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Page eighty-six Page eighty-seven Some Prospective Commercial Artists ART WORK A Study in Dietetics HOME ECOHOMICS THE Art Department speaks for itself in the original designs for the calendar section of The Tower, but this was by no means its debut. Long ago in the early fall, the youthful artists saw the possibilities in the views from their eighth floor studios, and opened the activities of their department with window sketches in pencil. But these modest artists did their work quietly and unostentatiously until came the Christmas play And with it, and before it, announcing it, advertising it, creating wonder about it, came the posters. The formidable flunk dragon, the mathematics bugaboo, the housetops, with curling smoke and queer, squat chimneys, the whimsical candy-spired Castle of Imagination, and finally the glittering, gorgeous House of Life, were placed like pictures from a dazzling cinema within the corridors of our college. And not only in the college, for these posters were displayed also in the windows of downtown stores and offices. This Yuletide success was followed by a series of clever and colorful posters announcing all the college activities, notably the carol singing, the basketball games, National Drama Week, Catholic Press Month, and the Little Theatre formal opening. But the posters form only a small part of the art activities. The class of Applied Design succeeded in making charming somethings out of almost nothing. Not only did they carve linoleum blocks into tea tiles, but they used them also to design fabrics. A touch of the domestic, with delightful feminine appeal, was seen in their lovely spatterwork on scarfs and handkerchiefs. Distinctive and original designs made from the new block press were used on greeting cards, book plates, and fabrics. They worked also with water clay and enamel, carving such prepossessing creatures as cocky dogs and saucy cats. Leather tooling formed an interesting part of this course. Each student was required to complete eight definite projects from a number proposed by the instructor, so that at the end of the course she had acquired technical skill along at least a few lines. Early in the second semester, the Art Club was organized to promote interest in the fine arts and to bring together into a social group the students who are interested in art. At the first meeting, the following officers were elected: Ruth O'Connor, president; Irene Galvin, vice-president; Genevieve Dooner, secretary; Dorothy Conley, treasurer. Then followed plans for a roof garden tea after the Easter vacation. Thus the artists opened their social season with a delightful bridge party in the college Social Rooms. By the end of May, the students had on hand a sufficient variety of completed projects to open a small and very select gift shop, but instead they opened their studio doors to the faculty and students and presented a delightful exhibit. 4 4/ NE a penny, two a penny, hot cross buns V/ The cheerful white-capped figures move quietly about the Foods laboratory, deftly adjusting switches, tempering water, stirring savory mixtures, and evolving delicious buns and pies and cookies and jams. Nor do they stop with these homely products. They make, too, dainty bonbons, spicy entrees, and clear bouillons. Beginning with the Home Economics Club tea in November, the Model Apartment has been the scene of a number of teas and luncheons. These have been, for the most part, kept within the department, but the Silver Tea sponsored in January was a public affair. But the crowning achievement in the line of cooking was the Shamrock Dinner of March 17. These thrifty students make a specialty of budgeting, and, beginning with nine-cent breakfasts, they have bought, prepared, and served a series of breakfasts, luncheons, dinners, and suppers, in connection with their work in Home Management and Meal Planning. The class has learned that the new hospitality revels in informality, that the keynote of entertaining today is simplicity, and that, although the food they offer must of course be the best, the manner in which it is offered and the atmosphere surrounding the function are the vital details, and have the power to stamp the occasion a failure or a success. They worked out a plan by which their objectives might be car ried out. At each meal that they planned, cooked, and served, each girl had a special duty to perform. She was given opportunity to act as hostess, host, waitress, assistant cook, marketer, or general assistant. The hostess was the head cook, besides presiding at the table, and the host was responsible for table conversation, as well as for his special duty of scoring the meal. The meal was scored on the following points: selection, preparation, serving, and atmosphere, taking into consideration such things as ordering and planning amounts, order in preparation, utensils used, time of preparation, condition of laboratory after finishing, resourcefulness of cook, dish-washing, quiet, and cleanliness. The Clothing laboratory was ever busy with the whirr of machines and the click of scissors. Here the students learned the manufacture of garments, from infant wear for the Christmas bounty of the Christ Child Society, to elaborate clothes for their own use. Psychology of Dress taught them a fundamental sense of style and color values and developed an aptitude for adapting the prevailing modes to the individual. The Vogue Hour in March, sponsored by the Beth Weber Fashion Shop, gave opportunity for the study of spring modes in weaves and makes, and a delightful and quite professional parade displayed the work of the students, not alone in simple sports and afternoon frocks, but in beautiful evening gowns and coats. The Tower f 19 3 1
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tower1931043
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Women and Leadership Archives http://www.luc.edu/wla
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Mundelein College Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
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There are eight total Mundelein College yearbooks: 1931, 1932, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1972, and 1985.
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Mundelein College Collection
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Reading Room
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Print
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