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VOLUME II MARCH, &1981 NUMBER 3FACULTY NEWS

On Sunday, February 22, MissWhalen had the pleasure of a visitwith her father, Dr. W. F. Whalen,of Peoria, Illinois. Dr. Whalenstopped over in Erie for the day, onhis return to Peoria from W ashington, D.G., where he representedthe Illinois State Dental Association at the national conference onchild welfare held at the capitol.Mother Pierre and Sister Colettehave been doing some intensiveweek end traveling: since the beginning of the present semester.Business took Mother Borgiaand Sister Mary Alice to Pittsburgh several Saturdays ago.On Monday, March 16, Mr. Reli-nan addressed the students of theUrsuline High School, YoungstownOhio. This school has recentlybeen made co-educational, withFather Edward B. Conry, principal.Mercyhurst will be representeeat the 12th Annual convention ofthe Catholic Educational Association of Pennsylvania, at Pittsburgh, April 24 and 25, by SisteiPhilippa and Mr. Relihan. SisterPhilippa will discuss a paper.?-of"The Type of Scholarship Demanded of the College English Teacher."and Mr. Relihan : will presen t apaper entitled, "An AdequateTraining in English for the GradeTeachers."1 Miss Heil will at tend the annualexhibition at Arnold College ofPhysical Education, at New Haven, Conn., Saturday, March 28.

TRANSPORTATIONMan's natural, God-given locomotive powers are the most ancient, the most-'persistent and themost reliable ones we * have yetbeen able to discover. Centuries ofprogress and development have notsufficed to eradicate these powers;nor have they evolved a substitutesatisfying enough that man wouldbe willing to give up his two "hon-est-to-goodness" legs for some inventor's gadget which would takehim where he wants to go in lesstime.In spite of man's loyalty to*hiswalking appendages, conditions,changing with t ime, have made i tincumbent upon him to resort to invented machines, which from thetime of the horse-buggy, throughall the evolutions of the bicycle, theautomobile and 'the rai lroad trainhave been becoming speedier andmore avid of distance and space.Having conquered dry land andwet sea these machines took anambitious rise into the air.These last are now extant in al ldifferent forms and shapes, ranging from the cigar-like Zeppelin tothe "flying windmill" of Cierva.Considering the perfection andspeed of these machines one wonders whether man's inventive ability has not come "to the end of itstether"; at least, in so far as locomotive craft is concerned. It seemsthat the next thing to conquer isspace in?relation to the planets. Icannot go beyond a trip to Marsin the evolution of locomotion,

even in the wildest flights of imagination. B ut I will not say th at atrip to Mars is impossible. I cannot forget two paramount facts ofhistory: Columbus too ka chance;the contemporaries of Bell thoughthe was fit for the insane, asylum.But today we have Am erica and wehave the telephone. Some day inthe future we may have Mars.Mary Nowakowski, '31 .

BELLSIt's a great life! From five-

thirty in the morning till nine atnight we hear bells all kinds ofbells big bells, little bells, i loudclanging bells, soft tinkling bells,silvery bells, pealing bells, tollingbells, clashing bells, las cloches,es grelots, las cam panas though

the language may differ they arestill bells annoying, distracting,intriguing, and delightful. All welack are the cow-bells and sheep-bells and I 'spose if we lookeda little while we'd find those nottoo far away.

But let 's not bother ply of bells is sufficient.our sup-i Youknow, a bell is an instrument ofgreat antiquity we hear of themin the Bible they were usedrather extensively sometime in thethird icentury. And m' goodness,how the name does fit the instrument. Bell is derived from an oldSaxon w ord beUan mean ing "tobawl" or "to bellow". And ourbells do bawl and bellow! Perh apsthey are made of bronze, perh aps ofgold, perhaps of silver, or perhapsof ordinary bell-metal but nevermind no matter what the materia l in'them may be it is certaintheir effects are instantaneous anddevasting.

Gee, how I hate ' emj not always but*oh, migh ty often! Itis not too 1bad when at five-thirtyone hears the tinkle and the toll it's very easy to roll over and loseone's self in luxurious sleep. But amere hour later is there no restfor the weary ? That terrible clanging, clashing bell has it no discretion? intrudes i tself at anything but a propit ious moment and the hero of our dreams makesa hasty fade-out as we are rudelyawakened. And with the shattering of our dreams those bells getto work in earnest that awfulclanging bellow disturbs our sereni ty and away we go not as inthe early days soldiers were summoned to arms but to education where we are exposed to the useof the arms most effective in today's sinful old world.Yup, i t 's a great l i fe! We alladmit it when breakfast, luncheon,and dinner ring out (you know,ring is the word that tells what thebells do) but then, who needs abell to tell when it's meal timenocollege girl, that's certain.Most of the bells are well unpleasant, but not part icularlyharmful most of them, I say.But oh, the curfew it's sad, sad,sad! At eight o'clock^ the curfewsends out its loud, clanging message. Woe unto the one who heedsnot this message no more"cocs", no more sundaes, no moresodas, and oh, no more Alioway'sfor three whole days ! Horrible!Unthinkable! But true!

There, goes j. a bell-now i. willthey never cease ? Will there everbe a time when we will not hear if' school bells, call bells, tinklesand tolls are silent church bells,loor bells, telephone bells, firejells ? Who knows I don't . But1 do think and don't you thatheaven will be a most wonderful)lace if when we get there we findthat the only bells are the onesthat they ring when they welcomeus home. No more bells! Whee! it.will be grand!I I ! |-Betty Danahy, '33.

M. J. Relihan, director of teachertraining at Mercyhurst , who waselected permanent chairman of therecently formed Mercyhurst WorldEvents Club.In the poetry contest recentlyconducted by The Merciade, HelenHuether, '31, whose poem is printedbelow, received first award.

ISOLACEI wanted to sing For my heart was free,And the sun was shining ^thatday I wanted to sing,But my song was flat,For the robin was King of the

I Lay! | f |His song was clearer,And i ts message was sweetAs he echoed the song in myheart ,And tho' my tongue was mute My soul was content,For his was the greate r art .I wanted to weep For my heart was sad,And dark were the clouds thatmourn;I wanted to weep,But my tears were lostIn the raindrops downwardborne,And as gayly they splashedIn rude disregard Of the sorrow I nursed in mybreast The darkness somehowWent from the world And a rainbow appeared in thewest .Helen Huether, '81.INCREASE YOURi VOCABULARYGermSee microbes. In order tosee microbes you'll have to get amagnifying glass.ApplauseThe fuss which wethink the world ought to makeover us for doing our duty.BreezeA condition in the atmosphere which generally arises ona cold day to make it colder andstays away on a hot day to ma keit warmer. %ConscienceThe alarm clock on aman's mind which is seldomwound up.SeatA mythical place in a streetcar where many are called butfew are chosen.LadyA gentleman woman.JoyGladness with the lid off.

Bertha McHale, '31.

COLLEGE SPIRITCollege spirit is the "esprit decorps" among college men or wo

men, the feeling shared by all whohave breathed the same college atmosphere. It should be one of companionship in worthy ambitions, ofull-tempered Jollity. The best def-nltion of college spirit ever givens that of Ulrich von Hutten,'Comradeship among f eefspiri ts ."We must make our college work,very part of it, real and full of life.Co-working comes from working.Without habits of industry therecan be no college spirit. Vicesdivide men; virtue brings them together. Snobbishness and "knocking" are opposed to college spirit.There are other kinds of'spiritabroad in college life and < some ofthese the ignorant mistake for college spirit. I have heard of spiritsof mischief, of spirits that danceby nite. There are some who thinkthat spirits of such sort are allthat a college can produce?and a tbest another name for deviltry.The worst training one can haveit that of physical idleness. Theres no education withou t effort. Fre eeducation should be reserved forthose who have the mind !and th ewill to 'receive it. Final successgoes to the few who throughoutlife keep mind and soul and bodyclean."The comradeship of free souls"is the meaning of true collegespirit. Freedom of the soul meansfreedom of the mind. In freedomwe find abundance of life. Thescholar should be a woman in thefull life of the world a lover of

nature and an artist in the buildingof the lives of men.Elizabeth McDonald, '34.1UMORS AMONGf * J THE ROOMERSTeresa A'Hearn received themost art ist ically arranged Easterbasket the other ray from "Pa ls" .Rather early, but i t was appreciated.

Mr. Relihan has much fun tryingto find his "History of Education"class. The other day he almostgave up, but finally discovered itsfive members sitting in the corridor behind the class room 1 door."Relie" certainly can take a joke.Cleland is there with her fistswhen it comes to Volley Ball; itlooks as if she might have had a>rize fighter! among her ancestry.Ziegfeld should see Alice Reederind Dot Mooney put on their kick-ng act, under the name of a "FolkDance". Even Sister Geraldine applauded.Mary Ann Woods must be savng up for her hope chest. She hasan unlimited supply of dishes un-ier her bed.Will wonders ever cease? "SallyAnn" had ber bee-u-ti-ful coilsshorn!Just a tip to whom it may concern: When hunger overtakes you,call on the Summers' sisters; onlydon't tell them I told you.Another tip to whom it may concern: Don't be late for Chapel.The "Scamp of the Campus" hasgone in for play-writing in a bigway, and what a play! She's poetizing, too, this time about' he rroom-mate.1 T Virginia Buck, '31.

EXCHANGE COLUMN"The famous graduate of 1 Yale,Rudy Vallee, who several weeksago was beaned with a grapefruitn a theatre by a Harvard man, isa generous soul, after all. Whenhe learned that the student! h adbeen fired- from Harvard, he im-mediately sent a letter to the Cambridge authori t ies requesting thatthe offender be re-instate d. Noth ing like tha t womanly inst inct!"

This from the Notre DameScholasticThis t ime, really Notre Dame is.he generous one! "Harvard man!"

throwing grapefruit . Not sa y-ng much for "men" at Harvard.

Harvard "boy" is better!"College Parade", contribution ofone of the Scholastic's scintillatingcolumnists .contributes so much

apace to the ."New York Crooner"that we're beginning to believethat such populari ty must be deserved. When will "boys" learnthat such ridicule affords "muchmirth" to the opposite sex and reveals, maddening as i t seems, thatittle jealous feeling. A little bit ofcompetition is the spice of life andRudy seems to be contributingmuch. -Surprised at Notre Dame That he-man college?

Ursuline Quill, Ursuline College,Cleveland, OhioDebates are always in orderespecially debates about ChainStores. We have been watchingfor]the verdict, but didn't find it.The debate was significant in thattwo years ago members of thefreshman class at Mercyhurst debated on much the same phase ofchain store monoply, before agroup of distinguished judges. Wehope that the'affirmative did Just ice to their argument and gainediie favorable decision of the Judgesas Mercyhurst freshmen did not soong ago.

rh e Tatler New Rochelle CollegeThe Wickersham Report andProhibition have broken into headlines in the Tatler. Too bad thecolumn insisted that it knew nothing about Wickersham Commission one never would have known it.Toe E. Brown ca me in for h is shareL the write-up; and with Heflin nust be "Senator" Heflin get-ing his well-directed digs; and thecolumn agreeing with Will Rogers,t really should not have accusedtself of being totally ignorant oft 's subject matter.

Grace R. Kane , J31 ,NO SALES

Hearts are such foolish thingsso easily torn,Each trivial tear scars as thothorn. a

Now by a baby's smile bridal blush,Now by the blight of Deathsunset, and a thrush.now a

th e

for-ll who seek to woo them H rgotten in a day,Alone again and trying to givethe wretched thing away!Ruth Sterret t , '34.

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BUSINESS MANAGER, Grace Kane, '31THE EASTER PROMENADE

"Ah ah ah ah; would you like to take a walk.?"That's what the whole world will be singing EasterSunday. And all tha t is feminine pulchritude, natural-bornmannequins, will eagerly respond: "Urn um um, wewould like to talk a walk ;v fo r haven't they been waitingall winter long to burst forth ^from their somber browns*anil blacks, and conservative greens into breath-takingsplashes of color that are designed to mark and individualizethem so that they can be distinguished a block away ?$ Th etrick lies in having one'fc "splash" more vivid than one'sneighbor's.^ Women get this desire to preen themselves from Nature. Her special protegees, the tree s, and even the animalsare fondly admonished, with all the precaution of a motiierof debutante daughters, to cease blooming, or to hibernate,so. that they might store up energy and vitality enough ) tomake a startling spring appearance.. That's why Old Bruin emerges from his hole with sucha shiny coat. Tha t's why the squirrel,, n-her effort to surpass the splendid foliage of her winter landlord, the tree,comes out of her rented home with the immaculate appearance of not having a hair out of place. j:I suspect them all of waiting until Easter Sunday fortheir en tree. I know we huma ns do. I can remember sit-t ing up half the night, one Easter, praying that the nextday would be fine that I might wear my new spring outfit, .and wondering what I had done to God that He permittedthe deluge that came the following day.So if someone comes up and asks you if you'd like totake a walk, don't suspect hirn^of trying^ to intrigue youinto the somewhat well-known, and unfortunate process ofbeing taken for^a ride, but merely smile, don your Easterbonnet and talk the w alk. For they 'll be doing it all over down Fifth Avenu e, New York City, U.S.A*;. Trafa lgarSquare, London, England; the Rue de la Paix, Paris, France;Animal Avenue, Animal Kingdom; Main Street, your ownlittle town, Anywhere. Put on your new costume, or yourrejuvenated old one, and ^promenade with the best of them.It's just an old Easter custom, and what a "kick" you getout of ifc. >- t W ;'}'-I Nell Ouilfoyle^Sl.o |VITAMINE D

Time was when the young maiden went through astrangling spring-time of sulphur and molasses to attainthat rose petal complexion of the Nineties and to secure enough energy to sigh through a summer of croquet. With somuch-- evidence of spr ing feve r, peplessness and laxity higeneral it is Interesting to note the extent to which Vita-mine D is being popularized amo ng the collegians. To-dayit is not an unusual thing to find girls discussing the properties of salmon, sardines and cod-liver oil. X "That tired feeling" seems to have invaded each andevery person. The early spring is here. Yes, and most ofus feel like j umping off a convenient cliff or splashing intoa cruel lake. ; Th e period of dissatisfac tion is upon us. Wewan t a new life. A cod liver oil tonic, like an operation, is adelightful topic for conversation, but after all who reallywants one? IRet reat is jus t around the corner. Why not attem ptextracting our Vitamine D or bottled sunshine from that?Believe it or not, religion has a truly invigorating effect.The Great Doctor surely knows how to touch up His Creatures. Let's go to God for a bit of animation. And in themeantime "Happy Easter Everybody!"(Elizabeth Ham burger, '31.

THE WAY OF THEfCROSSAn age old devotion, and one of exceflant merit too, isthat of "saying the stations" or more correctly termed,The way of the Cross.| We must not get the idea tha t Lent is the only timewhen it is possible for us to perform this devotion; butLent is a good time to aceustom ourselves to it if we havenot already become accustomed!"Saying the Stations" takes, such a little of our t ime,even in this machine age when time is so precious. > It issuch a meretorious practice; there isn't another devotionin the history of the Church which is so highly indulgenced.And still many of us never think to "say the Stations"

we pass by churchjor chapel, perhaps we may go in andjsaya prayer or two but not the stations oh no, that takes]too much time !I'm sure most of us know but often forget that a personwho performs the devotion of "The Way of the Cross" devotedly, and is in the state of grace, gains the same indulgence as if he had visited the actual way of th e Cross in Je rusalem. With this in mind, why couldn't we beginjnow andmake this daily devotion in honor of the One who wroughtthe Redemption of Mankind ? I say this because we notonly gain great spiritual benefits for our own souls butalso for the souls of those in Purgatory! I' g | | If you are serious about this I'H4let you in onta shor tway of saying the stations which was once-submitted tome by a nun : you know we are not bound to read1 a meditation at each station or obliged to say any praye rs, so hereis the method: W l Merely go around from station to station, stopping ashort time at each, meditating on the Passion of Our Lord ingeneral or on the particular event which the Station represe nt s; we should say the name of each! stat ion ; genuflectonly at the tw elfth. When finished it is necessary only tosay one Our Fath er, one Hail Mary and one "Glory be to theFather" in honor of Our Holy Father, Pope Pius theEleventh. IPWBertha McHale, '31.THE DIARY OF fc." BERTRAM BACILLIWednesday, January 10:

We are getting a big hand inthis house. My brothers and Imade the tr ip on a stalk of celery.Of course, I hated to leave mymother and father. But with afamily of;, ten million left, theywon't missus.Thursday, January 11:

Spent the night at The SugartCube Night Club. Met a wonderfulgirl. I think I am in love hername is Susy Spirilla. She liveswith her-family in a stunning ro -quefort. We danced, most of thenight. The Club was crowded about twenty-billion. Ann Amoebadid a snake dance.Fr iday, January 12 :

Susy and I went swimming in adrop of water someone left in thesink. Thirty-five milion of my sisters were drowned today. They ac-cidently ran into a bottle of lister**ine and were submerged; I amthinking of moving into a head ofcabbage. Too many families occupy this turnip.Sa turday, January 18:

Great-grandfather has passedaway. He was three seconds old.He left about two-hundred and fiftybillion descendants. Susy had aharrowing experience today. 1 lefther practicing dance steps on acurd of sour milk, and she slippedand fell int o the whey-. I hear d a |glump and Carl Cocci beat me toit. We threw in a spiderweb andSusy held on and we got her out.I dashed broth in her face and shecame around.Sunday, January 14:

Susy has accepted me. She lovesme. I proposed to her on a porkchop. She was so shy and trembly.Said she'd have to take the familywith her (approximately threehundred million). We are thinkingof taking an apartment in TheSwiss Cheese. They are so roomy.Monday, February 1:

Today is the wedding. I am soexcited. Sally Streptococcus andAnn Amoeba are bridesmaids; Along potato paring is stretched in-front of the door with a canopy of

mushrooms. The guests are pouring in. The Reverend Timothy Typhoid is coming up the paring. Mydear friend, Imogene Influenza isgoing to render "Lardo". I canhear the organ beginning to play.Here comes my Susy. She's adream in her sea-weed gown. TheMenegitis twins are in back of herSusy is calling me I must go Dear friends, that is the last thatthe hand of the unfortunate Bertram. Bacilli leve r w rote. Some

kind friends, at the conclusion ofthe ceremony, made a mistake thatcost the lives of almost three-billion of the guests . Following theancient microbic custom,of throwing agar at the departing couple,they^ threw h andfuls at them. Bertram and Susy wilted and the remainder of the group passed to theGreat Beyond. Detectives laterdiscovered the mistake lay in thefact/that the merrymakers threwhandfuls of bichloride of mercury.Jeanne Elliott, '31.THE TOUCH OF YOUR HAND

Pray! what is there in the touch ofa. hand*Th at can tu rn: one's world allaskew ?That's hot as the feel of the deser t sand,And * yet cool as the morningdew?Say! what is there in the touch ofa handThat can change the rain intotears ?And the full moon looks like a ballin the landThat you've waited for years andyears!The touch of a hand can workmagic surprise,The Sunset's hues are farbrighter;This work-a-day world becomesParadise ,Our weighty burdens are lighter.Tonite a brief moment your handtouched mine,The midnite sky waned intoj blue!The thrill that my heart knew wassomething divine,From the touch of the hand ofYou! Kay Barrett, '34.

ENGLAND BUYS I W| AMERICAN BOOKSEngland they say, is demanding American books! I gleaned mybit of information form the BookTrade Journal "Publisher 'sWeekly". "The American Publisher and author is watching;with in terest the increased attention toAmerican booksfln England." Thisinterested me I went on. "Of 155best sellers in England, |ten wereby Amer ican authors ."The first to appear was "Womanof Andros"f i t was twem,yfflrstin place. In I forty-third in I placecomes Mark Connelly's play,"Green Pastures", then TheodoreDreiser 's, "Gallery of |Wom en",E d n a ; Ferber 's, "Cimmaron" finally "Page Lette rs" , f"Phffiipa" \ byAnna* Sedgwick, " H e n r y t h eEighth" by Hacke t t , Hergeshe im-er*s "Par ty Dress" , a n d t h e"Strange Dea th of President Harding." I | | | I fI wonder, If, as'you have beenreading these titles, any significantthought entered your mind, I wonder if you were struck by this lineup as I was!"Woman of Andros", without adoubt is one of the finest of literary pieces. J The style and diction of

Thornton Wilder is superb, but hisphilosophy is somewhat fatalisticand his story element falls a littleshort of his previous novel "Bridgeof San Luis Rey." However, fromthe books chosen by England'sreaders I think it deserves firstanking as the American leader.Thornton Wilder injected an element of' foreign atmosphere intohis story, therefore Americanismcould not have drawn the readers."Green pastures" ran on the le gitimate stage in New York forseveral mon ths. Too often withintha t time Jit was assailed by conscientious^ critics an d since thenone can find it inscribedT o n t H e "Catholic Index.What is your opinion of ; Theo

dore Dreise r? Mine is that be isoften rudely outspoken, clever to afault, but a mighty good story teller. Somehow I think he takesgreat pleasure in snickering behindwomen's backs. "Amer ican Tragedy" was one of his better novels.It was significant in its reference,frank, exceptionally well-written,human and a \ little above most ofh is other works,., but "Gall ery ofWoman" falls to rather a basis ofnon-exceptions."Cimmaron" deserves every honor accorded it. I t is a splendid account of "Life 's" J strugglestrongin theme, sound in philosophy and& fine book. ;

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Wander if Cecil Beaton thewell-known London art is t wereto choose the six most beautifulgi r l s a t MERCYHURST__wouldhe agree wi th th i s wr i t e r?dunno_ but I rather think hewould pick the fol lowing1. '-'Miriam Shalkham"BecauseMichael Angelo alone could reproduce her."2. Helen Huether"Because sh eis a lovely, s imple, country womanwhom sophis t icat ion has not

spoiled."3. M a r g a r e t Clark"Becauseshe is absolutely ethereal ."4. Grace Kane"Because she isa Grecian goddess , deserving fullm a r k s for her nose and divinenessof form."5. Dorothy Mooney"Becauseshe is the vitally alive type ofyoung American girl ."6. Jeanne Elliott"Because sh eIs in real i ty a Marie Laurencinpainting. She is a gorgeous almon dtypifying the acme of gayety,laughter and youth."Midge Hall ; and Alice Sum merswould be eternally grateful fora little sign on the relish and thejam at noon both are fine intheir own part icu lar places butpeach jam and mea t loafjus t won ' t mel t in your mouth!We have a female Grego ry herea t Mercyhurst a girl who isno t afraid to s tand up and assertwha t she thinks is righ t in theface of any opposit ion! nowcould i t be any other than Elizabe th Hamb urger? I rene S t rahlis our Champion Free-t ime . . TheFreshmen ^ are l ea rning a l l aboutthe evils of smokin g and wh at i tal l lea ds | to When ever you seeMary Kelley gazin g off into spacewith^somewhat of the "Thinke r ' s" aspect she's pray ing {for a- flat tire an y \ t ime after si xP . M please! Occas iona l ly . ^^someone "puts one over" on us -and Mr. Relihan has to lookaround for his Wallflowers Ifanyone ever want s to have a par tyand please everyone with herfavori te dish___here are jus t a fewhintsset Mary McCrady downto a.can of corn| a bowl of frui tjelloand a da te cake wi thwhipped c rea m. Grace Kane andMarie Lynch mu st of coursehave the i r graham cracker p ie .and oh! a lot of rye bread forl i t t le Nan she "ado res" i t abig chocolate ice cream cone wil lquie t Ter esa . and Helenb H u e ther jus t loves " cokes" MaryKelley;has to have!her tuna fishsandwich-* every day Ma ryCarlos says she goes for nut breadsandwiches . in a B IG wayMim an d Verle have an awful yenfor ice cream and las t but notleast ever see Midge Hall th atshe wasn ' t hanker ing for a wiener?I'l l have some more appe t i t esfor you next t ime Mary Car loshas jo ined the ranks of the W al l f lowers aga in . ha ! ha! .we'res ix! Grace has a soft spot for" Es t re l l i t a" an ' wha t ' s moreshe ' s made i t known . t h a t sh ewant s i t p l ayed a t he r wedding(From a Soph ' s Dia ry )Fr iday, March 6, 1931 'Cleanlinessis next to godliness" Be tty Dan-ahy saves the day for the . Psychclass Lu Ella is one girl whoshould ma ke good and we've nodoubt bu t th at she wil l HelenKowalski is ano ther Helen is tu-tor ing Mim in La t in both t eacher and pupil are gett ing alongsplendidly Ginny do you thin kit is Intel l igence real ly ?any-way__we hope you' l l have a variety!! Adolphe certainly is thea t t ent ive young m an . a l e t t e r eve ry day and a few days ago alovely (? ) bouqu et of cu t flowersthe envy of al l the vegetariansseems Nell Morin and.MaryI rwin have found something in

common(both las t names end ini-n)but t hen tha t ' s merely a suggestion Alice Reeder isone of the few girls we know whoreally has one of those muchlauded "Schoolgirl Complexions"Costel lo . Ressler rem inds u s of aSpanish Senori ta and s ince theChr i s tmas pageant we havecome to class ify Margaret Clarkwi th the Madonnas -Margaret isa s triking and unusual type of girlOne of the sweetest personsin al l Merc yhur st is Miss RuthWhalen looks person ali tykindnes s generos i ty everyth ing about her go to make uptha t love ly and charming charac te r w e all know as "Miss W h a l -en"and the kind of person eve ryone want s to know somet ime inhi s life One of the first remarks Honey Daly made when shereturn ed las t week (and onewhich everyone makes ) was" Hasn ' t Pa t O 'Hare a marve louscar r i age? " and a re we glad Honis back?you bet!! There 'vebeen many queries as to whyJeanne Ell iot t is cal led our "Belgian Rose"those of you whowould know come to me in privateI ' l l t e l l you maybe!Ethel gave a very fine performancei n " His Bes t Inves tment" GraceRechiche reminds us of a l i t t le Japanese Empre s s a p ic ture perhap s? Someone I th ink i t wasMidge Hall sugges ted tha t Irefrain from asking questions during Lent but then no questionsno news no KOLUM!!!(Hope someone notices the cl imaxthere ! ) any wa y. P rofessor Re l ihan- declares that Curiosi ty is themeans to Ete rna l Youth for women Why doesn' t Louise wearred anym ore? Our s inceres tsympa thy to J ane Kel ly andElizabe th McDonald (Appendice s ' l a t es t v i c t ims !) J ane was apatient in a Buffalo Hospitalwhile Mickey has just returned toschool from St. Vincent's torecupera te under Nan ' s t enderguidance we wan t jyou^ both toknow we missed you so m u c h Mrs. Relihan is convalescing froma bad at t ack of the flu'our every wish for a quick "get-well J.t o " Everybody ' s Friend"ConnieGalbo is Rose's sisterand congratulations Rose has had abi r thday s ince the l as t MerciadMercyhurs t g i r l s , " go" for F lor ence's Tea Room DeDe dropped ' round the other dayIf everanyone had a doubleit'sBirdie and the double is | l i t t leBe t ty Edwa rds in the Seminarya l though the latter is a BrunetteThe Seniors a re mightyfond of their Advisorand w h yshouldn ' t t hey be?Mim has acute new green carIf Mid Mc-Cormick would put into circulat ionsome of those clever writ ingsof hers she'd be famousRegisO'Leary is a perfectly marvelouspiani s t . . and in addit ion t o : thisgift Regis has one of thesmoothes t t emperaments of anygirl we know Carmeli ta Gil l hassuch a sweet l i t t le voiceEthel isone of the lovelies t , sweetest , best-na tured gi r l s in the schoolMidgeHall contributs that Cleland looksexactly l ike Maureen O'Sullivanand Mary Ann as se r t s jus t a ss t rongly Cle's l ikeness to HelenTwelvetre es before we' re finished we' l l have Cle the whole galax y l of Hollywood starsrolledi n to one J ean Summers has tha t"gentle persuasiveness" about herthat makes for an excellent t reas-ure r . .Congra tula t ions to F lorenceAmmon who has recently beenelected President of the newiy-formed Science ClubFrancesMcCarthy never fai ls to go for a'second helping" Dot Morard isthe capable manager of the basketball team Betty Danahy is s tunning in any color We l ike the

way blue sets off Nellie's eyesand Nell Morin is part icularly lovely in this color as well as pinkand speaking of blue JaneKelly confided to me not so longago tha t no mat t e r how much ofa rag a thing might be if i t wereBLU E all would be well withher and Kay Ryan is i rres is t iblein that green and yellow outfi t ofhers Ruthie S te r re t t has a wayall her own of "hitting the nail onthe head" when she tel ls fortunesWe hear Bianca is gett ing anew car Mar ion Beibel W anderis s t i l l l iving over in CambridgeSprings and comes to the "ci ty"once a week Port ie, Cle and GinBuck a re the " three babes who gotlost in the woods" . en route fo rErie in tha t bad snow storm afew weeks ago Some of us enjoyed an " impromptu' ' l i terary discussion recently in the DayHops ' Social Room everyone putin her bi t about the current authors and their work s l i t t le wasleft unsaid someone expressed i tas the most thoroughly delighfulhour she had spent in a longlong t ime Wond er how this Pol i t ical Science Club idea is goingto turn out ' twil l certainly be anaid to some of us and almost a

necessi ty to some others of usVera and J ane wi l l venture outinto any kind of weath er theirsis my idea of an ideal collegefriendship and. Vera you arecharming in tha t new black ha t ofyours Don ' t J ane Mulhe irn andPat O'Hare dance perfectly divinely? Mar y Cronin is a busy l i t t legirl she seems to know the valueof a minute Ruth Ann Mar t inwe'd l ike to know the secret ofthose bags tha t invar i ably accompany you each t ime you s ign inRuth Ann is a girl who is gett ingthe most out of her college education (no! no connection!.!)Don' t bel ieve anyone has been enl ightened yet as to Mar y Daly'sweek-ends but here 's one'whohas hopes and certain clueslet you know !! It ' s not anunusual picture to see Peg Baconand Jeanne having the i r t r i a l s andtribulat ion s over "L'Abbe Const an in"Hope everyone wil l patronize the Bridge the ErieAlumnae of the Seminary are giving a f t e r Eas te r Ei l een Fos te rwr i t es cleverly and beautiful lyThis Kolum also wishes to welcome Mrs . Smi th the motherof Helen and Sis ter Mary Edana P eggy Blair has a habit of forge t t ing tha t s andwiches a re madewith bread Berth a does anything ever cause you to lose yourt e m p e r ? Ruthie Wilbert is fas tbecoming an expert bowlerMary Nowak l ikes her Math t eacher well we just don' t knowhow much Fath er Sull ivan isgiving an interest ing series of Lente n devotionsAsk Alexandra totel l you the l i t t le s tory I knowabout her'Sail now . mus t goto pressAu Revoir see younext month . Kay.o" DIALECT CHATTER O N L E N T "Chust becauz der "heart" day'sover,Und your Valentines iss goneDot 's no. reason to be soberOr to let your face grow long.Don' t be griefink, leedle comrade,For dis-vat you call heem?LendDot ri te now is makink life sadMust in forty short days end.Vat's der difference if der pleas

u r e sVich you t ink are so ideelMust be done in smaller measures ?De y vill make your l i fe more real .Soon vil l come der Easter season Drink der cup unto i ts dregsAfter veeks und veeks of fas t inkYou shall feast on 'Easter Eggs. '

Elizabeth Wilbert , '34.

W OULDN'T IT BE QUEERIf Dot Cronauer should lose herlove for basket-ball?If P at; lost her charm ing ^accent?If Ma ry I Ann Woods t missed herweek-ends a t home?If you discovered Ruth Annes tudying ?I f Ruth S te r re t t weren ' t or ig ina l ?If Midge Hall grew tall?If Grace forgot to g iggle?If Nan and Carmie weren ' t t oge ther ?If Regis didn ' t play the pian o ?I f Margare t Burns forgot Joe ?If Jane Turgeon developed Speedo-miania ?If Mother Pierre didn' t ass ignweekly papers ?If we kept al l our Lenten resolut ions ?If Honey Daley forgot her "oldt ime" f r i ends?If you saw Jane Mulheirn withouther cur l s ?If Terese were without her telephone ca l l s ?I f Be t ty were unkind?If Dibble Wilbert never s tud ied ?If Nell ie lost her voice?I f J eanne El l io t t had long ha i r?I f El i zabe th Hamburger weren ' tserious ?If Kay Ryan were cross ??If we lost our|appetites a f t e r t r e -ceiving a package from home ?If Al Reeder forgot how to l augh?If Dot Mooney were dignified ?If Connie talke d al l the t im e ?If Cleo los t her love of poetry?If Helen Huether flunked ane x a m ?[f Piccolo were at loss for a reply ?If Kay Barret t kept out of theoffice ? HI f Not re Dame weren ' t impor tantto Margy C la rk?If Mary McCrady forgot Jud ?Frances McCarty, '34.

0'SCIENCE CLUBOn ^Friday, March 6, a long expected event took place, much tothe delight of the more serious-

minded s tudent s* The i Mercyhurs tScience Club was founded under thecapable direction of Sis ter M.Fidelis , who immediately encouraged plans for the- remainder of thesemester. Since this is a scientificage, i t is but natural that the attention of the science classes isdaily cal led to the remarkable a-chievements in modern $ industries ,medicine, engineering, and evenevery day home management . Thi sfact is so vividly impressed uponhe minds of the interested "wouldbe scientis ts" that the idea of areal club, composed only of willingworkers , was most favorably received.The object of the Mercyh urstScience Club is to bring home tothe individual the importance ofher work in this absorbing field,rnd to include for her more thanthe rather dull routine work ofclasses in extending s tudies to cur-'ent magazines , papers , al l media-hat will keep the s tudent abreastof the t imes which i t is impossibleto do in every day work.

knowing t ha t many of the i rfriends both of the faculty and ofthe s tudent body, who are not direct ly concerned with the sciencedepartment, but who are deeply interested in i t would l ike to hearmore of this club and i ts work, itwas decided to hold open meetingsto which al l who care to, ma ycome. Meetings wil l be held on thefourth Tuesday of the month, andare to be conducted as fol lows:March Biology and Bacteriology. Committee: Florence Ammon, Costel lo Ressler.Apri l General Chemistry andHome Economics . Co mmi t t ee :Mary Cronin, Alice Summers.May Organic Chemis t ry andFood Chemistry. Committee: VerleMcQuiston, Margaret Clark,Lu El la Haaf, '33.

T H E A R T O F LIVING |"Life is ir ea l! Life is earnest! "Does this mean tha t we mus t t akelife seriously ? Yes , but we mus ttake i t playfullyftoo.D id you ? ever s top to think Unatnothing beautiful ever came intol i fe unti l people bega n to pla y? InprimitiveI days, cave men ^madepot t e ry because they needed receptacles for food. The crude an dformless dishes were s trict ly foruti l i ty's sake. But as t ime went on

and l ife had quieted a l i t t le, menbegan to p lay wi th pot t e ry , $ tomold, decorate and color i t , toshape i t , into forms an d gracef ull ines . All ar t thus comes from play.The primit ive men, too, usedtheir voices for ut i l i ta rian ! pur poses . They shrieked with? fea r ,cried for help, bel lowed with^ rag e-to scare an enemy. "But w h e n lifehad quieted a l i t t le, they began toplay with their voices . They sang:love songs, and folk songs. Allmusic comes from play.

Thisjspiri t of play which is thecrown of work and of home life isalso jjthe crown of rel igion. ; So fa rfrom being playful , rel igion hasalso insis ted on taking life seriously. The maxim of reasonable rel igion is "Prepare to die." The maximof res trict ive rel igion is "Prepareto l ive." The one faces the^ g r a v e ;the other faces an open door.Reasonable rel igion reveals i tselfas the guide of life. This rel igiousfai th is the final recourse whichgives to old age .that se reni ty andcheerfulness wh ich; keeps the human spi r i t young.Youth is not a t ime of l i fe. I t isa freshness of the deep springs ofl ife. Ini t iat ive is the bridge whichseparates the weak desire to dothings from the actual doing ofthem. Nobody grows old by mere lyliving a number of years . Peoplegrow old by desert ing their Ideals .When you think of the real hardships of others , doesn' t i t make youfeel kind of small to become d i s contented because you are havinga hard time ? You can always dowhat you want to do. We,get ou rreal happiness out of the thingswe take seriously.Life in that regard is l ike love.It must be taken seriously or i t isnot happy . So with l i fe. There isa great sat isfact ion in l i fe forthose who take i t in a sport ingway* for those who a re l iving forthe fun of i t , for those who put thespiri t of play into the whole of l i feb u t life also must be taken seriously for

"Life is real! Life is earnest!And the grave is not i t ' s goal ,Dus t thou a r t , t o dus t re turnes tWas not spoken of the soul .Elizabeth McDonald, '34.

T H E N U N4. crystal chalice, t int of rubyw i n e . . . ^A human soul inspired with lovedivine.A hear t tha t overflows wi th char i t y . . . IA heart that ' s fi l led with love andsympathy.AL mind that thinks of things cont inuouslyTo help a s inful world l ive virtuously. MAngelic hands from day to dayg t h a t t o i l . . .That s trive to a i d . . . to sve y o u n ghearts from soil .Great pools of sacrifice that areh e r e y e s . . .Glorious orbs that are envied by

the wise.God took al l the lovely things Hee v e r k n e w . . .The sun . . . t he moon . . . t he s t a rs. . . t h e s e a . . i the dewSunrise and Sunset . . . mouldedt h e m i n o n e . . .And made His wondrous Masterpiece .*, . th e N u n ! K a y B a r r e t t , '3&

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(A Musical Comedy In ThreeSpasms)SPASM I

Gin Takes A HolidayScene: Up In Nellie 's Room.(As the curta in r ises, we see GinBuck (wearing Teresa A'Hearn'sgreen dress) seated a t her VeronnaPortable typing le tters of applicat ion ! to "The Sa rd ine S is te r s '

Teach ing Agency ." Nell'Guilfoyleand Helen Huether are sitt ing nearthe window, Nell reading "TheNotre Dame Elastic" and Helen,"The Cornel Kiddo." WEnte r : Te re sa A 'Hea rn wea r ing Cleland Driscoll's purple chiffon and Helen Heuther's jacket.)Theresa : Oh hello gir ls, guesswhere I 've been. Out r iding allaf ternoon with that charmingEngl i sh Prof, from Cathedral Pep.You know who I mean, Saul Hash,in his cute Cord Roadster .Gin: Hmm , tres gorge Teresaand such a cute boy.Knock a t ! door. Enter Eganw i t h her*right foot bandaged andcarrying "The Oil City Gizzard" inhe r hand .Casey: Oh Theresa , did you seeRin ty a round town?Teres a: No Casey, I 'm awfullysor ry .Casey then sings "The DollDance" in her lovely soprano voice .(Exi t: Casey to the r ight af terfive or six encores.)Teresa , Gin, Helen: Nellie , le t 'shear you sing now.Nellie sings "When I t 's Snow-t ime a t Mercyhurst, I ' l l Be Skidding Into You."