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THE SKYSCRAPER ffolume II. MUNDELEIN COLLEGE, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, OCTOBER 15, 1931 Number 1 SOLEMN CEREMONY MARKS OFFICIAL COLLEGE OPENING Tie Reverend Robert M. Kelley, S. J., Urges Cooperative Work Among Students. 1 Solemn Mass of the Holy Ghost, one U the foremost ceremonies attending tie opening of school, was solemn- Ued at 9 o'clock, October 2, in the college auditorium, by the Reverend Leotard Otting, S.J., professor of ethics at Mundelein College and a member of the faculty of Loyola Uni versity. Following the ceremony, the Reverend Robert M. Kelley, S.J., pres ident of Loyola University, addressed the students, giving them in his ser mon an ideal and a plan for the year. Choosing as his text the brief ac count of the hidden life of Christ at Nazareth as a preparation for His public life, Father assumed at the out set that each student had, during Mass, asked for help from the Holy Ghost in the great work of her educa tion. You have asked for something, he said, and asking implies that you have a need. . . . You are engaged in a work that is not trivial, but that has values that will appear more in the future than they do right now. But the important point, it seems to me, is that you have some realization of your need. Father commended this attitude as opposed to that of the self-sufficient student who neither appreciates the part others have played in the forma tion of her character in the past, nor looks forward to cooperating gener ously with the teachers and friends who will continue the process in her years at college. How many people in the past have served us . . . and over and above all the help we have received from parents, teachers, friends, how much help have we re ceived from God, up to now, and how much more help do we need from Him I Pointing out the vast difference that exists between such a college as this and schools that are either unreligious or professedly irreligious, Father stressed the necessity for attention to the study of religion as an integral part of education. Education, he said, has to do with the physical side of life. To embrace what it should, it must also have an eye to the arts, and I might say, almost chiefly to the arts. But it has to do also with your morals, with the conduct of your life, so that you may act always on right principles from conviction. Continued on page 4, column 4.) Famous Singers Present Concert The famous Welsh Imperial Singers, who entertained us in one of our first programs last year, met with another enthusiastic welcome from the stu dents on Tuesday afternoon, October 6. Britain's greatest male ensem ble, as they are called through out .Europe and Canada, have trav eled twenty-six thousand miles through Europe since their appear ance here last fall, returning to the United States in June. The leader of this group is Mr. R. Festyn Davies, who has conducted some of the biggest musical festivals in this country. The singers made a brilliant spectacle in the auditorium with their scarlet coats in contrast with the black velvet curtains. The versatility of these cosmopolitan sing ers was easily discerned and yet, even when they were singing our folk songs, one felt that their hearts were in the 'Welsh hills. The full, rich tones of their voices blend with perfect har mony. The programs always opens with The March of the Men of Harlech jand each ensuing number is an nounced by Mr. Davies. In response to the generous applause, they sang several encores. The program was as follows: Farewell to the Highlands Rennle Pawson For You Alone Emrys Jones Tenor Solo. In Absence Cadman Jack Newbury Bass Solo. lYe Banks and Braes Scotch Air Liebestriium Liszt (Continued on page 4, column 2.) MUNDELEIN COLLEGE ORCHESTRA Pioneer Professors Missed by Students Two pioneer professors of the col lege have already been taken from the faculty to aid in the work at distant universities. The Reverend Claude J. Pernin, S. J., professor of religion, has been transferred to Xavier University in Cincinnati, and St. Mary-of-the- Lake, at Mundelein, Illinois, has claimed another of our former instruc tors. Mundelein College was fortunate to have Father Pernin, if only for a year, since he was, indeed, one of the fore most Catholic educators and English scholars in the city. His genial man ner and dry humor make many a sleepy freshman sit up and take no tice, while the realization of the privi lege of a course from him rather held her in awe. The only regret was that the religion classes last year were so large as to make individual contact almost an impossibility an inconveni ence which has been remedied this semester. The Reverend T. J. Bouscaren, S.J., our former professor of psychology, has been sent to instill into the semi narians a portion of his superior knowledge of philosophy and psychol ogy. Father Pernin has already consent ed to travel here from Cincinnati to lecture. Although his numerous du ties will require a great deal of time, he is willing to accommodate the col lege which, he says, embarked him on a most delightful adventure. Per haps Father Bouscaren may also favor the psychology class with a supple ment to the course so ably presented by him. The seminary is a mere forty miles from the city and he will un doubtedly return often. The students have hopes, too, of re newing their acquaintance with Dr. Paul Kiniery who introduced them to the study of sociology last year, and who is a professor at Loyola Univer sity this semester. Registration Shows Growing Enrollment The shining doors swung back on Tuesday, September 15, to admit the second freshman class to Mundelein College. The students were directed to the auditorium where they took the English placement tests, and immedi ately afterward those who wished to do so took the public speaking profi ciency test. After luncheon and a tour of the building, they were guests at an informal program in the audito rium where they received their num bers for registration. Numbers 1 to 100 came to the gym nasium on Wednesday morning, where the instructors of the various depart ments assisted them in the selection of subjects and arrangement of sched ules. Freshman registration continued for two days, and on Friday the upper classmen registered. COLLEGE ORCHESTRA BEGINS REHEARSALS The Mundelein College Orchestra, which was organized last year, has resumed activities with increased membership and plans for greater effi ciency. Meetings are held in the re hearsal room on Mondays and Thurs days at 2 o'clock, and under the direc tion of Professor H. J. Beringer, the enthusiastic group is making splendid progress. The Orchestra Club, the band and orchestra division of the Cecilians, has gained a number of new recruits from the incoming freshman class. At the first meeting of the year the follow ing officers were elected: Chairman, Margaret Granger; vice-chairman, Jane Gramlich; recording secretary, Mary Helen Boyle; corresponding secretary, Harriet St. Clair; treasurer, Josephine Valley; librarian, Mary Flynn; social chairman, Mathilda Jasinski; business manager, Elizabeth Boyle. The primary aim of the orchestra is to give talented young players an op portunity to develop into able musi cians and to acquire a knowledge of the highest grade of classic and mod ern orchestral literature. The mem bers have the opportunity of appearing in evening concerts, one of which will be devoted exclusively to orchestra music. This organization also fur nishes the incidental music for the various college functions occurring throughout the year. The personnel of the orchestra is as follows: Violins, Elizabeth Boyle, Eileen Brennan, Mary Frances Burke, Cath leen Dowd, Margaret Granger, Ma thilda Jasinski, Eleanor Kucki, Fran ces Regan, Irene Timko, Virginia K. Wralsh; violas, Eleanor Nelson, Jose phine Valley; cellos, Mary Helen Boyle, Anna Marie Erst, Mary Paoli; double bass, Sylvia Zambrano; flute, Chesa Wolniewicz; cornets, Lorraine Cunningham, Rosetta Hutchison; clar inets, Mary Flynn, Mary Stelmach; French horn, Theresa Sieben; saxo phones, Harriette Boyda, Marion Dela hunty, Irene Nugent, Helen Piper; baritone, Vera Tepik; trombone, Anna Meyer; sousaphone, Mary Flannery; drums, Harriet St. Clair; xylophone, Lucretia Michels; tympany, Elizabeth Gorman; organ, Mae Murray; harps, Jane Gramlich, Mary Margaret O'Neill; piano, Ruth Hottinger, Antoinetta Tor nabene. Loyola's Loss is Sodalities' Gain The administration of the Reverend Joseph Reiner, S. J., as dean of the Loyola north shore campus, termi nated this year. Father Reiner, who is succeeded by Father Egan from Creighton University, was in office for six years. It is a pleasure to know that Father Reiner is still in the city. He has been appointed Regional Direc tor of the Sodality and is located at St. Ignatius High School. Famous Journalist Features College That Mundelein College had the honor of entertaining James O'Don nell Bennett on September 19, was made known to the world at large, for such is the public of the Chicago Tribune, in the Sunday issue of the Tribune for September 27. Mr. Ben nett sent his photographer out on Monday, September 14, and on Satur day afternoon he arrived himself and after touring the building was a din ner guest. Not a little has already been writ ten about our new college, but few articles can surpass Mr. Bennett's in delightful intimacy, originality, and keen appreciation of all that our col lege represents. Mr. Bennett speaks of the ideals and standards of the school with rare sympathy and under standing, and with evident sincerity, and his fine tribute to the faculty was perhaps the most pleasing feature of the article in the eyes of the stu dents. His description, rather than being dryly technical, was live and interesting, and if the number of vis itors who have come to the college since reading it is an indication of its appeal, we may fairly say that ap preciation of his splendid write-up was unanimous. The Eye-Witness, as Mr. Bennett is frequently called, was born in Jack son, Michigan, in 1870. He has been a writer since he was twenty years old, and most of his work has been for the Chicago press. Among the big stories which Mr. Bennett has handled for the Tribune was the Eucharistic Con gress of 1926. Such an article, coming from a writer of Mr. Bennett's renown, can not but awaken in the people of Chi cago a new esteem for education, and a just, appreciation of what such a college as ours contributes to the cul ture and beauty of the city. And, in deed, an article so beautifully written and so discerning in character must renew in the hearts of Chicagoans their appreciation of their famous journalist, Mr. Bennett. Chinese Delegate Honored Visitor A distinguished visitor, His Excel lency, the Most Reverend Celsus Con- stantini. Archbishop of Teodosia, and Apostolic Delegate to China, visited the college on July 14, accompanied by the Reverend Dom Boniface, Direc tor of Administration of the Catholic University of Peking. His Excellency is a native of Italy, and came to this country direct from Rome, where he had received the ap probation of the Holy Father on his visit to America in the interest of the university. This institution, which is in charge of American Benedictines, is the only registered Catholic insti tution for higher education in China. CARDINAL GIVES HISTORIC NOTES AND ENGRAVINGS Documents and Portraits of Famous Americans Have Value as History and Art. Original letters of four eminent Americans are on display in the facul ty room of Mundelein College through the generosity of His Eminence, George Cardinal Mundelein, who pre sented the letters and steel engrav ings of the authors to the college. The stationery in some of the pic tures bespeaks its age, and the ink has faded to a brownish gray, but each letter is easily decipherable. Charles Carroll of Carrollton, a signer of the Declaration of Independence and co author of the Constitution, is the au thor of one dated February 24, 1825. The contents relate to certain resolu tions to be brought up in the next session of Congress. Another, of special interest to the college, is written by the Most Rever end John Hughes, Archbishop of New York, who was a personal friend of the Reverend James J. Donaghoe, co- founder of the Congregation of Sisters in charge of the college. It is a re sponse to an invitation to speak be fore an assembly, and is dated Decem ber 15, 1847, from Baltimore. Arch bishop Hughes was the organizer of the Catholic party formed in New York to combat the Know-Nothing movement, and was also an outstand ing worker in the field of Catholic education. Another from Baltimore, dated July 17, 1841, is a rather formal note writ ten by Roger B. Taney, one time Sec retary of the Treasury and later Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, express ing his regret at being unable to de- lliver a lecture before the Maryhurst Institute of Education. Chief Justice Taney will be remembered for his deci sion in the Dred Scott case in 1857. The fourth was written in Chicago, on January 9, 1879, by General Philip H. Sheridan, who appears here, not on his horse twenty miles away, but arrayed in the full regalia of a mili tary hero. Sheridan's ride from Win chester to Cedar Creek is but one ex ample of his courage and martial en thusiasm. Aside from the historical value of the pictures and documents, they are works of art in engraving, and will form a treasure of great worth to both faculty and students. And over and above their value as historic doc uments and their artistic worth, as a gift of His Eminence, and as a token of his kindly thought of the college, they will be highly prized by every one at Mundelein. Students Engage Civic Opera Box The Laetare Players and the Mun delein Cecilians have purchased a box at the Civic Opera for the coming season. Charter members of both or ganizations are entitled to the use of the box during the entire season, and other students who wish to attend op erating performances under the aus pices of the Cecilians or the Laetare Plajrers are invited to communicate with the president of the former or ganization, Chesa Wolniewicz. A benefit splash-party given in the college swimming pool netted the ini tial sum for the project, ana a series of events will be sponsored for it dur ing the school year. In order that the students might have an understanding of the organi zation of the Chicago Civic Opera Com pany, Mr. Alexander, a representative of the company, addressed the music and dramatic clubs on Wednesday af ternoon, October 7. Mr. Alexander began by presenting a comparative es timate of the tremendous expense en tailed in the presentation of the opera for training, for rehearsals, for cos tumes, and for stage properties. The matter of costume planning was most interesting, and the students were not a little surprised to learn that the history and costume of par ticular periods are carefully studied before settings are planned at all. In deed, the lecture went far toward pre paring them to appreciate all the art and skill that goes into but one oper atic performance.
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