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

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The Library Council THE “NOW” LOOK is in today’s library ... No longer does the Librarian gaze through her pince-nez and enforce silence. Instead the Library is a place of study, of easily-accessible Audio- Visual Aids. The A-V Room is as much a part of the Library as the Reading Room is. Whether it’s quiet study or a symphony you’re after, our Library can supply it! This year the “Library Council has replaced SLAG. With SR. MARY JOSITA. our Librarian, as its Moderator, the Council has helped transform the Library into a Multi-Media Center. All courses this year require some knowledge of basic library skills and members of the Council have taught these to students unfamiliar with them. These Councillors have mastered the techniques themselves and have taught others to use the visual aids and the miniature language lab in the Reading Room. The Juniors have flocked to the Library in greatest numbers this year, because of the Team Teaching Program. In connection with this experiment these students have been allowed free library periods for independent study in Religion, English and History, the fields included in the program. The small number of reserve books available for these fifty students created a problem. KATHY CLARK, PAM NIXON and TERRY BYRNE who are Juniors themselves were aware of the difficulty and cleverly solved it. They made tape-recordings of the assigned pages of several of these books so that they might be available to a large number of students at one time, making it possible for assignments to be completed on time despite the handicap. MICHELE O’TOOLE was President of S L A G in her Junior Year, and of the Library Council in Senior Year. Other Seniors in the Council include: DENISE DUVALL. DOLORES McCABE, STEPHANIE MINAHAN and DENISE O’KEEFE.

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The Forensic League Under the leadership and because of the training of SR. RITA GUSHUE, Moderator, and SR. MARY JOSITA, Co-Moderator, the Forensic League is up-and-coming. In fact we might almost say has come! Three Juniors - ANNE BUDIN, PAM NIXON and CHRIS MURA — and a Sophomore — JULIE HARRIS - have already won trophies (CHRIS, two of them), and added prestige to their school. Before the year has ended it is likely that there will be further trophies and honors. At one of the Fall Meetings of The FATHERS and FRIENDS of the MOUNT, CHRIS MURA, pictured at the right, (with MR. JOHN LENNON, Secretary of the Club in the background) gave an interesting report of the Summer-in-the-City Project, in which she had participated. SR. MARIAN SETON, SR. ANDREA DRAKE and SR. MAUREEN THERESA had organized this program, interesting some of our students and those of other areas. The Sisters and students lived in one of our Convents on the East Side of Manhattan, conveniently unoccupied for the summer, and traveled to the west side each day to work with a group of disadvantaged children. The training of students to be articulate and convincing is one of the aims of the Forensic League and the results prove that it has been achieved. Above - SR. RITA GUSHUE. far right, and SR MARY JOSITA, at the left, relax together in the Library as they examine the first trophies won by PAM and CHRIS.

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Dramatics In her plans for the DRAMATIC CLUB, SR. JEAN MclVER. its Moderator, included five interesting phases: 1. The Yearly Play (this year PRIDE and PREJUDICE) 2. The Christmas Pageant and Choral Speaking Groups 3. Scenes from famous plays for a Dramatic Assembly 4. Scenes from PETER PAN for the Fine Arts Festival (with the hope that the players will be able to go on tour and bring the play to Homes for the Aged, Orphanages, etc. 5. A Cultural Program to introduce members of the Club to Plays, Ballets. Concerts, etc. The Dramatic Club provides a knowl- edge of real dramatic art and an oppor- tunity to learn acting, directing, making up, scene designing, lighting and all other facets of the field of drama. In the picture above E. J. BYRNE is applying techniques he has learned about make-up as he gets CHRIS ready for her part. Abo - Each of the scenes was well done, and it was difficult to choose a favorite. The introduction of a short ballet into the Ballroom Scene added an interesting touch. CHRIS JORDAN trained the dancers.