Georgian Court University - Courtier Yearbook (Lakewood, NJ)

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Gathered in Kingscote to talk about the latest fashions and foods are these Home Economics students. THE Home Economics Club of Georgian Court College provides its members with practical as well as theoretical experience in Domestic Science and the opportunity to discover new ideas in this field. Under the sponsorship of the Club, guest speakers and lecturers are invited to address its members. Field trips are planned and ex- ecuted throughout the school year so that stu- dents may learn the various methods and tech- niques employed by leading manufacturers in the preparation of products connected with Home Economics. The field trips and other activities of the club are discussed at the regu- lar monthly meetings. The Club takes part in school activities by assuming responsibility for the preparation of refreshments servediat social affairs given by the college. Members prepared refreshments for Saint Peter's College glee club, Play Day, functions of the N. F. C. C. S., and numerous other clu-b activities. ln October the members sponsored a very successful Cake Walk for the benefit of the N. F. C. C. S. and in Febru- ary two representatives were sent to New York University for discussions on the general topic of merchandizing and Sping fashions for l9-49. The Home Economics Club of Georgian Court College is an affiliated member of the American Home Economics Association and the New Jersey Home Economics Association. Membership in the club- is comprised of stu- dents majoring in either diatetics or merchan- dizing. The Club welcomed its new members this year at a tea held in Hamilton Hall. The Club is efficiently guided and directed by Miss Ann Ruocco, and Miss Quinta Judge with the assistance of student officers, Helen Hetherington, president, Bebe McCrane, vice president, Jeanne Johnson, secretary, and Ruth Morris, treasurer.

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Members of the Art Club listen as Peggy McCarty offers helpful suggestions to future artists. THE Michaelangelists, founded in l9l5, is one of Georgian Court's oldest organiza- tions. Under the tutelage of Sister Mary Fran- cesca, head of the Art department and Miss Helen Reid Cole, instructor in Fine Arts, the club is dedicated to the appreciation of art in all its various phases. lt is open to all art stu- dents and to all who have a special interest along these lines. As a project for the year, the club under- took the publicity work for the N. F. C. C. S. Members of the organization contributed poster work to aid the various drives and ac- tivities on campus. The club also began work, on an art scrap- book which was made by the art students for the purpose of collecting articles, pictures, and clippings pertinent to the field of art. Early in the year the Michaelangelists vis- ited the pottery mill of Mr. Geza De Vegh in Tinton Falls, New Jersey. Mr. De Vegh lec- tured on the processes of pottery making and demonstrated many techniques employed. A number of other field trips to museums, ex- hibits, etc., were planned. To stimulate the interest of all at Geor- gian Court in the activities of the art students, a bulletin board in Raymond Hall was desig- nated for the display of a painting known as the Picture of the Week. Each week a new picture is posted giving the students an oppor- tunity to display their works throughout the year. To conclude their activities, the Michael- angelists annually exhibit the work of the art department. The exhibit is comprised of oils, water colors, charcoals, pastels, textile designs, anatomy illustrations, fashion designs, ceram- ics, wood carving, leather and jewelry crafts. The worksare judged and awards are made for outstanding work in various fields. , The officers of the club are: president, Peggy McCarty, vice president, Patricia Far- ley, secretary, Rosemarie Crawley, and treas- urer, Jodie Simons.

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'llllll All AT the first meeting of the Agnesian Club officers were elected for the year. Kathleen Mooney, president, conducted each monthly meeting, assisted by Patricia Schwar, vice president, Theresa Huang, treasurer, and Betty Jean Buck, secretary. Under the guidance of the moderators, Sister Mary Placidus and Miss Jean Marino, the club presented an active program. This year membership in the math club was extended to all students who were studying mathematics or who showed special interest in this field.-A The senior members of the society received Witch of Agnesi pins at class night exercises, in memory of the club's patroness, Maria Gaetana Agnesi, renowned linguist, phi- losopher, and mathematician. Maria Gaetna Agnesi has been called the Oracle in Seven Languages and the Walk- ing Polyglot by learned men whom she bewil- dered by her philosophical questions and ex- planations. At the age of thirteen Maria wrote her famous lnstituzioni Analitichi , in which lil CLR she treats of many curves, and especially of the cubic conic curve which bears her name. Activities of the Agnesian Club included monthly discussions on the contributions of leading mathematicians to the field of mathe- matics. Among the outstanding mathemati- cians discussed were Maria Gaetna Agnesi, Pythagoras and the Pythagorean Theorem, Thales, and Rene Descartes. The development of the abacus from the earliest Chinese form through the modern calculating machines was also traced. ln February, a cake and cookie sale was held. The proceeds were the math club's contribu- tion to Student Relief. ln preparation for their spring trip to the Lakehurst Naval Air Station members of the math club were given a brief course in the fundamentals of aeronautics, and the trip proved to be very enlightening. With Maria Gaetana Agnesi as a model, members of the Agnesian Club are assured of much success in their undertakings in the field of mathematics. Kathleen Mooney, president of the Mathematics' group, explains by means of diagram the properties of a hyperbola.