Mtrcyhwrst College Library

1U EfTWt Pennsylvania

Vol. XIII.SNo.16 Mercyhurst College, Erie, Pa. March 5, 1943

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Mereyhurst anisius Concert

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Joint Glee Club
• Sophomores L e a d ! ! FRIDAY FUN Sings March 14
The sale of war stamps is booming as class LIVENS LENTEN On March 14, the "Griffin
competition 'becomes closer. The erection of a Men" will come to lend their
boo'vh in the evenings outside the store has
WEEK-ENDS talent to the annual Mercy-
While Lent is a season of hurst-Canisius Glee Club Con-
enabled the lagging classes to near the lead- cert, which will be held at 4:30
curtailed entertainment, it was
ers. But whether your class stands first or never intended to be a season P. M. Place announced later.
Winter visits our woods. Have you missed such not means little; it is the purchase of stamps of dull, nerve-wracking week- A quaint Southern plantation
fscenes because you spend your time indoors? that counts. This is the one thing we can do. ends. So because studies will will be the setting for a Steph-
begin to pall on us, the Friday en Foster medley by the Mer-
Fun Nights are being revived cyhurst singers, and for a clev-
by adding new features to our er dance novelty. The Roof
How Are* Your PUBLICITY FORTHCOMING; week-end get-together. Garden at the Waldorf will be
Corpuscles? ; PRESS CLUB BEGINS WORK All of us who enjoyed the
the second scene, featuring In-
termezzo, When Day is Done,
"Yes, I'm doingl my part; evening program of the Frost Begin the Beguine and Moon-
The posting of the Dean's list gave the PRESS CLUB its
and it's something tangible, first opportunity for action. Complete lists were published in Frolics can look forward to a light Becomes You. With a
for the few cc's of my blood similar round of games, singing
mixed with all the other cc's both of the Erie papers, and the name of each girl who ap- change of mood, Schubert's.
and dancing every week-end. Ave Maria and the Seraphic
throughout the U. .S. makes peared on the list has been sent to her home town paper.
liters." So speaks a Mercy- In fact, they may expect to see Song will be sung in a religi-
At the organization meeting of the club, these girls were
hurst girl. . anything that the ingenuity of ous setting. The final Mercy-
elected chairmen of their division: Marilynne Cooper, New York
This Mercyhurst girl and the girls can gather together. hurst presentation will be a
many of her colleagues have State; Mary O'Hara, Pennsylvania; Eileen Reagle, Ohio; Frances
Honeck, the Lake Shore Visitor; Alvina McDermott, The Erie Here is a chance for everyone patriotic medley, including such
volunteered* to start a new
bank account in the blood bank. Daily Times; and Margaret O'Connor, The Erie Dispatch Herald. to "put on or be in a show." stirring numbers as Over There,
It isn't difficult. ? You need not Any ideas for entertainment or We Must Be Vigilant, and as a
he afraid. There isn't any red Miss Estelle Dougherty has
just plain amusement will have tribute to our guests,, The Blue
tape. ^ £_ consented to act as the Press
the floor or stage on Friday and Gold, Canisius Fight Song.
WHERE—Report to the Re:l CHEERLEADERS Club adviser.
night. They may take the form
Cross Workroom on 6th St. The Club wishes to include The Canisius Glee Club selec-
BOOST SPIRITS of skits, community sings, novel tions will include A Prayer of
WHEN — All day Friday, in its membership the secretary
• Cheers for the cheer leaders! of each class, and of each of dances, games, anything your Thanksgiving, Ave Verum, Hos-
April 2. f
There is only one technical- Those lively ladies in green fancy may desire! podi Pomiloi, Away to Rio,
the school organizations, in
ity involved. The girls must and white have certainly boost- order that the news of no At the wish of the majority, Goin' Home, Ye Watchers and
present blanks signed by their ed school spirit 100%. At the games—of which we now have Ye Holy Ones, Winter Song,
parents and a witness, .per- St. Stan's game, Betsy Van group will be overlooked.
a good assortment—may com- Ole Man Noah, and a medley
mitting them to donate their Assche, Mary Kay Donovan and There will be a meeting of
blood. promise a small or large part of songs dedicated to the vari-
Betty McCabe shouted down all the chairmen every Tuesday at
So come on, everyone. Pop opposition with clever cheers 12:15 to check upon the work of the evening's fun. Whatever ous branches of the armed
and Mom will gladly consent. and routines. With three snap- of the club. News contributions is wanted will go. forces: The Marine Hymn, The
Don't we all have someone py cheer leaders and an all- Here is your big opportunity Army Air Corps, Anchors
"over there" for whom we from anyone in the school will
star team, it's no wonder Mer- —to go dramatic or just go. But A weigh, and The Caissons Go
would gladly give our blood in cyhurst won! be appreciated.
this war? Need one say more? remember, every Friday night Rolling Along.
is the time and the auditorium The Mercyhurst and Canisius
is the place. Admittance is only Glee Clubs together will pre-
March Sees COLLEGE MASCOT APPEARS; a spirit of good fun plus a few
crazy schemes to entertain the
sent Sibelius' Finlandia and
the Gloria from Mozart's 12th
New Activities MEET Him NEXT WEDNESDAY rest of us. Mass.
New projects are S carrying Mercyhurst College now has elephant or a white mouse. Sunday afternoon will mark
the interest of Mercyhurst girls a mascot. No, we are not say- Of whatever species it may the student body's first oppor-
into various fields. The kmg TAKE ONE/AIN'T NONE. tunity to hear those 10:15 per-
ing what it is or is not, whether be, this animal will become the f
spring months which usualW SO HERE 'TIS ^
drat? dully along are filled with it is alive and full of pep, or official college mascot. So take iod snatches of song sung to-
activity. p§ dead and full of stuffing. We a look around the college hall On the bulletin board you gether in the best Glee Club
The upperclassmen can now will tell you, however, that it Wednesday at about nine, and noticed an envelope marked, style.
look forward to careers as riv- is an animal—perhaps a pink see for yourself. "Take one." Here is the infor- A formal dinner dance for
eters or shipyard hands as they mation you found missing: the two Glee Clubs will follow
stretch lazy muscles in the new As one of their last oppor-
Physical Fitness Class. This tunities to do something for the Cleveland Opera—April 5-10 the concert. We are looking
Project, open to Seniors and GAMES TO FILL • >

Monday: La Forza Del Destino forward to having the Canisius

college and the student body,
Juniors, will provide two hours LEISURE TIME; the Senior class has taken on Tuesday: Faust men as our guests, especially
J? calisthenics a week, under those who will leave shortly for
the direction of Miss Quinn. SEE MISS QUINN itself the pleasure of introduc- Wednesday: La Traviata
Thursday: Carmen the service.
Others turn their thoughts A few flights down; then ing the . Come and
t0
fraction splints and pres- Friday: La Boheme, Aida Furthermore, this will be
look around. There's a surprise make yourself acquainted. Make
£*?.t h eP°j?ts for their interest Saturday: Barber of Seville, Canisius' first appearance at
in store for you. one of them your own choice
J5 k First Aid Class held on II Trovatore Mercyhurst in two years.
Uiursday afternoon. These Those black, green, and red companions.
Mer C y h u rst g i r l s willjbe pre- lines on the basketball floor
pared for whatever may occur
r-a bit of poison, or a splinter are for shuffle board. And in TUESDAY NIGHT OFFERS US
vm, -n ver y o u r
W,11 eni
interest lies,
the press on the balcony are
new ping pong balls and net, SELECTION OF OUR ALMA MATER
«J?« . °y ttese new ac- badminton birdies, deck tennis, On Friday, February 12, J, judge will have a copy of .the
tmties;
a for here work and fun and a dart set. three class entries met the songs to aid him in his deci-
"e one. CALENDAR
deadline for the Alma Mater sion. When the winner is chos-
These games are at your dis- Song contest. The melody of Blood bank - - March 4-6 en, and the excitement sub-
posal. Non-residents jj especially these songs has been kept ab- Alma Mater chosen sides, the composers of each
RATIONING vs MERCIAD are invited to make use of solutely secret from all stud- March 9 song will be presented to the
Wh w a s ents but the members of the Glee Club concert student body.
a ./ there no issue of them at noon. There is no March 14
M Glee Club. Of course, the iden- The Glee Club program -it-
•L «rciad in February? doubt but that those of us in tity of the songs is known only Frank Sheed Apri 1 2 self will consist of a novel ar-
-Expecting a week of the house will enjoy ourselves to Sister Helen Marie. (How- rangement of Stephen Foster
n day h no :
ever, * the proverb al "little
over the week-ends. melodies, those gay and tender
a S t l e s °w - °P*. ^d _no For the time being and unt'l bird" told us that the judges once at the beginning of the songs of the Old South that
Dar I ' * allowed our pre- are going to have difficulty in program, and once at the end.
pared copy to gather dust. other provisions can be made, all America loves. The student
picking the ' best from am on? There is a possibility t h a t sev- body is looking forward to this
Danl ? rea,ly last
week's Miss Quinn will have the keys those entries !•) eral outstanding musicians Song Contest with enthusiasm,
and br U ht u to the press. You need only Tuesday evening, the Glee from the City of Erie will for it will be a great milestone
to date ^ ° * * ask her for them. Club will sing each song twice, judge the selections. Each in the history of Mercyhurst.
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March 5, 1943
Page 2 THE MERCIAD

DON'TS TO BE
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Bits of Encouragement )}
I Shirk responsibility ? Perhaps some youth do. But for the
few who do there a r e many who bear their own share and that
DO-ED I •;.
DO patronize that new form of
"€iLme (Was
of others. *
Turn a mirror on Mercyhurst students. Look a t their accom-
Friday night fun—basketball "Plan your work and work loted ourselves the proper eight
games. Mercyhurst vs Villa, your plan!" we were told and hours ^ of I sleep for each night!
plishments—seemingly small. Y e t their ambitions make tnem a St. Stan's, the Sem, ? ? ?
part of that group of students whose lives are a flame of pur- the uniqueness of; the idea and a sufficient amount 0f 3
pose, whose actions are wondrously unselfish. DO offer $ your suggestions struck us with a sudden force. time for meals. We had filled I
You a s k who these youths are? Look around you in colleges eagerly at club and class Here was a slogan that should in the period for each class
such as ours. They a r e there, stifled perhaps under the weight meetings. overnight turn the collegians and then the time in which to
of mediocrity, of doubt. B u t their hearts a r e fiery with t h e con- DO read the front page of The of the country from an irre- get the assignments done. fte.
viction of their faith and the flamed of their gsincerity will burn Merciad for college news sponsible assortment of dere- laxation being necessary, We
through all debris t o a blaze warming and heartening a chilleoV forecasts. licts into a highly organized, allowed three half-hour periods
disillusioned world. DO write letters to the editor, efficient unit, operating on a a day for our nervous systems
containing your suggestions schedule comparable to any "E" to recuperate. M
3 and criticisms.- ? s possessing factory. Here was Our planned d a y started like
Criticism Plus Quotations DON'T wait until Friday at the way to eliminate all late a time clock. We passedI up
A few months ago, I heard that a courtesy program w a s afoot 10:15 to catch up with the lights, all cramming for exams our second cup of coffee to
here a t Mercyhurst. "Well, that's g r e a t ! " thought everyone; so war news. and nervous breakdowns. make breakfast fit into the al-
up went the posters and on went the pressure—but to what avail? DON'T "let George do it." Fired with a new zeal ?and io ted time. (One of the first
You have heard the fold adage: "You can lead a horse to water, DON'T leave old notices on the faith in our power of accom- rules of habit forming j s -
but you can't make him drink." £ | bulletin board indefinitely. plishment, we planned our "Never letv an exception occur
Perhaps before going farther, one point should be clarified. DON'T forget that humor is work. The resulting schedule until t h e habit is firmly estab-
This editorial is n o t directed a t t h e enthusiastic promoters of t h e the best cure for dyspepsia. was scientifically planned, sys- lished." N o t rsfor nothing had
courtesy program, who have worked so hard to carry out their Give a good dose of humor tematically arranged. Nothing we taken Psychology.) The rest
project. They deserve much credit. B u t to t h e others of u s i t Ito the "fumer." had been neglected. We had al- of t h e morning passediexactly
might be said: "If t h e shoe fits,!put i t on." (And, by t h e way,
they a r e rationed; so, "Carpe Diem"!) on schedule. The^ cafeteria line
First of all, there should be no need for a project of this was longer than w e expected
kind among college women. A t college level, courtesy should be a POSSIBILITIES ARE AT HAND! so w e | cut flunchj down to *a
p a r t of daily routine. Someone once defined a lady as one who salad a n d a glass of milk. Dur-
You make your own success. You may be helped toward it in ing the afternoon an unexpected
"knew h e r place, took h e r place, liked her place and kept her life by others; in the end, however, success is entirely of your own
place." If anyone ventured to say that one of Mercyhurst's fair making.-And*religion is like all else. It is up to you. No religion long*5 assignment*! "threw a
n ne
daughters w a s n o t a lady, t h e aforesaid daughters would raise a teachei canfmake you a good intelligent Catholic, nor can he*in- wrench 5 *° I t f machinery;'
storm of protest. And why? Do w e know our place? No doubt viegle youlinto devotion for Christ. You andlyou alone canfmake but, I by 1 getting I "late lights,"
we do; for surely our training h a s included the necessary funda- we Iwere able fto finish up on
a success of your religion. |If you react in the religion class-room, schedule. I At 12:00 j P. M. it
mentals of courtesy. For that we give ourselves credit.
p* Do we take our place? A s Hamlet said, "Ah, there's the r u b ! " splendid; but if you loaf, no one can force his way into your mind. jjtook just Tfif teen minutes to
Not very many of u s do. Certainly none of u s a r e perfect, so we In their professional! classes 1 students, knowing that the l linjthe next day's work. I
do expect slips here and there; b u t "here and t h e r e " means "now classes and laboratories and ^assigned readings will make or break :
*5 Wejnot only "overslept" the
and then," n o t "always and ever." 1 [• them fin theirfwork later on, dig in and, without compulsion or
Sknext morning^but also got out
Walking up t h e college hall, we pause t o enjoy t h e clever "on the wrong side of the bed."
courtesy posters. From that point on, we dash u p t o our class- There was an assembly during
rooms, ramming into our fellow-students on t h e way, a n d passing Christiof the Ancles K I B H B I &the period 6when' we were to
a Sister carrying a stack of books, never stopping t o offer o u r This night the moon does not let Him sleep. HBB1 ^have written our letters; lunch
services. She is telling stories of needs she-has seen; mum |vtook thirty-five j minutes j be-
r
The dining room is the place! If I were t o s t a r t enumerating, r
For the Christ of the Andes is^ always awake I ?; cause we were f am i shed ^ after
the paper would need another p a g e ; b u t could one thing be men- To hear of doing, to answer the prayer of beads. ^missing -breakfast; and English
tioned? Would it be asking too much for everyone to keep both ^Cfliib was held gin spite of the
feet on t h e floor? f 4tfacfe? thafe*our1fcschedule didn't
Courageously, the Christ in the Andes stays, ^ H
Let's wake up, girls! Never pass u p t h e opportunities t o be 3 include « it. No* "late lights"
To soothe in [their agonies,! to keep in His care
'courteous, for that i s one g a m e in which you can't lose. $were given. "If you had {plan-
The needs of many of Spanish descent y ^ ^H|
Add up your courtesy credits. Could you ever graduate with uned your work . . . " she be-
Whom Ponce de Leon had first«lured J here. ^ H £
your class? Cjgan. Oh well, proficiency comes
l^with practice, and this was
Daily on His pinnacle, Christ says Mass— E § | 3 $ just our second day. BKftSj
Such Thought? Is Silly The sky for a canopy, the snow as the host, ^BB
I think; therefore I am. I doubt; therefore God is, therefore A soft benediction, blessing mankind ? ' 1 P^fFripay night we (diligently
the world is, and thus 1 am. This was the reasoning of the im- I :om the st^lue of the Andes—Christ and man. mworked in the lab during the
portant thinkers of the early seventeenth century. To us, the I Hfe i H I —Thelma Berdiel I movie, in ••• order to finish the
fallacy of such thought seems obvious; yet the people sof that mexperiments we •' ha d I scheduled
time, and for many years afterwards, accepted it, believed it to supervision, do what is demanded of them. Yet in their so called I f o r Wednesday, but by Satur-
be true. f [j day we were so weary of work
"Religion Class" they must be coaxed and persuaded that the sub- • t h a t we let it go, and spent the
The fact that anyone could really hold to such a conviction ject is worth!learning before they'll deign to tackle it. W& 1 afternoon watching Casablanca.
amazes us; indeed, those people must have been either ignorant Has Its Returns
or foolish. Yet, did we ever stop to think how many equally I Sunday Jwith renewed zeal, we
Success in professional classes has, of course, an immediate • planned a new week. jgpgf
fallacious ideas and doctrines we hold today? Because we read it and a tangible return in money, {prestige, applause, and even ad-
in the newspaper, because we heard it over the radio, or even be-
vancement. Religion classes on the other hand give you the in- | It might have worked|too,
cause we heard two people talking about it on the bus, it is true; except that the lgirl next door
we accept it; we spread it to others. Have we not realized that tangibles: ultimate happiness in heaven, peace in your own soul,
intellectual security that cannot be measured nor handled, the finished with Seventeenth Sum-
we must read or listen, then stop, think, weigh ] the possibilities, mer, I and there*? might not be
considering them-;in the light of what we already know of the divine life within you, ability to sympathize with human problems,
a zeal that is apostolic. another chance to read it. On
relative facts of human nature? Then, and only then, after we Wednesday, at the sight of our
have reflected carefully, can we say in an intelligent way that So, since Religion is hard, no one can promise the student
an easy j, time in its practice. For instance, if you study charity, consistently empty mail box,
we believe.
you must practice it because to be effective it must be translated we decided to I answer those
Indeed, we are gullible. All trusting, supposedly intelligent immediately into action. This is what makes the religion class month-old letters. Thursday, we
moderns are no more thoughtful, no more wise than former people different: it is compelling. would have I started those
who accepted "I think; therefore I am" as a complete truth.. "rough drafts" if sleep hadn' t
I Afraid To Be "Goody-Goody"
The religion class often has little bearing upon our collegiate overtaken us. B
life. We often j regard'lit as pleasant but a r little futile, something By the next| week-end the
THE| MERCIAD to talk about but not to worry over. Consequently, the student is nurse prescribed I two days in
shy. She does net mind if anyone knows her vices but is some- bed . . . "a run-down condi-
Published semi-monthly b y t h e students of Mercyhurst College,
what em bar rased if anyone notes her virtues. (Continued on page three)
College religion classes hold
f Assi8tant E d i t r s
Editor I ^KF" ° possibilities of being much more
interesting than {other classes
n/r .. TY,* „ i V^ITTK' I Anne Johnson
Martha Haley X TWJ J j a n e Walsh because they can be handled to
a great extent by the students
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
| Editorial Board with an eye to their "own likes. Dear Editor: i
ule
Features Editor Katherine Dineen For it is here that it is possible E a r l y this year, t h e Student Council made a definite *
News Editor Frances Honeck to sit and talk religion with t h a t notices of club meetings were t o be posted in time for
Literary Editor „ . Alvina McDermott even more zest than other sub- to plan our work efficiently. Upon several occasions this rtt
J
Art Editor Elinor Klos
Business Manager Mary Ellen Linney jects; because it is possible to has been violated: when clubs have changed t h e time of to?'
EDITORIAL STAFF: Evelyn Gerbracht, Betty Dailey, Gloria Lutz,
use religion as an aid in plan- meetings t o within a day's notice and, again, when menibe
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Katherine Monroe, P a t Duffy, Eva Jacobs, P a t Buffingrton, Marilynn Cooper, ning their future life. It is here a r e given assignments for reports, discussions, etc. a t the l*
Betty Knapp, Regina English, Elaine Tormay, Rita Rittenhouse, Katherine that religion is correctly under- minute.
Connoly, Anne Kingston, Peg Sullivan, June Moore, P a t Oliva, Margaret stood as a means of giving new True, w e a r e expected t o "keep t r a c k " of t h e days when ° u
O'Connor* dignity and value and success own clubs meet; b u t when meetings a r e planned or changed »l
BUSINESS STAFF: Eileen Fitzgerald, Mary Kirby, Anne Kane, to any profession or career the moment's notice, such action results only in slipshod club *
Catherine O'Rourke, Dorothy O'Hara, Elinor Klos, Mary O'Hara, Eileen Reagle, student might undertake. ca
tivities, neglected class assignments and frayed nerves. Why "
Mary Taylor.
CUB REPORTERS: Phyllis White* Natalie Hirtle, Joan Wadlinger,
Its Aims Are the clubs co-operate with t h e Student Council and with Sister *•
Delores Di Vincenzo. The religion class labors to E s t h e r ' s t p r o g r a m of "Plan your work, then work your plan" •
«P»NCfl f M M M * tiTMO co., t a i l . H, (Continued on page three) A H a r r a s s e d Club Member
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VARSITY WINS FROM ST. STANISLAUS, Puzzle for 'Hurst Wits

LOOKS FORWARD TO GAMES WITH VILLA l
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WE THINK Our basketeers got off to an. So's Folly 4
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auspicious start this season with
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IWhat could be a more timely 0000000 ooooooo
two victories over St. Stanis- Did you ever realize that ooooooo ooooooo
subject than "War Marriages"!
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plus speedy * defensive playing girls around here? Here are a, ooooooo ooooooo
w as quite divided. Those who resulted in a 40-18 victory in few to whom congratulations 8 0000000 9
disapprove led only by one the first encounter; A week are in order. ooooooo
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later, Mercyhurst met St. Stan- m It takes a Shakespeare class

vote.
A few told us that our ques- islaus on our homes court, win- to be obedient. Having advised 1
tion could be answered only^by ning by a narrow margin, 26-21. the girls to "straighten out ACROSS DOWN+
Everyone is congregating in their chairs," Sister Philippa 1. Our yearbook 1. Mercyhurst's newest club
.considering the individual cases. room 63A these days to wish returned one day to find the 2. The color of the curtain be- 2. Dances we enjoy at Fun
A summary off these opinions Eva a speedy recovery from the class in a right about face. hind the altar in the chapel Night ^
will give us an idea of the injury which! she received dur- And there *;it stayed. 3. Level
Have you read Jane Walsh's 4. An apodal fish 8. Noted philosopher-educator
student thoughts on the sub- ing the game. Get well soon,
Eva; we need you! article in the Lake Shore Visi- 6. The Student Council is 4. Course offered this semes-
ject. I |
These Approve Attention, indoor sports fans I tor Register, and did youlknow sponsoring a of ter " and Measure-
The tournament season is on that she spoke before the Coun- War Stamps ments"
The affirmative side states for ping-pong, badminton, deck cil of Jewish Women last 6. Rain and snow 5. Junior class songbird
tennis, and shurTleboard. Watch week ? 7. History majors' club 6. Vestige
that War Marriages are good
if the couple planned to for announcements on the bulle- As for the hardest workers in 8. Russia: U. — — — 7. Lazy
marry beforehand, they are tin board these next few weeks. the college, there are none more 9. Military subdivision of a 8, Department headed by Sr
entitled to go on |with their Sign up soon whether you play willing than Elinor Klos and defensive area Angelica
plans and be happy for a short for A.A. points or just for fun. Nat Hirtle. Both are to be
time at least . . . if they really Yeah! Green. ;Yeah! White. congratulated for their posters
Jove each other, they can face Come on, team. <Fight; Fight! and their drawings in the
the hardships off parting . . . That's the spirit, girls. Just a school ipublications. She's i My Tizzie
if • the man should be killed, little louder and a little' more As "for freaks, an assistant
editor found nothing better I calllher Tizzie. No, she'sjnot new;
then one has had some happi- pep next time.
She's battered and scarred, all black and blue.
ness. Yes, the cheerleaders are than the time when her "chief"
I know she was young once long ago,
counting on you to help boost fell into a wastebasket some-
But These Disapprove But she's waded through mud and winter's snow.
the team at our next basket- where in the darkness of the
Her windows are cracked and she's minus a door,
The negative side states that ball game, which, incidentally, sub-basement.
And there's dirt and grime all over her floor,
War?Marriages are risky . . . is with Villa Maria. In past As for good results,Jmay we Her seats are lumpy, threadbare, too,
the war will {change the man years, student attendance at give a boost to the Freshman
And covered with patches of every hue.
either physically! or mentally the games has been pathetic- Home Ec'ers for their fine Her tires, too, are patched and worn
, . . they are usually hasty and ally small. The few loyal strag- block Sprints which enliven our Her fenders dented; roof all torn.
the parties do not consider the glers managed to make quite life (down Ithere) and to the
Her door handles are gone and she needs some paint
real object of marriage . . . too a bit of noise, even in St. Junior cooks who are doing so
But she stands erect with proud -restraint.
often emotion overrides reason (Continued on page four) well (up there) ? No beauty or style but I'm glad I've got her,
. . . the mother and child would For Tizzie's a jewel—she runs on water!
be left alone if anything should BLONDE AND BRUNETTE —Helen Hoovier
happen to the father ,T. . the
object of marriage is a home,
children, and war marriages do
not provide these. A solemn
GUESS GUESTS
engagement is enough to
strengthen the love and trust
Perhaps you know this Senior. She is the dark-haired, slender
"day-hop" whom you have seen hustling from the Home Ec. Lab
There Were Only Ten
of both parties until after the to the Chemistry Lab every day. Her favorite pastimes are ice- I was terribly excited. My stomach felt like knotted rubber
war. skating, reading, dancing, tobogganing, and writing letters.g Of inside me and my heart was doing a rhumba. If my hands had
This week's question is only course, she wouldn't say "No" to a position as teacher or dietitian, only behaved and my knees kept from knocking, I would have
one of many pertinent ques- but she does love to travel. If you § ever want to ask her a favor, enjoyed the thrill of excitement.1
tions. Do you have a debat- tempt her with some pastries, especially pineapple chiffon pie.
able one? If you do, the edi- Her scholastic ability andfleadership have made her one of the "Here it is," ikhought. "Enon Valley Junction High School."
torial staff would appreciate outstanding members of her class to be honored in Who's Who. I climbed the steps—I remember there were exactly two,\\rather
your suggestion. November 29 is her birthday. shaky ones at that—and there I was^in the classroom where I
It won't be very long before was to be the teacher. That was the thrilling part. This was
the seniors will be leaving us, my first real teaching job. The thoughts of practice teaching at
and surely we don't want to miss Academy High in Erie just a few short months ago flashed through
knowing all of them; so let's my mind as I surveyed the tiny room.* Perhaps it was a trifle
Jneei Cjlma Jylaher turn to another, the short small, and perhaps there were!fewer students than at Academy,
blonde girl with the appealing but nevertheless it was a high school where I could begin eagerly
dimples. She's a quiet, unas- my work of training young minds. A sudden emotion welled up
! "And so, my dear friends, we gather fto lay the cornerstone suming miss about whose in- in my heart and scared, dilated eyes melted into a smile to match
of this spiritual laboratory, this new outpost of | eternity." teresting experiences many of the crooked one about my lips. Ten boys and girls were standing
V Father Kirby stepped from the speaker's rostrum. The ap- us are unaware. to greet me and I can still see Mr. Tweever of Enon Valley's
plause died into silence. It was August 17, 1925. Sisters of Mercy, War Brought? Her To Us school board, igrinning broadly at me from where he u stood in
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clergy from every corner of the diocese, and hundreds of Erie She grew up in Lwow, Pol- the front of the room. That's all I remembered of Mr. Tweever —
citizens were gathered on a windy crest of Glenwood Hills to and/ as the daughter of a con- his broad grin and a pair of big ears on either side of it. He
witness the establishment of a new citadel of Catholic education, gressman and his wife. One introduced me rather briefly, as I recall, and then vanished.
Mercyhurst College. summer, they decided to take a Well, there I was facing ten unknown Enon Valley youths,
K; As Mother Borgia recounted the details of the glorious event, vacation trip to America; but six boys and four girls. They were a friendly group and helped
we could not help "thinking of all the prayer,! work, and worry when they sought to return* to me through all the bumps that first day, even, sharing their
which must have preceded the triumph of that August afternoon. their homeland, the war brought
Father Gaston, the founder of Boston College, advised the Sisters complications, and they were (Continued on page four)
| to build their proposed college on a hill overlooking the water. unable to procure their visa.
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So it waskhat Mother Borgia, Superior of the Titusville mother- Saddened but undaunted, they
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inouse, accompanied by Sister Collette, Treasurer and Mother went to live in Buffalo until "TIME WAS"
Pierre, Assistant Superior, came to Erie in search of a site for such a time as they might re-
Possibilities Are At Hand
their prospective institution of learning. §; turn to Poland. (Continued from page two) (Continued from page two)
| Rinderle Farm Selected Although she had studied
The Sisters engaged the services of Mr. T. 0. Andrews, who pharmacy at the University f of give you a reasonable philoso- t'on," she said. Our morale is
was beginning a million dollar development in Glenwood Hills. Poland, she entered Mercyhurst phy, a clear-cut understanding still strong. Easter vacation
During the year, Mr. Andrews drove them around South Erie, in her Junior year to continue of the relationship of truth to will come eventually, and may-
searching vainly for the ideal location. One day, Mother Pierre's her education in sociology. life on which to build. It re- be if we stay over for a few
cousin took the Sisters to the Rinderle farm, a;lovely area of Some day, she hopes to return minds you that without this I days, we can catch up on our
countryside with a^magnificent view of the lake. Mother Borgia to her homeland again. philosophy one cannot act cor- Biology drawings. By June we
as afraid to consider this spot, because it was so far from the She loves Polish dances and rectly, follow a profession co- should have time to start our
cl
ty. Nevertheless, the more the Sisters saw of the hilltop site, the can perform many of them herently, read intelligently, or group paper". Then if we take
wore appealing it seemed, and finally in 1922 they bought the land. gracefully, even on ice skates! arrive at a determined goal. two courses in summer school,
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, j r * p &ng of Philadelphia, a specialist in college archi- Sports off any kind appeal to Success in religion like suc- by next September we could
ure
. 1 » ***d out the plans for the school building. Ground was her. Among her other favorites cess in all other things is a per- really go places with our plan.
1024 n f r th
° ? foundation
on the feast of Our Lady's Nativity, we find candy, hot dogs, Abbott sonal achievement. Don't pass It's funny. Planning our work
«4, an auspicious beginning for [a college dedicated to Mary. and I Costello, her dog, "Duch- up the opportunity in the reli- wasn't hard at all . . . the
I P * Progressed rapidly, and, on the First Friday of September, ess," and her convertible. Her gion classes. It is stupid and "catch" must be in the second
(Continued on page four) h )> birthday is on February 22nd. highly unfair to yourself. half. —Margaret O'Connor

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CLUB DOES
For February, the theme of
the ENGLISH CLUB was:
"Great loves in poetry and
prose", with reviews on the
works of Dante, Longfellow,
and Francis Thompson. Father
Franklin of Erie spoke on The
Art of Newspaper Writing.*
'Recently, the O. G. A. mem-
bers heard a talk on telegra-
phic service-and its part in the
war* effort by Mr. William
O'Hara, manager of the local
office of Western Union. At the
PARODY
A day of rest,
There are such things.
Days we like best,
There are such things.
A day to spend in endless
leisure—that's the on
Nothing! that-must be done
But just having fun.
Exams are o'er
(There are,such things)
Our spirits soar
On sky-bound wings.
So take a little tip from me
and kid yourself to think
You'll have it soft, tho* oft*
THERE AREN'T {SUCH
THINGS. « Write down your "pet peeve"
—Dorothy V. Rodems
A WORD EDGEWISE
If someone!* called you "my
dear gossip," would !*you be
complimented lor insulted?
Back in Shakespeare's day,
"gossip" was a term of respect
and endearment. f time you will draw the atten-
The word "tradition" often
conjures up in our minds the
vision of long academic pro-
cessions and speeches.
Actually, "tradition" originally
meant a "gift," a! treasured
THE MERCIAD
ft
M PET PEEVES
ARE YOU? HAVE YOU?
Do you have a "pet peeve"?
Is there something others do
thai is particularly annoying to
you; ^something of which you
have been wanting to speak
but havelhesitated because you
feared you might lose friends?
If so, now is your chance,
for the Junior Class is invit
ing you|to tell all —without the
risk of hurting anyone's feel-
ings. In the near future, a "pet
peeve" box will be placed on
the Courtesy Bulletin Board.
that is, what it lis that others
do that annoys you. Just write
it on|a slip of paper (use no
names, remember). Then drop
the paper in the "pet peeve"
box. Posters illustrating these
slips will be made. Thus| you
will notionly "get it out of
your system" but at the same
tion of others to these small
breaches of etiquette of which
they perhaps have not been
aware. Watch for the "pet
peeve" box.
March 5, 1943
GLEANINGS JFROM
JUST JEST
THE CORN CRIEU.
Back? again we go to other college papers to find out what
sort of jokes or poems they can show for themselves. ^
From "The Tomahawk" there comes* a truism for all thoSe
Sophomores working on term papers: ij ^
When you copy one book, it's called plagiarism; when
you copy three books, it's a term paper.
Tuesday and Wednesday were the days for those grades
(sigh) to be given for the past; semester, so—
I think that I shall never see
A D as lovely as a B,
A B whose rounded form is pressed
Upon the records of the blessed.
A D comes easily, and yet,
It isn't easy to forget.
D's are made by fools like me,
But only God can make a&B.
** y N. D. S.
Talking about first semesters, there was the frosh who sail
at that time: - ^ -: <; |
"When I first came to school here I was awfully con-
ceited, but they soon took all that out of me. Now r J
i
one of the best guys on the campus."
Springhillian
From The Griffin" a boy's philosophy of women:
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last meeting, Miss Sally Mc-
Clain, '42, now employed in the
office of I. B. M., told about
her experience in her new
work. A new club song is be-
ing planned.
Members of the SOCIOLOGY
SEMINAR planned a project to
investigate the housing prob-
lems (of local families applying
for government homes, and dis-
cussed the status of the Negro
in World War II. 4 3
More cooperation at future
basketball games is the aim
of the A. A. in selecting cheer^
leaders. Let's back them up
one hundred per cent.
Following up their study of
disease, several members of
the SCIENCE SEMINAR read
papers on the subject of can-
cer. Group discussion, asfplan-
ned, concluded the meeting.
On Feb. 18, the GLEE CLUB
elected officers: President, Eva
Jacobs; Vice President, Ann
Marie Corbin;|Secretary-Treas-
urer, D. A. Harrington; Class
Representatives, Pat Conway,
Jane Walsh, Fran Honeek,gand
Gloria Oliva.
Badminton Opens Indoor
Sports Tournament
(Continued from page three)
Mary's auditorium. But now,
with three lively cheerleaders
and an enthusiastic student
body, Mercyhurst has a real
"united front" of cheering sup-
port at every game.
Tell Us
Week-end entertainment dur-
ing Lent is always a problem.
Have you any suggestions for
Lenten fun along the sports
line? If so, tell any A. A. mem-
ber; and she will present your
suggestion at the next meeting.
Put on your thinking caps, and
let's hear from you soon. '
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KNAPP'S KURE
for
KAMPUS KLOTHES
PRESS, POLISH, BRUSH
ALL ORDERS RUSH! I
Room 63A •;
heritage handed down through ANSWERS TO "GUESS Men's faults are many,
the years. A Mercyhurst tradi- GUESTS" Women have but two:
tion is a "gift" handed down Dorothy^ Szyplik Everything they say
by those who have loved Mercy- 1 )anuta Wawrzkowicz And everything they do.
hurst in the past to us who en- Joan Barry Are we going to stand for that? How about snappy
joy her blessings in the present. Margay Savage reply ?
From the good old |"Mansion"'we find:
g MOAN BONES!
Famous Wits 1 *9
; Dim-Wit fP^
i A| SPOOK SCOOPS
The time has come once more when, with pen in hand and
Half-Wit I * -jp|
Nit-wit * I
Hamburger wit onions.
cards on the table, we look up from the bridge game to recall the
topnotch events of the past few weeks. Let us look around the
Senior class. Sure enough, there is Lutie back again, after that MEET ALMA MATER \
ultra time. You lucky girl! We are still wondering if Fitz has
recovered fromfthe shock of John's arrival. ,i(Continued from page three)K
Next in line is a big cheer for the "little teachers" who really 1926, Father Sullivan said the firstf Mass atf Mercyhurst. The
made an impression. Congratulations to Shorty, Joey and chapel was located in the present community room.
Phyllis. You certainly deserve a lucky break. When it came,4in 1928, to adding the finishing touches, the
Have you heard Dot Szyplik's "pet peeve"? Get her in a Sisters of Mercy did notjcontent themselves merely with choosing
bridge game some day and she — color schemes. They wielded hammers and brushes enthusiastically,
might tell you. There Were Only Ten arranging desks in the classrooms and furniture in the parlors.
Measles and mumps, plus (Continued from page three) Twenty-three Students Begin Work
broken! arches and sinus, plus lunches with me. I ^ a d forget-
bad knees and flu is what a ten my own and there were no On September 8, a pioneer band of nineteen i Freshmen and
modern college dormitory lives stores for miles. four ^Sophomores registered [for classes. irPHy
Even the "Those Freshmen were a spirited 'bunch'!"* Mother *Borgia
through in a month. Here's nearest house was a mile and
wishing everyone a speedy re- a half away. told us. "They didn't know what it was to be underclasswomenn
covery—and we do mean you, The formal opening of the college was celebrated November
We ate on the side ^steps 10-12 with Open House. Bishop Gannon blessed the! building in a
Gretch. Keep up that fighting near the pump. The discordant
spirit! solemn ceremony,! and the students piloted a thousand people
music of its handle still rings through the college halls. S
Someone asked the cause of in thy ears and the thought of "We entertained sixty priests in those three days," laughed
Marian Darsie's state of mind its ice cold water brings back Mother Borgia. "It was certainly a great occasion. There were
recently. I can't answer, can an ache to my teeth. cars parked in front of the school as far as you could see!"
you, Marian? I can remember funny little School began to the accompaniment of a steam shovel wheez-
things about that Enon Valley ing away outside the building; and Mother Borgia was busy "polic-
The service men have caused
quite a bit of 'commotion classroom—the crack in the ing" the halls to keep a hundied construction men, as they tramped
among the Juniors this week. black board that always came through the halls, from disturbing the classes.
We find Regina knitting socks, in the middle of a word: the
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The Mud Was Deep
Mary Taylor "all in a dither," great old green shades that
and especially during exam sent out a cloud of dust when There were no paved roads near the college for four years.
week! My, my! we pulled them ! against the The Dean laughed as she recalled the tractor which used to be
sun; Johnny Jones' squeaky kept at the front door, waiting to pull visiting automobiles out
Cathie's- advice was just a seat and my own desk carved of the mud. Mercyhurst boasted its own exclusive bus, which
bit too late to prevent that full of initials so that my usedjjto make three trips per morning to carry both college ana
step. Better luck next time! writing traveled hill fashion high school students, chaperoned by Sister Collette and Sister
"Got a Touch of Texas in across my paper when I was in M. John.
My Heart." It goes a bit deeper too great a hurry to rummage In June, 1929, a huge crowd
than that, doesn't it, Margay? for a pad to put under it. again gathered in the sunken
A sincere welcome to Char- I Oh, hundreds lof crazy little gardens before Mercyhurst for
lotte, Roxy and Gloria. They thoughts dance through my the first Class Day exercises;
seem to be real Mercyhursters. mind as I gaze at the news and on the following day, four
sheets in front of me. It's ten
Roses and carnations and a years later, my ninth away girls, the first Mercyhurst
gay little heart are Valentine's from Enon Valley Junction graduates, received their di-
Day to the Sophs. Will Alvina, High Seliool. The newspaper plomas.
Rita, June and Dotty please before me says that Enon Val-
confirm? £• As the interview ended
ley has constructed a new mod- Mother Borgia assured us that
We all enjoyed the visit of ern high -school building, two there were many other inci-
the Oliva's; and all* found a stories high with twelve class- dents, glorious, sad, and coini-
companion in 'Tittle brother." rooms, steam heat, and run- cal, which surrounded!that task
What a man! ning water, There are ten of founding a new college. In
So much for the chatter for on its faculty now . . . but I the future this columnist hopes
now, girs; but remember: the can remember the day it had to relate some of them for you;
spies are always standing by ten students. for they are the stuff of which
waiting for a scoop! Fran Honeck Mercyhurst tradition is made.

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