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THE SKYSCRAPER Athletes Stage Spectacular Programs TERRAPINS TRIUMPH IN WATER CARNIVAL The Terrapin Club splashed, danced, swam, and dived its way to fame Sat urday evening, May 9, when it pre sented its first water carnival, an in terpretation of the Dream of the An cient Mariner, in the college swim ming pool. According to the fantasy, the Ancient Mariner shoots an albatross and is severely punished for his cruelty by storms that rock his boat, and the sight of goblins and sea monsters that swim near him. He falls asleep from terror and ex haustion and gradually slumbers peace fully. When he wakes, two mermaids tell him that he is forgiven and con duct him to a treasure-laden barge, on which he is then drawn home. The Terrapins made excellent use of their material, and aided by stirring music and dimly-colored lighting ef fects, produced a spectacle well worth seeing. The costumes of the sea mon sters were cleverly made of oilcloth and were quite as terrifying as any one could wish, as they bobbed and swam around the boat, propelled by their human occupants. The furies and the goblins danced very effective ly, and the mariner's slumber was rep resented by beautiful dives and water formations, each more graceful and lovely than the last. The appearance of the treasure- laden barge occasioned the diving for jewels and treasure, and the whole production was spectacularly ended by having the barge escorted up the pool by the members of the Terrapin Club, each bearing a lighted candle aloft as she swam, the group forming a lighted M in the pool while the accompanist played the Mundelein College song. To Miss Magnuson belongs much of the credit for the great success of the water carnival. It was she who coached them until they reached the splendid state of skill that they dis played Saturday night Delightful Program Closes Sports Work The Physical Education Department of the college presented its first an nual Spring Demonstration on Wednes day evening. May 27, in the college gymnasium. The program was called The Garden Blooms, and the idea of garden flow ers was carried out in the costumes, drills, and music accompaniment. The dances were performed with almost perfect rhythm and the students, members of the gymnasium and sports classes, seemed to be fully at their ease, in their colorful, flower-like cos tumes. Morning Glory, a dance fantasy, was delightfully graceful and beautiful, and presented a charming picture. The dancers were costumed in long, flowing robes which, coupled with the smooth, light motion, made the dance one of the finest of the program. The Indian Pipes, an Indian club drill, was performed with such perfect rhythm that it seemed to be auto matically timed. Miss Beatrice Marshall, instructor in Physical Education, directed the program, and to her much credit is due for the splendid demonstration and the evident ability of the partici pants. The program was as follows: Overture ., sBS ncing Betty Ball Drill' Black-Eyed Susans Dance -*ehnny Jump-Ups Apparatus and Tumbling Tulips. .On the Banks of the Zuyder Zee Snowballs Mammy Dance Intermission Old-fashioned Pinks Selected f-Jftlox Folk Dances from Norway and Sweden Bluets Blue Danube Interpretation r+wiian Pipes Indian Club Drill Morning Glory Dance Fantasy Spring Buds Free Exercises **tp Ahoy Selected dBeuquet Group Finale and Pyramids Accompanist Virginia Meis Terrapin Spread As the sun, just before dropping out of sight in the west, shot its last darts across the floor of the solarium, the Terrapins gathered together there for their final spread of the season. It was six o'clock, Monday evening. May 18. The early part of the afternoon had been spent in the Foods Laboratory, where, amidst great pandemonium, the preparation of the food had gone for ward. Questions, such as, What else do you put in salmon-salad sand wiches besides salmon, mayonnaise, cream, celery, pickles, olives, and eggs? and, How can I make hard cheese soft? were heard clear down the corridor. At the height of the con fusion, it was remarked, by some vis itors, that it was quite evident tnat these were no ordinary Home Eco nomics students. The members, real izing that they were far above the average cook, smiled graciously, and went on squeezing lemons. At five o'clock, the party began with a plunge in the pool. Here games such as Keep Away and Pussy in the Corner, were played with great hilarity. There was very little delay between the departure from the pool and the arrival at the solarium; the attraction was too great. At nine o'clock the party came to a close, with the full conviction in everyone's heart that, as some one had said earlier in the day, Terrapins know what they want, and,1 they go after it. STUDENT DELEGATES JOIN MODEL LEAGUE The Model League of Nations As sembly, whose purpose is the discus sion of problems of international inter est, met at Mandel Hall, University of Chicago, May 18 and 19, with delega tions from thirty colleges and univer sities of the middle west. Vera Car son, Eileen Gleason, Mary Toohey, and Mary Jane Sullivan, delegates from Mundelein, represented Greece and the Dominican Republic. President Robert M. Hutchins, of the University of Chicago, in the open ing address, emphasized the necessity for college students to become inter nationally minded and brought out the idea of educating university stu dents in world problems. There were three plenary meetings of the League and one committee meeting. The pres ident was elected at the first session and a committee on credentials was appointed. The high point of the after noon, however, was reached when the petition of the Union of Socialist Soviet Republics (Russia), for admit tance was rejected. A heated discus sion ensued. Brazil, on the contrary, was admitted at once, and by a large majority. An interesting discussion of the Pal estine Mandate Act and the German- Polish frontier occurred at the second session. There was a spirited argu- yment, too, as to whether or not Arti cle V of the Covenant of the League of Nations, which refers to the Mon roe Doctrine, should be eliminated. Disarmament was the chief question in debate during the final meeting. The League movement indicates a de sire on the part of the coming genera tion to understand and to cope with world problems. Physics Class Presents Program Play Day Attracts Co-eds To De Paul The co-eds of De Paul University were hostesses to the women students of other colleges, including Mundelein, Monday, May 25, for the co-ed festival in which the students of De Paul celebrated their first informal Play- Day, for the purpose of establishing friendly relations with the various women's colleges. All the students from Rosary, St. Xavier, and Mundelein Colleges were invited to enter into the spirit of fun with the co-eds of De Paul, and to help them with their first Co-ed Day to be held at the uptown college. At one o'clock all the girls assem bled in the gymnasium and mingled with girls from sister colleges. Mari anne Dooley and Leonore Burn, co- chairmen, divided the guests into groups, seeing to it that all schools were well separated, and the Play- Day officially began. Baseball, track, and tennis were played in the outside field, while volley-ball and basketball games were held in the gymnasium, all activities taking place at one time. After the ball was over, the girls motored up to the New Lawrence Hotel and were entertained with a splash party; those who did not care to swim played bridge at tables around the tank and enjoyed the races and fancy diving from the side lines. As soon as the girls were dressed, tea was served by the charming hostesses. The co-eds of De Paul have done much to create an intercollegiate spirit of good will, and in doing so have made their first Co-ed Day a splendid suc cess. A demonstration and lecture on Magnetism was presented Monday, May 4, at 12:10 p. m., in the Physics Laboratory, by the students of that subject. The class had been divided into seven sections, each consisting of two members. Then each division was allotted a certain phase of magnetism and was to come prepared to lecture on, as well as to demonstrate, its par ticular field. The divisions consisted of: the di rectors, who were to make an outline and a list of questions for the class; the publicity committee, who were as signed to make the various drawings and charts; and five groups, each han dling assigned subjects, such as mag netic poles, laws of the magnet, mag netism by induction, molecular theory of magnets, terrestrial magnetism, and the uses of magnetism. The class did some very fine work, both in their lecturing and in their demonstrations, and the entire pro gram was greatly enjoyed by the au dience, for the work showed concen tration and preparedness and was in teresting both to observe and to hear. Loyolans Discuss Ethics of Labor Members of the faculty and stu dents of Mundelein College attended an ethics symposium on the Labor En cyclical of Pope Leo XIII, Rerum Novarum, at Cudahy Hall on the Lake Shore campus of Loyola University, Sunday, May 17. Students of the ethics class, which is under the direc tion of the Reverend George H. Maho- wald, S. J., conducted the discussions. These dealt with the backgrounds of the Encyclical and its immediate ef fects, and more especially with its relations to the present economic situa tion. Both in the presentation of their subjects, as well as in the open forum which followed, the students showed a mastery of their material which au gurs well for the economic situation in the future. They not only demon strated a thorough understanding of the ethics of economic conditions, but succeeded, too, in arousing keen en thusiasm in all who heard them. Classes Attend Biology Exhibit A biology exhibit, given by the stu dents of Loyola University at Cudahy Hall, May 22, was of much interest to members of the faculty and science classes of Mundelein college who were present. The micro-technique 'class did skillful work in the preparation of animal tissue slides, and the demon stration of sliding and rotary micro tomes was most instructive. A splen did collection of chick embryos was presented by the embryology class. The demonstration of the life cycle of a frog created real enthusiasm, but the high point of interest was reached when the students performed a com plete dissection of a cat. The skill and technique of the students was ad mirable, and the diversity of their ex hibits was evidence of the quantity as well as of the quality of their work. TENNISTOURNAMENT ENDS ATHLETIC YEAR The first annual tennis tournament opened at Mundelein College on May 18, with fifty participants listed. Ac cording to the schedule, the games will be played off within the fortnight following and will consist of three rounds, quarter finals, semi-finals, and finals. Swimming Pool The Mundelein College swimming pool will be open on Tuesdays and Thursdays throughout the summer, from 2:30 to 9 p. m., after June 16. Arrangements may be made for les sons, either singly or in groups, or for single plunges. A competent instruc tor is always present. Mr. and Mrs. G. R. McCandless, of Rock Island, Illinois, are the generous donors of the new set of dishes which now graces the shelves of the dinette in the Model Apartment. These dishes are no ordinary ones. The observing eye is immediately attracted by their individuality, their antiquity, and their rare beauty. The set was brought from England in 1873. The design is striking in its simplicity, consisting of a single hand-painted butterfly and delicate grasses on each of the sixty- six pieces. To the thoughtful generos ity of these friends of our college, we are indebted also for a set of sterling silver table wear, table linen mono- grammed with the letter M, and more than a hundred books. Those who witnessed the mammoth parade down Michigan avenue early in Chicago Jubilee Week, offer sincere congratulations to Loyola University, whose float won the civic prize for the best representation of some incident in the history of Chicago. The float represented Father Mar quette in his forty-foot canoe, sur rounded by Indians in native cos tumes. It was remarkable in its sim plicity and in the spirituality of its theme. It was inexpensive, too, and was but two days under construction, whereas most of the several hundred floats in the procession were elaborate and costly in the extreme. The float was designed and constructed under the supervision of Charles J. Costello, director of the Sock and Buskin Club. THE LONG AND SHORT OF IT It is a well-known fact that one of the main pivots in the society and business world of the United States is speed. Therefore, in order that the American woman retain her place in this civilization, she must cut her hair. Not only the time, but the energy and nerve action saved by this simple procedure are immeasurable. Pour quick strokes of the brush and Mi lady's hair is in place neatly and firm ly. A bobby pin is permissible to keep curls in place, but better still, she should have her hair cut short enough not to need it kept in place. Mary would make an eight o'clock class in time, and without sprinkling hair pins all along on her mad dash to catch the train. There is no need to imi tate Hansel and Gretel; policemen are hired for the purpose of directing per sons on their way. It is unnecessary By Marjorie Johnson for Mary to have to rush wildly down the street, clutching books and pa pers in one hand and grasping the rebellious hair in the other, and look ing just as if she thought her hair would blow away at any moment. On her arrival after such a sprint, a ses sion with the mirror is necessary, ow ing to the loss of all but a few cling ing bobby pins. A hasty scouring of the floor is the result, and, the treas ure found, Mary jabs them into the tangled mop and rushes to class. Besides all the inconvenience it causes, long hair is a great hindrance to concentration. It makes study next to impossible. Hair pins are fastened to the wearer's very brains, few though they may be, and the result is not conducive to thought. Instead, the continual rearranging of hair pins takes place and trigonometry is lost to the winds, along with English and Spanish. Of course these are very sufficient reasons why long hair should not be tolerated under any circumstances. Lastly, all women have a philan thropic nature. It is to this tendency that the final appeal is directed. The world is now in the midst of a horrible depression. It is up to women to rem edy matters by cutting their hair. The reform will be accomplished in this manner. Women will have their hair cut every two weeks, and consequent ly the barbers will become prosperous. They in turn, will spend the money, and the retailers' profits will result in the rebirth of manufacturing. The hair pin manufacturer will turn out bobby pins, and so the wheels of prog ress will turn- Prosperity again reigns. Women must cut their hair. (Continued from Page 1, Column 1) of the World's Fair. At the request that a prominent place be given to Father Marquette in the exhibition, he offered to place the propostion before the Board of Directors. Not only will the exploits of Marquette be com memorated, but also the development and progress of Catholic education. The Reverend Gerald A. Fitzgibbons, S. J., chief moderator of the Sodality and co-editor of the Queen's Work, gave a constructive talk to the assem bly. Ciscora, he said, is of su preme importance to the Sodality Union, and everything it does is pleas ing to the central office. He insisted, however, that the Sodality is not the end of all Catholic activity, but rather a means to an end, which is the acqui sition of personal holiness and the furtherance of Catholic action. The enthusiasm of the assembly must be carried to the individual Sodalities and to the individual members. If neces sary, an additional activity program might be worked out to supplement the present work of Ciscora. Father Fitzgibbons concluded with an invi tation to the summer school for Sodal ity leaders to be held at St. Louis University in August. Accordingly, a motion was carried that all the members of Ciscora who will attend the school shall combine into a dele gation. After a noon recess of an hour and three-quarters for lunch, dancing, and a survey of the building, the after noon session was called by the out going president, Mr. Douglas McCabe. The ballots marked by the various Sodality prefects having been counted, the election returns were announced: President, Loyola University; Vice- President, Quigley Seminary; Secre tary, Mundelein College; Treasurer, St. Ignatius High School. After the re turns, Edward Schramm, of St. Igna tius, gave an account of the activ ity of the Boy Scout troops, while Mary Jane Sullivan, of Mundelein Col lege, reported the advance in the num ber of Girl Scouts, giving a brief r6- sume of Scout history. In the ab sence of Harriet Cahill, of Marywood School, chairman of the Publicity Committee, Miss Meek reported. It has been decided that all publicity for Ciscora will be given only to Catholic newspapers, in the future. The Cate chetical Committee, under the direc tion of William Wilkins, of Loy ola, has been the most active commit tee in Ciscora. Almost every school has at least five teachers, who en deavor to instruct a few of the two million Catholic children in public schools. Miss Jayne Sheerin, of Provi dence High School, spoke for the Catholic Answer Clubs, which are formed to give the students a better knowledge of and interest in their religion. The amendments, read earlier in the day, were voted upon after being re read. These were four: (1) no other funds are to be collected by Ciscora but for the Ciscora News. (2) The Board of Directors is to consist of all those present at a meeting of the Board of Directors. (3) The meeting of the Board must be at least four teen days before a conference. (4) There is to be one vice-president, this office to be given to the school that receives the second highest number of votes. All motions were carried. After the adjournment of the meet ing at 2:45, the entire assembly marched from Mundelein to the Loy ola campus. The St. Mary's High School and The Immaculata High School bands led the procession, fol lowed by the Sodalists and visiting Sisters from schools in the city. The clergy, bringing the Blessed Sacrament from the Loyola Univer sity chapel, joined the procession on the Loyola campus and proceeded to the outdoor shrine, where Benediction of the Most Blessed Sacrament was given.
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