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hard work on the lounge project. also lent her talents to the Glee
Cherry "herself will probably never Club and to the Dramatics Club.
forget those innumerable announce- Home economics is the field of
ments before dinner. In the near the seventh of Mercyhurst's Who's
future, Cherry will devote more of Who. She is Doris Moore of Deep-
her time to laboratories and test er, Pa., who is at present occupied
tubes. with duties at > the Home Manage-
VoL XXIV. No. 3 MERCYHURST COLLEGE, ERIE, PA. November 19, 1952 Rochester, N. Y., is also proud to ment House, Doris' nimble, danc-
have J two Who's Who nominees. ing feet will tap their way right
They are.,Mary Lou Dwyer of th o into a marriage career soon after
Frosh Reveal Leadership Course Holiday Dance sociology department and Frances she graduates. Her experience as
Sullivan of the Enlgish depart- vice-president of the Student Coun-
Produces Leaders
Party Plans For Parish Troop In Three Days ment. Merchurst thinks not only of cil and as president of the Student
an actress, but also of a news- Board of Discipline, however, will
paper woman, whenjshe thinks of certainly aid herewith her not-too-
Pat Murphy and Patl Narby The first formal of the year—
|St. John's Elementary School is both girls. Each has established distant future problems.
stand "pat" on the fact that the and a charity ball besides—what
providing experience, for future more could a student want? All y •
freshman Christmas|partyf will be. e l e m e n t a r y teachers Mickey
'"one of the most original ever held the excitement, caused *by the
O'Donnell and Betty Seymour. miniature queen's throne in College
at the college." As co-chairmen These two girls took the Girl
of the affair, they announce that Hall, concerned the, announcement
Scout Leadership Course, here at of the NPCCS dance by co-chair-
the date has been set for Tuesday, Mercyhurst last year and are now
December 16. men Prances Sullivan and Judy
leaders of a fourth grade Brownie Carlow. This Thanksgiving ball
Ann Popp will send invitations troop at St. John's school.
that will match the decorations will be meld November 22 in the
planned by Mary Kelly. Entertain- Mickey is from Rochester, New Gannon Commons Room.
ment, to be planned by Jean Heav- York and has had previous train-
ing at camp this past summer be- Four containers in College Hall
ey, will coincide with the Christ-
mas theme. Gifts are being select- fore beginning her junior year. display 1the pictures of the I class
ed by Marilyn Abahazi, and re- Betty's home town is North Ban- candidates for queen: Paula Brug-
freshments planned by Barbara gor, New York, and her practical ger, senior; Ann Downing, junior;
Cavanaugh. experience in working with chil- Donna Cutrona, sophomore; and
dren has come from her own Shirley Kozik, freshman. The can-
brothers and sisters. didate receiving the largest con-
Journeying t o | St. % John's school tribution will reign as queen at
Welcome ta . , , every Thursday afternoon from the dance.
Sister M. Prancesca, new 3 to 4 p. m., Mickey and Betty in- '} Part of the proceeds of the
Assistant to the Registrar. struct their troop in such subjects
as handicraft, singing, and games. dance Iwill be sent to the relief
department of the Pax Romana,
particular consideration to be giv-
Mercyhurst Girls Cooperate en to a student home in Paris for
refugee girls. The remainder of the
proceeds, however, will stay on
To Give Lounge 'Face-Lifting' campus to further the education
of Mercyhurst foreign students.
For three weeks clever posters the "lounge lizards" will have, all
have?been clamoring for our at- the comforts of home. Music com- Chairman of the Orchestra Com-
tention . . . an open house along ing from a tuned piano or new mittee, Donna Byers, announces
with a spaghetti dinner and a juke box will add to P the pleasant that there will be dancing from The four lovelies have been selected by their ^classmates as can-
picnic-was held .!. . chances have atmosphere. No longer will audi- nine to one to the music of Gene didates fUr Queen of the N F C C S Relief Ball, November 22. Front
been passed out . . . all for what? torium chairs have to be recruit- Parle ettand his orchestra. row: Ann Downing, Paula Brugger; back row: Shirley Kozik, Donna
All this effort has been put forth ed to supply ample seating space. Cutrona. M' ?A
so that everyone's dream may How proud we shall be to show * r
come true—that the room "where off our beautiful, colorful lounge class projects. By December 1, the
all knowledge flows", otherwise
known as the lounge, may be re-
when speakers and other guests
come to our college. And after a
termination of our drive, we hope
to have reached our $700 goal. Four Apply for Internship
furnished. In\ about two months, succesful play or program in our Which class will be, honored at Pour juniors recently made ap- they will be back following a few
a complete renovation of the color Little Theater, how fine it will a party for giving the most money plication at St. Vincent's Hospital courses at the college.
scheme and furniture will have be to invite friends over to our to this worthwhile project-Which to follow the course in medical
taken place—we hope! eight students will share the prize technology as set up last year by In answer to an invitation from
A decor of harmonious colors picturesque smoker. Yes, this re- for selling the most chances? Who the hospital and the college. First Dr. Isenberg, head of the medical
for the walls, woodwork, and fur- decorating program is a step for- will be the lucky persons to win students to enroll in this program technology department, the girls
niture is being planned by a group ward among the many improve- the raffle prizes? are Judy Ellermeyex, Barbara Ha- visited St. Vincent's and ?were ac-
of students under the direction ments being made at Mercyhurst. We can be the fortunate stu- ner, Sophia Mazionyte, and Vija quainted j with the techniques^ of
of Sister M. Angelica. Attractive- Does this renovated lounge seem dents to enjoyj!a colorful, attrac- Odeika. mounting slides and extracting
ness and warmness will be two of tive lounge if we give one hundred According to this program, the plasma. They also examined many
the characteristics which the like a dream to you? It can be-
per cent cooperation and hard girls will begin work in the lab- of the instruments that they will
smoker will possess. come a reality if each and every- use, such as the colorimeter,!an-
work [.to the success of this pro- oratory at the hospital this sum-
Sitting beneath the soft floor one of us sel^s her quota of chan- ject. We are still in the dream mer and continue throughout their alytic balance, and blood count
lamps on the sturdy new chairs, ces for our raffle and supports the stage—let's make it a reality. senior year. At the same time. machine. '$
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Having a Student Relief Ball each year placed us in Catholic Colleges and Trappist out of date or is it? still and "thou shalt not's." Instead of coffee at
has an immediate effect at Mercyhurst, how- had us specially {trained for a timely? ten, she had dried corn in the nearest wig-
ever, apart from the benefits gained by de- specific end. God paid our tuition * • *
wam. Her equivalent to a television program
serving students. Mercyhurst puts herself at and now looks for dividends on the In a week and a half on No- was the sunset. Her afternoon nap was a
odds withjthe spirit of the world, the spirit divineginvestment: and I am a- vember 30, we begin a special pre- walk through the fields to watch the sum-
of, "What do you get out of it?" In a world fraid He looks in vain." paration for Christ's coming, 'Ad- mer crops as they came to a richness of
of selfishness we are unselfish. We feel that To us the student he writes vent'—here the Mystical Body pre- fruition. Her Friday night movie was an
that is a part of ^Mercyhurst, of what she is this, "Catholic Colleges do not in- pares to be as Mary was that first Indian ceremonial dance. Her Saturday night
meant to be- "Being a Catholic College we tend to turn out money-makers, Christmas, Pull of Grace. date problem was settled, of course, by the
are expected to do things like that." I ask kings and queens of finance; they Let's make everyday a Thanks- unique gentlemen, Miles Standish and John
you one question: why? Why do things like aim to produce real men and ra- giving—a true Deo Gratias. Alden. |
that? Why pit ourselves against the prevail- diant women . . . Mystics . . . who
This was the pattern of Priscilla's Septem-
ing attitude of thefage? i know, love, and live their relig-
ber and October days—days spent laborious-
ly and courageously, days spent f ighting the
ion." ? I €
There is more, but here is the
The Mail Box battle against naturallelements and starva-
tion. But yet, never in those days of indecis-
point; this article was written in ion was she or her community faced with the
Thief at Large! 1940. At that time we were in the Dear Editor;
Back in the days when manners
were manners and} Mercyhurst
spiritual! starvation of modern society.
Never was she forced to choose evil at the
expense of social ostracism. Never was her
Mercyhurst is not only harboring a thief girls were ladies, there J existed at Christian Truth questioned. She was allowed
but seems to be condoning the thievery. This Mercyhurst a number of charm- to be good.
criminal is not one in the ordinary sense of ing customs. They gradually gave
way to changing times and quick- Now the obvious question is, did Priscilla
the word, for we have all been robbed! at I wake each morning and I see have more to be thankful for? Perhaps—
some time and all of us have been guilty of ening tempos until now only a
A day that was made just for me; few of us remember that they did
perhaps she would kneel on some cold No-
similar robbery. What is it that could en- vember morning and, in the true spirit of
compass an entire school? And what is being Each moment I can spend with exist.
ease, Thanksgiving, pray, "Thank God you're thee,
taken away from us? | I | £| One of these quaint customs was Mary, and thank God Fm me . •?. "
It is mine to do with as I please. the practice of what students of
The value of this stolen object can't be that day might have termed de-
measured in terms of money, for it is price- If I spend my day making others corum in the dining room. I am
less. It does not actually belong to us be-
cause it is a free gift. Yet it is always avail-
CJ sad,
If I burden them with the troubles
willing to swear to those who may
not believe? this\that I have also
Campus Exchanges
able to everyone, both students and faculty I've had; seen everyone wait until the en- Here are "Some Ways to Get Through College
of Mercyhurst College. But when vitally If I grumble, scold and sometimes tire table was served with every- Without Even Trying" as written in Pageant maga-
needed it seems to have disappeared and complain '" thing before beginning to eat. Not zine by Professor Robert Tyson of Hunter College:
can't be found. Where shall we point the ac- I find in the end I have nothing only that, but I have witnessed a (1) Bring the professor newspaper clippings deal-
cusing finger? Whom shall we place on the to gain. day in Mercyhurst dining room ing with his subject. If you don't find clippings deal-
witness stand? when all students, excepting those ingfwith his subject, bring in clippings at random.
If I spend my day in doing my with permission, kept their seats He thinks everything deals with his subject.
As this pilferer steps forward we recognize Part, * throughout the meal. (2) Look alert. Take notes eagerly. If you look at
:
it as "Procrastination," otherwise known as If I give everyone a bit of my Hard to believe? Ask those of us your watch, don't stare at 'it unbelievingly and
the "thief of time." It is characterized by a heart; who have actually seen this car- shake it.
putting off of tasks from day to day, orSa If I laugh and smile when I'd ried! through.' The juniors have (3) Nod frequently and murmur "How true!" To
deferring of responsibility. Procrastination rather cry dim i recollections of those bygone you, this seems exaggerated. To him, it's quite ob-
also implies a blameworthy) or inexcusable I know that happiness| has not days and the seniors have par- jective.
delay, which may be caused by laziness, in- passed me by. ticipated in these incredible meals. (4) Sit in front, near him (applies only if you
difference, or hesitation. Taking a minute Some of us would like to revive intend to stay awake).
to think aboutfit will show, without a doubt At the close of the day, I stop and those gone but-not-quite-forgot- (5) Laugh at his jokes., You can tell. If he looks
or possibility of claiming innocence, that it ask, % ten customs because we feel that up from his notes and smiles expectantly, he has
applies to us, here and now- Did I fulfil my every task? while times do change, good taste told a joke.
If I can say I tried my best will never be out of date. Will (6) Ask for outside reading. You don't have to
read it. Just ask.
; To help answer the question, "Guilty or Then God, I know, will do the the Merciad help enlist" the rest
(7) Be sure the book you read during the lecture
not?", here are a few indictments. Are we on rest. | of the students in our ranks?
looks like a book from the course. If you do math
time for classes, meetings, appointments? J. H. A disgusted student.
in psychology class and psychology in math class,
Yes or no, students and faculty? Do we match [the books for size and color.
linger on after the bell has! rung, delaying
the beginning of the next class? Are as- (8) If you must sleep, arrange to be called at the
end of the hour. It creates an unfavorable impression
signments handed in when due, or are they
and other duties continually being postpon- THE MERCIAD if the rest of the class has left and you sit there
ed until some "tomorrow"? alone dozing.
.Mercyhurst College, Erie, Pa. • * *
Erie, Pa. have a good time, come rain or ERIE COCA-COLA BOTTLING COMPANY
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