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April 13, 1960 THE SKYSCRAPER Page Five Past and Future Big Sisters Appoint MeetToWindUp gt;6, Committee Heads bpnng Lectures The last two in a series of Spring Theology Lectures, co-sponsored by Loyola University and Mundelein, will be presented in the college theatre on April 25 and May 2. Rev. Bernard J. Cooke, S.J., chair man of theology at Marquette Univer sity, will discuss New Horizons for Theology on Monday, April 25, at 8 p.m. Father Cooke has studied at the Institut Catholique of Paris. A Christian Philosophy of His tory will be the topic of Dr. Ver non J. Bourke's speech on Mon day, May 2, at 4 p.m. Dr. Bourke is a professor of philosophy at St. Louis University and the author of St. Augustine's Quest for Wis dom. Previous lectures were given by Rev. E. F. O'Doherty on Psychology and Twentieth Century Catholicism and Rev. Ernan McMullin on Galileo and the Theologians. The public is invited to attend these lectures which are free of charge. Seventy-six new members were in ducted into the Big Sisters at a meet ing in the social room Tuesday, March 28. Of the new members, 52 came from the present sophomore class and 24 from the present junior class. With these additions, plus the 35 standing members, the total membership will be 111. The girls were selected on the basis of recommendations by the Dean of Students, seven SAC officers, five class officers and four class moderators. The girls were nominated on the basis of character, scholastic achievements and personality. AT THE SAME MEETING, Pat Riggs, Jerry Ptacek, Joan Cirino and Barbara Vitullo were appointed to head three committees which will or ganize Big Sister activity for the com ing year. Pat Riggs, chairman of the commit tee for planned teas, which are held in alumnae homes with the Big Sisters acting as hostesses, will be assisted by co-chairman Gloria Calacci. Others appointed to help are: Denise Lam- Dean's List for Third Quarter Brings Limelight to 92 Students A total of 92 students maintained averages of 2.5 or better for the third quarter, making them eligible for the Dean's List. TWO SENIORS, Marilyn Karsh and Kathleen Kilday earned 3.0 averages. Sophomore Ann Marie Wenthe and freshman Judy Letkewicz also merited a straight-A report. The 19 additional seniors on the list are Mary Ann Bilski, Catherine Calt, Elizabeth Hackett, Kathleen Hotton, Katherine Jackson, Judy Juszak, Jac queline Kosturik, Saule Liulivicius, Marcella McCann, Marianne Morgan and Rosalie Naufeldt. Also included are: Jean Peter son, Theodora Pierdos, Lynne Re zek, Carol Romanenghi, Charlene Sassetti, Peggy Stokes, Patricia Wendt and Marilyn Zacharias. The 19 junior scholars are Marion Bakula, Loretta Cahill, Dorothy Cis- zewski, Arlene Driscoll, Katherine Griffin, Kathleen Huhmann, Joyce Malleck, Kathleen McGuire, Evelyn Mittman Rosalyn Mocchi. Also Joanne Piekarski, Pat Prindi ville, Theresa Rokita, Sister Mary Ar thur, H.H.S., Sister Mary Augustine, O.S.B., Sister Mary Claude, H.H.S., Sister Odilio, Mary Ann Makowski and Hermelyn Fuller are included on the junior list. The 25 sophomores who main tained the required grades are Carol Bellamy, Margaret Giuntini, Julie Gleason, Mary Margaret Grady, Rosemary Hart, Mary Fran Hoffmann, Margaret Kanera, Mary Lou Lehman, Denise Lenzi, Betty Martens, Joan McCabe, Susanne Miller, Mary Jule Murphy and Mary Ann Eiler. Also on the list are: Margaret Neu zil, Marilyn Petrie, Geraldine Ptacek, (Continued on Page 6) The next issue of the Skyscraper will be published May 4, I960. Deadline for news will be 4 p.m. Monday, April 25, 1960. Bring all news to Room 404. First Editions Numbered In Stanley Contribution The work of benefactors lives on even after death in the case of Mr. William H. Stanley, Mundelein bene factor and former vice-president of the Wrigley Company. On Feb. 27, the occasion of the first birthday after his death, Mrs. Wil liam Stanley donated more than 250 books to the Mundelein library from her late husband's estate. Among the volumes are first editions and numbered copies of limited edi tions. The Complete Works of Shake speare, illustrated by Rockwell Kent boasts number 20 of a limited 750 copies signed by the artist. An unusual sight for moderns is Harrison's English Manuscripts of the Fourteenth Century. Bound in full natural vellum on handmade paper, this book is number 103 of the limited 215 copies in existence. A collection of books ranging from Winston Churchill's art references and philosophy, Mr. Stanley was also in terested in linguistics. According to Sister Mary Clara, librarian, the for mer Wrigley vice-president never trav eled to a country without knowing the basics of its language. Included in the collection are Spanish, French and Russian texts along with a Primer in the Writing of Chinese Characters, Japanese Conversation Grammar, Ele mentary Japanese for University Stu dents and Spoken Arabic of Iraq. Among the art references, a Treas ury of Art Masterpieces from the Ren aissance to the Present Day presents, reproduced in full color, great paint ings from the masters of the Italian Renaissance to French modernists and contemporary Americans. From the pages of history famous personages come alive in the book Some Stirring Relics of English His tory. A facsimile of a letter written on July 10, 1553, by Lady Jane Grey from the Tower of London to William Parr, announces her accession as Queen of England and requests Parr's allegiance to help against the claims to the throne of Princess Mary. The nine-day reigning queen was beheaded in the Tower, Feb. 12, 1554. A signature of the most famous of the conspirators in the gunpowder plot Guy Fawkes can be barely dis tinguished on the document which is part of his examination. According to the annotator, the signature ap pears to have been written during or immediately after his torture. The unfinished letter to Lady Emma Hamilton written by Horatio Nelson, England's greatest sailor, on the eve of the battle of Trafalgar is included in the Stirring Relics. Books will be on display in the Browsing Room until April 14, the end of the month's exhibit. phere, Ann Marie O'Malley and Bar bara Leon. Jerry Ptacek, the elected chair man of the committee to revise the Big Sisters' Handbook, will be assisted by Anne Miller, Mary Ann Makowski and Barbara White. Joan Cirino and Barbara Vitullo will investigate the possibilities of provid ing graduation cards designed by the art department for the incoming fresh men and will present their report at the next meeting. THE BIG SISTERS are organized for the purpose of orientating fresh men to college life its activities and requirements specifically, of course, at Mundelein. Each Big Sister also rep resents her college at a high school in Chicago or the surrounding dis tricts. Besides thee obligation of keeping in touch with their little sisters throughout the year, the Big Sisters mee' once a month in April and May, as Wv.il as monthly during the summer. Also during the summer the lit tle sisters are invited by their Big Sisters to a tea where they may become acquainted. In addition the girls reserve the entire week of Freshman Orientation Mon day through Thursday and the following Sunday. ND Professor Gives Study Day Father Louis Putz, C.S.C., of Notre Dame, author of The Mass and foun der of the Young Christian Students, the Young Christian Workers, and the Christian Family Movement in the United States, will be the principal speaker at a study day here Sunday, April 24. The study day, sponsored by YCS, will begin at 1 p.m. with registration in Philomena Hall. Group discussions will take place after Father's ad dresses, The Basic Concepts of the Lay Apostolate and Catholic Action in the College. Among the colleges invited are Loyola, St. Joseph's and Notre Dame. A 1 registration fee will be re quired of those attending. Debaters Win Trophy, Medal at Area Tourney Four Mundelein debaters tied for second place in the Chicago Area Debate Association Tournament at Loyola University, Lewis Towers, March 25-26. In eight rounds of de bate, they won five and lost three to merit the second-place trophy. Sophomore Yolande Robbins re ceived a medal for placing second among the speakers from the 12 col leges and universities which partici pated. The other debaters are sophomores, Fran Wolosewick, Gerry Ptacek and Mary Lou Lehman. Our Lady of Good Counsel Honored by Student Mass Father William Clark will celebrate the sixth student Mass of the 1959- 60 school year Tuesday, April 26, in Stella Maris Chapel at 12 noon. April 26 is the feast of Our Lady of Good Counsel, at whose solemnity the angels rejoice and give praise to the Son of God. This devotion origi nated near Rome, where for centuries pilgrimages have been made to an Augustinian church which contains a miraculous picture of the Blessed Vir gin. The student Masses, sponsored jointly by YCS and Sodality, have been scheduled approximately once a month, and each one falls on a feast of Our Lady. r H A I P M A M ' ' ' Sister Summer Tea Program, Patricia Riggs, L II M 1l HI M N (standing), consults Barbara Vitullo and Gerry Ptacek as they map out the tea schedule for the coming season. Alumnae Lend Hand At Big Sister Teas It's a big jump from high school to college, and the Alumnae Association, in cooperation with the Big Sisters, is sponsoring a series of teas to help bridge this gap for 300 incoming freshmen. The teas will be held on April 24 from 3 to 5 in approximately 12 dif ferent homes in various sections of the city and suburbs. Some of the hostesses are Mary Margaret Mitchell Langdon '40, Mary Em Harrigan Grennan '47, Joan Ca hill Schaefer '52, Jane Lyons Moulder '44, Patricia Keenan Zabler '49 and Sharon O'Shea '59. Other hostesses include Patricia Tierney Kennedy '43 and Helen Marie Murphy O'Hara '50, both of whom will assist Rosemary Tierney McCarthy '47. Books d'Enfants In French Display A wide selection of French chil dren's books in full color are on dis play in Room 405 through the courtesy of Monsieur Jean Beliard, French Con sul General to Chicago. THE EXHIBIT, which also includes games and adolescent books, was put on display for Language Week and will remain until April 20. Among the books are Les Grandes Industries, which includes discussions on electricity, textiles, motion pictures and the atom; and Histoire des Hommes, by Fernand Nathan which tells of man from the stone age to modern times of split-level homes and new inventions, with color illustra- hibit. LES LOTA DES MAGASINS, a game for playing store and L'auto- Rallye, a car game, are also on ex hibition. Loyola; Marquette Give Grants to Math Seniors Last Minute Bulletin from the mathematics department Kathy Hot- ton, SAC president, has received an assistantship to Loyola university, which includes tuition and a 1,200 stipend. Mary Ann Schaefer, a member of WAA and the Service Club, has been awarded a scholarship to Marquette's Graduate School of Mathematics and an assistantship to Loyola. She is ac cepting the assistantship. Dorothy Thomas, February gradu ate of the mathematics department, sends word that her fellowship to the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor is being renewed for her second year. Underclasses See Film A theatre party will be given by the freshman class for the sophomores on April 28 at 4 p.m. in the college thea tre in appreciation for all the help given to the freshmen. The feature film will be the Reluc tant Debutante starring Rex Harri son, Kay Kendall, John Saxon, and Sandra Dee. Co-chairman of the event, Rosemary Buhrfiend, freshman class treasurer and Carol Lisowski have announced that refreshments will be served be fore the film. NF Announces Merger, Adopts Constitution Patricia Hellgeth, former NFCCS delegate, has announced the merger of three NFCCS regions, Chicago, Ft. Wayne and Detroit. The merger, which was first proposed at Mundelein last December, was confirmed at this year's final meeting, held at Notre Dame University April 2 and 3. A new constitution was adopted in ad dition. It is hoped that the merger will in crease the organization's effectiveness, promote co-operation and attract new members in these three regions. VIVA I F designers, of course, chorus Denise Micek and Pat Orloski, V I V M LCj while Elizabeth Kopacz pours the wine. Freshman French students, the girls designed the sidewalk cafe for Foreign Language week.
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1960-04-13 (5)
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