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February 28, 1936 THE SKYSCRAPER Page Three J Sugar and Spice 'n Everything Nice Are Here on File By Margaret Cleary To all skyscraper readers, I offer this article as a special inducement for those who may be inclined to join the Debate club, and as a stern reproof to those who believe that absence makes the heart grow fonder. Now many of you may think of de bates in terms of lengthy pros and cons by opposing teams, with the official time keeper as well as everyone else watching the clock hands go 'round and 'round, but I daresay most of you have never real ized the infinite enchantments of Debate club meetings or the entrancing discov eries even supposedly prosaic debaters often make. Do You Cut? To convince you, I proffer the following revelations, which occured in a recent de bate conference. While my worthy col leagues gave heed to the learned dictums of the coach on the benefits of League Sanctions, I found my attention riveted to the daily absence file, which, although commonplace enough from one point of view, is, to say the least, distracting from another. It is probably fitting that the absentees be ranked alphabetically what is more fitting than to record under I that Miss I is missing from class or under M that Miss M is absent today? But who has observed that in this quaint file the op- posite side of the card marked f reads Sea Foods, and the opposite side of the card marked M is Pies ? It might interest Edythe Williams to know that she falls under the category of Biscuits could it be because of the usual association of tea and biscuits with all Londoners? Dorothy Roche is filed under R--and Candies Sweet child While Annamae Schinnick and Lois Schoen, blissfully unaware of all these goings-on, are filed as Cookies. Dorothy Nee, ct tu Brutus, appears among, the Relishes the envy of all of us is she; most of us find ourselves in dilemmas, but few have the grace to rel ish them Peaches and Cream Fie on you, Frances McCambridge and Eileen McAuley, for you are Peaches, just peaches without any sugar and cream, and here under the swank heading Salads, wc find Julia Mary Hanna and Caroline Holland, no less Agnes Griffin and Marian Gilbert, what are you doing in the Soup? Trying to learn the Alphabet, I suppose, and you can't seem to get it through your noodle. Elenor Loarie is in the Preserves again. Poor Elenor, she should have been taught from the first to stay out of jams. But maybe it isn't her fault; maybe a scientific instructor classed her there be cause her recently removed appendix is probably even now preserved for posterity in formaldehyde. We're Saucy, Too Would you ever suspect from looking at them that Gertrude Peeny and Lillian Fegers arc filed under Sandwiches, and that Catherine Ann Dougherty and Kath erine De Lage fall beneath the title of Sauces unspecified but possibly refer ring to apples? I am happy to report that on the par ticular day that I Winchelled and exam ined the contents of that innocent-looking box, there were no unfortunates under Cake Fillings or Miscellaneous. As this would be a particularly ignominious fate, may this serve as a warning to all fu ture absentees, that extrication from Soups, Cakefillings, and the like must be a difficult matter one for which it seems to me the home economics department might devise a remedy in a three-hour course next semester, and for the popu larity of which the Debate club might readily argue. Pre-Lenten Gaiety Characterizes Club And Class Meetings, Social Functions WhatDoYouDoWhen The Lights Qo Out? Do short circuits, blown-out fuses, and broken electric cords cause you moments of distress? To solve these lighting problems. Miss Lora Walker, representative of the Home Service division of the Commonwealth Edison company, is presenting a series of weekly lectures on practical appli cations of electricity for students in the home architecture classes. Practical knowledge of electric repair work on short-circuited wires was the subject of Miss Walker's first lecture on Feb. 25. Under her supervision each stu dent, using a direction sheet issued by the Edison company, repaired an electric cord. The remaining four lectures will include a discussion of electrical terms, a demon stration of better light for better sight, in which Miss Walker will illustrate her subject by using a sight meter, a talk- on correct table service and lighting, and a final instruction on the use of electrical appliances. These talks have been given to the in terior decorating classes of the Univer- sitv of Chicago and of Lewis institute. Qlee Club Celebrates At Reception Social Ten new members were formally ac cepted into the Glee club at an initiation party on Feb. 24. The pledges entertained the old members with parodies on popu lar melodies which they sang. The centerpiece on the table was yel low tulips, which harmonized effectively with the pale green candles. The new members are: Helen Coens. Mary Clif ford Curry, Dorothy Foy, Edythe Wil liams, Rita McTIale. Elaine Morre, Vir ginia Shcehy, Florence Nardi, Josephine Reichl, and Teresa Powers. Glamour of Junior Prom Climaxes College Parties Three hundred cautious students heeded the pre-Prom announcements w h i c h warned: Don't break his heart; bring him to the Prom, and presented their friends with Valentine bids to the junior dance at the Blackstone, on Feb. 14. Lavender orchids graced the white gowns of Marion Green and Jean Mc Keever, who led the promenade to the strains of a new Mundelein theme song written by Kathryn Wolford and Miss McKeever and played by Eric Sager- quist's orchestra. The golden lights of the Crystal Ball room enhanced the beauty of the gowns, which ranged from a soft pink lame worn by Mary Home to the gay prints in which Maurita Kelly and Maxine Lindsay were clad, and the shimmery satins blue, white, and chartreuse in which June Tripp, Caroline Holland, and Margaret Cleary were attired. Among the former Mundelein students present were Mary' Agnes Tynan in a blue print gown, Ruth Hazle in gold crepe, Mary Louise Rodell in green satin, and Betty Neil in gray chiffon. Then the clock struck and the modern Cinderellas rushed for evening wraps of ermine, velvet, and mink, bade cheery goodbyes to friends, and the juniors had scored a triumph for the social record of Mundelein. Vpperclass Artists Entertain Pledges Upperclass members of the Art club entertained pledges at a social meeting held in the studios on eight on Feb. 19. The following students were hostesses: Rosemary Walsh, Grace Igleski, Mau rita Kelly, Lillian Fegers, Lilian Krez, Dorothy Kullman, Victoria Dalber, Flor ence Hayward, and Virginia Birnbaum. The pledges will entertain their seniors at the next Art club meeting. Business Executive Addresses Secretaries Miss Maurine V. Kinney, prominent Chicago business woman and chief clerk of the Rock Island railroad, was guest of the Commerce club at a tea in the Col lege tearoom on Feb. 19. Speaking informally to the students, Miss Kinney described the do's and don't's of a secretarial position, gave advice to the prospective secretaries on the technicalities and the etiquette of office practice, and related some of her own professional experiences. Mary Margaret Smith, Ruth Wunsch, Shirley Brice, and Marie Hughes were committee chairmen. Shall Seniors Have Pensions When 60? The freshman of literature may have wondered as he spoke, but the young sters of the College will set aside their childish wonderment when they debate whether the seniors, who are nearer 60 than they are, should receive the 200 a month that Dr. Townsend promises them. The preliminary round of debates, ac cording to Ruth Quirk, youthful and sympathetic president of the Debate club, will begin on March 2, when Georgette Thoss and Marcella Windle, affirmative, debate Mary Ann Riley and Ellen Tietz in room 308 at 3 o'clock. The second affirmative team, Mary Molloy and Chestera Niewinska, will meet Dorothy Stolzer and Rita McGuane on the same day at 4 p.m., in the lecture room on 6. On Thursday, March 5, Ruth Rocschel and Marjory Quilty will tell why the government should adopt the plan, op posing Dorothy Foyr and Margaret La- Bine. This encounter will be held in 308 at 3 o'clock, and at 4 o'clock, in the lec ture room on 6, Patricia Mack and Pa tricia O'Connor will oppose Helen O'Neil and Helen Holman, a negative team. Because of the De Paul debate, no freshman encounters will be held on Wednesday, but on Thursday at 3 o'clock- Merle Smith and Geraldine Ferstel will uphold the affirmative, against Frances Geary and Mary Mclntyre. The final meeting in the preliminaries will occur at 4 o'clock on Thursday, when Phyllis Hoffman and Lorraine Lustgarten, affirmative, meet Eugenia Pilafas and Virginia Beckarics in the ecture room. j A.M. TO P.M. W1 HILE the majority of us poor be- frozen souls have been looking for- ward to 50 winters hence when we can : hover over our sugar-plum children and tell them about the terrific winters we . lived through when grandma was a girl, Eleanor Hopkins has been round- ;, and round, writing bclieve-it-or-not his- : tory. During the last cold spell, Eleanor .i packed her week-end bag, and hopped off t to her hostess with a ski-suit and a bath- j jj ing suit nestling closely together. That's . the spirit that keeps Florida touristless. Nc OT EVEN the most imaginative among us could ever have conceived in our brain cells such a thing as a poetic chemist. But such a creature does exist; not only that but she has a brother named Joe, and her name is Florence Flourine. While her poetry is not of the . quest variety, it has caused quite a fu- :' ror among the elements and they are send- ing this SOS to all our amateur detec tives If you don't want to see injustice done, and if you would like to prevent the Royal Elements Mounted from getting . the wrong man, A.M. suggests that you j start snooping. (N.B. Criminologists.) , PVER SINCE Dorothy White's recital J ' ' last Sunday night, the halls have j been crowded with amateur Pavlovas It . must have been that combined White- - Gilbert-Sullivan grace that has sent so many students arabesquing up the stairs and pirouetting down the halls. From all j indications, it would seem that Mun-. deleinites have gone ballet-crazy, or ; should we say dance-mad? We're only . glad that the recital came before the s tea dance, because we observed more than one bright girl combining the tactics and the technique of Ginger Rogers ; and Anna Pavlova. i Qood Afternoon This Is Station WCFL, the Furniture Mart, Chicago WCFL studios, any Tuesday after noon. It is 4:20. Here in the WCFL studios in the Furniture Mart there is no suggestion of the sub-zero slashing winds that punctuate the afternoon out side. Thickly carpeted floors and luxurious deep-seated lounges belie the bustling activity which studio employees occasion ally fail to conceal as they hurry from one studio to another. There's something amusing about these studios. Soundproof walls blot out any actual sound of those -before the micro phone, while the expanse of glass cover ing perhaps half of a studio wall reveals to the observer all of the goings-on of the air performance. Sort of a glorified pantomime, you know, but with the reassuring amplifier bringing the program here to the outer studio, to let you know if your guess is right The production manager has just given orders lo have all the girls in the stu dio at 4:25. They're trooping in now, each with the sheaf of paper which rep resents this week's episode in the Mun delein College serial skit, Sally Ann's Career. There's Mercedes McCambridge Sal ly Ann herself in the script. And the others some students from other schools Sodalists Attend Cisca Convention and some Mundelein girls whom you recognize Katherine Kearns, Kathleen Feely, Mary Rose Brown, Virginia Sweeney '35, Mary Frances Hoban, Margaret Cleary, Dorothy White, and Grace Mehren. The hovering spirit of the broadcast is that tall, slender man over there, John P. Lally, fiction editor of the daily news, instructor of the radio-script class at the College, and very definitely, some thing of a champion of youth. He deals m encouragement, helpful sugges tions, shrewd advice, and initiative and knows all the correct formulas. That's the announcer, approaching the mike. Over there at the organ, Eddie Hanson is making a last-second check up of the music sequence for the various breaks in the skit. Delores Fagan, to our left, near the corner of the studio, is a tremendously important person. With those nondescript contraptions in front of her, she produces the slamming door, the telephone bell, the shot of the gun, the tramping feet. Yes, she's the sound producer of the studio. Hold everything- it's 4:30, and here's the announcer, saying in his best south ern accents: Good afternoon. The Mundelein Col lege players are on the air . . . Eight Mundelein students represented the College at the general Cisca meeting, held on Feb. 22 at the Loretto academy. At the morning session, colleges and high schools met separately, while in the after noon a joint assembly was held. The meetings were conducted on the new plan of prepared resolutions. The Most Reverend Bernard J. Sheil, D.D., Director-General of Cisca, ad dressed the students in the afternoon. His Excellency congratulated the Ciscans on the splendid work they are accomplish ing and asked them to sponsor the forth coming C.Y.O. championship basketball games. The students from Mundelein who at tended are: Eileen MacAuley, Helen Farrell, Dorothy Roche, Catherine Heerey, Julia Mary Hanna, Roberta Malloy, Mary Malloy, and Catherine Ann Dougherty. oIIAKESPEARE at last has a pun ning rival And what is more strange, lt; Shakespeare's rival is an English profes- i sor. When announcing the text for Eng- i lish novel, Dr. Kehoe held up the dear - blue book (made especially for blue-eyed - students) by Lovett and Hughes, and, . recommending it to the tender mercy of : the class, begged them, to Hughes it. Oh my 'Love it and : DFRSONAL: To the medical student * from Hollywood who came to the : Loyola-Mundelein dance just to look around, and not, as he declared emphat- ically to the Dean, to meet ANY girls that might interfere with his career. r Five hundred students would like the op- ; portunity just to look you over and promise not to stand in the way of your ; obtaining a degree Magna Cum Laude. Music Students Play At Cecilian Recital With Kathryn Wolford, Margaret Hanlon, and Jeanne Theis acting as ac companists, the Mundelein Cecilians pre sented their February recital in the music library last Wednesday. Mary Louise Sayre opened the pro gram playing Concert Etude by Mac- Dowell, and Ruth Perry presented the second number, Open Thy Blue Eyes, by Massenet and Sonata op. 120, by Schubert. Rita McGreal then sang The Night ingale of Lincoln's Inn, by Oliver, and Jeanne Theis played Krcisler's Licbes- freude. Another Kreisler number, Prae- ludium and Allegro, was played by Elea nore Solewska, who also offered Waves at Play, by Grasse, and Mildred Sperry closed the program with a Chinese selec tion, Rush Hour at Hong Kong, by Chasins. / vTIIER YOUNG men who seemed to * lack that all-devouring desire for a degree with great praise kindly ex pressed their views on the dance. Paul Healy, scribe on the loyola NEWS, likes tea-dances and wants more of 'em. Bill Looncy, a Loyola athlete, thinks the girls were terribly nice, and Jim O'Brien, famous ballroom dancer, nodded his head affirmatively and emphatically to express his delight at such social affairs. OTUDENTS who have seen the temp- *-J eraturc jump from 16 below to 68 above within the past few days petition those sixth-floor recruits who refused to allow even the dance to interfere with their labor on the thirty-three hour chick, to devise some scientific formula for helping the mercury make up its: mind. Classical Qam.es for A Classical Party Playing a few harmless classical games, members of F.ta Phi Alpha, College classical club, held a social meet ing on Feb. 24. Mary O'Callahan, president, presided in the tearoom afterwards, when refresh ments were served.
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1936-02-28 (3)
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