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• ., ' The Edgecliff ' - - No. 2 ., ., Volume XXV Our Lady of Cincinnati College, Cincinnati, , November 25, 1959 ~chain Of Gold' Inaugurates Season Independent Colleges Solicit Advent Play Staging Uses • • Corporate Gifts From Firn1s New Effects "One for 29" appEal is being made by the Ohio Foundation A golden chain stretches be­ of Independent Colleges again this year. Presidents and deans tween two eternities, serving as of the member colleges solicit from businesses throughout the man's means of happiness. This is state-one donation which benefits all 29 colleges. the theme of the Advent drama i Sister Mary Grace, R.S.M., 'which will be presented in the ' president, and Sister Mary Vir­ coll ege auditorium, Tuesday, Dec. 1 ginia, R.S.M ., dean of Our L ad y Linguists Pion and W ednesday, Dec. 2. .. f of Cincinnati college, are solicit­ Sponsored by the Liturgy com­ ing in Toledo, Cleveland and Spanish 'Posso' mission, Edgecliff Players, Choral C incinnati this year. club and dancing clas es, the drama Passo de !CLs Aceitunas is the The foundation is a non-profit emphasizes Advent as a time of • " name of the sketch that the association through which 29 preparation for Christ's coming at Tri-Lingual club will present Ohio colleges of liberal arts a nd the end of the world as well as at Dec. 14 . • i sciences not supported by taxes, Christmas. ' work together to offer every Translated, this is The Sketch The production traces, through business firm a convenient and of the Olives w ritten in the six­ the liturgy of the Advent sea on, , teenth century by Lope de Rueda . • effective way to strengthen the longing and preparation for higher education in all parts of Known earlier as a " pas:so," Christ 's comings and the actual the state by a single corporate then as an "entremes," it is a events leading up to his birth . • f gift. comedy used between acts of a This is done by m ans of speaking These colleges wanting to re­ serious drama to li ghten the and singing choruses, actors and .. main free of tax incumbra nces mood of the audience. dancers. ' need help to m eet increasing The adapted plot, with fo ur Gabriel (Claire Arling) announces to Mary (Bonnie A unique feature is that the o perating costs-especially for characters, is a fa mily discussion Wade) the news that she has been chosen Mother of God. audience will be entirely sur­ a dequate faculty sala ries-with­ conce rning the price of olives Elaine Huninghake is the torchbearer in this Advent scene. rounded by performers. The char­ ' • o ut raising tuition out of the that have just been planted. acters will move back and forth range of average families. Mary Uhrig, Nancy Bail, Vir­ Reg·ion Meets through the aisles instead of re­ ,, They look to bu3iness a nd ginia Kindel and M ary Lee Howes 0 hio-Kentuck y maining on the stage. The speaking industry because the3e are the have the role . Dr. Josefa Kroen­ choruses will be located along the ' g reatest beneficiaries of non­ berg, Spanish teacher, says the In Emery; Discusses Reports side aisles. Singers will be in the tax-sup.ported colleges. Both have play will be followed by its English rear of the a uditorium. " a common stake in free enter­ v2rsion. "It's O.K . for the 0-K" is the for 1 p .m. in Emery hall. Sister M ary Rosine, R.S.M ., and prise in education a nd in com­ motto for , the first regional council Reports will be given by Frances Mr. J ames K ennedy are assisting Emmerling and Elizabeth Wiltcn, merce. Also, every survey shows A request has been :received meeting of the Ohio- Sister Mary Hildegarde, R.S.M., in that independent colleges are the from the Commissioner of Educa­ Liturgy a nd Social Service Com­ directing the production. • region, Nat!onal Federation of g reatest sou rce of top leadership tion, Department of Health, Edu­ m ission chairmen, who will com­ Prop> and other staging effects Catholic College Students. Prog­ ... in most fields. cation, and Welfare, Washington, ment on progress in their programs will be based to some degree on ~ ress reports will be read and dis­ Last year, business leaders D.C., l'or a copy of a recent article for the year. thme employed by the Cincinnati cussed at the council session at Our gave 1045 gifts totaling $908 ,236 by Dr. Louisa Belai entitled, "A The National Congress to be Summer Opera. A group of faculty Lady of Cincinnati college, Sun­ fl The goal this year is one million Comparative Study of the Results held in Louisvill e this summer will m embers was invited by J ohn .. day, Dec. 6. Any student inter­ dollars and the ultimate annual of Standardized Tests and Achieve­ be previewed by Marilyn Mauer, Magro, director, to examine the eEt e:d in NF is invited to attend ~oa l is two million dollars. ment at a Liberal Arts College for Hospitality chairman. All girls who m ec hanics of staging and light­ and meet with the regional offi­ · Our Lady of Cincinnati college Women." The study will be listed plan to serve on this committee ing used in Summer Opera pro­ cers, junior and senior delegates, has received a total of $75,281 in in REPORTER: Clearinghouse of may contact either Marilyn or ductions. commission chairmen and campus the three years it has been a Studies on Higher Education. D iane Bard, senior delegate. About 120 Edg cliff girls, in contacts. The meeting is scheduled f member of the fo undation. Refreshments will be served. A e.ddi tion to those working behind ' tour of the campus is planned for stage, will participate in the drama. members of neighboring colleges. Lois Rohde and Marilyn Rifkin will ,ia. present background information. ' Narrators of the speaking choruses Fourteen Win are: Joan Dennemann, Antoinette ., ., Hart, Marjorielaine Menke and High Awards Marilyn Rifkin. Acting parts include angels ,.. 4 Three editors and two colum­ (Elizabeth Dammarell and Carol nists of the Edgecliff are among Corbett), the Blessed Mother (Bon­ the fourteen seniors selected for nie W ade), Gabriel (Claire Arling), >l l " Who's Who in American Col­ Elizabeth (Susan Beam), Isaias leges." Members of "Who's Who" (Renold Frutkin from Xavier are chosen on the basis of charac­ university) a nd John the Baptist ·• .. ter, leadership and participation in (Ron a ld Gayette) . extra-curricular activities. Marilyn Carroll, editor of the Art Department "' • Edgecliff and chairman of the club activities board, is a French Sells Gifts, Cards I major, philosophy and home eco­ Convenience in Christmas shop­ ' nomics m in or. A four-year ping a nd originality in gifts ar member of the IRC, she is the offered by the art department' , daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert "shop." J . Carroll and a graduate of St. " The department is elling ten Ursula academy. styles of Christmas cards at ten • ~ Associate editor of the Edge­ cents apiece. Students also will ell cliff, Patricia Glueck is a Ger­ their own personally designed man major, history and philos­ cards. Sculptured nativity sets, • ophy minor. A member of Tri­ madonnas-in sculpture and in "' lingual and IRC, she assists Dr. print (flatwork)-wall hangings ,. Gruenbauer in teaching German and jewelry will be on sale. Prices at Hughes high school. A grad­ range from $2 to $10. uate of Mother of Mercy, she i Anyone wishing to order a gift the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. custom-made may do so by con­ • • Arthur W . Glueck. tacting the art department without Edgecliff art editor for the delay. 17 past three years, Mary Jane This year the art department is Meister is president of the Music taking measures to make its pre - club, a member of the Liturgy ence felt more intensely on cam­ committee and the Catholic Art pus. Besides selling gifts (year ' Chosen for "Who's Who"-Front row: Susan Beam, Frances Emmerling, Mary Jane association. An art major, biol­ around), the department now is Meister, Louise Brinker, Marilyn Carroll, Patricia Glueck, Nancy Fieler, Elizabeth Brew. ogy and philosophy minor, she presenting a continuous display of • On stairs: Carol Corbett, Mary Bonita Bressler, Marilyn Rifkin, Margaret VonderHaar, was graduated from Mercy. student work on its bulletin board Antoinette Hart and Anne Dammarell. (continued on page 4) outside the auditorium. ,. t .. ' 2 THE EDGECLIFF November 25, 1959 ., Homage Paid To U.S. Patroness ., ., ymboli~ing the dedicatioi: of our .country to the Blessed S Virgin Mary, the National Shrine of the Immacula~e Conception is fast nearing completion. Last week ~he, Cath<;>llc 'Y ~ bishops of the United States gathered in our nations capital by Anne Dammarell '60 to dedicate this architectural marvel to i,ts patroness, the Suppose you were behind the ..,. Blessed Mother. However, the dedication ceremony does not Bamboo Curtain and read a col­ signify the completion of the Shrine. Eleven chapels are yet umn ·uch as the following. What to be constructed and the interior is virtually unfinished. would your reaction be? This monumental structure has come into being slowly as did :J the great, majestic cathedrals of the past. "Does the agonizing scream of a dying child bother you? Well, ' Although built in Byzantine-Romanesqu style, our Lady's simply close the door. Act now or +, Shrine is definitely contemporary. It combines the tradition you will be kept awake nights of the Middle Ages with 1the scientific technical knowledg with the shrieks of children. After of the present to express America's love for Mary. Into this all, they do scream when we punc­ ,, building has gone the heart and devotion of American Cath­ ture their ear-drums with chop- '" olics. After forty years of exhausting labor, Mary's "tribute" ticks. But these ungrateful chil­ has finally risen into Washington's sky-line, proclaiming its dren are fortunate. They will never ~ grandeur and ageless character. again have to hear the treasonable Bishop Thomas J . Shahan's dream has become reality. As lies of the Catholic Church. early as 1913 he expressed hope of a national Shrine as "a "In every country of the world " .. large and beautiful church in honor of Our Blessed Mother, there i5 an organized movement to built by nation-wide co-operation at the nation's capital ... a undermine Io c a I governments. monument of love and gratitude, a great hymn in stone ... as Don't be a party to these subver­ ' I , perfect as the art of man can make it and as holy as the sive activities. They want to open intentions of its builders could wish it to be." the door and let in clever agent of destruction. They try to make • you believe in a brotherhood of Raise Intellectual Level a ll men-a popish plot to entangle you in their plans. ~· (! it s the intellectual climate of our campus as high as should "One example of their trickery­ be? This was one of 1the questions raised by the recent I they cunningly infiltrate a country ,, discussions held on campus as part of the NFCCS Academic pretending to help the natives • Program, which is explained in detail in another part of this under the guise of setting up a newspaper. The general conclusion on this point, drawn from hospital, and then they tell you to these discussions, is that opportunities for improving the intel­ give your money to support these • lectual outlook of the campus and of the student exist, but foreigners. If you let them, they that many students neglect these opportunities. will convince you · that these ,. This general lack of interest probably results from the strangers are your responsibility." .. fact that students do not realize the benefits to be gained Now you have read the column. from individual intellectual contact with other persons. An You are NOT behind the Bamboo ,, intellectual climate is not a result of class discussions alone; Curtain. So what will your reac­ • it must be produced outside the classroom as well. tion be? This is a subject which has concerned some "thinking" Send one dollar to: f students on the campus recently, and several remedies for Dr. Thomas Dooley the situaition have been suggested. If you are anxious to do Box 2, Times Squar your part to relieve this situation, here are a few "don'ts,' The Book Beat New York, N.Y. each followed by a definite positive suggestion: by Norah Edelmann '61 " ' 1. Don't limi1t your faculty contacts to the classroom. B - Students Enact cause of their greater learning, faculty members have much So you're relaxed in your Gal­ from the turmoil of the city. Yet, f to offer in discussions with you. Make it a point to approach axy, 500 horsepower, [l ect-wing it ta kes time and frustrations to • at least one member on the first day back to school after special, listening to "Morning get to his destination. He frets Roles of Magi Madness" on your stereophonic Thanksgiving vacation. about the congestion on the roads. And entering the house, they radio. The picture of tranquility, 2. Don't limit your conversation with friends to current Will there be enough Burma found the Child with Mary, H is like someone who just s tepped social matters. Share your ideas with others and, of more Shave signs to keep him awake, Mother, and failing down, they out of a fashion magazine, with impor.tance to you, listen to their ideas. Have the courage to will the a utomatic transmission worshiped H im . And opening ., a chiffon scarf or ivy league bean ie start a college-level conversation at the lunch table the next fa ll out, will there be a place to their treasure tlvey offered Him (your preference) and all other time that you eat in the dining hall or the next time that you cat on the turnpike? Confront d gifts of 1gold, frankincense and relax in the undercroft. paraphernalia that goc with driv­ with such obstacles, he might as myrrh. Matthew 2:2. ,. ing your own car. 3. Don't day-dream during assemblies. Improve your wel l relax in his own back yard This scene, so typically sym­ Th is s ta tc of scJf-sa tisfaction mind both by paying attention to the speakers and by dis­ a nd roast wieners, or sit on his bo lizing th seasons of the Ad­ might be jolted a bit by The cussing the various topics on the way home with your friends. front steps and laugh at the vent and Chris tmastide, again .. .r I nsolent Chariots, John K ats' a utomobiles and their drive rs. will be enacted at Our Lady of We are convinced that if you dare to carry out at least vivacious little volume satiriz­ Ugly Beast Cincinnati college, Wednesday, one of these suggestions, you will discover an intellectually ing the a utomobile industry. The The model T Ford was an ug ly Dec. 16. stimulating experience that you will want to continue. question in this book is: "What little beast, with its frail-looking Taking the roles of the Magi, ' ever happened to the automo­ spoked wheels, its black paint bile'!" the entire student body will file .,. job and its utter lack of glamor­ into the a uditorium (stable) and Creative Thought Needed! In the beginning, a car was a in comparison to today's models car, a useful tool of man, some­ offer to the underprivileged pportunities only knock once! November 30 is the deadline with their tubeless tires, tri­ children (the Child Jesus) gifts for submitting your original endeavors to the EDGE­ thing that could go farther and colored bodies and jewel-like O faster than a horse. Since 1900 it of lov , g nerosity a nd kindness CLIFF LITERATURE AND ART SUPPLEMENT. chrome. But strip a car of all its in the guise of material gifts ' has gone beyond all reasonable exaggerated charm and what do Why do most students overlook such an opportunity? (gold, frankincense and myrrh) . ~ proportions in that it has become you have? A bigger model T, Perhaps they are forgetting one of the main purposes of a The drama, known as crib a vital part of our economic which isn't any safer than it was ' liberal education, that is, to learn to think. devotions, has become a tradi­ system. when it first app eared. tion of the college. The spirit of .. Thinking is a pastime which most ignore. It is a habit Money-Money Granted the engine design is love, which abounds so plenti­ which must be cultivated. It is not merely enjoying or con­ With the arrival of the auto­ more complex (and it gels more fully in the season of the birth templating someone else's witty or brilliant conclusions, but mobil , our life and countryside so as the years progress) , what ..,, of Our Lord, gives the girls an .. the hard work of formulating one's own thoughts on a subject. began a gradual change. Many filling station attendant knows opportunity to help the less for­ Once one begins, it is not difficult to embellish an idea new businesses opened: factories more about the car than you do? for rubb r and steel increased; tun ate, college leaders state. or a theme, nor difficult to put it into words. They flow with He opens the hood with the ., f enthusiasm. You want others to know. Others are encouraged roads were developed; research assurance of a master surgeon to think, to disagree, to discuss and to learn. expanded-money, money and going to work on some unheard­ Ideas must be shared. Our supplement can do this for you! money, "but who cares or thinks oI of disease. He pokes his head in ... c all the jobs we're opening for and around the engine, hiding, as ca1npus people?" The industry grew and it were, from the driver's view, THE EDGECLIFF now today, if anything goes looking for the oil dip stick. wrong in Detroit, that is, iI sales • The Edgecliff Is the official publication of Our Lady o! Cincinnati College, Edge· Fifteen minutes later, he smiles "' drop one year, the whole country calendar cliff, Cincinnati, Ohio, conducted by the Religious Sisters o! Mercv. It appears monthh at you, pale with relief, and an­ throughout the school year. · is put into what is g nerously nounces "your well is almost ~ called a "recession." • Member dry." The n ext problem is to find NOVEMBER But the industry not only has Associated Collegiate Press Catholic School Pres the place to put in the oil. 30 Silver Jubilee Committee affected America's system, it al o 'r Ohio College New paper Association Gas Tank Joke Meeting has created a great sociological Another joke supplied by the DECEMBER EDITOR change. Man i on the move; he \ S OCIATE EDITOR '#ill designers in D troit is hiding the 1 Advent Pageant-evening \ , S ISTANT EDITOR 'fill is taking vacations to get away PllOTOGRAPlllC AXll MAKE- l P EDITOR '(i•! hole of the ga tank. Appa rently 2 Advent Pageant-evening • 'Iii EXCHANGE ND CIRCl' l. ATIOX EDITORS . this is a n object of disgust and 8 tudent Council Meeting ympathy should be hidden from the cus­ 9 Home Economics Meeting Faculty and students extend tomer's sight. 10 Tri-Lingual Meeting " ympathy to Teresa Kinder Mr. Keats brings forth a lot of 14 IRC Meeting Bale '49 on the death of her que5tions and facts in an ex­ 15 Home Economics Meeting I father and to Bernice Enneking tremely humorous way and, as Edgecliff Players (Lab play) Hipple '41 on the death of her the Minneapolis Star Tribune Literary Guild Meeting father. puts it, "It's funny enough lo 16 Christmas Vacation Begins Al :\li~s Helen Oetzfl crack a r ib." Noon ,. , .. • ., .., November 25, 1959 THE EDGECLIFF 3 ., Xavier's Heidelberg Club Joins Edgecliff' s ., J 'Feierstunde' Honoring· Five German Masters The Arts and Us The spirits of Haydn, Schiller,

~ Humbolt, Handel and Mendelssohn " must have hovered over Edgecliff by Marilyn Rifkin '60 during its "Feierstunde" celebra­ Xavier unive rsity's Ma s qu e day night-. Tuesday, family night. .., tion, Nov. 21. The German de­ Socie ty does not underrate action features free admission to the partment of Our Lady of Cincin­ as an important element in lectures, to important film show­ nati college and the Heidelberg drama. The group's October pro­ ings and to all the Museum's ;J club of joined duction of Moliere's satire, The exhibits. to celebrate the centenary of the in Spite of Himself, Controversial Exhibit ' works of th se five famous Ger­ proved that its playe rs are in "Cincinnati Plus and Minus," t, mans. top physical condition. So fierce a controversial exhibit talked The program, w hich centered the onstage battles, that about all over the United States. chiefly on the writings of the poet Hall might have been recently clo ed at the Museum. !? Schi ll er, included: Haydn's "An­ easily mistaken for the football Colored slides and sound track "' dante from the K aiser Quartet," practice field. Slapstick was the and large black and w hite photo'­ a children's symphony t)layed by show's keynote. Act One saw graphs pointed the ill s of pollu­ the Cincinnati Country Day school Edgecliff sophomore, Elizabeth tion, obsolescence and conges­ and Handel's "Sonata in D," per­ Dammarell , as the shrewish wife, tion. Cincinnati's beautiful views formed by professional artists. mightily triumph over her bump­ hidden behind hideous billboards . .. Excerpts from Schiller's "The kin husband, Gerald Simon, in a nd her childre n playing in her • Hostage," "Song of the B ell,'' the traditional Punch and Judy slums were shown well. "Wilhelm Tell" and other works antics of low comedy. ·1 Excellent sugges tions for beau­ ~ were also presented. D r. Anne K . Through the course of the play (Nicholas Rieder) gives instructions to tifying the city were gi v en ; all Gruenbauer, Edgecliff German William Tell as the hus band, Sganarelle, a that is needed now are city professor, directed G erman chil­ his sons (Ernest Petri and Karlheinz Konrad) while his wife Latin-quoting wood-chopper, was officials with th artist's p oint of • dren who sang Schiller's "Hunts­ (Charlene Firstos) looks on. transformed into a cunning phy­ view . man's Song." sician , comic characte rs popped Dr. Gruenbauer ended the pro­ in and out, thoroughly e njoy ing Coming up at the Museum in ~· ~ gram by singing Mendelssohn's "It themselves and pleasi n g the December a re "Religious Prints is Certainly in God's Counsel." From Ohio's Catnpuses audience. Mary Ader, a junior of the Twentieth Century" and ., by Mariann Kueble r '61, L ucy Russell '62 at Edgecliff, appeared as a coy French masterpieces from a pri­ • Annual Staff and winsome wood sprite. Josiane vate collection. G uglielmi, senior, portrayed the The Cincinnati S ymphony Or­ , Thanksgiving vacation is the think and worship as free indi­ love ly nurse, in addition to ches tra continues to play with Collects Verse most pleasant thing in s ight. viduals. In an address to the New­ painting sets and designing a verve and s kill under the direc­ Special publications will be pre­ Markets are chuck full of turkeys, man club of Northern university, handsome program cover. tion of Max Rudolph. To sit in ,. sented to A lumnae and students pies, cranberries, yams and autumn Ada, the Rev. George F ulcher, Mr. Simon's performance was the front row and watch Mr. .. by members of the Literary An­ fruits to be enjoyed on this day editor of Catholic T imes, di sc u ss~ d a well sustained characterization, Rudolph masterfully command nual staff in spring. Miss Sara of thanks. Our "cornucopia" in the Pasternak's Doctor Zhivago. In and the facial and vocal contor­ the ensemble is a treat. Gal­ ,, Thompson, moderator of the liter­ college corner likewise is over­ general, Father said the book tions of J ohn G utting as Geronte, lery seats provide a very in­ .. ary publication, announced that a flowing with juicy tidbits- of news. shows the great dissatisfaction of father to the "mute" girl Sgan­ expensive Saturday entertain­ special anthology of verse will be The newest television personal­ Pasternak toward the communist narellc cures, were excellent. ment, a nd in the gallery th compiled from previous annuals. ity could very well be the Man in way of life, especially in the lack Lively Lectures music resounds loud and clear, ' Plans are already in progress the Moon- at Case Institute of of respect shown to the rights and The fall season for the arts in having no tier of seats directly for the annual student anthology Technology, that is. The Man in freedom of individuals. Cincinnati is an active one. At over it. December schedules fea­ which features creative writing of the Moon can be brought to TV .J , the Art Museum, Philip Adams, ture a Wagne r Concert Dec. 11 all genres. 1Students are urged to viewers by way of new permanent Sorority Meets director, draws large gatherings and 12, and the Christmas Con­ submit their works to Miss Thomp­ equipment installed at the Institute for his lively lectures on the cert is the following week, D c . son or to members of the board. Observatory. At t hf' present time, Members of Kappa Gamma "Permanent Collection" Tu ·~ s- 18 and 19. • f Four freshmen were recently the device is being used for closed Pi and their friends w ill attend appointed by the faculty members circuit televising to the observatory a meeting at Our Lady of Cin­ .., as members of the editorial board. auditorium enabling many to see cinnati college, Dec. 14 at 8 :30 Future Students Tour Campus; They are J oanna Carlotta, Mar­ the solar system in action. p.m. in the organ room of "" tha Hugenberg, Chardelle San­ Mount St. Joseph is playing a McAuley Hall. ders and Patricia Merrill. Other vital role in the celebration of the Henry Humphreys, columnist V iew Displays, Meet Faculty • members include: seniors, Anne Sisters of Charity c ntennial cele­ for the CATHOLIC - TEL E­ Conducted tours through Our cial book display, an assortment Dammarell and Marilyn Rifkin; bration. A special event in the fes­ GRAPH REGISTER, will speak Lady of Cincinnati college sup­ of Spanish magazines, dolls and ,. juniors, Diane Bard, Norah Edel­ tivities was a theatrical production on "Music for Advent and plied junior and senior hi gh school clothes representing the Spanish mann and Elizabeth Wilton, concerning the life of Mother Christmas." He also w ill discuss students with a brief insight into culture. Upon arr1vmg at the -ophomores, Christine Engelhardt, Seton, foundress of the order. folk music of different lands the college curriculum. M embers art building, they saw students in actu al work a nd were given the .... Georgeanne Frank, Elizabeth Dam­ which was p resented Oct. 29. of which he has made a study. of Student Council and volunteer marell and Marilyn Rubi:i. Art The literary quarterly of John student hostesses pointed out opportunity to buy some of the " majors Susan Beam and Josiane Carroll university has b en re­ displays of different d e pa rtrr ~ :i ; results in the form of Christmas Guglielmi will also contribute. vamped this year around a policy Dr. Steihle Begins at the recent "Open Hou-;e.' ' card s. based on intellectual stimulation. Then refreshments were served Back in the Admini tration ' Sunday's Musicale Each publication will center around Coordinato r Visits by members of the home economics building, the science department .,.. a central theme or symposium. In Dr. Daniel Steible, chairman of department in Emery hall. H ome was carrying out experiments in the fall edition, poems, prose and the various s:: ientific areas. Honors St. Cecilio Edgecliff's English department and economics students of clothing con ­ Strains of sweet music, con­ graphics supported the theme, s~ ructi o n displayed their garments Seve1·al of the department heads a coordinator for the North Cen ­ trasted with electrifying chords, "Communication through the Arts in various stages of completion in were present to answer any qu s­ filled the air of McAuley hall. As in Education." tral association's Study of Liberal the Home Economics building. Two tions in a professional ma nner. " musicians of ancient times in­ Two colleges have initiated thei1· Arts Education, returned Wednes­ mannequins wore nearly-completed Generally, the prospective college student was given a chance to cl ear \'Oked their muses' pleasure, so own campus radio stations this fall. day from his first two visits as ::i coats as part of the advanced class Fenn college broadcasts a daily her own mind on what college lif too did the Edgecliff music stu ­ coordinator in th current aca ­ ~ xhibit. ' dent invoke the pleasure of their disc-jockey show from its cafe­ On the w ay over to the art d - is like, and what field sh e would demic year. .. .. muse. The Nov. 22 program, ded­ teria over WRFC. Co-eds at A b­ partment, visi tors topped at ·,he be most interested in if sh e should icated to St. Cecilia, patron of land college can enjoy · sportscast­ He spent Tuesday at Salem col­ Library which had , besides a spe- choose to attend. music, provided variety and color. ing, news, weather reports and lege, Salem, W. Va., where h e Piano students, under the direc­ music over their station, W ACC, addressed the student body on th e ~ · .. tion of Fra nces Loftus, selected from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m . subject, "The Meaning and Process Skel eton of an alligator (one T re Play­ of Regional Accr editation," and Chopin numbers: Carolyn How­ of the "Open House" exhibits) ., f ard, "Va lsc;" Virginia Burger, ers' first production of the season , spoke to the faculty on "The "Nocturn ;" Ma ry Jasper, " Polo­ "Madwoman of Chaillot," was pre­ Cha ll enge of the Gifted Student." engrosses junior Jo Ann Kremer. sent d Nov. 13, 14, 15. The play, naise." D r. Steible also v isited Davis a comedy-fantasy by George J ean ... c P atricia Duwell a nd Clai re P e­ and Elkins college at Elkins, W . Cirodaux, initiated the use of the terman played the famili ar "Moon­ Va., where he addressed a faculty Dayton Art institute stage facili ­ light Sonata" of B eethoven and meeting Monday, h is top ic being ~ "Claire d e Lune" by Debussy. ties. "The Status of the T eaching Pro­ • T he versatility of 16 student Susan Lowry offered the "Two fession on the Current S ocial actors has been put to a n interest­ Bagatelles" from the pen of Tcher­ Scene." A t both institutions he ~ ing test at Western college, Oxford. • epnin , fiery Ru sian contempo­ met with groups of repr scntati ve On Nov. 5-7, they gave a repeat rary, and Donna Wehby concluded students and with various commit­ performance of "Under Mi 1 k the piano program with "Hun­ tees, discussing the special prob­ ~ Wood" by Dy lan Thomas. in garian" by American music con­ lems which these colleges arC' ' which the 16 cast members played temporary, Mac Dowell. tudying. Kathryn Homan, organ student all 65 speaking parts. Their first • under the direction of Si ter Mary presentation of the play last spring' Dr. Steible will vi it a famous Joeline, R.S.M., played the ''P re­ was praised in the Oct. issue of Negro institution, Philander Smith T heater Arts and was desc:-ibcd college at Little Rock, Ark., D ec. 7, ~ lude and Fugue" by H andel. Franz Trcfzger directed Peggy as being midway between a and Ouachita Baptist college in Gerding, vocal student, in "My stage play and a dramatic read­ Arkadelphia, Dec. 8. A day spent in travel will carry him lo the I Lover is a Fisherman" by another ing. Am er i can contemporary, Lily Speaking of Thanksgiving not Colleg of the Ozarks at Clarks­ trickland. Peggy concluded the being far away-we have much to ville, Ark., Dec. 10, and the fol­ musicale with "Solvigs Lied" by be thankful for here in America; lowing day will find him at Edvard Grieg. for in tance. our freedom to act. Harding college in Searcy, Ark. ,. THE EDGECLIFF Novem ber 25, 1959 Faculty Review Professor Has The Beat Teaching Aids Are the new de vices for teach­ So Meeting Goes Beatnik ing such as the Learnin g Mach ine, by K athleen Gardner '60 Educational Te levision a nd T eam Teach ing far out of our present Ha ve you e ve r stood outside only liter ary, but a lso extremely day reach? F acu lty members w ho the door of Brennan Me morial "arty ." What or who has been a ttended a meeting of th e Ohio I 03 a t the close of the S enior responsible for this phenomena? Research Committee Nov. 2 do not Ethics class? If so, perhaps you None other than their leader, . eem to t hink so. have noticed this one impor tant the h ead of the English d epart­ Latest teach ing d evices are fact a bout seniors: each girl r e­ ment, Dr . Da niel S t ible. sembles her major and shares the being investigated by Edgecliff It a ll began on that well­ characteristics, th quirks a nd faculty committees, represented at remembe r ed day at t he beginning peculiarities of her fi eld. the meet ing by D r. Dan iel Steible, of the school year, when the ister M ary D olora, R.S.M ., and The bond which join s the m is s tuden t body of Edgecliff sat ister Mary Honora, R.S.M. knowledge. They sha re the same waiting for the sedate, d ign ifi ed Other colleges represented in knowledge-secrets from w hich faculty m embers to perform in a the study include: H eidelberg, the o utsider is e xcluded . And so, M usical Ensemble. Then the Muskingum, A shland, St. M a ry home economics m ajors d iscuss e nsemble a ppeared and history .' of the Spri ngs, M t. Union, and Mt. budgets, education ma jors d iscuss was made ! Miss F rances Loftus t. J oseph. Acting as consultant to lesson plans, a nd woe to the poor who played the p iano and Mr. the group is D r. Willard W arring­ chemistry m ajor who stumbles Fra nz Trefzger who played the ton, director of the Board of Exam ­ into a group of English m ajors marraccas a re season ed per form­ iners at M ich igan State university. coming from a cl ass in the Brit­ e rs on th e Edgecliff stage, but . For the past four year3, the ish Novel and d iscussing the w ith them was a new performer, , Ohio R esearch committee has me rits of Humphrey C!ink,er! D r . Daniel Steible playing the been investigating th needs of The English ma jors ar <> not bongo d r ums. In tr ue Bohe m ian the able stude nt. At p resent the ------fashion he beat out the r hythm '.' • problem under consid er a t ion is Foiirteen Jfl in w ith a n air of seriou ded ication " Alterna t ive M ethods to Tradi­ (continued from page I ) to his art. tiona l T eaching." Com mittees on each campus will initia te the Mary J ane is the daughter o[ Dr. Ste ible's interest in the s tudy a nd meet to discuss prog­ New Mosiac Mural in the chapel wm form the Mr. a nd M rs. Eugene B . Meister. bongo dr ums began w ith a simple ress early in M ar ch at Musk­ background for Sodality Consecration, D ec. 4. The mural is Literary Guild presiden t a nd request from h is young son to ingum college in New Concord. a memorial gift of the Steinbecker family. co lum nist for the Edgecliff, Anne help him construct omething for Dammarell is a n English major, a Boy S cout project. D r. Steible history a nd F rench m inor. A p re­ constructed the bongo d rums. C lasses Conclude NF Study Seeks To Better vious NF regional officer, she is a nd, as one a lways likes to test • Office r Elections the d aug hte r of M r. and Mrs. w ha t h e makes, D r. S teibl e began Willia m Dammarell a nd a grad­ to play. H e needed n o instruction, ' 1 Newly elected freshmen class Faculty And Student Relations ua te of U rsuline acade m y. no mu>ic; he had what is neces­ president is J anice Downs. Other Participat ing in tl: he "Academic Program," the theme of Marilyn Rifk in, da ughter of sary to play the d r ums-the officers are K athryn Homan , vice­ rhy thm, the beat! ., president ; K athleen Cassini, secre­ the National Federation of Catholic College Students for Mr. a n d Mrs. Mior Rif kin, is an tary and M artha Hugenberg, 1959-60, representatives of students, faculty and admin istration English m ajor, philosophy a nd T he En glish majors of Oui­ treasurer. Clas- representative is art m inor . A colum n ist fo r the Lady of Cincinnati are fo llowin g recently completed three t wo-hour discussions. ".dgecLiff, she is a m ember of the the example of their moderator; Patricia H ansberry. ---- rn investigat ing "how a student Literary g uild a nd L iturgy clu b. they have given the sch ool a J oyce Hugenberg is sophomore C out~se can get more out of her edu- Swimming She is a gradua te of Notre Dame n ew B ohemian atmosphere. They president ; Lucy Rus ell , vice-pres­ catio!1, .n ~ n y areas were discussed : gather ed at a recent Literary ident; Nancy D oerger, secretary Enlarged; Senior What is the proper function of the academy, Co vington , K y. and Grace Moss, treasurer. Betty univ ~ r s ity (higher education) to­ Student Council P resident nn f'unghorst is cl a s represen­ Life Saving Added day'! Which 1s better-liberal arts Mar garet VonderHaar, p resi­ tative. or specialized courses or a com­ dent of the S tuden t Council, is a ·• Miss J a n e Lammert, a '59 grad­ Patricia D iPuc::io was elected bination of both? How does the member of t he H ome E con omics uat2 of Edgecliff and an exper­ junior cla;;s president; Mary Lee college affect student attitudes? Do club, Saddle mates and CSMC. ., ienced s wimming teacher, has Howes, vice-president ; J eanne stud ents have intelligent values? She is majoring in home eco­ added a sen ior life saving course Rolfe .• secretary and Joan Denne­ Why Passive? nomics with social science and to the college's swimming pro­ mann, treasurer. Class representa­ P articipants examined student­ philosophy m inors. A graduate of v gram held at the gym for the tives are Mary Ader and Charlene faculty relations a nd how these can Ursul in e academy, sh e is the more advanced swimmers. Stu ­ Fir tos. be improved to provide greater daughter of M r. and Mrs. George de nts successfully mastering the Leading the seniors is Louise interest and provo: ation. 'They T. Von de1·H aar. ., practica l skills and related theory Brinker. Vice-p resident is Claire tried to discover why students are will receive their Red Cross Sen­ Also a hom e economics major, Peterman ; secretary, J oanne Zim­ often passive to stimuli given to ior Life Saving Certificates. Mary Bonita Bressler belon gs to mer; and treasurer, Mary Franke. them through the college. the Home E conomics club, Red Antoinette Hart and K athleen "The p urpose of the cou rse," Problems of student government Cross and CSMC. The daughter Ni ehaus a re senior class represen­ stated Miss Lammert, who also and other q uestions alsJ were dis­ of Mr. Herman Bressler and th e tatives. cussed. And last but most impor­ teaches the fourth grade at St. late M rs. Herman Bressler, she tant, ways of spreading interest in • THANK YOU! Clement's, "is to equip the stu­ was graduated from Urs uline the program among a greater num­ Th e Mothers club extends its dents with a knowledge of per­ academy. ber of faculty and students were tha nks to the students for their sonal safe ty as we! I as the abi 1- investigated. President of the CSMC and help in making the card party one ity o[ m eting a possible emer- Similar studies are being com­ the Resident H ou se Council, Dr. Daniel J. Steible of the most uccessl'ul ever . gen cy." pleted at most other NF'CCS mem­ Elizabeth B1·ew is a home eco­ Guild meeting posing as a group :Jllllllllllll lllllllllllllllll lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll llllllllllllllllllllllll t.: ber colleges throughout the coun­ nomics maj or , a social science and of intense, non-confor ming Beat­ - - try. The findings of all these philosophy minor. A member of niks, and they discussed and read - - 1_, groups are being compiled by Red Cross and th <> Home Eco­ contemporary poetry to the bea t Executive vice-president, Mr. W il­ nomics club, she is the daughter of the bongo drums played by the - Club Circuit : liam Scheider, into a regional of Mr. and Mrs. W . H. Brew and leading Edgecliff B eatnik, Dr. ., - worksneet. was gradu ated from St. Bernard Daniel Steible. :i 1111111111111111111.111 1111 11111 111111 11111111 111 1111 11 11 111111 11 11 111 11111 111 111 1111111 111111 mr: In February, discussions will academy, Nashville, Tenn. Who will win? Will the French, Spani h or German students be the was graduated from Regina. take place on a regional level to Active in NF best bak ers? Tri-Lingual club member are collecting recipes from these s2arch for basi c solutions and from Senior class president, Louise A graduate of Urs uline acad­ three countri s. At their December meeting they will display their cul­ these results detailed solutions will Brinker has taken active part in e my, Carol Corbett, daughter of inary skills in a bake contest. Home Economics club members will deci de be ought at a week-long workshop Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Corbett, is NFCCS. She is a member of the ., which language group has the best products. on the national level ext sum­ Home Economics club, IRC a nd a French major, philosophy and Afterwards, members of Tri-Lingual will take some o[ their bakery mer. th club counseling board. Grad­ education minor. She has served goods to the Little Sisters o[ the P oor where they will entertain with T he purpo-e of these discussions uated from Regina she i a home on Student Council and is a Christmas music. was to define the problem areas economics major, philosophy and member of Red Cross, Edgecliff Christmas will arrive a little early at St. John school, Green street, in American Catholic Higher Edu­ ' social science minor. She is th Players and Saddle mates. this year. The underprivileged children who attended Sunday catechism cat ion and to make the Catholic daughter of Mr . and Mrs. Henry Heads Science Club classes will be guests at the annual Christmas party Dec. 20, given by college student aware of his re­ the Edgecliff unit of the Catholic Students Mission Crusade. The children spomibility, both as student and Brinker. F rances Emmerling, chemistr~ receive gifts, are told stories, sing songs and play games. Catechism graduate, to do all in his power The daughter of Mr. and Mrs. major, is a member of the Sci­ teachers who will be hostes es for the party are Mary Uhrig, Marlene to solve the problems. George L. Beam of Tupelo, Miss., e nce club, Liturgy club, NFCCS. Henkel, Justine Cornett and Mary Ann Schmitt. In Edgecliff's discussion, Sister Susan Beam is an art major, Student Council and president Home Economics club members are making aprons to auction shortly Mary Virginia and Sister Mary English and philosophy minor. of the Albertus Magnus Chem­ ,. before Christmas vacation. At their Dec. 9 meeting, members will learn Dolora represented the administra­ She is a member of the Liturgy istry club. A mathematics and how to make attractive decorations for tables and mantels. Recently the tion. Faculty members who par­ club, Literary guild, Catholic philosophy minor, she is the club raised $30 for its treasury through a bake sale in the cafeteria. ticipated were Sister Mary Honora, Art association and the editorial daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Disabled veterans a t the Veterans' hospital in Fort Thomas will Sister Mary Gertrude, Miss Sara staff of the Literary Annual. She Emmerling and a Seton graduate. have a merrier Christmas this year if the Edgecliff Red Cross chapter Thompson and Mr. and Mrs. James is a graduate of Tupelo high The daughter of Mr. and Mrs. has anything to say about it. Kennedy. school. Robert Hart, Antoinette Hart is Red Cross members will travel to the Veterans' hospital ward Dec. 6 Voicing student views were First vice president of NFCCS, president of the Red Cross club via motor corp3. A program of entertainment is being planned for the Marilyn Carroll, discussion leader, Nancy Fieler is the daughter of and a representative to Student , "Christmas Chee r" evening. Highlight will be the trimming of the Elaine Ludwig, recorder, Mar­ Mr. and Mrs. Howard Fieler. She Council. A graduate of St. Christmas tree. garet VonderHaar, Susan Beam, is a history major, English, Aloysius academy, New Lexing­ The tree-trimming party for veterans has become an annual volun­ Nancy Fieler, Diane Bard, Clara philosophy and education minor. ton, 0., Antoinette is a dramatics teer project of the Red Cross. This year Xavier university's Red Cross Ann DeBecze, Georgeanne Frank Parliamentarian of Student Coun­ major, philosophy and education chapter will assist. and Betty Punghorst. cil and a member of IRC, she minor.

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