The Merciad, May 1942

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TH E V O I CE OFMERCYHURST T H E MERCIAD S CH O O L S P I RI TIN ACTION

Published at Mercyhurst College, Erie, PennsylvaniaVOL. XII M A Y .1942 N U M BER F I V E

Sophomores Enter ta inGraduating "Big Sisters"T h e Sophomores have | beenworking ;.hard to plan a p a r t y inhonor of th e i r "BigSister" class ,the? Seniors . Af ter much thoughtthey decided to hold a mock graduation ceremony as th e i r invitat i on . ! D i p l o m a s w e re ; m ad e,speeches were prepared , and theSeniors were summoned to theauditor ium. Presiden t Anne Johnson delivered the graduation add r es s andDean Anne Kane d is tr ibuted the dip lomas. Worthy ofnote is the Summa Cum Laude inFunology awarded Miss CarmelitaS av ag e .The d ip lomas contained an invitation to a th ea t r e - su p p er p a r tyat Shea's and the Y. W. C. A. onMay 21. Theinv itation was {verynovel, and {the Seniors are looking forward to a grand time at th eactual par ty .

: -o- :S. O. S. RepresentedAt HersheyThis year 's annual meeting ofthe Pennsylvania Home EconomicsAssociation convened in Hershey,Pennsylvania, "The C h o c o l a t eTown." Thesessions of both thestudent and the adult sections ofthe Association were held inf th ebeautifu l Community B u i l d i n gwhich is the social and!recreationcenter ofHershey located onChoc-olate Avenue. Theadult sessionswere held main ly in the Commun i ty Th ea t r e .The theme of the conventionwas "The Role of the Home Economist in the P r esen t Emergencyan d inTer ms ofLong Range Plann ing ." | ln the Friday af ternoonsession Pat Conway and DorothySzyplik, who represented the S. 0.S., heard addresses by?Dr. K ath -er ine Bain , Director off*Researchin Child Developm ent, Children 'sBureau , Washington , D. C , M rs.Kather ine B. Head, Regional Chiefof Home Management of the FarmSecur ity Administration , and MissGladys Winegar , Textiles Education Bureau , N. Y. C. f l^HHX JPat Conway heard addresses!byD r. L.Thomas Hopkins of Columbia U., and Dr. Charles Peters ofPennsylvania State College, {whileDot Szyplik represented Mercy

h u r s t in a? panel discussion heldbefore the high | school j section .Fr iday evening gboth 1 girls 1 attended a banquet. WBm * ^ ^ H H |Th e r emain d er o f l th e t ime therepresentatives spent! v i s i t i r\gplaces of in te r es t in Hershey. Oneof the most in teresting hours wasa conducted tr ip through the Hershey p lant where t h e y ! saw theprocess j from the gr inding of thechocolate until theb ar s andkissesare packaged for distr ibution . | B |Hershey is a model town, and aperfect? piac e for a convention. I tjis lhoped t h a t a large delegationwill attend the 1943 conventionwhich is to be held mjphiladelphiaso that Mercyhurst may find?: it sw ay to an important rank in theAssociation .

Recital Given ByC o l l e g e G i r l sAll ^Mercyhurst anticipated theSpring Recital , a cultural h i g h l i g h t of the s e a s o n . T h econcer t was p r e s e n t e d by theMusic Depar tment, under the {direction of Sister Maureen andSister Helen Marie. Dur ing the y ear ,we have of ten been enter tained byour talen ted fellow-students , andthe Spr ing Recital of fered us anoppor tunity to enjoy all t h e i r | m u -sical accomplishments of lthe year .

PROGRAMME!P ian oRomance in|D-6 __L |SibeliusThe Sunken Cathedral __ Debussy

H ar r ie t Bo w erA la Bien Aimee JL ;SchuttClair de Lune &L&* DebussyBetty Anne Van AsscheLento ScottRi ta Ri t ten h o u seMalaguena LecuonaMarilyn RootMoonlight Sonata *__ 1 BeethovenDanse Americaine MowreyMary StoneyConcer to in A Minor GreigMarilyn Root(Second p iano: Harr iet Bower)amJ Voice /&f^SHJsRfiAh, fors e lui S ^ ^ f H ^ S | E E ^( La Tr av ia ta ) V er d i1 R^f*KHarriet B o wer f f lH^^BI Heard a Forest J S H H ^ H S ^ ^ ^ HE Praying DeRose

a^HggAnne Marie |CorbinH|H|BSiboneyj I Morse-LecuonaAvejMaria Schuber t^ ^ ^ H H A Capella Choir WHSIBBI Claudia Evans, Anne Marie Cor-b in , Marie Keleher , Harr iet Bower ,F r an c es ! H o n eck, IMary Ellen I. inney , Marion Reagle, Jane Walsh ,M ar th a I Haley , I Dorothy Busche,Dorothy A.j H ar r in g to n , M ar y R.Gallagher,BJeanne |Maley,l |EvaJacobs, Marilyn Root, Mary Par-meter , Êileen Rehler , j Jo sep h in eM usi. H ^ B W m j a ^ ^ ^ ^ B ^ | K |Humoresque, ^^^^^^^^^^MifWiK a Monoplay Fannie Hurst8 K Mary Rita Gallagher fJHp&gN at io n a l Anthem S^B^g ^^ ^ ^ ^ ^

H H S J O . S.Sponsor 'ftH | Card Par ty mSgMB T h e auditor ium wasf il led Tuesd a y ! night, f Apr il |27 ,l ' with? thosewh o hadgathered Jto | attend thecard par ty sponsored by the S. O.S.i Th e J ab le ! chairmen, fDorothySzyplik, and Patr icia Conway, su-perintendedlthe ar r an g emen ts andsa w to it that everyone had a goodt ime . Theproceeds of thejpartywere used to send delegates to theState Home Economics Conventionat Hershey , Pennsylvania. KjljaflBJ|The;5))i'i/,c's of the evening werewo n I by J M ar y fParmeter, SusieBu r n s , | an d | Merri Hoiway. But,regard less of whetherfthey werelucky or unlucky, everyone I votedthe par ty a huge success. ^^â

Miss Regan MarriedIn May CeremonyICongratulationsâre link order .On May 9, inCleveland, Miss Edith

Reg an , A ss i s tan t I Professor 1 ofEducation , became | M r s . 1 HenrySisek. B I ^ H N B ^ ^ ^ I IDr . and Mrs. Sisek are now inSan Francisco , f rom where he expects to sail soon! for H aw ai i .Best wishes may be offered aboutM ay 25 w h en g M r s . Siseklwill retu rn . ? & B H H ^ B B H B H S I: -o- :Sodalists Attend! rajWorld Sodality Day

Sodalis ts the worldfover unitedwith the Holy Father,! Pope PiusXI I on May 10, | World SodalityDay, beseeching ourLady to br ingpeace to the h ear t s of men.E Onth is Sunday, Sodalis ts everywherepaid homage to th e i r p a t r o n , theBlessed Virg in Mary.BWorld Sodality Day is the b ig g es t day ofth e y ear for a l l ! S o d a l i s t s , andplans for the celebrations were inp r o g r es s for mo n th s . Kttn&^&ffl&tThe Er ie Sodality Union , whichis cer tain ly one of the most activeSodality Unions in I the country ,held an impressive ceremony at St.P ete r ' s Ca th ed r a l ! w h ich was attended by a majo r i ty of the Mercyh u r s t girls A The f ea tu r e off theceremony was the procession andplacing of f loral tr ibutes at thea l ta r of Our Ladyjby the executive board{membe rs , {prefects , andjun ior prefects of theErie Sodality Union; I Pauline Lynch, Mercy-hurst's I prefect, i par ticipated 5 inth is , j F a t h e r Robert! Huntef del ivered the sermonjfor th is occa-sion . B B H S i T O ^ t f B ^ P p t r y ' '! : *


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Page Two T HE ME RCIAD May, 1942Published monthly by the students of Mercyhurst CollegeAddress all communications toT H E M E R C I A D

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ON E DOLLAR TH E YEARME RCIAD ST AFF IE DIT OR-IN-CHIE F M i 4--H Dorothy Wadl ingerBUSINE SS MANAGE R fef- M a r y C* S h e r w o o dART EDITOR f-M | 1 >^ Prise ilia Jenkins

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The Lost GenerationWhile the "big berthas" of the first world war were coolingoff, while the ink on the armistice was not yet dry, we wereborn. They have since called usfthe "lost generation"they'vepitied us! /We teethed on the post-war days and we learnedto walk and talk in homes that were being reestablished after the great encounter. |Then, there was a period] foliowing this when we justgrew. Years in which we started to school and learned ourfirst rights and duties. Years when we built our firm foundation of lifefaith in God, good morals , high ideals, andcourage. Upon this foundation we were to constr uct our futurea future which was tojbe the trial of all humanity.Next, we were introduced to the "boom days''days in

which we were given all our hearts desired. They saidjwe werethe "spoiled generation!" ] Then, just when we were oldenough to understand the meaning of wages, finances, security, and Wall Street, the scene changed and the curtains of thedepression fell. We were swept off our feet, tossed head overheels, and churned in a muddled world. |The security of ourhomes, of businessthe security of the whole worldwasundermined. The World was caught in the "quicksands" ofdepressionmen were hungry, jobless, desperate. There Iwereno jobs for experienced menhow, then, could we, the younger generation, expect to find a job? So we wandered downhopeless roads. They called us the "lost generation"theypitied us! * ^p*|*Ourrlife so far hadfbeen^like an electograph-gone "haywire"registering crazily from one extreme to the' other.But we were being schooled in the University of Life, we weregaining valuable experience,! priceless knowledge. jWefhadseen successful men fail; welfhacUseen years and I years ofskillful fbuilding an d hardjwork crumble and fall.j All thistime we had been studying why th e world hadjbeen caught inthe clutches of chaos, we had been detecting which bricks in

the foundation were weak andl faulty. I We I were learning.The world ,had been selfishthe world had been ignoring God.The depression was severe, deteri oratin g. It was long andhorrible, butjyears passed and tim e healed it. J Now the daywa s herewe were to make our debut. The "lost generation''was at last to have a formal debut!!Our "coming out" partywas an "all out" party for defenseWorld War II was here.They've called us and we're ready. ] We're young, we'recourageous, we'll fight,SandMwe'll win. I Yes, the future isblackwe can't plan, we can onlyftrust tin God and hope.We've l e a r n e d t o | "take lit | and we're not afraid ofwhat's ahead. Ît'sf always darkest before the dawn!We're willing to see this thing through and we're going tobuild a glowing future beyond the perils of this war. We'regoing to win! The "lost genera tion" shall be found and uponit shall be built the futurea future led by God.Amelia ODea

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Where Has I t Gone?Where has it gone?? From the gay, singing college freshmen oflyesterday we have suddenly become victims of upper-class; reputationsiandâirs. I Ourlhappy days of carefree im-pishness, our "innocent-fun" days, those Ihalf-work-half-playdays that we all loved have suddenly gone and there remainswhat I suppose should be expected of real college women. Butwhy must this happen? Yes, you will say that it is maturityand that it is about time for us to think of more adult mattersthan roller skates, chocolate cake, and lollypops. Our futuresare in the making so we must take advantage of the present.We will all agree to that, but why must everything change sosuddenly? The dining roomlused to ring with the tunes ofcollege songs . The halls resounded w ith gleeful voices fromthe lounge "jam session s." The residence halls were gay withlively girls dodging campuses. But thi s is no longer prevalent.There is a|definite lack of spirit amongûs, from the greenes t freshman f o the most dignified senior. Our songs are

In the Huddle WithSavageMuch time has elapsed since thesurprise party for the ba ketballteam . I never had so much fun inone evening. We all agreedtwhenwe said that we shall never forgeti t . We w ant to thank MotherBorgia and Sister?MarytAlice fo rthe whole affair.Again, we, Claudia, Jeanne, Helen, Katie, Janie and myself wish

th e team:all kinds of luck nextyear, and we sure;- will miss thepractices we all came to so faithful ly. (?) ' i 1 1 1 1SUNConnie is black already,Pigeon, the l i t t le! Indian,! needsabout two more hours in-the su nto get a good tan, and I could livein the land! where t h e ! sun neversets and I would still be white. (Imean never tan.) | But then, wasn' ti t Shakespeare who always wroteabout fair ladies? {-(No rem arks ,

p l ea s e) . H K ^ S E i " J H ^ ^ ^ H H S M SBaseball lis in full [swing , and Imean swing. You should have seenMiss Quinn swing (and miss) whenMr. D. put I th em I r ight over theplate. I (just call me talent scout)w as watching Helen Mault on the

hockey field playing baseball theother{day and I would venture tosay that thelDodgers might evenconsider her for their first team.Chicken has af. spor t J all of herown. [Bike r iding. I As k her fho wshe felt the day after? MftBlgraa

s Let ' s seethere's tennis, horseback r iding, tennis, golf, and! en -nis I should tell you about, lbut Iguess I' ll wait till the next t i ssue.(If I'm still on : the staff.I Ho wabout i t fD. M/W7?)G By e: -o - : -

Beautif ul WorldThe world is lovely tonight; p f^ ' lThe snowflakes fall f as | wisps ofHBj purity fflB^^^^^^y _ffi^-' ?-Prom veiled skies, grey and never-fflgff en din g. B ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ / ' i ^ ^ ^ ^The air is still; a single breath ^Falls as a mightip cat arac t ;h 4|;/>''Upon a quiet st ream. i^^^S^-/,^>Eternal f i r t rees stand as ^?3?^gSHIsenti nels,'!uîf',iL^^t^Q^îU:;''White-washed by the heavenly *&JVHm shower of flakes, SS*"!^v*yVWhite-clad in a pure white world.From o'er the hill-top, the moon,Garbed in a veil of mist ^ c ^ . ^ ^Rises, filling the heart of one -T: *Who whispers, "Lord, *?^?*ft^;^fi^Thou hast made njty world beauti-| | ful tonight ." '< - *$1111111111 g&j Pat Schilling

: -o - :The lungs of the % average mancontain about!)five!quarts of air,and you can estimate for yourselfhow much of it is ho t / ^ ^ ^ 5? ^ ^ ?

slowly forgottenfe by Jthe Supper-classwomen; and, worse than that,the newcomers are not even givenan opportuni ty to learn them. Wehave changed and it is disturbing,because we have lost muchiof ou renthusiasm I andl animat ion, B Inthose happy da ys ! when a I livelysong orfpun burst forth frequently to enliven the * "crowd," we hadthe real college "spirit" which isso necessary after books and typewri ters.! Would that wejfcould re gain that lost "spir i t ." We needi e i m i a isSlif Gloria Lutz

CLUB CHATTER Fortune's FavorWith the arr ival of springand flowers, Mercyhurst Clubsreach full bloom. Fa r from suffering the effects of spring fever,our departmental groups have a t tained the peak of their activitiesfor the year, with elections, tag-ends of business, and climatic final meet ings.

T HE SODAL IT Y!The Sodality, meeting , Ja ppro pria te ly enough, on the eve of theAnnunciation, had the pleasure ofhearing Rev. Arthu r Finan of theRedemptorist Fathers of Northeast , Pa . Fathe r Finani refutedPresident Roosevel t ' s recent sta tem e n t tha t |we |a re fighting for aChrist ian c ivi lizat ion, and 'c i tedstatistics on divorce, birth controland I non-C hristian education toprove I his I argu ment I forcefullyPrefect Pauline Lynch and Genevieve Grotz, I co-chairman of theCatholic {Literature I Commit teegave an interest ing account of theBuffalo iSodali tyl Conference, emphasiz ing Father Lord' s chal lenging address jto college Sodalists onthe meaning of democracy. uClau-dia Evans acquainted the Sodal istswith the National {Federat ion ofCatholic Colleges ,! which I Mercyhurst joined last year, and outlinedi ts future plans. A commit tee hasbeen appointed tojmake scapularsfo r distribution!to I theI Catholicsoldiers, gfekffsraffii^^^^^^^^lPf $ $j THE A. A.J 9^^H% On March 19, new members wereput through their paces at a lively meet ing inj^the Lounge. Thoseinitiated were Wanda Grabowski.Catherine O'Rourke, Dorothy AnnHarrington, Margaret Jane Aaron,Ma rga y * Savage, Loret ta Crowley,and Jane Walsh. T Th e {aforesaid[ an f impromptuplaylet , a m ore imp rom ptu] amateur program,^ and Ian linquisitionof the candidates by senior members. Refreshments were served;then everyone;played I "Here WeGo 'Round the Mou ntain." It w asloads of fun! M ay wefadd par-y->[r} (Continued on? Page 3) U

"paces" included

:-o-JUNIOR JOTS" Spring again! 'island fever, tennis rackets, sun-tans, * golf clubs,and semester .windups! I But bestof all comes the expectation of theJune Prom and| wha t a \ dance!Start planning \ now fbecause yo uwon' t want to miss i | . JThe Juniors are most anxious to give ourSeniors the | type of dancejwhichthey deserve, so be prepared forthe best. I H H

Pres4 n a s I stopped commutingbetween Niagara Fal ls, JYoungs-town, and Erie to make plans forJune 6, sojit is bound to be a success. ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ p^ ^ ^ ^ ^ B8)B I^ i S h o r t y h a d q u i t e a | t ime at thewedding inlgP i t tsbur gh. Reportsare that she was almost mistakenfor the bride. JWell, as consolationfor herj roommate, she I brough tback a piece of wedding cake withthe slogan "We can dream, can'twe?M w n

P a t andjpottie Szyplikfseem tohave had quite a I time for themselves at Hershey"it was plentysweet ," th ey ! say, "and we wereb us y e ve ry m i n u t e . " H ^This isn't so sweet as candy atthe chocolate center, but it meansa lot! more, especially when youcan't eat sweets. |If you like thesta te of Texas, or have a?part icu-lar liking for nuts, consult Phyllis^ |(Continued on Page 4)

The night a i r carr ied thejscenof ra in, a spring ra in that washeaway winter and housecleans thwhole world invpreparation for thfi rst spring f lowers. \A s Jean I whizzed down to thfirs t floor, she hummed a littltune."You sound happy, Miss Sedley," the elevator boy said as hopened the doors. If"Oh, I am, Jim, " s h e repl ied"There ' s nothing \ like a little raito make the violets sit up and taknot ice ." {As she; lef t the e levator , JimDarcy observed this handsomwell -dressed gir l and thought whaa snap she had, singing with a bi"nam e" fband, l iving l ike a princess; and here he was running l i f t for every "stup e" that camalong. Theired l ight went on, interrupt ing his reverie , \ an d Iducked into his "ja lopy" tolgivanother "stupe" a r ide . ^ * ^ ^ HAs Jean came into th e | st reeand stepped into a waiting cab shnoticed tha t a f ine * drizzle wacoming down. The breezeIsoftltouched her cheek andl hurripast. ^>^H^^^HH"Radio Ci ty ,* driver ," she sa iand set t led back to think about tonight ' s b roadcast . 1 She hoped th aLem would not be angry when shtold him that j she was [signing movie contract. He probably woulbe, for she was leaving himlin pret ty bad spot ; but , af ter a l l , shdidn' t owe Lem a nything . I She haearned herlliving by hard!worI t was t rue he had found her doing vocals with a hick band I in dumpy l i t t le snightfe lub, J but shjBm {(Con t i nue d on Pa ge 3 ) 9 H

: -o - :PEN , INK, landPOWDERPUFFS

B | Come on, let 's go for a walk othe campus. I We don' t have a c lasthis period so I we I. ma y as.Swedrink in! some fresh a i r rand îndulge in a little intellectual gossip

I Isn ' t I this spring air J rom a n t i cOh, look, there's Torm over therI hear she spent a Ibusy weekenat Villanova.BSome people hava l l I t he ! luckor l ooks . Reginwas enjoying hersel f in Pi t tsburgthe weekend of thefnineteenth.11 wish I knew if anyone's gointo the little store . I'd like themtojbuy some 3 in 1 oil for BuxomBotzum's and Buxom Root ' s huaraches. H^^^BBH i a 1Just l i sten to thosefbirds! ITh|sound almost as good as the GleClub. J I wonder why they donhave a joint concert some day.Speaking of 1 the Glee! Club, Ibear Gretchen I enjoyed {herselBut you should! ask Mari lyn, Eleen, and Betty about the conversat ion they had with three boys aCanisus and Mary M o o s e m awhere she found the preacherOh, here comes the Expressman . I wonder if he has anotherpackage fori MoosieJ from Tominere go Ann and| Clara , i I wonde r if they ' re! going to sweep outhe Grot to. JD af fo di ls ( t he f l o w e r s ! t h abloom in the sprin g, tra-la) toJan e Walsh on her e lections aChairman of the Pe gasus (poelry) | a n d orchids to Mary Kohnyou know she's the 2nd one of ouclass to have her 3rd f inger lefnand adorned.Yo u know:yesterday t he re(Cont inued on Page 4) w as


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May, 1942 T H E MERCIAD P ag e Th r eFreshman FablesD ear D ia r y :I promised I 'd tell you everyth ing of in terest the Freshmen d id .But oh! how th is spr in g fever"gets one down." The wea ther isso beautifu l you just want to s itout in the sun all day . Well, that 'swhat most of us dowith the resu lt that we're . getti ng an ear lys ta r t o n o u r su mmer tan s .

Susie Burns is going to Buffaloth is week-end. She's prepa r ingherself for an exciting time(Ihope not!) She cer tain ly has someeffect on the Buffalo ians, th o u g hthey've s ta r ted g o in g f ro m Er ieto Buffalo by way of Cleveland.

Then Patty Moran is going homewith Peg McCourtor a t l eas t sh ehopes she is . Pa tty w on 't beworth liv ing with if she doesn 't .Oh well, she can sh ine her "s ilver"if she has noth ing else to do .No , my room-mate isn ' t go ingstepping th is wee k-endD. A'sgone away and she never l ikes togo out unless her room-m ate ish e r e ? ? ? ?Jayne McCarron had a few vis itors f rom Gannon last Sunday.She d id a wonderfu l job of en terta in in g themeven fanangled her

way in to the Cupboard with them.A n n e W ilso n an d Jean Ly d enan d Be t ty Rodgers man ag ed totake Jin th?. Wnldameer dance Satu r d ay nightbut th a t w asn ' t a l lthey took in! No I won 't tell youw h at e l s e , diaryit's a secret.J an e t Ben so n an d M ar io n a r ef inding lo ts to do on week-endsnever a dull moment with them. I twould be nice if all of us couldman ag e i t th a t w ay .Our neighbors , Kay Dineen andTeresa Kunzler have been quiets ince Eas ter . Oh, wha t b liss! Wemanage to s leep I now.Betsy , Sis Reag le, and Scullycer tain ly f ind the funny cos tumesaround, but they get co ld feetab o u t w ear in g th em. Th ey h ad

every kind of plaid they could find,mixed so th at not h ing wouldmatc h . They lost their nerve andthe college lost a good show.Joyce Coleman and Rosem aryH u r ley w er e a t Waldameer, asusual. I don 't think they 've misseda dance yet. More power to them !G ee! I a lmo s t f o r g o t ab o u t F r anHoneck and Marilyn Cooper , thetwo f reshmen on the second f loor .They 're a f ine pairone w an ts tobecome an actor and the o ther adancer .That 's all I have for tonightD e a r Diary D . A.

: - o - :The Mist and You

The fog slipped in on its silen ttide,Like the waves of a mystic sea.And it h id the gold of the h illsf rom my eyes;But it could not hide you from me.

Though I eat and s leep and^appearth e s ame ,I am not. I am filled with af lameTha t is burn ing and g lowing andh ea t in g my h ear tTo the pulse of the beat of yourn a m e . R. C. Tu r n er:-o-:

Stick to your business and yourbusiness will * stick to you.f^-Matthews

ConfidentiallyThe sun and tan 'nApril ShowersGreen leaves, f lowers 'nl i lac bowersWhites , Ginghams,new summer SuitsTennis , go lf and r id ingboots .Mercy hurst spr ings f rom herwinter? shelfCompletely redecorated withS p r in g ' s new^ w eal th .Ou r Congrats go to the GleeClub Chorus,Who brought back Laurels fromBuffalo for us.Love's causing a turmoil with inour schoolDanger lurks in such awhir lpool.Our r iders show much v igorand v im,But the last t ime they ended upsoaked to the sk in .Ca n Pambie endure the longsep ar a t io n ?But there 's no doubt, withsuch adorat ion.The Western Union has oodlesof servicesThe last one Jane McM usedmade her nervous.The Essays are causing quitea f lurryM ar ty h as fourteenthe r es tb e t te r h u r r y .From recent facialobservationMercyhurst looks like an IndianReser v a t io n .The Misses Johnson, Crowley andClara Reed,Are the instigators of anasty deed ,Beware ye Sophomores, when"S tep p in g O u t ! "They 're ingenious with jokes,there 's no doubt.Pr is returned with orchidsbedecked,Her^ lasting-romance has got tobe checked. kEv er y o n e h a tes a i S N A K E - I N -T H E - G R A S SThey seem to be ^haunting ou ris land pass .Villa Maria has muchcompetition ,Since Gannon has g iven theFreshies recognition .N o te AMna's r ed an d w h i te !ca r n a t io n s ,Two years have passed , andthere 's s ti l l adoration .The Seniors are such a courageouslo t,In the s torm on Sunday, theylay g lued to the spot(scared to death)We hear Rosemary s its upa t n ig h t ,And writes poetry withouta light.(Continued on Page 4)

SEENYOUR WAY Club C hatter Fortune's FavorIn sp ite of the fact that balmyweather makes balmy brains , Seniors have reacquired ambition , inFreshman year propor tions, in alas t m in u te a t temp t to g r ad u a teon June 9 . The books, heretoforeon window-sills, are enjoying unheard of in timacy with their owners in preparation for comprehen-sives and finalsso that said owners may enter the world knowing-all tha t is to be known about

every th ing . Many a Senior restsmore easily on her new mattressthese n ights , knowing tha t hername graces the dotted line of along, complicated , and legal co n t r ac t ! E i leen , Bu r n h am, M ar ie, Annette, and Mary Kay arethus for tif ied for teaching careers; while Mary Rita s ti l l hearshopefully f rom Alaska, which remote p lace seems more than s lightly in terested in our adventuresomewould-be-school m a r m ! In th ishumble" opin ion, thoug h, we'd justas soon keep her within these 48state s! Genevieve has modestlyimpar ted the g lor ious news tha tshe has been accepted for theUniversity of Buffalo 's pre-medcoursecongratula t ions, Gen._andwe're looking forward to some dayapproaching our former classmate,Dr . Grotz, with our "middle-age"ailments Among those of us whostar ted out en thusiastically witha d ietician 's l ife in v iew, thus faronly Ginny Conlon has persevered(Continued on Page 4)

: -o- :What the Others Say"What a sp lendid f it ," said thetailor as they carr ied the ep ileptic out of his shop."St. Mary 's Colleg ian

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The coming of exams br ings th isone f rom The Tomahawk: "Someone observed that grammar schoolis only a breath ing per iod betweentwo cr ibs ."

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A warni ng to br idge f iendscomes fromfthe St. Bona Venture.I t can happen here!"So you go to college ? Howfar can you count?""One - two - three - four - five-six - seven - eight - nine -Iten -Jack - Queen - King ."i f * * *| " In the spr ing a young man 'sfancy lightly turns over and goesback to s leep ."All of which reminds us of theone tha t goes like th i s : "In thespr ing a young man 's fancy andso 's a young lady ."

) * * *Here's one of those sure laughgette rs . I t 's an o ld ie from Th eGriff in: | -Three tur tles ambled in to atavern one day and p laced an order . Af ter they sat. down to atab le they d iscovered that they hadlef t their money atfhome. | Theyf inally elected the smallest tur tleto shuttle home and br ing someback. He was afraid they wouldtake h is dr ink , but af ter exactinga promise f rom his two comradesthat they wouldn 't , he lef t . Hewas gone two years .(Continued on Page 4)

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' (Continued f rom Page 2)enthetically that the poetic ab ili tyof the A. A. is reall y well, jus treally !M A TH CLU B JThanks to the Math Club , everyloyal Irishman-at-heart of Mercyhurs t spor ted shamrocks on St.Patr ic k 's Day. Plans for th is project were carr ied out at the meeting of March 11. The businessmeeting was fo llowed by cards andrefreshments . Mary Wallace, Margaret Scullion and Teresa Kunzler were appoin ted as ref reshmentcommittee for the next session .

EN G LI S H CLU BAt its Apr il meeting , the English Club heard an in teresting talkby Dr . Relihan on common errorsin speaking and writing made bycollege s tudents . Dr . Relihancited | violations% of gra mm ar andpunctuation most f requently foundandf stressed the importance ofgood Engl ish in every walk oflife. Sis ter Philippa conducted alittle essay contest of her own, inwhich Amelia O 'Dea and MarthaHaley won treats at the Cupboard .Nex t yea r's officers, elected onApril 16 , are Glor ia Lutz, President; Marth a Haley , Vice-President; Rosalie LoGrasso , Secretary-Trea surer . The Book Lovers ' d ivision will be headed by Bett yDaily , the Silver Quill byJohnson, and the Pegasusb y Jan e W alsh .

H LA TI N CLU BT h is c l a s s i c a l ! o rg a ni za t io nshould really be given credit forhaving a fu ll nameThe 3 Lat inand Greek Club ( the Greek letterssomehow fell into disus e), {because at the meeting of March 26 ,members" d iscussed Plat o 's Ion ina seminar led by Martha Haley .The next and f inal meeting will in clude a discussion of the Medit ations of Marcus Aurelius . .SOCIO LOGY | SEM IN ARIGuest speaker at th e meetin g ofApril 21 was M rs. Schneider, clinical psychologist at the State Hosp ital in Philadelphia, and formerex amin in g 3 psychologist at theState Hospital in Warren , who descr ibed and demonstrated severalin terestin g aptitude and 5 persona l i ty te s t s . &Mercyhurst sociolog is ts always|welcome such informat iv e lecturesjas these, and willbe looking forward Ho others nexty ear . M i ll | O. G. A. JAt the 0 . G. A. meeting of Apr il16, Miss LucyjNorton, Director ofWomen Personnel at the GeneralElectr ic Co., Jspokef in terestinglyon the var ious depar tments of theplant. Congratu lations are in order for the new off icers : MaryEllenJvLinney, President; AnneKane, Secretary ; Patr icia Moran

Treasurer , and Eileen FitzgeraldPublicity Manager . Plans weremade for that big annual picnic tobe held some time in May. We'vebeen wonder ing who the cleverclub composer is who wrote thetr ibute | to the Senior membersgsung to the tune of "Miss You."Refreshments were served underthe chairmansh ip! of M ary Kirbywith Miss Norton , the Seniors andthe new off icers as honor guestsSister M. Esther and Pr iscilla Jenk ins, retir ing President, thankedthe members for their splendid cooperation during the school year.S. O. S.Orchids (or maybe we should offer luscious chocolate cakes!) to(Continued on Page 4)

(Continued from Page 2)had given him hard work and goodresults .As she entered the studio Lemwas waiting for her ."Hello , Jean ," he said , "you 'rear ly .""I came hoping that you and could have a little chat before thboys got here," she said, decidinnot to pull any punches."Oh, reall y," he said. "It coulnot be about a certain movie contrac t offered to a cer tain s ingebelonging to the Lem Lubert bandcould it?" " ".;|"As a mat ter of fact, yes . I 'vdecided to take it, Lem; and Iappreciate it if you would releasme f rom my co ntract.""I suppose you know," he said"that, if I did, you'd leave me higand dry .""I have to take it ," she said , anfelt like a first-class heel as shsaw the hu r t, a ngry look oLem's face; but af ter all , movcontracts d idn 't come a d ime dozen."Listen , Jean , " he said , "yocame to me whensyou were aboasf popular as a flea circus on th

bottom of the ocean. We've worketogether swell, and} we've beefr iends. Have I ever done anyth ing that you d idn 't l ike ?" Heyes seemed to go through heand for a moment she looked away"No," she said quietly , "you 'vbeen great, and I owe every th inI am or will be to you."Lem was s ilen t for a minute anthen said , "J ean , what is theabout you that is such a contrd iction . You 're so hard and br itt land yet I can't help feeling jthit's all a front. You act like somebody that was beaten by aldrunen father or left on a door stepand are try ing to hitjback a t thworld. Well, if you are , why pico n m e ? "Jea n stood motionles s and ap

parently unmoved as Lem went on"I asked you once to marry mand- ever since you've acted jjas if I f i t 's thalit t le speech , made when I thoughyou were human,^that's bother inyou, forget it If Sure, I 'll releasyou and you can go to {Hollywooor Hawaii*; or Hade s."The door behind him,was meanto slam, but since studio doors arf( Continued on Page 4)

ahad the small-pox.

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A wood fire on a winter's nightThe soft, dull glowiof candlet l igh t ,Strains of music f rom afarThe wonder of one, lone, brighs t a rThe ringi ng sound of children'l au g h te rThe g lory of the sunr ise af terThe long, dark nightA spark lingspr ing ASunlight on a bluebird's wing

A pine woods on a summer's daySilver moonlight o n th e b ay .The sharp , sweet smell of burn ingincenseSnow piled high against a fenceOh, Lord, there are so manyth ings,Simple joys whose beauty brings Release from pettiness and pain _Dear God, my thanks for themag a in .

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Pa ge Four T H E MERCIAD May. 1942A Wrinkled Suit andA M ind Music

On e look at; him would not impres s you. His clothes were certainly n ot the l atest stylehisblue sui t was ill-fitting and mussedand his green socks clashed violently with it, but his shoes werenewly shined. A silver band encircled one finger and made mewonder about Sits meaning. Hairthat was a lmost whi te wi th a l i t t lebrown running through* i t wastumbled in keeping w i t h th ewrinkled suit. But behind thosedark-rimmed glasses which hewore lay the key to his whole natureeyes that were^kind and understanding and ready to see somehumo r in the whole world aboutt he m .No , hi s 1 appearance would notdraw you to him, but look beneaththat casual suit, those calm eyes.There you will see the real man,tha t man whose mind seems tograsp yours and to carry you withi t into fascinat ing new wo rlds! ofideas.\f His words were like those of anold sage, leaving me eager and encouraged. This he said, tha t ifyou would wri te , read and wri teRead the great masters of thepe n Fielding, Dickens, Belloc ;read them not critically and analyt ical ly, but just read them for thejoy of associating with the best.The greatness of those men, thei rpower wi th words, cannot help butseep into your mind and, quite unconsciously, you will adopt some ofthe l i t t le mannerisms which madethem great , undying authors. Yetyou must do more than read, youmust wri te , a lways wri te . Perhaps you only tear up your work,still it is practice," exercise yztieideas you gained through readingare put into action while every bityo u write adds something new toyour skill. There is no rule bywhich one learns to write; the determination is within you and itwill find a way, but read and write,write and read if you would be aworthy author.His*greatness indeed does notlie in his appeara nce, but fardeeper in his mind. It is the calmgreatness that offers inspira t ionand guidance to those who hope toreach the heights. Anne Johnson

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Pen, Ink andPowderpuffs(Continued from Page 2)a woman on the bus with twochildren and onelof the Sociologystudents asked her why she wasmarried. The gir l wasn ' t queer,she was merely t rying to do hersociology assignment.

Did you see Ann Fitzpa trickhere the twenty-sixth ? I t seemedpleas ant to hear her jolly laughagain. I |.Have you seen Ruthie Mehl'snew white wool, three-piece suit ?It ' s very stunning.Marge Howe spent a l ively Easter vacation in Boston.It 's gettin g chilly now. Let'sgo in for a hand of bridge. Youknow, a lmost everybody here hasdiscarded Culbertson and Black-stone and are now playing according to the "Wanda-Method."To change the subject, did youknow Evelyn is a ddress ing herle t ters to "Seageant" Bob now?Well, let 's go in now before Iget windburned instead of a sunburn . Wanda and Pat

I have often wished tha t lifewere like a movie scenario withmusic to m atch our moods. Alively ditty would rouse us frombed on chilly mornings. A st i rr ing march would enl iven the prosaic task of studying history. Wewould st rol l through hazy Autumnwoods . with \Debussy's Reveriefloating from nowhere . A majestic organ ^interlude would ra iseour spir i t s heavenward in prayer.At night we would count starswhile a Chopin n octurn e wouldecho dreamily in the distance.

There is music to augme nt orre l ieve every human emotionHence, I have never envied the accomplished musician who instinct ively analyses and synthesizesevery measure of a symphony ;for I, who am unskilled in this art,can close my eyes and let mythoughts fol low the music . Everymasterpiece conjures a pic ture , amood, or a memory, i There arered-gold sunsets in Tschaikowski ' sAndante . Taffe ta skir ts whirl ina Strauss wal tz . Every song issilently dedicated to someone forwhom we enterta in a d epth offeel ing.Music , the language of the soulis man 's sublime medium of expression. W ithout i t w e wouldstarve. I t sings in our hearts a l lthro ugh life, in major or minorkey, from the first lullabye untilthe last Requiem. To match ourmoods with music is to find a lasting t reasure of beauty.Jane Walsh

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Confidentially^(Continued from Page 3)"Yes the st rawberries are smal l"said the man as he reaches,

"We had some large r but theywere peaches."Invi ta t ions upon the Seniorsare ra iningThey seem to be the object ofmuch enterta ining.Let ' s put the Japs back onthe pan,Buy Defense Stamps and helpUncle Sam.Academy's holding i ts Prom althe Meer,A nice time is promised if youwant to be there .Keep up your devotion to ourBlessed MotherHelp yourself and help oneanother.Stevie and M. P. went toBonaventureIn search of new and excitingadventure .Ask Polly how she likes blueink,If she had her way it wouldgo in the sink.The Movie Stars have nothingon usF or Kleig l ights, primping,and much fuss.Now I'm off with my ear tothe groundTo find out what's going onaround

Spring FeverA fleet of clouds set sail todayAcross the bright , wind-tumbledsky ;The crocus wore a gay new bonnet,(So did I!) |A robin perched in our apple treeChirped the t idings wi th lusty

cheer:"My dear, my dear, have youheard ? Have you heard ?Spring is here!" X* Jane Walsh

W ay Junior Jots

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(Continued from Page 3)sound-proof, it only gave out amuffled thud.The program was over; much toJean's surprise , Lem broke thenews to the rest of the band abouther leaving and was most gal lanta l l around. Ev eryone partedfriends; a t least , on the surface .This t ime when Jean left theelevator she entered her apart ment . She closed the door behindher and le t her wrap sl ip from hershoulders. After running her f ingers through her hair , she cal led"Mom, where are you ?"A gray-haired woman came intothe room. Jean took one swiftlook at her and ran sobbing intoher mother ' s arms."Oh, Mom," she sobbed. "I 'm sounha ppy ."M r s . Sedley s oothed the tall,handsome girl who now looked likean overgrown chi ld.Final ly after a t ime the gray-haired woman spoke."A te legram came just af ter youleft . I t was from Doctor Carson.He says he will operate on Tim assoon as possible."Her voice sounded weary andsad."How soon is 'as soon as possible '?" sa id Jean, her voice f la tand monotonous."All we can do is have patience,de a r / ' he r jjmother said.'Pat i ence , pat ience! I 've lost a l lpat ience. I've done everything Ican do and i t i sn ' t enough. I ti sn ' t enough, Mom. Wha t wil l Id o ? " 'I f"There is nothing that anyonecan do but t rust that this operation will be a success." Mrs . Setlley spoke as if to a child. "And ifit isn't " ! |"And i f i t i sn ' t ," said *Je a n ,"Tim will exist from day to day,recognizing no one, just l iving." |"Jean," sa id her mother slowlyweighing her words, "th ere aresome things tha t are out of ourhan ds; this is one of them . I knowyou love Tim very much, and because you love him you must accept the future , whatever i t maybe." H |K || "I know," the girl said, "but I'mnot get t ing any younger and i f mypopulari ty wanes, w hat wi l l become of him ? It would make agrand human interest story forsome reporter to know that JeanSedley has a husban d, an insanehusband.""Don' t , Jean, don' t ," w as a l lMrs. Sedley said as she stroked herdaughter ' s hai r .Jim Darcey was just going offduty; he was sleepy and tired andthe next day was his kid sister'sbirthdaythat meant a present .Boy, how money did go!"I wish I had some people'sluck," he muttered; "lots of money,swell job, and no worriesliketha t Sedley dame Her life issure a bowl of cherries." M. R. Gallagher

(Continued from Page 3)and will enter an accredited hospi ta l in Binghamton, her hometown, in Septemb er So much forthe "career gals"! Appl icat ionsto the matrimonial agency havebeen numerousbut vacancies inthese war times are scarce . Thedate bureau , thoug h, the initialstep in the matrimonial agency, iswor king at full speed. J o has"made a hi t ," and, in her ownwords, "I've been more places thisweek-end than I've been in thewhole four y ears I've been a tschool!" Pambie is most elusivethese past week-ends; she ' s neverin, and rumor has i t that morethan one man thinks she ' s "pret tycute." So did the Canisius meneven if they did think she was onlya Freshm an Pegg y- has beenkept very busy lately, tooeventhe "bl ind date" tha t turned outto beiher own cousin was fun!Helen Mault was just off to another hilarious week-end at PennState , so the report as to her success hasn't come in yetbut weare confident that ' twill be a glowing account! Annet te "Shorty "Morell always leaves a string ofadmirers in her wakeand al though one "Tubby" Gager seemsto be "the light of her life" he'llhave to do some stepping to keepin her favorespecially when aNiagar a man has a Prom bid inhis hand and a come-hither look inhis ey e Bet ty Donatel l i ' s "Jim my" proved his devotion by callinglong-distanceyes, very j long distancefrom a California garmycamp, to sp eak with her . Ah,sp r i ng! 4And, speaking of spring,it must have been in Jack's^heartv/heir he "broug ht Sis thaT violefbouquetv for her lapel Barb ieDawson's recent t r ip to the Universi ty of Pi t tsburgh's commencement exercises has us M curiouswhat ' s commencing here? Congratula t ions to j our May QueenClaudia, and her court. You're Jjaqueenly lot Ann Harring ton hasbeen having herftroubles | l a te lyget t ing people to agreed peaceably!Ah, fooled you, Annyou t hough twe'd say som ething else As longas we ' re a lmost put t ing our footin it, I maybe we'd [bett er sign offto await the final edition of theMerciad just like Mary La Portaawai ts a le t ter from her ex-roommate . I E&v Pauline I Lynch

: - o - :Club Chatter(Continued from Page 3)the new&officers: President Dorothy Szyplik, Vice-President EileenWalsh, Secretary Connie Morelliand Treasu rer Dorothy Busche.Miss Szyplik has also been chosento represent Mercyhurst a t the

Home Economics Convention atHershey, Pa. A card party is be-ing planned for Tuesday, April 28in the audi torium, a t 8:00. Prizes!Refreshments! Come one, come all!I. R. C. IAt their meet ing of Apri l 21members heard interest ing reportsgiven by Gloria Santomenna andBetty-Daily on the convention ofthe Catholic Association for ^International Peace, held durin g Eas tervacation at New Rochelle College.Newly elected officers of the IR. C. are Betty Daily, President,and Jane Walsh, Secretary-Treasurer. Eunice Schillroth, Mary Rita Gallagher, Rosalie LoGrassoand Jane Walsh read papers in asymposium and panel discussion onSouth America, Jane Walsh

(Continued from Page 2)Somerhoff: she can tell you plentyabout both subjects.Congratula t ions to our Jr . sonbirdyou certainly upheld us welin Musicale, A nnie. You wergreat, and we all enjoyed it.Mary Kloecker is traveli ng ipurple these days. Have you seethose beautiful shoes ? For anfurther info just see June Curriabout that Cleveland week-end.Here we f ind Frannie typinaway, not saying a word, but shknows plenty about Cleveland antha t vicinity. Wh at have you tsay, Fran ?And, speaking of Cleveland, reminds me of the opera, which immediately suggests Kay and Rosia t the Sta t ler . K ay was on diet, so her desserts had to be noncaloric, so they say. Nice goingK a y . IDid you know that Fi tz ie is natu re lover ? If you don't believi t , ask her about the beaut i fl i t t le st ream that trickles * througthe 75 acre campu s. Fo r evidencof her recent researches, no doubshe'll show you her shoes. Lutihas promised to clean them, butwellMa c andjKirby will be "shufling off to Buffalo" any day nowafter that exci t ing Sunday aftenoon. No, don't "ditto " this oneStephie had? fun at Olean thsame week-end with her "Billy"great sport . But who made thfaux pas of adding four-others tthe l i st . Thanks, anyhowth

consideration was appreciated, awas M. F.'s effort.Mr. Fl int lisn't responsible fothe delicious Tuesday lunches the Den these days. Just give thcredit where.?it is dueto the JHome-Ecers.Carolyn J and Jean are mighbusy these days wi th their MaD ay dancesbut they are still notoo busy for that usual Tuesdamorning at the Publ ic Library. Aleast they aren t able to mix Toosie Rolls with Contemporary Lierature .^Congrat ulations $to Shorty, DoLutie, and Betty on their recenhonors as President of the majoclubs. We know they are all mosworthy of them.A tip to the over-active housstudents, who.fat one time or another, have been called IndianSee Ruth Speer for info abouwhere to go so youlcan be wityour own kind.

So the jotting ends, and I amat a loss for more personal bitsso will just keep listening anscribbling until anext month. Remember the June Prom! jExpecing to see you all June 6th, rain oshine, I remain |Jot t ingly yours,I Glo '

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Whatthe Others Say(Continued from Page 3)This made the other two turt lesrestless and so one looked over tothe other and said, "l |don't thinkhe's coming back. \ Do you thinkwe should take his drink?"He had no more than completedthese words when the smallestturtle popped his head around thecorner and whimpered, "If youdrink one drop I won't go."

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Famous last words"Maybe Ishould have sent a corsage!"Burnhan

The Merciad, May 1942

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