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Winter visits our woods. Have you missed suchfscenes because you spend your t ime indoors?

S o p h o m o r e s L e a d ! !The sale of war stamps is booming as class

competition 'becomes closer. The erection of aboo'vh in the evenings outs ide the s tore hasenabled the lagging classes to near the leade r s . But whether your c lass s tands f i r s t ornot means l i t t le ; i t i s the purchase of s tampsthat counts. This is the one thing we can do.

How Are* Yo urCorpuscles?"Yes, I'm doingl my pa r t ;and it 's something tangib le,for the few cc's of my bloodmixed with all the other cc'sthroughout the U. .S . ma ke sliters." So speaks a Mercyhurst girl. .This Mercy hurst gir l andmany of her colleagues havevolunteered* to s ta r t a newbank account in the blood bank.It isn't difficult. ? You need nothe afraid. There isn 't an y r edtape. ^ _WHEREReport to the Re:lCross Workroom on 6th S t.WHEN All day Fr iday,April 2. fThere is only one technicality involved. The gir ls mu stpresent blanks signed by theirparents and a witness, .permitting them to donate theirblood.So come on, everyone. Popand Mom will gladly cons ent.Don't we all have someone"over there" for whom wewould gladly give our blood inthis war? Need one say m ore?

P U B L I C I T Y F O R T H C O M I N G ;; P R E S S C L U B B E G I N S W O R KThe post ing of the Dean's l i s t gave the PRESS CLUB i tsf irst opportunity for action. Complete lists were published inboth of the Erie papers, and the name of each gir l who appeared on the l i s t has been sent to her home town paper .At the organiza t ion meet ing of the c lub, these gi r l s wereelected chairm en of their division: Marilyn ne Cooper, New YorkSta te ; Mary O 'Hara , Pennsylvania ; E i leen Reagle , Ohio; FrancesHoneck, the Lake Shore Visitor; Alvina McDermot t , The Er ieDai ly T imes; and Margare t O 'Connor , The Erie Dispa tch Hera ld.

Miss Este l le Dougher ty hasconsented to ac t as the PressClub adviser .The Club wishes to includein i t s membership the secre ta ryof each class, and of each ofthe school organiza t ions , inorder tha t the news of nogroup will be overlooked.There will be a meeting ofthe cha i rmen every Tuesday a t12:15 to check upon the workof the c lub. News contr ibut ionsfrom anyone in the school willbe apprec ia ted.

CHEERLEADERSBOOST SPIRITS Cheers for the cheer lead ers!Those lively ladies in greenand whi te have cer ta inly boost ed school spir it 100%. At theSt . S tan 's game, Betsy VanAssche , Mary Kay Donovan andBet ty McCabe shouted down a l lopposition with clever cheersand rout ines . With three snappy cheer leaders and an all-s ta r team, i t ' s no wonder Mer c yhur s t w on!

March SeesNew Activities C O L LE G E M A S C O T A P P E A R S ;M E E T Him N E X T W E D N E S D A Y

FRIDAY FUNLIVENS LENTENWEEK-ENDSWhile Lent is a season ofcur ta i led ente r ta inment , i t wasnever intended to be a seasonof dull, nerve-wracking weekends. So because studies will

begin to pall on us, the FridayFu n Nights are being revivedby adding new features to ourweek-end get-together.All of us who enjoyed theevening program of the FrostFrolics can look forward to as imi la r round of games, s ingingand dancing every week-end.In fact, they may expect to seeanything tha t the ingenui ty ofthe gi r l s can ga ther toge ther .Here is a chance for everyoneto "put on or be in a show."Any ideas for ente r ta inment orjus t pla in amusement wi l l havethe f loor or stage on Fridaynight . They may take the formof skits, community sings, noveldances , games, anything yourfancy may desi re !At the wish of the majority,gamesof which we now havea good assortmentmay compromise a smal l or la rge par tof the evening 's fun. Whateveris wanted will go.Here i s your big oppor tuni tyto go dramat ic or jus t go. Butremember , every Fr iday nightis the t ime and the audi tor iumis the place. Admittance is onlya spir it of good fun plus a fewcrazy schemes to ente r ta in theres t of us .

New projects are S carryingthe interest of Me rcyhu rst gir lsinto various f ields. The kmgspring months which usualWdrat? dully along are f illed withactivity. pThe upperclassmen can nowlook forward to ca reer s as riv eters or shipyard hands as theystretch lazy muscles in the newPhysical Fi tness Class . ThisProject, open to Seniors andJuniors, will provide two hou rsJ? calisthenics a week, unde rthe direction of Miss Quinn.

Others turn their th ou ght st 0 fraction splints and pres-*?. Pj?ts for the i r inte res tJ 5 k th e First Aid Class held onUiursday afternoon. TheseM er Cy hu rs t g i r l s willjbe pr e pared for whatever may occurr-a bit of poison, or a splintervm, -n v er y o u r inte res t l ies ,J?W,11.en iy ttese new ac-tmties; for here work and fun"e one.

Mercyhurs t Col lege now hasa mascot . No, we a re not saying w hat i t i s or is not , whetherit is alive and full of pep, ordead and full of stuffing. Wewill tell you, however, that i tis an animalperhaps a pink

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GAMES TO FILLLEISURE TIME;SEE MISS QUINNA few f l ights down; thenlook around. There's a surpr isein store for you.Those black, green, and redl ines on the baske tba l l f loorare for shuffle board. And inthe press on the ba lcony arenew ping pong ba l l s and ne t ,

badminton bi rdies , deck tennis ,and a dar t se t .These games a re a t your disposa l . Non- res idents jjespeciallyare invited to make use ofthem a t noon. There i s nodoubt but that those of us inthe house will enjoy ourselvesover the week-ends .For the t ime be ing and unt'lother provisions can be made,Miss Quinn will have the keysto the press. You need onlyask her for them.

e lephant or a whi te mouse .Of whatever species it maybe , this animal will become theofficial college mascot. So takea look around the college hallWednesday a t about nine , andsee for yourself.

As one of their last opportuni t ies to do something for the >col lege and the s tudent body,the Senior c lass has taken onitself the pleasure of introducing the . Come andmake yourse l f acquainted. Makeone of them your own choicecompanions .

TAKE ONE/AIN'T NONE.SO HERE 'TIS fOn the bulletin board younoticed an envelope marked,"Take one." Here is the informat ion you found miss ing:

Cleveland OperaApril 5-10Monday: La Forza Del DestinoT ue sda y : F a us tWednesday: La TraviataT hur sda y : Ca r me nFr iday: La Boheme, AidaSaturday: Barber of Sevi l le ,II Trovatore

Joint Glee ClubSings March 14On March 14, the "Griff inMen" will come to lend theirta lent to the annual Mercy-hurst-Canisius Glee Club Concert, which will be held at 4:30P . M. Place announced later .A qua int Southern planta t ionwill be the setting for a Steph

en Foster medley by the Mercyhurst singers, and for a clever dance novelty. The RoofGarden at the Waldorf will bethe second scene, featuring Intermezzo, When Day is Done,Begin the Beguine and Moonlight Becomes You. With achange of mood, Schubert 's.Ave Mar ia and the SeraphicSong will be sung in a religious settin g. The f inal Mercyhurs t presenta t ion wi l l be apatr iotic medley, including suchst i r r ing numbers as Over There ,We Must Be Vigilant, and as atr ib ute to ou r guests, , The Blueand Gold, Canisius Fight Song.The Canisius Glee Club selec

tions will include A Prayer ofThanksgiving, Ave Verum, Hos-podi Pomiloi, Away to Rio,Goin' Home, Ye Watchers andYe Holy Ones, Winter Song,Ole Man Noah, and a medleyof songs dedicated to the vari-ous branches of the armedforces: The Mar ine Hymn, TheArmy Air Corps , AnchorsAweigh, and The Caissons GoRol l ing Along.The Mercyhurs t and Canis iusGlee Clubs together will present S ibe l ius ' F inlandia andthe Gloria from Mozart 's 12thMass .Sunday af te rnoon wi l l markthe s tudent body's f i r s t oppor

tuni ty to hear those 10:15 per iod sna tches of song sung together in the best Glee Clubstyle .A formal dinner dance forthe two Glee Clubs will followthe concert. We are lookingforward to having the Canis iusmen as our guests , espec ia l lythose who will leave shortly forthe service.Fur thermore , this wi l l beCanis ius ' f i r s t appearance a tMercyhurs t in two years .TUESDAY NIGHT OFFERS US

SELECTION OF OUR ALMA MATEROn Fr iday, February 12,three c lass ent r ies met thedeadl ine for the Alma MaterSong contest. The melody ofthese songs has been kept absolutely secret from all students but the members of theGlee Club. Of course, the identity of the songs is known onlyto Sister Helen Marie. (However, * th e proverb:al " l i t t lebi rd" told us tha t the judgesare going to have diff iculty inpicking the ' bes t from am on?those ent r ies !)Tuesday evening, the GleeClub will sing each song twice,

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judge will have a copy of .thesongs to a id him in his dec i s ion. When the winner i s chosen, and the exc i tement subsides, the composers of eachsong wi l l be presented to thes tudent body.The Glee Club program -itself will consist of a novel arr a nge me n t o f S t e phe n F os t e rmelodies , those gay and tendersongs of the Old South tha tall Amer ica loves . The s tudentbody is looking forward to thisSong Contes t wi th enthusiasm,fo r it wil l be a grea t mi les tonein the his tory of Mercyhurs t .

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. . * Bits of EncouragementI Shirk responsibil i ty ? Per hap s some youth do. But for th efe w w h o do t h e r e ar e m an y w h o bear thei r own share an d t h a tof others. *Turn a mirror on Mercyhur s t s tudents . Look a t their accompl i shmentsseemingly smal l . Ye t their ambitions make tnem apar t of that g roup of students whose l ives are a f l ame of purpose, whose actions ar e wondrously unselfish.Yo u a s k who these youths are? Look around you in collegessuch as ours . They a re there, st ifled perhaps under the weightof mediocri ty, of doubt. B u t thei r hear t s are f i ery wi th the conviction of their fai th and the flamed of t hei r gsinceri ty wil l bur nthrough all debri s to a blaze warming an d h ea r t en i n g a chilleoVdisi l lusioned world.

Criticism Plus QuotationsA f e w months ago , I heard that a courtesy program w a s afooth e re at Mercyhurs t . "Wel l , that ' s g re at !" thoug ht everyone; soup went t h e pos ters a n d on w en t t h e p r es s u r e b u t to what avai l?You have he ard th e fold adag e: "Yo u can lead a horse to w at e r ,b u t yo u can ' t make h im drink ." |Perhaps before go ing far ther , one point should be clarified.This ed i tor ia l is not directed at the enthus ias t i c promoters of th ecourtesy program, wh o have worked so h a rd to ca r r y ou t t h e i rproject . They deserve much credit . But to the others of us itm i g h t be said : "If the shoe f i t s , !pu t i t o n . " ( A n d , by the w a y ,they are r a t i o n ed ; so , "Carpe Diem"!)F i r s t of all, there should be no need for a pro ject of th i skind among college women. At college level , courtesy should be ap a r t of daily routin e. Someone once defined a lady as one who"k n ew her place, took her place, l iked her place an d k ep t he r

place." If anyone ventured to say t h a t one of M er cy h u r s t ' s fa i rd au g h t e r s w a s not a lady, the aforesaid daughters would rai se as t o rm of pro tes t . A n d w h y ? Do we know our p l ace? No doubtw e d o ; fo r surely ou r t r a i n i n g has included th e necessary fundam en t a l s of courtesy . Fo r t h a t we give ourselves credit .p* D o w e t ak e o u r place? As Hamlet said , "Ah, there ' s t h e r u b ! "Not very many of us do . Certainly none of us are perfect , so wedo expect sl ips here an d t h e r e ; bu t "h e r e an d t h e r e " m ean s " n o wand then ," n o t "a l w ay s a n d ever ." 1 [Wal k i n g up the college hall , we p au s e to enjoy the clevercour tesy pos ters . F rom that po in t on, we dash up to our class rooms , ramming in to o u r fe l low-s tudents on th e w ay , an d p as s i n ga Si s ter carry ing a s tack of books , never s topping t o offer our

serv ices .The dining room is t h e place! If I w ere to s t a r t en u m era t i n g ,the paper would need another page; bu t could on e t h i n g be m en t ioned? Would it be ask ing to o much fo r everyone to keep bothfeet on th e floor? fLet ' s wake up , gi r l s ! Never pass up the opportuni t i es to be'courteous, fo r t h a t is one g a m e in which yo u can ' t lose .Ad d up your courte sy credit s . Could you ever grad uate wi thyour c lass?Such Thought? Is Silly

I think; therefore I am. I doubt; therefore God is, thereforethe world is, and thus 1 am. This was the reasoning of the im -por tant th inkers of the early seventeenth century. To us, thefallacy of such thought seems obvious; yet the people sof t ha ttime, and for many years afterwards, accepted it, believed it tobe true. fThe fact that anyone could really hold to such a convictionamazes us ; indeed, those people must have been either ignorantor foolish. Yet, did we ever stop to think how many equallyfallacious ideas and doctrines we hold today? Because we read itin the newspaper, because we heard it over the radio, or even because we heard two people talking about it on the bus, it is t r ue ;we accept it; we spread it to others. Have we not realized thatwe must read or listen, then stop, think, weigh ] the possibilities,considering them-;in the l ight of what we already know of therelative facts of human natur e? Then, and only then, after wehave reflected carefully, can we say in an intelligent way thatwe believe.

Indeed, we are gullible. All trusting, supposedly intelligentmoderns are no more thoughtful, no more wise than former peoplewho accepted "I think; therefore I am" as a complete truth..

THE| MERCIADPubl i shed semi-month ly by the s t u d en t s of Mercyhurst College,

E d i t o r I f KF" Assi8tant E d i t r sn/r .. TY,* i V ^ I T T K ' I Anne JohnsonM ar t h a H a l ey X TWJ J j a n e Walsh

| Editorial BoardFeatures Edi tor Katherine DineenNews Editor Frances HoneckLi terary Edi tor . Alvina McDermottAr t Edi tor El inor KlosBusiness Manager Mary Ellen LinneyEDITOR IAL S TA FF: Evelyn Gerbracht , Bet ty Dailey, Gloria Lutz ,Kather ine Monroe, Pa t Duffy, Eva Jacobs , Pa t Buffingrton, Marilynn Cooper,Bet ty Knapp, Regina Engl i sh , Ela ine Tormay, Ri ta Ri t t enhouse , Kather ineConnoly, Anne Kings ton, Peg Sullivan, June Moore, Pa t Oliva , Margare t

O'Connor*BUSINE SS S TA FF: Ei leen Fi tzgera ld , Mary Ki rby, Anne Kane,Cather ine O 'Rourke, Dorothy O 'Hara , El inor Klos , Mary O 'Hara , Ei leen Reag le ,

Mary Taylor.CU B REPO R TERS : Ph y l li s White* Natal i e Hi r t l e , Joan Wadl inger ,Delores Di Vincenzo.

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DON'TS TO BEDO-ED I ;DO patronize that new form ofFriday night funbasketballgames. Mercyhurst vs Villa,St . Stan 's , the Sem, ? ? ?DO offer $ your suggestionseagerly at club and classmeetings.DO read the front page of TheMerciad for college newsforecasts.DO write letters to the editor,containing your suggestions3 and criticisms.- ? sDON'T wait until Friday at10:15 to catch up with thewar news.DON'T "let George do it."DON'T leave old notices on thebulletin board indefinitely.DON'T forget that humor isthe best cure for dyspepsia.Give a good dose of humorIto the "fumer."

"i me(Was )}"Plan your work and workyour plan!" we were told andthe uniqueness of; the ideastruck us with a sudden force.Here was a slogan that shouldovernight turn the collegiansof the country from an irresponsible assortment of derelicts into a highly organized,efficient unit, operating on aschedule comparable to any " E "possessing factory. Here wasth e way to eliminate all la telights, all cramming for examsand nervous breakdowns.Fired with a new zeal ?andfaith in our power of accomplishment, we planned ourwork. The resulting schedulewas scientifically planned, systematically arranged. Nothinghad been neglected. We had al -

POSSIBILITIES ARE AT H A N D !You make your own success. You may be helped toward it inlife by others; in the end, however, success is entirely of your ownmaking.-And*religion is like all else. It is up to you. No religionteachei canfmake you a good intelligent Catholic, nor can he*in-viegle youlinto devotion for Christ. You andlyou alone canfmakea success of your religion. |I f you react in the religion class-room,splendid; but if you loaf, no one can force his way into your mind.In their professional! classes 1 students, knowing that theclasses and laboratories and ^assigned readings will make or breakthem fin theirfwork la ter on, dig in and, without compulsion or

Christiof the Ancles K I B H B IThis night the moon does not let Him sleep. HBB1S he is telling stories of needs she-has seen; mumFo r the Christ of the rAndes is^ always awake ITo hear of doing, to answer the prayer of beads.Courageously, the Christ in the Andes stays, ^ HTo soothe in [their agonies,! to keep in His careThe needs of many of Spanish descent y ^ ^ H |Whom Ponce de Leon had firstlured J here. ^ H Daily on His pinnacle, Christ says Mass E | 3Th e sky for a canopy, the snow as the host, ^BBA soft benediction, blessing mankind ? ' 1I :om the st^lue of the AndesChrist and man.I Hfe i H I Thelma Berdiel

supervision, do what is demanded of them. Yet in thei r so called"Religion Class" they must be coaxed and persuaded that the subject is worth!learning before they'll deign to tackle it. W&Has It s ReturnsSuccess in professional classes has, of course, an immediatean d a tangible return in money, {prestige, a pplause, and even advancement. Religion classes on the other hand give you the in-tangibles: ultimate happiness in heaven, peace in your own soul,intellectual security that cannot be measured nor handled, thedivine life within you, ability to sympathize with human problems,a zeal that is apostolic.

So, since Religion is hard, no one can promise the studentan easy j, t ime in its practice. For instance, if you study charity,you must practice it because to be effective it must be t ranslatedimmediately into action. This is what makes the religion classdifferent: it is compelling.I Afraid To Be "Goody-Goody"The religion class often has l i t t le bearing upon our collegiatelife. We often j regard'lit as pleasant but a r l i t t le futile, somethingto talk about but not to worry over. C onsequently, th e student isshy. She does net mind if anyone knows her vices but is somewhat em barrased if anyone notes her vir tues.College religion classes holdpossibilities of being much moreinteresting than {other classesbecause they can be handled toa great extent by the studentswith an eye to their "own likes.Fo r it is here that it is possibleto sit and talk religion witheven more zest than other subjects; because it is possible touse religion as an aid in planning their future life. It is herethat religion is correctly understood as a means of giving newdignity and value and successto any profession or career thestudent might undertake.Its Aims AreThe religion class labors to(Continued on page three)

loted ourselves the proper eighthours of I sleep for each nightan d a sufficient amount 0f 3t ime for meals. We had filled Iin the period for each classand then the t ime in which toge t the assignments done. fte.laxation being necessary, Weallowed three half-hour periodsa day for our nervous systemsto recuperate. M

Our p lanned day started likea t ime clock. We passe dI upour second cup of coffee tom ak e b r eak fa s t f it into the alio ed t ime. (One of th e firstr u l e s of habi t forming j s -"Never l e tv an exception occurunt i l the habi t is firmly establ i shed ." N o t rsfor nothing hadwe taken Psychology.) The restof the morning passediexact lyon schedule. The^ cafeteria linewas longer than we expectedso w e | cut flunchj down to *as a l ad and a glass of milk. Durin g t h e af ternoon an unexpectedlong*5 ass ignment*! " threw awrench 5n* I t n ef machinery;'but, I by1 getting I "late lights,"we Iwere able fto finish up onschedule. I At 12:00 j P. M. itjjtook just Tfif teen minutes tol linjthe next day's work. I

:*5 Wejnot only "overslept" theSknext morning^but also got out"on the wrong side of the bed."There was an assembly during&the period 6when ' we were to^have written our letters; lunch|vtook thirty-five j minutes j be-?; cause we were f am i shedr after^missing -breakfast; and English^Cfliib was held gin spite of the4tfacfe? thafe*our1fcschedule didn't3 include it. No* "late lights"$were given. "If you had {plan-uned your work . . . " she be-Cjgan. Oh well, proficiency comesl^with practice, and this was$ just our second day. BKftSjP^fFripay night we (diligentlymworked in the lab during theI movie, in order to finish thmexperiments we had I scheduledIfor Wednesday, but by Satur-[j day we were so weary of work t h a t we let it g o , and spent the1 afte rnoo n w atc hin g Casablanca.I Su nda y Jwith rene wed zeal, we planned a new week. jgpgf| It might have worked|too,except that the lgirl next door

finished with Seventeenth Summer, I an d there*? might not beanother chance to read it. OnWednesday, at the sight of ourconsistently empty mail box,we decided to I answer thosemonth-old letters. Thursday, wewould have I started those"rough draf ts" if sleep hadn'tovertaken us. BBy the next| week-end thenurse prescribed I two days inbed . . . "a run-down condi-(Continued on page three)

LETTER TO THE EDITORDear Edi tor : iEarly th i s year , t he Student Counci l made a definite *ulethat no t ices of club meet ings were to be pos ted in time forto p lan ou r work efficiently. Upon several occasions this rttJhas been v io lated : when clubs have changed the t ime of to?'m ee t i n g s to with in a day 's no t ice and, again , when menibeare g iven ass ignments fo r repor t s , d i scuss ions , etc. at the l*5m i n u t e .

T ru e , we are expected to "k eep t r a c k " of the days when uown clubs meet ; bu t when meet ings are planned or changed lmoment ' s no t ice , such act ion resu l t s on ly in slipshod club *t iv i t i es , neg lected class ass ignments a n d fray ed ner ves. Why ca"the c lubs co-operate wi th t h e Student Counci l an d with Sister *E s t h e r ' s t p r o g r a m of "P lan your work , then work your p lan" A H a r r a s s e d Club Member

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March 6, 1943 T H E M E R C I A D PagedVARSITY WINS FROM ST. STANISLAUS,LOOKS FORWA RD TO GAMES W ITH VILLA

WE THINKIWhat could be a more timely

subject than "War Marriages"!The opinion of the students

was quite divided. Those whodisapprove led only by onevote.

A few told us th at our que stion could be answered only^by.considering the individual cases.A summary off these opinionswill give us an idea of thestudent thoughts on the subject. I |These Approve

The affirmative side sta testhat War Marriages are goodif the couple planned tomarry beforehand, they areentitled to go on |with theirplans and be happy for a shortt ime at leas t . . . i f they real lyJove each other, they can facethe hardships off par tin g . . .if the man should be killed,then one has had some happiness.

But These DisapproveThe negative side states tha tWar?Marriages are risky . . .the war will{change the maneither phys ical ly! or mentally, . . they are usually hast y andthe parties do not consider thereal object of marriage . . . toooften emotion overrides reason. . . the mother and child would

be left alone if any thi ng shouldhappen to the father ,T. . theobject of marriage is a home,children, and war marriages donot provide thes e. A solemnengagement is enough tostrengthen the love and trustof both par ties until a fter thewar.This week's question is onlyone of many perti nent questions. Do you have a debatable one? If you do, the ed itorial staff would appreciateyour suggestion.

BADMINTON OPENSINDOOR TOURNAMENTSOur basketeers got off to an.auspicious start this season withtwo victories over St. Stanislaus. Machine-like teamworkplus speedy * defensive playingresulted in a 40-18 victory inthe first encounter; A weeklater , Mercyhurs t met St . Stan

islaus on our homes court, winning by a narrow margin , 26-21.Everyone is congregating inroom 63A these days to wishEva a speedy recovery from th einjury wh ich! she received d uring the gam e. Get well soon,Eva; we need you!Attention, indoor sports fans IThe tournament season is onfor ping-pong, badminton, decktennis, and shurTleboard. Watchfor announcements on the bulletin board these next few weeks.Sign up soon whether you playfo r A.A. points or just for fun.Yeah! Green. ;Yea h! White .Come on, team.

BLONDE AND BRUNETTEGUESS GUESTSPerh aps you know this Senior. She is the dark-haired , slender"day-hop" whom you have seen hus t l ing f rom the Home Ec. Labto the Chemis try Lab every day. Her favor i te pas t imes are ice-skat ing , reading, dancing, tobogganing, and wri t ing letters.g Ofcourse, she wouldn't say "No" to a position as teacher or dietitian,but she does love to travel . If you ever want to ask her a favor,tempt her with some pastries, especially pineapple chiffon pie.Her scholastic ability andfleadership have made her one of theoutstanding members of her class to be honored in Who's Who.

Novem ber 29 is her birthda y. It won't be very long beforethe seniors will be leaving us,and surely we don' t want to missknowing all of them; so let 'sturn to another , the shor tblonde girl with the appealingdimples. She's a quiet, unas suming miss about whose interes t ing exper iences many ofus are unaware.W ar Brought? Her To UsShe grew up in Lwow, Poland/ as the daughter of a congressman and his wife. Onesummer, they decided to take avacat ion t r ip to America; butwhen th ey soug ht to return* totheir homeland, the war broug htcomplications, and they wereunable to procure their visa.Saddened but undaunted , theywent to live in Buffalo untilsuch a t ime as they might return to Poland.Although she had studiedpharmacy at the University fofPoland, she entered Mercyhurs tin her Junior year to cont inueher education in sociology.Some day, she hopes to returnto her homeland again.She loves Polish dances andcan perform many of themgracefully, even on ice skates!Spor ts off any kind appeal toher . Among her o ther favor i teswe find candy, hot dogs, Abbottan d I Costello, her dog, "Duche s s , " and her convertible. Herbirthday is on February 22nd.

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She's iMy TizzieI calllher Tizzie. No, she'sjnot new;She's battered and scarred, all black and blue.I know she was young once long ago,But she's waded through mud and winter 's snow.Her windows are cracked and she's minus a door,And there's dirt and grime all over her floor,Her seats are lumpy, threadbare, too,And covered with patches of every hue.Her tires, too, are patched and wornHer fenders dented; roof all torn.Her door handles are gone and she needs some paintBut she stands erect with proud -restraint.No beauty or style but I 'm glad I 've got her,Fo r Tizzie's a jewelshe runs on water !

Helen Hoovier

There Were Only TenI was terribly excited. My stomach felt like knotted rubberinside me and my heart was doing a rhumba. If my hands hadonly behaved and my knees kept from knocking, I would haveenjoyed the thrill of excitement.1"Here i t is , " ikhought. "Enon Valley Junction High School."I climbed the stepsI remember there were exact ly two,\\rathershaky ones at thatand there I was^in the classroom where Iwas to be the teacher . That was the thr i l l ing par t . This wasmy first real teaching job. The thoughts of practice teaching atAcademy High in Erie just a few short months ago flashed throughmy mind as I surveyed the tiny room.* Perhaps it was a triflesmall , and perhaps there were!fewer s tudents than at Academy,but nevertheless it was a high school where I could begin eagerlymy work of training young minds. A sudden emotion welled upin my heart and scared, dilated eyes melted into a smile to matchthe crooked one about my lips. Ten boys and girls were sta ndingto greet me and I can still see Mr. Tweever of Enon Valley'sschool board, igrinning broadly at me from where he u stood inthe front of the room. Tha t's all I remembered of Mr. Tweever1his broad grin and a pair of big ears on either side of it. Heintroduced me rather briefly, as I recall, and then vanished.Well, there I was facing ten unknown Enon Valley youths,six boys and four gir ls . They were a friendly group and helpedme through all the bumps that first day, even, sharing t h e i r

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give you a reasonable philosophy, a clear-cut understandingof the relationship of truth tolife on which to build. It reminds you that without thisphilosophy one cannot act correctly, follow a profession coherently, read intelligently, orar r ive at a determined goal .Success in religion like success in all other things is a personal achievement. Don' t passup the opportunity in the religion classes. It is s tupid andhighly unfair to yourself.

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t'on," she said. Our morale iss t i l l s t rong. Eas ter vacat ionwill come eventually, and m a y be if we stay over for a fewI days, we can catch up on ourBiology drawings . By June weshould have time to start ourgroup paper" . Then i f we taketwo courses in summer school,by next September we couldreal ly go p laces with our p lan .I t ' s funny. P lanning our workwasn' t hard at all . . . the"catch" mus t be in the secondhalf. Margaret O'Connor

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C L U B DOESFor February, the theme ofthe ENGLISH CLUB was :"Great loves in poetry andprose", with reviews on theworks of Dante, Longfellow,and Francis Thompson. FatherFranklin of Erie spoke on TheArt of Newspaper Writing.*

'Recently, th e O. G. A. members heard a talk on telegraphic service-and its part in thewar* effort by Mr. WilliamO'Hara, manager of the localoffice of Western Union. At thelast meeting, Miss Sally Mc-Clain, '42, now employed in theoffice of I. B. M., told abouther experience in her newwork. A new club song is being planned.

Members of the SOCIOLOGYSEMINAR planned a project toinves t igate the hous ing problems (of local families applyingfor government homes, and discussed the status of the Negroin World War II. 4 3More cooperation at futurebasketball games is the aimof the A. A. in selectin g cheer^leaders. Let's back them up

one hundred per cent.Following up their s tudy ofdisease, several members ofthe SCIENCE SEMINAR readpapers on the subject of cancer. Group discussion, asfplanned, concluded the meeting.On Feb. 18, the GLEE CLUBelected officers: President, EvaJacobs; Vice President, AnnMarie Corbin ; |Secretary-Treas -urer , D. A. Harr ington; ClassRepresentatives, Pat Conway,Jane Walsh, Fran Honeek,gandGloria Oliva.Badminton Opens IndoorSports Tournament(Continued from page three)

Mary's auditorium. But now,with three lively cheerleadersand an enthusiastic studentbody, Mercyhurst has a real"uni ted front" of cheering sup-por t a t every game.Tell Us

Week-end enter ta inment during Lent is always a problem.Have you any sugges t ions forLente n fun along the sportsline? If so, tell any A . A. member ; and she wil l present yoursugges t ion at the next meet ing .Put on your th inking caps , andlet's hear from you soon. '#

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KAMPUS KLOTHESP R ESS , P OLI SH, B R USHALL OR DER S R US H! I

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PARODYA day of rest,There are such things.Days we like best,There are such things.A day to spend in endlessleisurethat's the onNothing! that-must be doneBut jus t having fun.Exams are o'er(There are,such th ings )Our spirits soarOn sky-bound wings.So take a little tip from meand kid yourself to thinkYou'll have it soft, tho* oft*THER E AREN'T {SUCHTHI NGS. Dorothy V. Rodems

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A WORD EDGEWISEIf someone!* called you "mydear gossip," would !*you becomplimented lor insulted?Back in Shakespeare's day,"gossip" was a term of respectand endearment. fThe word "tradition" oftenconjures up in our minds thevision of long academic processions and speeches.Actually, "tradition" originally

meant a "g if t , " a! t reasuredheritage handed down throughthe years . A Mercyhurs t t radition is a "gift" handed downby those who have loved Mercyhurst in the past to us who enjoy her b lessings in the presen t.

ARE YOU? HAVE YOU?Do you have a "pet peeve"?Is there something others dothai is particularly annoying toyou; ^something of which youhave been wanting to speakbu t havelhesitated because youfeared you might lose friends?If so, now is your chance,for the Junior Class is inviting you|to tell all without th erisk of hurting anyone's feel

ings. In the near future, a "petpeeve" box will be placed onthe Courtesy Bulletin Board.Write down your "pet peeve"that is , what it l is that o thersdo that annoys you. Just writeit on|a slip of paper (use nonames , remember ) . Then dropthe paper in the "pet peeve"box. Posters illustrating theseslips will be m ade. Th us | youwill notionly "get it out ofyour system" but at the sametime you will draw the attention of others to these smallbreaches of etiquette of whichthey perhaps have not beenaware. Watch for the "petpeeve" box.ANSWERS TO "GUESSGUESTS"Dorothy^ Szyplik1 )anuta WawrzkowiczJoan BarryMargay Savage

g MOAN B O N E S !i A| SPOOK SCOOPSThe time has come once more when, with pen in hand andcards on the table, we look up from the bridge game to recall thetopnotch events of the past few week s. Let us look around theSenior class. Sure enough, there is Lutie back again , after tha t

ultra time. You lucky girl! We are still wond ering if Fitz ha srecovered fromfthe shock of John's arrival.Next in line is a big cheer for the "little teachers" who reallymade an impress ion . Congratu lat ions to Shor ty , Joey andPhyllis . You certainly deserve a lucky break.Have you heard Dot Szy plik's "pe t peev e"? Get her in abridge game some day and she mig h t tell you.

Measles and mumps, plusbroke n! arches and sinus, plusbad knees and flu is what amodern college dormitory livesthrough in a month . Here ' swishing everyone a speedy recoveryand we do mean you,Gretch . Keep up that f ight ingspir i t !Someone asked the cause of

Marian Darsie's s tate of mindrecently. I can' t answ er, canyou, Mar ian?The service men have causedquite a bit of 'commotionamong the Juniors th is week.We find Regina knitting socks,Mary Taylor "all in a dither,"and especially during examweek! My, my!Cathie's- advice was j ust ab i t too la te to prevent thats tep . Bet ter luck next t ime!"Got a Touch of Texas inMy Hear t . " I t goes a b i t deeperthan that , doesn ' t i t , Margay?A sincere welcome to Charlo t te , Roxy and Gloria. Theyseem to be real Mercyhurs te rs .Roses and carnations and agay l i t t le hear t are Valent ine ' sDay to the Sophs. Will Alvina,Rita , June and Dotty p leaseconf irm? We all enjoyed the visit ofthe Oliva's; a nd all* found acompanion in 'Tittle brother ."What a man!So much for the chatter fornow, g irs ; but remember : thespies are always standing bywaiting for a scoop!

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lunches with me. I ^ a d forget-ten my own and there were nostores for miles. Eve n theneares t house was a mile anda half away.We ate on the side ^stepsnear the pump. The d iscordantmusic of its handle still ringsin thy ears and the thought ofi ts ice cold water br ings backan ache to my teeth .

I can remember funny l i t t leth ings about that Enon Valleyclassroomthe crack in theblack board that a lways camein the middle of a word: th e_great o ld green shades thatsent out a cloud of dust whenwe pulled them !ag a in s t t h esun; Johnny Jones ' squeakyseat and my own desk carvedfull of initials so that mywriting traveled hill fashionacross my paper when I was intoo great a hurry to rummagefor a pad to put under it.I Oh, hundreds lof crazy littlethoughts dance through my

mind as I gaze at the newssheets in front of me. It 's tenyears la ter , my nin th awayfrom Enon Valley JunctionHigh Seliool. The newspaperbefore me says that Enon Valley has constructed a new modern hi gh -school building , twostories high with twelve classrooms , s team heat , and run-There are tennow . . . but Ithe day it hadning water,on its facultycan rememberten s tudents .

GLEANINGS JFROMJ U S T J E S TTHE CORN CRIEU.Back? again we go to other college papers to find out wh atsort of jokes or poems they can show for themselves. ^From "The Tom ahawk" there comes* a t ru ism for all thoSeSophomores working on term papers : ij ^When you copy one book, it ' s called plagiarism; whenyou copy three books, it ' s a term paper.

Tuesday and Wednesday were the days for those(sigh) to be given for the past; semes ter , soI think that I shall never seeA D as lovely as a B,A B whose rounded form is pressedUpon the records of the blessed.A D comes easily, and yet,It isn' t easy to forget.D's are made by fools like me,But only God can make a&B.** y N. D. S.

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Talking about first sem esters, there w as the frosh who saila t t h a t t ime : - ^ -: < |"When I first came to school here I was awfully conceited, but they soon took all that ou t of me. Now r Jone of the best guys on the campus." iSpringhillian

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