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Page Four-The SKYSCRAPER - January 11, 1968 Sky scrapings News Briefs From My Garret Window It Is time i Repression guar anteed effective In 30 days' for a retrospective probe of a Mundelein syndrome only late ly observed and as yet uncat- alogued; Pre-Christmas Pa thology. What conclusions. If any, are we to draw from the seemingly coincidental coales cence of Final Exams and the late Epidemic virulence1 I Ac cording to figures from the Chicago Experts Bureau, as students stationed to Chicago disembarked for the Holidays, the city literally opened its doors and breathed contagion on the worlds at Mundelein? Obviously, that the mobiliza tion of all Adrenalin in the emergency reaction against Finals left the system open to attacks on other fronts.3 Now. according to the Law cf Nat ural selection an institution fFinals, not the flu so cum bersome to the organism should not be permitted to survive, in the interests of homeostasis alone. (To which the sophist replies: home ostasis is where the heart is.) Moreover, last term's particu larly violent Exam recoil bred a malaise which lingers yet. in which the I that sums one up stands not for ego but for Incomplete, similar in its sinister eschatological over tones to not being in a State of Grace. Sicut I,ilium Inter Spinas4 or, An Outdated Daughter Looks at her Modern Parents: a minority report. Christmas for most students was a com fortable renewal of their Gen eration Gap, a rethinking of their commitment to their side of the Gre3t Divide. In such prosaic cases the only re strictions on Holiday Gambols were the bourgeois mores of Saturnine, truculent. TV watching parents which, by providing counterpoint, served only to Inspire more filial Re bellion. Such Friction is nor mal and Healthy. There were, however, a few isolated instances of a phenomenon known as Role Reversal or Value Drift. Neurosis and self- concept disintegration results in climates where the SDS endorsed student stance is Un tenable, specifically, when the Parents are swingers. This gives the displaced child no bulwark against which to re act. New Years Eve was an acutely stressful period for such unfortunates. Watching her parents carousing and do ing the Armenian Sword dance with friends, one stu dent confessed to feeling like a puritan at a folk mass. An other described experiencing generalized stodginess in the Unfavorable Comparison oc casioned by having to ask her parents and cohorts to tone down the euphoria so that she could watch Scrooge on the Late Show . . . Footnotes and Bibliography Either Henry, or William James, or perhaps both, once urged: be a person on whom nothing is lost. In this spirit. Tully wishes to document her conviction that Skyscrapings. far from being a hedge-podge of Pedantry, is actually a cross section of the typical Mundelein Liberal Education. 'The Flu. 'Obscure reference to Shakespeare tragedy, possi bly Hamlet. 3THE EXTEND ED METAPHOR AND ITS USES, by Mustnot Mixum. JA11 Latin references must be chalked down to our Printer's obstinate refusal to set Greek. Annotatedly. Tully Federal Jobs: Mrs. Mary Lu- bertozzi of the United States Civil Service Commission will be on campus Jan. 18 to speak with students about the various federal civil service job openings in the Chicago area and elsewhere in the country. Students de siring to meet Mrs. Luber- tozzi in the Cardinal's Room should sign up lor an ap pointment in the Placement Office. 1007. State Jobs: The Illinois Pro fessional Career Entry Ex amination will be admin istered on campus Jan. 20. Through successful comple tion of this one examina tion, students qualify for a wide variety of positions in Illinois State Government. Interested seniors and grad uates should contact Mrs. Nancy Cooper in the Place ment Office. 1007 before Jan. 18. Illinois Art: The Illinois crafts man exhibit which opened Jan. 10 in Gallery 8 and 4 celebrates the state's ses- quicentennial year. Nick Prokos is exhibiting pot tery: Don Johns, glass; Terry Gibbons, weaving, and Ellen Dimsdale. Jewelry. Illinois photographers. Joe Poll evokes opinion on MSC (continued from page 1) Active, yes. but not necessarily the actions that represent the majority. A member ot Mundelein's administration notes that the Congress' performance has varied from year to year de pending on the type of leader ship provided at the top. One of its biggest problems today is the whole question of its 'invisibility' on campus. To be effective, I think it must be come much more 'visible', much more articulate. Its members must be both seen and heard to exert influence. With a Utile imagination I don't think this is too difficult. A sophomore resident be lieves that the MSC has planned mixers, but It seems to me that that's all it's done. It has sponsored many anti war speakers and demonstra tions, but few, if any, pro-war. This is narrow-minded. It is not known to whom one would make suggestions and/or ask questions regard ing school policies and func tions. complained a fresh man resident who feels that MSC has not met her expecta tions. A senior commuter asked. How can it? It has no pow er. It's merely a front so the school can say it has such an organization to keep the stu dents quiet, a token organiza tion to a large extent. It has represented the stu dents as much as possi ble. believes a sophomore resident clearly sympathetic to the goals of MSC. but it can't represent ideas which are not brought to their attention. Stu dents are apathetic and don't want to bother speaking out. A junior resident replied that it seems to have served as a body of squabblers about triv ial things, dividing not uni ting. There seems to be a lack of stimulating events: when there were some, they were poorly advertised. There was little known about what's go ing on in the administration. Do they know what's going on in the student body? A senior commuter said. Face it, Mundelein students THE SKYSCRAPER Mundelein College 6363 Sheridan Rd.,. Chicago, 111., 60626 don't want to have a student governing body, and I'm not sure they should want one. Another senior said, The MSC has collapsed. But I don't want to complain about that. Why should we alwa gt;s try to pump life into a corpse? I'm not be ing negative the MSC just doesn't involve anyone person ally the way other activities build community, provide ex pression. The center of cam pus life just isn't on campus anymore. In response to: What has the MSC, as a congress, done this year that you are aware of? One hundred one stu dents, almost one half, an swered Nothing and 22 spe cifically noted the resignation of officers. Sponsoring mixers was mentioned by 67, orienta tion week was listed by 30. the book exchange noted by 16 students, and homecoming was cited by 27. Leadership week end, the Liturgical and Aca demic Affairs Committees, holding elections and sponsor ing lectures were also fre quently mentioned. When a respondent answered the question by naming an activity she frequently stated two or more. Thus, fewer than one-third of those replying to this question actually named . even a single thing MSC. as a congress, has done this year. The homecoming generally brought the most enthusiastic responses, including one by a senior resident, who said. The homecoming weekend brought a lively spirit into the school; it was a fun, well-rounded weekend that was well-planned and a pleasure to participate in. A freshman resident an swered that she was unaware of any MSC activity but added. It may be that I have never bothered to find out what their aims and objectives are. In the opinion of a sopho more resident. MSC has done nothing except homecoming, because the congress is as apathetic as the students. In response to the final ques tion concerning the impor tance of a centralized student government to a college edu cation, the majority indicated that such a government is nec essary to handle academic and social situations as they arise. A sophomore resident cap tured the essence of this idea: It (the centralized student government) rounds out the education. It is the only way for communication between fa culty-students and students-stu dents. A freshman resident felt that, in theory, a centralized government is vital to her edu cation. Just as I feel that any means of communication and action is important to me as a person. However, this stu dent qualified her statement when applying it to the MSC. I don't feel that our MSC is that vitally important to me. Finally, another freshman summarized her thoughts with: For education, no for existence, yes. A substantial minority ex pressed a negative attitude to the need for a centalized stu dent government at Mundelein. A junior resident posited a unique approach to the ques tion of student participation in the college community: That's the whole question in my mind. I'm not so positive as some others are that we need a centralized govern ment. The government, right now, doesn't know where it's needed. Why not risk some thing, for once, and dare to muddle through this Institu tion without all the things that we keep crediting the MSC with accomplishing. A senior commuter sug gested that a student govern ment is necessary if the fa culty and administration were lagging behind student needs and desires. It seems to me that the present situation at Mundelein is this: the faculty and administration are ahead of the students and giving them what they need before they even know they need it. Ergo at present centralized government is not important to me. Finally, several students re iterated the possibility of abol ishing the MSC for a trial pe riod. A junior resident wrote: I don't know what the situa tion would become without a centralized student government since I have not experienced such a situation. However. I understand that some colleges have abandoned such a form of government and the results have not been unfavorable. Perhaps it would be good for us to have a trial period say one year without an MSC as such then the student body would be able to really decide whether there was a definite need for a centralized student government or not. To conclude on a philosophi cal plane, a freshman resident implied an element of hope in her response: I think that some form of centralized rep resentative body is necessary for any large group interested In doing more than merely ex isting by accident of happen ing to be forced to share lite in common. For the students actively involved it is an ex cellent opportunity to develop leadership potential. However. I find myself f d up with the approach 'student' rights, 'stu dent power, and 'student' everything and an. thing else as if these were not general human problems and questions which we should face as young adults, not as a breed apart. Jachna and Joe Sterling are exhibiting their work in Gal lery 4. Students can meet the craftsmen at the recep tion In Gallery 8. Jan. 14 from 3:00 to 5:00. French Honors: The Gamma Zeta Chapter of the French honor society. Pi Delta Phi. held its annual induction of new members Jan. 11 in McCormick Lounge. Faculty members elected 23 French majors to life mem bership in the club. Honor ary memberships were also conferred on two faculty members. Mr. Gerald Ho- nlgsblum and Sister Jac queline Powers. New mem bers included: seniors Jose Mendessans. Sister Ruth Mulera. BVM. Kathy Shea, and Sister Catherine Wein- gart, BVM; juniors Pat Car roll. Gloria Gilbey. Sheryl Kynard, Gloria Kozlowskl. Sue Masterson. Barbara Mosle.v. and Leah Ous- ley: sophomores Virginia Arcenas, Claudia Hart. Catherine Ignowski, Mary Pat Kelliher. Margaret Ramker. and Gisela Riba; DCP Mrs. Claire Lincon and Felician Sisters Lynn Bien. Naomi Morsolek, Kat- erl Garetina. Following the brief induction ceremony, Mr. Honigsblum entertained the group by performing French art songs by Ver- laine and Louis d' Aragon and the aria Valnement. ma bien aimee from Lalo's opera Le Roi do Ys accom panied on the piano by Connie Killoran. president of the chapter. Women Power: A call for women power has been issued by the Jeannette Rankin Brigade to join in a confrontation of Congress, Jan. 15 and 16. Chicago sponsors of this Brigade are Sister Teresa Avila Duffy. Sister Prudence Moylan and Sister Mary Griffin. The brigade, named after the first woman elected to Con gress, will petition Con gress for an end to the war in Viet Nam followed by withdrawal of American troops. A demand for re newal concern with domes tic affairs will also be is sued by the women. Music Recital: Animals in Music is the theme of a recital to be presented by the students of the music department, Jan. 18, 8 p.m. in the College Theater. The program will feature both piano and voice students. Among the vocal selec tions are two song cycles entitled The Aviary and The Insect World. They will be perfoi-med by San dra Gudgeon. Lynn Hatz. Linda Troxel. Sister Cath erine Hendel, Virginia Doo ley. Julie Caruso, and Maria Patella. Sister Catherine Hendel will also perform two selections from Child hood Fables for Grown-Ups. The piano students perform ing in the recital are Mau reen Tuman. Barbara Seitz and Sister Marihelen Camp bell. Resignation: With the end of the first term. Mr. Paul O'Dea resigned from the Mundelein English faculty. O'Dea has been on the fac ulty since 1965. He taught many different types of English courses in his three years h re and concentra ted his efforts for the last two of these on Basic Stud ies. It was his concept of the liberal arts education which prompted the insti tution of the English Basic Studies program.
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