1929
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Marywood's President, Mother Casimir, dies after a short illness, February 12.
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1929
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Mother Mary William Craig, I.H.M., becomes the third President of Marywood College.
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1929
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The Bay Leaf wins a second-prize gold medal in the Scholastic Press Association competition at Columbia University and also merits All-American Honors at the University of Minnesota. The latter is the highest award of the National Scholastic Press Association, composed of seven hundred member newspapers, magazines, and periodicals.
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1929
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The Eastern Pennsylvania Oratorical Contest is held at Marywood College, and Helen Butler of Marywood wins second place with her address entitled "The Constitution."
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1929
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A small chapel opens on the second floor of O'Reilly Hall, May 23. It is called "The Oratory of Christ the King."
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1929
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Father Daniel Lord speaks at the commencement ceremonies.
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1929
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A bronze statue of Christ the King is dedicated on campus.
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1929
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William Pearson, florist at Marywood College, displays a rare plant known as the Night Blooming Cereus (Phllocactus Phyllanthordas). Mr. Pearson, a noted horticulturist, has produced some rare species of plants that are always on display in the College's greenhouses.
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