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Volume XIII— Number 2 COLLEGE OF SAINT ROSE, ALBANY. N. Y., NOVEMBER 2. 1949 Permit—Sec. 562, P. L. and R.
CSR to Grant Masters Degree
NSA National President
To Spend Day at Saint Rose
Robert A. Kelly, newly elected president of the National
Student Association, is leaving the association headquarters in
Madison, Wisconsin, this month to tour the colleges in the upper
New York area. After stopping at Buffalo, Syracuse, and
Rochester, Robert Kelly will arrive in Albany to speak at Saint
Rose during Assembly period on Wednesday, November 16.
The same day, he will visit Siena College and on Thursday will
speak at Russell Sage.
Robert Kelly, whose home is in
Jersey City, is a twenty year old
senior majoring in history at Saint
Pete r’s College in New Jersey. Be­cause
of the myriad duties of his
office Mr. Kelly has been forced to
suspend his studies for this academic
year. He has been an active and
alert participant since the estab­lishment
of the organization at the
Constitutional Convention held in
Madison, Wisconsin in August, 1947.
Previous to his presidency, he was
vice-chairman and later chairman of
the New Jersey Region of the NSA.
Graduates Return
Robert Kelly
Mr. Kelly is unique in being the
only officer from a Catholic college
on the national staff, which repre ­sents
Catholic and non-Catholic
colleges, universities, and technical
schools throughout the nation. Since
he is president of the NSA, and has
distinguished himself as national
champion in the American Legion
Oratorical Contest, 1945, his address
to the student body of Saint Rose
should prove to be informative and
interesting both in style and content.
Saint Rose has invited non-mem­ber
colleges in this area to hear
the talk at the college auditorium
and acquaint themselves with the
activities of this rapidly growing
organization. Tentative plans for a
dinner in honor of the NSA Pres i­dent
have been made.
Two delegates, Mary Moran and
Betty Anne Richards, represent
Saint Rose at the annual congres­sional
session. Widespread interest
among students concerning student
life, educational problems, and in­ternational
affairs, has prompted
the formation of an NSA committee
here on campus. Those interested
in student life study the structure,
function and financing of student
government, and help to sponsor the
National Student Art Exhibit, the
Symphony Forums, World Affair
Councils, and other cultural activi­ties.
The educational problem group
concerns itself with economic wel­fare,
inter-relations, discrimination,
and vocational guidance. The in te r ­national
affairs group promotes the
summer study and work abroad
program and the foreign exchange
of students.
The committee works voluntarily
when assistance is needed and will
contribute and exchange ideas and
carry on specific projects at the
general monthly meeting.
Shadows Active
In Class Plays,
Drama Festival
Saint Rose Inter-class Plays will
be held in the college auditorium
this evening at 8 p.m. Each class
under its own director will present
a one-act play.
The senior contribution is Yaller
Square by M. R. Stong. Directed
by Kay Fitzpatrick, it is a comedy
which takes place in a county home
for indigent women. The cast in-clud3s:
Edi O’Riley, Terry Doyle,
Barbara Hughes, Annabelle Roche,
and Fayne Powers.
Directed by Betty Anne Richards,
the junior play shows the uncon-trolable
force of gossip. Starring in
Spreading the News by L a d y
Augrista are: Eileen Curren, Eleanor
Ramos, Mary Albanese, Jan e t Nolin,
Pat White, Je an MacDonald, Rose
Miner, Rosemary Carroll, Jackie
Sullivan, and Mary Burton. Marie
Adams has charge of the scenery,
props and lights assisted by Kathie
Hughes, Connie Fenner, Regina
Muiphy, and Marie Muffet.
Danse Macabre is the sophomore
produclion under the direction of
Joan Whiling. The cast includes:
Jo Pangie, Mary Collins, Marilyn
Cadieux, Carol Clemens, Patricia
Conway, Rose Marie O’Brien, and
Margaret Kelly.
For the tournament of the North­eastern
Collegiate Drama Festival
being held at State College, Novem­ber
4 and 5, “Shadows” is submit­ting
The Case of the Weird Sisters
by Wall Spence. The play, a com­bination
of mystery and comedy, is
under the direction of Miss Joan
Petty, moderator of “Shadows.”
The cast includes: Pat Hunter, as
Bessie, the weirdest of the sisters;
Mary Moran, as “Mattie,” slightly
more sensible than Bessie. Vicki
Merlini portrays the adopted sister
Enid who is slowly being driven
mad. We i r d in a murderous
manner is Kay Fitzpatrick, as
Charlotte. Miss Marion Curtis, the
investigator who supplies the de­nouement
to the mystery, is played
by Charleen Burke.
Other colleges submitting plays
are: Siena, Russell Sage, Union,
Skidmore, Hartwick, R.P.L, and
State. Lectures, guest speakers, dis­cussions,
and a dinner are listed
among the Festival activities.
The Coventry Players of Siena
College are bolstered by the pres­ence
of seven members of the Col­lege
of Saint Rose dramatic society,
in their production of Berkeley
Square which will be presented on
the night of November 20 and 21
at Gibbons Hall on the Loudonville
campus.
The seven include Frances Kirk,
Dolores Wyszomirski, Mary Moran,
Nina Melita, Barbara Campbell, Jo
Pangie, and Patricia Hunter.
Mary Moran portrays the role of
Lady Anne Pettigrew, while Dolores
Wyszomirski will be seen in the
part of Kate Pettigrew. Both are
major roles in the play.
The Rev. Bertin Friel, OFM, and
the Rev. Terence Reynolds, OFM,
co-directors of the Siena group,
have been encouraged by the work
of the cast, particularly the mem­bers
from Saint Rose.
Kay O’Neil, Barbara Smith, and Mary McGeever discuss their courses
with Sister Benita.
Corona Eximia
Entertains With
Hallowe^en Party
“A Stygian Revel” was the Hal­lowe’en
celebration held by Corona
Eximia last Saturday evening, Octo­ber
2y with Latin students from
area high school as guests. The
‘‘Palace of Pluto,” more commonly
known as the Saint Rose auditorium,
was the scene of games, community
singing in Latin, and dancing.
Entertainment was provided by
Ann Tobin, with her ghostly recita­tion;
Mary Delameter as Raggedy
Andy; Mary Collins; Victoria Cos-sick,
dancing; and Charlotte Alex­ander
and Joanne Le Vangie who
portrayed the Trojan Horse. Janice
O’Neil, aedile, was mistress of cere­monies.
The Latin Club was aided in
making preparations for the party
by Cecilia and Josephine Schillaci,
who provided mimeographed letters;
and artists, Katherine Behringer,
Helen Burns, Claire VerSchneider,
Etelka Whitehead, Marie Adams,
and Florence Caslow, who made
posters.
Nurses to Organize
New York State Unit
Theresa Foisy, ’50, and Patricia
Gilroy, ’51, student nurses at Saint
Mary’s Hospital, attended the Con­vention
of the New York State
Nurses Association in B u f f a l o
through the week of October 16 to
discuss plans for forming a New
York state student nurse organiza­tion.
Their recommendation was sent to
the House of Delegates and was ap­proved.
Back in 1946, students from the
College of Saint Rose along with
student nurses from Russell Sage
and Memorial Hospital, began work­ing
on plans for a student nurse
organization in the Hudson Valley
District. As a result, the Hudson
Valley Student Nurse Association
came into existence and now has a
membership from twelve hospitals
in this area. This is strictly an in­dependent
s t u d e n t organization.
There are other such organizations
in various districts in New York
State.
Now the plan is to start a state
organization. The first step was
taken at a meeting in September of
this year. Five R. N.’s, active in
the New York State Nurses’ Asso­ciation,
and three students, one
from Edward J. Meyer Memorial
Hospital in Buffalo, one from Brook-
Office Announces
Assembly Schedule
Varied assembly programs are
promised for the remainder of the
semester according to an office an­nouncement.
Featured this after­noon
is Mr. Paul Doyon, French-
Canadian blind pianist, who has
pursued the study of voice, piano,
organ, and the violin. His reper­toire
varies from the classic to the
modern with amazing facility. That
is. he has no difficulty in adapting
a program to the capacity of his
audience of whatever kind it may
be.
Mrs. Sherwood will offer the
second of her series of lectures on
Social Usage November 9.
On November 16, Robert Kelly,
the National President of the Na­tional
Students Association will be
the assembly speaker.
The following week Mr. Edward
Dunn, a playwright, dramatist and
author will speak on “The Theater
World.” Mr. Dunn has served in
diplomatic circles and has vest ex­perience.
He is also the co-author
of several plays.
The Reverend Richard L. Rooney,
S.J., will begin the Retreat of the
students on December 6. This re ­tre
a t will last for three days and
will end on Thursday, December 8.
The week before Christmas vaca­tion,
December 14, Mrs. Sherwood
will return to deliver the third in
her series of lectures.
I .A T i : N1-:>VS
Freshmen Elect
At a class meeting on Monday,
October 31, the freshmen elected
officers to guide them through their
first year at the College of Saint
Ros?. New president of the class
of ’53 is Kathryn McEvov, a boarder
from Hudson. Other officers selec­ted
include: Mary Bergen, Student
Senate representative; Nancy Heath,
vice-president; Margaret Farrell,
secretary; Joan Monahan, treasurer;
and Joenne Skelly, historian.
lyn Memorial Hospital in Brooklyn,
and one from Saint Rose, discussed
the aims and workability of such
an organization.
Another meeting will be held in
the near future to complete plans
for this organization which will aid
student nurses in professional edu­cation
work.
Trustees
Name New
Executives
Announce Program
For Expansion of
Academic Facilities
The College of Saint Rose
has received final approval
from the New York State Board
of Regents to grant Masters
degrees in science, arts, and
education. The college is the
first Catholic women’s college
in this state to be given this
right. At present only two
Catholic colleges, both men’s,
are in this position.
The charter of the college has
been altered to include the grant­ing
of these degrees to men.
The purpose of such a program, as
stated by Sister Rose of Lima,
president of the College, is four­fold:
first, to permit graduates of
recognized colleges to continue their
work for advanced degrees; second,
to enable students from four-year
colleges to meet the requirements
for certification of teachiag on two
levels; third, to afford an oppor­tunity
for in-service teachers to
pursue advanced study to obtain
permanent certification; fourth, to
fur ther professional growth.
Thirty-four full and part time
students are listed on the first post­graduate
enrollment. They cover
five fields of study. Preparation for
the Master’s degree will be com-p’eted
this year by Katherine
O’Neill, and Mary McGeever, Al-
Albany; and Barbara Smith, Cohoes.
In connection with the fifth year
program the College School Board
has announced changes in the ad­ministration.
The Most Reverend
Edmund F. Gibbons is Chancellor,
and will direct college policies as
well as acting chief ecclesiastical
representative for the college. Vice-chancellor
is the Right Reverend
Monsignor Edward J. Maginn, V.G.
of Albany diocese.
Former dean of the College, Sister
Rose of Lima, has been appointed
president, and Sister Helen Patricia
is the present dean. She was
formerly supervisor of schools con­ducted
by the Sisters of Saint Joseph
in the Albany and Syracuse dioceses.
The position of dean of women is
held by Sister M. Eugenia, past
assistant dean.
Heads of the graduate depart­ment
are as follows: Sister Rose
Bernard, English; Sister Rosaire,
French; Sister Rosaleen, history;
Sister Grace Margaret, biology;
Sister Berenice, education.
Director of the fifth year program
and chairman of the Graduate
Council is Sister Benita.
Fu r th e r changes announced by
the administration include plans for
breaking ground this spring for a
new library. The location is to be
the present site of two resident
student houses on Western Avenue.
Estimated costs for the three-story
building run to about $400,000. A
reading room, seminar, and film and
record rooms are planned for the
library which will contain 80,000
books. Edward J. Toole of Albany
is the architect.
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