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1 Page Two SKYSCRAPER Here's the Answer Why Attend A Woman's College? The final month of ihe 1948-49 academ ic year has arrived. It should he accom panied by an attitude of thoughtful re flection and intelligent planning. In the general year-end summary, however, one question deserves special consideration; why have you spent the past year in a women's college? There arc legions to ask that question of us; we must know and express the intelligent, true, and convinc ing answer. Education, especially on the college le vel, is a preparation for life. It may he. accidentally, a preparation for a span of, years as a chemist, actress, a dietitian. a writer, or a social worker. Bui it must ultimately transcend specialized fields. It must prepare each of us for a lifetime as a woman. Distinctions between a man and a wo man in Ihe physical realm are only the be ginning of widespread differences in all realms. The champions of women's equality are the victims of misdirected energy. Woman is not equal to man and never will he. be cause she is completely different in make up and purpose. This of course, doesn't imply that she is inferior to him: rather, woman is supposed to complement man. They are to fulfill each other, not rival or compete with each other. If a girl is to become a true woman, she must be trained in an atmosphere conducive to education of the whole per sonality of a woman, and not one geared to the needs of a man and grudgingly receptive of the feminine element. This atmosphere exists only in the women's col lege whose specific work is to develop not the intellect alone, although that is most important, but also understanding, tenderness, love, and domesticity femi nine characteristics at their best. The life of a woman is one of unceas- ing responsibility, obligation, service, and love, in the home, in the community; and in the nation. If her education is to be for life, it must he obtained in an institu tion where the particular factors of a wo man's life are completely recognized, ap preciated, and accepted as the point from which all education for a woman proceeds. Starry-eyed Satellite Takes Dim View Latest Marquand Novel Shows Evil Of Class Conflict Sometimes' it seemed to Charles that all human behaviour was mixed in some way with money. and so it must seem to John P. Marquand, who, in Point of Xo Return, has given us an addition to his list of novels, an addition which may rank close to The Late (ieorge Apley. Mr. Marquand is on familiar ground as he treats the middle class of the eastern seaboard and brings out the hope less class distinctions which divide the people on one street of a town from those on the other with the impenetrable bar rier of a few thousand inherited dollars and a corps of more distinguished ances tors. All through Charley's life, we see the hopelessi entangling grasp of the tent acles of class consciousness and the meth od of judging everything in terms of money. 'c see Charley despising his father's harsh materialism, but living, himself, with the same philosophy dis tinguished by euphonious words. You keep on reading in the hope that somewhere along the line Charlev Gray will realize that it is not the point of no return that he has reached but, when you leave him. the outlook is not promis ing. In one of his more reflective moments, Malcolm Bryant asks After all. what is man.' The reader is inclined to wonder about Mr. Marquand's answer to that question. Vogue. Mademoiselle, and Charm may show the brides maid as the Starry-eyed satel lite to a beaming bride as they enter the church on The Big Day: but. with the exception of the SKYSCRAPER, there lives not the publication with the courage to describe the cloudy, crowded days immedi ately preceding the ceremony. No magazine with paid cir culation is so foolhardy as to picture - the battered brides maid, size 14, as she con fronts her gown for the first time. Ordered three months ago from New York, to be made up in pale orchid, the creation turns out to be size 9, manufacturer's copy of a marked-down original, in vi vid tiunbleweeil tan. Many a thoughtful bride chooses for her bridesmaids. gowns which can be easily converted into formals for fu ture use. Hut if the gowns are all alike, and the brides maids attend the same college and patronize the same dances the future of the brides maids' gowns-turned- formals is grim. Helping the bride with the traditional, and tedious, task of addressing invitations, the battered bridesmaid encloses an invitation to the breakfast reserved for the wedding party to the Schwepper family. Family in this case means Mr. and Mrs. and eleven little Schwcppcrs. This situation can be diplomatically handled, though, at the break fast, hy pretending that the Schweppers are strangers and. worse, party-crashers, and will someone please show them to the door? Many a bridesmaid not to mention the bride has crack ed under the strain of dealing with the Pray-that-it-won't- raiu-on-Saturday cult. For weeks ahead of The P gt;ig Day. this group (pardon the expres sion) storms heaven to pro duce a rainless day. This could very easily cause ' a drought throughout the na tion, thus imperiling the food supply. And, as often as not, it rains on Saturday anyway. Lest we be included in the above-mentioned cult, wo won't mention the age-old institu tion the shower. Besides, we don't feel strong enough to attempt it at this time. We have, you see, been brides maids. We have survived that grimmest ordeal of our time. They Didn't Ask Us, But . Catholic collegians who read Intercollegiate Bull Session in the March 18 issue of Life magazine learned many dismaying things about their contemporaries. Granted, the article was not truly representative, nor comprehensive, and made frequent use of generalizations and gratuitous conclusions. Yet, the views reported in the article faithfully reflect the opinions of many collegians throughout the country. What are the secular college students seeking in life? Prestige and security ... is what these boys want. How are their morals? Maybe they're not so moral if you judge them by what's supposed to be, but by their own standards their mor als are fine. What about religion? All any Church can do is give you some thing besides an animal reason for living in a world where just about everything else is trying to kill you by one means or another. What do they want from their college education? Says a profes sor, They find the accumulated opinions of the past shallow . . . these boys have buried Aristotle and Thomas Aquinas. They have a sense of the urgency of tomorrow and a complete respect for competence that's their measure of each other and of us . . . We've got to measure what we give them on a basis of its value for their urgent tomorrow. What are they getting from their colleges? Says a history profes sor, They're all trade schools now . . . Sometimes I wonder about a student body composed of mad scientists and incipient Charles Luck- mans (head of Lever Bros., giant corporation .) We wonder, too. And we wonder about an American nation, 20 or 30 years from now, dominated by the pragmatic, materialistic think ing of today's college students as quoted in Life's article. For, in spite of the youthful courage and optimism which their answers reveal, the participants in Life's bull session have the wrong answers to some v i -.portant questions. To solve the problems of their urgent tomorrow, they will need more than their own fine standards of morals. We wish that some Catholic students had been asked those ques tions. Their answers might have altered the dismal, somehow depress ing effect of Life's article. For today's Catholic students are acquiring a view of life which combines the teachings of the eternal Cod, the wisdom of the past, and the advances of the present in a philosophy capable of guiding them through life and into eternity with confidence in themselves, their achievements, and their destiny as children of God. All these reasons, and others, are set forth cogently in the Papal Encyclical on Christian Education. High time you read it if you haven't up to now. IVe Heard Her Speak of You . . . The second Sunday of May is set aside by the nation as a day of hon or for all mothers. Indicative of an even deeper sense of praise is the church's month-long devotion to Mary, universal symbol of mother hood. Devotion and honor become empty and. mocking unless con stant. The Church's perception into the glorious vocation of motherhood is reflected in its observance of May as the month of Our Lady. In Mary we find perfect simplicity, sacrifice, understanding and accept ance to Cod's will. A month of devotion to Mary will help us togrow in virtue and perhaps impel Her Son to say, on the Day of Judgment, I've heard My Mother speak of you. To Our Mothers . J My spirit hath rejoiced in God my Sw vior . . . You have rejoiced, Mother, W cause of the great role you play in Goq lovo story, a great role performed daily, tasks habitual and dear. For he hath regarded the lowliness His handmaid . . . always remembering that you are the willing instrument in M constant hands of God. For lu'hohl from henceforth all trcnenj tioiis shall i.-ill me blessed . . . Gooi mothsrs are dear to the heart of God ani His Mother. For lie that is mighty hath done gres things to me and holy is His name . I He has seen fit to create new beings through you. He has given you souls It) care for and to guide back to Him. And His mercy is from generation wj to generations, unto lliem that fear I't ... He will remember the fine CathoUd home which you have created, little hanu folded in prayer and catechism lessons your knees, the sacrifices you have maw so that Catholic education could beconj a reality for your children. He hath showed strength with His ail . . . You have seen that all things in possible to them that trust the good Goi He hath scattered the proud in the ini gination of their heart ... He has M you close to Him because you have re mained humble in His service. He hath put down the mighlv ircnj their scat and hath exalted the humbl . . . You probably are not a great succw in the eyes of the world, but you have loving arms encircling you to say I thy; God everyday for you, Mother. He hath tilled the hungry with goal things and the rich He hath sent empM .away. . . You have led your children H Him to be filled with faith and hope aw love of their God. He hath received Israel. His servant, J ing mindful of His Mercy . . , And Et will receive you because you were em mindful of Him and have made otheo mindful of His Goodness reflected in yod As lie spake to our forefathers to An ham and to his seed forever . . . He m spoken to you and you have heeded H- word. You have loved it and lived it MUNDELEIN COLLEGE Chicago, 40, Hiinoii Under the Direction of THE SISTERS OF CHARITY, B.V.M. Entered as Second Class Matter Nov. 30,192 at the Post Office of Chicago, Illinois, under H Act of March 3, 1879, 1.75 the year. Vol. XIX May 2, 1949 No.li Co-Editors-in-Chief Mary Leona Merrick Patty Neil Associates .... Patricia I hinnehy, Rita Scl Managing Editors Juanita Gilmon Beatrice G What Goes On Barbara Fallot JoAnii Kigueira Keai Books Eileen Doll Peggy Ri acli, June Stebbi Features .. Rossie Ann Gibson. Cynthia KnU Skyline Rita BocH Nancy Kelly, Patricia Hanson, Edda Kopal, Ruth Ward, Rosemary Wrifl Scrapings Mary Lou Fai Janet McGinn, Claire Johnson, Joan Uefl rick, Sheilya Neary, Patricia O'Mara, Mar / K. Wagemann Pictures Elaine IvorJ Patricia Kcenan, Marguerite Kerger I News Editors .. Leona Adams, Maribeth Caj Marjorie Coughlin. Mary Kay Gill, j Langhenry, Mary Ellen Ward Sports Peggy Barrett. Peggy Ba Art Joan Blaka Reporters Joan Ambcrson, Rita Bresnalafl Rosemary Hogan, Patricia Howe, Mary SI Geehan, Barbara Morrison, Ora Pattan Kathryn Quinn, Shirley Dusold, Rosen Crumley, Mary Alma Sullivan.
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1949-05-02 (2)
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Student newspaper for Mundelein College
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