Rosary College - Yearbook (River Forest, IL)

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NOVEMBER The black and white marble hall of Lewis Memorial, lit only by candle, loomed high in the flickering shadowsoneevening lastfaij, as black cap-and-gowned figures conducted the new members through the rituals of Torch's formal initiation. There the new members were presented with candles as burning symbols of the ideals for which Torch stands — Religion, Sportsmanship, and Leadership. The annual initiation was followed by a buffet supper for all members, both new and old. Its most elaborate activity of the year was the Mardi Gras, given for the benefit of the Blessed Martin de Porres Center. Torch was organized in the fall of 1927 with ten members; at the present time it numbers fifty- three members. Left to rlsht (seated at desk): Audrey Smith, secretary; Isabel Kipping, president; Ethel Oink, vice-president; (standing) Winifred Bowman, treasurer. Top Row: M. C. Woods, V. Doyle, A. Bush, P. Supan, S. Beaton, M. Graffy, M. Bowman, B. Sweeney, J. Hubbard. Second Row: J. Lord, P. O'Brien, R. Leahy, D. Catalano, H. Grady, P. Mork, R. Jennings, M. E. O'Connor, A. Cox, J. Cunningham, B. Gloudeman, R. McNamara. Third Row: J. Considine, M. Thornton, N. Gallagher, G. hianley, G. McDowell, R. Petrick, R. Polanco, M. Quinn, L. Zolper, P. Tighe, J. Parazin, M. Spalding, M. Wright, H LaBerge, L. Delany, C. Cohan. Bottom Row: R. Holland. G. Bruns, R. Bulavo, P. Gildner, C. McGarr, A. Murphy, J. Morley, J. Morley, J. Lynch, H. McGrath, W. Kuhn. 28

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NOVEMBER LeotoLeion Theotokeion is many things. It is an association of Rosary College students outstanding in scholastic work. It is a society fostering high Ideals of honesty and scholarship, initiating Its carefully selected members in impressive chapel ceremonies, and uniting them through the study of subjects of common interest. It is an active organization, conducting a drive for the scholarship fund, meeting frequently to discuss the best that has been done in art and literature, holding a round-table talk on communism, evaluating war-time discoveries in medicine. It Is a union of Catholic college women, loud In the praise of their Church and anxious to support - er in all the activities In which She may need their assistance. It Is an organization dedicated to and placed under the special protection of Our Lady. All this is Theotokeion. It truly belongs to the Mother of Sod. OFFICERS Mary Elizabeth O'Connor, President Helen McGrath, Vice-President Winifred Bowman, Secretary-Treasurer Full Members Charmian Aeby Elizabeth Anne Burbridge Dolores Brosnahan Corinne Cohan Anne Cox Janet Cunningham Mary Curran Lorraine Delany Mary Virginia Doyle Theresa Doyle Arlene Egan Clara Rose Faist Mary Lucille Flanagan Clare Foley Betty Gloudeman Ann Marie Hacker Mary Halloran Genevieve Hanley Kathleen Heller Ruth Marie Hiclcey Isabel Kipping Muriel Long Marilyn Madden Patricia Mork Joan Morley Catherine McGarr Isabel McLaughlin Aileen McNeills Mary Alice. Naughton Ethel Oink Helen Oselka Rita Petrick Marjorie Quinn Madelyn Rice Gloria Shepanek Ritamarie Sima Audrey Smith Mary Spalding Betty Spehar Betty Sweeney Marian Triner Antoinette Valeric Delfina Vergara Bernadette Ward Mary Constance Woods Mary Helen Woods Carol Wuerst Loretta Zolper Associate Members Mary Helen Mondeika LaVerne Naugzemis Sylvia Raczkus Joan Stinson Jane Taylor Marguerite Thompson Betty Wagar Marjorie Weiss Mary Joan Weitzel Marilyn Williams Margaret Bowman Helen BradI Joan Cummings Genevieve Czerwinski Mary Catherine Dowd Virginia Eischen Marian Johannes Patricia Kopecky Winifred Kuhn Inez Kuipers Edwina McDonald Mary McKenzie Jean Manix Virginia Monarque 27

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NOVEMBER ROSARY COLLEGE ARCHIVES RIVER FOREST, ILLINOIS Le-ft to right: Standing: Pa+ricia Mork, Cecilia Buckley, Loretta Zolper, Nicolette Sikokis, Meta Korbakes, Lorraine Tarachas. Seated: Betty Waser, secretary-treasurer of Writers' Club, Rita Petrick, presi- dent of Writers' Club, Betty Spehar, co-editor of The Eagle, Mary Carmody. Not pictured: Bernadette Ward, co-editor of The Eagle and first semester president of Writers' Club. To the student interested in creative writing. Writers' Club is a halcyon Isle. FHere are persons like herself, interested in iambic pentameter feet, how to sell a short story, or the merit of Wllla Gather's latest novel. And when she longs for the thrill of seeing the children of her own mind set down in print, there is Rosary's magazine. The Eagle, to the rescue. Writers' Club and The Eagle were founded to encourage literary activity among the students and to promote appreciation of fine writing. The meetings of Writers' Club are concerned chiefly with the study and constructive criticism of original student compositions, while the pages of The Eagle mirror the best of these compositions In Its three annual issues. As Its special activities for the year, Writers' Club sponsored its annual Short Story Contest in the spring and participated in a meeting with Theotokeion devoted to the life and work of Gerard Manley Hopkins. 29