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Publishe.dlatjMercyhurst College, Erie, PennsylvaniaVOLUME V

Catholic Teachers!Attend Annual Dinner At JosephiniumMonsignor Cauley Host i t B Annual 1 Fete a Foreducators

BL The annual dinner given byMonsignor Cauley in honor of theCatholic teachers of th e ErieDiocese took place on Tuesday evening, November 14, at the Josephinium. The chief purpose off thisaffair, according to Father Cauley, is "the bringing together ofall the communities for the common cause of Catholic education.1 'Father George, O.F.M., of Patterson, N. J. , was the principalspeaker of the evening. His subject dealt chiefly with queer incidents and queer people It hat hehad dealt with in the course of hisexperiences as a pries t, and related a series of amusing and entertaining anecdotes.Mercyhurst college was represented by a large percentage ofthe faculty.

dent body?have been offered forthe repose of the souls of the following : ;}Miss I Catherine Oleason,former student of Mercyhurst| College, class of '35,1 Du Bois, Pa.,Mrs. KatherinelShalkam, of Erie,and Mr. John Summers, Buffalo,N. Y. I &ff i: -o - :NOVEMBER BUSY MONTH mFO R OLUB ACTIVITIES

: - 0 - :REV. FR. DANIELSON ADD R E S S E S ! STUDENTS

Friday November 17, | Rev. Fr.Danielson of St. John s CatholicChurch spoke before the assemblyat Mercyhurst College. The subject of his lecture wasB Historyof the Mass." Fr. Danielson is oneof the many lecturers that visitthe college from time to time andaddress the stud ent body* onvarious topics of interest.: -o - :

REGRETSThe faculty and the stude ntbody extend heartfelt sympathy tothe families of those in our midstwho have suffered recent bereavement. The loss of some of our dearfriends have been jjmourned sincerely. The Holy sacrifice of theMass andfthe prayers of the stu-

fWednesday November 15 a long:postponed meeting of the PegasusPoetry club Stookl place | inlkitsusual club room, at 18:00. Newofficers taking the chair were:Miss Dorothy Mooney, Pres.; MissMartha Meyers Secretary; and Sr.Philippa, acting Treasurer. A largeatte nda nce noted the {{presence ofmany'old and new members whocontributed to thejpoetical writingand discussion of the group.Kapa Chi Sorority meetingscheduled for the same eveningwa s ^postponed indefinitely on "account of the weather. Regularmeetings and future activities ofthe organization will be announcedat a later date.Thursday November 16, a f irstmeeting of the Science club wascalled by the President, Miss Co-stello Ressler andlwas attendedby the Science Professors and thescience majors. Many ^interestingpapers were read andidiscussed.The regular Student CouncilMeeting of the College took placeon the first part of the month.Full attendance of student andfaculty representatives were noted.Minor house regulations were discussed but nothing of major importance was to be given out wasthe statement given to the Merciadreporter.

Bishop's Day To Be HeldTuesday. December 12College Pays Respects f to P rela te With YearlyCelebration

Tuesday, December 12, hasbeen set aside and designated asthe official date for the annualobservance of B ishop 's day atMercyhurst.Followin g t he recep tion whenthe entire student body is formallypresented to the Most Rev. JohnMark Gannon, Bisho p of E rie,D.D., D.C.L., LL.D., a programwill be presented in the auditorium, at the conclusion of whichthe Bishop will address a fewwords to the assembly.The College will then adjourn

to the Chapel for Benediction, immediately after which a formaldinner will be served in the State

dining room for the guest of honor and the Senior Class.

:-o-MRS. M.TA I N S J . RELIHAN BNTBE-^ ^ PRACTICE HOUSEGROUPThursday evening, November 9,Mr. and Mrs. M.sJ. Relihan entertained at^a very delightful dinnerin their home at 2915 FrenchStreet. The guests of the eveningwere the Practice House Group ofMercyhurst and included: HelenCrowley, Anna McGrath , R egisO'Leary, Kay Reiser, students,Miss Ruth Whalen, house mother,and Rev. Father Powers, chaplainand guest of honor.

NOVEMBER, L9SS NUMBER 2MODERN TRENDS!WBm IN PHILOSOPHY

Modern philosophers seemfto bevainly is riving fat I riddles whichar e saturated with gloom and contradict ion. I Let us attempt!to express our opinion of these popularbeliefs. Bfl|flSlfljBjHKBHBHHHiHScept ic ism, the I theoryfthatfwecan believe in Jnot hing,I has ,I likehoop-skirts n mil bustles, its periodof vogue. The universal doubt wasin e arly times I the \ smart philosophy among the elitef of Greece.Today, science,I with its {positiveassurance that immutable lawsunderlie all things, has made theman ridiculous who doubts abouteverything, flwholdoubtslthat-hedoubts, andfisfnot quite sure thathe doubts that he doubts . ' ' Let uspretend thattwetare sceptics. Onour way Jto I school I we dodge aswiftly moving car because we aresure that * ajffheavy object Shurtswhat itUhits. We f turn our stepstoward thirty-eighth street because we are confident that Mercyhurst has not moved itself to theWest Lake Road. We have alreadymade a mi take in our philosopsy.We can't be sceptics for we havestarted our day doing acts grounded on certain ty. 1 fear that ourconclusion concerning scepticismis , "Isn' t it all dreadful tush? t

ATTENTION!Xmas vacation! will begin

on Friday Decembers 22 .Students may not have permission to leave before theirlast class on Thursday. Students are to return on Sunday, January 7, 1934 by7:00. No cuts of any kindmav he taken.A few years ago just after thescientific hysteria , it seems tohave been philosophically ba dform for a person to call his soulhis own. Why consider a soul?Did not the cell explain life anddid not the complexity of thebrain-fibers explain thought? Theapplause f aroused by this theorywas? so loud]that those who dis

agreed found it impossible to makethemselves heard. Today all thosewho guarded their souls arejveryfortunate. Souls are getting to bethe fashion once more. "B y sou),men have undestood a vital principle distinct from matter, yet sounited to it that soul and bodymake up (but one person." Ef wehad no soul our thoug ht woulddepend entirely upon! our brain.If merely our brains think thenwe could only imagine the thingswe have j perceived, and we havenever perceived anything savetangible matter. The very Ifactthat man is constantly arguingover Ithe question of soul isenough to show that his intellectwill not rest*with the material.Materialism, by denying the soul,also denies free-will. Such a denial, if logically followed out,would shake the foundatio ns ofI Continued on Page 3)

Mercyhurst Bridge-Tea To Be{Outstanding Event Of SeasonjFashionljEtevue Featured at College Benefit, JMadeS^ ^ ^ H K Possible fby Local Merchants

J C A L E N D A RNovember 26 B? t SUfB Mercy hurst? Bridge Tea.!!SDecember 12 J I m p fI Bishop's Day? 4 ^81?November 2 9 f i l S i i f l r a i ^ i Thanksgiving Vacation BeginsDecember 8 'M i -M.6 Sodality Breakfast and A Reception. ^ |* |$5% jDecember 17I Christmas PageantDecember 19 Freshman Christmas Party.December 22I Christmas Vacation Begins

: -o - :WHO'LL VOLUNTEER?Students taking the SecretarialCourse are requested to volunteertheir typing services to the Merciad staff. A nv | assistance offeredin this line will be greatly appreciated by the Staff. Rememberthis is your college paper and youare expected to do your bit inmaking it a success.

: -o - :NE W GROUP MOVES INTO\ PRAOTIOE HOUSEWednesday, November 8 thenew group of Home Economicsstudents moved into the practicehouse, to assume the domesticduties of their course. This groupincludes: ?Kay Egan, Evelyn Donahue, DotlMeyers, Mercedes Eisen-gart. Miss Ruth Whalen, head ofthe Home Economics departmentwill continue to act as supervisor.

After a retiremen t of JI I mostthree years from the active socialfunctions of the citv f Mercyhurstft J wCollege comes to the fore withwhat promises to be one of themost brilliant>affairs|in the socialhistory of the College.A benefit bridge tea will tak eplace in the college on Saturday 'afternoon, November 25, from twountil five. One of the novelties[>ofthe party will be a style revue presented bv the students. Costumes*

will be furnished thru the courtesy of* severa l of th e local firmsand those modeling are: MargaretClark, Virginia Renz, Grace MarieSouders and Eugenia Sproat.Chief hostesses of ft he day : willftrbe Miss Ruth Whalen and MissGeraldine Heil assisted! by manyof the upperclassmen who will actas sub-hostesses and ushers.Following the regular session ofcard playing in the various socialand reception rooms of the school,tea will be served in the s tudents 'refectory. Fall decoration andcolors will predominate. Miss Julia Belle Gallup, Miss Helen Loe-belenz, Miss Katherine Reiser andMiss Evelyn ^Donahue will pre

side at the tea table.A survey of the reservationlist reveals a gratifying responseto the invitations extended by thefaculty. A partial list of the earlyreservations is:Mrs. Samuel D. Langley, Mrs.Joh n St. Lawrence, Miss RoseIContinued on Page 3): -o - :

HOOKEY TEAMS CHOOSESV* I HEAD

Wednesday October 24. aimeet-ing was held in the auditorium by

the hockey squad, for the purposeof electing a Captain and a manager. MissS Costello Ressler wasvoted to the office of Capta inand Miss Catherine Egan selectedas manager.

Dramatic Organization ToHold Initial Meeting Of YearPlans for Donation of Costumes for Wardrobe Day tobe Chief Topic off Disc ussio n

Monday November 20, at eighto'clock the first meeting of theDramatic Organization will beheld! in the audito rium a t Mercyhurst College. Reorganization, installation of officers, and discussion incident to such business willtake place. Plans for the comingyear's productions and a thoroughschedule outlined by the variouscommittees will he presented.Announcement has been made ofa coming fiWardrobe D a y" to beheld!by this society for the purpose of gathering in costumes forthe use of the oasts. Clothing ofall sorts either old fashioned ornew will bo accepted. Men's ap

parel in particular is solicited andcontributions of any sort from thestudent body will be greatly appreciated. Watch for the officialdate* on the bulletin board. Lookinto your attics and cellars fordiscarded but {wearable clothing.Members of the Stude nt bodywho wish to make application tothe dramatic organization may doso by sending in a written request

stating previous experience, interest and amount of time devoted towork. Honorary membership ma vbecome full fledged mem bershiponly through participation in aplay by the student.

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Page Two TH E MEROIADPublished monthlyfby the students of Mereyhurst College*5wi;l5^B Address all com mun iea 1 ions . to & , ' ^ H WITH OUR ALUMNAE

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NOVEMBER, 1933 THE MEROIAD Page ThreeMERCYHUR8T BRIDGE-TEA1 TO BE OUTSTANDINGEVENT OF SEASON

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(Continued From Page 1)Weber, M r s . I j . B. Dwyer, MissEthyl Levick, Mrs. Henri G. Cha-ta in, Mrs. Hunte r Willis , Mrs.George Kappelt, Mrs. Robert De-vine, Mrs. D. W. Jardine, MissFlorence Weschler, Mrs. CarrieBird, Mrs. J. C. Hammond, Mrs.G e o . Wingeter , Mrs. Emmet D.Hurley, Mrs. Milliard Renz, MissNatalie Ford, Mrs. Frank Lacey,M r s . Louis M artin, Mrs. Harr yWeschler, Mrs. (lara Wilbert,M s. Ar thur Streuber, Mrs. H. L.Emmet, Mrs.:'Alec Sisson, Mrs.Chas. Kennedy.

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(Continued from Page 1)the universe. Wit hout free willman follows the line of least resistance. It is needless to describethe chaos into which hum anitywould be hurled if such a beliefwere general.

In modern philosophical circles,we find a deep-voiced young manwho is tryin g very hard to gainth e "floor". He dubs himselfAtheist. The theory which he expounds is Atheism. Mr. Atheist isa chesty fellow who loves tostrut. He likes to impress mankind with his astounding amountof knowledge. Surely you haveheard him.shout, "There is noGod. Yes, I 've considered the subject; so I know that there is noGod." Poor Mr. Atheist! He is sounsuccessful in his attempt to beimpressive. His voice is very loudin denial, but he can't even forcea whisper when we ask him forhis proofs.Mr. Athiest has two cousins whoare also well-known. The older isPagan, a man who worships falsegods; the younger is Agnostic. Agnostic knows fthat there is a God,but he declares that man lacks theintelligence and the data withwhich to know God. He is mostuncomplimen tary| in his beliefs,for he un derestim ates not onlyhis own but all mankind's intelligence. He fails to understa nd tha tfaith makes up for deficiencies of our intellect.There is today in America andEurope a strong propa ganda in

favor of atheism. This arose inEurope under the false pretenceof liberty. Those Iwho are endeavoring to propogate atheism areteaching that belief in God bringsservility and destroys personalliberty. This mistak en idea offreedom should be quite obviousto those who consider Russia .What American can truthfu llysay that Russians enjoy morefreedom than we? Leaders ofatheism are making every effortto win students in our AmericanColleges! One of the chief causesfor the spread of irreligion is ignorance. Parents cannot teachtheir children doctrines whichthey, themselves, do not*know. Itis our duty to educate ourselvesso that we will be able to defendour faith*against th e ..evil on slaught of these rpseudo-philosophers.

I. Virginia Renz, '31

V o x D i s c i p u l a r u m > < . Wednesday ^MorningNovember 1, 1933Dear Ruth,

May I offer congratulations toyou on the first issue of the Mer-ciad? I don't know if I 'm in orderor not, but I 'll take the chance forI want you to know how much Ienjoyed the issue. It has what thelast year's issues missed} as onegood German to another wim,wigor, and witality.* Pep is w hata school fpa per should %ave andpep is what has been achievedthis year. The new contributorsshow much promise.

Now to proceed to the*destructive criticism (in true Sister Phil-lipian style) . I f you want youralumnae to subscribe to the paperin < a whole-hearted manner, youshould at least have one columndevoted tq | them. For myself, I aminterested in the news as is because I still know the familiarnames which appear on its pages;but take the gradu ates of fouryears ago, what is there in it tointerest them with the exceptionof an occasional mention of afaculty memb er? The new girlsare simply names to them and toappreciate remarks about them,one must know them. May I sue:-gest that you put some one on acolumn telling the news about theold girls T For instance, why notput a word in about lastlyearsgraduates? Tell those that do notknow the news what they are doing since leaving the Alma Mater .I 'm not so proud of my own occupation, but Jiow about Marg andJean, e t al? Kay Ryan is|workingbut what of Mary Irwin, Pic Summers, Mary Carlos, Betty Dan-ahy, Ginnie Duggan, et al?Another item, Mrs. Kenny Carlton (I question the spelling oftha t name) has a two-weeks oldbaby boy; she should be congratulated. How about Helen Huether,Marg Harr is and the gir ls fromthat class? I'd like to know whatis happening to them, and whyand I know the other girls feelabout the same. One hates to admit she is a "has -bee n", butwhen one is, one l i s , I guess.

And now, tha t I have all thisoff my chest this note is to tellyou that the]$1.00 is forthcomingin the near futureto be explicit,when the pay check rolls in.I hope you will take this letterin the spirit in which it is written, and in the meantime, I 'll beseeing you. ^Edit or 's Note . (There was noname attached to the above butwelthank our unknown correspondent for her interest just thesame. Also we would like to addtha t we have in this issue, analumnae column. The only reasonit was not in the last time was dueto the negligence of our alumnaecorrespondent) .Dea r Edi to r : fI would appreciate it greatly ifyou would publish this le tterwhich came to me some days ago.I think the Student Body wouldbe interested in knowing what Student Government Organizationsare doing throughout!the country.t Margaret ClarkPres. Student CouncilDear Studeri't President: IThe National Student! Federa

tion of America, during its annualmeeting in Washington next December, will hold a Pan Americansession in the Hall of the Americasof the Pan American Union, onthe afternoon of December 28.I t is therefore fa special pleasure to extend to the members ofyour organization a most cordialinvitation to attend this session.Hoping that some of your members may be present, I begfto re main Very sincerely yours,I L. S. RoweDirector General

: -o- :OVER THE FOOTLIGHTStt Goodbye Again", a comedy byAllan Scott, is enjoying a muchdeserved popularity at Erie'sPlayhouse. Indeed, so full are thehouses that Director Vincent isholding the play over until thenineteenth of the month. You, whocan tolerate a slightly risque butscreamingly funny drama don'tmiss it!Heste r Walk er Beall, a newcomer in local dramatic circles isgoing over with the proverbial" b a n g " , and we especially noticed her lovely speaking voice.MacClellan Shinn does his usualgood work and is superlativelyhumorous.The play is briefly a portrayalof an interval in a famous writer'slife. MacClellan ShinnyMr Bixby,who is the psychologist and authorlecturing in Cleveland. He runsinto (rather literally) an old"f lame" of his and with much opposition on-all sides, tries to destroy an illusion Helen (FrancesMallery) has built up around theirformer love. He goes into itrather more thoroughly than hissecretary (Miss Beall) or Helen's

husband wishes him to, and thetale hangs thereby.The lines are really cleverenough to Scarry themselves, butyou must see it to know what yourstill highly amused columnist

means.

Of no less importance is thecomedy presented by the membersof the Athletic Association in ourown school and directed by RuthSterr ett. I hesitate to give it atitle (if you only knew) as I 'mtorn between the names, " A Kitchen Fraca s" , "Hide and Seek" ,and "The Mystery of the Closetand Occupants". Anyway youall know what I mean and we allthink it was lone g rand stupendous production no less!] can vaguely remember thenight of the play that I was in ablue funk on the way in from thecountry. A heavy snow storm conspired to m ake of m e at cross between a disinterested spectatorand a heavy-jowled bull dog. Butbefore I knew it I was laughingwith "lit t le bo y" Dot. Mooney,who had been mistakenly called

\ by Marg. Clark andcouldn 't an y more get over it thancould her audience. Then Kaythe j

an ^egg91

Egan of manv curves cametr ipping (or am I wrong) out ofa closet with the statistical poetpuffing at her heels and theblues were on their way IThe audience was entirely with

the cast which dicT remarkablework with the ^splendidly cleverscript. The th ing th at we are' all]

still wondering about is how thegirls ever learned to wear the mannish clothes with It he ease whichwas so apparent.No need to say more about theplay everyone saw it and everyone wants more like it withJean Reese, hands in pockets,saying, "God bless my soul", accompanied by Margaret Clark whochimes in with, "Yis.'sor, an i th in 'more sor ? " Congratulations Marg.,you certainly know your Irish! Jean St. Lawence

ming preferably

: -o- :CHOICE CRUMBS FROMFASHION'S FEAST

Ye plump sisters sing hallelujah, hey nonny nonny and othersuch quaint expressions of merriment. The struggle is over. Nolonger need you look longingly ata nice juicy chocolate eclair andsigh "No thank you." No longerneed you gargle tomato juice atevery meal and then sneak downto the icebox in the dead of night,feeling like a burglar stealing thecrown jewels. Thanks to MaeWest we can relax and eat likehuman beings once more. Tuesdayof the "rag bone-hank of hair"figure is over. It's good formjjandgood fashion to have curves. Let'sall give three good rousing cheersfor Mae West.

Speaking of this popular younglady reminds me that an Erie shopis featuring two semiformals wornby her in that *grand picture"I 'm No AngelV. These are onlytwo of t he m any autographeddresses that can be found in ourdress shops. Now's your chanceto look like your favorite moviestar . All the young bloods aretaking it up. Line forms to theright and no fair shoving.Clothes seem to be getting moreand more specialized. If thiskeeps up we'll have to start changing our dress every other hour.There's a dress for every occasion.If you want to be ultra-ultra youshould have town costumes formorning and shopping afternoon for bridge and teas dinnersuits for night olubing androbes de soir for evening. But ofcourse simple souls like ourselvescan always fall back on the classicskirt and blouse and the old reliable double duty frock. Talk'scheap, however, so we cans talkabout all off them toJour hea r t ' scontent. Here's a short resume ofa smar t 'wa rdrobe .Morning till Noon The skirt-waist- type that was so popularthis summer is a smart hangoverthis winter. Best in the new softknitted woolens. The latest cry insuits is the striking full lengthcoat with harmonizing skirt andblouse.

Luncheon.to Tea You'd besurprised how different foodtastes when you're dressed in oneof th e new afternoon dresses.These are distinguished from thoseof other seasons by the tall princess silhouette with interest centered in the bodice and skirt.Tea Time Tea time todaylooks like a reproduction of anold tapes try. Rich colours, richfabrics predominate. Of course theskirt has to be ankle length to bein t>fe swim and if want to boespecially smart , have fur trim-

somewhere,around^ the shoulder.Formal If you've always hada suppressed desire J corked upsomewhere in your mind to tryyour hand at being a siren thisis the time to uncork it. The keynote of the evening mode is gla- *iilour. The dresses encase the figure in an unbroken sheath fromshoulders to ankles, starti ng toflare around the feet. This hasbeen named the mermaid silhouette. All the dresses have highfronts but the back tells quite adifferent story (a n aughty butnice one). If you think you areregal enough to handle one without appearing clownish by allmeans try a tra in. Can' t you justpicture yourself undulating into aballroom with your train swishing elegantly behind you?

Until next month smootho andcheero.Skipper, '35

: -o-:SENIOR HOCKEY TEAMSCORES VICTORYOVER FRESHMENSeminary Also Admits DefeatEdinboro Game AnticipatedOn October 31 the Freshmenand Upperclass teams played theirfirst game of a series of three.Th e outcome of this series is to bethe entertain ing of the winnersby the losers. The score was 3-0in favor of the Upperclassmen.The game that followed on November 2 was the College Varsityv s. Seminary. This was the firstchance forlthe varsity to get into

w Oaction and they proved theirworth by a winning score of 3-0.The Collegian lineup was as follows:Dorothy} Cronauer CFSallv Blair ,.RIJane Connor RWDorothy Mooney LIMartha Myer LWBetty Killeen CHMartha Ketter ing ..... . R HCostello Ressler I * L HKathe rine Egan :... RFMargaret Mullaney L FAnn Emraett : GTTwo outside games are scheduled for the near future. On Monday, November 20 Edinboro willplay at Mercyhurst. A date hasnot yet been definitely set for theCleveland game which was postponed on account of the weather.:-o-:

FACULTY NOTESOn November 1, Sister M. Col-lette, accompanied by Sister MaryEsther, visited Chicago in the in

terest, of the Home EconomicsDepartment.Father Powers, Mercyhurst ' schaplain and professor of Philo sophy, was a recent visitor atPunxsutawney, where he preachedat the closing of Forty Hours Devotion at SS. Cosmas and Dami-an 's Church.Mother M. Pierre, professor ofbiology, Recently invited Dr. Mo -Atee, promin ent local physician,to discuss and demonstrate bloodtests for the biology group. Dr.Me A tee 's presentation was thor-oughly appreciated by the class.Fath er Lyons, of Austin, Pa. ,brother of Alice J. Lyons, A,*B.>' 3 2 , of Orange, N. J., was a re-;oAnt&wat of the Morcyhur t fac-ulty.

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Page Four T H E MERCIAD NOVEMBER, 1933S K I P P ER ' S LO G COMMENTS ON OUR CONTEMPORARIES

AMONG THE RE VIEW ERS AT THE PRACTICE HOUSE AMONG TH E POETSShip Ahoy there mates! I t 'sbeen pretty nice sailing the lastmonth hasn't it? We're all gettingto be regular old salts. Anothermonth and we'll be breaking outinto the sailor 's hornpipe. Shall wesneak a peek into the Log? Well,well, look what we found!Peg Clark is so ethereal looking. . .Dot Mooney is a very com

petent person. . .The Interior Decorating Class is doing some reallylovely work. . .Florence Biglerand Jane Upriehard were on thesick list. . .Glad to hear thatthey're up and around again. . .Do t Gronauer is an all aroundathlete. . .Laura LaCavera an dher roomie Marg Mullaney areboth lucky enough, to possess lovely naturally curly hair. . .MartyKettering will make a very efficient President. . .Congratulationsto the Freshman Class on theirwise election of officers. ...HelenBarry is so petite. . .Pat?Dean hasa sw eet smile. . .Kay Harr ingtonhas a keen sense of humor. . .Askthe Freshman how thev liked theirf i r s t Mercyhurst Dance. . .NancyStaekhouse and Marie Dillon spenta weekend with Lucille Meehan. . .What"-kind of rating do Jamestown men have with the underclassmen?. . .Helen Loebelenz gota telephone call all the way fromChicago the other night.- . .By th eway we're glad that Helen escapedwith minor bruises in that accident. . .Jean Summers and MargHann a were recent guests. . .Did n't Peg Blair (alumna) lookstunning at the dance?. . .MissWhalen and Miss Heil took inLorn bardo at Cleveland. . .Theywanted to hear Ben Bernie toobut said that they'd still be standing in line if they had waited to. .We hear that Ann Mc-Grath is a pre tty good baker. . .One of life 's little tragedies the day the clothesline broke upat the Practice House and theyhad to do the washing over again. 1 ; .Midge Hall has mischievousdark eyesJ . .Kay Forquer 's blackand gold semiformal is stunning. . .Pulakos seems to be the popular rendezvous for Mercyhurstgirls. . .Why does Jack Gardenersit in Pulakos with that hopefullook on his face each SatudayT. . .Peg Reichart motored up toCleveland Friday to near Lombar-do . . .Jean St. Lawrence is a whizin Logic. . .Mercedes Eisengart isthe neatest printer and can makethe cleverest posters. . .Lollylooked longingly forward to November t he tenth . . .There's aspecial reason . . .Peg McDonaldand Florence Bigler make a cutetwosome. . .Kay Egan is thefriendlie st person . . Jean Griffinhas the longest! eyelashes. . .ThePractice Teachers never seem toget a break. . .They have to teacheven on free days. . .What a life I. . .Oh to be a radio star. . .EdW ynn , Al Jolson, Whiteman,George Cohan, Eddie Cantor, andWil l Rogers \are th e big six ofRadioland and get $5,000 for eachbroadcast. . .Fred Waring doesn ' tdo so badly, rating $3,500 eachtime. . .Lombardo is r ight theretoo; he pulls down $2,000 everybroadcast.!* .What a woman, Gar-bo. . .She learned to speak Englishfluently in six months. Ho, ho, anda bottle of rum! ,1 f Bkipper, '35

get| in .

Have you looked over the exchanges? Spend that five minutes,that you intend wasting anyway,profitably. See what your fellowstudents are doing.In an editorial in the latest" V i c t o r i a n " the editor suggeststhat we, the students of . the nation, drop for a moment the glamorous view of Roosevelt and consider hi s construct ive plan in thelight of reason. "The N. R. A. isnot a brain child of. Roosevelt buta proposal which has been urgedby economists since the volume ofunemployment began to becomeala rming. ' ' I s the plan proving itself successful ? Is the plan able tobring / th a big powerful industriesin line? The small retailer is hurtby the various codes. *' Ca n ]manchange th e natu ral economicforces?" without de trac t ing fromthe glory of Roosevelt this editorial asks us to think over Roosevelt's accomplishments.

At Holy Cross the students*in-w

terestediin French are forming aFrench Academy. Plans includespecial appreciation of Frenchdrama, comedies and causeries bythe French-speaking friends ofHoly Cross. Sounds ^interestingdoesn't it?Have vou ever read the columnW"Outlooks a nd I n s igh t s " byBrother Leo in the Collegian? Ifyou haven't, you are missingsomething worthwhile. In the November 3rd issue of the Collegianhe $ gives his opinion of adult education. Adult education is a coming thing. Look at our college extension courses. Alexander Meikle-john is organizing an Adult Groupfor Social S tudie s! in San Fran

cisco where he wants an* interested number of adults to solveproblem s of modern life. Areprofessors waiting their effortson immature football enthusiasts?"There are worse things than lifelong learning." Many more interesting discussions will be foundin this column.!An a r t ic le in the "Notre DameScholastic "* speaks of the "newlaw in* campus conv ersatio n".How much of the conversation ofa day is go ssip. Too much,. at a nyrate. Those who criticize whatothers do, in regard to schoolactivities, are just -those wh o havenever tr ied the work and whoprobably could not do it. "Grumbling asides on Ithe faults ofgroups and individuals are nothelpful, but discouragingly annoying. ' ' A re you a "non-pro ducinggossiper ? fWith fear and trembling welook about us at the threateningwar clouds. Is Germany preparingfor war? Is her withdawal from"th e League " a dec la ra tion oftrouble. Read the editor of theTomahawk's opinion on Germanyas a stumbling block to worldpeace.These and many other articlescan be |found i n " The Ex chan ges" . I can tell you aboutthem, but i t ' s | up^to you to read

them. Dorothy Bryan, '34

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Complaint MWrit ing popula r songs | i s thehardest kind of work, says a habitue it Tin Pan %.\\oy. Well, listening to them isn' t so ea&yj^jither.

CECIL RHODES, by Sarah Ger-t rade Mi 11 in, (New York: Harpe r 's, 1933, 449pp). This book asit s title indicates is properlyclassed as a biography. But contrary to the usual biography itlends an .immense variety to itsreaders. Within its pages may befound what I c lass as "appea ls" ,or searchings and reflections into all types of minds, whetherthey may be historians, geographers, novelists, politicians or in-telligent readers.

Cecil Rhodes is a dominantfigure in South African history,mainly a statesman and financier.Horn in "England' in 1853 of goodparentage he remained there untilhe was about eighteen.We begin to see now the re-ma rkable way he arranged hislife. It is not soon unt il he is ifound conscientiously at work inthe South African diamond mines.At twenty, with considerablewealth in his hands, he realizedhis f irst dream, the reality beinghis matriculation at Oxford. AtOxford ideas came to inspire hiseJfort and life.The definite charac ter of thisextraordinarily virtuous, vehement, | courageous nian in timecorrodes peculiarly in this "landthat does not softly melt theheart, but that seizes with a swiftand passionate gr ip ." The verysimplicity, which was the essenceof his character is best describedby the author as , " ruthlessness ,imagination, brains and that capacity for utter absorption in an ideawhich Jwas Ms genius and madehim Rhodes."The condition of Africa at

Rhodes' entrance was really chaotic, a land of treasure and intrigue a target of Imperial passionwhich needed just such an invaderas Rhodes. The story, includinghow th is self-contain ed manhandles {diplomatic 1 relations withthe Dutch and Germans; amalgamates diamond mines: clearly controls natives: establishes railways,telegraphic systems: holds powerin Parliament* and various othertremendous tasks, requires carefulperusal.Rhodes, at the peak of his existence worked feverishly and foughtdeath. The area, Rhodesia, givento him and which\bears his name

was very dear to him but Eng-land was nearer his heart. He wasnot, the author says, "a man tosit in idle grief. "Vlf the reviewMirs your curiosity enough toread the book, you will readilyunderstand why his dying wordsMere, "so much to do, so littledone . ' 'Sarah Gertrude Millin has presented an excellent, comprehensivework on this man's life. Completesource material is indicative ofmuch work and her contacts andlife in South Africa have made its

authenticity impressive.Bettie Streuber, '36 : - o - :

Thackeray lif ted his hat everytime he passed the house in whichhe wrote Vanity Fair . CharlesLamb, on the other hand, attending the first night of his own playMr. H., hissed louder than anyoneelse in the audience.I: -The Golden Book

Saturday morning, September30. we started to move up to thePractice House. Accompanied bymost of the furniture of the th i rdfloor (of which Ruth Sterrett'schair was a prominent article) wemoved in trium pha nt processionto our new abode, not permanentlyyou understand, just a preliminarysettling-down.

Perhaps half an hour later weentertained our first guests. Howappropriate some -Latin expressions^ are, " I fear the Greeksbearing gifts", or something?Anyway we told them tactfullyto depart; they were very hard ofhearing but f inally we managed todrive them off,Sunday night we moved up forour six weeks term.Monday night dinner was amasterpiece4of culinary skill, andonly a quarter too.Tuesday night we had theHouse-warming with guests andgifts and cocoa, cookies and lemonade.We'd like to thank everyone fortheir interest in our project andfor the lovely and useful presentsthey brought us. We appreciate it.We 've had several dinner guests,none of whom have suffered ibadresul ts with the exception ofFather Powers. Father Powers, al -though he claimed lie wa s hardened to any fare, had, so we understand, a severe attack of indi-1gestion. He was our guest a weeklater, claiming that he had livedthrough the first one and mightas well try again.Climaxing a busy week. We hadwashfdays on Friday night andSaturday morning. On Saturdaythings ran smoothly under the

capable hands of the demonstratorbu t Friday|night'Shades of theexperimentalists! At one time thetop of the dryer, which was in thesole charge of certain unnamedfaculty members, popped open andsheets, pillow cases, towels andblouses rained down on spectatorsand participants alike, not to mention festooning the sink, the stoveand the cupboards in gaily coloredhangings.Perhaps the most tragic experience of the night, especially to onewho does not like the taste of soapwas trying to empty the washer.With a length of hose and a brightidea, this young questioner-after-knowledge attempted to suctionthe water from the tub to thesink by starting the flow of waterby sucking at one end of the hose.After four such att empts andmany mouthfuls of soapy water,

urgent,busines s called her else-where.The ironer is causing considerable agitation at the PracticeHouse. I t is the only bit of workwe' re .all fighting for. Even MissWhalen is involved..How time passes! We were atthe Practice House six weeks.We've been so busy, every minutetha t it rea lly doesn t seem likethreefweeks.We've had lots of company and

have loved having every one ofyou. Come again and come often.You're always welcome.Practice House Group No. 1Regis O'LearyAnna McGrathKathryn ReiserHelen Crowley

In Defense of Poetry....L...G. vSurpris es Us Moon Over Philin-pines Talifer ConquestSara Teasdale's Last Poems ,There are a number of verygood books on the subject of poetic appreciation. Two of the newest are "Discovering Poetry", byDrew, which*treats of the verymodern verse. Century Publishing Company has a student's edition of Theodore Maynard's " P r e face to Poetry "fat $2. Both ofthese reveal the intricacies andbeauti es of poetry , and explainand interpret types. They arequite well worth the reading,itself is an attraction*

We read that one of G. K.Chesterton 's earliest efforts inverse, long out of print, is againon the pub lish er's lists. *fGreybeards at Play" is its title and itis said to be delightfully entertaining. The book is enlivened withsketches by the author.* * .

We found this delightful pieceof imagery in a recent periodical.Beneath the delicate word beautythere is a surprisingly deepthought:I j NightNight |Traded a handful of stars for amoon {pearl.LearnedFrom the gossipy winds of a gemfar lovlier.Pawned?The moon for the Brooch of Day...Night -Swooned away, dead;The fires of the Sun had scorchedher nakedBreast .

T. L. TarrosaWe have not been able to discover anything concerning theauth or; however we believe thatshe is a Manilian. To us the poemstirs up visions of whisperingbreezes tropical nights appropriate in this weather!

Commonweal gives us a verythought-inspiring bit of verse byCather ine Ready:Conquest"My mind to me aikingdom i s " .Well speak s the poet so.Therein a reign more absoluteI keep than m ona r c hs ' know ;Therein^ unless I speak Ithe word,Not even God can go.He layeth siege unto my soul;His love is f ierce and strong.Eat I , pride-guarded, speakH im na y ;His love is patient, long.Behind the spear points of my|thoughtsMy heart hath heard His song.

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My hear t is t ra i tor ; I amHe ruleth in my stead.Now walk I at His chariotAnd clamor to be dead?Now go I clothed inslave-worn stuffWith cypress on my head ?Not such H is' ; conquest. Wins H eall, I I %Yet all He gives to merAnd now my kingdom richer isAnd I, its queen, more freeSince I am slave to God aloneAn d He_is slave to me. 4 IEugenia Sproat,!'36