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J* gt; THI s :;:::: t lt;J /-. ** ; ...v ------ Volume V. MUNDELEIN COLLEGE, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, NOVEMBER 23, 1934 No. 4 Monsignor Rothensteiner Tells Story of His Books Recalls Early Years as Collector, Writer, Translator By Jean McKeever A little white-haired man who writes lyric poetry and delights in caring for his pigeons, who translates German uooks and enjoys the small children of his par ish is the Right Reverend Monsignor John Rothensteiner, censor librorum of the Archdiocese of St. Louis, and donor of 9500 books to Mundelein College. Seated in the Rothensteiner Room ol the new library during a brief visit here last week-end, the Monsignor, a book collector of note, whimsically bore out the statement that he was a born book hunter. I believe I started my collection with Ray's Algebra, he laughed, but contin ued more seriously. I must have been about six years old when I became in terested in collecting. My first book was a collection of German poetry by Gruppe. I treasured all of my school books including the Readers by McGut- fey. I particularly remember the Sixth Reader, which contained famous speeches. Emphasizing the fact that his own sphere was never that of. oratory, the Monsignor neglected to mention that he is well-known for his capabilities in the varied lines of history, scholarship, and literatim* hesid.p l)fi tr pa t r f Hplv Ghost parish in St. Louis. One can easily picture Monsignor Rothensteiner as a boy who loved to visit out-of-the-way shops in search of beautiful and unusual volumes. Not con tent merely with the rare and ancient, he also gathered a working library con sisting of theology, philosophy, patrol- ogy, classics, history, French, Spanish, German and English poetry and prose, essays, letters, and travel. To the new library he has given the benefit of repre sentative works in each of these fields. Asked what his hobbies were, the Mon signor revealed definite ideas on the subject. I have always advocated hobbies, he said. They are necessary things in life. They are something to fall back on. He has carried out his theory in his book collecting, and his poetry I do write a (Continued on page 4, col. 4) Faculty Member, Senior Have Poems Published A poem, Letter From a Postulant, by Sister Mary Irma, B.V.M., instructor in the English department of Mundelein College, is appearing in the current issue of Spirit, the publication of the Catholic Poetry Society of America. This is the most recent publication of the works of Sister Mary Irma, who is the moderator of Clepsydra, the college quarterly, and of Quest, the stu dent anthology. Some time ago, America accepted for publication one of Sister's poems. Having her poem, The Recruit, pub lished in the Nov. 16 issue of The Com monweal furnished Virginia Woods, edi tor of Clepsydra and of the New World Cisca page, a thrill that she will not soon forget. When asked her reaction on viewing her name among the contributors. Miss Woods admitted that she was amused to find herself listed among the celebrities. In her characteristic reserved manner she added that her parents did not see the poem until three days after its pub lication, and then both of them bought copies of the magazine. GIVES 9,500 VOLUMES .atansignor Rothensteiner Literary Quarterly Will Be Off Press For Thanksgiving The fall Clepsydra, under the editor ship of Virginia Woods, will be ready for distribution on Nov. 28, and will contain the work of a number of new writers, according to an announcement made early this week. The lead editorial, by Miss Woods, outlines the policy of the magazine and its objectives as a college literary quar terly. An editorial by Magdalene Kessie commemorates the close of the Centennial year of the Sisters of Charity, B.V.M., and traces an analogy between the new century the Community is beginning and a second four years which Mundelein ..- nas just begun. Margaret Grace has an editorial on the Mexican situation. Danish Twilight, by Annalise Munch, which won the essay prize in the English contest last year, holds place among the major essays with one on the contribution of Catholic women to poetry in the past few years, by Miss Woods, and one on the imagery in St. Teresa of Avila, by Miss Kessie. The book commemorates, also, two famous anniversaries, the centennial of the birth of Samuel Taylor Coleridge and the bi-centennial of the death of Daniel Boone. Jane Malloy and Charlotte Wil cox have contributed essays on Coleridge, (Continued on page 3, col. 4) To Lecture Today Maisie Ward Sheed, English writer and lecturer, will speak at the convocation at 1 o'clock today on The Catholic Evidence Guild. Mrs. Ward, who is the wife of the publisher and a writer of dis tinction, is an active Guild worker in England. Honor Chancellor, Cardinal Mundelein, On Silver Jubilee Students of Mundelein College joined with thousands of radio listeners last Tuesday to hear the solemn conclusion of the Jubilee year of the Chancellor of their College, George Cardinal Mun delein, and to hear the Cardinal's own message to the hundreds of prelates who gathered to honor his achieve ments. A solemn votive Mass of thanks giving, preceded by a procession of ec clesiastics including the Apostolic Dele gate to the United States, the Cardinal Archbishop of New York, Bishops from all parts of the United States, from Canada, from Central America, and from Mexico, marked the official close of the year. Following the Mass, a luncheon hon oring the Cardinal and his distinguished guests was given in the Drake hotel, after which the Cardinal addressed the assembly. The Chicago Tribune, summarizing the achievements of His Eminence, writes as follows: Since he ascended the archiepiscopal throne 18 years ago, he has directed the erection of 600 edi fices. These include 119 buildings for educational purposes, 40 hospitals, homes, and orphanages, and the 10,- 000,000 seminary at Mundelein. In addition to these constructive en terprises, Cardinal Mundelein has es tablished 87 new parishes and many monasteries and chapcis. Other portant institutions jhe set up are the Catholic Charities.(.. the Big Brother movement, and the Catholic Youth Or ganization. His Eminence also built the new 1,5000,000 Propaganda college in Rome. Cardinal Mundelein, who returned from Rome last month, received, while there, highest marks of approbation and distinction from the Holy Father, in such measure that His Eminence has declared to the people of the Arch diocese that Chicago is now the most privileged of all the great episcopal areas of the worldJ Civic Leaders, Diplomats, Attend Production Tonight Loyola'Mundelein Praise St* Albert In Joint Program The roll call of the greatest Christian philosophers is a page from the calendar of the Saints, declared the Reverend John F. McCormick, S.J., in the conclud ing address of the symposium honoring St. Albert the Great presented by philo sophy students of Loyola and Mundelein in the auditorium on Nov. 14. Father McCormick, who is head of the department of philosophy at Loyola uni versity, considered St. Albert under the title Doctor Universalis, declaring that such a title given to a mediaeval philoso pher signalizes something more than or dinarily distinctive in the genius of the man and the profundity of his intellect. Citing two of the saint's many achieve ments as outstanding, Father declared that Albertus Magnus deserves high distinction because he was the first ex positor of Aristotle in the thirteenth century, He made Aristotle the ally of Chris tianity, Father declared, instead of the enemy which Avarroes tried to make of him. And secondly, as the teacher of St. Thomas Aquinas, he was the first Thomist and prepared the way for the great work of the Doctor An- gelicus. Comparing St. j Albert's knowledge (Continued on page 3, col. 2) Student Activities Council Urges First Nighters To Come Formal Ruth Tangney Ticket Committee Predicts Sell Out For Twelfth Night There will be 1300 people in the audi torium when the curtain rolls back on Mundelein's first Shakespearean produc tion this evening, if Ruth Tangney and her efficient ticket committees are as good prophets as they are salesmen. Miss Tangney reports that four organ izations have reserved special sections for their members and escorts. Mem bers of the Catholic Poetry society will have a supper party in the Tea Room this evening as a prelude to their theatre party. Members of the Press club and the Debate club have also reserved rows for tonight's performance, and the Glee club plans to come in a group on Monday evening. Twelve members of the senior class, wearing formals, will usher this evening and on Sunday and Monday evenings as well. Mary Ann Walsh president of the S.A.C, and Lucy Crowley, president of the senior class will usher. Other ushers will include, Lucille Bar rett, Ruth Hottinger, Jane Flick, Mary Gerity, Agnes Gill, Mary Margaret Mor- rissey, Jane Malloy, Marion Fitzgerald, Mary Rita Murphy, and Mary Elizabeth Ronan. The following students, from various (Continued on page 3, col. 1) Happy Thanksgiving School will close for the Thanksgiving vacation on Wednes day evening, Nov. 28; classes will resume on Monday morning Dec. 3. The Skyscraper staff extends cordial Thanksgiving greetings to the Faculty and students. Spotlights will turn from the Laetare Players and the dancers to the audience between the scenes of Twelfth Night this evening, the rays focusing on a number of distinguished guests who will be at the opening performance. In accordance with the plan of the student Council, cooperat ing with the drama department, guests tonight will come formal. The Honorable Robert Sweitzer, coun ty treasurer, and Mrs. Sweitzer will be in the audience tonight, and Rene Weil- ler. Consul for France, with Madame Weiller will be here, also. C. J. Beutsch, Consul for Switzerland is expected, too, and Miss Emile Sonderegger, former instructor in French at the College, will accompany the French and Swiss dele gations. Eugenae Pesquira, Consul' for Mexico, will be here this evening with Mrs. Pesquira and his two daughters, Juanita and Isabel, both members of the fresh man class. The Honorable Mayor Edward J. Kel ly will be at the performance on Sunday evening, accompanied by Mrs. Kelly, and D. F. Kelly, K.S.G., manager of the Fair store, will be here with Mrs. Kelly. Joe W. McCarthy, K.S.G., will like wise be a fiuest on Sunday evening, as . well as D. J. McGrath, Consul for Ire land, who will come with Mrs. McGrath. Several other distinguished civic lead ers and diplomats have been invited, but as yet their replies have not been re ceived. The College Orchestra, resplendent in crimson capes and gold-cloth dresses, will make its initial appearance for the year this evening, and will play for all the performance of Twelfth Night. Dr. Rooney Lectures On Children's Books As a feature of their Book Week pro gram, on Nov. 14, the students of St. Scholastica's School For Girls heard Miriam L. Rooney, Ph.D., member of the sociology department of Mundelein College, discuss the best books for child ren and adolescents. What do you do to entertain young brothers and sisters when they are left in your charge? Dr. Rooney questioned. Read them poetry, was her ready answer. Unless we indulge our instinc tive love of poetry we will lose it. We love the things that we know best. Therefore, accustom yourselves to the best poetry. The speaker continued to point out the vicarious pleasure poetry affords children and grown-ups, taking them afar into dis tant lands and acquainting them with the customs and dress of their foreign neigh bors. Poetry deals with romantic themes, foundation of our greatest romances. To illustrate her point Dr. Rooney read The Toys by Coventry Patmore and Prayer For A New Little Angel by Aline Kil- she declared, the material that is the mer. During the course of her lecture Dr. Rooney mentioned that she was conduct ing a course in adolescent problems at Mundelein and commented upon the pos sibility of controlling such problems through the medium of good reading. In closing Dr. Rooney recommended Fish on Friday and Towns and Little Towns by the Reverend Leonard S. Feeney, S.J., for the students' reading during Book Week.
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