V W^ i .• • iwLC m nff/nUL / THE VOICE OF MERCYHURST? VOL. VII ALGS* ANGLE The stage has darkened on "Kay's Kolum" and the curtain has been run up on Alg's Angle. We miss you, Kay, and wish you loads of luck in future endeavors f . Donna Hennezis a cute little trick; she definitely has a flair for clothes . . . "Toots" Harring ton looks more like big sister Kay every day even to the hand flut tering . . • Try to say "55th tooth brush bristle" once or thrice in one breath . . . Marie Dillon has "double trouble;" and it all lies in the Power City . . . Practice-hous- er s are worried about Edie; she over-ate their budget three! cents and two slices of*bread the first day .1. . Jane Uprichard plans to file her campus slips—How about initiating a drive for bigger and better campuses, Jane? Who was it that said—"The last act crowns the play"?—anyhow so it did—I mean fthe Freshman initiation skit: that bit of a Prin cess-lives-happily-ever-after affair Betty Meyer? as the bathrobed Prince was simply devastating;— no t to exclude the rest of her able cohorts. The Sophomores dished it and they took it I nobly . . . Bicycles and second hand Fords to those "school hikers" who tramp to Academy and other insti tutions of learning . . . Jeanne Griffin, Junior-who-might-have- been, is - modeling in New York 1 | . . The two Morins are darling . . , Did you know that Haile Selassie is the "Smith Brother" of Ethopia ? . . . Ruth Eichenjaub, th e ed-in-chief, is Notre-Daming it this week-end.—Lucky, gal! • • Ask Catherine Quigley to imitate Mother Pierre . . . It is said that men are as transparent as cellophane and as hard to remove, once you get wrapped up in them. When are those Court House workers to be paroled? . . . Our Philosophy teacher is giving a POWERFUL lotglof assignments these days, don'tcha think ? . . . If you'd like any sign-hunting tak- (Continued on Pages2) HEAR YE! HEAR^YE! All ye Bridge-Playing La- dyes and! all ye goode olde Mercy hurst Rooters if Heed with haste this proclamation! A^greate partye is to be held in ye olde Rooste, on Sunday e, November 24. Fetch thy trustye shilling and be ye on hand at two as the cock crows. A cheerie fire will keep out ye biting windes and Bobbye's victuals will serve? ye well. Thy brain worketh with speed, collegian. Tie Ye Niagara Club- be! | | I —Mary ^Margaret, Bettye, Mardye and Ruthie will take care that ye have i a goode olde fashioned tyme . Tab les and prizes will be arranged by|Divvye and Sullye. M |Thy patronag e supporteth a worthye cause—a scholar* ship to thylAlma|Mater.J So come?ye—everye lastfcone of yel 1 ' S I—Eleanor O'Sullivan, '37 A D SCHOOL SPIRIT 3 IN ACTION Published at Mercyhurst CollegeJ Erie, Pennsylvania OCTOBER, 1935 NUMBER ONE o ege ay o Be Annual Event Sophomores' |Arden t Appeal f Fo r I Ne wTradition Wins Approval ji f&§JI$ll o f Student Body | College Day? originated at Mer- cyhurst October 10th as a result of the Sophomores' desirefto commemorate the granting of I the college charter tin {October, 1928. Although the {charter was, as a matter of fact, granted on October 4, 1928, October 10 has een chosen as College Day with the intention that it will serve the double pur pose of commemorating the feast da y of Mother M. .Borgia, the Dean of the College, and of recall in g the day on which the charter was granted. It is the hope of the students that College Day twill keep the Mercyhurst of I to-day mindful of the Mercyhurst of the past* 1 and will become one of the traditions of Mercyhurst. A pro gram was presented which recalled the founding of the college, the securing of the charter, the plant in g of the charter oak, the curvi- cular and extra-curricular progress of Mercyhurst. The memory of past classes at Mercyhurst was revived by the mention of ideas, traditions, and songs of theirs which still J remainf with us. The program follows: In trod uc tion, College | Orchestra; Song: Mercyhurst, Fair Mercy hurst, Student Body; Founding of Mercyhurst, Mother M. Borgia, Dean; The Charter Oak, Susan Neiner; I Gaining of The Charter, M. J. Relihan, LL. D.; Cheers, Rita Ressler;! New Traditions at Mer cyhurst, Ruth Gordon; Song: Mer cyhurst, Oh Mercyhurst, Student Body—Introduced by Inez Bellotti; Song: There's a College in the Town, Student Body—Introduced by Helen*Gowans. Athletic Tradi tions, Betty Killeen; Dramatic Ar t Traditions, Margaret Ann Mooney; Music Traditions, Mary Ciaiola; Alma Mater, Helen Gowans; Address, The Reverend James Powers; College Day, Edith Regan, Irene Forquer. —Rosemary Haule, '38 :-o-: DOROTHY MEYER, OUR FIRST I I 1 '35 BRIDE The marriage of Miss Dorothy Meyer,! daughter of Mr.J an d Mrs. Charles J. Meyer, 1422 Buffalo Road, to Joseph G. Carrick, son of Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Carrick, 1310 West 10th Street, which took place August 30, 1935, was announced at a delightfully appointed tea given Sunday afternoon, in the Meyer residence. The service was read in the rectory of St. Andrew's Churchfwith the Rev. D. S. Sheehan officiating. The couple was attended by Miss i Catherine Serr and William Barber. T he new Mrs. Carrick is a grad uate of Academy High School, Erie, classlof 1931; and of Mercy hurst!College, class of 19 35. Mr . Carrick was graduated from Cathedral Prep School in 1929 and is now! associated w ith the fMutual Life Insurance Co., of New York. —Susan Neiner, '36 MOTHER IBORGIA — God asked the angel Dignity .S^SS To share his lot with you. •'viS$P$? He buried 2 understandin^?|^|$^<^^ In eyes of quiet blue,?^f^f^^v>v Then Wisdom took up his abode i Along with Sympathy: ^^^^^M'S^ They shared the calmness of your | S ^ smile ^^^^^^^h^'i^^ j ^^^^% With deep Sincerity. i^^^^^^wMg. Bu t Generosity and Love^^^^^fe Could find no 1 lurking place. f§spj They breathed their fragrance on ^^^^^^^^^^^^M, And therein planted {Grace. j3§$fjs Then {Gentleness and Charity Ij B Merged themselves as one; MjftaHl They hid ^within your countenance And thus God's work was done. I EiHnslI —Mary Lou BurdJ'37 :-o-: SHRINE IS NEW ADDITION TO MERCYHURST BUILDINGS The|Shrine ofjj Ou r Lady of Perpetual Help, the new addition to the College Chapel, is nearing completion. A memorial to the J. E. O'Neil family, the donors of the Chapel of Christ the King, the Shrine projects from the north side of the main Chapel nd harmonizes perfectly with the Gothic Architecture and classic lines of the other buildings. Simul taneous with the building of the Shrine, the work of redecorating the sanctuary of the main Chapel is progressinglunder the direction of the Rambusch Decorating Company of New York City. Above the main altar is a life-size figure of Christ the King executed in Ital ian mosaics. Surrounding this are mural paintings further emphasiz in g the Kingship of Christ, and symbolizing the purpose and the traditions of the Sisters of.|Mercy, their work in/hospitals and class room, in social service and on the battle field. The altars, liturgical in design, are of limestone, each with a reredos of carved wood. The communion rail is of wrought iron and carved oak. The work will | be completed!by the first of November after which plans will be made for the!dedication of the Chapel. I I —.Rita Rechtewald, '37 :-o-: Seniors Announce Dance Another of the very popular Annual Hallowe'en Dances is to be given by the Senior Class of Mercyhurst College|on Saturday, ctober! 26th, Mn the Grill Room of the Masonic Temple. The musi cal program will be furnished from nine to one by Gayle Brown an d his orchestra, | The hostesses assure us that it will again be the very attractive and enjoyable af fair it always has been in past years. & The chaperons are the Misses Ruth Whalen, Beatrice? Mulcahy, Rita Tierney, Dr. and Mrs. M. J. Relihan, and Mr. John A. Dona- telli. | The committee, working so hard to make this a grand success, includes: Mar ie Dillon, Genera l chairman; Kay Forquer, Ann Weiner, Mary Janet Kane, Wini fred O'Dell, Ruth Eichenlaub, publicity; Grace Marie Souders, Betty O'Connor, Susan Neiner, Burnette Continued Growth OnMercyhurst s Manifested In 1935 nro llment ENTERTAINMENT GIVEN IN HONOR OFDEAN O N S B OPFEAST DAY £ < At eight o'clock on October 9th, th e eve o f t he feast of St. Francis Borgia, the |faculty and! student body of 5 Mercyhurst {College met in the auditorium for the purpose of paying tribute to the Reverend Dean, Mother M. Borgia. A | de lightful program, appropriate to the occasion, was presented by the college I students. 1 Th e J music was played by the Mercyhurst Orches tra under the direction of Profes sor Morelli. An outstanding feature | wa s 1 the I presentation oft a one act play, "The Florist Shop," by }student 1 players! coached by Miss Beatrice Mulcahey, Director of Dramatics. Before the close of the program, Miss Edith Regan, President of the Sophomore Class, proposed that the students set aside for annual observance a day to be known as College Day and that that day be made coincident with October 10 , Mother Borgia's feast day. Thesuggestion was met with instant approval so that College Day is now well on its w ay to being a Mercyhurst tradition of the future. The program was brought to a lose by Mother Bor gia's words of appreciation and gratitude. The program follows: Selection, Orchestra; Introduc tion, Marie Dillon; Lola Est a De Fiesta, (Ernesto Lecuona) Evarita Flaherty; Mother Borgia (A Poem) Mary Lou Burd; Selection, Orchestra; The Florist Shop (One Act Play) by Winifred Hawk- bridge, the cast: Maude, Anne Morin; Mr. Slovsky, Betty Taylor; Miss Wells, Dolores Kelly; Henry, Jane Hurley; Mr. Jackson, Flor ence Gillespie. Song, (origina l) Student Body; Felicitations, Nata lie Frye; Selection, Orchestra. : -o-:— MONTHLY CALENDAR September - October September 17—Registration. September 18—Registration. September 19—Formal opening of the school year. September 20—Junior Corn Roast for Freshmen. September 27—Sophomore card party for Fresh men. October 3—Freshman-Faculty Reception, t October 7—Freshman Initiation. October 9—Mother Borgia's Feast Day. October 10—College Day Celebra tion. October 17—Alumnae Card Party at Masonic Grill. October 17—Phylomeletic Club meeting. October 19—Junior-Freshman Luncheon. October 24—Investiture. October 26—Hallowe'en Dance at Masonic Grill. f —Esther Young, '38 Rickenbaugh, orchestra; Virginia Mehler, Eleanor De Veaux, Betty Killeen, Ruth Headley, place; Muriel Lehman, Natalie Frye, Kay Strahl, Bessie Green, alumnae. J We know you'll be there! We'll look for you at the dance! ! ! k J —- da,Moore, '39 Present Registration Shows BraB Increase Over Last^H ™BrfflB Year IS9B 1 g The current school I year I was formally opened! at Mercyhurst College, September 119, Iwith the celebration} of Holy Mass ins th e Chapel of Christ the King by the Reverend James M. Powers, M. A., Chaplain andProfessor of Philosophy. Registration days I were the 17th and 18th of September, gf g S The school records showfan increase of ten per f cent over last year's I enrollment. I One hundred and I eighty {students have regis tered and are in daily attendance. Pennsylvania, £Ohio,f New York, Districtl of |Columbia, Michigan, Oklahoma and Porto Rico are re- presented in the enrollment. In spite of the depression, Mer cyhurst enrollments? have shown a steady increase from year to year since the founding of the college. The 1935-1936 enrollment holds out the promise of many new activities and of another suc cessful scholastic year. —Katherine Lechner, '37 :-o-: Deep'Interest I sShown In Campus Athletics With* the arrival of Miss Rita Tierney from Sargent College, Boston University, a gala season fori athletics was opened. The enthusiasm and keenness of our new instructress was felt by al l; an d as a result, there are more girls ou t for hockey this year than ever before. Thefollowing have gone in training:— E. Killeen, C. Durkin, J. Hurley, N . Dwyer, Ann Morin, M. O'Mally, M. Thompson, H. Durkin, M. Sullivan, N. La Caverra, B. Har rington, M. Reid, M. Kuhn, B. Fallon, E. Mullaney, R. Lohse, F. Hauser, L. Kellogg, E..Flaherty, E. Eisert, E. Androcovich, I. Moore, B. Meyer, B. Halperin, P. O'Laughlin, P. Morin, D. Kelley. These are enough to form two excellent teams and almost enough fo r a third. All who ar e interested in hockey will be very welcome as we would like to have three teams. We already have several games scheduled. On October 28, the first team will play the Seminary, an d on November 6th the first and second team s will play each other. The date of our annual game against Edinboro has not yet been fixed. Announcement THE HOCKEY TEAM CHAL LENGES THE AL UMNAE The Mercyhurst XI? chal lenges the Alumnae to a hockey match to be played \at Mercyhurst on alumnae week end, Saturday, November 9th at; 4:30. The college will ^furnish the sticks and suits. The alumnae will kindly bring their own shoes. We would greatly appreciate an answer addressed to our manager, Miss E. Killeen. —Catherine Durkin, '36
