description:
FIHIE, V:S Irl CIRAIPtlR ** ' . r'jfflijjnr eK.'*-* -' . .i ?I?'7:V *: * ;: ' * -* w . Enrollment Is Still 47 Per Cent Above Pre-War Registration Figure XXI Mundelein College, Chicago 40, Illinois October 2, 1950 No. 1 Although still 47 per cent above pre-war figures, enroll ment is gradually coming back to normal, according to Sister Mary Bernarda, B.V.M., Dean. We had 530 students in 1940 and in 1941, as contrasted with 779 today, the Dean notes, but current figures will probably con tinue to be normal for the next few years. There are 243 freshmen; 218 sophomores; 146 juniors, 160 sen iors, 1 post graduate, and 11 part-time students. Forty-eight students reside on campus in the two residence halls, and all the others com mute daily from various parts of the city and suburbs. BENEFIT BECKONS FIRST NIGHTERS 'acuity Includes I New Members Four Return After Leaves of Absence llEight new members had joined the letilty and four had returned from res of absence for study when the lege opened, Sept 11. for its twenty- lit academic year. Father John F. Council, O.P., former py Chaplain who recently received his Borate at the Angellcum university, lie, is teaching Philosophy. Sister Mary Alexander, B.V.M., who US a Master's degree from Marquette fersity. has joined the staff in the nation department. Jister Mary Renee, B.V.M., who has graduate work at the University of and at St. Louis university, is a Member of the staff in the Home nomics department. Boucier, who holds a license en- froni the the University of Paris, new Faculty member in the French fttment, and Sabine Heller, M.S., k did her graduate work at Purdue nersity, is teaching Chemistry. John Meany, A.M.. who holds a Mas- is degree from the University of Notre pnc and who is doing graduate work the University of Chicago, is teaching Miomics. (Continued on Page 3, Col. 1) Freshmen Come From 70 Schools In 9 States 9 Were Top Students In High School Classes The 243 members of the Class of 19S4 represent 70 high schools in nine states Illinois. Minnesota, Wisconsin. New York, Indiana, Missouri, Iowa, Michigan, and Massachusetts. The Immaculata High school, with 37 representatives, has the largest single delegation, St. Scholastica academy com ing next with 35 representatives. There are 13 delegates from each of the following schools. Aquinas. Mer-,' ey, and St. Mary's, and 12 from Mary wood. Foreign countries represented are Iran, Lithuania, and Czechoslovakia. Holding Mayor Kennelly Youth Foun dation scholarships are Louise Baronc. 1 )iaua Vianowski, Laurianne Hargarten, .Maureen Kavanagh, and Nancy Nolan. First Ladies of the Freshman class are nine students who ranked first academ ically in their high school classes. Elected to the Freshman Board of Governors are Mary Breen and Mary Gaudrcau from St. Scholastica; Joan Horan. Rosemary Jones, and Joyce John ston, The Immaculata; Mary Agnes Moran and Agnes Dwyer, Visitation; Ronnie Groom, North Park; Judy Lind- strom and Joan Hoiss, Aquinas; and Sheila Woods, Marywood. Irst Ladies of Class 1954 Top ranking high school graduates are Marilyn Berke, Ancilla Domini, Donaldson, Indiana, with pointer; reading clockwise, Mary Canning, St. Gregory's; Judith Czarnik, Cardinal Stritch; Janet Parmalee, Barrington; Kary Beniac, Aquinas '49; Joanclaire Lemieux, Mount St. Mary-on-the-Fox; Barbara Moran, Loretto, Woodlawn; Kathryn McCarty, Mallinckrodt; and Joyce Gutzeit, Visitation. Dress Circle Preview SAC officers and escorts ready for Opening Night are, clockwise, Peggy Butler, Arthur Bilek of Loyola; Joan Simon, Phil Weiland, Loyola; Carolyn Kilkenny, and Ralph Struck, DePaul. Parents Are Guests On Sunday, Oct. 8 At the Parent-Daughter Day recep tion and tea, Sunday, Oct. 8, at 3:00 p.m., each student will be hostess to her own parents, arranging for them to meet Administrative officers and members of the Faculty. Peggy Butler, SAC president, will present all guests to Sister Mary Jo sephine. B.V.M., President of the Col lege, and Sister Mary Bernarda, Dean. Providing musical entertainment will be the String ensemble, with Rita Frische and Irene Meyer, violinists. Nancy Allebrodt, cellist, and Norma Galvin. pianist. A Glee club recording of Ave Maria by Codaly will also form part of the entertainment. Co-chairman of the tea, planned by the Home Economics department, are Geraldine Tyrrell and Bernadine Loetz, assisted by sub-committees headed by Mary Carey, Mary Hogan. Betty Guil foyle. Lorraine Hodorowicz. Florence Sponholtz, Jane Ann Kelly. Serafina Traficanti. Mar/ Lou Pisani, Patricia O'Callaban. and Valerye McCarthy. Publication Win Writing Awards Both The Review and The Skyscraper merited All-Catholic Honors in the Catholic School Press association contest, and two Review staff members of last year merited writing awards. Mary Culhane '50, Summa Cum Laude graduate, won the essay prize with her study of the nat ural law, entitled Code for All Time. Lois Hassenauer Bow man *50, Cum Laude graduate who was married in June, won the story prize for The Greater Skellig. Mundelein'Loyola Joint Councils Announce Mixers Oct. 31 Is Date For Next College Dance Mundelein-Loyola SAC's will sponsor four mixers this year, and the Mundelein SAC will continue sponsoring monthly Friday evening dances. The dances will he under the chairmanship of Peggy Butler and Stan Jackola. The first Mixer will be Oct. 31, under the direction of Terry Jordan: Gina Moran. John Calla, John Madden, and Don Parker, who will take care of .the Halloween decorations and entertainment. Hold Beanie Bounce Last Friday night Loyola freshmen claimed dances with their beanies at the second annual Beanie Bounce, in Mun delein's gymnasium. Mary Margaret Woods and Yolanda Volini. sophomores, were co-chairmen of the dance. Patricia Neal. Marilyn Tang- ney. and Helen O'Toole assisted Patri cia Reese, chairman of the Orchestra committee. Serve on Committees Decorations were handled by Mary June Kennedy, chairman. Fdwina Kos- tanski. Marian Cairns, Mary Helen Don ahue. Anne Erkenswick, Donna Mer wick, Gabrielle Mott, Constance Marvin, Marguerite McGowan, Loretta Neff, Barbara Williams, and Kathryn Winn. Resixinsible for Tickets and Publicity- were Dolores Sullivan, chairman, Mary Kllyn Bondi, Virginia Carr, Carol Kim- ka, Mary Nikias. Patricia Tyrrell, and Anita Williams. The Refreshment committee included Nancy Gibbons, chairman; Mary Rose Allen, Peggy Grandy, and Alice Pawlak. SAC Sponsors Opening Night Of Ballet Russe Today is Deadline for Advertisers, Patrons You are invited to the mezzanine to day, where SAC members are checking in Advertisement and Patron contribu tions liefore the 5 p.m. Benefit Program deadline. Tickets will continue to be sold until the house is sold out. The Student Activities Council, con forming to an all-college referendum last spring, has arranged to sponsor opening night of the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo, Oct. 16, at the Civic Opera house, instead of promoting the Card Party and Fashion Revue, held each spring since 1932. Returns from all ticket sales plus the proceeds of an elaborate Benefit pro gram, distributed Opening Night in the lobby, will swell the College Expansion fund. Cites Advantages Desire to contribute to the cultural life of the College and of the community inspired SAC members last year to pro pose a new kind of benefit. According to Peggy Butler, SAC president and general chairman of the affair, a special advantage of the fall benefit is that much of the preliminary work can be done before school opens, the Council having spent many hours in August at work on it here at the Col lege. Council members are urging all stu dents to come formal for the dress circle, and to interest their friends in the pro gram, which includes Les Sylphides, The Nutcracker, Gaite Parisienne, and a new ballet. Grand Pas Classiqiic, written especially for Yvette Chavirc, French ballerina making her American debut the night of the benefit. Name Chairman Committee chairmen for the benefit in clude Leona Adams, Carolyn Kilkenny, and Joan Simon, in charge of publicity. Patricia Dee, Marion Quinn, and Gina Moran head the Patron committee. Barbara Mann, Laura Bergamin, and Clare Hillyard are chairmen of the Patron committee.Virginia Volini, Mary Ellen Ward, and Terry Jordan have charge of Tickets. Honor Foundress At Convocation Honoring Mother Mary Francis Clarke, foundress of the Congregation of the Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Fatlier Michael Dempsey, A.M.. of the Religion department, will give the Foundress Day address at assmbly, Thursday at 1 p.m. The Resident students will honor Mother Clarke at High Mass at 7 a.m. on the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi, Oct. 4. In 1833, Mother Clarke founded, in Philadelphia, the Congregation of the Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary. In 1933, she was voted the Great est Catholic Woman of the Century, in a poll conducted by The Queen's Work.
title:
1950-10-02 (1)
publisher:
Women and Leadership Archives http://www.luc.edu/wla
creator:
Mundelein College
description:
Student newspaper for Mundelein College
subject:
Newspapers
subject:
Religious communities--Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
subject:
Students
subject:
Universities and colleges
subject:
Women's education
relation:
Mundelein College Records
type:
Text
language:
English
rights:
This image is issued by the Women and Leadership Archives. Use of the image requires written permission from the Director of the Women and Leadership Archives. It may not be sold or redistributed, copied or distributed as a photograph, electronic file, or any other media. The image should not be significantly altered through conventional or electronic means. Images altered beyond standard cropping and resizing require further negotiation with the Director. The user is responsible for all issues of copyright. Please Credit: Women and Leadership Archives, Loyola University Chicago. wlarchives@luc.edu
coverage:
Chicago, Illinois
coverage:
Mundelein College