The Merciad, February 1931

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T H E MERCIAPublished at Mercy hurst College, Erie, Pa.

VOLUME II FEBRUAKY, 1931 Number 2U JUST IN CASEYou didn't fKN 0W we want YouTo know tha t weMiss our ALUMNAE very

MuchFIRSTJust because weDOand then becauseNo one ever gets asMany letters asMAKGY did from GusAnd because no one has^uite as infectious aGiggle at TETE and doWe ever miss cuteEVELYN and weWonder if REGINA'SEyes still snap andSparkledidn'ttyouLove them? andNow that MARGARET MARYHas found the ONE what |Will the other boys .Do ing room. The musicwa s furrlshed by Erie talent.

Each Sophomore is to be com-1 mended for her effort and assistance in this creditable party.

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The Sophomores are busy preparing for many original and attractive entertain ments ! for St.Patrick's Day and the early springsocial season. 2 W*

Margaret Blair, '3310

"College is the place where onespends several thousand dollars foran education and then prays for aholiday to come on a schoolday."

corners,ravines,yons of

_OLD RELIABLETHE BUS:With the birth of this institution,

there was ushered into the livesof many of us, a certain featuredestined to become the veryexistence of our daily routine, the making or breaking of our scholasticrecords. You, the "day-hops",knowimmediately to what I have reference, and only you areat; fault ifyou cannot say that its very movements are indelibly imprinted uponyour hearts and minds. For whoof you can forget the bumps, thejolts, the mad clutching at thinairin an effort to remain seated uponits benches, the entwining ofone'sarms about the neck of the persondirectly opposite in order to maintain a glue-like hold upon the seator ; upon the lap so kind in itsgenerosity for holding you? Ah!it was an art to remain seatedwhen it swung madly around the

or bounded o v e r th eru ts , and miniature can-Cooper Road in the mak

ing. Those were the days when itsoccupants had |a "bouncing goo dtime." Those were the days whenmight made right and the vehiclegetting through that sea of mudwas always right, for it requiredmight to accomplish such afeatlYea, it 'was the Mercyhurst Bus,the wonder of the city, and thealarm clock of the "day-hops".

Four and one-half years ago theBu s was delivered, shiny, bright,guiltless of mud, and bountiful inbrown seats and fresh air, andluxurious injfat, healthy springs.Before it was soiled by humanhands, the student-body was drapedaround it , and the camera wassnapped. Tha t, my dear, is howhistory is made!

Came the Autumn of theyearthat season so beautiful now, butso horrible then. For ^it stainedthat Bus with mud, internally andexternally; it drenched its bodywith rain, and marked its windowswith frost.5 But ah!frost, snow nothingcourse, so on-on-onthrough thick and thin, just likethe army-tractor that itwas.& SThat first winter with its driftsof snow on unpaved roads practically marked its destruction.Generally it plowed through thosedrifts, but ifit did not, school wenton just the same, the "day-hops"schoolward plod their weary way,while the Bus and the driver challenged the drifts. One dayf th edrifts were victorious,and atain esteemed!Nun prayed toCreator to save her from ^ ^depths of a cold, damp, soggy,grave. 4

Years passed-four of them, and

mud, rain,stopped itsit plowed,

cer-he rth e

they left their stamp upon TheBus. No longer was it able topush Fords, Dodges, Chevrolets,and even Buicks from theclutchesof snow banks. No longer wasitcapable of holding fifty studentsand progressing simultaneously.The Bus is now baked in mud,guiltless of sprin gs and /brownbenches; the fresh air sweeps from

the outside to the inside, rattlingthe windows and blowing off one'shat in its course. i *

The Bus is no more! The yearshave taken one notable from Mercyhurst, a dear, trusted, worthyfriend, The Bus! Never again willsuch a Bus live in the memories ofthe students! , 1

The Bus is dead! Long live theBus! *

gj Eileen Foster, '34.o

JUNIOR-SENIOR PARTYTo celebrate G eorge Washin g

ton's birthday, the Junior Classentertained the Seniors. The party,a charming "get-to-gether" affairwas, indeed, most delightful. Decorations and even refreshments weretypical of the holiday. Games,were--played during the evening,original anddecidingly interesting,The cherry tree and the "Adaline/as well as "You Have a Face" and"Are You Observing" produced anunlimited amou nt of fun. Theevening ended with the Senior Classturning patriotic and entertainingtheir entertainers. History wasagain repeatedwhen Washingtonchopped his tree and crossedth eDelaware; when Paul Revere andBetsy Ross did their little act,andthe Spirit of '76 came to life in theThird Floor Social Room on February, twenty-third. S

Elisabeth Hamburger, '31.


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Elizabeth Hamburger '31ASSOCIATE EDITORS

Bertha McHale,'31 Nellie Guilfoyle,'31NEWS EDITORS

Cleland Driscoll,'32 M- i ' Margaret Blair,'33| Ruth Sterrett'34 |

EXCHANGEEDITQRMary Ann Woods,'32

IART EDITOR

Madelyn Hall,'32BUSINESS MANAGER, Grace Kane

OLD AGE CREEPS UPON USWe really shouldn't sayitbut If we do, f| suppose it

should be in a whisper, for such an admission is not atalllin keeping with? the decorum and dignity of the Seniors.However, that maybe, the truth of it is (believe it or not)that we find it extremely hard to realize we actually areSeniors. And that precise difficulty is jus t another signof our increasing age. For when people reach the sta gewhere it is difficult for them to believe that they haveactually traversed so great a distance in life, it's a hardsaying,but they're getting old! And so, engrossed as weare in our earnest endeavors to "be our age," we nevertheless take time (running true to the time-honored form ofupper classmen) tooff erf a word of friendly advice to ourenvied you ngersisterstake things slowly and enjoy every

minute as you come along the precious path. When you inyour turn have become theupper-classmenthen we shallbe old!you too, will cling to the all-too-fleetingyears!ofcollege life, and like us, will be loath to end the carefreeschooldays which have been so gloriously happy. | |

Bertha McHale, '31 .I o )

THE RED CROSS!To most of us theRed^Cross stands for something big

in a social way. We know it as an organization tha t doesan immense amount of good; but, the fact is, we reallyhaven't paid much attention to it. Somewhere back in ourmemories we can uncover our first impression ofjjthe RedCross. It was a sort of game we played during the timewhen our mothers made bandages and knitted, and our dadswent to a glorious war. It was accompanied with t hethou ght of Thrift {Stamps and parades. The really important part of thegam,e was wearing a white veil with ared cross on one's forehead. Every girl of seven had ideasof quickly growing up and driving ambulances throughbomb-wrecked Fran ce. Bu t before we couldaccomplish thisthe war was over and in the joy and excitement that followed we forgo t abo ut the Red Cross. Like a good friendis often tre ated, we neglected it until we needed it. Jus trecently when our own country was threatened withdrought r famine, and ruthless disaster, the Red Cross againbecame prominent in our minds.*

Today the ,Red Cross standsforth-before the upliftinggaze of a downtrodden humanity as an emblem of almostinfinite being. It typifies all th at is grand , possible andperfect in th e poor man's conception of the ideal. The RedCross is not merely the old type Lady Bountiful administering to a select few; it is not simply the dying old man bequeathing wealth to ambitious youth and endowing institutionsit is a saviour of a perishing humanity. It is realCharity, a charity whose limits know no bounds,i

As a power for good in the United States at present,the Red Cross stands alone. Arkansas, a state ju st beginning its youth, was about to write its epitaph on the pagesof American histo ry a few sho rt weeks ago. The Red Crosssensing this greatcalamity, put forth all its efforts in anattemp t at state salvation. Men, women andchildren]poor, starving, homeless, destitute and, what is worse thananything, hopelesswere cared for. Their wants weresatisfied, and now, this week,the nation, sees Arkansas taking up its burden as a state again.

This month we commemorate Lincoln because he preserved the Union. Shall we overlook a society tha t has doneas much in a quieter way? It is true the ground coveredwas not so large. It is jus t one state tha t theRed' Cross issaving; but in doing so it is giving hope to a despondent

group of once prosperous people; it is reestablishing afaithin fellow men and it is producing an object for living,ln e"Covered Wagon" people, the pioneers of America havereceived a new stimulus through t he Red Cross. They a reready to begin again. To the Red Cross thendoes th eAmerican nation owe a debt. It would seem a fittingtribute (though by far a not adequate enough one) to redletter all the days of Febru ary in memory of our mostpatriotic organization, the Red Cross.

Elizabeth Hamburger, '81.o

INTROSiPECTIONThey say, and, rightly too, that it is impossible to knowthe future. But the Seniorspknow that in less than four

months; unless their credits go unexpectedly awry, th ey willgradu ate. And peering into the future always does stran gethings to them, to everyone. One begins to wonder if itwere possible for her to r etrace her steps, would she set herpace at the same tempo she hasheretofore done ? Or wouldshe take an entirelydifferent path, branching out on astrange road, which, by experience wouldijead herlmuchmore quickly to the goal she has set for herself ?| |

She would askherself, among many leading questions,this one: Have I been a Knocker? for |there are |suchthings, veritable wolves in sheeps' clothing, who gnaw persistently at the loyalty and good resolutions of other students. With them things are neverright.! Affairs are notbeing run as they should here. The professors are wrong]they shouldn't conduct so many classes, let alone compel thestudents to attend them. And their subject m a tt e r -it is so inane, or so deep; their method ofpresentationitis too vague, or much too forceful; the food, the mainstayofi}life, is prepared from anunbalancedlmenuthe egg*hasbeen fried on both sides, or there has not been enoughcreamed-tomato soup.The*whole system is wrong!

I daresay, each Senior will question herself thus in herheart, and realizing thisquestioninglito come, she willjitryto overcome these "knocking" tendencies now, so that thefour-months-distantfuture will be as pleasant as she couldhope for before^her departure from herAlma Mater.

I say the Seniors are introspecting thus, but let mewhisper a little secret to the rest: Someday youwill|beSeniors, andmjark my words, you will go through the samemental self-condemnation with which we fare now strug-gling ' f - . M . m

So be wise and save yourselves the ignominy of chanting Guiterman's"Universal Li tany:"

I was a fool anda' fool I am and a fool I'll alwaysbe :The number of species of fools I've been are many too

many to count;Somewhere there may be another fool who in folly is

equal to me.But that thereisn't I'll wager a huge amount.I'm going to soak my leaden head ina bucket of melted

$ard. |I'm going to stubmy favorite toe against an immov

able rock,I'm going to turn athumb-tack up and sit on it good

and hard,And kick myself three times around the block.|

? Nell Guilfoyle, '31.

FACULTY NOTESDr. Win. Sullivan, Professor of

Psychology, has completed his observations in Psychiatry at theWarren State ;. hospital. It hastaken several weeks to accomplishthis work.

1 New York was Father's destination this week end.j &

# Sr. M. Fidelis and Sr. M. Clotilda spent several days in Detroiton business during examinationweek. j,

Mr. Relihan spent the last weekin January in West Virginia addressing Cathol ic High S c h o o lgroups. February 23, he gavetalks at the Nardin and Mt. MercyAcademies in Buffalo.

Sr. M. Mercedes has left us fora period of several months to obtain her Doctors Degree in French.She will visit Italy first, going fromthere to Paris where she will study.Mother Borgia and Sr. M. Aliceaccompanied Sr. M. Mercedes toNew York.

Miss Whalen visited Painesville,Geneva, Ashtabula and Conneaut,Otyio, and North Giraird dintingexamination week in the interestof Mercyhurst.

'* Cleland Driscoll, '82.o

| POETS' WAYIsn't i t strange when lamps are

dim . . .And music's soft and low. . .Beauty flows from the poet's penLike music from the bow? . .

It 's strange how inspirations comeTo one in sol itude . . . u-

Fun ny . . how, when day is doneHe finds an interlude . . .

Strange . . when white lightsreplace the jade

The poet is berefit! . . .And all his inspirations fade

With naught but yearningleft

Kay Barrett, '81

PARODYon

"Cryin' myself to Sleep"When you're out having fanI strive to get my lessons doneStill I can't concentrate, I find.

Wondering if I ' l l get throughI hear the clock striking twoAnd I wonder what's wrong with

:x m y mind, f life ;'

I try to close my eyes and make believe

I've finished with that themeBut then I seize my pen, begin

again , J J ;' -I know it's all a dream.

Doing shorthand franticallyI hear the clock striking threeBut I 'm still miles iand miles be

hind. * ;Elizabeth Wilbert, '34.

o f |WE'RE GOING HOME!

Of all events of college life, themost thrilling to me is going home.Excitement runs high as we spendthe last half hour oefore leaving.As we walk (or run) through thehalls, we hear gay laughter andbreathless conversation such ast h i s : v

"We have only 12 in our taxi.Anyone else going on the 12:10?""Don't forget inspection!" "Will

that taxi ever come ?" "Where ismy purse? I had it a minute ago."Loud voicesscreams of delight

last goodbyessuitcasesall ar emixed up in that last half hour.There is a mad rush for the trainwhich is never on time; a long wait,and then the train comes in withtha t ever-thrilling thunder. We allclimb on and then, after an hour'sworry about the location of ourbelongings, we settle down to apleasant anticipation of our vacation at home.

Kathleen O'Brien, '34.

MY FRENCH ACCENTParis, that distant, hazymecca

of pulsa ting life and romance,' mystery, French pastries and murders,has always been a burninggoalin my life. For this reason I worried about my French accent. Withthis in view Iwrote the five letterword, not only spelling French, butan illimitable source of troubleand vexation, on my horarium(note mastery of Latin phraseology.) | 1 , 1

I pictured myself in the metropolis of my dreams, (with my year

or two of French) sidling (as theFrench do) into a restaurant, museum or any sought-after form ofentertainment and simply "bowling" over surrounding fellow-citizens with my command oftheromance languagehaving waitersrush about to my "Vitel Vite!"(you really should hear my accent)and on and on I floated hi suchroseate visions.

I was soon broug ht down to earthby the fundamentals and facialcontortions, not to speak of ton-silar acrobatics, that are involvedin this elusive thingthe Frenchaccent. I went thro ugh a succession of e's, oh's, uh's and rrrr's,and succeeded in masteringsingleletters to some.degree of satisfaction.^ However,! I discoveredupon trying to combine letters andaccents that it became exceedinglyemba rrassing. I am very self-conscious and I shall always attributethe marked degree to which ithasdeveloped, to my efforts to gain aFrench accent in the presenceofmy colleagues. Theyalone:knewto what extent I labored in overcoming the tongue-tied Iconditionthat seemed to possess meat'.thatt ime. * 4

I managed to? struggle for awhile w restling ? with vowels andaccents until one day I noticedwhen I stood up for daily exercise,(which was always attended by

much gurgling and strange gutturalsounds coming from my unwittingmouth), sly smiles lurking in theeyes of my classmates. It wasthen that my thermometer ofself-possession and poise fell in a lumpto zero. I went through aheartrending series of mental agonies. Irealized that no matter howfault-less|my accent was if it was to beaccompaniedl by such grotesquemouths I should be obliged togiveit up or else wear a mask, which

would be | an '. improvement allaround. On the other hand, it wasimpossible to get out an intelligentsounding word,without' the necessary obligata.

I practiced before a mirror (andnever afterward did I wonder whyI proved a source of merriment)tried to hold my chin firmly andsucceeded only in sputtering outa succession of quee r sounds . Mynose was even affected in performing nasals. I noticed a markedagitation of the nostrils, whichgave me the semblance of a bunnymunching lettuce. | X

Of course I had to continue,andI tried to be as indifferent as Icould, but my hopes for insertingclever little passes of repartee inconversation were lost, and as formy fond dreamsthey came tumbling about my head. I determinedto exclude France from the itinerary on my prospective trip abroad.I might add that aforesaid trip isalso a dream of idle hoursfardistant. *

I still provide amusement, andas a paragon of perseverance I ampursuing the subject in hopes thatsome day some kind spirit willtake pity on me and AmericanizeFrance. ':>

Jeanne Elliott, '31.

ECHOES OF REGRETI sometimes tiptoe in the hush of

nite,Along the chambered corridor of

years ,And pause before each memoried

I door in fright, jj jLike Bluebeard's wife, who, longing

peers * In thru the crack and then with

draws in haste, ?Dreading to see some half forgot

ten smile or frown, )Some foolish heartache by Fates

finger traced,And then, as futile tears begin to. fall,A shiv'ring sunbeam from some

dusty nook obscure, *Stirscome to life. And in a

trice y iThe haunting forms of fragments

from the past,I i $Like fairy wraiths, in misty

garments,fade.jfcjAn d Ithe torment of my soul

appeased, .- f 3Have passed the test with courage,

and am pleased.Ruth Sterrett. '84.


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February, 1931 TH E MERCIAD Page 3KAY'S KOLUM

Let's start out an d be real patr iotic . . . Waiter Maione has wri t tentiiis single four-versed stanza thathas so very much in so very littleabout our Abraham Lincoln,wiioaebirthday we celebrated recently . .

"A blend of mirth and smiles andtears ;

A quaint knight-errant of thepioneers, 5*1

A homely hero, born of star andsod,

AI Peasant-Pr ince; a Masterpiece of God." I

Peggy Blair always looks so cuteand giriish . . . a nice thing in thisday of sophistication I. . . Wonderwho broke the picture-frame in thefront hallway . .. To our list oftilings we like, we add Mary Mc-Crady's "Person al i t ies '^ . . . and . . .to our list of resemblances to famous people . . .1 Nell Guilfoylelooks like J oan Crawford . . . Someone suggests that Terese and Fran)McCarthy, too, resemble Kayb rancis .. . Cleland looks quite a bitlike Dolores Costelloj. ..ând, bythe way . . . what 's happened toth e famous Dolores? . . . Alicebummers, Marg Hanna, MaryKel-ley, Jeanne Elliott, Peg Blair, JaneMulheirn* are.. ardent 4i0Id Maid"players . . . and S r. Mary Es the r isa mighty fine judge of t hepame. . . Jeanne Elliott and this writerwent for Mary Cronin's salad in abig way . . .Elizabeth'Hamburgeris one of the most calm ly efficientleaders Mercyhurst hasever i ; fostered . . . Marie Lynch recentlypromisedfMaryjKelley "the Whole\Vorld . . . with a fence around it". . . Gin Buck is agirlf everybodylikes . 1 . .|Helen Huether has oneof those charmingly infectioussmiles v . . Mercyhurst has one ofth e cleverest? persons in the worldwhenfit comes to originality in decorations . . . of any kind . . .Isn'tNan a cute name? . . . and NanO'Brien is one of the cutest girlswe know, too . . . Sorta queer without the Gressleysjj. . . Midge Halldoes getlthe uniquest ideas . . .Betty Danahy certainly l o o k scharming in that red gown of hers. . . Why do other girls ' boy-friendsalways fall for Cle Driscoll at theProms?*. . .Let's nominate Cle asour Prom Sweetheart . . . How is itthat the same certain few alwaysmanage to g et seats tin the lastrow ? ... We've many contributionsthis month . . . Good! . . . MaryMcCrady;. . . reminds-us just* a

wee bit of Janet Gaynor .damage done to the tablesDay Hops' Social Roomthat the modern studentwith her feet . . . ThoseservedFon Thursdays^ and ^ ^ ^byIthe Home Ec Majors are quitethe delicious affairs . ..Why doesn'tthe College get "school-spiritish"and sing the College songs? . . Theonly different thing about HelenSmith . . . when she was here . . .last week .. . was her absence fromMr. Relihan's classes , . . 'Memberher t r ia ls and t ribula tions . . . ormight we better say . . .the Professor's trials and tribulations?. . . Our idea of the girl who madegood is Dot Cronauer . .. she reallytouched a MOUSE!!!! . . .fNellGuilfoyle . . . a t the Prom . . . fulfilled our idea of an ideal Valentine. . . Among severa l other sweetlypicturesque girls was Dot Mooney. . . and . . . Casey Egan looked likea delicate doll on a powder puff . . .Some people judge an orchestra bythe kind of socks its players wear. . . and . . . they're not bad judges. . . a t t ha t . . . Why \ did MargBurns come back from a week-end,wearing a long, mysterious|goldchain? . . . and arouse the suspicions of th e who le school ? . . .We're women, Marg . . } . and romance is a gorgeous topic for our. .. conversation . . . Terese is ouridea of the awfully nice, good-sport type of personM whether

ît's Jim or Paul . . . we just don'tknow . . . but the boy on your deskis our choice for you . . . Speakingof pictures . . . charming one ofHelen Huether in the Registrar 'soffice . . . Bert ha McHale read"Vagabond Dreams Come True" . .and then . . . went to New York todance to the Author's strains . . .and . . . of course . . . to dance . .with Gerald. Who can writepoetry .. . lead a Promen ade . . . manage any school activity . . .playtennis and basketball . . . in fact. . .can do anything . . . a l l unconscious of her importance? . Helen Huether. of course...Wouldn't it be niceif the Juniors wouldtake charge of the June Prom . . .and make it a sort of farewell forthe Seniors . . . and well * it 'sjust a bit of food for the Juniors 'thought. . . "Some people", writesa contributor, "are always so kind,

onerous , tho ug htf ul . . . I mean thelummers, Alice and Jean" . . .

th ein theprovesstudieslunchesFr idays

Why won't Mary Daly write an odeto Week-ends? . . . and, anyway,Mary, what's the attraction? . . .Ruthie Sterrett does have the mostcomplete set of ideas for reallydifferent g ame s. When in doubt . . .consult Ruthie. Who thinks shewill have to leave school becausesomeone has such an "ardent" influence over her? . . . Someone contributes that the two Dots (Cronauer and Mooney . . . become . . .dashes . . . on the basketball floor. . . We might add . . . on the hockeyfield . . . also . . . Ever long for aheart into which you might pour abothersome problem or secret and. .. get good sound advice that willput you back on the right track?. . . Well th en . . . there ' s none moreready . . . more kindlyand ûnderstanding . . . than tha t of our Dean!Ask one who knows ..> Will Verlefollow in her Dad's footsteps . . .or |will she ta ke*the McQuistonname into new fields? Why is itthat Ethel can't keep buckles onher slippers? . . JPetite Mary . . .don't criticize peoples' dancing . . .'Member your own first steps! . . .Mary Irwin5 and Jane Keiley dolike their tea . . . Why don't someof the Alumnae who crave news. . . send in their Merciad subscriptions? .. . Dibby Wilbert is as kindand pat ient and t rue as . . . a woman can be . . . Our highest praisesare yours, Dib! . . . and . . . oursympathy andibestf wishes for aspeedy recovery to your Shut-inroomie . .. Aren's Gin Buck's rosesjustftoo gorgeous? .1 . . and . . .isn't Bob's picture dear? . . . Luckyboy, Bob . .. That Project Methodscourse of Sr. Mary Suzanne's mustbe mighty interesting . . . the girlsare still . . . tellingfairy tales . . .Even Rudy himself doesn't seem toge t jfthe rhythm into "VagabondLover" that our Jeannie does . . .Something would surely be in theair if Dot and Dot . . . and Marywere ever seen apart . . . if Ginny. . . Betty and Jane weren't alwaystogether . . . if Ruthie and Eileenwalked to classes alone . . . if Dibbyand Kay ever went down to lunchwith anyone but each other . . .Who has been cryingjjherself tosleep every night? . . . and . . why?.. . Marie Lynch makes fudgethatis simply dee-lish . . . Alice Reeder. . . some day . . . I'm going towhisper something sweet into yourear . . . What would happen . . .if Helen Portman should lose herfore-finger? . . .JaneMulheirn isa mighty fine French student . . .No 8:10 Psych, class this semester. . . We takeît that it 's for MimShalkham's benefit . . TheKol urn'sfelicitations to Mary Ann Gressley,who is a very brave little patient. . . LucilleSchaal (ex-'33) has goneto Boston where she will train to bea nurse . . . PatO'Hare is Mercy-hurst 's champ walker . . . Pat can'tb e o u t- wa lk ed ! . . . .

Sincerely hope we haven't beentoo personal . . .b u t . . . no offensewas meant really . . . and . . . then. . . you know . . . one must have. . . news.

Kay.o

ON FRIENDSHIP

'Tis said that one who will receiveThe tumults of another'sheart

Who in the darkness will believeIs someone to be held apart!

Who will- not w eaken but makestrong I

In the hour when doubt assails| you,

Who understands the storm andsong.

That oftentimes assail you.

Who will not hesitate to giveAdvice and counsel, flattery-free,

Whose every act will help you liveTo be that man you've longed to

be .

They say that|one who all thesedoes

;JNone other|than a friend canI be I

And I say thisjustall becauseI thinkthat's what you are to

me.Katherine Barrett, '33.

CONDOLENCE

The Merciad Staff extends sin-cerests sympathy to Helen D.Smith, ex-'32, and Sister MaryEdana on the recent death of theirfather.

TEACHERS ' D INNERWhere were all the Seniors go

ing every day at noon last Semester? Why were they so excited?Don't you know? Why, they weretrekking downt to fAcademy HighSchool and they were doing theirpractice teaching. s

|And now, it seems to me, is agood opportunity for publiclythanking the critic teachers fortheir kind attention. Especial gratitude goes to Mr. McNary andMiss Tanner for the many kindnesses they showed us. J.$

To show, in a very small way,our appreciation and that of thefaculty,! our |new friends | werehonor guests of Mercyhfurst $ atdinner Tuesday evening, February18, in the Students' Dining Room.

Appointments#were i in orchid,yellow and green, with places laidfor Dr. William L. Sullivan, Mr.and Mrs. C. W. McNary, Mr. andMrs. M. J. RelihanJ Miss HelenPortman, Mrs. Florence Gruber,Miss Teresa A'Hearn, Miss Dorothy Nickol, Miss Grace Kane, MissBertha Walter, Miss';GeraldineHeil, Miss Mary McCrady, MissRuth Whalen, Miss Helen Huether,Miss Mildred Lockwood, Miss Margaret Bogart, Miss Marie Demu-fing, Miss\Elizabeth Hamburger,Miss Laura Cramp, Miss JeanneElliott, Miss Ruth Hannon, MissNellie Guilfoyle, Miss Ruth Rider,Miss Ruth Wilbert, Mr. WalterDetmers, Miss Mary Nowak, Miss

Margaret Burns, Miss CatherineEgan , Miss Virginia Buck, MissGiltner,* Miss Ann Seeley Hunt,Miss Susan Tanner. # s

Mary McCrady, oO

WELL, MEBBE SO, BUTI DUNNO!

Oh I have heard and so haveyou$That friends are fickle, friends are

few,That friends are coats you don

an d doffYou put 'em on, and take 'em offDiscarding 'em|as on you go Well, mebbe sobut I dunno!

Some friends may sorter *be thatway

Along life's crowded roadbutsay I 1$

There's some that's like aspread-W ing tree *All staunch and comfortable to.

seeOr like a spring that cools and

cheersAnd never fails through weary

years.i BU T *

It's a friend like you thatjmakesone glow

There're lots of others? Mebbeso

Yes, Mebbe soBut I dunno!o

HOME ECONOMICS NEWSThe Home Economics Depart

ment is offering some new andinteresting courses this semesterAmong these we find Costume Design, Household Management, Tex-Jtiles, Quantity Cookery and House

Planning.The Foods II class entertainedmembers of the faculty and Seniormembers of the Home Economicsdepartment at a formal buffet luncheon in the Home Economics dining room recently. The table wasdecorated in rainbow colors withspring flowers as a centerpiece.rerle McQuistion and Florence Am-

mon received and served as hostesses. |

The Dietetics Class, under thedirection of Sr. M. Colette, gave afood exhibition in the laboratoryrecently. Three tables, each containing a variety of foods, showedthe comparativei nutritive valuesof these foods in calcium, phosphorus and iron with one glass ofmilk.| |. -M

The Senior and Junior membersof the Department are spendingtwo hours a week at theHamotHospital under the direction of theDieticians there. During this timethey observe how the diet kitchenand main kitchen are conductedand how special diets are arrangedand prepared.

The Quantity Cookery class seemsto be a great success. This conclusion has been drawn after observing that the girls eat just asmuch for luncheon on Thursdaysand Fridays} as on other days ofthe week.

Florence Ammon, '82.

REPRESENTATIVE LaGUARDIAMercyhurst has been singularly

blessed many times in the courseof her short life by the privilege ofreceiving distinguished visitors,but it is not often that she has thehonor to present a really famousguest. This feat was accomplishedhowever, when on February 4, thestuden t body had fthe distinctpleasure to hear personally in adelightful address United StatesRepresentative Fiorella LaGuardiaYork. The ]j senator was accompanied by Assemblyman| J o h nMorin of Pittsburgh whose daughter is one of ourstudents.$ Aftera few brief words from Mr. Morin,in which he stated that Mercyhurstwas to him a family institutionwherein his wife and four of hisdaughters had received a goodlyshare of their educations, he thenintroduced his friend, the Congressman.^We would like to say,before going on!with the address,that Mr. Morin represents for usthe ideal Congressman.

In the introductory words of Mr.Morin we learned many interestingfacts in the life of Mr. LaGuardia.Coming into prominenceasfassist-ant District Attorney of New York,he entered Congress shortlybeforethe World War. He resigned fromCongress after the declaration ofwar, however, to enlist in the flying service of his country . Becauseof remarkable feats ^performed, hewas signally honored with decorations of medals from the Italiangovernment. I After the war, LaGuardia returned to the UnitedStates to resume his duties here.He became President of the Boardof Aldermen of New York City, andsoon after that was returned toCongress where he still is, one ofthe leading, most influential menin America.

LaGuardia, a forceful and commanding figure, proved to be allMr . ;Morin had said of him. Anengaging speaker we were not surprised to learn that he gains fullattention when he arises to addressthe House. Hisfirst words were inthe nature of a compliment to hisaudience. He informed us quitefrankly that he was notJ accustomed to speak before footlightsno r before a group of fine youngladies, since the|audiences he wasused to were somewhat different.

Knowing that we were vitallyinterested, LaGuardia spoke first]of Washington and of the difficulties facing theCongress at thepresent time, since everyone wasin a bad temper and there was aa great-deal of friction going on.

At present there are two schoolsof thought pertaining to the question of what the Governmentshould do to relieve the financialstres s. The stand of the^ firstschool is, that the Federal Government h as nothing^ to do with th eissue. This faction upholds theidea that the individual should takecare of himself. The opinion of thesecond is, tha t t he Union is nolonger composed of separate unitsbut that questions that affect onestate will naturally affect manyothers. No imaginary line drawnas the boundaries of the states caneffectually isolate i the affairs ofthat state from one or more of theothers. The States are now soclosely bound together, so dependent on each other, that difficulties

encountered in one State will soonbe felt in many of the others andthese questions soonasume the proportions of Natio nal affairs. Suchan issue as the economic status ofthe country most naturally affectsmany of the States. The Presidentsides with the first school. TheHouse says that the Federal Government must take an interest insuch things. That is the situationawaiting the treatment of a realstatesman who has not as yet appeared on the scene.

Since more of the same thingwould have become necessarily involved, LaGuardia spoke then ofthe women in Congress, paintingvivid word pictures of each of themin turn. The first, Jeanette Rankin, of the 66th Congress of 1916,represented for him everythingnoble and fine in a woman . Shewas criticized rather unfavorablythroughout the nation because shedid not vote for war. She was in

dependent and progressive and hadthe courage of her convictions andthe foresight to visualize the horrors of war. For that she wascalled but since that day there aremany who would take herstand < ifever the opportunity presenteditself. /

Then there was May Nolan ofCalifornia, whoiwas a very sensible woman and who passed gracefully on her way with no squallsto face, I

Next came Alyceg Robinson ofOklahoma, noted lovingly;for herlemon -meringue pi e jby those onthe inside. She was followed byMrs? John Rogers of Massachu-settes, who did a great deal of RedCross work. Next|in order wasMrs. Florence Kahn, wife of JuliusKahn, a good -politician in terestedin military affairs.-? Mrs. Kahnspecializes inVeterans f service andis mentioned particularly as having beenfinfluential in the establishment of a |base for airships inSan Francisco. $ 'W&$Bjrr

Ruth Pratt^was elected in herown right, a wealthy woman, wifeof the Standard OilMagnate!Sherepresents] the wealthy classes ofNew York and?is also a|NationalCommittee-\woman. f

A most dramatic case is that ofCatherineJ Langley of Kentucky.Her husband,John ^Langley, was aSouthern* politician, a "good!fellow" who got into trouble in hisstate. Mrs.* Langley carried onloyally in her husband's place andis now in her third term, an unostentatious, unassuming, reservedwoman but a very effective speaker.

Of.the Democratic Party thereare Mrs. Oldfield and Mrs. Wingle,both of Arka nsas. Also Mrs. MaryNorton of New Jersey, a very ablelegislator. She is the most effective woman we have ever had. Sheis most courageous and is n otafraid to call things by their rightnames. Then there is the daughter of William Jennings Bryan, themost beautiful woman in Congress,perhapsîn America, with splendidfeatures, a statuesque figure, grayhair. She is one of the best speakers in the House and? she standsfor everything her father opposed.William Jennings Bryan expressedideas of peace and economics twenty or thirty years |ahead of histime. And while we can not logically agree with all of his policiesmany of them were startlinglyworth while. His daug hter now isinterested in.^military and navalaffairs and standsffor everythingbeneficial ffor them a s long asFlorida her own state gets a sharein these benefits. *

LaGuardia believes in women inpolitics, providing they attain theirpositions through their own merits.He went on to say that the judgment of women isoften very beneficial in the deliberations of Congress. There is bound to be anincreasing number of woman inCohglpess and therefore womenshould take an active interest in

local and state politics. There area great number of women in theBritish Parliament, t Finland wasthe first of the European nationsto take women into politics, andwas followed very soon by manyof the other countries. I

Politics is an engaging field butoftentimes a discouraging and aheart-breaking one. It demandsmuch- courage, a stiff backbone,iron nerves, and indefatiguablepersistence. f

La Guardia closed his very interesting remarks with the statement that he was sure that out ofMercyhurst some day will comethose who will go to the Senate andthere show real statesmanship. Wehope thatjthe Senator was rightand we agree with Doctor Sullivanin the idea that, t h r o u g h th eavenues of modern history andmodern politics some of our girlswho seem already to have specifictalents for law will take this tipand prepare for duties in the Housein Washington. | 'M

To say that we are grateful toSenator LaGuardia forhisjitimelywords is to say the least in praiseof him. We want more of suchinteresting people, so that ourvisions may be broaden ed! to tak ein all of mankind, to take us out ofthe rut of our complacent lives, andto give us real knowledge of whatis going in the world about us.H

Lu Ella Haaf, '83.o j&

AMBITIONA bubble from a t child's toy pipeMounts in the air *

| i And bursts!Smoke from the chimney Pours forth in volumes:Rises to the skyIs lost. ! ;: 'A little stream trickles down the

hill jWith mad glee greets the seaAnd is seen no more.A flower buds and bloomsPerfumes the air with beauty

J f And dies!Fades fYouth, fired with ambition |Manhood, filled with prideOld ageD e a t h -Dust

What then ?Helen Huether, '31.
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The Merciad, February 1931