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th e Sodality of O u r L a d y . D u r -ling * ne P a s t f e w w e e k s > thecandidates ^ ^Ltructions in the h i s t o r y, organisation,a n d p r i v i l e g e so f t h esociety into which th ey wil ltoon b e accep ted .[ Th e i n c o m i n g S o d a l i s t sin|Cap an d g o w n , e a c h c a r r y i n gaIrose, will m ar ch in p r o c e s s i o n|to the fr ont o f t h e c h a p e l t o offer up t he i r bouuqe t in h o n o rLf th e Blessed Mothe r on herFeast D a y - the F e a s t of theImmaculate Concept ion.I The prefect of the S o d a l i t y,Lne Walsh, a n d th e v i c e p r efect, Ka y Dineen , w i l lp i n o v e rLne heart of e a c h n e w S o d a l i s tLmedalof th e I m m a c u l a t e C o nception. This form al re ce pt ioninto th e P r i m a P r i m a r i a affords these m em be rsof t h e So ^dality many gracesa n d i n d u lgences otherwise no t? rec eiv ed .] in former ye ar s the S e m inarians participatedi n t h e c e r emony, receiving th ei ro w n m e mbers intot h e S o d a l i t y. T h i s y e a ra change h a s b e e n m a d e .Onthat M onday| ev en ingt he s t udents will gatherin t h e a u d itorium for an e n j o y a b l e p r ogram to c e l e b r a t e t h i s ,th egreat feasto f t h e S o d a l i t y, a n dto honor the n e w l y r e c e i v e dcandidates.

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n Something nicea n d n e w h a sbeen added |t o yo ur st or eofMercyhurst m em ori es !I Unanimous voteof t h e S t udent, Counc iljh a s a r r a n g e d ; 'f o r? Monthly bir th day pa r t y ;a n dno matter when your bi r th da yjfeNs, onth e f i r s t o r l a s t d a y o fr e month, you'll be c e r t a i n totow in th e ce leb ra t ion . It h a s*en decided t h att h e l a s t We d -^ a y n i g h t of e v e r y m o n t h,and in case of m o n t h s w h e n^ t i o n s i n t e r v e n e t h e l a s tJWneaday nigh t : be fore d ep ar t-k for

I You will s i t a t a spec ia l lt a b l eI e dining room and h a v eL t h e n lce s u r p r i s e s t h a tgoI A A b i r t h d ay P a r t y.itof u We se e a * a i n t h e s p i r -L*Mercyhurst at w o r k , t h a tfere**"someone w h o is in-kiiv \ a l w ay g in all of yourr y s ta i r s . "

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College ChancellorFeted By Students!This AfternoonBishop Gannon P ays Annual Visit Today

Today is Bishop's Daythe day rese rved by Mercyhurs tfor th especial honoringof her Chancellor and advisor, BishopJohn;MarkGannon .Tradit ionally,the en t i re s tuden t bodyin academic cap andgown is presented individuallyto the Bishopin ceremonies t ak ingplace in the Foyer. Followingthe formal p resen ta t ion ,all wil latt end a s tuden t p rogram des ignedto show our appreciat ionfor th emany sp i r i tua l and mate r ia l f avors whichour beloved Chancellorhas granted us. Tradit ional , too,is the se t t ing as ideof a- portionof the programfor his t i m e l y r e m a r k sto the assembled facu l tyand s tuden t body.

This af ternoon,as in the past years , we wil l celebrate Bishop'sDay. the s tuden t p rogram has beenplacedjin the capab le handsof

T o ^ t e Z i f e e lM h n t h r m fAt h d r f i r s t T h a n k s g i v i n g ! Va c a t i o n ,l o p to b o t t o m : M . D a n d o y, A . Maley, T.

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P 3 h , o y l a / u * nd ,wl11 i n c lde a one -ac t p l ay, " Int h e Chimney Cor-W < ner, d i rec t ed b y h e r . A s i t scontr ibut ion, t h e Glee Club will offer

^ ! . r i ' r * Holy Ar t Thou" and thetuneful " C o . MSick , M . S h a t t o , M . I.

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T h i s y e a r, m o r e t h a never.t every Uni ted S ta tes c i t i zen ,is be ingurged; to do his " p a t r i o t i c d u t y "f in buy ing defense bondsands t a m p s .

T h r o u g h o u t t h ecountry, c o l l ege s tuden t s ,as wel l as A m e r i c a ns a l a r y - e a r n e r s , h a v e b e e n c o o p e r a t i n gin these "v ic to ry-dr ives . "

H a s our own M e r c y h u r s t represented 100 percen t coopera t ion?I f no t , l e t ' s r e so lve to make tha t our a im!T h e Student Council is sponsor ing its own defens e s t am p dr i ve

^ j i n t h i s y e a r as it d id l a s t yea r. However,if w e are to reachour goa l , the re w i l l haveto be |m o r e coopera t ion ,t h a n w a s e v id e n t l a s t y e a r. S o s av ea p e n n yh e r e and t h e r e , and he lp youro w n A m e r i c a I

F o r the d a y - h o p s , a m e m b e rof S tuden t Counc i lwil be onh a n d t w oor t h r e e d a y sa w e e k ,s e l l i n g s t a m p s o u t s i d ethe? cupb o a r d . F o r t h e r e s i d e n t s , s t a m p swi l l be sold in t h e s t u d e n t d i ni n g r o o m , and in t h e e v e n i n g sjus t ou t s ide the s to re .

" W a r B on d Q u e e n "

A s an added incen t ive , the reis to be an e lec t ion l a te rin th eschoo l yea r of a "War BondQ u e e n " w h o m a ybe a s t u d e n tof any c lass . Any one purch as ings t a m p s w o r t htwentyicents wil lb e e n t i t l e d to one vo te . TheQueen, elected by your purc h a s e of s tamps , wi l l be c rowneda t a spec ia l danceto be helda f t e r C h r i s t m a s .

Your c lass loya l ty wi l lbet e s t e d by th i s d r ive , a l so . Record wil l be k e p t of p u r c h a s e sm a d e by s t u d e n t s in the differe n t g r o u p s a n da kind of i n t e r -c lass cempet i t ion wi l lbe setup . P e r c e n t a g e p o i n t s w i l lbeto ta l l ed

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ever lovely "HolyA r t Thou" a n d the J tuneful "Countryd e n s . " A n innovat ion in t h i s yea r ' s p rog ramw i l l l b e t h e snowing

of t h e M a y D a yf i lms, whicht h eBishop h a s neve r seen , w i tha ppropr i a t e r emarks by E l a y n eTormay. There wil l a lsobe aspeech of welcomeby one o f th es tuden t s .

The Senior dinner withtheBishop h a s a lways been markedb y its f e s t iv i ty ; a n d t h i s yea rS i s t e r M ary Al i ce , w i tha tw inkl e in h e r eyes, promises manyp leasan t su rp r i se s .As in form e r y e a r s ,one o f th eh igh l igh t sof this dinner wil lb e t h e Bishop's gif t of three beaut i ful rosa r i e s t o lucky senior c lass mem-

i be r s .W e are singular ly for tunate

inf. be ing able to en te r t a in am e m b e r of t h e Cathol ic hiera r c h y w h o h a s been so p r o mi n e n t in t h e fu r the r ing of o u rr e l a t ions wi th La t in Amer icaan d in th e tspread of t h e C a t hol ic Press . Bishop Gannonh a sw on n o t only our r eve renceasa shepa rd of souls, bu t a l soour admir ia t ion as a m i l i t a n tCathol ic .

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a n d m o r e of our s tuden t s att end ing and t ak ing ac t ive pa r t

in concerts and discusions.

O n S a t u r a d y, D e c e m b e r4, Vil la M aria Collegewill p layhos tess to d e l e g a t e sof the Lake Er ie Reg ionof the Na t iona l Federa t ion of Ca tho l ic Col lege S tuden t s .

At the genera l sess ions , p lans wi l l be fo rmula tedfor regionalp ro jec t s to be ca r r i ed ou t th i s yea r. Marg are t O 'Connorwill r epres e n t M e r c y h u r s t ina panel discussion on thetransition-from war to fff ff f ftfC P f P c / f f t f D f fpeace to be held by the region al Intern at iona l Relat ions Comm ission.^ " , 7 * * 8 ' room wil l s t i l lh SeL U t

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Vaca t ion .J N F C C S Convent ion at Vi l l a Mar iaI n s t a l la t i o n of

n e w s o d a l i t y m e mb e r s .

C a n a d i a n P h i l o s o p h e r S c h e d u lDr. CharlesDeKoninckWill Discuss Humanism

The f i r s t speake r of t h i syea r ' s l ec tu re se r i e s w i l lb e D r.

C h a r l e s De Koninck of L a v a lU n i v e r s i t y in Quebec , Canada .D r . D e Koninck ho lds manyp os i t i ons of d i s t inc t ion :h e is ph ilosophy {directorof t h e Societyo f Quebec , memberof t h e C an a d i a n A c a d e m yof S t . T h o m a sAquinas , p ro fes so rof cosmology,ph i losophe r?of science a n d scien t i f i c me thod ,a n d head of t h ef acu l ty a t t h e U n i v e r s i t yo f L a -

consequencest o a society whichhas adop ted its pr inc ip l e s .H umanism, wh ich impl i e sa m a n -cen te red in place of a God-cente red un ive r se ,b y i t s very n at u re , bes ides pu t t ingm a n a t t h em e r c y of h i s o w n weakness ,isa n a t t e m p tt o establ ish a se t o fworkable pr inciples to guideh im in h i s effort at self-develo p m e n t . I

The above will b e t h e t h e m e-a lec-

v a l .The sub jec t of D r. D e Kon

inck '* ta lk wil lb e " W h e n M a nS t a n d s A l o n e . "In t h i s , he willdiscuss the ph i losophy of hum a n i s m , i t s a m p l i c a t i o n sin t h er e a l m of human a ff a i r s ,a n d t h e

of D r . Koninck 's lecture-ture which wil lb e spoken mostopportunely, s inceit i s t h e v iewof m any "contemporary^ ser iousmind s th at our c ivi l izat ion hasinmodern t imes been largely bui l ton the assumptionsof h u m a n i s m .

L a s t S a t u r d a y the J u n i o r sp layed hos t e s s to t he i r f r e shmen " l i t t l e s i s t e r s "at a brunchheld in the S t u d e n t D i n i n gRoom. There, decorat ions cente r ing abou t t h e t h e m e of t h ef i r s t Thanksg iv ingD a y t r a n s

f o r m e d t h e dining room intoacolonial scene peopledby Ind i a n s a n d Pi lg r im fa the r s .

F reshmen gues t s were we lcomed officially by M a r g a ySavage f a s the e n t e r t a i n m e n tp r o g r a m g o t under w a y . A c t i n gas mis t r e s s of ce remonies ," D .A." Har ing ton led the groupin t h e s i n g i n g of school songsand or iginal parodies wri t tenfo r t h e occasion. Anne Kingstonoffered a monologue in honorof t h e F r e s h m e n .T h e p r o g r a mclosed witha br i e f " thanky o u "addres s g iven by f r e shmanpres iden t , Ma ry Jan e Mas te r-son.

I t r ea l ly wasn ' t ea syt o sponsor a 9000 point m eal , .espec ia l ly du r ing a busy pre-Thanksg iv ing season .So, theJun io r s and Freshmen a l ike ,who enjoyed the brunch somuch , a r e gra t e fu l f o r a l l t h ep lo t t i ng a n d p l a n n i n g t h a t m a d ei t possible . __

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Edi tor ia l BoardNews E ditor M. Scull ionFea tures Edi tor --.- D. Ber ry

Li te ra ry Ed i tor G.OlivaA r t E d i t o r E .Klos, N. Hirt leBus iness Ma nager M.Taylo^Contributors: E. Gerbracht, M. Crowe, P. Duffy, M. O'Connor,

M. Savage, M. E. Fitzgerald, P. Sull ivan, L. Crowley, G.M iddleton, P. White , J. R oepke,. N. Buzzelli, J. V idetto, B.

| F leming , E . and A.Klem m,4H MM |fcR * Held.'Business Staff: A. Kane, C. O'Rourke, M. Darsie, G. Erwin, E.

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IT'S FOR YOU jjSince the newly-organized Student Council is now active many

students1 have asked for a re-statement of i ts purpose andfunctions. Fi rst of al l , the S tudent Council is a rep rese ntativ e c ente rfor the co-oper ation of all college activities a* clea ring h ouse foryour ideas and problems, not only those of i ts members. Any girlor group of gir ls may present plans or programs which they thinkwould benefit the schoolas ^a whole.

Council Representatives are chosen from college organizations,ra ther than on the a rb i t ra ry bas i s o f c lasses , thus assur ing leadership and a unified school spiri t . To keep you informed, the Student Council wil l publicize i ts activit ies through class and clubme etings, bulletins, and Merciad new s i tem s.

Our S tudent C ouncil is the d irective force w hich! keeps th ein tegra l par t s o f Mercyhurs t t i ck ing toge ther, he lp ing one another,working for your college;and for you. Through the Council, thevarious clubs and organizations can, through their individual activit ies, co-operate on definite m easures to imp rovestudent!lifeand solve studentproblemsto make college more profi table andenjoyable for all of us.

HOW A R B TOCI G R O W I N G ?In al l ourj j l ives, not a single day passes but that a certain

growth takes place ineachfof us. We grow unrealizingly, forexample, in ei ther tolerance or intolerance; and you must admit

that the atmosphere at Mercyhurst does not incourage intolerance.We grow in knowledge and wisdom, the individual extent of whichdepends largely upon ourselves. If this seems incredible, just try^o t to learn; i t won' t work. Obviously, too, there is l i t t le sat isfaction in acquiring a tale nt for not acq uiring! any talen t .{[

Wejgrow every day int h e ! abil i ty to understand the thingsthat are growing within us, with the occasional , unique experienceof feeling realization or of solving some complex problem. Wisdomdawns in our l ives asthe*dawn comes to each new day. The day'sdawning is inevitable; we cannot stop i t , al though we can closeour eyes to the sun. So i t is with the dawn of wisdom. Only byclosing the eyes of our mind can we blot out i ts ever-present l ight .Growth, l ike the l ight of day, is unlimited; and our share, whenlost by the closing of our eyes, can never be acquired again.

SLOWING U PDo many of us feel the need of an Inspirat ion Bureau? We

idle away precious minutes, talk about our lack of sleep, or thinkabout that book we mean to read in our leisure t ime. From all thiswe do not f ind the needed ideas.

Jus t wh ere would be a place to go for inspirat ion? Let 's arr ang ean appointment with Aristotle and Plato. When we find ourselvesface to face with them, wemust*not let our eyes drif t along theti t les as we think, "Oh! theseareltoo dry; we wouldn' t be interested." Be adventurous, takethemtdown from the shelf, and givethem a fair tr ial . |

Before we are aware, many books will be tapping their f ingerson our shoulders with the friendly invitation,"Come r e a d w h a t w ehave to say." Before long, their constructive ideas will be holdingaisle seats in our mental world. They will serve as a kind of wellspring upon which we can draw when our mental pumps needpriming for ideas.| Now, i t is entirely up to us not to bury our heads in the sandsof illusion^and think that ideas will come to us while we wait forthem. We cannot ge t any place w thout taking those f irst courageouss teps . Why not wake up now, instead of twenty years later l ike

Rip Van Winkle? Off to a raid on the shelves of the library stack-room !

T # $ y C l J R P A P E R

A college paper deserves andneeds the best in the way ofstudent opinion* So let's haveyour suggestions, comments andcri t icisms. Have you any ideasfor new features or addit ionsto those already in THE MERCIAD? By all means, tel l anymember of thestaff. Are youenthusiast ic or peeved about

something? Then write a let terto the editor. Is there a matterwhich you think should be discussed in the school? An art icleon the subject would be welcome. We're anxious to knowwhat features of THE MERCIAD you like best and which youthink could be improved. It 'syour paper. Let 's hear fromyou.

HI

AMThe space al lottedfor this article is much too short

enum eration of al l things for w hich I am thankfuln*ll *"ft*** m i

GUILTY ?Are you guilty . . .

Of hoardingcoke.bottles? \\Of Jlettirig "George" empty

ash t rays in the lounge?Of organizing an unofficial

(and Unintelligible) song-contes t be tween precis a t themovie ?I

Of car ry ing on a "cor respondence" course during class?

If so, what's the verd ic t? Dobet te r nex t t ime? Finel W eknew you would.

por tan t ones can be se t downh e r e . First, and mosti f*a l l , I am th ankful th at I be lieve in God. My belief and t^more than compensa te for whatever t r ia l s andd* a

r u s t iC ,He has^eittf me, and give me a sense of securi tyn o t h i ll i fe can give, I am thankful to Him for the parentsUfrom whom I have received my physical and mentalfit*to whose pa t ien t gu idance , ! owe whatever degreeof

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f i tness I possess , [ jam thankful for theteac hm whoh me an insight into the satisfactions afforded byinteluLdeavor.SI am tha nkful for the imm ediate m embers ofm fjand for my friends who bear w ith me in spite of my{Lt^comfort me in t imes of stress. I am thankful that I holdcit *in a country where I am free to get down on my knees atan dand in any place to thank Almighty Godfor these and allHi ^magnificent? gifts to me and to an America whichtiii ^"Thanksgiv ing ." mcn s t lU ob , J

W H AT FAC E ARE YOU W EARING?Since the beginningof the war, there has been a growinginter

est in the movement popularly called "Back to God." We read ofalmost miraculous conversions, of renewed fai th and of sudden realisat ion of how important is our rel igion. Authors, poets, andart ists , t rying to simulate supposedly actual condit ions, have attempted to por t ray th i s re l ig ious rev iva l in the i r works . Some have

succeeded; but far too many have fai led, and fai leddismally b ecause they, l ike so many of the people for whom they are speaking,understand only with their l ips and not with theire0 JPlease forgive me forbe

ungrateful. I give theetnwith all my heart forJ ^ J Jfor belief in You . . .tor *Jthat You will bringhim ^safely, if it is accordingt0 t,holy will . . ** bol,e Jheaven, dear

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knowing that mybrotDtfhappy there with You j ^belief that this warb 2for a good purpose if'* . Usouls back to You. a ^\Jof i a l l , dear Jesus, * r . J

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that there is Justice-- -and all sufferingshall ^warded . 0 myQodt 1 f 1

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Lews 9> om ousD ue to lack of co-operat ion, onlys i x t e e n V t h e s tuden t bodv

volunteered the i r op in ions a t t he po l l t h i s week . Manyof theVoterstoo, did no t t ake the m a t t e r s e r ious ly enough to g ive i t adequa tetaught, a s was e v i d e n c e d b y s o m e o f t h e a n s w e r s .When a p !preached with the q u e s t i o n " w h a t a r e s o m e a c t i v i t i e sfor s t u d e n t sd u r in g w a r t i m e , t h e m a j o r i t y f a v o re descapist! t ac t i c s such a s.fewer studies "tea during e x a m s , " e tc . , r a t h e r t h a n c o n s t ru c t iv eremedies for the collegiate w a r t i m e r u t . M a n y s t u d e n t s u rg e d"more dances , ' n o t r ea l i z ing , pe r hap s , t h a t we wi l l be fo r tuna teto sponsor even the usua l num ber o f p rom s .

To p rove wh a t a l i t t l e fo re though t can do , howeve r, he re a resome ideas wh ich we re anony mous ly p roposed on the po l l , and w h ichwill|undoubtedly be ca r r i ed ou t . Fo r pu re r e l axa t ion , h ikes , game

| t o ur n a m e n t s ; c om m u n i ty * s i n g s , s k a t i n g p a r t i e s , w e i n e r r o a s t s , a n d| b r idge pa r t i e s wereprescribed* A l s o s u g g e s t e d w e r e a c t i v i t i e swhich wi l l s e t ou r mind s upon m a t t e r s en t i r e ly ou t s ide o f s chooland ou r se lves , such a s Red Cross w ork , o r pe r fo rm ing sm a l l s e rv i cesfor hosp i t a l s , o rph ang es , e t c . Time p robab ly wou ld no t p e rm i tcompl i ca t ed , s chedu led p ro jec t s ; bu t l i t t l e t h ings , l i ke mak ing ho l iday favors for h o s p i t a l t r a y s , c o u l d b e c a r r i e d o u t r i g h t h e r e a tschoo l. B igg e r soc ia l ac t iv i t i e s m igh t come l a t e r.

A sh i ft f ro m m e n t a l a c t i v i t y b y e n g a g i n g i n h a n d i c r a f t a n dhobbies was also proposed. *

In the fu tu re , t he ques t ionfor the s tuden t po l l w i l l be pos t ed inadvance , g iv ing us a day o r m ore to th ink and t a lk abou t i t . S tuden topinion i s t oo va luab le to be t r ea t e d l i g h t ly ; an d i f a l l w i l l cons ide rthe i r vo te se r ious ly, t he S tude n t Counc i l w i l l have a sp l end idsource of ideas fo r ou r bene f i t and p l ea su re in a l l o rg an iza t ions and

phases of M ercy hurs t l i fe .

"HONEST TO JOHN I r ea l ly was on comba t de t a i l t h i safternoon,by m y o w n

orde r s, t oo. You see , I dec ided to g e t som e o f my Ch r i s tma s shopp ing done ea r ly th i s ye a r, so I b rav e lypitted?my s t r e n g t h a g a i n s t

I the jost l ing crowdsand g o t n o w h e r efast. I no ted a change in thes tock shopp ing inqu i ry. Now, in s t ead o f a sk in g "How m uch i s? "the quest ion in o rde r i s "Do you hav e? " I guess , i n s t ead o f f ind ing

i f au lt and compla in in g , we shou ld be tha nkfu l wedon't h a v e t oshop in Nor th Af r i ca wh ere , I am to ld , t he shops a re m ere s t a l l s ,

sma l l , c rowded an d d i r ty. A thousan di vo ices babb le in a dozen1 tongues. Horses , m o to r b ikes , and E uropean m oto r ca r s con tend

wi th the popu lace on foot fo r t he r igh t o f way . Cons ide r ing tha t ,roomy s to re s , c l ean coun te r s , mlittle; k idd ie s , baby bugg ies ,

paved -s t reets , and eve ntraffic A rn mm .Iights^are m o s t w e l c o m e i n s t i - A l CW lYl l I iU lCStutionscertainly som eth in g to A t the Nov. 17 th m ee t ing o fbe^thankful for. the S.O.S., C h a r l o t t e Cushman

I I e x h i b i t e d h e r o w n w o r k i n t h er e c e n t l y r e v i v e d a r t o f w e a v i n g .Be t ty Schwe i t ze r spoke on "Co ll e g e w a r d r o b e s " a n d L o r e t t aCrowley gave po in te r s on skinc a r e .

A t t h e N o v. 17 t h m e e t i n g ,t h e m e m b e r s h e a r d t h e e mploye r ' s v i ews on in t e rv i ewsand sec re t a r i a l e ff i c i ency in at a l k b y M r. C . MissimerJ Th es t u d e n t s ' p r o g r a m i n c l u d e d ab o ok re v i e w b y M a r y A n n H a rr i son and a t a lk on the m eaning , o f f r eedom,by'Elayne Tor-m a y .

r Harvest moons wi l l a lwa ysbring to my*mind t h e s e n i o rdance of '43. We h o p e t h e b o y senjoyed the dance half as muchas we en joyed h av in g i t fo rthem.

Here and now , I'd l ike to saythat , t o my wa y o f t h in k ing ,% Blue-Room ; C o n c e r t s r a t e abit of praise . I t i s an hour wel lspent , an oppor tuni ty not tobe ignored. Tha nk y ou so much,I Sis ter Inez, and everyone whohas any th ing to do wi th mak ingthem possible. I

| The day for whichlthe e n t i r eschool , and e special ly th e Sen iorClass,! h a s b e e n i m p a t i e n t l ywaiting h as arrivedwe h a v e** opportuni ty to meetIBishop.

The O .G.A. l aunched i t s p rog ram o f the schoo l yea r w i ththe instal la t ion of off icers andthe p resen ta t ion of numerousa w a r d si i n s ec re t a r i a l sk i l l s .

our

lookfo r ;

We don 't even have to** things to be thankful - _h e r e are so v e r y |m a n y t h i n g s

^or l ives , our a t least a v e r -* ge in tellect a n d t h e o p p o r t u n -1 y to develop, i t , a cha pel so^7 close, people whocooper-

a * Sood food in spite of; w a rr ^ a g e s , th e cu p bo ar d ,mail7 ?U 8 t an in f in i t e number ofWi g s , g s

A top ic o f p re sen t i n t e re s tand impor t ance was d i scusseda t t he November mee t ing o f t heSoc iology Sem ina r :"The Effeeto f t he W ar on the Mora l sofYou th Our Respons ib i l i t y. "The s tudy and f ina l p re sen tat ion fo r approva l o f t he Semin a r ' s c o n s t i t u t i o n w a s a r r a n g e d .

The F rench C lub me t on Octobe r 21 wi th a p rogram o fsk i t s and d i a logues f rom FrenchClass i c s . The mee t ing c losedwi th the s ing ing o f t he Mar*se i l l a i se .

fe^^Bt to J o h n " i t ' s d o w n -broth i r o n i c a l t h a t , w h e n ourour ! ? ' 0Ur f nends and , we l l ,in l *

he* "b ro the r s " a re f igh t -UjJ*' ^mng t he i r ve ry l i vesfor

h e fii m&T% ** u s * * *t o ha 4L * s e e a n y t h i n g i n it08 th *nkful for.

Comply ing* wi th Sec r e t a ryHul l ' s r eques t t ha t co l l eges doal l possible to fur th er f r iendlyre l a t ions wi th ou r Sou th Amer ican ne igh bors , t he S pan i shClub i s p l ann ing co r re spondencewi th s tuden t s " sou th o f t heb o r d e r " a n d i s s t u d y i n g S p a n i s hmus ic .

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fls y o u L ik eI tDo you have t rouble keepi

your accounts s t r a i g h t , t r y i n g* ? a k * t h o s e two dollars las tuntil the f i f teenth of them o n t h ? T1 >at is my toughes ta s s ignmen t . Pe rhaps i t i s your salso. ;T

K a t h e r y n F o r b e s h a s w r i t t e na book which might 1 help yousolve your problems.Mama'sBank Account, a 1943 book byMiss Forbes, wil l take a sudden dive into the depths of yourpocke t book . S t r ange ly enough ,it i s a l so a hea r t -warming , fun -lov ing s to ry o f a Norweg ianfami ly l i v ing in San F ranc i sco .

Be tween the cove r s o f t h i sbook you wil l f ind the t ruth ofthe adage"Woman i s the sa lvat ion or destruct ion of thefamily.!^ She carr ies i ts dest in yin the fo lds o f he r man t l e . "Mama Forbes was a l l o f t h i s :l ov ing , unde r s t and ing , and he lpful. The en t i r e s to ry i s soh um a n a n d a p p e a l i n g i t c a n n o tfai l to touch the most casualr e a d e r. : II How often w e find ourselvesak in to the cha rac t e r s i n th i sbook. Nefs , one of the youngsons o f t he Forbes f ami ly,wan ted to go to h igh schoo l .

w i th the co -ope ra t iono the r ch i ld ren and the

"p iggy bank , " enab led h im tocon t inue h i s educa t ion.Her sp i r i to f unde r s t and ing was shown inh e r a t t i t u d e t o w a r d t h e r o o m e rwho gave he r a wor th l e s s checkfo r t he much needed r en t .

I t i s , i ndeed , Mam a ' s s to ry ;i t i s she who makes i t t i ck .W h i l e r e a d i n g Mama's B a n kAccoun t you can ' t he lp bu t sha re

h e r t e a r s , h e r l a u g h t e r h e r lo v e s,he r j oys , and he r so r rows . Onceyou do read i t you wil lwishitopass i t t o your f r i ends .

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Guess Guests1. Who ' s t he t a l l , good- look ing F reshman whorides^her bike

to school eachdaynot only in order to be patr iot ic but a lso tobe wide awake fo r he r 8 :25 c l a s s?

2. W hat s i s t e r s i n our number have been go ing home a l t e rna t in g weekends to r ide the i r ho r se to keep h im in t r im ? |

3. And then the re ' s t he b londe , v ivac iousFreshie whose popula r i ty a t Acad emy l a s t yea r s t i ll b r ing s fo r th a s igh .

4. Who ' s t he cha rming Sen io r who he lps he r f e l low p rac t i ce -t eache r s s ave the i r "E ig h tee ns" by t ax i ing them f rom A cademyb a c k t o M e r c y h u r s t ? i

5. W hat Jun io r, p ray t e l l , gasped when h e r "mys te r ious" l e t t e rr ece ived such a p romptreplyand a p l e a s a n t o n e a t t h a t ?

6. Thenthere's tha t ce r t a in Sen io r whose da t e a r r iva l^ wasanticipatedand by more than one phone ca l l t oo .

7. Do you know the l i t t l e F resh ma n who was so th r il l ed whenh e r b r o t h e r w a s m a d e a C a p t a i n i n t h e A r m y A i rCorp ?

8 . Le s t w e forgetsee if youican guess the name o f t heSophomore who l ikes Notre Dame, not just becauseeveryone doesbu t because he i s No t re Dame .

9 And w ha t abou t t he F reshm an wh o , a long wi th he r s i s te r,adopted a g roup (no less) of W est Pointers to swel l the ir familycircle

10 Can you guess which Senior wai ts a l l week for mai l f romNorth Africa and then receives a s tack of s ix a t a t ime? Should we

see about enlarging her mai l box for this big occasion?11 She looks and ta lks just l ike her mother, and h er l i t t lesisterwil l someday look l ike both ofthemjust ask anyone who s tayedover the longweekend Who i s i t?

12 W ha t day -hop Jun io r was anx ious ly awa i t ing the weekendbefo re q ua r t e r l i e s t o see a ce r t a in young manfrom Youngstown ?

13 Who i s t he g i r l i n "67" who r ece ived | a "compan y"lettwr i t t en by eve ry so ld i e rfrom a buck-private to the chaplain?

14 Do you know what sophomore, convalescing af ter the longweekend , surprised he r roommateby|returning unexpectedly atmidn igh t on Sa tu rday even ing? ; &&*

16 Have you ever taken up the hobby of col lect inglipsticks ?Can you guess which one of our Freshmenhas th i s interest ? Hint:each t ime she goes down-town she br ings back another l ipst ickt u b e .

Have you eve r wa tched a ca t chas ingamouse? Af te r a madscurry around the f loor, the l i t t le rodent of ten manages to e ludethe swif t paw of his pursuer and bol t headlong into the securi ty ofhis mousehole . Then how does the cat behave? Does she c l aw m ad lyat the crack in the wal l , in vain pursui t of her vict im? No. Shesaunters casual ly into the corner andcurls ;up fo r a nap . The ca thas in s t inc t ive ly mas te red the a r t o f r e l axa t ion . When the chaseends , when the mouse is no longer accessible , Pussy abandons, forthe moment , a l l anxiety as to future hunt ing expedi t ions, and wisely"lets herself go." | f

x Now for the {[paral le l . In our re len t less p ursui t of e igh teen totwen ty -one c red i t s , we r each a po in t where ou r mind no longe rseems able to funct ion. There is so much to do that we can dono th ing . Whi l e s t rugg l ing to p repa re one a s s ignmen t , we wor ry

abou t t he nex t . U l t ima te ly, we f ind ou r se lves s t a r ing a t a pageof his tory, composingan J; Engl i sh t e rm-j paper, and p l ann ing aclub meet ing al l a t the same moment . Knowledge eludes us;we confront a blank wal l . Now is when our common sense

shouts "At ease!" Now is whenwe should relax. Yes, we know:you don ' t have t ime. But i f youcont inue s tar ing at the bookfor another hour, you wil l havenothing to show for yourefforte i ther in his tory class , on thet e rm pape r, o r a t t he c lub mee ting . Why no t t ake twen ty min -

yutes off to stretch out on your| bed, to t rot around the bui lding,

to chal lenge your "roomy" toa game of checkers , or tobrowse through the ar t fol ioin the l i b ra ry? At the end o f

that t ime, you can at tack histo ry aga in wi th inc red ib l e ene rgy and concen t r a t ion , wondering why i t s eemed soimpossiblebefore . Don't w a i t until^you a r ea t t he sc reaming po in t , o r,worse s t i l l , unt i l you havelapsed into the iner t ia of despair. Close your mind for a .br ief space of t ime,or; findsome- act ivi ty comp letely outs ide* yourself and your dai lyrou t ine . Le t go !Playf"Pussy-inthe-Corner"! Relax!

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T h e y W e r e T h a n k f u lI saw a* beaut i ful picture ,A scene ; t ha t eve ryone knows ,Of Indians and of Pi lgr imsNo longer divided as foes ,In ha rmony sea t ed s ide by s ide ,Unmindful of race or bir thSha r ing the i r b l e s s ings and

happ iness ,In this brotherhood of ear th .

Our world today in turmoilCould well look back to prayF or return of the peace and

fellowshipOf *that f i r s t Thanksg iv ing Day.

8/6/2019 The Merciad, Nov. 23, 1943

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Pag e 4 T H E M E R C j l A D November 23 1941

THANKSQUIZZMNG/Now t h a t Thanksgiving i s nea r and the sp i r i t o f the P i lg r ims

f i l l s the a i r, mos t Amer icans a re t ak ing t ime ou t to coun t the i rb less ings . Th i s yea r more than ever be fore they rea l i ze the coun t lessl i t t l e th ings fo r which they shou ld be g ra te fu l . Bu t be ing thankfu lonce a yea r i s no t enough . Apprec ia t ion shou ld be an impor tan tpar t o f our every day appare l , no t jus t a ho l iday d ress . How of tendo you we ar i t ? Check up on yourse l f by answ er ing the fol lowingq u e s t i o n s : |

How often do youthank God fo r your F a i th ?

Do you fu l ly appre c ia te your p r iv i l ege o f a t t end in gMercyhurstmade poss ib le by the sac r i f i ces o f your pa ren t s?U Are you g ra te fu l fo r the food you ea t? Th is may s ta r t l e you ,bu t f ew of us rea l i ze the num -Ie rous d i ff i cu l t i e s tha t a r i se ina n o r d i n a r y m a r k e t i n g t o u r.Ra t ion po in t s (no t ours ) mus tbe budge ted ; exorb i t an t p r i cesm u s t b e p a i d ; a n d a f t e r s t a n ding in l inefor hours , the answ er,"Sor ry, no more meat/' m u s tb e m e t w i t h a s m i l e .

Are you thankfu l fo r them a n y friends y o u h a v e m a d e a tMercyhurst ?

Do you rea l i ze the va lue o fyour wonderful opportunity ofb e a r i n g|daily? M ass of fre

q u e n t visits to the chape l?Ar e you-' than kful for thel e t t e r s w h i c h b r i g h t e n y o u r d a y,and; do you p rove i t by send ingp r o m p t r e p l i e s ?

Do you appreciated t h e t e a c hers who a re a lways a t yourse rv ice ?

A re f you thankful for th emany "comfor t s o f home"founda t schoo l? *

Arel you than kful for eachd a y ' s t r i a l s w h i c h s t r e n g t h e nyour self control?

Do you make everyday iny o u r l i f e a " t h a n k s g i v i n g " d a y ?

|I f your score i s 100 a t t h i spo in t , thank God , you a re ana n g e l .

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We F r e s h m e n h a v e s o m e t h i n gn e w t h i s y e a r t o b e t h a n k f u lfo r. Not on ly wi l l we thankGod fo r our homes , which wen o w a p p r e c i a t e s o m u c h m o r et h a n e v e r ; n o t o n l y w i l l w et h a n k H i m f o r o u r p a r e n t s w h ohav e sac r i f i ced so much ou t o flove fo r us ; no t on ly wi l l wethank the King o f Peace fo rpres e rv in g so fa r our c i t i e s andt o w n s f r o m t h edestruction i of

b o m b s W e, t h e F r e s h m e n ,have Hhisto be espec ia l ly thankfu l fo r :the p r iv i l ege o f a t t end ing aCa tho l ic Col lege . Th i s i s a g i f ttha t i s go ing to in f luence ourwhole l ives . Here , we a re going to l ea rn to make f r i ends ,to be happy, to love, to l ive,t o b e C h r i s t i a n s . I

T h e f ou r y e a r s s t r e t c h i n gbefore us wi l l be f i l l ed wi thv i s i t s to our Chape l , s tudy inga n d r e a d i n g i n o u r l i b r a r y,l ec tu res and " labs" in our c lassr o om s , w a l k s | o n t h e c a m p u s ," h e a r t t o h e a r t " t a l k s w i t h o u r" roomies , " " food feas t s , " and

"fun n igh t s . " These mean fouryears o f work and p lay,years o f justMercyhurst.

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With Apologies __ON WHOM THE BELLES TOLD

To Hemingway^.A AW ords fa i l us bu t : I sthat!smile on Joan Lutz's face caused

by those l e t t e r s f rom a t a l l , da rk man nam ed "Sm i les? " Speak ingof l e t t e r s , even though Mar i lynCummiskey w a i t e d five*long w e e k s ,D on came j> th rough . Do good th ings go , a s we l l a s come, in smal lp a c k a g e s , M a rg a y? And, Scu l ly, does JohnRoyle apprec ia te o rdeprec ia te packages (of pap er do l l s ) ? By the w ay, d id someones a y ' a p p r e c i a t i n g , ' o r w a s t h a tSusan?Missimer te l l ing how muchs h e a p p r e c i a te s D a v e ?

A n o t h e r e n g a g e m e n t ! C o n g r a t s t o E l a i n e a n d B i l l !H o n e s t t o J o h n !"Duff" sure makes a smooth t eacher. For

Be t ty, Eva and M oos ie , those m ar ty r s to sc ience, we sugg es t r ead

ing The San i ty o f Insan i ty. I t wi l l make p rac t i ce t each ing a de l igh t .There mus t be someth ing to th i s war t ime shar ing po l i cy. TheTriumvirate of Hurley, Held, and Kingston evenshare incomingcor respondence .

Someonedropped*her notebook the other day,and!sailor boyspeered f rom the cover ; bu t webet Marion Ly m a n g o e swith a M ar ine . No need to ask i fLiPCrowley favors Navy Blue ,s ince "Mac" spen t two success ive week-ends in Er ie . Mus trun in the Crowley fami ly !

B r e a k f a s t a t S a r d i ' s h a snothing on Bre akfas t a t M ercy-hurs t ' s Ki tchene t t e . Would theJun iors who a t t ended conf i rmt h e s t a t e m e n t"Too^many cookss p o i l! t h e p a n c a k e s ? "

We know tha t Glor ia Midd le -ton i s an admire r o f na tu re ;bu t i s i t e spec ia l ly human na-^t u r e ?

'Tis t o o b a d D . A . a n d J a y n eMcC ar ron a re n ' t so lucky asM a r y A g n e s C u l h a n e h a v i n ga N a v y m a n a t N o t r e D a m e . I tmigh t have so lved the i r p roblem of whom to root for inCleve land . W-

Thanks to M ary Lou Blumle ,Mercyhurs t wi l l have a Vic to ryGarden o r a r easonab le facs imi le , x

* " P u g " w a s f o r t u n a t e i n b eing ab le to ge t home to see he rm a n ; but ( think of the lucky gir lsof room 8, or people l ike JoanBer ry, whose men come to see

t h e m .The ingenu i ty o f some people! Peg and June spor t beautiful blazers as a resul t ofu t i l i z ing the Navy b lanke t sM a r t y s e n t .

Eveyone is happy to see ourfour Home Ec-e r s back aga in ,Marg Crowley, Dot t i e Kuhn ,Char lo t t e Cushman , and AnnMcNultyJNow t h a t A n n ' s h e r e ,maybe E l inor ' s p rob lems abou tthe twins w i l l be m in imized .

Envied i sthe-Freshman d a y -hop who has a smi le fo r everyone. W hat ' s your sec re t , Suz-annef Cummings ?

Blank, blank, blank . . . nowwe 've done i t ! Words havefa i l ed us !

WORD OF EXPLANA T/OThere i s no th ing so s t imula t ing as the indesc r ibab lefeeli

comradesh ip which en l ivens a g roup work ing toge thert o i / Vs ing le purpose . Thus we an t i c ipa te eager ly the reg iona lNPr *conven t ion to be he ld on December 4 a t Vi l l aM a r i a .Many fhowever, have but a vague conception of what the NationalF*8'erat ion of Catholic College Students actual ly is . ^

U nti l a few ye ars ago, Catholic col leges had no bonds ofexcept in special ized organizat ions such as Sodali t ies , peace ?**atons, or newspaper exchanges. Realizing the need for aco-ordt ion of s tude nt opinion and act ivi ty , the National Catholic WConference organized a na t ion-wid e federat ion which is racc ru ing to i t smembershipUll?the Catholic colleges ofAme

The NF CC S is orga nized into g eographica l regions of secolleges each. A ctivi t ies such as Catholic Action study, the pt ion of decent l i terature, or Internat ional Relat ions group0^carr ied out by means of nat ional , regional , and localcommissieach headed by a col lege which has promoted that part iculat[uof effort m ost suc cessfully. T he he ad college of each nationalional commission collects sourcesof information anda c t i v i t y /a l l in te res ted co l l eges o r g roups .Regional-conferences giveden t s oppor tun i ty to exchange p rob lems and ideas -one ano ther. to learnfrom

Lengthy newspaper accoun ts ev inced theim porta nce of theNFC CS na tion al cong ress of 1943, wh ere C atholic colleges prestheir joint proposal for peace and post-war set t lements .

As the NFCC S g rows in pres t ige and mem bership, Ca

college!students a re becomingincreasingly4

,aware th at individualcolleges m ust be ac t ively Catholic , not yust "act ive" alone, inorderto achiev e th e frui t ion of our new stren gth and unity inNFC CS. M ercyh urst is indeed proud to be a mem ber of thepe rin g orga niza tion . Th rough it, a str ong voice of Catholic opwi l l be heard in Amer ica .

'NTJFF S A I D jAre you a snag? I f no t , you mus t be awiltieor maybe

you're a froll-trolllor a tootie frosus. Ask "M eetsy " Puchn er foryour ana lys i s .

Home Ecers t ake no t i ce :An a rm y Cook had jus t whipped up o rders fo r sc rambled eggs

for a hun gry mob of so ld ie r s . ! W ear ied[by his herculean effort hesa t in a shady spo t under a nea rby e lm t ree , yawned , l i t a b lackc igar, and wro te a no te to h i s swee thear t . "Dar l ing , " he began ,

"For the pas t th ree hours she l l s have been burs t ing a l l a round me!"

by Short Stuff

At'last, besides exercisesandgym nast ic s , h as come a netactivitythat of moderndamsin g. Girls wh o really enjoym usic ha ve been attendingc lasses andlike fworking from

r h y t h m i c"fundamentals to thecom position of our dances.Did you hear abou t the l i t t l e moron who wentto : t h e n a v y

yard to see a blood vessel . Does theNavy,have any, Peg Su l l ivan?

Pr iva te : " I f ee l l ike t e l l ing the Sergean t where to ge t o ffa g a i n . "

Second Pr iva te : "W hat do your,mean , aga in? "F i r s t P r iva te : " I f e l t l ike i t yes te rday too . "(Edi to r ' s noteAin'tHt t h e t r u t h ! )

Did you hear abou t the l i t t l e moron who d ivorced h i sa f t e r r ece iv ing h i s income tax re tu rn because he cou ld no tca re o f h i s wi fe and the government too .

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Blonde Tida lWave"Why do you ca l l your swee thear t 'P i lg r i m ? ' " I * J l I J

B r u n e t t e Wavelet"Because every t ime he comes he re onleave he makes more p rogress !"

Volleyball seasonhas "begucwi th a ban g , and we a rehopingwe wi l l see many more ofyouout for the games. It is loadsof fun, and good recreationtoo

M an y of our basketball players of last year have graduated,so it 's necessary for us tobuMup a new team of stars tosucceed, and perhapsexceed tteform er tea m . Pra ctice for basketb all an d volleyball is onlytwic e a week, so we will*seeing?you there.

Remember now, don'tletyoclass, your school, yow*down. All out for sports!

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I A N S W E R S :1. G r a c e Ta m o .2. Char lo t t e and Ruth Rumsey.3. Gloria Ott .4. Eveyln Gerbrach t . {5. Marilynne Cooper.6 . Marg Crowley.7. M a r y M a l e y.8 . Ginny W alsh .9 . Susan Kin tz ing .

10. Pa t Duffy. 1:11. C a t h y C a v a n a u g h .12. J e a n S c h a n b a c h e r.13. B e t t y K n a p p .14. Dot t i e Lynch .15. Zoe Ramer iz .

Presen ted he re wi th i s a l ive ly desc r ip t ion o f tha t a rmy bugaboo, "K.P. Duty", as described by one of ourcorrespondents-in th eservice.

. . . Short ly af ter 5 A, M., one morning, we f indPvt. Doakesrubb ing h i s eyes , unaccus tomed to the b r ig h t l igh t o f the mess h a l l .Joe ' s f i r s t t a sk wi l l p robab ly be to wash the f i f t een cups which thecooks have already used. (Every t ime one of the f ive cooks wantscoffee , he s imply t akes ano ther cup . Why no t? the K.P. can washit . ) Then Joe andhis fel low-slaves s i t down to breakfast .("The condemned man a te a hea r ty mea l" ) The i r own app i t i t e s sa t i s f i ed ,they then set table for the rest of the company (200 men!)

But a f t e r b reakfas t , theK.P.'s day rea l ly beg ins . He mus the lp wash a l l th e d i shes , "G. I. " the f loor, sa lvage th e t in and g lass ,wash t ab les , and , in the mean t ime , keep up wi th the cooks who continue to take clean cups for coffee.

Later on, we f ind Joe seated on a bushel basket , peel ing(potatoes. Contrary to popular opinion, Joe enjoys this part of K.P.because i t a ffo rds an oppor tun i ty to res t h i s r ap id ly w eaken ing l egs .He is s t i l l peel ing long after the inspect ing off icer has gone; and ifhe is lucky he and his companions wil l f i l l two twenty-gal lon boilersbefore noon "chow".

By th i s t ime , Joe i s su ffe r ing f rom d i shpan hands ; h i s f ee ta re on* the i r l a s t hundred ya rds , and h i s f a t igue c lo thes a resp lashed wi th every th ing f rom ke t sup to bacon g rease . At abou t7:30, the Mess Sergeant takes pi ty on the lot of them, givesthemthe i r mai l , and sends them on the i r t i r ed way.

|* W here do you think you' l l f ind Joe a t8.00? In the post hospital ? Definitely not! He took a shower, dressed up in clean sun-tans , and went to the b igservice club dance to "j i t terbug" unti lm i d n i g h t I ,

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