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SKYSCRAPER Pnfce Three Seniors Plan Formal Ball For May 29 Pierson Thai's Orchestra Provides Music Frothy formats, fragrant corsages, deft kcrvicc, and danccable music arc the or der of the evening next Wednesday. May 29, when saddle shoes and sports clothes till be abandoned as Mundelein students and their escorts attend the Senior Ball. I The soignee Congress Casino, newly- decorated, will be the scene of the Col- fcge's most formal social affair, and the orchestra of Pierson Thai will provide the music. General chairmen for the Ball are Mar guerite McNulty, class president, and Bitty Kreuzer. social chairman. Bette McCaughey heads the orchestra . iniiiiitee, assisted by Louise French, Marjorie Byrne, Frances Sayre, and Pa tricia O'Toole. Roberta Scheid is chairman of the hotel rommittcc, aided by Genevieve McGrath gt;ntl Eileen Flannery. Arrangements for chaperons are under the direction of Annette Specht. Betty Vestal and Clare Anderson are co-chairmen of the publicity committee, ami will be assisted by Helen Murphy and Ji an Kaspari. Sally Davis is in charge of bid selec tion. Her assistant is Georgene Mc Gowan. Marjorie Chapman is chairman of hid sales with I' ranees Mahoney as assistant. Inaugurate New S. A. C. Officers (Continued from page 1. col. 3) ti the President of the College. Miss Berk then gave her farewell address, and administered the oath of office to incoming Council executives. Dorothy I Ionian, president; Kathryn Dealy, vice-president; Margery Linne han, secretary, and Louise Szkodzinski. treasurer. Miss Homan adjourned the nivcting. Read Prophecy, Will, History At '40-'41 Tea The second half of the unwritten Sen ior-Junior reciprocal trade agreement took place yesterday in the tea room when the Class of 1941 was received a a tea sponsored by the senior class. Tea-time festivities served as back ground to the reading of the class will, prophecy, and history. The will, written by Betty Vestal, co-editor of the Sky- sckapkk and sociology maji r, was read by Martha Van Dyke. Hear Prophecy The class prophecy, written by Frances Sayre, Skyscraper feature editor and English major, was read by Patricia O'Toole. and the history, jointly com posed by Helen Sheahan of the REVIEW staff, and Clare Anderson, co-editor of the SKYSCRAPER, was read by Isabel Mol loy. Both classes proceeded to the audi torium to attend three plays directed and produced by members of the acting tech nique course. Confound You, Jack Dal ton, directed by Dorothy Koziel, included in the cast Joan Doyle, who played Eg bert, Rita Kloss, who was Jack Dalton. Gcraldine Resell as Richard. Patti Col- ford as Anna, Mary Celeste Shannon as Eloise, Mary Lou Bell as Mrs. Dalton. and Roscmae Carrere as Bertha. See Plays Will '() THE WlSP, directed by Lor etta Calnan, included Doris Ruddy as a country-woman. Paillette Lear as Will '() The Wisp, Mary Louise Shannon as a lady, and Mildred Graham as a maid. Here Comes the Bride, directed by Lucille O'Connell, presented Donna La.h- er as the bride, Jane Redlin as maid of honor, Mary Ann Achtcn as the mother. Barbara Moran portrayed the roles of both of the chairman and of Dodic. Rosa lyn Miller was a page, and Catherine Bettenhender acted the parts of Chloe and Betty. Commerce Group Has Presentation Program, May 31 Ten Merit Two-Year, 22 Have One-Year Diplomas Ten students will be candidates for one-year Secretarial certificates, and twenty-two will be eligible for two-year certificates, which will be awarded at a presentation ceremony on May 31. Certificates are awarded on the basis of scholarship, efficiency, and person ality. Following the presentation and an address by the President, luncheon will be served to the students in the college tea room. Candidates for the two-year certificates are Rita Bernard. Frances Blim. Virginia Bradkc, Kathryn Casey, Ann Dempsey. Kathleen Duntemann, Betty Gar lock, Nancy Lyman, Betty O'Connor, and Peggy Schwcisthal. Candidates for the one-year certificates are Marian Cahill, Nancy Costello. Anne Donahoe. Gene Ficht, Virginia Fleming, Rosemary Gibbons, Ann Hillman, Ma deleine I lutiuacher. Marie Koreiichan. Mary Leabeater. Lillian Lakowskie. Bonnie Lahey. Lauramae McMahon, Ruth Pantera, Jean Papreck. Mary Jane Ritchie. Leonore j Class Honors, awarded to students in Schabas. Dorothy Sieben, Florence i the upper 10 percent of each class Squires, Mary Stiever, Ruth Wagener.. gjvcn to 25 freshmen, six soph Academic, Departmental, Activities Honors Given At Convocation on May 23 Pour seniors, Constance Campbell, Lou ise French, Mary Mackey, and Mary l.aurette Reilley. merited Highest Col lege Honors, conferred by the Reverend John I-'. McCormick, S.J., head of tin- Loyola philosophy department, at the Honors Day convocation yesterday. Highest College Honors are awarded to those students who are in the upper five percent of their classes in both junior and senior years. College Honors, awarded to students in the sophomore, junior, and senior classes, who are in the upper five percent of the class or who have grade point aver ages of 2.50, were awarded to six seniors. six juniors, and six sophomores. Seniors meriting College Honors are Clare Anderson, Constance Campbell, Louise French, Dorothy Hollahan. Mary Mackey, and Mary Laurette Reilley. College Honors went to the following juniors. Mary Caroline Bemis. Helen Jane Dcssero, Winifred Grcenspahn. Dor othy Homan. Catherine Miller, and Doro thy Sugrue. Sophomores meriting College I lonors are Colette Bergeron, Lavinia Cole. Doro thy McCarthy, Vcrnettc McGinty, Nona Sonstcby, and Rita Valenzano. and Dorothy Woolums. r were onu ires, All-College Party Will Be May 31 The entire student body will meet for a final social occasion on Friday, May 31, a Commencement tea in the college tea-room. Mary Margaret Mitchell is in charge of refreshments; Marguerite McNulty. favors: Louise French, tickets: and Helen Conlon. program. The tea will immedi ately follow religii n examinations. Honor Seniors at Club Parties The president is going, long live the president I echoes from the tea-room and the apartment almost every day, as each club leader entrusts her office to a successor. Frances Kane inherited from Betty Kreuzer the Art club's special surrealis tic gavel at their installation tea, May 21. Vice-president Helen Bickctt. secretary Rita Valenzano, treasurer Kay Rheiner. and social chairman. May Farmer, were also formally inducted into their new artistic chairs of office. Guide French Guiding the destinies of social-minded French scholars next year will be Muiidc- lein's Remind. Vcrnettc McGinty. The I new French Cabinet includes Aim Wil kins, vice-president; Anita Capparos. sec retary ; Helen Diemienowski, treasurer: and Virginia Arado, social-chairman. Les D'Arciennes formally greted their new officers at a luncheon meeting May 10, when each guest was presented with a directory of the members' phones and addresses to help make the summer pleas ant, and a French leading list to keep it Intellectual. Scientists Entertain The three sections of the Science Forum concluded the. year with a scries of parties.. The chemistry section presented a symposium on Wo men's Place in Chemistry. Chairman Dorothy Schneider introduced the follow ing speakers who analyzed women's Op portunities in various fields: Aldona Sakalas. Governmental Bureaus: Mary Virginia Murphy. General Chemistry: Eleanor Landou, Patent Offices; Rosc- marie Ostendorf, Merchandising: Lavinia Cole, Women in Industry; Mary Jane I Garvey. Chemical Bibliographers. Irene Weber summarized the splendid opportunities in the entire field. The mem bers gave a tea for Annamarie Berk and Dorothy Nugent, senior chemistry majors, on May 13. Members of the biological section of the Forum were dinner guests on May 10. at the home of Miss Muriel Clinnin '39. laboratory assistant in zoology. Guests of honor were Helen Conlon. biology major, Joan Garrity and Mar gery Chapman, zoology majors, and Annamarie Berk, S.A.C. president. Queen Mathemathics presided at the party she gave her subjects. May 15. The order of exercises included a written comprehensive examination, conducted by Professor Dorothy Sugrue, an oral exam ination by Professor Margaret Groark, a prophesy of American Mathematicians of 1950 by Professor Anne Marie O' Rourke. a paper on Infinite Values by Dean Ellen Jane Fitzgibbon, and an analysis of geometric solids by Professor Dorothy McCarthy. S.A.C. Entertained Mother-of-pearl medallions, bearinu lie college shield in gold and suspended from gold chains, were favors given members of the Student Activities Council when they were guests of the College at a tea on May 14. Have Musical Party The Cecilians gave a tea and musicalc at the Sovereign Hotel, May 18, in honor of the seniors in the music department. Catherine Keller, retiring Cccilian presi dent, Betty McCaughey, music education major and Marjorie Thomas, senior or gan student, received charm bracelets of miniature gold musical instruments. The Mundelein string quartette played slctions from The Student Prince. Dor othy Shreck was general chairman of the party. Room of the Edgewater Beach Hotel, the juniors entertained the graduates at the annual Junior-Senior luncheon, on May 16. After luncheon. Marjorie Carlos, junior social chairman, introduced the program. Dorothy Schreck. accompanied by Vir ginia Parr, sang Vilia. Progressive de grees of bridal anxiety on the days before the wedding formed the story of Edna St. Vincent Millay's Here Conies the Bride, read by Lucille O'Connell. Hear Music Ruth Perry played the Prelude from Dehusscy's Suite Pour la Piano. A two- violin arrangement of Lascy's Alita. played by June Kash and Frances Pisko zub, accompanied by Virginia Parr, con cluded the musical entertainment and prepared for the climax in the prophecy read by Miss Carlos. Congratulating the seniors on their four successful years, Dorothy Homan, junior president, wished them added success in years to come. Marguerite McNulty. first lady of the senior class, expressed the gratitude of the seniors to their hostesses. Receive Gifts The juniors gave their guests silver key rings from which hang tiny silver medals embossed with the college shield. Each senior also received a corsage. The art department contributed to the success of the luncheon the linoleum block printed place cards. Members of the secretarial classes splashed merrily in the pool at their an nual party last week, with racing and six juniors, and six seniors. Seniors meriting Class Honors are Helen Conlon, Joan Kaspari, Catherine Keller. Roberta Scheid. Betty Vestal, and Alice Walther. Juniors taking class honors are Dorothy Adams. Margaret Groark, Eleanor Lan dou, Jeanne McGinnis, Mary Margaret O'Flaherty, and Ruth Perry. Sophomores with Class Honors are Virginia Arado, Helen Cashion, Elaine I lartmaii. Ruth Mader, Anne Marie O' Rourke. Aldona Sakalas. Freshmen meriting Class I lonors are Jean Bemis. Eleanor Buckley. Rosemary Deneen. Marianne Donahoe. Phyllis Fue ner, Ellen Foran. Betty Garvey, Shirley Hopper, Mary Allele Howard: Eleanor Kandratas, Evelyn Kosar, Charlotte Kepner, Marie Korenchen, Bon nie Lahey. Leona Lowe, Vivian McCar thy, Rosamond McMillan: Marie McKicbolas, Royce McFadyen, Marilyn McHugh, Shirley Smith, Flor ence Squires, Mary Stiever, Caroline Sul livan. Louise Skodzinski. Departmental I lonors were given as follows: Golden Rose, for service in Drama. Marjorie Thomas; Awards in Art. merited by Sally Davis, Betty Kreu zer, anil Georgene McGowan; awards in Music, merited by Catherine Keller and Bette McCaughey; awards in Home Eco nomics, merited by Helen Ahern and Joan Kaspari. Awards in Chemistry were merited by Dorothy Adams and Eleanor Landou; in Zoology, by Helen Conlon. Winifred Grcenspahn, Dorothy Homan, Marie Kioebge, and Catherine Miller: in Eco nomics, by Marie Marek; in Classics, by Louise French; in French, by Isabel Molloy and Betty Shanahan; in English by Constance Campbell. Awards in English for work on The SKYSCRAPER were given to Clare Ander son, Julia Mary Hanna. Frances Sayre, and Betty Vestal; for work on the RE VIEW, to Virginia Cheatham, Mary Mar garet Mitchell, and Helen Sheahan. Activities honors were given as follows: for Catholic Action, to Mary Margaret Mitchell; for debating, to Betty Shana han : for athletics, the W.A.A. trophy went to Doris Knockeart, captain of the championship basketball team, and the Terrapin trophy went to Ellen Jane Fitz gibbon, captain of the champion swim ming team. The 1 lonors Day convocation opened with an organ selection. Aria from the Tenth Concerto, by Handel, played by Angela Vollcr, which was followed by the College song, and by Debussy's Clair de Lime, played by Organist Rosalie Wiora. Father McCormick then conferred the honors, with Annamarie Berk, Mary Mar garet Mitchell, and Marguerite McNulty assisting. After Father McCormick's ad dress, which stressed the importance of effort in the acquisition of awards, the College Orchestra played I.uigini's Voice of the Chimes. Benediction of the Most Blessed Sac rament followed, and Maude Shuflitowski, organist, played the Recessional by I lol- loway. vttli racing diving events a main part of the pro- In the pink-flower-gailanded North, gram. Voice Students Qive Programs Off-Campus College singers have been keeping semi-professional appointments during the past few weeks. Betty Lou Dcppen. voice student, who is a member of the Chicago City Opera Junior chorus, and who is also a member of the quartet in the University of Chicago broadcasts, performed before the Chicago chapter of the Illinois Catholic Women's club on May 19. Shirley Hopper sang before members of the Round the Town club, on May 3, and Maude Shuflitowski, accompanied by Virginia Parr, sang in a joint re cital with her sister at Our Lady of Angels academy in Clinton, Iowa, on May 19. With Ruth Perry as accompanist. Vir ginia Duffy sang for the Loyola Moth er's club, and Dolores Groford, accom panied by Louise Szkodzinski. sang for the Mother's club of Siena high school. Eleanor Kandratas gave a benefit per formance in Rockford, recently, with Genevieve Locaitas accompanying; Ma ry Maerk was soloist at the Mass for the Science Forum here on May 19; Geraldine Kbppa sang at the Steinmetz high school graduation, and Marjorie Pattrias sang for the Carl Schtirz high school commencement. English Is Favorite Major for Class 1940 The English department leads all others in the number of majors this year, with 17 seniors; sociology ranks second with 12 majors, and economics places third with 8. The home economics department has 5 majors, three of whom are in nutri tion, one in dietetics, and one in general home economics. The drama department also has five majors: art has three, and chemistry, French, zoology, history, and mathematics have two each. Biology, Latin, music education, pi ano, and Spanish are listed for one major iii each department. Name Officials For 1940-1941 Marjorie Carlos was elected social chairman of the incoming senior class, at an election meeting on May 14, and Mildred Mahoney was elected sergcant- at-arms. Doris Ruddy was elected social chair man of the incoming junior class, and Ruth O'Hearn was chosen sergeant-at- arius. The incoming sophomore class elected Patricia Byrne, vice-president; Rosemary Deneen, secretary; Marjorie Nora, treas urer: Royce McFadyen, social chairman, and Patricia Gould, sergeant-at-arms.
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