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'Radical' Discusses Responsibility Reformer Pursues Justice A letter in the March issue of the controversial newspaper, The Catholic Worker, shouts, Many of us (Christians) have been con sumed by our environment rather than influencing it as Christ ob viously intended. In Catholic Worker Houses of Hospitality across the country, workers inocu late the works of mercy and the teachings of so cial encyclicals into city blocks h o n eycombed with tenements. On Peter Mau- rin farm on Staten Island, a 20th century at tempt is being made at communal farming. The newspaper, the Houses and the farm are all outgrowths of the vig orous Catholic Worker movement. In her address to Mundelein students March 19, Dorothy Day, the pioneer social reformer who founded the Catholic Worker move ment with the late Peter Maurin, emphasized the importance of fi delity to one's conscience. It is tremendously important . . . this following of one's conscience, this being true to one's sense of respon sibility. Miss Day's own life-long trek after the dictates of her con- Dorothy Day by Tina De Rosa science led her from the campus of the University of Illinois, where I was probably the only student who was a socialist, through ten years of work with the communist party as a writer for The Daily Worker, New Masses and The Call, to her conversion to Catholicism at the age of 26. The need for a new intellectual synthesis capable of giving impetus to a non-violent revolutionary move ment aimed at establishing a just social order led to the birth of the Catholic Worker movement. Catho lic Worker members strive to meet their goal a new society within the shell of the old through their Houses of Hospitality, their newspaper, The Catholic Worker, and the Peter Maurin farm. Catholic Worker Houses of Hospitality, which are estab lished in cities across the United States, supply a direct personal response to the needs of unfortunate members of the community. Catholic Worker members who staff the Houses assume voluntary poverty and offer food, shelter and friend ship to any who have need of them'. Acting as an organ of communi cation among the wide-flung mem bers of the movement is the monthly publication The Catholic Worker. The paper was first distributed for a penny a copy at a 1933 Commu nist May Day rally in New York City's Union Square. Often tagged a Christian radi cal, Miss Day commented on the appeal the movement holds for youth. The enthusiasm of young students continues to feed the Catholic Worker. It is students, she said, who take up issues as they arise and who give little thought to a margin for error. The Houses of Hospitality are frequently lined with stu dents, she smiled. She recalled one Good Friday afternoon on which a group of non-Catholic students supplied with 100 chickens came to a House on their way to a peace demon stration at the UN. They had the House teeming with the smell of fried chicken on a Good Friday afternoon. Serving as a capsule summary of the CW movement and its pio neer foundress, a small box on page 5 of the March issue of The Catho lic Worker reads, Great ideas come into the world as gentle as doves. Perhaps, then, if we listen atten tively, we shall hear, amid the up roar of empires and nations, a faint flutter of wings, a gentle stirring of life and hope. Vol. XXXIV Mundelein College, Chicago Actress Acclaims Ecumenical Spirit Of Film Based on Barrett's 'Lilies' Academy Award nominations, Writer's Guild of America honors, Berlin Film Festival awards all go to Lilies of the Field, the play, the writer, the movie, the actors. William Barrett, the author, and Lilia Skala, the main actress, spoke at a reception held for them, March 6, at the Camelia House of the Drake Hotel. Immaculate, High School, spon sors of the reception, presented the first production of Mr. Barrett's novel, adapted for the stage and for the Immaculate actors by Anna Helen Reuter, drama expert. Mrs. Skala, who played the mother su perior in the movie, attended the opening performance of Immacu- lata's production. Writing Brings Pleasure At the reception Mr. Barrett said he wrote his story without any spe cific idea in mind and with the thought that no one but myself would ever want to read a story about nuns. He enjoyed writing Lilies of the Field so much that he didn't measure the time he spent on it, but when he finally showed his work to the publishers, they were so enthusiastic about it that within a week the book was in print. Mr. Barrett called his experience by Nancy Vandenberg one of the little miracles so unu sual in writing. When he was asked if Lilies was fact or fiction, Mr. Barrett ex plained that in his writing he does not draw on personal experience. Rather he does what he calls real creative writing. Many readers tried unsuccessfully to find the set ting for the story, the real town in Colorado which Barrett depicts so vividly in his book. The pub lisher's legal department was pre pared for a suit from this town and asked for the location, a snap shot, or anything to identify the Story's setting, even though Bar rett insisted he had created the town. Movie Follows Book Barrett also commented on the movie made from his story. He con siders it a success, even though he was not consulted. In his eyes, the movie follows the book beauti fully, and Mr. Poitier with Mrs. Skala make the movie very enter taining. Mrs. Skala told several stories about the movie's effect on people which emphasized what she herself feels: 'Refreshing' is the word which keeps coming back, she said. The message of the play has been referred to as religious and uni versal, and Mrs. Skala remarked on the play's ecumencial spirit, call ing it terrific. The actress observed that the role she played in the movie had many facets. The mother superior was deeply religious and almost fanati cal in getting what she wanted she was a toughie. She loved the part and perhaps this helped her win an Academy Award nomina tion. Skyscraper Photo by Betsy Braunlin ACTRESS LILIA SKALA speaks with Skyscraper reporter Nancy Vandenberg at a reception in the Drake Hotel's Camelia House. SAC Candidates Propose Policies Loretta Seeks Chris Stresses Unifying Force Positive Action The bandwagons roll out for the SAC elections, April 15, at the polls across from the elevators in the lounge.' The nominees are: for president, Christine Mocarski and Loretta Mozdzen; first vice president club coordination chair man), JoAnn Marchio, uncon tested; second vice president (Big Sister chairman), Sue Charlevois; secretary, Eileen Hurley, uncon tested; treasurer, Kathy Bacom, Di ane Sargol; NSA coordinator, Jo- ann Caracci, uncontested; NFCCS delegate, Donna Ibison, uncon tested; NFCCS junior delegate, Rosemary Golofit, also uncontested. No nominations have yet been made for social chairman. Loretta Mozdzen In the recent months, the SAC's function, purpose and role has been questioned and challenged on Mun delein's campus. Since the present SAC has been in a transition pe riod, a possibility of a change has arisen a change in structure, power and orientation. This idea brings with it the necessity for a re-definition of the SAC for the coming year. The SAC can and should be the central unifying force on our cam pus through the utilization of all of its powers. During the process of evaluation, the present SAC has been debating the need and obliga tion to finally actualize these pow ers. For example, I believe that the SAC can and should take a criti cal stand on events within and out side of Mundelein. We can only achieve this unifying force by re orientating the structure of the SAC. Propose SAC Organ The structure must first be changed through communication. Lack of communication seems to grow in momentum each year. One means of alleviating this problem would be the publication of a monthly SAC newsletter. This newsletter would contain all the new decisions and policies formed by the SAC during the month. Further, all pending discussions would be reviewed so that the stu dent body would be able to form their own opinions and take a stand on specific issues important to their role as students in a commuter's college and as citizens. Correspondingly, a specific col umn would be devoted to the stu dent body for any questions, reac tions or comments which they would like to put before any council mem ber or the entire council. These questions would be answered in the subsequent publication. Reps Act as Links Buzz sessions seem to have been neglected this year, but they should become an integral part of the SAC's make-up. For many valua ble ideas and criticisms come out of an informal atmosphere in which the students feel free to express themselves openly and objectively. SAC representatives are consid- (Continued on Page 4) Chris Mocarski In the past year we, at Munde lein, have been plagued by a cer tain vocabulary that has been em ployed with the hope of getting us to act. Unfortunately, these words have been coined by other colleges and universities and consequently induce only a passive disgust rather than active approval. Such words as apathy, safety, serenity and communication have been intro duced by both faculty and students with an obvious beneficial intent. Presently though, we realize that these words imply only a passive answer to Mundelein problems and fail to incite definite action. We have come to the point where we say: Well, this is definitely a prob lem of apathy, or of communication, etc. In the forthcoming year we should endeavor to: BANISH APATHY by person ally becoming involved in projects that the SAC should sponsor for us. (Continued on Page 4) Mundelein Plans Pan-Am Agenda Pan-American Day, April 14, will be observed here with an all-day program at McCormick Lounge sponsored jointly by the history and Spanish-Portuguese depart ments. Sister Mary Assisium, B.V.M., dean of students, is the co ordinator for the day. Dr. Nora Theilen, English in structor at the University of Rio Grande, Do Sul in Porto Alegre, Brazil, will speak on The Role of Women in Bra zil at 12:40 p.m. A Fulbright scholar, Dr. Theilen is doing advanced study at the Univer sity of Chicago. Sister Mary Crescentia, B.V.M., chairman of the history depart ment, and Sister Mary Terese Avila, B.V.M., chairman of the S p a n i s h-Portuguese department, will participate in a dialogue con cerning Personal Views on the La tin American Scene, at 3:40 p.m. According to Sister Mary Terese Avila, the dialogue will attempt to reconstruct the attitudes toward Latin America in a changing world. Chicago-area high school history and Spanish teachers have been in vited to attend the panel with some of their students. As part of the program, the Argentinean film, La Casa del Angel, will be shown at 6:30 p.m. in the college theater. A Latin American fiesta at 8:30 p.m., attended by students of local area colleges and universities who have been invited to participate, will end the day. The Spanish Club will provide entertainment and there will be dancing with em phasis on Latin American rhythms. Mexican refreshments will be served. On the Inside . . . Student Council Nominees State Platforms; p*3,4 Letters Refute Why the SAC? Editorial; p.2
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1964-04-08 (1)
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