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I Page Four SKYSCRAPER Sophomore Team Wins First Place In Volleyball With victories over the seniors and freshmen already in their possession. the sophomores rolled on to defeat the juniors last Tuesday and capture first place in the Inter-Class Volleyball tournament. The score of the game was 55-17. Having won the tournament last year as freshmen, the class of 1950 now needs only a victory next year to retire the class trophy, which is awarded permanently to the class winning it three successive times. The decisive game of the tournament came with the close 25-22 victory of the sophomores over the seniors. After getting off to a slow start and falling far behind, the sophomores pulled up to within one point of their foes, 16-15, at the half. They finally overtook the seniors with six minutes remaining in the game and were always in the lead thereafter. Members of the Sopln more team are Jewel Crosby, Dorothy Dresden, Patri cia Gavagan, Mary Jane Henry, cap tain ; Eileen Kennedy, Dolores Mucll- nian, Mary Nolan, and Therese Ur banek. The seniors, with two games won and one lost, took second place in the tournament. The freshmen and juniors were third and fourth, respectively. Scores of other tournament games as folkws: Sophomore-Freshmen, 39- 24; Senior-Junior. 1-0. Officials, Teams Sign for Tournament More officials are needed to preside at the games in the Mixer Basketball tournament, scheduled to start this week. Any student may become an of ficial by contacting tournament man agers, Patricia Gavagan and Betty Eioban, by studying the rules, and pass ing a written test given by Mrs. Doro thy Lowry of the physical education department. Students may still join mixer teams by signing the entry lists on the Sports club bulletin board. Fencers Meet N. U. Team Mundelein fencers won eleven out of fourteen decisions in the first meet of the season with Northwestern Universi ty. Feb, 12. Mary Lou Hackett. freshman, was director of the matches, under the sup ervision of Mrs. Jisephinc Dyson of the Physical Education department; Participants were Elaine Antonucci, Angelina Traficanti. Mary Miller. Peg- gy Shaughnessy, Patricia Smith. Marie Marnan. and Dorothy Staub. Freshmen Qet Acquainted At Open House Three afternoons of games, popcorn, and toasting niarsliinallows in the resi dence hall were a novel way of getting the freshmen to know each other well. Freshman officers and governors en tertained their new classmates on Feb. 2. 3, and 4, holding open house from 1 to 5 p. in. Hostesses included Mary Sullivan. Mary Ellen Ward. Rosemary Murphy. Lauretta Bombe. Ruth Schweitzer, Nan cy Brown, Lucille Winkler, Pat Fanning, Jean Ott, Peggy Egan, Eileen Parker. Mary Ann McBrecn. Geraldine Far ley. Gladys O'Brien. Majorie Couglilin. Rosemary Kramer. Barbara Martin, Virginia Volini. Loretta Spizak. Kath erine O'Malley, Betty O'Neil, June Hayes, Jane Fell, Carol Jackwerth, Dorothy Feery, Judy McNulty, Donna Paricky, and Joyce Holliday. Music, Debate, Drama Students Qive Programs Artists Entertain Clubs, Parish (groups Musicians, debaters, and dramatists contributed to parish and school pro grams during February. At St. Georgory's high school, Feb. 12, Mary Wood Stussy played Strauss' Serenade, and Mary Kay Tentinger sang Evening by Ring, Let All My Life Be Music, and Robin, Robin, Sing Me a Song by Spross. Also en the program, Dolores Duffy gave a dramatic reading of a selection taken from the play Sham. Marilyn Shea and Joan Duris gave a recital of classical music at St. Nicholas Women's club. Feb. 10. At Our Lady of Lourdes, Feb. 16, pianist Lucille Valatka played several compositions, and Helen Jean Rogers, Barbara Martin. Mary Claire Lane and Ellenmac Quan presented an exhi bition debate on the topic, Resolved: That a Federal World Government Should Be Established. The debate was part of a Youth Day Program. Rita Marie Augustin supplied the orchestral parts for the second piano of Grieg's A Minor Concerto for two contestants from St. Scholastica acad emy who attended the Catholic High School Music Festival auditions, Feb. 14. At a College Day program at The Immaculata, Ruth Casey, Virginia Per ry, and Ethel Ann McGuire will present panel discussion on Life at Mundelein, Feb. 18. Graduates Are Writers Win Contests, Edit Journals, Do Magazine Feature Articles writing a book on Community Journa lism. Geraldine Thorpe '46, is assistant editor of Book News, published by the A. C. McClurg company, and does free lance writing. Rae Hafael Brown '43, is assistant editor of Modern With practical experience gained in writing and editing for the Skyscraper, the Review, and Quest, many Munde lein graduates have found careers as writers and editors, and a number of married alumnae find time to write at home, sometimes finding inspiration in their children. Joan Morris Agar '42, is a free lance feature writer, collaborating with her husband, a photographer, on il lustrated stories for Catholic publica tions. She won first place in a city- wide poetry contest sponsored early in 1947 by. the Chicago Unit of the Catholic Poetry Society of America. Margaret Cleary Anderson '37, re cently published Jeanne d'Arc, a choric drama which she wrote and presented as a senior project. Caroline Holland Mallon '36, is the author of four books for children, one of which is being dramatized for radio. Joan Quilty '3*4 is a consistent con tributor to Catholic magazines in the United States and Canada. Gertrude Scanlon Clearly '34, contributes feature articles to Common Ground and to Catholic Digest, short stories to De cade of Short Stories, and recently won the short story contest sponsored by The Easterner magazine. Virginia Cheatham Julier '41 writes free lance radio scripts, fiction, and features, and Marie Von Driska '41, editor of the Benedictine Press Supple ment, and a contributor to America, is It's a Basket Beauty, a trade publication; Elizabeth Millar '43, edits a trade journal for the National Live Stock Association, and Alice Marie Horen '46, edits the Fed eral Reserve research magazine, Busi ness Conditions. Literature Class Studies Works Of St. Thomas More The contribution of St. Thomas More to English literature was considered by students of the Renaissance period in a panel discussion Feb. 13. M ore's Utopia and werks about the author-statesman were evaluated by members of the panel, followed by a resume of his career as an outstanding Humanist. Senior Ruth Casey was chairman of the discussion, assisted by Mary Ann Mocklcr, Olive Smith. Mary Lou Doyle, Mary Louise Fachnrick, Patricia Cor coran, Mary Jane Rowantree, Mary L lt; uise Sullivan, Patricia Kiely, Do lores Popicl, Nancy McKec, and Marg aret Wolf. Lectures On French Canadian Customs Arthur Picard, a native of Montreal, Canada, and grandfather of Georgette Gaumond, treasurer of Lcs D'Arciennes, addressed members of .the club at their Mardi Gras on Feb. 10. Introduced by Rose Marie Hussey, club president, Mr. Picard discussed French Canadian customs, contrasting them with customs observed among the Louisiana French. Chemist Discusses Efficiency Method Stressing the value of self-motivation, B. Michael Schmeing, Ph. D., head of the Loyola Chemistry department, dis cussed methods of increasing efficiency m the study of chemistry, before mem bers of the chemistry club here, Feb. 11. Dr. Schmeing emphasized the psycho logical approach to effective study with special consideration for individual dif ferences. Skyscrapings . . The excitement of the pushing en the grotesque papier machc gargq the tickle of confetti trickling do and the phantasmagoria of sound color are all identified with the 1 Orleans Mardi Gras whose spirit across the country infecting the it in heart with its pre-Lenten glai and gaiety. Mundelein students not immune to this latest virus, The aura of mystery that surra the French Quarter was echoed at Superstitious Swirl, Friday the 134 Patricia Ketchum, Lois Kilroy, 1 Frances Connery, and Marion Mac In a last minute rush to makt Ash Wednesday deadline, collegei all over the midwest were plan dance programs. Lewis college Lockport, 111. welcomed Peggy II and Patricia Eeenan, while St. Ml college at Winona, Minn., greeted Pembroke. Hosts at St. Joseph's college at I sellacr, Ind., where filling their a with the names of Mary Peters,, Pennis, Lorraine Sullivan, Doi Larney, and Jane O'Neill. Mary McCarthy and Virginia P applauded Notre Dame athletic l as they received awards at that sell Chicago club dance at the Shet hotel. At the Lake Shore Atheltic clubi Madeline Roche, Virginia Kenny, 1 Helen Montague, Rosemary Wij Mary Frances Ryan, Margaret 1 Dorothy Gaughan, Patricia Conley, Patricia Finn, for the Loyola law dents' dance. Upholding the opinion that ge men prefer Mundelein girls wis presence rf Eleanore Ahem, Mini Carey, Rosemary Murphy, Kai:.- Burwitz, and Jean Ondesco, at Loyola Woodchoppcrs' Ball, and Schlessinger and Dione De Vore Loyola fraternity dance. The lacy, long trains and flirtings of masquerades bring to mind 1 Windermere's Fan enjoyed by 8 Caulfield, Carol Stutz, and Mary Hafner. In the same theatrical vein but removed from Winde's satire are Medium and The Telephone, atto by Ludmilla Ross, Marjorie Coojl and Gloria Auerback. Humming the lilting melodies Annie Get Your Gun and The Red are Arleen Johnson, Barbara Flu Mary Lou Lynch, Peggy Butler, queline Ibison, Dawn Kelly, Msij Anderson, Katherine Smythe, Rosh Thompson and Juanita Brady. The Ice Show reawakened sparkle and swish of festival time Helen Marie Murphy, Mary Kt and Patricia Trudeau. Calling us back from our drcanl the lush, warm bayou country Noreen O'Brien's tales of a weekd Wisconsin and Leonore Blockus' si of skiing in the North Woods, Kappa Phi Omega Provides Ushers at Lecture Series Freshman Charlene Anzalone scores for her team in Basketball Mixer tournament. Mary Jane Henry is the guard. Ushering for winter events is the most popular activity of Kappa Phi Omega this m nth. At least 50 students will have an opportunity to usher at the Loyola-sponsored lectures on Coniniu- ii'sm before the series ends in April. At the first lecture, given by Louis Budenz. the ushers were Marie Clark. Ellenmae Quan. Juanita Gilmore, Ger aldine Zack, Emma Marzullo, Bcrna- dette Jamrowski. Marguerite Leipsin- gcr, Patricia Shea, and Patricia Pad- den. At the Paul I.ietz lecture on Feb. 18. the ushers will be Marilyn Kloss. Lor etta Jawor, Can 1 Stutz. Mary Claire Lane. Patricia Dannehy. Rita Buckley. Helen Browne. Joan Blakeslee, Jean Halm, and Olivia Taugredy. On Feb. 25, when His Imperial High ness, Otto of Austria, will express his views on Communism at the Loyola Community Theater, the ushers will be Virginia Perry. Dorothy Larney, Rose marie Cleary, Mary Clare Herrold, Frances Wager. Marilyn Tamburrino. Aim P. Morrissey and Norcene Fraw- ley. The March of Dimes Drive lt; fij the chance to combine servient both charity and culture to meij of Kappa Phi Omega, who cull dimes for polio victims during the ii missions at the Studebaker thra Jan. 31 matinee of The Medium The Telephone, and at I.otte l.ehmi Orchestra Hall concert Feb. (i. Mundelein collectors were Luds Ross. Gloria Auerbach. Mary Ann V ner, Catherine Clancy, Maxinc Ji NVreene Frawley. Margery CniisJ Mary Culhane. Ann Morrissey, tricia O'Grady. Patricia Carr and Schaefer at the Studebaker. At Orchestra Hall Dolores N'owil ski. Florence Sponholtz, Marion Pc fly, Kathryn Malatesta, Lois Hai auer, Dolores Hcraty, Evelyn Maxine Johns, Joanne Keenan, Ma ret Zelin. Patricia Padden, Jo I Frischc. Marian Madden. Helen j and. Dol-res Bresingham, Olivia' grcdy, Ann Pclrine, Eileen Pa Margaret Egan and Marie Egan j Drive collectors.
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1948-02-16 (4)
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