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VOL. VIII NOVEMBER, 1936 NUMBER TWOJ a n u s C l u bWil l PresentEnglish PlayNew Talent To Be IntroducedIn Noel Coward's Comedy'Til Leave It To You"

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MaryiFrances McEvoy of theclass of '36 was married to Seymour Rngg of Niagara/Falls, Saturday, November 7, in Lewis ton,N. y. f i!JUNIOR JUMBLES

Oct. 15. Oh, classm ates dea r . .n did you hear . .that Mr. andMrs. Robert Smith (Molly Lynch)have a son . . with eyes dike hismother's . . lucky little fellow . .that Betty Harrington is going tohave a green wedding if she survives*. . the ru stle of a drizzlecape. . in the breezes. . and what 'sthis we're hearing about Georgia.. that the j present bane of aJunior's existence i s . . wr i t ing d ra mas . . and lesson {pl ans . . tha tMrs. Crosse said a handclasp longer than half a m inu te . . denotesengagement.Oct. 17. Ku rrent Kwestions . .WHO isfOphelia ? . . WHAT wouldyou do if your b oy friend shouldkiss you on the tip of you r nose ?. .**frd*call Mm Tight downaboutan inch) . i WHY don' t Paulineand Mardie like football games ?. . WHERE was Sister Agatha onthe morning of Octob er 28 ? . .WHO will win in the I. R. C. stra wvote?Oct. 25. This} one in Logicclass.'. Helen Gowans"Father,I heard tha t anyone who needsmore than four hour s sleep anight is an idiot.. Fa the r Power s.. "It looks rather bad forjmostof uslthen".Oct. 29. M ath Club p a r t y . ,great success. . Sister Mary Esther upholds the honor of the class.. by walking off with an "Eitheror Else" pr ize . . Heading Mercy-hurst-wards ; . i s FATHER DAN

IEL A J L O R D ! ! ! ! . . we ask you . .will we give him a rousing welcome?.. "I t 's in the- ; Wind" already.Oct. 28. Investiture D a y . .

echoes of way back w h e n . . we(Continued on Page 4)GAYLE BROWN PLAYS ATHALLOWE'EN DANCE

The annual Hallowe'en Danceof Mercyhurst College was givenby the Senior Class a t the ErieTennis and Country Club, Saturday night, October t hirty -first .Music for the dance was furnished by the ever-popular ? GayleBrown and his band. The ballroom was decorated in?accordanceWltn thetHallowe'en season.Betty Taylor, president of theSenior Class, was chairman for thedance. Chaperons included Dr. andMrs. Relihan and the Misses Bea-frfee Mulcahy and R ita Tierne y.Approximately one h u n d r e dcouples attended:the dance. Thecongratulations of the guests wereProof sufficient of the Sen iors'access in making of the dance a"APPy event.Mary A. Lobaugh, '37

ALG'S ANGLE ALUMNAE NEWS Nearly everyone has a hobbyand .mine-is fact finding. It's

S T . M sul-satisfying hobbywnaginable-.it demands little ofone excepts an appreciation oftha t elusive..and.. utterly fascinating factor which is the objectof search ,You don't think s o?Okay Let's make an "issue" ofit._And sowe have with us thismonth: Helen D o y l e that Freshman of the^cat-ivating eyesand the f la ir that makes it Engl i s h ^ Kay Gi l l ^ w h o mixesflower__with her dates to makethem stick-.all coming__of courseout of the other man's "dough"r-Andjj listen to thejj little s tory,of the cider ^n the jug. that became so hard-up_.for freedom...that it just blew the place off_EvaritaJ (Sunday-afternoon-date)Flaherty__will tell you all aboutit- "In One Ear"__Lobaugh seemsto be__in the a ir "Daley" now__I was told that__beer__makes amarvelous wave-set__It gives thestrandsthat certain glow__thatbright edge_..which|some deem sonecessary for public appearanceCharlotte Robertsbetter do whatshe 's told._or_.she will be "leftin the dark"..She's h i s t y p e . .Mary andF Rosemary Atwood arecoming to fblows over one m a n . -Pooh, pooh__what are men?It'sall in the mind which is precisely the trouble! . . S i s ) Pattersonthey te ll me__is of th e best. Ithink..she looks likethe Campbell Soup girlgrown |up__"Herehe isthe man of my dreams,"grimaces Fran Hauser , "And he 'sengaged butnot to me" Didjah e a r th e "Kerispy-Kerunchy"story__Marie CMalleytells it tothe last kernel__with all the snap_IiKaPs" necessaryl-ATP of whichreminds me of the item that Iread about a dinner in someChinese province. Course No. 4__consisted in centipedal-like, livecreatures, three to four incheslong Down the hatch, boys Yesthey were to be eaten I feltlike crawling , too The score ofthe Edinboro gam e m ight haveleft one cold(two in my case) b u t t h e_. enthusiasm certainlywarmed the spir it It* was belowfreezingbut..the playing Iwasdefinite ly above! par__Rah! fo rCapt. HurleyMary Agnes Zimmermanthe B u f f a l o cutie ._stepped up to South Bendfor th eSta te game..and., felllinto a moreor le ss ! compl ica ted romance -more because? anoth er love is always stimulatinglessbecausetwo to one, she loses onePoetrynot factJane MissimerisGiving her Thanks down in Rochesterthis November Treva

(Continued on Page 4)EDINBORO TEAM TAKESHARD FOUGHT CONTESTHockey Enthusiasts Attend GameIn Large Numbers

Mercyhurst opened its competitive hockey season, Monday October 27, in a game with EdinboroSta te College on the home field.Despite the cold weather,! enthusiastic school spiri t brought thes tuden t bodyfjjto the sidelines tocheer the team on to victory.After chalking up a score ofQ.i in favor of Ed inboro^ theteams called it a day and later metin a social way in the State Dining Room where a delightful buffe t supper was served.The Mercyhurst team is lookingforward to a re turn match withEdinboro in the near future .Betty Harrington, '38

The most important news foryou Alumnae this month is yourannual home-coming on the weekend of November 7. However, wehave a few personal notes for you,too.We heard- from Eleanor KrahJohnston of Karn City last week.She is still teaching and says thatshe owes her continued success inthat field to her training in pedagogy at Mercyhurst.S t. Stanislau parish in Erie hasCecilia Rybinski as its very capable Sodality prefect We offerour congratulations tobinski on the veryCommunion Breakfastorganization sponsoredber 25. MRuth Wilbert of *Erie, visitedHelen Weaver Mason and her veryattractive son of Corapolis, Pa. afew weeks ago. 8Bobby McEvoy,| Jane Uprich-ard, Catherine Durkin, and Bur-nette Rickenbaugh were recentvisitors at Mercyhurst.!Jane ha sbeen appointed to the permanentstaff of substitute teachers in theCleveland schools.Next month we'll let you in onall the gossip we managed to

overhear d u r i n g the Alumnaeweek-end.Margaret O'Sullivan, '38

Miss Ry-successfulwhich heron Octo-

Marjorie Potter is at >; pre sen tengaged in social welfare work asinvestigator of oldjage pensions.Mothers ' Assistance Fund, ErieCourthouse is her place of work.STEAK ROAST

Amid the tang of autumn airand the crackle of burning logs,the Seniors entertained the members of the Freshman class a t aSteak Roast in the Log Cabin onthe Peninsula on the evening ofThursday, October 22. The bill offare provided s teak sandwiches,doughnuts, apples, and coffee.Singing and spiral dances wereth e amusements At n .fe. Marjorie Alge, '37

: -o -FRESHMAN INITIATIONThe Sophomores gave the Freshmen, who were anxious to be offprobation and to "have it overwith", an initiation worth-whileremem bering. During the initia-tion period which lasted to October 20 ,the Sophomores put theFreshmen through all the insanities I raditional to the occasion.On the evening of the last dayof initiation, the freshmen entertained .the faculty and!the entirestudent body in a delightful pro

gram,^ The Freshmen were afterwards escorted to the dining roomwhere a lunch was served.Dancing followed. T he par tyended as the Freshmen were acclaimed "good sports" to the end.i Betty Meyer, '39

i" i FASHION kA FLASHES' --r -itFashion marches - backward!The hour glass is the silhouette ofth e modeFashion has turned toward the past to find that simplicity makes the smartest, loveliest Ilines. Be so demure that yo u'redaringbe alert, energetic looking, with the waistline slender andsupple; shoulders square and trim;

skirts short and wide at the hem.The new Empire line with thebodice shirred into a high waistline is very good and the slightflare of. the new skirts breakingbelow the hips is a great improvement.Concerning coatsrough woolens, hairy fabrics, and duvetinehead the list for materials; Russian lamb, silver fox, silver squirrel! and beavergfor furs,and indusky shadesdark syrup browns,tangerine, smoky blue, greyed yellows and black for color. Sleevesare full and square, collars arewrapped around, out in front orelse flat and square. Muffs willcarry you, and not you the muffs.They are cozy and supported byslings, hanging drum fashion over

the shoulder. Helen Gowans hasbeen seen in a stunning black coatof rough fabric topped by a beautiful silver fox fur .. Ruth Scobellwas noticed lately in a chic coatof grey, tight to the waist, thenflared with a Persian Lamb flatcollar.For teas, town and j te te-a- te tes,Helen Durkin's black crepe withcorded satin lapels on the tunicjacket; Mary Frost 's black velvettunic dress, broad shoulders anda blue metallic ascot adding .asplash of color; Adelaide's apricotwool, princesse style with lego'mutton sleeves (no mint sauce);Jane Hurley's black novelty crepe,tunic effect with white satinvestee buttoned! with rhinestones;

Marion Sullivan's black broadcloth, broad shoulders and a brightKelly green suede belt; Norma DeSan tis' burgundy velveteen withthe I smart elbow length sleeves;Edith Regan's black taffeta, fitted, with the popular flared hem,Peter Pan collar and velvetcovered buttons straight to thehem; Mary Schmidt 's shunter 'sgreen velveteen, Mary of Scotsgold collar and belt with the flaredhemline.Did you by any chance see Nancy Ruth Blair spellbinding all atthe Hallowe'en dance with herromantic Igold tiara and the noseveil of misty black net; also Kay(Continued on Page 4)

MERCIAD STAFFHOLDS MEETINGThe first monthly meeting ofthe Merciad Staff was held Monday evening October 26 at theRoost. The staff, under the supervision of Mr. J. A. Donatelli,as faculty adviser and E l e a n o rO'Sullivan as Editor-in-chief, hopeto attain new laurels this year bypublishing a paper which willkeep pace with Mercyhurst's advancing standards.The business meeting was productive of many suggestions whoseapplication is expected to makeof the Merciadl a paper which,even more than in the past, willmeet the approval of the studentbody. The spirit of good fellow

ship and cooperation, predictinga^successful and full year for the"Merciadiams," was much in evidence. A social -hour, duringwhich a light lunch was served,followed the business | meeting.Ruth Mary McCarthy, '38

Ruth Eichenlaub, '36, former editor of the Merciad, is at presentemployed as social worker at St.Francis Hospita l, Pittsburgh, Pa.IN ONE EAR AND

In One Ear And . . out the otheragain? . . Since we were with youlast the Seniorsf have been keptquite busy lately . . Jet's see . .f irst there was the Steak Pry given fori the Freshmen at the LogCabin on the Peninsula . . that wasloads of fun . . the rustic log cabin with its huge fire places was anideal spot for such an events . .then there was the Investitureceremony in which the Freshmenwere formally "taken in" in capand gown by .the Seniors . . Ourclass president, Betty Taylor gavea very appropria te address a t thisceremony . . after that we werepreoccupied with plans for thedance . . the dance which tookplace on Hallowe'en at the ErieTennis an d ^ Country Club was_asuccess . . and we know judgingfrom the comments land chatterone hears . . that every one had avery pleasant time . . dancing tothe music of Gayle Brown and hisBrownies .*. joining in the singingof our school song and the songsof other colleges . . we have justfound out recently tha t we haveanother member in our class . .and we wish to welcome her to theclass of '37 as one of us . . she isElba Armstrong from Puerto Rico. . Mary Lou and Marge spent thelong week-end in Cleveland . . after much discussion on whether ornot they should go . . Our classadviser, Sister Mary Victorine, andher Sociology students made a hurried^ and interesting tr ip to Warren . . I don't really know . . it's(Continued on Page 4)

FACULTY NOTESSisters M. 'Pierre , Fidelis, Clotilda and Bernadette,-; and theMisses Beatrice-Mulcahy .and RitaTierney were among the, membersof the faculty who representedMercyhurst College!at the Catholic Round Table of Science Jconference held at Niagara University,Saturday, October 10.Sister M. Collette and MotherM. Benedicta attended the convention of the American Dietetics Association which was held in Boston, Mas sachuse tts, the week ofOctober 12. I | i

I On November 4, members of thefaculty held a tea in honor of MissFrances Homer, visiting dramatica r t i s t .The Misses B eatrice Mulcahy

and R ita Tierney v isited Pa rkSeminary in Buffalo, N. Y.jOcto-ber 30. |Miss Ruth Whalen spent theweek-end of October 24, visitingin Bradford, Pa.i * :f_Rita Maley, '38

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(Continued from Page 3)were Freshmen . . and felt verysolemn. . Tea later .. Splendidwords of advice from Dr. Relihan. . Orch ids . . (Pumpkins more insea son) . , to Sis te r Jane J Frances, . for her no veildecorations.Oct. 81. Hunter's Lodge .. Seniors, hostesses .. last minute rushes over.. eve ryone came . . saw, .and were conquered .. "That orbedmaiden . . with white fire laden11 .. did her bit. . Music of them o m e n t . . "When * Did You LeaveHeaven" . . sung sof t ly in . . e age rears . . and again . . goodnight's inorder, and another Hallowe'enDance is h i s to r y . . or should wesay his-story?

Nov. 1. And no w. . we lookaround a bit. . Alumnae week-end. . a "remember when" week-end..our big sisters a g a i n . . we coulddo some recalling. . the picnic onthe peninsula . . the poem JaneU's l i t t le ones wrote . . the nightMarie Dillon and. . bu t we'll skiptha t . . Lib's and Grayce Marie 'scurls. , the rest we ' ll leave to youto recall . . Thanksgiving vacation. . won' t be long now .. sa id themonkey as he backed into thelawn mower.. and with this endin g Fll run along.I? Edith Regan, '38.:-o-:FASHION FLASHES

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(Continued from Page 3)Lechner in black velvet with thefascinating gold zip from chin tohem? Marg Alge made a glamorousj picture fin her black cordedcrepe, molded bodice and intriguing black velvet straps . Andwasn' t "Sully" quaint in her taf-fee colored lace, trimmed with kolinsky fur : her cameo, tied with abrown velvet ribbon?- around theneck, completed the5 picture . Dorothy O'Malley was! Victorian inher black velvet buttoned all theway down the front with touchesof white a t throat and wrists. Enchanting was Anne Morin in blacktaffeta with kilt green borderingthe neckline, the width at thehem making her waist look "waspisher" than ever . Marg O'Donnellwas striking in her black crinkledtaffeta , rhinestones studded PeterPan collar and a silver zip fromneck to the tip of \her toes. Ex-pecially stunning was|Helen Doylein her star spr inkled white crepe,tunic effect. Adaline J-Morelli w asexquisite in flame-red J lace witha sumptuous jacket and didn' tEileen M. O'Reilly look delig ht Jful in waltz blue crepe with astr iking gold belt? Also BettyTaylor, monarch of all she surveyed was smart in grape winecrepe set off with a beige lace collar tied under the chin with a coyvelvet bow and ditto at the waist.Miss Tierney and Miss Mulcahyboth looked lovely; the former ti nblack marquisette , kilt green velvet bodice forming a bow and/ thelatter in black crepe topped by apecky silver lami jacket. Mrs.Relihan was charming fin a blackchiffon velvet!with silver buttonsrunning to the waist.

Ou r attention,Ifocussirig on thecoiffures, saw Edie 's f la tter inghair drawn from the hair l inestra ight back and up to the crownof the head where it was pinnedinto ?two rollsthe two gardeniasone at either ear set off her ravenlocks splendidly. R o s e m a r yMcGee was called "gorgeous" because of the | arrangement| of herha i r ; Bu rds " | f lower s we re weryartistically arranged amor(g he r curls and Patsy's gardenias sitt ingimpishly on the crown of her headwere topping!fToots" ^Harrington, 'BB

The despair, the cynicism, thecontempt for traditional institutions, the moral laxity, the j depression which were consequentupon the World War loosened thebonds, lessened the productiveness,and dwindled the frequency ofmarr iage. So much has marr iageas a fundamental and well-definedunit in social life deteriorated thatbyjj 1034,] one |divorce was reported for every six marriages in theUnited States . Such a collapseof the stability of marriage couldnot but excite widespread alarmeven among advocates of divorce.The result is a noticeable swingof the pendulum of divorce towardmarr iage for "as long as we bothshall live". Certainly, widespreadinterest! in a re turn of marr iageto normalcy is manifesting itselfin our newspapers, magazines andpublic-minded institu tions. Psychologists, clergymen, educators,and social service experts reach fora solution.jThe popular newspapercolumnists who solve love-and-marriage difficulties are now itera ting and re iterating that in themajority of cases "nothings-is tobe gained by d ivorce". In theSeptemb er) issue of one of | ourwomen's magazines, a writer saysof indissoluble marriage that"hum a n . beings are somehowmore inclined^to accept the inevitable than something that canbe cast off any day".*&Marriageconsultation*)?centers nave sprungup in all parts of the world. The

X- XTcompanionate marr iage extravaganza has now been supplantedby premarita l c lasses extablishedin various American Colleges andUniv ersities. Russia, once indifferent to marita l breaks, is nowcondemning easy divorce as anaffront to the Communist ideology. This awakened interest in thepermanence of the marr iage bond,visible a lmost everywhere, pointsto the existence of .a major social

problem in our midst, k ,;Who Is at fault in. this breakdown of t h e ! institution of marr iage: the man, the woman, orthe attitude of the public in general? Witho ut doubt all thre eare at fault as following the hectic novelty of license in oppositionto the healthy tradition of centu-ries. But focusing for the ornament the lamp of criticism uponone of these three factors , onefinds that much of th e blamemust be assumed by women themselves. Many women have allowedthemselves5to fall under the mischievous influence of a sensational journalism which stresses orextols the success of women inthe business ;worldjj and pays nocompliment to the success of women ,in the home. As a 'conse-sequence, many women have cometo believe that marriage is not tobe compared to a job. Many wivesand mothers are prone to regrettheir "wasted lives" when theynote the independence and^fullpurses of business women. Theycome to desire a personal life distinct from the family: and veryoften they realize this desire onlyto find that!in realization is theirundoing. They come to learn thata profession needs to be takenser iously and that, in being takenser iously, makes such demandson time and strength that somesacrifice of home interests is inevitablesacrifices which alien-

and children andcause them to withdraw finto aworld} of their own. I t is .->truethat some women manage to combine marr iage with career and tomake real success of both. Butthese women's have exceptionalqualities of vita lity, enthusiasm,and generosity. They are exceptional. They are not the averagewoman!To the average woman, especially if she be past her f irst youth,

con-m aytheir

a te husband

her home is everyth ing. To loseher husband's love is a gre at grief;but if hetfi marriage is broken, asorrow becomes a calamity. Thereis nothing more pitiful than thestranded women who throng clubs,resorts, and lecture halls, seekingsubs titutes for their once in tegrated homes. These women,sidered as individual cases,not be entirely to blame forunhappy and blighted lives resulting from the breakdown of marita l and home rela tions. Yet women, because Jof much insistenceon purely J emotional outlets, cannot escape some responsibility forth e impermanence of marr iagetoday. Women-and men, too whose paramount^wish is to leada free life have come to look uponmatr imony, not as a life par tnership for better or worse , but asan? experiment.J As an institution, matr imon y,though its hardships are considerable in some individual cases, cannot be branded a fa ilure . I t isindispensable to civilization. Itf its the needs of man better thanthe lack of it.^|There is , f inally,no substitute for it . That is whyserious-minded > people are * ra lly

ing to its aid.ftWe live, not alone,but-in a world where others!arestrengthened by ou r strength an dweakened by our taking responsibilit ies lightly. The f idelity required by marr iage has meant agreat deal in the spir itual progressof the race. Even the childlesshave some part to play in supporting and enriching the traditionof fa ithfulness. A particular marr iage may fall , and so lamentablythat i t may be better a ll aroundfor a couple to separate : in thisinstance, a man and wife , notmarr iage , are fa ilures. But wherethe fa ilures are not so gross , theobject'to try for is to keep theunion unbroken. %

..-Adeline Morelli, '37ALG'S ANGLE

|(Continued from Page 3)Kolpien a n d Wendell "a-choired" a bit' of bickering between themselves I t seems that- . .Treva went to the songster par tywithout her intendedand he

i fcalled her oh, *nasty word! I awooooorm I bumped I into a goodsimile has as much personality as a suit of clothes on a coathanger Fill in the blank yourself Patsy Morin and the Anglemaintain that you can alwayscall upon "dumb -waiters" for a"lift" in a case of extreme necessityEleanor Ries has struck anew "high" in shoes cute blackjobs__and now for is o m e :DANCE DATAAnne (I had awhir l) Morin and Rita Rectenwald"Unde r took" naToo bad, the rewere no "stif fs" to practise uponEdie LoGrasso__by the way__Edie has a Corky nickname ..."Preeious"told m e that__she ha da love of a time__Miss Tierneydiscovered that Notre Dame hada football team__Mary Schmidt._fell hard up the school stepsTeh! Teh! More musingsAlumnae week-end old and familia rf a c esb a n q u e tsDilly '36 __speaking.-Barbara Wilbert__pre-siding The Bona-Canisus gamesaw: Mary |CiaioIa__who spent aweek fretting._if she should leaveFriday.Jor Sunday__and left|Sat-urday night__ B e t ty f H a r r ing ton . ^Betty^ FallonDolores Kelly.-andFath er Powers They were a ll sodepressedthat \even the tra inbroke down Under the stra in on theretur n tr ip Thanksgiving nitesees Hal Kemp at the MeerJaneSawdey's slogan:*"Go west, young

woman" and Miss McCarthy's:"She also serves|who only standsand 'wa its" you were e ither fool-in ' a ll the time, or elseMOREDANCE DABS: | l just about diddrop the tooth when I heard thisBretta Marie called her |man"China Clipper" everything wasfalse to him poor lad! ! andthe re ' s tha t |Allegheny case ofRosemary McGee ComplacentMary Lou Burd stood munchingpeppermint pattie s during th epre-lites jabber"One good thingabout te lling the truth is that youdon' t have*to remember what yousaid" Adelaide -Salisbury whowent home ta t vote scored a tri umph with her new and differentcoiffure at the dance A few otheritemsRetreat with Fath er LeBuffeFather Lord's visit onDec. 8and the Buffalo hockeygamekeep them all in your "remembrancer" (Sr . Phillippa) andinstead of being classed as oneof those people who tak e leaveminute by minute and inch by inchI'll just stop now so tU Marge AlgeJ'37| :-o-:In moderating, not in satisfying, desires lies peace. p ,-Heber:-o-:Too great refinement! is falsedelicacy, and true delicacy is solidref inement. RochefoucauldM :-o-:

Patience is so like Fortitude,that she seems either her sistero r her daughte r . |-AristotleA good story is like a bitter pillwith the sugar coating inside of

*** 'ISSH ' f ' O. Henry

"WHAT NEXTT"Now all you have to do is puta dollar in this envelope and mailit to the name at the top of thelist . . When your name reaches thetop of the list you'll ^ receive athousand envelopes each containing a dollar from a|thousand other folks who wan t to get something for nothing." S"Yes, yes, that sounds a ll r ight,b ut when do I s ta r t ge t t ing the$1500 in dimes that I was supposedto get for mailing my dime to thatgen t leman in Keokuk?" $%"Ju st be patient. When the fadhits Boston your dimes will star t

rolling in. Youl see, the idea or iginated in the West and is sweeping the country Eastward." All of which br ings to my mindthe questions: "Whe re do fadss ta r t? Where do they end ?"One of the f irst fads that sweptthe country af ter I began to sit upand take notice was a Chinesegame called "Mah Jon g." As aresult of that craze there reposesin the lower par t of our desk anelegant set of ivory and bamboodominoes carefully packedlin camphor balls. T h e y | haven' t beenused since the fad died years ago,and they probably will never beused again. |But they're much toogood to be thrown out. They mighthe given to some poor childrenwho haven' t many games, but onewould have to send a tutor a longto instruct them in thetintricaciesof the game. $ $ -Jfef

Bridge, possibly, should not beclassified with these "f ly-by-night"en thus ia sms . Still i t ; seemshave in it- the.- element7 of

IN ONEf EAR AND(Continued from Page 3)just been suggested . . but haveyou noticed that Rita seems to hwalking on clouds these dayswhatever could be the cause of itall! . . Mary Ciaiola attended the*game at Buffalo, October thirtyfirst . . (Buffalo (? ) seems tohave a magnetic power over Mary. . Ma rg Dough erty spent theweek-end of October thirtieth inDunk irk, N. Y. as usual . . Map*was a guest at a wedding thereAnd may we mention here the editor of our school paper? . . She isa Senior you know and we areprou d of h er . . the la st edition ofthe Merciad was one of the bestever printed . . Good work, Sully. . We never knew that "Marm"St. Lawrence had such an interestin the scienc es . . almost everytime we go up to the Physics lab. . there is Marm toiling awayBy th e wa y, Marm , your guest ofthis week-end was charming .We are still doing our practiceteach ing . . walk ing to Academy(sometimes) . . having difficultieswith unruly pupils . . but gradual-ly getting into the "run of thingsand n ot m inding it so much . . Bythe way, one of our fair classmates attended the dance "incognito" Saturday night . . and whatdid we hear about the little whitegardenias Eadie wore in her hairthe nig ht of the dance . . Anddidn't we all enjoy the Masqueradepa rty given by the Math Club,October twenty-ninth . . We hadfun . . accordion music . . cider . .doughnu ts .1 . I guess 'Enuf is'Enuf, so until next edition, yourstruly saying "Cheerio!"

hMary A. Lobaugh, '37

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When I was a little girl I remember that auction br idge began tocreep into the social activities ofmy home and gently, but f irmly,'forced tout th e games that seemedto have gained a permanent,stronghold there "500." Now-"500" is a thing long forgotten,,and A uction Bridg e is. on its wayout. If I leave my door ajar evenat this moment, from below I shallhear"If I have 3 honor pointsand no biddable suit should Idouble or bid no trum p?" Contract Bridge is having its day.

There have been radio fads, too,a lthough the radio is stil l comparative ly new. Not long ago dinnerhad to be served* earlier so wecould all gather around to hear"Amos and Andy." I f the roastjust wouldn' t bake through, or thesalad jus t wou ldn't chill and thedinner had j to be delayed, it wasfinished in silence for of what importance was an ything we couldpossibly have to say in comparisonwith the importance of the affairsof "Andy" land I "Madame Queen"and "Prince Ali Bendo!" (By theway, I wonder if "Amos and Andy"still broadcast over a network?)

In those days, Saturday I mayhave meant something different toothers folks, but to me it meantthe "Lucky Str ike" orchestra .Thursday was synonymous withRud y Valee. Will the same loss ofthe "exaggerated zeal ' ' befall mypresent choice of programThurs-da y night9:30Fred Waring?There were fads before my dayas the burned wood knick-knackstha t pop up jjnow and then mutelyproclaim. There are fads now.There will be more fads, no doubtWhere do they start Where dothey end?Margaret Anne Mooney f&f

Wear | your learning Jlike yourwatch, tea private pocket, and do)aot pull it ; out and str ike ii|merlyto&lfeto show that you have one . . > -Cnesterftel

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O N E D O L L A R T H E Y E A RI MERCIAD STAFFEditor-in-Chief Business Manager Eleanor 0'Sullivan A S L -S--- . JI Anna Fox

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People are talking about them everywhere. Here and there,all over the nation, groups of consumers are organizing cooperative credit unions, cooperative cafeterias, cooperativegrocery store s. Cooperatives, it would seem, are coming intotheir own in the United States after many years of pioneering. In Europe, they have been in operation for ninety years ;fend, today, Sweden, claiming complete recovery, has placedone third of her business on a cooperative basis.1 Cooperative production and consumption has been developedto eliminate some of the waste and duplication of marketingagencies, and to procure both higher prices for the primaryproduce) and lower prices for the ultima te consumer. The objective of all cooperatives is the elimination of the middleman. It can be very pertinently pointed out tha t whole spiritof the cooperative is in accord with the American method ofliving and doing business, and in the minds of many it offersthe natural line of evolution away from hard competitive conditions toward a more democratic business.In the October issue of The Atlantic Monthly, EarnestHopkins speaks of the loss of moral and spiritual values inthis country and of the dissipation of our inheritance of cour-age, initiative, and fortitude. In the presence of suchla viewpoint, it is heartening to realize that cooperatives are gainingforce; for the cooperative idea is self-help rather than political reformfor philanthropic aid. It is the way of individualinitiative adapting the idea of free enterrprise to the grouprather than the individual, thereby softening the cruelty ofliberalism's philosophy of the survival of the fittest. Thatthe cooperative idea has emerged sound from the industrialand economic collapse of 1929 is a further reason for believingthat it is Democracy's way out. The philosophy of cooperation is a peaceful escape ou t of our present\economic chaos,an escape which, if properly conducted, may color the humanrelations of "Big Business ;with principles of social^welfare.Adeline Morelli, 37:-o-:FURNITURE IN THE MODEIn many of the affairs of to-day a trend toward conservation is evident. This trend sometimes manifests itself in arejection of the bizzarre, in a returnjto tradition, in a new andenthusiastic acceptance of simplicity. The new femininefashion in clothes, for instance, has gone in for greater severity of line and l e s s o s t e n t a t i o n off ornament.And, now, the latest reportsfhave it that furniture has gonetraditional. Period stylings, popularly pricedtherefore within the reach of th e manyare the new vogue. Remarkablybeautiful, faithful, and varied limitations of the creations ofthe great cabinet makers are being shown by the retail stores.If one likes the Fren ch influence in furniture, he will findChippendale within the reach of his purse. If it is a matter ofclassicism, delicately and gracefully carried out in | curves,there is Heppelwhite. If an informal motif with the accent onperfection of proportion is desired, Sheraton will fill the need.Duncan Phyfe's numerous and pleasing adaptations of European periods are among th e m ost popular displays. Colonial revivals in maple and mahogany are \ also everywhere in evi

dence. Modernistic furn iture comes to us w ith less of novelty:much of its boisterous sophistication has been softened intoa mellow gravity. With so many modes in good taste to choosefrom, the problem of creating the right atmosphere in one'shome has been simplified considerably. |Eleanor O'Sullivan, '37: -o- :AN UNREASONABLE DEMANDWhat makes it so difficult for the average man to be auniversalist is that the average man has to be a specialist;he has not only to learn one trade, but to learn it so well asto keep him secure in a more or less ruthless world. The worldtoday is "specialist" mad. One must be a specialist in the business world, in the political world, in the machine world, evenin the teaching world. In addition, he may not specialize broad-ly&n tha t narrow world. He mu st select one corner of hisspecial world, expend his whole energy in th at small erea, andforget tha t the Creator has endowed him withiadditional

powers of accomplishment if he might but use them.The pity of today's philosophy of specialization is that, onthe whole, and in spite of strident denials to the contrary,culture, refinement, and all that is beautiful are undervaluedand sometimes put aside as non-essential. In addition, th enormous good that m ight be done were men encouraged toof their secondhand third best must go un-realizedjbecause of the unreasonable demand on the averagean: that he be a specialist and nothing else! M.

L O N G I N GBy silver streams] wander,Watching the waterCurl in a swift embraceAbout a branch of willow, gMy heart is emptyAs a burnished chaliceDrained of its wine tMore golden then the sun.Lonely is my heart , JLike a wind in the night, ^Seeking the|sourceOf loveliness.Once I saw a poplarRising proud,Heard a sighing sound,Fo r the thousandLittle rootlets that goGroping under ground,Yearning for theSweet contentOf willows by a stream.My head|is highAs the poplar tree, vAs a star against th e sky.Bu t I would bowAnd coollmy browIn the cold silverOf the stream,And fill my cupWith BeautyupTo it s circling rim.Marma Gould,

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Tis You I seek in the dim twilight,Wistfully gazingsaying goodnight,Knowing that You are Bestingthere.I kneel in awe and reverence,While through this ecstasy I -*senseTh e c sweetness of Your Being*there;_ _ ' JYour Presence, clinging as ashroudDrops round me in a misty cloudLike incense wafted through th eair.The roses, glist'ning still with dew,Bend, on your altar, close to Yo uAnd, bending, seem to grow morefair.The Black-veiled nuns along thewallKneel peacefully, the heads of allBowed sweetly in their silentprayer.'Tis You I seek in the dim Twilight, ^ )Wistfully gazing, saying goodnightKnowing that You are rest ingthere.

i f -i Edith Regan, ^38:-o-:F O R C H A R I T Y

0 Gracious God, grant unto me ,A little of Thy Charity.Thoughts press close on every side.Born of pett iness and prideThey stare ou t with th e glaringlightOf stars upon th e edge of night.They seize my soul and make usblind,And keep me far from humankind.They hide me from th e Holy One,As crimson clouds conceal the sun.0 Gracious God, I beg of Thee,Give me of Thy Charity!

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Like th e rain's soft droppingOn leaves already wet,I* your insistent strummingOn th e strings of my hear t ,Marma Gould, '88

LIBERTY'S BIRTHDAYOut in New York harbor, while the waves of world commo-4.-^ W V H and eddied, a beautiful American ideal was hon-nZ when the goddess of Liberty celebrated her birthdayh S . mo n t h . She was fifty years old on October 28 She is |candWwoman, and proud of the fact that for half a century JI v , a . L i ] ever ready to welcome back the wandering& S i ^ m t the way to the land of freedom for thos!who forsook their old homes and lought] the embodiment oftheir ideals and hers in the new. ru .i.One hundred and fifty years ago, George Washington, withLafayette's help, won Liberty for our fair land Fifty yearsa^o, France honored the centennial of that. ach^f ement by

Resenting to us the symbol c statue of Liberty Fo r fifty?ears she has stood, as our nation has stood, a light of demo-cracy to all nations, the beam of her torch penetrating to allparts of the world. Everywhere men, inspired by that light,are seeking the great boon which she typifiesLiberty.. Ourforefathers, animated by her spirit, Pioneered their waythrough difficulties innumerable to build a nation of whichshe is the cornerstone, and not too long ago to be forgotten,thousands of our countrymen sailed past her shrine to do bat-tie on foreign soil in defense of he r honorToday, basking in the reflection of her fifty years of inspiration, she stands before a world whose eyes and mindsare bewildered and wandering away from her guiding light.Communism and Fascism, the one as privative of liberty asthe other, are sinking their foundations on all sides. AsNicholas Murray Buttler says : "That a n e w world is beingborn is as certainUs anything can be.| Whether it shall be aworld in which Liberty will remain the cornerstone, or whethe r it shall be a world in which Libe rty has been discardedfor compulsion, lies in the hands of the m en and women oftoday and tomorrow." If this be true, then the world is atthe parting of the ways, hesitant, ye t about to make a decision. And to-day is the hour of crisis. Let us remember thatLiberty is as precious as life itself! Let us not allow it to beobscured by passing and powerful illusions which threatenits future here and abroad. Rosemary Haule, '38: -o- :M I R R O R S

There have always been mirrors. They are an invention ofno one other than Nature herself. The crystal waters of th ebrook have sought to serve her fancy. And behold the rarebeauty of a gentle swaying treelsoftly reflected in the clearwater s : so beautiful in its symmetry, so harmonious in itsstirroundings !Oh,fyes, we go to nature for the-most perfectart and beauty. |Then there is another kind of mirror. It is God's creationthe human eye. You have noticed the quiet eyes of an old manthat mirror the richness of a life well lived, a soul fearless ofeternity. Like a book they divulge the secrets of a life-time.Can it be that the disciples of Vanity borrowed their conception of a mirror from mirrors such as these ?Rita Maley, '38: -o- :

ROOST RENOVATIONSQuite suddenly, about two weeks ago anfldea was bormandencouraged until it finally overwhelmed us! It dawned uponsome of the Roosters th at a few new furnishings and a bit ofpaint here^and there were needed for our neglected rendezvous. The Mercyhurst girls, remembering that "A stitch intime is worth two in the bush" or something like that, determined to see this idea thru to reality.The inspiration fto redecorate wa s fanned Ho enthusiasticproportions by|Mother M. Borgia's gift to the Roostersavery smooth, very modern, very striking red, black and grayfloor covering, a perfect foundation for our up-and-comingRoost Club." | .;I With th e addition of new curtains, chairs and upholstery,a spot of paint, a da b of color, 'n a goodly dash of cooperation (most important) our demure * little chicken coop hasbeen transformedvery quick-likeinto a dramatic (puttinglitest mode.Evidences of "ar-*y>n* v, u TT^ - r - v * v e ^economic i n f l u -??* p b e e ? . n o t e d i a n d * e "household managements"itself. Respective professors, take your bows!G i T O ^ h X f IlfKthe.utrasformation have this to say:vZl m p m ^ p L l b V d e b ylhh o u s e regulations of the Club, pay^ ^ ^ ^ ^ I ^ / ^ 1 ^ p r o n t 0 ' ' n maybe Santa Glauswill bring us a radio for Christmas I

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been transformedvery quick-likeinto a dramatit mildy!), yet comfortable, lounge of the very hA new air of "individuality" is apparent. Evidentistic creation may be observed; a strong "econ

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