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TIHIE r lHH milSa ' -.. .v..----- -. *x*iy-; - .: . ... ixV A l Volume IV MUNDELEIN COLLEGE, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, MARCH 7, 1934 Number 8 Debaters Achieve Victories In Two University Meets Catholic University and John Carroll University Are Opponents By the decision of the judges, Munde lein was given the victory in its formal debate with the Catholic University of America on Feb. 21 and in the encounter with John Carroll university of Cleveland on Feb. 28. Upholding the affirmative of the ques tion, Resolved: That the essential fea tures of the NIRA be adopted permanent ly, Katherine Brennan and Ruth Tangney opposed William Barron and David James, the negative speakers in the Cath olic university debate. Rebuttals Score In CU. Meet Although the opening speeches were ex cellent, it was the vigorous rebuttals which aroused the genuine combative spirit of the debaters and brought the question to the basic issue of the prac ticability of applying the NIRA perma nently. George M. Schmeing, M.S., of the chemistry department, distinguished him self as chairman. The Reverend E. O. Boyle, of St. Gertrude's parish, Bertram J. Steggert, registrar at Loyola univers ity, and James Rafferty, coach of debate at St. Seholastica's high school, acted as judges. Robert E. Heffernon, M.A., coaches the Catholic University team, and Will iam H. Conley, M.A., is the Mundelein coach. In the afternoon, Mr. Barron and Mr. McDonald debated Loyola univer sity at the Immaculata high school. Following the Mundelein debate, an in formal reception was held, after which the teams, the debate coaches, the judges, and the chairman were guests at a Wash ington's birthday supper in the model apartment. Oppose Presidential Power Increase Mary Agnes Tynan and Jane Spalding defended the negative of the question, Re solved : That tlie powers of the President of the United States be increased as a settled policy, opposing John P. Nantell and Joseph P. Fegen of John Carroll on Feb. 28. The teams were well matched and a tense quiet preceded the announcement of the decision. The Reverend Eneas B. Goodwin, J.D., of the economics depart ment of Mundelein and Loyola, acted as chairman. The Reverend James A. Magner (Continued on page 4, col. 3) Alumna Makes Literary Debut Dorothy Riley, a member of the class of 1932 and a charter member of the Stylus club, will make her debut in the professional literary world when her poem, Revelation, appears in the first issue of the new magazine to be pub lished soon by the Catholic Poetry So ciety of America. Miss Riley gained distinction as a poet and a writer of short stories during her college days, having been editor-in-chief of the Clepsydra and a charter member of Delta Gamma Sigma, honorary liter ary society, in her junior and senior years. It seems especially fitting that Miss Riley's poem should appear in the Cath olic Poetry Society magazine since while in school she was a member of the Charles L. O'Donnell.unit of that society organized at Mundelein. Miss Riley is at present taking grad uate work at Loyola university. Padraic Colum, Irish Writer, Visits College By Emer Phibbs In company with a fairy ring of story book people from the lands of his books we waited for Padraic Colum who visited the College on March 5. And suddenly, there he was, smiling at everybody, the friendliest, most enthusi astic of men, who went graciously to the Little Theater where the members of the Stylus club and the Press club assembled to meet him and to take advantage of his generous offer to answer any questions they cared to ask, in an informal kind of a talk which delighted his listeners. Mr. Colum received the emblem of his honorary membership in the Stylus club, and generously recited his widely loved poem, The Old Woman of the Roads, and two poems, Geraniums, and Morning Glories, from his book, Trees and Flow ers. Well, now, what would you like to know ? he asked. Things about writing, we said. We should like to have you tell us what you consider to be the value of all these at tempts we are making to write while we are in college. The main purpose of an art, said Mr. Colum, is to enrich lives. And before the artist can achieve his purpose he must learn to work without interest in personal gain, and with the idea of enriching the lives of those about him. Creative writing in college is subsidiary to the idea of adding to life. Learning an art makes that art more real and adds to one's appreciation of human life by discovering to the student a sense of its worth. The richest life includes some knowledge of everything in the world. What, we queried, is a person to do when she is in search of subject- matter? Write from personal experience, was his answer; write constantly, on suitable topics, and with an attempt at brevity, (Continued on page 4, col. 5) Freshmen Compile Comedy of Errors The freshmen compiled their own com edy of errors recently when they were asked to fill in the authors on a list of 50 books presented to them, and to indi cate how many of the books they had read. One sweet young thing in her naive ignorance attributed The Age of Inno cence to Pearl Buck, and one of her friends with a chronological eye decided that Beowulf must have written Canter bury Tales. Another resourceful young lady with an ear for words credited Dick ens with Moby Dick. The occasion for all this was a prob lem in statistical research worked out by ;he students in the department of library science. The student librarians prepared a list of books which they considered should be familiar to college students, and asked the freshmen to check their accuracy. According to the results, the average freshman had read about one half of the books listed. The most read in cluded Little Women, Ivanhoe, Treasure Island, the Idyls of the King, Uncle Tom's Cabin, and The Lady of the Lake. COMING EVENTS March 12-19. Vocation Week. March 15. Style Show and Tea sponsored by the home economics department. March 18. Laetare Sunday. Re ception of Laetare Player pledges. Awarding of the Golden Rose. WRITES PLAYS Directs Original Play and Coaches Youthful Debaters Junior Drama and English Student Wins Success In Both Fields Mary Agnes Tynan, who was a mem ber of the Mundelein team in the debate with John Carroll university last week, and who carried one of the leading roles in the Laetare production, Nine Till Six, is a debate coach and a playwright and dramatic director in her own right. Miss Tynan's fantasy in three scenes, The Queen Was in the Parlor, which was presented by the Mundelein Children's Theatre last year and which won Miss Tynan entrance into the Catholic Writer's Guild of America, was presented at the Austin Town hall on Feb. 10. Expression Pupils Present Play The members of the cast were Miss Tynan's expression pupils, who range from 6 to 12 years of age, and, although most of the group have been taking ex pression for not more than six months, the play was a remarkable success. The diminutive actors read the lines of such characters as King Sourmouth, Cook Sugarfingers, Sammy Sucker, and Sir Spinach with an ease and artistry that astounded most of the audience. Miss Tynan has recently written an operetta which these players will pro duce sometime in May. The theme is based on a Gaelic fairy tale. She is also planning a radio debut for her pupils on one of the children's programs. Coaches Grammar School Debaters A number of her pupils attend Presen tation school where Miss Tynan teaches argumentation. On Feb. 27, the school held its first intramural debate with teams composed of Presentation's champion de baters, who argued the question: Re solved : That children under twelve years of age should be barred from the movies. William H. Conley, M.A., member of the faculty and debate coach at Munde lein College, and Ruth Tangney, out standing member of the College debating team, were two of the judges. Miss Tynan thinks that debating should be introduced into the curricula of all grammar schools, because, before the student meels the complex problems of high school life, it teaches him to think clearly and quickly, and enables him to express his thoughts in a clear and con cise fashion, a knowledge which will be of inestimable value to him throughout his life. (Continued on page 4, col. 2) Honor St Thomas In Philosophy Program Today Philosophy students of Mundelein Col lege and Loyola university will unite to honor St. Thomas Aquinas, renowned philosopher and theologian, at a program in the College auditorium at two o'clock today. The Reverend John F. McCormick, S.J., head of the department of philosophy at Loyola, will deliver the prologue. The Mundelein College choral will then sing the Panis Angelicus, after which Thomas E. Byrnes of Loyola will speak on St. Thomas the Student. Evelyn Lincoln, the first Mundelein speaker, will discuss the Personality of St. Thomas of Aquin, and Francis P. Will of Loyola will speak on St. Thomas the Philosopher. Gloria Barry will speak on the Aes thetic according to St. Thomas; James R. Yore will discuss St. Thomas and Aristotle, and Betty Smith will close the student discussions with a consideration of Leo XIII and Neo-Scholasticism. The Reverend Dennis F. Burns, S.J., associate professor of philosophy at Loy ola and at Mundelein will give the epilogue, after which the Adoro Te, Gre gorian, will be sung. At the close of the program, the Rev erend Arthur J. Kelly, S.J., associate pro fessor of philosophy at Loyola and Mun delein, w'ill be celebrant of Benediction of the Most Blessed Sacrament. The program in honor of St. Thomas, an annual event introduced two years ago, is celebrated each year on the Saint's feast day by the philosophy department. This is the first time, however, that the Loyola students have joined with Mun delein in honoring the patron of schools. Collegians Become Hosiery Conscious In this high-powered age of tabulation and calculation, we of Mundelein believe the climax of statistical research has been reached. The realization descended upon us in the form of an official-appearing document which turned out to be a strin gent questionnaire. Never before were wc so sharply brought face to face with the dire facts connected with yes, our hosiery. What price do you pay? How long are they worn? What brand do you buy? These were a few of the leading ques tions to which the modern college miss was subjected. One hundred and twenty Mundelein students were given the questionnaire. Compiled results reveal that 50 of us buy hose at special sales, 65 at no spe cial time, and five must knit their own as no replies were offered. The majority buy for price rather than for brand or ap pearance. But concerning brands, Phoenix came in first in the mythical hose race. This novel interruption to an other wise ordinary routine was sent out by the Home Economics club ot the Uni versity of Missouri. Its purpose was to find the need for hosiery standards and help to bring about such standards. S. A. C. CARD PARTY The members of the Student Ac tivities Council ask the cooperation of entire student body in their plans for the annual S. A. C. card party. The affair will be held at the Belden-Stratford hotel the latter part of April. Announce Awards For Two Creative Writing Contests Urge Students To Enter English and C.S.P.A. Contests Opportunity has knocked twice in the past two weeks for Mundelein scribes. The English department has announced lhat five prizes will be given as creative writing awards in different fields this year, and the Catholic School Press As sociation is again sponsoring an inter- school journalism contest. The English awards will be given for the best poem, essay, short-story, edi torial, and book review submitted ait the publication office, room 506, on or before April 16. The C.S.P.A. contest will close on June 1, and awards will be given for the best news story, editorial, mission or so dality column, short-story, essay, or poem published in a school publication holding membership in the C.S.P.A. All of the Mundelein publications belong to the As sociation. Emer Phibbs, co-editor of the Clep sydra, received the C.S.P.A. award last year for her poem. Recompense. To quote the Catholic School Editor, Miss Phibbs has a flair for fine verse. The Mundelein award for essay was merited last year by Jane Gramlich. Mary Agnes Tynan received the award for poetry, Joan Quilty received the short-story award, Evelyn Lincoln the editorial award, and Ruth Tangney the book review award. Lew Sarett, professor of poetry at Northwestern university, judged the poet ry contest last year. The Reverend James J. Daly, S.J., of Detroit univer sity judged the essays; John T. Fred erick, editor of The Midland, judged the short-stories; James O'Donnell Bennett, of the Chicago Tribune, judged the edi torials ; and Morton Dauwen Zabel, of Loyola university, judged the book re views. Sixteen Attend Ciscora Assembly Cultivating Christian culture by read ing and spreading Catholic periodicals was the keynote of the morning session of the twenty-first general meeting of Ciscora, held at Aquinas high school on Feb. 22. The Ciscora New World page held a prominent place in the discussion which was led by Virginia Woods of Munde lein. The making of scrapbooks contain ing clippings which pertain to the activi ties of the various committees was deemed advisable, and all schools were urged to follow the suggestion in forming a per manent Sodality record. Retrospect and Prospect was the subject of the secretary's report given by Catherine Manske of Mundelein College. Mr. McCrane of the Detroit Sodality Union opened the afternoon convention with greetings and messages from the Detroit sodalists. A rather heated dis cussion on the NRA, which almost ter minated in a debate, was the offering of the committee on Industry. Mundelein College boasts of the largest college delegation. Those present were Catherine Manske, Virginia Woods, Helen Lange, Katherine Brennan, Cath erine Weniger, Julia Hagerty, Mary Catherine Rose, Marie Cuny, Kathryn Wolford, Irene Lavin, Mary Margaret Morrissy, Rita Johnson, Mary Frances Malone, Rita Cagney, Florence Morrison, and Eileen Donnellan.
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1934-03-07 (1)
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