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. ,-y . IIIEo .kw Volume III MUNDELEIN COLLEGE, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, NOVEMBER 9, 1932 Number 3 PRIEST-HISTORIAN TO LECTURE HERE TUESDAY, NOV. 15 Father Rothensteiner Will Describe Rare Volumes In Collection The Reverend John Rothensteiner, cen sor librorum of the archdiocese of St. Louis, one of the college's benefactors, will spend Nov. 15 as the guest of Mun delein. Father Rothensteiner will address the students at 11 o'clock, giving a resume of the Rothensteiner collection of the Mun delein College library, which numbers over 7500 volumes. In addition to the incunabula and clas sics, the collection contains a complete Dante group, English essays and poetry, Americana, European history, and ap proximately 1500 French, German, Span ish, and Italian editions. At the conclusion of the lecture, each student will receive a brochure containing a picture of Father Rothensteiner and a view of the Mundelein College library, together with a detailed description of the books in the collection. Father Rothensteiner will visit the Ger man classes in the afternoon. At 2 o'clock he will attend a meeting of Die Rothensteiner Geselhchaft planned es pecially in his honor. The features of the meeting will be the singing of Amerika and Bringt Blu- men frisch bliihend, both Father Roth- ensteiner's own translations, and the pres entation of three German plays. The first play is entitled Karlchen und seine Mut ter and is acted out by Virginia Meis and Catherine Manske; the second, Elsa geht ins Konzert with Dorothea von Wonterghem, Margaret Osten, and Eliz abeth Sacevicius playing; and the third is Doktor Cantante with Miss Beatrice Marshall, Gloria Barry, and Ann Lack- ner. ORGANISTS FORM NEW CHAPTER OF CECILIANS A new club made its bow at our col lege last week when twelve pipe organ students became charter members of the Mundelein College Organ Guild and open ed thus a new chapter of the Cecilians, the college musical organization. At the initial business meeting on Fri day, Oct. 28, the students decided to have monthly meetings to be held the last Wed nesday of each month at 3 p. m. Elec tions were held and Mae Murphy was chosen president; Rita Eppig, secretary; Rochclle Fox, treasurer; Bernice Meier, Anne O'Sullivan, and Mrs. Hulda Ewert, representatives for the Cecilians; Marion Mulligan, social chairman; and Mary Jane McDcrmott, corresponding secre tary. The other members of the club are Helen Horan, Florence Reding, Lillian Scholzen, and Helen Stretch. The first social affair of the Guild was a get-acquainted bridge and tea held in the model apartment on Monday, Nov. 7. Student Mass Read At College On First Friday Another Mundelein tradition was estab lished last Friday, Nov. 4, when a repre sentative group of students attended Mass and received Holy Communion in the College Chapel. The choir, a new ly-formed chapter of the Glee Club, sang hymns during Mass. The students took adoration in groups throughout the day. At 4 o'clock Bene diction of the Most Blessed Sacrament was given. 2E Action Is Highlight of Senior Sunday Address Action in the cause of Christ the King was the keynote of the sermon given by the Reverend J. A. Magner, S. T. D., assistant pastor of St. Gertrude's parish and faculty member of Quigley Prepara tory Seminary, to the seniors on Oct. 30. It was the first official ceremony of the year for the seniors and for the first time they appeared in caps and gowns, marching solemnly through the corridors and into Stella Maris Che pel where Fath er Magner counseled them to pre pare diligently for the work before them. You are receiving a Catholic educa tion, he said; you are being taught the truths of the Catholic Faith; but how many of you are going to be able to de fend or apply the principles of that Faith when the occasion arises? That, according to Father Magner, is the test of one's Catholicity. We ask, he continued, that you study your religion with an interest that goes deeper than the Cate chism, that you make your faith a living thing in your own lives and in the lives of those around you. Directing his remarks especially to the work of Catholic women, Father declared, As women you are the civilizers of the race and we ask that you do that work of civilization and Christianization with the men with whom you come in contact, that you awaken in them an interest in things Catholic, both spiritual and cultur al. (Continued on Page 4, Column 4) O CARDINAL MUNDELEIN PRESENTS DOCUMENTS Portraits and Manuscripts of Great Historic Value Form Collection PRIZES AWARDED NOVEL COSTUMES AT FESTIVALS Flashy caballeros, vivacious senoritas, gingham-clad children, and innumerable other characters, ludicrously paired, went their way on the crowded gymnasium floor on Oct. 27, as a four piece orchestra supplied the music. In order to reveal the most character istic and the funniest costumes, the mas- qucraders passed in review before the iudges, Miss McGill, Miss Sonderegger, Miss Magnusson, and Miss Marshall, in the auditorium. Prizes were awarded to Jean Miller, the girl in red; Mary Mulligan, attired in a formal made out of a buckram; Mar garet Wenigman, as a dog catcher; Paul ine Duzeski, the athletic girl; Ann Lally; Joseph in his coat of many colors; and Doris Barnett, Justine Feely, Mary Tooh ey, Gretchen Kretschmer, Patricia Peter son, Margarette Nolan, Dorothy Higgins, and Mary Catherine Schmelzer who were dressed as Greek philosophers. Priceless letters the letters great kings, queens, poets, musicians, novelists, and churchmen have written, now hang in the Faculty Room (205) of Munde lein College. They are the gift of His Eminence, George, Cardinal Mundelein to the college which bears his name. A great Catholic statesman and patriot wrote a letter in 1825 that now holds the place of honor among these rare docu ments. Charles Carroll of Carrolton, signer of the Declaration of Independ ence, and a gentleman of Maryland, writes delicately but with many flourishes to a friend to inform him of a bill he desires brought up before the House of Representatives. Letters of this sort make history something vital and interesting. This document, and its accompanying portrait, together with a note and an etching of Daniel Carroll, brother of Charles Carroll, completes a group of famous American statesmen and Catholic friends of Washington which was begun with the earlier gift of His Eminence of portraits and letters of Charles Carroll and the Most Reverend John Hughes, Archbishop of New York. Another treasure in the priceless col lection is a splendid portrait of George Washington and a receipt for one hun dred and thirty pounds, three shillings and one-fourth, signed by the man the whole world knows and honors, the first President of the United States. One of the most interesting of the doc uments is written in Old Spanish and carries the signature of Ferdinand and Isabella. As the cut illustrates, portraits of the Spanish rulers are framed on either side of the letter. (Continued on Page 3, Column 1) Roosevelt and Horner Win In Straw Ballot The straw vote sponsored by the Sky scraper on Nov. 4 resulted in a two- thirds majority for Roosevelt and Gar ner who carried off 266 votes. The Hoover ticket netted 75, and Norman Thomas gathered in 21. The other candi dates received 4 votes in all, Upshaw leading with 2. The democrats ruled in the state elec tions as well, and Horner had the lead with 300 ballots, followed by Small with 53. Courtney led for state's attorney with 299 votes, and Swanson received 57. Walsh numbered 280 for coroner with Ross bringing in 71. Biology Club Formed By Science Students The biology students formulated a splendid group of aims at their initial meeting on Oct. 26. They propose to keep abreast of scientific development, to become acquainted with places of sci entific interest, to promote Catholic Ac tion, to discuss practical biological prob lems, to recognize the practical value of the study of biology, and to become famil iar with the work of Catholic biologists. Alyce Lyon is president of the new club, Theodora Alexopoulos is secretary, and Jane Gorski is treasurer. Member ship is restricted to students of sophomore standing except in the case of students who intend to major in biology or who have a genuine interest in the subject. Field trips to places of scientific inter est will be a part of the monthly program of the organization and will alternate with social meetings at which pertinent scientific questions will be discussed. The students plan to incorporate into their work some phase of practical Catholic activity, such as the teaching of nature study or braille work in biological mater ial in social centers. Meetings will be held on the second and fourth Wednes days of the month. Committees have been appointed to frame the constitution and by-laws and to select a name for the club. The mem bership committee has announced that students who are interested in the organ ization and who have not yet enrolled are cordially invited to attend the next meeting. (Continued on Page 4, Column 2) AUTHOR OF ECONOMICS TEXT CONDUCTS CLASS It isn't often that the author of your textbook visits your class, but that is what happened to the accounting class on Wednesday, Oct. 26, when Professor H. A. Finney, Ph. D., C. P. A., of Northwestern University, author of In troduction to Principles of Accounting and a member of the firm, Bauman and Finney, conducted the class himself and gave his own textbook a practical test. Professor Finney outlined the oppor tunities for women accountants with pri vate firms, and discussed the advantages of studying the subject. Nothing is su perior to accounting for the development of the reasoning power, he declared, ex cept geometry and logic, and since logic has been eliminated from the curricula of many schools, Professor Finney, de termined to develop the reasoning fac ulties of the students, is writing a book on geometry. The pleasant, almost white-haired man, quiet and reserved outside of class, be comes in class a veritable dynamo of vi tality and energy. CLASSES VIE IN TICKET DRIVE FOR HENRI GHEON PLAY Departments Rush Scenes and Costumes as Final Date Draws Near Tickets for The Marvellous Adventure of Bernard de Menthon, which will be presented on the evenings of Nov. 17 and 20, and the afternoon of Nov. 19, have been on sale for the past week and the ambition of each class to obtain the larg est number of sales has been thoroughly aroused. The announcement that formals would be in order at the gala performance on Sunday evening created so much approval that a similar arrangement has been sug gested for the Thursday performance. Enthusiasm for the play has swept the entire school, and from the construction rooms in the basement to the studios on eighth floor Mundelein students are steep ed in preparation. The cast is in rehearsal every after noon and the individual dance groups and scenes are working intensively in pri vate practice. The drama department is unceasingly active in preparation for the play and the students have communicated their interest to the entire college. With hammer and paint brush the scenic design students are constructing mountains from compo board, castle walls, and great stained-glass windows, under the direction of LeRoy Stransky. After weeks of careful research, the art students have designed all the costumes for the play and the sewing machines hum most of the afternoon in the clothing depart ment where home economics students and all others interested in costuming are ex ecuting the designs. From Marguerite's flowing green gown, trimmed in ermine with gold braid and tiny gold buttons a gown that would do (Continued on Page 4, Column 5) TOWER AGAIN RECEIVES ALL.AMERICAN RATING All American Honors were for the sec ond time awarded to The Tower, the Mundelein College yearbook, for 1932, by the National Scholastic Press Associa tion, according to a recent announcement for N. S. P. A. headquarters. The Tower of 1932 was dedicated to Our Lady, the mystical Tower of Ivory, and the theme was woven around quota tions from the Little Office of the Bles sed Virgin Mary. Mary Lally, '33, acted as editor with Annamerle Kramer and Marion Young in charge of the business management. The senior class assisted in preparing the book and students in all classes shared in the writing. The publications submitted to the N. S. P. A. are scored on a list of points, in cluding editing, financing, style of writ ing, originality, engraving, and photogra phy. The rating was even higher than last year when the first Tower won the laurel. Attend Home Economics Convention at Peoria Mary Bergin, Morel Farmer, Kath erine Flood, Helen Horan, Mary Irving, Marguerite Kullman, Mary Elizabeth Ronan, and Margaret Webb, with two members of the faculty, attended the Con vention of the Home Economics Associa tion of Illinois which was held at Peoria, Nov. 3, 4, and 5 at Pere Marquette Hotel. 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