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IHE GREAT LEVELER asses. midsemester examination week takes a toll of all Senior Barbara Campbell searches the library card catalogue for source material; Junior Florence Clarke, trying not to waste a minute, studies while waiting for her bus. Sophomore Joan Debrecht takes notes in the library reading room, and Freshman Suzanne O'Mara calls a friend on a Sunday afternoon to discuss trying mathemat ical problems. (Examination Schedule in col. 4.) Biologists Plan Program For Patron St. Albert Names the Plants is ie theme of a program honoring St Albert the Great, patron of Itientists. which the Biology club ill give on Nov. 11 at 1 p.m., in oom 607. Mary Jones, chairman, and Rose Falbo, Alice Sokolski, and Corinne iiriz will discuss the work of the toous thirteenth century Domini on who is noted for his experi ments distinguishing monocot and tcot groups, according to their pf. stem, and petal arrangement. The lily is an example of the mon- it. while the rose belongs to the Scot group. This classification was Ike first significant scientific con- Inbution after the work of Theo- nrastus. who lived 150 years be te St. Albert. The aim of natural science is not Imply to accept the statements of abers, but to investigate the causes tare at work in nature, stressed St Albert, emphasizing the import- nee of inquisitive scientific experi- .tills. Artists Design Convention Booth Students in the Advertising and Lettering class are preparing a booth for the Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Women to use at the Illinois Welfare Association con vention at the Morrison Hotel. Nov. 4-7. Doris Kuhlmann and Mary Jo Schrader have designed the major part of the booth, which resembles a cottage front gaily colored and decorated with slogans and symbols. Other details are being worked out by Margaret Ackermann, Sylvia Grigul, Loretta Soule, and Phyllis Garrity. Pamphlets and other reading ma terials will be displayed on a table behind the booth and chairs will be provided for visitors. The booth is being constructed at the request of Father Thomas Fitz gerald, director of the Archdioce san Council of Catholic Women. TIHE v-r- Vol. XXIV Mundelein College. Chicago 40. Illinois, November 2, 1953 No. 3 Sophomores Arrange Thanksgiving Dance The Mural Room of the Mor rison hotel will provide the setting for the Sophomore Cotillion, Thanksgiving evening. Johnny Mar lowe will be there to furnish music for Mundelein girls and their es corts. First Class Day Of Year Will Be Last For Seniors Celebrities for a day, the Seniors will exchange autographs and remi niscences on Nov. 17 at their an nual Class day. Mary Breen, chairman of the Class day activities, will be aided by Noreen Ryan, Entertainment chairman and Margaret Yuhas, Publicity chairman. Sheila Corcoran and Kathryn right are making arrangements for the dinner, and Judy Czarnik is Invitations chairman. Freshmen Elect Class Leaders .Amid the cheering and campaign ing for their first elections at col lege, the Freshmen chose Dorothy Strzechowski for the office of president, Oct. 26. Maripat Day and Mary Lyons will represent the freshmen on the Student Activities Council. Mary Ann Lynch, as vice-president, will aid the president in executing her executive duties. The minutes of importance to the freshmen will be recorded by Ar lene Sykes,, as secretary, while the money is being counted by Patricia O'Brien, treasurer. Social activities will be handled by Mary Drever, social chairman, and Patricia Storm, sergeant-at- arms, will see that the meetings are conducted in an orderly man ner. All the campaigners, exhibiting enthusiasm and school spirit, con tributed in the display in the fresh man lounge and halls with posters, handbills and reminders of various sorts in staggering abundance. Deep sincerity was the keynote of the speeches, both humorous and serious, which were presented by the nominees to an attentive audi ence of freshmen, Oct. 23. Tlin VI N P a rec* lily *rom tlie Mary Vaux Walcott Album of North American Flowers, Rose Falbo, Cor- i I U U I 111 13 mne KrjZ) Mary Jones, and Alice Sokolski, Biology majors, prepare for a panel discussion St. Albert the Great to be given in Room 607 on Nov. 11. Examinations Are Next Week All Monday, Wednesday, Friday classes held at 9, 11, and 3 have examinations Monday, Nov. 9. All Tuesday, Thursday classes held at 9, 10, and 2 have examinations Nov. 10. All Monday, Wednesday, Friday classes held at 10 and 1 have examinations Wednes day. All Tuesday, Thursday classes held at 11, 12, and 3 will have examinations Thursday. All Monday, Wednesday, Friday classes held at 12 and 2 will have examinations Fri day. Mystery Parcels Lure Shoppers To Gift Sale Santa Claus will invade the gymnasium on Nov. 13. Gifts made by friends of the College will go on display at a Christmas gift sale sponsored by the Wom en's Auxiliary. The sale provides an opportunity for shoppers to avoid the usual holiday rush and still choose beau tiful and useful gifts. A Parcel Post booth will catch the interest of all those whose cur iosity gets the better of them. (And whose doesn't?) Wrapped packages sent from all over the country will be the attraction of this booth. Only by purchasing one of the mysterious packages can one discover its contents. Housewives will love the fancy aprons, guest towels, and cocktail napkins, all handmade, and friends of Mundelein will be pleased with the new plates and plaques with college pictures on them. Rosaries, Christmas cards, mag azine subscriptions, fruit cakes, and other baked goods will be on sale throughout the day. The sale will open at 11 a. m, and close at 9 p.m., with a snack bar in operation all day. All students, their fam ilies, and friends will be wel comed by the Women's auxili ary hostesses. Mrs. John P. Hamilton is chair man of the Christmas sale to be held Nov. 13. She will be aided by Mrs. Robert C. Wray, co-chair man. I leading some of the committees are Mrs. Joseph W. Czarnik, ap rons; Mrs. Basil Dawson, bakery goods; Mrs. Francis J. Woods, jewelry ; and Mrs. Norman J. Hi- ckey, gifts. Mrs. P. J. Kilday will have charge of magazines. Mrs. William L. Martin of china, and Mrs. Wayne S. Snyder of the dolls. Parcel post will be handled by Mrs. Ralph J. Bauer, religious ar- (Cont'd. on Page 3, Col. 2.)
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1953-11-02 (1)
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Student newspaper for Mundelein College
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