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Mareanr.3 Cole, Joa n Gallina, andtouches on projects for the exhibit.

Dolores Poletto, put last

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MuseumAspiring artists of the college will exhibit their work

for the public during the month of.iA.pril. Their'projectswill be shown*;at the Erie Public Museum on W est Sixth

.1 | . |. . | f \This exhibition should be of interest to all Mercyhurst

art course will have presenta tive work on display.color painting, all types of fash

work, figure drawing, picto rial design and p ortra itI mi .

f Mercyhurst art students are receiving a solid training in

hey launch forth on their own. This is assur

remarked, "Most modern painters lack the supportand|hence they

NFC CS Meeting

The exhibit win be open to the

Features Meda

Twenty-six Mercyhurst students

returned from the Regional Con-ave their work on exhibition are: gress of the NFCCS with!a better

I Gallina, Roxana | Downing,

ames! Delegates

Charlotte Voss, Mary Jo Royer,

atlthe Inter-

eld at the State Capitol at Har-

isburg, on April 11-14.

The central theme of this year 's

iven the "model bill of rights",

nd the representatives will pre

he Easter vacation.

knowledge of the way the organi

zation functions and a deeper re

spect for its high ideals. The

theme off he Congress'which wa s

held at Niagara University wa s

"Mary J Queen of America" f as fit

was held on the feast of the An

nunciation. | -||"

Th e projects £ which were j dis

cussed at the Congress included

continuance of a! fund raising

program, a decent literature drive,

and plans for future regional

meetings. A jnewg ceremony was

added to this year with the award

ing of#he "John Aloysius Duffy

Memorial Medal" to Mr. WilliamLang for outstanding work in thefield of Catholic Youth Activityin the Buffalo diocese. The regionalpresident and the senior delegates

from the colleges in the diocese in

which the medal was to be awarded, made the selection.

Next Meeting At* Pittsburgh

Mr . Robert Lanigan, regionalpresident, urged^the delegates toattend the National Convention tobe held in Pittsburgh, April 14-16.Mary Alice Hoerbelt and PeggyJetter will represent Mercyhurst.

% MERCIADolume XXI—No. 5 MERCYHURST COLLEGE, ERIE. PA. March 30, 1950

Mercyhurs t and Canisius College H

Give Conce r t at St, Mary 's All O'CAs May Q

New Artist SignsFor June Prom

Dick Stevens, popular orchestraleader among collegiate audiencesin the Tri-state area, has beenengaged by t h e ! Junior Class toprovide the music for the JuneProm. Saturday, June 3, has beenset for the date with RainbowGardens for the setting. Thetheme, as yet, is unannounced.However, since the dance is givenin honor of the Seniors, the motifwill be in keeping with the spiritof graduationjjweek. Wfti

Dick Stevens' four teen-pieceorchestra feature s! several | |l in-strumental artists. Drummer Gagle

Bliley, f saxaphonist Lou Williamson, -jpianist "Red" ' Bar r andtrumpeter Les Brown will be spot

lighted during the evening. DickStevens and Nick D'Angelo arethe vocalists. ^| Jr S^ttVjB

Co-chairmen of the dance areRosemary Irrgang and MargaretKrebs who are assisted by the following committee heads: NancyPlack, Edie Harris, Adie Witt,Sally Carlow, Veronica Nakich,Mary Jean Holahan, DoloresWally and Mary Porche.

St. Mary's Auditorium will be

the site for this year's Mercy-hurst-Canisius Glee Club springconcert, to be presented on Sunday, April 23. On the followingSunday, April 30, the MercyhurstGlee Club will go to Buffalo for ajoint concert with Canisius inKleinhan's Music Hall, and willbe guests of the Glee Club at aformal dinner dance. A new arrangement |has been made ?thisyear, and the Erie concert will beheld at 3:30 in the afternoon, followed by a dinner and dance atthe College. I H H R 3

I The Canisius College Glee Club,under!the new|director, RobertShultz, will join thef MercyhurstGlee Club in | "Rain ? And TheRiver" and the popular "Beginthe Beguine." ;$& ^'•:-J%2i 1

Outstanding ^numbers £on|theMercyhurst!program, .'under Mrs.Louise Dolce's able direction fare,"Romany Life,"*"Tea For Two""So We'll Go No More A'Roving,""When Johnny Comes MarchingHome," "Salutation," "Hymn OfThanksgiving" and "Go NotjFarFrom Me, O God." Marilyn Lang-meyer will be solist in "One Kiss"and Patti Brown has the solo partin "Romany Life."

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There is a big date ahead for al lthose taking the train north towards Buffalo for the Easter vacation. On Saturday night, April15, an 8 evening of d ancing awaitsthem a t | the fLancaster CountryClub.s T h e* Mercyhurst; CollegeClub of Buffalo, under the presidency of Mrs. R. J. Allaire (Dorothy Barry!, is sponsoring the semi-formal dance. | £ | | S ^ ,/'"'-./.'i^. M

1 Mrs. James L. Fitzgerald (M. J.Masterson) &is chairman of thedance,* assisted by Alumnae officers and members. Tickets, pric-jed|$3.60 per couple, are

vin th ehands of Sally aunn,^ StephanieMelisz, Jane ! Kelly, Burnham

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-, Senior : Marilyn Langmyer.popular/ radio and televisionstar, will be a soloist at the GleeClub Concert. %{ (Courtesy ofDispatch). fc-.^v".

Sophomore to StarW;^

In Second TVJShow §I!Sophomore Ceci Wert will star in t h e ! second! of a T. V. series ofPlayhouse productions, "Three is a Crowd," soon after Easter. Oeci'schance at the part came to ner as a member of the older section of the"Children's Theater" which meets every Wednesday and is sponsoringthis series. iSm^^H&tS&iil^^

iThe play^is directed by Marian Townsend, assistant direotor of theChildren's Theater. It is a comedy of one act featuring Ceci as Ellen,woebegone friend of poverty-stricken Eddie, portrayed by Jack Morgan.On thsir way to a dance minus money ana car, but plus a demandinggirl friend, Madeleine, played by JoAnn Reid, Ellen and Eddie's peculiarpredicament causes the solving of many troubles. Taking the toterestinj

part of a troublemaker is Les Rudolph, known for his work as thegardener in "Mu rder In A Nunnery." f • ^ ^ ' ' B ^ : ^ ^ S r a ^ ^

A native of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Ceci Wert is majoring in English She has been an active member of the Janu s Club and has p articipated in aU the major dram atic productions here at Mercyhurst. rag

Mercyhurst's m o s t coveted

honor, the title of May Queen,went to Miss Alethaire O'Connor,daughter off Mr. and Mrs. E. j !

O'Connorf of ? Pittsburgh, Pa. Asenior, Miss O'Connor was chosenby school vote from among themembers of the senior class.jj atthe general assembly on March 22.

• The -college£ Sodality prefect,Kathleen Rah ill, of|Buffalo, NewYork,|the seminary Sodality prefect,. Joan O'Connor, of Erie, Pa.,and the members of the seniorclass, as the royal court, will attend the queen.—She—will becrowned by the Prefect sodalityduring the impressive | outdoorceremony. : • ..r • -.'''o'^^^^E^B

May Day, one of Mercyhurst's

favorite traditions, because of itsbeauty and pageantry, is offeredas a . humble tribute \ to . ourHeavenly Mother, * th e • Eternal

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Great BooksStir Interestn Classics i f

Socrates, Plato, and Aristotleare fast becoming general topicsof conversation around the collegedue to the introduction of theGreat Books J Discussion f Club.Moderated by Doctor Jo hn ! A.Donatelli, the group meetsrevery

second * Thursday evening Ifrom7:30 to 9:30 p. m.fin the college

lounge. <' y^^^S/KKKB^^SThe discussions are led by six

members of the Junior Class, PatGerace, Eileen A Joyce,! MarilynMartina, Margaret MoGuire, JaneSharp and Dolores Wally. Duringthe first semester these girls attended Great Books leadershipcourse offered by the! Erie PublicLibrary under the guidance anddirection of M r. Jo hn ! Foster ofBuffalo, New York. j ^ ^ ^ H O g K

>r*The objective of the club, as amember of the Great j BooksFoundation of Chicago, Illinois, isto helpfthe members to a!betterunderstanding? of themselves andof the world in whichfthey live,

through the J discussion of basicpfoblems of all times as found inthe writings of Jsuch ^men asAristotle, Thomas Aquinas, Shakespeare, and KarlfMarx. BElf «$

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T H E M E R C I A D March 30, 1950

Give .

Give .

Where You Live A Ra i nbow A l ways

W hile! You Can M l o w i I k e S t o r m

"Other than the churches, the Red Crossoffers the best way to restore faith and goodwill to the world/' declared General GeorgeC. Marshall as he officially launched theRed Cross campaign in Erie a few weeksago. In the press conference preceding hisspeech, General Marshall elaborated on thisstatement and descr ibed the var ious waysthe Red Gross could help create peace andharmony in a new world.

The jjRed Cross has a tremendous job toundertake, and the General commented onth e important role being played by the women of the U.S. in this worth y service. Hesaid fur thermore that everyone must contr ibute to the well being of the sta te and thenation; it is the obligation of t he | citizen.Down through history men have fought forthe preservation of our freedom—now th ewomen haveja chance to offer their contribution. fThe Red Cross, with its many typesof service, provides an excellent opportunity for women who are interested in |volun-teer ing their t ime and abilit ies. The homenursing course, offered by the Red Cross, isa|great advantage forlthe modern woman.It develops fin her, the General explained,a more understanding care of the sick andgives her special prep aration for familycare in case of emergencies. It is interesting to note that the freshmen Home Eco

nomics students here a t Mercyhurst are taking this same course , given( by Miss RoseDevers of the Erie Red Cross.

College Supp orts Unit*

I The Mercyhurst College Red Cross Unithas been doing an admirable job. The members have volunteered to enter ta in thechildren in thesHamot Hospita l wards;'thisis greatly appreciated by the children themselves and by the doctors and nurses whoknow that laughter and joy account for thespeedy recovery of many youngsters.

The Glee Club, in cooperation with theRed Cross unit , enter ta ined the patients a t.the County Home recently, and plans havebeen made for future appearances on television and at the Soldiers and Sailors' Homein Erie .

I f you are asked to contr ibute your money,

time, or efforts to the Red Cross, don't hesita te to join in the tremendous work beingdone by this great organization. Give whileyou have the opportunity for serving others,for "Whatsoever you |d o unto these , Mylittle ones, you do unto Me."

D O YO U A G R E E ?

That Mercyhurst clubs need some revitalizing? This was my question as inqui ringrepo rter for this issue of The Merciad. Allclasses tended toward an affirmative answer.

The major fault in our c lub meetingsseems to be a lack of personal interest andpartic ipation. A group of girls voiced theopinion tha t more guest le cturers, well-

chosen, would add variety to the meetingsand would really benefit the members.

Many feel that par tic ipation in more thantwo clubs is far from beneficial to either theclub or members. For a successful! clubthere must be willing cooperation to workon club projects. If a girl is enrolled infour or five, as so many here at school are,it is extremely difficult to contribute muchof value to any one of them. Why not limitmembership to lyour major club and oneother? •; , ' I

Students have been heard to remarkaround the Christmas season, "Our Glee clubshould give a concert of Christmas carols."How about it songsters? We shear aboutyou, but as yet you haven' t sung for thestudent body? |

If you belong to. an active club, how aboutsubmitting your activities to The Merciad

for publicizing? Also, if you have anymore suggestions of making our clubs aliveand interesting please send them in. Wecan do a lot through our newspaper, if youas students will send in comments or suggestions.

As the rainstorm is followed by the rainbow, so any God-sent sorrow is accompaniedby joy. There is always a re surrection .Nothing ever dies completely. The brightred rose fades and withers only to bloomgloriously the next season. Leaves on thetrees become brown andffall to the groundleaving their branches barren. With theadvent of spring, however, they appearonce more in all their finery and beauty.LikewiseJ at the close of oui lives, ourbodies die, become inert, but will, at thegeneral judgem ent, be J united with oursouls which have risen triumphantly to God,our final destiny.

Whenlthe God-Man|was sent to earth todie for the sins of mankind,'His sufferingand death were followed;! by a {gloriousresurrection. Out, of His agony and pain,death and burial,^He arose as radiant as thesun in heavenjto ascend once more as theSon of Heaven. He gave up a life on whichwe should patter n our own. He left us. Hi ssuffering in imitation of which&we shouldbear our own. Lastly, He left us His resurrection ! as an eve rlasting sym bol of hope, asymbol of our final resurrection to come.

We are commemorating now the period ofsuffering which Christ endured?in ou r be half. It was at this time, many centuriesa^o,|that Our Lord fasted and underwent

sorrow in the deser t. He was tempted, too,as we humans are. As a reminder of thesuft'eiing of Jesus, we, during this periodof Lent, deny ourselves some luxury; wesacrifice some thing for ou r love of God.F >i for ty days we thus undeigo a period ofse'f-imposed deprivation, JLut in the foreground of our vision is Easter Sunday, theday on which we all rejoice and are glad.For it was on this day that Christ arose, asa symbol to all mankind that His agony anddeath were not in vain, that as the gates ofHeaven were reopened, our salvation wascertain. It was a symbol that crowning thestorm of lifeiswould be the rainbow of Ithepromise of Heaven. W

The Erie County Crippled Childrens Society again this year will sponsor an EasterSeallSale campaign to raise funds tojcon-tinue its program for the coming year , |according to Mrs. Robert M. Briggs, generalchairmanlof the campaign. WBt

Eastei Seals will be Jj mailed to 50,000

homes in the city and county,land the Society depends almost entirely upon this saleto conduct its Cerebral Palsy Clinic at Lincoln School and its orthopedic clinic at Ham-ot Hospital, in addition to providing bracesand artificial limbs for many of the community 's handicapped children. 0 # 1

fThejMERCIAD §Mer cyhurst College, Erie , Pa. |

Member of Associated Collegiate Press

Editor Assoc. EditorCECILE JEWELL POLLY SLATER

Assistant Editors. Peggy Jetter. Dolores Carcelli

Business Manager Mary Helen Kenny

Writing Staff Margaret Fu*aro. MiriamGeranerle. Nancy WheJan. Alice Kuczka Car-

| oiyn Cairns, Kathleen R ah i l l . Ata^ah j O C O J Pmm

Laura Jean Bly,Colleen McMahon,

Margaret McGuire. Mary Jo Royer. Cecile Wer t .Pa t r i c i a Moran, Lois Youngberg. ^

Business Staff ----- Edith Harris , Mary AdelaideWitt Joan Riley. Ka y Lw*in. Corlnne*£.„n i t " ' R o^ m ar y Lahr, C l a i r e Todd. NormaRzaca. Dolores Wally. Dorothy Roth.

Wha t do you know about the Holy Year?Perhaps your knowledge is inappreciable,but i t need not remain a t this ebb. It Isjour duty as a Christian woman, studyingm such Christian affuence, to understandsuch noble observances as those of the HolyYear. i

Your participation in the Jubilee couldbe a dramatic challenge to Communism,that red peril which dupes the averageostr ich-like c itizen with its half- truths,lies, and errors. On this pilgr image,

peoples of every race, every color, andevery creed will be united in prayer, merged into one through the intentions of thePope. You may be among them. You areparticularly blessed, you see, for you areone of those among the la ity who may gainthe Jubilee Indulgence without actuallymaking the pilgr image, as many times? asyou repeat the works prescribed forltheindulgence; this privilege is yours becauseyou are living in an Institution where Sisters reside. "§..

The Catholic Church has been observingHoly Years for over a per iod of |six ; h u n dred years. Since the year 1300, the Churchhas adapted this practice from the Orthodox Jews. According to the twenty -fifthchapterfof |the Ol d Testament I Book ofLeviticus, the Jews were comm anded everyfif ty years to re turn a ll real property tothe or iginal § owner. At this time slaves

were given their freedom, and debts wereeither cancelled or settled. Now, of course,the essence of the Holy Year is of a spiritua l na tu re .

£ Pilgr ims uponjarrivingsat St. Peter 's inRome, will say this prayer:

O God, who didst graciously bestow the jubilee indulgence uponthe sons of Israel, gran t us, we be- -seech thee, complete remission of \sins so that we who enter Thy Holy IJ&;temple through this door may ; 9 $merit arr iving in the Heavenly B BKingdom with joy, through Christ « 9

> our Lord. Amen. '& -̂̂ jfjSLfc-- ^MJLLI±

Thus, le t us understand, the centra l ideaof the Holy Year is the forgiveness ofsins. I t stems from the teaching on indu lgences! whichl is 1 basically § thisSi O ur

Personality Pointers

BelYourseif! F

"This above all-to thine own self be true;!And it must follow, as the night the day,Thou cans't not then be false to any man."

^^B^ ^^HH Eraj rar aSHi S h akesp ea re.

I Shakespearelhas a fascinating talent forwriting bits of philosophical!wisdom tha tcling to men's memories even in this day."To thine own self be true" at this, all themodern Sarah Bernhardts fadelin shamefaced confusion. Rg^^^H SH ^H ^H H ^^f lI For the world is a realistic place createdfor a realistic p urpos e.! So, Sarah, why doyo u lead!yourself astray just to confuseyourself and the others!nearlyou? Wh ythe continual act, Sarah? Are you afraid thatyour own personality is not adequate? I Areyou |q selfish that you want to keep yourtrue interior to yourself? | ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ H B B $» Perhaps you think you make a favorableimpression on others when you try to convince themiof yourjexciting but fictionalbackgroun d and experiences.^ Before longthis theatrical nature of yours may|leaveyou quite alone on the shelf, because yourcompanionsiwill realize that you are onlya superfic ial shell of a person . Your gaietywill last just so long and then there comesthe time when youfmust face yourself—allalone. The let-down is hard to take whenyou compare what you are with what youpretendfto be .

Allithe world may be a stage, but youseem to have missed some of your cues.

Here's your punch line; simply be yourself,be true, true to yourself—in your speech, inyour dress, in your actions, from houi tohour, from day to day, from time unto eternity.

great saints have stored up merits beyondwhat they needed to enter heaven. Thissuper-abundance r of spiritual credit ismost frequently called the Spiritual Treasury of the Church. The Pope may drawon this account, and write a check, as itwere, asking God to apply these merits tothe pilgrims who fulfill the requirementsfor gaining the indulgence. Your confesse r will tell*you what is necessary to gainit. I J I

The privilege of having an audience withthe S uprem e Pontiff is a most coveted andmemorable experience. Our Pope Pius XHhas a sincere interest in his people. He isat once awe-inspir ing and faff able. Eachperson who has had an audience with ourHoly Father is deeply conscious that hehas sat in the presence of a saintly manwho, Ithough he dwells Ion lofty heights,never ceases to reach down graciously tothose of the world. I S S I ^ ^ E

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ii JustHhe other day I heard} a fcardinalsinging in a high, clear voice-sweeter thanever! His song was a welcome to the image

of spring, which was seen peeking aroundmoun tain sides! With h is arr ival a ll thingswill be smiling ; the w arm su n! and slowrains of April will breathe life into thosedormant things which slept under a blanket of winter snow; the chill in the air willgive way to a balmy warmth; the hillsidesand valleys will don gfeener outfits; andwith a ll this and much more—spring feveris inescapable . ;**:y^ '^ \ } ^^Sg^^^HKj^&! i :I With this rebir th our hearts are singing!Song seems the only way to express ourexpectation of this vibrant tlmetof year.Ourimelodies of spring—how much morebeautifulIthan th e rest—how much moreinspiringlto Ithe glover! Andf so •; le t * us

lamble !! ! H 9 G w ^ ' ; 4 ^ ^ 9 n H f t 'i £I YOUNGER THAN SPRINGTIME—per

haps the gayest and lightest song to comeout of the musical "South!Pacif ic ." I t

emphasizes the faci^that spring will alwaysbe the Itime for $ youth and | love ; . . •APRIL jINJj PARIS—springtime with aFrench accent ! J . lovely Parisian ladiesand lovelier sti l l . . . the Parisian f lowers. . .\ery appealing to the American eye! .* .LOST APRIL—the lament that this wonderful month leaves us before we realizeits beauty; although it has quietly bowedout, it | seems tolhave left something behind which is a lmost!magical! . i . V>ITMIGHT AS WELL BE|SPRING--winfcer

sometimes goverstays Jits welcome—but weknow:when March winds are|lulled an dthe song of the bird fills the air . . . nomatter how much "ole man winter" tr ies

. i t might as well be spr ing!. . .?ERS—giver of life to all of

those flowers of May | . . need we saymore? . . . EASTER PARADE—bonnets of.*traw and chocolate eggsfof all sizes . • •

the- time when happiness prevails and t hatcer ta in "bunny" takes|care of everyone.The real Rebir th and all i ts holiness—theclimax—the finale—to a wonderful . . .

SPRINGTIME.

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A. A. Initiation

Do you see those smiling faceson a few of the "chosen ones"?Well, they are the lucky few thatmade ?A. |A. gthis year. Yes, the

seventh was a great night for theA. A. At 7:30, the initiates, repletein old clothes and Sblindfolds as sembled in the cupboard hall andprepared for the ordeal of initiation. To the lounge then whereCherry's! rendition of "AnchorsAweigh,J> a "Yankee" song by"Georg ia" an d a chorus? line ofFlora Dora Girls provided a littleentertainment for the evening.Some of those freshmen are reallyproficient a t * "duck-walking".Prom there^ to i the gym, whichlooked like a scene of a miniatureInquisition, the pledges? wereherded.MWet mops, not "RagMops," raw "Oysters" and specialshampoos ^were meted outjto th efortunate, for unfortunateJones, ifyou will. After this rugged session,ol d m embers% in cap and gownsang a welcome song to the newmembers. Then to the loungeonce again which was decoratedwith tall green tapers, a center

piece of white and green carnations, and for each new membera white carnation and a green oneto old members.President Welcomes New Members

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Following apple pie a la cheeseand coffee, Nancy HantzJ President of A. A., welcomed the newmembers and told them to keepworking for points as there are* anumber of other awards given inthis organization.! To |become aproud wearer of an A. A. sweater,a member needs only 115 points,

and to receive the letter M, 165points. Two hundred and fortypoints will provide a member witha special award. In the spring the

X-CHANGES

Winter time must be play time.We read hi "The Mount Mirror"from Mt. St. Scholastica that awhole series oflone ac t plays|ar,eto be presented weekly. They willall be student directed.

Old Man Winter has more playtime tr icks up his ancient sleeve.Th e gals at Loretto Heights, Colorado, actually get up at 6:00 a.m.

on Saturday to go skiing! Theylove it. Even the skiers who suffered broken legs and ankles love It.

"It's fun," they said. f

"What's a home without a kett l e?" asks the Caldwell, N. J. college newspaper. The Kettle, yousee, is the name off the newspaper. Caldwell reports that thisyear's practice teachers class isth e largest in its history, and theyare justly proud of it.

Good News! The Varsity Newsfrom IT. D. tells us girls to makeour own no-run nylons. All wehave to do is soak the stockingsin a certain solution and theywon't even snag. There is a catch,however; the name of the solution wasn't mentioned!

The McAuleyan of Mt. Mercygives us a word history lesson.The main characteristic of theFinance Minister of France in1759 was that he always dressed

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A. A. again vote for the outstanding athletes in the four classes.These girls are voted for on threepoints: sportsmanship, popularity,and the? num ber of poin ts theyhave to their credit. .£ ISweaters Awarded

Three fcoveted A. A. sweaterswere awarded to members, MagFusaro, Mary Joy Fallon, and Dolores Knapp. Mag received* herswith a letter added. Helen Berkeywill receive her letter to add to hersweater. So youl see the A. f A.members work hard to .^acquiretheiri awards. Don't stop now—keep working to become a member—there's so much fun in it.

PledgesHere are the ten lucky girls who

were taken into the A. A. thisyear: A. O'Connor, D. Poletto, F.Cherry, M. A. Schultz, M. Brode-rick, K. Layden, B. Meehan, M.J. Seman, B. Bell, and P. Cava-naugh. I t wasn't too bad, was it?

Sports For Spring.Now that spring is just around

the corner, badminton andttennisrackets, bows and arrows, andballs and'bats are? being brokenout of presses and cupboards. Yes,this is the season for outdoorsports and lots of sun and fun.This year the girls are planningto givelthe tennis courts a realworkout, also to do somethingreally big infxnushball. f

Picnic PlansAlready plans for picnics on the

peninsula are being made. Themuch anticipated A. A. picnic isbeing talked about. And the girlsare planning what that |willbring—something exciting alwayshappens on the peninsula! Yes,

spring brings the ferry boat rideacross the bay and maybe, if you'relucky, a ride in a beautiful speed-boa t. i

DON'T SELL YOUR DREAMS

Don't|sell your dreamsFor the reason the world wants

no dreamers *Don't barter your*soulFor a world of material schemers.Would the price you getRepay the regret |When you find there arefno?re

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Your dreams are beautyDon't sell them—share them in

steadPlant them and grow them;They'll flower and blossom,Arid like lavender lilacs, spread.

completely in black. His name wasEtiene de Silhouette. Wheneverhis friends observed a figure outline against a light backgroundthey would call it a silhouette.Hence, our present-day word.

The Science Seminar will sponsor a bridge social for its Aprilmeeting. Mary Forohe and DottleKlein, co-chairmen of the affair,promise an interesting evening ofcards in the third floor socialrooms. with special prizes to beawarded to the holders of thehighest scores. Election of nextyear's officers will also be conduct

ed at this meeting. >

The final meeting of the International Relations Club willfeature a guest speakerlwho willtalk;on the organization of theU. N. Members of the club whoattended the NFCOS Congress atNiagara ̂ -University will report onthe IRC panel,land other activities offthe Congress that pertainto the IRC.

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The Sociology Seminar will present its customary testimonialdinner on April 27 to close theyear's activities. During the dinner the senior members, honoredguests of the club, will report ontheir summer case work. Pam

Muir and Marilyn Martina are co-chairmen of the dinner aided byMarion Hughes and Laurie Bly.

The March meeting of theSpanish Club was highlighted? bya skit, depicting the celebration ofHoly Week in the Spanish countries of South America. Membersof the club also presented interesting reports concerning ? modernSpain, and ended by playingSpanish games. % m

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This month's meeting of theArt Club featured an exhibit ofwater colors by the famous artist,Rose Churchill. This collection isa traveling exhibit originating in

New York City, and its first showing was at Mercyhurst. It was amost interesting exhibit, and theclub was^ fortunate to be able tohave it for its meeting. I ^ f f g l

# * * .'l^nThe Janu s Club, at its- last meet

ing of the year,Iwill receive intothe club its new members. The induction will be a formal ceremony conducted £by candlelight.New members are received intothe club on a point system; girlsmay earn points by helping on thestage|crews, costume committees,and makeup groups for the various productions as well as by actual participation in the acting

of the plays.* * *

The combined staffs of theMerciad, Praeterita, and PressClub will attend a dinner to beheld at the end of the year. Formerly each club held individualdinners; however, this year it wasdecided to have a a joint affair. Acommittee composed ofiepresen-tatives from each group will makoarrangements fori the farewelldinner.

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PAT PREDICTS

Spring Styles Dem and

Navy, Patent andPiquerr

Hope you like the new narrow,silhouette, because you'll be seeinit everywhere this spring. Thisnew sensation boasts of a pencil-slim skirt worn with various typesof shirtwaists, some lull withchopped-off sleeves, others fittedwith small shoulders. ;- »

You'll see some, afternoondresses which will be an exceptionto the pencil-slim rule. Theskirts on these are full and arein some styles accordian-pleated.A dress such fas this will solvemany a problem of what to wear"when you go casual."

The coats, even toppers, seemto have taken on a fitted look. Because of their pointed collars, theyare suitable for sport wear; abright cluster of artificial flowers,however, makes them just r ightfor dressy occasions. Incidentally,

THEY'VE GOT THE FEVER

March 21st the official opening

of Jspring Ihas I been I marked! at

MercyhurstW for |p l950 . jjpWarmbreezes J floated f intof halls andclassrooms which gave rise to anepidemic of "Spring fFever." gjg^j

© Students j h a v e j immediatelystarted p l an s ! for $ springi vaca-cations. Kay Kelly plans to go toNew York City to see her motheroff to Europe. . . Norma Scott, itha s I been 1 rumo red, j will i spendEaster with her mother inFlorida.*. . Coleen M cMahorr willsee "South Pacific" Iduring he rEaster vacation. . . Dolores Wallydisclosed 1 plans 9 for | a; visit | toWashington, | D. g C. ? CeCe j Jewell

spent the first day of spring rejoicing because winter is over. . .Betsy Peters and Teddy Best wereout looking for the first robin. . .CeCi Wert reports that she wasducking raindrops on the first dayof spring. . . Ann Sennett, flitMiller, and|Nancy Sigmund wentwindow-shopping to look»at th ebeautiful j windowKdisplays. . .Among the congregation at "Art's"on t h e ! first M ay I were ^MarilynHarkins, Dottle Zak, Marie Gray,Jean Enright, Dee Poletto, PatDuffy, Pat McHugh and Pat Cos-grove. . . Peggy Green and MaryLou Dwyerlwere seen out drivingat Presque Isle . . . PEGOY JET-TER went observing—not for thefirst crocus—but the seniors atAcademy . . . DEE CARCELU

was stricken with a severe caseof SHARONitis . . . These are incidents and happenings which atMercyhurst say Spring Is Here! &

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flowers are being used to give adual personality to any number ofCostumes.

Your favorite color this springwUl*be navy. It may be trimmed

with white, chartreuse or pinkbut navy will be the color mostfrequently seen this season. Thereare many lighter colors which youwill like also, and you will undoubtedly notice the rising pop-ulariry of checks. With such avariety of color, even the hardestto please will be satisfied.

Pique and patent are the twoaccessories which will completeany spring costume. There will bea wide variety of;perky whitepique hats from which to choose.Some will be plain; others trimmed with flowers or ribbon.When you see what white piquecollar and cuffs can add to a suitor dress, you will want to claima set of them as your own. Patent

is coming back more popular andservicable than ever, not only inshoes?and handbags, but also in

| belts and j buttons as well.

' Here's a little something wefthought you'd like to know.

Along with the fashions, thehair styles, too, are changing.We're letting four hair grow longin back to balance the new narrow silhouette. It looks as though

git?might be goodbye to the "newlook" forever, M' ^M

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