8/6/2019 The Merciad, January 1941

1/4

MERCIADPublished at Mercyhurst College, Erie, Pennsylvania

VOL UME X I I JA N UA RY , 9(1941 N UMBE R FOUR

Young Th un der CloudP o r t r a y s T r i b a l L ifeO f E a r l y I n d i a n

S o n o f C h o c t a wIndian Pleads CauseOf the VanishingAmericanThursday morning, Janu ary 8,1941 , Mercyhurst students had aunique and interesting experience.Young Thunder Cloud, ajCherokeeIndian, dressed in full Indian at -t ire, gave a most enjoyable andenterta ining program, ably assisted by his young and beautifulwife.Giving a greeting in friendship

in his nat ive Indian tongue, YoungThunder Cloud began his program.He proceeded to give an accurateand interesting description of thelife and customs of the AmericanIndian of former years, t racingthe life of a boy and a girl fromtheir earliest moments until theirdeath. Especially* interes ting washis account of an Indian courtshipand marriage.Young Thunder Cloud did several Indian dances, among themthe dance of birth and the danceof death . In addition, he alsochanted many Indian cal ls. Hisaudience especially appreciated theIndian Mating Call, which h asbeen so beautifully set to wordsand music, known as the IndianLove Call.An explanation of his costumewas one of the highlights of YoungThunder Cloud's prog ram. He explained in detail the significance(Continued on Page 3)

Father Le Buf fe, S. J .Addresses SodalityOn Ch ristianDutiesNoted Author Holds "BullSession" in LoungeThe Sodality of Mercyhurst College had the pleasure of hearing avery inspirational lecture by Rev.Francis P. Le Buffe, S. J., in thecollege auditorium, Friday, January tenth.Fat her Le Buffe, one of thecountry ' s most outstanding priests,and author of the devotional booklets , "My Changeless I Friend ," isthe eastern secretary and promoter of the Sodality of Our Lady inAmerica.His talk centered around a college girl 's duty in the un-Christianworld of today, with its wars and

"what-not" looming on the horizon. "The world is in such a messbecause it has forgotten the fundamental principles it has gotten very, very far away fromGod." Never before has there beenmore need of Christ than today.Therein lies the duty of ev ery (Continued on Page 3)

SophonadeBrings BurtonTo RainbowGardensThe class of '43 is proud to announce its traditio nal Sophonadeto be held at colorful RainbowGardens in Waldameer Park onFebru ary 1 , 1941. Dancing wil lbe from nine to one to the romantic "melody memo ries" of PaulBurton. This orchest ra leader de-

l ighted l isteners throughout thevicini ty wi th his music heardnightly at the Cabin Club and theBronze Room of the Hotel Cleveland.The Sophomores are a t temptingsomething new in engaging a largehall and a well-known band. Weare confident that ourfupper an dlower classmen and all futureclasses w i l l ! a p p r e c i a t e !o u r en~deavor in trying to give the Sophonade an added glamor. We wantto make this mid-semester danceone of which Mercyhurst will beproud this year, and eager for inthe years to come. If you buy yourtickets; early your supp ort willmake these plans a reality for us

Rut h T urne r '43Cercle FrancaisPresents Drama

The Christmas meet ing of leCercle Francais was held on Friday, December 13, in the J collegelounge.At th e conclus ion! of the business meeting, the group enjoyed apleasant program. Fel ic i ta t ionsfor le Noel were presented by Evelyn Gerbrac ht, Maxine Slater andJane Walsh. An amusing dialogue wasjSgiven, first by GloriaLutz and- Katherine Monroe andthen by RacheljZacks and JeanneGough, wi th the awards going tothe f i rst group. Barbara Dawson,Marie Keleher, Catherine Nyberg,Patricia Schilling, Maida Wendel,and Evelyn White, bro ught thehour of entertainment to a closewith a one-act play.(Continued on Page 4)Latin Club HearsTalk On Rome

A t the:January meeting of theLat injc iub, he'ld onfthe 7th in thelounge, Father Edwardl Lat imer,assistant pastor of Holy RosaryChurch, Erie, lectured informallyabout his acquaintance with Rome.With the aid of two charts , hepointed out the location of the an-(Continued on Page 4)

M* Dumesnil,French Virtuoso,Presents Concert

Celebrated Pianist FeaturesWorks of Chopin, Debussy,Schumann, and RavelMercyhurst was privi leged tohear the internat ional ly famouspianis t, M aurice Dumesnil, in atalented recital on Sunday evening, Janua ry 19. Of paramountinterest was his interpreta t ion offive of the compositions of Chopin.The art is t i s celebrated for hissix-month benefit tour of theUnited Sta tes during which heplayed t h e ' very piano which wasonce the possession of Chopin himself * |?M. Dumes nil likewise gave anexpert rendi t ion of the Pastoralof Mozart , the Etudes Symphoni-que of Schumann, Soiree dans Gra-nade of Debussy, in the interpretation of whom Dumesnil is supreme, Jeur d 'Eau of Maurice Ra-vey, Ithe Span ish dance of Gra-nados, and Seguidillas by Albeniz.(Continued on Page 4)

Frosh ClassEn tertains CollegeAt Gala PartyThe audience sat in hushed silence on the evening of Dec. 17when through the darkness of theauditorium sounded soft an d sweetvoices of the Freshman Choirraised in hymn s of Christm as joy.

Through archways in the curta inson either side of the stage ap peared itwo maidens, clad in flowing garments and surrounded by agolden light, who proclaimed anewthe Birth of the Savior. White -robedjfigures then proceeded totheir places below th e stage andchanted in choral verse the storyof Bethlehem. Three princely personages made their stately way tothe stage-steps, singing in beaut i -fultaccents of thei r quest for thenew-born King of Israel. Slowlyand reverent ly they mount to thestage, bearing costly gifts to themanger-throne, flooded in a royal-purple light. It is the night of theFreshman Christmas enterta inment and the Nat ivi ty Pageant iswell under way. 8Jane Walsh, the Freshman classpresident, had welcomed the Sisters of Mercy, the lay faculty, andupperclassmen to the evening fest ivi ties. The narra tors were port rayed by Elaine Tormay andMary Lou Kelly and the ThreeWise Men by Bettys-Lou Tesnow,Harrie t Bower, and Eva Jacobs.Fol lowing the Pageant , the assembly was led in singing Christ-(Continued on Page 3)

The Senior Class wishesto a n n o u n c e W ed ne sd ay ,March 26, as the date of theannual Song Contest.

Mazie Ward SheedT o Lecture O n! M odernEnglish Writers

I. R.C. DelegateAttends Meet InWashington, D.C*Three hundred young personsfrom nearly 70 colleges in= th eMiddle At lant ic Sta tes -met atGeorgetow n' Universi ty December20-21, to study the problem of democracy and the factors whichthreaten democracy throughout theworld. This conference? of International Relations Clubs was sponsored by the Carnegie Endowmentfor Internat ional Peace. The purpose of the Carnegie Endowmentin undertaking this work of theIntern ation al Relations Clubs isto instr uct and enlighten publicopinion. It aims to fix the attention of students on those underlyin g f principles * of 8 internat ionallaw,] and I of international organization which must be agreed uponand put into faction if a peacefulcivilization is to continue.The conference consisted! of la

round* table discussion of four majo r top ics: The European Theaterof War, Our ^Neighbors f to | th eSouth, Power and Policies in theFar East, and Democracy.!* Mary$$$ (Continued on Page 4) MS* ,

Mercyhurst Pit tAlumnae MeetI Th e f charter meet ing I of thePi t tsburgh Mercyhurst I Alumnaewas held informally at a tea at thehome of Mrs. Cleland Driscol Kellyof Mt. Lebanon. W Nineteen I girlswere present from Pi t tsburgh andsurrounding vicinities. ^ ^ B ^ ^ H;, During the short businesslses-sion, officers were elected for theyear 1941 .1 Mrs. Kelly was electedpresiden t by a unanimou s vote,Ruth I Eichenlaub J t reasurer 5 an dpublicity chairman, < and* DorothyTormay secretary and representative on the Merciad staff. I Planswere also completed for a bridgeluncheon to be held Easter Saturday at the home of Cleo O'Brien inCrafton. ^Plans ' twere also discussed for a I social event of thesummer, to be completed at theEaster meet ing.*-Dorothy ^Tormay

>M