The Merciad, November 1931

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Thanksgiving

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S C H O O L S P I R I T

H av e y o u ev er n o t iced th a t mo r ethan ever school sp ir it is cominginto vogue? I t is being tal kedabout* everywh ere, n ot only inschools but outside of them.

On e man w i l l mee t an o th er o nthe s treet car in the evening andmore than likely both will have thelatest^ paper . "Well, I see Notr eD ame p u t o v er an o th er v ic to r y to day," says one to the o ther . "Yes,so I see; well of course t h a t w a sto be expected even if the Navyhaven 't been scored upon th i s yea r .You know it 's not only the team inthat college but the sp ir i t beh indi t , " r e tu r n ed th e o th er . Th er eu p o nboth men launch in to the d iscussion of the sp ir it pupils show Howard their school. |

How Iw e ad mir e th e man w h owill p lace h is schools honor beforeself honor . Is i t not true that n ineout of ten times those who do themost work receive the least credit ?

Th is v er y th in g h as mad e N o t r eD ame team w h at i t i s to - d ay . R ememb er th e o ld s ay in g " U n i ted w estand, d iv ided we fall ." They havep u lled to g e th er an d ma d e th e i rschool the outstanding one in thecountry for the great game of

football.Here I th ink it proper to pause

an d ca l l to min d th e i r p r o min en tcoach, Knute Rockne. As we allk n o w , h e w as th e g r e a tes t l ead erof football that has ever lived andh as b een mad e n ear ly immortal by

his admirers .Leaving Notre Dame behind, ex

cept to use it as a comparison, letus consider our own school sp ir it ,in our own school, Mercyhurst.

Do we have the school sp ir it weshould have ? I f not, why not?Most schools f ind the answer toth is question and more tha n likelyrealize the fact, but don 't knowhow to improve it .

Shall we compare our faculty toth e g r ea t lead er of N o t r e D am e,Knute Rockne ? Th ey r ea l ly s tan dfor what he d id for h is team, a loya l p u sh er w an t in g th em an d h e lp ing them to succeed.

Le t u s tak e th e f amo u s p lay er so f an o th er N o t r e D ame team,known as the four horsemen, andcompare one of them to each ofour four classes.

I f we all pull together as hardas they d id and with our loyalfaculty to back us as our coach,don 't you th ink we will be bubbling over with school sp ir it ?

Let ' s t r y i t !—Jane Conner , '85 .

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SOCIOLOGISTS CONVENE

As par t of their work in socio logy, Mary I rwin and Alice Lyonsw er e in a t ten d an ce d u r in g th eweek of November 8th at the convention of the New York StateSocial Workers held at NiagaraFalls , New York. T he first tw odays were devoted entirely to lectures in the d if ferent depar tmentsof social science, given by menand women prominent in their resp ec t iv e d ep ar tmen ts . Each ses sion lasted two hours and it was

two hours of so lid informationwhich was very helpful and encouraging to those present. Thepresence of our g ir ls was madepossib le through the effor ts ofFather Sullivan, Mercyhurst'sprofessor of sociology.

iMERCIAD Thanksgiving

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Published at Mercyhurst College, Erie, Pennsylvania

TH I N K I T OV

Are you a good student? Y e s ?Th at 's f ine! But wh at else arey o u ? Athlete? Singer? L e a d e r ?A r e y o u ac t iv e ly in te r es ted in y o u rschool; in the Council, in Journalism ? I f not, why not ? I f not, youare missing a whole s ide of collegelife. The value of ear ly train ingin a probable occupation you expect to make you life work cannotbe over-est imate d . L ook at thet r a in in g y o u g e t , p r es id in g a t amee t in g , p a r l iamen ta r y law , h o w

to keep your tempe r when the o the r p er so n sh a t te r s y o u r id eas , an dhow to cling through times of to iland sorrow. And the f r iends youmake, f r iends who will be a lo tf r ien d l ie r an d mo r e sy mp ath e t ic ,and who will help more because ofy o u r co mmo n en th u s iasm in so mep r o jec t .

But there is no time like thep r esen t . M an y a Sen io r w h o w asto o sh y to s ta r t a s a F r esh man ,wishes now, oh so fervently , | t h a tshe had. She knows she hasmissed a worth-while phase of college life. Ask her!

Wh at d o es i t mean toiyour college? Does an abundanc e ofs tead y , h ar d w o r k er s , b r i l l i an t an damb i t io u s h e lp h er ? Emp h a t ica l ly , yes! I t g ives the college, your

college, an immeasurable someth in g th a t h as a p u n ch an d sp i r i tthat l ives and f ights , that helps itw in th e h ar d es t b a t t les b ecau seyou do more than hope for it , because you struggl e for it . I t g ivesth e co l leg e so meth in g th a t n oamount of money can g ive it , theth in g th a t mak es a co l leg e mo r ethan a p ile of ar tis tically set

s to n es . £&f? —Margaret A. Clemens, '35.

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OUR R EC I PE F OR " VI C TOR YC A K E " |

I n g r ed ien ts :30 hopeful Freshme n with "K ay"Reiser as leader ;3 hours of composition;2 w eek s ' u n t i r in g p r ac t ice u n d ergreat d if f iculties;

100 pounds conf idence p lus prayers .

M eth o d :Pu t ab o u t ten o f th e F r esh meninto a room which contains apiano. Leave them there forth r ee h o u r s . Wh en th ey co meout, they have an or ig inal SchoolSong. JyAssemble all the Freshmen inthe same room with the p ianoan d le t th em s ta r t to s in g th enew song. At the p iano, putMa ry Skene; a vio lin, Marth aMyer; g ive "Pa t" Dean the baton . Have "Kay" Reiser there toguide and spur them on. Repeatth is operation every day for twoweeks preceding the Big Contes t ! :

At the end of tha t t ime, put th e

Freshmen on the s tage in competition with the Sophomore andJu n io r C las ses . TH EN — C u tthe "Victory Cake."R esu l t : Th i r ty H ap p y F r esh men !

•• —Helen Crowley, '35.—Mary Ressler , '35 .

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S P I L L I N G T H E P E N

H ELLO EVER Y B OD Y ! ! ! ! ! ! !

Wasn ' t th e H al low e 'en D an cefun? Didn 't we all have a grandt ime? A n d w h at ab o u t th e cider?Was Ev er y b o d y H ap p y ?I Th e SOPH S accep ted th e ch a l len g e o f th e F R ESH M EN to p laya ser ies of three hockey games —the losers to enter tain the v ictors .Well, the SOPHS were the v ictorsand we are all looking forward toa | r ea l " F EE D " . We a r e su r e th e

F R E SH I E S w i l l be ro y a l en te r tainers . I f then enter tain like theysing, well — Everybody stui beh ap p y .

We are s til l eager ly awaiting thegame|with Edinboro . I f all 's well,the game will be p layed in theA cad emy H ig h S tad iu m o n Th u r s day, November 19 . Everybody BETH E R E. B OOST Y OUR TEA M .

The Song Contest was a b ig succes s . Wer en ' t th e F R ESH M ENp ep p y ? A n d th e Ju n io r s? B u tth e SOPH S w er e so "or ig inale" —don't you th ink ? |

I m sure you 'll all agree tha tF a th er Lo r d tak es th e h o n o r s f o rth is month . Handsome, personality p lus, and a real "Paul White-man " a t J azz p lay in g . We a r e a l lfor you Father Lord . We will

make our Sodality the very bestever and may your return toM ER C Y H UR ST b e SOON . | ':

Th e las t mo n th h as b een r a th eran excitable one at Mercyhurstw i th so man y b i r th d ay s , p a r t ies ,camp uses and a f ree d ay on November 11 , for which we are allmo s t g r a te f u l .

And now we are all so exciteda b o u t Th an k sg iv in g Vaca t io n .H O M E ! F R I E N D S ! a n d W H A TNOT! Some of the g ir ls have alr ead y p ack ed . H er e ' s h o p in g th a tyou have a grand 'n g lor ious timeand don 't be too hard on the poortu r k ey .

•• —Elizabeth McDonald , '34.

F A T H E R L O R D

On Thursday, November 5,

Mercyhurst had as its guest theRev. Daniel A. Lord, S.J., editor of"Queen 's Work" and founder ofthe School of Catholic Action inSt. Louis .

F a th er Lo r d came to M er cy h u r s tat the invitation of the sodality officers of the college. His visit wasinspirational in the extreme, bothfaculty members and students succumbing to the all-pervading enthusiasm which character izes h islectures and h is round- table d iscussions. One needs to be in h isaudience only a few minutes tounderstand why he is so h ighlysuccessful in h is work with youngpeople; he combines in h is methodthe traits of the excellent teacherand the practical psychologist.Mercyhurst prof ited immensely by

Fat her Lord 's v is it; i t appreciatesthe oppor tunity of contact with amind and personality like h is , andit hopes that i t will have the pr ivilege in the not too d istant fu tureof again extending a welcome toh i m .

M E R C Y H U R S T S C I E N C E

CLUB

The Mercyhurst Science Club iscer tain ly a prom ising infan t —just seven months o ld and alreadythe proud possessor of the ! secondset of officers, all of the old members , several new and in terestedfriends, and a continuous flow ofvaluable knowledge.

Everyone realizes that collegepeople are extremely busy, in factso much so , that they have nospare time in which to read up onthe ordinary facts of every day

life. The Science Club takes careof th is with ref reshing news ofmodern d iscover ies , inventions, explorations, famous scientis ts , everyth ing that will enable a s tudentto be well informed and reasonablyin telligent concerning the busyworld .

There is very lit t le indiv idualwork but very much is done forthe benefit of all. Ask any of theen th u s ias t ic memb er s . Th ey w i llag r ee w i th th i s s ta temen t in n ou n cer ta in te r ms .

At present the Science Club isr ead y to tak e in n ew memb er s .Th e o n ly r eq u i r emen ts a r e th a t th easpirant shall have completed atleast one semester of a naturalscience and that she be willing todo her share in prepar ing the pro-grams that are g iven at all of themeetings. See the president if youdesire membership in th is club .

On October 27, the Science Clubheld its annual election of officers,the result of the election was asfo llows:

P r es id en t Verle McQuistonVice Presid ent — Alice Sum mersSecr ea t r y J an e Tu r g eo nM er c iad R ep o r te r _ — Lu El la H aaf

On Nov. 17 , the club held itsfirst regular meeting of the year .At th is meeting , Mr. Relihan, professor of education , was elected tohonorary membership in the club .Th e sh o r t b u s in es s mee t in g w asfollowed by a very instructive prog r am p er ta in in g to Th o mas A .Edison.

The next meeting will take p lace

Dec. 15, when Michael Farradaywill be discussed.1 J —Lu Ella Haaf, '33 .

| EX LI B R I S

Let us encourage the reading ofCatholic Literature by reading oneworth-wh ile book each month . Isu g g es t " Th e M o d er n A d v en tu r e"by Mr. W. J . Blyton. |

"The Modern Adventure" is unlike some current books in that i tdoes not aim at making enemies,but f r iends, not at abusing people,but help ing them. I t is the religious quest at the core of life, somuch more crucial, exciting , and,to man y mo r e tan ta l iz in g .

"The Modern Adventure" is abook worth reading, worth gettingand passing over to some of our

non-Catholic f r iends. I t may notturn them over n ight in to defenders of the Faith , but i t will g ivethem pause. And if they are capable of th inking at all , i t will induce them to th ink staright.

—Elizabeth McDonald , '34.

J ALUMNAE ;NEWSfWe w er e v er y mu ch su r p r i s ed

and more than p leased to have asour guests last week end, HelenH u eth er an d M ar g ar e t C an te lu p e .Th ey a r e b o th teach in g a t F ar r e l lH ig h an d en te r ta in ed u s w i th th e i rs tor ies of being "school marms".

Helen Por tman stopped for afew minutes on one of her tours .Sometime, she may surpr ise us ands tay f o r tea .

Had a f ly ing g limpse of RoseB eck man an d B i l l a t th e P i t t - N o t r eD ame g ame. A lso saw Ter esA'Hearn and Nell there. Teres s til lGrove City ing and Nell in terestedin th e Par r y S tu d io , P i t t sb u r g h .

Saw Ginny Buck and Bobbie lastweek end. Ginny looks especiallywell with a new shor t bob — Imean a h a i r cu t .

M ar g ar e t B u r n s F ar r e l l an d Jo eliv ing in Albany.

M ar y M cC r ad y an d Jean n e El l io ts til l ^pursuing l ea r n in g a t M er cy hurs t f rom Sr . Phillipa. K E t

C ath er in e ( C asey ) Eg an s t i l ltr ipping to Syracuse and receiv ingdaily mail f rom said p lace. %

Grace Kane teaching Biology atStro ng Vincent High. Good luck,G r ace . *

All for th is 5mo n th . A lu mn ae ,let us hea r f rom you!

—Cleland Dricoll, '32 .o

D O Y O U K N O W ?

Do ypu know that in speaking ofcour tesy we mean it for you ? Yo uhave not meant to over- look thel i t t l e th in g s th a t g o to mak e ach ar min g w o man , b u t y o u h av e

b eco me car e les s . Watch yourself!Think f irs t of your companions andthen of "me" . A lit t le b it of consideration and thoughtfu ln ess goesa long d istance. Do not become soengrossed in acquir ing an education that you over- look one of it 'smo s t imp o r tan t f ac to r s . A lw ay sf ind a moment to be cour teous.

Just how do you compare w ithother college g ir ls ? A r e y o u mo r erefined ? You could be •— easily .Concentrate on being a tr if le morerespectfu l. H ave a li t t le more regard for the feelings of o thers . Beaffable whenever the oppor tunityp r esen ts itself.

Prove that college has reallymade you th ink, made you realizethat you are one of many, and notthe most important one. Show

tha t you are a REA L gir l . Showthat you are aware of what is expected of you. Remem ber tha tcour tesy is a s tepping-stone to ref inement. Keep in mind the factth a t co u r tesy mean s mo r e th anmere politeness. Be a spor t.

Th e N u n s an d th e F acu l ty a r eobserving YOU. Can you notmeasu r e u p to th e i r s tan d ar d s an dfulf ill their expecta tions ?

—Alice Su mmer s , 3 8 .o

M E R C Y H U R S T Q U E S T STh e R ev er en d F a th er H an n a o f

Geneva, N.Y., and The ReverendFather Lynd of Nunda, N.Y., wereg u es ts o f M is s M ar g ar e t H an n a ,s i s te r o f F a th er H an n a , N o v emb er17 . F ath er H an n a th r o u g h h is f r e quent v is its has won a p lace in thehear ts of everyone and there isno doubt that Fa ther Lynd, although th is is h is f irs t v is it here,n o w sh ar es th e s ame r ep u ta t io n .

We hope that they will call againvery soon.

—M ar g ar e t B la i r , ' 3 3 .



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THE MERCIADPublished monthly by the students of Mercyhurst College

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Mercy hurst CollegeTHE MERCIAD

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M E R C I A D S T A F F

EDITOR-IN-CHIEFMadelynfHall, '32

ASSOCIATE EDITORSCleland Driscoll, '32U | $ jVerle McQuiston, '32

I NEWS EDITORSKatherine Barrett , '33 § Ruth Ann Martin, '34

Katherine Gleason, '36

EXCHANGE EDITORMildred McCormick, '38

BUSINESS MANAGEREthel Levick, '32*

T T T y • t ' y w w » • • •

THANKSGIVING!

Thanksgiving time is here again. Everybody is so excited. We're going hom,e. Just think —Ifour glorious days.We caaa. hardly w ait. We're coun ting the day s, the hou rs, theminutes until train time. Our heads are full of ideas and plans

let's see, there's the home-coming game in the morning, andthe dance that n ight, and oh so many other th ings we're goingto do to am use ourselves.

But is that all Thanksgiving means to us just fourdays in which we forget our cares and troubles and think onlyof the good time we're going to make for ourselves? Do weknow the real significance of T hanksgiving ? It is the one timeout of the whole year set aside to thank our Beloved Creatorfor taking us safely through another year, to thank HSm fo rthe many favors He has bestowed on us unworthy creatures;and we do have so much to be thankful for, don't we? Buthow many of us think to thank God for$those innumerableblessings) that He showers upon us eachjand every day of ourlife? Not very many of us, I'm afraid. We're so ungratefuland we're always ready to complain when things aren't justwhat we want them to be.

Instead of complaining |th e next time som ething goeswrong or we don't get everything we want, jus t stop and thinkof the thousands) and thousands of poor, unfortunate peoplewho haven't nearly as much as we have. They're not complaining ; th ey probably than k God every day of their life for ju stbeing alive. And the little newsboys that come up to us in thestreets, their clothes ragged and torn, shivering, undernourished bodies, but with a sym pathe tic smile on- their face, howglad they are as they mutter their thanks for perhaps just apenny or two. Just stop and think of these-things and we'llwager tha t you'll not think your lot so difficult. Let us th ankGod for everything we have, not only on Thanksgiving day

But sweeter, finer, dearer far,

It well might be if on our way3With love for all, with thanks to HeavenWe did not wait for time's delayBut with remembered blessings thenMade everyday Thanksgiving Day.

Madelyn Hall, '32.•0

CHARACTER

•* Character is a word which is often used but which islittle analyzed. Chacter is the appearance or outward traits ofan individual which are viewed as a token of the individual'sreal nature. Character is the stamp or individuality impressedby nature, education, or habit. But what we call intellect,character, and skill is in the case of any* individual the total ofhis tendencies to respond to a situation or elements of situa-tons.

A man has an opportunty to steal He rejects the opportun ity. Because of this respon se he is said to have ch aracte r.There is a small fire. What is the response of a given individ

ual? Does he dash around shouting as loud as he can or doeshe attempt to put the fire out with any available implement?By his response we judge his characte r. Given the situa tion ofcriticism from some one in authority. If the individual's response is to endeavor to improve o r merely, to grum ble, it isa test of th e individual's character. Now to get down to a situation nearer home. Given! the situation of "Courtesy Week".

What was Hhe response? Much courtesy, of course. Thisshowed the character of the student body!was all right, butthat a stimilus was necessary injorder to make us aware ofthe situation. From these examples we cam clearly see thatthis thing called character by which we judge our fellow menis merely the sum totalgof the individual's responses to givensituations. — Verle McQuiston, '32. f

COURTESY

There should be no courtesy week. Perhaps I should have

said there should not be a need for a courtesy week. Surelywhen we have|reached the age of a college studmt we shouldnot have to be reminded to be courteous — but, alas, we do.We have to be told when we are young ladies wha t we learnedand practiced when we were children.

In our hurrying and flurrying about our own pleasuresand cares we forget too often our associates. We forget thatwe are not the most important person to be considered; t ha tthere are those above and below us who are to be considered,as we would consider some special friend. Too often we keepour manners and our kindness put away with our Sunday hat— as a result; we don't make enough luse of them and we feelconscious! when we are actually being courteo us. Put yourcourtesy in the sam e position as you do your beret — make usof it every day, let it become so well acquainted with you t ha tyou are as unconscious of it as you are of your name — let itbe apparent always and remember that being courteous is

simply thinking a little) of othe rs and doing unto them as youwouldfbe done by. —Cleland Driscoll, 32.

This Month'sW H O ' S ^ W H O

Has done much to put Mercyhurst on the high road to success.

Is a friend and advisor to eachand everyone of us. *

Has never been I known to havebeen angry or to have suffered aloss of temper.

Is an ardent and enthusiasticparticipant in all Mercyhurst affairs; has never missed a dance—always accompanied by thesame partner.

Is tall, slender, and immaculately groomed at all times.

Does not smoke nor imbibe;drives a Chevrolet Coupe.

Can speak about anything at anytime and yet pretends to knowlittle. ; M

Has as a favorite expression"Taking it by and large."

Is indispensable to "The Merci-ad", and would be the recipientof our ambition and affection ifit were not for his one and only— Mrs. Relihan-.t

SONG CONTEST

The annual song contest washeld November 4 in the auditorium.It was sponsored by the JuniorClass and proved to be one of themost successful events, of its kindever held at Mercyhurst. Theprizes, a large chocolate cake covered with white icing with "Congratulations" writen on it in pinkand a box of home-made candywere donated by the Sisters.

To the Freshmen, who won theprize for the original song, is dueconsiderable praise. Their contribution was one of the peppiest

songs ever written for our AlmaMater. ) |

The Sophomores carrie off honors for the rendition of the schoolsongs. Their enthusiasm and finevoices gave great appeal to thesesongs.

—Margaret Blair, '88.

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WHO SAID IT?

"Any lips may utt er | wordswhose lips shall reach down thepath of years." | J

Let us increase our vocabularyFollow this column every month

— How many do you know? !M

1 "I would rather have writtenthat poem, gentlemen, thanltake Quebec tomorrow.""Know Thyself."

"I have seized England withmy two hands."What man can calculate on

what a girl will say or do?""One of the things which

make life worth while." |'{Why don't you speak foryourself, J o h n ? ""My life is bound up withyours, my own first and lastlove.""Like Spinning Insects." f"My Voices Come Truly FromHeaven.""Round as the O of Giotto.""He Woke One Morning toFind Himself Famous." 1

"I Feel As Big As Anybody.""The Witch Has Left Me AnImp Instead.""Through This Sign ThouShalt Conquer.""Thy Need Is Greater ThanMine."

Look for the answers in the December Merciad.

—Frances McCarty, '34.o

The clock of life is wound but once.I And no man has the power

To tell just when the hands willstop,

At late or early hour.Now is the only time you own;

Live, love, toil with a will;Place no faith in tomorrow, for

The clock may then be still.

Life is a large clock, whichsteadily ticks away the hours ofour existence. When God placedus upon this earth, he wound aclock for each of us. When thisclock stops, earthly existence ends.He alone can still the hands whichcontrol our life.

To-day we are alive, so let uswork and play with a will, and liveonly in the present. We may neversee the dawn of tomorrow. Thehands of our clock may be stilledand for us there will be only silence.

—Catherine Gleason, ' 85.

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KAPPA CHI NOTES

You've read, haven't you, 0fthose old-fashioned "revival meetings" where all the folks gathered'round and discussed the populardoings of the town, who should

have the next "bee", whether abarn dance would be profitable, andall that sort of thing ? Translatethat old English into somethingmodern and you readily know thepastime of the Kappa Chi Sororitymembers .

Mary McCardy was hostess attheilast meeting, and with EthelLevick presiding, many topics werediscussed. A new constitution is tobe drawn up, to include everythingpast, present, and future whichhas to do with the Sorority. Otherbusiness was discussed, at the conclusion of which the hostess servedthe most delectable of food. And itcertainly seemed like the "good oldtimes" to see everyone "fall to."

Members grouped themselvescharacteristically and according

to their pre-established reputations. The struggle between Jeanand Ruth was always in evidence.If it wasn't a verbal battle it wasa struggle for the best movie-book,or the late edition of the Merciad.Verle and Mildred Bird got together and commented upon everything that was said. They certainly are full of ideas. J Elizabeth andBertha sat in a corner absorbingevery word of the Merciad/yet oc-sasionly making a suggestion. Lu-Ella certainly proved her arguments and showed the other members the co rrect road. Miriam worethe edge off the chair by sittingthere like a tiger ready to springat ?any moment . Ka y was in theopposite corner, by the kitchen, intently drinking in every word.Irene, the just, was always prepared for an argument, and alwaysready to see justice awarded. MaryKelly and Marie, as usual, were ina huddle. Grace, the latest addition * to the faculty at Strong Vincent, was so wrapped up in her"children", that of nothing elsecould she talk. Ethel was alertevery moment, attempting tomaintain order and generally failing. Being the writer of thiscolumn, it is up to you to discoverwhat I did. —Eileen Foster, 34.

oTHANKSGIVING DAY

Be thankful for friendsBe Friendly

Be thankful for home and family-Be Congenial

Be thankful for education .I Be Industrious

Be thankful for healthje Be Happy

Be thankful for knowledge1 Be guided by Experience

Be thankful for inspirationBe quick to Encourage Others

Be thankful for idealsBe loyal to MERCYHURST

Be thankful for opportunityBe Glad for Everyone Today

For ME and the OTHER FELLOW.

We are :Thankful for the riches that are

i ours to claim and keep,The joy of honest labor and the

boon of happy sleep,For our homes with laughter

ringing and our hearthflresblazing bright, |

For fair Mercyhurst with herideals of truth and right.

—Elizabeth McDonald, '34.



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November, 1931

KAY'S KOLUMTHE MERCIAD

Alice Lyons says that her nameis not "Mary} Alice"—and t h a tfurthermore she doesn' t wish to becalled such—not even ^by he rEthics Teacher—Would be a nicesort of income t o M idg e; if s he'dstart putting a price on all thesigns she prints for other peopleWe have a case similar to the"Madame X" affai r r ight here inour midst th at of "Monsieur J "

peg Blair ' s favori te dish is ice

cream with cranb erry sauce soif ever anyone wants to t reat Peg

you know Jan e Connors is a l ways so well poised—Add t o yourlist of expert Bridge p l a ye r sPat Dean who is qui te an "Art"

iSt and Dot Cronauer who madea score of nine hundred and something in one hand—By t he wa y ,Dot ' s new name is "Ray"—(ofsunshine, if you wish)—Elsie]Edelen looks like Dolores Costello

Martha Myer reminds me ofsome famous person, too, but Ican't place the name right nowperhaps i t wi l l have come to meby next month did you knowthat Martha plays a viol in ? B enice i f we could start an orchestrahere a t Mercyhurst , hu h? Alexandra seems to have an ant ipathy]

(right word ?) for the word, "veui l -lez" i

Let ' s start a l i st of namespret ty ones, odd ones, fascinat ingones Naomi, Iva, Ethel , Madelyn,Miriam, Costello, Alice Lolita,Tyrel la , Sara , Mary Bridget ,Eileen, Mildred Anne, Evelyn, Cle-land, Laura, Theodora, LuEl l a

_as_as

All right, Naomi, I' ll let you gothis t ime but , just watch yourstep and don' t make 'nother ofthose queerish rem arks or or $you know Mary's been wri t inga diary for the pract ice HouseDon' t ever neglect to read the Bulle t in Board i f you don' t watch ^it, you're liable to find yourselft rot t ing to c lasses someday whenthere isn't any school Do youever feel funny creepy things running up and down your spine whenRegis plays for you? Isn ' t shemarvelous ? a n d has n' t s h ejust the sweetest disposi t ion in theworld?

Speaking of sweet disposishes—Frannie McCarthy has one too

Yes, you'll go a long way ereyou' l l f ind another gi r l l ike Frannie I 'm deeply indebted to thegir l_ she a lways le ts me use herTypewri ter to do Kolum Midgeis going to give the Student Bodya huge t r e a t i n t he ne a r fu t u re —when's it all coming off, Midge?—Don' t you l ike to watch (not hear)the ducks in the Lake?—ThePract ice Housers ' t ime is about up

it's j u s t about > this t ime everytwo years that everyone wishesshe had taken the Ho me Ec C ourse

Mim went up to a cop recent lywhose motorcycle happened to beoccupying the spot Mim wanted topark in "Say", she said—"wouldyou mind moving your bicycle ?I t ' s very much in my way, and I 'dl ike t o pa rk ou t t he re " — As i de —to those who would think her lacking in respect to the Law—Mimknew him.

Every column you pick up thesedays seems to have some similes,so see no reason why your wri tershouldn' t break into a few of themherself now is ther e really ?

As sweet as Miss Whalen—asfascinat ing as Sarah Reed Whit ley

as cute as Carmie Gil l and Nan-

O'Brien as friendly as DotCronauer as clever as MidgeHall and Mary Ann—As original

as Alice Summers—as polite asSr. Mercedes as sleepy as Louise

as accomplished as Martha Myer as "scrappy" as Naomi andIva a s ha ppy a s Sr . Doro t he a —as al luring as Mim Shalkham—aspret ty as Evelyn Donahue—as

understanding as Mr. Rel ihana t t r a c t i ve a s Be t t y Danahylwell dressed as Ethel

,Jh^

w a s t r u e about the Indians,t hough , wa sn ' t i t Fa t he r?

D o v o u r e me mbe r? m vo uwouldn't tho' . . .)t wrote a poemlast year cal led "Til Call YouSusan"—just wanna say to youtha t Susan is Jo Ann Schil l aSenior in the Seminary

(Aside to M.J.R.)_._How a bou t

publ ishing a very unique poemwri t ten last year by one of ourpresent Seniors ?—Guess I wa sn ' tsupposed to have read i t (but Idid!)—I've never been able to gethold of the thing—the author hersel f hasn' t a copy—(imagine suchmodesty, humil i ty or what-ever-you-c a l l - i t ! )—Fl oss i e , wha t ' s "a l lthese here things" I 'm hearin 'a bou t you? won ' t hav-e it !Have you not iced a certa in partywho's been going around lookingkind of sadd ish like ? Well, I' lltell you the reaso n Bill 's gone toAlbany (long way!) but she getsle t ters from him every day, so thatma ke s ma t t e r s a l i t t l e be t t e r , o ri t ough t to and in a lmost thesame breath comes the story ofthe gir l who is very part icular

about the kind of bread she eatswhere i t comes from, e tc__youknow i t does pay to be careful

Alice Keefe certa inly is thegood natured person Al is ] th ekind of gi r l you love the more thel onge r you know he r

Some of I the women who] a ttended the Convent ion said J theyhad never been t reated more royal ly any place than they had beena t M e rc yhurs t a nd t ha t t he y ha dhad never met any Sisters whowere more lovely and more hospi t able than our Sisters—we qui teagree with them Vera had alovely surprise recent ly when herfather dropped in a t the Pract iceHouse; ; and had dinner w ith h is"da r l i ng da ugh t e r "—Ge e , we ' r eglad to have you back with us,

Libby, and are we glad, too, thatyour Mother is better—You b etwe are ! Midge gets mai l everyday now since she ' s taking theGre gg Cor re sponde nc e Course —Jeanne El l iot t ' s t ravel ing with theel i te now (looking into the history of the case we f ind that ourl i t t le heroine was once lost onWes t Sixth when she was fouryears old started early, huh ?) —Th e Wallflowers are fast becominga thing of the past—only a bou tthree act ive members left now—since Mary Kel ley and Marie havedeserted us by the way—MaryAnn Gressley has joined Gigi andis t ra ining in St . Francis* Hospi ta lin Pittsburgh—We certa inly dol ike Kay Ryan in her purple outf i t

color looks well, Kay—Mary

Stout certa inly is an exclusive (no,that ' s not the word I want )—sortof person—isn't she?—I me a nthat we never seem to see much

of ^ r T he Fre shme n ough t t obe congratulated upon their choiceof Class Officers—anyway I canrely upon Kay Reiser ' s capabi l i t ies

and I 'm pret ty sure you can tooDon' t you love the way the

Summers S i s t e r s g e t a l o n g ? —they always agree on everything

Dot Morard does have the bestlooking shoes—Welcome back—

Mary you look great—MarionCarlin has the loveliest hair—

Seems as though there ' s Justloads of things I've left unsaid—

b u t i promised myself this t ime(as I do every month that I 'd havethe Kolum in§to the directors ofthe Merciad at least a day ahead

of scheduled time—now you cansee just how well I held to it —three days la te that ' s a l l —Maybe I ' l l do i t next month—Here ' s hopin'.

7 —Kay.

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T HEY SAY

That sweet memories of ini t iat ion were recal led when we sawthe Freshmen in costume for theJuniors "hard t imes" party. Andweren' t the invi ta t ions c lever?

That , contrary to the general

rule, everyone would like to bewallf lowers a t Mercyhurst—especially in the classrooms.

T h a t ••Pat" Dean, her roommateJa ne Conner' and Lolly Leppermakesa great t r io.

That NeU Morln and Mary Irwinare qui te the model "roomies".

That the c lever drawings whichheaded several of the columns inthe last Merciad were "so cute ."

That the Freshman-Sophomorehockey game, October 21, was fastand furious. When the dust c leared away the Sophs had the vic tory

wo subsequent engagements 'resulted in the scores, 3-1 and 2-1with the Sophs on the long endof both.

That Mr, Rel ihan placed his betson th e winn ing steam land stood

nobly by the sophomores, whi leFather Sul l ivan and Miss Whalenwe re Fre shma n suppor t e r s .

That the Soph stars, Mooneyand Cronauer, have Freshman rivals for hockey honors in Laura LaCavera and Martha Myer. Weshould certa inly have a wonderfulvarsi ty this year.

That Mercyhurst plays Edinboroin the Academy Stadium Nov. 19.Ra h! Ra h! Ra h! T e a m, T e a m,T e a m!! ! !

That Margie Bacon is sojourningat present a t St . Vincent ' s Hospi ta lenterta ining a t r iple fracture ofthe pelvic bone — whatever thatis , Mother Pierre — nevertheless,though we don' t know much abouti t , we ' re awful ly sorry, Marg!

That Mary Yriberry has a ba t h room scale — l ine forms at theright — don' t crowd.

That the Frosh literaUy "tookthe cake" a t the Junior Song Contest wi th a peppy "Fight , Fight ,Fight!" song, whi le the Sophomores, due chiefly, we think, to theefforts of Kay, Costello, and ouraccompanist , received the laurelsfor the school songs. t

T h a t AlfReeder i s thinking ofapplying for la position as guideon a sight-seeing tour. Since thelate convention, she's a wonder atshowing people through the house.

That Margie Clark spent theweekend of Nov. 6 at South Bend,Indiana, viewing the N o t r e | D a m e -Penn game and re turned, t i red buthappy with many programs, st ickers , etc., for the rest of the collegewho were not so fortunate .

T ha t Ja ne Mulheirn spe n t t ha tsame weekend in Sharon withCatherine Egan and Lol ly Lepper.

That Anna McGrath and MarionSum me r s | ha ve <fbeen enterta iningthe sweetest litle mouse in theirroom. They say there are otherselsewhere but I've interviewed thisone personal ly The number oftheir room is 35, Mickey, in caseyou should wish to call.

And speaking of Mickey, shelooks like a disabled veteran withher hand t ied up and her arm in asl ing. Just another hockey casualty. I do hope we will have enoughof a team left- after practice, to

play Edinboro.That i t certa inly seemed natural

to see Helen Huether here again,last week. *

—Ruth Anne Martin, '34.

A thirsty Egypt ian camel wil lconsume 25 gallons of water a tone time, the weight of which isabout 210 pounds.

WHY BANKS CLO SE AT T HREE

O'CLOCK

Sister Mary Esther a l w a y sthinks of the most del ightful waysof making her c lasses interest ing.After t rying most di l igent ly andexasperat ingly too — at t imes —Sister came;'to the conclusion thather Advanced Account ing classwas beyond hope of ever understanding Banking, when suddenlya very brilliant Idea gripped herand, being a firm believer of "Seeing is Believing", immediatelyma de a r ra nge me nt s wi t h t he offic -1ials of the Bank of Erie Trust Co.for a "General Bank Observat ionT our" .

On a recent afternoon, a groupof 16 girls, accompanied by SisterM. Esther and Sister M. Collete.were most cordial ly invi ted tomake the tour. I t was, t ruthful lyspeaking, the most interest ing educat ional hour I have spent since thebeginning of the scho last ic | year.(Pe rha ps I had§ bet ter add, the

most interest ing | hour spent outside of c lass) .

Promptly a t three o 'c lock |w ewere all there, just in time to wit

ness the doorman close the beaut i ful bronze figured gates againstfurther business for the day. I twas a lways a mystery to me whythe ban ks c losed] a t such an earlyhour. I thought , what a "cinch"bankers had, get t ing out of worktwo or two and a half hours earl ierthan the rest of the businessworld; but I have since changedmy mind, after having seen theother side of the question. On th econtrary, the bulk of their workbegins at three o'clock.

Mr. Bliley, a most courteous andfriendly representat ive of th<? ba nk ,was a most efficient guide, beingthoroughly versed in every phaseof banking theory and mechanism.

Our first visit was to the toff icewhere new J accounts are opened,then to the Clearing House Office,the Bookkeeping and various other

departmen ts. The most not iceablecharacterist ics of the ent i re bankingforce were: COURTESY, ACCURACY, SPEED. Speed I dare say,was the most arrest ing because ofthe fact of the contrary qual i ty inour own individual work. However,so much work has to be completedand proven accurate bofore theemployes are permit ted to leave th ebuilding, and this can only be accomplished by clear, efficient andspeedy minds. When there areseveral thousand entr ies to makedaily, and most of them afterbanking hours, the necessi ty of accuracy and speed must be prevalent . When thousands of dol larsare handled daily and every centmust be accounted for and reportsmust check in several departments,you cannot afford to waste time in

recount ing money over and overagain . It mus t be correct the firsttime, or else you would be thereal l night . The operators of thelarge bookkeeping machines workwith such rapidi ty and so systemat ical ly that an apprent ice is simply dazed and even'the most keenand alert eye can hardly follow theoperat ions. £

Deviat ing from the subject fora moment, I should like to describethe vault. The inside is dividedinto two smal l rooms. The generalpubl ic ' s vaul ts and the bank's. Novaul t box can be opened with onekey, two are absolutely necessary.The renter has one (and in caseyo u lose'it,$LtTwill cost you $5 toreplace i t ) and the man who hascharge of the vaul ts has!another.

The guard places his key first inthe key hole and it turns the lockabout a quarter of the way andthen the renter hands the guardher key and with i t he opens i tthe rest of the way. The boxes

range in price from $4 to $50, according to size. At one end of theroom is a mirror the ent i re widthof the wal l and ent i re len gth fromceiling to floor, placed at an angle,whereby the guard, i f busy at onebox can see in back of him, oranywhere around him; merely another precaut ion. The vaul t door,of which 16 inches of solid steel isthe main theft barrier , cannot beclosed until the floor, covering th e

swing of the door and forming asemi-circle, is lowered about 6inches. Th e combinat ion is co ntrolled by 4 clocks which are set for acerta in t ime in the morning of thenext day. No ihuman!being\ couldby ([ordinary means make an impression on$that|massive piece ofsteel . &

To simplify the imagination ofth e work * and machinery of bank

ing, let us consider just one checkand the work i t causes, after fi thas been endorsed and deposited.^

b Every morning, a messengerfrom each bank in the c i ty bringsall the checks for every otherbank, in separate bundles, to theClearing House, leaves them andtakes back al l the checks the othermessengers have brought in, forhis bank. When a check is finallylocated in i ts proper home, the sig-nature of the maker is verified bythe signature card that is on f i le ,the amount in numbers is verifiedwith the long hand, the endorsements on the back are verified, infact, everything is verified at leastthree t imes byfas ma ny pe r sons ,to prove its quality infallible. Then,i t i s sent to the bookkeeper J wh oposts it and files it until the mont hly Bank Statement is mai led, a twhich time* the paid jj checks arereturned to the make r. T hat operat ion is performed with everycheck, tota l ing several thousand aday.

The general appearance of * anoffice full of bankers is that of abee hive. Every member is keenand alert as the morning sun, andworking l ike a st reak of l ightningwith consummate accuracy.

Our visit was.a source of muchinformat ion and inspira t ion to us,for which the c lass is extremelygrateful to Sister Mary Esther andthe Bank of Erie Trust Company.

H —Elsie C. Edelen, '35*

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I . F. C. A. CONVENTION

Mercyhurst Seminary is one ofthe high schools of Pennsylvaniaaffi l ia ted with the Internat ionalFederat ion of Cathol ic Alumnae.Mercyhurst college is not yet affiliated but with the coming of thenext few years, this ent i re ly desi rable feat may be accomplished.

Responding to the kind invi tation issued last year, the TwelfthAnnual Conference of the Pennsylvania Chapter of the Internat ional |Federat ion of Cathol ic Alumnaetook place a t Mercyhurst , Friday,Saturday, and Sunday, November 6, 7, and 8, 1931. This conventionwas without doubt one of the bestattended, most successful, andmost sat isfactory of any that haveyet occurred. The work of the convent ion was real ly done on Saturday and the program for the daywas as fol lows:

9:30 A.M. Mass for livin g an d

deceased members.11:00 A.M. Registration of Del

egates.11:30 A.M. Meeting of Nominat-

ing Commit tee .—Turn t o Pa ge 4



Page 4 THE MERCIAD November! 1931

I. P. C. A. CONVENTION(Continued from Page 3)

12:30 P.M. Luncheon. f

Toastmistress — Mrs. Wilbur S.

Carey. I £Greetings — Rev. W. L. Sullivan.Welcome to Alumnae — Miss

LuElla Haaf, President of Mercy-hurst Alumnae.

Response — Mrs. Wm. Munhall,Governor.

Vocal Solo — Miss Bernadins

Kittell, Villa Marie Academy, Phil

adelphia.Address — Rt. Rev. John MarkGannon, D.D., D.C.L., L.L.D.

2:30 Business meeting. Governorpresiding.

Election of Officers.Installation of Officers.

5:30 P.M. Benediction.Piano Selection; Hark, Hark, the

Lark — Miss Grace Rechiche.6:00 P.M. Tea.8:00 P.M. Social Hour.Black Magic — Mr, Harry Kel

ler.Piano Selection; Kamenoi Os-

trow — Miss Ethel Levick.Dramatic Reading; The Un

known Soldier — Christopher Rob-bin, Miss Margaret Mary Kearney,John W. Hallihan, Catholic Girl'sHigh School, Philadelphia.

Delegates representing all theaffiliated schools throughout thestate were in attendance andMercyhurst was proud to be thehostess to so distinguished a groupof Catholic educational pleaders asthese delegates proved to be.

Many thanks and deep appreciation come from the heart of theMercyhurst Alumnae to our ownSisters of Mercy, thoughtful collegians, helpful members off theKappa Chi Sorority, and to eachand every individual who in anyway contributed to the splendidsuccess of the Twelfth AnnualConference of the PennsylvaniaChapter of the International Federation of Catholic Alumnae.

I §*) —LuElla M. Haaf, '33.I 0

PRACTICE HOUSE NOTES

Well when this issue of theMerciad appears our stay at thepractice-house will be a thing ofthe pas t We'll miss the fun andcompanionship of

r, the girls and

Miss Whalen, and we hope thatRegis and the nine Freshmen willhave as much fun as we have had.

One of y the mysteries has beensolved. Regarding the fact thatMildred is always the first one up.After much sleuthing we discovered that she sits up all nite in orderto wake us in the morning. Miss

Whalen and the kids made an impressive entrance to the Cathedralat 7:59 Sunday morning. Imagineour surprise at being early. Aliceis developing into a very goodcook; her muffins show much improvement over her mud pies."Early to bed and early to t i se ,very early to rise", seems w beour motto. We beat the sun upFriday morning; funny how muchnoise one little alarm clock canm a k e . Father Lord's talk lastThursday went to Alice's head;ask her about the big sacrifice.

At a Birthday dinner Saturdaywe presented Father Sullivan witha very unique gift, a turtle. Hewas promptly christened Ambrosebecause of the color of his hair.Ambie was left in our care andsadly neglected. He wandered outof his little dish and though everycarpet and chair in the house hadbeen turned upside down, no Amblecould we und. Alice tried putt ingherself in the place of the turtle,

but not even Alice could fill Amble's place in our |he art s. No onefelt quite safe that nite in bed andVera had a nlte-mare of turtlesrunning up and down her back.Sunday, and the best news of theweek, Ambie the prodigal wasfound, calmly taking his siesta ina corner of the kitchen. ^Flossie

insists|that she swept the kitchentwice but I guess it takes Ambieto show her up.

; We were highly honored Sunday

evening to have as our guests fordinner, Mother DeSales, and! Sister Joseph from the Lady of PeaceHouse. Sunday afternoon we entertained at tea three members ofthe Mercyhurst Alumnae: HelenHuether, Margaret Cantalupe,and Mary McCrady.

If as Miss Whalen says, "The

proof of the pudding is in the eating", Mildred's date cake proveditself more quickly than anythingwe have ever seen.

The practice house girls had notime to become very a th le t i c / butthey have become real friends ofthe athletic director. Miss Heil

isn't very big, butishe's a lot offun, and what delicious fudge shema ke s .

If you every want really hot

water just go up to the practicehouse. One night last week, whenMildred turned the water on in thesink, a furious burst! and gurglewas heard. Out rushed volumes ofsteam, boiling water and whathave you.I Steam immediately filled

the house. It struck Mildred funny—she just stood and laughed. Verahad made for the wide open spaces.We discovered her outside . Shesaid she couldn't see any sense ingetting blown up for no good reason. Flossie bravely descended tothe cellar and put out the ftank.Guess maybe our Flossie is rathercapable. Mary and I just stoodand wondered what was going on.In an emergency just call upon us.

Miss Whalen has grave doubtsas to our proficiency as housekeepers. During an ambitious streak,

Mildred discovered that one of theupper window sills injthe livingroom had been knocked out ofplace. It had evidently been thatwayffor some time but the shadehaving $ been pulled down over it,none of the rest of us had noticedit. Doesn't speak so well for thosewho had been in charge of the living room previously does it ? Anyway Mary doesn't see why windowsills should be dusted, especiallythose that have shades hidingthem. What you don't see shouldnot bother you, is her motto. ThenFather Sullivan heard of the misplaced sill and feared that some intruder had attempted to enter thehouse by that window; but in ourhearts we knew that during thefirst week of our stay we had at-

tempted to get that window open.Sister Mercedes and S i s t e r

Agatha honored us at dinner Wednesday night. We're sure SisterMercedes enjoyed herself becauseshe found several articles inthe paper pertaining to the war.She fears and dreads another warbut intends* to know about it Incase it should come. Sister Agatharefused even to hear about them.

One evening our Mary took herbooks in hand. Chiefly die teticbooks, and placed herself energet-ically before the heater, all set foran ambitious study hour. Beforelong Flossie had to waken her toremind her tha t we had beds. Talkabou t a diet, ask Mary. She claimsshe's going to be chief magazinecritic before long. At the rateshe's going, \ I don't doubt it. m

If you want to enjoy yourselfjust come and watch Mary try todo away with cob-webs in variouscorners of the practice house. Sheoccasionally overlooks them but

she doesn't claim to be a championweb chaser.

You should see Flossie washingdishes. She leaps up from the tableand is out swishing dish water before we come to. We are allfpre-pared to give her a good recommendation^ when shea acquires apermanent dish-washing position.

It's a good thing we left Saturday because Mildred absolutely refused to get up first and close thewindow any longer. We were all

liable to be late for classes if shepersisted.We've all decided to buy Vera

an aeroplaneyso that she can "getplaces" more quickly. We do seeher occasionally when she's sleeping, some times at meal time orwhen she's coming in or going out.She certainly has become a marvelous driver and we give her credit.

Our one regret is that we didn'thave time to invite each andjfevery

person| at the college to be ourguest. We wanted to, very much,but the time would not permit.

The girls at the practice housewant to thank Miss Whalen for allshe did for us during these lastsix weeks. Besides being mosthelpful and kind l she has been anideal friend and companion. Because o%her we can look back over

our six weeks with pleasure. Wecan only hope that some day wemay become as charming a hostessas she is.

—Mary and Alice,' 3 3 . |o

MERCYHURST FROLICS OF '31

(A musical farce in three acts.)

| A C T I .Scene: The Hotel Baldorf-Cas-

toria, 2nd floor.**

Time. Not very late, a littlepast eight.

The curtain rises on (Margaret)Hard-Hea rted Hanna. She is pacing up and down the hall, ever on

the watch that no guest leave herroom after 8 bells, flMarga ret sings: "I've Got My

Eye On You." W

While Margaret is rendering theabove number, Ev Donahue stealsout of her room, says: "I don'tgive a ' Ra pp ' if If am caught."Sneaks into Sara Brown's room.

Enter: The College BathingBeauties; Catherine Egan, LauraLa Cavera and Jane Mulheirn. Theysing:I "One Little Black Spot Doesn'tNeed a Shower."

(They skip off waving bath-towels in the air.)

Special Added AttractionPersonal Appearance of ZaZu

Pitts and Mitzi Green.(PssstKit's really Lolly Lepper

and Martha Myer.)Not e : Dot Mooney and Dot

Cronaur are next on the scene butword has just been received at thebox office that they are at "Warne r s" singing "We Won't Get HomeUntil Morning."

By way of replacement we willhave an interpretation of "TheFour Marx Brothers" by Anna Mc-Grath, Marion Summers, MargaretMullaney and Mary Skene. Jra

Time out: The scene is beingshifted to the 3rd floor.

Ente r: Alice Lyons (enroute tothe kitchenette, a coffee pot inhand,) singing: "Where's TheCream For My Kawfee?"

Alice's song is interrupted whenMary Yriberry sticks her head outof her door and renders : "I'm Following You."

Mickey McDonald then dancesout of room, her right arm in sling.She sings : "OH! Hookey, LookWhat|You've Done To Me."

Next, a duet by "The Mercy

hurst Cuties" — Nan O'Brien and

Carmelita Gill. f1"Ah, Ah, Ah, Would You Like To

Take A Walk" — Nan. |"Around The Corner And Under

A Tree" — Carmy."The Camels Are Coming" —

Both. f

(Run off in a hurry.)The lights go out. Everyt hing

is in darkness, the audience ispanic-stricken until Peggy Blair's

voice is heard in the dark explaining that it is now ten o'clock andeverything must be turned off,-in

cluding the "automatic wiper."

Curtain.

ACT XI.

The Annual Charity Brawl.Scene: The Mercyhurst Ball

Room. Ti me: Almost nine, everything's fine. The curtain rises onthe Seniors who are stillldecorat-

ing for the gala affair.Enter: ?Alice Keefe, '̂ balancing

aften-gallon barrel of cider on herlittle finger, and singing: "I'veGot It.'f I I

She is immediately J followed byVera Anderson C. C. (Cider Critic)in the!Mercyhurst j* Limousine accompanied by the Guard of Honor,Jane Turgeon. * Alice |Reeder and

Dot JMooney rush to the car doorand help Vera alight. Vera teststhe cider and exclaims: "Ah, Ismell a rat, the cider's hard. Sings,in her lovely baritone.

"Out The Window, It Must Go.As the cider is being discarded,

the Seniors sing in chorus: "TheBest Things in Life Are Free."

Enter the Orchestra: LukeSmellington and*His Boys. Theytake their places on the stage, behind the palms, and begin to play"Mood Indigo." f |

The Freshmenj are the first ofthe guests to arrive. (They looksearchingly into the strange facesof the young men that are standingalong the wall) sing i n | chorus:"Oh, How Am I To Know?" m

The boys respond with: "Jus t

A Gigolo."| I I j IThe rest of the guests file in andstart to dance to the strain of "TenCents A Dance."

Ente r: Cleland Driscoll, lookingbewildered, sin gs: "Oh, Baby,Where Can You Be?"

The dancing stops while NanO'Brien renders in her crystal-likesoprano: "When Francis DancesWith Me." IM I INTERMISSIONDuring intermission, Flossy Am

nion, M. C. (Mistress of Ceremonies) relates the flatest footballscores of the games that wereplayed today.

Next, Mr. Relihan leaps upon thestage, waves his hand franticallyand sings: "Oh Babies, Be CarefulWith Those Guys."3 %

The curtain is lowered as theguests dash hurriedly up the stairsto the 'Antique Room."

ACT i n .

Scene: College! Inn. Time forlunch.

The curtain rises on the Collegedining room just as the lunch bellr ings. The s tam p ed e! is on! Allsing: 'Take Another Piece of Cakeand Make Yourself 1At Home."

Sister Geraldine is behind thecooking range, singing: "I'm Making Soupee!"

Exit Nell Morin, looking verydistressed, sings: "I'm Thru^WithLunch, I'll Never Eat Again."

Alice Summers taps the littlebell on the window sill, and makesthe following announcement:

"The "Junior Class challengesthe College! to a 'Hitch-Hike ToWattsburgh* Contest."' To be heldThursday, November 27, at 3 P.M.The winning class will be judgedaccording to:

if Their hiking costumes2. Their pep |3. Their originality4. Number of girls remaining

after arriving in Wattsburgh5. Number of rides accepted

etc., etc., etc. _J

The prizejwill belalMercyhurstPennant to be worn by the winningclass on!the return trip.

The entire student! body breaksinto laong: '*Wattsburgh If' Watts-burgh! Here We Come!"f< |

All rush madlyjto the boulevardto start rehearsing at once for thebigfcontest. 1

The End,

—Mary|Ann Woods, '32.—Madelyn Hall, '321

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EXCHANGES

We are glad to get to work on

our exchanges. We surely like to

get|them! There are a certain fewg i r l s | who make a mad rush forcertain of the papers, forf reasonsbest known to themselves. We like"The Wink" in the Notre DameScholastic and appreciated the

book reports.f

HWe sincerely hope "The Rockne

Drive Campaign" which opened onNovember 4 will be a huge success.We|feel it will be. m |

p We are more than thrilled at thefoot ball scores you are piling upagain thi s year. We are all foryou, Notre Dame.

We enjoyed "The Tomahawk";especially "Genevieve, the alleycat." ' 1 g | | |

We are glad to place "TheClarke Currier" on our exchangelist. We like it a lot, and we thinkthe students at Clarke's must appreciate it fully. "Thistle Down"is especially clever.

The NiagratIndex is well worthreading, especially the editorials.

We enjoy "The Collegian". Like

the question idea. The editorials,"Vapid Views", "Outlook" and"Inci te" were particularly good.

—Mildred McCormick, '33.o

THE SONG THAT WON THEf PRIZE

Pledge to Mercyhurst

Here we are from near and far,I?!Our colors proudly fly,We call on you f

Our classmates true,To hold them ever high.

Chorus:Then to Mercyhurst, dear old

Mercyhurst,Here's our pledge of loyalty.

By our confidence in you, JAll our dreams and hopes come

t rue .

Then to Mercyhurst, dear old

Mercyhurst,True to you we'll ever be,so FIGHT — FIGHT — FIGHT,

For the glorious | Green andWhite, W J

Of dear Mercyhurst.

To your goal so rare and fine,Our pledge will urge us on,

To keep our standards ever high,And long our colors fly! §

How do you like it ?We Freshmen are re ally j quite

proud|of our song, and we wantyou to know that it is not merelya jumble offwords. Every line isa hearty acknowledgement of ourlove for Mercyhurst.

We have been here such a shortt ime, that we have not yet ibeenable to show you just what we cando, but it is our greatest desireto make our school proud of herFreshmen? It will be for you todetermine whether or not we a r e | |successful.

—Catherine Gleason, '35£

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The Merciad, November 1931