College of St Mary - Mosaic Yearbook (Omaha, NE)

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criticism but insures rapid advancement The Student Council...link between stu- dents and administrators...contact between the footless and the establishedmprovider of leadership :for five-hundred girls, placing it- self at the spearhead of the movements for needed change, answering the Whys when the changes cannot or should not be effected... it is the funnel-spout for the hopes and ideas of the students. The Council involves itself in shapes of charity such as aiding a deaf, small, heart-diseased boyg in shapes of preparation such as planning Parents' Day--openhouse day when the p ar ent s are invited to come and see life at C.S.M.g planning Freshman Week--orientation week when fr eshm en can inquire into what their n ext four y ear s will beg plan- ning the budget--making p o s s i bl e the school publications, the school danc e s, the class activities. The Student Council is the circle into which all is drawn. Skywriting may not be possible for a CSM Student Council campaign. So Cathy Kelly uses an Omaha product, snow...no muss, no fuss...it just melts. Looks of temerity and perplexity and plain concen- Fifteen people, pencils poised, eyes focused, minds tration flow from a regular Student Council meeting. bent to their purpose, tackle the facts, trying to find Facts are on the tableg problems are to be faced. some workable solution to problems affecting all. Iii :Q E, jg , , , L. EN x x x x Edeslux l if

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Effective government necessitates sel Walking down-the road of -a Council leader is a wearying The shoulders ache with heavy burdens, the eyes burn stroll. The air IS sometimes thick with dust and con- trying to see all the way. But president Linda Spaulding fusion. The road seems never ending and the legs tire. and vice-president Margaret Deppe stand tall. Come into my parlor, said the spider to the fly. Sister Mary Claudia proposes work for Lavonne and Marita as they enter the new Student Council room. ,niet . '- - f ...m sf.nrj L The old, oaken gavel, glowing in rich brown, thunders upon the desk with a sound of strength and authority. Then all grow silent and a hundred ears listen.

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Living together should create a greater In sp ec t i ng rooms, greeting callers, comforting sick, meeting everyday emergen- cies which might arise in a house full of women, paying cheerful goodmornings to one at 8:00 after a goodnight to another at 1:00 the night before, being on call 24 hours a day--a doctor's life was never this hectic. Yet these rough seas of dormitory life are braved by two stoic captains, the house- mothers of McAuley and Gallagher Halls. Under their expert guidance girls receive individual care--that added touch of home. Assisting these women in making campus life and challenging scholastic . 0 1 ,f ,I H ,f g Four floors of upperclassmen keep a petite Mrs. Lauretta Murphy ever youthful as she performs the endless duties of the Gallagher Hall supervisor. life as smooth running as possible, three representative boards exist. As a result of their coordinated action, campus life is enlivened for all. Witch es, ghosts, goblins and devils filled the stage as the day hops and dorm floors challenged each other While presenting skits at the annual Halloween P arty planned by the boards. Christmas found all again gathered but this time in song around a glittering Christmas tree. Monthly dress-up dinners add variety to the nightly meal routine. 1532. W, ...L A Ever ready to comfort or counsel, Mrs. Florence Schmeling, director of McAu1ey I-Iall, helps her fresh men to reach the maturity of upperclassmen.