Marycrest College - Yearbook (Davenport, IA)

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MPS Marycrest Publications Society enjoyed a varied program this year, promoting literary pursuits on the college campus. Mr. Louis Phillips of the Marycrest English department told of radio and television writing at the first club meeting. Joining with Coffee House, MPS co-sponsored the traditional Christmas wassail-without-ale party. During Catholic Press month, the Rev. James Kelleher of the St. Ambrose College English department was the guest speaker at convocation. Shades of Scotland were accented at the February Highland Hop, an all-school dance. A joint newspaper staff meeting was held with St. Ambrose college during February to discuss the purpose of a college newspaper. A coke and pizza party in May closed the year's pursuit of the good, true and beautiful. '67 Enjoying a quiet moment in their busy schedule are MPS members, first row, B. Mizicko, M. Hastings, B. Bremer, und L. Sclmitzius. In the second row are M. Pino, E. Siu, B. Pierzynski, M. Vivonc, S. Kennell, J. Hocnig, J. Cureno, A. A. Simons, M. E. Whalen, and J. Millet.

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The Social Science Club holds the regional chair in the International Relations Commission of NFCCS. The club promotes a knowledge and understanding of national and international affairs. The club services the Iowa Region of NF CCS by publishing the IRC Bulletin and arranging programs for the regional workshops and Congress. This year's regional topic, Contemporary Dictatorshipf' was approached through various means. At the NFCCS Fall Workshop, Dr. Matthew McMahon spoke on 'The Character of Dictatorships and Their Impact on Contemporary Developments. Dr. Orazio Giusti, formerly of the State Department and currently a member of the Marycrest faculty, gave a lecture on 'cConditions Experienced in a Dictatorshipf' A panel on uThe Aspects of Dictatorship in Iraq was held at Marycrest in con- junction with the St. Ambrose lnternational Relations Club. The movie, 'LCommunist Weapon of Allurel' viewed at the January club meeting was the basis for a discussion on the psychological techniques employed by dictatorships. SOCIAL SCIENCE CLUB T1 Interested in problems of politics and social justice in our current scene are, first row, Norma Knipper, J. Smith, J. Carolang second row, M. J. Peiffer, D. Faulkner, J. Heneke, M. A. Chuman, J. English, C. Sullivan, and P. Boltong third row, V. Mayrose, K. Kernien, M. Hagemann, M. F. Saho, K. Hines, B. Kopel, P. Donovan, M. Danehy, M. Burke, S. Radke, B. Braig, K. Sullivan, P. Nowlan, J. Carrara, B. L. Kuhn.

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Continuing their discussion on the state of modern poetry at a Kaffeeklatsohing session are Sheila McMahon, Alice Moehlenhof, Mr. Louis Phillips, Therese Hogan, Jane Philips, Elaine Campbell, Karol Hymes, Barbara Mizicko, Bob Hogan, and Mary Hastings. In the booth are Sheila Smith and nne Dervin. COFFEE HOUSE Over freshly brewed cups of steaming coffee regular sessions of Coffee House found Marycrest students engaged in verbal combat about tragic flaws, themes, and organic wholeness of literary works. Spearheading the year's program was a discussion on the Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrackf, The Yule season brought the traditional wassail- without-ale party and an analysis of Dostoevski's Notes from the Underground. Members also delved into the intricacies of their own works, short stories of contem- porary writers, and a recording of John Gielgud's Hamlet. Patrons discovered that Coffee House promotes the discussion of literary topics in an informal atmosphere.