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Pa e Two SKYSCRAPER THE SKYSCRAPER Official Semi-Monthly Newspaper of MUNDELEIN COLLEGE 6363 Sheridan Road Chicago, Illinois Mundelein Chicago's College For Women Under the Direction ok the Sisters of Charitv, B.V.M. Entered as Second Class Matter Nov. 30, 1932, at the Post Office of Chicago, Illinois, under the Act of March 3, 1879. 1.75 the year. Published semi-monthly from October to May inclusive by the students of Mundelein College. Vol. IX Oct. 4, 1938 No. 1 p/1937 Member 193* Rssociaied G)IIe ide Ptesi ALL-CATHOLIC HONORS Telephone: Briarftate 3800 Co-editors Kathryn Byrne, Frances Geary Associate Editors Geraldine Ferstel, Angela Kospetos News Editors.. .Clare Anderson, Betly Vestal Assistants Mary Elizabeth O'Brien, Margaret Mary O'Flaheity Eeature Editors Margaret Gleason, Adelaide Nilles Assistants La Vonne Hayes, Joan Kaspari Spoils Editor Frances Sayre Reporters Mary Lou Bell, Patricia Ellis, Mar garet Goodwillie, Eileen Mahoney, Mil dred Mahoney, Mary Margaret Mitchell, Mary Katherine Motherway, Ruth Schmid. Key to the Present W/ITH the world across the seas in chaos, with dictatorships threaten ing- the power of democracy, and with human liberty in peril from a score of social and economic and political irregu- Jariiics, the collegian of today may well seek a solution to the world-wide prob lem of injustice and conflict. A reasonable solution to that problem is inherent in the doctrines of the Cath olic Church, which upholds the principle of human rights and Divine Rights, of human liberty and Divine Law. This principle was given new signifi cance last summer when His Eminence, George Cardinal Mundelein, Archbishop of Chicago and Chancellor of Mundelein College, inaugurated at St. Mary-of-the- Lake Seminary a series of courses in structing priests in the teachings of the Papal Encyclicals, thus bringing to American Catholics an increased realiza tion of the Church's interest in the so cial and economic welfare of mankind. Cognizant of the truth that effective action by the clergy must be supplement ed by an alert laity. Mundelein College this year introduces a new course in Catholic Social Thought and Action. Based on the Papal Encyclicals and given with the approbation of the Cardi nal by members of his Summer School Faculty, the course will direct the beacon light of Catholic thought and doctrine on the chaotic contemporary scene and will propose reasonable remedies for current problems. For the privilege of studying the En cyclicals under such favorable condi tions, the College owes a new debt of gratitude to its distinguished Chancellor, whose interest in its welfare is always manifest, and to the Faculty of the Sem- inarv, whose cooperation makes possible the course in Catholic Social Action. Qeorgia Jean Approves the Freshmen f EORGIA Jean, pale gold from a sum mer in the sun, sank into a com fortable chintz-covered chair in the book store lounge, mechanically adjusting the brown curls which had gone on the up- and-up since June, and waited for the chums with whom she was going to play golf- Smooth-looking freshmen, she reflect ed, observing a blonde in a rose angora bolero and an auburn-haired girl in teal- blue wool carrying art supplies from the counter. Just the right note, she felt, just what upperclassmen, proud of their college, liked to see in the freshmen and what a crowd of them, in suits and plaids and the inevitable sweaters There was Nancy she waved gaily at the freshman daughter of family friends. How at home she looked, Georgia Jean thought, how orientated Nancy was lucky, in a way, coming from a high school which had contributed a number of freshmen; and yet, she might be un lucky in another way. Would she, Georgia Jean wondered, be content with the friends from her former school, or would she wisely make new friends, widening her perspective? A girl like Nancy, attractive, enthusiastic, and intelligent, had so much to give oth ers that it would be a pity for her not to participate generously in the valuable give-and-take of new contacts. Pardon me, broke in a timid voice at her elbow. Can you tell me where the Registrar's office is? Georgia Jean smiled at the hesitant freshman. Here, she thought, is a girl who has no friends with whom she can blunderingly hunt through the art or science department seeking a stray office. Here is a girl whom the Nancys should meet, with whom other solo representa tives from prep schools should get to gether. Room 201, second floor, on your right at the west end of the corridor, she re plied. Oh, Nancy, going to two? Here's a fellow freshman in quest of the Regis trar. She wont be walking by herself very long. she mused, as the timid freshman thanked her and joined Nancy's group. Give her another week, and she'll be making life-long friends. Then Georgia Jean thought of her own freshman year. She had been without friends from high school when she came, but she had speedily discovered inter esting congenial classmates with whom she went to lunch, walked to the lake shore, studied French verbs, and drank cokes after classes. Good friends, she reflected, still good friends, but not too wise in their fresh man year. It had been fun being swept off her feet a little by the independence of college life until she realized sharply that she had let assignments slide and that her grades were sliding down to ward the D level. For her, the first quarter of freshman year had been an adventure almost with out responsibility interesting, yes, and diverting. Since then, however, college had become more vital, more significant, more satisfying. She still had her lunch hours, her walks, and her cokes French verbs, thank goodness, were no longer a prob lem but she remembered that the thrill of seeing Georgia Jean Carter, Honor able Mention, on the Honors Day pro gram had been worth the moderation of between and after class rendezvous. Must remind Nancy to study Page 46 in the Handbook, and get Honors-consci ous, she thought. Must tell her, she continued mentally, as she observed her friends rounding the e-orner from the ele vator, that college has things in com mon with a good game of golf. If you learn the rules, follow them intelligently, and keep your eye on the ball, you not only have a good time, but also you gen erally win. Read It and See Delightfully humorous and especially recommended to whose who were amused by Douglas (By Mistake) Corrigan is Evelyn Waugh's latest novel, Scoop. William Boot, hero of this clever satire on the modern rush for foreign news, is a star reporter (by mistake), who is sent abroad as foreign correspondent (by mistake), and who finds himself scoop ing the world (also, by mistake.) Another newspaper story, this one con cerning many of the distinguished peo ple of the early decades of the century, is Three Rousing Cheers, by Elizabeth Jordan. Miss Jordan, famous as a mem ber of the New York World staff, as an editor of Harper's Bazaar, and as re viewer for Commonweal, narrates in this fascinating biography interesting de tails of celebrities she has encountered in her own adventurous life. Having met the authors of three of the most significant of this season's books, you will want to know the books them selves. Father Raymond Corrigan, who lectured on the Encyclicals at assembly last year, is winning the acclaim of schol ars and readers generally with his The Church and the Nineteenth Cen tury, a careful and absorbing analysis of the complicated background of the European situation today. Emmet Lavery, who lectured here last year on the Catholic Theatre, has pub lished Second Spring-, a drama concern ed with the life of Cardinal Newman. Father Leonard Feeney, S.J., also a lecturer of last year, has abandoned poet ry in his newest book and has written the life of Mother Seton, An American Woman. England and the British have been dissected, caustically and otherwise, many times but rarely with the keen wit and observation of Margaret Halsey in With Malice Towards Some. The wife of an American college pro fessor, she embarked for England with an original point of view and a sense of the ridiculous that peppers her book with the sort of comments you will re peat over and over to yourself, just for the sheer enjoyment of them. Also recommended for your leisure hours are Parts Unknown, by the au thor of Kapital Kaleidescope, Frances Parkinson Keyes; Schuschnigg's My Austria; and Helen Keller's Journal. VH KM-HMIZ After a summer spent in gazing at other horizons, north, south, east, and west, it's nice to come back and become concerned with Mun- delein's Skyline once more, and to present our new show, The Whimsicalities of 1938-39, cast from Your whimsicalities, Our whimsicalities, Everybody's whimsicalities. Skyline .Villi/ a song of freshmen Flitting here and there See the poor dejected one Sitting on the stair? What's your trouble, angel-childt .Can't you find your class ' Do your mourning elsewhere, dear. And let the seniors pass Take your courage in both hands. For seniors brave and bold, Are only frightened freshmen . . . Three years old Skyline We suspect that the freshman who asked if Gertrude Feeny was the author of Feeney's An American Woman had heard that Margaret Mile ii-il is president of the junior class. Skyline .ollege, remarked an erudite junior who ad spent the rainy vacation days learning contract, is like a game of bridge. Implying, cut in a more erudite senior, thai there is one dummy in every four? Skyline And now an orchid to the freshmen, who looked like pale-faced Topsy's in braids and smocks and house coats at Wednesday's soph omore initiation, like debutantes in veils and gloves and date dresses at Thursday's senior tea, and like the college shop's dream of the casual collegian at Friday's Activities Fair. That's versatility pahdon, veahsatility. We are reminded of the freshman from Dixie, who can nevah go home no moah if she leahns to talk like the Yankees Skyline From the flowing pen of a freshman con tributor, who ought to know, comes A FRBSHIE'S LAMENT (About Achievement Tests) Speak, speak, thou fearful guest, Thou hateful progress test Abhorred, annoying pest Thai comes to taunt me. Short weeks ago I felt the sun's worm glow, Laughing and gay, how could I know You were here lurking? Should one use seen or sazv? II'hat is the Penal Laic? Should we eat carrots raw? Base inquisition Through my poor battered brain Runs a keen, stabbing pain. It's hard to think again Finis I'm dying Skyline We like the unexpected candor of the Fac ulty member who directed a class to read the Boring PSYCHOLOGY. Skyline- Introducing the phenomenal freshmen who: Think that because they are music majors they are obliged to play a staccato on the ele vator buzzers. Think that the marble squares in the floor of the main corridor are there for hop-scotch. Think that reserve-books are reserved for themselves alone. Think that a quiz-period is the time to ask the instructor questions. Think that 32 hours required residence is simply terrible, and where will we all sleep
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1938-10-04 (2)
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