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THE VOICE OFMERCYHl RST THE MERCIAD
Published at(Mercy hu rst College, Erie, (PennsylvaniaSCHOOL
SPIRITIN ACTION
VOL, IX l EBRUARY, 1938 NUMBER POUR
Federation HFor iPeacelOrganizes
Student fPeace I Councilj Holds Convention Hfa t
MercyhurstSH)
Collegians 1Attend ISodalityi InstituteDorothy Wilmann
Conducts3B Series of Lectures | | i | pKrai wB in Erie ^^^^ffi
The formation of the \ StudentPeace Federation of the Lake
Erieregion was culminated Saturday,J anuary 8, when a number of
faculty advisers and s tudents representing the various Catholic
colleges (Vin the Lake Erie districtconvened at Mercyhurst.Th e
delegates Imet for luncheonwith the Rev. Robert McDonald,a s s i s
t a n t s up er in te nd en t ofschools of the Erie diocese,
actingas ^luncheon chairma n. The Rev.Alfred Wa tson, chaplain and
professor at Mercyhurst, formallywelcomed the delegate s. At
thistime Mr. IJoseph I Holland, of Niagara Univers i ty, addressed
themembers on "Meaning and a Necessity of Peace
Organization.'1Following the luncheon a public meeting was held in
the collegeauditorium. Miss Rosemary Haule,presiden t of Mercy hurs
t's Inter national Relations Club, presided.Mr. James Walsh of
Niagara University spoke on "Youth in thePresen t Day Movement for
Peace,"interesting*^his audience by relating conditions of
propaganda present in our colleges and universitiestoday. Miss
Veronica McGinley ofMt. Mercy College, Pittsbu rgh,discussed the
"Present ChaoticConditions and the Need for En lightened Public
Opinion." The
program concluded with a stringensemble by the Misses
Lorraineand Eloise Cummings and NormaDeSantis, and by several
verycommendable selections contributed by the verse speaking
choir.Later in the afternoon |the ? faculty delegates met for the
purposeof discussing and ratifyin g the(Contnued on Page 8)
The I Institute of the Sodality ofOur Lady, sponsored by the
MostRev. I John Mark Gannon, Bishopof Erie, was held in jj Erie on
I th eevenings I off Jan uar y 24. 25, 26.The sessions were i.
conducted byMiss Dorothy J. Wilmann, who directs the Parish
Sodality Activities of the "Queen's Work." I |m The Insti tute,
which j was heldat tiie Hotel Lawrence, was openedby Miss Bernice
Borland, outgoingPresident of I the Erie SodalityUnion. Dr. E. P.
McManaman introduced % the sparkling, scintillating fMisSiWilmann,
who then tookcharge of the discussion. v|HKgra$
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(Printed by | t he *E . Agrest i Print ing Co.1710 Cherry St .)A
New Year
Although it may be 'old stu ff to us by now, 1938 has
notyet-progressed so far that we cannot consider it, atf least
inpar t, in the light of a new year. To many people, a new yea
rmeans looking back with regret#nto the past and looking forward
with fear, or boredom, to the twelve months ahead.These few lines
throw a new light on an old subject :||$&$&$"If new
adventures beckon as they should These twelve brief|months have not
passed in vain,So much that threateneth ill has turned to good,I
would not change the old year if I could."Instead of regretting the
misfortunes that befell us in thepast , letSus turn|over a new leaf
this year and be gratefultha t "so much threateneth ihjhas turned
to good." Be thankful for the hand of Divine Providence, turning
away trials andtragedy that seemed almost inevitable. Remember the
examsyou didn't fail, the accident that almost happened, the
sickness that passed you by, the sorrow that turned to joy, andthe
fear of trouble that never came. Don't let your heart beweighed
down by the mistakes you made; think of the manytimes that you
didn't do or say the wrong thing. Like thosewho believe in fortune
tellers because they remember only theprophecies that came true, so
we are inclined to believe thatwe are children of misfortune
because we remember only thepoor hands w hich life has dealt us.
jSo, too, in looking into the future, let us not make ourselvesunto
gods, predicting what disasters and difficulties lie beforeus . The
year has opened its door for us, new adve nture sbeckon us, and we
have within us the ability to make most ofthose adventures happy
ones. *M * $ft | I | M. O'Sullivan, '38;-o-: H ;; | IDear
UnderclasswomenThis is but an echo of the appeal made to you in an
articleof a previous issuehas it had its effect? I wonder. But
,that I may be more definite, I confess that it is courtesy
forwhich I plead; courtesy to one another, and especially to
those
of us who are, as it were , 'on the way out/ Our days arenumbe
red. Those who es tablished th e fou ndation of ourcastle of
college memories have left us, as we shall soon leaveyou. Your
task, in turn, is now to place the finishing touches,th e
pinnacle,!on tha t castle. Will the pinnacle be worthy ofthe
foundation? We cannot say, for tha t remains with you.Some day,
when you have taken our places, you*will realize just what th e
little things you do may mean to u s. Thenyou will want the things
that we want now. If, at times, weseem to want things our own way,
bear with us; for remember, it is our last chance at those things
which will come toyou again. If, som etimes, we seem a trifle
'touchy* on thesepoints of courtesy, we mean it for your own good.
You areour successors, you file in as we break rank s, you carr y
onfor us ! I t is not long since we stood in your places; we
understand your position. Some day you will understand ours;some
day, sooner thamyou now realize. Then, you will desireas we do
now.How many times have you neglected to hold a door for aSenior to
pass through ? It is not the act itself that matters.But we like to
be favorably reminded once in a while that weare Seniors. We are
not so sophisticated th at w e do not feela bit honored by your
little extra courtesies.And again, did it never occur to you that
the Seniors have8:10 er's nearly every morning? We've waited four
years forthose first places in the cafeteria line and we haven't
died ofhunge r yet. You'll come into your own, too, some
dayprovided the underclasswomen don't get there first! | And
another gentle reminder. There are times when an up-and-coming
football scrimmage has nothing on the rush forthe mail between
periods. Perhaps you haven't noticed butit's the Seniors who "only
stand and w ait." Maybe it's forceof habit, or maybe it's temporary
claustrophobia, but thenagain maybe it's lack of consideration on
the part of the underclasswomen. You don't have to be an A student
to makeMercyhu rst want to remember you. A few C's are
welcomeprovided one of them is Courtesy. | jOur memories of Mer
cyhu rst will depend, to some extent ,upon you. Are you with us or
against us?f 1 Hopefully yours, A Senior
SOPHLY . 3 I J . . SPOKENB Never a dull moment in the lifeof a
{Mercyhurst gal . * Wasn'ti itnice to | relax and ju st be
entertained at I the I Christmas party ?The Freshies certainly "did
it upBrown" or should I say "red andgree n"? 3Anyh ow, we all
enjoyedit, and I think our hostesses deserve a rising vote of
thanks in appreciation. From all reports, {thevacation was very
enjoyable, andhome folks once more welcomedour cheery 1 presence,
lor Ididn'tthey? But one must take the bi t ter wi th the sweet ,
and the starkreality of it was only too certainwhen we were
confronted by thatvery ominous card on the officialbulletin board.
1 Testsbut Seventhat hectic week is well behind usand even the Prom
is a past occurrence of which we have only ourmemoriesbut w h a t
memories!-j!Fir st of all, a salute to ourQueenmay she ever reign
asbeautiful, as loving, and as lovedas she is today. We are all
proudof you, Anne, and you're a: grandrepresentat ive of a grand c
lass . . .Elizabeth Mi Hoy's new theme songis]"I Only Havel Eyes
for You",and I do mean you . . . Sympathyto Virginia Bryant on her
veryunfortunate se ige on the night before the prom .}. . From al l
reports Sis Healy certainly does allr ight by hersel f in blue lace
. . .by the way, did you have fun,"McGoo." How about keeping
meposted on the latest developmentsand don' t ask me what I
mean,either'. . . Mary Esther Dai ley, aformer member of the Class
of'40, was very much in evidence atthe prom . . . and a l though
wecan' t go around pat t ing ourselveson the back, we do think the
orchest ra was pret ty f ine , don' tyou? (Continued on Page 4)
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Awaiting The MailPerchance others have wri t ten aloftier
taleBut my theme shal l beawaitingthe mai l ; iFor what could a
Wordsworth orLongfellow know Of these moments of joy and oftenof
woeWhen we run for the mai l wi thfootsteps l ight ,And a hope in
our hearts thatsomeone will write ?Perhaps just a scribble
frommother or dad,But it means a whole lot whenyou're feeling quite
sad;Or those pages and pages of newsnow so dearWhich friends at
home know we'redying to hear;Or that long-looked for letter fromone
you like bestTo read and to t reasure apartfrom the rest .Let ters
and le t ters, ' t i s pleasantto findThat though one is absent,
she'sstill kept in mind.No mat ter the length, what carefor the
style ;A greet ing from fr iends i s a lwaysworthwhi le .So early
each morning, a lmostwi thout fa i l ,I 'm sure to be standing,
awai t ingthe mail.Anna Marie Peters, *40
IS m i S IShoot!iPhilosophers of olden times have sung us the
sermon ofhaving an aim in life. Life wasfworth living only if we
werestriving for a particular goal ;|if we were shooting our
arrowsloward a definite target. '* &KMost of us take this
ancient maxim for granted . That is,we all have our hopes and
ambitions which we want to realizeeventually.! But very frequently
these ultimate attainmentsare far too indefinte. We^have only ;a
vagu e conception ofwhat we really want.v> 9 S p J 1But then
there are Jthose who know positively just wherethey are going
andihow they are to get there. In their subconsciousness lies the
result oi their present work. Probablythe majority of people are in
this group. But they should stoponce in a while to consider just
what they are doing to hit-thetarge t. A re they shooting toward
the bull's eye daily? Orare there some wild shot s? Many of Jus are
prone to forgetabout the existence off our earthly goal, and just
go alongfrom day to day in a very matter-of-fact man ner. How do
youknow if you are taking the r ight road if you don'tstop to
lookat the directions? Think of making a long journ ey. Beforestart
ing, you|would consult a road map. Perh aps you wouldmark the
places at which you intended to stopbut each placewould indicate
further progress toward your destination. Youwould not just drive
along with a to tal disregard of which waythe posts pointed. Each
town and city along the way wouldmark your progress. j |So it is
with your aim s in life. Have a daily aiman arrowto shoot each
day.] If you determine t o hit a certa in m ark eachday, you will
pick up speed and economy. If you shoot an arrow each day, your
skill in hitting the mark will become moreaccurate. This will
reduce the num ber of arro ws you will haveto usethis will save you
from going the "long way around."Betty Fallen, '38ALUMNAE -1 -I - -
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TOSS-UPSSince this is the first "AlumnaeNews" of the New Year,
we extendto every one of you our goodwishes; and borrowing from
Fibber McGee, prese nt each one ofyou "a strapp ing holster for
agood grip on your .38".The first bit of news to comeour way came
from Cleveland.Ja ne Uprichard an d Marjorie Al -ge have been
accepted into a nat ional sorori ty for graduate women. It is the
Phi Delta Gammaand reputed to be the only one forgraduate women in
the country.From the Pennsylvania way wefound Julia Belle Gallup
spendingher Christmas vacat ion in Smeth-port . Christmas brough t
Murie lLehman of DuBois a diamond.Best wishes, Murie l . Natal ie
Fryeis studying for her master ' s degree at Ohio State.Niagara Fal
ls furnishes us wi tha good bit of news, too. On January fi f th, a
baby daughter wasborn to Mrs. Carl Richmond (Eleanor DeVeaux).Jus t
a few weeks ago, EleanorO'Sullivan, who has joined thestaff of the
Catholic Charities ofBuffalo for social service work inLackawanna,
del ivered an addressto the Catholic Daughters ofAmerica in Niagara
Fal ls.Janua ry 5 a lso brought us awedding. Carmelita G ill, class
of
'34, was uni ted in marriage toDaniel L. Quinlan of Olean, N,
Y.After thei r re turn from a southernmotor t r ip, they establ
ished resi dence at 113% North Eighth St . ,Olean, N. Y.Aida
LoGrasso spent the weekend of January 21 visiting in Erie,and paid
a visit to Merc yhurs tduring her stay. M rs. Carl Blilaalso
visited Mercyhurst duringth at weekend. Adaline M orelli,Marjorie
Potter, and WinifredO'Dell were Mercyhurst visi torson February 1.
And on February 1a son, John Thomas, was born toM r s . John
Sweeney (MercedesDonnelly '38).And to the Prom came Helen
Come on out to play! I t ' s theseason of bright mittens and
gayscarfs, sparkl ing eyes, and redcheeks and cherry noses.
You'llfind you haven't really lived untilyou've felt and heard the
rhythmof sharp, gleaming blade of skatescut into the crusted ice.
And I seeMercyhurst has no trouble keep-,ing in the swing of this
rhythm.Come inside a moment now andlet ' s ta lk about tha t f i
rst se t ofintra-mural basketbal l games. Asa resul t , the
Sophomores and Juniors are f i n d i n g themselvesfriendly rivals
.. . it may seemqui te long ago but you surely can' thave forgot
ten a l l the points thata certain "Red H ead" made ! ! !the
spectac ular display of theSophomore cheer leading ? ? ?
or,perhaps, the private branch including Janet Gri ff i th, Norma
DeSan-t is , and Sis Healy . , . And fromthat Junior and Senior
Game, theEvari ta Flaherty and Marian Ahl-grim contact i s suah to
be remem-| bered. But now that the semi-finals are over and there
are nomore phys ed and hygiene classesreport ing, where wi l l the
next audience come from ?Wesleyville alumnae and Edin-boro games
are the highlights ofthe coming season, af ter the action of the
intra-murals has become history.
*Have you ever seen or heard ofa game called "Touchdown
Basketbal l" ? It eliminates shooting forbask ets. One playe r of a
teamstands behind the end line and, after havin g received a clear
passfrom a player on the floor, immediately touches the floor with
theball. This cons titutes one point.All players are free to move
aboutthe whole court . There are apparently no fouls (not even for
hold-continued on Page 3)Crowley, El izabeth MontgomeryMargaret
Anne Mooney, Marcel laHart leb, and Kay Lechner.Mary Lou Burd spent
the weekend of February 4 a t Mercyhurst .-Pauline O'Laughlin, '3
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ExchangeGlancesThe first Issue of 1938and ifpeople don't say
more cleverit will be my last. EvenI come right out and beg forlp,
what do I get? For exam ple* 'said to a certain
individual,something sm art so I canhi the paper." The ever-
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before we go any f art here's a wish for ever yone forIt is a
prayer found inster Cath edra l: |me good digestion, Lordd also
something to digest . . .let me worry overmuch |the fussy thin g
called I.me a sense of humor, Lord.me the grace to see a joke,get
some happiness from lifed pass it on to other folk.s may or may not
be th e bes tolution of the ye ar. You ma yyourself. Some one
said,tired of giving my ti me andsympathy and m y good hum orpeople
who impose. So th e yea r(Continued on Page 4)
- 0 - :Faculty Newsr Philippa , hea d of theglish D epartm ent,
and Sisterry Anna, head of the His toryrepresented Mercy-
Sutler in Buffalo, N. Y. The^Meeting of the Historiand * the
Academy oftes from every sta te in theion, met in Philadelph ia fo
r thetennial of the Cons titution.ny of the sessions w ere held
ines of historical fame , such as
er Collette, S ister Rach el,Miss Whalen J attended thee
Economics Con vention , heldEducational Building of theDepartment
in Harr isburg ,mber 23 and 24 . D r.? Cre ss-of Vocationalfori th
e J S t a t emeeting. Many inte res ting.were discussed for
perfectoffered in Home Ecoes but they are not ye t re
adypublication.
December 11, the We sterntion for Voc ational H ome E coics and
Teacher Tr ainin g me tPittsburgh. Miss Wha len r e | Mercyhurst .
On theday, Miies Tieraey at tendedState PhysicalSEducation Conalso
held in Pit tsburgh.convention of muc h impor-to scientists was
held inSisterre attended t his Tr iple Ae Convention a t wh ich m
orethree thousand scientists, in-g many notables,, such asW .
Milliken, Hull, Schull, andwere present.I Sisteralso attended the
Goldencelebration of Mother Ur-of th e Ursuline Nuns, inT
week i n Janu-*>r. M. J. Relihan deliveredat St . Augustine
Acade-0 1 s
TH E MERCIAD*i | VARIETIES - - - -ByVEEDEE
nrAll collegians s e e m tdeavoring to shake off any da"eleft by
the zenith of the L tme.ter- the mid-yea,. * se-Some succeed! and
others faileven deeper^nto an apathy whichresists all exposure to e
d L t i o tBefore I begin a serious consider-ation of
self-classification undereither of the above categories, I'lltr y
to give an accurate account ofmy observations on th at absorb-I L y
' tteIJunior class.Fran Hauser was as surprisedas everyone else
when her promd a t e instigated aj&May-Queencrowning with
himself as the pivotal point of the ceremony. Withseveral train
bearers, a crown-bearer, and flower girls all following him in
formal attire, the queencavorted gaily around the temporary green.
|Mary Rita Oliver found herselfa "Carroll widow" (figurativelyspe
akin g/ of course) more thanonce during the dance.'} Her dateproved
{to be a^ budding candidcamera fiend who would constant
ly dart away to "shoot" a prospective picture at an interest
ingangle. We hope the results are upto expectat ion. '-Ruth Hays
finds herself at thefork in the road-due to
intensiveextracurricular activi ty in a newfield. Ruth is undecided
whetherto continue to look forward to aposition as laboratory
technicianor to assume a major position inthe Department 5 of
Sanitation.A new zest for life irradiatedfrom Esther Johnson when
she returned to school for second semes-ter. Life can appear so
much rosier when viewed from a roller skating rink, she state s; i
t doesn'teven cloud when the enthusiastfinds herself incumbent on
theground. Soooooo-oil your* ballbearings and join the social
whirl!If we may judge from the present, Eleanor Eisert 's i
llustrat ive(Continued on Page 4)
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ion. Miss Betty Harr ington, off the, Mercyhurst I. R. C.acted as
secretary of the group.Afterward s, sectional meetingstook place
resulting in the electionof the following officers: Rev.Father
O'Driscoll of Niagara Universi ty, chaplain; Sister Mary Anna,
professor of history at Mercyhurst, regional faculty adviser;
Veronica McGinley of Mt. Mercy,president; Joseph O'Connor of
St.Bona ventur e College, fir st vice-president; Harvey Stapleton
ofCanisius College, s&ond vice president* Alice Hanley of
NotreDame College, record ing secretary; Virginia Beares of
D'You-ville College, corresponding|secre-tary; Marian Sull ivan;
Mercyhurs tCollege, treasure r. JThe convention terminated witha
peace tea held in the State dining room. IfLourdes Academy, and The
HolyName High School in Cleveland,Ohio. D r. Relihan's visit in
Cleveland was made doubly enjoyableby the fine hospitality
extendedhim by Margery Alge, MadelineHall , and Jane Uprichard,
formerMercyhurst students.Eugenia Andrecovich,
Dickie-LadA i- curly.haired Boy in H HI Heaven HBH B I B B ^
HWas lonesome I,the I otherI I day M B B (He called and! called! th
ej A ngels B ^ K BBut they refused to play. IHe sat upon I His
Mother'sknee ^BBSBKH^BAAnd nestling close, HeI sighed S B
HWBBUBB"Mummy, I want a playmateCase I th e I angels I alwaysBBhide
." | |P IHis fingers! twined {aboutIgHgher heart , fBES^tt*B&An
d His J face looked ohso$j_sad j ^ H H ^ ^ H R l B m BThat Mary
searched o'er allthe earth ^ ^ ^ H E B B B HThen took our
Dickie-lad. H|*1BIK-- Edi th Regan, '38
THE PROM(Continued from page 1)jacket; Mary Jean ,
Whitcomb,looking demure and de'lovely in a
black paper taffeta whose fullskirt was embroidered with
golddiscs; Adelaide Salisbury, in* asophisticated black chiffon
creationwith shell pink crushed velvet bodice, elbow length kid
gloves, andgardenias anchoring a fetchingembroidered black veil;
KathrynGill, imperiwinkle blue slipper satin with princess lines
and quiltedpuffed sleeves and with a silverflowered tiar a keeping
her blueveil in place; Betty Miller, in raspberry velvet with
princess lines;Betty Fallen, in powder blue chiffon gracefully
gathered at thewaist by a chartreuse and fushiasash; Mary Mead, in
golden yellowflowered crepe under black tulleredingote and with an
unusual veilarrangement as was also that ofBritta Marie's who wore
black netwith a cloudy skirt. Other Seniorspresent included
Margaret Reid inblue net over yellow printed crepewho, in spite of
her bil lowy.netsleeves, managed to keep her feeton the ground;
Rita Maley inheavy white satin and startlingred chiffon draping
over the shoulders and into the folds of her fullski rt; Florence
Costello proudlyexhibiting her handiworka shellpink satin made on
simple princesslines and with blue flowers tocomplete the costume;
Margare tThompson, in all her golden glory,portraying a lady of
Louis XIV'scourt in her white brocaded satindress whose high
bloused bodicewas of old rose satin. Marian Sullivan sparkled and
gleamed in herb l a c k and red sequined embroidered bodice which
flowed into a full skirt of black paper taffeta. Florence O'Neil
was smartin peacock blue taffeta embroidered in gold threa ds.
MadelineWilbert was charming in whitetailored crepe. Jane Missimer
wasin white, toochiffon, with aswirling, pleated ski rt whosegreen
sash accentuated her tinywaist. Ruth Mary McCarty worewhite brocade
and a white, fluffyveil which formed a halo for herraven curls..The
Junior Class was decora-tively present, too: Eugenia An-drecovieh,
in royal blue taffetaI tunic over a flame red skirt, wearing a
striking butterfly headdressalso of blue taffe ta; M
arguerite(Continued on Page 4)
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TALE LIGHTSr? "I'll col-umn for you and.maybehe nas a friend who
has a tuxwho has a carwho can dancewho will come"a familiar
pre-Prom overture .. . but now that"press time " has I come again,
Iwish someone would ^really "eol-um" for me in a hurry ...
MinuteInterviews:! Mollie McGrath, MaryWinston, Mary KlampherA
boxof pop-corn and? two tickets to acircus ... Virginia Hileman
Correct information ... Eleanor Du-mitru . . . Minuet in "G". .
.RuthHaysTwenty-four hour service. . . The English language has
afew saving factors: exampletheuse of preposit ions ... for |
takethe case of "Pinky " who "Kep "him waiting near the church
andnot at . . . The "Lois" thing wecould do would be to fail
mentioning Miss Blanchard's due performance in | "Op-0-Me-Thumb" j
; . . .Cupid beat "Ginny"S around theConnor t'other day or our
guessgoes wrong . . . Evarita has beenin "stitches" for nearly two
weekswell, she should laugh . . . theSeniors can't. . . The latter
groupfeels .that they'll take to weavingbaskets for scrap paper and
quittrying to "make" baskets for scor-ing purposes . . . Edith goes
forththis month as special agent to theSymposium gatheringsWe .won
'tsay it with horse shoes or rabbit'sfeet, Edith, but you know
there's"good luck" from us to you.
Campus Oddities: . . . Did youknow that we have a lady who isa
"Gentleman" . . . A F reshmanwho;is a "Senior" .. . A "Cook"who is
not a chef . . . a yearround ' "Frost" f. . . A "Towne"comprising
one person . . . Forany poet or poetess now sufferinga "rhyme
lapse" we suggest as inspiration the countless beautypoints of
Norma De Santis . . .Why the look of unconcern inFran's eyes'tis
chattered shelongs for a little grey "Hauser"in the West. . . Make
an appointment with Anne Sawdey . . . ifyou are in search of
congeniality. . . a good l istener . . . a.peppytalker . . .
"In-Between Acts"We know our suggestion of Janeas secretary for a
"truckin" company won't go a "Mis s" . . ."Tripsin" and Johnie will
supplythe lull" in your house partyif needs be.>v (Continued On
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SENIORITASDec. 18 It may be ancient history by this time . . .
but t 'w asstill the nieest Christmas par tyever . . . hence this
late mention,tho ' i t 's nearly t ime for Easter .. .Carolling as
usual . . . and onceagain the Seniors come throughwith an A-l idea
. . . Benedictiona t Midn igh t . . . in a chapel whoseonly
illumination was the taperson the al tar and those in the handsof
the caroll ing upperclassmen ...Jan. 5 "The Return of the
Na-tive-s" . . . about a hundred ofthem . . . a l l with tales of
vacat ions perfect to the nth degree ...Kay blew in a little late,
but sofilled with tales of Carm's wedding that we forgave her . .
.Jan. 10 So the Seniors .. . havetaken to "Truth Part ies" .. .
Wedunno, but we have our doubts . . .'twas fun, though . . .
Mercyhurst
Alumna Speaks ToSociologistsThe current topic of many
newspapers, "The Housing Program,"was thoroughly discussed
andproved intensely interesting at thelast Sociology Study Club
meeting.The Mercyhurst sociologists gathered for the occasion on
February1, and Anne Morin was the chairman of the meeting. She
outlinedthe program and it was developed
by members who had preparedpapers on the subject.The guest
(speaker of the evening was Miss Margery Potter, amember of the
class of 1936, whois now doing medical social workin connection
with"Hamot Hospital. Her talk, "Duties of the Medical Social
Worker," was an interesting and informative expositionof the daily
routin e of a socialworke r employed in the field ofmedicine.It is
tentatively planned thatthe club will again bring the Har-borcreek
boys to Mercyhurst foran exhibition basketball game andan evening's
entertainment. It ishoped that this project will becomea ctradition
of the club.The following program has beenplanned for the second
semester:MarchShort Business MeetingHarborcreek BasketballGame and
EntertainmentCo-ChairmenBetty ZahniserAnne SawdeyAprilBusiness
Meetingf Short Skit MQuestion Box Discussion | jMayGuest
SpeakerDebateFinal Meeting| VJ Betty Fallen, '38
: - o - ;TOSS-UPS"(Continued from Page 2)ing an opponent's arm
or fingers)and only an occasional tie-ball re
sulting from two opposing playersequally convinced in her own
mindthat she alone should have complete possession of the ball. All
inall, it is so much fun . . . budon't look for an honest exampleof
the game with a certain DegreeWoman, M. U. P. (Master of Unfair
Play) acting as referee andscorer and player. The hygiene group is
quite enthusiastic over the formation of abowling class to take the
place ofthe lecture period,at least so theword comes from! Meg Wad
lingerMarian Wesehler is enjoyinherself on her hill-top ski
runElaine Boyd has somewhat unwillingly taken up tumbling. . .If
yohappen to see Ruth Weber doinan elaborate gnashing of teeth, iis
only in accordance with an imitation.You must question "Sis"
Patterson about that certain garage mawhose interest lies beyond
thpar t s o f "Saska" . . . a t p resenhe is contemplating a
scrap-booin one volume, if possible.Let's go outdoors a while
agaifor a lively, old-fashioned snowball fight . . . Ready, Aim,
Fire.Wooooh, tha t one got me, anmine is gone awry . . . ha,
misseme that t ime, but here I run*foshelter, right into a finis
line. I G i P l e t s , '4
is on the Map of Peace, with Sister Mary Anna, Regional
Facultadviser, and Marion Sullivan, thConference Treasurer . ,
.Jan. 21 A very unpleasant even(Continued on Page 4)
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SOPHLY SPOKEN(Continued from Page 2)Saw Helen Doyle, another
former classmate, cutting her specialfigures on the JPeninsula
basin,and she's fine, thank you . . . Another of the original
?class of '40,Geraldine Greiner, is an ardentskater, and has the
most! attractive ski suit, in which she resembles Sonja, so much .
. . Personalnomination for the Marlene Dietrich of our class is
none other
than the tall, dark, and very pretty M argaret Battaglia. No, it
certainly isn't her hair, in which theresemblance lies, nor in her
facialfeatures, but in another aspect, forthe beauty of which
Marlene iswidely publicized, and which Margdoesn't exactly lack
herself. Now,you guess. I jd| . fcAr e you guessing? ? ? I'll
waitfor you. ~MRuth Weber, '40
: -o - :THE PROM(Continued from Page 3)O'Donnell, in coral pink
lace withdubonnet velvet ribbons for contrast;! Virginia Dooley, in
powderblue taffeta; Eleanor E isert, in
robin's egg blue bengaline, enhanced by I a colonial
bouquet,Fran Hauser was there in. blackmoire. The hem of her full
skirtwas bordered with varied coloredvelvet bands, and flaming
redflowers graced the neckline. RuthHays was fetching in black
netover taffeta whose bouffant skirtwas banded with miniature
blacksa ti n r u f f l e s . B e tty M e ye rsparkled under the
lights in avaried colored sequin bolero jacketdrawn over fluffy
black net. Marian Gage wore black satin withaqua blue bolero jacket
and Marian Ahlgrim was in dubonnet taffetaa swingy skirt topped
witha short white jacket. Eloise Cum-mings in black crepe, Helen
Youn-nie in white billowy tulle over asatin skirt, Ida Moore in
Romanstripped!blue [satin made in Princess lines, and Mary Rita
Oliver inblack net flecked**with colored sequins completed the
Junior picture . *Helen Patterson was a charmingchairman in white
paper taffetamade on simple lines. Jane Cot-tringer was beautifully
gowned inblack velvet made on slender lines.Her alluring black veil
was pinnedto her hair with gardenias. Beatrice Adolf wore a
Cleopatrastyled taffeta of royal blue. Otherunderclassmen present
were: MaryEleanor Markel, demure in oldrose taffeta and a quaint
bouquetfjof violets nestled Sin the squareneckline; Marg Battaglia,
stunningin white lace; Rosemary McGee,
wearing a ! seed pearl Juliet capand a raspberry taffeta
modeltrimmed in dubonnet velvet; MaryFrost, in a white crepe topped
bya shirred, long sleeved jacket ;Virginia Hileman, in black
papertaffeta made along princess lineswith a flattering
heart-shapedneckline; Elaine Boyd, in pinkbengaline; Mar tha|
Neuberger, inCoronation blue changeable taffe-ta; Martha Hutton, in
a silverstripped old rose taffeta with aperky peplum; Janet
Griffith, inpowder blue accordion pleatedcrepe; Esth er Gorsueh,
lookinglovely in peach satin; Carol Rus-sel^in baby blue
embroidered taffeta, old fashioned I style ; EleanorDnmitru, in
white organza madeperky with crimson red bow*;
Academy TeacherAddresses O4G. A.The 0. G. A. Sorority
convenedrecently in the Students' DiningR oom | for its regular
monthlymeeting. After the business session was adjourned, the
ProgramCommittee with Patricia Pusey aschairman, presented the
followingaddress: "Why the 0. G. A." inwhich Helen Gowans briefly
outlined the origin and purpose ofthe Sorority; "Experiences
inPractice Teaching," la discussionby Catherine Gill of the
advantages and opportunities | of theMercyhurst teacher at
AcademyHigh School; a resume by Irenej Forquer of the Tri-State
Commercial Educational Convention in^Pittsburgh, which the Seniors
at tended earlier in the term; "Whatis Wrong wi th! the
CommercialGraduate"a report, given byHelen Barry, of the business
man'sopinion| of the secretarial graduate. JL . 'iThe guest speaker
for the occasion was Miss Florence Weschler,Critic Teacher and '
Treasurer atAcademy High School. Miss EllenHeintz introduced the
speaker whoin a charming and enthusiasticmanner gave the group a
very en
lightening and instructive addresson recent school laws,
advantagesof the teaching profession,;:andopportunities afforded
the teacherthrough participation in extracurricular activities.The
social hour, which broughtthe meeting to a happy close wassponsored
by Mary Rita Oliver,chairman, assisted by Frances Or-zel,
Saralouise Schmitz, and Mildred Rosa.Ellen Heintz and her
committeemembers, Betty Meyer, DorothyAgresti, and Carolyn Feeley
are tobe congratulated upon their splendid work in ^sponsoring the
recentpublication of "The MercyhurstMelodies." All students are
urgedto purchase their copy from any0 . G. A. member mentioned
above.Get yours earlyf and avoid the"last minute rush" before the
annual Song Contest. I
Rosemary McGee, '40Fran Miller, regal in black velvet;Anne
Stout, in a gold studded rustcrepe creation with full flowingskirt;
Doris Kellam, in black crepewith varied colored bolero
jacket;Margaret Wadlinger, in olivegreen changeable taffeta, low
de-colletage.Dot Davie, in white crepe, worea tr icky hair ornament
to compliment her fair tresses. JeannetteKinney was smar t in a
black crepetopped with bolero jacket edged insilver kid. Other
students i swinging the light fantastic w e r e ^ Norma De Santis,
in white pleatedchiffon with wide girdle of blackcire satin; Dottie
O'Malley, wearing tourquoise bengaline with burgundy velvet trim;
Marie Callan,in black velvet; Collette Stegelske,with chocolate
brown net overpeach satin; Doris Scalzo, bewitching in a gold
sequinS bodiceover brown net bouffant skirt;Elizabeth ^Milloy, in
flame red taffeta; Eileen Cook, in , peach net;Lucille Ribson, in
white slippersatin with graceful full skirt;Anastasia Cotter, in
queenly wisteria uncut velvet; Anne Bough-ton, charming in shell
pink satin,made on Emperian lines; AngelaLennon, wearing dark blue
taffeta trimmed with fine white lacean d Iubnonet velvet r ibbon;
Anne
fFather Nagle(Continued from Page 4)a few out of yours and the
policedon't close us up, it is good business." t He ?has destroyed
art, foroffenses against morality are offenses against art.The
urgent need of a revolutionof the drama was the inciting facto r
for organizing the BlackFr ia r s ' Guild. This guild has as
itspurpose the writing and producingof good, wholesome plays. It is
a
disciplined I organization workingon a self-sufficient basis to
makeCatholic drama supreme. Clearing housesfare being
establishedand Catholic Theatre conferencesare being formed. The
publicationof bulletins offers service andsuggestion to every
Catholic organization and these organizations are springing up in
everylarge city intthe United States.Rita Maley, '38
- 0 - : Exchange!(Continued from Page 3)1938 is being devoted to
mejustme .MIt seems to me that resolutionslike that are the causes
of war.And here is a definition of war"A nation's attempt to find
its'place in the sun/ with little re gard for. the countries it
-crowdsfrom the sunlight."That brings up the story of theteacher
who asked her class whyit was opposed to war . One boyreplied, "I'm
opposed to war because war made History and Ihate History."? , * *
*"Under the spreading MistletoeThe homely co-ed stood, *And stood
and stood and stoodand stood,And stoodand stoodand stood."Aren't we
glad we aren't co-eds ?
n* 5* f*Fo r the benefit of the "girlwith as many curves as a
scenicrailway" Exchange offers this ad
vice. To the thinDon't eat fast.To the fatDon't eat! F a s t !We
are told that the "Musicians who invented swing oughtto." Also that
"you can read somepeoplepike a book, but you can'tshut them up so
easily." And aSenior told us t ha t "the fear ofthe practice
teacher is the fear ofthe unknown." 'Tis t rue! 'Tis t rue!The
winter weather brings theIndian .chiefs definition of skiingto
mind: "Whoosh! ! Then walk amile ." IAn d well leave this with
you"Isn ' t it strange that princes andkings, |And clowns that
caper in | sawdus tr ings, IAnd common folks like you andm e,Are
builders for e te rni ty?
Each is given a bag of tools,A^shapeless mass, a book of
rules;And each must make, ere life isflown,A stumbling block or a
steppingstone." |
Pauline O'Laughlin, '88Crowley, lovely in white net accentua t
ing her blue black tresses.;Gracia Gonzalaz, in baby blue netwith a
bouffant skirt made of t iny,perky ruffles; Rosemary Klos, de-mure
in rose taffeta princessstyle ; Betty Anne English, in
coralmetallic. |
Betty Harrington, *381
Illumination IsSubject of LectureA m e e t i n g " ^ " - *g
*
W 8 ! h : t l on correct i U u m ^ ni n m home and sen 1 by M
-Robinson of tne a*= Company. She gave a short totory of light,
demonstrating w.tnthe candle, kero sene! lamp, thefirst electric
light bulb and the improvements made since its inven-
10Miss Robinson also discussed thephenomenal changes wrought
inthe principles of lighting by thework of the Illuminating
Engineers Society. I IShe concluded by mentioning avery practical
phase of the question: "good lighting J preventswrinkles around the
eyes and furrows in the foreheadkeep yourbeauty with good
lighting!"I Virginia Dooley, '39: -o -TALE LIGHTS
he r
(Continued from Page 3)Wasn't our Prom Lady the"ace-ess" of
loveliness and theanswer to all you'd like to b e ? . . .A certain
"Miller" is hoveringaround the flame of O'Neil 's heart. . . Betty
Anne English certainly "figures" prominently . . . Collette makes
the jump from a gymto a ballroom a graceful one . . .Tuesday
Morning "Surprise" prayer s are as customary *here as isthe
procedure of going for mailand brings just as much pleasure. . . We
salute "Corporal Bea" foralways ready cooperationIn spite of the
fact that BettyHarrington sees "Red" most of thetime . . . she is
very approachable.Top-Notch-of-the-Month: The Results of the Peace
ConferenceBanners, missing "Af te r -hours"dancing and the new quar
te t of"Jid"Jimmy, McGeeJohnnyvery peaceful results indeed . .
.Didn't Anne Stout's Prom bedecleery make you want to go "back"to
the simpler things? ,jL . I'mgoing back to a simple thing rightno w
. . . it's a three letter wordbeginning with " b " ending in "d"and
has a vowel between.Britta Marie SulIivanJ'38
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. . is listed on the ;MercyhurstCalendar . . . it gives rise to
queerhours . . . (really didn't mean thepun) to furrowed brows and
flustered faces . . . You've guessed it. Exams If,
Ja n* 29 The Prom! and one ofour own, its Queen . . . the
garde-ma wreathed crown found fittingrepose on Anne's auburn curls
.Jo e was the picture of Isurpriselncamate . . . which just
provesthat women can keep secrets . . .E ? * * ? **0 * * * *
eachhad a hair-do new'n different .Adelaide dreamed^for days ,
i'fear she'd have one man too m a n ;Old fHends . Marian Kuhn
McKale . . . and Jack |
the fu
Varieties(Continued from Page 3)material in teaching will take
ongigantic proportions. For expository purposes in Nutrition
classrecently, E l e a n o r selected atwenty-five pound mouse.
Mayshe learn moderation in
Our veteran of the basketbalcourt is really war-scarred
nowDoesn't she wear her stitchewell? We hope you continue togather
the laurels, Eva r i t a , without paying the price of a loss oa
shapely eyebrow.A recent episode causes us tsuggest to Marion Towne
that shstudy Floriculture seriously or aan alternative adopt the
cultivation of orchids as a hobby. Townirecently made the "Fox paw"
othanking he r date for the orchihe sent her while in reality it
wathree white orchidsten! tch!Gowned in sky blue jbengalinwith
accessories lof corn coloMarg O'Donnell recently attendeher sister
at her pre t ty wedding iBatavia, New York. Simultaneouwith this
important event, MargG-man brother arrived home froSea t t le , !
Washington for the f i rtime infthree years . His tory wamade in
the family anna ls!Mary Lou McGrann be took|heself to Welland,
Canada, recentfo r a week-end. Quite the higlight of the t r ip was
an examintion of the Fal ls View'Bridgwhich had crashed the day
befoshe viewed it.With the conclusion of that littjaunt to the nor
th of us, I share turn to the pr e se n t . . Thbrings to me the
realizationfleeting time and* the futilityprocrast ina t ion, so
I'll close thcolumn without further adoYocorrespondent. 'fVirginia
Dooley, '
:-o- r-Fortune-Teller MoonLike a sail before a sunse t]You sweep
o'er a m ur ky sky[There's a longing in my hea$ s t r i ngs ;
'..*'Gypsy mooncan you tell w h y
E. Regan, ' * [Ask Mary Jea n if she hfun . . . but ask i t from
a saplace . . . Marg Reid's Tony woup with a very obnoxious
appedix, we hear . . . so much so t hhe gave it to the Doctor^Thank
heaven th e third floor Btys came out in one piece, eventh e ca r
didn ' t . . . Feb . 1 Off to the races . . . Seior|Symphony to the
tune of Pra
tice Teaching's over . , . balancby the Case Workers ' lament .
Di d you hear about Br i t ta Mar i"buscapage"? . . 1 Mardie anPaul
ine did Smethport . . . quite well, too, we hear . . . Scheule
difficulties . . . Toots has hmore than one conflict with he . or
had we bet te r sa y nothiabout it? . HFeb . 2 Helen Bar ry and
MariSullivan add spice to ApologetiThinking of e loping, Helen? .
Tea drinking seems to have oudone tuna at present * . Horais in gr
e a t demandfor an escothese toys . . . Did you hear aboAnne s new
romance ? . . . SoContest r um or s are | in the air More about it
next t ime . . . Bfor now*, | |
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