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December 14, 1960 THE SKYSCRAPER Page Five Christmas Cheer Spread By Mistletoe, Gifts, Party Gift projects and fancy displays are ornamenting Mundelein's Christmas holidays. Various clubs and organiza tions are planning special events in keeping with the seasonal spirit. The Laetare Players' Christmas project is wrapping quarters as a decoration for a miniature Christmas tree. The tree and quarters will .then be sent to the Little Brothers of the Poor. Orphans A gala children's program has been scheduled for a group of high school freshmen from Angel Guardian Or phanage today at 3:30. Santa's busy helpers from the Biology, Chemistry, Home Economics and Math Clubs have all joined forces to make this their outstanding event of the school year. Homemade, decorated gingerbread men will double as refreshments and decorations for the old-fashioned Christmas tree in the gym. Good old St. Nicholas, who never misses an opportunity to spread the Christmas spirit, will be there to supply the youngsters with gifts and lead in the caroling and games. Displays Mundelein's library staff anticipates Christmas with a display of Hummel figurines, prints and book illustrations. The varied collection of works by the late Berta Hummel, (Sister Mary In- nocentia) occupies both the first and second-floor display cases. A stained-glass motif for Christmas scenes is being planned by Sister Mary Wilfred, associate librarian. Sister hopes to decorate the browsing room windows with translucent colors which will give a colored-glass effect. Food The Art Club's annual project for spreading Christmas cheer was the main order of business at the Dec. 13 meeting. All club members will con tribute to a food basket for some needy family. Mistletoe The mistletoe has many uses be sides the obvious one. It could be a centerpiece or a mantle decoration. So, why not help a mission in no- priest land by purchasing a cluster of mistletoe at the Sodality-sponsored booth in the lounge on Dec. 15, 16 and 19. The minimum donation of 35 cents Faculty To Travel A five-day Radiology Institute, Dec. 19-23, at the National Civic Defense School in Battle Creek, Mich., will attract two Mundelein faculty mem bers, Sister Mary Therese, chairman of the physics department, and Sister Mary Georgiana of the chemistry de partment. The Institute, one of many spon sored by the Chicago Catholic Science Teachers Association, will offer in tensive classes dealing with radioiso topes, nuclear energy and radiological instrumentation. Sister Mary Eloise of the economics department will attend the convention of the American Economic Association in St. Louis on Dec. 28-30. Two Mun delein alumnae, Mary Breslin and Mary Ann Annetti '58, graduate stu dents at Marquette University, will also attend. The themes of the meetings are Frontiers of Economic Knowledge and Some Economic Problems of the '60s respectively. will benefit a home mission in Musko gee, Okla., of which the Redemptorist Fathers are in charge. Besides sponsoring the mistletoe sale, the Sodality will collect gifts for their adopted family from Holy Family Parish. Gifts Kappa Mu Psi, (the music club), has adopted a grandmother and her 10-year-old grandchild. Each girl is selecting a gift for the family. The gifts will be delivered with a Christ mas dinner and tree. Second Semester Courses Announced Students looking ahead to second- semester registration will welcome the announcement of new courses released by Sister Mary Donald, dean of studies. Among these is a two-hour seminar entitled Marxism and Leninism, which will explore the basic philoso phies of Communism. Conducted by Mr. Szemler, the class will meet on Thursdays from 2 to 4 p.m. It is open to a member of any department who has completed history of West ern civilization and has maintained a B average. Principles of economics, a one-se mester rather than the usual two-se mester course, will be held Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays at 12 and can be chosen as an elective. A repeat from last semester is Tuesday-Thursday 8 a.m. trigonome try. This math course is usually offered only first semester but because of numerous requests is included in next semester's schedule. A follow-up to introduction to the arts will be modern art and music, taught by Sister Mary Raphaeldis and Sister Mary Blanche Marie at 9 a.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays. Night owls will like the evening course in physics, basic nuclear sci ence, which will be held on Tuesday and Friday nights from 5-8:30. Students seeking electives outside of their major departments might also be interested in Victorian literature, Dante, today's world, history of cos tume, home decoration, publicity and public relations, comparative govern ment, statistics and sociology of the family. Copies of the schedule are available in the counselor's office. Club News DOLLS are displayed by Jean Gagliardi, Virginia Rohrich and Bernadine Dzied- riz, chairmen of the Economics Club Christmas project. The dolls which are donated by club members and alumnae are given to the West Side CYO Com munity Center for use as Christmas gifts. This program, dating back to 1933, is one of Mundelein's annual events. Class Projects Provide Food, Toys, Tinsel, Tree As THAT time of year rolls around again so do the annual class Christ mas projects. This year's various projects are planned to spread the Yule-time spirit both outside and in side of Mundelein. Freshmen The freshman class has adopted the Little Brothers of the Poor for their Christmas project. The girls are providing one-pound boxes of sugar and small fruit cakes which the Broth ers will put into Christmas baskets for the poor and aged. Cash donations of 60 cents will be given by the girls who do not bring the articles for the basket. The dead line for contributions is Dec. 15. Judy Maguire and Pat Appleby are chair men of the Little Brother committee. Sophomores Each governor's group in the sopho more class is bringing food and toys for one needy family, which will be chosen by Father William Clark. They will be supplied with food for their Christmas dinner and toys for the children. Volunteers will deliver the food to the families. Juniors Good Shepherd School for Girls and the Blessed Martin de Porres Home have been chosen as recipients for the junior class project. Gifts for the girls will be wrapped at a bee in 405 on Dec. 16. Canned goods will be do nated to the Martin de Porres Home. Chairmen of this project are Mary Fran Hoffman and Jean Corboy. Seniors A silver collection for the benefit of a mission in the South is the proj ect chosen by the senior class. A tray will be set up in front of the crib in the tearoom on which each senior will have an opportunity to contribute sil ver for the missions. At Home Meanwhile, the home front is not being neglected. The senior class of ficers have added a festive atmosphere to the tearoom with red bows and tinsel. The freshman class has done its part to beautify the school and bring the real spirit of Christmas to the students by setting up the symbolic Jesse tree in 405. The O antiphons, a symbol of the coming of Christ, are portrayed by colorful paper decora tion. Since fire ordinances prohibit the traditional Christmas tree in the foyer, the stairway and first-floor cor ridor will be decorated with fire-proof pine branches and ornaments. Chair man of the decoration committee are Fran Tishler and Connie Pearson. Myth-ery Location Solved The panel on The Myth as a Lit erary Device which is being held Dec. 15, will be in 405 at 4:10. The participants are Mrs. John Ewers, Mrs. John Doebler and Mr. Arthur McGuinness, faculty members of the English department. WILL GEER of the Stratford Players meets with (1. to r.) Nancy Itnyre, Mrs. Morgan, of the speech Mary Assisium and Patricia Boland. The Stratford Players gave selections at Mundelein from their Blackstone Theater. Patricia Boland appeared as the Blessed Virgin in one of their selections. department, Sister performance at the Tour, Talk, Panel Spark Club) Life Spanish On Monday, Dec. 12, in honor of Our Lady of Guadaloupe, the Spanish Club presented a talk on the political, so cial and economic problems of Latin America. The speaker, Father Mauro Barrenecha, S.J., has done research for five years on the economic and social problems of Latin America and has written a number of books on this subject. Press The Associated Collegiate Press Bulletin for Dec. 1, 1960, noted with favor the Skyscraper's use of the in sert giving names and locker numbers of class and club officers. This national bulletin made the comment that this promotion idea is most effective for smaller schools. Joanne Twomey, Skyscraper staff member, was one of the panelists who discussed How To Get Editorials Read and Remembered at the recent ACP Convention at the Hilton Hotel. The Press Club is going on a tour of Extension Magazine sometime dur ing the Christmas holidays. Human Relations The Human Relations Club is pre paring a panel discussion entitled Collegians Speak on Brotherhood. The panel will be presented Jan. 9 in 405 at 3 p.m. Stylus Stylus Club and Review staff pledges will meet from now on at 2:10 on the second Monday of each month in Room 509. Discussion topics: ways and means of writing poetry, fiction and essays; the work of the experts (authors chosen by the group); and magazine publishing. Anyone inter ested will be welcome. Music During the holidays the members of Kappa Mu Psi will go to the Kungs- holm for a Swedish lunch and puppet opera. Chemistry The question whether living things can evolve from non-living things was the topic of a Chemistry Club lecture, Life and Non-Life by Father No- gar, O.P., Dec. 13. Father Nogar is the recipient of a special pontifical doctorate degree in philosophy of sci ences and is currently at the Domini can House of Studies in River Forest. Drama Humorous improvisations sparked the St. Viator's Catholic Women's Club meeting Dec. 6 when the Laetare Players presented a series of comical monologues. Jackie Hughes, in her portrayal of a Southern telephone operator, and Mary Ellen Spain, as an Irish wash woman, highlighted the evening's en tertainment. The purpose of these performances is to aid the girls in gaining more experience before the public eye. Freshman Chemists Seek Nat'l Awards Freshman students in the organic chemistry classes are competing for top grades in hope of winning a per sonalized chemistry and physics handbook and the right to compete in a national contest. According to Sister Mary Martina, chairman of the department, the stu dent who shows evidence of superior progress and earns the highest grade for the semester will receive the Handbook of Chemistry and Physics with her name, school and the date imprinted in gold on the cover. The winner will then be eligible to participate in the 14th annual Na tional Chemical Rubber Company Achievement Awards Program. The student with the highest score in each of the seven regions will win a certificate of merit. In addition, the student's school will receive 100 worth of scientific books of the insti tution's selection. tuiuiuiuiH 'aaoisaooa am aoj sdwvis aanaDNVD oniavs nox aav
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