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Pafce Two SKYSCRAPER Another Peter Thou art Peter, and upon this Rock I will build My Church. Almost 2,000 years ago these words rang forth, a shining promise of the glory and strength which were to mark the Church of Christ. Through centuries of storm and stress the Rock has remained im movable, an outward sign of the grace which Divine Institution has promised us. Another Peter has been elected. The sorrow occasioned by our recent loss was a personal sorrow and our new rejoic ing is evoked by heartfelt pride in the man chosen by the College of Cardinals to Hake the place of the late Pope, whom we loved and revered. Pope Pius XII is not merely the suc cessor to Pius XI. He is in the direct line from Peter and is thus the Vicar of Christ upon earth. Ostensibly, he has been elected by the Princes of the Church Militant; actually, he is the chosen one of Christ, their King. It is our boast, and ours alone of all Christianity, that our Holy Father, Pope Pius XII, is the latest of an unbroken line. Creeds have sprung up, and creeds have died away, while Catholicism has survived. Wars and persecutions have threatened the Papacy, political and eco nomic crises have rocked the throne of Peter, but destruction has never come. The Church is destined to last for all time. Pope Pius XII ascends to the throne of Peter at a time of strife a.nd intrigue. We are in need of a strong leader to carry on the work of his courageous predecessor, and a strong leader has been given to us. A statesman and a diplomat, a sincerely spiritual man, he is well fitted to guide the Church and to seek that honorable peace which the successors of St. Peter promote throughout the world. Weary of strife, of turmoil, of selfish and vacillating leaders, the waiting world looks with confidence to Pius XII. Other hands are raised to wield the sword, the sickle, and the hammer. His hand is raised in benediction. Amid the havoc of war and the fears of the world for the future, he stands apart, concerned for the welfare of all mankind, but confident that the Church of Christ will live on that the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. Wins World-Wide Acclaim March 2, 1939, 10:30 a.m., Chicago time. White smoke drifts upward from the Vati can Conclave chambers, and within two minutes the listening world knows that a Pope has been elected. 11:07 a.m. Gathered around radios in all nations, eager listeners hear from the Loggia of St. Peter's the words, in Ital ian : I announce to you with great joy we have a Pope. Three hundred thou sand cheering voices fill the airwaves. My most eminent and reverend lord, the lord Eugenio . . . and the world-wide audience shares the exultation of the cheering throng in Rome . . . Cardinal Pacelli, who imposed the name Pius XII upon himself. Three hundred thousand voices raised in glad Te Deum cross the oceans of the earth. 11:20 a.m. Bound by the magic unity of radio and awed by the solemn majesty of Ihe Universal Church, the countless listeners hear the first Benediction of the two hundred and sixty-second Vicar of Christ upon earth. His Holiness, Pius XII has begun his reign as Pope. Ethics Professor Scores Euthanasia A Pro and Con article in this month's Reader's Digest calls attention to the cur rently spot-lighted question of mercy killing. In answer to a staff reporter's question, Why cannot right-thinking people condone euthanasia? the Reverend James J. Mahoney, S.J., professor of phil osophy who is conducting a course this semester in Applied Ethics, makes the following statement. A certain New York doctor, an ad vocate of various immoral practices rel ative to human life, after acknowledging that the early Christians effected a dras tic revolution against pagan morality, honestly if unwittingly remarked, 'The pendulum is swinging back and we are close to the ancient way of thought.' It is significant that modern pagan 'thinkers,' not unlike their ancient teach ers, center their attack upon human life. Knowing neither God nor the true na ture of man, they attack life at its source in their abuse of man's power to cooper ate with God in the production of hu man kind. They attack human life in its very living by their denial of those rights which are bound up with man's nature according to the plan of his Cre ator. Now they would control the very end of human life in arrogating to them selves God's exclusive right of determin ing the conclusion of man's earthly ex istence. This modern program of tampering with human life at its source, in its liv ing, and at its conclusion is proposed in the interest of freedom and racial develop ment ; as a manifestation of a higher cul ture and of a delicate sense of sympathy and mercy towards human kind. And their doctrine is couched in euphemistic catch-words license is 'control,' murder of the sick is 'euthanasia' or 'mercy-kill ing.' Euthanasia is founded on the prin ciple that destruction of life is prefer able to pain and suffering; and because preferable, permissable. Euthanasia is not permitted because it is direct ex tinction of innocent human life, an ex ercise of perfect dominion which belongs to God alone. Nor will euthanasia be preferable if man reminds himself that in rising superior to pain, suffering, toil, and labor he manifests his true nobility and dignity. The patient, generous care of those who suffer is man's opportuni ty to show love for man; one's own suf fering, patiently borne, is a pledge of man's love for his Crucified Lord. 'Round Town The Reverend Harold P. O'Gara wili give an illustrated lecture on The Mass before St. Gertrude's Apologetics club on Monday evening. The third of the scries of lectures on the Catholic Church and International Re lations, The Red Menace, will be given by the Reverend John P. Noonan, S.J., professor of law at Loyola university, at St. Ignatius auditorium, on March 15. A course on the Mystical Body of Christ conducted by the Reverend Daniel A. Lord, S.J., at St. Ignatius will close on March 13. THE SKYSCRAPER Official Semi-Monthly Newspaper oi MUNDELEIN COLLEGE 6363 Sheridan Road Chicago, Illinois Mundelein Chicago's College For Women Under the Direction of the Sisters ok Charity, B.V.M. -ntered 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. IX Thursday, March 9, 1939 No. 9 1938 Member 1939 Pbsocided Cblleeiate Press ALL-CATHOLIC HONORS Telephone: Briar nte 3800 Co-editors Kathryn Byrne, Frances Geary Associate Editors Geraldine Ferstel, Angela Kospetos News Editors.. .Clare Anderson, Betly Vestal Assistants Mary Elizabeth O'Brien, Margaret Mary O'Flahcity Feature Editors Margaret Gleeson, Adelaide Nilles Assistants La Vonne Hayes, Joan Kaspari Sports Editor Frances Sayre Reporters Mary DcAcctis, Mary Lou Bell, Eileen Mahoney, Mildred Mahoney, La vinia Cole, Mary Margaret Mitchell, Helen Murphy, Ruth Schmid, Marie Von Driska, Marjorie Fessler, Jean Fraser, Vivian Steinberg, Jane Weber. Read It and See . . Even if you haven't read any good books lately, don't miss the newest mag azines in the library periodical room. Recent numbers offer opportunity for spending hours in pleasant and profitable intellectual enjoyment. Among the best articles is The Dar ing Young Man, part one in a series on Mr. Hutchins of Chicago, in the March Harper's. It is a lively discussion by Mil ton S. Mayer of the man who gets the money and rocks the boat and has ideas continuously. A detailed story of the Vatican City, the Smallest State in the World, which has been internationally recognized, is found in the March copy of The Nation al Geographic Magazine. Eleven authors contribute to the first Fortune Round Table on The Effects of Government Spending upon Private En terprise. Recommended to English maj'ors is Of Poets and Poetry, by Katherine Bregy in the February Catholic World. Toward Peace in Palestine, in the same issue, and Edward P. Lilly's suggestions for the com pletion of the history of the Church in America in the latest Catholic Histori cal Review will be of particular interest to history and sociology students. Of special interest to Catholic college students is Religion Vitalizes Ideals for Cadets at West Point by W. H. Baumer, Jr., in the March 4 issue of America. The title Women Conquer Where Men Fail appearing in the Catholic Digest for February is enough to arouse the curi osity of any feminine student. To dis cover just where women's field of victory lies, we suggest that you visit the periodi cal room today. * .- - : SUVLUMIZ On a par with the recurrent examination boners is the typographical error which ap peared with the engagement announcements on the society page in one of the Chicago papers recently. It stated that a certain young man was the finance of a certain young woman. Now, the question stands, was that a typographical error, or was it merely the solution of another financial crisis? Skyline- Sarah, the Studious Sophomore says: Roses are red, Violets are blue, I have six A's; Have you? BANG The HANG, senile Skyliners, was merely an indication of the passage of Sarah from this life to the next. Skyline Remember the little boy who went to the progressive school a few issues ago? Well, he's back. The other day be strolled into a local con fectionery shop with two oi his little school mates. The clerk asked the first little school- male what he'il have. The boy replied, Ten cents worth of peppermints 1 Now, the peppermints were on the top shelf, so the clerk procured a ladder, climbed up, and filled a small paper bag with pepper mints. He came down, took the dime, and turned to the second little schoolmate. I'll have 10 cents worth of peppermints, too, he said. Aba, said the clerk in his craftiest Baby- Snooks voice, and going up the ladder, he filled two bags each with 10 cents worth of peppermints. Coming down, he handed a bag to the second boy, and said to the third, who happened to be our old friend, the progressive child, Will you have this 10-cent bag of peppermints? The child debated, then shook his head em phatically. The harassed clerk climbed up the ladder, dumped out the peppermints, and came back down. What will you have? he bellowed. Five cents worth of peppermints, mur mured our young hopeful. Skyline The atmosphere was tense. The sophomore and junior teams were wailing for the in terclass basketball tournament to begin. The juniors were confident that they had the most experienced team, and would surely win. The game started, and suddenly someone noticed that there were only eleven players on the floor. She looked around, and discov ered the mainstay of the uppcrclass team standing on the sidelines. Aren't you going in? she called. Oh, the game must have started, the junior star(?) replied. You know, I've never tried this game before Skyline Welcome to the birdies- Welcome to the bcecies, Welcome to the posies, And the fragrant breecies. The birds will keep us all awake, We'll just ignore the bcecies, The posy-pollen and balmy air Will end up in the sneezics. Skyline And that, we think, is winter's epitaph. Skyline There is no doubt about the lasting im pression retreat made on the freshmen one of them still genuflects whenever she leaves an assembly. Skyline March is here, March is there, March is mostly Everywhere. Isn't this A pretty passf We march off and Go to class.
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1939-03-09 (2)
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