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THE SKYSCRAPER COLLEGE ORGANIZATIONS FATHER MERTZ GIVES COLLEGE JAY TALK The more serious side of life was taken into consideration when the gay campus parade and song festival of college day were finished and the stu dents reassembled in the auditorium to hear an address by the Reverend James J. Mertz, S. J., of Loyola Uni versity. Father Mertz emphasized the fact that for each of us there comes a time when we realize that life is not all pleasure. Every girl must be ready, he said, when she leaves college, not only to step into any field of endeavor in which she feels she belongs, but she should be prepared, also, to make a mark for herself in that field. With this in mind, she should make her col lege studies tend toward her future life. Father Mertz knows college stu dents and he evidently has had experi ence with eager credit seekers, but with the wisdom of a real educator, he looked beyond the honor points and degrees to the real work of life. Maintaining that an education should teach us to think along right lines, according to right principles, he urged the students to consider the situations which will confront them after their school days are over, and to begin now to think seriously about the aims and activities of their future lives. Father Mertz's practical knowledge, observations, and wisdom, coupled with his cheerful, informal manner, made him an acceptable counsellor. Commerce Club Hears Accounting Expert Mr. John E. Shanahan, head ac countant of the International Harves ter Company, recently addressed the Commerce Club on the interpretation of the financial statement. He illus trated the different points of his talk by reference to the statements of the International Harvester Company, the figures of which quite staggered his audience. His talk was given in such a clear, interesting style that even those stu dents who had never studied the prin ciples of accounting were able to un derstand and appreciate the talk. The students were somewhat surprised at Mr. Shanahan's humorous, Snformal treatment of what they had looked for ward to as a highly technical discus sion. Mr. Shanahan, in his turn, was amazed at the intelligent questions brought up by the students. When the bell rang for lunch, many stu dents had become so interested in the talk that they remained for some time to discuss problems of accounting with Mr. Shanahan. Benefactor Visits College The Reverend John Rothensteiner, of St. Louis, Missouri, visited here on Monday, May 25. After saying Mass in the Stella Maris Chapel, Father Rothensteiner was shown the various points of interest in the building. Father addressed the European His tory class and the Classical and Ger man Clubs, the last mentioned of which has embodied his name in its official title, Die Rothensteiner GeselU schaft. Throughout the school, Father Rothensteiner was greeted with friend liness and enthusiasm by the students, who know him as the donor of an extensive collection in the library. Many of the early editions and price less old books in our library are Fa ther's gifts to the college, and are kept apart from the other books in a special case, glassed in, in the east wall of the library balcony. The faculty and students of the college were honored to have such a distinguished guest, and deemed it a privilege to meet such a generous ben efactor. Sodalists Hear National Director The Sodality being the most active of all the organizations at Mundelein, the Student Activities Council and the Sodality and class officers were very much interested in hearing the Rev erend Gerald A. Fitzgibbons, S. J., of the Queen's Work, in an informal dis cussion of plans for Sodalists on Mon day, May 11. Father Fitzgibbons throughout his talk emphasized the fact that all units and committees in the Sodality are working toward the same end, and that they are merely using different means to attain it. To illustrate the coordination and cooperation that should exist among the various committees, Father Fitz gibbons produced a plan which, he assured his audience, was not merely theory, but something which had been tried successfully in several Catholic schools. According to this scheme, each committee assumes the lead dur ing a particular month, and is assisted by the other committees. For exam ple, let us say that the Sodality de cides upon December for mission month. Then during December the Mission Committee would sponsor a tag day, perhaps, for the missions; or perhaps they would have each Sodallst pledge herself to make something for the missions. While the Mission Com mittee is doing these things, the Lit erature Committee might advertise missionary magazines and periodicals, such as the Far East, the Colored Har vest, or Jesuit Missions. The Eu- charistic Committee might ask for pray ers and Holy Communions for the mis sions. Thus, all committees supple ment the work of the one which is most active during that month. The examples cited are hypothetical, but they illustrate the point. The plan may, of course, be changed to suit the locality and the demands of the Sodal ists. A beach party was given by the Col lege Commerce Club on Friday, May 15, a lovely beach party right here in our own pool. This first social func tion of the Commerce Club was a real success. Among the guests were the president of the College, the members of the faculty in charge of the Com merce department. Miss Magnuson, Miss Marshall, the members of the club, and their friends both in the school and from outside. Hardly had the two o'clock bell rung when girls were hurriedly donning their swimming suits and hurrying into the bright, sunny pool. Amid much laughter and gaiety, they plunged into the clear, inviting water and splashed about merrily until the contests were announced by Miss Mag nuson. First was witnessed the distance plunge, which exhibited the training and skill of the young divers. Marion Pearson won this test by almost reach ing the middle of the pool before mak ing her appearance above water. The next contest was for the funniest, most original dive. Here again the girls showed marked ability, and the judges found it quite difficult to make their decisions. However, the judges and observers finally agreed that Bere nice Boope executed the most unusual dive. After two starts, the race was finally under way, Genevieve Kearns, closely followed by three other con testants, first reached the shallow end of the pool. Bridge accommodations were made for those who did not care to take a plunge. Tables were artistically and conveniently arranged at the front end of the pool amid a profusion of palms, where the guests could not only play cards, but also enjoy the swimming exhibition. At four o'clock, the guests were in vited to the cafeteria for refreshments. The tables were charmingly decorated In dainty spring colors, and on each table was a vase of yellow roses. Re freshments consisted of delicious cakes and candies, and chocolate ice cream decorated with tiny pink-and-yellow confectionery rosebuds. After the refreshments had been served, awards were made to the win ners of the various contests, the door prizes were drawn for, and the bridge w'inners were rewarded with novel prizes. SCOUT LEADERSHIP is populSTcourse Because Mundelein College wants her girls to be leaders in all that they undertake. Miss Anne Roos, of the National Girl Scout Headquarters in New York, was invited by the faculty to give a short but intensive Scout Leadership Course during the week of May 4. Strange to say, however, there was little out-and-out instruction; instead, games of all sorts were played. Yet a keen observer could see that each game cloaked an objective. One sim ple little game trained the brain to remember all that the eyes saw, an other taught control in all movements, while still another acquainted each girl with strange birds and animals. Miss Roos impressed upon her class the need of disguising work in the garb of play. The Girl Scout age is between the years of ten and eighteen, and it is in the earlier period that the child's character is beginning to be formed. It has always been the habit, Miss Roos says, of our elders to complain that their juniors are rebellious or lacking in reverence. No doubt they seem so, because, if they are at all worthwhile, they are probably suffer ing from the 'divine discontent' which is the seed of all human achievement. Now even more than in her grand mother's time a girl needs courage, honesty, loyalty, and other sturdy vir tues, if she is to do her share of the pioneering in the new world offered her through the industry of her an cestors. If she can be trained at this early age, by means of games and other in terests, to think quickly and logically, to reap knowledge, to acquire health habits, and to be happy and cheerful, even when she does not feel gay, she will have a firm foundation on which to build her future life. As to Scout Leaders of the future. Miss Roos explained to her class the duties of an efficient and capable of ficer. The necessity of a plan for meetings, the use of the Court of Honor, the best methods of handling a troop, and the various tests that a Scout is expected to pass, were all touched on and then discussed by the class. The only qualities really essen tial in the Girl Scout leader, according to the ideas expressed by Miss Roos, are enthusiasm for her task and sym pathy with her girls. Such tools as she requires are furnished by the Girl Scout program. The last minutes of each period were spent sitting in a circle on the gymnasium floor, singing catchy tunes and rounds. The finale came when everyone stood and sang Taps. As the last note died away, the girls de parted, humming under their breath the words they had just sung. If you want to keep in tune with the time-spirit of your age, join the Girl Scouts as a leader. Miss Roos offers this suggestion to those in dread of the hardening mental arteries that come with advancing age. Miss Roos' experience in Girl Scout ing is varied and extensive, as she has been instructor on the national staff for the past nine years. She has traveled from coast to coast giving leadership training courses in wom en's colleges. Stylus Club Receives Pins The Stylus Club, the writers' guild of the college, will hold its first formal reception of members during the last week of school. Several pledges, who have made the required number of points, will be admitted, and ail the members will receive the official club pins. These represent a gold tablet and stylus, with the letters Stylus Club raised in gold, and the mono gram M. C. in red in the center. To distinguish the charter members, the pins of the first year only will have two small topazes on either side of the central monogram. At the end of Father's talk, each student felt that the Sodality really offered a very practical ideal for every young Catholic man and woman, an ideal as high as is humanly possible, and yet one that is adapted to the conditions of twentieth-century life. Eta Phi Alpha Holds First Social Affair While passing from the auditorium balcony downstairs on Wednesday, May 20, at 2 o'clock, did you come upon the softly lighted mezzanine, with rich, delicately carved chairs set off by the thick rugs stretched across the floor, while the rosy lamps cast a mel low radiance over the drooping tulips? Did you wonder how that queer little foyer in the balcony was suddenly transformed into such a cozy, restful salon? If you had stopped at the shrine of the Sibyl and received one of her occult brown leaves, you would have known it was the Eta Phi Alpha tea given by the classical students as their annual entertainment. The members of the club were led by Helen Orvis, chairman of the tea. to the Cave of the Sybils, where each student received her fortune on a brown leaf. The only difficulty was that the fortune was in Latin, but after a puzzling moment, most of the girls succeeded in translating the quotations from the Latin poets. Later, when bridge was played, the classical at mosphere was carried out by the Greek stamps on the tallies. Appetiz ing sandwiches, in shapes dainty and varied, were served with lemonade and chocolate cakes. A Mystery Story STUDENTS IN CHARGE OF CISCORA DINNER' The culmination of the year's work was reached by the students of the Home Economics Department when they planned, prepared, and served a dinner to the one hundred visiting Sisters who were guests of the Col lege during the Ciscora meeting. May 14. The students were enthusiastic in this project, which called for a def inite skill and generous cooperation on their part, and set about to make the function one truly representative of the art and efficiency for which their department stands. The Clothing Laboratory and the large adjoining room were completely transformed into one large dining hall, which adequately cared for the guests. When; the Sisters reached the fourth floor, they were met by student hostesses, who seated them at tables perfectly appointed and artis tically decorated with Talisman roses. The Home Economics students, In white smocks and caps, served a five- course dinner to their guests, and well merited the commendation re ceived for their skillful service and courteous hospitality. Musicians Observe Music Week College Artists Give Bridge Tea The Art Club sponsored a bridge tea in the social room on Wednesday, May 6, to raise funds for furnishings for the art studios. Preparations had been made for a roof party, but be cause of the lachrymal tendencies of the weather, the plans had to be changed. However, the room pre sented a Maytime appearance with its decorations of gayly colored balloons when the students and their friends secured their tiny admission palette, made in the Art Department, at the door. For days the studios had witnessed the creation of quaint silhouettes of George and Martha Washington and Mary and Abraham Lincoln, which were given as table prizes. A baby picture, the work of Dorothy Conley, a doll, made by Eunice Portt, and a plaque, donated by Mary McCabe, were door prizes. Dainty refreshments of tea and cup cakes brought the party to a close. Ruth O'Connor acted as chairman of the party, working with the members of the club who formed the commit tee of the whole. The same shining black car had passed me every morning for at least two weeks. It was a long, low-slung machine, and as it glided down the road each morning, past my modest little motor, I noticed the gold insig nia mounted on the side. My curios ity was aroused. I was all anxiety to know the proud possessor of the aris tocratic looking vehicle, and what right he had to the gleaming insignia. Indeed, I had a fleeting glimpse of his illustrious person every day, but he always seemed to be lounging com fortably in the back seat behind the morning paper. A liveried chauffeur drove the limousine, stiff, and military looking, and very efficient. I envied the man's good fortune in possessing a car with a back seat in which he could sit comfortably and read. Had I a chauffeur and a back seat, I could master the situation in Russia and solve all my intricate equa tions on the way to school. Had I a gold emblem what do you suppose it was? I would drive more slowly and let the curious populace inspect it at leisure. I was a little angry, too, at the idea of that large black glider passing like a mystery ship every morning. At last, however, my curiosity was satisfied. A red light stopped the two of us; the traffic signals, dear democratic nuisances, function for the great as well as for the small. As the limousine pulled up alongside of me, I glued my eyes to that tantalizing bit of gold. It was an American Eagle. The man, however, was still behind the newspaper, that hated barricade. I must have used a little telepathy on him; indeed, I taxed my powers of concentration to the utmost. And my reward was forthcoming. He put down the paper, and the face I saw was that of the former Vice-Presi''ent. Charles G. Dawes. That explained the American Eagle. I thanked a green light for my escape. Mr. Dawes had caught me gaping. Music Week was fittingly celebrated by the inauguration of the new organ by Mr. Walter Flandorf and the pres entation of a recital by the music students. Mr. Flandorf played four delightful selections, which introduced the various stops on the organ. At the program on the following day, Mary Helen Boyle interpreted Ruben- stein's Concerto, the first composi tion of its kind to be rendered at Mun delein by a student. Emer Phibbs played the orchestral accompaniment. There were also violin and vocal num bers. Mother's Day marked an epoch in Mundelein's music history. A string sextet consisting of one 'cello and five violins made its appearance. The North Shore Music Festival was given at Northwestern University Gymnasium during the past month. A group of Mundelein Cecilians obtained season tickets for the affair and thor oughly enjoyed the performance, espe cially that of the great Paderewski, who played on Tuesday evening, May 19. In a recital given for the faculty on the evening of Saturday, May 16, Mr. Flandorf played the following num bers, giving a brief explanatory intro duction before each: March from Alda Verdi By the Waters of Minnetonka Lieurance Andante, Fifth Symphony. .Beethoven Air on the G String Bach Gavotte Bach Die Lorelei Folk Song Scherzo in E minor Mendelssohn Ave Verum Mozart Marche Militaire Schubert (Continued from Page 1. Column a) PROGRAM Duo Seraphim Vittoria (1540-1613) Meditation Gounod-Saar Solo Obbligato Soprano, Dorothy Weldon; Alto, Betty Smith. So'o Choir Beatrice Fox, Martha Judae, Margaret Mary Granger, Virginia Kenny. Violin Obbligato Elizabeth Boyle. At the Organ Mary Helen Boyle. Wha* Ts There Hid in the Heart of a Rose? Protheroe Daffodil Gold Hodgson What'3 in the Air Todav? Eden Martha Judae At the Piano Emer Phibbs Ezekiel Saw de Wheel (Negro Spirit ual Arranged by Burleigh Oh. Poter, Go Ring-a Dem Bells (Ne gro Spiritual) Arranged by Burleigh Mundelein College Glee Club Serenade du Tsigane Valdez Cathleen Dowd At the Piano Mary Helen Boyle Just a-Wearyin' for You Bond Russian Dance, Trepak Tsehiiikowsky-Bornsehein Mundelein College Glee Club Charity Hageman May, the Maiden Carpenter s I Went a-Poaminc Brahe Betty Smith At the Piano Emer Phibbs Chinese Lullaby Dester The Two Clocks Rogers Mundelein College Glee Club Valse Caprice Cyril Scott Czardas, op. 23, No. 4 MacDowell Emer Phibbs The Dance Moszkowskl Mundelein College Glee Club College Sodality Receives Members Ten minutes a day for Mary was the watchword of Mundelein students during May. Every afternoon at the most convenient hour devotions were held in the chapel. Since it was im possible to have a priest every after noon, the services were conducted by the Sisters. The Litany of the Blessed Virgin was said or sung, a few prayers said, an i then came a May hymn. Un fortunately some of the students were unable to attend the exercises because of late classes, but the time was ar ranged differently every day to give them greater opportunity to be pres ent. On the afternoon of May 22, twenty- five new members were received into the Sodality. The Reverend Raymond Bellock, S. J., officiated at the cere mony and members of the Sodality attended. After the medals were blessed and the prospective Sodalists had made the necessary promises, they filed up to the altar rail, where Father Bellock, assisted by Marjorie Murphy and Marjorie Cramer, officially en rolled them. Father then gave a short talk on a sense of responsibility as ex emplified in a Sodalist. His words were so direct and pertinent that he insured the new members beginning as real Sodalists, rather than working up to that point. The enrollment cul minated in Benediction of the Most Blessed Sacrament and a hymn to the Blessed Virgin.
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