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VOLUME I

"THE MORNING AFTER 9

Ah-hh-h a long yawn andamid much[ stretching, ^ blinkingand what-not, I managed toraise myself from the pillow toglance at my watch. N o! itcouldn't possibly be ten-thirty

how could I have slept solong? And then f I reallyawakened and memory flowed ina steady stream, bringing withit the events of the night before. You see, it was the morning after the Prom.

And wha t a Pro m! Never

before? had M ercy hurs t in herwhole four years looked upon amore resplendent affair thanthat which graced her halls onValentine 's Day. The gym wasa huge valentine, in red an4white, (thanks to the decoration committee) whose versewas charmingly told in musicby Sam Campagna's Night-hawks.

A valentine, however, is notcomplete witho ut its f rills! andfurbelows, its pretty little ribbons, rose-buds, and hearts.Mercyhurst * girls were thisvalentine 's ornaments — m o r ebeautifully gowned, more vivacious, more sparkling than ever

before. Of course, wel mustadmit they had reason |t osparkle and beam, for eachgraced the arm of herr'gallant"who tho' not all "tall,!dark an dhandsome"—each served las anattractive background for feminine beauty, J So much for t hemenlfS; H i 3 jSJBThe:climax of all the gayetywas reached when Mr. and Mrs.Dan Cupidj in J the ^persons !of"Billy" Reeves! and! PatriciaHaughney, brought forth fromtheir bright f green I mailboxes,beautiful silver [compac ts forth e girls!and Jclever little âshtrays for the men. Then followed the Promenade, led byMiss Barbara Wilbert and Mr.-John McCormick, and more fittingly describedâs a paradelofbeauty. |

Music and agreeable partnersserve very well*when a party isat its height, but later on in theevening, old man Hunger usuallyasserts himself, but at our Prom

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MERCIAD/ * •

Published at Mercyhurst College, Erie, Pa.

FEBRUARY,ll930

R ETR EA T

The Retreat at Mercyhurstfrom Jan uary i 17th ?to 20, wasone of great pleasure to us all.The Retreat Master, FatherMurray, did everything to makethe Retrea t a spiritua l! success,and from alksigns he more thansucceeded.: The girls enteredinto Retreat with great goodwill and fine resolutions and forthe most part, these were keptfaithfully. Du ring these twodays the ,'halls - of Mercyhurstseemed very quiet, but therewas an air of peace and calmabout everyone that seemed tomake it almostâ|sacred silence.

Fa ther Murray's conferenceswere very interesting, but theirprincipal value did not arisefrom their interest! alone, butr a t h e r from it h e i r -greatspiritual importance to eachgirl who made the Retreat. I

think the conferences were thebest part of the Retreat, and Iam sure that I am not alonewhen?! say this. The secret ofthe success of his conferenceslay in!the fact that they wereso personal, and so applicabletoI each one of us, both as individuals and as a group. Theadvice < we received lean beapplied? in specific {instances inour lives not only here at school,bu t in|the future when we maynot A have the I opportuni ty , toseek expert counsel.

Tha t the Retreat accomplishedthe purpose for which it wasgiven is shownjby the fact thatthe students speak of their Retreat resolutions as being unbreakable and sacred. We stillargue some points mentionediinthe conferences, but some onecan always quote F a t h e rMurray to settle the argument.

•Virginia Duggan, '33.

NUMBER 2

WOMEN AS PRO- I MFESSIONAL WORKERS

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Undoubtedly the last t e nhave done much to ad-and define the profes-sta tus of women. Newhave been set ajar and

old doors set wider open. Thishas been due, considerably, tothe reaction from the professional hospitalities extended during the war; and women whoworked shoulder to shoulderwith men are discovering thatthe masculine shoulder may becoldly turned in a selfish, jealous manner.

Although women have advanced into professional workby leaps and bounds, those whoare frank must admit that inmany fields they are still professional beginners; and that theprospect of marriagethem a shifting anddable-fkcbor supply* ~*li

Perhaps one of theadvantages of womenthe business world is psychological. Women confront the difficulties of a situation with afreshness and disinterestedness

they are unhampered by old

professional, political, and business entanglements, by catchwords and conventions that clogthinking and impede action.

In 1910 the percentage groupings ! of women in t he variousoccupations classified under professional service, showed thateighty percent of the teachersand ninety two percent of thenurses in the United States werewomen; in the social service linewomen were likewise in themajority. In art , music, dancing,library—workrând a s foundersof charitable and penal institutions the percentage was 3 to1 in favor of women. Prom

1910 until the present day women have enteredf almost everykind of profession; there arewomen lawyers, woman chemists, women bankers, etc., allhaving responsible positions andmeeting to full extent, the numerous qualifications requiredby various positions. And how

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THE MERCIAD February, 19

THE FRESHMEN IN I pI "SAY IT WITH SONGS"

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When the high school graduates of'June, 1929, stood at the

Cross Roads" "Wondering,"Perhaps," "All Alone," we are

glad they heard of "Mercyhurst,Fair Mercyhurst." "For OldTime's Sake" a school matesaid, "I wanna go where yougo," and they § started down"Th e >long, long road " ^ T o gether."

The first few weeks they mayhave been "Pretending" theywere "Satisfied," but*"Sposin' "they were '"Melancholy" itwould be "No Wond er." Showme the Freshmen "Who wouldn't be blue" whenlshe's "Reaching for someone and not findinganyone there."

In "Sleep" the Freshmenwandered through "Memory

Lane" and "Then came thedawn" "Painting the cloudswithlsunshine." "School Days""Once Again" and "Little bylittle" they grew into "Happydays." "Singin' in the rain"became passe the day it snowedand the Freshmen being "Reallyand truly" "Collegiate" began"Doing the Raccoon." Then itwas "The Mechanical Man" waa.told to "Turn on the Heat" andthe girls discovered that "Sing-in' in the?Bath Tub" was muchmore satisfactory than "Singm'in the Rain." 4 |

In the "Wedding of thePainted Doll," the Freshmenwere "Sweeter thanfSweet" and

we'll fnever forget "PiccoloPete ." I hopef "Some SweetDay" we'll have I a j "TalkingPicture" of them to Icherish"In the Garden of?To-morrow."

*Each Freshman at the Promlooked "Just like a j Breath ofSpring" and with her "Beloved"seemed t o | sing "When MyDreams Come True."||Some ofthem, so I've heard, are "StillCaring" and cherishing their"Withered I Roses" in t h e i r"Bouquetfof Memories."

Now, as we leave them, they"Aiirt ! M isbehavin ' |" | "In aKitchenette" so I'lll quit this"Whispering," f join them • and"Cut myself a piece of cake, and

make myself at-home.""Isle of View."

A LITERARY |FACTThe only difference between

the dime novel|of yesterday andthe novel of today is about onedollar and ninety cents.

Jeanne Elliott, '31.

Shorthand is regarded bymost people as a modern artand something new in the educational world. It will surp rise

some feto learn th at shorth andwas used before the Christianera; that i t was used by Tyrothe secretary of Cicero, to record the debates in the RomanSenate, 63 B. C. Shorthan dcame into wide usage amongthe Romans and it was particularly practiced by the emperors,

statesman and philosophers oftha t t ime. During the? earlyages of the Christian churchshorthand proved an importantfactor, Saint Paul dictating someof his Epistles to those skilledin the use of this art . It wasduring Hhe "Dark Ages" tha tthe art ceased to be practiced.Shorthand reappeared in 1588when Dr. Timothy fBright introduced the first modern systemsof shorthand.

Shorthand has proved a necessity not only in halls of legislation, courts of justices, andsolemn meetings, but also inth e office»| which it h as invadedwithin the last fifty years. It•4s shorthand that carries on thegreater part of the world's professional and commercial correspondence. There is an unlimited In umber of stenogra phers, as a matter of fact, in 1900statistics show that there werein the United] States | 112,000stenographers and according to

th e census of 1920* thi s num berhad increased to 615,154. Thosewho Shave I selected shorth andas a means of earning theirlivelihood are extremely anxiousto be experts in this particularline of work, fi t is they whofully realize that big businessof the present day is demanding experts and is willing topa y | any cost for accuracy andspeed,f Therefore, the ':• goal ofthose pursuing this^c 0 u r s eshould be excellence. T h i sstage cannot be attainedlin a dayor a week^but i t requires hoiirsand hours of daily practice. Itr e q u i r e s concentration ofthorough, persistent drilling an d

diligent application. Sho rthan dis not a subject that one canput aside for a yearfor two andthen return to it and expectstill to retain his speed andaccuracy. It cannot be done,because after learning the fundamental principles of shorthand

there is nothing to do exceptpractice what one has learned.The true lover of shorthandknows that there is no excellency fwithout gre at labor andhe realizes that a lifetime ofstudy, thinking and endeavoris none too long to rai se! shor thand to the level of a fine art.

There are two aspects of theeducational^value of shorthand;the first concerns itself withthe familiar problem of transfer of training or formal discipline; the second has to dowith the principles of learningand mastery. In the first stages the study of fshorthandgives a beginner j$ very goodbasis for the composition ofEnglish, perhaps better thanhe could have obtained throughany other source. In|the laterstages the student has an opportunity to acquire good form,

taking dictation and then transcribing; and this will greatlyimprove hi s! English usage.

The student who memorizesshorthand is not learning it; helearns'only when he applies tocertain situations the principlesalready acquired and when hechanges knowledge into skill.This is thorouglwunderstandijig>and thorough understanding unquestionably leads to masterynot only in shorthand but in anysubject. I I «ff

1 ^—Natalie Ford, '32.

WHY READ?

Have you everfheard a personsay, "I don't see; how you cansit down and read hour afterhour. It bores me so! "

Don't you feel sorry for himor are you that kind of personyourself? If you are, you havemy deepest sym pathy. You arethe person who must discusscabba ges, ffor you could n otcarry on a conversation aboutkings. You are giving up youropportunityI of owning some ofthe world's greatest masterpieces.! To own a real Rubenyou must have the work of themaster's hand or else it is notas per fect as it could Sbe, bu tyou may own all the great masterpieces of the world in literature just as the author wroteit himself in books.

You are losing the chance tobe an interesting conversationalist. If someone says to you,"I agree with the critics whosay Shakespeare put women in

his plays only when it wnecesary," do you merely s"Oh do you?" or some otsuch uninteresting thing ? can you, being acquainted wShakespeare's works, say, "I don't ?" Why what would "Mbeth" be without the determiand clever Lady Macbeth wcalled Tier husband a cowand did what he refused to Or imagine "Hamlet" withhis lovely Ophelia who repl'Indeed, my lord, you made think so' in answer to Hamlcruel statement 1 loved yonce.' I think the women Shakespeare's plays are somethe most real and vivid womwe have in liter atu re." Can ycarry on a conversation lthat, or are you at a loss words simply because you hnot read any of these works?

If you are £no t wellfread

lose the meaning of so maphrases commonly used, phres that were first used by mof Igenius and now commoused by the people who haread them.

Last of all, you fwho do read lose thegsense of .apprection and pleasure one has hearing a quotation, an autha book, or a poem mentionYou are not able to place name or to recall with pleasthe thoughts it brings to yomemory—Kipling, |Kim, LahCity, the old Lama, HypnotisSoldiers Three, The Light tFailed, Dickens, David Copp

field, Tiny Tim, Tales of TCities, Poe, "Quoth the Rav'nevermore' " — Mystery, wetales.! 'i

To you who have not rethese names are meaninglebut to the reader they alike bringing up memories of ofriends and personal experices.

Don't be dull and unintereing. Don 't wonder how to speyour spare time.||Read and ywill be amply rewarded in personal pleasure good readiaffords one. &i

Clelandl Driscoll, '32

Mr. Relihan: 'Some of mstudents are more clever thI. Do you know wha t I meaHelen ?"

H. Smith (Tearing herseaway from ! an eng aging coversation) : "Yes, we can taand write at the same time, ayou can't ."



February , 1930 TH E MERCIAD P age 3

FACULTY NOTES MY BLACK PUMPS

Sister M. Mercedes and SisterM. Collette spent the Christmasholidays! in N ew Orleans andother southern cities ill the in

terest of the school. |I — o—Sister M. Pierre was in Pit ts

burgh recently.I —o—

Sister Mary Esther andSister M. Leona were in Philadelphia for the week-end fofDecember 27. While there, theyattended the convention held bythe Catholic Education f Association of Pennsylvania. SisterMary Esther had the honor ofreading the paper, "The Importance of the Teacher in thePr imary Grades .

o—Sister Mary Anna, head of

th e fhistory depar tment ; ofMercyhurst , is at tending theCatholic University in Washington. She returned to Mercy-hurst for the Christmas holidays .

— o—M r. Relihamwas a speaker at

several of the Catholic highsChools^hrougiTouf the t r i - s ta tesection recently. During theweeTc of January ^ T t h , he ad*dressed the classes at UrsulineHigh School, Youngstown, Ohio;Altoona Catholic* High School;Johnstown High School; andM o u n t Aloysius Academy,Cresson, Pa. On^ Monday, February 10th, he spoke at NardinAcade my, ^Buffalo, N. Y ., an d

Mount Mercy Academy in thesame city. |

f t M—o—Miss Brown, of f I n d i a n

Orchard, Mass., and MissWhalen, of Peoria, Illinois, spentth e ChristmaSiholidays at theirhomes. nHftrX W ^1 n9I^KmJ

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Fathe r {Sull ivanYork City for the

was in Newholidays. I K

oRev. Thomas G. McMann, C.

S.|R., was a guest at Mercy-hurst the lat ter part of December. % # J l i

^ ^ ^ ^ ^ o—Sister M. Fidelis and Sister

M. Clotilda were in Punxsu-tawney for Christmas and NewYear 's. ;; |

—Grace Kane, ' 31.

R. Beckman: ["What t imedoes the two -thirty class sta rt ?"

,E . Jacobson: ji "I don't evenknow what t ime the one-thirtyclass begins."

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Ho w ] hate them ! I willnever again, even if I am giventhe opportunity, choose blackpumps as the latest thing in

footwear. No ma tter if Mrs.Nash, the best dressed womanin America, passes her approvalon *them; no matter if one iscompletely "out of it" if herfeet are not encased in blackpumps, I, for one, will neveragain own a pair . *

Have you ever in your lifebecome obsessed with the ideathat you must have some oneth ing ? I have, and my greatestobsession was the?black pumps.It is the unwrit ten law of ourfamily, dating baclqto our ancestors, that no one should havea* new pair of shoes juntil th epai r ! last | purcha sed, soled andre~soled many times* is com

pletely worn out. •: Thus whenthe last pair of shoes Downedwas quite worn, I decided thatmy next purchase should beblack * pumps—black! p a t e n tleather pumps.

At last the day dawned whenI could procure my heart's de sire. Eagerly, if somew hatstealthily (for I did not wanttfjne one taggmg with me wh

would most likely prefer Frenchkid, or who would emphaticallyargue that a black pump did notsuit my type of foot) , I set outon my shoe-shopping tour, soonarriving at an exclusive, ifrather inexpensive, fbootery. Iexamined the glass showcase in

front of the store, and was atrifle disappointed at not seeingblack pumps on display. However, I am of the opinion thatdisplayin g an article too lavishlysomewhat detracts from itsbeauty. With these thoug hts Iconsoled myself and stepped into the store. Wt I

A smiling young 1 clerk approached me and inquired mypleasure. I excitedly stammeredforth my request to be showna pair of black patent-leatherpumps. I t discomfited me alittle that he did not seem onewhit impressed with my discretion in selection. In fact, hemerely motioned me to a seat

and proceeded t o! take severalpairs of shoes from the boxeswhich lined the walls of theroom, from end to end.

After trying on at least sevenof these, we came to a pairwhich suited the clerk. I reallythought they should have beena size smaller, but did not sayso . Some kind ̂ person once told

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me that one should choose one'shats, shoes and gloves to suitone's own personal taste andcomfort, but the clerk assuredme that this especial pair ofpumps was exactly the thing

for my long, slender,I think he called itfoot. I took him at his word;and why should I no t? Did henot try hundreds of shoes onhundreds of feet daily? Anddid not every one seem satis-

1 of course, theywith those mostof man, corns.

^ ^ ^ considered, thatwhile mine were black pumps,and just a trifle more stylish,they were no different from anyothers as far as the fitting wasconcerned.

I paid the clerk and hastenedfrom the store, eager to gethome and put on the new shoes.

The first day I walked downMain Street, painfully consciousof fthe black, flashing leatherencasing my feet , thrill afterthri l l of pride surged within me.Out of the corners of my eyesI could see that special crowdof girls who live on Park Avenue eyeing my feet as I dainti lyclick-clacked down the cement.They were probably -envyinguneand thinking to themselves thatfor all tkeir wealth, they hadnot my taste in selecting footwear. I wasjj cer ta in thatt he y^ were vowing in theirhearts that the next pair ofshoes to be put on their feetshould be black, patent-leather

pumps.t After a week of constant

wear and admiration, however,my pumps began to takepon ajaded look. I noticed th at therightlheell was slightly run overand would have to be attendedto immediately.p At the end of two weeks, Iwas wholly accustomed to themand no longer eyeing them as Iwalked to and from school, oracross the street to Nancy's.^And now, after two months'

constant usage, I have come tohate those * black pumps. I t 'ssad* but true. They have begunto bag and! flap* dreadfully atthe sides, and i t takes all the

energy with which J can doubleup my toes to keep them fromfalling off. The glossy finish isgone, and that hard section between the heel and the sole haslost its stiffening, causing themto sag in the center and givethe impression that I am guil tyof havin g flat feet. Fla t feetofSall things 1

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But worst of all, I 'm beginning to think that the girls aregett ing a secret enjoyment outof my pumps, fjust the otherday, when coming down thecorridor, -I Jieard ^pne. of themmake a remark to a friendstanding near, and then pointin my direction, whether at myfeet or at all of me, I am notsure. Whereupon they bothlaughed, which leads me to be-

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T H E MERCIADPublished quarterly by the students of Mercyhurst College

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Barbara tWilbert, '30

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ART EDITORMadelyn Hall, '32

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Mildred Bird, '30

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Bianca Surgo. '30

THIS THING CALLED EDUCATION

Education is a word that is defined in a different way byeach person you meet. Every teacher has an individual methodof impa rting and presentin g educational ma tter . The more I sitin the classroom in the capacity of a pupil as welllas in that of

an observer, the more I am convinced that education may be thebiggest and broadest or the smallestfand narrowest word in theEnglish language.

it seems to me that the pupil's attitudefhas as much to dowith the meaning of the word educations as does that of theteach er. Some people accept the ir education as a prisone r acceptshis sentence. Others receive it as a light-spoken phras e, soon tobe lost in complete oblivion, while still others seek it as theywould a desired treasure. To which class do we belong? Let ushope we are among the treasure hunters, remembering, of course,that we seek as much if not more of it outside of the*class roomas in it. All of us are social beings and as such we associate witheach other. Through th ese associations we learn much; we teachmuch. ^7T

I repeat, education has many different m eanings. Let us,therefore, resolve to make it be to us what it shouldfbe—one of

the meaningful words in the vocabulary of our lives.- am . —Barbara Wilbert, '30.

ONCElUPON A TIME

With the|spirit of the day tugging at my heart-strings andnot without much trepidation, I coyly inquired of a youth whosevarious attentions to me permitted this liberty "Will you^be my

Valentine ?" After this Mid-Victorian (a s| I 've since ^learneavowal of onef of my inmo st secrets, I demurely cast a sidewglance at him, the n| quickly! dropped my eyes. Great shoutslaughter gave answer to my question; so long and!so loud wethey, that I finally realized that the others were poking funfat mHeartsick I dropped the subject, made my excuses soonfafter a

came home to think it over.Did they laughjbecause Iliad done that or because I h

done tha t? My superiority complex came to the rescue anddecided it was tha t wh ich! was the cause of so much m errim eAnd I wondered why ? This brough t recollections of yesterye awhen early on|the morning of St. Valentine's Day,{little crimsand lacy hearts with pretty gold arrows thro' them, were tuckunder the front door of th e| house where H E or SH E livNothing subtle or evasive? about the * message it carried—it wright there, all written out—in red and white.

Then when we grew older and went to school, there wasbig?box in the front of the room where Knights Gallant, when none else was looking, deposited their Hearts' Messages to theLadies Fair.! As the teacher who represented Cupid called jtnames out, each pupil stepped forward, blushed furiously, anreturn ed smilingly to her place. The re was no sign ature to t

missive, only a "Guess Who" written in very familiar handwritintold the tale, and SHE knew who it was. Besides as she lookacross the aisle by the window, HE was very, very ill at ease, evidenced|by his florid countenance. •

Then later there was candy—and flowers—and books—an-sort of "back-numhen all of a sudden it seemed so ridiculous— ,•_•;

berish" or simply "odd/' I guess.Do you know wha t I think about it, thou gh? It's all

bluff. You like it in spite of yourself and your blase ' atti tudMaybe no t t i e lafi&Jace.*0rTfthe "crimsony" red, but the thougbehind it. Itf flatters you; and no one's immune to th at ! If yreally do not—then there is something wrong with you. Bettwrite your "sym ptom s" to Someone.

I —Grace McBride, '30.

MAGIC WORD

Perhaps you have in your power the "Magic Word," and

you do, I beg you to whisper it in the ear of those who are eagerhearkening for that one needed bit of magic before they can cotinue on Life's Way.

There is too much faultfinding Iwith our^ younger genrati on ; too much unkind criticism of them . Today ten times much is demanded of us as was demanded of the preceding oldgeneration at the same age. We meet their increasing requirments and what is more, we surpass them, |yet we are evelastingly criticized—upbraided andpiscouraged. I m M

They who have gone before and have learned by experiencar e impatientvwith usjwho should be given the same rig ht. Thowho have reached their pinnacle forget the mistakes they madin? their own stumbling youth. They demand of us, on sight, brains, and efficiency what they have achieved only through lonhard years of work and strife. Gradually the world is turn iinto a home for chronic knockers, a camping grounH for cyniand professional faultfinders. By their discou raging "Oh, ycan't do that's," they strip from the sensitive youth all ideals, anshat ter his dreams in the dust. They who criticize seem to do

in very terror lest their zealously guardedlfort should be assaileYet to each of us is given the power to speakfthat MagWord—it'mayfbe one of comfort—or of encouragement—or agait may be the very suggestion thatwill find for some eager youhi s "niche"—his strid e of life. l| plead then with ye would-faultfinders thai? you forget your art and seek until you find little "Magic Word" that may start some faltering youth braveon Life's Road.

Margaret Harris, '30.



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have the masculine element accepted this advanc emen t? Themajority of them consider it anopen challenge and have resolved to combine their efforts in

the hope of winning b#ck theirformer prestige. But are wo-men*going to permit this ? Theyar e not, instead they arej rooting themselves deeper and*deeper in the professions. Ip

Competition, rivalry, and inthe end socialf betterment haveresulted in the industrials an dprofessional rea lms . Men* arebeipg made to realize that woman's opinion, her education,and her activities are every bitas impo rtant as theirs. Women delve into the bottom ofaffairs and many abuses in practise before women placed themselves on|an equal footing with

mep, have since been cleared up.Many men have as their objection that women; c o n c e r nthemselves with trivialities andlet the more important thingsescape their view.'i Then if thiswere true could not women justify this asserted tendency bythe quotation, "Trifles makeperfection, and perfection is notrifle T 7 J T ™ . * * * * '!£ Although we must admit thatwhen home life isf sacrificed bywoman's desire to be a professional there isla great disadvantage, we must likewise beloyal enough to recognize? andto cooperate)with women whohave the courage of their ownconvictions and enter the professions I seriously and earnest-

•Mary Ann Woods, '32.

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lieve that my feet were the realobjects I of ridicule; for reallythere is nothing about jthe restof me which would cause suchmirth, unless it might*be th eabsurd cow-lick I have over myr ight! eyejwhich was inheritedfrom! my grandfather ion ?mymother's side. » X&«B At J any rate, thealmost j worn out,

hur ts me? most ishave been repaired

pumps arebut what

that theybut twice.^ O — N e l l i e Guilfoyle, '31

College body at basket-ballgame:! "We want a basket, wewantSa basket." | |* j |

M. Hall (in a tiny |vo ice ):"Mary Ann, I want a peanut."

THE INFLUENCE OF M_GREEK PHILOSOPHY! 1

ON LATER THOUGHT

the mytho-of the uni-

The first Greek philosophers

were students ofmature. Theywere actuated by a kind of scientific curiosity to know theorigin of thin gs. Thus Greekphilosophy become | centred inproblems of human destiny andhuman conduct, f

The Greek mind went out towards the truth with directness,and formulated conclusions withboldness. The philosophy ofGreece is remarkable for itsmanifold comp leteness. It contained! in germ all the systemsthat were to appear in subsequent times.

Much of the knowledge thatwas originally included in thescope of philosophy is now covered by special sciences, likephysics, psychology, metaphysics, ethics, logic, and so on,moving away fromlogical explanationverse. |

Greek philosophy was a preparation for th e G o s p e l ofChrist, i The church w h i c hChrist founded was not, it istrue, a school of philosophy.By virtue of its divine com-mission, it rose above all schoolsand all systems; but in the systematic development of dogmatic truth the Church availsitself of the doctrines of philosophers and formulates it s

dogmas in the language of theschools of philosophy.

Greek philosophy had penetrated into the circles of theeducated of all civilization. Ithad to some extent preparedminds for greater seriousness ofthought and had spread ideafrwhich itacilitated [assimilationof the Christian truths. j; Thiswas true of the |Stoics in particular . They taugh t the necessity of virtue in general andinculcated endurance in sufferings and hardships, \ death \ in cluded. I

After the beginning of theChristian era, the * conviction

gr ew V among serious - mindedmen, that the ridiculous medleyof their gods and j goddesses,all of whom were subject to thecravings and vices of ordinarymortals, could not possibly benefit a decaying race. The Neo-Platonists and others were infierce opposition to the Church,

and thought to displace it bygiving the impressions tha t theancient religion was just asgood. |But to thinking mindsthe whole movements broughthome very forcibly the complete

bankruptcy of the old superstitious and, | in the long run,could only assist in making converts to Christianity amongthe educated. I

The great influence of Socrates, one of the greatest ofGreek philosophers, is the result of his original conceptionof knowledge. From this conception Plato and Aristotle elab-orated! new philosophical syntheses. Socrates taug ht hispupils by a seriesi of logicalquestions w h i c h stimulatedthought, cleared perception, andcreated in the learner a realhunger for knowledge. |

The influences of the philosophy of Aristotle, perhaps thegreatest of the Greek philosophe rs, extend ed and stillf extends beyond the realms ofscience and philosophy. Ourthoughts, even on subjects farremoved from science and philosophy, fall naturally into thecategories and formulas of Aris-totelianism, #nd often findiexr.pression in terms which Aristotle invented,*so that "the halfunderstood words of Aristotlehave become laws of thoughtto other ages." |

The influence of Greek philosophy may be seen throughoutmedieval philosophy, in whichit showed itself in three principals directions—in the Byzantine philosophy, in the Asiaticand in the Western fCivilizationAccordingly we find iti in thephilosophy of the Fathers of theChurch which marks the tran-sitionalj period between theGreek i philosophy and the philosophy of the Middle Ages.» I —R ose! M .' Galbo, '31.

falB. Hammond :M "I come froma good family." BB | |•< M . jHungiville: §| "I I n e v e r

heard about it."JftB . Hammond: "That's why

it's a good family."

Sr. Philippa: "Name theclasses of college men."

Students: "Freshmen."

Fres h: "Why do jthey callHelen Smith 'Pearl'?"

Soph: "Because she's easyto str ing."

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THE BIOLOGY CLASS

One of the most active groupsat Mercyhurst is the Biologyclass. Perhap s the variety ofmaterial at hand makes i t this;but most certainly the privilegeof collecting trips classes it fa ssuch. | | | I

Mercyhurst^ was most fortunate in gaining permission I tocollect: specimens on Presque

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Isle. This historical peninsulais one of the most ^beautifulspots of real nature for |milesaround . Nearly fifty different kinds of shrubs, flowers,

trees, fete , were recorded thereby the botany class this year.The peninsula abounds in^pondsand swamps where hundreds ofdifferent varieties of insect andwater l ife may be gathered,!!!

It is notf necessary for theclass to go far, however,, to findvariety in trees, for this isfound in the wooded land notfar from the campus itself. M aples, ash, elm, cherry, asj.en,elder and many other trees arefound there and afford excellent study and research, for theprogressive class.

Then there is the physiology

depa rtment. This class seemsto bear the brunt of much cruelcri t icism as to i ts hard-hearted-ness and cruelty to animals. I tis true poor little white miceand homeless cats aresacrificed (and, let it bemuch to the despair ofindividual in the .class) -what isn't sacrificed for§ake of science ?1 If i t weren'tfor our courageous teacher, Sr.M. j Pierre, Iwel would be lostma ny! t imes, I however, for i tis she who comes tolthe rescuewhen she fears our sympathy isgett ing the best of us. j

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Editors generally have somekind! of I howl. Most of thetime the objection is a seriouswail that "Art for Art 's Sake"doesn't p ut ' new sh irts on -theeditorial back s. I 1 |# Here is our idea of gett ingout a magazine:^: It 's not a picnic.

If we print jokes, <folks sa ywe are silly, if we dont, they saywe are too serious. |If we publish original matterthey say we lack variety. I

If we publish things fromother papers, we are too lazy towrite. $| 1

If we don't print contribu

tions we don't show proper appreciation, i |

If we do print them, they saythe magazine ought not tolbeused for that purpose.

Like as not someone will saywe swiped this from some magazine.

IWe did.

DID YOU KNOW?

That there is truly a riverof genuin e ink? Well, believeit or not—there does exist thiswonder of nature and i t may

be found?* in Alg eria. It isformed by the junction of twostreams, one of w h i c h isstrongly impregnated with iron,the other with gallic acid. Onmeeting, the iron of the firstcombines ?with the acid of thesecond to formia trueînk.

That the custom of liftingthe hat had i ts origin duringthe age of chivalry, when itwas customary for knightsnever to appear in public exceptin full arm or? However, i t wasalso customary for a knight toremove his helmet in theassembly of friends, signifying"I am safe in the presence offriend s." This act of courtesy

comes down to us from the ageof chivalry as an act by whichwe acknowledge the presence ofa friend. |

That the favorite pseudonymfor the American Governmentarose during the War of 1812?—It seems Samuel Wilson wasInspector of provisions for theAmerican Arm y at Troy. Theabbreviation U. S. (United'States) marked oh the caskswas unfamiliar to the people,and one of the workmen in ajoking manner suggested i tmust mean, "Uncle Sam" Wilson. Inspector \ Wilson wasgood-natured and th e joke abouth i s increasing possessions

spread rapidly from camp tocamp—until "all governmentsupplies; ma rked U. S. came tostand for Uncle Sam and thenUncle Sam camekto stand forth e United| States . i I

That Henry E. Beggs won theprize offered by Lon don! TidBits for the best definition ofmoney? He claims money is"An article which may be Usedlas a universal passport toeverywhere except heaven, andas a universal provider ofeverything except happiness."

Margaret Harris, '30.

SOCIAL EFFICIENCY

Th e term |social efficiency isused instead ofI the term moralbecause it is more definite andbecause it emphasizes the social factor. I m

*The conquest of our brutetendencies is universally agreedto be a process of moral development; while from its nature i t

is also a process of social deveopment. The keynote of moraity is "self f denia l"; which implies denial of self to others-the true essence of the socispiri t .

Social efficiency is the stanard Jby which the forces oeducation must select-; the eperiences that are to be impressed upon fthe individuaEVery act of the individual mube measured by this yardsticWe must never say, "W h apleasure will this bring me?nor "What effect will this havupon my earning capaci ty?But, "Will these actions or habits function so as fto benefsociety a s a who le ?"

The socially efficient persois one who f s not a drag uposociety; but one who lean puhis own weight, either directl

as a productive agent? or indrectly by guiding or educatinothers . Th is means tha t thindividual must be able to earhis own livelihood. Every indvidual who sets out to securemployment realizes the signficance of this process beforhelhas applied at a half dozeplaces. He finds tha t itîs thone who fits into one or otheof these places that is in demand, because he adds something to the world's prosperity

He is socially efficient who interferes as little as possible witthe efforts of others; this meanthat he respects the rights o

others, sacrificing his ôwpleasure if i t interferes witth e feffortsf of others.

He is socially efficient whnot only fulfills the above frequirements but who lends hienergy toward progress.^ Hmust be posit ively moral; hmust repay to the world noonly the cost of his existence buas much more a s ! his s t rengtand his life span;

(will permit .g True education will develosocial consciousness and promote social culture . This is thstandard by which i t must selecthe experiences that are to modify future adjustment. I t in

cludes the "bread and butteraim; the knowledge aim, toofor it recognizes the value oevery item of knowledge tosocial welfare. It also includethe moral aim. because generallyspeaking the moral standard ithe social standard.

Ber tha McHale , '31.



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All the world is 9,1 s tage andmany students are actors. Thisis^not exactJy^whaiJVEr. Shakespeare said, but I am sure thathad he seen some of Mercy-hurst 's dramatics, those wouldhave been his words. |

A week after we returnedfrom our Christmas vacation,the Sophomores entertained us

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with their original and clevertwo-act play. Everybody seemedto enjoy the sketch and *theSophomores I were pleased andhappy! to offer it. f

Not only does Mercyhursthave dramatic abil i ty but she isalso gifted |with musical jtalentas we all agreed after listeningto the recital given in honor ofMother De Sales on Tuesdayevening, Jan uary twenty-first .

We were charmingly entertained by the Dramatic Artstuden ts a t the ir re cita l . ofJan uar y | twenty-seventh.

At the end of this recital, wewere pleasantly surprised byseveral selections, bothlnumor-

ous and touching, from thed r a m a t i c instructor, Miss

Brown.I —Cleland Driscoll, '32.

In colonial times in |Americathe mail coaches carried on theevolution of the message carrier. But as soon as "the ironhorse", the first mail train, acquired sufficient speed to out

strip the stage coach i t was called upon to carry thef mails.

The Pacific mail was established to unite the Atlantic andPacific, a forerunner of ourtrans-continental rai lroad andcoast-to-coast air mail of today.

Closely following "The Overland Mail" by only a few yearsw as "The fPony Express ." Thistelegraphed line of man andhorse maintained for sixteenmonths a ten day service acrossthe un known lands of the* We st.

Today |ours, the postal system of the United States, is thelarges t inUhe world. The modern railway, coupled fwith th e

still newer and faster system oftransportation, the air mail , ismerely a proof|of the continuation of the pioneer spirit of theAmerican people.

I I —Mary G. Cronin, '32.There have been message car- | % m :

rier s in all ages. One of the SUCCESS IS ALW AYS NOWfirst means of communication §f !— $ | |was the runner . Evenjin thepresent day in some parts *ofthe world-districts of India—runners are st i l l employed to

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carry the mails from vil lage tovil lage, many carrying bellsaround their necks to frightenaway the t igers .

Homing pigeons are one of theoldest means of carrying messages. The first message evercarried by the dove was whenthe dove returned to the Arkwith the olive leaf carrying theword that the "waters wereabated from off the earth."^ From this eventually evolveda postal system. The first mention of? this is in | the* Assyrianand Pers ian nat ions . | They established posts, a day's journeyapart , at which horses werekept ready-saddled, with wait ingcouriers for the transmission ofpublic orders and edicts.

The Romans established asimilar system. At first dispatches were conveyed by youngmen running on foot and delivering them to fothers at thenext route, as a relay|race, soto speak. | *

L<ater, the mounted couriersystem was inaugurated.

Success is inot something tobe achieved at the end of lifeand at the end of one's job, norat the end of the year. Successis something to be gained everyday. Many of us become discouraged when we think oftoiling on and on at some drearytask, our spirits held up only

by the hope of some distantreward. This is no way to live.Our l ives have been arranged

in daily com partme nts. I t iseach twenty-four hours that wehave to make satisfactory.

If we have done our work wellduring the day, if we havereasonable carried out our program, if we have put forth ourbes t efforts, w e fought to cult ivate the habit fof "calling ita day" and going to bed with afree andlhappy mind. I

A clock would get discouragedif it thought of all the millionsof tfcks it hadfto make dur ingits existence; but, for everytick it is required to give, ithas a second to give it in andso goes merrily on.

The habit of l iving a day ata t ime, doing the best we canin that day and not trying to doa| whole year 's work in twenty-four hours, will promote health,give a*sound mind, and increaseefficiency. —Marion Biebel, ' 33 .

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Whatever a "snake dance"is , we are satisfied that i t isnot for us. To the freshm an,the seniors say, "Do as we say—not las we do."

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C. Doyle: "W hy?" *H. Heuther : "Because he's

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SENIOR- NOTES

Mid-year was the last opportunity for the entire studentbody to take a vacation |bef or eEas ter. All the seniors spentthe few daysffrom January 28unti l* Februa ry 3 at their re spective homes.

Cleophas Doyje visited inCorry the week-end of February7. She was the guest of Margaret Burkhardt, her roommate.

Once again Jeanne Ell iottvisited Oil City. Needless to

say, Ma urine was the attractionand hostess.January 20 was the occasion

for celebrating Evelyn's birthday. Much food and fun wefreenjoyed by the following weM-wishe rs: Tete McBride, Margaret Hungivil le, Margaret Can-telupe, Helen Portman, CaseyEgan, Rose Beckman* MildredBird and Regina Keck. |

Mildred Bird spent a fewdays fin |Dunk irk ^during th emid-ye ar vacation. Her onlyregret is that i t wasn't Washington, D. C.

Margaret Burkhardt a t tendedth e funeral of Mrs. Henry Volk-stadt Tuesday, February 4th.

Margaret returned to h e rstudies February 5.The Seniors are making

arrangements to entertain theirpractice teachers. To date,final plans have not been completed.

Mildred Bird, of Erie, had asher house-guest for the week

end of February 7, ReginaKeck.

Rose Beckman is in a quandary, now that the Prom drawsnigh. Four adm irers are quitea problem when it comes to anelimination, aren't they, Rose?

"Ou est Pierre ?" is thefrom of

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littlene oi ou rseniors. Our consolations, Tete .

Poor Margie Harris ' domestictroubles seem to have begun.During -^mid-year vacation, she

learned t h a t pancake flourdidn't make the most satisfactory cookies for "Gussie."

Barbara Wilbert has begunanf early spring house cleaning.Mary Ellen is coming for theProm and an impression mustbe made.

The Seniors are greatly perturbed lately because of Margaret Cantelupe's numerous andmysterious telephone calls. Whois he? % \ \

The Seniors were quite proudof their contributions to SisterJane Frances' Recital . fBiancoSurgo and Evelyn Jacobsongave I their rendit ions in their

usual charming and graciousmanner .Cecelia Rybinski, one of our

ablest classmates, is doing pract ice teaching this semester atSt. Stanislaus High School,where J she will be one of thefacultyfnext year . *

Regina Keck, '30.

I THE JUNIORS ^ NOTESSince events are always more

enjoyable when they are memories, to make our Christmasmeeting a perfectly gorgeousaffair, I'm I advancing the t imeforty years and the place abridge party—if people willplay bridge then. The characters are Jeanne Ell iot andMary McCrady. \

M a r y , ( sh ak ing l avenderscented ha nk y) : "Dear me,Jeanne, I must be gett ing old.These parties don't interest mever y mu ch / '

^Jeanne, (ar ranging | a | longgra y! hai r under her^ violetcrowned ha t ) : "No, dear ie ,part ies are not what they usedto be. Remem ber tha t bridgewe had at Mercyhurst when wewere JUNIORS?" f \ \ \I Mary: "Oh, yes—the Christmas party. Don't you remem

ber the day students gave i tthat is, they brought the foodan d put up the decorations toshow school spiri t?"

Jean ne: "Of course; andclever the gifts were . You recall how Helen Portman seemedso mysterious about hers, andcould youfblame her , e i ther?"

M ary : "Such excitement,too, when we found we had noprize—Helen Culliton came tothe* rescue, and poor girl, howlong she had to wait before wecollected enough money to payher for it."

Jean ne: "Yes, yes! Nelliewon i t , didn't she?"

Ma ry: "Yes, what a hard

time we had in gett ing theopened." |"It was so sort of

maybe i t helps thememory l inger, but

carry Sister Fidelis 'card

pickle ja rJeanne :

sweet orChr is tmasI always1 ittle Sholy in my prayerbook." I '

M ary: "The Juniors surelyhad a delightful! t ime, the n. | Iwonder if they knew they werestoring up memories for oldage?"

Two additions were made toour class since {the last editionof the Merciad. |Helen Huetherhas returned to Ithe fold andGrace Kane, by especially largesteps, has attained^ the Juniorgoal. I I

Jeanne Ell iott spent a moste n j o y a b l e week-end withMaurine Brewster in Oil City.

Miss Mildred Malloy, of Philadelphia, visited Nellie Guilfoylea t Mercyhurst . I

Helen Portman spent the midyear vacation at the home

of Catharine Egan at Oil CiMiss Ruth Wilbert recent

entertained! M i s s | M a rg arBurns at her home J

I—Elizabeth Hamburger , '3

SOPHOMORE NOTE S

The Sophomores presenteon the evening of* January 2the second? of th e series of etertainments to be given by|tseveral classes. The first paof the program showed tchanges in women's costumfrom the Colonial period! to tpresen t day. The second pawas in the form of a propheas to what each member of tclass will |be doing ten yeafrom now.

Helen Smith and Fran Hunagel have moved their heaquarters from room No. 70 No. 52. The girls on the!flobelow suggest that Helen ta

up soft-shoe instead of tdancing.Helen Cummings spent t

holidays in Detroit.^ |Midge Hall spent a week-e

in North East with Mary AWoods. Would you like to hayour boy-friend so much "thway" about you that he forgeto get off the train before leaves? Ask Mary Ann aMidge how it's done.

Helen Smith visi ted Pitburgh dur ing t h e | mid-yevacation.

Ag Falber has a new posit ias accountant. Lit t le did think Ag would ever depeupon the bane of her existen

to earn her {bread and butterHelen Culliton has been home because of illness for ova month. We are looking fward to her return to school a week or so.

Barbara Hammond s p eChristmas in California awhile there attended the Staford-Army game. |

Our computations show thso far this year Allie Dolan hused ten pounds of sugar in usuccessful at tempts at candmaking. However, her labowere for a worthy cause.

Alice Dolan, Ethel Leviand Grace Rechiche representthe Sophomore Class in a d

lightful piano r e c i t a lJanu ary 26th. I |A certain friend of Cleo'sfh

left Pittsb urg h to go to ChicagCould therejjbe any other reasfor th e difficulty in "ext ract infrom Cleo any but a lop-sidsmile ? j

-^-Frances Hufnagel, '32.



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THE FRESHMAN DIARYDECEMBER TO FEBRUARY

December 12—Our worthy pres-| ident, Betty Danahy, leaves

I us in the cold for the sunny11 skies of Florida. Was she

ever envied or not?December 13—Mr. and Mrs.j | j BaederI receive*into the i r al -Bways I welcome |hom e, fourB lonely! freshmen. The deso-B late ones are Dorothy Barker,fi Dorothy fejMorard, V irginia

Duggan and Jane Kelley.December 14—Final frehearsalBand we have no lines. "MakeBthem up," cries somebody inB the rear., so, being the obe-B dient freshmen that we are,B wet try to i make them up.

What lines? § 1December ] 16—"Our fate is inB your han ds." Have mercy onmthe

poorPfreshmen!Sally

II Edkin, the freshman clown,|| j goes over with a l b a n g ; while

Kay Barrett makes up herlines very well, $ saving usfrom being a complete failure.Thanks a lot, Kay.

December 17—We attend ourfirst Christmas dinner partya t Mercyhurst . 1 Let ^me as

sure youi we fweren't disappointed. | The freshmanclass | takes this opportunityas a fbody to thank theFaculty for this wonderfulparty . I

December 20—We depart ffor

our Christmas Dinner at ourown homes. |

January 5—Back to school withexaminations staring us inthe face. Wonder what thetrouble was? Betty Danahy,even after her long vacationand rest, wasn't able to be ahalf-second early. ^Evidently,Betty doesn't believe in beingearly when there is a possibility of the train's beinglate. |g

January 17—Retreat begins—first experience for some, notfor others . We are all looking forward to it with greatexpectations. |

January!20—Retreat ends aftera silent, but very profitableweek-end. We shall alwaysremember it , also our retreatmaster, Fathe r Murray. J

January 21—We were veryhighly entertained iby th eSophomores in th e form |oftwo very clever original plays.

January 27—The Dramatic Art

class presented a very enjoyable program, in which ournever failing "Dede" fshowedus how very dramatic shecan be and is in other ways."Whatsa mattaw, |honey?"

28 — Exam inationsa n u a r y

ended andrespectivespent the

pand; wethe | results,spent it at

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we£againr went ourways. | "Dede"vacation in Cleve-

are waitingMary

Iher I oldMater, Penn HafllT j |

February 2—Back toagain. Sally Edkin is furious,to think jshe came back toschool! before

>Tough break,sure lit • will

to seeKelleyAlma

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she had to.Sarah ! I amnever happen

again. I I ^^Br PFebruary 3—We graciously wel

come into our class the muchpraised "Honey" Daly; alsoEleanor Haas, who is a daystudent, much to our dis

appointment, i "Dede" is backmuch the same way she left.Jane! Kelley, '33. I

HOME ECONOMICS NEWS

The Clothing and Tailoringstudents of the Home Economics department staged a style

show and exhibit Thursday,January 24, 1930, in the auditorium . The affair, which waswell attended, was very interesting. Included?in the exhibitwere various styles of under

wear and pajamas, with theg i r l s I modeling their . ownsmocks, dresses and coats.

The ! Home Econom icsi l ibraryprofited by the money donatedby our Bishop recently, withthe addition of many worthwhile books on the history fofthe Home Economics movementand other valuable texts on themany branches in our course.

The remodeling of our Practice House is well under wayand we qan now realize!that itis no longer a dream,Ibut|a reality* In the very near future,

there will be a shower for thePractice House, at which timewe hope tofreceive many usefulgifts ifrom our| school-mates tohelp make our home management house a "homey" place inwhich to spend six weeks offamily life.)

I Margaret Burkhardt, '30




HURST HUMOR-Father Sullivan was examin

in g one of the younger classesand asked:

§1 "What are the sins of ommis-sion?" | | f I

One young lady offered:"They're sins I we ought to

have committed and haven't."

Sr. Phillipa: Is this themeoriginal? fi Birdie: No, I wrote it my

self. I

K. Barret t : Why do theythrow bombs in Chicago? %

M. Shalkham: Why so theywon't go off in their hands, Iguess.

All that titters is not bold.

Barb: Did Sr. Philippa assignth a t? f I I f

Regina: I never told a storybefore in my life.

My daughter went to collegefor four years and was neverkissed.

That was no college.* Thatwas a convent. .

Won't somej o n e a d o p tMaurine's mouse—or even givehim a foster home? She findsit most inconvenient to do allher work at least three | feet

from the floor. Suggestions willbe appreciated.

Portman: "While abroad Isaw Pitti Palace." |

M. Harr is : 5"Oh—did—urns ?"

D. Barker: " I If ea r an approaching battle." * i |

S. Ed kin : "Ba t t l e? Of

wh at?" ID. Barker: "Hastings. >

Dean: "Didn' t I tell you notto study in the residential section ?"

jjM. Biebel: "Yes, Mother, butI didn't think you meant in thegirls' rooms."

Some| gir ls wear the ir heartson their coat sleeves, I 've heard.Not our gir ls; they have a newway. If you don't believe me,ask Tete and Evelyn.

In a lazy mood, Barbarahanded in an exam paper inwhich she* said th e following:

"Please see Maurine's paperfor my answers."

J. Summers (walking into abarber shop): "Is this a beautyparlor ?" |

Barbe r: "No, this is a barber shop."

J. Summers (after flourishinge x i t ) : "You know, I thoughtit was a barber shop."

* 1st Ha rriet: "One day I waswalking along the beach, I sawa life saver."

2nd H a r r i e t : "Did youcharge i t?" * 1

1st Ha rriet: "Sure, but nowI feel like a nice ', cold dish ofice cream. How about you?"

2nd Harr ie t : "I dunno—W hat 's cold lice-cream f e e ll ike?" I II f %

Piccolo: "Wonder why we havecuckoo coffee every morning?"if Pe te: "Cuckoo, wadda yamean?" §§ t f

Piccolo: "Weak in thelbean."

Our Freshman RegistersBorn ? iOh, yes. When ? Ican' t remember. W h e r e ?United States. What?part? Allof me.l High schood? Yes,three stories high. Want! abachelor's degree? Oh no, Iwouldn' t Itake anything fromany man.

Freshman: "Do you have acollege sorority ?"fH Senior: "No, but we have asorority house."

Now that exams are over, thenormal students are back atnormal school—and the collegestudents are back to normal.

aWho can type?(Many voices): "I can.""Well, I have this three

thousand words term paper"an d the soliloquizing continues.

H. Cum ming s: "The Collegegirls are so athletic."

T. A'Hearn: "What spor t?"%H. 7 C u m m i n g s : "S po rt?

Surely you I don' t think I'mjesting."

GRATITUDEThe mother's voice whispers

to the growing child: "Be careful for the least, and you shall

be worthy to receive greaterthings." If the child has thisadvice whispered to him, grownups should have it shouted atthem . Being grateful is a ke yto both happiness and success.

The chap whofgives thanks foeverything always makes friendand comes out on top. | f

"If lone considers the digniof the giver, no gift will seelittle or too mean for you." S

be grateful for every little acof kindness shown you by yofriends and teachers. Somtimes? there is a great deal osacrifice behind these tiny deed

Don't be an ingrate! Thanevery body for everything anjust watch the amazing result

I —Florence Ammon, '32.

THE CAMPUS CUT-UP

When day is dawning,We hear you yawningYou gasp and; struggle all dayWe see you workingAnd never shirking,A godly mon arch! of clay.

Oh! man-made monster,You never falter,Not even hills block your waAnd while you're groaningWe know you're owningThe land o'er which you ho

sway.

0 steaming vulture,'Midst school fand culture,Your noisy gasping r a s p

hoarse;Tho' jus t a t ractorYou are the factorTo bring our college go

course. §—Barbara Wilbert, '30.

(Dedicated to Messrs. J. aM. Doyle, general ^contractorwhose generous donation of thus e of grading e q u i p m e nbrought to reality our plans foa golf course.)

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February, 1930 TH E MERCIAD P age 11

A HURRICANE IN FLORIDA TO A MUD PUDDLE

Crash! B a n g ! Lightning!Weird noises! Rain, steadilyfalling, the sound of its downfall drowned out by furiouswind! What a night!

My cousin and I had drivento Tampa for the week-end. Wenoticed during the late afternoon that the ocean drive wasexceedingly windy, and? waveswere leaping high over thebeach. } |£

The wind seemed to be increasing steadily, and the rainbegan to ^saturate us in ouropen road ster. Suddenly mycousin screamed in J my ear,"Look! JThe Hurricane f l a gis out! " I looked up at th ebuilding and there it was flapping a grim warning to us all,

th e flag that sends panic str ick-enj people scu rrying in all directions.

After that, we lost no time atall in getting back to the homeof our hostess. Before we werein the house, it had begun toget dark. f

A worried family met us {atth e door, frhef f irst thfrig Inoticed was candle light. Ex citement ? I had always wantedto be in a hurricane, anyway!

I didn' t have to wait long.All the street lights went out.Glancing out |of a |window Isaw I that everyth ing jwas hidden from view by the blackestnight 5possible.i|Trees were falling, and the crash was deafening. I The! windows j rattled incessantly. n m m ^ |

• AH night long the storm kepton.I We expected the roof to goany minute, but we were lucky.It was the end!of the.stormthat had hit Tampa, felt causedmuch ideva station , how ever, inother placesjnear to us. * It eventook several lives. It was a terrible, and! yet a lwonderful experience. J Never* again do 11want to hear the wind screamand whistle. For it mean s one

thing,! the {Hurricane is at itsfull height. I I \D. J. Hastings, '33.

Magician (To M. Cantelupe atP e r r y T h e a t re ) : " Ma da me ,willf you kindly hold this birdcage until the bird disappears?"

M. Cantelupe: "Not on yourlife, do I look cuck oo?" ft

Is your life such a muddle?Must you weep around,Funny little mud puddleCrying in the ground?

Don' t youilove to feelRaindrops falling into you,Or a wee tot's IheelSplashing through the heart

you? * m Iof

withSometimes the sunbeamsFleck your muddy face

gold \So, in you, it seems IThe earth, the heavens enfold.

Elizabeth Hamburger. '31.

AND THE NEXT DAY—IT REIGNED

The fbell pealed and yk Ihastened to gather up the pealing, ] dropped a step. I hadn 'tthought about dropping a stepso I >hadn't wasted any time;but when I went to pick up thestep, I lost my breath—lost itcompletely. Of course, I wantedto find f he breath so I startedto fish around, and all I caughtwas a cold. A girl rushin g pasfcme said that the second beliwould ring before I could batan eyelash. Not fearing forbaseball, batting was a littlebit out of my line. B'lieve itor not, when I got to classy th eprofessor was just about totake up the new lesson when lo

and behold! there, r ight on topof it, was the breath I had lost.T snatched it aw ay from hifti.He lost his temper, but finallyfound it, after which I beggedhis pardon. He finally gave itto me—inlexchange for a greatdeal of my gratitude. S "A fairexchange is no robbery." I t 'sa good thing I didn't lose I myhead before the night fell.

•Barbara! WilbertJ '30

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he was soon out in his place bythe food committee, who hadprovided ample dainties—cake,coffee, mints and punch.li*

All too soon did the eveningcome to a close and even theorchestra seemed loathe to stopat the appointed hour. Everyone left the hall with a| wishfor more good times and a forward look to the Dinner Dancein June. Let's make it another"dream come true."

•Helen Huether, '31.

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