Avila University - Anthem Yearbook (Kansas City, MO)

Text from Pages 1 - 24 of the 1956 volume:

CST, 1956: The school year becomes a thing of the past, and with it, all the events that took place . . . College Day and Key Night, the surprise party for the faculty, the Prom, all are over now. This view book is not intended as a chronicle, but simply as a collection of the moments that passed in the school year, 1955-56. We hope that the “views” contained herein will serve as reminders of the many memories of “days of study, days of pleasure.” THE COLLEGE OF ST. TERESA Conducted by THE SISTERS OF ST. JOSEPH Kansas City, Missouri Donnelly Hall . . . seen from the east, as many students see it each morning. Down the hill, the streetcar line ... to the right, the familiar mail hox, to the left, the large College of St. Teresa sign. Such a gathering as this might be seen here on any school day. Class of ’56 Latin Carolyn Kunz, A.B. Cum Laude French Patricia Flanary, A.B. Speech and Drama Rita McGrann, A.B. Cum Laude English SHeron McQueeny, A.B. Cum Laude Patricia Meiners, A.B. Joan Haynes, A.B. Class of ’56 Home Economics Rosemary Heilman, B.S. Choral Music Wilma McNeal, A.B. Biology Patricia Gammon, B.S. Shirley Sulzer, B.S. Kathleen Fern, B.S. Mary Lou Lambert, A.B. Class of ’56 Education Marjorie Hogan, A.B. Antoinette Kopp, A.B. Magna Cum Laude Irene Marcus, A.B. Drama Vernice Burke, A.B. Education Katherine McNerney, A.B. Mary Ann White, A.B. Class of ’56 Education Valorie Brice, A.B. Constance Lucas, A.B. B.S. in Nursing Gearle Whitmore Business Barbara Schroer, A.B. Gertrude Van Hee, A.B. B.S. in Nursing Kay McGrath Class of ’56 B.S. in Nursing Dolores Vallejo Celestine Jenkins Shiloh Maquire Susan Turgeon Barbara Kramps Paula Main Patricia Zimmerman Cum Laude Patricia Meagher Mary Haney 1956 Four members of the Class of 56 passed botli high school and col- lege days at St. Teresa ' s. Pat Meagher, Sheron McQueenv, An toinette Kopp, and Margaret Mur- phy here indulge their long-felt impulse to pull the bell rope. It is a long time since this bell called young ladies to class at old St. Teresa’s at 12th and Washington. It now stands on the stairway- landing in the Music and Arts Building, a perpetual temptation to these students of new St. Teresa’s, who have seen it for eight years (seven for Antoinette), but who never quite collected the nerve to ring it. The bell is more than a temptation, however. It stands as a reminder that the name of “St. Teresa’s has represented high quality in the education of women for nearly a century. College Day . . . came on October 14 this vear, and was the largest ever. The schedule was the same— proces- sion, investiture, Holy Mass, brunch, singing, car contest, and parade. But there were so manv Teresians that tables for brunch were set up in the hall . . . students moved into the cafeteria to hear the address by Rev. Arthur Tighe . . . seniors spent a hectic evening-before, trying to remember their songs of the past three years . . . car contest was so large that double-file had to be effected at the O far end of the circle . . . for a while it looked like a toss-up between “She Goes to St. Teresa’s and She’s Planning a Career,” “She’s an All-American Girl,” “She Prays, Studies, and Plays, and “She’s Going to See ‘Cinderella.’ ... The freshmen and “Cinderella finally won (remember Sylvia Shoemaker and Mary Margaret Myers, the Mean Stepsisters with the giant, false eyelashes?) . . . police escorts gave the parade an official tone . . . then back to the cafeteria for ice cream, coke, and a cake box to the faculty. . . . The freshmen were now really freshmen, the nursing students reallv nursing students, and College day was over. Key Night . . . the year’s first formal re- cital for the chorus, and for the seniors, a sudden step toward graduation . . . after Miss Ann Stewart’s address, they began to realize, “Senior — heavens, that means LIS!” Then, in the dusk of the backstage seniors lined up to receive their keys . . . each one had the same worry- ing thought— “What if they for- get to call MY name?” . . . but no one was forgotten . . . the Christmas Concert was followed by a reception in the foyer . . . punch and cookies for students, parents, and friends. Father Joseph Nadeau, O.P., meets with students informally outside the theology office. Left to right around the circle: Carolyn Bousman, Janet Walterback, Ann Burlingame, Donna Ross, Pat Broyles, and Roberta Haftner. In class and outside, the priest-professors are important figures on campus. The job of leading students to wisdom through Theology is a full-time one. Freshmen soon found the c ' ollege theology was not mere repetition of high school religion. They found, also, that teachers are always on hand to answer ques- tions (and raise them), whether the subject is in the Summa or in the social field. While it ' s admittedly difficult to see everythin? sub specie aeternitatis, it sometimes seems an equal job to see things sub microscopis. Anyway, Sister Eucharia’s zoology classes usually see only white lights and black squiggles until they progress to the amoeba-and-paramoecium stage. Chemistry stu- dents see things, too. The little device that looks like a hand drier is really a colorimeter. Elizabeth Davis, Suzie Giblin, Joanne Judy at the colorimeter. These members of the bio-chemistry class use this new in- strument, Spectronic 20, for a quantitative glucose test on blood. T ! Id m | Sandra Emert, Theresa Horn-Bostel, and Carole Raimo learn the art of snipping and sewing in a freshman clothing section. Future Homemakers, here mastering the intricacies of the art of sewing, will learn other useful sub jects as well. The Department of Flome Economics also offers courses in Meal Planning, Home Fur nishings, Child Development, and a host of other home-centered subjects. Fashions from Adler ' s were modeled by college students in the Music Department Easter Parade. Joanne Judy, sophomore, Margaret Ann Vessel, freshman, and Mary Ellen O ' Hern, sopho- more, pose between acts. On April 15, the Drama Department presented George Bernard Shaw ' s Arms and the Man. Cos- tumes from Van Horn’s of Philadelphia, sets by Jari Havlena, and students from St. Teresa ' s and Rockhurst combined to make the major produc- tion a success. Besides the cast, many other Teresians got into the act ... a corps of scene painters set up shop in the college auditorium . . . Sister Felice organized publicity committees and poster painters . . . student body helped in ticket sales . . . Arms cast: Rita McGrann, Alyce Marie Schmidt, Dick Jacobs, Twila Hegarty, Mike Hughes, Bob Kelley, Dick Kinnard. B ehind-the-scenes artists, right: Kay Stark, Sue Christiansen. Arms and the Man Art and Math Partners Drawing lias a place in the Department of Mathe- matics, also. However, when you re constructing a projection, the result is expected to be exact, not creative. Right, Sister Pachomia supervises as Mary Eppenauer and Winifred Purdome engage in some mathematical art. The subject of art seems to spread itself widely over the campus. One finds Oil Painting classes in the Art Annex (called by some the Laundry), Life Drawing in Music and Arts, and History of Art in Donnelly I Iall. Art students are also adept at ceramics, fresco work, and poster making. Above, Donna Spivey and Sister Georgiana Marie con- sider the merits of an oil canvas. At the left Pamela Osborne is the subject for Marilyn Kram ' s life drawing project. The Library pniHP m ifyi • ■ • M k ■ ■ ' wm ainKii A .Jipf J8 The library, fifteen minutes before class time: Even students who don’t read Thoreau will know what he meant by “quiet desperation. To the uninitiate, the library can be a place of mystery— “Where are the bound Commonweals, and how do 1 find the mean temperature of South Africa in 1950?’’ To the senior, though, it’s almost a habit (she can find her wav to her major subjects stacks with her eves closed) and a place of memories . . . the nu- merous races to get a reserve book back under (or slightly over) the wire . . . the struggles to carry six volumes, with a term paper due next week . . . the passing surprise at the library ' s new look’’ this year . . . the perpetual puzzle of the Sumnia — “Was it I, II or II, I? . . . the flurry of excitement in the reference room when Somebody came in wear- ing an engagement ring . . . the uncharacteristic noise and confusion which invades once each semester, on registration day. Breakfast in the cafeteria is part of the Confraternity of Christian Doc- trine’s Rally Day proceedings. In the background is Ilis Excellency, Archbishop Edwin V. O’Hara, National Director of the CCD. Rally Day was attended by students of Catholic colleges in the Midwest Region, as well as Newman Club students on secular campuses. This year the CCD, under the chairmanship of Mary Ellen Denning, had a record of achievement that led to its receiving the regional Confra- ternitv chair of NFCCS. It ' s hard to tell which “kiddies” had more fun at the Sodality Christmas Party, the ones from CST or the ones from St. Joseph’s grade school. Tere- sians sang carols and passed refreshments while Santa Grigsby distributed gifts to the guests. The Sodality also sponsors an Easter-egg hunt each Easter Monday for the underprivileged children of St. Patrick Center. First aid with a professional touch is administered by one of CST’s nursing students. The College offers a three-year program leading to the R.N. Certificate, a four-year course for certificate and Bachelor of Science degree, and an evening course for nurses, leading to a degree in Nursing Educa- tion. Class of ' 56 boasts the largest number of 4- vear nursing graduates in the history of the school. Well, my children all seemed to think . . .” Future teachers compare notes, after a six-week session of practice teach- ing. Education majors form nearly one- third of the Class of ' 56. Marjorie Elogan (left) and Joan Dailey (seated) will receive elementary school certifi- cates. Carolyn Kunz will receive a secondary school certificate. Business, in class and out. . . . While the intrica- cies of the dictaphone may be interesting, Teresian staff members find their business jobs a bit tedious at times. Tie the out-of-town mailings separately, and please don ' t cover up our mailing permit!” In class, meanwhile, students of typing and shorthand continue their race with words. Adult Education is now in its fourth year at CST. Each year has three eight-week sessions. The top one this year had an enrollment of 1,550. Here, Sisters M. Adeleithe, Marie Vianney and Henrietta Eileen are tying the last of the 12,000 bulletins distributed before each session. (Above) Pat Meiners, Golden Echo editor, helps out Margaret Yonke, associ- ate Teresian editor, get out the monthly bundles. (Left) Mary Jo Schultz, Jean Vandeginste, and Carolyn Levy, freshmen, are at the dictaphone. Resident students relax after an evening of study. Left to right: Mary Alice O ' Brien, Nancy Wetzel, Mary Rose Nugent. Strictly social . . . the in-between times, when stu- dents perfect the fine art of conversation ... in a resident student’s room, in the lounge, the cafeteria (with a coke and an ice cream bar), the smoker, there was always time to talk . . . and in spring, the lazy, sunny afternoons when the steps bv the side door of Donnelly were just the place for between - class breaks. The In-Between Times Lit Club meetings featured cake and spice tea. Members, who seem to view the idea with mixed emotions, are Margaret Yonke, Twila Hegarty, Kathry Musick, and Pat Meiners. Scene of constant activity, at lunch, breakfast, and dinner (and all times between) is the cafeteria. Left to right: Sandy Fleish, Marilyn Becquette, Pamela Osborne, and Carmelita Bergup. Honor Students Kappa Gamma Phi Mary Ellen Denning Antoinette Kopp Rita McGrann Delta Epsilon Sigma Carolyn Kunz Sheron McQueeny Who ' s Who Carolyn Kunz Shiloh Maguire Sheron McQueeny Margaret Murphy Gertrude Van Hee Ariston Carolyn Kunz Seniors Not Pictured: Education (A.B.) Ramona Claxton Julia Higdon English (A.B.) Rosemary Mense Sister M. Angelica Urynow icz, O.S.U. History (A.B.) Dorothy Prickett Speech (A.B.) Sister M. Victoria Daniel, R.S.M. Nursing (B.S.) Rita Allen Feme Bruce Elizabeth Cochran Camille Cowell Sister Daniel Marie Daniels, C.S.J. Sister M. Raymond Ellison, S.P.S.F. Martha Gail Sister M. Mirabilis Homan, S.P.S.F. Sister M. Rutilla Hurla, S.P.S.F. Virginia Miceli Sister M. Christine Schindler, C.S.J. Ebba Nelson