Manhattanville College - Tower Yearbook (Purchase, NY)

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z ❖ tu Z X I Edith Cronin Academy of the Holy Child, New York, N. Y. Classical Club, ’31, ’32, ’33 ; Club Espanol, ' 33; Glee Club, ’30; Greek Play, ’31. UIETNESS without monotony, charm without affectation, femininity with¬ out sentimentality—one immediately associates these qualities with Edith. Poised and unruffled, she can meet any situation with tact and dignity. Her natural charm explains the fact that there is never an awkward sil¬ ence when Edith is present. It is fitting that a person of her character should have chosen to major in the Classics and minor in Medieval Literature. These subjects combining the culmination of the culture of the old world with that of the new, are pre-eminently suited to her who possesses the perfect self-composure and grace of the stately Athenian woman together with a touch of the romantic appeal that caused knights to swear eternal fealty to medieval ladies. To all these qualities Edith adds her own open friendliness and gracious personality which is in¬ dividually Edith. [ Page twenty-eight ]

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C fesprehR- Frances Connolly, E. de M. St. Mary’s High School, Waltham, Massachusetts Senior Entertainment Committee, ’33; Cercle Frangais, ’33; Choir, ’30, ’31, 32, ’33; Debating Club, ’30, ’31, ’32, ’33; Corresponding Secretary-Treasurer, ’32; Vice-president, ’33; Essay Board, ’33; Glee Club, ’30, ’32; Thumb Tack Club, ’31, ’32, ’33; Tower Board, ’32; French Play, ’33. UR Frances is a whimsical Miss. Her black hair, twinkling eyes, sprite¬ like grace and well-known sense of humor which is betrayed by the up¬ turned corners of her mouth, suggest the typical Irish lass. In classes, Frances is highly esteemed, and it is not unusual to hear that “Miss Connolly was the only one to see the point.” Fran herself, never flaunts her knowledge. Indeed, she is almost apologetic for having such original and win¬ ning ideas. Her undertakings are enormous for her size, and yet they are as success¬ ful as they are grand. Even unruly girl-scouts succumb to the dignity which she assumes on momentous occasions, but they still recognize in “Miss Connolly,” the Senior who is not too grown-up to play with them. The secret of her charm as a sympathetic friend and listener, and all that this rare gift implies, is found in a mul¬ titude of “becauses.” Arguing from effect to cause, the reason why everyone loves her, is because she is Frances Connolly. [ Page twenty-seven ]

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5 (a (aui + ! r it S. ,Vi. VVV.vUV :vWv ccccrcwxvcro? Isabel Delehanty Academy of the Holy Child, New York, N. I. Class Council, 33; Club Espanol, ’33; Dramatic Club, ’30, ’31, 32, ’33; Vice- president, ’33; Essay Board, Business Manager, ’33. i f £ Hit F ever a person could be described by one word, the person is Isabel, and the word is dependable.” Everything she undeitakes is earned thiough to the end, and to what a successful end we can all testify. Her cool, calculating head for business has not been lost in college life, as she has been a most capable business manager of 1 he Essay. She is just as capable in other spheres, particularly in her performance of the modern dramatic monologue, in which she sends the whole College into hysterics at her portiayal of an autocratic aunt or of a lecturing tourist from Uganda. Because she has such a sane and balanced outlook on life, she has acquired the ability of seeing everything in pro¬ portion; because she sees things so clearly, she is efficient and reliable. She is always to be counted upon, a fact which in itself explains her popularity and the trust and esteem her classmates have shown her. [ Page twenty-nine ]