Rosary College - Yearbook (River Forest, IL)

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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

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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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mm DECEMBER Fluffy snow-puffs rounding pointed gables . . . I Busy hum under-running the silence of the crowded library . . . I Cozy gatherings: from tea and toast to noodle soup (miraculous hotplate) . . . Songful sleighrides on moonbright nights . . . West woods a white wonderland . . . : , . . .... Winter i ! ■ - ■ ■ 7