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Pa e Two SKYSCRAPER THE SKYSCRAPER Official Semi-Monthly Newspaper of MUNDELEIN COLLEGE 6363 Sheridan Road Chicago, Illinois Mundelein Chicago's College For Women Under the Direction of the Sisters of Charity, 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. XI APRIL 18, 1941 No. 12 ALL-AMERICAN HONORS 1940 Membrr 1941 Phsocioled Cblle6iate Press ALL-CATHOLIC HONORS Telephone: Briar ate 3800 Editor-in-Chief Marie Von Driska Feature Editors Muriel Moll, Marie Kudd Assistants Jeanne liemis, Patricia Gould, Eileen Mahoney, Kath- ryn O'Reilly, Anne Marie O'Rourke. News Editors. .Dorothy McCarthy, Joan Morris Assistants Rosemary Lauahan, Patricia Byrne, Mary Agnes Firalio, Geraldine Hoffman, Marie Norris, Rose mary Shanahan. Reporters: Alice Brcckcnridgc, Margery Row- bottom, Marcella Garrity, Jeanne du Moulin, l.oretta Howard, Helen F.gau, Mary Jane O'Brien. Other Aprils . . April 18, 1775 It is the evening of a New England spring, and in the air and around the hills there is a fresh dampness, a promise of tilings to be. On the Boston road there is the sound of 800 marching men. It is a minute to Lexington, But the Colonists are ready, and taking up their guns they go into the darkness of the April night to be free. April 8, 1789 It is spring in New York and in the streets there is a new expectancy, a proph ecy of things to come. A man steps onto the balcony of Ecderal Hall. An oath is taken. George Wash ington becomes first president of the United States of America. The thirteen Colonies have become a power among nations. April 12, 1861 It is spring, and in the air there is a foretelling of new life and the rumble of guns that do not quit with the coming of night. Then the firing ceases, and the United States flag goes down on Sumter, as Major Anderson and his garrison leave the fort. A nation is at war with itself. April 9, 1865 It is Appomattox, with the ground ready for the spring plowing. It is Grant's victory. The papers are signed. The men in grey turn homeward, as I-ee rides alone to Richmond, and a nation looks to peace. April 6, 1917 It is spring, and in the air there is the dust of many cannon. These are the years of the Great War. A nation speaks. The United States of America declares war on Germany. April 1941 Nations are again at war. But over the Vatican radio comes the voice of Pope Pius XII, urging men to pray with in creased fervor, so that a new spirit may take root and develop in all peoples. It is spring of a new year in the New England hills and on the Pacific coast. In the air there is a fresh dampness, a promise of hope, of things to be. Memo: Last Minute Note Re: The Mundelein College Card Party In just six more days of 24 hours each, the BIG EVENT toward which every sen ior, junior, sophomore, and freshman has worked and cooperated will take place. Everything has been done to make this Card Party and Fashion Revue of 1941 a success. Members of the Student Activi ties Council have worked tirelessly; the Faculty has been most considerate and helpful; committee chairmen have organ ized, inspired, and achieved. The success of the affair, however, will not lie solely in its financial returns, al though these are important in any benefit. Quite as important an element in success is the spirit of fellowship, of camaraderie, of mutual working and playing together to reach a desired goal. In consequence, each one of us can share the realization that she has had a part, whether it was snaring a full page adver tisement or selling a few tickets, in making our own special benefit a success. That realization, however, can come only on the night of the party itself, when we come with our family and friends, to meet the families and friends of our classmates, to appreciate what the unselfish efforts of 500 enthusiastic students can accomplish, and to revel in a dee ) pride in our college. Families and friends will love it the former may, we hope, become so enchant ed with ensembles that they will rush us over to Russeks early Saturday morning for a suit, or a coat, or a formal. And we will love it because it will be splendid in itself and because it will be OUR ACHIEVEMENT. We'll be see ing you Thursday at 8 at the Stevens. It Isn't the Springy It's You . . . What is spring anyway? One day we are in the throes of winter weighted down with snow and a characteristic group of winter worries. Then suddenly we find ourselves in the midst of freshly budding trees, bowing daffodils, and a stimulating avian song repertoire. Invariably, with this awakening of nature, we rediscover a new zest for life, a satisfaction in the things with which we have contact. Why is this? Why is it that we stand hack and wait for nature to make the first move? Has this optimism, this joy of life, been dormant along with the other less hardy of nature's gifts? Or is it, rather, that the reality of our particular blessings has never become real enough to us to withstand the hoary frosts? This spring, when we are so especially in need of security and hope, it would be wise to store within ourselves a full aware ness of all the beauty that this life holds out to the individual. An infinitely easy task at this season, if well done, it will form a hank of security and peace of mind from which to draw for many months. For peace and hope are not seasonal; they are with us always if only we look for them. Peace and hope might well be compared to the stars, for though they are always in the heavens, they are more evident, more clearly visible at certain times. When 1941 is referred to only in history, long after the present world upheaval is settled and forgot, save in the classroom, the stars will still light the night heavens and, like them, the peace and hope which we shall have helped to strengthen will still serve as beacons of encouragement and promise. Pick A Book to Suit Your Mood Since this is the month in which we cele brate the anniversary of the beginning of the Pony express, it really seems sad that Booknook currently contains nothing about mail service. We could not even find a book about a pony, which would have kept the spirit of things circulating; we were even consider ing a revival of Black Beauty, or some other equally equine romance, but failed to do so. Bear with us, however, for re views of a blithe collection, suited to the weather and ensuing temperament, follow. We couldn't believe our luck (and you won't either) when we saw that Leonard Feeney, of FISH ON FRI DAY and YOU'D BETTER COME QUIETLY fame, has brought out a new, humor-laden book, based on his own experiences from the age of one to 17, containing charming, penetrat ing, whimsical observations on every thing in general. We won't attempt to describe it further; we will enclose an excerpt, and here it is; from Mr. Feeney's 1941 offering, entitled, incidentally, Survival Till Seventeen : My mother claims that my father was her first and only beau, and 1 believe her. My father disavows this, maintaining with great emphasis that when he married my mother, she had in her keeping a letter written her by another suitor and inscribed to her 'in his own blood.' My mother says it was not 'in his own blood,' but 'in red ink.' My father insists it was not 'in red ink' but 'in his own blood.' And thus they argue back and forth, and have been doing so since I have met them. My father seems inordinately proud of the fact that he was able to wrest the hand of my mother from the clutches of such a gory rival. My mother, on the other hand, grows indignant at the accusation of hav ing been associated in any way with such a Bluebeard. Many interesting facts are found in dia ries, but few so current, so vital, and so im portant as those found in Ambassador Dodo's Diary, edited by William Dodd, Jr. and Martha Dodd, for this is the diary of a man who watched Europe go to war, and knew what he was watching. Former professor of history at the University of Chicago, he was ap pointed Ambassador to Germany in 1933, and, fortunately for us readers, kept an account of his days in rapidly changing Europe, days which were fraught with danger and adventure, and which are presented to us now. For the histrionic-minded may we sug gest Margaret Mayorca's book, The Best One-Act Plays ok 1940, containing plays by William Saroyan. John Kirkpatrick, and others. For those who like novels about Boston we recommend John P. Marquand's latest. II. M. Pulham, Esq., guaranteed to please all and sundry. For further details see the complete review of it in your copy of the Mundelein College Review, which re cently made its spring appearance. For just everybody, THE COL LECTED EDITION OF HEY- WOOD BROUN, that well-beloved author whose recent death saddened his readers. They will be gladdened, however, to find so much of his work in one volume, easy to read, easy to find, hard to forget. Points of View ... ()ne nice thing about other people's views is that you don't have to accept them, or even agree but here's what someone said: Over an ice-packed cherry coke: The world may be all wrong, but it doesn't take SO much to make it right. This may be an over simplification of world crises, et al. but it's hopefully start- lingly to think what amazing trivialities change individual worlds. Ad libbing on the same theme, one might say that as treaties and international com promise stand in ratio to world all-right- ness, so do the multitude of little things stand to the happiness of the microcosm. Admitting that the world is a big place.no one can be expected to take care of the whole of it On a Saturday Morning Sunshine Program Be so strong that nothing can takeaway your peace of mind. Keep looking up, and let your optimism shine through any coward can look at the obviously dark side of things. Help your friends to discover the strength within them. This has been called Pollyanna with some justification but stripped of its too sweetly dulcet approach, it's the old saying about two men behind prison bars, one seeing mud, the other stars. And deny the breathtaking quality of stars From a permanently invalided 12-year-old Why shouldn't I be glad that 1 have life? This should be left without comment, but with the sight of the boy and his car . pushed by wheels and with an apprecia tion of his courage that makes skepti cism and pessimism exactly what they are --a courage born of the same faith that is ours. Music Hath Charms Years of love and familiarity have made Frederick Stock the outstanding interpreter of Brahms' symphonies. His masterly di rection of the Chicago orchestra in Brahms' Third Symphony is a fitting celebration of the Golden Jubilee. The Columbia re cording is exceptional throughout. In observance of the seventy-fifth anni versary of Sibelius. Victor has collected an album of three magnificent new recordings of his most popular and best known music. Eugene (hmandy conducts the Philadel phia orchestra. Guiseppe Lugo, who has a surprisingly rich tenor voice, has recorded two beauti ful and popular arias from Tosca. One of the arias is the famous melody from which Avalon was taken. Another of Leopold Stokowski's most distinguished performances is his sensitive interpretation of Debussy's The Afternoon of a Faun. He interprets most ably the sensuous beauty of this wordless poem as he directs the Philadelphia orchestra on a Victor record. With the increasing trend toward Pan- American solidarity. Columbia's latest collection of South American Chamber Music is exceedingly timely. Native folk rhythms inspired the music which is writ ten in the modern vein. It is the work of nine living composers, including Villa- Lobos. Fernandez. Mignone. and Uribe- Holguin. One of the greatest compositions of its kind, and a perennial best seller, the Brahms' Piano Concerto No. 2 has been recorded by Artttro Toscanini and his pianist. Vladimir Horowitz, with the N.B.C. Symphony on Victor records.
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1941-04-18 (2)
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