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SKYSCRAPER Page Three Eight Seniors Receive Kappa Prom Chairman Qamma Pi Keys For Excellence Gold keys which open the door to Kappa (iamma I'i. national honor society for Catholic college alumnae, were awarded to eight seniors this war. I '.or excellence in character, leadership, service, and scholarship, Juan 'Ackermann. Mary Catherine Davy, Barbara Heintz. Carolyn Kil kenny, Anne Llewellyn, Patricia Mel high. Agnes Reiter, and Mary Soutsos received their Kappa keys at the Honors convocation. May 20. Miss Kilkenny is SAC president, and - has also held the offices of secretary and treasurer of SAC. A Drama major, she is active in the Laetare Players. Miss Llewellyn, also a Drama major, is a member of the laetare Players and received the Golden Rose this year for outstanding service to the Drama de partment. Miss Llewellyn wrote and starred in the musicale, Not in the Books, the college's first original musi cal production. Miss Soutsos, a Freiu-h major and a candidate for a degree Cum Laude, is vice-president of the Senior class and president of the French club. She has also served in NSA an lt; club. English majors Miss Ackermann and Miss Reiter are co-editors of the Re view. Both are members of the Stylus club and F'nglish Hound Table. Miss Ackermann is president of the German club. Miss Reiter is a debater. Both will lie graduated Magna Cum Laude. A Speech major, Miss Davy has served on the Sodality Council and with Vital Speakers, where she held the offices of treasurer and vice-pres ident. She is a member of the Lae tare Players and NFCCS and has served as senior delegate for two years. Miss Heintz and Miss McHugh are English-Journalism majors. Miss Mc Hugh is president of the Senior class and a former class treasurer and social chairman. She and Miss Heintz are members of the Service club and the Press club. Miss McHugh has also been a member of the English Round Table, the Glee Club, Vital Speakers, and Sodality. Miss Heintz is co-editor of the Sky scraper and has been active in NFCCS, the Servioe serving -.as Junior alternate delegate, OSP chairman, and chairman of the re gional press commission. x- ffy ryn SAC President Exchanges Qavel For A.B. Degree The SAC gavel changed hands at the close of the College Day convocation. May 20, and retiring president Carolyn Kilkenny, having given her farewell ad dress to the student body, admini stered the oath of office to incoming officers, Velma Mooney, Dolores Sul livan. Kay Lamb, and Vasilia Soutsos. A high point of the program was the presentation to the President of the College, Sister Mary John Michael, B.V.M.. of the proceeds of the all-college benefit in October. Clubs Give Reports Achievement was the keynote of the morning assembly as club, class, and organization officers presented a sum- marv lt; gt;f the year's activities. The pro- I cecdings were introduced by the Club Coordination Board chairman, Laura Bergamin. Patricia Mulroy reported for the Art club; Georgia Lambros for the Cecil ians. Mary Therese Jordan for Delta Sigma Rho; Evelyn Donohue for Speech Mid Drama: Barbara Schevers for the Economics club; Geraldine Schiavone for the English Round Table. Bettemae Callan spoke for the Home Economics club; Dorothy Kmiecinski for International Relations; Mary Sout sos for the Language clubs; Joan Kwiatkowski for the League of Woman Voters; Margaret Quinn, Science For- um; Frances Mclnerney, the Woman's A hletic Association, and Agnes Reiter fur Writer's Inc. Describe Alphabet Groups The all-school organizations were presented by Barbara Shaughnessy of the Service club; Mary Catherine Davy of NFCCS; Mary Frances Anderson of NSA, Janet Parmalee of the Racial Justice club, and Joan Cahill of the Sodality. Class reports opened with a summary by Freshman Patricia O'Brien, follow ed by Sophomore Mary Breen, Junior Clare Hillyard. and S.-nior Patricia Mc- .Id. lugh. Miss Kilkenny reported on the . vide range of SAC activities for the gli -. 'r; : The annual presentation of Sports bwards was made by Frances Mclner- , . ley. WAA president, to Claire Gerbeck eprcsenting the Sophomore basketball earn, and Miss Mclnerney awarded the hree-year sportsman's trophy to Gina doran. Angel Decorates Summer Edition Of College Review The picture 6f an erect angel accom panied by a stumbling girl will decorate the cover of the summer edition of the Review. The illustration hy Sylvia Grigul ac companies the poem Angels Don't Stum ble by Lucille I lamilton. Miss Hamilton also contributes a short story, Red is for Failure. A second story is by Joyce Gutzeit Joan and Margaret Ackermann collab orate for a study of the Art Institute of Chicago. An essay on comic strips is the work of Mary Schweitzer. Poetry contributors for the issue are Coralyn Kelly, Cecilia Moran, Mary Ann Wenzel. Janet Parmalee, Rosemary Ryan, Miss Gutzeit. and Miss Hamilton. Miss Wenzel also reviews Satan, a col lection of essays by French philosophers. Other book reviews are by Yvonne Beaumont, Grace Trauscht, Lillian Papa costas, Mary Margaret Woods, and Rosemary Tagge. Joe Anne Cummings, social chair man, makes preparation for Senior prom. Kappa Phi Omega Welcomes Pledges At its annual reception of pledges, the Service club received 20 new mem bers into Kappa Phi Omega, May 19. Welcoming the new members, Bar bara Shaughnessy introduced Joan Dawson, Nancy McHugh, and Sheila Woods, representing leadership, schol arship, and service in the reception cere monies. Sister Mary Bemarda, B.V.M., Dean, then spoke to the new members and presented Membership cards. Following the reception ceremonies. new and senior members of the club were guests at tea. Members received into Kappa Phi Omega were Phyllis Wockner, Mary- Ann Lashmet, Patricia O'Brien, Vasilia Soutsos, Catherine Spinner, Anne Pen ny, Leda Pilaro, Georgia Putnam. Mary- Jane Reda. Augustina Lehman, Cather ine Keane, Arline Jarrett. Virginia Gil les, Loretta Healy. Betty Hentschel. Rosemary Ernst, and Georgia Kotsia kos. Students Invited To K. of C Show Two hundred complimentary tickets to Bishop Shell's fifteenth Knights of Columbus show, to be held June 11 at the Stadium, will be available to Mun delein students through the Dean's of fice. Patricia Mulroy Wins Art Acclaim Patricia Mulroy, senior Art major, is winner of the annual Creative Art award, given for the best illustra tion submitted during the year to the Mundelein College Review. Sylvia Grigul takes first honorable mention in the Art contest, and Carol Seguin places second for honorable mention. Service With A Smile Senior Barbara Shaughnessy director of the Service club, introduces Sophomore Joan Dawson to the duties of the office at the annual reception ceremony. Eighty*Four Students Merit Honors At Convocation Kighty-four students received Academic and .Activities honors at the annual Honors convocation. May 20. Father John 1'. Downey, S.J.. of the Philosophy department, gave the Honors address and celebrated Menediction of the Must Blessed Sacrament. Scholastic honors, given to students who have distinguished them selves in loyalty, cooperation, and service and who have attained a grade point average of 2.5 for the current year, were conferred upon 21 seniors. The Honor Seniors are Joan Acker- Press and Stylus Clubs Announce Editors for ,52-,53 The conclusion of activities in the Press and Stylus clubs resulted in tin- announcement of next year's publica tions editors on May 16. Skyscraper headlines, copy, dummies, and general editorial policy will be in the hands of co-editors Arlene Gorgol and Marion Whelan. Miss Gorgol is also a member of the Debate club and the Sodality, while Miss Whelan was a member of the Sodality Spiritual Council this year. I'.ditor of the Review will be incoming Senior Mary Schweitzer, who has com bined work on NFCCS and NSA with service on both the Review and The Skyscraper. Cornerstones Mark Seniors Coming of Age (Continued from Page 1, Col. 1.) Liquid diets, gaunt faces, and cheese sandwiches were the password during Lent for most of the older seniors. It was more of a sacrifice than usual, but one that was necessary to compensate for the ever-existing evil in the uni- v erse. Faster spring sunlight brought flowers pushing their way through the earth to greet the welcome light. Mun delein sponsored its first Dad-Daughter night with John P. Carmichael, sports editor of the Chicago Daily News, as guest speaker. For the fifth consecutive year the Magnificat Medal was presented to an oustanding Catholic college alumna of the United States. Mrs. K. Cary Clem of Los Angeles was chosen for her distinguished service to archdiocesan activities, notably catechetical, family- life, and radio and TV work. The Juniors entertained the Seniors at the annual Junior-Senior luncheon at the Edgewater Beach hotel, portray ing in their skit the ability to see humor in the everyday aspects of college life. College life again this time in the first all-college musical, Not in the Books, written by Senior Anne Llewe llyn, with students from all departments contributing to its success. Coronation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, against a beautiful setting on the auditorium stage, marked an end to the pre-graduation activities, an end in a sense to undergraduate life. In tribute to the Mother of God, Seniors in caps and gowns carried roses and laid them at her feet. Just a few days now and the hand of time will dip down and write finis to a 21-year-old story a story which be gan in the cementing of the corner stone supporting Mundelein's 15-story skyscraper and in the warm family wel come given to 134 little girls who came into the world when Mundelein did. This column has been a record of the saga of change the growth of two truly magnificent entities, a class and a college. We of the Class leave to those who follow us at the College the heritage it offers, securely rooted in the Truth it shares. niann, Patricia Conlin, Rosemary Dona telli, Joan I lardwicke, Barbara H'eintz, Lola Hill, Helen Keane, Marion Ken nedy. Dorothy Kmiecinski, Joan Kwiat kowski, Joan Latz, Patricia McHugh, Patricia Mulroy. Josephine Golda Pod- gorniak, Margaret Quinn. Agnes Reiter, Ruth Ryan, Mary Soutsos, Marilyn Tuck er. Betty Wellner, and Audrey Zywicki. Juniors Merit Honors Honor Juniors include Barbara Baynes, Marilyn Becic, Joan Decny, Regina Dowd, Anastasia Gallagher, Shirley Geiser, Arlene Gorgol, Mary C. Hannan, Mary Beth Henuner, Mary Ann Klose, Ruta Kucera, Donna Merwick, Gina Mor an, Mary Therese O'Connell, Alice Paw lak, Mary Schweitzer, Betty Scotese, Dolores Sullivan, Mary Margaret Woods, and Alberta Ziomek. Sophomores meriting scholastic honors are Rosemary Anzona, Judith Czarnik, Joyce Gutzeit, Claire Gerbeck, Joan Kas- nieja, Anne McCarty, Barbara Moran, Janet Parmalee, Betty Rattay, and Bar bara Schwenk. Win Freshman Awards Freshmen Flonor students are Marilyn Clark, Marilyn Cuccio, Sylvia Devine. Carol Gibbons, Arline Jarrett, Elaine Kogut, Corinne Kriz, Dolores Maturi, Cecilia Moran, Lois Moriarity, Jeanne Regan, and Vasilia Soutsos. Patricia Mulroy merited the Depart mental award in Art; Marilyn Tucker received an award in Biology; Jeannine Campbell. Carolyn Kilkenny, Anne Llewellyn, and Rosemary Rapp merited awards in Drama; and Mary Catherine Davy and Evelyn Donohoe merited awards in Speech. Joan Hardwicke and Joan Latz re ceived awards in Economics; Joan Ack- eriiiaim and Agnes Reiter in English; Barbara Heintz, Elaine Ivory, Mary Jane Lamb, and Patricia McHugh in English- Journalism; Therese Schillaci and Mary Soutsos in French. Takes History Honor Dorothy Kmiecinski received an award in History; Patricia Conlin and Berna dine Loetz received awards in Home Economics; Margaret Quinn and Audrey Zywicki received awards in Mathemat ics. Rosemary Donatelli, Georgia Lambros, Ruth Ryan and Betty Wellner received awards in Music; Helen Keane re ceived one in Psychology, ,and Lola Hill, Marion Kennedy, and Joan Kwiat kowski received them in Sociology. Carolyn Kilkenny received the Mary Blake F'inan award, merited by a senior who, in the estimation of the Faculty and the Senior class, has been outstand ing during her four years at Mundelein in character, coop-ration, and service. Win Debate Medals Loretta Gibbons, Mary Therese Jor dan, and Agnes Reiter received awards for work in Debate; Joan Ackermann and Miss Reiter received awards for w,,rk on The Review, and Barbara Heintz, Mary Jane Lamb, Patricia Mc Hugh. and Barbara Shaughnessy merited awards for work on The Skyscraper. Rosemary Donatelli received an award for work in the Glee club; Catherine Mciiride received an award for work in the Orchestra, and Marjorie Keating re ceived the Janet McCarty Fieweger award in the department cf Home Econ omics. Incoming Review Editor Attends Writers Conference Mary Schweitzer, 1952-53 Review editor, will represent Mundelein at the Writers conference to be held at the University of Notre Dame, June 23-28. Students may register for poetry, fic tion, or creative writing. Faculty mem bers will include Carl Shapiro, Richard Sullivan, and John Frederick Nims.
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