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Pa e Two SKYSCRAPER THE SKYSCRAPER Official Semi-Monthly Newspaper of MUNDELEIN COLLEGE 6363 Sheridan Road Chicago.lllinois Mundelein Chicago's College For Women Under the Direction ok the Sisters of Charity, B.V.M. Entered as Second Class Matter Nov. 30, 1932, at the Post Office of Chicago, Illinois, under the Act of March 3, 1897, 175 the year. Published semi-monthly from October to May inclusive by the students of Mundelein College. Vol. XIII Friday, February 19, 1943 No. 7 Member ASSOCIATED COLLEGIATE PRESS Telephone: Ambassador 9011 Co-Editors-in-Chief Rae Haefel, loan Leach Associate Rosemary Shanahan Feature Editors.Mary Kay Jones, Marie Nordby Associates Helen Egan, Mary Coughlin, Betty Jane McCambridge, Lorraine Super. News Editors Jaync King, Jerry Stutz Sports Editor Geraldine Hoffman Associate Jacqueline Michelsen Reporters: Eleanor Arends, Mary C. Bums, Mary Grace Carney, Medelcine Courtney, Constance Cross, Patricia Curran, Sheila Finney, Margaret Greene, Margery Kane. Alyce Jeanne Kiley, Helen Nicholson, Betty Seguin, Geraldine Thorpe, Mary Catherine Tuomey. Frances Wilkinson, Mary Eliza beth Wolfe, Julia Woodford. Democracy Depends On Brotherhood of Man The perpetuation of Democracy de pends upon the practice of the brotherhood of man. The American Conviction in war and in peace has been that man finds his freedom only when he shares it with others. People of every nation, every race, every creed are able to live together as Americans on this basis. This is the challenge Presi dent Roosevelt makes to the people of this country in his Brotherhood Week message. The nations warring against the allies have as the basis of their chaotic upheaval a total denial of the religious principles of understanding, justice, and cooperation, which are the very attributes that must bind all American citizens together in the brotherhood of man. Citizens of our nation live by a Constitution which guarantees them, not only freedom of mind, but also freedom to save their God-given immortal souls. It is our endeavor and our duty to create in the minds of alien peoples this desire to live as members of one big family; to recognize the equality of individuals be cause of their spiritual souls; and to share with their neighbors the rights for which we are lighting. Before we try to extend these ideals to foreign peoples, however, we must make them consistently operative here at home. We must spare no effort to eliminate all racial prejudice; we must be appreciative of the contribution which all loyal Ameri can groups, of whatever racial origin, may give to our country; we must erase the marks that divide class from class; wc must share what we have; we must see and love all men as brothers. Only after we have brought the idea of Brotherhood close to our own sphere of life can we begin to formulate a plan for the restoring of peace to the entire world. Then, this peace will be lasting if we rea lize that the feeling of Brotherhood must touch all nations, races, and creeds; the entire world will then be united as one family in the human Brotherhood of man, under the guidance of God. Remember . . . During the month of February, desig nated as Catholic Press Month, the stu dent lounge will harbor a Victory Book Bin, into which may be dropped YOUR book for a soldier, a sailor, a marine. Have vou a Catholic book to contribute? Truth, Wisdom Weld Armor of Catholic Press As the monks of the twelfth and thir teenth centuries sat at their high desks in the poorly lighted cells of their mon asteries, laboriously and patiently printing by hand complete Bibles, hymnals, and liturgical manuscripts, they were, in their finely detailed scrolls, sowing the seeds of a Christian educational agency destined to grow steadily and sturdily into a vision, an influence felt throughout the whole world. These holy monks, journalists with out the power and speed of the giant type setters of today, believed in the power of the written word; they be lieved in truth behind the written word; and it was their zeal, faith, and talent which welded together the foundation for today's powerful, in ternational Voice of Truth and Free dom The Catholic Press. A Voice of Freedom speaking words of investigation and then of conviction is the Catholic Press. It is a voice reflecting a policy unhampered by and unallied with political brakes and party pressures. In the fight for Freedom, editorial matter from the Catholic press exposes tyran- ranical views and the type of propaganda that poisons mens minds against races, creeds, and governmental policies. A forceful weapon is the Catholic Press, unrelenting in its war on the enemies of faith and morals. It is a weapon aimed at individuals and agencies bent on under mining the youth of the nation through corrupt literature and recreation. It is a weapon of victory trained on all obstacles in the path of American conquests on the battle fronts abroad and on the home- fronts of industry. And it is a Voice of Hope that the age- old traditions of Catholic journalism the proclamation and advancement of Chris tian ideals may be strengthened on its presses. It believes, moreover, that its sacred link with the past cemented with the patterns of today may prove an effective challenge to the bias often evident in the secular press. February has been designated Catholic Press Month. Let us resolve now to renew and strengthen our ac quaintance with Catholic weekly and monthly publications; with the news papers and magazines carrying a stimulating and truthful analysis of world affairs which will unite us more intelligently with the fight for democracy. For Reading Time-' Mark These Books Let us complement Catholic Press month by supplementing our play time with read ing time, selecting one of the many Cath olic books available in the college library, and absorbing its content, be it biographi cal, fictional, or general. In the ranks of the best sellers we sug gest Joseph Reillv's OF BOOKS AND MEN, Frances Median's LIVING UP STAIRS, or DARK SYMPHONY, by Elizabeth Adams. The pen of a famous Catholic journalist. F.ddie Doherty. gives us HOUSE ON HUMILITY STREET, and Robert Dalv. novelist and Lovola grad uate. SOLDIER OF THE SEA. For a slant on our hard lighting allies, read RELIGION IN SOVIET RUSSIA, by N. S. Timasheff, and. by another Rus sian author, Ili-U'ii Iswolskv, LIGHT BE FORE DUSK. Diversified reading is GREAT MODERN CATHOLIC SHORT STORIES by Sister Mariclla, SECOND S( IW'IXG bv'Mother Williams, and MI-.M- ORIES OF HAPPY DAYS, by Julian Greene. A delicate and beautiful account of her early years with her distinguished philoso pher-husband is Raissa Maritain's WK HAVE BEEN FRIENDS TOGETHER, and a beautiful pre-war picture is Sigrid Undset's HAPPY TIMES IN NORWAY. For aesthetic tastes there is E. I. Watkins CATHOLIC ART AND CULTURE, and for general pleasure and historical en lightenment there are the many Helen White books. During her college days every student should learn to rely upon the book reviews appearing in the Catholic periodicals. Even when she is relieved of the burden of term papers and final examinations, her reading time will be limited, to the exclusion of many tine books. To keep informed on the products of the book world, she should regularly consult THE CATHOLIC WORLD, SIGN, COM- M lt; IXWI-.AL, 1 X 1I-.XSK gt; and AMEK ICA. For general knowledge she should maintain a reading aquaintance with POISE, THE CATHOLIC DIGEST, THE CATHOLIC BIBLICAL QUAR TERLY, and THE THOMIST. Keep The Jeep Fleet Growing A Mundelein jeep fleet is growing speedily to the tune of the S.A.C. cash register, which busily checks in Bond and Stamp sales in the student lounge. Six army pets already bear our name The sales do double duty these days, ringing in votes as well as money; victory votes for a Victory Bond Queen contest. Have you bought a Stamp today? From The Vatican-' A Voice for Peace Tn the flood of post-war plans with whidB the United States in particular and world in general is now inundated, tV Vatican's formula for peace strikes a noil of universality and nobility. The first point in the Papal Peace Pri gram is: All men are brothers and Bj peoples belong to the family of nation- I From this point flow the other sou I Brothers do not scheme with utter ruflj lessness to ruin one another. Brothers flj not plan with animal cunning, with IrickenT and vice and force, to enslave one anothB If all men are brothers and members B the family of nations, then it is the du p of each nation to sacrifice certain of A desires and even of its needs for the g(Mc of the national family. This it is whi i precludes the erroneous .supcr-nationalisBj that attitude of my country, right 1 wrong. If there is to be peace, there A be none of that blind and prcsumptuBj pride which ultimately destroys both aBJ and nation. I Yet sacrifice for the good of all nati'A gt; does not imply the loss of life and inBJ pendence of any nation. Man, too, mAi sacrifice for his fellow men, yet this lt;W not condemn him to slavery or to the ll of his individuality. e Nations must also see that the nedV of their fellow-nations, those needs cquiw lent to their citizens' needs for food afl clothing and shelter, are properly proviA In addition, those demands which may IP first sight -.-ciii ridiculous and over hear s often are seen, upon closer examinations arise from real necessity. No snap jiw incut of a nation's demands will do; (A the facts will prove the justice or injusAJ of such demands. The individual nations have an aifl tional responsibility besides that to otal nations. There arc present in many coJ; tries, especially those in the heart I Europe, certain groups called etlinil t minorities. It is the duty of the mod nation to give justice to these groups, provide for them as it would wish fellA. nations to provide for it. These four points of the Papal Po n Program deal specifically and prima I with nations themselves. The remain: I points of the program will be discussed a later issue. Perhaps the most outstanding tin Bb about these points is that they demonstt p in a startlingly simple way how inexlj I able are the bonds which unite nation I nation. In this world of ours there isi and there cannot be, such a thing isolation. Ticker * Tape A persistent news rumor of the week the report that Hitler is dead springs from Der Fuhrer's absence from the speakers platform on Jan. 30. Probably he is hiding his face because his new, crack German troops failed to stop the mighty Russian advance. Housewives are sighing over bread sliced thick or thin according to varied skills. At last all the Japs are gone from Guadalcanal. The lady with a pair of shoes for every outfit is a thing of the past. Thin soles and thin tires may bring out skis and skates for Chicagoans who must brave the icy weather. Roosevelt and Churchill prove you can fool all the people all the time as they announce suddenly they have been in Africa for ten days. And the President cements Latin American relationships by visits to Brazil and Trinidad. After months and months of indecision, Chile breaks all connections with the Axis, and becomes a very friendly Pan-Ameri can neighbor. Mussolini bands Count Ciano, his hat, and opens wide the palace door. Roosevelt and Churchill agree that the Allies will make a new land invasion in 1943. The government says there must be a 48-hour week in defense areas. With coal unions and music unions rais ing a rumpus, John L. Lewis and band leaders are having trouble. And everyone says women are going to be drafted sooner St or later. The Ruml plan is still being disc but no decisions yet. Sports stories mil a splash in the news. The PhiladelAr baseball club died a natural death, andj being sold to the League. rhi college football craze is periled the Army-Navy heads. Even the AmerkB born baseball game is threatened by B draft board. ev Alexander Woollcott, gruff and beloB author and commentator, died, but Bj be remembered always as the Man W. Came to Dinner. wi Promoted from a Lieutenant-Gem Dwight Eisenhower is now one of theBJ full generals of the American Army. Gfl erals Pershing and Marshall are H generals from World War I, while MB Arthur and Eisenhower are contributiB of the present war. n The Russian army is fast becoming eighth wonder of the world as it rein lessly pushes the German forces back. Bj surprise blow by the Nazi Afrika Corf under Rommel breaks Tunisian defeat. The little country on a big spot. FinWRu: is trying hard to make peace with Rusfiu so that it will be free to fight the Aiicl The Eighth United States Army Air FoH in Europe gets a new leader -Major GsTIh eral Ira C. Eaker. cp - The Marine Corps has established0 Women's Reserve, making the fourth sew* ice open to women.
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1943-02-19 (2)
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