Seton Hill University - Chevron Yearbook (Greensburg, PA)

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fain! Mary? ' X. Savzng nine, Marilyn Williams and Miriam Hart operate sewing machines, while Audrey Petrarca, Dolores Musarra, and Donna Bowen look on. Today, the future homemakers, dieti- cians, and business women of America pass through the doors of the new Saint Mary's. Remodeled to meet the needs of the students, the home economics building is equipped with modern and commodi- ous food and clothing laboratories, lecture rooms, and a large clubroom. The east wing of the building serves as a home management house where students, or- ganized as a family, put their knowledge to practical use. The nursery school, opened at Saint Mary's in February 1951, is a project of the psychology depart- ment in 'cooperation with the home eco- nomics department. Planning today for tomorrow is undoubtedly the motto of Saint Mary's. rrr yyyy yyyo P i 1 f f Away 4 , '-----4 fff f - . J, 1, i T ., y y ,, , 'T it Wyafw V W Q' J , T' ro... , 4 1 ff' i y if i , 2 i Everything from .vaup lo nuts goes on the menu of Foods II students, Norma Deliz, Rae Lewis, Carol Sylvis, and Vivienne Demm. Mothers Pauline Turney and Peggy Burns amuse Baby Beverly, the darling of the Home Management House. 1 N 'r e 'A' T af. S' 1 ,fi ' ' fir Q E ..-. .ef , 1 I , to .Q r Y I Conrtrziclive play is supervised by Dolores Abraham. 9

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.g FT Jif fy- . 2 '. . ak ,ll 1 , N,-li at X 1 J fy 4 1 1. f , - I-rx-t f -I bf N .isa we 2' .M -4, :.,f . , K at x Xxx W xzkis is S 'S V825 Datingfrom pre-Civil War days, Saint Mary's combines its air of old-fashioned graciousness with modern household equipment. Saint Mary's, once surrounded by forests stocked with deer and peacock, is the oldest building on campus. The earliest deed for the land on which Saint Mary's stands, was recorded April 7, 1783, when the property was trans- ferred from Matthew Miller to Ludwick Otterman. Otter- man's son sold the plantation in 1814, and it passed through a number of owners, until Major William A. Stokes acquired it in 1850. Finally, in 1882, the title to the Jennings farm, as the site was then known, passed to the Sisters of Charity, where they set up a home. The six-inch key with which Mother Aloysia Lowe first opened the door is inscribed with the legend, I opened not only the door of this house. I swung the gates of an eraf' In its early establishment, Saint Mary's was an academy and boarding school. When the Academy and Mother House were moved to the buildings erected on the crest of the hill, Saint Mary's was for thirty-eight years an elementary school for boys. In 1927 it was inherited by the home economics department. To Sister Victoria Brown the department is indebted for its present modern laboratories. It was she who, in 1942, projected the idea for and expended her personal effort upon the renovation of the old Saint Mary's. SISTER M. VICTORIA BROWN Treasurer ofthe College K1936-19422 H948-1951, Dean of the College C1942-19485 18

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The Driue, All Setonians, whether freshmen or returning alumnae, will long cherish memories of approach- ing the college along its sycamore-bordered drive. We are reminded of the milestones of Seton's history as we follow the familiar curves and pass the under-bridge stream, St. Mary's, and the Angel. Coming up the road, we View the rolling acres as a welcome mat before the door. Nature greets us from every degree of ascent-picturesque in each changing season. g,5i'F?a11:,aw Afler an afternoon class at St. Mary's, Home-ecers Marg Goldy, jean Cunjak, Rita Frampton, and Bo Holway pause before the Angel statue. T20 Strolling down the drive are Shirley Docherty, Mary Kay Conley, Inez Ortiz, and Laura Roy. The Angela The Guardian Angel near St. Mary's was purchased by Mother Regina Ennis. One, of the large stones used in the construction of the Mother House serves as its mounting. The 'unique biblical symbols carved on the four sides are the masterpiece of a wander- er. He labored for months at his self-appointed task, then disap- peared. Numerous legends have been associated with his identity, but he remains anonymous. In return for food and shelter, he became a true contributor to Seton Hill tradition.