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MERGIADPublished at Mercy hurst College. Erie, Pennsylvania

VOLUME XI / DECEMBER, 1940 NUMBER THREE

British LecturerDescribes WarIn EuropeCapacity Audience Fills St.tMary's Auditorium

At the very evident desire ofthe Erie audience , Arnold Lunn'slecture on Wednesday night, December 11th, was on the subject"The Battle of Britain," instead of"Can Democracy Survive?" whichtopic he d.eferred to his Thursdaymorning talk Ho the student body.Living as he does on the o u t skirts of London, he was able togive a very vivid description ofthe conditions there. He lived onlyfour!hundred yards from the suburban railway station which wasa frequent target for German airraids.Mri;Lunn prefacedahis talk b ystating the difficulty of bringinghome to usjhere in America therealization of terrorism, as he sawit in the small countries adjacentto Germany when they were invaded.He confessed that jjEngland hasnot been entirely blameless i nthis matter. For, he said, "I t istrue that no nation is left long inmaterial prosperity and power ifit turns its back on God and itsChurch." On the other hands heexpressed his positive belief tha tthe Church in Europe dies w i t hEngland's defeat. And too,W-h eshowed us the more encouragingside of the war by saying that anordeal such as the English peopleare going through today bringsmen back to God, and to a realization of the: truths of their J faith.

On the whole, the tone of theaddress was optimistic, but he re-emphasized more than once \h i sbelief that there is grave doubt ofEngland's ability to triumph without largely-increased3moraL an dmaterial aid from p e | U n i |t e dSt a t e s . $MJeanne Weir.Freshmen I EntertainCollege at Y u l e p |Festival WBEsffl

Santa Claus Reigns AsKing off Snow land S@The a n n u a l ! Freshman Christmas Party Ion Tuesday! evening,December 1 1 7 , I again I tops I theChristmas | activities I at I Mercy-hurst. The evening's entertainmentbegins in the auditorium with thepresentation of the "Nativity Pa-geant"|by Helen Durham. With amusical background consisting ofthe Freshman * Choir, members ofthe Freshman Class portray thecharacters in t h e ! pageant. JMaryLou Kelly and Elayne Tormay act

as narrators. ' ^ H ^ ^ B S BFollowing the pageant, SantaClaus, who is humorously ^portrayed jby Genevieve Butler, leadsthe group to the dining room forthe more merry section of the program. In keeping with the snow-(Continued on Page 8) P i

draper for' Cfjrtetma*SOPHOMORES PRESENTCHRISTMAS PAGEANTOn December 15, Mercyhurststudents had the pleasure of seeing the works of the great masters of art brought to life at thepresentation of the SophomorePage ant which was directed bySister M. Angelica. The pleasurewas both spiritual and aesthetic.The Pageant series was comprisedof living representations of '|t h eworks of such, noted artists asGiotti, Raphael, Fra* Angelico,Correggio and Fabriano. |jSLois Davis

a certain bright star shone overBethlehem, when in poverty andhumbleness and obscurity love wasborn into the world, how differentevery one of our lives might betoday. p ^But the law that He brought uswas str ang e; it contradicted ?allthat we knew of law. In matchlesswords whose beauty was never tobe eclipsed, He brought down inruins our petty code of self-protection and- revenge and- possession, knowing even then that ourhearts were too hard and too coldto grasp the meaning of His message . %^HF^^^HI^flBHKrm ME "Forgive I your I enemies," HH esaid. "If{your enemy compel youto go with him one mile, I go withStudent Council HHHjI B S Fetes OrphansI The little children I from!SaintJoseph's Orphanage f were Iagainenthralled by their annual Christm a s ! Party J at I Mercyhurst. i Theboys and! girls began to arrive inbuses about 2:30 onf Saturdays afternoon, December | 14th. f Theywere met at the door by the college girls who were to | entertainthem during the afternoon. | sgpfe^wThe children were led to the dining roo m which? was attractive lydecorated in a Christmas motif,the predominant feature being a"large Christmas t ree . M The afternoon was devoted toj-the playingof games and the distribution ofgifts by 'i Santa Claus, j who jj wasably portrayed by | Carm Savage.Refreshments were I served later$n the afternoon. \ ^ ^ # ^ v ^ ^ A ' ; .

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Pace Tw o TH E MERCIAD December, 194Published monthly by the students of Mercyhurst CollegeAddress all communications to Scala Sancta A Littl e ChildTH E R C I A D

Mercyhurst College Erie, Pennsylvaniai Subscript ion Rates I| ONE DOLLAR THE YEAR3 MERCIAD STAFF 3>EDITOR-IN-CHIEF \ IS Jane FranklinBUSINESS MANAGER! i. 1 Doris ScalzoART EDITOR L|*L Priscilla Jenkins

(Printed by the E. Agrest i Print ing Co.1710 Cherry St )"For Unto You Is Born* A Savior *

Another year has flown byanother Christmas approaches.Only too well we are made aware of the season Christmasparties, club meetings, singing practices, extra assignments,and a hundred and one other activities we must somehow fitinto a^twenty-four hour day. But in the midst of this materialfanfare that always heralds Christmas, let us not forgetthe real meaning of Christmas; let us always keep the truespiritual significance of this seasonlbefore us so that oursense of values will not be distorted.Letvme suggest a perfect test of valuesjthat will be practical in this situation when so many forces are tryin g to distract us from our preparation for Christ 's birthday. It isAloysius's challenge: Q uid ad aeternitatem ? This will alwaysdetermine the correct relativity of values where a choice isinvolved. And it is workable for us also, not merely for theascetic or the recluse. It encompasses our little homely tasks,our social activities, for if these are done well and done, let us

say, as a Christmas present for the Infant of Bethlehem, theybecome worth much toward eternity. We offer them to Himnow in addition to our formal prayers and then, on the day, wehave something to bring Him besides the excuse that we wereso busy at school. * f |With glad heart the follower of this method will whisper inHis ear, "Infant Jesus, I had the busiest t ime just beforeChristmas and sometimes I was so tired that I didn't feel theleast good-natured. But tha t's my gift to Youthe fun I hadat the parties, the carols I practiced off key a million times,the homework I did, and the meetings I attended, and thet imes Ithad to force myself to be p leasant towar d otherswith my love) to You." i. ^ LM& -*-4And I imagine that the Infant, smiling at such a giver anddesiring not to be outdone in generosity, will ask wh at s h ewould have from Him. She will think of all she could ask forand will measure these things by St. Aloysius's yard stick;and, finally, she voices her request in the one word, Peace.Peacegood willhow queer these words sound today. But

it is not impossible that peace should returnfto the world for,in desiring it, we desire the interna tional cult of hatre d destroyed, deluded leaders made inoperative, and force returnedto its position as an instrument for maintaining equality andjustice. In a word, we ask a re-staging of that first Christmaswith the angel hosts chanting to the world, jjj f"Peace on earth to men of good will."k J Eileen Rehler

The New YearAt this moment can you say tofyourself or to those aboutyou that you know all about the year 1941 ? Can you forecastwith complete security wh at you will be doing then, exceptmerely living the three hundred and sixty-five days of whichit consist? In time value, as far as you individually are concerned in predicting the future, the new year will be a fairlyclean slate on which to work. M IIn reality, the slate is not without mark. For, carried overto it, are the habits, knowledge, and inclinations of past years.You would not wish to beginjlife again every January first ,would you? Therefore, looking at the^matter rightly, you areblessed with the heritage of past years and the untrammelledexpanse of the new. With this in mind, the prospects for thefuture are very cheerful and full of^hope.Let us keep that cheer throughout. Although a few blemishes have been written on the recording tablet of our characters, a little spirit and hope will k e e p them from occupyingthe foreground of our minds. These small defects, whichthrive on despair, are overwhelmed by the presence of a hap-py trust in our own foresight and in human goodness.Remember that the good man is the happy man. Is thereany reason why the happy man cannot be the good man ?Despair is a cardinal offense against the purpose and endof life. Therefore, long may good cheer and the happiness ofhope reign 1 r1 |Happy New Year!} : Martha Haley

During the las t century, i t became the custom in many parts ofthe Catholic world to erect staircases similar |t o the "Scala Sane-la" in Rome, which original is theone Jesus ascended and descendedduring His Passion, while proceed-ing to Pilate's pretori um. Sincetha t time, the. stairca se, sanctifiedby the Savior's footsteps, has beenpublicly venerated in Rome. Thisexample was followed at SainteAnne de Beaupre, the famousshrine near Quebec in Canada. ItsScala was the first monument ofits kind in America*:The building is seventy-two feetlong and thirty -six w ide. TheStair s are inside on the upperfloor; and, like those of Rome,consist of twenty-eight steps.These steps the faithful ascend ontheir knees only. In each step-riseis {inserted a souvenir of variousshrines|of the Holy Land, scenesof Christ's Passion. Thousandsevery year frequent this famousshrine and perform this pious act.Th e on-looker is inspired! by :j th esilent, thoughtful manner of jj th epilgrims as they slowly and painfully Jmount the Holy Stairs , saying upon each step a special pray

er of contrition, and meditatingupon some Passion scene. | HHo w like these steps are to theStairs of f life! At the footjlifelooks like a long and painfulcl imb; but with courage we beginit, believing that God will give uss trength to reach the end. Ourfai th and strengthSis tried uponeach s tep. Half way up we pausehow can we reach the top? But,thena prayer, and thoughts ofhow tired He must have beenand w e go on. On . . . on . . . until the goal is achieved and thenthe sweet satisfaction of a taskwell done, the realization thathaving , with, the help of 3 G o d ,conquered the ^trials and temptat ions that beset us , we have proven ourselves worthy of the reward

which meets us at the top of theStairs! f V Ili Julia St roughA Song To The ffl^Beautiful Miss PDark eyes gl immer, glisten jBSB

brightly ^ H f - ] B . ' 9 ^ ^ C K ITurns the head in manner ^ R QI sprightly , ^JB 1 ^ H B 9Looks she like the elf of joy, BHLovely as that maid[of Troy. ^ HGown she wears of shimmering Hgreen,Epaulets of scarlet sheen ^ ^ ^ ^ |Comfort finds she not in dress HFor companion cares she less.Sits she there in sunlight shining,Yet in heart I know she's pining.Gives she now a plaintive cry, % ^Do her though ts on kblack wingsfly? i | | tMaid so fair can have no sorrow,Sympathy she need notjborrow,Yet in voice so clear and highOne time more the fearful cry.Pines she there in lonely bowerNods herfihead like dying flower,Yet she speaks to passersby,Marking each with curious eye.From afar I hear the shoutIn shrill high voice "Oh, let meout!"Now I know my utter follyChirps she gaily "Hello, Polly."E . Joan Bristow

(Being a reference to Zem Zem Hospital)Come, all you civic-spiritedj students! What is Zem ZemHos pital? A hospital for crippled children? Is th at all yoknow?Many of our Sodalists are finding out the true significanceand scope of the name Zem Zem Hospital Zem Zem Hospitais an institution w h e r e children crippled by poliomyeliti(infantile paralysis), bone tuberculosis, and like diseases, artaken care of.' Here trained nurses are in attendance, and special nurse trained in physiotherapy cares for the children'infected limbslby exercising them so that |gradually they become accustomed to greater and greater amounts of exerciseThese are the prosaic facts.But Zem Zem Hospital means more than this to thefgirlwho have gone there . It means a lesson in patience from anafflicted child. It means the pleasure of seeing a^happy childIt means the sweetness of a child's smile. It means the honoof a child's trust. All this i t means and more. For the re is nglumness atjZem Zem Hospital, although ther e is much painThe children have learned to make the best of their disabilit ies. |They cooperate with each other in getting much pleasurout of the lit t le things they are able to do. They are noselfishon! the contrary, they feel very|concerned about onanother, and desirous of sharing their pleasures. In shortthey embody in their closed-in lives many qualities that aressential for all of us to possess in order to secure the maximum amount of happiness in life. f| ] j

Gloria SantomennI GosTo The Seminar Praye r For Christma

H i t was with mingled feelings ofjoy and inferiority that l iran up -stairsffor notebook J and pencil onthe morning of November 28. Iha d learned! that; I was chosen asseminar-reporter for the Merciad.H As I I I entered the room I wasamazed by the evidences of knowledge all about me. There I sat,a lone, J defenseless! mortal , surrounded by the elite > of the intel-ligensia of Mercyhurst>r-the faculty, Dr. Adler, and the seminarites-

elect. -^fcaSuHfel'- 4- ";cf How hard I Ttried to follow themerry intellectual chase led by Dr.Adler. However, ?not being fort i fied Iby I the I thirty-odd hours ofs tudy which the seminar-s tudentshad in preparation for this event,I became lost at regular intervals ,only extricating jmyself Iby % sheermental effort. ^ H ^ ^ H B $K By the end of the two hours consumed by the seminar, I had amassed eleven pages of I notes and asmall, if slightly muddledfidea ofAris tot le ' s j Nicomachean 1 Ethics .As I left the library I could onlymarvel at l th e fnonchalance withwhich the girls departed fromlthescene lo f I their t r iumph leaving"Aris tot le" and "Adler" echoingand re-echoing through the air asthey trooped down the corridor totake up again their simplef collegelife, |resolving to keep the experience in mind to "tell it to theirgrandchildren." ' 9 Jfc f^ ^ ^ K !i*3m REUllrichOrphan's ChristmasJ Partv

(Continued|from Page 1)Jenkins , Dorothy W a d l i n , g e r ,Elane Tormay, and Patricia Stack.Those in c harge of the variousclass donations were: Senior, Dorothy Reagle; Junior, CatherineMcMillan; Soph omore, DorothyOgorchock; and! Freshmen, AnnMcNulty. Betty Ann English '41

We, ignorant of ourselves,Beg often our own harms, whichthe wise powersDeny us for our good; so we findprofi tBy losing of our prayers.Shakespeare

(Continued from Page 1) ^Mhead^of the Child. I ' $ { HThose candles have been crushe| into smoking blackness overseaJ because men forgot. And I evethough we l ight them here we darnot ask for peace as four Christmas gift . ' /^^HHfBut we may ask for s trength tsee how wrong we are, how wrongwe have always been. W e may befor the humility to confess that iweand those who went beforus , had not long ago sowed thseeds of today's agonies of hatand fear we would not be reapingthis b i t ter h arvest today.] We mays tammer throughSour t ea rs thwords of the blind man iwho {followed His feet through Jerusalemtwo thousand years ago, and whocalled out from his da rkn ess! theprayer of prayers : "Master, onlythat I may see!" 5 TR ^ B m

Help us , Lord, and all th e {nations, only to see. Help us to forg i v e victor as well as vanquished,when these wars are over. Help| u s to rebuild the world on a surerfooting of generous and { u n d er s tanding peace. ^ ^ f l ^ ^Not because as " nations we deserve mercy. But because, far below the loud voices of the rulerand the warmak ers , mil lions ? ofThine own people are still sufferin g c and hoping, and bel ieving. Because in their humble hearts Thylaw is real, and its flame lives on.Because they, who dare not speakwho would no t be heard, havefound Thine own mystical secret

that there can be s trength in seem-ing weakne ss, power in the sur -render of power, and that love isthe i rres is t ib le weapon againstwhich no enemy can stand.Woman's Day, December, '40

Happiness we can only find inourselves; it is a waste of time toseek for it from others; few haveany to spare.Axel Munthe

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Christmas is coming! That ' s theimportan t thing. On Monday wecan be found on the wing anywhere from the Boston Store toKaufmans from Higbees' to Hal-les and back again. "Pardon m e,I 'm so sor ry. Wh at was i t forAunt Hapzibab? Oh yes a pot tedbegonia! Where on ear th do theykeep pot ted begon ias? Ow! Forheavens' sake , madam, i f you' regoing to wear hol ly, give me achance to defend myself wi th aleaf or two. Now le t ' s see , wherewas I? Oh you don' t have i t infour t e e n? W e ll , wha t ' s t h i s ' Ohit's sa dol lar more? Wel l , give!mea size 12 then. He can alwaysbr i ng i t back ' T hur sday ."Overheard on Hhe tenth floor ."Mama, I won' t go home ' t i l l youwri te out a check for SantaClaus." "Yes, Doris dear" (wi thal l due apologies to Sr . Mary Esther , and here ' s hoping she reads

t h i s ) .On Tuesday you can easi ly f indus hanging sle igh bel ls on thedoor, lost in a maze of green;ce l l -ophane and sat in r ibbon or hanging like an angel in the boughs ofan evergreenand hang i ng mi s tletoe on a centrally located chandelier.

On WednesdayOh W e dne sday, you'll be lucky if you can findus! "Oh Aun t Hepzibab! A dict i ona ry! Ju s t wha t I want e d!"On Thursday we can be foundon the wing anywhere from theBoston Store to Kaufman's, fromHigbees' to Hal les ' and back again.I 'd l ike to exchange this toothbrush. I t i sn ' t my size , e tc . e tc .Let ' s come down to ear th again.Guess wh at I saw the other day!Bel le and Franc is pul l ing Milk-(Continued on Page 4 )

With the Christmas hol idays approaching swift ly the zeal amongour usual ly so reserved (?) Sophsis real ly overpowering. "Pep , vim,and vigor" soars sky-high asthoughts of home fi res, those ever"fai thful" steadies, S anta Claus,turkey, p lum pudding, and socialhighl i tes run amuck. "Be i t everso humb le, ther e no place likehome." ISome infamous memoirs th att r ad i ti o n h a s p a s s e d a r ou n dt hr ou gh S O PH LA N D r e c e n t l yhave hi t a new st r ide . As we presented our la test "glamour" gi r lto Mercyhurst socie ty LUTIE re marked"And then she smiled."Oh, FITZ!" Then there wasMarty, who at the last "round-table" discussion burst out wi th"Ral ly round and le t ' s begin." Andafter a visit from RUTH to Room25 , "BRIS" always says, "Tomorrow is another day." St range!f JANE BL ACKW OOD must havethat red snow sui t in mind as shesings "Santa Claus i s coming totowri." Sure, and it 's doubly proudwe are of GENE HE NDRICK SONand RITA FRANKLINtwo r e gular sports wi th scholast ic recordsthat make your chin drop and(Cont inued on Page 4)

Reflection On IALockerLet us suppose that in his journeys of observation, the spirit ofJoseph Addison somet imes skimsswift ly through the corr idors ofMercyhurst . Let us fur ther suppose that he eventual ly skims hisway to the locker room. If this bet rue , rest assured, then, that manyof the mem ories of our collegedays wi l l be preserved on thepages of the ce lest ia l Spectator .For what person, even one onlyhalf so observant as England's re nowned Spec tator, could fall torecognize t h e significant roleplayed by the locker , perhaps considered lowly by most, in aidingus to re l ive many a day gone by?Anyone real iz ing this can, I daresay, readi ly understand my re luctance to leave so important a subject to mere supposi t ion as suggested by my int roductory sta tements. I must unburden my mindof this care immediate ly.I believe I can best accomplishmy task by invi t ing you to view amental p icture of Emmie. Emmieis not an except ional gi r l ; in fact ,she i s typical of many a Mercyhur s t s t ude n t . 'Last September, Emmie obtained a key to a vacant locker ,rather insignificant in appearanceat the . t ime. Natural ly , i t s contents w ere , a t f i rst , few. She placedthese in i t wi th the utmost careand order , f i rmly resolving to bejust as orderly throu ghout the

year . Gradual ly, more books andpapers appeared, reminiscent ofassignm ents careful ly preparedand of oth ers prepared throug hthe process properly known ascramming. One day, Emmie, examining a copy of her schedule ,discovered that her gymnasiumclass was scheduled for an afternoon la ter in the week. She decided to br ing her gym sui t andtennis shoes the next day in preparat ion. For what occurred thefollowing day, one cannot justl yblame Emmie. A rather la te arrival for an 8:10 class necessitatedmerely throwing her gymnasium(Continued 3 on Page 4)

Freshman ChristmasParty(Cont inued from Page 1)ball motif, the three Christmast rees are a t t ract ive ly decoratedwith white cotton balls. At eachwindow is placed a candle with amirr or behind it to reflect itsl ight . Sparkl ing snow flakes arescat te red about the room.Fol lowing a de l ightful program,in which Thelma Berdie l sings "Silent Night" in Spanish, Santa

Claus and his Snowmen dist r i bute individual gifts to the Sisters,the Facul ty, and the Seniors. TheJunior and Sophomore class presi dents are presented wi th gi fts forthe i r c lasses.During the serving of refreshme nt s , the Christmas issue of theMerciad is dist r ibuted.The commit tee chai rmen for theaffai r are as fol lows: GeneralChairman, Alvina McDermott; M usic, M. Root; Decorations, J. Musiand E. Herr ick; Food, E . Walshand M. Bal tus; Invi ta t ions, J .Mault; Dining Room Program, A.Johnson; Gifts, A. Kahn; Christmas Trees, M. Rohde; Audi tor iumProgram, J. Olzeski ; and Chari tyDrive , P. Duffy and R. Engl ish.Betty Ann Engl ish '41

Two Senior JO. G. A.Members WinContestMartha Hut ton presided at themonthly meet ing of the 0. G. A.held on the evening of December5 . At this meet ing two Mercyhurstsenior students, Frances Gal lagherof 2921 Hol land Stree t , Erie , Penn-sylvania , and Doris Scalzo, 512Portage Road, Niagara Fal ls, NewYork, were announced as winnersi n t he BU SINE SS E D U CAT IONWORLD Student-Teachers ' Contest, conducted in October underthe auspices of the Gregg Publ ishing Company. It is of interest tonote that the Mercyhurst studentswere two of the six winn ers inthis contest .As a special feature of the program, and under the auspices ofthe Coca Cola Bot t l ing Works, Mr.Jame s F. Minnaugh, Manager ofthe local branch showed two movies: the f i rst one , THE HUMA NT OU CH , p or t r ay i ng human r e l a t ions in business; the second one ,a f i lm of SPECIAL FLOWER ARRANGINGA Fasc i na t i ng H obby .

In the interval be tween these twopictures, Mr. Minnaugh conductedan open v forum on the "Qual i f icat ions of an Effic ient Secre tary,"and he also pointed out the variousimpl icat ions of the picture , THEH U MAN T OU CH , y fMary W i nst onPubl ici ty Chairman

S.fO. S. Plans TripThe c onstitution of the Sis ters Iof the Skillet was read for thebenefit of the new members at itssecond meeting, Wednesday evening, November 27, in the lounge.A le t te r from the president of theSeton Hill Home Economics Clubwas read. I t invi ted Mercyhurstto be represe nted at a luncheonand meeting of the Home Economics Clubs of Western Pennsylvania . I t was decided that Jeanne

Senior, president, Giovina Musi,and Genevieve Grotz should attendthe meeting to be held at SetonHill on Saturday, December 14.A permanent program committee was elected which consists ofJeanne Senior , Anastas ia Cot ter ,Dorothy Van At ten, Jean McKel-vey, and Clara Reed.T he Jun i o r s {presented! an enjoyable prog ram: Jo Musi displayed costume jewelry, giving aninterest ing ta lk on i t s use . Rather ine McMillan gave a talk on thework being done -in Beria College.This college was established inKentucky to fur ther the pract icaleducat ion of the mountaineers andbackwoods people of that region.A collection of hand woven fabr ics sent from the eollege was dis

played. Eileen Joyce reviewed thehistory of leather and i t s use inwearing appare l and accessories,i l lust rat ing her ta lk wi th an at t ract ive assortment of leathergoods. j-jHarrie t Mil loyJane Blackwood

Months never went by so fast asthey do now when a Merciad column comes due in what seems not ime at a l l since last month ' s wasrushed through to beatthe deadline. Since this issue comes betweenseasons , there is a sligh t lull insport ing act ivi t ies a t Mercyhurst .

A hockey game was final ly negot iated against Lake Erie College , but then old man weatherstepped in and cancelled our plans.The day before the one? on whichour game was scheduled, the Sem-inarians played P ark school inBuffalo, and spent six hours dr iving back to Eri e in a blindingsnow storm I. . . They lost thegame 3 to 1, but not wi thout agood st ruggle . '.While on the subject of snowyweather, Miss Quinn has succeededin obtaining some winter sportsequipment for the school, so if weget snowed in up here on the hillwe can amuse ourse lves, and we

won' t mind not going downtownSaturday^, afternoons, will we ?Miss Regan suggests snow shoesas a way out of the difficulty incase other means of t ransporta tion fail to $get us away for thehol idays or weekends.!BOWLING is one sport that hascome up fast in the ^interests ofus crazy Americans. I t 's greatfun and splendid exercisea fascinat ing game even i f you can' taverage 50. A large number ofus are seriously interested in doing some bowlingabout 80 signedup on the list recently . . . Andyet, we seem to be able to makeany plans to organize s o m eleagues. Some think that since ourschedule is crowded with activi-(Continued on Page 4)

Grace PhelanDemonstrates TypingSkillThe charming young gi r l wi ththe winning 5 personal i ty % whomMother Borgia 1 escorted into ! theCommuni ty Room, Tuesday morning, Dec. 3,1 was none other thanMiss Grace Phelan, the World' s

Amat e ur J Champion Typist . | H *: Miss Phelan began her demonst rat ion by an explanat ion of theproper p osture J for I typing, I andthen proceeded, with all the skilland dexter i ty of an expert , to typeat v arious rat es of. speed, fusingunfam iliar copy. Typin g at 40words a minute , she gradual ly | in-creased her speed until finally thekeys were hi t t ing the paten at thehigh rate of 186 words a m inute .^U Using memorized mater ial , MissPhelan was able to type 142 wordsa minutethe equivalen t of 14key strok es a' second. S he typedat this high rate of speed with aneasy graceful rhythm, the staccato of the keys like music in perfectt e m p o . f t ({

An interes t ing; feature of thedemo nstratio n consisted of M issPhelan' s answering quest ions inari thmet ic and spelling^while t yp ing unfamil iar mater ia l , a t therate of 140 words a minute.A humorous side!was displayedwhen Miss Phelan i l lust rated thetyping technique of "Somebody'sStenog." IMiss? Phelan's excellent ?typingtechnique and her very pleasingmanner comple tely won over heraudience, and instilled in everyonewho was fortu nate enough to seeher br i l l iant demonstrat ion a desire to become a better typist.-Marie Keleher

Death has another key to yoursafe . Axel Munthe

November 25 To the "vacat ionminded" Josephine Junior comthe real izat ion that Thanksgivinholidays are actually over. Thseason was a bi t rushed, but a vacat ion' s a vacat ion!! Somewheduring vacat ion Josephine lomost of her ambition and retaineonly enough to sit down and caculate the number of days untChristmas holidays. She suffciently awakened to reality, however, to know t h a t Mary Helehasn' t re turned as ye t , to heathat Betty and Charlie are noMr. and Mrs., and to know thPigeon is ta lking constant ly abowhat she and Hoppy did in Chicgo .November 26 Josephine 's tedency to "take things easy" i s iterfered with by the realizatiotha t the Seminar is not far oAccordingly she delves into the itellectual depths of Aristotle anspeaks of him with an eloquensuggest ing "book- l a rn i n ' " ! T hSeminar (?) i s actual ly worryin

Maida Wendell.November 27. Josephine receivher first copy of "Pro-ternwhich, although it is a rival pul icat ion, i s "tops." "Carm" takesbow as edi tor and Burnham "super salesman." Josephine finthat here is a paper wherein hviews are actually given considertionlNovember 28. 'Twas a big dfor Josephine Juniorthe Seminis over, Helen Regan said "I doMary "gave thank s" at Bi l lMary Hoiway, as usual, "did ttown" wi th Bud, and Mary Rirecovered from the J frantic feeing i sh e I experienced when sthought that she mighty not i*ra (Continued on Page 4)

HThese IFreshmen certainly ddecorate the i r room s.! KathleO'Rourke and Bet ty Glynn havChristmas fSpiri t Plus as you'vprobably noticed when you patheir door, that tantalizing odor omistletoe and pine, you know.While speaking of room decortions there's I a room on the firfloor|jin which a certain list orules lis posted for the benefit othe guests. Some of them are :1. Nobody, studen t or teachewill be allowed to throw gumon the floor, write on thwalls with I ink or pencil, ost r ike m atches| on the furnt u re . I I2. Singing "Sweet Adel ine" otelling Little Audrey jokes strictly forbidden.8. Anybody se t t ing fire to roomor furniture will be under paiof immediate expulsion.4. Etc . and so on.Mary "Moosie-Mouse" Mooseman has been seen around witsmiles a'plenty. I have no serioudoubts of whether or not I shoulattribute it to some one at homedo you?The Freshmen extend the iheart iest congratulat ions to Kath(Continued on Page 4)

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P ag e Four TH E MERCIAD December, 19SOPHLAND Adler Seminar FROSH HI-LITES Adler!Lecture MERCYONUS!

(Continued f rom Page 3)b r in g f o r th th a t f ami l ia r w h is t ling w-h-e-w ! A Siamese tw in settha t attra cts all eyes is KIRBYand the shor thand bookthe shor thand book and KIRBY.When you 're just ambling^aroundsometime, s top in room 24 andask the occupants for their in ter pretation of th at famous essay,"A Disser tation On A Roast Pig"who mentioned foot? |W e ' r e a l l ! w o n d er in g w h e nJEANNIE;is going to come back .OGLE is s imply lost and so proudof her roommate 's letters . They 'rereally not sentimentalor may b ej u s t th e l eas t b i t ! A N N A M A RI Edeserves congratulations and a b igcheer for her so lo par t in tha tbeautifu l rendition of Ave Mar ie.We're all so proud of her.I t s eems t h a t J EA N G O U G Hand CAROLINE are collectingp e n n i e sespecially o n S ta teStreeta " co k e" a t P e te ' s a lw ay stastes so good! B. J . 's in tere stshave turned to Michigan, and allthe t ime we were th inking that" H ai l to P i t t " r an g truest. W h a ts ay P i t t s b u r g h My! My! how I do go onbutcan 't I have just one more par tingremarkisn't o u r " p r es " a mar vel. By eDorothy Tormay

Reflection(Continued from Page 3)togs in to her locker . A vague planof later rear ranging its contentsentered her mind but soon disappeared completely .One .bright October day, a notice of the approach'of I n v es t i tu r eDay appeared on the college bulletin , board , causing a tor re nt ofmemories of her f reshman year tosweep through Emmie's mind, aswell as the thou ght of br ingingher own cap and gown to schoolas soon as possib le. Her cap andgown have s ince occupied a prominent place in her locker.

Gradually , more books, notebooks, and pape rs were perm ittedto occupy their r igh tful positionin the nar row compar tment, untilEmmie, overhear ing a d iscussionby several o ther g ir ls about thelinoleum cover ing the f loor of thelockers , began to doubt the veracity of their s tatements .;Emmie, for a rather insignif icant length of t ime in her collegelife , thought ser iously of rentinga second locker , but soon overcamet h a t foolish notion by allowing herovershoe s to occupy an honoredposition outs ide the locker doorand eliminating the use of a hange r for her coat.S h e h as a lw ay s "been an extremely generous sor t of person,a fact w hich has m any t imesaided her classmates in solv ingtheir d if f icult problems. An outs tanding ev idence is a few emptyfruit jars , the remnants of a tureen dinner held long ago. Notwish ing to leave them carelesslyabout and s ti l l not knowing whatto do with them, Emmie's f r iendsappealed to her for advice. Asyou see, the problem has been brilliantly solved.Emmie confided to me one daytha t she could not bear to pa r twith what are really memoriesmemories of class ass ignmen ts ,tureen dinners , Inves ti ture Day,and most impor tant of all1940'sCour tesy Campaign.

(Continued from Page 1)by the s tudy of happ iness! alonemen will become good; nor does headvise merely teaching eth ics tothe young because they have nothad the exper ience thru which totru ly understand it . At th is point,Dr . Adler posed the question: "I feth ics is n ot in tended for theyoung who need it, and if the oldhave already had the exper ience,for whom then is i t in te nded ?"The solution was s traightway g iven: "I t is for the mature so theycan direct the young."

Ear ly in the work , Ar is to tle def ines happiness as " the exercise ofthe soul 's faculties in conformitywith excellence or v ir tue." By theinductive method, Dr . Adler led thestudents to emphasize the s implerconclusion that happiness is thepossess ion of all good thi ngs intheir r igh t order ."I f happiness is the order of des irables , then v ir tue must be theorder of desires ," was the apt wayn which Dr . Adler s tated the relation between happiness and v ir tue.In d iscussing the cardinal v ir tues ,the learned educator guided thegir ls in drawing up parallel def in i t io n s : Temper an ce i s th e h ab i tof foregoing pleasure for a greatergood. For t i tude is the habit of undergoing pain for a greater'?good.The last chapter in* Book VI , towhich Dr . Adler drew par ti cularattention, shows that i t is not poss ib le to be good n the true sensewithout prudence, nor to be prudent with out moral v ir tue. Ar isto tle also concludes that the v ir tues cannot ex is t in iso lation f romeach: o ther , for , as one semi nar is tnut i t , " if you have the r igh t rea-son for one v ir tue, you must haveit for all ." ;Justice was said to subordinateindiv idual good to the commongood. Yet the good of the commu-nty contr ibutes u lt imately to thehappiness of each man.From the contents of Book I ,Dr . Adler drew up the fo llowingdefinition of happiness"it consis ts in activ ity in ac cordancejwith virtue in a complete life given the goods of for tune." Whereas in Book X, Ar is to tle def inesperfect happiness as that activ itywhich exercises the h ighest faculty of man, namely , the contemplation of the tru th . Dr . Adler closedthe two-hour session with thechallenge tha t Ar is t o tle ha d nor ight to draw h is latter conclusion,s ince i t cannot be reconciled withthe or ig inal def in it ion of happ iness . |

Jane F r an k l inOne day, upon enter ing thelocker room, I heard s ligh t scuff l ing noises , the sound of objectsfall ing , and some one mutter ingunder her breath . Upon investigation, I discovered that a few ofEmm ie's most pr ized locker ,possessions shad obligingly Amoved ou tof their na r row con fines , to prov ide space for a few newcomers .Emmie, soon ;her cheerful selfagain , sat before her locker patiently -A throwing objects back I intomer r y | disorder . H aving accomplished her task, she quickly closedthe door , which , to her surpr ise,actually s tayed in place.So, dear reader , runs the h is toryof Emmie's locker a h i s to r ynoble in itself because of the lasting quality of i ts accomplishments . And now, I leave Emmie,my mind at-ease ag a in .Valma Blakey

(Continued from Page 3)leen Smyth , the f ir s t in our classwith a r ing . Good Luck, Kay!!!I f people don 't s top puttingth ings in o ther people 's beds atnightmentioning no names, ofco u r s e !Please, Upper-Classmen, don 'tas k u s F r es h men ag a in w h at S an ta Claus is going to br ing us!!While nosin ' around the o therday I ran across a most powerfullycute outfita br igh t red f lannelsh ir t and a grey pleated sk ir t . I twas worn by Mary Lou Kellybut to whom did it belong ? W h a tis the question!Have you ev er watched RitaBotzum read a letter f rom Fr itz ?.Rev o l t in g , i s n ' t i t ? ??We were mighty sor ry to seeDor is Dr iscoll leavebut w e ' r ehoping she ' l l get well real soonso 's she can hurry back .Anne Johnson and Cara Reedseem to be making lo ts of progresswith two brothe rs but keep i tunder your hats , g ir ls , 'cause i t 'sa deep, dark secret.We do hope our mar ks havebeen forgotten by the t ime we gethome Woe is us , if 'en th ey ' r enot! 'Have youHands off,S mi th ' s .Can you imagine anyone dr iv ingf ive hundred miles th rough snow,wind, s leet, and wha t have you,just to see a g ir l? Well, Bob did .Oh, you know Bob, f rom Purdue ?Jewel surely you know!!"I ' l l Never Smile Again ," canbe apprec iated only if you 're inlove or suffer ing f rom Dementia-Praecox. . .I sn ' t Pro-Tern nea t? Even if i tdoes cost two whole pennies .Jeanne Dr iscoll is worr ied abouther f igger . She wants to reduce.F a n c y that!! tch . tch .We th ink our Big Sis ters arepretty swell . I wonder if we'l l beable to do as good a job whe nw e ' r e J u n io r s ."Tempus F u g i t " ( I can ' t h e lp i tit's the Latin in me) , and somus t I until next t ime, thenadieu, and stuff.Gloria Corrado '44

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able to attend the Semin ar . Inthe "wee hours ," Jo Junior f inallydropped off to sleepstill t r y in gto decide what the evening 's lecture actually meant to her .November 29 . Well. Thanks giving is f inally over , aren ' t they ?Jo Junior hasn 't a th ing to worryher except lesson plans, cour tesy

week and term papers . She 's s t i l lwonder ing whet her J . C. ever gotJean ne. Here and now, Jo makesa resolution to save her money asa fund towards buying Chr is tmasgif ts! ! No more cokes!!December 1. Josephine 's craving for "some excitem ent" wassatisf ied by a mid-night caller whowas proclaimed everyth ing f roma track-star to Romeo, himself.December 2 . Josephine 's commendable plan to economize isn ' tworking out so well but there 'ss ti l l a t idy sum in her purse. Jorejo ices at the news that J immyMercyh urst is to be adopted forChr is tm as. She receives a letterf rom the boy back home who "sincerely hopes" that she will celeb r a te N ew Y ear ' s Ev e w ith h im.

(Continued from Page 1)of f inding tru th . One must be justand do his share of work in orderto be fair to h is fellow students .He also pointed out the er roneousbelief held by some that life beg ins af ter school. He correctedth is opinion by explaining that thelife of the student is a mode oflivinga l ife of learning greatlyfacili tated by the possession ofmo r a l v i r tu e .Dr . Adler pointed out the dangers of educated men who are untrained in moral v ir tue howvitious and destructive such mencan be. On the o ther hand, goodmoral men having no trained in tell igence would be subject to allsor ts of deceptions and seductions,and readily led away from ft h emoral l ife .Another impor tant question considered was, " C a n j v i r t u e beta u g h t?" Th e G r eek s c la imed th a tv ir tue could not be taugh t, butthey were refer r ing to moral v ir tue. In tellectual v ir tues can begotten f rom books, at b lackboa rds,and f rom teachers . But when consider ing moral v ir tue, Dr . Adlerbelieves the schoolas a school

cannot teach i t . Hef continued bys ta t in g th a t th e t each e r , as a t ea -cher , cannot teach moral v ir tue .But if the teacher is consideredas a man, he can help one acquirethe moral v ir tue s by h is adviceand counsel, by reward and punishment, and by tak ing by the handand leading . He concluded, however , that, in a good society , theschool wouldihave v er y ! l i t t l e r e sponsib ili ty for jmoral v i r tu e . Th ehome and community should bepowerful factors in aiding onp ac quire v ir tue.Many other valuable points wereconsidered in th is master ful d iscourse. Some of h is problems wereanswered by both a yes and no,th u s s t imu la t in g o u r in te r e s t topu r s u e f a r th e r th e pa th s o fknowledge. Sally McClainJosephine considers but seems tohave someth ing else in mind!December 6. The excitement onthe th ird f loor was so great to-n it e t h a t J o s e p h i n e n e ar ly" d r o pped h e r u ppe r p la te ! " B etween an appar it ion on the s tair way and a pig's ffoot in Eunice 'sbaththe evening was cer tain lynot dull . Eunice 's allergy was revealed to her h ither to unsuspecting classmates .December 7. Josephine is finding ,; tha t she is barely able to exis t on her allowance, her|savingsar e ;n o th in g , an d n o t a?Christmashas she purchased! That boy shemet l as t s u mmer a t Lak e iO s o b lu ,wrote and "begged" herfto allowhim to escor t her to the town'sbest ball on New Year 's Eve. Jois expecting a s imilar " inv ite"f r o m i ih e r " s ecr e t pas s io n " f r omCornell . She |finally dispatches"polite apologies to Home TownTommy and Sun-Tanned Sam. Shekeeps her f ingers crossed in thehope that the expected inv itationwill be for thcoming.Decem ber 9-19. Day s spent inworrying and hoping . Josephine 's :classwork assum es a def in ite de- jcline in quality and quantity . Thusfar th e mail between Mercyhurst |and Cornell has been "nil ." Maybehe's sav ing on s tamps so he canbuy her a Chr is tmas present. Jorealizes that she has no sav ing 's

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(Continued f rom Page 3)s h ak es a t th e D ai r y BaronS u n d ay .Good old hunting season. A gwe know by the name of H. Hamer made a haul! H e caughtbutton Deer and a Button, deLucky Button, dear !Th e P o e t r y D epar tmen t i s hpy to submit "Owed to the ECoach Comp any" or "They AServe Who Only Stand and Wa( f rom the picture ofn a m e ) .Winter has come,Victor ia balks ,The bus takes some,But o thers walk .(and is late) .(For the benef it offormed, the aforementioned Vtor ia belongs to one B. Lea hComposed by Y. T. in a fit of dpe r a t io n .While not busy composing ptry , my soul is wont to th ink N . Y. C. 's "Twelf th Night" wHelen Hayes and Maur ice Evoras the b ill ing says, "This and fEvans Too." How should love to see i t!B r u te? " as w e s ay in

country .Here 's to "Pro-Te rn" and staff. They 've h it the nail on head, and we pray that their amay continue as sharp.Well, all I can say is , i t 's t ith is column took inventory awas hung out to air . And|so , d ies , we g ive youCH RI S TM A S-Jeanne W

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SPORTY; BITS(Continued f r o m P ag e 3 )ties, Sunda y would be the ons u i tab le - t ime ; b u t n o b o w l in g leys! are available then . . . Wcan ' t w e find' some other t imethere are unactive weeks in t

school year as far as spor ts aconcerned . . . Between hockand basketball seasons, for is tance, and af ter basketball in tspr ing , bowling would be just tth ing to g ive us our neededfexeKcise. Moreover , any number s tu d e n ts can tak e pa r t ' in tsportit would be especially apreciated by those who do not Iout for the more s trenuous teaspor ts . Does anyone have 3 abr ight suggestions as to Jhow wcould overcome th is d if f iculty?How did you Notre Dame fa( th a t mean s all Iof us , I guesslike the outcome of t he N. DSouthern Cal. gam e? I d id , toFootball -predictions for the Bowgames(I can ' t do worse thaMcLemore, though 1 may havless reason to express an opinionit does f i l l space, tho ugh ) : Ne braka to edge out Stanford in thRose Bowl; Tennessee to provtougher tha n Boston College the Cotton Bowl (someth ing telme I 'm w r o n g th e r e ) ; O r an gBowlwe'd like to see Georgetowb e a t M is s i s sipp i S ta te ; a nthe Cotton Bowl has Fordham othe winning s ide against their undecided opponents who may be thTexas Aggies . . . Why not maka selection even if our team is noyet selected my chances are jusas remote anyway of pick ing thr igh t one. I t 's J l ike betting on horsebet on intuition instead Ostatis tics and you won 't be anfar ther behind.

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