St Josephs College - Footprints Yearbook (Brooklyn, NY)

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THE NEW YORK TIMES June, 1938. WAXTED: Some information concerning the nicmliers of the Class of 1928 of St. Joseph ' s College for Women. 1 am working for the missions in China, ami 1 am anxious to know something aliout those girl witli nlicmi 1 spent four very hap|)y years. (Signed) Jeaxette F.. rrell. I ' roUUnt of llw Coiifcderatioi, of Foreign Missions Qlcancd from Who ' s Who Y( )L ' are very fortunate U ha e l)een a memlier of that famous class. They are remarkable for tlieir versatility and for their powerful influence in all fields. It is due to them that St. Joseph ' s is now a university. Helen Allen, the Vicll-known lawyer, is establishing a precedent. She is probably the next candidate on the Women ' s Independent Ticket for the presidency of the United States. She is suported admirably by her campaign managers, Mary liird and Eugenie Cormier, who have toured the country and have held thousands of women spellliound by their eloquence. Genie ' s enthusiasm alone has won over many, while Mary, in her convincing manner, proves to them that the cause is just and should therefore be supjjorted. Elinor Woods is the Superintendent of Schools in New York City. She has aided greatly the progress of education not only by her own ability for manage- ment, but also by her very inclusive took, The Problem. At the International Forum, ' ' Mary Manning has the iiosition of introduc- ing the speakers. Last week she had the pleasure of announcing the famous sociologist and lecturer, Anne Campion. Agnes Comerford is the jirincipal of a kindergarten school. She has in- vented new devices for amusing children. Her invention greatly resembles the old cross-word puzzles. Huge throngs assemble every Sunday night at Carnegie Hal! to attend the piano recitals of Marian I ' ackert. Last week she gave a joint recital with the opera star, Mary Hennessey. The world ' s record in axiation was broken by Dorothea . ltn-phy, who com- pleted a tour of the world in eight - hours. Regina I ' e])pard is the editor of (iood Housekeeping magazine. She has done a great deal to advance the culinary art. The members of her own family are marytrs tf) the cause of decreasing the death rate among husbands. ISarnard College has just welcomed a new dean, Marie Kelley. On the faculty there are many members of her class. The Latin Department is fortunate in having Dorothy Ihmd and Grace llart, the most recent C(jmmentators on Horace. Elizabeth Corrigan also lectures there. In fact, she has instituted a new collegiate course which she calls facing college smilingly. ' ' The S])anish Academy of . rts :nid Letters has given an award to Evelyn roi)piani for her recently jniblished b l]l of poetry. .Mice . dams is the anibas.sador to I ' rance. Through her work, our rela- tions with that country have l)ecome more friendly than they ever were. Elizabeth Hebron is successfully managing a home for bnjken-down students on the verge of stiicide. She has cheered many liack to saner views of life and knowledge. ■ 23 -

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of a.ssociatii)ii was gradually linkcil with tliini;s iiKjre conducive to producing cultured and refined young women. Being thus changed for the better, the authorities decided that Locker Alley could now be put to some practical use. Carpenters, plumbers and masons worked long and hard while speculation ran high among the students as the Alley grad- ually lost all resemblance to itself except for the bare outline and the dumbwaiter. The basins, alas, are gone and in their places we now find a double desk with blotters, inkwells and all such useful secretarial things. In the corner near the door, for they have doors now at both ends, is written Registrar ' s Office. Use- ful it is now. But romantic and full of laughing faces? No, not unless you con- sider the arranging of programs a laughing matter. What it may become in future years no one knows. Perhaps in years to come some very famous member of ' 28 will have it restored to its original state, a lasting memory to that Freshman ' ear. Perhaps the miracle will happen. Who knows? KiinuA Macnok, ' ZR The Qhost Qarden An hundred years ago this street Had known wild laughter in the night From one old house, where candle-light Flung shining spears into the fleet Storm legions that went thundering by The shadowy lawn, with wind-shod feet. But now these cobwebbed windows stare like leering hags with wisjjy hair, And through the empty corridors creeps the mistral dank and cold. And in these rooms will always brood the hush of musty solitude, Where phantoms keep forever, a rendezvous of old. II. With gliding step and lips so mute to tune of flageolet and lute Wan spectres dance the courtly measures of a by-gone day. It is a fantastic thing the fabric of imagining, To see a ghostly company pirouette, and bow, and sway. Scent of musk and passion-flower. And white camelias and the golden glare Of flambeaux on brocades and hair, When Hesperus heralds the trysting hour. And from Sleep ' s counterfeit summons the Dead To a cjuaint mummery of life and power, HI. But in the garden ' s silent close — where now the thorny bramble grows — Echoes through its moss-grown ways the silken swishing of a dress. And the low sound of one who weeps, where the engulfing darkness keeps Hidden in its starry folds, the ghost of vanished loveliness. Adele McCade. ' 31 »§{ 22 .-

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riic . (jveninieiit lias gi on a medal (if recognition to Mary Keller for her remarkable work in mathematics. She has discovered the key to the fourth dimension. Emma I er en, the jooetess, writes under the pen name of Mrs. Anybody. Her |)oems have broui ht joy and happiness to many all over the world. The title of the most charming hostess of the North Carolina military posts was given to Mrs. Felher, nee Evelyn Dotzler. Elizabeth Judge is the girls secretary in the N. C. W. C. on Ellis Island. Mary Walsh is a radio announcer for W ' E.Vl- ' . She recently won a contest fiir having the voice with the smile. I ' svchology has received a new contribution from Helen Kenny, who wrote her thesis How to make a decision. Myrtle Fo.ster has established dress salons on all the steamers of the Cun- ard Line. She has a very capable assistant, Kathryn Wilson. Those custoniers who are inclined to be corpulent are trained down to the desirable size by Kay. Ethel Perkins and Florence Kreischer, as models, attract a distinguished clientele. An experimental camp has been opened by Mary Kane. The students specialize in outdoor sports. In their leisure moments they devote their energy to argumentation and to the develo])ment of the psychologA ' of the canine imagi- nation. I he world of science welcomed the discovery of Dr. Mary Murray, who proved to the medical world the validity of the missing link. She refuses to accept all the praise because Catherine Quinn spent many of her leisure hours in helping in this connection. The Cjeneral Motors Company estimated their savins s on expenses to be twenty-five per cent. This is due t(j the clex ' er management of their efticiency expert, Frances Reardon. Marge Hertel is giving a series of lectures in the Teachers ' Conference on The Effectiveness of Low Tones. The exalted position of being the first woman chauffeur for the Mayor of New York City is held by Eileen Burgen. Kathleen Kearney is a Democratic Representative to Congress. . n enormous amount of social service work is being done under the super- vision of the well-known society matron, formerly known as Edna McCormick. Marie O ' Shea owns and edits a magazine, The Independent Woman. In the last issue, she told of the brilliant career of Mary Middlecamp, the District . ttorney. Her ability as an intelligent questioner has led her to the heights of fame. Ill Agnes Kelly has chosen as her life ' s work the task of inviting the younger set to drink at the wells of knowledge. Her latest book is entitled A Cute and Keen Philosophy. The New York Sym])liony ( )rchestra is honored in having as its leader Constance Rick. She is now directing their playing of Marie ( ilasson ' s latest composition, Sonata Joyeuse. We see that Marie is still interested in notes. Brooklyn has just acc|uired a new chain of playgrounds equii)])ed with the most niodern aj paratus. Alita Ludder is the chief supervisor. Kathryn Lavery has earned the title of the most energetic business woman. She is constantly advising the girls under her supervision to get more sleep. The societv leaders, Rhoda Magnor and Gabrielle Schlegel, have introduced ' to their set the famous portrait |)ainter, Mary Kelly. ■V Margaret McNult ' is in a Dublin suburl) editing the local pajier, The (M Blarney Gazette. (,, Eileen J. McLoughlin is an expert on the measurement of intelligence. At i present she is examining Woolworth ' s employees. i{ 24 -