friday, sept. 16, 1988
Vol . XXXV, no.
cabrini college, radnor, pa 19087
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Largestfreshmanclassarrives,packsdorms A marketing consultant firm was also hired to find out what types of students Cabrini has attracted in the past and what According to Nancy Gardner, diresidential areas the students come from. rector of admissions, their goal was to The Consultants of Educational increase.the amount of incoming freshmen. Resources and Research Inc., located in This, they have done. With 216 students, the Washington, DC, conducted two surveys. class of 1992 is the largest class ever in the One was given to current Cabrini students history of Cabrini College. and the other was given to recent graduates. Prior to this year, the class of 1989 The survey asked questions about was the largest with 205 freshmen. the size of the school, the cost and the impact In order for the Admissions office Cabrini has on students. Other questions to meet their goal, changes were made in included in the survey were: the highest recruiting high school students. level of education reached by both parents, Gardner said that in past years, the their combined income and the ethnic backoffice focused on recruiting high school ground of the student. seniors. "Now," she said, "we focus on The results of the survey placed juniors as well." . students into three categories based upon The Admissions office purchased the notion that students from similar neighnames from the College Board of juniors borhoods usually have similar economic who met a certain criteria. status, similar aspirations and goals. Students were also encouraged to The largest category was called the visit the campus. This form of recruitment Three Bedroom and Mutual Fund Group. was used to a higher degree than in previous This group is a fairly upper-middle class years, according to Gardner. household which values quality and private ''We found that once students visit education and are willing to pay for it. This and see how pretty the campus is and how group usually lives in a three-bedroom house friendly everyone is, it would increase the and tends to invest in things like mutual likelihood that they would come here and more LARGEST on 6 stay here," Gardner said.
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Campus remembersFisher,theaterdirector By Lisa A. Brzezicki
· 'Jeanne was absolutely the most marvelous woman God put on this earth. I miss her very much.'' Dr. C~rter Craigie, professor, English/Communications.
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Jeanne Fisher
On Tuesday, May 10, 1988. Craigie and many others within the Cabrini College community suffered the great loss of Jeanne Russell Fisher, who died suddenly at her home in Spring City, Pa. Fisher had been the director of the theater deparrnent since she joined Cabrini's faculty full-time in July 1986. Students and colleagues paid their respects in a memorial service held in the chapel. Fisher was remembered by all who had the pleasure of knowing her as a woman who radiated warmth, was dedicated to her students and who was filled with an abundance of energy. However, Fisher said in a February interview with The Philadelphia Inquirer, that she had not always approached her endeavors with such passion. She portrayed herself as a shy girl who didn't blossom until she reached college. According to The Philadelphia Inquirer, Fisher began her acting career by appearing in television shows, commercials, films and theatrical productions. One of her most noted performances was in the 1953 Broadway revival of the play "Room Service, in which she starred opposite Jack Lemmon. Off-Broadway, Fisher played the characters of Stella in the play "A Streetcar Named Desire" and Katherine in "The Taming of the Shrew." After taking a break to marry and raise a family, Fisher began her acting career once again by appearing in the Philadelphia productions of "Sheer Madness" and "Beyond Therapy." It was at this time that Fisher also directed lo-
cal community theater productions for the Tredyffrin Easttown Education Association• s Heintzelman Scholarship Fund. Fisher can also be credited for directing the productions of "Fiddler on the Roof,''' 'Hello, Dolly,'' "Guys and Dolls," "Oklahoma" and many others. Somewhat later, Fisher had the opportunity to act in films such as "Blow Out," "Rocky III" and "Taps." As much as Fisher will be remembered for the successes and goals that she reached throughout her acting career, she will also be remembered for what she gave, not only to the Cabrini theater department and its students, but to everyone who knew her. ''Jeanne was very in touch with people and nature. She generated the same energy and spirit that was within herself to everyone she met,'' Rosanne Rossello, senior, said. Others like Rossello who had Fisher as a teacher know that the department and her students were very important to her. According to Andrea Thompson, senior, Fisher was very supportive of her students. '' Jeanne really loved her students. She would give them the confidence they needed to believe that they could act," Thompson said. As well as leaving a part of herself in the hearts and souls of those who loved her, Fisher dedicated herself to the theater and its productions. In an interview with Loquitur in the fall, Fisher said of her goals for the theater program, "I hope to eventually establish credibility in the theater as a useful tool for the college." The shows Fisher chose to reach this goal were"Charlottes's Web," "Raisin in the Sun,'· "Our Town," "Puss 'n' Boots," and "The Diary of Anne Frank." ."She really was a gift from God," said Craigie.
inside perspectives .......... 2
Oc's welcome class
College rejects pre-
news....................3, 6
of 1992
features .............. 4, 5
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season plans (page 8)
sports .................. 7, 8