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VOL. XI
Father Duffy,C.P.
Addresses Class
Of 1940 s
Delivers Inspiring Sermon At
Baccalaureate Services
"The speaker for the baccalaur-
eate services held in the Chapel of
Christ the King on Sunday morn-
ing, June 3, was the Rev. Alfred
Duffy, C^ P., of Patterson, New
Jersey, who, at present, is sta-
tioned as Professor of Sacred Elo-
quence at Holy Cross College in
Dunkirk, New York. T h e m e s -
s a g e conveyed to t h e g r a d -
uates by Father Duffy was force-
ful, stimulating, and most suitable
to the occasion. It was full of il-
luminating insights into and apt
interpretations of life. The fine
quality of t h e sermon's subject
matter and delivery was unforget-
tably impressive.*
Class Day Is
Sponsored by Seniors
Following tradition, the Senior
Class sponsored the last of its col-
lege activities, Class Day, at 3
p. m., June 4.
The entire stud en t body, wear-
ing formal academic garb, as-
sembled in the auditorium for the
ceremonies.
The reading of the Class Will
and Prophecy was done in a light
and pleasant vein. Father Alfred
W a t s o n , Mercyhurst Chaplain,
presented awards: and Marion
Weschier, editor of the Praeterita,
announced the dedication of the
yearbook.
Then followed the traditional
passing of the Torch of Knowledge
by the President of the Senior
class; the acceptance by the incom-
ing president of the Class of 1941;
and the turning of the tassels. The
Tribute to the Ivy recited in chor-
al verse was presented by the
Class of 1940. The ivy was then
planted near the O'Neil Memorial
Chapel.
After the Class Day program,
the west lawn adjacent to the
Grotto, was the scene of ;the color-
ful and ever popular Garden Par-
ty, i 1 1 W at Kahkwa Club, June 1.
Spanish Club Holds
Last Meeting
The last meeting of the Spanish
Club was held in the Bishop's Par-
lor. After a short business meet-
ing, talks were given by J e a n
Prendergast, Ann Bough ton, and
Kathryn Monroe. Ann Boughton
presided. Those attending
were: Virginia Bryant, Clara Mo-
lini, Helen Sullivan, Ann Bough-
ton, Jeanne Maley, Mary Riley,
Ann Gaffney, Merri Holway, Sally
McClain, Gloria Lutz, Dorothy
McCarron,| Mary M o o n e y and
Kathryn Monroe.
t —Sally McClain
Published at Mercyhurst College. Erie. Pennsylvania
(1) The May Queen andjher attendants, Janet Mahoney and Muriel Stickle.}_ (2)i Betty Ann Mehl, the May
Queen. _(3) A panoramic view of the MaybDay ceremony. .(4) The Merciad editorial and business staff:
J. Franklin, D. Scalzo, J. Senior, M. Klampher. (5) Rosemary McGee, most beautiful. (6) Helen Liu, most!
clever. (7) Helen Patterson, most {popular. S ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ S ^ ^ B ^ ^ s B S B ^ ^ S
Juniors Are
Hostesses 1
For P r o m
Gene Regan Plays For Annual
Dance Held At Kahkwa
Gene Regan and his nine-piece
orchestra from Buffalo provided
the music for the June|Prom2-held
During: the prom, it w a s * an-
nounced that the student body had
voted Rosemary McGee, the most
beautiful, Helen Liu, the m o s t
clever, and Helen Patterson, the
most popular, seniors.
Betty Ann English, Junior class
president, was chairman of the ar-
rangements. Assisting her were
the following committees: Orches-
tra; Doris Scalzo, chairman, Anas-
tatia Cotter, Mary Winston, Mary-
alysl Klinger; place: Jean Weir,
chairman, Anne Boughton, Anne
Stout; finances: Rosemary Klos,
class treas.; invitations: Martha
Hutton, chairman, class secretary,
Rita McCann, Frances Gallagher,
Ruth Brugger; gifts: Helen Sulli-
van, chairman, Betty Trippe, Lois
MERCIAD
BEST WISHES TO
CLASS OF 1940
JUNE. 1940 NUMBER FIVE
Graduation
Activities
Dr. R o s s ; Hoffman of
Fordham University
Is Speaker
On the morning of June 5 a
Mass of Thanksgiving will he of-
fered for the Seniors, after noc-
turnal adoration of the Blessed
Sacramenti by the class of 1940.
The Mass will be celebrated by the
Rev. Alfred M, Watson.
At 8 p. m. the Student ^body,
followed by the Senior Class,
Alumnae, Faculty, and guests will
leave the Residence Hall, and make
their way over the Senior Steps
to the O'Neil Memorial Chapel.
The guest speaker for^the Com-
mencement program of 5 the Class
of 1940 will be Mr. J Ross Hoffman
of Fordham University, Jformer
Professor of History at New York
University. He studied successive-
ly \ at Lafayette, Columbia, and
Pennsylvania S t a t e University.
Mr. Hoffman ds a thorough stu-
dent of history, and hence a lec-
ture byA him promises to be most
enlightening. His book ''Great
Britain and the German Trade Ri-
valry" won the American Histori-
cal Association ^prize for the best
Monograph of the year on Euro-
pean International Relations.
i IHKppJS; | |» I
B Here may we take the opportu-
nity • \ to I wish I the I Seniors—the
Classtof 1940—the best wishes of
the entire student body. May they
have happiness and good luck. H
Mercyhurst I. R. C. 1
Betty Ann Mehl Is B i Holds Peace Rally
Lovely Queen Of I Fete Seniors m Delegates I F r o m N e i g h b o r i n g
pggj The May I M At Tea Dance s H C o l l e g e s P a r t i c i p a t e [In
^BBBMBH Program 1 9 ; '
Fair Weather Adds To
js3 Beauty of Spring g | |
^ H K ' - ' ' ' Pageant >' fSm
i The Sophomore f Class Ifeted the 5|jJ On May 1, the International Re-
Seniors on the afternoons of June lations Club sponsored the first
2nd with!a teaj dance. I The dance Peace Day program to be held in
• The annual I May Day Pageant was from 3 fto 6 Sin J the dining Erie.iTheiJ general theme of ^the
was \ celebrated Ion I Sunday aftei
room. ^ a ^ B ^ J H ^ ^ ^ s S ^ ^ ^ S ^ ^ Peace I Day ^Program J was "The
noon, May 26. £ The ceremonies be- S The J invitations | were 1 clever Peace of Christ*in the Kingdom of
gan with Solemn High Mass in the black!silhouettes. {This tea dance Christ." Thelvarious Catholic col-
morning. The public crowning of brought! a 1 happy week-end to a leges B i n I Erie participated with
the May Queen, Betty Ann Mehl, lovely ending.!The Seniors thank Violet La Russo representing Villa
took place at three o'clock in the the Sophomores f for J completing Maria College;ISigismund Kwiat-
afternoon. The procession of some the current round of enoyable par- kawski, I St. John Kanty; Albert
300 girls passed beneath the por- ties in such a unique fashion. 8MB Lai Russo and James Brugger, Ca-
tals of the O'Neil Memorial Chapel thedral College, and Jane Franklin,
and took positions forming a circle
Juniors Honor Mercyhurst. Dr. M. J. Relihan was
on the front campus. - j ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ H | the guest speaker. Marie Madden
The |seniors I attired [alike | in 1H Sen ior s Ufl delivered the Peace Credo. Helen
dresses of I various pastel shades Sullivan, secretary of the IRC,
formed a jj guard ofthonor for the I The Tower Dining Room of the acted as chairman. Mr. Morelli
Queen as I she proceeded down the Boston Store hummed with voices lead the orchestra in playing "God
(Continued from £ Page 8) 2 3 1 on the 11th of May when the Jun- Bless America" and "The Star-
ior Class honored the Seniors with Spangled Banner."
Blanchard; favors: Mary Klamph- a Luncheon. *jg3S| k&. 1 j8b
er, chairman, Betty Schutt, Dor- The favors which i formed the Father Alfred jWatson opened
thy Reagle, JeanJpPrendergast; pu- centerpiece during the luncheon theiPeaceviDay Program] with! a
blicity: Anne Boughton. chairman, were lovely corsages of s w e e t Mass for Peace at which Rev. Jo-
Anne Stout, co-chairman, J a n e peas and yellow daisies. Speeches sephs Wehrle, Dean of Cathedral
Franklin, Jean Senior; publicity— of farewell were made by Betty College, gave the sermon. After
posters: Catherine Bellucci, chair- Ann English, president of the Jun- the auditorium program, the stu-
man, Beth Leahy, and Eleanor Du- ior} Class, and HelenfPatterson, dents attended Benediction of the
mltru. president of the SeniorfClass. Blessed Sacrament in the Chapel.
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THE MERCIAD JUNE, 1940
Published monthly by the students of Mercyhurst College
Address all communications to Nature's Wardrobe Guest Editorial
TH EROIAD Nature reigned, ablaze with
glory,
Enflamed with orange,]gold
.j
(Taken from the "As We Were Saying" column of the
?
Mercyhurst College Erie, Pennsylvania COLUMBUS REGISTER)
and rust; |
Subscription Rates One last toss of her queenly There are drugs and drugs—in the base sense. And o n e
ONE DOLLAR THE YEAR head, of the basest, in sense and in fact, is the drug of false names
MERCIAD STAFF And her jewelled ringlets lie andjlabels which stupefy minds a n d mislead wills. An old
in dust. one, used as widely as marijuana, is the term "academic free-
Editor-in-Chief , J | ,
>« Marie Callan dom." Another is "freedom of speech"; another "freedom of
Business Manager .r Margaret Wadlinger The lifeless form of Nature the press"; another "liberalism," which is, of course, "free-
prone:
(Printed by the E. AgrestijPrinting Co.—1710 Cherry St.) Upon her death bier, men en- domism." Since the religion of the worldly is pride, and since
treat pride balks at anything resembling direction or regulation,
That heaven's great mortician
the term "freedom" (misused for the most part of "license")
An Open Letter To The Class of 1940 fold
is the rallying cry of the worldly in every circumstance. It is
in the name of freedom that true freedom among men is killed.
It close in a winding sheet.
The character of a civilization or culture is largely deter- The professor wants academic freedom. Rightly inter-
mined by its philosophy; for it is philosophy which, on t h e Cheers go'' up as the first flakes
rational level, establishes the objectives and the trend of the fall, I preted, the term indicates precisely what the professor ought
to have. But as it is used today, the term, "academic free-
ideas which dominate a society. Now the curse of the cur- Snowy gauze for Nature's scars, dom," means that the professor is free to teach what he likes,
rent philosophies|which form the tone or atmosphere of our A welcome boon to children all; and the students (and their parents) are not free t o insist
age is their subjectivism; their assertion that truth is as you Twinkling eyes outdo the stars. that the professor teach truth and decency. Children must
see it, ^irrespective of whether or not it corresponds with the But the tinkle of sleigh bells go!to school—no freedom there. But, once in school, t h e y
nature of the reality under investigation. Such philosophies die must be the uncomplaining victims of a shyster with a degree
must, as common sense immediately tells jus, end in intellec- AsI icy tentacles grip the who preys upon the p u b l i c pocket-book for the privilege
tual chaos or paralysis; and must, if their influence is n o t breath; (which he terms his right) of shaping their minds and morals
checked, bring * civilization to the same pass. Individualism Swirling flakes heap mounds as he pleases. This has come to be the meaning of "academic
always denies any external norm of truth; discredits and de- high, ^ freedom." -••>
grades the intellect; glorifies the senses; relaxes (to say the Whilst belfries sound the knell
least) regulatory discipline over the feelings and emotions, of death.
[ And "freedom of the press" is another drug-term to stifle
over impulses and desires; promotes the vices rather than the clear thinking. That the press ought to be free from the evil
virtues; and, since every man is himself t h e final judge of Lances of light soon pierce the influence of owners who misrepresent facts; free from t h e
what is true, unleashes in society a multitude of conflicting gloom, playing up of filthy items of news that inflame ignorant and
convictions and interests which make for disorder and which, Low grey skies give way to blue; unregulated human passion, free from political and religious
since they possess no common denominator, can be reconciled The darkling brow of night is lit bias, all will agree. But the "freedom of the press" does not
on no basis whatever. Finally, it destroys knowledge — the By starry diadems anew. mean all this. It means that the paper must be free to print
basis of all rational processes; and ends in skepticism whose what lies it pleases, what evils serve its interests in the world
burial grounds are the empty fields of nihilism. And truth Sunbeams outlaw the" straggling of gain, what filth will smear those persons, places and insti-
becomes an empty word; and man is left without place, with- snow; tutions to which the paper stands opposed. The readers who
out direction, without a guide. Fires race though fields, weedy buy the paper are not free to have facts; no matter, we must
and dry; have "freedom of the press." I. ij
Dwellings with fresh cleanliness
Subjectivism is not the philosophy of Mercyhurst. F o r glow; Twin brother to "freedom of t h e press" is "freedom of
Mercyhurst believes that truth is attainable, and that^it con- Smoke and dust bedim the sky. speech." Now, no man in his five wits wants to be under Hit-
sists in the conformity of the idea with the fact. Mercyhurst lerian supervision, with an agent in a brown shirt at his elbow
believes in objective truth; believes that it is attainable; and Pungent wood spice emblams the weighing every word he utters in hope of finding something
believes that the intellect, properly disciplined, can take hold air; politically out of balance. Of course not! On the other hand,
of it. During four years of college life the minds of you, the Winged choirs enchant the ear; no one in his right mind wants himself or his children s u b -
class of; 1940, have been instructed in and e x e r c i s e d ! by Keen eyes search the charred jected to openly uttered filth, blasphemy, calumny, detraction.
TRUTH: in large measurejthe ignorance of your minds — meadow o'er For there is such a thing as evil speech, and reason recognizes
which is darkness—has been dispelled; and it h a s been re- Watching the first green bud it as clearly as the eye recognizes red or yellow. And free-
placed by TRUTH—which is light. Year in and year out, in appear. dom is essentially concerned with the choice of things good,
action and repose, by its atmosphere and by its example, Mer- not evil. There is no freedom for the use of evil things in an
cyhurst has fed your minds with this 'natural food of t h e E'en better than tree-drift evil way.« Still, "freedom of speech" is ^invoked by seemingly
mind: TRUTH.. And to what end? Tofthe end that y o u blossoms reasonable men to justify foul speech.! Here as in the "free-
might achieve within yourselves the perfection of the intel- Or sweet-fragrance of new-mown dom" of the press and of the professor, the term, "freedom,"
lect. And this, in Newman's words is "the clear, calm, acur- lawn, is used, as Scripture says, "as the cloak for malice."
ate vision and comprehension of all things, as far as the finite A dress of green velvet, gold
mind can embrace them, each in its own place, and with its spangled,
own characteristic upon it. It is almost prophetic from its Oh that Nature would first don! The Land of Wonder
knowledge of history; it is almost heart-searching from its Yes, fairer than rainbow Autumn,
knowledge of human nature; it has almost supernatural char- Or stars of the summer night,
ity from its freedom from littleness and prejudice; it has al- More dazzling than crystal snow-
most the repose of faith, because nothing can startle it; it has The mind of man is naturally an inquiring mind. F r o m
cape, birth to death, man is curious about himself and the universe
almost the beauty and harmony of heavenly contemplation, A green sward of dandelion
so intimate is it with the eternal order of things and the mu- which confronts him; and his mind takes spontaneously to
sic of the spheres." bright! philosophizing about the nature of things. As Aristotle says,
—Jane Franklin "It was owing to wonder that men began to philosophize in
earlier times just as it is today, wondering at firsttabout the
Yet the perfection of the intellect is not Mercyhurst's only problems that lie close at hand, and then little by little ad-
objective in educating you. Because you are human_ beings, Prelude To Spring vancing to the greater perplexities." And this wonder is a
lively thing, for it is closely associated with life and springs
Late winter's ice—encrusted knife from it as a native impulse, so that one might well say t h a t
liC XXUU VX i i u i n a i i M W i v u n * i v * v v**w^ » * * • **v Is sunk hilt-deep in Nature s bed. a man is dead when he has ceased to wonder. Epicurus sums
appliediby you. And the manner in which you will determine Drab grayness smothers out all it all up nicely in one of his letters: "Let no one delay to study
to apply them will determine, not only whether'the cause of life;
philosophy while he is young, and when he is old let him not
truth will be advanced or retarded, but also t h e quality of A muted world lies frozen, dead. become weary of the study; for no man can ever find t h e
your moral character. I This flatter consideration is of t h e time unsuitable or too late to study the health of his soul.
greatest import to you: upon it hinges the ultimate success This darkest hour, this hopeless And he who asserts either that it is not yet timelto philoso-
or failure of your lives. You can use or misuse truthJ by di- waste | phize, or that the hour is passed, is like a man who should say
recting it to r i g h t or wrong ends. If you misuse it, y o u These shouldfengulf us in dispair. that the time is not yet come to be happy, or that it is too
But no—they fail. We know the late. So that both young and old should study philosophy,
act in the cause of intellectual error, or even of moral evil; the one in order that, when he is old, he may be young in good
and you thwart the right development of your character. If taste
Of Spring's first rain, its thrill so things through the pleasing recollection of the past, and the
you use it correctly, you act in the cause of truth and y o u other that he may be at the same time both young and old, in
advance your own final interests, as well as those of society rare!
—Maryalys Klinger consequence of his absence of fear for the future."
or civilization. You must make the choice; and the choice
will often not be easy to make; and whatever your choice, the
consequences will be in direct proportion to the worth of your He noted that nowhere in the interesting of his selections was
ends, the honosty of the means you select, and the energy Dr. M. J. R e l i h a n Odyssey does Homer give a minute Penelope who depicts the role of
with which they are applied. If you use the True to achieve Speaks To Members description of his female charac- the ideal wife and mother.
the Good, then you will be successful: your lives will be good Of Lambda Kappa ters. This is an art of Homer that Dr. Relihan's scholarly paper
And the TRUE being, as it were, a ray of Divine light, shall allows his readers to fill in by was striking evidence of the
be known by you as the GOOD: for the GOOD is simply t h e Gamma visualizing the characters as they speaker's easy familiarity with
TRUE becoming lovely, desirable, and enjoyable because it think they should be. Greek literature in general and
is a fulfilment of God's plan. Truth, as we have said, is light! At the Spring meeting of Lamb-
da Kappa Gamma, Dr. Relihan Dr. Relihan selected several of Homeric literature in particular.
"Walk then as children of the light. . . . for the fruit of the It was followed by interesting dis-
light is in all goodness and justice and truth. gave a talk on the "WomeniOf Homer's female characters and
discussed them. One of the most cussion.
•The Merciad Homer."
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THE MERCIAD
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Freshmen Give Tea
For Seniors MERCYONUS! SENIOR SOPHLY
The upstairs dining room of the
Pussy Willow was most attract- Gangway, Juniors. Here comes . SIDESHOW SPOKEN
The last quarter, the winning your farewell Merciad for the 1940
ively decorated on Saturday, the
point, the final half of the ninth season. We hereby officially usher Well, Sophs, one more year of
18th of May. Formal afternoon Hello and Goodbye from the
inning, and the fourteenth hole are in summer, convertibles, dande-
gowns were worn by the gracious
l i o n s , tennis I rackets, summer Ors. S e n i o r s always start our college career is over _ and
all unwound in the great game of hostesses of the day, the Fresh- aren't there just loads of pleasant
clothes, and your vacation. the " r e m e m b e r t h e time"
sports that started in September, men. The occasion was the lovely memories ? Will you ever forget
around this time of year, and al-
1939, and is ending now. tea given by the Freshman Class Under Old Business (very old) though we may experience indul- our triumph on the night of the
The next best thing to say is, in honor of the Seniors. comes the annual migration of gent looks from the underclassmen Song Contest? Marie was some-
and ever has been—but can I help Mercyhurst to Buffalo. As surely we like to reminisce, about the what of a contortionist that night
it? No—BASKETBALL. *
as the birds come north, Mercy- time Marg burned her diary on the —and did she get results! Dot
I t sneaked in another encore be- hurst goes to Buffalo. Eh bien, island; Mary Ann and Jean in bed modestly says that even she pro-
fore the whistle blew, though; so And the Band Played east is east, and west is west, but complete with mittens and coats; duced melodious tones Remem-
here are some more reports—The who's going to meet the twain? ber the night of the St. Andrew's
When I entered the auditorium Ann and the rhumba; the days band concert when Miss Green car-
famous all-resident team drew a Under New Business, we find when Marie was the "Bunny" of
the audience had already as- ried out her duties as chaperone
record crowd of attentive specta- our summer vacation wrapped in Canisius; Fran and t h e Moose;
sembled! and upon the stage:the so effectively ? Carm remembers,
tors one Friday evening__J'pinch- pink ribbons waiting for us to Sleuth Boyd; Weschler, carrier of
band was tuning up and otherwise we know. .Then the Mercyhurst
hitting" for a ' movie must have | "claim our own." Soak up the sun, Photograph lights; Janet and Ni-
preparing in true concert style to Club of Buffalo held a ball and
| meant fun for everyone this • g a l s , and the fun. And the moon! agara; Buffalo Club Dances; the from all appearances "romance ran
i^play. It was the night of the:' St.
same game also featured some In fact, what I mean*is, Have A "Blinds" for our first dance; El- high"—Annette met Bob, Peggy
Andrew's Band concert.
novel referee work of an enthusi- Good Time! \ mer; Jack; Snow White and the renewed her romance with Jack,
Professor Owen, the conductor,
astic and entertaining f a n _ _ A Other New Business is the June Seven; proms; nights o n the and Mary Kay and Betty Donatel-
opened the program with the stir-
little matter of a locked door with- Prom. The Juniors wish every- bridge; campuses; Dottie's stories li returned to Mercyhurst con-1
ring "March of the Pioneers" fol-
out a k e y | can be remedied quite body enjoyed a Happy June Prom, of that fabulous man in her home vinced that 'blind dates' aren't so
lowed by the Overture "Oberon."
easily too, so 'tis seen no pri- withlthe Man of the Hour. town; Laddie; the Roost and the bad—There was a return engage-
Then appealing to a lighter mood,
vate detective training necessary "Make way for her Gracious Ma- white-wash; the Girl Scouts; Sas- ment to Buffalo when the Glee
he directed the band in the playing | ka; sunning on the Island; Gin- Club held its concert at Canisius.
—Then there was t h a t game when jesty, Queen of the May." Orchids
of "Scatterbrain." The two dances | nie's sunburn; phone calls to West Betty was feeling 'miserable' af-
the Freshmen met their "big sis- to our May Queen, who was an
following, the "Chinese Dance" Point; Collette's party, snow- (Continued on Page 4)
t e r s " and managed to scare them extremely lovely one, and to her
and the "Dance of the Militants," storms; to mention only a few.
away just one point. And, in case court. They made a rhapsody of
were from Tschaikowsky's charm- The Seniors who had planned a
you haven't heard or stopped to color in the midst of the green of
ing Nutcracker Suite. After we week of magnificent loafing the
remember, the Glass of 1940 has
won class intramurals for four
had heard the band's arrangement the
mer
lawn
sky.
and the blue of the sum-
last week of school were amazed Latin and Greek Club
of "Oh Johnny!" selections from
years. You just try to find an-
the Red Mill by Victor Herbert
and pertrubed to find they were
Speaking of Sharon (who was?) just as busy as ever. Our May Hear Speaker At
other class that can do that and
well play them some alumnae
were presented and the ever beau- how about Sharon* some of those Day was a huge success with Bet- Last Meeting
tiful "Bells of St. Mary's." ', numerous dates of yours, Button? ty Ann, lovely and regal, and the
week-end!
Mr. Joseph Sulkowski, first clar- (That's one way to get a pun in, court looking like a heavenly vi- At the last meeting of the Latin
Carm "Do I Love You, Do I ? " inetist and assistant conductor of I always J say.) When they have to s i o n . Mary Louise Cornelia's and Greek Club the Reverend Har-
Savage and Eileen Rehler started St. Andrew's Band, stepped:to the come in relays, well—that's going brother; the man with the rose; old W. Gilmer, Ph. D., spoke on
the ball (ball bearings, then) roll- stand to lead the band in "Polo- too far. "Share the wealth" is our Mr. Miller were all very much in the subject of Virgil's commission
ing one fine day, while the 'ol naise Thadeus Kosciuszko," "Man- motto, Button. by Augustus to elevate the morals
evidence with cameras. Frostie re-
weathered eye was a-squinting hattan Serenade" and the old Here's a loud cheer for Betty ported a wonderful weekend in No- of the Roman, people. This pro-
around looking for a glimpse of "Beer Barrel Polka." Professor Schutte's article in the last Mer- tre Dame. Our Home Ec seniors ject Virgil sought to work out in
Doris Scalzo's bicycle. Owen conducted for the remainder ciad. Take heed, friends. It con- are doing quite well, both Mary his Aenied by advocating virtues
of the program which consisted ^f tained a great deal of truth. ~*"T comparable to earth and iron,
Indoor tennis warming-up was Jane and Mary Ann will be num- genuine materials which cannot be
more fun than you'd ever imagine. three dances from Henry VIII and Have you noticed how early bered among the employed next
"God Bless America" which the Stoutie arrives these days? I t may winter. Rosie's Joe will be missed imitated. Dr. Gilmer held that
We even invented a new type of Virgil was justified in his charac-
game for playing doubles in the audience sang heartily. For the be the weather, but whatever it is, this year at the dance, we remem-
terization of Aeneas because that
gym. But along came Spring, encores, the band played a "Vic- it certainly is nice to see her ber his romantic dash for the last
hero was driven on to the fulfill-
eventually, and brought the phys- tory March" and "Chicago Tri- bright and shining face (a dash of Prom. Gin Bryant is looking long-
ment of a divine destiny, namely
ed classes onto the courts. The bune." } I . | Woodbury's face powder would fix ingly again this year toward the the founding of Rome.
list for tournament plays has been This concert of old favorites and that up, Stoutie) at 8:10 instead Island but her numerous friends
unfamiliar numbers was keenly en- of 10:08. Dr. Gilmer was well qualified to
posted, so come on and get in there shake warning heads. D o t t i e
joyed J by the Mercyhurst audience. Here's an idea for your spare and Chuck a r e spending t h e address the group. He has served
Someone has to win Jeanne
The modern pieces played, such as time, and if you don't know what last week together night and day. as professor of Latin over a period
Hockensmith must play a wicked "Scatterbrain" and "Oh Johnny!" spare time is, look it up in a dic- Frannie is wearing down a little of twenty-six years at eight dif-
game she's had one racquet re- were not announced; but Professor tionary. ferent colleges, most notably Chi-
path between Cleveland and Erie
strung already. Owen watched the audience's re- cago Unversity. At present he is
Where's my dictionary ? Any- —he hasn't missed a weekend rector of St. John's Episcopal
Maida Wendel, Erie's one golf action, and his smiles indicated how, knit something for the Red since he met Marg. Clara was
champion, is spreading her inter- that he found it favorable. I Church of Erie. ,
Cross. They need it, and you can wondering why Bob didn't call and The club was addressed by two
est about school. when she picked up the evening
After the concert the Sopho- do it. Why not try? of its members also; June Currie
Organizing a 'Mercyhurst team (Continued on Page 4) paper, Bob was in the hospital.
mores entertained the members M£; gave a book review of Catullus
to compete with other schools took the band, their conductors and | Clara is homeward bound on the and Horace by Tenney Frank, late
too long this year and prevented sponsor in the Dining Room. And | 8th of June—Happy Landing! professor of Latin at Johns Hop- |
our entering. Meanwhile, this sea- the boys, after playing the classics MRS. J. H. SHANAHAN What is this situation among the kins University and incidentally a
son will find our three teams dig- McCarthy's and Wadlingers! Our
for us, concentrated on "swing" j ENTERTAINS AT TEA best wishes to Agnes, who will friend of the guest speaker. Mar-
ging up the earth, or maybe break- with zestful interest for the § rest ^ tha Haley spoke on "The Amuse-
(Continued on Page 4) The Senior Class was honored at say "I do" shortly. " $ ments of Roman Women." She
of the evening.
c —E. Rehler a lovely tea in the new home of And so the end of a column, t he J touched upon many similarities,
Mrs. J. Hugh Shanahan, director end of a year, the end of our complimentary and otherwise, be-
S. O. S. Club Elects of Dramatic Arts, at 130 West school days, but not the end of j tween the women of Rome and the
Officers 0. G. A. Convenes In 26th Street. The time was 3 to 6 memories, friendships, love for our women of today.
Sunday afternoon, May 19. school, traditions. We hope to —Jane Franklin
The members of the S. 0 . S. held
Final Meeting Assisting Mrs. Shanahan were find as much happiness and kind-
their last meeting of the year in Miss Ruth E. Whalen and M i s s ness when we leave, but it couldn't May Pole dances by the Seminar-
A t the final meeting of the 0 . G. Marguerite O'Donnell, both mem- be possible; so Adieu, and Thank ians, remarks on May Day tradi-
the Home Economicsj Laboratory
A. Sorority forlthe present school bers of the Merychurst Faculty. you tions by college Seniors, and a
on Wednesday, May 7. The Meet- •V, Hileman
ing was brief and was called by year, Miss Martha Hutton was solo by Jean Shipman preceded the
President Mary Louise Healy for elected president for | next year. crowning of the Queen by Marga-
the purpose of electing officers for Her assistants are: Dorothy O'Ha-
ra, secretary; Mary Parmeter,
Fashion Show Betty Ann Mehl ret Wadlinger and Katrina Quinn,
the Prefects of the College and
the ensuing year. Officers elected
were: President, Jeanne Senior; treasurer; Mary Isabelle Winston, Features Home Ec*s (Continued from Page 1) ;g
Seminary Socialists. The proces-
publicity chairman. sion then moved to the Grotto
Vice-President, Catherine McMil- In a drawing room setting, the center of the campus and took her
A special feature of? this meet- where the May Queen placed a
lan; Secretary, Dorothy Reagle; freshmen, sophomore and Senior place on the golden throne, sur-
ing was the motion picture, "The floral crown upon the head of the
Representative to the Merciad, rounded by her court. The attend-
World's Champion Typist > in Ac- Clothing Class members presented ants of the Queen, Rosemary Mc- statue of the Blessed Virgin. Af-
Dorothy Tormay. tion," given through the courtesy their annual Style Show, under ter the recitation of an act of con-
the direction of Miss Ruth Whalen. Gee, Marie Mclntyre, Allene Ste-
Plans were made for the annual of the Royal Typewriter Company. secration to Our Blessed Mother
phens, Margaret Battaglia, Mary
picnic which was held on Memorial The club's activities for the The many garments shown were and the singing of hymns in her
Jane Mahoney, Helen Patterson,
Day, May 30, a t the Peninsula. year were climaxed by a picnic at made and professionally displayed Marie Madden, and Marion Wesch- honor, the May Day ceremonies
The picnic was the last social func- the peninsula, sponsored by the by the individual stylers and .mak- were concluded with Benediction
ler were clad in gowns of eggshell
tion of the year, and was thor- ers. of the Blessed Sacrament in the
Misses Weschler, Hutton, Madden, and queen blue, with flowers, hats
oughly enjoyed by all club mem- The show was presented on Tues- and gloves of blue. Spring songs, Chapel of Christ the King.
and McGee.
bers and advisors as well. —-Frances Gallagher day evening, May 28th.
•Pauline Lynch
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Sophly Spoken
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terwards, and Mary Helen has
been receiving mail post-marked
'Buffalo' ever since The Horn
Ec'ers went to Trask's and gained
a bit of first-hand experience. Jo
made pies with patched crusts that
were just delicious. Pete probably
won't mind if the crusts are
patched. And Eileen's mouth wa-
tered as, on Friday, she fondly
gazed on her rapidly disappearing
ham—Our big sisters gave us a
simply swell picnic.; Jan narrowly
escaped a frigid bath, and we sang
and feasted to our hearts' and sto-
machs' content. Then s p r i n g
came and with it daylight saving
time—Pris is still searching for
the hour that was lost Mary Is-
abel made several trips to Carne-
gie Tech, and on the last occa-
sion returned to Erie with the
usual glow and a beautiful orchid
,'T h e 'cheek-pinching' Chicken
burned her candle at both ends by
finding diversion in Erie and re-
ceiving attention galore from the
'boy back home'— Barby acquired
a new 'autymobile', but that's not
all£Barby acquired! M a r y met
Bill and now the situation has be-
come quite permanent Katie con-
sidered dedicating her life to the
care of lepers!-_ Genevieve car-
riedfher ailing radio down to the
little sign at the end of-38th St.
and ^sheepishly carried fit back
again Dorcille parted with her
fa miliar riding machine! and
Marie finally received her laundry
and felt the thrill of clean white
sheets Then there was the tradi-
tional beauty of| May Day as a
parting memory.
But let's look at the present...
We're glad that Evie White has
recovered from her illness
'Pambie', Claudia, Ann, and 'Pige-
on', are living in ecstasy these
days—it's not just spring fever
that makes them so 'dreamy eyed'
the menl are coming for the
June Prom Rumor has it that
Dorothy Van Atten has her eye on
a very special Packard—and ru-
mor fmay be right What can be
causing Audrey's sudden decrease
in latitude. She's constantly brag-
ging that a size 14 is now much
too large for her Ann Harring-
ton had a pleasant ride to Brad-
ford Eunice is becoming quite
an authority on sociological sta-
tistics Ginny keeps the mail
busy between Erie, and Buffalo
Maudie has more patience—she
dotes| on ^her letters from 'way
down in the Panama Canal Zone.
Fran Stevens poached on Maida's
preserves, as witness the nightfof
the Math Club party—on the pro-
menade steps Florence Meiser
deserves a few bouquets on being
installed as Worthy Advisor of the
Rainbow Girls! Ellie Crowe will
soon inherit a Southern soldier, if
reports are true—Helen is prac-
tically Icommuting between Titus-
ville and Erie these d a y s — b u t
there is an attraction! When Helen
doesn't trek to Titusville, he sports
his snappy convertible up to Mer-
cyhurst-__Valma—-the witty o n e -
had a party lately. Ask her about
the results—Gloria is playing
'Cupid' to the day-hops—Marga-
ret Jane is gaining wide reknown
as a hair dresser. Try wearing
your hair a-la-Aaron—-Going poe-
tic—Fuzzy Wuzzy was a little
bear, for whom a Sophomore did
care! Guess who—Mary Holway
is still having difficulty deciding
on the 'object of her affections!'
-Sally's prowess as % horsewo-
BE ON YOUR TOES
"Those who only sit around sit
around, leave few footprints on the
sands of time."
The confederate cavalry leader,
Forrest, when asked how he made
his bold, decisive thrusts, replied,
"I get there first with the most
men." Unlettered and untrained in
military tactics, he had the high-
est qualification of a successful
soldier*—initiative. Napoleon said
that although victory depended
upon initiative, most commanders
hesitated to attack. In the face of
ruin, Foch charged and saved
France. One could name a multi-
tude of famous men and women
who get somewhere in the world
because ; they were people of ac-
tion, because they were not afraid
to take the lead, because they were
undaunted by new situations.
There is much to be done in this
world of ours—and the someone
who accomplishes things could
easily be YOU. Here are some
hints if you sincerely want to get
somewhere, if you really desire to
be initiative minded, if you are not
afraid of responsibility. Be heady
to start. "Bet willing. Be anxious
to act. Get f, going and'keep mov-
ing, and make it a habit. Take a
steady stand; but don't stand still.
If told to do something, do it—
find a way; make one ifIthere is
none. Get results, for they are
what count. And as a final hint—
ALWAYS f« f Davis, the excitement and the
BE ON YOUR TOES!
•—Pat Schilling
"Ye Olde Times"
Times have changed. If you
don't believe it, read the following
rules that were in force at the fa-
mous Mt. Holyoke College in the
year 1837:
"No young lady shall become a
member of Mt. Holyoke Seminary
who cannot kindle a fire, wash
potatoes, repeat the multiplication
tables, and at least two-thirds of.
the shorter catechism.
"Every member of the school
shall walk a mile a day, unless a
freshet, earthquake, or some other
calamity prevent.
"No young lady shall devote
more than an hour a day to mis-
cellaneous reading.
"No young lady is expected to
have gentlemen acquaintances un-
less they are returned missionaries
or agents of benevolent societies!
man is well established, says
everyone Angela's been travel-
ing lately—she attended an ordi-
nation in Syracuse andl told us all
about it We can't understand
why Burnham doesn't ask Jack to
the Prom Jack will be Sis's
choice Jeanne is warning her
dear classmates to refrain from
referring to her by injr lovely
nick-names at the Prom—After
a semester of boarding, we won-
der whether Norma Jean will try
it again next year we-hope so.
And there's the future to look
forward to. Helen Klan will be
off to Pittsburgh to witness her
brother's graduation from Du-
quesne— Eileen Rehler hast pros-
pects of a; trip to Havana this
summer, yes, we said Havana—
and it's not just "one of H those
cruises either Kay Nyberg in
tends to put her knowledge to the
practical test—and has started
job-hunting Margene will enter
THE MERCIAD
Why Not Try Music?
Have you tried music? Have
you honestly listened to Beethov-
en when you stumbled onto him
accidentally while twisting your
dial? How did you come to appre-
ciate Glenn Miller? Maybe Joe
told you\about him; you listened
one night to his program; you de-
cided vhe was good. Why not give
the classics the same trial?
Too many of us are afraid of
classical music. We have [heard
so much about the intricacies of a
symphony that we sit listening,
tense, fearful that one of the
themes will get away from us. As
a matter of fact, as Oscar Levant
points out, everything in the sym-
phony is repeated, every themelis
reiterated. Usually the composer
will give us his theme once or
twice through, presenting it sim-
ply, without ornamentation, so
that we will become familiar with
it. Then he will add variations,
different interpretations, all
founded on the basic melody. It is
thus we recognize the composer's
amazing skill; it is I thus we get
acquainted with his melodies. This
familiarity with the tunes makes
us love them. It is thrilling to be
able to hum a theme in a sympho-
ny, and to identify it. And above
all, the glorious beauty of the mu-
sic will lift us up and up until we
have a feeling of great things not
attained before, not often gained
in most'; moments of each day's
living.
How shall we .get acquainted
with this beauty? It seems a pity
that there cannot be a required
"listening list" in a required!mu-
sic course for us all, just as there
is a I required.! reading list in our
English courses. Music can give
just as much pleasure as reading.
Musical style and technique can
be studied just as literary style
and technique are studied.
But, since it is not required of
us, let's do something on our own
initiative. Let's get ourselves a
book of symphonies in which each
work is analyzed and leading mel-
odies are written out to be played
by one hand. Pick them out on a
piano, sing them, listen to them on
the radio, at concerts—not just
once, but each time we get an op-
portunity.
Remember, it is the familiarity
of the tunes which brings us the
thrill and enjoyment.
Let's not be narrow. Try them
all. You'll cry with Tschaikowsky,
thrill with Beethoven, work your-
self into a frenzy over Wagner.
But, do it now!
—Jeanne Weir
Elmira Hospital in September as
a • student technician We'll all
miss you, Margene, and hope to
hear of your exploits. Here's wish-
ing you lots of success—Patty
Schilling will be one of 400 dele-
gates to the American Legion
Camp at Gettysburg thislsummer
and Lou will probably take her
inevitable boat trip. Rosemary,
couldn't a few of us become better
acquainted with that generous
uncle of yours?
It promises to be a wonderful
summer, so enjoy yourselves, take
care of your hearts and your per-
maneiits, andfwe'll see you in Sep-
tember.
—Pauline Lynch
JUNE, 1940
Mercyonus Sports
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It's always amazing to find the ing more windows, Claudia, just
n u m b e r of convertibles that for the fun, the credit in the A. A.
emerge in the spring. What do and exercise. Here are the girls
they do in winter? Hibernate? Go that are all "fore" it: Maida Wen-
south? Good topic for research. dell, Helen Mault, Jeanne Hock-
Two plutocrats in our class, ensmith, Gloria Lutz, Button Hut-
otherwise known as Beth and Jean, ton, Dot Reagle and Anastasia
sent invitations to the Prom via Cotter/ &
Western Union. Not a bad idea, Tumbling on the mats is having
'cause Western Union boasts "We its premiere here at* Mercyhurst.
always get results." What won't Thanks go to Mother Monica, Miss
they think off next? Think I'll try Mack, and the A, A. You'll like it,
the Canadian Mounted. They al- too, if you are lucky enough to
ways get their man! I
land on the mat.
Farewell-To-Thee Departments Brisk Spring days invited Jeanne
Farewell to you, Seniors. The Jun- Maley and Sally McClain "back in
ior class wishes for success and the saddle again." Which reminds
happiness to follow you on your me (if you won't object too
way, whether it lead to a Master's strongly) of the man who was to
degree or just to a master.
select a saddle for the horse he
Cheering Section—Let Us Do was to ride. The stable boy ex-
Your Hurrahing For You At Nom- plained thatjthe Western saddle
inal Sums. This month's subscrib- had a horn and the English saddle
ers have sent in the following re- did not. So the man replied "Give
quests : me the English Saddle. I don't
Hurrah for our President, and plan on riding through heavy traf-
fic today!"
a very successful Junior Year.
Hurrah for the Seniors, and large fThat classic swimming meet
wishes for success in the future. which at first, from a glance at
Hurrah and hurrah for our Ad- the bulletin board, seemed to show
visor, and many thanks for gher only Patterson's name, turned out
help and inspiration, which we will to be a real event. The Freshmen
keep with us always. provided the audience and cheers
Hurrah, hurrah, hurrah! [f-__Katrina Quinn, Molly Hubbard,
(Loud cheering: offstage) Jeanne Hockensmith, Helen Mault,
(Curtain) Dot Tormay, Anne Stout, Burnham
Nehin, Helen Patterson and Lois
night-shirt relay and spoon-with-
Dissertation On A cork relay; and the laughs First
Smoothie place went to Katrina Quinn, and
because she is a Seminarian, there
When in t h e course of human were first, second, and third places
events it becomes necessary to find given to the Collegians. They are
recourse to t h e less intellectual Dot Tormay, Burnham5Nehin, and
things of life, one finds himself Anne Stout. Nice going—Splash—
confronted with many bewildering Splash!
and perplexing problems of per-
Lest you forget the A. A. is
sonality. Of the many types of noted! for making Memorial Day
personality confronted, none is as memorable.
perplexing and awesome as t h e
In this last breathing spell be-
"smoothie." fore we leave on our "Home Run"
Psychologists, in dealing with we want to thank Miss Mack for
the subject of personality, h a v e everything she has done. Good
nicely missed this point or cleverly luck! And before you know it,
dismissed it. So it remains for us Anne Stout will be back with dots
of the "opera cape mentality" to and dashes around her interesting
define it for our readers. *j writeups Goodbye to you from
What is a "smoothie"? Does it me Stay "sporty."
walk and talk and tell clever sto-
ries? Does it stayj at home and
take care of the children? Is it L R. C. Club Hear
a doodler? Debaters
Case histories have*; revealed
that it happens in the b e s t of "Disarmament" was the chief
families. Do you study conscien- topicf of discussion of a recent
tiously? Yes? Then you're safe. meeting of the International Rela-
It can never happen to you. If tions Club. Two Freshmen-Eng-
you merely have to whistle to have lish debating teams presented their
your plaid jacket toddle up to you views concerning this |vital ques-
—we fear for you. Are your sad- tion. The negative team, Jean
dle shoes covered with the names Hockensmith, Dorothy T o r m a y ,
of other students? Do you linger and Mary Ellen Linney, favored
longer with the poles holder—up- the present armament race, and
pers ? Beware. the affirmative team, RuthvTurn-
er, Kathryn Tansey and Joan Bris-
What about your hair—is i t tow, favored complete world dis-
"Gone with the W i n d " , even armament. Allene Stephans, pres-
though there isn't any? Does ident of the IRC, officiated as
your subconscious mind snap into chairman, and Margaret J a n e
action w i t h adroit repartee to Aaron, as timekeeper.
every remark? ^ *;
Valma Blakey delivered a hu-
Take heed? It's the first step
man interest account of Finland,
in the downfall to a smooth car-
giving her audience an intimate
eer. Are you definitely in t h e
insight into the lives and environ-
"groove" where swing lingo is con-
ment of the Finnish people.
cerned and do you have an irresis-
The election of officers for the
tible urge to be jitterbuggy when
school year, 1940-41, preceded the
you hear Glenn Gray? program. Jane Franklin was cho-
Better do something—or
sen as president; Julia Strough,
You'll be a "smoothie" secretary-treasurer. Several mem-
If you
bers of the Cathedral IRC were
don't guests at the meeting.
Watch out. M
—Carm Savageg —Jane Franklin