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Page Two SKYSCRAPER Understanding of UN Vital For College Students To acquaint the student body with the problems and the organization of the United Nations, and to offer to the community an academic and civic service, the College will sponsor in October a five-day institute for the study of the United Nations Charter. In addition to a series of lectures, the In stitute will offer a number of seminars head ed bv scholars outstanding in their fields. Croup* will discuss UNESCO, the problem of trusteeship, the UN's Social and Econ omic Council, the International Court, and the Security Council. The United States has committed itself to strive for the success of the United Na tions, the organization which is the main hope of the world for perpetuating peace an organization which is pledged to support tbe rights of the smaller nations and which has in it the teeth to make it the success that the League of Nations hoped to be. We must realize that the government which is supporting this organization is not an entity separate and distinct from the people, but that the people and the officials are morally responsible for political activity. Tbe voter is morally bound to vote intelli gently and to make his voice heard by the legislators. There is no world problem paramount in current importance to that of maintaining peace. The instrument agreed upon by the world to maintain peace is the UN. There fore, a complete understanding of its func tions is essential to the education of the stud ent for the exercising of his moral and civic duties. The college's introduction of the UN course was an invaluable addition to the cur riculum, and its proposed study institute will till the need for a means of widespread dissemination of information and individ ual participation in discussion. The Graduate's Duty To God To Society We seniors have come to the end of four years of Catholic college education -years in which we have attained truth and dis covered methods of applying our knowledge. .Many of us have begun to wonder just how we will go about taking our place in a ma terialistic world. Two weeks from now we shall come face- to face with this world and be expected, as Catholic educated women, to combat tbe evil influences existing today. Our Christian training has given us a right sense of values, strengthened our moral principles, and developed and deep ened our realization of life in all its aspects. This training together with self-confid ence can go a long way in the manifestation of ideals that will have a marked effect on society. It is our duty as Catholic educated women to prove the value of our knowledge. The field of indifference is vast; to com bat it. using truth as a weapon and with the guidance of Christ, we can and must break down the barriers that stand as obstacles on man's path to ultimate happiness. This is the graduate's duty to society. This is her duty to God Dear Duchess, Don't you think the freshmen did well in (jetting out their very own edition oj 'The Skyscraper? We'll never forget our Fresh man Edition hack in May. 1943. It was fun and one of the many things for which we're grateful to Mundelein. Now that the end of these four wonder ful years is so close, we realize all the more how much we have to say thank you for the Skyscraper Malls with students and alum nae, glamorous in crisp new formals, meeting to exchange Holiday greetings; the Senior I all. Junior I'rom, and Sophomore Cotillions which were fun because all the classes could go Candlelighting. solemn, beautiful, and traditional May crownings and Honors Days the Junior-Senior luncheons and the Senior-Junior teas the Card Party and Fashion Revue -club meetings and parties all these are a part of Mundelein. And then there's the more serious side of the picture pensive hours spent in the quiet library classes that were hard work, yet fun visits with our Lord in the stillness of the Chapel Baccalaureate Sunday and the pledge To hold my degree as a sacred trust and Commencement, the end which is really the beginning for us. We know we can never sufficiently thank Mundelein Faculty and students alike for four wonderful, fruitful years. We are grateful for the Opportunity to study to gether, to pray together, to plan together, to have fun together, and to be graduated together. It is with reluctance and gratitude that we leave Mundelein and all it stands for. See you at graduation Eagerly, Tina Of Warning, One Word, for Vacation The students are vacation bound. Unto them The Skyscraper sends a parting wish for summer joys illimitable and unmeasured, plus one word of caution. During the past year, .Mundelein has given to each and all. regardless of status or de partment, a dose of knowledge, and. we trust, sonic portion of wisdom. This gift. often hard won, cannot be ignored. No student can turn her back on the west door, her cleaned-out locker, then shrug her shoulders free of the books, and forget for three months, or for a year, or forever, what she has learned and done here. She may lose her knowledge of the val ence table, of the respiratory system of the frog, and muddle her French verbs, but her mind has been trained, and that training must not be wasted. The choice is now to grow in knowledge and wisdom, or to re trogress irretrievably, for the mind cannot stand still. With the giving of the gift was the imparting of a trust. So the word of warning. Have fun, lots of it, and vacation thoroughly. Hut don't fool yourself into thinking you can escape what is behind you. lt is the plan of human life that responsibilities to one's self are in escapable. Think about that and make this vacation worthwhile. Class of '46 Voices Pledge of Loyalty Yes, we will be loyal all through the yea- s Mundelein to you. Loyal to that spirit that is so much yours and is now part of each of us. Truly freshmen and proud that we were our young hearts immediately started to love you. We assumed our place and took to ourselves the right and privilege of being Mundeleinites. Our aim was identified with yours, and, with the training and guidance that you have given us, that aim will find its fulfillment beyond the blue skies above you. Kagerly as sophomores, we let our ring ing anthem rise again. Daily we became more aware of the warm, the right, the real Spirit that was our heritage. The echo of our bright song became increasingly meaning ful as our faith enfolded you and your faith inspired us. With junior year came the grow ing strength that proved itself in the term upperclassmen. And our appreciation grew as tbe secure, the mature realization of Life became ours. -Mundelein afforded us the stimulus to cultural growth, social activities, and intellectual studies. As seniors we cherish our friendships, our achievements, and our four years of unequalcd happiness. Our debt of gratitude can best be expressed when we say Listen for our hearts will always sing your praises. Our spirit is of a living loir anew and through all the years to come, we your class of '46, will be loyal to you, OUR Mundelein. America to Me You don't have to hear America the Beautiful or the national anthem to appreciate what it means to be an .American; even as I write this. America is all about me. I need onto eonsk.er it from my vantage point here in the Mundelein College Library. The library itself tells me of America's freedom of opportunity and education for all, the daily newspapers hanging on the rack indicate freedom of speech and of the press. I can see freedom of religion as a student and nun pass through the campus in the great afternoon shadow of Mundelein fifteen stories dedicated to Truth. An airplane overhead holds no terror, college boys can roll down Sheridan Road in a tired Ford if they wish. America is a beautiful land where passports are not needed between states, where every citizen shares a responsibility in its government after twentv-one. And I ? I am part of it. (This essay by Mary Iteci-her. third place winner in llu- CIi:i-:ik HcraM-Amcrlcan Kassay Conies American bay. is printed through the eouriesy of the C'h cae.o Herald-American.I Contest lor I-Am-An In Summer, Read . . * In this delightful book. Mrs. Palmer's Honey, bv Fannie Cook, are Honey, a CHARACTERS ro, fr v 'fa;: served the Palmers for twelve years, but with the advent of the war. finds that she has more essential work to do in relieving the needs of her own people; Mrs. Palmer, Honey's kind ly employer; Mr. Palmer, champion of the Negroes, who is killed through the treachery of his enemies; Hen Boston, Honey's devotee from childhood; Hetty Jane, Mrs. Palmer's daughter who becomes a social worker in order to foster a better understanding be tween the White and the Negro; Lamb, Honey's brother who works diligently with Betty Jane Palmer to achieve an attitude of cooperation between the two races and a better tomorrow for all groups. The locale is a segregated section of the city of St. Louis known as the Ville, SFTTINf where the self-respecting, am bitious, and hard-working Negroes live. Before the war the women worked as maids for the white people and the men had to be satisfied with the limited number of odd jobs offered the Negro. Wartime labor problems, however, give the Negro an opportunity to work in industrial plants and share in some of the war-swollen wages. This creates a new problem for the community and the people of St. I-ouis. Negroes are permitted to join the unions and pay dues, but have no share in the rights and privileges enjoyed by the white mem bers. The story involves the evolution of Honey from a passive Negro maid to a so- ACTION cia' NV' ' lt;er active i the inter- ests of her people. She leaves the employ of Mrs. Palmer to work in a war plant, where she learns of the injustices do-alt her people. Honey realizes that the only solution to the problem is understanding and cooperation between the two races, and becomes a valuable worker for the cause of her people. Although the main subject of this book deals with one of the most vital issues of REACTION ur ' lt;lay the Negro P - Iem there are many other subordinate plots that maintain the reader's interest throughout the story. Among these are the slaying of Mr. Palmer, and Honey's marriage to her childhood sweetheart. Hen Boston. Mrs. Palmer's Honey is the winner of the George Washington Carver award, the first to be given for the promotion of better racial understanding. MUNDELEIN COLLEGE Chicago. 40, Illinois II 'R'RltllliH Chicago's Coixeur l-'iiu Women nIIKK Till DlKKOTIIIN I I UK S'S'I KKS HF Charity, U.V.M. Entered as Second Class Matter Nov. 30, 1932, at tlie Post Office of Chicago, Illinois, under the Act of March 3. 1K97. 175 Hie year. Published semi-monthly from October to May inclusive liy the students of Mundelein College. Vol. XVI May 22, 1946 No. 12 WE* All-Catholic Honors All-American Honors Telephone: Sheldrake 9620 Co-Editors-in-Chief Eleanor Arends, Lois Hintze Associates Mary Martha Cooper, Patricia Curran, Dolores Hartigan, Patricia Hollahan, Joan Templeman Feature Editors Florence Jankowski, Dolores Toniatti, Genevieve Urbain Associates Mary Beecher Mary Em Harrigan, Alice Marie Horen, Colleen Rettig. Copy Editors Regina Bess, Dolores Cervenka News Editors Katherine Burwitz, Regina Milligan Associates Lucille Cook, Dorothy Doyle, Mary Patricia Driskill, Jeri Mangold, Ellenmae Quan, Marilyn Tamburrino, Rosemary Templeman, Fran ces Wager. Sports Editors Mary Cannon, Jean Ondesco Art Editor Margaret Mary Campbell Reporters: Mary Ann Anderson, Coletta Clif ford, Joan Engbring, Barbara Fallon, Beatrice Goldrick, Jean Jahrke, Kathryn Malatesta, Ramona Marino, Mary Leona Merrick, Lorraine Stajdohar, Mary Louise Sullivan, Jean Anne Trapp, Frances Wager, Eileen Dolan, Cynthia Knight.
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1946-05-22 (2)
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