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Scene oBaccalaureate

day, Jun e 2, will m ar k th ecommencement

An address w il l | be del ivby the most Rev. Xa vier

lch, C. P., R ec tor of Ho lyCollege, Du nkir k, New

rk. The entire stu de nt bodyfull|academic a t t i r e , g r a d u

and!their g u es t s wi l l b e

Help for Futuren th is par t icu lar way, a ren o te , so ch a r ac t e r i s t i cMercyhurst ideals , is injecinto comm ence men t we ek. spiri tual nee ds of th emidst of com men cem ent exses. In spi te of all t he bu syrs and plan s, th e Se nio rsgiven an opp ortu nity toand reflect on the life th ates them af ter the y leav elege. The s ole mn ity of th e

important p a r t r e l i g io n mu s tin the life jus t beg inni nghe gra dua tes .g r ad u a t io n mean s th a tSenior wil l be steppinga new role of life, ea ch onesds the st re ng th of God 'sssing, and his en lig ht en m en tmake a success of her voca -. There is no bet ter wa yher to prepare herself t h a nBaccalaureate serv ices.

P . D.

B y C I assese Senior par ty for the Sis-w a s held May 12 at 8th e Lo u n g e . P r ep a r a -s were u n d e r the I ch a i r -Marie Gould andl o r e s BiVincenzo. The Sen-gave thanks in th is smallV 0 r ; , a 1 1 tha t the Sis te rsMercyhurst had done for-m the past four years.

m p r o g r a m centered about Twentieth Anniversary offounding of the College.i n m e n t i n c l u d e d so n g sdances by members of the

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May 16, 1946 etjrf rciad m p u s W eUps and Downs. "MylGuys Co m e Back" seem s t o b e t h e cu r ren t fv I . " P S 8 n d | D o w n Sviyuot waxcir"fier umoif u

r one of the s ta rs of th e G lee Club. | ce s2. Flashing eyes and a cheery smi le are two not iceable char

this p ep p y "So p h ." H er t a l en t w i t h t h e b ru shwhen the {second floor is quiet, thi s la s

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d up in the a rt s tudio . He r favori te words a re "Iis jwell

s will becan ' t s tand

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guiet appearing g i rl , th is fa i r-hai red "Freshie ," b u joftftimes deceiving." She hai l s from Albion

you wantjany th ing done, ask! h e r . She's Ifun to know.. She always has a wi t ty com eback. This Freshm an home ecer do wonders wit h th e needle . If you wa nt to tea se her , call he r

. This dark-eyed Senior should wri te a book on "How to Be-e President ." Law rence P ark i s her home and h er newest nick-is "Ruby."? Now do you know who she is ? M. Mohr.

experiences absolu te ly unal ike . |Both boys go in extensivelyfor competitive sports. Onewins wi th a rest ra ined sat i sfaction ; land loses withou t ex-louse and the admission thatthe other fellow or the other

team was bet ter . He has fr iendsby the dozen. Everybody likeshim.The other brother whoopsthings up when he wins, crowsat the top of his voice, andbecomes sore and nasty whenhe loses. He|could count all hisreal jfriends on the fingers ofone hand."Let me see how a boy winsand loses," said a teacher, "andI'l l come very close, from thatevidence alone, to telling youquite afbit about h is character."

About PI

Pleasure is a feeling which accompanies our actions. It isneither good nor bad in itself, but its moral character must bejudged by the actual activity which is accompanies. And this activity is pleasing to the individual. By nature, we desire to do whatwe like. Thus, the love of pleasure is inherent in every man.Index ofjsDispositions

Since pleasure is the most natural accompaniment of most ofman's actions (for man never wilfully and willingly chooses pain),it is in his choice of the actions that are pleasing to him that aman's character is easily revealed and judged. If a person derlpleasure from reading*obscene l i terature, we have a pretty ginsight into his mnmi iw ** - -*- lvesgood- ^ . s r j L - f = =hrewdfand shady;evidentfhe is ei probablyidy; if one finds pleasure in pe t* g ZSil"Jable. Delve into y ^ i' ^ " " * a n ^ V n ? h a r i Sobtain the g l t e T p S r 6 "* ~ * " ^ PMtimea *n u IS "Flower of Action"oy being constantly conscious of

e beneficent Sp ring has|dawned.forsythia an d

together. |all the jo ys of Sp rin g

to i t s freshness they cl ingr i t brings back mem oriesof old.world is youngso y o u n g .d in its dept h it h olds!undoney the youthful and t he bold.

A. L. Mohr

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y DrinknamPSYCHO -LABall have felt depressed,y> "blue" a t times? It isnormal that we do feelthe mood merely in-that the person is meet-*ke| objective s i t u a t i o n ! inmost f i t t ing manner. Almoods may \ be qui tengeable,| they are whole-as long* as they conformt h e e x t e r n a l objec tiv ee n t s o f l i f e . T h ew h en afmood isits own sake. Tooh attention is diverted fromessential problems and plac-in one's own feelings. Agrief, sadness, or sor->uld then become the8 for an emotional depres

*" emotional depression isby a prolongedf> an emotion felt in ' aof dazed indecision. Therea feeling off inadequacy,exhaustion, and an un-llngness to do any more. Inc f

OVER A j COKEHere we are again, with an ice-cold coke before us, and lots ofthings to discuss. My, my, have you noticed the perpetual blushesto be seen blooming about the school? The gals sure are goinga f t e r t h a t "golden tan" in a big way. They say beauty is only skindeep. Watch outfthat i t doesn't peel! '[And just look at the calendar! It 's the middle of May already,and only a few more weeks of school left to complete the year,which reminds methis Junior Prom sounds as though i t wi l lbe a pre tty n ice affair. And, of course, we. are all in a dilemmatrying to decide which of all our men we will task. Well, 1 candream, can ' t I? A horrib le thought just s t ruck me (brutal )! TheSemester ' s end also brings tests , doesn ' t i t? Oh dear, le t ' s changeth e subjectnot that I 'm worried , you understand.|Aren't the May Al tars lovely th is year? The g i rl s certa in lyare using thei r ingenui ty , and the beaut i fu l spring flowers bright en the whole building. Outdoors, the air is fragrant and thegrounds are colorfu l wi th them. |

You know, they say nothing is impossible, but have you ever| tried playing a slide trombonein* a telephone booth or getting out of class these \ nicespring days ? And by the way,did you'hear what happened inone class the other day? Theinstructor asked the class ifanyone could define "specific."Imagine the astonishment whenone of our movie-minded Juniors dreamily replied, 5 "Oh,that 's the ocean Van Johnsonswims in." You know, that jokewas wi t ty , but the guy thatwrote "Snow-bound" wasWhit -tier. As I can see many pointedglances directed my way, I' l l

turn, with reluctant haste, toa safer subject.Well, fspend fmy money andcall me cents-less, (or is it myfather) , i f those new Easterhats and suits aren't!a real indication thatf spring is here tostay. Those | jaun ty "shor ty"coats, toppedf by a ga y cha peau

"How many kinds off woodare used in making a match?""Two kinds. He-would andshe-would."Nurse: "What did the doctoroperate on youSfor?"^Patient. "$500."Nurse: "I mean, what did youh a v e ? "Patient: "$500."

Teacher: "Jane, what 's a cann i b a l ? " *Jane: "I don't)know."Teacher: "Well, if your fatherate your mother, what wouldh e b e?"Jane: "A widower."

our purposes we can clutivatethe habit of making all actionspleasurable, if we have a highermotive in mind. For, as St.Thomas tells us, pleasure is theflower of action. Innocent andgood, it is an incentive to'virtuea motive par excellence. Inour recreation and our work wemust choose that activity whichis conducive to virtue. By suchwise action we can make ourpleasure a sweet flower of action; by selfish and thoughtless action pleasure will become a seed for sin.Medium of Pleasure

depres sions,! the fin-

in various ways. Some

to

Jjal feels thatfhe has fail-there is no hope, no future.0tional depressions are ex-le . e * P r e s s them openly;e hi(te them f rom others .

o , * n emotions are the mostm i - 0ne may tryUP h l s feeli*igs by pre-a n e x P r e B s i o n f hapJ.*' A less wholesome way* o n e ' s s o r r o w is tojat-t0 d r o w n lipn drink. Thisn o r e a l s o l a c e for th ee

O N FEELING "BLUE"?press the emot ion overt ly andthen do something about i t . J lIt is the individual 's atti tudetoward the to ta l s i tuat ion thatdetermines the degree of emo-tional depression. The reasonsfor these dejections may beapparent or hidden from the individual concerned.Excessive zeal and lofty unchange able {ideals invite emo-tional depressions. When a person aims too high, he is inviting failure; he is l ikely toplace too much store upon success. When failure comes, hecannot take i t .Some people will use dejection to court sympathy or togain affection. Others will usean emotional depression to distract attention from their failures. People can't stand thesight of tears and will help thedejected person. Self-pity prolongs and distorts emotional depressions. "Whining" whenthings go wrong is the defensemechanism of the weakling. Aperson may also slyly use griefover a minor infraction to coverup some worse bit of behavior.Another very important factoris physical i l l-health. Depressions and physical weakness gotogether as do hope and physical vigor. JfJS|$! The re are sever al rules wemay follow to overcome an emotional depression:Fightfto face reality and notescape it by J setting up falsevalues.

One young boy had just savedanother young boy from drowning and was the center of anadmiring crowd. He was asked:"How did you ever get up enough courage to jump in afteryour p a l ? " ;He replied: "He's wearing mybathing suit ."Kelly: "I think you're themost beautiful girl in theworld."Dor: "Oh, you'd say so, evenif you didn't think so."Kelly: "Well,fyou'd think so,even if I didn't say so, so we'reeven."

of flowers lend a bright noteto any wardrobe. They're reallypret ty!Incidentally, there goes thedinner bell, so I must hang my"close on this line" for now,until we meet next time "overat coke." B. Ahlgren

on Im ag ine?Deneen Troglione as tall asNat Hirt le? | J )Syntelia without Ruth Mo-rey ? VSally Hanrahan deciding to

memorize! jazz ?Straight hair stringing overGlo McQuillen's shoulders ?Carol Reynolds talking ass.low as HedyfKlan?fSilence from Audrey Clauss,and idle chatter from MaryJean MacDowell ?Mercyhurst without Steve ?Teresa- Ross excited or angryabout anything? JAudrey Welther dressed inanything less rup-to-date thanthe latest vogue?

Marie Heavey without asmile?frhird Floor without the kitchenette ?A. A, without Betty Rock?Nancy Perraro with LornaGarlick's blonde locks?No * art in Jilda Bersani 'sHeart? ^V TJoann Morrissey having to besatisfied with an A-?Dor and Dickie Smith without that sisterly resemblance?The Physiology lab withoutHindustan, the skeleton ?Jeanne Ledoux greeting youwith a scowl instead of herbright and cheerie "Hi!"?Ann Hadlock doing her extraspecial clipping job on Bette

It is necessary to strike} ahappy medium in regard to thelove of pleasure. There are twoextremesan absolute indifference to pleasure and Ian inordinate love of it. As humanbeings, we need!pleasure.!It isI necessary for our well-beingprovided it is clean and moral.This does not mean we shouldset aside so many hours eachday to have "fun." But weshould learn to get some pleasure from our daily tasks aswell as from our recreation.When we derive pleasure fromour work (and we should) itceases to be \ work. Then, too,we must never -have an excessive love for pleasure. Thiswould be making the goal ofeverything in life pleasure. Or,in other words, making ourselves thefobject of all our actions. For pleasure connotesyour will and enjoyment. For

tunately, those who make pleasure their aim in life soon destroy the very thing for whichthey are striving. They are sointent on seeking pleasure thatvery often their sense of pleasure becomes warped; andwhat they considered' pleasuredbefore now turns into pain because it is not gratifyingenough for them.True PleasurePleasure, as I said before,does not come from the selfish things in life. It is correctthat sensual pleasure comes toone without too much effort.Bu t true pleasure has a price;

it must be purchased. And thisprice one determines for himself by his choice of thosethings in which he finds pleasure. The higher that price, thebetter are your chances fortrue happinessa thing whichwe do not merely point to andreceive, but something forwhich we must work. Truepleasure, then, must be a forerunner to true and perfect happiness, i i - iBetty Cairns singing secondalto and Mary Mar McLaugh-

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The second big dance of the year is just around the cornerfend what a dance it will be! The first Junior prom attended by theSophs and freshmen and the last for (the Seniors.| The Kahkwa Country Club looks like a wonderful spot; an dw h en l t h e soft music starts there will be Mercyhurst fashions onp a rad e .Yes, the girls look cute in skirts and sweaters, in suits andafternoon dresses. But when you see them in formals, you seegrace, beauty and up-to-the-minute style.If you happen to see several formals the same, don't get alarmed and inquire where the fire sale took place. They'll be theSeniors carrying out another Mercyhurst! tradition by wearingtheir May Day dresses to their last Mercyhurst dance.I Sugar and spice and flirtatious fril ls! That 's what li t t le girls aremade of! If you want to be a ^heart-break on the night of May 81put on your prettiest smile andpalest pastel to whirl .The fashion Iftrends thisSpring are both interesting andflattering. Have you seen thenew back drape treatment togive an illusion of height?Cap sleeves and stitched shoulder flanges are another favorite feature. Drape necklineor a bustle bow will certainlycall for compliments. Prints are

especially popular and are ' r e ferred to as "Splashy tropicals."An off-the-shoulder rayon crepewith a tight bodice and fullskirt can have as its finishingtouch a red, red rose bobbingat the waist.Another soft silhouette forspring is an enchanting whiteeyelet for mal. Of course,* youcan't go wrong with eyelet thisyear. It can be had in most anycolor or shade. We all know itmakes a charming dress. It iscool and serviceable as well.Striped candy colors are backand frosted with white applique. They really look|beautifulon the dance floor.Frills for spring are as olda s | fashion and as new as tomorrow. They are flattering toa degree; but, if you are notthe type for them, su bstitute lapeplum or daintily embroideredscallops. Dress your typebeyourself. Extreme hair-do's are

T H E I N T R U D E R(Continued! from Pag e 2)In the dark we couldn't seewhat we were eating. I alwaysmanaged to get the paper containers, but I was hungry, and jI didn't mind. I was just in the Imiddle of; a paper bag when anoise was heard, fit was a crossbetween a squeak, a rustle, aStep, and a rattle."A mouse," screamed one.immediately we could imagine little furry animals running over our feet. "We all satwith knees folded under chinsfor a few minutes, but afterabout! five minutes of silence,we regained our courage, sothe conversation and the eatingwas again resumed.As I look back on it now, Iwish it had taken me longer toregain my courage, for at theend of the five minute period,I said, "Kids, don't be fsilly.What would a mouse be doingin this room? You know wenever have any food left overfor them."|"But what if itCisn't?" whispered one. |She was promptly silencedbecause we all knew that noone could have heard us 'waydown at the end of the hall.Ju st a s we finished scoffingat her, as if by magic the lightswent on, and there stoodyes,you guessed it. I had neverwished so much for a littlemouse in all my life as I didat that momentfor mice can't

not advisable. The boys, whenquestioned about this subjectsay, "We like 'em natural !" |Evening bags are very muchin vogue. I'm sure the $ fellowswill be blad of it. You know,girls, pockets in men's suitsweren ' t Iput there for you tostuff with compact, lipstick,comb and whatnot. These arespecial bags just for that purpose. Some are lace, beaded,metalic or as the formal worn.Take your choice, but spareyour date's {pockets, girls 1M. Martin

ANSWERS TO CAMPUSCUT-UPSElizabeth Fitzgerald2. Ruth Morey3.{Agnes NakichCarolyn fWick1.

4.5. Joanne Videtto

Alpha Psi OmegaThe Alpha Psi Omega, a collegiate dramatic society, wasorganised as an honorary dramatic fraternity for the purpose of providing an honor society for those students doinga high standard of work in thedramat ic field. The fraternity isnot intended to take the placeof the regular dramatic club;

but as students qualify, theyare rewarded by election tomembership in the society.I ts aim!is to develop dramatic talent and the art of act-ing, to cultivate a taste forgood drama, and to unite thedramatic forces in all collegesand universities.Membership is establishedthrough i\j system of points.These points are gained throughtaking part in plays, workingon the stage and participatingin other duties necessary to theproduction of plays.A total of fifty points is necessary for one to be consideredeligible for being pledged to thecast of Alpha Psi OmegaThe organization plans tohold its initiation exercises inthe near future at which timeseveral members of Janus Clubwho qualify -for membershipwill be pledged.Mercyhurst 's charter for JAlpha Psi Omega * was obtainedby Miss Madeline Boyland, whowa s Hho dramatic g instructorin 1944. At the present timethere!are three members of Alpha Psi Omega, with NatalieHirtle acting as president andMiss Mildred Curtin as the faculty director. M. CummlskeyThe Religion of the Great(Continued;- from Page 2)

religion of God, the religion ofJesus Christ. To make it knownthe Lord came down to earth.It is the religion of ^the JIolyGhost. It is the religion of allthe blessed in Heaven. It is ourreligion, i Iloepke

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Early!!e*U toUHU*au . . . D O y o u K N O W ?

From now until June 5, willbe the busiest, heaviest schedule for Mercyhurst,Ginny Walsh and her classmates are being measured fortheir May Day gowns. Rehearsal notices are being posted forMay Day dancers while theGlee Club is commencing itsrehearsing for the musical partof the program. And the remaining student body is select,ing pastel afternoon gowns tobe worn in the procession, IN at Hirtle is busy complet-give out campus slips.- And so, dear girls, if youwish to evade unwelcome"guests," please just eat thethree well-balanced meals, anddon't bother with "after lights"snacks. You will have a muchnicer figure and incidentally,it's a wonderful feeling to beable to leave the campus anytime you want. [A. Murphy.

ing plans for the yearbook,Nearly everyday she can beseen dashing here and rthereshouting for either "Pug" or"Waddle," in hopes that theyhave found this mislaid printor itaken those j heets to theprinter and what have you.^ They say that Dorothy BarryIs designing and making herbridal gown and veil as wellas those of her attendants. Sheplans to "middle aisle it" onJune 8.Dolores DiVincenzo is aboutto accept a teaching position inCanaseraga, New po rk . It willbe neat her home, so she canspend the weekends in HornellFlash -One of the first promtickets has been purchased byTerry Sick, md Harry is to beher date* t- fI t Couldn't Be True" orcould it? Joan Lutz can beheard humming this tune atanytime of the day. She was

ady in ueFill in. the s paces w ith w ords relative to the Blessed VIHer name was . . . . , On -.mmmm w ^rate the day on which the Angel Gabriel announced ^ S ^she was to b e ! *, 1 i w * u ^Rt like her in the world; she was a good .in her home at!. - and a loving . . , . . , to"it J " \For all women of the world Mary is a model .'& & her month; saying the is anTdim]'^jhonor her. She even has a special prayei of her owntDecembOn thiember 8 is set aside as the feast of her wm f lis day, Mary, the Mother of God, was made free JtaTujfrom thestain of - . sfh. Ho Core this feast, we celebrate thday on whieh she visited her cousin, Elizabeth, tho

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Because of her outstanding r- r - A V 0 address this wonJft w f """I ** a HoUM o f . . . . . . JShe is our Mother most , our Mother most 1Holy . . . . . . . . . . of Virgins, In fact, she possesses every ,.3_and then we address her as our . iSflThrough hei^flows all grace, for God listens to her -*.....]above that of all other . . . -s Therefore, in order to oVtain favors we P . * . . . , we should say the L . tothis liudy of . . . . . . . . . . . . Help. Besides recit ing her prayers, ^may honor Mary by making ^ S , , by thinking of hereon-stant ly , by . . . . . . . . . . . . ourselves to hor each morning, and bym a k in g v is it s to t he . . . . w ^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . i n hor honorTh e . . . . . . . . . . . . is a special o rganisation! that was foundedfor the sole purpose of honoring Our Lady in Bluo and of invokinghei . - - - - . . - i - - . ; fo r tho women belonging to it. This is only oneof the?m a ny . . . . . . . . . . . . d e dic at ed t o h er .At Mercyhurst, wo' have a special day during the month of *Jset aside as a proof of ou r loveIfor the* Mother of God. This iscalled - . - - . . . - . . . . . . , tho day which affords all of ui nn opportunity to manifest our confidence inher intercenBion to her. . . . . f o r our . . . . . and . ^ . . . . . . . . need endw an t s . MB& : J^S^3 i 'sKifr'.;:?'!':M M I, K. and B. P.

our oc o w ra sHow* many ftimes have you groped for a*word in your w ointellect and been tunable to find i t? Tho^result: you-arcontor*rassed and feel|ill-nt-ease. You express yourself doubtfully *|give the listener an obscure mental impression. 3Is your commandof the Engl sh language limitedfto a small scope? Many are they

who discover at the wrong time thai their minds are in the sameunfortunate status. 1 t gTr? ? f? ,JThe solution is^merely to acquiror a sound and thorough vocabulary. To do this requires time but no oxcess effort. When lltenlnto lecture rs and comm entators, trai n yourself to be alert anatentive; and youiwill learn Inew words without oven being c0 "jscious of it. When(you se e a^new word in a sentence, its m 6 f t n j "may be sensed. However, by looking it upjin a dictionaryiword canjbo thoroughly understood.Jliyjnsinrc it, it becomes n PofJ your a ppare nt speech. Tho&"use of the dictionary j will de- %velop your latent vocabulary, mIn reading, do not pamper $you lability by reading easy i>i'-Eferature. Read news and scion* J Htific articles, not? only to fbo 3*bettor educated, but to exer- wLelse your brain. ' K

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Remember, a decisive factoris making an impression inyour speech, H. Lawrie

very much perturbed recentlybecause a certain juke box intown failed to play the songloud enough for her to catchher favorite lines.Janice Wirges has acquireda beautiful coat of tan sinceher Easter vacation in Florida.However, the sun was to hotduring the holidays that shecouldn't stay out as much asshe hoped.Speaking of sun bathing, thegirls are already spending * afew minutes each day on theisland Nancy Smith and Connie Schneider seem to have thelead in summer tans so far.Audrey Welther is rejoicingbecause Cal has been acceptedat/Penn State. |Did you know . . .Japan was to have been homofor i Jeanne Ledoux, but herfather declined Washington'soffer to make him head of theeducational system in Japan

Marie GouldNatalie HirtleJoanne VidettoMarilyn CummlskeyMary DoyloRuth DurbinHelen FabianJanet FournierSally HanrahanMary Margaret McLauflTeresa BossLucilo \ itelloDoris WrightElizabeth BabbittMary FrostholmRose Marie Roth

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Answers to Lady 1]J}Jo(I Mary, March 25, the J* # jGod, woman, N u ^ j p lexam ple. May, rosary, ^^n ,|Mary, Immaculate de # |original, Visitation, yfTower. Gold, pur* f J J ^gin, virtue, Q^ZtL **s ai nt s, need , M e ^ ^ t i n *o^lMual novenas, ,Hocramfln*' , Plended D* - " - - jpy ,guidance, devotion*, ^iDay, Son. sjrtrltudjf, f1flflP*' (Jand the PhlHppie f n * JIndtaitolly. AJU.n5wondering who j , *Jj d Martin P, j - Jin g from th