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MUD fl I of Mundelein's welcome to the Christ Child is the traditional HMD U L Christmas Candlelight Cross, reproduced impressionistically. fjlory to the Newborn King . . . lindling a 10-story Cross Of Candlelight in South Windows of Skyscraper ailding. students will share their Christmas spirit with thousands of orthbound Chicagoans on the evening of Dec. 17, from 6 to 7 p.m. j After class parties and programs, the entire student body will as semble in the darkened auditorium for the traditional Caroling and Can- ik-lighting program. Accompanied by organ music ad Glee club singing, club and riass officers, wearing caps and owns and carrying lighted red ta- xrs, will move in procession to the stage. Catherine Lamb, SAC president, bill light the all-college candle, and he by one the individual candles till flicker out. At a chime signal over the pub ic address system. 52 students will light candles in 52 windows on the SMth side of the main building to arm the traditional cross, visible W many blocks down Sheridan d and Kenmore avenue. Following the ceremony. Sister ary John' Michael. B.V.M.. Pres ident of the College, will give the jaanual Christmas Message from y Faculty. Then Joan Dawson, senior pres ident, and Miss I-amb will hang rreaths on the main entrance doors land students will sing favorite JQristmas songs before leaving for pe holidays. rganists for the Candlelighting Eeniony will be Emily Kloc, Mary Ellen Kane, and Carol Sachtlcben. Sylvia Grigul will light the Art dub candle: Emily Kloc will light jleone for Glee club: Joan Over holt for Laetare Players: and Jeanne Regan for the Orchestra. Rosemary Krnst will light the Piano club candle ; Mary Lou Rohl fing. the Press club ; Rosemary Re- Jan, the Stylus club: and Joyce gutzeit. the Debate club. Nancy Nolan will represent the International Relations club; Di me Vianowski, the Inter Racial 'justice club; Rosemary Graham. toe Sociology club. N'ancv McHugh will represent XFCCS; Florence Clarke will light the candle for NSA; Loretta Soule for the Red Cross unit: Bet- tiBogie for the Resident students: and Joan Horan for the Sodality. Anita Nelson will represent Tcr- Continued on Page 3. Col. 1.) We're Dreaming Of A White Christmas And the sparkling holiday evenings to follow, climaxed by the glittering Skyscraper Ball. The Ball, a symphony of glowing color and rustling gowns, will be held this year in the Furniture Club ballroom at 666 Lake Shore Drive. Students and alumnae will dance to the music of Dick Carlton and his orchestra, Dec. 29, between the hours of 9:30 and 12:30. General co-chairmen of the dance, Barbara Moran and Ann Fitzgerald are in charge of the Arrangements committee. On the Bid committee are Dorothy Schneider, Geraldine Gross, Patricia Fitzmorris, JoAnn Picola, and Bet ty Ruffolo. On the Publicity committee are Barbara Quinn. Betty Bogie. Ann ('odd. Norma Indovina, and Bar bara Madura. Christmas Holidays Will Open On the Christmas holidays on Thursday, Dec. 17, after the Candlelighting ceremony, and will close on Monday, Jan. 4, 1954. The Freshman Staff ex tends to the Administration, the Faculty, and the students prayerful wishes for a joy ous Christmas and for a holy and a happy New Year. Bringing Holiday Greetings To patients at the Municipal Tuber culosis sanitorium, Dec. 22, Munde lein and Loyola Sodality members will present a program of carols and favorite Christmas songs. After serenading the invalids and the hospital staff, they will return to the Loyola union for a party. On the Mundelein committee are Rose mary Ambrose, Judy Czarnik, Joan Debrecht, and Helen Walsh. Red Cross Unit Is Sponsoring Three Major activities this month, a Ward par ty, a tenth anniversary celebration, and a Blood Donor drive. Geraldine Gross, chairman of the Ward party to be held at Hines hospital. Dec. 16, has announced that although only 20 girls may go, anyone may sign in. The unit celebrated its tenth birth day Dec. 10 at a Christmas-Birth day party in the tea-room. Guests included Kay Lamb, SAC president. Miss Josephine Lawson, director of the College units of the Chicago Red Cross; Mrs. Lee Mc- Cue, chairman of college activities; and Mr. Frank Milligan, vice-chair man of Chicago Chapter college ac tivities. On Dec. 8 the Red Cross held a Blood drive. The girls who do nated blood were driven to the blood bank in a bus lent by the Chicago American. THE / ttSw iw* . isn, gt; FRESHMAN vN ' . rA ISSUE Vol. XXIV Mundelein College, Chicago 40, Illinois. December 14, 1953 No. 6 The Semester Swing, Freshman Sponsored mixer, designed to take minds off forbidding examinations for four hours, will be held Friday, Jan. 15, in the college gymnasium. Committees organized to carry out the collegiate theme are com posed of members of the Freshman class. Mary Ellen Lowry, head of Hos tesses, promises an A plus perform ance on the part of her committee. Mary Ruff, chairman of the Ar rangements committee, has outlined her course with the utmost care. Wraps will be checked by Dor othy Considine and her committee. Joan Sipick is scheduled to sell tick ets. Periods between dances will keep Patricia Kennedy's Refresh ment committee busy. Jean Chester's artistic panel will provide the collegiate setting. Pub licity will be executed by Chandra Camp and her committee, responsi ble for the Mixer's mixers. Dorothy Strzechowski. head of the entire Mixer department, is acting administrator for classes in intro duction to committee planning. Little Jack Horner And Other People may find delicious plums in the holi day fruit cakes baked by the Home Kconomics department and on sale in the lounge. Joyce Carpenter and Marilyn Benge, co-chairmen of Operation Fruit cake, take orders for cakes which are prepared in one-and-one- half to five-pound loaves. Planning Units, Teaching Classes, And Correcting papers, seniors doing student teach ing are busier than usual these days. Having observed classes for some weeks. 21 students, under the direction of the Education depart ment and through the cooperation of the Chicago Public schools, are now placed in 10 schools, teaching grades from kindergarten to fifth. The students teach in the morning, and are observed and guided both by the public school teachers and by Faculty members of the Education de partment. Student teachers in high school are directed and observed by staff mem bers in their major depart ments. Jean Martin is teaching kinder garten at Hibbard. Students teach ing first grade are Winifred Owens at Stone. Mary Gertrude Ward at Trumbull. Patricia Winkler at Hayt. and Joan Kasmeja at Hau gan. Teaching second grade arc Shei la Woods at Haugan and Mary- Ann Piskosz at Ogden. Marilyn Cullen is teaching third grade at Trumbull, and Angela DeFloria is teaching third grade at Stone. The fourth grade teachers are Ann Fitzgerald and Ruth Glea son at Armstrong. Rosemary Jones at Haugan, Judith Czarnik at Hib bard. and Mary Ann Wenzel at Gale. Rosemary DiGiovanni is teaching fifth grade at Hayt, while Joan Horan is teaching fifth grade at Haugan. Nancy Nolan is teaching history at Amundsen High school. Teach ing music are Mary Alias. Emily Kloc. Rosemary Ernst, and Dol ores Stevens at St. Dominies. Qiving Qifts To Those In Need Students Are Contributing To projects sponsored by departments and campus clubs. The Sociology and Biology de partments are organizing parties for elderly members of the Maril lac House group and for the Lit tle Sisters of the Poor. Working on the Marillac house project, which involves a party and gifts for the guests, are Rosemarie Gra ham, Rose Zingarelli, Rose Falbo, Alice Sokolski, Cor- rinne Kriz, and Justina Boyle. Spreading Christmas cheer to needy families is a favorite pro ject of clubs. The Mathematics club is donating a basket of gro ceries and gifts. Rosemary An zona and Mary Kay Kelly are serv ing on the committee. As its annual project the Chem istry club has arranged to give a basket of food to a poor family. Marilyn Cuccio is chairman, and Irene Hojnacki. Constance Gon zalez. Joan Collins, and Ruth Mas- tersan are her assistants. The project of the Sodality is giving a basket of food and clothing to another family. Joan Horan is in charge. Other members of the commit tee are Toni Cassaretto. Dasmar Klsnic. Margery Mahoney. Betty Martignetti, Kathleen Walsdorf, and Theresa Dudek. Members of the Piano club will give food, clothing, and gifts to a poor family. On the planning committee are Rosemary Ernst. Sylvia Kominek. Angela Favale, Alice Schallmoser, and Emily Kloc. The Spanish classes are provid ing Christmas baskets for some poor Mexican families. They are also bringing food for a Christ- (Continued on Page 4. Col. 4.) Three Alumnae Take Spotlight In National news, this month. The December issue of Better Homes and Gardens, pages 62-65, carries a story on Christmas in the Home, with pictures of Mary Ann Connell Ford ex '46. her husband and two children, in their north shore home. Mrs. Ford's home was decorated by Barbara Flaherty '49, of Marion I lauer interiors. There's no place like home the story begins, and continues with emphasis on ways to make a home beautiful for Christmas and the practicability of families giving each other gifts useful for the home. Another alumna, Royce McFad- yeu Crist '43. will represent the state of Florida as prize winner in a national contest for teachers. Her award is an all-expense paid five-day vacation in Washington. D.C.. To win the contest. Mrs. Crist, who lives in Miami with her hus band and three small sons, pre pared a two-week plan showing bow a primary teacher could integrate air education into her class work. High School Journalists will be guests at the High School Pre S workshop here. Sunday. Jan. 17. from 12:45 until 5 p.m. Mary Lou Rohlfing, president of the Press club, is student chairman of the program, on which Richard P. Frisbie, assistant feature editor of the Chicago Daily News and edi tor of the Chicago Cana Conference news bulletin, will be a speaker. Alumnae of the Journalism and Fiudish departments and other pro fessional writers will lead discussions on publications techniques and on careers in writing.
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1953-12-14 (1)
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