Manhattanville College - Tower Yearbook (Purchase, NY)

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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 ]

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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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ehF! e ❖ Ul If 17 c tcexttt c cv utvjtcc tt’ T-c Eleanor Deschenes, E. de M. Villa Barlow Academy, St. Albans, Vermont. Class Council, ’33; Cercle Frangais, ’33; Debating Club, ’31, ’32, ’33; Program Committee, ’32; President, ’33; Dramatic Association, ’33; Entertainment Commit¬ tee, ’31, ’32; French Play, ’33; Public De¬ bate, ’33; Senior Hostess, ’33; Thumb Tack Club, ’30, ’31, ’32, ’33; Tower Board, ’32. E have always thought of Eleanor in terms of graciousness, of calm and balanced ease. We have wondered at the facile way she has accomplished things. We noticed something keen and gentle in her smile that made us want to know her better. Then last year we saw her name in copies of “The Essay,” and found that she possessed a depth of logic, and a way of turning words to give them added beauty. We discovered her skill in arguing a point at the Debating Club, and now she presides over it on Tuesday nights with poise and authority. On other occasions she is unassuming and natural, and as fond of fun as anyone. Eleanor does not let us know her easily, but what we do know makes us realize how much more there is yet to be known and admired. [ Page thirty ]