Manhattanville College - Tower Yearbook (Purchase, NY)

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1935 Choir ' 32; Debating Club ’32, ’34, ’35, Vice-President ’35; Public Debate 34; Editor of the Tower ’34; Essay Board ’35; Thumb Tack Club ’34, ’35; Class Council ’33, ’34, ’35; College Welfare Committee ’33, ’34, ’35; Catholic Action ’33. Elizabeth Donnelly, E. de M. Convent of the Sacred Heart Grosse Pointe, Michigan “Blest with each talent and each art to please And horn to write, converse, and live with ease.” Ibby’s droll comments cover every subject from Keats to baseball leagues, and these extremes, as her admitted hobbies, receive a particular share of her enthusiasm. Even her witticisms show her extraordinary knowledge of each topic she mentions, and her brilliant mind is one of the boasts of the class of 1935. Ability in debating and active service on “Welfare” will preserve the memory of Ibby and her talents for future “Manhattanvillans.” 29

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T 0 W E R Thumb Tack Club ’32; Athletic Associa¬ tion ’34, ’35, Manager ’35; Varsity Hockey Team ’34, ’35; Class Hockey Team ’32, ’33, ’34, ’35; Varsity Basketball Team ’32, ’33, ’34, ’35; Winner of the Gold Basket¬ ball ’35; Class Swimming Team ’32, ’33, ’34, ’35; Varsity Tennis Team ’33, 34, ’35, Captain ' 34, ’35; Winner of Tennis Cup ’34. Constance Dillon, E. de M. Convent of the Sacred Heart Maplehurst, New York “With thy clear, keen joyance Languor cannot be.’’ There is one thing about Connie, she seems to have no trouble in synthesizing apparent contradictions: brilliant French essays and six-love, six-love, six-love tennis sets are, generally speaking, antithetical, but Connie attacks both with a light-hearted grin. There are also many other things about Connie: she not only does things, but is someone—a very grand person. She not only thinks but feels; and hers is the rare gift of handing out happiness (to others) with both hands. 28

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T 0 W E R Mary Finan Academy of the Holy Child New York, New York Ping Pong Club ’32. “For his bounty, There teas no winter in it; an autumn ’twas That grew the more by reaping.’’ A wide smile and two cheerful brown eyes—that is one’s first impression of Mary. And contrary to most precedents, first impressions are right in her case: she is always the same. One never sees her glum or despondent. With undaunted pluck, she has managed to complete her college course, despite two serious breakdowns in her health. Nothing can stop her if she keeps that spirit throughout the rest of her life. She has the engaging friendliness of a puppy, but there is much more to her sociability than that; behind it is the warmth of a very human nature. 30