Mercyhurst College IAbrm% THE CRUCIFIED Erie, PertTisylvania

This is the throne man made for Him. And from it Christ looks down In pity on a selfish world That blasphemes Rambj »ng for His gown. Volume XV, No. 5 Mercyhurst College, Erie, Pa. MarchI21, 1945

s 1. Dr. Charles De

- *r k.^ Konink Returns

- • ^ • To Lecture Gala Event Long years have gone Planned C?5 since, midnight Heard angel carols • air Dr. Charles De Koninck re­ for His birth His arms are opened x« Benefit Card Party wide, tog hold turned to Mercyhurst March 19 The weary hearts. of all {the I earth. and 20 to present the faculty Sponsored By Seniors And pinioned fast are and| Student Body with three gentle hands That healed and gave • • ; the blind jtheir interesting lecture series. Dr. jfo angel carols echo sight Six hundred tickets have been distributed and reservations are now De Kon hack's Itopics for discus­ In Calvary's terrifying night. " already pouring in for the most talked about* event of the year sion were as follows: "Primacy The Mercyhurst card party, scheduled for April 28, is expected Peace cannot come to of The Common Good," "Sci­ to exceed, in size and entertainment, even the famed Mercyhurst 1 war-torn lands Until we turn dear card parties of a few years ago, when visitors came from all * Lord, to Thee ence of Good and Evil," and Until our hearts, like Yours, shall blaze points, north, south, east and west, and the halls of our school With * perfect charity: "Modern Philosophy and Dialect­ overflowed.

Tl H ic of Limits." Until our selfless Ve-fe hands reach out The college and seminary are giving their all-out support to To seek them in the —J- .' world of men, Educated in Belgium the Senior Class who is sponsoring the party in conjunction with To spread Thy light through all {the earth the administration. A style show will be the main feature of the And bind the torn world s wounds again. Head of the Department of party, where college girls will model fashions made by the Home Philosophy and Theology at La­ — 1 j Economic Department. Miss Pat val University in Quebec, Can­ De Foreest, chairman of the ada, Dr. De Koninck was edu­ Chancellor show, finds a very promising se­ lection in the beautiful suits, cated at Louvain University in Visits College rie oneges o Diiscussio n dresses, and coats, of which this Belgium. For the past ten years On April 12, Mercyhurst will year's sewing classes are justly In anticipation of the United Peace Conference which will be Dr. De Koninck hasfbeen asso­ | be honored by the annual visit proud. ciated with the University of jld April 25, in San Francisco, California, the International! Re- of His Excellency, John Mark It will be;. open-house day at Laval. He is philosophy director pons Club of Mercyhurst $s sponsoring a Panel Discussion Mercyhurst and guides will be •of the Society of {Quebec, mem- 1 Gannon, Bishop of Erie, and ong six students from Mercyhurst? and Gannon Colleges. Chancellor of the college. As is on ^hand for any visitors who ber of the Canadian Academy would like to see the school. Old |At the request of the President of the United States and his of St.{Thomas Aquinas, profes­ customary, |the students will be friends of Mercyhurst will wel- retary of State, all college students, as well! as American sor of cosmology, and! philoso­ farmally presented to His Ex­ come this opportunity to renew rt, t gtizens, have been asked to dis- pher of science and scientific cellency, after which a program, acquaintances. Resident students method. I the Dumbarton Oaks-Yalta under the direction of Miss Mil­ are invited to bring their guests N.F.C.CS. Meets from home. nferences. Former j Lectures dred Curtin, will be presented. On April 14 the council of the Benediction of .the Blessed Sac­ Tables will be placed in the On Thursday, March 22, Miss- ^Last year Dr. De | Koninck Lake Erie Region I of the N. F. rament in the Chapel of Christ auditorium.^the lounge, andvthe Margaret O'Connor, Frances spoke onf "When Man Stands parlors. An elaborate tea will C. C. S. will meet;at Canisius Alone" and "Art and Imitation." the King will close thavprogram kk, and Sally iLund will be held in the dining room. College, Buffalo, N. Y., to'make In these topics he discussed the for the afternoon. Adjourning [icipate in the event. The plans for the coming year. Jun­ philosophy of humanism, its im­ to the State Dining Room, the Seniors are Chairmen J * jdents from both colleges ior and Senior delegates of each plications in the realm of human Senior'!Class of 1945 will have Misses • Margay Savage and fVe heen earnestly preparing affairs, and the consequences to Sally Lund are general co-chair­ Mfl member college will- attend. the honor of dining with ;His r points for discussion. a society which has adopted its men; the Committees are under Reports of the National Coun- principles. Excellency at a formal dinner. the chairmanship of the follow­ pis is the first time students il meeting at Marygrove Col- ing girls: c Acclaimed by Students The entire student body of P these two Erie colleges lege, Detroit, Michigan, will be Tickets and reservations, Ma­ . Mercyhurst is anxiously await­ > met for a Panel Discussion, given. At this time Mr. Robert Dr. De|KoninckJwas received rie Wolman; Prizes, June Moore;;, with such enthusiasm in this re­ ing Bishop'sf.Day, and the visit Decorations, Marilynne Cooper; r students are invited to at- Smith Shea of St. Bo naventure's of His Excellency. Bishop Gan­ i-j d turn lecture serieslthat the stu­ Table Decorations, Margaret O'­ this worthwhile meeting. College was elected President of dents of Mercyhurst are anti- non brings with him a kindly Connor; j Refreshments, Loretta the Federation. cipatingihis return. smile and a word of advice, bas­ Crowley; Publicity, Anne King­ ston. 4 ed on a wide range of experi­ *th Club Gives ; ence as! ai statesman, traveller, The full cooperation of every­ I" one at 'Mercyhurst is expected St. Pat's Party Hannah Reforms .[Today and clergyman. His courageous to make this the real highlight I efforts have been recognized ^l n k«*Ping with the annual of our post Lenten season, and Among the finest traditions at Mercyhurst is the annual Cour- ^ d throughout the mm on accIaim€ to fully revive an old Mercy­ H » the Math Club enter- hurst tradition. tn d the tesy Campaign and Program. This year the program will be held f world. r Sisters of Mercy at in the auditorium during the morning of March 21, at the r- ^trick's Day^Party, Sun- assembly period. It islsponsored by the Junior Class and is under J ^mg, March 18. The the direction of Miss Mildred Curtin, head of the Dramatic De­ Slc s IT ' Lab, converted into "A partment. This marks the culmination of the Courtesy Campaign STUDENTS AID WAR EFFORT tle Bit [ of Erin," was thefset- which the Juniors have been carrying on during the year and The Mercyhurst girl hasftaken her^place in the war effort. iin°! festivities- Straina s of .« continue until the end of the semester. Today she is helping those on the fighting front by'renewing loved her efforts on the home front. I " Irish Itunes filled the Hannah, the imaginary central character of their campaign, and her diary will be featured in the program. It is an original Through the sponsorship of the Sodality, the students now aid Jgram of readings, songs, dream sequence written by the Juniors. The acts of discourtesy the Red Cross by folding bandages. Each Saturday morning two dan was presented by nfrecorded in Hannah's diary will be vividly pre- different groups, working for one hour each, fold a total of 1600 'bem wMch have bee lrs °* the club. Following sented in pantomime. At the climax Hanah will^enew her reso- bandages. By doing this, the student workers release student 9 e e £' vening was spent in lutions to be thoughtful and to be courteous. Appropriate songs nurses to do morejimportant tasks m the hospital, «L * sames. At a suitable will accompany each scene in the skit. I Also on the home front,Ithe student body has recognized the esllm ilri L ents were served Miss Gloria Middleton is General Chairman of the program, and urgent need for * lay workers in c the hospitals of the city. In f L olleens attired in green Miss Natalie Hirtle will play thefrole of Hannah. All the members &Ue**cC

I1 arate race. They are nationalities, not races. Such was the fal­ v lacy! in de Gobineau's thinking of Nordic supremacy. There is For a storyithat is truly "dif­ would usejonly as a "last re­ the Collosseum, the * ferent" in the real sense of the sort." The "last resort" finally Paris, the home of the P • realty no pure race. The degree of intermixture is too great for many °™ word, be sure to read No Other takes place, and every human John Keats, and such an assumption to be made. Our racial divisions are com­ Man. The author, Alfred Noyes. 3being the world over is killed places they had always iVr prised of the black, white and yellow groups. is one of our outstanding Cath­ Sexcept'one young man who hap­ to see. They find a b*« unha olic writers of today, and this pened to be at the bottom.-of and cultured world, ^ i«f Understanding this, let's continue further with our construc­ an s novel is, without a doubt, one gthe sea? in \a submarine at the by the dictates of pa* ? "$ tive criticism of I student thinking. Have 'we been thoroughly time of the great disaster. Mark folded before them. Amw" jjJ imbued with the spirit of equality of man—beyond the theoreti­ of his best, if not the best. Not only does he give us a beautiful Adams, the fortunate young new adventure, they al» "j cal point ? Or do we proclaim) in our 'religion classes that each man, gfinds himself along in a love, which brings them j It romance in his book, but he also s individual on earth possesses a body and a soul, and as such, is world of dead, but by no means still in the lonely world in | I ) an equal member in the Mystical Body of Christ—and then, do we presents a sound}philosophy of life and a psychological discern­ destroyed, people. The weapon they have found themstf ^ go out into our everyday lives, living according to contradictory wal ment of man. Between the two had caught the inhabitants of surprise ending * theories? Examine yourself. "Where do you stand in this respect? the world in precarious situa­ reader, and it is not our m Do you live according to the precepts of your religion in a prac­ covers, Mr. Noyes has ^packed so much to be noticed and tions that belied! the kind of tion to disclose the seer* tical way? Do you consider such factors as lack of education ,hu- lives they were supposed to have thought out, that one reading booi^ li man failings, and other barriers before denouncing groups? If led. This is one of the most in­ *No Other Man is a of it is hardly sufficient for one not start now. Be a logical thinker. Consider modifying circum­ teresting parts of the book. As wortwormh readingrettuiaa.' -Alfre— d w $iun^ l»v stance. Your thinking will be better for having done so. to obtain the fullest value and the story proceeds, Mark finds g a master at observation-j|ig pleasure from it. Every sentence that there is one more person lends to his style of * ^ Those are just two points among the many that might be men- is a delectable tidbit to be sav­ uniqueness that is mo- ^ left to face an uninhabited earth 9 . d but they are food forethought. Begin with them in improv- ored and enjoyed. with him. It is a young woman pelling. He loves idea -- iln-1 • T vour thinking. Be open for suggestions. Eliminate prejudices. The* story is a phenomenal by the name of Evelyn Hamil­ will love and remembe j IrvTnir clearly. Those are rules for all of us. Thinking based on one and demands the use of our j ton. It was a strange coinci­ when you page through ^ \1 principles could not help but evolve into better relationships imagination. The world had dence that the last two people vel of a d i ffwent plot £• * on men Deeper and truer understanding o|; mankind been thrown into a world war remaining should ibear the Man contains a sto" ^jj wTuld be responsible for that. ^| ^ of the future, and every country names of Adam and Eve. To­ knowledge to be remf , boasts of a weapon that would gether they travel through Eu­ is a romance you w* » A T *»• aim at a greater recognition of human dignity and indi- a story with suspense £ :^i worth We, as the molders of^the minds of tomorrow, can annihilate every human on the rope in a "stolen car," visiting never forget. vidual wortn. ^ m ftf today .in striving to reach ourjifoal. face of the earth, which they benefit oy gR* i*# March 21, 1945 7 the beginnings of an and "off guard" pictures were being s^pped aU over ^ ' ^ Unnoticed for days on ond. article on Spring and over-seasoning it with adjectives as usual, This current camera craze is sure to furnish « I , cam pua« I feel so guilty when our eyes I had just phrased the first sentence when a subtle, yet!startling 8„»ps for "him." As to ^r,^^^^^ of meet, change occured—with a tickle of my cheek and a tweak of my nose the most delightful little creature settled itself on my pen And IVe nothing to give this and twirled around on a pair of incredibly tiny toes. It was a Here's a suggestion that has been mmu «~J k i I fxriend. would be something after it's worked out Coming certa,nIy fairy and I soon found it was A.W.O.L, from fairyland, I had better tell* you how'this A.W.O.L. came about, just as my de­ made about the snappy debates that arc beinR TZS ™ J"" M ' J"^ argUmCntS thftt « tZVnbal ^ St It hurts him very much 1 know, linquent! fairy told me. among the students are so worth while that it", i!l forth When.ll look the other way Spring in fairyland means house cleaning time with Mother that Mercyhurst form a regular debating Sb tirri But l.is sad eyes affect me so 1 Naturt^nnd all her fairy helpers. Now Mother Nature is a stern classes could participate. After a time it mLht I from al1 boss; there are,;nofslackers, no absentees if she canjholp it, for There's nothing I can ay. there is much to he done to polish up the old world after Winter *ent events. How about a lead on that? has done its best tof "gum up the works." All the new Spring When finally I drop my pennies outfits have to !*be ready to wear byfthe twenty-first of fMarch. "One, two, three strikes—you're tout!" Thufa *u * w. * 1 m, fli 1 I The 11 roes I would* sulk and \nmt if they did not get leafy green |f *e umpire at the old ba^gamVt ^1 £ / ggg 2! hats, j2ind *\ in* evergreens,7would be envious unless they receive He's always willing to thank, shiny green tips for each branch. So it goes, just one* thing after Tbegm pulhng baseballs, bats, and gloves out of ''hibernation" to Happy as long as he ca n win another! That lazy leprechaun, who was complaining of overwork, G*!fJlucky enoug^h to'*_*2^*5» watch the Pir­ « one sport. We Z nonott. hbe g This sly little piggy bank. said J his speciall jobIwasf taking the wooliyfclouds out of mothg balls,? hanging ^thern Sup |to air, and giving them a good fluffing. ates "hit that old tomato right 1 through Aunt Minnie's window" • '• » h "H • Then when the post office!was or to see "dem bums from Brook­ ^H bogged down (due to difficulties lyn" whip out their home runs, |Kin redirecting the mail since ail I but the newspapers, radios, and Bgtthe birds had begun to move up letters from home will help us Egg north and wanted theii mall for- keep up with the news that gESwarded) myjpoor pixie was sent ["our" team is right at! the top. gill to sort mail. Not only that, but jglj hoi wnsl sent on A special mis- To make the school more KjifcBion to homh I 1 lie I lawns I w ith pleasant Jf or teachers and pu­ jS|| 1 »u 1 terscotcl11 drops I (dandelions lls, the halls of Clinton High IgiltO us). IB Then I it seemed j I hat, School in Iowa are to be paper­ SpS^ hen jho was scheduled to work ed in pale pink with a design ; > over time on the assembly lino of clouds and cup ids. White jfp popping up new spring sshootsffi ruffled curtains will adorn the 'M he became fa |p]it tie § impatient. windows, and lockers are to be i^w The ! finn 1 ^touch was this up- painted inXpastel shades, inside E|? poinl men I % to F af speclfl I \ group and out, with the owner's name, Jig which was to perfume the spring address, and telephone number gE showers j and! then i go \ <»n the ion the door. (All this was fea- *• swlngjshift tofrenovato the lilt- ,3 jtored in one of Clinton's-April EH ingibreezes, J The little ?* J fairy U Pool issues.) PS madu up his mind he could not j* ™ stand it another moment, so*he / J Here are some questions and v.t sneaked out the back exit when answers that may have you ; ;J Mother '(Nature turned her head •§ stumped for a few minutes. Try ; for a moment, and came to our \ your luck. \ ? world to I get away'from it all. JI [Questions: . i Yes,-ho thought|to get|awaydi j *• Is a ^British inch longer or from it all, but he soon c n shorter than an inch in the ••" ereduthat| this was noither the I United States? .- time nor^the place forjalvaca- r- fWhat is the second letter f tion, :iut! that his duty was back & j in all English!words start­ jh^pitik Mother Nature?do|her ing! with "Q"? I v paft in[1 he war effort. So right 3-Where did] "calico" get its I name? f ^now he is dashing from job to I 4« Would a gallon of vinegar job, speeding up production, for weigh more in the winter Spring is on ^her way, and all or B in the summer? about" us welcan find evidences [Answers: $ 1J- of Mother Nature's care. Just /• Shorter. 2 you wait—soon there will be j ' The letter "u". | dandelion I butterscotch drops j 8j ^om Calicut, India, be­ muse it was first imported and! fluffy white COM his, and I / I from there, ffr can say J know how* they trot ^In the winter. there, and so car you. ^t/A'Dicl Tempuajis Fugiting ?«4e %? *?>%0*K *7fa*H, CLUES FOR CUTIES / 10 .Years Affo—March 1985 It'. n°t the giver; it's the gift. We hope you won't think uo 1. Bshe tells us what's -wrong, ™al t ix — Onl March 18, the students of "tial Wall B She tells us what's fright, "Bef y» when we quote at length . . . Mercyhurst College and I Semi­ jMShe's the best go-between 'o.v6 °re \could get it out of the box, some body grabbed the nary sponsored a joint program an In things that we might—* LG ' d everybody in the section has been playing with h in honor of St. Patrick* The . th^t testifies to the mentalfcondition of the whole section. Want to propose .for the good of the school, program was under the sponsor­ And makes us stick, to the good ole rule. P U off, 1 went over ^ the recreation hall that's been set ship ot the Math Club. iJ*in What do l see but another G- L with a Y°-Yo? f^pas 2. Her own private numbei —the dean's office ,no less! A ^af 2Uite an impression on the waitress with his skill, too. 9 Years Ago—March 1986 And Fred's special meBBmse delivered express. then "Big dance Friday nite, so stay where! you are, v] His v > Fitzie, for the first time I was disappointed in you Arthur Checker, dean of De takfej. °"Yo whistled! It put me at a great disadvantage, but it Paul Music Conservatory of I'll see you then, at eight, with the car." a m0re than ^ llac that to squelch the competitive spirit of C. Chicago, gave an organ recital 3. Soft flaxen hair and a>"creamy" complexion, 9 ***er»! ^cVay. I had even another disadvantage • i • to the in the chapel of Christ the King. tlShe's^always just so and strives for perfection. 'nan11 the cr 1 % wi'u ' eation of a favorable impression in the mind of After the concert, j(a reception And the whole student body came forth to say: •me/,8 wa» quite an incentive to ^higher achievement, but was held in the State? dining "We chose this fair maiden as "Queen of The May." nou °i course, the opinion oti the waitress meant absolutely room, where members of the 4. Dark, curly locks that frame her bright face, Nds Z. bought of you, in the hopes that the thought of you faculty and guests from the city Not many around!who can keep up her pace. . thaNi; yy****e m «^ e%±^M<^&&JJL Inspiration, bu'\m-it I jusv. •«-«t £couldn' ~~**\A*%>$t convince memyielt Mrf . Becker. piece She's sincere and generous—so capable, too, lit^'EP^lWUVll/wouldl givs+%%r*%e aA dar/(o»»nn whatU/hfll ! II '11(1 WI til A And is always ready to help me and you. ; *•• D Brt of and a spool in a rubble filled village in a lousy ff| Years iAgo—March 1939 ft* ,ra* a lousycountry . I could summon no thought to inspire 5. She shifted in high and pulled back to low: lt V The Rev. Alfred Duffy, C. P. She knew how to stop and knew how to go. Ptyef^ tak^ more than that to squelch the competitive 0., of St. Michael's Monastery, i * t ' .WalI«ee McVay. I pulled out my Yo-Yo and twirled But alas! What poor Freshle was left in the dark 1 n Union City, N. J., conducted the And said to John Flecken -"Say, how do you park?" I? thl ^t, to the left, to the floor, to!the chandelier, annual retreat for Mercyhurst Nil,, "crowned m a^mnlishments, playing a tune by College students. Father Duffy, 0\ So petite and BO dainty and quick as a flash, CT^Dh, r**He» on the shelf. (It was a dull tune- the glasses And^down that floor with a hall she'll da ah Bu m a professor of Ifomileties, de­ ^WfctfcJ * y opponent also had a competitive spirit . . . livered lectures on Faith, Death, Then slip through the crowd, like a handful'of wand ^ a" that I had done . . . while all the^time his p-Yo Charity, and Good Works. To get all the mail that's rushed from Eng land. ' % (Continued on Page Four) Page Pour 7^ (ftteneieid March 21 19(5 - -»i S THE BUCKET AND SHOVEL Here we are back again to let Bill gave her fsigned by all of June Moore and "Charlie" are m you in on a few bits of news we her friends, is lovely. taking this exercising seriously. picked up here and there—most­ Visitors seem to be flocking Have you seen them racing ly there. Mercyhurst's floors lately. "Lor­ around] the boulevard before Now that all of three blades ry" Ernst, Barbara Fleming, classes ?| Two^r of our Freshmen of grass are Ishowing, we are Janice Wirges and Mary Jane are doing their exercising in the dreaming about Spring, Easter Masterson hadltheir sisters here form of a*modern dance to our suits and| luscious sunnings on for a visit recently. Pug's Aunt beloved classics—how about a the island. Mary Irene Kinner- Mary spent a week-end with us. demonstration? Roberta Hitch­ ney reported that she saw a ro­ Mary Jo Smith and Mickey cock and Lucille Vitello? bin but it's rather dark when certainly were pleased when Stephanie Melisz wants to she walks inifrom the Practice their Navy men had a leave. come back to Mercyhurst next House at 7 A. M. One of our Did you know that Bert and Ted year for two reasons: to initi­ Take It From Them—WeTDid new sophomores, CISSY Pugh, go to the same school? Notice ate the Freshmen and to be in (Continued from Page Three) said this kind of weather makes that gleam in Mary Ellen Knau- {Father Latimer's Religion class. Iwhistled merrily, it made the her feel "positively Hike walk­ er's eyes. "Lud's" leave wasn't Dottie 5 Lynch I seems to have Deo Gratias j tune on the glasses much^more had a very nice time those few • ing on air," and after seeing her cancelled after all. Yes, those were robins J impressive. I again twirled my And speaking of luck—Roxy days at home. Have you seen brother we feel like it, too. The heard singing the other mom- Yo-Yo to the right, to the left, Loomis spent a week visiting her third finger, left hand? But Seniors are dreaming of the day ingl before Mass. Spring is J down to the floor, and up to the then, how could you miss it? when! they'll be walking on air her brother in Boston, and Rita its way, and that turns our chandelier, again I played a What strange connection is the day| after comprehensives. Brocke saw her brother for {the thoughts to Easter. Easter is a] tune. Then I threw the Yo-Yo there between Peggy Leight and But ElainefBrown gives the im­ first time in two years. time^of rejoicing, for this isthi out, and by deft flips of my China? Seems every year she F v pression that she likes the We've been wondering why day Our Lord arose from tfcj wrist causedjthe string to spell gets a few Chinese additions to 0 ground better because she does Mary Ellens Johnson's theme dead and fulfilled the propheqIf •out "God Bless America." The her wardrobe. What will it be not stay away from it long song is "Everything Happens that in three days He would if crowd that had gathered to next, we wonder? even when she's riding a'bicycle. To Me," and she seems to mean build the temple. 1 watch the contest gasped in it too; why *Ruth| Morey is so We all thought that Barbara I amazement, and all agreed that Pictures seem to be jjthe rea­ attached to her "Vic"; and why Fleming had gone "incognito" Centuries have passed sinoj my feat couldfnever be equalled son for the many smiles lately there seems to^be double mean­ when she appeared wearing dark that eventful day. HowerJ I —but, lo—they underestimated . . . Kathy LeehanViiew picture ing in Margie Ackerman's songs glasses. some have come to regard Eas­ my worthy* opponent; he not of Joe; and Rosemary SHurley's now. Got to dash now—and here's ter in a materialistic way, asi only repeated! my feats but jit- and Jean Schanbacher's new col­ Why did Sis Reagle change hoping that the Easter Bunny have ceased to give it the ft! t terbugged while playing thel ored pictures.|But speaking of her major to Biology? Could it won't have to borrow Santa's significance which the Easter tune, and when he spelled out pictures—Mary?Agnes Culhane's be the influence of a young doc­ sleigh. miracle? demands. Easter style those patriotic words, his Yo-Yo Notre Dame Yearbook, which tor iniher life? Bye , Heck are advertised for the tra&j whistled John Phillip Sousa's tional Easter Parade, and stores] "Stars and Stripes Forever." | The Coy; Maiden f are jammed with shoppers. Or Fitzie, I feel that I might have Minnie s Wardrobe attention is strongly drawn ffi been able to do something to Spring is a coy young maid. many methods to see Easter She comes shyly, then retreats, Dear Sal, equal his dancing, but I could merely from a materialist* i not beat the whistling of his and finally comes to stay. Wav­ S I'm so-o-o-o-o excited. It's the Easter Parade, of course, and point of few. Yo-Yo. You caused me that ing her |wand of sunlight, she Spring is just around the corner! I'm tired of black, brown and 1 great humility, Fitzie. Why did causes grass and little sprouts green, of skirts and sweaters; I'm anxious for the feel of wind The present war has altered you do this? Do you joy in hav­ to- shoot up like fairies. Then blowing through my hair and April rain splashing down my the situation somewhat, for p-\ ing me humbled? Are!there no she gently plays with them, cheeks. Ji pie are slowly beginning to real­ bending them from side to side, ize that Easter is a time to J whistling Yo-Yo's in Pennsylva- The shop windows are gay; "Vogue" is more vogish than ever. and finally dresses them in gay fer thanks to God and to vor- nia? Why did you*send me an And I am infatuated with the glorious colors of Spring. Have inferior Yo-Yo? You sent me colors.. The purple and yellow shipiihim with the beautir you ever seen anything as startling as navy blue with "shocking ceremonies of this Season, j exceptionally good fruit cake; crocus, the iris, the daffodil, pink" or black with "lightening pink?" I, suppose you are having the fudge (even if it was a little and^ the lily of the valley all as much trouble deciding about your new costume as we all are. On that early morning Hj dry) was the best; your tobacco crown her golden^tresses. Isn't it amazing how different clothes can look on you after you gave the world this messaM makes my broken down old Me­ She soon leaves her coyness have seen them on a model in the window? Honestly, it's just "Peace be unto you." W i dico taste like a Kaywoodie; the and becomes mature. She no • these things that take the joy out of life. pray to the^Prince of P^J book is Thome Smith at his longer plays, but works. £fJow restore order to§the chaot« hers is the task of making the I guess my trouble is liking everything too much. I was just best; the "Horoscope" promises crazy about that little pillbox I , had last Spring, but, some- world of today. me a bright future; I like your sick well; and! of making the crops grow. * how, it doesn't look quite right selection of songs; but you sent since I tried on a perky "Sally me an inferior Yo-Yo. Do you She has worked long and DON'T STOP ME Victor Sailor" yesterday. One w — hard and now; approaches old • understand what that means, really does need a]hat for Eas­ Fitzie? j I H age. Then, she dies She no As long as St. Pat's day has just passed, [jthe Irish malarial longer wears flowers, but a ter. I just told myself that if still in our minds. * J (Ed. note:!What follows was crown of ice. Diamond-studded Dan were here I wouldn't hesi­ Mike and Pat went hunting. A big bird flew up i'n ***front* j too pathetically touching to be trees mark her interment. The tate getting it. With the men them, perched on a tree and stared disdainfully down. Pat *