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Dec. 1, 1956, THE SKYSCRAPER Page Three Faculty Members Review, Convene, Judge Debates Four members of the Faculty and one Alumna contribute to the No vember issue of Books on Trial, pub lished by the Thomas More associa tion. Sister Mary Ambrose, B.V.M., chairman of the History department, reviews So Fell The Angels, by Thomas Graham Belden and Marva Robins Belden. * * * Sister Mary Janet, chairman of 'the History department, reviews Modern Art USA. by Rudi Blesh, V jnd Sister Mary Cecilia, chairman of the Biology department, reviews What Man May Re. by Geogre Rus sell Harrison. * * * Sister Mary Irma, moderator of the Review, analyzes The Paper Dolls, by Laura Bechler. Mary I-ouise Hector Cuneo '45 con ducts the Books for Young Readers section of the magazine. * * * Sister Mary Donald, dean of studies and chairman of the Classics department, and Sister Mary St. Irene, chairman of the French de partment, attended a meeting of the Chicago Classical society, at the Art Institute, Nov. 17. * * * Sister Mary Carmelia, chairman of the Speech and Drama de partments, attended the sessions of the National Convention of the Speech and Hearing association, at the Palmer House, Nov. 19-21. Students attending the conven tion included June Chenelle, Jacque line Doyle, Barbara Kauth, Patricia Lampe, Esther Powers, Sister Mary De Sales, and Joan Spencer. * * * Sister Mary Antonia, debate coach, and Sister Mary Adalbert, of the Biology department, served as judges at the Bradley university In vitational Speech tournament in Peoria, Nov. 17. English Majors Study Greek Tragic Drama Members of the World Literature class will don the mask of tragedy this week, when they discuss Greek tragic drama. Maribeth Naughton, chairman, Margaret Coughlan, Marianne Hem ming, Florence Theisen, and Patri cia O'Brien will form a panel to discuss Antigone, a Theban cycle play by Sophocles. Ruth Charlton, chairman, Gloria -, Pieczynski, Patricia O'Donnell, and Joan Barrett will move to the Tro- - ,'jan cycle for their masterpiece, An- rr? dromache, by Euripides. Patricia Delsing, chairman, Ger- aldine Battista, Ethel Behnle, and Georgianna Krall are planning a dis cussion of Agamemnon, by Aeschy lus. Both Electras are on the program. Maureen Cella, chairman, Violet Martino, Mary Devitt, and Noreen Murray will consider Sophocles' version, and Patricia Nubbio will present views on Euripides' drama tization. Shirley Parrilli, chairman, Anne Mancini, Mary Drever Arndt, Bet ty Garbais, and Chandra Camp will discuss The Medea, which Actress Judith Anderson has made famous in the theatre and on records. MIYFR MII'vlP sets the mood for the Senior party, Nov. 16, for m i A l i muoiu seniors from st j0seph college, Rensellaer. Left to right are Laurene Giannini, Gibby Parent, James Huntine, and Mary- vivian Cunnea. Miss Giannini and Miss Cunea were co-chairmen for the mixer. Congo Missionary Lectures, Shows Film, Thursday Guest speaker of the International Relations club. Thursday at 1 p.m.. in Room 607 will be Father Gom- mer A. DePauw. O.F.M., repre sentative of the Belgian government. Father will discuss the historical development and present political conditions in the Belgian Congo. On a good-will tour for the Belgian government, Father DePauw will present a film showing what life is like in the Congo. St. Nicolas Is Coming To Philomena Hall St. Nicolas will be the guest of honor at the Dec. 4 meeting of Les D'Arciennes in Philomena Hall at 4 p.m. Therese Pasquinelli is chairman of the program. Alyce Dowey will speak on the history of devotion to St. Nicolas. Geraldine Sofka, Roselle Primeau, Margaret Printen, Barbara Gude- rian, Joan Wright, Aileen Coutre, Cynthia Sharp, Frances Kotre, and Ann Shannon will sing Le legends de St. Nicolas, and Rosalie Neufeldt, Patricia Hayes, Joanne Pieza, Pa tricia Flood, and Katherine Keller will dramatize it. Jean Engelhardt will describe Christmas customs in foreign lands and Kim-Ann Nguyen will describe Christmas customs in Vietnam. Mary Olson will turn disc jockey and bring to the members some French Noels on records. Sodalists Hear Of Hungarian Saint Emmi Szorenyi, Ph.D., of the Psychology department, addressed the General Sodality meeting, Nov. 21, on the Hungarian devotion to Saint Margaret of Hungary, can- nonized in 1943. A native of Budapest, Dr. Szoren yi studied in Hungary and was prin cipal of a school there before she came to the United States. Through the courtesy of Dr. Szorenyi, all students received on Nov. 21, pictures of St. Margaret enscribed with an official statement from her process of canonization. Sophomore Becomes American Citizen Yura Yucas, sophomore, was honor guest at a Chem istry club party last week cel ebrating her admission to United States citizenship. Miss Yucas, whose name means sea, sailed from Lithuania almost seven years ago. Stylist Will Talk On Flower Fixing Miss Anna Held of the Edge- water Beach Apartments Floral shop will aid students in decking the hall with boughs of holly. Miss 1 feld will give a demonstration on Christmas Floral Decorations, to morrow in Room 405 at 4 p.m. The demonstration is sponsored by the Home Economics depart ment. Musicians Present Tuesday Musicale Kappa Mu Psi will present a Tuesday Musicale tomorrow at 3:10 p.m. in Studio 703. To welcome new members, a tea will follow the recital. Mary Ellen Burg will play Little White Donkey, by Ibert, and Katha rine Jackson will interpret Schu bert's Impromptu in A Flat. Suz anne McBride will play Corelli's Violin Sonata No. 12, with Eliza beth Casieri accompanying. Cecilia Mei Lee, accompanied by Miss Jackson, will sing The Last Rose of Summer from the opera Martha by Von Flotow. Marianne Tralcwski will play the Chopin Valse in E Minor. Patricia Coakley, accompanied by- Miss Burg, will sing Arcadelt's Ave Maria. Anamae Kehoe will play Allenmande from French Suite, No. 2 by Bach and La Comparsa by Lecuona. On the Invitation committee for the tea are Miss Casieri and Miss Kehoe, Mary Sklavounos, and Miss Coakley. Patricia Garrett and Joan Do herty will be in charge of refresh ments, and Lydia Rousseau and Moonyeen Brown head the Rehabili tation committee. RECORDING their sPeeches I0r a Tournament on Tape are Kay ii u Newman an(i june Chenelle, members of Vital Speak ers, who will send the tape to a University of Illinois competition. Vital Speakers Bring Home Awards, Polish Talks For Three New Competitions Martha Masterson, June Chen elle, and Chairman Maureen Sweeney, will submit to the University of Illinois tourna ment a tape recorded discus sion of the role of the United States in the Middle East. Mundelein speakers joined 620 representatives from 58 colleges and universities at the Bradley uni versity tournament in Peoria, Nov. 16 and 17. Each of the nine speak ers won more than one speech award. Barbara Covey received ratings of superior in discussion and oral interpretation. Sandra Marek's awards are certificates of excellence in discussion and in oratory. Julie Iyman and Mary Jo Valen tino rated excellent in oral inter pretation and in radio newscasting. Joan Spenser, Vital Speakers pres ident, rated superior in oral inter pretation and excellent in newscast ing. Debaters Maureen Sweeney, Alice Bourke, Diane Sherwood, and Marguerite Phillips were un defeated in eight debates. Mun delein and Northwestern were the only two schools to hold this rec ord. Ninety-six teams competed. Miss Bourke, Miss Sherwood, and Miss Phillips received ratings of excel lent in extemporaneous speaking. The busy first semester foren sic program will reach its peak on Dec. 1, when both the Discussion and the Debate teams will partici pate in major tournaments. The Discussion team, Kath leen Newman, Barbara Covey, The Varsity debaters will com pete in the Northwestern invita tional debate tournament, Nov. 30 and Dec. 1. Twenty-four colleges will attend. Each team must be prepared to debate both sides of the issue of discontinuing direct economic aid. First, second, and third place trophies will be awarded to the winning teams. Individual debat ers will receive medals and certifi cates. Miss Sherwood, Miss Sweeney, Miss Bourke, and Miss Phillips will compete. In a Freshman-Sophomore De bate tournament at Navy Pier, Dec. 8, will be Miss Phillips, Miss Bourke, Lucille Jautz, and Mar garet Ryan. An undefeated Mun delein team captured first place in this tournament last year. The Freshman-Sophomore team won six out of eight de bates at a tournament Nov. 10 in Milwaukee. The com petition included Loyola, Northwestern, Marqu e 11 e, Elmhurst, Wisconsin, and Oshkosh. History Students Bring Arab World Into Sharp Focus In Five-Topic Class Discussion The Arab world, center of the Anglo-French-Israeli- Egyptian problem, came into focus for history students, Nov. 20, during a panel discussion. Dorothy Strobl considered its Geographic Aspects, and Jeanne Murphy discussed Arabian Contributions to West ern Culture. Alice Bourke brought the magic of the Arabian Nights into her discussion of Arab Literature and Music, playing recordings of Scheherazade. Marianne Murphy considered problems of the Con temporary Arab World, and Virginia Crasser, chairman, opened for general discussion the topic: the United States- Arab Tensions, 1956.
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