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li a ,i M Volume IV MUNDELEIN COLLEGE, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, DECEMBER 21, 1933 Number 5 Personality Queen To Preside Today at Charity Ball Party in Gymnasium Will Bring Sodality Drive to Close Miss Personality, chosen by popular vote from among the students, will rule over the Charity Ball in the gymnasium this afternoon, after the College Christ mas candle has been lighted in the audi torium. Miss Personality was elected last Fri day, but her name has been kept a se cret, and her identity will be revealed in the course of the Ball when she and her attendants will be crowned. The Charity Drive, a Christinas proj ect of the Sodality, is sponsored by the Social Action committee in the depart ment of home economics, under the chairmanship of Adelaide Brost. The clothing collection, the initial fea ture of the drive, took place on Dec. 15, when each student brought any articles of clothing she wished to contribute to the poor of the city. Final contributions to the drive will be given today when the seniors bring miscellaneous articles including coffee, tea, sugar, etc.; the juniors, soup; the sophomores, vegetables; and the fresh men, canned fruit. After the Charity Ball in the gymna sium, supper will be served and the stu dents will assemble on the various floors of the building for the candle-and-carol ceremony. Receive 107 Members Into College Sodality One hundred and seven students, the largest group ever enrolled at one time, were received into the College sodality by the Reverend James J. Mertz, S. J., on Dec. 6. Before the ceremony of reception, Fa ther Mertz addressed the student as sembly, outlining in his talk the qualifi cations of the ideal woman, which are, lie declared, only those of the popularly recognized real woman, spiritualized. Sincerity, simplicity, sympathy, and serenity, Father Mertz declared, are the virtues the world expects of a woman, and these arc the virtues exemplified in their highest perfection in the Mother of God. Catherine Manske, prefect of the So dality, and Virginia Woods, secretary, assisted in the reception ceremonial. Benediction of the Most Blessed Sac rament was given, the members of the Glee club singing the hymns, after which a social meeting was held ill the gym nasium. The following students were received into the Sodality: B. Ansbro, P. Alba- nese, A. Brennan, S. Bruun, D. Brown, M. Brown, C. Bugnits, H. Bulchunis, C. Cardiff, M. Corey, M. Costello, M. Cleary, V. Crowe, Y. Crowley, B. Cunningham, G. DelBeccaro, M. K. Donohue, E. Don- nellan, R. Eppig, K. Feely, M. Feely, M. Fischer, S. Fogarty, B. Gannon, M. Geiger, R. M. Gorman, M. Grace, R. Grady, R. Hagel, R. Haugh, M. Her- lihy, L. Hersee, M. R. Houlihan, M. Houlihan, L. Horn, R. Hottinger, F. Joerger, R. Johnston, A. Kash, B. Kelly, R. Kees, B. Kiselius, M. Kessie, (Continued on Page 6, col. 2) MANGER SCENE FROM CANTATA gt; Madonna, Mary Beth Meis; Shepherd, Clotilde Philippe; St. Joseph, Euth Hazle. Vitaphone Here; Will Be in Use After Christmas All that Mundelein needs, declared a recent visitor to the College, is a landing field and a motion picture ma chine. And his escort through the building replied, amiably, True. It is scarcely probable that we shall need the landing field, but the picture machine is being installed. That is why the quiet of the cor ridors has been punctuated the last few days by dull hammerings and raspings. The proceeds of the sophomores' Cotil lion were applied as the first installment on the Vitaphone, and the first picture will be shown soon after the holidays. A specially constructed model of the type used in professional theatres, the Vitaphone is equipped with Holmes sound-on-film portable projector which insures perfect tone production. Another feature of the machine is the seamless silver sound screen, designed with superior reflective properties and guaranteed to give efficient service. CrtRlSTM TODAY'S PROGRAM 3 :00 o'clock, auditorium Light ing of the College Candle. Chil dren's Theatre Play. 3 :45, gymnasium Charity Ball. Personality Queen presides. 5:00, cafeteria 'Supper. 6:00, Designated floors, Candle- Lighting, followed by Carol Procession. Gold Standard Is Necessary for Us, Professor Declares Father Goodwin Traces His tory of Finance Situation as Proof No nation that goes off the gold standard will remain there long, de clared the Reverend Eneas B. Goodwin, A.B., S.T.B., J.D., speaking to the mem bers of the International Relations club on the monetary situation, on Dec. 13. To substantiate his statement, Father Goodwin pointed out that gold has al ways been the best basis for all coun tries' monetary systems. Numerous other methods of solving our money prob lems have been tried, but although gold does not solve the difficulty perfectly, it is, according to Father Goodwin, the best means ever considered. Gold has two distinct advantages, he pointed out. It is the most convenient medium of exchange yet found, and it keeps the price level fairly constant. Vi olent fluctuating of the currency of a country when the gold basis is not used results in misery, want, and trouble. The interference with the automatic working of the gold standard not the gold stand ard itself is the reason, Father Good win feels, for much of the monetary trouble since the War. Mr. Roosevelt will not, I am sure, said Father Goodwin, allow the pres ent state of the United States currency to remain as it is. Why, he contin ued, the dollar today is worth only about sixty-eight cents The remainder of his talk included a brief history of the money situation of the United States from Colonial days to the present. Father praised Alexander Hamilton as the most efficient Secretary of the Treasury we have ever had. Reveals Treasure Found in Ancient Celtic Writings The sources of the Celtic Renais sance and excerpts from many of the fascinating Irish sagas were explained by the Reverend Patrick J. Carroll, C. S.C., of the University of Notre Dame in a lecture on Dec. 3. In their desire to revive the Irish folklore in the Anglo-Gaelic tongue, the dramatists, poets, and prose writers of the past few decades have sought mate rial in ancient Irish manuscripts, classi fied as the Books and the Annals. Here they found treasure indeed To illustrate the character and the diversi ty of the ancient tales, Father Carroll, in his deep, melodious voice, tinged with just a suspicion of brogue, held his au dience with the tragic stories of Deirdre of the Sorrows, of the sweetly feminine Emer, and of the powerful Queen Maeve. The Irish Literary society, organized with the purpose of bringing to light this heritage of song and story, includes such illustrious names as William Butler Yeats, Katherine Tynan Hinkson, Ethna Carberry, Douglas Hyde, and Lady Au gusta Gregory. The Skyscraper wishes the Faculty, the students, and the friends of Mundelein College a joyous Christmas vacation and happy and successful New Year. May every day from now until Jan. 4 be a real holiday, and may the Christ Child bring to each one the gift she most desires. Glee Club Scores Success in Carols And Yule Cantata Capacity Crowd Attends Third Annual Christmas Performance The Hallelujah Chorus from the Mes siah rose exultantly as the curtain closed on the final tableau of Under the Stars, presented by the Glee club on Sunday, Dec. 17, bringing the Christmas spirit of joy and expectation into the hearts of the thirteen hundred people gathered in tbe auditorium. The major portion of the program was the presentation of Dudley Buck's Christmas cantata, The Coming of the King, which was interpreted in tableaux by drama students Tableaux Tell Story Telling the story of the long-awaited coming of the King from the Old Testa ment prophecies, the Cantata led up to the scenes of the Annunciation, the Na tivity, and the Adoration of the shep herds and the Magi. Christmas carols of all the world com prised the remainder of the program, in cluding besides the Silent Night and a French Noel, Polish, German, Czech, and Sioux Indian carols, each charac teristic of the race it represented. An unusual feature of the program was the Tryste Noel, a poem by Louise Imogen Guiney, which has been set to music in the style of the eighteenth century. The Glee club Christmas cantata is an annual event, having been sponsored first in 1931, under the title, Silver Tidings of a Star. The name Under the Stars was adopted last year. Professor Singenberger Directs The Glee club, with Professor Otto A. Singenberger as director, was accom panied at the piano by Mildred Sperry, and at the organ by Professor Walter Flandorf. Glee club soloists included: Veroni ca Crowe, Arline Kroutil, Frances Mik kelson, Evelyn O'Brien, Anne O'Sulli- van, Nona Peters, and Eileen Star. Drama students who took part in the tableaux were: Mary Rose Brown, Mar garet Cleary, Kathleen Feely, Jane Mal kemus, Mary Louise Metcalf, Caroline Palma, Janice Quinn, Sallie Agnes Smith, Clotilde Philippe, and Ruth Hazle. Carl A. Johnson was technical director for the performance; Mrs. Louis Morris was dance director; Frences Mikkelson and Charlotte Wilkinson, both members of the Glee club, were in charge of bus iness and publicity, respectively. RITA SMITH ELECTED FRESHMAN PRESIDENT Rita Smith was elected president of the freshman class at the freshman as sembly on Friday, Dec. 15. Miss Smith is a pledge of the Orchestra and of the Organ guild, and has played in several recitals this fall. Mary Frances Malone, a pledge of the Press club and of Die Rothensteiner Gesellschaft, is class vice-president. Mary Margaret Smith, who is interest ed in the Art club, is secretary, and Bet ty Neil, a student in the Commerce de partment, is treasurer. Wilma Roberts is sergeant-at-arms. Candidates for social chairman are: Ma rian Green, Bernice Walters, and Sheila Sullivan. The elections will be conclud ed after the holidays.
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1933-12-21 (1)
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