St Josephs College - Footprints Yearbook (Brooklyn, NY)

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MARION A. ELDRIDGE DIMINUTIVE in height perhaps, but not in spirit — that is Marion. For she has ever been ready to do her bust for Thirty-Two and St. Joseph ' s with the utmost enthusiasm. It mat- tered not what affair we gave, Marion was always present — ever ready to lend a helping hand where it might be needed most. Marion ' s height was no handicap in athletics, rather was it an enviable asset. For four years she has held down a side-center position on the class basketball team, and has demonstrated her ability to slide in after the ball where bigger players feared to tread. Her enthusiastic work on the court brought her the honor of the captaincy of the team in Senior year — a position that she handled well. Somehow, Marion always seems happy. An individual giggle coming almost from within a huge locker, (huge, compared with Marion), bears testimony to the fact that Marion is beginning or ending, (as the case may be) the day in joyful mood. Her spirit combines a ' so with its other characteristics a friendliness that sends forth a bright greeting to all whom she meets, and it is not bard to feel that the greeting is genuine. What greater tribute can be given to anyone ? 28

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MARY P. DWYER TT takes no particular effort on Mary ' s part to speak at great length in French, and with an accent that would surprise even a real Frenchman. No, don ' t be catty, we mean she ' s good at it, and that ' s saying something for anyone so Celtic in name and temperament as Mary Patricia Dwyer. At any rate, not only is she a French major, but she is Vice- President of that interesting Cercle Moliere. We have always thought of Mary as the domestic type — she seems so calm, so sure of herself. Perhaps we were influenced, too, by that serene, almost ethereal look that we sometimes found in her face. Be that as it may, her work in college has borne out our theory by proving that Mary has a real flair for management. She proved that when appointed to the Senior Class Day Committee. Her sense of responsibility was recognized by election to the Student Council in Junior year. And. is it possible that her juggling of programs and hours to allow her to make college in three and ;i half years, might foreshadow family budget juggling? But, if Alary doesn ' t fulfill our fond dream for her of being wife and mother, she might (whisper it) go in for art. However, whatever she does, she ' ll make a go of it and what more could we ask of anyone? 27

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VIRGINIA M. ENGEL THAT old saying about still waters running deep fits Virginia so perfectly that it seems a shame not to apply it. From Fresh- man year Virginia has been an earnest student, but her reserved and unassuming manner has prevented her from showing her real self to any but her closest friends. Virginia ' s pet interest is literature. Give her a good book of poetry and you will find her riding past her home town station. If this proves nothing, one of Virginia ' s original poems would con- vince you of her talent in the literary fie ' d. Virginia has always been loyal in supporting class and college affairs. She has been a member of the Religion Committee and an active worker on the Senior Week Committee. Whether it be on a crowded Long Island train or in the Fthics class, Virginia always remains her calm and tranquil self. Her steadying influence has been as much a part of Thirty-Two as the cooperation she has given so unstintingly and so unfailingly. 29