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Mundelein College, Chicago 40, Illinois, April 26, 1961 Vol. XXXI No. 10 Original Musical Comedy Lampoons Fashion Industry STRIKING THE POSE of a model for their roles in Sew What are, above: Mae Moscarello with flying balloons, Adrienne Spohn in a springtime set ting, and Maureen Murphy with the first-prize winners of the International Dog Show. Sew What will be pre sented by the drama department May 7 and 8. Election Results Show Tight Margin Totaling 312 votes in the recent SAC election, Mary Fran Hoffman assumed the office of president over her running mates Mary Williams and Mary Mar garet Grady who received 206 and 175 votes respectively. CLOSER VICTORIES marked the results of three other offices in which the winners pooled less than 60 votes over their opponents. Deirdre O'Malley captured the sec retary's spot with 351 votes only 53 more than her opponent Jo Ann Habermann. SOCIAL CHAIRMAN Gail Grund- mann snatched this post from Carol Lisowski with 369 votes over Carol's 305. A similar victory occurred in the race for the National Student Associa tion co-ordinator. Suzanne Brown scored 357 as compared to Maureen Fleming's 252 votes. CONNIE PEARSON, newly elected treasurer, defeated her closest oppon ent Maxine Tyma, with an edge of 271 to 216. The third candidate, Frances Tischler, received 171 votes. A sizeable victory characterized the contest for National Federation of Catholic College Students, in which Fran Wolosewick walked off with a total of 467 votes over Gerry Conick's 175. Votes were not counted for vice presidency since Denise Lanphear was the single candidate for the office. Sew What, an all-Mundelein pro duction, with authors, composers, actors and director from the college or its alumnae, will be the final pro duction given by the drama depart ment. The playwrights, all alumnae of the college, started writing the musical-comedy toward the end of February and completed the script be fore Easter. The musical will be presented May 7 and 8 at 7:30 p.m. in the college auditorium. Admission will be 1. Mary Penkala '60, a drama major and Dolores Penkala '54, a chemistry major, are the authors of the play. The musical score was written by Anne Llewellyn '52, drama major, and piano arrangements were composed by Parreannie Wilson Davis '60, music major. Senior Laura Mandala, president of Laetare Players, will direct the entire production and Judi Skwiot '58, mod ern dance instructor, will arrange the choreography. A satire on the fashion industry, Sew What is set in the Void Fash ion House, where designers are work ing on a very unusual and mysterious creation. The play, the first musical Mundelein has presented in five years, includes ten original tunes. Among them are Design for Love, I've Got the Bowling Alley Blues, The Wandering Waistline, I Wanna Be a Model, and The Blob. Maureen Murphy, Adrienne Spohn and Mae Moscarello appear as the head models of the fashion house. Other models include Mary Ann Wag ner, Noreen Walsh, Mary Ann Mc- Garry, Sandra Mills and Rosaria Col- Ietti. The head fashion editor, Cynthia Castlebaine, is portrayed by Alice Offbeat Title Sets Pace For Annual SAC Mixer A Gold Coast art fair theme will set the stage for Like Young, the offbeat name for the SAC spring mixer to be held Friday, April 28 from 9 to 12 midnight in the college gym. Admission is 1. Music will be provided by Eddie Ward's Quintet. Neighboring colleges are invited. Committee heads include the follow ing: Denise Lampher, hostess commit tee; Loretta Bernbom, decorations; Nancy Stitch, refreshments; and Do- ores Gaffney, invitations and pub licity. Rasilewicz, whose secretary is Susan, played by Patricia Principe. Other fashion editors are: Barbara Porter, Joan Robinson, Joanne Restivo and Jane Brust. Leona Poliquit plays the role of the head seamstress, Lily, and Michaellene Federowicz, Priscilla Sori ano and Arlene Cichon are her helpers. The owner of the House of Void is portrayed by Patrick Boyle, whose father is played by Jack Doolin. Peter Trummer takes the role of a foreign fashion editor, Peter Patrick is a de signer, and George Dick acts as their publicity man. The behind-the-scenes production staff of Sew What consists of cos tumes, props and stage crews. The costume managers are Mary Celeste Kaesberg, Barbara Hewlett and Judy Jaeger, operating with a crew com posed of: Audrey Ouimet, Sandra Mills, Alice Rasilewicz, Mae Mosca rello, Michaellene Federowicz and Jane Brust. Jackie Hughes and Adrienne Spohn are prop managers working with the crew: Thais Alexander, Kathy Denne- saites, Rosaria Colletti, Joan Robin son, Joanne Restive and Barbara Por ter. Stage managers are Sylvia Stad- their and Mary Ellen Spain, and work ing on their crew are Carol Ryan, Irene Scesnewicz, Kathy Drzymala, Pat Boland, Leona Poliquit. Priscilla Soriano, Pat Principe and Arlene Cichon. Soph Tea Dance Is Where the Boys Are A guarantee for each girl to meet 24 boys is assured at the Sophomore Tea Dance to be held Sunday, April 30, from 6 to 9 p.m. in 405. With Las Vegas as a theme, games will be played to break the ice and get acquainted. Zingo, a bingo-like game, requires each girl to get the names of 24 boys. This assures each girl of meeting at least two dozen men. Invitations will be sent out to as many men as each girl chooses to ask. Music for the dance will be provided by records. The Combo will also play as a special feature. Girls heading the committees for the dance are: Gail Grundmann, co-ordi nation; Kaye Coyne, invitations; Patti Gilles, entertainment; Joan Vantucci, decorations and publicity; Judy Letke- wicz and Adreinne Lubanski, refresh ments. Seniors Travel Cross Country For Grad Study April brought eight more Mundelein students advanced study scholarships that will take them to universities all the way from Canada to Mexico and Hawaii. Sheila Sepanski, awarded an assist antship in mathematics at the Univer sity of Wisconsin and a scholarship to Northwestern University, accepted the latter. Nancy Itnyre has received a full- tuition scholarship for one year to Marquette University. It will cover her studies in theology beginning in September. Marie Indurante, having completed her college requirements in three and one-half years, will accept an assist antship in mathematics at Loyola Uni versity. Assistantships have also been mer ited by Cecile Biestek and Patricia Bozis, both physics majors. Cecile has received a 12-month appointment to the University of Hawaii where she will act as a teaching assistant and complete her studies for graduate work in ionospheric and solar studies. Pat will spend nine months as an assistant in a physics laboratory at the University of Montana where she will study for her master's degree in reactor physics. Summer scholarships for foreign language study have been received by Elaine D'Ambrosio for French at La val University, Quebec, and Margaret Guitini for Spanish at the University of Guadalajara, Mexico. Chicago Leader Receives Degree, Addresses Grads Fairfax M. Cone, newly appointed member of the Chicago Board of Edu cation, will receive an honorary doc tor of laws degree and address the graduates at the 1961 Commencement exercises. The college is happy to recognize a distinguished citizen who has gen erously contributed his time and tal ents to so many :haritable, educa tional and civic projects, Sister Mary Ann Ida stated in her an nouncement. Mr. Cone, chair man of the execu tive committee of Foote, Cone and Belding Advertis ing Agency, was general chairman for the 1960 Crusade of Mercy. Under his direction the drive topped the 15 million goal set for the Chicago Com munity Fund and the American Red Cross. A graduate of the University of California, Cone is a trustee of WTTW-TV, Chicago's educational television station, a trustee of the University of Chicago, and a chair man of the Graduate School of Busi ness Committee for that institution. He is also a member of the Board of St. Luke's Presbyterian Hospital. As a director of the Chicago Central Area Committee, he is working with the group of civic leaders who are planning for the redevelopment of the Chicago downtown area. Awards from various groups in the communications field recognized the contributions Cone has made to the ad vertising field. In 1952 he received the medal for Distinguished Service in Advertising from the University of Missouri and Syracuse University. In 1956 he shared, with advertising ex ecutive Leo Burnett, the Printer's Ink Gold Medal Award. In 1960 the Chicago Press Club se lected him Chicagoan of the Year. Last week he was nominated by the communications field for the Chicago Junior Association of Commerce and Industry 1961 Chicagoan of the Year Award. 15 Teachers Merit Grants For Study at Home, Abroad Scholarships and research grants will provide advanced study opportuni ties for 11 Mundelein faculty members during the coming months. Four of the awards provide for study and travel abroad. Four other faculty members have accepted guest-profes sorships at colleges or universities. SISTER MARY ELSA, French in structor, has been awarded a Ful- bright scholarship for doctoral study at the University of Bordeaux in southern France. Sister will begin study in September. During the past SMILING VICTORIOUSLY at the recent SAC election resjlts are the new council members for the academic year 1961-62, (l.-r.) Denise Lanphear, SAC vice president; Sue Brown, NSA co-ordinator; Fran Wolosewick, NFCCS co ordinator; Mary Fran Hoffman, SAC president; Deirdre O'Malley, secretary; Connie Pearson, treasurer; and Gail Grundmann, social chairman. Elections were held April 19. (See story on results, column 1.) summer, she studied at the University of Paris, also on a Fulbright grant. Sister Mary Therese Avila, chair man of the Spanish division of the de partment of modern languages, will study Portuguese in Brazil on a Na tional Defense Education Act grant. During the year Sister has been work ing toward her doctorate in Spanish and Portuguese at the University of Wisconsin, also on a NDEA grant. SISTER MARY IRENE, chairman of the department of French, will carry on research during the summer at the University of Paris and the Biblitheque National. Sister's grant, provided by an anonymous donor, was awarded on the basis of her long standing interest and service to the interpretation of French culture. Six faculty members are recipients of National Science Foundation grants. Sister Mary Nadine, biology instruc tor, will begin doctoral study at Pur due University on an NSF graduate fellowship. SISTER MARY SEBASTIENNE, mathematics instructor, will complete a year of graduate study at the Uni versity of Colorado under a NSF scholarship. Four science faculty members will conduct research on NSF faculty fel lowships. Sister Mary Marina, chem istry chairman, and Sister Mary Mar- tinette, guest professor of chemistry at Marillac College, Normandy, Mo., will be at Florida State University. (Continued on Page 3)
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1961-04-26 (1)
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