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TH MPublishedfat Mercyhurst College, Erie, Pennsylvania

VOLUME V

College Notes IncreaseEnrollment For This YearSeven Countries and Fifty Cities Represented, Freshmen Are 58 Strong.?.

Wh o's afra id of the big badwolf? Not the present generationcertainly, for despite the fact thatthe depression lurks at our doorways in the shape of a wolf, Mer-" IT Ieyhurst 's enrollment has increasednearly twenty-five percent, Per-usuol of the college records showsthat out of this number there arethirty-four non-Catholic students,seven nationalities and a representation from fifty municipalities.This would certainly seem to indicate that the serious-minded in

dividual who really wants an education will go after it at any costand what is more get it. It isthis type off student that makesfor higher stand ards of cultureand knowledge for they haveneither the time nor the moneyto fritter away on merej"goodt imes. ' ' Not that they don' t havegood times they do but notto the point of neglecting thethings which will later mean theirbread and butter. It is? for thisthe highest type of culture thatMercyhurst exists. So with anenrollment increase like thatintimes like thisis it any wonderthat we feel proud?:-o-:-MANY FACULTY MEMBERS

*& ATTEND WORLDS' PAIR?Sr. Mary Esther a ttended theTri-State Commercial Teachers 'Convention in Pittsburgh theweek-end of October 13-14.Mother M. Borgia, Dean, andSister Mary Alice, Registrar, paida flying Visit to the Century ofProgress early in Septemb er.Other faculty members who helpedto swell the admissions there,were Sister Pierre, Sister Colette,Sister Fidel is and Sister Angelica.Mercyhurst's new chaplain,Rev. James M. Powers, M. A.,heads the philosophy department.h

|Mr. Relihan spent ten days inBoston after the close of ? th eMercyhurst Summer School, giv-ing a course in educational methods to the Missionary FranciscanSisters.Fat her Sullivan takes time offfrom his duties as past or J of St.Lawrence's Church, Albion, tocontinue as professor of sociologyat Mercyhurst.Father Powers and Mr. Relihanwere "Among those p re sen t" a tthe Notre Dame-Carnegie Tech.game in Pittsburgh, October 21.Fathe r Duering spent severalweeks in Europe the past summer,most of the time in Germany.g Miss Wkalen paid several visits

to the Century of Progress duringth e summer' vacation; her hometown, Peoria, . being within easydriving distance of| Chicago.Miss Heil was a summer visitorat Bantam Lake, Connecticut.

MERCYHURST ORCHESTRAGETS UNDER WAY!Mercyhurst college commit teswill not have much longer to worrvover orchestra prices for dances.In a short while we will be havingour own orchestra, to be formedby Professor C. C. Morel li.Mr. Morelli, who recently openeda studio locally, has been directingschool orchestras for jthe Jpasttwenty-five years and has beenidentified with musical activities

throughout this fcountrv andEuro pe, where he received histraining. For the past seven yearshe has been director of publicschool bands and orchestras atHuntingdon, Pa. , and has comeback to Erie onlv recentlv, wherehe has taken up his work with private students.I R. S.: -o - :DEPRESSION HAS

m ? SETS % ITS? A S-The first tiling that has beenheard in favor oi th e depressioni s tha t divrirar these years of trialsand tr ibulations thero hasfbeen astimulating effect upon highereducation.According to D. Clarence, J.West, and Miss Callie Hull of theNational Research Council, the degrees granted by the Universitiesand Colleges of A merica havesteadily increased in the last fouryears.Is it because they have time forstudies now or have lost interestin becoming millionnaires?Would it be possible tha t thishas its effect on Mercyhurst?Perha ps! it does account! for thelarge classes, especially in theScience department.In deference to the sensitive olfactory organs of non-scientificstudents, a new fan has been insta lled inlthe Chemistry labrntory,its purp ose. being to prevent theodoriferous fumes from spreadingthroughout the school.Sister M. Pierre reports the onlynew addition she ha*, is aboutfifty new girls. Jane Uprichard, '36

: - o - :LOCKERS FOR COLLEGIANSMother Benedicta wishes to announce that blockers may be rentedfrom her for the small sum oftwenty-five cents per person. Twopeople may rent one together forthe price of one key. xhe lockeraccomodations are spacious andthe safest place in which to keepbooks and personal valuables. The

locker room is located directly atthe foot of the stair leading tothe auditorium . Anyone wishingto take advantage of this offermay make the necessary arrangements with Mother Benedicta.

OCTOBER 1933 NUMBER 1MRS. WILBERT TOI HEAD GLEE CLUBjsjfAs has been the custom in thepast, Mercyhurst is again makingarrangements for another successful Glee Club. This year, theclub will be run on a little different basis. Previously, organizationwas started a few weeks beforecomencemen t, which made itnecessary to prepare musical numbers rather hurr iedly. ^However,organizing was started!early thisyear, with the hope of making theclub a dominant figureVin musicalcircles around Erie.

Mercyhurst has been very fortunate in securing the assistance ofMrs. -Mamie Wilbert asIdirectorof the college Glee Club. Mrs. Wil-bert^isjjthe daughter of Mr. HarryKennedy, well known ventriloquistand song writer, whose compositions included*many popular oldfavorites of the 'nineties, such as

Empty as the Cradle", "Mollyand I and the Baby", and "SayAn Revoir but not Go odbv e"Mrs. Wilbert brings to her worknatu ral talent and the rich experience of many years. She madeher debut in New York Gitv withJohn Philip Sousa 's band. She also sang with Pryor 's band, starring with Eugene Cowles. For thepast twenty years she Las been ateacher of voice and director ofchoruses in manv musical clubs.Rita Rectenwald, '37

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:-o- :INTELLIGENCE PAYS GIRLSAs stated bv Dr. M. J. Juty ofIowa State College, "Intelligencerating s of boys and girls whoseengagements were announced inthe college newspaper show thatthe men tended to choose girls ofequal or superior (intelligence,either intentionally or unintentional! v. " I i wFinally the much discussed butnever proved idea thati work iseasier in the morning hours hasbeen discovered to be certaintv byDr. G. L. Freeman of Northwestern University.Maybe that's why the sciencesare listed at 8:10 in ou r modern

college. Jane Uprichard, '36

Practice Teachers StartAt Academy High SchoolSenior Dignity Put to Test As They Join Peda-i i gogical Ranks

MERCIAD TO HAVE STAFFROOM-Along with the rest- of thechanges that the new year brings,the Staff proudly announces thatit is soon to be established in anofficial newspaper office to beknown as the Staff Room and itslocation to be directly to the leftof the Dav Students RecreationRoom. This room is to be used byihe staff for the writing of theirassignments; a ll business transaction relating to the Merciadall staff meetings and in shortfor everything fpertaining to thepaper. We hope to have it readyfoj occupancy shortly and wouldappreciate it if the student bodywould render assistance by donating such spare chairs, tables, typewriters , calendars,' etc., as theymight have relegated to their at-tics or barns.

: -o - :YEA, MERCYHURST!

W h a t ! Onlvk three sweaters!Whv vou'U freeze! Whv, aren' tvou jroinsr up there and run aroundanyway?Why ? Whv, don' t you knowwe're going down to Edinborothis year. With that delegation ofreshmen, we could take the arrayon for a score of 0-0. In the freshmen class we find a face whichopposed us many times last yearand we are here saying that weare mighty glad to have Sally facing the same goal as we are. Theother new freshmen look "plen-t e e ' ' good, too, but we can't wellpass our opinion yet, as we haven' thad many opportunities to seethem in action.

Wit h these new faces in theline-up, the old familiar ones backagain and the voice of our coachguiding us on our cry isItDown with Edinbo ro, up withMercyhur s t . ' '

Attention!The Merciad staff will be pleased to accept all contributions, from all students at all times. To facilitate the workof the staff however, we ask you to meet the following requirements :1. All copy must, be typew ritten, on one side of thepaper *only double spaced shee ts! numbered andfastened together.i4 2. All heads written with copy or separately with by-lino attached. i * ^ J3. When copy is completed indicate by the usual sign4. All oopv should be proof read before handing into

the re-write editor. $5. Be sure to verify your facts.6. Identify your article at the top marking it editorial, feature story etc. f'%. 7. Hand m aterial in before deadline to any offtthe editors or leave it in the staff {room.

PRACTICE TEACHERS STARTIN AT ACADEMYSeventeen members of theSenior class started out September29 with quaking heart and pedagogical mien to Academy HighSchool where they will spend asemester learning the finer pointsof teaching."How* did vou like i t ? " in-ouired the Merciad ^reporter ofMiss Dorothy Cronauer."I 'm a wreck," answered Miss

Cronauer weakly, as she staggeredinto her room.Not to be daunted our inquiringyoung representative next approached Miss Clarke. "Whatsta tement can you give the paperin regard to practice teaching,Miss Cla rke?" ;"W ell, to be perfectly f rank, asa teacher, I 'd rather spend myday in an office," answered MissClarke. "However , :*I really dolike it. The *vstein at Academy -runs so efficiently that even ayoung teacher after the first fewmoments of fright cannot help butacclimate herself quickly."Our news hunter next tried several other of the student teachers

but found them all so engrossedin their various aspects of thework that she didn' t dare disturbthem. So she tip-toed away deciding that anything that demandedsuch hard work that was done sowillingly must not onlv be fun butvery interesting and a sta tementwouldn't be needed." I t ' s an ax iom " sa id the r e porter leaving the ! harassededitor totlook it upland find outthat the term means "self evid e n t t r u t h " * - jM Rs.: -o - :HOOKEY TEAM HOLDS MEET

A meeting of the hockey candidates was called bv the PhysicalEducation teacher. Miss GeruldineM. Heil, to be held in the gymOctober 1. In response to this callmany of last year's squadland alarge num ber of freshmen answered. The meeting gave to thosewho expected to make the hockeysquad of Mercyhurst, an idea ofwhat it was all about. It beganwith a few fundam ental questions regarding hookey and endedwith the call to report to the field

*the following day for practice.:-o-:" I t is the anecdote tbat bestdefines the pe r sona l i ty . ' 'Emil Ludwig : - o - :

Teacher: Willie, give a definition of home.Willie : Home is where par t ofthe family waits until the othersare throu gh; with the oar.i"mapolis Log

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M E R C I A D S T A F F^ ^ T S ? ! ^?mr r .u h F^M^^#i-" wM% - 4 ^ u t n Sterret tASSISTANT EDITOR-IN-CHIEF yl^^^^^M^l. Virginia RenzBUSINESS MANAGER Costcllo ResslerEXCHANGE EDITOR ...-.....;, ;............ " - ....; Miss BryanS Uf I M ASSOCIATE BDITORS: M St ?Mary O'Dea Betty Banner Martha Meyers Betty Streubei

* - Jean Reese Jan e U prichard Eug'enia .Sproat *Jean St . Lawrence *STAFF REPORTERS JMiss Burd Miss Bigler Miss Rectonwald fMiss LymanFIELD CORRESPONDENTS Miss Barre 11 Miss MoonevA WORKABLE SCHEME IN EMBRYO

I n accordance ( with our new policy, the editors ofth e Uerciad, wish to extend the appreciation of thestudent body, to fthel Faculty, for the new cafeteriaservice installed this year. Its benefit will be felt byboth student and school. The non-resident studentsmay now spend their money here instead of I in thecity and get in return for it , more varied and wholesome food for lialf the price Ithey could get it elsewhere.The resident students too, find! the new schemeadaptable and enjoyable and the school in turn is enabled to incorporate bigger and better things for ourconvenience, bv the use of thisimonev which hereto-fore was being spent in less deserving places. Henceit behooves every loyal Mercyhurst student to patronize the cafeteria in her own intere st as well as tha t ofand to en-the school.This is the sort of thing we like to see courage, a new project tha t is for the comm unitygood a| common good towards which we can allcooperate enthusiastically. IThe Merciad Staff would like to offer an embryonicsuggestion in connection with the cafeteria system.W e sugg^fet thai* since there is such & large grottp^toserve at noon thati.another semester,punch periods bearranged separately that is allow one half hourfor lunch instead of an hour,|and divide the studentbody into two groups.* T hus* the upper classmenwould eat, letfus say, from 11:30 to 12:00 while thelower classmen were in class. Then from 12:00 to 12:30the upper classmen would begin the afternoon session while the alternate group were at lunch. In thisway the cafeteria rush would be easily handlednoone would have tofwait and the ensuing congestion,and indigestion wouldfbeflessened.Then over and above that, t he ! half hour saved atnoon may be chopped off our afternoon schedule verycomfortably so thatfboth studen t body and facultycan look forward to an extra free half hour.Something which in this school, despite the prevailing talkon wh at to do with our leisure timeis not tofbesneezed at. Well, readers, are you withfus, or "agin"W r Ruth Sterrett, '34:-o- :LET'S BE FRIENDS

Ahoy there yo u landlubbers . I twas rough sailing Hie first weekof school bufcf everything h a scalmed down t o a smooth routineagain. W e were a ll pretty homesick al first, b u t we'v e g o t o u r" s e a l e g s ' ' n o w , t h e lookoutpro mi es fair weather ahead a n di t ' s going to be clear sailing fo rthe rest o f t h e year. Let ' s se ewhat "s in the log for I hi s monthIt see H IS nice to see so manynew faces aroun d school T h epractice teachers a r e t ak in g toteaching like ducks to water ....Evelyn!st i l l*gets that phono callevery noon Wha t little Fre shieis soooo homesick Jea nne Griffi n i s the most obliging personand loads of fun too ,We h earthat Francoise Riblet h a s quite th edramatic abil i ty P e g MacDon-ald from Buffalo is plenty smoothJane Mulheirn is practiceteaching a t Je f fe rso n ! h i s y earMarge Alge lias gorgeous r e dhair..:. S h e looks well in th a tbrown swagger outfi t Everybody misses Marg Boyd 's sense of

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humor K a v Egan i s the best*F Wcook Just get her to give y oua tas te of those delicious cookiesshe makes Wef ought t o havesome hockey team this year whatwith al l the girls that have turnedout ...One can 't help liking Margery a n d J e a n S t. Lawrence & jthey 're so nice Peg Reichert isan interesting conversationalist |Everybody likes the new cafeteriaservice at noon ... Helen Lobelenzhas a double in Florence Bibolry" I t z " Meyers writes the loveliest poetr y .... Jan e and Lolly a rerooming together this year ,Marty K ettering has more pep ...jJack and Ginny are still going together It may be ajlittle late,but the hearties t of congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. RichardWill iams. Carly will make a darling wife Sara Brown is missedgreatly by all her friends She 'sworking in one of her Father' sstores now..|,...Lucille Meehan isdearest little thing |jary LouNeville's sisters looked exactlylike her ...J The y're both very^attractive |. What Sophomore almost started a revolution or something in class the other day?4..Wethink this definition of poetry islovely - 'l Poetry is music insearch of a wo rd" Like i t l .i . . . .Ruth Sterrett is the cleverestwriter.'. She makes a marvelousteacher..........I t ' s been rumoredaroun d that all the big,* danceswill have to stop at 12 o'clock onaccount of the Pennsylvania BlueLaws.... Up to th i s ! time Erie hasbeen lucky in getting away withit .... Nominated for the mon th'sbest tunes - "The Last Roundup"..:.....t The Moment I Looked InYour Eyes"f|."This Time];It'sLove"...!.''I'11 Be Fai thfu l ' 'Irving Berlin 's latest , "A Thou-

This yearlthe Merciad will strive more than ever tobe the representative sheet of the entire student body.In order to satisfy this aim we urg e you to writeletters to the editor. We want the Merciad to befthemedium of expression for both stude nt body andfaculty. Anyone who has some idea for school betterment, some novel idea for extra-curricular activitiesor some suggestion for improvement is asked to ex- sand Cheers" Things I Neverpress herself in a letter to.the editor. These letterswill be carefullyfread and fairly judged. We shall doour best to help carry out all suggestions which arewise. I 11 . fUnless|our readers express their wishes we cannothope to know their will . Let us have helpful and|con-structive criticism. Let us voice our opinions withgood-will and without fear. Letlthere be no laggards,no group sulking in the corner , unhappy andlunheard.Let us join hands an d we shal l have|a bright futureone formal and all for one. jfI \ . . . V irgin ia Renz, '84.

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Noodle N ow .. . Prese nt Juni orCollege is operating under Vil laM a r i e ' s c h a r t e r ^ . T h e w o r d " d o g -the song "T h e La stR o u n d u p " r e f e r s to calves a n dnot dogs a s 'Jjrou would naturallythink Clark Gable h a s falsetee th Wh at a blow T om W a r ing does al l th e >announcing f o rFre d gWar ing 's orchestra M..T hosetwin sweater sets i a r e going overbig with college girls W e l ike(Continued o n Pag e 3 )

" T H E L T F E O F R I C H A R DW A G N E R " , by Ernest Newman,is th e highlj dramatic h is tory of a jcelebrated an d famous m an b y :icelebrated biographer. This beautifully illustrated book i s one th a t !arouses a n in terest in knowingabout this genius n o t only Jinmusicians a n d composers b u t al floin those w ho have l i t t le o r n oknowledge of the music world. A sa musician an d composer, h e a p peals to music lovers; a s a dramatis t , h e a t t rac t s t h e t h e a t t en tion of actors a n d ac t res ses ; a n d ,as a romantic adventurer, he interests t h e people who ask for athri l l ing s tory .

Newman's b iography l i s b y f a rthe best told an d fullest i n con-,tent of any 1 have ever readhomakes us see Wag n ei as a livingman, a hero, a n extremist , a n idol ,an exile and a debtor. Manywriters have tried to d ark en t h enorizon of Wagner's l i fe, b u tNewman gives both sides to thestory with no part ial i ty shown. W estruggle s ide bv side, with WagnerW W * **

through th e early years of h i sembitter ed, disillusioned, busylii'c.IIITo quote M r . N e w m a n :" H e w a s j a born borrower. H ewa s so convinced that some d a yhe would have a n enormous voguethat th e money h e asked for , andgeneral ly received, a ppear ed tohim not as a loan granted as afavor, but as a mere business a d vance that w o u l d ! b e realized to

*the lu l l later." In exchange fo rloans o n debts o r responsibil i t iesfor thorn, h e would give^them his jcopyrights . * " "$Wag n er w as a g rea t m a n b u tillogical in al l matters o ther thanmusic. H e w a s t em p eram en ta l a n dimaginary . Restraint a n d convention were tw o words that , t o h i m ,were odious beyond description.Music lovers a n d d ram at i s t s ,part icularly , owe a huge debt ofg ra t i tu d e t o th is m an w h o w aspersecuted so much while h e livedan d who i s idolized so much a tthe present d a y .Mr. Newman concludes iris biog rap h y a t t h e t ime of the u p r i s in g of the revolution of 1848, t h et ime that marked t h e downfalland subsequent death of Rich ardWag n er . T h e period that th ebiographer chooses f o r t h e ending*of h is history i s to my mind a veryap p ro p r ia te o n e ; f o r , what bettertime could h av efb een chosen f o rhis conclusion than that just preceding t h e las t chapter o f a master ' s l i fe, especial ly when tha tlas t chapter was so full of sadness, m isu n d ers tan d in g ! a n d mental anguish?This b iography is published b ythe Alfred A . Knopf Company,New York. It is beautifully i l lust ra t ed a n d though quite expensive,it would nevertheless, prove t o bea worthwhile addit ion t o an y li-b rary . {Every o n e should t r y t obecome acquainted wilh Wagnerthrough this book.sorts I b y Pearl BuckOnoe morefPearl Buck presentsto t h e world a vivid novel that ispicturesque, a n d nauseatingly fullof pathos a n d homely humanityan d i m p r e g n a t e d ! w i t h desires ofthe Sons f o r fame , money* andglory . W e se e | China not theland o f cherry blossoms a n d laugh-(Continued o n Pag e 3 )

AMONG T H E POETSI By Eugenia Sproat4

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A recent issue of the New YorkTies gives u s advance notice of anew poem that is expected to create considerable sensation in l i t .erary circles J* * Give your Heart tot h e H a w k s " i s i t s amazing title.Robinson Jeffers , t h e author, is acompromise between a genius an dan uncivilized beast in h i s works.Jeff ers writ es with a swiftnessand flexibil i ty that is inspiring.H e h as an almost uncanny insightin to t h e emotions of his charactersan d a t t h e same time seems to takemorbid delight i n their mentalagonies . In a l l o f the works ofRobinson Jeffers o n e sees a n al 'most perverted love of cruelty. A tno ti me, ihoweve r, does h e appearto lack t h e sensit iv i ty that marksthe true art is t . Such a combinationis t h e keynote of h i s start l ing personali ty ." Giv e Yo u r Hear t to theH a w k s " h as a s i t s theme the age-o ld " t r i a n g l e" p ro b lem . I | ; issaved from banali ty b y M r . Jeffers individuali ty in i t s develop

ment. T h e husband kills h is wife'slover an d s h e , forthwith , t ries toconvince h e r husband that th ecrime w as b u t a " d read fu ld r e a m " , a n d t h a t t h e unfortunatelover h a s fallen from a cliff. T hewife says:Bu t if your dreadful dream weret ru e , I know y o u a r e strongenough

To give your heart to the hawkswi th o u t a er y

An d b ear i t in lonely silence toth e en d o f l i f e " .From then o n t h e jp o em is thes to ry of " h a w k s o f remorse. tear-ftping at the heart" of the man andwoman. Eventua lly the husbandtakes his own life. It is evidentthat Mr. Jeffers has a fair knowledge of psychology. It is more evident that he knows the literaryvalue of "total i ty 4 f effect",rather than of painstaking detail.One's first impression on reading"Give Your Hear t to the Hawks"is that it possesses a breathtakingforce, a thunderou s power. Andyet as it ends, one has a peculiarsense of relief as if escapingfrom a vise, or perhaps from adevasting windstorm.Briefly, it must be /admittedthat Robinson Jeffers has writtena poem that is striking. Whetherit will survive beyondfthis age,time alone can tell.

H. G. Wells made an interestingcomment on books and human progress at a recent public appear ance. Wh ile we cannot alwaysagree with that gentleman, wethink that th e expressed a worthwhile thought when he said;f'The mills of books grindslowly, but they grind exceedinglysmall. Men may suffer and menmay die, but human thought, embodied in science and literaturegoes marching on. Let us get backto enduring things. Let us getback to our b ooks ." This may not concern an itemof poetical importance, but it istoo valuable for any lover of literature, whether prose or poetry,to miss. Wo|refer to "The Il l i t eracy of the Literate", by H. R.Huse, of the University of NorthCarolina, which bemoans (and suggests a remedy for!) the misuse ofour language. Mr. Huse gives a\__ (Continued on Page 3)

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OCTOBER, 1933 TH E MEROIAD Page ThreeEXCHANGE NOTES THE LARGER GRATITUDE THINGAMABOBS WITH THE THESPIANS

$The College student knows lessof what is going on in the worldoutside his own small sphere thanany other group of educated people. An occasional glance at anewspaper makes up his knowledge of current events. But whatis going on in the other Collegesof the nation f.|How are the students: of the other colleges takin gtheir places in the world ? The nexttime you are in the library youwill find it well worth your timeand effort to look over the exchange material, th e papers ofother colleges.I particularly recommend anarticle fin th e La Salle Collegian.This article ' ' Students ShouldStudy New De al" shows us thepart tha t is ours, as college students, in the program outlined byPresident Roosevelt, to defeat"Old Man Depression' ' .In the July issue of Harper 'sMagazine, Burges Johnson,ta Professor at Syracuse University haswritten an article which condemnscollege activities on the groundthat the campus is distractingfrom the classroom. A very interesting article can be found inthe October issue of the VarsityNews, which takes up the otherside of this question. The "Activities versus Classroom Question' 'is one which is being discussedthroughout the collegian world today. This article takes the sideof the activities, pointing out thatthe ability to organize leadershipis as important as book knowledge.Activities as a rule do not lowerthe par tic ipants ' grades, and practical knowledge is essentia l - fo rentrance to the business world.What do college activities meanto you?The Freshmen may well profitby reading an editorial also in theLa Salle Collegian which dealswith the proper attitude a studentshould entertain upon e nteringcollege. "The main objective of acollege education is the collegeeducation. Our Alma Mater invitesall to enter an dinot! only bids Godspeed along the way, but alsooffers a helping hand when thehills of difficulty become steep."

If you do not feel that you canstand anymore "educating" during those few moments you have tospend, you can find many lightersubjects to amuse you. You, whoare sport lovers will find all thefootb all! news your heart desiresin "The Notre Dame Scholastic"or "Saini% Mary's Collegian".Book reviews, poetry, essays,short stor ies! and such can befound by those who wish to readthe literary work of our collegeeontempories. It it is humor youseek, you will find plenty. Getthe habit of reading the exchangemater ia l. Dorthy Bryan

; -o- :HAVE YOU BEAD?

(Continued Prom Page 2jng carefree maids, but the land ofmud, of filth, of jealousies, ambitions, fraternal rivalries and suspicions. China lis vividly portrayedas a dismembered g iant, andits unity is prevented by the cease-lless streams of robbers who overrun the pea sant 's fields andtownsmen's homes, of leaders whoare crafty, selfish, ambitious, setf-

So many walk with achinghearts along the old highway. Tosome a little cheery word wouldbe like a magic touch. Their souls,oast so far iinto th e depthsfofhopelessness, would once again be gin to aspire for howf mucheasier it is to succeed when someone cares. Many lonely ones towhom life's journey seems roughand steep would be spurred onif only someone understood. Saddened eyes could be brightened,ebbing spirits strengthened, if we,mindful of our own griefs, wouldtry to lighten those of others bv asympathetic glanceror a friendlyword. I

But there are times when wordsfail, and when sympathy fails. Thehelp we give often must be of amore substantial nature. In thename of love for our neighbor weare asked tofprovide forlhis? ma terial wants.} We aref. asked tocaretfor his body that hisjpoulmay live.There are* many channelsthrough which we may show ourlove for our fellowman. Of thesethe Community Chest has everbeen most active, most untiring inits efforts. Anyone with true charity in hisheart twill feel it his duty to puthis shoulder to the wheel that anorganization with so noble a purpose may carry on.

fe It is at times like these th atwe , the more''fortunate, may showthe gratitude that PI A. Robinsonspeaks of in his splendid lines:"There are two kinds ,of gratitude : the sadden kind we feel forwhat we ta ' -e. the larger kind wefeel for what we give".Alexandra Kacprowicz, '34

deified beings, who brook no restraint and have no law but theirown.Pearl Buck tells the story in apurely oriental fashion. It is slowin action and vague in presentation in fact, the tone is ratherprophetic and inclined to balladry.It is a novel of the people andnot a superficial survey of thepeople. Even if propagan da ispresent it serves its purpose,which is that of giving a relativelyclear conception of the home lifeof tortured China.: - o - :"Black Sheep, Black Sheep"(by Warwick Deeping)Again war is the cause of a

plot; a revenrrrt, a penalty, and areward. Though the battle fieldsas backgrounds are old and grim,there are thousand s of readersperusing novels of this sort, of thepast and the present and theyare clamoring for those of thefuture . Deeping's novel, however,is re la tively "war-free". The heroreturns on leave to be disillusionedbv the infidelity of his wife. Ina fit of rage he murders the manand is confined to prison. How heis pardoned and finds happinessin the reconstructing of\the shattered remnants of his life; how awoman's faith and Jove encouragehim and make all else trivial, istold in Deeping's own characteristic manner. As usual it is highlydramatic and ' intensely interest-ing, holding the reader's interestto the very end.

Lucille Becks: ? | an w i t u^Plaid ginghams Q%% starched apologies to those who wouldwhite collars lolly pops and t a k e offense at the aboveroller-skates 2Lsocks and patent- classification; I really haveleal her slipp ers. not J the common connotationAnna McGrath: f that word Thespian ?in| 2 A fireplace andl books and mind. Bu * n matter...,^.books i l odd $ handke rch ie f s .^* " A n n V i o k e i V t h e , a t e s t n o v o 1tweeds and wire-haired terriers^... by Sinclai r Lewis caused muchthe best seller of the month. comment a year or so ago in mod-Mr. Relihan: 1 e r n literary circles. It was ac--Arrow-Shirtf advertisements L a claimed by most and the /dissentershearty handshake James Whit- l w e r e few probably because Lewiscombjltiley's poetry. I 3 P l a s a reputation and those whoMargaret Clark: didn' t like|the book just couldn'tButterf ly wings J L daffodils $$ . stand by themselves. The storyold china tea-cups (a nutritive ha s be e11 enacted by some filmsimile) .*, a dash pf whipped favorites and is being shown atcream.' the Warner Theatre the first ofGrace Marie |Sou ders: t h e week. Irene Dunne and WalterAfternoon teas 4 - strands of Huston, both excellent dram atists,pearls^0_"dinners at eight"....;.... n r p starred in the film, supportedfull, flowing|sleeves. M & a n a b l e c a s t including EdnaBertha McAllister: | May Oliver, Conrad Nagle, andBlack taffeta IPuffedf sleeves B r " < * Cabot.and lace scent of lavender Sinclair Lew is! is supposed tosomeone from "Little Wo men " have pai d the modern Americansoft pinks and high blues. J girl isfportrayed in Ann and forEleanor De Veaux: ^na^ reason alone I think it worthCollege proms ....*, raccooni coats your while to see. You 11 be in-

| | . . country clubs ... pigskin gloves.! suited, but pleasantly, for if theEvelyn Donahue* show i* at all similar to thesbook,A bouquet of garden flowers ^ Lewis's style will cover the hurtnavy blue and white t "April!? well, and you'll admit he's done aShowers" perfume. W 2 o o d jobjin the writing of whatLucille Meehan: would be labeled a "c he ap " bookBoxes done with tissue paper ^ Lewis had not|lent his pen toand ribbons Pierre, the hair- *t. * * |dresser ..|...Women's Clubs ad- "Docto r Bu ll" is Will Rogers 'dresses sweet peas and snap- la test venture in screen roles. Hedragons is convincingly- a country? doctorLaura La Cavera : with the usual wide range of ac-Organdv ruffles cocky tivities-fwhich extend from be -hats . Peter Pan l,air-rfb- mg ^ W t e r i n a r y , t o nurnng ailing1 f :l && -*K Iranians. His small town -patientsbons. . . . . . ,r> i.u n/r A..~ gossip with friendly interest aboutBobby McAvoy: f. . .T ' , XT his calling on a widow in townRussian princesses ..$**^New .

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We read that George BernardShaw talks while he sleeps. That'snothing} we sleep while ho talks.The -Germans are up in armsI isfurativtdy but not literally.Westminster Abbey was given askimmed milk bath no stoppingthis older generation.The United States as usual isthe power behind the throne inthe league, of nations if itdoesn't watch out there may be athrone behind the power.Ja pa no phobia is called, by Forum {l -A. diet of corrosive poisonous minds upsetting war food"we ca lled i t "H as h" .STUDIES OF GOVERNMENTIN ACTION streamer in American Observer slow motion wepresume ?Chiang Shek president of Chinese government in Nanking.Nankins: is doing everything tocheck communism Shek anddouble Shek.TW O NEWLYWEDS RIDE INUNDERTAKERS CAR ONHONEYMOONWell, to some itmeans life; to others death.Henrv-Ford's refusal to signthe automobile code has alreadylost him manv customersLizziewill be without a boyfriend yet.fjjj SPAIN IN MIDST OF POLITICAL ^STRUGG LEheadline. Yetor again?We see by the papers thatAmericans still believe in Goodness and quantity the quantity end of it.UNITED STATES' EDUCATION f O F F I C E H EL P F U L| TOSCHOOLSWell, well a f t * al lthese years,Germans see new hope weread. Well, | they have been livingon faith, hope and charity forsome vears now, and so far charitvhas proved the most substantial.CUBAN UNREST Somethingthey ate no doubt IGovernor and Mrs. Pinehotvisited Albion latelv all! greatpeople seem to be flocking therethese days."Our deeds from day to daylead the patterns of our lives"Cobb. We bet tha t's wh at startedcrazy quilt fad.Mussolini is planning? anothercabinet shake-up; int-as uch as heholds seven places in the cabinetright now it looks like just anothergame of "cabinet, cabinet, who'sgoll the cabinet 1"

Gandhi wins again they justwon't let the old fellow dietthese davs . Jea n! Reese, '36

we agree on

: -o- :I M A G I N E!Ruth Sterrett and Marg Clark'sroom ever looking^ tidy fiveminutes after inspection - (orbefore either) . |The English seventeen class, notconstantly bickering over i th epossession of the lone volumne ofselected poetry assigned for outside reading.Sister Philippa without a supplementary train bearing her personal library.Louise Pasquiliechio gettinganywhere on time.Allie Rceder without her chewing gum.Lucille Meehan with her hairmussed.The author of this getting bywith the above remarks withoutinjury.

mgDear Editor:What would you think of hav-a Post Office right here atschool for the purpose of^delivering the mail to the students?Now, don't think that |I amcriticizing the present mail delivery. Oh! no! Fa.r be it fromme to do that because I ami sopleased when I receive a letterthat I probably wouldn 't knowhow I got it, who handed it to me,or what, but some of I he youngladie s arc used? to the fee line: ofreceiving an occasional letter andwe could have a more systematicwayj of passing out Jibe mail.Therefore, I present my plan toyou. J '.The typo of Post Office I amthinking of might be nicknamed"T he Pigeon Ho le". We couldtake a cabinet having pigeon holesand mark a letter of the alphabetunder each one. Then, all themail addressed to students whoselast names begin with " A "would be placed in the pigeon

on. Iam sure that we could find a veryconvenient place to put this cabinet. In this cabinet there couldbe two special pigeon holes, onefor packages and one for specialdelivery letters . Any messages,such as, telephone calls, etc.,could be left in this post office.Do n't you see how useful thiswould be?Of course my idea is probablyabout as clear as mud but I hopeyou do get at least anf inkling ofwhat I mean. Do' you? JLIf any other students have anysuggestions tofmake, I hope theywill send them in to your VoxDiscipularum department so thatall of us may give them somethought. Margaret Bacon, '34

hole marked ''A'Yjand so

: - o - :SONG FOR * AN OLD WOMANThe sorrel smoulders up the hillConsuming all but m e;The sorrel creeps on bright andstill 3j| K %While I go silently . fAndlever silently I goFor I 've forgotten quiteThe song that I killed yearsOne lonely, starless night. ago

Sorrel burning through dustygrassIs beautiful to see,Yet even sorrel must I passWith my heart dead in me.A. E. Heilman: - o - :CAMFUSsNBWS

H | (Continued from Page 3)appropriate poem concerning ourDean on her feast day.Following the program was thepresentation of a gift to MotherBorgia by Ruth Sterrett*in behalfof the students of Mcrcyhurst.Mother Borgia then talked to thestudent body and expressed herthanks in her own gracious way.After ^Mother Borgia 's talk thegirls sang Mercyhurst College

songs and as they left the auditorium each student offered felicitations to Mother Borgia.The Feast of Christ the Kinghas a special significance for usthis year because our chapel bearsthat name. For that reason we are

having a Symposium on Sundayevening, October? twenty-ninth ateight o'clock. This might be calleda miniature of the Annual Symposium given by the Western^Conference . "Margaret Cla rk is chairman, and she has arranged an interesting program. There will bethree speakers, Eugenia Sproat,Marth a Myer and Inez Bollotti.Musical numbers will be offeredby Mary Moran, Costello Ressler,Jane Conner and Alice Martin.The Senior Class gave itswelcome to the Freshmenin the form of a breakfa st onSaturd ay morning, October fourteenth at nine thirty o'clock. Aftera delightful breakfast of wafflesand sausages, the Freshen followedthe trail of a treasure hunt.The treasure proved to be a roomarranged with card tables and thefacilities for playing " Crazy ' !Bridge.During the first few days inCollege this year, .the "Big S ist e r s " entertained the Freshmenby having an informal gatheringin the dining room of the school.There was dancing and games.Marjorie A Ige walked off with theprize for ' ' Going to Jerusalem '' .W e all had loads of fun and feltmore at ease with our upper classmen.After leading the Freshmen toexpect an initiation of terror, theSophomores surprised them bygiving a Baby Party instead. Theparty took place on Monday evening, October second. Lackinglolly-pops and drawling babyphrases, the Freshmen, dressed aschildren, had a jolly time.

Each fresHman was presented tothe members of the faculty. MissMary Lucille Burd was chosen aschairman of the program by theFreshmen Faculty?Advisor. Sr. M.Phi l ippa .The program was entirely impromptu and congratulationsare extended to Mary KatherineGaughn, Marjorie Alge, Inez Bel-loti, Frances Riblet, Mary Klan,MarylCiaiola, Helen Dundes, Adeline Morelli, Clara Surgo, Rit aRectenwald and Alice Lvman foritheir splendid performances.

Mother Borgialended the evening by talking to the Freshmenand giving them encouragementand advice.On Friday, October 27th, theannual Hallowe 'en Dance will beheld. This being- the first danceof the year it is a much discussedtopic around the halls and iseagerly anticipated by all the students.

On Friday, October 6th, MissDorothy Mooney, Prefect called ameeting of the Sodality. After wehad all assembled the meeting wasbrought to order with prayer. Theofficers were then presented byMother Borgia and they are asfollows: Prefect, Dorothy Mooney; Secretary, Catherine Egan;Our Lady's Committee, CatherineEgan ; Chairman, Regis O'Leary,Catherine Forquqr; Treasurer,Margaret Clark; Eucharist Committee. Margaret Clark, Chairman,Lara La Cavera, Betty Killeen;Mission Committee, Mary Skene;Chairman, Costella Ressler, MarieDillon; Catholic Literature Committee, Mary Jo Cloary; Chairman,Carmelita Gill, Bertha McAllister.

Mother Borgia called the firstgeneral assembly of the year onThursday, October 5th. Organiza

tion of the Orchestra, the GleeClub, Students' Activity Pee andSodality were topics discussedduring the meeting.The Science Club will hold theirAnnual Meeting on October 24th,when they will elect new officersfor the year.The Silver Quill Club will holda Constitutio nal meeting nextTuesday. This is, the ^LiteraryClub of the School.The P ega sus | Club will reorganize in the near future. They expect to spend an evening discussing the Ballad.Practice is being held for theAthletic Association Play, "Como

Out: of the Kitchen", winch willbe produced sometime in November. It is under the oapable direction of Miss Ruth Sterrett.veaux, Jean Reese and JeanSproat are g oing to spend thisweek-end in Cleveland.Jean Hutchinson and MaryLouise Corby will spend t his weekend with {Caroline Paquin at herhome in Jamestown. N. Y.Congratulations, practice house

hostesses, on the success of yourhousewarming. The faculty andstudents like your temporary homeand your charming hospitality. Wewish you a successful and pleasantterm of housekeeping.Alice Lyman, '87: - o - :

COLLEGE BRED" I jus t can't see it Nancy;what difference does it make ifone is college-bred or not? 12 feelI have acquired all the poise andknowledge necessary for a girl;and anyway I have to get prepared for my debut, and when Icome out the men will think about

whether I am charming or not andwhethe r I can create a successful social gathering, or pour teagracefully. I never knew a manvet that liked to discuss his busi-i ness affairs with a girl. Womenare in a different sphere thanme n altogether'% said MarciaThomas as she took one last^lookat herself in riding clothes, for shehad what she termed a very impor tant da te .

itIt 's queer we could be suchgood friends and vet have suchdifferent views especially when wehave been brought up in the sameatmosphere. I know you think mepeculia r enough to be going tocollege but I can't imagine justwhat vou think of mv taking any-thing so practical as a Secretarialcourse. How ever, I really lovebusiness and want to be a smallcog in the large wheel that makesthe world go around. To me it 'san ambition and fto you it ' s awaste of time", returned NancyCarver as she ^prepared to takeher departure from Marcia'shouse.This was always the trend ofconversation whenever Nancy andMarcia were ^together because fitmeant they were to be separatedin a few weeks to trave l alongvery different paths. Nancy had!the harder road to go over, and

most every one of her friendsagreed with Marcia because theytoo were preparing to lead thelife of the social butterfly and itwas the easier way o ut of acomplex situation. NeverthelessNancy fought it outs herself and

although it wasn 't easy she leftLthem all behind to en ter whatothers called, her career, and thevlaughed la s they mentioned it." N a nc y , here is a ^letter f omMarcia and it's so thick I'm sureshe has a lot of interesting newsWill you tell us what new thingsshe is doing now, she has such anexciting l i f e ? " asked one of thecollege freshman of Nancy as shewalked into her room."A letter from Marcia; Whereis it"? It's.\so seldom she writesany more that it is a real event.Yes, I wonder too what new thingsshe has been doi ng ", returnedNancy in an excited fashion as shetore open the letter .Reading rapidly and being hungry for happenings at home andanxious to relate them, she talkedon ."Everything is all ready Ifordebut and she has been in NewYork buying the most beautifulnew clothes. She has met some ofthe most intere sting -men, one ofwhich she seems to he interestedin | especially ," related Nancy to

the two girls in her room. V a t"T o think we are sitting uphere week in and week out tryingto get an education when we couldbe leading much more engagingliv es" , said Rachel Ames, considered a t th at time ju st one ofthe freshmen.Nancy too was wondering justwhat this life was about, becausealthough she was sure she was doing the right thing, now it seemedmaybe she wasn't going to get outof it vwhat she thought. However,she kept on for four years andlong before that time she knewshe had not been mistaken. Thedepression came and she sympa

thized with Marcia because of herfinancial setbacks, for Marciacould not have her superb partiesand beautiful clothe s! to help heralong in th e world an y more Economically her family were far below their former position andshe was in a very helpless state.By this time she had met a manwho was by far a different typethan she had ever known before.He was a real business man andeveryone said he would go far inhis field. However, when he hadsome large project on the justcouldn't help bring it up when inMarcia's \company. Soon she noticed he began to turn to Nancy,whom ho had met a short timeafter she had returned fromschool. They seemed to get alongfamously enough. She became anassistant accountant in a largebusiness concern. This man didn'tcare at all wheth er a girl hadsocial position, looked charming ina fragile fashion, or could pourtea correctly. At least as timewent on it began to be proven toMarcia th at her view point was|wrong and she was the loser inevery way. Now Nancy could havemore luxuries than she could havefor her family could no longerdo for her whereas Nancy had herown means of support.

The moral of this little narrative is urged upon the Freshmen.It is always harder during yourfirst year to realize the value ofeducatio n, but as time goes onthing s look different . It pays tocomplete ^your college course.Jane Conner, '36