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. . . crooning wasNoah Webster, whodio by many years, as a continuous hollow sound, as of cattle inpainNoah must have had thegift of seeing into the future . jBert McA llister is being takenfor a gallop about her one-sidedhat . . . Peg Colbert, a newcomerfrom Pit tsburgh, is very at tractive .* . Ginny Mehler has beenupsett ing the inmates of the Practice House because of her fearlessness of small animals . . . Radio,we declare, will never tak e theplace of the newspaperyou can ' tswat flies with a radio . . . whois the young lady that addresseda letter to her home when it shouldhave had another destination . , .Marion Summers is now teachingin her sleep . . . everything comesto him who orders hash . . . DotMeyers is partial to people whohave names derived from namesof metals . . . alimony isicouponsclipped from the bonds of matrimony , . .Jean Griffin and GeorgeMitchell make a perfec t danceteamwe ar e FORTUNate . . .the Prom chairm an s ' a re beginningto take on {that posy look afterhaving their pictur esoftenbut they reallyflowers . . . Definitiontimist: the man who wipes off hisglasses before s tart ing * to e at h isgrapefruit in the; morning . . .We wonder why the piece "Y ou'rethe Top'1 is gett ing in Marie Dillon 's HAIR . . . Firem en Burdand Uprichard would really do wellin the burglary business . . . andour answer to what counts mostin the business world* is the adding machine . . . the latest socialitem is the presen ce of MotherBorgia land Sister Mary Alice ata dinner party to be given in thenear fu ture, the hostesses of; saiddinner would be much obliged ifthe reason could be withheld fromthe inquiring public*. . . Mercy-hurst was well represented at Anson Weeks . . . those pres entwere : Lau ra LaCav era , MarySkene, Kay Reiser, Pat Dean, JaneConner, Lib Mon tgomer y, GraceMarie Souders , Nancy Stackhouse,Marjorie St . Lawrence, Peg Rei-chert,t 'Jean Schlaudecker, NancyDwyer, Ruth Mary McCarthy andGeorgia Bach . 4 . the Roost wasone conglomeration just beforeexamsHeard: mix 4 cups of baking powder until the root-cap iselongated to the heig ht of LadyConley's poetry in the Irish Renaissance$ . . Mary Gi ra rd Tra-geser had six miles of | hiking todo in 18 hours in order not to getan incomplete in Physical Ed . . .Jane Conner made a lovely PromQu een . . . t h e o n ly p erso n wh ocan watc h the clock all Jday an dstill hold his job is a radio announcer $ | .Elba Armstrong, fromPorto Rico, is a charming l i t t leperson . . . duri ng exam weekBetty Davis had to drop her- _ chinto make room for the circles un der her eyes . . . } . Laura LaCav eraM J Continued on Page 2)

SCHOOL SPIRITIN ACTION

Published at Mercyh urst College, Erie, PennsylvaniaPEBRUARY.I1935 NUMBER 4Mid Year Prom A Success

EDITORIALatnoiic ress Mon Mercyhurst , Dance E v e n tI M a r k s E n d l O f S e m e s t e r

Artists ^GuestsOf MercyhurstDuring the month of January, a campaign was conducted J L x h l C a g O 1 13H.Oin the diocesefof Erie in the interests \ of ^the local Catholic |press. One suspects (if one may be permitted to draw a conclusion from past observations)! that! the?campaign was notsupported as wholeheartedly as it deserved to be. Duringthe month of February a campaign is \ being conducted>inthe interests of the Catholic press throughout^ the UnitedStates. One ventures the prophecy (once again based on pastobservations) that this campaign also will not be supportedas it:deserves to be. One further ponders the fact that, mostprobably, the campaign will be neglected by those whojneedthey benefits of the Catholic press mo st: by Catholics themselves.__ 9The Catholic knows that his final purpose is to know, love,serve, and obey God. He acknowledges this fact without anyhesitation. But he too often does not see his orientation toward Godwin all its implicatio ns, in all its applications toevery thing in his own life and in the universe around |him.He often, in othe r words, does not have a comprehensiveunderstanding of his philosophy of life. He has not digestedhis philosophy so as to derive from it all the nourish mentit can provide. In this regard, th e Catholic is often indifferen t. And the pity of it is all the great er when one considers that the Catholic has a philosophy which can ministerto all his needs Jand which is universal in its application;For no philosophy unders tands so well the natu re of man;no philosophy provides so well for his material and spiritual

needs; no philosophy contributes so largely to his peacefulacceptance of life, as does Catholic philosophy: it is theparadoxical philosophy which understands the-paradoxes oflife. Other philosophies fail to understand the obvious, possibly because they are incredulous of the obvious; but thisphilosophy understands the hidden mysteries, possibly because it does not reject the obvious. Where other philosophies confuse, this one clarifies; where others only perplex,this one answers; where others end in helplessness,' this oneflowers into adequacy; where others sink^with an issue, thisone disposes of it. This philosophy is the parentsof the in-tellect and knows how to bring up its children properly; it isth e universal^housekeeper wh o from^timefto time renewsthe world against decay and hangs new pictures on its walls;it is the hourglass through which all thought mustf filter ifit would mark its hour in eternity. It excludes no phase orneed of human life from its consideration. Whether it be amat te r of*material or spiritual fact; of ritual or of symbolism orfof holida ys; of ethics or of justice or of the socialrelations genera lly; of the arts or of science or of philosophy ; of the virtues or of grace or of the sacraments; of thebody or of the soul or of Godwhether it be a ma tter ofthese or of other things which affect man intimately, it willbe found that the Catholic jjphilosophy has a correct and apprecia tive^ view of all of them.gAs Mr. Chesterton says of it,"it looks at the world through a hundred windows where theancient stoic or the modern agnostic only looks through one.It sees life with thousands of eyes belonging to thousa ndsof different sorts of people, where the other is only the individual standpoint of a stoic or an agnostic. It has somethingfor all moods of man, it finds work for all kinds of men, itunde rstands se crets of psychology, it is aware of depths ofevil, it is able to distinguish between real and unreal marvels,all with a multiplicity an d sublety and imagination about thevarietie s of life which is far beyond the bald or breezyplatitudes of most ancient or modern moral philosophy. In aword, there is more in it; it finds more in existence to thinkabout; it gets more out of life."

And this sane, true, common-sense viewpoint of life in all. |(Continued on page two)

H On J Thursday evening, January17, a large and appreciative audience in the auditorium was delighted by a program of classical,modern, and romantic piano musicas interpreted by Cecilia J|f Ra yBerry and MargareteAuglin Kaneof the Chicago Conservatory ofMusic. 'Both Miss Berry and MissKane are art is ts possessing unusual technique and beauty of tone.Their playing is characterized byfull clear tones, faultless pedallingand exactness of attack. Their in terpretation and rendition of theSchumann Scherzo from theString Quartet was remarkablyfine. Miss Kane played! the firs tmovement of the Rubenstein DMinor Concerto withjunusual skill.The octaves were brilliant and theentire Concerto secure and dra-matic. She opened her first groupof solos with the Brahms Rhap-sodie in B Minor, Schumann's Ro-mance, and the ever-popular Minstrels by Debussy. The Schumannwas a superb performance, and theDebussy was lightly and capti-vatingly touched off. The remainder of th e progra m was alsocharacterized by enthusiasm andart is t ic versati l i ty , both pianis tsplaying with remarkable form.After the concert, the patrons andmusic s tudents were guests at abuffet luncheon in the State Dining Room, where they were presented by Miss W halen to theguest art is ts .

Marjorie Alge, '37: -o - :Retreat Notes

The annual retre at at Mercyhurst College was held from February 8 to February 10 under thedirection of the retre at master,Reverend Father Andrew Bou-whius, S>. 'Jy, of Fordham Univers i ty , N. Y. From all reports i thas been one of the finest andmost in terest ing retrea ts whichthe girls have ever made.

The purpose of the retreat , asdefined by Father Bouwhius, wasto have the girls become more intimate with God and to give themthe basic facts of the ar t andscience of Catholic living.From the various topics discussed the following thoughtsseemed to remain* with me. Sincewe are Catholics, what are we going to do about it? We are submerged in an catmosphere th a t i svery non-Christian, and in order toget along we must follow a Catholic philosophy of life. In followingthis Catholic philosophy, we mustbe willing to suffer for Christ.If we are not willing, then we areno longer friend's of Christ. If weare no longer friends of Christ,

Music! Rhythm! Dancing Feet!Beautifully clad girls ! Correctlyattired men! All the things whichcreate the necessary atmospherefor a college prom! Mercyhursthas once again sponsored anothervery successful mid-winter prom.The Sophomores are_to be congratulated specifically on the success of their first efforts atguiding one of the outstanding social functions of the year.On Saturday evening, February2, the Masonic Temple grill roomwas the very appropriate scene ofthe affair which was in the formof a dinner dance. White coveredtables, daintily set, outlined thespacious floor in such an arrangement as to permit dancing betweencourses. The music was played byJohnny Himebaugh's orchestra.The prom queen, selected bypopular vote of the student{ 'body,was Miss Jane Conner of. Akron,Ohio. J Wea ring a gown of robin'segg blue which was enhanced bya gold sequins jacket and matching gold accessories, Miss Connerpresented a very pleasing pictureand looked every inch a queen.Mrs. M. J. y Relihan, charminglygowned in \ white, Dr. M. J. Relihan, and Professor J. Donatelliwere the chaperones.The general chairman, EleanorO'Sullivan of Nia gara Fall s, wascompetently assisted by the following committee heads: Jean Griffin ,Winifred Welch, Marjorie A lge,Anna McGrath , Betty Taylor,Martha Kettering, Winifred Carey.The efficiency of the comm itteewas well displayed in the factthat , from beginning to end, andin al l part iculars , the dance proceeded* without mar or b lemish.1 Berth* ^McAllister, '35

then we become outcasts. To avoidthis, we must develop an independence': from anything that jwill t ak eus away from Chris t . We mustknow ourselves and must be ourselves in accordance with the factthat we are s is ters in Chris t .If we believe in Christ, then iwemust believe in Hell. No one hasto go there who doesn ' t want to .If the love of God cannot keep usout of hell, then the fear of itshould. In order to keep f out ofhell we should practice daily/p ray er, short examination of conscience,acts of contrition and frequentconfession. Fr equ ent confessionstrengthens us against s in l ikeVi tam in | A s t ren g th en s u s againstcertain diseases .

It is the absoluteness of Chirst'sdoctrine tha t has g iven i t theplace it holds in the world today.If the doctrine could be brokendown, do you think it would havelasted 1900 years ?As Chris t ' s doctrine is absolute,so should our decisions in regardto faith and morals be absolute andwe should never deviate fromthem. If we follow this rule, weshall always be ready to meet purLord when He calls us .Catherine Egan, *35

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atnonc ress M on(Continued from page one)its implic ations; this detailed and meticulous!enlargementupon man's final purpose in this world; this harmonious andcompetentJ explanation of the relation of creature to crea

ture and of creature to Creator; this symphonic, soul-satisfying interpretation of all things that come home to thebosom of man: all these, and all the authentic answers to thequeries and the doubts of man are to be found in the pagesof the Catholic press. B. Banner, '35

Th / /e Current Events InquisitionThe recent more or less comprehensive quiz conducted atMercyhurst in regard to contemporary world news was, fromthe educational standpoint, not without its good results.Beyondithat, it gave the student a | yardstick whereby shecould measure or evaluate the quality of her interest inworld affairs. The student, confronted by an examination

which demanded pointed answers to questions concerning avaried^multiplicity of present-day events and interests, hasbeen there by enabled to draw her own conclusions as towhether her interests^are comprehensive or limited, her fundof information broad or narrow, her reading desultory or attentive. According to some answers, many of our distinguished^ statesmen!are of multiple nationality and therefore,by inference, men?without a coun try; according to otheranswers, Roosevelt is a more prolific and enthusiastic creator of economic programs t han even he is aware of. But, byand large, our, college mates, intending no disrespect, reallyput the statesmen in their places, did their^part by the Rooseveltian program s, and the other numerous questions whichmade up the test.It isfwell and good to spend four years in college learninga great deal of}what has happened fin past centuries. But it

is also well and good to enlarge our perspective so as to in clude a knowledge of the even ts and \developments of ourpresent day. Our own affairs, development of science, literature, music, art, etc. are all embryonic histories of to-morrow which will be studied by posterity. Here, in our verypresence, we have it first hand, fresh in our minds in theform of curre nt eve nts. And we need only to devote a fewminutes each day to keep in step with the parade of life.Our own welfare is governed, in|great measure, by what weknow of ourselves and our surroundings. If, for example, weknow nothing of the world around us, how shall we intelligently select our governmental representatives andjhow shallwe intelligently direct them to do our bidding? Personally, Iam in favor of the drive to thoroughly ground every boy andgirl in current events and in their proper interpretation asmaking for better, active, more intelligent an d self-sufficientcitizens. * . delicious re freshments . . . BED . . . a t las t ! Thetradition has been upheld, and another Freshman Christmas Partyhas passed into history.Dec. 19 Heard arouno! the halls. . . Faculty remarks . . . "TheChristmas Party was certainly asuccess, and I especially enjoyedth e 'I'm no angel' part of the prog r a m ] , . . "Well, fan me with afeather!" . . . "Two swallows don'tmake a summer, girls, nor do theymake " what do you think ?Dec . 21 Here a t las t . . . Vacation! we were certainly thrilledlast night at the caroling of up-perclassmen .|. . bags underfoot. . . taxi s in demand . . . lastminute cla sses . . . fond farewells. . . "Is that our cab? Good-byehoney. Have a. good time!" . . ."Oh! I forgot my kn itting" . . ."wait for me!" . . . and so it goes.Jan . 6, 1935 Quiet halls againre-echoing to the sound of merryvoices . . . "Good time?-I'll -say Idid!" . . . "Jimmy gave me!" . . ."Oh, I finally found what I wantedfor him" . . j"You did?" . .

. . "We went, . . Sounds like bedlam, but it's only the after vacation rush .what's this . . And now . . .I they're telling usabout? EXAMS! lithe bogey man'llge t you if . . . my e rr o r . . . Imeant' the exams.J a n . 1 4 The y' re c oming . . . .Jan. 20 They're gettin g closer.I Jan. 29 They're HER E! TheCampbells? . , . No, the#exams,|Jan. J31 Dong sighs of reliefpermeate the halls . . . and wedon't mean perhaps . . . Our firstcollege exams over, Freshmen feela little more secure . . . All roadslead to the Prom, now.Feb. 2 Glamorous gowns. . .excited ^conferences . . . phonecalls . . . telegrams . . . "specials"

ffl .f. . Bedlam ?} Oh, no . . . I t 's th eannual Mid-year Prom . . . Time,Tonight H . P lace The Mason-flic Grill Room . . . I CharactersMercyhurst Girls and their respective escorts . .!. (you knowthoselong-lost creatures i w hom | yougreeted so ecstatically this afternoon ?)^. . . Dinner over, thedance is on!! . . . A glorious evening, and then Lights outit's1:30, and another5 MercyhurstProm passes into history.Feb. 4 New semester . . . theFreshman class is coming righ talong . . . two new "lam bs" inthe flock . . . Speaking of b righ tremark s . . . "Many are calledbut* few get up"for Mass onweek-day mornings . . . also,.there's a Freshman who has more"clothin g" than "principles"! . . .(she was merely comparing thenumber of hours on her schedule).m t -Edith Regan, '38profitable. To close very softly, Iwhisper, "Just the same I 'm gladit 's over." | f | 1Kay Egan, '35

Since the days of practice teaching have passed, one is apt to hearall sorts of remarks concerning it,such as-"I sure am glad we don'thave to go to P. T. today," or"You know I sort of miss thatdaily walk to ithe Academy; I'mgaining weight." If you reallywant to know how the seniorsliked practice teaching and howthey felt their last day at theAcademy, ask Betty Banner orKa y ^Harrington . . . Incidently,ask them :if Hhey shed tears veryoften . . . Nevertheless, believe itor not, we have some ho nest-to-goodness teachers in our midst. . . B y t he way,J did you knowthat the seniors, that is, those whobelong to the Chi La Me Sorority,entertained &the Reverend Deanand Sister Mary Alice at a valentine party in the third-floor social room recently?. . . Christmashas been long past but we haven'tforgotten the Christmas party,our J unior-Senior get-togethergiven by Sister Mary Esther andSister jFideles, Father ^Power's re membrance, and last but not least,the very delicious dinner served tous the night before we left for ourvacation . . .Before 'I forget, mayI ask Father Powers if heS knowsthat he is supposed to be awakened by the Christmas carolers?We did like that tambourinethough, Father . . . Did you everknow tha t such nick nam es as"Ham" or "Foozey" existed ? . . .Bert McAllister and Jane Connermightf enl ighten you . . . If youwant to see someone stunninglydressed be sure to take notice ofKay Ega n when she wears thatgorgeous fur coat . . . Pat Deancelebrated her twenty-first birthday Febru ary 1 . . . herij motherentertained at a dinner partyi inher honor . . . who^?was there?Why Dean Wilson of North East,of course . . . Iff you are expecting a booth telephone call any particular evening, ask Mary Skenewhat time she usually receives hercall each night and then judge accordingly . . . I overheard someone say the other day that HelenCrowley was the most thoughtfulsenior . . . how true. . .Of course,everyone was proud of our Promgirl . . .Congratulations, Jane, yousure did justice to Mercyhurst

. . . For the benefit of thosewho didn't attend the prom, "ItzyMyer" was just about the cutestperson on the dance floor . . .Jus t between you and me, don'tyou think the seniors made a grandr e t r e a t ? ' . . . There j isn' t a doubtbut what everyone enjoyed it immensely . . . just to prove it, several of the girls want to return forthe retre at next y ear . . .Imaginei t? . . . Yes , they do think ofother thansjpfrivolous doings attimes even if they don't get credit for it . . . YES SIR! it 's | justabout time to close with that paton the back.I M ! PaUMcAllister: -o- :

TEA TIME CHATTER >Increased snow flurries and icypavements have given some ofour fair Sophomores an incentiveto take!up ice-skating. Apply toMary Ciaiola for lessons. If interested in more sports, the hikingclasses I can demonstrate excellentways of getting places quickestespecially the Tuesd ay class. Ohyes, and when in doubt as to whatchemical plus what chemical equalswhat, you can always go to theexperts chemistUrich and King.Jane Hurley, always modestlymodest, never makes known hertriumphs-one has only to recallher heroic action in a midnight

CACKLINGS FROM THEROOSTWe came back to Erie, after' abright and cheerful vacation, likeall college students returning fromvacation, a bit disconsolatewithall around a welter of rain andmuddy fields. The unpleasantweather didn 't last | long for,though it was winter, the first ofthe year, and just a few days before exams, j the sun actually didcome out in Erie, and, almost simultaneously, the snow came tumbling down. But the sun was, forthe moment, a genial old gentle men, and Splayed his rays warmlyon the snow and our footprints aswe trudged to and from the Roost,and lightened our hearts as wetook up school life where we hadleft off at thelbeginning of vacation.In regard to the Roost, we foundtwo very notable improvementswhich the students, especially theresident students, appreciated withexclamations off approval. First,Miss Whalen had the waffles waiting for us as she "(had promiseddelicious waffles, covered jjwithbutter and syrup, that whetted theappetite, induced the consumer to

spend a little more, satisfied theappetite, and Ioffered a strong incentive for returning the nextjaf-ternoovi, Second, the presence of anew luxury : a warm, defrostingfire blazing-a hearty and friendlywelcome to us as* we push coldlythrough the Roost door on Sundaymornings .Then along came examinationweek. In the twinkling of an eyeas some one has said before-therewas substituted for th e u sualfrothy, foamy, light-hearted conversation a serious, last-minuteinspection and discussion^ of thenotes if or the next f exam. Duringthat week, the words "laughter"and "silliness" were all but dismissed from our vocabularies, at

titud es, and ytongues.But by Thursday afternoon,when the last exam Iliad gone upin smoke, there .was a suddenchange from a serious to a happy,cheerful crowd,now babblingabout, and making plans for, theDinner Dance. Last m inute dateswere finally certif ied; and anyfurther worry was eased off withthe arrival of the letter from homecontaining the means of admittance to the prom.Now jthat the dance is all over,the bright snow perfectly matchesthe happy dispositions of the girlswho spent a glorious week-endand are 4now settled down oncea gain J to the routine of studyforthe new and for some,! the

final semester.I --Ruth Eichenlaub, '36window catastrophe to value herabilities. Things we envy: MaryLou Burd's poetic ability; EleanorO'Sullivan'sJ flawless complexion;Marjorie Alge's ability to wearclothes; j Margare t Anne Mooney'shair; Jean Griffin's ideal representation of the Mil-AmericanGirl; Anne Fox's amiable disposition; Marjorie St. Lawrence's calmand composure under any circumstances; Marty g Kettering in herstunning red and white formal.We wonderwhat do those twoSophomores do with flashligh ts?W hy doesjBette Davis receive somuch mail ? What about the valentines we ? saw some of the residents buying?Who are the luckyfellows? The bus leaves on thequar te r hourthere's one Sophwho's always running to catch it.Lemon pie may not appeal toeveryone, but it has a standing order at the Roost for one Sophomore. Woe to her girlish figure!

IInez Bellotti, '37

FATHER KENNEDY, S . J.