Daemen University - Summit Yearbook (Amherst, NY)

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A candid shot of a class in piano methods finds Evelyn Cook and Patrina Saia discussing a technical diff iculty in their score, while Sister Brendan assists fane Averill in interpreting her selection. Music major, Sylvia Glen ski, polishes up the selections she has chosen to demonstrate her ability on the keyboard—a prerequisite for her Music Education degree. Freshmen music students perfect their string technique under the guidance of Sister Brendan. The music concentration strives to give to the student a solid foundation in the techniques of musical interpretation and a broad general view of the scope and depth of musical litera- ture. The student tries to develop within herself the ability to project the ideas of the composer to her audience by a meaning- ful rendition of both instrumental and vocal compositions. Music ... a representation of the perfect concord and the perfect order that is God.

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Anita Anderson, Pat Parada, Gerry Balaz, and Clare Siegel are assisted by Mr. Kuo as they put the finishing touches on the annual campus Christmas display. A thorough knowledge of modern art techniques is acquired by these modern art enthusiasts as they examine paintings of contemporary artists. Air. Kuo examines an etching produced through the combined efforts of senior art students, Sue Moore, Mary Paul Kennedy, Mary Manzella and Mary foan Hassett. Vri By blending practical, aesthetic and Christian concepts, the student of art creates within herself the basic attitudes neces- sary for a professional career in the field of art. She is pro- vided with such an orientation of the arts to life that she becomes aware of the apostolic possibilities of art as a means to restore all things in Christ. Art... an expression in symbolic imagery of the beauty and harmony that is in God.

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Linguistic scholarship, developed by a study of classical and contemporary languages, achieves a dual aim. It discloses to the student the beautiful and varied cultures of other nations. The study of language also provides a bond of unity with con- temporary societies by instilling a deeper appreciation of other ideas and other people. Judy Walker, Mary Lou Mulhern and Camille Aver- sano, freshmen Latin scholars, express pride in the final arrangement of their bulletin board assignment. Sue Formhal’s sight translation seems to amuse Carol Wetzel, Elaine Navagh and Mary Kay McCracken in Sister Magdalis’ Spanish class. After class, puzzled German students, Betty Martin and Gerry Kraska, seek the assistance of Sister Stef ana in clarifying a difficult transla- tion. Sessions in the language lab enable French students to familiar- ize themselves with the spoken language, facilitating their own pronunciation.