Rosemont College - Cornelian Yearbook (Rosemont, PA)

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ll is lirs I in Elpg 1 ries The neil d to are Bak. lber La- i the hem ction of telligent Miss McMahon, moderator, and mem- bers of the lgnatian Debating Society. Interclass debates in progress. I CNA TIAN DEBA TIN G SOCIETY INTER C OLLEGIA TE CONFERENCE ON G 0 VERNMEN T The Intercollegiate Conference on Government or l.C.G., as it is more commonly termed, offers Rose- mont students a chance to learn more about government on the state, na- tional, and international levels. The I.C.G. is composed of over thirty-five colleges in Pennsylvania, and through interaction with other schools, mem- bers of this Club see that the organi- zation not only teaches, but actually partakes in formulating legislature. Above: President Eve Mayer ffront row-centerl and delegates make plans for Rosemontls participation in a re- gional meeting. Right: Mr. Rofinot answers a question posed by Mary Lou Spellman, Leonor Munoz and Winnie DeNunzio. The lgnatian Debating Society is open to all those who are interested in thinking and speaking intelligently. This year, Miss McMahon, the mod- erator, initiated the plan whereby each class debates with every other class and that class which wins the most debates during the course of the year is awarded the championship. This year the Debating Society participated in the N.F.C.C.S. tournament and debated against neighboring colleges.

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,ms ,s N359 wk v f QQ? Phyllis Mitchell introduces Dr. Angeline Lagrasso, the Cluh's first guest speaker. IN TERNA TIONAL RELA TIONS CL UB The aim of the International Relations Club is to keep hsrnendmrsinfomned on nadonaladahs the Lhuted States foreign polhgg and our partin the Community of Nations. This triple aspect helps students to gain an understanding of other countries from a viewpoint both domestic and foreign. The club is aihliated with the National Affairs Council in Philadelphia, and its members are privileged to attend the lectures of the Council. All students are invited uolectures on canipus given by noted speak- ers, among whom were Dr. Etem Vassaf, a member ofthe Turkmh parhanuuu and Ihx.Angehna La grasso, a professor at Bryn Mawr College. Thus the club reaches out to all students, keeping theni aware of historic events as they happen. Connelly living-room is the usual meeting place for h h , ' . , ' ' . - Eilrnont ly gatherings of the International Relations Attentive listeners realize that the functlon of the l.R.C. is to form thinking and intelligent citizens of the world. Mother Mary Lawrence and' officers of the l.R.C,.' Mary 0'Halloran, Phyllis Mitchell fPres1dentJ and .lanet Dougherty. Let I CNA I DEBA S 0CII:l IN TEI CONE GO VE The A OU Covert m0If-2 Conn Hlfhllistudf about sort lional. iam l. C'C'l5 U 00119365 in lmefamioxi bers Of thi zaUOH not palltakes ix

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