Georgian Court University - Courtier Yearbook (Lakewood, NJ)

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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

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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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It's a pleasure to spend an hour in Sister Norberta's Literature class. Adjoining this classroom is Sister Norberta's room, in which various classes in literature are conducted. Under Sister's expert guidance stu- dents may enjoy the works of such masters as Keats, Shelley, Byron, and many others, whose poetic masterpieces are taught in Sister's course in Romantic Writers. Then too, stu- dents may choose to study the writers of the Victorian Era. Here all incoming freshmen study literature, and sophomores are intro- duced to MiIton's Paradise Lost and Paradise Regained. I believe this particular class is in the midst of Paradise Lost. lt takes me back to my sophomore year when l too was studying it with Sister in this same classroom. As we go upstairs in Raymond Hall we can hear Sister Mary Joan's voice explaining a passage from Vergil's Eclogues which the Latin majors are translating this semester. Although Sister Mary Joan has a crowded schedule she manages to give generously of her time to the Courtier and her suggestions and corrections are always the finest. Now let us go to Miss Blake's room. She is one of our favorite faculty members heading Sister Mary Joan conducts a course in Vergil for her Latin majors. the Social Science Department here at the Court. Since Miss Blake teaches American His- tory and Political Economy, which are required courses, every girl has the opportunity of meeting her and taking work with her at some time during the four years at the college. Majors in social studies and history spend much of their time in this room with Miss Blake taking a variety of courses, some of which are Sociology, Social Problems, Inter- national Relations, Modern European History, all of which prove valuable assets to them. I can truthfully say that l don't believe there is any question that Miss Blake could not answer, not only in her own field of study, but also in a host of other fields. An lntellectual , would be the most fitting description of her. Now let us leave Raymond Hall for a while. Suppose we walk through the formal gardens toward the majestic Mansion. Your tour of Georgian Court College just would not be com- plete without meeting our well-loved and es- Sister lncarnata smilingly instructs the business group. Sister M. Consolata eXDl6l 15 an l 'TflCale P0lV f of Qfammaf to her Anglo-Saxon class.