St Josephs College - Argus Yearbook (Emmitsburg, MD)

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M elpotlmlz'ans Alademtor: SISTER JOAN MARH: Director: MR. DONALD J. XVATIERS Multi-activity enlivens the makeup room during the one- ;1ct play contest as dramatic club members Mary Engle, Marie Gibbs, Susan Cary, Laura Kelly, joanna Flaccomio and Ellen Mahar, select appropriate costumes and finish making up the actresses. A student princess plays the role of a lost princess --With the spring production of iiAnastasia the dramatic Club offered an SJCienne this opportunity. Through the annual major production and the one act play contest Melpothalians provided the club members with outlets for their acting aspirations as well as for experience in play production: directing, staging, lighting, make up and other technical aspects of the theatre. A critique of three Eugene OiNeill plays captivates junior-senior drama- tic club members during a monthly meeting. The victory of Spreading Ike Newt. one-act play entrant 0f the Class of 1958, spreads joy among seniors and especially the cast: Catherine Hanlon, Margaret Smith, Lois Lipps, Theresa Allen, Judith McNally, June Shillenn, Loretta Kettercr tpnrtially hiddcm, Elaine Carey, and Anne Meyer. ' : J '4: $7 . .. x A - .v .gw. pa. .

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Natianal Federation of Catholic College Students Moderator: SISTER MARGARET MARY mum The National Federation of Catholic College Stu- dents, NFCCS, is an integrating force between our campus and other Catholic campus kingdoms throughout the nation. Its purpose is to exchange ideas with other Catholic students and in this aim to serve the student body. Monthly meetings are held with other schools, in Washington or Baltimore. The Regional Congress was held in Washington this March, with delegates representing our college attending. Focusing on Other lands, chances were sold on a trip to Bermuda and other opportunities offered for AMER s, , tours to Europe, Mexico, and Bermuda. Prayers were IA ltuyliirrrmis t ?Heifd for Hungarians who died in flghting for ree om. Out of these activities has come the force that will carry on the aims of . NF It's that time again! Senior NFCCS delegate Mary Haidle and junior delegate Flavia Reps combine efforts as they arrange their bulletin board on first floor Vincent. Where to sit appears to be the problem as delegates Virginia Zebrowski, Ann Leahigh, Mary Haidle; and Owen Mul- len and Richard Ensor from MSM leave campus for a regional hNF meeting.

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Lights! Action! as Charlotte Duffy, Kathleen Leitch, Matilde Ramos, Mary Dingle, Bettina Dickerson tkneelingh and Jean Bushey work ubehind the scenes during rehearsals for Alzaytajia. Other activities of the club Which fllled many busy hours were the one act play festival for area high schools, a year-long prop drive, and the intensifled participation in the National Catholic Theatre Con- ference. These various activities and the regular meetings, which offered information on theatre techniques and famous playrights, combined to further the aim of the Melpothalians and to cultivate an appreciation of the highest standards of good theatre. Deciding upon the acceptability of this velvet costume, dramatic club preyident Carol Lewis asks the advice of Audrey Carr, Jecretary; Lee Groeninger, treawrer; Donald J Waters, direc- tor; Lois Lipps, publicity mmzager; and June Danaher, vice-prejideizt. Carol Lewis, director of the winning one- act play, Spreading the New: Spring housecleaning motivates this inventory session of the prop com- mittee: Carol Rogers, Virginia Zebrowski, Judith McNally, chairman; Ann Dodd, Catherine Bride, Kathryn White, Kathleen Stapleton, and EliZabeth Nelson. gs; ad. auras! ks