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THE SKYSCRAPER THE SKYSCRAPER rti Official 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, May 1, 1931, at the Post Oftice at Chi cago, Illinois, under the Act of March 3, 1879. 1.25 the year. Published monthly from October to May inclusive. VOL. II TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1932 No. 5 Editor Margaret Roche News Editor Bertille McEvoy Feature and Sky-Line Editor Justine Feely Society Editor Janet Ruttenberg Athletic Editor Evelyn Lincoln Reporters: Beverly Balster. Helen Blurne, Mary Frances Burke, Rosamond Carney, Frances Davidson, Alice Duplantis, Mary Garrity, Marcia Glasscock, Veronica Kearney, Elaine Krambles, Magdelene Kessie, Pauline Madison. Majella McDonagh, Vir ginia Woods, Anne Lally. well-thought-out arguments of the debaters without receiving a stimulus for thought and subsequent argumentation in his own mind. However little interest the audiences of last year may have had in the thirteen- month calendar, or the chain-store movement, or the place of women in public life, or the various solutions proposed for the depression, after hearing a spirited debate they could scarcely avoid forming a few per sonal judgments, exercising a bit of discrimination, and perhaps arriving at a few real conclusions. Debates are contests of brains and of wit, quite as exciting some times as the old and the new Olympian games. The speeches represent hours and hours of careful study and research, plus real concentration and constructive thought. The debaters and their associates are trained to think clearly and quickly, to detect fallacies, and to build up logical sequences. They study and discuss questions pertinent to their everyday lives, and they learn to attack problems with a fair amount of judgment and good sense. And when their teams go out to meet the debaters of other colleges and universities, they are seeking, of course, success; but they are doing more than that, they are setting a very objective value upon scholarship, as well as upon the good sportsmanship which tradition has been led to recognize as one of the primary aims of intercollegiate activities. Debating, therefore, is a worthwhile activity within the school, and a satisfactory means for intellectual and fraternal contact between schools, provided that the entire student body takes an active part in the debates scheduled by its college and shares in the intellectual stimulus furnished by the contesting teams. Thus debating, while actually prac ticed by but a few students during the contest, becomes a veritable battle ground of wits, with every student in the audience adding his share to the mental forces at work on either side. TJhe S/cy-j ne (Newspaper Member) Telephone: Briargate 3800 The SKYSCRAPER'S Platfon 1. 2. 3. 4. A greater Mundelein. One hundred per cent loyalty. Support in athletics and all student activities. Every Catholic student a socialist. For Paris frocks we do not sigh, Contentedly we pass them by. Designers' names can't make us groan Because, you see, wc have our own Array of gowns charmante and chic; Our own Style Show takes place this week Silvae. * * * The Cart Before the Horse A classic example of an age-old expression was discovered by one of the Latin students who in Horace class translated: I found the horse pursu ing the chariot. Sangfroid. The longed-for date, Tonight's debate Begins at eight. Don't be late WASHINGTON SPEAKS ON KEEPING THE LAWS What would Washington do in America today? So the economist, the writer, the statesman, and the ordinary citizen query, as celebrations are planned for the bicentennial of the birth of the nation's first President. All acknowledge that he was a great man and a great leader of men. It was he who led the country through tbe crucial days of the War of independence and who laid the foundation for the national government. He and the foremost statesmen of his time formulated the laws that were to guide their countrymen through succeeding generations. It is not unlikely that he foresaw the abuse of these laws, shrewd, far-seeing commander that he was. Indeed, as far back as 1786 he was already deploring the conditions existing in the States. In a letter to one Henry Lee, written while he was in retirement at Mount Vernon, he declares that he deems it incred ible that the bulk of the nation should be so much in the dark that they do not see a remedy to prevent the intrigues and internal influences in the government. His words are unmistakably clear, and their message rings down the years, a warning to the American people to abide by the heritage that is theirs in liberty safeguarded by the Constitution. These are my sentiments. Let the reins of government then be braced and held with a steady hand, and every violation of the Constitution be reprehended. If defective, let it be amended, but not suffered to be trampled upon whilst it has an existence. We cannot question the wisdom of his declaration. We cannot vouch for the force of a law that seems to have no sanction. We cannot preach good citizenship to the children of our land while they read in every paper and magazine of the country accounts of flagrant violation of law, resulting in prolonged political wrangles with apparently no con clusive settlement. Things have progressed in the last two centuries, but human nature hasn't changed very much, and what was sound judgment and good sense in 1786 is fairly sure to be sound and good today. Washington merely asks us to abide by the laws we have imposed upon ourselves, or if that is impossible to change those laws, rather than ignore them and defy the authority they represent. Would it not be worthwhile to follow that advice? Will it not be profitable for us, as students, to think about it at least, and perhaps carry the result of our thoughts into action when we take our places as citizens and voters of our land? INTERCOLLEGIATE ACTIVITIES Just as it is broadening for people to have contacts and friendships with one another, so, in comparison, is it beneficial for college students to intermingle on a basis of friendliness and good sportsmanship. Ath letics have given occasion for such contacts for many years, and like all things else, they have come in for their share of criticism. Nevertheless, they have proved a real aid in many ways, especially among colleges for men. Such contacts give the visiting teams a glimpse into the life and workings of the different educational institutions, and of their organized means of procedure. Sometimes they furnish ideas for further develop ment in the home school, and often they lead to an intensified appreciation of one's own college. Within the last few years, however, another mode of intercollegiate activity is practically taking our country by storm the vogue for intercollegiate debates, which has come like a challenging answer to the question, What is the advantage, from an intellectual viewpoint, in these activities? The objection that only a small number of students take part in the debates can be cast aside by the reflection that no college student, unless he is mentally deficient or half asleep, can listen to the lively, reasonable, NATIONAL CATHOLIC PRESS MONTH Anything in this world that remains up to date does so by reason of the unflagging interest of the people connected with it. All societies, regardless of size, must necessarily advance with the times. They must keep alive that spark of attention that is so vitally important to their existence. Today, perhaps, one of the greatest influences upon the minds of all the peoples of the world is the press. This is most especially true of the United States, where millions of people read millions of newspapers, magazines, and books daily. The press is a definite, almost an indispens able, part of everyday life. Religion, too, is a definite and a quite indispensable part of our everyday lives. Why, then, should its publications not be bought, read, and discussed by every member of the Catholic Church? There are Catholic periodicals of almost all varieties; weekly publications that pre sent the Catholic viewpoint on current questions ; literary publications, and really scholarly reviews such as Thought and Studies and the Catholic Educational Review. It's up to us to keep in touch. Wre can't be ignorant of the events, problems, and views that appear in print. It isn't modern. And as Catholic students we want the Catholic view of things. The time is here when the one thing needed to insure a great success for Catholic journalism in the United States is the popular support of our newspapers and magazines that is to say, a growth in the number of subscribers and of advertisers. This statement, made by the Right Rev erend Hugh C. Boyle, D. D., Bishop of Pittsburgh, and episcopal chair man of the Press Department of the National Catholic Welfare Council, applies directly to you and to me. No matter how clever or how excel lent the work of the editors and writers may be, it is wasted on the desert air if it is not read and appreciated. His Eminence, George Cardinal Mundelein, has placed the seal of his approval upon the efforts of the Catholic press in Chicago, and with the cooperation of Bishop Sheil, he has done much to make it grow as an influence in our community. It is up to the college students to advertise the Catholic publications. Read them Talk about them Become familiar with the great work your Church is doing Find out what the dramatic critics of America think about the plays you want to see, what the Commonweal editor thinks about the current news, and get some idea of the heroic missionary work your Church is doing from such a magazine as the Far East From now on, and especially during this National Catholic Press Month, let us, the new thinking generation, get to know our own newspapers and magazines; let us talk about them at home, let us make them popular and nccessarv to ourselves and to our associates. EDUCATION BY THE WAY First Student: This is funny. Here is Washington using the same simile about a snowball growing larger, in two different letters. Second Student: Oh, that was just a hangover from Valley Forge. The new class in statistics Fills every heart with rage; They ferret out all secrets Even a woman's age They make a graph of freshman cuts We fear they tell the Dean. Be careful lest this cut two ways, And cause a stormy scene. Et Quomodo. Professor (in period course in Eng lish): I am facing a real difficulty at the outset in this course, in this, that you will not like Milton at first. You will think him crabbed, cross- grained, and intolerant. And so he is. It seems as if you have to be all scratched up by the prickly husk that constitutes his shell before you get down to the nut within. Verbum Sap. The Contract Plan To B or not to B Which of these contracts three? Of course we want a grade of A, Well, maybe we shall C. Et Quomodo. First in Quality, First in Quantity, and First on the Breakfast Table So an advertiser of twenty years ago heralds the approach of Washington's birthday with the announcement of a new cereal (yes, the ' had cereals back in those dark ages), Washington Crisps. Under that heading he gravely reminded parents that their children would be the men and women of tomorrow, and that Washington Crisps would help them to grow up healthy in mind and body, as Washington was. Not a bad idea, and the writer can thank history for it. We will turn back, mentally, to that advertisement when next we feel inclined to regard the sufferings involved in the process of education as unworthy of the result. Tt is surprising the place that history and science and literature have in business today. Have you reflected that the children of today are quite familiar with Hamilton and Lincoln, Helen of Troy, King Tut, Cinderella, and Jack and the Beanstalk from seeing them smiling or scowling from the advertisements in magazines or on street cars? It seems strange, sometimes, that business, which has always seemed distinctly divorced from the finer arts, should be seeking aid from so many of those arts. Why, even the modern filling stations are reminis cent of Greek temples, Chinese pagodas, or Spanish-American missions And we wonder whether the American people are demanding that their aesthetic tastes be taken into consideration, or whether the enterprising business people are turning educators. Whatever the solution, the fact that brings itself home to the student is that he needs to be educated, and that those subjects which a few years ago might have been termed merely cultural are taking on a practical aspect. In 17 . Washington took six lines in which to refuse a renomination for the presidency. In 1928, Calvin Coolidge said, I do not choose to run. Perhaps they didn't know the inverse ratio of volume to pressure in Wash ington's time. Three Mundelein students prepared a debate On an interesting subject of note. They spent long hours in libraries And very fine speeches they wrote. They studied the question until they knew The subject from, A to /. And now the scheduled day has come; Tonight the tilt is to be. And you will be there in full array And you and you and you. So till tonight at eight, my dears, We bid you all adieu. Silvae.
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1932-02-23 (2)
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