Academy of Mount Saint Vincent - Chastellux Yearbook (Tuxedo Park, NY)

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At right—The Co Moderators of the FOREN- SIC LEAGUE. SISTER MARY ANDREA (wearing her white habit) and SISTER MARY JOSITA (wearing her black habit) discuss schedules for the League with the Officers K. MIN AH AN. President, seated between the Sis- ters. and. D. DUVALL. Treasurer. B BLAIR. Secretary, and A. SCAFURO. Vice-President. It was decided that this year the FORENSIC LEAGUE would include Debating. Extemporaneous Speaking, and Interpretative Monologues. As a result the interest and membership in the League have increased. Almost every weekend finds a tournament scheduled somewhere, and members of the Mount Teams on their way to partici- pate. Among these tournaments were those held at Henry Hudson H.S., Montrose, N.Y.; St. Nicholas of Tolentine H.S., N.Y.C.; St. Joseph-by-the-Sea H.S., Staten Island; St. Raymond’s Boys Academy, and St. Raymond’s Girls' Academy, N.Y.C. (separate tournaments); Cardinal Spell- man H.S.. N.Y.C.; Monticello H.S., Monticello. N.Y.; and Fordham Prep.. N.Y.C. DENISE DUVALL has been our trophy winner, but K. MINAHAN, A. SCAFURO, B. BLAIR and others of our teams have been finalists or semi-finalists, and before the year ends there will be oth- er trophies in our Trophy Cases at the Mount. At the left: Listening to C. MURA as she practices her speech are: (seated) B BLAIR. D DUVALL. J. PARISI. C JORDAN. M VENNING and J CARROLL; (standing) M. KOSCH. L. RUSSOTTI and S. OTOOLE 41

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Our Forensic League Has Attracted More Members This Year Jesse E. Hobson once said: Knowledge and facts are revealed only by prodigious efforts in basic research explorations. 40 Even ihe research done in preparation for any phase of oratory enriches the one who has done it as well as those who share the results. Browsing through current periodicals for information they need are: (seated) N. KENNEDY. J KARK. D. CELLA and S. ORYSHYN; (standing E. O’- CONNOR. A BUD1N and D McCABE

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Math Is Basic To Both Art And Science Artistic and creative herself. SISTER JEAN MARIE McIVER. the new Moderator of the MATH LEAGUE, shows a group of interested students that Math and Art are closely related and that much art has a mathematical basis. She demonstrates with a simple Christmas Tree as the first step. In the picture at the left. C. FEE. E. IORIO and J. D’ELIA follow SISTER JEAN’s demonstration attentively. Typical of the problems members of the MATH LEAGUE will have to solve, is this one that M. S. GLESPEN is working out at the blackboard for a group of Seniors and Juniors. Seated. M RUG- GIERO. S. CULLIGAN (on the desk) and E. PEREIRA. Standing. K COX. C. EVANS. M. E. PONESSA. H DOHENY and B BLAIR This year, interested Freshmen and Sophomores have been invited to attend MATH LEAGUE Meetings as OBSERVERS and several have accept- ed the invitation. 42