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October 31, 1946
NOV. 16TH DANCE'OPENS
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SEASON'S SOCIAL WHIRL
Kay Young is General Chairm an
Kay Young has announqedt Saturday, November 16th,
as the date for the Juniors' autumnal dance. The school
auditorium will be the place; 8:30 until 12:00, the time.
It was a great surprise to the entire school when the
Juniors announced their plans for an informal dance.
Since it is the first dance of the school year, the entire
student body is asked to cooperate in making it a gala
event. **
It was on the spur of the moment that th;e Class of
48 chose to undertake the task of sponsoring the
opening dance of the semester. Plans are going forth full
speed, however, land all evidences* point to a gay time.
Definite statements about the orchestra.and admission
have not yet been made, but announcements andlposters
will appear on the bulletin board in the Co.lk?g$-IJall. The
names of the ticket committee, will also be posted, and
tickets willjbe sold by all committee members. Tickets
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will also be on sale in the CollegefHall during the week

preceding the dance.
With the enthusiasm typical of college students in the
fall we are anticipating the
Junior dance. Let us have
THANK YOU a perfect turnout and^make
No doubt, when Mr. Donatel- it a memorable? *affair.
li first became the Merciad fac-
ulty advisor seventeen years
ago, no one, not even he, gave Jr. Aides Needed
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particular thought to his keep- With the beginning of school
&
ing or rejecting' the new ap- came the reorganization of lot.
GIRLS CHOSEN
IKS. PLAN PARTY AT BELLE VALLEY FOR WHO'S WHO
pointment. Probably no one re- Vincent's Volunteer Hospital
alized the effect this appoint-
This year seven! Mercyhurst ment wouldlhave on the school
Corps from Mercyhurst College.
The Junior clgss is planning an unusual entertainment for the paper and on the college. This year the Senior Class
College students, members of
Freshmen this fall. Instead of the traditional "Brunch," a barn *Yet, we have Mr. "D" to has asked for volunteers from
the Senior, .class, have been
dance and costume party will be given in the Belle Valley Grange nominated ^and officially ac- thank for the steady .progress V

Hall, the latter providing "lo-j ; the Junior CJass. To date, the
cepted .for inclusion- in the The Merciad has made in these response has " been wonderful.
cal color." The following com-
niittees are in charge: Invita- Devotions Honor 1946-47 edition of "Who's Who past Seventeen years. It *was but the need for more workers
Among , Students In fAmerican his genuine interest in the
tion Committee—Stephanie Me- Christ the KingK Universities and Colleges." \ paper, which he passed on to is still great.
lisz and Natalie Cooper, co- Rev. Alfred Watson offered The girls chosen a r e : Mar- I the girls with whom he worked, The volunteer corps is a pro-
^airmen, assisted by Rose Mass of Exposition a t the garet Mary Ferry, Sharon, Pa.; that brought about its con- ject which was undertaken last
Marie Buehler, Helen Jean Wal- opening of Forty Hours'gDevo- Mary Jane Masterson, Ken- stant improvement. I t . was year by the present Seniors.
ters and Roberta Hitchcock; tion, Saturday morning, Oc- more, N. Y.; Joan Lutz, Bridge, through his guidance that the
Due to overloaded schedules
refreshments and Servers, tober 26, in the Chapel of ville, P a ; Sally Brigham, Oil editors and staff each year
headed by Mary Paula Calu- Christ the King. A procession City, Pa.; Ruth Marsh, Erie, learned "the ropes," so that and!other outside activities, the
*«nci|; and Doris Wright, as- of students formed an escort Pa.; and Mary Irene Kinnerney, eventually it became more and Seniors are unable to manage
sisted by Ruth Kudlock, Gerry forlthe Blessed! Sacrament be- Hornell, N. Y. | more a real student publication. the corps by themselves. Con-
In accepting each of these Of late, The Merciad has had sequently, the drafting of Jun-
arrell
» Margaret Rigard, Con- fore it was placed on.the altar
IJ* Schneider, Sandy Bersani, for public veneration during girls as members, Mr. H. Pet- recognition as a foremost school ior aides began.
l^wna. Garlick, and Mildred the day. The devotions closed on tus Randall, editor, writes: paper, t i t has helped to make
The work, of a volunteer is
| ™PPe; Entertainment and Pro- Monday evening with the usual "Who's Who Among Students Mercyhurst better known. Be-
cause of Mr. "D" the paper has one of charity. An aide is asked
gram, headed by Betty Norton singing of the Litany of the In American Universities and
Saints and closing procession. Colleges is the overall distinc- become a more literary publica- to give about two hours of her
an
j <i Anne Nickum, assisted by tion for outstanding college tion.! time on eitherj Saturdays or
Ve Throughout the hours of Ex-
I Patrick, Mercedes Baum- position the altar and sanc- students—a nationwide honor [T Seventeen years ago our fac- Sundays. She assists at the
I ^ k , Marjorie Dean, and tuary were adorned with at- organization that recognizes ulty advisor came and now he reception desk, helps maintain
is leaving. It is difficult to
Jeanne Lawler; Transportation, tractive floral pieces and a service to the school, campus the wards, delivers
picture The Merciad without order in
Une
Olsen, chairman, assisted pleasing' candle arrangement. activities, scholarship, and all Mr, "D"; it i s like a person's flowers, does small errands for
This beautiful devotion, held honorary and social organiza-
py Marilyn Miller and Marjorie being deprived of a necessary
each year a t Mercyhurst, gives tions to which a student may part of his- body. Yet, it is only patients; and on rare occasions
Jewell; Decoration and Ar-I students an opportunity to turn belong." y she is allowed to help feed
fakements — Ruth £ Morey, for a while from their studies Candidates receiving this _jwe who have .worked side by
M, side with him who will really patients or to put rooms in
^airman, assisted by Audrey to pay our Lord special ^hom- honor are selected bV a vote feel Kis- absence. Because of readiness for new patients.
Either and BettytAhlgren..• age. of the faculty. Character, lead- a common interest, he has be- Affiliated with former mem-
-z* - ership, scholarship, personality, come our close friend as well bers of the Gray Ladies, the
dependability and co-operation j as' .a' dependable advisor. And volunteer corps is under super-
DEAN ATTENDS C. E. A in scholastic and social ac- j. though we realize that his in- vision of capable Catholic wom-
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Catholic Educational As- tivities'-are the* points upon terest in ..the paper will not en in Erie, and is therefore
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which* the »facuity *base : their die and that he still will be here subject to rules and regula-
opinions in judging each can- at Mercyhurst., as our friend, tions. :rr*
didate. .we are going to.miss working Recently, the administration
-«ITO department. * « The publication $ of "Who's •ythftv./p." of Mercyhurst bought a limited
v
More than eight hundred representatives of the various re- WhoAAmori& Sftucfent8 In Am-i • Yet we are 'Confident' that number of uniforms in order
^ous. congregations of teachers in the five dioceses of Penn- erican ' Universities and '"Col- j° with the' help of our new ad- to outfit the aides for their hos-
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yjvania-and^the Archdiocese of Philadelphia attended. leges" indicates*recognition of visor, Sister : Mary Eustace, we pital duties..
. ?e chairmen of all sections Ihad prepared stimulating and liability and personality
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among <• will keep The - Merciad at its Although the thought of de-
"^Active programs. Mother M. Borgia was chairman of the jfr college*' students. It is .a stimu- cam- present high level, and in that voting two hours in one day
lle
!: £*' section. For the sectional meeting of ^October 18, she lus to younger students on car- way prove to Mr. "D" that the to charitable work seems like
pus, ;and acts' 1
''as an incenti| ve
^ S e t f Mr. John J. Ryan, author^of The Idea of a Catholic work he has done in helping a great effort, nonetheless the
(?'**••? to give an address on "True and False Objectives* in l to student leaders to maintain the paper Ho gow in the past satisfaction derived from hav-
^holic Education/' At tK^'Saturcbfr' -session, Rev. Wfflififa 3. ^he"" highest;*• standards of has been appreciated.;Together, ing accomplished something in
^°jard, S. J., of Boston College; Boston, Massachusetts, spoke achievement . in college. Deans we will try to keep the.paper those (two hours is ?rewarding.
y Education For Catholic Living;"'and Sister Mari ie Eugenie, of £ various higher schools of growing until it becomes the Anyone who wishes more in-
macul discussed learning consider this recogni- publication he has hoped for. formation on the corps is asked
"fed * t a College, Immaculate, Pennsylvania,
tt tion a major honor and a .fine This -is our welcoming word to to see Helen Ann Fabian or
g a t i n g Our Catholic Women As'Women
^atnoiic womenjAB0 v»omoi». means of recommendation of Sister Mary Eustace,.our part- Mary Irene Kinnerney, both of J
8 Mary E ddana," Supervisor ^ Schools conducted by the
sfi * f M e"r c y in the Erie diocese, was chairman of the dio- successful students to thebusi-l ing gift to Mr. Donatelli. • whom are captains for the
cell l su° ness
S meettne. whicn gave its attention^ tojspecifjc world. and the professional ft —The Staff corps from Mercyhurst College.
ProhlDle
. Pervisors' meeting, which gave. w
n»8 in the field of school management and supervision * * -*-•
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1946

c/ke Jnerclao Who Will Cooperate If We Don't)

Editor—Mary Irene Kinnerney The Playhouse is the appro- • •

Now that initiation is over and we Sophomores hav

Assistant Editors' priate title of the building of had
chance to get really acquainted with our Freshmen trie d
the Ejrie Civic Theater Associa- must admit that they are a grand class. We were a littl ' We

tion $t 128 West 7th Street.
Stephanie Melisz The | Association gives Erie a
Barbara Fleming
permanent legitimate theater
Betty Ahlgren
with an expert \and experienced
acting company. Nightly, ex-
cept Sunday, performances of
Art Editor Connie Schneider
the best and latest plays are
Business Editor — - Helen Fabian given. The Playhouse enjoys an
Editorial Staff Sally Brigham, Peggy Ferry, Joann unsurpassed local and national
reputation for fine perform-
Morissey, Mary E. Pugh, Maryj*Mohr, Marilyn Cummiskey,
I ances, continuing)! a spirit and
Margaret Dengate, Janet Fournier, Catherine Brenot, Janice tradition begun over 30 years
Wirges, Lillian Writer, Betty Norton, Gerri Hydock, Eileen ago.
Jacobus, Alice Murphy, Ann Mohr and$Hazel Laurie.
When in 1942 The Playhouse
Art Staff p i Ruth Morey, Roberta Hitchcock was forced to close because of
the war, the Association had
Business Staff Peggy Ferry, Dorothy Donatelli, well over 7,000 members —
Mary Doyle, Mary Jane Masterson, Jeanne Lawler, Ann more than any other community
Nickum, Margaret Rigard, Mary ^MargaretfMcLaughlin, Mary theater. It had given over 300
Harvey and Rosemarie Ratajczak, plays and over 300 perform-
ances.
This season's first play was
Patrick Hamilton's "Angel
Accent On ame Street." In the play, filmed; as
"Qasli^ht," Mr. Manningham
When you pick up the evening paper and turn-totyour has committed one sadistic
favorite columnist are you prompted to think orf to murder, and is in the process
emote? In the case of the most popular columns it is a of methodically driving his un-
suspecting wife insane. The
good bet that you do the latter. focus of interest is upon the
Why, you ask? ^ \ analysis of his criminal mind
and the process of bringing him
The answer is the tendency among columnists to ap- to justice.
peal to sentiment rather than to the mind. The logician
The players are very com-
calls this appeal an irrelevancy or the fallacy of address- petent. Dorothea Carlson, who
ing the emotions in-order to persuade rather than the played Mrs. Manningham,1 di-
mind in order to instruct. rected entertainments for con-
valescent servicemen fat Great
You may say,. "Just |more textbook knowledge. It's
Lakes during the war. Mr.
all well and good; but what practical application can it Manningham! was played by
John O'Hare, a favorite of Erie-
possibly have?"
ites from before the war. After
One of the irrelevancies**frequently resorted to in an serving three years in the air
corps, he returned 1 to Erie last
attempt to settle an argumentative question is known
April.
as namecalling of the argumentum ad hominem. This
irrelevancy isi really an appeal| to prejudice—cultural Robert Clahorne (Sgt.
or personal. It is not an appeal to reason; it does not Rough) comes to Erie direct
from the USO tour of "Kind
use argument that demonstrates; it does not settle the Lady." He formerly belonged
issue|by weighing the merits of the case. It proves by
to the Pasadena Playhouse and
calling names that appeal to our emotionally established has worked with many stars
prejudices. It suppresses reason and invokes the emo- both in New York and Holly-
wood.
tions to guide us to our conclusion. If name-calling is ef-
fective, the process whereby we arrive at our conclusion s Other members of the cast
will, of course, |be J irrational; and, only too frequently, are Anna Hawkes Coon, Hen-
derson Porsythe and Audrey
so is the conclusion also.
Howar. Frank BrownlowMs in
Too many of our opinions are colored by name-calling. charge of scene construction
and Bill Smillie is stage: man-
Too often they are the result, not of thought, but of
emotional inclination. Do you think or do you emote? C. A. B.
about "these new-omers to our school. We thought our 1
rather important. We claimedfthe distinction of being the 1 ^
Freshmen class in the history of Mercyhurst—and now jf* 1
was a new class, almost equally as! large, challenging our titT
We soon realized what wonderful sports these girls were *
But then, haven't all of the girls been good sports this
year?
We mean those girls who doubled and tripled up to make
room
for more new students.
Speaking of more students, do we all fully realize to whit
extent Mercyhurst has grown, not only sin population, but in fa
as well?|When Mercyhurst I was founded some twenty-one yea
ago, she was a smalls school and in her early stages, not very
well known. Now, however, we find • thejj story quite different
Year by year both her population and famejjhave spread, and at
the present time she boasts of students from; six different states
and from as great a distance las Puerto Rico. -< |
The fact that ourjjschoolr is enlarging should surely give us a
certain sense of pride in her appearance. We could begin with
our J rooms. Our living f quarters are an accurate mirror of our-
selves, of our -personality. Why*; n o t ! have an all-out effort for
cleaner; and neater rooms at Mercyhurst—rooms of which we can
be truly proud when visitors unexpectedly stop by? This may
seem like a very questionable way to!promote the popularity of
J our | school, but let's stop|to
: consider how our opinion of a
home I or {school rises when we
By J* Wirges I notice I its neat and orderly
rooms. We all admit that we're
Well, Freshmen, now at Hast proud of our school; well let's
% I you know, I do I something about it*lthen!
What college life is like. This year we should!redouble
It's more than studying Sup on our efforts, even if only in this
things small j way, I and make Mercy-
Like English, Math and Psych. hurst I a 1 college everyone can
be proud of. i9Hi
You think you know the ropes I This l i s lour jj school! If *e
quite well, |p| don't strive for its improve-
You've really just begun, ment, who!will? Let'sIbe able
You'll be amazed at J what I to say, j in years to come, that
you've learned 3 |y£ we had I a hand in making Mer-*
When your four years are done. cyhurst what? it IS- -a school o§
fin eland lasting tradition.
E.J.
The knowledge that comes j W
naturally fsm
With helping hands, of e course.
But all the 4 fun and "racey"
times, jJi
StpHJfatfy
Come from another source. 9 ^§The Merciadj Staff joins the
faculty and * student body «
Mercyhurst in expressing deep-
Right now you don't appreciate
The things you do together K est sympathy to Mile.
Parties, hikes,! and trips down- Thierry on the death of v*
town ^1 mother in fFrance at the close
of lastlsemester's school ye*
In any kind of weather.
Mile, de Thierry is a member
of the college faculty.
But when you're seniors, far to
from now, | | o u r Ideepest sympathy
the
In memory you'll go through Mary Elizabeth Pugh, upon **
I them; m death j of j her brother, and
And you'll be wishing that you Hedwig Klan, upon the 8#
had of her mother. Both gin
A lot more time to do them. members of the senior class.

$n illustration of what I have written, I am reprinting

statements from the columns of|two of the most widely
read writers of the day: Walter Winchell and Westbrook MADONNA OF THE HARPIES
Pegler. All excerpts are direct quotations fromfthe daily You | who walk the halls of vent and is now found in j the thisStime the
Icolumns which appear in newspapers throughout! the Mercyhurst each day and pass Tribune of Uffizi, Italy. It was spontaneity of J the * ^ j
the framed hangings that painted in 1517 and! the fea- century were surplanted y^
country. 7 brighten and decorate the walls, tures of the artist's wife can be striving for effect, ^ j
do you know that you live with- recognized in the Virgin's face. through the cemturi* ^A
Mr. Winchell,.^ writing of two colleogues in conversa-
in a gallery of valuable re- She is seen in all the women he torn apart the work 0 ^
tion, said, onlSept. 16:* "They were discussing a Mutual productions of paintings by painted, for she was Andrea del period and say that » ^ I
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commentator noted for his pro-Franco frothings."§ masters, pictures which are Sarto's favorite model. decline -in art took P» ^ fropi
inaccessible to the general pub- Let us take a look at the however, does not detr ^ ,
What is a "pro-Franco frothing"? Perhaps you dislike lic? U \ ,r painting. A striped cloth rests the value of such work, ^ j
Franco and think that all for which he stands is wrong. Have you taken any more on the Virgin's brownlhair, and that j followed, learne
l c e S so^
a
Upon hearing his name linked with that of Mr. X, the than a passing glance at the a yellow shawl is folded round mistakes of*jtheir pr« tM
immediate feeling is one of dislike for Mr. X. this|is an beautiful "Madonna of the her shoulders. The laughing What is said J j J ^ l i j
example of name-callng. Do you settle arguments logic- Harpies" which hangs in the child clings lovingly to H's "Madonna of the ** \: ng o*
foyer opposite the main en- Mother's neck, and two fair that it holds little f e ^ 0rj
ally or do you arrive at illogical conclusions in this way? trance? Do you know that'this angels play with the skirts of sincere religious con ^n
(Continued on Page 4) canvas is a genuine copy done ;her blue robe. At the foot of the tenderness of gtatel»'
by Beanchini and was present- "the throne stands St. Frances
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mother and child, >> esS *
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ed to Mercyhurst by Bishop with a crucifix in his hand. A j ness and queenly « n8 »
Gannon in 1933? & youthful St. John is seen in the evident. This is » ^ gran di^
u
The original ^picture was act of writing his Gospel. Del great splendor, *>
painted by Andrea del Sarto, Sarto never excelled this com- rather than grand- Sotf
What do you f g V * j
IN MEMORIAM a Florentine,* known as the position which int; simple grace
"faultless painter."! The Ma- and majesty is unique among day stop and study ^ *n
donna, which takes its name his works. analyze what^ J j ^ £
STEVE ADAMS from the reliefs of harpies car- The tendency of the artists makelyour own ^ by J
ved on the pedestal of the Vir- during the early sixteenth cen- to know
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gin's throne, was originally ex- tury was to surrender feeling heart, not by
JK ecuted for a Francescan con- to effect. In the paintings of
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| Two lucky girls whom w e k n o w c a m e back w i t h rings. Teresa
KAMPUS
Sabella and Mary J a n e Phillips, ( b e t t e r known a s " S p i k e " ) a r e KUTIES j PEGGY LOOKS AT EPICURES
the proud wearers of diamonds. Well, while t h e r e ' s life, t h e r e ? | 0 . K., Kids, sprain your brains J ves l l ls
hope for the r e s t of u s . A n d s p e a k i n g 0 f luck, Gerry Smith and {trying to figure out the follow- - immediately evident thpn *K«* « .
ing "Kampus Kuties." In case many
A„n Hamilton know w h a t t h e w o r d m e a n s , p e o p l e from Bradford
you're a "lame brain," the an- groups. uals ur
can be very nice, can't t h e y g i r l s ? \ swers are on page 4, but no Every age has its own objectives-land fe •**** w
I A weekend a t J a m e s t o w n proved v e r y profitable for M a r y Lou
Teresa,polores, Lib, a n d K i n n e r n . And a f u t u r e weekend a t S t '
peeking till you've really work-
ed! I ******* ,„ „„,, . n ; w.«:rr "™"™
Bonaventure's is certainly s o m e t h i n g to look forward t o . H a v e you 1. Curly dark hair land a
cheery smile are two noticeable
noticed something g l i t t e r i n g in J o a n L u t i ' s h a i r ? Boyd, oh Boyd'
characteristics of this peppy
That's some clip. T h e r e goes t h a t phone a g a i n . W h y should I "Freshie" who has quite a
answer it? I t ' s probably for Sally B r i g h a m a n y w a y problem on her mind. Will
I I Wish it would stop raining. Oh! for the good old summer someone please tell her that hooses
[time again, right "Murph"? The Canisius-Alliance game was cer- bunk beds fare quite safe and
tainly well represented. I t is worthwhile being Barb Fleming's won'tifall through in the mid-
dle of the night. - ^ ^ K | ^ ^ ^ P I « i p p e » . l . o to the a s . of . n ^ r t ; 4 * . to „ * , . ^ ^ ,
friend, isnt itjjCis Joanne, Blumie and Ellie? ^ 2. Among the I Freshmen] we
College Inn certainly is find a tall, lovable ? girl who
popular place with the Fresh- hails from f| Rochester,B New 1 ™ " " ' J J * " •""? "* * • «« — « • W to Ik, rik.
men. Sophs, and J u n i o r s ; b u t Another! Autumn York. | Lately, she I has | received
B H l t is not unlikely; that our own age, intent
goals
upon its own objec-
quite a bit of mail from George
Ktis rather embarrassing for a Autumn with all its beauty
and all he talks .-about are his t i v e s , has forgotten in j great measure the achievements of other
Senior practice teacher to walk has leaped uponf us. Shocked car and|his dog. You mean t o / I ages. Advances in medicine, engineering, and the sciences in gen.
one
and meet all iher pupils. morning, we discovered say you're! not I interested I i n II eral are undeniably important, even essential. But are we not less
Those games at Academy were «**t nature had fthat night _, these subjects, M. J. B. ? ? n BI aware than we ought to be of the spiritual progress of our-fore*
well attended by Mercyhurst changed Iher j garments. Like a 3. Have I you I seen E "Happy"I a fathers; I of I their j understanding off the importance of; a liberal
ft yet? He is in room six and w a sIeducationjto ! the individual and society? i | I | 8 SM W$ ^
girls, and cries of "Well, slim, graceful girl, she had
a gift from "that certain some- f
[there's my Ronnie," et cetera slipped from her gown of one." His Imistress isl a ipint-IMKlt isl spiritual insight which gives (significance to all things.
filled the air. green, and now stood in the sized! red j head [who has an in-ft |And, of all the subjects in the liberal]arts curriculum, it is phi-
losophy which {furnishes I the j final; rational, explanation of all
We'd like to welcome back radiant colors of brown tinted fectious I grin—and ||have | you £* things; I which5 clarifies human relationships;| which establishes
Grace Tamo who left Mercy- with red and gold^ beauty such noticed! her curly eye-lashes?£
priority among the great variety offhuman ends. Yet, philosophy
hurst in '44. It's good seeing Bet she read "That Maybellene ^
as on God can I produce. today is '^practically non-existenttin the current curricula of our
ad,"I too. Surely I youf k now her ^
Patti Daluiso and Alice Feeley greatest colleges and universities. f P W K B H H H i i ^ B ^ ^ g l ^ H
I walked aimlessly around by now. BBJgBj aBKJBfcffi '$*^' It is the absence!of (philosophy Jin our institutions Jof higher
back too. You would surely drinking the pungent air. It 4. You should have seen this g learning thatjl am especially concerned withlin this column. J To *
pink that there was an epi- brought so many thoughts of little | "Freshie" | d o | an jimper- & me, this situation is extremely regrettable because to philosophize!
demic of appendectomies tup home. The rushing brook hurry- so nation of Black Beauty at the is such a normaMtcndencyjin man. All.nion, really, begin to phi-1
ing to escape winter's cold Englishg Club jgmeeting B l a s t *
here. losophize-.shortly afterIthey have begunIto learn and as soon a i l
winds. A little bluebird looked Tuesday.! She appears a J quiet •;•
We'd like to extend a hearty they; are capable of abstract thinking, J however I rudimentary it I
at me and seemed to say, girl, I but remember, "Appear- ^
may'be. Beginning with four ivery earliest ^years, Iwo a r e l e a g a r !
welcome to the new Sopho- "Don't feel sorry for me. I ances are oft times deceiving." v$.to I know not only "what" but! also "why/1 as anyone! who has I
mores, and an extra hearty wel- know the leaves have I left the I'm! sure one j of I her roomies^ associated \with little children knows. To ask ::why" is to ask 1
trees and? will not shelter 'me. the ^philosophic^ question. To know?"what"j loads almost Jmmedl- ^
come to another representative will agree!to this after finding |
of Soon I shall be gone. Pity your- ately to|the desire tolknow "why." And not to know the "why"
Puerto Rico. I self,? for you won't hear my white furry mittens in here bed | j |
D one rrrnfrr WifjSn^^F^N^^i PI leaves us ~ wit h the uncom for table J thought that our knowledge is
I o you know t h a t one F r e s h - song nor will ^1 interrupt your & incomplete, is less humanized than it should be.
* ™*™" -A. M.
toan had the courage to remove prayers in chapel; no, and no ****** "™ wsB*>«fc*iii »«— Since the urge to obtain the
the more will I dart about you as
"Beware F r e s h m e n " sign
you walk." W LIC Of M E I philosophic answer a bout* things
n » the bulletin board and p u t 1 is fso universal in men, it ba-
II 11 walked to the top of the I comes evident at; once how sari.
«P in her r o o m ? h i l l s and before me stood a
Bv I "us is our age's indifference to
» Patrick, Marg Walchli, tree, crooked and bent with age, •philosophy; how urgent is the
a
* t Cooper, and Betty Rock a r e its bare limbs reaching for the Eneed for a renewal of interest
see
« helping out a t St. Vin- heavens. The rows, which a H in philosophy. The greater good
ent 8 w
• ' - e hear t h a t Wildwood short time before had been lit of evcry^ individual, the greater
8 the
Perfect place to. spend a green through man's |toil and '^good of society require a roturn
ummer
; vacation. F o r more nature's goodness, now were wto the insight and the direc-
Fails see Eugenia M a t t e r s . brown and scorched; having tives furnished by philosophy.
foor D ° U want an
y soap, look yielded[ their fruit, they lay Lei us listen to Kpicurus who
Rosemarie Ratajczyk. Have sleeping until spring. All sums up our position neatly:
s
™* een Mary Paula Cala- around me* was the hand of "Let no one delay to study
ufi? aDd N e t t ! e
Marino's new God. philosophy while he is young,
e s ? I sat there thinking off the and when he in old, let him not
in , Aren't they becom-
Audr
J' e y Clauss, w h a t a r e old horsechestnut tree by the become weary of the §tudy$ tor
u
J Soing to do with that big school back home and how we'd no man can ever find the time
p**t in your room? spend most of our lunch hour unsuitable or too late to study
e the health of his souL
^ miss Jeanne Ledoux and looking for chestnuts and the
ve *J °PP and wish t h e m a thrill we'd get when one would
Kl "And he who ansertM either
j*"£ speedy recovery. Danusia drop. A mad dash was made to that ft Is not yet time to philo-
, *» very lonesome without open its green shell and out I Hophlse, or that the hour Is
ate and the Glee would pop a beautiful brown, passed, is like a man who
WTl , waxy chestnut. The smell of
.. "s looking forward to see- chili sauce and grape jelly
should Hay that the time is not
th! K
" " 0 u t ln
California mink led with the • smoke of
NEW FACULTY MEMBERS yetlcome to be happy, or that
it is too late.
eather,S wonde
ButI rftil, isn't it burning leaves. How hard we'd The school year *46-'47 opened officially on the 26th of Sep- "So that both young and old
w
hep rfter? Have yon: seen work raking the leaves, oh not tember with new members on ft he faculty. should study philosophy, the
wonderful tan? It's the for the nickel, but the biggest one in order that, when he fs
every rl
•or/ °* ** * However, pile. And Hallowe'en with its Sister Mary Reg-ina, -B.S.C., an alumna of our school, is the old, he may be young in good
people
their V a c a Prefer spending tic-tacks and pumpkins and new .. instructor in the Commercial Education Department. things through the pleasing
rj id u t i o n in Atlantic City, the sheet we'd borrow from recollection of the past* and the
(v* }? l^ve fun, Corrine and Sister Mary Charles, B.S., also a graduate of Mercyhurst, is other in order that he may be
mother just to scare the "kids"
now teaching accounting and chemistry classes. I t was recently at the same time young and old
ip * rumor has i t t h a t m y down the street. j in consequence of his absence
, U 8 t aboufc ne As I walked back to sc hool, announced t h a t she will also assume the responsibility of Ad-
*>*!»* n £ ° ' *° will of fear for the future/'
S0 , *** ow, f'tfl next time. I thanked God tor giving me visor to the Praeterita Staff.
Ion another autumn.
* ^ 1A. M. MMOO
Miss Paula C. Hillery, who has her M.A. degree from Emerson
M. M.
College in Boston, Massachusetts, is the new head of the Dramatic
Department. Judging by the skit presented at Mother M. Borgia's Remember
Birthday Greetings! feast day program, the Janus Club is in very able hands.
ar
J y Jane Burns Mary Irene Kinnerney Also on the faculty we find alumnae of 1946. Mary Deboshricz
a
£ *garet Dengate Jeanne Lawson
is assisting Sister Leon a in the "lab/' and Gloria Middleton is
"JR. DANCE''
a
therine Donaher Antoinette Marino
ptireen Fallon Eugenia Mattera back a t the a r t studio as S. M. Angelica's aide.
a Marion McLean
^
^Gtttman
Garlick
Catherine Munn With great pleasure the faculty and students of Meicyhnrst Nov. 16, 1946
^Hadlock Marie Searfini welcome the new faculty members. May they enjoy the coming
Teresa Sick year M
ary
Claire Jones Marion Traverse
i
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Sally Brigham's PSYCHO-LAB
Nothing can kill you mota
effectively t h a n your emotions*
An emotional conflict can break
down your health—shorten
your life! This isfa proven fact.
Doctors estimate that half
their cases are caused or in-
fluenced *by nervous or mental
tensions. Pew organic disorders
are immune to the eroding ef-
fect of misquided emotions.
These destructive emotions ap-
pear in * such if orms as hate,
envy, fear, anxiety, worry, lanu-
go?, frustrations, resentment.
We all experience these emo-
tions^ in a mild or transitory
form. But when any one of
them tends to persist and in-
fluence our attitude toward life,
it mav sooner or later find
may _ n b*{
expression in heart trouble,
stomach ulcers, or high blood
pressure. "^
There is probably no ailment
more frequently caused by emo-
tional disturbance than- sto-
mach ulcers.. Worry, hate, or
Vealed that only twenty per
cent had an | actual physical
basis for. their complaints. Dur-
ing the; German blitz in' 1940,
perforated ulcers fincreasedf fif-
ty per cent in England. Sto-
mach disorders were ten times
more numerous in Hawaii after
Pearl Harbor than before.
Hate is one of the chief
emotional causes for|graucoma,
an eye disease which is charac-
terized by a hardening of the
eyeball. This disease blinds 20,-
000 people a year and causes
100,000 others to losefthe sight
of an eye. Doctors Shave found
that ocular pressure arises dur-
ing a siege of intense hatred
or high degree of resentment.
One chief cause of high blood
pressure is repressed emotions.
Heart disease and rheumatism
are closely connected with emo-
tional conflicts. fe'f" ^ f: t'
What are we going »Jto "do
with these tyrannical emo-
tions? It is true that a doctor
• « •
CkeMerctal
T October 31, 194$
Emotion vs. Health
average doctor is trained to
give only organic .treatment;
and emotionaji therapy r is\ most
generally omitted. Yeti*we know
that iif the | emotional conflict
L
is abolished, organic ' troubles
very often miraculously disap-
pear. When the emotional cause
is not removed, the organic
condition may continue to de-
velop jfrom one disorder finto
another.
The only answer to the prob-
lem is this: It's up to you. You,
as an emotional*victim, are the
one who can do most about it.
Even with psychiatric andlmed-
icinal aid you must do most of
itV
the conditioning.! ? '
A firm self-control can pre-,
vent a multitude lof body ail-
ments. An obvious remedy is°^o
forget yourself and become in-
terested in! other • people land
their problems.»The J discipline
religious practices give isl the
best medicine on earth for sick
emotions, a Your health, as well
THINGS WE'VE DONE
ft
"Standing room only- seems to be the best description of
Mercyhurst th 18 fall. And with the extra-large enrollment" |
tivities have already started buzzing. rr. ,•».
Musical and dramatic slections highlighted the program hon
ing Mother Borgia on the feast of Saint Brands*Borgia OctcT
10. The program featured 'Elizabeth Fitzgerald, Barbara 'FUM "
w»g,
Sally Hanrahan, Carol Reynolds, Connie Schneider, Peggy p err _
and Joan Lutz..Following the performance, a luncheon was J 2
to the faculty,- guests, and seniors in the College Lounge.
The first in - this year's! series -of concerts and lectures was a
monologue by j Miss Mary Louise Hickey, well-known actress
Her performance of scenes from "The Barrets of Wimpole
Street" was an unusually fine interpretation.
4
Many familiar as well as strange faces' made their*appearance
at Mercyhurst for-'the recent alumnae weekend. The banquet
Saturday evening and the brunch Sunday morning climaxed the
occasion. ' ••' • ' 4 . | \
| | T h e work of Student Council is fnow well under way. Writing
and re-writing rules, settling students' problems, and taffig I
charge ofjseveral school activities are items on the schedule for
the class and club representatives headed by Peggy Ferry.
I During the first month of the School year most of the^ajorj
club8| held their organization meetings. Plans for the programs

fear is usually found at | the can diagnose the disease, treat as your|happiness,|depends on of fututre get-togethers were discussed, and for fall reports'the
:
root of stomach disorders.J A it, operate, prescribe. But back whether you control your emo- clubs will be more active this term than ever before. ft H
. _ _ ™#

study of 15,000 stomach pa- of these disorders the emotions tions I or | your * emotions control •
The IScience Seminar meeting was highlighted by accounts of
tients at the Mayo Clinic re-
.
continue to play havoc. The you. i ll^fi I P i 9 i ^ ^ H 9 the members' summer experiences and a talk on the sugar-making
process in Puer$$:. Rico by Zoe Ramirez. *m » '
A LA MODE The .night is music and itsBJ H At 1 the I O. IG. 1 A. j program a
haunting theme I ftgBfcl Pauline I Brown and Betty Ahl-
o
* * * !

Coke
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|"The frost is on the pumpkin" and you're knee-deep in chemis- Is moonlight in the jforest, I gren ? tinted on Ithe. Sorority ver a
tryfexperiments, coke* dates, and bang-up plans for each minute black and gold;lj& f M B B
lyrics spring from ^feather- andV'itsl motto.l Ann Hadlock "• Hi, everyone!^' Grab yourself
of the weekend. You scuffle fallen leaves as you stroll about the ed throats 'that dream w presented f an I amusing mono- I a coke and gather 'round. Here
• -, . f t . *.»

campus, and meditate on last night's math assignment, because Q n . frosty^ttboughs, I unmindful logu^. The program ended with we are back afe'tfin; *fcnd well
you've found that math is your Waterloo this year. New faces of th&fi«ald.$kv /M -iWk] ..iMI the presentation] of | awards | to into the swing of college life
The wind is dancing on B.KJ'L'I students | in! the E stenographic
as school are old friends, and so is that back-to-school wardrobe, already. Gee, so much has been
October-sandals, ^ K S S : 9 department. WtiftaBtii^HkvVm
so lately spanking new.lln fact, you find you have the whafc-to- Leaving its burnished foot-M| I A I party | for I the! Freshmen •going on during our first month
wear worries when Friday night's date rolls around. -I £ -^prints where it,goes; fc^H was ithe I main\ activity I of $ the • at school. From that first day
• You've come to love your clothes. with the soft, pretty lines The sky is vigilant with a ^ H | S. O. S. forfthis month. The when everyone walked in wm
. _ ft

astral-candles, |- ^ K $§$ji club held its "weinie roast" at those luscious tans andj ex-j
that this season brought. You're beguilingly feminine iagain and
And silence yields to \Khispered the cottage of Margorie Jewell. citing tales of the summer ad-j
slightly echo the past with the Bertha collars, Elizabethan sleeves, The atmosphere of burning logs
tremolos. V/ 3 ventures, until now when we' ve
Dandy ruffles and wee bit wicked decolletages.»You appreciate The night£ is fm u s i c — B S j m jp the fire [place, the smell of
hot dogs, and the view^oifthe settled down f to another busy^
most of allithose beautifully basic things that change character music we have known fl^S
• •

A lifetime, never 1! questioning lake was ideal for the initiation school year, our time has been
with the flick of|a scarf or a bright, shining pin. fits source, 1 U ;|H I of the new members, p. | | 1 filled with the many activities
r
And now there's a new dressy jumper that takes to all kinds of Rooted in gepesis," primeval- ftThe first English PCwblpro- that have sent the year 1946-47]
dress-down shenanegans, that's! the perfect pick-up for your \i* fblown, y' ?• r jj£ I § gram 1 consisted lof \ a talk on off to' a grand start. |
wardrobe. One of the loveliest versions of this ever-so-versatile And shadows understands its fairy tales by President Eliza-
beth Fitzgerald, fthe reading of Mercyhurst is"rea'lly. crowded
jumper is McCall Pattern No. 6711«*It has a flattering rounded rhythmic forde. g|. |K^g)BM
The night is {music, autumn- prose I and poetry written by this year^^nd ma^pi % ; J^l
collar to frame its pretty protrait neckline, tiny cap sleeves, land former members of the organi- way through the bustling * nd
wise and deep, | pK j^flE
aisoftly draped skirt with an inverted pleat and a bit of fulness Lulling the universe and j man zation, and talks by the fresh- teeming halls between classesj
on each side. For special occasion glamour, you just add a favorite to sleep. .k^< I W" men about their home towns. Hi is a major Operation! Several
choker and bangle bracelets. Tie a shimmering sad)* tot cinch-in 'i K Cosette MWiddleton I H S « B L W .i of our students, I. notice, seem
your waist. r- M to be quite ...ardent footbaB
You'll like the way this jumper looks in creamy-soft wool A C C E N T ON N A M E CALLING fans, but of course, any resemj
jersey. Try it in a glowing tangerine shade, and match it in a | (Continued from page 2
)BHH blance between Play No. 56 a«j
striped blouse for casual wear. Onr consider making your jumper
In his column of Oct. 19, in | which he s p e a k s ! of I t h e the way they charge down the
in bright clan plaid, so very new this year for night life. Pick hall is purely coincidental,
a color in thejplaid and have a blouse made of that very shade. W a g n e r A c t of 11936, Westbrook Pegler is guilty of the
Find a wide, wide belt of?;soft leather for your waist. ;%i, fallacy of ^name-calling in several instances. SWp i sure. ., i>, •Li time
.; Well, I see it's
The blouse and skirt idea is wonderful, too, for new pep mfany i < < F e w Q £ u g w h Q w e r e a d u l t s a t the time perceived t h a t ba<
to take my coke bottle *|
wardrobe. If you've glimpsed the luscious elegant fabrics this ^ w & g ft r e v ( ^ u t i o n a r y s U c k trick by ^which t h e union
fall you'll soon realize that|it would take only a bit to make f m a s t e r s , g r e a t pompus t y r a n t s , some with truly baronial a n d g e t t o w ^ , S e ^ 2
a u
a gem of a blouse. Add your gala blouse to any plain-colored privileges, and yachts, racing stables and winter palaces, the long weekend, f ^
Skirt, and you'll 'have an "'eye-catching date dress. McCall has were g r a n t e d the power to fix t h e wages of t h e .people." the "Witch's Syj* • ^
r*

skirts to suit your every' mood. There's a skirt dressed up with happy haunting. B. A.
Union m a s t e r s , t y r a n t s , Ibaronial privileges—all these
a mffle cascading down its side,!and there are sport skirts de- -—^ -,- - - I , T fl
L ^ d w S that e i l t ^ o c k dash in mind. To be right in the t e r m s a r e obviously capable of swaymg f the r e a ^ r « e m -
CRUSADE
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fashion highlights you've got to have many, many plaids and tions. One m i g h t say t h e same*thing of many capitalists. JOINfTHE
you'll want 'em in £our skirts pleated all 'round or slightly full Do not some of t h e m own largeihomes, yachts and racing T B.
in front or mantailored or straight. We could never tire of plaids stables ? Do not some of them posses truly baronial privi-
TO VfaPE OlfT
and bonnie happy ye'll be, hie lassie,|ta:sfiind there's many a color leges ? If these names apply to t h e union masters, can we
in many a fabric, all woven to not use t h e m in reference t o t h e capitalists ? j
be the prettiest plaids this side
*.j* Do you see how easily these men stigmatize persqns,
of Sctot&Vid. | L^* | S
You have a black dress this Answers places and things by the use of labels? How easy it is to
fall because everyone knows arouse emotions r a t h e r t h a n to set the^ wheels of the^
that black is so important anid
young and wonderful and can
.ampus E mind in action! How easy it is to distract the r e a d e r |
frm he u s t of his rational powers and to draw him along^ TO*

be worn j simply" everywhere. ifk"

on the comfortable cloud of emotion! ?•. ^ ,
Necklines can be high or low, 1, Mary F\;saro ^

and those super raglan sleeves
are so comfy to wear. It's a
ii must for an all-round word-
robe If , ,.
So . . . here's wishing you
\i
good grades, good fun, and
especially good fashions.
McCall School Service
In writing down these thoughts i r has not been by
2. Mary Jane, Burns
intention to question thetveracity of the factuaj. informa-
3. Jean Enright tion found fin these two columns. The purpose of this
article was the exposition of one a m o n g | many kinds of
4. Helen Berkey |
fl.- irrelevancies found inj much of today's writing/ j -
j its. •Joanne Morissey