Georgian Court University - Courtier Yearbook (Lakewood, NJ)

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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.

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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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As Peggy McCarty arranges lights on model Anna Lou Edebohls, the other members of the club focus cameras and give advice. LE illlll'l'l'll THROUGH the interest and efforts of Sister Mary Giovanni, the Lens and Shutter Club was organized in March l945. The purpose is to improve the skill of amateur photographers through the study of the various phases of the field, such as developing, printing, and enlarg- ing techniques. The members may choose one of the two classes offered in photography. They may train for taking pictures for the Courtier or Court Pageg or they may study the science of Photography in all its aspects. The club photographers have clicked many first-rate pictures on their field trips which in- cluded: Lakehurst, on Navy Dayj and a trip to the shore. While visiting the Naval Air Station on October twenty-seventh the camera eyes found a number of interesting subjects upon which to focus. At the end of the year there was an exhibi- tion of the pictures taken by the photography students. The pictures taken were rated by a group of judges and awards were made accord- ing to their decisions. Mr. Leonard Goldenbaum is the adviser of the Lens and Shutter Club and by reason of his wide experience and knowledge of this sub- ject he is able to give valuable instruction and direction to the student photographers. The officers are: Peggy McCarty, presi- dent, Pauline Marcoux, vice president, Mari- etta Tripician, secretary-treasurer.