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J ercyhurst CollegeReceives G iftOffChimes

In the very near future , weat Mercyhurst and those withina two-mile radius^of our col lege^11 hear the chimes of t h e !A n -gelus ring out t h r e e t ime s da i -

These chimes are a gif t to ourschoola me mor ia l to the l a t eMr. and Mrs . Joseph J. W e b e rof Eriejthe p a r e n t s of Sis te rjlary Alice and Sis te r Mary Rachel

Already we have heard thesechimes as they echo over ourcampus. Theyfchave arrange oftwenty-five notes and are ^incorporated w i th thejchapel pipeorgan so th at bo th m ay be play ed simultaneously. At pre s e n tthese chimes are han d ope rated ,but eventually t hey will be regulated by an automatic c lockattachment. ^/Not only will we be he a r ingthe Angelus as it chimes If rom

Mercyhurst's t ow e r s , but thehours of the day w ill be m eas ur ed by the sweet and solemntones of t he We s tmins

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Chimes. Let us , when we h ear them ,remember w it h a pra ye r thos eto whose mem ory th ey ar e dedicated. ?

Blazers Due SoonPeg Ferry, our S tuden t Council President, say s th at newEaster bonnets won't be the only things tha t som e Me rcyh urstgirls will be s por t ing , c omeApril. The new colleg e bla zer s

should be he re soon] for thoseseventy girls who ordered them.On February 4 , | Sylvia Putz i- /er measured the girls for t he i rflftart blazerswhite w i th gre e nPiping, and an emblem, especial-ly designed for the blazers . IThe pres ident of the?StudentCouncil ann ou nces also th atthese blazers may be orderedevery year hereaf te r . i |Phone service isa nothe r p roblem which the Student Councills working on. After the pla nsare disclosed, the cooperation ofa11 the s tudents is needed tom*ke it a success. I W

Febi*uary 25, 1947

Snapped during intermiss ion of the Sophonade: seated fare Dr.and Mrs . M. J. Relihan; s tanding are Bill Grant; Mary [AgnesCulhane , the?queen of thedance; Jean Brauch, Pres ident of theSophomore Class and Joe Cerwonka.

LENTEN RETREATBEGINS FEB. 27

VARSITY FIGHTS- TONIGHT

Tonight the Mercyhurst Col-Reverend Patr ick J. O'Con- - , r .. , n Tr#11% > \ I lege Varsi ty meets the Villanor, head of Preacher 's Ins t i - . "f. . 0 H- .{ ,T.,v Maria team at 8:15 on the Vil-tutea department in speech at . . , , s , , . _las homes floor for another ofthe Catholic* Univ ersity, W ash- ., ,, . n , a w ; L

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P a g e 2 Alter EgoBy Joann Morr issey

E ve r yon e a t some t i me i n h i s l if e d r e a ms o f finding a buriedt r easure , a s tore of gold and jewels . Some do f ind i t , but most ofus go t h r o u g h life una w a r e o f t he w e a l t h w h i c h su r r ounds us .P e r ha ps w e ne e d on l y r ub t he dus t f r om a worthless-looking s t oneto f ind benea th a gold coin. I t i s the e f for t we fail to awake tha tbecomes o ur fa ta l ^mistake .Fr iendship i s the t r easure , for i t i s the most prec ious of a l l ext e r na l goods . A nd ye t how ma ny pe op l e r e a l i z e i t s va l ue ? M a nyare bl ind to the t rue na ture of f r iendship. They accept a subst i tute , a second best a s soc i a t i on , w i t hou t d i spu t e . |Per fec t f r iendship i s a r a re thing, fo r i t can exis t onlybetweenmen who are themselves good audivir tuous . Such men are f r iends ,no t fo r -any persona l ambi t ion, but for the good of each otheron l y . T he se a r e t he t r ue s t a nd mos t l a s t i ng f r i e nds . Thei r f r iendship wi l l exis t as long as the i r goodness , and tha t i s an endur ing

^t h i n g . ffe Man desi res above a l l else- h i s ow n good . T he r e a r e t h r e e ma r ksi of a per fec t f r iendship: th e desi re for pe r sona l good , t he mut ua lexchange of good wi l l , and p leasure .F r i e n d s h i p s ! of ut i l i ty and j f r iendships for pleasure a lone .-^ . mij . .1 are infer ior and should not sa t - % / \V > L C l l l %i s f y I me n . U nf o r t una t e l y , t he y m, j - T 1^4, . M _ . ,; i , 5* . . I . , The season of Lent has onlyoutnumber the per fec t f r iend- , _, u < u ,- . , ,, . , tegun. The resolut ions we mad esh i ps : a nd t he i r ve r y numbe r ^ , , . iTSE _ -i T> .4.

_ , . , ., , , .x. i are s t i l l f r esh in our mi nds . Bu th a s so.deceived t he w or l d t ha t ; . . . . , . . I .* -c, , .. - , w i t h i n t he ne x t mon t h , a s E a s -lt no l onge r seeks th e perfect. , _ , _ . , ., .,.. , , S t e r S unda y^ a ppr oa c he s , it will2 A man who loves another on- , V ^ . ,, ,'- i J . . i . ; , . . , , * become more difficult e v e r y d a yly for ut i l i ty does not t ruly love . , , ., ;... J. v a . t 1.x. v 5E -L v. t(> deny ourse lves the l i t t lehim, but only the benef i t s which . . . - U J I . , , -. ,, . . . , . t h i ngs w e ha r d l y mi s se d a t first.h e !wul acquire . And one who ~ , , ... ,, . , . , Our beds will be e ve n mor eloves for pleasure a lone does , rl &g$%l-~ *. xv u * r t e mpt i ng on t he l a s t f e w mo m-not apprec ia te th e charac te r of . ^t h e other, but des i res only the ^ . V , , . m,. , ESJESSC Tet, t h e r e is one thing onlyenjoyment and amusement which -, . ^ . . , .. ,. , ,. , . *i? j v w e ne e d r e me mbe r : Ohnst diedsuch a re la t ionship a f fords him. - , __ . , , kmv v *. J* E I S L P A t f or us on Good Fr iday to saveThe objec t of ut i l i ty and the ) - - . , ,- , ? our souls for heaven. The wordssource of pleasure a re as un- L , . ,.c e r t a i n a s t he w e a t he r itself. If " fcw * * * ^ "f*11 . * * friendship i s rooted in such ma- P e y .E* ( M * * n J 1 * ^ a t u , n. . . . . . s j .. ,.* to res is t the tempta t ion to sur-tenahstic ground, its life span , ,_ _,; . ' . . J * :*. u^ f S a S S J r e nde r t o self. Chr is t wi l l giveJi s indefinite because li t de pe nds ._. ' , *L i _ .. ,. , . 'U'-u c His r e w a r d on E a s t e r mornaon the cont inued exis tence of . . . - - __ , Jt h e ohjects f utQity and of ** o f ~el o r a ^J ****?^easnre. Wh en e i ther of these U - S P ^ M . F .disappears , the f r iendship ceases'% and the persons ^involved m u s t y j Zf 4 A .| b e g i n > a g a m t h e 4 ^ * o f m a k i n g Wl\ t tCQAHCKne w fr iends, and, once aga in, CM *f o r u t i l it y , f o r p l e a su r e ! ^ w ^ # ^ #Because^man i s by nature so- Our genera t ion has seen the>, ch * r thehilosotain

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February 25, 1947 ZkeM ercta9Page 3rig harms j) aPSYCHO'LdB -9oJ) Ptapet owen,OLYIS By J P eg g y P e r r y

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^ ^ ^ 'oredopnAre you bored w ith you r col lege l i fe , c l a s s e s , roommate ? A r eyou weary of pro l ix i ty an d dul lnes s ? Of cours e, a l l of us have beenbored at t imes . Bu t are we su re wh at boredom real ly is ? We a reall susceptible to i t; yet , we can't actual ly def ine boredom. Weonly know tha t i t is ex tre me ly u npl easa nt . Ho w shal l w e banish i t ?Psychologis ts es t imate that mos t people are bored at leas t one-third of the t ime . Al th o u g h th i s r e s t l e s s s t a t e may b e commo n , i tis not na tura l, i t m u s t no t b e t ak en l ig h t ly . B o red o m i s d an g e r o u sbecause we will go to a lmo s t an y l en g th s to escape i t . Mo r e d e l inquents , broken hom es , and ant i -social behavi or is a t t r ib uted toboredom tha n to an y o th er s in gle facto r . D r . Louis E. BisbJnoted psychologis t , l is ts by-pro ducts of boredom as i r r i tab i l i ty ,depression, fru stra tio n, e nvy and cyni cism , }

I What is boredom ? B oredom is the s ta te of me ntal and em otionaltension which resul ts w hen our act io ns lack adeq uate motivat ionor purpose. Boredom also develops w hen our inn ermos t des iresare thwar ted , and w hen these wishes go unrecog nize d b y our ]conscious mind. Thus, innerconflict and inhibition result inboTedom. This res tle ss s ta te canalso be caused by em otion alover-indugence. Emotional instability is accom pani ed b y frequent periods of boredom.Children are more subject toboredom tha n ad ult s . This isdue largely to their inabi l i ty todeal with mo noto nous situ ations withou t devo ting t he ir fullattention to the task at hand.Adults may need to devote only[a minimum amo u n t o f a t t en t io nto the task .j Persons of higher intelligenceare more sub jec t *to bored omthan others , although those ofhigher I. Q. posse ss gr ea te rmental and imaginative resourcefulness. Life is Icomposedmostly of repetitive -actions.These, repet i t ions become . monotonous to those of hi gh er me ntality. l \

Boredom is th e prin cipal causeof nervous fat igue. The mind ofa neurotic i indiv idual breaks i f y u want to hear P'ray obtain a tranquility of

a good story, be sure to ask spirit. Through prayer man seesAnn Hamilton about Corry. We himself and discovers his self-hea r Mary Mohr is now count- ishness, pr ide , Jand mis takesing al l s ta irs before descending. ana * develops a real? sense ofMary Lou Haight really , ought ; m o r a l obligation and humility,to do the same because the T n i s starts the soul on its jour-Pract ice House s ta irs can real ly n e y t o the realm of grace.P r ay e r 'is a force in itself

s t ronger than gravi ty . I t is the

r ig h t , May An n Pulakos? Ol dMan Win te r ce r t a in ly shouldn^tbother Mar ion McLean, or MaryAgnes Culhane, who have beaut i fu l new diamond r ings to keepth e i r f i n g e r s war m.I {happened to drop in to thesewi ng lab last week, and in thecupboard hung some cleversu i t s , blouses , sk ir ts , dresses ,and even coats . The f reshmendid an excellent job as could beseen by examining Sal ly K nox ' sdress and Shir ley Bryson's cutebolero suit.Mar i lyn Mil ler s t i l l seems tobe having a l i t t le t rouble withh e r Ger man g r ammar th es eda ys . Ah well, some of us can' teven wri te "good" En g l i s h .Rachel Brown, Shir ley Soramer-hof, and Dor is -'Wright! havebeen doing a lot of scurryingaround collecting choice recipesfor quant i ty cookery . 'Course ,g i r l s , we' re a l l expect ing a t reatfor lunch soon. I certainly hopeRu th ' Durbin mana ged to meetHe len fF ab ian \last\ Thursday int ime to go home with her forthe weekend. Ruth real ly was ina dither around twelve o'clock.The l ibrar ian is threateningto turn the lights off, so that'sabout all for today. See yousoon! Betty Gorman

P . S . Sure is wonderful to havea n ew n ame!more acute ,a frown o rThere is acoordinat ion .

a s s u mesexpression.loss ofpse symptoms are accompanied by a marked mental depression. K ^ fIt is difficult to rid ourselvesof boredom. We cling to boredom because it enables us toRationalize our emotions and'eeHngs of iner t ia . K eepingUsy will not necessarily keep n e from being bored unless adequate incentive or motivation isI Present. # $ l $" &t

P a c k Y o u r D a y sA- day is like a trun k. You***|;Put twice as much into itr you know how to pack it. The^fcht way to pack a trunk is*

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M ODENowadays weekends f ind you cavor t ing down ski s lopes andtoboggan s l ides , skat ing and s i t t ing down suddenly t ime and ag ainon a hard-frozen 1, pond. Coke dat es win d up with hot chocolate, socold it 's been. Sometimes icicles cover! the t rees , the shrubs , and'the whole wide wor ld , and everyth ing ' s a fairyland. No w th a t t h ehol idays are long pas t , and*the excitement has died down to awonderfu l memory, you ' re out looking for ne w things to do andnew things to talk about. And just the other day you picked up a(magazine,*^ and fou nd th at thin gs S

have been happening in the fashion world . You 've found thatspr ing ' s br inging exci t ing newsilhouettes,lots of s tark whiteeverywhere, and your pet gumdrop pastels.?You've found, too, th at there 's |new idea in dresses that ' sfor** now as well asYou've discoveredIand the

asperfectspringtime.)the long torso look,young, lighthearted {version,a long, smooth middy-blousetop that ' s paired with a sk ir tp leated al l the way 'round.And you know full well thatthose p leats are spanking newfor spring, too. Of course allth is adds up to a yearning forjus t such a dress,and it ' s ayearning you jus t can ' t suppress . Moreover you 've foundtha t McCall ha s exact ly the |dress you're dreaming of, andI you know where you can buyfjthe softest wool jersey in the |- sweetest shade of blue tha tever happened. This dress, McCall 6637, boasts a beautifully^ smooth-fitting top that comesdown over smooth hips to thenew long length . Two s trategically placed darts keep this toptrim and neat, and ward awaytoo much wa ist fullness. A snuglittle roll collar fits up underyour chin, and sleeves are short

in anticipation of spring. Deepbox p leats swing?out the sk ir twith a capricious air. You'recer tain there ' s ! never been adress so right for you. You'velost your heart to spring's newfashion, and you're hoping sothat Mother will understand.McCall School Release,

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realize what true friendship is ,they may drift aimlessly along,content with inconsequental attachments .

Our youth is not an everlasting thing, but the consequencesof it will make a permanentmark on our adult personality.Now is the time for us to realize this and to begin buildingthe structure which will be thecornerstone of our human i associations. Thus w ill friendship be

i a joy in our live s and one ofour most valued possessions.

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dryer make her an indispensable member of the Senior Class.She comes from Sharon anddates "Ray." Now do youlknowwho she is ?

2. This petite Senior lives insixty-four. Have youjheard hers ing "Bill"along with one ofher roomies? Af ter a recentshopping excursion she foundherself the owner of enoughthree-cent s tamps Jto s t a r t asmall post! office. Her excuse'seems to be that she's only atwo-year student. She came fromJames town and we' re g lad shedid. | If | I

3. Her mischievous pranksmake her "Queen of the Campus"Slips , that is . Her widegrin, and sparkli ng eyes areidentifying characteristics ofth is "Soph." She rooms with"Mike." 1, I4. This "Freshie" has merry ,blue eyes and a twinkling laugh.About five feet, two inches ofI "pep," this gal hails from NorthCollins. She J and her tiny roommate often dress alike. Do youk n o w h e r ?5. "Dependable" is the wordfor this popular Junior. She'sa star athlete and an efficientgray lady. She's a Home Ecerand comes from RochesterX6. This member of the classof '50 is from Oil City. She always has some mischief up hersleeve, but is ever ready to doa favor. A nice girl to know andlots of fun, her nickname is"K at ie ." Have you met her ?

B i t s o f Wisdom,We give our troubles a shaking for fear they may go tosleep; we run them around thesquare that they may not grow

weak from lack of exercise; weair them constantly lest they diefor want of* oxygen; we 'massage them and train them tokeep fit; we bathe them, shampoo them, marcel them, dressthem, brush them and do all inour power to keep them alwayspresentable; whereas . a littlewholesome neglect is what theyreally need.Dr. J. A. HolmesIn "Wisdom in Small Doses"

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Gannon Students ParticipateIn English Club Discussion

The January English Club meeting consisted of ailively round*table discussion of Evelyn Waugh's much-talked-of novel, "Brides-head Revisited." Four students from Gannon College. H. Robasky,C. Bickford, E. Mitchell and E. Rydiski and members of the club:B.fFieming, E . Fitzgerald, M. E. Pugh, L. Writer and P.jJDengatetook part. C. A. Brenot was director of the discussion. | Without dwelling on the plot of the novel, the participants discussed the main characters in the story, analyzing their s ignificance as types and as individuals.!There was great difference ofopinion about certain characteristics of the novel, especially themoral issues and its literary value. Some of the most interestingremarks of the evening centered about the questions: Will thenovel be considered just as great twenty years from now?" and'"To whom should the book be recommended?"Personal enjoyment of the book ranged from expressions ofslight pleasure to those of intense admiration for its style, chara c t e r portrayal, imaginative power, and philosophy. $j

2I read a shor t s tory . A thoughtkeeps seeping through my mindlike water on a seashore seeping through sand. Lend me yourear while I pain t a 5 word-portrait of this simple yet beautifu l thought . I. A cr ippled youth With th edignity , looks and sp irit ofy o u n g Lochinvar, is in love witha charming, del ightfu l maiden.The lad can't unders tand h isfor tune In securing the affection of such a wonderful girl.

One evening the youth [remarksto his friend, "Larry, I shouldn' tbe surprised if soon I mightiimar r y .Then the crippled had recalledthe story of the* hunchback whowas in love with one of Europe ' s mos t beaut ifu l women.She had many admirers . Shelaughed at this ugly man, untilhe said to her:

"Madam, before we were bornon this earth, the good Godspoke to my soul and said, ' Ishal l make thee a ma te , a* w oman perfect for theebut on eof you will have all the phys-ical beauty for both . The o therwill'have the spirit and the unders tanding to cher ish andadore this gift of beauty' ." \'Then answered my soul toGod, 'Let her be beautiful so Ican love her, and then I shallbe most fortunate among men' ."W i M. I. K.

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T h e PlayhouseJudging from the last Hwoshows presented at The3 Playhouse, a low note h as beenstruck in the chord of moralityas far as theatr ical performances in Erie are concerned.Noel Cow ard's "Design forLiving ," under the guise of sophisticated comedy, was an ostentatious show of indecency,immorality and sensuality. Gil-da, Leo and Otto formed a "free-some threesome," and each ofthe three acts proceeded to depict their indecent lives.I Fullof glib talk, smart remarks andglorif'ed licentiousness, "Design for Living" ran for threeweeks, and for three weeks en

tertained the Erie public with - aglamorized version of sin."The Male Animal," a play byEll io t Nugent and James Thur-ber, continued the bad reputation established by "Design forLiving," and for over two hoursdeluded the audience with badcomedy. Vulgar remarks werefew, but they were present, nevertheless. Ellen Turner's dealings with Joe Ferguson wereindeed objectionable, and Patricia Stanley and Michael Barnesdid a bit of over-acting in parts.Tom Turner's reference to thelion's cave was most disgusting,and all in all the productionwas slow-moving and not in theleast impressive.The actors at the Playhouseare good; some are very able.It is a pity that they are notgiven plays in which they cando justice to themselves and t6the art of drama. When the cur*rent season opened, the directorat The Playhouse gave his wordto the Erie public that onlyplays of unquestionable moralvalue would be brought to /thelocal stage. We are still waiting.Perhaps there is nothing immediate that we students can do

P s y c h o l o g y S t u d e n t s PresentProgram At tThe class fin Adolescent Psychology presented a programthree case histories in tha t field! at the regular assemblyon Ja nu ary 8. Mr. J . A . Donatelli, head of the Department Psychology at Mercyhurst College, supervised the program

Marilyn Cummiskey introduced the program with a briefmary of the importance of adolescent psychology, the need for itandl the objectives of the program.The no velty of the pr ogr am drew app roval from the audienceThree s tudents in terv iewed three pat ients as a psychiatrist wouldin order to become familiar with the basi c fa ctors of the case.Follow ing ea ch dia logue , the int ervi ew er explained the essentialelements in the case.I T h e first wa s t ha t of a y oun g Ne gro boy who showed the resultsof ^unnecessary discrim ination in the high school. Mary Mohr asthe patient, answered the questions put to her by Catherine Brenotth e interviewer, * Then Dorothy Donatelli questioned Mary E lK nau er, who, a s M iss X, w as a young wom an of thirty involved Iin serious emotional conflict. 'M