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Happy Vacation Staff Chooses New Editors For Skyscraper Juniors Joanne Twomey and Vir ginia Piecuch have been named co- editors of the Skyscraper for the 1961-62 academic year. Virginia will be editor in chief and Joanne, manag ing editor for the first semester. They will alternate positions for the second semester. This system is a first in the history of Skyscraper man agement. The new co-editors were selected by the four senior staff members and Sister M. Donatus, moderator. The other staff members were selected by Joanne and Virginia. Positions were also given to sopho mores, Barbara Brzezinski, news edi tor; Mary Jo Murray, feature editor; Sheila Smith, editorial editor; Judy Kiolbassa, sports editor; and Charlene Novotny, club editor. Co-editor Joanne Twomey is a his tory major. She is currently vice president of the Press Club and secre tary of the academic affairs commit tee. She was also on the Dean's List last year. She will receive a Creative Writing Editorial Award Thursday at the Honors Assembly. Virginia Piecuch, an English-journa lism major, is a member of the Press Club and pledge chairman for the club. She served as feature editor on the Skyscraper this year. SAC, Big Sisters To Share Spotlight At Last Assembly Induction of new SAC officers, the presentation of the gift to the College, and Big Sister awards will take place at the final SAC assembly May 25 at 10 a.m. in the auditorium. SAC officers for 1961-62, President Mary Fran Hoffman, Vice President Denise Lanphear, Secretary Deirdre O'Malley, Treasurer Connie Pearson, Social Chairman Gail Grundmann, NFCCS Coordinator Suzanne Brown and NSA Coordinator Fran Wolose wick will take over their posts. Anne Miller, 1960-61 president, will present Sister Mary Ann Ida with the students' gift, 3,328, which includes the profits from the Benefit and the Variety Show. Sister Mary Assisium will present Big Sister pins to 68 seniors who have one or two years of service. Thirty- five and 70-hour minimum of service to the College have been contributed by each recipient of this award. A trophy will also be given to the senior class for the highest percentage of participation for the Benefit. Lastly, the four class presidents, as well as the SAB representatives, will g've reports on their activities during the past year. SUMMER LIBRARY HOURS June 28-Aug. 4 Mon.-Fri., 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. June26-Aug.2 (Evenings) Mon., Wed., Fri., 7-9 p.m. Sat, Sun., 1:30-4:30 p.m. (Closed Tues. July 4) One-month Loans Available except for books needed for summer courses or for titles in popular demand Hours Vary during Interim . . . Please Call before Coming. 3 Vol. XXXI Mundelein College, Chicago 40, Illinois, May 24,1961 School Opens September 17 Cardinal Presents Diplomas To l63 at June 6 Ceremony ANTICIPATING THE DATE of the next Skyscraper issue are new staff mem bers, (l.-r.) Mary Jo Murray, feature editor, Barbara Brzezinski, news editor, and Joanne Twomey and Virginia Piecuch, alternating editors. Honors Program Features Top Student Achievements The presentation of awards to stu dents who have made outstanding achievements in various phases of col lege life will take place at a 1:10 p.m. assembly on Honors Day, May 25. THE ASSEMBLAGE will witness the presentation of honors for scholas tic achievement, departmental honors, campus activities honors and gold key awards signifying membership in Kappa Gamma Pi. Sister Mary Ann Ida, B.V.M., College president, will present awards assisted by Anne Mil ler, SAC president, and Madelyn Lowry, senior president. The cere mony will take place in the College auditorium. Departmental honors go to 22 sen iors distinguished for academic achievements in their departments. RECEIVING HONORS for their work in the field of chemistry are Martha Fingleton and Virginia Row land; in English, Mary Ann Makow ski, Maricolette Powers, Mary Ann Ryan and Joanne Walsh will receive awards, and Kathleen McGuire will be honored for her work in journalism. Marie Indurante, Theresa Rokita and Sheila Sepanski of the math de partment will receive awards, as will Loretta Cahill, Katheen Huhmann and Patricia Prindiville of the music de partment. PSYCHOLOGY MAJORS Gloria Callaci, Dorothy Ciszewski, Hermelyn 4 Seniors Receive Dietetic Internships Four senior members of the home economics department have been ac cepted for dietetic internship. They will gain one year of practical experi ence in therapy, teaching and adminis tration duties. Sandra Mehl, president of the Alpha Omicron and a foods and nutrition ma jor, will be working at Hines Veterans Hospital in Chicago. She has been working part time this year at the dietary department of Loretto Hos pital in Chicago. Sally Greco and Joanna Kozuch, both foods and nutrition majors and members of Alpha Omicron, will put their major to use as interns at the Cook County Hospital in Chicago. Sister Anna Marie, O.S.F., will work at the Good Samaritan Hospital, Cin cinnati, Ohio. Fuller, Sister M. Claude, H.H.S., and Sister M. Francis Xavier, H.H.S.; so ciology major Mary Birren and speech majors Janet De Grazia and Ann Zar- lenga will also receive awards. Honors for outstanding activitv in club work will be presented to Martha Fingleton and Patricia Prindiville of the orchestra; Mary Koenig of Red Cross; Alice Connelly and Mary Ann Ryan of the Review, and Kathleen McGuire, Mary Ann Makowski, Doro thy Nelson and Patricia Riggs of the Skyscraper. THE JANET McCARTHY FIEWE- GER Memorial Award in the depart ment of home economics will be pre sented to Sandra Mehl, and the Anne Lalley Art Award for illustrations in the Skyscraper will be presented to Maureen McCue. Accepting the Kappa Gamma Pi gold key will be: Loretta Cahill, Gloria Callaci, Dorothy Ciszewski, Janet DeGrazia, Martha Fingleton, Kathleen Huhmann, Nancy Itnyre, Maureen McConville, Rosalyn Mocchi, Mary Ann Ryan and Sheila Sepanski. The Mary Josephine Lusk creative writing awards will be presented to (Continued on Page 6) Baccalaureate and Commencement exercises for Mundelein's 163 June graduates will be held June 6. His Eminence Albert Cardinal Meyer will present the diplomas at the 3 p.m. commencement exercises. Fairfax M. Cone, LL.D., Chairman, Executive Committee, Foote, Cone Belding, and newly appointed member of the College Board of Education, will receive an honorary doctor of laws degree and deliver the commence ment address. Reverend John A. Mc- Evoy, S.J., will deliver the invocation. Investiture in Baccalaureate Hoods will take place at 11 a.m. in the Col lege Theater by newly ordained Rev erend Richard Burke, brother of Nancy Burke '61. He will be assisted by Reverend William Clark, theology instructor. Baccalaureate Mass will follow, of fered by Reverend Conan Hartke, O.C.D., brother of Barbara Hartke '61. Brunch will be served to the gradu ates in the tearoom after Mass. Eliza beth Bogie, president of Mundelein's Alumnae, will induct seniors into the Alumnae Association at the breakfast. Rolls and coffee will be served to par ents in the social room, followed by a tour of campus places of interest. Graduation exercises for approxi mately 40 more members of the class k.' 1'JC.l -v.Ill be heW in August. Seventeen students will receive graduation honors. Receiving B.A. de grees magna cum laude will be Gloria Callaci, Dorothy Ciszewski, Hermelyn Fuller, Maureen McConville, Mary Ann Ryan, Sheila Sepanski, Sis ter Mary Claude, H.H.S., Sister Mary Francis Xavier, H.H.S., and Sister Mary Regina, H.H.S. Graduating magna cum laude with of bachelor of music degree is Kath leen Huhmann. Sheila Leahy will be awarded a B.S. degree magna cum laude. Cum laude honors with a B.A. de gree will be given to Loretta Cahill, Janet DeGrazia, Mary Ann Makowski and Anna Marie Zarlenga. Martha Fingleton and Barbara Pettit will also receive B.S. degrees cum laude. The following girls will receive their B.S. degrees: Marion Bakula, Cecile Biestek, Patricia Bozis, Beatrice Brantman, Sara Duarte, Sally Greco, TRACING THEIR STEPS to the Senior Ball are (l.-r.) seniors Liucija Lingis, Pat Douglas and Margo Heirich. The stairway leads to the Grand Ballroom of South Shore Country Club, the scene of the June 3 event. Seniors and their escorts will enjoy a prime rib dinner prior to the 9-12 p.m. ball. Elizabeth Kiriazis, Joanna Kozuch, Jeannine Kuhn, Mary Anne Lantvit. Sandra Mehl, Janet Michela, Louise Ornas and Dorothy Ann Steller. Margaret Patterson, Joanne Piekar- ski, Virginia Rakocinski, Jane Randi, Virginia Rowland, Sister M. Anna Ma rie, O.S.F., and Ann Williams. Receiving their B.A. degrees are: Carolyn Alelunas, Dorla Allen, Rita Aim, Helen Bartu, Therese Ann Bea ver, Mary Birren, Joan Blake, Geral dine Blum, Margaret Brennan, Evelyn Brown, Jean Buckley, Nancy Ann Burke, Rita Ann Calto, Nancy Cam- pise, Lois Cantalupo, Mary Patricia Carr. Maureen Casey, Lili Li Chin, Arlene Cichon, Joan Cirino, Mary Eileen Clark, Maureen Coan, Janet Shields Concannon, Gemma Conforti, Kathleen Conlon, Alice Connelly, Janice Corbin, (Continued on Page 6) A. Miller Earns '61 Finan Award Senior Anne Miller, SAC president, is this year's recipient of the Mary Blake Finan Award. The award will be presented on Honors Convocation Day. May 25. nt 1 p.m. in the Col lege Theater. The Mary Blake Finan Award is conferred annu ally on the senior, who in the esti mation of the faculty and senior I I class, during her four years at Mundelein, has been outstanding in character, cooperation and service. Anne Miller is a frequent Dean's List scholar. Besides being a history major, she was a member of the Sky scraper staff for the past three years in addition to writing several articles this year. Miss Miller served as junior SAC representative, publicity chairman for the SAC Benefit last year, and acted as general chairman for the Burgess Meredith Benefit last fall. She is also a member of YCS and IRC and the Press Club. Mary Blake Finan, a Chicago social worker, was a long-time friend both of Mundelein and Clarke College in Du buque, la., where she graduated. She died seven years ago leaving a fund from which an award would be pre sented annually at both colleges. Junior Merits First Russian Scholarship Christine Doran, vice president of the Russian Club, is winner of the Russian scholarship offered for the first time this year by a Magnificat Medalist recipient, Miss Ellen Collins. Christine, a junior history major with a Russian minor, scored highest of those eligible for the scholarship. Gloria Callaci, who received the highest score on the test, is ineligible for the scholarship because she is a senior. The 100 scholarship is to be put toward next semester's tuition. Thirteen girls participated in the hour-long exam which was three- fourths oral comprehension. Anne Miller
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