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Pa e Two SKYSCRAPER When Its Midnight in Chicago, Dec* 24 PEARL HARBOR, HAWAII, 7:30 P.M. ... a sunset breeze mingles the rich fragrance of tropical gardenias with the acrid, burnt smell of yawning shell- holes ... unused surf-boards lean against deserted thatched huts . . . the last of the leis has long since wilted, washed up on the shore . . . windows and doors are be ing thickly padded with matting, in preparation for the long, blacked-out night . . . bronze-skinned women wait for the tell-tale wail of the warning siren . . . Bui . . . the soft notes of the Adeste Fidelcs herald the coming of the King, Who -will bring peace, in time, as chor isters open the Christmas Eve service in the little zvhite church at Waikiki. LUZON, PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, 2 P.M. . . . the brilliant sun, blazing down on the ironically-named Pacific, can not erase the shadow of the sword of the Samurai . . . sandbags brace the founda tions of shops whose windows are long since glassless . . . native police and armed soldiers try to coax the savage Igorots down from the mountains so that they may be near the bomb-proof shelters, in vain . . . women quietly, efficiently, care for the wounded, make a home for fright ened children . . . The Christ Child has not forgot us . . . and the Americans from the mainland are fighting with us here. Holiday Doings Round Town With festive green and red ribbons, lighted candles, poinsettias, and other signs of Christmas dotting the recrea tional scene, the time has come to think of other things (but nothing as vegeta tive as cabbages or as imaginative as kings), but rather, that necessary portion of the normal life recreation. We all realize that a concentration on enjoyment and having fun to the exclu sion of all things would be wrong in a country at peace and even more so in a country that is at war. But, remember, you need rest. Before we tell you of all the interest ing things that arc going to happen in Chicago within the next two weeks, we take this opportunity to remind you of the smoothest dance of the year, the scene of more beautiful orchids, more stunning gowns, and more danceable music than any other in the city the Skyscraper Ball at the Drake on the day after Christ mas. Don't miss it The Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo opens its season at the Civic Opera House on Dec. 26. with a company of 125 dancers. Included on the program for the nine performances are the popular Swan Lake, Les Sylphides, the Nutcracker Suite, Rouge et Noir, Scheherazade, Prince Igor, and many others. Opening on Christmas night, The Stu dent Prince, with Robert Davis in the title role, will continue through until Jan. 10. The Grand is the scene of the presentation of this ever-loved work of Sigmund Romberg. Entertainment on ice is yours for the asking if you are fortunate enough to attend the 1941 Hollywood Ice Revue, produced by the ballerina of the frozen surface, Sonja Henie. This spectacle, in which Miss Henie will star, opens on Dec. 25 and will continue through until Jan. 4. ICELAND, 4 A.M. . . . crisp snow crunches beneath the heel of the dawn patrol . . . American soldiers drink a toast to their homeland in hot coffee . . . guards on duty sing one rousing chorus of the Star Spangled Banner . . . listen to occasional flashes from a small portable radio, turned on infrequently so that an enemy plane can't ride in on the beam . . . Icelandic women sleep intermittently, dread ing the rasping drone of a squadron bear ing the emblem of the enemy, but remem bering Christmas . . . the cold of the stable at Bethlehem, the smile of a little Child. CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, U.S.A., Mid night . . . millions of citizens, free to live and love and fight for their beliefs, storm the citadels of heaven with their prayers at Holy Mass ... thank God that defense forces have taken the last year-and-a-half to grow on . . .know in their hearts that they are fighting on the right side, so that no matter how long it takes to win, win they will eventually . . . give thanks for their unalienable right to worship, to be represented fairly in speech and press . . . women of the city, like women all over the nation, watch and pray for the safety of the brave men who fight for them, on land and on sea and in the air, in order that the swastika and the emblem of the Rising Sun may never supplant our cross and our flag . . . Venite ado- rcinus, venite adorcmus, Dominum. Buy a Book for the Christmas Stocking With Christmas less than a week away, are yon still perplexed about the all-im portant question of what to give whom? Why not give something that will be sure to please, something that will be a lasting reminder of your thoughtfulness a book that can be read and reread long after the Christmas tree has been dis mantled and the turkey and cranberries are only a memory. For MOTHER who will welcome the relaxation of a book after the mad rush of Christmas preparation, WINDSWEPT by Mary Ellen Chase; BIG FAMILY by Bellamy Partridge; WHITE CLIFFS by Alice Duer Miller; THE AMAZING SUMMER by Philip Gibbs; NO LIFE FOR A LADY by Agnes Cleaveland; NINE LIVES by A. Rosman; or FOUR YEARS IN PARADISE by O. Johnson. For DAD who will get too many neck ties anyway, THE KEYS TO THE KINGDOM by A. J. Cronin; BERLIN DIARY by William Shirer; OUT OF THE PEOPLE by J. B. Priestley; WASHINGTON DATELINE by Clark; MEET THE SOUTH AMERICANS by Carl Crow. For HIM, whether he be in camp, col lege, or civilian life, BOTANY BAY by Nordhoff and Hall; GALL AND HON EY by Edward Doherty; AIR BASE by B. Guyton; NO OTHER MAN by Alfred Noyes; ABOVE SUSPICION by Helen Maclnnes. For your WHOLE FAMILY to enjoy, EXIT LAUGHING by Irvin S. Cobb; THE FUN ENCLCYOPEDIA by E. O. Harbin. And for YOU, in case you're asked for some suggestions, A GOOD TIME AT YOUR PARTY by Helen Stevens Fisher to help you maintain your reputation as a hostess. Music for Everyone For Christmas Bruno Walter and the London Sym phony have recorded Schumann's richly colored romantic Symphony No. 4 in D Minor in the same flawless manner in which the distinguished conductor has in terpreted the composer's Rhenish Sym phony and Beethoven's Eroica, which made disc history this year. Leopold Stokowski conducting the Philadelphia Orchestra has put on wax Chopin's familiar Mazurka in B Minor, besides Gliere's Symphony No. 3 in B Minor for the well planned music library. The latter work, a gigantic symphony which, because of its proportions and dif ficulties, is rarely heard in performances, but which is Gliere's greatest contribu tion, has been recorded for those who en joy his music. Cesar Franck's Symphony in D Minor has been recorded by the San Francisco Symphony under the baton of Pierre Monteux, whose association with a mu sician who had worked on the Symphony with the composer culminated in a per formance not only authoritative but also skillfully executed. W'ilfred Pelletier, who founded the Montreal Festivals which constitute Can ada's greatest musical event, has led the orchestra and chorus in recordings of Faure's Requiem which is sung in Latin and Mozart's Ave Merum Corpus which is played by the province musicians with all the finesse that members of our finest concert orchestras display. THE SKYSCRAPET Official Semi-Monthly Newspaper of J MUNDELEIN COLLEGE 6363 Sheridan Road Chicago, Illinois hi Mundelein , ,. Chicago's Collbi j. For Women . Under the DtREcnf e of the Sisters rfm Charity, B.V.M.n(; Entered as Second Class Matter Nov. 30,n' at the Post Office of Chicago, Illinois, uniy. Act of March 3, 1879, 175 the year, fo Published semi-monthly from October t gt; inclusive by the students of Mundelein Cfri e a Vol. XII Thursday, December 18 ALL-AMERICAN HONd al 1941 Member Associated Golle6ialeuJ ALL-CATHOLIC HONd IS What Can WE Do To Serve Our Country Telephone: Ambassador 9011isi J Co-Editors-in-Chief Dorothy Mc(fit Joan Associate Rosemary Lit' Feature Staff. .Jean Bemis, Alice Brcckift Patricia Gould, Rita Ann Mulhern, mary Shanahan. ' Club Editor Marief1 News Staff Helen Egan, Rae ftr Bernice Hones, Beatrice Johnson, m Kay Jones, Joan Leach, Marie X , Margery Rowbottom. Sports Editor Geraldine Hin: Reporters Pcrle Braun, Jane Kowalski.B lcen McNulty, Florence Miller,8 Coughlin, Bernadette Jones, LorraineM Mary Lou Pimsner, Mary Elizabeth' Gerry Ilallctt, Jean Spatuzza. -1 KEEP BUSY In response to the national reveille, we can contribute our services generously when the Red Cross unit is opened after Christmas. We can learn First Aid; we can cooperate with whatever local de fense agencies are established; we can knit, make bandages, write cheerful newsy letters to the boys in the service. Our morale is one of the most precious de fenses we have; we must safeguard it, and we shall, by keeping busy. We must avoid bitterness and disillusionment we are not the first generation of women to see our fathers, our brothers, our sweet hearts go into the crucible of battle. We are not the first to see our plans post poned and our dreams distorted. But we know that ultimate victory will be ours. KEEP SMILING After all, life must go on. We can neither shrug away the situation, like Scarlett O'Hara, and think about it to morrow, nor can we brood about it to the exclusion of the small, everyday tasks that must, somehow, be done. We have much to be thankful for: the security patent in the thought of our magnificent army, getting stronger every day, our dauntless navy and air force, sailing proudly into the blue to vanquish the powers of greed and evil; our democratic government, seeking always the ultimate welfare of our country and of each of its citizens; our priceless heritage of faith, which will enable us to face the dark days, the military setbacks, inevitable in any war. h, ns IS KEEP STUDYING The more college boys called m colors, the more responsibility ve r for making the most of our cduc? for diligently cultivating our inteQj for developing the broad, informe* spective on life which is the stnB ultimate defense against injustice, I n ny, and oppression. We must pra for generations to come the tulef the enlightenment, the beauty, a faith, which alone can prepare the I for the ultimate triumph over inlelH stagnation and moral collapse. Whfl emergency was declared last year, I dent Roosevelt asked college studefi serve their country the best way, K maining students, until called to othu ties, by preparing themselves intclletl and spiritually for the problems I morrow. lr KEEP OUR HEADS We can avoid war hysteria by I taining emotional stability, by culttB the important faculty of keeping (J the face of danger and prcjudice.1 we will manifest the control and U responsibility that we have through years of education. KEEP PRAYING It is women's lot to wait and wr and PRAY when the men of theB go off to battle. They also servM their great task is still behind thej supporting, encouraging, praying. V every class we can say our aspiiP fervently and hopefully; we can SP Rosaries daily; we can pray everi every hour for victory and for peaL ultimate, enduring world-wide peaoffl :c tl
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1941-12-18 (2)
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Student newspaper for Mundelein College
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