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''.:- - heshmen Flock to College 252 Strong, I Represent 77 High Schools in 11 States Has Commission High schools from 11 states have con- ributed members to the freshman class, rhich numbers 252 students, with 2 sets i twins and 20 members who claim ilder sisters who have attended, or arc Bending, Mundelein. As always, Chicagoans and near- obnrbauites are in the majority. St. Bolastica's, with 26 representatives. olds first position among the 77 high tfaools which have contributed mem- trs to the class. The Immaculata delegation of 25 is lose second, with St. Mary's coming in bird, with 18 representatives, and Mary- rood fourth, with 15. Among the public ijh schools. Sullivan, with 7 delegates, d Senn. with 6, are in the lead. Still in their home state, but not rithin commuting distance, are the 6 nshmen from scattered sections of linois. Out-of-state freshmen include induates of high schools in North Dakota, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Iowa, Ohio, Michigan, Texas, Montana, and Wisconsin. Long-distance honors go to Texans Sheila Finney and Eileen Rogers, and to Lois Leghorn, who attended high school in Great Falls, Montana. Chicago schools provide the two pairs of look-alikes. Josephine and Maureen Roche (not to be confused with the sophomore twins, Maura and Sheila Roche) arc Immaculata alumnae. The second set of twins, Angela and Elaine Kreiter, were graduated from St. Scholastica's. Estelle Guest, sister of Mary ex '35, Alice '41, and Rita ex '43, is the fourth member of her family to attend Munde lein, and Claudia Pelletier, sister of Virginia '39 and Yvonne '44, is the third of hers. Also following in the footsteps of their sisters who have been graduated from Mundelein are freshmen Jane McDonnough, sister of Patricia '39; Patricia Hollahan, sister of Dorothy '40; Joan Harrigan, sister of Peggy '41; and Ellen Perry, sister of Ruth '41. Having sisters in the senior class are Yvonne Bettcnbender, sister of Cather ine '43. and Maryellen LaDuke, sister of Frances '43. Grace Schaar is the sister of Dorotby '44; Jean Beakey, of Geraldine '44; Sue Gibbons of Rosemary '44 and Anita Schwab of Orelle '45. Ruth Turley is the sister of Mary cx '37; Aileen Abcani, of Peggy ex '41; Rita Barr, of Marylauraine '45 and Marilyn Garlock of Betty ex '42. Completing the role of big sister- little sister combinations are Jane Klein, sister of Dorothy ex '38, June Tatge, sister of Rita ex '38, Barbara Fitz gerald, sister of Irene ex '44, and Eileen Stanton, sister of Veronica ex '39. First Mundelein graduate to receive a commission is Margaret Troy '39, who, as a second lieutenant, has volunteered for foreign service. Faculty Members Enlist in Army Robert J. Niess, Ph.D., of the ro mance language department, and Adel- bert Huguelet, conductor of the Glee club, recently entered the United States Army, bringing the total of Faculty members in service up to five. Dr. Niess will be commissioned as a second lieutenant when he finishes a training course in map reading at Mi ami Beach, and will be assigned to duty at an air field. VVith the rank of captain, Mr. Hu guelet is to organize and supervise music in all its branches for the enter tainment and morale of soldiers in various camps. Already in service are Lieutenant C. J. Whittler, formerly of the sociology department, who is with the Army abroad; and Lieutenant William Pren dergast, formerly of the history depart ment, who is in camp in the east. A. L. O'Toole, Ph. D., on leave of ab sence from the mathematics department, has been called to government service in the Federal Communications Com mission. Enrollment Hits New High with 595 Registrants Eleven New Members Are On Faculty With 595 students, the largest enroll- tnl in its history and an increase of 12 per cent over last year, the College ( icd on Sept. 14 for its thirteenth mdemic year. Eleven new members have joined the Faculty, in the departments of chemis- trr. commerce, drama, English, history. me economics, and Spanish. Agnes Wilszynski, Ph.D.. a graduate si the University of Chicago, and Hu bert Schnuck, Ph.D., who has his doc torate from Yale, are in the Spanish jprtment. Dr. Schnuck is also lectur- iag in the history department. Teaches Chemistry Xew to the chemistry department is llary Caroline Madden, M.A.. a gradu ate of Columbia university, and Mary Geiger '37. who did her graduate work it Teachers college, is teaching in the Apartment of home economics. I In the drama department, Miss Doris IFoley, who is on the staff at Goodman fcatre and who is a leading player lith the Loyola Community theatre, is Irecting the Verse Choir and dramatic (roductions. Ms.I in the drama department. Miss Mys Bczazian, foundress of Orchesis, utional dance society, conducts courses dancing. Two members of the staff of the Columbia Broadcasting System are giv- Bg courses in the English and drama departments. 0. J. Ncuwcrth, actor and producer, is conducting a course in tadio acting, and Robert Cunningham, innounccr and script writer, is giving acourse in radio writing. Returns to English Department Sister Mary Irma, B.V.M., who has ken on leave of absence for research at the Catholic University of America, has returned to the English department, and Sister Mary Martinc, B.V.M. for- nerly principal at St. Joseph's academy. Dubuque, has also joined the English department. (Continued on Page 3, Col. 1) Chemist Is Elected Science Qroup Head Sister Mary Martinette. B.V.M., of the chemistry department, was unani mously elected chairman of the Physics and Chemical section of the Chicago Catholic Science Teachers association it a recent meeting. The Association, which was founded iii years ago, includes two sections, the Physics and Chemistry, and the Biol- jgy section. There are approximately 100 members in the group, which meets tree times each year. -d rpr3 l iyiji.Qi.jJiinrv:;v rv Vol. XIII MUNDELEIN COLLEGE, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1942 No. 1 Student Teachers Begin Education Project This Week Five Parochial Schools Are Scenes of Test Project Tables are turned this week and stu dents sit at teachers' desks as 20 juniors and seniors in an education project directed by Sister Mary Theresa Francis, B.V.M., of Clarke college, give intelli gence tests to 3500 elementary and inter mediate schools taught by the Sisters of Charity, B.V.M. Measure Retention The students are not only gaining ex perience as teachers; they are also deriv ing scientific knowledge of the degree of original learning and the amount of retention demonstrated by young students who have observed, for a brief period, a variety of visual and verbal materials. Parochial schools in which the experi ment is being carried on are St. Jerome's, St. Dorothy's, St. Vincent's, Presentation, and Our Lady, Help of Christians. Twenty Students Work Seniors working on the project are Jane Rcdlin, Eileen Ryan, Marianne Donahoe, Dorothy Scholzen, Mary Cole, Mary Elizabeth Walsh, Royce McFadyen, Jeanne Horan, Shirley Riley, Patricia Tierney, Agnes McGreevy, Ellen Foran, Louise Szkodzinski, Frances Smith, Jane Trahey, and Gertrude Quinlan. Juniors are Helen Sauer. Ruth Rin derer, Mary Ellen Winblad, and Audrey Anderson. Loyolans Come to Coke Dance Today Music Starts at 3 p. m. In Gymnasium Loyola and Mundelein students will take two hours off today from their autumn assignments to take part in a morale booster stream lined model the first of a series of monthly coke dances. The scene is the Mundelein gym nasium; the time 3 to 5 p.m.; the music, new records rolling 'round. Frank Considine and Marianne Donahoe, Loyola and Mundelein Student Activities Council presi dents, have announced that the cokes will be served in the tea-room, and that 100 tickets will be sold at Mun delein, 110 at Loyola. Qraduate of Oxford, Writer and Traveler, Speaks at Assembly Barbara Ward, English scholar, writer and lecturer, will talk on The Sword of the Spirit, significant Catholic movement, at the freshman assembly in the auditorium, at 1 p.m. today. A graduate of Oxford university, Miss Ward has travelled extensively in Austria, Italy, and Turkey, has been assistant editor of the Dublin Review, foreign editor of The Economist, and has been honorary secretary of the Sword of the Spirit since 1940. Miss Ward, who was one of the prin cipal speakers at the convention of the Catholic Charities in Kansas City last month, will broadcast over WGN at 12:20 today, and will come directly from the studios to the College. Sophomores Expect Furlough Requests Announce Cotillion Will Be Held Nov. 6 Army and Navy officials are expected to express deep concern over the large number of service men requesting fur loughs for the first week-end in No vember, to assist in the sale of War Bonds. Students from various colleges and universities are also expected to take part in this drive. The occasion will be the Sophomore Cotillion, on Nov. 6, the proceeds of which will be invested in War Bonds. The only large informal of the college year, the Cotillion has always been a colorful affair, and the addition of Army, Navy, and Marine uniforms is expected to make it doubly so this year. (Continued on Page 3, CoL 4) In Step With Democratic Principles Publications Merit All-Catholic Honor For the eleventh consecutive year, The Mundelein College Review and The Skyscraper have received All- Catholic Honors in a nation-wide survey and rating contest conducted by the Catholic School Press Asso ciation. The Association rates publications on their diffusion of Catholic thought, their promotion of Catholic activity, their enterprise and service to the school and to the community, and their journalistic excellence. These are freshmen governors chosen to manage class affairs until election time. They are Jane Klein, Jane Mc- Murray, Maryl Gorman, Betty Jayne Lang, Jean Beakey, Jeanne McNulty, Dorothy Sullivan, Mary Clare Hornof, and Joan Templeman. (Story on page 4.)
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1942-10-09 (1)
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