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THE MERCIADJ u n e

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THE MERCIADMember

Pbsocfcited Golleoate Press

ICUOQL' • • W » » l OC t * Ti

g rE d l t o r i n | Chief Betty Ahlgre n ^ ^

$ 3 I 3 $ \ A 8 S 0 c i a t e Editor Stephanie Melisz6-W.A» I Ass i s t an t Ed i to r s M a r y H a r v e y

$JS^/| n, • «Allce MurPhy few

^ ^ Bussness Man ag e r Mar y ?Mar McLaughlin

Writs-g Staff: Betty Gorm a n^ J e a nne l L e doux , PoUy Slater , Ceci l le Jewell , Mir iam Gempere, NancyW he l a n , Mar y E. St a nne y , Patricia Walker, Agnes Kalata, Connie Schneider, Dorothy Maloney,;Geraldine Farrel l , Margaret Bodenschatz . $

Business Staff: M a r g a r e t Rigard, Ann Nickum, JeannefLawler, Kathleen Leehan, Rose Mar ie Ratajc-zyk , Ann Kennedy, Jean O'Neil, Elaine Forge* .e , Antionette Marino, Mary Helen Kenny.

ValeteBy Dr. M. J. Relihan

Two thoughts about the Sen- cherished memories and walk

iors are uppermost in this writ- corridors with the grosts of

er's mind every i y ea r as Com- teryear .

mencement approaches. The first iha s to do with the hear t! the

second, with the head.

I t has been said that friend

ship is the "slowest-growing

p lan t in the garden of God." A Feltre , renownedhtalien human-

college friendship grows slowly is t educator of the 15th Century,

and takes deep root . It s sudden! wrote that "Not everyone is

t ransplant ing at graduat ion is called to be a lawyer, a physi.

seldom accomplished without cian, a phi losopher, to live in the

h a r m ; the stem may be unbrok- public eye, nor has everyone out-

Well, well, another year ise n a n d t h e flower continue to standing gifts of natural ability;

T h e r e ' s no one feel ing a l o n e ; we ' r e e x p e r i e n c i n g a syn- over, and I can hardly believe bloom > b u t m a n y precious roots but all of us are created for the

t h e s i s of f e e l i n g s . A t t i m e s we f e e l f e a r an d i n c a p a b i l i t y ; ' that it's past. Don' t the days goa r e

v i o l e n t l y t o r n a w a y a n d s u c h H f e o f s o c i a l d u t y , a l l a r e r

t h e n a g a i n w e f e e l e n t h u s i a s m a n d a c a l l f t h a t t e l l s U S i t ' s q u i c k l y - I g u e s s t h e s t u d e n t s v i o l e n c e m a y l e a v e a p e r m a n e n t S p o n s i b l e f o r t h e p e r s o n a l i n -

t i m e f o r U S t o a s s u m e o u r r o l e s i n t h e w o r l d ' s e v e r y d a y h a v e a l l f i n i s h e d t h e i r e x a m s . Is c a r - A t Commencement, Mercy- fhienee which goes forth from

the

yes

Our second thought has to dowi th c erta in ob ligations their

education imposes upon the

graduates, obligations which are

common to all. Vittorino da

How Does It Feel To Be B U L L E T IN B O A R D

Graduating \ Dear Miss Edito

living surely hope none*of them have h u r s t i s distressed overjjher un - U s . " As holders of degrees from

I t ' s in m o m e n t s of sol i tude t h e s e feelings hatfe b een en d ed up "in the red," so to re turn ing daughters , many of a Catholic college, the graduates

coming to us. They come when we recall especially the last speak. whom she knows she will see no have the obligation of exerting

retreat^ and F a t h e r Durkin's saying we are "hothouse"women, tha t to date we have been protected from the worries and evils of the world But now it' s t ime for us to leaveth is house tha t has sheltered us . For ty or fifty years of lifestill lie ahead of us . How are we going to live these years ?I t ' s up to us to decide.

We feel there 's so much we don't know. We feel morethan ever before a t h i r s t for knowledge, but simultaneously we're realizing tha t it's t ime we got practical experiencein our fields of study.

Commencement, therefore, idoes mark a beginning for

It surely w ill* be funny next " ^ E?™ *"* * * n U m b e r a

Pe r 8 o n a l i n f l u e n c e t h a t ^ "•

year without that senior class

with all their vim, vigor, and vi

ta l i ty . They all worked real hard

th is year and certainly deserved

that week of relaxation before

receiving their sheepskins and

tu rn ing the tassels on their mor

tar boards tomorrow night .

grows of those who, scat tered conclusive evidence of the moral

over foreign lands and many and spiritual soundness offthe

American States, can never re- training they have received, and

tu rn . This is ill for them and 0f it s ^invaluable aid to them in

doubly ill for Mercyhurst, for

every Alma Mater needs the loveplaying their part in the political, social, and cultural life of

and good will of her alumnae. It the community to which they be-

is our fervent hope that we shall long. We firmly believe that the

have a permanent place in the

Ey the way, Lantern Night is hear ts of the Class!of '48, even

u s —t h e b e g i n n i n g of a new way of l i f e . D e c i s i o n s \ a n d t o n i * h t » i s n > t i t ? Vm s u r e y ° u 1 1 though their feet may not often

personal integrity of the mem

bers of fthe Class of '48 will be

unending inspiration for goodthe

An Experiment InLivin

C h o i c e s w i l l h a v e t o b e m a d e w h i c h w i l l f o r m t h e p a t t e r n a U ^ h a v e a w o n d e r f u l t i m e . T h e t r e a d a g a i n f a m i l i a r h a u n t s o f t o a l l w h o k n o w t h e m i n

O f t h e l i f e w e w i l l l e a d i n t h e c o m i n g y e a r s . W e p r a y t h a t s o p h o m o r e s h a v e r e a l l y w o r k e d u n d e r g r a d u a t e d a y s t o r e i n s t a t e y e a r s a h e a d .

w e w i l l v n e v e r l a c k s t r e n g t h t o d o w h a t w e k n o w i s r i g h t . * * a r do n i t#

W e p r a y t h a t our m i n d s w i l l n e v e r b e c o m e so d i s t o r t e d as Well, I guess I'll have to sign

t o r e j e c t o ur g r e a t e s t her i t age—a se t of p r i n c i p l e s t h a t off now. Best wishes to the sen-

w i l l n e v e r c h a n g e . We p r a y t h a t our p a t t e r n s of l i v in g wi l l i o rs , and may God bless all of

b e so formulated t h a t we w i l l e v e r k e e p in v i e w t h e en d you. And we 11 see all the under

classmen back next year, one

step further on the ladder of

achievement.

'Bye now and good luck.

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t h a t one day will have to be realized by all of us.

A| grea t literary!, master has put into beautiful word3w ha t we seniors feel:

"I n the great hand of God I stand."—Shakespeare

C Th\ Will Be Done'By Margaret Bodenschatz

We cannot predict success for certain members of|the1948 graduating class of ^Mercyhurst College—all thegraduates must be successful. A sick and desperate worldis waiting for their love, their ideals, and^their devoted

service. iThe members of the Class of 1948 are warriors who are

clothed in the "armour of justice and who have been giventhe shield of faith and the sword of the spirit which is the

word of God."They are courageous sailors whose voyage will soon

carry them from the sight of the shore, but who are fearless in the face of the storm for their course is chartedby the principles of their religion, and they are guided byan Invisible Commander, the Holy Ghost, J |

But even more forceful than these analogies is the facttha t they are women. Janet Kalvin says that in our timewe need women with a vision of their great,task whowilhelo to restore the social equilibrim by creating a vitalcurrent of the great womanly v irtues: the spirit of love™m«assion for the suffering, generous self-sacrifice. AtS * root of all the disorders of our time lies man's attemptto assert his independence of God. To bring tranquility and°ov

aT„to tne chaos of modern society, the first necessity

s a profound renewal of spirit, a whole hearted surrenderIff JEn to God, a humble and joyful acknowledgment of° .nmnlete dependence on Him. To light the way to this2 5 5 t thTtask of woman in the modem world."

IN MEMORIAMThe faculty and student body

of M ercyhurst w ish to? expresssincere sympathy to Mother M.

Borgia and Sister Mary Anna on

their recent bereavement.

"This is for keeps" is a sloganwhich recalls to most of us amagazine picture of a (beautifulbride admiring her new set ofOneida Commu nity silver plate.The well-known name has an

^interesting story behind it, whichwas brought to light in our classin American Republic one day.

Reform was the cry$ in theearly days of the Industrial Rev

olution, in America, the land ofopportunity. There arose a movement to revolutionize societyand base it on cooperative livingto promote the welfare of mankind. John Humphrey Noyes, agraduate of Dartmouth and atheology student at Yale, gathered his relatives and friends together at Oneida, New York, andformed the Oneida community.Their hard word and good prod-utcs brought financial successafter a long struggle, but outside opposition to their systemof "complex marria ge" led to thedistribution of the assets andthe formation of the present dayjoint-stock company.

Today in the Church the needhas been felt for a system which

will give to laymen and lay-women spiritual, intellectual, andsocial training and making ofthem apostles to carry this training into religious, civic, and social life. The Grail Movement hasbeen started to answer this Need.In Loveland, Ohio, there is now a jfarm donated by the Bishop ofCleveland Diocese, which is runby a group of lay women whose

purpose is to learn to live a

Christian life in today's world.They,learn crafts, such as spinning,! weaving, animal husban*dry, and farming. A rigorousschedule is followed during theirstay, usually of one year..-. Mass is said every mornin*an d the women try to wear thesame colors as the priest's vestments for that particular day-After

their'periodof training,

they go back into secular lifespread Christian teaching.

In'Herman, Pennsylvania,men's group,}called C e * t e r

w n 'Men of Christ the King, has beenformed for the same pu'PThe provide a program otership training in Catholic A

| tion. Two -types ofcourse

pS

kendprovided; the short, weecourses,-,and a full y ^ r

?hri8tj Ibeginning on the Feast of .the King. The entire V*°* ^is designed to point the ayer toward specific oaw d

tion organization under *n» «nW||.ance of his own pastor in

Parish. l SThe Grail movement is n

not only with Oneida but vw, • .4* f nA CO «

hisow

the Utopias, of the c « - dtlirough which men haveou t for self-improvement-and women of Christian c o i ^will do well |to support n ^this effort to strengtheni {

apostolate, for., the m t

may well prove the ^ ya n t i .

will save our world fromChristianity. s.

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Vacations and JVocations

the close of this school year draws near, all Mercyhurst isI forward to the summer months with mingled emotions. To

I l0° this summer will be the beginning of their life's work; tos° ' iiiSt a short intermission in their college work. Some will

n the sunny vacation spots; others will take a summer job;P i otiv will enroll in summer school. Following are the plans of

I several of our co-eds.

J t t y Rock, Roberta Hitchcock, and Ruth Morey all have the same

I fflpr plans—loaf|and look for a job. Good luck in your futurebt Miriam Gem per le will be a counselor at Camp Glinodo again

. sum mer. Rita Gutman will spend her summer typing and filing

|jn a Cleveland office;?

I Adelaide Witt is looking forward to a long, luxurious summerI f doing nothing at all, i\nd she extends a welcome to all PittsburghI .-jtors to join her. Since Sister Leona won't have all the freshman

m s to check this summer, she can devote her time to teachinghvsiology. Georgie Stefik will be a mail clerk in her fathe r's plan t;

h wever, since she will live at the lake, her summer will also includeswimming and other sports.

Kiki Naud plans to spend her summer racing around Half MoonLake in a speedboat. Sounds excitin g! Amon g o ther activities,Blaine Forgette and Dolores Fitzgerald will attend graduation ceremonies at Notre Dame College. Both girls have a brother in theClass oi '48. Making use of her Home Economics training, Mary AnnDonaher plans to accomplish a great deal of sewing. Maybe Ursulacould help too. Both girls also want to spend some time in travel.

I Summer will find Margaret Fusaro working at the playground ofEldridge Park in Elmira, New York. Margaret Phelan is lookingforward to playing her saxophone in the Lancaster-Depew community band. This band will give concerts every Friday night duringth e months of June and July. Ana G arcia 's immediate plans are sleepand more sleep. I gues s we all <agree with her on that subject.

Aileen Yueh will remain at Mercyhurst for summer school, whileher cousin, Margery Yang, will journey to New York. Ann Hamilton

I j s going South—Gowanda, that is, to visit her roommate, MimifiHoerbelt. Mimi, by the way, with Lucille Heidt, will be the I. R. C.'s

delegates to a New York conventionfin the early part of June. InsManning will spend a busy Florida summer caring for her new babypsister. XI

tMary Paula Calamunci will attend summer school at Universityof Buffalo. Katie Leehan's main ambition is to get a good tan beforestarting work in Aug ust. Mary Harvey and Rosemary Guinnane willspend their'time traveling between Oil City and Jamestown. EvaPatrick wants to get a really good rest his summer before she sta r ts

work in theffall. She will teach Latin, French, and English mJRo-Chester. j

All of these plans sound both relaxing and entertaining, so happyvacation to all! M

The lucky seven! are : (seated 1. to r .) Connie Finch, MarjorieDean, Marion McLean; (stand ing 1. to r .) Anne Nickum, TheresaSabella, Rachel Brown, and Shirley Sommerhof.

S e n i o r s E n t e r t a in

f o r l u c k y S e w n 'On Wednesday, June 2, the

senior class held a dessert bridge

in the College Lounge in honor

of "the lucky seven,"J he seven

members of their class who will

become brides soon after g radua- |

tion.The lovely brides-to-be who

were honored included TheresaSabella, Niagara Falls, N. Y.;Connie Finch, Waterford, Pa.;Marion McLean, Rachael Brown,Marjorie Dean and Shirley Sommerhof of Erie, Pa. ; and AnneNickum, Sharon, Pa.

The decorations of the loungefollowed a wedding r ing theme.After an evening of bridge, alunch was served > and each of theguests was presented with a setof china from their fellow classmates .

The entire school joins withthe class of '48 in wishing "thelucky seven" much happiness andgood luck in the future.

Swimming Season Opened A t Janus Glee Club EnjoysA. A . Picnic

•It has almost become a tra

dition that the Janus club and

Athletic Association have their

annual picnic at the Peninsula on

Decoration day. This year they

held it on Saturday, M ay 29. Thegir ls hiked to the reservoir , themost centrally located meetingplace, to leave their food andequipment. The next thing wasto find a place on the beach withthe grea tes t amount of sun.After a half hour or so, the conversation slowed, and, drowsywith the heat and motion of thewater , the gir ls dozed off .

In a few hours they were baked to a turn on one side, and. of

course, hun gry. Hot dogs andsoft drinks are always welcome.Th e baseball'-bat and ball wereleft where they had first beendropped, and the gir ls went backto the dock to bask in that seldom-seen article—sunshine. Afew ventured into the icy wavesbut soon thought better of it .

At sundown the gir ls wereback a school, weary and suntanned. Companionship, exercise, and good fun shouldn'tbr ing about any se r ious mishaps ,but! u s t as l i t is traditional forthe gir ls to have their outing, sois it traditional? to hear thegroans of those who were toowell done.

1*t4icU OuUidcThe inside of M ercyhurst, is a

greatlcontrast to the scenes justdescribed. There is a great calm-] es s which -.prevails even if thegir ls are rushing about.] Th emost beautiful spo t is, of course,the chapel of Christ the* King,where many great decisions! aremade.

The halls of the first floor aredecorated by many beau tiful pic

tures. Have you ever taken timeout to look at them closely ? !While on the subject of ar t , wecan't forget about our murals—three completed and one almostthere.

I believe the post office andth e lounge jvie with each otherfor the rating of "Special Place."Each ha s| i ts special charmwhether it be the white of an en velope or the rainbow colors ofthe Juke Box.

And a tour of the insidewouldn't be complete withoutmentioning the class rooms andth e library—for, as we all know,they are the real reason we arehere. Many hours, some happy

and others boring, are spent inthese rooms.

Our last stop for the^day isthe "dorm." Here the gir ls haveput their ar tistic tendencies intoplay, and the results are beautif u l ! Yes, this i s Mercyhurs tplace of play and study, offr iendship and of prayer.

*/%& #* TftencyfatnAt

Mercyhurst is beautiful all the

year round—whether she has

snow glistening on towers or

rain beating a steady tune on her

roofs. But the time she really

steals my heart away is in thespring! As I come up the boulevard I see the beautiful greenlawn resembl ing a magic carpe tinviting me to step inside, andthe smell of the evergreens andpines f il ls my lungs with one ofthe sweetes t per fumes imaginable.

| I f you take the side soad, yo uwill see the beautiful Grotto ofOur Lady through the t r ees . Awinding pa th brings-you to thefoot of the hill where Our Ladystands in grea t s impl ic i ty and

loneliness. Now is the time tostop and whisper a li t t le prayerto her for that "special" intent ion of yours!p The grave l pa th leading awayf:om the Grotto will take yous t r a ight to the 'Joy Spot of Mercyhurst''—our i s land! Here the

gir ls s teal! a few m inutes fromtheir busy schedules and just relax and dream of " things . " Someof the more energetic gir ls canbe found down the drive at thetennis courts—using the i r f r eemoments to good advantage .These a re but a few of the scenes

which describe \Mercyhurst onthe outs ide .

Buffalo ConcertOnce again Mercyhurst and

Canisuis Glee Clubs met and

combined to create a delightful

concert and to renew old ac

qua intances . Acting as hosts , th e

Canisius men entertained Mercy

hurs t wi th hospi ta l i ty tha t knew

no bounds . !

The Mary Seton Room of

Kleinhan'sf Music Hall was th e

scene of the co ncert which began

a t three o'clock. The audiencethrilled to such favorites as

"Brahms ' Lul laby ," sung by the.V

Canisius Glee Club, the "Whif-

fenpoof Song," which}was dedi-

ca ted to the young ladies , and

"When Day is Done" by th e

Mercyhurst Glee Club.

After the concert the gir ls

were escor ted to the Markeen

Hotel where they were dined and

danced for the remainder of the

evening. The very versatile men

of Canisius provided the music

for the dance with an orchestra

composed of Glee Club members.

Mercyhurs t produced the voca l i s t s ; Be t ty Cai rns sang "Dark

Town St rut te r s Ba l l" and Mimi

Hoerbe l t , "L i t t le Whi te L ies . "

Promptly \at 10:30 everyone

sta r ted for the bus station. Once

there , the Canis ius boys ente r

ta ined aga in wi th I ta l ian se ren

a de s ; and as the bus pul led away ,

they sang the las t song on the

program, "Good Night Ladies . " '

Needless to say, everyone is

looking forward to bigger and

bet te r concer ts wi th Canis ius .

These programs have provided

an oppor tuni ty for two exce l lent

Glee Clubs to combine and ex

press ! the i r abi l i t ies . They h ave

also made it possible for t he publ ic to apprec ia te what i s be ingaccomplished by the two colleges , and, what i s more impor tant , the concer ts have given twofine Catholic Colleges an oppor tuni ty to become be t te r ac qua inted.

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School Attends Dinner Aboard Ship

A scene from the deck of thefU. S. S. Mercyhurst

"Ship ahoy, lassies! Bon Voy

age and Anchors Aweigh! Th e

TJ.S.S. Mercyhurst has set sail

on another world cruise!"

Such w ere the* sentimen ts of

the guests and "crew" after at-

color scheme revealed the nauti- the\seniors are entitled a world

cal theme. Attract ive "sailoret-

t e s , " who served the dinner,

furnished| a t rue navy atmos

phere.After the dinner, an enter-

tour. Each graduate was pre

sented with a favor and had

herrpassport signed by the Pi

lot of "U.S.S. |Mercyhurst,"

Mother Borgia.

Then came the hour to say

C o l l e g i a t e C o m m u n i q u e sThere was no name signed to the article, "The True Meanlmr

of the ' P r o m ' " in T he To maha wk, but we'll wage r n member ofthe ju nior class of Holy Gross College was responsible. The junior class of Mercyhurst also hopes that their Prom will long bea m emo rable occasion which united all the classes in a "bond ofgood!wil l" and served ". . , to promote new and lasting friend-

ships."

From coas t to coast William Shakespeare still reigns supremeThe Dramatic Society at Holy Cross presented the immortalcomedy, "The Merchant of Venice," before a packed house, StMary's College, out California way, brought the tragic drama"Othello," to life for their spr I tig ^production. Doesn't this provethat we've so often heard in our English classes, "The test ofl i terature is t ime?" ;,

The Varsity News, published by University of Detroit studentsannounced the resu lts of a su rvey entitled "Wh at Q ualities ShouldA; Good Husband and Wife Have?" These results were the findings of Fr. Emmett Patr ick O'Connell, S.J., who teaches the University marriage courses and is considered an expert marriagecounsellor. "In ge nera l," Fa the r said, "the ra ting s give evidenceof the sound judgment expected of mature university students,"The;men students, he cited for example, ". . . emphasised the importance of If undamental factors such as a girl 's moral character,her qualities as a future mother, her philosophy of Ilife and of

marriage, her desire for a real home and family life. Glamor,good looks, romantic love ar e re garded as con tributing little ornothing to the success of marriage." The women it udents regarded as m ost im portant ". . . basic qualities like a man's stability of c hara cter, his economic st atu s, his u nselfishness, his desirefor a real homo and family life.{Good looks, athletic prominence,etc., were considered|to have small valu e as qualities of a prospective husband." The one thing jmost students misjudged wascongeniality. Fr. O'Connell.stresses strongly that ". . . being ableto get along with one* anoth er could not; have beenC rated toohighly." One thing is certain*-4,love is-jjhere to stay, for betteror for worse!" .88 K ^ g H H r o *

Try this, and see what happens, suggests The Mount Mirror o fMount St. Scholastica College, Atchison, Kansas. "Walk into agroup with a bigtsmile and a 'Hello' instead of altrivial gripe."Also in this same issue!we find an unden iable truth in an editorial on the Christian Demo crat's victory in Italy. "Through theintercession of fOurf Lady of Fatima the Comm unists were de

feated this timefbutfwe know such crises will occur again andistslare finally defeated . . JThe resultsi n e *"™0 ~"~ " . A{YX tainment honoring the seniors, me n came inn i.uu* - — teated tms ume outending the annual senior din- t a i n m e n * n o n ° " * . „ o o d b y e , bu t with the assur- again before the Co ~ -~ - -JC JL , _,„4* „ w n« nrovided by a model trav el goowwyc, «%»v r. i„-,J* .ro&^ n n ftnp need feel complacent . • •

= r " r r = sLrj-Ki-s r r - ^ r : s = r . s r -A - . * - —. *dMay 13.

Descending the stairs to theauditorium, afblue and white

the "U.S.S. Mildred Trippe" as

the streamline cruiser omwhich

'48, come

next October.

Alumnae Weekend

M. H. r

guratttbit*Through The Year W i t h The Sodality Cfe JnercLad

Some night in spring, many ayear from now.

When the lights are dim and thesoft shades fall,

I'll keep my tryst|with those Iknew

Who roomed, long ago, on thirdfloor hall.

My roommate, I'll see you again,And after the others have gone,We'll sit on the foot of the bed

And talk about things till thedawn.

You will be there, the loyal one;

An you, who were good and kind:

And you with your temper?andchuckle,

The happy-go-lucky of mind.

You, with the keen bracing

thoughts,And you the pretty, the lovely

one—Everyone will be there!

Some night in spring, many aI year from now.

As the shadows play on the old,oldjwall,

The music of jj girlish laughterwill faintly come

And the echo of footsteps downthe third-floor hall.

Martha Myer, '35

The month of May climaxed

a year of successful and varied

Sodality activities. Nightly, be

fore and after May Day, girls

could be found either at the

Grotto or in Chapel reciting therosary. A number of the girls

also volunteered to care for the

Grotto for a day.

Reviewing the year, we re

member that the Open House,

October 17, proved to be mostsuccessful. During this monthof the Most Holy Rosary there

was daily recitation of thatmost powerful means of prayer

by the Sodalists.On December 8, the Feast;of

the Immaculate Conception, theSodality sponsored^ its annualCommunion Breakfast to welcome eleven new members.

Guests at the breakfast wereRev. Alfred Watson, Chaplainof Mercyhurst; Rev. EdwardLatimer, professor of religion;and guest speaker, Rev. EnisConnelly, pastor of St. Lawrence's, Albion.

The proceeds of the donationscollected during student bodyMass every Thursday morningwere sentfto various Missions,whose acknowledgments ex pressed their gratitude for the

slightest|support.

A drive to obtain clothes for needy personswas also successfully conducted.

Whenever possible, officersand members of each committeeattended the Erie District Sodality meetings held at theCathedral on the last{Tuesdayof each month. Ten representatives and prefect, Ann Nid urn,

I took part in the May Crowningat the Cathedral on' World Sodality Day, May 9. ?

One of the main aims of theSodality of Our Lady is that ofthe lay apostolate, the givingoffChrist to others. |The Consecration to the Mother of Godin the Sodality is an entire giftof oneself throughout^ life and

for all eternity. During thesummer months let us all remember the ideals of the Soda-list, who keeps in mind themotto, "To Jesus throughMary!" M. H.

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Last Wi And Testamentthe Senior Class of nine teen hundred a n d for ty -e ight , be ing

I u'nd mind, body and judgement, and considering t h e uncer ta inty[rf'J.g frail and t ransi tory life, d o hereby make, publish ,and declare\o(^ . j a s t will a nd t e s t a m e n t .

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foou . beloved Dean: Our fondest affection and deepest gratitude.

gjgter Mary Alice: O u r " tha nk y ou ' s " fo r he r much needed.1 nrfl throughout o u r college days.

* Father Watson: O u r apprec ia t ion fo r h i s vehement Soda l i ty

talk'

.

fo Sister Victorine—Class Advisor : O u r loya l ty fo r he r ever -LV«nt assistance. ' 1

, t^e Facul ty : O u r admira t ion fo r the ir pa t ience in daily classes.

J f Mercyhurst: O u r hope tha t t h e remaining s tudents wil l be a s

1 'thful as we have s t r ived to be .

I from th e Following: |

I Stephie Melisz, bequeath t o P a t Vanderve ldt m y bus tickets fo rIher 'social case work. , |

Lucille Vitello, bequeath t o Jane Denny s i x unbroken tes t tubes

\

foi

I,•he

I.

it use in the chemistry lab

Shirley Sommerhof, bequeath t o Audrey S i t te r m y car , r iddingI " * those uncomfortab le bus rides.

her o* * Tf---.- * j - % v . j ,I i Ann Nickum, bequeath to Elaine Forgette my ability in acquir-I jnga diamond ring.

I i Betty Rock, bequeath to Jean Brigham my swiftness on thesketbail court. k /

Connie Schneider

Vivacious and talented are the

key words which describe this

issue's "Girl of the Month," Con

stance Helen Schneider , better

known among the college crowdas "Connie." A senior, she hales

from the "Smoky City," Pitts

burgh, where she has lived all

her life. Wherever she g oes, Con

nie lis no ticed for her sm art

If f Sandra Bersani, bequeath to Eileen Held my efficiency in theI Home Ec. lab. S

I i Margaret Rigard, bequeath to Eileen Mangan my love forbusiness subjects.

I Connie Schneider , bequeath to Helen M cDonough m y much-usedet'of paints and brushes.

1 j Mildred Trippe, bequeath to An n Kenned y my tr icky dance s teps , c lothes , her " t r icky" ha ts , and,

I Kay Young, bequeath to Corinne Braun my order ly his tory notes , lately, for her golden suntan.

She is an avid Stan Kenton fan,

and has never been known to

refuse a steak dinner.

Connie has been very active

during her college years, having

been president of both the Janus

and Art Clubs, and a member of

A. A., "P r a e t e r i t a , " Student

Council, "Merciad" Staff, Glee

Club, and English Club. Her

work in dramat ics , par t icula r ly

] Ruth Moray, bequeath to R osie Ratajczyk my "litt le black book."

I Gerry Farrell , bequeath to Mary Clare Jones my unusual bridge

hands. M

Pi Betty Ahlgren ,bequeath to Alice Murphy my gray lady's

uniform. |

If I Audrey Welther, bequeath to Janet Steinmetz my front stool

in the Biology lab.

I I, Mert Baumbeck, bequea th to Ter ry Marshall a recently acquired

J radio for the "Mercyhurst ( hevie."I I, KatieJLeehan, bequeath to Dot Maloney a r ing side seat at] "Art's Em pori um ."

I I, Nat Cooper, bequeath to N ettie M arino my place in the lunch

• line, i 1

I, Marilyn Miller , bequeath to R. M . Guinnane m y yea r book

I tactics.

I I, M. Mischick, bequeath to M. A. Don aher m y spools of thr ead[land recently sharpened scissors for her sewing classes.

The above docum ent has been duly signed an d witnessed , th istevnth day of J u n e , one thousand nine teen hundred and forty-eight,

'by the members of the Senior Class, as their la st will and t estam ent.:. S| M. P.

in "Fresh F i e l ds " and "Jane

O n PersonalityIn these modern t ime y o u h e a r

so many peo ple s a y t h a t h e o rshe ha s a wonder ful persona l i ty .What is persona l i ty a n y w a y ? I sIt the pinkened cheeks, t h e sc a r let nails, t h e plucked eyebrows,the pompadours, t h e s m a r t r e -

|marks? Or i s i t s o m e t h i n g t h a tpdiates j o y a n d ha pp ine s s t oothers from wit hi n one 's se lf ?I Webster defines pe r sona l i t y a sthe totality of an i nd iv idua l ' s

I characteristics. Eve ryo ne ha s h i sJ or her ow n def ini t ion o f a p e r -I tonality. But, th ey a ll c on f o r m t oI oe  pa t te rn tha t gives j oy t oothers. A gir l m a y t h i n k t h a tmake-up" i s he r pe r sona l ly , b u t

a true personality doesn't r u b[*..lt s tays with a pe r son a n dL *

re,P> to make dreary houvs

I bright,

A good rule to follow in ordera so-called "good per-

yourself." Put-

One never t ires of a genuinelyhuman and unders tanding person, so "attempt to acquire thesetrai ts" That is your second rule.The third is "Smile even wheneverything seems lost ." A smilegoes a long way toward turningsorrow into happiness .

One rule that include all o thersis "Follow the example ofChrist ." The best personali ty isthe personali ty of Christ . Striveto be l ike Him. I D. M.

Eyre ," (in which she gave a won

derful presentation of "Roches

ter"), has been outstanding. She

earned a place in Alpha PsiOmega in her sophomore year.Her a r t work has evoked "ohVand "ah's" from everyone, andthe reason may be seen in hermural on the lounge wall , portraying a day in the l ife of aMercyhursti ; student. The 1948"Praeteri ta," of which she wasArt Editor, gives other evidenceof her talent . With so many ac

complishments to her credit , i tis no surprise that she should beelected to the Queen's Court forMay Day.

Connie has no definite plansfor after graduation as yet . Shesays she'll just take i t easy thissummer and maybe someone willdiscover her. With the record ofachievement that she has behind her, we think i t 's more thanlikely, and we're proud to extend our congratulat ions to Connie, our "Girl of the Month."

IFOR DISTINCTIVE STYLES

THE QUALITY SHOP OF ERIE

tin?""« on sophis t ica ted * a i r s m a y

I^Pfcss some people, • b u t s i m -* i t y wins t h e h e a r t s o f a l l , forf

i salways c h a r m i n g .

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P a g e 7

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The sleepy sunflower openedher drowsy eyes and {lookedabout at the wakening world.Jolly, round, red Mr. Sun wasjust sneaking out of bed, andthe apple blossoms on the orch-ard trees were peeking out tosee if they might catch anotherwink or two. Jonquils and violets were already awake and |anxious for'the day; for this

was their month, and they wereeager to make the most of it.

Mother birds were just starting out to find breakfast fortheir little ones, and the (brooknearby seemed to be humminga M ay song as it trickled andran over stones and down thehill. The sunflower shook withlaughter at the sight of twosquirrels chattering excitedlyas they scampered up a tree.

Here and there trai l ing arbutus played hide-and-seek amongthe woodlands, and their fragrance so intoxicated the thrushthat he flew dreamingly fromtree to tree.

The daffodils were the mostpopular flowers of the day, be

ing visited constantly by thebutterflies very flighty creatures indeed!

The sunflower saw that thepansies were having a "welcome-back party," and theirfaces, evenito the smallest, woresmiles of happiness and contentment .

The sky, the sunflower noticed, was a haven of gay figures which occupied the flowersattention unti l a merry breeze

Ok erua tlonturned i t s head to see a youngdoe frolicing through t h e gr a s s .

Mother Nature w a s having aspring show, a nd t he sunflowersighed contentedly a n d ra isedits*, head t o receive j i t s usua lbath from i t s fa ther , t h e s u n .

N . A. W .

~4(aV Jt rnin yA single playful r a y o f sun

shine slipped b y my window a n dalighted roguishly upon my face.It pulled a t one e ye , then t h eother, until f inally ,i t swept t h esand-man away . A s I drew t h eshade , I beheld a \ glorious pictur e , ! the de l ica te shadings ofwhich only have?been m a de ;bythe hand of God.

The azure heavens bore t h ecanvas , a n d aga inst tha t f i lmyblue , t h e Lord splashed a ra inbo w of colors with His {br ightpa int -brush. A t one small brea th ,I became intoxicated b y t h e pe r fume of l i lac mingl ing with May-bells. Golden dandelions, gildedby Old Sol , peeped f rom the irb l a nke t of green; pink-blossoms,dew-dipped b y night , brushed a tthe s ight of da y .

Suddenly. * a bird-song thrilledthe wor ld; m y eyes sought a

I f igure in the heavens , Mary worea white cloud, a nd t he s k y wa sher mant le of blue . The jA-Cap-pella chorus swelled; a ll n a t u r ebowed t o Mary , Queen ' of* th eMay. I f ramed t h e pic ture a n dw i thd r e w . ! C . C,

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O n £),au Jfecus cOLost and Found

Anne Boyd lost a beaut i fu l pr in tgbandana, which was a keepsakeher sis ter Mar ian brought as a g if t f rom I ta ly . Anne t reasuredthis dearly and would love to find it. Let's help her. Sally Carlowfound a spacious farm ten miles from Erie, which she has named"Sto len Acres." Sal ly is p lanning a b ig get - together for a l l her

f r iends a t th is farm sometime soon.Innocent Ignorance and Exci t ing Eagerness

In the ignorance department we should be able to find many ofu s , but I 'd like to enumerate a few. Nancy Hamilton did not knowthat Miss Wherry is a graduate of Sargent College. She visitedSargent in Boston a few weeks ago, and being highly impressed waspleased to learn that someone here had not only spent a week-endthere, but had actually attended. Colleen McMahon did not know howunpleasant a vacation from school could be, until recently when shewas quarantined with Chickenpox. However, I think it was stayingin on the week-end that disturbed her most. Little does Keuka knowthat their gain is Mercyhurst's loss. Grace Rollins has been acceptedat Keuka College in Keuka Par k , New Yo r k , andfplans to a t tendthere next fall . B ar b a r a Huey was certainly eager to go to Syracuse.She went down as the guest of Tommy Haught and had a wonderfultime dancing to Tommy Dorsey's orchestra at the big formal prom.Dorothy Bailey eagerly recounted her trip to Baldwin Wallace College in Cleveland to Coletta Stokes. Sounded like fun!}MargueriteDaiute and Joan Gloeckler each had a marvelous tim e when they w ere

week-end guests at Allegheny. Both received identical silver bracele ts with their dates ' f ra tern i ty ensignia on them. Pat Lynch iseagerly making plans to go to Notre Dame sometime in the nearfuture. Sympathy to her, however, for Pat acquired a broken fingerwhile playing tennis recently.

Long DistanceF o r t Monmouth,-New Jersey, phoning Mary Devine • . . Diane

Grenz, Washington calling—One moment please . . . Anne Allen,will you accept a call fromSVillanova? These three girls like Alexander Graham Bell 's invention for a very special kind of intention.

It Won't Be Long Now \Best wishes to Marie Serafini who received a^beautiful diamond

from Arthur Nanni . Theyjplan to be married in the fall . 3LucilleWachter and Shirley Bryson had a lovely shower for Gloria Lucaswho will become Mrs. Robert Gidner on June 19. All kinds of happiness to both of you.

NoticedVery pret ty formals at the Senior Party. Charlotte Voss wore a

beautiful blue moire taffeta gown. She was sitting with LouiseKennedy, who looked lovely in white, and B etty A nn Ryan, who w orean at t ract ive st r ipe with ; a|full|swinging skirt. Mary Ann Black

Rooked well infpeacock blue, and Mildred Trippe made a grand appearance in black when she accepted her ship, THE U. S. S. MILD R ED TR I PPE . | | |

Miscellaneous| Lois Robinson has been seen traveling in slyle. A new green car

furnishes th e | atmosphere. Lucille Heintz and Pat Sontheimer'sceramics are beautiful, and Helen McDonough's portrait of her sister,Dot Shuf stall, wa s very well done.

Ear ly Dates * f \ '%Among many others, the following couples were seen at the June

Prom. Betty Ann Ryan-Joe Neikerk, Eileen Mangan-Ed Dean,Marilyn Langmyer-Bill Swyers, Janet Steinmetz-Art Stephens, Audrey Dudenhoffer-Jack Hersch, Nancy Rautine-Gene Fuhrer, JeanTobin-Don McKee, Marjorie Dean- Lynn McLean, Ginny Stephens-Bill Feeley, Eileen Held-Jim Van Scoter, Shirley Sommerhof-JohnnyColvin.

So Long Seniors |The only sadness accompanying June is the farewell we will bemaking to the present senior class. We loved working with themand hope to see them just as often socially as we have had opportunity to be with them scholastically these last four years.

June 7,J1948

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S t u d e n t R e p o r t e r

& espec fullu Submitted

Fla sh! Ladies and gentlemen, here are the latest news bulleti

ncerning last club meetings and the election of the officers **

Quest ion: What are the things

graduate in June?

Danusia Telersk i '48—Thatas

T he

0The O.G.A. has also announced the election of new officers. Jean

'Neil is^the newly electedf president; Joan Riley is recording «*

r e t a r y , and Peggy Jet ter is t reasurer .

Mr. land M i s s America! Thegnow famous JAN US CLUB h

~~.jT~.ni _ ; _ . -, ° had their elections. I 'm proud to announce that A™ nr«v iyo u will miss most after you ««wuw,e mat Ann Mohr is pre

sident; Ann Boyd, treasurer; and Nettie Marino, secretary,chief fe atu re of the la st m eetin g of the JA NU S CLUB was the

initiation of some of itslrnembers into the Alpha Psi Omega sow.a ra the r hard quest ion to answer, ity. Congratulations, girls!I know I will surely miss the

friendships of the Sisters and the

gir l s . Dr. Relihan's Greek classes

will always hold a ij special spot,

too.

Mary El izabeth Powers '48

Who could forget one's friends

just because she must leave a

school? I certainly couldn' t!

They will always be with me in

my fond memories of the won-

derful {times I have had during

Here ' s some news hot off the wires of^Mercyhurst Press. The

A.A.*-is planning a picnic on the Peninsula with the JANUS

CL U B! Also, th ey've announced the resu lts of the recent elec

t ions . Ja ne Denn y fills the office of pr esid ent, while Jean En-

right has the vice-presidency.

and Agnes Stumpff isftreasurer.

Miriam Gemperle is secretary

The raffle for the S.O.S.'s radio is still!on!! Up to this point

Rachel, Brown sold th e most chances and was rewarded with a

my four yea rs a t Merc yhur st. beautiful?; pra yer book. The seniors were feted by the members

of the S.O.S. at a spa ghe tti supper held in the lounge. ;

New officers for the coming year have been announced. Dorothy |

Maloney is pr esid ent; Marilyn Fr egel ette is vice-president; Prances

Rossi is secretary and Pat Gerace is treasurer. The publicity j

agent is Rosemary I r rgang.

The SCIEN CE SEM INAR had no t yet held elections, but there

is an announce ment of a B ridge P art y, on May 18. There is an I

admission of ten cents . J

The M.C.A. has sent a bu lletin ! concerning the GLEE CLUBsexce llent w ork at C anis ius. On Bishop's Day the Club sangseveral favorite selections, and it w ill also provide music for M ay

Day.  I 7 . Jll I |- | • j

The MODERN FOR EIGN LANGU AGE CLUB is planning apicnic at the Peninsula sometime during the week after exams.j

It will honor the seniors.T ha t ' s ! al l the-jnews for this issue, friends. Until ;next year,

this/ is you r lovely (bu t gos sipy ) re po rter bidding you a fondfarewe ll. Sad! S ad! My apologies to the person who said it first.

I ' : : | I I $ ' * C. J. and P. S.

Theresa Sabella '48—Oh, the

gir l s , the Sisters, walks to Art 's ,

classes with Sister M. Collette,letters from Paul, all such littledaily activities are the things Iwill miss most after I leave thiscollege.

Jeanne Ledoux '48—After Igraduate, I think the sort ofthings I will remember best andmiss the most are my daily visitsto the Chapel, the help and guidance of the Sisters, Dr. Relihan,all of the wonderful friendshipsI have made during my fouryears , and, of course, Danusia.

Rose Marie Buehler '48—Myhaving been both a day-hop anda resident student 'has enabledme to ! make m any wonderfulfriends whom I can never forget.The Sisters and the Lay-Facultyare really excellent teachers, andI wish I there was some possiblemeans to thank them for all ofthe help and guidance they havegiven me during m y school years.My room-mate is the best thereis . These are the things £1 willmiss the most after 1 graduate

in June.

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Helen Jean Walters '48—Whatare the things I shall miss mostafter I graduate? I know nowthe things I shall miss most are

room 66, Gin Rummy with thegirls, the girls themselves ,and,above all ,that place of places,926 State Street (Pulako's).

As we stood and gazed longingly at the coke machine, Heidtsaid, "I think I have somechange in my pocket." Then Iheard a gasp and saw a key witha little £ wooden slot attached,proudly announcing that it wasthe key to Room 936 at the Penn -Sheraton Hotel in Philadelphia."Hmmm," I admonished, "where

as most people take useful^towels as remembra nces, you aresurprisingly partial to keys."

"But; I didn't take it," Heidtprotested in mild tones of anger;"in fact, Mike and Ellie and Ialmost missed the train looking!for it. Anyhow I don't need anold key to make me rememberth e N.F.C.C.S. Convention."| "Why, do you know," she wenton, "that 150 Catholic Collegesof the U. S. were represented;that the final Regional reports ofthe year were \given; that theelections of officers took placeand that many new activitieswere planned for the comingyear."

Needless to say, Heidt wasback in Philadelphia without anythought of a coke, so I listenedin dry silence. "The new plansinclude the automatic appointment of each N.F.C.C.S. representative to her Student Council so that there may be betterco-operation among the two organizations. The displaced persons situation was lengthily discussed, and certain resolutionswere passed concerning the students' part in aiding these unfortunate people. The Student

War Relief Campaign is also to

be ifcontinued," she added.I "Th e Convention was not allwork, for we attended an informal dance at ihe Hotel ballroom

Band an excellent conceit givenby an all-girl orchestra. ProbaWJ

ithe most impressive thing.though, was seeing all the delegates receive Holy Communion

from Arc hbishop Dougherty*who celebrated Mass for the stu- ^dents," she concluded.

Or so I thought, for it seemedHeidt had one last statement,]which didn't prove too mtere

in cr ,however, as it concern*only the oratonca1 and dancmabilities of a blonde delegate Jfrom Villanova.

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