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THE SKYSCRAPER Freshmen Triumph In Baseball Tournament TERRAPINS GIVE WATER CARNIVAL A fairy-land indeed was the swim ming pool room on the evening of May 6 when the Terrapins presented their second annual water carnival, entitled Once Upon a Time. Fairyland itself appeared on the opposite side of the pool, and the fairy queen was witness of the water elfins' fun. Based on the lines of Alfred Noyes, Yet one more night the gates of fairyland Are opened the pageant fantasy represented the adventures of Joy and Jingle by a mer maids' fairy pond. A beautiful inter pretative dance by Penelope Haloulos opened the program, and then, lights focused on the pool, the aquatic stunts began. Swimming in military formations, novelty groupings, and stunt swimming were the first features and prepared the way for the spectacular dives. Front dives, back dives, running dives, jack-knife dives, tulip dives, swan dives, all varieties of fancy dives were executed with a marvelous surety and skill, both by groups and individuals. A series of spectacular water forma tions, notably a wedge, followed, and then came the always exciting tandem swimming. Exhibitions of practically every type of stroke were given, and the final demonstration of the entire group treading water holding lighted candles aloft to form the letter M con cluded a splendid evening of water sports. The program follows: Water Carnival Cast I. Journey to Fairyland Joy and Jingle ...Rita Patterson, Dolores Shanken Water Lilies Betty Jane Agnew, Margaret Scannell Singer Betty Smith Queen Marion Ryan Attendants Helen Ryan, Catherine Russell Dances Penelope Haloulas Swimmers and Divers Terrapin Club Members II. Fairy Drills and Exhibition Military Drill, Water Stunts, Stunt Diving, Water Formations, Races, Fancy Diving Terrapin Club Members Processional..Terrapin Club Members W. A. A. Sponsors Annual Banquet The second annual W. A. A. banquet was held in the cafeteria on Tuesday evening. May 3. Places were quiekly found at the jonquil-decked table, and gay chatter attended the opening of in teresting-looking packages which lay beside each plate. Soon a gala parade of china dogs, varying in sizes and breeds, had possession of the table. Mingled with the dogs were merry little Dutch lads and lassies with water jars suspended from their minute china shoulders. On seeing all the canine representatives one noble ath lete exclaimed, Look at all the differ ent brands of dogs Salad forks were set aside expectant ly as Mary Lyon, president of the or ganization, rose. Miss Lyon thanked the faculty for its kind cooperation during the school year, and also the club members for their loyal support. She then introduced Mrs. Murphy, bet ter known as Miss Bonnie O'Connor, athletic coach at St. Mary's and the Immaculata prior to her marriage. In a most interesting manner Mrs. Mur phy traced the development of physical education from Spartan days to the present time. Next Miss Beatrice Marshall, ath letic director at Mundelein, gave an impromptu talk and cautioned the girls to remain ever faithful to the ideals of their alma mater. La Vergne AVaindle, captain of the sophomore basketball team, presented the cham pionship pennant to Irene Lavin, cap tain of the victorious freshmen. After dinner, chairs were drawn around in a semi-circle and an enter taining program followed immedi ately. The program was: Mundelein Pep Songs.. W. A. A. Chorus Tap Dance W. A. A. Trio Pauline Duzeski, Elaine Krambles, Rita Patterson Humorous Ballads W. A. A. Trio Spring Skits Mildred Hora, Jean O'Connor, Dorothy O'Connor, Betty Jane Agnew, Frances Davidson Spring Dance Rita Patterson Classical Melodies Ruth Tangney Official College Song. .W. A. A. Chorus Terrapins Enjoy Final Spread The Terrapin Club gave its last party of the year on Tuesday, May 17, for all its members, Junior and Senior. (Continued from page 1, column 3) passed in procession into the college building selecting each a rose from our Lady's feet. Then the procession wound down the college steps and off the stage into the body of the audi torium where the mothers were seated. Each senior presented her rose to her own mother, while Betty Smith sang, A Prayer to Our Lady, and the pro gram closed with a Glee Club chorus, Vannan's exquisite Goodbye, Sweet Day. The curtains were drawn, and im mediately the Reverend Francis A. Vaughan, S. J., addressed the assembly. His words were in perfect accord with the spirit of the occasion, and his final declaration defined the high ideal of Catholic education. To the seniors, he said, The finest thing that can ever be said of a Mundelein College girl is that she is worthy of the dignity of Catholic motherhood. Some indeed, may sacrifice that title, Mother, for a higher cause, but for the others, their highest honor and crowning glory be fore the throne of God will be their Motherhood, and their knowledge of science and literature and art will have little influence in the world today if they have not the beauty and purity and sanctity of Motherhood which finds its inspiration in Mary Immacu late, the Mother of God. Benediction of the Most Blessed Sacrament was given, the Glee Club singing the hymns, and an informal reception for the mothers was held in the main corridor and reception rooms. Lectures on Lake District The Lake Poets, was the subject of a lecture by the Reverend F. J. Yealy, S. J., professor of literature at St. Louis University and at St. Stanis laus Seminary, Florissant, Mo., in the auditorium on April 28, Father Yealy has recently toured the Lake dis trict and his descriptions of the beauty of the country, together with the illustrations which he presented with slides made the lecture doubly interesting. Students in English literature classes, as well as all who have learned to love the romantic poets, acquired a more intimate knowl edge of the district itself and a more personal appreciation of the poets from the lecturer's stories and historical allusions. Supplementing the various landscapes. Father Yealy had a large detailed map of the Lake area, and thus the audience could follow him more intelligently. DEFEAT SOPHOMORES IN FINAL STRUGGLE A grimly- determined freshman team again evened up athletic honors between themselves and their bitter rivals, the sophomores, when they slammed out five runs to capture the baseball championship, 5-2, Thursday afternoon, May 26, in the college gym nasium, from said sophomores. Both the soccer and volley ball championships this year have gone to the sophomores, so the freshmen, with only their basketball victory to their credit, just had to win the baseball game, and win it they did by pound ing hits of all types past their rather dazed rivals. In the first inning the sophomores jumped into a two-run lead by virtue of a hit by Marion Sifferman and a tremendous hit that was converted into a home run by the fleet-footed Evelyn McGowan, captain of the team. In the second inning, however, the freshmen decided that a few runs would be quite welcome, so they waded vigorously into Genevieve Dooner's pitching, and when the smoke of that inning had cleared away, the score was tied at 2-2. In the remaining innings the steady pitching of Pauline Madison, freshman hurler, and excellent fielding support, the sophomores went down in practi cally one-two-three order. The younger classmen, however, collected two more runs in the third and one in the fourth inning to give them their 5-2 margin of victory. And so, with each class gayly wav ing two championship pennants, the sophomore's being inscribed Soccer and Volley Ball, and the Freshmen's reading Basketball and Baseball, the 1931-32 athletic year at Mundelein comes to a happy conclusion. The sin- cerest of thanks are extended to Miss Marshall, Miss Magnuson, and Miss Reynolds for the whole-hearted way in which they gave of their time and knowledge to advance physical educa tion and good sportsmanship at Mun delein. Students Place In Essay Contest Two Mundelein students, Mary Lally, '33, and Mary Agnes Tynan, '35, received honorable mention in the Essay Contest sponsored by the Queen's Work according to an an nouncement in the May issue of that magazine. Mary Agnes received fourth place among the two hundred essays which were submitted by colleges throughout the country on the subject, What My Religion Means to Me, and Mary Lally received eleventh place. Miss Gertrude Zeugin, St. Mary's College, Leavenworth, Kansas, re ceived the first prize, and William Rives, St. Mary's University, San An tonio, Texas, the second. Thirteen hundred essays were submitted from the three divisions, college, high school, and general, and two prizes were given in each division. Music Library Receives Gift Splendid collections of books and magazines have been donated to the Isabella Music Library by the Sisters of Charity, B. V. M., of St. Vincent's Convent and Our Lady Help of Chris tians Convent, Chicago. The Sky scraper expresses the gratitude of both faculty and students for these valuable gifts. The lineup for the was as follows: R. Patterson R. F... M. Farmer L. F... F. Davidson G F... M. Mahoney lb... E. Lincoln 2b... P. Duzeski 3b... E.McGowan (G).S.S... M. Sifferman C G. Dooner P Sub: Sophomores M baseball game .. .V. Meagher L. Barrett H. Piper I. Lavin .... V. Murphy ... .L. Mazurek A. Gill .. .E. Krambles (C) P. Madison E. Buchanan. Sophomore Gains National Fame Miss Olga Melchione, a sophomore at Mundelein and composer of the prize- winning song for the Senior Ball of the University of Notre Dame, was hon ored again but this time before an au dience of thousands instead of a few, when her own composition A Night in May, was broadcast from New York through the courtesy of Hart, Schaff- ner, and Marx Clothing Company, on Thursday evening, May 12. It was the first time Miss Melchione's composition was played in public. (Continued from page 1, column 4) Keep in the Middle of the Road (Negro Spiritual) Arranged by Bartholomew Mundelein College Glee Club Capriccio, Op. 116, No. 7 Brahms Intermezzo, Op. 116, No. 4 Brahms Seguidilla Albeniz Margaret O'Gara Venetian Love Song Nevin-Spross Violin obbligato.... Eleanor Kucki At the organ Virginia Boland The Naughty Little Clock De Koven-Spross The Shepherds' Dance (Henry VIII) German Mundelein College Glee Club INTERMISSIOX King Nutcracker Tschaikowsky-Bornsehein A Choral Fantasy based on The Nutcracker Suite Far Over the Hills Dance of the Candy Fairy Russian Dance, Trepak Arab Dance Chinese Dance Dance of the Reed Flutes Waltz of the Flowers Mundelein College Glee Club PSYCHOLOGY CLASS HOLDS SYMPOSIUM The students in the rational psychology class, under the direc tion of the Reverend George H. Mahowald, S. J., held a symposium on Life in the auditorium at 3 o'clock on Tuesday, May 17. Five students from the class had been selected to speak on different phases of the sub ject. The members of the Robert Bellarmine Philosophy Club of Loyo la University were guests. Charlotte Knerr, the chairman, wel comed the Loyola guests, and intro duced the first speaker, Mary Dwyer, who spoke on biology and life. Katherine Brennan discussed phil osophy and life, Betty Smith talked on the origin of plant life, Dorothea Von Wonterghem on animal intelli gence, and Dorothy Platz on immanent activity. The talks, although brief, were excellent, the material hav ing been gathered from class lectures and supplementary readings. An open forum followed the speeches, and a lively and entertain ing discussion between the Loyola students and the speakers ensued, re vealing fine critical acumen on the part of the University students, and a thorough familiarity of subject matter on the part of the girls. The discussion hinged for the most part around the question whether or not tbe animal soul is annihilated or re verted to the potentiality of matter. Mary Jane Sullivan, '34, will spend ten weeks of the summer at Lone Tree Camp, where she will be a mem ber of the Senior Council. Mary Jane is a Girl Scout and a possessor of the Golden Eaglet. She was a member of the Junior Council at camp last sum mer. A TERRAPIN FAIRYLAND Betty Agnew, Margaret Scannell (in the pool), Catherine Russell, Dolores Shanken, Marion Ryan, Rita Patterson, Helen Ryan, Penelope Haloulas. PERSONALS The Laetare Players are busily en gaged in activities outside the college as well as in it, these days. Eleanor Joyce recently airected a play at the Angel Guardian Orphanage, where she is instructor in dramatic art. Annamerle Kramer is directing a play which is to be given by the nurses of the Oak Park Hospital next month. She is also in charge of a performance which the Young People's Auxiliary of the Catholic Order of Foresters are planning. Clare Allender and Marion Ryan ap peared recently in Driftwood, a drama which was presented by the Joyce Kil mer Players at St. Casimir's Academy. Penelope Haloulos, who was recently elected president of the Laetare Play ers, is also engaged in the direction of a play for the Greek Women's Uni versity Club. Helen O'Gara and Margaret Wenig man are sponsoring card parties for the benefit of the Laetare Scholarship Fund. The class of 1932 is assisting the players in furnishing their club room on the eighth floor, and recently they contributed drapes for that room. Florence Yocum, '35, left May 15 for New York, from where she will sail for Europe for an eight weeks' tour with her father. Mary Frances Burke, '34, will leave June 13 for Dublin, where she will at tend the Bucharistic Congress. Frances Davidson, '34, will fulfill part of her requirement for her work in journalism by working on the Paoli News of Paoli, Indiana, a summer re sort not far from French Lick, this summer. (Continued from page 1, column 5) dangerous psychology of defeat which for us is but the modern counterpart of the snows of Valley Forge, states that if his song can reawaken the flame of courage and faith in the hearts of men, he will consider his work well done. We sincerely hope it will instill in the hearts of our first graduates great and noble ideals and that they will raise their eyes in the Faith of the founders of our country to sustain them through every storm and trial that may beset their paths.
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