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-* Cornerstones 1938-1940 -* '*'. Peace is the tranquility of order, according to St. Augustine. Europe didn't possess this order in 1940, and what order was left iii the United States was imperiled. London bomb shelters during the German air blitz included the city's subway station. Night after nrht hundreds of persons huddled there trying to catch a few hours of sleep. The Good Earth of China was another war-torn center. The Burma road, built as China's lifeline to the ouside world, carried over 12.000 tons of supplies monthly in 1941. It was vehemently protected by the Flying Tigers, an Am erican volunteer group headed by Gen eral Claire Chcnncault. The closing of the road by Japanese conquest left China destitute of supplies. On May 27, 1941, almost a year after the fall of Dunkirk and the formation of the French puppet government, President Roosevelt proclaimed a state of unlimited national emergency. Leon Henderson was made director of the new OPA on April 11, 1941. His job included the stabilization of prices and rents in order to prevent the spe-ula- tion, profiteering, and handling which would result from shortage. 1941 Brings Crisis By November of 1.941 the United States was neutral in name only. A Gallup public opinion poll indicated that 75 per cent of Americans backed the policy of all-out aid to Britain. At last, American factories began to pro duce military equipment. New factor ies were built, existing plants were con verted to wartime industries, and elec tric power facilities were increased. And in the fall of 1941. in response to eloquent letters of gratitude from 25 servicemen who had shared a cake sent to one soldier by a Mundelein girl, the College sponsored a Bake-a-Cake-for-a Soldier-Day, making and sending 110 cakes to trainees in camps throughout the country. It was the first large-scale gift-to-soldiers project in the Chicago area, and inspired hundreds of other groups to lie similarly thoughtful. Americans were rudely awakened on Dec. 7, with the news of the Japanese aerial attack of Pearl Harbor. Without a declaration of war the attack by 360 planes was made in three waves. The Japanese had accomplished their pur- Tiny Tim Said It Better, But Our memories are crowded with thoughts of Christmas past, our hopes high for Christmas soon- to-be-present. There are plans to make, pack ages to wrap, friends to greet and to thank for the wonderful year that is ready to wave good bye. Special wishes and prayers are reserved for special friends and for those who have done most to bring happiness into our lives. From deep within the heart of each girl here at Mundelein come such wishes and prayers that, for the Faculty, the Christ mas season may be happy and holy, the New Year bright with many blessings. id s, esj iz Holiday Search Ends at Drake: Silent Night, Holy Night . . . Christmas Warmth Blazes ra gt;n- lly ti US nal lo ll'l' en as: pose. Mundelein students sponsored War Bond drives, consumer con servation projects, rosary novenas for victory and peace; studied with renewed interest international re lations, and became acutely con scious of news broadcasts, war maps, and strategic Pacific bases. Chicago Sun Makes Debut As war news gained larger reading public, there was room for journal istic expansion, and Marshall Field's Chicago Sun arose on the Chicago horizon. Other non-military news found its way into headlines. The greatness of Notre Dame's football was reestablished when Frank Leahy, one-time great cen ter and tackle, took over as coach in 1941. In 1941's Lady in the Dark, Gertrude Lawrence was supported by Danny Kaye, Victor Mature, and MacDonald Carey. Written and staged by Moss Hart, Dark Lady was a brilliant mel ange of drama, musical comedy and fantasy. Catholics all over the world took time from their work of war to cele brate the fiftieth anniversary in 1941 p( Pope Leo's encyclical, Rerum No- jvarum. After the attack on Pearl Harbor controls were placed over business and private life. The draft was extended Skyscraper Ball n College Candle Cross Over a century ago there was a rush to the west coast in search of gold. Friday, Dec. 28, 1951, will find Mun delein students and their guests rushing to the Gold Coast room of the Drake hotel in search of the Skyscraper Ball. The annual Christmas dance spon sored by the SAC is strictly formal and will present Jim Barclay and bis orchestra from 9:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. / Co-chairmen of the Ball are Peggy Liston and Betty Garrity, while Velma Mooney is in charge of bids.. The Publicity committee includes Pa tricia McHugh, Vasilia Soutsos, Mary Frances Anderson, Mary Ann Lash met, and Yolanda Volini. The nine-story cross of candlelight, symbol of the coming of the. Prince of Peace, will shine from the south windows of the Skyscraper building from 6 to 7 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 20, as a climax of the an nual Caroling and Candlelighting program. Following class parties conducted from 3 to 5:30 p.m., the Faculty and students will assembly in the auditorium and open the program with caroling. The Glee club, colorful in crimson and gray, will offer musical selections, including the student composition. The Light of All the World. The white-robed Speech choir will then read the Christmas Story from the Gospel of St. Luke, after which the procession of club presidents, led by the Student Activities Council, will as semble on the stage. THE- v - r :; . ywfcs: i SJKTS tf 1 11 .-, * H/ III *. H r I . V H - *-fH- EK4HK -...? Vol. XXII Mundelein College, Chicago 40, Illinois, Dec. 10, 1951 No. 6 It's Cantata Time . . . Annual Program Brings Music Under the Stars pe Jut to broaden mobilization. dl A WGN broadcast of Mundelein's (; Glee club could be heard on State (1 Street by all weary Christinas shoppers that year as the first wartime Christ mas approached, add President Franklin D. Roosevelt dc- Enjjclared Jan. 1, 1942, a day of prayer in peful fulfillment of the biblical pro- hecy Peace on earth to men of good ill. Christmas in its true spirit will come to Mundelein, Dec 16, when the Music, Drama, and Art departments combine their talents to produce the annual Christmas program. Music under the Stars will awaken its audience with a cantata, The Christ Child by Hawley, and will hold at tention with both music and tableaux until the glory of the Hallelujah Chor us. The Orchestra and Glee club will be directed by Adalbert Huguelet and accompanied by organist Emily Kloc and pianist Jeanne Regan. Soloists will be Eleanore Cavanaugh, Rosemary Donatelli, Regina Dowd, Ri ta Frische, Mary Ann Leiva, Florence Nudo, Mimi Pieri, Mary Ann Piskosz, Mary Jane Reda, Marilyn Ziembicki, and Nancy Westphal. Illustrating the Cantata will be four tableaux designed by the Art depart ment. Patricia Mulroy will appear as The Virgin in the Annunciation group, and Jeannine Campbell will be the Angel Gabriel. In the second tableau, Marjorie Kares, Coralyn Kelly, and Bemadette McDon ald will portray shepherds, and Rose mary Rapp and Barbara Schmitt will appear as Angels. In The Nativity tableau, Carolyn Kil kenny will portray the Madonna; Joan Lamb, St. Joseph; Carol Hohmeier, Lois Tallet, and Patricia Hooper the Wise Men. Prize Recipe Opens Doors to Waldorf Today in the Waldorf Astoria ball room, senior Mary Fran Anderson, will bake her secret recipe cake for Pillsbury's third grand national re cipe contest. Miss Anderson, accom panied by her mother, won an all-ex- pensc-paid trip to New York. She will be entertained at a supper party in the Jade room, sponsored by the food editors of McCall and Good Housekeeping magazines. On the following day she will be served luncheon on the Starlight Roof and will be entertained by Arthur God frey, Kate Smith, Art Linkletter and others. Virginia Isbancr will appear as the Madonna in the final tableau, with James J. McCarthy, baby son of Jayne King McCarthy '45, as the Christ Child. An gels will include Patricia Winkler, Bar bara Bidwell, Marilyn Flitter, and Peg gy Reidy. On the Stage, Lighting, and Wardrobe committees will be Joan Ovcrholt, Mary Brodcrick, Winifred Owens, JoAnn Macko, Joan Murray, RoseMari Pelle grini, Mary Lou Hirsh, Jean Teniies, and Marilyn Lyons. Sodaiists Blend Voices In Carols For ShutJns Oh come all ye faithful and join the carolers on Saturday evening. Dec. 22. Mundelein and Loyola Sodaiists will combine their time, talent, and voices to bring the Christmas spirit to some of the Catholic Charities' shut-ins. Because hospitals and institutions are usually beseiged with bands of carolers, the Sodality will direct its efforts to those invalids located in out- of-the-way neighborhoods. A Light Is Kindled From a taper kindled at the Sanc tuary lamp in the Chapel, Carolyn Kil kenny will light the All-College candle on the stage, and the student officers will proceed to designated windows to light, simultaneously at a chime sig nal, the 52 tapers that form the giant Cross of Candlelight. The Cross will burn for one hour, catching the eyes and lifting the hearts of hundreds of north-bound motorists. President Gives Message The Candle lighted, the officers will return to the auditorium for the an nual Christmas Message to the stu dents, given by the College President, Sister Mary John Michael, B.V.M. Miss Kilkenny and Patricia McHugh. Senior class president, will then lead the students to the main entrance where, to the familiar notes of Adcste Fi- delis, they will hang holly wreaths. Representatives Light Candles Sister Mary John Michael will kindle the Faculty Candle; Dorothy Sugrue '41, the Alumnae candle; Miss McHugh, the Senior class candle; Claire Hill yard, the Junior class candle; Mary Breen, the Sophomore candle, and Pa tricia O'Brien, the Freshman candle. Joan Cahill will light the Sodality candle; Bettemae Callan will light one for Alpha Omicron, and Patricia Mul roy for the Art club. Clubs Participate Marilyn Tucker will represent tin- Biology department; Grace Greeley, the Chemistry club; Audrey Zywicki. the Mathematics club; and Margery Quinn, the Science Forum. Mary Therese Jordan will light the Debate club candle; Geraldine Schiavone, the English Round Table; Regina Dowd, the Glee club; Dorothy Kmiecinski, In ternational Relations; Barbara Sliaugh- nessy, the Press club; Agnes Reiter. the Stylus club; and Barbara Schevers. the Economics club. Procession Continues Catherine McBride will represent the Orchestra club; Mary Frances An derson, NSA; Mary Catherine Davy, NFCCS; Janet Parmalee, Interracial Justice;-- Carole Hohmeier, Laetare Players; Mary Soutsos, Les D'Arcien- nes; and Evelyn Donohoe. Vital Speak ers. Mary Sramek will light a candle for Alpha Phi Omega; Georgia Lambros for the Piano club; Joan Ackermann. Die Rothensteiner Geselleshaft; Beatrice Reyna, Las Tercsianas; Sybil Lillie, Red Cross; Eileen Tracy, the Sociology de partment; and Bernadine Loetz, the Resident students. Mundelein will welcome the Light of the World, Dec. 20, with the traditional cross of candles kindled during the Candlelighting ceremony. Faculty Members Publish Article; Join Committee Sister Mary Richard, B.V.M., chairman of the English department, contributes to the November issue of the Illinois Eng lish Bulletin a description of the Fresh man English Composition course given at Mundelein. The official publication of the Illinois Association of Teachers of English, the Bulletin devotes its November issue to descriptions of the Freshman English courses at 12 representative Illinois col leges and universities. Other schools represented are Black burn. Elnihurst, McKendrec, Northern Il linois State Teachers colleges; Lyons Township Junior college; Bradley, Northwestern, Southern Illinois univer sities, the University of Chicago, and the University of Illinois. Sister Mary Benedict, B.V.M., chair man of the Education and Psychology de partments, has been elected to the Com mittee on Admissions of the American Catholic Psychological association.
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1951-12-10 (1)
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