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Page Two THE SKYSCRAPER April 7, 1965 THE SHVSCRfiPER A , ., , , M ' MIL It II I il li II111 I 11 will grip current issues and events and hold them before the campus in order that members of the Mundelein community may sense and direct history rather than bob in its wake. Opinions Range Civil Rights Spurs Campus Reactions A social consciousness which has long been obscured on campus was suddenly and forcefully manifested as a group of students and faculty from the college joined the civil rights march in Montgomery, Ala. Reactions on campus ranged from enthusiastic support to harsh op position. Regardless of the camp one followed, at least an awareness of the problem was vocally expressed. Though some felt a freedom march could accom plish nothing, the necessity of concrete action has be come obvious. Time has shown that letters and prayers are not enough, they have little or no effect on the oppressors of the Negro in the South. Only physical manifestation of support can mandate the southern whites to undertake a program of racial justice. The 38 members of the Mundelein delegation became witnesses to the type of social injustice the southern Negro is faced with as they marched through the Montgomery streets of the white district. Kept off the side walks by armed guards and not allowed to loiter in the streets, the group marched on, hopefully in the right direction, for they were never allowed to turn back. The ecumenism of the freedom march left an impact on all members of the contingent. With the 35,000 marchers, the delegates walked and ran, arm-in-arm, with their fellowmen, Catholics, Protestants and Jews. While assembling for the march, the college group met professors from MIT, the history department of Harvard, theology department of Yale and clergymen of all faiths from all across the nation. They assembled with student delegations from Manhattanville, Minnesota, Michigan and Colo rado. There was no discrimination among the marchers; all were striv ing for the same goal: Black and white together. Black and white together. Black and white together, someday. Oh, deep in my heart I do believe, We shall overcome someday. The members of the Mundelein community who ventured to Alabama for the freedom march did so to support the human rights they believe every man is entitled to. There are also those who were unable to join the marchers, but who supported their Diversity goals from the campus. Unifies v'g was '4ept 'n tne co e*?e chapel from the morning- until midnight by students and faculty, and the evening prayers in the residence halls were offered for the safety of the marchers. The fredom march, though not supported by all, served as a unifying bond between faculty and students, for all, in one way or another, prayed for the same goal: the safety of those who were marching in an effort to bring about social justice in the nation. Free Choice Necessary For Effective Retreat Mundelein students, in going to Montgomery, as well as working in Chicago's InnerCity, have given evidence that they are mentally and spiritually aware of a responsibility to encounter their religion through action. Such students should also be able to choose whether or not they wish to make a retreat. As the all-school retreat approaches, discussion heightens and com ments like A retreat should not be required for college students who are supposed to be adult enough to know their own needs become common. Impassioned arguments like one senior's statement that I don't think spirituality should be forced down your throat also occur more fre quently. In the arguments against required retreats, students often miss the essential point. The nature of a retreat is that of free communication with God. A retreat is not the eighth sacrament, or even a required spiritual exercise but an individual's free decision to sit back and really reflect as a junior expresses it. Recent experiments in which Mundelein students have taken part demonstrate that individuals are interested in retreats. Three juniors and two freshmen recently made a dialogue retreat at the Lewis Towers campus of Loyola. Over 50 girls, predominantly juniors, requested a special discussion retreat at Our Lady of the Cedars Retreat House, Lake Villa, 111. It is evident from just these few students that the initiative for individual responsibility concerning retreats is present. Those students who sincerely want to make a retreat should be able to do so without the insincere who are only there because they have to be and who often form a distraction. Abolishment of required retreats would profit the retreat- ants as well as the non-retreatants. Required retreats establish an artificial atmosphere inconsistent with the nature of a retreat and inconsistent with the nature of Mundelein students. Sounding Board About This Paper. . . Pro and Con Thanks for the copy of the Sky scraper. I appreciated seeing your treatment of the capital punish ment issue. Keep up the good work Irv Kupcinet Thanks very much for the copy of the Skyscraper which you were kind enough to send to Father Jones containing your interview with him. He has asked me to tell you what a fine job of report ing you did and how grateful he is. Mrs. Gwendolyn Gardner Secretary to Fr. Jones During the past year it has been my pleasure and good fortune to have been associated with you through complimentary access to the Mundelein photographic facili ties. The university now has a lab for its newspaper work, and I have myself resigned from the news service to gain more time for independent work of my own, but I wish to thank you, and Sister Mary Sharon, in particular, for your hospitality, help and inspira tion. The quality and technical excel lence consistently displayed in the Skyscraper's photo illustrations does credit to the efforts of the girls who produce them and has set an example which the Loyola News has only sporadically been able to equal and rarely able to actually surpass. Michael McClure Congratulations to you and members of the Skyscraper staff on the splendid paper being pro duced for the Mundelein students. For anyone interested in serious journalism by our Catholic young people, it is delightful reading. J. L. O'Sullivan University's School of Journalism Dean Emeritus of Marquette The March 10 issue of The Sky scraper was magnificent Your paper and the Clarke Courier are my idea of really outstanding wom en's college newspapers. And you really outdid yourself with your mature, literate treatment of the Witherspoon case. Congratulations to the staff. Sister Mary Jane Ellen, S.N.J.M. Moderator of the Marylhurst College Tower, Marylhurst, Ore. Re: Maureen McLain's letter criticizing the poor timing of the Skyscraper. The Skyscraper re quested the SAC to set up the booth in the lounge to prompt the signing of petitions and writing of letters to the Governor during that week in which the March 10 issue on capital punishment appeared. The paper was attempting to in fluence opinion in favor of a stay of execution for Bill Witherspoon and was successful in this attempt. Over 600 copies of the issue were sent out with the letters. Two days after the paper was published, Witherspoon, who had been sched uled to die on March 19, received a stay. As another result of the cam paign, Sister Mary Irene appeared on television and was also invited to write an article for an upcoming issue of Jubilee. The Skyscraper's efforts, then, can hardly be consid ered anti-climactic. The timing had been planned beforehand so that the campaign could occur at the height of the controversy and at a time when its impact could be felt. Personally, I feel the timing was successful and cannot agree with Miss McLain's opposing view point. Encumbered by an entire week for a deadline, I think the Sky scraper handled the campaign more than admirably. Mary bet h Wagner What is the purpose of a news paper? (The Skyscraper in par ticular.) Is it to be a campus pa per for the students attending Mundelein College, or is it to report all the world news and speeches (almost word for word) given at this institution? A few months ago an article was written on the apathetic attitude of students toward the many opportu nities that are offered at Munde lein. It was asked why this atti tude exists. We do not claim to have a solu tion to the problem, but we believe we may have found an influencing factor: lack of support or publicity in the school newspaper. Having been affected, we can cite a prime example. Laetare Players presented All the Way Home, a three-act play on Feb. 6 and 7. Information was submitted to the editors before Christmas. After vacation, re minders were sent that the date was drawing near and nothing had appeared in print telling the stu dents of the production. Promises were given that the publicity would be published in the following edi tion of the paper. Feb. 6 and 7 came and went and not one line concerning this event was to be found. The next edition of the paper to roll off the presses did not even mention that there had been a play on this campus. Outside school, however, All the Way Home was publicized in local newspapers, over radio stations and in magazine sections of the large city newspapers. If these media judge our endeavors worthwhile enough to inform the public of them, what objections, if any, can the Skyscraper have against the plays performed at Mundelein that they fail to recognize them at all? A short time later the same treatment was given another pro gram. Laetare players spent much time and effort to work out a pro gram entitled, Gee Haw Whimmy Diddles, etc. for the benefit of Mundelein students. If it were not for our booths set up in the lounge area, the student body would have been unaware that any activity had been scheduled for their enjoyment. Activities which are being pre sented at the present time receive little or no publicity. However, something like the Mundelein Re vue, which was just presented, re ceived a large front-page spread in the middle of February. We are not saying that this type of material shouldn't be publicized early. What we are saying is that other announcements that are of interest, or could be of interest, should also receive coverage. If the Skyscraper is to be a stu dent paper and a paper for the support of their activities, then it is not living up to its standards. On the other hand, if the purpose of the Skyscraper is to suppress student endeavors and to reproduce speeches and world news only, we congratulate them on the fine way they have been carrying on their work. In order to help us understand the treatment given organizations such as Laetare, we would appre ciate an answer to our questions or a justification of the policy of the paper in the matter of publicity. Thank you for your considera tion. Laetare Players Mundelein College A clarification of The Skyscrap er's policy will be covered in an editorial in the next issue. After reading Investigate Meaning of Commitment, in the Feb. 24 issue of Skyscraper, I was surprised and shocked to find such a variety of comments from your students. Some of the com ments seemed vague and many said that they did not feel they had a definite Christian commitment. This was particularly amazing, coming from the students of a Catholic college. There are two commitments in our lives. By baptism we have a very specific commitment. Baptism is the action by which we become members of the Mystical Body. The other commitment is formed when we realize our Baptismal commitment. It is a personal re- dedication to the primary sacra mental commitment. Anne Maureen Crawford St. Joseph Academy Des Moines, Ia. Jhe kud crapgr f Vol. XXXV April 7, 1965 No. 14 Newspaper of Distinction The Skyscraper is published semi-monthly, September to May inclusive except during exam and vacation periods, by the students of Mundelein College, 6363 Sheridan Rd., Chicago. 111.. 60626. Subscription rate is 2 per year. Entered as second-class matter Nov. 30, 1932, at the U.S. Post Office. Chicago. 111., under the act of March 3. 1897. The Skyscraper is a member of the Associated Collegiate Press and the Catholic School Press Association. Letters to the editor must be signed. The Skyscraper reserves the right to cut letters in case of limited space. Editor in Chief Diane Sargol Associate Editor Jean Durall Staff Bobbie Bohan. Caryl Jean Cinelli, Pat Czapar. Brenda Dinneen, Margaret Field. Marilyn Gibbs. Eileen Jack. Jennifer Joyce. Barbara Kubicz. Mary Lynch. Diane Quinn, Kathy Riley. Pat Toussaint, Nancy Vandenberg. Mary Beth Wagner. Judy Wardwell. Rose Goetz , Artist Pat Lenihan Photographers Betsy Braunlin. Diane Sargol. Aldine Favaro
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