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Page Two THE SKYSCRAPER Dec. 16, 1964 1 SIYSCfira H ' I 11 L l) il T l) U II11 i L II will grip current issues and events and 'I hold them before the campus in order that members of the Mundelein community may sense and direct history rather than bob in its wake. Light of World Flares, Fails To Ignite Change Long before the first Christmas, the great Heraclitus of Ephesus announced to the philosophical world that there was nothing abiding in the universe. All things, he said, are in constant, ceaseless flux. There is no being, only becoming. Approximately 500 years later, another pronouncement was made to the world in philosophical terms which, for the first time, could be understood by all. He came unto His own, reads St. John's Gospel. The word had been delivered; becoming had become being in the physical universe. The world had felt a change in that year, in the real Aris totelian sense of the word a change which was to bring light and peace to men of good will. But this Christmas, that light which was supposed to have changed the world, sparks with the flame of war, whether it be cold, hot, guerilla or nuclear. It is the destruction of an American jet fighter plane in Viet Nam, the slaughter of hun dreds in the Congo, the release of civil rights suspects in Mis sissippi and the bombing of countless Chicago restaurants. It spotlights the explosion of a Red Chinese nuclear bomb, the NATO disagreements of the Western world, the Bobbie Baker hearings, as well as the discriminatory problems of the Chicago Public schools. As the light of the 20th century seems to puff with addi tional strength, it risks disintegration within its own heat; in its failure to change the world, it has failed, certainly, to give peace to men of good will. Perhaps there is nothing abiding in this world; perhaps it ts in a constant, ceaseless flux. His being is meant to be experienced, and yet His coming is merely commemorated. For, He came unto His own, and His own received Him not. Rae Paul Berkeley Students Rfof, Seek Political Freedom College students, it seems, often sense a need to be identified with a cause. The most recent indication of this need was evidenced in an all night sprawl-in in Sproul Hall, the University of California (Ber keley) administration building. The tension has been eased till tomorrow when a faculty proposal will be voted upon, but the situation is far from solved. Although the only acknowledged goal of student demonstration leaders was to restore political freedom to the campus, their jubilation at the arrest of nearly 800 participants leaves no doubt that the sit-in was organized to focus notorious national attention on the Berkeley campus. The Sproul Hall sit-in climaxed two months of campus unrest ig nited by a September taboo on political recruitment for off-campus ac tivities on a 25-foot strip of land on the edge of campus. It was ini tiated by the Free Speech Movement after the University ignored its 24-hour ultimatum to restore full political rights to on-campus groups. The Free Speech Movement, an on-campus organization devoted to restoring the University to the students and the faculty that comprise it, includes such controversial groups as the Young Socialist Alliance, the Young People's Socialist League, the Democratic Socialists and the Civil Liberties Union. Its leader, Mario Savio, 21, a new York City philosophy major, is the veteran of numerous San Francisco demonstra tions involving Negro rights. While the students may have an acknowledged right to make their grievances known to the administration, even through demonstration if necessary, the involvement, solicited or not, of hundreds of outsiders is an ominous sign. University president Clark Kerr estimates that as many as 40 per cent of the 761 persons arrested in the Sproul Hall demonstra tion were non-students and within that off-campus group there were persons identified as being sympathetic with the Communist party and the Communist cause. The first person arrested in Sproul Hall was Robert Treuhalf, a California attorney identified as a Communist in sworn testimony on two occasions before the House Committee on Un-American Activities. Since the Berkeley students were justified in that they were airing disapproval of administrative restrictions, their actions cannot be com pletely condemned. It is unfortunate, however, that student leaders are apparently unable to discern between intelligent students seriously con cerned with the problem of political freedom and known Communist agitators taking advantage of a condition of unrest to further their own Marxist aims. Sylvia Hajek Tearoom Tempo Sets Pace, Captures Mundelein Mood by Margaret Field The tempo of the tearoom provides the heartbeat for the day's be ginning in the stone and marble skyscraper. In the medieval splendor of dim lights and dark woods it measures the pulse of the college. The morning awakening is slow, often opening with the reveille of the deep, resonant voice of Aaron the chef, as he hums a few, rich-noted measures of a Negro spiritual. The first breakfasters appear, bleary- eyed, and not quite awake residents, their movements stiff and trance like, their composure resolute and determined. Another - day - to - con quer - says the cadence of their shufflng feet, their soft morning murmurs, the rattle of dishes and glasses. It is the tempo of the tea room beginning ... it will continue. Small groups of girls find iso lated, barely lit corners in which to eat, to begin to awake, to reflect on the day ahead, to become immersed in the steady pulse of the college community, the pulse they are ac tually creating. Did you get much sleep last night? No, my roommate had the light on 'til 4; she had all that art struc ture stuff to finish. . . . Good mornings acknowledged, often only with a slight nod, silence reigns over the scattered people- clusters, but the tempo is quicken ing. There is a line at the counter now, the supply of orange juice is diminishing, and the talk has be come chatter lively and ani mated Did you see Eileen's ring? You know, an average of three to four seniors are getting engaged per week Yeah, everywhere you look, there's a diamond flashing. From the President Christmas is a time for reflection on the blessings of the past and for a glance to the future. I am grate ful to members of the faculty and to the students and the staff for their share in Mundelein's growth in the past year. As the College community cele brates Christmas for the 35th time, we who are part of it should also remember all who in the past have studied, worked, played and prayed here. Each one has enriched us in some way; each one has become, we hope, a little wiser and happier for having known us. As we look to the future we ob serve the Church of Vatican II studying her role in the modern world and the manner in which she is to build a bridge to the con temporary world ; she is remind ing each of us that we, too, must show faith in the mystery of Christ in our lives. As we gather around the lighted candle symbol of Christ the Light of today's world we are reminded that Pope John asked each Christian to be a spark of light and a flame of love. Let us seek to understand in what unique way each of us will carry that spark and that flame so as to enlighten and warm the hearts of those about us. May the spirit of peaceful joy and generous love be in your hearts not only on Christmas but through out the coming year. Sister Mary Ann Ida, B.V.M. O'Hara Probes Superficial Level, Interprets Society in 'The Horse' by Marybeth Wagner John O'Hara has never attempted to analyze society psychologically but has always emphasized its su perficial elements. The result has been an unusually apt definition of society, an accomplishment which O'Hara himself describes as hard work but fun. It is this combina tion which creates an anthology of thought-provoking, incisive and en joyable stories by John O'Hara un der the title The Horse Knows the Way. The now-expected O'Hara techniques of natural and thus ef fective dialogues and terse narra tives have reappeared in as brilliant form as always in each of the 28 stories. However, his characters are, as usual, of a rather undesirable sort and his subject matter centers on fornication, adultery, abortion and other related topics. But these simi larities can and should be over looked because they are part of the unpleasantries an O'Hara follower must bear in obtaining the value of his works. This is not, of course, a recommendation that O'Hara re vert to Pollyanna stories, but well- intentioned readers have been dis couraged by what they had to plow through to get at the meaning of his stories and novels. The author comments in his pre face that The Horse will be his last book of short stories for a while, at least; he is writing a novel. Perhaps a return to the under estimated From the Terrace, But- terfield 8, Ten North Fredrick and Appointment in Samarra will occur, but if O'Hara's novels to come in stead follow the pattern of the more recent and most pointless of novels, Elizabeth Appleton, this reader would prefer O'Hara to continue in the tradition of excellent short sto ries. Especially recommended because of its deep feeling and perceptive- ness is the story of the suicide of a bass-fiddle player. After reading this story and most of the remain ing 27, it is obvious that this author possesses a talent incomparable. Well, just look my way and never fear.... I just can't get any calls through. That darn phone on three has been tied up all night. . . . If I flunk another Shanahan test, I may just end it all. You're not the only one. I've got a bio mid-term, and I don't know an auricle from a ventricle. Commuters begin to descend. Cups and saucers become lost un der stacks of books, papers, coats, scarves. The tempo is breakneck speed right now. The clock inches forward. The great rush to class is on. Sips become gulps, walking be comes hurried. Voices call out. . . . Donna, where were you yes terday Pat, there's a committee meeting at 3 sharp. Hey, Carol, can you get these notices run off on the miraeo by noon? Most of the light fixtures de scending from the high ceiling are lit, but the familiar mist of ciga rette smoke has settled, and 9:30 fog has set in, as cigarettes are rubbed out with a hasty glance at the clock . . . I'm late already. Oh, it's late, but I'll finish my coffee anyway ... See you at 11:30 in Lewis. Sue overslept. She's going to miss theology again. The pulse-beat is slowing down. The tearoom, up to this moment brimming over with human activity is beginning to drain ... A slight traffic jam at the kitchen door caused by too many armfuls of books and sky scraper towers or dishes makes that area the most populated in the large room now. The faculty table is almost empty . . . the lights are dimmed, in creasing the dusky, smoky atmos phere, that almost swallows up the people-less corners of the room, and closes in on the few remaining stu dents . . . the upperclassman, star ing forlornly and blankly at the typewriter before her . . . the frus tration in the voice of a senior try ing to figure out who could have possibly taken her size 7 coat and left a size 15 in its place . . . the few late-to-rise residents lingering over morning coffee. The kitchen noise recedes into the background now too. The white-clad workers begin their rounds, from table to ta ble, wiping, straightening, not without a few impatient glances at the lingering breakfasters. The tempo is barely perceptible. The heartbeat of the college has moved from the tearoom to the classroom. It will return in about 45 minutes, and it will mean lunch, and it will mean the tea room will record the historical hap penings of the morning . . . through its telling tempo. OL St v icraper Vol. XXXV December 16, 1964 No. 8 Newspaper of Distinction The Skyscraper is published semi-monthly. September to May inclusive except during exam and vacation periods, by the students of Mundelein College, 6368 Sheridan Rd., Chicago, III., 60626. Subscription rate Is 2 per year. Entered as second-class matter Nov. 30, 1932, at the U.S. Post Office. Chicago, III., under the act of March 3. 1897. The Skyscraper ia a member of the Associated Collegiate Press and the Catholic School Press Association. Letters to the editor must be signed. The Skyscraper reserves the right to cut letters in case of limited space. Editor in Chief Mary Etta Talarico Associate Editor Rae Paul Feature Editor Sylvia Hajek Make-up Caryl Jean Cinelli, Barbara Kubicx. Bobbie Bohan Columnist . .... Margaret Field Staff Jean Durall. Mary Lynch, Diane Sargol. Mary Ellen Scott, Patricia Toussaint, Nancy Vandenberg, Eileen Carroll. Eileen Jack, Marilyn Gibbe. Judy Wardwell, Brenda Dineen, Ann McDermott, Jennifer Joyce, Mariellen O'Brien Photographer Betay Braunlln, Diane Sargol, Aldine Favaro
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