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1 Music Hath Charms . . . . and these musical freshmen will at the annual Orchestra Concert, on lorn soloist, and Joan Marshall, flute cooperate in providing charming music March 18. They are Colletta Balaam, soloist. Innual Orchestra I Concert Will Be Given on March 18 Irogram Is Dominated by I Big Names in Classical Tradition Headlining the College Orchestra cert, to be held at 3 p.m., on Sunday, rch 18. will be seniors Dorothy Grill d June- MuTphy, both of whom will norm to orchestral accompaniment, iliss Grill will play the cello solo Elegie, by Gabriel Faure, for cello I orchestra. Miss Murphy will sing three original Positions, Lullaby, from her Christ- is Cantata, The Coming of the Prince Peace, for which Mary Louise Hector ote the words; Twilight, a melody itten for words by Sara Tcasdale, re- itly introduced at the student assem- ; and The Irish Way, with words Florence Balcom, a light lyric in nor of St. Patrick's day. Play Mozart Number Ranged by conductor Joseph A. ill. the concert will open with selcc- from Mozart's opera The Magic (ite, described as one of the most ex- lordinary works ever composed, since, hough set to a trivial libretto, the uty of the music has caused the xa to be considered Mozart's finest. High point in the afternoon's per- rmance will be the rendition of Bee- iven's Sixth Symphony. The Pas- ale, recently the subject of a Disney ftment in Fantasia. Symphony Reflects Moods This symphony reflects the varied lods of a summer day, covering the fiod from early dawning to evening. 1 is noted for its alternately sprightly d nostalgic effects. Tschaikowsky's Andantino in Modo nzona will provide contrast to the iety of Artist's Life, a lilting Strauss hltz. The College Trio, including Lillian nza, violinist; Dorothy Grill, cellist, id Barbara Ann Frick, pianist, will the first movement of the Mcn- ksohn Trio, Opus 49. In conclusion, the orchestra will play medley of Irish melodies in honor of Patrick. enefit Party Will Be Held at Stevens The grand ballroom of the Stevens Dtcl will once again provide a blue- gold backdrop for the annual benc- Fashion Revue, to be held on Thurs- y evening, April 27. Committee members and chairmen ill be appointed this week for the an il party, which is sponsored by the ident Activities Council and the en- : student body, with the cooperation the Alumnae association. Sophomores to Take Comprehensive Tests Sophomore comprehensive examina tions will be held March 15 and 16 in the auditorium. The tests, taken by- all sophomores, will include English, contemporary affairs, and general cul ture. The Mundelein sophomore inventory, a locally constructed test which pur ports to measure certain important out comes that Mundelein as a Catholic college aims to achieve, will make up the last part of the examination. The purpose of these tests is to com pile reliable data that will enable the Faculty to judge the progress made by the students and to help students to choose their major fields wisely. Everyman Is Welcomed At Drama Production For their annual spring production. members of the Drama department will present Everyman, a fifteenth-cen tury morality play, in the college the atre, on Sunday evening, May 6. Everyman portrays the graphic con flict between sin and righteousness for the possession of the human soul. It is a dramatized allegory in which Death. Riches, Beauty. Strength, Friendship, Kindness, Knowledge, Good Deeds, and the soul (called Everyman) are per sonified. Although this morality play has come down authorless through the centuries, it is believed to have originated in a translation from an old Dutch play. Students Sketch, Exhibit College Views in Charcoal Students of the art structure class. Margaret Mary Campbell, Patricia Mitchell, Dorothy Breit, Irene Conway, and Helen Knoeriischild have drawn in charcoal several views of the swim ming pool, now on display in the eighth- floor corridor. In addition to the sketches of the pe gt;ol, Mildred Gethncr, Miss Mitchell. and Patricia Karras have produced various scenes of the interior of the college. The first semester work of the design class, depicting the 11 principles of design in one problem, is also on ex hibit- Miss Breit, Eugenia Brudzinski, Ur sula Brodbeck, Miss Karras, Dorothy Klemundt, Marian Patton, and Mari anne Peterson have carried out this problem in bright poster paint. .- v-v *. ..... Vol. XV MUNDELEIN COLLEGE, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. MARCH 5, 1945 No. 8 Philosophy Club Sponsors Lecture About Metaphysics Father Gerald B. Phelan, Canadian Philosopher, Comes March 13 Under the sponsorship of Mu Nu Sigma, Philosophy club, the department of philosophy will present the Reverend Gerald B. Phelan, Ph.D., LL.D., F.R.- S.C., in a lecture on the Metaphysics of Love, before the college assembly on Tuesday, March 13, at 1 p.m. President of the Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies in Toronto. Can ada. Dr. Phelan. who holds, the Agrcge en philosophic from Louvain, is a Fel low of the Canadian Academy of St. Thomas and one of the 50 Fellows of the Mediaeval Academy of America. Heads Pontifical Institute Translator of St. Thomas Aquinas' volume On the Government of Princes. Dr. Phelan is first president of the To ronto Pontifical Institute, which was founded in 1929 by the Basilian Fathers of St. Michael, as one of the corporate colleges of the University of Toronto. In October, 1939, Pope Pius XII granted a charter which empowers the Institute to confer the Pontifical De gree of Licentiate, an intermediary degree between Bachelor and Doctor, and the Doctorate in Mediaeval Studies. From the early days of European uni versities, such a charter has been re garded as a singular privilege. Teaches in Toronto Courses at St. Michael's college cover the civilization and culture of the Mid dle Ages, including theology, philoso phy, canon law, history, Latin and ver nacular languages, archeology, and paleography. Three times previously a lecturer at Mundelein. Dr. Phelan has addressed many groups in both the United States and Canada. Faculty Member to Discuss Democracy Will Review Papal Christmas IS/lessage Sister Mary Liguori, B.V.M.. chair man of the Sociology department, will be a guest speaker at the Shcil School of Social Studies on March 7. One of a series en the general topic The Pope Speaks, Sister Mary Liguori's lecture will consider Democracy as de fined in the 1944 Christmas message of Pope Pius XII. The series includes lectures analyzing pertinent Papal doc uments and their relationship to the present crisis. Lieut. Petterson Is Winner of D.F.C. First Lieutenant George F. Pctterscn of the Army Air Corps, former Faculty member in the Drama department, re cently received the Distinguished Fly ing Cross for meritorious action in the European theatre of war. Previously, Lieut. Petterson merited the Air Medal and three Oak Leaf clusters. He is now a navigator on a bomber and has three more missions to complete before he returns to the United States. March 21 Brings Spring And the Review, with Prose, Verse, Drawings Though March 21 marks the first day of a new season, at Mundelein on that date. Spring will already be in Review, since this date has been set as the dis tribution of the first 1945 issue of the college magazine. Spring, however will not be alone in Review distinction. Sharing honors with the season will be articles, editor ials, short stories, vignettes from the American scene, poetry, and book re views. The magazine of student contribu tions, published eiuartcrly. is edited this year by seniors, Mary Louise Hector and Eileen Murphy. Associate editors are Irene O'Flaherty, June Tatge, and Mary Alice Weinberg. Articles in the issue will represent a wide range of both contributors and subjects. In the former are included members of every class; in the latter, such varied topics as grandfathers, Galsworthy, and the international lan guage. Freshman Joan Collins makes her debut in the magazine world with a sketch of her Irish grandfather. A senior, Mary Alice Weinberg, has con tributed an essay oii Galsworthy, while Esperanto, the suggested international tongue, is discussed by junior Dorothy Rudman. Collaborating on a light essay about door-to-door canvassing arc juniors Irene Kenney and Geraldine Thorpe. Also included in the spring Review is a comment by Miss Thorpe on race preju dice as evidenced in modern novels. Co-authors of an article in a different vein are freshmen Kathryn Malatesta and Ruth Casey who take a trip over the rainbow to remember the fairyland of Oz. Spring reputedly brings out the great ness of men, young and old; and so, coincidental with the time of year, a number of the articles are devoted to great men who have contributed to both literature and life. Francis Thompson, the English poet, essayist, and critic is the subject of a commentary by Miss Hector. Two such varied literary men as C. S. Lewis, discussed by Miss Mur phy, and Walt Whitman, discussed by Mary Ann Anderson, are also treated. In her article, Grace Foran has cen tered attention on Father Junipero Scrra, who labored on the Pacific coast of America. (Continued on page 4, column 3) x It's Debatable . . ... if Marion King and Rita Stalzer regret having gone to a tournament in Indiana where they were judged the highest ranking college debate team. College Debate Team Emerges Undefeated in Recent Meet Winning eight of a possible 16 de cisions, and capturing the honor of hav ing the highest ranking team in the tournament, the Debate club took part on Feb. 24. in a seven-college meet at Manchester, Indiana. Marion King and Rita Stalzer, cham pion team members, won all four of their contests. Other debaters in the meet were Ellenmae Quan, Mary Clare Lane, Joan Collins, Lorraine King, Re gina Milligan, Virginia Perry, and Grace Chambers. Sister Mary of the Cross, B.V.M., Debate club moderator, and Sister Ma ry Liguori, B.V.M., chairman of the Sociology department, accompanied the (Continued on page 4. column 4)
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