Manhattanville College - Tower Yearbook (Purchase, NY)

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[ Page twenty-six } MARY RITA CASE, E. de M. Convent of the Sacred Heart, Maplehurst Classical Club. .’30, ’31; President. .’32 Class Basketball Team Debating Club.’31,’32 Greek Play . . Cercle Frangais .’32 Public Debate Class Treasurer.’29, ' 30 Glee Club . . . Business Manager of The Tower.. ’31 ’31, ’32 . . . .’31 . . . .’32 . . . .’29 A keen sense of humor coupled with unusual versatility gives us Mary—one who is clever, witty—but never cuttingly so—fond of teasing without arousing injured feelings, quick to see a point, a clear thinker and the Waterloo of all opponents in debating. With Mary present we need never fear a conversation filled with awkward pauses or successions of polite platitudes. Any debatable subject worthy of notice is competently discussed and settled during the course of a midday meal or over a slice of lemon and a teabag. In the field of physical activity she is as capable and gifted as she was when Business Manager of last year’s Tower. Whatever she does she does wholeheartedly and with a spirit of keen enjoyment and enthusiasm. Whether at sports or at studies, Mary is always interested, sympathetic, generous and ready to oblige. In fact, we find in her a striking resemblance to The Myth Me.” As to the blue-black hair— it has always been such a problem deciding where it was blue and where black that we much prefer to consider it brown.

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[ Page twenty-jive } HELEN BURKE Columbia University, New York Spanish Club .’32 Though a newcomer to Manhattanville this year, Helen has adapted herself to her class and her suroundings in a remarkably easy and natural manner. Perhaps this is due to her unruffled outlook on things in general and to her calm acceptance of situations as they exist. Her friendliness is of the quiet but interested kind, and although her manner is reserved, she mingles well in the life at college. The college room sees her often, reading the news¬ paper or observing whatever may be going on. We have become quite accus¬ tomed to Helen’s characteristically busy air, as she hurries through the cor¬ ridors to her classes. We shall remember her for her pleasant, amiable disposition, with which one year of association has been all too little.

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{ Page twenty-seven ] ANN CUNNIFFE Academy of the Holy Child, New York Clavian Club . . .’30, ’31 Tea Dance Committee. . . . .’29, ’30, ’31 Secretary. ’3? Chairman . .’32 Tower Board, Advertising Bridge Committee . .’29 Manager . .’31 Medical Unit. . ' 29 Girl Scouting .’31 The quality of being luxurious by restraint” is far more vivid when trans¬ ferred from the realm of art or letters to something more vital. Nan’s per¬ sonality bears out this idea by a charming independence of character and an equally pleasing affability of manner. Although during her college career she has been a member of the group who arrive-at-nine-and-leave-after-the- last-class,” nevertheless, her unselfish graciousness has made itself known to and appreciated by all with whom she comes in contact. Besides this, Nan is one of our favorite eye-rests, a fact which one glance at her trimly individual figure walking down the hall can explain.