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* SKYSCRAPER Page Three 5 crapinas pincu The snow is snowin', the wind is blowin' . . . and yet the calendar says SPRING . . . when students' minds turns to thoughts of . . . GEOGRAPHY - - - - It was like spring at the Mardi Gras when Marilynn Murphy and Eu genia Krupowiz took part in the tradi tional prc-lentcn festivities along the grand boulevards of New Orleans. Nut so far, but just as festive was Jane Ann Kelly and Jacqueline Con- anghtons' week-end trip downstate to the University of Illinois, while. Alice Dixon and Nancy Jeffers' southbound trip ended at South Bend and the Uni versity of Notre Dame, and Marilyn Egan's ended in Florida. DRAMA . . . While Helen Gabler headed for home after the performance, stage door Joauiis Francine Blaszinski and Carole Hohmeier went behind the scenes to meet Miss Rosalind Russell, star of Bell I Book, and Candle. Patricia Winkler, Peggy Moran, Pa tricia Reilly, Gerry O'Keefe, Cather- ine Winn, and Betty Ruffola, who en joyed the recently revived Student I Prince, arc still humming the Romberg tunes. Capturing the spirit of an Elizabethan I romance, Joan Hoiss and Frances O'- Donnell enjoyed the old Shakespearian favorite Romeo and Juliet. Mary Cath erine Davy went to the other extreme Land enjoyed Spike Jones. Mary Lou Hirsh and Carole Damler were among the fortunate few who saw IT. S. Eliot's Cocktail party during its limited engagement in the Windy City. When they were stealing an extra tow at a recent production of the Oak Park playhouse, Melita Lynch, Winni- fred Owens, Jean Martin, Rosemary Rapp, Peggy Reilly, and Mimi Proper confessed that there's no business like show business. Another artist in our midst. Virginia Flanigan has a leading role in a St. Patrick's day program to be given for the Illinois Catholic Women's club. TERPSICHOREAN ART . . . Guests at the University of Chi cago's Washington dance, Mona Meyer and Frances Butler twirled around the poor at the Palmer House to' the music of Jack Janeck and his orchestra. Pearl Tristano, Noreen Smith, Mary Agnes Brennan, and Mary Carey headed Milwaukee way for Marquette's prom, while Audrey Sassetti, Mary Clare Bowman, and Carol Curtis settled for Chicago and the Phi Alpha fraternity dance. The dancing feet/of Nancy McHugh were busy at the recent Northwestern Bnter-house council dance, as were those of Joan Brehmer at the Loyola Medical school dance, and Maureen Cavanagh lit the Delta Sigma Pi fraternity ball. Southbound traffic carried Sheila Woods to Champaign and the University If Illinois' Military Ball. SPORTS . . . The wheel of fortune pointed their ray as the Loyola Ramblers finished a luccessful basketball season with their B-69 victory over Valparaiso. In the Loyola cheering section were Margery Shannon, Helen Friel, Mary Alles, Ani ta Williams, Mary Reidy, and Mary lane Lamb. Jo Ann Crowley, Dolores fasting, Grace Saneck, and Barbara Ifann also were cheering for Loyola. In a post-season game, Kay Lamb, ughfconstance Butler, and Joan Jiganti ar lt; raTched Pi Alpha's Lewis Tower and art -SC teams battle for Intra-fraternity onors. Still in the sports world, but in a jfiercnt vein, Catherine Pardi had a ard time keeping her eye on the puck t the New York Rangcr-Blackhawk me. Modern art . .. The Cezanne exhibit did not leave e Art Institute until Loretta Neff, arbara Von Hazemberg, Catherine jinn, Carol Seguin, Jean Tracy, Bar- a Baynes, Florence Savage, Bar- Lt4Bidwell, Mary Francoeur, Helen :ider, and Barbara Daley bad (O see it. 10 ltz, nib SO ickl idy Ian wel mi an Loyola Chemists Will Hear Faculty Member Sister Mary Martinette, B.V.M., chair man of the Chemistry department, will lecture before the Chemistry seminar at Loyola, March 28, at 10 a.m., in the Science building. Subject of Sister's lec ture will be Steriosomerism in Coordina tion Compounds. Virginia Penniston Baldwin, M.S., of the Chemistry department, will present an illustrated lecture on her three-month European tour. The lecture will be 4 p.m.. March 18, in Room 607. Diabetic Experts Return to Discuss Jobs, Careers Betty Ann Sullivan '48, diabetics die- tetian at Evanston hospital, will ad dress Home Economics students, March 21, on the importance of the Diabetic diet. On March 10, Norine Condon '46 who holds an M. A. from Ohio State univer sity, discussed her work in dietetics at Evanston hospital, and on March 3, El vira Bagdon '48, dietetian at Grant hos pital, talked on the new Exchange system in writing diets, which has all but re placed the old method of computing dia betic diets. Beila Kurds '51, who has just finished her internship at Cook County hospital and is now a dietetian at Henrotin, talked on her experiences as an interne, when she addressed Home Economics students, Feb. 25. The Home Management class has been busy with electrical appliances. On March 4. the Hoover company gave a demon stration, and on March 7 members of the class presented a demonstration of electric ranges, freezers, mixers, and refrigerators. Business Education Group Pays Tribute To Its Organizer Sister Mary Gregoria, B.V.M., chair man of the Economics department, was honor guest of the Catholic Business Education association at a luncheon at the Palmer House, March 1. Sister organized the midwest unit of the association, in 1947, and served as its chairman for three years. For the past two years, she has been ex ecutive secretary of the national board. In recognition of her services, which included editorship of its journal and management of various workshops and panel discussions, the association gave Sister a pen and pencil set. All The Worlds A Stage Conduct Survey Of Physics Problems Facts about college physics might be the title of a study being conducted by the Physics department this year. To determine the status of the subject in colleges for women, the department has prepared a questionnaire and sent it to 152 liberal arts colleges for women, 75 of which are Catholic colleges. Questions include statistics on the number of faculty members teaching the subject; the number of seniors and jun iors majoring in Physics; the courses re quired for a major Other questions involve the recruiting of majors; occupational interests fol lowed by Physics majors after gradu ation; textbooks and laboratory manuals employed; status of the course in the general education program; library facil ities, students projects and research. Results of the questionnaire will be available to administrators and faculty members in the colleges questioned and may also be published. Library Offers Lenten Reading, Lists Qifts As impetus to the spirit of Lent, the library is currently offering new books. Among them are Life of Jesus, by Francois Mauriac, newly translated into English; The Ear of God, by Patrick J. Peyton, C.S.C., a tender approach to the Mother of God; and Many are One, by Leo Trese, which attempts to stamp every moment of life with the seal of God. Other Lenten reading includes Saints for Our Times, by Theodore Maynard, a blueprint of virtue in action; I Live Again, a biography of Communism in action, by Princess Ileana of Romania. Along with the new books many old 'classics' such as Sheen's Seven Last Words; Goodier's History of the Pas sion, and Burke's Lent and the Mass arc available. Colorful liturgical symbols are on dis play on the second floor. One of these, the Lenten symbol, is a crown of thorns surrounding the word pax, signifying that peace of soul is reached only through penance. St. Patrick Comes And Conquers ERT Sure 'n the English Round Table, preparing for the blessed day to come, planned a series of Irish themes for its March 18 meeting. Mary Therese O'Connor will explain Why St. Patrick Loves Erin, but will allow Kathryn Hughes to decide Why Colleens Love St. Patrick. The March book review by Grace- Trauscht con cern itself with C. S. Lewis* Pere- landra. Discussion leader Lillian Papacos tas will keep the Irish enthusiasts under control, while Lucille Boldt conducts a game of charades topic, naturally, old Irish airs. Among recent gifts to the library are those of Frances Kendell '40 and Ann Brennan, book collector. Contained in Miss Kendell's annual gift are Thomas Merton's Ascent to Truth, Richard Sullivan's Notre Dame, M. Bantling's Fallen Away, and Michael McLaverty's Truth in the Night Miss Brennan donated from her own shelves a group of books on cathedrals, travels, and book collections. The most notable of this latter cate gory is an 1882 edition of The Book Hunter by John Hill Burton, Scottish historian. In it, Mr. Burton discusses the many classifications of book lovers from the hobbyist, the Bohemian col lector, through the pretender, the schol ar and the librarian. Other generous donors of books to the library during the past months have been Mrs. Paul Calesini, Mrs. Olga Ha zel, Mrs. Paul Cuneo, Miss Patricia Hooper, Mr. Carl Lindstrom, Mrs. Har old Louis, Pierre Messiaen, and Mon- signor Richard St. John. Economists Survey Latest Steel Issue The steel strike was the topic of a panel discussion held March 13 in a class ill Current Economic problems. Panel members Helen Gleason, Peggy Farrow, and Catbryn Sncll concluded that labor and management will reach a compromise and settle the negotiations with a wage increase. N.B. Script Writers Radio Contest Open* The National Radio commission of NFCCS in conjunction with the Ave Maria Radio hour has announced its fourth annual radio script contest open to students in all NFCCS colleges. Mundelein entrees will be competing for a two-year supremacy on the basis of last year's award winner Peggy But ler Struck '51. The script calls for a 30 minute dra matic show suitable for presentation on the Ave Maria hour. The contest com mittee suggests careful consideration of such important technical factors as story line, conflict, contrast, pace, true-to-life dialogue, musical relief and sound effects. The National commission, seated at St. Joseph college, Enimitsburg, Md., has stipulated May 15 as the postmark dead line. All Mundelein students' scripts must he submitted to the Drama depart ment before official entry. ... for NFCCS and NSA summer tourists. Mary Nikias of NSA and Mary Catherine Davy of NFCCS trace itineraries which will be described in Inter national Day program, March 20. NFCCS, NSA Promote Summer Tours On International Day Student tours will be the topic for the International Day program, March 20, sponsored by NSA with NFCCS cooperating. The NFCCS and the Newman clubs announce four 1952 student tours to Europe and a Fax Komana tour to Canada for the Fax Romana Con gress in Montreal, opening August 26. Tour A sails on June 17 on the Maure- Mary Frances Anderson is Mundelein's tenia, lands at Cobh, Ireland, visits Dub- chairman of the NSA tours. lin, London, Paris, and Cherbourg, and returns on the Queen Mary, July 8. Tour B sails on the Queen Mary, July 9, lands at Cherbourg, and visits Paris, Nice, Rome, Florence, Venice, Lucerne, Montreaux, Geneva, and ar rives in New York on August 12 on the Mauretania. Tour C leaves New York on the Queen Elizabeth, August 6, and visits Cherbourg, Paris, Lucerne, Milan, Venice, Florence, Rome, Naples, Genoa, Nice, Avignon, and returns on the Queen Elizabeth Sept. 9. Tour D sails on the Mauretania, June 17, for Havre, Paris, Lourdes, San Se bastian, Burgos, Madrid, Cordova, Se ville, Granada, Malaga, and Gibraltar, arriving in New York, July 21. The Pax Romana tour leaves August 20 for Montreal and Quebec. The tour includes visits to the shrines of St. Anne de Beaupre and Brother Andre, and re turns on September 1. College Hosts Future Collegiate Scholars Mundelein students were hostesses for 229 students from 43 high schools throughout the Chicago and suburban areas who participated in the scholar- ship examination program, March 6. Patricia O'Brien, Freshman class pres ident, introduced SAC president Carolyn Kilkenny, who welcomed the candidates. General co-chairmen, Sylvia Devine and Noreen Smith conducted a well or ganized reception program. Hostesses for the day were Patricia King, Frances Reilley, Alice Campbell, Vasilia Soutsos, Marilyn Clark, Nancy Norton, Bernice Gorkis, Anne Penny, Jeanne Regan, and Mary Lou Jacobsen. Also on the Hostess committee were Jane Pertelle, Jean Tennes, Joan Collins, Eileen Henneman, Arlene Jarret, Phyllis Garrity, Ann Heili, Mary Agnes Bren nan, and Catherine Spinner. Refreshments were served by Barbara Barr, Maurice Weiland, and Lois Mori arity, while Carole Damler and Ursula Tatuska provided entertainment. The high school seniors were guided to their respective rooms by ushers Syl via Behland, Donna Flahaut, Sylvia Kominek, and Mary Elaine Schultz. The types of programs offered include study tours and general sight-seeing trips to three or four countries. Application for any of the trips should be made be fore April 1. Tours Are Extensive The NSA tours this year will be more extensive than ever before. Trips meet ing the interests of specific fields include the art tours, study tours, hospitality tours, work camps, summer sessions and international tours. The latter group includes a tri-nation tours averaging less than 700, an Iberian tour to Holland, Spain, Portugal and France, a Six Nation International which is divided into north-south groups and cast-west travellers, and a northern tour highlighting such tourist meccas as France, Denmark, Sw-eden. Norway, and and Finland. Attend NSA Meeting Miss Anderson, Mary Nikias, and Bar bara Moran represented Mundelein at an NSA meeting recently. The meeting in cluded students from schools in the Illi nois region and was held at the Univer sity of Illinois. Future Education Aspirants Sharpen Career Objectives Hear Lectures, Have Conferences on Teaching The women behind the schoolroom desks in 1954 will make one of their first contacts with the preparation ahead when they meet March 25 at 1 p.m. with re presentatives of the Education depart ment. Faculty members in the department will conduct individual consultations with prospective teachers among the Sophomore class, after March 25 in Room 203 by appointment. Educational requirements under dis cussion at the Sophomore assembly will include city, county, and state demands, acquisition of teacher's certificates, and curriculum requisites and electives. It is recommended that each prospec- tice teacher select a major in a depart ment with requirements that do not conflict with a full minor in elementary education and which allows time for a course in U. S. history.
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1952-03-17 (3)
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Student newspaper for Mundelein College
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