Alvernia High School - Alvernian Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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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

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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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PAGE 114 THE ALVERNIAN Slumfing Neff In rigfafj -Mildred Reuter, Cleonora Nelson. sf-ami fluff In rigbfj -Virginia Loos, jean McGrath, Margaret Dougherty, Geraldine Koenig, josephine Maieslce, Bernice O'Hern. 'Business Club President ..,... , , ,Geraldine Koenig Vice President .. Cleonora Nelson Secretary , . . . . Sara Travers Treasurer . , Marie Klug N AN effort to bring about a chosen relation between the men of the business world and students in the secretarial department, the Business Club affords its mem- bers an opportunity to hear men active in various fields of business endeavor. The organization takes an active part in sponsoring contests of a business nature and in secur- ing awards for victors in competitions. Since 1929 the Business Club has been taking a lively and intelligent interest in the intricacies of commercial and economic problems. Frequently, for their bi-monthly gatherings, the ofhcers secured interesting and entertaining speakers. Miss Goldena Fisher, of the Gregg Publishing Company, em- phasized the necessity of qualities, such as-initiative, responsibility, self-reliance, and self-control, to enable youth in his later life to adapt himself to a changing world. One's personality, she declared, is very important in securing a position as well as in retaining it. Arthur Delau, winner of the diamond medal award of the Gregg Shorthand School, gave a demonstration here in the spring of the year. An instructive activity was a visit- which was in reality a detailed inspection- to the Chicago Board of Trade and the Chicago Main Post Office. The members of this club accompanied Sister M. Sevina and the history students on these tours. WERE FILLED WITH THOSE LAST FEW TIMES WHEN THE GRADUATES HAD THEIR LAST