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hands reach ou tworld of men,th rough al l {the ea r t hworld s wounds again .

rie oneges o DiscussionIn anticipation of the U nite d Pea ce C onferenc e which will bejld April 25, in San Fran cisc o, C al i fornia , th e In te rn a t io na l ! Re-pons Club of M ercy hurs t $ s sponsor ing a Pane l Discuss ionong six stude nts fro m Me rcyh urst? and Gann on Colleges .

|At the request of the P res ide nt of th e Un ited Sta tes and hisretary of Sta te , a l l col lege s tud ents , as w el l ! as Ame r ican

rt , tgtizens, have been asked to dis-I the Dumbarton Oa ks- Ya ltanferences.On Thursday, March 22, Miss-Margaret O'Conn or, Fr an ce skk , and Sally iLund wil l[icipate in the eve nt . Th e

jdents from both collegesfV heen e a r ne s t l y p r e pa r i ngr points for discuss ion.

N . F . C . C S . M e e t sOn April 14 the council of the

L a ke E r i e Re g i on Iof the N. F .C. C. S. will meet ;a t Canis iusCollege, Buffalo, N. Y., to'makeplans for the coming year . Junior and Senior de lega tes of eachmember col lege wi l l - a t tend.

Dr. Charles DeKonink Returns

To LectureDr. Char les De Koninck re turned to Mercyhurs t March 19and 20 to present the facul tya nd | S t ude n t Body w i th t h r e einte res t ing lecture se r ies . Dr .D e Kon hack's Itopics for discuss ion were as fol lows: "Pr imacyof The Common Good," "Science of Good and Evil," and"Modern Phi losophy and Dia lect ic of L imi ts . "

Educa ted in BelgiumHead of the Depar tment of

Phi losophy and Theology a t Lava l Univers i ty in Quebec, Canada, Dr. De Koninck was educa ted a t Louvain Univers i ty inBelgium. For the past ten yearsDr . De Koninck hasfbeen associa ted wi th the Univers i ty ofLaval . He i s phi losophy di rectorof the Socie ty of{Quebec, mem-ber of the Canadian Academyof S t . {T homa s A qu i na s , p r o f e s sor of cosmology, and! phi losopher of science and scientif icme t hod .

F or me r j Lectures^Last year Dr . De | Koninckspoke onf "When Man StandsAlone" and "A r t and Imi ta t ion."In these topics he discussed thephi losophy of humanism, i t s implications in the realm of humanaffairs, and the consequences toa society which has adopted its

G a l a E v e n t P l a n n e dBenefit Card PartySponsored By Seniors

students are in vited to at-d this worthwhile me etin g.

*th Club Givesl n k*Ping w i t h t he a nnua l

H on the Math Club en te r -r d th e Sisters of Mercy atr- ^trick's D a y ^ P a r t y , S un-

J ^ m g , M a rc h 1 8. T h eT Slc's Lab, conv erted int o " A[tle Bi t of Er in, " was thef se t -iin! fest ivi t ies- S t aI "loved Irish Itunes filled th e

ChancellorVisits CollegeOn April 12, Mercyhurst will

| be honored by the annual visitof His Excellency, John Mark

1 Gannon, Bishop of Erie, andChancellor of the college. As iscustomary, | the students will befarmal ly presented to His Excellency, after which a program,under the direction of Miss Mildred Cur t in, will be presented.Benediction of .the Blessed Sacrament in the Chapel of Christthe King will close thavprogramfor the afternoon. Adjourningto the State Dining Room, theSenior'!Class of 1945 will havethe honor of dining with ;HisExcellency at a formal dinner.

The entire student body ofMercyhurst is anxiously awaiting Bishop'sf .Day, and the visitof His Excellency. Bishop Gannon brings with him a kindlysmile and a word of advice, based on a wide range of experience as ! a i; statesman, traveller ,and clergyman. His courageous

I efforts have been recognizedAmong the f ines t t r adi t ions a t Mercyhurs t i s the annual Cour - ^ a c c I a i m d throughout thetesy Campaign and Program. This year the program wi l l be he ld f

in the audi tor ium du r ing the morning of March 21, a t theassembly per iod. I t islsponsored by the Junior Class and i s underthe direction of Miss Mildred Curtin, head of the Dramatic Depar tment . This marks the culmina t ion of the Cour tesy Campaignwhich the Juniors have been car rying on dur ing the year and

Repo r ts of the Nat ion a l Coun- pr inciples .pis i s the f i r s t t im e s tude nts cil me e t i ng a t M a r ygr ove Co l -P t h e se t w o E r i e col leges lege , Detroi t , Michigan, wi l l be

> met for a Pane l Discuss ion, given. At this t im e M r . R ober tAccla imed by Students

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Smith Shea of St . Bo navent ure'sCol lege was e lected Pres ident oft he F e de r a t i on .

D r. De|KoninckJwas receivedwith such enthusiasm in this r e turn lecture serieslthat the s tudents of Mercyhurs t a re ant i -cipatingihis r e t u r n .

St. Pat's Party Hannah R e f o r m s .[Today

Six hundred tickets have been distr ibuted and reservations arealready pouring in for the most talked about* event of the yearThe Mercyhurst card party, scheduled for April 28, is expectedto exceed, in size and entertainm ent, even the famed M ercyhu rstcard parties of a few years ago, when visitors came from allpoints, north, south, east and west, and the halls of our schooloverflowed.The college and seminary are giving their all-out support tothe Senior Class who is sponsoring the party in conjunction withthe administration. A style show will be the main feature of theparty, where college gir ls will model fashions made by the Home

1 j Economic Depar tm ent . Miss P a tDe Foreest, chairman of theshow, f inds a very promising selection in the beautiful suits,dresses, and coats, of which thisyear 's sewing classes are justlyproud.It will be;. open-house day atMercyhurst and guides will beon ^hand for any visitors whowould like to se e th e schoo l. Oldfriends of Mercyhurst will wel-come this opportunity to renewacquaintances . Resident s tudentsare invited to bring their guestsfrom home.Tables will be placed in theauditorium.^the lounge, andvthe

par lor s . An e labora te tea wi l lbe held in the dining room.Seniors are Chairmen J *

Misses Margay Savage andSally Lund are general co-chairmen; the Commit tees a re underthe chairmanship of the following gi r l s :Tickets and reservations, Marie Wolman; Prizes, June Moore;; ,Decorations, Marilynne Cooper;Table Decorations, Margaret O'Connor; j Refreshments, LorettaCrowley; Publicity, Anne Kingston.The full cooperation of everyone at 'Mercyhurst is expected

to make this the real highlightof our post Lenten season, andto fully revive an old Mercyhurst tradition.wor ld.

ra ins of . cont inue unt i l the end of the semeste r .Hannah, the imaginary cent ra l characte r of the i r campaign,

and her diary will be featured in the program. I t is an originalJgram of readings , songs , d r e a m s e q u e n c e w r it t e n by the Juniors. The acts of discourtesywas presented by w M c h h a v e b e e n f r e c o r d e d i n Hannah ' s d ia ry wi l l b e viv id ly p r e -an'bem9 lrs * the club. Following' e evening was spent in

L * sames. A t a suitableilri L es l lments were servedL colleens a t t i r ed in green

jk * A he communi ty s ingle Irifih favor i tes car r iedL 2 r e g r o u P hack to the

S T U D E N T S AID W AR E F F O R TThe Mercyhurst gir l hasftaken her^place in the war effort.

Today she is helping those on the f ighting front by'renewingher efforts on the home front.

Through the sponsorship of the Sodality, the students now aidthe Red Cross by folding bandages. Each Saturday morning twodifferent grou ps, working for one hour each, fold a total of 1600

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sented in pantomime. At the c l imax Hanah will^enew her reso- bandag es. By doing this, the student workers release studentlutions to be thoughtful and to be cour teous . Appropr ia te songs n u r s e s to do morejimportant tasks m the hospital,will accompany each scene in the skit . I

Miss Gloria Middleton is General Chairman of the program, andMiss Natalie Hirtle will play thefrole of Hannah. All the membersof the Junior Class will make up the cas t .

The program will be as follows:

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E d i t o r tJi i AS8i8tant E d i t r Si^lHrtFlM^I Jeanne RoepkeRita Rittenhouse i (5 Wf l I Dorothy Barryigjs^^f Joan*,Wadlingerpublished monthly by the s tudents ofMercy hurs t CollegeNpwq Editor Ruth E. Sullivan

Feature Edito r Mary DoyleLiterary Editor Barbara FlemingArt Editors j N. Hirtle, G. MiddletonBusiness Manager Marie WolmanEditorial Staff:;M. Savage, L. Crowley, E. Fitzgerald, P. Sullivan,M . O'Connor, M. I.Kinnerney, J. Berry, S. Brigham, P. White,L. Writer, N. Cooper, M. Gould, J. Schanbacher, M. E. Fitzgerald, J. Wirges, M. J. Masterson, C. Cavanaugh, J. Videtto.Contributors: M Baumbeck, B. Ahlgren, R. Morey, M. Cooper,J. Erwin. *Business Staff: D. A. Harrington, M. A. Harrison, A. Devine, D.Donatelli, H. Fabian, P. Ferry, E. Reagle, V. Walsh, D. Lynch,M. J. Masterson.

S Y M B O L S Of EASTdWasjthat youi If. ; .wroomie humming a snatch ofEaster PGolly, Easter's^ almost upon usbut just what does thatAfter allyou have been told in classes to defiwhat does Easter mean? ne your tend

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["Easter," says thescientist with hisprodigious"i s thefirst Sunday after the full moon following theequinox." To the little child, the word Easter conjures up a v Jof white Easter rabbits, vari-colored eggs and candy of all Vhidden about the house. The Priest tells us that Easter i s ?Feast of our Lord'sJResurrection. To the disciples of Jesus v. ,s t e t

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V e r o n i c a ' s V e i l"On a cloth He prints His face,In my soul Thine Image trace."

As Jesus trudged slowly along I j Wonderiif Christ liadUlittle

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was the unbelievable come true. It was [the consummationtheir hopes.Yes, Easter means all of those attempts atdefining it. TL

name "Easter" comes from tjThe{Little |Bl ack\ anc i ent An ei-Saxon goddejspring, Eostre, orOstara -whose honor anannual spn

festival was held. The peop'welcomed her return each ydD og il

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moved wi th compass ion , went toOn Apri l 25 a United! Nat ions Conference wi l l beheld at Sa n H i m a n d g e n t l y w i p e d t h e s w e a t

Franc i sco . The purpose of them ee t i n g of thefor ty-eight coun- f r o m H i s f a c e w i t h h e r v e i l wkt r i es wi l l be tofound a General In ternat ion l Organizat ion , onth e i m P r e s s i c > n

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March 21, 1945 7 the beginnings ofanarticle on Spring and over-seasoning itwith adjectives as usual,I had just phrased the first sentence when a subtle, yet!startlingchange occuredwith a tickle of my cheek and a tweak of mynose the most delightful little creature settled itself on my penand twirled around on a pair of incredibly tiny toes. It was afairy and I soon found it was A.W.O.L, from fairyland, I had

bette r tell* you how'this A.W.O.L. came about, just as my delinquent! fairy told me.Spring in fairyland means house cleaning time with MotherNaturt^nnd all her fairy helpers. Now Mother Nature is a sternboss; there are,;nofslackers, no absentees if she canjholp it, forthere is much to he done to polish up the old world after Winterhas done its best tof "gum up the works." All the new Springoutfits have to !*be ready to wear byfthe twenty-first of fMarch.The 11 roes I would* sulk and \nmt if they did not get leafy greenhats, j2ind *\ in* evergreens,7would be envious unless they receiveshiny green tips for each branch. So it goes, just one* thing afteranother! That lazy leprechaun, who was complaining of overwork,said J his speciall jobIwasf taking the wooliyfclouds out ofmothgballs,? hanging thern Sup to air, and giving them a good fluffing.1 ' h "H Then when the post office!was

^ H bogged down (due to difficulties| K i n redirecting the mail since ailBgtthe birds had begun to move upEggnorth and wanted theii mall for-gESwarded) myjpoor pixie was sentgill to sort mail. Not only that, butjgl j hoi wnsl sent on A special mis-KjifcBion to homh I 1 lie I lawns I w ithj S | | 1 u 1 terscotcl11 drops I (dandelionsIgiltO us). IB Then I it seemed j I hat,SpS^ hen jho was scheduled to work; > over time on the assembly linojfp popping up new spring sshootsffi'M he became fa |p]it tie impatient.i w The ! finn 1 ^touch wa s this up-E|? poinl men I % to F af speclfl I \ groupJig which was to perfume the springgE showers j and! then i go \ 0*K *7fa*H, ^t/A'Dicl Tempuajis FugitingIt'."tial /nt the giver; it's the gift. We hope you won't think uo 10 .Years AffoMarch 1985CLUES FOR CUTIES

al t ix "Bef Wally when we quote at length . . .'o.v6 re \could get it ou t ofthe box, some body grabbed theL G ' and everybody inthe section has been playing with h. th^t testifies to the mentalfcondition of the whole section.P U off, 1 w e n t o v e r ^ the recreation hall that's been setWhat do l see but another G- L with a Y - Y o ? f ^ p a s^ a f 2 U i t e a n impression on the waitress with his skill, too.H i s vthen> Fitzie, for th e first time I was disappointed in youtakfej. "Yo whistled! Itput me at a great disadvantage, but it^all a cm0re t h a n tha t to squelch the competitive spirit of Cc V a y . I had even another disadvantage i to th e'nan

OnlMarch 18, the students ofMercyhurst College andI Seminary sponsored a joint programin honor of St. Patrick* Theprogram was under the sponsorship ot the Math Club.

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T a k e I t F ro m ThemWeTDid(Cont inued f rom Page Three)Iwhistled m er r i l y , it m a d e thet u n e on the g l a s s e s much^morei m p res s i v e . I again twi r led myYo-Yo to the r i g h t , to the l ef t ,down to th e floor, an d up to thechandel ier , again I played at u n e . T h e n I t h r ew the Yo-Yoo u t , and by deft fl ips of v m yw r i s t causedjthe s t r i n g to spel lout "God B l es s A m er i c a . " Thec r o w d t h a t had g a t h e red tow at c h the contes t gasped inam azem en t , and all ag reed t h a tm y f ea t couldfnever be equalledbut, lothey u n d e re s t i m a t edmy worthy* opponent ; he notonly repeated!m y fea t s but j i t-t erbugged whi le p lay ing t he lt u n e , and when he spelled ou tthose pat r io t i c words , h i s Yo-Yowhis t l ed John Phi ll ip Sousa 's" S t a r s an d St r ipes Forever ." |Fi tzie , I feel that I m i g h t h av ebeen ab le to do someth ing toequal hi s dancing , but I couldn o t b ea t th e whis t l ing of hisYo-Yo. You caused me t h a tgreat humi l i ty , F i t z ie . Why didyo u do th i s? Do you joy in h av in g me h u m b l ed ? Are!there nowhis t l ing Yo-Yo's in Pennsylva-n i a ? Why did you*send me aninferior Yo-Yo? You s en t meexceptionally good fru it cak e;the fudge (even if it w as a l i t t ledry) was the bes t ; your tobaccomakes my broken down old M edico taste l ike a Kaywoodie; th e

book is Thome Smi th at hisb es t ; th e "Horoscope" promisesm e a b r i g h t f u t u r e ; I l ike yourselection of songs ; but you sen tm e an inferior Yo-Yo. Do youunders tand wh at that means ,Fitzie? j I H(E d . note:!What follows wastoo pathetically touching to besubjected to the gaze of the public . The rec ip ien t of this let terhas asked that it remain a secret .)

THE BUCKET AND SHOVEL SH ere w e are b ac k ag a i n to letyo u in on a few b i t s of n ew s w epicked up h e re an d theremostl y t h e r e .N o w t h a t all of t h r ee b l ad esof gra ss a re Ishowing , we ared ream i n g ab o u t S p r i n g , E as t e rsu i t s and| lusc ious sunnings onthe i s l and . Mary I rene Kinner-

n ey r ep o r t ed t h a t she saw a r o bi n but i t 's r a t h e r d a rk w h enshe walks inifrom the P rac t i c eHouse a t 7 A. M. One of ou rnew sophomores , CISSY Pugh,said this kind of w ea t h e r m ak esh e r feel "posit ive ly Hike wa lking on air," and af ter seeing herb ro t h e r we feel l ike it , too . TheSeniors are d ream i n g of th e da yw h en ! t h ey ' l l be w al k i n g on airthe da y | af t er comprehen s ives .B u t ElainefBrown gives the imp res s i o n t h a t sh e l ikes theground bet ter because sh e doesnot s t ay away from i t longeven when she 's r id ing a'bicycle.Pictures seem to be jjthe r ea so n for the many smi les l a te ly. . . Kathy LeehanViiew pic tureof Joe; and R o s em ary SHurley'sand Jean Schanbacher ' s new col ored pictures.|But s p eak i n g ofpicturesMary?Agnes Culhane'sNot re Dame Yearbook, which

Bi l l gave her fsigned by all ofher f r i ends , is lovely.Vis i to rs seem to be f lock ingMercyhurst's f loors l a te ly . "Lorry " E r n s t , B a r b a r a F l em i n g ,J an i c e Wi r g es an d M ary J an eM as t e r s o n hadltheir s i s t e r s h e r efo r a vis i t recent ly . Pug 's AuntM a r y s p e n t a week-end wi th us.M a r y Jo S m i t h an d Mickeycer ta in ly were p leased whent h e i r N av y men had a l e av e .Did you know that Ber t and Tedgo to the same school? Not icet h a t g l eam in M ar y E l l en K n au -e r ' s ey es . " L u d ' s " l eav e w as n ' tcancel led af ter all.A n d s p eak i n g of luckRoxyLoomis s p e n t a week v i s i t ingh e r b ro t h e r in Boston , and Ri taBrocke saw her b ro t h e r for {thef i rs t t ime in two y ea r s .We've been wonder ing wh yM ary Ellens J o h n s o n ' s t h em es o n g is " E v e ry t h i n g H ap p en sTo Me," and she s eem s to m eani t too ; why *Ruth | Morey is so

a t t ac h ed to her "Vic" ; an d w hythere seems to^be double meani n g in M ar g i e A c k e r m an ' s s o n g sn o w .W h y did Sis Reagle changeh e r m a j o r to Biology? Could itbe the influence of a young docto r in ihe r l i fe?

J u n e M o o re an d " C h a r l i e " aret ak ing th i s exerc i s ing ser ious ly .H a v e you seen them rac ingaround] the boulevard beforec lasses ? | Two r of our F r e s h m e nare do ing thei r exerc i s ing in theform of a*modern d an c e to ourbeloved classicshow ab o u t ad em o n s t r a t i o n ? R o b e r t a H i t c h cock and Lucil le Vitel lo?S tephanie Mel i sz wants tocome back to M erc y h u r s t n ex ty e a r for two r e a s o n s : t o in i t i a t e the F r es h m en and to be in{Father Lat imer ' s Rel ig ion c lass .D o t t i e 5 Lynch I s eem s to h a v eh a d a very n ice t ime those fewd ay s a t h o m e . H av e yo u seenher th i rd f inger , l ef t hand? Butthen , how could you miss i t ?Wh at s t r an g e c o n n ec t i o n isthere between Peggy L eight andC h i n a? S eem s ev e r y y ea r sheg e t s a few Chinese addi t ions toh e r w ard ro b e . Wh a t w i l l it ben ex t , we w o n d e r ?

W e all t h o u g h t t h a t B a r b a r aF l em i n g ha d gone " incogni to"w h en s h e ap p ea r ed w ea r i n g d a rkglasses .G ot to dash nowand h e re ' sh o p i n g t h a t th e E as t e r B u n n ywon ' t have to b o r r o w S an t a ' ss le igh .

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Deo Gratias jYes, those were robins Jheard s ing ing the other mom-ingl before Mass. Spring isJit s way, and that turns out h o u g h t s to Easter. Easter is a]time^of rejoicing, for this isthid ay Ou r Lord arose from tfcdead an d fulfilled the propheqIft h a t in three days He would ifbuild the temple. 1

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The Coy; MaidenS p r i n g is a coy young maid .She comes shyly , then ret reat s ,and finally comes to s t ay . Wav ing her |wand of sunl igh t , shec au s es g r a s s and l i t t l e sprout sto- shoot up l ike fa i r i es . Thenshe gent ly p lays wi th them,bending them from s ide to side,

and f inal ly dresses them in gaycolors.. The purp le and yellowcrocus , the i r i s , the daffodil ,and^ the l i ly of the valley al lcrown her golden^ t resses .

She soon leaves her coynessand becomes mature . She nolonger plays, bu t works . fJowhers is the t a s k of making thesick well ; and! of m ak i n g thecrops grow. *Sh e has worked long an dh a rd an d now; approaches oldage. Then , she dies She nolonger wears f lowers , but acrown of ice. Diamond-studdedt rees mark her in terment . Th ewind t raps her grave while thesnow and ice bind her moreeucrely.

Minnie fs WardrobeD ear Sal,S I 'm so-o-o-o-o excited. I t ' s the E as t e r P a r ad e , of course, an dSpring is jus t around th e corner! I'm t i red of black, brown an dg reen , of s k i r t s an d s w e a t e r s ; I' m anxious for the feel of windblowing through my h a i r an d Apri l ra in sp lash ing down mycheeks . Ji

The shop windows are g ay ; " V o g u e" is more vogish than ever .A n d I am infatuated with the glorious colors of Spring . Haveyou ever seen anyth ing as s t a r t l i n g as navy b lue wi th " shockingp i n k " or black wi th " l igh ten ing p ink?" I, suppose you are havingas much t rouble dec id ing about your new cos tume as we all are.I s n ' t it amazing how di f feren t c lo thes ca n look on you af ter yo uhave seen them on a model in the window? Hones t ly , i t 's j u s tthese th ings that t ake the joy ou t of life.

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have ceased to give it the ft!significance which the Easermiracle? demands. Easter styleare adver t i sed for the tra&jt iona l Eas ter Parade, and stores]are jammed with shoppers. Orat ten t ion is strongly drawn ffimany methods to see Eastermerely from a materialist*poin t of few. 1The present war has alteredthe si tuation somewhat, for p -\pie are slowly beginning to reali ze that Eas ter is a time to Jfer thanks to God and to vor-shipiihim with the beautirceremonies of this Season, j

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U A H I H M N U T C j fO . G. A,On March 21 th e O. G. A. will hold their reg ular m eeting duringwhich a book review of Modern Business English by Babenro thand Parkhurs t wi l l be given. Secretarial Records depicting propermanner in which to apply for a posit ion, to answer the telephone,to care fo r callers in a reception office, and the like will be read .The meeting will also include an O. G. A. World Contest , a Secretarial Quiz, and an i l lustrat ion of j th e use of Elmer Wheeler's"World Magic ." Aw ards! of th e month will be distributed.The March 5 meet ing ion the I. R. C. featured a round tablediscussion on the "Dumbarton Oaks P roposal s ."i English Club |Miss Betty Daley, a graduate of Mercyhurst College who re cently received her M . A. degree at Fordham Univers i ty , was th egues t speaker of the English Club. Th e Sophomore class, under

the chai rmanship of Miss Barbara Fleming, conducted the meeting.Science SeminarThe monthly meeting-of th e Science Seminar was held on Wednesday evening, March 7.1Mrs. Parr i sh , Mrs. Couch, and Mrs.Kohler, laboratory technicians at St. Vincent 's Hospital , relatedtheir duties in the depar tment of which each is associated.I I S. O. s.The chief of the Home Economics Education in Pennsylvania,Dr. Pauline Sanders, met with our faculty a few weeks ago. Herlimited time prevented her speaking to the students. Onejof th ehighlights of the new reference room for th e *Home Economicsstudents is the new "official" bullet in board. Mrs. Rachel Hogan,an Extension Representative a t th e EriejCourt House, wil l addressour club on March 2 1. Her talk will be supplemented with coloredI sl ides from Penn State.

crazy about that l i t t le pil lboxhow, it doesn ' t look qui te r igh tsince I t r i ed on a perky "Sal lyVic tor Sai lor" yes terday . Onereal ly does need a]hat for E a s ter . I just told myself that ifDan were here I wouldn't hes i t a te get t ing it . Wi t h the menaway, though, it is out duty tokeep on looking pret ty .That reminds me, Mother hasbeen t ry ing to calm my E as t e rshopping fervor. She ins i s t s thatsuch ex t ravagance is not p a t r i otic. But, iSal , even th e bi rdss tep out in thei r b r igh t spr ingcolors; th e grass pu t s on herbes t g reen coat ; the cherry t reesar e pink,with blossoms; and myh e a r t is burs t ing wi th the beaut y t h a t is Spring .Well , Sal, I 'm! will ing to betthat th i s year ' s Eas ter Paradewill be as beautiful an a r r a y ofcolor as ever and that f romFifth Avenue, New York , toMain S t reet , Anywhere, the ladies. wil l be promenading intheir best Spring' styles. Seeyo u in the p a rad e .

I , had las t Spr ing , but, some- world of today.DON'T STOP ME

w As long as St. P a t ' s day has j u s t passed, [jthe Irish malarialst i l l in our minds . * JMike ' ****nd Pa t went hunt ing . A big bird flew upt h em , perched on a t r ee an d stared disdainfully down.a bead, when Mike shouted out: "Don't shoot yet, Patain't loaded!!!! ^ | V \ ~|"Can ' t help it , Mikethe bird won't wait!!"

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