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SCHOOL SPIRIT

IN ACTION THE MERCIADPublished at Mercyhurst College. Erie, Pennsylvania

THE VOICE OP

MERCYHURST

VOL. VIII APRIL, 1937 NUMBE R SE VE N

C W * Offers

Series Off IAddressesMrs. McAniff Stresses

Life Need Of TruePhilosophy

Other Famous Speakers HaveBeen Arranged For On This

J Season's Prog;

The Erie Council of CatholicWomen once again responds to theHoly Father ' s cal l If or CatholicAction. The course of lectures presented last year under their auspices won such enthusiast ic approval that they have concluded

plans for a similar program thisyear.

The choice of speakers includesMrs. John E. McAniff, Rev. Edward Lodge Curran, and Rev. Bernard R. Hubbard, S. J. Mrs . McAniff, a member of the Board ofDirectors of the Catholic.j YoungWom en's Club of New York,opened the series on Wednesday,April 14, when she delivered a lecture entitled "A Gift j A p a r t " .Father Curran, President of theInternat ional Cathol ic Truth Society, will speak Thursday, April

22 , on "Cathol ic ism vs. Commun-IsjxL, in a R el ision. Moral i ty, g.an dDemocracy". : , Father Curran's lectures are noted for backgroundsdrawn out of his broad knowledgeand understanding of world pro

blems. On Thursday, Apri l 29,Rev. Hubba rd will conclude theseries with "Climbing to the Spiri t ' s Home". Father Hubbard, worldfamous glacier Priest will add theat t ract ion of i l lust ra t ion to hislecture: moving and inspir ing motion pictures which mark his completion of ten year s of glacierstudy in Alaska wil l be presented.Special equipment has been provided to enable the Erie audienceto enjoy this opportuni ty to wit ness as wel l as hear Father Hubbard' s spectacular experiences. Anexcellent chance to become ac-|quaintd with the Cathol ic a t t i tudeconcerning the vi ta l i ssues of theday, Sodal ists!

1 ML- Rita Maley, '38: -o-*

Senior Class Will Act AsSponsor! OflSong Concert

On May 4, the Senior Class willcarry out the Mercyhurst -tradition of sponsoring a song contest.The ent i re student body wil l participate in the inter-class competition for the coveted cup, ?now inpossession of the Sophomore Class.The Seniors though ineligible forthe prize, will also present an original song.

The words of the song must bethe composi t ion of c lass members,and judgment wil l be passed onthe bases of original i ty and presenta t ion.|M>! i fBdith Regan,l'88

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The most sa t isfactory definition I?know of God is the HighestThing in your scale of lvalues.

Simple, childlike faith, must bebased on sol id grounds. Praywithout doubt .

M a r y | Ellen Chase Lecture Discusses Books

The Larger Life In BooksIs Dominant Theme l&SI Of AddressH^K

"There is more reality in whatyou read than in wha t you do;there is a larger life in books thanin life itself". This was the?keynote of a lecture given before thefacul ty, the students, and thefriends of Mercyhurst College, onthe evening of April 6, by MissMary Ellen Chase, noted author,lecturer, and professor of Englishat Smith College. Miss Chase holdsa place among the foremost modern novel ists, essayists, and shortstory wri ters, a l though she prefers to think of her self as a teacher ra ther than as an author. Sheregards wri t ing as something of atask but she takes great .pleasurein int roducing Engl ish l i tera tureto groups of eager Smith CollegeFreshmen. Her books include:"Ma ry i Peters" , "Si las Crocket",and "This Englan d". In 1930, she

won the Pictorial Review Prize for

heivshort story ent i t led "Salesmanship". | H 111 i | F

*§ Miss Chase defined an authorsimply as one who has the gift ofwri t ing. She advanced the view th ateveryone may enjoy this largerlife in books because everyone mayread. Books help us to clarify o urexperiences, and to regard personalsituations in the light of the universal. The experiences of ourown lives are seen by us throughthe limitations of the microscope.Besides, there are certain experiences which we shall never knowpersonally because our lives arecircumscribed and narrow . There

are also certain personal experiences which we, of ourselves, donot understand because of our emotional prejudices. But through

books we are privileged to taste,and t ry, and understand all theexperiences of life. From bookswe take ideas, th oughts, something to live on, something that

Holds That B o o k s EnlargeField Of Human ExperienceIS' I More Than!Life W

we can never get even from ourfriends unless they have first hadthem from books. Ideas, themselves, are never new: authorsthrough the ages have but cloakedthem by their own words andphrases to make them seem differ-enl and to extend their appeal.

In speaking of the technique ofwriting, Miss Chase expressed theopinion that books never comefrom characters, from places, orfrom incidents, but from ideas. Astory begins with an idea and thecharacters come to carry out t ha tidea. Authors do not create peopleso much as they copy them.

After the lecture, Miss Chasewas enterta ined at an informaltea held by the English majors inthe State Dining Room.

Margaret Gould Thompson, '38

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Faculty Mem ber W ri tes Of Papa l Academy

Chemistry Department HeadI Contributes To "The

Science Counselor"

The Science Counselor, a quarterly j o u r n a l for teachers o fscience and a product of the Du-quesne Universi ty Press printed,in its March 1937 issue, an articlewri t ten by Sr. M. Fidel is, head oft h e Chemistry department of

Mercyhurst .In her article, "The Pontifical

Academy of Sciences", Sister Fidel is discusses the founding anddevelopment of the Academy. PopePius XI has recent ly opened membership of the academy to eminentscientists, non-Catholic as well asCatholic. Sr. Fidelis lists thenames of the sixf new Americanmembers, three of whom are non-Catholics.

The Academ y of Science wasfounded in 1603 by Federigo Cesi,under the name of "Accademia de i

Lincei". This intellectual circlefostered the study of the exactsciences and has to its credit manyvaluable publications, especially inthe field of the natural sciences.

After the death of its founderand leader; the Academy fell into

L—.oblivion -^intil tha pontificate ofPius IX, who revived the society asa center for physico-mathematicalstudies. Under the new organization there were four classes of

members :fhonorary, ordinary, corresponding, and associate .

In. 1870 a grou p with drew andorganized Junder the patronage ofthe I ta l ian government . The remaining members of the societycontinued under?a cardinal-patronuntil Pius XI established the Academy in the Vat ican gardens underhis S personal * guidance.

Th e Pontifical A c a d e m y ofSciences will now consist of seventy members, selected by the Holy

iFather from the most eminentscientists in the world. They will

Traces ^History Of ThePontifical Academy$

Of Sciences

constitute a scientific authority forthe Holy See. Future academiciansare to be chosen by the originalmembers. Fathe r August ine Ge-melli, alumnus of Saint Bonaven-ture College, ghas been named asthe new president.

Sr. Fidelis concludes her interestingly informative article with thefol lowing sta tement : "Again doesthe Church through her SupremeRuler foster the pursuit of learningin stating the purpose of this newScientific Senate of the Church.Its members are expected to honortheir names as Pontifical Academicians by austere and noble work inthe field of knowledge, and, inthis way, to render religious homage of reason to the Supreme

Truth, the Creator ."! jj | jI I Rita Maley, '38

SUPREME COURT PLAN IS

DEBATED BY I. R. C.

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"Is the President ' s plan for the

reorganizat ion of the supre mecourt just i f iable ," was the subject

of a st i rr ing debate by the mem

bers of the sinternat ional Relat ions

Club of Mercyhurst on Tuesday

evening, March 16.

The affi rmat ive side, upholding |the reorganizat ion plan, was presented by Miss Bet ty Harrington,Mill Eileen f Richar ds, and MissMargueri te O'Donnel l .

The negat ive, represented byMiss Rosemary Haule , Miss EdnaLondegran, and Miss Marie O'Mal-

ley carried the laurels by securinga unanimous vote . Chairman ofthe evening was Miss Martha Kettering, president of the Internat ional Relat ions Club. Judges were

Miss Ruth Whalen of the homeeconomics dep artment , Sister M.Bernadet te , principal of Mercyhurst Seminary, and Rev. James

Powers, chaplain of Mercyhurst ,

Francoise Riblet, '37

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ELECTION OF THEMERCIAD > EDITOR

t MERCYHURST DEFEATSEDINBORO

To Miss Margaret O'Sul-livan, '38, rece ntly elected

Merciad editor for the year

1937-38, Mercyhurst extends

sincere congratulat ions and

wishes for success. This off

ice is one of the most impor

tant in the school, and car

r ies with i t great responsibi l

i ty.

Miss O'Sullivan succeeds

her sister, Miss Eleanor O'

Sullivan, '37, in this position.

The school looks confidentlyto the new editor's ability touphold the standards heretofore established.

To their new leader the

Merciad staff pledges undivided loyalty and cooperation for the coming year*

Good Luck, Mardie!

i l l k Edith Regan, '38

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We'll cheer for our team—we'llcheer for our team—and wh y

shouldn' t we? They came throughwith flying colors Tuesday evening, March 10, when they metand defeated the crack Edinboroteam on the Mercyhurst court .Dash, confidence, team-play, anda good fight ing edge brought ourlassies out on the long end of a46-22 score. The final score givesno indication of the close goingduring the first half which dovetailed into the shooting barrage ofthe second half. Outstandingamong the Mercyhurst scorerswere Jane Hurley and "Sis" Patterson.

After the game both teams wereentertained at luncheon served inthe Students ' dining room wherethe game's prize shots and casualties were explained. More impor

tant than the vic tory was thespirit of good sportmanship whichprevailed and which pointed theway to future happy athlet ic re lat ions between the two teams.

f t B. Harrington , '38

Musical Hit

R e v i e w I sUnder Way

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"Fo l l i e s A f l o a t "

Promises To BeStage Success

Rehearsels Are DirectedBy Mr. William

Ratterman

Mercyhurst's annual venture into major dramatics this year is inthe form of the musical revue,"Follies Afloat". Although r e-hearsals have barely gotten underway, the enthusiasm evidenced bythe collegians and seminarians taking part is more than enough toinsure its complete success. Lastyear, we had hill-billys, butlers,and pirates; this time, there'll be"gobs" of sailors, damsels gettingin "Dutch", and sophisticated danceteams wal tz ing to the r ippl ingstrain s of the "Blue Danube" , Mr.Wm. Rat terman, who so capablymanaged the performance lastyear, is back again to take overthe presentation. With co-operation, a bit of initiative, and lots of

| individual advertising , we shouldsucceed even better than before.Come on!!! Make "Follies Afloat"the biggest "splash hit" of theyear.

Marjorie Alge, '37:-o-: •

MARY LOBAUGH CHOSENE MAY QUEEN

Spring again brings to Mercyhurst her annual May Day Festivities. Plans are not completed,as yet, but the Queen and hercourt have been chosen. MaryAgnes Lobaugh is to be the Queen.Her a t tendants are Mary Ciaiola ,prefect of the Sodality, Mary Margaret Murphy. Marty Ket tering,Elba Armstrong, and MarjorieSt. Lawrence. The coronation ceremony will take place on the Northcampus . Placing of the crow nupon the Blessed Lady at herGrotto and Benediction in the College Chapel will follow the coronation ceremony. Every student willpart ic ipate in the program whichagain promises to be one of the

most colorful events of the Mercyhurst school year. ;„:-_

I I Dolores Kelley, '3d

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CONCLUDE HLENTENSEASON

Lenten services for the studentsclosed at Mercyhurst March 19.The last two sermons of the season were delivered by Rev. CyrilCooper of St. . John 's Church andRev. Enn is A. Connelly of St.Peter ' s C athedral who spoke on thethe Sacrament of .Penance and theHoly Eucharist , respect ively. Stations of the Cross Thursday evening and Mass the following morning brought the 1937 Lenten season to an end at Mercyh urst. >;

W Rita Maley, '38

:-o-:Learn from St . Paul to say

nice thing s to people while theyare living. f _

Our holiness as Catholics mustbe based on intelligence.

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An April Thought

This is April, and it is spring.i There are t imes in the hear t of man, as well as in the hear t

of nature, when life takes on new meaning, when all thingsmortal disclose their innate littleness, if only man has the vision to discern in them those shades which tint the canvas oflife with deeper significance. It is then that man, if his perverted intellect per mit s, | realizes tha t unrestrained , misdirected, hedonistic catering to self spells personal and socialdegradation, and, ultimately, extinction of the race.

To him, indeed, who sees beyond his senses and who seesbeyond this earthly spring an eternal spring, comes relieffrom pain, deliverance from the icy doubt which entwines itsclammy fingers 'round his reason, and a sudden gleam of inspiration, caught, as it were, from a rift in the cloud gates ofEterni ty. There is a heavenly fragrance in the air of Apriltoo often unperceived by man, who fails to see t h a t it is thevery breath of Heaven dr if ting through years of space into his

little world of trivialities, there to be unrecognized for themiracle tha t it is.

Yes, spring is a t ime of miracles, when old sorrows areblotted out by new wonders, when frightened souls find solacein the magic of a new-born peace, when hearts whose dwellingplace was dust soar to heights of new-found dreams.

But spr ing has its contras ts , too. For, in all the glory ofspr ing, there is a feeling of remoteness , of loneliness, — t h a tloneliness which can overcome a hear t in even a crowdedspace and bind it with hidden tentacles of cold. Yes, even inspring, man is brought to face with the age-old truth that, inthe last analysis, the world belongs to the unworldly and empire is to him as noth ing : for even spring is ephemeral.

I Edith Regan, '38: -o - :

T T ThtS Two Way Street

"I n the spr ing a young man's fancy lightly turns to t hought sof love." And l'o, we have a thought , too, the seed of which

was planted in the fall and lay dormant throughout the winter .Now, with Spring, it pushes its tiny shoots above the groundto see if the plant is r ipe to burst into bloom.

The flower of which we are thinking is the blossom of courtesy. Might we sugges t tha t the Mercyhurst flower of courtesyis being sadly blighted ? It was once the custom of underclass-women to show their elder sisters, in some measure at least,the little courtesies, considerations, and kindnesses. Now—Let's drop the poetry and get the facts . --

1. The Senior who s tands so forlornly at the edge of a groupof Freshmen near the mail box may have been wait ing yearsfor that lone letter of her s . Why not let her have it ?

2. There was a time when Sophomores used to let Juniorsbuy their chocolate-covered graham crackers f i rs t . L et ' s havea revival. I '^k |

3. And for the sponsors of Courtesy Campaigns, why don' tyou pract ice what you preach ? j if

4. And might we say to all upperclasswomen in general,t ha t t her e is no excuse for being rude to those beneath you.It 's like striking a man who can' t hit back—or should we say,who shouldn't hit back ? i | i p

5 | Did you ever thinkAs a girl went by 11T h a t she was once a

Fres hman s hy? |And used to hold a Senior's doorB ut now it's done this wayNo more. f \

And so as Channing Pollock says, "It is | so easy to smilean d to be agreeable, and even to do the small and kindlythings , that I'm a little puzzled that it isn ' t a more commonhabit . One reason, I suppose, is that cour tesy requires a twoway s treet . " I f |

f 'i Rood

ST. PATRICK'S DAY PLAY

Unde r the direction of Miss Beatrice Mulcahey, the Math Club presented, as t he i r St. Patrick's Day

play, "You Can' t Beat the Ir ish",a rollicking comedy in three acts,by Wilbur Braun.

The three acts were interspersedwith orchestral selections directed jby Prof. Cesare Morelli, , and a

vocal selection offered by MarionSul l ivan. The play was a socialand dramatic success, as was evid

enced by the "ful l house" and the

applause.

H The story centered around the

family of Mrs. Malone, an Ir ishmother, devoted to her brood of

three . The c a s t was as follows:M r s . Marie Malone, Marie O'Mal-

ley; Peggy Malone, Bri t ta MarieSul l ivan; Tommy Malone, Paul ineUrich; Danny Malone, Ri ta Rec-

tenwald; Steve O'Hara, Norma De-

Sant is; Armand Ravel , MaragaretO'Sullivan; Captain Dennis Doley,Olive Schroyer; Mrs. Nora Mo-

Y O U T H*By

* 1 Fran Riblet | |

To be free on a May day,

To but dance 'neath the high sun,

To crush dasies sweet 'neathwing'd feet

With no thought for the day soonrun!

Did I hear an old voice say,"Oh, take heed, lest your May day

be but one!",

No period of man's life span re

ceives more scrutiny than youth.There are some who condemn it as

characterized by lack of reasonand frivolity. Others envy it be

cause of its carefree attitude, its

vitality, its freedom from worry.A s a girl of twenty-one, may I

give you my own viewpoint on the

ma t t e r ?

Practically every important decision made in life is made in youth.It is then that we decide in w h a tdirection to t u rn our pa t hs . It is

then we take our philosophic stand.It is then we choose our life partn er s . It is then we choose our life

friends. We lay all our foundat ions for future living as youths.

The greatest leaders of all erashave sprung from our r a nks .Napoleon died when scarcely pastour span. While still young men,

Alexander conquered all his thenknown world, Columbus dared the

impossible, Michael Ang-elo fashioned his "Pieta". Mohammed and

Buddha, not as middle-aged thinker s but as youths, setfforth theirreligious tenet s which later af

fected whole sections of the world.

W e, the young, though it be I who

sa y it, are not only people of vi ta l ity, but leaders and thinkers ' as

well.

Ours is the gre a t e s t age for

learning. As children, we memorized. At middle-age we live from

pre-formed .^knowledge. .'But asyouths, we learn for. ourselves.Pe rha ps we make mistakes, perha ps we form wrong judgments.But this is one t ime-tested way

to learn, for experience, despite(Continued on Pa ge 3)

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BACH-BRUGGER

On Easter Monday night , at a

buffet supper, Mr. and Mrs. GeorgeW. Bach announced the engageme nt of their daughter , GeorgiaVirginia to Alfred P. Brugger, son

of Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Brugge r .June fi f th has been selected as the

wedding date .

The announcement was made in

the form of fans in pastel shadesgiven to the girls. Small cards in

scribed "Georgia and Al , JuneFifth," were a t tached. The boysreceived cigarette cases containingsimilar cards. Multi-colored springflowers decorated the small tablesthroughout the house. The ap

pointments were in yellow and or

chid.

Miss Bach wore a gown of whitenet over white crepe. She also worea t iara of white flowers in her

hair , and carried an old-fashionednose-gay.

Miss Bach graduated from the

Villa Marie Seminary and attendedMercyhurst Col lege. Mr. Brugge rat tended Cathedral Prep a n d

Cathedral College. He is associatedwith his fa ther, ?; I

Rene Forquer, '38

r iari ty, A nnet te Mil ler; Sylvia Car-

ston, Al ice King; Anna Ravali ,Mary Mead.

V M a r y Lou Burd, '37

W hat Price! Popular i ty

Among the secret—and sometimes open -aspirations of thecollege studen t is the desire to be popular. Popularity is, inmany instances, the open sesame to a happy and busy collegelife, full of the young glory of self-realization. Yet, many,over eager in their quest, have been misled into accepting afalse for a true popularity. This error has come about througha misunderstanding, either of the essence of or of the correctmeans of achieving, popularity. By them, t rue popular i ty hasbeen brought into disrepute so much so tha t, to-day, whensomeone says "She's so Popular," eyebrows are likely to beraised a little and the question "How does she do it? What 's

her technique?" forms in the minds of the listeners. Technique—there's the rub! The word implies an abs tract ion ratherthan a concretion, a method rathe r than a subs tance. Onemight sav of a popular s tudent what one has often said of apianist: the technique is perfect, but there 's no genius for

music. iConsequently, we frequently find the term popular applied

to persons whohave become so through a facile and impressivesalesmanship of mimicked qualities rather than of themselves.

But true popularity (charm is a more delicate word) isabove all, the ability to be oneself and, thereby, to draw othersto one's self. And, in being one's self, one will be gentle, honorable, gracious—one will have all those gifts of soul which theCreator, in making man to His image and likeness, has bestowed upon all of us. One will make herself loved by God andman.

[Margaret O'Sullivan, '38

Faculty Notes

' Easter vacat ion was hailed as a

period for home-going and for t r i p -making among the facul ty members .

The Sisters of Mercy devoted a

week of the recess to their annualret reat . Rev. Victor Mills, O.F.M.,professor of Sociology at St. Bona-venture ' s, was the Re t re a t Ma s t e r .

Rev. James Powers visi ted his

home in Oil City, Pa. and was alsoin Clearfield, Pa. during the vacation.

Miss Ruth Whalen we nt to her

home in Peoria, Illinois for E a st e r .She also visited in Chicago, Illinois. Vf

Massachuset ts "Was the dest ination for Miss Beatrice Mulcahyand Miss Rita Tierney. Miss Mulcahy visited her family in Fitch-burg and Miss Tierney went to her

home in Wa t e r t own.D r. M. J. Relihan enjoyed the

vacation time at his home in E r i e .In the interests of Mercyhurst , Dr.

Relihan went to Youngstown, Ohio,and Pi t tsburgh, Pa., during Easterweek.

M r. and Mrs. J. A. Donatelli, to

gether with their t iny daughter ,Mary Catherine, motored to Scot t -dale, Pa., where they visi ted theirpa re n t s .

Conventions, too, were popularduring Easter-t ime. Sr. Ma ryAnna at tended the Catholic International Relations Convention for

World Peace held at Wa shi ng t on ,D. C, March 29, 30, and 81. The

convention sessions were in the na

t u re of round table discussions.

Notre Dame Universi ty was the

scene of a Mathematics Convention during the week of Apri l 5.

Sr . M. Clotilda, head of the Mathemat ics department , was Mercy-hurst ' s representat ive there .

Sr . M. Pierre was in Pi t t sburgh ,Pa. during the vacat ion t ime in the

interest of Mercyhurst . Sr. M. Col-lette visited several towns in the

East during the hol idays.The Pennsylvania Division of the

Catholic Education Association is

holding its convention in Erie on

Apri l 23 and 24. The members of

the Mercyhurst facul ty wil l a t tendand part ic ipate in the various sect ions of the meeting. —^_...&._

Rita Maley, '38Mr :-o«:

ME RCYHURST SODAL IT Y

The Mercyhurst Sodal ity takesgreat pleasure in announcing thatthe Spring Gaudeamus, held at the

Masonic Grill Room, April 10, was

a huge success. It was at tendedby all Mercyhurst Sodal ists and

also by members of the Parish

ALG'S ANGLE

An a pa t hyhas set t ledon my brain,'Cause Apri l ' s comean d all it doe s :Is ra in—and rain—and rain.

I . . have re turned . . from my

last vacat ion . . the very last time. . I shall ever board the t r a i n . .

and know . . that , when I arrivehere . . those same ones . . who

said "Goodbye" . . wil l greet me

with "Hel lo" . . It's a peculiar

feeling . . one . . which' is r a t he rhard to look forw ard to . . one dif

ficult to face . . Everyone says . .

that commencement is real ly justthe beginning of life . . I wonder

if it is . . I wonder . . Someoneforgot . . to t u r n the switch . J

an d . . I've got ten started on the

wrong t rack . . How horribly sent imental ! ! But . . now . . EDIEpromised . . before vacat ion . .

t ha t she was going to garden'round a bit . . to see what dir t she

could dig up . . j u s t . . to sort of

while away the t ime . . but . .

The l i t t le tin r a ke r is clean as

a whist leAs s t u rdy and staunch it

s t a nds ;For Cork came along and na ry

a brist leOf hoeing did Edie to Pa pa ' sJ land.

E L E A N O R RIES . . is the walkin g '37 edition , , of the StandardJoke Book .. . yes'm they' re all up

to standard . . yes'm indeed . .Jack McCale ' s been having "Daley"t roub l e wi t h E L E ANOR E ISE RT. . imagine popping in upon two

dozen ice cream suckers with a noteattached: "Love to ADE L AIDEfrom Bob." . . "Fra nk l y" spe a k i ng. . seeing as how . . all us girls

(Continued on P a g e 3)

Miss Martha Ket tering and

Miss Francoise Riblet werethe Mercyhurst delegates at

the Intercol legiate conference on gove rnme nt at the

capi ta l , Harrisburg, Pa. The

problem of government discussed this year was the

"Process | of Bil l Making".Miss K e t t e r i n g was ap

pointed Secretary of the com

mit tee in Ha rr i sburg .

Sodal i t ies. We take this opportunity to thank Miss Ciaiola, generalc ha i rma n , and the commit teeswhich assisted her so ably,

Be t t y Ha r r i ng t on , '38

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April,Il937

Summer ResortBy

NANCY^RUTH BLAIR, '37

A story which, ignoring (he intermission of .Spring, waves _aquick farewell to Winter, and sunsitself irresponsibly on a strand ofSummer' s beach.

I f I The Edi torMrs. Merwin closed a book and

rose from one of those green andorange lounging chairs that one

finds on every self-respect ingbeach.

"Barbara!" she cal led, poking abeach umbrel la a t a f igure consist ing, apparent ly, of yel low hair ,black bathing sui t , and bronzelegs. I

H "Now, Barbara ," Mrs. Merwinbegan, placing hei reading glassesin their gray velvet case , "I dowant!you to be nice to Bill thisweek-end. You know, dear, you'verath er sl ighted him la te ly, andBill 's such a fine chap . One doesnot f ind many boys l ike Bill {theseda ys . " m I

Barbara had begun to shake thesand from her hair . "Maybe youare r ight , Mother," she said. Anyway, don' t worry about} Bill. 1won' t abuse him."

Mrs. Merwin had shaded hereyes with her hand and was looking toward the beach-steps. "Therehe comes now—just s t a r t i ng downthe beach-steps. My, doesn' t helook splendid in th at bathingsu i t ! " | : 1

"Un-huh , " Ba rba ra i n t e r rup t da yawn to say. "You had!betterrun along to that bridge, Mother.We' l l see you at the cot tage aboutdinner-t ime. Bi l l can fix t he s t r a wberries, and I will make coffeeand set the table and things."

Half-way up the beach stepsMrs. Merwin met Bi l l and stoppedto ta lk with him-for—severah m oments. Bil l Stone ' s black curlyhair and good-natured, boyishsmile are reasons why gir ls go tosummer resorts wi th high hopes

and extra powder puffs. In his(Cont inued on Page 4)

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Y O U T H

(Continuedlfrom Pa ge 2)i ts pi t fa l ls, teaches us our mostmemorable lessons and is st i l lamong the best of teachers.

We have worries, too. Most suicides spring from our ranks, forour tears and our despairs are themostfibitter s of all the ages. Children cry when hurt and quicklyforget the pain. Th e | middle-agedhave shad their emotions t r immeddown by heartaches fe l t in younger days/ The old cry in re t rospect ion. I Only youth cries from i ts

soul.

Gra n t i ng fo r t he mome nt t ha twe are the leaders, the learners,the reformers, the experimenters,the men of act ion, we are not thediplomats. Diplomacy is reservedfor the la ter ages. We have notl ived long enough to see the pic turein i ts ent i re ty, so we needs mustseek advice from our e lders. Weare just learning how to l ive . Likeseafarers, we must be guided bycompass and stars, and plan ourcharts from those who have passedthis way before . \

Some not only a t ta in the experi ence that characterizes middle-age,but re ta in, a t the same t ime, theat t r ibutes of youth and combinethese with the sagaci ty of old age.T he g re a t e r numbe r pa ss t h roughmiddle-age with dul led spir i ts and

buried ambit ions. Let us, as theold men and women of to-morrow'sto-morrow, be of the fi rst group.Thenlwe shal l have powers inferior to none except those of Death,who is, after i al l , not only ourwors t enemy, but a lso our bestbest fr iend.

A L U M N A E %.- - - NEWS

Spring is here and with i t a newburst of activity from some of ourAlumnae Clubs. On March 80 theBuffalo Club entertained in honorof the undergraduate members ofthe club at the home of MRS. CUL-LITON in Pomeroy Pa rk . MRS.JOHN FUL L ME R a nd MRS.CONNE L L Y poure d . JE AN SUMMERS, president of] the club, received the gues ts. Other alumnaewh o I at tended were KATHRYNHARRINGT ON, AL ICE I SUMME RS, MARY IRWIN, DOROT HY MOONE Y, a nd JANE KE L -LEY. During the winter the c lubhas had meet ings every two weeksat the members' homes. Plans areunder $way, now, for a ,rummagesale to be held in the near future.

The Cleveland Club held a meeting at the home of MIDGE HALLon April* 1, at which pla ns weremade for monthly meet ings. Offi cers will be elected at the firstmeet ing in the summer.

On Eas ter Saturda y afternoonthe Pi t tsburg h Club held! a luncheon at the Pi t tsbu rgh Athlet icClub. NAN O'BRIEN was chairman of the affai r . Various ways ofmaking money for the c lub werediscussed. It was decided that thestudent members give a bridgeparty a t Mercyhurst . The {guestsincluded CLEOPHUS DOYLE, RE-GINA KE CK, DOT CRONAUE R,MARY L OU I BURD, |: BETTYS H I E L D S , M ARY LOU;] Mc -G R A N N , R U T H E I C H E N L A U B ,C L E O P H U S I KE L L Y, HE L E NPORT MAN, E L E ANOR | J O H N SON, ! NAN O' BRIE N, I F L O S S I EAMON, KAY E GAN.

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(Cont inued from Page 2)had one . . I'm inclined to think . .that*. . maybe . . just^maybe . .

that the sender was . . f igurat ively speaking . . one too. The "Curre n t Di ge s t " r e por t s t ha t : InChinajwhere frugal i ty is both anecessi ty and an art , numerousfarme rs save money by wearingt rouse r s wi t hou t se a t s . T he y | se eno point in buying a whole pairwhen a dependable shirt tail affords both ample protect ion andproprie ty . . Kind of a "cool ie"proposi t ion, Fdtsay . . Lots of us. .never knew . . that MAR IANSULLIVAN had such a sweet voice. . MARIE O'MALLEY . . (I thinkI've said this before . . bu t digress with me . . whi le I re i terate)S . is one of the loveliest girls inthe college . . She's going to go upin the|air|. . too . . come maybenext week . . May Queen Micky. .

or rather 9L MARY AGNE S L O-BAUG H dons her crown aroundthe end of May . . The plans farexceed any J previous coronat ion . .and why no t . . wi th such a splendid procession . . Congratulat ions™ j to the Queen, JMARTY an dMARM, MUR and ELBA . . BETT Y Z A H N H E I S E R ffl i s an a t t ractive girl .| . MARY CIAIOLA . .ha s melbound to secrecy'faboutsompt h i n ' | | | F R A N M A L A N E Y . .a bit off- guard . . may be . . washeard te l l ing that she j u s t . . staggered . . off the bus . . on the return S un . . There ' s a negro familyin the South whose two sons arechristened Tonsi l i t i s and Meningit is. Last week, they christened adaugh ter , App endici t is. Maybe . .if they named one . . St. Vitus . .

she'd eventu ally be a dancer . .G A U D E A M U S GAB :f Bot h PAU-LINEJO'LAUGHLIN a nd E L E AN O R E I S E R T I . had guests overthe weekend f . I think they finallygot to the dance . .^Someone told

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THE ANNUNCIATION

You heard the heralding ofLoveliness

Blown down (he ages fromEterni ty,

From lands'-beyond the fartheststar and sea,

On silken;windsithat knew thesoft caress

Of angel's wings. You sensed HisSweet dist ress

Whose dear delight before theworld began,

Was to be playing with the raceof man,—

All of their toys, their stories topossess.

And now, all women who live afterthee,

Though they be poor and weak,nor wise,

Hold in their hearts a silentlaughter . See,

They fold away the mantle of theskies

And lift their'tiny lads withdigni ty £

To still the longing in the God-Child ' s eyes.

—Marma Gould,!'38:-o-:

APRIL WIND

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Out of the west the wind has comeSweeping the earth-floor clean and

bare ,Heaping brown broken leaves there\bout  your feet ;Dust ing out Nature ' s corners,Thrust ing down cruel rough rainsTo wash away the sta insOf the year that is gone.

On tip-toe you stand, expectant ,Let t ing the wind tangle your curls,As i t t ravels in swirlsAround you, my Sweet,Drinking the st rength that i t

The joy and the rapture of a thousa nd

S p r i n g s !

Marma Gould, '38

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All the long winterOf my lifeI have but wai tedFor daffodi ls to makeAnd shake ITheir golden t rumpetsTo the sun. f

Through the long night ,Under the curving moonI have dreamed of fairer light,By all th e colors \of the worldMade white ,

When golden daffodils would soundThe t rumpets of the dawn.Wk

: I ft -—Marma Gould, '38

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Flowers For The Fields OfHeaven

Alblue sun-faded sky,Af frail3p ink wandering cloud,A curl of smoke faint lavenderHave lent their colors*to a crowdOf pale hepat icas.

As fresh as stars t ha t hide?A night-t ime from sour eyesTo cause a st rang e new wonder

me ntWhen scat tered on the skies:These|lightly fragrant flowers!

I —M arma Gould, '38

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RESIGNATION

My heart is a tiny, wounded thingLike a butter fly, with a broken

wing—I gave it, once, in the long 1 ag oIn 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

J UNIORJUMBLES

March 8. Ju st a little information on the side . . to say tha t itw as J E A N I L A C E Y who gasped inClassroom Mana gement . . whensomeone . . said a girl who kepthim waiting could go jump in thelake . . wonder if Jean has decided not to keep the all-importantDon waiting any more?

March 10. Our first officialbouquet for 1937-38 . . to MA R-DIE O'SULLIVAN . . Miss Mer-ciad, may I present your newfedi-tor ? . . and a good one she'llmake, too .$. we're with you, Mar-die, f ! .

March 12. This is the best yet,in our ever-mounting list'of em barrassing moments . . one of ourJuniors called home . . or so shethou ght . . till a very familiarmale voice answered . . we'll saveMARION SULLIVAN'S blushes. .by adding that . . "he" was a t herhome.

Mar ch! 15. Well , wel l , PA ULINE! J. yes, Curly-top is a t i tagain . . in answer to a r eques tfor a negative precept a few mo

ments thought bred thisfone . ."Don' t ask me to t ransla te thatLatin !" . . incidentally, Paulin ehas been heard to ut ter a few remarks favoring a pro-Hit ler campaign . . in Smethport . . justshows you what? a yearic 'n do . .an d what * an easy t ransi t ion . .from sonnets to sat i re .

March 17. The eye of an artistwould . . rebel . . at having to takein allf th e greenishlhues . . butsome of our Irish-est let us downwith nary a sprigf of the verdantshade . . guess i t bet ter be shamrocks this time . . to our stars . .wasn' t MARIE O'MALLEY a bi t

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Back from vacation once more . .and everyone report ing as goodtime . . except . . ANN FOX whowas quarant ined during the ent i revacation . . Ann is making up forthat , though, by spending theweek-end of April 9 at BETT YTAY LOR 'S home in Buffalo . .ELBA spent one week of vacat ionin Cleveland with MARGE . . hada delightful time . . Marjorie, bythe way, re turned to Erie a dayearly to a t tend the marriage announcement party of one of herfr iends . . We heard, a lso, thatEADIE and MURPH are becomingquite attach ed to Erie (? ) . . somuch so that they could not wai t

until vacation was o'er to comeback . . MARY LOU seems to havefound some attraction in Buffalo. . ALICE LYMAN sp ent her vacation in Meadville . . saw many ofher fr iends with whom she wentto school last year at AlleghenyCollege . . MARGAR ET AN N isgoing southern on us . . "Did yo'all have a fine time?" . . It is alsosaid that she manages to ariseevery morning to meet the milkman . . Tsk! Tsk . . ALICE KINGtraveled to Niagara Fal ls, Buffalo , and Canad a . . Her visit to"Old Spain" in Buffalo sounds interest ing . . MARCELLA HAR T-L E B i a n d P A U L I N E URICH at tended all the dances in Erie during vacation . . And so wouldCLARA SURGO have l iked to . .but unfortunately Wil l ie droppeda bat tery on his foot . . andcouldn't dance J . M ART IE KE T T E RING a nd FRAN RIBL E T a t tended a Histo ry Conference inHarrisburg the weekend of Apri l

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FASHION IKA F L A S H E S

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Swing into Spring with Mercyhurst who is doing her bit to setthe s tyles w ith na vy blues, orshould we say, reviews? Anyway,we're at it again ; so, look out,Erie! The closets-are fairly bulging with Easter parade outfi ts.Would you like a peek, too? ELBA

must have stopped the show in herblack crepe, a flighty bolero topping a white blouse and a Chinese printed si lk sash around thathour-glass waist l ine . EDITH REGAN has a stunning camel fleece,fitted coat. We can't decide uponthe color so you name it when yousee i t . ANNE LEAHY is sport inga boxy swagger in that lovely ashrose shade. GINNIE DOOLEYgives that rainbow effect with herdiagonally striped, shirred chiffon:yellow and a purple blue against ablack background. ELEANOR EISERT is sma rt in a navy bluesheer with uniform white piquerevers on the jacket and a perkybow at the neck. DOLORES KEL-LEY proudly exhibited a yellowchamois wool suit, with navy silk

blouse which clicks with the outfit.FRAN HAUSER^must have beenexcept ional ly smart inlthe paradewith her classic brown tweed, man-tailored suit, as was MARGO'DONNELL in her oxford greysui t . ADALINEJMORELLI musthave made a lovely picture in araspberry crepe suit, set off by asoft blue silk blouse and a trickysuede belt. EDIE has a chic rustwool suit, boasting a little pep-lum on the jacket . MARIAN SULL IVAN ,jhas a navy blue sheercrepe with 96 button s down thefront (I counted 'em again) withwhite collar and cuffs. MARYFROST has one of those umbrel laswing skir ted dresses, in navy,with a bolero jacket and a touchof green silk at the neck. "A LG"

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Big business here for at ma sseuse—the tired, aching muscles ofthe Mercyhurst chorines need morethan rest-—soothing massage wouldrelieve pain in previously unknownmuscles and calm troubled nerves.But on with the show—we're allfor it! \ I | •

^Found—in the depths of Pi t tsburgh—a certa in MARY LOU MCLAUGHLIN of points north, whois not quite twenty-one but shouldknow bet ter . May they nevert race her origin!

Could BETTY MEY ER'S datefor the Sodality Dance claim kin tothe Broadwayi te and scribbler—

W. W.? :;*

| HEL EN YOUNIE, of the lustrous black curls, visited Buffaloduring the Easter vacat ion. Shew as notlto be outdone by SARA-LOUISE SCHMITZ, who with anew Pontiac of her own, visited thesame city. She also made a trip toDetroit? about the same t ime.

Travel ing consumed qui te a partof MARIAN MCLAUGHLIN'S vacation. Vowing to see A mericafirst—Marian successively stoppedat Northeast, Youngstown, Buffalo, and Ann Arbor, Michigan.

JEAN^MULLEN'S la test accom

plishments could help many of us.With little or no trouble, Jean canpick up any kind of cosmetics ortooth brushes that your l i t t leheart desi res!

MARG O'DONN ELL doesn' t

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VARIETIES ALUMNAE NEWS JUNIOR JUMBLES Summer Resort

It happens every year, I guess,but somehow or other, when springrolls around, I always get thatfeeling of newness, (somethinglike wearing your new Easter outfit) just as though nothing asnice as to-day had ever happenedbefore.) Who was it that said, "In

the spring, a young man's fancyturns to thoughts of love?" Fromthe rumors drifting about thisseems to be working in reverseorder, as many of the current romances didn*t fare so well duringth e Easter*.vacation.

JANE T GRIFFITH spent alittle more of her vacation in Buf

falo than she had planned. Theywere traveling by auto and, because of a heavy snow storm, were

| forced to remain . . By the way,MISS TIERNEY and MISS MUL-CAHY might have something toadd to the argument regarding the"Advantages and Disadvantagesof traveling by t r a i n " If you have

I missed the story, you simply mustget them to tell you about it . .Weren't you surprised to see the

j p lucky ELIZABET H MILLOY return to school so soon after heroperation? .*. And we're glad towelcome MARY ESTHER DAILYagain . . I just recently learnedthat it is due to her father's illnessthat SIS PATTERSON is amongthe missing and missed . . BETTYSCHRYVER is that very amiableperson who goes about "blessingeveryone's soul" but I doubtwhether she is so favorably disposed to the originator of the"Lan-a-guage." She just can ' tseem to understand it . . GERTPLETZ is one of these people whojust doesn't know her ownstrength, but the members of theAccounting class sure do . . I amtold that ELAIN E BOYD reallyenjoyed "High Speed" at Vincent,once inside the auditorium, but

she had so much difficulty tha tI'm wondering if she saw thewhole show. I imagine her spirits"dropped" along with other things.

Yes, thank you, COLLETTE isall righ t after her recent tusslewith another car at the French-Cooper intersection. I tell you, itdoesn't pay to disregard thosestop signs, I know . . Let that bea warning to MARIAN WESCH-LER, who is learning to take thewheel. . Should you be looking forMARIE MADDEN a t | an y t im e ,you may find her asleep almostanywhere. She just can't seem tocatch up with the Sandman sincevacation . . MARY JAN E i MA -HONEY has been called a secondBetty Boop. N otice any resemblance? . . No one envies MARYGENEVRA her new roommate—a mouse, I | believe, but up todate it's hideout has escaped detec-t ion . . ELEANO R RIES is fas tbecoming my public enemy No. 1. ."The Play 's t h e | Thing" and thefact that th is year 's presentat ionis a musical revue makes "FolliesAfloat" very in terest ing.

ADDED SIMILES . J donatedby one "Susie" GLUTZ—"as quietas the gym after* SIS PATTERSO N hurt | her ankle " . . CreditWa lter Winchell with the next—

"as dainty as a baby sneeze" . .And only a true lover ot spaghett i(ahem) can fully appreciate thenext—"As involved as spaghetti"

. . And have you heard of thefamous politician who was trying

desperately to save both hisfaces? . .

Maybe i t ' s because ANNE MARIE PETERS is such a cute l i t t lebundle herself that she considersfive feet seven inches of mascu-

(Continued from Page 8)moan to be childish but she hadbetter be careful I—Anyone whodoesn't know her well may misconstrue her naivete.

One of our number has a reallyworth-while vacation to anticipate.CHESTINE KEUBLER will spendthe summer globe-trotting inEurope with her family.

Just Ibecause the farmer r e g i s

tered, MARY RITA OLIVER de cided to get her hair set. But peihaps the fact that this date ofher s for the Sod ality Dance lookedlike Robert Taylor had some bearing on her decision.

RUTH HAYS is an art is te inher own line—mimicry. You'll findshe can im itate a nything from"Tarzan" to a pendulous snout—

and with verve, too!We never know how much hangs

by a thread until we pull it—thatundulating thread on her skirtbothered FRAN HAUSER^-so—she grasped it firmly and pulled—

thereupon hangs a tale—E L 0 I S E CUMM INGS' boy

friend is indulging in a new chariot for her sake—a "Chevy" whichwe hear is pretty nice. •*

Despite two letters, a telegram

and flowers in a short time fromthe boy she left behind her,ELEANOR EISERT remained ascold and heartless as she could be.The reciprocation of her tacticsmay cause her to relent—

But somnolence creeps upon myheavy eyelids. When one awakenswith j> the birds it is only logicalthat she go asleep at their bed

time, too.M I —Virginia Dooley, '39

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ing Easter

(Continued from Page 3)me of a boy . . (local) . . who . .when phoned to be a blind for oneof the collegiates said: "Sorry! Ihaven't Jbeen out for a year and ahalf and I'm just not in the mood.". . I recommend potassium cyanideL . it 's' slow and painful . . Floridasaw NANCY RUTH BLAIR dur-

. I and! \ . H E L E NDURKIN'S seeing "Mignon" nextFriday . . President BETTY TAYLOR . . gets into the funniestmesses .| . is always bumping intothings . . and now after yrrrs andyrrrs . . she admits she's really inlove . . Taint true . . tell me taint. . In North Dakota it is againstthe law to swear into a telephone. . and I found this one a whileago . . Intuition has been definedas that s trange inst inct that tel lsa woman she is right, whether sheis or not . . If there were a "Firs tLady" in l i terature . . MARY ELLEN CHASE would be she .| . wh ocould dream that a personage . .

such as she . . could be so humbleand lovely . . Tra-la and a tweedle-dee for the Editor . . she's joinedus again . . looking well . . verywell . . And look at the "Queen'sWork" of this month . . the Sodality officers rated a picture . .ADALINE MORELLI . .{plana tostudy in Europe next year . . whoknows . . maybe I'll win the contest and go to Paris . . optimism. .no t conceit. , one never knows . .does one . . just how things willturn out . .

—-Marge Alge, '37

Unity such an enormous height—

but think of us tall girls.While looking over some back

numbers of the "Merciad," I metwith I th is art is t ic little thought,and, j because things like this canalways 'bear repetition, I took theliberty—''Happiness is like jam.You can't spread even a little of itwithout getting some on yourself."

—Ruth Weber. '40

(Continued from Page 8)And now, what have some of our

individuals members been doing?MURIEL LEHMAN substi tu ted atSt. Catherine's High School in DuBois. She had charge%of the commercial department for a week.

We are very sorry to announcethe death of MARGARET DEAN'Sfather, Dr. Dickinson, which occurred several weeks 8 before Eas

ter.KAY EGAN has accepted a newposition at St. Joseph's Hospital inJoliet, Illinois. She has been at theWest Penn Hospital in Pittsburgh.I We hear that EVELYN JACOB-SON LINCOLN, of Mayville, NewYork, has a new son. Congratulations 1 -t| JANE UPRICHARD was a recent visitor at Mercyhurst. Othertraveling alumnae ar e BESSIEGREENE ;and MURIEL LEHMAN, who spent a weekend inNew York City not so long ago.

And so we come to the end forthis j month. We'll be seeing youin May.

—Margaret O'Sullivan, '38*• :-o-:—

In One Ear

(Continued from Page 3)9 . . What's all this mystery surrounding TREVA^KOLPEIN? . .They say th at f M A RM •• ST. LAWRENCE went to the peninsula onenight at J eleven purposely to seethe "dear." . . Is it true ,Marm ?. .

Pretzels *seem to be PAUL INESHAN OR'S fa vorit e! food thesedays . . we wonder . . The otherday yours truly heard some onemention "B ite-Alley" . . upon inquiring what the termfoeferred towe found out that it applies to theday students' room where'manyday-hops have j lunch . . the Seniors who eat there are the "Bite-Alley-ites" . . Everyone is keptbusy now rehearsing for the play. . planning the year book and discussing gradua tion . . and positions . . that seems to be the bigitemj now . . Oh, yes, ask IN EZif she ever found out who sent thebox of luscious chocolates . . andthen, too, ask MARGlDOUGHER-

TY how it feels to be sung to . .And now, until next edition, yourstruly saying "Auf^Wiedersehen."& I m?i \ —Mickey, '37

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SPRING

Unsettled—uneasy,Suns, s torms, snows, showers-Foggy nights—misty morns;Louder, gayer brooks;Spring Sundays, Winter Mondays:

March and April!•

Changeable-—unbearable;

S n e e z e s , s p a r r o w s , s n o o z e s ,s leighs;

Drifting ice—flying papers;Soggy, oozy fields; *.Spring reveries, winter memories:

March and April!1 Mary Lou Burd, '37

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TO B. H.—

She's a tiny thing, with loads ofpep;

Her small heels click to her[I springy s tep; •<There's a bit of old Ireland in her

smiling eyesWhose color was stolen from£mid-

summer skies;!* JSh e "studios"jfrom morn till nightAnd loves to fuss with colors

f£. bright;M

But—-try to get \ her out of bed?f|

Sh e snuggles deep* with her darkbrown head—

And—"Not today/ ' the blue eyessaid. |' I i . —Edith Regan, '38

(Continued from Page 3)of ould Ireland, though' . . andBRITTA MARIE was as movie-struck a colleen as ever a Mercyhur st audience laid its collectivesmiling Irish eyes on . . MARYMEAD was a love in her part . .while MOTHER BORGIA chuckledin glee at MARDIE'S entrance asa French lcount . . ANNETTEMILLER was excellent in her role,and MARION SULLIVAN gave usall a tingling feeling in the regionsof the medulla oblongata when shesang "Did Your M other ComeFrom Ireland." . . and all thesecombined proved th at . . "Y ouCan't Beat The Irish." | | |

March 18. T he Junior (la ss . .proves to its own . . and everyoneelse's satisfaction.'. . that not onewoman . . but 16 off 'em . . cankeep a secret . . and was ClassAdviser SISTER MARY ESTHERsurprised! Her radio came in themorning . 1 . an d well—you c'nguess the rest.

March 19. Haven 't . . time . .to write anything . . but " *Bye"and "Have Fun." . . 'cause (pantpant) . . the cab's here—andEaster ' s coming.

April 5. Hello again . . downthe homeIstretch from Easter tillJune . . everyone had fun . . Easter news-its . .f'RENE FORQUERwas in Tulsa . . and glad to see thehome lands again . . as were we all. . GEORGIA BACH is briding itJune 5 . . Mercyhurst'll have towash its face and help keep theceremony . . Congratulations, Al. .we all miss MOTHER ^BENEDIC-TA who decided Ithat she'd lex-Change Glen wood Hills for California . . for a while — and as yetwe?haven't found 3 people to takeher place!

W —Edith Regan, '38

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he r splashy printed dress withbolero jacket.

Judging from Sth e above, theblues have it but biege also playedan important part th is Easter; alsomustar d or lemon yellow andflowery colors, such as nasturtium,hyacinth, petunia, heliotrope, andabsinthe.

If you're smart, you'll carry abig patent leather bag, the biggerthe better, with swinging! longhandles. It will carry the shine onyour shoes! up to your hand-making a smart fashion accent againstthe soft dull wools of suits andcoats.

Apparently there is somethingcrisp and fresh about grosgrain tomake it so righ t for Spring. It

has suddenly and astonishinglyemerged as one of the favorite fabrics for the coming season. Youmay also let it trim your hats ,gloves, and dresses.

i 1 Betty Harrington, '38

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O. G. A.

"Our Greatest?Asset — Dependability" was the slogan adopted bythe 0. G. A. Sorority at itsf meeting in the Students' dining room,Monday evening, March 15th. Afterthe business meeting, at whichtwo very peppy songs typical ofthe O. G. A. were adopted, the entertainment committee, headed byHelen Barry, presented a fine program. The guest speaker was anattorney of the Erie County bar,

Mr. Joseph V, Agresti .The serving of refreshments

under the direction of Jane Saw-dey brought the busy evening to aclose.% Betty Meyer, '89

(Continued from Page 3)broad shoulders and strong wristsone sees varsity basket-ball \ andtennis cups. As he approached,Barbara playfully extended a handover which Bill bowed gracefully—as though knighthood were still inflower.

"Good-Motrning, Mr. Stone, orwould 'good afternoon' be more appropriate?" said Barbara.

"Suit yourself—doesn't matter,"said Bill, seating himself on thesand and shaking a sand fly fromhis left foot. "San d flies continue jto chew all exposed areas, I suppose?" i < |g j

"Yes," said Barbara, removinga beach sandal and shaking sandfrom lit. "They nevei seem tobother about dieting. Did you seeanyone I know this week?"

"Nope." Bill rummaged throughthe pockets of his beach robe andfinally located the cigarettes. "Notunless you know my landlord ormy boss—of the boys at the LibertyAvenue I gas station," Bill repliedafter a pause. He struck a matchon his watchband. "Well, what's onfo r tonight—where do we dance—or do we dance ? "

"Why, Bill-I'm so r ry -b a t I

thought that you would need somesleep tonight since you and Dadar e going fishing at four in themorning, and Joe Bortz asked meif-" \ oi

"Oh, I see." Bill wrote something injthe sand with a half-

burned match. "You've been rathercareful of my health lately, haven'tyou? You know you've pulled thistrick only three times in the lasttwo months. What 's the idea?"

"Now Bill, you know—"

"Sometimes I wonder just howmuch I do know where you're concerned," Bill snapped.

Two moments elapsed duringwhich Barbara watched frothywaves chase one another along thebeach while B ill made m ore: nota

tions in the sand."Come on, let's?go up to the

house," Bill suggested finally. "Illget the pillows'-.and the blanket ifyou will carry the camera."

Barbara nodded and reached forthe camera.

At the top of the steps Billa managed to see over the pillows

that were heaped high almost tohis eyes.

"Is that red-headed girl at thethird cottage across the road thegirl Jim Powell had up to the Promlast spring?" he inquired.

Barbara looked in the directionof the cottage. "Yes, and she giggles and has freckles."

"I don't know," said Bill, as hecontinued to look toward the thirdcottage. "I thought she was pretty

nice last spring. Betters let thiscar pass before you cross. The oldboat's traveling ." J.

"Well,jjwhy? don ' t you date hert h e n ? "

"Maybe I will while you and Joetrot around the country. I supposeyou'd like me to fish all day tomorrow and Sunday so you coulddate Joe, don ' t you?" |

"I think yo u're fishing now,dear," said Barbara, sweetly.

"Do you know, Barbara, sometimes I—"! But Barbara was in thedining room arranging-si lverware.

By one-thirty the If ol io wi ngmorning the dance was over, andJoe had gone home, f Barbara had

blocked the front door.£ As shecrossed the room, she noticed Billat the foot of the s tairs . At firs the merely nodded and went onlighting a cigarette. . But at thelanding he turned and said slowly:"Do you know, Barbara, ;! didn'tnotice any freckles."

(To be continued)

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SCHOOL SPIRIT

SIN LVCTIONI THQE MERCIADrHE VOICE OP

MERCYHURST

Published at Mercyhurst College,! Erie , Pennsylvania

VOL. VIII MAY. 1937 NUMBER EIGHT

M a y D a y W i l l "Follies Afloat"

Tip Fv^nf Of I s A P P l a u d e d IBe Jbvent u r B y A u d i e n c e IM a y 2 3 _ g - —. n . ,

^ Clockwork Precision AndI ~~ Dramatic Effects AreH

Mary Lo b a u gh and Her 3Features of Revue flCourt Will Be Principals H

In May Crowning

MAY DAY

May Day comes to Mercyhurstbut once a year and this year it isto be held on Sunday, May 23.From ?all report s, it is to be amore elaborate and colorful affairthan ever before.

The ceremonies will open inChapel with High Mass inghonor

of the Blessed Virgin. More thantwo hundred student s .will^ takepart in the procession which will

st art at t hree o'clock, dayligh tsaving time. The procession willmove from the college steps, downto the throne on the north campus,where Mary Lobaugh will becrowned queen. Her lovely courtwill include Mary Ciaiola, prefectof the College Sodali ty, and AnnStout, prefect of t he SeminarySodality, Martha .Mary Kettering,Margery St.^Lawrence, Mary Mai

garet Murphy, and Elba Armstrong.

The May Queen and her courtwill then speak briefly to thegathering. Afterwards, all will goto the grotto, where the MayQueen will crown the BlessedQueen of May. There will be theusual hymns, school songs, andMay Pole dances throughout theceremony. May Day will closewith Benediction of the BlessedSacrament in the Chapel of Christ

the King.—Helen Durkin, '38

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Rev. W m . SmithCloses Forty

Hours ServicesForty Hours Devotion opened at

Mercyhurs t on Sunday morning,May 2, with a High Mass and Procession of the Blessed Sacrament.The college students participatedin the procession and constitutedthemselves a guard of honor during the days of adoration. On Sunday evening, Father William Smith

of Holy Rosary Parish, Erie, delivered a sermon on the HolyEucharist. "The Forgotten God"was the subject of Fath er VictorMiller's address on Monday, night.The ceremony closed Tuesdaynight with Rosary, chanting of theLitany, procession, and Benediction.

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Orchestra ConcertIs Presented

The Mercyhurst College Orchestra, under the direction of Professor Cesare Morelli, presented aconcert in the auditorium onThursday, May 13. The selection ofnumbers included: Musical Gems

of Tchaikowsky, Stradella, In theShadows, Mavournen Waltz, Rube-ville—A Rustic Suite, Lucia diLammermoor, Overture—Chain of

Pearls, Ernani by 3Verdi.

Ship ahoy for a ^Nauticallinter-

lude on thef Good ShipjJlMercy-

hurst! With Mr. William Rater-man acting as pilot, the combinedfleets of the college and seminarysailed the high seas with a will onthe evenings of iApril 23 and 24,and "Follies Afloat" cast s anchoron the sea of success.

A novel note in the world of entertainment, the revue presenteda glimpse of various lands: students at Heidelburg; Mediterraneannights; Paris; the Gypsy Land. ACoronation Pre-View vied with

The Little Admiral and a ViennaWaltz for the favor off the audience.

The clever dancing of Ruth Sco-bell, Ann Stout, Patricia Toomey,

and Billie Reeves kept the passengers/entertained while on board.Jane Missimer, Marian Sullivan,Sally Eckerd, Marianne St. Lawrence, Eugenia Androcovich, BettyO'Donnell, Nancy Reinecke, andMarguerite Knutson charmedeveryone as ship soloists.

With a grand finale of "AnchorsAweigh" a veryfenjoyable eveningwas brought to a close.

Edith Regan, '38: -o- •

Educators Meet

For DiscussionThe Eri e Convention of the

Catholic Educationf Association ofPennsylvania opened Friday morning, April 23, with pontifical Massin St. Peter's^ Cathedral. The address of welcome was delivered byth e1 Most Rev. John Mark Gannon,D. D., Bishop of Erie. After Massth e ; delegates adjourned to St.Mary's auditorium where the *Rt.

Rev. Msgr. John lHagan, superintendent of Cleveland schools, spokeon "An Ideal Teacher Training

Program". In the afternoon thedelegates participated in a paneldiscussion. T he ; Rev. Francis A.McNelis discussed "An OrientationProgram for Beginning Teachers".

Saturday morning, election ofofficers took place. The Rev. Dr.Joseph Wehrle, superintendent ofErie Diocesan schools, was electedpresident of the association, succeeding the Rev. John J. Feather-stone. The remainder of the program was devoted to sectionalmeetings for the discussion of various topics by leading state Catholic educators.

The 1938 convention of the association will be held in Philadelphiathe last Thursday, Friday, andSaturday of April.

ffi Rita Maley, '38: - o - :

O . G. A . Convene

The 0. G. A. Sorority is makingplans for its final meeting off he

scholastic year at which the elec

tion of officers will take place.The committeepin charge of arrangements is Betty Fallen, Catherine Gill, Ellen Heintz, and MaryMassello.

PIANO fRECITALllS SCHEDULED

Vocal Selections Will BeH B Pr es en t ed Also ^ H

I On -Monday ev en in g , ! May 117,the college's students of music willpresent their annual Spring ( Recital in the] college] auditorium.The {Misses Marjorie Alge,|Mary

Jean Whitcomb, Evarita Flaherty,EugeniaH Andrecovich, • MarionTowne, 1Normal DeSantis, I MaryLouise Camella, Virginia Maeder,and Helen Durkin will participatein the program of the evening. MissFlaherty and Miss Durkin willsing. The remaining participantswill harmonize "A Dream BoatPasses By."

5 Rita Maley, '38

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Christocracy Is TheMain Theme AtC* Y. Convention

The!ninth annual Convention ofCatholic Youth, under the auspicesof the Student Sodality Conference of Northwestern New York,Erie , and Ontario was held onMay 2. | | |

In the spacious Elmwood MusicHall, tastefully decorated withflags, bunting, and school banners,the twenty delegatesm-om Mercyhurst; along with the large audi-1

ence of five thousand Sodalistsenjoyed one of the most interesting programs ever prepared for theSodality Convention.

This year, the slogan of the Convention was "Let's Be Christo-c ra t s" . The purpose of the gathering was to emphasize the important duty of spreading the Kingdom of Christ by the powerful influence; of sanctified lives. Christocracy is a word that speaks withenthusiasm of thef-happy privilegeof the Christian tojjlive under thegovernment of Christ.

Rev. L. Kent Patterson, S. J.,speaking on "The Crisis in Spain,"indicated that educations is theonly safegua rd again st Communism. This thought was reiteratedby Father Le Buffe, S. J., whodiscussed "Catholic Attitudes"which may be summed up by saying that a Catholic attitude meansfacing ascertain problem precise

ly as a Catholic.The Sodalists were highly hon

ored by the presence of the MostRev. John A. Duffy, D. D., Bishopof Buffalo, whose message furtherincreased the desire to spread theKingdom of Christ through theinfluence of lives lived accordingto the ideals land principles of

Christ. |—Mary Ciaiola, '37

CALENDAR

May 24—S e n i o r E x a m sBegin

May 31—College ExamsBegin

June 6—Baccalaureate

SundayJune 7—Class Day

June 8—Graduation

School Interest Centers On

Graduation CeremoniesC* C*W. Series Baccalaureate

Of LecturesConcluded

Father Bernard Hubbard, S.J.|i| ll lus tra te s Talk With |£ Motion Pictures

Again the Erie Council of Catholic Women has sponsored a successful lecture series. The first speaker to befpresented on Wednesday,April 14, was IMrs . John E. Mc-Aniff, a graduate of St. Elizabeth'sCollege, who later obtained! her

Master' s degree from ColumbiaUniversity, and who has since beenactive as a Catholic educator inNew Jersey and New York City.Mrs. McAniff referred to the-sure-ty of objective truth in Catholicphilosophy as "A Gift Apart" andshowed how it must enter into andcontrol the life of the Catholic inschool, in the home, and in society.She made the positive jj statementthat there is no substitute on earthfor a Catholic education. She alsoappealed to {parents not to denytheir children that fundamentalbackground. Pointing to the dif

ference betweenjpleasure and joy,

she said that everyone has withinhimself the ability of making hisown happiness. We only need toknow how to do it; and in this re-

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Local SocialWorkers TalkTo I A . S. Club

The problems of immigration inthe United States were consideredin a series of lectures given byMiss Alice E. Jones to the SocialPathology^group during the earlypar t of May. Miss Jones has beenassociated for many years withthe Social Case Work Division ofthe International Institute atErie . In her first lecture, MissJones gave an explanation of thevarious types of immigration and

their effects^in the United States.The second!lecture was devoted tothe import ant problems of - Naturalization and Legislation. Thespecific social problems faced bysocial workers in both first andsecond generation immigrant families 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 toa social program. A well-knownsocial "worker of Erie, Miss LauraLanell, addressed the membersof the Club. She explained thepresent set up in Erie for studentsinterest ed in social case work. Abuffet luncheon followed.

The Sociology ^Department takes

this opportunity to announce thata special survey course in Sociology will be given next year to accommodate students mi nor ng inSocial Studies and who require

Speaker's NameIs Announced

Junei'G marks the observance ofBaccalaureate Sunday at -Mercy

hurst. High Mass will be celebratedfor the Seniors. The Rev. MichaelDowney of St. Mary's College willdeliver the Baccalaureate address . !

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Tradition AndVariety Will

Lend Color ToClass Day

Class Day exercises will be heldon Monday, June 7. The very impressive ceremony of 'moving up'will be followed by the reading ofthe Senior Class Will and Prophecy. The planting of the ivy will beaccompanied by the singing ofschool songs.

The Garden Party is the socialfeature of the day. It will be heldon the front campus and will beattended by the students and theirfriends.

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Largest ClassWill Graduate

On June 8On Wednesday, June 8, the larg

est class in the history of Mercyhurst will be graduated. The Commencement! exercises will be heldin the College Chapel. The Rev.Thomas McCauley, C. SS. R., ofSt. Mary's College is the Commencement speaker. The Mercyhurst Glee Club, under the direction of Mrs. Maude Wilbert, willpresent two songs. The ceremonywill be concluded by the singing ofof "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 Lyman, Margaret Ann Mooney, Ada-line Morelli, Rita Rectenwald,Frances Riblet, Margery St. Lawrence, Clara Surgo, PaulineUrich; Bachelor of Science inHome Economics—Virginia Anderson, Treva Kolpein, Katherino

Lechner, Aida LoGrasso, PaulineShanor, Betty Taylors Bachelor ofScience in Commerce—Nancy RuthBlair, Adele Calahan, Ann Chambers, Ann Fox, Marcella Hartleb,Mary Therese Klan, Margaret Mc-Mahon, MaryJ Margaret Murphy,Anne Neuberger, Eleanor O'Sullivan, Jane Sawdey. §

—-M. O. Sullivan, '38

three or six credits in Sociology.The course will be exclusively forstudents who desire but one yearof Sociology and is planned tocover the important phases of Sociology. %

—Britta Marie Sullivan, '38

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N o w ?

Last n ight I heard Josef Wissow, one of the world's greatest masters of the pianoforte. I watched his fingers rippleover difficult rhythmic cadences and thunder out tremendous,powerful chords. It was perfection, and greatness—a greatness that few, if any, of us will ever see realized in ourselves.His life has been urged on by an ideal which he has adheredto through years of concentrated effort, study, and sacrifice;bu t the prize now is his: he has succeeded.

We who are about to graduate have ideals, too. Though theydo not, on the surface, appear to rise to the heights of JosefWissow's, they are, none the less, made of precisely 1 he samestuff. We think we can conquer. We gloat over our infinitesima l bit of knowledge. We arc assured that we can win. Andwe can win, IF we continue working and aim at somethingtha t is higher in the scale of perfection than we can possiblyreach. Wecannot expect to fill the shoes of success immediately, for they will fit only after we have endured all the dis

comfort, even pain, that accompanies the process of breakingthem in. Once they are mellowed, we can wear them the restof our lives with greater, if not absolute, ease. It is the preliminary which is t ry ing !

We are ending the first stage of this preliminary. Only aft e r the final stage of the process is completed shall we bejustified infderiving a modicum of satisfaction from the realization of a work well done, or a life well lived. But not NOW.NO W we need to be thankful — thankful to those who havegone thus far with us in an effort to fit us to those shoes.NO W we must offer gratitude for having been brought to thepoint where our personal effort commences. NOW we mustlook up, with even greater intensity, to the ideal of our lives!Later, perhaps, like Josef Wissow, we will have glimpsed thevision of perfection.

Marge Alge, '37

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Spring Into Summer

Now, when the whole outdoors is bursting with freshnessand hope, is a good time to compare ourselves with the seasons. Just as Spring develops into Summer, so do we developfrom girls into women.

For over twenty years, we have been content to follow thenatural tides of existence. Our parents and teachers havedone most of our th inking and planning for us. As we come tothe close of our college days, it suddenly dawns on us t h a t wewill soon be breadwinners in a world which will do little advising or^planning for us.

We, as students of Mercyhurst, are extremely fortunate. Weare becoming women under the guidance of Chris t ian tru thsand principles. We know the t ru th now, and it is up to us touphold that truth and fight for it . . Communism, Socialism,and other modern "isms" of the world must not be allowed toseparate us from the ideals which we now hold to so jealously.

We must not lapse in our conduct as Christian women. Theideals which we now hold must be carried with us throughoutlife. Since we have been fortunate enough to learn the t ru th ,it is our duty to follow it and inspire others with it. |

We are the ones who must uphold the age-old institutio ns of

the Home, Family, Church, and School. Our motto—"Knowthe Truth and Live it." We leave school with» the hope ofSpring. Let us live our lives with the beauty and fulfillmentof Summer. I I |

JanegHurley, '37

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What Is The Score?All Mercyhurst is on its toes—waiting for Graduation . .

Commencement . . that ceremony that is ushered in with allthe pomp and circumstance that a college can command . .and leaves its graduates . . breathless, suspended, as it were,with a question, many questions uppermost in their minds."What shall we do now, where shall we go, and what is the

score?" I l l & IThe score, fellow-graduates, will be announced eventually.

It will be the to ta l of our accomplishments in "the world" . ,as we so often speak of it. As graduates , we make the score;we do the adding and subst ract ing; we, through our own efforts make it high or low. We may set our own standards,adopt our own philosophy of life, and we may make these decisions all by ourselves. \ J MM f I

Let 's make our standards " tops," our mode of living conformable to the philosophy of Mercyhurst , and our score willbe an honor one. Our Alma Mater will be proud of her graduates of '37. With her as an incentive, we shall ascend greatheights . We shall be successful in all our undertakings . Jsuccessful as teachers , as business and professional women,

FACULTY NOTES

Dr . M. J, £Ri'lihan, director of

Teacher Training, participated in

the deliberations of the Pennsylvania, Catholic Education* Association during its Convention|in Erieon April 23, present ing a paper on

"A Program of Teacher Training."M r. Relihan will attend the annualSpring meet ing of the /Pennsylvania Association of Liberal ArtsColleges in Ha rr i sburg , Pa., May

14. I | fTh e members of the faculty at

tended the Erie Convention of the

Pennsylvania Catholic EducationAssociation held April 23 and 24.

Th e Sisters]on the faculty werebusi ly engaged that week-end'enterta ining Sister delegates to I th econvention who were guests at

Mercyhurst .Mother M. Xavier, Mother M.

Monica, and Sr. M. Claudia visitedin DuBois, Pa., Apri l 28.

On April 28, Rev. J a m e s M.

Powers addressed the students of

the Erie Technical High School on

the subject, "Sports J and Sportsmanship." Incidental ly, FatherPowers is driving very slowly thesedays. He is breaking in a new

Dodge.

Sr . M. Agatha, head of the Latindepartment , was in New YorkCity, April 30 and May 1, for the

annual meet ing of the ClassicalAssociation of the Atlant ic Statesheld at New York Universi ty. Sr.

Agatha reports the metropolis as

second only to Erie .

Sr . M. Pierre and Sr. M. Alicespent the week-end of May 1 in

Pi t t sburgh , Pa. on official business.

M r. J. A. Donatelli spoke on

"Contradict ions of the ModernMind" at a meeting of the Guardof Honor of St. Ann's Church,M ay 4.

Miss Ruth Whalen of the HomeEconomics Department part ic ipatedin the meeting of the Directors of

the Vocational Teache r Train ingColleges of the St a t e at the Hotel

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CALLING!ALL CARS !1

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Calling all cars! Watchpromising band of racketeers in action on courts of

Mercyhurst Col lege.

Yo u can swing high! You

can swing low! Jus t ma kethat ball bounce off the cat

gut across the net. And t h a tis apparen t ly w hat Mercyhurs t is anxious to do. A

class of twenty-eight beginne r s and forty advancedplayers has already enrolled.

With a successful sports

record for the past fa l l andwinter months, a bri l l iantseason is being ant ic ipated.

The capable Miss RitaTierney is in charge and has

planned a t ou rna me nt for

both groups. The eliminationor seeded method is to be

used, an award going to the

winner of each division.Practices will be held eachMonday and Wednesday be

tween 2:30 and 5:30 p. m. It

wa nt s YOU, and you' l l wantIT . |

A serve, a r e t u rn , . w a n g . .slam . . slice . . and we'reoff! %

i —Gertrude Pletz , '40

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Ou t for good this time . . thisbeing the last edition of yourst ruly . . Seniors are still speakingof positions . . holding interviews. . sweet peas to BETTY TAYLORfo r being among the fi rst to signa contract. Betty will be in Clif

ton Springs, N. Y. next fall . .

Incidentally . . BEfl rY TAYLOR

and MARTIE KETTERING?spentthe week-end of May seventh at

Rensselaer P. I. at tending a

spring house party . .{Other seniors a lso took advantage of the

long week-end . . MARY LOU

BURD spent the week-end in

Pit tsburgh and MARGE ALGE in

Cleveland . . SULLY made a veryurgent t r ip home not so long ago,

bu t we have found out t ha t it was

WORT H it ;:'; SUL L Y, ADE L ECALLAHAN, MARY CIAIOLAand yours t ruly were all present at

the Sodality Convention in Buffalo . . St ra nge , bu t Mary's affections are still in Buffalo . . We

noticed tha t Winchell was r i gh tthere when the train pulled intoErie sta t ion . . Tsk! Tsk! Ask

J A N E H U R L E Y how she likes the

New York Central "l ine ." . . And

if you think EDIE can' t sew ask

to see the new orange cot tonpr i n t she did up in no t ime . . the

coming weeks promise to be veryhappy ones for ELBA . . her ma rriage will tak e p lace on Junetenth in the Chapel of Christ the

King at Mercyhurst . . Bicyclingseems to be the current sport now

. . We hear there is nothing bette r for dropping a few pounds. .

We forgot to mention the musicalcomedy, "Follies Afloat" . . It was

delightful . . Congratulat ion, all

who took part ! . . And now for

|the thirty-five seniors of 1937 . .

w e say to all — not good-bye —

bu t Auf Wiedersehen.

—Mickey Lobaugh, '37

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spect people may be divided intotwo classes: apple tree people and

Christmas t ree people . In r e ga rdto our own development, Mrs. Mc-

Aniff reminded us t h a t "we are

successful in exact proport ion to

our love of God and of our neighbor." I

On Thursday evening, Apri l 22,

the Reverend Edward Lodge Cur-

ran, President of the Internat ionalCatholic Truth Society, addresseda large audience on the questionof "Catholicism vs. Communism in

Religion, Morality, and Demo-1 cracy." Fathe r Curran out l ined

very simply the three reasons why

communism is destruct ive to allre l igion: 1. It is offered as a philosophy of life and not as a systemof economics. 2. Under Communis m men live for the sta te a lone.3. The end just i f ies the me a ns .Fa t he r Curran gave a successfulrefutat ion of these three argumentsand urged a unified Catholic opposition to Communism.

The Reverend Bernard R. Hubbard, S. J., provided a real , t reatby i l lust ra t ing his lecture on

Thursday, Apri l 29, with thri l l ingmotion pictures. * The GlacierPriest presented the story of his

1936 expedition "On the T ra i l of

th e Big Bear." In an endeavor to

correct mistaken ideas, concerningconditions in the recently settled

successful as wives and mothers , and, greatest of all, weshall be successful as; human beings, living good, practical,moral lives, never forgetting the ideals of good conduct andalways grateful for their direction and protectiveness.

Now, Graduates, what is the score? 100% for the Classof '87! :£M

f —The Editor

ALUMNAENEWS

Here we are at the last issue of

the year, and with a few interesting events to report :

F i r s t and foremost , we an

nounce with pleasure the ma rr i a geof JANE T URGE ON, of Butler,Pa. , to Clarence J. Hurley on Monday, April 26. Mr. and Mrs. Hur

ley stopped at Mercyhurst whi leon their wedding trip. They willmake their home in Butler .

GRACE MARIE SOUDE RS has

relinquished teaching at CliftonSprings for a secretarial positionin Geneva.

We've had a lot of alumnaeguests these past few weeks,MARY IRWIN, JE AN and ALICESUMME RS, KAY HARRINGT ON,a nd MARGARE T HANNA we rehere for the week-end of "FolliesAfloat". BESSIE GREENE visi tedMercyhurst for a few days the following week. MARG MULLANEYand M ARY SKEN E dropped in

on e day. RE GIS O'LEARY spentthe week-end of May 1 at Mercyhurs t . She is the assistant die t i tian at Warren State Hospi ta l .

COST E L L O RE SSL E R is teaching commercial subjects at Pa rker ' s Landing, we he a r .

We were glad to see CAT HE RINE DURKIN he re for the

week-end of Apri l 23, a lso TYR EL-L A T OOME Y.

Muriel Lehman is working for

the Social Security Board in Du

Bois.GRACE MARIE SOUDE RS and

KAY FORQUE R we re he re for

the play, a lso. BURNIE RICKEN-B A U G H has re turned from Flori da and was up for a week-end in

May. . ^ **** M 51 iI H E L E N W A L D I N G E R is vacat ioning in California and KAY

RE ISE R is going to be the dietition at a camp this summer.

The Father Cronin who was or

dained at St. Peter ' s Cathedral onAscension Thursday is the brotherof MARY CRONIN VOGT. |

Well , that ' s all for this year. A

happy summer to all of you.

—Margaret O'Sullivan, '38

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Sodality Notes

A m o n g the various plans of the

Sodal i ty are those concerning the

May crowning which wil l be heldon May 23. This is one of the

grandest affa i rs of the ye a r and

is one in which not only Socialistsbut also all students take a pa r t .

As a special devotion to our

Blessed Lady during her month,the month of May, the Sodalistsreci te the rosary each evening and

sing a hymn in her honor at the

Grot to.

All Sodalists are urge d to par*

t ic ipate in the special Triduum an

nounced by the Hol y Fa t he r for

M ay 16. %

—Helen Gowans, '38

Matanus ka Val ley, Father Hubbard presented several reels whichacquainted us wi t h the progre ssthat Uncle Sam's pioneers of 1936

have made after one ye a r of clearin g the wilderness and buildinghomes. The last f i lm shown,"Climbing to the Spiri t ' s Home,"was taken during an expedition in

to the Glacial Mountains in the in

t e re s t of science.

The Erie Council of CatholicWomen deserves special commendat ion in this work of CatholicAct ion. We hope its splendid lecture series wil l be continued in the

fu t u re . :; 'ti ij-

Margaret Gould Thompson. '38

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ALG'S ANGLE.

The Angle . . goes to Press . .J for the last time . . and . . I make

my final feeble attem pts . . atfoolish fulosophys . , This provides the finale . . for some thirty-five of us . . I'd sa y th at calledfor a bit of rambling . . wouldn'tyou? . . EDIE provides a-starter

. , with her denouncement ofCork . . but . . sometimes Corks

po p n' th ings . . BETTY MILLER. . she of the model figure . . received some splendid advice fromone of the College Profs . . it 'stheme was . . How to Mix Well inGood Company . . at least . . thatwas the essence of it . . That exciting fir st floor c ollegiate romance . . needs a fourth to carryon again . . Maybe . . there 's adoctor in the house! . . HELE NDURKIN would make an exquisiteYardley ad . . BETTY TAYLOR ..out-going Pres . . . putzed off toRennselaer . . for the Soiree . .She said she'd "Troy" to have agood tim e . . M ARIAN MCLAUG HLIN headed there too . .For something inspiring . . youshould have seen the Home Eckers. . sift flour and things down atTrasks . | . KAY LECHNER . . had

on her best voice . . and washandling that little cookie gadget. . with an awful gusto . . Thesamples were good . . the Angleknows th at too . . the "traveltwin s" . . JA NE | HURLEY an dMICKEY . . oh, please . . please,Gretchen I. . LoBaug h . . (I'llGretch on soon) spent one of thepast week-ends in Buffalo . .Gretchen . . ran into a few . .parental difficulties .^ELEANORO'SULLIVAN ; .^has "Ben" tearing around . for _,, all she's"Worth"'lately . . and .. candy> .was sent to ANN MORIN . . soon. . I'm going to be one of thoseawful individuals that ELBA (Ka-tuaha) ARMSTRONG J. fthatmiddle jumble is supposed to beRussian ,| . for Kathr ine . . de

nounces as someone who's alwayssticking her nose wheref sh eshouldn't put it . . Elba chose Ka-tusha . . as he r Confirmation

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PERSONALITIES

iKa the r ine ( K a y ) LechnerKay is one of the happiest of all

people. Her philosophy of lifewould not allow her to be otherwise. She never takes anythingtoo seriously, and can always man-age to find something to chuckleover. She is a clown at heart in allkinds of weather and has a mostconsistent and evenly tempereddisposition. f *•

Her ambition is not to be famous or wealthy, but to be liked bypeople, not for her wit alone, butfor her character as well . Andalong with building up a disposition,she has indeed built up her character. Punctual to the minute, herassignments in on the hour, willing to take time out to do a thingwell, and never forgetful of apromise, Kay is the last word independability. Her bedroom drawers are in perfect order at al l t imes,She keeps her activities in order,also , by gett ing th ings done^whenothers are "too tired to move."

The gentle art of candidness hasbeen ferreted out by Kay. If youor I want honest advice or criticism cooked up in appetizing form,

Kay can deliver it, but only wh enasked for i t |

Speaking of cooking, cooking* isKay's hobby-she makes deliciouschocolate cakes. She is a "HomeE c" major and hopes some day to

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SUMMER RESORT

ByNANCY RUTH BLAIR

(continued from April issue)For the following three weeks

Barbara swam, danced, and dinedwith Joe—exelu ively. And Billswam, danced, and dined with thered-headed girl—exclusively. Barbara was grateful to Joe becausehe provided all necessary conversation and planned evenings with

out requiring fher to make decisions or to offer suggestions.When they danced, Joe talked continually. Although she seldomlistened, occasionally B a r b a r amade a feeble effort to insert"Yes's" and "No's"fin their properplaces. If she was strangely silenton moonlight drives, Joe attributedthat silence to the beauty of t*he

night. In^reali ty , Barbara wasthinking hard of ways to keepfrom thin king of Bill. In spite ofherself, Barbara made mentalnotes of how well Bill looked inwhite? linen suits or of how skillfully he handled a canoe. Fina lly,the very sight of Bill made herreally ill, and she did everythingin her power to avoid seeing him.

On the last Saturday of the

month, Joe spent the evening trying to convince Barbara that theyshould be married. They could goto Chicago and, after discussingthe situation with his mother andfather , be m arried and f go on ahoneymoon to Bermuda. Theycould stay as long as they wishedand then retur n to Chicago because he had been made a juniorpartner in h is father 's law firm;and in a few years, he added, theywould be able to do and have whatthey liked, since he was to receivehis * nheritance from his gra nd-fathe r's estate when he becamethirty years of age.

Presently Barbara said , " I havenot decided definitely yet, Joe. Butyou come back in half an hour. Inthe meantime, I'll think about it,

and m aybe pack some* things .""And I'll borrow my sister's car.It's better for distance than mine."Joe said, as he hurried off theporch.

Before she had reached her--

room * Barb ara decided to go withJoe. She packed her bag. In stead of sitting down to "think itover", she- began imm ediately toinvent things to keep her fromthinking. She repacked dressesthatfwere packed snugly the firstt ime, rearranged! the articles onher dressing table, powdered hernose a dozen times, consideredwearing a different dress, debatedwhether or not she should leave

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HER MAJESTY

Bent above blue pottery ,Mirrored in the|glass,iI beheld a peonyNone could surpass.Petals likeUufted feathers,^Bound into a|flower;

Soft and smooth as satin,It'ruled for an hour. •Perfume asjpungentAs roses after rain, IA|heavy haunting sweetnessI cannot explain.Color of dusty draperies,Mantles of* kings,Peculiar Ho velvetAnd rich old things.I watched its petals gentlyLoosen and fall,'Till all its proud plumage

Lay piled upon the hall.At th a t Bwould have wept,But in my heart I knew|June would bring anotherFor my bowl of blue.

—Marma Gould, 38

P O E T R Y

FANTASY IN MAY

I have been ou tIn search ot silver quills;I ha ve bee n | downBy a stream where willows grow.

I walked, unhurried,Through frost crisp grass,To where the waterGurgled palyfully.

With muddy Loot I shatteredThe stream's smooth windows,Careless where I stepped,Unheeding crystal wonder.

I reached?for branches,Broke the brittle willows,Bore them in my arms awayProm the singing water.

I have stood ?them uprightIn 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 stalksOf last summer's mildweed

With twisted pods upon themLike the ears of some grey gnome.And one with soft white silkSpilling out! of it.

Marma Gould, '38

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TO A NEW POEM

A poem was born today.Out of the grey cocoonOf my mindA baby thought which had beenGrowing and shaping itselfAll the long winterOf my life fBurst forth into the day.

T marveled th a t sucftPure beauty could be mine:Such a fragile thing,

Sent from heaven surely.Like a scrap of sunsetTorn from skyAnd laid together 'iIn a rare design.

I held it softlyFo r aftime before I let it ^fly.It was so frail a thingI feared the rude rough worldWould crush its beauty.Yet, it was so new, so eagerI could not keep it,And it sflew.

Howlcould I tell itThat the winds of the worldWere cruel and cold—So trusting, confident a thing,Born to be lovedAnd to encourage love.Now it has come back to me—AIbroken butterfly .

—Marma Gould, '38

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ADDRESSED TO THEI TRINITY^

Eternal Father

Thy humble daughter

Kneels to adore

Thy majesty.

Sweet son of God

Of the love Thoujgav'st

She pours the perfume

To cover Thy* feet.

O Holy GhostHer flame of desire

Is quenched fin the flood

Of Thy quiet peace.

April 20 . . Sailing into the harbor of Seniority . . but still we tryto mail letters unaddressed, don'tyou MARDIE? ,|. all roads leadto "Follies Afloat." *g ?

April 22. Dress rehearsal. . withthe usual missing- collar buttons..untied ties « . but Mr. Raterman . .

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we openept all calm . . 'n sotomorrow.April 23 . . Fun in the Follies!

. . Such a conglomjof girls . .Costumes . . make-up . .! MADELINE captained! courageously . .Britta (Jakie to you)" belied herIrish name . . Shadow land withJAN E MISSIMER made us allwish for . . the real ity of hersong . . dainty . . TOOTS . . 'nher man from Annapolis . . werecuties . . Little JAY GOULD asthe admira l of the Fleet . . alsotook command of the audience . ,Firs t Nighter on the Good ShipMercyhurst .

April 24 . . Last showing of"Follies Afloat" . . Strange . . thatMARY JEAN n' KAY . . were together . . in the Waltz pictures • •

ANNE MORIN

quick changes .. . in a jif .thinking A. . ofmology.U April 25 ]. .VAN'S onlthePauline do haveworries , . more

. . first prize for

. bustles to "tails"Anne . . now is

taking up . . ety-

MARIAN SULLI-burn . . She and

their publicitypeoples. . from

more places . . must've seen thatshow Mercyhurst put on . . 'member? £ 111 |! |

April 28 . . 'S too bad Canisiusgraduation is . . when it ispoor TOOTS . . n' MARIAN . . n'. . these Canisi-anistes (pleasenote the feminine ending . .) Graduations n' proms . . just seem tohave a way of conflicting.

April 30 . . In the language offlowers . . ADELAIDE . . is beinginstructed . . Sweet peas . . for ..

well—ask her . . We hate to tellyou . . but Sister Phi lippa hasjoined the ranks of the punsters . .and ... someone just told us thatJohn Paul Jones was Scotch bybirth, too.

May 1 . . Guess springtime's gotour HELEN . .jane's U. B.-ing itagain?. . best wishes of the Juniors to Mrs. John McHale (MarionKuhn). | |

May 3 . . We didn't think theexams would be so bad as all this

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FOR3MARY LOU

Child of Shadows, |You are oneWho sleeps (he dawn,

Her pleasure takingIn the last dull silent achingOf a dying sun.

Child of Autumn,You lay sleepingWhile dreamed the Spring,And only woke % f-To find in curling aster smokeAll wind's low weeping.

—-Marma Gould, £'38

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WHITE VIOLETS

•Marma Gould, '38

Th e tiny two wingsOf a moth,Sorwhite,Got lost in th eDeepening darkOf the night

That's why this morningI found in the dew,White violets blooming,Sweet flowersFor you. " * j |

—-Marma Gould,

FASHION UA FLASHES

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While slumming on Park Avenue, we discovered —• it 's theknick-knacks that count, you know,frills, puffs, a nd furbelows togive tha t feminine touch and asign of spring. Of course, a newhat does help the morale but anew neckline gadg et does won

ders for it. Try a new belt, thinpatent 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 araspberry linen, stripped withwhite pinstrip es at the neck ofyour navy blue suit. Chiffon scarfsare the rage and succeed in giving you that fragile, misty effect.Try a pale blue one on wine red,orang e on beige, tourquoise onpussey willow grey, and a pink onnavy. There iis really ̂ nothing asflattering a s a bunch of violets,pink apple blossoms, or pansies atthe throat.

To be sought and bought whenplanning the summer wardrobe: a"Dwindle" dress with fitted bodice, gathered skirt and drawstring neckline . . anything th athas rick rack, saddle stitching,shirring, embroidery,: applique, orbraiding on it . . gaily | p rintedcotton shorts, tailored slacks ofsail cloth . . voile prints, as lightand airy as a May cloud . . fresh"sticky-outy" dotted Swisses . .shirt makers of silk jersey . . a romantic printed chintz with parachute-ribbed skirt. You can besm ar t in anything from crepe tocotton this summer and speakingof being smart, if you're not thekind who tans, keep out of the sola r rays^and _you'll, have smooth-sailing, r \

—Betty Harrington, '38

fVarieties

ByfVee Dee

38

The month of May flowers andmaturing mosquitoes finds usm u 11 i ng over inconsequentialthemes. We feel stagnation creeping upon us—but wait, there's zipjust around the corner.

MARIAN MCLAUGHLIN foundthat zip when she conquered Troylast week. With banners high and'dry, the j'so-called queen of thecrop J reaped a harvest of — shallwe say — greetings ?

Much to our surprise, we discovered OLIVE SCHROYER executing the light fanta stic withFLORENCE SCHLOSS as fellowsufferer. What gurgling brooksand twittering birds wo nt do tous !

" NELLIE" EISERT h ad th emost thrilling experience of allthe other day — imagining th a ther hand was in that of FRANHAUSER, "Nell ie" was chatteringbrightly. As she turned to hercompanion, her face fell a foot asshe beheld — well, you guess!

MARG O'DONNELL'S peacefulexistence is totally disrupted bysuch a cataclysm as the arrival ofa "special delivery" from theWest; but note the consternationwhich grips her when she hasn'tthe spice to reciprocate!

Revealing her lovely new homejin Glenwood Hills, JEA N MULLEN pulled th e wool from oureyes at a tea recently. Among herguests were MARY RITA OLIVER, ELEANOR RIES,|DOLORESKELLEY, ELEANOR EISERT,and yours truly.

Total mystifications engulfed uswhen MARY MARGARET KAV-

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, . but what can you do when aprof . . says . . If you don't die before June 5 . . we'll kill you . . OfCourse , .he might've been talking'bout something else.

MayU i$% KAY GILL wants tomake certa in she ' l l get what sheprays for . . so that's why all thenovenas at once. Ru mor has itthat K at ie lost her prayer book . .and wailed loudly . . 'cause shewas in the middle of . . about 16novenas . . Kay's going to havesomeone erase the board for her. .next t ime she teaches.

May 7 . . Last Merciad till nextyear , . Congrats to SULLY forthe fine job she's done . . Graduation next . . We'll miss you!,.Seniors next year . . b u t next yearwe'll be in your places . . andwe'll know how you felt . . whenyou walked up the chapel aisle asSeniors . . and out as Alumnae . .and we'll be here when you comeback . . for Alumnae weekend.

May 10 . i G'by to "JuniorJumbles" next year . . we ' l l be thesame crew . . but sa i l ing underanother flag . . We've had a successful cruise . . u nder MAR IEO'MALLEY'S captaincy .[. and toSIST E R MARY { E ST HE R . .well . . let 's take a line from ouroriginal song. . "She 's the bestestof all the best . ." and now . .Goodbye, Juniors ! Hel lo, 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 c lass. Our wondermentwas dispelled when she elucidated!

with canapes.

After studying the quest ion insome detai l , ELOISE CUMMINGScame to the conclusion that beingphlegmatic isn't so bad after all—you come out of the grind feelingchipper anyways.

L ORRAINE CUMMINGS, se e nat a Harborcreek prom recent ly,looked positively ecstatic. There a son? — he r "he a r t t h rob" ha dreturned from West Point and isto remain in this neighborhood fora while.

Some one of these days we'llre turn to normal as we contemplate fr isking home for that t imeof t imes?— summer vacat ion. Anendless expanse of summer days

and warm, moonl i t nights — butI 'm becoming "mooney" — backto real i ty!

—V irginia ' Dooley, '39

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THE YEARBOOK

According to the la test repor ts, the 1937 Yeak Bookwill be off the press on thefi fth of June . The Edi torte l ls us that format , photographs, and various sect ionsof the Book are up to the expectat ions of even those whoa r e most enthusiast ical ly,and therefore most cri t ical ly,interested in the success ofthis project . Such reportscerta inly just i fy the act ionof the Class of '37 in initiat

ing the Mercyhurst YearBook, and prove, wi thout adoubt, the splendid cooperation of the staff which hasbeen faced with the tremendous task of complet ing publ icat ion within two months.

(Continued from Page 8)the college stickers on her bag—until at last she heard a car in thedrive. Ba rbara locked her bagquickly and gave her nose a finalpat. At the last moment, she decided to change fthe t-gray crepeturban she* was wearing for abrimmed hat of blue felt, and spentseveral moments hunt ing throughboxes in search of it.

As she \ came out:': on the porchand looked into the darkness,{Barbara saw leaning against the ra i l ing a pair!of white flannel trousers above which a glowing cigarette seemed to be £suspended mysteriously.

Barbara addressed the c igaret te ."All right, Joe," she said quickly"I I'm ready. I left my bag overby tfee door.

The warm summer night wasV,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 curta in

downAnd pinned i t wi th a star ."After a|mile|or so oft silence,

Barbara turned toward the driver .

"Joe", Barab ara fe l t her heartpounding. She was looking at Bill.And Bill was grinn ing. "But—whe re |_?" Ba rba ra ga spe d .

"Well," Bill began, "I was walking back to the cot tage tonightpret ty much disgusted with everything in general—and Joe in part i cular and what do I meet on theporch but Joe himself. And Iwasn' t in any humor to enterta inJoe, so I invited him to leave. Fromwhat he said as he left the porchI f igured what was up. And youdidn't think I could stand by and

j le t Fate deal your mother a son- jin-law l ike Joe, did you?"

• "But , Bi l l ,* Barbara said, wi thher eyes glued to the l i t t le graypurse in her lap, "where are wego i ng now?"

"W ell," Bill answ ered, as heslowed the car down to a jog trot,"While you were dat ing Joe I tookthe liberty of getting the license,and dispensat ions, and last week Ita lked to Father Smith, who agreedto marry us a t St . Stephens anyt ime that was convenient for us.So I thought tonight that since youwere used to the idea we might aswel l get married. That is, unlessy o u - "

/"Bil l , you__" Ba rba ra wa s t ugging at the part of the blue hatnear her left ear , "you don't loveme?" 5 \ I

u Bill removed the hat—and thenthe doubt . Then he speeded up thecar, for St . Stephen's had to bereached by seven o'clock that morn

ing. "Think you can stand to lookat me over a breakfast table forthe next forty years or so ?" "Y es,"said Barbara , arranging Bi l l ' sshoulder to sui t her head, "I thinkI can manage perfect ly. You see,I never eat any breakfast !"

Nancy Ruth Blair , '37

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MISCELLANEA

The Athletic Association held ameet ing on May I J, at which thefollowing officers were elected for

1937-1938:^President, Be t t y Ha r r ington; Vice-President , Helen Patterson; Secretary, Helen Durkin ;T re a sure r , Delores Kelley.

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Wednesday evening, May 12 , th eSophomores enterta ined the Seniors with a Theater Party . Afterseeing "The Outcast", and a specia l feature the Academy A Capel-la Choir , a t the Warner Theater ,the group enjoyed a supper partyat the Ford Coffee Shcppei m

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name . . I just thought . . that Iha d -better explain . . before youbegan wondering . . wondering . .CLARA SURGO . . is one of thevery few?. . ah yes .*. very fewin our class . . whose future is alltied up . . in a knot . . I.'was told. . that JANE SAWDEY'S fr iend. . has returned to her . . POLLYAFLOATERSr heard from EVA-

RITA FLAHERTY tugging at acollar just -before the wal tz number . . "1 guess I mus t be fthechokeable type ." . . Heard fromMARGARE T ANNE MOONE Y . ."And there I'was hust l ing aroundin f that ^bustle" . . Coming fromKAY GILL'S way: "Something hi tme . . I gues s it was j th e sand

bag ." . . Iff you don't know . .maybe ̂ it|did;] hit you A, Pe rha psth e most5k;striking graduate isMARM ST. L A W R E N C E . .MARY CIAIOLA . . has got meworried . . h er faffections ar eslipping . . T'aint tru e . . faintt rue . . NANCY RUTH BLAIR . .is so darn nice . . and MARY LOUBURD is * still having a "Duff"

time of it . .JANNE FOX . . hasth e stuff'for success . . and fthe

island breezes . .Iblew away mostof FRAN HAUSER'S Chem. andSoci . papers . g an d Jail she saidwas . . Oh! . .Incidentally . . theducksjare set t in ' pret t y again . .The tanning craze has been goingaround!. . so soon 5 . . and quite afew of the collegians have beenburnt up about i t . . TREVA KOL-PEIN and! VIRGINIA ANDER

SON . . are a lmost inseparable f..

I wish . . that you could have seenNEL LIE EIS ERT col lect ing shir tsafter the show . . Don't miss Mission Day coming soon . . BERN IERICKENBAUGH , . was up to seeElba last week . . You knew . .she is to be? her maid-of-honor . .the Praeteri ta . . according toftheeditor . . will carry some elegantpictures .*. outside of the Seniors. . Seniors . . reminds me . . thatI've got to go now . . it 's been fun. . writing the Angle . . more funfor me . . perh aps . . than foryo u . . farewel ls are so non-st imulating . . like .just-warm coffee . .

I alway s say the wrong-anyway my most sincere. . th at you liked it . ., . —Marge Alge, '37

Personalities

besidest h i ng .^wish l isGood-by

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MISSION DAY

Mission Day will again bemade a par t of the schoolcalendar . The mission commit tees are working hard onplans which will insure t h a tnothing wil l go amiss on thisfestive day. A definite datehas not yet been scheduled

for the affair's which is totake place during the "merrymont h of May." Enterta inment will be provided by afull length movie feature andadded at t ract ions, plus dancing and varied refreshments.

The proceeds will be givento the Missions. The causeis a worthy one and we solic i t your kind support .

—Britta Marie Sullivan, '38

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For the second time in succession, the class of 1939 captured thecup in the annual song contest ,sponsored by the Seniors, on thenight of May 11. The prize wasawarded by the judges , Sisters M.Maureen, M. Colet te , and M. Fide-

lis. The decision was based on thepresentat ion and original i ty of theoriginal song. To the Juniorswent the second prize for presentations of school s ongs . To theFreshmen went congratulat ions fortheir efforts and wishes for bet tersuccess in years to come.

(Continued from Page 3)teach the'mysteries of cuisine tohigh school lassies. Not long ago,she and Betty Taylor demonstratedthe art of cooky baking down atTrask' s Dry Goods Store — andshe was a sensation. Incidentally,Kay is president of th e HomeEconom ics' Club here at Mercyhurst .

K a y h as many h o b b i e s b e s i d e s

cooking, and eating is one of them.Everything on the menu but l iverappeals to he r— especial ly nice,l ich, juicy steaks. She is a grea tcollector of odds and ends and hasboxes filled with fans, ribbons, etc.,(it 's mostly jun k so she J says)stored careful ly away. She : ha snever ianalyzed this tendency butthinks it is a carry over from adolescence. She likes to find out peoples' middle names, and experiences in this field have led her tobelieve that most people are self-

conscious about theirs.Next to walking aimlessly along

shaded avenues at twilight, Kayenjoys rol ler skat ing. "Ah, thefreedom of it," she sighs. But shehas been wary of skat ing withnovices in the ar t ever since a

companion of hers skated againsta parked car • and cried out "I'mdying" to passersby. Besides thesetwo activities, she has no athleticinterests. Kay is mildly interestedin dramatics — remember her asthe passionate lover in "Huckleberry Finn'? — and enjoys si l lymovies and amateur actors. Haveyou heard her reci te the poem aboutthe undertaker ' s stuffing cheeks?

When Kay goes into one of herwide smiles, she displays a dentifr ice ad vert isement of beaut i fulteeth and a^set of dimples. Herskin' is colored in olive tones andi s smooth and clear . (Wh at ' s yoursecret , Kay ?) Her eyes are grayand ever smil ing, too. When shespeaks, she speaks in a clear, pleasant tone. She is 5 feet, 4 inches

tall, medium in size, dresse s inblack, and is always on the move.

If you want to just re lax, werecommend! Kay as a companion;but i f you want to procrast inate ,she'll never do.Wt Fra nc e s Riblet, '37

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Faculty Notes

(Continued from Page 1)Schenley, Pi t tsburgh, Pa. , May 6.The fol lowing two days Miss Wha-len attended the Convention of theHome Economics J Association alsoheld at the Hotel Schenley. OnSaturday, May 1, Miss Whalenmotored to Cleveland, Ohio. Shewas accompanied by Miss RegisO'Leary of the class of '34, who is

at present assistant die t i t ian a t theWarren State Hospi ta l . i'j

The Sodality Convention ofWestern New York numberedamong i t s representat ives MotherM. Borgia , Sr . M. Phi l ippa, Sr . M.Victor ine, Sr. M. Esther, Sr . M.Angel ica , and Sr. M. Loret ta . Theconference was held a t the Elm-wood Music Hall, Buffalo, New

York, May 2. | sm Sr. M. Collette and Sr. M. Claudia were in Dunkirk and Fredonia ,New* York, May 1,h Sr. M. Clotilda and Sr. M. Carolyn attended the Catholic RoundTable of Science meet ing at Nazareth Col lege, Rochester , New York,May 8. ; |§f Sr. M. Fidel is a t tended the fi rstsolemn High?Mass of the Rev. Ar

thur Fleckenstein which was celebrated a t SS. Cosmas and DamianChurch, Punxsutawney, Pa. , May9. Father Fleckenstein received theSacrament of Holy Orders on Asc e ns i on-T hursda y .

Rev. James M. Powers, Professorof Philosop hy and Religion, de-

Who would think tha t only afew weeks after having given wayto poetic outbursts concerningspring, we would be already lookingfor remedies for sunburn? Butthe very, very welcome ray s ofOld Sol certainly took their toll innumerous burnt "faces and! a few

already tanned arms. Take heed,you Bun worshippers! Vogue statest ha t m'lady will affect a muchlighter make up this summer asagainst last summer ' s bronzebeauty.

Whatever may be the proverbabout "He who hesi ta tes," Uncer

tainly doesn't * apply to SIS PAT-TERSON, who has already'hadher first plunge into the still-icywaters of good old Lake Erie. AndSis will willingly confirm that remark, "still icy," and she can'tsay we didn' t warn her,

ANNE LEAHY has been keeping her mimicing ta lents a deepsecret , a t least to us day students,but Martha Raye st i l l has the biggest mouth . . Did you know that"TERRY" is the champion golfer

of North Western New York? . .Ho-hum . . the life of an amateur. . MARY FROST was . amongthose represent ing Mercyhurst a tthe 'Meer the night of Aust in Wy-lie . .B y the way did you hear thatBenny Goodman is supposedlyscheduled^for the same night asou r Prom ? Something ought to bedone about that , if; the rumor ist rue . . JAN E GRIFFIT H haschanged abode, and the new house

is SO at t ract ive . . Was it*--.toomuch or not enough at tent ion onthe part of^RUTH BOVEE in jpreparing her pa pW o h ^ C b l l e g e * "Girls ' Manners"? . . ANN MARIEPETERS had something so important to te l l me, but a t the lastmoment she suddenly "forgot ."Could it have been that warning

look from MEG WADLINGER ?Well, maybe nex t time . . COL-LETTE'S new j Plymouth is asmoothie . . And have you heardof the ultra modern teacher whorecommended zippers for themouths of two ta lkat ive pupi ls?As GE RT RUDE PL E T Z sa ys ,that ' s "Talon" 'em. 1 ^

RUT H ST ABL E IN a nd BE T T YSCHRYVE R a re ^looking forwardto that long awaited week-end . .JEAN WALLING has been absentso long. Nothing serious, I hope. .Don' t miss the duck eggs on theisland on the back campus.

The tennis courts are now inexcellent condition and are jus taching to be used. Come one, comeall. Beginners or experts—all ar e

welcome; in fact we'd "love" tohave you—And youlknow wha t ahelp tennis is for what ails you; soif you don' t take advantage ofthis opportuni ty, i t "serves " youright. I

So, I'll see you on the co urts , ... jBye now.

I i —R uth Weber, '40

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At the final business meet ingof the 0. G. A. officers were electedfor the coming year. They are :President , Ruth Mary McCarthy;Secretary, M a r i a n McLaughl in;T re a sure r , Be t t y Me ye r ; PublicityDirector , Rosemary McGee.

livered the sermon at the L

solemn high Mass of Rev. JohnFeeney a t St . Jo seph's Church, ; Oi lCi ty, Pa. on May 9. Father Feeneywas also ordained Ascension Th ursday by the Most Rev. John MarkGannon at St . Peter ' s Cathedral ,Ma y 6, 4

Rita Maley, '38