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Fajje Two SKYSCRAPER THE SKYSCRAPER Official Semi-Monthly Newspaper of MUNDELEIN COLLEGE 6363 Sheridan Road Chicago, Illinois Mundelein Chicago's College Foit Women Under the Direction of the Sisters of Charitv, B.V.M. Entered as Second Class Matter Nov. 30, 1932, at the Post Office of Chicago, Illinois, under the Act of March 3, 1879. 1.75 the year. Published semi-monthly from October to May inclusive by the students of Mundelein College. VOL. VIII MARCH 22, 1938 No. 10i I 1937 Member 1938 ftssocided Gblle6iate Press ALL-CATHOLIC HONORS Telephone: Briarfeate 3800 EDITORIAL STAFF Edtior-in-Chief Annamarie Masterson Associate Editor Priscilla Moore Make-Up Editor Catherine Heerey Managing Editor Frances Geary NEWS AND FEATURE STAFF News Editors: Geraldine Ferstel, Betty Vestal. Assistants: Helen Finnegan, Frances Sayre. Feature Editors: Kathryn Byrne, Adelaide Nilles. Associates: Catherine Ann Dougherty, La Vonne Hayes. Reporters: Clare Anderson, Mary Caroline Bemis, Regina Demmer, Catherine Duggan, Margaret Gleason, Joan Kaspari, Mar guerite Kelly, Angela Kospetos, Margaret Mary Kreusch, Violet Lasker, Marguerite Mc Nulty, Mary Molloy, Ruth Schmid, Edythc- Williams. Tomorrow ? I JXFORTUNATELY, collegiate living bright, spontaneous, youthful as it is frequently focuses on the short view nf things. Lost in a maze of intellectual and social development, college students have a vicious habit of misting the future with beautiful dreams, while vigorously seizing the reality of the present. This concentration on the present has dimmed the long view of life that should be characteristic of collegiate maturity; this state of being wholly alive to the present has discouraged planning for fu ture living. The celebration of Vocation Week this month re-emphasizes the importance of a map of life, charted along the course of one's chosen vocation. By the time a student reaches collegiate stature, she should realize not only that each indi vidual has a definite vocation, but that the secret of that vocation lies within her self. She should realize further that the choice of a state in life is a personal thing, entailing self-examination and guidance. Personal qualifications for the various states of life should determine the choice of each individual vocation. Too often, people, ignoring their talents and tem peraments, allow circumstances to shape their lives haphazardly. People are thrust consequently into walks of life for which they lack proper training and testing. Disordered living, characteristic of modern life today, would be eradicated to a large extent, if more people calmly and clearly planned their lives, and, instead of discontented misfits, harmoniously ad justed people would prevail more gener ally throughout the world, raising ap preciably the general happiness quotient. Be Press-Career Conscious HTML Vocation-Week spotlight prompts another consideration of Catholic jour nalism- this time as a career or an avo cation. Every day the need for Catholic journalism and Catholic journalists be comes more apparent. In a world burdened by the stupidities of pagan thought, the necessity for a source from which Truth can be disseminated freely is pre-eminent. In different sections of the United States, Catholics are beginning to realize the importance of a powerful Catholic press. The demand for Catholic dailies is gaining momentum. In Dubuque, Iowa, Catholics are injecting new power into their already admirable press by the in stitution eif a local Catholic daily. In Chicago, Catholics are gradually awakening to their needs and are agitat ing for a vigorous Catholic daily news paper. Tlie Catholic Digest, launched experimentally last year, is competing successfully with other news-stand items. All these undercurrents indicate but one thing Catholic journalism is expanding. Correlated closely with the develop ment of a Catholic Press is the need for Catholic journalists, writers of talent, writers of truth College students, inter ested in a writing career, will find a wide market for their talents in Catholic pub lications. Preparation for this new field is essen tial because the standards are high. Using the means at hand, college writers can begin now to carve careers for them selves. Persistent work on collegiate pub lications is a touch-stone that smooths style, gives back-bone to written thoughts. Competition in contests, both secular and Catholic, sharpens individual initiative, raises the quality of literary output, vital izes expression. On your desk, in your fingers, at the door of your mind, lies a potential career or avocation. The means for preparing for success in Catholic journalism are here. More Flanders Fields? APRIL 6, 1917. the United States en tered the World War. With the con flict growing daily more ominous in Eu rope, it is not unlikely that April 6, 1938, or a day shortly thereafter may find the United States again facing a tremendous decision about its duty to civilization. A little reflection now, by college stu dents, on the results of the last war may prove valuable in the formation of an in telligent attitude toward the grave inter national crisis. Aside from the spiritual chaos which resulted from the Great War, the economic catastrophe, the moral disintegration, and the terrible loss of human life stand on the record as a warning to all thinking women, who, while sharing Christian belief that there are things in life worth fighting for, realize, nevertheless, that objectives are often confused, that ideals are often falsified. From the time of mobilization on April 6, 1917, to the conclusion of hostilities on Nov. 11, 1918, 364,000 out of 4,255,000 men carrying arms were affected by the clash of guns, bombs, gas, and cannons. 126,000 men were killed, 234,000 were wounded, 4,500 were reported missing. The last war brought to the United States an enormous death toll, a burden of extremely bad debts, thousands of dis abled and disillusioned veterans, and a sadly shattered social and economic and moral order. At the present time, the pendulum swings back again toward war, issu ing a summons to intelligent women of America to weigh in the balance the cost and the spoils of war, to con sider the ways of averting it, and to pray for the triumph of peace. On Columnists Columnist Ed Sullivan, whose Looking at Hollyweiod brightens the Tribune's Society page, took time out to honor Spencer Tracy recently and to reflect on what makes a Number 1 Actor or butch er, or baker, or candlestick maker then cites Louis B. Mayer as observing not that Tracy was glamorous or dynamic, or a genius . . . but that Tracy understood why it was important for him to obey orders from the front office, why it was urgent to obey his directors, why it was necessary at times to cooperate with the publicity department in matters that were personally inconvenient. Reflecting on discipline, Columnist Sul livan recalls the famous Rockne technique in the training of football's Four Horse men, remarks that Page 1 stories usually concern violations of the simple rules of discipline, observes that success is grati fying but not all-important, and insists that religion Tracy is a Catholic is most important because it teaches us that we are to die. On Musketeers Fencing, as set forth by the director of physical education in Chicago schools, IrH KYUNii is not a frill. All Mundeleinite expo nents of this sport will probably well agree with this gentleman, who claims fencing is as important a subject as his tory or mathematics- It teaches co-ordi nation of muscles, quickness of the eye, alertness, grace, good sportsmanship, and quick thinking. On Manicures Every student probably devoured that list of pointers for dates published not long ago, the result of a college survey. Good points were given merits; bad, demerits. But did you notice that red finger nails led the list of demerits for coeds ? On Plays Repeating its New York success, Fa ther Malachy's Miracle, in its second week at the Harris Theatre, is winning commendation from the critics, who ac claim Al Shean's portrayal of Father Malachy the greatest success of his ca reer says the Tribune critic: One feels in him the perfection of faith that is capable of miracles, and says the Am erican critic, discounting objections to the dialect; The devoted character he has builded is deeper than dialect. Plowing through the blue waters of Lake Michigan a graceful yacht, named Psyche, passes the College now and then, arousing the admiration and wonder of sundry low er classmen, one of whom, after long med itation on the classic name, asks timidly why they don t spell it Fish. SKYLINE Which reminds us of the globe-trotting col legian who stopped al a North Side inn for luncheon one day and ordered the romantic sounding dish. Isrk pie. Recalling his zoology course, the collegian marveled that so large a pie could be made from so small a bird, and asked if there was nothing but lark- between the crust. The caniiot-teM-a-lie waiter bowed respectfully and remarked thai there was also reindeer meat in the pie. Remembering his math, course, the collegian pursuing the matter scientifically, asked In what proportion': The proportions, replied the waiter obsct ui- ously, arc 50-50 one lark, one reindeer. SKYLINE Listen to this, exulted a sports-minded junior, Glenn Cunningham broke the world's record for a mile run . . Who is Glenn Cunningham languidly inquired a non-sports-minded senior. You've never heard of Glenn Cunning ham?? Why he has been running since 1929. Goodness, the non spoils-minded one adjusted her Oxford glasses, where did he start from, and where is he now? SKYLINE MUSIC HATH CHARMS Harvard's school of music rates the embarrass ing - moment story of the month, via Associated Collegiate Press, which announces that the school sponsored a concert by a distinguished Spanish pianist, announced that the concert would be in Sanders theatre, and discovered after the audi ence was assembled that Sanders theatre had no piano. It took the ablest Harvard sleuths one hour to discover that the only available piano was in Paine music hall, whereupon 1,000 music lovers left the pianoless theatre, marched across the yard in a blizzard, took new seats, and heard the concert. SKYLINE So Near and Yet So Far: Susan: How near the correct answer were you on that last algebra problem? Belle: (), about five seats. SKYLINE There was a little girl Who had a little curl Right in the middle of her forehead. .flic had jusl got a new permanent. SKYLINE Too cute not to pilfer Hark, hark the lark .It heaven's gate is singing; Hut Benny Goodman got there loo .hid note the lark is .winging. By courtesy of the Regis Herald SKYLINK Talk about Notre Dame's famous Irish we have our own The St. Patrick's Day program starred Musicians Durza, Szambaris, Piskozub, Theis. Thoss, Iioelmie, Schreck, Marotta, Bellucci, and Niewinski, SKYLINK Springtime's here without a doubt. Lush lot eliness about, Hear the birdies squeak and shout Goodbye now -we're going out.
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1938-03-22 (2)
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Student newspaper for Mundelein College
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