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THE SKYSCRAPER THE SKYSCRAPER Official Semi-Monthly Newspaper of MUNDELEIN COLLEGE 6363 Sheridan Road Chicago, Illinois Mundelein Chicago's College For Women Uxdek the Direction of the Sisters of Charity, B. V. M. Entered as Second Class Matter May 1, 1931, at the Post Office at Chicago, Illinois, under the Act of March 3, 1879. 1.25 the year. Published semi-monthly from October to May inclusive. Vol. Ill NOVEMBER 23, 1932 No. 4 Editors-in-Chief Evelyn Lincoln, Justine Feely News Editor Frances Davidson Make-up Editor Virginia Woods Features Ann Lally Athletics Irene Lavin Circulation Manager Helen Ryan Reporters: Loretta Brady, Mary Ellen Buchan- en, Virgina Rose Corcoran, Bernadette Culkin, Rita Eppig, Marcia Glasscock, Ruth Mary Heinz, Dorothy Higgins, Dorothy Mason, Mary O'Brien, Dorothy O'Donnell, Alexandra Prassas, Mary Toohey, Charlotte Wilcox. / *'' t wUf gt;Ty Newspaper P' ;; 'W?;y, '?'j Member) Telephone: Briargate 3800 The SKYSCRAPER'S Objectives: 1. A greater Mundelein. 2. One hundred per cent loyalty. 3. Support in athletics and all student ac tivities. 4. Every Catholic student a sodalist. THANKSGIVING'S CHALLENGE Are you thinking that Thanksgiving is a rather empty and meaningless word in these days of misery, want, and dis aster? Are you feeling that all those good things for which the sturdy Pil grim Fathers of ours thanked God so humbly have vanished as completely as those good men themselves? Is the stream of your thanksgiving flowing to God slowly drying up? Oh, wake up, you young college men and women of America If many people in this world are cold, hungry, and half- starved, who is to blame? If here in America where grain, fruit, fowl, fish, and animals all of man's food abounds, men starve, who is to blame? Is it God? Only the fool says yes Is it man? It is the wise man who nods his head in hum ble affirmation. I wonder if we realize we, the men and women of tomorrow the burden that lies upon us? It is to us, the col lege boys, and girls of today, that. America must count on to see that Thanksgiving may always be a day of thanks She looks to us to see that the fruits of the earth pack the larders of the people, not the great storehouses of the cities; that greed, false ambition, ignorance, atheism, and mismanagement all the things that plunged the world into this mire of depression be abol ished as nearly as possible; and, finally, that God may receive his just thanks from every man, woman, and child in the world, because man has proved to be a just steward, and has rightfully administered the goods in his keeping. WHICH TYPE ARE YOU? Extra-curricular activities There are so many of them and each one seems so fascinating that it is no wonder that the bewildered student hesitates to choose among them. In fact, so many girls are still hesitating that something should be done about it. By this time, each girl in the school should have identified herself with one or two activities outside the classroom. Many have done this and have adjusted themselves nicely, but a considerable portion of the student body even yet is divided into two classes. These extremes are the girl who sits back languidly, taking no part in any activity, and the girl who rushes from club to club, prom ising her support to each, and usually failing to keep her word to any Here is a chance for a little self-analysis. Which type of girl are you? For the first extreme we can do noth ing but advise her to look around and become acquainted with the work done by the clubs. Every normal girl is cer tain to find some activity or another that will interest her and draw her more closely into this real, truly-enjoyable, and beneficial part of college life The second type of girl stirs enmity in the heart of the officers of each club. She dashes in to a meeting, looks anxi ously at her wrist watch, listens half heartedly to the officer's words, then hurries off to another meeting She ac cepts proudly and joyfully a position on the committees in the various clubs, then does nothing because she has so much to do Oh, she means well, this enthusiastic young woman, but what she fails to re alize is that one or two things done well are much more likely to gaaet beneficial iJTTian five or six merely attempted. The awe and admiration of her classmates, too, when they learn that she belongs to five or six clubs is too intoxicating to relinquish Please take our humble word for it too much attempted results only in headaches, grey hair, and wrinkles The responsibility of being an officer of too many clubs also has its disad vantages. One becomes irritable be cause of the strain of trying to direct successfully the many tasks that really should be distributed; studies suffer; A's and B's become C's and D's; one's name is conspicuous for its absence on the Honor Roll; and one may even grow cynical and bitter at the lack of response to orders given As a last word we say this choose one or two activities that really interest you, give them your best work, and you will accomplish more for yourself, those with whom you work, and your college; and you will be happier than you ever thought you could be ACTION EXCHANGES Clarke Courier, Clarke College, Dubuque, Iowa. The bi-monthly newspaper of Clarke College is one of the marvels on our exchange list. Every two weeks without fail, the journalists produce a publication the make-up of which is beyond re proach. An editorial on the angels was a thor oughly delightful assurance that the guardian angel is not becoming a myth. The feature story, Angels at Clarke, is the most sincerely beau tiful that we have recently encountered. The Watch Tower, Marygrove College, Detroit, Michigan. A new evening course is being inaugurated at Marygrove by its noted president, George Her mann Derry, on the philosophy of religion and the psychology of belief. Marygrove has achieved a reputation for having one of the best organized sodalities in the country. From the last issue of The Watch Tower it is evident that the reputation is being maintained. A fresh impetus was given to sodality action on the morning of Nov. 18, when the sodalists unanimously passed a motion providing for the construction of a complete program outlining the procedure of each meeting during the ensuing year. The opening prayer was said by the Dean and the business was then discussed. It was objected that the meetings of the so dality lacked interest and that attendance would continue to diminish until some variety of sodal- istic pep was injected. Catherine Manske, acting as chairman, ap pointed Mary Agnes Tynan to act as head of the committee which is to plan the order of the coming meetings. Miss Manske then made an appeal for rep resentation of Mundelein both at Ciscora con ferences and at the various sectional meetings held on each Saturday at Loyola Law School. Many volunteered to attend these and to report to the various chairmen concerning them. The meeting closed with the cheering words of the chairman to the committee and the promise of a successful plan to be completed soon. Thanksgiving, to be properly celebrated and thoroughly enjoyed, should be begun with at tendance at Mass. It is the truly Catholic way to express gratitude to God. Mary Dwyer, Violet Park, and Lucy Ryan will officiate as president, vice-president and secre tary-treasurer, respectively, of the Philosophy club. Now that the club is better organized, the entire sodality is looking for some real action The next meeting scheduled will be in charge of the following program committee: Rita Eppig, Mrs. Marguerite Walker, and Margaret Osten. SENIOR OUTLOOK nVV.TCJJE'S TUzr.TSr.WMT.n. Editor The Sky-Line Here we are, still recuperating from the effects of one holiday, and already our thoughts have flown to the next. Do you remember how Ed Wynn in Simple Simon said, I love the woodth? A strikingly similar effect is achieved when we roll our eyes and declaim, I love the holidayth. A fat roasted turkey Of colors gold and brown Was stuffed with luscious dressing To keep it full and round. It's queer about this dressing And according to how it is wrought, As a plumping for turkey it's succulent food For sweet girls 'tis profound food for thought. Before the play we were allowed to witness a scene from The Marvellous Adventure of Ber nard de Menthon. Two gay little pages frisked through a very jolly performance. They seemed to enjoy themselves quite whole-heartedly and so did the Jester. It was just a sample of what we were to expect, but enough to whet our appetites for more. The Pilgrim Fathers had a lot to be thankful for. So have we. Our exams are safely over. That is, they are over, how safely we don't know. The seniors actually gave away something for nothing It was the admission card to the play that went with their patron tickets. The Fournicr News, Mount Saint Joseph Col lege, Philadelphia. Two attractive lectures were given last month at Mount Saint Joseph, one on Russian Litera ture since 1917, another on Masefield. One of the features was a clever interview with the Col lege Registrar who attended the Eucharistic Con gress and then made an extensive tour of the Continent. The climax of the trip was an audi ence with the Holy Father. A professor had just finished explaining the meaning of the Pauline Privilege to his class. To be sure that they understood it he asked the students if there were any questions. One per plexed maiden, with a tiny frown marring the otherwise smooth surface of her brow, arose and asked just why it was called the Appalling Privilege. * * * Now that exams arc over We've lost most of our fear, But when our grades are homeward sent You'll hear us sigh, Oh dear Teacher Who was Ann Hathaway ? Student Ann Hath-a-way? (brightly) She must have been the instigator of personality con tests. * * * The class in logic is tasting the hardships of mission labors. They arc attempting the con version of propositions, rumored to be the most stubborn of all non-believers. The Inquiring Reporter gathered the following statistics when she accosted worried students ex amination week, with the question Do you cram the night before examinations? Harriet Steigelman '34 I have never studied whatsoever until this semester and now zoology is the only book I really crammed over. Mary Elizabeth Finnegan '36 No, I never do. That is the night I always go out because I never have any homework to write. Who was the junior who all by her little self thought up quite a trick pun? It is cold down by the lake front because the I. C. tracks go by. Whoa List, yet students will) intensity li yeTfestre to iearrr your crensrey, Divide your volume by your mass Thus spoke the professor to the class. A freshman thinks the Rhetoric course is important because it teaches the freshmen to be careful and the teacher to be patient The jester shook his tasseled head And dropped gay witticisms, The heralds quite amused us With their timely criticisms, A charming bride was Marguerite E'en though her lover fled, And Germane edified us As a man who read and read. We liked the Seigneur Menthon Who was a gruff old fellow. And his consort, wan Dame Beruolinc, Clothed in lavendar and yellow, But the masks of the evil spirits Were the things we liked the best, For they were the first real nightmares Our eyes had e'er witnessed. Ann Onymous AFTER THE EXAMINATION First Student Why didn't the teacher discuss that question in class ? Second Student How do you expect him to know anything about it until he corrects the papers ? Glimpses of what occurred backstage before and during the performance of The Marvellous Adventure of Bernard de Menthon. Saint Nicholas borrowing a pin from Satan the Angel Gabriel eating an apple Dame Bernolinc forgetting her maternal dignity for a moment as she hummed a popular song Seig neur de Menthon rejuvenating his gray locks between acts with a few dashes of powder the Jester studying educational psychology Mar- querite, the ethereal heroine, mentioning the fact that she had attended a college football game last week the two diminutive heralds sitting on a soap box.
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1932-11-23 (2)
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