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Tiii iiii4iii * gt; *', - .... -. I': :;i-: fel-liS': :* :.' : : -. ..? * ... .v . . . -* Vol. XXVII rTprpO Ellen Schoen and Mary Ann Cashman as Puck i L . mischievously manipulate the romantic interest of Arlene Tufano and Marcia Kelley as Helena, Dolores Ferraro as Titania, Marythomas Helgeson and Barbara Gaynor as Hermia, in Laetare Players production of Midsummer Night's Dream, scheduled for May 5 and 6 in the College Theatre. Uidsummer Night's Dream Promises A Silver+dewed and flowered World of Merriment Here is a dream for the asking -a midsummer night's dream un der a moon like to a silver bow new-bent in heaven which decks with liquid pearl the bladed grass in dew-drenched forests at deep midnight. Lovers wander here, and fairies, who have hung a pearl in every cowslip's ear, lie asleep in nodding violets on a bank of wild thyme. A Midsummer Night's Dream will belong to theatre audiences, too, when the Lae tare Players present Shake- speare's airy comedy on May 5 and 6 in the College theatre. faculty Committee Studies Needs Of (jifted Student Sharing the national concern about education for the superior student, a Faculty committee has studied, for the past five months, ways to identify the superior stu dent and to enrich her curriculum. To assist the committee and to bring to it the experience of other colleges working on the same prob lem. Carl Bailey, Ph.D., dean of Concordia college, Moorhead, Min nesota, was a guest here. March 26. A physicist and former assistant director of the Manhattan Project at Los Alamos, Dr. Bailey is co ordinator of the North Central Lib eral Arts Education study. In 1941 Mundelein was one of 40 colleges invited by the North Central association to engage in a progressive self-evaluation of cur riculum, instruction, and guidance. Since that time, the study has expanded to include 100 liberal arts colleges, all directed by North Central coordinators. Three pairs of lovers find the course of true love never did run smooth, a mischievous elf teach es a troupe of would-be actors not to rehearse in an enchanted grove, and a fairy queen learns that she too is subject to a magic charm. Even so, there is song and dance and merriment in the silver-dewed and flowered world of a Midsum mer Night's Dream. The human world is that of an cient Athens ruled by Theseus the Duke and his betrothed, Hippo- lyta. queen of the Amazons, played by Julie Whalen. It is here that Egeus, por trayed by Marshall Smulson, charts a rough course for true love by insisting that his daughter Hermia, alternately played by Marythomas Helge son and Barbara Gaynor, marry Demetrius. Hermia is in love with Lysand- er. plaved by Patrick Trotter, who loves her in return. Demetrius, who loves Hermia, is in turn loved by Helena, portrayed by Marcia Kelley and Arlene Tufano. When Hermia and Lysander run away, Demetrius immediately pur sues them and he is followed by Helena. They stumble into the fairy- world in the forest where Puck, played by Mary Ann Cashman and Ellen Schoen in elfish glee de- (Continued on Page 4, Col. 5) Mundelein College, Chicago 40, Illinois, April 8, 1957 No. 11 Seniors Plan Their Last Class Day Ninety-nine Seniors have volun teered for committees to make their last class day, April 30, a most memorable one, says Dorothy Strzechowski, class president. Entertainment chairmen Mari lynn Ryan and Arlene Tufano and their committee are arranging a 4-5 :30 p.m. program. Elaine Felice is in charge of the Dinner committee, Maureen Cella of the Table Decorations commit tee. Following the dinner at 6 p.m. in the tea room, the Class of 1957 will hear its last will and testament. Marijo Daly heads the Finance committee, and Maripat Day and Joan Smith head the Invitation and Rehabilitation committees. debaters Triumph In State Tourney Sophomores Alice Bourke and Marguerite Phillips tied with Northwestern university to win the Women's State Debate champion ship in a tournament March 15 and 16 at Navy Pier. Fourteen teams from Illinois met to debate the discontinuance of di rect economic aid to foreign na tions. The team, alternating on I Continued on Page 4, Col. 5) Tenth Magnificat Medal Honors Distinguished Catholic College Alumna His Eminence, Samuel Cardinal Stritch, Chancellor of the College, will present the Magnificat Medal to Mrs. Donald Gunn at the first formal convocation of the year, May 2, at 2 p.m. Father Michael Dempsey, A.M. of the Religion department will give the Invocation, the Magnifi cat from the Gospel of St. Luke. Sister Mary John Michael, B.V.M., President of the Col lege, will read the Citation and present Mrs. Gunn to His Em inence. After receiving the Medal, Mrs. Gunn will respond. Then His Eminence will address the convocation. 10 Students Model In Fashion Revue Benefit, April 26 Ten students and three members of the Woman's auxiliary will model spring ensembles in a Fash ion Revue following a benefit Salad Bar luncheon, sponsored by the auxiliary, in the social room, Fri day. April 26. Mrs. James Carroll, Mrs. Leo Burke, and Mrs. Raymond Lati- more will model fashions provided by Kerman's of Michigan avenue. Student models will include Maryann Burke, Marie Coyle, Alyce Mae Fiedler, and Joan Kies, all Seniors. Juniors modeling will be Eliza beth Casieri and Jean Purcell. Sophomores modeling will be Ro- selle Primeau and Mary Rohner, and Judith Latrimore, Freshman, will be in the revue. F A Q T F P RUNNY 's mascot * Juni r Prom committees, led by LnOlUn DUniil co-chairmen Judith Azzarello and Maureen Fo ley. Semi-formal will be April 21 in Shoreland Hotel. This Easter: Put On Your Prettiest Dancing Slippers Put a bonnet on the perfect East er Sunday by an evening of cloud like dancing to the music of Del Rene In the Crystal Ballroom of the Shoreland Hotel, April 21, the Junior Prom will be co-chairmened by Maureen Foley and Judy Az zarello, under the direction of Ann Coe, class president. Mary Ann Banich and Virginia Cumber make up the Chaperon committee. Heading the Publicity committees are Jean Herbeck, Joan Callahan, and Mary Ann Kearney. Easter Holidays Bring Spiritual Social Renewal The Easter holidays, April 12 through April 22, offer the solemn beauty of the new Holy Week liturgy, the gaiety of the Junior Prom, and time perhaps to catch up on assignments. Mrs. Donald Gunn of St. Louis is the 1957 winner of the Magnifi cat Medal to be awarded May 2 in the college auditorium. The wife of an attorney who is currently president of the St. Louis Board of Aldermen, Mrs. Gunn is a graduate of Fontbonne college. St. Louis, and the mother of nine children ranging in age from 6 to 23. Winner in 1952 of the Award of Honor given by the National Foundation for Infantile Paraly sis, Mrs. Gunn has been co-chair man, since 1951, of the St. Louis Mothers March on Polio. She is a member of the Advi sory Board of the Volunteer Ser vice Bureau, a member of the Friends of St. Louis City hospital, and was a member of the 1956 White House Conference on Edu cation. Past president and currently par ish representative for the North- cast District Archdiocesan Coun cil of Catholic Women, she is also assistant chairman of Daily World- missionaries, and is a board mem ber and past president of the Font- bonne college Mother's club. The Magnificat Medal is the only national award given annually to a graduate of a college for wom en. Established in 1948 by Mun delein College, it takes it name from the opening lines of the Can ticle of the Virgin in the Gospel of St. Luke: My soul magnifies the Lord. It honors a woman who is distinguished for her life and for her influence. Assisting with Publicity are Maureen Connerty, Jacqueline Doyle, Michaella Lamb, Patri cia Lorrigan, Carol Maurello, Joanne Murphy, and Kay Newman. Others working to promote the Prom are Gay O'Connor, Sheila O'Halloran, Therese Pasquinelli. Dolores Rittenberg, Carmen del Castillo, Eileen Joyce, Maureen Manion, Patricia Delsing, and Ei leen Dunne. Ann Toland and June Chenelle head the Bid committee with Jean Vetterick, Georgiana Baer, Mar garet Donahue, Barbara Bick, Car ol Chodzko, Elizabeth Casieri, Mo nica Dahl, and Mary Ann Herold assisting. Other Bid committee workers are Audrey Lizak, Mary Olson. Pa tricia Purney, Kay Slattery, Mar sha Wannan, Dolores Wachowi ak, Mary Lou Eischen, Gene Mc Carthy, ' Mary Warzynski, and Marilyn Zanke. Uruguay, Panama Consuls Talk Here Pan American Day Two Latin American statesmen will describe problems of their countries at the Pan-American day program, April 10, sponsored by the History department with as sistance from the Spanish classes. Senor Felix Stungevicius, con sul general from Uruguay, will de scribe the problems which his coun try must solve with its neighbor republics and with other American states. Senor Gustavo Paredes, consul general from Panama, will talk on the meeting of American states which President Dwight D. Eisen hower attended last year. Marianne Trawleski and Noreen Baldi are co-chairmen of the program. Nina Sokoloff, A.M., of the Spanish department is making arrangements with the Latin Amer ican consulates. Sylvia Dominguez will play accompaniments for Ef- rain Lopez, radio singer from Mexico.
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1957-04-08 (1)
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