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May 6, 1935 THE SKYSCRAPER Page 3 Maestro Kubelik Suggests Moving College to Prague For your paper an interview ? But I am delighted Jan Kubelik leaned for ward on the sofa in the senior reception room where he sat after the program in his honor on April 10, and as he spoke 1 found myself caught up in the force of the magnetic personality oi this genius of the violin. I would repeat, he began, that I am tremendously impressed with your won derful institution. He waved one hand slightly, and 1 realized that those elo quent hands which hold such lire in his music are also an integral part of his conversation. I cannot over-emphasize the work done by the Catholic Church towards fostering music and musicians. And I would say that as long as the Church upholds the old traditions of culture and of music, as long as such institutions as this exist, we need not fear for the fu ture of humanity. He paused a moment, and gestured to wards his youthful son, Rafael, who was in another corner of the room, being lionized by members of the reception committee. Rafael would like to take the whole College back to Prague, his father chuckled, and all the charming students with it. Then his voice became more serious. But I think I would, too. In Prague we have nothing as fine as this not since our magnificent palace of arts be came a parliamentary assemblage. He seemed for a moment to be across the seas in his home, before the days of the republic. Then he said, more brusquely than before, I envy you also your great men, your ardent patromToi art. The names of Rockefeller and Carnegie will undoubtedly hold a sig nificant place in the history of American art. Then this man, who is unquestionably one with whom it is difficult to connect the realities of life, glanced at a watch strapped to his wrist. But I must go. I hope I shall come again next year unless, and his black eyes twinkled, your College comes to Prague. Mildred Sperry Wins Unique Music Contest Had you strolled into the Glee club rehearsal room on the seventh floor at 4 o'clock of a recent Monday afternoon, you would have found yourself among the audience at a unique piano contest a contest in which every pianist performed identically the same composition and with the music before her You would have perceived no judges but you might have observed that an adjacent corner had been screened off, and, could your gaze have penetrated its thickness, there would have been ap parent three members of the music Fac ulty, pencils in hand, grade sheets before them, listening acutely to every tone that was struck and averaging each perform er designated only by number. The greatest number of points pos sible of achievement was 60, the judges basing their decision upon the considera tions of tone quality, pedaling, phrasing, and accuracy. First place in this, the second an nual interpretation contest of the Mun delein Piano club, held on April 8, was merited by Mildred Sperry who received an average of 58 points. Kathryn Wolford and Rita Smith, with 55 points each, tied for second place, and Agnes Griffin placed third with a total of 53 points. The piece chosen by the Piano club moderator for this year's competition was Traumerai by McDowell. Classicists Observe Horace Bimillenium To honor Horace and to celebrate the uiiiiillenium of his birth, the Classical ciuos of Loyola and Mundelein held a joint meeting in the fourth-floor seminar on April 29. Margaret Grace, president of the Mun delein club, John D. McKian and G. Warren McGrath, co-chairmen of the Loyola group, and the following com mittee were in charge of the arrange ments : Virginia Woods, Mary O'Calla- nan, Robert Mulligan, John Flobcrg, joseph Ryan, and George J. Fleming. The program centered around inter pretations of Horace's Golden Mean and included the reading of a Tribute to Horace in original Latin verse by Joseph ine Carton and translations from the Latin by Mary Alice Wolf and Joseph Ryan. After the assembly chorus sang one of the Iloratian Odes, the Reverend James J. Mertz, S.J., head of the de partment of classical languages at Loy ola, gave the introductory address. George J. Fleming spoke on Horace's Golden Mean in Life; Elizabeth Hig gins talked on Dining With Horace; James Supple on Wining With Horace, and Mary O'Callahan spoke of Horace's Golden Mean in Literature. Concluding the program, Mr. McGrath read a selection in Latin, and the as sembly sang the ode, Integer Vitae. Freshman Artists Make Play Posters When the Mosaics are presented on May 10 and 12, there will be talent dis played from more than one department, lor the freshmen art students have re cently won new laurels in a contest sponsored by the drawing and composi tion class for the finest advertising poster designed and made by freshmen art stu dents. The coveted first place was won by Grace Igleski, who executed a poster with an intricate mosaic background. Eileen Grimm used a background of Mundelein College and won second place. Lillian Fegers was awarded third prize for a poster with a spatter-work mosaic background. Other young artists who participated in the contest were: Rosemary LaLonde, Betty Pryor, Mary Haney, Lilian Krez, Dorothy Kullman, Lorraine Prendergast, and Eileen Shanley. Elect Catherine Russell Charter Class Chairman Catherine Russell '34 was elected chairman of the Charter Class club at a club dinner held at the Cyrus Mc Cormick home, 50 East Huron street, on April 29, and Marion Ryan was elected treasurer. Among its socially and athletically minded members are Emer Phibbs, who left for New York on March 26, and Lenore Manning, Catherine Manske, Adelaide Brost, Pauline Duzeski, and Morel Farmer, who may be seen on Wednesday evenings riding at the Bit and Bridle club. The alumnae boasts of its intellectuals, too, and sends congratulations to Doris Barnett '33, who finished her thesis re cently and passed her orals for a Mas ter's degree in philosophy at Loyola uni versity. May Jo Josey '34 is studying for her Master's degree in business ad ministration at Northwestern. The following announcements have come to the College recently: Mr. and Mrs. William Lang (Mary Frances Kennellcy '34) announce the birth of a son; Mr. and Mrs. James Gardner (Mary Farmer '32) announce the birth of a daughter; Mr. and Mrs. Edward J. Norton (Irene O'Connell ex '32) an nounce the birth of a son. Junior, Freshman Make Straight'A's* For Three Quarters Helen Driscoll Nosing for news in the files of The Skyschapek, we have come upon the fact that several of our astute collegians are basking in the light of scholastic attainments and that two students, Helen Driscoll and Lor raine Manske, have maintained a 3. aver age for the past three quarters. Miss Driscoll, a junior and a classics major, is an active member of Eta Phi Alpha, and M i s s Manske, a freshman and sister of Cath-1 erine Manske, who took her degree magna cum laude with the Charter class, is especially in terested in science and German. Mary Agnes Tynan, senior English and drama major, maintained the straight A average for the first and sec ond quaters, but, be cause of illness, she was absent at the third quarter exam inations and has not yet taken them. Ruth Tangney, treasurer of the sen ior class and man ager of the Debate club, merited first honors at the first and third quarters, as did Charlotte Wil cox, a junior journalism major and man aging editor of The Skyscraper. Jean McKeever, sophomore sociology major and news editor of the paper, merited high honors at the semester and at the third quarter. Virginia W bods, senior and classics major, merited them at the semester, and Margaret Werlein, junior history major, did likewise. Ruth Quirk, junior mathematics major, made them at the first quarter, and Char lotte Heun, sophomore, and Elenor Loarie, freshman, made them at the sem ester. Lorraine Manske Four Students Are Quests Of Monsignor Horsburgh Four Mundelein students will be the guests of the Right Reverned Monsignor James J. Horsburgh, director of the So ciety for the Propagation of the Faith, at a Mission meeting and luncheon on May 9. The students representing the College will be Virginia Woods, Julia Hagerty, Mary Catherine Rose, and Catherine Heerey. Distinguished Educator Lauds Editorial Policy David Kinley, president emer itus of the University of Illinois, recently wrote the Skyscraper, commending it especially upon its editorial policy. I congratulate you on the ex cellent character of the paper in general, stated Dr. Kinley, and on numerous sensible editorials. In subject matter and treatment you have a high standard. I was much interested in the editorial (Mar. 22) on 'Femininity'. The kindly president emeritus of the state university, long known for his interest in current trends, revealed some thoughtful opinions on the subject in question. I do not myself believe that 'womanli ness' has disappeared, despite the bad manners of a 'loud' majority. In so far as it has, however, it is largely due, in my opinion, to the shattering of standards by a false 'liberalism' which then decries its own work. Mundelein-Loyola Give Spanish. Plays Two of the most representative plays of modern Spanish drama will be pre sented by the Spanish club of Loyola and Las Teresianas of Mundelein on the eve ning of May 12 at the Medinah Mich igan Avenue club. The program will consist of several scenes from the plays, a discourse by Professor Salvador, Spanish musical se lections and entertainment, followed by a buffet-supper. All are cordially invited. The members will present one of Benavente's best known plays, Los In- tereses Creados or The Bonds of Inter est. To make the dramas even more real istic, Isabel and Juanita Pesqueira will add their beautiful pronunciation of the Spanish language. Rita Casey will play the part of Col- umbina; Myrtle Peterson, Dona Sircna; Isabel Pesqueira, Senora Polichinella; Juanita Pesqueira, Sylvia; Jean Mc Keever, Risela; and Concetta Alonzi, Laura. The second play, Un Drama Nuevo, by Tamayo y Baus, is a classical trag edy in which one of the roles is that of Shakespeare. The part of Alicia will be played by Ruth Quirk. At the next meeting of Las Teresianas, Senora Augusta Hawley will speak on Mexico, and will sing, wearing her pic turesque china poblana dress. Science Department Holds May Crowning Accompanied by four attendants, Caroline Holland, president of the Science club, who was elected by vote of both botany and zoology divisions, will crown Our Lady in Stella Maris Chapel on May 7. Her attendants will be Betty Kelso, Marion Green, Wilma Roberts, and Ruth Kees. Proceeding down the aisle of the Chapel, each of Ihe white-veiled science students will kneel at the shrine, leaving a rose and a spiritual gift for Our Lady. Mother of God, Immaculate, and Sweet Lady of the Sacred Heart will then be sung by the students, followed by tlie traditional Bring Flowers of the Rarest, when Miss Holland will place a crown of lilies of the valley on the statue. After the recitation of the Act of Con secration to Our Lady, students will leave the Chapel in solemn recessional. The shrine of Our Lady will be deco rated in delphinium, lupine, and baby breath, with a soft green background of smilax and ferns. Sodalists Open New Catechetical Center It was just 3:30 on April 30, and five Mundelein students were facing a class of 55 children at Maria Addolor- ata center. The class was composed of fifth and sixth grade girls of public schools, who had gathered at the center to organize themselves into a club. St. Imelda was chosen for a patron saint, and because it was the first meet ing between the potential teachers and pupils the program for the rest of the year was outlined. Maria Addolorata is the second of the Catechetical centers at which Mundelein students are teaching. For the present, Alice Mayfield will instruct the children in sewing; Felicia Pontecarvo will direct the games and teach dancing; Ruth Quirk and Florence O'Callahan will teach dramatics, and Mary Catherine Rose will give chalk talks on catechism. Mundelein students teaching at San Marcellus Center are Catherine Ann Dougherty, Alice Young, Catherine O'Connor, Margaret Mary Murray, Mary Catherine Rose, and Louise Coyle. On Sunday mornings after 10 o'clock- Mass the children at San Marcellus, who range from five to nine years, are taught hymns and catechism. Recreational work is taught every Wednesday afternoon at 3 :30. TW E faintly suspect that there is some- thing wrong at the crossroads when our correspondent informs us that Shakespeare, Shirley Temple, Jane Mol loy, and Virginia Meagher share the same birthday date. What gems of tal ent lie in April 23, you can determine for yourself. T3UT what we most resent is that no- *-' body donates to us 150 decks of cards for a card party, as did Betty Sheridan's mother. It all goes for a good cause, however, as did the quilt that was donated through the combined efforts of Gertrude Hans, Harriet Reed, and the home economic department. If we have to abandon our knitting needles for a quilt frame, we draw the line. We get so little sleep anyway, that it's not worth the effort. V TE wish to salute our fellow publica- tion, the Sac Tally, for its cuff notes on the card party activity. We sus pected from the first that some freshman would win the fur cape by very num bers of her associates. No reverence for upper classmen, that's the trouble. But there's one senior that made them sit up and notice. Virginia Meagher settled all doubts as to the laying of the Depression ghost when she turned in S100.50 worth of door prizes. Just to show her that they appreciated Virginia, the SAC allowed her aunt to win the quilt. Or maybe the drawing was on the up and up. TTTHO is going to win the Freshman * Debate tournament? What we like best of all is the spirit of unselfish com- araderie that is exhibited. Helen Coleman was caught in the basement consulting one of her would-be opponents on the question. That's what we like. Unbiased discussion. A ND lest you allow the moss of * -spring to grow about the oak of your ears and smother them from any other sound than the Senior Ball and the Derby, allow us to sound the note of the Mundelein Mosaics. From expressionism to verse-speaking, from door knob to lace mask, we arc confident that you will be entertained. And if you can't persuade the man of the hour to invest in a reserved scat, then one little quarter, 25 cents, a fourth part of a dollar, the equivalent of one student lunch, will buy you a ticket all by yourself. TJ DYTHE WILLIAMS fell out of a canoe. Don't ask me where, because my informant slunk out the door. Sorry, but our extra edition tells us that she fell out of a canoe once and that she was at the Bismark, Easter. Why she should get all this publicity, we cannot under stand. Maybe she will invite us to her manor house in England anon. Loan Exhibit Brightens Eighth-Floor Art Gallery The eighth-floor corridor has been turned into a temporary art gallery this week, in order to accommodate the water color exhibit of Mr, H. Francis James. Mr. James, who is an instructor in the art department of the State Teacher's college at Emporia, Kansas, was former ly a member of the faculty at the Univ ersity of Colorado, and has outlined courses of art which are being used in the parochial schools of Chicago. His loan exhibit consists of 15 color ful landscapes, the subjects ranging from scenes in Chicago's own Jackson Park, to boulder-studded pathways in the foot hills of the Rockies.
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1935-05-06 (3)
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