the merciad, june 1934

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MPublished at f Mercyhurst College, Erie, Pennsylvania

VOLUME V i JUKE, 1934 NUMBER 6

RCYHIURST GRADUATES 19Juniors HostTo Seniors InTea DanceAnnual May Fete Heads!List OfSchool Activities

Guests found themselves in aspring garden Saturday May 5 a tMercyhu rst when they came toenjoy the Junior-Senior tea dance,spr ing | flowers, umbrellas andpagodas accomplishing the outdooreffect in the dining room. GregOtt and his orchestra made of thedance program one long to be remembered. Miss Anne McGrathand Miss Lolita Lepper did thehonors in pouring at | the tea tablewhere the decorations were in orchid! and yellow with tall orchidtapers forming the center piece.The beautiful garden settingturned the fancies of many of themasculine guests to thoughts characteristic of spring, so everybodyin the following guest list had atleast thr illvor two: *

Dorothy Brya n, Newel Bailey,Ruth Sterrett , Roland McCaughan,Dorothy Meyer, Robert Chase,Kay Reiser , Edward Mayer , KayEgan, Dick McG rath, EvelynDonohue, Clarence Rapp, KayYates, C harles Cantor, CostellaRessler, Francis INagorski, LauraLaCavera , Paul Knoll, MarthaMeyers, John Fasenmeyer, MarySkene, Jack Prettyman , NanO'Brien, Laddie Morrow, Carmo-lita Gill, Elmer C hristenson, Margaret Clark, Arthur Arrowsmith,Dorothy Mooney, Henry Galmish,Connie Ognibene, Dr. Pizzaruso,Louise Pasqualicchio, Dr. Trilli,Helen Loblenz, Ed. B oyle, P atDean, Harold Daily, Mary Yriber-ry, Ernest Dinene,$Jane Connor,Frank Martin, VirginiajRenz, Bu dHanley, Marion Summ ers, DurkBraggins, Theodora Little, JosephEgg, Helen Crowley, LeonardHackes.

: -o-:POETY HOUB DEVOTIONIn commemoration of the passion of our Lord, a forty hour devotion began Sunday, May sixth,with a procession of Seminariansand Collegia ns to the chapel formass and communion. At the massthe blessed sacrament was exposedand so remained for three days.During this three day period eachgirl had a vigil of a half hour aday to keep and it was so arrangedthat the gir ls went in pairs to the

Chapel and were relieved at half-hour per iods by two others whoremained a half-hour and were inturn re lieved.On Tnesday night the studentsformed a procession to'the ehapeland received benediction, whichclosed the ceremony.

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S e n i o r C l a s s O f f i c e r s

Dorothy CronanerGallitzin High School; Basketball '31, '32, '33, '34; Hockey^ '31,'32, '33, | '34; Tennis team ' 31;Student Council '34; Math Club;Vice-President^, of ? Class $ '33 ;President Senior Class; Vice-President Science Club, '33; Al lround Athlete]: '31,V32 , '33; Sodality; Prom Committee '33.

I 0. G. A. HOLDS MEETFinal meeting of the 0. G. A.Sorority for this term was held inthe third-floor social room on theevening of April 30. MargaretClark, chairman of membership,presented fo rt admission 18 newmembers. |Officers elected for next termare : \ Leona ^McAllister, president;Jane Conner , secre ta ry; MargaretMurphy, treasu rer ; and MarthaMyer, public ity chairman.Four honorary members, TeresaA 'Hearn, Mary Cronin, Ethel Lev-ick, and Miriam Shalkham, were

present a t the meeting and addressed the grou p on their experience in teaching.During the evening the president, Kathleen O'Brien, presentedto Sister Mary Andrew, 0. S. B.,a portable typewriter as an awardof a contest sponsored by theRoyal Typewriter company, iA social hour followed in whichAlice Reeder was hostess. |& * Leona McAllister, '35

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^Prefect, Kay E gan f '35; Vice-Prefect, f Elizabeth Montgomery,'36; Secretary, Katherine Forquer,'36 ;f Treasurer , Martha Meyer ,'35; Chairman, Mission Committee, Natalie Frye, '36; Chairman,Publicity Committee, MargeryAlge, '37; Chairman, CatholicLiterature Committee , Jean Hutchinson, '37.

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KR; %3 *in j5o feet on us. But, it was to no avail.Especially, when we foun d ourselves answering the dinne r bellby going down toithe Auditor ium.However, we would laugh it off,feeling terribly silly all the time,and set out to find some familiarlandm arks that would lead usback to the right stairway. Afterwe realized that, the Juniors werek ind "Big Sis te r s" and tha t wewere to respect them but not Etostand in awe of them, somehowour troubles seemed Slighter.Soon, we graspe d the idea ofthings? and we found that thedining room was the easiest placein the building to find and thatassignments must be handed in ontime. With these firmly fixed inour minds, life ran along smooth-ly. |Our class advisoi during ourFreshman year was Mother M.Pierre who proved very helpful tous .

The first big event on thecalendar of our Freshman yearwas the election of our class officers. At this time, we chose KayRyan as our President, 0o lMooney as our Vice-President,and as Treasurer and Secretary,we selected Irene Strahl andEileen Foster .Everyone of us very anxious

to know when we would be invested in the cap and gown thatmakes us true daughters of Mercyhurst.] At last the great day arrived and?the Seniors with all thesolemnity of such a great event,invested us in the royal robes of(Continued on Page 2)


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Page Two TH E MERCIAD JTOE, 1934Published month lyfby the students of Mercyhurst CollegeAddress all communications toT H E M E R C I A DMercvhurst College Erie , PennsylvaniaSubscription RatesONE DOLLAR THE YEAl tI M E R C I A D S T A F F fEDITOR IN-CHIEF 4 , t ,. |.....i..^...|Ruth SterrettASSISTANT EDITOR-IN-CHIEF |--^* Virginia RenzBUSINESS MANAGER - Costello ResslerEXCHANGE EDITOR ; i .- J - 4 fDoro thy Bryan

d ASSOCIATE EDITORS: $Alary ODea 3Betty Banner Martha Meyers Betty Streuber Jean Reese f$ Jane Uprichardi Eugenia Sproat Jean St. Lawrence 2- Alexandra KacprowiczS T A F F R E P O R T E R S MMiss Burd M iss Bigler - Miss Rectenwald Miss Lyman1 FIELD CORRESPONDENTS} Miss Barrett Miss MooneyMERCYHURST, WE WISHfYOU WELL

Our Almal Mater has prepared fus for the assumption ofeffective womanhood. In our mental and spiritu al heritag ethere was little which fitted u s for the active life of ma turity.All the businesses and professions of the world require yearsand years of training. Truefit is tha t our education beganwith the first breath of life under the loving guidance of ourown mother. She gave to us alllthat was finest in her. Andthen she placed a trust upon us,?, a trust which has even beenkept in reverence by that mother of ours who through adoption becomes our Alma Mater.

We are fully aware of the harvest gleaned. To be at homein all lands and all ages; to enjoy life in its truth and beauty;to have the world with its fullest resources at our command;to count Art as a bosom friend and to know Nature as oneknows one's self; to form a sound philosophy ; to gain astandard for right and wrong ; to have an appreciation forother men's efforts and broadmindedly to understand theirshortcomings; to utilize one's abilities and to be conscious ofone's limitations; to lose one's!self in generous enthusiasmsand sacrifice self for common good; to taste of culture ; tolearn to be true to worthy ideals which ar e stern task mastersand to form character under professors who are Christian these are the fruits of college during the best four years ofone's life. |No more shallfthe class! of 1934 meet*as the students ofMercyhurst College. We now join the ranks of the Alumnae.We shall love our adopted Mother as they, our fellow-sisters,do. There is a kindred spirit|amo ng those who cherish thesame ideals when! they pass Jinto the sphere of new experiences. |

The time hasfcome. We part.JWe do not say goodbye.|Faror near our hea rts twill always respond. We will be loyal,loving children. Our only wishtis that Mercyhurst may farewell. And so, with a tear in our eye and with a sad half smilewe say FAREWELL. jCLASS HISTORY

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(Continued from Page 1)the daughters of our College. Now,we were full-fledged s tuden ts.Until the middle of October,everything was grand, then oneda y we learned that ^initiationwould start on -Sunday night. Goodgrief! What chills and what worries and what resolution s to begood sports even if it cost us ourlives! However , i t was not near lyso bad as we had expected andwhen it was over, we had enjoyedit as much as our " in i t ia to r s ,the Sophomores.

After so much exciteme nt, werested until December. Then, wehad our f irst taste of the ar t ofenter ta ining at; Mercyhurst. Wehad decided to give a Christmasparty in honor of the Faculty andstudents. W e had all - the a ir andenter ta inment of|a real night c lubset up in our own dining room.This party was unanimously votedone of the most e laborate and mostsuccessful ever given at Mercyhurst by any one class. SantaClaus, who in real life was noneother than Dibbie Wilbert, camein during the evening with a hugebag of presents for every one atthe par ty . Our c lass President,Kay Eyan made a very charmingan d perfect! hostess. With this

Christmas Part y, we s tar ted atradi tion in the school, andlnowevery year before we leave for ourChristmas vacation, the Freshmanclass enter ta ins the Faculty andentire student{body* We have attended our own and three othersand while we had a wonderfultime at each one, and we do notwant to make ourselves out" b r a g g e r s , " w e till have thatfeeling that "ours w*s jus t right."r| Christmas vacation land all th efun and excitement of going homeand returning. Then, examinations. Our first college exams. Thegeneral feeling was one of alarmbut as soon as we received ourmarks, \ peace of mind was oncemore restored to us.

About the middle of Janu ary,Celia Donnelley, one of our classmates, announced to us that sheintended to enter the convent hereat Mercyhurst, Of course, we realized that it w as a wonderfulthingkand all that, but we had alittle queer feeling to think oneof our own had chosen that vocat ion .Next, about the f irst of February, the Juniors were our guestsat a theatre party and supper ." Again, we were very quiet untilabout the middle of May when weenter ta ined the Seniors a t a picnicon the lake shore. The usual good

M O T H E R S ' W E E K E N D

Alexandra KacprowiczSt. Stanislaus High School;Silver Quill; Pegasus; Latin Club;Associate Editor of Merciad.time was had by all.Home! Vacation! Rest f romstudies I Full fledged Sophomores!September 21 , 1931 and westarted on the second! lap of ourCollege days. We were very sad tolearn upon returning to schoolthat Helen Hauber and PatO'Ha re would not be re turningwith us because of illness. Margaret Bacon who had been a ' ' da y ?h o p '1 the year before, came to usas a boarder this year. We werealso for tunate jin adding JuliaBelle Gallup and Mary Y riberry toour class.

The f irst thing we did this yearwas to elect our Class officers.Mother Pierre was stil l our advisor. The results of the electionwere Marg Clark, Preside nt;Mickey McDonald, Vice-President;Al Reeder , Treasu rer ; and JaneMulheirn, Secretary.Ou r first? real duty as Sophomores was to initia te the Freshmen. Now, we could sitjback an dwatch other people do silly things.I t was fun and the Freshmenwere good sports to the end. Afterit was over, we took the entireFreshman class to the theatre andthen to supper .In January, we gave one more ofour c lassmates to the Convent.Frances McCarthy entered ourow n| convent here a t? Mercyhurstand her fname now is Sister M.Evangelista .

This1 year we were fvery quietuntil May when we had full chargeof the Mission Day I Program.;; Atthis time, we instituted anothertradition. Every year now, theSophomore class gives a play, theproceeds if rom which are turnedover to the IMissions. We put ourbrill iant minds together ondvunderthe capable direction of our classmate , Ruth Sterrett , presented"Th e Cha rm School . " |We gave our sister c lass, [ th eSeniors, a picnic on the peninsulaas a farewell party in May.Once more, we turned to ourhomes having climbed one morestep up the ladder of education.We star ted out our Junior yearwith m uch enthusiasm! This yearwe were the big sisters to the

newcomers, and we felt a responsibility on our shoulders. Weadded to our number, Helen Loe-belenz, who came to us from SetonHill , and Dorothy Bryan whocame from Syracuse. Mary Eleanor Morin left us to go to schoolin iWashington D. C, her home.

Ft has been* an annual customat Mercyhu rst to set aside theWeek-end of M othe r's Day inwhich to pay tr ibute to themothers of th e st udents . ThoseMothers who are able to be onthe campus are feted royally atentertainments of every description, while those who are unableto be present receive the tributeof remembrance. It is fitting tha ton his occasion we honor them,publicly whom we honor ourwhole lives through, our Mothers.

: - o - :*Revised VersionMan can live without friends,He can live without books,But civilized man can notLive without crooks.Florida Times-Union

Concetta Jean GalboNorth East}High School ; | K a p p aChi Sorority; 0. G. A. Sorority;Glee Club.! I ISister Mary Alice was appointedby Mother Borgiat to advises usduring our |next two years. Ourclass president was Alice Reederand she was ably assisted by Dorothy Cronauer , Vice-President;Regis OLeary, Treasurer ; andKathleen O'Brien, Secretary.

Our f irst big enterpr ise was theparty of welcome for the^Fresh-men. This was given in the formof a?carnival and a hilarious timewas had by | a ll . Next came theMid-winter promt and our president acted as General Chairman.She was assisted by membersfrom (the Sophomore and Freshman ! c lasses, and the prom was ahuge success. We were then inactive until May when we said" F a r e w e l l " t o t h e Seniors in theform of a Tea Dance. Our finalactivity" for the year was theSenior Ball. This was under thechairmanship of Alice Reeder andwas held a t Kahkwa $ CountryClub. It was a very successful affair and was our final goodbye tothe Graduating class. Anotheryear was over and we were nowSeniors.

When we came back Ito schoolin Septem ber 1933, we felt verydifferent jthan we did in September 1030. W e, the dignifiedSeniors,! were on the last la p ofour college career. 1934 broughtus Virginia Renz from the University of Pittsburg h, and it tookfrom us Eileen Foster. Our classhad for its p resident fDorothyCronauer; it 's Vice-President,Regis O'Lea ry; Treasurer , Julia

Margaret E. BaconFranklint High School; Hockey'30; Prom Committee '33; Sodality; Glee Club; Kappa Chi '30.:-o-:-Waste Not Want Not

"Did ye hear about SandyMeCulloch find in' a box of cornplasters ? ""No , d id he? " "Y es , so he wentand bought a pair of tight shoes."Sydney Bulletin

: - o - :I"No, soup, please; I just had mysuit c leaned."Californian Pelican

Belle Gal lup; and Secretary,Kathleen O'Brien. The f irst activity this year was to welcome intoour midst the 1class of 1937. Thiswas done in the form of a breakfast held in the dinin g room atMercyhurst. -


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JUNE, 1934EXCHANGE NOTES

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A survey of the exchangesshows that every student in everycollege is looking forward tograduation and the usual round ofpleasure that this season brings.Between the time that I write thiscolumn and the tiirie of graduationthere is ' one drawback, namelv.final examinations. The announcement of the days when these ogresshall be met, is sandwiched in between a tea dance on one handand a graduation rehearsal on theother.

In reading one of the recenteditions of "The Varsity News"I read an interesting account ofan exposition, held at the University of Detroit, in which each de-| partment had an exhibition of thework that they were doing. Aradio station in operation featuredthe Electral exhibition. Four shortplays were presented twice a dayby the dramatic department. Eachdepartment put on its best forcompany. The exposition was tobe open three days and more thantwentv thousand visitors were ex-pected. Not only to outsiderswould this be of | great interest,but in most cases the averagestudent does not know what thestudents in the next departmentare doing. What ibetter way isthere to know one's own school.

Dr. Carr, an associate professorof Economics and Finance at SaintMary's College spoke recently onthe subject of the attitude of theUnited States toward the policyset forth by|Japan in which sheset up the Monroe*Doctrine of theEast. All of Europ e awai ts ourreaction! to t h i s ! doctrine. If wespeak from an emotional point ofview our sympathies are aptf togo to China, the poor down-trodden country. If we are to speakfrom an economic point of view,savs Dr. Carr, we will realize thatChina is a backward country usingonly about one tent h as muchgoods as she would if she wereproperly civilized. The quickes tway to do this is to have someone to come in from the outsideto do this. Japan, because her people are of the same race and because of her geographical positionis best suitedfto do this. This mayseem selfish but if we are seeking China for a worldjmarket th isis the bestfway to do it.

In one of the exchanges ther ewas suggested in one of the editorials that the graduate askhimself two questio ns. The us ualthings will be said this graduation. Congratu lations will be offered and gifts presented etcetra.Why have I |been in college!Have I followed my plan formy future careerfThere are manyl more articlesthat are well worth the time andeffort that fit willftake you toread them. There are accounts ofMay Day programs, stories ofsports, advance news on proms,and in one paper there is a newmethod of cribbing. I won't tellyou how it is done but if you

feel that you are in need of thiss t imulus for " f in a l s" you wil lfind this information in one of theexchanges. I am ahead of you. Ialready know. You will be surprised and well rewarded if youwill take time to see what othersare doing.

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^^MCarmelita GillOlean High School; Glee Club;Sodality; Dramatic Association;Promf Committees | ' 31 , '32, '33;Peg asu s; Member Cast of SallyAnn.

Louise Evangeline PasqualicchioVilla Marie Academy; Treasurer Kappa Chi Sorority '33 j | Vice-President Kappa Chi Soror i ty! '34;President Latin Club '34; President; of the Circolo Italiano ofMercvhurst.

S K I P P ER ' S LO GThe lookout sighted land thismorning. The skipper is sorry toreport that the cruise *will be oversoon. Over, but not forgotten. Onedoesn ' t forget J a delightful experience easily. He tucks it into a corner of his brain so that he maytake it out now and then, dust itoff, and relive it in memory. The

rich man is he who has aftreasurechest full of memories. This cruisehas started all of us|weli*of th eway to being millionaires. 5 If itwere much longer we would haveto build an addition to our treasure chest. To those of you who arewalkin g! down the g angplank forthe last time I wish the greatestof success and Godspeed. May allthe coins you gather for ^ourtreasure chest be golden ones.Congratulations to Marg Clarkwhofhas a position teaching commercial subjects^ next year . We ' re a l l hoping that Costellogets that job she has in view . . \If ability and perseverance meananything there 's not a doubt as tothe result ,| . . Ruth gave us another proof of her coaching abilityin aPeg of My He ar t" . . .Carm is q u i t e ! the typist . . .Just ask Nan about her ability. . . Dot Mooney is a amoothee. . . Marg Clark made a charm-

Maria Elisa YriberryCrandon Insti tute; Colegio de

la Immaculada Concepcion; GleeClnb; Sodality; Science Club;Mathlciub. $ I

Dorothy Bryan ing May Queen Sund ay . . . Too

Alice BeederJamestown High School; JuniorClass President; Sophomore ClassTreasurer; Student Council '32,'33; General Chairman]Prom ' 33 ;Prom Committee '31, '32, '33;0. G. A. Sorority; Sodality; GleeClub; Dramatic Association; Pegasus; Member cast of Sally Ann.bad it had to rain . . . Dot Bryanlikes eleme ntary^ education andcan tell you some funny exp eriences about it . . . Marg Bacondoes more walking than any othergirl at Mercyhurst . . . MaryYberry is a close runner up . . .The girl that played Wallace Beery's wife in "Viva Vil la" bore astriking resemblance to Helen Loe-belenz J. . Those girls who werelocked in the Social Room theother day had horrible visions oftheir bony remains being removeda hundred years T hence . . . Thedoor had to be taken off to getthem out . . . Hav e you got anybets on -the tennis tournament?.. . .My money is on Dot Cronauer . . .Julia Belle has a pleasing personality . . . Regis O'Leary is an accomplished pianis t . . . Sign upnow for the Prom . . . I t ' s goingto be the best ever . . . GinnyRenz has lost all appetite for froglegs since Mother Pie rre' s classm . . It looks as if we'l l have towear heavy clothes all summer ifthis weather keeps up . . . Canyou imagine people* wearing furcoats in July? . . . O h w e ll ,stranger things have happened . .Ask the seniors about the telegrams at the convention lastweek J . . Some of them weremighty clever . . . Decoration Day

" O N E M O R E R I V ER "

Dorothy BryanSyracuse North High School;

Syracuse University '30, '32;Kappa Chi Sorority, '33, '34;Student Council '34. I

Virginia RenzErie Central High School; University of Pittsburgh '31, '32, '33;Associate Editor of Merciad '34;Sodality; Glee Club; Silver Quill;Pegasus; 15 hylomaletic.is a free day . . .{Wait a minute,don't start shouting yet . . .Exams are scheduled for the following day so fyou can figure outfor yourself how we'll spend thehol iday . . . I t won' t be wavingflags either . . . Speaking of theflag reminds me of the noble efforts the Juniors put forth on thissubject in English 18 . . . MaryLucille Burd writes lovelyfpoetryu . . Jean Griffin's new car is ahoney . . .Connie certainly? knowsher bu gs. . . No offense intended,that's just our quaint way of saying | biology . . . j ' I ' l l | StringAlong With You" is a catchy newtune . . . That book of her ownpoetry which Kay Barrett presented to Sister Philippa is amasterpiece* , . . Pauli ne Urickis some chemist . . . He r stockings bear witness to that . . .Mary Moran made a sweet Peg in|' Peg of My H e a r t " . . . .Thepuppy in the play was a darling

. . . The Stylo Show was a greatsuccess . . . The Seniors had ahectic week, what with all the entertaining in their behalf . . .Thesongs for commencement are com-

along splendidly . . . Allhands be on deck next September

. . . Goodbye until then myhearties. Skipper. '35

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It is unfair to any author tojudge his work by a standard lower than his own bestjachievement.Mr. Galsworthy has been allthrough his literary career a gracious recipientlof criticism, whichfor the most partfwas favorable.To find fault with his last novel,completed before his death inJanuaryjof the year 1933, mayseem unman nerly. And yet Mr.Galsworthy himself must havefelt that "One More River" fellin quality far below his earliernovels.gThis last novel of a!deadauthor is spun out of decidedlythin material. The storv culmi-nated in "One More?River" runsthrough the three important worksof Mr. Galsworthy. Beginning withthe three volumes of the "ForsyteSag a," then through the fthreevolumes of "A-fModern Comedv"an d ^finally throu gh! the tr iologyo f " M a id I n | W a i t i ng , " " F low e r ing Wildern ess" and "On e MoreRiver" the fortunes of the Forsyte family, symbolic of the upper-middle class ol England, aretraced.

The author felt obligated to hisreaders to inform them of the lastadventures of his delightful heroine, Dinny Cherrell. Thisfor toquote one of his critics, "p er haps the Jtrilogy habit for thetime being got the better of him"is the real cause for the product"One More River ." It'jis easy tosee why such a product, comingfrom the pen of one whose workfor m any many" years h as givenhim great and lasting pleasure,should be of mediocre quality.g Dinny Cherrell is perhaps thebest-loved and most completelyrealized of all Galsworthy's heroines. Her part in the dramaticnovel may be summed ug verybriefly; her passionate love affairwith Wilfrid Desert comes to anabruptffinis, shejjmends her ways,and marries, somewhat unconcernedly, a bar riste r of muchworth but little interest. The complementary actress in the story isDinny's younger sister, Clare. Before the story opens she has lefther husband, Jerry Corven, amiddle-aged officer in Colonialservice. She returns to England.On board ship she makes the*acquaintance of Tony Croom and ina short time falls desperately inlove with him. His infatuation forher is as strong as hers for him.All is well until the indignanthusband also returns to England;he , in search for Clare. The sensational divorceij suit which followsbrings out effectively the shiftingmoral standards of modern Ensr-lish isociety. The dramatic sceneswhich take place in the crowdedcourt room are the climax of thelives of those immed iately concerned, as also of the story running through many volumes of theforegoing novels and touchingmany generations.aOne More River" cannot fullv

be appreciated per se; it dependsfor most of its inter est on aknowledge of the preceding books.It would be to one's great pleasure to meet Mr. John Galsworthythrough other than "O ne MoreR ive r . "

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Page Four TH E MERCIADLAST WILL AND TESTAMENT

The last will!and testament ofThe Senior Class, of Mercy hurstCollege, JEr ie , Pennsy Ivania,gmadeand published this 4th day ofJune , in *the Year of Our Lord,One Thousandl Nine Hundred andThirty-four.W e, The Senior Class, of Mer-cyhurst College, Erie, Pennsylvania, of*the age of 4 years andbeing of sound mindland memory,do hereby make,!publish, and declare this our last williand testament in'.manner following, that isto say:First: To Mother M. Borgia, ourbeloved Dean, we will our fidelityjijaiid love; to Sister Mary Alice,our advisor, our deepest appreciat i o n of the help that she has givenus in the past years ; | to the entirefaculty of Mercyhurst, our thanksfo r all the knowledge and wisdomthat we have I assimilated in ourfour years in said college, and toFather Powers , ! our chaplain, inparticular for our knowledge of

the rTen Commandments.Second: To the Junior Class ofMercyhurst, we give and bequeathour first place in the lunch line;our front seats in chapel and thehope that your last year at Mercyhurst will be as enjoyable as ourshas \been .Third; To our Sister Class wewill our bann er with the hopethat voir will guard and cherish itas we have.Fourth: To the Freshman classwe give and bequeath our wisdom.Morover, we the Senior Classwill to the Glee Club of Mercyhurst our beautiful voices and perfect at tendance.W e, Julia Belle, Carm, and Dotwill our seats on the couch at theRoost to K ay Harrington , JaneConner and Betty Banner.I, Margaret Bacon, will myplace at the head of the lunchline to Helen Crowley. You haveto fight for it, Helen.I, Marg Clark, will my sweetdisposition to Jean Sproat. Youmight use it over the telephone,Jean .1, Helen* Loebelenz, will mywooden shoes to Faustina Galeaz-zino. We can hear you coming,anyway, Faustina.I, Costello Ressler, will my vi tal i ty to Lollj^Lepper. Can't youtake it, Lolly?I, Dot Cronauer, will my deanlike voice *to- Mary Jane Cum-mings, with the injunction not touse it in the hall on a dark night.I, Louise Pasqualicchio, will myserenity to Pat Dean . It take s anM. D. to put you in tha t fog.I, Alexandra Kacprowicz, wil lmy oratorical ability to Skippe r0 'Dea. | 0%I, Connie Galbo, will my stick-to-it-iveness in the secretarialdepartment to Kay Harrington.Just one more year, Kay.I, Dot Bryan, will my knowledge of history to Mary Skene. Ittakes four years to fight theFrench Revolution.I, Virginia Renz, will my ridesto the city to Alice Mar tin. Ifhis name is Bud, start walking.I, Mary Yriberry, wil l my appetite to Lucille Meeban do thewalks bring the appeti te or theappeti te bring the walks fI, Alyce Reeder, will the supervision of the typing room to myworthy colleague, Betty Banner.

Seniors Honored! By Students

CLEVERESTRuth Sterret tMercyhurst Seminary ; Editorin chief Merciad ' 34; Associate

Editor Merciad '31, '32, '33; PromCommittee '31, '32; Pegasus; Student Cbuncil ' 33 ; Silver Quill;Cast of Maid of Toky o; Ka ppaChi Sorority '30; Head of Dramatic Organization; CleverestSenior.

MAY QUEENMargaret ClarkAlbuquerq ue High School, Albuquerque, New Mexico; Phylomel-tic Club; Science Club; Olee Club;Sodali ty; Chairman Eucharist icCommittee ' 34; Sodali ty Treasurer '34; Dramatic Club, BusinessManager ' 34; Sally Ann; PromCommittees '31, '32, ' 33 ; 0. G. A.Sorori ty; Class President '31;President Student Council ' 33 ;Prom Girl , ' 34; May Queen, '34.: - o - :

She "You certainly doyour car nice and clean.' 'H e " I t ' s an even deal -car keeps me clean, too.' '

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Repo rt all casua lties to SisterMary Esther.I, Julia Belle, will my knowledgeof horses to Jea n Reese. It m akesa good story, Jean.I, Carmelita Gill, will my neatcoiffure to Grace Marie Souders.Long may it wave.I, Regis 0'Leary, will "theIrish in me " to Elizabeth Dawson.I, Nan O'Brien, will my fuzz-wuzz to Jane Uprichard, with theinjunction that she wear it onlyon state occasions.In witness w hereof we hav ehereunto subscribed our name andset our seal this 4th day of Ja ne ,

MOST POPULARDorothy Mooney

St . Joseph's Academy Lockport,New York; Prefect Sodali ty '34;Treasurer ! Student Council '33;Vice-President Freshman Class;President Pegasus '34; AssociateEditor Merciad '34; Student Council '34; Silver Quill; CaptainHockey '32, ' 33 ; Tennis Team ' 3 1 ;Dramatic Association; 0. G. A.Sorori ty; Glee Club; Membercast of Sally Ann; Prom Committees '31, '32, '33; Chairman Mission Committee '32; Chairman Eucharistic Committee '33; Maid ofHonor to May Queen '34; CaptainBasketball , '3 1; Most PopularSenior.

: -o - :PROFESSOR MORELLI GIVESI RECITALMonday evening June 4, Professor Morelli, director of theMercyhurst orchestra displayedformally for the first time the ac-eomplishments of th e orchestraunder his capable training.Though organized but a short timethe group has proved astonishingly efficient and gave many enjoyable musical renditions. Membersof the orchestra are: Miss MarthaMeyers, Miss Rita Rectenwald,Miss Pauline Urich, Miss BettyBanne r, Miss W inifred O 'Dell,Miss Clara Surgo, Miss Regis

0'Leary and Miss Adeline Morelli.Professor Morelli has been connected with the direction of schoolorchestra s for the pa st severalyears in Huntingdon, Pa.

: - o - :COLLEGE HONORS FLAG> WITH CEREMONYA short campus ceremony tookplace at Mercyhurst last week, inhonor of the new flag which waslaunched on its lofty pinnaclefollowing a procession of the students. An address on the importance of the flag was given by theRev. Fr . Jame s Powe rs, collegechaplain. Several numbers wereplayed by the Mercyhurst orchestra and school songs were sung bythe Glee Club. Seminary students

recited poems in honor of the occasion and special credit wasgiven to Miss Jean St. Lawrencewho wrote a love tribu te to theflag to commemorate the day.in the year of our Lord, OneThousand Nine Hundred andThirty-four.* Senior Class f (SEAL)

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College '30, '31, '32; Prom Committee '33; Glee Club; StudentCouncil '34; Maid of Honor toMay Queen '34; Pegasus; Sodality; Best-looking, Senior.

SYMPOSIUM SPEAKERCostello ResslerSt . Edward's High School,Corry, Pennsylvania; Hockey '31,'32, '33, '34; Basketball '31, '32,'33; Captain '34; PhylomeleticClub; President Science Club '34;Glee Club; Sodality Mission Committee '34; Symposium Speakerfor Studen t Sodality Conference' 34; Debating Team ' 33 ; PromCommittees '31, '32, '33; Dramatic Organization; Member Cast ofSally Ann; 0. G. A. Sorori ty;Business Manager Merciad '33;Pegasus.:-o- :

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End Of A Perfect Day" I never take my troubles homewith me from the of fice ."|l don't have to either; mine'salso usually there at home wait ingfor me."Sam Hill in the CincinnatiEnquirer.

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"Wh en the Judge ru led thatJones had to pay alimoney, howdid he feel about i t ? " j j |f l Chagrined . ' '"And how did his wife feelabout i t . ' '" Sh e g r i n n ed . "i . The Pathfinder

TONE. iQfuMERCYHURST'S TRIBUTE TOMOTHERS

Mercyhurst 's tribute to Mother-hood began officially Saturday at jsix o'clock with a special dinnerserve d in the dining room toMothers and daughters. Followingthe dinner the Sophomore Dramatic Club pre ented the ever-appealing play, "P eg 0 ' My Heart."The rise of the curtain was ateight o 'clock. The performancewas really delightful. It isimpossible to single out ; thosewho gav e th e be st {performancesbecause 'each was definitely thebest for h er pa rticular role andall did well. The oast included:Mary Lucille ODonnell, RuthHeadly, Susan Neiner, CatherineForquer, Lucille Meehan, Winifred 0 'Dell, Marjorie Potter,Mary Moran, Jea n Reese, andMiss Sterret t director.MaryiMoran ably portrayed therole of Peg, a very green Irishgirl, blessed with the inevitableIrish sense of humor, and a per

sonality from which, I believe, allcamouflage was extracted with theadvent of the first Irishman.Mary's snatches of song definitelyenhanced the drama and the audience was sorrv there could be nomore of it. Jean Reese was herusual convincing self as Sir GeraldAdair^whom Peg. fell in lovewith as naturally as she did everything else. A mention of SusanNeiner's portrayal of the part ofAlaric Chichester must not beneglected; it was superb, if a bitover-English.The audience .was one of themost responsive this columnist hasknown to be seated in Mercyhurst.Tha t fact alone acclaims it agreat play by a great class. Andlest Ka y F orqu er, as a butler,think h er stupe ndous effort invain, let me add that we did noticethe shoulders I

Sunday morning, mass and! communion were held in the chapel ateight o'clock for Mothers anddaughters and at 10:30 the HomeEconomic students staged a styleshow in the gymnasium, at \whichwere shown ninety differentdresses, the fruitful returns ofhard labor in the Lunder the direction of MissWhalen.

At dinner, which followed closely on the style revue, MotherBorgia graciously welcomed theguests of honor and made feltmore kee nly| the apreciation duethem. Miss Sterrett then introduced the numbers on the programwhich followed, including musicalnumbers, a monologue, an addressof welcome from the students, andMother's Day songs sung by thestudents.

In the afternoon, the May DayPag eant , the Swan Song ofMother's Week-end, was held onthe campus in spite of a conflictwith the elements. The collegians,bedeoked in organdies and chiffons of varying pastel shades,formed a procession which ledfrom the steps at the main entrance to the chapel steps on whichwas erected the gold-drapedthrown , belonging to ou r MayQueen, Margaret Clark. \ A simpleceremony followed at which J)oro-thy Mooney charmingly crownedthe Queen, who answered with agracious acceptance of the honordone her!. * *

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the merciad, june 1934

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