Quincy University - Gyrfalcon Yearbook (Quincy, IL)

Text from Pages 1 - 160 of the 1952 volume:

1 QUINCV COLLEGE 1951-52 Summer, Winter and Fall. The main building might symbolize that wisdom heeds not the passage of time. Bonfoey Hall ' s architecture hints at the variety on it tiny campus : cozy rooms for the coeds, spacious lawns, tennis court and swimming pool. ADMINISTRATION: Fr. Dunstan (registrar), Fr. Victor (dean), Fr. Henry (pres.), Fr. August (treasurer), Fr. Jovian (librarian), Fr. Vincent (chaplain), Fr. Evarist (dean of men), Miss Smith (dean of women), Fr. Bert (buildings and grounds). RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY: Fr. August, Fr. Pacific (chairman), Miss Smith, Fr. Benedict, Fr. Julian, Fr. George, Mr. Banghart. Mr. Hensley exhibits one of his new soap products to Mathematicians Father Elmo and Father Dunstan. Mrs. Aull keeps out of mischief as secretary to the President, and instructor in P.E., Typing and Shorthand. BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES: Father Robert coordinates the nursing program while Fathers Berwin and Edbert keep Botany and Zoology labs humming. Fr. Edbert is going on a field trip but he has a hunting rifle hidden inside. Fr. Paul, athletic director, and Henry Lammers, custodian, discuss basketball strategy in the gym. 4 ■ i ( : V mm The Franciscan Brothers find a moment to relax after a long day of work. Br. Matthew, Engineer; Br. Kieran, Business Office; Br. Didacus, Book Stare; Br. Thomas, Friary Cook. Jim McCulla Speech Rode rick Mille r Marketing ir ' Vlai.v; SENIORS Donald Kuese r Marketing Ralph Zimmerman Accounting Q. C . Awards The Thoma Trophy Basketball Mart Heinen Trophy American Legion The Trouhy award Wall Street Journal most valuable football player most valuable player athlete -scholar citizenship dramatic s economics Rudy Biller Gene Runde Jack Franzen Pauline Corder John Pocivasek Marilyn Moore Bernard Steckler JUNIORS L :l V John Berkery Carl flroeke r James Brosseau William Buckley Tom Burford Richard Burton Donald Cody Marion Cotter Robert Delaney Stephen Donovan Norma Druffel Raymond Erne Nina Evans Edward Ferry Mary Fisher John Flick JUNIORS JUNIORS Michael Roche Eugene Runde Edward Seyfried Mary Shackleton SOPHOMORES om Schneider Pat Stupka Blanch Talcott Carl Thoele Rollie Thomas Dave Trew Elizabeth Walker Marilyn Walsh Pat Wand Thomas Wellman Ted Werner Dorothy Watson FRESHMEN Richard Moore William Mullally Robert McCulla Gay McLean FRESHMEN Camille Richards Ronald Richards Catherine Ridder Albert Ring Carmen Rivera Gerald Roberts Philip Robinson Margaret Roe FRESHMEN Audrey Ross Mary Ann Schulte Gerald Schurk Joseph Schurk Harold Wilding Robert Wilkin John Wilkinson John Wood ALPHA DELTS: First Row: Dave Trew, F-rancis Church, Lou Sabo, Father Landry, Rich Nieman, Harry Williams. Second Row Cletus Webster, Chris Fisher, Bob McKeon, Jim Brosseau, Bill Reilly, Jim Scherer, Carl Broeker. Third Row: Jim Bradfield, Bob Phillips, Bob Gleason, Don Volm, Fran Holland, Bill Buckley. Officers: Harry Williams, Rich Nieman, Lou Sabo, Bill Buckley Easy does it. Quite honest, both of you. It doesn ' t seem to have moved him. There ' s no business like show business! Thank ye, St. Pat! They forgot the costumes. Hobo dance. CIRCLE K: Poling, Roche, Zimmerman, Heylick, Weber, Hardman There ' s at least one good joke. Who wrote that? FALCON STAFF: Front: Foley, R.oseler, Stupka, McDermott, Kennedy, Steiner, Roseler. Rear: Trew, Madden, Mitchell, Fr. Joachim, Simms, Humphrey, Simms Fr. Paul and the Kappa Mus await start of the golf tournament. KAPPA MU SIGMA: Front: Classman, Barrett. Esker, Erne, Prankus, Runde. Standing: Franzen, Delaney. Zenaty. Martin. Runde. Berkery. Seyfried. Mascari, Brink. Gaughan. Tufano. Kabbes. KAPPA SIGMA KAPPA: Left; Exhibit of Kappa Sig pins, pictures and the Mississi- ppi Bell Trophy. Below; Hebson, Poling, Suzuki, Fr. Jovian, Hardman , Wilding, Roberts, Roche and Greve discuss how to spend the bulging finances. PI LAMBA SIGMA pledges at their best at the Women ' s City Club. PI LAMBA SIGMA; First row; Rees, Roseler, Rafferty, Huml, Zelus, Steiner Roseler.. Ritter. Second row; Stroot, Walsh, Murphy, Kostelz, Druffel, Corder, Wehrle, Wilde. Third row; Cotter, Coburn, Mrs. Aull, Moderator, Ridder, Stupka, Becker, Teefey, Kennedy, Zwick, Musholt. Fourth row; Blickhan, Kuhle, Orscheln, Cassidy, Kroner, Heintz. • Now, if you have a high I.Q. , A little solitaire during psych lab., Mr. Mrs. Stan Quinn and Vanda- Hertzel and Anderson ment Good morning, this is QCIM. THE THIRD ORDER OF ST. FRANCIS THE THIRD ORDER OF ST. FRANCIS - ST. BONAVENTURE FRATERNITY These Tertiaries are committed to the ideal o£ supernaturalizing all their school activities now and their whole lives in the future by observing the simple rule of life of a lay religious order. They share in all the graces and spiritual privileges of the glorious Franciscan family. IN GOD ' S SERVICE. Francis Church (seminarian), Patricia Willem (corivent), Fr. Donald Werr, O.F.M., USAF. Sitting: Jim Casper, Gay McLean, Marge Hohner, X. Church Standing: Lou Sabo, Harry Williams, Pat Stupka Pat Higley, Bill Avgerin, Jerry Roberts, Joanne Huml, Harold Wilding, Madeline Kaveny, Frank Mascari THE YEARBOOK this year represents a unique effort. During the course of the year a large percentage of the students participated in the effort as long as Fr. Cosmas could capture them during a free moment. The entire project has been financed by the donations of students and their friends. Mary Murphy, Fran Stoermer, Dutch O ' Conner, Jim Carroll, Sally Rafferty, Lois Sickinger If . Father Cosmas, advisor 1951 QUINCY COLLEGE FOOTBALL Why doesn ' t Pussy Pocivasek get off and push ? St. Norbert 13 Carthage 13 Culver-Stockton 0 Evansvill ' e 18 Fort Hays 21 Lewis 33 Central 0 Kirksville 12 St. Benedict 26 Quincy 26 Quincy 48 Quincy 61 Quincy 14 Quincy 22 Quincy 14 Quincy 45 Quincy 43 Quincy 24 Johnny Gaughan warms up the booting toe. JZJk ' i IS I. A ' 1 g S«ei8_lb|g V ; aft .¥.:| ri?r. cw S ' ; 38 f ? 41 31 44 2 l t 34 87 0 3 II E JJ 1? Bron Bacevich and the boys of the Hawk ' s squad with a record of six wins and three losses. A reshuff led squad loses a heartbreaker to St. Benedict. A Hawk plays umpire and calls Bille sneak against St. Norbert. Perfect play pattern as Dwyer fades to pass. ar If you can ' t stretch it across the street, then stretch it somewhere. An Alpha Delt venture. Preparing for the funeral. Kappa Mu Sigma. HOMECOMING Home coming in 1951 was a gala affair. Theme of the parade was Lines from Shakespeare . Mask and Gown drama on wheels Latest uniforms for the 16th Century squad. Now remember what I told you. That ' s the way to do it! BASKETBALL The new gym must have a magic touch for the Hawks. Losing eight out of eleven games on the road they captured eight out of twelve at home. Highlights: 101 points against Olivet; holding high-flying Millikin to 22 points; Runde scoring 39 points, ten less than the entire Western team. By rowa; DiCenso, Ritzheimer, Burford, Kabbes, Esker, Coach Bacevich, Radek, Thoele, Runde, O ' Donnell, Koscielski, Father Paul Francis, Berkery, Halloran, Harcharick, Odorizzi, Harte Bron is pleased with this squad ' s record. Left to right. Bron, Koscielski, Kabbes, Berkery, Robinson, Ritzheimer, Odorizzi, Burford, Harcharick, Runde, Harte, Esker The Hawks star again, winning 17 and losing 3. By rows: Hilgenbrink, McCulla, Krause, Daniels, Pubentz, Dwyer. - McCulla, Nieman, Ritzheimer, Weibring, Burford, Runde, Kabbes, Brink, Mitchell. - Fr. Paul, Bron Bacevich, Harte, Harcharick, Robinson, Cashen, Grabher, Thomas, Keefner. AIR FORCE TRIBUTE TO A Q.C. BOY. McElroy field dedicated at Bryan Air Force Base, Texas, in honor of Richard McElroy, former O.C. student, killed in an air force training accident. Col. Richard N. Ellis (left), Mr. and Mrs. W.J. McElroy of Lake Geneva, Wis. You can ' t hit our pitching! McCulla behind the plate. ' Gimme a Man! Marilyn Moore My Daddy ' s Drinking Again! Anne Wehrle, Tom Vannier DRAW, PARDNER, DRAW , com- posed and done by the music majors. We ' ll hit the trail together. Tom The heroes always win in the end. Maxwell, center. Jim Wellman; Holland at the bar, Pottebaum at the keys. THE QUINCY COLLEGE BAND was one of the most active College groups. The band was on hand for early assem- blies, on parade in field and street and for concerts in Quincy and Payson. New Queens on the Campus! Toni Powers was the Queen of St. Pat ' s Day. And the Carnival Royalry! Bob Sams, a king woth money, no less, and Margie Roe. Is that a ring she won? No, you can ' t catch a boy friend in there. Want to bet on this one? Corder is to the left. Did he give his nag a shot in the leg? MOTHER ' S DAY: Esker, Kabbes, Sams, Burford, Runde, Pottebaum. Casper, Carroll, and Noerper RELIGION is part of our regular life. Some of the hi-lights were Retreat with Father Eligius and, below, daily May Devotions and the Pi Lambda Sigma May Crowning by Nancy Zelus, president, and the officers. BLESSING HOSPITAL- Front Diane Bone, Freda Snyder, Gwen Millard, Naomi Inman, Middle: .Naomi Trautvetter, Mabel Gallup, Margie Buskirk, Marge Lawson, Joann Heinze, Norma Baugher. Rear: Bennie Boyle, Darlene Reich, Patricia Grove, Virginia Nesbitt, Patricia Lightle, Marlyn French, Audrey Phillips, Phoebe Matice, Ann Smith, Betty Mullen, Margagaret Sparrow, Mae Story, Verona Kindle, Betty Cox, Betty McCoy, Phyllis Baird, Marie Lubber t, Margaret Ross, Jane Tucker, Ann Schulte. ST. MARY HOSPITAL - Front: Beulah Waddell, Rita McMillen, Mary Kay Clark, Mary burwinkel, Barbara Hetzer, Pat Dyke, Gertrude Koehler, Mary Ann Murphy. Rear: Shir ley Salsman, Marge Ballard, Ann Kinney, Jean Rupp, Mary Francis Hodgson, Marlene White, Norma Bryan, Billie Jean Justin.. The 1951 Graduation was outstanding because of the presence of Archbishop Joseph H. Schlarman of Peoria. Fifty years ago, almost to the day, Archbishop Schlarman himself was graduated at Quincy College. To signalize the event a hand- printed parchment Honorary Citation was pre- sented. Said Archbishop Schlarman, I have on- ly one regret in this regard, and that is that Quincy College is not in Peoria. We did! With a free movie too Alert (?) Senate officers. Anew idea on the floor at last. What! Spinach again? Satisfying appetites under the watchful eye of the French waiter . Caddigan. THE CAFETERIA where Mom and Pop Lenane help serve 79,238 meals. If you don ' t believe us, count ' em yourself. At the end of the rainbow, Paul takes your gold. Some of the cultural advantages ot Hoyt wonders if they ' ll leave a tip. college life. Seyfried and Ritzheimer. STUDENT UNION Mom Kauttman and her boy Eddie. And then did I tell him. Three diet conscious gals. Brosseau suggests salt in the soda. A last farewell to the oft-visited Chapel. Academic procession. Fr. Adolph, Pastor of St. Francis, Fr. Evarist, Dean of Men, Monsignor Haug of Springfield, Fr. Helms of Hannibal, Commencement speaker, Bishop O ' Connor of Springfield, Fr. Henry, President. 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Show your loy-al ty Then, tee a —  7 r ' r r t r 7 3  7  Fight! 7 Fight! 3rjO f IS Brjown ancjwhite for a si: Q. C. VuL-tor fv y. 5 A MUSICAL PLAY i PRESENTED BY ; THE QUINCY COLLEGE MUSIC DEPARTMENT Founded on Justin Huntley McCarthy ' s ROMANCE IF I WERE KING i Music by RUDOLF FRIML Book and Lyrics by W. H. POST and BRIAN HOOKER Production Directed By CLOYCE M. ENLOW This production by arrangement with Samuel French 25 West 45th St. New York, N. Y. j! Broadway Press ai ggg 15 Quincy, Illinois ► ..... ... ■ . . ■ T -■- ' COMMITTEES Director— C. M. ENLOW Soloists ______ Mrs. John T. Inghrctm, Sr. Orchestra Benedict Di Dia Student Director .... James Wellman Stage and Scenery Fr. Vincent Elsen, O.F. M. THE Francois Villon, thief, vagabond, and poet of the fifteenth century, is the hero of many wild, un- authenticated tales. The Vagabond King is one of the more romantic of these stories about France ' s finest lyric poet of the Middle Ages. This is a tale of which we might well say, It could have happened , because of Villon ' s known love for Katherine de Vaucelles and because of King Louis XI ' S known interest in the common people of France. The poet whose famous line, Where are the snows of yesteryear? is familiar to us, speaks many more of his singing verses in this operetta. The contradictory King who believed that He who has success has honor, yet who did more than any other French King to unify and industrialize France, is pictured here in all his scheming, half- superstitious, half-psychic moods. As the play opens, the Burgundians are at the gates of Paris in an attempt to wrest the throne from Louis XI for the Duke of Burgundy. Margot, proprietress of the Fir Cone Tavern is serving drinks to the scum of Old Paris, faithful followers of Francois Villon, vagabond leader. Among these are Huguette, who loves him. Guy Tabarie, his closest companion, and Casin. Rene de Montigny, jealous of Huguette, and Thibaut D ' Aussigny, Grand Marshall of France, meet there to plot against Louis for Burgundy. STORY When Villon arrives, his thoughts are of Lady Katherine de Vaucelles whom he has seen in the church and to whom he has been writing love verses. When Katherine appears at the Tavern to tell Villon of Thibaut ' s plot, he fights Thibaut and wounds him. King Louis and Tristant, who have come incognito, to spy on Katherine, have Francois and his followers arrested. The King, whose astrologer prophesies Villon will save France, causes Francois to be elevated to Grand Marshall for one day. At the end of twenty-four hours he must hang unless he can win Lady Katherine. Not recognizing him as the Vagabond poet. Lady Katherine promises him her hand if he defeats the Burgundians. Lady Mary maid-in-waiting to Katherine, is engaged to Oliver, Master of the Royal Bath. With many comical dif- ficulties, Tabarie, who has also been forced to come to court, strives to win her away from Oliver. Thibaut, recovered from his wound, plans to kidnap the King. His plot is revealed to Villon by Huguette with tragic consequences for her. Feel- ing that he must not act under false pretenses, Vil- lon, tells Katherine who he is. She is shocked and spurns him. In spite of this he departs to lead his Paris rabble against the Burgundians. In the King ' s garden, the conflict between Kath- erine and Villon is resolved in a gripping, surprise ending. THE RED MILL 1948 WHO ' S WHO IN THE CAST MARILYN MOORE (Katherine de Vaucelles) is a senior majoring in music. She had principal roles in The Red Mill , Student Prince , and last year ' s Desert Song . Miss Moore was the Homecoming Queen for 1950, is a member of Phi Kappa„ Chi, Alpha Psi Omega, and also won the award for best actress of the year. She spent last summer with the St. Louis Munici- pal Opera Co., where she was in the singing chorus. She also had some parts in Miss Liberty , Girl Crazy , and Merry Widow . She understudied the lead for Wizard of Oz , The Great Waltz , and ' Die Fledermaus . Her talents in light comedy have been well dis- played in past productions, but this is her first dramatic role . ■ JAMES WELLMAN (Tabarie) came to us this year from the Pasa- W dena Playhouse in California, f „ || where he has been studying for the past three seasons. During this time he appeared in over 60 productions, including two television shows, and a series of ■ J? radio plays on Los Angeles Sta- BBk Jffi -.H| tion KFAC. In his first year he appeared with the Eighteen Ac- tors, Inc. including Dana Andrews, Robert Pres- ton, and Victor Jory in The Father . He later toured with the California State Road Show as the lead in One Foot in Heaven . This group played Army, Navy, and Marine bases all through the Western states. He has appeared with Jane Cowl, Lenore Ulric, Gar Moore, Onslow Stevens, and Frank Sundstrom. He intends to follow a stage career after graduation. He is a member of Mask and Gown, Alpha Psi Omega and the Chorus. JAMES WEISS (Francois Villon) is a sophomore at the college, majoring in voice. He has had experience in various high school productions, as well as with the Cardinal Glennon Little Theatre group of St. Louis, and played a role in Mask and Gown ' s Mr. Barry ' s Etchings . He is a pupil of Mrs. Inghram, but studied pre- viously with Thorwald Olsen of St. Louis. Last year he carried the lead role of the Red Sha- dow in The Desert Song , and later the lead part of Ben in six presentations by the college of Menotti ' s opera The Telephone . He is a , member of Mask and Gown, Alpha Psi Ome- ga, Chorus, and Band. MARIANNE KOSTELZ (Huguette de Hamel) a junior at Quincy College, is majoring in voice. She has studied voice for the past ten years, transferring from the College of St. Francis at Jo- liet. Miss Kostelz appeared in Rose Marie and The Fortune Teller , and two Odds and Ends shows produced at Quincy College. She has appeared frequently in recitals and for the radio. She is a member of the chorus and Alpha Psi Omego, Mask and Gown, Pi Lambda Sigma. The Part of Huguette marks her first major appear- ance for Quincy College. an Otdet ot W ■ be ' c o ... . - J °L x eI LU tle .... nan % e U 1 eS Ma e11 — Tom . qT .- toto- v S -Moore , Gi er B , v, men 1 fAarJ , the Co old ns. Scene 2. o d S ' « W en Cos e Co- b CoBWflxe Co- c rod Urn Musical  3. , 0 „_ C «Ofly, cr- ;- z t v « - FIGHt Mtrc — °  _ KER p o - ■ V il otl . . 4s °iog er - _ J3 ' ! OCT T 14 e - - « 32 1CQK M Acrj v -S, s Afary- „ - £ Se  ife ! c C ° S t ufe tX RUDOLF FRIML Rudolf Friml, among the foremost modern ro- mantic composers, and one of the most prolific crea- tors of music of his generation, entered the field of operetta through an unexpected circumstance that in 1911 swerved him from the career of a con- cert pianist and composer of music in the larger forms to the creation of many of the most success- ful musical plays of the American stage. Friml is a native of Bohemia, born in the historic city of Prague, December 7, 1879. His father v as an amateur devotee of music, master of the zithe: and accordian, and his mother a music lover al- though untrained in music. At ten, he composed a boat song commended by his musical elders. At an early age, he entered the Prague Conserva- tory for the development of his guite apparent mu- sical talent. Friml ' s serious early works included a Japan- ese ballet suite, O Mikita San and a Christmas carol, both of which were pe rformed in Dresden and London. He was progressing in America along the lines of concertizing and serious composition when occurred the incident that changed his en- tire musical life. In 1911, William Hammerstein, son of the grand opera impresario, Oscar Hammerstein, was prepar- ing a new operetta for his father ' s brilliant Italian Coloratura, the soubrette Emma Trentini. The di- minutive diva had scored a sensational success in 1910 in the operetta Naughty Marietta , Rida John- son Young ' s story of Southern colonial days set to Victor Herbert ' s music. For the new vehicle. Otto Harbach was preparing lyrics, and Hammerstein expected to obtain the music, as for the former production, from the melodius pen of Herbert. When it was suggested that Trentini go to Herbert, then conducting in Philadelphia, to dis- cuss the forthcoming operetta, she demurred, in- sisting that the composer should alter his plans to suit her convenience. An impasse developed. Rudolph Schirner, the publisher, was called into a conference. He suggested that Friml might solve the problem created by Herbert ' s absence. Friml accepted the commission to compose the music. The Firefly was a historic success. Such songs as Giannina Mia, the Italian street song Svmpathy, the lilting waltz composition When a Maid Comes Knocking at Your Heart , Tommy Atkins and the beautiful boat song In Sapphire Seas swept the country, and at once elevated the composer to the front rank of creators of popular song hits. Promptly Hammerstein and Schirner gave the brilliant newcomer contracts for more shows, more music, and Friml began a new and lasting phase of his musical career. Year after year Friml repeated the success of The Fireflv in other productions of the same medium. High Jinks , Katrinka , You ' re in Love , Sometime , Tumble Inn , The Little Whopper , The Blue Kitten , several of the Zieg- field vehicles, the Follies and the Revues. June Love , White Eaale , Peasant Girl , Rose Marie, Cinders , Dew Droo Inn , The Vaga- bond King , Wild Rose , No Foolin ' , Three Musketeers and others contributed to the pageant of musical comedy successes. ORCHESTRA Anne Krieder, Shirley Meyer, Benedict DiDia, Barbara Bennett, Frank Lohman, Richard Rees, Anne Wehrle, Raymond Brink, Rev. Jovian Lang, Rev. Cosmas Herndel, Rev. Owen Blum, Enid Ire- land, Richard Kuebrick, Bruce Leake, Cletus Web- ster. ' The STUDENT PRINCE 1950 WHO ' S WHO IN THE CAST TOM VANNIER (King Louis) is a junior majoring in speech. He carried important roles in, The Student Prince , and last year ' s The Desert Song . His charac- terization of Col. Ted Martin in Mask and Gown ' s ' Command Decision was exceptionally good. He is a member of the Student Senate, Chorus, Mask and Gown, QCIM, Band, Token, and Alpha Psi Omega. He intends to continue with speech and dramatics at Pasadena Playhouse after graduation. WILLIAM POTTEBAUM (Oliver le Dain) comes from Teutopolis, 111., and is a junior majoring in music education. He has had support- ing roles in The Student Prince and The Desert Song , and ap- peared in Mask and Gown ' s ' Mr. Barry ' s Etchings and ' Command Decision . He is pre- sident of the chorus and band, and a member of Chorus, QCIM, and Alpha Psi Omega. Bill intends to specialize in methods and composition of Eastman School of Music after graduation. JOAN CASSIDY (Lady Mary) is a senior majoring in radio and speech. She attended Quincy College in her freshman year and appeared in ' Naughty Ma- rietta , and Dear Ruth. After two years at the University of Iowa she returned to Quincy College where s he is a member of Chorus, Mask and Gown, QCIM, Alpha Psi Omega, and Pi Lambda Sigma. RICK BALDWIN (Thibaut D ' Aus- signy) is a senior majoring in speech education. He appeared last year in Desert Song , and Command Decision . He is a member of QCIM, Chorus, Al- pha Psi Omega, and is presi- dent of Mask and Gown. FRANCIS HOLLAND (Casin Cho- let) is a freshman at the college and a graduate of C. B. C, Mem- phis, Tenn. He is a member of QCIM, Chorus, Mask and Gown, and Alpha Delta Gamma. He is a psychology major, inter- ested in speech and dramatics. LUCILLE KRONER (Jehanneton) is a junior majoring in voice. She attended Fontbonne College in St. Louis for two years where she appeared in Sweethearts , The Gondoliers , ' Three Tick- ets Abroad , and Meet Me in St. Louis . While still at Notre Dame High School, she ap- peared in the college production of Red Mill and The Mikado . At St. Louis she presented radio programs over station KFUO and was a member of the Chorus and Sigma Beta Mu. At Quincy, she is a member of Pi Lambda Siqma, Alpha Psi Omega, and a member of the Chorus. MARY ANN AVERBECK (Margot) is a sophomore at Quincy Col- lege, A gradute of Notre Dame, where 1 she participated in a number of variety shows and plays, she has played a part in ' The Desert Song , and ap- peared in both College Odds and Ends shows. She is a member of Phi Kappa Chi, Mask and Gown, Alpha Psi Omega, and the Third Order. JOYCE WILDE (Isabeau) is a grad- uate of Notre Dame where she was active in band, radio, and dramatics. She had the lead in Meet Me in St. Louis , and participated in several variety shows. She is member of the band, chorus, and a member of Fi Lambda Sigma. WHO ' S WHO IN THE CAST TONY D ' ANDREA (Noel le Jolys) is a senior at Quincy College majoring in pre-medicine. He is a member of the Chorus, Al- pha Psi Omega, and Mask and Gown. A native New Yorker, he has appeared in Mr. Barry ' s Etching , Command Decision , and The Desert Song , of which he was choreography assistant. Tony was also assistant student director of the College ' s first Odds and Ends show, and student director of the second. LEN PAS (Rene de Montigny) came to Quincy College from St. Ed- ward ' s University in Austin, Tex- as. He has had experience in the past in choral and backstage work, as well as appearing in an original parody in grand op- era entitled Wolfgang and Brunhilde ,, for which he wrote the lyrics. He is a member of Mask and Gown, Alpha Psi Omega and the Chorus. THOMAS MAXWELL (Tristan 1 ' Hermite) a junior from Indiana- polis, Ind., is majoring in music education at Quincy College. He has participated in The Student Prince , and Desert Song , as well as Mask and Gown ' s pre- sentation of Command Deci- sion , and was one of the assis- tant directors of the Odds and Ends shows. Tom is president of QCIM, and a member of Chorus, Band, Alpha Psi Omega, and Mask and Gown. He intends to go on in the teaching profession after graduation. RALPH THIEMAN (Toison d ' Or) appeared in sev- eral dramatic productions before graduation from Notre Dame High School, and had a part last year in Desert Song . He is a member of QCIM, Chorus and Band. FLOYD GINSTER (Astrologer) a senior, has ap- peared in many of the Mask and Gown produc- tions including, Cuckoos on the Hearth , Dear Ruth , Ten Nights in a Bar-room , Mr. Barry ' s Etchings , and both Odds and Ends shows. He is a member of Mask and Gown, Chorus, and treasurer of Alpha Psi Omega. NAUGHTY MARIETTA 1949 THE DESERT SONG 1951