Rosaverian, Vol. XII, Issue 2

              Published Throughout the
College Term by the
Students oj the '
College of Saint Rose
'ion ROSAVERIAN Dedicated to the Welfare
of Our College, Our
Students and Our
Alumnae
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Volume XII—Number 2 NeW YorROLLEGE OF SAINT ROSE, ALBANY, N. Y., NOVEMBER 4, 1948 Permit—Sec. 562, P. L. and R.
P l a n A i i n u a l Y e a r b o o k D a n c e
C S R P r o g r a m
T o P r e s e n t
B e t h C a r y
During the assembly period on
November 10, Miss Beth Cary will
give a “One Woman Theatre” per­formance
of dramatic monologues
and plays. A veteran of three suc­cessful
seasons in summer stock,
and a graduate of the Leland Pow­ers
School of the Theater in Bos­ton,
Miss Cary is known through­out
New England where she has
thrilled audiences with her ability
to project herself into the cha r ­acters
portrayed.
Last year, at Saint Rose, Miss
Cary presented three monologues
writ ten by her mother. Especially
delightful was “The Heritage of
Wimpols Street,” a story of what
might have happened when Robert
and Elizabeth Bar ret t Brownings
son returned to England to meet
his grandfa the r Barrett.
Returning by popular request
this year Miss Cary will do there
monologues. The first, “Mr. Pres i­dent,”
is a story, written by her
mother, of an unnamed and fic­titious
president dramatically told
by three women who loved him;
Ann, his mother; Julie, his wife;
and Julianne, his daughter.
The other two, comedy divertise-ments,
are “Mrs. Flutterby Lec­tures,”
a discussion of the timely
topic, “W hat Is Our Money Really
Wo r th ? ” and “Little Sister E n te r ­tains,”
a costumed portrayal of a
little girl enter taining her mother ’s
caller.
In her appearance this year, Miss
Cary will introduce a novel pro-cfcduie
in hei performance. Slit-will
change her costumes and
makeup for the three women in
“Mr. Pres ident” in view of the
audience \yhile giving instructions
and comments on the correct meth­ods
to be employed.
Miss Cary is no stranger to our
college, for she has been here on
three previous occasions to assist
Mrs. Henry Inman in the makeup
for the Tableaus of the Madonnas
and the Fif teen Mysteries of the
Rosary. She is Mrs. Lester In­man,
whose husband is the general
manager of the Tableau produc­tions.
Seniors D e le g a te s
Red Cross M e e tin g
Two College of Saint Rose stu­dents,
Dorothy Bicknell and P a t
Loftus attended the convention of
Red Cross college units held Mon­day
and Tuesday, October 11 and
12 at Rochester.
The two-day conference was
divided into morning and afternoon
sessions. Courses in hospitality,
public relations, and Junior Red
Cross work were given in the
morning. Demonstrations of home
nursing, nutrition, water safety,
and first aid comprised the a f te r ­noon
session.
Saint Rose received its char ter
last year from the Red Cross. I t
was presented to Miss Barbara
Smith by Mr. Robert Jones, super­visor
of the local Red Cross col­lege
unit, at a special Red Cross
assembly. A program of ins truc­tion
was carried on during the
school term.
This year, the Red Cross will
again be active on campus. Courses
in home nursing, cooking, and
home service will be offered and
are open to all interested stu­dents.
The first of these courses got
underway Wednesday afternoon,
October 27, following the regular
weekly assembly period.
Qualified instructors, appointed
by the Albany Chapter of the
Amei'ican Red Cross are serving as
teachers.
N. F. C. C. S. Slates
Semester of Work
Starts Paper Drive
With the student relief campaign
heading its list of activities, the
National Federation of Catholic
College Students, of which Saint
Rose is a char ter member, is mak­ing
extensive plans for the year.
Under the chairmanship of Anne
Kililan, senior delegate to the
NFCCS, seniors Jeanne Killian and
-Marcia Burns were appointed by
the Student Senate to put Saint
Rose among the leading contrib­utors
to the funds for students
abroad.
A paper drive—a paper a day
from each student—has been s ta r t ­ed,
with proceeds earmarked for
the fund. Magazines are also be­ing
collected. I t will be a contin­uous
drive for the year and is one
easy way for the students to co­operate.
Tentative suggestions for
fund raising are a relief day, clos­ing
with a spaghetti supper and
the sponsoring of the Playhouse
for one night next semester.
A joint card par ty and fashion
show is also included on the pro­posed
agenda. A similar function
was sponsored under last ye a r ’s
student relief program. Then, the
affair was held in the college audi­torium
while this ye a r ’s proposal
would have the function off-campus
to permit a larger attendance.
Another project of the NFCCS
this year is the radio acceptance
poll. Students listen to about ten
programs a week, mostly comedian
shows, and then complete forms
designating their opinion of each
performer on the program. Their
main question is, “If the performer
came into your home as a guest,
would he be allowed to say the
same things? ” Patr icial Gilroy is
chairman of the boarder group and
Doreen Holland, Norma Cornell,
Frankie Kirk, and Anne Mahar of
the day students in their respective
classes.
Yearbook Staff
Rose Leaves staf f members, above, include Je a n Lewis, editor;
Carol Ranney, as s is tant editor; J an e t Rinehar t, ass istant business
editor, Pa tr ic ia Holton, business manager; Mary Conroy, literary
editor, and Lauramar ie Hogan, a r t editor. Ann Radigan, photog­raphy
editor, was absent when picture was taken.
Campus Press Club M a rio lo g y G ro up
To Write Features Plans fo r Congress
The Press Club, re-organized this
year to correlate with the college
public relations department, will
emphasize feature write-ups in
publicizing campus activities, Shir­ley
Sanders, president, has an­nounced.
Club members will prepare re­leases
for publication in local pa­pers
and in The Evangelist, Albany
Diocesan newspaper.
Succeeding Wal ter L. Hahn as
faculty moderator is Jean Benson,
public-relations director. Miss Ben­son
will prepare straight-news re­leases.
Individual assignments will be
posted on the bulletin board while
general meetings are scheduled for
every other month.
Public Relations Publicized
Reporter Interv iews '4 8 G ra d
By MARY DALY, ’51
“Well, it certainly is a surprise to see you back a t Saint Rose this
year, Je an,” we said. Who said it? Why practically every member of the
senior, junior, or sophomore classes who happened to meet Je an Benson
hurrying through the halls during the first confusing days of September,
or the more settled days of October. The explanation? This graduate
of the class of ’49' is now Public Relations Director a t Saint Rose.
Asked what manner of work th i s ^
job with the imposing name en­tails,
Jean looks at her inquirer in
a sor t of pondering silence. But
the silence doesn’t last long. With
a quick smile she explains her job
for the satisfaction of the curious.
“I suppose you could really di­vide
it into sections and put every-
:hing under three headings. First
of all it’s important th a t everyone
knew about Saint Rose girls a rd
what they’re doing—for instance,
if a girl is elected to an office or
has an important pa r t in a play,
news of this must be printed in
her home town paper. And besides
this, news of important events at
Saint Rose should always appear
in the local papers.”
That is one phase of J e a n ’s work.
But there is much more. Address­ing
classes in various high schools,
as well as a variety of other groups
occupies a substantial piece of her
time. And helping students right
here at the college with their prob­lems
is not outside the range of
Public Relations Director.
“How did you first become in­interested
in this sort of work
That question is often asked by the
curious. And Jean promptly re­places
the business-like air of Pub­lic
Relations Director with the
friendly smile upperclassmen know
so well.
“Well, I was an English Major
Newspaper work had always had
an appeal for me, and one day,
when I was taking jouralis.m, a
representative of a local paper
spoke to the class. I asked him
what would happen if a college stu­dent
happened to have an original
idea for a newspaper column—
Would it be possible to put the idea
into practice? T h a t ’s what I
wanted to know.”
“And what happened?”
He asked me to speak to him
about it afterward. And th a t ’s how
I landed my first newspaper job.
I ’ve had it for about two and one-half
years now.”
There were other events, too,
which helped point J e a n ’s career
toward Publicity Director for Saint
Rose. As chairman of the Mari-ology
Commission of the N.F.C.C.S.
during her senior year she traveled
extensively, and had much experi­ence
in meeting people. This was a
public relations course in itself.
Je a n ’s formal education in public
relations, however, came last sum­mer,
when she at tended summer
school in Chataqua. The education
editor of the New York Times lec­tured
for the course, which was a t ­tended
by many people prominent
in public affairs.
So goes the story. It is a story
which is just beginning. The Press
The second annual all-student
Marian Congress will be conducted
December 4 at Fordham University
under the chairmanship of Peggy
McCormack, National Mariology
chairman of the NFCCS. Since
Saint Rose fostered the idea of
the congress last year and is again
undertaking its responsibilities this
year, the students here are urged
to offer their suppor t by a t ten d ­ing
this inspiring day of devotion
to the Blessed Motner. Busses will
leave Friday and Saturday and will
return Saturday pnd Sunday.
A prominent guest speaker will
be present and a forum comprised
of representatives from each col­lege
will be conducted. Twelve
booths of li terature concerning all
phases of devotion to Our Lady
will be featured.
In connection with the Marian
Congress, a Marian Contest with
Our Lady of Fatima as the topic
is being offered to all the member
colleges of the NFCCS. Poetry, es­says,
radio scripts and short
stories may be entered with four
first prizes of $25 to be awarded.
All entries should be given to
Peggy McCormack not later than
November 15. Winners will be an­nounced
a t the Marian Congress.
Looking forward to the mass
demonstrations to be staged on
May 1, Mary’s Day, the Mariology
Commission is urging all colleges
to begin making plans for a public
affair in Mary’s honor this May 1.
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Clare Boothe Luce
Visits Saint Rose
Mrs. Clare Boothe Luce, follow­ing
her address at the Madison
Avenue the a te r October 15, made
an unscheduled appearance at
Saint Rose when she visited faculty
members for a shor t time.
Twelve senior students acted as
ushers for the lecture which was
sponsored by the Albany Circle, In ­ternational
Federation of Catholic
Alumnae. The group included:
Norma Brennan, June Guilfoyle,
Mary Hans, Ann Hennigan, Jane
Higman, Regina Holmes, Jean
Long, Rita Morrison, Ann Radi­gan,
Mary Rehfuss, Marian Seely,
and Betty Toomey.
Club will help in making it a story
of success.
In fact, everyone can help; for,
as Je an Benson says: "This is
really everyone’s job. Why, there
are 500 public relations directors
at Saint Rose!”
Rose Leaves S ta ff
W o rk S p o tlig h ted
W ith Social E v en t
The Rose Leaves Dance, t ra d i ­tional
yearbook-beneflt function,
will be held Saturday, November
20 in the college auditorium. Danc­ing
will be from eight to eleven-thi
r ty with Har ry Littler’s orches­t
r a playing.
Jean Lev/is, chairman, has an ­nounced
the theme to be carried
out in decorations and bids will
be associated with the fall season.
The informal event, inaugurating
the dances of thf. college year, is
sponsored annually by the year­book
staff to defray expenses con­nected
with the senior publication.
Patr icia Holton is co-chairman
in charge of arrangerr.ents. Com­mittee
heads include Lauramarie
Hogan, decorations; Ann Radigan,
orches tra; Carol Ranney, bids; and
Mary Conroy and Jan e t Reinhardt,
co-chairmr.n of refreshments.
Assisting with the decorations
are Rosemarie Mitchell, Dorothy
Bicknell, Patricia Loftus, Betty
Joyce, Mary McGeever, Jane Mc-
Guckin, Katherine Pedlow and Ei­leen
Matthews.
The dance highlights first semes­te
r activities in connection with
yearbook preparatory work. Rose
Leaves staff members met during
the summer months with Sister
John Joseph, faculty moderator, to
formulate plans.
In September, Mr. Peter S. Guri-vet
of the Jahn and Oilier Engrav­ing
Company of Chicago was at
Saint Rose to as.e'st in lav-out
preparation. Photography work is
being done by the Lamoureux-
Vogue studio of Albany. Under the
direction of Ann Radigan, photog­raphy
editor, seniors were sched­uled
for portrait posing during
the initial weeks of this semester,
and pictures taken of early social
activities on campus.
Je an Lewis is editor of the 1949
Rose Leaves.
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Rev* John Cronin
Will Speak Here
In Lecture Series
The second in a series of lectures
sponsored by the Albany Circle of
the International Federation of
Catholic Alumnae will be presented
by the Reverend John F. Cronin,
S.S., a t 8:30 Nov. 14 in the College
of Saint Rose auditorium. The
topic of Fr. Cronin’s speech will be
“Labor Cleans Out the Reds.”
Reverend Fa th e r Cronin is a s ­s
i s tant director of the Depai tment
of Social Action, National Catholic
Welfare Conference, Washington,
D.C., and summer member of the
faculty a t Catholic University. In
addition F a th e r Cronin has been
elected permanent a rb i t ra to r for
Balt imore’s clothing industry.
A native of Glens Falls, F a th e r
Cronin, has a sister a member of
the faculty of Saint R o s e - Sr. Noel
Marie. F a th e r was ordained in
1932 in the order of St. Sulpice and
I’e c e i v e d his doctorate in social
science a t Holy Cross.
F a th e r Cronin is recognized not
only as a lecturer, but as author of
several books and pamphlets in the
field of sociology, particularly in
economics. Among the former are
ICoononiics and Growth, Kcononiic
Analysis and Troblems, and his
la tes t book Catholic Social Action
published October of this year.
Coninuinism—a World Menatv, a
top-selling pamphlet published last
year, at tacks the largest problem
of cur rent American life.