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SKYSCRAPER Page Three Parties Vie With Classes For Close Student Attention Students are counting days not only until the end of classes but also until class and club parties. Senior Chemistry majors picniced at La Bagh Woods. May 16. Picnickers were Barbara Smith, Gloria Kowaleski, An astasia Tsoutsouris, and Alberta Ziomek. Another Chemistry club social function was a farewell party for the seniors. May 13, in the tea room. The Junior Chemistry majors presented a skit. Departing Resident students were honored at a formal dinner for residents of St. Therese and St. Philomena balls. The dinner was held in the college tea room. May 20, and was followed by entertainment The Art club had a typical spring pro gram May 6, in Lincoln park-. It was a sketching party, and members of the club gathered sketch boards, smocks, and paints for the outing. Picnic lunches were packed for added enjoyment. Mundelein's campus will be the scene of a Classical Renaissance for the pres ent and former classics students on May 26 at 12 noon. Wearing costumes of historical and mythical characters, the guests will enjoy a picnic. Junior History majors Ruth Gleason. Mary Ward. Dorothy Schneider. Xancy Allebrodt, Nancy Nolan, and Yvonne Beaumont are planning a simultaneous farewell party for the Seniors and a welcoming party for juniors who are entering the department. Religious Oil Wins Art Prize Senior Exhibit Opens In College Galleries Among the Senior Art work exhibited on the- eighth and fifth floors is Loretta N'cff's prize-winning entry in the Crea tive Art contest. An oil painting entitled Thy Will Be Done, a religious work, was selected by Mary Cole '43, district supervisor of Art in the Chicago Public schools. who served as judge for the contest. Sylvia Grigul received honorable men tion. With the popularity of mobiles invad ing the midwest, Georgia Kotsiakos in vades the gallery with her composition in space designed in flat and tube cop per. Stenciling designs of the four seasons on linen. Carol Seguin contributes a set of place mats, marked by their orig inality. Representing the spirit of Carl Sand burg's poem. Chicago, Barbara Baynes presents her hand lettering of part of the poem, illustrated with free brush strokes laid over ameboid forms in roll gt;r. A composition in colored glass, a mosaic titled The Madonna, is ex hibited by Florence Savage, who se lected, cut. and set the mosaic. Quiet Dusk, an oil landscape by Bar bara von Hazmburg, depicts a fisherman in the quietness of a warm evening. In the saine spirit, Elaine Smyth offers her oil. Summer Day. Kathryn Winn includes an oil titled Enchantment, which shows a rocky coast with waves breaking on it. The best Senior work in water colors, clear and opaque, figure drawing, tex tile and wall paper designs, book illus trations, lettering, travel posters, cer amics, and fashion illustrations are exhibited. 16 Seniors Exchange Mortarboards For Bridal Veils, Wedding Qowns Graduation rings must soon give way to wedding bands for 16 Mundelein graduates, and it is generally agreed that the mortarboard will have to take a back seat to a filmy white bridal veil. With Pomp and Circumstance still ringing in their ears, three graduates will walk up the aisle to the tune of the wedding march on June 6. Peggy Farrow will become the bride of Ensign James Crumley at St. Tim othy's church. The couple plan to live in Miami. Florida, where Ensign Crum ley is stationed. Mary Ellen Mullaney and Peggy Schcrmerborn are in the wedding party. Peggy Redmond will be married to Jack Biggio at Our Lady Help of Christians church the same day. Sally Maguire and Joan (iambic will be at tendees at the ceremony. Dolores Sullivan and Eugene Corr. USN. will exchange vows at St. Edwards church on this same Satur day. June 6. Mary Cay Hannan will be in the party. Concetta Colletti and Betty Sommers will share the honors on June 20 when Miss Colleti will become the bride of Robert Hicks at Holy Rosary church, and Miss Sommers will exchange vows with James Purtell at Queen of All Saints church. Mr. Hicks is a grad uate of St. Joseph's college in Col legeville. Indiana, anil Mr. Purtell is a graduate of Loyola. September 12, which originally was to be the date of departure to Europe for Mary Lou Cochran, will now be her wedding day when she becomes the bride of Robert Zon- ka in St. Vincent De Paul church. Mr. Zonka attends Roosevelt college at present, and the couple plan to live in London, England, while he contin ues his studies. Barbara Prohaska will become the bride of James Pawlak, Oct. 3 at Our Lady of Grace. St Catherine of Siena church will be the scene of the wedding when Mary Helen Donahue exchanges vows with Charles Volk on Oct. 3. A New Year's wedding is planned by Arlene Gorgol. She will become the bride of Paul See on Jan. 16. in St. Roman's church. Mary Therese O'Connor is planning a fall wedding. Her fiance, Joseph Craig, attended Marquette university and is now with the army in Korea. A year from June is the approxi mate wedding date for Peggy Prendergast, who will exchange vows with James Langenbach, a Loyola university graduate, at Our Lady of Mercy church. Barbara Williams and Rosemary Lind are planing weddings for next spring. Robert Isaacson, Barbara Williams' fi ance, is attending the Illinois Insti tute of Technology, while Miss Lind's fiance. James J. Sullivan, attends Loy ola Law school. Elaine Smyth, who just received her ring from Eugene Barry, a De Paul graduate, plans a spring wedding. Engaged girls, who have not vet set wedding dates are Carol Edwards, en gaged to Charles Colorian, a Loyola graduate, and Nancy Kelly, whose fi ance. John B. Moran. is now in the ser vice. Married seniors are Eileen Cody Far ley. Joan McNichols Lynch, and Joan Deeny Spedale. NSA, NFCCS Plan Summer Meetings Convention plans are in the air for both NSA and NFCCS members. The Sheraton-Gibson hotel in Cincin nati is the site of the Tenth National Congress of NFCCS, Aug. 24 to 30. The Responsibility of The Christian Student is the theme of the Congress which will lie attended by Xancy Mc Hugh, Mary Frances Chambliss, Dorothy Schneider, and Nancy Westphal. The Sixth National Congress of NSA will meet Aug. 24 through Sept. 2 at Ohio State university in Columbus. Flor ence Clark and Patricia O'Brien will attend. Nine Seniors Will Receive Kappa Keys (iold keys which open the door to Kappa Gamma Pi, national honor so ciety for Catholic college alumnae, will he awarded to nine seniors this year. For excellence in character, leader ship, service, and scholarship. Barbara Baynes, Arlene Gorgol, Shirley Geiser, Mary Catherine Hannan. Mary Anne Klose, Donna Merwick, Velma Mooney, Mary Schweitzer, and Dolores Sulli van will receive their Kappa keys at ilir I lonors convocation, today. Miss Baynes, an Art major and president of the Art club, is a form er debater and is active in NSA. Miss Geiser, an Economics major, is social chairman of the Economics club, president of Delta Sigma Rho, and a member of the Student Spiritual Council. An English-Journalism major, Miss Gorgol is co-editor of The Skyscraper and has been active in Delta Sigma Rho and in Sodality. A Mathematics major. Miss Hannan is prefect of the Sodality and an ac tive member of the Mathematics club. Mary Anne Klose, a Physics major, is chairman of the Science forum and a member of the Student Spiritual Coun cil. Activities of History major Donna Merwick include presidency of the In ternational Relations club, membership in the Skyscraper staff, Terrapins, NFCCS, and the Sodality. English majors Velma Mooney and Mary Schweitzer have diverse activities. Miss Mooney is presi dent of the Student Activities Coun cil on which she has held office for two years, and is a former Laetare Player. Editor of The Review, Miss Schweit zer is also a senior delegate for NFCCS and active in StyF.is club and the Po etry society. Vice-president of the SAC, Miss Sul livan, a Psychology major, is chairman of the Club-Coordination board and ac tive in NFCCS. 107 Honor Students Will Receive Awards Today At Honors Convocation Classes Elect 1953-54 Officers Joan Dawson was elected president of the incoming Senior class, last Wed nesday, and Barbara Moran and Ann Fitzgerald were- elected to represent the seniors on the Student Activities Coun cil. Marcia Daly will be vice-president of the Senior class: Peggy Moran will be secretary: Ruth Gleason. treasurer: Rita Frische, social chairman, and Joan Jigante, sergeant-at-arms. Leda Pitaro is the newly elected pres ident of the incoming Junior class, with Virginia Gilles and Dawn McCormick as SAC representatives. Mary Clare Bowman is vice-presi dent : Donna Flahaut is secretary; Jo anne Boehm is treasurer: Phyllis Gar rity is social chairman, and Noreen Smith is sergeant-at-arms. Jeri McGrath is president of the in coming Sophomore class, and Margaret Laird and Marion Kennedy are SAC representatives. Jean Waghorne is vice-president: Ann ( odd as secretary: Judy Pfaffhausen is treasurer; Lorraine DeBartolo is social chairman, and Joan Debrecht is ser geant-at-arms. Business Voices Its Employee Essentials Advise from a Personnel Manager was the title of a lecture given feir the Econ omics department, May 7. John W. Annas, assistant personnel director of the Illinois Agricultural asso ciation, addressed members of the depart ment The main points of his talk were the need of Catholic college education for the women of today and what business ex pects of a college graduate. One hundred and seven students will receive Academic and Activities hon ors at the annual Honors convocation, today at 1 p.m. Sister Mary John Michael, B.V.M.. President of the College will confer the Honors and give the address, and Father Michael Dempsey, A.M., of the Religion department will celebrate Benediction of the Most Blessed Sacrament. Marilyn Baer and Mary Ellen Casey will be or ganists. Scholastic honors, given to stu dents who have distinguished them selves in loyalty, cooperation, and service and who have attained a grade point average of 2.5 for the current year will be conferred upon 22 seniors. The Honor Seniors arc Barbara Baynes. Marilyn Becic, Regina Dowd. Anastasia Gallagher, Norma Galvin. Shirley Geiser, Mary Gonwa, Arlene Gorgol, Mary Catherine Hannan, Mary Therese Hartnett, Mary Ann Klose, Marion Kmiecinski, Gloria Kowaleski. Rita Kucera, Donna Merwick, Velma Mooney, Alice Pawlak, Betty Scotese, Dolores Sullivan, Marilyn Tangney, Sheila Walsh, and Alberta Ziomek. Honor Juniors include Rosemary An zona. Judy Czarnik. Claire- Gerbeck, Joyce Gutzeit, Joan Horan, Mary Jans- seii, Joan Kasmeja, Doris Kuhlmann, Catherine Lamb, Anne McCarty, Bar bara Moran, Barbara Schwetlk, Loretta Soule, and Mary Ann Wenzel. Sophomores meriting scholastic hon ors are Dolores Biliiin, Lucille Bledes, Marilyn Cuecio, La Verne Cudnowski, Sylvia Dcvine, Harriet Holies, Arline Jarrett. Elaine Kogut, Nancy May, Ce cilia Moran. Jeanne Regan. Eleanor Tarpey, and Eugenia Wallin. Freshrr. n Honor students are Di ane Barrett, Beverly Battiste, Anne Carr, Loretta Casey, Mary Centella, Ann Codd, Mary Cur- ran, Joan Debrecht, Nancy Ferri gan, Jeanne Flood, Mary Greeley, Audrey Herbert, Diane Letourneau, Carol Madden, Barbara Pierce, Charline Quinn, Mary Ann Schu mann, Bernadette Venopal, Helen Walsh, and Carol Weggeman. Barbara Baynes has merited the award in Art: Gloria Kowaleski and Alberta Ziomek will receive the Chem istry awards; and Shirley Geiser and Marilyn Tangney will be recognized for their work in Economics. Mary Schweitzer will merit the de partmental award in English, while Marjorie Duffy, Arlene Gorgol. Sybil Lillie, and Marion Whelan will receive English-Journalism departmental awards. Meriting awards in History will be Rita Kucera, Joan McNichols Lynch, and Donna Merwick. An astasia Gallagher, Mary Gonwa, Marion Kmiecinski, and Betty Sco tese are Home Economics award meriters. Receiving awards in Music will be Regina Dowd and Norma Galvin. while Mary Anne Klose will he recognized for her departmental work in Physics. Mathematics, Psychology, and Speech awards u ill go to Alice Paw la1,. I gt; ores Sullivan, and Marjorie Prender gast, respectively. Betty Belies and Marilyn Ziembiecki will receive recognition for their ex tra-curricular activities in Music, while Mary Schweitzer will receive an award for her work on the Review. Mary Xikias. and Shirley Geiser will receive awards for their work ill de bate; Marjorie Duffy, Arlene Gorgol. Sybil Lillie, Jane Roach, an.I Marion Whelan will he recognized for their work on the Skyscraper. Red Cross honors will go to Patricia Quinn and Sheila Walsh. Mary Rose Allan will receive the Janet McCarty Fie-weger award in the department of Home Economics. Velma Mooney will receive the Mary Blake Finan award, merited by a senior who, in the estimation of the Faculty and the Senior class, has been outstanding in charac ter, cooperation, and service. Former Student Is Contest Finalist -Mary Gail Smith ex '52 is one of 12 finalists in the State Street to Hollywood Opportunity launched by Actress Dor othy I.amour in recognition of her own rise to fame from Chicago's State street. Selection of the finalist is today. When Miss Lamour arrived for her current personal appearance at the Chi cago theatre, she asked the State Street Council to select a girl employed on State street to receive an all-expcnsc- paid trip to Hollywood. A personnel clerk at Lytton's, Miss Smith was chosen for personality, beauty, poise, and the ability to project these. PACKING their white uniforms for Dietitian interne service are Detroit- bound Virginia Hayes and Patricia Hill, who have appoint ments to Henry Ford Hospital, and Mary Gonwa, who is appointed to Cook County Hospital. Other Seniors planning continued study are named on Page 1.
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