Students Choose President Kozak Wins Highest Post
Joyce Kozak, new SGA head, and friends bedn
acavalca.de in her presidential
campaign,
Golden Jubilarian Honored
Joyce Kozak won the Student Government Association's top leadership position after a colorful campaign of stump speaking, torrents of posters, motorcades, and unique electioneering gimmicks by both contenders. The blond Jersey-ite whose platform stressed her previous SGA experience and a strengthening of student government, used the famous "JEK" initials as a clever eye-catcher. Runner-up, Mary McCollough's three story, streamer- signs were a campus first in attention-getting. Kathleen McKaig gained the vice-presidency and Terry Girard, who man3:ged the new president's campaign with Ronnie Lindhart, will serve as Student Activities Coordinator. All of the winning candidates bring to Student Council rich leadership backgrounds, and Joyce feel they will form a good team for close cooperation next year. Present Student Government President, Marie Mealing, praised the enthusiasm of all the candidates, but pointed out a loss of interest in the later nominating sessions. "The constitutional amendment committee is examining the cumbersome, drawn out system of nominating," reported Marie.
L O q u t. t u r
"Does Mother know about this?" The greatest worry that pressed upon students in the last days' prep aration for the Jubilee Celebration of Laetare Sunday was th at the guest of honor might not be surprised. The difficulty of keeping-"at least this"- a secret was a lesson all the Jubilee enthusiasts finally re alized. Although the very magnitude of April twenty-fifth's celebration made it inevitable that the pre sident be aware of the coming events, their actua l taking place _held an element of surprise for.everyone-including Mother Ur su~, Jubilarian. ~V_o_I._V_I~,_N_o_._4 ________ Each moment, every step, a corner turned, a smiling face in the crowd, another introduction - brough t added happiness to the beaming nun . Long months of inten se pr eparatio ns seemed sw eet w hen over a t hou san d guests ro se t o t he ir feet with thund erous a pp lau se, calling Mother to th e mic rop hone. Stu den t bod y pres L dent, Ma~ie Me,a lin g, ha d a sked the honored gue st t o say a few words at the concert after the pre sen \ation of gift s. Restl ess with exp ecta nc y, th e audi ence wait ed . F ather Ugo Gropp i, colleg e Ch aplain and ar ch-organizer of the celebra tion , :read A1'chbishop J ohn J. KroU' s c ongratulations to the Jubilarian who had slipped into the wings of the stage, "Cabrini Colle ge stands as a monument to you r imagination, your initiative, and your cooperation with God's graces, " . wrote His Excellency . Mother 's apPearan c e a t the rostrum stilled the audi torium .-A vibrant, clear voice, yet one rich with the emoti on of the day, thanked everyone for the cele¡bration. Paraphrasing Words worth Mother recalled the bliss of being called tb serve the Lord as a Missionary Sister of the Sacred Heart in 1915. "Decade rolled upon decade, graduations piled up high, world wars were fought and won, depressions came and went, and through it all I enjoyed my life as a mm and my work as a religious teacher ," she said, explaining this enjoyment as part of the hundredfold promised in the Gospel. Mother Ursula admitted that no life is without problems, yet claimed these were an infinitely small portion compared to the benefits and joys of her life. Climaxing her remarks , the nun, who was one of the last. to be received into the Institute by St . Cabrini, shared with the thousand guests the most poignant sentiment of the Jubilee, "So on this fiftieth anniversary of my entrance into the convent I am above all else profoundly and humbly grateful to Almighty God for all His help and many blessings of religious life."
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Car Presentation Mother then expressed her deep gratitude to her Institute for affording her an extraordinary opportunity for service. Amid glitterin:g gold garlands, guests, par,ents, fr iends, and alumnae extended persona] con_ gratulations to Mother Ursula at the Sacred Heart Hall reception following the concert. Most of those on the formal receiving line had assisted at the Mass of Thanksgiving at eleven o'clock that morning in St. Jose,pih's Chapel. His Excellency, the Most Reverend John J . Graham, D.D., Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia, celebrant, explained th _e wonderful
gift of a religious vocation in a stirring Jubilee sermon . At an earlier College Community Mass, celebrant, the Rt. Rev. Msgr. Edward T. Hughes, Superintendent of Schools of the Archdiocese, commended Mother President for her years of service in the apostolate. . ... After Mass, Audrey McGinn, Senior Class President and student head of the Library Fund Campaign, presented Mother Ursula the keys to a shiny 1965 Ford, gift of the student body who smiled and cheered at the courtyard presentation. Father Groppi ,blessed the gold ribboned automobile. Mother
Ursula, behind the wheel, took Reverend Mother Edmund', Superior, for a "still run" and then welcomed a group of Seniors to try out the new Ford's interior. Mother Catherine; M..s.c., Dean of Women, welcomed the students to a breakfast in Grace Hall following the car presentation. Pat Raineri and the SGA Breakfast Committee reported that the serving went smoothly, if not historically. No one ever remembered the student body in academic gowns balancing coffee, donuts, and mortarboards in Grace Hall Stmoker, claimed Pat. All this while SGA Jubilee
commJttees were working or preparing for action. A gold ribbon imprinted with the word "Cabrini" was selected by Mother Gervase, M.S.C., Academic Dean and administration organizer for the celebration, to set off the celebrating students from the hundreds of visitors on campus that day. Student leaders distributed these and over one hundred and fifty gold sparkled, white carnation corsages to reception hostesses, guides, buffetbrunch hostesses, concert usher ettes, and a myriad of other SGA personnel who greeted and cared for the Jubilee guests. (Continued on Page 7)