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Paf'.e Two SKYSCRAPER For an America Of Tomorrow Because there were men who, believ ing in an ideal of life, were willing to give U ) life to see that ideal prevail, we are Americans today. And therein lies the clanger in the very fact that we are Americans TODAY that in our necessarily restricted, usually self-interested consideration of THE DAY, it is so easy to lose sight of the greater vision of an America of YES TERDAY, and an America of TOMOR- K( gt; V. Just because today is not able to look at itself with the objectivity of his torical perspective, it is easy to forget the debt we owe to the men who came before, and tlie heritage, to those who will come after. It is easy to forget that men have died for an ideal of life. This is America -today before a na tional election, and already personal in terests are working to obscure the issue that should be the primary and only concern of an intelligent voting citizenry: which of two men will most successfully fulfill the requirements of Presidency of a free America, that lias been strong in the tenet that man may live peaceably and just ly with man under the democratic sys tem. There have been men who, believing in an ideal of life, were willing to give up lite, to see that ideal prevail. We are immedi ately asked only intelligent citizenship. This is a responsibility to be taken ser iously and prayerfully in the Novem ber election. After Five Centuries Turn Through These Leaves It's Autumn The well publicized long autumn eve nings now with us afford ideal opportun ities to catch up on those books we've al ways wanted to read. For a well-rounded evening, entertaining as well as educa tional, here are two new books well worth the reading: The Collected Poems ok A. E. lIous.MA.v, Henry Holt and Com pany, New York, and Directions in . lon- i:k. POETRY by Drew-Sweeney, V. W. Norton and Company, Inc., New York. Included among -Mr. Housman's selec tions are his collection of famous poems titled A Shropshire Lad. It was this group of poems which, when published in 18 , brought him recognition as a poet. Later in 1922 a group called Last Poems was published and bis poetic powers were even more definitely established. These Last Poems are also included in the book. Mr. Housman's poems follow a simple style, often tinged with sadness, and are invariably moving. Many of the themes treat of war. Reading them, one finds himself forgetting that the poet speaks of times long past and not of the present day. A. E. Ilousman once wrote: They say my verse is sad; no wonder; Its narrow measure spans Tears of eternity and sorrow, Not mine, but man's. The other book, Directions in Mod ern Poetry, is divided into Parts One and Two, the first treating of the changes in the contemporary world and the effects of these changes upon the poets; the second dealing with the poet as an artist. Its purpose can best be explained by quoting from the introduction: It is for the active reader that this book is written. It does not aim at being a chatty view of those poets who are most in the public eye. lor the evolution of poetry is never the survival of the slickest. I Hippy readings In the medieval twilight of an old Ger many a Germany of terraced vineyards and Gothic cathedrals a man watched with his dream. And because this was no ordinary dream, his suffering was greater than the pain common to all men who see visions of things to come. It will do great things, he thought knowing the tiring excitement of its re lentless drive. It will bring beauty to many people, he dreamt feeling the tor ment of its inexpressible wonder. To morrow is too long away, he cried wearied from the urging immediacy of his own eagerness. Johannes Gutenberg was working out his dream of movable type. A long time after Gutenberg long enough to have permitted many people, who are not respecters of dreams, to have used the press young delegates to the third National Catholic Educational Press Congress met in Milwaukee on the five hundredth anniversary of printing. Anil because they understood the makings of dreams, they believed with Pope Pius XII that Their first utterance should be, not the captious phrase, but the compelling strength of their example. Speaking their thoughts and their hopes. the Reverend Doctor Howard D. Carroll said: Yours is a calling to the apostolate of truth and justice . . . ;m unflinching, inflexible dedication is required of you as of anyone to whom has been entrusted so lofty and so sacred a mission. Your training and equipment should be learning and virtue. Your basic principal should be scru pulosity in learning the truth, in adhering to the truth, and in writing the truth . . . since truth is the basis of understand ing among individuals, among societies, among nations. May yours be the cardinal virtues: for titude, as indispensable to anyone who would dedicate himself to the point of suffering to justice; prudence and tem perance, so that you may be dispassionate and objective: and charity, for if you 'speak with the tongues of men and angels and have not charity, you become as sounding brass or a tinkling cymbal. The Catholic press is the voice of hope, ibe solace for the despair of our own age ... It is a voice of love where love has so largely disappeared . . .It is the voice of peace that the world cannot give. * * . These young delegates were respecters of dreams and more. In their united rep resentation in the Catholic School Press Association they were potential artisans in the use of the material from which old dreams are realized -and new dreams born. Round Town Midst the hubbub of football games and collegiate dances, which are the rage right now, Round Town dares to suggest a bit of quiet, soothing entertainment the calm after the storm. On Alonday, Oct. 2i gt;, the Reverend Daniel A. Lord, S.J., who has been vastly- popular with Chicago audiences in the past, will return to the stage of The Loy ola Community Theatre with a new lecture, entitled, God, Man, and Happiness. In one of his recent pamphlets, Father Lord said, You have a right to be happy, and an elaboration of this theme will be the sub ject of his lecture. It should be interesting as well as amus ing to be entertained by a man who has baffled the intelligentsia of the nation and put to shame the country's most eminent scholars. Of course it's Clifton Fadi- man, the popular M.C. of the Infor mation Please program, who is speaking this evening at 8:15 in Orchestra Hall on Inside Radio. Being a true authority on such a subject, Mr. Fadiman will probab ly reveal many unusual facts about the airways. So long awaited, The Time ot Your Life is finally here. William Saroyan's exceptional play of life on the Barbary Coast of San Francisco opens at the Er- langer Theatre, Monday evening. Pro ducer Eddie Howling will be seen in the stellar role of a wealthy philosophic ec centric, and will co-star with Julie Hay- don, a brilliant young actress who already has two Broadway successes behind her. In spite of the fact that he has written six plays, William Saroyan is making bis Chicago debut with The Time ok Your Life which was this year awarded the Pulitzer Prize and the New York Critic's Circle Award. Although be is only 33 years old, this enterprizing author has alreadv sold more than 400 stories. His career as a playright began in 1939 when be produced a curious one-acter. My Heart's in the Highlands, which George Jean Nathan acclaimed the best play of the year. Musical ollerings for the coming fort night rival theatrical productions. Only two Clays remain in which to attend a performance ot tlie San Carlo Opera company, mis. troupe, tlie greatest travel ing organization oi us kind m America, closes us successtul Chicago engagement at the Auditorium Theatre Sunday evening. Through the efforts of its astute man ager, Fortune Gallo, its musical director, Carlo Peroni, and its regisseur, Louis Raybaut, the ban Carlo company lias risen to a first rate position, and lias educated thousands to the meaning of operatic staples. Many of the operas given this season have been in English. For the first time since the days of Colonel Henry Savage, Madame Butterfly was last week sung in English. This is a great innovation in the operatic world and may lead to permanent results in the future. It you haven't as yet enjoyed a per formance of the San Carlo's Faust, Aida, TOSCA, or Carmen, do take lime out to morrow or Sunday to hear and witness the line talent of such artists as Lucille Meu- sel, Ivan Petroff, Rolf Gerard, and Fran cesco Curci. November 2 is a red letter day on all musical calendars. The Chicago Opera company will open its '40-'41 season with a performance of Aida, headlined by such names as Zuika Manon, Giovanni Marti nelli, and John Charles Thomas. An added attraction will be the initial appearance of the Ballet Theatre. Henry Weber is conducting this year and the new stage designs are the work of William Wyme- tal. However impressive the opera program may be. it is disappointing to note that Lawrence Tibbett is ill with throat trouble and has cancelled all engagements for four months. This will exclude Othello from the schedule; but an extra performance of MaNON with I lelen Jepson and Richard Crooks will be substituted. Music Hath Charms To Fill a Quiet Hour Listen to Lily Pons, undisputed darling of America, in a collection of her most famous operatic selections and songs, anew Victor album record and a must for Miss Pons' many fans . . . Victor also gives us a superb recording of Ravel's Bo lero played by the Minneapolis Symphony under the direction of Eugene Onnamly . . . And hear the delightfully poignant Liebestrauni presented by Jascha lleifctz on a Victor recording. To Make Your Dancing Feet Dance Tommy Dorsey's perfect Victor record ing of Trade Winds . . . Dreaming Out Loud, recorded for Decca by a new and better .Artie Shaw . . . Bolero in Blue, a Victor, by Larry Clinton, who lias a habit of making swing classics. If You Like Your Classics Light Hear Rodzinski's new Victor recording of the Scheherazade, the 1001 tales a girl told to save her life, set to music ... You'll enjoy the many familiar airs of Grieg's Peer Gynt Suite, recorded for Vic tor by the Philadelphia Symphony ... The favorites among lovely Friml melodies from the Vagabond King have been com piled and recorded on a Victor by the London Palladium Orchestra, conducted by Jack Frere. If You Like Your Classics Heavy .Among the best known of symphonic music is the Nesv World Symphony of An ton Dvorak, written after he bad ken in this country for three years. It is very appropriately recorded for Victor by the All-American Youth orchestra, which is under the direction of Leopold Stokow ski . . . Not quite so well known, but very beautiful, is the Second Symphony of Si belius, Finnish composer, a Victor record of the Philadelphia Symphony. THE SKYSCRAPER Official Semi-Monthly Newspaper of M L'NDELEI N COLLEGE 6363 Sheridan Road Chica.no, Illinois mundelein Chicago's College For Women Under the Direction' ok the Sisters of Charity, B.V.M. Entered as Second Class Matter Nov. 30,19 , at the Post Office of Chicago, Illinois, under the Act of March 3, 1879, 1.75 the year. Published semi-monthly from October to Mar inclusive by the students of Mundelein College. Vol. XI Friday, Oct. 25, 19-10 .No..I ALL-AMERICAN HONORS 1939 Member 1910 P siociorled Golle iafe Preu ALL-CATHOLIC HONORS Telephone: Briarfcate 3800 )rish Kditor-in-Chief Marie Von Dris Feature Editors Muriel Moll, Marie Kudd Assistants Mary Lou Bell Jeanne Bemis, Lavinia Cole, Jeanne dn Moulin. Patricia Gould, Eileen Malum- ev. Mary Margaret O'Flahcrty, Kath ryn O'Reilly. Anne Marie O'Rourke. News Editors..Dorothy McCarthy, Joan Morris Assistants Maryanne Brockhaiu. Patricia Byrne. Helen O'Day. Mary Ag nes Firalio. Betty (irimm, Elaine Han- man. Geraldine Hoffman, Royce 11c- Fadyen, Evelyn Nelson, Marie No Gladys Pcrisutti, Colletta Roche. Host- niary Lanahan. Rosemary Shanahan. Reporters Dorothy Behm, Alice llrcckeiiridgt, Elsie Cramer. Helen Eiehstaedt, Irene Moo- tanyna. Mary Alice Myers. Margery Rot- bottom, Coletta Stanton.
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