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November 2,1961 THE SKYSCRAPER Page Five 'Girl Friday Gloria Returns It Takes Time To Direct Testing Service by Mary Etta Talarico Teachers, Students Appraise TV Venture The culprit behind the barrage of standardized tests at Mundelein has an alias Girl Friday in 203. Gloria Callaci, Mundelein psy chology major of the Class of 1961, returned to Mundelein in August to assume duties in the office of the dean of studies. CHIEF AMONG her responsi bilities is direction of the Munde lein Testing Program, involving College Boards, The American Col lege Testing Program, freshman orientation week tests, sophomore comprehensives and reams of others. Correspondence with national testing centers and interpretation of results all pass through the di rector's hands. Miss Callaci explained that her senior year psychology project con cerned testing programs. Specifi cally, she tried to prove that a certain intelligence test handi capped left-handers. My results, said Miss Callaci smiling, are probably the most negative on record. My advisor said that she had never seen such a thorough rejection of an hypo thesis. WHEN ASKED if her minor field is as useful as her major in her job, Miss Callaci replied that although she was a Russian minor and was 1961 Chairman of the Supreme Soviet (president of the Russian Club), there is not much need for Russian in her work. If any transfer students from Russia do come in, she quipped, my minor will help, but we don't Clink Aids Grades Students interested in improving their reading speed and study skills have the opportunity again this year in the college clinic. Edmund Cavanaugh, director of the clinic has announced that those students who wish to register for lessons may do so by contacting their counselors and making ar rangements through them. There is a fee attached to the program and attendance at 20 lessons is compulsory. Reading speed eliminates the necessity of poring long hours over class assignments, Mr. Cavanaugh remarked. And along with speed, comprehension increases from 25 per cent to 200 per cent. Better class grades follow naturally. Last semester the speed of some students soared from 150 words to 900 words per minute. Junior Class Day Includes Song,Motto Judging the entries for a junior song and motto will spark up the entertainment for their class day scheduled for Nov. 14. Mass at 8 a.m. and recitation of the rosary at 11:50 will comprise the morning activities. Chip 'n dips, fancy sandwiches, and beverages will be served in 405 at 4 after which students will en joy a program in the auditorium. Announcement of a junior class song and motto will be made after the girls vote on the various en tries. Ideas for the contest were sub mitted at the last regional meet ing. Trophies will be awarded to the winners of the competition. Humorous skits and musical se lections will complete the program. get too many transfers from Mos cow U. Mundelein has all the advan tages of a women's college without being isolated from the world, Miss Callacci commented. Students live in a vibrant city and are taught by Sisters well in formed in outside interests as well as academic ones, she continued. AS A MUNDELEIN junior, Gloria accompanied two friends from the Skyscraper staff to an in terview at University of Chicago of Laura Fermi, wife of the late Gloria Callaci atomic scientist Enrico Fermi and author in her own right. Miss Cal lacci described the experience as fascinating. I called Bob Newhart and made arrangements for an interview dur ing Christmas vacation in senior year, but then I got so busy with senior comps that I had to cancel it. I imagine Mr. Newhart was fairly busy at the time too, she observed half laughing. BEFORE RETURNING to her duties Miss Callaci said seriously and sincerely, You know, it's both challenging and frightening to realize that what you're doing now may in the future affect hundreds of people you don't even know. This is Gloria Callaci's fifth year at Mundelein, but rather than feel ing passive about its college life, she sees clearly her part in the projects of the present and the plans for the future. Valuable German Books Contributed to Library A selection of outstanding books donated by the Martin Behaim So ciety has been added to Munde lein's library to aid the language students in their study of German literature. The most valuable of these, Ge- schichte Der Deutschen Novelle, by Johannes Klein, gives a complete history of the German short story. Dichtung Und Glaube by Wil- helm Grenzmann contains 21 mod ern German essays dealing with re ligious and literary writings. Several copies of The Ballad Book, a classroom text, is also available for students who do not wish to purchase the book for class use. Doctor Marie Wolfskehl, German instructor at Mundelein, whose brother is a member of the Martin Behaim Society, met Kurt Schleucher, director of the local chapter in Darmstradt, Germany, last summer. There he announced plans for the donation. Similar grants have been made to 16 other foreign countries, such as Turkey, South Africa, Mexico and Japan. The activity, sponsored by the Behaim Gesellscheft, is one means of furthering Germanic cul ture studies. Freshmen in three rooms sit with eyes glued on Sister Mary Agnesita as she lectures Old Testament via closed-circuit TV. In turn, the col lege glues its eyes on the freshmen. Their venture lays the groundwork for educational TV's future at Mundelein. For two years the college antici pated the closed-circuit system. An initial gift from the Father's Club made the purchase possible. Aids Student Teachers Many Chicago high schools use this audio-visual aid. Therefore, student teaching seminar allows each girl the opportunity to teach via TV with the other students as her critics. Closed-circuit TV will eventually expand to other departments. The purpose behind the system is two fold: to provide teaching excellence and to economize on teaching hours. At present, instructors Sister Mary Agnesita and Mother St. Ag nes, S.S.C.M., 321 Old Testament students and faculty critics have completed six weeks of TV testing. Economizes Teaching Sister and Mother alternate lec turing on Tuesdays. Through team teaching, each may concentrate preparation time in specific areas. Groups of about 35 meet on Thurs day or Friday for questions, dis- SNEA Resumes Role On College Campus Senior student teachers have re activated the SNEA on campus. The chief aim -of this Student Na tional Education Association is to provide a program to improve pro fessional training of teachers through lectures and conventions. This year the SNEA is planning to discuss with the freshmen and sophomores in education teaching and the problems of student teach ing. Members will also assist in ad ministering the College Board Tests. At one of their meetings the sen iors will act as hostesses for the supervisor of teaching personnel. At another, they will listen to a talk by Dr. Richard McVey of the Chicago Board of Education. Denise Lenzi is acting president. At their next meeting, the associa tion will elect their officers for the year. by Mary Jo Murray cussions, opinions and tests. Sister and Mother would ordi narily spend 18 hours with nine sections two hours per week. TV time includes three lecture hours and nine discussion hours thus saving six hours. Educational TV opens a new area of student aid. Sophomore Carol Ryan, who plans on a speech major, now operates the three-way camera. Air Student Views Constructive criticism aids Sis ter and Mother. Faculty members sit in on classes. The teachers polled the students. Representative comments follow: Jean Campbell remarked, It is hard to keep track of the lecture and take notes. I prefer discus sion combined with lecture, not af terwards. My thoughts don't carry over too well after a couple of days. Both Sister and Mother realize the difficulty in stepping out of high school into college note taking. However, they feel discussions are more stimulating after a few days to think things over. TV Fascinates Virginia Bishop claims that the TV fascinates me. The material sticks much longer than it does in the 'live' situation. However, I re gret that we cannot ask questions on the spot. Lois Graff states I just hate TV in general. It's very easy to lose attention. My gaze may be on the set but my mind isn't. The fault Stamps Anyone? Blue, green . . . any kind. What? Stamps For what? To help equip the new dorm. How? According to Sister Mary Juli- etta, B.V.M., in the bookstore, re deemable stamps can be traded in for some of the furnishings for the new dorm. No Yes, and she said that she'd ap preciate any stamps that she can get. Really Yes, and Sister still saves can celed stamps, you know. Oh Where are you going? Home to get stamps. is not in the teachers just the TV. Students found copying notes from the blackboard impossible. The camera always won the race against their pens. So Mother in novated the use of charts whenever possible. More complex material is mimeographed and passed to the students. The sound is now being worked on after the students suggested im provement. Perhaps the keynote of the TV venture is It takes time. Kay Baltazore thinks the whole idea just has to grow on you. I don't like the plan now but this is be cause it is so foreign to us. We have to adjust. The TV teachers and students may encounter minor troubles now. With time and continued effort they may share in a major success. Hats off to theology for trail blazing for the other departments. HOLDING BOOKS presented to Mundelein College by the Martin Behaim Society is Dr. Maria Wolfskehl, German instructor. Angelika Schreiner, Gertrude Schoepko, Mrs. Arlene Benkendorf and Uta Biedenfeld, German students beam over other books donated to the department. Sister Mary Clara stands ready to accept books. Coming on Campus by Maureen Racine Saturday, Nov. 4 ACT Tests. Sunday, Nov. 5 High School Parents. Tuesday, Nov. 7 8, Alumnae Board Meeting. Thursday, Nov. 9 4:10, NSA. Friday, Nov. 10 3:30, Barat-Mundelein Philosophy Discussion; Closed Retreat, Our Lady of the Cedars. Saturday, Nov. 11 Closed Retreat. Sunday, Nov. 12 7:30, Play; Closed Retreat. Monday, Nov. 13 4:10, Senior Faculty Party; 7:30, Play. Tuesday, Nov. 14 Junior Class Day; 1:10, Club Co ordination Board; 1:10, Freshman Lecture, auditorium; 4:10, Math Club. Wednesday, Nov. 15 3:10, Senior Lecture, Dr. McVey, 405; NCATE. Thursday, Nov. 16 1:10, SAC All-College Meeting; 4:10, Related Arts Club; 4:10, Fac ulty Meeting, 405; NCATE. Friday, Nov. 17 Mundelein Senior-Junior Retreat; Closed retreat, Our Lady of the Ce dars; Women's Auxiliary and Fa thers' Club; NCATE. Saturday, Nov. 18 Mundelein Senior-Junior Retreat; Closed Retreat. Sunday, Nov. 19 Mundelein Retreat; Sophomore Coke Dance. Tuesday, Nov. 21 12, Mass, Presentation; 1:10, Freshman Class Meeting; 1:10, Senior-Junior Talk, Father Sulli van, 405; 3:10, Inter-Collegiate Discussion, 713; 4:10, NFCCS; 6:30, Foreign Film, auditorium. Wednesday, Nov. 22 4:10, Terrapin Tryouts and Dinner. Thursday, Nov. 23 Thanksgiving Day. Friday, Nov. 24 Sophomore Cotillion. Saturday, Nov. 25 9:00, Supplementary Exams; Pa pal Volunteers Program, audi torium. Sunday, Nov. 26 Senior-Junior Coke Dance. Tuesday, Nov. 28 1:10, Freshman Panel, auditorium; 1:10, Club Meetings; 1:10, Recital, 703.
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1961-11-02 (5)
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