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The Edgecliff Volume XIX Our Lady of Cincinnati College, Cincinnati, Ohio, J anuar y 13, 1954 No. 4

Players Offer Mercy Confer

Order Executives At Edgecliff

The executive committee of the Educational Conference of ihe Religious Sisters of Mercy of the Union in the United States of America met Monday, Jan. 11 at Our Lady of Cin­cinnati college, to plan the second general conference meet­ing which is to be held in connection with the National Edu­cational association in Chicago next April.

The executive committee, which was appointed by the Mother General of Bethesda, Md., planned the conference for over 3800 teaching Sisters in the nine provinces. The first general meet­ing of this group was held last April in Atlantic City.

Members of the executive com­mittee are : chairman, Sister Mary Xavier Higgins, dean of Mt. St. Agnes college, Mt. Washington, Baltimore; vice chairman, Sister Mary Josetta Butler, dean of St. Xavier college in Chicago and executive secretary, Sister Mary Lucille Middleton, president of Mercy college of Detroit.

Departmental officers include Sister Mary Grace , president of Our Lady o f Cincinnati college, chairman of the college department; Sister Mary Colette Rafter, principal of St. Vincent :icade.m y, P ly111outh, Pa., .:hafr­man of the secondary school de­partment and Sister Mary Natalie

Bland, diocesan supervisor of schools in Providence, R. I. , chairman of t h e elementary school department.

The objectives of the Educa­tional Conference are to advance the educational work of the Sis­

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Judy Thompson Tops Annual Staff

The Literary Annual staff for 1954 has been announced by Dr. Daniel J. Steible, head of the English department at Edgecliff.

Judy Thompson, president of the Literary Guild, will serve as editor, assisted by Betty Gellen­beck, junior, Kay Wetzel, sopho­more, Joan Hussey a nd J oyce Smith, freshmen.

Contributions for the Literary Annual are desir ed in the field of short fiction, verse and short a rticles, including humorous ones.

Deadline for these contributions is March 15.

Father Harvey Chooses Theme For Annual Student Retreat

Rev. John F . Harvey, O.S.F.S., will be the spiritual adviser at the annual retr eat for Edgecliff students, J a n. 25 to 27. At present he is engaged in teaching at the Oblates of S a in t F ran cis de Sales Seminary in Wash ington . His main subject is moral t heology in which field he co mpl e ted h is doctoral studies in 1951.

Rev. John F. Harvey

Father Harvey also conducts a catechetical training cen ter in Washington in conjunction with the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart. There he helps to prepare teachers of catechism for

Beginning Jan. 4, the space di­rectly inside the gates in t he cir­cle drive leading to Emery hall will b e reserved for faculty park­ing.

the public school children.

For the retreat, Father Harvey has chosen this theme : every Catholic woman has a real voca­t ion of Christian perfection in accordance with her chosen state of life. It is the familiar t heme of St. Francis de Sales w ho in­sisted that spiritual p erfection was for the laity as well as for t he clergy and the religious.

F ather Harvey also t each es theology at Dunbarton college of H oly Cross twice a week.

Father Harvey will also con­duct a Day of Recollect ion for the Mothers' club on Thursday, J an . 28.

Name Of New Library Honors Mother Hilda, Founder Of College

Accor d in g to a recent an ­noun cemen t of t h e college ad­minist rators, Our Lady of Cin­cinnat i's new library, n ow under construction, is to be known as t he Brennan Memorial, in honor of Mother Hilda Brennan, the founder and first president of the college.

Mother Hilda's active service as a Sister of Mercy was ended on J an. 17, 1941. Besides her close ties with E dgecliff, Mother Hilda had been a teacher in the paro­chial schools, directress of Our Lady of Mercy academy and provincial superior of the com­munity.

Edgecliff's new library will serve as a permanent memorial of the efforts of Mother Hilda who did so much to establish the college of Our 'Lady of Cincinnati.

Musical 'Bittersweet' Mass And Assembly Will Honor Mary On Coming Feast · A celebration of the feast of the Purification will be held at ·Edgecliff, Feb. 2. in accordance "with the wishes of Our Holy Father to pay marked honor to Mary on d e s i g n a t e d feasts throughout the M : .. rian Year.

Rev. Martin D . Garry, O.P., will offer a High ~ass in the col­lege chapel at 8 :30 a . m. which will be s ung by the choral group.

Following this, there will be a special assembly at which Rev. James E. Sherman will speak on the topic, "What the Marian Dog­mas of the Church Mean to a Pagan World." Father Sherman, pastor of St. Mary's Church, 13th and Clay Sts., is a former pro­fessor of philosophy at Edgecliff.

All students are to attend wear­ing academic garb. Breakfast will be served in the college dining hall immediat ely a fter Mass, it was announced, and classes will begin at 11 :00 a . m.

Campus Submit

Artists Designs

Edgecliff artists have extended their talents to a hitherto unex­plor ed field in the designing of :in appropr iate cu.. ~ or a 11ame day gree ting for all the pastors in th e parish es of the Cincinnati archdiocese. This project was undertaken in response to a sug­gestion from the Ar chdiocesan Council of Catholic Women, who wish to u se such a card officially during the current Marian Year.

Students who have submitted designs which are now being con­sidered ·a re Doroth ea Brodbeck, Martha Cloud, Eileen Savage and J oyce Smith. The themes, worked out for the most part symboli­cally, are the fruitfulness and the dignity of the priesthood and Mary's r ole as th e Mother of Priests.

Juniors Expect Rings By March 15

Class ri ngs for juniors a re ex­p ected by March 15. This year, t h e r ings have been designed by J osten 's of Owatonn a, Minn.

They are modele:l on tradition­al lines of gold, sd with a b lue s tone which is circled by laurel l eaves, and mounted on each side by the school crest. The r ings, h owever, are smaller than those of the class of '54.

Marilyn Pavely, junior class treasurer, has charge of collecting d e posits.

Liturgical Art Expert Addresses As. emhly

"Liturgical Arts" was the topic of a lecture given 1 o the students t oday by Mr. Maurice Lavanoux, editor of Liturgical Arts and sec­retary of the Liturgical Arts so­ciety since 1928.

One of the founders of this or­ganization which works toward the betterment of the arts that are an integral part of Catholic liturgy and culture, Mr. Lavan­oux explained the · development of Church art in our own and other countries.

Members of Ed1~ecliff's litur­gical commission will meet with the speaker folio~ rtg the lecture.

Music Department Collaborates On Noel Coward Productio1i

Beginning preparations for the musical "Bittersweet" are, stand­ing, Thomas Kelleher, male lead, Adele Gratsch, feminine lead, Frank Garry, Joan Brendel and Bernard Solon. Seated at th.e piano are Mar­garet Olding and Sue Bogenschutz.

Collaborating with the music department and Xavier university, the Edgecliff Players of Our Lady of Cincinnati will present a musical drama, Noel Coward's "Bittersweet," as their next major production to be held Sunday evening, Feb. 28 in the college auditor ium. "Bittersweet" is representa­tive of the best of Coward's work.

The musical features the ro­mance of the English Lady Shayne in a flashback to the early 1900's, a dramatic device which adds to the charm and variety of this production.

January 18 Semester Examinations

January 22 Registration - Upperclass­men-11:30 a. m. to 5:00 p . m.

January 23 Registration - Freshmen and Sophomores - 8:00 a. m. to 12:00 noon

January 25, 26, & 27 Retreat

January 28 Mothers' Day of Recollection Free Day

January 29 Choral Club - Patronal Feast of Archdiocese Free Day

February 1 Classes Resume for Second Semester

February 3 Tri-Lingual Meeting

February 4 · Sociology Club Meeting

February 9 Mothers' Club Meeting CSMC Meeting Student Council Meeting

February 10 Science Club Meeting

February 11 Edgecliff Players Valentine Tea

February 16 IRC Meeting

February 18 Home Ee Club Meeting Music Club Meeting

Tht! leading role of Lady Shayne will be portrayed by Adele Gratsch, senior. Thomas Kelleher , a member of the Xav­ier Clef club, will sing the tenor lead of Carl.

Supporting Cast

Included in the supporting cast from Edgecliff are : Jean Joyce as Mrs. Millick ; Joan Oden as Dolly Charpberlain; Joan Gauche as Mrs. Devon ; Jeannine Gran­nen as Lady Devon; Judy Dis­ney a s Manon ; Agnes Cloud as Harriet ; Maureen Keating as Gloria ; Joan Brendel as Effie ; Sue Bogenschutz as Jane; Mary Catherine Hughes as Honor ; Mar­garet Olding as Victoria ; Dolores Donovan as Gussi ; J oyce Smith as Lotte; Gail Lonnema nn as F reda; Shirley Dieckmann as Hansi; Char lin Shoenberger as Helen a nd F r ances Stabile as Ni ta.

Dancing Roles

J oan Hussey will be featured in the major dancing role, as­sisted by Marilyn B owlin g, Mary Ann Costello, Donna F er rier, Mary J ean Gr unkemeyer, Mary Ellen P uthoff a nd Sue Rains.

Male parts will be taken by students of X avier university : Robert Cain, J ohn Carroll, F r ank Garry, Harr y Geiske, Paul K em­per, Charles Marcellino, Ted Motz, Thomas Poland, J ames Powers, James Brandabui', Wil ­liam Braun, John Grupenhoff, Jack Seeley, Bernard Solon, Fred Wilms and Albert Witte.

Editor Guest Of IRC At Feb,.uary Meeting

Mr. James Fox, advertising editor of the Shield and former editor of the China Monthly, will be guest speaker at the Feb. 16 meeting of the International Re­lations club in Emery.

He will discuss his two-year stay on Formosa with a Catholic Action group started in New York city which is his home.

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Edgecliff-An Honored Name As a token of the reverence due Our Blessed Mother under

any title or aspect of her heavenly character, the name of our college, Our Lady of Cincinnati, should be viewed with seri­ousness and dignity. Each time we voice this title we are pay­ing homage and devotion to Our Lady.

To abbreviate it, lessens its dignity and true meaning, and in a sense even leads to confusing our college with some other educational institutions in Cincinnati.

If we must insist on an abbreviated form of the name of our <:ollege, Edgecliff is most appropriate because it has a proper and long-standing connection with the history of our school. This name was given to the college in its inception, taken from Edgecliff drive, the name of the street, and the area in which the campus is located.

Edgecliff was also the name of Mrs. Emery's home and was the name given to the official publication of the college, "The Edgecliff."

It is our duty as students of Our Lady of Cincinnati to up­hold its dignity and record of achievement in the field of edu­cation and this matter of proper titles is but one small way of accomplishing this.

Let It Snow! Let It Snow! A group of New Hampshire citizens recently gathered up

a vast amount of snow into refrigerated containers and sent it to the people of Puerto Rico. In that clime they are unfa­miliar with this pristine form of precipitation. Now they are planning to have great sport while the snowballs last.

This seems like a very neighborly gesture and probably will cement better relations than the barrels of green stuff we have previously been sending around the world. In fact, we are in favor of a campaign to gather the snow all up and ship it to our allies, cost free . Perhaps in appreciation they will send us a little sunshine to replenish our empty tills.

Esprit de Corps School spirit should not have to be fostered. In a school

of our size, it should be part of the make-up of each individual student; it should be a natural thing.

However, we are all human, and sometimes forget that plays, dances, choral programs and the like are an integral part of our college life. They, along with the people we meet and the nev1 vistas of thought that are opened to us, form an­other facet in the crystal of a liberal education and aid us in developing our personality.

Of course, we are not advocating that a girl should sub­merge "herself in a maze o: supper club meetings and social affairs or spend all her free time at school, to the neglect of her duties at home or work. But there are a few major events in the school year which deserve whole-hearted support.

Lack of this school spirit suggests lack of interest and only those girls who are interested should be attending college.

Said Doctor Wise-Fat women's diet

Plus exercises

Didn't make you thin; So you tried my product called

·Exam

With special added formula Cram;

Now you're smart-and slim. Carol Brueckner '56

Happy New Year

A blessed, happy and prosper­

ous New Year to you and yours!

May the joy and peace you h.ave

found with Mary during this holy

season just past, remain with you

throughout this Marian year.

The Book Beat By Betty Gellenbeck '55

During the Marian Year everyone will be interested in learning as much about the Mother of God as possible. The books which are written about Mary will therefore be in con­stant demand. Several of the newest ones which will be most helpful are reviewed here.

The Rosary: Its History and Meaning:-by Rev. Francis Wil­liam, Benziger Brothers, Cin­cinnati, 1953- A beautiful and amazing story of the history of the rosary beginning with the ancient practice of counting one's prayers on the fingers . The book shows the unity of the rosary de­votion through the ages and how it was linked with important his­torical events. There is also a complete description of the mod­ern movements to promote de­votion to the rosary.

The Sun Her Mantle: by John Beevers, Newman Press, Mary­land, 1953-A factual account of the appearances of the Blessed Virgin on earth during the last century. There is Yan analysis of her message to the world which can be summed up in the words, "prayer and penance." In con­clusion, there is a discussion of the overwhelming impor\ance of

this message to us and our civ­ilization.

Mary In The Documents Of The Church: by Rev. Paul F . Palmer, S.J., Newman Pre_ss, Maryland, 1952-A valuable collection of documents which establish def­inite proof that Mariology is a devotion based on sound doc­trine. The book reveals a parallel growth between the history of the expansion of the Church and the development of Mariology.

The Mother Of God: by Rev. M. M. Philipon, O.P ., Newman Press, Maryland, 1953-Mary is de­scribed as she is in herself-as a real woman and mother ac­quainted with the duties and trials of our daily life and as the courageous Immaculate Mother who brought forth, raised and then sacrificed her Son. A com­plete explanation is also given of Mary's titles of Co-redemptrix and universal Mediatrix.

THE EDGECLIFF

The Shifting

Scene By Mary Dammarell '54

This is a time for vision and practicality. This is a time for prayer and hard work. This is a time for planning a peaceful, pro­ductive world based on sound

Christian p rin­ciples.

This is also a time for plan­ning an intelli­gent defense against bombs, fire and hys­teria, resulting from a war based on a re-

• jection of God Mary Dammar" ll and His laws.

The first and most important part of our task is t he positive one of constructing peace both by prayer and politi­cal action. American Catholics are fortunate in their leaders. Our political leaders are honestly striving for world understanding as evidenced in their support of the meetings at Bermuda and Berlin.

Pope Pius' Efforts

The spiritual leader of the world is one to whom the actual existence of non-physical power is a ;ecognized fact. More than this, Pope Pius XII is a statesman in the great tradition. He is no server of a single national ego, nor is h e a fuzzy-headed dreamer.

The P ope has been untiring in his efforts to make men see the necessity of action, but only ac­tion toward a reasonable goal w hich is true peace, not an un­easy armed truce. H e realizes the neo=i.l fur ci c;1d11g,:, in the UN charter-not just a meaningless change, but one based on an in­ternational law with teeth in it, as he urged, an international meeting of judges and lawyers.

Pope's Peace Plan

His plans for world peace are not based solely on pious phrases. He favors world-wide disarma­ment a nd the recognition of the small nations' rights.

Pope Pius, like any true maker of peace, would not force nations by armies alone, but rather, t he P ope believes that international courts should have the power to enforce the law.

The existence of a powerful court system would pre-suppose an army just as American courts are backed by the police. But once established and properly re­spected , an international court could decide questions much more fairly than a national lead­er with an army at his command.

The Solution Implies Responsibility

The Pope's clear visioned ad­vice and our country's honest at­tempts should eventually produce a satisfactory solution . With Gqd 's help the solution can be reached before another war. In the event that circumstances are such that only after global con­flicts can these ideas materialize, we have another responsibility.

This responsibility is the nat­ural one of survival. It is not a question of life alone; it is a question of guarding our sanity and thereby, our culture, in the throes of modern warfare.

Horrible as the newest death dealers are, they can be resisted if the people of a country are willing to fin out how, and or­ganize against them.

Waldvogel Pleads For More Civil Defense

At a civil defense meeting in Washington last month, Mayor

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January 13, 1954

'Cliff Breeze By Adele Gratscb '54

Dear Aunt Lil, January 6, 1954 Christmas came and Christmas passed, The parties and fun ended too fast! But still my heart with gladness sings For the seven girls who received their rings!

If you'll excuse the above touch of poetic ( ?) genius ( ?) , I couldn't think of a more fitting way (poetry is the language of love) to tell you that Maureen Burke, Dorothy Dugan, Joanne Fath, Patty Buster, Margaret Janzen, Marilyn Muenchen and

Audrey Sieber eac h received the g i ft that will a 1 way s sparkle on her th i r d finger, left hand.

Edg e cliff 's Christmas TV sh ow d eveloped into a bigger production than

Adele Gratsch w as originally planned. In ad­

dition to the scheduled fifteen minute show the cast of carolers was called back as the group was leaving the studio, for fifteen more minutes due to some tech­nical difficulty with the movie that was to have been sh own. Undaunted, the girls returned be­fore the cameras, sang many car­ols and were interviewed by Bob Braun, a member of WCPO-TV's staff, concerning the advantages of attending Edgecliff. Much fun and confusion was had by all.

Donna Ferrier began the New Year right by getting hit by a car while crossing a street. Being composed, however, of that fibre common to all college freshmen, Donna bounced back and missed nary a day of school. (You should see the car that hit her though-demolished!)

Classes resumed with the usual attempt to awaken intellectual powers that had lain dormant for

two wonderful weeks. With the advent of semester exams loom­ing in the all too near future, th~ lounge, instead of containing ali the noise and bustle of a girl 's college, has become a pla<:e of quiet and rest, remarkably con­ducive to study! (That'll be the day!)

Auntie, did I tell you the news about Edylou Phelps, the senior who is student tea·ching in one of the public schools? Well-she's going to get her rin g! It seems that one of her third grade boys wants to give "Miss Phelps" an engagement ring and in these days of psychoses and neuroses, Edylou is afraid of giving him a complex if she refuses. Time will tell!

Rumors have it that the Xavier university News staff is going to have a "Tea" for the m embers of the Edgecliff staff in order to discuss ways of improving both publications, to repay the Edge­cliff staff for their delicious din­ner for the News staff last year, and to (cough!) cement relations between the two schools. The last w ord I heard, however, was that the party was scheduled for the end of the year. That was in 1953. You don't suppose they (the editor(s)) <:ould have meant the end of 1953 instead of the school year 1953-54? I wonder.

The time has come to bid adieu For to m y studies I must be true. So goodbye, dear Aunt, I'll see

you when Exams are over and I've worn

out my pen.

Your Brain-washed Niece.

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January 13, 1954

Professor Writes First Article On Edgecliff For Argentinians

"Los Principios," a daily newspaper of Cordoba, Argentina, recently published an article by Senorita Celina Sanchez, head of Edgecliff's Spanish department, which outlined the history and aims of Our Lady of Cincinnati college.

In the article entitled, "Nuestra Senora de Cincinnati," Senorita Sanchez gives her im­pressions of the student life at Edgecliff by describing such ac­tivities as the freshmen capping ceremony. The article includes a

cliff was the first in a series to be written on her experiences in this country.

description of the buildings on Clinic On Mental Ills campus, especially of Emery, and gives an historical account of the Follows Hospital Tour founding of the college.

A picture of the Administration building accompanies the article.

Senorita concludes by stating, "Our Lady of Cincinnati college is a model and example of what a Catholic college is in the United States. The students acquire, no doubt, intellectual and spiritual superiority, since they learn to appreciate Truth and Beauty in God and to base all the acts of daily life on a Christian philoso­phy."

While in the United States, Senorita Sanchez is an honorary correspondent of Los Principios, the most widely read paper in Cordoba. This article on Edge-

Salesian Guild Announces Meeting For January 31

The Salesian guild, composed of laymen in the communications fields, will again hold its annual meeting at Our Lady of Cincin­nati on Sunday, Jan. 31, begin­ning with a Mass at 9: 00 a. m ., as announced by its president, Mr. Robert L . Otto, prominent Cincinnati newscaster and for­mer moderator of The Edgecliff.

Touring the Dayton State hos­pital on Thursday, Jan. 28 will be the Mental Hygiene class and other sociology students of Our Lady of Cincinnati college. Stu­dents from Mt. St. Joseph will also make the tour.

The tour will be followed by a clinic on the subject of the meth­ods used to discover the causes of mental disorders and their treatment. Dr. M. H. Sills, clinic director, will lead the discussion.

Frosh Debaters Go To Oxford (0.)

Edgecliff's debate director, Dr. Daniel J. Steible, has announced that four freshmen debaters will travel to Oxford, Ohio, on Jan. 22 for a dual encounter with de­baters representing Miami uni­versity.

The Edgecliff debaters partici­pating will be Barbara Buecking, Irmgard Hartman, Barbara Mor­rissey and Marilyn Turner.

Tentative plans are being made for the senior debaters to be en­tered in a tournament at Ohio State university on Jan. 30.

On Stage By Dolores Donovan '54

The producers of "Julius Caesar" are sponsoring an essay contest in Cincinnati, in which a contestant must tell, in a hundred words or less, "I think 'Julius Caesar' is a great play because:" The winner of the contest will get a free trip to Rome for seven days.

Julius Caesar is undoubtedly one of Shakespeare's great plays, but here we are concerned with it

Dolores Donovan

as a movie­and it is a great movie. The casting in the movie is almost perfect. James Mason gives a magnificent portrayal of the troubled Bru­tus. Mr. Ma­son's perform­ance of this in­telligent, sen-

sitive man may well earn an Academy Award for him.

For many of us college students, the movie offers our first chance to see the famous John Gielgud. Mr. Gielgud's reputation as a good Shakespearian actor is well deserved as evidenced by his fine interpretation of Cassius, the true ringleader of the conspirators against Caesar.

Weakness of Marlon Brando The one real weakness in the

casting lies in the part of Marcus Antonius. Marlon Brando's per­formance is inconsistent, yet good in parts. It was amazing to hear that Mr. Brando had com­pletely overcome his speech dif­ficulty, which was so evident in Street Car Named Desire.

Some critics may find fault with Louis Calhern's interpreta­tion of Caesar as a rather weak political figure. However, this fault may be due to the director, rather than to Mr. Calhern.

It is always a delightful exper-

ience to see Shakespeare's char­acters come to life, especially if you have read the play before you see it produced. A particular example of this is in Scene II of Act I where Casca describes to Brutus and Cassius the offering of a crown to Caesar. Edmund O'Brien 's portrayal of the animal­type Casca is excellent, and inter­esting to watch as he brings color and life into his long speeches, which are rather dry reading.

The two minor parts of women are taken by Deborah Kerr and Greer Garson. Miss Kerr seems the superior actress in her per­formance as Portia, the wife of Brutus.

Cutting Well Done It was necessary to cut some

of the scenes from the original play in presenting the movie version. The cutting was well done. The final scene of the play is left intact, and to my thinking, the last speech of Anthony is one of Shakespeare's greatest endings, as Anthony says at the corpse of Brutus:

" ... His life was gentle, and the elements

So mix'd in him that Nature might stand up

And say to all the world, 'This . was a Man! '"

Misalliance George Bernard Shaw's Misal­

liance was presented at the Cox, the week of Jan . 4. It proved to be witty but tiring. The wit ac­tually sparkled through most of the three acts. Each line was a gem and would ~voke a laugh.

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THE EDGECLIFF

Dr. Muncker Makes Speaking Jaunt

Between the 17 and 30 of Janu­ary, Dr. Gabrielle Muncker, pro­fessor of German, will speak on a lecture tour in New Mexico and California. She has been chosen by the American Friends Service Committee to give her impres­sions of the deeper currents of educational and religious life in Western Germany and also of her experiences in this country.

Dr. Muncker will be speaking at Santa Fe, at the Eastern uni­versity of New Mexico at Par­tales and at several centers in California including UCLA and the California Institute of Tech­nology. She will begin her tour with a flight from Cincinnati to St. Louis and then on to Albu­querque and Los Angeles. She will also be at San Diego, Whit­tier and San Francis .o.

Her travels and experiences as well as he r contacts with UNESCO in Paris and with the United Nations have added to her qualifications as a speaker and a lecturer.

She is in permanent service under the Ministry of Education, Bavaria, and knows the educa­tional work of the West German Government as a teacher and as a worker. During this tour, Dr. Muncker will have many oppor­tunities to speak on modern Ger­many as well as on the peren­nial traditions of that country.

UD Offers Contest For Marian Year

As a special feature of its Marian Year program, the Marian Library of the University of Dayton has announced an inter­esting contest requiring the cor­rect identification 01 twenty-five quotations on the Immaculate Conception.

Some of the rules of the con­test follow. Any student in col­lege, university or seminary in the United States or Canada is eligible to enter. The contestant must indicate: who said or wrote what is quoted; in what printed source the quotation may be found. Author, title and page of books, the title, volume and page of periodicals must be indicated. The contest opened Dec. 8, 1953 and closes March 25, 1954. Win­ners will be announced Easter, April 18, 1954. No entries post­marked later than March 25 will be accepted.

Fifteen prizes, including cash prizes and Marian books are of­fered to the most successful con­testants. The Marian Year com­mittee of the Sodality at Edgecliff will be glad to give further details of the contest to students who may wish to use th is means of increasing their knowlege of Mary.

Christmas TV Show Features Freshman

During the Christmas holidays, Joan Hussey, freshman, was featured in an Edgecliff televi­sion program, "Christmas Bal­lerina," over WLW-TV.

Joan created two varied dance routines: a French peasant girl at Christmastime and a Spanish senorita, who expresses her joy at the birth of the Christ Child through the dance. Before coming to Our Lady of Cincinnati, Joan had studied for two and one-half years at the Ballet Theatre school in New York City, under Madame Pereaslavace.

A group of Edgecliff girls sang Christmas carols on t e program, including the Polish lullaby, "He Is Sleeping," and Jean Joyce, senior, was narrator.

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Members of the swimming classes go through their paces for the water pageant which was presented last Friday night.

Campus Swimmers ShowTalents In Splashing Water Pageant

"Waterlife," Edgecliff's swim­mers' water pageant was pre­sented Friday, Jan. 8, at the gym­nasium.

The pageant was under the di­rection of Dorothy Nurre, in­structor, assisted by student di­rectors, Doris Brichetto and Judy Disney. The girls who partici­pated in "Waterlife" were mem­bers of the physical education classes which meet weekly on Tuesday and Thursday.

"A Girl Grows Up" was the theme of the event and covered the span from 'carriage to college' with the activities that the aver­age American girl participates in at different phases of her life.

Some of the featured acts were: 'Grace and Glamor,' done by Doris and Sylvia Brichetto; 'Ted­dy Bear's Picnic' by Ellen Di­neen, Carol Hobold, Marthanne Hollmann and Carolyn Kammer

and 'The Aqua Ballet' performed by Agnes Cloud and Margo Schmidter.

'Walk a Bye Baby,' 'The Little Red School House,' 'Dormitory Doings,' 'Lofty Learning,' 'Diplo­ma Daze,' 'Athletic Antics,' 'Campfire Capers,' 'Swing Your Partner' and 'Danicing With Stars in Your Eyes' were other num­bers on the program.

Swimmers w e r e : Dorothea Brodbeck, Mary Ann Costello, Judy Disney, Noel Erpenbeck, Donna Ferrier, Mary Catherine Hughes, Julia Kuntz, Ann Mar­tin, Ann Midden, Lois Moellering, Sylvia Monge, Mary Niemand, Mary Ellen Puthoff, Phyllis Rein­hold, Margaret Rowe, Mary Rus­so, Patricia Sanning, Joyce Sprauer and Lois Streacker.

The college art department fur­nished most of the costuming and props for the show.

Cupid Soon Strikes Again As Valentine's Day Approaches

By Mary Catherine Hughes '56

Girls, have you chosen your knight for 1954? As Feb. 14 approaches, Cupid's arrow will be aimed in your direction and your time for action will be at hand.

Authorities seem to find it difficult to decide whether St. Valentine, bishop and martyr of the Church, had anything to do with the fact that Valentine's Day now falls on his feast day. They all seem to agree, however, that Cupid, the god of love, wan­ders about the world on this day in search of victims.

tival, named in his honor and held on his feast day, Feb. 14.

The belief that this saint sent messages of love to the sick and sorrowful of" his time is com­

The custom of choosing valen- memorated in the sending of to­tines on the feast of St. Valen- kens of love and kindness on this tine is of considerable antiquity day. The continuation of this tra­and it was an old belief that dition is well worth holding for birds began to mate on this day. Association of the lovers' festival with St. Valentine seems to arise from the fact that the feast of this saint falls in early spring and is purely accidental.

Another source of information shows that Feb. 14 is a "day dedi­cated to the exchange of love messages in memory of the good Bishop Valentine, whose life was a love message of kindness to his fellow-men."

Looking back a little further into the days of the pagan gods, we find that about the year 270 in the month of February, it was the ancient Roman custom to celebrate the Lupercolia, a feast in honor of a heathen god. Among the pagan customs at this time was one of placing the names of young women in a box from which they were drawn by young men, who pledged themselves for the following year to be the de­voted knights of the ladies whose names they had drawn.

The opm1on survives today that after the death of the good St. Valentine, this pagan feast was changed to a Christian fes-

it is considered a very good op­portunity for Cupid to put in some telling strokes.

Emblems of love and fidelity that are so much in evidence on this day are cooing doves, hearts, graceful swans, the rose, the myrtle and the butterfly.

So as the time grows nearer, remember the real meaning be­hind St. Valentine's Day and make sure that Cupid's arrow hits you in the right spot.

Choral Club Get Honor; Sings At Patronal Feast

Edgecliff's Choral club has been chosen as one of the six groups to participate in the Mass celebrating the feast of St. Fran­cis de Sales, patron saint of the Archdiocese, Jan. 29 at St. Fran­ces de Sales church 10:30 a. m.

The program will be; "Juravit Dominus," St. Gregory hymnal as the processional; the Mass of "Regina Pacis" by Flor Peeters ; the Motet "Ecce Panis" from the Ravanello Motet Book and "Holy God," the Easter version by H . Gaul as the re~essional .

4 THE- EDGECLIFF January 13, 1954

Semester Exam Schedule January 1954 MONDAY

8:10

9:00 404 Biology ............................ ( 401 ) 407 Biology .......... .................. ( 401) 101 English Gr. I ..... ............. (303) 201 English Gr. I ... ............. (Aud) 303 English ............................ (301) 201 German ...................... (MA14) 201 Greek ....... ........ .. .. ....... (MA13) 101 History Gr. 3 .... ............ (306) 335 Home Ee ...................... . (Em.) 301 Mathematics ....... ... ........ (404) 211 Philosophy Gr. 4 .......... (302) 101 Religion Gr. I ................ (304) 311 Sociology ...................... .. (305)

11:00 413 Biology ... ......................... (401) 307 Education .. ...................... (305) 101 English Gr. 2 ................ (302) 201 English Gr. 2 ..... .... ....... (304) 102 French , .... ....................... (FA2) 411 French ... ..... .................... .. (301) 301 History ........................ ... . (306) 301 Home Ee ... .... .. ................ (Em.) 402 Latin .. .......................... (MA13) 411 Mathematics .. ................ (404) 211 Philosophy Gr. I ........ (Aud) 101 Religion Gr. 2 .............. (303) 303 Sociology Gr. I ........ (MAU) 321 Spanish .. .................... (MA14) 101 Speech Gr. I ......... ... .... (FA4)

1:00 301 Education ... .... .... ... ... ..... (FA3) 211 English ..................... .... . (FA5) 223 English .. .. ......... ......... .... (303) 109 Home Ee ............... ...... (Ham) 123 Home Ee . .... ..... ... .... .... (MAl) 407 Philosophy ....... ... ..... .. ..... (301) 111 Physical Ed . ............ ..... . (302) 201 Sociology Gr. 3 ........ .. .. (304) 103 Speech ................... ... ...... (FA4)

3:00 101 Business ... ..... .......... .. <MA12) 301 Nursing .. ............ ... ....... (Ham) 211A Philosophy ........... .. . (Ham) 101 Speech Gr. 3 .. ..... .... ....... (302)

Social Worker Discusses Family

Miss Mary Jane Suydam of the Hamilton County Family Service and ·a former columnist for the New York Herald addressed the Household Management class Jan. 5 in the organ room of McAuley hall.

Her topic was "The Basic Needs of Individuals in the Family." Miss Suydam said that the home­maker's job is to manage family resources of time, energy, money and talents to satisfy the needs of the family.

She outlined the n eeds of the infant, pre- school, school and adolescent children in the family and the needs as to food, clothing, home and attitudes for other family members.

The Shifting Scene (Continued from Page 2)

Waldvogel explained that "Cin­cinnati already has the basic needs for a good defense system," but he added more than once, "we must do more."

The Red Cross and the Cincin­nati Civil Defense organization have the answers. All they de­mand is that people show enough interest to ask questions.

This article is a strange mix­ture of the sublime and the ridic­ulous, but so is the situation that faces the world. To paraphrase St. Teresa, we must utilize the s piritual benefits of the Marian Year and the Pope's Peace Plan, as if we had no army, and we must utilize the military benefits of our country abroad and work for preparedness at home, as if war were inevitable.

TUESDAY WEDNESDAY

8:10 8:10 101 Music .................. .. .. ..... . (Aud)

All Groups ~00 ~00 303 Chemistry ...................... (303) 109 Education ................. ... .... (305) 415 English .... ................... ..... (302) 406 German ........................ (FA2) 121 Home Ee. Gr. 2 .... ........ (306) 331 Home Ee ....................... (Em.) 111 Speech ... ................. .. ...... (FA4)

11:00 105 Art Gr. 5 ..... ................. (Stu) 415 Biology ........ .................... ( 401 ) 301 Economics ............. ..... .... (304) 101 French ... .. ....................... (301) 101 German ..................... ... (FAl) 305 History .... ........ ... ............. (303) 332 Home Ee. . ....... .... .... ...... (Em.) 101 Latin .................. ...... ...... (FA2) 309 Philosophy .. ... .... ....... .... (302 ) 201 Religion .. ........ .. .. ....... ... (Aud ) 101 Spanish ..... .......... .. .... ..... 1(305)

1:00 303 German .... .... ........... ... (MA14) 311 History ....................... .... . (304) 303 Latin .... ............... ....... (MA13) 401 Mathematks ...... .... ........ (404) 201 Philosophy Gr. 1 ... ..... .. (302) 201 Philosophy Gr. 2 .. ... ... (Aud) 211 Philosophy Gr. 3 .... ... . (FA2) 101 Speech Gr. 4 ........... ..... (FA3) 205 Speech Gr. 2 .......... .. .... (FA4)

3:00 103 Business ............... ... .. (MA12) 207 Business ............. ....... (MA13) 309 Religion ..... ................... (Aud) 101 Speech Gr. 7 ........ .. ...... (306) 205 Speech Gr. I ................ (FA3)

Mercy Order (Continued from Page 1)

ters of Mercy in accordance with the aims of Catholic education and to encourage the spirit of mutual helpfulness and coopera­tion in promoting the education­al progress of the Sisters of Mer­cy in all the provinces of the Union.

The Sisters of Mercy of the Union conduct eight colleges, 104 secondary schools and 406 elem­entary schools. They also con­duct Christian Doctrine vacation schools in addition to their hos­pital and institutional work.

AAC Meet Follows This meeting of the executive

committee preceded the opening of the conference of the Associa­tion of American Colleges being held from Jan. 12 to 14 at the Netherland Plaza hotel here in the city. The American Confer­ence of Academic Deans met on Jan. 12 in connection with the AAC meeting.

Attending sessions of the A s­sociation of American Colleges convention will be Sister Mary Grace, president of the college, Sister Mary Virginia, dean, Sis­ter Mary Martina, registrar and several members of the faculty.

Mercy Medical Staff Hears Mass On Campus

Members of the medical staff of Our Lady of Mercy hospital, Mariemont, attended a High Mass Sunday, Jan. 10, celebrated in Our Lady of Cincinnati's college chapel.

A breakfast followed in the dining hall.

205 Art ................. ................. (Stu) 101 Education .................... (Aud) 307 English .................... .. ...... (304) 407 French ..... .... ................. .. (301) 201 Home Ee . ...................... (Em.) 102 Mathematics .................. {305) 103 Music ................ .. .......... (MAl) 101 Speech Gr. 5 ......... .. ... .. (FAl) 305 Speech ..... ...... .. ............ .. . (FA3) 413 Speech .............. ... .. ......... (FA5)

11:00 321 French ..... .................. .. ... (301) 101 History Gr. I ................ (303) 101 History Gr. 2 ......... .... .. . (306) 411 Home Ee ........... ... ......... (Em.) 103 Latin ................... ....... (MAll) 301 Religion Gr. I ................ (302) 401 Speech ........ .... .............. (F A4) 405 Speech .. .. ............ .......... (FA3)

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1:00 105 Art Gr. 2 ............ ............ (Stu ) 311 English ..... ..... ...... : ......... (FA2) 403 Philosophy ............ .... .. .. (302) 303 Philosophy Gr. 2 .......... (304) 203 Speech .. .... ..................... . (FA4)

3:00

Edgecliff Teacher Tells Of Homeland

International relations will be highlighted in a general assembly for the student body at Edgecliff Feb. 3. "The Problems of West­ern Germany" is the topi~ of the discussion to be presented by Dr. Gabrielle Muncker, head of the German department at Edgecliff.

At the as embly, Dr. Muncker will explain the various problems concerning the separation of Ger­many and the occupation of that country. The acute housing short­age and the problems regarding refugees will also be di scussed.

On Stage (Continued from Page 3)

This is in contrast to ordinary playwrights' wit which comes only in an occasional line or in one whole speech.

What a talent Mr. Shaw dis­played in his clever dialogue ! I fo und fault with the dialogue only in the third act where the author began preaching and when he preaches, the ideas are u sually peculiar or radical. This was when the play became tiring.

The cast was quite competent. I might add that the Saturday evening was quite good (in an appreciative sense). As one might shout 'bravo' to a bullfighter who makes a good pass, someone in the center of the orchestra shout­ed 'good' after what he considered an excellent line. This was seri­ous theater at the time. The line was, "P oor people never pray, they beg."

And for an evening's entertain­ment, I shout to G. B. S., 'good.'

THURSDAY

8:10

9:00 101 Biology ..................... .. .. ... (303) 101 Home Ee . ...................... (Em.) 121 Home Ee. Gr. I .......... (MA2) 421 Mathematics ............ .... .. (404) 101 Natural Sc ....... ...... ...... (Aud) 406 Philosophy .... ..... .. ...... ... (302) 201 Sociology Gr. I ... ... ........ (304) 415 Sociology ...... .. .. ... .. .... ..... (302) 407 Spanish ....... ... ... .... ... ...... (FAl) 101 Speech Gr. 6 ...... ... .... ... (FA4) 201 Speech Gr. 3 .......... ...... .. (301) 313 Speech ......... ........... ...... (FA3)

11:00 105 Art Gr. I ...... ........... ... ... . (Stu) 205 Biology ... .................. .. ..... ( 401) 417 English ............ .... ........ .. .. (304) 209 History .. ..... ... ................ (FA2) 101 Orientation ... ... ..... .. ... .. (Aud) 201 Philosophy Gr. 3 .......... (303) 302 Philosophy ..... ............. .. (301) 211 Physical Ed. .. . .. . . . . .. . ... . . . ( 302) 2,01 Sociology Gr. 2 ..... .. ..... (306)

1:00 101 Chemistry ................. ... ... . (305) 411 English .. ....... .......... ....... (FA5) 315 Philosophy .................... (Aud) 401 Philosophy .... .... ..... .... . (Ham) 301 Religion Gr. 2 ....... .. ... (Aud) 315 Sociology .......... .... ... ....... (304) 201 Speech Gr. I ............. ... (FA4) 201 Speech Gr. 2 .... .... ........ (FA4)

3:00 105 Art Gr. 3 ....... ... ...... ..... ... (Stu) 101 Speech Gr. 2 ..... ........... (FAl)

FRIDAY

8:10

9:00 105 Art Gr. 4 ........................ (Stu) 101 Chemistry ...... ................ (303) 201 Chemistry ........ ......... ..... (301) 102 English ............................ (306) 403 History .. ... ....................... (302) 311 Mathematics ... ............... (404)

11:00 101 English Gr. 3 ................ (306) 201 French .... ... ... .... .. .... .. ...... (301) 201 Music ..... ..................... .. (MA4) 211 Philosophy Gr. 2 .. ... .. . (Aud) 201 Spanish .... .. ............... ....... (305)

1:00 101 Physical Ed. 103 Physical Ed. 201 Physical Ed. 203 Physical Ed.

3:00

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Liturgical Commission Cites Ways To Live 'Year With Christ'

With traditional Epiphany cus­toms and carols, the liturgical commission of the NFCCS will tonight close their "Holidays with the Church" observance which has extended over the Advent and Christmas seasons. After a supper meeting at Emery the group will assemble in the Art department, Studio St. Luke, where Rev. Joseph Urbain, guest speaker of the evening, will dis­cuss with the students the keep­ing of the "Year With Christ" in the home.

Attention will be directed to­wards that beautiful feast next in importance in the liturgical cycle and of special significance during Marian Year- the Purifi­cation or Candlemas. The im­portance of this day to young and old is engagingly told by Therese Mueller in Our Chi ldren's Year of Grace, one of the pamphlets used for ready reference by the liturgical committee. "Yet before we enter through the dark gate of Septuagesima into the Easter sanctuary we have the beautiful feast of Candle-mass, with an­other procession in the home, since children and all that are childlike at heart, so love them."

Study Symbolic Use of Candles

The group w ill make a study, to be later enlarged upon and illustrated by the art class, of the history and symbolic use of candles in the church and home. Special emphasis will be placed upon the fact that electricity, like all other contemporllry inven­tions and d evices, can be aptly

employed in the service of God, but can by no means replace or substitute for the candle in re­ligious observances.

The painting of "Our Lady of Christmastide" done by Dolores Donovan and now on display in the studio will be followed by "Our Lady of Passiontide" to be prepared for the opening of the pre-Lenten season.

Marian Year Greeting Cards

Designs for Marian Year greet­ings planned and printed by members of the Art department will be submitted at this meet­ing for discussion and approval. These will include messages of congratulations for anniversaries, birthdays, feast days and mar­riages, expressions of sympathy and announcements of births and baptisms. The object of the com­mission is to make Christian cards available for student use during this year of Our Lady, so that the greeting they send to each other can truly be sent through Mary.

Final plans will be made to­night for a Marian Art Festival to be held in May . The entire project will be sponsored by the liturgical commission in honor of Our Lady of Cincinnati but alumnae groups and artists from other schools will be invited to participate.

To the invocation "Our Lady of Cincinnati, pray for us" is at­tached an indulgence of 200 days.

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