April, 1976, CROSSROADS, page 5
Kicks off Centennial Music Events
Claire Coci Recital Given on March 5
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Material Handling Class Hears Series Of Lectures
Belmont Abbey Coilege
recently experienced the
first in a series of out
standing musical events
which will he held here
during this our Cen
tennial year.
Miss Claire Coci, in
ternationally renowned
organist, performed a
recital of Bach, Franck,
Copland, and several'
others on Friday evening,
March 5 at the Belmont
Abbey Cathedral.
Coci, who was educated
in New Orleans and Paris
with the French master
Marcel Dupre, has
combined a rewarding
teaching career in
several U.S. colleges
(■including Oberlin and
Westminster Choir
College) with a suc
cessful performing
vocation which has
allowed her to travel, not
only in the U.S. but has
taken her to Europe
several times. In the past
she has been the official
organist for the New
York Philharmonic
Orchestra. Coci, who
now resides in Tenafly,
New Jersey, supervises
the Administration of the
American Academy of
Music. ,
Known as “the first
lady of the organ,” Miss
Coci holds the coveted
“Medale D’Argent” from
the French Academy of
Arts, Sciences, and
Letters.
A series of lectures was
recently presented to
students in the Material
Handling class of the
Distribution Manage
ment program. There
were three lectures
presented over a two
month period.
Mr. Gene Noble,
Regional Sales Manager
of Versa Ferguson
Conveyor Corporation,
Mt. Sterling, Ohio, spoke
on “Conveyor Ap
plications in Industry.”
His talk outlined the four
different types of con
veyors and their physical
design. Then, he pointed
out the proper situation
for each type to be used.
The second lecture was
given by R.Q. Haight.
His topic was the “Role of
Computers in Modern
Distribution.” Mr.
Haight explained how the
company he works for
uses computers in
production scheduling
and inventory control.
The series was com
pleted by Mr. Edward
Mills, Vice-President and
General Manager,
H.M.C. Attachment
Division, Missouri
Research Laboratories,
Inc., St. Charles, Mo. His
talk concerned the dif
ferent attachments
available for a fork-lift in
doing different jobs. He
brought into account the
fact that using the proper
attachments can save
time, reduce damages,
and ultimately save
money.
Dr. Bill M. Kirk,
chairman of the
Distribution Manage-
’ment program,
explained that these
lectures round out
classroom discussions by
bringing in people who
work in various fields.
Ralph Tileston, junior
Distribution Manage
ment major, said
“On the average the
lecture series was very
informative and well
organized.”
This Was the second
year that the series was
given to the Material
Handling class.
French Mass Celebrated
on ‘Feast of St. Joseph’
Aimez-vous le fran-
cais? If you do, then
perhaps you would have
been interested in the
special Mass celebrated
in french at the Belmont
Abbey Cathedral.
The Mass, which has
become somewhat of a
tradition here at ‘the
Abbey,’ is sponsored
each year by the French
Language Department in
honor of la fete de Saint
Joseph, the Patron Saint
of Belgium, and was
delivered on March 19, at
6:15 p.m.
Fr. Kenneth Geyer,
O.S.B., was the principal
celebrant, and a group of
approximately 80 people
were in attendance.
Sister Margaret Joins Sociology Dept.
Unsolicited Testimonial
Hello Mr. H.
Before I went to bed
tonight I reached over to
my bookcase and pulled
out my copy of the 1972
Spire. After paging
through it, my conclusion
is that there is no place
like home (the Abbey!).
I was doing a lot of
thinking tonight trying to
come up with an example
which would best
describe my Abbey ex
perience. I think I have
found one!
There was many an
evening when I would be
at my desk in 213B
O’Connell wondering
when and how was I
going to catch up on a
particular assignment.
I’d be sitting there with
forehead in hands when I
would hear the familiar
laugh of Ed Cartoski. I
would yell out: “Car-
loski, you so and so!!”.
An equally vigorous reply
would be shouted back!
As soon as he walked in
the room we’d both burst
out laughing. That was
the Abbey. Not only
could you recognize
people by sight but by
their voice, their
laughter, and even how
they walked. When I
think about those three
years at the Abbey I wish
I could do them over
again with all the same
people. There were some
trials and tribulations in
those three years, but not
enough to keep me from
doing it again.
You are probably
wondering at this point
what caused this sen
timental outburst!?
Well, I got tired of just
thinking and thought I
would share some of my
thoughts with a good
friend. Thanks for len
ding an ear! My best to
all. Bob
Margaret M. Calnan,
R.S.M., has recently been
hired as an instructor by
the Sociology Depart
ment at Belmont Abbey
College. She replaces
Terry Tomazic who has
returned to N.C. State
University for com
pletion of graduate work
to obtain his Ph.D. in
Sociology.
Sister Calnan now lives
in the Sacred Heart
Convent, Belmont. Most
recently she worked at
Mercy Hospital in Pitt
sburgh, Pennsylvania,
before coming to North
Carolina.
Sister Margaret holds a
B.A. degree in a double
major of Philosophy -
Theology from Mount
Mercy College, Pitt
sburgh, Pennsylvania
(her hometown), with a
minor in Education. She
has been awarded a
Masters in Social Work
(M.S.U.) in Ad
ministration-Planning
with a minor in
Psychiatric Casework.
Has also done graduate
work in Theology at
Catholic University, and
in Astronomy and
Geology at Arizona State.
She has been im
pressed with the
seriousness and frien
dliness of the students at
Belmont Abbey College.
“By and large the
students are serious
about their work. I have
given a few exams and
the results have been
very impressive,” said
Sister Margaret. “They
are a friendly bunoh of
young men and women.
They go out of their Way
to make things as easy as
possible for me because I
came here in the middle
of the year.”
. .*1'' ’ ,
Sister Margaret Calnan, RSM