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.- * ** ' JllTO gt;-'-. n Volume VI. MUNDELEIN COLLEGE, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, OCTOBER 29, 1935 No. 2 i;.' Father Daniel A. Lord, S. J* Will Lecture at College lt;8 Cisca Sponsors Address on Catholic Revolution For Nov. 3 Mundelein will act as host to north- side Ciscans and their friends when the Reverend Daniel A. Lord, S.J., delivers a lecture on the Catholic Revolution, in the College auditorium on Sunday eve ning, Nov. 3. Proceeds of the lecture, which is to be repeated on the west and south sides of the city, will go to Cisca, which is sponsoring the event. Feature of Action School Given in conjunction with the intensive two-day school of Catholic Action which the city Sodality group is sponsoring at Providence high school on Nov. 1 and 2, and which is to be conducted by Father Lord, the lecture is expected to attract the many students who, unable to attend the school, would otherwise miss the oppor tunity of hearing Father Lord speak. School for Spiritual Councils The lecture is to be repeated at the Academy of Our Lady on Friday eve ning, Nov. 1, for south side Ciscans, while west side sodalists will hear Father Lord at Siena academy on Nov. 4. The two-day school is being conducted primarily for the moderators and student spiritual councils of the various high schools and colleges; however, anyone interested may make arrangements to at tend. All registration expenses will be included in the nominal dollar rate. It is expected that the returns from the school and the lectures will clear the deficit of the Cisca treasury. Noted French Aviatrix Describes Adventures Piloting her Mundelein audience through a cloud of thrilling experiences, Mile. Marie Marvingt, noted French aviatrix, entertained students of the French department, on Oct. 24. Mile. Marvingt, a member of the French Le gion of Honor, is the first living woman to have received her flying license. For the past two years Mile. Marvingt has been active in government service in Morocco. Distinguished as a member of the Aca- demie Francaise des Sports, Mile. Mar vingt is not only an enthusiastic aviatrix but also a devotee of all athletics, having swum the English channel, ridden on Moroccan camels and elephants, and ex perienced many other delights open to a true sportswoman. The reception I have received in Chicago makes me desirous of returning soon again, said Mile. Marvingt. This is the first convent school I have visited here and the beauty of the surroundings has made a great impression on me. Sure ly you who are students must realize the opportunities afforded you here as com pared with those offered in other institu tions. You are truly fortunate. Senior Will Broadcast Over WLS on Nov. 1 Choose Dual Cast For Presentation Of The Comedian Final selections for the cast of the Henri Gheon play, the comedian, to be presented by the Laetare Players on Nov. 23, 24, 25, and 26, reveal that Margaret Cleary and Rita McGuanc will play the leading role, with Mercedes McCam bridge, Jeannette Kuzba, Florence Barth- man and Dorothy White alternating for the feminine leads. Renewing the ever-popular play with in a play, the comedian is representative of the contemporary cycle of French plays which Monsieur Gheon has written about saints' legends and religious historical themes. Set in Roman Court The setting is laid in the court of ancient Rome during the reign of Dio cletian, played by Mary Rose Brown and Wilma Gwilliams, alternately, who con ceives the idea of producing a play using the lives of the Christians as a theme. Genesius, favorite court actor of the time and special friend of the Emperor, delegated to play the principal role, and, in so doing, becomes interested hini- ielf in the new faith. Action is Swift Action is swift throughout; the dia logue is characterized by vigor and real ism, and sparkling French wit punctuates lie stirring tragedy of the denoumeut. Other students taking part in the play are Jane Malkemus, Concetta Alonzi, fercedes Beyer. Madeline Wells. Kath erine Kearns, Marion Green, Kathleen Feeley, Betty Haffner, Mary Frances oban, Delores Fagan, June Tripp, Dor othea Nee, Marj-helen Flanagan, and Ella Jamieson. The performance of Nov. 23 will be a matinee, and the three successive per formances will be given in the evening. Lillian Scholzen, president of the Stu dent Clubs section of the Illinois Home Economics association, will interview Miss Jane Glenn, Hawaiian expert on home economics, over station WLS at 11:15 a.m., on Nov. 1. In the course of the interview, Miss Glenn will describe Hawaiian life in gen eral and the methods of teaching home economics in Hawaiian schools and col leges. Miss Scholzen, who is president of Al pha Omicron, will close the interview with an account of the work of the Mun delein home economics department. Juniors Sponsor Play First Night Active student support of the production, the comedian, to be presented on Nov. 23, 24, 25, and 26, was initiated on Tuesday, Oct. 22, when the junior class voted to sponsor the first night of the play. In previous years various clubs have pledged attendance on a par ticular night, but the junior class goes into the annals of Mundelein history as the first entire class to support an individual performance. An added incentive for junior at tendance is the fact that the ma jority of third-year drama students are in the first night cast. Story-Book Characters Will f Parade for Fall Festival Class of '36 Dons Caps and Qowns On Senior Sunday Donning their caps and gowns for the first time, the class of '36 participated, on Oct. 27, in one of the foremost tra ditions of the College, that of Senior Sunday, which is annually observed on the Feast of Christ, the King. The Reverend Edward C. Burke, of Holy Name cathedral, celebrated Mass in Stella Maris Chapel, and delivered the sermon to the assembled seniors. All around us, Father declared, 'Sve see examples of heroic attempts to do the impossible. Citing the achievements of the self- sacrificing mother, the scientist, and the athlete, the speaker drew a parallel be tween them and the Catholic college woman who must face the tremendous task of giving the right example in a world which must recognize in her one affiliated with the kingship of Christ. After the services in the Chapel, break fast with Father Burke as guest of hon or was served in the tearoom. Compli menting the artistic centerpiece of talis man roses were the miniature mortar boards which served as favors. Each senior also received as a souvenir, a copy of Chambers' picture, Ecce Homo. Virginia Woods '35 Wins Horace Contest A leader among the 4000 students who have entered Horace contests being held this year in honor of the bimilenium of the Roman poet, Virginia Woods '35 has been awarded first place in the Illinois collegiate section of the contests. Miss Woods, a classics major who received her Bache lor of Arts degree cum laude in June, -was prefect of the Sodality and editor of the Clepsydra during her college days. Awarded a half- scholarship in Greek by the graduate school of the University of Chicago last spring. Miss Woods is now studying for a Master's degree at that university. James O'Donnell Bennett writes in the Tribune of Oct. 27: Mundelein College, only institution in Chicago for the higher education of women exclusively, wins first place with a Horation translation by Miss Virginia Woods, an award that surprised few because the curriculum of the Cardinal's Foundation emphasizes classical culture almost as much as it does home economics. Students Wear Costumes In All-Day Ceremony On Oct. 31 I Miss Woods 300 College Students Attend Press Meeting National in representation of member ship and scope of program, the Associ ated College Press convention assembled at the Medinah club for its annual meet ing, Oct. 17, 18, 19. Delegates from Mun delein College included Charlotte Wilcox, Loretta Brady, and Dorothy O'Donnell. Notable among the distinguished per sons at the Convention were Leland Stowe, Paris correspondent of the New York herald tribune, who spoke on (Continued on page 4, col. 2) Are your ready to don your gayest; smile, your most mysterious air, and the cleverest costume you can find for the; grand celebration on Fall Festival Day,, Oct. 31? Eerie witches, spry little gob-, lins, and hooting owls will be too over-, come to haunt Mundelein students this Hallowe'en when they see the heroines of the Land of Make-Believe walking from class to class throughout the day. Wear Costumes to Class Last year's Frolic brought to life many nursery-rhyme characters, favorite book- friends, folks from many lands, and famous personages. This year the au ditorium stage will again be the melting pot for this gay parade, from which three characters representing beauty, comedy, and originality will be selected as prize winners. Traditional for the past five years, the Fall Festival plans have undergone a change this year, in that the students are to be attired in their costumes at the be ginning of the day, a fine being payable to the Student Activities Council upon neglect of this requirement. Picture Will Close Program A motion picture will take the place of the usual dancing in the gymnasium, and the day's festivities will conclude with supper-parties in the cafeteria. In Costume for Fall Festival Lillian Wasielewski, Julia Mary nell, Isabel Pesqueira, Mary Frances Fall Festival on Oct. 31. Hanna, Dorothy Audett, Juanita Pesqueira, Virginia Green, Dorothy 0'Don Sullivan, and Frances McCambridge wearing picturesque costumes for the Thirty-Two Join Mm Nm Sigma, Philosophy Club The Mundelein Neo-Scholastics, who compose the Philosophy circle and who met for the second time on Oct. 18, elected Jane Spalding president of the society, which has for its Greek name the Mu Nu Sigma. Margaret Werlein is vice- president of the group, Rita Casey secre tary, and Ruth Quirk has been named treasurer. This club, which is the newest at Mun delein, met for organization on Oct. 11. Jane Spalding, acting as temporary chair man, defined the purpose of the club as a laboratory period in which the mem bers might apply the speculative and critical methods of philosophic thought learned in class, to current books and plays, and to modern life in general, and thus arrive at a better understanding of some of the classics among philosophic works. Plan Meetings With Loyola In order to accomplish this purpose, '.he club will meet each week. Two of the meetings every month will be de voted to programs in which the members will participate. Four times a year, pub lie programs will be given in conjunction with the philosophic group at Loyola university, the climax of which will be a program in honor of St. Thomas Aquinas on March 7. Standing committees of the Mu Nu Sigma are headed by the following chair men: program committee, Loretta Brady ; publicity, Gertrude Rafferty; bulletin- board, Ruth Quirk; membership, Rita Casey. This last committee has been formed to consider applications for mem bership, which will then be presented ti the charter members for voting. Have 32 Members Following is a list of the thirty-two charter members: Mary Frances Petrie, Harriet Reed, Ruth Quirk, Cecilia Wa- sisco, Rita Casey, Myrtle Peterson (Continued on page 4, col. 1)
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