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0 : a:e Orientation Activities Introduce Freshmen to College Life se~~~~y :;:s~;e:~ 1 ~~e~~~ A wide range of a c t i v i t i e s McKenzie, was held T uesday even­ Lady of Cincinna ti received their greet P. d the freshman class during ing, Sept. 19. Before dining on caps a nd gowns at t he annua l Orientation Week, Sept. 18-21. E mery pa tio. the freshmen met investiture ceremony on E me ry Sister M a ry Virginia welcomed their senio r 'big s isters.' F ollowing Circle. Academic attire cons ists of the newcomers to Edgecl iff at a n the su pper, J oyce Hugenbe rg, black gown, cap a nd tassel. The chairman of the campus club board, assembly Monday m orning. Facul­ membe rs of E dgecliff's S tudent explained the benefits a student ty advisors we re introduced to the Council are distinguished by a blue can derive from joining clubs. The class on Wednesday afternoo n. tassel. cl ub presidents then outlined their The R ev. Alfred G. S tritch, col­ The freshme n pa rticipated in respective progra ms fo r t he year. lege cha plain a nd head of the the National Guidance T esting F reshme n registered o n Thurs­ social science departme nt, bl essed Program . The purpose of these day, Sept. 21. F ina l event in the caps. Afterwa rds, the R ev. tests is to dete rmine the stude nt's ori entation will be the capping Martin D . Ga rry, h ead of the aptitude in various fi elds of study. ceremony in McAuley Oct. 4. theology a nd philosophy de part­ The a n n u a l freshman-seni or Freshme n will receive their caps, me nts, explained the significance garden party, unde r the co-chair­ which they wear to help uppe r of the cap and gown. manship of Grace Moss and Nancy classme n get to know them. H e said that the cap a nd gown are a mark of growth and maturity. Oil wells . . . Are they fo und in Texas or Kentucky? was Students were r e m i n d e d that one of the questions freshmen considered in placement tests. maturity is n ever fully a ttained , At right, Diane Dressman tries her sister's freshman cap for size. but is in constant growth. Fathe r Garry p ointed out that maturity is wisdom , the wisdom of knowing how little we know, the wisdom of embracing an ete rnal Faculty Increases by Nine; search for knowledge. This is truly one of the marks of an educated man. Academy of Fine Arts Opens T he cap and gown resemble the Several new members have been added to the faculty of Our Lady cloak, helmet and sword give n in of C incinnati this fall. the middle ages as symbols of Edgecliff's new Academy of Fine Arts has as its director, Mr. David maturity, h e added . N eithe r toke n Barrie, directo r and producer of last summer's Shakespeare Festival. is easily attained o r once a ttained The Academ y wi ll foster the fi ne arts on a high professional level, thus eas ily upheld. enric hing community as well as camp us life. M r. Barrie's aim is Government, political parties and to make Our Lady of Cincinnati pressure groups. Fathers Dine "the c e n t e r of the arts in th e At the University of Cincinnati, community." Dr. Molloy acted as visiting assist­ a nt professor of political science In Emery Hall H e plans to use the Academy in two summer school sessions. Edgecliff's Fathers Club will be­ to present good classical drama f riday's Mass Dr. Molloy is a member of the Campus gin its second year with a buffet rathe r than contemporary works, American Political Science Asso­ Officially Opens supper in Emery Se pt. 28 at 6 p.m . giving two reasons for his prefer­ ciation for P ublic Administration. The maste r plan of Our Lad y of - nee: Calendar Senorita Celina Sanchez-Chavey Academic Year Cincinnati's "college of the future," 1s t It will give the students has returned to the language de­ SEPTEMBER The R ev. Alfred G. Stritch, chap­ will be discussed. F a thers of fresh­ an opportunity to see good partment as instructor of Spanish. 27 Cap and Gown Investiture lain of Our Lady of Cincinnati me n will be give n a special wel­ classics done well ; Coll ege, will be celebrant and come. An increase in club membe r­ S he taught here in 1953-54. Born 28 Father's Club Banquet 2nd This type of drama will in Sante Fe, Argentina, Senorita speake r at the opening Mass of ship is anticipated . 29 Opening Mass enhance the cultural ap­ Sanchez-Chavey taught at North the school year Friday. The out­ Robe rt Otto will assume the dut­ preciation of the commun­ Ame rican Cultural Exchange Insti­ 30 Saturday Classes Begin doo r Mass will be held on the ies of president a t this meeting. patio behind Emery Hall. Other new offi cers are: R obe rt ity. tute and Catholic University of OCTOBER Cordoba, Argentina. In addition All stude nts, dressed in academic Dreidame, vice president; Joseph In his l e c t u r e courses, Mr. 1 Student Council Breakfast Barrie is organizing a " Symposium to teaching, she also acted as a ttire, will participate in the cere­ J . Bartlett, secre tary; Lloyd J . 4 Capping Ceremony of W orld C ulture", a course based Continued on Page 4 mony. By rne, treasurer ; H erman Bressler, on a rt from the beginning of time 8-14 Fire-Prevention Week The college choral group will Gregory H olbrock, Anthony J . to the present. 10 Mothers Club T ea sing the prope rs of the mass. The Bruenema n, Jr. a nd Carl F roehle, entire student body will join in directors. Dr. J ohn D . Molloy, a political 'United Nations' 11 Assembly: Faculty Program singing M ass of the A ngels. Edgar S. Edelmann, last year's scien ce specialist, also has joined 12 Faculty M eeting Immedia tely following the M ass, preside nt, becomes a n ex-officio Edgecliff's faculty. Dr. M olloy Convenes Here 14 Ohio Spa nish M eeting breakfast will be served. directo r. taught at M a rquette University This year, for the first time, and t he University of Cincinnat i, five public high schools in Cin­ a n$1 writes fo r the Cincinnati cinnati have been invited to par­ E nq uire r. ticipa te in the Edgecliff United Mothers Honor At M arquette he taught gradu­ N ations Assembly to be held Oct. ate sch ool semina rs in American 27 and 28. In addition to these five, all the parochial and private New Students political t hought and public ad­ Freshmen a nd their mothers will high schools of the Greate r Cin­ ministration ; undergraduate a nd be guests of honor a t a tea give n cinnati area aga in have been in­ graduate classes that included the by the M othe rs C lub, T uesday, vited to send delegates. Last year British Government, the Soviet Oct. 10, at 2 p.m. on Em e r y these schools sent 103 delegates lawn. representing 45 countries. Mrs. Joseph Schulte will hold Sister Mary Virginia, president. the office of Mothers Club p resi­ a nd the Rev. Alfred G. Stritch, TV College Offers dent fo r a second year. Assisting chairman of the history depa rt­ her a re M rs. Charl es R ussell , vice­ ment, will address the opening p resident; Mrs. George Borgman, session. Va rious committee meet­ 'The New Biology' recording secretary ; M rs. Eugene "Concept of Life," "Evolution of ings will be held Friday afternoon Neiheisel, corresponding secretary: Inhe ri ted Patterns" and " M a n and in p reparation fo r Saturday's Gen­ M rs. H erman Gieseling, treasurer; Natu re" are among topics which e ral Assembly. Councilma n J ohn Mrs. James Posinski, auditor, and wi ll be discussed in "The New J. Gilligan will preside over the Mrs. Robert Otto, registrar. Bio~ogy" television co u rse for General Assembly . which Edgecliff will give credit. A guest from one of the South American embassies, W ashington. Telecast locall y on WCPO, this is New Policy the first course offered by Learn­ D. C., will address the delegates ing Resources I nstitute, N . Y., at Saturday's luncheon. Admission to this year's assem­ through its newly established "Col­ EUNA's "steering committee" blies will be on a "first come, first lege of the Air." includes Suzanne Greve, secretary served" basis. Students wi ll only Sister Mary Winifred and Dr. general; Catherine Tebben, treas­ be admitted until the auditorium Mary .Jane Showers, professors of urer; Patricia Marshall, hospital­ is filled. biology at Edgecliff, are coordina­ ity; Patricia Merrill, Carol Cos, A series of interesting and in­ tors of the course. grove, Joyce Hugenberg, Nancy formative assemblies for 1961-62 Freshman biology students who McKenzie, Geraldine McCullagh have been promised by the ad­ have passed a science placement and Lois Koch. ministration. The first assembly of The Edgecliff United Nations test are eligible to register for this the year will be the annual faculty class. Scholarship students who Assembly will be a part of the musical. Piano, vocal and violin would take Natural Science 106 annual United Nations Observ­ selections will make up the pro­ Alumnae president Naomi Schlosser Centner '45 welcomes ance sponsored by the Cincinnati likewise may enroll. The course gram Oct. 4. Nancy McKenzie, senior class president, at the h~mecoming will carry three credit hours. Council on World Affairs. Sept. 23. (Story on Page 3) t 2 THE EDGECLIFF September 27, 1961 Challenge Kathleen Bartlett '62 As another fall semester of college opens, hundreds of students are coming to our campus. Some are here for the and Suzanne Greve '63 first time; others are returning to Edgecliff for another year. Only five years after the Hun­ We are physically in college. But are we mentally prepared garian crisis the United States is to get the most from it? again being forced into a position Whether freshman or senior, we can benefit by stopping upon which its prestige will be to consider four suggestions which have been offered by judged. The battle for West Berlin successful college students. is being waged in the opposite KNOW YOURSELF AND YOUR GOAL: Examine all directions on which the United your attitudes, interests, scholastic strengths and weaknesses. States and Soviet prestige are Make t his the basis of your educational aims and vocational based. aspirations. Lower classmen will usually need to consider this Soviets Embarrased more carefully. But the time will not be wasted. This can help T he Communist regime has long eliminate taking courses which do not fit your objectives. been embarrassed by the steady KNOW YOU COLLEGE: Take advantage of Edgecliff's flow of refugees from East Ger­ guidance and counseling service. The professors will be glad many into the free sector of Berlin. to help you make a tentative schedule. Discuss your needs and This fact alone certainly points out desires freely and frankly with your advisors. the dissatisfaction of the people In addition, take every advantage of the college's physical living under the R ed rule. Khrush­ facilities. The library is a vast information center as well as chev's action in closing the gates a quiet place to study. The speech laboratory enables language to W est Be rlin is being viewed students to make rapid progress. The science, biology and distastefully by the world. To home economics departments have workrooms devoted to Khrus hch ev, however, his accomp­ experimental studies. lishment 1s synonymous w i th BUDGET YOUR TIME: Schedule your working time " prestige". so you will be able to enjoy your play time. Studies, of The people of W est Berlin de­ course, come first. Discipline yourself so as not to fall behind. manded that the United States Day-by-day study will save t ime and worry when tests and send more than paper protests. examinations come. President K ennedy responded to ENJOY YOURSELF: Keep college from becoming a this challenge by sending Vice­ "grind". Use your free time for cultural and recreational President Lyndon B. Johnson and activities either on or off campus. Develop your interests. General Lucius D . Clay, American Know more than study; know more than socializing. Keep commander in Berlin during the the two balanced. 1948-49 blockade. Both leaders Keeping your goal in mind, making choices honestly and urged the people to have faith in intelligently, using all the facilities of Edgecliff to the best the allies and faith in themselves, advantage and managing time, conduct and money will be concluding solemnly that " Berlin positive steps to a successful college year. is not an island". Wanl -4clion J Concrete Steps Another more concrete step was American Catholic college students have the ability and immediately take n by our presi­ ':J,.ip lo the power to make a positive contribution to contemporary Ameri­ dent. Five thousand soldiers were can society. We also have the freedom and responsibility to sent, without incident, from West Soviet and American scientists are presently engaged in exercise that privilege. Accompanying this power, however, are Germany through the autobahn of a protracted war against time. Both know that they "must" certain duties which we must accept if we are to make effective East Germany into West Berlin. be the first to place a man on t he moon. In order to "conquer" and applicable the primary democratic ideals of our country. This action on the part of the the natural satellite of the earth, both are endeavoring to This is the basis of the national program "Freedom and U nited States was just what the learn more and more about celestial and planetary bodies, in Responsibility in a Democratic Society," which was adopted people of western Europe we re particular, the atmosphere, landscape and gravity of the moon. at the 18th National Congress of the National Federation of seeking. However, visitors to t he Museum of Natural History in Catholic College Student8. This program will concentrate on What n ext? In th.i s international Eden Park may get to the moon before the astronauts. By three areas: racial discrimination, migrant labor and foreign game of chess it is now Russia's attending a "show" at the museum's new planetarium, one aid. Each of the 160 member colleges is being asked to choose move. can see for himself the moon's appearance and its retrograde at leas-t one of these areas in order to develop a better under­ or "wandering" motion. standing of the complexities of the issues and to organize Projectors for twilight, city lights, meridian co-ordinates, action involving students. the path of the sun and the zenith are also on hand. Ralph Most of the emphasis will be on action, since only through Ewers, director of the planetarium, will give the first shows action can a real understanding be gained of the concepts of Tiie Arts Sept. 30 and Oct. 1. freedom and responsibility. The goals of the program will be by Carole Meinberg '64 Edgecliff commends the Museum of Natural History for attained if students, through their participation, develop a Autumn can be a n interesting its newest contribution to the field of scientific instruction. real sense of involvement in 20th century American life. and exciting time of the year in Certainly, this planetarium will allow everyone to "take a If this program is successful it will go a long way to Cincinnati - "city of fine arts." trip" into space, to the moon, and thus understand better the fulfilling one of the chief goals of all Catholic higher education Many opportunities to enjoy the endeavors, problems and goals of our nation's scientists. - the training of competent laymen aware of, and responsible various forms of art at their best to the needs of our time. await Cincinnatians in the near future. Book Beat Tribute to Father Dillon The Art Museum in Eden Park "A true f r i e n d. a wise and married vocations were is featuring an exhibit of 85 draw­ counsellor. a good example, welcome and thought-provok­ The Agony ancl The Ecstasy ings by famed 20th century artists. ing. This selection of work was brought a source of inspiration" were by Catherine Tebben '63 the tributes Msgr. Robert J. But EDGECLIFF can n o t to the Queen City by the Museum The Agony and The Ecstasy by Irving Stone is a biography of "The Sherry paid to the late John speak of Father Dillon without of Modern Art in New York. First Artist of Tuscany," Michelangelo. The drama and turbulence of F. Dillon at his funeral services remembering that he was an Schools of Art represented in the this artist's agonies and ecstasies are fo rcefully embodied in the book. July 21. Irishman greatly devoted to collection include Early Expres­ The young artist's troubles began at 13 whe n h e desperately wanted Edgecliff students for the Saint Patrick. Consequently, sionism, Cubism, Dadaism and to be apprenticed to Italy's foremost painter, Ghirlandaio. His father past 26 years can readily testi­ every Saint Patrick's day was Surrealism. The exhibit, which objected vio'.ently, saying that it would disgrace the family name of fy the aptness of Monsignor celebrated by his theology opened Se pt. 18, will remain until Buonarroti, were his son to work Oct. 10. Sherry's description. Certainly class - singing "All Praise to with his hands. Michelangelo, Theatrical Presentations every junior who attended Saint Patrick," eating iced cup­ Congratulations cakes and looking for four leaf nevertheless, triumphed in the dis­ For the theatrical-minded, Taft Father Dillon's theology class pute and was off to study at The EDGECLIFF offers con- ~. hamrocks. Auditorium's current offering, The realized the depth of his per­ Indeed Edgecliff's memories Ghirl andaio's studio. gratulations to Sister Mary Music Man, is a popular attraction. ception of the truths of Faith of Father Dillon are numerous Several months after his arrival Grace, former president of the This m usical concerns the redemp­ and appreciated his endeavors and our debts to him are many. there, Michelangelo was thrilled college, celebrating the golden tion of a "con" man by a prim to help her understand and B o t h faculty and students to learn that h e was to be ap­ jubilee of her religious pro­ Iowa librarian. Forest Tucker has practice her faith. In particu­ deeply regret the loss of this prenticed to the Medici Sculpture fession to the Religious Sisters the leading role. It will remain at lar. his wise advice on religious devoted theologian. Gardens. This was a chance to of Mercy. the Taft until Sept. 30. work with his first love, sculptur- Our thanks are also due to Loring Mandel's Advise and ing. this former president for her Consent opens at the Shubert " Sculpture," he once stated, "is untiring efforts to better our Theater Oct. 2. Leading roles will THE EDGECLIFF closer to the true form for the institute of higher learning. be played by Farley Granger and S•PRESS•P The Edgecliff is the official publication of figure emerges on all four sides." As registrar, Sister Mary Grace O !-Jr . Lad.Y of. Ci ncinnati College, Edgecliff, Chester Morris. This drama was C incinnati. Ohio, conducted by the Religious U L His "Pieta" and "David", the helped organize the college 26 adapted from Allen Drury's book f'isters of Mercy. It appears monthly throughout DT~A A the year. E D latter carved from an almost per­ years ago. She later headed about Washington politics. N I fect piece of statutory marble, were the college's Board of Trustees. Member T N Opening Oct. 9 at t he same •AWARD• two of his greatest joys. In 1952 Sister became presi­ theater is a biographical play, The Ohio College Newspaper Association 1959. 1960 When Pope Julius II com­ dent of the college, a capacity Miracle Worker. The plot revolves As~ociated Collegiate Press Catholic School Press missioned Michelangelo to do a in which she served until around the training of world­ fresco on the ceiling of the Sistine August, 1960. famous H elen K e 11 e r by h er EDITOR Lucy RuHell '62 ASSOCIATE EDITOR Patricia Merrlll '63 Chapel, the artist was forced to During the 25 years in which courageous teacher, Annie Sulli­ MAKE-UP EDITOR Lola Koch '63 interrupt his beloved sculpturing. ASSIST ANT EDITORS Mary Sue Brueneman '64, Jayne Woods ' 64 Sister was at Edgecliff the en­ van. CIRCULATION EDITORS Joanne BenuU '63, Kathleen Brady '63 Once he began to paint, howeve r, rollment increased from 42 to Symphony Season FEATURE EDITOR Belly Seibert ' 64 ART EDITOR Donna Kennedy ' 62 his disappointment changed into 919: the faculty grew from 15 Under the superb direction of COLUMNISTS Kathleen Barllell '62. Georgeanne Frank '62 Suzanne determination - the determination to 62, and the buildings in­ Greve '63, Carole Meinberg '64. Catherine Tebben '63 Max Rudolf, the Cincinnati Sym­ REPORTERS: Sharon A lbonelli, Elizabeth Dammarell, Juliana Gehling, Peggy to make this fresco unsurpassable. creased from 2 to 14. Gerding, Joyce Hugenberg, Ann Kleberg, Marlha Schuetz, Mary Clark Schulle phony Orchestra will convene its FACULTY MODERATOR Mias Helen Detzel Continued on Page 4 Continued on Page 4

I ( Sep tem ber 27, 1961 TH E E DG ECL I FF I I 3 RAA Plans Dr. Cooper Intramural Emphasizes Originality " W e a re living in a secular Ball Teams world th at is so m e w h a t anti­ " R ecreation and physical exer­ intellectual," Dr. Russell Cooper, cise a re n ecessary fo r every stu­ d ean of the college of li beral arts, dent," states L ois Schue rman, U n ive rsity of Sou t h F lorida , told p reside nt of Edgecliff's R ecreation t h e Faculty Con ference Sept. 15. a nd Athle tic Association. "Conse­ "Our emotions a re ready-made que ntly, we are planning a year for us by television a nd th e mov­ of sports to include eve ry girl. ies," h e said. "W e tend to com ­ whether s he is a good o r poor placently accept everything we a thlete." hear. Part of the job of the coll ege T ennis will be played in Sep­ teacher is to h elp t he s tudent shake tem ber a nd October. It will be held himself loose from such con form ­ at local cou rts on a w und-robin ing pressures of our cult ure.' bas is. The student sh ould be en cour­ Due to its previous popularity, aged, h e said, " to gene rate new a bowling league will again be set ideas on his own steam." This will up. Girls are urged to organize give him the "satisfaction of early their "four-man teams." creativity." Fe n c i n g instructions will bo A graduate of Cornell College available under t he direction of (Iowa) , Dr. Coope r holds AB, MA, Dr. Andrew vonBoross. The les­ and Ph. D . degrees. H e did g radu­ sons are given weekly for a ten ate work at the Institute of Inte r­ week pe riod. national Studies in Geneva and The forma tion of intramural later served on the Cornell Co llege volleyball and basketball teams is faculty. also on the agenda. All games Dr. Cooper was assistant dean will be played at the Y on Mc­ Our "secular world is somewhat anti-intellectual," stated Dr. Russell Cooper, as he ad­ of science, literature, and the arts, Millan. Inte rcollegiate games may dressed the Fall Faculty Conference. Father Stritch (left) acted as chairman of one of the and chairman of the D epartment be scheduled. general sessions, and Sister Mary Virginia, president, (right) was general chairman. of Interdisciplinary Studies at the University of Minnesota b efore joining the staff at the Unive rsity Alumna Speaks of South Florida. Parsnips and Rutabaga Open House The m eetings we re conducted in by Georgeanne Frank '62 Open House will be held on At Homecoming Brennan M emorial Library and After the initial scream of "Hi, hi, hi, hi, hi, hi, hi," has escaped Sunday. Oct. 15 for junior and the garden party a nd luncheon t he oral cavity of a returning collegian and entered the Eustachian tube senior high school students. (See Picture Page 1) were held at Emery. of anothe r, the school year has officially commenced . Parents are also invited to The vital problem of Christian It is fruitless for presidents and registrars and deans of men, view the campus and confer education is to make students cul­ women and children to lie awake nights devising plans for expediting with members of the faculty. turally conscious of their religion, Grant Promotes successful registration, for le t one student m eet another afte r 16 weeks who will be available to dis­ Miss Eleanor Waters, '47, recipi­ of "lost contact" and all sense of cuss opportunities at Edgecliff. Scientific Study time is Jost. S tudents are unaware h er share of labor in and about ent of the Benemerenti Medal from Pope John XXIII, told Edgecliff A $5,000 renewal . of last year's 0 f m ore-than-four-skeins-of-yarn- the house. She is found on any Jong Jines if someone, while wait- sunny afternoon sunning h e rself al u m n a e at Saturday's home­ science grant has been given to ing to get a schedule, poses the pri- on a green-and-white s triped chaise Library Association ..:uming. the college by the U. S. P ublic ma ry que 'on, " What did y ou do lounge, reading something light A striving for intellectual ex­ H ealth Administration. This will like How to W in at Church B ingos cellence implies a spiritual element, this summer?" Sponsors Workshop enable Edgecliff research ers to a nd at other moments, observing she said, adding that "our Catholic Hard to Find continue their study of the sub­ six robins quarrel in a bird-bath The Greate r C incinnati U nit of colleges have a unique opportunity The re we re sundry summe r posi­ stantia nigra of the animal mid­ designed for sparrows. the Catholic Library Associa tion to encourage intellectual excellence tions that enticed th e scholars, but Fringe Benefits will sponsor a worksh op at Edge­ by the very fact that they give brain. finding th e proper one was the It should be noted that a sparrow cliff Oct. 21. primary importance to the life of Through this research it is h oped problem. T he h ours must not be bath is duly labeled "Sparrow the spirit and to the preservation that a better understanding of the too long, n or the wages too low, Sister Mary Annrita is general Bath," or "R eserved for Sparrows," of the Christian tradition." workings of cerebral palsy a nd the nor the conditions too poor. To be chairman of t he worksh op, which but due to the lack of reading Miss Waters, committee secre­ more positive, the job must be in is open to all librarians, teachers aging process may be gained . powers in robins, " Sparrow Bath" tary for the Catholic Association a n air-conditioned location , with and volunteer worke rs in the Siste r Mary Honora is explor­ signs are unheeded . The lady bird­ for Inte rnational Peace, a branch a m aximum of seven working h ours, library fi eld. Miss M a rgaret Long ing the bio-ch emical aspects, Dr. bath watch er is cooled by those of the N ational Catholic Welfare a nd fringe benefits like long lunch is program ch airman. Mary Jane Showers, the n euro­ trite s ummer breezes that cool Conference, said that Christian hours a nd h a ndsome supe rvisors. everyone; she may remain in h er Sister M a ry Fabian a nd M rs. education "should be wider, not anatomical. But wait - the line has m oved to cha ir fo r seven hou rs; and at times, J a m es K ennedy will conduct a narrowe r, than that of the secular the R egistra r's Office - "Enter her younger brother will administe r session on d isplays and bulletin sch ool. While the latter initiates Here - One at a T im e, Please." fringe benefits in t he form of water board techniq ues. Story tell ing, t he student into the life and Class Discusses Perfect Job from t h e garde n h ose. book care and book selection are t hought of mode rn secular society, Yes, any position ! T h at of secre­ Onward to t he Dean's Offi ce - among th e other topics which will Christian education sh ould be an tary needs no explanation , nor 'Great Books' a nd the discussion of a nother stu ­ be discussed. initiation into a universal spiritual does t hat of soda jerk. It is in the Pursu it of intellectu al adventure dent, th is one having reaped h e r T he purpose of the workshop, society." case of the bi rd-ba th watch er, h ow­ is th e a im of th e Great Books t hree benefits in a summer cam p according to Sister Mary Annrita, T he speaker added t hat "if our ever, th at ti me and reflection a re for boys a nd girls from six to six­ is to a id t hose not h aving much Catholic college gradua tes are ever course offered for a seventh time necessary . Said bird-ba th watche r teen, on a big river near a sm a ll experience in the library field as going to be able to interpret the on campus. S tudents whose names is, in t he cruel, realistic sense, town h ousing a general store, an well as to give new pointers to church to the secular world, it is appeared on t h e D ean's List dur­ unemployed, although she m ay do inn and ten fam ilies who man t h e experienced librarians. imperative th at th ey understand ing 1960-61 are eligible to register inn. No soph istication, just hot Sister Mary Virginia wi ll wel­ the meaning and importance of for this class. their Christian herita ge." College Revises sticky cam pers clinging to her. come the Association to the college. T h rou gh out the year, the stu­ T hrough Finance and into "Fill Edgecliff alumnae officially wel­ Other Edgecliff faculty members dents will read seven great works in t he IBM cards" line. T he last comed the class of '62 into th e assisting Sister Mary Annrita are in various fields of human thought. Counselling Plans stop! Posie did t ruck farmin g in Sister Esther Marie, hostess of the Alumnae Association at the hom e­ Deciding wh ich field to major in One class meeting will be arranged Okla homa, Beatrice studied Span- day, and Sister Mary Roderic, coming. and knowing wh at courses a re to discuss each book. The cou rse Continued on Page 4 reservations chairman. Preceding the lunch eon for the necessary for th is field are p rob­ sen iors, Mass was celebrated in th e carries one credit hour for two lems facing every student. To help ch apel fo r t he tenth and twenty­ semesters. answer these questions, a revised fifth anniversary classes. "One purpose of the course is to committee on counseling has been CI u b c ircuit Naomi Schlosser Centner, '45, bring together, under f a c u I t y set up on campus. This year's theme for the L iterary Guild is: " Engli h Lite rature was chosen president and J udy Sister Mary Harold is chairman through the Ages." At the initial meeting new members will be welcomed. Thompson Olberding, '54, presi­ leadership, a group of students who of Edgecliff's Committee on Coun- An old fashioned English "spelling bee" is on the season's agenda as dent-elect of the Alumnae Associa­ enjoy reading and discus ion," eling. She is assisted by Sister well as other little games (ole English, of course!) . tion at a meeting following the stated Sister Mary Dolora, aca­ Mary Honora, Sister Mary Ann­ The Sodality will have weekly meetings this year, on Tuesdays from luncheon. In honor of being the demic dean. " Another is to pro­ rita, Sister Ignace, Dr. Daniel J . 3 to 4 p .m. The two projects for the year will be a study of Communism college's first graduate, Adele Pohl vide opportunity for s tu d e n t Steible, and Miss Mary Louise and a drive for canned goods, clothes and books to be sent to Latin was presented with a twenty-fifth leadership and full participation." Holden. Ame rica. This last undertaking will be in conjunction with the N .F . anniversary medal by the alumnae. "Great books" which the class On registration day, each fresh­ group on campus. In the evening the seniors were will read are: Aristotle's Poetics, man m et with her faculty coun­ Edgecliff P layers are planning a tea for newcomers to the club. invited to attend a dinner dance in The Book of the Acts of the selor. Together they planned the Afte r a brief opening meeting with the explanation of the point system the Restaurant Continental. student's schedule. In addition, there will be a short one-act play, On e Sunday Afternoon. Apostles, St. Augustine's Con­ every freshman must have at lea t Election of officers and a program of entertainment will mark the Football Tickets fessions, The Song of Roland, t. first m eeting of the Music Club. on meetin g with her counselor Student tickets for XU football Thomas Aquinas' On the T eacher The TRI-LINGUAL Club, at its first meeting, plans to have each emester. However. she is games may be purchased from St. Thomas More's Utopia and i; pictures and an address from the group of students who toured Europe free to consult her advisor at any Susan Gruber for $1.00. Arthur Eddington's The Nature time. this summer. of the Physical World. f

( 4 THE EDGECLIFF September 27, 1961 NF Action Europe is 'Fascinating,' Originated Two Travelers Dec la re An audience with Pope John a nd practiced." When the specta­ XXIII, Elizabethan dining in Lon­ tors d i s 1 i k e the m a tador, they In Edged iff don, a snowball fight in lnnsbrck, whistle. A whistle indicates ap­ a bullfight in Madrid - " Memories proval in the United States but One of the eight national resolu­ like these are our best souvenirs," the opposite in Madrid's Plaza de tions adopted by the recent 18th sa y Joyce Holbrock and J ewel T oros. NFCCS Congress in Pittsburgh Ge iseling. "W e conside r that ice cubes or originated at Our Lady of Cin­ The Edgecliff se niors visited nine refrigeration goes hand in ha nd cinnati College. The resolution, countries Ireland, England, with Coca-Cola- not so in Europe. urging the enactment and enforce­ Holland, Germany, Switzerland, Who in Ame rica would consider ment of laws for the elimination of Austria, Italy, France and Spain. a butc he r shop without refriger­ obscene pub'. ications, was written - "and from the plane window on ation? In It a 1 i a n meat s hops, last winter by a committee of Edge­ the way home we saw Greenland, chicke ns hang by their plucked cliff's Student Council. Labrador and Canada," they added. necks in the windows in the hot After passage by the Council it J ewe l, Joyce and the 27 othe r sun. Little things that we have was adopted by the eleven schools gi rls in the NFCCS sponsored-tour, taken for granted begin to m ean of the Ohio-Kentucky Region to sailed on the S.S . Maasdam and a lot." which the college belongs. From returned by jet. J ewe l said s he expe ri e nced a there it was submitted to the Transportation unique sensatio n on the Ma asdam. National NFCCS Congress and " While on the continent," the " For the first time in my life, passed by some 500 delegates in girls reminisced, "we used every I was the fore igner! The passen­ the name of the entire Federation means of transportation - bus, gers we re primarily Dutch, Ger­ which represents more than 90,000 train, subway, cable car, boat, man and Irish. I'm glad I minored Catholic college students. plane, taxi, bicycle and gondola." in Ge rman; it came in quite handy The resolution calls on member Other tourists from the Cincin­ and was in frequent use." campuses to conduct a program of El Plaza de Toros was one of the "most exciting places" nati area were: Gail Holbrock, Although this was their first trip writing letters to legislative and visited by these tourists (left to right) Jewel Geiseling, Aileen Aileen Ryan, Carol Klosterkemper to Europe both hope it's not the executive members of the govern­ Ryan, Gail and Joyce Holbrock. and Mary Lou Riegler. Their last. ment "for the purpose of urging chaplain and conductor was the enforcement of existing legislation Rev. Killian Speckner, OFMC. and/or the creation of new laws to Sympathy Book Beat Reporter Joins (Continued) The seniors were among the combat the obscenity problem." Faculty and 1tudent1 extend 1,000 pilgrims who visited Castel s y m p a t h y to Sister Mary As a result, he spent four long Carol Trauth, NFCCS junior years with his head and neck Gandalfo, where the Holy Father Mercy Convent Rosine on the deaJh of her s p o k e to them in Italian and delegate, and active in the work of thrust painfully backward, as he One of The Edgecliff's s ta ff the CDL (Citizens for Decent father: Sister Mary Winifred French. A cardinal translated his on the death of her brother: painted the ceiling. writers returned to the campus this Literature) helped frame the reso­ Much to his dislike, a series of comments on the feast of the day semes ter in a n ew garb - that of lution and presented it at the Barbara Konkler Bunke '59 and family life. on the death of her husband: worldly Popes demanded continual postulant. Carolyn Brink, now a National Congress. Strange Menu .Judith Schuckman '63, Rosina services from him and kept him sophomore, will reside at the Free­ "We had a snowball fight on the Segregation I11ue Brienza '64, Joan Reinerman from his sculpturing for many man Avenue N ovitiate while con­ top of a mountain at Innsbruck, One of the most controversial Hess '52, Rita Reinerman Smal­ years. The death of his friend and tinuing her college education. Austria," Jewel related. "In Lon­ resolutions of the Congress dealt ley ·so. Peggy Vo11 Reder '41, patron, Lorenzo de Medici, like­ Also on campus to registe r for don we had dinner at the Gore with the Freedom Riders. It ex­ .Jo Ann Vo11 Geiger '50 and wise added an agony to his life. extra courses were Siste r Mary Hotel in the Elizabethan Room. pressed agreement of the NFCCS Barbara Steinhauser '60 on the Michelangelo's determination to Robertine, R .S .M., whom uppe r The atmosphere was authentic six­ with "those Riders trying to elimin­ death of their fathers: Leslie reach his goals, his dedication to classm en will remembe r as Beverly teenth c e ntury. We ate from ate racial segregation in southern Apple Lipps '45 and Helen art and his precision in executing McGuire, '59, president of Student wooden plates and had to leave a transportation services," and com­ Landfried '41 on the death of it impress one throughout the Council, and Mary E velyn Hille­ bit of each course for the poor. The mended those who endured violence their mothers. book. For example, in order to brand, now Sister Mary Lorenz, in exercising their constitutional portray bone and muscle more menu included peacock, boar's head R.S.M . rights. It calls upon the students realistically, he believed it neces­ and mead to drink. A guitar­ l of member colleges " to take the Parsnips sary to know something of anato­ strumming young girl ente rtained New Faculty responsibility for ending segrega­ (Continued) my. Consequently, he went out by in typical sixteenth century fash­ (Continued) tion in their own spheres of ish literature in Mexico, and Isa­ night and dissected the city's un· ion. Instead of clapping to show honorary corresponde nt for "Los influence." belle raised Brussels sprouts in claimed dead - a daring under­ approval, we had to bang our fists Principios," Cordoba's Ca t h o 1 i c on the table - also a sixteenth N ews paper. HUAAC Brussels. taking because surgeons were only allowed to dissect one or two century custom. My hands we re Miss Mary Louise Holden has The Congress also passed a reso- The end of the line, the end of cadavers a year. red for three days." become full -time instructor in nurs­ 1ution criticizing the House Un­ the class, the end of the summer. I r v in g Stone's biography of Colorful Spain ing and health. American Activities Committee, E ssences of school-type reality are Michelangelo, however, is more The bullfight in Madrid's Plaza Dr. Berand Kroenberg will take urging that its aims be clarified, present over all, but one member than a series of the agonies and de Toros was very exciting, Joyce ove r the German classes. that its "judicial procedures be of the class who spent her sum­ ecstasies of this great Renaissance re lated . "The atmosphere was Four sisters of M e r c y have established in conformity w i th mer in Greenwich Village writing artist during his rise to fame. It charged with apprehension as we joined the faculty of Our Lady of American legal traditions, and that poetry on paper toweling has this is the history of Renaissance saw a man face death. The mata­ Cincinnati. Sister Mary J eanne the committee confine its activity matchbook of wisdom for the Europe, its pagentry, the worldli­ dor's moveme nts were graceful and D 'Arc is a new m ember of the to gathering material relevant to lamenting ones: ness of the Church, the Inquisition his multicolored costume was deco­ sociology staff and Siste r Mary possible legislation." The summer, alas, alack, is past, and the final reunion of Catholic­ rated with ribbons, glitte r and P erpetua is affiliated with the edu­ E dgecliff was represented by its M e thinks the flag s hould fly ism in Europe with the election of jewels in the Spa nish tradition." cation department. S ister Mary two voting delegates, Susan Gru­ half-mast. Pius IV. J ewel added : "Our own customs Domitilla has joined the m a th de­ be r and Carol Trauth; Joyce and standards, we learned, are far partment. N ew director of the Hugenberg, p resident of the Ohio­ from being universally accepted book store is Sister M a ry Michele. K entucky region; Mary Imm and Judith Woeste, members of the Cincinnati Applauds Shakespeare; campus committee. Sister Mary D olora , dean, and Sister Mary Festival Will Return Next Summer Gertrude, NFCCS moderato r, also Shakespeare cam e to C incinnati via Edgecliff this summer with a attended. fl o urish of trumpets, a m aze of brilliant colors and traditional banne rs. T h e Cincinnati Shakespeare Festival is he re to stay. E arly last spring at the invitation of the Administrative Council The Arts (Continued) of Edgecliff, D avid Barrie of Washington, D . C. came to Cincinnati to inaugurate a Sha kespeare an festi­ 67th season Oct. 6-7. Soloist at val. to make the festival a triumph. these performances will be Rudolf By June a Shakespeare R epe r­ One after another they we re re­ Serkin, pianist. Guest soloist fo r tory Company was assembled and created - Romeo and Juliet, Much the Oct. 13-14 p a ir of concerts will brought to Cincinnati from all A do About Nothing, Othello, bring­ be the violinist, Joseph F uchs. parts of the country. R eh earsals ing hundreds of visitors to Edge­ T he Artist Series, sponsored by ensued as did some cha nges on cliff's campus. E ach production the College Conservatory of Music, the campus. was hailed as a masterpiece of will give the first of six perform­ The auditorium was magically theatrical design a nd direct ion. a nces T uesday, Oct. 17 in Music transformed i n t o E lizabethean The first season is over. T he Hall. A return engagement of the Arena theatre, complete with costumes, the Venetian map, the Boston Symphony Orchestra is balcony and "study." T h e college green and purple peacock, the scheduled for the opening per­ dining hall became a salon with red flags - yes, even the red lion - formance. Cincinnati is fortunate and white panels. Low hanging all are packed away. to be one of the ten United States lighting fixtures spotlighted the What remains is a salute to those cities to be vis ited by the Boston parade of portraits of the cast. on campus who made this all possi­ orchestra this season. Hammers redoubled their rhy­ ble. F irst, we of E dgecliff con­ Rehearsing for "Romeo and Juliet" - Sally Pagliuca and Such a varied schedule certainly thms, brushes whisked busily onto gratulate Sister Mary Virginia G. Frank O'Brien, members of the Shakespeare Festival ,, provides a list from which every­ yards of canvas, bangles and beads who had the insight to venture a repertory company. one will be able to select a cultural were tightly sewn onto flowing Shakespearean Festival on our form of entertainment - be it a chiffo n skirts, and the mimeo­ campus; we salute all who worked val succeed , and lastly we con­ man whose imagination and di­ play, symphony or art exhibition g raph machine poured out reruns of with such dedication during the g ratulate and w e l c o m e to the recto rial genius touched a dream - which she will e njoy. copy as everyone worked hurriedly summer months to make the F esti- faculty Mr. David P . Barrie, the and brought it to a reality.

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