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Vol. XIII, No. 3 MercyhursU College, Erie, Pa November 24, 1942

Y e s t e r d a y o r T o m o r r o w ? ssss A CHINA TEACUP SftssOnce again the T hank s giving s eason is here; once ag ain the pa pe rs ,magazines, sermons, and speeches arefilled with oft-used ex pr es s io ns .We are told t ha t we sh ould s etaside this day as one on w hich to be

thankful for the many blessings!wehave received; that we should lookinto the pas t, offeringbur humble pra is e forthose things which havebeen given us; that wetion on and praise andThanksgiving for thatwhich God has gracious-ly offered us . All th es esentiments w e h a v eheard again and again:they are appar en tly asa part of Thanks-^ving as turkey | andcranberry sauce. Whocould picture Th an ks giv -ing without the usual appearance of j us t s we etlyspiritual poems , s u p -Pse(Ny thought-provok-lnK sermons, and pan-nually-used editorials ? 1

But sometimes don't you becomeJust a little tired of these oft-rented ramblings? Don't you sighw*h expected boredom as you beginrea(ng the literaryI offerings of th eseason? *f it i s r e a l l y amazing thatyear fi r ai^er year you, as an averageAmerican, s it s tolidly back in yourarr* chair and allow the same phrases2 b e thrown at you in the samemanner.^Naturally, we do have a great dealmortk^1 t0 be t n a nkfu l , th i s yearto r t h a n ever, and we should pausefuln U r h u m b l e Prayer of grate-not tv t0

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T H E MPublished semi-monthly by thestudents of Mercyhurst College

EditorMartha HaleyAssistant Editors^ Anne JohnsonJane Walsh

Editorial BoardLiterary Editor _ _ - i . Alvlna McDermottArt Eidtor .- Elinor KI08Business Ma nager . Mary Ellen LinneyBUSINESS STAFF} Eileen Fitzgerald, Mary Kirby, AnneKane, Catherine O'Rourke, Dorothy O'Hara, Elinor Klos,> Mary O'Hara, Eileen Beagle, Mary Taylor

ASUftCf rfflMTINQ ftLITKO C O . . ( N I C . H ,

I t Was A Beautiful ThoughtThose w ho; blandly as s ert t ha t America is apagan land would do well to pause and reflectthatLthe American people have established cus

toms in this country which carry with them deepand thoroughly spirtiual implications. We mightcall Memorial Day, Mother 's Day, Armistice Day,and Thanksgiving national holydays, for each ini ts own way is prompted by its own lovely sentiments, serves to tu rn our minds to the heavens .I t was a beautiful thought that promptedthe Pilgrims of New England to set aside thela s t Thursday of November to be a day ofThanksgiving. We should be proud tha t it is anAmerican holiday, forusually men do not thinkto thankthey remember only to ask.W e ofAmerica who in thepast may have beenprone todisregard Thanksgiving's spiritual con**notation, to assoc ia te the day with gobbling turkeys , with family feasts and football games, willundoubtedly observe the day this year more soberly, more reflectively.Thanksgiving was born inlthe grateful heartsof men who faced|death|and danger every timethey left their rude frontier cabins, was born inthe hearts of men who were desperately convinced th ey 'could not survive without the continued blessings ofGod.This November, Thanksgiving again dawns in

the lives of Americans who face death anddanger, comes toAmericans who possibly betterunderstand the bless ings of past Thanksgivingsnow that some of those blessings have been withdrawn. This year we should return tothe original 1 spiritual observance of Thanksgiving; and,though gratitude may mingle with supplication,a "thank you" with a "please ," our prayer to theGiver ofall good gifts will not be unheard whenwe tell Him that even now, in thi s year of 1942,we cannot survive without His continued bless ings .Rev. Alfred M. Watson

N A M E C A L L I N GDo you wrack your bra ins t rying to get assignment*done? Are you constantly being called upon to doodd duties!about the school, to speak at a s sembl ie s , to wri te for thenewspaper , tohead a commit tee? ~Are you always obligingloaningout notes to class loafers and then s t ay ing up after lights to

do your s tudying for^the t e s t ? Do you s t a y in Saturday after.noons tostudypass up a swell dayin town? You do! Sister,you're a " sucke r" !A re You A%'er K

Do you-] take a ss ignments f l ight ly, unhurr iedly, not botheringto get them done if a good movie pops inon Fr iday n ight ? Areyou constant ly refus ing to contr ibute to the activities of yourcollege because you are too busyreading Movie Story, McCalls,Super Man ? Are you constant ly tear ing in at the last minutewith a deadline assignmentobviously not your own? Do youspend % of your t ime in the loungeor s l e ep ing? |YoU do!Sponger! Loafer! Underminer of democracy and school spirit!How many canproudly say tha t they are "s uck ers "? One out]of ten, maybe. Theother nine, probably once so-called "suckers,"inow boast tha t they jus t can ' t getanything done around herejanymoreJ the i r a s s ignment s are never done; and they didn't get]on e "A" this semes ter. They've developed into loung-ers , sophis-jt icated back-talkers, and gripe rs . They laugh without shame at!their ignorance of current news, books , and gr ea t mus ic. Their]c}iief topics of conversation are "Is n't V ictor M ature conceited?",!"N o Men," and'i "Wo nder why John Payne and Ann2 Shirleybroke up?" H B l ] L

Ask This Quest ion l iflai 'At thi s point it's t ime toask ourse lves a quest ion ? What didI come to college for? Aremy idea s ju s t asbig as when I first 1came to school ? Orhave I followed the pa th of least resistance |because some s tudents who are definitely not "college material]have taunted and flaunted at me"sucker"! Study cat! HaveI given up Daily Mass and Communion and t aken to going to thelounge because some s lackers swear I'm " joining up"? Do youavoid the l ibrary for fear of be ing t agged " s tud ious" ? | You do?Jellyfish! ^ J Iff :It ' s all too t rue tha t a grea t percentage of the talent thatenters college dies a quick death or l ie s dormant because the individual is too lazy to compete with be t te r than average 'minds .So she takes on a care le ss a t t i tude and indifferent^air'and then

heckles the lire out of someone Who has thene rve and courage toIkeep s tandards high! f fiHIt ' s tim e for the " s u c k e r s " to fly the ir banners and stick upforthe ir r ights , to squelch a few " s p o n g e r s " and "loafers" and reallyshow them who the real sucke r s a re ! H 3Fran Honeck

This is ourfirstLiterary PaperIt is our hope thai as an orga n for publishingstudents* thoug hts, it may, at a later time, become aseparate LITERARY MAGAZINE.

A Thanksg iv ing P rayerus for n KML Tn' e US ^ a n k f u l t 0 d a y ' M a k e u s t h a n k f u l * > ' t h * 'ove You have bestowed uponthose who car ^^for ^ i J ^ *W ^ " 1 ^ * " "" S c h l s w h e r e sheltered and guided byS f ^ / 1 ^ 1S-Ur A m e r i c a ' a n d f o r t h o s e w h 0 a r e l i v i n g to keep it ours . Make us^ T , F o ^ l H , i , m 8 Prd a n d C O mf < > r t e d u s a n d w h 0fcaveshared so unselfishly our joys and

notonl*foVar^evtZ f T* T^ W ^ " ^ ^ frm YU' d e a r ^ d , make us thankfulox omy tor today, but every day throughout the year to comeAmen, p (Clara Reed)

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November 24, 1942 T H E M B R C I A D P age 3

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After seven weeks of s tudy ingM e r c y h u r s t g i r l s , we can say t h a tt h e r e is an air of dis t inct ion aboutt h e m , but tha t they mos t ce r t a in lya r e not s n o b s . Betty McCabe

I ARE .MERCYHURST GIRLS SNOBS?A F R E S H M E N ' S P O I N T * OF V I E W

What are our g i r l s l ike ? Do they ga the r in l i t t le cliques and accept intotheir circle only those who are fo r tuna te enough to po s se s s bo th w ea l th andgrace ? Arethey kind or do the i r tongue s l a sh at one and ano the r ' s r epu ta t ionwithout ceasing ? Are they sympa the t i c and generou s or do t h e y a s s u m e themodern airs of sophis t icat ion ?These are the ques t ion s the f r e s h - men asked them s elves . The s e are thequestions our friends at home puttO US. } j j |I t was imposs ib le for us to givethem an immed iate r ep ly . J u s t as oursubjects were new and awe in sp i r ing ,so also were the people in th i s newworld we had found. They had to bestudied; and only after seven weeksof living with M erc yhu rs t girls dowe nowknow the a n s w e r s .

We strolljthrough school halls andare greeted by smi l ing f ace s . We sitamong clas sm ates at d inner and m a r vel at the lack of pe t ty go s s ip in the i rtalk, W hen pa ng s of lonel iness comeupon us the re are gir l s to sympa th izeand console. Th ere is h e r e a sp i r i twhich unites us in p lea su re s , w or r i e s ,and grief.

It Won't Be Long NowTw o more hou r s , and we'll be on our1w a y sH o m e for Thank sg iv ing vaca t ion to

spend four g lor ious days! 'We' l l have a big dinner of Turkeyand stuffAnd won ' t have to put the bill on ourcuff;We' l l s t ay out all n i g h t on par t i e sand such,B u t on our way back we' ll all needa cru tch!Eileen^'Reagle

Lovee Loving And They W ill N ever Want ForI am cur ious . F ir s t , long ago, death in t r igued me. I though t abou t it anddecided, as m a n y had done, th at death was the " g r e a t e s t m y s t e r y in l ife."But then the death of Him who died in Golgotha presented another dilemna.Was death or love real ly the g r e a t e s t m y s t e r y ? What made God give Hislife for us? It was lovea love which will never die, an emotion which thecenturies have not yet defined.But are we w or thy of tha t love? jSome of us who are s t a r v e d for w a n tof* love and who s eek in vain for itnave not been able to apprec ia te themagnitude of God's love for us. Why ?Because we have never t r ied to go toHim, especially when He is alone, to

A dusty road winds up the hill ,Tall graceful poplars l ine the;; wayThe distant, ivy-covered millLies desolate in the dying day.All day upon that road no feethave t rod ;No peer ing eyes have scannedI the lonely ruin.Only t ime and l ife onward plod,Accompanied by a mar t i a l tune .*or men forget their common lifeAg war clouds dim the sky,And all is ruled by h a t e and s t r i f eWhere men go out to die.Gloria Middleton

te l l Him t h a t we w a n t to love Himand tha t He can in s t i l l th i s love in usbecau se He is omnipotent .A s we grow up sp i r i tual ly , we willbe able to find many channels for anoutflow of th i s love. How ? * S implyby loving our neighbor and by helpingh im, for r e g a r d l e s s of who he may be,h e is one of God' s l i t t le ones . Again ,w e can expre s s th i s love by endeavoring to r e s t r a i n our t emper , our witswhich* perha ps g ive pain to o ther s .Love al so requires that we withholdour j udgmen t s of o ther s , for the r igh tto judge belongs only to Him to whomour hea r t s be long .

Do you know w ha t has been offeredto those who love th e s w e e t J e s u s asfervent ly as they are ab le ? St.Thomas A qu ina s t e l l s us t h a t "thevis ion of God in Heaven will be inpropor t ion to our love of God one a r t h . " The Lit t le F lower , that modern sa in t of ours , sa id , "Love can berepaid by love alone." $But remember that love forgivesand fo rge t s . Regard le s s of w h a t(Sontinued on page 8, col. 3)

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A Ballad] ofThanksgiving DayI t was s ix teen-hundred twenty , .When a weary , bat tered bandOf a hundred r ighteous P i lgr imsCame s t rugg l ing to land.(Down in Santo DomingoStood a un iver s i tyWhere Ind ian p ro fe s so r s markedHer diamond jubilee.) i fc. * Mil p . jWith anchor dropped at Plymouth ,They fe l l upon their knees ,Grateful for a land where theyCould worship as they p leased .m ,i(Olaf gazed down from HeavenOn a green Icelandic wood,Where, f ive centur ies ago,A bishopr ic had s tood.)They hai led the red- sk inned Indian ,After their prayer had ceased ,And invited him to sit with themA t the i r Thank sg iv ing f ea s t .(Down in the s w a m p s and sun sh ineOf F lor ida ' s b leak shore ,The J e su i t s w ere bap t i z ingA hundred Indians more.)The fo l lowing spr ing , no corn cleavedThe frozed Plymouth sod.( In Canada the GreyrobesW e r e h a r v e s t i n g for God.)Dear Lord , we kneel before TheeWi th g ra t i tude to p r a yF or our coun t ry 's he r i t age of F ai th ,O n th i s Thank sg iv ing day.Jane W a l s h

Did You Know?Did you J know thatt George Gershwin received the in sp ira t ion for hisfamous "Rhapsody in Blue" from thechimes of St. P ete r ' s Cathedral 'inErie . Li s ten to them some day andyou will f ind yourself humming thefamiliar melody.Did you know tha t a western unive r s i ty is now holding "pre-dawnc la s se s " beg inn ing at 2 A. M. Andwe're sti l l yawning at 8:25! Ah well,"e'est la guer re . " i tDid you know thatjthe f i r s t F re sh

m an of the class of '63 has been enrolled at M ercyhur s t ? She is l i t t leMiss Mary Ann Simson, age 7 month s ,daugh te r of Mary Ciaola Simson,c la s s of '35, formerly of Titusville,no w of Kalama zoo, Mich. M ary Ann'sfa ther is Dr.*Clyde.Simson, Directorof Clinical Research in Kalamazoo.

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MEE T ALMAMATER^gj y , .^i^lotntiAnerv on your c la s s r ing,

why i t i s the Mercyhurs t s ea l ' . , !. fu Middle Ages , when th e M oorsMercy-coat-of-arms dates back to the MiddKAg ^ ravaging Chri s tendom, Prin* > " * chr i s t i an s l ave s a sMoslems, vowed to spend h We a.d ng an d hberat J ^~ri^tea : i r wh'idedr r r of S J W - ,

Thewereraised up St. Peter Nolaseo, who founded1228 for the ranso ming of Christianjbondsmen.

The seal of this order combined ared cross, symbolizing blood shed inthe defense of Christ, and the armsof Aragon, express ing grat i tude tothe benefactor, Prince James.

THE THRILLER

When Mother McAuley adapted St.Peter's order for women, she likewiseadopted the Mercy seal.TheEmotto, "Carpe Diem," i s partof a famous quotation from Horace:"Carpe diem, quam minimum credulepos tero." "Seize the opp ortunity, anddo not t rust the morrow."Horace's pagan philosophy in thisquotat ion was "seize the opportunity"for earthly pleasure and success ; but

Mercyhurst, as a Catholic college,urges her daughters to "seize the opportunity" to further the {cause ofChrist and of Christian education.$0 when you see your college seal,remember its significance and itsmotto, "Carpe Piem," and keep it thespirit of 'Mercyhurst.

The night was black as ink.(Jus t think!) *Behind him yawned a deep pi t .(Ho-hum!)Before him the monster roared.(G rr !) { .And bared his teeth.(Say "Ah !") |From the depths of the cave.( B r r r r r r r r r ! )A maiden's voice screamed.( E E E K ! IA mouse ! )Suddenly he fel t something s l imyunder his feet. *(Shucks! Only a banana peel .)Cold sweat trickled down\his neck.(Prip, dr ip!)The [hot breath of the ; mons tercame closer.(Puff, puff!)When suddenly-(Turn to page e ight )

ARE YOU GUILTY?For a country engaged in a war whose outcome wil l determine whetherparen ts and children will live togeth er or in s catter ed, Godless,* s piritle s smilitary camps , Am erica is certainly a calm, self-s atisfied natio n.

Isn' t It WorthlThe EffortAmerica, is it because you are sosuave and so courageous that you areveiling your anxious concern for yourboys and your very existence1 with acomplacence merely effected to deceive the enemy? Or is it th at youdo not believe your present constitution is the best government for you ?Po you believe that it isn't worth the

effort to preserve your priceless, God-given privileges, that those whojareso unselfishly sacrificing everythingso as to save America for you aredying for a worthless ; cause?Are you so without sense as tohesitate concerning these things, or

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so without conscience as toibe without even a s l ight feel ing of anxietyand desire to help in this life ordea th s t rug gle? You are America .What i s your excuse?Is There More To Po?

You probably proclaim with muchindignation: "My brother i s servingoverseas . I write to him regular ly.1 never s top worrying about his safet y ! or forget what he i s doing forhis coun try!" All this is probablytrue, but i sn' t there a great deal moreyou can do? t f

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On the t runk of Pa Latson's treeThis note was hung for al l to see: |"A fowl m ee tin g w ill b e held at fourU nd er t he ga te and behind the door.Gather there all ye feathered fowl,Ducks, chickens, gobblers and al l .Your l ives at present are at s take!Be sure to come and participate."The barnyard was abuzz a t fourA s the y g ath ere d a t th e stable door.The chief ha tche t-do dg er, Hay Lee,from wi thinCalled to th em , " W ha t are you guysw a i t i n g f o r ? " j |

(Hmm, lost my inspirat ion)Henf ru i t Reagle and Fitz Fricassee,As the y cac kled tog eth er with glee,|Told of t he Tu rk ey Tr ot that wasgiven *W ith no t e nou gh men and too manywomen.The meeting was called to orderAnd the feather l i s t was read,To find that Cackler Kirby !W as not t he re, bu t hom e in bed.Chairm an H ay Le e flapped fora t tent ionTo ask if any could offer a suggestionTo give our thanks to F. P . RFor only one Thanksgiving Daythi s y'ar.Turkey Torm gushed forth thist h o u g h t ;Th at pigs this yea r should be inthe pot ,Instead of fowl, which always navebeenThe fea ture a t t rac t ion even "'way

back when. "Gobbler Geary popped up from the

back T h a t she'had seen Pa Latson thru*I crack jAnd so mus t dispense this meeting Iquick , IElse in their necks would be a ni*jThru the s table door they al l flew |I Right into the arms of you know w jSo ' t i l next year andanother meet ing,We end this farce with aThanksg i v i ng gree t i ng"Pra i se the Lord and pas st he t u rkey . "P.S . The la te Puck Pineen{never did get there.

The Five Turk!

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November 24, 1942 T H E M_E R C l A DS a t u r d a y Convincing Page 5"Should I or shouldn' t I ? '* i s theperennial ques tion. I'm su re you arefollowing my t ra in of thought .I really should be in the l ib ra ry ;

but then I ju s t can ' t miss TyronePower. I thin k he s wonderful, don ' tyou? And, after all, I could work allthis evening and tom orro w in the'library. I^really don't have too muchwork to door do I? Oh well, if Ido stay at school, UI would probablyget drawn into a "bull se s s ion , " anyhow. Hmmm! A meal a t the Dencertainly would tas te delicious to night! Think I ' ll j us t take a s trolldown to Mam ie's room and f get herview on the matter.Oh! But Mamie . . . Mamie's a bighelp! Where do you think I foundher? That ' s r ight , half-buried unde ra stack of books in th e libra ry. NowI really do feel gu ilty ! W ell, I m igh tas well s ta r t tha t e s say tha t h as beendisturbing my dreams for weeks.

|f But I do want to see Tyrone Power!I know! Per hap s I could ge t an ^inspiration for my essay from themovie. In fact, I 'm almo s t s ure Icould. You know wh at \ a te rr ibletime I always ha ve, try in g to find anidea for The Merciad or for En glis hclass. So I really w on't be w as tingthe afternoon at all. I know my as -Isignments are heavier than ever thisweek-end; ;but after I ge t a subjec tfor that essay, I ' l l have clear sailing.

Did She Catch The Bus?So if I'm going to ca tch tha t quarter to one bus, I 'll have to hurry- Seeyou all in the library tomorrow!Dorothy McCarron

MEMORIES WHICH LAST FOREVER, x n T h I : b e a u t i f u I allege on the hills has always a li t t le placelin my hear t .Why? Because its atmosphere a lways br ings me dreams, dreams of pas tyea r s , dreams which la s t foreverthose of my home in Puerti Rico.Sitting near my window I can now see the pine-clean hills which are sooften covered with s now, the lit t le pond. But then, for contras t , I am prepared to go back to that other part of methat dreamy island in the Atlantic,Pu erto Rico. Backjpiome, I close my eyes and hear again my firs t s erenade!I t was a se rene t ropica l night when, f j _ __'near my bed, I heard the voice of mysi s te r whisper ing, "Come on, comeon, let 's go to the window. Someonei s p lay ing ."Not slowly (for H never can doanything if not with plenty of action) I got up, opened our coloredglass window a lit t le . Then I realized,as never before I had done, the beautyof my place, all the things for whichI ough t to thank heaven. The skyhad millions of. s t a r s sh in ing and ,among them, the moon laughed at thef igures her l ight made when_,passing

through the*pines' arms on the road.All the while, softly, with melodicrhythm, the voices of "Our Knights"came to us . Then I envied the Spanish maiden to whom her tradition permitted the opening of the window andthe throwing of a flower to her gallant troubad or. Yet, helped by myimagination, I was enjoying myselfwith this dream of old Spain whenthe voice of my father called me backto reality. The moment pass ed butforever that first serenade will reignin me.

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Perhaps your^father, brother , or sweethear t i s in there f ight ing and perhaps you will not be able to s ee him w hen you a re home for Thanks giving.But remember tha t th is is tire mon th of the Holy Souls. So why not offerthis up for them and think: '

What... If the United States did not have a|Thanksgiving?Ilf we could not come to Mercyhurst and gain the excellent?train-? ing it offers? \If we could not s ay "H ello " wi_% If we did not have any food to ration?v If we did not have a home to which to return?If we did not believe that, if we prayed long enough and hardenough, God would grant us peace?

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GOING HOME AT YOUR LEISUREThanksgiving t ime always meansmore to us a t Mercyhurs t than otherholiday week-ends, for it means that

we are "going home" to spend fourlong - anticipated)* days with ourfamilies .But in this year of 1942 our longing i s jus t a little less acute. We'velos t something; perhaps i t i s ourcharacteris tic lightfceatrtedness an ddevil-may-care outlook. W hatev er itwas, this year our happy, eagersmiles will be a little bid dimmed, alittle bit darkened by the gloomythoughts of our America at War.In former years there has been asort of universality of good cheer atthe coming of this traditional UnitedS ta te s ' "feast" day; today, however,we lack that essential element of univers ality. So many of us are saddened by thoughts of a vacant placeat our Thanksgiving tables: a brother,a father; where are they spendingtheir day?More indirectly, some of us aredowncast because "a certain some-

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Wh at shal l we do with our s pare t ime ? Men are growing more scarceevery day, and Saturday evening at school without a movie is not a pleasanfiprosp ect. W hat a life! Hr * I

Here at school, there is ^usually plenty to do (besidesJwor k, believe itor not!): movies, Fun Night, club activities , class parties , and 'Troll ses-But if you do find yourself confronted with I a dull week-endjthere are a great many occupations which may seem like5work, but whichare actually sources of pleasant Tela xatio n. Fo r' ' in s tan ce, how about thosenew books in the library that you've

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always wanted | t o read? Books a l ways guarantee en joyment for everyone.Or why not s tar t a scrap-book ofpoems, cartoons , p ic tures , or clipj-pings ? Pick out sub j ects or noted

persons that in teres t you and fol lowthem up in books , pap ers and ma gazines. Cross word puzzles are fun,too; so arm yourself with a ..dictionary and go to i t . You won ' t w ant tos top!Now then, p lease don ' t laugh whenwe ask you if you have ever triedwrit ing. I t seems to be ins t inct ivefor us to say, "Oh, I couldn ' t do that ,"as i f we had to be Shakespeares orMiltons to wri te a s tory or es say.

GARB - Al- QUEOnce again we take .up our pen to write about fashions and glamour a lamode. We feel, somehow, th at in thes e discourag ing days , women need astimulus through out the du ration 'to bolster their s p ir i t s . But wh at canit be? Perhap s clothes can help us , even it we don't have any excitingdate for which, to we ar them. N everth eles s , we do feel m ore confiden t andpoised when we are all "prettied up."

Make The Most Of It, GirlsMany changes have already beenmade since the development of the

present war and there are more tocome. These changes have appearednot only in the rationing of variousfood-stuffs, of tires and gasoline, butof clothing as well. How ever, weneed not fear at th is moment that ourpersonal appearance must be affectedby this . Subs titutes will be manufactured which will serve the purpose.We will make the most of what wehave and we will do it uncomplainingly. 4&Of course, we al 1 know how impos

sible it is in most towns to purchasesilk s tockings, much less our favoritenylons. They "w ere" wonderful butwe can learn to be satisfied withrayons. Seamless rayons are beingsold which will be nice under ankletsduring th os e cold mon ths ' which liea iead. Then too, there are the two-thread rayons which can hardly bedistinguished from nylons (at a dis

tanc e). We can become accustomedto these newer fashions and soon theymay seem natural to us .

Stock Up On "Heels"We've also heard tell that high-heeled shoes are no longer going toto be manufactured. Dealers say theymust conserve leather , so we mus tsacrifice our height for the extrawidth of so ldier 's shoes . No doubtsmart- looking s ty les wil l be des igned;but if we want to add a few inches a tany time, it would be well to s tockup on "hee ls " now. One thin g cer

tain, you tall girls will now be in |your glory!And have you noticed how thes t ree t - leng th , "d re s sy d re s s " i s s ubs t i tu t ing for the formal? Both cafesociety and Mercyhurst have abandoned formalities . We too, are co operating.

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Is n't th er e s om ethin g you've alwaysw ant ed to t alk abo ut, som ething thatimpres sed you or bothered you ? Well,p u t it dow n on pa pe r. I It will soundbetter than you think.Hlncidentally,dare we mention those -letters youvebeenl persuadingfyourself to answerall these weeks ? (W e haveleight ofthem r igh t now!) ^mgSBE^m

Another suggestion you'll neverr e g r e t joining th e la rg e J crowd ofM e r c y h u r s t knitters;4for this is aform of rel ax ati on th a t you can takewith you almos t anywhere, mjjtIf you have three or four eveningsfree ( though w e doubt i t ) , t ry learn*ingf to p la y g in r um m y or practiceup on your ping pong ? Both are stim

u la t ing to s ay the lea s t ! H H SBy the^way,fdidn't you tell your"roo mi e" j us t the other day that youwere gett ing t i red of-looking at thefour ba re w alls of yo ur "little nest"?. . .Well, Good Housekeeping hasleaflet called "Leading a Dorm Lifewhich s im ply tee m s with clever ideasfo r iinexpensive gadgets and decorations for your room. It 's surprisingwhat a bit of gingham and ingenuitywill do.

Why not use your radio for somethin g bes ides lis ten ing to Glenn Miller? There are plenty of programsfor y our en ter tai nm en t if you canta ke ti m e to look for the m . And remem ber, F rid ay a t 10:16 is n't theonly tim e you can ge t the wa r news.You k now , we can even li s ten to "Berlin Radio" without being arrested ift rea son .For those who complain that there anothing^to do in town besides go to ashow, we might sugges t the new BrieMuseum or those varied and interest*ing displays at the library* Afijjwe're not t rying to be 'intellectuale i the r !These suggestions could go on andon; but we'll leave the rest to yur |tas te and ingenuity . Wh at can ^edo in our s pare t im e? Plenty!

J a n e Walsh

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T H I O R C I A D Page 7WE ALL MAYand, at About A Qu art er to N ine , sheboarded the Chattanooga Choo Choo,which was headed fo r th e cit y.

At the same t ime Deep in theHeart of Texas, Ragtime Cowboy Joewith spurs tha t Jing le, Jan gle , J ing legot on A Bicycle Built for Two andpedaled toNew York.There fate s tepped in, for Lucilleand Joe met B etween 18th and 19thon Chestnut S tre et. At f i r s t t h e ychewed the well-known 12th S t r e e tRag and then he s aid : "Come AlongWith Me, Lucille, inMy Merry Old s -mobile, for which I j u s t t r a d e d my

bicycle.'1 She nodded as sent and soonthey were off. Around the Cornerand Under the Tree he bought her acorsage of Sweet i Violets . As theyrode merrily along t he St re et of R egrets, down the Boulevard of BrokenDreams, he looked at her.coyly andsaid: "Who Wouldn ' t Love You?Who Wouldn't C ar e? " p fSoon they pas se d thr ou gh theBowery and arrived atChinatown, MyChinatown. Lucille turn ed to wink at

The Japanese San dman who w as s erving Dinner For One, Please , Jamesat The Ritz. * *Since Joe and Luc ille had trav ele dfor some time, they decided to stop atThe Tavern andhave Cocktai l s forTwo. When The Wait er W ith theWater came to take their order , Joesaid: "MoonlightsCocktails Are theThing."After a brief Rendezvous'they leftthe Tavern, drove down 42nd Stree tto the Per s ian Marke t where theyordered that delicate fruit known asthe banana. But,because of thescarcity, they heard Yes , We H ave NoBananas, and so were sa t i s f ied withTangerine. **Before they went Stomping at theaavoy, they s topped at A PerfumeCounter, and it wa s t h e r e that Joe>ld her of H is Devotion, I 'm Gett ingSentimental Over You. So Ta ke Me,H p yours If You'll T a k e MeHwith outs tre tched arms , he m u r

mured: "It's A Sin ToTel l AfL ie ;Yo Made Me Love You." {And so they were married On ASunday In The Park . Now Mr. and

T'it I s T h e N a m e - We've heard thealk Of The Townsoon their themeSo ne will be We Three IDorothy O'Hara*

same t ime,

the WS? t 0 / S , R e l , g l 0 n a m n g t h e f i n e a r t s> a s ^ a t which expressesbeen Z Ti ^ ^ " ^ ^ ^ ^ *" ligion has longbeen expressed through themedia of o ther f ine a r t s - l i te ra tu re , pa in t ing ,and song . Moreover, Religion

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A Year's1 C a m p a i g n |Don't we all like to be considered well-bred? Yet many of us cons tant ly violatefthe one trait whichis most indicative of good breeding

courtesy.It has been the custom here atMercyhurst to set aside a weekeach year during which the JuniorClass has sponsored a concentratedcampaign for courtesy . Becaus e ofthe importance of courtesy in ourdaily lives, the Junior Class thisyear is going to try to make everyweek Courtesy Week during thisyear-long campaign.Emerson has sa id: "Life i s notso short but there is always timefor courtesy.

THE THRILLER(Continued from page 4)

Don't miss this thrill ing novel inyour Daily Saturday Gazoop!}The Doodle

GOINGjHOME(Continued from page 6)

one," lucky enough to be still in college, cannot come home this November . Sparse t rans por ta t io n! fac i li t ie san d stepped-up class$ schedules makeit impossible.Yes , it will be an unusual Thanksgiving, this wartime celebration, andyet it will be heightened in solemnityand in bless edness . For we reallyhave much for which to offer thanks:enough to eat in a world where whole

nat ions a re dying f rom s ta rva t ion;clear bright skies free from thethreat of death by bombs; the privilege of kneeling at Mass Thanksgiving morning to raise up our gratefulhearts with the Chalice in devoutthanksgiving for American freedom;the wonderful opportunity for learning granted us by generous parents ;a home, a loving family and a nationwhich is struggling gloriously to preserve all of this for us. -So, now we are going ahome once

more. America is to observe WartimeThanks giving. It is our hope that allof you will have a most wonderfulvacation, a most blessed Thanksgiving. Remember how fortunate youreally are; thank God for making youwhat you are, an American CollegeStudent.

Kay Dineen

DAISY DWARFS f |Long ago in the field behind the centuries, the curly-headed dwarfs trippeddown to the silver stream to gather silver droplets as the fairy princess hadcommanded. Phey] filled their l i t t le baskets and scurried!off to the fairycast le , scurrying the fa s te r because their j l i t t le cur ios i t ie s ^wondered whatthe pr incess would do with the s i lver drople t s . The lit t le fairy princess 3was waiting {[for them when they arr ived.Quickly, as fairy princesses are always quick, l i t t le Princess Sinsoninmade the silver droplets into petalhalos for the lit t le dwarfs to wear onthe ir golden cur l s . r,Gathering them close she commanded: "Wearing these pe ta l ha los onyour golden curls, go now, sca t te ryourselves onlthe field of centuries.Whenever a bad gloom elf approachesyou, shake your li t t le heads and you

will kill him. When all the bad gloomelves are killed, r e turn to'the castle]and we sha l l have*a feast on honeyand dew drop cakes."f-.As a res ul t of th is happening inthe long ago, todayjthe battle rages]strong, and the daisy dwarfs are seenin the field of centuries shaking their]head . Da is y dw arfs , by the way, lovehoney and!dew drop cakes, and it is;fu n to {kill gloomf elves. '*.i/JTOBetty!Dailey

YET WE ARE THANKFUL |fOn Thanksgiving Day the smel l of turkey and dress ing, pumpkin jandmince pies will be wafted thr ou gh t he ho us es , as m oth ers will be bus y cookingthat wonderful Thanksgiving dinner . But whatfhave w e tolbe thankful forin thi s war- torn world? Mos t ofJ the turkeys jtwill be smallerjand the tableswil be se t for one or two persons le ss .Yet we do have much to be-thankful for this year, so much more thanthe re s t of the world. We s t i l l havethe r ight to express ourse lves a s wesee f i t . We have the r ight to wors hip

Godwin whatever way wetdesi re , and,fo r thatT alone, we should be grateful.IWe s t i l l have the r ight to %choose

our ownjfriends and to associate withthem when and w he re w e might wish,]And most important , we have the opportuni ty, of ^ secur ing I an education!which will preserve these rights whilemaking them more dear to us , a partof our way of life. feSjflJoanne Wad linger

YESTERDAY OR TOMORROW?(Continued from page 1)

with unknown danger, demanding newcourage^and increased s t rength* Thisis what we should ;look to on thisThanksgiving Day: not the^past, no tth e present, but {the tomor rows tha tlie j before us . To meet thes e dayswe will need the str eng th of manyprayers . That we may l ive thes e dayswell, thatj we/may^face ihem undaunted, let us offer our Thanksgivingprayers thi s year , prayers iffor to morrow, not yes te rday, ifAnne Johnson

BE LOVING AND THEY WILLN E V E R W A N T FOR'LOVE(Continued from page 3)oth ers do to u s , we should be happyto help Jes us car ry H is cros s by bearin g thetflittle^sDlinters of* this greatburden. Remember , too,fchat the happy faces of yo ur n eigh bors might conceal a hid den gr ief which you wouldnot like to imaketgreater.Love v Christ, and you will neverw an t for glove, for| you] knowj thaiherein lies t he s ecre t of true happ i n e s s . Thelma Berdiel

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s he hated to put it down; and ^trustingly they vowed to make this thebeginning of their home. 5 I t was aproud beginningtheir first piece of"company china."But all this is only "perhaps"thememory, which belongs to him, alonekeeps the teacup ever full .Margaret O'Connor

OUR LADY 'S LEAVESThey were jus t a s gay a s others ,Loving laughter, loving fun,Just as brightly gowned in colorsGlowing form the autumn sun.Others danced away that morning,

Carried by the breeze;These declined the invitation,Stayed upon the t rees .You see them now before her altarAn autumn leaf bouquet :With flowers deadshe might helonelySo these preferred to s tay.Vi M a r g a r e t O'Connor