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Skyscraper Photo by Pat Wall REINDEER IN LOCKERS . . . candy canes hanging . . . bright rings of holly . . . and books in the corner . . . these are a few of our favorite things. Sophomore Pam Landers was surprised by the holi day spirit supplied by Pat Pellicore. SAC Sponsors Skyscraper Ball The Student Activities Council will sponsor the annual Skyscraper Ball, Dec. 27, in the Grand Ballroom of the Knickerbocker Hotel. Con tinuous music will be provided by the bands of Allen Swain and Mel Roland. Ann Crowley, SAC social chair man, is in charge of the dance. Co- chairmen are Marsha Goron, tick ets; Peggy Richard, publicity; Judy Daly, bids; and Janet Foody, queen contest. Eleven students were selected by their classmates as candidates for Skyscraper queen. Seniors are Pat Appleby, Nancy Johnson, Judy Ma- guire and Patti Tighe. Jean Camp bell, Ann Foxen and Mary Ellen Scott are the junior candidates. Peggy Parent and Andrea Broski were nominated by the sophomores, and Mary Barmes and Bobbie Bo- han will represent the freshman class. The queen will be selected by the couples attending the ball. Bids are 4.50 in advance or 5 at the door. Library Hours The library hours during the Christmas Vacation are: Thursday, Dec. 19 8:00-2:30 Friday, Dec. 20 9:30-4:00 Monday, Dec. 23 9:30-4:00 Friday, Dec. 27 9:30-4:00 Monday, Dec. 30 9:30-4:00 Thursday, Friday, Jan. 2, 3 9:30- 4:00 Sunday, Jan. 5 1:00-4:30 Closed other days. SItSIME Vol. xxxiv Mundelein College, Chicago 26, 111., Dec. 18,1963 Candlelighting Echoes Holiday Spirit Uniting Students, Faculty in Prayer The festive atmosphere throughout the halls of Mundelein hails the approach of the Christmas season. To inaugurate the official Christmas holiday, Mundelein will present the annual Candlelighting program tomorrow in the College Theater at 2:40. Garbed in traditional caps and gowns, seniors will lead the proces sional into the auditorium followed by the SAC officers and representatives, class and club presidents and representatives of the faculty and alumnae. The program will begin with the reading of the gospel of St. Luke by the verse choir and selections by the Glee Club. Sister Mary Ann Ida, B.V.M., president, will deliver a special Christmas message to the stu dent body. This year the tableau of the Na tivity will also be a part of the candlelighting ceremonies. Representing the college, Sheila Prindiville, SAC president, will light the large Christmas candle on stage. The hanging of the wreaths on the main entrance to the College by senior class president Judy Ma- guire, and Sheila Prindiville will signify the commencement of the Christmas recess. Following the ceremonies, moth ers of the seniors will join their daughters at a tea in their honor in the social room. Preceding the candlelighting pro gram, Christmas Capers, fea turing the arrangements of the Frosty Four, Rae Paul, Monica Shiels, Rosemary Shiels and Carol Eliazik and carols sung by various members of the ensemble, will be presented in McCormick Lounge from 12:30-2:30 p.m. To prepare the campus for Christmas, each class decorated a main section of the building. A small red fireplace, tinseled Christmas tree and centerpieces in the tearoom are the seniors' con tribution. In Lewis Center, juniors provided a holiday atmosphere with a Christ mas tree and stars, while sopho mores helped to ornament the giant Christmas tree in McCormick Lounge. As their contribution, freshmen decorated the front hall of the sky scraper and the marble staircase. Each class also sponsored a special Christmas activity. Juniors and seniors co-spon sored a party for the chil dren from the Cabrini Housing Project. Sophomores collected children's storybooks and novels for the pu pils at the Wentworth Garden Tu toring Center. The freshman class collected per sonal items for the International Catholic Auxiliary. Other clubs also sponsored proj ects. The mathematics and home economics clubs held their annual party for the senior high school girls from Angel Guardian Orphan age. The economics club collected dolls and toys for the children at St. Pius Parish. On Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, members of the Red Cross will visit the sailors at the Great Lakes Naval Hospital who are unable to go home for the holidays. *Custom-tailored' College Courses Offer Challenge to Gifted Students Mundelein's schedule for the coming semester includes five new courses, four of them especially de signed to cross departmental lines and satisfy student requests for more seminars. Two interdepartmental honor symposia will be open to students with qualifying academic records by invitation of Sister Mary Igna tia, B.V.M., academic dean. One symposium, titled Communism: Its Philosophy, History and Eco nomics, is an analysis of the phi losophy of communism and its eco nomic, historical and political im plications in theory and practice. It will be team-taught by Sister Mary Eloise, B.V.M., chairman of the economics department, Sister Mary Jean Michael, B.V.M., chair man of the philosophy department, and Sister Mary Joan Frances, B.V.M., of the history department. The other symposium, under the direction of Dr. William R. Cozart, English department, is The Hu man Imagination in the Age of Space, an investigation of the power of the new scientific world view on the humanities and modern culture. Direct Study Areas Though the symposia are not a formal part of the honors program initiated two years ago and do not carry honors credit, they attempt to challenge gifted students at their level and direct study into relevant areas not otherwise available, ac cording to Sister Mary Ignatia. HANGING THEIR HOPES by the chimney with care are Skyscraper Ball candidates (1. to r.) Bobbie Bohan, Peggy Parent, Jean Campbell, Ann Foxen, Mary Barmes, Pat Appleby and Nancy Johnson. Not pic tured: Mary Ellen Scott, Andrea Broski, Patti Tighe and Judy Maguire. Skyscraper Photo by Pat Wall Both symposia will be conducted as informal seminars and will carry two hours credit. Offer Existentialism A third new offering, Existen tialism in the Creative Arts taught by Sister Blanche Marie, B.V.M., chairman of the art department, Sister Mary Jeanelle, B.V.M., chair man of the drama department, and Sister Mary Jean Michael, B.V.M., chairman of the philosophy depart ment, has been planned as an in tegrating experience for students of philosophy, drama and art. Another seminar for journalism and psychology students focuses on Advertising and Mass Media and will be team-taught by Miss Aurora Biamonte of the psychology department and Dr. Martin Ma- loney of Northwestern University. Descriptive Linguistics, a new course valuable for students of lan guage, will be taught by Sister Mary Donald, B.V.M., chairman of the classical languages department. Emphasize Government Municipal Government will be offered for the second time this year. Alderman Paul Wigoda will again focus the course on the story of municipal governments with spe cial emphasis on the contemporary scene and Chicago government. There is a policy behind these courses, Sister Mary Ignatia said. A small college can cross depart mental lines and bring faculty and students together to exchange ideas for mutual advantage. Sister explained that these cus tom tailored courses stemmed from suggestions made at the lead ership conference last June and on the student questionnaire which re quested seminars for those not on the invitation list for the honors symposia.
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1963-12-18 (1)
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