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May 31, 1934 THE SKYSCRAPER Club S* Honors Concert; College Artists Give Exhibition and Studio Tea By Ann Lally The eighth floor corridor was turned into a picture gallery last week-end when the Art club held its second annual ex hibition. The highlight of the exhibit was a reception and tea fo gt; both students and visitors, on Monday afternoon. The main portion of the exhibit was given over to pen, pencil, ink, dry brush, wash, and water color drawings. A sep arate room housed the display of original Clepsydra drawings executed in pen and ink by numerous art students, and the large advertising layouts. Another room was given over to oil paintings, which are the work of members of the color and composition class. These paintings were produced in a lew hours, not with the idea of finishing each picture completely, but merely to secure good composition, form, color, and proper placement of light and shade. The work of all the art students was represented, and because of the variety of courses offered in that department, we were not at all surprised by the unusual re sults. The unique features of the exhibit included miniature sets and scenes de signed by the stagecraft class. Another interesting entry was the living room dec orated, designed and executed by a mem ber of the interior decoration class. All the entries were well executed, and so varied in theme and technique that they awakened more than a passing in terest in the crowds who toured the gal lery. Holy Angels Students Win Drama Tourney Holy Angels high school, Milwaukee, received the silver loving cup in the an nual drama contest conducted by the Col lege department of drama, for their pre sentation of a scene from the Two-Edged Sword, on May 19. Alvernia high school, Chicago, received the first scholarship award, with theii presentation of Pink and Patches. St. Mary's high school, Chicago, received the second scholarship award for a scene from Smilin' Through. Mrs. Louis Morris, instructor in the Mundelein drama department, Miss Car olyn Barr, a former member of the fac ulty, and Miss Winifred Ward, director of the Evanston Children's Theatre and a member of the staff of Northwestern university, judged the finals. See Coin Collection at Seminary Library A display case of relics, ancient and modern, and an entire wall covered with cases of medals of the Popes and promi nent rulers of the world's empires were among the interesting things viewed by the members of Eta Phi Alpha when they visited St. Mary-of-lhe-Lake seminary at Mundelein. Illinois, on April 30. The Reverend Frederick Hillenbrand, M. A., librarian, who is, incidentally, the brother of Madge Hillenbrand '37, con ducted the students through the newly as sembled, coin collection in the Adminis tration building. Leaving the coin display reluctantly, the group entered the seminary library to see the yellowing pages of incunabula and the rare old books collected there. HOLD CORONATIONS IN CLUB, CLASSES Eta Phi Alpha, the Classical club, has the distinction of holding the final cor onation ceremony in Stella Maris Chapel for the current year, on May 28. The service, which is read and sung entirely in Latin, is the last event of the year for the classicists, and is the occa sion for the entertainment of club mem bers' mothers at tea. Katherine Brennan, former president of the group, wearing her senior cap and gown, crowned the statue of. Our Lady. Virginia Woods, president, was crown bearer, and Rita Riordan and Margaret Grace were attendants. Mary Frances Malone, president of the incoming sophomore class, crowned the statue of the Blessed Virgin in the chapel at the freshman coronation ceremony, on May 24. Miss Malone was assisted by Mary- Margaret Smith, Betty Neil, Wilma Rob erts, and Bernice Walters, the freshman officers. After the Ave Maria, sung by Nona Peters and Evelyn O'Brien, the entire class marched in recessional, ac companied by Rita Smith at the organ. With Eleanore Solewska, violinist, playing the processional, the sophomores entered the Chapel, on May 15, at 11:30, for their coronation ceremony. Julia Hagerty. class president, crowned, assisted by the other officers, Rosemary Kearns, Helen Kecnan, Charlotte Wil cox, Myrtle Peterson, Rita Casey, Dor othy White, and Lillian Scholzen. Library Benefactor Is Made Monsignor on Golden Jubilee Chicago Opera Singer Is Glee Club Guest Artist The problem of what to do when one's guest artist misses the boat from Europe was solved quite competently by the Glee club when it secured Gina Vanna for its soloist at the concert, on May 11. Previously it had been announced that Kathleen Kersting, opera star who sang in Europe during the winter, would ap pear. Unfortunately Miss Kersting failed to make her boat, and so was unable to arrive on time. Miss Vanna, who substituted so charm ingly, attended St. Ignatius grammar school, and Senn high school, and is a real Chicagoan. As a child she was an excellent pianist; as she grew up her vocal talent became evident, and she is now an accomplished singer. After sev eral concert appearances, she made her operatic debut with the Chicago Grand Opera Company in La Bohemc, in Jan uary. The whole program, from Mozart's Musical Alphabet to the Puccini aria, was enthusiastically received by the audi ence. Miss Vanna's lovely soprano voice was especially at home in the Italian selections, but she sang also in French as well as in English. At the close of Pucinni's Sola, per- duta. abbandonata, the climax of her pro gram, she received a sheaf of lovely roses, the gift of the Glee club. Among her encores, Miss Vanna chose a gay Neapoli tan song and the haunting Nightingale and the Rose by Rimsky-Korsakoff. This was the fourth of the Glee club's annual spring concerts, which have be come quite a tradition. One of the fea tures this year was the Mother Goose Rhymes, which won an appreciative laugh from the audience. They were followed by Mozart's Musical Alphabet as an en core. In the second part of the program the stirring Floods of Spring by Rachmanin off presented the right sort of contrast to the lovely Brahm's waltz which pre ceded it. The Glee chili this year was under the direction of Professor Walter Flandorf, and was accompanied by Mildred Sperry. The Reverend John Rothensteiner, cen sor librorum of the Archdiocese of St. Louis and generous benefactor of the Mundelein College library, celebrated his Golden Jubilee, commemorating fifty years of service in the priesthood, on May 20, at the Church of the Holy Ghost, in St. Louis, where he is pastor. In rec ognition of his distinguished service in the priesthood, Father was named a Monsig nor of the Archdiocese of St. Louis. Solemn High Mass on Sunday morn ing, at which Father Rothensteiner preached the sermon, opened the festivi ties. A reception and program was held n his honor on Sunday evening, and on Monday the school children of the par ish entertained him. On Tuesday morning, the Reverend Jubilarian sang his own Solemn High Mass. At the banquet which followed, Dr. Frederick Bruns, German scholar and professor at the University of Wiscon sin, gave an address. Father Rothensteiner, who has visited Mundelein College several times in the past four years, has given to the College library more than nine thousand volumes, a number of them rare old books, includ ing incunabula and manuscripts. A literary artist and a historian of note, Father Rotheusteincr's greatest work is his History of the Archdiocese of St. Louis, published in 1928. Father has sent to Die Rothensteiner Ge sellschaft, the College German society of which he is an honorary member, his most recent collection of poems, A Ger man Garden of the Heart. In addition to his historical works and his poems, Father Rothensteiner has also written a number of pamphlets, as well as prose treatises in both English and German. Two members of the Munde lein faculty were guests at the Jubilee celebration. Father Mertz Is Speaker, Sodality Luncheon May 17 I predict that within the next twenty- five years, this College will control the women's world of Chicago and dominate its thoughts declared the Reverend James J. Mertz, S. J., in an informal ad dress to members of the Mundelein So dality at a luncheon, on May 17, in the cafeteria. Spiritual director of the Sodality and for a number of years associated with the sodalities at Loyola university and St. Ignatius high school, Father Mertz is an authority on Sodality activities. It is his opinion that not only should Mundelein lead in the women's world, but that the Sodality should lead it. De votion to our Lady, he contended, is one of the most consoling things about the Catholic Faith, especially in later life when one realizes that not all hopes are realized. The luncheon, the first event of its kind to be sponsored by the Sodality, was the occasion for the installation of the new officers: Virginia Woods, prefect; Charlotte Wilcox, recording secretary; Mary Catherine Rose, treasurer; Mary Agnes Tynan, social chaiman. After a short talk, the retiring prefect, Catherine Manske. turned over the gavel to Miss Woods, and presented Father Mertz and the Dean with spiritual bou quets fro'm the Sodalists. Organ Guild Honors Senior at Bridge Tea Happy voices calling Surprise,'' and eager applause, while Olga Melchione played a welcome song, greeted Rochclle Fox as she entered the fifth-floor social room, on May 17. The occasion was a surprise reception given for Miss Fox by her fellow officers and the members of the Organ Guild. Roses, snapdragons, and lilac bouquets, which had been sent to the honor guest, decorated the room, wherein bridge ta bles were placed with attractive tallies for those who wished to play. Miss Fox's mother, Mrs. Frank Fox, and her aunt, Mrs. Mailhoit, ol South Bend, were guests of honor, and were seated at a special guest table. Mrs. Fox won the first prize, a silver candy dish, and Olga Melchione carried off the second award. During the after noon. Frances Mikkelson sang the Sen ior Ball song, with Miss Melchione ac companying her. Refreshments were served, after which Mae Murphy, president of the Organ Guild, presented Miss Fox with a dainty lace handkerchief, a gift of the group. Students in charge of the reception were: Mae Murphy, Marion Mulligan, Virginia Meis, Rosamond Carney, and Rita Smith. Mildred Sperry Wins Annual Piano Aivard Spanish Classes on 'Tour'; Visit Castles in Spain By Mary Catherine Rose The next time you are pouring over your French novel, or pensively biting your pencil in search of enlightenment for that history term paper, forget the cares and burdens of hurried fourth-quarter class assignments, and join the Spanish conversation class in their tour of Spain. Take for example the Bishop's Palace, one of the most important buildings in old Madrid, situated in the historic little Paja square. Perhaps you would like to fashion your facade, patio, and porch in a fine example of mingled Gothic and Renaissance style. Still, if you want, fashion your castle along the lines of the Palace of Mirccnda. which was built in 1545 by the abbot of Salas, and is one of the richest creations of the Spanish Renaissance. And then come back to earth when the class bell rings and regret that all your time cannot be spent building castles in Spain. In the pleasant Music Library on the seventh floor, beneath whose windows they might see the bright blue and green cloud patterns drifting over Lake Mich igan, the members of the Piano club held their last recital for the school year, on May 3. When the program had been concluded, the St. Cecelia Award, which is given each year for outstanding work in piano, was conferred by a vote of the club on Mildred Sperry. Dorothy Grace, violinist of the Col lege Orchestra, was guest artist for the afternoon, and to provide variety, Mil dred Sperry contributed a reading in ad dition to her piano numbers. The following students played: Rita Smith, Mary K. Donahue, Ruth Hottin- ger, Mildred Sperry, Olga Melchione, Elizabeth Gorman, Emer Phibbs, Doro thy Grace, Kathryn Wolford, Jessie Belle Kramer, and Virginia Meis. JUNIORS CELEBRATE CLOSE OF SCHOOL WITH SPLASH PARTY Putting aside all thoughts of the com ing examinations, the juniors indulged in one splashing good time before the close of school. At 3 o'clock, on May 22, their long- talked-of splash party took place. For those not aquatically inclined, there were bridge tables beside the pool. True to junior precedent, there was sufficient refreshment, and the exhausted swimmers were rewarded for the enter tainment they afforded in their games of water tag, volley ball, high and low dives, and unexpected tumbles from the edge of the pool. Jean O'Connor was in charge of the re freshment committee and Rochelle Kadcn. Bernice Hendricks, La Vergnc Bosch, Dorothy Rutstrum, Suzanna Savage, Florence McCormick, Virginia Meagher, Marguerite Collins, Mary Curtin, Mar garet Mary Pembroke, and Noreen Gal lagher were her assistants. Irene Lavin and Clementina Paloney' were in charge of the entertainment. Orchestra and Soloist Score Success in Concert As the Mundelein College Orchestra drew forth the first lovely note of its program on Sunday, May 6, the crowds settled themselves with a single sigh to enjoy an evening devoted to the melodies of the masters. In the opening number, Symphonic Militaire, Haydn, with his characteristic simplicity, created in melody the departure of soldiers for war. There is, of course, a poignant note, for all the consistent reversion to the theme, and the old French Romanza. And then, suddenly, the trumpet calls the soldiers to close formation, and as they leave, drums, cymbals, and triangles brighten the atmosphere preparatory to a lively little folk dance, Manuetto. The tones swell in the finale, and we see the troops turn their thoughts reluc tantly from the joys of home and look ahead to the thrills of battle. Then they march off into the horizon. A few seconds later, the lights grew soft, and then faded. A symphony of color flooded the stage, and, as a tall, slim girl walked from the wings to the center of the platform, she drew the lights with her till there was revealed on ly the flame-like silver of her dress and her poised, artistic face. There was no disappointment, for after the first soft peals of the organ, the sounds of the violin swelled out into the hall, filling it with the depth and beauty of Slavic fire and rhythm. Following the first movement, Miss Solewska played the Romance with ex quisite finesse, and, to conclude, swung once more into the brilliancy and gypsy- like abandon characteristic of Wieniaw- ski's Concerto. The solo was a definite mark of beauty in a night devoted to it. In the concluding selection, Tschaik- owsky's stirring Marche Slave, once more the dramatic element was heard, brought out principally in the drums. The dirge like chant created the usual Rus sian atmosphere of fatalism which, in music, can be so potent. Then there was an almost unexpected reversion to a gay- folk tune, and as the stirring composi tion came to a close, there were unmis takable evidences of the Russian national anthem.
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1934-05-31 (7)
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