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Page Two T H E MERCIAD November, 1939Published monthly by the students of Mercyhurst College

Address all communications toT H E R C I A DMercyhurst College

Editor-in-Chief __Business Manager

Erie , PennsylvaniaSubscription RatesONE DOLLAR THE YEARME RCIAD ST AFF? Marie CallanMargaret Wadl inger

(Printed by thefE. Agres ti Pri ntin g fCo.1710 Cherry St .)Moralizing On The Roost

We have often heard it saidfthat there is more fun in doingthan in not doing. Was not the truth of this maxim revealedin the recent undertaking of the Roost Club wherein the Roostwas remodeled? And the fun of doing was increased by reasonof the fact that many willing hands contributed a share of thework donebecause there was COOPERATION.*The work was fun. All of the Roo sterers accomplishedsomething in their eager, systematic work; all had the samedefinite goal . . . a more pleasant haven of recreation.Cooperation is a virtue worth applying in all our activitieswhere the goal of our actions affects two or more of us: inour clubs, our classes, our gameseven to helping one's friendor roommate in a private undertaking."Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. TheGolden Rule is a helpful link in workin g togeth er. With mostof us, cooperation is a sporadic thing. Neve rtheless in alm ost

all projects, we can depend on finding a certain few alwayson the job. Why? Certainly because they understand themeaning of cooperation. Certainly because they know thebenefits of cooperation. Tha t is why they are conside rate, andalways ready to help to their utmost.No matter what your 'walk of life', you cannot escape thecomforting experience ; of assistin g, or being assisted , byothers. During this year many opportunities will be affordedyou for cooperation here at Mer cyhurs t. K eep in th e foreground of your mind the fact that no undertaking can everbe thoroughly successful without the 'digging into it' by all.

I In the future, let the "sam e few" at every cooperative[gathering come to mean ""all of us." Let us continue and fortify among us the traditio n tha t 100 per cent cooperationmeans not only 100 per cent moral support but also 100 percent ^personal presence and constructive effort. So shall weinsure the successful promotion of our every cooperativeventure.Let what you have done at the Roost stand as a symbol toinspire us in all the undertakings of this year. We'vefsharedresponsibility at the Roost. We'll share it again and again inall the projects of this year. | Marie Callan

Self Avtivity In Religiony Rightly did Mother Borgia affirm at the Erie Diocese's convention held on the occasion of the Feast of Christian Doctrinethat strong, vigorous, unswerving self-activity in religion isthe result of intellectual conviction. Let the mind but realizehow deeply grafted in God are man's origins and continuedexistence ; how religion complements and fulfills ma n'sgrowthand the will of man is already partly won over torightthat is, religiousliving. The tru th is always a strongargument influencing the will. And if it is presented with sufficient force, it engages the will on the side of truth and weakens the dark resistance of the passions. M

It is of primary importance, then, that man should acquainthimself thoroughly with God's imposing place in his plan oflife. The knowledge of who God is immediately sug gests tothe normal mind man's natural obligations to his God. Thesenatu ral obligations are not difficult to discover; they arefound in every man; are called the natural law; and are supplemented by the Divine positive law. These laws are reasonable: they suit the being of man; they understand man intimately; and, if they are obeyed, they satisfy man enormously.If they are obeyed, they^bring man to what he desires most:his true and lasting happiness! Happiness is what man seeksthat is the subjective side of the picture. Happiness is thegoal established by God for manthat is the objective side ofthe picture. Following these laws then achieves a duple end:it satisfies God; it satisfies man. ? A

Let the intellect learn this truthfixedlyand the intellect will present it -deeply, thoroughly,to the will as themost alluring of all adventures. God is the most interestingof all subjects, the most fulfilling of all loves, and the mostfinal of all goals! Know Him, and you possess all Truth! SeekHim, and you possess all Love!

The AlumnusA Short Story With A TangOf Autumn Air

He oradow dorah rofarohrHe was a big hulk of a man who"hmmphed" loudly with emba rrassm ent as he sat alone in thecold dignity of Jennings Hall. Aribbon pinned to his lapel f in formed anyone who might be interested that he was W. C. Pem-brook of the class of 1900butno one seemed interested. Hecrossed his arms meditatively andscowled with ill-concealed wistful-ness at the milling alumn i whogreeted eachlother -profusely withbellows and roars and resoundingwhacks on the back. He shifteduncomfortably in the stiff chairthat inadquately supported! himand with a sligh tly apologeticglance at the self-engrossed men,indulged in a little reminiscing .That corner, for instance. F atherand he had sat there on regist rat ion day. For Father, as wel l asfor Bill, th e gre at momen t hadcome; and he, si t t ing bol t uprightin his chair, proud yet a little shy,enrolled his ungain ly son in theFreshman class of Chesterton College.

The good old days ! Fun ny, hewas the only member of his classto come back. He probably wasthe only one left. After all, hewas an old manand downrightlonely it was , too! He tried tolook pleasant hoping that some onemight speak to himask him thetime, mayb e. He looked at hiswatch, then a t his program: "Fathers and Sons Banquet"that le thim out. He unfolded himselffrom the chair and walked dismally from the Hall, feeling like ast range r in an a l ien land. Hewalked through the campus onpast the new Chapel . Everythingwas so changed, so brisk, so unaware of him. He passed some undergraduates but they didn' t seethe smile he had all ready . Continuing , he came quite suddenlyupon the old oak tree where heand Perkins used to meet betweenclasses. He soothed its bark re-(Continued on Page 3)

Orientation WeekWelcomes FroshThe Junior class established aprecedent this year when theyinaugur ated Orien tation Week.The Junior and Freshmen residentstudents re turned to Mercyhurston Monday, September 18, th reedays before the other classes returned. The Juniors enterta inedtheir "little sisters" Monday^eve-ning in the fi rst floor SocialRoom. Miss Edith Regan and MissM a r g ue r it e O 'D o nn el l d i r e c t e dgames and songs after the welcome given by the president of theJunior c lass. The group then wentto the Community Room wher etechnicolor motion pictures of lastyear's May Day and Garden Partywere presented by'jj Sister MaryAlice. Following th is, refreshments were served by the Juniors.Mother Borgia , Mother DeSales,Sister Mary Alice, and the classadvisers were also guests of theaffair.Tuesday morning and afternoonwere devoted to tests, a tour ofthe building, and a meeting withthe Fresh men class adviser. Ateight o'clock, the Freshmen-Faculty reception took place in the

Why The Cross ?The following selection is intended to serve as a guest editorial in these columns. It is taken from the introduction ofLeen's just ly famous book, Why The Cross? It is a bookwhich Christians can read with great profit to themselvesIt will help them to see themselves with clearer insight, to realize more truly their relation to nature and their Creator. Itis published by Sheed and Ward.

f "A European politician, in a pronouncement of fairly recentdate, stated th at Ch ristiani ty had failed. It did not seem tohim that his assertion needed proof. The actual condition ofthings in his own country and in other countries appeared tohim to be ample justificat ion for wh at he said. Yet the s tatement, so far from being indisputable, can be shown, on analysis, to betray a gross confusion of thought, i

"Christianity has not failed, for the simple reason that ithas scarcely been tried. It certainly ha s not been tried on anyextensive scale. It could be branded with failure, if havingbeen guaranteed by its founder to be able to achieve certaindefinite results, it had been, when put to the test, found wanting. But if Chri stianit y is but imperfectly or incompletelyapplied to the task of reducing to order the confused issues ofhuman existence, it cannot be blamed for the relative chaoswhich results: If Christianity were put in practice for one entire day by all men throughout the whole world, then for thatday the woes which afflict m ankind would in grea t par t haveceased. Though all suffering and sorrow would not haveended (Chr istian ity does not guaran tee th at it will put an endto distresses inherent to mortality and the fallen state ofmen) yet the earth would bear a not too remote resemblanceto the Garden of Paradise. To dream of bringing about t hisunhappy state of affairs with out applying the principles of| Christianity to the unravelling of the tangled issues of humanexistence, is to dream a dream that can never be realizedMany of the world's rulers of the day indulge this idle dream.It is not astonishing that the result of the political efforts ofsuch dream ers is but to intensify the existing order and tomake confusion worse confounded.

"As has been said, Christianity cannot be accused of failure:it is European man that can, with strict justice, be accused offailure, because, on the whole, he has failed to respond to theappeal of Chr istian ity. It is more tha n doubtful if it can bemaintained with any truth that, at any time, since the beginning of the Christian era, any body politic whole-heartedlyaccepted and applied the full Christian programme in th e pr-ganization and regulation of its life. But the Christian phil-osophy of life, in its political and social aspects, was nevergiven full and unhampered play in moulding the public life ofthe nations of Europe. There was la time when things wereshapin g toward s this more or less remotely. The condition ofpublic affairs was satisfactory or unsatisfactory according asthere was an approach to, or a falling short of, the Christianideal."What has been said of social groups is not universally trueof individuals. There have [been individual men and womenwho have given a whole-hearted trial to Christianity and havenot found it wanting. 'In their hand s it has been a completeand tr iumphant success.]! These persons are known as saints. . .They understood Christianity to be what it actually is, adivinely fashioned instrument, made for the express purposeof transforming human jjnature. Christianity guarantees thisresultthis divine transformation of humanityif it be applied to the work X. . It does not guarantee this result if inadequately used; and ill used it must be, if it is not wholly accepted or if it is badly und erstood."The Saints accepted Christianityiwholeheartedly . , . Theybecame exactly what Christianity guaranteed to make them,super-men in the highest sense of the term . . . They wereeminently great and Christianity was the source of theirgreatness. In others, Christianity succeeds in a measure thatcorresponds exactly with the degree injwhich it is accepted.Unfortunately to subscribe to Christianity is | not the samething as being integrally Christian.? To be this latter one mustaccept the Christian standard of values. If this is not done

fully, elements of disorder and distress necessarily invade thelife of the individual and of society. The failure to achieve anexistence that is satisfying must not, in these circumstance,be laid at the door of Christianity, but of those who professChristianity, whilst forgetting Christian values in practice.This is the failure not of Christianity, butthe failure of mento be Christians."This citation, takenifrom the introduction of this book, isa fair sample of the quality of the book in its entire ty. Everypage is packed full with thought and insight and helps you togrow in self-knowledge. Don't miss it !Foyer and was followed by a lunchserved by the Juniors in the StateDining Room.Wednesday morning was spentin conferences with the Dean andthe Dean of Residence. At fiveo'clock, the Faculty gave a picnic

supper for the "little sisters" andthe "big sisters". Thursday c lassesstarte d the whole college on itsnew scholastic year and endedMercyhurst's f i r s t OrientationWeek. ' Betty Ann English

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SOPHLYSPOKENThe summer was delightful,wasn't it? Yes, Sophomores, those"lovely" dances, t the handsome"dates," your gold "birdie ," andthe tan that |was al luring werewonderful, but they are now onlyfond memories.) It's time to tuckthem securely away in one of the"remotest" corners of your heart

unt i l some dreary winter nightwhen you need a little reminiscingto cheer you up. Meanwhile, thejob of being a fullfledged Sophomore presen ts itself Accountingand Organic fChemist ry studentsagree that it is a job Sometimestha t tassel would willingly slipback to the Freshm an side , butthen one of our more hopefulSophomores contr ibutes \her littlepiece "Let nothing disturb thee;let nothing affright thee, allthings are passing " and a l l i swell.

S p e a k i n g of co nt ri bu ti on s,CL AUDIA * E V A N S blushinglysubmitted the following piece ofpoe t ry :"With gay "hel los" and beamingsmiles,With brandfnew clothes, thela test styles;Th e SophomoreI class is back oncemore,(Supply the last l ine and win avaluable prize) ."We're missing some of our former c lassmates this year W ehear good things about themthoughso all is wellCLAIREWELCH, as jolly as ever, paid usa visit over last week-end. Amongth e new comera- are -GENEVIEVEGROTZfand ANGE L A E NRIGHTboth a re " t ops ."

A N N HARRINGTON|is deriving unusu al ' benefi ts from hercourse in i Child Care. Accordingto her way of thinking, a dishpanwould make a suitable bed for any(Cont inued on Page 4)

The Alumnus(Cont inued from Page 2)flectively and smiled as if heheard Joe ' s usual cry:"Bu t you'fe wrong, Pembrook!I can prove it!"Joe was gone,and so were thegood old days. How could she expect to recapture them? He wasa foolish old mana disappointedsentimentalist. What had been hisworld was no longer his but theirsthese young fellows'. T i m e

changed, everything. How could heexpect Chesterton to escape? Withthe air of a man with his mindmade< up, he strode toward hisroom.He noticed as he carried his bagdown the stair s still squeaked.Joe and he had found that outearly in thei r careerswith direre su l t s ! I Well, the taxi awaited.Thenhis name! He paused as thevoice penetrated the deserted hall."Take Pembrook, for instance,"the confident young voice argued,"All-Am erican, 1900. Now, therewas a football player!" | Mr. Pembrook smiled shly, softly, and a glow filled his heart ;then, st ra ightening his shoulders,he swung confidently down thestairs, into the waiting taxi, andultimately home to his All-American coed of 1900 who rememberedtoo. "Eleanor Mayer

Mother Borgia SpeaksAt Confraternity(Continued from Page 1)2. To show a definite need forprayer, the reception of the sacram e n t s , ! a nd t he supernaturalizingof our lives.3. To familiarize him with theconsequences of sin.4. To create la proper a t t i tudetowards the laws of God and theChurch.5. To give him a correct senseof values.She then reminded the group ofthe gifts which God has given usto aid us in following His plan;such supern atural ] gi f ts, beyondthe reach of our ordinary physical! and spir i tual powers, as th etheological? and the infused cardinal virtues, the gifts of the HolyGhost, actual grace, the Commandments, and the Church itself. Man must begin to lead hereon earth a supernatural l i fe thatwill make him feel at home whenGod calls him to share in his fullerlife in heaven. She stressed theneed of pray er and the sacraments, and emphasized!! the consequences of sin.Such a picture, concluded Mother Borgia, can and should be impressed upon the minds of ourhigh school students so that theymay be guided! to mot ivate thei rl ives by these fundam ental! t ruths ,and so that, with God's help, theymay bring about anself-activity in theirlives. X

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intelligentre l igiousA. Stout

S P O R T Sby~Plets

We're in the st icks, st icks,st icks. But this t ime we mean inthe field of hockey. They bang,click and whang. Then leave yourshins, knuckles, and Jane Dixon'sforehead a study in red, black, andblue. But all in all, with the newFreshmen and a dozen \ new [balls,hockey adds a new dash to hercolors.Riding h as been enjoying itselement in the crisp fall days withKa t r i na Quinn and Sis Pat tersonmounted high, hilarious,!and happy- ISpectator sports spot l ighted theweek-end of the 20th of October;rah-rah-rahing Marg Bat tagl ia ,Ginny Hileman, Betty p Ann E nglish, Doris Scalzo, M ary Riley,Claudia Evan s, K atie McMillan,Jane Dixon, and Jeanne Maley offto Cleveland for the Navy-NotreDame game. Then the week-endfollowing waves Carmelita Savage(complete with penn ants) off tothe Notre Dame-Carnegie game inPi t t sburgh .Susan Cross, a former All-American hockey star, drew a galleryof anxious fans at Edinboro onWednesday the 18th. Inst ruct ionsa n d demonstrations convertedbrisk breezes, nipped noses, andfrozen feet into an enjoyable andenl ightening two hours.The Edinboro-Mercyhurst gamewas scheduled for November 1 atEdinboro. A tenta t ive date wi thMercyhurst Seminary and a replyfrom Lake Erie College in Pains-ville are expected to add a zestand a mark of victory to our greenand white. So, we'll "over thetop for you" if you will comethrough and "over the bridge tothe hockey field for us."Gertrude Pletz

I wonder why I cannot hear thest ra insOf singing strin gs whose voicewould heaven thrillWithout a throbbing in my spir i t ' sveins,While dreamily I bid my heart be$ still.What canjassuage the tumult inmy breastAs drunken fantasies surge toheights subl ime?I gasp, and! then the music which was pressedTo starry gates is hushed tosoothing t ime.As long as I can hear the voiceofsbeautySinging sweet wisps of fancy inmy ear ,And while a sweet pavane canreach to meOut through its gauze of frailmoonlight, I fearThat I shall be content; for I nowseeThat music tolmy soul lis richlydear.Maryalys KlingerAlumnae Guests OfI Jo . G. A. Sorority

The O. G. A.'s first meeting ofthe 1939-1940 school} t e rm wa sheld in the college dining roomon October 26, at which twentynew members were admit ted. TheSophomo res acted a s individualhostesses for the newcomers.After the general business meeting, Frances Gal lagher reviewedthree new 'books that have - beenrecently added to the college library; Bui lding Your Personal i tyby Hat t ie Marie Marsh, BusinessLaw, Principles and Cases by Harold P. Lusk, and The Secretaryand Her Job byf Marie Carney.Marion Weschler , President ofthe Sorori ty, int roduced the guestspeakers, a l l of whom are members of the Merc yhurst College

Alumnae; The Misses MargaretMcMahon, Patr ic ia Pusey, Cather-ine Knauer, Madeline Wilbert, andRuth Mary McCarty.Since these young ladies represent five different phases of activity . in the business world, theirta lks were most interest ing andprofitable to {the assembly. Theevening was brought to a pleasantclose by the refreshment committee und er th e chairm anship ofJanet Griff i th. *-Frances Gallagher

SONNETWe mortals are like many coloredstones,Along the surg ing foam-fleckedwater ' s edge,Gloating o'er batter'd driftwoodcrumbling bones,Gleaming amongst the dull anddripping sedge.No sparklin g diamonds here domake their bi r th;Nor brilliant sapphires lodgeneath sodden piers;Only more gaudy pebbles of littleworth,Wash'd bright and smooth bycount less mermaid-tears.The ocean's strand is not all sheenand glossYet , eddying andl tossing in thecurrent ' s whirl ,Or cradled within old Neptune'sbeard of moss,Couch'd in an oyster-shell lies apure pearl .

Mercyhurst ConfersHonorary Degree(Continued from Page 1)Church|all her life and has received recognition in Vaticancircles for her work in the causeo f r e l i g i o n . S h e h a s w r i tt e nmany articles for Catholic periodicals and other magazines. Recently she was decorated by our HolyFather the Pope, an honor givento few women.Mrs. O'Neil has long been anintimate friend of Mercyhurst.Her benefactions to th e schoolhave been many, most outstandingamong them being the MercyhurstChapel of Christ the King, an architectural gem in the Erie community. Mother M. Xavier O'Neiland Sr. M. Regis O'Neil of theMerc yhurst Order of M ercy aresisters of the la te Mr. James E.O'Neil. IFor the past few years, Mrs.O'Neil has devoted much of herleisure time to the study and research of F rench language andl i tera ture . By far her best contr i bution to the field of literature isher recent biograph y of MotherElizabeth Seton , foundres s of theSisters of C harity. Erie's ownBishop Gannon wrote the prefaceto the book which is now in the

process of publication. The book,written as the result of and in themidst off a series of unusual coincidences which dedicated Mrs .O'Neil zealously to her task, willbe used!as basic testimony in theadvancement of the cause ofMother Seton's canonization.Present at the conferring of thedegree were the Reverend Salva-tor M. Burgio, C. M. of German -town, Philadelphia, the Vaticanvice postu lator of Mother Seton 'scause; and Sisters M. Francesca,M . Elise and M. Stanislaus, representatives of the Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill College, Greens-burg, Pa. Marie Keleher

Selections From TheEncyclical of PopePius XIII IitWhat age has been, for all itstechnical land | purely civic |pro-gress, more tormented than oursby I spi r i tual emptiness and (deep-fel t interior poverty"? :^W"At the head of the road whichleads to the spiritual and moralbankru ptcy of the prese nt daystand the nefarious efforts of nota few to dethrone Chris t; theabandonment of the Slaw of truthwhich he proclaimed and of thelaw of love which is the life breathof his kingdom."

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" . . . Our pa t e rna l he a r t is to rnby anguish as we look ahead toall that will yet come forth fromthe baneful seed of violence and ofhatred for which the sword todayploughs the blood-drenched furrow. But precisely because off thisapocalyptic foresight of disaster,imminent and remote, we feel wehave a duty to raise with stillgrea ter insistence the eyes andhearts of those in whom there yetremains good will to the One fromwhom alone comes the salvationof the worldto One whose al -(Continued on Page 4)Thus, like hidden pearls on thepebbly st rand,Secluded souls may mold a peerless band.-Jane Frankl in

SENIOR. . .1 . . SIDESHOWMuch has been going on in themain tent these last few days buwe always attend the sideshow, doyou? The seniors are giving theilast performance this year and wedo hope it pleases.The Sodality dance was one ofthe most successful dances put on

at Mercyhurs t. Meg met the nowfamil iar Jerry, and Rosemary f i rsdiscovered the possibilities of pawnshop and the delightfulnesof a certain Micky. Get DorothyO'Malley toltell you of her date'mad dash to the parlor to sit himself at the piano. It seems peoplelaughed. Is that right Amos, ois it Kingfish? ? ? ? Can you imagine Jean 's eyes filled with thacertain light? Look at them andmarve l! It all happened this summer. Marg was torn between Notre Dame and Navy t 'other weekend, bothsbrother and friend beinpresen t at this m ajor conflicMarie Madden received a beautifubouquet the other p. m. because oa very minor disagreem ent witBob. Wonder what would materialize if they really put on thgloves? Have you been listeninto what Frost said to George thisummer and vice versa. It was nidle conversation. If you wa nt tknow how it feels to be a higschool student again, ask ElaineIt seems that all the teachers aAcademy think she should bstudying and want her admit slipDoes Beach really teach in^Wesleyville, Clara, and just where i(Continued On Page 4) *

MERCYONUS!Well, September and Octobecame $ again! They .always do! seems as though there should bsome way of avoiding them. How

about organizing a "Movemenfor the Elimination of Septembeand October from Yearsiin Whicthey Come After A ugu st?"Well, like I said, comes September and October,?and here we aragain. Sadly we l relinguish MWhalen's Glorious i Spectacle dowin Flush ing, various and sundrbeaches and dance halls, put awat ha t gergus^sun-tan in moth-ballsand then "Heigh-ho, heigh-ho, it 'off to work we go."Gre a t | expectations and rejoicings, over the Sodality dancewhich was!a huge success. Th recheers for sweater dances, andtwenty-some votes, "Aye," fomore of the same, from t hJuniors.And did you know about th

new firm, Stout, Stout, StoutWeir, and Stout, Vermin KillerPar Excellence. We specialize insnakes. Our motto is "WhenThere Are Bigger and Bet teSnakes to Kill, Don't Call On UsFor Goodness' Sake!" Incidentally(Continued on Page 4)

The students and faculty of Mercyhurst College express their heartfelt sympathy to MotherBorgia on the occasionof the death of herbrother, Mr. John Egan,of Dug Bois, Penn sylvania.

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Page Four T HE ME RCIAD November. 1939Senior GlassSponsors Dance

The evening of Novem ber 4thushered in the first formal danceof the year. With the Senior classas sponsors , the collegians andtheir friends danced to the musicof West Scott in gayly decoratedHunters Lodge. The decorat ionsappropriately followed the Hallowe'en Motif and from all appe arances] all enjoyed themselves, entering into the festive spirit.ALUMNAE NEWSMuch has happened since Mer-cyhurst welcomed the Alumnaeback for a short but sweet weekend the 14th and 15th of October.Ida Moore is assisting Mr. Kellyin the sc ience department a t Academy. Margaret Reid is in Ar-thurdale , West Va., w orking onthe Experimental Community project which was sponsored by Mrs.Roosevelt in 1933. She tells us tokeep up with our glee club for atpresen t she is directing two gleeclubs developing la tent ta lents.Mary Cumiskey has jus t becomea student dietitian at King's County Hospi ta l in New York Ci ty.

Mar guer ite O'Donnell and J eanSummers were s Mercyhurst ' s representat ives a t the I . F. C. A.convention a t Misericordia College, Dal las, Penna. on Oct . 21.And, of course you know tha t"Gege" {has become M rs. PaulO'Brien, Marian Gage is now Mrs.Gwilliam. Both were married during September. J ane Uprichard isworking toward her Ph.D at West-em Reserve in Cleveland. Maria nMcLaughlin is secre tary to the

i;.--fv.vcv/i OX untf X UUl l g o u OW I JSheet and Tube Co. Ruth Scobell"breezes" back and forth fromGeneva, Ohio, where she is working, nearly every weekend. M arga re t Ann(e Mooney who worksfor the Sta te in Harr i sburg , visitsErie almost every other weekend.F r a n Hauser is attending R. B. I.in Rochester. Virginia Dooley isteaching a t Panama, N. Y. , whileLuret ta Kel logg teaches in thecommercia l department and assists in the residence hall at theWesylan Methodist Seminary, Lima, N. Y. M ary Rita Oliver is amember of the faculty at VestalCentra l HighlSchool in Vesta l , N.

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We were proud to see the nameof Helen Gowans, commercial' teacher at Akron High School, Akron, N. Y., listed onfthe programof the New York State Teachers 'Convention in B uffalo. She pre-presided as president of t he lcom-mercial group. Ruth Hays has aposition in! a chemistry Laboratory a t Niagara Fal ls, N. Y.I willlbe back with more newsnext month, so I am signing offnow.

Your Reporter ,Rosemary Klos"To consider the state as something ul t imate to which everything else should be subordinatedand directed cannot fail to harmthe t rue and last ing prosperi ty ofnations. This can happen eitherwhen unrestricted dominion comesto be conferred on the state ashaving a mandate from the nation, people, or even a social order, or when the sta te arrogatessuch dominion to itself as absolutemaster , despot ical ly, wi thout anymandate whatsoever." Encycl ical

Sophly Spoken(Continued from Page 3) |baby. Are we to believe that thisis the "scientific trend" of modernchild care?Not to be overlooked is our"glamour gi r l ," Carmel i ta Savage."Carm ie ' s" newly acquired curlsar e jjthe "acme of femininity" orsomething.Sophomores just can ' t seem towai t until graduat ion to be involved in weddings. SALLY Mc-

CLAIN, E IL E E N JOYCE , BARBARA DAW SON, MARY L OUKRUG, and JAN E DIXON haveall been attendants in recent weddings.The Sodality Dance'was a hugesuccess; we ' re ant ic ipat ing moreof them wefnotice t ha t E IL E E NR E H L E R , thejSophomore T re a surer, made a hit. Knowing Eileen,we don' t think i t ' s her money thathe is after.On e friend! of the Sophom oreClass w i th whom Freshmen became acquainted was "Sara ." But ,of course, that is to be expectedSara has such a sociable natureand a l l .MARY ISABE L NE ME NS a ndRE GINA BRUGGE R a re p l a nn i ngon spending a week-end a t Carne

gie Tech in Pi t tsbu rgh. Whenthese plans materia l ize the resul tshould be worth hearing about .We'll close * this with a consideration of what the midget said tothe undertaker, "Make mine : ashort bier ." Pauline Lynch

Nothing Left To Say A Freshman Letter Mercyonus

Encyclical(Cont inued from Page 3)nyghtv and merciful Hand ca nalone calm this tempestto th eOne whose t ruth and whose lovecan enlighten the intellects and inf lame the hearts of so great a section of mankind plunged in error,se l f ishness, st r i fe , and st ruggle , soas to give it a new orientation inthe spir it of the Kings hip ofChrist ."

& 3S * * *"Perhaps God grant i t onemay hope that this hour of di restneed may bring a change of outlook and sent iment to those .manywho, till now, have walked with'blind faith along the path of popular modern errors unconscious ofthe t reacherous and ^ i n s e c u r eground onJ which they t rod. Perhaps the m any who have n otgrasped the .importance of the educational and pastoral mission ofthe Church wil l , now understandbet ter her warning s, scouted inthe fa lse securi ty of the past . Nodefense of Chris tianity could bemore effect ive than the presentst ra i ts. From the immense vortexof error and ant i -Christ ian movements there has come forth a cropof such poignant disasters as toconstitute a condemnation f surpassing in its conclusiveness anymerely theoret ical refuta t ion."" . . . W he n God i s ha t e d , e ve rybasis of moral i ty is undermined;the voice of conscience *is stilledor a t any ra te grows very fa int ,that voice which teaches even toth e illiterate r,and to uncivilizedtr ibes wha t is good and what isbad, what lawful , what forbidden,and what makes men feel themselves responsible for their actionsto a Supreme Judge."

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"Hence, i t i s the noble prerogative and function of the state to

0, Sonnets have been wri t tensince time beganOn life, on love, on gold andchari ty,I thought for days, and cannotadd a planTo those whose lines all men canread and see.What good and bad each life canhave in storeFor those who know that beautywill not die!The poets sing of bees and birdsadoredBy men on earth, who soon wil lquietly lieCradeled in life's eternity.And I I |Might wri te of how the poetsdwell uponThose things of worth that have aplace in m y;Ripe days; that wi l l del ight myheart anon.I m i gh t !But since great poets, too, sl ipinto proseThere is naught lef t forfme to dobut close.Frances Gallagher

S. O. S. CLUBHOLDS OUTING

Members of the Home Economics departm ent are capable notonly of preparing a tempting mealbut alsoI of doing justice to oneprepared for them. This was evidenced when the S. 0. S. Club enjoyed a supper a t Tieman's Lodgeon Thursday evening, October 12.The occasion was informal anda spir i t of fr iendl iness predominated as the upper c lassmen andfreshmen intermingled in the f i rstgatherin g of the c lub for thisyear. The long table a t which themembers sa t was a t t ract ivelydecorated with candles and autumnflowers. A glowing log fire in therust ic f i replace added to the merri ment of the scene.At the close of the supper therewas a short period of card playing, bowling, and walking aboutthe beautifully landscaped yard ofTieman's Lodge.H a v i n g started the y e a rwith such! a successful socialevent , members feel prepared tomeet any task t hat the . c lub mightundertake for the rest of the year.P l a ns for Ithe supper were arranged by President Mary LouiseHealy and her capable commit tees.Pauline Lynch

control , a id, and direct the privateand individual activities of national life tha t they converge ^harmoniously towards the common good.That good can neither be definedaccording to arbi t rary ideas norcan i t accept for i t s standard pri mari ly the materia l prosperi ty ofsocie ty, but ra ther i t should be defined according to the harmoniousdevelopment and the natural perfection of man. It is for this perfection that society is designed bythe Creator as a means." 1"For t rue though i t i s that theevils from* which mankind sufferstoday come in part from economicinstabi l i ty and from the st ruggleof interest regarding a more equaldistributio n of the goods whichGod has given man as a meansof sustenance and progress, it isnot less true tha t their root isdeeper and more*intrinsic, belonging to the sphere of religious be-

Dear Bet ty,By now college life for the"greenhorn Frosh " is mere rout ine , the scurrying hi ther andthi ther has given way to the orderly schedule of the day. Newacquaintances are old friendsandroommates have been selected forbet ter or worselife goes on itsmerry chase!For a whi le I was afra id therooms at one end of the FreshmanCorridor werejnever going to seethe end of those pink slips tha tare so welcome about 9:55 in themorning. In spite of Eileen's cons t a n t sweepingthey still come in.I t might be Lut ie ' s faul t but moreprobably i t has to do with thetwo fascinat ing gir ls who l ivequite a few doors up the hallPoor Kirby and Bottiethere I gopicking on them again.Here ' s a secret for you with abit of scandal connected witho it .Seven of our most prominent;fit reshmenitesincluding one ofour brand new class officerspresident no lesswere j u s t r e cently vested with 'an indefinitecampushow drolland for noless a reason than noise. It's]still

a mystery Show No. 4 missed outon it. MAnd now a word and a cheer forcu r classf officers. To our presidentJean Hockensmithshe' s *aregular a l l -around girlto ou rVice PresidentKay Tansey if wemight only publish her speech Ioninvestituret o our SecretaryHa r r i e t MiHoy, another intellectual yet lovely personand, lastbut not least , totour T re a sure r

dear Patcywith Hef^BUffafonianaccent and unselfish wayswho isalreadyI venture to sayone ofthe best-liked girls in the school.I hope by this t ime that Marthahas adjusted herself to college lifewell enough to get her biology assignment in on t ime. Now a hintabout I t hose I t wo! perfect roomm a t e sc a n ' t you s t a y l a wa y f romJa ne , Dotor isjit her big brotherthat ' s so I interest ing in I Harbor-

creek. I We' re glad [ fo r yourlsakeand ours Jane J Annthat you'vefinally showed us all w hat a I goodsport you real ly can be. BftBHES T h e n fthere'sj Gloria 1 utzGlofo r shortthe friendliest girl onthe floor andftthe Jmost popularwith j the afupper-classmenMaryEllen with herf ever cheery wordand gorgeous smile . Even thoughou r minstrel Ishow is an event ofth e pasta word about itt'wasalmost a f lop unt i l own own Jerry]O'Conner drew a deep breath andlpulled the funniest gag in it.I Qui te a few digs here and th er e!N est-ce-pasdear Froshb u 11all in all you'll agree with me t ha t li t ' s an A No. 1 c lass. That ' s a l l the lnews for a while. Until next time, Ii am P f c ^ B S n H i ^ ^ ^ ^ B N ^ ^ IS S S ' -A-8 ever, ' IK ^ H K ANA BELLE Ilief and moral convictions whichhave been perverted by the .ipro-gressive alienation of the peoplesfrom that uni ty of doctr ine , fa i th,custom s, and mora ls which oncew as ^promoted |by the t i re less andbeneficent work of the Church. Ifit is to have any effect, the re education of mank ind m ust be,above a l l j things, spi r i tual and rel igious."

(Continued from Page 3)Stoutie wan ts some advice onwhich type of Business Organization she should use. Come, comeyou Business Organizers and Managers, give .Klammie's fella is off to theGolden West. You can find himfiled under the section marked"Gone, But Not Forgot ten." Weweep for you, oh Klammie dearwe deeply sympathize (with apologies to Mr. Lewis Carroll).Orchids to "Mademoiselle" fothe new baggy sweaters. They' rso comfortable and practical.Beth's little tan I bugg y is stilfunctioning, in spite of capacityloads twice a day. It initiated thnew school year in true style byrefusing to start the f i rst dayand fit isn't even cold yet! Whenthe thermometer hi ts rock bot tomdon't expect her until noon, aleast .Alas and alack! Where are thSophomores of yesteryear?Thunderous applause for Bet tyTrippe ' s and date ' s j i t terbuggingat the aforement ioned Dance.Ohyes! Our esteemed President , Bet ty Ann, suggests the purchase of a school ring . I secondthe motion. *They get here jfjust intime for Chris tmas, and wouldmake 1 a grand present from thefamily. You know what they sayabout a word to the wise. Well?And then there was the oneabout the poor Junior who kepmissing Junior meet ings becauseshe was still reading Sophomorenotices. Well, give her time.The old brain is well racked]bytKi s liihe7 "So snail say good'byeand stuff until it be next Merciad-time, and in the meantime"Helphelp, I need news!"P* Jeanne Weir

Senior Sideshowy a B {Continued from Page 3) |p &that school? The 5 answer to j thabove took5us almost an hour tosolve, and we still aren't pacified.What ' s that on your f inger, MaryJane? I And something gl i t ters onPat terson's * sweater , too ? \ J u swhat does your honey do, Sis ? ? ?Course, I i t doesn' t mat ter to you,does it ? ? ? Freshies, dear , we areglad to have you with us; and thebet ter we know you, the bet ter wel ike you! What is ' the st ra in ondiplomatic relations on the thirdfloor ?|Time will tell. Allene andSawd at tended a very interest ingreception1 th e other?Sa turday; an dwhat happened to (the hero of theoccasion, or I shouldn' t we I a sk?Col le t te i s learning what i t meansto spend ] evening after eveningwith t h e l girls. Theseflong distance sweeties curb your nightlife.Th e Roosts is;? all J deckedg out insparkl ing whi te and red this year.Congratula t ions, Jinny Bryant , welike it loads. Look for Marion behind la ^ camera these days, andwhoI could - be! busier th an BettyBlodget t out i hunt ing ads. Bamhas discovered the curtailments ofa mother this last week, but sheman ages beautifully. We. missEthel Mae this year, but she tellsus her thoughts are wi th us whensh e .'isn't house hunt ing. MaryAnn Cannon swings into the Polkalike a vetera n. She learned howthis summer. I t must be a veryhandy parlor t r ick.

-V. Hileman