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Weber Hom e Is Delegates AttendGift to Sisters NFCCS Council

Mercyhurst has just received amost welcome gift in the form oftheJWeber Mansion, a gray stonebuilding * located at 209 W. ?21stStreet . If present plans are completed, it will be the new home ofMercyhurst Seminary. This movewill give five more classrooms tothe college and thus alleviate thecrowded conditions of the pastfew years.The college, however, is not theonly party to benefit, for theSeminary will at last have a building of its own. The mansion w ill beremodelled? into a mod ern schoolcomplete from classrooms to gymasium . The location off the newSeminary is also advantageous beause it is centrally located, easilyaccessible to the city students.The college, indeed, owes a vote

The separation of the Seminaryth e| College, however, will beThe spirit is Mercyhurst.

Mary Alice Hoerbelt, senior delegate of the Mercyhurst NFCCS andPeggy Jetter, junior delegate, havereceived an invitation to attendthe Regional Congress of the LakeErie region of the National Federation of Catholic College Students.Other interested Mercyhurst students are also invited to thisCongress, which will be held onthe Niagara University campus,March twenty-fourth and twenty-fifth. I If 1 *Plans for the National Congressto be held in Pittsburgh will bemade at this meeting. Guestspeakers will be present at themorning session on March twenty-fifth, and the various committeesof the NFCCS will hold panel discussions in the afternoon.A new feature at the 1950 Regional Congress will be the awarding of the John Aloysius DuffyMemorial Medal to an outstandinglay person in the Buffalo diocese,and in following years it will bepassed on to the Erie, Rochester,and Syracuse dioceses.Mr. Robert J. Lanigan of NiagaraUniversity and president of thegroup, has announced that thefollowing area colleges and uni-Turn to page 3

Mi es to CollegeSomething new has been|addedMercy hurst 's Internation al000 miles? from Hon g K ong to

Doll, is 20 years fold and Ana Garc iacurrent ly

^Perhaps you're wondering howt far across the sea- in C hina.

he staff offBishop Paul Yu Pin,ed th at I come tot Mercyurst . And here I am!" And justeally is, Molly met a Sisterrances in China who "just hap

pens" to be a cousin of SisterCarolyn here at Mercyhurst .But there's more to Molly'sstory. She left Hong Kong on F ebruary 1, and some thirty} hourslater landed in San Francisco.Leaving the west coast far behindMolly went to New York to visither older brother for a few days.Then she came to Erie. IThough she's very Inew toMercy hurst, fMolly's very enth usiastic about her new home andschool. I She's inf the freshmanranks and (hopes to continue h erstudies in home economics, whichsfoe started in Hong Kong at theUn i versity. f. iFirst impressions are usuallygood, and Molly thinks the Americans are "very nice and very kind."Already Molly has become one of

P r o d u c t i o n P r e v i e w sMother Trevor, Claire Todd, is "attempting" to occupysome of the students while the investigation of the murder gets unde r way. Stude nts, left to right, are CorinnePrenatt, Cecilia Wert, Marie Gray, and Arlene Murphy. ~ ~ -

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Mercyhurst Dramatic February 14, 19504 Society t o StageMurder in a Nunnery/ Thursday, Feb. 16Father Kennedy

Revisits SchoolMercyhurst welcomed to itsLecture Program for the thirdconsecutive year Rev. John S.Kennedy, lecturer and writer. OnFebruary 13knd 14, '-Father spoketo the students on "The End ofHuman History" and "The FictionField." Mercyhurst remembersFather Kennedy for the enlightening lecture which he I gave h erelast year when he discussed "TheHear t of the Matter." |In hisjlecture on "The End ofHuman History,"|Father Kennedyconsidered the present and futureimpact |of jth e {secularists' > ideasand agitation lonlAmerican life.He touched upon every day affairs,as well as the fields of literature,the drama, education land medicine, a nd suggested what mustand can be done to stop the trendtoward se lf-des t ruc tion. . f f e f M iA general lecture on newly published novels is, each year, apopular feature of Fath er Kennedy's lecture topics. This year hediscussed "The 3 Fictionf Field,"analyzing*fthe provocation novelsfor literary merit, {meaning, andm o r a l i t y . ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ % ^ ^ ^ S ^ ^ SI? Father I Kennedy | | is |knownthrougho ut*the l i terary world asa Iradio commen tator,I a l i terarycritic of the "New York Times,"and as the associate editor of theHartford, Joonnecticut, "CatholicTranscript ." ^^^^^^^^mM^

usshe likes ice cream, the latestshort I hair I styles,! andlike ourPuerlo Rican friendsshe's crazyabout rhumbas and | " the American jazz." With that, she turns upth e ra dio - ^ B ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ & During the war Molly stayed inShang hai,} here home {town. But,when the!Communistsftook over,she | an d j her 1 family I fled | toFormosa. Her father, the managerof t theJChun gshing| SteamshipLines, I was then j transferred ! toHong Kong, and the family movediTur n to Page Four H

j Opening night for the Jan us Club produ ct ion, Murderin a Nu nne ry, wi l l be Thursday, Febru ary 16. The myste ry-c om e dy , a da p t e d f rom E r i c S he pha rd ' s book by E m m e tL a v e r y is be i ng s t a ge d bo t h T hurs da y a nd F r i da y n i gh t s a tt he S t rong Vi nc e n t H i gh S c hoo l Aud i t o r i um . Unde r t hedi rec t ion of Miss Helen Kel ly, the play has been in rehearsa ls ince the beginnin g of the year . Gann on Col lege s tudentswi l l ass i s t m the ma le roles . f 7Murder in a Nunnery cente rs about the murder of aBa rone s s (Ba rba ra T onry) i n a n E ng l i s h Conve n t Boa rd i ng School. When Scotland Yard, ledr } | -p | | by the Inspector General (Andrewrattier reteVSOn Fabrizi), investigates the case,HT T*\ ***>*%+ D i- 4- e v e ry o n e in the entire school in--i O U l Y C C t t\CtYCtt eluding Reverend Mother (JoanneB Bellas) is under suspicion. Moth-j ers Peagle (Dorothy Z ak), Peck

(Aline Karla k),! Trevor (ClaireTodd), and Bassonwaite (PatriciaMoran), and Sister Carmela (AnitaSantomenna) are members of theboarding school faculty. Lay members! of the administration areMrs. Moss (Ann Boyd) and MissGeza (Effie Honkala). Enactingthe roles "of studen ts ar e: M arieGray, as Verity, | Cecilia Wert asPrudence, Joan Murphy as Inez,and Arlene Murphy as Turkey. Assisting |th e In spector General inhis seachjjfor the murde rer is theSergeant (Bill Lacey). RichardLaird? as the ^reporter, ThomasManning as the Baron, and LesRudolph in the role of the gardener, complete the male cast. H ^ HHp Competition between the college

and seminary I has I been keen inthe distribution of tickets. DoloresPoletto heads the production staff,with Kathryn jSterr ett in chargeof cos t umes I and I Rita I Pancieramanaging the properties.! Antoin-ette ! Rossi! an d i Dolores 1 Carcelliare handling the publicity. it

8 The much j discussed Jretreat ,sponsored annually by the Sodalityof Our Lady, has a note of specialinterestlthis year. It has just beenannounced I that I Fathe r I JamesPeterson jof Gann on College ^ ha sconsented to direct the activitiesof Jthe retreat during Ith e fearlypart of| Lent. $|k j S W M >" Father? Peterson j is well knownto Mer cyhu rst! Sodalists throu ghhis work in Study Club and Catholic Action Groups as ^ well as hismemorable visits to the college inthe capacity of guest speaker andlecturer. A familiar figure atMercyhurst gatherings, Father-Msnoted for generously contributinghis time and efforts towards making college activities successful. s'* The Sodalists are indeed happyto ; welcome Fat he r! as f'RetreatMaster this year.JHSw&H'"''>"'''-^Dean's List Notes j pScholastic Honor wjkf. Mefcyhurst College students began the second semester Monday,January .30, with..new schedulesand several new courses, but therewas one link which still held themto the first semesterreports! Thecards have reached home by thistime,i but the Administration h asjust announced t|ie Dean's list. 1To be rated as|worthy of mention on the Dean's List, a studentmust-; main ain an average of 90or more in every fcredft-carryin gcourse.

Seniors on ith e Uist ar e! Mary.Jane Davis and Joan Riley, $/#The Ju niors jhave three honorstudents: Lauraljean Bly, JaneBreyley and Nancy PJack.J i Joanne Roberson represents theSophomore Class.* - * KThe Freshmen are in the majority with AnnffBuckel, O. S. B ,Mareanne Cole, Joan^DaVis, JoanHarrison, Barbara s Klein, NancyMiller, f o i l s ' Moor%, ahtl Jo AnnWeaver. ' i H H I H *1 i MReporter Dick Laird has just found a mysterious Piece ofblfck doth in the cemetery and VeneWa, a lay teacher,played by Effie Honkala, recognizes it for what it is.A tense emotional scene picturing Anne Boyd as M B .MoWThomai Manning as the Baron and Reverend Moth-er, Joan ne Bellas. 116811 H ^ ^ K | *

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M e r c y h u r s t C o l l e g eLoses Be loved Fr ien d"I have loved, 0 Lord, the beauty of Thy House, and theplace where Thy glory dwells."With deep respect and profound regret, the students ofMercyhurst College record the death of Mother M. XavierO'Neil, pioneer member of the Order of Mercy in th e briediocese. ^Mother M. Xavier passed to her reward on Decerrt-jfber*8, at the Foundation House of the Order, St, Josephs

Convent, Titusville, Pennsylvania, having given sixty-oneyears of service to her community as a zealous teacher, awise administrator, and a devoted religious.M To Mercyhurst College, in particular, Mother M. Xavierwas both friend and benefactor. She came to Erie, in 1933,as General Superior of the Sisters, and third President ofthe College, During the six years that followed, indeedthroughout her whole life, the interests of Mercyhurst remained enshrined in her prayers, and close to her heart. Itwas during the Presidency of Mother M. Xavier that thebeautiful Christ the King Chapel was erected through thebeneficence of her brother, the late James O'Neil, and thatof his wife, Orva O'Neil, and presented as a gift to Mother. M, Xavier and Sr. M. Regis O'Neil. Throu gh them, to theSisters of MercyA Today, this stately chapel stands as amemorial to the generosity of these good Sisters, as well asto that of their family. %We know that in the Providence of God, we reap ineternity what we sow in time. Surely this teas it should be,for death is ever the echo of life. Mother M. Xavier prizedabove all else her religious vocation, and the opportunitiesit gave her to serve God in prayer, and her neighbor bycharity. She loved, especially, to pray before the Tabernacle, to beautify Christ's earthly dwelling place,*and todraw others to His service by percept and example. Longbefore her dream of erecting a Chapel to Christ the Kingbecame a reality, Mother M. Xavier hadbuilt for Him asanctuary within her own heart. This life of prayer and ofsupernatural charity was her first and finest gift to hercommunity and her friends, that for which they shall airways be grateful. I I *The students of Mercyhurst extend their sympathy tothe Sisters of Mercy, and especially to Sister Mary Regis, onthe loss of this beloved Sister. For the happy repose of th esoul of Mother M, Xavier, fthey pledge? prayerful remem-Iferance.

NFCCS CarriesChrist Ov erseas

Wh y ar e ! they looking at you,Catholic College Student? Why a rthey hopeful? Why are they grate- *ful? V? 1 I '*Because last year some, whowere youwhom you sentsat ina Chicago hotel, in a room marked with the; placardi "NFCCSConvention'^ and*mader-an act offafth. ?You said there that youmust love your neighbor as yourr?Ifelf for the love of God. You saidyour neighbor was the thousandsof students 4n Europe-and Asia,the students everywhere' who; wereh u n g r y physically, mentally. j \spiritually. You inade a promiseto help them.'" ' \\This promise resolved itself} into the Overseas Service Program^ = jO. S. P. was conceived because _ jChrist was in you.-It-lives in' order ftha t you may bring Christ to yourvfellow students. > -&jj?Extensive planning followed theChicago meeting. O. S. P. cameto your campus. Strange thingssuddenly began happening /* Youknew money was needed, lots of it.You emptied your wallets and youcanvassed the neighborhood. Yousponsored a dance and wore cor-ksages that were five per cent prof

it. You bought chances on a tourto Europe. And all these activitiesput O. S. P. into operation.The waves of charity have begun that will >carry Christ acrossthe oceans. The money yougaveto O. S. P. is sending out food andclothing and medicine. It will setup centers for needed medical care.Some of it will buy text-books andCatholic periodicals, pay forscholarships and restore the menta l growth (of the foreign studentcommunity. O. s. P. has arrangedEuropean tours that will bringAmerican Catholic students intopersonal contact with those ofother\countries. It plans to se t upCatholic work camps in the mosthard-pressed countries.

Two more links in the O. S. P.I still remain for you on your owncampus! "D . P." students willincomedepending *on* you ? for thenecessities of college life and forydur friendship. And the prayersfyou are saying must continue andincrease4* because they are thelifeblood of the O. S. P. Only withprayer will peace come to the: souls of. those in other* studentcommunities.O. S. P. standsa promise ofyour faith, a tribute to yourChrist-likeness. That is why* theylook to you, Catholic College Student.The MERCIAD

Mercyhurst College, Erie, Pa.MEMBER OP ASSOCIATED COLLEGIATE PRESSj | Edi to r Assoc ia te Ed i to rCECILE JEWELL POLLY SLATER

Ass is tan t Ed i to rs Peggy Jetter, "Dolores CancelliBusiness Manager g Mary Helen KennyWri t ing S ta f f . Margare t Fusaro , Mir iam Gemperte , Nancy Whelan,Alice Kuczka. Caro lyn Ca i rns , Laura Jean Bly. Colleen McMahon, Margare t McGui re , Pa t r ic ia Lynch , Lois Yoimgberg, Mary J o Royer, Doro thyRoth , Ka th leen Rahi l l . I 7iBusiness Staff Edi th Har r i s , Mary Ade la ide Witt. Joan Ri ley .Ka y Lark in , CorJnneVPrenatt. Rosemary Labr. # m

% 0fl li To 0 0"8 0 8"V 5 6 0 (TtfTo 6 b"o~b~dW H E A Tver sus CHAFFJULP l-EP.fl-ft q M f l D f l 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 i LAs we turn our thoughts toCatholic Press Month, we mightwell . consider the status of theAmerican press of today. Is itworthy of its prominent positionin society? Has it upheld the highideals of its founders who sufferedheroically for its cause? Or ha s itdegenerated into a mere writtenrecord of the baser side of life?Before?: attem pting to Judge theAmerican press, we mus t necessarily determine the proper functionof a newspaper. The purposedof anewspaper is 'bo present to itsreaders a complete and unbiasedreport of the happenings of ' theday, a presentation tempered bymoral decency. A newspaper article should not be unduly restricted by a particular party, sect, orinterest involved in the issue, butit should be restrained by a moralobligation to print only that newsfit for a normal mind. Consideringthe question negatively, a newspaper certainly should not presentcrime in such a way as to glamor-ize it or teach its methods to youngreaders.In carrying out its role aspublic informant, the Americanpress has become one of the larges t and busiest)enterprises in thetwentieth century world. It hasplayed, and still does play, a vitalpart tin the growth and development of our country. The newspaper is a definite influence in themoulding of public opinion, and,as such, should be above approach.Immorality Affects RecordHowever, as we well know, thereIs a dark page in the annals ofjournalism which seriously affectsits record. Some American newspapers have become notorious fortheir blatant disregard for thetruth. Too much that is immoral,materialistic, cheap and sensational has been printed,\ thus effecting a'lowering of literary andmoral standards that is trulyalarming. The virus of perversionof all types is literally being forcedinto American lives, homes, families and businesses by means ofthe pagan sentimentality peddledby large sections of the Americanpress today. Too many ^peoplehave as their slogan: If it's in thepaper, it must be true.The question naturally arises:Why has such a dangerous infiltration into the press of the immoraland sensational been permitted bythe American public? The primaryquilt belongs to the publishers andtheir editors, who feel no moralobligation toward their subscribers. They explain their manylapses as "giving the public whatit wants," However, a second an swer lies in the people themselves.To an astonishing degree, thesepublications meet with a favorablereception from those people who,though no t basically bad, aregullible and unthinking. So manypeople are unable to separatewheat from chaff, truth fromfallacy.Two-Fold Remedy SuggestedThe remedy for this avalancheof sordid journalism must be soughtin two channels. 'Firstly, the publisher must adm it his weakness andconduct an all out campaign toclean up his paper, regardless ofthe economic interests involved.Secondly, it is vital that each andevery reader should assume amoral responsibility for careful,critical reading of his newspaper,

L en t a Barr ier 4To OurHappiness I?

D o You Know YourCatholic M agazines iThe name of this magazine suggests a sacramental; it is a vitalorgan in Our L ady's lay Apostolate.

Many of the articles impress onthe reader the need for greaterand more intense acts of adoration, the power of mental prayer,an d the need for more "Weekends with God" honoring OurLady of Fatima an d her wish forHoly Communion of Reparation.Tliis stimulating Sodality magazine is more than a worthwhileperiodical, it is an active means ofspreading devotion to the BlessedVirgin.I t is the policy of this monthlyperiodical to draw upon all Catholic magazines and books and uponnon-Catholic sources as well asfor its articles. These articles aretimely, interesting land readablefor all ages. Bach issue bringsanswers to problems, new and old,contains the jokes and witty sayings, etcetera found in all monthly digests.This magazine has a differentscope. Independent, unofficial itis engaged primarily in ^interpreting fcurrent happenings. Its fieldis the everyday world of work andrecreation, which it covers througheditorials, movie and book reviews,and articles of current interest.And* wha t is most important istfyat it discusses.* them from thevantage point of ChristianfTradi-tion.The Paulists Fathers are re-ponsible^for this monthly magazine. New and interesting views onold';plays, snappy editorials, andefficient reviews on recent novelsare just a few of the items offered. Commentaries on foreignperiodicals, giving a new slant onworld news, are also a feature at traction. This and much morechallenge the Catholic mind.

an d he should demand unbiased,objective reporting.. He shouldnot consider the paper just r.acomic strip-Hollywoodt column^ tobe digested with his coffee andtoast in the morning. Rather heshould evaluate all the articles onthe basis of the social teachingsof Christ.I t is our duty as graduates ofa Catholic college to offset theevil effects of the press. We, whohave been taught to see throughthe superficiality of sensationalist s journalists, must regard it asour moral obligation to fight rele ntlessly against these public enemies.As readers, we must discriminatebetween truth and error in theprinted paper; as writers, we mustpresent the facts in such a waythat the reader will never draw thewrong conclusion; and as guardians of a family, we must chooseonly that paper worthy of consumption by the average mind.Pope Plus XI once said in apress conference: It is no longer

permitted to anyone to be mediocre. This truly applies to journalismit is no longer permitted toanyone to condone a mediocrepress. A newspaper shot throughwith paganism is a menace, but anewspaper reflecting a Christianattitude toward man and t ru this a very powerful means forbringing men closer to Qbd.

Why. IFrom Ash* Wednesday Ho HoiSaturday noon does the Churnask us to do penance and practipself-denial? The Church, asks Zto mortify ourselves when weseekpleasure. But we want a religi0

of joy and happiness, not one $gloom. Is Lent a barrier to ourhappiness?But waitthere must be somereason for thes e dem ands. Christsuffered. He, the Son of God, didpenance; before His public minis,try He went into the desert andfasted forty days and nights, isthat why; must we follow this example? As He said, "Unless you dopenance, you shall all likewiseperish."Or is there an even deeper reason behind Christ's command? isit to strengthen us so that in allwe do, our wills will choose therig ht pa th ? "S elf-control meansstrength of will applied to onesown conduct." By the daily discipline and daily self-controlwhich Lent offers us, we willstrengthen our wills. *|

From love comes happiness;during Lent we make, by our offerings and penance, atonementto God for all tha t He sufferedfor us. The more we do for Godthe nearer we come to Him; ourlove bursting forth in deeds bringshappiness and peace of mindLent is what we make it. We arethe ones who will benefit. I

Hearts and FlowersDi d y o u know that Valentinesonce were reminders of friend

sh ip? $ s \ I2 Did you know that a decade agohearts and flo wers were droppedfrom Valentine Day cards? j% Did youknow that they've regained popularity this year?Regardless of the changes inVa lent ine greetin gs through theyears, each greeting carries wit sentiments of love. At one 1period the ^Valentine carried in Iits gree tings ! comic and nove Iverses. But this year sentimental!-1ty is the vogue for Valentines Day 1Yes, with the theme of Valen-tines1 Day appearing in evenwindow, in newspaper, and magazine, you [ju st naturally tt*about those you love; and tnyear you can tell them about with hearts and flowers. JThe Valentine for 1950 wonbe much different from the onyour grandmother might have se to that gay blade with the "nan*bars" whose picture hangs benthe trunk in your attic. jThe Griffin printed tins g^piece of advice with which togin the new semester. "Last 1an d TestamentTo the I* winvito110"indud*bequeath a standingto knowledge whichg r a m m a r a n d vocabulary |If you expended a s much eners ^acqu iring knowledge^ as v Javoiding i t youse guys |

REAL brains ! !" J

Mercyhurst faculty *na t Jdents wish to extena ^sympathy t o Cece Jewell ond ea t h o f h e r mother.

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February 14, 1950 T H E MERCIADannon Jls! Excellent Host

To NFCCS DelegatesThe Gannon chapter was a?marvelous host to the LakeEnelRegional NFCCS council meeting held at Gannon College on February 4th. |The meeting, held in Gannon's beautiful new library,was opened with a welcoming address by Rev. W. Nash,moderator of the Gannon chapter. Immediately following,Mr, Robert Lauigan of Niagara University and president of

this region, appointed Mr. Joseph Schwartz, also of Niagara,as Parliamentarian. The agenda for the meeting was thenlunanimously approved by the council.Mr. Robert McGrath, regional vice-president, reportedon the overseas program . The exact sum of the proceedsfrom*the raffle was not known because alljiof the moneyhad not been turned in. However, Sister Catherine of Siena,Dean ofSD'Youville College in Buffalo, drew the winningticket which entitled the winner, Miss Sally Stack ofRochester two free Holy Yearv tours to Europe. She hadsold the winning ticket to herself! I

|Mr. Pat Cotter from Canisius College thanked the mem-berfsehools for their active participation in raising ^fundsfor the different needs of the organization.! He urged thedelegates to write to foreign students who are interested incorresponding with American students in order that theymay increase their knowledge and leadership training. *Mr.SCotter especially stressed thefimportance of participatingin the Week of Praye r from Feb rua ry| 22-28th throughwhich anfoffering of prayers, communions, stations of th ecross, rosaries, and masses will be sent to Pope Pius X II as aHoly Year gift from AmericanCathol ic S twtente .Mr . James Cuddy, cha i rman ofthe Regional Congress soon to beheld-*at Niagara University, encouraged as many de lega tes an dobservers as possible to a t tend thecongress. He stated that provisionswill be ma de for delegates at theuniversity and the nursing homeaffiliated with the school .The various schools inf theregion gave reports on th e activityof the I commissions held by the i rschool, while the senior delegatesreported on the general NFCCS

work in their respective colleges.The delegates voted in favor ofawarding a medal each year to alayman who had been outs tandingin Catholic youth work in his di-ccese. The medal will be awardedby the senior delegate from theschools of the diocese in which[is to be given. Thebe presented in eachaccordance with theoriginal establishment of diocese:Buffalo, Erie, Roch ester and Syr acuse. The na me of the me da l isto fbe The John Aloysius Duffymedal , named in memory of thelate Bishop Duffy of Buffalo.The 1 meeting was very | successful ; all of the delegates went home

feeling that they wanted to attend the congress in March. Muchof the success was due to the facttha t each school had contributedhelpful suggestions for activitieswhich the delegates could takeback to their colleges.

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N F C C S CouncilContinued from page 1

versities will be in a t tendance atthe Congress: Canisius College,Rosary Hill , an d D'youvUle ofBuffalo; Gannon, Villa Maria, andMercyhurst of Er ie ; St. Bonaven-ture College, Olean; Nazare th College, Rochester ;|Le Moyne College,Syracuse; and Niagara University.

JANUS CLUB TO MEETThe juniors wUl be in charge ofthe next Janu s Club Meet ing. PamMuir is in charge of the ente r ta inment which is being kept a surprise,

At- ten- t ion! There she goes! TheGirl Scouts, Troop 50, s t a nd atattention, eyes raised, watchingtheir f lag climbing above the seaof heads. All is silent butjfor thesound of the bugle. Hearts beatwildly. The moment is he r e ! Thetlag^has been raised once more.jtLike the flags of the val iantcrusaders of yesteryear, the Mercyhurst Girl Scout f lag is batteredand j torn from it s many ba t t lesand campaigns . The foe has comeforward only to be J thru st back.And our flag, even in our momentsof failing spirits, shas proudly andvaliantly waved us on! And in ou rworst battle, it wa s the flag, oursymbol of peace and joyi a mongthe inhabi tants ofMercyhurst ,tha t ca r r ied us through. Theenemy laid seige for :-nearly aweek. Though we outnumberedthem considerably, we were almostcompletely helpless. The enemyheld all the weapons. But t ha tlitt le square of green cloth (and Isa y that advisedly!) was our inspi ra t ion! We stuck to our postsa nd were^ carried through thoseterrible days of silence, tormentan d grief! SNOW t h a t the victoryis won, it is safe to tell the worldthe secret of our success. The clim ax of our campaign was thefeudal banquet, where each scoutrepledged herself to carry on thebattle with renewed strength an dcourage. The enemy retreated. Wewere victoriouslyEach night, f ive minutes before.Scout "rest period," our bat t le -scarred f lag is carefully loweredand, with the greatest reverenceand tenderness, is put away forthe night . | |Our troop is composed of theresidents of the Third Precinct.We realize how anxious everyoneis to join this famous outf it , butnew members are taken in only inSeptember Iwhen they move intothe precinct. We're proud of ournumbers; we're proud of the ba t tles we've won; an d we're proudof our f ighting spirit; so"Give acheer, give a. cheer,we're the Girl Scouts of this year;we're the best troop that ever hasbeen!" *

V W W *On September 20, 1949, we me tMaryanne Maley for the first time.As Freshmen, we had many thingsin common. Everything and everyone was new to us. Perhaps thisiwas what drew us together andmadefall of us friends. As thefweeks passed we grew closer to oneanother and eventually formed ourown groups with the exception ofoneMaryannewho wa s a friendof all. As her interest-inn us grew,we J knew we had made awisechoice in electing her class treasurer. Mac's outstanding loyalty andsincerity soon found her manyfriends in the upper classes.When problems came up Maccould lalways solve themjjor, withhe r senselof Irish humor, turn thedifficulty into ajoke. AlthoughHome Ec wa s her major she stillfound time for many extra-curricular activities, cheer leading, Student Council, Press Club, Home Ecclub, and Athletic Association. Inshort, Mac's free time was notfcherown, it was ours.There was something missingwhen our class was reunited thisfall. Mac was not with us. In Julywo had learned that she had become a victimfof that! clroad Idisease, z cancer. ] Once more we hadoccasion to be proud of Mac, as weheard of he r cheerful acceptance ofthe many tr ials and pains that sheha d to endure during seven longmonths, until God ;; called I her I toHimself on January 22,, 1950 ^ ^ B |Yes. we feel that there is now another saint in heaventhe first ofthe Class of '52 to reach her goal.Mac's place here on earth will never be taken. We miss her in everything we do, individually and as aclass. In our hearts we know thatsh e is happy and that she is watching over us now, not* just as afriend, but as our angellguardian,"Mac" Maley. J g | JHflHBehind the \ Scenes 9With Miss JWelty |1

"Make sure you get a fron' seatfor the performance," someone called to me . It was my happy privilege, however, to have been given1 he best "front seat" in t he h o u s e -behind the curtain. I For indeed itwasja privilege and a pleasure tobe able to assist, in a small way,the excellent monodrama presentedby Jeanne Welty at MercyhurstCollege on Thursday evening, February 2. I fMiss Welty possesses! a ppleasantgpersonality and a| gracious smilefor all who meet|her;jher manneris friendly and sincere. One is atease while conversing with her, andshe seems to sprinkle with energyand enthusiasm as she talks of he rfavorite subjectthel theater, itsactors, itsjplots, its settings, itshistory andllts life. It|was learnedas an interesting side noie, that herhusband has done most of the scenedesigns forsthe Pittsburgh CivicjLight Opera shows, and is now as-Isistant scene designer for theBroadway success, South Pacific.Qne outstanding feature of her

Page ThreeMercyhurst Girls AreTalk ing Abou t B$llPSf8THA R B T A L K I N G ABOUT-the COLONIALB ^ " ^ beautiful crowning of Queen Lois Lyons as "Belle of thevf L quaint bouquets which each sophomore carried-tne mellowrhythms of Neil Charles' orchestra-our "new" look in formate!MERCYHURST GIRLS ARE TALKING ABOUT-the luckywinner of th e IpUgrimage Tour to Rome, Sally * Stack ofNazareth College, Rochester, New Yorkthe drawing was themain event of the?recent NFCCS conference held at GannonCo J ege.MERCYHURST GIRLS ARE TALKING ABOUTthe Winter Carni-val-our cute little Snow Queen, Nancy HantzJune in Januarvweather-the wonderful time had by all-and a special salute to ailthe A. A. and Janus club members who contributed to it s success MMERCYHURST GIRLS ARE TALKING ABOUT-who wfflsell the most tickets to our play MURDER IN A NUNNERYthe College?? or the Seminary?? By the way. have yen boughtYOUR ticket yet? I :MERCYHURST GIRLS ARE TALKING ABOUTthe CanisiusJunior Prom which featured Hal Mclntyre, February 10also theGannon Junior Prom February 11 Russ Carlyle provided the swing'n sway! I *MERCYHURST GIRLS ARE TALKING ABOUTJeanneWelty's marvelous dramaticjpresentationthe beautiful lighting effects which assisted Miss WeltyFather Kennedy's coming lecturethe extremely informative talk given by formerChechoslovakian statesman, Bogden Radista.MERCYHURST GIRLS ARE TALKING ABOUTthe Glee Club'sappearance on televisionsoloists Helen Hefferman, Patty Brown.Marilyn Langmeyer, and narrator Frances Sullivanthe coming spring

concerns with|neighboring colleges! = %CST GIRLS ARE TALKING ABOUTthe coming Lenten seasonthe retreat which will be conducted byFather Petersonand needless to say, our added prayers duringthis holy season for Maryanr* Maley. fpresentation of the Mystery of Theo-dosia Burr is the fact that JeanneWeltyfherself is writer, producer,costume designer, and actress. Theperformance itself was splendid inits details and well-planned in itsaction. Remembered best, however,is the fact that she made the char

acters around her live, althoughtheyjwere invisible.J"Little Aaron"will never be forgotten, I am sure,for I believe everyone easily, clearly "saw" him, or even "heard" himand dearly loved him. This ability is true talent, true artistry, andtrue professional theater.

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hurst gym crowded with Sems andcollege students. The occasion wast he a nnua l Sem-College game. Thegame got off to a f lying start with"Georgia" making a basket forthe college in the f irst two minutes of play. The game was a fastan d furiouslone and was full ofthrills. The f irst quarter endedwith the College leading the Sems18 to 4. The College kept aheadof the Seminary durinplete 'game. "Georgia!scorer for the College totaling 14points and Joan McCabe for theSem with 8.Cheering their team on to victory were the newly picked cheerleaders : P . Dugan,f P . McHugh, C.O'Laughlin^B. Klein, M. L. Benek,A. M. Pagano, I . Simmons, and P.Miller . The College gave them theirspirituous support. The gir ls haveworked hard on* these che ers an dhave really goodfones. So c'monCollege^et's get "on the ball" andshow some spirit!A. A. NEWS ;:

Febru ary 13 saw eleven newmembers; initiated into A. A. Soth e screams';and yells you heardwere not "Murder in a Nunnery,"but jus t the new members goingthrough their obstacle course.After the ^initiation proper therewas a surprise^in the 'Lounge fo rold and new members. Also on theagenda tha t night , three luckymembers rece ived the i r much-prized A. A. sweaters. So you cansee, i t was a big night for everyone in A. A. | *KEGLER'S KORNER

Now that the new semester hasstarted, Miss P. Kelly has announced tha t league gam es! wi llsoon s ta r t . Keep in touch wi th herand the bulletin^board for furtherinformat ion on this .T he College b a s k e t b a l lschedule fori he season is as follows: ,St . Mary 'sFeb. . a2r~Away

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this year for swimming courses,the instructors will go to theYWCA for three nights to take]awater pageantry course. Thisworthwhile course will be taken byD. Klein, N. Hantz, H. Walsh, M.Gemperle, and Miss P. Kelly.That 's all the sport scoops fornow. See you 'round!VIVACIOUS QUEEN

Mercyhurst gir ls are stil l talkinga bou t Ithe Winter Carniva l andhow vivacious Queen Nancy was.

Crowning Is MainEvent of Ball fi

This year's Sophonade so resembled aigenuine Colonial Ball, thatdancing within the ballroom ofCorinthian pilasters, one forgot foran evening that she was a moderncollege student and felt more likean old-time South ern belle. Wh irling hoop skirts of pastel nets,ruffles, and eye-catching satins,along with dainty, colorful nosegays created a colonial effect. The.most picturesque event of the evening was, however, the crowingof the BeHe of the Ball, senior LoisLyons. Appearing in beautifulpink satin and net, the graciousbelle glided through the sophomoreguard of honor to the strains of theMerry Widow Waltz. Smiling happily, she i approached her blueJ hrone and was crowned with at&ra of pink roses by the sophomore president, Mary Joy Fallon.After dancing the next tune within the royal guard, the queen andher p artner led the {traditionalj grand march.L|: Mystery, too, was connected withthe ball . Who commits the Murdertn A Nunn ery was not the onlycurr ent puzzle, for Claire Todd.chairman of the queen committee,gave not one hintfas to the identity of the sophonads queen.

THE M I R C I A D

AotlinaiThe O. O. A. has several interesting features planned for itsnext meeting. A representativefrom the Pennsylvania State Employment Bureau will speak on"What The Business Man Expectsof The College Trained Secretary."Following this talk the club willhear from an Academy High CriticTeacher, who will speak on "WhatThe Critic Teacher Expects of ThePractice Teacher." One of thealumnae will then give \ valuablepointers concerning the secretarialprofession. To close the programa movie will be shown entitled "I tMust Be Somewhere." This moviewill correlate with the f il ing unitin Office Practice.At the next meeting of the HomeEconomics Club, two very interesting sound f ilms will be shown. Thefirst entitled "Footsteps To TheFuture" dea ls wi th the homeeconomics curricula in college. Thesecond f ilm, "When Food Is The

Finest" shows the ^preparationsand serving of food in some of thela rge hote ls and res taurants j inthe country.An intercollegiate debate between Gannon, Villa, and Mercyhurst will be the main topic ofdiscussion at the next I . R. C .meet ing.Mrs. J. Edmund Kelly, chairmanof the Bishop's committee forChristian Home and Family, isscheduled to give a lecture to theSociology Seminar on March 1.Mrs. Kelly has been an outstanding,leader in Catholic work for manyyears in Buffalo. The small com

mittee she started in 1936 hasgrown and does much to he lpyoung mothers soon after the bir thof a child and give advice throughout the child's early years. Mrs.Kelly is the mother of KathleenKelly, a junior at Mercyhurst.Dr. fHass, a m ember of th eSpanish Group of Inte rna t iona lInstitute, has invited the Spanishstudents to see "Dona s Barbara , "a M exican ffilm, to be - shown a tVilla I Maria I College. The fulllength f ilm will be presented February 20, at 8:00 p. m. Mrs. Downing, mother of Roxanna Downing,will talk to the members of theGerman Club, February 15. The

meeting will include singing ofGerman songs and playing Ger man games. The Mafdi Gras willbe celebrated \ by the members ofthe French Club at their nextmeet ing.I ths a well-known fact,-claimsth e Arch Way, that rewards of onekind or another lead both animalsand men to put increased effortinto their activities.

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Ah, my dear friends, I am sorrysay, nc i \ Those gay young menyou see roaming our famed hallsafter visiting hours are part of thatgreat American institution, thetheater . f>

As one connected with the "Arts ,Mi. Andrew Frabrize has the privilege of entering our sanctum sanctorum. We know him as InspectorPearson and he does a splendid jobof it. You proba bly know him asjunior at Gannon * College wherehe is the technical president of theGannon Players. When not doingradio plays for the " Players" oracting at tho Playhouse where hedabbled in "The Little "Foxes", SirFrabrizi lives at 1146 West 20thStreet.f A local man, he also did"Our Town", a Gannon productionof two years back.Inspector Pearson manages togive Reverend Mother a roughtime. Or is it visa versa? MissJoanne Bellas, a Mercyhurst senior,goes into the character of "Reverend Mother" with all the sophistication of one born on the stage.Miss Bellas is a veteran of threeMercyhurst {productions and numerous smaller plays.Someone said {there was a Detective 1 Sergeant in the house andthe grape vine got into full swinguntil we discovered! it was Mr.William^Lacey. Since we are notafraid of the law, we put himthroughfthe f irst degree and discovered he is a Freshman!at Gannon College and, undoubtedly, awelcome member ofj the GannonPlayers. After further investigation, we were ablefto gather manyinteresting facts about him. Asummer of stock in Weston, Vermont, gave "Bill", the youngest ap-pentice, the opportunity of splaying the juvenile lead in two well-known productions, "For Love orMoney" and "Male Animal". Thosefamiliar with the Erie Playhousemight know he is a member of theChildren's Theater , and has suchfamous productions as the "Taming' 0 P h o n e 4 8 7 9 2 | 2of the Shrew", "Ruin by Drink" ~ -" - " * " *- * -and "Command Decision" to hiscredit. On the side, he fiddles withtelevision and! radio for the Playhouse. ^ When he has time he goeshome to 1354 West 11th Street, butftps probably? only to read a new

play.Please give any gay news to MrRichard Laird, "Reporter." j / 'Lair d, a Fres hm an at Gannon Col!lege and a member of the GannbPlayers is starting his apprenticeship in the Children's Theater 0fthe Erie Playhouse.Mr. Thomas Manning of 113 West20th Street is the Baron, no WTh e mantis very talented and doesan excellent job of "lording it 0vethe others." c A graduate of Prennow a student at -Gannon, Tomalso a familiar figure aroundPlayhouse.And last but far from least is MrLes lie Rud olph . We delved intothe past of Mr. Rudolph only to beastonished by his accomplishments.He spent the summer in stock as adesigner, and an able one he is forhe did j the comp lete set of the"Ha sty He art" in Portsmoth, NewHam pshire . An active member ofthe Playhouse, he appeared in "TheTaming of the Shrew", "R uin DyDr in k" and in the televised, "OurLady's Juggler". Need! more besaid, HW ith th e Messrs. Frabrize, Lacey,Laird , Mann ing and Rudolph, wecan 't go w rong in finding the murderer, can we?

IO,oOO MilesContinued from j Page Onebac k to the* main land . So Mollyenrolled at Aurora University.Though Molly's here for only ash ort four years , we all hope theywill be pleasant and happy ones-years tha t will always be remembere d w hen she ret urn s to China.

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