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LOVIN* YOU; M ISSIN 'fYOU !Don 't s'pose 'twill do much goodto sayAgain how much I love you,For , you would only smile, the wayI find you always doWhen I tell you I am lonely,And, there 's no tone else l ikeyou!Oh! well I wouldn 't tell you

onlyThe old hur t s t ar t s anewWith each new hour , each dayf that 's bornFrom noon to n ite; n itetide tomo r n . K ay Bar r e t t , ' 3 3 .o

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CA LEN D A RM ay ' 1Strawberry F e s t i v a l .Candy and all sor ts of goodiesout of doors, just before playpractice.May 2"Sally Ann" at the Pe rryTheatre . A huge success .M ay 9Mr. and Mrs. Relihan enter tained the Seniors at d inner in their home. A delightfu ltime, and the sor t of th ing we

like a lo t JMa y 13Kappa Chi Meeting atMary Kelley 's . '"Ma y 14Ascension D ay an d F r ee ,g Hurr ah! and o ther expressionsof joy. Ilay 16Sophomorefor the Seniors,delightful] affair.M a y 2 3 M o t h e r s ' W e e k- E nd .I Bridge, Dinners , Musicale,Sty le Show and Spor ts .M ay 27Senior E x a m s .M ay 28Still M o r e ex ams .Ju n e 1Seniors enter ta ined b yMr. and Mrs. Baeder at B radford . Good time had by all .Ju n e 2Freshman hold Picnic forSeniors .Ju n e 3 N o t h i n g b u t su sp en sewaiting for exams.June 4ExamsThe Seniors arethe most envied g ir ls in thes ch oo l, t h e y a r e th r o u g hexams.June 5The Ju n io r s en te r ta in edthe Seniors at a pa ama p a r ty .Ju n e 6The Dinner Dance,June 7, 8Commencement F es t iv -W i t ies . rJune 9It's over .

O U R TH A N K S TO Y O U

D ear Ev er y b o d y :M er cy h u r s t ,June 5, 1931

Helen HuetherSharon, Pa.Sharon High SchoolPresident Student Council; Member of Fine Arts Club; Prom Chair-man, '28, '29, '30, '31; Member Tenni s Club- Basket Ball , '27 ; Membercast of "Wild Rose"; "Maid oi|Tokyo", and "Sally Ann". Chosen"Clever % Senior", 1931.

Wh at fun to be a Senior! Didyou ever hear of so many wonderf u l p a r t ie s an d en te r ta in men ts ?Firs t of all the d inner at the Reli-hans, May 12 , and of course if youhave ever been at "Relly 's" homeyou know what a charming hostessMrs. Relihan is , and how capably"Relly" p lays the par t of host. Thedinner , needless to say , was delicious and the tab le was beautifu llydecorated with co lorfu l spr ingflowers and tall slender candles inshiny holders , and and b u treally , you 'd have to see it to appreciate the loveliness of i t all .But we do want to tell you of thecute li t t le cakes with '31 in greenletters on white f rosting , and thepret ty Frenc h doll which luckyTer esa w o n . f

Next on our l is t o f surpr ises wasthe Sophomore Tea Dance. Wespose you 've heard us talk somuch about i t that you 're fair lyjealous, but we promise not to goin to detail just tell a few of thevery n icest th ings. As each Seniorentered the gorgeous d in ing hall(and that 's no exaggeration ourdin ing hall was gorgeous th atday) she was presented with thed ear es t , d a in t ie s t , sw ee tes t b u twe'll run out of adjectives soon sowe might as well s top r ight here an y w ay , th e w r i s t co r sag eswere dar ling , and we loved them.The food was delicious! (we knowwe've used that word before butwe'll p robably use it several moretimes before we're through withth is letter , and what are you supposed to say when ev er y th in gtastes so good and looks so" sc r u mp t io u s" ? ) an d th e mu s ic w asI just as good. We had difficulty di-I vid ing our t ime between the two.This all happened Sat urday af ter noon, May 16 . I

Then on June 1 , the muchlooked-for Bradford tr ip tookplace. We lef t Er ie br ight andear ly Monday morning and arr ived in Bradford about noon,where we were most graciously received by Mr. and Mrs. Baeder atthe Emery Hotel (quite the n icesthotel in Bradford , if you p lease) .And here 's a l i t t le th ing we noticed . In all th is long while awayfrom us, the Baeders instead ofd iminish ing in hospitality have increased ! Honestly we were overwhelmed by it! The d inner g ivenin the Venetian room of the hotelwas delicious tlicrc! we knewthat word would s lip out again ,but who wouldn 't say delicious fruit cocktail , consomme, spr ingchicken but we don 't want tomake you hungry we provedW E W ERE b y th e w ay w e a l l"fell to" . Pretty green candles ,spring flowers, and darling littlep lace cards added to the niccno:sof it all . The memory of the Bradford trip will linger with everySenior for many a day .

Next came the Freshie Picnic the day when the dignified Seniorsproved they were only k ids af terall. Some of the m were so boldas to v enture in the wate r b r r r r ! Strahl's Cottage is aboutthe "p icnikest" p lace we know.And the eats! They were s imply fooled you! ravish ing! Isn 'tth a t an "elegant" w o r d ? W e a r-

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Er ie , Pa .C e n t ra l H igh Sc hoo lB us ine s s . M a na g e r o f M e rc i a d ,' 31 , Pre s ide n t o f K a ppa C h i So ro r i ty , '30; M e mbe r S tude n t C ounc i l ;M e mbe r F ine A r t s C lub ; M e mbe rL e C e rc l e F ra nc a i s ; P rom C ommittees '29, '30, ' 3 1 ; M e mbe r c a s tof'"Wild R os e " , a nd "Sa l ly A nn" .

K A Y ' S KOLUMO , w he re ve r ha s t h i s ye a r g one ?H a ve you e ve r s e e n a ny th ingl ike i t ? A fe w mon th s a g o i tw a s S e p t e m b e r a n d p r e s t o ! now i t s J une So r t a b r ings tomind a fa vo r i t e quo ta t ion o f myMoth er 's "Los t One GoldenM inu te , s e t w i th s ix ty D ia mondseconds! and, no rew ard for i ti s l o s t fo re ve r ! !" w h ic h ma ke sus reminisce to see if we have los ta ny o f t he p re c ious th ings W i t hth i s J une , pa s s e s f rom the po r t a l sof Mer cyhu rs t one of the most loyal , and most ideal c lasses our Alma M a te r ha s e ve r g ra dua te d o rc a n e ve r hope to g ra d ua te t heSenior Class of *31. T h i s Kolumi s n ' t muc h I ' l l ha ve to a dm i tthat? mys e l f bu t , a nyw a y , myw ho le he a r t a nd soul J are in i t thist ime, 'cause , punk as i t may be ,I 'm going to dedicate i t to th eSeniors whom I love dearly andwell I hope they ' l l l ike i t al i t t le bi t , anywayGiggles s ighs exams ;somebody's o x f o r d s d r a g g i n ga long a ;(corridor bells s tepsnote books ra gge d a t t he c o rne rs rus t l e of agnun ' s s k i r t s oundof l a w n-mow e rs t u l ip s s ome on e practicing'on a viol in som eone e l s e p ra c t i c ing on a p i a n ovigil l ights | hint of incense-ac rooke d p i c tu re b i t s o f "A tD a w ning " t e nn i s r a c ke t s . B u l l e t i n B oa rd c omple t e ly c ove re d w i thno t i c e s " A s s e mbl i e s P romC ommi t t e e s re he a rs a l s l a s tc l a s s e s t runks l a ug h te r t h ru 't e a r s _good-bye s va c a t io ns "A ure vo i r " t o Fou r t e e n ju s t l i t t le thing s but magnificen t tothose who mus t say farewell tothe mC ongra tu l a t ions to Regina an dB e nny -it 's a heal th, wealth , andhappiness wish we 're extending tothe m T ha t p i c tu re K a y R ya ns a ng "Sa l ly A nn" to in the playwas one of Gene Sha nnon 's weare sure glad you were ab le to bea member of the cas t of "SallyAnn" Gene The Saddle Clubha s a J un io r B ra nc h c a l l e d theDitch Club Al Reeder w a s de scribed as a "perfect model" byone who know s after her recen ta ppe a ra nc e in t he S ty l e Show Gobs of le t ters have been receivedby the Socie ty Editor of the Dis patch-Herald s t a t ing how muc hthey think Nell ie Guilfoyle looksl ike N orm a She a re r a nd th i swri t er s t i l l ins is ts in the face ofa l l t ha t ma jo r i ty t ha t N e l li elooks l ike Joan Crawf ord and

M a ry C a r lo s l ooks l i ke N ormaanywayNellie t h inks s he ISG re ta G a rboWellnow t ha t I 'm s t a r t e d onth i s s ub je c t o f r e s e mbla nc e s a ga in w e 've no t i c e d tha t i f R u th S te r -re t t w ou ld w e a r a b londe w igs he c ou ld unde rs tudy J e a n H a r lowand, now we're convinced beyond a l l s ha dow o f a doub t t ha tCle l ooks more l i ke H e le n C ha ndl e r t ha n a ny o the r o f t he H o l ly w ood satelli tesSo ma ny o f t hegi r l swithin t he l a s t fe w w e e ks

ha ve re po r t e d a g re a t l i ke ne s s be twee n Casey 's Tea Dance b. f . anda nd the l e a d ing ma n in "Y oungSinne rs " C a s e y c e r t a in ly looke d'chic* in Peg Blair 's polo coatbu t w ha t is one to do when al lone ' s c lo the s ha ve gone to C a s e ?Flo Ammon s a id s he a lw a ysha s a n in fe r io r i t y c omple x w he nhe r ha i r ge t s t ha t c e r t a in l e ng th 'S r . M a r y A n n a r e p r i m a n d e dM a ry K e l l e y fo r s i t t i ng on the ra d iators s a y ing tha t t he y ha d ju s tbe e n pa intedand t h a t M a r ymig h ty d i r ty t he m M a r y L ou i s eDaley could not poss ibly havec a us e d more e x c i t e me n t by ge t t i ng ma r r i e d tha n s he d id by go ingto the Sp r ing Fo rma l a t C a s e C o l l e ge in C le ve la nd H or r o rs !w ha t i f M a ry Lo u decided to getm a r r i e d ? O , a nyw a y s he ha da pe r fe c t ly s p l e nd id t ime a nda f t e r a l l t ha t ' s all we were int e re s t e d in Seems l ike old t imesto ha ve R os e Galbo a round a ga in H a s any one a black velvetd re s s w i th a V - ne c k ? E the l i sve ry muc h in l ove w i th he r ne whome;-: a t F orty -seco nd and T ras kA ve nue a nd ye s , t ha n k you ,Hoo per Doope r is fe l l ing fine againa f t e r h i s r e c e n t a c c ide n t T hela s t t ime I s a w B e t ty Fa s e nme ye rB e r r y a f t e r t he P la y s he s a id"W he n i s t he M e rc i a d . c omingou t? " B e t ty ' s l i v ing in M e a d-ville now Ed ' s be e n t ra ns fe r re dthe re a nd w hy s u re s t o pa nd s e e the m s ome t imeMidgemissed a good t ime with the SocyC la s s a t W a r re n recently b u twhen offered an invita t ion to jointhe m by he r roommate she pol i te ly refused and sa id she would"feel so out of plac e" Sr. Clot i l da ' s s i s t e r , M rs . I rw in , f rom D e t ro i t , a nd he r A un t , M rs . K uhn ,th e no te d c r imina l l a w ye r f romD e t r o i t, a r e b o t h v e r y c h a r m i n g w e e n joye d the i r s ho r t v i s i t imm e n s e l y a n d a r e hoping*for are tu rn one ve ry soonHelenC u m m i n g s has|paid usltwo vis i tsre c e n t ly t oo a nd w h i l e \ sh ew a s he re w e ju s t s o r t ofjforgotthat she had ever been gone i tis good to see your old friendsa g a i n - v r Am ong our old friendsw ho c a me ba c k fo r t he p l a y are__4gMidge Roe3e ReginaMary E llen a nd B a rb A l i c e DolanH e le n H a ube r H e le n C umm ings___Tete M c B r i d e We've compiled a l is t of famous(or should we say 'ce lebre ' SiM a r y Edana?)Mercyhurs t ro m a n c e s A g B r e m e r Friant- Lo uD e D e H a s t i n g s Tozer J ohnMarion Beibel Wander R ona ldR e g ina K e c k Rowe B e n n yB e t t y F a s e n m e y e r Berry - E dB e t t y N e w t o n Ulrich E dThese are the ones who have a lre a dy t a ke n the fa t a l s t e p B utt ha t i s n ' t ha l f o f my s to ryC uz he re a re s ome w i th w homyou a re no doub t muc h more fa m i l iarG r a c e Kane V i cR u t h Wil bert H ic kM a r y M c C r a d y -Don Bo bJ e a nne E l l i o t t M e lv inM a ry C a r lo s Ed K e nnyM a r g Burns Jo eT e re s e A'Hearn P a u lG in B uc k . Bo bD ot M ora rd D a n( ? )B e r tha G e ra ld

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M a ry L ou i s e Iva nLu Ella M orr i eM a r y Kelley JohnnieIrwin H a n kLevick__: ~ C ha r l i eMar y Cronin ; LouieI r e n e S trahl RichM a r i e L y n c h F r a n kH one y Daly A m o sMid McCormick_: RolandI 've go t a n ide a tha t M a ryI rw in ' s "H a n ke r ing " fo r s ome onein BuffaloBirdie t h e E m p r e s s

of Russiahas c h r i s t e ne d J e a nneEliott t he "C oun te s s o f C ra w fo rdCounty"and, M a ry A nn a ny way "W h a t ' s i t t o you ? " D ib -by W i lbe r t w ou ld ma ke a goodgra nd ope ra s t a r K a y R ya n ' sfa the r w a s dumbfounde d w he n hes a w the ma rve lous pe r fo rma nc e h i st a l e n te d da ug h te r ga ve in "Sa l lyA nn" a s t he l e a d ing ma nM a r g Cantalupe planned to comeup fo r t he P la y bu t s ome th ingha ppe ne d a t t he l a s t minu te w ere a l ly mi s s e d you M a r g G ue s smost everyone has learned a les s on w i th in the l a s t mon th tha ti s i f you w a n t t o ha ve a ny th ingbefore school 's out have i t befo re M a y s ome th ing a lw a yshapp ens if you don' t In a localPe rs ona l i t y G i r l C on te s t w hodo you suppose is one of the mostpopu la r e n t re e s ? none o the rtha n ou r own J e a nne E l l i o t tB i rd i e w a s up the o the r da ylooking l ike a breath of spring ina s tunning blue and white outfi tT he Se n io rs a re c e r t a in ly be ingfe t e d roya l ly t he s e da ys bu troyally is the way they should bet re a t e d "N o th in g too good fo rour Seniors" is the motto of a l lunde rc l a s s me n W e ' re go ing toha ve a pos t -g ra du a t ion the e ve n ing o f t he t e n th L iz H a m burg e r i s e n t e r t a in ing the K a ppa C h ial l pai ls , sponges , e tc . wil l beg ra t e fu l ly a c c e p te d by the C le a n up C omm i t t e e M a r ion B e ibe lWander wil l leave in about a weekfor Michigan City, Ind iana she ismo to r ing the f ive hundre d mi l e sa nd w i l l me e t he r hus ba nd the re In case everyone doesn ' t know yetR u th W i lbe r t i s "ou t fo r good!"T e re s a M c C la ne w ho w a s B e r tha ' s gue s t a fe w w e e ks ago isvery lovely and i s | besidesayoung Pa de re w 3k i T e re s a ' s aSe n io r a t Se ton |H i l lEleanorKrah&sfsigned up for the DinnerD a nc e S i s t e r M a ry A l ic e i s t ry ing to enforce her Office H ou rs Sis t e r Ph i l l i pa J received! th e love-

P u n x s u t a w n e y , P a .S. S. Cosmas an d Damian H i g h3 * High School

Associa te Editor of Merciad, '31;News Editor of Merciad, '30; Secre t a ry F ine A r t s C lub , ' 28 ; M e mbe r L e C e rc l e F ra nc a i s ; M e mbe rTennis Club; M ember Saddle Club;M e mbe r H oc ke y T e a m; B a s ke tBall , '27; Prom Committees , '28,'29, '30, ' 31; Member cas t of "WildRose", "Maid of Tokyo" and "SallyA n n " . .

liest Fe a s t da y me s s a ge , s igne d"Pe te r Pa n " you know Pe te rPa n i s T e te M c B r ide D ibby W i l be r t ha s he r ha i r c u t T he M oc kTria l was a success in every deta i le ve ryone w ho took pa r t i n t heTria l is .to be c ong ra tu l a t e dM a ry M c C ra dy a ns w e re d a n A dthe other day wond er i f she 'sha d a ny rep ly Pe g B la i r ' s fa vo r i t e hobby i s s pe nd ing w e e k -e nds a the r A lma M a te r Iva n ' s go ing tofix i t up with his roommate andM idge th ink the y 'd ma ke a goodpa i r C ongra tu l a t io ns to M idgeby the wa y who is the newly-elected Editor-in-chief of the Merciad Midge says she 's going tohave, a hard t im e to keep up withthe pa c e E l i z a be th ha s s e t fo r Ed itors M a r y Cronin's " h e a r t " i sleaving her for points wes t in af e w w e e k s . B e t t y Danahy's ne whair cut is very becom ing Andof a l l s t r a n ge th ings H e le n K od-alski w a s ou t w a lk ing on the C a mpus one day and wound a four leafc lover a nd I ne ve r kne w the rew e re s uc h th ingsY ou know I ' d j u s t ne ve r s topravin g l ike this i f I didn ' t haveM r . R e l iha n a round re mind ing metha t I ha d p romis e d to ha ve th i ss o ma ny da ys a go a nd tha t hes imp ly mus t ha ve e ve ry th ing bysuch and such a t ime So I ' l lsay "bye 'b ye" for this year andhope e ve ryone ha s a ma rve loust ime th i s s umm e r a nd w i l l r e tu rn ne x t Se p te mbe r w i th re ne w e de ne rgy K a y . oO N L Y A R O S EWould that I were a rose , dearGod, 0% ITo be in Your gard en fa ir;I ' d w a ke up e a r ly e a c h morn ingA nd w ors h ip Y our P re s e nc e the re .My eyes would be fi l led with YourGlory, u i$M y l ip s w ou ld s pe a k no th ing bu tt r u t h ;M y e a rs w ou ld he a r na ugh t bu tY our W is domMy l ife would hold nothing of ruth.Would th at I wer e a rose , dear

G o d , r >AT o ba the in t he s pa rk l ing de w ,I 'd bask in Your glorious sunshineB e ne a th Y our s ky s o b lue .The birds and bees I would inviteT o s ip w he ne ve r t he y c hos e ;My eyes I 'd feas t on the beautifult r e e sIf only I were a rose .I ' d ne ve r w a n t fo r a no the r t h ingB u t onlyfcto be r igh t t he re ,If only I were a rose , dear God,And l ived in Your garden fa ir .

S S E B S I I H W B e r th a M c H a le , ' 31 .omgMtk PHOM P O N D E R S J us t be e n ponde r ing ' bou t t hedinner' dance. Guess everybodyha d a w onde r fu l t ime . H a ve n ' the a rd a ny c ompla in t s .Fun ny w a s n ' t i t the s u rp r i s e dlook on the Seniors ' faces . We 'reglad you l iked the c locks . Wewished we were Seniors when wes a w the m.Didn' t the dining room look niceand how'd you l ike a garden growing r igh t in s ide ou r gym ? A nddidn ' t the girls look l ike flowersthe ms e lve s ? Such happy faces and"hap py feet"! But who could res is t th e mus ic ?W e re n ' t t he c o rs a ge s pe t i t ? D idyou ever see anything so popularas Luckies and Camels a l l done upfancy and everything ?Well , i t ' s a l l over now but i t wil la lw a ys be a ha ppy me mo ry a nd w ehope the Seniors won' t forget i t ,cause we did our bes t to m akethe m ha ppy , a nd the i r s mi l ingfa c e s w e re p l e n ty re w a rd .Cleland Driscoll , '82.

Greenvil le , Pa .S t . M ic ha e l' s A c a de m ySe c re t a ry F ine A r t s C lub , ' 29 ;Class Vice-Pres ident , '27, '29, '30;B a s ke t B a l l , '28; M e mbe r L e C e r c l e F ra nc a i s ; P rom C ommi t t e e s ,'28, '29, '30, ' 31; M e m b e r C a s t"M a id i of T okyo" , . "T he W i ldR os e " , a nd "Sa l ly A nn" . /

F A R E W E L L" A l m a MaterJnow t he t ime ha s

c ome . "Yes , Seniors dear, i t has come.At las t , the efforts of your fourye a rs a re t o be re w a rde d . I t w a sw or th a l l t he t roub le , t he w orka nd the s trugg le , w a s n ' t i t ? J u s tth ink , you a re a bou t t o be c omepeople of the world, a part of thegreat driving force of the worldreal ly in and of i t . We aren ' t jea lous but we are envious . "AndH ow !" A f t e r fou r e ne rge t i c ye a rsyou have arrived a t the door ofg ra dua t ion . W e migh t pus h i t fo rhours , but only to you wil l i t open.Oh! for the "Life of a Senior." Iha ve a lw a ys ima g ine d i t r a the rwonderful but never did I expecti t to be such a combination ofw ork a nd p l a y . W e a re w ork inghard determined to "do or die ."

You're glad, we know, feel ingtha t you ha ve a c c ompl i s he d s ome th ing , t ha t you ha ve s uc c e e de d . W eare a l l proud of you, every las tone of us . All these months weha ve be e n w a tc h ing you , ma rve l ing a t you r s p i r i t , e nvy ing you rabil i ty , and J re s pe c t ing you r p r iv i leges . You have led us a mer ryc ha s e , w e me re low e r c l a s s me nt ry ing to ke e p up w i th ou r migh tySeniors . I t is well that you s topped occas ionally to lend us a helping ha nd o r t o go ba c k a nd p i c kup you r e xha us t e d fo l low e rs .B u t now you a re a bou t t he l e a veus to tender me rc ie s o f t he p re s e n tJ un io rs . Y ou i re leaving us , a l l ofus hero a t Mercyhurs t , to beginyour ba t t l e w i th the w or ld . H owar e we t o "c a r ry on" w i thou t you ?

Wit! out our Seniors -- - those fourteen lovable girls who have led usthrough w ork a nd p l a y , w ho ha vebeen o ur "Pa l s " a nd ou r gu ide ss inc e w e c a me to M e rc yhurs t . J u s tw a tc h u s t hough ; w e ha ve profi t e d by you r e xa mple . W e ' re go ingto l e t "H a ppy s ong be a r t he pa ina w a y . " - -A l i c e Sum me rs , ' 33 .. .oM E R C I A D | PILOTS* fo r I981 -1932 |

T he J un io r C la s s a t a r e c e n tme e t ing s e l e c t e d i t s M e rc i a d re p resenta t ives for the 1931-1932 ses-s ion. The editor-in-chief wil l beMadelyn Hall , of Cleveland, Ohio.Vorle McQuis ton, of Erie , and Cleland Driscoll , of Pi t tsburg, werechosen as associa t e edi to rs ; andEthel Levick, of Erie , wil l assumethe du t i e s o f bus ine s s ma na ge r .T he re ma in ing me mbe rs o f t he Ed i toria l Staff wil l be chosen a t theo rga n iz a t ion me e t s ings o f t he re s pe c t ive unde rg ra dua te c l a s s e searly in October. '_ -jgjFlorence A mmon , ' 32 .

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POCarnegie , Pa .St . Xavier's Academy, Beat ty, Pa .

Class Trea surer ' 27; PresidentL a t i n ! Club; Member Fine* ArtsClub; Member: Saddle Club; PromCommit tees '28, '29, '30. '31; Member cast of "Maid of Tokyo" and"Sally Ann" .MY CL AS S E S

As the term draws to i t s inevi t able close, I find myself tak ingpleasure in the thought, of whatmv various c lasses have meant tome. My schedule has been sufficiently varied to provide unfailinginterest and a wealthfof information for me. I have always likedschool and believe I always shall,but I l ike best to know that myt ime has not been wasted and thatI have gained as much, i f notmore, from my work than I haveput into it.In thei r a lphabet ic order thereis , first, church ;history which hasbrought to me a conversant knowledge of the marvelous backgroundof profane as wel l as sacred;history. Presented in a series of5wellplanned, welltythought out lectures,this course has been infinitelybeneficial in clarifying much ofhistory that had been up to thist ime hazy, or entirely incorrect lyvisioned in my mind. It has furthermore given me a curiosity forreading more of the subject thancan possibly be given in class periods and it has made me decidedlyproud of m y* good fortu ne in possessing a faith that has such a pic-

^^0Mmiti/eow Gere*Youngstown, OhioUrsuline Academy

Youngstown College, '28, '29;Treasurer Pine Arts Club, '27;Member Student Council, '80; Ba sket Ball, '27; Member Le CercleFrancais; Member Saddle Club;Prom Committees, '27, '28, '31;Member cast of "Sally Ann".

turesque, thrilling, and soundfoundation and history behind it.Then there is educational psychology, that subject pertainingso closely to my chosen work teaching. Th rough this medium Ihave been, as it were, permitted tosee behind the scenes of the teacher's life, the noble work, the heartbreaking effort, the everlastingstriving toward good, then the incomparable joy in understanding;^by getting at the very roots of thelives of the individuals wh o p assin endless procession before theteacher's eyes. All the disadvantageous points have been stressedbut I has not been discouraged. Iknow beyond the shadow of adoubt that teaching i t i s for me.Now the love and pet of all mysubjects, Engl ish. The very colorand flavor of life. English literature that takes one back throughthe years, acquaints one with themaster minds of bygone days, liftsone infinitely above4the commonplaces of every-day existence, increases one's appreciation of thebeautiful, sounds the depths ofone's emotions, and finally movesone with a not-to-be-denied urgeto strike out in imitation of thesegreat geniuses, to port ray in beaut i ful language the thoughts th atsurge up from the heart of one,longing for expression.Next is French, providing a culture ,; a f inish that mark s the student, the scholar in every clime.French is st imulat ing, fascinat ing,vivid, and inspiring. Ah, for thegift of expression as the Frenchhave i t ! .**}

Then hygiene, initiating us intothe secrets of right living, givingus a'practical view of life as thenormal, healthy, college girl shouldlive it. This course has been mostbeneficial. When in need of firsta id t reatment , do not hesi ta te tocall on Miss Heyl's classes."All good things come in smallpackages and so does poison."At any rate the importance of litt le things has certa inly beenstressed in no mean fashion in themicrobology classes. A very thorough study of-the useful, harmless, and harmful types of bacter iatogethe r with man y forms*- ofyeasts and molds, is offered in thiscourse. At its conclusion the students may well feel themselvesqualified for positions in hospitals,laboratories, schools; as teachers,technicians, pathologists. Nothingis omitted. Media a re f made, organisms jare planted, observed dayafter day, records ar e made. 'Microbes are stained, examined underithe microscope, subjected to allkinds of tests, then finally discarded, and all utensils and con-itainers carefully sterilized. It- isfun, it is inteersting, but it isihard work and i t i s "just too bad"I for th e slacker.Pe rha ps ?the m ost difficult bu tat the sam e t ime most general ly^satisfactory course of all is organdie chemist ry. Experiments andtheory rival each other for prominence. Both come in for a realshare of the hardest kind of work,but when once mastered they give

o:io an enviable feeling of confidence, a tangible concretencss t ha tis essential to well rounded knowledge, it tends to make one an accurate, logical, practical thinkerand at the same time keeps onesurprisingly well informed concerning I he remarkable achievements in Ithe scientific and industrial world. To obtain all thatfrom one course certainly speakswell for both instructor and subject .Second in the order of particularfavorites is general psychology.Nothing is more delightful to me

than to study people and their reasons for behaving thus and so.Psychology has given me a realinsight into human beings; it hasmade my thinking more subt le ,and it has enabled me to read between the lines of the lives of people wi th an understanding andbroadmindedness that I never before possessed. The study of psychology has opened new worlds forme and it has certainly lived up toits definition as expressed by Dr.Moore: "Psychology is merely theScience of Human Beings developed by an analysis of their mental flife by experiments, by observat ions, by anything that will en able us to obtain an insight intothe minds of men, how they know,how they reason, bow they feel,and how they react to the difficulties of life." %

Final ly there is t r igonometry.Last in order but far from least inimportance is the subject whichhas been a delightful surprise tome. At the beginning of the termI had ant ic ipated a l l kinds of unpleasant experiences. Mathemat icshad a lways been a veri table bugbear to me. After the {first fewhours of work Jin this field, all mytemeri ty had vanished and I wasamazed to f ind that I ac tual lygrasped work that I had a t onetime openly abhorred. Above thatI found that I actually like it andI was not a little pleased to notemy own mental development sinceI had fi rst studied mathemat ics.This last may sound l ike a bi t ofself-praise. It is far from tha t,however, for it merely proves howmuch one learns even in spi te ofone's self in a few \short years inschool.All in all College has broughtme more than I can ever sta te , andthis last term has given me adeeper apprecia t ion for learningthan ever before, illustrating perfect ly this t imely maxim: |"You don't know fhow much youhave to know in order to knowhow l i t t le you know" meaning,

of course, that there is alwaysroom for improvement. I look forwa rd I with pleasure to next yearand what it may have in store forme . -LuEUa M. Haaf, '33.o

| T H E ROMANfJLADYAt Rome the Lady becomesthoroughly intelligible! to us. Thesociety in which she lives there isvery similar in essent ia ls to thatof our own day. She stands fortha symbol!of strength, of firmnessof character and unfailing courageinheri ted no doubt from the prowess of her pioneer ancestress, whoin the early days of the state hadshared the labors and the dangers

of the insecure life of a weak people among hostile neighbors. Sheis strangely the parallel of themodern woman in this respectwhose social freedom is due to thebrave colonial house-mother, ableto work and, when need was, tofight. It would have been as difficult to find the lady in early Italyas in early Massachuset ts. Therewere no courtesans for her to bodistinguished from, and there wererelatively but few slaves; nor wasthere so much wealth as to fix agulf between rich and poor. Theconditions, then, that produced thelady, as well as most of the othercomplexities of the Roman's lifewere in general the result of hiscontact with alien civilizations.When Roman society came to beorganized on*an aristocratic basis,the lady as such came into being.With the men away from homethe greater part of the time, It is

but natural that the woman be- ,came actively engaged in the political and economical issues of herday. I t i s a lso t rue tha t afterspending the greater part of hertime and efforts in building up herposition in the state, she *wa s no tanxious to relinquish it upon theperiodical return of the men fromthe wars. Rome became powerful ,weal thy, and consequent ly le isurely. With the introduction of slavery, what real occupation the ladyhad had was gone. She resignedthe care of her house, of her children, and of her person to Greekslaves. The t ime now on her handsshe filled with the pseudo-activities of the nouveau riche. Throu ghher efforts society was now formal ly organized in Europe. Wh atpeople wore, what they a te , drank,what sort of furni ture they hadand how much their horses costwere quest ions: that then for thefirst time acquired the importancethey have ever since re ta ined. TheGreeks who had nothing in thei rdwellings that was not beautiful,had st i l l supposed that greatworks of art were for publ icplaces. With the Romans beganthe private collection of "chefs-d 'oeuvre" in i t s most snobbish aspect . The I husband paid for thebest ar t that money could buy, andthe wife learned to ta lk about i tand to enterta in the art ist . TheRoman lady certa inly began toimprove her mind. She studiedGreek and hired Greek masters toteach her history and phi losophy.Ladies flocked to hear lectures onal l sorts of subjects, originat ingthe odd connection between scholarship and \fashion which still exists. The Roman lady surely enjoyedpersonal l iberty. She enterta inedher husband's guests, had a voicein his affairs, managed his house,and came and went as she pleased.

- Since the menf of Rome wieldedsuch! an i ron han d in the world ofmen, i t i s not surprising that thewomen became l ike them increasingly as thei r marvelous exploi tswere spread proudly about theworld. The Romans could conquerall but could not conquer their women who resembled them so muchthat they seem now to have actually been men of a different species. Like the men, the womenjudged power and money to be thegreat goods. The empire saw asuccesion of masterful women. To! be charming was, in Romaic eyes,an admission both of weaknessand of ambit ion. Unless a womanwanted something she ought notto have, she had no need of charm;sand if she stooped to use it, itI must be because she had not theforce of brains and character toreach her end by more manlyI means.

The Roman lady had indeed discovered the smokeless powderwhen she J learn 3d the art s of fasc inat ion. These when learned weredifficult not to keep in practice onevery occasion. The lady foundherself Iat the head of a great establishm ent, with a itown-house,and a country-house, with a: roundoi magnificent entertainment tooffer and to receive, and with moremoney to spend than Europe hadever seen collected before or wouldsee again for many centuries. Supposing her singly devoted to herhusband, she found she could be ofimmense assistance to his career.When she had discovered that shecounted for something in her husband's career, she not;unnaturallyaspired to one of her own. Senecaexpressed succinctly the dilemmain which the Roman found h imself: "It is hard" said he, "to keepa wife whom everyone admires;and if no one admires her, it ishard to have to live with her yourself." : 3 I

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