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Award Degrees to Class of '64, June 3 Two hundred forty-seven degrees, four of them honorary, will be conferred at Mundelein's thirty-third Commencement, June 3. Members of the faculty and graduates will begin the 3 p.m. exercises with an academic procession into the College Theater where the reading of an invocation will pre cede the conferring of degrees. Commencement speaker will be Virginia Woods Callahan, associate professor of classics and Director of the Humanities Program at Howard University, Washington, D.C. Mrs. Cal lahan is a summa cum laude graduate of Mundelein, '35, who earned her A.M. and Ph.D. in the classics from the University Novice Writers Earn Prizes In Annual Lusk Competition Winners of the Josephine Lusk Creative Writing Awards, pre sented annually for outstanding student contributions in the fields of essay, poetry, short story, edi torial and contemporary criticism, were announced in the spring is sue of the Review. Life versus Death, by Sister Mary John Katrine, B.V.M., and published in the spring Review, took top honors in the essay competi tion. Meriting honorable mentions were Noreen Rapp for James Baldwin: Spokesman for the Negro Revolution, Review, winter 1963 and Rae Paul for Jazz, Review, spring 1964. Faith G. Norris, as sociate professor of English at the Tighe Merits Finan Award Patti Tighe is the recipient of the Mary Blake Finan Award which will be presented at the Honors Con vocation tomorrow. The ward is conferred annually on the senior, who, in the estima tion of the faculty and senior class, has been outstanding in service, character and cooperation. Patti, a biology major, will con tinue her studies at the University of Illinois Medical School. She was SAC representative of the senior class and president of her class in junior year. Oregon State University, judged the essays. Sister Mary Joseph Ellen, B.V.M., won the poetry award for Seasonal Artist, published in the winter 1963 Review. Honorable mentions went to Sister Mary Vin cent Ann, B.V.M., for Japanese Print, Review, spring 1964 and to Barbara Mounsey for Cold Lawn, Review, spring 1964. Poetry judge was Samuel Hazo, associate dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sci ences, Duquesne University. Winner of the short story award is Carol Gendron who wrote Catholic Girls to College Women, published in the spring 1964 Re view. Valentine Greetings from Us To You by Barbara Mounsey, published in the winter 1963 Re view, An Old Family Friend, a short story written by Helen Pier- son for the spring 1964 Review and The Bachelor by Sister Mary Bernita, B.V.M., winter 1963 Re view, received honorable mentions. Stanley Clayes, assistant professor of English at Loyola University, acted as judge. Skyscraper editorial editor Mary Etta Talarico merited the editorial award for Foe of Nuclear Testing Receives Nobel Prize, an editorial in the Nov. 20, 1963 issue of the Skyscraper. Honorable mentions were awarded to Maxine Tyma for Wheat's the Fuss with Khrush chev? , Skyscraper, Oct. 23, 1963 and to Irene Skala for Dead Give-Away, Review, winter 1963. Don Sullivan, reporter for the Chi- of Chicago. A member of the American Philosophical Asso ciation and Archeological Institute of America, Mrs. Calla han is a former faculty member of Dunbarton College and the Catholic University of America. Mrs. Callahan will receive an honorary degree, Litt.D., in recognition of her academic and professional achievement. Stressing the importance of the Christian woman in to day's world, the college will award honorary degrees to four women respected for their clarity of perspective and personal integrity. An LL. D. will be presented to Mrs. Claire Boothe Luce, playwright, author, former Republican Congresswoman, and one-time U.S. Ambassador to Italy. Mrs. Luce will receive the degree for her activities on the in ternational scene where she pro motes what she terms a politics of hope. Bernice Brown Cronkhite, vice president and former dean of Rad- cliffe College, will accept an LL.D. honoring the vision and distin guished energy she has brought to higher education for women. Mrs. John Clarke will receive an I..H.D. for her selfless efforts in the field of social welfare in the Chi cago area. Candidates for degrees will be an nounced by Sister Mary Ignatia, B.V.M., academic dean. Sister Mary Ann Ida, B.V.M., president, will present each candidate to the Most Reverend Albert Cardinal Meyer, Archbishop of Chicago, who will confer the degrees. Members of the faculty, gradu ates and their parents will attend a noon baccalaureate Mass in Ma donna Delia Strada chapel. Fol lowing Mass a brunch will be served for graduates and their parents at Lewis Center and in the Mundelein Tearoom. In addition to the June gradu ates, 70 sisters, B.V.M. scholastics and members of several other re ligious congregations will receive diplomas at a ceremony, July 31. Twenty-seven seniors will be graduated with honors, two summa cago American, served as judge in the editorial division. The Contemporary Criticism award went to Mary Lu Franzman for Tom Jones, printed in the Feb. 12, 1964 issue of the Sky scraper. Barbara Mounsey, who re viewed Barbra Streisand for the Dec. 18, 1963 issue of the Sky scraper and Mary Ellen Scott who wrote a review of James Baldwin's Anotlier Country received honora ble mentions. Judge of the contest was Paul Cu- neo, associate managing editor of America and managing editor of the Catholic Mind. cum laude, 13 magna cum laude and 12 cum laude. The two seniors who attained a cumulative grade point aver age of 3.0 for their four years at Mundelein are Winifred Cul- kin, B.A., and Irene Skala, B.A., who will graduate summa cum laude. Magna cum laude graduates, those with a cumulative grade point average of 2.7, include four stu dents who will receive bachelor of science degrees: Paula Copack, Madeline Hammermeister, Mari anne Littau and Susan Meyers. Nine other seniors will graduate magna cum laude with bachelor of arts degrees: Mary Ellen Bradley, Sister Mary Albert Di Brizzi, H.H.S., Mary Farrell, Mary Lucy Franzman, Lois Graff, Mary Anne Hoope, Marian Kinzig, Patricia McKay and Judith Salzinski. In addition to the 13 magna cum laude graduates, 12 members of the class who have a cumulative grade point average of 2.5, will graduate cum laude. Judith De Jan and Yuki Ito, included in this group, will each receive a bachelor of fine arts degree. Cum laude graduates to re ceive bachelor of arts degrees in clude Sister Mary Jamesella Crib- bin, S.C.C., Darlene McLaughlin, Mary O'Malley, Sheila Prindiville, Valerie Schloss, Sister Mary Ig natius Strozinski, C.S.S.F., Milena Taychman, Patricia Wenskus, Pamela Wilt and Sister Mary Re- gina Zawisza, C.S.S.F. Joan Gordan, Diane Kovacic, Mary Anne Thomas and Ruth Fa- zioli, four of the cum laude gradu ates, will receive bachelor of science degrees. Others graduating with a bache lor of science degree are: Juliet Beaumont, Nancy Blake, Joann Braun, Maria Carvallo, Betty Cyp- car, Diane Dwyer, Beverly Erb, Geraldine Gaik, Sister Mary Lois (Continued on Page 10) Convocation Recognizes 68 Seniors For Scholastic Excellence, Service Editor in Chief for Skyscraper Publications Appoint '64 Editors Co-Editors on Review The Skyscraper board of senior editors announces today the staff for the academic year 1964-65. Mary Etta Talarico will act as editor in chief. She formerly held the positions of Skyscraper edi torial editor and news editor. Rae Paul has been named as sociate editor after her work on the staff as managing layout editor and photographer. Sylvia Hajek will be feature edi tor during the coming year. She was staff news editor this year. Other staff positions will be an nounced in fall pending summer or ganizational meetings. The Review also announced next year's staff today. Helen Skala and Carol Gen dron will serve as co-editors. Both girls were associate edi tors for the 1963-64 year. Patty Kaufman and Noreen Rapp will act as associate editors. Noreen was an assistant editor this year and Patty served as an assis tant the past semester. Assistant editors and staff mem bers will be chosen during the sum mer for the publication in the fall. Sixty-eight seniors meriting scho lastic honors will be cited tomor row at the annual Honors Convoca tion in the auditorium at 12:40. Sister Mary Ann Ida, B.V.M., presi dent, will address the student body and confer the awards. Departments award honors to those students who maintain a cumulative 2.5 average in their ma jor field. The art department will confer honors on Judy DeJan and Yuki Ito; biology, Paula Copack, Geraldine Gaik, Elizabeth Mittl; cltemistry, Diane Kovacic, Mary Anne Thomas, Maureen Warnock; drama, Lynne Bjorklund and Carol Ryan; economics, Maureen Glebes; English, Mary Ellen Bradley, Mary Lu Franzman, Mary O'Malley, Judy Salzinski, Gertrude Schoepko, Irene Skala, Terry Tarrant, Milena Tay chman and Pamela Wilt. The French department hon ors Mary Anne Hoope, Bonnie Relli, Roselle Delisi, Sister Mary Jamesella, S.C.C, Mary Ellen Farrell, Nicole Stozek; history, Mary Jo Barton, Sister Mary Ignatius, C.S.S.F., Sister Mary Regina, C.S.S.F.; home ec onomics, Susan Meyers; mathe matics, Lois Graff, Madeline Hammermeister, Marianne Lit tau, Karen Rossing. Honors in the music department will be given to Jo Anne Miks; psycliology, Rita Cullen, Winifred Culkin, Catherine Frenzel; Spanish and Portuguese, Peggy Clements, Jeannette DeVries, Donna Rane; speech, Darlene McLaughlin. The above girls will receive senior hon ors for maintaining a 2.5 average during the academic year. The following students are also awarded senior honors: Rita Bourne, Cecilia Chrobak, Lorelei Dyer, Beverly Erb, Kathleen Fardy, Carol Fullam, Kathleen Halloran, Patricia Ho- sey, Janice Jearas, Herta Kai ser, Susan Kelly, Marian Kin zig, Sheila Kirby, Carol Mas- chek, Patricia McKay, Barbara Mossman, Maureen Sheridan, Sister Mary Albert, H.H.S., Sister Mary Christa, S.C.C, Sister Giselindis, S.Sp.s., Bar bara Skiba, Brigita Utinans and Mary Ann Verbeeck. The Janet McCarty Fieweger award will be given to Susan Mey ers, president of Alpha Omicron. The Ann Lally award for creative art will go to Barbara Mounsey, columnist and cartoonist for the Skyscraper and a contributor to the Review. Writing and editorial awards will be presented to the Skyscraper edi torial board, Janice Jearas, Patricia Krochmal and Eileen Schaefer and to Review co-editors Gertrude Schoepko and Irene Skala. Cited for the Mother-Daugh ter award are the following: Mary Jo Barton, daughter of Virginia Pelletier (Mrs. Thomas Barton), '39; Carol Ann Fullam, daughter of Helen Driscoll (Mrs. Charles Fullam), 39; Marybeth Harding, daughter of Rita Granhold (Mrs. Paul Hard ing), *38; Mary Judith Maguire, daughter of Germaine Mulhol- land (Mrs. Frank Maguire), *38; Susan Meyers, daughter of Ruth Quirk (Mrs. Charles Mey ers), 36; Anne Stephen, daugh ter of Irene Galvin (Mrs. Wil liam Stephen), '34. The program for the Student Ac tivities Convocation in the morning will begin with a procession of sen ior and SAC officers. Reports by SAC treasurer Judy (Continued on Page 10) Exam Schedule Monday, May 25 9:00 MWF9:30 11:30 TTh 3:40 1:30 MWF 12:40 Tuesday, May 26 9:00 MWF 10:30 11:30 TTh 11:30 1:30 2:40 Wednesday, May 27 9:00 MWF 1:40 11:30 TTh 2:40 1:30 MWF 11:30 Thursday, May 28 9:00 TTh 9:30 11:30 TTh 1:40 1:30 TTh 10:30 Friday, May 29 9:00 MWF8:30 11:30 TTh 8:30 1:40 MWF 3:40
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