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Vol. XIH October 23, 1942 No, 1

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Are You Out?, The hockey season has begun. It is splen-

SERVICE MEN
h ARE FETED
I In a gym attractively dis-
iguised *with corn stalks,
bumpkins, autumn leaves and
i Pitches, the Sodality will hold
I its annual informal dance on
e
October 23. This year, with
•(patriotism
J
running high, the
Sodality will play hostess to
the service men of Erie and
r .vicinity, welcoming them to
• an evening of informal fun.
did sport for crisp, fall days. Come and join the fun!
Friday Nite Get-Togethers
Held n Auditorium
Do you like fun? Do you like something new? Do you
like a change? i.Well, "something new is being planned." Be-
cause of the lack of means of recreation* it was suggested
that we utilize some of the excess energy acquired during a
week* of classes £nd study to entertain ourselves. The Ath-
letic Association thrilled at the idea and grasped this chance
to "start something." Through the kindness of Miss Quinn
and the A. A. there will be no more dull Friday evenings at
Mercyhurst. | g | l i i | w
From mow until June there will a a*FtJN NIGHT every

LECTURE SERIES WILL Friday night; and whether there*is a movie or not, theWun
If

if Ever since 'way back when,

t the chief worry of the Sodali- wilEgo on. The time will be posted m advance, so read your
ijty dance has been \ that , of bulletin boards.
l "blind dates/' Now this wor-
tjry has vanished because of
. Uncle Sam's willingness Ho
t give his boys a leave of ab-
BE STARTED SOON fl* 44>
" —
The entertainment will include dancing^old and new, ball-
room and barn, the Paul Jones, the Boomps-^-Daisy *and
TTihity *more.' And, to add variety, to*the
evening, there will be group singing: popu-
y sence for a night of frivolity.
The first of a series of concerts and lectures, which lar songs, old songs, blues songs, and gay
[ \ With the aid of Miss Boy- has been scheduled for the school year at Mercyhurst, Horns, j Violins songs. So don't miss the FUN NIGHT
land and Miss Quinn a novel will be given on October 28, when Miss Marie Houston, where entertainment is yours for the asking.
t
I program has been planned lyric soprano, will present a full program of Shakes- Appear Again If it is a good time you want, we will give
f pearean songs, as set to music by Spanish, French, it to you. All that we ask is that you have
1
which will provide rollicking,
fun-packed entertainment for Italian, Mexican, Irish and Finnish composers. h That old saying, "You can't a willing spirit. We will do the rest.-
keep a good man down," might
j both the service men and the A versatile artist, Miss Houston adds color to her well apply to the Mercyhurst {tDon'l forget. We jwant to see everyone
Mercyhurst girls. Whatever concert appearances with appropriate costumes which orchestra, {for after a brief Fridayievening singing, dancing,- and hav-
*jtype off fun one prefers will she designs herself. Her presentations are indivi- period of voluntary silence, the ing fun.
P be found at the Sodality dualistic and artistic and have gained for her popu- orchestra has been reorganized.
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dance; for intermingled with larity in Iceland, the Scandinavian countries, Finland, For Itheir initial performance
1
v
p e popular dance, will be old- Russia, South America, and Australia. In addition to the eleven girls played, under
fashioned s q u a r e dances, singing, and to designing her costumes, Miss Houston the direction of Sister Helen
Marie, the popular song Sleepy
while novelty games will manages all her concerts. This will be her second ap- Lagoon, while a sextet of our
Freshmen Join
t amuse those who do not care pearance* at Mercyhurst.
1 to dance. As a special feature On November 19, Baron Joseph Von Der Elst^will
& girls harmonized on the lyrics.
Once again we can proudly
The Order «Of
Jof the evening's entertain- be heard in the college auditorium. Hisllecture, en- say. "Our school has an orches-
}{
m
f ent, capable members of our titled "Flemish p d of the 15th Century/' is par- tra!" And it's permanent!
grou
P have arranged a special ticularly significant at this time for Flemish art has
Cap And Gown
jf Program. %L recently come to public attention.
f L In the lounge will be the Also scheduled for the*near fu- Following the usual 'tradition,

[ Jj
Ir °
lgh
uffet
ture is Dr. William M. Agar,
Point of the dance a educator, scientist, author, and lec-
luncheon served in true turer, whose discussion will be a
an
TRIBUTE PAID TO DEAN forty-three /Freshmen were for-
mally invested in cap and gown at
a solemn but* striking ceremony,
held on October 15 in the Mercy-
H Mercyhurst
• s
- -tyle. Nothing challenge to "Youth in Today's hurst Auditorium.
Fussing at this dance! Crisis/' Students Observe St. Francis Borgia Feast Dr. Relihan, Professor of Edu-
cation, opened the ceremony with
an address directed to the ^Fresh-
In add ition. to, being Columbus Day, Monday, October 12 men. He said that the ceremony
amous Illustrator 9
offered an opportunity for honoring our Dean, Mother Borgia, of investiture takes on an impor-
on the occasion of her name day—the feast of St. Francis tant significance this year because
of the war. He stressed the fact
Borgia.
i Speaks Here The simple program with its patriotic theme captured our wise
that the Freshmen are making a
choice in continuing their edu-
cation, and that this education will
attention immediately as the College Glee Club presented be a form of social security to be
songs varying from the quieting realized'after the war.
Guest speaker at the first English Club meeting this year notes of a Patriotic Prayer to the
stirring strains of We Must Be Dorothy Before investing the Freshmen,
tjafa Miss Beatrice Bradshaw Brown, distinguished New Eng-
1 nd
? author and artist, whose articles appear frequently in
Stand Straight Vigilant. Notes of surprise were Senior Glass, O'Hara, President of the
added *as our orchestra, always students to ourwelcomed college.
the new
Am • C a and^in The Catholic World. a pet interest of Mother Borgia's,
All School Posture Week made its first appearance of the In response, Patricia Oliva the
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L5? § Brown's talk centered will be conducted during the year. -Afterwards rdi the talents of Freshmen representative, compared
Hjn<l the theme All Men Are In a discussion of literature, the second {week *of November. several underclassmen were dem- college to a musical composition
4 wis. The 1 average person, speaker answered questions put to The members of the Physical onstrated in a one-act comedy. * of four ^movements, one for each
th e le
f E? - <*urer, is handles icapped he" by Sister Philippa and the In thanking us for this enter- year.
Education ,* Corrective class, tainment,
* < r f ? 8t.^conception of the term members. Miss Brown recommend- Mother Borgia told4 us
Mfino^"'' a »»cn
*ifini! w
wh i
<* nehe ordinarily
ordinarih de- ed that poetry-lovers read the under the guidance of Miss that she felt in some degree com- As the student body sang "To
hl
A mil p w n Shly-trained genius. verses of Elizabeth Bohm which Quinn, will conduct posture parable to Columbus, for she and You, Our Alma Mater" the solemn
' m f t r u * ? e i m aasserted that man, are published in America. classes for two weeks before her small band of followers had in ceremony in the auditorium.came
A God i e n d o w g e and likeness of deed experienced the thrill of dis- to an end. It was followed by a
J tiwJ'i 0Wer H ee d with some crea-
The author chatted informally the actual campaign. During covery^ and pioneering when they lovely tea given by the faculty for
w«th the members of the English that time, class markers will brought the charter to Mercyhurst the Freshmen in the cleverly deco-
talL? u n t:.l 11 should develop this Club after the meeting had ad-
hahif creation becomes a in 1926.1 f V . rated (state dining room.
ablt journed. (Continued on page four)
**<* finally perfection. • »•
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23.
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THE MERCIADf i r Pierre lbert Meet Alma M.

oil
Published every other Friday by the students of Mercy hurst College
I
«. 4. •« Mother Pierre If someone were to ask you «n,k
(An extract from » * { » £ The Lakeshore know about Mercyhurst?" y j u 3 j
written by Sister M. Phiuppa .
Assistant Editors Visitor-Register) ,' Wilhprt died at Mercy- ably retort,_ "WelJ, I ought utojkn iNJ
Oty
Editor
Anne Johnson When Sister Mary Pierre Wilbeit a ^ about the place; I go there nine ti
Martha Haley Jane. Walsh f. hurst College, Erie s u
a * e c f m e n i b e
Sisters of Mercy lost a . ^ ^ ^ i t y in general a
r , Catholic of twelve!" ^m
education a true leader, the commu j But when f you're showing R 1
Editorial Board
great benefactor. around or talking up your Alma v,J
crowd back home, do you wax J ,
Features Editor Katherine Dineen over those beautiful traditions wh ^
News Editor - ,-J I Frances Ho neck dinctive of Mercyhurst, or do y0u H
literary Editor L Alvina McDermott them for granted ? W
Art Editor ~~— s Elinor Klos sympathy, ^ f » f f ' 2 » fortunate
Business Manager - Mary Ellen Linney of ountless boys, and. K " ! ^ ^ . Herteaching The chapel, for instance. Don't
EDITORIAL STAFF: Evelyn Gerbracht, Betty Dailey, Gloria Lutz, open the door and say, "Look Mom
Katherine Monroe, Pat Duffy, Eva Jacobs, Pat Buffington, Marilynn this is our chapel." Tell them m
Cooper, Betty Knapp, Regina English, Elaine Tormay, Rita Ritten- mural above the main altar. It is n #
house, Katherine Connoly, Anne Kingston, Peg Sullivan. June Moore. group of holy pictures; it is a who]
in painting. e
knock at her door, but who
BUSINESS STAFF: Eileen Fitzgerald, Mary Kirby, Anne Kane,
Catherine O'Rourke, Janet Benson, Elinor Klos, Mary O'Hara, Eileen '•when i n V u t t e b a t h o l i c UniversitySister of America The striking central figure is a BY?
Mary type mosiac of Christ the King ^
Reagle, Mary Taylor.
S C S M 5 & 3 four » b o r d e r who first honor the chapel is named, bearL J\
MrAMCt miRTlM A.UTHO co.. cfE|t, PA.

^ h A r c y h u r s t college T W ^ g * ^ blems of royalty—crown and orb T

Sister Mary Marv Pierre,
r'lerre, as assistant
aa&i »«/»•** superior
«%.^~~--- or -- ner, left oflthe mosiac as you face the alw
communHy7shared largely in the respons.bahties and painting of Christ the Infant King r
LET'S NOT PRE TEND engaged largely in the work entailed. In 192b wnen
I t e c f hurst opened its doors she was among the the homage of the Magi. On the right
first to greet its charter students, and the first to the Suffering King stands before ft
For the English girl, a college education is a social stigma, her community, dean of women in the college, con- Pilate, who arrogantly demands "AJ
occupy the chair of biological science As burser of
but for the American it is a distinction. Yet we who enjoy tact sister in the business office, she took respon- aKing?" 1
this privilege hide our intellectual light under a bushel and prevailingNihility well, her fine optimism • - * Below this superb
over every difficulty. trayal of the Divine
.try to seem as uneducated as possible. We devote our time Indeed, not until the ravages of
we find a pictorial hist«
to best-sellers and shun the classics for fear of being con- disease preyed upon her
stitution did she finally relinquish
fine con- THANK YOU! the Sisters of Mercy and
sidered "stuffy." Any cultural topic of conversation is care- her professorship. SSven in her labors in the earthly kj
fully omitted, lest we seem to be "showing off." We-[brag sick room she continued to practice Pardon us while we extri- of Christ. Starting at ti
her noble gospel: Work and prayer.
self-consciously that we j haven't the slightest idea whether "I think," she* would say i quite cate Oscar fromfunder our feet, left, we see one of the
simply, "I have tried to serve God (Oscar is our pet {mouse and who preceded Florence M
Stalingrad has fallen or not J mascot) and then we'll tell you
well with my heart and hands.' ingale on the battlefL
about the new
Why pretend to be ordinary when we have been enriched It is difficult to think of such a you Home Ec-ers, it's the handi- the Crimean War. BeolUPress Room. To
with learning and with a consequent responsibility to the from one as having passed from life, craft laboratory, and we do en-
love, and service. One could joy your art-pieces around the mosiac are two meml
world? We need^not listen to those who call us "stuffy," for wish that such a generous life walls; but to us of, the Mer- the Order, a. nurse
they are not worth hearing. Nor need we go to the other ex- charity and zeal into the lives of cian* staff, it is the Press Room teacher, ministering to
might go on, overflowing in its
treme of intellecutal snobbery. But let's not pretend we're others. But such, we know, is not typewriters clatter, pencils are—the journalist's haven, where bodily -.and spiritual m
the? Divine plan. We live that we a young girl.
not educated. Let's be ourselves! may love and serve. We die unto chewed, brains are racked, and
ideas fly back and forth. It is On i the right wall of
the Lord. This was the^object of the home of your new Merciad.
the consecrated life of Sister Mary sanctuary is depicted a
Pierre Wilbert. So was its blessed |To Mother Borgia we are of the Mercy Sisters pe
end. B more grateful than we can say
for the privilege of having a not so well known to maj

Peering With Peg Press Room. It is a means of

retarial and
us—the conducting of In
consolidating our editorial, sec- for working girls. A p.
typographical of Mercyhurst is in thi
forces for a publication] which
we hope to make the pride of tant background on thi
every Mercyhurst girl. May our of the mural. Behind
Hang on to your hats, kids! Here come the Sophomores every effort be worthy of the in- nursing Sister in the
valuable assistance andlencour-
ready to face another year chuck full of classes (ugh!) and agement which the Dean, Mr. stands Pope Gregory
fun, as we struggle valiantly for recognition 'midst the dig- Donatelli and all <*the faculty under whose j pontifical
have given us. j Mercy Order was f
o un ds
nity of the Seniors, the camplacency of the Juniors, and the is holding an architect's
novelty of the Frosh. The Merciad Staff
I of a convent. t>. BehW
What is life? Is itlthat teaching Sister is a po
k Would you like to know us better ? Ah! then come, eaves- mysterious thing which at one
drop a while with me at the keyholes of the Sophs. of Bishop Gannon, the
time thrills man land at an- They possess a contempt for
other time saddens him ? Is it life so strong as to deny it to (Continued on page f<
Sophs and the Street of Regret
the greatest of all man's gifts the unborn. They advocateja
Perhaps you have an ear for music. Our Dean of Resi- or is it the most burdensome? calm destruction of human
dence has, but Joan Berry and Jayne McCarron were not too Is it the root of men's plea- life.
pleased to learn of Sister's sensitive ears. They were doing sures, thoughts and ambi- This is especially true in , Fath er La timet
so well with their Sleepy Serenade, too!! You can now easily tions ? Germany, where supposedly |
discern them in a crowd by their rendition of "The Street of reputable doctors practice Eu-
The answer to these ques- thanasia with no pretense of oins
Regret."'y<jR f | | tions is furnished by the mind its being ^"EU—" ?("good"),
And Wanda's favorite tune for a few glorious hours of Alumnae andfthe very simple common- and where vendetta is regard- We have the p H enl
Week-end was "Gardenias have always been my favorite flowers," etc. place facts about us. Human ed! as a moral! duty. These welcoming a new m !
Ask her to tell you about it. You'll enjoy her version immensely.|> life is a complete synthesis leaders should respect human the^ Mercyhurst faca
Happiest Soph in the class during the whole of the Alumnae visit of the universe .jj mineral life life, for God Himself respects Father Edward LatW
was Margay Savage; but weren't we all glad to have Carm back with . . . plus vegetable life . . . it. Instead, they force one law fessor of Religion, j
us again ? L plus animal life . . . plus the —the man who'can win a war, As his students,
life of God. It is,|as it were a wage it without considering fortunate in sharing t»,
Being Late and the Soph Motto human sacrifice. Rulers to- fits of Father Latin*]
brief existence as a prelude to day disregard human rights,
And Mary Wallace!! We'd like to welcome you back into our folds man's actual life—a place of tensive study and trav^
again—better late than never, eh, Mary? (Oh well!! that's practically and act to neglect r intention- ing received his A. 3
a Soph motto, anyway!) test and probation. | ally the concepts of the right M. A. at the Catholic";
to "life, liberty and the
We had to search around for Mary O'Hara and Pat Toomey since Non-religious romanticists suit of happiness." pur- sity of America, FwJ*
they've taken up their studies in different fields this year. Mary's a offer as their ultimate goals mer studied for the «
chemistry major now, and Patsy's destined for a nursing career. (May- of life'superiority, dictator- S. T. B. at the Gregfl
be you can find a job in Margay's "Day Nursery", Pat!) When will better times re-
ship and money-making; be- turn? is a question on the versity in Rome. H»l
Ask Theresa Kunzler to give you the particulars about her friend, cause to them life is a fruit- lips or people today*as thev vacations were spent 1
less beating against the bars ease with misgiving upon the throughfEurope and
J (Continued on page three) of their earthly cages. They rulers of nations. P C J J P S ient. Father Latimer ^
regard human love as the finis X I merly on l the fwfh
to life's chapter.' f Primas E f t c y c
„_ m l i c a l "Quas
gives* this J answer; Gannon School of *J
We wish to remind you to pray for the repose of the soul of The casual attitude of to- "Only when|the feeders Gf „a- Sciences and is no*/
Mother M. Pierre Wilbert at Mass or during your evening visit day's leaders is^not hard-to determine +* at Holy Rosary P ^
to the chapel; for surely she who loved Mercyhurst so dearly understand^, for they throw ledge the
he 03 1
rkw • .f ^ Power of We are i n d e e d ^
during life will not forget us before the. throne of God. away God's views. Their pag- have Father LaWJ*j
an ideologies are bigger than cyhurst, and we erf*
the people who hold them. S E T " * C ° n C o r d and peace a hearty welcome *£
ty and students aliK*
 1 tober 23^1942
Oc THE M|ERCIAD Page 3

(SOPHS HAZE
FROSH
For five days the Freshmen
esuak
-ere made to suffer . . .|the Here
Froshfes exposed their good we are on top at last, Tuesday late permission. But a
The end is very near; sad note—Betty Young will soon
sportsmanship by acting as But memories of the happy be added to this list to "Keep th
stooges and answering every T past home fires burning;" for e
command of the Sophomores. We shall e'er hold dear. Sam wants Smitty, too. Uncle
Tuesday evening, the final
At last from the top rung of the Such § Waste of Time, Dotty!
show was made up of an all
ladder we now look out to what Dotty O'Hara has requested that
star cast including News Com- lies ahead. And, as we look, we anyone who has any odd jobs to be
mentators; impersonations of wonder what will become of each done may contact h e r | She has
President and Mrs. Roosevelt, aonetip. of us. Well, listen to this for
j W
fifteen minutes on Sunday after-
Churchill, Hitler and Musso- noon that she would like someone
Congratulations to Lutie and Pat to utilize.
L
jjni a Comedy, "Elmer Fudd who have been fortunate enough to
and the Little White Rabbit," pitch "ringers." I'll bet they won't Rosalie was the fortunate senior
of the| month, having fan import
Previews of "Gone With The be teaching next September. two successive weekends. I would
Lucky, aren't they? |
Wind" and "How Clean Was call that a priority! f \
Our Alley." The feature at- And speaking of engagements, And speaking of priorities, be on
ask Stephie about that Buffalo
traction billed the famous weekend. She went for the en- the lookoutjfor a gentleman, be-
f stars as portrayed by the gagement party, but? she sure hit cause I have heard ^rumors of a
a new high. Yes it was a most Senior Dance in November. * Just
Freshmen: Kay Kyser, Mae interesting weekend. Shorty has watch the headlines of this'paper &
T
West, Ann Sothern, Jack ""' a story too.? But little Roomie's for further information. g
Benny,
ucimj, Mary] * L i v i n g s t o n , interest has gone west once more, And so for today I shall call
and now she's cheering for the Dear Dad: jra SM! I
Greta Garbo and Dorothy La- °Irish."f finis, but I'll not stop listening for g Gue$$ what I need mo$t of all? That'$ right. $end it $oon. Be$t
mour. more splashes to put into dots and wi$he$. lYour $on. i l $ j.
Tad Pole
Who Is "The Web?" $M
dashes. i And! in the meantime, I'll ! i HFCI *# ^ i - 1
> Initiation Is Grand Fun see you every Friday night in the Dear Son: BBBjjj ^ ^ r a H ? i
Then, Ruthie Turner has a par- gym—remember ? HjjUtfgKg^jtiftgjii NOthing ever happens here. Write us aNOther letter aNOn. NOw
I Later the Sophomores serv- ticular interest in Fort Monroe. I must say goodbye as NOt aNOther thing do-1 kNOw to? write. Good
led refreshments in the dining Well, her brother ( ? ) is stationed i luck. j%& i 6t£ JGtlttV
J Dazedly yours, BHSffiPB ia*Ji>] I \ 'P* "* -
room which was illuminated there. But who was home on leave W7M. '*9R GLO S K l ^ E ^^^^p^C.mnMSS^^BI^Mm \ \ Dad Pole ': 1
t
L by candlelight and.attractive- last week? It had something to J I ^ S B W B i 8 B B ^ B B W t ? & ) l § I- —Notre Dame Scholastic
f ly decorated in a green-yellow do with a "web." pHa! Ha! Ha! K j | S a \
? combination color scheme. Im- p Stop me if you've heard this one: Oji
I promptu speeches concluded "Hail, hail, the gangs all here"— MORNING] ANGELUS
i Mabel: "May I have this dance?"
fan evening of fun. The unan- and so goes the senior song,since 8 Drag: "Certainly, if you can find aVpartner."
1 imous opinion was that initia- our little home-wreckers—I mean Aksilver note of beauty H»Tmiffli H^Sl n R H W R B H E n ^
: : —Cormont m
t tion had been grand enter- home-ecers have returned. Wei Peals fin to the dawn, JBf vB§t3§
come back, teachers, we can carry
»That sort of starts me thinkin' how about you? Heaven
I tainment. And chiming choirs re-echo §§|reP? forbid! Certainly hope that isn't going to be the case in
on-now. But now that we are alI The heavenly antiphon. .Pftflj MES our U. S. 0. dance next week. *
;•*-.'* -A* t - •«#• -, -

together again, eleven seniors are

\ *"?
• All earth lies hushed and waiting,
making very interesting plans for While wind at morning brings 9p
DID YOU KNOW a super week-end* in Cleveland. Maiden's ageless "Fiat" jjl|P9ffJ?
"Cheer, cheer for old Notre Dame,"
In this day we all rave to take care of gas-rationing. Well,
And the rush of angel wings.jffiKf I was jestin' around and came through with this gas-saver:
that Mercyhurst vis cele- while the Navy "Anchors Aweigh." ED 1 B 1 'A —Jane Walsh v3
Pedestrian: "Couldn't f you have gone! around me I instead of hit-
brating her 17th anniver- Andtnow to our friends in serv- ting m e ? " ; u ^ m B 3 i^Rj J^^^^^^B
sary as Western Pennsyl- ice—Kirby has bought a share in Motorist: "I didn't think I had enough gas." fS^jBfT' I 9 gS
vania's first Catholic Col- U. S. Airmail; Betty Dailey has k± ^ liiJmiwtf^rmi/faSiiKm I w ! .^Sft^ti —Tomahawk B
lege for women? Witness
the progress of those seven-
taken up ping pong for the U.S.O.
And Dot McCarron was on the en-
GirlsfRelax. Lota of you gals,|chorus gals,jremember Canisius, don't
teen years. vied list when "Big, Noble George" you? Well, just look at this corn-killer I found in their
came to town and she rated a In Blue Room Griffin: 1 ; ! Mm ^ . WR
"Why don't you peel that banana before you eat i t ? " \ j ^ ^ H
l
x} "What for? I know what's;inside." 'SA\ ^M*TMi m l H H
Peering With Peg I When we heard that the
first floor social room was
(Continued from page two) | f to be redecorated, we never
"Andy." You'll find it most interesting. (How old did you say he in ourJ wildest dreams ex-
w
as,Tess?) [ 7 ? •' 5f H pected | anything as lovely
'£
as our new lounge. j l | | g | J |
What's the Matter with? Scully? J^M M|| B Comes fall, and once again which envelop you througout
H you see a gal wandering around$the secondjfloor with|a*far- *- The artisticf touch of Sis- you find * yourselves back fat the school week; this is some-
f awFay look in her eyes, just direct hereto Room 32; and she-}won't ter Angelica has combined Mercyhurst, ready|to Ipursue thing | different. Vivid, rich-
cause you any trouble. That's just ScuUy, still dazed and dreamy^over
the
elegance with a truly home- your studies for another year. looking t fall shades j of] soft
Wo
P'ospect of her week end at Penn State. And don't think you. like atmosphere which was But yes, you must take a little wools are being made into
I' «Wn't be a bit dreamy yourself if you hacPa Perm State bid tucked
greeted with "Oh's?|and time to consider fashions, for lovely skirts of the I dressy
away. | B • Jy Kfg you do want to have juetithe type; some have belts, some
W e_
^don't
"All's" all duringiAluranae right wardrobe on hand for have pockets. Pleats are of
= ^ = know. aamm ^„..„„Marie „ Wolman
all about .. „— yet except, of course,
.that
T.
ah
she's awfully " nice.
"" Seems to me that I did hear his name is week-end. BNHPJK&J&IHH those special i occasions that the past and we see drindles
if
Ur*
lm
my, though. Isfthat right, Marie, or is*itlNotre Dame's football * The new*lounge'is the arise so unexpectedly!these nicely taking their places.
*«m that you admire. ] 1 W peffect retreat for reading, days. I AndStooj&now more With these skirts are shown
y
°u can eagilytgpot Elayne Brown in her vivid purple outfitfthese writing letters, listening to than ever, you are told you black jersey blouses, having
^ys. An eye-catcher, Elayne! Especially with^that long black hair! your favoriteirecords, play- must look your Jbest.fi Keep their new, round necklines
ing bridged or jus,t plain up the "home front" morale, topped with brilliant beads of
As Luck Would Have It G| chatter. Naturally, we c p t you know. But who's left at some sort. s
Mary Kay Donovan isaprobably the luckiest girl in our class. She dance on that luxurious home to do'the| admiring, I Add Dash To^Last Year's
n
* still look forward to visits from her family every Sunday. Qfc carpet—it'd be worn thin ask? H i i ) 5 ^ » Models
PPy fate that has exempted Dunkirk from gas-rationingII! 1 in no time! tBijt the hall ^ilDon't Forget Style With all* these reports,
outside is g more slippery, ffYou all realize only too well, which doubtedless will never
anyway; so we can "jitter- I suppose, that today you be heeded, do not feel that
bug" or walti there to our must buy wisely, buy for you cannot be well dressed in
re
accidents., hearts' content. In your quality; you must select last year's models. Styles
more quiet hours of recrea- clothes which will endure the haven't changed tha t much.
r« | Look What She's Done to Me! tion, head for the new wear and tear of your fast- All one needs is a dash here
U reco I'm the one of the lounge. ?You'll love it! moving lives. But still, qual- and there of something dif-
ity must not be sacrificed for ferent—but striking.
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oh .° ? &nize me without any trouble at all.
"-so-tired look and dragging step. Well, you'd be in the same fix And! many' thanks to style. •#'-.. So we leave you in the
ro
t ? °mie had so many romances to clutter up her love-life and Mother Superior, Mother Do not frown when you midst of new fall gray blues,
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J °» awake at night!
11 with
I \ Borgia, and the Sisters for read that skirts are quite the raspberry reds, tans, pale
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ad tlm
a little effort I'll keep my eyes open, so that, come this splendid gift to Mercy- "vogue," Now we do not greens, fucshias, hunter's
* again, you can continue your peering with^ hurst. .
mean your i favorite plaids greens, and bittersweets.
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 October 23 I940
Page 4 THE MERCIAD

THL IC O. G. A oId Choice And

First Meeting
CTWE A<BM
Listen, my children,
The first meeting of the 0
G. A Sorority was held Wednes-
Responsible
day evening, October 21 in the Danger! Temptation at work! The wheels of proSpJ
And you shall hear Lounge. roll again. War time means boom time and boom time nJ
I Of the hockey season ? Sister Mary Esther, faculty temptation time for us college students. How often haVe
Which now is here. adviser!presented the officers
t T t h f club. This was followed heard this familiar explanation spoken. Joan was off en
by the installation of the fol- the most wonderful position so she isn't going to finish
We all know that we can't begin the hockey season with lowing officers: President, Mary
a poor field, so Miss Quinn and many of ^the girls have Ellen Linney; Secretary, Anne lege if

remedied that. Two new goal posts^have been set up, the Kane: Treasurer, PatnciaMor-
field measured and finally lined. We have theIfield, girls; an; Publicity Chairman, Eileen We Have Made A Wise Choice
now, where is the team? The team?? Why, we are going to Fitzgerald.
f The president then welcomed Very few of us have not had to face that enticing teU
have one of the best! With the participation of the Freshmen
and a few old players, we can't help but have a successful twenty new members to the u. tion. But we who turned our^backs and once again in
G A. and also welcomed the oldtember drove up the boulevard to Mercyhurst realize ^
members back to the sorority
for another year. how wisely we have chosen. j
Back in the Saddle Again One of the features of the This year more than ever the full realization of what
evening was the talks given by
Riding, girls??? And I don't mean a car. It's a wonder- 0. G. A. members on their ex- means to be a student of Mercyhurst has finally dawned J
ful sport; and, during these trying times, a horse will come periences while working this us. We appreciate, it seems, for the first time the value
fh handy—you know, no gas, tires, gasoline. But what could summer.
The meeting came to a closeour Mercyhurst education.
be more pleasant, more romantic than riding on a;moonlit
bridle path with . . . But to get back to riding, a number of with the presentation of a short Today we are plunged heart and soul into the heart 0J
skit, given by members? of the
the girls are back in the saddle again. What do you say we club, followed by an informal battle—the battle of life. We can lose this battle unless 1
increase that number and go riding every Friday at the program of games and songs. are prepared to fight. If we accept the educational equip J
White Swan? « '
offered to us here at Mercyhurst we can win. The larger J
And now for the indoor sports. Say, "Torm" and "Glo," MEET ALMA MATER* bouquet of learning we take with us when we leave here ft
did you ever finish that ping-pong tournament ? Well, here's greater the chance we will have of* truly ornamenting J
your chance, and may the best man win.«A tournament will (Continued from page^two')
begin soon, and weTare looking for quite a few new contest- chancellor of Mercyhurst. By place in life. f^
ants, as well as the old ones, to be present with paddle in way of historical interest, we
hand. might add that the mural was The World Will Look To Usf I
done in 1935 by Rambusch, an
How About Interclass Volley Ball outstanding Catholic painter. This is our day: the world will soon look to us for guidai
Familiarity with the hall- Let us gather our bouquet now so we may become the lead*
We also have badminton and volley ball. And by the way, marks of your college is a the of^the future. ]
fefiow-athletes, what do you think of interclass volley ball? mainspring of school spirit.
Fine, we knew you would like the idea. Students of Mercyhurst, meet Though hidden by a jaunty devil-may-care 'attitude, tl
Back to hockey; and just a reminder that a big game is Alma Mater. true meaning of Mercyhurst lies close to the hearts of h
% a
scheduled: Mercyhurst College vs. Mercyhurst Seminary. students.
Come to the game and cheer our girls on to victory. See you
there! 1 STAND STRAIGHT
(Continued from page one) Lynch, our Classl President,
be distributed. Competitions are to the right.
will continue through Posture
Week. That group which has Across from them are Ann
the highest percentage of pos- Clearey, the gal from Youngs-
ture improvements will be town, (she has a twin brother,
awarded a banner for achieve- too) and Pat Bines, that ob-
Dear Torm: ment. %

'Twas the first day of school and all through the halls
liging soul, who, incidentally,
portrayed F. D. R. To your c
Of Mercyhurst rang the familiar calls.
It wasn't long till the juniors were going strong, left again is Norma Buzelli
t
Chatting quite loudly and bursting with song. from -New York and Jeanne
Neat little |b its of news of friends, old and new, Roepke of Akron. Dolores
From one group of girls to another flew,
As if they were carried, like those things being sported DiVincenzo, from the big city A
By Mary and Marion, whom airmen have courted of Hornell, and Helen Martin
It's on again now—with Madge and Johnny, I mean! stay awake all night. Next
A furlough permitted his appearance in the scene.
And Sister Knapp feels more at home than ever this years comes Cathy Cavanaugh. If
Her summer was spent in the asylum—(nursing, my dear.) she isn't in her room, look The prettiest room in,
We're glad they didn't keep Jane in-the hospital; around a while; she is prob- hall, we think, is Ruth E.j
Her value to the class and the school isn't little.
And Moosie's summer was anything but dim; ably going through her pound- livan's, 'way back in the
ner. If you're ever both'
To prove it, just ask her, "Who's Jim?"
Tennessee was the state Selma chose
For intensive study and summer repose.
r c c s n PC> losing exereises.| Wfe don't
know-how Mary McPhearson with empty stomach,
Ruth! The room overlook!
Freshman initiation is over, got in there, but J there just
Elaine Cleveland's clear, melodious voice the milkman, postman,
Makes us feel pleased that Mercyhurst's her choice. and now we can look back and couldn't be a nicer, more easy- and the one with theft
The postoffice still holds familiar scenes. laugh. It was really loads of going room-mate than she is. plaid drapes, is occupied
Four letters come weekly from George for Eileen. fun, for we learned to like the Betty McCabe and Dot
Eva, in opening Al's letters, is sure to act Sophomores before they be- Across the halllis Kitty ems. Frances Duffy
So that the artistic address is left intact. farther down the hall,
gan initiating. It goes with- Flecken (everyone knows her)
An army pin created quite a stir i don't miss her. She's a pa
When Uncle Sam brought it from Him to Her. out saying that we are fond of and Jean Erwin from Niagara
If you don't think McNut had a fruitful week-end,* the j Juniors because they are Falls. We suggest you stick Oh-oh! Don't forget
Just a single glance to her third finger lend! Olivas. Pat made that«
our "Big Sisters," and we your hat in the next abode be- derful Investiture address
Mary Anne Dowd's of voting age, now: think the Seniors are wonder-
Last count—the F's were leading—and how! fore taking any steps. "Pug" we're very proud of
Ann, Cush, Clara and Marg are domestic completely. ful just because they are White keeps her clothes and Gloria called Connecticut
They take turn about and do the cooking weekly. Seniors. Wednesday evening and i
her black lipstick here. Some
A collection, I hear, is being taken to buy a say she sleeps in this room, the best yart of her alio*
Lock to protect Trip's $22.50 Dache. By^the way, do youlgirls doing it, too. What some
Another, too, is being taken for Annes benefit; too. Her room-mate is Mary won't do for their menlj
One dollar, sixteen cents they want for that k i t know all the Freshmen? Some K. Hogan. Talkjto her; she
National defense, so very important to all, time when you|are not busy is a dear. I
Is widely discussed and encouraged in the hall. (whenever that is!) take a If you want to ca
There's Clara—-her campaign calls for a davenport. Don't forget Joan Wad- "day-hops," you 11 find 1
And the Sodality is sponsoring dancing and sport. stroll down the freshman hall
and stop in our rooms. Jnger and Rita Grogin, who during lunch hour iiLthe*.
Glo wasn't headed for a nervous breakdown;
It was just that Gebby was to be in town. have that pretty, fuzzy blue lounge^ (our pride and J*
And you, I am told are a faithful reader Starting in room one is Vici We think they are great I
Of sportswriters accounts of the football leader. Friday, the cute little red- rug in front of the door. Dot
fcury and Helen Slevin are too.
But that's all for now about this and that. head, and her roomie, Jean
Be sure to answer. V
J right across the hall from
Snyderwine. Ginny Walsh, the them. In room 13 (really a Well, now you know **
As ever girl who had three dates in we live, so drop around^
PAT two days, and* Dorothea lucky number) live Kathy day. Until then, g W
wuber and Nat Hirtle
everybody. 7