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Page Two SKYSCRAPER To Men of Qood Will True Peace for Christmas and All Life Comes from Trust in Qod Peace on earth to men of good will is the song of angels and of Christians at Christmas. Peace . . . peace . . . hazy visi ons o. days uncluttered by worry, without strife, without anxiety over the many things to be done . . . peace . . . days of rest. . . . But is this really the essence of peace is it only the absence of that which disturbs us? Peace is a much desired but often elu sive blessing blessing because true peace 's erhaps the greatest gift of God; elusive e have but little realization of to secuie it; much desired be- c.i..sj it is the nature of man to seek it. We all admit that we want happiness, but happiness is found only in peace. Where there is strife there is only misery. Even the perpetrators of war desire peace peace on their own terms. What is this peace which men seek so intently? St. Augustine calls it the tran quillity of order the harmony of all things in their right order before God. Order is the very foundation of life and consequently of peace. The order of nature is evident in the regularity of day and night, of summer and winter, of the habits of animals. In the reasonable man's soul, too, there must be order the true harmony between knowledge and per formance. For peace of man with God there must be order secured by obedience to His eternal law. It is this peace with God that is the most important, for it is the most satis fying and permanent. To many of us, Christmas peace is dependent on the new coat or necklace or other gifts that we will receive. These things undoubtedly add to the joy of the season, but the real sense of peace will come only when material blessings are subordinated to a position below the spir itual in the order of our lives. Only when we are willing to put into every action of our lives our knowledge that God must always be first in our hearts will we have the joy which is a foretaste of heaven the peace of God, which sur- passeth all understanding. Fund Drive Aims to Educate and Alleviate Give to the NFCCS Relief Drive? That familiar query was the by-word of the NFCCS Fund Drive last year. The drive tested and proved the generosity of the students. In two months, the students of the Chicago region met the goal of 30,000. Very soon the NFCCS will launch its second Fund Drive for the' Overseas Ser vice Program. Last year's venture was staged for the benefit of food and cloth ing for the poverty stricken students of Europe. The distribution of this year's funds will be two-fold. The primary aim will be to insure the education of students who could not continue in school without such aid. The tuition cost in their schools is negligible compared to that of American colleges and universities. Hence, approx imately 10 European students could go to school for the same fee that it costs to send one American student. Secondly, the money will be used to finance rest- cures for students whose health must be built up before they can resume their studies. These will be sent to hospitals where their diet will be supervised and they will receive proper medical attention. Some of the money will finance the purchase of streptomycin, a drug drastically needed in Europe. There is no specific financial goal in this year's drive. It goes without saying, however, that the NFCCS expects to equal last year's total. Little Tin Horn Sounds Hollow Public Enemy Number One in the so cial world is the killjoy. And New Year's Eve is the one night that Mr. K. J. and his ilk should be thrown into stocks. There they could do no harm, but only cast their disdainful glances at the revelers who are making New Year's Eve what it has been for most of us since we were old enough to stay up for the whistles. It's a funny thing, though . . . New Year's Eve. There is a strange subtlety about the properties that we use to fit our selves to its meaning. It must be true sub tlety, because the properties themselves do not represent outwardly what each of us really believes New Year's Eve means. The beginning of a new year the world is fresh from its reception of God- made-Man, and we are approaching 365 unborn days, which are ours to use to our benefit or to our detriment. Is all this is any of this represented by the paper hat on my head? Can I ex press my joy at a new beginning in the : bleat of the tin horn at my lips? If any of us is able to greet the New Year with her own personal meaning, and yet be surrounded by blaring music and wheezing whistles, so much the better. She never will be called a killjoy. But if any of us finds she has been sacrificing her own satisfaction for what everybody else thinks is fun. let her break the shackles now. Economy Versus Allergy: It's the Spirit That Counts This time economy I had solemnly declared to fellow members of the Ping Pong Paddlers. A merry Christmas, yes, a grab bog, yes, but thrift I Remember, it's the spirit that counts. I move we make a 2.69 limit. Glowering at the opposition, I shoved the mo tion through. I recalled the scene now, as I prowled the glittering aepartment store aisles, mutter ing under my breath. Unfem- inine to mutter, perhaps, but it cleared shoppers from my path. Essence of T-Bone, imported lace mufflers, tortoise shell wedgies, and blouses of cara way seed acetate beckoned from tantalizing displays. A sweet young thing offered olive drab powder puffs on one side, while an executive-helping-out-in-the- rush showed ankle length nylons on the other. I paused to study price tags in Aisle 12. In my stunned state I was easy prey for three simultaneous Help you's from behind the counter. Surround ed, I gave a sheepish smile to one, a maternal-looking woman whose kindly eyes twinkled be hind shiny spectacles. Why yes, I stammered, . . . some thing suitable for a grab bag gift? Then hopefully . . . No higher than 2.69. The clerk beamed understanding and brought forth thick bobby-sox. ''These are popular with col lege girls. I gave a delighted squeal that subsided into a moan. No, I would not pander to the ordinary taste. My gift must prove to the Ping Pong Paddlers that one may find rich, functional, attractive gifts at low cost. ''Do you carry Schiaparelli's Fragrance de la Paint f This indeed would appeal to the cul tured taste. My friend lias short, curly, bright red hair, freckles, a pug nose, and she's rather chubby, I explained. This would suit her perfectly, wouldn't it? A baffled look spread across the maternal face. Perhaps you would like to see our jewel ry? Indignant, I followed her to the jewelry section. My eyes fell upon a diminutive set of bird cage earrings. Just the thing I . . . what do you think? I ventured. Her answer was a slow shaking of the head. Perhaps some bright wool mittens? ''No, Phoebe lias wool aller gies . . . wonder if a five-year diary . . . They're only 2.25. Could I throw in a forty-five cent bottle of nail polish re mover? Well . . . Confused, I led the patient clerk up and down the store environs delving for personalised pencil sharpeners, pine-scented hair bows, silk ten nis shoes, and feathered foun tain pens that write in the air. Perseverance has its reward. My clerk had that is-it-worth- it look when we came upon THE IDEAL GIFT. Stocking caps I A placard declared Ex tra-long to wind around the neck. This I knew, would ap peal to Phoebe's pioneer spirit. I chose one. Exactly 2.69 with the tax, said the clerk, whom by now I knew familiarly as Emma. Homeward bound and wedged comfortably into my bus, I felt a smug righteousness settle over my weary heart. I would show the Ping Pong Paddlers I was musing liappily at the picture of Phoebe wearing her cap, when the picture suddenly par alysed me. Phoebe's red hair would shriek at the crimson cap I Phoebe's allergies would war against the cap's long wool length Red grab bags danced before my eyes as defeat settled gloomily over my brow. Students Eye View Of World Affairs lhristmas Eve, 1949, will mark a sea son of more than usual joy. On that-night. Pope Pius XII, with a silver hammer, will strike an opening through a sealed door of St. Peter's Basilica say ing, ' Open unto me the gates of justice ; the door will open and Holy Year will begin. It has been the practice of the Church for centuries to proclaim at certain speci fied times a Jubilee year of rejoicing, re pentance, and remission from sin. The custom traces its origin from the Jewish law requiring the celebration of a Ju bilee year when a cycle of seven sabbati cal years was completed. Pope Paul II decreed that the Jubilee year should be ob served every twenty-five years a custom which remains to the present time. In the bull, Jubilaeum Maximum, pro claiming 1950 a Holy Year, Pius XII pleads that men strive after holiness by unswerving loyalty to Christ and His Church; a more vigorous interest in the movement for peace; . . . special efforts towards the conversion of unbelievers; and a final insistence upon the achievement of a realistic social justice. . . . The pilgrimages, including visits to St. Peter. St. Paul, St. John Lateran, and St. Mary Major Basilicas, where prayers are offered for the intentions of the Holy Father, gain for the pilgrim the Jubilee indulgence remission of the temporal punishment clue to sins already confessed. Never before has a Jubilee year been proclaimed in such strategic circumstances. In the face of chaotic political situations, decadent morality, flagrant neglect of the principles of Christian social justice, Cath olics throughout the world are urged to unite, to regenerate, to rededicate, to re- Christianize society through the.papal pro gram of prayer and penance. It is obvious that the current conflict cannot be corrected by human means. If the Holy year is accepted on the Pontiff's terms of penance and prayer and util ized in its super abundance of Divine as sistance and grace, society will be able to lift up its head and begin a real recon struction. Then will 1950 be truly a Jubilaeum Maximum. What Goes On Few people are aware of the fact thai today is the feast of the patroness of the Americas. Actually, not many people know that 400 years ago the Blessed Virgin ap peared four times to a poor Indian pea sant in Mexico, and miraculously imprin ted a picture of herself on his cloak. The picture remains intact today, an) has become a shrine for worshippers from all over the world. The shrine, in com pliance with the Blessed Virgin's own wishes, is called Our Lady of (iuadalupe. MUNDELEIN COLLEGE Chicago, 40, Illinois Under the Direction of THE SISTERS OP CHARITY, B.VJt*. Entered as Second Class Matter Nov. 30, MR at the Post Office of Chicago, Illinois, under Ike Act of March 3, 1879, 1.75 the year. Published semi-monthly from October to Maj inclusive by the students of Mundelein Colleja, 6363 Sheridan Road, Chicago 40. Vol. XX Dec. 12, 1949 No. J All-Catholic Honors All-Amcrican Honors Telephone AM bassador 2-8100 Co-Editors-in-Chief Joan Merridr,I Patricia O'Mara Student's Eye Views Juanita Gilraoce, Leona Adam What Goes On Nancy Kellt. Peggy BuuV Skyline Patricia Hon; Rosemary Simcc, Mary Kay Wagcmann, Mir-J jorie Coughlin, Sheilya Neary Skyscrapings Marguerite KergtrJ Dorothy Campbell, Louise Milazzo, Maribetl Carey, Mary Kay Gill, Joan Kares, Judy Lanj- henry Books Rita BresnehaiJ Mary Ellen Wart Pictures Peggy Barrett News Editors Jeanne Anderson Barbara Bidwell, F.velyn Donahoe, Barbara Heintz, Jane Kenealy, Mary Jane Lamb. Sports Mary Kay HartigasJ Margaret Reidj Artist Joan BlakesW Reporters Mary Ellyn Bondy Joan Holland. Beth Mc Garry, Patricia Mr? Hugh, Mary McNally, Adele Mack, Jane Roaoa, Mary Burke, Christelle Hughes, BarbanJ Shaughnessy, Dolores Schercs, Betty Shoemaker, Grace Trauscht, Marion Whelan, Gina Moral, Paula Long.
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1949-12-12 (2)
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