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Page Four, THE SKYSCRAPER, Nov. 14, 1955 Heads or Tails? Equestriennes Learn About Horses, Arrange Breakfast Ride, Nov. 25 Most students know the difference between the head and the tail of a horse, and some know the difference be tween a chestnut and a bay. But who has delved enough into equine mysteries to know the near side from the off side, much less the differ ences between a Pelhelm, a snaffle, and a curb bit? The Equestriennes, members of the newly reorgan ized Riding club, besides knowing the answers to such questions, are planning holiday rides on their favorite mounts at the Parkway stables. Carole Bauer, president, has announced Friday, Nov. 25, as the date of the first holiday ride open to the entire college. Come to the Fair Shuffleboard . . . Persians Started It; British Made It Popular Sport The ancient Persians were the first to play the game of shuffle board, but modern Americans probably have equal enthusiasm for it. After England made it pop ular in Europe under the names of shovel-board, shove- board, slide-groat, and shov el-penny, shuffleboard was in troduced during the nineteenth century in the United States. Since then it has gone through a momentary phase of great popu larity, a period of decline, and has now again become popular throughout the country. High interest for the sport arose in Florida about 1913. To day St. Petersburg is recognized as the shuffleboard center of the world. Annual tournaments are held there, as many as 25 or 30 simultaneously. Shuffleboard is a favorite pastime aboard ships, and is a game for the young and old alike. Come to the Fair Terrapins Have Tryouts Today Today at 4 p.m. solemn stu dent judges will line the sides of the swimming pool, charts in hand, to appraise the strokes and dives of prospective Terrapin club mem bers. Entrance to one of the most ex clusive groups on campus is sole ly by achievement. Tryouts are held three times in the year, and a student may try as often as she wishes. Candidates must do ballet legs, the kip, the back dolphin, surface dives, deep-water dives, hand stands, front dives, and four per fectly executed swim strokes. Come to the Fair The REPS Report SHUFFLEBOARD pitching. fans include Darlene Schmitz, Judy Sund- strom, Marcella Brown, and Jeanne Herbeck, Freshmen in Sports classes are learning the game. The Twain Meets . . . We See Ourselves As Others See Us Through Eyes Of Vietnamese Student To a friend at Marie Curie col lege which she attended in her na tive Saigon, South Vietnam, sopho more Beatrice Hoang writes as fol lows. Miss Hoeng's oriental name is Hoang Tuyet-Nguyet. You ask me what I like or find odd in the American school life in comparison -with ours. How can I give you a general idea? Since Mundelein College accepted me my life has completely changed and for the better. First of all, the word free choice really means something here. You may choose among sub jects which belong to your major field, and you may even choose, within limits, the number of credit hours you take. Mundelein offers ' to students many opportunities to develop their abilities. During a general assembly in a big hall called auditorium they discuss their behaviour in school, or in life, or school activi ty. In our school system in Viet nam we have almost nothing about social life so we do not learn the best way to act when we are face- to-face with problems. Here the students discuss motives for attending college, and study their responsibility for citizenship, the richness of their years of learn ing, the ways to apply knowledge in their future lives. They have also time for recre ation the mixer dance where boys and girls make acquaintance; the cotillion; and recently a soph omore class party for the freshmen. At this party students disguised themselves as different types of people . . . Bohemian, clown, In dian, Japanese . . . and had great success. Many clubs French, Art, So dality organized by students give them practice for later life and ex perience. Here the students stay at school for lunch which some bring with them. So do I They do not go home after 12 o'clock as we do. 'There is a good cafeteria or tea room for lunch and the food is de licious. There is also a Phoenix Room where students smoke, play cards, listen to music, or talk and have a most wonderful time. Another important thing . . . I truly want to let you know that religion occupies a significant place in student school life. The Sisters not only teach for the intellect, but care about student souls. They zvant students to be happy, at peace with conscience, and they try to show the right way and a right standard of life. So I have Religion class and ozv- ing to it I discover the reason why people act, what they seek, and what they need to satisfy mind and soul. Yesterday there was a Recollec tion Day. The assignment was to keep silence, to look to the con science, and a priest gave three con ferences about the essence of a hu man being and what he must do to behave. And I just admire this idea to give the students opportunity to dis cover themselves. Is it not right that we need somebody who some times reminds us of the major principles of life that we need to introspect, to know what we have done, is it good or evil? I forgot to mention that Ameri can students are friendly, kind, ready to help. Physically they look neat, proper their hair, face and hands very clean. Rut one thing: here even a girl of 14 years old uses lipstick and puts the red on her nails. What do you think about that In our country a girl of 19 years old never touches a lipstick My dear friend, before I end this letter, I like to let you know I am very fond of the American school life and I truly hope other Viet namese students will have the good fortune to come here and study. Your Student Activities Council hopes that: You, the student body, will get your Christmas shop ping done early. County Fair, today, all day, gym nasium. You, lovers of the theatre, will plan on one evening, preferably Nov. 19 or 20, to realize The Import ance of Being Earnest. Auditorium, 8:15 P.M. You, Campus Debs, will bow at the Cotillion, the Soph omores' all-college dance. Sophomore Cotillion, M M club, Friday, Nov. 25. Bids on sale through Nov. 23. You, Freshman, Sophomores, juniors, will join the Sen iors in prayers for successful Comprehensives. Ro sary, 11 a.m. daily, Stella Maris chapel. You, the officers, will find inspiration at the first an nual Student Officers' Retreat. Officer's Retreat, Fullerton Cenacle, Nov. 18-20. You, the Arts Committee, will continue to satisfy the students' desire for the true, the good, and the beautiful. You, collegians all, will approach the second quarter with renewed determination, mindful that the week of Jan. 22-27 is scheduled for semester ex aminations. Come to the Fair Who's Who HOME ECONOMICS CLUB: Therese Salvato, president; Elly Assim, vice-president; Mary Ann Pacella, secretary; Joan Parker, treasurer; Rita Bialecki, social chairman; Mary Clare O'Connor, publicity chairman; Kay Lombardi, junior publicity; Maryann Surges, sophomore publicity. INTERNATIONAL RELA TIONS CLUB: Ann Kobal, pres ident : Mary Jane Long, vice-presi dent; Lillian Hartke, secretary; Rita O'Brien, treasurer. KAPPA MU PSI: Mary Cec- chin, president; Eleanor di Maggio, vice-president; Diane Hogblom, secretary; Elizabeth Casieri, treas urer. LAETARE PLAYERS: Lu cille Youngmann, president; Dolores Ferraro, vice-president; Marilee Milroy, secretary; Loretta Lind, treasurer; Ellen Schoen, public re lations chairman; Janice Haertel. social chairman. MATHEMATICS CLUB: Bev erly Battiste, president; Noreen Gibbons, secretary; Kay Brassil, treasurer. PRESS CLUB: Marie Kobie- llus, president; Jean Kielty, vice- president; Genevieve Teutsch, sec retary; Rita Caprini, treasurer; Maureen Connerty, social chairman. PHYSICS CLUB: Nancy Fer rigan, president; Patricia Kobel, secretary-treasurer. STYLUS CLUB: Jeanne Flood, president; Carol Madden, secretary- treasurer; Mary Ann Schumann, pledge and social chairman. VITAL SPEAKERS: Patricia Farrell, president; Joan Spencer, vice-president; Joyce Krenek, sec retary. Come to the Fair Quggenheim Fellow Lectures Thursday On Chemistry A scientist who has recently re turned from the University of Den mark in Copenhagen, where he held a Guggenheim Fellowship, will ad dress the Chemistry club, Nov. 17, at 4:10 p.m., in Room 607. Fred Basolo, Ph.D., of the Northwestern university Chemis try department, will give an illus trated lecture on Chemistry Lab oratories in Europe. Red Cross Has Qay Prescription For Ward Parties Laughter, an effective medicine, has always been the chief ingredi ent in the Red Cross Ward party prescriptions. Beginning with the Nov. 16 par ty at Great Lakes Naval Hospital, the committee will increase the do sage of humor by leaving a scrap- book of cartoons and jokes in each ward visited. The cartoons, cut from maga zines, are contributed by students and placed in the envelope on the Red Cross board in the lounge. Ward parties are scheduled for each month. Anyone signing the list on the board may attend. Bus es are provided for each visit. Girls attending the Nov. 16 par ty will be Mary Smatlak, Victoria Bomba, Joanne Vecchiollo, Patri cia Stella, Barbara Cwiak, Joan Kolody, Lizabeth Rivera, Joanne Wolski, Winifred Johnson, Joan Budicin, Susan Chlopek, and Bet ty Kelly. Come to the Fair Alumnae Return As Guest Speakers Two alumnae will be back to talk to student groups this month. At the General Sodality meet ing, Nov. 23, at 4:10 p.m., in Room 405, Alice Marie Horen Ac ton '46, a leader in the Christian Family movement, will discuss the movement and its goals. At the same meeting, Anne Marie O'Rourke O'Shaughnessy ex '39, who is active in Cana Conference work, will talk on Pre-Cana and Cana activities. The meeting is open to Sodal ists, candidates, and guests. Helen Walsh, prefect, will preside. Come to the Fair Physicists Talk On Radioactivity What is it? How does it hap pen? How can people protect themselves from it? Just what are the facts about radioactive fallout? These questions absorbed mem bers of the Quanta club at a meeting, Nov. 3. Nancy Ferrigan, Patricia Kobel, and Lorraine Gauv- reau introduced the discussion, which was later opened to all members.
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1955-11-14 (4)
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