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Pafce Two SKYSCRAPER -. - . - : i . . Oh Time, in thy Flight In the stories emanating from the bat tle fronts of the world, we hear of offen sive and defensive tactics, of advances and retreats. Foregoing even the most super ficial analysis of the meaning of the re treat, we tend to think only of the actual movement and not of the meaning and usefulness of the act itself. In reality, the retreat is a method of defensive strat egy and expediency, a planned and pur poseful act of war. First we see that it is a defense tac tic; a time at which the commanding general takes his forces from the field of combat and the strength of a superior foe. He takes them away for a kind of vacation in which they can, in part, re cover from the grueling pace of warfare a vacation in which they can reclaim that strength and fortitude which makes soldiers out of men, which makes victors out of participants in battle. No. Retreat is not defeat. It is not a negative act in the progress of war. It is not a mere attempt to waste time. It is a necessary pause, a thoughtful, well-planned interval designed to renew those faculties which are shaken by the constant vibrations of the drums of war. This is. in some degree, the reason for our retreat. It, too, is a type of vaca tion, a mental vacation from the little, simple fears and worries that cloud and crowd the mind with the chaff of care less tending, until wide and expansive- views are hist completely, until foresight reverts into a living in the past. It is time to stop being an honorary citizen in the Kingdom of God to become a living, vital example of a stable, in telligent Catholic student a student who . can afford to take the time to chart her path, to prepare her journey. Retreat is the wav to the truth and the light. It is not simply a series of con ferences, nor is it the mere listening to these conferences. It is a period of medi tation on the future, on our place in that future, and on the advances we have made in the past year. It is a time for thought. for putting resolution into practice. It is a vacation in that it is a change in activity. Remember last year? You tossed down that history book and picked up the tennis racket. You kicked off those now out moded saddle shoes to run over the surf-swept sand of some playtime beach. The coming week is, in es sence, the same as that long-past time when we complained about the heat and dangled our feet in the passing stream of summer fun. As in the summer, you built up your physical strength for the coming year, so now you strengthen mental outlooks, smooth out warped concepts and ease them into line, inter view yourself and make a study of what self-neglect of self has done to the delicate fibers of your personality. Now is the time when books and studies lose their importance, when introspection takes the place of in spection, meditation becomes the most vital type of education. Know yourself and see yourself, not as others see you, but as you are in reality in the sight of God. Pause and study, not the past, but the future. Pause and strengthen your self for the things to come. Retreat reflect and then ad vance. BUILD FOR/ THE THINK SMILE SAVE IPRAY STUDY INVEST IN VICTORY NEW YEAR ABC I Hereby Resolve . 11 will avoid confusion and frenzy by choosing several reliable radio news programs and listening to them faithfully. Thus I will be neither harried by repetition nor depressed by an hottr- after-liour review of war and taxes. 2 1 will avoid hoarding childishly and concentrate on conserving the clothes and cosmetics that I have. My suits and dresses will be cared for lovingly, my lip-stick will be applied sparingly (and high time, too), and I will be more well-groomed than ever be cause of the good taste resulting from restraint. I will remember to bring home to my family each night (in lieu of baciiii) one sound, fresh topic for discussion, plus one really funny joke, to clear the air and boost morale, because I know that continuous worry and brood ing compose one good stride toward instability. 4 I'll blitzkrieg Heaven with prayer and more prayer for a victorious peace; 1 will encourage group re cital of the Rosary (live Mysteries take just seven minutes) ; 1 will say my morn ing and evening prayers on my knees, regardless of the danger to my last pair of Dr. Dentons. 5 If the nian-in-iny-life is whisked away into a regiment. I will be nei ther lachrymose nor flippant; I'll help him to face it by writing cheerful letters (with no mention of the occasional dates I do have), by sending him cookies, candy, anything, just so he'll get some mail every day; I'll make myself more beautiful and useful in the interim, so that he'll have someone more interesting to come back to. 1 won't waste valuable energy in criticizing life in general; I will spend it, instead, by getting prepared for any contingency; I will enroll in the first aid class here at Mundelein, in one of the intensive courses to be offered next semester in shorthand, or typewrit ing, or nutrition, if 1 can fit one into my schedule. I will learn to knit, to cook, to tack up blackout curtains; I will learn the difference between basting a hem and basting a turkey. 7 1 will entertain no thoughts of dropping my college education to work in a munitions factory; my government has asked me, and thousands like me. to remain in college, to cultivate my intellect and develop poise, initiative, the faculty of doing calmly and efficiently what must be done here and now. so that I may become a leader in the long, un certain years that stretch ahead. I will invest in victory by investing in myself; l gt;v concentrating upon the development ol the particular gifts which God has given me. be they in the realm of history or drama or economics or just keeping my head. 8 1 will not permit myself to de generate into a cynical attitude toward things as they are. For 20-odd years my country has pro vided a place for me in the sun; it has enabled my parents to rear me in an at mosphere of comfort, freedom, faith, and knowledge; it has protected me and pro vided countless opportunities for me. .Vow this same country is endangered, and it is asking me to help ' come through the crisis, by my loyalty and cooperation. Anything but instant, spon taneous eagerness to help would be stupid and ungrateful. I will remember that if every Mundelein girl would buy just three defense saving stamps each week, it would mean 8,000 a year for defense. Therefore. I will omit each week, two cokes, two candy bars, and a hairbow or a bottle of nail polish or cigarettes, or some other luxury, in order that I may have the pittance with which to buy said stamps on sale in the bookstore. - 1 will use my precious school 111 ,mie to stuc' gt;' anc* to 'hi'ik, to -*- ' cultivate the ability to weigh cause and effect, to judge fairly, and to act in accordance with right reason; I will learn to think for myself, guided by the knowledge and experience of others. but independent of the opinions of those who refuse to be mature and reasonable in an era when mature and reasonable thought must be the safeguard of our heritage of faith and freedom. The Consumer's Pledge for Total Defense As a consumer, in the total defense of democracy, I will do my part to make my home, my community, my country ready, efficient, and strong. I will buy carefully. I will take good care of the things I have. I will waste nothing. Signature When you sign this pledge, you are join ing the ranks of the millions of consumers cooperating in National Defense. Will you please sign it and send it to: Harriet Elliott, Consumer Division Office of Price Administration Washington, D. C. THE SKYSCRAPEF Official Semi-Monthly Newspaper of MUNDELEIN COLLEGE 6363 Sheridan Road Chicago, Illinois Mundelein Chicago's College For Women Under the Directum of the Sisters of Charity, B.V.M. Entered as Second Class Matter Nov. 30,1 at the Post Office of Chicago, Illinois, unda Act of March 3, 1879, 1.75 the year. Published semi-monthly from October to inclusive by the students of Mundelein Col Vol. XII Friday, January 16 ALL-AMERICAN HONOI 1941 Member Associated Colle6iate f ALL-CATHOLIC HONOR Telephone: Ambassador 9011 Co-Editors-in-Chief Dorothy McCarthy, Joan M Associate Rosemary Lanj Feature Staff Marie N lt; Alice Breckinridge, Patricia Could. Ann Mulhern. Rosemary Shanahan. News Staff Helen Egan, Rae Hi Bernice Hones, Beatrice Johnson, 1 Kay Jones, Joan Leach, Marie Na Margery Rowbottom. Sports Editor Geraldine Hoi Staff Artist ...Anita B. Caps Reporters Perle Braun, Jane Kowalski, K leen McNulty, Florence Miller, I Coughliu, Bernadette Jones, Lorraine S Mary Lou Pimsncr, Mary Elizabeth V Gerry Hallett, Jean Spatuzza. Timely Books Are On Our Shelves When you take time off from your ting and purling try reading SI I.1 HANDS WITH TDK DRAGON by t Hick, to give you an insight into the of our allies, the Chinese. This hoc not about China itself but rather abou thousands of Chinese Americans wh lt; staunch in their loyalty to their ado country, yet still manage to maintain age-old traditions and customs in ever-hurrying, always-busy life that rounds them. It is a refreshing and delightful scription of kind, quiet, humorous, pi loving people. From it, you will learn the Chinese have put into practici teachings of their scholar and ph pher, ('onfucius. In this book you will discover beauties of living, new ideas, new zons to explore and. best of all. a fe of understanding for the Chinese. And if you want a truly American 1 read Mary O'Hara's MY FRU FI.ICKA, the poignantly beautiful of an 11-year-old American boy a yearling colt, a fine, stirring, oul book full of the joy of living and happiness to be found in the thing nature. It is a swiftly moving tal Keniiie the boy, stern but loving father. Captain McLaughlin, his ui standing mother and his older brc Howard. But it is above all a tale of Kennii his intense desire for a colt of his something to love and to lavish his tion on, an animal to share his pa for the outdoors, to become a frienc a companion. And Flicka was his an How he chose her, tamed her. wot love, and almost lost her makes oi the most human and enthralling si of the great American outdoors thai ever been written.
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1942-01-16 (2)
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