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Page Two THE SKYSCRAPER Feb. 24,1965 THE SKVSC8HPER 0 U IIIII L ) will grip current issues and events and hold them before the campus in order that members of the Mundelein community may sense and direct history rather than bob in its wake. Commitment Poll Probes Synonymous Convictions Since the English translation of Karl Rahner's Sendung und Gnade appeared in America two years ago, the term Christian commitment has been bandied around as a dy namic Christian way of life, as well as a humanistic sort of sociological effort. It is not surprising, then, that the vaguest of all the con cepts to emerge from a recent survey, conducted on campus to probe student and faculty opinion of Christian commitment, was a specific definition of the expression itself. The variety of personal reactions and definitions might be justified, however, by Rahner's own explanation which calls merely for the individual, free response of a person to the grace of Christianity. This response of which he speaks is affected, perhaps, not only by what some refer to as the particular religious style of the individual, but is also varied according to his sociological background as well as his psychological cognitions and motivations. The broad interpretation of Christian commitment, re vealed by the survey, is not necessarily to be construed as an absence of knowledge or even concern, but rather as the re flection of a genuine, personal Christian commitment which is, in reality, subjectivized Christianity. Nor is the expression of individual ignorance or indif ference to the concept to be interpreted as a general lack of commitment on campus; for the present state of Christianity which Rahner refers to as the diaspora situation, in which only a small percentage are committed, is considered by him a must in the history of salvation and an opposition which serves to strengthen the faith of the individual Christian. Leisure Needs Control Requires Mental Spur Whaddya wanna do tonight? asked the leading male of the academy award-winning motion picture, Marty. I don't know. Whaddya wanna do tonight, Marty? replied his companion, obviously bewildered with the confrontation of another night off. The question of what to do has preoccupied the affluent society since the electronic brains and the automated machines have drastically reduced the number of hours each member must commit to economically necessary work. Never before, except perhaps when the patrician Ro mans spent half the days of the year holidaying, tributing, feasting and partying, have so many done so little with so much time. Automation Increases Leisure Contemporary man generally views his work as his primary activity. However, since automation has reduced both the relative importance of his role in production and the time he must devote to it, it is essential that modern man use effectively his leisure, a necessary by-product of efficient production. Leisure may evolve into what is academically termed a social prob lem, or it can provide man an opportunity, beyond his work, to develop more fully as a person. Free Time Challenges Ingenuity The direction leisure takes will depend on whether modern man spends his uncommitted hours pursuing culture via the Art Institute, the public libraries and the legitimate theaters, or absorbing a beam of electrons known as television. Leisure should involve more than passing the time one is not re quired to account for on a production sheet or a IBM punchcard. It may take the form of travel, volunteer work, hobbies or sportive recreation (in which the time one spends waiting in line to reach the first tee or his turn on the ski lift adds up to a significant sum of hjs leisure hours), but it should not fail to give man a sense of usefulness rather than idle ness. Intellectualism Develops Individuality Uncommitted hours are rapidly becoming jet-age man's only oppor tunity to transcend his highly specialized, seemingly unimportant role in an automated society. Because of this phenomenon, it is one's leisure, rather than his working hours, which must provide the necessary intel lectual stimulus to enable him to develop as an unique individual. Un committed hours, more than working time, must be disciplined and ap proached with creativity and energy. Just as the worker who cuts corners on his job develops into a man of laziness rather than a man of leisure during his free time, the student who prefers bridge to books, skips lectures to catch catnaps will un doubtedly fail the test of assigning significance to uncommitted hours. as 'Blow On' Sculpture Creates Lyrical, Space Age Feelings The Milonadis Exhibit in Gallery 8 until Feb. 28 is a refreshing change from the roped-off, caged-in, glass-encased sculpture exhibits usually set before the public. Un like these forbidding, Look Only presentations, the Gallery's exhibit of kinetic (moving) sculpture al most asks to be touched and played with. Milonadis Receives Awards Milonadis, born in the Ukraine in 1926, came to the United States Skyscraper Photo A WARD-WINNING artist Kon- stantin Melonadis' mobile wire sculptures and drawings will be ex hibited in Gallery 8 until Feb. 28. in 1951, taking his BA education at the Art Institute and his MFA at Tulane University. His many awards include the 1963 Pauline Palmer Prize from the Art Insti tute and first prize in sculpture at the Old Orchard Art Festival, 1963 and 1964. Currently assistant professor of sculpture at the University of Notre Dame, Mr. Milonadis de clares that at present I am inter ested in motion as a part of con scious sculptural expression. For the artist this involves technologi cal as well as artistic problems. For the spectator Milonadis' suc cessful solution of these two prob lems results in an unusually ap pealing art form. Mr. Milonadis uses stainless steel by Eileen Jack wire and music wire for his kinetic sculptures to produce two entirely different types of motion. The con structions of stainless steel, a prod uct of modern times, are very much a part of this Space Age. Thick and thin wires, moving in pendu lum and pump swings, meet in a complexity of line and motion re lieved only by the severity of thin solid planes often twirling like ra dar screens. Music wire gives other sculpture lyric or whimsical movements. Flower II sways like a meadow flower gently stroked by a spring breeze and the Queen of Chess , so stately and prim, wiggles when touched like a bowl of set Jello Viewer Overlooks Artistry The one flaw in the exhibit is that the viewer is apt to become so engrossed in this new use of motion in sculpture that he misses the artistry of the sculptures when they are still. Straight and curved lines soar into space only to be stopped by minute balls and open circles. Others take paper clip and safety pin turns until the eye can no longer follow the path of one line. Likely, also, to be overlooked or depreciated as conventional are the massive structures of welded steel. Centurion, which looks like it is made of rusty, corroded iron, is solid, bold, and strong. Ugly, too? Yes, definitely; but certainly masculine and martial Sculpture Overpowers Drawings There are drawings in the exhibit also. They should not be ignored, though. Milonadis' pen and ink line drawings are almost as fas cinating as his sculptures. But they are so overpowered by the in triguing stars of the show that the viewer barely notices them as he blows on to the next piece. Praise should be given to the Mundelein students who set up the exhibit, as well as to Milonadis. The arrangement of the sculptures is expressive of the student's artis tic talents. They have placed the pieces in such a way that the ex hibit is a unified, balanced whole; but each sculpture can be seen as an individual work and not merely as one of a series. Sounding Board Editor: In the last few days two events have occurred at Mundelein that stand out in my mind as a sign of ingenuity and foresight of many Mundelein students. The first was the visit by Rabbi Schaalman from Emanuel Temple, Thursday, Feb. 11. Under the spon sorship of the YCS, Judy Ewing coordinator, and the SAC, the stu dents and the faculty were intro duced to the Jewish liturgy and participated in a Jewish prayer service. And then Saturday, Feb. 13, Mundelein welcomed members of the Branko Krsmanovich choral group from Yugoslavia. While everyone had an opportunity to practice their language skills, the Yugoslav students sang a few of 3LSL u craper Vol. XXXV February 24, 1965 No. 11 Newspaper of Distinction The Skyscraper is published semi-monthly, September to May inclusive except during exam and vacation periods, by the students of Mundelein College. 6363 Sheridan Ed., Chicago, 111.. 60626. Subscription rate is 2 per year. Entered as second-class matter Nov. 30, 1932, at the U.S. Post Office, Chicago, Bl under the act of March 3. 1897. The Skyscraper is a member of the Associated Collegiate Press and the Catholic School Press Association. Letters to the editor must be signed. The Skyscraper reserves the right to cut letters in case of limited space. Editor in Chief Mary Etta Talarico Associate Editor . Rae Paul Feature Editor Sylvia Hajek Make-up Caryl Jean Cinelii. Barbara Kubici, Bobbie Bohan Columnist Margaret Field Staff , Jean Durall, Mary Lynch. Diane Sargol. Patricia Touspaint. Nancy Vandenberg, Eileen Carroll, Eileen Jnck. Marilyn Gibbs, Judy Wardwell. Pat Czapar, Barbara Mounsey, Rose Goets, Kathy Riley, Diane Quirin, Brenda Dineen Photographers B t*T liraunlin. Dime Sargol, Aldln* Favaro their native songs and a trio of Scholastics introduced them to the America folk song. Thank you to Ginger Finnegan who made the visit possible and to the SAC who made the arrangements. Both of these events gave the college an opportunity to extend its interests religiously and cul turally. Congratulations to the YCS and SAC for their sponsor ship. Elizabeth Gordon Editor: This communication refers to two personal items for which I was given but can't take credit for in your comprehensive article on Mun delein's independent volunteers. The errors were due most likely to my manner of describing things I. The choice of Hi-Time maga zine for CCD sophomores isn't mine, but has been selected by the CCD priest-moderator in our par ish. The Hi-Time series (Milwau kee Archdiocese) comprises a se quential four-year plan of instruc tion. II. Our particular Third Order of St. Francis fraternity (local group) visits, but does not teach, the Negro children at St. Monica's Mission in Gary, Ind. The school is regularly staffed by Sisters. Our efforts are more along social lines. Adrienne Banke
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