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Pa e2 THE SKYSCRAPER May 14, 193' THE SKYSCRAPER Official Semi-Monthly Newspaper of MUNDELEIN COLLEGE 63.63 Sheridan Road Chicago, Illinois Mundelein Chicago's College For Women Under the Direction of the Sisters of Charity, B.V.M. 1956 Member 1937 Associated Gollegiate Press ALL-CATHOLIC HONORS Entered as Second Class Matter Nov. 30, 1932, at the Post Office of Chicago, Illinois, under the Act of March 3, 1879. 1.75 the year. Published semi-monthly from October to May- inclusive by the students of Mundelein College. ' VOL. VII May 14, 1937 No. 13 FIRST CLASS HONORS Telephone: Briargate 3800 FRESHMAN STAFF EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Betty Vestal FEATURE EDITORS Ruth Collins Rosemary Murnighan Assistants: Peggy Jordan, Marjorie Chapman, Marjorie McPartland, Helen Hoffman, Betty 'Leslie NEWS EDITORS Helen Finnegan Alice Steele Assistants: Helen Conlon, May Gray, Dorothy Klein, Violet Lasker, Gertrude McGuone, Roberta Scheid, Helen Shcehan, Constance Spratt, Louise Weil. Coronation Loyalty For 12 solid months we have ordered coronation salad; we have worn corona tion red and blue dresses; we have imbibed stories of coronation glamour; and we have charmed with coronation perfume. Last Wednesday, when the coronation broadcast sounded a reveille for Chicago- ans at 4 a. m., we heard the solemn climax. Again, at 1 o'clock, when convenient radios lured every student not in class, we listened to London calling the Empire oveseas, and became geography-conscious when Newfoundland, South Africa, Ber muda, India, Australia payed their hom age to the throne. Never, in the history of the British empire, or any modern empire, has such splendor been displayed. Not since 1911 has there been an occasion to equal it even dimly. Yes, this magnificent expres sion of the loyalty of the British people is a. real novelty in these days of cut throat nationalism. For years unnumbered, however, the Catholic Church has inspired devout ex pression of another kind of loyalty. An nually, during the month of May, chil dren and adults gather to sing hymns in honor of the Oueerr of Heaven, to form processions in her honor, to lay flowers at her feet. Every grade in every parish school in the world, every high school class, every Catholic college has a coronation each May in honor of Our Lady. Between 1911 and 1937 there have been 26 series of such world-wide coronations. Nations go to war, dictators rise and fall, monarchies give place to democracies, zeppelins crash, and floods destroy, but hymns to Our Lady rise from the ruins, and the dawn of every May has brought, brings now, and will always bring a glad and joyous world-wide Coronation. Within That City Angelic-looking altar boys, incense, or gan music, stained-glass windows, Gothic architecture, Thomistic philosophy, hard kneeling-benches, elaborate liturgy, stern prohibitions these are impressions of the Catholic religion and of Catholic churches held by many non-Catholics. Such a non-Catholic, a journalist, inci dentally, visited the College some time ago and remarked to a Faculty member that he had experienced a distinct shock when he had recently covered a Catholic alumni meeting, where the Papal Encyclicals were discussed. I was much interested, the journalist remarked, in the progressive views these books seem to reveal. Indeed, until that evening I had no idea that the Catholic Church was a forward looking body. I had, in fact, supposed that it was con cerned exclusively with mediaeval phil osophy. That discussion of the Encycli cals, you call them? convinced me that your Pope has just about the soundest econ omic theory I've ever encountered. This month we commemorate the is suance of two of the more famous encycli cals, and this afternoon at 3 o'clock a dis tinguished sociologist will lecture on them. Will you be there to hear him and will you go away with a new appreciation of Catholic standards of justice and charity and a new reverence for the wisdom of Rome and of the Church? Footnote As a comfort to our teachers, we, the freshmen, announce that we have learned something namely: to give credit where credit is due. Therefore, we append, on page 4, a bibliography, so that all students may refer to our sources. Column 2, with publisher, date, and all. Present Indicative We stick Mundelein seals on our brief cases and carry theme tablets bearing the college name in conspicuous lettering. We stroll leisurely along the main cor ridor between the staircase and the east i door, of course glorying in its stateliness, j its quiet, and its dignity. We chatter excitedly about themes, term papers, quiz sections, and triple cuts. For we are the freshmen. We love to sink into a deep chair in ' the browsing room at the library, with a good book and with a stormy lake outside the window. We turn our hat brims down, wear flat- i heeled shoes, and knot our scarfs cowboy i fashion. We have acquired the knack of climb ing down from a bus' upper deck while the vehicle careens around the corner. We bring curlers to school for use af ter swimming. For we are the freshmen. We read Maudie stories and have crushes on Don Ameche. We develop en thusiasm for symphony orchestras and dance to swing music. We roller skate and do swan dives, and read Plato and Cardi nal Newman. We contribute materially to the sup port of the street-cars, busses, and elevat ed trains. We brighten the wastes of Rogers Park with our collegiate pulchri tude. We look longingly at the grand stair case, and we forget to take our notes on cards. We cram determinedly for exams. We feel learned in the library. We drive the family car at a perilous rate. We read assigned books regretfully and discuss them with amazing interest in class. FOR WE ARE THE FRESHMEN. God bless us Lost Horizon Washington Cherry-Go-Round By Agnes Drew Living in Washington, which is prob ably the most cosmopolitan city in the United States, is quite delightful, since the resident population is gathered from all over the world and is usually supplement ed by hundreds of visitors. In spring, everyone turns out to see the cherry blossoms, which, to my mind, are sadly disappointing. Each year that I have been there the citizens attribute the lack of blossoms to a late frost, to a heavy rain fall or to the fact that the river has wash ed away the roots. And, meanwhile, every one forgets the lovely magnolia trees which, to my mind, far surpass the cherry blossoms' beauty. On Dining Strange to say most people eat very queerly in Washington. They breakfast, lunch, and dine at the Mayflower or at foreign embassies or at any of the smart hotels and tea rooms, but all of them seemingly visit the A AND W. This is the most unusual place you could expect to find in a city as beautiful as Washington, where even gas stations are glorified. It is a spreading orange-and-black building sur rounded by a vast parking space, where motorists, who seem never to enter the garish edifice, sit in their cars eating ham burgers. Patronized by the smart Congres sional set, it is also a haven for bus-driv ers, and early morning commuters think nothing of having the driver park before the A AND W and say, Pardon me while I stop for a hamburger. On Seeing the City The Washington buildings are, of course, magnificent, but, since everyone who passes through the city insists on be ing escorted through them, their beauty becomes a trifle wearing to residents. In my opinion, the most interesting thing to see is the little subway train running between the Capitol and the Senate office building. To me, it is distinctly thrilling to whiz through the subway on a hot summer day and enjoy the only breeze in Washington. But tourists are not vitally interested in the queer little subway cars. They want you to show them the President. I re call seeing him only twice during the years I was in Washington, but lesser officials are found in abundance over the city. On Attitudes When in Washington, it is best not to laugh at the size of the buildings. It is well always to appear impressed with the size of the one department store, even though two stores its size could be placed nicely in one of Marshall Field's. It is well, too, to say nothing about the spa cious Chicago theatres after one wails hours to secure a rear seat on one side, in a Washington playhouse. The Washing- tonian so reproached will scoff at your ig norance. One more word of advice if you are driving down a congested street and a cab hits you in the side, laugh it off, because cabs are the pride of the city. Washington has more taxicabs than any other city its size, probably because one can get all over, town for 20 cents and into the middle of Maryland for half a dollar. But one always returns to Washington. Freshman Theme Song The more you study The more you learn. The more you learn The more you forget The more you forget The less you know. Why study? The less you know The less you forget. The less you forget The more you know. Why study? Lost Horizon Freshman: There will be only a half day of school this morning. Sophomore : Oh, joy Freshman : We'll have the other half this afternoon. Lost Horizon Notice on Bulletin Board: Report AH Examination Conflicts to the Registrar. Sophomore, at the door of 201: Sister, will you please settle a conflict with my English teacher? Lost Horizon Standing near the phone booths after the senior comprehensives last Friday we heard a math major say to the operator: Give me Euclid 3 times 33, divided by 9, minus 11, plus twice the original number, minus 66. Lost Horizon Freshman, viewing Sodality bulletin board: Schismatics, who teaches the course in schismatics? Lost Horizon Did you hear about the Milwaukee soph omore who had been told to take a feeder car to the south side? When her Chicago friend hailed a car Patricia drew back hesi tantly. That's a Central Avenue car, and we have to take a Feeder. Lost Horizon OUR FAVORITE POEM Mary had a little watch, She swallowed it it's gone. Now every time that Mary walks, Time Marches On. Lost Horizon Genevieve Sontag, worrying over a com merce assignment: In a department store ac count, how would you list the millinery section? Frances Sontag: I would put it down as overhead expense. Lost Horizon First librarian, who appreciates Barries plays: A sophomore just asked me for the Twelve Pound Book. Second librarian, who appreciates sopho mores: Yes, they're out for a heavy diet, someone asked me for the Twelve Pound Loaf. Lost Horizon Mary awoke at 4 a. in. To hear the Coronation, Now every class that Mary's in Is almost a sleeping station. Lost Horizon What we liked about the coronation broad cast was the American touch. London gave way to Chicago, and the brisk American an nouncer recalled his 8 a. m. hearers from visions of the Black Prince's ruby and the Star of Africa diamond to remind them that they should thank OLD DUTCH CLEANSER for yielding her time on the air. Lost Horizon In the classic manner of the freshman par liamentarian who startled the recent S. A. C. assembly, We move that this Freshman Edi tion cease. Do we hear a second?
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1937-05-14 (2)
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