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SKYSCRAPER Pa e Three French Dramatist Praises Modern Catholic Theatre Henri Gheon Is College Guest on Aug. 29 Henri Gheon, one of the most influ ential and best known Catholic dram atists in France today, brought to Les D'Arciennes and their friends at Mun delein. on Aug. 29, a living account of the importance of the Catholic faith in the French theatre. Catholicism is not dead in France, he began. Novelists, essayists, and playwrights arc returning to their faith, and you in America are giving us wonderful service in the publication of our works. He believes that since the end of the eighteenth century the theatre has failed completely to accomplish its aim. The poetic delineation of reality has giveii way to a deadening, bourgeois presentation of reality, morbid in its repression. True dramatic poetry, he defines, e'est d'ordonner ct de trans- poser la realite. Lost and Regained Faith Brought up a devout Catholic, M. Gheon abandoned the faith at the age of 14, became a surgeon, and entered the World War, during which his faith in God was restored through the ex ample of his friend, Pierre Dupoucy. His first Catholic play was written at the suggestion of another friend, Maurice Denis, the painter, who told him about amateur college presenta tions. The school milieu with its variety of personalities and cultures was ideal for disseminating new techniques and effects just as it is here in Munde lein, he remarked. M. Ghe-on then recounted his found ing of the Nouvelle Revue Franqaise, one of the most powerful critical pub lications in France, in connection with Andre Gide and Jean Schlumberger who encouraged him to write his early- plays, such as Le Pain, and L'eau de Vie. Wrote Rheims Play In July of this year he produced his Les Grandes Heures de Rheims at the festival celebrating the reconstruction of Rheims cathedral, and the most popular attraction at Montreal this August was his production of Le Mar tyr de St. Laurent, written at the re quest of Canadian Catholic players. Following his talk, M. Gheon graci ously repeated his readings from Le Martvr de St. Laurent and La Fili.e du Sultan et le Bon Jardenier for recording, leaving to the College a per manent record of his infectious Gaelic charm. Sports Department Adds Bowling Class Something new in sports is the ad dition of bowling to the regularly scheduled games. More than -40 stu dents are expected to enter the bowling contest which will open later in the season. Included also in the sports program are deck tennis, shuffle-board, badmin ton, and ping-pong, to be played dur ing Hobby Hour, from 12 to 1 p. m. daily. Thirty-two students are enrolled in the fencing class, conducted by Dr. Lee Mitchell of the drama department, and about half that number arc taking in terpretative dancing from Miss Dor othy White. Two tap dancing classes together with the sports group vie with swim ming for popularity in the physical education department. The first group of weekly riders, who leave the College in two groups, at 3 and at 4 p. m.. on Fridays, included Eleanor Landon, Betty Dimmick, Mary- Louise Sayre, Ruth McCormick, Janice Johnson, Betty Whelan, Rosemary Degnan, Annamarie Berk, Rosemary Baessler, Marguerite DesChamps, Hen rietta (ireenblalt, Helen Murphy. Rosemary Auer, Margaret Finnegan, Ruth Donojhue, Patricia Holland, Vir ginia Bradtke, Gene Marie Brabets, Janet McCarty, Catherine Keller, Mary- Callahan, Georgene McGowan, Dorothy Foy, Carole Sadler, Rita Close, Alice Walther, and Mary Jane Greene. Present Recitals During Summer Carrying academic activity into the summer months, students of the music department presented six programs for students at the summer session, includ ing solo recitals by Mary Louise Sayre, senior piano major, and Cath erine Keller, junior piano major. Programs of ensemble music were presented by Agnes Griffin, Veronica Barnett, Ruth Perry, pianists; Margaret Madden '38, Frances Piskozub, violin ists; Mildred Stelzer, Margaret Jor dan, Adele Parrish, and Betty Lou Deppen, vocalists. Continuing activities into the fall season, Miss Keller repeated her pro gram at the North Shore Hotel in Evanston, where she was assisted by Miss Deppen. Other students who presented off- campus programs are Miss Sayre, who was accompanist at the Band Mas ters' Convention at Lyon and Healy Concert Hall, and Miss Perry, who ap peared at the Sovereign Hotel as ac companist for Marie Mayer, artist soprano. Father Gallagher Says Student Mass Emphasizing the importance of edu cation for Catholic youth in Catholic schools, the Reverend Ralph A. Gal lagher, S.J., professor of sociology at Loyola university, opened the scholastic year for Mundelein students with the Mass of the Holy Ghost, on Friday, Sept. 23, in the college auditorium. The command 'Go thou and teach' was not given to the state nor to a group of educators, Father Gallagher declared, but to Christ's apostles. Father left a beautiful concluding thought when he asked that the sky scraper college cast a shadow of in fluence over the lives of the students. Senior Represents Illinois At National Scout Camp Qive Orientation Tests to Freshmen In accordance with progressive edu cational procedure in leading American colleges, the freshmen this year were given the achievement tests recom mended and issued by the American Council on Education, as a means of determining the achievement level of the first-year college groups. A psychological test, a religion placement test, and the American Council's Achievement test in mathe matics were given on Freshman Day, Sept. 12. Achievement tests in English, social science, and natural science were given during the first week of school, and the orientation lectures opened on Sept. 27, when Sister Mary Aurelius, B.V.M., librarian, gave the first of a series of lectures on The Use of The Library. Art Association Convention Here (Contiued from Page 1, Col. 5) tide on linoleum block printing as a means of illustration of school publi cations, written by Sister Mary- Janet, B.V.M., head of the art department and membership secretary of the organiza tion, appeared in the June issue. Faculty Member Takes Trip Around the World That the most beautiful pools in the world are to be found in Shanghai is the opinion of Miss Eileen Scanlon, di rector of physical education, who has just returned from a world tour on which she was accompanied by Miss Claudia Eckert, former A.A.U. na tional swimming and diving champion. Miss Scanlon gave swimming exhib itions or engaged in swimming con tests in at least one pool in every port of their itinerary, which included Honolulu, Yokohama, Singapore, Bom bay, Cairo, Rome, Monte Carlo, Paris, London, and New York. After motoring to California, Miss Scanlon and Miss Eckert sailed for Hawaii on June 17, though not before they had had a dip in the ocean. Native boys greeted the steamer as it docked at Honolulu, diving for coins the passengers dropped to them. Miss Scanlon and Miss Eckert were met at the island by Duke Kahanamoka who bestowed on them the welcoming leis. The greatest thrill of their visit, Miss Scanlon believes, occurred when the Duke presented to them 500 gardenias. Resuming their voyage, Miss Scan- Ion and Miss Eckert were brought in to the center of the Eastern war zone. Though right in the midst of it all, we saw no actual fighting, Miss Scan lon reported. We did however ob serve the ruins. Whole towns and vil lages were wiped away. The people in Shanghai were living in the streets, and in Singapore, which is considered one of the crossroads of the world, it was strange to note that desolation and destruction had affected only the Chi nese section of the city. In China they sailed up the Yangtze river to the Wampoo river on a Jap anese boat. This was perhaps their closest encounter with actual war maneuvers, for at night the lights were turned off to protect the passen gers from danger of air raids. In the daytime, protection was afforded by a Japanese flag painted on the upper deck. After a visit to Monte Carlo and other sights along the Riviera includ ing Cannes, where they saw the villa of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor, Miss Scanlon and Miss Eckert hiked over mountain passes to reach Port- beau on the Spanish frontier. There they witnessed an actual air raid as planes dropped bombs on the long- deserted villages. A trip across the channel soon took them out of danger, however, and they landed at London. A visit to the Rrit- ish Isles not being complete this year without a trip to the Empire Exhibi tion at Glasgow, the travelers motored there. Returning to London they vis ited the famous colleges of Oxford be fore they went to Southampton to sail for New York. Delegated for the second lime to represent Girl Scouts of the state of Illinois, Irma Killing attended a na tional encampment at Cloud Kim camp near fark City, Utah, August 10-31. Representatives from 32 other slates were present lor the convention. In the Western atmosphere oi a dude- ranch, the interests of the American girl as typified by the Girl Scout were discussed in an effort to promote a bet ter youth movement. Among the speak ers was Mrs. Herbert Hoover, one of the foremost leaders in youth activi ties. Miss Rilling, as official delegate from Illinois, attended the first inter national encampment of Scouts at Camp Andree Clark in New York last summer. Active in scouting tor over eight years, she is a charter member of Mariner Ship Discovery, and she is also a Golden Eaglet, the highest rank a Scout may attain. From 54 Schools Come the Freshmen The freshman class, numbering 214, includes students from 52 high schools, 34 of which are in the Chicago area. Thcrese Henri FYass, from Mount Canned high school, Darrouzett, Tex as; Alice Reid, from Holy Trinity high school, Wasington, D.C.; Peggy Ann Tobin, from Midwest high school, Midwest, Wyoming, and Ernestine Egart, from Sacred Heart academy, Atlanta, Georgia, have traveled the greatest distance to school. Immaculata high school, with 35 graduates enrolled, has sent the largest delegation. St. Scholastica's ranks second, with 13; St. Mary's, Aquinas, and Sullivan rank third with 11 each; Alvernia places fourth with 9, and the Convent of the Sacred Heart and Mary- wood school rank next with 8 students from each. Former Students Enter Novitiate Elizabeth Higgins '38, who was president of Eta Phi Alpha and co-editor of the Clki'.sydra last year, Ursual Driseoll ex '40, and Mary Ag nes Kinsella ex '39 entered the novi tiate of the Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, in Dubuque, on Sept. 8. Angela and Elizabeth Bellucci ex '41 entered the Sisters of Providence on the same day, and on August 15 Sister Thomas Aquinas, Betty Kelso ex '38, was professed in the Providence order. This summer, likewise, Mundelein sent its first missionary into foreign fields, when Sister Mary Gregoria, O.P., Sarah Fogarty ex '37, of the Maryknoll Missionaries, crossed the Pacific to do catechetical work among the natives of Korea . Add 10 Members To Faculty List (Continued from Page 1, Col. 3) L. Thomas Flatley, Ph.D., is contin uing his classes in the economics de partment; Gladys Bucher, A.M., has returned to the science department; and Gloria Barry, A.M., is again teach ing Spanish. Philla Slattery, A.M., is continuing her courses in English; Miss Ann Larkin is teaching in the drama de partment ; Miss Louise Litten is con ducting the course in radio writing; Walter Flandorf, M.M., is Glee club director; William H. Conley, M.B.S., is coaching debate; Eileen Scanlon is director of the physical education de partment, and Lee Mitchell, Ph.D., is continuing his work in the drama de partment. Skyscrapings By LaVonnc Hayes Lifting our heads above the cloud of angora which has settled em the col legiate scene, we learned this anil that about our summer doings .... Phyl lis Scanlon observed and experienced life in Mexico .... Frances and Mary Elizabeth McGuire Stayed in Vintner City, New Jersey, until the week before registration, and Betty Boynton found the Atlantic City Board Walk and the excitement of New- York valuable additions to her travel experience .... Roberta Scheid vis ited Beaver Island, Michigan, for an annual summer holiday reunion of former residents of that city .... Something different is supplied in the news of Irene Waldron's visit to Ihe original home of the Casa Loma orchestra, the famous Castle Loma at Toronto, Canada, and Chestera Niewensky's trip to the west coast including visits to the Troc and the Hollywood Bowl and a stay of six weeks in Los Angeles .... The Experimental Theatre of the Air pro vided an outlet for the talents of ver satile Martha Van Dyke . . . Another radio actress, Marie Vonesh, enacted Ihe role of Tommy in Down Story Book Lane with Mary Lou Lang .... .... Lake Lawn was a summer haunt for a group of Terrapins who were en tertained by Ellen Jane Fitzgibbons .... Numbered among her guests wen- Helen Coens, Patricia McDonough, Patricia McEnroe, Betty Whelan, Bet ty Winte, ami Ruth McCormick .... Surf board riding was included in the water sporls of Alice Addison al Tra verse City .... Geraldine Connell spent three weeks in South Haven and Geraldine Ferstel was at Nippersink . .T . Betty Boehme and Aileen Farioll found Lake Geneva a beautiful spot for hiking and biking .... Patricia Dunne found summertime advantages can be insured by staying at a sum mer home in Ludinglon, Michigan .... Mary Louise Sayre and Mary Molloy spent some time in Wis consin .... Margaret Byron, Betty Kreuzer, and Catherine Wilkins up held the style rating by modeling col lege wardrobes in the College Shops .... Sanfer Cuslak chose Flambeau Lake, Wisconsin, as a good fishing spot . . . Jane Carney and Helen Conlon enjoyed the cool of the North Woods .... Helen Delaney would willingly have lengthened her two weeks at White Lake. Michigan .... Sodalists who helped make the Chicago Summer School of Catholic Action a success were Mary Margaret Mitchell, assistant manager of the school, who chairmaned the dance with Frances Wolz as aide; Clare Anderson, who edited the daily news sheet, with Helen Coens and Helen Sheahan as aides, and Mary Lou Bell, who gave the right answers at the Information Desk . . . Catherine Rheincr, formerly of Pittsburgh, Pa., anticipated this col lege year by registering on June 21. In- fore enjoying her summer vacation . . . Maurine Law followed her visit to Ni agara Falls with a three-week automo bile trip through the eastern provinces of Canada ... To swing into the more proximate events is to mention the Loyola Freshman Dance attended by Mary Margaret O'Flaherty, Ellen Jane Fitzgibbons, Peggy Meade, Kay O'Malley, Catherine and Ann Wilkins, and Lucille Trudeau .... Week-end jottings include Gertrude Mulderick and Virginia McGurk at Wisconsin's Homecoming and Lucille O'Connell at Notre Dame .... Kitty Keller has reason to be proud since her toe danc ing ability has achieved for her a cur rent dancing engagement at the Edge- water Beach Hotel .... One of her classmates and admirers was Anna marie Berk .... See you again soon in black and white meanwhile I'll be listening.
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1938-10-04 (3)
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