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THE SKYSCRAPER February 16, 1934 New W. A. A. Officers Preside at Pledge Initiation Party The W.A.A. welcomed its fifteen new members at an initiation party on Feb. 5. The party was planned by the newly elect ed officers, Clementina Paloney, presi dent, Rita Casey, vice-president, Virginia Meagher, secretary, and Mary Domes, treasurer. A fitting apprehension prevailed as the initiation began with the pledges parad ing between rows of members who hurried them along the way. Then for the amusement of the members they per formed in relays and games. Finally, to restore their equilebrium and compen sate for the amusement so well provided, the new and old members joined in par taking of cake and coffee. Pauline Duzeski and Evelyn McGowan were in charge of the entertainment; Evelyn Lincoln assisted in the arrange ments, and Mary Lyon was chairman of the refreshment committee. Intramural Baseball Contest Near Close Bulletin By defeating Team III by the score 46 to 5, Team IV progressed to the semi-finals of the intramural bas ketball tournament on Wednesday Sight. TERRAPINS CELEBRATE THREE-FOLD BIRTHDAY Happy Birthday, Terrapins The Col lege swimmers celebrated their third birthday with a party on Feb. 12. It was a dual party (triple including Lincoln) since Eleanor Hopkins, a Junior Ter rapin, celebrated her twentieth birthday, and was guest of honor. Not one of the essentials of a true birthday party was omitted, from the can dle-lit cakes (one for the Terrapins with 3 candles and Eleanor's with 20) and ice cream, to the red snappers and candy- filled baskets. Margaret Vendley, social chairman, Eleanor Hopkins, entertainment chairman, and Pauline Duzeski and Mary Finnegan, refreshment chairmen, planned the party with the club moderator, Miss Magnuson. Introduce New Swimming Class In order to cope with the problem pre sented by a group of aquarians of varied ability in swimming and diving, Miss Magnuson has opened a unique ad vanced class unique because some of its members are splendid divers and poor swimmers, and vice versa. The class will consist of one lecture period a week, when theory will be pre sented, and one period of swimming. Recreational and marathon swimming will also be a part of the activities. The intramural basketball tournament opened on Feb. 9, when Team I, cap tained by Evelyn Lincoln and managed by Pauline Duzeski, won by a default from Team II. Team VI defaulted to Team V. Be cause of the defaulted games, Teams I and V met immediately for a second- round game with a score of 13-10. Team V, made up of D. Brown, manager, R. Christie, R. M. Gorman, C. Finnegan, A. O'Brien, M. Parker, captain, F. Pon- tecarvo, and M. Weber, triumphed after a hard-fought battle. Team VII defaulted to Team VIII on Feb. 12. The contest of Feb. 14 brought together Team II, captained by Mary Lyon and managed by Beatrice Mar shall, and Team IV. Team IV won with a score of 10-8. Today's games will be between Team VIII and Team IV. Monday, Feb. 19, will witness the championship game be tween Team V and today's winner. The athletic manager announces the members of two teams which have been formed since the last issue: Team VII, L. Barrett, captain, E. Dorn, manager, B. Gannon, M. M. Pembroke, B. Wal ters, M. Wenigman, and H. Piper. M. J. Blenner, L. Brady, manager, M. L. Ber ryhill, M. Cagney, M. O'Brien, A. Munch, and M. Lewis, captain, are on Team VIII. Would You Live In The Long Ago? A new appreciation of the twentieth century was but one of the worthwhile things the students carried away from the assembly of Feb. 7 at which Berkeley Square, popular motion picture, was shown. Leslie Howard, who gained distinction in the role of Peter Standish when the play was presented on the stage in Chi cago last winter, starred in the picture, carrying his double role with fine success. The photography and lighting in the picture were especially noteworthy, and the eighteenth-century settings and de tails rivaled the vision of the twentieth- century world in authenticity. EXHIBIT TRACES STORY OF RAYON IN MANUFACTURE The chemistry department has a brand new exhibit. It is the rayon display, a gift of Mr. Albert M. Johnson, the pro prietor of a rayon concern which until recently maintained a factory in the South for the manufacture of this interesting product of synthetic chemistry. The display traces the various steps of production, from the making of a durable board-like paper which constitutes the raw material, to the finished work, a vari ety of gayly colored silk threads and fabrics. In recent years rayon has been an im portant substitute for silk; many believe it to be equal, if not superior, to silk for durability, while its inexpensiveness has been one of the chief factors in its pop ularity. As yet the display has not been put on exhibition but it will be included in the annual exhibit of the chemistry depart ment which will take place sometime in the spring. Shakespeare and His England Live In New Scrapbook Gather 'round, Shakespeare fans All ye who admire and are especially inter ested in the bard of Avon can take a, stroll through Shakespeare's London any clay by merely paying a visit to room 403, the home of the Shakespearian scholars. These arduous students have compiled a scrap book, a huge black affair bright ened at intervals by startling crimson pages. It contains every conceivable kind of picture, article, cartoon, and sketch pertaining to Shakespeare the man, or to his works or his times. Here you can find engravings and pho tographs of the brilliant satellites who basked in the favor of the inimitable Queen Bess, as well as a host of pictures of that clever sovereign of England's golden age of literature. There are remarkable prints and litho graphs of the interiors of English cathe drals viewed from a point high up near the vaulted ceilings, where one can peer down through the sunshine which floods the chancels into the architectural austerity of the naves. Delicate pen sketches of quaint inns and taverns vie with amusing plates of fashions sponsored by the seventeenth- century man about town. The scrapbook, however, is not seven teenth-century by any means, for it brings us right up to present day England with pictures of and articles on the living members of the royal house of Windsor. Then too, there are photographic plates showing the developments in English rural life and custom up to our own times. You will find herein portraits of many of the great Shakespearian actors includ ing Modjewska, Booth, and the beloved team, Sothern and Marlowe. It even includes the newspaper accounts of Soth- ern's death a few months ago. If you cannot find enough on Shakes peare in the library, or if you are inter ested in seeing rather than imagining, ask to see the scrapbook and it will not be many moments until you are lost in the charming, crooked lanes of old London. Debate Club Sponsors Contest for Freshmen It's either a threat or a promise Whether the varsity debaters will be de throned from their exalted position or will be reinforced in it will soon be de cided when the freshmen conclude their argumentation project which was in augurated in the various rhetoric classes this week. As a preliminary step each class during the week conducted an open forum in which every member participated. Fol lowing this general discussion, the four best speakers were chosen by vote and will debate before their respective classes. As a result of the class debates each rhetoric group will enter two representa tives in the semi-finals, which are sched uled for next week. In each case the de cision will be rendered by faculty judges. The winning speakers thus selected will debate at a freshman assembly later in the month. OTHER 'PRODIGIES' RANK WITH OUR 'YOUNGEST' SENIOR SKYSCRAPINGS Jane Spalding attended the George Gershwin concert at the Auditorium last week. Among the Mundelein students seen at St. Mary's dance at the Congress Hotel on Jan. 26 were Katherine Fox, Rita Johnston, Marion Murphy, and Rita Smith. Marie Bushnell is one of a number of students who can succeed in attending two dances in one evening. After dancing at the junior prom at the Drake, Marie went on to the Loyola Interfraternity Ball. Betty Zoes, Esmine Kakaris, and Fran ces Valos attended the Greek Charity Ball on Jan. 26, at the Crystal Ballroom of the Morrison Hotel. Find Much To Praise In Second Clepsydra Faculty Member Publishes Article in Catholic World (Continued from page 1, col. 3) the English language that has helped to mold our thought since we stammered our first syllables at our mother's knee. Sister Mary Angelita, who is a mem ber of the Catholic Poetry Society of America and of the Catholic Writers' Guild, is the author of Starshine and Candlelight. An authority on the Old and Middle English periods of our literature, Sister has conducted courses in Anglo-Saxon at Mundelein College and at the University of Notre Dame. THREE MUNDELEIN PROFESSORS SPEAK IN LOYOLA LECTURES Although Virginia Tompkins is the youngest senior of the College, two other members of the class will have the dis tinction of being but nineteen years old when they graduate in June. The young ladies are Mary Dwyer and Margaret Rice. Miss Dwyer spent the first years of her life in Iowa where she attended various elementary schools. Her progress through the grade schools and high school was so rapid that she was but fifteen years old when she received her high school diploma. Miss Dwyer's home is in Mus catine, Iowa. She is a candidate for an A.B. degree with a major in mathemat ics. Miss Rice completed the regular eight-year course at St. Bride's elemen tary school in five years. After four years at St. Catherine's high school, she came to Mundelein. Miss Rice is a candidate for a B.S. degree with a major in phys ics. Her ambition is to do laboratory work after she graduates. All three of these youngsters have attended Mundelein College since it first opened its doors in 1930. Rita Hagel gave a bridge-luncheon at her home, on Feb. 3. Her guests were Betty Kilroy. Gladys Henry, Roberta Christie, Marita Heimessy, Gertrude Raf ferty, and Annarose Schofield. Retreat Lectures Survive Varied Mid-Year Activities By Evelyn Lincoln The appearance of the second issue of the Clepsydra, the quarterly literary mag azine, created a favorable stir in and out of the College. Not only was the liter ary matter highly praised, but all were unanimous in paying a tribute of admira tion to the beautiful illustrations. Beata Mater, the frontispiece designed by Marie Walters, was one of the love liest that has appeared in any Mundelein publication. Also of note was the tragically beauti ful sonnet by Ann Lally, The Sacrifice, and the exquisite drawing that accom panied it. The short story, Courage, by Vir ginia Woods, which took a place of honor in the contest held by the English depart ment last year, also appears in this issue of the Clepsydra. Some excellent descriptive passages ap pear in the appealing story by Ruth Tang ney, The Youngest Wise Man. There is much life and interest in Ger trude Scanlan's story, Forty-to-One, and the sonnet, Peace of God, by Mary Agnes Tynan merits commendation. Three Mundelein professors, Father Burns, Father Goodwin, and Mr. Schmeing, are speakers on the annual winter lecture series of Loyola university which centers around the general subject, Stability in this Changing World. Each lecture is given twice, first at the Downtown College of Loyola Uni versity, 28 North Franklin street, and again at St. Ignatius auditorium. The program is as follows: Introductory: Stability or Instability? The Reverend Thomas A. Egan, S.J., dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. Jan. 29, 30. Religion and Science. George M. Schmeing, A.M., M.S., professor of chem istry. Feb. S, 6. Economic Evolution or Revolution? The Reverend Eneas B. Goodwin, J.D., S.T.D., professor of economics. Feb. 12, IS. Reason in our Changing Education. James A. Fitzgerald, Ph.D., professor of education. Feb. 19, 20. The Catholic Tendency in Modern Lit erature. James J. Young, M.A., profes sor of English. Feb. 26, 27. Stability in Government The Very Reverend Samuel Knox Wilson, S.J., president of Loyola University. March S, 6. Stability in This Changing World. The Reverend Dennis F. Burns, S.J., pro fessor of philosophy. March 12, 13. The first date listed after each name indicates the Downtown College lecture which will be given at 6:4S p. m. The second date indicates the St. Ignatius auditorium lecture which will be given at 8:15 p. m. (Continued from page 1, col. 2) examen were new features in the student retreat. In speaking of Our Lady, Father Man- ion was especially earnest, notably in his striking illustration from the celebrated picture, The King of Kings. Father Manion, who was formerly rec tor of Rockhurst college, Kansas City, is now a member of the missionary band of Loyola University. Louise Teich, who left school last year in order to take a trip abroad, is with us once again. She returned to school at the opening of the semester with a host of stories about a number of the his toric Old World beauly spots. We were very much impressed by her account of her audience with His Holiness, Pope Pius XI. Irene Galvin was seen dancing at the Knights of Columbus Ball in honor of President Roosevelt's birthday, held at the Edgewater Beach Hotel. Sallie Agnes Smith and Penelope Haloulos, both members of the Laetare Players, were recently chosen as finalists in an audition for the WGN evening pro gram. Auditions are not formidable ex periences for these students, however, since both girls have frequently faced the microphone. Miss Smith has appeared several times in programs over WGN, and Miss Ha loulos has taken part in several sketches over WMAQ. Recently Miss Haloulos was interviewed over WJJD as the rep resentative of the Mundelein Laetare Players. England or Debates? Freshman Is Puzzled Six students are listed as receiving prizes for presenting the best notebooks in the European history classes. Mary Louise Metcalf, Phyllis O'Neill, Emily Paska, Ann Pazemis, Rosemary Walsh, and Catherine Wasisco are the distin guished students. Anna Mary Mann, a member of the charter class who did not return to school in September, rejoined the ranks of the seniors at the opening of the new semester. The prospect of a two-years' trip to England might be unalloyed bliss to some people, but to Edythe Williams, Munde lein freshman, the situation has its draw backs. Miss Williams mournfully admitted that, although the idea is exciting to say the least, she almost (not quite) prefers to stay at home and debate It seems that Miss Williams is an ar dent debater and sports fan. As she left for England on the fifteenth of February, she was unable to take part in the split- team debate with Loyola. Moreover, she is sure that she will miss the Big-league baseball games keenly. Even baseball in England is only cricket, she laments. Miss Williams' father is an executive of the Philco Radio Corporation and has been in England for the past six months determining the advisability of building a new plant there. Conditions being fa vorable, the Williams family has embarked for a two-year stay in London. Your reporter is still wondering whether to envy Miss Williams or to pity her Missionary Tells Stories of India Life among the notorious devil-worship ers of India proved vivid material for a lecture by the Reverend John A. Kilian, S.J., of the Patna mission on Feb. 13. Do not imagine missionaries going to India holding high a Crucifix, Father Kilian said. I started my first mission with a baseball. He then proceeded to describe the devil-worshipers as a farm ing people, lovable, but incredibly stupid as far as religion is concerned. The people, however, want to become Christians, he continued. As they watch me celebrating Mass and are pleased with a certain part of it, they ask me to repeat it. My first church was in a stable. In India today there are 270 million Hindus, 70 million Mohammedans and IS million other inhabitants, including the devil-worshippers. Since missionary work among them began, 16 churches and 21 schools have been established, and 40 temples have been converted into chapels.
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