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fflPfik .,. gt; u v lt;2 Volume X MUNDELEIN COLLEGE, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, NOVEMBER 3, 1939 No. 3 November, 1914 By Clare Anderson THE shelling was heavy at Ypres. During October and November of 1914, what; Marshal Joffre called the greatest battle of the world was fought in Flanders Field, Belgium. Had it been a German victory, the Channel ports might have been reached, and the Great War might have had a different ending. But the Allies were victorious, and around their amazing victory has grown the following strange legend. A thin line of French and English soldiers stood against a power ful oncoming German army. The enemy rushed toward them, broke through their lines, and mysteriously retreated. Twice again the enemy drove forward, broke through the feeble Allied line, and twice again, at the moment of victory, retreated. Prisoners taken by the bewildered Allies later explained: We fell back when we saw your enormous reserves. There were no reserves. Another army, the poets say, stood behind the thin line of English and French an army of glorious soldiers, tall Crusaders, white-arm oured, knights, Gallic fighters with bloodstained feet, who had pleaded before the throne of God to return to this new battle where their strength was needed. And the good God, so the legend runs, had com missioned them to the dim fields of Ypres. November, 1939 The shelling is heavy today. A thin line we stand against the drive of materialistic dictators. Crushing the rights of man in their path, breaking through the lines of international agreement, they march upon us. We plead for peace not for a temporary cessation of hostilities, not for an enforced submission to tyranny, but for three-fold peace of Christian charity: peace with Goth; peace with nui neighbui, and peace in the hearts of all men. The outlook is dark our line appears too thin to save the Chan nel ports of Christian democracy and Christian civilization. But, whatever credence we may or may not grant to the Legend of Ypres, we know without doubt that WE have strong invisible reserves the suffering souls in Purgatory. Recently come from the ranks of the militant, they are close to the King who can save the world. Let us look to them, not for two minutes only on Armistice Day, but every day. Let us pray for their speedy admission to the hosts of the Church Triumphant, and let us enlist their unconquerable aid in the battle for freedom and faith. Rtprinted from-The Skyscraper, Nov. 3, 1938. Registrar Attends Illinois Meeting Discussion of The Relation Between the Liberal Arts Colleges and Teacher Training Institutions, of Factors Af fecting Future Trends in Student En rollments, of Occupational Research, and of Curriculum Programs held the at tention of the Illinois Association of Collegiate Registrars on Oct. 26 and 27. Sister Mary St. Helen. B. V. M. registrar, and Sister Mary Callista, B. V. M., of the German department, at tended the two day session of the Associ ation, at North Central college, Naper- ville. Dr. Thomas Finkbciner. president of N'orth Central college and president of the Registrar's group, and Miss Agness J. Kaufman, of Lewis Institute, vice- president, presided at the different ses sions. Re-elect Art Teacher As CCAA Secretary Sister Mary Janet, B. V. M., head of art department and member of the organ izing committee and government board of the Catholic College Art association, was reelected membership secretary of the association at its convention in St. Paul Ihe week-end of Oct. 20. Chosen for display in the association's travel exliibit were demonstration com positions in black, white, and vermillion, by Marie Nack '39 and Georgene Mc- Gowan. The travel exhibit is displayed at intervals throughout the year in all mem ber colleges of the association. Sees Religion As Foe of War Lords And Final Victor Gathered together in caps and gowns instead of in uniforms and gas masks, as the speaker expressed it, the members of the Class of 1940 celebrated Senior Sunday on Oct. 29. The Reverend John J. McCarty, of the Diocesan Mission Band, celebrant of the Senior Sunday Mass, in an address to the seniors, stressed the heritage of peace and faith given to the youth of America by their forefathers. There are three ways. Father McCarty ileclared, in which the world can be dom inated : by military force, by economic domination, and by persuasion. Painting a vivid picture of any war lord, who rules by military or economic force, plotting for control of the wheat fields of the world, Father McCarty con trasted the methods of force with the method of Christ the King. After the tanks and submarines and guns have ceased their destruction, Fa ther McCarty predicted, the King of Peace will rule the world, because there is no force comparable to the persuasive force of Divine Love. During Mass the choir sang the hymn. Christ the King, written by Sister Mary Rafael, B.V.M. Following the sermon, the seniors were guests of the College at breakfast in the tea-room. Leads Freshmen .- 2 lS L 1 ' . ML jl Marianne Donahoe Leads Class of '43 Marianne Donahoe was elected presi dent of the freshman class on Oct. 24, at a meeting presided over by Anna Marie Burke, president of the Student Activities Council i11 A resident student, Miss Donahoe was president oi her class at St. Joseph's academy, Des Moines, last year. First official duty of the new president will be to preside at the class meeting at which freshmen will nominate six stu dents, two of whom they will elect one week later to represent them on the Stu dent Activities Council. Drama Students to Stage Chinese Fantasy, Lady Precious Stream, In Oriental Manner, Nov. 18-19 Cellophane-Leaved Tree, Revolving Platform, Are Only Sets A stage set which pivots on a central axis, a red tree with cellophane leaves, and property managers who revolve the stage denoting a change of scene, are several of the novel features in the forth coming fall production of the drama department, Ladv Precious Stream, to be presented here on Nov. 18 and 19. The set, a turntable unit designed by- Lee Mitchell, fencing and stagecraft instructor, is composed of steps arranged tc form a bridge over an arched, cur tained doorway. It represents, from dif ferent angles as seen by the audience, the inside and outside of a cave, and, later, a pavilion. The play, a typical Chinese drama, is performed in its entirety without a cur tain drop. Property managers, vital char acters in the Asiatic theatre, will man ipulate the set and hang banners on it at strategic moments to convey the im pression that a time or location change has occurred Behind the sea-green turntable will be a background of sky and the fan tastically symbolic red tree from which will cascade silver cellophane leaves. All action will occur on and around the the 18 by 6 revolving stage which moves on castors. Mr. Mitchell, a professor at North western university, is on the editorial staff of Theatre Arts Monthly. Loyola+Mundelein Discuss War Ethics; Take Poll An almost unanimous vote that the United States as an armed force should stay out of the present European War was the result of the poll conducted at Mundelein on Oct. 24 by America magazine. The poll, conducted in all Catholic col leges simultaneously, was taken to learn student opinion on the present war situ ation. Forty-two percent of the students be lieve that the United States will eventu ally be drawn into the conflict abroad, while 28 percent doubt that the United States will be forced to intervene. Only 11 percent contend that this country's intervention would lead to the creation of a stable peace in Europe; 72 percent assert that this would not be the result. Broadcast Peace Program on WENR The Red Network of the National Broadcasting Company will carry the first college broadcast of the season, a Peace Program, over WENR, from 5 to 5:25 on Saturday, Nov. 11. Opening the program, for which Mary Lou Bell will be announcer, the Glee club will sing America the Beautiful, after which Isabel Molloy will talk on the Peace Ideal of Pax Romana. Donna Lacher, Mary I-ouise Shannon, Royce McFayden, and Miss Molloy will take part in a play, No Banners Flying, arranged by the radio script writing class under the direction of Miss Louise Litten. Marjorie Thomas will read Joyce Kil mer's Rouge Bouquet, and the Glee club will close the broadcast. Sixty Mundelein and Loyola students participated in a Sodality Forum on War and Peace held here on Oct. 20. After each of the five brief talks, Clare Anderson, chairman, opened the floor to questions and discussion. Helen Cashion outlined the Church's love of peace as evidenced in the liturgy. Mary Caroline Bemis, speaking on Peace and Culture, asserted that culture can not exist in a nation at war. Following Miss Bemis' talk, the stu dents agreed that when war begins, cul ture stops, and that culture is impeded not only by actual participation in a war, but also by the prevalence of war spirit in peaceful nations. The Ethics of War as treated by St. Thomas were explained by John Felten, Arts senior and president of Cisca. Mr. Felten listed the requisites for a just war as: (1) its declaration by a lawful au thority; (2) a just cause; (3) a right intention. William Gibbons, editor of the Loyola News, discussed the Morality of War. Martin O'Shaughnessy, president of the Loyola Student Council, summarized and exemplified the talks of his colleagues in his consideration of The Conditions for a Just War. Junior Wins Peace Federation Office Mary Caroline Bemis, junior history major, was elected first vice-president of the Mid-West Conference of the Cath olic Association for International Peace, at the annual meeting of the Federation at the College of St. Francis, Joliet, on Oct. 29. Mary Louise Shannon Plays Lead in Translation Of Old Legend Action Is Stylized By Joan Morris Chinese actors lead the easiest lives of any actors in the world, if you can be lieve Lady Precious Stream, which will be presented by the drama depart ment on Saturday afternoon and Sunday evening, Nov. 18 and 19. In classic Chinese dramatic style, the property men stay in view on the stage and not only handle props, but also attend to the actor's every want. Tea is served after long speeches. All faints are antici pated by cushions, and clothes are brushed after every contact with furniture or floor. It is not so liard to accept the pre sence of the property man, says the author of the play, Dr. Shi I. Hsiung. In the West you accept the fact that there are Out three walls to the stage and in the West it is also true that while the property man is not seen, he is most assuredly heard. Uses King's English Although written in the King's Eng lish, Lady Precious Stream will be pre formed in the traditional Chinese manner. The actors knock at invisible garden gates, step over doorsills, and gallop on non-existent horses. The characters appear, introduce themselves to the audi ence, and take everyone into their confi dence. Properties, too, are symbolic. A silken curtain on bamboo sticks becomes a pa- villion; a whip, brandished by the hero, signifies that he is riding his horse. When the prime minister and his sons-in- law seem to be talking through their whiskers, it is only because a full black beard covering the mouth indicates that the wearer is a man of wealth and station. Lady Precious Stream bows to us from the footlights in the person of Mary Louise Shannon. The male lead will be taken by Dorothy Koziel. Pre cious Stream's parents will be portrayed by Isabel Molloy and Patricia O'Toole. while Rosemae Carrere and Mary Celeste Shannon are cast as her sisters, Golden Stream and Silver Stream. Are Property Men The property men. who are most im portant in the production itself, will be aded by Alice Rose Hartnett and Mari anne Achten. The brothers-in-law of Precious Stream are Eleanor Conly and Loretta Calnan. Her rejected suitors will be Lucille O'Connell, Mary Lou Bell, Doris Kuddy, and Donna Lacher. Each of the suitors carries a double, and even a triple, role, for we shall see Miss O'Connell and Miss Bell as aides- de-camp, Miss Lacher as the executioner and also the warden, and Miss Ruddy as General Mu. The Princess of the Western Region, who tries to steal poor Precious Stream's husband, is Martha Van Dyke. Soldiers and attendants are Laurentia Powers, Frances Galgano, Grace Mannebach, and Patricia Colford. Chinese maids and servants to the princess are Rosalyn Miller, Royce McFadyen, Barbara Moran, Dor othy Guelig, Ellen Busse. Paulette Lear, Jane Redlin, and Marie Kukman.
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