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December 3, 1937 THE SKYSCRAPER Pafce 3 Christmas Gifts Give Book Store Yuletide Spirit Only ten more days until Christinas vacation just time enough to visit the Book Store, buy those special gifts, and check the first and lasl names off your shopping list. The gift display in the Book Store will answer all questions relating to Christmas shopping. Attractive com pacts of all sizes and colors for as low as fifty cents, modernistic hat stands for only twenty-five cents, or powder puff sets of unusual design for fifty cents would delight the most fastidious of feminine friends. Or perhaps she miglit prefer a dia mond clip or a gold cross to add the final touch to her black dress. An assort ment ol medals and chains, bracelets, rosaries, and prayer-books can also be found in the Book Store, at popular prices. For your collegiate friend, a pen and pencil set for three dollars, or a zipper portfolio at the same price will make Christmas memorable. You would be more than a precious child if you gave your mother one of the new modernistic statues or religious plaques advertised in the Book Store. with prices up to three dollars and fifty cents. And for each of those million friends you claim, the Book Store has a display of Christinas cards which will convey your most sincere greetings for a merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. French Students Make Marionettes A. M, to P. M. Speaker Urges Catholic Action For Qraduates The Reverend Ralph A. Gallagher, S.J., of Loyola university, lead Holy Mass for the Alumnae members, in Stella Maris chapel, on Nov. 21. and spoke on the challenge which modern life presents to the Catholic college- trained woman. Your alma mater. Father Gallag her declared, stands high in its ideals and in its achievement. In the short years of its history, it has made Chicago indeed, it has made the entire country conscious of its influence. Today, you must ask yourselves how you, its gra duates, have made YOUR influence felt Some of you, no doubt, have been scandalized by the lack of ideals in the world. You have found yourselves surrounded by false prophets, false val ues, false philosophies. And you graduates of a Catholic college, have the only answer to the riddle of the world in your sound Ca tholic philosophy and your faith you have the only answer, the only truth which can restore peace and joy to men. It is your responsibility, your duty, then, to make your influence felt in the world to stand courageously in social and civic affairs for the ideals of Mundelein College the ideals of God and His Church. Philosophy Circle Reviews Adler Book What Man Has Made OF Man. popular new book by Mortimer J. Adler, professor of scholastic philosophy at the University of Chicago, will be discussed by members of the Philosophy club at a meeting in the auditorium at 1 o'clock on Dec. 9. The Reverend John F. McCormick, S.J., head of the Loyola philosophy department, will be guest speaker. Opening the discussion, Gertrude Brant will speak on Dr. Adler's work and give a resume of the first two lectures in the book. Rita Granitoid will speak of the work of Dr. Franz Alexander and give a resume of Lectures three and four, after which Father McCormick will present an analysis and a criticism of the book. A general discussion and questions will follow. While Jean Loach, left, completes her marionette, Alice Guest and Peggy Meade observe her technique. Student Writers Receive Publicity Two seniors, one junior, and two freshmen tasted of fame recently when their literary efforts were awarded recog nition. Helen Farrell, an enthusiastic member of the Chicago unit of the Catholic Worker, submitted the Chicago report published with her by-line in the Nov. 17 issue of the Catholic Worker news paper. Carol Sweeney, senior representative on the Student Activities Council, had a short story published in a recent issue of The Waifs Messenger. Ruth Schmid, a regular contributor to the Skyscraper, had a short story en titled The Stranger, published in The Waif's Messenger. Virginia Checthain recently had a story accepted by the fiction department of the Chicago Daily News, and Doris John son, also a freshman, writes a regular news sheet for the studio stars at the Chicago offices of the National Broad casting company. Piano Club Honors Patron at Recital St. Cecelia was given honor on her feast day, Nov. 22, by a recital and tea sponsored by the Piano club. Sarasate's Zigeunerweisen was inter preted on the violin by Frances Piskozab, followed by Sibelius' Romance, played by Dorothy Schreck. Agnes Griffin con tributed to the program with the first movement of Listz's Concerto in E flat. A vocal selection of Penn's Carissima was sung by Gertrude Collins. Added renditions were presented by Catherine Miller, Veronica Barnett, June Kash, Angela Bellucci. Katherine Keller, Mary Jane Boehme, and Ruth Perry. Hostesses Agnes Griffin, president, Ruth Perry, Mary Louise Sayre, and Jeanne Theis presided at tea, with Mar jorie McPartland in charge of pledges. French Students Give Marionette Show Next Week Three Kings from the Orient, translated by Evelyn Tenipleinan, will be presented as a marionette show by the French department on Dec. '' and 111, in the seminar. The cast includes Georgette Thoss, Isabel Molloy, Catherine Wilkins, Betty Vestal, Margaret Mary Kreusch, Cath erine Dealy, Kathryn Byrne, Patricia Mc Enroe. Marguerite Dcschamps, with Jeanne McGinnis as prompter. Head Committees Rosemary Byrnes, president of Les D'Arciennes, is chairman of the ticket committee. Joan Kaspari is assistant, and Ellen liirbauni has designed the setting and costumes. Helen Ahem is mistress of the ward robe, assisted in sewing costumes by Catherine Dealy, Betty Dilger, Caroline Bemis, Eileen Carney, Ruth Mary Gam- ber, Helen Jegen, Janice Johnson, and Donna Smith. Papier-mache heads for the marion ettes were modelled by Elizabeth Dim mick, Helen Bickett, Margaret Mary Kreusch, Dorothy Milton, Eileen Steigel, Isabel Molloy, and Catherine Dealy. Construct Scenery Assisting in construction of scenery and stringing of marionettes arc Helen Rheaume, Alice Guest, Peggy Meade, Betty Lou Deppen, Jean Eraser, Gertrude Sweeney, Jeanne Graham, Virginia Bra dy, Ruth Crowe, Aldine McGarry, Jose phine Reichcl, Elizabeth Miller. Helen Shcahan, and Veronica Barnett. Three marionettes arc offered as door prizes for the show, which will be pre sented seven times: on Thursday at 11 :3U. al 12:30, and at 3 o'clock, and on Friday at 1 :30, at 3. at 4, and at 7 o'clock. Mannequins Parade In Fashion Revue Charm and Personality devotees from the home economics department went forth and won a fashion prize last month at a style show sponsored by the Legion of Modesty at Mercy high school, on Nov. 19. Leading all college mannequins, the dressmaking Sontag twins, Frances and Genevieve, carried off honors wearing rust-colored evening costumes and spark ling coronets. Other representatives at the revue were Marion Bollman, Patricia Bristol, Peggy Gaul, Angela Kospetos, Marjorie Lager- holm. Mildred Mahoncy, Juanita Meyer, Patricia St. Clair. Mary Louise Sayre, of the music de partment, presented a piano solo, and Mary Margaret Jordan, soprano, sang. Newest feature of the Charm and Per sonality course is the question-box ser vice, conducted by Marjorie Carlos, Mary Absmeier, Eileen Mahoncy, and Peggy Gaul. Students who have questions to present submit (hem to the committee, each member of which lakes care of a certain type of inquiry. Lecturer Discusses French Playwright Welcoming M. Georges Cauuet, direc tor of the Intcinational Theatre of Chi cago, students in the French depart ment sang the Marsellaise, Dites la Jeunc Belle, by Gounod, and a Bergerette, at 1 o'clock yesterday, in the seminar. M. Cauuet spoke of his friendship with Edmoud Rostand, author of Cvrano de Bercf.rac, The Romancers, and a number of other popular French plays, and described the influence of Rostand's early life and associations upon his char acters, notably upon Cyrano. Rosemary Byrne introduced M. Cauuet, and Georgette Thoss spoke briefly at the close of the lecture. JOAN Kaspari and chum-sophomore Helen Ahem are singing arias these nights. Last Monday, they trod the boards at the Civic Opera in the com pany of Lawrence Tibbett, furnishing super background for Otheli.o. Rush ing to the green rooms after the per formance, said sophomores met the star and his stellar guests including Gladys Swarthout. And now Joan, of the jour nalistically talented fingers, home eco nomics leanings, and French conversing skill, is cherishing her CHEMISTRY book, ihe cover of which is embellished with the Tibbett anil the Swarthout autographs. All because Joan delved into music drama of a Monday night. OLD winds, whizzing around our s skyscraping comers, have sent most of us running for our winter trap pings, but frostiness holds no chills for Helen Slieahan of the raccoon coat and hatless head. But, although her tresses flow unbridled by hats, Sophomore Shea- ban is not hatless. For any teeth-chat tering collegian who accosts her with a cold Where's your hat? Helen smiles, nonchalantly dips into both pockets, and drags to light two hats, not well-worn. Any day now a new extra-curricular club will appear on the college roster, spon sored by Miss Sheahan, with a motto of Two hats in two pockets are better than a hat on the head. PROPOS of the Hobby Hour that is taking the College by storm, there is among us a student whose hobby smacks of professional careers and money-making. Jean Loach, freshman with a talent- commercializing bent, can be seen nightly leading the Dixie Land Jammers (or chestra to you) at the Palmer House. P EASANT kerchiefs are riding the * crest of the wave since the fresh man initiation, and AM moves that the entire school wave an orchid peasant kerchief in the direction of the sopho more class for the best initiation our gym has seen in years, and to the fresh man class for being the 'favorite, fun niest immigrants that have ever steered into Mundelein. The Two-Edged Sword Jiangs high ready to drop, and cut your even ing into perfect sections of suspense and fun. Mundelein's round-towners will be there We'll be seein' you, tonight, be tween acts. Three Alumnae Are Fall Brides Fall weddings claimed three alumnae members as princi gt;als within the past two weeks, and invested two students with the glamour of bridesmaids. Marie Sweeney '33 became the bride of Rudy Schuesslcr at a nuptial cere mony in St. Ignatius church on Nov. I.5. Gertrude Sweeney, sophomore sergeant-at-arms and sister of the bride, attended her sister as bridesmaid. Miss Sweeney majored in economics at Mun delein. Mary Tracy '35 became the bride of Harry O'Brien, at St. Philip Neri church on Nov. 7, and on the same day Anna Mary Mann '34 was married to Roger Knittel. Miss Tracy was an active member of Alpha Omicron, home economics club, during her college days. Miss Mann, an English major, was also interested in home economics, and was one of the leading figures in the S.A.C. card party fashion revue in 1934. Marietta Caron, sophomore who wins laurels in swimming meets, was brides maid recently for her sister, and was in the receiving line at the reception held in the Drake hotel.
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1937-12-03 (3)
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