Alvernia High School - Alvernian Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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THE ALVERNIAN PAGE 87 Slumliug qlffr In fixllfy -Dorothy Gneist, Rita Brach. Srulmf flrfl lnrigblj-Mildred Reuter, Graccmary Wuerst, Marian Bryant, Kathleen Knight, Betty Hanley. 'Che Gleaner HAVE two ties to Alvernia-my diploma and The Gleaner, wrote one alumna who thus expressed the fulfillment of the hopes of the Editors. To make the school newspaper a vital factor in the consolidation of Alvernia's varied interests was the deep-seated desire of those whose privilege it was to supply monthly news in the form of The Gleaner. The Gleaner has grown with the school until it has become one of the greatest single factors in regulating school spirit and unifying Alvernia's diverse activities. Originally founded as a medium of expression for creative-minded students, The Gleaner has continued to offer incentive to the writers as well as enjoyment to the readers. In order to insure the regular appearance of a five-column paper such as The Gleaner, a large staff of editors, reporters, and feature writers is required. This year, Marian Bryant was editor-in-chief and had as associates, Mary Berry and Dorothy Gneist. Under them were the literary editor, Mary Spehng the business manager, Mary jane Calvert, the sports editor, Evelyn Walinski, and the headline writers-Rita Brach, Betty Hanley, Kathleen Knight, Mary Lawler, and Gracemary Wuerst. Reporters, feature writers, department editors, and distributors were directly responsible to the sub-editors. BUT IT COULDN'T LAST. LENT BEGAN AND THAT PLACED A BAN ON CANDY FRESH

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PAGE 86 THE ALVERNIAN Slamling flefl I0 rigblj -Mary Alice Schowalter, Dorothy Grossmann. Seufed flcfl lo rigbll -Marie Rezanka, Dorothy Redmond, Carol McCollum. Che 1935 Alvernian N THE pages of the 1935 Alvernian the staff has attempted to create a replica of one year's life at Alvernia. It is a brief history of the many activities of Alvernia-activities that will often prick our memories in future years and tempt us to spend an hour or two in thumbing over again the colorful incidents of high-school life. It is a permanent portraiture of Alvernia and her surroundings that will thus pictorially remain always as we have enjoyed themg a true and typical representation of all the phases of Alvernia that we hope will bring praise to our school, our city, and our state. Since, in her supernatural character, Alvernia is best known and most truly understood by those favored ones who call her by the tender name of Alma Mater, the 1935 Alvernian has been dedicated to the Alumnae, who are, in their womanhood, living memorials to her piety, her sincerity, and her intelligence. Following the trend of former Alvernians we have pictured the school year from the angle of student life. One of the first sections of the book has been set aside for student life--that part of high school that is most dear to the memories of every graduate-in the hope that the sight of the pictures and the reading of the description accompanying them may recall pleasant memories made vague and indistinct by time. EXPECTATIONSH CAME ON FEBRUARY 28 AND HTAFFY APPLES THE DAY FOLLOWING.

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PAGE 88 THE ALVERNIAN Lvfl io rigbl-Rita Kucharski, joan Kaspari, Mary O'Neill, Nellie Curtis, Florence Banach. 'Kilmer Quill and Scroll Societg OR their superior work on the pamphlet, Let's Go Places, six Juniors - Florence Banach, Nellie Curtis, joan Kaspari, Rita Kucharski, Virginia Morton, and Mary Jane O'Neill-were admitted to the Kilmer Quill and Scroll Society, Alvernia's Chapter of the Quill and Scroll-international honorary society for high school journalists. To attain membership in the Quill and Scroll, student journalists must be of Junior or Senior classihcation and in the upper third of their class in general scholastic standing. They must have done superior work in Writing, editing, or business manage- mentg they must be recommended by the adviser and approved by the national execu- tive secretary. Organized in 1926 for the purpose of encouraging and rewarding individual achievement in journalism and allied fields, Quill and Scroll has taken an active part in raising standards in high-school journalism, and in promoting exact and dispassionate thinking and clear, forceful writing. Commenting on Let's Go Places, Edward Nell, executive secretary, declared, The booklet is well written and full, from cover to cover, with interesting and genuinely informative material. Best of all I liked the informal and pleasantly humorous style in which the booklet is written. It certainly reveals a new background of literary work. Alvernia graduates who are members of the Quill and Scroll are Margaret Balassa '33, Dorothy Cashion '32, Mildred Giese '32, Dorothy Miller '32, Verginia Nickus '34, Ruth Virgils '32, and Margaret Werlein '32. JOURNALISTIC BITS WERE GLEANED AT THE CATHOLIC PRESS MEETING ON MARCH 2.