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Page Two THE SKYSCRAPER April 30, 1936 THE SKYSCRAPER Official Semi-Monthly Newspaper of M(;NI)ELBIN COLLEGE 6363 Sheridan Road Chicago, Illinois Mundelein Chicago's College For Women Under the Direction of the Sisters of Charity, B. V. M. Entered as Second Class Matter Nov. 30, 1932, at the Post Office at Chicago, Illinois, under the Act of March 3, 1879. 1.75 the year. Published semi-monthly from October to May inclusive by the students of Mundelein College. NO TIME ON YOUR HANDS? Vol. VI. April 30, 1936 No. 11 ALL-AMERICAN HONORS 1935 Member 1936 FAssociated CbUe iate Press ALL-CATHOLIC HONORS Telephone: Briargate 3800 SKYSCRAPER STAFF Editor-in-Chief Charlotte Wilcox Associate Dorothy O'Donnell Managing Editor Jean McKeever Associate Catherine Heerey News Editors Catherine Ott, Ann Ellen Smith Features Anna Marie Masterson Assistants Jane Spalding, Julia Mary Hanna, Catherine Ann Dougherty. Alumnae Mary O'Brien Athletics Gertrude Rafferty Exchanges . Edythe Williams Business Manager Frances McCambridge And Sudden Death--- ORTUNATE is the student who pos sesses her own attractive roadster or shiny coupe during these ideal spring days. She can snuggle down behind the wheel, open the window, and float away with the breeze, feeling gloriously independent. Such a gay spirit, influenced by the sweep of boulevard and sight of the spark ling lake close by, brings with it, however, a strong tendency to open the throttle and step on the gas. A speedometer registering 40 miles per hour and up calls for quick application of the brakes and steady nerves when unex pected obstacles appear. Too often, in such instances, the famous article, and sudden death, becomes a reality. In cooperation with the National Stu dent Federation of America, we urge the students to drive with caution and thus take an active part in the nation-wide cam paign to prevent traffic accidents. A re cent report on the Traffic Court broadcast showed that 40 percent of those arrested for speeding are under 21 years of age, while the N.S.F.A. report states that driv ers from 18 to 24 years of age are annually involved in more than one-fifth of all fatal accidents. Serious consideration of this evil, which annually takes 36,000 lives, will increase the student's sense of the value of human life and decrease the tremendous percent age of fatalities caused by reckless driving. Besides the terrific personal danger of irreparable injury, or, perhaps, of sudden death, there is the possibility of hurling another person into eternity, unprepared, or of injuring another for life. However careless one may be of one's own life, the thought of incurring lifelong responsibility for the death or injury of another is suf ficiently arresting. Cognizant, then, of the imminent danger of reckless driving, American college students are pledging themselves to the cause of careful driving. Will the Mundelein students espouse the cause from the start? F THERE is the proverbial grain of truth in the theory that opposites at tract, Helen C. White's address last Tues day on- the Art of Leisure, occurring on the eve of the last hectic half-dozen weeks of the school year, was more than a coinci dence. Rather, it was, we believe, a bit of shrewd and salutary advice, particularly apropos. Most collegians at this time of the year contemplate a scholastic calendar which is a succession of social affairs, concerts, plays, teas, and Senior balls, punctuated less pleasantly but quite as firmly with book reports, term papers, and comprehensives. And the contemplation is sufficient to pro duce a substantial amount of worry, frantic activity, and headaches. We would suggest a thoughtful consid eration, instead, of Miss White's remarks. Are we peculiarly Americanized to the ex tent of viewing extreme busyness of the mile-a-minute, six-things-at-once variety as a sign of virtue? Is there in our make up a conspicuous lack of appreciation for leisure? Are we even aware that such a thing exists? Paradoxically enough, concentrated at tention on this subject of leisure is one of the few but surest means of escape dur ing the busy pre-Commencement era. In its proper application lies the formula not only for attending social affairs, finishing term papers, and conquering comprehen sives, but also for enjoying and surviving them as well What we may call Miss White's six- point plan suggests the way. I must have my tea, says the Englishman and thus typifies a proper and sole concentration on the matter of the moment. Secondly, do things even writing verse for their own sake and for enjoyment. Ulterior motives have a tremendously dampening effect A third suggestion would casually place on a student's desk two books one that you've wanted to read in the past, and one that you should read at the moment. Take time off for nature is a fourth point; time to lose the trivial difficulties that make up a day's work in an awareness of Beauty. The fifth point a satisfying, wholehearted enjoyment of the comedy of every-day life wins instant approval, and the conclud ing point voices the aim not only of leisure but also, ultimately, of life itself. One must strive to live WITH, not FOR one's- self. With such a plan for the point of departure, leisure does not seem a far- distant thing. Having mastered these es sentials of leisure, one is bound to discover social affairs, term papers, and compre hensives retreating to their proper and well-ordered pigeon holes on a less-clut tered desk of life. And, using the formula- found leisure, surprisingly enough, these last six weeks of school may yet take care of themselves, with serenity and grace. Modern College Students Are Current-Event Consious CONTRARY to custom, you (who are wide-awake college students) may re cline and scoff gently at the derisive com ments hurled in the direction of the young people of the present era. If you were seeking your education eight or nine years ago, a blase, disinterested attitude towards the world's economical and political status might have branded you as typical. Now, however, if you wish to be considered up- to-date, you must display an intelligent in terest in what is going on around you and place yourself in a position to smile know ingly when uninformed elders upbraid youthful ignorance. That the attitude of the modern colle gian toward contemporary problems of government, economics, and society has undergone a complete metamorphosis dur ing the sobering depression years was man ifest several weeks ago, when students of mid-western colleges and universities met in Chicago for the first annual mid-western collegiate economics conference. In the words of Professor Buckley of the University of Notre Dame, who played a prominent role in the organization of the initial conference, In 1929 it would have been difficult, nay, almost impossible to get together a group of young collegians to discuss problems of that day. But 'time marches on' and the respon sibilities of America have smote today's youth, so that groups of college students (the true expression of young America faced with real problems) meet to discuss, ponder, and seek solutions. Professor Buckley, in a few words, has summed up the changing status of the college student the metamorphosis from the four-year so cial whirl of a decade ago to the alert- minded attitude of sincere young moderns. A-Maying We Shall Go TO POETS, May represents something that can be eulogized in thousands of flower poems To our precocious twen tieth century children, May represents the opening of the roller-skating era But to the broadminded collegian May should rep resent something more beautiful and more invigorating it should remind us of the joyous season of Mary-making. Not only should it remind us, but it should stir us onward and upward to more practical heights. Every student should do her Mary-making by offering up a rosary a day, or by reciting the Office. Whether your praters represent beautiful flower poems that you lay at the feet of our Blessed Mother, or whether they are the roller skates that bring you swiftly to her side, remember that May is the season for Maying, and that whether we are aesthetic or athletic, unless we sweeten our daily life with prayer, our May will not be a happy one. HONOR ROLL High Honors Roberta Christie '37 Frances Mikkelson '36 Dorothy Fitzgerald'39 Dorothy Stalzer '39 Josephinejagoditch'39 Kathryn Weniger '36 Ruth Kees '37 Margaret Werlein '36 Rita McGuane '39 Charlotte Wilcox '36 Grace Mehren '39 Laura Witkunski '39 Honors Patricia Connor '39 Helen O'Neil '39 Virginia Gaertner '39 Katherine Ott '38 Frances Geary '39 Gertrude Rafferty '37 Eileen Madden '37 Gertrude Riordan '37 Mary Mclntyre '39 Georgette Thoss '39 Jean McKeever '37 Bernice Walters '37 Catherine Mulvmill'37 Dorothy White '36 Honorable Mention Ruth Mae Amann '39 Anna M. Masterson '38 Helen Coleman '38 Anna McCracken '37 Margaret Collins '39 Margaret M. Murray '38 Mary Geiger '37 Mary O'Callahan '36 Lorraine Horn '37 Virginia Pelletier '39 Helen Keenan '36 Mildred Ratner '39 Patricia Mack '39 Rita Smith '37 Mary Turley '38 VI-1IZ SU1VX.USHZ A library slip for a reserved book reads as follows: ' man and society now ready for your use. The library is so obliging And another enigmatic sign reads: U 202 10:50 J.C. Paging Sherlock ***** An optimistic Faculty member, after the quarterly exams, referred to her profession as a paper-bound career. ***** In vernal verdure Nature veils her smiles Mid lesser grandeur Of the season's styles In hats, and gloves, and shoes That college women choose To keep in swing With songs That robins sing. ***** Soph: Why do you seem so proud of yourself today ? Junior: I was a model 1 Soph: That's no cause for pride. Junior: Why not? Soph: My pocket dictionary says that a model is a small imitation of the real thing. ***** It's a long story, but it's well broken up. It seems that a cooking firm, hearing of a famous macaroni exhibit sponosored by the home economics department and, doubtless, publicized in our own little tabloid, wrote and asked the home economists to send some of the stuff a mile or so, perhaps. So Mary and Sue, all set for big business in the spaghetti line, wrapped it up in cellophane, and, trusting no mere emissary of Uncle Sam, went forth themselves to take it to the postoffice. Feeling happy, they were, until, with a mighty bang, they dropped it on Sheridan Road. A long story we said, a mile and a half long, but well broken up. ***** IT PAYS TO ADVERTISE or VACANT ROOMS Elaine mas blue. So she turned into an empty class room to await her friends. She began to sing. It ivas 12 o'clock, lunch time, so site sang loudly. She sang from her heart. In fact, she sang, Lost, a heart as good as new. The echo in the room was good, so she gave it everything. UNTIL, tlie Instructor from the adjoining room Looked in, smiled pityingly, and asked her To hush uf a bit. Elaine was blue. Elaine still is. ***** Proof reader: Isn't there something queer about this: The 50 guests chatted informally with a lovely background . . . ***** We suppose it is to be expected that Pa tricia Connor and Patricia Mack will con tinue to stand pat on the Townsend bill. ***** English instructor: Who is giving the report on the early life of Browning? A well-manicured sophomore hand cuts the air. E. I.: And who is giving the later life? Another hand waves sparklingly. E. I.: And who is going to give us the Works? ***** And then there was the home economics enthusiast who couldn't find any matches to light the toaster and decided to make matchless toast. ***** AS WE GO TO PRESS Proof Reader: Isn't there something queer about this 'headline Socialists Secure Practical Experience ? Copyreadcr, on the other side of table, to In ternational Relations club president: What are you, a commuter ? Here you are at a Notre Dame convention in Chicago, and then at an Interna tional convention in Indiana .... Managing editor, looking up languidly: Com muters and Socialists whither education
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1936-04-30 (2)
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