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0 ComeLetiUs Adore Him

With the approach of Christmasit|would be well for us toconsider the significance of thisf e a s t . To so many of usChr istm as mean s only headache, tired feet, and bad temperresulting from shopping and sundry other material preparations for the day. During this hub-bub the most importantpreparation of all is oftenforgotten—this is spiritual preparation. . I

If we were preparing for the birthday of a friend or a member of our family there would be no end to this preparation.Ev eryt hing would be put in order and no gift would be toogood for him. The same preparation, in a spirituals e n s e ,would be appropriate for Christm as. Ours p i r i t u a l houseshould be put in order and we, too, should offer ourprayersand good works as gifts. For we are celebrating thebirthdayof One who should^be the most loved member of our family,One who spent His life teaching us how to gain eternal hap

piness and then died that the gates between us and this hap-piness might be opened. £The Greeks believe that0] Christmas Eve the t r e e s and

plants, especially on the banks of the River Jordan, bow in reverence to the Savior. Let us, on Christmas Eve, like thetrees, at least bow our heads in Thanksgiving and adoration,and our Christmas will surely have added significance.

Pauline O'Laughlin,'38

Fath er James M. PowersIn June of 1933, Fat her Powerscame to Mercyhurst? to

assume the duties of the firstappointment in his priestly career. Here, during the next succeeding four years, he servedas Chaplain and Head of the Department of Philosophy. Inall his associations, he manifested the distinguished qualitiesof a scholar and a pries t of God. Cordial in man ner, liberalin self-sacrifice, lavish of his services, and learned in knowledge, he is a personality truly representative of the Catholicclerical ideal. It is simply impossible to speak of him w ithou t

remembering his numerous spiritual ministrations to the community and the student body; his ardent devotion to an educational ideal based upon God as the foundation bedrock of alllearning worthy of the name; his insistence upon the indis-pensability offirst principles and primary t r u t h s even inhigh er education which, in m any places, ignores orrejectsthem; his unswerving loyalty to Mercyhurst upon whom he,loving her, laboring for her, serving her well, has left his impress. He leaves us, as the newly appointed Director of Diocesan Charities in the Diocese of Erie. No one who has knownhim but regrets his leaving our midst. And no one who hasknown him but calls down upon him and his new work theblessing of God for a har ves t fertile in its planting , rich inits blossoming, and abundant in its reaping.

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Tuberculosis AssociationBisho Gannon's endorsement of the Erie County Health and

Tuberculosis Association and his appeal to us all to buyChristmas Sealsis of interest to us at Mercyhurst especiallybecause statistics show that tuberculosis is much more prevalent among young women between the ages of 15 and 25tha n it is among young men of the same age. Although noone knows exactly why this is the case, there can be no question about the factitself. •• .;•

The Erie County Health and Tuberculosis Association, supported entirely by the sale of those cheery little stamps for| Christm as cards and packages, works tirelessly the yearround to prevent t he spread of tuberculosis. Science h asfound that tuberculosis is not inherited, as was oncesupposed;that it is not difficult to cure if discovered in time; and thatit can be contra cted only by coming in contact with it. Prev ention, consequently, is the most effective way of combating tuberculosis. I I

The money realized from the sale of Christmas Seals makesit possible for our Erie County Health and Tuberculosis Association to isolate and treat infected cases in the best possibleway. Protectio n of young people, and especially young women, against the dangers of tuberculosis is one of the mainobjectives of thi s local society. They are w orking for us.Let's help them by buying as many Christmas Seals as we can.

SENIORITAS

Nov. 17.j Seniors did their partin the hockey game with Edinboro.

. . better luck next time . , Anneupheld the honor of the clanin th eswimming meet .3.

S t Nov. 22 . . Study club argumentsK . . flew thick and fast .1 . decision,a draw, till next meeting . . Helencertainly had her decks cleared foraction . . Hasn't t Sister Angelicath e most * adorable nieces and nep h e w ?! . . E li za be th d i s t u r b e dthird th is even ing . . that'; m anagain! .f. Trouble in the Paradiseof No. 59 . . not within, but without . . Poor Jack and Jimmy.

One mad s cram ble, to g et pictures taken . . fwhether 'twerebetter to fphotograph \. . a f a c eweary of school work, or one tiredfrom "vacation" .

|Nov. 24. The usual tumble forbags, taxis, trains . . and approvalslips . . Paul ine slipped out intime to be . . well,f o be a yearolder at home . . RitaMaley picksthe mos t delightful t rain s . . In-cidently, she's going to g et herMaster 's in Philosophy.| . And so,home to receive "the pep that weget from our college."

Nov. 29. C hristm as seem s tohave "Fa llen" e arly . . ('scuse it,Please) . .| Rumors . . of an ice-skati ng rink on third floor . . Welcome back, Betty Gentleman . .Candid cameras could've done arushing business when you answered present in Philosophy onMonday . . Adelaide's gone andgotten herself a man with depth,we hear .,_; Bunny's card game invitations are not to be taken tooseriously . . (Note, to B. J. H.)

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The First ChristmasTwo thousand years ago on such a

nightGod gave to us on earth a little

Child; tt| |He placed Him in a stable warm

and brightWith Mary's love amid the winter

wild.And then Three Wise Men came

from miles afarWith gifts for Him enthroned a-

midst the hay;They came led by the light of a

moving starThrough winter 's night into their

heavenly day.And in that glorious night to Beth

lehem cameThe shepherds from their flocks of

grazing sheep.They came to see this B a b e of

wondrous nameClose pressed to Mary's heart in

silent sleep—And hosts of angels there did loudly singHosannas to their Christ , t h e i r

Heavenly King.I —Elizabeth Milloy, '40

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JAPANESE JOURNALISTDISCUSSES FAR EAST

Mercyhurst continued its winterseries of lectures Thursd ay evening, November 11, with an address by M. T, Yamamoto, American correspondent for the TokyoMail. The lecture was sponsoredby the International RelationsClub. ;; I

Mr. Yamamoto's topic was"TheFar Eastern Situation," in which

Noche BuenaWhile the excitement of this holiday season rushes us

its climax—Christmas Eve, it is not irrelevant forusjto cosider what meaning this g reat feast has for oth er pwhose civilization has not been so definitely stamped wmark of mater ialism . We modern Am ericans need notforeign lands to findthegreal spirifcof Christmas. EllswJaeger, radio and newspaper columnist and author of WTrails, hasfwritten the following article for the Merciad

Noche Bu^na (Christmas Eve)"For three centuriesin New Mexico, Santo Nino, the C

Child, has been welcomedinto the world every Christmasby myriad twinklingfires, shining like stars over the publackness of the Sangre de Christo mou ntains. Symbthe light of Christ, these beacons guide theChrist.Childtown, village and lonelyshepherd's camp. The lightsof^thflames leap and flicker upon family groups and turn oldwalls|to gold and crimson,aminvitation to the Santo Ninenter the hearts of men. f^"Onfthis Night of nights what a glorious transformis wrou ght in all hea rts, when peace and love and godissipate the mists of evil and the Radianceof-Christ gloupon the faces of rich and poorand^the humble and exalThis night let us, too, breath eour heart's beacon alightthat our's may be the heritage of a Peace and a Glorylasting." -K |

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Deo Gratias

"Many favors which God gives us r avel out for whemm ing." What artless creature s we ar e to so t

with such exquisite handiwork! It is our dilletantic We do not fully recognize th e beautiful workm anshiflawless mat erial of the Giver . , . If we do, why the n profess such apathy, such outrightindifference? We asuch practical, busy creatures , we dare not take timeconsiderate. So grasping a lot we are ! We request, wtion, we plead, we beg. These attitudes characte rize uare enthymem atic, to invent a word for the purpose. W—by way of parallel—a most importan t premise. Weand we receive, but we stop short of completion. Our pis an imperfect one, for we neglect this important premand therefore, there is no delicate finish, no hemstitch

Let us take a thought to self-reformation. It is an priate time, now, for this month brings us God's gift world, the Babe of Bethlehem. Let us fashion for HimCrib a beautiful covering and make it downy and warmour thankfulness for Oh, innumerable thing s, ever mof Him, the Greatest of all Gifts.

H } ^ I ) —Rita Maley:-o-: 'I

Post-Thanksgiving ReflectionsTurkey-time, th at unique American institution, ha

loped across the calendar leaving in its wake a wealth opy memories and material for many a day dream. Thof Thanksgiving, so dear to the heart of every true Amis particularly cherished by allpoultry men for obvious sons. %

It is my observation (I won't vouch for its veracitythe poulterers have systematized their business to suchtent that it now approaches perfection. This conclubased on the fact that the poulterers seem to have founfor though t on ma tter s of national in teres t.; The resultheir ruminations was embodied in an article publishedJournal of American Poulterers.

They proposed to make the turkey the national embldisplace our present one, the well-known eagle. They that the eagle is not at all symbolical in that it is invdelineated as a bird of prey swooping down on its victimhistory of the turkey has beenb l e n d e d with that ofAmerican people ever since the days of the Pilgrim F

The bird is worthy of this great honor because it is peyet handsome and majestic. Then, too, t he turke y ways symbolized a time of prosperity. Would not this admake the whole year a time of prosperity? ?&% $ \.

However there is one element that might mitigate this proposal of the poulterers. When the turke y haraised to such alofty honor, would there not be many pawho would consider it perfidious to come to gastronterms with the national emblem? Perhaps these poulthad better consider both sides of this question1 jj The fpromotion of this proposal by poultry men and meat pmight cause a definite drop in their business.

•Virginia Dooley

he discussed the relationship between Soviet Russ ia, China, andJapan from their earliest conflictsup to the present Sino-Japanesesituation. Mr, Yamamoto pointedout the Russian jforces at work in China andtheii

communistic

probable effect in the Far EAfter the lecture Mr. Yama

spoke informally to the mem bthe I. R. C.and answered the questions which his interesteteners presented to him.

—V. Hileman

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ALUMNAE - - -- i- - NEWS

Since our |la st Issue twe've ha dAlumnae Week-End and Thanksgiving ; and we hope that}. boththese occasions were duly enjoyedby our Alumnae.

This Alumnae week-end was oneof the best in the history of theschool. On Saturday evening theAlumnae attended the annual banquet. Jean Summers was mistressof ceremonies with Doctor M. J.Relihan. Mother Borgia, and Sister Eustace as the principal guestspeakers. Dorothy Mooney '34,Kathryn Harring ton '35, and Rather ine Lechner '37 were the speaker s representing the alumnae. Rev.Jame s Powers and Rev. AlfredWatson addressed the groupbriefly. J I

On Sunday morning the alumnaeattended Mass. After Mass thealumnae breakfast was held, andwas followed by the business meeting. Miss Jean Summers, Buffalo, N. Y., was elected preside nt;Barba ra Wilbert, Erie, Pa., vice-president; Mar garet McMahon,Erie, Pa., secretary; and Sister M.Victorine, treasurer.

On November 20 the Erie Chapter of the Mercy hurst Alumnaeheld a very successful!benefitbridge tea at Mercyhurst.

A son, James, was born to Mrs.Kenneth Carlson (IreneDolon) onOctober 23. Margaret Clarke wasappointed chairma n of her localCommercial In stitute which washeld December 4. Inez Bellotti '37was a speaker on "Safety Education" at her Institute.

During the Thanksg iving holidays we learned t hat Mary JoCleary '36 is still work ing forBradford Electric and enjoys herwork very much. Mary Ma rgaretMurphy '37 not only enjoys herwork but thrives on it . She isteaching during the day at theLockport Business school and inthe evenings at the Kelly BusinessSchool in Niagara Falls.

Many thanks to Jane Upr ich-ard '36 for her gift off Irish Literature to our l ibrary.

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Study ClubUnder the direction of Fath er

Watson, the recentlyJrevived study club held its first meeting onthe evening of November 22, in theSouth Parlor. The subject of discussion was "Mixed Marr iages" .Arguments pro and con flew thickand fast. Added interest was supplied when the members dividedaccording to opinions. Paper swere read, and a debate ensuedwhich lasted for the entire meet

ing. A definite date for the nextmeeting will be announced soon.I I \ —Edith Regan, '38

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SOCIOLOGY CLUBPlans made for the Sociology

Study Club were very successfullycarried out at the last meeting onDecemb er 7. The newch airman -discussion plan, initiated at thismeeting, proved to be an effectivemedium for dispensing information. | M

Anne Morin was selected to out*line material for and to conductour next meeting.

The new year will find the various sociology classes making fieldtrips to nearby institutions.! '&

I I J —Betty Fallen, '88

A FIVE YEAR OLDON CHRISTMAS EVE

Like the pal ter of the rain dropsCame the sound of slippered feet,And a smile of cherub sweetnessLighted up a baby cheek;Softly, past the doorwayIn whose shadow, "Mum andDad"Were dreaming of the ChristmasThey had planned forthei r own lad.Softly down the stairway,Through | darkened doorHe pattered, oh, so softly,Just to see what was in store.

Softly through the kitchen—|(I 'm almost there" he thought)And his blue eyes beamed as he

ipondered —What Santa might Ihave brought.And now, his heartwas ^fluttering,And his thoughts like sheep they

flocked—But hope went out, like a falling

s tar,'Cause that darned door was

locked!—Edith Regan, '38: -o-

Bishop's Day(Continued from page 1)

Address—Most Reverend J. M.Gannon;

Mercyhurst, We Love You —Ensemble.

J After the entertainment, theSeniors were guests at a formaldinner held at Mercyhurst honoring Bishop Gannon.• The verse speaking choir, included on this program, representsa very interesting field of speech.The director, Miss Mulcahy, andthe members of the class are to becongratulated for their excellentpresentation.

Choral verse is communicativeactivity which may be approachedfrom artistic, educational, socialand physical points of view. It isby no means a new form of speaking, for it find s its origin inGreek drama and its preservationin the Church . Yet, it has onlyrecently come into its own in theUnited States.

Antiphonal verse (poems withthe idea of dialogue) was represented in Kipling's "Big Steamers"and Christine Rosetti's "Uphi l l " .Solo, that is,line-a-person type included Paul Shivell 's "Exaltatern.""Mine Sweep ers" by Kipling,"Foreb oding" by Dan Blanding,and A. A. Milne's "The King'sBreakfast" comprised both groupand solo work. Unison choral versewas very capably represented inthe "Hun dredth Psalm" and "TheTwenty Third Psa lm."| \

—Prances Malaney,'38- : - o - :

I. R. C.On November 11 the senior

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History majors of the International Relations Club, accompanied bytheir adviser, Sister Mary Anna,and Sister Philippa, made a tripto Waterford, the site of historicFor t Le Boeuf. The State Historical De partmen t is, at present, conducting excavations in this sectionof the Sta te. Dr. Warren incharge of the project at Waterford,kindly offered to explain the workto the students.

•The trip was of such interestthat the members of the Club decided to give the student body anopportunity to enjoy the Doctor 'sinteresting explanation. Dr. Warren delivered a lecture il lustratedby slides before the students atMercyhurst on November 18.

—-Betty Harrington, '38

Mathematics ClubIPubiishes Rosters

GOING UP

Every two years the Math Clubcarries on its tradition of publishing a Roster of the chool, containing the names, addresses,and tele-phone numbers of every studentin the school and also of the faculty. The Math Club thisf yearpublished a larger and better Roster which is being sold beforeChristmas- so that the studentswill be able to use these Rosters

during the holidays.Th e committee in charge of distributing and publish i ngith ej Rosters includes: Marion Sullivan andRita Brennan, seniors; Ruth Hayesand Ida vMoore, junio rs; BeatriceDonaldson and Mary Matlehn er,sophomores; Katherine Bellucci,Rosemary Klos, freshmen; andOlive Schroyer.

—Annette Miller '38:-o-:

YOU ARE MY IDEAL

"Friend to all, foe to none,If this be your motto,|your

victory j^is w o n . " |You are so pleased withpife.

You joke and laugh abou t littlethings; but you are always quickto sympathize with those introuble.

Your conversations include all,from your deares t friend to yournewest acquaintance.

You are very near to God andvery faithful to Him . By yourexamp le, you have influencedothers.g You like people because you understand them. You are thoughtful and considerate of everyone.

Because of your sincerity youare worthy of the office you hold.

You are my idealA Freshman

FASHIONFLASHES

December 10. 1937Dolores dear,

I might just as well have returned from a Paris winter showing, I have so many fashion noteson what is being worn by the college "gals" and, because fashionis so gloriously feminine this season, everybody is either bedazzledwith sequins or bewitching withveils.

With the firs t snowflake ontheir lashes came the desire to feelpampered and c h e r i s h e d in alavishly furred coat—to turn theheads of women and the hearts ofmen. Adelaide and "Wal ly" havesomething in*common—they bothpreferred the pedigreed pelts of abeaver forjjthe peak of perfectionin their winter coats: a boxy swag

ge r of chocolate brown — BettyFallen came backs, after Tha nksgiving sporting a swanky kid lambswagger, and with it she wearsblack accessories—Marg O'Donnellis the object of admiring glancesin her flirt blue wool, one of thosefitted silhouettes with opossumtrim on the collar and lavishlybordering^the slightly flared hem.Now that "Nell" Eisert has "un-hibernated" herself from the practice house, we've had a chance tosee her very neat black wool coatin princess style with a Peter Panleopard collar. I wish you couldsee Florence Costello's f inger-tiped,fitted coat \ of Alask an seal. It'ss tunning! fin her huddling collarof polar wolf, topping a fitted coat

Take this car going up. P leasestep asideAnd let the people out. Come outthis way!Yes, toys on fifth. Here, Boys!You cannot ride:Take escalators up to fifth today.Yes, Madam, on the fifth flooryou'll find the toys.Pyjamas? Negligees? They're upon three.On seventh Santa meets the girland boys.He has a book for each of you:that 's free.Don't push! Make way for peopleleaving car.No. Thisf car doesn't go to storedownstairs:I guess you'll have towalk—itisn't far.All toys on fifth; Yes, dogs andTeddy Bears.Yes, Madam, this car stopsonfevery floor.Full car! S tand back! Turn'round and face the door.

—Marian Gage, '39: -o-: '

TIME OUT!Ahhh! (that was a deep breath)

this cold sparkle in the air is making confirmed walkers out of Didiand Mary Matlehn er . . . anddoesn't it make you feel just a bitcomfortable to know th at yourhockeyv stick is re stin g placidlyagainst the window? . . .

Sis Patterson did herJ bit ofstarring in the swimmingm e e t . . .Jeannette Kinney, Collette Stegel-ske, Anne Morin and Anne Stoutstroked forward in winning style,too . . . Katrina Quinn representedthe seminary . .&. Thanks, NancyJean, was that all right? . . . Thatmasculine touch proved to be bothan impedim ent and a humor ele-ment . . .

The volley-ball popularity is stillin the air, and won't someone dosomething about an intramuralseries, Miss Tiern ey? . . . The A.A. A. will sponsor one of their"not to be missed" entertainments,this one is in the form of a rollerskating p arty . . .

Th at shrill, shor t whistle andthe weaker one of the {practicingreferee announce the thrill andsport of basketball . . .

Notice to the weatherman: Willyou please arrange for a layer ofice on the peninsula pond? TheSophomore 1:40 gym class is waiting none too patiently ..| . Thisbusiness of pulling a sled up hilland then coasting is "Nice WorkIf;You Can Get It" . .| . If you'dcall a sit-down strike on a volleyball court a sporting activity, youmight refer to a Tuesday afternoongym class . ,i. II has to do witha silent game with the referee onthe opposing team . . . incidentally , nets serve more than the onepurpose of dividing a court, theyhelp separate teams . . . Jus t aminute, here's a signal—Whee, it's"Game and you win" . . . I ' l l quit .

m —Gertrude Pletz, '40

of rust velour, you'd hardly recognize her, but on second lookyou discover it's Rita Maley an da very smart Rita, at that.

Black seems to be essential fora Senior— Edith Regan and HelenGowans both have one of 1 those"don't dress" black crepes; Edith'shas gold accessories and Helen'shas the softly becoming drapedeffect at the bodice and black

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When most of you will be ting the feathers knocked off hats, the skin*rubbed off yourbows, and the revenue coaxed your purses come pre-Xmas ping days—you can glance viously in my humble direcfor very early did I shop fochoice remn ants of goswrapped them in somebrighcolored! adjectives, tied them the strong strings of secrecylabelled them "not to be opuntil the next edition." But my visual and auditory ohaving (been strained in an eto "get all"—I behested myseanfinviting lounge and thereclined. Sleep came on and w—visions . . . Yes, t'was reRita Maley head of the LosFound Dept. of "Lazigals" Her recent experience in fiand losing gave'her preferover ten others who had apfor the position . . . And enough for even Rita to findthe Doll Dept . . . in which Gill, Anne Marie Peters, .£<•', MWinston and f'Toots" modeled clothes . . . Anne M arie fe aSonje Henie dolls and skated on the ice furnished by FROST . . . but in a very STON way did Mary assistley at the three?, and four oorgan recitals . . . Chief clethis counter was Ruth MarCarty who hurriedlyfsuppliedlaughing sound effects for sothe defective dolls which scr

i n g customers had found . . in the book section aboushelves up and just betweRussian History and Englishature books sat Marma on ader arran ging curren t handed her by Mary EleanoMARK-eled them as she along . . . At the Inform

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Senioritas(Continued from Page 2

Dec. 1 To Father P owersvolume of farewells . . mday came early . . official gbyes on the ninth . . Well, MotherjBenedicta!. . There'sone way to get you to take

Dec. 2 Shakespearian profor Mother Xavier . . Proud and Shifty Shylock . . wellMarie and Adelaide . . Didknow that SisterMary^Alice'sby is law? . . Florence Cosconstant surveillance of the

.| . plus the gleam in her eya certain postmark . .all!addto something . . I bet-cha . . line will never again bet aa deer . . she's afraid her h

license will be revoked.Dec. 3. Practice teachers .

ried experiences include ever. . from correcting papers

a. m. . . to aiding at Jumbo . . Marga ret's l atest acqu. .a pearly grey kitten . .

unknown . . Quote. j . What'agno stic? . . One who neithfirms or denies . . Nope . . a diplomat! . . Coming eveanother Senior milestone . , with the Bishop . . The FreChristmas v party . . The AChristmas party for the chof St. Joseph's orphanage . .your crib fo r t he In fant . then, have THE M E R R I ECHRISTMAS EVER!If —Edith Regan

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Mother Xavier PICKT-YOURS Christmas Candle* * * 1 '^ ^ ^ .

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(Continued from page 1) jjjflYo u havejj watched a dream ful

filling^And you have helped i t come true,So on your feast , 0 Mother,Please accept our love for you."

Rosemary Haule , r epresen ta t iveof the student body, expressed thewishes of { the assemblag e for at ru ly happy Feas t Day. A programconsist ing of excerpts fromShakespeare and Sher idan thenfollowed. Each class was represented on the prog ram by' onescene. The Junio rs chose "Macbe th , " Jean Stamm acting as Macbeth and Frances Hauser as LadyMacbeth; the Sophomores selectedfrom the "Merc hant of Venice,"on e fof Mother Xavier's favoriteplays. Marie CallaniHelen P a t t e rson, and Janet Eichenlaub participated. A sceneffrom th e ^"Merchant of Venice" was chosen by theSeniors. I t was played by MarieO'Malley aslPortia and AdelaideSalisbury as Shy ock, and in included Edith Regan, Irene Forquer,and Mary Mead. The Freshm enaptly chose a J scene from Sheridan's "A School for Scandal" withCarolyn Feeley as Lord Peter andCarol Russell as Lady Teazle.

It is the wish of every,s Mercy-hurst collegian that more opportunit iesif or honoring our belovedpresident, Mother Xavier, will beavailable in future.

^X£ —A nnette Miller, 38

SOPHLY . . |. II l SPOK EN

"Turkey Day has come and past ,but the memory of i t will l o n glast ." I ' l l admit th e meter andrhyme may no t be the bes t bu t a tleast i t expresses the sentiment ofall . I t seems the holiday was acomplete success. The Big Applehas certainly taken Erie by storm,and is practically a r i tual at everydance. After practicing dil igentlyin the privacy of m y boudoir, >Ihad at last gained enough confidence to venture my public debut,when I learned that the Big Applei s be ing ' outdated by the Lit t lePeach. So, now I 'm on my seconds tep of tha t and no t p rogress ingtoo well . Jus t anothe r example ofwhat we mortals will do to keepin style. And speaking of styles,I l ike those sequin-studded veilstopped with flowers that one seesso much with formal dresses late-

ly. mI don' t know whether these two

fac t s b e a r any significance toeach other or not, but did you not ice tha t Ann Sawdey ' s thumb waswear ing a huge bandage the dayafter she had dashed down to theDispatch—Herald fire ( two hoursla te a t tha t ) . Naugh ty, naughty,Ann—Musn't touch . . .

Story of the mon th is MarianWeschler 's tr ip to Annapolis andsur rounding po in t s o f in te res t —among them, Washing ton and Ph iladelphia. Can you imagine all thatin one tr ip? I don' t believe there 'sone of us so lacking in sportingblood that she wouldn' t love to attend the gay, tradit ionally colorfu l Army-N avy Game. And therein the midst of i t all was ourproud Sophomore , su r rounded bya thousand midsh ipmen — not tomention the cadets. Of course,Army won, but even that couldn' tdull such a perfect t ime . . . AndMary Fros t ' s week-end a t PennState was all she anticipated andmore , I guess .

Is Her eyes, dark and mysterious asnight . /now bright as an angel 'sglance . . soft curly hair, black asebony?. . small ,I but sturdy M avery§ new-comer, but already l ikean old g irl . . mi Ik -whi te !skin . .that f lushes l ike the dawn at t imes.*. calm, yet enthusiastic . . there

is an alumna in he r family.g^^BB"Blithe as a lark on sun-gil t

wings" . . but a* seriousI and sensible mien . . e y e s , | "bluefas a

patch of fallen April sky" . . hairlike fdarkened honey .. . slightlybuil t , as a crescent moonatjtdusk

. . bridge, h er pet diversion . ."S tay As Sweet As You Are . "T5

Sl igh t ly l re t i r ing ,this one . . serene as winter night . .yet,f capable beyond compare^. . soft hazel eyes, in which "her thoughtslay clear as pebbles in a brook"Mdetermined dark brows , . . expressive mouth . . talent in ma ny l ines

.$ . write r as w ell as read er . .loyal as lavender,land a hear t o'gold . .

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Fashion!Flashes(Continued from Page 3)

fringe edging the tunic—just th ething for the theat er ord i n n e r .

Anne Morin stepped out the othernight in a black bengaline, pencil-sl im job, f i t ted and button ed fromchin to hem—topped by a dazzlingrhineston e pin at the neck. "M .J." Whitcomb almost succeeds ina t ta in ing he igh t in her b l a c kcrepe with a gold strea k in theform of a zipper straight as aflash down the back—a gold kidbow is used as emp hasis at thewais t . "Bunny " looks s i m p l yscrumptious in her black crinkledcrepe with draped bodice.

You should see Jeanette Kinney'sred angora mi t t ens . They s toptraffic and, incidentally, I referyou to her for al l "info" on thecasua l spor t wear.

Marg Bat tag l ia has been seenswinging along the corridors in asti tched and pleated beige wool affair.

Don't forget to add a l i t t le glamor to your Chr i s tmas wrappings—the objective is to be daring aswell as decorative—try a d d i n gclumps of pine cones; or a strawreindeer and angel t ied atop a parcel will give your box a gleefullook. You might even ignore theconventional color scheme and devise one of your own—say, burgundy and turquoise ribbons on abox done up in black paper.

To complete the Christmas motif , wrap yourself in the shiningsilver of health, wealth and happiness and t ie i t with a r ibbon ofbright good cheer for the comingyear. f§

—Betty H a r r i n g t o n

Jannie Griffi th has b e e n lunching with a strange girl lately.Anyone know her? Seems to meshe's a bit familiar, especially hername . . . W hat Sophomore , thegirl of the hearty, infectious laugh,has suddenly taken a l iking tofront-middle seats . . Well , Christmas is well nigh upon us, and forthat girl who "simply doesn' t knowa th ing she wants , " the re ' s a songsimply made for her. She migh tt ry " I Want You for Chr i s tmas . "It 's a good song and a good idea.Well , I hope she, as well as you,gets what she's after, even if i tis only Chris tmas Spiri t . So aMerry, Merry Chr i s tmas to you ,and you, and especially you.

—Ruth WeberJ'40

The night, calm and st i l l .^ ^ H 9A cold black shadowUpon the earth. f ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ f l ^ ^ ^ ^ HCrus ty whi te s n o w ^ ^ B ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ HMakingl gro tesque p ic tu res jHj^HOf tree, pump, and shed . H B HOut of the window, a l ight H ^ HBurning a patch of f> r( -'^BIB^HOn the white snow:^ ^ ^ ^ R | ^ ^ HA Chr i s tmas candle,—bright, j^^mSteady flame of faith, a^M/^ttUi

Burning the tal low of hope,H ^ |And li t in the heart oflove. ^^^HA welcome to th e | Chr i s t -ch ild , HThe Light of the world ; ^ ^ H g uThe faith, the hope, the l o v e . K pThe Ligh t in Him, forever. | £wgg l

—Annette Miller, '38o-

EXCHANGEGLANCES

Some one once said that the bestway fto make a beginning was tobegin. And who is there to sugges t any th ing be t te r thana poemfor a begin ning? We've the Niag a r a Index fto t h a n k for t his one:You can tell a. Sophomore by his

wide and vacan t s ta re ;You can tell a Junior by his high

and mighty a i r ;You can tell a Senior by his caps

and gowns and such;You can tell a Freshman—but yo u

can't tel l him much.And while we're on the subject

of Freshm en, here is the No treD a m e definit ion:

A High School S e n i o r w howorked for four years to acquirean air of superiori ty and thentook,a th ree months vaca t ion to p repare for a relapse.

Is there anyone to better NotreDame ' s answer to the ques t ion :What is the difference between acollege and an asylum? You mus tshow an improvement to ge t ou tof an asylum.

And then there was the girl whothought the mos t ou t s tand ing par tof the Will iam Tell opera was"The Big Apple . " i ;t

Even the dentists have their HitParade . The la tes t song i s : "TheYanks Are Coming ."

History is l ike grapefruit—thereis more to i t than that w h i c hstrikes the eye.

—Col leg i an a* * • f

To o true—"Just about the t imeyou make both ends meet, somebody moves the other end."

: -o-:D A F P I N I T I O N S ?

Bridegroom—A Bachelor w h ogives up good quarters to take abe t te r half.

Modern Girl—a vision in theeven ing and a s igh t in the morn ing , f;

A Book—a thin g not half ascracked as i t should be.

Co-ed—Just a mat te r o f fo rm.Iceberg—permanent w a v e .College Education—like a laun

dry. You get out of i t jus t whatyou put into i t (sometimes)—butyou'd never recognize i t .

Hitchhiking—thum fun.* * *

If we can begin with a poem,why not end with one—Laugh and the t eacher l aughs wi th

y ouLaugh and you laugh alone.The first one is the teacher 's jokeThe second is your own.

•—St. Mary's Collegian—-Pauline O'Laughlin, '8 8

VARIETIES - - -- -ByVEEDEE

Ntti U3

I With music effervescing aro undm e, the murky a tmosphere th roughwhich I have been groping for inspiration becomes clear and delightfully I heady. Somehow thatl iquid, l i l t ing melody tha tflowsover { the jether elucidates thethoughts tha t havebeen*tumblingover each J other in my head. I t 's

really remarkable what music cando—try i t sometime!B But let us continue this melodictheme—while JanjCarter's orchestra swung i ts syncopation in Rochester at Thanksgiving t ime, NellieEisert danced under expert direction and ^with |just the correctamount of "Yumph!" "Quel fun!"says Ikey.

' [ wan t you for Christmas."—Margaret'Mary Kavanaugh wouldlike a pair of large rubbers—Ith ink . She'recently faced the elements with a very inadequate rubber perched precariously on the toeof each shoe. Maybe they gave hera | feeling of being well-protected!

Mary Alice Kuhn l is in direstraits due to her expanding beni-ficence at the approaching cheeryseason. She is so t imid andobsessed with the thought of f inancial stress and the rising cost ofChristmas presents that she l imitsherself to one cup of orange pekoetea for daily lunch! Shall we passthe cup after you're through, MaryAlice!

Warning—to the Mission Com-mittee—watch your contributionsin the form of clothes, especiallycoats. The chairman of the committee has expressed definite propensit ies for r if l ing the supply inorder to remedy her exigencies inthat l ine. She has that gleam inher eye—!

The latest in bed-time regalia asoriginated by diminutive MarianTowne was given out to the fashion-wise public recently. S un

glasses worn in bed not only adda note of luxu riou s. langour b utalso keep out the glare of l ightsif your room mate wan ts to burnthe midnight oil .

Ruth Hays and Mar ian McLaughlin, as guests of Mary LouMcG rann in McK eesport over theThanksgiving vacation, indulged ina favorable balance of aestheticpastimes and—well , just otherwise.They intermingled "Victoria Regi-na" and the In te rna t iona l Ar t Exhibit at Carnegie Museum withparties in McKeesport and the high

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spo ts o f P i t t sburgh .Green orchids to our Bertha who

extemporaneous ly composed tha t•song of which we hear so muchl a te ly! 1

But with Christm as bells andholiday music and joyful greetings resoundin g throug h the air,your columnist f inds h er m indwander ing f rom the m at te r a thand. So, I ' l l join with the rotundgentleman of the white foliage andcrimson topcoa t in wishing youall the happiness of the season!

—Virginia Dooley, '39•-0-;

To His Eyelids

Curved, opalescent, holy Flesh,Fringed with delicate, shadowing,

glistening meshOf Lashe s! Their this role:Shielding the violet Windows^>f

His Soul.I "J|Baby {Eyel ids adorab le !

Musical ProgramDelights Audien

Jerold Frederic, a young piawho has attracted much attenin the musical world, gave a l ightful concert at MercyhurstDecember 10. Mr. Frederic provhimself a spectacular, vivimaginative and poetic player sessing fine command of toThe entire audience enjoyed evminute of his }:program which folows:

Symphonic Etudes , JI Opus 112

Grandes Variations 'Etude—C MajorMazurka—A MinorWaltz—Opus 12Nocturne—G MajorTwo Hungarian Dances

A MajorD Flat Major

Hark! Hark the Lark

Schuma

Bach-LisChopChopChopChop

Brahm

Liebes t raumHungar ian Rhapsody

Schubert-LisLisLis

Eugenia Andrecovich,: -o-:

TALE LIGHTS(Continued from Page 3)

Booth Ruth Weber just f lashedrections at people and waslieved on her lunch hour by Ace of all Informants ..-. . "Trsin." . . . Jane barely missed t ing COTT . . .inger elevator opated by Pat Pusey (whose detenation alone would raise youyour feet even if the elevfailed . . . In the First Aid rNurse Gowans gave assistancan old gam e with Helen whoalways been and ever wilclosely related to medicine anpracti t i oners . . . In the dooTreasurer McGee passed out phlets on "How to Get Well nomically" . . . To Toyland and there was Mary Massello ing for mate rial to further apologetical arguments . . . Lup waitin g to see San taClawere Jean Prendergast, whamaz ing smile can get her than Santa could giveher; BeBlodgett, who is the most genial and prett iest chauffeur to order a Packa rd trailer "Old Nick's" worksho p; and Wadlinge r, who will surelyher request for she goes"Math" a t l eas t th ree t imweek. Over in a corner Mwas trying to GAGE the disfrom the peak of Ruth Sconew hat to the top of theDeStore Tree. I should have aened when Clara and Gstarted to get excited over saw which Christm as card bu t on I snored . . . only to "Ginny," the Dooley authodemons t ra to r o f "Make-up

match your eyes"—carrying onretort-al with Di rec tor Ruth Hwho felt that m ore attention shbe given to business than tolunch hour . . . Over at the counter, dressed as an IndianGne—Virginia poked a steady ger at a Lit t le Ben which "Cowas buying to let her know the New Year was comingin—she could go out.

No mat te r how or ig ina lmigh t try to be, old forms anpressions oftentimes cannot bproved upon; so I 'm resigneexpressing myself in that facouplet of words—Merry Chrmas .

—Britta Marie Sull ivan