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SKYSCRAPER Page Three Faculty Members Attend Conventions, Serve on Committees, Give Reports Sk Alumnae Entertain President, Dean Mundelein alumnae in southern Cali fornia entertained Sister Mary John Michael. B.V.M., President of the Col lege, and Sister Mary Bcrnarda, Dean, when they visited Los Angeles early this month. The President and the Dean represented Mundelein at nation al conventions of the Association of American Colleges and the American Association of Academic Deans. Physicists Discuss College Offerings Sister Mary Therese, B.V.M., chair man of the Physics department, and Sister Mary Sylvester, of the Physics and Mathematics departments, will at tend a meeting of the American As sociation of Physics Teachers, at Har- nrd university, Jan. 22-24. Scientific Womanpower Our Country's Need, and What Wom en's Colleges are Doing to Supply Physicists is the subject of a pa per by Sister Mary Therese which will be discussed at the meeting. The paper gives the results of a sur- y on the status of Physics in liber- il arts colleges for women. The sur fer was conducted last year by the College Physics department. Sociology Group Meets in Milwaukee Sister Mary Liguori, B.V.M., chair- ban of the Sociology department, and Senior Helen O'Toole, Sociology ma- jor, were on the program for the four- teenth annual convention of the Ameri can Catholic Sociological society, in Milwaukee, Dec. 28-30. Sister Mary Liguori served as chair- nan for a discussion on Population, and Miss O'Toole discussed Case Work is a Career Opportunity. Sister Mary James Margaret, also of the Sociology department, attended the meetings. Consider Philology At Cleveland Session Sister Mary Richard, B.V.M., chair- nan of the English department, and Sister Mary Donald, chairman of the Classics department, attended the na- tional convention of the American Phil ological association, in Cleveland, Dec. 28-30. Discuss Language, Literature in Boston Sister Mary St. Irene, B.V.M., chairman of the French depart ment, and Sister Mary Irma, of the English department, repre sented Mundelein at the convention of the Modern Language associ ation, at the Hotel Statler in Bos ton, Dec. 27-29. A member of the Board of Directors of the Catholic Renascence Society, Sister Mary St. Irene attended as an offjeer of the Catholic Renasence so ciety, which met jointly with the MLA. One of the most important points discussed at the Boston meeting was the teaching of modern foreign lang uages in the grades. The oral-aural approach is being stressed rather than the reading-and- writing approach to the teaching of a foreign language to children. Introduce Foreign Tongues in Grades Earl McGrath, United States com missioner of education, is calling a meeting of language teachers in Wash ington, D.C., to discuss this new de velopment in the field of education. Two Mundelein graduates of last year, Mary Soutsos and Therese Shil- laci, are teaching French in elemen tary schools, Miss Soutsos at St. Ger trude's and Miss Shillaci at the Con vent of the Sacred Heart. Economists Convene At Conrad Hilton Sister Mary Gregoria, B.V.M., chair man of the Economics department, and a member of the Local Arrangements committee, and Sister Mary Agatha, attended the meetings of the Catholic Economics association, in Chicago, Dec. 29 and 30. Two members of the Economics club, Shirley Geiser and Marilyn Tangney, were hostesses for the convention, which was held at the Conrad Hilton hotel. Philosophy Qroups Discuss St. Thomas The Philosophy department is spon soring a series of three panel discus sions for all interested students. Nancy McHugh is chairman of the project which was suggested by NFCCS. The theme, St. Thomas Aquinas, the Greatest Theologian, will be carried out in each of the panels. Feb. 5 is the date of the first discussion, with suc ceeding discussions on Feb. 12 and Feb. 26. Participants in the panels, which will be held at 4 p.m. in Room 405, include Mary Ann Klose, Donna Merwick Joan Bruno, Ann McCarty, Mary Breen, Ann Fitzgerald, Margaret Haas, Mar ion Whelan, Catherine Winn, Maiy Schweitzer, Mary Agnes Moran, and Clare Hillyard. LOOKING TO THE FUTURE are Home Economics students Virginia Hayes, Patricia O' Shea, and Joan Garrow, who are on committees for the meeting of the Na tional Council to be held on Feb. 7. (Story on Page 1, Col. 5). udcrapinad The last vestige of Christmas had passed, and we faced the ordeal of the bleak after-vacation Monday morning. But the heavy burden lightened at thought of one Christmas present still waiting to be used. The cheerful Phoe nix room was the perfect spot for re living, by relating, happy holiday events. Because the Phoenix did and still does much for us, we dedicate to it our tale. play and concert going were popular * holiday pastimes. Jean O'Don nell and Sybil Lillie saw the Gilbert and Sullivan Mikado, and Winifred Owens saw H.M.S. Pinafore. Patricia Sullivan and Mary Beth Hemmer saw Katharine Cornell in The Constant Wife. Behind the footlights, Mary El len Casey sang in the St. Ignatius musi cal comedy. I Toliday dances were frequent. Loy- * ola's Winter Frolic was attend ed by Marjorie Kares, Melita Lynch, Mary Lou Rohlfing, Lu Ann McCarthy, Rosemary Jones, Mary Lou Hirsh, Peg gy Moran, and Kay Lamb. Others pre sent included Eileen Henneman, Alice Campbell, Sylvia Devine, Valerie Hea- vey, Ruth McHugh, Mary Alice Winn, Jo Anne Hickey, Mary Ann Piskosz, Kay Spinner, Mary Haggleston, and Ann Fitzgerald. / ur own talented Drama students. * ' Jean Martin, Peggy Moran, Joan Sramek, Carolyn Kelly, and Gerry O' Keefe appeared in the first act of Rigo- letta on New Year's Day. Margery Duffy, Clare Hillyard, and Barbara Ames danced at the Candlelight Ball for Sacred Heart alumnae. Engagement rings were plentiful this Christmas, competing with if not outdoing other years. Some of the en gaged include Carol Edwards and Charles Coloian; Nancy Kelly and Jack Moran; Frances Butler and Frank Tarkina; Peggy Farrow and James Crumley; Barbara Williams and Bob Isaacson; Rosemary Lind and James Sullivan. Others include Marianne Garofalo and James Cray; Joan Kasme- ja and Michael Doyle; Sheila Angell and John Amos; La Verne Cudnow ski and James Szyginda, Jr.; Joanne Matuszak and Jack Comisky; and Carol Maier and James Snyder. New brides include Ronnie Groom now Mrs. Charles C. Martin; and Irene Johnson, ex '53, now Mrs. Robert Johnson. Bride-to-be Eileen Cody, will become Mrs. Jack Farley on Jan. 24. Interesting sights were seen by Grace Dispart when she recently spent a week-end at Purdue university, and by Alice Ann Dixon when she went to South Bend for 'lie Notre Dame Mili tary Ball. Xcellent may not be perfect ortho- graphically, but it's accurately descriptive of the opinions given by Frances O'Donnell of the Notre Dame formal. Travel lured many,over holiday time. Mary Lynn Centella spent Christ mas in Florida, while Lenore Foccaci was vacationing in Birmingham, Ala bama. Velma and Janice Mooney went to Connecticut, and Martha Meyers to Georgia. Grace Trauscht visited her sister at Adrian, Michigan, and Lor etta Neff traveled to Minnesota. Yvonne Beaumont spent Christmas in California. Another formal dance was given by Phi Alpha Lambda fraternity at the Edgewater Beach Hotel. Marilyn Tangney, Nancy Gibbons, Nancy West phal, Margaret O'Brien, and Loretta Soule were among those present. Looking at the spectacle of the Hol lywood Ice Revue were Carole Heath, Norita Dreyer, and Mary Ma honey. Enjoying the festivities at the St. Joseph's Chicago club Christmas dance were Barbara Hoffman, Ethel Prendergast, and Connie Colletti. Mar tha Pellegrini attended the Passavant Debutante cotillion. Sommers will serve on the Social com mittee. Rosemary Bums, chairman, Mary Lou Cochran, Margery Duffy, Gloria Fran- chi, and Velma Mooney are the Check ing committee. COMPREHENSIVE CARES? zsXLSxnzz ism students Jane Roach, Patricia Quinn, and Peggy Prendergast plan their Departmental Alumnae homecoming, Feb. 1. Anxiety Goes as Friends Glow at English Reunion Anxiety about comprehensives will fade in the glow of hospitality prevailing in the college social rooms on Sunday, Feb. 1, when the Facul ty and seniors of the English and Journalism departments welcome alumnae to their annual departmental homecoming. Old acquaintanceships will be renewed as refreshments are served in the candlelit tea room. Five committees, headed by Patricia Quinn, general chairman, will see that the Homecoming goes smoothly. Mary Schweitzer, Catherine Loftus, Sally Maguire, Donna Fox, Carol Edwards, Nancy Gibbons, Sheila Walsh, and Mary Margaret Woods will take charge of decorations and refreshments. Aiding them will be Clare Hillyard, Gloria Valentine, and Dolores Penkala. Members of the Service committee are Jane Roach, chairman, Dorothy Hertl, Mary Beth Hemmer, Arlene Gor gol, Mary Fellegi, Rose Marie Harri son, and Marion Whelan. The Reception committee, headed by Mary Therese O'Connor, includes Grace Trauscht, Mary Therese O'Con nell, Joanne Phillips, Mary Ellen Mul- laney, and Sybil Lillie. Peggy Prendergast, chairman, Mary Geraty, Peggy Redmond, and Betty Red Cross X-Ray Unit Will Visit Campus Jan. 30 Friday, Jan. 30, is the date that the T.B. X-Ray unit will arrive at Mun delein for the convenience of all stu dents. There is no charge for the service. The mobile unit will be located near the North door, and will be in opera tion from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Since presentation of the report of a chest X-Ray is a requiste for many jobs, students are urged to keep the cards which will be returned to them some time after the X-Rays are taken. Dust? Ignore It; It's Ordinary On Jan. 28, Barbara Moran, Junior Physics major, will be guest speaker at the Immaculata high school Phy sics club. Miss Moran will speak on The Physics of Ordinary Things. Such things as sounds, produced by nature, crunching snow, rain, thunder, the importance of dust, and the physi cal aspects of physical education, will be among the ordinary topics se lected. Post'Holiday Projects Mark Club Calendars Resident Students Attend Formal Dinner Formal gowns, sparkling candlelight, shining crystal and silver were back ground for post holiday conversation at the Resident student formal dinner, Jan. 13, in the tea room. * * * Crystal in another form held the at tention of Chemistry students, Jan. 16, when they sponsored a motion picture on the making and blowing of glass. Glass Crystal Clear, was shown in the Science Lecture hall, for members of the Chemistry club. * * Marjorie Thomas Cummings '40 was guest speaker for the Economics club, Jan. 15, when she discussed The Im portance of Business Communications. A Drama major and winner of the Laetare Golden Rose for service to the Drama department, Mrs. Cummings has done graduate work at Northwestern university, where she was a director of a radio program. * * * Members of the Mathematics club caught a new angle on Careers in In dustry, when Audrey Zywicki '52 was guest speaker for the club at its Jan. 14 meeting. Miss Zywicki is employed in the transmission engineering division of the Illinois Bell Telephone company. * * Using a projector, postal cards, and her own photographic reproductions, Patricia Mulroy '52, described her sum mer trip to Europe, last Tuesday in 806. The Art club sponsored 'lecture was attended by its members, students, Fac ulty, and friends on Jan. 13.
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1953-01-19 (3)
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