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November 4, 1957 THE SKYSCRAPER Page Three Mother enters the room and I am no longer in solitary confine ment. She turns on the radio and some erudite singer croons In the Mood. Capitulating at last, I pick up a copy of the Saturday Evening Post and desist. AN A PI II student, Tinka receives congratulations from her mis- l n n rlUO tresSj Regma Swierzynski. Tomorrow I Will Study And Tomorrow Never Comes The time has come to learn for many things . . . for test, exams, and comprehensives. I ferret out my archaic typewriter and commence to begin. The paper must be virgin clean; erasers must be spanking new. My San scrit notes are ready for translation. The phone This dubious blessing keeps me from The Great Work for fifteen minutes. Then I return slowly to the retreat of the scholar. I type my name and the subject slowly, hoping for an intervention of any kind. Silence Only the interminable tick, tick of the clock sounds a countrapuntal accompaniment to the interminable clack, clack of my gift of the an cients. Scholarship will not be de nied and I am left in unwilling peace to study. Housework Perhaps Mother would appreci ate my emptying the ashtrays. With the zeal of a Columbus I gaze appreciatively at two cigar ette butts lazying about in an im mense ashtray. I have discovered a reprieve Cleanliness is next to godliness. I sermonize. Now all tobacco receptables in the apartment are shining clean, and I return to my unnatural habi tat. Sustenance I can't work on an empty stom ach. It's not healthy. I put the Ben Franklins and Chaucer's clerks out of my mind. Women can't study that way, anyway. A snack whets my appetite and a drink partially quenches my thirst. Now I again resign myself to supping on the bread of schol arship and consuming the dregs of learning. Education Labs Feature Movies Curriculum lab will be movie time for the education department every Friday, 12:10 in 307. Here future teachers will view a series of movies which recapture the class room atmosphere as children ap proach the learning world of read ing, writing and 'rithmetic. On Nov. 8, the movies will be Terrible Twos and Trusting Threes, and Frustrating Fours and Fascinating Fives. Nov. 15 will offer News Time in First Grade, and The Alphabet in Teaching Word Recognition. But, Tomorrow is Here Within 24 hours, the victims will take the final test. They will pay the price for their nine weeks of literary indulgence. Some are preparing diligent ly for this last feat. The Phoe nix Room is a last look into death row. Blond and brun ette curls are buried in books and notes. A few confident souls are shuffling pinochle cards in the corner. The air is charged with impend ing doom, and the smoke-filled room echoes murmurs of repentant loafers attempting to heart-render long forgotten lectures. One thought is racing through most minds condem nation or reprieve. Will Fate strike now, or can it be pro longed until January? Tomor row will tick away the last few minutes of cramming time. Then they'll begin the long walk to classrooms for the paper torture test. A grim future awaits these souls, and pencils forgotten in the mo ment of crisis will find them up the river without a paddle. The bluebook, otherwise known as the Domesday Journal, finally will be delivered to the judge. It is the judge who will complete the phrase. It is written . . . Ho Hum, Classes Bore Me, Faculty Highlights Please, Pass the Candy Not Did you know there is a female on campus who hates men? only does she hate men but she also sleeps through classes If you would like to get a glimpse of this unconventional Munde- lite just look for a brown-haired, brown-eyed, slightly over-weight, four- footed, bushy-tailed German shepherd. Pier name is Tinka. Tinka is the constant compan- - ion of junior English major, Re gina Swierzynski. Regina, who lost her eyesight almost four years ago. intends to teach college after she earns her master's degree. Despite her blindness, Regina's life is full and active. Assisted by faithful Tinka, she carries a full academic schedule, and finds that being unable to read her own hooks is more of a disappointment than a disadvantage. The books which are not obtainable on rec ords are read to her at the Blind Service Association. Although Tinka is not the most sociable of beings, she guides Regina through a list of activities which include dancing, roller skating, ice- skating and especially, attend ing movies and plays. At home Regina does all her own cooking, ironing and house work, while Tinka has more of the traits common to most students, namely that she hates to get up in the morning, and loves sweets. She would gladly pass up broiled steak (her favorite dish) for a piece of candy or a cookie. She has even been known to pilfer cookies and candy. In case anyone at Mundelein has been frightened by Tin- ka's barks and growls, rest assured, she is really quite friendly. Her only purpose in barking is to let Regina know that some one is near. The best policy to use when you wish to talk to Regina is to say hello to Tinka first. Like most of us, she likes a little attention. Tinka has the distinction of be ing the only Pilot Guide Dog who does not wear a conventional har ness. Regina found the harness was too big to allow Tinka to rest under the seats on the bus and in shows. Kappa Mu Psi Attends Lyric's Manon Lescaut Kappa Mu Psi has scheduled as its first major event of the year, attendance at the Lyric Opera pro duction of Giacomo Puccini's Ma non Lescaut. Reneta Tebaldi and Jussi Bjoerling will sing the lead ing roles, Nov. 9. Elizabeth Casieri is chairman of the project. NFCCS Scientists Convene to Study Satellites, IGY The first convention of the NFCCS Science Commission, at tended by delegates from the Chi cago land schools in the NFCCS and other interested students will be held at Mundelein on Nov. 17th at 2 p.m. Dr. N. J. Bowman, the guest speaker, will lecture on Ar- tif;cial Satellites and the Interna tional Geophysical Year. The study of the international geophysical year is the 1957-58 theme for the NFCCS science com mission. Dr. Bowman is a member of the Chicago Section of the American Chemical Society. He received his Ph.D. from Cornell University, and is currently doing research on cart ridge starters and solid rock pro- pellcnce for Standard Oil in Indi ana. Aside from this, Dr. Bowman does editorial work in the guided missle field as the associate editor for the Journal of Space Flight. Senior Pat Kobel will also give a paper related to the subject. Refreshments will be served. Teachers (Continued from Page 1.) The intermediate grades are the laboratory for June Chenelle and Nora Materer at Hibbard, Sally Vaccaro at Clinton, Patricia Garret at Field, Mary Louise Peter at Goudy, Joan Baranowski at Hayt, Marianne Tralewski at Kilmer, Magdcline Montbriand at Stone, loan Callahan at Swift, Mary Dempsey at Trumbull, and Mary Warzynski at St. Gertrude. Training, Service Sister M. Martinette, B.V.M., has added another activity to her list of many things to do. She has just been appointed to the Membership Committee of the Chicago Section of the American Chemistry So ciety. Modern languages was the theme of the all day conference at tended by Sisters Mary Terese Avila and St. Irene. Miss Soko loff, Dr. Essler and Dr. Szoreni. The conference, held in the Con rad Hilton hotel on Nov. 2, in cluded speeches, luncheon and en tertainment by a chorus from Roose velt college. The theme of their songs was Latin America. The Chicago Classical Club held a luncheon meeting on Nov. 2 at Lewis Towers. An address was giv en by Professor Edward Bassett, from the University of Chicago. Those representing Mundelein at the luncheon were Sister Mary Don ald, B.V.M., seniors Margaret Dori- ?an, Marilyn Howard, Mary Ann Kann, Mary Jane McNally, and freshman Shirley Janecek. Father William T. Clark has re- ccntlv been appointed chaplain of the Chicago area Special Service branch of the National Cana Con ference. Sister Mary Ann Ida, B.V.M., college president, will participate in a seminar on the over-all effect of higher education on the images of man in our current culture. The seminar will take place at the Na tional Convention of the Religious Education Association which will be held November 24, 25, and 26 at the Palmer House. Sister Mary Irma, B.V.M., mod erator of the Review, will review Crown of Glory, the life of Pope Pius XII by Alden Hatch and Sea- mtis Walshe, for the Glenola Club at the T.oyola Community theater on Nov. 12. Adult Education Programs Planned A program for the benefit of Mundelein's adult education class es got under way last week. Films, recitals and lectures will comprise the programs which will be pre sented in the college auditorium on Saturday afternoons. First in the lecture series was lecturer-pianist Rudolph Reuter who performed last Saturday before students, sis ters, and guests. The Ameri can-born Mr. Reuter has been soloist with maior symphon ies of this country and Eur ope. At present, he is a mem ber of the faculty of Chicago's American Conservatory of Music. Selections from Bach, Listz, and Schubert were performed accom panied bv short discussions of the compositions. A series of foreign movies is al so scheduled for Saturday students. The first film, a French produc tion, God Needs Men, based on Henri Queffelec's novel. Island Priest, was shown Oct. 26. A Swedish film, The Road to Heaven, is to be run Nov. 23. Mr. Hulot's Holiday, a French comedy, is the last of the film ser ies which will be presented Dec 21. Movies Better Than Ever? Film Forum Wil Probe Award-winning films will be criticized and evaluated in a For eign Film Forum throughout the vear, in accordance with the Holy Father's plea. The Forum will present one film each in French, Spanish, and Ger man, to which all are invited. Each film will be followed by a period of discussion. Showings will be in the evening in the college audi torium and admission will be 50 cents. To foster better student under standing and interest in the films, a committee made up of represen tatives of the modern language de partments is being established. The committee will discuss the films so that they may in turn promote them among the student body. Diary of a Country Priest (Jour nal d'un cure de campagne) was made in 1951. Among its awards are the Grand Prix du Cinema Francais and the Special Award. Venice Film Festival for that year. The adaptation of Georges Ber- nanos' novel of a young priest's conflicts with his people and his own rebelling nature will begin the forum on Nov. 26. The Spanish film. Hidden River (Rio Escondidi) stars Maria Fe lix as a rural schoolmistress. The film is the story of Mexico's strug gle against illiteracy. Last on the program is the 1953 Austrian production The Last Bridge (Die letzte Brucke). Made on location in Yugoslavia, the film tells of a German woman doctor in WAV. II who is captured by Yugo slav partisans. Maria Schell, who recently came to the United States to continue her career, portrays the doctor. Last Bridge lists among its awards the Cannes Film Festival 1954; International Cath olic Film Prize and First Award, Evangelical Film Guild. Executive director of the film forum board, Helen Carroll, will be assisted by French club presi dent. Theresa Pasquinelli, German club president, Marv A. Herold. and Spanish club president, Rachel Hernandez. Members of the board for the Spanish film are Marilyn Karsh, Ann Nguyen, Jane Svolos, Dorothy Cisquewski, Eileen Markey, Kath leen Gaughn, and Elda Hernandez. Members of the board for the German film are Evelin Harder, Renee Sluka, Joann Staff, Janina Katelis, Dalia Noreika. Gierde Gir- dauskas, and Shirley Bruzek. Members of the board for the French film are Patricia Kelly, Margaret M. McGuire, Ellen Roh- de, Mary Pat Carr, Nancy Wun- derlich, and Judith Gedmin.
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1957-11-04 (3)
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