Georgian Court University - Courtier Yearbook (Lakewood, NJ)

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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.

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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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l Although the girls in this group are known for their sense of humor, they prove by their expressions that they have a serious side too. PICTA lllll'l'llil PICTA MITRA is one of the oldest organi- zations on the campus, having been founded in 1925. lt derives its name from.the Latin, which translated means embroidered hat . The club was formed when the originator found an old hat of the garden variety of the l900's belonging to Mrs. Gould. The name of the club is borrowed from Juvenal, who wrote a satire on the elaborate head-dress worn by Eastern women. The officers are named appropriately, in accordance with the complete irregularity of the entire organization. They are called the crown, the vice crown, the brim, and the band. The first two officers are chosen from the senior class, while the latter two are selected from the junior class. The freshmen hold no office since they are not invited to join the or- ganization until the second semester. Seven members are chosen each year from the Freshman Class. The only requirements for membership are an extraordinary sense of humor and the ability to make people laugh. The most efficient laugh provoker has the best chance of eventually becoming the crown. The members of the club are considered the humor- ists of the college. Once a member of Picta Mitra one may never withdraw from the club. The officers are: Helen Hetherington, crown, Matilda DiStefano, vice crown, Mary Sullivan, brim, Florita Perini, band.