Georgian Court University - Courtier Yearbook (Lakewood, NJ)

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Let us follow today's program. WON'T you join me today and let me take you on a tour of our college? l realize it is rather early. Ten to seven to be exact and through the early morning stillness echo the chapel bells, our faithful alarm clock. 'Tis another day in the life of a Courtier and first and foremost on the daily schedule is Holy Mass. You see, Georgian Court College well realizes the im- portance of a formal education, but is also highly concerned with the spiritual develop- ment of each student who enters her portals. From each hall and from all directions on campus there emerges an ever steady proces- sion of students, all hurrying to attend Mass. Friendly Good Mornings and cheery Hel- ios , rival the whisperings of the pines. Do you notice though, the certain solemnity that en- velops each group as they near the chapel door, Cllllllll i2..m'r Penelope Karagias, Patricia Mooney, Joan Murphy Dorothy Leong, and Irene Dominick arrive at the chapel door for morning Mass. preparing- to start the new day by bidding Our Lord, Good Morning ? With the Mass over, the students congre- gate in the arcade. Here they chat a few min- utes before entering the dining hall to indulge in one of Sister Pius' morning snacks, before preparing to begin the round of classes. There Sister Marie Anna, president, advises the two student-editors, Bette Jean Pickett of the Court Page and Becky Roelkey of the Courtier. 148 is always a hum of excitement within the din- ing hall and especially at breakfast time, for 1' 'SL Sister M. Giovanni, dean, confers with Peggy McCarty senior class president, about the program for senior week

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MISS FLORENCE MERCUR THE Mansion foyer was the setting for a concert given by Miss Florence Mercur, a pianist of nation-wide reputation, who has appeared at countless schools, col- leges, and universities throughout the country. Miss Mercur received a diploma from the New York College of Music after intensive study, and then com- pleted her training abroad, under some of the modern masters. Her varied program included many traditional works by such composers as Bach and Handel, lending an im- pression of dignity and grandeur, a melodious group of Chopin's compositions, and a selection of the moderns, which completed the evening with its complex beauty. JAMES P. EVERS, Maurice A. Walsh, and Francis X. Fahy, graduates of Fordham Law School and partners in a legal firm, brought to the college students a clear picture of C0mmunism's infiltration. ln a panel discussion, they showed that the Marxian philosophy of life is so completely incompatible with democracy that compromise is impossible. By an accu- rately compiled record of Communist ideals, activity, and aggression, these lawyers led their audience to the only logical conclusion: that it is the duty of every Catholic to be aware of this threat to freedom, and to fight it with the weapons of knowledge, prayer, and political responsibility. Only in this manner can America be preserved from Com- munism, and the old world freed from its tyranny. JAMES P. EVERS MAURICE A. WALSH l47 FRANCIS X. FAHY

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Sister Mary Joseph, secretary to Sister Marie Anna, our president, handles the activity of the office with pleasant ease. there are always so many things that happen from day to day, so many things to talk over, augmented by the expectations that the new day brings. lf you listen carefully you may hear bits of conversations like these . . . Did you hear that Tom called Joyce from California last night? l'm certainly worried about that Ethics Test today. Do you think it will be hard? l hear B. J. is going to West Point this weekend. WilI you save me a seat at the lecture this afternoon? Oh, there is the nine o'clock bell and first class is about to begin! See how the students scatter in all directions. The arcade will soon become deserted, for no one wants to be late for class. Shall we follow this Courtier as she dashes into Raymond Hall? My but she seems in a hurry! The room she is entering is the office of the dean, our beloved Sister Giovanni. Perhaps she has an appointment for one of the Sister M. Jane Frances presents a problem in logic to her sophomore philosophers. ye E' i rs. Miss Reiss, Registrar . . . always ready to untangle difficulties for us. many advisory conferences, but then there are a multitude of reasons that could bring any student here, for Sister Giovanni is never too busy to listen to our most trivial difficulty or to offer her assistance in our most momentous problem. Truly, she is ever willing to help and to extend to us her esteemed advice when- ever we are in need of it. Yes, the door is always open to all. Sitting there to Sister's left at the other desk, typing away, is Miss Reiss, our registrar. She is constantly busy with her many duties and we think she is efficiency per- sonified! If you watch her for just a moment, I am sure you will agree. Let's take a peek in these classrooms across the way. That is Sister Jane Frances instruct- ing one of her many Philosophy classes. Sister's schedule of classes consists of Logic, Psy- chology, Ethics, and even Epistemology, which advanced students may pursue. From the in- tent expressions on the students' faces, there must be some deep question under considera- tion, but then everyone knows that courses in philosophy require much concentration. Mr. Burke conducts a class in Composition l49