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M E R C Y i M i ;

AR C HI VES ER t t & P £ N N A ,

Keep Your Lenten

Resolutions M E R C I A D Symposium

March 3rd

Published at Mercyhurst College, Erie, Pennsylvania

V O L . X I F E B R U A R Y . 19 40 N U M B E R T H R

Speaker U r g e s ;I A udience To "Be

Speech Conscious"

Dr. P . J . O' Connor off CatholicU niversi ty Discusses Use SandPow er of the H uman Voice

In a most in terest ing: a n d in st ruc t ive ta lk to - the Mercyhurststudent body on F riday morning,Janu ary 12, Dr. P . J . O' Connor ,Professor of Speech a t Ca thol icU niversi ty , urged tha t we beginl istening to ourselves ta lk. "B espeech conscious," Swas his message to us; but , "Listen to yoursel f and not to your neighbor ,"was a fur ther admoni t ion.

The ability to express oneself inclearcut speech i s demanded ofanyone who hopes to advance inthe field of business, professionallife, or public life. In th e socialworld fine enunciation and good

dic t ion are asse ts to a ll . Wivesand ' mothers, too, need pleasanttones for "What man wants toea t three meals a day wi th a nagging voice across the table?"

The primary objec t of a coursein public speaking, he affirmed,is to enhance na tural a b i l i t ythrough t ra ining. On F riday afternoon and Sa turday, Dr. O' Connor i l lust ra ted this theorem in ademonstra t ion held wi th s tudentvo 1 un beers. *••*? -*

Dr. O' Connor ' s advice was accompanied by examples showingwhat speech effectiveness fol-lowed upon its observance andwhat speech errors followed uponi ts neglec t .

—Marion Weschler

Sister M. AmabilisPresents Reci tal

O n S u n d a y , J a n u a r y 2 1 , S i s t e r

M. Amabi l is 0. S. F . presented areci ta l in the Mercyhurst audi toriu m for the col lege facul ty. R epresenta t ives of the F el ic ian Orderwere present and a t tended the teawhich was served la ter in theC o m m u n i t y R o o m . S i s t e r A m a b i l is played with the fine qualities ofa finished musician.

The program consisted Jof tw ogroups of f ive numbers as fol lows:Prelude in C Minor—Chopin, PasD e s A m p h o r e s -C h a m i na d e , H a r k !H a r k ! T h e L a r k - S c h u b e r t - I i s z a,

Two P ar t Invent ion in F -Bach,N o c t u r n e i n E Flat-C h o p i n," K o m m , susser Tod"—Bach-Kel-Berine, Second Mazurka-Godard,R arest V oices-Cook, Valse in CMinor-Chopin, and Berceuse fromJocelyn-Godard.

—Eileen Re hie r

>•• • >» • •m *

rCongratulations I

The Merciad Staff extendsi ts congra tula t ions and bestwishes to the newly electedE di tor of the Merciad forthe year 1940-1941, S M i s sJane F rankl in.

S O P H O N A D E Q UE E N C R O W N I N G

The Queen of the Sophonade and her cour t , pic tured during the crowning are : (1. to r . ) : Bet ty A nn En gl ish , Pres ident of the Junior c lass; Jeanne Hockensm i th , Presiden t of the F re shman c lass; Marie Keleher ,P resident of the Sophomore c lass; Virginia Bryant, Queen; V irginia H i leman, P resident S tudent C ounci l;Helens Pat ter son, President of it h e S e n i o r ! C l a s s .

E n g l i s h C l u b :H as Guest S peaker

The last regular monthly meeting of the Engl ish Club was heldin the South Parlor . The ReverendA rthu r F inan, who was in t roducedby the president , V i rginia H i leman, gave a del ightful ta lk onJoyce Kilmer. This was followedby Barbara Dawson' s reading ofvarious poems which had beensubmit ted to her by st udent s.Eleanor Dumitru then read aprose selection which, had beensubmit ted by a member of theclub. A fter a general discussion ofthe famous novel , "The Yearl ing"<by Marjorie Raw lings, Doris Scalzo, Dorothy? R eagle , and JeanneWeir enter ta ined the group wi thvocal selections.

—Betty A n n E n g l i s h

Renaissance Painters HSeven CatholicS ubject of A rt

Lecture

The student body of Mercyhurstwas privi leged to hear a most in

t e r e s t i n g lecturef on ar t del iveredb y M r . H . H a r v a r d A r n a s o n on

Jan uary 16. Mr. A rnason is a lec

t u r e r a t t h e P r i c k M u s e u m o f N e w

Y o r k a nd a t H u n t e r I Col lege ,

Brooklyn, New York. ^"i^fl^HR

The lec tu rer ini his comparisonof R aphael and Michaelangelo described th e di fference Ibe tw eenR aphael ' s ca lmness and I sereni ty

and Michaelangelo's violence andconcept of dist rau ght I emot ion.M r. I Arnason also considered theeffect of the earlier ^Renaissancep a i n t e r s o n t h e s e t w o g r e a t a r t i s t s . % sfS fli^^HB I

m —Marie C al lan

• C o l l e g e s P l a n Hj• F o r Symposium

Will Take Place In Erie •Sunday, March 3 ^ ^ H

A l u m n a G u e s tSpeaker For S. 0. S.

Members of the S. 0 . S. Club,expectantly entered one of the college social rooms on Wednesdayevening, Janua ry 31, for a m eet ing"of special inter est to all." TheH ome Econom ists were not disappointed— the meet ing arrangedby the Junior c lass, was a socia l

an d intellectuall success.P resident Mary Louise H e a l y,

who presided over the meet ing,presented Miss P aul ine Shanor ,t h e h e a d dietician at H a m -ot H ospi ta l , as the f i rst speeker.Miss Shanor graduated from Mercyhurst in 1937 and since then hasreceived tra inin g in dietetics a tKing' s C ounty Hospi ta l in N e wYork Ci ty , and a t Ci ty H ospi ta l in

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dent , A l leneminutes were

£ Sociology Seminar I

The regular meet ing of the Sociology Sem inar was held Tues

day evening, F ebruary 6 ,lj in I t he

S o u t h P a r l o r . A f t e r t h e ^meeting

was called to order by the presi-

| S t e v e n s , iand t he1 read, LoisI Blan

chard gave a ta lk on the historyof socialized medicine. This wasfollowed by the reading of a paperentitled "H ow Socialized MedicineWould Affec t Doctors" by Bet tyA nn Engl ish. The symposium wasconcluded by the reading of a paper entitled "H ow Socialized Medic ine A ffec ts the Individual" byDoris Scalzo.. Anne Boughton waschairman of the meet ing. 1

—Betty A n n E n g l i sh

I R e p r e s e n t a t i v e s * of |seven j r e gional Catholics colleges met I atC anisius C ol lege , J F ebruary 3 , tomake prepara t ions for i the J t e n t hannual C a thol ic C ol legia te Sympo-

s i u m . W3nn^^XuttBmBB£flBg/BJK&

1 Dimensions of I Democracy willbe the topic. The symposiumgroup, which wi ll present an [ informal discussion of the r ights anddut ies of A merican c i t izens in thelight of Catholic philosophy, J willopen I in I R o c h e s t e r a t N a z a r e t hC ollege, on March 1st. The Buffalo presenta t ion 1 wil l sjbe li n t t heKnig hts ! of C olumbus A udi toriumon the af ternoon of {March 2nd.The final meeting will be in Mercyhurst Col lege , on March 3rd. H

I The R ev. I F ran cis!P . I LeBuffe ,S. J . of F ordham U niversi ty , wi l llead the discussions. ^ ^ H ^ ^ ^ ^ H

I In charge of the symposium isthe Rev. Vincent de Paul H ayes,S. J . , of C anisius Col lege, assistedby {C harles J. a Mathews, at seniora t C anisius, who is I student manager | H K H H H | B H B v s l ? *>

& C o l l e g e r e pr e se n t at i v es a r e:M i s s D o ro t h y E . C r a i g, N a z a r e t hC ol lege; Miss R i ta E . W eyand,V illa Maria C ollege; Miss MarieC al lan, Mercyhurst C ol lege; Richard P . F ahey, C anisius; JohnlR.

H a r t n e t t , S t . B o n a ve n t u re , a n dWil liam A . O'Brien, N i a g a r a U n iversi ty.

—Marie Cal lan

N o t e d Educato

L ect ur es H e

D r. M o r t i m e r J . AdConduct Seminar Als

Mercyhurst was honoredweekend of February 3 and 4,the presence of Dr. MortimA dler. D r. A dler is professoLaw a t Chicago U niversi typrefers to be c a l l e d "Profa t Large" which, he thinks, clearly describe his respont ies a t the U niversi ty.

Long identified w i t h P r e sH u t c h ins * an d the £ "new placollege instruction!in opera t ithe U niversi ty of Chicago, halso (been eng aged in cu rrentt roversy among educat ional er s o v e r "Progressive" meand techniques of te achinghimself i s a "Tradi t ionwhich he defines as one favo

moderate position which comboth t radi t ional and progrteaching methods.!

Dr. Adler i s an'_outstandintho rity in the. field of psychtoday. Previous to his becassocia ted wi th the U . of was inst ruc tor in psycholoColumbia U . J; from 1923 toand assistant di rec tor ofPeople ' s Inst i tu te of N . Y. the same period.

The research and writin

Dr. A dler have been mainly fields of psychology andl phphy. I H is I books ^include IMan H as Made of Man," "ArPrudence," published in 1937"St. Thomas]and ! th e! G en

published in 1938. I f S j B «B Sa t urday, F ebr uary 3 , a

nar was conducted wi th Dr. presiding. The group consists tudents who were se lec tedlbfaculty of Mercyhurst to I ppate in I discussing, upon Drler's I recommendation,B "OR ex" by Sophocles. I In the ;qf the?seminar Dr. Adler , bappl ica t ion throughout of thduct ive method, brought th edents] to a be t ter I appreciati

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Janus Club

I Th e monthlyI meet ing l o fJanu s Club I was held Wednevening, I F ebruary f 13, | in

F reshman Lounge. • B H H K S

I The I president, I Marie | C

conducted the meeting, whichta ined |particularlyito the}Sprojec t offthreelone-act plabe produced the week of A prThe club also decidedfon a a t tendance a t the Playhouseing the week of A pri l 5 th.5 The Junior Ic lass membecharge of the enter ta inmenthe month, were 3 representH elen Sul l ivan, w h o rev"Gone wi th the Wind." Thview was an evaluation in termdramat ic principles. The Jmembers then presented an eable j pan torn ine, "The RoaB a n g o r ." R efreshments |wserved af ter the meet ing in

students dining room.—Marie C



P a g e T w o T H E MERCIADFeb r u ar y ,

Pu b lish ed mo n t h ly b y t h e s t u d en t s o f M er cy h u r s t Co lleg e

• A d d r ess f all co mmu n icat io n s t o

TH E R C I A DJdercyhurst Co lleg e E r i e , P e n n s y l v a n i a

S u b s c r i pt i o n R a t e s

O N E D OL LA R T H E Y E A RM E R C I A D S T A F F

Ed it o r - in - Ch ief 3 M ar ie CallanB u s i n e s s ! M a n a g e r I M a r g a r e t W a d l i n g e r

( P r i n t e d b y t h e E . A gresti{ P r i n t i n g Co.—1710 C h e r r y S t . )

E nthusiasm V s. BoredomThere is perhaps nothing so necessary to our progress here

at college as enthu siasm. I t is th at which overcomes fatigue and indolence, which animates our spirits , and spurs uson to greater heights of success.

B ut how Soften have we not repressed our natural enthusias m for fear of ridicule or indifference of our fellows ? Did itnever occur to us that our classmates may feel the same as wedo , but are likewise concealing the ir tru e feelings? Tru e,there is nothing so destructive to enthusiasm as the derisionof a cynic or the belit t ling remarks of a "kill-joy"; yet i t isequally as tru e th at our own feigned boredom is even moredeadly. That apathetic expression may -have -been .affectedmerely as a mask to stand guard over our spirits , but beforewe realize? it th e disgu ise will have worn deeply and killedsomething vital with in us . J

Moreover, not only is our ennui a danger to ourselves: i t isalso a damper on the spirits of oth ers. While we may be pretending to be unconcerned, though secretly interested, we maybe unconsciously stifling the desired enthu siasm, of our associates. We know it for a fact that once we find someone whofrankly admits a ^peculiar tas te or phobia, we immediatelyopen our hearts to her and freely discuss our own likes anddislikes. A fter all , i t is only by bringing our ideas to th e forethat we can have them corrected or confirmed.

So let us cast off t h e s e feet of clay and don a pair of wingedfeet in order that we may rise above the depressed teno r ofstereotyped at t i tudes. Let us be molders of public opinion, notallowing popular sentiments to rule our bet ter judgments. Letus , therefore, be alive to all that is true and beautiful, and impa r t tha t love of th e ideal to ot hers by~ expressing an h onestappreciation for it . Let us be enthusiastic!

J a ne Fra nklin. '41

What's Going On?

What goes on in the world! t o d a y ! In the great capitals ofthe world, upon the high seas, in the hinterlands beyondfthe

coasts of{the continents, incidents and intrigues and projectsare going on which, in this age of whirling speed, are shapingthe world of today land diagram ing th e world of tomo rrow.E vent follows event in kaleidoscopic and bewildering sequence.You are whirled a l o n g irresistibly—"caught in the maelstrom," as the novelists say—by a l l tha t is t ra ns pir ing. Willy-nilly, if the world,is moving to its doom, you will become asacrificial vic tim ; and willy-nilly, if th e world is m oving t onew and more splendid^heights, you will become a sharer inits new glory.

MEANWHILE— -do you know w ha t is ha ppe ning a bout youin the world and times you call your own? A re you makingan effort to analyze th e trend of events ? C an you make sen seof the various patches that go to make up the crazy quilt ofcurrent even ts? A re you doing your own thin king upon whatis transpiring or are you swallowing wholesale and w i t h asimpleton's faithjthe narratives and explanations and reporting of your favorite newspaper or periodical? I

You say it is your ambition to become an educated personamong your contemporaries. H ere at college you are working formally to that end by learning the disciplines which arethe necessary intellectual equipment of t he educated mind.But these disciplines are expected to bear fruit in application.A nd one of the most fertile and exacting places of their application is in the.field of contemporary events where so manyerrors must be unsnarled, where so m any problems requiresolution, where the right remedies in the right dosage m u s tbe prescribed. Bu t obviously you cannot correct or solve orprescribe unless you know what is going on; unless you understand the complex of current events; unless you know moderntrends, their nature, their history, their objectives, their desirability, and so on. Keeping up with cu rrent events involvesfor you, as an educated mind, making' yourselves aware 0 fcurrent events; AND applying your intellectual disciplines upon them so that you will arrive at an intelligent analysis andc onc lusion conc erning the m. AR E Y O U K EE PI N G UP WITHC U R R E N T E V E N T S ?

•Marie C allan

Life and DaisiesA child beheld a daisy where it

g r e w ;A g o ld en h ead b en t lo w in sh eer

d elig h t . . .The blossom was no longer in

t h e d ew ;Two chubby hands had plucked it ,

h eld i t t ig h t .A lovely bride walked slowly

d o w n t h e ais le;H er f in g er w o r e a n ar r o w

w ed d in g b an d ;Sh e h eld a w is t f u l r ad ian ce

mir r o r ed smile ,A sh eaf o f d ais ies in h er

slen d er h an d .

A w h it e h air ed lad y h eld h er

d a u g h t e r ' s s o n ;H er w r in k led h an d car essed h is

so f t ch eek f air ;A n d , t h en , as o f t b ef o r e in

d r eams sh e'd d o n e,She joined a chain of daisies

f o r h is h air .Fo r maid en ch ar ms mu st d im an d

- die some day,

B u t d ais ies w ill g r o w w h it e in

f ield s alw ay .— E v e l y n W h i t e

First Love(Rogers—1847)

To y o u I w as a sp ar k lin g , s ilv er

spoon

(From w h o se b r ig h t ed g e y o u o f t en

t h o u g h t t o t ak e g r eat s ip s

O f su n b eams, S t ar d u st , an d

g o ld en w in k s o f t h e mo o n )

Wh o se g lo w in g w o n d er s y o ur aised u n t o y o u r l ip s .

D id y o u n o t p r aise t h e s t ar -g lin t s in my h air ?

( I h ear d y o u say , "N o t r o se,

b u t p o p p y lip s—Give but one smile and men

w o u ld d o an d d ar e")I h av e y o u r ev er y p r aise o n

f in g er - t ip s—A h y es , yo u said I w as y o u r

light of life

( A n d in y o u r ey es I s t i l l can

see t h e g leam;W e w e r e tofshare?each h a p p i n e s s ,

each strife—)W h y ? W h y ? Y o u k n o w - h o w a n y

g ir l w ill d r eam!H o w co u ld I k n o w , ( f o r I h ad

lear n ed t o car e)Th at y o u w er e ju s t co llect in g

silv er w ar e ? |

— R o s e m a r y E . Ulrich

A Cynic's V iews OnLove

an d

wh o

Lo v e, t o me, in t r u t h isnothing: more

Th an ! emp t y , f o o lish h o p es

w o r t h less d r eams.

It dulls one, full of sense,u n t il i t seems

Th at o n ly sen seless w o r d sfrom him do pour.

Wh o ev er said , "Wh at f o o ls w e

m o r t a l s b e "Was sp eak in g o f t h e o n e

b r eak s h is h ear tA n d w ills f r o m t r easu r ed

memo r ies t o p ar tWh ile clo sin g t ig h t h is ey es ,

t h e less t o see.A ll lo v er s p lan t o sh ar e

t h eir t ear s an d jo y sA n d mar ch t o g et h er t h r o u g h

this hectic lifeSid e b y s id e, p o ssessin g

all t h e w h ileTheir glorious love; but soon

t h eir s ig h t d es t r o y sTh eir d r eams an d v is io n s ,

while in their place is strife.D ear Lo r d , p r eser v e me

FR E E f r o m all su ch g u ile I—Jan e D ix o n

Problems TodayWomen

Sothemselves

N ot so long ago women wielded th eir influence indirethro ugh home and family. I t was not considered necestha t the y be e duc a ted in othe r th a n th e house hold a r t s c e r ta in a c t ivi t ies th a t w e re e nte r ta inin g to the lord of household; perhaps a li t t le singing or an idle playing ofa Maiden's Bower." Gradually women rebelled, and withwar procured a voice in the government, the recognition they could be useful outside the home, and a general acknoe dge me nt tha t w ome n might be a lmos t a s inte l l ige nt a s m

Today we cannot mention a field that some woman has inva de d (s ome t ime s muc h to the dis grunt le me nt of me n); women as a body have been inst rum enta l in bring ing achanges in our more glaring needs of social reformJtimes women bend over backwards to asserttheir causes, even considering it necessary to dress in a mculine fashion to impress their earnestness and lack of femine foibles upon a group of irrita ted men.

We realize that women have more influence upon the wonow than ever before how important i t is that we use ourfluence for good! Moreover, we are beginning to realize unless we are educated we are rather in the position of a cwho has started a fire in a high wind. For women today ha lre a dy fe l t the f la me ; me n no longe r t re a t the m w ith the schivalry and kindness they were so careful to express in"Gay Nin eties." I t is our obligation to raise ourselves aor at least not to sink lower in men 's estimatio n. This respsibility is placed squarely on the women w h o have hadvantages and should be leaders of their respective commtie s . A mong the s e a re thos e w ho ha ve a t te nde d c olle ge who should, consequently, take an interest in her own andsisters ' place in the world today. \ Wff

We f ind, how e ve r , tha t ma ny c ol le ge gir ls re turning to thome town, scoff at the crookedness of their town polit ics,wail the working conditions of the community, laugh atsocial opportunities in their town, smirk-at the level of ture found in the local women'slclubs, deplore the rcreatiofacility of th e children. A nd yet , beyond denouncing whaw rong, the y s e e m to do nothing but s w ing idly in the poswing from sunup to sundown, moving only to reach for other piece of candy or to flip the pages of the last novelto c a l l to the ir mothe rs to c ome out to s i t dow n w hile br ida ughte r te l ls mothe r w ha t 's w rong w i th herfbeloved t oYet, this same girl m a y have been a leader on her colcampus, writ ten "scorching" editorials on some trivial injuforced on the group by college a uthori t ie s .

If our typical girl marries she often becomes engrossedher home, casts a wary eye at a newspaper now and then, csiders it a waste of t ime to join the local societies which shobe benefitedjbyjher interest—and s o s ta gna te s .

I t isicommon know ledge tha t reform begins a t home .

we are to work any modern miracle of purg ing our govement, improving social conditions, increasing interest in woaffairs, and raising our modern!culture f rom the s t r ic t ly tural to a spiritual plane we must begin at home—the collgroup must come out of i ts shell and not consider itself aboan inter est Jin local affairs.

•V irginia Hilem

eryl

Bravery and Sportsmanship

Webster defines bravery as "the quality of being brac oura ge " ; a nd " bra ve " a s " s upe r ior ; e xc e l le nt ; f ine . "

How of te n ha ve w e he a rd the e xpre s s ion: " the re is brBut how seldom do we stop to think of this expressi

in the proper sense of the meaning. R ecently we witnesson 1 he campus an instance of bravery as exemplified jjin taction of a brave person, one who h a s courage, and, in sense of bravery, is a fine, superior person.

H In my opinion, this quality of bravery is brought into ligin situations where one shows Sthat he isfunafraid; a nd thhe is also able to c o p e with unforseen events in a superifashion.

A nd s pe a king of bra ve ry c a l ls up the thou ght of s por ts maship. ;As defined, i t means "the art- of skill of a good losand a graceful winner." Every day, in one way or another, ois called upon to demonstrate her sportsmanship whether be good or bad. This quality was also shown in a recent eveon the campus, and a very high type of sportsmanship it wt o o !

These qualit ies are found in persons who have "high chaacter." N ot in the person who is blatantly never wrong; who, if he is, is reluctan t to admit or submit. So, ask youself just wh at kind of a sport you are. R emember yoursenot your neighbor, and include the questio n: "can I real

•Marie C all



F ebruary, 1940T H E MERCIAD P a g e T h

SENIOR . . :

. . . SIDESHOW

Vogue

H ave you wondered, Seniors,why your fr iends backed slowlyaway from you wi th vague smiles—its t ho se h a m b u r g e r s w ithonions—after vacat ion they wereindispensable.

" W i t h o u t r e a s o n o r r h y m e4 p. m. is h a m b u r g t i m e . "

The re tu rn from vaca t ion and

the dance brought many exci t ingexperiences, among them the e ternal t r iangle of Jack, Ginnie , andLydia . There was a cer ta in youngman from C olumbus who encountered as much misfor tune seekinghis lady as any knight of old. A skF ran to te l l you of her encountersin the hal l af ter the dance; andSis cam; te l l you of? the exploringpossibi l i t ies of sandlhi l ls. Be sureto see the pic ture of F rost ieperched fe tchingly on the engineof a car , and don' t ask her how shel iked "Very W arm for May." Twoof our fr iends are a l ready engaged and another engagement i sin the offing—have you seen MaryLouise ' s r ing?

J e a n McClafferty learned how tob lo c k h a t s i n N e w Y o r k . A s kMary A nn to show you her resul tson a blue number. Mary A nnb r o u g h t b a c k t h e f a m o u s P o l k sand a Vic to play i t on. "F ai thfulto You" is a lovely l i t t le di t ty tha tr ings through the hal l most everyday. Marie Madden is spor t ing asparkl ing new radio—no g u e s s e s .

H ave you heard of the t ru e loca

t ion of Jamaica Inn?

When did our edi tor decide tha tthe benefi t s of walking for heal th ,needed expounding; and congra tula t ions, Marie , on being Sympos i u m S p e a k e r !i

Did* you hear the pins drop onthi rd f loor the other day—an u ncommon occurrence.

( C o n t i n u e d o n P a g e 4 )

Something New

C h r i s t m a s c a m e a n d w e n t s e r enely enough but i t brought manynew t r icky bot t les of the ever feminine daint ies such as Shalimar,

Tourjous M o i , Lucien LeLong' sRobin Hood and many others, t osay nothing of the lovely l ipst icksin t r icky new conta iners and t h enovel makeup ki ts. f$ '4m

N e w Y e a r -new fashions— such

as—high shiny boots for | s lushy

days, which look cute for spor t ,

but , heaven^ forbid polos an dnre-

versibles. j l l i B ^

Comes evening; and the e v e rfashionables donr s m a r t 'velvet orfelt snoods half or whole, evening

skir ts and sweaters or the m o r efeminine chiffons and taffe tas toge ther wi th some sor t of a parka ,and set off for an evening of funlooking smart . ' ^ ^ ^ ^ H

F or the defini te ly r ight dayt imeat t i re there i s the re l iable shirt

waist f rocks made twice as smartfor the sl immer of the sex, byjtheadded fullness of the skirt a n dblouse—and for a new ai r to thesefrocks add one of the entirely dif

ferent bel ts so c leverly made upwi th a l l s o r t s of c lever a t tachments such as t inkle bel ls and ot her novel t ies. But , for heavenssake , don' t t ry to wear one to aclass you par t icularly want to s tayin ! • |

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D e a r H o r t e n s e ,

Guess what!:Tv e got another

scrumpt ious idea . I don' t want togo on the stage anymore , I ' m going to be a model. I 've just readthe most super ar t ic le by the famous John Rober t Powers on how tobecome a model tha t I ' m t ruly inspired. A nd when I ' m a famouspersonage , making from fi fty toa | h u n d r e d a n d .fifty a! week, youcan have breakfast on my penthouse terrace any -lay of the week.

Of course, I have a few hurdlesto roll over—or should I say a fewhundred to rol l off? That ' s what Iget for admiring double-chocolatebanana spl i t s so passionate ly.Then, too, he ment ions carr iage ,but don' t you suppose my sta t ionwagon wil l be a l l r igh t? (That ' sa joke, my illi terate one.)

Tenny, don' t you just love DonAmeche'sf voice? Saw "SwaneeR iver" the other night , and canyou believe i t , | l sa t thru i t twice .The technicolor is b eautiful andthe music—Oh! I t ' s about StephenC ol lins F oster and his Americanfolk music . F or a bi t of tear-dropping, I recommend the scenein which the dying oldlslave asksStephen F oster to whist le the songhe wrote for him and the fol lowing one in which the other negroessing |"01 d Black Joe" over hisgrave. There ' s so mething weirdand beautiful in their voices.

H o w d o youllike "F ai thful F orever"? I think i t ' s such a lovelylit tle bit of froth . Did y out knowt h a t " I n d i a n S u m m e r " i s q u i t e a nold concer t favori te tha t someonesaid would be popular if only suitable words could be wri t ten, don' tyo u thmK"soT"TKe only word I can

think to describe i t i s "haunt ing"and tha t ' s been used before .

You know, be t ter than anyoneelse, how I ha te dul l , historicalbooks. But fthe other day I wasinveigled,. thr u force of circum stances, in to reading "The ManWho Kil led Lincoln" by Phi l ip V an

Doren St ern. H onest ly , Tenny, fora pic ture of the inner workings ofa man' s mind, this one is "way outfron t." I 'm sure even you'd like it ,my j i t te rbuggy pal . And l ike thebackward!child I am, I just finished "Goodbye , Mr. Chips." Ifyou haven' t read ? it , £ s t a r t r i g h ta w a y , t i t 's so full of*f simpl ic i ty ,you'll wonder whatfcaused you toread i t r ight through,? when youh a v e five or% sixlof 1 the newest"problem" novels on your shelf. I

I Whoops,|there1 goes the radio.My favori te program of "exercisessett t o m u s i c " | h a s b e g u n, i l jus tcan' t miss i t . | A nd so I 'l l close unt i l the muses ge t me again. B ^ H

^ ^ ^ B L Your Juno-to-be,HH^^B^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ H B B E s m e r e l d a ^ B

H ^ H H ^ B B — REULLrich

Batt le

R oaring, pounding, smashing waveC rashes on the shore to lave ^ B jThe ugly frozen sand. « B J B BH eavy swell ing breaks asunder , BBeats the sul len seajlike thunder ,C ruel ly whips the • land. ^ ^ ^ ^ H

Wild winter rules the water,*Seems to be in tent Io n J slaughter

of the shore | BB r e a k e r s |make a b o l d a t t a c k -Land is s t i l l : cannot s t r ike

backI n t h e w a r .

—•Barbara Dawson

•

S P O R T Sby Pletz

Meditation

A fter the echoes of the fervent"rah-rah-rah ' s" grow dusty on thelight s and window sills of ourgym, there ' s hardly a chance tha tthe memory of January 15, 1040will grow too dim . . . while thewind slashed by at 72 miles anhour , the howl inside went to proclaim j Mercyhurst ' s vic tory over

V illa Maria C ollege. The 81-18conquest went a t th e terr iblecost, of Gloria ' s pearly tee th. Andth e cross-section jof every conversa t ion seemed to say, "I f thereever was a t rue spor tswoman . . ."So you know, pre t ty one , how weall 5 feel . . . Well, the show wenton . . . the S eminarians won a hect ic and feverish ba t t le over the S t .Pe ter ' s Ca thedral Sodal i ty Team,24-23 H . and St . Mary' s took t hebal l away from Sacred He ar t Sodal i ty to the bea t of 63-8.

I t cer ta inly seems tha t thosewho clamored for more outsidegames will "but definitely" besa t isf ied. W i th this •;new Sodal i tyLeague establ ished, there wi l l befifteen games played in each half-

three games a night for f ive

weeks. There wi l l be a t roph yawarded for each half and a larget rophy for the f inal play-off* (ift h e r e needI be one) which must bewo n threeSgconsecutive years tomake f i t s possession permanent .Games'won wil l be the basis forplace in the league. -§«y »B

Our second t i l t was wi th SacredH ear t on the V i l la Maria cour t ,Sund ay af ternoon, the 20th , a t2:30, 59-10, RahlHhird, S t . P e t e r ' sTfe-^tT R a h T ^ o u r T E h , S t . Mary'sT34-16, oh! and the fifth an d finalgame of the first half I wi th theSemihary. Keep your eyes on thebulletin board for the I date andplace inf the Isecond chaptei of"this thr i l l ing seria l" BB^BBireBl

A t the last minute ( i t ' s memoryt ime around the spor ts table andwe' re back to I Janua ry 15) j forsome very vague reason, St . Peter ' s and Mercyhurst ISems relinquished the first place on the billto the Col lege vs. V i lla game, sot h a t ? S i s I P a t t e r s o n , I Gloria Lutz,H elen Mault, and Jane Dixon tookcarelof the 13-10 lead at the endof the f i rst half. Then relief in thep e r s o n ! o f. A n n e S t o u t c a m e a n dwi th signals j f l as h in g I " G o " | t hescore went . . . up . . up . . up . .up! Jeanne Maley, Evelyn Whi te ,Claudia Evans, a nd | M a r y | Klam

pher (up to her old tricks of playing a g reat game seven if i t doesspell "f-o-u-l -s" to I the I referee)took care tha t V i l la forwards didnot have the bal l I long enough todrop it into the basket . . . Go on,

do i t again! WI^SSSSBBKS^^^

B M a r y I Annice wMcC ra y jgR (t h ehoarse gi r l deep in {the root ingsection) has extended her Englishcourses to include "Howlto W r i t e

and Deliver J Cheers." R n S i S H i S j

R While Fran Miller remains hardto find I behindMclothes shed forbaske tbal l prac t ice , there are thosewho don hood, hanky, or hat andhie away] to the l ice pond . . .there goes Eleanor] Dumitru wi tha report on ice conditions. B I ^ B

Capi ta l^"W," capi ta l "I" capi ta l" N , " capital " T , " capi ta l "E ," capi ta l "R", has given Marion Wes-chler plenty of op portuni ty! (andshe took it , too) to do her hostess'homework on the hill. You know

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From the first landing I couldsee the s ta i rs coi l ing upwards toth e bell'"tower; by looking down Isaw the square doorway and thealtar, softly colorless, blurring into faint blue shadow. Two lightsburned on either side of the icon,dying slowly, then flaming to lookl ike red, burning eyes. A l l a longthe dark wal ls were st ra ight darkchairs on w hich! the w hi te n amecards, when they caught a ray oflight, looked like small faces hang

ing suspended iniblack void. Fromthe tall tapers, wax fell slowly andsoftly like-'the tears of Christ .

—Eleanor Dumitru

Barb's

"Go South, young woman!" GoN orth , young woman!" Thus theadver t isers l ight ly order us awinter vacat ion. N ot th a t i twouldn' t be a joy and inspira t ion.Th e .pleasure would be all ours."Twould be heavenly to laze aboutunder a t ropical sun. Or schussdown a smooth white slope on well-waxed skis — if one knew how!But i t ' s so I nice J here—and anyway, college calls! . . . Has anyone just la t w e e bit I e x t r a j a t t h e

w ais t? ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ B i ^ i p i ^ £:

• Want!to shrink to I waspishnessa t t h a t p o i n t ? T r y t h e T e a p o t E x ercise! Place the back of one handdaint i ly outward, keeping e lbow toside . Now, bend boldly toward t heside of ( o u t s t r e t c h e d I hand,

s t r a i g h t e n ! R e p e a t a b o u t t en t i m e sand then reverse the order. Guar

anteed! to leave your muscles crying out loud the next day, so maybe i t wi ll work! P erhaps this wi l l

*ttpou!*"you outrroore* easily sf&fmh*para This i s the handle , this lf|§Pgni8SpS& i s the spout, ^ ^ ^ p i ' ^ ^ ® *i£i|£ Pour me out , pour me out! §2j!m Beau-ca tching is the la test winter sport to be enjoyed by les belle s femmes.^You can practice i t inthe N orth , S outh , or in local terr i t o r y , l F rankly though, this town

is not very well stocked at present. . . The la test socks have no heels—and look like a pair of mittens.Those who a lways * did * w a n t t okni t *a pair but were just a l i t t leafra id to under take this increase-decrease business around the heelmay take courage and needles intwo l i t t le hands and c l ick away . . .William Po well, st ar of the delightful "Thin 1 M a n " : m o v i e s , m a ynot be the youngest and best - looking screen hero but for • smoothsophistication ' an d ; charm—nonecan compare . . . Carpe diem! Examinat ion t ime is a good7time t oremember tha t t ime does fly an dcollege days won't last forever, so—learning might as> well be acquired , in large • doses. A cquirek n o w l e d g e a nd s en so ri -m o to rlearning now! In four months, thenext insta l lment of exams wil l beexperienced, *will it n o t ? 1 . . .£Try"With Malice iToward Some" byMargaretfHalseyfifor some laughsa t the expense of the Engl ish. Thisdiary of a professor's wife followsa sarcastically critical {young lady(Miss H alsey hersel f) in t ravelsthrough | England, ? N o r w a y ! a ndSweden 1 with ! her i horribly j described l bu t J probably J ent rancing- w h en -you - k no w- h i m 1 professo rhusband. Most of the E ngl ish people she came in contact with andmany Engl ish J customs I (mainly

the cooking) are the targe t for hersarcast ic I assaul t . I MakesMgoodl ight reading . . . And why did theWg& (Continued Ion I P a g e *'4) ^ ^ B

SOPHLY . . .. . . S P OKE N

The biggest and most impordate on the social calendar the Sophonade. A nd if you dthink the Sophonade was the mextravagant , most del ightfulever held, then you have anothink coming. Marie , Jeanne , H elen, Sal ly , N orma Je an, Barbara were "fussing and ft ing" fori weeks. E verything

in readiness—except for a fewcorts—whose importance was amount . Tradi t ion, however , wohave been completely forsakensome fair damsel had not bworrying, a t the zero^hour, a bwith whom she would soon "the l ight fantast ic ." The highlof the ball was the crowningthe Prom Queen, V irginia BryH er loveliness!) was supreme! who missed the Sophonade mismuch.

A grea t amount of ta lent , fee l, has been hi ther to unrecnized publicly. Only intimfriends seem•'to have been gt he opportunity to jj hear GlSantomenna ' s most s tudious dition of i t h e | H u n g a r i a n R ady. A sk her to Iplay i t for

sometime when you have | a five or six hours. iT^i^Br Jp %

I R osemary U lrich is about to ter upon one of the mostjunuexperiences of her life. Oh, the pense of i t all! ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ B

• Did you see P ris and I Philthei r f i rs t "da te ." jl f you did, probably won' t bel ieve tha t i t"onlyjthe beginning."sight to Iwarm one's

w a y . * 1*fr Jo "*Pea>ches" Musidram at ic ! as the Dead j End J Kmother. I She manages to keep second floor well entertained. cidentally, Jo, why does he call "Peaches." I t couldn' t be becayo u .-have a [heart of stone. J Bv: S a i d D o r o th y V a n A t t e n , a s slid down the steps, lunchlto

right of her, books to the lefther: "You leave me brea thless

When the | t ime comes, landhas, thatJMargene i s ac tual ly erant of spending New Year ' s quie t ly a t home, we feel tha t time to puis a ^bit off faith in line ,v "There ' s som ething abou••*:i*P (Cont inued on Page 4) l

I t w a shear t , a

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A L U M N A E N E W

V* N ews from the A lumnae.{Wthe Erie C hapter raff led th e hundred-; and;-fifty dol lars a t

y January Sophonade. i I t was i. by Ida Moore's brother-in-law.y £ The Symposium speakers of

last ten years are having a dectennial celebration in the form

• a banquet ;l in . Buffalo on J Ma-,ithe second. i - ' ^ ^ ^ H B B '•4^. Betty j Miller fa t t e n de d t h e ! ^phonade^looking lovlier than ev

as did the Cummings sisters. j»*<|| F ran H auser 2 did some su

tue teaching a t the MacedonlHSchool near!her home town, Ichester. rifffi lSSffiB^HBB >•

Spr J a n e t Uprichard I visited! Merhurst for the weekend recent ly

n Marian Alghrimlis busy a t teaching a t Nor th I E a s t and* emore fond of her work. ^K,

B This seems to I be all the neyour {reporter can I findlfor nobut will have much more for next t ime. %j$K'w m l J P f

^ ^ Bj ^ ^ BSfNI Your reporter ,Bfl@B^Ktt$3a—Rosemary K



Page F our T H E M E R C I A D F e b r ua r y . 1

Spor ts

(Cont inued from Page S)what I mean? A night wi thoutwind, nice soft snow to land in,and a pair of skiis to make it seemmuch harder.

Col le t te Stegelske has someprac t ical suggest ions on *how tokeep from freezing under teninches of sweater. Yes, and so flatter ing !

Three cheers for the indust r iousfreshmen for dust ing away the

snow from the duck pond.R o s e m a r y Klos — the gi r l wi th

th e camera—will probably candidsome good outside pictures, so becareful how you fall , people.

V irginia H ileman (winte r chilledmodel) is the girl who simply andtrust ingly bel ieves tha t springfollows winter but why, oh why,doesn't i t hurry up;and over take

Don' t forge t you' re not the"nyah, nyah, nyah l i t t le fox" soput down tha t packed snowballand stop looking for tall silk hats. . . wha t's this big, black lineI ' m running on? Oh, the dead l ine .Excuse me whi le I sl ip! under i t. . . and st i ll . . . as the kidnappedvic t im said to the g ag . . . "H ushm y m o u t h . "

—Gertrude Pletz

Somethi ng New

(C ontinued from Page?3)Then we find in t he accessory

field of new purses the big quiltedbags like a lush red one seen ofla te in these h ' yar hal ls. Then thegas masks, too. What wil1 t h e ythink up next? .

And the cozy, sensible sleeperwith the fee t boots attached—sucha wonderful innovation for us cold

blooded ones.

Scanning more pages of t h emore fashionable fashion pages—if you can get that—there F a r etho se, handy collapsible um brellasin the new spring prints and de

signs. Talking of spring — y o ufeel t h a t spring is really herewhen you walk into the shops andse e t h e grand new l ight-weightwools in some gorgeous pastels—and those t r immed wi th angoram a k e them look even m o r espringy.

N ow I wi l l s ta r t compil ing somenews for a fashion special of moremid-winter news.

E ven i f the ar t i s t were to compass in his work all the light ofthe sky and a l l the grace of thefi rst garden, he would not haveperfect joy, because he is on thet racks of wisdom and running upon the scent of i t s perfumes, butnever possesses i t . E ven i f thephilosopher were to know every

reason susceptible of comprehension and every virtue of being, hewould not have perfect joy, because his wisdom is human. E venif the theolog ian were |t o knowevery analogy of the divine processions and every motive ofC hrist ' s ac t ions, he woull not haveperfect joy, because his Q wisdom,though it has a divine origin, is ofa human fashion and speaks wi tha human voice.

F rom A rt and Scholast icismby Jacques Maritain

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U sual ly two or three years ofhard prel iminary work are r equired to insure a "spontaenous"popular response to a new idea.

" A n d so fyou, top, had a grandweek-end ?" You've heard it sooften, i t 's beginning to remind youof "You, too, can be the life ofthe par ty ." There ' s nothing qui telike having a friend ( ? ) i pu t th eold question, "Did you have a goodvaca t ion?" and answering, "Oh,wonderful!" only to get "You looki t !" thrown back in your face . Youwalk off mut t er ing to yourself,

and finally simmer down to a slowboil. Your mind goes wand eringoff with j a bunch of week-end Re-

| miniscences, and . your face g e t sdreamy. A h, me! Quel fun!

Come, now, this i s no essay.Let ' s ge t to the business a t hand. |P o o r Dot t ie i s pondering "Towri te , or not to wri te ," to quotethe immorta l words of Shakespeare. (I never feel this columnis quite comple te wi thout just afew of Shakespeare ' s c l a s s i clines.) Come on, {Dot , take thingsin your own£hands, brave the e lements, show the old fight. | A n dle t us know the outcome, puhlease .

H u r r a y f o r B ro a d w a y 's " V e r yWarm F or May," which gives us"A l l the Things You Are , " a pre t ty l i t t le di t ty . ?

I f Bet ty Trippe ' s smile i s broader in a couple of weeks, i t 's all onaccount of Nick the Slick, w h oswi tches from night shi f t to dayshift real soon. There 's an olds o n g t h a t g o e s " N i g h t a n d D a y ,you are the one" huh, Bet ty?There ' s one we want to ask you,too, Bet t y Ann. Who came outahead a t the end of vaca t ion, Edor Dick? Oh, come on now. Don'tbe haahfnl. Tell us all abou t the, „ , . • ! - * •

lucky winner.Depar tment of U t ter Confusion:

Beth and V ic toria (not R egina ,e i ther) making a very bl i the andnonchalant lef t turn a t Tenth andSta te (otherwise known as t h eC rossroads of the World) underthe watchful eyes of a policeman,and slamming r ight in to the car

in front . Oh, what embarras sment! Pi le tha t one away underthe sec t ion marked, "I t C ould H aveH appened to You!"

' . W h a t with "Bi l ly" and "Oh,Johnny" they' ve just about covered!

the field, with the exception ofTom, Dick and H arry.

I A s the farmer sa id when t h eman asked him how far he wasfrom the c i ty , " I t ' s a fur piece ,"so is Dot t ie ' s new one , a gi f t which!st r ikes the eye—a new fur jacke t .I t ' s a honey, Dot .| A new' fea ture , th e You Should

H ave Been There When Depart ment , centers this month on Stout-ie's latest collegiate ge t -up. W h e r e !did you ever see i t , S tout ie? I nMademoiselle ? N o ?

Don' t you love thejbig, h i g h

black rubber boots for soupyweathe r? The person who thoughtthem up sure must have had uspoor E rie gals in mind. •

And there ' s the one about Button getting mixed up with a policeescort. Well, wha t could she expec t , r iding r ight by a "No Trea-passing" sign at eleven o'clock atnight on the Peninsula . I f y o uwould keep your eyes open, Button, and watch out for signs!

—Jeanne Weir

In many ways, what wi th the interna t ional out look and the priceof hai rcuts , we ' re just as wel lpleased tha t we aren ' t twenty

years younger.

Bar bs

(Cont inued from Page 3)l i t t le ink spot cry? Because hism o t h e r w a s "in th e p e n .Lots of the townspeople have beenice-ska t ing many t imes during thelast month. The ra ther large pondacross the s t ree t and up nor thfrom Mercyhurst accommodatesj agoodly number. Maybe if the pondout back were de-snowed a smoothice patch would be good for atwirl . Yes-no? . . . Mercyhurst i smusic. Muted, mellow organ tones

reverbera te through the st i l l l ibrary. "Co untry Gardens" issues gai lyfrom a fparlor piano—first floor.A r ich! crescendo from R achmaninoff arrests attention—third",floor.

In the dorm—"A ll the Things YouA re" breaks a radio audience 'shear ts. Mercyhurst i s music . . .A re the N ew Y ear ' s resolut ionsholding out? A t this point , oneis lucky to have even one tha t hasresisted the "sl ings and arrows ofoutrageous for tune" (apologies toWil l iam "Shakespeare) . {May t h estongest resolves last out the year!

—Barbara Dawson

Senior Sideshow

A F r e s h m a n L e t t e r

D E A R B E T T Y ,

A s is j conventional in post-vacat ion epistlesjl will begin this January account wi th a simple "vaca t ion ' s over."

A nd speaking of vaca t ions, Ionce heard i t sa id tha t summer romances werejthe f lourishing typesbut from gossip to da te , Christ -m a s h a d i t s V a l en t i n o s, t o o .C hristmas cards, wires, le t ters —and speaking of letters—I receivedo n e fro m t h e io v e -lo rn , n o le ss-—

Norgie wrote a ("beauty"—quote—

no Buffalo for me this yuletide forMY hear t belongs in E rie — unquote—who i s i t , Norgie—Bud,

J i m , B i l l ? ? ? ? A l s o a n o t h e r l e t ter came my way (unethical ly , ofcourse) but — was i t Domie wh osigned "F inis" to one chapter of

her love life with active intentionsof looking for and centering interests in another—someone of thesenice, slushy afternoons.

On Sunday P . M. of the seventh,through j t r a n s o m s , k e y h ol e s a n deven hal lways the most evident ofsaluta t ions was tha t persistentquest ion, "What did you ge t f o rC h r i s t m a s " ? — I n t e r e s t o r c u r io s i -t y , | g i r l s ? N u m b e re d a m o n g t h er a r i t i e s w a s J e a n T h o r w a r t ' s f u rcoat — i t ' s a! beauty — Hocky' snew "long-John"Iwith t h e " C " oni t — look for i t gi r ls! — Jo C irr i -to's black velvet evening wrap —how we envy her — Kay Monroe ' snew suede jacket which will makeall us spor tswomen take a b a c ksea t — and bunny fur was most

predominant — A n n Marie's slip-

persland Dot Ogerchalk ' s mits —Connie ' s new whi te formal a n dDei kie's Jblack net were pedesta ledamong us a l l atjthe "MercyhurstSophonade" — the admira t ion xmal l sides when "Marty" burst for thin her new plaid — Glo re turnedwi th " h o r n - r i m s " — S h o r t y w i t hthe latest college craze— Dr. Denton' s — P a t wi th her penny bank—Dot O' H ara wi th her shor t - l ivedradio — si lent now — and Bet tyDaily drew the 'ace'" with a finesojourn in Florida.

And now back to school — bas

ketball season opened with ajbang

and three-four ths off t h e " F r o s h "

turned out — only one made t h e

(Cont inued from Page 3)If you can' t find your friends

for hours and hours—they're probably seeing "Gone With the Wind"—so don't look for them.

R eports from Liz Milloy findher very happy, and A nna Marieis current ly romancing wi th Sta t -ler—remember t h e w a s t e b a s k e t ?Dottie and King were dining everywhipst i tch unt i l his unhappy dep a r t u r e f r om N o r t h E a s t , a s a dnight , wasn' t i t , Dot t ie?

A rrangement s for the weekendrally of the Girl Scouts have beenmade. Bugle blows from over thehill can be heard if you listenquietly. Mary Louise Cornelia isour most energe t ic job hunter—

for any and all types of application blanks—see her. Mary Annicedel ights in a s tudent from Buck-nell of late, and Clara has a newBob. Meg makes a l l her arrangements through Jerry , and somebewildered girls are constantlyfinding themselves on ice ska tesevery Sunday af ternoon and arebeginning to resent i t . The Soph-oade, conducted in the midst of asnow storm was one of the j bestdances we haveiever attended—

H omage to our queen, V irginiaB r y a n t .

— V . H i le m a n

A l umna GuestSpeaker for S. O. S.(Cont inued from P age 1)

Indianapol is , Indiana. She has beenhead dietician at the local hospitalfor the past three months.

Miss S hanor discussed! the nature of her work, related*some ofher experiences, and gave significant advice to!girls contempla t ingcareers as die t ic ians. Miss Shanorsta ted tha t school! educa t ion, a l though absolute ly necessary as afoundation for work in dietetics, isof less re la t ive! importance thanac tual experience in prepara t ion

for the work.

The second speaker of the evening was Mrs. W. C. Woods whohas had charge of the cafe teria a tthe Boston Store for the past nineyears. She explained the dut iesand responsibilities of a {positionof this sor t . .P^p^^-'^Sfe . -§|

M r s . Woods was formerly associated with a home for childrenand gave the club members j someinterest ing^ side-l ights on&her ex periences in dealing* with children.

The meet ing was c losed by thepresident , and refreshments wereserved by members of the Juniorclass.

—Pauline Lynch

The busier a man is the moreloafers he seems to a t t rac t .

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To get the most out of life don'ttake yourself too seriously.

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I f Sta l in has regimented theR u s s i a n women—which w e doubt—

he ' s the grea test man of a l l t ime.

team — Glo — noiother like her—and to you—Glo a t r ibute fromus a l l — you' re tops.

A nd so again —{dear Bet ty —I bid my "adios" wi th s w e e tdreams and promises of futu renews.

A s E v e r ,ANNABELLE

Sophly Spoken

(Cont inued from P age 3)soldier!"

Wedding bells will soon out! F rances Stevens wi l l adown the aisle as a lovely brmaid, for her sis ter .

Did P eggy McC arthy justquire that all enveloping smildid something—perhaps a l e— put i t there ?

The romance depar tment i s

coming quite crowded with acants. Those applying, moscently, and qualifying quite are Sis and Jack, Dot and JimMary and H arry, HelenF rank, and A nnet te and anyont h e t h r e e .

I f you not ice the but tons ping off the Sophomores sthese days, i t ' s because we ' rproud of | our baske tbal l play

P ic ture of the month: KMcMillan stan ding on the porch, umbrel la handle in humbrella proper being relentltossed across the campus bmighty gale , and ra in poudown.

C hicken will have to equipmessenger •boy's bicycle with

t i res soon, * i f Pe te cont inues so faithful with his specials.

H ave you ever found'iit diffto remember whether i t ' s morafternoon or evening when youexpectedly meet a nun? I t ' s embarrassing to gai ly gree t "Gevening, Sister ," as the sun bbrilliantly down upon?you bo

—Pauline L

D r. Adler

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the dramat ic principles of A r

t le ' s Poe t ics as they were fo

exemplified|in "Oedipus R ex."

Dr. A dler chose "The A r

R eading" as the subjec t for l ec tu re S u n d a y , F e b ru a ry

"Reading for understanding,"

this famed educator , " is the

most miraculous process of e le

ing ourselves up ! from a condi

of understanding less to on

understanding more." H e fur

advocated the reading of a bthree t imes in order to a t ta in cple te understanding, f i rs t , forst ruc ture or analysis; second, i t s in terpre ta t ion o r synthqualit ies; and, lastly , to critiand evaula te . H e a lso I advancertain principles to be followedeach phase off the reading produre—principles J which will ain doing really effective readi

D r. Ad er's two day- visi tMercyhurst was filled;; w i t h minterest ing and inspira t ional coment s crammed with much ffor thought and discussion.

-—Rosemary Mc

Too much advice from the oside is like back-seat driving.

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In money mat ters , the man wis ruled by his emotions instead his reason*, is soon broke .

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U p to the age of twenty any oshow wil l do, but af ter tha t neaeverybody ducks amat eur perfmances.

the merciad, february 1940

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