The Merciad, Feb. 27, 1946

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TelaVolume XVI, No. 4 MMercyhurs t Col lege , Erie , Pa .

February 27, 1946

S.O.S. PLANS l FETE

FOR ST . PATRICK'S DAYJEvery true Irishman is looking forward eagerly to the St P«t

P S ^ f e M f e 8 ^ - ' Mercyhursfs Home Econom-"

Retreat Held

Feb ruary 14-17rick ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^- P — — •rsap— - ~ « •«

jcs Club, i s p lanning for Thu rsday , M arch 14. Thef organiza t ionhas chosen this as i ts an nua l pr oje ct and is anxiou s for th e s tudents and facul ty of Mercyhurs t to see and tas te i t s cooking. Thegreen and*white color scheme for St . Pa t r ick ' s Day, and a l so theschool colors, will be carr ied ou t in th e de cor atio ns as well as inWe menu. Final pla ns for th e occasion are? not ye t se t , but members of the club are plan ning an "e xt ra " delicious luncheon. Itpromises to be a big day at M ercy hu rst for al l who are part ialto wonderful food .

IThe members of the Quan t i ty Cookery* Class , Joan Gibbons,Teresa Sick, and Ja ne tte Fo urn ier w il l be in char ge of p rep arin gthe main course of th e m eal, and oth er m emb ers of the S.O.S.hub wil l ass i s t them in the plann ing and p repara t ion of the food.

Com m i t t e e Chairmen Na m e dI The chairmen and co-ch airmen of th e va riou s com mitteesfor this affair are'? as fol lows: decora t ion, Al ice Murphy HtelenMartin; food, Ja ne tte F our nier , Ma ry Ellen Joh nso n; t ick ets, Helen Jean W al te rs , Jean Marie Erw in; publ ic i ty, JoanGibbons, Ma ry Lou ise Mo ore, and Te res a Sab ella.

fThis'St. Patrick's^Lay luncheonswill be well worthfthe pricebe ing charged for the t i cke t s .Many other de ta i l s were dec ided upon a t thi s month ' s S .O.S.meet ing which wi l l add f to theday' s fun. From thi s day forward keep watching the mainbullet in Jboard fo r further no tices concerning this gala event.I t ' s a da te then—luncheon ?toge ther on Thursday, March 14.

* D. B .

Thursday evening, February14, the annual Mercyhurst College retreat was opened. Eachyear one week-end is set asidefor this rel igious function, during which the girls removethem selve s from all worldly affairs and concentrate on theirspiri tual l ives. Mass each morning, conferences, and spiri tualreading were thethe daily fretreat progra m ;strict si lence was also observed,so tha t medication could lbe possible. All Catholic president st udents were required to make the

re t rea t , whi le those of othersects were invitedpa te .

Meml

highlights ofr e t r e a t

>er8 of the cast of "I'llf Leave It To You

Vu - B r i * h a m ' N- Hirlle, J. Knauer,White; second row, J. Carlson, L.

Schneider, A. Vicks, M. Doyle, i

I

are: front row,Miss Mildred Curtin,

rarbell , CifReynolds, C.

Janus Club Produces Comedyto part ici-

Haydn Duo

Presents Concerti The Haydn Iris h H arp Duopresented its concert at Mercyhurst Sunday eve ning , Fe b. 2 4.p s was ;• th e fifth progra m i nprcyhurst's concert and lecture series.

| Mr. and Mrs. Ken neth Cus-knee, the Haydn Irish Ha rpW with the ir q uaint l i t t leW s , are heirs to the ancientart °f harp playing. They presented a n unus ua l p rogra m .re i r reper toi re var ied grea t ly,

Muding early 17 th centuryflrs>|standard composit ions and

^temporary works . The poe t -lcal appeal of the harp and i ts

[fory combined to .make thi s aF%htful progra m .

, Mrs. Custan ce is a well-k now nC0jcert harpi s t , wi th many not -*b,e appearances to her credit .

r- Custance, a har pis t andFa«ist, holds a degree of Bach-

l* of Music from the Bostonpversi ty, where he specializ-

m school mus ic. 1

The Reverend Ig natius Mc-Donough, a ^Franciscan Fa t he rfrom Saianack, New York, wasthe able director and jhelpfulcounselor. The three-day retreatwas brought to a close at Benediction Sunday afternoon.

$ — S, M.

T hacnersJo-B e

senior ci ss

ed

ê h a r p i s t he oldes t knownus icai ins t rum ent , hav i ng e x -

W in every l and a n d a g e . I t

th°UK-

ie8 a u n i q u e posit ion inb6 Nftory of music. It is agreed

0{ ^ r i t i c s thatgthe harp is oneth Prominent ins t ruments of

* Present time and will be** more appreciated in the

e* f R. E. S.

Entertains FroshSunday evening, February 10,

at 8 o'clock, the Senior classplayed hos tess to the Freshmenat a Valentine party held in theaudi tor ium.

The invitat ions were l i t t le individual red hearts touched offby wh ite, ruffled pap er lace.The same motif was carried outin the decorations. Card tableswere a rranged a round the audi torium in the shape of a heart .They were covered wi th whi tetablecloths sprinkled with redhe a r t s .

A large table at the front ofthe auditorium was covered witha tablecloth designed to matchthose on the small tables. Aunique red and white valentinecenterpiece set off the tablecovered with food. Members ofthe sophomore class served thegroup. The menu consisted ofpunch, tea sandwiches, cookies,and valentine ice cream.

Our destination was Acade

my High School. Our conveyance was Dr. Relihan's automobile. Our at t ire was as businessl ike as possible. Our at t i tudewas one of expectation. We became suddenly aware that ouroutlook on education had reached! a turn ing p oint . For yearswe had been the pupils, the receivers of information. Now,we were about to change ourview point from that of a pupilto that of a teacher. The thoughtthat in no t ime we would bedoing our practice teaching se tour heads whirl ing. "PracticeTeaching!" The very wordmakes|me dizzy.

M I L D R E D C U R T I N D I R E C T S C O W A R D P L A Y

Feb rua ry 28 and March 1 the Jan us C lub will produce its annualspring play under the direction of Miss Mildred Curt in. The comedy, "I'll Leave It To You,"|is the story of the high middle-classEnglish family who is completely penniless, but is incapable ofdoing anything about it until an uncle comes from America andpromises to leave his fortune to whoever in the family makes good.

The cast will include: Connie Schneider, Sylvia; Carol Reynolds,Mrs. Dermott; Mary Doyle, Mrs. Crombie; Natalie Hirt le, Evan-

— geline; S ally Brigham , Faith;Phyllis White, Joyce; Jim Carlson, Bobbie; Al Vicks, UncleDaniel; John Knauer, Oliver.

Committee chairmen are:Stage Manager, Nancy Smith;Stage Crew, Joan Lutz; Property, Peggy Ferry. Tickets,

Mary Jane Masterson; Ushers,Dorothea Smith.

F L A S H 11The Senior Class of Mercy

hurst College announces the annual benefi t card party and teawhich willl be held soon afterth e Easter* Holidays.

The proceeds of this functionwill be added to the gate fundof the college. Get your reservations early!

Mad Bwe orune

Gives Lecture

^dent Council Reports . . . •JeStHdentfCouncil started the year in a whirl of business an d

C ? i y * Uppermost in the minds of al l is their project of obtam-obL a z e r s wit h the school insignia. Sample blazers have beenH tt f r o m s everal companies. As soon as one is decided upon

Tn e student body, orders will be-taken.

and * n e w Post office rules went into effect a few weeks ago,C a the « ,A~ i— .. , « :d congestion, i t is imperative

ail to the Mail Office un tilfhatUT °

r d e r h a s i mP

r o v e d-

To a v o i

(1) R r u l e s he observed:Students may bring out-going m

, 8:80 a m2) ^ d e n t s ' a r e not% perm itted in* the Mail Office hall from

(ON i;80 a.m. to 10:30 a.lm. *M .*.„

W)J*m 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., students are not to use the

IV ***et°wer stairs between first and second floors. *k e l b r a r y "ours have been lengthened for * • J ^ 1 * ° ^k o o ? 8 - On weekdays, the l ibrary has extended i ts hours from

10 5:30

Meeting for the first t ime theteachers we were to| observeheld a note of anxiety. "In her,rests our h appiness next semester," was what we werethinking. After we had met her,we knew all our fears had beenin vain, because all of the teachers Dr. Relihan chose for uswere grand.

Going to Academy was an experience in itself. For severalof the girls, it was 1 he firsttime they had ever been in apublic school, much less a coeducational one! Isn't the school-big? Will I ever be able to findmy way around? When|the bell

rang we felt like five little raisins in a big rice pudding.

Our qua lms| being over, theJuniors who are preparingthemselves for the teaching profession (or just "gett ing experience") have settled down to thequiet routine of going down toAcademy once a week. That is,we're settled down when wearen't rushing to catch a bus,or dashing back to make a class,or answering innumerable queries as to why|we'rej"so dressed

Thursday afternoon, February 7, Madame Louise Brune,formerly of Paris, lectured anddemonstrated on the topic, "IDress The Character," in theMercyhurst Auditorium.

She was educated in NewYork, London, Paris, Rome University, and Vienna, where shestudied sculpture, painting,

fashion designing, and psychol o g y . I

Upon her return to America,she opened a school in NewYork and continued her individual method of instruction ofindependent designing. Her studies had enabled her to bringout perfection of line in spiteof any defects in the figure.

A nationally known fashionwriter called her a "Sculptressof Fabric." In explaining thistitle, Madame Brune said:"Beauty is eternal and we allpossess comeliness fcand grace.I drape fabric and work with it?'as I would chisel marble."

She has lectured widely both j

here and abroad. She speakswith authority on color andlines and design because sheknows her subject thoroughly.

1 —N. F.

Noel Coward Is Author

Noel Coward himself put theplay on in London when onlytwenty-one years old. From thetime he was a BinaU boy, Coward was deeply interested inmusicals, operas, and plays, and

{finally became a playwrighthimself. After considerable tutoring on the part of GilbertMiller on playz construction, heworked on an idea given "to himby Miller, and created the play,'Til "Leave It to You," writtenin just a few weeks' time.

It was first given a try ou tproduction at the Gaity Theater, Manchester, in 1919. Afterbeing a tremendous successthere, Coward had no intentionsof letting his first play "die anatural death"; in just two anda half months following theManchester try-out, it was presented at the New Theater inLondon.

t

First" Mixed Cast

•Til Leave It to You" will bepresented in the Mercyhurstauditorium. It is composed ofthe first mixed cast in the history of the college. General admission will be $1.00, but student tickets may be purchased

fo r $.60 M.fc .

(ZoteHcCax

p.m. , and on Sa turdays , it now opens at 10:00 a.m.up ft

J. F.

SYMPATHY

The faculty and Studentbody wish to extendi theirdeepest sympathy to Sr. M.Geraldine on the death ofher father; to Sr. M. Lig-owci on the death of herbrother: and to Sr. M.Clotilda whose mother passed away recently.

Janusebruary 28,I March 2Club Play

March 6—Ash Wednesday

March 16 — Student-FacultyBasketball Game

March 17—St. Patrick's Day,S.O.S. Luncheon

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^ke JntrcixwEditor—Jeanne Roepke

Assistant Editors

Ruth E. Sullivan

Lillian \Writer

Mary I, Kinnerney

Barbara Fleming

Ar t Edi tor - - J e a n ^ r w i n

Business Man ager - | Virginia WalshE d i t o r i a l Staff: N. Fer ra ro, H. Mar t in , J . Vide t to , S . Br igham,

M. Cummiskey, M. Dengate , J . Fournier, M. Mohr , M. Pugh,J . Wirges , B. Ahlgren, S . Mel isz , B. Nor ton, 0 . P izzo, J . Lutz .

A r t Staff: R. Hitchcock, R. Morey, C. Schneider .

Business Staff:! D. Donate l l i , M. Doyle , H. Fabian, M. Fer ry,M. Maste r son, J . Lawler , A . Nickum, M. Rigard, M. McLaughl in.

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Ck pin 4 ^kat 6s Jêrcijhurs

Blanche Monteve i l le has cont r i bu t e d a ne w | a nd a u t he n t i c

Life of Therese of the ChildJesus . The t i t le se lec ted, "TheRose Unpetaled,"|is tha t chosenby Therese her se l f for the poem

in winch sh e sough t$to sum| upher own life's dr e a m, i ma g i n i ngherse l f as the rose unpe ta led.

I t was a symbol of |her eager ness to imm ola te her se l f forChr is t e nt i r e ly, in the (pu res tlove.

Glancing into the life of Therese of the Chi ld Jesu s |w ec lear ly see her Way was tha tof t rus t ing conf idence and complete self-oblation, blended by asuperna tura l love unt i l she diedin the very ecs tasy of this grea tlove, l i t i s surpr is ing the s imila r i ty be tween Therese and theBlessed Mother , for itjwas ou tof love th a t M ary a lso died.

T ha t r e s e mbl a nc e t o M a r y w efur ther behold in the charm ofher pur i ty , in the beauty of hersoul, and in thefsweetness withwhich she enduredtdifficult s a c -

We hear that s ta tement so frequently fin our schoolsongs, at our class parties; we read it so much in theschool publications. How many of us actually do knowwhat the spir it of Mercyhurst is? Of those that mightboast of knowing, how many could say they possess it?

Hearing Mass often and making visits to Chapel area vital part of our college life. Participationfin or a t tendance at basketball games shows a c ertain ! school loyalty.Earnestness in our studies proves we are interested in rifices and intense sufferings.being here in college. There are innumerable other activities, both social and scholastic, that makej up ou rHfe • here at Mercyhurst.

Andlthat is the spir it of Mercyhurst! I t is not onejjofthese activities exclusively isolated that makes our college what it is . I t is the sum total of thdjn all. We makea grave mistake when we think we possess school spir itby participating solely in one social or scholastic function. Of course, we can't do everything, but we can beintereste d in feverythin g. School spirit is t he life of theschool, complete and entire. -| fe

The main detr iment to a vigorous schooHstnrit is thatfrightful-* word—griping.i Whether!it is about food, ourclasses/ teachers, companions, or even parties and othersocial activities, it seems we all have some word to sayagainst them that we do not mean.

What every single one of us wants is more of an "allout" for Mercyhurst attitude! What we need is moreaction—positive act ion! We want to become more earnestin our studies; we want more thought and time givento God; we want more interest in school functions; wewant more support given Ito our sport| par t ic ipants . That |is what we want. I t is up to us to get it.

Mercyhurst should not only be made bigger and better , but more vital and active.|What it needs behind it

is more of that spir it that is Mercyhurst!

This book gives a r everent ia lt r ea tment of the Sa int wi th afa i thful dependence on herwords . Free ly interwoven w i t hthe nar ra t ive a re va luable inte rpre ta t ion s and presen t day"appl ica t ions . I t i s based on theSa int ' s own wr i t ing s and onnotes and reminiscences der ived from those close to her . Truly, the 'Rose Unpetaled1' is ofper sona l^ per t inence to every

reader and above all i t conveysto everyone the spi r i t of S t .Therese .

"A Word f rom God" PopePius XI magnificently called St.Therese, and indeed she incorpora ted God's messages in herlife, the message most necessar y for the entire world tolearn if i t would be saved. Thentoo, the sa int ly Pope Pius Xwrote : "Ver i ly she has blossomed as a li ly, and ? has shedabroad the lily's pleasing perfume. ' A s for the l i te ra ry va lueof this volume, it had the exceptional distinction of havingconferred upon i t the honor by

the French Academy.•

; —R. E, Sullivan

n<J'3£ avert CsL

ffime

* ^

"I haven' t the time." This phrase has become a password to excuse oneself from ma ny| extra-curricular activities. Yet? they require little or no timet at all.fWhenwe could be doing them we are indulging in one of thetwo greatest time-killers of all time—SLEEP or GOSSIP. I

Thisfleads to the point I wish to make. Unfortunately,there has been a definite drop-off in the attendance atMass this year. Evidently, we do not realize theigreat-ness of thejprmlege of attending daily Mass. Or we donot care! It is indeed disheartening * o find such a large

number sleeping-in while the ^greatest action in theworld is going on.

Too soon the privilege will be gone. The graces willnot! have been gained, and consequently, the trials of

• life will^be even more difficult. We must realize theseopportunities before$it is too late.

Lent is not far off. During this holy season, let us attempt to cultivate the habit of daily Mass. May we suggest an all-out drive at Mercyhurst|to|join together atthe Sacrifice of thelBody and Blood of Christ* to offerour Lord the true reverence due Him. In this respect,may the expression "I haven't the time" be pass6 soon!

omecomingAsf the train speeds over the

ra i l s , |An eager young lad! is seen,With face pressed close to the

windowIn a li t t le space wiped clean.

He br ightens as i t near s thevillage,

And a tear sneaks into his eye.He looks and sighs and looks

aga in,

Then ut te r s a happy s igh.

As the train pulls into the station,

He makes a dash for the door,And everyone clears a pathFor this lad| j u s t |home from

war . t i

February 27%

Now Mom, Dad and the family,Surround him so very I f as tAnd now he knows in his heartT ha t he's*really home at last.

•J. Wirges

£ett r to e GodotD e a r E d i t o r :

I wonder if the Me rcy hu rst stu den ts ever thought of n J

the residen ce hal ls. I 'm su re we could f ind some excellent \ .1tutes for "first f loor," "second f loor," and "third f loor." w ] !i t be more collegiate to say, for example, Rosary Hall inste H

"Third Floor?" Le t 's put our heads toge ther and rea l ly drear!something nice . ap

Perhaps a campaign or contes t would he lp us to selectfth I

prop r ia te nam es. Wh y d oesn ' t The Merc iad conduct the conto Ôf course, in submitting the names, we should try to select na

tha t mean something to Mercyhurs t and to the s tudent body ivi s jus t a suggest ion; what 's your idea?

Third*Floor ResidJ

E di t o r ' s N o l e : The M erciad staff would like to hear some J

t h e comments and suggest ions s tudents may have concerning th

projec t .

M y aie o w eInlthe rear of a certain classroom ;at Mercyhurst, there rests il

han dfu l of fo rmi dab le lo okin g obj ects, clad in black hoods, andkno wn tech nic ally as ana lyt ica l bal anc es. Yo urs truly, in endear-or ing to lea rn the " ins" and "outs'ôf th es e an im als , has foundherself in quite a predicament. With all due respect to the patient]

soul who is ins t ruc t ing me,'I'll tell my tale of woe. Perhaps, in thnot too di stan t futu re, I will acquire the necessary skill for man-pula t ion, but unt i l I do, my th em e so ng wi ll be "I'm Always]Ch asi ng Gr am s," an d t he re' s no po t of gold at th e end, either!

The f irst step of the journey is to approach the "thing" in theblack hood and unveil i t . As you gaze into the glass case in fronof yo u, you w ill find a b alance of extre me ly delicate nature. Abalance case is mounted on three legs, resting in glass capsbacked with ru bbe r to preven t slippin g; the front legs are adustable and are used to level the balance case; and—oh pardon me!]You couldn ' t poss ibly know what I 'm ta lking about , or could yon!I 'm sure , I can ' t myself! An yw ay , th er e fare two little pans hanging down from a delicate crossbar, or something like "that there*A p ointe r is at tach ed t o the cross -beam and swings back and

forth to tell y ou how m uch t o tak e off or pu t on each pan. ObI mustn't forge t the aga te p la tes! There i s a cont rol knob attfc|front of the case, which raisesthe entire beam slightly abovethe level .at which the knife H W

Mercy hurst

W as NamedDuring the fall of 1924 the

Sisters of Mercy in TusvHewe re bu sil y pla nni ng and hopefully envisioning their &*

ambition which was at last fetin g J the semblance of w *|The site for their college **>cho sen. It had taken a yea*traveling and investigating!

t h e i rfind th e sp ot which theypictured so vividly ^min ds. The school was to * rf

a hill, overlooking a body Inded # 'water , and surrou

errove of trees and shrubs.

edges are in contact with theaga te p la tes . When you'r e notus ing the ba lance , you! must besure tha t the beam is suppor tedby this device, otherwise, theconstant j a r r ing of the ba lancewill upset i ts delicate nature. Ofcourse tha t 1 makes sense , doesn't i t? Of course! I

We'll never get anywhere thisway. Best I jtell youjnow ho wto go about weighing out a subs tance . F i r s t , tes t the ba lance ,then brush off the balance panswith a soft camel's hairibrush

oh yes , dust has weight—bal-

ance level, mechanism for rais

ing and lowering beams work

ing smoothly, pan arrests touch-ing pans when {beams are low-

needle swinging equal dis

tances on either side of the zero

point, everything all set? Check!

Roger! Now put object to be

weighed on the lef t-hand pan

and weights! on the r ight -hand

pan. Al l r ight now, lall objects

dry and a t room tempera ture?

Good! Weights are pu t on, s ta r t

ing wi th highest and going

down to lowest. Oops! Watch

out, be sure to dust off each

particle with the camel's hair de r« a n d " h u r s t " J "

brush. When you get down to

where the pointer hardly moves,you're all set to use the r ider .

Oh, but haven't 1 told you about

the r ider yet? How stupid of

me! I t 's such a tr icky lit t le gad- j

get But golly, I 'm getting all

confused! You can find all the |

answers in any good quantita

tive analysis textbook. I 'l l leave

you to f igure out the rest. Any

body got an aspir in? I 'l l really

be needing it . Whew! So-long!

B. Norton

of

site was found in the «ofl̂hills of Erie, a 75-acre »owned by an old farmer. -

But the most important P"the name, had not J«| ^chosen. I t must syinb<** Jonly the college itself, bu jentire locality. It must Aeuphonious combin**^ ^words which would makenificant nomen for tn e -u |ture it represents. *• *$taken among the SisterSnd MTitusville community, * Âname which caught ™jÂof all was the name Jhurst"; the "Mercy" Astand for the name ol pf\

Qi

lish, meant a wooded $ ^very location gr ^ rn

s e e

dU

glen, the

the Sisters wished tocollege situated. hr0ke n

The ground was D , ^ 'September 24, 1924, *m fl #hurst 's f irst school s pened on S e p t em b e r ^ £than two years aW™ goPF19 c ol le ge F r e s h m e n , ^ J ,

mores, and 5"

al P ^ ' N

Since then,f thegrown, graduallyshape of the ori# n

becoming "W*' yd• d s -

the true sense of th« ^3 -

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February 27, 1M6

Through T h

Players EyeBy Joan Lutz

1, when we collided

f Our Mercyhurst bask etba ll

team met defeat Fri da y nig ht,

February!fljth Villa Ma ria's team at theVilla.'The score, 51-16, is something we'd ra th er no t tal kabout, but why be poor sp or ts

ît won't happen again!| The varsit y for this year consists? of Sally Brigham,! RitaBrocke, Jan Wi rge s, M ary JoSmith, Gerry B ake r, Joa nn eMorrissey, Jea n Bri gh am , andjoan Lutz as forwards; Glo M c-Quillen, Mercedes Baumbeck,

Betty Rock, Jean Marie Boes,Joan Cavan augh, and!Peg Den-gate as guards. S ally Brig hamwas elected cap tain by theteam. Miss Whe rry is a ctin g ascoach.

The first part of the g am e atVilla Maria found Me rcy hu rstdisplaying fine teamwork and

chalking up eight points, butfrom then on, i things took aturn in Villa's, dir ect ion . Ho w-fever, the team didn't give up.|We kept ri gh t at ; i t unt i l thefinal whistle blew. Thi s f ir stgame and first def eat can be[encouraging as well as discouraging. We foun d so me w ea kspots, and the next time we'll

[do our best to f ix them up.

Hats off to the c he erle ad ers!jYou really did a grand job! Thecheering section was great, too.[Its exactly what the teamneeds and wants.

I Were all anxiously awaiting[the day we meet the Villa team111 a game at Mercyhurst. Thewen competition between theschools is sure to help make thegame another great one. RightI ow» it 's the aim of every mem-k' of the varsity to beat Villa!*» year, so Watch for the date|* tQe game, and come out withthe same spir i t and I cheer ingrlces you had at the las t game.

The right* spirit is part of anygame> whether your team loses|^ wing. We had that spirit a tVlU». Let's keep it! With thePu<*ents behind us one hundred

f cent, we can 't lose ! I

Cfc Jierciod

T e a m , F a c u l t y C l a s h

O n C o u rtMarch 16 has been set as the

day the Merc yhurs t College bas

ketbal l team wil l meet on the

Mercyhurs t cour t , a team com

posed of members of the facul

ty and alumnae. This event is

being sponsored by fthe Pres s

Club.facu l ty and alumnae wil l

make up the Vars i ty 's oppos ing

team. Resul ts of the same type

of game two years ago were

riotous. The faculty, bedecked

in- costum es typ ical of p ioneer

basketbal l p layers , sent the

house into an uproar. The cheer-

ing section, cheer leaders , !coach,

and referee al l had their share

of fun. This year's game is ex

pected to be an even greater

success than the las t .

Fol lowing the game, thePress Club will play hostess at

a par ty for both teams in th elounge.

Committee chairmen for the

affair are: t ickets , Joan Wad-

l inger ; publ ici ty, Na t Hir t le ;

decorat ions , Stephania Melisz;

food, Dolores DiVincenzo; cos

tumes , Margare t Dengate .

iL. Writes .

V A R S I T Y I N A C T I O N

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3 t < am 3iMa yNancy Fer r a ro

r Helen Mart inElinor Keeler

-Mary Elizabeth PughMary Ann PulakosMary Lou Si t ter leMary CalamunciRoberta HitchcockJean LawlerStephania Melisz

Ruth MoreyAnne NickumMargare t PecklJean BrighamLillian CunninghamJane EckenrodePhyllis JohelMarguerite MoynihanAgnes Nakich

J a n e t Steinmetz

t H J3riahu/ham s

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English ClubThe February meeting of the English Club, which was heldTuesday, Feb. 12, was under the direction of the'sophomore class.Stephania Melisz was chairman and Danusia Telerski was co-chairman. "Hear ts" was£ their theme throughout the program.

'Mother M.*Maureen, of the music department, was guest speaker.Her topic was "The Literary Theme in Music." A luncheon broughtthe meeting to a close.

I , S.O.S.For the February 25 meeting, the S.O.S. is planning a new type

of educational entertainment consisting of movies on v&riousHome Economics sub jects. The girls tin the sewing groups arenow creating styles to be shown in the annual spring fashionshow. Miss Gerard, from the Wheat Institute, will give the club ademonstration on yeast breads during which she will advise themembers of the club on the numerous opportunities for HomeEconomics graduates in the business field.

Science SeminarThe Science Seminar group met Wednesday, Feb.

lounge. Ruth Elaine Sullivan conducted the meetingeluded a movie on cleanliness and another on tuberculosis. AValentine pa: .y followed with a bridge game serving as entertainment. Prizes were won by Mother M. Fidelis and Joan Lutz.A luncheon of punch and valentine cake was served.

Rah! Rah ! Rah!

What is it that encouragesthe team on to victory? Whatis it that lightens the hearts ofthe team when the score ishopelessly low? What is it thatputs spirit into the hearts ofthe onlookers? Cheering is theanswer to these questions. It isa very important part of everygame. Cheering is entering intothe spirit of a sport; itiunitef-th e {spectators with their team.Can you imagine how little agame without a' cheering audience would mean?

In every college cheering isespecially valuable as a boosterof school spirit. This year Mer-cyhurst 's two new cheerleaders,Eva Patrick and Teresa Sabella,

f are going "all out" to get thestudents back of the varsitywith cheers. Gerry Baker, aformer cheerleader, has coachedthem. Theirt efforts were re-payed when Mercyhurst stu

dents set the gymnasium wallsresounding at the first game atVilla Maria College recently.

What the cheerleaders arenow asking for are new cheers.If you have some old favoritesor have heard or made up a newone, let I the cheerleaders knowabout it, and I they'll do theirbest

!-to" use it in the coming

games. Our part at the gamesis easy; all we have to do isshout. That isn't difficult! It'sfun, and it does help the teamsee that we're-right with them.The'next game isn't so far off.Why can't we put everythinginto finding new cheers and

learning them for the game!•M. Mohr

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ten * f eS8iveness is a trait of-

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too a t l lke t0 th i*k ourselveshow

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C I i e 8s . Aggressiveness

to getH m e 8 J a Sreat handicap1*00 oft a l 0 n g with people. Itine*g •*? develops into a hard-**!* b0 *siness, a selfishness.li k%t uive indiv»duals arefaring ™ concei te d and over-^tfhi y a r e Prone to%$ti T . 8 8 ' lo*d talking, and

^ t h Ci s m s 'V r e * 0 ^ ag*reS8ive are^you?

1.Alhe l o w i n g and see!

th* °cean? gh y o u m u c hP

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êan^. fo the mountains, you%r t!°f fo visit Yosemite in

** W Ka W e to t e l 1 People

! 2. , >been there. £V o n L*. o t t e r s

Prid of discipline,

foiled S e l f °* b e i n 8

fe aÛ w?re elected to thea Judge, you would

O N AGGRESSIVENESSinsist on everyone's showingfull respect for the importanceof the position, and you wouldbe prompt to sentence offendersfor contempt of court.

4. You? would be pleased tothink that people spoke of youas a "go-get ter . "

5. If you*; joined a discussio non the proper post-war treatment of Japan, you would im

mediately express your ownopinion forcibly and make agreat effort to convert the others to your way of thinking.

6. You would rather have abusiness of your own, in whichyou could be your own boss,than to make considerably moremoney b y tak ing orde rs! from

someone else.7. Your opinions on politics

and religion are quite differentfrom those of your parents

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/w a JTlitutteDear Dad,

Gue$$ what I need mo$t of all? That'f right. $end it along.Be$t wi$he$. | Your daugh ter.The father replied:

NOthing ever happens here. Write us aNOther letter aNOn.NOw we have to say goodbye. Your father.

"Goodness!" said the young girl as shelinspected Granny's wed

ding ring. "What heavy, unwieldly things they were 50 yearsag o

"Yes, dear," said Granny, "but you must remember that in myday they were made to last aglife-time."

Dentist: "Now this set will cost you fifty dollars."Patient: "Haven't you any buck teeth?"

The late Alfred Smith once addressed the inmates of Sing Singprison. Forgetting the nature |of his audience, he began in hisusual fashion: "Fellow citizens . . ." | , 1

A gust of giggles ran through the hall. The Governor's facerned red, but he cleared his throat and tried again: "Fellow

8 . if y 0u tackle - e n an un - - n ^ c t s ^ . . ^ ^ ^ ^ f ra l l ]dy Ioud.

important job, it is a matte stammered the Governor, "I meanTvridG W i t h yOU tO StlCK W > r.ride with you to!

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I'm glad to see so

many of you here

Do you know that accordingto modern \standards at leasthalf of the families in the United States live on diets thatar e % below the physiologicaldanger line? One child in fiveis suffering from ' a poor diet.A poor diet is one which lackstwo or more of the seven protective foods with which we are

all so familiar. These protective foods are: green and yellow ! vegetables, citrus fruits,potatoes and other fruits andvegetables, dairy products,meats, fish, and eggs, fats andoils, and bread and cereals.

How to bring enough of thesefoods into the dietaries of allpeople is pt problem both ofeducation and economics. Thereare two schools of thought onthe economic problem; one wouldincrease employment and raiseprices, and the other would liketo see lower prices. Which (ifnot both) is the best is a matter of importance, but thereseems to be no immediate so

lution.The problem of education isof vital importance, also, be cause we have found that evenin homes where incomes werehigh, malnutrition has beenpresent Ji t is only through education that we can learn thevalue that nutrition plays inour lives. Newer knowledge ofnutrition promises greaterphysical vigor, longer life, andbetter mental powers. But isthis knowledge going to helplittle Johnny, who suffers frommalnutrition, if his parents

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