College of New Rochelle - Annales Yearbook (New Rochelle, NY)

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AM Hygienic Administration Carol T. Stevens, M.D. College Physician In appearance, Doctor Stevens is fatherly; as a physician, technically sound and skilled; so it is little wonder that we consider ourselves fortunate indeed to have him as our college physician. His interest in “his” girls’ welfare is as genuine as it is unconcealed and covers far more than their physical needs, for Doctor Stevens is a healer not only of bodily ills but of those often far more poignant mental ones. It is impossible for us to imagine any crisis either physical or mental, too great for him to cope with. When one is sick his visits are anticipated, for he has that power of sympathy which when intelligently used, is as great a factor in heal- ing our ills as medicine. In short, he is just the kind of a man one proudly refers to as “our family physician”. Mabel S. van Zelm The word “Infirmary” does not strike the terror in our hearts that one might think it would. We are told there is a “Law of Com- pensation”, and here we find it to hold true. It is never particularly pleasant to be sick and confined to bed, but when the bed is in the Infirmary the compensation is the kind and sympathetic care of Miss Zelm. When we are sick, Miss Zelm is the one person who counts. The greatest tribute of the Student Body to Miss Zelm is a tribute to her un- selfishness. Nothing is too much for her to do for her patients and nothing great enough for her patients to say of her, who has “A heart as true, a heart as kind As in the whole world you will find”. Twenty-three

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Mathematics Arthur Burton Hussey A.B., Bates, 1914; A.M., Brown, 1915. Professor of Mathematics Deeply intellectual, pre-eminently scientific, at all times particular and exacting, Professor Hussey makes an unusually efficient teacher of higher mathematics. Those who come under his direction (and they are a very small and select group of the mathematically inclined) are convinced that he is an exceedingly earnest and serious man, zealously devoted to the business of mathe- matics. His ability to instill into feminine minds the perplexing principles of Analytics and Calculus is due to his thorough knowledge of the sub- ject and his scientific method of presentation. His exacting insistence on particulars makes for his efficiency. His impersonal attitude towards his classes and his impartial justice towards all, indicate that he has the true spirit James I. Conway A.B., Loyola, Baltimore, 1905; LL.B., Fordham, 1909. Professor of Mathematics Professor Conway has that type of mind with which we associate the mathematical. Capable of prolonged analysis, a logician if there ever was one, Professor Conway uses his gifts of keenness of perception and logical presentation as an aid to his pupils. Sincerity, an anxiety for a complete understanding of the matter at hand, characterizes his every move; courtesy mellows his every action. True to a type, but having a complete individualism that captivates us, he will always remain in our memories — the ideal mathematics pro- Twenty-two

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It needs little elabora- Her dignified manner, Religiosae Facultatis Mother M. Xavier A.B., New Rochelle, 1909; Columbia, 1910-1911, 1913-1914; A.M., Columbia, 1914. Professor of Sociology and Economics “Apprecier c’est eqaler”. How then can we hope to give full expression of our admiration and love of a character so rich in all the arts and graces of life; how catch in a single paragraph the inimitable tone of voice, the smile, the expression, the untiring energy? It is impossible, for we would always feel we had not expressed sufficiently the motherliness that has made her dear to every girl who has been under her tutelage. When we go out, one of the blest memories we will take with us is her smile, to encourage and lighten the burden of our various ways, “for her ways were gentle and her heart gold”. Mother M. Loyola, Associate Dean A.B., New Rochelle, 1908. Professor of Latin “A perfect woman, nobly planned, To warn, to comfort and command”. This quotation expresses our Associate Dean perfectly, tion to those who know her. She lives what she teaches, quiet movements, and low voice are a constant example and ideal for us. Mother Loyola “warns”, and punishes too, but her justice is always tempered with mercy. As for her ability “to comfort”, only those who have had real sorrow know the entire sympathy she is capable of. Where she commands there is instant response. Truly noble, we can sum up the qualities for which she stands in the word so often upon her lips, “Lady”. Mother M. Cephas A.B., New Rochelle, 1908; A.M., Columbia, 1909. Professor of Mathematics Sympathy with and understanding of the people with whom one is daily associated begets their love and confidence. These qualities, so eminently human, have endeared Sister Cephas to all who know her. Wise men have told us that, although justice is the most necessary attribute of a ruler it is the most difficult to attain. When Sister Cephas acts in the capacity of teacher, guiding students through the intricacies of math, and in that of supreme arbiter in all questions athletic, we find fairness exercised as perfectly as human nature permits. Many of the im- portant physical, intellectual and spiritual activities have been spurred on by her encouraging, sensible advice. So, as friend, teacher and moderator, Sister Cephas adds an inestimable amount to the personnel of N. R. C. Sister T. Aquinas A.B., New Rochelle, 1913 ; New Rochelle, 1918-1920; A.M., Fordham, 1921-1922. Professor of History “Every noble life leaves the fibre of it interwoven forever in the works of the world”. A glimpse into the character and personality of Sister Aquinas reveals one who perhaps is most intimately acquainted with student life, who is near to us, human and sympathetic. This picture of Sister Aquinas we find indelibly impressed upon our hearts, the result of our every-day association with her. As the Moder- ator of the Missionary Club she is the “tour de force” of that activity, having guided its first faltering steps to its present position of prominence, by her ambitious de- termination and unfailing interest. We shall remember Sister Aquinas for her naturalness and friendliness, and above all an unostentatious and distinctive personality, a pleasurable anomaly. Twenty-four ANNALES