Avila University - Anthem Yearbook (Kansas City, MO)

Text from Pages 1 - 28 of the 1957 volume:

ACCREDITATION AND MEMBERSHIP The College of Saint Teresa is a four-year liberal arts college accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools. It is accredited by the Missouri State Department of Public Instruction for the Certification of Elementary and Secondary Teachers. The College holds membership in the Association of American Colleges, the American Council on Education, the National Catholic Educational Association, and the Missouri College Union. DAYS OF STUDY The school year is a thing of the past: College Day and Key Night, the dances and mixers, the Father-Daughter banquet, May Day and Field Day, Baccalaureate and Graduation. This book is not a complete chronicle of 19 6-57, but we hope these views” recall memories of days of study, days of pleasure.” SENIOR CLASS 1957 Wauneta Boleski, B.S. Nursing Josephine Boone, B.S. Nursing Eleanora Danzo, B.A. Spanish Patricia Donnelly, B.A. Education Linda Charleston, B.A. Biology Jean Carol Jacobson, B.A. Education Joy Hubbard, B.A. English Patricia Ketterlin, B.S. Chemistry Mary Therese Lillis, B.A. Biology Marilyn Lynch, B.A. Music Marilyn Lonergan, B.S. Nursing Mary Agnes Medill, B.S. Nursing Carolyn McGrath, B.A. Education Patricia O’Donnell, B.A. Education Sallie Rielly, B.A. English Mary Ross, B.A. Education Adabooth Smith, B.A. Education Aileen Steffen, B.A. English Carolyn Taylor, B.S. Nursing Charlotte Tillman, B.S. Nursing Blanche Walker, B.A. Education Maureen White, B.A. Biology Barbara Woodard, B.A. Education NOT PICTURED Dottie Agnew, B.S. Nursing Sister Alan Margaret Atha, C.S.J., B.S. Nursing Sister Genevieve Arcement, D.C., B. A. Education Sister William Patrice Brennan, C. S.J., B.A. Education Virginia Cassidy, B.A. Education Elizabeth Davis, B.S. Biology Sister Louise Gerard Fairchild, C.S.J., B.A. Biology Sister M. Leonard Giacolone, M.Z.S.H., B.A. Education Sister Joseph Benedict O’Donnell, C.S.J., B.A. Education Mary Jo Randall, B.A. French Sister Charles Cecilia Stulb, C.S.J., B.S. Nursing Mary Tamboli, B.S. Nursing Frances Wurtz, B.S. Nursing Sister M. Irene Janneli.o, M.Z.S.H., B.A. History Sister Mary Magdalene, O.S.U., B.A. Education Mary Ann McCowan, B.S. N ursing Nancy Witherow, B.A. Education Each month we attend a Sodality Mass in our chapel. The Blessed Sacrament is kept in the Oratory next to the library. A chaplain is on campus all day, avail- able for conferences and confession. Our resident students have the opportunity to attend daily Mass. Our curriculum is integrated through the study of Theology. Our aim is to see things in their relation to God; to direct our moral life toward God; to put other courses in their proper order; and to equip ourselves for leader- ship in restoring all things in Christ, through Mary. Jheoretical St cience PHILOSOPHY Philosophy serves as the handmaid of Theology. Courses in Logic, Metaphysics, Cosmology, Psychology, Ethics, and the History of Philosophy aim to perfect human wisdom. Through the Humanities Courses, Philosophy, History, and the Liberal Arts are integrated. Ethics: The quest of God by means of human acts Beauty in harmony, proportion, and integrity MATHEMATICS Courses in Mathematics are designed to de- velop precision in thought and acquaint the student with the part Mathematics plays in contemporary culture. Math majors may teach, work in industry, or enter research work. CHEMISTRY General Chemistry, Inorganic and Organic Chemistry, Quantitative Analysis, and Bio- chemistry are included in the Chemistry major’s program. Those interested in Medical Technology and Nursing will also be enrolled in Chemistry courses. The chemistry major is skilled in precision A world of wonder through the microscopic eye BIOLOGY In the general program are included General Biology, Genetics, Physiology, Anato- my, Microbiology, Parasitol- ogy. And for the medical technologist courses in Med- ical Bacteriology, Immunol- ogy and Serology, and Hema- tology are offered at St. Jo- seph Hospital. HISTORY American Government, European Civilization, the Development of Christian Thought — these are a few of the courses that make up the history program. You can see it all in cinerama practiced S t cience SOCIOLOGY Courses in this De- partment aim to help students to participate intelligently in activities for social betterment. The Family, Rural and Urban Sociology, Child Welfare, and Social Psy- chology and Controls are some of the courses off- ered to future sociolo- gists. Di L Jill era l -Arts In our classes in literature, drama, foreign languages, music, and art, we form habits of mind that make possible appreciation and production of beauty. These subjects are taught so as to increase our aesthetic capacity for .our own enjoy- ment and also to prepare us for positions in creative fields. Through technical and creative development, the students acquire an appreciation for and knowl- edge of great art, as well as knowledge necessary for positions in teaching and commercial art. A R T An English major carries a heavy schedule Journalism experience is provided through working on the campus maga- zine, The Golden Echo, and the monthly newspaper, The Teresian. The Depart- ment also publishes the Viewbook. ENGLISH Basic courses are taught in Rhetoric, English and American Literature, and in Literary Criticism. Lor those who wish to write, special courses in the Short Story and Playwriting have been set up. Many St. Teresa graduates with an English major are teaching in elementary and secondary schools. Others have entered the advertising profession. Lay-out work on The Teresian, campus paper Senior piano recital MUSIC Courses both in theory and practice are offered to those students who select music as their special interest. The sixty-voice chorus and the selected vocal ensemble sing at school and civic functions. The Christmas can- tata and the spring fashion show are highlights of the Department’s activities. The Last of the Leprechauns, an original fairy-tale , written by Sister Marcella Marie and directed by Sister M. Felice DRAMA Experiment with thcatre-in-the-round : Gift of Tenyin, a Japanese Christinas Play Experiments in different forms of acting and in original drama, comprise part of the work of this Department. Courses are given in Stagecraft, Play Directing, Act- ing, Radio and Television Tech- niques, and Public Speaking. Drama students attend regional and national meetings of the Cath- olic Theatre Conference. FOREIGN LANGUAGE Phonetics: a vital part of learning a foreign language The modern language pro- gram includes French, Span- ish, Italian, and German. Emphasis is on the spoken language. The program also includes a study of the litera- ture of the country. Listen- ing to linguaphone records is part of the student’s train- ing. BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION Shorthand, Accounting, Business Management, Office Practice, Current Economic Problems, the Economic Content of the Encyclicals, and Business Law are some of the courses available to the major in Business Administration. The goal: speed and accuracy Practice teaching-, the real challenge of the future teacher Education majors meet the requirements for teacher certification in the public school system of Missouri. Practice teaching is done during the senior year. Those who choose a nursing career re- ceive at the end of a four-year program a Bachelor of Science in Nursing and Regis- tered Nurse certificate from the State. N U R S I N G The cap fits just right and so tue wear it PHYSICAL EDUCATION The tennis courts are a favorite haunt from the first day of spring through the summer months HOME ECONOMICS Home Economics means meal planning and serving. It also means knowledge of textiles and home furnishings along with child care and managing the family budget. Tennis in the warm weather along with baseball and in the cold months there’s vol- ley ball, badminton, bowling, and ice skating. Picnics and hikes are also part of the fun of keep- ing physically fit. The art of gracious living In our class meetings we conduct our school business. At coke and coffee breaks our extra- curricular activities are discussed. Through these informal gatherings we learn to know each other, to share our joys and to offer our congratula- tions when diamond rings are displayed. Coke and Coffee FRESHMAN LINE-UP RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS PROVIDE EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES The Advent Wreath is a part of the Sodalist’s preparation for the Christmas season At the annual Christmas party Sodalists enter- tain children from St. Joseph’s Parish Panel Discussions arc vital in the campus Confraternity unit THEN THERE IS SOCIAL LIFE College means more than a life of attach- ment to books and library. Parties too have their place in fashioning us into social be- ings. From the opening mixers each year when Rockhurst College men invade the premises to the final spring formal, dances are events to look forward to, and once over, to talk about. FORMAL DANCES The Student Government opens the sea- son at Thanksgiving with the fall formal. The Sophomores sponsor the Christmas formal. The Valentine dance belongs to the Freshmen. And the season closes in the spring with the prom. ksziihitkz ube rock ' in squiRe — 11 gj IF §1 ■; mm ■ GRADUATION The proud smile and a piece of sheep skin duly signed The culmination of four years of earnest study and the assurance that it has been worth it.