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MERCIADPublished at Mercyhurst College, Erie, Pennsylvania

VOL UME XI / APRIL , 1941 NUMBER SIXMa th C lub IsHost At Ir ish

Play TrilogySpectators Highly CommendStriking?Stage DesignsOn Monday evening, March 17,the Math Club presented i ts annualSt . Patr ick ' s day progra m. Dist inct ive this year was i t s ftriplebi l l , a program of three one-actplays enacted under the di rect ionof Miss Madeline Boyland. "OverThe Tea-Cups," a socia l comedyby Percival Wilde, had as i t s castMary Ri ta G al lagher, CatherineBellucci, Maida Wendel and GloriaL u t z .The wel l -known Ir ish t ragedy ,John M. Synge's "Riders to theSea," was port rayed by Ri taFrankl in, Burnham Nehin, Rosemary Klos, Wanda Grabowski ,Gretchen E rwi n , Pa t Buffingtonand Martha Haley.

The thi rd play, a fantasy t i t led"Hunge r" , f e a t u re d Ma ry L ouKel ly, Dorothy Tommy, Mary Ellen Linney, Marie Keleher andDorothy McCarron. This program of plays which have beenperformed both ab road and inAmerica proved to be a great success.The set t ings were designed byM. L. Boyland and constructed un der her di rect ion by G. Lutz , D.Tormay, R. Klos, M. Haley, and M.Quinn.The set t ings were so arrangedand. ' the l ight ing varied as to express the pecul iar mood of each

playlet:flight and conventional forthe comedy; gray and drab for thet ragedy; and colorful and beaut i ful ly un real for the ^fantasy. Pat Schi l l ing

Father O'BrienDiscusses[Art ofCreative Writing\Q Fathe r Isidore jO'Brien, 0. F.M., internat ional ly noted authorand lecturer , spoke informal ly a tMercyhurst on Monday, March 17.His ta lk was interesting} as wellas inst ruct ive . High points of thelecture we re : how to w ri te abook; what one beginning to wri teshould know; the four great writers of all timeHomer, Virgi l ,Dante and Shakespeare; and cri t i c isms of numerous novel ists, poets,essayists and dramat ists of todayand yesterday. Father O'Brienalso spoke briefly on his own writings, naming a few of his bet terknown books. He has wri t ten alife of St. Francis; a life of Christ;and, as the edi tor , wri tes for theperiodical , The Antonian. Fath erO'Brien supplemented his talkwith informat ive repl ies to quest ions on literary matters submit tedby the students. |Julia Strough

F R E S H M E N W I N S O N G C O N T E S T Benita HardinTo the Class of '44 was awardedthe first prize, a silver loving cup,for the best song presented a t theannual Song Contest held Wednes-Iday evening, March 26, in the colli lege auditoriu m. Their s was a victory achieved by no other Freshman class of the last six years.The second prize, a framed certi-f icate , went to the Junior c lass fortheir unique presentat ion.!The Song Contest , the purposeof which is to produce anloriginalschool song that , through i ts meri ts , will deserve to be called TheMercyhurst song, was f i rst int roduced into the realm of collegefunctions over a decade ago. Theproject of sponsoring the affair isundertaken by the Seniors whichclass, though taking act ive part , i sthe only one not competing for aprize .The f i rst prize was awarded onthe basis of words, music , andsingin g of the song ; the secondprize according to original i ty, precision, setti ng and costum ing ofpresentat ion. The awards werethe final decisions of three lay-women, selected for their ability

Drivers* C linicTest Students 'ReactionTimeOn March 19, 20, and 21 a Drive r s ' Test.Clinic was conducted inthe school a uditorium for bothcollege and! high school students.The exhibi t was sponsored \ underthe auspices of the PennsylvaniaHighway Safety Counci l , the actual tests being given by the^-Penn-sylvania Motor Pol ice .The purpose of the Drivers 'Test Clinic is to try to bring tothe mind of the new driver a littlebit of wh at is occurring on theroad, since they are the group thatwill raise or lower the accidentra te . I t i s astonishing that deathscaused by accidents here in theUnited Sta tes are greater thanthose occurring on the battlefieldsof Europe. ^The machines on display in theauditorium consisted of a reacto-(Continued on Page 3)

College Cho ristersSing a t M illcreekThe Mer cyhurs t College GleeClub presented a selected musicalprogram at the Mill Creek HighSchool, March 28, 1941. The numbers sung included: Nightfall byLiszt; Celtic Lullaby by Robertson; Say It With Music by Berl in; The Sweetheart Wal tz by Herbert , Laughter Land by Marzo,Cherubim Song I by Bortnianskyan d Emitte Spiritum Tuum bySchuetsky. jHarriel Bower sang, as a solonumber, the beautiful piece, "CalmAs The N ight ." M ari lyn Rootplayed a solo piano selection, "Prelude and Aria ."Anastatia Cotter

Junior Class MeritsPresentation Awardsollegians Chant PraiseAlma Mater BeforeCapacity-Filled Hall

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to judge a musical performan ce:Miss Louise Sweitzer, instruc torof voice and string instrument atAcademy High School; Miss JuliaSullivan, music instructor of Wilson Junior High School; and Mrs.H. K. Strickler, a well-known ErieI vocalist.Miss Martha Hut ton, presidentof the sponsor class ,! officiallySopened the contest. Between eachclass presentat ion, Jean Weir di rected the assembly in communitysinging with GiovinafMusi, accom

panist .The Freshmen were the f i rst onthe program. This happy grouptreated us to a surprise flight tothe best college in the landMercyhurstwhere the signal f lareswere beaming bright ly. Led by| Eva Jacobs, stewardesses appearedto greet the arrival of the good-flyer, "Spirit of '44", bearing theremaining crew of charming hos-tessess. At t i red in appropria teguniform in the green and whiteschool colors, the "entire class presented a lively rendition of its original song.

Operatic QuartetteHeartily ApplaudedOn Friday evening, February 21,the Phi lharmonic Quarte t , an ensemble of soprano, contralto, baritone, and tenor voices, presented aprogram of unusual interest a tMercyhurst . T h e Quarte t wasformed for the purpose of furtherin g ' music appreciation in schoolsand colleges and included recentMetropolitan Audition winners andEnrico Clausi, the leading tenorof La Seals Opera Company in1937. \ IThe program, which was warm-] ;ly received by an appreciative au-*jdience, was as follows: Sextet f r o m !Lucia de Lamermoor by Donizetti,and the Drinking Song from LaTraviat i by Verdi , the Ensemble;La Donna E Mobile from Rigoletto,by Verdi, M'Appari from Marthaby Flotow, Tenor Solos; EveningStar from Tannhauser by Wagner,Baritone Solo; I'll See you Againfrom Bit ter 1 Sweet by Herbert ,Bari tone a n d Contra l to Duet ;Shortnin ' Bread, Bari tone Sole;One Alone from Desert Song byRombe rg, Baritone and C ontraltoduet ; Serenade by Schubert , Ensemble; Ave Maria by Gounod,Soprano Sole; Rangers' Song fromRio Ri ta , Ensemble; Quarte t Arra nge m e nt of l Anvil Chorus fromII Trovatore by Verdi, ItalianStreet Song from Naughty Marie t ta by Herbert, God Bless America,and The Bells of Stjj Mary's by theEnsemble . Maryalys Klinger

Very impressive werefthe Rock-et tes from^the Sophomore class,bedecked in red, white, and bluemajorette regalia. ^Erect, theystood, in true Imilitary style, tochant loudly the praises of theirAlma Mater , "A Student ' s Hymn."Preceding this presentation was aunique announcement of it flashedon the screen.

The Junio rs, in their variouscolorful costumes, presented a"song with a universal appeal.""Everybody's singing i t now"theexotic senioritas of sunny Spain,the lovable negroes of( the OldSouth,t h e beautiful Viennesedancers of the Great Waltz,and,last, but not least, Uncle Sam andhis spirited nieces.As alls gradu ates traditionallychant their farewell to Alma Ma-

terfbefore th e chape l Is teps onCommencement Eve, so did thisyear's Seniors impressively render(Continued on Page 4)

O. G. A.| AnnouncesAward IWinnersTh e 0. G. A-Spxority held itsregular meeting recently withMartha?Hutton presiding.Awards earned by the studentsin the s tenographic departm entwere distributed to many of themembers. Of special note are thetwo prize winners: Valma Blakeyfor the best I plate material submitted in the 0. G. A. Contest andAnnelStout for the best 100-wordtranscription test; Marie Keleher

for 120-word transc ription test;Josephine Olzeski for 77-word typing award, and Maryalys Klingerfor 72-word typing certificate.The following deserve honorablemention fori superior typing skill:Lois Blanchard, Mary Klampher,Maryv Catherine Sherwood, BettyTrippe, Martha Hutton and DorisScalzo.(Continued on Page 3)

"Tomm y" GivesBuffet SupperTo celebrate the feastf of St .Patrick, Tommy, beloved $chargeof the Home Economic Students,played host to |a group of hisfriends at a buffet supper held

March 17 in the Home Management House. An Irish motif wascarried out in the courses of thesupper and in the Jdecorations.The hostesses were Miss RuthWhalen and Dorothy Van Atten,Maudie White, Eleanor Crowe,Mary La Porta, and Helen Klan.Those invited to attend were theMisses Margot Quinn, DorothyLanagan,% Harriet Milloy, Mary E.Crowe, Catherine Nyberg, ValmaBlakey, Gloria Santomenna, Evelyn *> White, Catherine Bellucci,Anne Klan, Jeanne Senior, Kath-ryn Crowe, Rita McCann andjHar-riet Klan, Kathryn Tansey, RitaFranklin and Dorothy Szyplik.Rita Frankl in

Vividly DepicLatin AmerWestern Culture NearlyYears Old, She Asse

Prominent a mo ng t h o shave Iappeared upon the hurst College lecture platfoyear is Bertita Harding, whoto friends and students of hur st on Friday evening,14, on "The South AmericanMrs. Harding, we soon died, possesses both charm andand, among other commqualities, an extremely fascmanner of phrasing descriptthe places she has visited, they are poetic in quality.

Biographical SketchIt is interesting to note tbrother of Mrs. Harding, HLeonarz, is a resident of Ewas this reporter's good to have an opportunity to sMr. Leonarz and to gain froseveral interesting facts cing the life and work of hisMrs. Harding is of Hudescent and lived in Mexic1905, later in 1916 comingUnited States. She attendekenau School for Girls in Pphia, a convent school, anUniv ersity of Wisconsin. Ishe married Jack Harding, also an author. Sometimespring w ill appear his book eI Like Brazil.Shart ly 1 after her mawhile living fin Indianapoli(Continued on Page 2

Academy ChoirGives ConFriday, Marchf21, the\AcA'Cappella Choir under thedirection of Mr. O. L. Gpresented a delightful progth e Mercyhurst- auditoriumselections we re: We Offerby Grender; |Regenera tion, tiansen; Father Most Holy, tiansen; Deep River, * BuGaspodi Pomilui, Lvovsky; Bo To God, Rachmaninoff; key's Serenade, Friml; SomeDogs, Fontaine; and The Spangled Banner by Key-Nin its entirety. |

Included in this program solo by Miss June Sullivan oChoir. Du ring the intermMr. Grender gave a short, mal talk on "The Place of CWork in the School." He about the organization of thedemy Choir from its beginni1982, and emphasized the npreference the singers showreligious selections. He brto attention the -fact that leigh the composer of "Deeper" was a former Erie manan important figure in the of A'Capp ella music in follthe lead of Christiansen, "f

of the A'Cappella Choir." E. J. BrR. C. T

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Let Us Be Glad And RejoicdEaster is come again! f When the bells chime out so softlyon this,| the most blessed and happiest feast in the year, w ewill hurry to honor Him, our Divine King, Who has risen forus. In the newness of nature, we must not forget solemnity.Amid the fineries of Springour clothes, the gladsomeness ofthe birds, and the warmth of the airwe must not forget\ entirely the holy seasoitfwe have just passed.The Risen King alone can see our inner selves. We havemadeia special effort to serve^Him well for six long fweeks,for we have wanted Him to befpleased withfus. He alone haswatched our trips to Calvary; has heard our murmurings forforgivenes s of sin and con solation in trials . His ge nerousHeart has received our meagre acts of self-denial with a lovingjoy. We have made Him happy, and, in turn, we can be happywith Him. Therefore, let us rejoice in His Resurrection. Letus enjoy natu re as He ha s given it to u s ! Let us be happy, butlet us never forget His Cross! Betty Schut t

Perseverance W ins the Crown!There's no use denying th at disappointments, are very discouraging. However, there is, l ikewise, no use denying th at,regardless of how terrible our trials appear to be, we need notperish under their load. ?For you have often heard i t said that"Perseverance wins the crown." And it's a good!idea to keeprepeating this old adage to yourself, over and over again, whenyou feel like giving up, in the face of adversity.But do I hear an objection? Do I hear you say? "Oh,wha t's the difference, anyway, if I do or don't do thus and so?If I do, I 'l l only be working toward bigger problems; and|if Idon't, nobody will know or care!"To my^mihd, Herein lies the "pofnt of^the story. Supposein accomplishing this one small task,^you are led deeper anddeeper into the maze of life's problems. Can't you see t h a tas you! overcome each succe eding problem, you will reach an other m ilestone on your journey to eternity, and t h a t e ach

task will become jus t tha t much easier? You surely mustrealize that you can't dodge duty, and after all "Life is nota bed of ros es." So don 't be afraid to shoulder your load ofresponsibility! Accept it willingly and persevere unceasingly!"Perseverance wins the crown! tOn the other hand suppose you "give up" just because somelittle detail is difficult. You don't even consider trying a gain !Maybe you're!right maybe no one else does know or care!But how do you feel about it ? Deep down inside of you, youaren't*very proud of yourself, you |must confess! For eachtime you "give up," it becomes just that much easier the nexttime. And before you know it, you're just content to sit idlyby, in the same old rut, day a fter daynever even thinking oftrying to solve the problems tha t you may encounter. Whileyour neighbor is forging a head, you're lagging behind, feelingso sorry'for "poor you," because life is so disappointing."Wise up! >"Perseverance wins the crown! Jeanne SeniorHear ts Do Break

Hearts don' t break;Glass breaksfrai l - stuffHearts take hard knocks,hearts bend.(I saw this bit of verse in amagazine, and knew tha t i t wasnot t rue . So I wrote an answert o i t ) ./HeartsMine did . . .And will againPerchance . . .

do break.

If time doth healA s s a v a nt s s a y . . .And if the angels sendT o e a r t hAnother such as youTo light my way . . .And touch my heartWith heal ing handsTo brush away the hurt ,The m emory of you . . .An d 'grave anotherDeeperTo make me weep againAt night . Rosemary

The Art NicheAs we walk down one of thehalls of Mercyhurst and stop before the copy of the picture, famous the world over as the "SistineMadonna," we seem to be lookingthrou gh a window opening intoheaven. Paint in the background,yet filling the whole space, is acloud of innumerable cherubs; outof thisjcloud, and enveloped by it,appear the Mother and Child."They seem to be journeyingfrom heaven to earth. That wemay see them, ajcurtain has beendrawn aside and two figures, \St.Sextus and St. Barb ara, one oneither side, appear tolbe awai t ingtheir passing. One f igure gazesinto their faces as he points outward, whi le the other kneels andbows her head in devotion. Therobes of the Blessed Mnther areblown back by the wind as shemoves steadi ly forward.As if there really were a window, two beautiful b oy-angels leanupon a parapet underneath theclouds which embrace the feet ofthe Blessed Mother. Their eyesare ra ised adoringly and theirposition suggests one of rest andpeace, as if they were everlasting

ly praising. This extraordinarilybeaut i ful 'painting by Raphaelw as made for the convent of St.Sixtus a t Piacenza, but early inthe e ighteenth century i t wasbought by the Elector of Saxonyand now hangs in the gal lery a tDresden.A copy of another interestingwork of ar t possessed by Mercyhurst i s Herbert Schmalz ' paint ingof "The Return From Calvary."Dr . G. F . Popham Blyth says thefol lowing about i t , "The darknesswhich was on the earth is c learingawa y. One long, dark cloud ishanging over the city like a pall.The Virgin Mother, weighed downwith fa t igue and grief knowingnot whither she goeth, is being ledup some steps towards his "own

home,' by St . John and Mary Magdalene. St . John is engaged jntenderly assist ing the Mother,who has been committed to him byhis dying Lord, his highly wroughtspir i tual sympathies the meanwhile *> being aroused by his lastlook at the Cross, which a breakin the clouds reveal against thesuggestive|streak of light sky beyond." :;/; ,

Another woman, whose faceis buried in her hands, and Mary,wife of Cleophas, who turns againto look at the Cross, are followingthe group.

Never before has the pathos after the Great Sacrifice b e e ntreat ed in so comprehensive andcomplete a manner.Mary Parmeter

Pendulum

Ullrich

To^ and froTo and froHow rhythmically you go| Pulse of the World, 'Back and forthAlways on the go.0 tell mesteady ticker of secretrhymeIs it fit to measure life by Time?ft E. Dumitru

Ho w can they confineA bounding bit of lovelinessIn rhyme?To me it seems they're tryingTo put all of eternity,In time.

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S A L L Y ' S S H O E S E N S E"Sal ly, I I can' t walk anotherstep! These new shoes of mineare just ki l l ing me!""Bet ty, I think you need a fewpointers on how to se lect comfortable shoes. Al though fshoesare worn to protect and suppo rtfeet , the average m a n a nd wom a nseem more interested in sa t isfy

ing the eye and pocketbook thanin se lect ing durable , appropria teand comfortable footwear. "To be fitted! correct ly, a lwaysinsist on having the foot measured. This should be done in are laxed (si t t ing ) as wel l as astandin g posi t ion since the footbecomes longer when i t supportsthe ful l weight of the body.Here are some points on whichyou can judge the f i t of the shoea nd i t s " f e e l " on t he foo t : p l . T hebal l of the foot should be di rect lyover the widest part of the sole ofthe shoe. 2. In shoes of adul tsthere should be a t least one-halfinch between the end of the bigtoe and the inside t ip of the shoe.3. The inside heel of the shoeshould be snug. 4. A heel heightof three-fourths of an inch to oneand one-half inches is sc ient i f i cal ly pract ical for dayt ime wear.Higher heels may be worn without dange r for sho rt periods oft ime on specia l occasions.. 5 . Thefoot should t read evenly. Shoeswearing out a t the toes or sidesshow evidence of poorly balancedconstruet ion, poor f i t , or improper t read of the wearer . 6. Soleson st ree t shoes should be thickenough to cushion the foot . Walking habi tual ly in thin soled shoest e n d s to cause l igaments tos t r e t c h , marches to sag, and cal louses to form."Pe r sp i ra t i on a nd c ons t a n t we a rare hard on leather , so shoe t reesor shoe forms of the same shape

as the shoe should be used to helpprese rve the shape longer andalso to keep the shoe looking better . Shoes should be kept on shoeracks, in shoe bags, or on shelvesawa y from the dus t . Cleaners,dressings, and pol ishes are avai l able for every type of leather andfabric , so it is no job at all tokeep your shoes in good conditiona nd a ppe a ra nc e ." J IJe a nne Se n i o r

Drivers' Test Clinic(Cont inued from Page 1)meter , a glarometer , and a steer-

ometer. I The reactometer was totest the react ion t ime required before applyin g the brakes ; theglarom eter to test one ' s abi l i tyfor night driving; and the steero-meter to test one ' s driving ski l l .Mercyhurst students averagedsomewhat above normal in thetests . The norma l for the steer-ometer was 65 k to 75 per cent ,whe r e a s , ! t he g i r l s ha ve a ve ra ge daround 72 per cent . In the braketest the students were 33 per centabove avera ge. Most of our gi r ls,therefore , show the potent ia l i ty ofgood drivers. Il n addi t ion, however skill is needed. This comesonly from long driving experiencewith the determinat ion to improveweakness and overcome defects.Ma ry Klampher

Raffle DrawnThe Internat ional Relat ions Clubof Mercyhurst College conducted araff le during the month of March.I ts purpose was to obtain fundsfo r transportationiof the group toWashington, D. C. to a t tend theCathol ic Associa t ion for International Peace convention held thereannual ly during Easter week. Theprize chanced off was a "Dinner-for-Four" to be given a t The Denat any t ime chosen by the winner.Chances were sold to residents of

the college and of the city ofErie . Mr. Charles Dai ley was theowner of the lucky number drawnin the Col lege dining room, Fridaynoon, March 14.Jul ia Strough

O. G. A, AnnouncesAward Winners(Cont inued from Page 1)Je a n Fa i rg ra ve s wa s c ha i rm a nof the program commit tee whichfe a t u re d : Frances Mientkiewicz ina book review of "Wo rds the^ Secre tary Should Watch" by EdwardJ. Kilduff; Doro t hy \ 0 'H a . r a,"Trends in Let ter Styles" ! byFrederick Fox; and El len Sharrerof the Read Beauty Studio, guestspeaker, whose topic was "TheWell-Groomed Business Girl ."

Ei leen Fi tzgerald was assistedby Mary El len Linney, MaryfKir-by, Dorothy McCarron and JaneAnn McLaughl in in the serving ofrefreshmen ts a t the c lose of themeet ing.The 0. G. A. Sorori ty held i t sMarch meet ing in the dining roomon the evening of th e twenty-seventh.As a guest speaker, Miss Luret-ta Kel logg, gradu ate of Mercyhurst in the class of '39, and nowa member of the facul ty of EastHigh School, gave an extremely

interest ing ta lk on her experiencesin the teaching f ie ld. G ert rudePletz and Helen Smiley, also alum-nai me mbers of th e O. G. A., gavemany helpful hints gained bythem from their experiences in thebusiness world. Mary WinstonValma Blakey

Have You Heard?The Buffalo Mercyhurst Clubhas dance plans for May 3 a t theN i a g a r a F a l l s H o t e l Beatrice Adolf of Buffalo is nowMrs . Robe r t O'TooleB e t t y Harringtons Sullivan'sbaby boy is Paul Cornel ius thesecondRita Brennan has a new job witht he E r i e T i m e sMary Louise Healy i s teachingat East High this semesterBetty O'Connor Kaminski w asmarried on February 5 ,x in Childress, Texas; and wil l be a t homeafter Apri l 1stMarie Callan has become a diet ic ian a t the Batavia , N.

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Pa ge Four TH E MERCIADBert i ta Harding

gSP (Cont inued from Page 2)ful si tuat ion a t present . Thesecountries bear a pecul iar re la t ionship to the governing m o t h e rcountries. French Guiana consistsmainly of jungle , and is ra the rrich ins gold. Here is the penalcolony known as Devil's Island,and by mean s of convict labor.France has been able to acquiregold which had to be shipped backto Europe . Agricu l ture was n o tencouraged, and the colony gotfood from a monthly food ship.The fa l l of Prance, however,!hassince left it in a disorganized state,as has the conquest of Hol land leftDutch Guiana. -

The great country of Brazi l i sth e ^only one of the republics tothe south that i s n ot Spanish-speakin g; Portugu ese is spokenhere . Mrs. Hard ing described thisvery important country as t h e"g l a m or girlfof the Americas."Ancient Heri tageThe port ion of the Americasbounded by'Peru and Mexico givesus a knowledge of our t rue American* heri tag e. It may be seenthat we have no reason to bow toE urope infat leasts t h i s r e spe c t :E urope a n c u l tu re ^ i s o n l y t wo

thousand years old, while overhere , approxim ately four thousandyears ago there a l ready existed anadvanced form of civilization. Inthe centra l port ion of the Americas could then be found, among ot-her things, paved st reets, a sc ienceof ast ronomy , and a calendarwhich measured the seasons of theyear which f i t s our year now .One can today discover the background of those countries, for thedescendants of the Incas and Az-,tecs still live, and since the Pan-American H ighway h as been- cuta lmost to the jungles to the south,one can t ravel where whi te mennever t raveled before , and discover an untouched Indian life.

Contribut ion of SpaniardsThe world owes much to Spainfor the resul ts of her act ivi t ies inthe New World. The Spaniardskilled only f in bat t le , and afterthe f ight ing was over, they didnot send to Europe for wives, buti n t e rm a r r i e d with-the Indians. Asa resul t , Lat in America today is85-per cent Indian. T h e Indianraces, before the arr ival of theSpanish, were al l pantheis ts, engagin g in race suic ide throughtheir belief in human sacrifice totheir gods. The Spaniards actually saved the Indian3from his owndestruct ion by declaring h u m a nsacrifice illegal, and by blottin gout the old religion and/ .int roducing Christ iani ty.The Spaniards had to coaxpeople to come to South America .

Argent ina was: able to persuadeIta l ians to se t t le there two hun-dred years ago. Hence, Argen t i nians now speak Spanish wi th anIta l ian staccato accent .Across the Andes on the left isa narrow st r ip of e longated countr y called Chile. Chile, knowin gthat her next-door neighbor, Argent ina , wishes to join wi th? herand become one country, h as | fe l tshe must have a grea t standingarmy . Pruss ian officers were invi ted to come there to t ra in theChi leans, and today the best standing force in South America isfound in Chile.The blond, blue-eyed Basquesfrom northern Spain settled inChi le, but in the southernmost

Sociology SeminarHears:Account ofiPuerto Rican LifeAprilFreshmen Win Song S. 0 . S. Previews

The l ast meetin g of the Sociology Seminar was held Tuesdayevening, March 4, in the diningroom. Anne Boughton, president,turned the meet ing over to Genevieve Butler, after discussion onways of ra ising money. The program began with an int roduct ionby Genevieve B utler. T hen followed a panel discussion of theFamily Allowance system given byMary Lou Kel ly, Jean Durkin, PatDuffy and Jeanne Smith. ThelmaBerdiel told of family life in Puerto Rico, bringing out many significant details in a young maiden'sl i fe there as contrasted with thatof the average American gir l .

Joa n Bristowfand Dorothy Tor-may presented a qu est on-and-answer discussion on "Why Catholics Object;; To'Birth Control ." Amonologue "The Wil le ts" wasenacted by Mary Holway, andBet ty Lou Tesnow - gave a poem,"Motherh ood."! A ski t ent i t led"Chickens Come to Roast" wasgiven by Mary Anne Dowd, RuthLuton, Jane Ann McLaughl in andDelores O'Hara . After an adjournment of the formal meet ing, refreshments were served by theFre shm e n .M Pat Schi l l ing

Junior Diary(Cont inued from Page 3)March 19. Bet ty D. has a n j i n -terest besides soap-chips in thatA , & ; P . ? v ; :

March 20-25.1 Song C o n t e s tPract ice has been keeping us busy.We' l l a lways remember Chicken's,Pigeon's and Janie ' s ar t ist ic workon the book, Mary Helen's costumecreat ions, Sal ly ' s frequent suggest ions, Piano-bench Jo s a y i n g"pick i t up," the choral verse ,Carm's heart fe l t "Al le lul ia ," Marie ' s everlast ing quest ion and Sister! Mary Esthe r ' s fa i th in ourabi l i ty Was i t worry over theSong Contest that led Helen Klanto swathe poor Pract ice HouseT om m y i n a ba t h l t owe l ? I t ' sbeen fun and when theiSong Contest is over we'll say, "The bestc lass won!" Pauline Lynchport ion of the country where jit isvery cold, many Swiss and Bavarians have set t led.

Argent ina is the most prosperous, most promising, most importan t country of Lat in America .Urugua y, a lmost purely Spanish,is a lovely, progressive land, whileParaguay presents the utmost cont rast . I t i s ent i re ly primit ive , oneof the most backward countries inthis hemisphere . ,

Kinds of SpanishMrs.jHarding urged that all inour country learn at least a littleSpanish. There are two types ofSpanish to study, the Cast i l ian,which is spoken in Old and NewCast ie , and the South AmericanSpanish. There is not a greatdifference between the two, however. I t i s interest ing to notethat the best Spanish is spoken inColombia, and the wor st Spanishin the Americas is spoken in Cuba.The vas t countr y of Brazil isindividual in every possible sense.I t "has the freshness of the untouched."

Contest(Continued from Page 1)their last contribution to theschool songs. All were gowned inwhite formals , seated before ahuge silhouette of the college, under the dim glow of pale blue border l ights.

This year, this traditiona l per-formance a t t racted the largest outside audience ever to witness sucha function. This year, the student body presented a progr amthat was one of the most outstandingone of closest competition inthe history of the MercyhurstSong Contest .

The Son g Contest of 1941 is buta memory todaya sweet dreamth at will linger forever in thehea rts of eve ry, true collegian, forit was symbolic of the fine schoolspirit, cooperation, and ingenuitythat i s a part of every Mercyhurstscholar . Catherine Bellucci

Come students, cheer Alma MaterAnd sing her praises c lear .And when away from her shel ter ,Hold every memory dear.And so the curtain fell on the1941 Song Contest. The wholeSOPHOMORE Class joins wi th mein extend ing to our very goodfriends, the FRE SHME N, our s i n -cerest congratula t ions to them ontheir success, not only because oftheir victory, but because of thespir i t they've shown as ftypical"dau ghters " of Mercyhurst . Andto. the JUNIORS, too, our unjver-sal sent iment is one of congratulations on such a fine piece of workas they presented, worthy indeedof outstanding recogni t ion.As for th e SOPHOMO RESwe just keep on thinking, "If youdon't succeed at first, try, tryagain, for the third time is oftena charm. J And for the SENIO RS,the e ldest daughters of Mercyhurst , we have only one sta tement ,but we know it speaks enough

"We're proud of you!" KDorothy TormayAn E x t re m e Democracy!The Lat ins, loving l i tera tureand the j arts, have a scorn foreverything manual . The Portuguese, then, settling in Brazil,would not themselves till the greatfarms and ranches they desi red.Since the Indians would not workfor the w hite people, Africanswere brought to Brazi l by the Por

tuguese to do their work. Here ,where we find the truly democratic .' ideal, no color line is drawn.Hence, a very serious race problem has been introduced; the bulkof the nation is a mixture of blackand whi te . The African characteris childlike, simple, naive, andnot very progressive . Therefore,a st rong, paternal ist ic governmentis needed!In conclusion, Mrs. Hardingurged that we be friendly with allour neighbors to the south. Wemust trade with them even thoughwe already have a surplus, for ifwe do not, Europe will. Alwayswe must think of South America

as a part of us. Valma frllakey

Spring StylesT he ' S . 0 . S . fchose thefcoldestnight of the whole year for theirlast meeting on Wednesday evening, Febru ary 19, 1941. Becauseof the weather, it was quite a paradox to have Miss Grace Mosher,a buyer in the Girls' Sports WearDepartment of {the Boston Store,speak about spring wardrobes.Miss Mosher had just returnedfrom a buying trip in New York

and was bubbling over with newideas of styles and fashions. Shebrought with her several differenttypes of outfits including !coats,sui ts, dresses, jerkins, and hats,which gave the girls some ideaof the coming spring trend s. After the meeting, she willingly letthe girls examine these clothesmore closely.Besides Miss Mosher's talk, Mr.Freeborn, from Armour ' s PackingHouse,*had arranged to show thememb ers sound movies: one on"Tnberculosis" which revealed astounding statistics relating todeaths caused by the disease; theother on the "Romance of Meat."The latte r film told in a cleverstory the problems of selectingand cooking m eat which always

confront a new bride. The bride'ssister-in-law, being a home economist, soon came to her rescue.This movie provided valuable information for the audience inteaching them to select good meataccording to their nutritionalneeds as well as to their pocket-book. It also gav e helpful; hintsin cutting and carving roasts.Harriet MilloyJane Blackwood

Book Nook(Continued from Page 3) daug hter built a bridge for thehopelessly ill, a bridge betweenthis earth and the haven of peaceabove."

Th e ^"biographical sections of thel ibrary has had worthwhiles addit ions. When the Sorghum WasHigh by Considine is the life ofFath er Donovan. Holding Up theHills by Leo Richard Ward is thebiography of a neighborhood. Hetells of incidents and of the peoplein his boyhood town. Survival Until Seventeen by Feeney is full ofhumoro us incidents in his life upto the age of seventeen.These and many more have beenthe books decorating the top ofthe file cases in the library. Sowhy don't you make a note ofthem and the next time you are inthe library take time out tobrowse through them; and then besure to read a.few in your leisuret ime. IMaida Wendel

"A devout man arran ges in hismind, before hand, those thingswhich he has to carry out."Groote* *

"And he does not arrange themaccording to an inordinate inclination, but subjects them to thedecision of right reason."* * *

PedigreeThe pedigree ot honeyDoes not concern the bee;A clover, any time, to himIs aristocracy. Emily Dickinson

I Howdy, all! How are yoing since Spring has spIncidentally, speaking of have you noticed all the Smale visitors around MercyIsn't Spring the time when aman's fancy lightly turns wellit turns, period. Jeancoll went home last week-enwe can't imagine why. Dare supposed to be very faren't they ? ? Well, the Frethink so, anyhow. Have yoheard about Wanda's Archia riot! no less. Been hearinga very touching letter writMiss Tesnow, h e r s e l f . Ww h y ? ? Rita Botzum willflekeep her dander down wcomes to writing letters, I'cha!! We Freshmen were proud of the wonderful woSong Contest Chairman did.cheers for Eva!! Get your bearly if you want a membersthe Gotta Koppa Poppa SoThey're going fast and fThe mystery of the Loswa s snever solved by Algier. If these Oil City don't stop coming up to seeI do declare!Do you mean to tell me thsecond semester is almost How time do fly!! Jeanne was home again, too but no mystery in this case. Weshe's just a little home-bheart, (p.s. joke!) By theTom finally got up to see MMouse Mooseman. Good forBette r sign off now w hsigning off's good. Seesoon.Adele Trippe and her "Jsounds like a card, or Is iWhose typing kept the Freon the first floor awake night? Three guesses. gets his girl" Read all abor better yet ask Kayte Of all yea rs why must come late this one ? ? ? Injucalls it!! > I ISong Contest really pepup , doesn't it? or should does it ? Marilyn Root learnlesson the other night, whwent down! to the front meet visitors! Maybe shewear tha t trench coat so an y more!!!Chapter II . JBob was up Sunday. It 's gto be a habit Glo C

Metallic NighThey've gone from meThose nightsEncased in silver.The moonbeams in your hairThe sparkle of your eyesThe pirouetting trees . . .Oh, why are you not here?They've gone from meThose daysEncased in bronze.Your shining, sun-kissed lenThe winding country lanesTh e ruddy {fruit aglow . . .Where have you gone, my They've gone from meYour wordsEncased in gold. |Your bright endearing wordsYour softly golden toneEach thri l ling song of love My memories ? . . . a crysta lJ Rosemary U