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

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Aj t v y vy iy WJ u vy M vM iy M G y U- VU U 1 Ui vy U- 1 iy MJ iy y vy My Language Sister Marie de Lourdes A.B., New Rochelle, 1924. Instructor in French Sister Marie de Lourdes is enveloped in an essential dignity which is both real and wholesome, and at the same time she has a very human and sympathetic understanding. As an earnest teacher she has gained the admiration of her pupils and added to the Faculty of New Roc helle a sincere and ardent factor in its success. Sister’s efficient and un- selfish devotion to any branch of work has made her in- valuable and represents to all of us a model of sincerity. Sister Marie de Lourdes has not been long with us at New Rochelle, but we hope she will remain with us both as friend and inspiration. August Steitz A.B., New York University, 1905; A.M., Yale University, 1906; Columbia University, 1906-10; Research Scholar, Germany, 1912-13; Ph.D., New York University, 1914. Professor of German After studying with Professor Steitz we are forced to admit (though of course we do it in an undertone and only in a 100% American gathering) that we can never approach the culture and poise of the continent. But we do think that perhaps we have managed to electroplate ourselves with at least a passing amount through our association with him. Even in those horrible “off-days,” following the holidays or before Retreat, when a feeling of unrest stirred in the air and we came to class bent on murdering poor William Tell, Dr. Steitz would maintain the same calm exterior and would look upon us with the same kindly smile, so that somehow our imaginary worries melted away, and we found ourselves imitating him and smiling with him at ourselves. May those of us who intend to teach, keep on imitating him and may we have the good fortune to have our teaching efforts meet with the same success as his. Fifteen

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Language Maximilian von der Porten Berlin, Lausanne, Heidelberg, 1887-1901; Ph.D., Heidelberg, 1902; Romance Languages and Philology, University of Paris, 1902-05; Oriental Languages and Literature, Vienna and Budapest, 1906-07. Professor of Romance Languages Those who have not the good fortune of being in Professor von der Porten’s classes are inclined to stand rather in awe of him, while they admire from a distance his aristocratic bearing and his distinguished manner. It is, however, the students who come in contact with his cultured intellect who truly realize what it means to have a man of such versatile ability on the lists of their Faculty. Professor von der Porten is intensely interested in the progress and welfare of each individual student. His un- tiring efforts to make his classes pleasant as well as in- structive are a source of encouragement to all those who appreciate the course that it is a delight to attend. Prof. Henri Barzun University of Paris, B. es L., 1897, M.A., 1909; Research, Lehigh Uni- versity, 1920-23; Author of Works on Drama, Literature and Econom- ics; Contributor on French Affairs to “Current History,” “Review of Reviews,” etc. Professor of French Literature Professor Barzun owns the world! That may sound extravagant, but someone has said that the world belongs to him who has seen it. When we lost our beloved Pro- fessor DeFrance, last year, we were almost inconsolable, and it seemed to many of us that the new French professor would have to be well-nigh the acme of perfection to win us away from our old allegiance. We were agreeably sur- prised, then, when Professor Barzun met our class for the first time and drew us immediately with his inimitable re- counts in French of his visits through strange lands. We listened in amazement to his recital of aeroplane trips to distant Africa, and the wonders of Asia and Indo-China. We shall miss our imaginary flights to Africa and the Pacific Isles more than we can say, for even if Fortune should provide that we visit these places some day, we can never hope to have another guide as brilliant, as en- thusiastic, as keenly alive to the world around him as Professor Barzun. Fourteen CT f VrrSrKrRTr

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Senora De Bercerra Normal Diploma, Manuela Canizares College, Quito, Ecuador: B.A., M.A., Columbia University; Instructor in Spanish Literature, Manuela Canizares College, Quito, Ecuador; Assistant in Spanish Rockford College, Rockford, 111.; Teacher of Spanish, Penn Hall, Chambersburg, Pa.; In structor in Spanish, Hunter College, N.Y.C. Instructor in Spanish With the natural enthusiasm and fire of her race, Senora De Bercerra has succeeded in bringing to us a realization of the beauty and charm of her native tongue. Determined to make Spanish mean something more to us than a mere subject, she has left nothing undone in trying to make her language one of our languages. She has put life and in- terest into her classes and has won our sincere admiration by her patience, and her eagerness to give us a little some thing of Spanish spirit and ideals. Senor De Bercerra B.A., San Gabriel College; Graduate of the Business School, Santa Infancia College, Quito, Ecuador; Assistant Professor of History and Spanish Literature, Santa Infancia. Professor of Spanish With his quiet and cultured demeanor, Senor De Ber- cerra gives us an idea of true Spanish courtliness. Al- though his patience is often tried by our abuse of his native language, he is ever kindly, and commands our respect by the unassuming manner in which he corrects our errors and brings before us the “finesse” of Spanish expression. By his earnestness and sincerity he creates in us a desire to delve more deeply into the riches of the literature of his language, and to know more about the people and the customs of his country. Sixteen