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Sunday, May 13[aside to praise and honor the1 precious nam e of
th e M ost Hol yMother of God, Queen of theJSodality. This year, as
in theCs t , World Sodality Day willbe observed in Erie at St.
Pet-L's Cathedral on Sunday, May|l3th. I i H |I The Chairman of Our
Lad y'sOmmittee of the Sodality Union will crown ou r Blessed
Mother Queen of t he Sod ality . M issne Kingston, one of our
Seniors, has tha t distinct hon or thisLar. Members of Central
Count s or represen tatives of Soda-lies, Executive Board m emb
ers,[and all Sodality Pre fect s willparticipate in the World
Sodali-[ Day procession.Dr. Thomas O'Con nor, C. M.,ph . D., will
be the g ues t speak erjjf the day. His sermon will pertain to a
Sodalist's re la t ion toJary.{Present Spiritual Bouque tI On this
day, Erie District Socialists! will pr ese nt to Hi s Ex pediency,
Bishop Gamton, a spiritual bouquet J Our Sodali ty hasalready given
th ei r gen ero uscontribution of Masses, Holy[Communions,
Rosaries, Visitsand vEjaculations.
j . Sodalists all over the worldare privileged on th is da y
togain a Plenary I ndu lgen ce. Th isj privilege has been grante d
byjPope |Pius XII for proper ob-jservance of World Sodality Day.\
Issues Paper[Reverend W. Lawrence Frank-editor of the Lake \
Shore[Visitor Register, has again graciously consented ito have
members of the Sodality be the gue st^ters for the May 11
editionpneerning World Sodality Day.
R E G I O N A L C O U N C I L M E E T S A T C A N I S I U S
Cooper, and B. Fleming. L.. to JR.: J. Roepke, a report Ion the
recent surM. Ferry, M. O'Connor, M
Vol. XV, No. 6 Mercyhurst College, Erie, Pa. May 9, 1945
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oves Successf a r i n g weeks *of minuteff"0* and city-wide
ticketL e ' Mrcyhurst played hostf over BOO guests at the Bridge-T
held April 28 in the schoolI o r s ai>d dining room.J * * e rst
t ime in manyI T 8 , t h e People of Erie wereSWned royallyf8 ^ the
hill. It was openr e * Mercyhurst. Reserva-
feles . n . b e e n m a d e f o r U 0 with th e lovely weather
,dfo a larger crowd thaniJ e c!en anticipated came from^niti a n d
s u r r o u n c u n g c o m -He p 68 ' B r i d & e was played
inlininoye:r> South Parlor, Statek L - ! 0 0 m ' Antk*ue R o o m
>a r l o r ty Room, the Bishop's| D ' ^ the Blue Room.
S t u d e n t s S e l e c t M e r c i a d E d i t o rAlways
looked forward to at the end of each year areftheelections of the
various clubs and organizations within the schoolMuch th o u g h ts
given m the careful analysis of the most capable he celebrated on
the twentieth
MayNea r CompletionThe May Day festivities will
person to fill each office. of this month. This is one of theI
Am ong the first {elections to take place last week was that of m o
s t impressive ceremonies ofJeanne Roepke as editor of the Merciad
for the yearjl.1945-46. t h e y e a r w h e r e t h e
combinationJeanne has proved herself a worthy assistant editor
during the o f JoyMnew at the crowning ofpast year and capable of
handling the details of the college paper. o n e o f t h e Seniors,
Miss Margaypointed.The other members of next year's staff havefnot
been ap-
course of theT^iii m b e r s o f | t h e HomeP&es C ? e p a
r t m e n t modeledJd m ' s u i t s , and coats theyNity / t J l
is|year. The infor-p qu tlle style'show allowedtto^kons from the
guestsi>he fashions dis-!n the J01"8 received the guests1 ^ 8
hal1 and acted ask*8 *H a* ^ e var*0 U 8 parrs r0 ** the tea in the
din-Ne* r " *& the center of theP H t ^ f ^ a g a beautifullyJT
te a table. It w as off-b v 8mall tables whereled ftle Economic
studentsS > c7ln istratiodd and theto express
;in of the entireSJ** - dy on this worthwhilei *t. *h% - ! bri
dge-tea will al-V y 0 - ^ G ^ - | / C W i l l
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Ass is tant Edi tors T hanksgiv ing praye rs wereB Dear Ed i to
r :Jeanne RoepkeDorothy BarryJoanSWadlinger
Published monthly by the s tudents of Mercy hurs t College pNPW*
|Rditor RuthxE. Sul l ivanF ea tu r e Ed i to r MarySDoyleLitera ry
Editor Barba ra F lemingAr t Ed i to r s N. | Hi r t l e , G.
MiddletonBus iness Manager' Marie WolmanEd i to r i a l Staff: M.
Savage, L. Crowley, E. F i tzgerald , |p . Sul l ivan ,
M. O'Connor, M. I. Kinnerney, J . Berry, S. B r ig h am, P . Wh
i t e ,L. Writer, N. Cooper, M. Gould, J . Sc ha nba c he r , !M.
E. -F i tzgerald , J . Wirges , M. J . M as terson, C. Cavanaug h,
J . Videt to .
C o n t r ib u to r s: J . E r win , | N . F e r r a r o , 0 .
PizzoJ Mary Mohr , M.Cooper, M. Dobosiewicz, M. E. Pugh.* v ^ H f i
P p f ? ! ^ :
Bus iness Staff: D, A. Harr ington, M. A. Harr ison , A. Devine,
D.Donatel l i , H. Fabian , P . Ferry , E. Reagle , V. Walsh , D.
Lynch,M . J Masterson, ^ B^^^ V-
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"Laugh and the world laughsiwith y o u ; H | p !Weep and you
weep alone; HBflSlmiiHFor*the sad fold earth [must borrow its m i r
t h ,But has trouble enough of i ts IHIH "IBBSv^T
read , then the leader said , "forM ay Day,9> | and everyone
stoodto - r ec i t e* Ou r {Lady's Ibeautifulprayer , The Magnif
icat . But onth is day in each g ir l ' s hear t shewas saying a
salu tatory prayer
fo r each \ gir l knew that th ismonth is appropr iately
dedicated to Mary . y S-..S ^
One has but to look out overthe landscape and see the
appleblossoms and the cherry th ickets in the orchard our ownMer cy
h u r s t "garbed in green ' 'to real ize that the Lady Monthis s
tar t ing . One has-but to seene w 'birth in all of natu re'
andreal ize that with Mary ' s monthcome b i r t h : in
everything,* andit is only fitting. Mary assumedMotherhood; so v
does MotherEa rth . She.-. tries , to show OurLady that the ent i
re month ofMay will be one of feasting inher honour . '' ^ Ihave
yet to see a Mercyhurst girl come up to me, or anyone, and say ,
"Has anybody got a match?" t
Sincerely,A Fellow Student. , ;:..' *vV^k ^#3S SBt
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n Th i5 ay, O Beautiful Mothi c S r? So each girl makes the
Magnif icat aMay Mag nificat, onethat she wil l car ry out by
herspecial acts of devotion to OurLady. Thus, we see her stoppingat
Our Lady ' s a l tar , or a t thegrot to kneel ing as d id the A
ngel , saying, "Hail , Mary ," toher Queen and her Mother.
a ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ _ ^ _ , ^ ^ , EUa Wheeler WilcoxWe should alii
smile away those tears iif 1 we[-want tobe popularand jj all of us
do. The secret will be foundin brightening those eyes and curving
our lips to the B E H I N D T H E C O N V E N T W A L Lpleasantness
of the ;world about us. ^^m^MrvW'
A smile, or better still, a good wholesome laugh anda few bars
of a popular song is as contageous as chickenpox^and twice as
effective.|So many things that we fretand worry over are really
very funny if we stop to consider them. The hours fly by quickly
when they are filledwith laughter. Things never seem quite so bad.
And last,
rbut m o t least,fyou manage t o | find time to doptll t h a
twork . | |9^HRHft|pHillLet's spread! ourl cheerfulness Iu nt il |
Mercy hurst isliterally overcome with an epidemic of smiles, ^ ^ p
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19 Stttyioyi *4(o*tm "7ofet&en |H i A school is known for it
s spirit; and school spiritbest shown by the warmth and color
withfwhichfschoolsongs are sung. What better way is there to urge a
teamon to victory than by singing the school battle
song|orsome!other rousing cheer ?jHow can a group better showlove
for itsIschool than by singing!the "Alma Mater?What adieu is more
touching than the farewell song sunby the Seniorsfon Class Day ? ^
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ f e ^Thesefsongssongs of battleland victory, of
praiseand? farewell are! undoubtedly ithe best jjwa y| to provethe
worth of Alma Mater. For to sing them with|dpep-felt sincerity is
to announce tojthe world one's appreciation for what one has
received at s c h o ( ? 1 - ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ 3Why*do wejnotfhave more
singing of school songs?Several years ago the halls ofIMercyhurst
echoed andre echoed with tributes to "our college on the hill." B u
t ] ^ ^ ^since then the] echoes ]have begun to grow faint, C e r -
f f l A t t e n t i o n !
I always thought a convent was a place austere and gray,Where
girls who lost their lovers went to weep their lives away.I felt a
grim, foreboding chill enshroud me like a pallWhen once an errand
beckoned me beyond a convent wall.I s tammered out my message to
the sister at the door.She smilingly directed me up to another
floor.An then Isaw a little novice tripping up the stair,Who wore a
bright red ribbon in her curly wind-blown hair.Through all these
years Istill recall the beauty of the place,The pansies in the
garden, the sweet peace in every face.I hear the nuns ' low
laughter like the music of the bells ,That summon them to chapel
where The One Great Lover dwells .Their sp ir i tual "at-one-ment"
yet enthralls me, and their goalTo find in simple service the
salvation of the soul.But th is Ibest remember in that atmosphere
of prayerThe slender little novice with the ribbon in her hair.It
never fails to thrill me when I see a nun todayUpon the crowded
pavement in her black, brown, white, or gray.I know beneath her
sober mien, devoid of make-up art,There lies a pure, unselfish soul
and a contended heart. *It seems to me the hand of God moves
silently on highIn iindly benediction when a nun is passing by.I
always ask her mentally, though she is unaware,Was she the little
novice with the ribbon in her hair?
since i/**w** w** *ta'nly it is not because we receivefless than
the studentsd'd at that t ime, for each year our Alma Mater
bringsforth from her store of experience the old things givent
every class before us ,J and adds tojthem innumerable thingsboth in
classwork and in extracurricularactivit ies.
Let us, then, show our gratitude to Mercyhurst by our v0iCeg in
song to our Alma Mater.j Let theraising t h e e c h o e a o f o u r
s o n g s o fhalls once more sweipraise.
THROUGH GOD'S GLOWING SUN!*&$;: God's" glorious sun w as
shin ing in th e heavens and its glowing,'.hopeful rays beamed!
through the windows of our Christ theKing Chapel. Isat there
looking at the silent, yet eloquent Tabernacle, thoughtful of the
GOODNESS, the MERCJY, the JUSTICEbehind its veils .-My eyes were
attracted to the panorama overshadowing this magnetic center of
attraction. Isaw, in the verycenter a Venetian mosaic of Christ the
Glorified Kingj on oneside, symbolizing Christ the Infant King,
were the Madonna andChild with the Magi offering their gifts; on
the other side, IsawChrist the | Suffering King s tan din g before
His accuser, Pilate.Here, indeed,|was material for a threefoldS
menta t ion. But whowere the two Dignitaries or Ecclesiastics
portrayed so ^proudly a tthe right and left of the Mosaic ? Then, I
remembered having heardthat one was Pope Gregory XVI who approved
the Order of Mercy, The other figure was > our \-t be -jj loved
Bishop Gannon, who sym-
bolizes j the Diocesan a affiliationS of the Sisters of Mercy.
On theI remaining panels Isaw depict-ed three more groups. These,I|
knew, were symbolic of the chariacteristic works of the Sisters ofI
Mercythe TEACHER, ; th eHNURSEJ, and the SOCIAL WEL-IFARE WORKER. f
f MH Wh at aglorious setting forisuch ameaningful i portrayal!
jjWhat a fund of material for jaworthwhile3meditation! What
agorgeous spectacle through God'sglowing sun Ik
What word in our I vocabulary is more sweet, more loveamore
enjoyable to the ear than the word "Mother?" Motherhoastands as an
emblem of love, sacrifice, and joy; it fills us i|a longing for the
right, the good, the holiness of a life whgives all, asking nothing
in return. A ~ ^ ' ^ $ g lI Our t ria ls, our successes, ou r
failures, our gains, our joflour sorrows, we have brought to you,
Mother, for understandiicounsel, and love. You have given us much
which we may nenbe ab le to ret urn ; y ou hav e given us yo ur
example which!remain before us always. .. . v5. vTlSHplThus, as f
ou r own Mothers Jearth are a symbol of love amsacrifice, our
Blessed MotherHeaven is a model for all. W. these words, "Woman
behthy son, son behold thy Mod
er," Ou r L ord intended thatmother, the Blessed Virgin Mry,
would also be our moheHe wished Mary to extendilove and her
blessings to e*one of us, to help us in timeneed, and to intercede
for us iHeaven. She has done this ^unfailing devotion to
uschildren. > ilapSw |Mary, because of her love nus, has granted
endless g^and blessings | which help"beqr our daily crosses. Our
ntfworthy gift for her is oneprayer, her prayer, the BosanAs our
fingers are placed Wly on each golden HaH Hwe reflectlthe
^pilgrim**6which Mkryfaccompaniesuthe Holy places Ipanctlfi^
Christ's Life, Death, atf--lsur rection. | ^ ^ H .o $Th er e f o
r e , ! as I May Wtake time o.ecial **
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1 Capability 'PJSE Dependability!Co-operation;! Leadership! I L
etthese four words be (your guidein choosing It he j officers
for1945-46. -JIISI1 I I$ Each officeL carr ies ! with ita
responsibility. The jj girl selected should be the one bestsuited
to carry out its duties.To keep these qualities fclosein our minds
we should be reminded often before elections.How about posters?
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