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H MrublishedlatlMercyhurst College, Erie, Pennsylvania

VOLUME V

Freshmen ClassHostess To HCollege In Xmas Celebration

Yuletide Pa rty Closes School Activities UntilfNewSchool Session I ) ,Tuesday December f l9 , | i th eFreshmen class of Mercyhurstcollege entertained the entire student body and faculty,!at the annual Christmas party which tookplace in the Students' refeotory ateight o'clock.The decorative .scheme was carried out in Ye Olde English Stylein color motifs of scarlet and sil-ver.Refreshments were served in

cabaret style as a shorty programwas given by some of the talentedmembers of the class.Christmas Carols - sung by assembly; Readings - Helen Dundas;Candles to Christ- one act play -by Fr. Lord; Charac te rs : JeanGriffin, Alice Lyman, Kay Lech-ner, Jean SchJaudeckerl and PegReichart. -

Following this there was dancing and bridge tables prepared forthose who wished to -.play cards.The evening then closed with thepresentation of gifts to the classesand faculty bv the hostess.

BISHOP GANNON VISITS ^ H1 \ m '5 MEROYHURST

College and Seminary Greet'' | | Bishop mm

: -o- :Every man is a volume if youknow how to read him. - Channing:-o-

On Tuesday, December 12, Mercyhurst was honored by the presence oflthe Right Reverend JohnMark Gannon, Bishop ofjjErie.iEaeh student was individuallypresented to the B ishop, afterwhich they filed down to the mainauditorium where ?a program*waspresented by a group of the students. Miss Costellal Ressler '^welcomed the Bishop to Meroyhurst.Those who took par t in the {program were Marjorie Algae, MaryMoran, Helen Dundas, Dorothy,Mooney, N an 0 'Brien a ml j JeanReese.Following the program BishopGannon gave a brief talk to thestudents of Mercyhurst.Then the student body attendedthe service in the chapel.Bishop Gannon honored theSenior class by being their guestfor dinner immediately after theservice in the chapel.

Alice LymanFIFTEEN NEW SODALISTSRev. McManaman Is GuestSpeakerThe Feast of the Immaculateonception was a prominent ^SoAfterand Holy Communion Onpbsulantsere received! into the Sodality.the stu

dents, clad in cap and gown repaired to the college dining roomwhere the annual Sodality breakfast took place. Reverend McManaman, active sodality promoter ofErie, was guest speaker. He ad dressed the* students on Catholicaction after school life. The So-dalists sang- a num ber of jflivelysongs during the program.

! Many Religious Charactersof Na tivity Po rtra ya l in Colorful Scenes byMembers of Freshmen Class

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Sunday December 17, the Christ-an annual presentaat Mercyhu rst College wastableaux, presented familiar

The.program consisted of:MooreSt.Verne Roth 1 ^Peg, MacDonald , St. Two0'Sullivan,Algef I Zachary, Annef% j | ' J

Blessed Virgin,. Inez B ellottiJoseph, Jane HurleyHighBiglerPageUt , Elizabeth, Helen Dundas

Blessed Virgin, Inez BellottiAngels, Mary Catherine Gaughn,Mary Margaret Murphy.Shepherd Scene :*j Shepherds, Lucille Becks, AdeleCallahan, Alice Lyman, Betty Taylor, Mary Lou Burd,. Mary JaneCummiugs, Jane Hutchinson.Angels, Mary Ciaola, Mary LouCorby, Mary Terese Mahoney,Eleanor 0'Sullivan. Marjorie Algae, Florence Bigler, Aida , LaGrasso.,.The Magi; ^King, Emelie FarriKingJMacDonald Kii g, Carolyn

Pe gPa -quin.The Nat ivi ty:Blessed Virgin, Inez BellottiSt.} Joseph, Jane HurleyTwoAngels, Florence Bigler,,LucilleBecks.The lAdor a t i on :Ent i re pageant, group.

DECEMBER,11033 NUMB ER 3

DolNot ReadTill Christmas

I The Merciad Staff extendsto K all its J readers! themerriest of i Christ mass amithe Happiest oft New Years.And adds in j the I words ofDickon's immortal Tiny Tim"God bless us all every*

one. 1

MEROYHURST OBSERVES ^M* ANNUAL CAROL SINGINGR.Following a tradition I in j th eschool whereby Christmas carolsar e sung sat midnight on the lastday preceding I vacation collegeresident stude nts performed theritual on Wednesday December 21.The procession started at thechapel and each students bearinga candle marched thru the hallssinging theboid famliar songs of" Ade s t e F ide l i s " "Holy N i g h t "and other Christinas songs. Having made the rounds of the entirebuilding the line of march filedback tothe chapel and thence totheir rooms to dream happydreams of Santa Claus.THE :-o-:A. MEETS FOR. G.FIRST TIME

Were one to have tak en! a peepinto the third floor social roomon the evening of November 27,she would have een an interestedand active group of young ladies,making its initial plans for whatpromises to beja very interestingand worthwhile organization, the0. G. A. Sorority that is, theOrder of Gregg Artists, or Orderof Good Accountants, if you wish-Right , you have guessed it ! Th egroup to which I refer is noneother than the secretarial majors.The purpose of the organizationis to maintain interest in the Commercial Education Department, tokeep its students informed of thebusiness world for the college -trained secretary and for the 00m-meroial teacher in the classroom,to develop a closer bond of mutualhelpfulness and interes t betweenthe students now being trainedand those who are on the "firingline", our alumnae friends, who,by the way,, are our honorarymembers.

As a step in the accomplishmentof the aim of the Sorority, prominent business men and women ofthe city will be interviewed by thevarious members to address the0. G. A. at.its monthly meetings,The. mo l important action ofthe first meeting was the,electionof officers for the year. The results are as follows:President, Kathleen 0 'Brien;Secretary, Margaret Dean; Treasurer , Kathryn Har r ington; Publicity Chairman, Leona McAllister.Misses Margaret Dean and JaneConner were appointed to takecharge of the first program, whichwill be presented on December 18.

Mid-Year Prom. (Scheduled \ |B Jan.|26 At Masonic [TempleJunior Class Negotiates Wit hi Celeb rated! OrchestraIBI^^NilBB J ill Am ma I Winter 'Forma l^^^^^^^^HFRESHMAN GLASS PRESENTS$MOULTURALTPROGRAM 1

g The Freshman class J presentedan evening of artland music, November 21, 1933. Several membersoflthe faculty iwere present anda l so ! members of the {Junior l a ndSe n io r j (-lasses. ^ H ^ B ^ X f l ^ ^ ^ HjB Adel 1 ne I Morel 1 i I was 1 genera Iehnirman iof I t h e ! evening.IMarvLouise! Corby was chairman forthe art program. Paulino>Urich reported % on classical art, followedby Alice King who reported onthe romanticist pei iodf in art.Florence Bigler reported on modern art. Jean Sohlaudecker wa schairman of the musical program.Rita Hectenwald illustrated olassieal music. Mary 5 Lucille Burd il-lustra ted the romanticis t periodof music, and Adeline Morelliillustrate d .-modern m u s i c .Alice Lyman

NO - *THANK YOU1Buffalo, N. Y.Dear R-u I h,

I was delighted with my copyof the "Meroiad." Your classhas accomplished in the first twoissues what, in my opinion, ourclass never accomplished. I enjoyed? every article in it, and Ireally believe it took me over anhour to read it. ,I hope that you have a happyChristmas, and that Santa Clausis good to you.Sincerely,Jean Summers

M I'Yidav Januarv litii t he annualmid-winter promenade of Mercyhurst! College will take place atthe Masonic Temple ballroom. Thisbrilliant seasonal dunce is an out*stand in"- social I'unetion I of I theschool calendar and! promises I tobo eve n! bigger and better thanusual. ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ B j ^ ^ K > M f cI Die.k Kidler and his twelve pieceorchestra of N. B. C. radio famewill he a drawing card. The former played during 1 the summermonths at the Lotus (Janlens inCleveland.No reservations have come in asvet l)iit nearly a hundred and thir-ty eon pies ar e expeotcd to attend.Invit ation s are extended to allalumnae members and to a lewselect' guests.Committees in fcharge of theactivities are:General Committeo AnneMet!rath, junior class president.Orchestra Committee LeonaMcAllister, chairman, K ay Harrington, Jane Uprichard, MaryLou Corby.Invitation Committee - LolitaLepper, chairman, Marion Sum-mors, Grace Marie Soudors, M tryCiaola.Program Commit toe Kathar ine Reiser, chairman, Lucille Meo-han, Katherine Lechnor.

Publicity Committee Mary0 'Dea, chairman, Marg aret Dean,Elizabeth Montgom ery, MarjorieAlge,{Refreshment Committee Oath-erine Egan, chairman, NanoyStack house, Betty Killeen.

Cub Reporter InterviewsDept. Store Santa ClausMany Kiddies and Shoppers Flock to

^Despite Depressionmroyland

A reporter (how can one alwayssingle them out?) approached oneof the larger down town storeswith more I lian a few misgivings."But why not go and get it overwi th ?" mused the would bo-writer, "though what I'll ask:thatwill sound intelligent, is just beyond me." In a second the reporter was swallowed by the seethingmob and in the shuffle was unceremoniously pushed into an el-evator going " u p . " In checkerboard moves the sarao reporter,strangely altered in outward appearance, reached the operator ofaforementioned elevator andhoarsely whispered in her ear,"toyland* for my life."Finally the elevator name to astop and expelled her crampedriders with an audible sigh."So this is toy la m l " , glummed th ec nl) ire porter, stand ing alone on

the brink of the maelstrom, "toy-land \', she ^whispered again, andwa s igalvanized into an awkwardleap for safety as a tow-headedboy riding a red bioyole like ademon, tore down the aisle towardher. The reporter, with gla/.edeyes, turned to the person she hadthrown her arms around in thenear casual ity and found to hersurprise and delight that her rescuer was none other than SantaClaus.

"I 'm af ra id I 've made ra thera spectacle of myselfnot to saysomething a bi t stronger, but Ihave n't been in toyland in solong that I 'd forgotten how thingsare done here. Thanks so muchfor the help. And now (in the effort to appe ar business-like) willyou further accomodate me bysubmitting to a quizan inter-

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Mercvhurst College THE MERCIADSubscription Rates Erie, P onn^ lvaniaONEU)OLLAR T H E YEAJR 1. MERCIAD STAF F IK I ) r L 0 1 i I IS -( 111 Kb & . . 4< . i.cA^^..- Plans were made for abundle drive, in which each classis participating.

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Christmas as is custom ary swillbe celebrated by Catholicsthroughout the country in a trueRoman Catholic fashion. To themChristmas means the coming ofChrist, their Redeemer. To them itis truly a Mass in Christ 's honorand the atmosphere of the Iday itself breathes this idea in a waythat no artist |regardless of hista lentdean jus t ly pa int .Usually this holiday is considered solely a A day on whichgifts are ex changed whereby*, menshowftheir good feelings towardone another. Now, goodwill amongall men is a fine quality, still, thespirit of Christmas goes beyondthi It is the spirit of a God inswaddling clothes come down fromhefaven out of love for men. Andeach Christmas should be the sameas that f irst Ifeast giving.

God, the giver of all gifts, gaveus His only Son on that f irstChristmas morn. Many years later,that Son gave Himself to us as agift of red emp tion! on the cross,and He still gives Himself to usin the Blessed Sacrament.On Christmas day althoughmany gifts will be exchanged thegreatest gift will be exchangedbetween ourselves and JesusChrist. To Him we must give ourlove in return for His Body and

Blood, With the reception of thisprecious gift Christmas will unfold itself to us in its true Spiritand it will be the Mass of Christ.

bigger and abetter slack ofWell, another month has rolledaround) and with li t h as come aer s lack of exchanges. More exchanges than youcan imagine, af you {haven't everlooked over these papers. In] onecolumn I could hardly list thepapers let alone tell you about thearticles which would interest you."Business is too poor for us topass up]a customer like Russia",says Profesor Hoflioh speakingabout the United States' recognition of Russia in an interview inthe Collegian. If we refuse to recognize a country whose government we disapprove of, America

had better break off relations with*Germany because the majority ofour citizens are opposed to Hitler-ism. It would be better to haveRussia an ally of the West than ofthe Far East .

In this period of the rise ofdictatorship what will become ofdemocracy? Is democracy dead?According to an article in the"L a Salle Collegian" history hasproved that democracy will survive dictatorship. " Sa ul failed,Nero failed, Charles II failed, andNapoleon failed." Man is fallibleand must be governed by an intelligent public opinion. *Any one who is a student ofBiology will be interested^ in thearticle " Problems of the Mosquit-to and Other Insect Life in Relation fto Sanitation, Health, andInd ust ry" to be found in the" F ou r squa r e . " We r e i t no t t ha ta Manson, a Gorgas, a Ross or aFindley rose against our wingedenemies, humanity could not holdits own against its insect foe.

Those of us who are not studentsof Biology will read with wonderthe havoc these pests would causeif allowed to breed unchecked,the diseases they would cause, andthe industries they would wreck.If you want to read a goodshort story, try "Some Guys AreLucky" in the "Canis ius Quar terly." Not only is it well writt e n ; ! it is amusing as well. Themagazine contain s some-; wo rthwhile poetry written by our Icon-temporaries.Distribution is based on atheory that\ ownership is naturalto alljmen and that property mustbe widely distributed. "Three

Acres and a Cow" says the advocate of distribution. A group ofstudents from the College of St.Charles Borromeo, in Ohio, hireda farm and tried out this experiment in Economics. They keptcows, had a garde n, hauled! andchoppediwood and in other wordsledf"the simple life ". They arevery much enthused over thiseconomic theory and intend to enjoy "Sunny S lopes" this summer .Several students at the University of Alabama are earning expenses by acting as professionalpall-b earers . In case of lack ofmoney this is a cheerful way toearn some.A word to the fwise for tardycolumnists isJgfound in the last

Loyola News:"Columnists who flaunt the deadline

Come to haunt the well knownbreadl ine . ' 'Dorothy Bryan. '34

Nell Guilfoyle, Ba rb Wil bertand. Cleland Driscoll a re doing Social Service work for the Catholic Charities :in Pit tsburgh. Barband Nell {recently took an apartment together.Terese A 'Hearn . is still teachingat the Erie Business College, and

has a darling apartment which sheshares with her sister and anothergir l . It 's on West Eighth.What ' s th is repor t we 've beengetting about Marg Canteloupebeing lonesome? With that \ ne wFord, and Helen Huet lier's cheerypresence so close, we just!can'tunderstand it.Betty Danahey and Dot Morardar e working infbanks, in Buffaloand Cleveland respectively.Mary Carlos is fast making aname for herself as one of the up-and-coming modistes of this centu r y . Manyfof the more fashionable set in Erie are- turni ng toMary to "d res s them in real

class". She'll also give you goodadvice on colors and styles andhelp you develop real taste indress.f Margaret Hungaville is stillliving a life of leisure in Bradford.Casey Egan is doing the samething in Oil City.

Libby Lippert had a week ofsubst i tute teaching in her hometown, Clearfield.:-o-

THINGUMABUBSJeanne S t . LawrenceClear, crisp mornings huntbreakfasts sunlight on swift-

running streams ....silver againstblack gardenias.Bessie Green

Old-fashioned frills pink andvelvet bows that name "E l-^len ' '.;|....|apple-blossoms.Inez BelottiSoft song of 'cello music ahint of Gypsy dances and gay,red shawls. another note (orgroup of notes) "Dark Eyes."Florence BiglerHuge fur collars jaunt y hatssub-deb' teas Senior-week, k b i d s " . | i |Marjory AlgeThe "dif fe rent" in c lothesrust color...', ,/broad-shouldered

coats gold-brown chrysanthemums hands.Mar ty Ket te r ingTennis racquets and swimmingpools J " American Girl ' ' covers linen and pique......... out-of-door vacations.K ay Reiser"B ig Sister''...... cheeriness oflighted windows ...." pep meeting ' ' spirit fudge-making ona Sunday afternoon.Mary O'Dea \ fWarm, friendliness of log fires...... blue softened with greypurses and notebooks a bowlof sweet-peas.Most popular young lady of

the seasonFull of surprises .....,...'' chuck-full of sentim ent brilli antred against just as brilliantgreen ...more than hints of t issue paper and ribbons maythe Shadow presentMerry Chr is tmas!

OUR FRIENDS CELEBRATECHRISTMASWhile we are gathering aroundbrightly I lighted Christmas treesand opening the gifts which SantaClaus brought, our foreign brothers and sisters are in their waycelebrating the birthday of ChristEngland of all countries has probably known the merriest of Yule-

tides. In the days gone by theseEnglishmen entered into riotousfeasts around the burning yule-log. However, this wild, boisterous, hearty style of olden timeshas been dethron ed. ThroughoutGreat Brit ain Y ule-tide is now atime of family reunions and socialgatherings. In Ireland they stillindulge in drink ing Lambs '-woolwhich is made by bruising roastedapples and mixing the juice withale or milk.German y is the country whichenjoys, during the present times,the merriest Christmas. For overa week before the day evergreentrees of all sizes pour into thecities. All German families musthave a Chr istm as; societies provide them for people who are toopoor to buy them. The Yule-tidefestival opens on the eve of St.!Nicholas Day, December sixth. Forthree days before Christmas allbusiness not absolutely necessaryto the welfare of the communityis suspended; even newspapers arenot published. On Christmas Evethe trimmed trees are displayedand the gifts are distributed. Insome par ts of Germany it is believed that the cattle are blessedwith the gift of language for awhile on Christmas Eve, but as itis a great sin to listen, no one hasyet reported any conversation

among them.In Sweden the housewife busiesherself with house-cleaning andworking for a month beforeChristmas. Their Christmas Eveis centered about the tree andSanta Claus who arrives with thegifts. After Santa leaves comesthe grand Christmas supper. TheChristmas mush holds the firstplace in importance among thechoice viands of the occasion; itis rice boiled in milk and seasoned. with salt, cinnamon, t. and sugarand eaten with milk. Severalblanohed almonds are boiled inthe mush and it is believed thatwhoever finds the firs t almondwill be the first to be married.

The colorful Italians celebratethe Christm as season in a mostlively way. During the Novena, oreight days preceding Christmas,shepherds go from house to houseinquiring if Christmas is to bekept tere. If it is, they leave awooden spoon to mark the place,and later bring their musical instruments and play and sing before it. The presepio or miniaturerepresentation of the birthplaceof Christ, is the principal featureof the Ital ian Christmas. AllItalians sing and pray before thepresepio. On Christmas Eve candles are lit around the presepio,presents are exchanged, and theChristmas feast takes place. Atsunset on C hristmas Eve the booming of a cannon from the Castleof St, Angelo announces the beginning of Holy Season and theservices in the Roman CatholicChurch crowns the merrymakingof Holy Night. 1

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(Continued from Page 1)view is the name for it I guess.At least that's what',my editorsaidand I think she's probablyright. How long have you beenengaged in this capacity? Oh,|Imean of course how long have youeen the Santa Claus You can ' tmber how long you've donea ^'busness of it t My good man, are yourazy about your work ofYou are, and you really

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ever this year. Psychologidof you personallybelief! of aYou always thought so be

are less? Well, I can 't say

youj-encourage thereto ex Xmas? You don ' t?

And now you want to tell me aquite apart from th e inter^interested and I

My dear Mr. S. Claus, you don'tto tell me that a growncame fin here and actually

ce!" Wha t did you do?right what could youwaslmyfound th e

w do you suppose tha t littlefelt ? What 's tha t ? You havefamily of your own?*(Oh, andthat w e're getting to family've taken upwas entitled to. You 've been ^kindthank youg^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ _ _ ^ _ _ , ^ ^ _ _And so Santa, stooped and tired,*the reporter, kindlyhands with his young

The reporter, with an insaneher eye, made the disflat an ded from th e store i n | nothing

On arriving at her home, where

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JTOYLANDBut I 'd guess I 'm not, "|toyland's a whole lot of fun,And I have been thinking,'11 be thinking,Gee, what we would give to be

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I The young jCyrenianf left hi sa wife and pushed into the turbulent| mass t hat! was fshouting and chvI moring in 1 impat ient anger. {Tosatisfy th e | pr ide! of 1 a I governorwho would know thefnumbers ofhis citizens, this heap of humanity had been dumped atfthe doorof the tr ibal home: Pharisee, mer-oant, poor, rich, from all|scenes of|?life they met by edict of the im-Iperial ruler. They had grown somuch away from the humble townof their birth that now it couldno longer shelter them. A weary,exhausted crowd was frantic fora place to rest. In riotious yellsthey demanded a bed in|which tosleep. j$

Jostled every whichjway^in th ethrong, kicked bac k|on ce by awealthy trader, the almost despairing Thaddeus finally fought anuncertain path* to the door of theinn to plead, not for himself, bu tfor the yo uthful! Esther and hersick son. The money of an opulentfisherman tempted the innkeeperbut^ his sympathetic wife hadroom for "just one more woman."The mutuality of motherhood hadreserved that space for Estherand her son.

He hurried back to tell,his jo yto the anxious, waiting mother.So tired she looked, sitting thereholding!tenderly th e 'i whimperingbabe and even in this turmoil shehummed a soothing lullaby. Confidently her smile met him, " I sthere room for us?""Yes, for you, but I must staywith the other men. If youiareafraid, or^if th e babyIbecomesworse, seek the inn-keeper 's wife:

she has mothered seven sons andwell knows how to quiet the youngone s . ""Oh, Thaddeus, you, with yourold mothers ' wisdom."Even so9lEsther, th e childlhascried since we have left home andwe can do nothing with him.""But , Thaddeus, look! He evensmiles in his sleep, now. In thehour you were gone to search forout lodging, he become quiet. Noexperienced mother may take thecredit but instead one even younge r t ha n I . " 2 | |

He was interested, "T ell meE s t h e r . " |" I was sitting here, just whereyo u left me . | Bewildered by themob hurrying by, his cries fussedme all the more and th e tearsjwerefrom my eyes almost as fast asfrom the baby's. Then, Thaddeus,this one ias beaut i ful as a king ' sdaughter, approached me. Sheasked what the matte r was andwanted to hold'him " just for ami nu te." I w as afraid until Isa w her smile. She took him frommy arms. Close to her bosom sheheld him, and swayed back andforth till his complainings ceased.He cooed Jand gurgled his babylanguage to her as she whispereda little song to him- I thought Ihad been forgotten when she saidin her soft, low voice, j I don't be lieve he's really sick, but his littlehands are cold. ' You know,Thaddeus, after all I said, you didforget that extra shawl. But I amrather glad you did, for see! shegave me this to wrap him in. "Esther showed a shawl of softestwool, knit from the finest fleece.

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rhe n," she continued, "sh esaid something If did not understand. The I beaut if ujione'sieveswere sad for a minute, then, 'MyBaby Son to come willlbe happywhen I tell Him I gave what wasHis ito warm another.' She smiledagain at. me, her whole face andher eyes were divinely flit.jTho seeyes, as blue as the Meditteraneanon a summer's day, I shall neverforget' them. As fshe spoke therewas hint of star light in them . Shetook no i paymentffor Ithi s Jjonlysaid, 'Your son will pay well,some day, when I He g helps another.' Then she was gone, disappearing into the crowd. S^BHB

I B A little thing, yet so often inthe!;years!that; followed, Esthortold the story to her children ofth e beautiful] ladvi whose eveswere blue as the midnight skiesand had, even as the skies, a starto flight their depths. Each newbroth er or sis ter, a s he made j hisearly start of life 's travels, waswrapped in that shawl, [t neverseemed to wear out. There was awarmth to it that enfolded thebaby feet * am I hands as no othershawl could. The eldest, Simon,was now gone from home longsincelthe gift had first been used.He had two small sons of his ownnow, mothered by a dark-hairedgirl of his own native Cyrenia.

He told to his children the samestorv of the beautiful lady withthe blue eyes and "mind you",he would boast to his wide-eyedsons "mi nd you, she held yourfather in her arms and sang toh i m . "|Always at Paschal time, th eearnes t Simon made his yearlyvisit to the synagogue in theGreat City. To the God of Isrealhe prayed hopefuly for the blessings of the coming year. Eachyear too, the little boy part of himmurmured a prayer to see againthe lady with the blue eyes.

Once more he had made sacrifice, given than ks and besoughthi s favors/forgetting not the smallwish. He hurried through the citythat he might reach home beforethe Sabbath. At the gates of thecity he was forced aside to allowan executional party to pass. Asusual, a blood -thirsty, mob, followed the criminals. Insanely madfo r afsight of human torture, thisgathering was pushing savagelytoward the place of ex ecution.Simon was carried along by thetumultuous throng. I t seemed useless to try to make his way outof the milling^numbers, so ho followed the t ragic procession, scarcely knowing why. On the way oneof the criminals fell, He could notcarry His cross. The Centurionin charge sensed the importanceof the momen t: this Man mustreach Calvary some way. The Centurio n motioned to Simon, whomeekly hesitated to carry a partof the burde n of a condemnedcountryman. As he lifted the heavybeam to his strong shoulders, heheard a soft, low voice at his sidesay, " I thank you for my Son ."He turned to see this mof her ofa law-breaker. Her eyes were blueas the waters of the sea in summer, as skies at raid-hour of night,skies lit with stars.

PRACTICE ^HOUSEINOTESH ( ) ; | t of a clear sky came the an-nouncement that we, I the SecondGroup, we re! to move j into thePractice House Tour days J earlierilianlwe had planned. We movedin so that we could clean the houseby Christmas. On Wednesday, November 8, Twef tradef places withthe former group and settled downfor six weeks jot' work! and pleasure. Time has gone!SO very | fastsince we came, that we are almostfinishd with our first period andit seems fa s though J we 8 had I justarrived. BwBHHKBB8HraS^^B| S W e spent our I first evening!together very quietly, studying diligent lyi ami Jgetting reacquainted.HTheIweatherIis the only] thingtha t has^spoiled ou r stay!so fa ratlthe Practice House. We knewthat we would have to be trudgingthrough the snow to school beforeth e time,was up but we certainlydidn 'ti'relish^ plowing ^through th esnow on the first day. ffiMBfe^HIs Miss Heil was our very firstdinner guest on Sunday night. I twa s veryjkind of her to be willingto attempt our experimental cooking. We hope she did n't have anybad after-effects.

Monday we were hostessess toFathe r During, M other Colletteand Sister Mary Esther./We en joyed their company very muchand Fa ther During's experienceswere delightful to listen to.Tuesday and Wednesday werethe famous quarter days. Believeit or not, it can befdone and wedidn 't starve either. There wasmore than enough food for everybody. *Thursday we entertained Mother

Borgia and Sister Mary Alice. Wehad to study Culberston, beoausewe heard that Mother Borgia andSister Mary Alice were wizards atbridge.Saturday is our day for washing,so we can't prophesy whether theresult will be good or bad. Wehope we don't have any experiences such as the previous occupants had. We hope to profit byeach other 's mistakes and by thetime our period is up we expect tobe really ! efficient housekeep ers.Experiences What AmiHunting^for matches .to lightthe stove so that we could getwarm at 6:30 A. M. the first morn -in g atfthe Practice House.

Shopping on a limited budget.Our first lesson in washing.Cleaning the House for theThanksgiving vacation.We all like the Practice Housevery much and hopo youlall willcome to see us as you did ourpredecessors. %*Evelyn Donahuej Dorothy MeyerMercedes EisengartCatherine Egan: - o - :

On Annoyances: Be master ofyour petty annoyances^ and conserve your energies for the big,worthwhile things. I t isn 6 th emountain head that wears you out-it's the grain of sand in vourshoe. Service

Martha Myer

The Attic EmptyVisitor Can you tell me ifBill Jones is up in his room?Frosh Sorry, there 's nobody

home in the top story.

OHOIOE CRUMBS FROMF AS HI ON' S F EAS T1 JotIthese notes down in 5yourfashion serapbook... ^ ^ ^ H R M * I Sleeves fare more subdued; cx-eratedl f 1111 ness \ is ou t. We 'vesaid [goodbye? to the large flares,peaks, and wings. Schiaparelli whowa s the J chief sponsor off thesestill It continues I to I show wideshoulders slightly padded but hasmodified them I greatly, i roundedthem with raglan cut. Drop shoulders a re I the v ery newes t. Thesehave f a II' Oh-you-great-big-man-look-at-little-me" look.^If J yourvanity is flying low give it a boostwith one of the new drop shoulderdresses. K ^ H K ^ ^ K C S ^ -8 AI dress I is not considered newunless something interesting happens under the ohin. There's oodlesof I cowls being i shown?but thestanduplneck is ^ newer. Cuddleyour chin in fabric and be fashionable. Guardsmen collars, stocks,clerical collars and fur choke rshelp you achieve this.Bows and flowers are being usedlavishly for tr imming. Two largeflowers poised on the neckline isth e " l e | dernier cri". Velvettouches are always consideredgood.

Leave it to Schiaparelli to go toforeign countries for unusual in spiration. Just now her pet love isthe Chinese influence. Metal'; embroide ries, tassels, corded belts ,abound. Chinese red and Chineseblue are also her creations. Anautographed dress seen recently atthe Belmont incorporated all thesefeatures. I t had a Chinese redtunic (by the way, tunics are ver-ra fashionable this winter) and ablack satin underskirt. Metal eni-bordiery crawled around the shoulders and little standup collar. Thecorded belt boasted two large tassels at the end. I t had a certainjaunty air about it that breathedPar is ,

If you want to be two jumpsahead of th e crowd] and if yourpooketbook permits, buy a belt orhandbag of giraffe skin. This isall the rage in Paris but I 'm warn-ing you beforehand t hat it 'srather expensive.The buyers at the dress shopssay that everything is going to beglittery for the holidays. Stores

in Erie and Cleveland are alreadyshowing metallic dresses for daytime as well as evening wear. Myadvice to all you fair damsels is,"Glitter, glitter in your dressIf you want to keep in stepwith the res t . " iSh, I'll let you in on a secret the Boston Store has some stunning metal lies.

If any of youse gals is lookingfor an adorable soft fuzzy sweaterI know just the place. LorettaWing erter is showing somesmoothie sweaters that simply cryou t for you to ouddle up in one ofthem. Or perhaps you're partialto snappy blouses. If so tryHal le ' s . - Clever bu tton, hugesleeves, collars that snuggle up toyour chin are bound to wanglethat special invitation out of theboyfriend.

Visitor Oh, excuse me# I ' l lask someone else.

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Page Four TH E MERCIAD DECEMBER, 193STHE EDITOR W RITES OPENLETTER TO ALUMNAE mlDear MisssA Ium na : ^ a ^ E ^ ^ RWe are in receipt of many kindletters from you, some containingactual cash (already put to harduse) and some containing promises,but all having one factor in common, to wit, a sort of wistful ^inquiry after others of your ilk;still others complain a bit becausewe^seem to have forgotten thosewho have gone before.

We want you to know that weare cognizant of this problem an dare just as anxious to solve it asyou are. We understandjjust howyou feel. Every year a new form-letter comes around making th esame oldlplea, "Save the collegepaper'1; and you being a bit sentimental over the old days whenyou were* an undergrad worryingabout the financing of saidpaper, dig down deep into yourpurses and bring forth the required money.

But you feel it is a little unfairafter having given some of yourhard earned money to get so littlein return. Upon scanning its familiar sheets you see no mentionof yourself, your friends nor yourclass you might as well be deadfo r all the thought you recall toAlma Mater. You realize this alittle sadly as you read unintelligible quips about mythical people.Perhaps you continue to subscribeto the pap er out of a sense ofduty, but having ceased to haveinte rest in it long ago, you nolonger even look or hope to findwhat you seek in its pages. Orperhaps if you are more recentlygraduated, you write us a letterstating a little apologetically, yourviews. 4

We have stated your case as wesee it. Now listen to our side. Notbeing altogether ungrateful forthe succor you so generously give,we thank you for your donations,send you the paper and urge youthru its columns to keep in touchwith us, to let us know what youare doing. Other almunae seeingthis will be inspired to write also,either to us or to you, therebykeeping us all linked together inthe chain of our college as itshould be. But the resul t is conspicuous by its lack of resu lt.Perplexed, the editor sought toappease you by reserving a columnspace for almunae news, but nonewas forthcoming; and so in desperation she delegated an alumnaemember to act Jas field correspondent to the almunae in thehope of producing the desired effect.

And what happens? All withthe best of intentions the almunaewrite and happily promise to attend to the matter. Then the busydemands of life and business goonmake it a thing ofithe past andthe harassed editor, waiting untilthe dead line has been reached forthe paper to go to press, sits downand frantically bats out| copy tofill said space and another Mer-ciad goes to press with out news ofher almunae.Now we ask you is it our fault fWe tried to make amends. Neitheris | it wholly your fault. Butfrankly we see no further way toremedy the!s i tua t ion, do . you ? Ifamong your diverse intellects youcan think of any method in which

we may be mutually!satisfied,won't you write and;*let us know?We would be most happy to doanything fin our |po wer to adjustthis eternal problem between thegraduate and the undergraduate.g Therofyou have it all thecards! a re on the table. It 's up toyou. We admit defeat. And oncemore we ask your aid this timewithout touching y our pursestrings. Remember it is still yourcollege ;paper and as such you areentitled to a voioe in it and itspolicy. We're counting on you.Merry Christmas and lots of luck!i Ruth Sterrett. '34

:-o- :MERCYHURST GRADUATESW E L L P R E P A R E D ^I TEAC HER S

To interview Mr. Relihan onEducation is to acquire much information . Mr. Relihan is wellversed in all the branches of theeducational department. He hasdevoted! many years and muchvaluable experience tolthe betterment of this particular department.

In answer to my question, St herequirements for a teacher 's certificate in Pennsy lvania were outlined. "T he Teacher Bureau atHarrisburg which is the certificat-

oing division of the Department ofPublic Instruction," Mr. Relihaninformed me, " demands 18 semester hours of education of prospective high school teachers. Ofthese 18 hours 12 are prescribed,3 of them in a survey courseknown as Introduction to Teaching, 3 more in Educational Psychology, which is merely the application of psychological principlesto classroom procedure, and 6 foriPractice Teaching and Observation. The college student may substitute nothing in place of these3 courses. The remaining 6 hoursmay be chosen from a variety oftopics pertaining to the secondaryor high school level of educationalpractice. Mercyhurst chooses toelect Technique of Teaching, 3hours, and 3 in Class Managementand Adm inistration. The reasonfor these two subjects is apparent:the technique course acquaintsthe prospective teacher withmethods of presenting subjectmatter, that is, it teaches her howto "ge t her subjec t ac ross ." Theclass management offering seeksto familiarize her with properdiciplinary requirementsi and theirapplication in the classroom. TheMercyhurst senior satisfies thepracticef teaching requirement .byteaching her major subject in theAcademy |Public High Schoolwhich she attends for this purpose5 hours a week for one semester."In addition to the prescribedcourses in education Mercyhurstoffers certain ones which areoptional with the student. To learnsomething about these I styled myquestion thus, ' \ Which electivecourses in education are most frequently chosen at Mercyhurst?"Hi story of Educa t ion, Educational Sociology and Principles ofAdolescent Educ a t ion" , answeredMr. Relihan fexpounding eachbriefly. "These are wise choicesand extremely practical. The history of education properly studiedenables a teacher to evaluate educational philosophies and appreciate 'their social import: educa-

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tional sociology impresses the f ac tthat other agencies than the schooleducate and the successful teachermust take cognizance of the el feetof these on the pupil; and adoleicenl psychology enables the teacher to understand jt he sometimesstrange and!always an teresting reactions of pupils between theages of 12 and 22 years, thus oftensmoothing an otherwise roughclassroom path."Next I inquired!about the verypractical yet ever so helpfulcourse taught to the college freshmen. Mr. Relihan's argument infavor of the Study Methods courseis well founded. M Experienceshows", he claims, * * t hat studentswaste a vast {amount ofgtime an dform many harmfulfhabits becausethey^do not know how to use theirminds. A course in study methodsattempts to acquaint {the studentwith principles of economy and directness in using his mind,|Theevils of unintelligent and unsupervised study are especially apparent in the case of college freshmen who do not seem to know howto attackj>the difficult subjects ofthe curriculum. A good course instudy methods familiarizes thestudent with proper procedure "insuch things as note-taking, listening to lectures, building a vocabulary, using textbooks, memorizing,and certain other ' tr icks' whichmake for mental efficiency."

To me the interview was veryinformative. I would like to haveasked more but the allotted timehad come to a close. I thanked Mr.Relihan and expressed a wish tocome again.Alexandra Kacprowicz, '34

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Women are prohibited to smokein parts of Germany No doubtHitle r is afraid that clouds ofsmoke will lendjtoo much atmosphere to the country.| \ Woman Gets Her Wish And I aBur ied With Her Do gs" streamer No doubt she wasplanning to wade the river Styx.W e were Jail disillusioned whenwe found there was no SantaClaus; but consider how theFrench felt wheal they learnedthat U. S. didn't stand for UncleSanta .Couple Huddles For\Years Un der Central Park Rock. head

line. In Erie they put them offthe peninsula at ten o'clock.We'dllike to see a wrestlingmatch between Johnson and Ford;Insul and the State; Coughlin andSmith; and Wirichell an d Jolsonwith Al Caponi as referee.We wish to pay tribute here tonone other than Knu te Rocknewho 20 years ago this week wasgiven a place as end on the AllAmerican team. He was then astudent at Notre Dame.HUNTER FOUNDjust a littlegame of hide and seek!Women are prohibited fromsmoking in some part of GermanyHitler must fear that

clouds of smoke will lend toomuch atmosphere to the oountry.They say that the Soviet! talkswill last for several dayBweshould grumble as long as theydon't try that f ive year idea onus . Jean Reese, '36

m iDecember 22 our good old sea- Have you followed poetry "cor-worthy bark is pulling into the ne rs " of the latest reviewers? Ifport of "Good Ch eer " for a two you have you will be in sympathyweek's stop. That means a vaca- with me when I say the availabletion for all hands aboard , so mater ial is meager. However, thereheave-ho my lassies and have a have been several books of lightfine time for yourselves. verse published recently. \Anne McGrath has a very gracious Among the poems of the moremann er ... Bert and Pa t McA llister outs tand ing contemporaries are-are attractive sisters.......Mercedes "Tal ifer" |Es A. Robinson*Eisen gart is the most obliging "Strange Victory"Sarah Teas-person Itsy has had a new dale; " A Draft of XXX Cantos"permanent ...,;Bettie Streuber can Ezra Pound and "The Windingsit on her hair , it ' s so long Stair and Other Poems"WilliamEverybod y is looking forw ard to Butle r Yeat s. These hooks of poe-tbe Freshm an Chris tma s Party..,.**., tr y will be foundSin preferredJane Hurley and Mini Ferri re- holiday lists as being excellentceived nice white envelopes con- and pleasureable gift s to lovers oftainin g pretty pink slips of paper modern verse as well as for yourlast week Be sure* to see the own persona l enjoyment. *next Play at the Playhouse . .Gin- It is always interesting to readny Renz has a leading part .,.;.. essays and all {types of criticalJane Conner and* Pat Dean are material regarding poetry-old andgoing to the Notre Dame Prom new. T. S. Eliot, one of the con- |December 29 ...... Faustina Galeazzo temp oraries who has always "beenwins a yards tick or somethin g for held in dispute and sometimes inbeing the shortest girl at Mercy- dis rep ute" for his daring andhurst When it rains it pours somewhat revolting verse, has hadJust look at Dot Cronauer; she published his '' new essays in thereceived thre e cakes' last weekend field of poetry""The Use ofafter going through an entirely' Po etry ". One high rating reviewercakeless year up to then ........ How says that Mr. Eliot helps to clari-did you like your ride down th e fy some of the confusions of ourhall with Marg Mulaney as chauf- age as reflected in presentIdayfeur, Marion ? ( We hear that poetry.Mary likes to crawl around on her Somewhere in one criti c's workstomach jL Jean Hutchins on is a of poetry is found a clever bitvery attractive young miss Win- ^regarding "s a t i re " which is sonie Welch never wears a hat even prevalent in some modern verse.on the coldest day Alice Lyman "S at ir e" , he says, "i s a|healthyan d Mim Ferri got a scare the element in literature, and mightother night when somebody save us on one hand from theknocked on the door Jane is a gradual shrinking of poetry to apretty good* impersonater The new "nature note " , and, on: thePractice House seems I. to agree other, from the torture d obscuri-with thejGirls The y're all gain- ties of . the new metaphy sicalin g weight Helen D undas is a school. Certainly satire is a poet'sclever elocutionist An orchid to tool as it is always in a periodCostello Ressler Ifor her perfect when social criticism is empha-enunciation ...i;Wonder how Mil- sized, in a period when the per-dred Bird felt when she barged sonal emotions are dammed up be-in to the>Dean's room 'by mistake cause of their insignificance whileafter the last-Pegasus?Meetingf*u history is being made." SuchThe heartiest cong ratulations to terseness is assigned to JamesKay Forquer on her birthdays Laver, an English writer.K ay is spending the Christinas Now is a time when everythingholidays in New York Dick rings of the Christmas spirit andFidler is playing for the* Prom &... any column of this holiday issue IWith such a smoothee orchestra would not be finished withoutwe ought to have a big crowd........ some poetical signification of it, soBetter star t thinking about your our contribution follows in verse,date now........ Betlyou never knew THREE GIFTS *That noise will boil an egg | By Peter Get ingSharp intense sound causes chem- The Magi brought the Heavenlyical reactions in the eg g Try it Childthe next time the nasty old gas Three gifts to prove theircompany turns off the ga s ..That reverence.you drink leather, chemically The first was gold ; the others', Ispeaking, when you put milk in myrrh * Iyour tea Milk contains fibrin And frankincense. m ? 'and albumen while tea contains *tannin, ^the combination of which The gold wasfspent to buy an ass,results in leather Another cup And frankincense lives but a day;of leather, Watson ...... Marian Sum- The myrrh, like other earthly 1mers has a good looking plaid things ,? t |