress with me . . while I reiterate)
S . is one of the loveliest girls in
the college . . She's going to go up
in the|air|. . too . . come maybe
next week . . May Queen Micky..
or rather 9 L MARY AGNES LO-
BAUGH dons her crown around
the end of May . . The plans far
exceed any J previous coronation . .
and why not . . with such a splen-
did procession . . Congratulations
™ j to the Queen, JMARTY and
MARM, MUR and ELBA . . BET-
• •
TY ZAHNHEISER ffl is an attrac-
tive girl .|. MARY CIAIOLA . .
has melbound to secrecy'fabout
sompthin' | | | FRAN MALANEY..
a bit off-guard . . maybe . . was
gered . . off the bus . . on the re-
turn Sun . . There's a negro family
in the South whose two sons are
christened Tonsilitis and Meningi-
tis. Last week, they christened a
daughter, Appendicitis. Maybe . .
if they named one . . St. Vitus . .
she'd eventually be a dancer . .
GAUDEAMUS GAB :f Both PAU-
LINEJO'LAUGHLIN and ELEA-
NOR EISERT I . had guests over
the weekend f . I think they finally
got to the dance . .^Someone told
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THE MEKCIAD
THE ANNUNCIATION
You heard the heralding of
Loveliness
Blown down (he ages from
Eternity,
From lands'-beyond the farthest
star and sea,
On silken;windsithat knew the
soft caress
Of angel's wings. You sensed His
Sweet distress
Whose dear delight before the
world began,
Was to be playing with the race
of man,—
All of their toys, their stories to
possess.
And now, all women who live after
thee,
Though they be poor and weak,
nor wise,
Hold in their hearts a silent
laughter. See,
They fold away the mantle of the
skies
And lift their'tiny lads with
dignity £ by adding that . . "he" was at her black background. ELEANOR EI-
To still the longing in the God-
Child's eyes.
—Marma Gould,!'38
:-o-:
APRIL WIND
Out of the west the wind has come
Sweeping the earth-floor clean and
bare,
Heaping brown broken leaves there
\bout your feet;
/
Dusting out Nature's corners,
Thrusting down cruel rough rains
To wash away the stains
Of the year that is gone.
On tip-toe you stand, expectant,
Letting the wind tangle your curls,
As it travels in swirls
Around you, my Sweet,
Drinking the strength that it
The joy and the rapture of a thou-
sand
Springs!
Marma Gould, '38
:-o-:
SPRING SONG
All the long winter
Of my life
I have but waited
For daffodils to make
And shake I ••••
Their golden trumpets
To the sun. f week-end of April 9 at BETTY
Through the long night,
Under the curving moon
I have dreamed of fairer light,
By all the colors \of the world
Made white,
When golden daffodils would sound
The trumpets of the dawn.
: EADIE and MURPH are becoming burgh—a certain MARY LOU MC-
Wk I ft -—Marma Gould, '38
: - o - :•
Flowers For The Fields Of
Heaven
Alblue sun-faded sky,
Af frail3pink wandering cloud,
A curl of smoke faint lavender
Have lent their colors*to a crowd
Of pale hepaticas.
As fresh as stars that hide?
A night-time from sour eyes
To cause a strange new wonder-
ment
When scattered on the skies:
These|lightly fragrant flowers!
I —Marma Gould, '38
i*o- i
RESIGNATION
My heart is a tiny, wounded thing
Like a butterfly, with a broken
wing—
I gave it, once, in the long 1 ago
In the flush of friendship's jfirst
sweet glow;
My^heart was given back, you see-
And now, it is no good to me, £§f
c Edith Regan, '38
Page Three
J UNIOR
JUMBLES FASHION IK
'
A FLASHES
March 8. Just a little informa-
tion on the side . . to say that it Swing into Spring with Mercy-
was J E A N I L A C E Y who gasped in
hurst who is doing her bit to set
Classroom Management . . when the styles with navy blues, or
someone . . said a girl who kept
should we say, reviews? Anyway,
him waiting could go jump in the
we're at it again; so, look out,
lake . . wonder if Jean has de-
Erie! The closets-are fairly bulg-
cided not to keep the all-important
ing with Easter parade outfits.
Don waiting any more?
Would you like a peek, too? ELBA
March 10. Our first official must have stopped the show in her
bouquet for 1937-38 . . to MAR- black crepe, a flighty bolero top-
DIE O'SULLIVAN . . Miss Mer- ping a white blouse and a Chi-
ciad, may I present your newfedi- nese printed silk sash around that
tor? . . and a good one she'll hour-glass waistline. EDITH RE-
make, too .$. we're with you, Mar- GAN has a stunning camel fleece,
f ! .
fitted coat. We can't decide upon
March 12. This is the best yet, the color so you name it when you
in our ever-mounting list'of em- see it. ANNE LEAHY is sporting
barrassing moments . . one of our a boxy swagger in that lovely ash
Juniors called home . . or so she rose shade. GINNIE DOOLEY
thought . . till a very familiar gives that rainbow effect with her
male voice answered . . we'll save diagonally striped, shirred chiffon:
MARION SULLIVAN'S blushes. . yellow and a purple blue against a
home. SERT is smart in a navy blue
sheer with uniform white pique
March! 15. Well, well, PAU- revers on the jacket and a perky
LINE! J . yes, Curly-top is at it bow at the neck. DOLORES KEL-
again . . in answer to a request LEY proudly exhibited a yellow
for a negative precept a few mo- chamois wool suit, with navy silk
ments thought bred thisfone . . blouse which clicks with the outfit.
"Don't ask me to translate that FRAN HAUSER^must have been
Latin!" . . incidentally, Pauline exceptionally smart inlthe parade
has been heard to utter a few re- with her classic brown tweed, man-
marks favoring a pro-Hitler cam- tailored suit, as
was MARG
paign . . in Smethport . . just O'DONNELL in her oxford grey
shows you what? a yearic'n do . . suit. ADALINEJMORELLI must
and what * an easy transition . . have made a lovely picture in a
from sonnets to satire.
raspberry crepe suit, set off by a
March 17. The eye of an artist soft blue silk blouse and a tricky
would . . rebel . . at having to take suede belt. EDIE has a chic rust
in allf the greenishlhues . . but wool suit, boasting a little pep-
some of our Irish-est let us down lum on the jacket. MARIAN SUL-
with nary a sprigf of the verdant LIVAN ,jhas a navy blue sheer
shade . . guess it better be sham- crepe with 96 buttons down the
rocks this time . . to our stars . . front (I counted 'em again) with
wasn't MARIE O'MALLEY a bit white collar and cuffs. MARY
FROST has one of those umbrella
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swing skirted dresses, in navy,
:-o-: with a bolero jacket and a touch
of green silk at the neck. "ALG"
r*miBiiHaiiHiiiiiBiiiiaiMiiiiiiaiii(BuiiaiiiiauMtMiiaiMi«'uiBiiniiuiaMiiaMuai'iiautiatuiaiui
'uaiiuaiiaaiuiaMuaimaiiiiaiiiiiiniiuHiiiuiiuiaiiiiiiiiiaiutiiiuitaiiiiMiiiuiaMMiiHiiiHiiiHiSM*
must have struck them & pinky with
It! One Ear • • • (Continued on Page 4)
Ell
N;>unBiiMaiHiauiiinHaMiiaiiiiBin(antianNaiiitaiuiaHiiau"aihiaMiTaMMaHnaiiuannamiaiiManM 1 '
s-oo
Back from vacation once more . .
and everyone reporting as good
*•« '••• '••« •U' •M<
time . . except . . ANN FOX who
!
• Varieties
was quarantined during the entire
vacation . . Ann is making up for
By Vee Dee
that, though, by spending the
Big business here for a t mas-
seuse—the tired, aching muscles of
TAYLOR'S home in Buffalo . .
ELBA spent one week of vacation the Mercyhurst chorines need more
in Cleveland with MARGE . . had than rest-—soothing massage would
relieve pain in previously unknown
a delightful time . . Marjorie, by
the way, returned to Erie a day muscles and calm troubled nerves.
early to attend the marriage an- But on with the show—we're all
nouncement party of one of her for it! \ I | •
^Found—in the depths of Pitts-
friends . . We heard, also, that
quite attached to Erie (?) . . so LAUGHLIN of points north, who
much so that they could not wait is not quite twenty-one but should
until vacation was o'er to come know better. May they never
back . . MARY LOU seems to have trace her origin!
found some attraction in Buffalo Could BETTY MEYER'S date
. . ALICE LYMAN spent her vaca- for the Sodality Dance claim kin to
tion in Meadville . . saw many of the Broadwayite and scribbler—
her friends with whom she went W. W.? :;*
to school last year at Allegheny | HELEN YOUNIE, of the lus-
College . . MARGARET ANN is trous black curls, visited Buffalo
going southern on us . . "Did yo' during the Easter vacation. She
all have a fine time?" . . It is also was notlto be outdone by SARA-
said that she manages to arise LOUISE SCHMITZ, who with a
every morning to meet the milk- new Pontiac of her own, visited the
man . . Tsk! Tsk . . ALICE KING same city. She also made a trip to
traveled to Niagara Falls, Buffa- Detroit? about the same time.
lo, and Canada . . Her visit to Traveling consumed quite a part
"Old Spain" in Buffalo sounds in- of MARIAN MCLAUGHLIN'S va-
teresting . . MARCELLA HART- cation. Vowing to see America
LEBiand PAULINE URICH at- first—Marian successively stopped
tended all the dances in Erie dur- at Northeast, Youngstown, Buffa-
ing vacation . . And so would lo, and Ann Arbor, Michigan.
CLARA SURGO have liked to . .
JEAN^MULLEN'S latest accom-
but unfortunately Willie dropped
plishments could help many of us.
a battery on his foot . . and
With little or no trouble, Jean can
couldn't dance J . M ARTIE KET-
pick up any kind of cosmetics or
TERING and FRAN RIBLET at-
tooth brushes that your little
tended a History Conference in
heart desires!
Harrisburg the weekend of April
MARG O'DONNELL doesn't
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moan to be childish but she had And now, what have some of our of ould Ireland, though' . . and broad shoulders and strong wrists
better be careful I—Anyone who individuals members been doing? BRITTA MARIE was as movie- one sees varsity basket-ball\ and
It happens every year, I guess, doesn't know her well may miscon- MURIEL LEHMAN substituted at struck a colleen as ever a Mercy- tennis cups. As he approached,
but somehow or other, when spring strue her naivete. St. Catherine's High School in Du hurst audience laid its collective Barbara playfully extended a hand
rolls around, I always get that One of our number has a really Bois. She had charge%of the com- smiling Irish eyes on . . MARY over which Bill bowed gracefully—
feeling of newness, (something worth-while vacation to anticipate. mercial department for a week. MEAD was a love in her part . . as though knighthood were still in
like wearing your new Easter out- CHESTINE KEUBLER will spend We are very sorry to announce while MOTHER BORGIA chuckled flower.
fit) just as though nothing as the summer globe-trotting in the death of MARGARET DEAN'S in glee at MARDIE'S entrance as "Good-Motrning, Mr. Stone, or
nice as to-day had ever happened Europe with her family. father, Dr. Dickinson, which oc- a French lcount . . ANNETTE would 'good afternoon' be more ap-
before.) Who was it that said, "In Just I because the farmer r e g i s - curred several weeks 8 before Eas- MILLER was excellent in her role, propriate?" said Barbara.
the spring, a young man's fancy tered, MARY RITA OLIVER de- ter. and MARION SULLIVAN gave us "Suit yourself—doesn't matter,"
turns to thoughts of love?" From cided to get her hair set. But pei KAY EGAN has accepted a new all a tingling feeling in the regions said Bill, seating himself on the
the rumors drifting about this haps the fact that this date of position at St. Joseph's Hospital in of the medulla oblongata when she sand and shaking a sand fly from
seems to be working in reverse hers for the Sodality Dance looked Joliet, Illinois. She has been at the sang "Did Your Mother Come his left foot. "Sand flies continue j
order, as many of the current ro- like Robert Taylor had some bear- West Penn Hospital in Pittsburgh. From Ireland." . . and all these to chew all exposed areas, I sup-
mances didn*t fare so well during ing on her decision. I We hear that EVELYN JACOB- combined proved that . . "You pose?" i < |gj
the Easter*.vacation. RUTH HAYS is an artiste in SON LINCOLN, of Mayville, New Can't Beat The Irish." | || "Yes," said Barbara, removing
her own line—mimicry. You'll find York, has a new son. Congratula- March 18. The Junior (lass . . a beach sandal and shaking sand
JANET GRIFFITH spent a
she can imitate anything from tions 1 -t proves to its own . . and everyone from lit. "They nevei seem to
little more of her vacation in Buf-
"Tarzan" to a pendulous snout— | JANE UPRICHARD was a re- else's satisfaction.'. . that not one bother about dieting. Did you see
falo than she had planned. They
and with verve, too! cent visitor at Mercyhurst. Other woman . . but 16 off 'em . . can anyone I know this week?"
were traveling by auto and, be-
We never know how much hangs traveling alumnae are BESSIE keep a secret . . and was Class "Nope." Bill rummaged through
cause of a heavy snow storm, were
by a thread until we pull it—that GREENE ;and MURIEL LEH- Adviser SISTER MARY ESTHER the pockets of his beach robe and
| forced to remain . . By the way, undulating thread on her skirt
MAN, who spent a weekend in surprised! Her radio came in the finally located the cigarettes. "Not
MISS TIERNEY and MISS MUL- bothered FRAN HAUSER^-so—
New York City not so long ago. morning .1. and well—you c'n unless you know my landlord or
CAHY might have something to she grasped it firmly and pulled—
And so we come to the end for guess the rest. my boss—of the boys at the Liberty
add to the argument regarding the thereupon hangs a tale—
"Advantages and Disadvantages this j month. We'll be seeing you March 19. Haven't . . time . . Avenue I gas station," Bill replied
E L 0 I S E CUMMINGS' boy- in May. to write anything . . but " *Bye" after a pause. He struck a match
of traveling by train" If you have
friend is indulging in a new char- —Margaret O'Sullivan, '38 and "Have Fun." . . 'cause (pant on his watchband. "Well, what's on
I missed the story, you simply must iot for her sake—a "Chevy" which
*• :-o-:— pant) . . the cab's here—and for tonight—where do we dance—
get them to tell you about it . . we hear is pretty nice. •* Easter's coming. or do we dance ? "
Weren't you surprised to see the
j plucky ELIZABETH MILLOY re-
Despite two letters, a telegram In One Ear April 5. Hello again . . down "Why, Bill-I'm sorry-bat I
and flowers in a short time from the homeIstretch from Easter till thought that you would need some
turn to school so soon after her (Continued from Page 3)
the boy she left behind her, June . . everyone had fun . . Eas- sleep tonight since you and Dad
operation? .*. And we're glad to
ELEANOR EISERT remained as 9 . . What's all this mystery sur- ter news-its . .f'RENE FORQUER are going fishing at four in the
welcome MARY ESTHER DAILY
cold and heartless as she could be. rounding TREVA^KOLPEIN? . . was in Tulsa . . and glad to see the morning, and Joe Bortz asked me
again . . I just recently learned
The reciprocation of her tactics They say that f M A RM •• ST. LAW- home lands again . . as were we all if-" \ o.i
that it is due to her father's illness RENCE went to the peninsula one
may cause her to relent— . . GEORGIA BACH is briding it "Oh, I see." Bill wrote some-
that SIS PATTERSON is among night at J eleven purposely to see
the missing and missed . . BETTY But somnolence creeps upon my June 5 . . Mercyhurst'll have to thing injthe sand with a half-
heavy eyelids. When one awakens the "dear." . . Is it true ,Marm ?.. wash its face and help keep the
SCHRYVER is that very amiable Pretzels *seem to be PAULINE burned match. "You've been rather
person who goes about "blessing with >
j the birds it is only logical ceremony . . Congratulations, Al. . careful of my health lately, haven't
that she go asleep at their bed- SHANOR'S favorite! food these we all miss MOTHER ^BENEDIC-
everyone's soul" but I doubt days . . we wonder . . The other you? You know you've pulled this
whether she is so favorably dis- time, too. TA who decided It hat she'dlex- trick only three times in the last
M I —Virginia Dooley, '39 day yours truly heard some one Change Glen wood Hills for Cali-
posed to the originator of the mention "Bite-Alley" . . upon in- two months. What's the idea?"
"Lan-a-guage." She just can't :_o-: fornia . . for a while — and as yet "Now Bill, you know—"
quiring what the termfoeferred to we?haven't found 3 people to take
seem to understand it . . GERT
PLETZ is one of these people who
ALG'S ANGLE we found out that it applies to the her place! "Sometimes I wonder just how
day students' room where'many W
—Edith Regan, '38 much I do know where you're con-
just doesn't know her own (Continued from Page 3) day-hops have j lunch . . the Sen- cerned," Bill snapped.
strength, but the members of the me of a boy . . (local) . . who . . iors who eat there are the "Bite- :-o-:- Two moments elapsed during
Accounting class sure do . . I am when phoned to be a blind for one Alley-ites" . . Everyone is kept
which Barbara watched frothy
told that ELAINE BOYD really of the collegiates said: "Sorry! I busy now rehearsing for the play Fashion Flashes waves chase one another along the
enjoyed "High Speed" at Vincent, haven't J been out for a year and a . . planning the year book and dis-
beach while Bill made more: nota-
once inside the auditorium, but half and I'm just not in the mood." cussing graduation . . and posi- (Continued from Page 8)
tions in the sand.
she had so much difficulty that . . I recommend potassium cyanide tions . . that seems to be the big her splashy printed dress with
I'm wondering if she saw the L . it's' slow and painful . . Florida itemj now . . Oh, yes, ask INEZ bolero jacket. "Come on, let's?go up to the
whole show. I imagine her spirits saw NANCY RUTH BLAIR dur- if she ever found out who sent the Judging from S t h e above, the house," Bill suggested finally. "Ill
"dropped" along with other things. blues have it but biege also played get the pillows'-. and the blanket if
ing Easter . I and! \ . HELEN box of luscious chocolates . . and you will carry the camera."
DURKIN'S seeing "Mignon" next then, too, ask MARGlDOUGHER- an important part this Easter; also
Yes, thank you, COLLETTE is mustard or lemon yellow and Barbara nodded and reached for
all right after her recent tussle Friday . . President BETTY TAY- TY how it feels to be sung to . . the camera.
LOR . . gets into the funniest And now, until next edition, yours flowery colors, such as nasturtium,
with another car at the French- hyacinth, petunia, heliotrope, and At the top of the steps Bill
Cooper intersection. I tell you, it messes .|. is always bumping into truly saying "Auf^Wiedersehen."
things . . and now after yrrrs and & I m?i \ —Mickey, '37 absinthe. a managed to see over the pillows
doesn't pay to disregard those that were heaped high almost to
stop signs, I know . . Let that be yrrrs . . she admits she's really in :-o-J-
If you're smart, you'll carry a
his eyes.
a warning to MARIAN WESCH- love . . Taint true . . tell me taint big patent leather bag, the bigger
SPRING "Is that red-headed girl at the
LER, who is learning to take the . . In North Dakota it is against the better, with swinging! long
third cottage across the road the
wheel. . Should you be looking for the law to swear into a telephone handles. It will carry the shine on
girl Jim Powell had up to the Prom
MARIE MADDEN a t | any time, . . and I found this one a while Unsettled—u neasy, your shoes! up to your hand-mak-
last spring?" he inquired.
you may find her asleep almost ago . . Intuition has been defined Suns, storms, snows, showers- ing a smart fashion accent against
Barbara looked in the direction
anywhere. She just can't seem to as that strange instinct that tells Foggy nights—misty morns; the soft dull wools of suits and
of the cottage. "Yes, and she gig-
catch up with the Sandman since a woman she is right, whether she Louder, gayer brooks; coats.
gles and has freckles."
vacation . . MARY JANE i MA- is or not . . If there were a "First Spring Sundays, Winter Mondays: Apparently there is something
HONEY has been called a second Lady" in literature . . MARY EL- March and April! • crisp and fresh about grosgrain to "I don't know," said Bill, as he
Betty Boop. Notice any resem- LEN CHASE would be she .|. who make it so right for Spring. It continued to look toward the third
blance? . . No one envies MARY could dream that a personage . . Changeable-—unbearable; has suddenly and astonishingly cottage. "I thought she was pretty
GENEVRA her new roommate such as she . . could be so humble S n e e z e s , sparrows, s n o o z e s , emerged as one of the favorite fa- nice last spring. Betters let this
—a mouse, I | believe, but up to and lovely . . Tra-la and a tweedle- sleighs; brics for the coming season. You car pass before you cross. The old
date it's hideout has escaped detec- dee for the Editor . . she's joined Drifting ice—flying papers; may also let it trim your hats, boat's traveling." J.
tion . . ELEANOR RIES is fast us again . . looking well . . very Soggy, oozy fields; *.' gloves, and dresses. "Well,jjwhy? don't you date her
becoming my public enemy No. 1. . well . . And look at the "Queen's Spring reveries, winter memories: i 1 Betty Harrington, '38 then?"
"The Play's t h e | Thing" and the Work" of this month . . the Sodal- March and April! :«o-* "Maybe I will while you and Joe
fact that this year's presentation ity officers rated a picture . . 1 Mary Lou Burd, '37 trot around the country. I suppose
is a musical revue makes "Follies ADALINE MORELLI . .{plana to :-o-:- O. G. A. you'd like me to fish all day to-
Afloat" very interesting. study in Europe next year . . who
knows . . maybe I'll win the con- TO B. H. morrow and Sunday so you could
— "Our Greatest?Asset — Depend- date Joe, don't you?"|
ADDED SIMILES . J donated test and go to Paris . . optimism. . ability" was the slogan adopted by "I think you're fishing now,
by one "Susie" GLUTZ—"as quiet not conceit. , one never knows . . She's a tiny thing, with loads of
does one . . just how things will pep; the 0. G. A. Sorority at itsf meet- dear," said Barbara, sweetly.
as the gym after* SIS PATTER- ing in the Students' dining room,
turn out . . Her small heels click to her "Do you know, Barbara, some-
SON hurt | her ankle" . . Credit Monday evening, March 15th. After
[I springy step; •
< times I—"! But Barbara was in the
Walter Winchell with the next— —-Marge Alge, '37 There's a bit of old Ireland in her the business meeting, at which dining room arranging-silverware.
"as dainty as a baby sneeze" . . two very peppy songs typical of
smiling eyes By one-thirty the If o l i o w i n g
And only a true lover ot spaghetti the O. G. A. were adopted, the en-
Unity such an enormous height— Whose color was stolen from£mid- morning the dance was over, and
(ahem) can fully appreciate the tertainment committee, headed by
but think of us tall girls. summer skies;!* J Joe had gone home, f Barbara had
next—"As involved as spaghetti" Helen Barry, presented a fine pro-
While looking over some back She "studios"jfrom morn till night blocked the front door.£ As she
. . And have you heard of the numbers of the "Merciad," I met gram. The guest speaker was an crossed the room, she noticed Bill
famous politician who was trying with I this artistic little thought, And loves to fuss with colors
attorney of the Erie County bar, at the foot of the stairs. At first
desperately to save both his and, j because things like this can f£. bright; M
Mr. Joseph V, Agresti. he merely nodded and went on
faces? . . But—-try to get \ her out of bed?f|
always 'bear repetition, I took the She snuggles deep* with her dark The serving of refreshments lighting a cigarette. . But at the
Maybe it's because ANNE MA- liberty—''Happiness is like jam. brown head— under the direction of Jane Saw- landing he turned and said slowly:
RIE PETERS is such a cute little You can't spread even a little of it And—"Not today/' the blue eyes dey brought the busy evening to a "Do you know, Barbara,;! didn't
bundle herself that she considers without getting some on yourself." said. | close. notice any freckles."
five feet seven inches of mascu- —Ruth Weber. '40 'Ii. —Edith Regan, '38 % Betty Meyer, '89 (To be continued)
 SCHOOL SPIRIT
SIN LVCTIONI
VOL. VIII
May Day Will
Tip Fv^nf Of
Be Jbvent u r
M a y 2^ 3 1
I ~~
Mary L o b a u g h and Her
Court Will Be Principals
In May Crowning
MAY DAY
May Day comes to Mercyhurst
but once a year and this year it is
to be held on Sunday, May 23.
From ? all reports, it is to be a
more elaborate and colorful affair
than ever before.
The ceremonies will open in
Chapel with High Mass inghonor
of the Blessed Virgin. More than
two hundred students .will^ take
part in the procession which will
start at three o'clock, daylight
saving time. The procession will
move from the college steps, down
to the throne on the north campus,
where Mary Lobaugh will be
crowned queen. Her lovely court
will include Mary Ciaiola, prefect
of the College Sodality, and Ann
Stout, prefect of the Seminary
Sodality, Martha .Mary Kettering,
Margery St.^Lawrence, Mary Mai
garet Murphy, and Elba Arm-
strong.
The May Queen and her court
will then speak briefly to the
gathering. Afterwards, all will go
to the grotto, where the May
Queen will crown the Blessed
Queen of May. There will be the
usual hymns, school songs, and
May Pole dances throughout the
ceremony. May Day will close
with Benediction of the Blessed
Sacrament in the Chapel of Christ
the King.
—Helen Durkin, '38
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Rev. Wm. Smith
Closes Forty
Hours Services
Forty Hours Devotion opened at
Mercyhurst on Sunday morning,
May 2, with a High Mass and Pro-
cession of the Blessed Sacrament.
The college students participated
in the procession and constituted
themselves a guard of honor dur-
ing the days of adoration. On Sun-
day evening, Father William Smith
of Holy Rosary Parish, Erie, de-
livered a sermon on the Holy
Eucharist. "The Forgotten God"
was the subject of Father Victor
Miller's address on Monday, night.
The ceremony closed Tuesday
night with Rosary, chanting of the
Litany, procession, and Benedic-
tion.
Margaret O'Sullivan, '38
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Orchestra Concert
Is Presented
The Mercyhurst College Orches-
tra, under the direction of Pro-
fessor Cesare Morelli, presented a
concert in the auditorium on
Thursday, May 13. The selection of
numbers included: Musical Gems
of Tchaikowsky, Stradella, In the
Shadows, Mavournen Waltz, Rube-
ville—A Rustic Suite, Lucia di
Lammermoor, Overture—Chain of
Pearls, Ernani by 3Verdi.
THQE MERCIAD
Published at Mercyhurst College,! Erie, Pennsylvania
"Follies Afloat"
Is A lauded
PP I Graduation Ceremonies
By Audience I
_ g - —. n . ,
Clockwork Precision And
Dramatic Effects AreH
3Features of Revue fl
H
Ship ahoy for a ^Nauticallinter-
lude on thef Good ShipjJlMercy-
hurst! With Mr. William Rater-
man acting as pilot, the combined
fleets of the college and seminary
sailed the high seas with a will on
the evenings of iApril 23 and 24,
and "Follies Afloat" casts anchor
on the sea of success.
A novel note in the world of en-
tertainment, the revue presented
a glimpse of various lands: stu-
dents at Heidelburg; Mediterranean
nights; Paris; the Gypsy Land. A
Coronation Pre-View vied with
The Little Admiral and a Vienna
Waltz for the favor off the audi-
ence.
The clever dancing of Ruth Sco-
bell, Ann Stout, Patricia Toomey,
and Billie Reeves kept the passen-
gers/entertained while on board.
Jane Missimer, Marian Sullivan,
Sally Eckerd, Marianne St. Law-
rence, Eugenia Androcovich, Betty
O'Donnell, Nancy Reinecke, and
Marguerite Knutson charmed
everyone as ship soloists.
With a grand finale of "Anchors
A weigh" a veryfenjoyable evening
was brought to a close.
Edith Regan, '38
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Educators Meet
For Discussion
The Erie Convention of the
Catholic Educationf Association of
Pennsylvania opened Friday morn-
ing, April 23, with pontifical Mass
in St. Peter's^ Cathedral. The ad-
dress of welcome was delivered by
1
the Most Rev. John Mark Gannon,
D. D., Bishop of Erie. After Mass
the; delegates adjourned to St.
Mary's auditorium where the *Rt.
Rev. Msgr. John lHagan, superin-
tendent of Cleveland schools, spoke
on "An Ideal Teacher Training
Program". In the afternoon the
delegates participated in a | panel
discussion. The; Rev. Francis A.
McNelis discussed "An Orientation
Program for Beginning Teachers".
Saturday morning, election of
officers took place. The Rev. Dr.
Joseph Wehrle, superintendent of
Erie Diocesan schools, was elected
president of the association, suc-
ceeding the Rev. John J. Feather-
stone. The remainder of the pro-
gram was devoted to sectional
meetings for the discussion of vari-
ous topics by leading state Catho-
lic educators.
The 1938 convention of the asso-
ciation will be held in Philadelphia
the last Thursday, Friday, and
Saturday of April.
ffi Rita Maley, '38
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O. G. A. Convene
The 0. G. A. Sorority is making
plans for its final meeting of fthe
scholastic year at which the elec-
tion of officers will take place.
The committee pin charge of ar-
rangements is Betty Fallen, Cath-
erine Gill, Ellen Heintz, and Mary
Massello.
MAY. 1937
PIANO fRECITAL
llS SCHEDULED
Vocal Selections Will Be
H B Present ed Also ^ H
I On -Monday evening,! May 117,
the college's students of music will
present their annual Spring ( Re-
cital in the] college] auditorium.
The {Misses Marjorie Alge,|Mary
Jean Whitcomb, Evarita Flaherty,
EugeniaH Andrecovich, • Marion
Towne, 1 Normal DeSantis, I Mary
Louise Camella, Virginia Maeder,
and Helen Durkin will participate
in the program of the evening. Miss
Flaherty and Miss Durkin will
sing. The remaining participants
will harmonize "A Dream Boat
Passes By."
5 Rita Maley, '38
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Christocracy Is The
Main Theme At
C* Y. Convention
The!ninth annual Convention of
Catholic Youth, under the auspices
of the Student Sodality Confer-
ence of Northwestern New York,
Erie, and Ontario was held on
May 2. | ||
In the spacious Elmwood Music
Hall, tastefully decorated with
flags, bunting, and school banners,
the twenty delegatesm-om Mercy-
hurst; along with the large audi- 1
ence of five thousand Sodalists
enjoyed one of the most interest-
ing programs ever prepared for the
Sodality Convention.
This year, the slogan of the Con-
vention was "Let's Be Christo-
crats". The purpose of the gather-
ing was to emphasize the impor-
tant duty of spreading the King-
dom of Christ by the powerful in-
fluence; of sanctified lives. Chris-
tocracy is a word that speaks with
enthusiasm of thef-happy privilege
of the Christian tojjlive under the
government of Christ.
Rev. L. Kent Patterson, S. J.,
speaking on "The Crisis in Spain,"
indicated that educations is the
only safeguard against Commu-
nism. This thought was reiterated
by Father Le Buffe, S. J., who
discussed "Catholic Attitudes"
which may be summed up by say-
ing that a Catholic attitude means
facing ascertain problem precise-
ly as a Catholic.
The Sodalists were highly hon-
ored by the presence of the Most
Rev. John A. Duffy, D. D., Bishop
of Buffalo, whose message further
increased the desire to spread the
Kingdom of Christ through the
influence of lives lived according
to the ideals land principles of
Christ. | Science in Commerce—Nancy Ruth
—Mary Ciaiola, '37
CALENDAR
May 24—S e n i o r E x a m s
Begin
May 3 1 — C o l l e g e Exams
Begin
June 6—Baccalaureate
Sunday
June 7—Class Day
June 8—Graduation
School Interest Centers On
C* C* W. Series
Of Lectures
Concluded
Father Bernard Hubbard, S.J.
| i | l l l u s t r a t e s Talk With |
£ Motion Pictures
Again the Erie Council of Catho-
lic Women has sponsored a success-
ful lecture series. The first speak-
er to befpresented on Wednesday,
April 14, wasIMrs. John E. Mc-
Aniff, a graduate of St. Elizabeth's
College, who later obtained! her
Master's degree from Columbia
University, and who has since been
active as a Catholic educator in
New Jersey and New York City.
Mrs. McAniff referred to the-sure-
ty of objective truth in Catholic
philosophy as "A Gift Apart" and
showed how it must enter into and
control the life of the Catholic in
school, in the home, and in society.
She made the positive jj statement
that there is no substitute on earth
for a Catholic education. She also
appealed to {parents not to deny
their children that fundamental
background. Pointing to the dif-
ference betweenjpleasure and joy,
she said that everyone has within
himself the ability of making his
own happiness. We only need to
know how to do it; and in this re-
>v: (Continued on Page 2)
:-o-:-
Local Social
Workers Talk
To I A. S. Club
The problems of immigration in
the United States were considered
in a series of lectures given by
Miss Alice E. Jones to the Social
Pathology^ group during the early
part of May. Miss Jones has been
associated for many years with
the Social Case Work Division of
the International Institute at
Erie. In her first lecture, Miss
Jones gave an explanation of the
various types of immigration and
their effects^in the United States.
The second!lecture was devoted to
the important problems of - Natu-
ralization and Legislation. The
specific social problems faced by
social workers in both first and
second generation immigrant fa-
milies were discussed in the final
lecture.
The May meeting of the J. A. S.
was held F r i d a y , May 14.
This, the last meeting of the year,
was given over almost/entirely to
a social program. A well-known
social "worker of Erie, Miss Laura
Lanell, addressed the members
of the Club. She explained the
present set up in Erie for students
interested in social case work. A
buffet luncheon followed.
The Sociology ^Department takes
this opportunity to announce that
a special survey course in Socio-
logy will be given next year to ac-
commodate students mi nor ing in
Social Studies and who require
rHE VOICE OP
MERCYHURST
NUMBER EIGHT
Baccalaureate
Speaker's Name
Is Announced
Junei'G marks the observance of
Baccalaureate Sunday at -Mercy-
hurst. High Mass will be celebrated
for the Seniors. The Rev. Michael
Downey of St. Mary's College will
deliver the Baccalaureate address.!
:-o-:
Tradition A n d
Variety Will
Lend Color To
Class Day
Class Day exercises will be held
on Monday, June 7. The very im-
pressive ceremony of 'moving up'
will be followed by the reading of
the Senior Class Will and Proph-
ecy. The planting of the ivy will be
accompanied by the singing of
school songs.
The Garden Party is the social
feature of the day. It will be held
on the front campus and will be
attended by the students and their
friends.
:-o-:
Largest Class
Will Graduate
On June 8
On Wednesday, June 8, the larg-
est class in the history of Mercy-
hurst will be graduated. The Com-
mencement! exercises will be held
in the College Chapel. The Rev.
Thomas McCauley, C. SS. R., of
St. Mary's College is the Com-
mencement speaker. The Mercy-
hurst Glee Club, under the direc-
tion of Mrs. Maude Wilbert, will
present two songs. The ceremony
will be concluded by the singing of
of "Alma Mater." j
The list of graduates is as fc
lows: Bachelor of Arts—Marge
Alge, Elba Armstrong, Inez Bel-
loti, Mary Lou Burd, Mary Ciaiola,
Margaret Dougherty, Jane Hurley,
Martha Mary Kettering, Alice
King, Mary Lobaugh, Alice Ly-
man, Margaret Ann Mooney, Ada-
line Morelli, Rita Rectenwald,
Frances Riblet, Margery St. Law-
rence, Clara Surgo, Pauline
Urich; Bachelor of Science in
Home Economics—Virginia Ander-
son, Treva Kolpein, Katherino
Lechner, Aida LoGrasso, Pauline
Shanor, Betty Taylors Bachelor of
Blair, Adele Calahan, Ann Cham-
bers, Ann Fox, Marcella Hartleb,
Mary Therese Klan, Margaret Mc-
Mahon, MaryJ Margaret Murphy,
Anne Neuberger, Eleanor O'Sulli-
van, Jane Sawdey. §
—-M. O. Sullivan, '38
three or six credits in Sociology.
The course will be exclusively for
students who desire but one year
of Sociology and is planned to
cover the important phases of So-
ciology. %
—Britta Marie Sullivan, '38
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being the last edition of yours Here we are at the last issue of
Mercyhurst^College Erie, Pennsylvania truly . . Seniors are still speaking the year, and with a few interest-
tion during its Convention|in Erie
SubscriptionpRates on April 23, presenting a paper on of positions . . holding interviews ing events to report:
. . sweet peas to BETTY TAYLOR First and foremost, we an-
ONE DOLLAR THE YEAH "A Program of Teacher Training."
for being among the first to sign
Mr. Relihan will attend the annual nounce with pleasure the marriage
MERCIAD STAFF a contract. Betty | will be in Clif-
Spring meeting of the /Pennsyl- of JANE TURGEON, of Butler,
Editor-in-Chief ~ - * . . * >Eleanor O'Sullivan
— - — . — • — -
vania Association of Liberal Arts ton Springs, N. Y. next fall . . Pa., to Clarence J. Hurley on Mon-
: f
Business Manager ~2, £ZLL ;J Anna Fox Colleges in Harrisburg, Pa., May Incidentally . . BE l rY TAYLOR day, April 26. Mr. and Mrs. Hur-
(Printed by the E. Agresti Printing Co.—-1710 Cherry St.) 14. I | f and MARTIE KETTERING?spent ley stopped at Mercyhurst while
The members of the faculty at- the week-end of May seventh at on their wedding trip. They will
Rensselaer P. I. attending a make their home in Butler.
Now? tended the Erie Convention of the
spring house party . .{Other sen- GRACE MARIE SOUDERS has
Pennsylvania Catholic Education
Association held April 23 and 24. iors also took advantage of the relinquished teaching at Clifton
Last night I heard Josef Wissow, one of the world's great- long week-end . . MARY LOU Springs for a secretarial position
est masters of the pianoforte. I watched his fingers ripple The Sisters]on the faculty were
busily engaged that week-end'en- BURD spent the week-end in in Geneva.
over difficult rhythmic cadences and thunder out tremendous, Pittsburgh and MARGE ALGE in We've had a lot of alumnae
powerful chords. It was perfection, and greatness—a great- tertaining Sister delegates to I the
convention who were guests at Cleveland . . SULLY made a very guests these past few weeks,
ness that few, if any, of us will ever see realized in ourselves. urgent trip home not so long ago, MARY IRWIN, JEAN and ALICE
His life has been urged on by an ideal which he has adhered Mercyhurst.
Mother M. Xavier, Mother M. but we have found out that it was SUMMERS, KAY HARRINGTON,
to through years of concentrated effort, study, and sacrifice; WORTH it ;:'; SULLY, ADELE and MARGARET HANNA were
but the prize now is his: he has succeeded. Monica, and Sr. M. Claudia visited
in DuBois, Pa., April 28. CALLAHAN, MARY CIAIOLA here for the week-end of "Follies
We who are about to graduate have ideals, too. Though they and yours truly were all present at Afloat". BESSIE GREENE visited
do not, on the surface, appear to rise to the heights of Josef On April 28, Rev. James M.
Powers addressed the students of the Sodality Convention in Buffa- Mercyhurst for a few days the fol-
Wissow's, they are, none the less, made of precisely 1 he same lo . . Strange, but Mary's affec- lowing week. MARG MULLANEY
stuff. We think we can conquer. We gloat over our infinitesi- the Erie Technical High School on
the subject, "Sports J and Sports- tions are still in Buffalo . . We and MARY SKENE dropped in
mal bit of knowledge. We arc assured that we can win. And noticed that Winchell was right one day. REGIS O'LEARY spent
we can win, IF we continue working and aim at something manship." Incidentally, Father
Powers is driving very slowly these there when the train pulled into the week-end of May 1 at Mercy-
that is higher in the scale of perfection than we can possibly Erie station . . Tsk! Tsk! Ask hurst. She is the assistant dieti-
reach. We cannot expect to fill the shoes of success immediate- days. He is breaking in a new
Dodge. JANE HURLEY how she likes the tian at Warren State Hospital.
ly, for they will fit only after we have endured all the dis- New York Central "line." . . And
comfort, even pain, that accompanies the process of breaking Sr. M. Agatha, head of the Latin COSTELLO RESSLER is teach-
if you think EDIE can't sew ask ing commercial subjects at Park-
them in. Once they are mellowed, we can wear them the rest department, was in New York
to see the new orange cotton er's Landing, we hear.
of our lives with greater, if not absolute, ease. It is the pre- City, April 30 and May 1, for the
print she did up in no time . . the We were glad to see CATH-
liminary which is trying! annual meeting of the Classical
coming weeks promise to be very ERINE DURKIN here for the
We are ending the first stage of this preliminary. Only af- Association of the Atlantic States
happy ones for ELBA . . her mar- week-end of April 23, also TYREL-
ter the final stage of the process is completed shall we be held at New York University. Sr.
riage will take place on June LA TOOMEY.
justified infderiving a modicum of satisfaction from the rea- Agatha reports the metropolis as
tenth in the Chapel of Christ the Muriel Lehman is working for
lization of a work well done, or a life well lived. But not NOW. second only to Erie.
King at Mercyhurst . . Bicycling the Social Security Board in Du
NOW we need to be thankful — thankful to those who have Sr. M. Pierre and Sr. M. Alice seems to be the current sport now
gone thus far with us in an effort to fit us to those shoes. spent the week-end of May 1 in Bois.
. . We hear there is nothing bet-
NOW we must offer gratitude for having been brought to the Pittsburgh, Pa. on official busi- GRACE MARIE SOUDERS and
ter for dropping a few pounds. .
point where our personal effort commences. NOW we must ness. We forgot to mention the musical KAY FORQUER were here for
look up, with even greater intensity, to the ideal of our lives! comedy, "Follies Afloat" . . It was the play, also. BURNIE RICKEN-
Later, perhaps, like Josef Wissow, we will have glimpsed the Mr. J. A. Donatelli spoke on BAUGH has returned from Flori-
delightful . . Congratulation, all
vision of perfection. "Contradictions of the Modern da and was up for a week-end in
who took part! . . And now for
Mind" at a meeting of the Guard May. .^ **** M 51 i
Marge Alge, '37 of Honor of St. Ann's Church, |the thirty-five seniors of 1937 . .
we say to all — not good-bye — I HELEN WALDINGER is vaca-
:-o-: May 4. tioning in California and KAY
but Auf Wiedersehen.
REISER is going to be the dieti
Spring Into Summer Miss Ruth Whalen of the Home
Economics Department participated
—Mickey Lobaugh, '37 tion at a camp this summer.
in the meeting of the Directors of :-o- The Father Cronin who was or-
Now, when the whole outdoors is bursting with freshness the Vocational Teacher Training dained at St. Peter's Cathedral on
and hope, is a good time to compare ourselves with the sea- Colleges of the State at the Hotel LECTURE SERIES Ascension Thursday is the brother
sons. Just as Spring develops into Summer, so do we develop (Continued on Page 4) of MARY CRONIN VOGT. |
from girls into women. Well, that's all for this year. A
(Continued from Page 1)
For over twenty years, we have been content to follow the
natural tides of existence. Our parents and teachers have CALLING!ALL CARS!
1 spect people may be divided into
two classes: apple tree people and
happy summer to all of you.
—Margaret O'Sullivan, '38
done most of our thinking and planning for us. As we come to Christmas tree people. In regard
the close of our college days, it suddenly dawns on us that we Calling all cars! Watch to our own development, Mrs. Mc-
:-o-:
will soon be breadwinners in a world which will do little ad- promising band of racket-
vising or^planning for us. eers in action on courts of
Aniff reminded us that "we are
successful in exact proportion to
Sodality Notes
We, as students of Mercyhurst, are extremely fortunate. We Mercyhurst College. our love of God and of our neigh-
are becoming women under the guidance of Christian truths bor." I
Among the various plans of the
and principles. We know the truth now, and it is up to us to You can swing high! You Sodality are those concerning the
uphold that truth and fight for it . . Communism, Socialism, can swing low! Just make On Thursday evening, April 22, May crowning which will be held
and other modern "isms" of the world must not be allowed to that ball bounce off the cat- the Reverend Edward Lodge Cur- on May 23. This is one of the
separate us from the ideals which we now hold to so jealously. I gut across the net. And that
is apparently what Mercy-
ran, President of the International
Catholic Truth Society, addressed
grandest affairs of the year and
We must not lapse in our conduct as Christian women. The I hurst is anxious to do. A a large audience on the question
is one in which not only Socialists
ideals which we now hold must be carried with us throughout class of twenty-eight begin- of "Catholicism vs. Communism in
but also all students take a part.
life. Since we have been fortunate enough to learn the truth, ners and forty advanced Religion, Morality, and Demo-
As a special devotion to our
it is our duty to follow it and inspire others with it. | ;
players has already enrolled. 1 cracy." Father Curran outlined
Blessed Lady during her month,
We are the ones who must uphold the age-old institutions of the month of May, the Sodalists
With a successful sports very simply the three reasons why recite the rosary each evening and
the Home, Family, Church, and School. Our motto—"Know communism is destructive to all
the Truth and Live it." We leave school with» the hope of record for the past fall and sing a hymn in her honor at the
winter months, a brilliant religion: 1. I t is offered as a philo- Grotto.
Spring. Let us live our lives with the beauty and fulfillment sophy of life and not as a system
of Summer. I I | season is being anticipated. All Sodalists are urged to par*
The capable Miss Rita of economics. 2. Under Commun-
JanegHurley, '37 Tierney is in charge and has ism men live for the state alone. ticipate in the special Triduum an-
nounced by the Holy Father for
:-o-: planned a tournament for 3. The end justifies the means.
Father Curran gave a successful May 16. %
both groups. The elimination
What Is The Score? or seeded method is to be refutation of these three arguments —Helen Gowans, '38
used, an award going to the and urged a unified Catholic oppo-
All Mercyhurst is on its toes—waiting for Graduation . . winner of each division. sition to Communism.
Commencement . . that ceremony that is ushered in with all Practices will be held each
Matanuska Valley, Father Hub-
the pomp and circumstance that a college can command . . The Reverend Bernard R. Hub- bard presented several reels which
Monday and Wednesday be- bard, S. J., provided a real, treat
and leaves its graduates . . breathless, suspended, as it were, tween 2:30 and 5:30 p. m. It
acquainted us with the progress
with a question, many questions uppermost in their minds. by illustrating his lecture on that Uncle Sam's pioneers of 1936
wants YOU, and you'll want Thursday, April 29, with thrilling
"What shall we do now, where shall we go, and what is the IT. | have made after one year of clear-
motion pictures. * The Glacier
score?" I l l &I Priest presented the story of his
ing the wilderness and building
The score, fellow-graduates, will be announced eventually. A serve, a return , . wang.. homes. The last film shown,
slam . . slice . . and we're 1936 expedition "On the Trail of
It will be the total of our accomplishments in "the world" . , the Big Bear." In an endeavor to
"Climbing to the Spirit's Home,"
as we so often speak of it. As graduates, we make the score; off! % was taken during an expedition in-
i —Gertrude Pletz, '40 correct mistaken ideas, concerning
we do the adding and substracting; we, through our own ef- conditions in the recently settled to the Glacial Mountains in the in-
forts make it high or low. We may set our own standards, + •
terest of science.
adopt our own philosophy of life, and we may make these de-
cisions all by ourselves. \ J MM f I successful as wives and mothers, and, greatest of all, we The Erie Council of Catholic
Let's make our standards "tops," our mode of living con- shall be successful as; human beings, living good, practical, Women deserves special commen-
formable to the philosophy of Mercyhurst, and our score will moral lives, never forgetting the ideals of good conduct and dation in this work of Catholic
be an honor one. Our Alma Mater will be proud of her gradu- always grateful for their direction and protectiveness. Action. We hope its splendid lec-
ates of '37. With her as an incentive, we shall ascend great Now, Graduates, what is the score? 100% for the Class ture series will be continued in the
heights. We shall be successful in all our undertakings . J of '87! :£M future. :.; 'ti ij-
successful as teachers, as business and professional women, f —The Editor Margaret Gould Thompson. '38
 May, 1937
ALG'S ANGLE
. By
The Angle . . goes to Press . .
J for the last time . . and . . I make
my final feeble attempts . . at
foolish fulosophys . , This pro-
vides the finale . . for some thir-
ty-five of us . . I'd say that called
for a bit of rambling . . wouldn't
you? . . EDIE provides a-starter
. , with her denouncement of
Cork . . but . . sometimes Corks
pop n' things . . BETTY MILLER
. . she of the model figure . . re-
ceived some splendid advice from
one of the College Profs . . it's
theme was . . How to Mix Well in
Good Company . . at least . . that
was the essence of it . . That ex-
citing first floor collegiate ro-
mance . . needs a fourth to carry
on again . . Maybe . . there's a
doctor in the house! . . HELEN
DURKIN would make an exquisite
Yardley ad . . BETTY TAYLOR ..
out-going Pres. . . putzed off to
Rennselaer . . for the Soiree . .
She said she'd "Troy" to have a
good time . . MARIAN MC-
LAUGHLIN headed there too . .
For something inspiring . . you
should have seen the Home Eckers
. . sift flour and things down at
Trasks .|. KAY LECHNER . . had
on her best voice . . and was
handling that little cookie gadget
. . with an awful gusto . . The
samples were good . . the Angle
knows that too . . the "travel
twins" . . J A N E | HURLEY and
MICKEY . . oh, please . . please,
Gretchen I. . LoBaugh . . (I'll
Gretch on soon) spent one of the
past week-ends in Buffalo . .
Gretchen . . ran into a few . .
parental difficulties .^ELEANOR
O'SULLIVAN ; .^has "Ben" tear-
ing around . for _,, all she's
"Worth"'lately . . and .. candy> .
was sent to ANN MORIN . . soon
. . I'm going to be one of those
awful individuals that ELBA (Ka-
tuaha) ARMSTRONG J. fthat
middle jumble is supposed to be
Russian ,|. for Kathrine . . de-
nounces as someone who's always
sticking her nose wheref she
shouldn't put it . . Elba chose Ka-
tusha . . as her Confirmation
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PERSONALITIES
iKatherine ( K a y ) Lechner
Kay is one of the happiest of all
people. Her philosophy of life
would not allow her to be other-
wise. She never takes anything
too seriously, and can always man-
age to find something to chuckle
over. She is a clown at heart in all
kinds of weather and has a most
consistent and evenly tempered
disposition. f *•
Her ambition is not to be fam-
ous or wealthy, but to be liked by
people, not for her wit alone, but
for her character as well. And
along with building up a disposition,
she has indeed built up her charac-
ter. Punctual to the minute, her
assignments in on the hour, will-
ing to take time out to do a thing
well, and never forgetful of a
promise, Kay is the last word in
dependability. Her bedroom draw-
ers are in perfect order at all times,
She keeps her activities in order,
also, by getting things done^when
others are "too tired to move."
The gentle a r t of candidness has
been ferreted out by Kay. If you
or I want honest advice or critic-
ism cooked up in appetizing form,
Kay can deliver it, but only when
asked for i t | At that Bwould have wept,
Speaking of cooking, cooking* is
Kay's hobby-she makes delicious
chocolate cakes. She is a "Home
Ec" major and hopes some day to
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SUMMER RESORT
NANCY RUTH BLAIR
(continued from April issue)
For the following three weeks
Barbara swam, danced, and dined
with Joe—exelu ively. And Bill
swam, danced, and dined with the
red-headed girl—exclusively. Bar-
bara was grateful to Joe because
he provided all necessary conver-
sation and planned evenings with-
out requiring fher to make deci-
sions or to offer suggestions.
When they danced, Joe talked con-
tinually. Although she seldom
listened, occasionally B a r b a r a
made a feeble effort to insert
"Yes's" and "No's"fin their proper
places. If she was strangely silent
on moonlight drives, Joe attributed
that silence to the beauty of t*he
night. In^reality, Barbara was
thinking hard of ways to keep
from thinking of Bill. In spite of
herself, Barbara made mental
notes of how well Bill looked in
white? linen suits or of how skill-
fully he handled a canoe. Finally,
the very sight of Bill made her
really ill, and she did everything
in her power to avoid seeing him.
On the last Saturday of the
month, Joe spent the evening try-
ing to convince Barbara that they
should be married. They could go
to Chicago and, after discussing
the situation with his mother and
father, be married and f go on a
honeymoon to Bermuda. They
could stay as long as they wished
and then return to Chicago be-
cause he had been made a junior
partner in his father's law firm;
and in a few years, he added, they
would be able to do and have what
they liked, since he was to receive
his *inheritance from his grand-
father's estate when he became
thirty years of age.
Presently Barbara said, "I have
not decided definitely yet, Joe. But
you come back in half an hour. In
the meantime, I'll think about it,
and maybe pack some* things."
"And I'll borrow my sister's car.
It's better for distance than mine."
Joe said, as he hurried off the
porch.
Before she had reached her
--
room* Barbara decided to go with
Joe. She packed her bag. In-
stead of sitting down to "think it
over", she- began immediately to
invent things to keep her from
thinking. She repacked dresses
thatfwere packed snugly the first
time, rearranged! the articles on
her dressing table, powdered her
nose a dozen times, considered
wearing a different dress, debated
whether or not she should leave
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HER MAJESTY
Bent above blue pottery,
Mirrored in the|glass,i
I beheld a peony
None could surpass.
Petals likeUufted feathers,^
Bound into a|flower;
Soft and smooth as satin,
It'ruled for an hour. •
Perfume asjpungent
As roses after rain, I Thy humble daughter
A|heavy haunting sweetness
I cannot explain.
Color of dusty draperies,
Mantles of* kings,
Peculiar Ho velvet
And rich old things.
I watched its petals gently
Loosen and fall,
'Till all its proud plumage
Lay piled upon the hall.
But in my heart I knew|
June would bring another
For my bowl of blue.
—Marma Gould, 38
m
THE MERCIAN
POETRY
FANTASY IN MAY
I have been out
In search ot silver quills;
I ha ve |been| down
By a stream where willows grow.
I walked, unhurried,
Through frost crisp grass,
To where the water
Gurgled palyfully.
With muddy Loot I shattered
The stream's smooth windows,
Careless where I stepped,
Unheeding crystal wonder.
I reached?for branches,
Broke the brittle willows,
Bore them in my arms away
Prom the singing water.
I have stood ?them upright
In an earthen jar,
Underneath a mirror,
On a round,j,small table.
Freed from their brown coats,
Dressed all in silver fur,
They stand amid the stiff stalks
Of last summer's mildweed
With twisted pods upon them
Like the ears of some grey gnome.
And one with soft white silk
Spilling out! of it.
Marma Gould, '38
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TO A NEW POEM
A poem was born today.
Out of the grey cocoon
Of my mind
A baby thought which had been
Growing and shaping itself
All the long winter
Of my life f uations n' proms . . just seem to
Burst forth into the day.
T
marveled that sucft
Pure beauty could be mine:
Such a fragile thing,
Sent from heaven surely.
Like a scrap of sunset
Torn from sky
And laid together 'i
In a rare design.
I held it softly
For aftime before I let it ^fly.
It was so frail a thing
I feared the rude rough world
Would crush its beauty.
Yet, it was so new, so eager
I could not keep it,
s
And it flew.
Howl could I tell it
That the winds of the world
Were cruel and cold—
So trusting, confident a thing,
Born to be loved
And to encourage love.
Now it has come back to me—
AIbroken butterfly.
—Marma Gould, '38
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ADDRESSED TO THE
I TRINITY^
Eternal Father
Kneels to adore
Thy majesty.
Sweet son of God
Of the love Thoujgav'st
She pours the perfume
To cover Thy* feet.
O Holy Ghost
Her flame of desire
Is quenched fin the flood
Of Thy quiet peace.
•Marma Gould, '38
April 20 . . Sailing into the har-
bor of Seniority . . but still we try
to mail letters unaddressed, don't
you MARDIE? ,|. all roads lead
to "Follies Afloat." *g ?
April 22. Dress rehearsal. . with
the usual missing- collar buttons..
untied ties « . but Mr. Raterman . .
i
kept all calm . . 'n so we open
tomorrow.
April 23 . . Fun in the Follies!
. . Such a conglomjof girls . .
Costumes . . make-up . .! MADE-
LINE captained! courageously . .
Britta (Jakie to you)" belied her
Irish name . . Shadow land with
JANE MISSIMER made us all
wish for . . the reality of her
song . . dainty . . TOOTS . . 'n
her man from Annapolis . . were
cuties . . Little JAY GOULD as
the admiral of the Fleet . . also
took command of the audience . ,
First Nighter on the Good Ship
Mercyhurst.
April 24 . . Last showing of
"Follies Afloat" . . Strange . . that
MARY JEAN n' KAY . . were to-
gether . . in the Waltz pictures •
ANNE MORIN . . first prize for
quick changes . . bustles to "tails"
. . in a jif . Anne . . now is
thinking A. . of taking up . . ety-
mology.
U April 25]. . MARIAN SULLI-
VAN'S onlthe burn . . She and
Pauline do have their publicity
worries , . more peoples. . from
more places . . must've seen that
show Mercyhurst put on . . 'mem-
ber? £ 111 | ! |
April 28 . . 'S too bad Canisius
graduation is . . when it is
poor TOOTS . . n' MARIAN . . n'
. . these Canisi-anistes (please
note the feminine ending . .) Grad-
have a way of conflicting.
April 30 . . In the language of
flowers . . ADELAIDE . . is being
instructed . . Sweet peas . . for ..
well—ask her . . We hate to tell
you . . but Sister Phi lip pa has
joined the ranks of the punsters . .
and ... someone just told us that
John Paul Jones was Scotch by
birth, too.
May 1 . . Guess springtime's got
our HELEN . .jane's U. B.-ing it
again?. . best wishes of the Jun-
iors to Mrs. John McHale (Marion
Kuhn). | |
May 3 . . We didn't think the
exams would be so bad as all this
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FOR3MARY LOU
Child of Shadows, |
You are one
Who sleeps (he dawn,
Her pleasure taking
In the last dull silent aching
Of a dying sun.
Child of Autumn,
You lay sleeping
While dreamed the Spring,
And only woke % f-
To find in curling aster smoke
All wind's low weeping.
—-Marma Gould, £'38
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WHITE VIOLETS
The tiny two wings
Of a moth,
Sorwhite,
Got lost in the
Deepening dark
Of the night
That's why this morning
I found in the dew,
White violets blooming,
Sweet flowers
For you. "*j|
—-Marma Gould, 38
Page Three
FASHION U
A FLASHES
^ • ^
While slumming on Park Ave-
nue, we discovered —• it's the
knick-knacks that count, you know,
frills, puffs, and furbelows to
give that feminine touch and a
sign of spring. Of course, a new
hat does help the morale but a
new neckline gadget does won-
ders for it. Try a new belt, thin
patent leather one—plaid hankie—
giddy scarf or a bunch of flowers,
and watch your spirits revive. Or,
if that doesn't do the trick, try a
raspberry linen, stripped with
white pinstripes at the neck of
your navy blue suit. Chiffon scarfs
are the rage and succeed in giv-
ing you that fragile, misty effect.
Try a pale blue one on wine red,
orange on beige, tourquoise on
pussey willow grey, and a pink on
navy. There i is really ^nothing as
flattering as a bunch of violets,
pink apple blossoms, or pansies at
the throat.
To be sought and bought when
planning the summer wardrobe: a
"Dwindle" dress with fitted bo-
•
dice, gathered skirt and draw-
string neckline . . anything that
has rick rack, saddle stitching,
shirring, embroidery,: applique, or
braiding on it . . gaily | printed
cotton shorts, tailored slacks of
sail cloth . . voile prints, as light
and airy as a May cloud . . fresh
"sticky-outy" dotted Swisses . .
shirt makers of silk jersey . . a ro-
mantic printed chintz with para-
chute-ribbed skirt. You can be
smart in anything from crepe to
cotton this summer and speaking
of being smart, if you're not the
kind who tans, keep out of the so-
lar rays^and _you'll, have smooth-
sailing, r \
—Betty Harrington, '38
f
Varieties
ByfVee Dee
The month of May flowers and
maturing mosquitoes finds us
m u 11 i ng over inconsequential
themes. We feel stagnation creep-
ing upon us—but wait, there's zip
just around the corner.
MARIAN MCLAUGHLIN found
that zip when she conquered Troy
last week. With banners high and
'dry, the j'so-called queen of the
crop J reaped a harvest of — shall
we say — greetings ?
Much to our surprise, we dis-
covered OLIVE SCHROYER exe-
cuting the light fantastic with
FLORENCE SCHLOSS as fellow
sufferer. What gurgling brooks
and twittering birds wont do to
us!
"NELLIE" EISERT had the
most thrilling experience of all
the other day — imagining that
her hand was in that of FRAN
HAUSER, "Nellie" was chattering
brightly. As she turned to her
companion, her face fell a foot as
she beheld — well, you guess!
MARG O'DONNELL'S peaceful
existence is totally disrupted by
such a cataclysm as the arrival of
a "special delivery" from the
West; but note the consternation
which grips her when she hasn't
the spice to reciprocate!
Revealing her lovely new homej
in Glenwood Hills, JEAN MUL-
LEN pulled the wool from our
eyes at a tea recently. Among her
guests were MARY RITA OLIV-
ER, ELEANOR RIES,|DOLORES
KELLEY, ELEANOR EISERT,
and yours truly.
Total mystifications engulfed us
when MARY MARGARET KAV-
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JUNIOR JUMBLES Summer Resort fALG'S ANGLE Personalities

(Continued from Page S)
, . but what can you do when a
prof . . says . . If you don't die be-
fore June 5 . . we'll kill you . . Of
Course, .he might've been talking
'bout something else.
MayU i$% KAY GILL wants to
make certain she'll get what she
prays for . . so that's why all the
novenas at once. Rumor has it
that Katie lost her prayer book . .
and wailed loudly . . 'cause she
was in the middle of . . about 16
novenas . . Kay's going to have
someone erase the board for her. .
next time she teaches.
May 7 . . Last Merciad till next
year , . Congrats to SULLY for
the fine job she's done . . Gradu-
ation next . . We'll miss you!,.Sen-
iors next year . . b u t next year
we'll be in your places . . and
we'll know how you felt . . when
you walked up the chapel aisle as
Seniors . . and out as Alumnae . .
and we'll be here when you come
back . . for Alumnae weekend.
May 10 . i G'by to "Junior
Jumbles" next year . . we'll be the
same crew . . but sailing under
another flag . . We've had a suc-
cessful cruise . . under MARIE
O'MALLEY'S captaincy .[. and to
SISTER MARY { ESTHER . .
well . . let's take a line from our
original song. . "She's the bestest
of all the best . ." and now . .
Goodbye, Juniors! Hello, Seniors!
I I —Edith Regan, '38
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VARIETIES
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[ANAUGH announced she was go-
ing to demonstrate "can.o' peas"
in foods class. Our wonderment
was dispelled when she elucidated!
with canapes.
After studying the question in
some detail, ELOISE CUMMINGS
came to the conclusion that being
phlegmatic isn't so bad after all—
you come out of the grind feeling
chipper anyways.
LORRAINE CUMMINGS, seen
at a Harborcreek prom recently,
looked positively ecstatic. The
reason? — her "heart throb" had
(Continued from Page 8)
the college stickers on her bag—
until at last she heard a car in the
drive. Barbara locked her bag
quickly and gave her nose a final
pat. At the last moment, she de-
cided to change fthe t-gray crepe
turban she* was wearing for a
brimmed hat of blue felt, and spent
several moments hunting through
boxes in search of it.
As she\ came out:': on the porch
and looked into the darkness,{Bar-
bara saw leaning against the rail-
ing a pair! of white flannel trou-
sers above which a glowing cigar-
ette seemed to be £ suspended my-
steriously.
Barbara addressed the cigarette.
"All right, Joe," she said quickly
"I I'm ready. I left my bag over
by tfee door.
The warm summer night was
V,lovely. And a single star that B»r-
£bara|noticed$ through a; bouquet-
shaped elm made her think of two
\lines from something:
"Night dropt her sable curtain
down
And pinned it with a star."
After a|mile|or so oft silence,
Barbara turned toward the driver.
"Joe", Barabara felt her heart
pounding. She was looking at Bill.
And Bill was grinning. "But—
where|_?" Barbara gasped.
"Well," Bill began, "I was walk-
ing back to the cottage tonight
pretty much disgusted with every-
thing in general—and Joe in parti-
cular and what do I meet on the
porch but Joe himself. And I
wasn't in any humor to entertain
Joe, so I invited him to leave. From
what he said as he left the porch
I figured what was up. And you
didn't think I could stand by and
j let Fate deal your mother a son- j
in-law like Joe, did you?"
• "But, Bill,* Barbara said, with
her eyes glued to the little gray
purse in her lap, "where are we
going now?"
"Well," Bill answered, as he
slowed the car down to a jog trot,
"While you were dating Joe I took
the liberty of getting the license,
and dispensations, and last week I
talked to Father Smith, who agreed
to marry us at St. Stephens any
time that was convenient for us.
So I thought tonight that since you
were used to the idea we might as
well get married. That is, unless
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name . . I just thought . . that I
had -better explain . . before you
began wondering . . wondering . .
CLARA SURGO . . is one of the
very few?. . ah yes .*. very few
in our class . . whose future is all
tied up . . in a knot . . I.'was told
. . that JANE SAWDEY'S friend
. . has returned to her . . POLLY
AFLOATERSr heard from EVA-
RITA FLAHERTY tugging at a
collar just -before the waltz num-
ber . . "1 guess I must be fthe
chokeable type." . . Heard from
MARGARET ANNE MOONEY ..
"And there I'was hustling around
in f that ^bustle" . . Coming from
KAY GILL'S way: "Something hit
me . . I guess it was j the sand-
bag." . . Iff you don't know . .
maybe ^it|did;] hit you A, Perhaps
the most5k;striking graduate is
MARM ST. L A W R E N C E . .
MARY CIAIOLA . . has got me
worried . . her faffections are
slipping . . T'aint true . . faint
true . . NANCY RUTH BLAIR . .
is so darn nice . . and MARY LOU
BURD is* still having a "Duff"
time of it . .JANNE FOX . . has
the stuff'for success . . and fthe
island breezes . .Iblew away most
of FRAN HAUSER'S Chem. and
Soci. papers . g and Jail she said
was . . Oh! . .Incidentally . . the
ducksjare settin' pretty again . .
The tanning craze has been going
5
around!. . so soon . . and quite a
few of the collegians have been
burnt up about it . . TREVA KOL-
PEIN and! VIRGINIA ANDER-
SON . . are almost inseparable f..
I wish . . that you could have seen
NELLIE EISERT collecting shirts
after the show . . Don't miss Mis-
sion Day coming soon . . BERN IE
RICKENBAUGH , . was up to see
Elba last week . . You knew . .
she is to be? her maid-of-honor . .
the Praeterita . . according tofthe
editor . . will carry some elegant
pictures .*. outside of the Seniors
. . Seniors . . reminds me . . that
I've got to go now . . it's been fun
. . writing the Angle . . more fun
for me . . perhaps . . than for
you . . farewells are so non-stimu-
lating . . like .just-warm coffee . .
besides I always say the wrong-
thing .^ anyway my most sincere
wish lis . . that you liked it . .
Good-by , . —Marge Alge, '37
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teach the'mysteries of cuisine to
high school lassies. Not long ago,
she and Betty Taylor demonstrated
Who would think that only a
the art of cooky baking down at few weeks after having given way
Trask's Dry Goods Store — and
to poetic outbursts concerning
she was a sensation. Incidentally, spring, we would be already looking
Kay is president of the Home for remedies for sunburn? But
Economics' Club here at Mercy- the very, very welcome rays of
hurst. Old Sol certainly took their toll in
Kay has many hobbies besides numerous burnt "faces and! a few
cooking, and eating is one of them. already tanned arms. Take heed,
Everything on the menu but liver you Bun worshippers! Vogue states
appeals to h e r — especially nice, that m'lady will affect a much
lich, juicy steaks. She is a great lighter make up this summer as
collector of odds and ends and has against last summer's bronze
boxes filled with fans, ribbons, etc., beauty.
(it's mostly junk so she J says) Whatever may be the proverb
stored carefully away. She: has about "He who hesitates," Uncer-
never ianalyzed this tendency but tainly doesn't * apply to SIS PAT-
thinks it is a carry over from ado- TERSON, who has already'had
lescence. She likes to find out peo- her first plunge into the still-icy
ples' middle names, and experi- waters of good old Lake Erie. And
ences in this field have led her to Sis will willingly confirm that re-
believe that most people are self- mark, "still icy," and she can't
conscious about theirs. say we didn't warn her,
Next to walking aimlessly along ANNE LEAHY has been keep-
shaded avenues at twilight, Kay ing her mimicing talents a deep
enjoys roller skating. "Ah, the secret, at least to us day students,
freedom of it," she sighs. But she but Martha Raye still has the big-
has been wary of skating with gest mouth . . Did you know that
novices in the art ever since a "TERRY" is the champion golfer
companion of hers skated against of North Western New York? . .
a parked car • and cried out "I'm Ho-hum . . the life of an amateur
dying" to passersby. Besides these . . MARY FROST was . among
two activities, she has no athletic those representing Mercyhurst at
interests. Kay is mildly interested the 'Meer the night of Austin Wy-
in dramatics — remember her as lie . .By the way did you hear that
the passionate lover in "Huckle- Benny Goodman is supposedly
berry Finn'? — and enjoys silly scheduled^for the same night as
movies and amateur actors. Have our Prom ? Something ought to be
you heard her recite the poem about done about that, if; the rumor is
the undertaker's stuffing cheeks? true . . JANE GRIFFITH has
When Kay goes into one of her changed abode, and the new house
wide smiles, she displays a denti- is SO attractive . . Was it*--.too
frice advertisement of beautiful much or not enough attention on
teeth and a^set of dimples. Her the part of^RUTH BOVEE in j
skin' is colored in olive tones and preparing her p a p W oh^Cbllege*"
is smooth and clear. (What's your Girls' Manners"? . . ANN MARIE
secret, Kay?) Her eyes are gray PETERS had something so impor-
and ever smiling, too. When she tant to tell me, but at the last
speaks, she speaks in a clear, plea- moment she suddenly "forgot."
sant tone. She is 5 feet, 4 inches Could it have been that warning
tall, medium in size, dresses in look from MEG WADLINGER ?
black, and is always on the move. Well, maybe next time . . COL-
If you want to just relax, we LETTE'S new j Plymouth is a
recommend! Kay as a companion; smoothie . . And have you heard
but if you want to procrastinate, of the ultra modern teacher who
she'll never do. recommended zippers for the
Wt Frances Riblet, '37 mouths of two talkative pupils?
As GERTRUDE PLETZ says,
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that's "Talon" 'em. 1 ^
Faculty Notes RUTH STABLEIN and BETTY

returned from West Point and is
to remain in this neighborhood for
a while.
Some one of these days we'll
return to normal as we contem-
plate frisking home for that time
of times?— summer vacation. An
endless expanse of summer days
and warm, moonlit nights — but
I'm becoming "mooney" — back
to reality!
—Virginia' Dooley, '39
* ment will be provided by a
THE YEARBOOK
According to the latest re-
ports, the 1937 Yeak Book
will be off the press on the
fifth of June. The Editor
tells us that format, photo-
graphs, and various sections
of the Book are up to the ex-
pectations of even those who
a r e most enthusiastically,
and therefore most critically,
interested in the success of
this project. Such reports
certainly justify the action
of the Class of '37 in initiat-
ing the Mercyhurst Year
Book, and prove, without a
doubt, the splendid coopera-
tion of the staff which has
been faced with the tremend-
ous task of completing pub-
lication within two months.
you-"
/"Bill, you__" Barbara was tug-
ging at the part of the blue hat
near her left ear, "you don't love
me?" 5\
u Bill removed the hat—and then
the doubt. Then he speeded up the
car, for St. Stephen's had to be
reached by seven o'clock that morn-
ing. "Think you can stand to look
at me over a breakfast table for
the next forty years or so ?" "Yes,"
said Barbara, arranging Bill's
shoulder to suit her head, "I think
I can manage perfectly. You see,
I never eat any breakfast!"
Nancy Ruth Blair, '37
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MISCELLANEA
The Athletic Association held a
meeting on May I J, at which the
following officers were elected for
1937-1938:^President, Betty Har-
rington; Vice-President, Helen Pat-
terson; Secretary, Helen Durkin;
Treasurer, Delores Kelley.
* * * Maureen, M. Colette, and M. Fide-
Wednesday evening, May 12, the
Sophomores entertained the Sen-
iors with a Theater Party. After
seeing "The Outcast", and a spe-
cial feature the Academy A Capel-
la Choir, at the Warner Theater,
the group enjoyed a supper party
at the Ford Coffee Shcppei m success in years to come.
MISSION DAY
Mission Day will again be
made a part of the school
I calendar. The mission com-
mittees are working hard on
plans which will insure that
nothing will go amiss on this
••
festive day. A definite date
has not yet been scheduled
for the affair's which is to
take place during the "merry
month of May." Entertain-
full length movie feature and
added attractions, plus danc-
ing and varied refreshments.
The proceeds will be given
to the Missions. The cause
is a worthy one and we soli-
cit your kind support.
—Britta Marie Sullivan, '38
For the second time in succes-
sion, the class of 1939 captured the
cup in the annual song contest,
sponsored by the Seniors, on the
night of May 11. The prize was
awarded by the judges, Sisters M.
lis. The decision was based on the
presentation and originality of the
original song. To the Juniors
went the second prize for presen-
tations of school songs. To the
Freshmen went congratulations for
their efforts and wishes for better
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Schenley, Pittsburgh, Pa., May 6.
The following two days Miss Wha-
len attended the Convention of the
Home Economics J Association also
held at the Hotel Schenley. On
Saturday, May 1, Miss Whalen
motored to Cleveland, Ohio. She
was accompanied by Miss Regis
O'Leary of the class of '34, who is
at present assistant dietitian at the
Warren State Hospital.
The Sodality Convention of
Western New York numbered
among its representatives Mother
M. Borgia, Sr. M. Philippa, Sr. M.
Victor ine, Sr. M. Esther, Sr. M.
Angelica, and Sr. M. Loretta. The
conference was held at the Elm-
wood Music Hall, Buffalo, New
York, May 2. | s
m Sr. M. Collette and Sr. M. Clau-
dia were in Dunkirk and Fredonia,
New* York, May 1,
h Sr. M. Clotilda and Sr. M. Caro-
lyn attended the Catholic Round
Table of Science meeting a t Naza-
reth College, Rochester, New York,
May 8. ; |
§f Sr. M. Fidelis attended the first
solemn High?Mass of the Rev. Ar-
thur Fleckenstein which was cele-
brated at SS. Cosmas and Damian
Church, Punxsutawney, Pa., May
9. Father Fleckenstein received the
Sacrament of Holy Orders on As-
cension-Thursday.
Rev. James M. Powers, Professor
of Philosophy and Religion, de-
SCHRYVER are ^looking forward
to that long awaited week-end . .
JEAN WALLING has been absent
so long. Nothing serious, I hope. .
Don't miss the duck eggs on the
island on the back campus.
The tennis courts are now in
excellent condition and are just
aching to be used. Come one, come
all. Beginners or experts—all are
welcome; in fact we'd "love" to
i'j
have you—And youlknow what a
help tennis is for what ails you; so
if you don't take advantage of
this opportunity, it "serves" you
right. I
So, I'll see you on the courts, ... j
Bye now.
I i —Ruth Weber, '40
:-o-:
At the final business meeting
of the 0. G. A. officers were elected
for the coming year. They are:
President, Ruth Mary McCarthy;
Secretary, M a r i a n McLaughlin;
Treasurer, Betty Meyer; Publicity
Director, Rosemary McGee.
livered the sermon at the L
solemn high Mass of Rev. John
Feeney a t St. Joseph's Church,; Oil
City, Pa. on May 9. Father Feeney
was also ordained Ascension Thurs-
day by the Most Rev. John Mark
Gannon at St. Peter's Cathedral,
May 6, 4
Rita Maley, '38