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Page Two THE SKYSCRAPER October 4, 1957 Benefit '58 SAC Presents Emlyn Williams Fellow collegiennes, if you are open to suggestion for a different and in teresting weekend on a limited bud get, the Student Activities Council of fers a solution. Combining culture with entertainment is once again the aim of the college as it presents the annual Benefit on Nov. 8, 9, and 10. Emlyn Williams as dramatist translates the character of au thors such as Dickens and Dylan Thomas into dynamic individuals, capturing the complexities of their personalities. His own char acter is no less interesting. Born in North Wales. Williams fi nanced his own education through the media of scholarships. Not until studying at Oxford did he become in terested in the theater as a career. Mis first attempt as a playwright oc curred while Mr. Williams was still an undergraduate, and his show landed in New York within a year. In his own words, our guest pot tered around the film studios for sev eral years. He won acclaim as author and star for his stage play, Night Must Fall, a study of psychosomatic murder. From here Mr. Williams litis found success in his creations The Druid's Best, The Wind of Hea ven, Someone Waiting and The Corn is Green. Besides presenting unique one- man interpretations, our guest star has acted with the Old Vic Company, created the part of Sir Robert Morton in The Winslow Boy and led the company at Stratford-on-Avon playing Shy- lock, Iago, and Angelo. Here in deed is an example of artistic ver satility. Appearing in The Citadel, Major Barbara, The Stars Look Down, and We Have Qrown ... We Are Qrowing JJfo J4auntin Change is the hallmark of a growing community. In the concept of change there are two things to be considered: that which was, and that which has come to be. Both elements are important, for realization is born only of planning, dreaming, and working to fulfill those plans. This year Mundelein has experienced many changes. Over a three- month period approximately 150 girls left the skyscraper to become, sudden ly, alumnae; three hundred freshmen entered the college community hope ful, expectant, full of ideas and spirit; seventeen familiar faculty members left to take up new positions; twenty new faculty members arrived to continue their Avork. As we reflect upon what is past and look ahead for what is to come, the thought conies to us that we need not consider the WAS and the IS as intrinsically distinct. The essentials which make up our college have de veloped through the years, guided by those who gave their very best efforts to the cause. These essentials do not change as new classrooms, new stu dents, new faculty members add a slightly new face to our college. Mundelein is a living organization whose necessary element is change. To see and appreciate both sides of the change is our obligation and priv ilege. Let us rejoice with the new, bending every effort to strengthen and support it, yet never forgetting the accomplishments of those who have made today what it is. This is our chance to see once more the unity and per manency of Mundelein. Student View Does Mundelein Offer Opportunities For Developing Adult Catholicism? the world from behind a sturdy pair of bifocals. Sometimes they focus on a clear yes answer; sometimes, a definite no. Bose colored glasses are sometimes considered indispensable equipment for viewing the world. However, seniors at Mundelein have no regard for such a tradition. Opinions on the topic of opportunities for developing adult Catholicism would lead us to believe that our students peek out at I vanhoe, Mr. Williams achieved stat us in motion picture's world of phan tasy. Emlyn Williams has enjoyed en thusiastic responses to his readings in every theater. His forthcoming ap pearance here at Mundelein should be no exception. He communicates the true spirit of the literary world to receptive audiences. American Scene Human Dignity Battles Politics By Maureen Sweeny Northern Church leaders meeting in Chicago last week adopted a resolution de- ploring what is called the hatred, violence and lawlessness which have been practiced by a small minority of citizens at Little Ro.k. Arkansas. Good citizens reading this report and others like it describing the violence ia Little Rock, shake their heads and wonder if the South will ever combat prejudice. There is an even more serious problem confronting the citizens of the United States at present. That is, will we allow a minority of individuals to destroy the basic ideals of our democratic government. Integration of white and negro students represents a change in the so cial status of the South which has taken over one hundred years to develop. We cannot expect an overnight acceptance of racial integration. The Supreme Court Justices recognized this fact in 1954, and included in the integration decision provision for the creation of a climate acceptable to integration in a given community. The fact remains however that now a minority group, the political leaders of the South, seem to be using the integration issue to achieve their own ends. These unscrupu lous men seem to determine their actions concerning this problem not on the question of morality, nor on the effect on the nation as a whole, but on the basis of political ex pediency. Their self-interest is disguised by utterances in legal terminology such as state sovereignty and interposition, but the question uppermost in their minds appears to be Mow many votes is it worth? Politicians fear that the destruc tion of the white supremacy myth might very well lead to the destruction of the one-party system in the South, which at the present time assures them of a comfortable victory. Apparently, these men feel that no price is too high to pay for the prevention of this possibility, as evi denced by the instigation of mob violence at Little Rock. The problems of prejudice will long be with us, but they will never be solved if Americans continue to permit a minority group to destroy basic principles of our demo cratic way of life and allow the peoples of the free world to gasp with horror at the picture of an Arkansas teenager barred from school by the bayonet of a national guardsman. Senior opinion is divided. The noon Mass at Loyola chapel, con fession at Mundelein, and contin uous access to Stella Maris Chapel are excellent opportu nities for developing adult Cath olicism, they point out. Another senior view, however, is that the college has not adjusted to the particular situation that faces us this year. With twice as many priests on the faculty they say, we should have twice as many oppor tunities. While it is true that the noon Mass at Loyola is an advantage, there is no longer an 8:15 Mass. Therefore, those who have class at 12 o'clock are just left out, unless they are able to be here at 7:30. Why doesn't Mun delein have an 8:15 Mass, they ask. Also, say our thinking seniors, is there any sense in having confession at the same time Loyola does? Why not pick another hour and double our opportunities (See Editor's Note.) The juniors who were questioned unanimously believed that ample op portunities are offered. In addition, one junior cited the value that the ology courses give as a concrete sup port to our belief. An interesting sophomore view held that there were enough op portunities but not enough peo ple taking advantage of most of them. Editor's note: 1) twice as many priests ? Something wrong with your math. Father Goracy teaches ONE class. 2) 8:15 Mass ... We tried But Loyola has a shortage-of-priests prob lem too since the Academy moved to Wilmette. 3) confession time . . . Which shall we ask the confessors to give up their classes or their lunch? 4) How about our thinking sen iors or freshmen answering this one for the next issue: How often does an ordinary college student think? The haunt is on: Fall has fallen. Book-trudging days have not only loomed before us minus Much Ado, but we have been enveloped in the dictates of text-print and thoughts of there is no frigate like a book. This feeling of enclosure signifies the never-escaping, pestilent return of the native good old fashioned days of studyin', and studyin', and study- in'. And accompanying this dawn ing, (whether dew-pearl'd or not) rustling wine-tinted leaves wander to our feet mockingly the smell of them burning a major distraction. The faint whisper of lazy summer's adieu has faded into bowing branches, swirling locks, freshmen awe, campus strolls, football games, and assignment pains. But as charity endures all things, study habits will prevail, and the haunt will persist. For fall's at her peak. Apologies to Rudyard Kipling Don't don't don't don't think of what's ahead of you Don't don't don't 'cause there's nothing you -an do. Feet feet feet feet pick 'em up and put 'em down That elevator's broke again We're trudge trudge trudge trudge trudging up the stairs again, Trudge trudge trudge trudge - trudging up and down again. Feet feet feet feet pick them tip and put them down, That elevator's broke again Lounge one two three seem's like an eternity Four five six seven I'll never make the eighth today. feet feet feet feet pick 'em up and put 'em down That elevator's broke again Jhe S5ku5cra,per Vol. XXVIII Oct. 4. 1957 No. 1 Entered as Second Class Matter Nov. 30, 1932, at the Post Office of Chicago, Illinois, under the Act of March 3, 1879, 1.75 per year. Published semi-monthly from October to May inclusive by the students of Mundelein College, 6363 Sheridan Road, Chicago 40. Co-editors-ln-chicf Maureen Connerty, Geraldine Battista Associate Editors Beatrice Hoang, Marcella Ilrown Assistants Marguerite Phillips, Barbara Guderian, Lynda Rousseau, Alice Bourke Skyscraplngs Judith Angone Staff News Reporting Class A
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1957-10-04 (2)
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