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Seeing ReI New York LawyersName Communism

As 'Anti-Christ| "The fate of?America is held, th e grasp of two cataclysmicPapon s; the atomic bomb whichdestroys from without andcerous Communism which destroys from within," stated Mr.fivers, the chairman of theporum 01$ Communism whichwas held at Mercyhurst College0n September 30. SHe* continuedLj s talk by showing that Communism is not in benevolenthands, that it has enslaved millions in depths of degradationunparallelled in theiworld's history. IThe second speaker, M r. Walsh,

explained why we should oppose Commu nism. He declaradthat Communism denies the existence of God, of life aft erdeath, and otf the* immortal i ty!of the soul; that it* denies the |Irjght of the individual to ownproperty or|the means of production that it looks upon marriage and the home as beingpurely artificial and civil institutions; and, finally, that byits very essence, it is un-American.Mr. Fahey, the third speaker,continued by saying that weoften fail to placet the proper. iI price? on th e m ore imp ortan tthings of life. W e must beaware that Freedom, once gain

ed, can be lost. We mu st defend, preserve, and cherish it| as the thing we fought for.Mr. Fahey p ointed ou t that ourgreatest weapon is knowledge,and that we have an arsenal ofinformation in our own Catholic Press.\ In reply* to one of the ques-| tions after the lecture Mr. Fa hey answered, *"We twho havethe truth, who recognize thatman is a composite being having a body and soul, muststrengthen our moral courageand combat this anti-C hrist byour own sword and shieldiprayer and devotion to .*OurjfLady of Fatima," I

Alumnae Add ess'Catholic WomenIn A t omic AseEdmund Durkin SpeaksAt Annual Banquet

Mr. Edmund Durkin, Jr. ofJ Cleveland, chose "Catholic Wo

men in the Atomic Age" as histopic fin speaking at}the annualAlumnae;Banquet held Saturdayevening, October 8, at 6:30 P.M.in the College Dining room.Mr. Durkin served overseas J inthe last World War with theCounter-intelligence Corps and

. worked on the Man hattan P roject which developed the atombomb. In his talk he tracedthe history of the atomic ageand showed its effect on thepresent times. In closing, Mr.Durkin ap pealed to the) Alumnae: "In a day when thingsare hopeless for so many people,let us make sure that the hopethey have as they turn to us,will not be destroyed."*Mrs. Paul O'Brien of Erie,president of J the association,gave a talk on "MercyhurstCollege Women in the Profes-isions." I t was in teres t ing; tonote that almost every major^profession is represented byI Alumnae members. Representatives of the three honored class-es also gave appropriate speeches. This year the distinctionfell to th e cla sses] of '33, '38

and '43, because of their 15th,lOthiand 5t h [anniversaries, re spectively.Direct ly! following the banquet, the usual business meeting^ was held at> which timethere were elections of officers.Mrs. Luella Haaf Jones waselected president and KayfHar-rington, vice president, Sundaymorning, Alumnae activities began with Holy Mass celebratedin the Chapel of Christ theKing, followed by at brunch inthe dining room. A lumnaeweekend officially ended withmeet ings at 11 o'clock of members of Kappa Gamma Pi andDelta Epsilon Sigma.

Tffe &attat M . M . Borgiaon Feast Day!I The student body of Mercyhurst gathered in the school audi-torium, on the evening of October 7, to honor Mother M. Borgia,Dean of theiCollege, on the occasion of her feast.A play, The Golden Doom by LordJDunsany, was presented bythe Janus Club. The m emb ers of I the cas t were : Joanne Bel las ,Lahr, Alice Murphy, Anita Santomenna, Dolores Fitz-Cecilia Wert, Madelyn Naud, AlinefKarlak, Je a n Brigham,| Marie Gray, Dolores Carcelli | Joan Houch, Elizabeth Meehan andTheda Best.;, The s ettin g of the play:was outside the King's doorin Zericon before the fall of Babylon. The mo ral of the pla y wasthat a person who places so much importan ce on the ma terialWngs in lifejthat he must sacrif ice his spir itual well being is|\ the loser. A motto #o r all the students would be one line fromthe play"Throw away your pride."Rosemary Ratajzyck, president of the Student Council, presented Mother Borg ia with a gift from th e stud ent s. It wa s awen of their appreciation for her years of unself ish devotion to^cyhurst.^Each year tha t a gi r l spends a t Mercyhurs t onlyj w to her admiration for the leadership fand the unders tanding the Dean. M other Borgia has m odeled her life aftei tha t ofey p,atron s ^ n t Franc is Borgia , and her s tandards and Chr is t ianPrinciples have permeated all of Mercyhurst. I |

After the program ethe Senior -class enter ta ined the facul ty! a t* social hour in the lounge; ; 5

Mozart noWhen the;'Mercyhurst Concertseries brings the Mozart Trie toErie on November 14, 1948, wewill indeed be entertained by oneof America's foremost musicalcombinations of this type.The Trio includes: Miss Agne s Blafka, renowned pianist)Mr. Henrick De Boer, well-known Dutch tenor, and MissClaire Wellman, prominent violinist.As its name would imply, theTrio has devoted the greaterpart; of its rep ertoire to themusic of one lof the world'smost magnificent conductor-composers.Mozart, in addition to possessing the greatest mastery ofchoral music since Handel, wrotewhat was in the opinion ofDonald Francis Tovey the greatest opera ever produced. This

was the opera | | "Idameo", inwhich were exhibited the fullpowers of orchestration, an exquisite vocal and choral styletogether with a .truly expressive melody. jjI t has been said "that the intelligent love of Mozart 's musicis a liberal education in themeaning of art ."

October 19-20Charles EmmottOctober 28Consecration ofBishop-elect? McManamanNovember 1All Saints DayNovember 14Mozart TrioNovember 24Thanksgiving-^Vacation BeginsNovember 28ThanksgivingVacation* E nds

Charles] C . EmmotSpeaks to Studentson} Gre at Britain

A veteran of two World Wars,and alm ost: a decade and a halfof service in the House of Commons, an orator, a writer , atravellerthese are the qualif ications and background whichChar les Campbel l Emmottbrought to the ^Mercyhurst lecture pla t form las t evening.Being a vigorous opponentof the present Engl ish government , Mr J Emmo tth as made i this bus iness to know the .feelings and the temper of boththose in high places and themillionsl of kinfolk of the so-called "man in the street*'.From consul t ing wi th leadersof J government , in both Uni tedSta tes and fBritain, to volunta r i ly p er forming ! the humb lestkinds of manual labor, as shovelling coa l and working as alumberjack in a Maine timbercamp, he has acquired an int imate knowledge lof the peo-les of both countries and theirindividua l and mutua l problems.Mr . Emmott has a breal giftof ora tory and de l ighted hisaudience with his power ofwords and his r eady wi t , aswell as with his analytical approach to foreign affairs andto economic and! cul tura l quest ions of the day.

MERCYHURST COLLEGE, ERIE, PA. October 20, 1948

ev. Edwar M c M anamano e Consecrated October 28The ceremonies at which Bishop-elect Edward P. McManaman

will be consecrated Auxiliary Bishop of the diocese of Erie willbe held at St. Peter'slCathedral on October 28. The choice of thisdate, the feast of Saints Simon and Jude, is in keeping with thecustom that Episcopal consecrations be celebrated on a feast ofone of the twelve Apostles.The ceremony will begin at 9:80 a. m. with a procession fromthe Episcopal residence to the Cathedral. Bishop Gannon will actas consecrator, assisted by Co-consecrators Bis hop | William J.Hofey, Scranton, and Bishop George L . Leech, Harrisb urg. Another cherished friend of the Bishop-elect, Bishop Michael J.Ready, willfdeliver the sermon. The officers of his first Ponti-ficial Mass will be the Very Rev. Monsignor G. Gerald Dugan,Arch Priest; the Very Rev. Monsignor J. M. Gannon, J.CD.,Notary; Rev. Robert D. Goodill, and Rev. Edmond J. Donovan,Deacons of Mass; and Rev. W. J. Stanczak, Ph.D., and Very Rev.Monsignor Joseph J. Wehrle,D.D., deacons ox? honor. Masters of ceremony will includeRev. IAlfred M. Watson, masterto the Bishop-elect, and Rev.Edward H. Latimer, Ph.D., master to thef consecrator.Bishop-elect Edw ard P.

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P a g e 2 THE MERCIAD October 20, 194aT H E MERCIAlD

MemberPiss odde d GoBefiiate Press SCHOui *tl** C TONEditor .Alice M u rp h yAssociate Editor M arg a re t B o d en s ch a t zA s s i s t an t Editors Pol ly S later , Ceci le Jewel lB u s i n es s M an ag e r Rose M ar i e RatajczykW r i t i n g StaffAnn M o h r , M i r i am G em p er l e , M arg a re t F u s a ro ,N an cy Wh e l an , M ar y E . S t an n y , Pa t Wa l k e r , J an e D en n ey ,Caro lyn Cai rns , Cynth ia McMahon, Peggy Jet t er , Luci l l eHein tz , Marie Heavey , Luci l l e Gasper , Mary HarveyB u s i n es s Staff J e a n O'Neil, Antoinet te Marino , Elaine For-g e t t e , A n n K en n ed y , M ar y H e l en K en n y , E d i t h ! H a r r i s , M aryA.lWitt 1

A N O PE N LETTER T O O U RI LITTLE SISTERS

D e a r "Little Sis ter" ,Our welcome has been repeated over and over a ga i n , but nevertoo of ten and always very s incerely . To make you feel a t home,to g ive you someone to whom you can turn . . . Yes , our welcomeincludes? al l o f that . But i t s t ands for someth ing deeperourpra yers for your happiness and your success a t Mercyh urs t . Th at

is our welcome.You have a grea t opportuni ty before you, l i t t l e S i s ter . Wehea r so of ten that Merc yhurs t expect s a great deal f rom h erd au g h t e r s : l o y a l t y , spirit, t a len t , honor; bu t how smal l are herdemands in compari son wi th her gr ea t g i f t s . Can you th ink ofa g i f t more precious than a Cathol ic educat ion , more preciousthan an opportun i ty to develop in to educated , po i sed , Cathol icwom en? Be ambi t ious for these g i f t s , and be thankfu l t ha t theyhave been p laced wi th in your reach .L i t t l e S i s ter , a l ready you have proved! that you posses sp i r i tand t a len t . Everyd ay you are becoming more and more a p ar tof Mercyhurs t , t ruer daughters of Mercyhurs t . In a shor t t ime,you wi l l be the l eaders of our co l lege. Prepare yourselves now,so th at you will be able to do a wor thy job . Rem emb er this ' quot a t i o n a s you|start each day:"For yes terday i s bu t a dream, and tomorrow i sonly fa.Jvision, but today well l ived makes every yes-terday a dream of happiness and every tomorrow avision of /hop e."Remember , too , that we wi l l a lways be cheer ing for you; a l ways we hope to po in t wi th pr ide to you , our " l i t t l e s i s t ers" .May God bless you. fLove, lYour "Big S i s ters"

' C A R P E E M '>Now that the f i rs t few weeks of college Slife haveslipped into the past and you find yourself fitting intothefpattern of college life, it is tim e to take stock of yourassets. First of all, do youfrealize how fortunate you^areto be a college stude nt? Ju st stop for a fewjminutes an dthin k of how wonderful God has been to you. You havebeen given the opportunity to further your education in

a Catholic college; your parents|have been generous andself-sacrificingwhat more could you ask?It is while you are here at college that the pattern ofyour life will be formed. The way you think and act nowwill be the way you will think and act for the* rest ofyour life. The outlook on life which you now possess isthe one which will make you a better citizen in our hecticworld. Your college days will be part of your life longafter you leave the Mercyhurst campus.You may not be conscious of the fact, but you will bemolding th e cha racte r of those, about you at the sametime you are molding your own. We are all imitatorsno t just of hair styles or fashions, but of important thin gsjustice, honor, truthfulness and the like. These are buta few of the virtues which are being molded day by dayat Me rcyh urst. Since people will look to you, a collegegirl, to do the.right thing, it is up to you to be a goodexample at all times. JWhy not strengthen your character in some way eachday? As you know, the motto of Mercyhurst College is,"Carpe Diem" which means "seize the day", or seizeth e opportun ity". Each day you should strive to put thismotto into practice. There are many wonderful opportunities wailing here just for YOU. If only one of theseis taken each day, by the end of just one year you willLavf aid ed more" good to your w ay of living than somepeople do in a life-time. Le t's make our motto, CarpeDiem", really a part of

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tobtr 20,1?48 THE MERCIADFOREIGN FRIENDS W* I ..

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Mercedes Mercader of Ponce, Puerto Rico and Awilda Irrizarryof Guaynalio, Piferto Rico are welcomed to Mercyhurst^ and theInternationarHouse by?Marjorie Yang of Shanghai China, |AileenYoeh oPPeiping, China, and Ana Garcia of Fajardo, Puerto Rico.I Courtesy|of Erie Daily Times

"super" strength of some

MERCYHURST GIRLS ARE TALKING ABOUT . . . anotherschool yearthe last for some, the beginning for others M . Newfaces Son the faculty and amongtthe upperclassmen . . . that certain senior who chose to do her practice teaching in St. Joseph's|Academy, Titusville, Penna. ?. .*. Th efreshmen andfthe frail construction of the fountain . .1 . the JanusClub, their Hallowe'en P arty on October 28, Mother Borgia'sFeast; Day Pro gra m . . .MERCYHURST GIRLS AR E TAL KING? ABOUT. . . initiation and the frosh finally ^condescendingthat the sophs are really a good bunch after a l l. . .Alice Kuczka's "rock-a-bye" lamb . . . MercedesMe reader's successful atte mp ts at ^American s lang. . . Lois Lyon's "friend of the family"]. . . Competition for DuzLaurie Bly . , . the Freshman, HenryWallace, and "her< red suppor ters" . . . "Sugar"Murphy and the cake . . r . Ruth W alker as Wal terII $. . . Barbara Tonry .playing football . . ."Mar ty" Martina's Brazilian interestSi, Si, Ro-berto! . . . Jane Denney's white angora sweater . . .all these "secret" senior meetings.MERCYHURST GIRLS ARE TALKING ABOUT . . . the wor lderies . . . favorite footbal l ! teams . | . . fthe ^presidential cam-. . . Bishop Gannon's trip to Europe . . . Mary HarveyKahili 's "hottfime" in Chicago at the'S.S.C.A. \, . . theMcManaman in St. Peter 's Cathedraln October 28 . . . Mar ie Gr ay's firsts separation from her twinthefvery blonde Smith sisters . . .

MERCYHURST GIRLS ^ARE TAL KI NG AB OUT . * the short hair bobs . . . the new high-bottonshoes, spats, and stoles . . . Princess Margaret Rose'ssocial goings-on and fashion tastes . . . Joanne Bel-las's "chintzy" room . . . the new vases on the stepsa t t h e F o y er ent r an ce . . . t h e completion of thetennis courts . . . Sophomores heading the Rosarynight ly dur ing October . . . the new Veteran ' s Hospital under construction "down the road apiece".. .no freshmen at the Prac tice House . .1. the red headin the school car . . . Pam's quick recovery nand r e turn from t h e ' hospital. I 'MERCYHURST GIRLS ARE TALKING ABOUT . . the sopho-doing their first?term paper . . . au tumn colors br ighten- up the campus . . . the alumnaeand how good it was toe them . . . the early start land hard work of the Praeter i ta Marilyn Fre gelette and N ancy H antz 's boudoir . . .Heintz's deciding to stay awhile . . I the new furniture inm No - 21 . . . the first of Sr. Mary Esther 's meetings . . .v>n& the seniors a vote of thanks for proctor ing dur ing la te% . . . School Spiritand more of it!

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. the wonderful time they had at the Open House!withGannon College last Friday night, and how divinelysome of the Gannonites danced. How cute the gymlooked with big balloons hanging from the ceiling.M. H an d P.]W.

"Well, it's all over now! And,say! Aren' t they^ rea lly | swellk i ds? " 1 \This typical view has beenexpressed by many a freshman,now that init 'ation is just afond (?) memory.Long after Jwe leave college,the ; thoughts of initiation willalways remain. Who could everforget "Sugar" ar.d her Shakespear ian dramas ? Or Mill Hoffman' s "pet i te" handbag? Thewonderful "Gay Nineties Re-v'ew" presented by the ; sophomores surprised us all. (Butthanks, "Big Sisters", for yourgentle hintsthey |pulled usthrough some mighty dark moments . )The initiation, though wefreshmen could hardly comprehend it at the time, was reallya period? of forming las t ingfriendships. In our concentratedeffort not to let the sophs"get the best of us", we were

zealously united in a commoncause. Suddenly, every? otherfreshman w as our friend. Ithappened jus t like"that!How else would we everjhaveremembered all the sophomores 'na me s , ?hadpve not been forcedinto it? Why, if it hadn' t beenfor initiation, all the freshmenwould still be plodding throughthe halls , notjknowing whetherto be so daring as to greet an.on-coming person or not. Now,"Hi Laur ie", oi "Hey, Jean!"

comes as naturally as retiringat 10:30!

Bute reall y, it does seem peculiar to be able to stroll downto the Lounge of one's own freewill. We can now voluntarilysit there without tremorouslydreading being picked on next.

While initiation was goingon, we thought the ^world w asawfully rough. But, yout "a in ' tseen noth ing yet!" Jus t w ai ttill next September rolls around.Then the 'residence hall, f irstfloor, will set the scene forsome mighty hair - rais ing exper iences . HERPICIDE, thati s ! ! .

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D O R M D O I N ' SIt 's always the little things in life that count, and Mercyhurstis no exception. For th at m atter,? neither are its dorms!Take drapes, for instance. They have actually became a fad.If you don't believe us, drop in on Jane and Gerry, Addie andMary Ellen, Allee and Kathleen, or Polly and Mary.Speaking of Kathleen, you've seen those enormous crowds inher room, haven' t you? Well, don' t get upset or worried; it ' sonly her wonderful aunt coming through with a box from home.\-p Hear the Nineties were gayer than ever the night of the Sophomore party! Sue Sardesan as the barber had a gay time shaving

Rosie Lahr; while Laurie Bly, as "Alice" of "Alice Blue GownFame", and Kiki Naud and Marilyn Martina, as stars off th e"Silent ;Era", were exceptionally good! Take it from the onlookers!! Those Socialite Sophs created quite a stir the other daywhen they roamed around the halls in jeans before leaving fortheir class picnic. A rare thing became a common sight, hey?No wonder vthe Freshm en ha ve ) been It res gai these past fewda ys ; Initiatio n Is Over!! Do we see smiles on the faces of Ma rieGray, Joan Foley, Gertie Gill, and Pat Lynch?Nancy and Marilyn, how does it feel to be in the limelight?We'd be famou s, too, if we occupied t he Suitecomplete^; wit hwaiting room and phone. It certainly has its advantages, doesn' t |i t? > $ * H Y fWante 1: the girls on first floor who had that h uge "afterl i gh t s " p ar ty !Jonesywe hear that you were very pleasantly surprised theother day at a birthday party. Don' t be so secretive; how manyyears young are you? (Borrowed from M ac McElroy!)Columbia University has nothing on Mercyhurst. We've got

our own International House. Incidently, could those giggles thatwe've been hearing lately have come from someone South of th e jBorder, Ava ?While we're on jthe subject, if you hear hilarious laughing onthe 3rdj floor, it ' s probably the ^Student Teachers relating theamusing incidents that happen in their classes. Miss Ciccone,how does it feel to have your name in the Academy paper?*Flash ! Who wa s the girl tha t had the early datehe came at8 :30 A. M. Saturday. Unusual? tNot h er e ! !From the way things look, you'd think Barb Tonry and BetsyPeters were storing up for a winter 's s iege. But it 's only a dailyexpedition to Loll 's or Art's .IAnd if you've?passed any rooms lately and t hought you heardpeople talking to themselves, don' t think you're ready for one ofthose quaint jackets. It 's only the girls practicing for the playFitz, we hear you've got the lead by two lines!! And CeCe W ert'srole was quite different from her role as the Television announcer.Well, if all good things must come to an end, perhaps we'd bet

ter s top now. O r are we being too presumptiv e? At any rate ,we must be off! See you around the dorm ! Polly and CeCe

MERRY MELODY MIXThe Merry Melody Mix wasthe theme of the initial socialgathering sponsored by theSophomore Class and held inthe Mercyhurst College auditorium on Friday evening, Oct ober !15, from 8:00 to 12:00p. m. Invi ta t ions were extended to Gannon College studentsand were graciously accepted,as was shown by the steadyflow of guests .

Heading the var ious commit-tees chairmen were: HostessesSally Carlow, Aline Kar-lak; DecorationsJean Slavin,Nan cy Hami lto n ; En te r t a in men tCynthia McMahon, Mary Jean.Ho lah an ; RecordsMary EllenBlatt, Margaret Krebs ; RefreshmentsDolores Wally , MaryForche.

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Despite the chi l ly weath er , the m embers of the Junior Class* en te r t a in ed th e i r "little s i s t e r s "a t 2i picnic on the camp us dur ing Orientat ion Week .

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P a g e 4 THE MERCIADCOLLEGE APPOINTS NEWSOCIAJL ATHLETIC DIRECTOR

There is a new personnage a t t he c o l l e ge t h i s ye a r a nd , c on t r a r yto t he f i r s t t hough t s o f t he S ophom or e s , thisfperson i sn ' t a m e m be r o f t he F r e s hm a n c l a s s . M is s Ke l ly t a ke s he r p l a c e a s a m e m ber of the facul ty in the role of the new a thle t ic and soc ia l d irector.

Miss Kel ly , who is a na t ive of Beaver Fa l ls , Pennsylvania , is ag r a dua t e o f S a r ge n t C o l l e ge f o r Wom e n in C a m br idge , M a ssa c hu se t ts , whe re she majored F in physica l educa t ion and m inored inda nc e spe c i a li z a t i on . Af t e r c om ple t i ng f i ve m on ths i n a sum m e rc a m p in P e t e r son , Ne w H a m psh i r e , she d id he r p r a c t i c e t e a c h ingin We df o r d . M a ssa c huse t t s . Whi l e a t S a r ge n t , M is s Ke l ly wa s am e m be r o f t he S wim m ing T e a m , t he R id ing C lub and! t he ne wlyorgan ized Mod ern Dance Club. f fi f ff

The spo r t s p r og r a m f o r t heye a r i s ope n ing w i th sw im m ingheld once a week atl* Ac a de m y .The c lass consis ts of three sect i ons : sw im m e r s , i n t e r m e d ia t e ,a nd be g inne r s . I n t e r m ur a l vo l l e y ba l l a nd ba ske tba l l ga m e swil l be he ld la te r in the fa l l .Miss Kel ly is a lso planning awin t e r c a r n iva l t o be he ld a tthe end of the semes te r . Archery and tenn's will be offered,we a th e r pe r m i t t i n g , i n bo th f a l la nd sp r ing ^ I t i s hope d to offermore ac t ivi t ies th is year inwh ic h t he g i r l s m a y pa r t i c ipa t ein order to earn their po in t sfo r W.A.AJ

As our socialf advisor forftheyear , Miss Kel ly , and Miss Ma-heu, the dramatic a r ts coach,have made and promise to cont i nue t o m a ke num e r ous sug gest ions to br ing about an increase of social ^activities he~ea t M e r c yhur s t . Thejf ' rs t da teon ou r c a l e nda r waslOctober 15 ,a t wh ic h t im e M e r c yhur s t e x tended invi ta t ions to the s tudents of Gannon College for asoc i al ga the r ing . Judg ing f r omth e success of th is open, house ,we may hope to see a grea t increase in the social life of thaschool . IWe are sure the projec ts proposed by ;Miss Kelly wil l mee tw i t h \grea t success because ofthe reputa t ion she br ings withI her f rom S arge nt Col lege whereshe was in charge of a l l soc ia lac t ivi t ies for two years . TheMerciad wishes you the best ofluck in the coming year .

udents, e re w Octobe 20, 1943e omeigoe s.TS.T.Do you know wh at i t me an s? I f you don ' t , i tt o show tha t you ha ve n ' t s e e n t he ha gga r d , ha r r a s se d S tude n t

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Y e a r s agothis las t September , to be exac t t h i r t y - t w oS e n io r s l a unc he d the i r c a r e e r s . We ha d been looking fo rward ] toa life of ease , banker ' s hours , and sof t s i lk hands.se e us Toda ywith aching fee t , d i r ty hands, and sore throa ts .

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ever , th is does not seem to bother us any longer . Wh y should i twhen our s tudents t re a t us so swel l? Take , for example , the applet h a t Rosie rece ived f rom " th e ange ls" of her f i f th per iod sh or thand c lass . I t ' s a good thing th a t the re l is an over -abundan ce ofa pp le s orlwe wouldiaay t h a t theylwere P o l i sh ing The App le .

Our beaut i ful La t in teacher ,Pat Goodwin, is ^having a wonder ful t ime . Be tween Nick, whothinks the sole of his shoe isa microphone and Thomas, whouses the a is le as as foot- res t ,Pa t ! i s l iable to make i t backto SMercyhurst.

jMurphy i s having h er { troubles a long with the res t of us .Of c ou r se , iff she would te l l herc l a s s t he t r u th a bou t t he pe r oxide she might be able to * g e tsome place! i i S l

P oor Maloney'sfadvice on everything f rom ha ir cutting fto

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Some of [the s tudent teachers f rom JM ere y hurst a re shown hereas they leave for Erie high schools!where they teach classes aspar t of the ir regula r cur r iculum. Lef t to r ight ( f i r s t row ) : Ri taCiccone , Frances Rossi , Carolyn Wick; ( second row) : DorothyMaloney, | P a t Vanderve ldt , Rosemarie Ratajczyk; ( t h i r d r ow) :Pa tr ic ia Goodwin, Jean Brauch, Alice jlMurphy.(Cour tesy of Er ie Dispa tch)

dom e s t i c so lu ti ons B i s 1 qu i t s a m us in g . ^ V ' ^ H ^ ^ ^ ^ n H H |B |A nd have you been askedf to

l e a ve ! thef lunch line fy e t ? I J u s tas k some 1 off th efeels tolbejtold "only!teacherscan go aheadlof u s . " j H N i ^ ^ H

P? All f fool ngt a s ide , | i t ' s Ifun fifyou can live throughpt! iW e a p prec ia te ! the | exper ience i t ! ha sgiven {us andlwe a r e ! confidentt ha t ou r professorslwill find usmodel s tud ents , for n ow ! weknow what i t ispikettojbe onthe other side of the desk.v^HI-Wefthank Dr. M. J. Relihanwho spe n t many'hours observing our ideas of teaching. Andlastfbut not leas t!we^ ar e gr a t e ful to our critic teachers whowere personally and scholastic-a l ly inte res ted in us .

C A Y H O P D O I N G SF L AS H Y F R E S H M E N ha ve c a ugh t t he f a d o f we a r ing g r e e nsuede shoes . . . MARY JO BABOW ICZ and JOAN GAL LINA ,for examples . We not ice tha t NANCY van der KLO ET is a lsowear ing the "new look" green; the color of her a t t rac t ive cor

duroy sui t . ANIT A SANTOM ENNA and DOT ROTH cer ta inlydo jus t ice to brown speckled glasses . JOANNE TRAVERS, JEANFARRELL and MARIE ALICE BOUGIE, three Vil la Mar ia Academy a lumnae , went in for uniformity aga in when they appearedin ident ica l sof t gray sweate rs . Having been so accustomed todress ing a l ike through necessi ty in high school , never the less , theywere amused at dressing alike by choice in College J Anothe rf reshman, LO IS YOUN GBERG , made a never - to-be-forgot tenimpression with her^"red suppor t e r s " .R EL ATI V EL Y S P EAK I NG, ! B AR B AR A H UEY, ANN JB OYD,V ER ONI C A NAKI C H , M AR GAR ET KR EB S , JEAN GOODI L L ,M AR I AN ANDR EWS a nd ROSALIE WARNER think re la t ivesare wonder ful . . . At leas t , the ones they vis ited this summer .Barbara went to Detroi t wherefshe especially enjoyed^ Greenf:eldVilla ge.! Ann Boyd spen t a delightful th ree months in New YorkCity , l iv ing a t her s is te r ' s apar tment and^seeing many broadwayshows, among them "Ar is" , "Mr . Rober ts" , and "Born Yeste r day" . Veronica Nakich and her s is te r iAgnes, Mercy hurs t senior were Cleveland residents!the entire summer. Accounts ofbeautifu l Canad a, particularly Quebec, Toron to, and London wereIhighly praised byfboth Jean Goodill and Margaret f Kr e bs . "CasaLoma" thr i l led Margaretthe scenery impressed Jean. RosalieW a r n e r visitedf re la t ives in P i t tsburgh and had an oppor tuni tyto enjoy the outdoor operetta given at Pit t Stadium. MarianAndrews flew to Philadelphia and then on to New York dur ingthe week of October 4-10.SEE!ALL H E A R ALLARPENA DEMIRJIAN saw "HowdyMr. Ice" when she was in New York for a three-week visit inAugus t . APR IL H INKL E heard an organ rec i ta l dur ing herbr ie f s tay a t Chautauqua Lake . | RITA ORZEL saw many monuments plus Congress this summer in Washington, D. C , andH EL EN AR ENTS v i s i t e d t he shrine of St. Anne DeBeaupre inQuebec. Rita and Helen are '48 grad uates of St. Benedict's

Academy. MARY MARGARET BARR sta tes tha t the automatsfasc ina ted her most dur ing herv is i t to New York City. Whenche wasn ' t : working them she shopped and saw the s tage show,"Annie Get Your Gun". LOUl PAVLOV saw c lothes and moreclothes in Cleveland and heard Sher conscience saying "Lucreta,

During the summer vacationwhile most of us were enjoy.mg the sun, a fewfof our Me*cyhurst girls attendedconvent ions . ;Althaire O'Connor, a j u n i o r

repre sent ed Mercyhurst at theNational Student Association'sFi rst Ann ual Congress, held atth e Un iver sity of Wisconsin,Ma diso n, Wiscon sin, from Augu st 23 to 2 8th. The purposeof this meeting was to plan theacti viti es for the coining year.Th ree wor ksh ops w ere held onthe various phases of studentlifel and act ivi tie s. Election ofofficers for the newlyear alsotook^place|at this Congress.Dur irg tha t same wesk, from!the 23rd cf Au gu st to the 28th,Mary Harvey and Kathleen Ra- Ihill attended the Summer School ] o f Cathol'c Action at the Mor- iHrisonlHotel in! Chicago, Illinois.B F a t h e r I Dan iel Lord, national jI director of Sodalities, had charge JI of the general sessions at whichI he discu ssed the? theme of th? )

Kschool*this!-year, "Action Now".B H e explained that!good Cath-i olics should have as a circle ofI Ac tio n, "G et *Grow, ard Give."I Whatfwe GET from God throughSour home,Ichurch,land schoc!I enables fu sl to I GROW so that1 we lean IGIVEI of lourselves to1 benef i t o thers .Hj . j l Mma t Just recently, Althaire OCon-|nor |and|Arle!:e Kurtz attended^I theJNFCCS Lake Erie RegionSCouncil meeting held at St. Bo -Inaventure I Colle ge, The pur-Ip os es of th is meeting were to^coordinate i commission activi t i e s of th e region and to layIfthe groundwork'for the Student^Relief! Drivel The need forgreater Jcooperation among theschools was felt at this meeting . If N FC CS is to developmore educated] Christian lead-,ers , we need greater individualstu de nt particip ation in everyact ivi ty, ! Some of the activitiesto be earned on by each school ,th is year fare th e Radio Accep tan ce P oll, t he Student Ke-lief Drive, and the Decent mEach gir1help tobythe NFC CS. It is up to us todeve lop! good Christian leadei .

e ra ture Campaign,here at Mercyhurst cancarry out the aims set up

no ! no ! "i N E W S O F T H E ENGAGEMENTS J OF CAROLYN CAIRNSTO BOB* B R AB ENDER ANDjEILEEN HELD|TO JIM VANS C OTER L EAV E US B R EATH L ES S . B ES T WI S H ES ANDMUCH HA PPIN ESS TO THE'? PROSPE CTIVE BRID ES.DID YOU KN OW ??? MARY JO ROYER, act ing: pres ident forthe freshman class, was born in Erie, moved to Washington whereshe lived for ten years, and then on to China for six months withher family. H er father, Lieutenant Colonel Royer, was stationedthere with Genera l Marsha l l . Later, when Marsha l l ' s miss ionwas sent to Jap an, Mary Jo went too, and stayed the re for fif teenmonths . She re turned a lone by boa t to Er ie in July where ^sheis now staying with her grandmother.! B AR B AR A GUI L F OYL E.also a freshie, views with othei New Yorkers praising Buffalo.S he ! was born in Buffalo and lived there till she moved to Eriethre e months, ago. She is forever retu rnin g there and re-enjoyingwonder ful weekends. AUDREY VAN DAMIA, nee Audrey S trom-enger, was the past president of the Tri-Council."TH E THINGS WE DID LAST SUMMER : : : WE'LL R EM EM B ER AL L WI NTER LONG"SUE SARDESON sings thissong when she recalls the two-week's WAVE reserve training sheha d at the U.S. Naval Hospital in Philadelphia. CLAIR KRAUSsings this and laughs when she recalls her week as head of theSt . Mary's Gir l Scout Camp. MARY ANN FAHEY changes thewords to "I ' ll see all winter long" with reference to her bedroomwhich she recently redecorated. JANET STEINMETZ and her"ar t" in ass is t ing Doctor? Sheldon, JANE BREYLEY with hergroup of Sunday school children and PATTIJJACK with her daysat Mercyhurst 's summer school are memories to look back on,while SUE STEPHENS is looking^ forward to the weekend ofOctober 23, when she will journey to the Un iversity of Pitt sburgh for the P i t t Game.

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