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Page Two SKYSCRAPER Qift to Students . . . Time Council Awards Two Free Hours Per Day Most of us find it difficult to believe that almost half of our first year in college is over, and we keep searching around for one shining bit of knowl edge labeled in bold letters FRUITS OF THE OLD COLLEGE TRY. Results of the search have revealed one important fact. The thing we have voted MOST IMPROVED BY COLLEGE INFLUENCE is vocabu lary. We have learned that 0 (the average college grade) real ly signifies high scholastic suc cess; That a holiday is a day containing more than the usual quota of hours for study; That an examination is a strategic method of promoting the sale of as pirin; That assignments (there is NO homework in college, but there are millions of assignments) are occupa tions commanding 80 per cent of a student's time outside of class; That term papers (meaning re search on the freshmen level) are creations which occupy 20 per cent of a student's time the entire amount left over after regular assign ments; That social life consists of ac tivities occupying the twenty- fifth hour of every student's day (granted by TACOS, the Time Appropriation Council for Op pressed Students). We could go on and on defining such joys as Dates, Faculty, Upper- classmen, Phoenix Room, Library Black List but we are now well into the twenty-sixth hour, and it is time to revert to the Assignments. Write a Card . . . Commend Stores For Nativity Displays This season many downtown stores are helping to put Christ into Christ mas with beautiful religious windows. Carson's has four lovely windows. They represent Joseph and Mary ar riving at Bethlehem; the Wise Men as they see the Christ Child; the Shep herds seeing an image of the Child in the sky; and the Child in a crib, with Mary and Joseph near by and the Wise Men and shepherds offering gifts. Marshall Field's has a religious window on Wabash avenue with white figures of the Holy Family and one shepherd. On Madison avenue near State street in one of Mandel's Christmas windows is a white statue of Mary and the Infant. On both sides are stained glass windows. The background of John M. Smyth's window is silver, with life- size statues of the Holy Family. The People's Gas Light and Coke company has imported from Italy a hand-carved gold statue of the Blessed Virgin and the Child. The statue is seen through a Gothic window. These religious-theme windows and others we may have missed will be repeated next year if we send the stores postal cards or letters commend ing them this season. Everywhere, Everywhere Christmas Tonight . . . Peace . . to Men of Good Will A light glows in Bethlehem; it shines brightest over a tiny stable set against stars and snow. The breath of animals warms the golden- haired Infant lying in a crib. The wind leaps and runs about the fragile stable. A Lady in blue adjusts a light shawl around the Infant to protect Him from the drift ing flakes of snow. All is quiet. The angels hovering over the stable dip their wings and fly upward, singing as the world sleeps, Peace on earth to men of good will. The world today sleeps a troubled sleep. The threat of war hov ers constantly, from one corner of the earth to another, engulfing all peoples, the shackled and the free. Far to the east, Communist-ridden China is feverishly continu ing plans of conquest. Her defiance of justice and peace is creeping over Vietnam, and challenging Formosa. Dreams of power and glory leave little room for thoughts of brotherly love. Peace on earth to men of good will. To the west lies Europe, filled with uneasiness, but heartened by courage and determination. People who have lived through centuries of hate and prejudice now bind together in their common struggle for survival. France and Germany have blessed this unity with Peace pacts; Italy and England have altered opinions and disregarded differences in the united hope for harmony. Peace on earth to men of good will. Across the seas in Central America a tiny republic basks in her newly acquired freedom and democracy. Five short months ago, with only hope and faith and love for their fellow men, the people of Gua temala embarked upon a battle that has cheered the hearts of the free, and cloaked the oppressed in the mantle of hope. Rising from the depths of fear and tyranny, Guatemala has soared to the heights of liberty and victory. To the world she offers a true Christmas gift: Hope. Peace on earth to men of good will. Not far from Central America lies the United States. Amidst con fusion and dissension, America prepares her welcome for the Infant King. From coast to coast store windows present the drama portrayed or iginally in Bethlehem almost 2000 years ago, supplemented by the ma terial glitter that many confuse with the real Christmas. Radio and television bring into the homes of millions the mes sages of Christmastide. Leaving congressional investigations, atomic control, and juvenile delinquency, millions of American people turn to ward Bethlehem and follow the Star that will show them the path of peace. Confident and hopeful, they place their trust in the message that has determined the course of history, Peace on earth to men of good will. From the jungles to the icelands, from the deserts to the moun tains, to the powerful and the humble, to the farthest corners of the earth, the Light of Christmas shines reassuringly. And once again the angels impart their meaningful message, Peace on earth to men of good will. For His Holiness Pope Pius XII For as long as the Freshmen cm remember, His Holiness, Pope Pint XII has been a living symbol of faith and courage and tender care for the suffering of all countries. He lias fearlessly denounced the creeping menace of materialism, the conscienceless advocates of atheistie communism. He has inspired world-wide renewal of devotion to the Mother of God, ad vastly increased the spiritual infm ence of the Roman Catholic Church, He merits a special remembrance this Christmastide in the prayers o all Mundelein students. Theatre, Ice Show Add Color to Plans If you're looking forward to Chrisi mas vacation, this year from Dec. 21 to Jan. 5, and who isn't, you probabm have in mind freedom from assign- ments, more time to spend with the family, and a gay, whirling, social life with the favorite beau. For instance, if you like Rodgers and Hammerstein, The King and I, starring Yul Brynner and Patricia Morison, is for you. This highly-ap praised musical play will be at the Schubert for approximately six weeks. Everybody loves an ice show, which makes the Hollywood Ice Revue at the Chicago Stadium popular enter tainment from Christmas night through Jan. 9. Barbara Ann Scott is highlighted in this production along with a Wizard of Oz routine. For the ballet audience, the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo is in town from Dec. 25 to Jan. 2 at the Opera House, Maria Tallchief will dance in all per formances including Swan Lake, Lei Sylphides, and The Mikado. Bach, Hindemith, and Haydn en thusiasts will be interested in Szymoi Goldberg's concert music for viola solo and strings. Mr. Goldberg wil conduct at Orchestra Hall one night only, Monday evening, Dec. 27 at 8:3(1 Jne h uAcraper Vol. XXV Dec. 20, 1954 No. Entered as Second Class Matter Not. 30, 198 at the Post Office of Chicago, Illinois, under tk Act of March 3, 1879, 1.75 per year. Published semi-monthly from October to Mil inclusive by the students of Mundelein Collqt 6363 Sheridan Road, Chicago 40. FRESHMAN STAFF Co-Editors-in-Chief Mary Ann Banich Susan Bartlett Betty Bretz Mary Ann Cashman Maureen Connerty Marilyn Cull Barbara Cwiak Mary Margaret Deal Mary Dempsey Marijo Doody Rosemary Dooley Virginia Durkin Diane Golash Patricia Gulino Mary Ann Herold Marianne Jacobs Nancy Kalman Barbara Marie Kammerle Mary Ann Kann Patricia Kobal Joyce Kuhlmann Dolores Le Compte Melissa Lewis Audrey Lizak Geraldine Machroli Joyce Martin Mary Mueller Ann Norton Mary Lynn Onesto Nancy Phee Patricia Romano Christine Sawalski Diane Sherwood Maureen Sweeney Sylvester
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1954-12-20 (2)
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Women and Leadership Archives http://www.luc.edu/wla
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Mundelein College
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Student newspaper for Mundelein College
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Religious communities--Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
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Women's education
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Mundelein College Records
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