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Keep the NewLounge LookingAs It Should T H E MERCIADPublished at Mercyhurs t College. Erie. P ennsylvania

All of MercyhurstWelcomes theFreshmen

VOL UME / OCTOBER, 1940 NUMBE R ONE

Noted LecturerM ary O . C. O 'Neil, Litt.D., . . _W rites Life of M oth er Seton J?Compe le,d,ToA u t h o r Por trays A Traditional SweaterNoble Life in VividNarrative Manner

The life of Elizabeth Ann Setonby Mary Coyle O'Neil, Litt.D., witha foreword by the Most; ReverendJohn Mark Gannon, D.D., D.C.L.,LL.D., Bishop of Erie and Chancellor of Mercyhurst College has recently come off the press of St.Antho ny's Guild. This slim a n dattractively edited volume containswithin i t s hundr edfpages the storyof a life which is already dear toAmericans t throughout the landa life in which all w h o are acquainted with it will find man ysources of inspiration.The language of the book is simple: it is within easy reach of anyreader; i t i s unobtrusive , a l lowingthe character of Mother Seton tostand out in bold relief. The stylefinds i t s st r ide in the opening sen-tence and maintains it evenly andeffortlessly to the last period. Thenarrative moves with bold vigorand carries the reader's interestracily along to the tempo of i t sown momen tum. Ea ch successivechapter fills in the well-conceivedplan in climactic order. The manyevidences of scholarly research offer no lag to the rapid movementof the biography, so aptly are they(Continued on Page 2)

Phylomeletics MeetAnd Plan Programs

The Merc yhurs t S cience Clubmet on the evening of October 3rd.The new members were welcomed.Elected as the club officers wereRosemary Klos as president , JeanDurkin as secretary, and Mari lynMaher as t reasurer .Projects and proposed visits toErie ' s industr ia l centers wereplanned for the coming year. Alecture concerning Erie's wildflowers and birds is being plannedfor the next meeting. To becomebet ter acquainted with this subject-matter, a hike has beenplanned for this Saturday.Rosemary Klos

Math Club MembersHold First MeetingOn October 9, 1940 at 8:00 P. M.in the Physics laboratory, theMath Club had its first meetingunder its new officers: President,Rosemary Klos; Secretary, MaidaWendel ; Treasurer , Catherine Bel-lucci.After a short business meetingwhich welcomed the new members,Sister M. Clotilda discoursed ontypes of folk dances to the enjoyment of all. The evening endedwith community singing and refreshments served by CatherineBellucci and Patricia Schilling.Maida Wendel

And Shirt Dance IsfHeld By SodalityAgain the Sodality has led theway in the social activities of theyear a t Mercyhurst . On October18 it sponsored " t h e t radi t ionalsweater and skir t dance. With music by "Nick," the dancers whirledin and among the corn-stalks an dgrinning pumpkins. The soft l ightscarried out the Hallowe'en themeto perfection. The center of att ract ion was the "lounge". There ,couples went for "cokes" and informal chat s. So "a good time washad by all" and perhaps we'll beseeing you again soon.

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Richard Rowan WillLecture October 28On Monday evening, October*28,the f i rst of the Concert and Lecture series wil l feature RichardWilmer Rowan in a t imely and reveal ing lecture on The Secret WarBehind the War. Mr. Rowan hasbeen termed Jby Clifton Fadiman(our inquisitive friend of "Informat ion Please" fame) as " thegreatest l iving authori ty on Internat ion al! Secret Service ." Mr. Rowan is the author of many booksof vi ta l import such as: Terror in

mOur Times, Secret Agents AgainstAmerica, and Story of Secret Service . Those students who at tendthe lecture will hear an astounding account of how world-wide..espionage system s fomented - thepresent European host i l i t ies.

The 1941 Praeteri ta Staffhave started early this yearin the hope of avoiding theend-of-the-year rush . W eare anxious to take as manyof the Club pictures as possible out-of-doors this year,in order to get broader backgrounds and scenic effects.Since there are only one ortwo Iweeks lef lbef or e t h el e a v e s are gone and theweath er is cold, we mus tcomplete t h i s part of ourwork as soon as possible.

For this reason, we askthe kind cooperation of t h emembers of the differentclubs. You can cooperate bybeing present at the oppoint-ed spot a t t h e designatedtime. It is unfori unate t ha tthese pic tures must be takenat a noon, but mornings andafternoons' are filled, as youknow. The Staff thank s youheart i ly, then, for the h e l pwe know you will be willingto give us. J. W e i r

Postpone AddressTransportation DifficultiesPrevent Arnold Lunn FromAppearing As ScheduledThe anticipated lecture, Can Democracy Survive? scheduled||to bedelivered in!the Mercyhurst auditorium on Monday evening, October 21, by Arnold Lunn, notedEnglish lecturer, has been indefinitely postponed. Mr. Lunn had encountered difficulty in securingpassage on the America-boundsteam ers overcrowded w ith eva-cues from war-ravaged! E urope .The lecturer ' s last hope to keep hisengagement wi th Mercyhurst wasby clipper ship, but that mode oft ransporta t ion l ikewise fa i led him.Mr. Lunn was a lso to have givena special illustrated lecture for thestudent body on Tuesday morning,October 22, in which he would haveshown photographs of the war-scenes in Europe. Jane Frankl in

O. G. A. Begins YearWith Lively SessionThursday night, October 24, the0. G. A. Sorori ty, wi th Marth aHutton presiding, opened i ts meetings for the year.Thirty new members were received into the club. The programincluded a short play entitled"Boss vs. Secretary," wi th LoisBlanchard direct ing afcast includ

ing Jean Weir , Ann Stout , DorisScalzo, Beth Leahy, and LoisBlanchard. Prances Gal lagher reviewed the article "So You're Planning a t Business Career," an dMaryalys Kl inger, "Why the O. G.A . ? "Refreshments were servediunderthe chairmanship of Bet ty Trippe.Mary WinstonPublicity ChairmanLarge FreshmanClass Is FormallyI n v e s t e dCeremonies fAre FoIlowedrByFreshman-Faculty Tea

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Thursday afternoon, October 17.1940, saw a beau tiful ceremonyperformed in which the Freshmenwe re formally g invested with thetraditionalfi cap and gown.Down the sta i rs, throughSenior guard of honor, up tofront of the auditorium, filed theseventy-five gown-clad Freshmenwith the academic caps under theirr i gh t a rm .The program began with aspeech by Dr. M. J. Relihan, thet radi t ional speaker on Invest i tureDay. At the conclusion of his talkthe Senior class president, MarthaHutto n, interes tingly told t h e"History of the Cap and Gown."She told how the round cap had(Continued on Page 2)

Mercyhurst Celebrates InH o n o r of Mother BorgiaMort imer AdlerTo Hold SeminarAnd To Lecture

Evening CeremonieAlso CommemorateCharter DayOnce again thi r ty Mercyhurststudents are to have the privilegeof particip ating fin a semin ar withDr. Mortimer J. Adler, associateprofessor of the philosophy of lawat the University of Chicago. Dr.Adler is alsofvisiting professor atSt. John's College, Annapolis,Md., where the seminar method isbeing experimented with on a largescale, i L a s t year's discussion onthe Oedipus Rex of Sophocles init ia ted M ercyhurst stud ents t in this

informal classroom method. O nThursday, November 28 of thisyear, the book to be discussed isAristotle's Nichomachean * Ethics.At Dr. Adler ' s recommendat ion aperiod of a month or so has beenallowed for thefreading of thebook by the part ic ipants.Mercyhurst audiences knew andhonored Dr. Adler several yearsbefore his best-seller How to Reada Book became a l i terary sensation. ^Erie audiences will be givenan op portuni ty to hear th e | r iotedphilosopher and educator again onthe evening of 3 the seminar inj alecture on Chara cter and Intelligence, which topic dove-tails withthe subject of Aristot le ' s \ Ethics.Jane Frankl in

A procession of formally-gownstuden ts preceded the gues t honor, Mother Francis M. Borgiinto the auditorium for the prgram celebrat ing the feast of SFrancis Borgia, Oct. 10. The stdent body greeted their dean wiHail to Thee, Dear Mother BorgMartha Hut ton, the president the senior class, sponsors of taffair, extended congratulations Mother Borgia on her feast -day, the name of all the collegians. Choir of Juniors, dressed in whsurplice and black cassock, sain chorus the ever-beautiful AMaria . The ch oristers includJeanne Maley, Josephine MuEva i Jacobs, Marily Root, EileRehler , Mary Parmeter and JuStrickler . Mary Ri ta Gal lagharrayed as an old-fashioned gigave an enchanting reading of OThose Pleasant Days of Old. JaWalsh , as the representative the freshman class, gave an insping account of the newly-publishbiography of Mother f ElisabeAnn Seton by Mrs. M. C. O'NeLit t . D. Maralys Kl inger renderBallade in A Minor on the piano

A one act play, All on a Summer 's Day, directed by Miss Boy and, was dramatized by Bur(Continued on Page 2)

Seniors Will Sponsor New Teach ers, NewHarvest D a n c e Faces, Many ChangeThe Mercyhurst Harvest Dancewill be held at the Y. W. C. A.ballroom on November 9. GeorgeWeber and his Orchest ra wi l l supply the music . Aboutja jhundredcouples are expected to attenda*pTh e ballroomlwill be a t t ract ively decorated with various coloredleaves and pumpkins. Miss MarthaHutton, President of the SeniorClass, is General Chairman of theaffa i r . |The committee chairmen? are asfollows: Place Comm ittee, BethL e a h e y; Orch estra Comm ittee,An ne Bough on ; T i c ke t s , Ro se mary Klos; Posters, Catherine Bel

lucci; Publicity, Jeanne Weir;Alumnae Notices, Frances Gallagher; and Decorat ions, Bet ty AnnEngl ish. Betty Ann Engl ishProsh Class MeetsAnd Elects OfficersfOctober 10, the Freshm an classheld its first meeting for the purpose of electing officers. The following were elected: President,J a n e W a l s h ; V ic e- P re si de n t,Madge Bal tus; Secretary, Catherin e L yn ch ; T r e a s u r e r , B e tt yGlynn; StudentjjCouncil Representa t ive , Jane Mault; Merciad Representative s, Gloria Corrado, AnneJohnson.

Signalize New YeaThe school year of '40-'41 openofficially on the 26th of Septembwith many changes and innovt ions to greet the students. I t wwith af great deal of pleasure tfhthree snew members of the faculwere welcomed to Mercyhurst.Miss Margaret Quinn of BostoMass., is now head of the PhysicEducat ion Department ; Miss Maelaine Boyland fromjConnellsvillPa., has charge of the DramatDepartment ; and Dr. Arthur Siranni from the Royal I ta l ian Unversity, Rome, Italy is the new istructor in the Italian and Spani

departments.Mercy hurst also welcomed thlargest Freshman enrol lment of ihistory this year. Seventy-finew girls were introduced to colege: life by the J unior class in special Orientation program. Thother classes met new girls, toAmong the Seniors we find AngeLennon and Mary Martini who rturned {after a year's absencMary Rita Gallagher and VirginiConlon swelled the ranks of thJunior c lass. T h e sophomorewere joined by Rosalie LoGrassJeanne Gough, Mary Frances Lennon, Jean McKelvey, CarolinWhitney, and Mary LaPorta .Helen Sulliva

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Page Two T HE MERCIAD October, 194Published monthly by the students of Mercyhurst College

Address jail communications toT H E I M E R C I A DMercyhurst College Erie , Pennsylvania

Subscriptions-RatesONE DOLLAR THE YEARI MERCIAD STAFF fEDITOR-IN-CHIEF ) Jane FranklinBUSINESS MANAGER? Doris ScalzoI ART EDITOR - Priscilla Jenkins(Printed by the E. Agresti Printing Co.-1710 Cherry S t )

Welcome, Freshmen!To the new arrivals at Mercyhurst the Merciad Staff extends a sincere and hear ty welcome. Since you have been properly orientated, initiated and invested, you are already an integral part of the college. If now that the en tertainments inyour honor,are over, you should feel yourselves trailin g behind in the onrush of upperclass activities, do not let y o u rseeming insignificance discourage you.5 Remember that youare of some account, for you are the future seniors llIf no one else realizes this your destiny, the Seniors, certainly are aware of it. While other classmen are busy strainingahead on the hill of learning, they, having reached to the topof the rise, have time to pause and look back. As they gaz eback over the vista of the years, the ascent that had seemedtediously long and unsurmountable at the base looks surprisingly short and easy from the summit.

The distant mountains that uprearTheir frowning foreheads to the skies,Are crossed by pathways that appearAs we to h igher levels rise.

They regret time s p e n t in grumbling and complainingagainst the thorns and boulders of rules and restrictions encountered on their path, time which might have been moreprofitably spent in culling the flowers of comradeship and inplucking the fruits of study. They marvel tha t the climb, arduous as it was in the main, should have invigorated ratherthan weakened them. Nor are they content to rest satisfiedat the end of this one successful trek, but instead look eagerlyabroad for higher peaks to climb. I m' *No, Freshmen, do not become disheartened at the steepnessof the educational mount looming far above you; with eachsucceeding crag that is bravely surmounted, your agility andsure-footedness increa ses. You may find fit difficult to keepyour eyes ever on the goal before you; for often it may be enveloped intclouds and hidden from view. In fact, you cannotsee what actually lies on the other side of the mountain, norcan you imagine what a panorama of tru th and beauty andlight will stretch below your sureshod feet when you stand onthe height. \ Just be assured by those who have gone before

that th e distant goal is worth the exertion of the climb. Keepyour eyes and hands steadily and firmly on the crag immediately before you,fand you will eventually, and all too soonjcome out into the rarified atmosphere to which you aspire. IIf you would bear aloft as your own "that banner with thestrange device, Excelsior", you must not expect to soar "higher, ever higher, from the earth", like the skylarkon wings:plodding patiently, you must be content to scale the heightsby slow degrees. I f

All common thingseach day's events ^ ^ ^ ^ B n lThat with the hour begin and end; IBIPJBjBPOur pleasures and discontents K M H iAre rounds by which we may ascend. K M I . 1Meet the New Lounge ^ H K J 8 H |

It was like stepping into another world, one's first entrance into The Lounge. Well does it merit that name with itsleather and chromium furnishings I so finviting to relaxation.Even the writing-tables are conducive to ease.] The mirrorsand fluorescent lights cast|soft reflections upon the variedyet harmonious color-scheme of yellow, blue, red and black.

It seemed impossiblefto imagine that one was standing inthe very same spot where the old day-students' room used tobe. Who could believe tha t once upon a time it had served asa bakery room ? Certainly, the disciples of the weed c o u l dhardly believe that their treks to ! The Roost (likewise well-named) were over. Certainly, out of gratitude for such an unexpected boon the frequenters of The Lounge will abide conscientiously by the rules. Not an article of furniture must bemoved or marred lest this dreamed-of recreationallike an untendedfflower, losefits life and loveliness. IJane Franklinr o o m

"Women are such keen anglersthat they can never acknowledgetha t any fish, however big, hasslipped the hook."Katherine C. Thurston

"Hope looks for unqualified success; but Faith counts certainly onfailure, andl takes f honorable defeat to be a form of victory." H B jR. L. S.

A Bon-bon Looks OnA t Prosh-Paculty TeaIFrom my vantage point on thetray , they all looked happy asthey drifted into the State DiningRoom that night of the Freshman-Faculty Tea. Those namesthatof the room and of the occasion-clung to me, for Sister had mentioned them just as she placed mein position crowning the platefulof fellow bon-bons. You are surprised that I talk? That's not surprisingnot as surprising as theway they could eat and talk anddrift around me as they did andstill leave me to tell my tale.Yes, they ail looked happytheFreshmen in typical flighty stylean d thei Faculty in m ore sedatefashionbut I was not happy; Isaw the $ ravenou s looks in eyesthat I devoured the table and itscontents including me. While waiting for them to come in, I hadnoted the beautiful autumnal centerpiece, the fans of harmonizingnapkins, the gleaming silver of theservice^upon the coffee table. Indeed it was a beautiful sight andhappy I am that somehow I slippeddown among my fellows andfe be came the las t upon the tray. Forthen I knew that that queer humanquirk of declining to eat the lastof anything would preserve me torender this soliloquy,

Eileen RehlerMother Ann Seton ByMary O. C. O'Neil

(Continued fromjj Page 1)woven into the texture of these interest ing pages. The author's ap proach and method is objective. Inher own words, she has "tried togive to American readers, in a severely plain framework, the portrai tof an eminen t American lady. Herintention is to illuminatenot toplead. Yet so;] well does she useher materials } and so I eminentlynoble was Mother Seton's life thatthe reader comes to the end of thebook with a deep and lasting admiration for Mother Elizabeth Seton whose days under Divine Providence were lived I in Ithe serviceand love of God. BBBBBBI8Sg^g$ra?

|The author, Mrs. O'Neil, is well-known to the community, the faculty, and the J students of Mercyhurst College. It is, then, to Mrs.O'Neil, warm friend and&welcomeguest of long s tanding, that we extend ourI congratulations for having written this fine and influential biography which she has "offered as a tribute, however modest,to the spiritual vision and .highpurpose ofIElizabeth Ann Seton,as well assto the fine courage andwUling sacrifice which she broughtto the crisis Vof 1 he r % singularlyeventful life." MS f fI With quick, I su re , and colorfuls trokes of her l i terary brush, Mrs.O'Neil draws fori herfreader th epicture of Mother Seton's life, thedifficulties J and \ hardships whichbeset her early years; of MotherSeton's conversion; of her founding of her first school and hereventual moving to j Emmitsburgduring the j subsequent period ofadjustment; of her foundation ofReligious Institute; and of her last !years. mMflHfHi WMRff i

Chemistry And The Lay M anIn the past, there was but a faint bond of association between chemistry and the lay man. Today, however, men arenergetically showing the average person the interest and romance stored in chemical science. They have endeavored tstimulate interest in the accomplishments of this fascinatinfield and its presen t function in man's environ ment. Wheyou ponder the role chemistry plays in our every day's routine, the debt we owe to science take s on huge proportio nThe glass in the window which is admitting light to your roomis a product of ancient chemical art . Chem istry has touchethat watch on your wrist in a hundred ways. The chemist halabored to mix ingredients to produce your crystal of wonde

ful clearness and thinness; the gold of your case has been separated as an impurity in the metallurgy of copper or leafiery furnaces, special heat treatment, and shumanlskill havblended to fashion the matchless-steel of the spring.Wha t a satisfaction it would be to appreciate merely thprominent features of an art fundamental to the welfare oall nations at all t imes! This is now offered to you in periodcals and books, in forms interesting and easily comprehendedTwo particular ones | are Out of the Test Tubes by H. WHolmes and The History of jChemistry by Floyd L. DarrowThe appreciation of this scientific art is laid at your fingt ip s ; all you need do is reach for it. f f f Rita Frankl

Freshmen ArefFormally Invested(Continued from Page, 1)gradually developed i n t o t h esquare cap and she also broughtout the differences in the academicdress for the bachelor's degree, themaster ' s I degree, and the doctor'sd e g r e e . ^ K ' ^ ^ p v j p M '% % 3 M

*M After each Freshman had * r e ceived her cap, Jane Walsh, president of dthe ^Freshman class, offered : the I acceptance I speech inwhich t she compared the |acquis ition of - the cap and gown to % th epresent t ime when boys I are donning the mil i tary dress . -JH^BBBI Marching out through the Senior guard of honor, the Freshmenwent to a th e:,State Dining Roomwhere Sis ter Jane Frances had applied her artistic talent to decorat i ons! fo r | the J Faculty-FreshmanTea. *{ Chocolate brown and yellowchrysanthemums were i her inspirations. 'Ex cep t for the chocolatebrown stable cloth .' bordered withyellow chrysanthemums .and chocolate decorations : in : the food,everything was golden. . It was apleasant and charming end to animpressive occasion. ; j . ; : ': ;i.".V ^ i - 5 ' - ^ ' Maida Wendel

I One always has time enough, ifone will apply it well.H l ^ i ^ H Goethe.

Sociology Seminar M^ |^ Meets In Lounge^ The first meeting of the Sociology Seminar was held Tuesday evening, October 1, in the lounge, withAn n Boughton presiding.^ The pro gram consisted of the reception offreshmen into the*club by\meansof a parody on the various stepsone must go through in any public agency in afe large city. Thefreshmen m|de application^ wereinterviewed, and were referred toa committee for acceptance or rejection. \ (Fortunately al l were accepted). %^jkjffi:&l ;?$ > |

I The guest speaker of | the evening was Mrs. Harrison Lund whogave a very enlightening talk onthe work done by the Erie CountyInstitute!District, and opened adoor into case work for | the ne wmembers . jAfter the meeting, refreshments were served in the dining room. mffWfeiH^MFM $A new phase of social work whichis to be undertaken by the Seminar this year j is J a Sociolog ical!

Sodality InstallsN ew OfficeAt the final meeting of the laschool year, mew Sodality officewere chosen for the coming seasoThey are: Prefect , Mary Klamher; Vice-Prefect, Claudia EvanSecretary, Rosemary E. UllriTreasurer, Martha Haley. 'j%&

S On j October 2, the auditoriuwas the scene of the first Sodaty meeting of 1940. The Sodaliselected the 5 committees on whthey wish to serve and the heaof t h e s e ; committees I were I apointed. The chairman of the Scial Life Committee is Betty Trpe ; the Eucharistic Committee headed by Dorothy McCarron; tMission Committee, by CarmelSavage; Our Lady's Committee, Doris Scalzo; the Catholic Liteture Committee, by Dorothy Walinger; and the Program and Pulicity Committee,!by Dorothy Oorchock. p-j^^K i^^^^B HBBeSSIn i t h e Chapel of Christ I t hKing, on Wednesday evening, Otober 16, the!installation of ofcers took place.!Following a!dcourse by the I Spiri tual IDirectothe newly appointed J officers lacommittee heads s tood before tal tar and promised to Ifulfill tduties of their offices.! After ththe Consecrat ion to | the | BlessVirgin!and t h e ! Rosary wer^ rcited. The service ended with? beediction and the hymn "For Chrithe King." I l | | % J WM IsSlBsa REULLricStudents Honor Dea||1@ Mother Borgia jWm(Continued from Page 1) VSham Nehin, Marie Keleher, MarEllen Linney, and Gloria Lutz. Thpresentat ion address was made bRosemary Klos, Jpresident of Stdent Council. 1 The | program wafit t ingly cl imaxed j with l a J fewwords of appreciat ion on the paof Mother Borgia. |A tea in thlounge was prepared for the Deaby t h e ! Senior I Home Economicst ud e n ts. ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ H [

^ ^ B i ' ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ H J a n e FrankliGuild, which will consist of students {intensely interested mi caswork. Members of the guild wilsoon begin work onfseveral casealready presented to them.B K f - Pat Schilling

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BITSThis year we have welcomed anew physical education teacher toMercyhurst, Miss Margaret Quinn ,graduate of Sargent School, BostonUniversit y . We enjoy working foryou, Miss Quinn; and we hope youwill l ike us here.Let us ath letes show our in ter est by turn ing out 100 per cent forp r ac t ices .Hockey season is getting underway with a bang or maybe aclout on the head when Carm l e t sloose viciously . You do have tha t" s ti c kt o it i ve n es s ", d o n ' t y o u ,Car m? I t ' s g r ea t sp o r t an d w o n derfu l outdoor exercisehow ab o u tsome of you lazy ones turn ing out ?And, Fresh ies , you 're more thanwelcome toowe need you all! A mo n g th e missing whom w emiss around here is a former off icer in the A. A. ClubJane Dixon , y" Bel le" W in s to n h as b een tak in gup h ik ing of late. She is also anexper t "climber of fences" whenshe's hungry for a n ice ju icy pear .

Monday af ternoons will b e s e taside f o r sw immin g th i s y ea r .W i th su mm er s t i l l in th e r ecen tpast, i t 's fun to recall the spor tingev en ts th a t in te r es ted u s in Er ied u r in g v aca t io n . Th er e w as th ei n i m i t a b l e D on Bu dg e w hosmashed h is cannonballs all overthe cour t at the Tennis and Country Club . He put on a show wellw o r th s ee in g . S lammin g S a mSnead and Henry Picard knockedth e i r b a l l s a r o u n d th e Ch a tau q u aGolf Course with unde r-par sc oresand made it look like c h i l d ' s(Continued on Page 4)

Sept. 23We r e tu r n ed to M er cyhurs t to-da y! The th ird f loorlooked deser ted but i t was only atemp orary condition . We miss our" b ig s i s te r s " b u t a r e g lo w in g lyproud of our " li t t le s is ters ." Theclass of '44 can only be outdone bythe class of '42 . "Red", w as th elast but not least to returnif sh eonly realized the anxiety her delaycost us! ! We welcomed two newJuniorsMary Rita an d G in n y ,who look m ore tha n promi sing!The new lounge 'posilu tely ' lef t usb r ea th les s alr ead y ! ! k. Sept. 24We met w i th S is te rMary Esther , our class adviser today . She deserves orchidswouldthat we had some orchids. B its ofnews f rom our missing classm atesa r e g r ad u a l ly mak in g th e r o u n d s .Fran ny Stevens is ap ply ing herknowledge of secre tar ial scienceat the Pe nnsylvan ia TelephoneCo . Florence Meiser combinesstenography and b io logy in hernew position in a local doctor's off ice. Marie had a letter f rom Bobtoday.Sept. 25While t r e ad i n g t h ewell-worn path between the Boston Store and Pete 's (commercialfor both) , we met Lou Krug an dHelen Regan who will bo th soon beamo n g th e " y o u n g mar r ied s . " H e l en will be Mrs. af ter Thank sgiv ingDay. Lou hasn 't decided on the(Continued on Page 4)

School's Alumnae AreBusy in-Variety Of |Occupational fFieldsAfter Alumnae weekend yourcolumnist f inds much to relateWe Were g lad to greet so manyMercy hurst gradu ates . Many ofthe classes of '37 and '40 were represented . " Sis" Patte rson lef tBoston ear ly and was with usThursd ay , Mother Borgia 's Fea stDay and until Sunday nightthe

12th Mary Alice Kuhn said her "Ido's"Among the familiar faceswe saw Kay Gill , Jea n Sum mers,Be t ty M ey er , M ar g ar e t K av a-n au g h , Be t ty an d Frances Miller ,Adelaide Salsbury , Marty O'Sulli-van , Rita Maley , and Betty FallenBetty A nn Mehl is now a teachera t Eas t h e r e in ErieMargaretWadlinger loves h e r teachingboth she and Mary Frost are teachers in or near their home townsMarie Madden is an ef f icien t secretary for the mayor of Sharon __Mary Anne Cannon has becomebusy in and attached to JeffersonHospital in PhiladelphiaM a r yJan e Mahoney is assis tan t d ietician in the Sis ters of Char ity Hosp ital in BuffaloJosephine Murfis a Home Ec . teacher in Meadville,Pa.Marguerite O'Donnell is nowteaching h is tory at Mill CreekMrs. Bretta Marie Ladd is help ingwith catechism classes in DetroitEveryone seems to be prosperousand happy. News comes to us thatMary Jean Whitcomb, Betty Miller , and Jane Morin , and Agnes Pa-luch are also newlywedsthe lovely Indian Summer says goodbye't i l next Alumnae weekend, but Ileave to return in November .Marion Weschler en tered the novitiate of the Sis ters of Mercy inTitusville on September 24 .Rosemary Klos

Hello , Seniors! Welcome to theseclo is tered halls where you f lourished as a f lustered Fresh man,sallied for th as a sm ar t Sophomore, and jamm ed around as ajealous Junior . Take thy h igh seat,0 Senior , and show those underclassm en wha t a real Senior is!Every good Senior s tands on bothfeet and her d ignity . (At Arth urMurray 's you can learn in s ix easylessons.) I |Meanwhile, g ive your feet andyour d ignity a rest at a footballgam e. Grab yourself a m an, achrysanthemum, and an over-doseof en thusia sm and cheer for theold Corn Center Eleven . You don 'thave to know how it 's done. Thebest way to get away with yourignorance is to watch CharmingEscor t 's facial expressions beforeyou let f ly with a great and mightycheer . There 's noth ing like a hearty yell for the o ther s ide to boostyour popular ity! I t shouldn 't happen to a dog! I INotice : Bett y Ann and Elsieare looking for a th ird . Anyoneanswe ring th is descr ip tion , repor tto the Lounge. 1 JI t 's good to see you r smilesagain Mary Martin i, and Angie,and it 's g lad we are to have youback with us . Finders keepers ,losers weepers .Yessir , Rosemary , there 's someth in g charmi ng abou t Philadel-

On In itiation Night, the en tireclass made the adver tisem ents inGood Housekeeping come to life.Pat Duffy , that "g lamor gal,"decorated the cover of the magazine; in fact she aroused cur iosity to such a degree, one just hadto look inside. Neve r before havesuch adver tisements been seen! Onthe very f irs t page was a demonstration on how to avoid "Pink-Tooth Brush"; i t 's no t a bad ideachewing s talks of celery ; i t 's veryeffective to say the least.

That Lux Toilet Soap s logan gotrevenge on the in itia tors : "Thesophomores use Dutch Cleanser ,and look at them."

"Juliet , Ju liet , wherefore a r tthou , dear ie ?" "Pss t, you Ham,(Swif t 's ) I 'm Dressi ng ." 'Madge and Jean s to le the showwith their " roomy" Fords.Pond 's created beauties at "Stin-wie-Winkie University" ; maybe weought to try it , o r should we stickto our old reliable D . C. ?Anyway, Hind 's d ids marvels forsweet Harr iet Bower . I t 's no wond er th a t " Ch ar l ie" Cu sh man , h e rcute beau, loved to touch her lily-white hands. (Sigh) We all hopeHarr iet will s ing for us more often .The "f rosh" cer tain ly could sellbaby carr iages. Collapsib le, andhow!M an y o f th e F r esh man s tu d en tsv is ited their respective homes overthe weekend of- October 12. Mostof them for the f irs t t ime sincethey are at Mercyhurst: MarilynRoot, Glor ia Corrado, Marilyn Ma-her , Wanda Gurbowski, M a r yAnne Dowd, Genevieve Butler , Glor ia Heber le, Pat Buff ington , JaneWalsh , Clara R e e d , M a r g a r e tCrowley , Jo Anne Miller , Cather

ine O'Rourke, Jean Wood, DoloresO'Hara, Jeanne Smith , Ann Mc-Nulty , Mary Mooseman, AnneJohnson, Mickey Algier , Pat Stack ,E la in e To r may . Bettie M c F a d -den vsited the home of Jane Maultin Titusville.phia, isn ' t there ? And it isn ' t Independence Hall , and it isn ' t evenPenn U. In fact, we might say it 'smore hyster ical than h is tor ical.Ah-h-h .Fancy Tr ip and Klamm ie letloose on New York for a week.What a r io t that must have been!As a matter of fact, Tr ip is s ti l lwonder ing who it was that calledher at the hotel for a date and later s tood her up . Tsk!

Loud huzzahs f o r GovernorJam es. We hear ti ly endorse h isf ree-day policies .

Depar tment of Utter Confusion ,:A. Stou t in Law class one 8:10(she has one of those peculi arminds th at don 't function until9 :00) . (And even then , well)Before she got out she had herselfpaying Sis ter Mary Esther a quarter for each class . Poor th ing!Notice: Betty Ann and Elsie arelooking for a four th . Anyone answer ing th is descr ip tion etc. etc.And so t he ha ndsome Pr incemarr ied the beautifu l young Pr incess, and they all lived happily until next Merciad time, when theEditor s tar ted haunting them

Sophs Put Frosh ThruInitiation PacesThis year 's in itiation was a hugesuccess . For two days, Fr iday ,October 4 and Monday, October 7,the f reshmen were made to suffer .The "f rosh" were compelled tohobble through the halls wear ingshoes that d id not match , one heelup and one down. T heir dres seswere worn inside out and backwards; t ied below the waist with ahuge green sash . Their faces were

devoid of makeup except for thestr ip of adhesive bear ingname decorating the forehead .Capping it all , a s tocking wasworn on the head f rom underwhich no hair was to peep forth.Their books were carr ied tram p-fashion in a pillow case on a stick.Upon request of a Sophomore, theyhad to produce k isses (candy) .They recited a humorous li t t le d itty upon encounter ing a sophomore.The theme of their grand finale on Monday evening , October7 , was the dramatization of commercial ads. Later the sophomoresenter tained them with ref reshments dur ing which there wereimpromptu speeches and enter tainment. The unanimous opin ion was

that in itiation had been grand ente r ta in men t . -Jane Blackwood

SOPHLAND"A l i t t le more sophisticated ,A lit t le more subdued, 5The SOPHOMORE colors r ise alof tAs united , they begin their march .One for all an d all for oneTill conquest, fame, and v ictory isw o n : w

One big event of our Sophomoreyear has already come and go ne Initiation and in our opin ion , theprocedure of th is year 's rated A.

ag a in Jean n e Weir

We've already p icked "Mac's" vocation out for her a law yer noless-perhaps even a judge someday for cross-examination andr ig id judgment no one could s tandup to her . Then there was "Connie" , too , who has been cultivatingthat deep bass for just such an occasion , and cer tain ly used it to advantage w e mu s tn ' t f o r g e t " K i r -by" either she d idn 't say much. . .b u t w h en sh e d id th e p o o r"frosh" really exper ienced one ofHitler's bombs in their midstjgso we salute our three most g if tedSenators and wish them theVbestin their respective work .To compensate for the loss ofthre e of our bes t friends of lastyear 's class , th is year we welcomeinto our midst five additional" lovies" Rosalie Lo Grassodark exciting in every inchan a r t i s t passionately in ter ested in every thing connected withher new venture "Pet ey" McKel-vey .a dazzling red headsmart,vivacious a transfe r f rom Carnegie Tech .__ M ar y F r an c is Len -non M. P. for shor t sweet __ agood worker __. a true friendwith an Olean twang and an ir res is tib le nature __ Caroline Whitney

A transfer f rom Thiel College.a r ea l collegiate__.from " n ametapes" to knee socks __. one ofwhom we can always be proud _and lastly our New Haven v iaYale f r iend Jean Goughwith

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Susan SelectsSealskinWhy Glo, how good of youmeet me! Have your lunch yOh, you have? Good! Then wplunge immediately in to th is buness of shopping. And you'd neguess what I 've bought! A c o a t ? Rightbut how'd you eguess? That ' s all you 've heard talk about for months ?Of course, I 'm doing business

F r an tz ' s F u r S h o p . M r . F r athe furr ier has developed a retation through years of exper iein understanding and appraisfurs . A customer 's safest guartee of a furr ier 's reliab ili ty is les tab lishment in one city andknown reputation for fair dealChoosing the type of fur for coat presented quite a problemplan to use it for general wear .after a careful study of the difen t k inds of fur , their charactetics and serviceability, I decthat my best choice would be Sskin . I t 's a very warm, f ine closely furred sk in with an epile and supple leathe r . Yes, true tha t i t does range in pfrom moderate to expensive, bugives good service for several

ter seasons without showingmuch wear .Oh, here we a re at FranCome along and I 'll give you spoin ters to remember in selecfur coats . I 'm quite well infornowthanks to Mr. Frantz. Luse my coat as an example. Nothe uniformity of color, depth tex ture . T he fur is well matclustrous, and uniform througth e g a r men t . P ay p art icu la rten tion to the sk ins used undera r m s , the under par t of the s leand the front lap which is folunder when the coat is butto(Continued on Page 4)

J u n i o r s CooperaWith AdministratioI n O rientation O Incoming FreshmeContinuing what will no dobecome a trad ition at Mercyhuthe Junior class , in cooperawith Mother Borgia and the faty , sponsored an Orientation Wfor their newly acquired li t t le ters . For three busy days Freshmen had a fu ll p rogram, ing p lacement tests , receiv ing s tructive talks f rom the Dean, ing royally en ter tained , andgeneral, ad justing themselvestheir new environment.All day Monday Freshmen warr iv ing at school. The day well spent in making out scheduf ix ing up rooms and in mak

new acquain tances and f r iendshMonday evening the Juniors ter tained their l i t t le s is ters withinformal song fest in the new lege lounge. Following the sfest, las t year 's May Day p ictuwere shown in the auditor ium.luncheon served in the lounge tput the f in ish ing touches on a vdelightful evening.On Tuesday the Freshm en wbusy tak ing Psychology and Psonality tests , go ing on a cducted tou r of the building having conferences with the Dand their Class Adviser .Tuesday evening was a gnight, for i t was the n ight of Faculty-Freshman reception . Dning formals , the Freshme n,(Continued on Page 4)

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October. 19CRUISE NOTES FROMS. S. MERCYHURST

(Continued from Page 3)play. Pro football invaded out citylimits when the Chicago Bears andthe Pi t tsburgh Steelers c lashed inthe Stadium, with$the la t ter com-in g out on to p.Then just a couple of weeks agothe famed Massilon Tigers from| Ohio, the most outstanding h i g hschool football team i in th e coun-i t ry, annihi la ted East ' s warriors byI a score of 74-0. This was th eworst beat ing of East ' s history(last year they held Massilon I to66 points). However, Massilon ha san amazing team; they haven' tlost a game since 1937, and i nthree starts this season pi led up171 points while holding al l opponents scoreless. This is the teamwhich rated a four-page s t o r yspread in Life Magazine a ye a rago. They brought thei r famed66-piece swing band to Erie wi ththem, an d gave th e packed Stadium specta tors a great show between halves and after th e ga m e .Elaborately decked out in colorfuluniforms, they did precision marching to the tune of "Hold thatT i ge r" a n d "SixLessons PromMadame Lazonga." Incidentallythis band may be back in Erie forth e East-West All-Star ga m e inJa nua ry .Footbal l fans ought to plan totake in the East-Academy t i l t i nthe Stadium on November 16. Thelat ter is favored to win the C i t ySeries, but it should be a close con-test . We practice Teachers c a nroo t for our "other a lma mater",what ? ^kIf any of yo u are the bloodthirsty kind, you can t a ke in boxingmatches on Monday nights a n dwrest l ing on Saturday nights in'*'th e old Elks Audi torium.But for the present , le t ' s take iiiour campus sportswhich means abig turnout f o r hockeypracticeeach afternoon, an d an" enthusiastic cheering section for any a n dall games scheduled. Anne St ou t

SOPHLAND(Continued from Page 3)everything to he r credit...from anaccent to smart c lothes and a bri l -liant mind.A few more i tems interest ing ton o t e " L u t i e " our wonder gi r l i s putting on exhibition her latest collection for her picture galleryJeanie T horwa r t ha s beenthe recipient of two long-distancecalls a t this early date his namecould be Jac k. "Fi tz ie ' s" necessit ies for a bath consist of one mirro r and one alarm clock"ThePlat Quinte t" is composed of fiveof our members who were rejectedfrom the Glee Club Mem bers will

be accepted on the condi t ion thattheir voices ar e bad enough re hearsals wi ll begin Sunday. JeanDurkin is in charge of entrees.A dozen of the Sophs enjoyedtheir holiday on Regist ra t ion Dayas the guests of Gene Hendrick-son's parents a t Spaff Becker'snaut ical cot tage beyond Shore-wood. Bet ty Young thought thoseweiners would never roast "Os"sure hugged that outdoor f i reTo o bad someone didn't snap Turner when she was taking one ofthose angle-shots some contro-t ionist ! Why didn' t June apprecia te Fran' s company home ? Anduntil more news comes my w ay Imust bid a sad adieu and farewell!-Dorothy Tormay

(Continued from Page 3)s ta te ly p r o c e s s i o n , s ol em nl ymarched into th e foyer to meettheir p rospective ^teachers.After th e recept ion, Freshmentalents were apt ly displayed in aninformal enterta inment for thefacul ty. The evening's festivitieswere then terminated by a t ea inthe Sta te Dining Room. IWednesday morning was spentin taking an Engl ish placementtest , get t ing measured for ca p andgown and a meet ing with the Deanof Residence.On Wednesday afternoon th eJuniors took their l i t t le sisters ona tour of Erie , point ing out tothem th e various places of interest . A fter this visi t to the ci ty,bi g and l i t t le sisters, t i red andhungry, re turned to school wherea delightful picnic sup per wa swait ing for them in the ever-popular lounge.Thursday morning the Freshmenful ly orienta ted, a t tended c lassesand took jtheir rig htful places asMercyhu r s t s t ude n t s .Marie Keleher

Susan S elects Sealskin(Cont inued from Page 3)Ma ny; times these parts ar e madeof inferior or mismatched skins.Look for signs of good workmanshipthe facings of frontsshould be skins folded over insteadof extra pieces seamed a t the turn.A wel l made coat has a facing ofat least one an d one-half to tw oinches. The edges that are subjectto hard wear such as cuffs, pockets, back of the neck and bot tomshould be adequately protected 1^the best qual i ty of fur . Note carefully' the button s and loops, th elining and any other needlework.Would you like me to try on th ecoat, Glo? Of course^1 wouldn'tmind. Always be sure the coat fitsproperly and is becoming. A furcoat should be loose and roomy butstill becomfortable . A well-fittingfur coat never feels heavy. Thereshould be no st ra in on the furthrough the back, under th e a r m sor in the sleevs.And last of all, Globut mosti m por t a n t always look at thelabel. I t should tell you what kindof fur you are buying land w h a twear you may expect from it. Anddon't be tricked into believing thatyour "Seal-dyed coney" is the realt h i ng . It ' s notit's nothing b u tr a bb i t fur. So insist on the genuin e fur. Seethe U . S. Governm e n t s t a m p in my coat indicatesgenuine Alaska sealskin. i&effi

Other types of fur for generalwear arebeavers, Hudson seal ,dyed muskrat , and racoon. If yo uare choosing a fur coat for dress,select from ermine, blue fox, redfox, silver fox,- mink, sable, skunkor squirre l . lj M f |The greatest enemies of furs ar emoths, heat , l ight and 1 friction.Avoid carrying packages, books, orhand=bags under the arm whilewearing a fur coat. Such practicesare likely to abuse the fur a n dcause that section of the ga rm e n tto wear out . ]When si t t ing down,always unfasten a fur coat andloosen it up about the shoulders bygiving th e shoulders a s l i g h tshrug. But ton a fur coat whenstanding, to avoid having it m a shed or torn, especially in crowdedplaces. Sunning furs is not recommended, for st rong sunl ight is injurious to furs.

On I Saturday morning, October19, th e Junior c lass enterta inedtheir "l i t t le sisters," th e Fre shmen, at the t radi t ional brunch inthe student ' s dining room, or inthe manner of the day, The S. S.Mercyhurst .The a r r a n g e m e n t s carriedt h rough a naut ical motif. Eachgue s t as she arrived wa s forcedto walk th e ga ngp l a nk in keepingwith th e privacy of the year 1940.Special mentionfis made of thecrew for, according to all r e por t s ,no passengers were seen crowdingthe ra i l . Mary.; Par met er

Senior OfficersAccept PositionsThe election of the Senior Classofficers, held at the closing of thelast school term, prior to ClassDay, made possible th e acceptanceof th e torch of the presidency byMartha Hut ton. Beth Leahy an dRosemary Klos were re ta ined inthei r posts of vice-president an dt reasurer , whi le Catherine Bellucciwas newly elected to the secretaryship, the office vacated by the newpresident . R uth Brugger l a n dHelen Sullivan were chosen as thesenior representat ives ?in th e Student Council, of which RosemaryKlos was elected {president by theent i re student body. Jeanne Weirwas recent ly reappointed as Mer-

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(Cont inued from Page 8)date she ' s just worrying aboutthe conscription. M arie receivedanother le t ter from Bob.Sept . 26Classes be ga n . TW'fwere there in body but not in spirit . We sa w Audrey Bannister intown she looked lovely and hap py another bride to be. fYes,Marie receved a le t ter . Such devo-

Sept. 27Jimmy descended up on th e pract ice-house an d immediate ly captured our hearts. His future as captain of the Me rc yhurs tfootball squad has already been decided upon. Jen has definitely decided to be a "career woman"! ! I9 Sept . 28Saturday I night f indsJo Musi I scrubbing I th e I kitchenfloor a t the practice-house and bewailing her recently acquired dishwater I hands I a n d ! housemaid ' sknees. ^^^^^^^^^Bt^^^^^^MB Sept . 30We wonder about Mai-da Wendell.I Perhaps I she I needssome sage I advice such as {"Thecourse ' of I true I love, J etc." toerase that worried look from he r

Oct. 1Beautiful weather. Guessi t must be Indian summer! fl^^H| Octo 12Marie is still hearingfrom Bob gets monotonous ordoes it ? Pigeon had a letter fromAnne Gaffney wh o is 'way out inChicago.: J She I will probably enchant the inhabi tants of the 'Windy City' with her talent as Icompletely as she n enchanted us . IWediscovered I the 1 purpose {of | th ep But,jGlo,*I see that!i t 's nearlyt ime for me to g et back to work,so perhaps we'd bet ter be on ourway. There ' s so much more thatI could tell you, but perhaps it willkeep for another t ime. anne Senior

English Club Meets fTo Receive Freshmen ;R e v i e w B o o k sThe English Club of Mercyhurstunder the direction of Sister MaryPhilippa held it s initial meeting ofthe year on Tuesday, October 8 at8 p. m. in the South Parlor . Theceremonies began with a formall i terary ini t ia t ion of new members,wi th Miss Dorothy Tormayv incharge. Her adroi t quest ioning inturn disconcerted and J reassured

the aspir ing Freshmen.? Fol lowing regular business th eprogra m of the evening was int roduced. This included a monologueon th e antics of the lovable Pen-ro d by Miss Mary Ri ta Gal lagher,talented newcomer to the Juniorclass, and a very interest ing bookreview on Mrs. Mary Orva CoyleO'Neil 's book, The Life of MotherElizabeth An n Seton. There wasthen, an informal discussion of thepopular travel book, I Married Adventure , by Osa Johnson. I Plans'Were I presented by thechairmen of the three divisions ofthe club for activities during th ecoming I year. I Seasonal I refreshments were served at the conclusion of the meet ing in the students 'd in in g ro om . ^ B ' ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ V ^lounge. Hi therto, we had been sus-penseful ! ^ ^ H ^ H B ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ H ^ ^ IOct. 3We not ice that Kay Ny-berg is I monopolizing I Ab e he rinterest ing correspondent at N. Y.C. He causes I m a ny lag h e a r t toflutter! I W H H H H BI Oct. 4Mary {Isabel I an d! Siswe re off to an exciting weekendi n P i t t sburgh . fThey^re-?going toat tend the Pi t t -Missouri game. 'Mm'A Oct . 15Betty I Compton I cameback today for a visi t and broughtal l her jollity with her. Betty andCharl ie are going to 'middle-aisle'

H Oct. 6Jane Dixon was here toda y . I She a hasn' t lost one of I he rfun-loving qualities. W e were surprised E to J se e I he r I without he rshorthand book! g ^^ j t ^^^BSag ^gOct . 7Ginny Kopec showed upthis morning a little th e worsefor tear-stockings ful l of holes. Rel iable sources report that | Ginnyan d he r books sprawled g on jReedSt re e t wa s a|sight. We wonderwhom sh e fell for! ! ffi^gjjSJlBBHBH Oct. 8Helen lis already ant ic i pat ing the week-end so she can gohome to many reasons. Then manyreasons won' t have to R make I th et r ip to E r i e ! ! W p i ^ ^ ^ W ^ Oc t 10Mother Borg i a ' s ! f e a s tday. 1 Our {class-mates performednobly on! th e stage. Ri ta ' s f i rstdramat ic contr ibut ion was e legantH despite he r previous "fre t t ing." j Oct . 111M a r i e 's corresspo n-dence with Bob is now takengforgranted? pract ical ly I daily. An ne t t e ! l e ft for the Fal ls todayshe's going to be a bridesmaid. Wewouldn' t be surprised if she hadsomethingIelseIin {mind. {Thingsare get t ing back I to th ei normal Esta te of chaos we were viol ent ly !aroused to-nite by th e harmonious Inotesl of "Schooldays" I e m a n a t i n g !from th e "little room around theflcorner." 'Twasjthe "fowl" music flof Pigeon and!Chicken wh o some-1how acquired a piano [which did Inot originally go with the room! !Oct . 12Claudia went home t o -1da y for a r e s t he r heart seems Ito be working [twice as well as it Ishould. We're confident that she'll &be back with us soon, i I j&ft Mk

Listing of Junior AnSophomore ClassOfficersThe following are the officof the class of 1942: President, Mrie Keleher; Vice-President, Elyn White; Secretary, PriscJe nk i ns ; Treasurer, Eileen Rehand Merciad Representat ive , Pline Lynch.Also from th e Junior Class aSecretary o f Student j;; Coun

Catherine McMil l ian; TreasurerStudent Council, Mary CatherSherwood; Representat ive to Sdent Council, Jeanne Maley; ViPresident of the Sodality, ClauE va ns ; and Secretary of SodalRosemary I llrich.At thei r last c lass meet ingFre shm e n in June , th e presSophomore class elected the folling officers for the ye a r 1940They are: President , DoroO'Hara; Vice-President , Nora JStephens; Secretary, Bet ty JYoung ; and Treasurer , DoroOgorchock. iThese are all new officers, nhaving held any position as fremen. I 5 ^H ^ B I

Seniors-Frosh Hold^ ^ W e i n e r R o a^i All nature was I at her ibestgreet the I Seniors I and Freshwhen th e former were hostessa picnic, October third, on the htops of the Hess farm, overlookthe pic turesque campus of Our m a Ma t e r . ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ KH During th e afternoon, I and finto the night , around a hUgS'bof re , games were p layed and sonwerelsung tot the accompanimof merry voices, rust l ing leavand crackling lo gs. Roasted hdogs galore, scalloped potatofrosted I chocolate I cakes, cofftoasted I marshmal lows, 1 and lcream suckers put a climax to evening's enterta inment . B ^ B ^

B Over o n e ! hundred guests wpre se n t at the gala out ing, amowhom were Mother M. De SalMother M. I Borgia , I Sister MaAlice, Sister M. Philippa, and Ste r M. Victorine. fi^HK^^^H& Senior committees for the scessful affair included: AnastaCotter , chairman of the food comit tee , I Dorothy | Re a g l e , ! MaMart ini , Jean Senior; Frances Glagher, chairman' of 1 t r a nsport ion, JMary Alice | Klinger, I JePrendergast ; Bet ty Trippe, cham an of ? invi ta t ions, M ary jKlampher, | Ann Stout , j Catherine Blucci. hc ^ ra & Si f^ H^ ra l B^ ^ ^ ^Eg Oct. 14Annette r e t u rne d] awe weren' t surprised sh e cetainly had somethingI else on hmind! ! J We miss Claudia alreadWe received a le t ter from Margento-day it was wonderful to hefrom ou r up I and coming techncian. f u j i i n i ^ E ^ ^ ^ I B ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^E Oct. 15It's t ime to close thdiary for awhile. Anticipation othe brunch with I our j "little sit e r s" , the Sodal i ty "sweater dancean d the I Senior Dance is keepinus in a whirl of excitement. Mariis still getting mail from Bob. Verinterest ing. ^ ^ R & J ^ B \ $*^^^^^^^^^^H Paul ine Lync

I From the crown of his head tthe sole of his foot he is all m i r t hHE*& 3 Shakespear