The Merciad, May 1932

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CALENDER FOR JUNEJune 1, 2, 3College ExaminationsJune 4, 7 P.M.Annual DinnerDance, Kahkwa Country Club,Music by the} Notre DameJugglersJune 5, 3 P.M.Baccalaureate SermonReverend Arthur Finan,College ChapelJune 6, 2:30 P . M.Senior Day.Programme, Auditorium; Welcome Address, Florence Amnion; Passing of Torch, EthelLevick; Response, Alice Summers; Class History, ClelandDriscoll; Class Will, MadelynH a l l ; P ro ph ec y, KathrynBarrett; Ivyf Planting, MaryAnn Woods; Turning the Tassels, Ethel Levick, Verle McQuiston?;

4:00 P.M.Annual Garden PartyDeck Porch10:00 P.M.The Torch Dance Seniors and Sister Class11:00 P.M.Junior SerenadeJune 7, 8:00 P.M.'CommencementExercisesJune 8Farewell.

: - o - :J UNI OR- FRESHMAN PARTYApril 12 was the date set for theJunior-Freshman Par t y . A f t e rwracking our brains for a suitableentertainment for our "Big Sisters' ' , we finally decided on a"Miscellaneous Par t y" . I nv i t a tions were sent out in the form oftelegrams, printed backwards. Theguests arrived in the Student Dining Room and the program plan

ned bv the Freshmen" was carredVout very*successfully. M a gameealied " kidnapping' ' , Alice Summers as the guilty party, TyrellaToomey as the lawyer and "Dibby" Wilber t as the* defendantlawyer, furnished much amusement for the part y. After the depar ture ofHhe guests, .the Freshmenclimaxed the evening by cleaningup .We sincerely hope that the partyfurnished as much enjoyment forou r \k Big Sisters " as it did for us .f Catherine Gleason, '35.

MARY ANN WOODSNorth East, Penna.North East High School; ClassPresident, '29; Class Vice President, '30, '31; Exchange Editor,Merciad, ' 31 ; Secretary, StudentCouncil, ' 31 ; Senior Representative, Student Council, '32; FineArts Club, '29, '30; Prom Committees, '29, '30, '31; Glee Club, '32;Sodality, '32; Chosen "Most Popular Senio r", '32. J

SCIENCE CLUBThe April meeting of the Mercyhurst Science Club took placeTuesday, April 19, with Miss MaryCronin in charge of the followingvery interesting program:Magnetism RegislO 'LearyCellophane Mary CroninCurrent Events -Costello ResslerThe* last meeting of the club forthe term took place in May 17,with the officers of the club incharge of another characteristic-ally interesting program:Textiles Florence AmmonWomen In ScienceIf. Verle McQuistonCurrent Events Jane TurgeonThe Science Club has certainlyenjoyed a satisfying year of veryearnest work and wishes to extendto all its friends|the invitation toattend its meetings fin future. Thenext meeting will be held on Tuesday eve ning, October 18, 1932.

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THE OLD REFRAINI'm still thinking,I'm still dreaming,Those dreams so old yet new-Mv heart's sinkingMy mind's schemingFor dreams scarce e'er come true.

ETHEL SHI RLEY LEVI CKErie, Penna.East High School; Class President, '32; Kappa Chi President,'32; Kappa Chi Treasurer, '31;Student Council Representative,' 31 ; Student Council Vice President, '32; Business Mgr. Merciad,'32; Cast of "Sallys A n n " , ' 3 1 ;Cast of "Maid of Tokyo", '30;Glee Club, '32; Fine vArts Club,'29, '30; Class Treasurer, '30;Prom Girl , '32; Prom Committees,'30, '31, 32; Chosen "Best Looking Senior" , '32.

I'm still driftingI 'm still roamingSome day the tide must turnThrough sands sifting^ In night 's gloamingFrom heartache Love will learn.>-Elizabeth Wilber t . ^33.

TH E "HUSTLER"He was a ragged little urchin,the wisdom and grime of thestreets indelibly impressed on hispinched blueflittle face. His tattered clothes flapped thinly in the

chill wind of a February blizzard,as he clutched with a rough, redlittle hand, his bundle of soggyI papers.He trudged wearly and silentlyover the nearly deserted streets,hunching his scrawny shouldersagainst the icy blasts.In a moment he had darted intoa nearby bakery entrance for shelter, and stood at the window devouring with two large eyes thetempting display of dainties, andwrinkling his nose in an effort tosatisfy the pangs of hunger.Once he pressed his desperatelittle face against the pane and

slid a furtive hand deep into t heDaggy trousers only to draw it outempty. |Suddenly he was lost fro mlviewto reappear a little later in theblue-coaled arm of the Jaw, clutching in his pitiful grasp, a halfmuched bun. He was unresistinglybundled into the wagon, andlas th eclean white curtain of the snowfell softly, and silently over thisdrama of. the streets, I found myself pondering on the insensatepattern of life. .$ ii } Ruth Sterrett , '34.


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FLORENCE CECILIA AMMONButler, Penna.Mount Aloysius Academy, Cres-son, Pa. ; President of Stude ntC o u n c i l , 3'32;e Secretary ofStudent 's Spiri tual Council , '32;President of Mercyhurst ScienceClub, ' 31 ; Charter Member ofMercyhurst Sciene Club; Treasurer, Fine Arts Club, ' 30 ; Class Secretary-Treasurer, '30; Member ofCast of "Wild Rose" , '29; Membe r offCast of *' The Maid of Toky o " , ' 30 ; Member of Cast of"Sally A n n " , ' 31 ; Prom Committees, '29, '30, ' 31 ; General Chairman of Prom Committee, '32.

SPRING!When the zephyrs of Spring" areblowingAcross both land and seaThere awakens within one's bosomA song of Revelry.Fo r God has tou ched} the fairflowers|A.nd roused them from their rest,Their bright faces again are smilin gProm woodland, vale and crest.At a nod from their Creator

IBoth gorgeous plants and treesThrow out their verdant trappingsTo a gentle, soothing breeze.And legions of colored songstersFlit blithely to and fro,As they warble their vesper anthemsSo gentle, soft, and low.So into the woods let us wanderTo view God's works so rare,Then lift up our hearts to HeavenIn fervent loving prayer.To thank for the gracious Spring-time,For visions of art so true,For the gorgeous works of Nature,Ever ancient, yet ever new.

Sister M. Pierre, S.M.

DOWN^MEMORY LANEDear Sarah:* Please, Sally darling, notice yournew cognomen. M y one year ofbeing an alumna has sort of mademe go in for old things, so to quoteSister Mary Anna, "give me thegood old names like Petronilla,Kunegunda and Sa r a h" . Fo rweeks [ have read your delightfully vivid pictures of Mercyhurstlife, your description of theautumnal patch work quilt , yourholiday gayeties, your Proms andExams and now when your teadance opens the story of MaytimeI'm wondering about a springtimea vear ago and remembering' otherdays. Of course you don't remember, but there was a first GardenPar ty. Our dresses were short andJeanne Elliott , much to our surprise, wore a frilly blue affairwhich she called her "chiffony",and acted so very, very feminine.Wee took some pictures and somehow, the smiling lovely face ofli t t le Bettv Fasenmeyer seemed topredominate, imparting, as i t were,a bit of sunshine to us just asher life did.

Mar y McCrady led the firstdaisy chain. Believe it or not, thedaisies were mostly roses and someof us more ungainly paraders gotdreadfully mixed up and trailedrather than carried our brokendaisy chain.'$Not to have been somewherenear Helen Portman during themore serious "cap and gown" affairs would have been one of life'scalamities. Helen always managedto wear rather worn out hose onthese occasions so that when thesermon, speech or performance became boring she could amuse herself widening the runs. There wasalways someone who lost her whitegloves at the last minute and hadto squeeze her hands into borrowed ones which were two orthree sizes too small.'As Juniors, and hungry ones atthat, we insti tuted an outdoorbreakfast for the Seniors. Evento-night, 1 can smell the frying bacon, and my mouth waters when Ithink of the strange and enormous

sandwiches we | managed to concoct. If my imagination continues,Sally, I shall even feel the orangejuice tricklin g down my wrist. Wewere vivacious picnickers tha t day,and it didn' t rain, fAre you thinking that I 'm goingto forget the dinner dances? Ofcourse not. They were always perfectly marvelous affairs thesort of date you circled on yourcalendar weeks ahead and sighedand aeted sentimentally about forft/weeks after.Then, too, we experienced thetask of those terrible term papers,last minute notes and prayerful

cramming. The-bulletin board wasoverloaded, mostly with little

4/notes about store bil ls and library 'notices. With it all, Sister Mer- 4cedes was t ip-toeing around whispering "quel bruit", which shouldmean "what a no i s e " .I wonder, Sally, if your springtime will have anything quite sobeautiful! as N ellie 's exquisitevoice, quite so picturesque as thesunlight tinting the wild flowerson the chapel altar, quite so sadas realizing for the first t ime justwhat Alma Mater means.p haven' t writ ten about last

"vyear. It 's all still too nea r "myheart to be put down on paper.And whv should! I? Every ! girlknows her own graduations is th eJovliest. Good luck, Sally. Mayyour Maytime be a happy one.Reminiscently yours, .5} M

Uz. MARI E MADELI NE CIELINSK:_0_. Erie, Penna.SONNET ON SUNSET St * B e n e d i c t , s Academy; Edin-# 1 . j boro State Teachers College. i-5

When evening hangs trom Heaven s . ;vaulted dome "fe |l|pf DI NNER- DANCEHer curtains misty gray and pur- "A re you going to 'ithe JuneI pie hu e * l | g Di nn er-D anc e?" ! This is a cornTo meet the eart h in ever changin g mon q uestion heard in our hallsblue> ! I \ these days.) The K ahkwa Club,The sun, all veiled in rosy cloud Erie's very exclusive country club,foam, |i s to be the scene of this socialSlow sinks to rest with in his even t. The Notre Dame Jugglersnightly home an orchestralwhich spent last sum-In Er ie' s lake of liquid gold an d mer in China, and is on its way to* blue* - * *fe - fulfill a summer engagement inMy thoughts go out beyond {this Europe, will furnish the music.sunset hue The committees1 a r e : Orchestra,To One whose Hands \ have made Peg Blair, Kay Barrett , Jeannettethis transie nt home. |Bonn ell; Favors, Jean Summers,j Dot Morard, Mary Irwin, LuEllaHow fair and glorious His face Haaf; I nv i t a t i ons , ! M a r g a r e tII must be Han na, Libby Lippart; Publicity,If earth reflects His majesty below Dibby W ilbert , Eileen Foster,Whose love is plain in sunset I r ene Guillot , Kay Barrett , Ruthbeauty told. Ann Martin , Dorothy Meyer; Fin-Mylsoul intense ly longs its God to ance, Ginny Duggan, Jan e Tur-se geon;|Ball Room, Teddy Yochim,When sunset fi l ls the earth with Kay Ryan, Margaret -Clark, Ka yradia nt glow Reise r; Program s and Place Cards,To draw frail hearts lacross this Betty Danahy, Julia Belle Gallup,bridge of gold. Butti Sterre tt , Kay Egan. fS ister M. Modesta, A.P.P.S . Irene Guillot, 33.: -o- : : -o- : JDEATH CLAIMS ONE OF US OH, VENUS!

Fo r the first t ime Sin the six W hat is woman? Woman isyea rs Merc yhu rst College has ex- an element found wherever a manisted, death has claimed one of us exists It has all colors and sizesfor her own. One who came to |us Usually in disguise cond ition|^in our infant year s, Bet ty Fasen - Fac e covered with film of compo-meyer Berry, ex- '31, one who was site material Balks at nothingalways ready to cooperate, one who and may freeze at moment fs noticewas alwaysskind and sincere. Melts when properly treatedMercyhurst was proud of Betty, Veryfbitter :if not well used Itsand while we bow our heads in sil- chemical propert ies are very activeent tr ibute , we are proud that we possesses great affinity for gold,had one who was as good and as silver, platin um, and preciouslovely as Betty , to send as the stones violent reaction when leftfirst of us to meet Our God. aloneOAble tof abso rb expensiveW e extend our hea rtfelt sym- food at anytim e Sometimespathy to her husband Edward yields to pressure Ages!rapidly,Berry, to baby Mary Joanne, and but^conceals itl.JlVesh variety hasto her parents, great magnetic attribu te.Mildred MoCormick, '33. J I Tatt ler .


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The longer I live, the plainer,. I seeThis earth keeps on moving quitewell without me.I'.ponder and wonder just whatI 'm alive if or,And what are the maxims and aimsI should strive for.I stroll through the forest and outon the greenWhere nature's perfections areplain to be seen.From each little bud, fruit orflowers soon bloom,And out of each acorn, tall , mammoth trees loom.The bird on the'wing or the birdin its nestThe child or the birdling, alikemust find rest.The bird to its treetop, the child> to its homeReturn when they're weary, tootired to roam.For life is a mystery, we all willagreeConsider the people, the earth, skyand sea.The precept of Khayyam " to drinkand be gavTo laugh and be merry with eachpassing day; . * .Lest death creep upon us, a thiefin the n ight"Undoubtedly offers some peoplefdelight.Still when I consider a life of thatkindIt s falseness and vagueness appearto my mind, *;Though everyone knows lifethis can existSuch conduct the virtuousmust resist .

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So each day my duty I ' l l try witha *zest,Through life 'mid tempta t ions I ' l lstrive for the best .Elizabeth Wilbert , '33.: -o - :VACATION

G-lad days of vacation greet us,How happy today we are! $Reward shines in the evening skiesOf the school year, like a star.We have labored, we have won;Countless joys have here beenfoundBut the pleasures of a vacationAll $he more with thrills abound.Though the pupils all are happyBecause of the good 'times near; ;In our heart or hearts we sjiallne ' e r for&'et jLiT9

MARY GERTRUDE CRONINI Erie, Penna.East High School; Fine ArtsClub, '29, '30; Science Club, '31;'32; Vice President of ScienceClub, '3 1 ; Member of C ast of"Maid of Tokyo" , ' 30 ; Memberof cast of "Sally An n" , ' 31 ; Social Chairman Freshman Class,' 29; Secretary and Treasurer Senior Class, '32; Prom Committees,'29, '30, 31; Kappa Chi Soroity.NIGHT

The moon glows round andbrigh t and st ill! and coolAnd shimmers on the water onthe shoreShe spreads her radiance far andwide, and o'erThe rippling, dancing waters ofthe |pool.The stars peer out, but one by onethey fadeSubservient toj their shepherdessthe moon.Whose gleaming f path must haveits end too soonWhen daylight slowly dawns o'erpool and glade. JBetty Danahy, '33.: -o - :DREAM SHIPf

If I should find some far-seculdedspotI n a|corner of a hallowed shore,Where angry sea waves long andlong have soughtTo break upon the secrets of itsheart 's core

If I should wait until the tidecomes inWith precious cargoes from unknown-lands,Would you sail in from your landof Might-Have-Been,And, anchor, for an hour, uponth e sands?Kay Barre t t , ' 33 . |: -o - :

The happiness we ve round nerejJane Conner, '35.Some of the white sand dunesin San Luis Valley, Col., rise to aheight of about 100 feet.

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BALLADI MET MY LOVE

I met my love one fine spring morn,The air was crisp and clean.It wasfthe clearest, bluest dayThat ever I have seen.I met my love one fine spring morn,And, said I to my love:Your eyes are bluer than the skyThat shelters us, above."And, then , my love did look so sweeti So apple-blossom like,And, there was love fwri t on herface,So softly pink and white.Her hand, so lily-white, she wavedTo me*in glad surprise.And I would fain have held herhand,And looked into her eyes.I met my love one fine spr ing mornWhen apple-blossoms bent.She came just like a phantombreath IPAnd, just as soon, she went.

' Kayf Barrett , '33.:-o-:SONNET ON DEATH

So silently and stealthily it creeps,That ere our work seems done,Gone's the brightness from life'ssun,Leaving us as one who sleeps.Anon another forward bravely[leaps,carrv on'/byJus begun,Until one day his course, as well,is run,And Death, again, his ruthlessharvest reaps.Thus, like a thread that breaksand breaks,Does life's course flow for one andall,Each one his turn must surely face,For|Death his charges ever takes.So, let us, fearless, wait the call,Nor aimless tarry in that ceaseless race.Sister Mary Esther, S.M.:-o-:I HAVE A FRIEND

I am rich,I have a friend,Perhaps you've never noticed,'Tis better for too fine a thingTo be buried so shallow as to befound easily.A long'the corridor,? at duskShe comes to me, she gives a trust,Confidences are exchanged.

To " c a r r v I n n " unfinished tasks

MARY CLELAND DRISCOLLPittsburgh, Penna.Dormont High School; PromCommittees, '29, ^30, |>31; StudentCouncil Representative, '31, 5'32;News Editor, Merciad, f 31 ; Associate Editor, Merciad, '32; Sodalit y ; Glee Club; Cast of f "Sal lyA n n ' ' , ' 31 ; Cast fof \' Maid ofTokyo" , '30; Cast of "WildRose", '29. I ii

THE SWEETEST STORYEVER TOLD | f f|There was. a little Xi ng of old,Who lived with Mary mild; |His baby Finger calmed the seaFor He was Heaven's Child.One day he left His humble homeTo teach throughout the land;He cured the blind, He healed thesick,Three years with holy Hands.'Twas Thursday Eve He gave usBreadHis sacred Flesh divine;And on the morrow gave His lifeThat we might pardon find.He died for us our sins to bear,That we might l ive anew;Come, let us give our hea rts to HimFor "Him our love renew. S. M. Frances McCarthy, '34.

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THOUGHTSDarkness rushing 'cross the earthto meetithe dawn . . .A path of sheerest silver pouredalong the heavens . . .Mutu al unde rstandin g, sincere, The wind, whispering .. . caressinghonest:I feel ifhave touched somethingAlmosi divine. 7

Advice, sympathy, laughter, happiness itself i 2-^In these brief minutes! bej6re"lights f l a s h" ,Th e fworld stands still for f' j f r iends ' ' .I am rich I have a friend.I

With strange fantastic tales ofgorgeous, magicPlaces that i t swept through to-d av . . . &Streaming fingers of the cloudsSeduced by the wind . . . followingwhere I would not . . .And I am left alone . . . never toknow peace . . .Virginia Duggan, '33.


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Pa ere 4 THE MERCIAD May, 1932

* T H E MERCIAD *Published monthly by the s tudents of Mercyhurst College

Address all communications to

iors, teachers, and classmatesBth&t I am most thankful-After four years of close association I feel they aremy friends for life who will rejoice in my success andsympathize in my difficulties as I will theirs!Mercy hurst College Pleasant memories of college will remainErie, Pennsylvania wi th me always and it isfrom;; he bottom of my heart

Subscript ion RatesONE DOLLAR THE'YEARI thank you for them.

M E R C I A D S T A F FE D I T O R - I N - C H I E F

Madelyn Hall, p32ASSOCIATE EDITORS

LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT^8 We, the Senior Class of nineteenhundred and t hir ty two, being" ofsound mind, body and judgment,do herebv bequeath the following:Cleland Driscoll, '32 NEWS EDITORSKatherine Barret t , '33 Katherine Gleason, '35

Verle McQuiston, '32Ruth Ann Mart in, '34

EXCHANGE EDITORMildred McCormick, '3 3

BUSINESS MANAGEREthe l Leviek, '32

f ALMA MATER! FAREWELL!"Alm a Mater, now the time has come When we must leave your guidance t r ue . "

Yes, the time has come. The happiest years of ourlives have d raw n all too swiftly to a close. W e are aboutto leave you after four ever-to-be-cherished| yearsspent under your safe guidance- We must leave younow, dear Alma, Mater, to go out|into the world forwhich; you Jia ve pre] >ared us. You have guided usthrough the years from irresponsible youth to sane womanhood. We go forth now women of thetworld.W e | want to make you proud of us. It is the least wecan do alt er all tha t you have done for us. Fo r years to imitate our sister Class.come, we shall remember the happy moments spenthere, the friends we have made during these four enchanted years. We shall always be faithful and loyaldaughters of our Alma Mater. "Your standards we shall ever keepAnd in memory wilMever cherish you."

To Our Beloved Dean, MotherBorgia, our everlasting devotion;To Sr. Fidelis, our Class Advisor,our appreciat ion and grat i tude;

To Father Sull ivan, our unst inted affect ion;To Mr. Relihan, our admirat ion;To our teachers , our grat i tudefor all that they have done for us;To the Sisters, our love andprayers ;To Mercyhurst, the ghosts of ourfootsteps, with those of the otheralumnae, to echo through the hallsduring Ithe years to come;To the Class of thirty1 hree, ourloyalty and pride in our Alma Mater and all Senior privileges;To our Sister Class, our faith intheir ability to mainta in! the highstandards they now uphold;To the Class of thirty five, ourbest wishes and our admonitionfto

I Our personal bequests are hereby submitted:I, Florence Ammon, give mytitle of *' Mercyhurst 's PerfectHostess ' I to Alice Reeder; to BettyDanahy, I will my "I t^- Jmy affection for "Georffie" to LibbvYes, Alma M ate r, we shal l eve r keep the* sta nd - Lippert;imy "Sunday voice'? toards which you uphold because we know tha t they areright. We shall never forget you, though we be milesaway. Forever, you shall beckon us along the rightpathw ay, guiding us, inspiring u s to noble things.It is with a feeling of deep regret thai the lastlines of our Farewell song greet our ears a lumpth at will not down arises in our thro ats as we sing :fc* Farewell, once moreGod's blessings on thee pour,Oh Alma Mater,Farewel l . " Madelyn Hall, '32.:-o- :| I I ALMA MATERAlma^Mater:I | It is with deep regret I leave you. Under yourcareful guidance j have spent four very wonderfulyears.

Through you Ijhave attained the knowledge whichnow enables me tolenter the world prepared to makemy own way. Fortius I am|grateful.? I ' "m.s |if*S of sir)r-

Margaret Hanna ; my little i i MissFixit' - disposition to CarolineNewberger .

I, Marie Cielinski, will my ability to have all my assignments doneon time to Mim Shalkham.I, Mary Cronin, will my infectious giggle to Jane Turgeon, mythorough knowledge of Advanced

lAccounting toi Jean Summ ers.I, Cleland Driscoll, will my telephone numbers of local admirersto Alice Summ ers, my affection for*i Pere *' to Dorothy Moonev,V ft-Jo-Jo's eggs to Sr. Agatha, mysoft, gentle melodious voice toPeggy Blair, all my trips to OilCity to Dibby Wilbort. II, Madelyn Hall, will all my" c a m p u s e s '\ to Carmelita Gill, allrides to 26th Street * to Nan

O'Brien,|my position as Sr. MaryEsther ' s secretary to Jean Summers, my populari ty to Kay Ryan,my ] fresh school-girl appearance toDorothy Morard, my eyelashes toRegis O'Learv. * I

Cleland.I , Alice Keefe, wil l my "drag"with Sr . Phil ippa to Irene Guillot;my knack of running out of gas toMary Irwin, my love of sleep toth e "Flreshmen, my abili ty! to discern hard cider from sweet ciderto Vera Anderson.I, Helen Kowalski, will my thorough iknowledge of Latin to KayBarrett, my cute boy friend toanyone that can get him. . J |

| | ; I , Ethels Leviek, will my . executive ability to Jeannete Bonnell,my drag with the Dean to MaryIrwin, my argumentative powersto Caroline Newberger.I, Alice Lyons, will my enthusiasm to Costello Ressler; my sing-ing voice to Father Sullivan, jg lI, Verle McQuiston, will myknowledge of parliamentary law toTheresa Farri, my ability to havedates every night in the week toMary Carlos, my knowledge ofChemistry to Mid McCormick., J , Grace Rechiche, will my peals,of laughter to Nell Morin, myknack of always having the lastword to Helen Crowley, my frontseat in chapel to Ginny Duggan.I , Helen Waldinger, bequeath

my promptness to Kay Barret t , mydramatic ability to Teddy Yochim,my record of perfect attendance atClass Meetings to Alice Summers.I, Mary Ann Woods, will mygeneral week-end permission andmy New York Central Railroadpass to Mary Yriberry, my excusesfor cutting history printed inbooklet form to Mildred McCormick, my affection for? 'Ed" to myjealous rival, Jean Summers, myability to take a good picture atthe first sitting to Alice Summers,mv knack of running elevators toMickey McDonald, my presidencyof the R. K. O.fto Alice Reeder;my two perfect front teeth toMother Pierre .As a parting gift, we leave toPeggy Blair a specially constructed Almanac upon which aremarked not only the days, but alsothe minutes and the hours guaranteed to make time fly.The above document |has beenduly signed and witnessed, thistwenty-second day of May, onethousand nine hundred and thirtytwo, by the members of the SeniorClass, as their last will and testament. T M *Mercyhurst CollegeErie , Pennsylvania

May 22, 1932.


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May, 1932 TH E MBROIAD Page 5S E N I O R M E S S A G E C h a r a c t e r i s t h e i r e s u l t o f t w o f o r c e s o n e t h e i n -I t i s w i t h a t o u c h o f m a d n e s s t h a t w e w r i t e u p o n ! i t i a l f f o r c e w h i c h H h e C r e a t o r g a v e w h e n H e c a l l e d u st h e s e p a g e s a r e v i e w o f o u r l i f e a s a c l a s s d u r i n g o u r i n t o b e i n g , a n d t h e o t h e r t h e e x t e r n a l i n f l u e n c e a n du n d e r g r a d u a t e d a y s n a p p y d a y s o f o u r y o u t h a t i c u l t u r e t h a t m o l d a n d m o d i f y t h e d e v e l o p m e n t o f l i f e .M e r c y h u r s t . A t M e r c y h u r s t w e h a v e a l l b e e n s u b j e c t t o d i s c i p l i n e ,F o u r y e a r s a g o w i t h g r e a t z e a l l a n d h i g h h o p e i n t o l i b e r a l i z i n g i n f l u e n c e s a n d t o a g e n e r a l i n t e l l e c t u a l ,o u r h e a r t s w e a s s e m b l e d f r o m f a r a n d n e a r i n p u r s u i t )

of o u r q u e s t f o r k n o w l e d g e . T h e a c t i v i t i e s o f t h e f u t u r e w i l l s o s o o n d i m m a n y m e m o r i e s h e r e , t h a t , | w h i l em o r a l , a n d s p i r i t u a l r e g i m e . T h e s e a r e t h e i n f l u e n c e st h a t m a k e f o r r i g h t a n d g o o d i n t h e b u i l d i n g o f c h a r a c t e r . W e f h o p e t h a t a t a s t e f o r f b e a u t y f a n d a r e l i s h f o rt h e s e m e m o r i e s f l o u r i s h i n f u l l v i g o r i n J o u r m i n d s , i t ; w h a t i s r e f i n i n g h a v e b e e n d e v e l o p e d i n e a c h o f 1 ;i s o n l y f i t t i n g t h a t w e g i v e a t l e a s t a f e w m i n u t e s t o a n d t h a t t h e c u l t i v a t i o n o f g o o d t a s t e w i l l f b e o u r c o n -r e c o l l e c t i o n o f o u r c o l l e g e d a y s . ^ ^

T h e d i f f e r e n c e b e t w e e n o n e h u m a n b e i n g a n a n o t h e r , i s l a r g e l y a d i f f e r e n c e i n p o w e r o f r e m e m b r a n c e ;l _ ^ _ _ _ _ _ _ _n o t s t r o n g m e n t a l r e t e n t i v e n e s s b u t j t h e m o r a l g r a s p h a v e m e t a s c l a s s m a t e s a n d h a v e f o r m e d l a s t i n g f r r e n d -a n d i m a g i n a t i v e p o w e r b y w h i c h p a s t e x p e r i e n c e s c a n s h i p s - T h i s c a m p u s w h e r e f i r s t w e i n e t a s f r i e n d s w i l lb e c o m e t h e v e r y s t u f f a n d s t r e n g t h o f c h a r a c t e r . W h a t ! b e s a c r e d I t o u s a l l t h r o u g h o u r f r i e n d s h i p a l l t h e

c e r n w h i l e w e | a l s o s1 r i v e t o b e a g r e e a b l e a n d c o u r t e o u si n o u r r e l a t i o n t o o u r f e l l o w m e n . W f I I t |O n t h e s e g r o u n d s a n d w i t h i n ! t h e s e b u i l d i n g s w e

s h a l l i t p r o f i t t o h a v e b e e n l i b e r a l l y f t a u g h t , i f t h e p a s ti s a l l t o b e f o r g o t t e n ? O f w h a t a v a i l i s w i s d o m i f w el o s e t h e k e y t o t h e j t h i n g s t h a t h a v e b e e n ?m o r e s a c r e d a s f o u r f r i e n d s h i p d e e p e n s ! w i t h t h e c o m i n g y e a r s . I %J u n e 7 , m a r k s t h e c o m m e n c e m e n t f o f s e r v i c e t o o u rW e h a v e c r o w d e d i n t o t h e b u s y f o u r s h o r t y e a r s A l m a M a t e r a s a l u m n a e . L i k e e v e r y c h e r i s h i n g m o t h e r s h e h a s b e e n b e n e v o l e n t . S h e h a s r i c h l y b e s t o w e du p o n u s h e r r a r e t r e a s u r e s , a n d s h a r e d ! w i t h u s v h e rl o f t y i d e a l s . W e s h a l l n o w w i s h | t o r e p a y h e r b e n e f i c -^ ^ ^ ^ ^ _ _ - - _ _ _ _ e n c e , t o b e d a u g h t e r s w i l l i n g t o s e r v e h e r c o n s t r u c t i v e -h a v e c o m e t o r e a l i z e h o w i n t e r e s t i n g i n t e l l e c t u a l w o r k f l y , t o a i d h e r i n n e e d , l o y a l l y t o s h i e l d h e r g o o d n a m e

n o w e n d e d , t h o u g h t s , d e e d s | a n d a c t i o n s , i n a h e a l t h ye n v i r o n m e n t r i c h i n c u l t u r e . W e h a v e a s s o c i a t e d w i t hv i g o r ou s c o m p a n i o n s o f o u r o w n a g e a n d h a v e b e e n i n f l u e n c e d a n d g u i d e d b y o u r s c h o l a r l y p r o f e s s o r s . W ei s , h o w v i t a l , h o w c l o s e l y a s s o c i a t e d w i t h m o d e r na c h i e v e m e n t . |W e h a v e b e e n l e a r n i n g a n d w e s h a l l c o n t i n u e t ol e a r n . E v e r y m i n d w a s m a d e f o r g r o w t h , f o r k n o w l e d g e , a n d w e s h a l l n o t d o o m o u r . m i n d s t o p ^ c f a v i t y . , , _ _ _W e s h a l l k e e p t h e m a s t o o l s w i t h w h i c h t o o b t a i n , f r o m o u r l i v e s s u b l i m e a n df^ d e p a r t i n g , l e a v e b e h i n d u s f o o t -t h e k n o w l e d g e o f w h a t h a s g o n e b e f o r e , i n s t r u c t i o n f o r p r i n t s o n t h e s a n d s o f t i m e . " * *d i r e c t i o n a n d g u i d a n c e i n t h e f u t u r e .

a n d t o m a i n t a i n h e r h o n r .A s w e b id f f a r e w e l l t o o u r u n d e r g r a d u a t e d a y s a tM e r c y h u r s t , r i c h i n m e m o r i e s o f c a m p u s ^ a c t i v i t i e s a n dc o l l e g e l o r e , a s w e l e a v e h e r e t o b l a z e o u r t r a i l t h r o u g hl i f e , w e S e n i o r s h i g h l y r e so l v e t h a t " W e s h a l l m a k e '

E t h e l L e v i c k , ' 3 2 .V IS T A

"Backward, turn backward, 0Time, in thy flight; .Make me a child again j&st fo r t o - n i g h t .

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If [ could only reverse the handsof my clock turn them back fayear or, preferably, four years!How I would love that. Believe it,if you please, my greatest happiness now would be to return oncemore to my Alma Mater, not as adignified Senior, but as a lowlyFreshman with at least a few daysof mv school life before me. Will-ingly would I relive my four college years just as before. I do notmean that I made no mistakesthen, but the memory of that period is so precious to me that Iwould not change it if I could.

We of 1931 are alumnae now,we are children of Mercyhurst, 'tist rue , but the great difference isappalling. To ^be in school maysometimes be wrong, but to be outof it is always vexing. True appreciation of student days comestoo latewhen they are finish eeland there is mo opportunity forrepa ratio n. This business of beingan alumna is fascinating but it'ssaddening, too.

How often we disregarded ourteachers' advice, their admonitions,their warnings and prophecies.And how gladly we'd welcomethem now .Sister Fidelis 's frankand worthwhile inner-views of ourselves, Mother Borgia's chidings,Sister Mercedes's \'sh-sh-sh-ing"in fthe halls, Blather Sullivan'sfriendly hand-clasp, and Mr. Rel-ihan's real fatherly counsel.Have we disappointed them our Dads and Mothers, our Schoolor our friends? It is to^elhopedthat we ha ven 't; if we have, maythe guidance that was ours forfour '} too short'[ years exert its

influence over us and make theclass of 1931 a remembered one,remaining in the mind and heartof Mercvhurst forever.Mary MoCrady, 31.

the parting of old friends, whomust each go \ her own way; itmeans leaving that institutionwhich has come to be a haven, ahome to itslstudents; it means thestudent must now fend for herself,must! be independent, m ust breakawav from the kind guidance and

SQUEAKY DOORSCan you hear the timid footstepsThat clatter fin the hall,In the second floor dormitoryWhere they shouldn't be at all?A door opens just aflittle way

advice of her teachers to take her And oh, what a groan

: ~ o - :F A R E WE L L , S E N IO R S !Another year'has flown quicklyby, and graduation has again arrived. Graduation with all it implies; with its? joy, fat having atlast satisfactorily completed fouryears of college work; its thn 1,for it opens the door of the|worldto the young student who is readyand ea^er to be off; and with its

unutterable sadness, for it means

place in the world.Gone are the happy, care-freeschool days . The real business oflife must begin. But our Seniorsare prepared, equipped with poise,self-confidence, grit, and the willto win.Wei' will miss you, Graduates.You have come to mean far moreto us than merelyfthe Class of '32.Your friendliness, your leadership,your spirit have become a part ofus, we meed them an d| we wantthem. You have piloted us forfour long years toward our goal.You have set more than a noble example. Your advice and consola-lation have been ready to steadyus when we encountered difficulties.

Yes, dear Seionrs, our joy foryou at graduation is tinged withsad uess| as we wish y ou| a fond1 \ F a re w e l l ! " m :.Mary Alice Summers, '33.

When thefhall light flashes,On one of our very:own.It's a sad, sad fate,If you'er ever caught so late,Prowling round the creepy halls,It's so hard to lie and wait.Everyone has a| special wayOf opening and closing doors,But ithere are some who canno twait,They just up and slam the doors!Next morning comes! around,And campuses you'll see,On cute pink paper,One for you and one for me.It ' s better just Ito go to bed,At ten o'clock, be wise,Or someone will catch you (And vou'll feel just half your size,

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ALI CE ELI ZABETH KEEFERochester, N.Y.Meadville High School; Allegheny College.SENIOR CLASS PROPHECYMay 20, 1937:The Librarian of Mercyhurst hasbeen|keeping a Scrap Book for th elast four years. In it are all thenewspaper clippings of Mercyhurstactivities, lan d many personals ofthe girls who have gone into theworldf to make a name for themselves and their Alma Mater. It isv er y s ys te m at ic al ly a r r a n g e d .(Our Librarian always?? was likethat. ) She lias assigned sectionsfor each graduating class, and, asan account appears in the papers,she clips it out, gets her glue bottle, and, presto, it is among her"Immortelles". The book is cleverly illustrated, and Sister haswritten little side remarks of herown.near many of the articles. Itwas the first t hing she showed metoday when I was up for a littlevisit. One of the most interestingsections I found all afternoon, wasthat;of the Class of '32. Some ofthe girls I haven't seen sincejtheygraduated, and, it seemed awfullygood to find out just exactly whatthey were all doing.

Mrs. Catherine Hall returnedf toCleveland last night, after havingspent the past six weeks in Paris,as the guest of her daughter, Mad-elon, who is the head of the veryexclusive and fashionable concernthere, of the same name, "MAD-ELONMidge has been back to thiscountry once since she wentthere after her graduation . Sheis very famous over* in Paris,but, the same old Midge. Famecan ' t turn her head!Miss Mary Ann Woods, ofNorth East, Pa. will sail from NewYork, Saturday at midnight on theReren^aria . after a two months'

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vacation at the 3 Woods countryplace. Miss Woods is an interpreter at the 'American fEmbassy inParis.We never could imagine twosuch close friends being separated. Il l must be fun 'in Paris . .with Mary Ann and Midge there.Mrs. Charles Shapiro, prominentErie society matron, entertainedat dinner last evening for twenty-four. Mr s. Shap iro will lectureThursday evening to the CollegeWomen's Club on Child Psychology*Ethel and Charlie have a beau-tiful home in Glenwood. Theyare our most frequent visitors.Miss Cleland D riscoll, head fofthe Latin Department of the Dor-mont school, left last week forMontreal, where she will meetfriends, and sail on a cruise ofEuropean countries, July 12.

Sr. Agatha hears regularlyfrom Cle. Several months ago, anoted artist did Cle for theVogue cover. We have it framed,and hung in her old room.Miss Marie Cielinski and MissHelen Kowalski are in Washington, D.C., for the summer wherethev are attending summer coursesat the C.U.A. Miss Cielinski is onthe'English staff of the Erie Dayschool, ! Miss Kow alski is in theLatin Dept. of Strong Vincent.Helen has a cute little yellowroadster of her own, and the2'irls often come to see us.A young: Ame rican gi rl fromPenna. playedl a concert programon the piano last evening beforean appreciative and crit ical! audience. Miss Rechiche won greatapplause from her audience.Grace is on a tour now of all

the leading cities of Europe. Shehas made a lot of money. Unmarr ied. Tells us she still findstime to giggle.Miss Florence Ammon, HeadDietician at the Johns-HopkinsHospital , Baltimore, Maryland, recently addressed a convention ofdieticians from all over the count ry . ^ K | s |Flossie has just gone up andup and up. She highly recommends the Home Ec Course andadvises Sr. Mary Alice to encourage* it amo ng new F reshm en.Miss Alice Keefe entertainedmembers of her Bridge Club lastevening.Alice has gone back to herfirst love, nursing. She writesa few short stories on the side,which have been published inSaturday Evening Post. Lectures in Nurses ' Training School.Miss Alice Lyons addressed thestaff of the Lyons Hospital forMental and Nervous Diseases at

their regular monthly meeting lastTuesday.Alice is the Psychiatrist at*her brother 's hospital in Orange,*New Jersey .Plans for additional buildings tobe constructed at Mercyhurst arenow completed. The architect,Verle McQuiston, announced thismorning that bids would be openedwithin the next week.

Verle has established herselfas an architect of note in thesepar ts .j \ Here , Where The Blue B egin s ' 'is the title of a new book of ShortStories just published by MaryCronin. The author has far surpassed any former efforts in this

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ALICE JANE LYONSOrange, N.J.Orange High School.line. There is a freshness of spiria variety of subject matter, flavored with muc hi local color, as thtitle w ould suggest. Miss Croninwho, in private life is knownfaMrs. Louis Hinz, does all her writing in a little studio on her husband's ranch in Arizona.

Mar y say s she'll never bback East again . She 's grow|a rea l westerner. We havher book in the Library. Manof what we consider the best arwritten about a little curlyheaded boy and girl, who MarItells us are>Louis and Mary, JAt! a Tea Dance given Saturdaafternoon in the Lawrence, MrFred Waldinger announced the engagement of her daughter, Heleto Kenneth Young, of this citetc etc

"SOCIAL CHATTER, saiAnother engagement of intere*~ocame out yesterd ay Helen anKenny will "middle-aisle it somtime in June.JAY JAM ES had i t : Therea rumor about town that th

Waldiuger-Young nuptials wibe read in the Mercyhurst Colege Cha pel. Miss W al dinger a graduate of Mercyhurst .I Kay Barre t t , '33.

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HONORARY MEMBERSHIPThe Pegasus Club, at a recemeeting, "pledged" to honoramembership**Sister M.?Pierre, othe Mercyhurst Faculty. SistPier re ' s ' en thus iasm for th eof the Club, as well as the higqua lity! of her com positions, mathe decision" of th e Club mem beunanimous in' this ma tter . ' Cogratulations mid best wish'ejextended wfth 'this honor. a

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\KRLE F R A N C E S McQUISTONWesleyville, P e n n a , .North East High School; Associate Editor Merciad f'32; ClassVice ^President, '32; President ,Mercyhurst Science Club, ' 32 ;Charter Member, Mercyhurst Science Club; Charter Member, KappaChi Sorority; Student Council, ' 3 1 ;Prom Committees, '29, '30, ' 3 1 ;Fine Arts Club, | '29, '30.

TASSEL TURNINGUnless you ! are or have been l aparticipant in the ceremony, tassel1 turning seems to be a delightfullittle pastime with no particularmeaning. But for us who are participating or who have participated, it holds in common with allof the commencement ceremoniesa deeper meaning.You Freshmen eagerly marching:forward to have your tasselsturned, do your thoughts go backto that solemn day in Novemberwhen you were invested in yourcap and gown ? How much youhave accomplished! Yet how muchthere is before you.Sophomores advancinggreat dignity, half of your collegecourse is finished. You have manymemories to lookrt back on, butthere is much ahead of you. Youare Juniors now. iJuniors brightly smil ing, how

proudly you hold your 'heads! Today you have obtained that longedfor position. Your tassels haveagain gone to the right. At lastyou are Seniors.Seniors, you have reached thegoal but, as always, when the thing^wished for its obtained the desirereaches out for something else.Looking back on your college years,how short they seem and whathappy memories they leave. Butyou can not turn back. You mustgo forward. Ahead the unexplored.How eagerly you turn to conquerit . From now on you are Alumnae.Verie?MeQuiston, '32.

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K A Y ' S KOLUMIf i t isn ' t spring again and

the world 's a l l green and i t ' s violet-picking time again too badwe have only thirty-one days inMay- it 's such a lovely monthWho among us hasn ' t been visi tedby spring fever ? This is the loveliest, happiest, busiest, fullest,saddest month in the whole vearwe hate to see it come, and on theother hand, we hate to see it goAlice Reeder is our idea of the1'perfect m an ' ' Wa sn ' t i t funto see how many of the girls lookedso much like their mothers?Among those we part icularly no t iced are: Sara Brown, Pat Dean,Kay Gleason, Dot Meyer, Margaret Clemens, Helen Crowley, CleDriseoll , Dot Morard, Betty Dan-ahy, Kay Ry an, Ruth \Ann Mart in,...if; Mothers ' Week-end was a greatsuccess A bunch of orchids tothe Freshmen who certainly knowall there is to knowfabout enter-

P ta ining ... all the little details thatmake for the success of a par tyKey Reiser ' s their capable leaderand Sr. Marv Esther theirguardian angel Lolly Lepperand Mary Stout are pals W asEthel ever walking around on aira few weeks ago, and was she inSeventh Heaven ? we want totell the world she was (Charliewas here from W edne sday, to Sund a y ! ! ! ) LrHelten Waldihger has avery becoming new blue polo coatthat brings out all the lights in hereves Marie Cielinski is an in-spiration to all the English 22Class her ^preparations are always so complete Dot Mooney isour idea of an ideal college girl| she has hard ly missed a daywrit ing to her mother s ince she 'sbeen at Merc yhurst (Uncle Samshould givepher alcommission.)Eileen 's had spring fever for along timelJLShe's been talkingTX Tabout picnics for a month Wedo hope someone has a picnic soon...and jinvites Eileen To theSophs we'll give ai bouquet ofwha t ? garden ias ! ! no t t h a twe want them al I to have headachesbut they ' re real ly the most appropriate... they 're splendid \ ac

tresses everyone and a grea tbig gardenia ' for Ruthie Wewant to congratulate our own|KayRyan on her marvelous appearance in the Symposium 1 we reallythink she was the best on the program Maybe we 're prejudiced inhe r favor b u t t h e n w h owouldn 't be ? 3 ^ Helen Crowley hasareat poetic possibilities......So|hasTyrella Toomey Speaking o fpoets Dibby has firmly established* herself among the studentpoets Ginney is writin g some1 i stuff'' of great ^importanceand Ruthie Sterret t wrote a sweetlittle thing recently, vindicating a

MARY A. NOWAKOWSKIErie, Penna.Stanislaus High School;Kappa Chi Sorori ty .St.

dead robin We'v e learned thateven queens must stoop to thingsso lowlv as examinations Have

Vyou ever seen Marcella Renselthat she hasn't a smile for you?Mid McCormick had her Apologetics term paper in three weeks aheadof time * What will the pianosaround Mercyhurst do during thesummer withouti Regis and MarySkene and Martha Mver ?* A vis-Vitor at Mercyhurst recently re-centlv remarked that Ellen McCar-

ft*ta n ^looked like Dorothv LeefEvelyn Jacobson drove up toErie one nite with a crowd! fromMay ville to see a show Caseyan d Teresejwere up for the Symposium Didn 't Mid McCormicklook cute with her darling childrenat the Teal Dance? Lit t le MaryJane Ward, and Mary Ellen andJ udy McCa rthy Our Louiseyhas a new interest these daysCostello Ressler is one of thoseconscientious girls you can alwaysdepend on As "D av e" , Ju l i aBelle surely did slay the girlsand Nell we \ never hoped before we died to see youth's visionthus made^perfeet" Sara Reed'sfascinating face would be a knockout on the front page of 1 magazine .... Isn't*-it a shame the membership in the R. K. 0. is so exclusive? . there are so many benefitsto be derived for members .|....Cle'sgroins: to mak e a m arvelou s L atinteacher and we are n't ;jooIm'ei ther .1 Helen Kowalski drivesthat little Ford roadster you seearound *the school these daysAlice Lyons wears stunning shoes... . Carmie's and Nan's collegecareer thus far has been one Campus af ter another MargaretClark is just adorable$n that) pinkblouse 1 and to all of you whoargued with me that it was a

Page 7dragon|... git 's a peacock embroidered in gold on the back of Marg-iaret 's kimona 4,ask M a r g!Alexandria 1 ..I miss being in yourFreneh class 'member when youused to get the giggles ? an dWonder of Wonders!!!! Sr . Mercedes forgot to come to class o n e |day...||The booth 'phone is ringing

page Evelyn Donahue Pegand Laddie are a cute couple Libis getting more studious every dav(as %ho it were a* crime!)We're so glad Mim's over herbeastly cold and very happy thatthat her Mother is home from thehospital arid convalescing! Abig hand to Betty Joy and HerFifteen Blues Marion Summersand Mary Skene are roller skatingfans W hat will Mercyhurst everbe like? without her old faithfuls,Mary Ann and Midge? Ha s anyone seen either of Mary Carlos'fountain pens? I t would! begreatly lappreciated by all concerned if they were returnedAnna McGrath wears s tunningclothes M a r y Cronin's Louiewill be here for the Prom and graduation Th e two most populary o u n g men at Mercyhurst" C h a r l i e " , a n d | " Louie"i f . W ealwavs see Margaret Mullanev andF l o r e n c e Montana;'togetherMicke y's brother, Bob, was ordained on Ascension Thursday....!..Poor Irene Strahl always has thehardest time thinking whom shewill ask to the Proms I.Carolinehas hair like Ann Harding's .S....JDidn't the beautv of May Day giveyou the blues? ..i.Mary O'Dea andDot Meyer andllva are surely be-coming good cooks we alwayssee, and sometimes sample, the results of theirI hours in~i the FoodLab 1 Kay Egan is another leaderin the Freshm an class Elsie hastaken up description in earnestshe starts out to describe MaryCronin. and by the time she is fin-ished, she has a little of everyone..I and a bit of imagination andfad ream for good measure Low rys'strawberry pie goes over big!withMercyhurst girls ..Don't ever goin the elevator with Vera andAlice Reeder they 're very poorpilots ...| Flossie did you telljMr.Wm. Francis your middle name?J.better! L..,ju8tfa little:hobby ofhis 1 Seemed so good to see Mrs.Relihan l i the only t ime we everseefher isfwhen something is goingon .......we do wish you'd come moreo f t e ni Mrs . R elihan MarionBeibel Wander was operated on fo ran acu te a ttacks of appen dictisTh e Baeders were up for Mothers*Week-end Verle and Midge tookan afternoon yoff and went toNorth East Dot Cronauer ca nhelp you find most anything in thelibrary if it 's there Thosewh o missed!Father Barret t ' s ta lk
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Page 8 TH E MERCIAD May, 1932on poetry |missed something veryworthwhile and highly interestingFather reads poetry divinelyInstead of using an alarm clock,Connie Galbo relies on the whistlesbut she sometimes misses one andgets rath er confused Peg Baconhas been in the libra ry constantlyof l a t e 1 Term papers, Peg?Wouldn' t the Bulletin Board lookstrange without a notice of AliceSumm ers' up? The Seniors " P a -jama-Dance^was one of the cleverest parti es in years Teresa Farrihas just stacks of cute clothesLaura La Cavera has such lovelyhair Irene Guillotihas a lovelyspea king voice Mr. Relihan*;does tha t opaque glass stuff stillhold good? Something I bet younever knew till now! Jthat Teddysings in her Church choir Jean -nette Bonnell wears blue welland Marg Hanna is especially becoming in orange never noticedthat tillf the Tea Dance JaneTurgeon had a letter from Winifred Maloney, the D 'Youville po etess and Symposium RepresentativeMary Irwin took nearly all herexams with the Seniors Jea nSummers likesfshort exams Nowcomes the hardest part of allgood-byefto the Seniors may allsorts of good luck attend yourevery enterpris e and don 't* forget about us and as we sayw -bye ...may you"Aim highShoot straightAnd hi t the mark!"

I > I P M ~~Kay#: - o - :PEGASUS CLUB" A delightful time was had bya l l " is such a worn-out term thatI hesitate to write it down. But i tbest describes the first meeting ofthe Peagasus Club held Thursday,April 14.The newly-formed, and highlyselect club held its first meetingin the third floor social room. Aseach member entered she presentedher " d u e s " in the form of an original ballad. Kay Barrett , aschairlady, conducted the meetingand gave a really fine lecture onthe History of the Ballad. IreneGuillot, as assistant hostess gave a

hisrhlv informative talk on "Nar-rative Poetry "fi n all its forms.The fun began when the " d u e s "were read. Such Ballads! Theschool is full of budding geniuses!Sad, cheerful, ludicrous everytype of ballad appeared, but SisterFrances McCarty won the prizewith he r "Sweetest Story EverT o l d " \yhich appears elsewhere inthis issuVpf the Merciad.H ot eh'6colate an d butter waferswere served while the real work ofgetting the club organized was begun. Kay Barrett ;was unftriimous-lv elected President! of the club,

GRACE MARY RECH I CHEOil City, Penna.fOil City High School; Treasurer,Sodality, '32; Chairman, Euchar-istic Committee, '32;? Cast "TheWild Rose" , ' 29; Cas t "Maid ofTokyo" , ? ' 30 ; Cas t "Sa l l y Ann" ,3 1 ; Science Club; Glee Club.which will now be known officiallyas the "Al ine Ki lmer Uni t" of theNational Poetrv Association ofAmerica. Another feather in Mercyhurs t ' s rapid ly growing | c a p !And here's something importantI": almost forgot! Midge Hall hasundertaken to begin an Anthologyof jMercyhurst poetry, the book I tobe illustrated by Midge herself.Dibbie WilbertfwiH be her assistant but you have all got to help.Give Midge your poems, whetheryou think they fare any good ornot. At least try to write a poem and see if you can't have yourname go in ourf Anthology. Helpmake it something worth while.Meantime, we cordially inviteyou to the next meeting of thePegasus Club Aline KilmerUnit to be jheld soon. IWatchthe bulletin board for the date.Everybody come?'but don' t forget your dues it's a Sonnet thistime. We understand that MotherPier re 's is well under way. Atleast three lines!Virginia Duggan, '33.

: -o - :BUTTERFLY BREAKFASTThe Freshmen were hostesses tothe members I of the Kappa ChiSorority at a Butterfly Breakfast ,which was held at Mereyhurst,April 20. |The Social Room was gailv dec-orated, with suspended butterf liesin various colors. The guests w ereseated at tables set for four. Oneach table was a smajl vase filledwith IrAgrant sweet peas. .*v;;;A delicious breakfast was served,consisting "/of sliced oranges, waffles and; maple "syrup, sausage and

coffee. The waffles and sausagewere attractively arranged on theplates to form a butte rfly. |After the ibreakfast, all adjourned to the campus where theguests took part in a TreasureHunt. The clues led all over thecampus and building and the treasure was finally discovered in thegymnasium near the organ. IreneStrahUandi Mary Carlos were thevictors and together they enjoyedthe spoils.

ICatherine Egan, ^'35.:-o-:DADS AND DAUGHTERSOnce again the K app a Chif Sorority ha d th e extreme plea sure, ofhaving their fathersj as guests atthe annual Father-Daughter banquet. Amid the gay voices of happy daughters and the cheery hello'sof proud fathers we assembledaround the banquet table whereeach father 's place was found bya clever and original place-cardwhich represented his interest or

business. Every daughter placedin the lapel of her father's coat apurple pansy which was laid athis place.The center piece represented |aminiature play-garden of fathersand daughters. Myriad sweet peasand sparkling candle light addeda delicate softness to the affair.Rev. Father Sullivan presided astoast-master. Kay Barrettthe following toast to Mr. Relihan,the guest of honor:1 jj To ou r friend with a genial smilefor everyone;To the man with Ithe firm handshake of a determined! character ;To the professor always impartialand fair-minded;To our loyal advisor, Mr. Rel iha n. ' 'Mary McCradv offered the toast

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H E L E N MARY W ALDINGEREr ie , Penna.Mereyhurst Seminary.< < TH E CHARM SCHOOL V"So the Sophs have gone dramatic, have they ? Well, I alwaysthought i they should there'ssuch talent in that class." Nowdon't get me wrong; that's a wholly imaginary conversation whichmight (if it didn't, it should) havetaken place after either the firstor second performance off "TheCharm School."You know the story of the youngautomobile salesman who inheritsa girls' school and his attempts tomake it into a "Charm School".Nell Morin was quite in her element as the energetic Austin Bev-ans and as handsome as the heroshould be. And George, as portrayed by Alice Reeder, altho he

didn't/ get the girl, almost stolethe show And who would haveto the fathers. Mr. Relihan gave a thoug ht that the two Dots couldshort talk, and! Father Sullivanaddressed the group in his usualinteresting way.The banquet, which was a delightful success, was followed by atravelogue of Europe and picturesof Meryhurst 's first graduationexercises, whiehf Mr. L ynch presented to Mother Borgia, Dean ofthe College, at the close of theevening.Mildred McCormick, '33.

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Editor-in-chief, Kathryh Barre t t ,3 3; Associate editors, M a r yCarlos, im Irene Guillot, '34;news editors, Eileen Foster, '34,Marv O'Dea, '35; business man-ager, Jane Turgeon, '33. g"" :-o-:,; Monty I wish you would quitwhistling ft hat tune over and over

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look so much alike. Yet they wererea l twrnny as Tim and Jim. Youknow, Julia Belle, you musthave made a good looking|boysomeone asked if you had anybrothers. Concerning H o m e roJohns, modesty forbids me to saymore than that he was the villianwho held the mortgage Elise'suncle and Miss Hays ex-husband.

ifBut oh, the girls! Wasn' t MargieClark charming without! beingtaught. And Nan as Sally had onlyto be natural, aided and abettedas usual by Carm as Muriel andJ.ane Mulheirn as Ethel, M Mi cky"gave | an | a ble portrayal as MissCurtis, the school's secretary, wholike everyone else loved and respected the awe-inspiring MissHayg . Costello Ressler to you.Nor mustjl forget the equally im portant members of the cast/.flbio^eminor '' but no less indispensably.actresses, the Gir l s : Regis Q.'Leajyas. "3Iadge, Margaret Bacon as Lil-

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