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7k MERCIADVol XXIII, No . 5 MERCYHURST COLLEGE, ERIE, PA. February 20,1952

National Honor Society?To Honor Four Seniors

Delta Epsilon Sigma, the national scholastic honor societyin Catholic colleges and universities, welcomes four Mercy-hurst seniors to membership. At thepnstallation ceremony onThursday evening, March 6, Mary Jo Babowicz, Lydia Davey,Mary Jo Royer, and Ceci Wert \\ ill receive the gold key andscroll of the society in recognition of their achievements in thefield of liberal ar ts . 1 p?";Membership in Delta Epsilon Sigma is awarded to students of the liberal arts who show outstanding scholarship,plus a capacity to make learning effective by bringing theprinciples of Catholic philosophy to bear upon the problemsof modern society. Each year the college may elect a maximumof ten per cent of the graduating class who shall have maintained a scholastic rating of least"B" and shall have such character / ___ ^and shall have such character I f|f"f*|| \\ H if"fit"tra its as to make their admittance

to the society de:irable .Election Time ChangedA change has been made at

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Members ElectedMary Jo Babowicz, a resident

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Another home town gir l is Lydiahas sociology as her

Prefect of the college sodality,

m W ashington, D. C , Mary Jos history as her major andand English as minor s .logy Sem inar ,

English is Ceci Wert 's major ,

Sympathyfrom the students and faculty to Sister M. Fidelis on thedeath of her mother , Mrs. Winifred O'Connor.

Retreat MasterRev. Francis N. Wendell, 0. P. ,

will'farrive at^iMercyhurst Thuday, February 28 , to open theannual re treat. For three daysFa the r will give a series of conferences on the spiritual life tothe colleger gir ls . T he studen tswill supplement Father 's ta lkswith pr ivate prayer , medita tion,and spir itual reading.

Father Wendell, well-known inthe New York and Philadelphiaareas for his work in CatholicAction groups, lis J the Provincial

Little Sisters WelcomeFall in S tepWith Juniorsi

In the lead on the Dean's Listfor the first semeste r are thejuniors lan d freshmen, big- litt lesister classes Each class boastsof having seven students namedto the list . The juniors are settinga good example and their "littlesioiers" are following in I theirfootsteps. 3"5&?-**j ^BHThe laudable i students 1 fromthese two classes are: MargaretCavanaugh, Janet Davis, JoanEavis, Mary Lo u! Dwyer, I JoanHarr ison, , Frances Sullivan, andJoAnn Weaverjuniors; AudreyHannah, Edith Lauler , Betty Rossi i m, /FrancesISanfrate llo, SisterTeresita , IJoan W alsh , ] and! Mar-jor ie jWilliamsfreshmen. aJjyAJThe equally commendable students f rom the senior and sophomore classes placed on the Dean'sList are as follows: LydiajDavey,Patr ic ia Curran, Patr ic ia Moran,Mary Jo R oyer, I and Mary 1 JoBabowicz seniors; Sister MaryHube r t and I Barba ra Kleinsophomores. ^^KKBB^mSwJfrn

Director of the Third Ord er] ofSt. Dominic . E ditor f of J the"Torch," the off ic ia l | organ} ofthe Order of jSt. Dominic , Fatherhas wr i t ten ma ny " in te r e s t ingworks. Among his writings]is apamphlet "Form ation of a LayApostle ," whfcch^was. written ^forthe Third Order members, Catholic Actionists, and all the Jla ity.

TOffe HANGING UP A DEERHEAD |a s a sign of welcome to the Win- Spnt ter Carnival are the th ree chair men Florene C herry, Rita jPan - girow ciera, and Bernadette ^^^^^B^Sffi^B^Sl^r^^St^^^FSSSr^^Winter Lodge Ito jOpen | | |Fori Carnival Week! End 11J | ' ' S B Q W aiidrnfenty oit," is the fervent plea of FloreneCherry? general chairman of this year 's Winter Carnival.TrHebig event, to be held February 22, 23, and 24, will carry againthe popular Winter Lodge theme.All the traditional entertainment, plus a few extras, will

be featured on the program. The total effect is guaranteed toproduce a good time for all.Friday night, the collegians and their dates will all be onhand to enjoy a sleigh ride, bonfire, and informal sock dance.Saturday wiil see the sport lovers

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m&Rev. Francis N. Wendell, O. P.Collegians 1tofjDonate*Red I Lifei for \Korea' Mercyhur s t g i r l s a r en ' t anemic !

Over twenty-percent of l t h e ] s t u dent population {recently s ign i fied their willingnessfto add theirbloodtHo the red life being flownto Korea? daily. H H H K 9 K M $Th.ese fred-bloodedHAmericanswill I be taken to] the |N aval Reserve Training Station on February 26 and 2 7, whe re they will begiven an examination to deteimine whe the r lor inot J they areable to donate this valuable substance.^* A pint of blood will betaken from alii t h o s e\ in I goodphysical condition. ^ K ^ H ^ H HThree hundred thousand| pintsot blood are needed every monthon the battlefields of Korea. Sincesuch a v ast amount is needed, i tis up to us who are physicallyable to volunteer and save a lifewhich may be dear to us. Our bodies will replace th e pint don ate din 90 days. The bodies of [thewounded don' t hav e that opportun i ty .At Mercyhurst, Marilyn Kelley

is chairman of the Blood DonorCampaign. Doris Moore, Jody Ryan , i and/ Mickey O'Donnell arealso working one this project,which^is directed -'by Miss Ferguson. .^^: :XS^iX^& :-:" \ ' *jfiwSome of us have a brother stationed a in.| Korea, or m aybe it'san uncle , or a cousin; or perhapsit 's the ! boy nextfdoor. At thismom ent one of them may be indesperate need off "red" life. Ifyou have no relatives ;oi friendsf ighting in the jFaf/East, thenyou're Ijustt plain t lucky, becausemost of us have. We?forget ho wmuchltliey are sacrificing Corpus.Thei r I families, jjtheir : friends,their {education, their jobs, areno w merelyI cherished V thoughtsto which! theyiclingi with, hope;for they I realize It hats thousandsof them willlnever again see theshores $ of their homeland. Manyboys will die on the battlefieldsif this precious "lifeblood" is notkept flowing to the FariEa^tt Areyou doing your part?- 'IIBHB^H

engaged in skiing, toboganning,and ice skating, while the I lessenergetic couples will have to waituntil evening to enjoy a turkeydinner and formal dance, the la tter against the musical ^background of Tomm y Jordan Highlight of the evening will be thecrowning of the Winter Carnivalqueen, chosen by secret ballotfrom among t he senior A. A. members.Sunday morning, af ter LowMass in the chapel, coffee anddoughnuts will be served in thelounge.Aiding Florene as chairmenwjll be Barney Bell, chairman ofFriday activities, and Rita Pan-ciera , chairman of Sunday. Heading the var ious other committeesare Virginia Kelly, foods; JoanWalsh, decoration of the diningroom; Barb Haner , decoration ofth e gym; Jody Ryan, reservations; Ann Kennedy, queen;Claire Agliata, publicity; GloriaRuocco, t ickets; and Jo Young,Lounge decorations.

^ptftune SvettteFebruary 22,:"" CarnivalFebrua ry:'\- inar :*v.jFebrua ryFebrua ry\' t r e a t ;'March 6-

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23, 24WinterSociology Sem--Ash Wednesdayto March 2

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March |17St. Pa t r ick ' s DayK free l lOfe r - v.;. V "..

Nine Gi r ls 'Thrills, ChilisAn Erie audience well-nigh

overflowed Mercyhurst Auditorium Friday evening, F ebruary15, as the College Janus Club presented its annual production,"Nine Gir's " For three consecu-ti\e nights, this mystery-comedyalternately thr illed and chilledthe onlookers. Miss Helen Kellydirected this Wilfred H Pett it tproduction.

Composed of a fast-moving plotwhich centers around the murderof a college co-ed, this play leadsat a rapid pace from one terr ify-mo men t to another . Thoroughly disru pted are the lives ofnine sorority sisters who accepttheir experience in a numb er ofamus ing, hea r t -wa rming w ay s ,Cast in th.3 role of the ill-fatedmurderess, Betsy Meehan competently convinced the I audienceof her ab ility to express innertr iumphs and torments. Mary JoRoyer , as Alice , unerr ing portrayed sincere emotional reactions.Claire Todd, as Eve, was distinguished in the la tter momentsof the play when she offered toforgive the mu rderes s. ,y|Members of the supporting castwere: Arlene Murphy, CeceliaWert, Barbara Klein, BarbaraBuerkle , Virginia Kelly, TheresaQorny, and Donna Byers. -vvVlwS

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Page Two T H E MERCIAD F e b r u a r y 20, 152Suicide I sithe Answer

"Our souls, intheir rebel lion against God, have become!1 91truly the slaves of the world, the flesh, and the devil.

We would like to be good. But somehow that's not enough.Habits holds us in slavery. It is neither easy to start doinggood nor to stop being bad. In fact, we|often fail miserablywhen we try..;But not everyone fails. We know of people whohave liberated themselves almost completely from the slaveryof sin. How? They died.That sounds easy, but you see, they diedlby committingsuicide. Yes, they killed^themselves. or rather they killed theirselves. They killed the man of sin. Theyldid this by attackingtheir overbalanced love for the world and physical life, and thepride which makes man a prey to Satan. They used the weapons of prayer andla spirit of prayerof meditation on God's

wordof fasting, abstinence, and mortification of the sensesof detachment from the pleasures and riches of the world.They used difficult, painful tools. And they gained infinite love.

That is what Lent is for usa dying to sin and an awakening to love. Wei attem pt't o cut offour past heavy chainswhich have seemed too much to resist. With the whole churchwe ask the grace to suffer and die, so tha t we may truly loveth e God we have crucified by our sins, and not merely appearto love Him. Lent is a time of love. Itis a time of sufferingfor one reasonthat we mayfbe free to Hove more intensely.As Christ suffered for love's sakewe too suffer for love. Oh,Lent is a glorious season!

Get Your Moneys WorthIt's common sense, plain dollars and cents, to look for the

full value of your money. We Americans insist, in our materialistic culture, on getting our money's worth. That is, in everything but education. It would seem that we do our best to derive as little as possible from most of our courses. The attitudeof the average collegianjis one of gett ing through? with theleast amount of effort and work, f W e | aren't|called "lazyAmericans" without due cause. But thisldoesn't necessitateour following the "conventional" pattern. | H H M ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ P I

Mercyhurst offers us morejthaiujust afgood education,consisting of thejjrequired subjects and credits. Here we findknowledge-based on Christian principlesiwith aproper senseof values. It might ev< n be advertised as afour-year bargainthat will become more and more valuable as we make use of it.An d the bargain-counter is well stocked, so make those dollaribring results. i > ^ ^ B i ^ ^ H H B ^ k l ^ ^ y & ^ M 0 ^

THEiMERCIA &Wm> M e r c y h u r s t C o l l eg e , F,rip ;i Pa . KBawsBM e m b e r of ^ H f f i j H ^

Ass oc i a t e d C o l l e g i a t e P r e s s f lHJgB nrEDITOR! p$~-~~ ~ - i - Frances BullivanAssociate Editor _ .&_4--&. ,~~# Mary Lou DwyerAssistant Editors _.gf Florene Cherry, Jean DnouihardBusiness Editor . !..JCJ_~T 4*-- Claire ToddEditorial Staff ^iL.J^ Paul ine SoiJiiida, Joan Har r i son, Claire Agliata, Patricia !Moran,|Mary JoRoyerJceci Wert, Helen Fogarty, Mary* JoBabowlcz, Norma Jean Scoifct, Theda i Best.,Doris Moore, Mary Ann Callahan, Jody Ryan,Donna Byers, Ann Kennedy, Julie Tech. *g-B usine ss S ta ff | . _ i | C o rinne Prenaibt, DorothyRoth, Luereta Burger, yAniita^ Santomenna,Bemadefcte Ben.tRttajShanahian, Mary Catherine O'Donxiell.

College LibraryTo Be InvadedRetreat time at" Mercyhurstmight also be called! "librarytime." Every year the collegelibrary Is invaded by eager^readers during these quiet days. Perhaps a yfiw suggestions of somegood Catholic books would helpto avoid tl?,e usual confusion in

choosing reading material.Fa ther E. J. Edwards, S.J., isa noted Catholic fiction author.His books, Thy People My People, This Night Called Day.These Two Hands, andWhiteFire allmake excellent readingmaterial. Father Keller 's bookon Men of Maryknoll can alsobe classified as a light type ofreading jmatter. This is a selection of stories about th e] Mary,knoll priests in $China fa nd i iswell worth reading. ^ B ^ H ^ ^ H IBeeper Catholic Writing' H jIn the field of deeper Catholie writ ing, the books wr i t ten jbythe Trappist monk, ThomasglMer-ton must be f mentioned,J SevenStorey Mountain ,! Seeds of Contemplation and] Wa te r s ! of *'Sitaear e his, most J famous J works.Bishop Ful ton J . [Sheen ' s Threeto Get Marrfisd | and JLift Upy o u r | Hearts, Eugene | Boylen'sThis I Tremendous j Lover |Jj an dVinenoteworthy, I well-written | books thattreat Catholic subjects. JSKffiiifeiPI Interesting Biographies jI If I you [enjoy thebiographicaltype of book we {might mention,th e Autobiography Iof St. {Theresa ofLlsieux which is one of thebest pieces ever written concern-ing this grea t saint, i Then as^alater work, Father Henry B.Shaw's In i the Shadow! of Petertells us how th is author was ledinto the Catholic faith and fromthere , up to the Ivery a l ta r ofpriesthood. ^ ^ ^ | ^ ^ s H ^ ^ 8 p ^ ( ! iX Catholic Action y Pictured ?*For those f interested* h i' thefield ofCatholic Action, CardinalSaliege's W ho ^ Shal l Bear theFlame gives anexcellent pictureof ythe Catholic Action work inFrance V dur ing , recent years.Chautier's Tfcft Soul of th e Apos-tolate is also; very good in th isfield. /S;^>-i.'.' /.,.;""-"..V;^Naturally there are many otherfields of Interest and many othertypes ofCatholic books in the library. The Imitation of Christ,and True Devotion toThe Blessed Virgin Mary are two of th eto p of mo tf reading^listB. However, if you haven't found ' wha tyou want here, you c a n . be sureit 's waiting for you in the l ibra ry.

Edward I Leen's TheTruean d I Its Branches I ar e t all

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Start Choosing Now1952 ispresidential!election year. Although the year isstill young, it is. no t too soon to begin to consider the^electionsin November. Even ifyou are not of voting age, you shouldbe aware of the proceedings that occur before balloting day.The affairs of the nation ^concern not only the voters but allthe citizens.

iThe r ight to share;in ademocratic government is accompanied by a responsibility for all to participate in its politicalactivities. Democracy makes the highest claims upon themoral maturity of the individual citizens. Citizens utilize thismoral? maturity by fulfilling their civic obligations; one ofthese civic obligations is votingthat j-is, voting intelligently.

HI;? Names of prospective presidential candidates of both major political parties have already appeared in the news. Political supporters of such men as Senator Estes Kefauver, General Dwight Eisenhower, Governor Adlai Stevenson, and Senator Robert Taft have already begun their campaigns for eachof these men, campaigns which will come to a climax atttheparty nominations in July. ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ B ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ H ^ f l f f i ^ ^ H{SH Justlbecause you are at Mercyhurst does not mean thatyou can become dorman t in your civic obligationaJNowIis thetime when you should learn the background of all the prospective candidateswhatjarelthe leadership! qualities of leachmanand weigh your answers carefully and intelligently. Inorder to have a better nation, each of us must be willing to doher part* in choosing capable,freliable men toreprepentfthepeople of our democracy. J^^SHSffMBIM^S^^^^i'-ii^^^lB

Students iRe actf Strongly ITo I Ex-Commie jLectureflfi

After the visit of Miss Elizabeth Bentley, famousfpex-Communist spy, who spoke in the Mercyhurstfauditoriujn onJanuary 14i the Mefdad sent out a roving reporter to get anidea of the students' reactions. From what this reporter hasobserved, Miss Bentley left quite a variety of opinions and impressions behimU'her. ^) : - . > ;%When Ann Remaley was asked for her reaction, she madethis s tatement: "Miss Bentley's talk will greatly benefit uswhen we go in th e world and are forced to meet, face to face,Communism hidden in all walks of life." Helen Fogarty's viewscontrasted greatly to those of Ann ' s : "I though t her speechwas rather mediocre, but it would have been agreater successin a secular college, since we, here atMercyhurst, alreadyknow, the basic principles ofCommunism and Miss Bentleyfailed to give us any concrete details." Marge Cummisky simply said! "The speech was very goo^Determining what?that?;job maybe is a serious matter. The silenceof are t rea t is often agood opportunity for God to speak to us ar-dto help us reach * a decision. Wear e so busy about dpmany thingsthatfwe seldom keep quiet toiletGod tell us what^Hefwould haveus do.W^ ^ ^ S ^ ^ ^ SSKWhen we are m a king ! the ^ret rea t |this year, let u.3 make it aparticular point todoisomexBer-i

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PRE-GAME HUDDLE, on f r iendly\ terms, with Clahe Agliata,Terry Zebert, Dorothy Szawczik, an d Jody R ya n .P ing-pong! P ing-pong! the " p ing ing" of a plastic ball hitting apaddle and the sound of a " pong ing" on the table is a familiar soundin th e audi tor ium. Whenever anyonejhas a few spare minutes, where

do you find her if sh e is no t in the lounge?why, playing ping-pong.One would think thatl they were giving away free "hot-dogs" by thecont inuous l ine at the table . At var ious t imes throughout the dayamong those enjoying themselves a t th is popula r past ime a re DorothySzawczik, Claire Agliata, Jody Ryan and Terry Zebert. ff i&BOften seen playing ping pongur ing the l unc h hou r is one ofur engaged seniors, Dorothyan Erieite. Besideseing active in Science Seminar ,lee Club, and Precs Club, thismajor: is helping to asthe yearbook. This s ta r ry-the t i t leandsh e i n t e nds to teach in herne w residenceVermont.Playing ping-pong is jus t anof the spor ts tha t Cla ire

of Buffalo,JN. Y., enjoys.of Cla ire ' s spare t ime isfor theor Merciad, thus he lpg to publicize the) activities ofmathis lalco very active fi nSemGlee Club, AjA. , and C. A.sh e likes toto classiand writ ing to Larry.IO n the Othe r S i d e B M MOf the TabIeHBGBOften seen with S a certain felis Jody R ya n ,sopho more | f rom Youngstown,An EnglishI major I within French and soc ia l s tudJody is very active in the EngClub. She a lso c la ims memin t he F r e nc h , J a nus a ndwith*the A. A.sh e holds ?a j sea t on j th eof Discipline, JodyIn her spa r e ! t im eth e t h ings Iwhlch shesleeping,* playin g ^bridg e,to pop! c onc e r t s ! andor playing ping-ano ther one of h e ris her r oom m a te s ) . At preis do ing he r pe t pe e v e -for the 'Hurst

P ^ ^ ^ ^ H HAnxiously awaiting the start ofas the was the start ofis Terryan art major from North-anof the Glee Club,a honorary memberdo the thingslflhe enjoys. Onone can findat Cayarle, sincedancing If one of her past*

t imes. Sundays or weekends sh elikes to do sketching or go hiking.As far as spor ts are concerned,skiing is her favorite, but thera iny weather- and shor t snowfallshave discouraged Terry frombringing her skis to school. Everyon e has a pet peeve and hers'j is"hot-rod" drivers an d conceitedfellows. In the future at the'Hurs t , we will probably seeTerry ' s a r t is t ic* ta lent in poste rsfor various affairs. ^ ^ ^ B f ^ B

"Where's tha t pa int brush? Itwas J here jus t a minute ago. I tcertainly couldn't have gotten upan d walked^away." ^^^3f^^^-:]BDolthesefwords sound familiarto you? Th^y would, if you hadbeen a mdmber of the stage crew,w ho for several weeks/before th ebig show enthusias t ica l ly workedbehind the {scenes to make poss ible I th e | production ; of " N ineGirls/'HBI ^^^^^M.:^'.f:K Fla ts had to be painted,;propslocated,Juailafpounded, and setserected.I W h o | d i d it? The s tagecrew, |headed by Bonnie Bell an dJudy El le rmeyer , * with ' the ableassistance of Betty;Rossum, MaryAnn|Sc ir to ,!*Vicki jArgana , DonnaCutrona , | "Mickey" cO'Donnell,An n! Kennedy, and :*"Bet"' Brod-erick. Theyfwere responsible forthe work which! had to be com-pleted I before s February 514 ^ a^id15,j the! nights of the * performances. g^^ (^ ^ff S^^) &* JiiiiM-}i yT

g O ne f of th e main accomplishm e n t s of the crew was th $ paintin g of knot ty pin*|p&neling.*Thetask 1 wa s rather complicated, butunder the direction of Miss Kellyand fcCece I Wert , I thejj crusaderswere successful in their mission.B As opening [ n i g h t fdrew jnear,the s tage crewi re t rea ted lio th eshadow.3 and in to th e l imel ight totak e! their places stepped the actresses, an d the ir director. MissHelen Kelly.IBut, as alresult ofthese two groups working toge ther , Mercyburet once again assured it s audience of a {successfuland enjoyable 1 produc t ion, four"Nine Gir ls , " 1 WBBtit B

Dnuor Raey (Lla Mercy hurst Girls[Across the world in the city ofEvol al l the people were runningaround wit hi signs on them avdth is is what they said.^'KeewDoohrehtorb", which anyone ca nsee doesn't mean a t h ing .Three little girls seated on thebus could be heard very seriously engrossed in conversation. It

all came to a climax as they gotup to leave. The shor tes t one,turning around, said this, "Well,I don't care if Jenny wasn ' t bornhere and doesn't go to our church.God lovesiher or He wouldn ' thave gxnade her, so we havemto,too." I Z I I \ i|A|little bo y turned around ands ta red, an old man sat ups t ra ight , an elderly lady fsighedan d sat back happilyyes, th eworld's going to be all r i gh t . | Upabove, in the city of "Nevaeh" , agreat! voice Iwas I heard, "Theseare all my children and love mustbe in* their hearts ." H E S ^ ^ ^ ^ Sp | | " A red berry and a black berryare different colors, gbut they ' reboth good for ea t ing and a re th esame ins ide . " Tha t ' s what Mom-mie told Mary Jane. And what didDaddy tell Billy? "Just as youlove yourself, love j th e boy nextdoor, I the (lady down t he street,an d th e girl across the rjfver." -0}

B Andtover in. the city of Evolthe I people have * turned * the irsigns inside out and now they say"Brotherhood Week." And tha t ' sr i g h t l n o w ! I February 17 't o 23.It {should I b e ^ A I I }the ; YearRound." H i m M

Are Talking About...

m SlC If loteASiSFor a n igh t of music long to beremembered, Fr i tz ' Mahler' ha splanned \a dynamic rendi t ionof S trauss ' "Dea th and Transfigu r a t i on" for March 5 The soloistfor this concert is Monique de laBruchollerle who made her American debut with the Boston Symphony in December. She is compared by the press to Rubenste in ,Rachmaninoff, and even Liszt,and she will - play both theMotzar t ' s Concer to in D Minoiand Franch ' s Symphonic Var ia t ions for piano and orchestra .

MERCYHURST GIRLS ARE TALKING ABOUT . . . the warm welcome given to Barbara Botsar is , thejnew freshman from Sharon. Pa. ,by the upper classes as well as her own class . . . Donna Byers* "penpal" who must be from the deep south; he calls her "honey chile" . . ,flucky Pat Duffy and the a r r iva l of a dozen roses from her guy for nopar t icula r reason, or sol Pat says . . . the sighs of relief from recentmonitors! and th e groans from the roommates of the newly-elected:monitors?following the quarterly elections!. . . the laments of BetsyMeehan an d Claire Todd over {the deplorable situation of beginningtheir last semester in college . . . the unt imely dea th of King Georgeand the coronation of Elizabeth as England's second youngest queen.Ww MERCYHURST GIRLS ARE TALKING?ABOUT . . J th e un-JB usua l demonstration given in chem class by Vicky Argana on herB bir thday . . . the third in the tragic series of Elizabeth, New Jer-B sey, airplan e crashes . . . th e subversive activities carried on inB subterranean]regionsfbylthe Misses >Bell, Fog arty , J and Pan -* IB ciera . 1 . .{the long-awaited termination of the ciippling ErieKB taxi strike . . .8the sparkling new addition to the third finger ? |B " r ight" hand of Barb Tonry . . . the appearance of a black and^m/8|j furry creaturegin th e residence halls and Anne'Mohr's connec-^BB t ion with th e mysterious incident . . . s tudents on the Dean's BB| g List, particularly the freshmen who made such a fine showing. ^ ^ H|?& MERCYHURST GIRLS ARE TALKING ABOUT! . :M> RoxannaDowning's mad dashes through the college corridors to find someonewho ha s a few free periods and the cynical laughs which greet he rqueries . . . Mary Lou Scallse's impromptu lecture on the "Per i ls andPitfalls of Stag Dances" J. . . Molly Li's plane trip to New York Cityfo r a formal dance and to spend the weekend . . . the wonderful dinne rgiven by Miss Re illy for the second and last group of seniors to live a tthe prac t ice house this year . . . the bir th of Robert David to Lucre taBurger . .-j Dolly Olsavick's penchant for*bare feet "a la Liz j Taylor" . . . Barb Klein and her dramatic aspirations, Macbeth, no less . . . .Mrs. Bryan ' s char i table work as a faithful Grey Lady at St. Vincent ' s . . . senior cemprehensives. :'&&*.&:. ''^'^f^^f^^^M^^^^^

i f S MERCYHURST GIRLS ARE TALKING ABOUT . . . t he r e tu r n Mif- of Marge Sue ta to the \junior class . .jjthe kindness of Myron H*' Jones, Cliff Oliver and the staff of station WJET in Interviewing B\v'V Miss Kelly and the cast of "Nine Girfs" over the air . . the daily Kg;Hi repor ts on the "sink ing"! condition of four beloved peninsula Br g R.I .P . . . . th e ;huge success of our play and the wonderful per- B,.; formance given by our amateur thespians . . the wonderful ^

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The coming of-: the new semester saw th e gentle fade of thebasketball season and the somewhat, emphatic entrance of volleyball and ping-pong into theextra-curriculum on. the sport?schedule.The last bits of news on thecage scene shewed the Juniorsearning the top honors over theFreshmen, 31-17, another overthe Sophs, 24-19, and still another by default, from the Seniors,who failed to come up with ateam. The Sophomores redeemedthemselves with a hard-fought-for victory atop the ill-fated1Seniors who played under strain-ed conditions: three of their players had never had the pleasureof particip ating in a game before, and this represented theirfirst opportunity of the year toplay together. They were gameand refused to be whitewashed,scoring their two big points inthe fourth quarter against 16for the gleeful Sophs. Here's toBarb Tonry, who h.ad the distinc

tion of making the lone Seniorbasket! Any comments from the

Seniors? "We were somewhat outof practice, but are willing toplay aga in anyt ime!"Basketballs To . . Many congratulations to suchouts tanding cagers as Margare tBroderick.f Maryann Cutrie, MaryAnn Scirto, and Barb Haner, with

honorable mention for Bet Brod-erick, Ann Kennedy, FloreneCherry, Claire Agliata, and to allthe faithfu l comers for a finebasketball season-.The ping-pong ladder ^tourneyis now in full swing. Rules andthe list of competitors are postedon the A. A. bulletin -board. Let ' sget those matches played off andget that champ crowned by th.9middle of March!The mermaids are ready andwaiting to get back in the swimnow that the cabs are operatingaga in.

Volleyball classes Icon vened onFebruary 5 , with intramura lscharted to begin the 18th. Let'sshoot'for a volleyball season evenmore spirited than was the basketball season!OGAites Learn HowTo Please the Boss

These Mercyhurst girls really do get aroundand th eJunior business students are no exception. You've seen themmany times dressed in business-like attire, but what was theoccasion? In order /to supplement their hook knowledge andadd to their well-rounded education, these Juniors have enlarged upon their business training with the additional projectsof field trips and b usiness interviews.To acquire a better insight into the fields of communication and transportation, they visited "behind the scenes" ofvarious public service organizations. The speed and accuracywith which messages were received and transmitted throughthe Western Union office was viewed with amazement by thesestudents. Of special interest at the Pennsylvania TelephoneCompany was a mechanical demonstration of what occursalong v the lines when any tele- * a * ? * 1 w _ I .hone number is dialed. At RadioSta t ion WIKK they witnessed theactual operations in {the controlroom and broadcasting studios.The intricate processing of incoming and outgoing'mail a t the PostOffice proved to these girls thatowhere else in the world do we

at such a low cost.Students Ask the QuestionsThese Mercyhurst*'-business students personally contacted and in-terviewed a group of fifty-fivea tr ic ia Liebel interviewed busi

also in New York and Arkansas.Of special interest are Fran Miler's interviews with officials athe P i t tsburgh a irpor t . R i ta Pan-iera was kept busy interviewingxecutives in her own home townBethlehem, Pa., as wasi ta Shanahan in her home townof Niagara Falls, New York. Annennett's interviews covered manyERC where she talked to Mr.Charles Denny, Personnel Manager. Jo Ann Weaver interviewedany important f igures in Erie 's

Katherine Remaly, Personneltabilization. Norma Schaberl wasnformed of a new education planeing currently discussed in her

nterview with the business men

in St. Marys, Pa. The questionsasked were . those which are important to employers and employees, and the information obtained from these interviews willbe of value in future businesscareers.Business Men AnswerGood grooming was considereda very important factor in hiringan employee. This consists of appropriate drees, neatness, cleanliness, ^moderate make-up, a t t rac tive hose and shoes, and poise.The two habits of gum-chewingand smoking dur ing workinghours were generally discouraged.

These habi ts were high on thelist of bosses' pet peeves, alongwith tardiness, bad spelling, failure to carry out directions, slowness, forgetfulness, and carelessness .There a re a grea t many opportunities for college graduatesin the business office. The collegegradua te was found-to be preferred for secretarial and managerialpositions, and for personnel work,in fact, for all executive positionsor those requiring responsibility.The qualities of a good secretarywere found to be typing and shorthand skill, good grammar, accuracy, speed, poise,J alertness,and dependabi l i ty . If you possessthese traits, you are assured of a" top" position in the business of

fice.ARTHUR F. SCHULTZ CO .GENERAL ELECTRIC APPLIANCES18th and Holland St. 14th and State St.

Every YearLeap YearAt 'HurstI protest! I say that every yearis leap year. However, everyfourth year the ' whole countrygoes into somew hat of an inflationary depression and everything,including the cost of living towhy Stalin has five fingers, isblamed-on the women. "Why ist h a t ? " you ask. You mean yo uhave n't guessed. My dears, haven't you noticed tha t hagg ard,trapped look in the eyes of everyeligible single main? This, mydear girl, is leap year, in jail it ssplendor and glory. So, drag outyour ropes and baseball bats; thisping to be your year.s g

Tactful Female"So what?", you ask, "It 's allin fun, it could ne ver possiblyhappen." Now gir ls , let'slbe honest with ourselves. If it weren'tfor the egotistical male, who trulybelieves^ that every idea -pert ain

ing to marriage, etc. is his ownbrain child, and that the poorunsuspectimg female swoons withJoy and surprise whenfh e finallydoes mention such things, one oft he greatest games of{life wouldnever be played. The fair maidenIs surprised all r ight, about assurprised as Santa Claus is onChr is tmas morning.Male Gives In

And when he finally comes toyou with, his ideas and proposalsot marriage, you do act surprised,but the minute he turns his headthe self-satisfied look on yourface gives you away. You knowthat h is precious ideas are theones you have been thinking aboutlong before he was, but you smileand say nothi ng, for if you did,his game would be ruined?,

( i You don't have to tell me allth i s . I know ," you say. Yes, Iknow tha t youf&re aware1 of thefacts Uhave just mentioned, -andtfoey are not new s to you at all,but here is one more smallthought that some of you may notyet have discovered. I believe themenl are "wise" to t us . I th inkthey know about our l i t t le game,and s nee they have just as muchfun playing at as we do, they.never say a word.

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As fhe Gavel Falls...With the return of Santa to theNorth Pole and the sigh of reliefand goodbye to exams and J anuary, I , the Mercyhurst gavel,am once again rescued from adusty shelf. I shall rejoice quiteloudly as the madame presidentscall your meetings to order. Some

people boast: "I was It hereand . . . ," but I can say: "I wasthere a nd . . . here goes!"* * SOCIO! OGY SEMINAR is lo ok-i'ii;g forward to a panel on problems affecting child ren, such asT.V, and dope. I t is being prepared by the junior social studentsamong whose ranks are includedMary Lou Dwyer, chairman; Florence Cherry, Mac Callahan, ClaireAgliata, Marilyn Kelley, MaryAnn Gustafson, and Paula Brug-ger. * *A bouquet was extended by th eJANUS CLUB to the crew of"Nine Gir ls . " ! Piano are underway for a drama festival wfc.ichwill be in the form of four, noncompetitive, one-act plays; one

each to be acted by the freshmensophomores, and ju niors and oneIn which J th e crew ^members willact. These plays willjbe directedby the students of the directingclass: Claire Todd, Betsey Mee-han, Mary Jo Royer, and CeciWert. Admission will be thirty-five cents and the date will beannounced, later.

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HO/ME -ECONOMICS CLUB wasente r ta ined hist Tuesday by faforum of Mercyhurst graduates.All ! on the forum were marriedand had large families. The topicof discussion was "Family Life."Miss Sally Batchslor was cha ir man of this program. Home Economic members also voted "to clipall cherry pie recipes {from cookbooks. * * *0. G. A. twi ll meet tonight,February? 20, at which timeawards wild be dis t r ibuted toMembers for efficiency fin dictaphone and secretarial skills, in0000000000000000$000

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accordance with the testing program sponsored by "Todays Secretary." Special honor will begiven to the "70-Club," knownas the speed-artist typists: members, Lucreta Pavlov Burger,Patricia Liebel, Norma Schaberl.Jo Ann Weaver, and MaryJachimczyk. Guest speaker for th eoccasion is Mrs. Audrey (Sitter)Hirt, a 1949 Mercyhurst graduate. She will speak on her experiences in the teaching profession. K* * *

MERCIAD and PRESS CLUBmembers got some helpful writing make-up hin ts from JerryHaggerty of the Erie Daily Timesat their monthly meeting.*"Supersititions in Medicine"was tire topic of Dr. H. E. Spauld-ing when he * addressed theScience Seminar at their February 13 meeting. The Doctor isa graduate of the University ofToronto and he has be e n . practicing pediatrics in Erie since 1926.1* * *

French Club will see the film"Vacation des Mains" this evening at their meeting. There willof contempora ry l i te ra ture and a r t in France . *

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Mary K. Dyke was generalchairman for the last EnglishClub m eetin g. M r. Cevasco, pro-ier.soT of English at Gannon Col-lege, was a guest at the meetingand he suggested that interestedGannon, Mercyhurst , and) Villastudents meet once a week to readthe works of Shakespear. The suggestion is now under considerat ion.BLILA HARDWARE38th and P ine Ave.

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