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Page Four THE SKYSCRAPER January 20,1959 Student Commuter Loses to Elements In Sub-zero Weather By Karla Lemke I'm cold The University of Miami sounds like Paradise to me this week 'cause I'm cold. Not only have Chi cago's sub-zero temperatures induced this frigidity into my person, but the harrowing experience of early morn ing CTA travel has set my teeth chattering for all eternity. And I'm still cold Have you no sympathy for my plight, you boarders and auto- transported students? I bid for your pity with a tale of last Monday morn ing's journey to Mundelein. I GOT UP late, of course, and dashed out of the house, books, scarf, lunch, one mitten, purse and break fast doughnut in hand. As I slid to the bus stop I could sense a certain new element of violence in the crowd. No, God, I prayed, please, not one of THOSE mornings God was not in hearing distance. As every eye scanned the horizon, a familiar patch of yellow and mud- splotched green appeared in the dis tance. Hope rose and fell as the bus passed, too full to stop. Cries went up into the icy air from the frustrated commuters. Boo Nasty bus drivers and Down with capital ism . (There's apt to be a Com munist in any crowd.) SOON a new blotch came charging out of the West and, glory of glories, it stopped. Push Shove Smack Slam I dropped my lunch; the doors closed and we were off. It wasn't my bus, but who was I to protest to the mob ? A woman suffering from acute obesity trampled my 18-page term paper as a man with a green lunch bucket knocked it from my tender, protecting arms. Small price to pay for breathing space in a sardine can We'd gone four blocks when one common gasp escaped from the trav elers, No It can't be No But it was true. The driver, that defender of tokens and transfers, confirmed our fears. We could not doubt our cap tain. The bus was stalled THE BRAVER souls began to file out to walk the mile to work or the three miles to school. I sat stunned. My fingers began to numb; a tear tried to fall but froze on my cheeks. A thought came upon me of similar unfortunates in just such a predica ment, minus the bus of course. I visualized the poor romantic Out casts of Poker Flat, falling asleep under a blanket of white, cold snow. A jerk, a jolt, a jar and the bus moved. Salvation Heaven and horsepower were with us. Life con tinued. FOUR more blocks and I dared to flaunt my power before the mob. 'Scuse me . . . Pardon me . . . Whoops . . . Sorry . . . 'Scuse me ... Pussh I was off and waiting for my own bus. With several com plications I arrived only 40 minutes late for my 9 a.m. class. But I'm still cold Freshmen Take Class Title In Intramural Basketball The freshmen came out victorious in the annual intramural basketball tour nament recently. To win their title they defeated the sophomores, 45-10, the juniors 55-20 and the seniors by default. The freshman players under Patri cia Taepke, captain, are: Mary Mar garet Grady, Marie Indurante, Gloria Koop, Claudia Lukas, Betty Marten3, Gail Meagher, Mary Kay Severa, Helen Urban and Mary Williams. Intellectual Excellence Discussed by Faculty At Various Meetings Sister Mary St. Ida, director of admissions, has been invited to par ticipate in the Conference on the In troduction of Entering Students to the Intellectual Life of the College, a meeting sponsored by the Commis sion on the College Student of the American Council of Education. Meetings will take place Feb. 5 to 7 at the Morris Inn at the University of Notre Dame. The Pursuit of Excellence was the theme of the 45th annual meeting of the Association of American Colleges attended by Sister Mary Ann Ida, president, and Sister Mary Donald, dean of studies. The meetings were held in Kansas City, Mo., early in January. A program of stimulating sessions conducted by leading educators from colleges and universities included such topics as Women and the Pursuit of Excellence, The College and the Di mensions of Reality, Excellence and Godliness as Intellectual Achieve ments: A Protestant View, and Pro grams for the Preparation of First Class Teachers. Sister Mary Cecilia and Sister Mary Ignacio attended the winter meeting of the Chicago Catholic Sci ence Teachers' Association at Mother McAuley High School on Jan. 17. Sister Mary Cecilia was a member of a panel which discussed advanced placement programs. Television Instructor Writes Two Scripts For Local Channels Dr. Martin Maloney, instructor of Radio and Television Scriptwriting, is responsible for the scripts of two re cent television productions. Henry, and the Passing of Time authored by Dr. Maloney, was pro duced New Year's Eve on channel 2. Arthur Wineburg, author of At torney for the Damned, was inter viewed by Dr. Maloney on channel ll's program, People and Ideas, Jan. 8. Dr. Maloney was asked to conduct this interview because he had writ ten his dissertation on Clarence Dar- row, the lawyer labor defender, subject of the book. Blues Fly Away OnWAAHoliday Winter sports enthusiasts will relax after semester exams at three ac tivity-packed holidays at Lake Ge neva. Jan. 26, 27 and 28 are the dates for the WAA-sponsored event. The students registered for the weekend will travel by bus from the downtown depot to Lake Geneva, Wis., where College Camp is located. Here they will live in furnished and heated cabins accommodating from eight to 10 people each. Skating, skiing, ice-boating and to- boganning facilities will be open to the students at College Camp. Across the lake at Majestic Hills, instructors will be on hand for free skiing in structions. Vacationers will also make use of available social rooms for such warm- up activities as pinochle, bridge, ping pong and shuffle board. Although the date for formal reser vations is past, a few more applicants for the winter holiday can still be accepted. Those interested see Marge Sieminiak, WAA president, locker 105. si udcrapinaS HOLIDAY SURPRISE comes for Marilyn O'Dea, senior class presi dent, as she is crowned Queen of the Sky scraper Ball by Vicki Bomba. The coronation which climaxed the annual SAC- sponsored Christmas dance at the Furniture Club, is happily applauded by John Finn and runners-up Ann Kielty and Judy Bogan. Christmas is gone and so are many unattached males. What will we start this column with ? You guessed it engagements As far as we know the sophomores are the leaders in this collection of carbon crystals. Without another word here is a current list of the lucky girls. Carole Bannon to Steve Stefan, Pat Coakley to Bob Ladner, Liz Kelly to Ronald Lachner, Marilyn Madden to Bill Kercher, Mary Sue Beck to Dave Segersten, Rosemary Linssens to Norman Gioia, Janet Shields to Shawn Con- cannon, Nancy Sullivan to Neil O'Brien, Janet Nelson to Douglas Chard, Nanette Wendling to Jim Browne, Rosalie Lowery to Bob Rownd and Jackie Dupon to Jim Evans. The next best thing to an engagement ring is a fraternity pin, and fresh man Ann Schneider is wearing one from Phil Kolehmainen, Yale junior. The Skyscraper Ball was a success, and so were the parties preceding it. Mary Ryan had a cocktail party for sophomores and so did Mary Eileen Clark. Bev Simons, freshman, also entertained at a pre-ball party. Credit must be given to Denise Brusseau for a clever idea. At the Sopho more Cotillion, Denise fell. She dislocated her wrist; for the Skyscraper Ball she still wore a cast. But this didn't trouble her she just wore a cast cover that matched her dress. The Skyscraper Ball wasn't the only place Mundelein girls danced over the holidays. Joanne Piekarski and Pat Raczynski twirled at the Notre Dame Chicago club dance. Mary Ann Wilczynski and Jane Daley naturally found themselves at the Chicago club dance of St. Joe's. John Carroll's dance was the scene of Pat Zobel's and Connie Teipe's merrymaking. Sharon O'Shea at tended the Chicago club dance of St. Ambrose. Marilyn Hcnnessy was at the St. Proeopius Christmas dance and Pat Carr enjoyed Marquette's Chicago club dance. Another important date was naturally New Year's Eve. Marcia Linton and Mary Ann Shibovich attended De Paul's Alpha Delta Gamma New Year's Eve dance. Honora O'Connell spent her New Year's Eve at Loyola's Phi Mu Chi fraternity party. Rosemary Linssens and Kathy Gottschalk saw the New Year's Eve performance of My Fair Lady. The Civic Opera House could have been a holiday meeting place Dec. 29 as 13 sophomores showed up for the Ballet Russe's Nutcracker Suite. Ann Moran, Mary Eileen Clark, Kathy Griffin, Louise Ornas, Sharon Ruppert, Loretta Cahill, Kathy Huhmann, Dorothy Lahman, Pat Wurster, Judy Petykowski, Nancy Itnyre, Carole Miller and Mary Ann Makowski were all among the ballet lovers present. Vacation time is often travel time, and this past holiday was no exception. Away from the cold were Judy Krippner, who went home to Dallas, Texas; Ruth Gordon, who spent the holidays in California, and Liucija Lingis in Florida. Recalling a recent week-end of fun were Linda Leonard, Barbara Jerz and Sue McCall as they discussed De Paul's homecoming dance. Barb Summers and Phyl Fulgaro went to Purdue for the Alpha Sigma Phi dinner-dance. Deanne Rolando attended the International Fair held at the University of Illinois. Overheard in the Smoker: an educational conversation, way up in the air, taking place as a group discussed airplanes, birds and planets; friends of Mary Gallagher saying that she had such a good time on her recent trip to West Point, she just had to go to Annapolis over Christmas; that of all the unusual Christmas gifts, the clown Mary Jane Noonan received takes the prize. ' There are ways and ways of retrieving something from the pool. Mary Walsh tried one and fell in fully dressed. Maybe someone else has a better way less drastic. Mary Ann Wilczynski got something different too the chicken pox; now she's getting a lot of sympathy. A few students accepted the general invitation to the Women's Auxiliary meeting Jan. 8 and 9. Expecting to find a quiet atmosphere, they were sur prised to find the merry mothers enjoying the antics of Lillian Brodahl Smith, a professional entertainer from the Windy City. Miss Smith presented two original, humorous monologues in Norwegian dialect; the Birdwatchers An nual Meeting and Hawaiian Daze in which she practiced the hula while making gravy. Just in case you missed it, the bulletin board in one of the locker rooms is showing, The Party's Over. It's back to reality. gt; ANTICIPATING I, H?d tilled with all sorts of winter sports are Maureen McCue, Marge Sie mieniak, Jean Peterson, and Angela Moran. With skis, skates, and warm clothes all in readiness, they can hardly wait to invade the Lake Geneva resort. Junior Joan Wolf Wins WAA Ping Pong Trophy Joan Wolf, junior, won the cham pionship in the WAA ping pong tour nament which took place here re cently. Out of the 16 players, Joan and Mary Williams emerged as finalists. In the play-offs Joan defeated Mary 21-18 and 21-14. Previously Joan has played in Chi cago city tournaments where her team has won first place three times. According to Judy Sodemann, WAA ping pong manager, a trophy will be awarded to Joan at the WAA ban quet in the spring. Mundelein Volleyers Remain Undefeated; Score 13th Victory The volleyball varsity served up their 13th consecutive victory when they defeated Rosary college at River Forest Jan. 13 by a score of 36-20. Spurred on by Belle Anderson, cap tain and Marge Siemieniak, co-cap tain, the varsity also defeated their former teammates, the alumnae, Jan. 6 in Mundelein's gymnasium. To complete their undefeated sea son with 13 wins and no losses, the team won three games at Navy Pier playday and 10 from nearby colleges. They scored two victories each over De Paul university, Rosary college and Wilson junior college. Residents To Initiate Related Arts Club II Recognizing the need for intel lectual growth on the part of the Catholic college woman, the resident students have initiated a club known as Related Arts II. An off-shoot of the regular Related Arts club, meet ings will be held bi-monthly on Thurs days, from 9 to 10:15 p.m. on the 10th floor. Using Foundations of Twentieth Century Arts as the theme, the stu dents who conduct the discussions will provide paintings and records to accompany their lectures. The girls who will discuss music, art, literature, and drama are: Mary Ellen Burg, Betty Weiss, Barbara White, Lillian Lohr, Mary Dankow- ski, and Julie Lyman.
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