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THE SKYSCRAPER Volume L MUNDELEIN COLLEGE, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, FEBRUARY 27, 1931 Number 2 FRESHMEN HOLD COLONIAL PARTY Colorful Scene in Gymnasium The clock swung back to colonial days when the freshman class started a new tradition, opening the social activities of the second semester with their Freshman Frolic, held in the college gymnasium, Friday afternoon, February 20, from two to four o'clock. This was an important date in the freshman calendar, for although the freshmen greatly outnumber the upper classmen, including over three hundred names on their class roll, this affair marked the first function that was exclusively their own in the college. The colonial atmosphere was car ried out in detail. The gymnasium was festooned with red, white, and blue crepe paper ribbons. The Ameri can flag held the place of honor in the reviewing stand in the center of the gymnasium floor. Tiny red, white, and blue invita tions were sent to the entire faculty, requesting the honor of their pres ence at the Freshman Frolic. Paper hatchets, reminiscent of George Washington, were distributed as the guests entered the gymnasium door, each one writing her name on her favor. In this manner the newcomers and the old students became acquaint ed. Mary Lyon, president of the fresh man class, and Marion Jeffers, vice- president, led the grand march around the gymnasium. Old-fashioned dances were a special feature of the afternoon. There was the Grand Righc and Left, the Virginia Reel, which was danced in several sections, owing to the great number taking part, the ever popular Rye Dance, and the Umbrella Dance, with its bare faced theft of partners. Pleasingly contrasted with the old- fashioned dances were the modern ones that followed. The waltz was the most popular of these. When the girls were tired dancing, they trooped into the cafeteria for re freshments. Cherry pie a la mode, a further reminder of George Washing ton, was served. The social committee, composed of Lenore Manning, chairman, Ann Maloy, Evelyn Steinmiller, Marion Sifferman, Harriet McCall, Mary Frances Lang, Mary Lyon, and Mar ion Jeffers, worked zealously in mak ing this first party a grand success. This party, besides enabling the newly enrolled freshmen to find a place in the social life of their col lege, established a high precedent for the future freshman classes to reach. The annual Frolic will be kept distinct from any other social event. It is one of the important tra ditions of Mundelein. MUNDELEIN CLASS PRESIDENTS Visiting Prelate Tours Mundelein The Right Reverend Joseph A. Mur phy, S. J., D. D., Bishop of Belize, British Honduras, Central America, paid a visit to Mundelein College on Sunday, February 8. His Excellency was accompanied by his nephew, Mr. Joseph P. Murphy, of Chicago. Bishop Murphy is Vicar Apostolic of British Honduras and titular Bishop of Birtha. His diocese includes the entire crown colony of British Hon duras, covering an area of approxi mately 8,600 square miles. During Bishop Murphy's administra tion of his diocese, he has partially re constructed the cathedral at Belize, besides erecting new parish and so dality halls. This is a remarkable record, when one considers how slen der are the resources of the diocese. Bishop Murphy was for some years Dean of Arts and Sciences of Mar quette University, and was at one time professor of English there. This veteran scholar, professor, and writer is now engaged in active missionary work, making long journeys on horse back through the jungle, and literally paddling uis own canoe down trop ical rivers, often sleeping under the stars. STUDENTS HEAR HOLYJATHER From Vatican to Mundelein MARY HOGAN Sophomore IRENE O'CONNELL Junior MARY LYON Freshman Makes Plea For Catholic Press Among the features of Catholic Press Month at Mundelein was a lec ture by the Reverend Thomas J. Motherway, S. J., professor of the ology at St. Mary of the Lake Sem inary, Mundelein, Illinois. Father Motherway addressed the students in the college auditorium at 1 p. m., Thursday, February 19. The speaker stressed the fact that all religion, even in its most specu lative and theoretical aspect, has an immediate bearing on every detail of life. He emphasized also the value of moral education based upon sound reason, rather than upon emotional appeal, and the importance of ideas as spread by the press, in forming the tendencies of modern civilization. Ideas rule the world, said Father Motherway, and the press is the im portant factor in spreading ideas. All that is wrong with the world today has been caused by ideas. By ideas alone, Mahatma Gandhi caused the uprising in India. The present de plorable condition in Russia is the concrete realization of the ideas con tained in one book, The Value of Labor, by Karl Marx. Most prob lems of our country are due to the power of ideas disseminated by the press. An idea is even more powerful, the speaker believes, if it is personified. Few can resist it if it is illustrated by an attractive personality in fic tion. There is a new paganism arising in this age, says Father Motherway, which is distinct from and far more culpable in the sight of God than the old paganism. For the old paganism of the ancients consisted in neglect and corruption of revelation, which re sulted in ignorance; but the new, which is being openly advocated in many modern universities, consists of a clear, absolute, and deliberate denial of supernatural revelation by men who should and often do know better. This new paganism is the danger in much recent drama, fiction, and es pecially in the modern style biography. Father Motherway laments the fact that this literature is praised as rep resentative of modern life by lead ing intellectual magazines and news papers. If you wish to stand for the super natural order and let the world know you are a Christian, said Father Motherway, let your reading be in ac cordance. It is unwise, he declares, to help propagate literature with pa gan ideals by buying or reading it, but every Catholic should do some thing positive for the support and propagation of Catholic literature. Conviction, which can be acquired by good reading, is the basis of all per manent goodness, for we remain good only because of our convictions. As the converted Christians of Rome refrained from attending the pagan theater, so we should refrain (Continued on page 4, column 1) The semester reports show that a representative group of students won honors for su perior scholarship and excellent conduct during the semester just past. The scholastic stand ard of Mundelein College is pro fessedly high, and its require ments for honors are therefore exacting. This is in accordance with the trend of the best recent educational policy, as being bet ter calculated to spur each stu dent on to her highest level of acr. ievement. The following students have merited honors: JUNIORS Helen Demetry Eleanor Joyce Annamerle Kramer Josephine McGurn Helen O'Gara Dorothy Riley Marion Young SOPHOMORES Doris Barnett Elizabeth Boyle Mary Helen Boyle Cecilia DeBiase Gretchen Kretschmer Gertrude Lennon Helen Orvis Mary Toohey SECRETARIAL Mariann Collosky Marjorie Dee Mary Tileston FRESHMEN Frances Blackburn Katherine Brennan Rosamund Carney Lauretta di Leo Alice Durkin Mary Dwyer Marian Elias Erma Ellement Irene Galvin Mary Josephine Greer Marion Jeffers Olga Kawecki Kathryn Kennedy Helen Lange Bertille McEvoy Evelyn McGowan Theresa Maguire Angela Maher Catherine Manske Rita Patterson Margaret Rice Gertrude Scanlan Marjorie Scholl Betty Smith Evelyn Steinmiller Mary Jane Sullivan LaVerne Weiland Students Select Capable Leaders Owing to the fact that when the college opened its doors last Sep tember the students were for the most part entirely unknown to each other and to the faculty. It was thought advisable to elect temporary class officers to take charge of group activities for the first semester, and to defer the final elections until a later date. These elections were held in the various classes during the as sembly period on Tuesday, February 17. Irene O'Connell was unanimously re-elected president of the junior class, Mary Emily Garvey was chosen vice-president, Marion Young secre tary, and Eleanor Joyce treasurer. The junior president is well fitted for her office, having shown capable leadership of the class during the past semester. Irene, who was a student at Clarke College, needs no introduction to the student body, as she has served as a representative of Mundelein on various occasions. She is Feature Editor for The Sky scraper and a member of the Laetare Players. Mary Emily Garvey completed her junior college work at the Ward-Bel mont School in Nashville, Tennessee. She is an active member of the Sodality. Marion Young, who formerly at tended De Paul University, proved herself a capable secretary last se mester and well merited her re-elec tion. Marion is a member of the Laetare Players. Eleanor Joyce, a former Clarke Col lege student, acquitted herself satis factorily during the first semester as treasurer of her class and of the Lae tare Players. The sophomore election resulted in the choice of the following officers: Mary Loyola Hogan, president; Doris Barnett, vice-president; Helen Orvis, secretary; Majella Mannebach, treas urer. Mary Hogan comes from De Paul University. She has pledged the Laetare Players and the Press Club. Doris Barnett, who spent her fresh man year at Northwestern, is a char ter member of the Press Club and of the Laetare Players. She, too, is a member of The Skyscraper staff. Helen Orvis, whose home is in Wau- kegan. Illinois, came to Mundelein from St. Mary's College, Notre Dame, Indiana. She belongs to the Laetare Players, and to the Chemistry and Classical Clubs. Majella Mannebach, who spent her freshman year at St. Mary-of-the-Woods, has done excel lent work in dramatics, being a prom inent member of the Laetare Players. At the freshman meeting, Mary Lyon was elected president, with Mar ion Jeffers as vice-president, Mar jorie Cramer secretary, and Kather ine Brennan treasurer. The freshmen added a fifth executive in the ca pacity of social chairman, which office (Continued on page 4, column 2) The first radio message of His Holi ness, Pope Pius XI, delivered from the Vatican station HVJ, which was con structed by Marconi, the inventor of the wireless, was heard by a large number of Mundelein students. It was the first time that the voice of a Pontiff was ever heard over the radio, and countless millions all over the world listened to the message of peace, which was delivered in Latin. Although the majority of the radio audience may have had little or no knowledge of the content of the speech, they listened attentively to the voice of this successor of St. Peter. By this speech of His Holiness, the universality of the Church was brought out. The message was heard the world over, the radio being the one means of communication that reaches the highest mountain or deep est jungle. What a source of solace the message of Pius XI must have been to missionaries struggling for souls in far-off lands The world could be likened to a huge church, with its one pastor speaking to his flock, which was composed of all the inhabitants of the earth. The Vatican today has undergone many changes, the latest of these be ing the building of this radio station. The friendliness of the Italian gov ernment is now very apparent, and with the event of the radio, the Holy Roman Government has taken its place with the leading nations of the world. No more is the Pope con fined to a few small acres, as were many of his predecessors. As the years go by, the self-imposed restric tions of the Holy Father become less stringent. Perhaps the most looked- forward-to event of America some day will be a visit oi the Holy P'ather to our country. The radio message showed the friendliness of His Holi ness toward all people, no matter what their race or creed. The personal interest of the Holy Father in the youth of today and in the education of the youth, has been a marked characteristic of him. In his last two encyclicals, the Pope is clearly seen to be spurring on the youth to fight in the battle against Modernism. As Pope Leo XIII was named the Pope of the workingman, so might Pope Pius XI be called the Pontiff of youth. The general in tention for the month of February is to pray for universities in Catholic countries, and here again is the Holy Father giving his foremost thoughts to the training of the youth. Perhaps the students of Mundelein will hear many talks of the Pope's as the years go by, but never shall we forget this first message of peace which was broadcast by His Holiness, Pope Pius XI. University Teams In Spirited Debate The debating teams of Loyola and Marquette Universities met in the auditorium of Mundelein College, Wednesday afternoon, February 18, at two o'clock, to debate the question of compulsory unemployment insur ance. The teams were introduced by Pro fessor William H. Conley, of Loyola University, and the question was stated by Mr. Charles Mann, also of Loyola, as follows: Resolved, that the separate states enact a legisla tion to provide for compulsory unem ployment insurance. Mr. Robert Murphy and Mr. James Rafferty of Loyola upheld the affirm ative, while the negative was taken by the Marquette representatives, Mr. Arao Miller and Mr. Robert Hansen. The affirmative side put forth sub stantial and carefully selected facts and backed them up with illustrations drawn from similar economic situa tions in England and Germany. The negative not only attempted to block the affirmative proposition, but also offered Father Ryan's plan as a remedy for the situation. This plan, (Continued on page 3, column 4)
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