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VOL. X OCTOBER, 1938 NUMBER ONE
A n O p e n L ette r T o T h e Students! WillMercyhurst
GirlsAutumn is again abroad atMercyhurst with " touch of mannerand
hint of mood," making ourhearts a rhyme, "with the yellowand the
purple and the crimsonkeeping t ime"; and against th isat tractive
background Mercyhurstagain opens her doors, and Mercyhurst girls
again line her halls andfrequent her classrooms. Our urgeis to
answer with a hearty welcome the smile tha t you daughters of
three, two, and one yeargrowth give us each time we meetyou, and to
add a reassuring nodand pa t to ' th e! seventy odd freshmen who
have jo ined our ranks,just to impress upon them the fact
that they are going to l ike us oncethe firs t wave of s
trangeness orhomesickness has passed.Last week at our firs t
assemblyanother urge came to us . Wewanted to ask each of you:
"Whyhave youfcome to t Mercy h u rs t?""Wha t do you ask of her ?"
We didask the question mentally , andyou seemed to answer in one
voice:"We ask securi ty ." We approvedthe ready answer and at once
gaveour pledge that Mercyhurst wouldbend every effort to give you
whatyou expect of her. Yet as wemulled over the impression tha
tcame to us in the assembly hall, itoccurred to us that security is
aword of wide application, a wordpacked with mean ing. Toda y,
itsmacks of material goods and com
forts, of social service, and of adozen other th ings that we
writedown on the material side of life.But there is another kind of
security that Mercyhurst would giveto you, both during your years
atcollege and after you have joinedthe ranks of Alumnae, the
security of being at home in the groupthat rightfully calls itself
the educated and cultured w orld. It lisdifficult to say just what
constitutes a truly cultured and educatedwoman; but one certain
mark is anice sense of values in the matterof the ends for which
one strives.Faculty Is EnlargedBy Addition'Of New
Members flflThis year, three new membershave been added to our
faculty, ^flMiss Frances Mack, B. S., graduate of Sargent College,
BostonMass., has taken the place of MissRita Tierney as ?ins
ractor! inPhysical Education. O H ^ ^ HMiss Edith Regan, B. S.,
'38, isassisting Mr. Relihan in the department of Education and, is
attending classes at the Universityof Pittsburgh in preparation
foran M. A. in education.
1 We are await ing the arrival ofMiss Elizabeth Glaser, a Doctor
ofPhilosophy of the Unive rsity ofMunich, who will be Instructor
inChemistry at Mercyhurst. Besides
All ends are not equally worth thethe quest . All/factors that,
makeup life are not equally worth theeffort of achievement. The
abilityto distinguish between good andbetter, between essential and
nonessential,between real and sham,between temporal land spiri tual
, isprecisely wha t constitutes a finesense of value s; and the
collegegirl, above others, has abundanthelp towards the cultivation
of thissense in the scholastic, religious,and social contacts which
she isbound to make during her time atschool. Mercyhurst is not lax
inproviding these contacts . A careful use of them will make
hergirls intellectually, estheticallyan d spiritually^ discriminate
ofvalues and s tandards; wil l makethem prize more highly the
freedom that at taches to superiorvalues.This refinement of the
sense ofvalues in things that make up theusual conduct of life is
one of thevery definite ends to which Mercyhurst points her train
ing. Shewould give you more than a utilitarian education. She would
J giveyou a liberal education, "free froma cramped and narrow
circle of in-terests. By tuning your minds andh e a r t s ! to l
superior lvalues ,! shewishes to give you a security thatwill serve
you well in all the contingencies that life may store for
you. ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ H H ^ I H E P B & S I ^ Daughters I of 8
Mercyhurst, I besure that your college would haveyou well-poised,
confident, certain,and at ease in anylgroupjjthat istru ly!
cultured. She will * alwayswant to wave her banner over
yourvictories; I but she will be proud inno ordinary sense each
time that,as {stude nt or Alum na, you scorea victory jbecause you
. have putfirs t t i l ings firs t . ^^^r$v>^%^;?v^
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ROOST CLUB NEWS Under | th e able direction ofPresident *
Eleanor* Eisert , t h eRoost I Club has been ve ry^ activethis
year. .{.The Roost has been attractively redecorated I as a placeto
lounge and 1 to ; hold informalmeetings, I Aj bridge {tournamenthas
been organized i and the member s! ar e I avidly I talk ing _
grandslams and finesses. 'fciffiffiffi^.C-'te.m At present, the
club is planningan informal part y for Friday nite,October 21. 3
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- 0 - !B It is better to correct your ownfaults than those of
others. jSjffiabeing an expert in chemistry, MissGlaser is also a
linguist of parts,possessing a fluent .command ofGerman, French
andlI ta lian. MRI ;: .":-,/-, '>H'*;.;.'Rosemary McGee
Sodality H ears Fa therI John!Flick, C. SS. R.^ At the first
meeting of the Sodality held on September 28, Father John* Flick
spoke off "SixDays ? You'll Never Forget." Hereferred, of course,
to the SummerSchool of Catholic |, Action i whichwas held at
Washington, D. C, thissummer. * Acco rd in g ! to (Fat herFlick, it
was just that :f "Si x! claysyou'll ever I forget."! He
(paintedsuch a glowing j account off th eschool, and of the great I
spiri tualand temporal benefits fc derivedfrom it, that each
sodalist wishedthat she, too, might have had theopportunity of
atteding it . 4 r w ,
Father Alfred Watson spoke ofth e Zem Zem hospital entertainment
project. ' Twelve girls fromthe Junior and Senior classes areto be
chosen from volunteers tovisit the hospital every
Saturdayafternoon. , :"-..: '/-> .rI w Mary Rita Oliver.: -o - :
: -o - ; -New Students Meet Mercyhu rst Reg istersTeaching
Staff
.;. On Sunday night, October 2, theFroshof Mercyhurst were
presented to the faculty on the occasion of the first formal
appearanceof the Freshmen. ;After the in troductions, members of
the Freshmen class displayed much musicaland dramatic talent in a
programpresided over by Helen Anderton.After j the program,
refreshmentswere served in the parlors, wherethe freshmen ^became
belter ac quainted with the faculty in an informal social hour, i
Faculty memb e r s ! and| Freshmen reported anenjoyable evening j
in participatingin this traditional event.9sfl&33wflBra3*ra V.
Hileman
Record Enrollment
A
Surmounting almost overwhelming odds at. the outset,
Mercyhursthas grown through the years withamazing rapidity. The
record enrollment was ; reached 'this Fallwhen two hundred nad
twenty fivestudents registered for the openingsessions of the
current scholasticyear which began September 20. The school year
was officiallyopened at - seven o'clock on themorning of .Tuesday,
September20 with the celebration of? Hig hMass by |the J chaplain,
Father Alfred Michael Watson. ( H ^ ^ ^ N H IiZXmM&HB2t -R,
McGee
Evening Program I sSponsored by Seniorsand Student CouncilOn
October 10, the feast of SaintFrancis Borgia, al l Mercyhurstjoined
in wishing Mother Borgia ahappy feast day. In the morning,the
students received Holy Communion in a body for the
Dean'sintention.Throughout the day, Mother Borgia received
congatulations frommany friends and Alumn ae ofMercyhurst . In the
evening, thestrains(of "H ail Today to MotherBor gia" echoed from
the auditorium as Mother Borgia entered es
corted by the Senior class. MissEugenia Andrecovich, president
ofthe Senior class, extended her bestwishes to Mother Borgia in
thename of her class. The followingprogram was presented by the
various classes: Piano selectionMar-yalyce Klinger; Borgia 's Vows
(APoem)Marie Callan; Piano SelectionGiovina Musi; Congratulations
(A Solo)Mary Jan e Ma-honey; The White Iris (A One-ActPlay)Eleanor
Eisert as MarciaDunne, Virginia Dooley as Jessemy| H (Continued on
Page 3): -o -Math Club Holds FirstW Meeting of Year
I On Tuesday morning, September26, the MATH CLUB held its
firstmeeting of the year. It was agreedto invite | MARIAN McLAUGH
-LIN, EVARITA FLAHERTY, an dGRACIA GONZALEZ to becomehonorary
members.!Plans for a social meeting to welcome the freshman members
were discussed.| Officers for the year are: RUTHHAYS, President;
MARION WES-CHl|ER, Secreary;ffiEDNA LON-D R E G A N, Treasurer;3o
LI V ESCHROYER, MARGARET WAD-LINGER, and ROSEMARY KLOS,members of
the Advisory Board.!PRsfeSBSliKHIMarion Weschler.
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'n The Iclimax I to * a I well-known college romance
camerecently with the announcement of the coming marriageof Muriel
Lehman 1*361 toJohn Flecken.HH|^HKj~ Bessie Green and Nata lieFry e
, an d | Marcella Riensel,classmates off Miss Lehmanare?to be
bridesmaids; Mac-thew J. Flecken, brother ofthe |g room, will be
the bestman. E Th e I ceremony I willtake place at St .
Catherine'sChurch in Dubois, on October29. |Fat her J jMichael
Powers , I Director lof 1 CatholicCharities in [the diocese ofErie
and former chaplain ofthe | college, will officiate atthe ceremony.
JThe I couplewill |make their i homey inErie. I ] J j
M. Madden*
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Address all communications toT H E C I A DM ercyhur s t College
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STAFFEditor-in-Chief* 1 J ,Business4 Manager r Ruth HaysMarian
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(Printed by the E. Agresti Pr inting Co.-1710 Cherry St.)Don't
Pray?
The word "holy" is derived from an Anglo-Saxon wordmeaning
entire or complete or well. Every reader of the Mer-ciad might
profitably ask herself the question: "Am I complete or entire or
all I should be ? Am I holy ?" If you do notpray, you will have to
answer that question in the negative.Those who know a thing or two
about prayer and holiness areunanimously of the opinion that prayer
and advancement inholiness are practically one and the same thing.
You cannotbe completely yourself unless, in some way, you pray. If
thisbe true, then praye r must be a thing worthwhile and certainlya
matter of great interest to us "humans" who spend a lot oftime try
ing to be and to look our best. Pray er, come to thinkof it, is a
pretty important and a pretty good thing. It is anatural thing : so
natural that you acquire skill in it almostwith your first attempt.
It is an honest thin g: you can'tpray very long without discovering
jus t what you are andwha t you are not. It is a necessarry or an
inevitable thin g: ifyou ever get into a "tight spot" where you
need help, you willfind tha t your cry of anguish or appealno
matter in whatterms it may be phrasedpossesses all the elements of
a goodpraye r. It is a noble thi ng : so noble th at th e most
solemn andthe most gorgeous pageants of man have been woven
aroundit; so noble that the bravest hearts and the noblest minds
inhistory have lived lives of praye r. Come . to think of it,prayer
is no "small beer." In the current phrase, "it's go tsomething,"
and it ought to be popularized. Tha t is why ineach issue of this
year, beginning with our November number,the Merciad is offering it
's readers the prayerusually fa mousof some famous person in
history. It will be a monthlyfeature and we hope you will like it.
Ruth Hays
: - o - :The Christian LeaderThe Christian leader shas a unique
position. H e leads to
ward an eternal, not merely an earthly, goal. Because of
thisfact, the issues involved are of enormous importance, and
theChristians leader's limitations are very great. But the
Christian leader need not-be despondent on that account. He cantake
cheer, comfort, and courage from the fact that he is thefollower of
an absolutely reliable leader, Jesus Christ. ^ ^ H |In striking
contra st to the Christian leader, we fsee I th eearthly leaders as
followers of unreliable and will-o-the-wisppowers. What leader has
H itler, except his instinct, personaljudgments, and untrustworthy
advisers? Roosevelt has onlyhis experimental economists and selfish
politicians. ''M-^mBSAgain, many self-professed and brilliant
Christians who areor were leaders in thei r respective fields are
intellectuallywrong. Eugen e O'Neill, AngelofPatri, and Hemmingway
ar estriking examples of this type. Napoleon, Rousseau, Hitler,and
Mussolini repre sent those who hav e gone morally, socially,or
politically wron g. It is easy to be a C hristian who is also
aleader, but it is hard to be a leader who is always a
Christian.Before a Christian can be a trustworthy leader in any
field,he must establish the closest possible relationship to the
Leader. H e can do this through his physical person by
frequentreception of Holy Communion; through his mind and ideals
byabsorbing and fostering Christian education throughout
life;through his Christ-like approach to human souls . | BThere is
a genuine need of Christian leaders in every field.Christian action
rest s upon them and takes its momentumfrom them. We, as students
of a Christian college will be considered such leaders. What a fine
opportunity islafforded ushere a t Mercyhurst where we have every]
chance to fit ourselves for the position! We can establish a close
relationshipwith the Leader by our?participation in religion
exercises andby our association with outstanding Christian leaders.
B ' ' 9* ~w Mary Rita OliverAmong visitors here this summ er were
MURIEL LEHMAN,BESSIE GREEN, ANNE Mc -GRATH, EVELYN DONAHUERAPP ,
AGN ES BREMER, nowMRS. LOUIS PRIANT, and hertwo sons, and MRS.
LYMPH, the
former HELEN CUMMINGS.
WINIFRED O'DELLiis working in Harr isburg. JANE UP-RICHARD is in
the Education Department a t Briarcliff College inIowa. MARIE
O'MALLEY is doing secretarial work at the American Can Company in
Geneva, N.Y.
Alumnae Arrive ForAnnual WeekendThe weekend of October 15 wa
sthe date of the annual home-coming of Mercyhurst College Alumnae.
An interesting program hadbeen arranged and the a ttendanceturned
out to be greater than onany previous occasion. The celebration was
begun with the Ban-quet, Saturd ay evening at 6:30,and was closed
with the generalmeeting Sunday afternoon.
jf Mrs. Theodora Blake of H ill-haven, Bedford, Ohio, lecturer
andp l a t f o r m s pe ak er , w a s t h eguest speaker. Her
subject, "SomeWomen, Haloed and Otherwise,"dwelt upon the women of
the pastand of the present who have madedistinct contributions
towards thebetterment of he world.The Alum nae have chosen fortheir
theme "Modern Trends inEducation." Mrs. Ethel LevickShapiro '32
spoke about innovations that are becoming a part ofthe American
system of collegeeducation. Costello Ressler '34reviewed Dr.
Maynard Hutchins'"Higher L earning in Am erica"and told of the
experimental work
that is being carried on by him andDr . Adler, both of the
Universityof Chicago, in their effort to restore to our educational
system thesolidity and thoroughness thatwere the glory of education
in thedays of St Thomas.Edith Regan '38 and MarjoryPot te r '36
discussed "Two WayCurrents of ServiceThe Collegesand their Alumni,"
Miss Reganstressing "The College Serves theAlumnus," Miss Poter
"The Alumnus Serves the College."(Continued on Page 4)
In this column, Miss Marian Gagewill comment on] world!events
asher whim s! and [fancies dictate.These views are the personal
viewsof the columnist, not of the Merciad. 5^^^^^^^^H^Hif l9r JUj [
S^HHHE S The E d i t o rI It lis difficult for a woman towrite a
newslcolumn since she isby nature endowed with the abilityH H B B H
B B H H t o I keep i h e rnose I out I ofother B people'sbusiness.
B8BH| Mode rn! meansof travel r havetoday made theworld! smaller.I
n I fact, 1 theyhave I made] the
! world so smallS H E W M . Gage H I tha t the J peoplein it
have difficulty getting alongpeacefully. aB J^B BB B HB H HH i t is
reported th at I the Britishhave successfully designed a motorcar
without clutch or I transmission. Even if the car had no horn,no
brakes, no lights, it wouldn't benew to the Americans for we
meetsuch cars every day on our highways. ^ H ^ ^ H H | ^ ^ ^ B ^ ^
9 ^ BH A recent I visitor on | a | set inHollywood asked what
picture wasbeing made. "The Three Muska-teers,",? was the answer.
|MWhowrote it ?" asked the inquisitivevisitor. "Alexander Dumas,
rtheFrenchman," replied the other."Seems strange to me,"
remarked]
The Saving GraceThere is a certain Chinese gentleman, named Lin
Yutang,who puts great faith in the sense of humor. He imagines itas
the savior of world peace. O rganize a peace conference,says Lin,
and send to it the world's greatest humorists:Shaw from Irelan d;
Stephen Leacock from Canada; Wodehouse from England; and our own
inimitable Robert Benchleyto represent the United States. Put these
men in a room, andtell them to go ahead and have warif they want
it. ^Linguarantees peace. )If we could bet on the chances, I'd say
Peace would win,hands down. Why? Simply because men who are
laughing atand with each other don't want^to stop the funjust to
goto war!Imagine Robert Benchley giving a speech. Perha ps hestarts
with the neutrality policy of the United States, but hedoesn't stay
with it for long! I can hear him slipping off intoa very amusing
dissertatio n on 'Which came first thechicken or the eggV And while
Benchley is lauding the chicken, (or the egg) you can be sure that
Wodehouse is puttinga tack on his seat!If we each made a habit of
taking five minutes out of eachhour, just to sit down and laugh, we
might be able to developthis thing called a sense of humor. And if
we did developtha t sense of humor, it wouldn't be so serious if
somebodydidn't like somebody else, or if the car decided not to go,
or ifthe roof caved inbecause we could all ju st sit down andlaugh!
I Ruth Hays
DR. RELIHAN SPEAKS TOERIE COUNTY TEACHERSOn Friday afternoon,
October 4,Dr. M. J. Relihan, as guest speaker of the Erie County
Teachers'Fall Institu te, held at LawrencePark High School,
presented an ad-j dress on "Foreign?, Languag e andCul tu ra l
Development."The lack of spiritual and mentaltraining in our
present-day systemof education was the theme chosenb y Dr. Relihan.
The student isprepared in a practical way to facethe world and earn
a living, butthis is not educating him in thetrue sense. "The:most
utili tar ianasset an y hu man ! being possessesis his I ability to
think," said Dr.Relihan.] The study off languageis unexcelled as a
means for men
tal discipline .! Gramm atical stud yteaches the student to
"think abouthis thinking." The student is thustrained in
versatility and I aler tness; and ] absorbs the litera tureand
spiritual ideals of people. I Dr .Relihan also I stated that I lack
ofspiritual education inlthe teacherbrings out this same deficiency
inthe pupil. H ^ ^ ^ B -Marie Maddenthe visitor, "that American
producers always I have to f bring for-eigners over to write their
script,when there's so much talent in ourown country."
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n England and France offered! tohelp Czechoslovakia reach a
settlement. It J seems] they] forgot i* tomention how they'd help
her. j ^ HH Th e ! newspaper 1 reporte rs | inNew York can I
scarcely 'wait fo rthe boats to dock before they leapaboard to
question the passengersconcerning conditions abroad. Theycertai nly
are I fooled 1 because thepassengers say they have to readthe
American papers to learn whatis [happening I in I theI
countriesthey've been living in. ^^HH[ K>
I The Europea n Icrisis has definitely prev ented a I lot of \
preelection propaganda. I The politicians have been]so busy
watchingforeign affairs that they have neglected a'lot of their
usual mud-slinging. JKff Sff1 And speaking of mud slingingHasn't
the Erie Gravel Affairlost a little of its > gravel andtaken on
a little dirt?
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In re turning to Mercyhurst thisSeptemb er, we found th at
manychanges had taken place. Therehas been a large increase in
enrollment, and.Lin turn, an increase in themembers of thefaculty o
f thecollege, i M a n yof the Professors spent theirvacation
attending, sessions a tvar ious univer-j , -s i t i e s ; o t h e r
s - E . Andrecoviehspent their summer days conducting courses at
the college.Mother Superior spent a fewweeks vis iting various
conventsand-schools in the vicinity of Dubois. u&S Mother
Borgia, Dean of the College, spent the vacation at Mercyhurst
making plans for the newschool term. The improvements inthe Library
and tower, for instance, are only two evidences ofthe things she
accomplished.Sister M. Leona, who receivedher Ph. D. a t Pitt In
June, enjoyeda very delightful summer in Colorado combining work
with play.|a Sister M. Pierre assured me thatshe enjoyed the
vacation periodresting.Sister Maureen divided, her daybetween Pius
X school of. Musicand Columbia 'University in NewYork; \ Sister M.
Rachel and Sis-(Continued on Page 3)PHYLOMELETIC GREETS. I FRESHMEN
SOCIALLY
The first meeting of the Phylo-meltic Club was held
Thursdayevening, October 6. It was calledto order by President
Marian Gagewho then introduced the new girlsto the Tegular
members.The nature of the meeting waspurely socialgames jj were
playedand prises were awarded to thewinners.In -accordance with its
policy offormer years, the Phylomeltic Clubwill sponsor several
lectures byworthwhile speakers.Anne Gaffney
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THE MERCIAD Page Three
THE CONSUMERS'. . . CORNERTh e Merciad takes great pleas
of the Home EconomDepartment. This column ofto our subscribers a
service in
i ; The EditorLONG LIVE YOURSTOCKINGSMany gir ls a t Mercyhurst
aremany of them ,yet know litt leabout them.The followingbuying
pointswill help y o ut o shop moreeconomically.
Be sure tha tt h e stockingi s "Full-Fa sh-L. Cummings ioned,"
tha t i s ,
stitches-below the welt andthe knee. These fit farExamine the
stocking carefully
are knitted in such a
noticeable; and, consequentlycaused by a difference inAscertain
the I "Gauge" of theing. This designates the num
(Continued on*'Page 4) S2 - 0 - :
Hear Mr. HancockThe Short Story Class was ad
Dictionary Company, onttheHe sta ted that each word,!with
This information is kept| inconstructed! tomage to the
collectionrepresents years of labor,fabulous expense. HIt is
impossible to print every
word in a | dictionary.rulesj regulating theof] diction
ul survey is made to deteri ^ j | HDictionaries are revised i
only
om year to year to wa rran t af t ,Mr. Hancock went on to
telltediousness ofit than men* It requi res anof., patience an
dand, in case you are inte r
are college graduates. 1Marie Madden
Soph PatteringsNot yet an upper; not quite anunder T hat 's us
Sophomores!ANNE STOUT is the new classpre s iden t BETH LEAHEY
thenew vice-president. Cheers andc o n g r a t u l a t i o n s for
both!I W e alwaysthought ANNEwas going t o
b e a lawyer,but a positioni n t h e b a n kseems t o havecaught
her eye.
No o n e ism o r e p h o t o -graphed t h a nH . S u ll iv an H
E L E N L I U .Or more traveled! During thesummer, she visited AN
ASTASIACOTTER inf Buffalo, DORISSCALZO at the Palls, ELEANORDUMITRU
at Sharon, then wenton a trip to Philadelphia.
i* There was some fear in theFreshman class over what Initiation
might br ing for th. Now thatit ' s overwe were n't as bad
asexpected, were we? I guess theyjust couldn't get past our
'Soph'looksAnother who goes places isANNE BOUGHTON. She landedin
Colombia, South America thissummer. Lucky gir l! HastaJLaVi s ta !
ANNE! (Wha teve r tha tmeans) . | |PAT MYERS isn' t the
onlynewcomer. PAT LU ND ,| a cutepiece, shares that honor with her.
I| After routing through the "3000Names of N oteworthy Persons"H
ELE N has finally decided to call3 (Continued in Column 4)
BBl&~lflK :-o-: KflUSSi| H Faculty Notes W B^ H (Continued from
Page 2) ^ gter M . Francesca atten ded [classesat New York
University; Sister M.Mercedes and Sister M. 1 Collettestudied at j
Columb ia; |and SisterM. Victorinelattended classes atFordham.
fl^S^^^PSte^^fe^fel^I Sister M.J Esthe r, H ead of theSecretar ia l
kDepartment, taughtat Mercyhurst during the summersession.
Afterwards, she attendedth e 1 School i of 5 Catholic Actionwhich
was held in Chicago.B In"June Sr. M. Angelica journeyed to
Woodstock, Maryland forthefOrdination? of her brother ,Reverend
|Williain Vincent Cummings, S. J . On June 16, FatherCummings 3
celebrated his firstH igh Mas^ ' *n Adrian, Pennsylvania .
lrs$t:z$i %*''.>'*'". -. " '''' '*B Sister M. Philippa enjoyed
avery{interesting summer at theCatholic Unive rsity, Washin gton,D.
C. * ^ I J v ; > - *.-B Sister Mary Anna and Sister M.Eustace
conducted classes at theCollege.!9 Sister jj M. Liguori and
SisterJane Frances have been busy enlarging the library. The result
Isa light, | airy, \ spacious, and attractive reading room in which
itis a pleasure to be. ;* South Bend, Indiana, is host toour
Faculty members during bothwinter and?summer. Sister^M. F idelia,
who \ recently \ attended theNational Convention of the American
Chemical Association in Milwaukee, has^ returned, to NotreDame to
continue her work towarda Ph.D . Sister J M J Clotilda andSister
M.J Carolyn tare |back a t^ H | (Continued on Page 4) sffiy^
FASHIONS OF*. .. THE MOMENTThis season the plaids are raging a
cheerful rampag e here at
Mercyhurst. The plaid (particu-| larly the tweedlegion) s p o r
tjackets, for example, are enjoying an overwhelming v i c-tory on
our hilltop c a m p u s ;and we're allfor them. A sevidence, we
see
E. Eiser t a gay paradeof 'beaux femm es' uniformed inthem on
Roost Avenue, FrontCampus Circle, and in the downtown shopping
district Long livethe plaids; They're smart, distinctive, and ultra
collegiate. Theirallies are the short skir ts; and thedictators
have made not a few ofthem into plaids, too.Reversible rain coats?
Absolutely! We recommend!them as arain preventive. You know how
itis when you carry an umbrellaaroundit always fails to rain.The
same holds true for rever-sibles. And the best part of themis that
they can be worn now, andthis winter. w ^ B ^?BCampus susies will -
find! themexcellent I wind Ibreakers 3 herewhere the Erie wind
blows nonetoo gently. ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ B 5 Now let's go
formal. IThe 19thcentury seems ] to have fa I stronginfluence on
(evening gloves thisyear I (on {everything, for i tha tma tte r) .!
Jus t anothr case of jhis-tory \ repeating | itself. -*
L-O-N-G38J!R (Continued on Page 4) '&''',M O T H E R B O R G I
A ' S F E A S Ti,i-1 (Continued from Page 1) ^'Dunne, Frances H
auser as LucyClar, Evarita Flaherty as Dorcas;Presentation
AddressMargueriteO'Donnell; Original-Student Body.Representing the
Student Body, theStudent Council presented MotherBorgia with a
purse. Mother Borgia then spoke of Charter Day, ofthe future of
Mercyhurst, and ofthe influential part played in thedevelopment of
Mercyhurst by Mrs.James Edward O'Neil who was aguest of honor of
this occasion.Following the program, a candleglow luncheon was
served in theComm unity Room. There, MotherBorgia received the
Sisters, laymembers of the faculty, and repre-setatives of the
various classes,who joined together in w ishingMother Borgia every
success andhappiness in the future.Marguerite O'Donnell
-o -Vienna Choir Boys(Continued from Page 1)needs no advance and
dubious pressagenting to pack the auditoriumsin which it appears.
In naturalendowment and brilliancy of voiceto which is added a
simple and effective spontaneity of action, thischoir is unique
among similar organizations. No one who has alove of voices will
miss hearingthese voices, the voices of children,perhaps of all
voices the most naturally moving and melodious. Anevent of this
kind does not usuallyoccur oftener than once in a lifetime. Don't
miss it.?>*. : E. Richard
Lecture ScheduleI Is Taking ShapeMercyhurst College will
inaugurate its annual lecture series October 18 when Mr. Wilfred W
alter,one of England's greatest Shakespearea n actors, will presen
t in amost novel mann er a series ofEnglish sketches and
Shakespearean programs.Mr. Walter 's great ar t fur ther
lends itself to widely diversifiedfields of endeavor. H is
monologues are well known to the London public and*to many people
onthis side of the Atlantic. For hismonologues, Mr. Walter "will no
tuse elaborate costumes, but will gethis effect throug h make-up
andcloaks. The audience will have therare opportunity of seeing an
actor in complete change of character as Mr.- Walter applies
hismake- up in the presence of hisaudience.I t is interesting to
note that Mr.Walter appeared in Leslie Howard's producion of
"Hamlet" lastseason's hit of the legitimate .Wednesday, October 26,
MissJeanne Welty, ar tist of the mono-drama, will entertain an
audience
with her own dramat ization andproduction from the life of one
ofhistory's most famous women.The applause and recognitionwhich
past I performances havemerited her are ample proof thatMiss Wel
ty's genuine ability landtalent are I of [exceptional excellence;
and it is certain she will delight her audience.
m The third in this lecture serieswill I be I welcomed |
November 9,when Miss Lotte Goslar, "Europe'sGreatest Dancing Mime"
will present an entirely original programof dances. ^'^K-'^r.;"..
.-*;v Miss Goslar is a supreme andunique artist and her
performances have been hailed in everycountry of- Europe. Quoting
thePrague press: "The dances of Lotte Goslar not only deserve our
admiration because of the way theyare executed, but especially
because of their unusually line characteristics. So full of tast e
imagination, splendor and strangeness.'I Rosemary McGee
: - 0 - :Gauging The News(Continued from Page 2)The governor of
Louisiana hasrecently proclaimed a "rice week"in honor of the
outstanding cropof the state. It certainly wouldbe hard on the
Erieites if a perchor pike week were proclaimed here.H itler says
tha t Germany willlive forever. Maybe Germany willbut Hitler won' t
.
: - o - :Soph Patterings
(Continued from Column 2)the 0. A. 0. MERRY'. Wonder ifhe ever
heard of the song, "Don'tBring Lulu?"And so endeth the first
chronicle of the Soph Class, who stillhave to look in the mirror to
makesure that the tassel is on theSoph side.: - o - :MR. AND MRS.
G. W. BROWN(THERESA A'HEARN) spenttheir first wedding
anniversaryhere at Mercyhurst.BUNNY HAULE spent part of
the summer abroad and is now doing social work at the Public
Assistance Department here in Erie.
ALUMNAE - - -NEWSStation E-R-I-E BroadcastingAlumnae News from
Mercyhurst!F L A S H - W e d ding bells haverung for threemore
members
o f the Alumn a e - H e l e nBarry (Mrs. J .Thad Heinlein)
,Burnette Rick-enbaugh, (Mrs.George Fischer)
M. Madden both residing inErie, and KAY FORQUER, nowMRS. WILLIAM
F. MINARDO,who is living in Flint, Mich.ANNE MORIN is studyingat
Washington, P MARGARETTHOMPSON is teaching English,while study ing
at Marywood.HELEN and CATHERINE DUR-KIN are at Western Reserve
andRITA BRENNAN is a t Pitt.Buffalo sends news that JEANSUMMERS has
opened a Commercial School and that'MARY ER -WIN, who is President
of the Buffalo Chapter of Mercyhurst, isteaching fo r h e r .
DOROTHYMOONEY is now treasurer of theChapter a t Buffalo.Report has
it that the BenefitBridge held at the Durkin home inCleveland was a
delightful affair.Some I of I those a ttend ing were:JANE CONNORS,
I FLORENCEO'NEIL, who, by the way, has anexcellent position , with
Firestonein Akron; M ARGARET BURK-HART; MARGE ALGE;JMDGEHALL,
President of the ClevelandClub; EDITH I REGAN ; M i s sMARY THERESE
MATHIEU.' At? a ? meeting of the Erie clubheld at the ) home of I
Ma rgare tMcMahon j officers I were I elected\~\^ (Continued on
Page 4) Q H: - o - :
Looking for Juniors this j yea r?We're on third flfor and like *
th elocation and . our A neighbors verymuch, thank you. When you
reachI I th e I lofty sta teo f ?in j upperclassman y o ur e a l l
y shouldg e t $*> different perspectiveon something, ifit's 0
only t h edrive. S p e a k ing of drives,wha t o f w in-
V. Hileman d o w s ? W h owas surveying the situation from8-10
one night with long distanceglasses? Where were you on thenight of
Sept ? If you weren't inyour room studying like \ a majorsomebody
knows, yes, sir, \ somo -body knows, f v'.-.. >vi$ ' i l^niV-I
Have you heard '" of; the frustrated ROSEMARY McGEE whowas about to
receiva. an important message the other telephonetime and. Curses !
her threeminutes were up. Life can be bitter , isn ' t i t true?
The Juniors 'theme song really should be"There've , been ,v some
changesmade." Don't ask this year howOswald is 'cause Oswald'.is
verylikely not in the picture a'Tall.(Continued on Pages4) z ^
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CAMPUS SPORTSGround, sticks, ground, sticks,ground, sticks,
ground! And it ' s!_ JL down the fieldwe go, elevenstrong, a
threatto even the English who originated the sport.
It's out of t hebag o f warmsummer days!T h e sparking| days of
autumnG. Pletz have c o m e .Some game, this hockey! Thrillsrun
high and wide as the sticksclick, joggin g the ball down thefield
and throug h the opposinggoala score for Mercyhurst.So . . let's go
hockey, or atleast, hockey minded.
A change in the athletic department brought us MISS FRANCESMACK
from tha t grand school,Sargent, and our favorite * city,Boston.
Sargent br ings a br ightand happy remembrance of MISSTIERNEY, who
is putting" largeclasses off young Bostoniansthrough their paces.
Best wishes!That goes for both. To you, MISSMACK, goes the wish
that we willrealize your expectations; and toyou, MISS TIERNEY, a
wish forthe success you well deserve.Swimming and swimming
in-structions began< Thursday, the29th. Besides the regul ar
lessonsfori beginners and intermediateswimmers, a life saving
course isbeing conducted by H ELEN ^ P A T-TERSON, JErie 's
youngest RedCross Instructor .MARG BATTAGLIA has foundherself going
very, very enthusiasticbasketball, tennis, and riding in one week.
COLLETTESTEGELSKE carried off a saddle
burn , and HELEN PATTERSON,was just carried off.If " G I N N Y "
HILEMAN'S ability as a marksman develops, you'llfind her
^background of Indianreservations':most interesting
andunusual.DORIS ISCALZO ' is the firstcollegian cyclist cited. By
the way,just what did happen, JANET andMARION,"couldn' t you wait
aminute ? "This is all for the first periodin this whirling dervish
dance ofathletic repo rting . Cheerio andtoodle-oo!
: - o - :Alumnae Weekend
(Continued from Page 2)Miss Jean Summers, Presidentof the A
lumnae w as the toast mistress.The members of the
Associationassisted at Mass Sunday morning in the college chapel,
andafterwards attended break fast inthe students' refectory. The
general meeting and the election ofofficers, scheduled for 10:30 A.
M.concluded the business for theyear 1938. f\jAmong the guests of
honor wereF at he r J a m e s P o w e r s a ndAloys Durin g, and
the clericaland lay members of the faculty.Marie Madden
Faculty Notes(Continued from Page 3)Mercyhurst af ter a ttending
thesummer session at South Bend.Reverend A. M ichael Watso
n,Professor of Apologetics, attendedthe National Catechetical
Congressin Hartford, Conn, during the weekof October first. On h is
retu rnjourney he stopped for a.few daysin New York City.I know
that everyone will be in
terested in learning that our 'Professor of Educatio n, Dr. M.
J.Relihan, who p repares studen tsfor the teaching profession, | w
asresponsible for the establishing in1921 of the Pitts burgh
DiocesanNorm al School. Dr. Relihan attended the o p e n i n g of
itse ighteenth year this Septemberand was gratified to find 274
nunsenrolled there for the fall term.After teaching at
Mercyhurstduring the sum mer, he taugh tclasses-conducted I by the
Missionary Sisters of St. Francis in Boston.M i s s Edith Regan
attendedclasses a t Pitt extension in Erie .During the early part
of October,Miss Regan attended a BridgeParty and Tea given by the
Cleveland Club of Mercyhurst College.Mr. John A. Donatelli
gavecourses in English and Psychologyduring the Mercyhurst
.SummerSession.Miss Mary Therese Mathieu,attended summer school at
LavalUnive rsity in Canada during thesumm er. She told me that it
isthe oldest Univ ersity in NorthAmerica.Miss Ruth Whalen, of the
HomeEconomics Departm ent, attendedSyracuse University this
summer.We are all glad to welcome MissFran ces Louise Mack, the
newAthletic Director, to Mercyhurst.Gym teachers who are J
graduatesof Sargent cer ta inly know how toinstill enthusiasm for
sports.
Those girls on the hockey fieldseem determined to meet
everyattack and \ to win every game. Miss Beatrice Mulcahy has
already begun her playsthe f irstof which was given for
{MotherBorgia 's ? Feast on October 10. B H
: - o - :Alumnae News
:-o-sCATHERINE EGAN is Chief Dietic ian a t Southampton Hospita
l,Southampton, N. Y.
(Continued from Page 3) j f i land plans were made for a
skatingpa r ty ! KATHRYN LECHNER isPresident; RUTH MARY MCCARTHY,
Secretary; MARJORY POTTER, Treasurer . The skating party was held
at >the Twelfth StreetSkating Rink and proved a grand
ELLEN HEINTZ is teaching inSheffield. RITA LOH SE is at
St.John's this year. I JANE MISSI -MER has set her wedding for
December 21. ADALINE MORELLIis working in an attorney's office.KAY
LECHNER is I teaching atWilson^ Junio r {H igh I School andBETTY
O'CONNOR is? at* Eas tHigh. ALICE MARTIN is teachin g at ] West
Millcreek Township.NANCY RUTH BLAIR is nowliving in Meadville. MARY
MAS-SELLO has been doing Secretarialwork for Fr. McManaman.
flH^^HHave youS heard,that!HELENGOWANS is teachingfin Akron,N. Y.;
KAY GILL is at AlleghenyHigh School; 3 a n d PAULINE0 LAUGH1 IN is
teaching Latin ather old high school in Smethport;
MARDY O'SULLIVAN is tutoring ; and^ADELAIDE SALISBURY
JI M JAMS, JR .(Continued from Page 3)Miss Junio r is now
probably vitally interested in Joe Guck. "Offwith the old, on with
the new, I 'vegot a new man, have you ?"MARY FROST received a te
legram the other p. m. concerningmail matters, yes, m-a-i-1. GERTIE
PLETZ is now one year oldermuch to our delight, for her birthday
was celebrated in great style
with cake and ice cream. PoorSIS PATTERSON, a residentnow, tried
hard to get some cake.Nice try, Sis. Have you met ourtwo new
additions to \ the Juniorclass, ETH EL MAE GRANT andBETTY MEHLswell
gals andvery welcome. We search the hallsin vain th is year for ANN
EMARIE PETERS, the ear ly morning fudge-maker, GENEVRA MILLER,
ESTHER GORSUCH (lookslike she'll be the first bride), NORMA DE
SANTIS who would like tohear f rom you, RUTH WEBER ,RUTH
STABLEIN-we miss themall. MARG BATTAGLIA, SISPATTERSON, and
COLLETTESTEGELSKE went horseback r iding the other day, and what
problem horses they had! Sorry specimens af terward, those three
.MAMMA McCLAFFERTY is agirl to watch in the swirl of herdomestic
duties; and her side-kick,MARY ANNE CANNON, is reallyat her best
while hanging out thewash. MARY JANE MAH ONEYis already famous for
her drop-cookies which we tested over andover again.
DOTTY O'MALLEY is going tohave a * little trouble in her
commercial dealings this year; sheprefers a g certain* brand.We
Jheard JANNIE GRIFFITHinsulted a mint this summer. Howcould you,
Jannie ? BETTY ZAHN-IZERtis reported established atWestern Reserve.
SIS |HEALYand ELAINE BOYD arel grandcomp any .
fiafc^&&'^^H^BB Finally, "Try cooperation.! Re member, the
banana that leavesthe bunch always gets skinned" Sis teaching Home
Ec at Union CityHigh I School. BETTY J MILLERha s I a I secretarial
j position J i nMeadville. ^ H ^ ^ H f l j ^ ^ ^ ^ B ^ HI Did you
know that MARY CI-AIOLA is I engaged ? J Mrs. Story,nee Helen H
euther, had a son, William Thomas, Jr. on September 1.HE LEN lis
now Hiving at I Flushing, L. | JAN E TURGEON , nowMRS.J CLARENCE HU
RLEY, ofButler, also had a new arrival onSeptember 2. ] H er name
isf JoanMarie . ^MRS. LEROY ERHEART,the former JANE SAWDEY, hada
son the latter part of August. SHHH :-o-: SSKKtI Consumer's Corner
I
Fashions
SE8 | (Continued from Page 3) B!fi|inches of the knittin g
machine. Itusually runs from 42 to 57.1 Th ehigher th e! gauge, the
{f iner thestocking. g^^l^M^^B^^WB^K^H The occasion for which you
willwear the I stocking 1 should determine its weight*'} You will
find thefol lowing! scheduleBuseful:J onean d two J thread for
evening wear;three threa d for afternoon or [informal 1 wear; I
four j thread! fo rstreet or Ibusiness; seven threadfor service and
sportswear. ^^^^H% Buy at ( least two pairs of thesame shade j at J
the! same time.Then,lif |one stocking wears out,you will still have
a fewhole pairleft. I f I ;
(Continued from Page 3)gloves for evening. H ere's yourchance,
freshmen! ?You've beenmoaning to be rushed by CH ISELCHINNED
ROMEOS, haven' tyou? Let's use a bit of logic here.Gramma wore long
gloves, didn' tshe?-She was the most soughtafter girl of the gay
nineties, orat least she swears to the fact.Right? Why don' t you
experiment? (All scientists do, and youhave to be scientific about
gettingrushed now-a-days) . The mid-yearprom festival in honor of
Terpsi chore seems to be a long way off,but t ime passes quickly.
Use theglovesmatching for preferablycontrasting shades with your
formalas weapon number I on themale prospects you will spot at theH
allowe'en hop, and will invite tothe strictly formal mid-year.
Everyother C. C. R. in the place will bechanting "Won't you change
Part-ers?" Above all , don' t remove thegloves unless you become
agonizingly over-popular.
It is not too late for the Seniorsto lure men. So-o let them
luxuriously sip sodas in Pulakos everyafternoonpost practice-
teachingin the manner of dignified schoolmarms , just to practice
that "I'ma school teacher air"with the i rhands gloved in Merry H
ull 's For-chettes-comfort plus, guaranteednot to rip, ravel, or to
run downthe seams. Oh, yes, forchettes arethe la test thing in
smart, practicalgloves, constructed with a continuous piece that
runs all aroundfrom the outside of the hand tothe thumb (three
dimensional affa irs, in other words) , so that i tisn't necessary
to remove thegloves while sipp ing the soda.Thus, th at
ready-to-order (anybody around) lookfis preserved.I In line with
the 19th centurymotif, the bell silhouette is inagain, and | will
reign" for aboutthir ty y ears, if th e {fashion cyclestill f runs
I true to form. B eingslaves of the I'beau monde', manyof you
collegians will wear hoops'neath your skirts. Woe is me!only hope
the C. C. B's won't mindriding a la running board on promnights,
'specially when the weatheris on the chilled side. (Bring hotbr
icks, boys; i t ' s an ! old i custom).
3 Select the I correct size] and thelength of stocking by
measuringalong the side of|the foot the actual length of you r foot
in inches,from the backjof the heel to theend of the great toe. H ^
^ ^ ^ ^ HI Ask about the "Twist"! of thestocking. This refers to
the number and direction of turns given tothe thread to make it
dull, strong,and elastic. The highe r the twist,the better the
wearing qualities. Sg The heel, I toe, and top of fthestocking
should be reinforced fwitha double thickness of jsilk.1 Th eterm of
life of stockings dependsa great deal I upon the I care yougive
them. Perspiration is an enemy of silk; therefore, silk
hosieryshould be laundered as soon as possible after each I
wearing, i Makea suds with a mild soap and lukewarm water .
HSqueeze th e Isudsthrough the stockings gently untilyou are sure
they are thoroughlyclean.! Then rinse out the soap intwo or three
clear waters of? th es a m e temperature, 'j Al wa yssqueeze, never
rub or wring. Dryat room temperature. Never placethe stockings on
Sa radiator . Before hanging to dry, stra ighten
VARIETIES - - -- -ByVEEDEEH ave you noticed the nightgrow ing?
These fall evenings areglorious as they slope from duskI I m t o d
a r k . Afew remainingsun rays siftthroug h the gathering
silk-likedarkness and agalaxy of delicate hues slowly fade into
theb l u e o f t h e
western s k yJ T h e v i r g i nV. Dooley whiteness oft h a t
heavenly harvest moonsettles down for the eveningand seems to be
surrounded in atwinkling*by gleaming constellations.I have recently
discovered bydevious means that much teachingis being done abed.
Seeminglyslumbering Seniors can be heardmutter ing and mumbling
phrasefrom the work at hand in the weehours of the morn. I firmly
believe that this innovation owes itsbeginning to M A R I A N
MCLAUGHLIN who, a t sunrise onefine morning, delivered a
worthytreatise on f ixed assets to the utter consternation of her
roommate , NELL EISERT. NELL hassince taken up the practice herself
and adds to it corridor somna-ambulism.
FRAN HAUSER is the Home-Ecers main stand-by in the daily^ ^ ^ _
_ _ J0^ making busconnections. With hat and booksclutched hastily
in her arms, andheels clicking in the best trottermanner , FRAN
guarantees catching any bus that has no more thana three block star
t on her .BETTY MEYER, MARG O'DON-NELL, and NELL EISERT wento ? a
gala Mercyhurst ' t ea ' Cleveland the weekend of the firsthose
lucky Cleveland men! Thesame weekend, MAR IAN MCLAUGHLIN, of the
beautiful eyeswas singularly favored by a visifrom her red-headed
friend of longstanding who usually, has to admire her I from the J
distance ofPenn State . H i
MARION TOWNE f inds thathis mad social whirl fades
intoinsignificance as the much anticipated militaryjball looms in
thenea r distanceone of the high-lightsiof the social season. #I
The commercial students droveto Pittsburgh during the weekendof the
8th to a ttend the Tri-StateCommercial Teachers ConventionWith
LURETTA KELLOGG controlling the speed of her familiarcar, and BETTY
MEYER, MARYRITA OLIVER, MARY LOU Mc-GRANN, and M A R I A N
MCLAUGHLIN doing their usualquota of back-seat driving the
expedition was capped with success.MARY CUMISKEY, our newsenior,
who spent her earlier yearsat-Marywood College and
SyracuseUniversity, is kept busy these daysat the -ipractice
house.
difficult project
the foot and seam. This will allow the stocking to dry to its
correct dimensions and will assuregreater comfort as well as
longerwear .Finally we list the nine stocking colors which are
"tops " thisfall. They are Yam, Maple Sugar,H arvest, Pecan, Acorn,
Setter,Pumpkin, Bittersweet, and Sumac
