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^Mercyhurst (Ml&e LibraryErie,PennsylvaniaMERCIAD Join The
HockeyRooting Section
Published^ at Mercyhurst College. Erie, PennsylvaniaVOL. X
NOVEMBER. 1938 NUMBER TWO
In this column, Miss Marianwill! comment on worldas her whims
and fanciesare the perof, th e columnist, notthe Merciad.Because
the m a n she hadto marry failed to appearl i : on her weddingday,
a prettyyoung womans o a k e d h e rclothes in kerosene and sethe r
se l f a f i r e .S he certainlywas "carryingthe torch" forhim.The
dramati-M. Gage zation of H . G.
THE WAR OFpanic throughout the U. S.of the queersaw. One man
saw
and saw Newtin flames. Itthe newspapers willave to cut Buck
Rogers out of theomics. "There is nothing in thedid not begin in
theA woman in New York is suinger husband for divorce becausehe
refused to go to a Hallowe'enas a ghost. Perhapse didn't have his
haunting license.The fact that one can't cramseems to be well
proven by theboy who took a two year Chemistry course in six
months. He evidently got his formulae mixed,'cause one of his
mixtures killedhim. ' -4Many a young person today isbragging about
his ability to geta position without a college educa-tion. It just
shows the power ofmind over mater. * %The recent marr iage ' of a*
85year old miner to a 10 year oldfarm girl in Kentucky proves
thatthey like to get them young downthere-before they get any
silly(Continued on Page 3);-o-tSenior Dance DrawsGood AttendanceTh
e age old custom of celebrating Hallowe'en was carried outby
Mercyhurst on Saturday evening, October 29, at the annualautumn hop
given i by the Seniorsa t the Masonic Ballroom. Insteadof goblins,
ghosts and witches, thespirit was carried out to the tuneof
Himebaugh's orchestra. Duringthe intermission noise makers andgay
colored ((hats were passed outto the guests. Cider and doughnuts
were served by the hostesses.The faculty members who attended the
dance were Mr. M. J.Relihan, Miss Beatrice Mulcahy,Miss Helen Mack
and Miss EdithRegan.
', -Marguerite O'Donnell
English ActorPresen ts Scenes 'XLF r o m P l a y s &Wilfred
Walter, Actor and Playwright, Interprets Acta FromShakespeare
Mercyhurst 's fall and winterlecture series made its debut
Tuesday, October 18, when Mr. WilfredWalter made his first
appearancebefore an American audience durin g his present tour in
our country . " xMr. Walter is a well knownplaywright and producer
of playsboth here and abroad. Bearing thereputation of {being lone
of England's foremost Shakespearian actors, Mr. Walter very
capablyfulfilled our expectations of his
dramatic ability.Scenes from Othello, Hamlet, AsYou Like It,
Henry IV and H en r y ,VI were presented by Mr. Walterin }a mostu
nique manner. Thefact that he applied his make-upin the presence of
the audienceand wore cloaks to give the effectmade his monologues
outstanding.Following the lecture, Mr. Walte r was entertained by
the facultyin the State Dining Room. At thistime Mr. Walter
rendered two original monologues: "The CockneyMotorman," and, "Two
Cuckoos";the latter being a {satire onIthepresent-day European
situation. I'( M m itR. McGee: - o - :
THE CONSUMERS'. 1 I CORNER H| | J g ^ : COSMETICS 1 IThe savage
Iwhoj painted! hisface and body to frighten his enemy was the first
user of | cosmet ics . ! tw w a s n o t }in* however,before
cosmetics were] used j forpersonal adornmen t. ffifcflfflfliSylpf S
f l H ^ B B H There l i s fastoryl told ofan Egypt ianprincess, | w
h o,desiring an l es pecially ! whitef a c e, I Bmearedherself 1 wi
th
white lead, thepigment { n o wu s e d to paint
_.__, _^ ^ _ ! th e ! outs ide ofL. Cummings 'i our I
houses.|BgThis same princess also used adangerous tblackening on
her eyebrows and lashes. | The teeth werepolished with pumice, the
nailswere painted, and the eyes weremade to glisten artificially.
JS JBIn this modern age it is instinctive for women and girls to
maketheir faces as attractive as I possible. Itffiisji true that
"homelyfaces" can be improved throughthe Icorrect use of make up,
andyet, I wonder if most of us understand how carefully
cosmeticsmust be selected, or how to use(Continued on Page 3)
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ARMISTICEDAYI walked the road thatothers chose,The road of
pain;And gave my teeming lifeThat youth might ne'erbe robbed
again.Above my grave a crossarose;Beside the cross a poppygrows;An
d in my heart this soldierknowsA deep, dull regret.Once more the
war lordsplan to fight,They now forget,'Us dead, who cried
out'gainst embattled strife,The ones whoonce would endthe
strife,And cry out yet!Bu t in the Spring I seeYou sowing;I know
you feel soft breezesblowing,I beg you, keep oneypoppygrowing,Lest
you, too, forget!Edna Londregan
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Monologues A r e !Staged Here ByBg|f Jeanne WeltyDramatic
Presentations OfScenes ] From History AreI Greeted With Applause
S
D Faculty, f student J body,! andguests of Mercyhurst, enjoyed
thesecond portion of the program inthe J annual lecture series, an
fen-ftertainment presented j by MissJeanne Welty, artist of the
mono-drama. She presented two mono-dramas, which were her own
original versions of the historical happenings portrayed J therein.
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m The first, a three scene mono-drama, : was a p humant
intereststudy of the life of Catherine deMedici. J In the first
scene we sawCatherine, jj an&jItalian r maiden,leading a*
simple J life in ' the LeMuriat Convent in Italy. ^The second |
scene 'jjpresented ^Catherine,now fourteen years older, as 1
thewife of Henry, son of the Frenchking, unhappy * because of
-thelove affair | existing between >herhusband andJDianne. In
the thirdscene, Catherine, reconciled to herhusband at last, was
portrayed asanxiously awaiting news concerning the J health of 5
the king whohad been \ seriously injured in afencing J match.
te^^KSSS^S ,^S iK In the I second monodrama,MissWelty assumed the
role Jof MaryStewart, I who (had been queen ofScotland since {the
death of Iherfirst husband,{Francis II. At thistime, she is in love
with Bothwell,a Scotch nobleman, but is I determined to marry
Darnley, since heseems more fitted to be king. Thelast scene occurs
I onl the battlefield. Meanwhile, Darnley has died
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Vienna Choir Boys Top jListOf December AttractionsMuriel
Lehman,John FleckenAre Married
A wedding of particular interestto Dubois people, and
incidentallyto Mercyhurst College, one of unusual beauty, was that
which, Saturday, October 29, united MurielGenevieve Lehman of
Dubois toMr. John Emerick Flecken of Er ie ,Pa . The ceremony was
conspicuou s for dignity and autumnalsplendor. The Nuptial High
Masswas celebrated before a largegroup of relatives and friends
inSt . Catherine's Church "by Rev-erend James M. Powers,
formerChaplain |jof Mercyhurst and Director of Catholic Charities
of theDiocese of Erie. Assisting FatherPowers in the ceremonies of
theMass were Rev. William O'Hern,Pastor of St. Catherine's
Church,Reverend Father Monte and Rev.Father Cronin also of St.
Catherine's. The High Mass was sung byth e St. Catherine's Choir,
assistedby Miss Maude Kennedy, soloist.13 Thelbride was ^gowned '
in abridal dress of slipper satin madeon princess lines with
queenly colla r of lace, and with lace-embroi-^^Ku Continued on
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; - o - :0 . G.|A. Clubl Holds| | |First Meeting of H3GNlf Year
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The JO . G.|A. Sorority held itsfirst meeting J of I the I term
I onThursday, October 27, in the Students' Dining Room.! The
President, Marian I McLaughlin, ^welcomed twenty-five new membersto
the sorority. i s ^ / ^ ^ p ^ M ^ ^ S' Mary Ruth Frost' was
electedtreasurer * to - replace | JeannetteKinney in j her absence.
After ! abrief business session, the meetingwas given over to Mary
Rita Oliver, Chairman of the Program Committee. The theme of the
programwa s * "Golden 'Jubilee of GreggShorthandfrom I Small "
Beginnings to World-wide Use." ^.*-vj#- Thot^speakers v" covering
V,thetheme were Sister Mary Esther,Mary Rita Oliver, and Frances
Or-zel. Other % numbers on .the program were "History of the 0.
G.A. ij Sorority"Luretta v Kellogg;" Experiences in j Practice
Teaching"Katherine Knauer; "Shorthand and the Scientist"
Sara-louise Schmitz. t.^^Sh^W^^^^^*y Following this program,
refreshments were served in a Hallowe'enatmosphere sunder the
auspices ofMary Lou McGrann, MaryJFrost,and Committee aides. jjj
yj&SSggjffiW Small "Golden Jubilee" spiralnotebooks were given
members assouveniers. Interesting 1plans areunder way for th e!
celebration ofthe.fifth birthday of the 0. G. A.next .month. ^ ^ ^
^ ^ ^ H ^ ^ ^ B ^ n S, j ^ ^ ^ ^ H ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ H Anno Stout
Student Body AndErieites ManifestInterest In EventsA s was
announced in the las tissue of the Merciad, the famousVienna Choir
Boys, broug ht toErie under the auspices of theMercyh urst College
Lecture andConcert Bureau, will appear in atown performance at
the-StrongVincent Auditorium. No one whoknows anything concerning
theVienna Choir Boys has any doubtof the high quality of the
performances of this noted boy's choir.This group is an age-old
groupwhose history is an interesting
series of successes and difficulties.The history of the Vienna
ChoirBoys takes us back to GothicVienna, to the time of the
firstHapsburgs during the re ign ofRudolph. Hans Harasser,
whenordered by Maximilian I in 1498 toacquire and maintain singers
forthe Chapel in Vienna, actually organized this institutio n of
choirboys. George Slatkania was thefirst musical director and
cantor.The number of boys in the choirvaried from time to time, the
min-imum'number never falling below twelve. 1 These boys were
caredfo r and educated until their voicesbegan to change. Then they
weregiven a sum of money and theirfare home and were invited to
takeup some study, usually at a Jesuitcollege at the expense of the
emperor. I ^ ^ K ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ E tI As time went on, fthe choir
increased in number so tha t in the17th | century it 3 engaged in
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FASHIONS OFj. . . THElMOMENT$j As far associal boom,is
concerned,The wearingme-lady hasdisapproved
the!long anticipatedth e Hallowe'en dance,we're all talked
out!apparel ! of sire andSheen approved and-but don't", be proud^ ^
| 0 r , Ion I t heo t h e r n hand,don't I feel discouraged, I
forwho'll ffl knowth e I differencea hundred yearsfrom now?
^To start fromscratch againgobble up theseifashion notes if^ E.
Eisert I you r p 1 a n tomake [further additions to I yourwardrobe
for I the ThanksgivingholidayBrown I a nd | gold! Whatcolors could
j be more apropos forcelebrating withIthe good ole tur ke y T J
You'll look good enough toea t out at any time, place oroccasion. I
We haven't! been so^ ^ H (Continued on Page 4) W
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Page Two THE MERCIAD November. 1938Published monthly by the
students of Mercyhurst College
Address all communications HoTHE R O A DMercyhurst College E r i
e , Pennsylvania
Subscription RatesONE DOLLAR THE YEARMERCIAD
STAFFEditor-in-Chief I 1" i Ruth HaysBusiness Manager Marian
McLaughlin
(Printed by the E. Agresti Printing Co.1710 Cherry
St)LeadershipThe world of today, we are told, needs leaders more
thanever before. In nearly all phases of life and work, we are
shortof good leaders. College students should make an effort to
fillthis need of our times by training themselves in
leadership.Good leadership requires training and experience. One
mightbegin by joining a small club, by learning its purpose and
itsproblems, by getting a good insight into the mental-and
emo-tional reactions of its members. |Leaders are not made
overnight. They must possess driving force, a psychological
understanding of those they are tolead, power to communicate their
vision of ideals, and finallya personal charm that stirs others to
action. Truly effectiveleadership brings a heavy weight,of
responsibility, but alsoa great satisfaction out of the exercise of
one's powers forsome good end. iOf course, only a few of us can be
leaders. Therefore, most
of us must be followers. But being a follower is not a
negligible mat ter . It also involves a grave responsibility for
wemust choose the right leader. We must make certain that
theleader's goal is both desirable and good; that the vision hehas
is one that shall move us to right action. Since all greatcauses
need gifted leaders and loyal followers, there is a placefor
everyone of us in advancing the welfare of our countryand of the
world. Dorothy Agresti: - o - :Logical UtilitarianismIt seems odd
to me that foreign celebrities, when they visitthe United States,
should be interviewed,1in four inch headlines, on their impressions
of Americans. At the back of allthese interviews is, I suppose, the
conviction that .stranger scan see us better than we can see
ourselves who live so closeto one another that we lose sight of our
national characterist ics. ^PHBHHS^^It also seems odd that a
country made up of people from somany nations and so fmany races
should show numerous national trai ts in so few generations. But
everyone says we do,so I guess we do. ^ ^ I H ^ H H I Rlffif PirJt
i .One ol these characteristics (so our foreign visitors say) isour
utilitarian at titudes in all the circumstancesjof life. Itmight be
called a lot of things, but it means that we never doanything th at
won't bring at least a small profit. An American isn't really an
American, if he isn't full of new ways andmeans of making money. I
B H B I I B H M ^ ^ ^ f$ ^ H'Here is the point. Why, when an
American is told to go towar, doesn't he say, point blank, "What is
there in it for me ?"If he is buying|stocks,he says that, or words
to that effect.Why doesn't he say it when the question is 'to kill
or not tokill'? 1- I * WHm WBEB^^m^^M-The American always does
himself the favor|(so they say),but he doesn't favor himself when
he goes to war. $ So I propose that, from now on, Americans live up
to their reputation,and find out what is in war, before they "make
the world safefor democracy." jg M fiJHHH H H ra S S
-Ruth HaysJeanne Welty(Continued from Page 1)and Mary's
tsubjects have chosenBothwell as her next husband. After the
marriage, the p eo p le lac-cuse Bothwell of Darnley's murderand
demand that Mary leave him.At first, she refuses to do so andan
uprising occurs jj between thenoblemen and her hired I army.Just;
before the battle begins, herarmy deserts her and onlyj; Both-well
remains. To save Bothwell'slife, she reconciles herself to herfat e
a s queen of Scotl and andgives Bothwell up. g f
Miss I Weity's characterizationswere most vivid and
intimately
drawn from the lives of these twofamous women. I The 3 ease
'withwhich she went from one^role toanother, portraying different
characters equally well in/all periodsof their lives, impressed us
greatly. I a I I I P * * f e9 Miss Welty began her career asan
actress at tthe age of Hhree,when she s tar ed? aking
elocutionlessons. Her whole life has been astudylof thejidrama."
During thepast summer,? she worked^ withMaxfReinhart, noted
Germanjdra-matist, who produced the MiraclePlay in j which Miss a
Welty portrayed theJ role lof g the | VirginMother. ^ B ^ ^ ^ H K H
B B H H M H HI ^ ^ B ^ H ^lK3m Anne Nasoni
Lecture Bureau AddsNew AttractionsThe first three programs in
thecurrent lecture series have beenreceived with great
enthusiasm,and we are looking forward toseveral additional lectures
whichhave been scheduled for the secondsemester.The evening of
February 1, Mr.F . J. Sheed, author and founderof the Sheed and
Ward Publishing
Company, will deliver a lectur eon "Education on Trial."Mr.
Sheed has had many yearsof experience on the lecture platform, and
is an unusually ablespeaker. He is in charge of trai ning the Guild
speakers in London,and has addressed fifteen hundredstreet-corner
and twelve hundredindoor meetings in E ngland andAmerica in the
last twelve years.At the present time he is almostas well known
here as in England.Mr. George Dangerfield, authorof "The Strange
Death of England," and "Bengal Mutiny," willrender the fifth in our
present lecture series, March 3, 1939.Mr. Dangerfield will give a
critical descrip tion of those bookswhich have climbed or are
climb
ing to the head of the best-selling lists; an account of their
authors ; an explanation of their rela t i v e importance; a
comparisonbetween them and the leaders ofthe last season and the
previousyear. Theflecture will deal withtwo essential aspects of
the subject: what it is, beyond literarymerit, that makesand what
are the Jbooks among 1 the ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^sellers . ' 4 ^ ^ ^ H
| H I ^ 1 ^ Iik Several other lecturers are to bepresented I during
I the jj 1938-1939season,! but as yet are not definitely!scheduled.
?flMuMam&X&B&nffllfffiBIBSM Rosemary McGee
a "best-seller";"must be read"current best-
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Lehman - Fleckenj^pft (Continued from Page
lfe?4R-:ifideredtrain.!: Her shoulder veil oflight tulle fell from
a Juliet Capof bride's lace. She carried a bouquet of lilies. The
maid of honor,Misjs Elizabeth'^C. Green, appearedin aqua satin with
matching accessories j and carried talismanroses . Miss Marcella
Rensel ofDubois and Miss Natalie Frye ofSharon, ; as * bridesmaids,
w e r egowned in rust satin, with matching bouquets of yellow
roses. Mr.Flecken was attended by hisbrother, Matthew Flecken of
Butler, Pa. Others included in thewedding part y were Mr.
PhilipHergenrother a n d Mr. DanielGreen, cousins of the bride,
asushers . Miss Lehman was accompanied to the altar by her uncleand
guard ian, Mr. Daniel Green,by whom she was given in marriage. Mrs.
Anne Lehman, motherof the bride, presided as matron ofhonor. 0
Following the ceremony, theparty repaired to The Alhambra,where
the wedding breakfast wasserved to the immediate friendsand
relatives, covers being laid forforty. $>&.*+:*?.t'1 '
::.;*/ - ' ->'- \'3 After a brief reception at thehome I offcMr.
Daniel Green, theyoungf couple left on a honeymoontrip tos News
York and Boston.;,Miss Lehman ij is a -graduate ofSt. {Cath er in e
' s !High ^-School, h Du- >bois, Pa., Class of 1932, and Mer-
p,cyhurst Col l e ge , ! Class of 1193G. &She was employed as
Junior Visi- M
JALFREDTHE GREATTHE "FOUNDER OFMODERN ENGLAND
One of the greatest personalities of English and world historyis
Alfred the Great who lived inthe ninth century. It might bemore
fitting to refer to him as agreat character rather than agreat
personality, for through andthrough, he was a man of goodand
inflexible character whosedeeds are engraved indelibly uponthe
memory of man. The following quotation, ta ken from thework of
Powell, one of Alfred'sbiographers, does not describecompletely but
does suggest whatmanner of man Alfred was:To the statesman and
warrior that saved his own country in her hour of need, preserved
her national individuality, and paved the way toher future unity;
to the scholar and man of l etters tha tfirs t made of our
Englishlanguage an avenue to all theknowledge of the past, a
vehicle for the highest expression of human thought tha tthe world
was then capableof; that raised his vernacularto the rank of a
classic language, is due, at least, thegratitud e of those whom
hehas benefitted. Alfred's lifewas not an easy|one:q'lHard-1ship
and grief not a king but'would des ire to? be f r e e of Iif he
could, but I know that?he cannot.1' He bade a manfW do his duty and
look to no re-Hwa rd but J God; but the goodH| report 1 of this
fellows was $H d e a r to him as it was to t h e !Hj greatest of
hist time . . l A n d Hfflm Alfred {himself has! recorded H(^ in 1
well-known [ w o r d s ! his H&& heart's d es i re : !
"This III canH|pnow most truly f say, th at i H?^have desired to
live worthilyB^n while I *lived, and after my SBf-'^life to leave
to Sjthe men that P |TV should . be* after me | a | r e - 9"
membfance in goods wo rk s . "
The historian Freeman calls Alfred "the most} perfect
characterin history," "the most renownfed ofEnglishmen, the saint,
the scholar,the hero, and the lawgiver." ^ | | S |Lover of wisdom,
foundationstone of England, father of E n g lish prose, one ' of
the world'sgreat educators, strong In ^battleand skilled in the
arts of peace,iEngland's favorite hero, * Alfred?'best reveals his
greatness in^hishumility. Great though he was heknew how to pray,
he never for-*got his dependence upon : God.?This prayer comes at
the|end ofAlfred's translation ': of Boethius'vConsolations of
Philosophy.' Mar-'/'vellous as a piece of prose, it is Beven more
marvellous as a revela-^tion of the simple, sincere, and;'childlike
qualiti es of Alfred thefman. . ; . : - P^ \v..!..;> '
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tor by the Federal Relief Bureauof Clearfield County. Mr.
Flecken, a former'stu dent of 'Niig araUniversity, is at present
employedby the Administration of Mercyhurst College, E r i e ,
rf^pl'^fr*^*!;> Mr. and Mrs. Flecken will be athome to their
friends in Erie after the New Year. nffSSma^SrasSSraftSttlKS^m M .
Madden
Alfred's PrayerO Lord, Almighty God, Creatoand Ruler of all
things, I beseech Thee by Thy great mercyand by the sign of Thy
holycross, and by t he virginit y oSaint Mary, and by the
obedienceof Saint Michael, and by the loveof all Thy holy saints,
and by theirm eri t s , tha t Thou wilt guide mbetter than I have
deserved fromTh ee ; direct me according to Thywill, and .according
to my soul's
need, bette r than I myself canestab lish my mind according
toThy will, and according to mysoul's need; strengthen me againsthe
temptations of th e ' d ev i l , pufar from me foul lust and all
unrighteousness, and shield me frommine enemies, seen and unseenand
teach me to do Thy will, thatI may inwardly love Thee aboveall
things with a pure mind anda pure body; for Thou art my Creator and
my Redeemer, my Helpmy'Comfort, my Trust, and myHope. To Thee be
praise andglory now and forever withouend. Amen
ALUMNAE - - -~ - - - NEWS
There seems to have been a decided slump in business this
monthas far as newsi s concernedWhy don't youlet us h e a rfrom y o
u sowe can t a l kabout it?We send ourbest wishes and
hopes for aspeedy recov-^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ l e r y t o LeonaH |
M. Madden f McAllister '3 5who incurred serious injuries in
anautomobile accident. LEONA hasbeen! teaching in I the
Commercialdepartment at t h e ; Farmingdale,L. I. High School!but
is now confined to the home of her parentsin Hornell, N. Y.B By the
way, i we I have noticedmany alumnae attending the concert and}
lecture |series at 5 theirAlma Mater and hope to see manymore in
the future. ^ ^ ^ ^ | KNews comes tofus that ANNANEUBERGER, who I
is I enjoyingher second f term! at IWaterfordHigh School, is now
organising avery active Commercial Club forher students. H H B H ^
H H ^ HI At the f business! meeting j heldhe^e Alumnae I Weekend,
JANECONNORS was elected President;BARBARA WILBERT, Vice President;
SISTER M. FRANCESCA,Treasurer; and BUNNY HAULE,Secretary. W | B 9 H
H H | ^ ^ ^ B ;I Among visitorsI at {Mercyhurstl a t e l y were
NANCY RUTHBLAIR and M R S . HAROLDMEHL (LOLITA LEPPER) whowas
accompanieds by her youngdaughter MARCIA. S IAnnouncement off thel
engagement of MARTHA MEYER toWILI.IAM| FLANNIGAN camenot long ago.
flH8^^^^B-^H
' The Happy Trio," $PAT PUS-feSEY, JEAN NEUBER, and RUTHMARY
McCARTY, are now gain-fully employed here in Erie. M($ Students for
the Class of 196larrived not so l long ago atJ t h ehomes of|MRS.
CLARENCE M c - 'MINN I ("CASEY" EGAN) andMRS. J AM E S FORNECKERH 9
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November. 1938 T H E MERCIAD Pa ge T hre e
VARIETIES - - -- -ByVEEDEEYour correspondent shivers hert imbers
visibly as an eerie blastof wind ci rc les around the towers
M ve f Me rc yhurs ta n d w h i n e sprovokingly o fwinter
blaststo comenightslike these seemto drive fromour heads a l ldesi
re to bleatwildly in footbal l stands forour favori te of
V. Dooley the pigskin.E ST HE R JOHNSON showe d e xcellent
.foresight in going to seethe Pi t t -Southern Methodist gamein Pi
t tsburgh before this extremely nippy ai r became establ ished.But
whose blood wouldn't ru nwarm to hear the Swing Bandfrom Southern
Methodist renderthe torr id st ra ins of?"A Tisket , AT a s k e t ?
" fAs the t ime drew near for herto leave the pract ice house,
MARYCUMISKEY enlivened the domest ic scheme considerably
byconcocting a certa in puddingwhich, when heated for about anhour,
exploded with great gustoand liberally splotched the kitchenwith
masses of dark goo. For al iberal sum, M ARY wil l g ladlysupply
you with informat ion onHallowe'en fun in this same culinary
vein!
There was to be an e lementof surprise in RUTH HAYS' planfor
carving the jovial physiog nomy in the l i t t le orange
pumpkin.Butno c oope rat i on I t he re ! T he(Cont inued on Page
4):-o- :Consumer's Corner
(Cont inued from Page 1)them wisely. Here are a few t ipsthat
may prove helpful to you.Face powders are composed ofbasic talc,
chalk, clay, zinc, oxide,z inc stearate , orr is root , starch,some
coloring mat ter , and a perfume. Some of the powders on th ema rke
t are harmful to the skin,causing i rr i ta t ion and
drying.However, since labels I do not enlighten us as to content,
it is difficult to kn ow wh ich ones areharmful . Price can not a
lways bedepended upon as an indication of"good qual i ty."
Regardless ofthese confusing) factors jit? i s veryhelpful to know
the characterist icsof a good powd er. T he best gra deis soft,
highl y refined , free fromirri ta t ing starches, colored to sui
tthe part icular skin, and perfumedto satisfy the individual.
Cleansing creams are merely acombination of vaseline,
mineraloil, and a perfume. Thus, you see,the isecret of a girl 's
passion forcleansing creams must l ie in themystery of the del
icate perfumethat is so haunt ing and persuasive.Some authori t ies
bel ieve that themineral oil is harmful to the skin,therefore it
would seem feasibleto go to some other source for perfume, and
replace cleansingcreams with a pure, mild soap.Lipstick consists of
a wax andan anal ine dye. The only dangerthat may arise from the
use of I tis in the dye. This is also true ofrouge. The indelible
lipsticks conta in mercurochrome, or a bromo-acid dye. These
lipsticks are es-
Gauging The News(Cont inued from Page 1)not ions about buying
shoes and thelike, I suppose.Deput ies stormed the mansionof the la
te Jackson Barnet t , theCreek mill ionaire , to remove hiswidow.
The governm ent wantedto give his esta te back to the Indians. Mrs.
Barnet t , however, haddifferent ideas and at tempted toscalp one
of the deput ies with ahand axe. I t seems that the government is
making a big mistakethe Indians a l ready have i t !
In a sta te in the West , a f i r ingsquad is used to execute
criminals.As proof that the age of chivalryis not dead, the man
about to beexecuted is seated on a chair infront of the f i r ing
squad. Butthen, perhaps they aren' t beingpol i te . The executors
may be toot i red to ra ise their guns to shoulder level.J o a n
Blondell's baby cost her$100,000. It certainly is a goodthing the
Dionnes l ive in Canada.Great Bri ta in certa inly has gotherself
into something in the Batt le over Palest ine . I t seems thatwhat
they need abroad is a combinat ion of a Be Kind to Animals
Week, a Fire Prevent ion Week,and a half-dozen Love YourNeighbor
As Yourself Weeks.: -o- :Italian Club IsFormed
An Ita l ian Li terary Club, "LaCircola Dante Alighieri , " wa s
r e cent ly organized with Miss MarieMathieu as facul ty adviser
.The members are Mary LouiseCamella , president ; Catherine
Bel-lucci , Secretary-t reasurer; Carmel-la Di Placido, chairman of
prog ra ms; Doro t hy Agre s t i , soc i a lchairman; Gloria
Santomenna,Betty Donatel l i , Giovina Musi ,Anne t t e M orel l ,
Anne Nasoni , andMa ry Ma r t i n i .Al l students wi th an
interest inthe langua ge and l i terature ofIta ly are welcome to
membershipin the organizat ion. 1 &The fi rst formal meet ing
wil l beheld on Novem ber 16, |when th elife of Dante will be
discussed.Catherine Bellucci
VIENNA CHOIR
pecially dangerous!because of thepossible pre sen ce! of
Ipoisonousmetals such as I mercury of lead.Many serious cases 1 of
1 infectionha ve resulted Jfrom the use of indelible f l ipst icks.
Let this be l awarning to you, gi r ls, and henceforthIbewarev f of
thisitype of lipstick.0 I ^ I ^ H J H ^ H B I 1From time
jimmemorial I g i r 1 shave us ed artificial colors, expecting
thereby to improve the appearance of their eyes. Today there
aremany cases on recordjin medicaljournals re la t ing the harmful
effects caused by the use of dyesnear the eyes. When such preparat
ions do not contain a dye I t h a tmay be detr imental to thejey
e-sight , they are Icoloredl with"lamp-black." This, however, i sno
t particularly (
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Page Four THE MERCIAD November, 1938Soph Patterings
STROKE! STROK E! No, itisn ' t th e Yale-Harvard rega tta ;1 it
' s just t h eSophs rowingby in t h e i rnew crew hats.Daisies to
who-
Varieties
thoughtI W epe v e rthem
h e a r M a r yKlampher. i shaving a house-
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ party. Must beH. Su l livan the ' bac k- t o
-the-farm' movement, huh, MARY?Speaking of movements, there ' l lbe
a wholesale migration to Indiana, Pa. , this Thanksgiving Vacation.
Could his initials be JIMM YSTUAR T? Suspense a lways addsto any \
p a r t y . ANNE NASONImust have had a pricky good timeat the
dance. PATT Y LUNDiisstil l breathless over the fr ight aradio
drama gave her one Sunday.It seems PATTY has a b. f. atPr inceton;
when she turned onthe radio, she heard a man announcing that a
great number ofPrinceton jboys were dead. Shewas just about ready
to pack up,when she discovered that it was"just a play!" You should
speakto Mr. Wells about it , PATTY.You've heard a lot about
TheJonesjjBoys. We ll,| there's one ofthe Jones gir ls here at ?
Mercy-hurst; complete with raccoon coatet al. Maybe you know her
betteras MISS McCLENATHAN. !Then there is CAROLYN FEE-LEY, deeply
interested in pies,and filled with the spirit of theseason, fwh o
^offered a g suggestionto the man at the Diner; whereupon, he took
her up on it! SoCAROLYN, with great gusto,boldly carved a luscious
turke yright in the middle of his lovelypineapple pie v ANGIE
LENNON,MARY FROST, and ANASTASIACOTTER were among those present at
t he Canisius-Bonaventure
game. That made the score twoto one before the game evenstar
ted. During the holidays,DORIS SCALZO and BETTYANN ENGLISH plan to
g attendthe Army-Navy game. Wonderwhom?they'll root for? DORISK ELL
AM has a job with the"Hookless". Must be 'fastenating*work.: - o -
:
Frosh Chatter(Continued from Page 3) ksity near Philadelphia.
Lehigh, ofcourse, is the alma mater of her"true love." ;If you want
to know
what kind of time she had, justas k herbut if you're in a hurryI
wouldn't advise itshe's to othrilled . . . The Hallowe'en
Dancecaused quite a bit of excitement inthe Freshmen
quartersHallowe'en dates usually are exciting.Everyone (almost
everyone) hada marvelous timesome were evenlate getting in, tsk,
tsk! . . .MARY ISABEL N I E M A N Sseemed to be having a grand
timewas it good to have him home? . . A couple of Freshm en
whodidn' t think they would \ have agood time seemed to have
changedtheir minds on Sunday. At least,we think that 's why
CLAUDIAEVANS was so "slap-happy" an dFERNE STRIFFLER had tha t"Fa r
- away | Look" in her eyes allthe following week . . On th e
(Continued from Page S)| stage was setHallowe'en festivit y
withoutdarkness withinexcept for the beams of light pouring through
the cheerful chinks ofthe pumpkin. Suddenly friendroommateGEGIE
sweeps in,turns on the lightf and goes mat-ter-of-factly about her
business.perfectly oblivious to the gobs ofatmosphere around her
(T'a intr ight.)The usual crescendo of excitement around dance
timegirlsrushing hither . and yon crownedwith coiffures of
unlimited glory;phone calls sending spasms ofthr ills through
feminine heart s;fun and frolic, disappointment anddisillusion. We
all parto ok of titfreely.As head of a date bureau, weall think
NELL EISER T wouldably qualifyworry furrowed herbrow for quite a
spell there. Butnow that i t ' s a ll overif NELLis complimented on
her good workwe can only wring from her a deepsigh"It was worth
it!'We're pleased to tells yo u t tha twe can now account for that
extrabeam on MILDRED ROSA'S coun
tenance ? of, la te . MILDRED isnow a proud aunt and
prognosticates a brilliant future for hernephew./ B E A ADOLF has
been troubledwith misery in the joints for several weeks now. She
attr ibutesit all to gymnasium. May we suggest, BEA, that a morning
runaround the front drive might giveyou that nimbieness which
scornsthese "day-af ter gym" pains? O HYou can find no more
deliciousand thr ill ing hayrides than are tobe found.: in the
metropolis ofC le ve la nd , s ay s F L O R E N C ESCHLOSS. jW e
had found severalthings in Cleveland which aren'tfound elsewhere,
but now you findus thinking vaguely of a week-endin tha t city for
the purpose ofboa rd ing | a | hay-wagon[ for J awhir l around the
Statler . W J B S B H
I MARGARET FLYNN has evidenced a definite interest in Ton-a
wanda, New York, as is shown byher faithful 1 weekly tr ips there
.Tis said that she has plans madefor jj June alreadywonder! if J
itwould be the prom! RXgKg|S^iK^I MARY LOU McGRANN had adelightful
time the week-end of theeleventh en tertainin g I her J friendfrom
McKeesport. BBBPffcSy?rfB B S SOCIOLOGY CLUB mm& The Sociology
Club held its firstmeeting of the year on j Tuesdayevening,
November 1. The purposeof the club was explained to thenew members
by the ^president,Edna Londregan. Mention was also made of a Youth
Program anda Child Health Program to be considered? at I meetings
in j the nearfuture .] The members were giventhe privilege of
hearing from oneof our own professors, Mr. Dona-tell i, who spoke
on|"Some Philosophical and [Psychological Backgrounds of
Sociology."[One of theclub members, 1 M i s s H NancyDwyer, spoke
onf "Cooperatives."This was '.followed by I group discussion on the
subject. After themeeting refreshments were servedto the members.
S-JICjfl^^^^^^HJJ-S Edna Londreganwhole, the Freshmen were 1
satisfied and are already looking forward to the January Prom.
iffHffi'
I -Pauline Lynch
FashionsAnother month ! of school hassped rapidly by
