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VOL. x MAY, 1939 NUMBER SIX

Th M ercia Th une eniors: BestG l e e C l u b s U n i t e S t u d e n t s T o H o n o r Q u e e n I n M a y P a g e a n t P l a n s F o r j S e n i o rTo Present JointConcer t

On Sunday afternoon, April 28,the Glee C lubs of Canisius andMercyhurst Colleges united theirefforts to present a most delightful concer t of choral J music. Themen's Glee Club, under the direct ion of Mr. Will iam Davenport ,sang the following selections:Shortnin ' Bread, Wolfe; DeepRiver, Trinkaus; The Hand-OrganMan, Chapman; Beautiful Dreamer, Poster; Funiculi Funicula, Ox-enford; Brown October Ale, de Ko-ven; Song of the Bow, Aylwerd.Under the direction of Mrs. MaudeKennedy Wilbert , the Mercyhurstchorus sang : Bless th is House,Brahe-Samuelson; Serenade, g Schubert ; Mah Lindy Lou, Strickland;The Swan, St . Saens; The Virgin 'sCradle Hymn, Beck; The GalwayPiper, Fletcher.As a final number, the two GleeClubs blended their?voices in therenditio n of L and Sightin g, byGrieg, an excellent selection for amixed chorus.During*the evening, the ^members of the two organizations wereentertained as the guests of Mercyhurst. 1Erie Colleges Hold|| |l

First Annual DanceErie 's firs t In tercollegiate Ball ,heldfcfor the purpose of fosteringand encouraging in tercollegiatespiri t in th is d is trict , was held atthe Armory on May 12. The dancewa s sponsored}'by the Universi tyof Pit tsburgh Center, Vil la Maria,Cathedral , and Mercyhurst I Colleges. I ^ H ^ B R R !The Armory, at tractively decorated in red, white and blue, emphasized the collegiate spirit andgave an appropriate set t ing for" B e r t B l o c k " an d ? his BellRhythms," who furnished the music for the affair. l ^ ^ H HThe dance was well attended bystudents , alumni, friends, and faculty of the four schools. | 6 f i j ^ B B |Marguerite O'DonnellMath Club Elects MOfficers F o r | C o m i n g Year

At its meeting on April 28, 1939,the Math Club chose the followingofficers for th e| ye ar 1939-1940:President , Marion Weschler; Secretary , Rosemary Klos; Treasu rer ,Margaret Wadlinger; AdvisoryBoard: Beatrice Donaldson, Catherine Bellucci, and Rita Mooney.The Senior members of the clubwrote a song which they presented at the meeting as a parting gift to the club. The song wasadopted as the official melody ofthe Math Club. Marion Weschler

Virgnia Dooley|To|BeCrowned Queen of:May |This year, the tradit ional MayDay Pagea nt wil l take place atMercyhurst on Sunday, May 21.Followed by a procession of theentire s tudent body, the queenwith her court will take her placeat her throne in the center of thecampus. There she wil l watch overthe gay, colorful scene while schoolsongs fill t he air and spiritedMaypole dancers skip about in the

breeze.Virginia Dooley is the Seniorselected by the students as queenof the May. She will be attend edby maids of honor, Frances Hau-ser, Prefect of the College Sodality , and Nedra Mahoney, Prefectof the Seminary Sodality, both ofwhom will be gowned in eggshellwith aqua trim; Eleanor Eisert ,R u t h Scobell, M a r g u e r i t eO'Donnell, Eu genia Andrecovich,Jean Stamm, Betty Meyer, MaryRita Oliver, and Marian Ahlgrimwho will wear colors of tearose,blue, yellow, and orchid.

May Day ProcessionWill Take Place OnMay 21 iAfter the coronation, the MayQueen will lead the procession tothe grotto where, in the true spiri tof May Day, she will crown thestatue of the real Queen of May.The day will be climaxed fittingly in the chapel with Benediction of the Most Blessed Sacram en t .

-Anne Stout

Student OrchestraPresents ConcertT he seventh J annual concert tobe given by the Mercyhurst Orchestra was held in the auditoriumon Tuesday evening, May 2, 1939.The members of the orchestra, attractively gowned in pastels , madea colorful picture on the stage. H'? The orchestra, under the direction of ^Professor C. Morelli, ren-deredjthe following numbers: ^ HB March l an d ithe {chorus I from

Tannhauser, R. Wagner; Andan-t ino, Edwin H. Lemare; Suite An-cienne-Menuetto, I Air M plaintifHen ry ! Had ley ; ! So u ven ir , Vic to rHubert ; The Merry Widow Select ion, Franz Lehar; On the Mount a i ns , Ed. Grieg; 1 Mozart W. A.Symphony(No.140) G.*Minor;Serenade, |C . ICamerone i Wh ite ;B la ck E ye s, H o r l i c k . ^ ^ ^ g j ^ a ^ ^BfflKHEflHfc .Marguerite O'DonnellO. G. A. Convenes InWm Final Meeting %'^:i

i]The 0. G. A. Sonority iheldp it sfinal | meeting 3of Ithe year onThursday evening, April 27. ':- "%1 In the election of* officers forthe coming year, Marion Weschlerw as mchosen $ president; Prisci l laJenkins , Secretary; Rosemary Mc-Gee, Treasurer; and Frances Gallagher, Publici ty Chairman.m Award s were then distributedfo r skill^in typewrit ing, shorthandand bookkeeping. Lucky Seniorsreceived certificate s for completeattainment in 3 typewrit ing andshorthand, I and! Greg g ^TeacherCertificates . { Betty Meyer receivedapplause Ifor Jpassing ^the 140-word transcription testHin short-hand. -ft&;1 Ajnew 0. G. A. song was presented to the group and approvedby all. I S g 9 G | i ,I The ] freshmenlthenl conductedan entertaining program which included j musical selectio ns,! poetryread ing, and an j informal game .Those who arranged Ithe originalprogram J were I Florence Meiser,Chairm an, assisted by j S ally Mc -Clain , Mary Parme ter, Carmeli taSavage, and Claudia E va ns . I I3 Refreshments were planned by

Biology ClassesSponsor AnnualProject NightThe Annual "Projec t* Night"

sponsored!by the Biology Department, was held on April 20, in thecollege I hall, f The projects {displayed comprised the year'syworkof the students under the supervision of Sister M. Pierre and Sister M. Leona. . |S|r%3I As usual, the exhibit was foundto f be 1 most I inte restin g j to theguests who attended. gBWCplWp^% Some of Ithe many outs tandingexhibits were : J Teeth showingspecimens of diseased and : malformed * teeth , plaster casts of deformed [' jaws, and examples ofplates and bridges, under the direction of Margaret Jane Aaron;Feetan explanation of the de-formaties and diseases of the feetb y Margene Betts ; Paras i t icWormswith bottled > specimentsof the various parasites found invertebrates by Mary I abel Neim-ans and Alice Lavery; among themost fascinating exhibits was TheProducts of Oilwith a workingmodel of an oil well and a displayof the products of oil, by EileenRichard and Amelia O'Dea; Histologyan explanation of thecourse and methods used in teaching it, by Collette Stegelske and\ v . (Continued on Page 2) '..>*-:.

Horne Ecers PicnicX)r\ Peninsula\ " T h e ' S . 0. S. Club climaxed itsyear's events with a picnic on thePeninsula on Satu rday , April 29.Elections were held at this meeting and the \ following officerswere chosen: Mary Louise Healy,President;;-; Jeanne Senior, 'VicePresident; Dorothy O'MaJley, Secre ta ry ; : C a th e r in e :- McMillan,T r e a s u r e r . M^- f .%^ii '^ ' : ' } :&t: .&< % ' & ^:^ Mary JaneiMahoneyDorothy j Wadlinger, | Chairman;F e m e Striffler,^ Velma Blakey,and Dorcille Kellogg. wJmlSBBlmSiW K M B 1 M^" (i ^ !^ Anna S t o u t

College PianistsPlay In Recital1

A J delightful recita l was ^ p r e sented by the j college piano students on Sunday evening, April 30.In addition to the piano selections,a I group of j fresh men sang AMemory of a Song"; and Miss Anna Gaffney rende red! two select ions,^ " J u s t Ifor toda y," and "IWish I Were p, a iTinty Bird ." Astring ensemble comprised of MissEloise Cummings, | violinist, MissLorr aine Cumm ings, cellist, landMiss Maryalysl Klinger, I p ianis t ,played the ever popular "The OldSefrafi i" byJKriesler.j Those whoplayed the piano were: Anna Gaffney, Mary Helen Walsh, MargaretBattaglia, Eileen Rehler,! HelenAnderton, Maryalys Klinger, Evar-ita Flaherty , and Virginia Maeder.

ENGLISH CLUB CLOSES |:\}iM YEAR'S ACTIVITIESOn May 1, the'members Of theEnglish Club met for the last timeduring the .current school year toread and discuss various :J forms ofl i t e ra tu re , , an d { to ;; conclude thebusiness -of* their organization.The meeting also served as an opportunity for the club members tohonor Sister Philippa on the occasion of her feast. ... "V.;"- VV,,-%-Miss Edna Londregan, who wasthe guest speaker foi ^the occasion, read some of her i original

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(Pr inted by the 'E. AgresttjPrinting Co.1710 Cherry St)A Message to the Seniors *

In this final issue of th e MERCIAD, no better final editorialmessage could be addressedj_the graduat ing class than thewords spoken by Robert Maynard Hutchins, President of theUniversity of Chicago, to his gradua ting class of 1935. Pa rtsof this essay are reproduced here from Hutchms'|book, N oFriendly Voice, published by the University of Chicago Press:"You have the advantage o f your fellow-citizens. Y o uhave learned how to work; you have had some experience withpeople; you have had good teachers and have read good books ;you have been enlightened by the accumulated experience ofmankind. If anybody can hope to survive, you can."I am not worried about your economic future. I am worried about your morals. My experience and observation leadme to warn you tha t the greatest, the most insidious, themost paralyzing danger you will face is the danger of corruption. Time will corru pt you. Your friends, your wives orhusb ands, your business or professional associates will corrup t you; your social, political, and financial amb itions willcorrupt you. The worst thing about life is that it*is demoralizin g . . . .

" 'Getting on ' is the great American aspiration. And herethe demoralizing part comes in ; the way to get p on is to be'safe/ to be 'sound/ to be agreeable, to be inoffensive, to haveno views on important matters not sanctioned by the majority, by your superiors, or by your group. We are convincedtha t by knowing the right people, wearing the rig ht clothes,saying the right things, holding the right opinions, and thinking the right thoughts we shall all get on ; we shall all get onto some motion-picture paradise, surrounded by fine cars, refreshing drinks, and admiring ladies. So persuasive is thispicture tha t we find politicians during campaigns makingevery effort to avoid saying any thing ; we find importan tpeople condoning fraud and corruption in high places becauseit would be upsetting to attack it; and we find, I fear, thatuniversity presidents limit their public utterance s to platitudes. Timidity thus engendered turns into habit, and 'thestuffed {shirt' becomes one of the characteristic figures ofour age."The pressure toward uniformity is especially intense now.More effective methods of applying it are constantly appearing. The development of the art of advertising and the newdevices now at i ts disposal make more moving than ever thedemand that every American citizen must look, act, and thinklike his neighbor, and must be afflicted with the same numberof gad gets . In the second place, almost everybody now isafraid. This is reftectedfin the hysteria of certain organs ofopinion, which insist on free speech for themse lves, thoughnobody has thought of taking it away|from*them, and at thesame time demand that i t be denied everybody^else. It is reflected in the return of billingsgate to politics. It is reflectedin the general resistance to all uncomfortable tr uth s. It is reflected in the decay of th e national reaso n. Almost the lastquestion you can ask about any proposal nowadays is whetherit is wise, just, or reasonable. The question i s | how muchpressure there is behind it or how strong are the vested interests against i t . . . jp ^ i9B^i? 'B ;'^w"If what you want is a dead level of mediocrity, if what you

would like is a nation of identical twins , witho ut initiative,intelligence, or ideas, you should fear the universities. iFromthis standpoint universities are subversive. They try to maketheir students think; they do not intend to manufacture somany imitative automatons. By helping the* students learnto think, the universities tend to make them resistant to pressure, to propaganda, or even to reward. They tend to makethem dissatisfied if there were no i dissatisfaction, therewould be no progress and they are likely to make themwant to do something to improve the conditions under whichour people live. They intend to make them individuals, there fore, and individuals on a strictly American plan, askin g noquarter for themselves, but alive to the needs of their fellow-men . . . 1 j *"Yet you will note that th e virtues which a university seeksto inculcate are those which our form of government contemplates and without which it cannot endure. In subverting ignorance, prejudice, injustice, conformity, mediocrity, self-satisfaction, and stupidity, and in sponso ring instead the cau seof intelligence and independence, the universities are perform-

lng an essential service to democracy. Democracy rests fir st

Of CabbagesListening in on several conversations /this month I discoveredthat the big problem this springis not "How will I pass those finals" or "Whom will I take to thedance" but "What will I do thissummer about my cabbages?"In the spring comes thoughts ofgardening and then of the cabbagepatch. Several girls have complained that, whenever it was timefor cabbage salad and mother sentthem to her cabbage patch, theywere mortified. Simply mortified!Red and embarrassed, they slunkinto the house with a sickly cabbage which met with derisivelaughter from all members of thefamily. Another victim of the toeand finger disease caused by lackof lime!So this summer do not meetwith defeat. Get out your barrelsof lime (any gardener worth thename has simply barrels) and sowthe seed. When y our plants arestrong and h ealthy, transplantthem far apartgive them roomand sprinkle with lime. Cabbagesneed room two big healthy cabbages can not occupy the samespace. Please do not move your

cabbages when they are merebabes, though. Have patience.This ought to solve your principalcabbage problem. Fur ther questions will be answered promptly.After hacking up most of the(Continued on Page 3)

Project Night(Continued from Page 1)Helen Younie; Bacteriaan explanation of the harmful and harmless bacteria, illustrated by slides,by Ida Moore and Jean Stamm. rThe scene was completed by thescientific posters which lined thewalls andS which added greatly tothe "interest of the exhibits.H Students and friends are lookingforward with eagerness to the nextyear's event. $ * W S Fw K Father almighty, f eternal God,who hast vouchasafed, not for anymerits of mine, but solely out ofthe condescension of r raerc*to satisfy me a sinner. Thine unworthy servant, with the preciousBody and Blood off Thyf Son, ourLord Jesus Christ. | l pray thatthis holy Communion be not to mea condemnation unto punishment,

but a saving Iplea unto forgiveness. May it be unto me the armorof faith and the shield of goodwill. May it be the emptying o utof my vices, the extinction of allconcupiscence and lust, the increase off charity and p atience, ofhumility and obedience, and of allvirtues; a strong defense againstthe snares of all enemies, visibleand invisible; the perfect quietingof all my evil impulses, both fleshly and ghos tly; a firm cleavingunto thee, the one true God; and apledge of a blessed destiny. AndI beseechfThee, that Thou wouldstvouchsafe to bring me, a sinner, tothat ineffable banquet, whereThou, with ThylSon and the HolyGhost, art to Thy saints true light,fullness of content, eternal 'Joy,gladness without alloy and perfectbliss. Through the same Christour Lord. Amen.

SHE LIVES FOR DEATHShe lives for death;Carries a cross that all may see;Anxiously strives|To reach the peak of Calvary.5I live my life.Ever aware that death willf come;Yet stealing timeTo reverently .watch the westingsu nFrom day retreat.Because I've loved to liveMust Paradise be, for me, less

sweet?v 1 $??$ PEdna Londreganon universal comprehension, to which the universities contribute through the education of teachers for the public schoolsand through the discovery and communication of knowledgeDemocracy rests secondly on individual leadership, not necessarily political, but intellectua l and spiritual a s well. To thisthe universities contribute throughlthe labors of their professors and their graduates. As Thomas Jefferson saw when heestablished the University of Virginia, these services are always indispensable to democracy. 1 But the founders of thisrepublic can hardly have foreseen how acute the need of themwould be today. They cannot have anticipated the terrific?^ r2twLp r?5fa nd a f r0n? ? v e r 3 r , q i m r t e r t h a t nw beats uponthe citizen. The y cannot have expected a government bvpressure groups, groups able and willing to drive into oblivionanyone who opposes them. They cannot have imagined th atthe day would come when individualism would mean-Lookout fo r yourself, and the devil take the commuruT^ If t hevha d foreseen these things they would have left even more%%* e ^ r ^ 0 n s , t 0 t h e i r ^untrymen to fos?er an dstrengthen the higher learning. 1 1 A U S te r a n aB "So I am worried about your] morals TViia TTT*;~ U.not have done its whole duty to ? X t i a ? S ^ ' v e r * l t y Wl11before the current of c o n t J i p ^ i ^ 1 ^ ^ 0 ^ ^ w a ^closer to the truth now than you everwil l hi ' y^U a r ele t 'pactical' men tell you tha t you shn JM* * g a i I \ D o n o tideals because they areI impractical n^ H f e n d e r yourdishonesty, indecency, and? bruTak? W be re c onc i led toways have been discovered of ^ d i ^ ^ ' ^ l e m a n l ybrutal. As time passes, resist the c S n u i ^ H . 1 ? d e c e n t ' a n dwith i t . Take your stand now befoSffiJ hS? m u s t c o m eBefore you know it, it will be too kt e P^n S C01?uPted you.liberality, honor, justice, wisdom reason ZT' * em P*ance,these are stil l the virtues. n ' a n d understanding

In the intellectual virtues this TTniw

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VARIETlES - - -- -ByVEEDEEiSt Thomas

Here we are torn between twomajor decisions: to journey acrossM_ hill and dale inquest of an in-t e r v i e w an dp o s s i b l e p o s i tion or to seekthe solitude ofthe hills b e-h i n d M e r c y -hurs t (p rope r ly equipped, ofcourse) for a

I bit of intensiveJV. Dooley study in preparat ion for approaching compre-hensives. Perhaps this might a idyou in interpret ing the puzzled andpained expressions found on mostsenior countenances of la te .However, despi te the J t o r t u r i ngprick of conscience, many of usdid hie to distant points for interviews. Thus far , Esther Johnsonleads the line of those who mightbe r ight ly termed the conqueringheroines. Her conquest of Girard,PennsylvaniaJ and resul t ing position is accompanied by Nell

Eisert's succumbing to the pastoral charms of Scottsville, NewYork. Lorraine Gummings camein a victorious third with a cont ract for primary r ights overHome Ec inst ruct ion in the domainof Frankl in, Pennsylvania . As forthe rest of us, we are still classedamong the wist ful unemployed andare st ruggl ing to re ta in our opt i m i sm.Marian Ahlgrim used a uniquetechnique in job hunt ing. Whenshe arrived a day too early for aninterview in one spot , Marianfi rmly at tached her calling 'cardand message to the milk bot t lefound outside the principal's doorwith fond hopes for a favorableresponse.Rut h Hays l i s sl ight ly disturbed

about her recent physical check-upby the family physician. Her casewas diagnosed as tapeworm which(Continued on] Page 4)Of Cabbages

(Continued from Page12)lawn with your cabbage patch,don' t dash out wi th your flowerseedfand take over your mother ' ssunny garden! Pick a shady spotand plant pansies and snap-dragons; they grow wel l in the shade.If you have no shady spot , justgo to the umbrel la stand and pickout several old umbrellasthebeauty of your flowers will morethan compensate for the t ipsylook 'they m ay give to your garden.As a ( last w arning gir ls, nextt ime you go home for the weekend kiss your mother (a lwaysgreet th e family gardeners nomatter how st rong your gardeningspir i t ) ; then march st ra ight to therock garden and put back thoserocks whi le the ground is wet .This will save you lots of troublethis summer; and your rock garden won't look as if the Georgiachain gang f might walk u p andstar t hacking. Your mother mayhave you out picking up rocks a l lsummer; so hammer them ina

word to the wise And gir ls,don' t water your asters too much.This summer we hope to see happyfaces over the sprinkl ing can; anddon' t brood over your cabbages. V. Hileman

(Cont inued from Page 2)created good to const i tute man'shappiness It i s evident* t ha tnaught can lul l a man's wi l l (desi re) save the universal good.__For man's happiness?consists es sentially in his being united to theUncreated good." And again, inanother place, Aquinas throws theincandescent* lamp of his philosophical insight upon the agonies ofthe world, and we understand moreclearly the miseries of men: "Menlove different things and wheneach one seemeth to have what heloves, he is called happy . But aman is t ruly happy, not i f he haswhat he loves, but if he loves whatought to be loved. For many become more wretched through having what they love than they werewhen they lacked it. Miserableenough through loving h armfulthings, m ore miserable throughhavin g them. And our MercifulGod, when we love amiss, deniesus what we love; but sometimesin His anger, He grants a manwhat he loves amiss But whenwe love-what God wis hes us tolove, doubtless, He will give it tous." F

GAUGING THEWORLD'S NEWSRecent newspapers stated i t ha tHit ler is going to take a rest . Therest of every-h eh i ng in e canget, no doubt.

I Si x do vest int h e GlenwoodPark o v i a r ystarted a smal lw ar a n d in jured! a g re a tn u m b e r o fs m a l l e r b i r d s . 'Some t h i ng must

M. Gage be wrong wheneven the "doves of peace" arelearning methods of attack. |A fan of Lily Pons was given ajail sentence of one year becausehe refusedito leave the section ofthe country and stop botheringMiss Pons. ;He said he had beendisappointed in -loveibefore an drefused to be pushed around, jj Hecerta inly has gone to I the J r i gh tplace then. * jjg> flUB^HRMartha Raye and Joe^E. Brownare appearing together I on I th estage in New Yo k. IThere's no t h in g likelpringingl t he ! wi de ope nspaces of the west to Broadway.Itfhas been said that John Bar-rymore is a perfect gentlem an. Ithas been proven by the nice thingshe says about his wives when he

leaves fthem, f Of course, practicehelps, too. ^^^B;!f^^HHHHHQgnIn 1868, a man w as elected governor of Louisiana by an 1 overwhelming Negro I vote . In 1 campaigning, he promised the negroesthat he would pump out the blackblood and pump white if he wereelected. Perhaps that is the basisof the white lies in politics. | -BjA serious earthquake caused anumber of deaths in Japan recent-ly. iThey certa inly get f i t comingand going. If they don't getbombed from above, they get swallowed up from below. j |f ]iHForm er President Hoover saysthat the scient ist i s the one whomust solve the unemploymentp- oblem today. Of course, there 'sa lways arsenic .

ADVICE TO THELOVELORNDear Lucy,I'm crazy about a fellow, but hewon't even give me a tumble . Instead, he chases around after adizzy blonde who does n't have abrain in her head. How can I makehim real ize he 'd ra the r marry awoman of intelligence? SmartyDe a r Sma r t y ,

I'm afraid there isn't much youcan do about-the brainless one ifhe really likes her. Howev er, ifyou were as smart as you say youare , you would have dyed yourhair long ago. Lucy LovejoyDear Lucy,My parents don't1 like my boyfriend because he wears- a mus tache and they say any man thatwears a mustache has something tohide. How can I convince themthat he can't help it if he ha s a nupper l ip l ike anjawning?Inhibi ted(Continued on Page 4)

JIM - JAMS JR.This is the seasonswhen evenyour best friend curls up in aL '..Jffjr- chair and fixeson you I the va-c a n t s t a r e .Dre a ms, I d l eDreams, unt i lB 1 a c k PlagueAnthon y C o 1-lette Stegelskebounces u p o nyou with her

p la y fu l w a y s .Ask Clara why

V. Hileman she doesn 't callher latest by his first name. Shereally has a good reason. /Did youever tug at your dresser andbounce:back with a piece of it inyour hand? And speaking ofdressers, Mary Louise Cammellareceived? a i3 2 piece dresser setfrom some young man. * I'd nevertr y m y j Mary Louise , I just ropeoff a 'bit of the bedroom and display. I Reach ing I down f or Kbrus hand,: comb I might take the . placeof morning exercises. i ^H r l ^ ^HHEr If there isV a Junior or anyoneelse that has not heard of the nowfamous Prankfln, [drag fDorothyO'Malley forcibly to t a Jchair an dit 's good for a whole study hour.Theidescription of Frankl in pushing down the street, and his twonotable visitors, and the wild driveto Rochester.!You ma yi ne e dJMa -rie Callan 1 as 1 prompter, too, fortheir is much to tell. SjSiPyliiiirajj Jane t Griffi th drove I down I toBuf falo! the* other weekend andfrom reports, the boys from Niagara are st r ic t ly 0. K., and bet tert ha n that. {T he re a re severaUnewcombinations | an d {renewing 1 ofold ones {including I George f an dRosemary, and j Margean d i-Paul*MBHi. (Cont inued on Page 4) R r a |B M ar j o r i e Rawling 's Yearl ingwas judged the best novel of 1988.It | was considerate of the judgesto pick a book that is short enoughthat one can read it in a year,mmm The casket makers who are outon strike are one group who shouldcerta inly get what they' re st r ikingfor. People have a peculiar fashionof dying regardless of st r ikes andmost families don't have*an extracasket stored I in * their a t t ic . Solong! Si s rc ^ ^ ^ ^ Hs $g?mH

CAMPUS SPORTS"1 - 2, buttonshut the door "Just a minute

Thank you,A. brought

m y s ho e, 8 - 4 just a minute!1 -2 , t a ke o f fthat shoe 3 - 4 ,open that door5 -6, toss awaythe Vick's 7$- 8swing on thegate 9 - 10, It 's

Spring again.Puddles o nt h e t e n n i sc o u r t s calledfor one ma nG. Pletz bat t les againstthe walls of the gym, but now responding to splendid t reatmentand direction, your tennis will becourted with fi rm, dust less, andgrass-less ground.Mother Benedicta.

Mercyhurst ' s A.some new honors to the school inthe personages of Helen Pat terson and Jeanne Maley. It all happened*, at the Edinboro Play Dayway back in Februa ry. Al legheny,Edinboro, and Mercyhurst were represented. "Sis" won her plaquefor shooting the most fouls perminute and "Maleypants" hersfor being one of the best guards.Ther e was {basketball, badm inton,shuffle-board, and ping -pong toplay. Evaritaland Jeanne upheldour honors in badminton, Kat ieand Mollie in shuffleboard; and thejudg es' consciences held to one-w o n -i s- w on d ro u s t h e o r y , a n dwouldn't let them give Sis anotherplaque for one of the best forwa rds .

Col lette Stegelske braved thesquashy Glenwood course onepromising morning with c lubs,balls, tees, and something new'inequipmenta s t u r d y ! pair lof rubbers, iKatie McMil lan maintains theform and poise of?, an aesthet icK p s (Continued on Page 4)Frosh Chatterm It hard ly seems possible thatour Freshman year is rapidly coming to a close and/that we whowere, not so long ago, ibut t imid,curious beginners equipped with agenerous lack of knowledge, a collegiate wardrobe, land I gre a t e x pectat ions 1 entered I Mercyhurst .Th e 1 timidity f andl curiosi ty, wehave discarded. Th e ignorance , theexpectations I andj t he * wa rdrobewe'll bring back in altered formnext I September!!.1! It'sI be e n ' ag r an d F r e sh m a n y e a r . f l ^ ^ ^ H ^ B ^^Vacation waswell,lit wa s j us ta vacation; and tha t ! says a (lot.Vacations I do Istrange tilings towomen's hearts and fancies. J Howa bout I it 1 Eileen 1 Rehler, 1 HelenMault, andl Mary jHilkert? W h a twill summerIvacation Ito do JaneDixonI? Fori all those whomight possibly want to visit Claudia IEva ns dur i ng! summe r va c a t ion, ther correct address is ] 1180Griswald Ave. , Sharon, Pa. Wehope we 1 are I sparin g som eone agre at deal of confusion. {Are youlistening Mary Haloway and HelenAnde r t on? I Erie Freshmen wentt r a v e li n g__B a r a b a r a Dawson basked in the Florida sunshineand is displaying a tan while wewho stayed in the frigid north aredisplaying colds Speaking s ofFlorida, we're going to buy SallyMcClain a geography book. "Isn ' ttp[jH(Continued on Page 4) &

Commencement Week(Cont inued from Page 1)10:30; the Baccalaureate f Addresswill Ifollow immediately, and willbe delivered by the Reverend Da-mien Reid, C. P., of Holy CrossCollege, Dunkirk, New York.On June 5 a t 8:00 P. M., theSeniors will hold (their Class DayExercises in the audi torium. Afterwards, the ent i re student body,clad-in Academic Cap and Gown,wil l assemble on the front Campus

for the t radi t ional ceremony ofthe Plant ing of the Ivy. The remainder of |the*afternoon will bedevoted to the Garden Par ty, asocial affair tha t is anticip atedannual ly by every s tudent , foreach year the arrang emen ts aremore novel than the year before .A Mass of Thanksgiving wil l beoffered by Father Watson at 8:00A. M. on the morning of Jun e 6.That evening, at 8:30, the Graduation Exercises will be'brought toa close with the conferring of Degree s! by the Most Reverend Bishop John Mark Gannon, D. D. ,D.C.L., LL.D., and the Commencement Address by Dr: FrancisBeauchesne Thornton, of DuquesneUniversi ty, Pi t tsburgh, Pennsylvania .May I take this opportuni ty tocongratulate the Seniors, in thename of the ent i re studentfbody,and to express sincere wishes fora most profitable and successfulfuture!f .Jeanne SeniorFASHIONS O F i, . . THE MOMENTWhat to use as a basis for yoursummer wardrobe to achieve thatpiquant f lavor? Skirts, of course;A varie ty of separateK skir ts anda sundry of blouses. This is afashion which has infinite possi-bilities. The only prerequisiteis that you se

lect the type ofskir t which isin h a r m o n ywith the placeand the hour,bu t t h e scopei up this f i e l di s so extensivethat you canbanish a l l fearsof not finding-

E. Eisertf just what youwan t. S tripes, plaids, prin ts, solidcolorstake your pick.And then one day an art ist journeyed to the Polyn esian island s.As< a result we'll be wearing gayPolynesian prints. They are t rulybeautiful, too. We have to hand itto the art ist . Also i t i s worthy ofnote that you'll find ultra smartness I by combining' stripe s withpolka dots. jr.g Hang these gems on a hickorylimb so th at everyone can seethem. Thus we display our approval of | the newest "junk" jewelry.Bubbles for i cl ips, pins, bracelets,an d t.necklaces. Quite appropria teto be associated with the glorifiedfemininity trend. It comes inwhite and all pastel shades.8 El izabeth Arden manufacturerskeep themselves and everyone elsebusy by giving us a rapid fire offlamboyant l ipst icks. "Stop-red" isthe recent shade which has received notable comment by fashioncritics. Try it, for it may be justwha t you'vei been searchin g formany a year.K (Continued on Page 4)

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THE CONSUMERS'. I . CORNERiWhat's Behind Your Hat?The at tractiveness of any outfi tnecessitates 'the selection of appropriate accessories to completeft. . . & i t . T h e m o s timportant o fthese accessor

ies is the hatwhich we selectt o wear withthe ensemble.When buying

a^hat, the fundamental purpose to be keptI in mind is t heL. Cummings selection of onewhich is becoming to the individual and which is of good quality.The aesthetic value of a hat isdirectly dependent upon the typeof felt, the workmanship, and thequality and amount of trimmingwhich is used. The quality of feltranges from beaver fel t , throughnutria, muskrat , hare, and rabbit,to the least expensive which ismade of wool.Wool felt can be distinguishedfrom fur felt by its textu re. W oolfelt is stiffer, less silky, and thepile is coarser. Among the furfelts the finest grades will have aclose packed pile, a soft, silky,flexible texture, and when workedwith the fingers will feel like asoft, well tanned leather. A goodquality felt will also be uniform inthickness and in color..Special finishes make any one ofthe various kinds of felts morecostly. Velour and a naturalsmooth finish.! are the lowestpriced. Soleils, suedes, antelope s,and boucles requ ire additionalcare and work, which will be reflected in the final price.When buying a hat look for lin-ings which are securely sewed in,(Continued in Column 3)

Fashions{Continued from Page 3)Striped evening b ags take thespotlight for summer use. Thenice thing about them is that theycan be used as an afternoon accessory, too. They are made up inall popular synthetic fabric.Evenin g clothes have a historical backgrou nd; and you have achoice of periods. The 1800's suggest to us bustles and stiff mate ria ls. By all means consider theEmpire style with its skirts whichfall in beautiful soft folds and withits regal looking bodice. Of course,the gypsy costume is a topnotcher.

And good old fashioned crinolineis being used in some of the volu-minious skirts that look so lovelyas m'lady glides across the dancefloor.Present your white dress witha new belt. Just a suggestion, buthow about a patriotic little number made of wide denim blue canva ss , belt with a turkey red canvass strip in the center and a redleather buckle ?To be a true victim of voguethis summer you'll find it necessary to supplement your sportclothes with slacks. Supposedlythey're now tailored to look especially well on the feminine figure.It's the essence of chicness to wearheavy costume jew elry to complete your outf it; so, if you like it,

wear i t!

LOVELORN(Continued from Page 3)Dear Inhibited,You will eithe r have to havehim shave the mustac he to provehe's honest, or convince your parents that an awning should wearone too. tLucy LovejoyDear Lucy, * ^My boyfriend gets very violentwhen I don't do what he tells meto . How can I be sure he won'tspank me after w e' re married?ContraryDear Contrary , fDon' t worry about being spankedafter you are married. You'd better try doing what he says now, orhe won't wait for the wedding!Lucy LovejoyDear Lucy, ^My boyfriend is a brute! He delights in making me jealous, justso he can have a good laugh. Itmay be funny, but I can't marry aman tha t is continually runningoff to get my goat! NannyDear Nanny,Wouldn't he be fooled if youdidn ' t b i te! Just p lay the gamepretend you don't notice his little

jokeand get a bit of your goatback! Lucy LovejoySoph Patterings

We know a blond who doesn'tknow what a compliment is! (Oris our spelling w rong, D oris ?)Molly's ability to 'catch on' is. rare. It ' s evenrarer when shedoes catch onhalf a n hourla te r !We've heard lots of .reasonsfor chew i n ggum, but Eleanor Dimit ru's isthe oddest yet .She buys it tore-enforce h e rI H. Sullivan self!Congrats to Jane Franklin ,the Prefect of St. James Sodali-ty. J-;/yl | | jThaft bracelet of Anne Crowley's from Haban a is causinglots of doubts as to the correctspelling b or v. W ell, b.gthatas i t v what do you th ink? | 9The conversation between AnnBoughton and Patty Lund in thecourse of a basketball gameeis ahowl. "Patty , don ' t throw atheb a l l , " | s c ream s An n . " Wh y n o t?"says Patty , and]throws it. Comesthe ball:* again, "Don't," imploresAnn, "Why says Pat ty ; and offthey go again. $ ' ^ K f lAt last we've discovered BethLeahy 's passiondon't g e t | ex cited, it 's a very down-to-ea rthone. She loves to buy shoes. Justask her about j the latest pairth e expensives one!When you see Dot Reagle, say"Uncle." She j entitled to t th a tname since her donation to thecause of Joe and Red; and GinnyConnor rejoices in/ the name

"Aunt/* For more informationsee Jane McClenethan.Mary Klamphor has been disillusioned; she doesn't believe theweather any more. "When indoubt," says Mary, "Wear a winter coat." And she does, even atth e risk?of giving th e rest-of ussunstroke.And now, as the walru s said,

the time has come to speak of

Sports

the Freshmen,or five bottlesold right arm

(Continued from Page 3)butterfly-catcher in her badmintonplaying, so 'tis said. You must bepretty good, Katie, when you havethem rolling on the floor! ClaireWelch, Maleypants , and Sis werein on tha t riot. Take it easy, now!Marie Callan hasn ' t exactly gonein for the | active par t of hitchhiking. You see, she keeps herselfon the receiving endMary AnneCannon, Mary Annice McCray,Fran Miller, and Sis Patterson, upat the crack of dawn (bang), taketheir morning consti tu t ionals whenthe day is young; in fact, I hearthey go about waking up the birdsAnne Stout enjoyed playinghockey on rollers kates early onea. m. too._ it was so simple shedidn ' t real ize what she was doing

Dot and Meg Wadlin ger, andaren't they the lucky ones, expectto be seen daily on Sylvan HeightsGolf. Course th is summerCarmel-ita, in her new role of pitcher fordrinks milk, fourof it, to keep thein condition PatMeyers is out looking for her formwith golf clubs Marion Wesch-ler (and it's no small wonder shelikes walking home from school!)receives an honorable escort fromschool to Holland Stre et Beforethe term closes there is still the A.A. picnic to plan for. It is one ofthose "don ' t miss" affairs on thepeninsula.Speakin g of the term closingmight in some way just ify th isbit ,When Commencement bells ringSome changes 'twill bringAnd four Seniors forsake the A. A.There's Evari ta to goRuthie Hays to miss soNell ie Eisert to leave that grayday.An d not^to forget*Marian Ahlgrim goes yetThe path of Senior Athletes 'las t day. Swhich is rather a poor way of saying it was nice belonging to a clubwith you; and here 's hoping yourplaces can be filled Sigh, sighI*Well, a goodbye relax and keep playing, p

Consumersra th er th an pasted. I ^ H H ^ ^ ^ IFelt hats should*be brushedlbe-fore each t ime they are worn. Thisshould be done with the nap, fromleft to right.!When jaj h a t g e t swet, all the creasesl and foldsshould bejpushed out, and the hatplaced on a table to dry. It shouldnever be put on, or near, alregis-ter. When!the hat is dry, it caneasily be pushed back into shape.I Fur felts can be reblocked andmade to look like*new; but woolfelts do notfrivive sufficiently byblocking to makejjit worthwhile.

It is impossible to select hats ofgood quality unless we know whatto look for, so let's put our "HeadLights" on hats and see what l iesbeneath the veils.many things. When the grassturns green and'the boulevard becomes dotted with groups of strolling girls , we know tha t Graduation is in the air again . And so toyou, dear "Big? Sisters ' we regretfully say "adieu" and don't forgetus too soon. And now, in thewords of someone,p( we promisednot to tell who!) "Let's go beforewe get-back!"

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JIM JAMS, 0R-(Continued from P**e 3)Soring always works the miracles .X you want in terest ing opinionsthe European s i tuation, askMary Ann and Mary Jane . R e-centiy they covered the effect warwould have on the glass industrytheir personal reactions, and thepro's and con's of being a RedCross nurse. ' .Jean McClafferty could putWalter Winchell to shame for rap

id fire conversation. Businesslikeand s traight forward, she has presented her opinion b efore yourmouth can open to bring forth afeeble "ah" to s tal l for t ime.This is the month of term-papers , cramming, d inners , part ies, and no time to spar e. I t isdanger ous to set foot out in thehall, with everyone pouring out ina rush or scrambling up the s tepsto make it on time. But everyonecan be seen at sometime out on thebridge lol l ing or s tudying, tanning and swatt ing fl ies .Now is the gulf (New York accent) or gawlf (Pa.) season, tennis, and all the rest. If you have afew moments to spare just p lay agame of tennis with Gert ie Pletz.Before you know it you will walkright off the court with a record ofthe shortest game of tennis everplayed.This being the year of theSenior swan song, may we saythat we' re darn sorry to see yougo ; but we know you'll do all rightwherever you are, and we hope itsnot too far away.

Varieties(Continued from Page 3)fell in accord with the decisionmade long before by her dinnercompanions.Although i t happened some t imea go , we wish to tell you about the

lovely time Mary Lou McG rannand Lorraine and Eloise Cummingsenjoyed at the opera in Cleveland.The three girls (themselves musicians) were greatly thri l led by theperformance of the "Bride of Lam-mermoor" whichv was presentedth ere . "3? I "

We have missed Sara LouSchmitz lately who has been ill dueto a I severe at tack of flu . Maythese warm spring breezes rejuvenate her quickly. * IThe Chicken Club of Mercyhursthas passed through the firs t hecticweefc^rf organization and is nowfirmly established by its two originators , Bea Adolf and roommateJan e ^McClenethan. The tw o finefowls, Red and Jim, have successfully survived the loving dotage

of their numerous aunts and alsoseveral at tacks of dyspepsia whichthreatened their tender l ives .Marion Towne dashed up to Niag ara Fa l l s lastf weekend for aquick glance at the falls and somelingering ^ooks at her o ld friendsand flames.Wishing to continue her intellec-L P U r a u i t 8 ' a b i t tether, Evarita Flaherty applied at several colleges and univers ities. She recently received word of her accen-tance at the Universi ty of MichUgan as a member of the graduateschool in social work.

Probably very few of you rea-ta. that we almost lost F r a nHanger o n e d*y this week. A MerCyhZS\ S p e c i a l i n the line of galeat abbed her precipitately aswas endeavoring to dry her Z ^

Frosh Chatter(Continued from P a g e * )t h a t g r a n d ? " We hope i t wil l helpher out in her trip to Columbusto o No rm a J e a n B r o w n y a rvis i ted Mary Parmeter in Eld red

*Some th in k o n ly th a t th e " g ayninetie s" g irls were afraid of miceo th ers th in k An n Harr in g to ni s o u r Eu n ice wen t h u n t in g foexcitement one eve - and ex c i t ement sh e d id f i n d -B u t d ef in i t e lyThe remote th ird floordarkness - t he d i m l i g h t o f a m a t c hd ark n es s again-o ld* f u r n i t u r e .men 's voices from out the darkness(an d a t Mercy h u rs t ) th e d e l i ca tesc ream s o f a g i r l -b u t th e wh o lething ended happily , t he l ighswitch was found, and the m en ' svoices were part of a radio prog ram ! Ho wev er , My r t an d P ig eo ndescended the s tairs more quicklyth an th ey . ascendedWill th e d el ight of having Mary Riley cometo the Vil lanova Prom be just asg rea t fo r J im wh en h e m u s t res cue her at the depot at 4:30 A.MIf n o t , Mary , rem em b er th a t welove youThere are way s an dmeans of escaping al l d ifficult ies__as Carm el i t a Sav ag e h as p ro v enWhen one is unfamilia r with theintricate mechanics of d ial phones,one s imply dials the operator andsays one is b l ind. Doesn ' t one, Carmeli ta ? ? ? Virginia Applebee ha sherself a posit ion. Now there 's anup and coming Home Economisfor you.Th a t ' s all folks have a happ ysu m m er an d re tu rn in Sep tem b erwith the dignity of a Sophomore!!-Pauline Ly n chial for clo thing class . Fran hasti lytook shelter under the nearestlarge bush and miraculou sly escaped being whisked away from us.Eileen Richards celebrated avery joyful occasion the other eveningHomer's b i r th d ay ! An d n o tto leave her mothe r out of thepar ty completly , Eileen broug hthome a beautiful bouquet of daffodils p lucked by the roadside.I We found a rather d isconsolatemaiden in room sixty the otherdayMary Rita Oliver. Spurne dby the lovebug, Mary Rita took al i t t le trip north in pursuance of ajob as a b i t of sublimation for herwounded feelings. T

As the ineffable joys of springt ime descend upon us , graduationlooms nearer and nearer. iWe a r ebeset with mixed feelings of joyat nearing our long-awaited goaland wonder a t w hat t he worldholds for us all. M ay we all besuccessful in whatever l ies ahead!The tales of fro lic and achievementenfolded in this column will alwayslinger in our memories . We wishto express our l imit less thanks toMerc yhurst for al l she has donefor us and give her assurance ofundying love and loyalty .

CRESCENT MOONA full moon _A devoted maiden s ighs,Ah, how we love i t!"But I prefer a crescent moonWith cloudy skiesAbove it.A full moonIs so complete;Leaves nothing to be imaginedu would seem ._But a crescent moon,When clouds retreatLeaves so much roomTo dream. -Edna Londregan