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Page Two THE SKYSCRAPER September 30,1958 Jazz Takes Its Place in American Culture The selection of Benny Goodman to per form at this year's Benefit drew enthusi astic approval from the student body. During past years, the college has pre sented the symphony, the ballet, and dra matic readings with Emlyn Williams. Since both the concert-lecture se ries and the benefit performances are designed to acquaint the student body with all forms of art, this year's choice was only natural. Modern American culture would not be com plete without jazz. Now one might contend that jazz is not so modern. It has been around for a long time. The seeds of jazz came over with Negro slaves more than 150 years ago. It blossomed in New Orleans at the turn of the century with the blue notes of Bessie Smith and W. C. Handy. It matured in the twenties when Louis Armstrong and King Oliver played at places like Chicago's Lincoln Gardens. But then jazz was played only for the select audiences of the cult. Only in recent years has jazz emerged from the dance- Skyscraper Staff States Paper Policy: Press Freedom Means Responsibilities Freedom of the press is much in the minds of college editors and staff members this fall due to resolutions passed at the National Student association convention in August. Skyscraper staff members considering the place of the student newspa per on Mundelein's campus find that freedom of the press must be tempered with responsibility fitting the role the paper plays. The Skyscraper has a triple roll and a corresponding triple responsibility. As a newspaper, its most vital function is to bring news to students, administra tion and faculty members. Reporting the news entails accurate and complete presen tation in attractive and readable form. The Skyscraper also represents Mundelein, not only to the students, but to those outside the college. Representation also brings the weight of responsibility. The Skyscraper must present a true picture of Mundelein and of student opinion to alumnae, parents, high schools, colleges, and friends. The third role of The Skyscraper is to provide for students interested in journal ism an opportunity to learn. Because the paper is in a sense a workshop, its staff must function efficiently. Deadlines must be met; class and club activities and items for features and Skyscrapings must be brought to the attention of reporters, and pictures must be scheduled and taken. With cooperation from the rest of the student body, efficient functioning will be possible. With the help of administration, faculty, organization presidents, pub licity chairmen, and moderators, SAC members, and class officers, the staff can prepare a paper of positive benefit to the college. A newspaper effectively fulfilling its three rolls, communication, representation, and efficient functioning, is the goal of The Skyscraper staff. When these goals are met, Mundelein's student newspaper will be informative, attractive, and will exercise freedom tempered by responsibility. Freshmen .... Hear Words from the Wise Dear Freshman, Is your Freshman Pointers beginning to show signs of wear? Is there a deter mined expression on your face in the morn ing as you preview the day's classes and study sessions ? Congratulations You're one of the sorority now. You've been introduced to long- range assignments, the Union, the li brary, 20-minute lunch breaks, mix ers, science laboratory periods, caps and gowns, counselor meetings, trips to St. Joseph's, and the concert-lec ture series. If you're still enthused, you're of the stuff that makes collegi ans. Use your newly-gained independence well, now that assignments and study are a matter of self-direction. Though four years of battling books seems endless, it isn't. Savor the mental struggle you'll encounter; it makes those moments of en joyment more memorable. There is much you still must experi ence. Examinations will be sched uled (yes, freshman, you can survive them), and when they're over, relief will be shared over a cigarette in the lounge, or a coke in the tearoom. You'll discover that a do-it-yourself at mosphere exists among college students. No one takes you by the hand and guides you to the study hall, the library, or to a club meeting. Opportunities exist; it is up to you to make use of them. Advancing your social life is a per sonal project, too. College days bring you in contact with hundreds of potential friends. What is your method of operation? During this week Get Acquainted Week get to know some of those people you've seen in the halls, yes, even in the Union. (Popular-opinion polls have shown that the most friends are made dur- ing the first few weeks of school.) You've come far already, freshman, toward that goal of being a well-adjusted scholar. Welcome to the sorority. You're an asset to the organization. Sincerely, The Rest of Us Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday halls and taken its place on the concert stage next to other great music. As for jazz being American, ac cording to some critics and musi cians, it is the main contribution of our country to modern music. While early American composers were still following European tradition, jazz writers introduced a new form that was unique and distinctly American. Now the tables have been turned and American jazz is influencing European classical composers. Conductor Leonard Bernstein sees traces of it in the rhythmic structure of Stravinsky, Ravel, as well as in some of his own works. Louis Arm strong and Benny Goodman have made jazz one of our most important exports with their tours of the continent. What is it that makes jazz so popu lar both here and abroad? To an swer that question by taking jazz apart and studying its techniques would be a mistake. Jazz is to be en joyed, not analyzed. Besides, what analysis could capture the sponta neity and spirit which is unleashed when a full jazz orchestra or merely a handful of instrumentalists get to gether and improvise on a single theme. It is this improvisation, this talking back and forth among the instruments, which makes each performance of a jazz piece a new experience for both the artists and the audience. A number is never twice the same because, according to the old saying, good jazz is not written, it's played. It is undoubtedly this spontaneity which ac counts for its appeal and entitles it to a place among modern American arts. Clubs Take Spotlight For Campus Review Horseback riding, plant cells, Spanish culture, and foreign affairs are among subjects taking the spotlight as Munde- Tuesday lein students observe Club Week which began yesterday and will continue until Friday, Oct. 3. Exhibits and booths in the lounge are designed to show the purpose, program, and plans of each organiza tion on campus. With the great diversity of club types and activities, each student should find an organization that suits her interests and abilities. The student who becomes a mem ber of a club will be able to supple ment what she learns in class. Through programs and activities she can enrich her intellectual and social life by developing leadership quali ties, making new friends, and shar ing ideas and the experience of work ing together toward a common goal. Club Week puts each organization on review in order to stimulate students to consider the advantages of active member ship in a campus organization. Coming on Campus Monday Wednesday Thursday Friday JneS kt 'J scraper Vol. XXIX Sept. 30, 1958 No. 1 Entered as Second Class Matter Nov. 30, 1932, at the Tost Office of Chicago, Illinois, under the Act of March 3, 1897, 1.75 per year. Published semi-monthly from October to May inclusive by the students of Mundelein College, 6363 Sheridan Road, Chicago 40. Co-editors-in-chief Barbara Guderian. MarRuerite Phillips Associate Editors Mary Gart, PeBjry Nicholson, Lynda Rousseau Artist Mary Anne King Sunday Monday Assistants , - ... .. Mary Lou Brady, Claudia Radziwicki. Dorothy Lahman, Kathleen McGuire Anne Miller, Patricia Novak, Dorothy Nelson. Mary Ann Makowskl Skyscrapins*s - - Valmar Price Sept. 29 to Oct. 6 Club Week begins in the lounge Senior class meeting, 1:10 Sophomore counselor meet ings, 1:10 Young Republicans meeting, 4:10 Young Democrats meeting, 4:10 Sodality group and candidate meetings, 4:10 Foundress Day Honors Convocation, 1:10, auditorium Faculty-SAC meeting, 4:10, Room 201 First Friday Pennant Prance SAC mixer, 9 to 12 p.m., gymnasium Illinois Unit of the Catholic Library association meeting, 10 a.m. Mundelein's verse speaking choir will perform at the National Catholic Theatre Conference, at The Immacu- lata, Irving Park Rd. and Marine Dr., 10 a.m. Freshman Reception of Aca demic Gowns, 2 p.m., in the auditorium Parent-Daughter Tea, 3:30, Social Rooms Laetare Players, Economics club, and International Rela tions club will sponsor a showing of colored slides from the Brussels World Fair, 7 p.m., in Room 405. Oct. 7 to Oct. 13 Sodality Day: Noon Mass Senior-Junior counselor meet ings, 1:10 Sophomore class meeting, 1:10 Mathematics club's welcome party for interested fresh men, 4:10, Room 302 Sodality group and candidate meetings, 4:10 Chest X-ray unit will be on campus Big Sisters meeting, 1:10, Room 405 Human Relations club meet ing, 3:10 Related Arts club meeting, 4:10 WAA meeting, 4:10 Chest X-ray unit again on campus Review staff meeting, 3:10. Room 509 Loyola's Beanie Bounce for the freshmen, Union House, Lake Shore Campus Alumnae Homecoming, begin ning with Mass at noon Review deadline Columbus Day program, Spanish club, 10, 12, and 2 p.m. in Room 206. Mrs. J. R. McGowan, formerly of Ar gentine, will show her col lection of Argentine art mas terpieces, and will give a slide-illustrated lecture on Argentina Skyscraper staff meeting, 4:10, Room 404.
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1958-09-30 (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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