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October 8, 1937 THE SKYSCRAPER Pafce 3 Monsignor Kealy Urges Leadership Among Students Catholic college graduates are called upon every day to exert influence and leadership in the community. declared the Right Reverend Monsignor J. Gerald Kealy. rector of St. Gertrude's Church, in the keynote address of the year, given afler the Mass of the Holy Ghost on Sept. 24. Stressing the need for concentration on social studies and attention to social aspects of community life, the Monsignor remarked the absolute necessity for stu- dents to pursue these subjects under Catholic influences. He insisted, however, that the serious side of collegiate life need not interfere with the complete enjoyment which col lege students should derive from their years of study, and left the convocation with Ihe message Have a good time in college, explaining the term good lime in the sense of intelligent quest for truth and beauty, and generous, unsel fish enjoyment of all the fine things of life. Father Mertz Talks To Sociology Qroup Our Lady and the Social Worker was the theme of a lecture given by the Reverend James J. Mertz. S.J., of Loy ola university, before members of the Sociology club, on Sept. 20. Comparing Our Lady's visitation to St. Elizabeth with the visits of social workers to the homes of those in their care, Father Mertz cited striking in stances in which the help of Our Lady has been manifest in the solution to sociological problems. Formerly a member of the Mundelein Faculty, Father Mertz is head of the classics department at Loyola univer sity and is editor of the Drlla Strada News Letter, through whose columns he has furthered the progress of the new Dki.i.a Straba Chapel to Ik- erected oil the Loyola campus. Four Art Students Merit Recognition Three Students in the Art department received recognition of their talents re cently one through an exhibit of her art work, and the others for their original designs. In the Crystal Ballroom of the Hotel Schroeder, Milwaukee. Ellen Birnbaum '38, exhibited her pictures as a part of an Educational Foundation Fund program, on Sept. 22. The display included a scratch-board portrait of an old man and one of a young girl, two charcoal portraits, an oil composition painting of a fantastic elf. and two water colors. Another senior, Maurita Kelly, has been invited to design the October menu cover for a Chicago restaurant. For winning honorable mention in an art contest sponsored by the centennial of the Archdiocese lt;;f Dubuque, Virginia Gaertner received a letter from the Most Reverend Archbishop Francis J. Beckman of Dubuque, and a rosary blessed by his Holiness. Pope Pius XL Miss Gaertner's prize-winning poster was one symbolic of the progress of the Archdiocese. The fourth student to receive recog nition is Marie Xack, junior, who has won two first prizes in design contests sponsored by the College Board of ihe fashion magazine Madamoiski.i.f. Give Lectures For Orientation Course Attend Catholic Action School Catherine Ann Dougherty, prefect of the Sodality, Annamarie Masterson, Al- dine McGarry, Helen Farrell, Helen Coens, Dorothy Fitzgerald, and Ro berta Scheid represented the College at ihe Summer School of Catholic Ac tion. Sponsored by the Queen's Work the school was held at Providence high school, Aug. 31 lo Sept. 4, under the direction of the Reverend Daniel A. Lord, S. J. Miss Masterson. editor-in-chief of the Skyscraper and chairman of the Literature academy of the Sodality, edited the Sodautb, daily news sheet for the session. Miss Coens was chair man of the dance, and Miss McGarry was in charge of the athletic fetes. Write, Produce Two Original Programs Within two weeks of the opening of school, students have written and pro duced two original programs, the Foun dress Day broadcast, honoring Mother Mary Francis Clarke, and the Sodality Follies. Rivaling the immortal Ziegneld, au thors Annamarie Masterson, Rosemary Murnighan, and Helen Farrell, lyric- wriler Gertrude Feeney, and composer Agnes Griffin cooperated with director Concetta Alonzi and a student staff and cast to give the Sodality a streamlined swing with the Follies, at its initial meeting, on Sept. 28. Miss Griffin and Joanne Dimmick wrote the script for the Foundress Day- program which highlighted as a radio broadcast Ihe more dramatic events in the life of the Foundress of the Sisters of Charity, B.V.M. Opening the Freshman Orientation course with an address to the prospective students at the Freshman Day program on Sept. 13, Sister Mary Bernarda, B.V.M., Dean, spoke of the place of the freshmen in the social and intellectual life of the college. Because of its success last year, the Orientation course, given originally for six weeks, will continue throughout the semester ibis year, with lectures on Tuesdays at 1 p.m. and with special tests. Sister Mary Augustina, B.V.M., head of the history department., gave the first lecture. How To Study, on Sept. 23. Distinguishing between the instrumen tal and receptive functions of the mind, Sister Mary Augustina warned the fresh men against unrcflective memory work, and recommended thoughtful analysis of all assignments read, careful note taking, and frequent review. Seniors Entertain Freshmen At Tea The Class of 1938 entertained the freshmen at a formal reception tea, in the College tea room on the afternoon of Oct. 5. Lois Schoen and Florence Griffin, mem bers of the senior class, poured, while Maxine Lindsay, social chairman, pre sided. The residents were hostesses to the Faculty at a formal reception in the residence hall on Oct. 6. Terrapins Sponsor Nationwide Meet According to an announcement from Miss Eileen Scanlon, swimming in structor, the Mundelein Terrapin club will sponsor the National Telegraphic Swimming Meet for the year 1937- 1938, serving as chairman of the na tion-wide inter-collegiate swimming event. Further plans for the meet will be announced later. Graduates Study, Pursue Careers In Diverse Fields Two members of Class 1937 have been awarded graduate scholarships to Loyola university. Bernice Walters, who received the Henry L. Spaulding schol arship in social service, and Jane Spald ing, who has received a scholarship in philosophy. Miss Walters, a sociology major, an officer of her class, and a member of the college debate team, did settlement work this slimmer at the Cordia Marion settlement. Miss Spalding, philosophy major, one time president of the Mu Nu Sigma. philosophy club, chairman of the philo sophy banquet held at the Blackstone Hotel last spring, was a prominent debater during her college days. Other graduates in pursuit of further knowledge include Mary Margaret I'ciii- brook, who is at Loyola university c m- tinuing her sociology course, and Dorothy Sigman, who is doing graduate work in science at the University of Illinois. Ger trude Rafferty. Eileen Madden. Mary Geiger, and Kathryn Wolford are at tending Normal college. Aids Mary Meade Yvonne Crowley is using her home economics training in assisting Mary Meade of the Chicago Tkihune and Mary Hytnes, also a home economics major, is hostess in the tearoom of the Charles A. Stevens store. Mercedes McCambridge is pursuing her career behind the microphone, playing the title role in a new NBC show. Feather For Luck, as well as starring in Guiding Light. Jane Malkemus is also reaching greater heights in radio work, playing the part of Jane Malcolm in her original dramatic script, The Peekers In The Pantry, broadcast over station WCFL. Margaret Cleary, a drama major and member of Verse Speaking Choir, has printed her original dramatic version of the life of Jeanne d'Arc and will soon appear in one of the important roles of The First Lady to he presented by the Loyola Community Theater, Kathleen Feely, also of the drama department, is teaching dramatics at Our Lady Help of Christians school. Do Library Work Florence O'Callahan has been appointed librarian at the De La Salle high school, Stella Briiun is librarian at St. Joseph's hospital, and Lillian Wasielewski is li brarian for a Polish Catholic Daily paper. Ruth Kees. an economics major, is employed as assistant cashier in a sub urban bank, and Mary Margaret Smith is in the offices of the Harding restaurants. Jean McKeever Egan, the first bride of the Class of '37, is settling down in her new home alter a motor trip in Canada. The parents of Marion Green, vice-presi dent of the Student Activities Council, have announced her engagement to J. William Tatem, Jr., of San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic. Six Faculty Members Join College Staff (Continued from page 1, col. 1.) Non-resident Faculty members who have resumed their leaching here are the Reverend Eneas B. Goodwin. J. D., Fellow of Johns Hopkins university, political science; George M. Schmeing, M.S.. of Loyola university and the Uni versity of Chicago, chemistry; Miriam Laughran Rooney, Ph.D.. from the Catholic University of America, socio logy. Walter Flandorf, M.M.. Glee club; Gladys Bucher, A.M., botany; Alma Jones, A.M., physical education; Wil liam H. Conley. A.M., dean of Wright Junior College, debating: Ann Larkiu, verse speaking: Eileen Scanlan. swim ming; Catherine Wynti Campbell, A.M.. sociology; Gloria Barry, A.M., Span ish ; Marcel Ackermann, orchestra. Junior is Delegate Of Illinois Scouts Exciting vacations in California. Mexi co, or even Europe have their aspects of enjoyment for college students, but Irma Rilling spent probably the most memorable summer a trip to New York as the Illinois State representative to the International Silver Jubilee of the Girl Scouts of America. Chosen for her active participation and for her achievements in Girl Scout activities. Miss Rilling had the distinc tion of uniting with representatives from all pails of the United States and from 26 foreign countries in meeting such dignitaries as Mrs. Franklin D. Roose velt. Alfred E. Smith, Mrs. Frank Leh man, wife of the governor of New York, and Mrs. Benjamin Harrison. Novel experiences such as broadcasting over a national radio hookup, being pho tographed for Life magazine, and ap pearing in Fox and Metro-Goldwyn- Mayer movietone filled live weeks with unending excitement. The thrills of New York were many in Miss Riding's opinion, including visits to all the points of interest in ihe great city. Most impressive of all, however, was the thrill of driving down Fifth Avenue on the left side of the street escorted by the police. From Far and Wide Comes Class 1941 Class 19-11, numbering 210 freshmen, includes students from such far away places as Brazil, Vermont, and Florida, and representatives from 61 different high schools, 50 of these in the Chicago area. Maria Luiza Guimaracs has traveled the greatest distance, coming from Rio de Janeiro. Brazil, and Helen Adele Rheaume, graduate of the Middlebury high school, Middlebury. Vermont, is second farthest from home. Not only did the Immaculata high school, Chicago, send the largest num ber of students, but it also sent the youngest student ever to register at the College, Joanna Xenos, aged 13. St. Scholastica high school has the next largest number of graduates repre sented in the freshman class, and Aquinas ties with Senn high school for third place on the list. Former Students Enter Novitiate Two members of the sophomore class of last year, Helen O'Neil and Margaret Keane. one member of the freshman class, Mary Bcrger. and one member of the freshman class of 193.5, Adelaide Brennan, left on Sept. 8 to enter the novitiate of the Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, in Dubuque. The Congregation, founded in Phila delphia in 1833, is devoted exclusively to Catholic education, conducting 125 schools and colleges in all parts of the United States, including a recently opened school for colored children in Memphis. Tenn. Faculty Members Study and Write During Vacation '. tmhers of the Faculty spent the summer months studying at the McGill University School of French, in Mon treal, at the Catholic University of At.ierica, at the University of Iowa, al ti-; University of Notre Dame, and at Columbia University, New York. During the summer, likewise, Sister Mary Rafael. B.V.M., head of the music department, received from the Mc Laughlin and Reilly publishing company copies of her previously published Light Ok The World, now available for four voices as well as for three. Sister Mary Rafael is also arranging her hymn to Christ Ihe King for four voices. This hymn, published several years ago, is included in a hymn book for colleges compiled by Sister Mary Gazella of Mount Mary college. Mil waukee. Sister Mary I.cola, B.V.M., head of the drama department, spoke on the Mundelein Verse Speaking Choir at the first National Catholic Theatre confer ence, held at the Loyola Community Theatre in June, and also at the Catho lic Theatre Conference in Washington,. D.C., to which she and Sister Mary. Carlino, B.V.M., were delegates. Sister Mary St. Remi, B.V.M., and Sister Mary Pierre, B.V.M., represented the College at the American Home Eco nomics convention in Kansas City, early in the summer. Sister Mary St. Remi recently pub lished an outline of her Personality course, entitled Charm And Personality In Dress. Why Be Charming? Ask Charm School Emphasis in the Charm and Person ality course being given under the di rection of the home economics department and popularly called the Charm School by the crowds of students who attend its lectures, is on the WHY of being charming quite as much as on the HOW. Underlying the practical suggestions for courtesy, tact, grace, beauty, posture, selection of clothes, use of cosmetics, and such topics is the principle of un selfish consideration for others as the fundamental requisite for charm. Comprising a series of 20 lectures, the course consists of one lecture each week, given successively on Monday. Tuesday, and Wednesday, at 3 o'clock, in the seminar. It carries no credit, and is open to all students. Editors to Attend Press Convention Annamarie Masterson editor of Skyscraper, Julia Mary Hanra. stu dent press representative, and Joanne Dimmick and Elizabeth Higgins, co- edit is of the Clepsydra, will repre sent Mundelein at the sixteenth na tional convention of the Associaated Collegiate Press to lie held in Chi cago, Oct. 14 to 16. The convention is a short course in the problems of collegiate publishing. Senior Wins Place On Magazine Staff Catherine Heerey. vice-president of Alpha Omicron, home economics club, represented the College at the conven tion of the American Home Economics association, in Kansas City, in June, where she was named chairman of the small college division in the collegiate group and appointed assistant to the national advisor of the National Sti-- i)ent Home Economics Association Magazine. The magazine, a new venture for the college board of the association, will be edited seclionally. and Miss Heerey will handle news of schools east of the Mississippi river. Serve on Boards At College Shops Acting as members of college hoards in four downtown department stores Catherine Heerey. Alice Addison and Rosemary Murnighan represented Mun delein and assisted both new and old students in the choice of their cam pus wear. Miss Heerey, a member of the senior class, was on the board at Carson Pirie, Scott and company, while Miss Addison, a junior, acted on the Mandel Brothers and Marshall FMd and company staffs. At Charles A. Stevens', Miss Murnighan, a sophomore, offered her advice.
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1937-10-08 (3)
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