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December 13, 1961 THE SKYSCRAPER Page Three Who's Who Publication Accepts Twenty-one Seniors, Juniors irjmio Twenty-one Mundelein upper- classmen have been nominated and accepted for publication in the an nual Who's Who among Students in American Universities and Col leges. Qualifications for membership in this yearly honor directory include scholarship, participation in aca demic and extracurricular activi ties, and citizenship. There are 12 seniors included among Mundelein's nominees. They are (with a list of their activities): MARY MARGARET GRADY, a mathematics major, is a former treasurer of the SAC. She served as president of her junior class and is now vice president of the senior class. A frequent Dean's List mem ber, she is preparing to teach on the secondary level after prepara tion in graduate school. MARY FRAN HOFFMAN has held many offices while at Munde lein. A French major, she was president of her class while a fresh man, served as sophomore SAC representative and was social chair man of the junior class. Mary Fran was a successful candidate for SAC president but illness forced her res ignation from that post. She is preparing to teach in high school. MARY LOU LEHMAN, a speech correction major, was a prize-win ning member of Mundelein's now defunct debating team and is presi dent of the Vital Speakers. Al though active in YCS and the So dality, Mary Lou spends most of her time working in the speech clinic preparing for a career in speech therapy. DENISE LENZI is another sen ior preparing for high school teach ing. Denise is a history major and while maintaining Dean's List sta tus she serves as president of the College Chapter of the Student Na tional Education Association, is a Big Sister and member of the Ger man Club. JOYCE MALLECK, graduating in February, maintains an active interest in school affairs. As a Big Sister she was chairman of the Orientation Week program and she is also a member of the Math Club, her major field. Joyce will go to graduate school immediately after graduation. JOAN McCABE is an English major who plans to be an elemen tary teacher. Presently executive secretary of the SNEA, Joan served as SAC representative in her fresh man year and was sophomore vice president. GERALDINE PTACEK, presi dent of the resident students, is a speech correction major. She is active in Vital Speakers and Big Sisters and was also a debater for the College. EILEEN RACZAK, an English major preparing to teach on the elementary level, is vice prefect of the Sodality. She is also a Big Sis ter, a Young Republican and a member of the SNEA. A member of the Press Club, Eileen has cov ered the Sodality Beat for the Skyscraper the last several years. JOANNE TWOMEY, a history major, is co-editor of the Sky scraper and is preparing to teach on the secondary level. A member of the Committee on Academic Matters in her junior year, Joanne is also a Big Sister, a member of the SNEA and the Press Club. KATHLEEN WALSH spent her second semester of junior year studying in Vienna. Since her re turn to Mundelein she has renewed her interest in the Sodality, the Hu man Relations Club and maintains a guiding interest in the Pledge Fund campaign. She plans to use her sociology major in social work. ANN MARIE WENTHE, a chemistry major, gained much pub licity during the summer as the All- Star Queen. Ann, however, disap proves the poDular notion about Queens by making the Dean's List frequently, serving as social chairman of the SAC and planning her future as a chemistry and bi ology teacher in high school. FRANCES WOLOSEWICK, a math major, is presently serving as NFCCS coordinator on campus. Fran is active in the Sodality, the Math Club, and Big Sisters. She also was a member of the debate team and is preparing to teach in high school. Among the nine members from the class of 1963 are: MILDRED(MICKEY)COFFARO is president of her class and also served as vice president of her class in freshman year. A sociology ma jor, Mickey while active in the Young Democrats and the Human Relations Club, hopes to teach in the primary grades. MARY EILEEN DEVEREUX, also a sociology major, is treasurer of her class. She is planning to teach in the elementary school and is also serving as an officer of her high school Alumnae Association. MARY FARRELL, a French ma jor, doesn't include teaching among her future plans. Although still undecided, government work pro vides appeal for this history minor. She is treasurer of the French Club and a member of the College volley ball team. MAUREEN FLEMING has been one of the leaders in the renewed school interest in NSA. A psy chology major, Maureen is a mem ber of the Human Relations, Span ish and the World Federalist groups. She plans graduate prepa ration for further work in psy chology. PATRICIA GILLES has main tained an active schedule while making the Dean's List three out of her first four semesters in college. She served as SAC representative during her freshman year, SAB in sophomore year and is now junior class social chairman. A math ma jor, Patty plans to teach on the kin dergarten-primary level. BARBARA LOESCHER, an eco nomics major, has gained promi nence in the literary and sports worlds. She is assistant editor of the Review and is now competing on the state and interstate level in fencing. Barbara is also treasurer of the Terrapins. Further school ing is in her future in law school (Continued on Page 5) Manger Evokes Memories Sister Views Contrasts in Holy Land MEN FROM ST. PROCOPIUS COLLEGE joined students in an intercol legiate discussion, Mater et Magistra, led by the Reverend Robert Reicher, Dec. 3. The girls, members of the Economics Club, are from (1. to r.) Mary Alice Meyer, Mary Cynthia Walsh, Sharon Mass, Jean Gagliardi, Judith Guderian, Laurie Nikola, Patricia Brow and Virginia Rohrich. Christmas scenes will awaken treasured memories this year for Sister Mary Liguori, B.V.M., as she recalls her presence at another manger, one lacking the traditional status but possessing a 2,000-year history and an original setting. The entrance of the Nativity scene, six feet under the ground level of a worn Byzantine structure, proved one of the most inspiring during Sister's trip to the Holy Land last summer. RATHER DRAB BUT SOLEMN, the church remains one of the few sacred buildings surviving Persian and Moslem invaders. Describing its antiquity, Sister lightheartedly relates, I even had to bend in order to get through the door. It seems it was made smaller to prevent armed Moslems from riding into the church on horseback. But this constitutes a minor in convenience, she pointed out, com pared to the privilege of viewing the actual place of Christ's birth. Now illuminated by the light of many candles, the location is des ignated by a 14-point star em bedded in a rocky cavern and adorned by rich fabrics and tapes tries. A few steps down led Sister to the small oratory of the Manger by Barbara Brzezinski commemorating the crib scene, but now surrounded with marble walls and pillars instead of the dirt and clay of the original abode. Although the exact spot of these scenes may never be deter mined because of the constant changes in the land itself, the loca tions appear the most probable. But these mere 'technicalities' can in no way detract from the deep joy and satisfaction derived from such a gratifying experience a dream come true, Sister sighed. LIMITED TO A WEEK of tour ing, the sociology instructor still managed to visit most of the sacred shrines depicting Our Lord's early and public life. Drinking from Jacob's well, participating in the Way of the Cross along Christ's own path, and visiting the places in commemoration of the Annuncia tion and Visitation comprised only a few high points on this memora ble journey. While in Jerusalem-Jordan, the Arab state, Sister stayed in a con vent built over Pilate's prison cell and located across the street from the Jewish temple, now a Moham medan mosque. The serene atmosphere, how ever, was rudely disturbed every morning when the Moslems greeted the dawn in their 2 a.m. ritual. In due respect, she amusingly relates, It resembled bellowing, not pray ing at that unearthly hour. A more peaceful setting was achieved in the Garden of Geth- semane revived from its barren condition into a brilliant garden, providing one of the more serene sites in the Holy Land in compari son to the general drabness of the country. Rocky lands, open markets, un- paved streets, public facilities which are nil-minus and drinking water that is unthinkable gener ally describe some of the primitive conditions. Despite these facts, the visitor found the Jewish people extremely enthusiastic and friendly. Im pressed by their tremendous pa tience, Sister recalls her journey on one of their overcrowded, typi cally 12th Street buses. In spite of the terrific heat and the mobs of passengers, the Jews remained calm in the barely moving vehicle. Thus, amidst dirt roads, drab countryside and signs of extreme want, Sister Liguori found the peace of Christmas in a small but venerated spot devoid of snow, tin sel and holly but rich in the warmth of Christian belief and tradition.
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1961-12-13 (3)
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