1956 class in personal development ("Charm Class").
Courses in personal development were required of all junior college students in the 1950s. This 1956 "Charm Class," lasting for a week, consisted of sessions on etiquette, self-confidence, social graces, posture, and make-up.
The first lay advisory board of Mount Mercy College was instituted in 1957. Members consisted of: (first row, left to right): Marion Orr, Sr. Mary Ildephonse Holland, Mrs. Nicholas P. Craemer (board secretary), Frank Martin, and John Locher (board...