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PrefectOfecomesA t ueenElectionBy student vote M ary Jan eMasterson, Prefect of Mercy -hurst College Sodality, waselected May QueenSat a general

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assembly on March ! 12 . Shthe daughter of Mr. and Mrs.Stephen V. Masterson, Kenmore,New York.

At the same meet ing the following seniors were chosen toform the Queen 's Court : JoanLute, president of the SeniorClass, Bridgeville, Pa.; Mari lynCummiskey, Bradford, Pa.; Sally Hanrahan, Sharon, Pa. ; MaryLou Farrell , Yo ungstow n, Ohio;Sally Brigham, Oil City , Pa.;Lillian W ri te r, Los Angeles,]Calif.; Dorothy Donatel l i , Pi t t s- g o i n g o n i n E u r o p e ' " s a i d C a P "W h , P a .; Glo McQuil lan , Mt. t a i n Alexander Jaunta~formerLebanon, Pa.; Elinor Keeler, war correspondent and courierJamestown, N. Y.; Joan Gibbons for the Pol ish Underground, innd Mary Agnes Culhane, Erie, a n address g iven at MercyhurstPa I I v . '< "v- : 'vCollege on Wednesday evening,Plans for the costume of the March^l2 . "This war," cont inuedCap t a in Jau n t a , "is being fought

Capt. Jaunta, AuthatSpeak s onEu ope"Th e re is an undeclared war

Court andlthe other members oftfie jsenior class have been underway for several weeks, andthe seniors are now awaiting arrival of a selection of gownsfrom New York from which tom*ke their choice.Arrangements are also being

with the strongest weapons possiblethe weapons of ideas."The speaker explained how thiswar was being waged and endedhis talk with the s t a t em en tt h a t we must turn back to th3principles for which the warm*de for the t radi t ional pro- was fought, andforget expedi-

fram of theMay Day Festival.details will be announced later. ency

if we are to prevent futurecalamit ies .

Bishop's Relief CampaignHeads S. C.Activities!This past J weekend Student^ouncil conducted |t he Bishops 'elief Campaign on our campus.e student response was mostOnerous. Why was this drivesPonsored ? I i |In Europe whole families live

n bomb-shattered pillboxes;a % rations consist of a fewPotatoes anda.l i t t le bread. Wefonder wh y I Communism hai*en winningtvotes in Czecho-tjavakia, Romania, France fan JHungary. It is simply becausee Communist-financed forces

The Annual Card Pa rty ! and~uncheon Saturday, April 26,"nder the sponsorship of theen ir Class and with the con a t i o n i of all!

drive home their doctrines withconcrete evidence of sincerity;they bring reliefs to theirfriends. Ideals and principlesare weak food Ifor ha If-filledstomachs. Christian truths anddemocratic convictions do nothave a chance in a land ofstarving ^people. Only when wematch the practice of ourChurch with the apostolic zealof our enemies, can we hope tohave a Christian restoration ofEuropean countries. Throughtheir contributions the studentshave pushed this Catholic driveto win back the starved, lostsouls of I their European brethren.-;

Th e Student Council also discussed theelimination of manyof the inter-class and class part ies, and the four-day extensionof the .Easter vacation. Most ofthese suggestions have been approved by the faculty.

March 26, 1947Philosophy Dept.Presents ForumF e a s t of St. Thomas Tquinas

Was Occasion For Discussion} on Virtue

Dr. DeKoninck LecturesFourth Consecutive YearDr. Charles De Koninck will make his annual visit to Mercy,

h u rs t on M a r c h ^ when hewill present his usual brilliant series"Th i s -is the season of Lent , o f ^ a l k * o n various phases of philosophy and theology.a|time of special se l f-rest ra in t ; ~ r. DeKoninck is the professor of these branches of learning- g r. , . j i at Lavalle University in Canada. He has just made his annuala time for curbing self-inaul-W ,. - tf tour of the West? which included Stalks at most of the westerngence; a time for temperance I \colleges; and a two-weeks' stay at St. Mary's College at NotreDame. Mercyhurst is his last stop before returning to Canada.Our distinguished visitor will bewith us for two days. Hewill

give at least two lectures to the student body and a series ofta lks to the faculty. There will bevoluntary sessions if they aredesired.

exercised in a special way. Butw h ere m an is concerned, everyday^ is a t i m e for temperance."

This was the keynote of adiscussion on thevirtue of t em perance, as expounded in theS u m m a of St. Thomas Aquinas,a t a program given by the s tudents of the Phi losophy Depart -

|Doctor DeKoninck received his doctorate at the University ofLouvain infBelgium. He now enjoys one of the most responsible

mention March 6, the feast of MlSSlon Committeethe Angelic Doctor. Professor Sponsors CandyJohn A. Donatelli , {head of theDepartment , sponsored the p ro g r a m .

To in t roduce the discussionLillian|Writer spoke on the lifeof (St. Thomas, and Joan Knappsaid "The Prayer of St . ThomasAquinas to Obtain the Virtues."Joann Morrissey, emphasizingthe great importance of theSumma, said : "In St. Th o m as 'day there were many Summ a s ;b u t of all these , St. Th o m as 'Summa has endured because hist rea t m en t was the most comprehensive, the most orderly,an d the most conformable tothe new truths that come after

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ineIf only we could learn to be true to ourselves, to act thet r u th in^our everyday dealings, we could make our society a more contented, a more God-fearing one, and indoing so, we would find happiness and peace.

So many people put great emphasis on their social andeconomic status. We!hear of "the upper two hundred,""the elite," ' Kalamazoo's twenty-five," "the crowd,Then we dare to call our country a democracy! Is not*-ademocracy supposedly free from discrimination ? Toomuch stress upon what!we are before people with nothought of what we are before God, leads to pretense, Asense of values, which directs us consistently in thoughtand action to place th e good above the* evil, the wiseabove th e foolish, to prefer th e bette r of two goodswill save us from this pitfall.

Our every act should be an expression of our individualbeing, of our ownipersonality. God has created each ofus a wondrous being. He knows us; we cannot deceiveHim. And His is the only opinion that counts in the longreaches of eternity. ?Why not listen to Shakespeare'smuch-quoted:

". . . To thine own self be true,And it must follow, as the night the day,Thou canst not then be false to any^man"

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"For if God became man onChr is tmas , i t was to make usgods on Easter."Easte r to some means spr ing,a parade, presents, the everlasting Easte r eggs and Easte r bonne ts . But to others this daymeans much more; i t is a daywhen men's spir its r ise withChrist from death to life. Thisday we renew ourselves at theside of the Risen Jesus, promising with H is help to become godsof our appetites, gods of our actions. We also go a li t t le far therand promise to put our valuesstraight, weighing everythingwe say, think and do in thelight of eternity. As the f lowershave taken courage, braving theweather and blossoming forEaster , so let us brave the f lurries of our world, and becomeno t sayers but doers of actionsthat will bring us in full measure the joy of the Easter cry:"Resurrexit sicut dixit."

(Srattag UnhteA great deal of praise goesto Fa ther Pa t r ick J . OConnorfor his mo st impressive andst imula t ing re t r ea t .Re t rea t i s the t ime grantedto us to investigate our innerselves to f ind f laws and weaknesses. Retreat also leads us

closer to God through the practice of|a morec vigorous spi r i tual life. IStudent mora le surged to ful ltide during that weekend. In allparts of the campus and college,it was evident that the gir lswere intent on making the i rmean s justify their end. Mostsignif icant and edifying was the

retreatants' generosity in observing silence. Congratulations,Students 1 *

P R O M H I H TC A T H O L I C SI MY...

"It would be a great*wonderif the poor were not becomingtired of many of the pla t i tudeson Communism which!are beinguttered by Catholics who!havenever lif ted a hand to alleviatethe i r pl ight ."I t is all very well to rantabout the Wagner3A ct and U nemployment Insurance , but whatdo these ranters propose for theAmer ican working man? H ecan't l ie on abuse. He cannotprovide his children w ith aneducation, nor can he take careof himself in his declining yearson the windy rhetoric of Fraternity Lodge speakers."Wilfred Parsons , S.J.in "America"

"It is easy to sit at a scholar's desk and pen woeful indictments of a sinful world. Itis easy to eloquently blast Communists from the safety of thesanctuary. I t is easy to condemnunions and the shortcomings ofunion leaders, even though unions have given millions theirfirst taste of economic security." ISocial Action r>Bulletin,. Diocese of Hartford, iConn.,| No. 15, 1946

"God has granted for our nation a double incentive for peaceand prosperity. The f irst is thegospel, and the second is Russia.The gospel teaches us that happiness will come if we live r ightly; Russia shows us the miserythat will come if we live wrongly." Monsignor Fulton J. Sheenin a radio address onCommunism, March 9, 1947

ernaI9t minlneVirtue is a jewel desired by most women. If i t w * A . .' T v i8n t desired itought to be . In this te r r i fyingly mis led age of our* hnm*

desi re seems miss ing. W hat you do has a bear ing on other s wh \you w ish it or not. Fa the r Dan iel A. Lord once wrote: Wh*mode r n a u t ho r s want|an easy way of characterizing womenlazilly prefer to j them as the eternal feminine." This ti t le im 1^cattin ess, end less cha tter a nd ma nicured n ails. That is topetty vices are pointed out as eternal feminine. In Father Lord"opinion Eternal |Feminine, capitalized, can be applied uniquelyM a r y . "Hers wa s no r ippl ing tongu e, unles s it be that when itspoke it spoke the rhythm of poetry.jHerfnails were not red withthe blood of gossip's victims or with manicured f luid that takes 1i t s t ints f rom a harpy 's c laws. She was motheriy without beinpossessive, gentle without being weak, tender without being tear, iful, appea l ing wi thout be ing ^provocative or seductive." |

Mary i s the epi tome of a l l tha t i s fairest in t he fair sex. Shegave women a goa l for which to strive. Therefore, Daughters ofMary, aim to possess the jewel of vir tue so that your influencemay ennoble this cr itical period.

6 er ifhe ^iirMany of yo u i are probably ac

qua inted wi th Monsignor Sheen 'sCathol ic Hour every Sundaynigh t fat 6:00. The subject ofhis series of talks this year isCommunism. I

T he "FamilyJ Theate r " i s oneof the newest r adio programsand is sponsored by*Father P a t r ick Peyton, C.S.C., director ofthe Family Rosary Crusade . The"Family Thea te r " s ta r ted onFeb ruar y 13, features^ famousHollywood stars. I ts purpose isto help obtain a r icher life athome, at work, at play; andalso to spread the devotion ofthe Dai ly Family Rosary.

In Wilmington, Delaware , aprogram of Catholic Action is ahalf-hour weekly broadcast, consisting of speaking prop:rams,discussions, music and dramaticpresenta t ions . This "Cathol icForum of the Air" is in charge ;of advocates of Catholic lay Action. 1

Over the Canadian networkon Sunday, may be heard theTrans-Canada .Catholic Hour. 1The series of talks on this pr o - ugram deal with the Blessed Virgin.

Yourn q u i r i n g Rep

I Ma rriag e is one of the mostI widely discussed subjects amongI college women, and rightly so.I The education we are receiving1 is preparing us to obtain posi-I t'ons in the fields in which we5 are training; it is also pwpar-j1 in g us- to m eet the difficultiesand responsibilities of this seri-iI ous lifelong career ot marriageI u pon which mo st of us will em-jbark. I t may be interesting 1then, tofsee what a few of on: |girlsj answered when asked:W ha t do you think is themajor problem in marriage?

JANET FOURNIER, $\^One^of tfhe biggest probkmsI in marriage is the handling th e ':. money. *Such a problemshould be settled before mar-$riage, but too often it is notthink it is imp ortant to have|budget, an allowance for w 'husband andIwife, and to wan-age the income jointly,nite ly the re should be no screcy or dishonesty.TERESA SABELLA, 48:The absence of children seen" .to me the source of " h ^. ^ A true love in marr iage . A w

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Pa ge 4 Q * J / IerciacYea Team, Yea Team J) M l 26, 1947aFight, Fight, Fight 3 i op FROMJ) t its Sr. M. Coliette5MAILBOX

b y B u t c h W r i t e rii Got it!'' calls Cede Baum-

beck in this action shot takena t the game played a t f.Villa,Feb ruary 25. Wi th a f ina l scoreof 54-17, the M ercyhurs t t eambowed to the Villa Maria sixaf te r an a t t empt to break th ej inx of defeats.

In the f i rs t game of theiyearthe t eam tackled a new opponent, the Universi ty of Buffalo,The game played February 22on the U. of B. hardwood wasthrill ingly close, but the Un i -vers i ty came out on top wi th atal ly of 26 to 25. Feb rua ry 11I marked the only win for thelocal sextet when the Mercy-hurs t Seminary co-s ta rred inthe gym. A close score duringmost of the game resulted inanother thri l ler. The 35-31 college vic tory was hard-won.

Hello Again! The Freshmenseem to be in the news today,so , thanks to Charlot te Voss,l e t ' s see what ' s what ! Thedreamy look you see in MarieSerafini's eye is due to Art Na-

Last fal l Si ste r M. Colietteacted as a|substitute teacher inthe four th grade a t St . Gosujand Damian School, p u n x i l lt a w n e y , P a . When sh e returnedt o h e r college classes in Sep,

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nini 's being due home from the Lember> the class was assignedMarine Corps. Welcome to three

Jean Knable in.ewcomersto Sister Marie, whom mos! ofus know as Rita Brooke, '43 ASi ste r M. Co llette's feast day

Fedei. Jean's poise, much envied t h e s e f o u r t h Kders wrote herby some of the Freshmen, could l e t t e r B wccerpis of which weRose Marie Mart in, and Esther

be due to her r In theWaves. Let 's hope that Louii

thought might interest; youthey did us : asJarecki will be feeling bettersoon. Goodluck to Clarice Jones,Roberta Portz , Je rry Adams,Carol Halm, and Mari lyn Lang-meyer, who are s t ruggl ing toget their Senior O.A.T.'s. Inol-dentally, Marilyn is the chan-teuse ofI the Freshmen Class.

> Barbara Held, Shirley Bryson,Lucille Wachter, Sally Knox,,and Coleen McMahon are doinga noble job ser ving lunch in. thecupboard to hungry s tudents ;A myste ry we might pursue in

of points in al l four gam es was the disapp ointme nts th at come our spare t ime is wh at Allene

"We'are having an orphanscollection. St. Francis is aheadof* St. Anne. St Francis has$15.24. S t Anne has flM8.ltis exciting to find!who has themost at the end of the day andwho I has the most in n J weekgels I a;; night off jjfroih homework."

"We are trying to beat the5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th grade;which 0m4 ? ge ts a hundred do*la rs will ! ge t a fr ee day off andaI party.11 hope we Ret a freeday|off."||"lam es Qulnllsk and pi brokeThe cam e of the vea r was the freshm an Katie Weav er, wh ile with losing, the squad has taken Steimer, Jane Davis, Carolyn ) _ . . . . . . m. . . .Jv _., ,_. , I , , L l I i I I S 1 L J H Marie B plant. The gins naaMarch 14 Villa-Mercyhurst con

test on the local floor. Unt i l theEllen Hickmo tt , sophomore, ra t- i t wonderful'ly, and Me rcyh urs t Ca i rns , Jean Gage , and Caroled second. With M iss Wherry is proud to say, "Nice playing . Keane have in common! Claras coach and Cede Baumbeck in Good luck next season !very end of the game, ne i ther t h e r o l e o f c a p t a i n o f t h e c r e w >

the spectato rs nor the two var- the season was an unusually ex-si t ies knew who would emerge ci t ing one.as victor. The last three minutes of playing caused Mercyhurst to drop a 25-21 verdict toi ts opponent.

Throughout al l the games theMercyhurst varsi ty displayed aspi r i t tha t was not "rivaled byany team. Outs tanding sport s manship during the contes t was

Scoring the high est numb er especially commendable. Despite

JANSWERS(1) Betty Gorman(2) Marilyn Cummi ke y(3) Maureen Fallon(4) Marie Heavey(5) Ann Hamilton(6) Gerry Farre l l

enc Radar was glad to welcome back h er best , Franc esKimmel, from a wonderful tr ipto Florida. It seems that EileenIgnasiak could use a specialcourse in the care of broken,l eg s ! If you are interested indramatics, Gary Lesnoff givesrec i ta t ions eve ryno on. Wel l , myspace is up. See you next t imewith sophomore news.I B. G.

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Maries every Tuesday^ln honorof St J Ann for a favor :8himade it snow so that we canshovel J peo ples walks for theorphans ." J"We - are learning0 to writew ith ink . B ut we are not aloudto^ write inkf in theie or Itwould he like Messy BessieNot* so bad, we |think, fafourth gra der s; and we do wis"Sister Marie continued succe**with her ,small charges.\ B.M.F

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On May 8 and 9 the Mercyhurst gymnasium will be thescene of the three-act play,"Fresh Fields," by Ivor Novello. jThe comedy, which boasts ahighly successful runt in NewYork City, is under the direct ion of Miss Paula Hillery, dramatic instructor and moderatorof the Janus Club.The story begins when twosisters inheri t a Belgravianmansion! with al l i ts luxuriouseffects, but-without the incomenecessary for i ts upkeep. Onesister, Lady Mary Crabbe, awidow, is an energetic and business-l ike person; the other,Lady Lilian Bed worthy , is alanguishing, posing and affectedcreature. Lady Mary's husband,a Mr. Crabbe, had paid; a visi tto Austral ia, and while therehad made the acquaintance of awarm-hearted innkeeping family of the name of Pidgeon. Indue t ime, I Mrs. Pidgeon, herdaughter, Una, and her brother,Tom Larcomb, armed with allthe credentials supplied by thedeceased Crabbe, call on thetwo ladies, with the result thatth e Pidgeons take up theirabode with the aristocratic sisters as paying guests. 'This iswhere the laughs begin, but youmust see the play i tself to hearthese .

The cast is as follows: LadyMary, Connie Schneider; LadyLilian, Carol Reynolds;/ Mrs.Brigham, Miss Doyle; Una,Sally Brigh am; Miss Swaine,Audrey Clauss; Lady Strome,Sally Hanrahan; Tom, |ArthurMiller; Tim, George Beskit; andLudlow,J Andy Frazbrizi .The committe chairmen are:Publici ty, Mary Irene Kinner-ney; Ticke t s , Peggy Ferry;Stage. Crew, Janice W irges;j Properties, Marilyn Cummi-skey.Tickets will be on sale at atime to be announced later.

B i t s o W i s d o mWho is wise? He that learnsfrom every one.Who is powerful? He tha tgoverns his passions.Who is rich? He that is content.{^Who is that? Nobody.The noblest question in theworld is, "What good may I doi n i t ? " 1Work as if you were to live100 years, pray as if you wereto die tomorrow. Ben Franklin

Scientists believe that fat igue is responsible for more unhappi-ness, more strife, more fai lures in business and domestic l ife thanany other single factor. There are three known kinds of fat igue:physical , mental , and nervous. Physical fat igue is due to muscularactivity. We can easily recuperate from this kind of fat igue byrest and relaxation. Mental'fatigue is caused by excessive mentalactivity. It requires a somewhat longer recuperation period. Mental work is more fat iguing than physical . The most common causeof t iredness is a result of nervous fat igue. It is not caused bywork, nor banished simply by rest.Symptoms and Causes of FatigueWorry, frustrat ion,anxiety, boredom, mental and emotional conflictsall are responsible for nervous fat igue. These emotionalstates deflate our energy faster than rest can replenish i t . Thesymptoms of nervous fat igue are over-tiredness an d i rr i t abi l i ty . |Noise causes fat igue, but music reduces both nervous andphysical fatigue. It induces a rhythm into a worker's movementswhich conserves more energy. It reduces nervous fat igue by eliminating boredom, i ts primary cause. If the temperature variesfrom 68 F, we need more energy to maintain the body tempera-t u r e . Therefore, this factor influences fatigue.

Dangers of FatigueFatigue is dangerous because it can develop into chronic fatigue.Chronic fatigue is characterized by a continual tiredness, accompanied by, a persistent feeling of depression and frustration. It isfatigue which has assumed a chronic form.Fatigue alters your personality. You have less poise and tendto be on the defensive. It lowers physical resistance to colds andother infections. It also lowers your emotional resistance to fearand worry. Fatigue helps cause an unpleasant disposition and illogical decisions. It imposes Judgment, warps our prospectives.How Do We Banish Fatigue?More work banishes nervous fat igue by permitt ing less t imefor fretting and worrying. Cold baths, horse-back riding, andl o n g | walks, short , frequent rests are remedies. We should re-arrange our personal life so that it is equally influenced by four 1factors: work, play, love, and worship*

LAUGH, PLEASEA priest was traveling on oneof thosefdinky trains that iwat eve ry fence corner, ana he satjthere reading hia VOW

of the|Scriptlres, the conductcame {along. ... II-Find any thing aboutrailroad in that book* /~t he conductor, reaching *orticket.'Yes," said the Padre* 11in th et h a tvery first chapter it * the Lord made every C Mthing." * * * wS h e : "Darling, 1 $aWgt Jsweetes t l i t t le hat in today. ' ' j c t \s H e : "Put i t on and P 1ho w i t looks."Paul: "Darling, will tou Aif

ry me 7 rtThe r e sa : " D o you flrn ike .> rd r i n k ? "Paul: "Thanks, but; Ha n jbetter settle this f l*1*

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