Manhattanville College - Tower Yearbook (Purchase, NY)

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e ❖ Ul Z X ri- I 3 T Janet von Brecht, E. de M. Convent of the Sacred Heart, St. Louis, Mo. Clavian Club, ’31, ’32, ’33; Debating Club, ’33; Dramatic Association, 33; Thumb Tack Club, ’30, ’31, ’32, ’33; Tower Board, ’32; Athletic Association, ’30, ’31, ’32, ’33, President, ’33; Varsity Hockey Team, ’30, ’31, ’32, ’33; Class Hockey Team, ’30, ’31, ’32, ’33; Winner of Gold Hockey Stick, ’33 ; Varsity Basketball Squad, ’30, ’31, ’32, ’33; Class Basketball Team, ’30, ’31, ’32, ’33; Class Swimming Team, ’32, ’33; Swimming Club, ’33. ANET has proved successfully that appearances are often deceiving. Al¬ though her face is finely chiseled and her chin determined and strong, her voice is wistful and appealing rather than forceful as one would expect. She is slim almost to fraility, and seems as if she would be stunned by the mere sight of a hockey stick or a basketball, and therefore, those who meet her for the first time are quite astonished to learn that she has won her gold hockey stick, that for four years she has been on her class basketball team, that she has been Athletic representative for her class in every year, and that now, in her Senior year, she is president of the Athletic Association. But there is one first impression about Janet that is not deceiving, on the contrary it is one that is lasting and permanent, it is that she is charming company and exceedingly interesting at all times and on all occasions. [ Page twenty-four ]

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5 ca j FT.tlKr Emily Brockenbrough, E. de M. Convent of the Sacred Heart, Noroton, Conn. Debating Club, ' 33 ; Dramatic Association, ’30, ’31, ’32, ’33; Thumb Tack Club, ’30, ’31, ’32, ’33; Circolo Italiano, ’32, ’33. HE sound of a merry laugh, a low southern voice that is drawling, “Now Eloise,” the most recent jot of nonsense being related—follow all these to their source and without doubt you will find Emily. A staunch adherent of the policy “Never do today what you can do tomorrow.’’ Emily has managed to pass her college career without becoming harrassed over ex¬ aminations or disturbed about keeping ahead of her work. However, Emily is par¬ ticularly gifted to pursue this system, and while it is acknowledged that many of her fellow students would never prosper if they followed her example, Emily succeeds in accomplishing all that she should, even arduous history assignments and Italian essays, without letting them cause her the slightest second of worry. A true southerner, even to her love for Richmond’s famous Beaten Biscuits and her intense aversion to the cold, Emily has with characteristic hospitality and friendliness won a claim on the hearts of her northern friends at Manhattanville. [ Page twenty-three ] rrv

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0 WWUIH Consuelo Calvari, E. de M. Convent of the Sacred Heart, Madison Avenue, Neva York Cercle Frangais, ’33; Secretary, ’33; Cir- colo Italiano, ’32, ’33, President, ’33; Choir, ’30, ’31, ' 32, ’33; Clavian Club, ’31, ’33; Debating Club, ’32, ’33, Chairman of theProgram Committee,’33; Public Debate ’33; Dramatic Association, ’32, ’33; Essay Board, ’33; French Play, ’30, ’32; Enter¬ tainment Committee, ’33; Glee Club, ’30, ' 31; Tower Board ’32; Thumb Tack Club, ’32, ’33; Chairman of the Costume Com¬ mittee, ’33; Class Hockey Team, ’31, ’32, ’33. HERE are many original people—but none like Connie. Many are whimsical—but not in Connie’s way. We have heard of unrevealed depths, but never come in contact with such depths as are hidden in Connie. Her originality shows itself in spoken as well as in written word—for Connie’s conversational comments are as delightful as her stories. Even the titles of her famous literary productions which so unfailingly find a place in “The Essay” disclose her whimsicality; “Take off your Shoes and Stock¬ ings,” “Not Intended for Sophisticates,” “Dream-House.” After much wonder and search we found in the recesses of Connie’s rich and interesting mind a deep and convinced interest in war debts, positive opinions on all the modern poets, and knowl¬ edge of Italian and Economics. These are a few of the fame-making, name-making, friend-making and, need we add, holding qualities that Connie possesses such lavish measure. “Those whom the gods love”—well, Connie is one of them. [ Page twenty-five ]