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'ga .e 'Y-'mo 'b'O vllK? Make Your Holiday Monday Holy The Feast of the Immaculate Concep tion of the Blessed Virgin Mary is one of special significance in the calendar of the Church, and has long been one of deep devotional value to the Catholic world. As students in a college conducted by the Sisters of Charity, B.V.M., we have an intense spiritual interest in the day which, partly through the efforts of the Very Reverend T. J. Donaghoe, co- founder of the Congregation which is di recting our education, lias become the patronal feast day of the United States. Father Donaghoe, whose devotion to the immaculately conceived Mary was evident from the earliest days of his life, was active as one of the petitioners for the national honor paid to the Mother of God on Dec. 8. This year, particularly, the clay should be one of inspiration and petition, rather than of rest. It should be a day on which our thoughts turn to one who is, and shall be for all time, creation's most ex emplary woman and the Queen of Peace. In the uncertain days to come, let us think of Mary as a solace in a time of trial, for she is the patron of those who suffer; let us think of her as a friend and a leading light to the peace we seek, for she is the mother of the Light of the World and the King of Peace. Sing A Song of Christmas Music for Everyone Is Here on Record Lily Pons, accompanied by the Metro politan Opera Orchestra, has recorded four arias, Chacun le sait, Mon coeur va changer, II faut partir, and Salut a la France from Donizetti's The Daughter of the Regiment which was revived last season for the first time in 22 years. The coloratura star, a top-flight favorite with opera-goers, sings these stirring arias with the same finesse she rendered in her recording two years ago of the lovely Waltz Song from Gounod's Romeo and Juliet. Robert Weede, one of the newest and most talented of young Metropolitan bar itones, made his stage debut last year in Leoncavello's Pagliacci and later played the title role in Verdi's Rigoletto. For his contribution to the world of discs he has recorded the Prologue from Pagli acci and the jester's bitter soliloquy, Cor- tigiani vil razza. Arturo Toscanini and the NBC Sym phony ()rchestra with Vladimir Horwitz at the piano have recorded Tschaikow sky's Concerto in B Flat Minor in answer to a flood of requests from radio listeners. The combination of this classic and the accomplished pianist under Toscanini's baton is an answer to a music lover's I) raver. Sir Thomas Beecham and the London Philharmonic have recorded the familiar and colorful Fspana Rapsodie by Cha- brier in addition to Bizet's Carmen Suite and Grieg's Peer (iynt, already made discs by the conductor and his musicians for record libraries. From Oscar Strauss' gay operetta, which inspired the movie version of The Chocolate Soldier, Nelson Eddy and Rise Stevens have recorded the best-loved songs, such as My Hero, Sympathy, While My Lady Sleeps, Ti-Ra-La-La, The Choc olate Soldier, and Forgive, which will de light fans of this new musical team. Sing a song of Christmas, Pocketbooks off-guard, Spend a penny, purchase any Gijl or greeting card ... .... is too often the theme song Amer icana as the time to cut down the Yule log and deck the halls with holly rolls around. Not that we have an objection to the penny. Whether the sky's the limit or our financial ceiling is zero is not the point in question. It's that significant little word any that seems thoughtless at Christmas time, for it is then, if ever, that the spirit should move us to give particular care and loving thought to the choosing of cards and gifts which will tell the re cipients just how much we think of them. Fortunately, the trend in Christ mas cards for the last two or three years has been toward the religious motif. The day of the Scottie is over, and we can hope that the afternoon of the faun will follow suit. This year's counters, however, display still too many cards that are grotesque or pagan, a paradoxical fact, since this par ticular feast is completely Catholic, eter nally religious. Why send a picture of animals or a landscape, to celebrate the birthday of Christ? To some of us, the mention of a re ligious card brings to mind the idea of something ponderous and uninteresting, for no good reason at all, because there are many, many charming cards, with sweet-faced Madonnas, or quartettes of lovable angels playing hide-and-seek with gilt stars, or plucky Wise Men enroute to Judea. These and variations of these are available we know, having prowled through innumerable display-books. They supply the religious note that is essential for this most religious season. For those of us who want a card to represent us, and us alone, it might be well to heed the offer of the art department to aid us in designing and printing our own cards. Even if we aren't designing women, we can manage a simple decor, with an ef ficient artist at our uncertain elbows. Whether our friends are Fight For Freedom or America First, they will appreciate the symbolism of the Dove of Peace or the Lamb of Docility. If, of course, we have no artistic bent at all, we can always depend on the stores- The more we ask for religious Christmas cards this year, the more the State Street merchants will have on band for us in December, 1942, and the long years after. Barkis is willing to clear the counters of pussy-cat cards, or pic tures of an egg-nog. but there is the little matter of supply and demand to be considered. As for religious gifts why not? Few people realize, unfortunately, that those who possess really beautiful ro saries are in the minority. And. while we don't recommend sending missals and prayer books indiscriminately, there are always friends on our shopping list who would appreciate one or a religious pic ture. Children, especially, love a prayer- book of their very own, with large print and colored pictures, of course. And for the person who has just everything. why not one of those silver St. Christo pher car medals displayed in the book store ? Somehow we must manage, this Christ mas, to make everyone aware of the holi ness and sweet solemnity of the season. Do it in the subtle maimer by slipping Patna seals in among package wrappings ; or be brazen about it, and hang a lighted cross in the window. Crown your Christ mas tree with the Star of the Fast; if you can't have a tree, console yourself with making the Manger a center of at traction. War conscious though we are, we must make this year's Christmas one of personal tribute to the Christ Child, who, alone, can bring: Peace on earth to men of good will. You're the Critic CCTTIMP aU Stefan's An- ot I I IINVJ T0N Dvorak is laid primarily in Bohemia where the renowned musician was born and spent the greater part of his 63 years, and in New York City and parts of Middle Western United States where he lived for some time be fore going back to Prague to die in 1904. rU A D A TTFDQ are the musician him V-nAKAV- I CrvO seif and, his family, friends, and associates, both in his native land and in America. . f rifvw I is found in the rise AL I IVJN to fame of this butch er's son, born in an obscure European vil lage, who became a member of the Aus trian House of Peers, director of the Na tional Conservatory of Music in New York City, and a man whose name is well known wherever distinguished musicians gather. i f you have a knowl edge of the technical ities of musical compositions you wHl learn a great deal from this informative biog raphy; if you are lacking in this know ledge but have a love and appreciation for music, especially the music of Anton Dvorak, you will enjoy the narrative parts which are extremely well written, but you will find the technical descriptions puzzling, though not so complicated that they are ACTION REACTION but a mass of words devoid of all meaning to the uninitiated. CCTTIKIr* oi Fatlier Leo R- Ot I IIINVJ Ward's Holding Up the HlLLS is a farm community in the bills of Southern Iowa. ru A PATTED Qare the Irish farm riAKM . I CKO f0ikSi the brave, in dustrious men and women whose families came from Erin two or three generations ago to wrest their living from the fertile soil in this virgin territory in the Middle West. in this biography of a neighborhood is found in the daily toils, the constant struggle against poverty, the battles with the elements, the simple pleasures enjoyed, and the courage and faith that directed the lives of these Irish settlers and their de pendents. p r a / T / vk I Father Ward's beau- KtA -1 JrH tifully drawn portrait of endurance and generosity and hard- muscled strength; his deep understand ing of these people of the hills, an under standing born of knowledge, for these pic tures are drawn from his own memories of his early life in these same hills; and the human interest and heart appeal it con tains will draw you to this book and leave with you a lasting impression. For the Greatest Army in the World The reciprocity of the Golden Rule I both evident and prominent when tj students, in cooperation with the hoi economics department, declared Bake Cake-for-a-Soldier Day. Because of the thought fulness oi group of young men in the U. S. An who sent tbank-you notes for a caj similar gifts were sent to 110 other yol men in the Army, the Navy, the Mai corps, and the various flying school The joy of serving those who are thj selves serving others, and who are gti ful for remembrance, was the actual force behind the movement a moved swept along by the phenomenally effial and generous home economics departs and by the enthusiasm of the large nl ber of students who have friends or r tives in the armed forces of the nafl A woman's college, Mundelein no R.O.T.C, no honor roll of gral uates in service, but its students wen proud and happy to do somethuJ however small, to contribute to tH happiness and well being of the m(j who are generously and courageous giving up years of their lives in orii to train for the service of Uncle Sal and to learn to defend their natioi For Defense In order to contribute more general to defense, and to provide more Christ baskets for Chicago's poor, the Col has decided to dispense this year withl lighted Christmas tree which ordfl stands in the foyer, and to center the I die Lighting ceremony around the Christmas Candle, symbol of the all- lege welcome to the Christ Child, the of the World. THE SKYSCRAPEl Official Semi-Monthly Newspaper off MUNDELEIN COLLEGE 6363 Sheridan Road Chicago, Illinois Mundelein Chicago's Colleo For Women Under the DirectioJ of the Sisters cf Charity, B.V.M.f Entered as Second Class Matter Nov. 30, at the Post Office of Chicago, Illinois, un Act of March 3, 1879, 1.75 the year. Published semi-monthly from October to inclusive by the students of Mundelein Vol. XII Friday, December 5 ALL-AMERICAN HONO 1941 Member Pbsociorled GolIe6 crteJ ALL-CATHOLIC HONOI Telephone: Ambassador 90111 Co-Editors-in-Chief Dorothy Mcli Joan Associate Rosemary Laj Feature Staff. Jean Bemis, Alice Brcckinl Patricia Gould, Rita Ann Mulhern, mary Shanahan. Club Editor Marie 1 News Staff Helen Egan, Rae Bernice Hones, Beatrice Johnson, Kay Jones, Joan Leach, Marie N Helen O'Day, Margery Rowbottom. Sports Editor Geraldine rlJ Reporters Perle Braun, Jane Kowalski,) leen McNulty, Florence Miller, Coughlin, Bernadette Jones, Lorraine Mary Lou Pimsner, Mary Elizabeth I Gerry Hallett, Jean Spatuzza.
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1941-12-05 (2)
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