Alvernia High School - Alvernian Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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PAGE 112 THE ALVERNIAN Top row flrfl fo rigblj -Flovia Drazy, Mary Thompson, Fvelyn Stypcznski, Marie Heagle, Margaret O'Hara, Gertrude McGivern, Virginia Weis, Genevieve McCarthy, Virginia Weast. Swrlllil mu' flvfl fu rigblj-Helen Ahern, Fileen Tiede, Dorothy Kaufmann, Adelaide Gray, Louise O'Brien, Margaret Loesch, Bonnie Flynn. Third mu' flrft fo riglalj -Adeline Willow, Dolores Hoffelder, Marie Kartheiser, Rita Haffen, Marie Gross, Rosemary Curry, Mary Foley. Frmrlh ron' flfft fo rigbfl-Catherine Hoffman, Rose Moritz, Lorraine Ruche, Fleanor Schaefer, Lorraine Reincke, Nellie Curtis, Helen Jacobsen. fRomani fi-iodierni Prvxiilc'f1t . . . . lY1ARGARET O,HARA Sz'rn'iary ,..,,.. .......... N ELLIE CURTIS NCIDENTAL to solving the intricacies of the Language of the Classics, the Cicero students have formed various social circles, ostensibly to amuse but actually to encourage a further study of the ancient tongue of Rome. To one studying Latin it is quite gratifying to human curiosity to be able to pry into a language so long considered dead. So it is with inspiring vigor that these girls satisfied that natural, if annoying, characteristic. On the first Monday of every month the members of Romani Hodierni dispensed with their regular Latin class and devoted their time to solving puzzles, interpreting cartoons, and translating stories, incidents, and anecdotes found in Auxilium Latinum, a monthly Latin publication. Roman plays, puns, games, riddles, and songs were entertaining projects. Perhaps the most interesting and favorite of all activities was the conversational Latin project. Via Median by the Reverend R. F. Gorman, a volume containing lessons and rules of syntax in Latin, fostered interest in the language and encouraged the girls to use the matter as a theme for conversation. THE SENIORS. IN MAY, WHEN ALL NATURE BECAME BEAUTIFUL IN HONOR OF MARY,

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THE ALVERNIAN PAGE Ill Trip mu' Ilrfl In riglrlj -- Mary Berry, Viola Schuh, Loretta Strentl, -losephine Maieske, Margaret Kelly, Geraldine Koenig, Mary klagor, Lucille Preucel, Cecilia Parthun. Siwnnl mu' flrfl In l'lllfZ7fl'lillL.ll7L'll1 Hesselman, Frances Bradford, Regina Kielilynski, Marie Sievers, lidith Hillman, Rose Alanka, Arletta Noll, Virginia Butler, I,ucille lflgas, Dorothy Hippauf. Tlriril run flrfl In riglili -- Ann NY'eber, Margaret Kelly, Dorothy Gneist, Mildred Reuter, Dorothy fiorski, lrene Vfaldron, Margaret Polowy, llelen Spies, Alfrieda Scharf. fDie Bore lei 1'rexiile11l . MiKRlI-1 Snsviiks Vim' l'resirlw1l . Rrm BARR 'l'reas11n'r Gl'.RiXl.lJlNli KoiaNlc5 Sm'i'a'lurvy Mlrniuin Riiuiiliit Nlf of the main purposes of Die Lorelei, composed of Senior German students, is to offer an opportunity for acquiring facility of expression in German and for a knowledge of literature beyond that which is possible in brief class hours. Because the members believed German music and German customs could be studied in greater detail in the club than from textbooks, they devoted many of their monthly meetings to the singing of Volkslieder and various modern German songs that have utilized popular tunes with an adaptation of German words. One entertaining meeting featured the modern tourist in Germany, with emphasis on the castles, their legends and those of the Rhine. Moving pictures illustrated the wonderful scenery. The tragic love of the impetuous Reinhardt and the beautiful Elizabeth was re- lived on February 13, when Die Lorelei presented the classic, Immen.wr', at the activity hour. Through the study and dramatization of Inm1w1.w'r', Die Loreleians greatly improved their own conversational German. D.C. FROM NOW ON. SCHOOL LIFE WAS ONE GRAND ROUND OF ACTIVITIES FOR

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THE ALVERNIAN PAGE 113 Slirzliliug llrfl In igfvlf --liileen Mel-Alligntt, Geraldine Mangan, lilsic Stnnhorski, Grace Thesen. Betty Hanley, lileanor Usdrowski, Martha Duda, Mary ,lane Calvert, -loscphine -lagoditch, Marguerite lflting ldemonstratingl. Smliwl llrfl In riglrlf -lfileen Keller, Roberta Malloy, Mary Spehn, Lorraine Sudini, Marian Bryant, Kathleen Knight, Cfatherine Sehocn, Margaret Waltgen, Ciracemary Vfuerst, Helen Frank, Rita Ilrach, lrent- Kostrewski. Marie Wfilsli, Margaret Polowy. Uergil Club l'n'xiflw1l AA A A Rrrfx BRACH Vin' 1'n'xiilw1l josi-Ai'ulNi-1 jaoomrczil St'l'!'l'ftIl'-X' A A A A H121 liN FRANK '1'rn1x1m'r Ersua STAMisoitsiu ATIN students who belong to this club not only make close friendships, but secure a hroad background for the appreciation of art, history, and the literature of other civilizations, so largely founded upon classic backgrounds. liive great modern languages are the offspring of the ancient Latin: Italian, French, Spanish, Portuguese, and Roumanian. Almost seventy per cent of English words are derived from the Latin. lfour years of study impressed upon these Modern Ver- giliansn the fact that no language is dead while it has a living literature of worth as Latin classical writings. The Vergil Club was organized to give time and place for discussion of subjects for which the ordinary class period offers little opportunities. During the monthly meetings these advanced students reported on many valuable by-products of the study of Latin and discussed Auxilium Latinumf' a Latin newspaper. The climax of scholastic activities occurred on March 27, 1935, when the students participated in an International Latin Competitive Examination. THE SODALISTS DECKED HER BROW WITH LILIES OF THE VALLEY. THE LAST TWO WEEKS