Mercyhurst College - Thesaurus Yearbook (Erie, PA)

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Requiescat The enthusiasm and influence of Sister Mary Esther Malone faded suddenly from Mercyhurst campus with her death on October 10, 1961, leaving all who had known her with a deep sense of loss. Into her position as Acting Dean, which she assumed in 1957, she carried the same interest in her students' problems which had characterized her former service as Dean of Residence. Sisterls frankness and sense of humor enabled her to deal with students in such a way that they would respond to her immediately. Particu- larly, she demanded one thing of each girl, the fullest development of individual talents. She saw responsibility and dependability in a collegian as the key to success. Not only was Sister Mary Esther sincerely interested in the academic advance- ment of the student, but she also considered as very important spiritual, cultural and social maturity. Cultural opportunities evoked much concern from Sister who, as moderator of the Cultural Committee, endeavored to procure subject variety in the Concert and Lecture Series, thereby providing the girls with background not obtainable in classes, but of special interest to the college student. Sister's demand for excellence, characteristic of her own efficient procedure, per- meated the activities and curriculum of the Business Department which she headed from 1928 to 1957. Her role as Guidance Directress from 1950 to 1957 was gov- erned by sympathetic interest and genuine charity. An exemplary Christian woman, Sister Mary Esther, with her exuberant spirit, justice, and humor, created an atmosphere which invaded the person of each stu- dent. The pace of Mercyhurst's progress was set in the Deanls Office, its spirit radiated from Sister's desk. Her life truly stands as a challenge to those who studied under her, SISTER MARY ESTHER MALONE, R.S.M. 43 -if 5

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. -il' Q tml. I1 w 'VIH t as 1 frat , ' NUL- Foreword Who shall find a valiant woman? Far and from the uttermost coasts is the price of her. Rising in stately eminence on a hill, outlined against the clouds, Mercyhurst College symbolizes the valiant woman whom she strives to fashion. And with matriarchal hands, strengthened by time, by experience and by wisdom, she leads each of her daughters in the way of Christian womanhood. Indeed, she possesses an unselfish heart, she burns with a love of God and all that is His, she shows a deep concern for all those who come to her, she comprehends clearly the modern world into which her own must be thrust. Above all, she remains firmly rooted in the eternal values of truth and of virtue. Although this valiant woman points the way to perfection, will all her daughters follow? She is confident that those who have under- stood the vision she has placed before them will transpose her ideals into a living reality. Of these, then, she will be able to say: She hath opened her mouth to wisdom and the law of clemency is on her tongue. She has looked well to the paths of her house, and hath not eaten her bread idle. This is the theme of the 1962 Praeterita. Mercyhurst College has become for us the symbol of the valiant woman found in the Book of Proverbs 31, 10-31. As such, she is the image set before her students that they too might render good, and not evil all the days of their lives. Then only can it be said of her, Her children rose up and called her blessed. 7