Trinity College - Trinilogue Yearbook (Washington, DC)

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ilanguagrs M. RENE SAMsoN, AB., BS. Officier d'Acad6mie For the future linguists, Trinity of- fered courses to please the most exact- ing. Those who were classically minded began Greek under the capable super- vision of Sister Margaret Mary. Sister julia led us through the Latin classics and brought to life the great authors of the Roman world-Cicero, Vergil, Hor- ace, and Tacitus. Then there were those of us who entered the German classes with eager- ness and enthusiasm and 'Lcame to with an awful jolt when command of our tongue was lost. But we were completely won over by Sister Mary Ellen's delightful manner of teaching us our Hunts' and 'laber's and looked forward to Friday classes when we vocalized German university hymns and folk songs. After a few hours with Miss Ziz- zamia, we began to share her love and admiration' for Dante and his Divine Comedy. lt was something we learned ALBA ZIZZAMIA, B.A., LITTD. 136

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English A comprehensive view of XVorld Lit- erature filled our freshman mindse and then we began to specialize. Slowly, at first, we moved to the realm of Englands literature, then gradually to the detailed study of periods and great writers. The intricacies of Anglo-Saxon were expounded by Sister Loretta with alacrity, and every part of moth-century poetry was made charming by lX4iss Zizzamias exuberant personality. Then Shakespeare and Milton appeared upon the scene, and finally, in senior year, we discussed the merits of Car- lyle, Ruskin, and Newman with Sister Angela. Simultaneously with our in- vestigations of the works of the great- est of English writers we became ac- quainted, with fear and great reserve, XN'li.i.1.-xtyi Foizcii Sruxo, ANI., BLITT. iOXox.l 351' IVIARGARET GIOXANNINI, Alvl. B.LlT'I'. COxoN.D with their slightly lesser imitators, our- selves. For while studying Chaucer we were writing our first essays, and often we interrupted the reading of Shelley to produce our own verse. The day of triumph came when Sister Therese re- turned a paper that needed only slight revision. But with our senior year came an added pleasure. the return of lvlr. Stead to our classrooms. ln his course on modern literature we learned not only to discriminate the Hgemsn from the trash but also that an original opinion might mean the difference be- tween a Beta and an Alpha.

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to speak of with awe and reverence, and, oddly enough, complaints about reading assignments were forgotten. I-ler enthusiasm and wit radiated her teaching of I Promessi Sposi, and even the grammar classes ceased to be drudgery. Sister Eugenie and Sister l-lelen Denise offered interesting courses in French civilization, poetry, and drama. At Christmas time Sister Eu- genie waved her magic wand and trans- formed us from American students into French peasant girls. By way of a course in French conversation, lvl. Sam- xl,-XRIAN Louisa PIIQRCE, AIX1. 371 son took us with him to his own be- loyed France and made the life and customs and culture of the great French people very real to us, Miss Pierces interpretation of the CARMI-11-1xA Ciiizyoxi, AM. uproarious adventure of Don Quixote and his inimitable squire, Sancho, has made Cervantes one of the Ugood com- panions who will serve us in later years when it will be a delight to turn from the affairs of a work-a-day world to the literary friends of our college days. This year we were very happy to welcome Nliss Ceryoni. whose able tu- telage has comforted many a Spanish beginner.