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THE SKYSCRAPER BOOKCHATTER AS this is National Catholic Press month, we are devoting the entire column of this issue of The Skyscraper to outstanding Catholic publications. The purpose of National Catholic Press month is to bring Catholic publications to the attention of the general public, and to awaken interest and honest en thusiasm in the excellent reading mate rial contained therein. It seems to be a very prevalent opinion among many of our otherwise intelligent readers, that because a magazine is pub lished by a religious press, it contains mediocre literary creations. This is not true; one glance at the table of con tents in any of our representative Cath olic publications will bring before the reader's eyes the names of outstanding contemporary authors in all branches of literature, whose reputations are in many cases international. PICKING up a current copy of The Commonweal, we find an in teresting article entitled, The Secret of Joan of Arc, by H. A. Jules-Bois, the eminent French poet and essayist. This article, written in a chivalrous and chal lenging manner, should put to rout for ever the so-called secret of the French peasant maid with which meddling his torians have often tried to sensationalize their works. Many authors have tried to portray the heroine of Orleans as an impostor, but after considering the argument which Mr. Jules-Bois puts forth we can easily see that there is not even a remote pos sibility of this gross fabrication being true. IN a recent copy of America, we find some excellent editorials, chief among them a potent one on, The De generate Stage, which would undoubt edly give theatrical producers an ink ling of the true reason why their pro ductions die almost before they are born. This issue also contains a graphic article on, The Spirit of Modern Germany, by Gerard Hirschfield. Another publication issued by the Amer ica Press is The Catholic Mind, a pamphlet which deals with the Catholic viewpoint on matters of history, science, politics, and other international affairs. WE found a fine article on Spain and the Jesuits, in one of the late January pamphlets, which explained the recent trouble in Spain after the overthrow of the national monarchy and the birth of the new republic. This ar ticle is particularly interesting since the eyes of the entire world are eagerly watching for the political and social ef fects of the recent revolution, as well as for the religious ones. AFTER reading the current issue of the Catholic World, we rec ommend the excellent article which is one of a series on The Value of Poetry, by Theodore Maynard, the English con temporary poet. The article entitled What is a Poet? is very fascinating. In it Mr. Maynard brings out the fact that most poets look like anything but literary geniuses. Mr. Maynard seems to think that there are few would-be Miltons who remain mute because of their inability to express their feelings, for, he says, if one feels as Milton felt one is consequently able to write as Milton wrote. CLUBS + AND + CLASSES ART STUDENTS VISIT CHICAGO ART EXHIBIT Under the guidance of Miss Marjorie Magill, the art students visited the Chi cago Artists' Exhibit at the Art Insti tute on Feb. 3, and toured the galleries hung with the pictures of sons of our native soil. The themes of the pictures ranged widely, but there was a general modern tendency toward an impressionistic rather than a detailed technique. The first-prize picture was a light rose-colored building with a black roof projecting on one side, surrounded by grim, smoked-up build ings, rather ironically entitled Pink House. Many of the students were disappointed in the choice, but, according to their guide, one must grow into, rather than suddenly acquire a liking for mod ern art. After the students had finished tour ing the galleries, Miss Magill took them to the sculpture and pottery studios of the Art Institute school, where they con cluded an interesting and profitable af ternoon. HONOR ST. THOMAS IN PROGRAM, MARCH 7 St. Thomas Aquinas, the great doctor of philosophy, will be honored at a spec ial program on March 7, the six-hundred and fifty-ninth anniversary of his death. Members of the philosophy classes will participate in the program. Among the topics to be discussed are: The life of St. Thomas, St. Thomas and contempor ary thought, the hymns of St. Thomas, the Summa Theologica, and Pope Leo XIII and his revival of neo-scholasticism. At the conclusion of the student pro gram, the Reverend Arthur J. Kelly, S. J., professor of philosophy, will address the assembly. Benediction of the Most Blessed Sacrament will be given. Archaeologist's Lecture Reported to Classicists At the business meeting of Eta Phi Alpha held Monday afternoon, Feb. 12, Katherine Brennan, president of the club, gave an interesting report of an illustrat ed lecture by George Mylonas, Ph. D., delivered Saturday, Feb. 11, at the Hotel La Salle. The Chicago Society of the Archaeo logical Institute of America and the Chi cago Classical Club were instrumental in presenting Dr. Mylonas to the local clas sicists. Dr. Mylonas spoke on the exca vations which he conducted for the Greek government at Elcusis, a town fourteen miles northwest of Athens, overlooking the bay of Salamis. In her report of the lecture, Miss Bren nan gave a brief summary of the work of an archaeologist as told by Dr. Mylonas, and then gave a more detailed account of the work done at Eleusis. This Grecian city is known as the site of the mysteries and religious rites sac red to Demeter and Persephone. Miss Brennan retold the legend of the fair maiden taken from her mother into the underworld and the subsequent religious ceremonies performed in the sanctuaries of the mysteries. The archaeologists of Eleusis have given historical background to the legend by their discovery of three of these sanc tuaries, the earliest dated 1500 B. C. Miss Brennan announced that the next meeting of the Chicago Classical club would take place on May 13, with Dr. Paul Shorcy as guest speaker. Members of the Mundelein Classical club have been invited to attend. Typist Displays Speed Here Commerce students experienced a gen uine thrill of delight when Mr. Norman Sakvig, a graduate of the Austin high school and now a student at Columbia University, gave a demonstration of his unusual speed and ability on the dicta phone and typewriter on Friday, Feb. 10. Mr. Sakvig will compete for the world championship in typing at the World's Fair in June. His accomplishment in spired the commerce students with new ambitions and enthusiasm, and the speedy click-clack of the keys may be heard in the commerce laboratories most of the day with high hopes that one of the ar dent typists may be one of his competi tors at the World's Fair. Opportunity Knocks for Creative Writers Hear Hear All ye versatile writers I Six cash prize contests are being sponsored by the English de partment for your benefit. Make haste; make your inspirations talk in money terms. The prizes will be awarded for the best of each of the following types of creative writing: poetry, essay, short-story, play, (one or three-act), editorial, and book review. For particulars, watch publications bulletin board, or inquire in room 506. The deadline is March 31. Through an error, it was an nounced in a recent issue that a five- dollar cash prize would be given for each English award by Mr. Roy J. Barnett. Mr. Barnett is giving a ten- dollar cash award for the best short- story submitted. The other prizes will be given by other donors. ORCHESTRA RENEWS YOUTH AT PARTY The Orchestra club turned social on Wednesday, Feb. 15, and held a party in the rehearsal hall. Eleanor Nelson, re cently-elected social chairman, was in charge of the arrangements. With the cooperation of her committee, Miss Nelson presented something rather unusual in orchestras and in colleges a baby party. Each member of the club brought a picture of herself taken years since, and the complete collection was passed around the group for identification, a prize attending correct naming. The rehearsal room was fittingly dec orated with dolls and toys to provide at mosphere. A brief program added a finishing touch to the affair. Among the presentations was a short comic sketch of Uncle Tom's Cabin, presented by Anna Daly accom panied by Dorothy Grace, violinist, and Elizabeth Fraser, who played the piano and provided other necessary sound effects for the skit. SENIORS HOSTESSES AT BRIDGE TEA The seniors were hostesses to one hundred guests at a bridge tea on Thurs day, Feb. 16, at the R. Cooper Jr. Com pany, Incorporated, 221 North LaSalle street. After scores had been added and each winner had received her deck of cards, coffee and cakes were served. Gretchen Kretschmer, president of the senior class, and Mary Toohey, prefect of the sodality, poured. When the door prizes were raffled, Patricia Peterson received the electric candle and Genevieve McClevey the set of water glasses. Eacli senior provided the prize for her table. This was the first public project in which the seniors have engaged this year. The proceeds will be given to the college. Club Plans Talks on Japan The next meeting of the International club, which will be held on March 1, will be of special interest to the students who were privileged to hear Father Bit ter's lecture on Japan. The topic discussed will be the Jap anese people and the following sub-topics will be considered: The Country and Inhabitants, by Bernadette Culkin; The Old Form of Government, Mary Mur phy; The Modern Form of Government, Dorothy Higgins; Japan and China, Pat ricia Peterson; Japan and the United States, Emilie Barron. February Pamphlet Challenges Attention Have you read the pamphlet of the month? If not we would like to remind you that, The Man We Can't Ignore, by Herbert O'H. Walker, S. J., is on sale in the college. This is an inspiring treatise on the divine authority of Christ, written in the bright conversa tional style of the other Queen's Work publications. The pamphlet boasts a gay red-and- white polka dot cover so you can't have any trouble in finding it, and we guaran tee you an enjoyable half hour. HONOR ROLL Seniors Barnett, Doris Boyle, Elizabeth Granger, Margaret Kretschmer, Gretchen Lawler, Jane Lennon, Gertrude McClevey, Genevieve Moustakis, Rhea Nolan, Margarette O'Neill, Margaret Mary Park. Violet Smith, Helen Juniors Barry, Gloria Brennan, Katherine Brost, Adelaide Carney, Rosamond Culkin, Bernadette Donahue, Mary Veronica Dwyer, Mary Eppig, Rita Farmer, Morel Galvin, Irene Gorski, Jane Hora, Mildred Houlihan, Ethel Jeffers, Marion Lange, Helen Manske, Catherine McGowan, Evelyn Osten, Margaret Patterson, Rita Rice, Margaret Schaefer, Margaret Schmelzer, Mary Catherine Smith. Betty Sriubas. Valeria Timko, Irene Tompkins, Helen Turk, Lucille Walker, Marguerite Sophomores Agnew, Betty Alcxopoulos, Theodora Barrett, Lucile Burke, Frances Dick, Mary Driscoll, Helen Flick, Jane Grace, Margaret Hazle, Ruth Hottinger, Ruth Kessie, Magdalene I.avin, Irene Morrissey, Mary Margaret Mulligan, Marion Nielson, Frances Paloney, Clementina Riordan, Rita Tangney, Ruth Tynan, Mary Agnes Van Wonterghem, Dorothea Walsh, Mary Ann Wenthe, Dorothy Woods, Virginia Freshmen Bertrand. Marianne Carroll, Marjorie Casey, Rita Cashin. Grace Cuny, Marie Daly, Anna Marie Dehey, Mary Egan, Margaret Gillmore, Patricia Heinz, Ruth Mary Hogan. Rita Holland, Caroline Keenan, Helen Limburg, Joan Lysag'ht, Marie Manning, Bernadette Marnell, Mary McNulty, Mary Miller, Jean Newton, Virginia Nowak, Irene O'Callahan, Mary O'Donnell. Dorothy Peterson, Myrtle Scholzen, Lillian Shinnick, Annamae Schrocder, Katherine Shoebridge, Mary Katherine Sperry, Mildred Stiles, Jane Turner, Dorothy Walter, Marie Weniger, Kathryn Werlein, Margaret Wilcox. Charlotte RETREAT MASTER (Continued from Page 1, Col. 4) As you teach history, Father, I said, we'd like to know whom you consider the greatest man in history. We didn't have to wait long for an answer to that one. I consider Christ the greatest man in history, Father said, leaning forward to follow up his state ment. When you consider the great in fluence of Christ on the world compared to that of any other man of history, my answer is self-evident. The trouble today is that too many people look upon Christ as a vague, mythical character part of an ancient folk lore Then, changing the trend of his ideas, Father admitted that he was especially interested in the West. In his pic turesque style of speaking, he presented to us two or three of the West's out standing pioneers. First we met stately, white-haired John McLaughlin, who built Fort Van Couvcr on the Pacific coast for the British fur interests. He was a gallant, Catholic gentleman, de clared Father. Another of Father Hamilton's favorites is Father DeSmet who traveled with the men who made the first trip in covered wagons across the arid plains, treacher ous mountain passes, and hostile Indian land of the Old West in 1843. When asked what he would like best to do if he had no work to do, Father smiled the kind of smile that happy memories of the past call into being. When I was a young priest, he began, with a far-away look in his eyes, two other priests and I were sent to Wyoming to hunt for fossils. All wc had with us was a Mass kit, a tent, and a Ford, but what a glorious time we had Although Father was looking at us, he seemed rather to see an old Ford bumping along indifferent roads (losing a spare part now and then) carrying three young men who were full of the joy of living and steeped in the delights of Wyoming's glorious, colorful deserts, lordly mountains, and chatty little streams. If I ever am relieved of all duties, Father said, suddenly remembering his in terviewers, I'd like to try a trip like that all over again I Dragging our errant thoughts from Wyoming to Mundelein's cheery break fast room, we next wanted to know how the sodality at Marquette was conducted. Father immediately became all enthusi astic. Our sodality is in splendid work ing order now, he reported, happily. The students first organized a central committee, then began the real work. The foreign missions and the poor people of Milwaukee are our special care now. I'm very proud of the work our boys and girls are doing I We could not claim our retreat master's time much longer, so as a last question. we asked him about his work as regent of the Marquette school of journalism. Flicking the ashes off his nearly con sumed cigar and chuckling a little, hu morous-memory chuckle, Father said, Well, it was like this. I liked journalism so much and I hung around the publica tion rooms so often that they just had to make me regent But. seriously, I enjoy my work tremendously. It was time to leave us by this time, so Father shook hands with us and prom ised to come back if ever he could. As he stood there I thought of the words he had used to describe John McLaughlin, and felt that he, too, is a gallant Catho- iic gentleman I Former Students Enter Novitiates Betty Duker, a junior, and Helen Mc- Brady, a freshman, entered convents at the close of the first semester. Miss Duker, who came to Mundelein from Prov idence high school, entered the noviti ate of the Sisters of Providence at St. Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana; and Miss McBrady, who had attended the Immacu lata high school previous to her regis tration here, left Chicago for the noviti- tiate of the Sisters of Charity, B.V.M., Mount Carmel, Dubuque, Iowa.
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1933-02-21 (3)
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