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December 14, 1934 THE SKYSCRAPER Weddings, Travel, Various Positions Interest Alumnae To the tune of white chrysanthemums and the traditional wedding march, Mar garet Roche, editor-in-chief of the Sky scraper for 1931-32, walked down a white velvet carpet and was married to Richard Vincent McNellis, in St. Mary of the Lake church on the afternoon of of Dec. 1. Margaret wore white satin with a lace veil. Her attendants were gowned in beige and brown velvet outfits and car ried muffs topped with purple orchids. Margaret carried a white satin muff and orchids. The Skyscraper staff extends its best wishes for life-long happiness. As Christmas approaches, our travel ing alumnae are returning home as thous ands of other travellers all over the world are doing. Rita Eppig of the Charter Class, back from South America and the Eucharistic Congress, was enthusiastic about both. Before reaching Buenos Aires, where the Congress was held, her party made several stops along the coast. When they finally arrived there, about a week be fore the Congress, they found themselves, according to Rita, in the Parish of South America. The town is modern, beauti ful, the people gracious, hospitable. The popular impression about their utter dis regard for time is true, and is probably the secret of their charm. The Congress itself, the climax of the trip, was particularly impressive because of the lavish display the South Americans exhibit so well. Another worldly-wise alumna is Pene lope Haloulos. As the curtain rose on our opening performance of Twelfth Night, Penelope, former president of the Laetare Players, was entering the Golden Theatre in New York for the Catholic Actors' Guild Ball. During her stay in New York she met Ethel Barrymore, had tea with EvaT-T GaTHenne, was a pro tegee of Brandon Tynan, playwright and actor, was offered a part in a play, had a successful radio audition, and was pre sented with a contract. She refused both the part in the play and the radio con tract in New York and has decided for the present to confine herself to coaching and radio work. An interesting letter came to our mail bag recently, from a former Sky scraper editor. You just can't imagine how eager 1 am to receive each edition of the paper. I think of you writing your masterpieces while I write mine, which consist of fore closure bills, letters, petitions, and orders, and once in a while a divorce. This has been rather a jerky letter, I know, but it has been done in fits and starts, rather between moments of pacify ing harrassed clients who think my worthy lawyers should not take SO long for lunch, taking care of my little switch board, and telling one salesman that 1 am overwhelmed with magazines that I never have time to open, and another, that I haven't even thought of Christmas let alone of Christmas cards. So you see how it is, but it is all rather fun. Legally yours, Justine Feely. Meanwhile the stay-at-homes weren't staying at home. On Nov. 20, a good many of them attended a dinner at Gimbles. In charge of the arrangements was Eleanor Joyce '32, president of the alumnae, assisted by the other officers; Mary Farmer James '32, vice-president, Doris Barnett '33, corresponding secre tary, and Marion Young '32, treasurer. Plans are now under way for a luncheon to be given on Dec. 15, under a committee headed by Doris Barnett. Recently Eleanor Joyce attended a meeting of the National Federation of Catholic Alumnae. She was appointed at the meeting to call upon the theatre man agers to inquire into their cooperation with the Legion of Decency project. After visiting the managers of the Apollo and Oriental theatres and the Balaban and Katz chain, Miss Joyce brought back to the Federation a favorable report. Senior Trio Entertains At Class Cafe Party On Friday, Dec. 7, the seniors held a cafe party in the College tea room. The tables were arranged in a semi-circle around a temporary stage where the floor show was given. Mary Jane Blenner en tertained with a number of popular songs rendered in her own inimitable way. Mary Agues Tynan and Ruth Tangney gave a number of comic dramatic sketches, Ruth Hottinger played the piano, and Margaret Broccker sang a blues song. Lucy Crowley, the president of the class, took charge of the games, Ann Lally, the vice-president and social chair man, acted as hostess, and Jane Molloy was refreshment chairman. Her com mittee consisted of: Rita Riordan, Mary Alice Wolfe, Virginia Bosch, Mary Mc- Cracken, Ellen Decker, Jane Flick, Su- sanne Savage, Marjorie Nichols, Mary- Margaret Pembroke, Mary Domes, and Loretta Jans. Puck, Oberon, Titania Entertain Debate Club Forensic problems were forgotten as the Debating club sought amusement with witty Puck and merry Oberon at Max Rhinehart's far-famed production of A Midsummer Night's Dream. Owing per haps, to the Shakespearean enthusiasm aroused in the College, the debaters chose a theater party on Nov. 30 for their November social affair. Boxes were reserved for the party of thirteen, which was chaperoned by Mrs. Eva Phillips Donahue, social director of Philomena Hall, Those in the party- were Helen Coleman, Katherine De Lage, Catherine Ann Dougherty, Caroline Hol land, Marion Holt, Anna Marie Master- son, Mary O'Brien, Mary Russell, Mar ion Schmitz, Dorothy Sigman, Rita Tatge, and the president, Mary Agnes Tynan. Father (joodtvinExplains Devaluation of Dollar Money Problems was the title of the second of a series of lectures delivered by the Reverend Eneas B. Goodwin, J.D., in the sixth-floor lecture room on Dec. 5. Father Goodwin pointed out that the non-stabilized monetary system of Europe has an effect on the recently stabilized American dollar. He illustrated the de valuation of the dollar by the example of an ounce of gold, which formerly sold at 20.67, and now amounts to 35.00. After the lecture the students were at liberty to ask questions pertaining to economic conditions, and an interesting discussion followed concerning the stabil ized dollar and the reasons why banking is profitable in prosperous times. Expect Santa Claus To Visit Children's Theatre Productions Percival Wilde's The Enchanted Christmas Tree and The Giant and the Biscuits by Jean Lee Latham, will usher in the Christmas season as presentations of the Children's Theatre on Dec. 22 and 23. A matinee of the same performance will be given for the Faculty and students to open the traditional Candle lighting ceremony on Dec. 21. A double cast of characters will take part in the plays. The older children of the group will put on The Enchanted Christmas Tree. Josiah Benton, the grouchy old man who never wanted to play, will be impersonated by John Haas and Thomas Small. His wife.Ella Benton, will be played by Naomi Le Bree and Patricia Byrne. Mary Downing and Martha Weinshenk will alternate in the role of the Benton's little maid-of-all- work who admits the mysterious Ex pressman, Mary Catherine Mahoney. Other players include: the Judge, Ber nard Cullen and Jack Dee; the District Attorney, Frances Donegan and Mar garet Hennessey; the Foreman of the Jury, Nancy Lally and Joseph Fox; the Scrgeant-at-Arms, Eileen Rogers; the First, Second, and Third Witnesses, Loretta Byrne, Alice Marie Horen, and William O'Brien; and the Jurors, Patri cia Cleary, Mary Louise Dchnert, Betty Jeanne Fox, Mary Jane Hannahan, Kathleen Leahy, Mary Ann Small, Rich ard Small, Agnes Thalc, Janet Wayne, and Ann Yeomans. Robert Nesbit and Magdalena Cun ningham will play Teddy in the very young peoples play, while the roles of his Sister and the Doctor will be taken by Marilyn Foss and Alice Mitchell. The King and Queen will be played by Mary Claire Meyer. Marietta Haas,-Mary Cahill, and Mary Lou Fox. Ladies in Waiting are Norma Jeanne Wayne and Helen Jane Brannock, surprisingly dif ferent types, and two members of the Royal Guard, Joan Shen and Carl Meyer, are also very unique. Margaret Wenigman, a senior drama student at Mundelein, will play the Giant. Dorothy White, Roma Murphy. Mar ianne Bertrand, and Margaret Wenig man, all drama majors, will act as assist ant directors of the productions as a part of their practice teaching. Wer Sind Sie? Qerman Club Members Ask Pledges On Dec. 4, pledges to Die Rothen steiner Gesellschaft decorated themselves with signs exhibiting the German colors and containing the words Ich bin Frau- lein , Wer sind sie? This was the preliminary part of the initiation to the German club, which took place when the members and pledges met in 301 at 4 p. m. Each pledge was called upon in German to do something, the command being given in German, and the stunt to be executed in German. Afterwards games were played, the winner of each receiving a large pretzel. Closing the meeting, a very enjoyable one, all sang Die Schnit zel Bank, and adjourned to the College tea room for refreshments. The following students were admitted to the club as members: Alberta Boden, Gertrude Brant, Marie Curran, Catherine De Lage, Edith Dorn, Helen Driscoll, Marguerite Dunnion, Lillian Fegers, Betty Furlong, Ellen Groth, Eileen Grimm, June Hoffman, Kathryn Kam- schulte, Irene Kartholl, Audrey King, Katherine Kostakis, Gertrude Kraus, Genevieve Kruzcl, Dorothy Lindsay, Lorraine Manske, Marie Munch, Mar garet Murray, Marie Nanak, Mary O'Callahan, Anna O'Carroll, Dorothy Roche, Rosemary Rona n, Dorothy Schultz, Eileen Shanley, Dorothy Sigman, Margaret Trone, Rose Wastl, and Kath erine Weniger. Three Seniors Attend Chicago Club Meeting Three senior classics students, Mar garet Grace, Virginia Woods, and Rita Rioarden, represented Mundelein at the luncheon meeting of the Chicago Classi cal club on Saturday, Dec. 1, at the Hotel La Salle. They gave an enthu siastic account of the reading on the Caluccio Case by Professor B. L. Ull- man, president of the club. At the last social meeting of Eta Phi Alpha, discussions on Sappho and Hor ace were given by Ruth Tangney, Eliza beth Higgins, and Alice Young. Facidty and Students Attend International Peace Meeting (Continued from page 1, col. 3) The afternoon session was marked by a discussion of the relations of the United States with Russia, Japan, and China. Professor Hugh L. Riordan of Marquette was principal speaker. A banquet was given at the Wisconsin club as a closing event of the conference. The Catholic Association for Inter national peace, which has its headquarters at Washington, D. C, grew out of a series of meetings for representatives of a dozen nations after the Eucharistic Con gress in 1926. Seniors Pay Tribute To Father Marquette At Memorial Service Chicago college students, French diplo mats, civic leaders, and Indian chiefs joined in a simple ceremony on Dec. 4 to pay tribute to the famous Jesuit mis sionary whose landing on the shores of Lake Michigan in 1674 was a milestone in the history of Chicago and of the middle west. Mary Ann Walsh, president of the S.A.C, Irene Lavin, vice-president, Lucy Crowley, senior class president, together with students from Loyola university, St. Xavier's and Rosary colleges, representa tives of the French war veterans and Blue Devils, attended the ceremony which was held at the Marquette memorial on the Michigan avenue bridge. Judge John P. McGoorty presided, and Rene Weiller, consul for France, and the Reverend Jerome V. Jacobson, S.J. spoke. Mr. Quin O'Brien, representing Mayor Kelly, read the proclamation which desig nates Dec. 4 of each year as Father Marquette Day, in honor of the Jesuit priest whose name marks a milestone in Chicago's history. Chief Whirling Thunder and Jessie Red Wing, Indians of the Winnebago tribe, wearing tribal costumes, paid the tribute of their race to the Black Robe. Editor of Clepsydra Commended for Essay The literary world, which is generally supposed to look askance upon the efforts of young writers, isn't running true to form at all as far as Virginia Woods is concerned. On Nov. 28, the autumn Clepsydra ap peared, including a critical research ar ticle by Miss Woods on contemporary Catholic women poets, entitled In the Vanguard. On Dec. 10, Miss Woods received a letter of glowing commendation for the essay from Caroline Giltinan, former edi tor of the Carillon, and an officer in the Catholic Poetry Society of America, together with an autographed copy of Miss Giltinan's latest book, The Veiled Door. Aesthetics Class Honors St. Cecelia 'Rithriietic By Ruth Honoring St. Cecelia, the patron of music, members of the aesthetics class held an informal program on her feast day, Nov. 22, in which they discussed the various traditional and historical aspects of the virgin martyr's life. Dorothy Boynton gave a biographical account of her life, while Ann Lally dis cussed St. Cecelia as portrayed in litera ture by Pope and Dryden. Maderno's unusual sculptural representation of St. Cecelia was analyzed by Norine Golden. A large portion of the program was given over to a criticism of various paint ings of the saint. Ruth Hottinger dis cussed Raphael's, Violet Kilbane com mented on Dolci's, and Donatello's; Cim- abue's, Gentileschi's, and Naujok's re presentations were treated by Jesse Kramer. Although it is not certain that St. Ce celia ever played the organ, tradition has linked her name with the instrument in such a way that she is often represented at it. Mae Murphy discussed this fact, and Frances Mikkelson closed the pro gram with a few comments on St. Cece lia in music. Miss Mikkelson concluded the program with a hymn, and Mildred Sperry accompanied her on the piano. The Skyscraper extends the sympathy of the Faculty and students to Catherine Ott on the death of her father and to Vir ginia O'Connell on the death of her sister. E ALL haven't got a Southern mansion to go to for the Christmas holidays like Frederica Gleeson, but from the preparations on foot, we wouldn't trade one sleigh ride for all the corn- pone in the land of cotton. ND if a gala season can be marked by the glistening Greek letter pins on the bosoms of Mary Coen and Belle Fay the ringing out of the old year will be something in the way of more than scholastic discussions. Ask Mary Coen to show you the Trianon Glide in her spare moments. BUT we all take the background for Ruth Kees. She is the hinter par excellence. When her week-end guest from Kentucky boarded the train, Ruth casually suggested that a copy of Edna St. Vincent Millay's Wine From These Grapes would warm the cockles of her heart. Lo and behold By Wednesday a copy arrived. Service with a smile E might let drop a hint about be ing on your metal, but the Glee club beat us to it. Those winsome warb lers have cornered the gold and silver market for their formals in the Cantata. We have come to the conclusion that there are too many people like Mary Margaret Pembroke, who can choose be tween black velvet and white satin, and that socialism is the only form of society Even then we'd probably be chained to a typewriter. But you can't tell about life. There is the way the cast for the tableaux was chosen Helen Marie Loehr was walking innocently down the main hall when someone stopped her and said, How would you like to be the Madonna ? Wish somebody would ask us to be Croesus' right hand man. As a news story this is practically stale, but it's too good to miss. The unkindest cut of all occurred when an underclass man walked into the ticket office and asked to buy a bathing cap. BUSINESS is getting so bad that we have to tell a joke on ourselves. In prose writers, the professor was describ ing a rare volume of Holinshed's which was published in 1568 and stood four feet high. Thinking ourselves very erudite, we ventured to ask if that was the same edition used in the grammar schools to day. Some people have a vicious sense of humor the news room during dead line hour for instance. We have been warned in no gentle terms that our jokes had best be labeled. RUTH GORMAN is decorating the swimming pool for the Terrapin Bridge Splash. As far as we are con cerned the less bridge and the more splash will make the evening a success. We Wouldn't Like to be Quoted But We are going to lean on the lake if these pre-holiday knitters don't leave their orange wool at home. If they would only concoct knee warmers or chest protectors for the shivering class mates We-might as well get this off. The Arabian song is Stars Fell on Ali Babi. And if the gay occupants of the east locker room want to exchange puns say No firmly. The Piano club will soon give a pro gram of the first pieces that each stu dent learned. We would rather have heard them about ten years ago. That would have been primitive music. Lilian Krez has a dress with nine buttons but she can only fascinate. Sorry. Merry Christmas and may Santa leave a feminine Boswell in the stock ing
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1934-12-14 (5)
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