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Page Two THE SKYSCRAPER Oct. 6,1965 THE SKYSCRAPER fl ' 11 L U II I tJ 0 I) 111 L II 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. Students Seek Shelter; Avoid Responsibilities Personal independence is characteristically the rallying cry of youth in their attempts to assert their personality and ability. Whether these attempts take the form of increased ability to assume all the responsibility for their actions or reck less exhibitions by rebellious natures remains irrelevant. In the early teens, nearly every noteworthy action manifests this inherent urge to break free. After high school, parents and home are no longer the obstacles to independence as individuals marry, find work or enlist in military service away from home; or, more per- , tinently, begin college studies. tXtenCl It is often too evident that college students Behavior extenc*the same behavior they use with parents to include the college community. And, if the college institution, the administration, the faculty, the buildings themselves acquire the obstacle identity in the progress toward total independence, there is also a ten dency to turn overly sympathetic faculty into substitute mom mies. Everyone appreciates sympathetic understanding and sup port. But, no one profits when a middleman fights the battles and faces the consequences. Neither is it a college's place to enforce study hours, censor presentations by any of the com munication media operating in their sphere, or predispose student opinion on any concept. It is in this area of personal re- . . sponsibility that the highly prized in- LCICk dependence is most detrimentally lack- i J-.--.. J -- ing. The ability to confront any Independence member of the faculty or staff in a mature and business-like manner when there is a question of any magnitude to be set tled is essential to a successful college experience. Moreover, skirt-clingers who expect an educational insti tution to do their thinking and acting deter the truly mature students from fulfilling their capabilities for independent de velopment. Mundelein has continually adopted a policy which pro tects its students' responsibility, their independence. Still, some students seem to feel that it is the college's place to make up for their own lack of obligation. Mundelein is not a substitute mommy. No college is. New Session Renews Council's Hopes, Fears The opening of the fourth and final session of Vatican Council II has renewed the expansive hopes and immense fears of the prominent theologians and many prelates at the Council. Pope Paul VI is at the center of the hopes and fears of both the conservative element, which includes many Italians and South Americans, and also the liberal ele ment, some of the Americans and the progressive European bishops. The actions he takes to moderate, advise and direct the committees and dis cussions will largely determine the outcome of the Council. It is difficult to tell whether or not much will be accomplished at the fourth session. The Italians have proven themselves capable of re stricting discussion and of deleting or altering key phrases. If the American bishops continue their fairly liberal policy, perhaps the con servative group can be prevented from blocking many of the controversial and liberating declarations. The topics included in the fourth session's agenda are DeDQte tne much-debated Schema 13, the Church in the Modern World; the questions of missionary activity, priestly voca- TopiCS tions, religious life and seminary training; and the theo logical issues involved in the Schema on Revelation. It seems that nine months is far too short for the inevitable debate. There will probably be no decisions made nor documents published on continuing problems such as birth control (which Pope Paul has re moved from the Council's authority), and celibacy of the clergy. The implementation of the Council's actual decisions will depend almost entirely on the attitudes of local pastors and priests. Their openness to the directives of the Council, or lack of it, will shape the Christianity of their parishioners. Perhaps the accepted version of Schema 13 will SilQ D6 not have the effect on the modern world that it should; But whatever the tangible results of the CnriStlQIlltY Council, whatever real power and authority the promised Senate of Bishops is given, whatever may happen in the next nine months in Rome, the action is begun. The spirit of aggiornamento has been established; the young bishops are becoming accustomed to the idea of collegiality, and the Church, the people of God, is beginning to welcome the fresh air atmosphere in the search for solutions to the perennial problem of being Christian. KHCTOE It Doesn't Fit Faculty Freezes Film Discussion Freshmen participated in a par tially successful experiment at .the Orientation Week program last week when they viewed the film Room at the Top in the College Theater. Following the presenta tion, the freshmen discussed the movie with their Big Sisters and faculty members in groups of 16, where they were introduced to the type of thinking they are expected to do in a college classroom. Big Sisters Were Mute The goals for this venture, ac cording to Susan Graefe, assistant to the academic dean, was to stimu late spontaneous comment and per ceptive questions and ideas on the controversial film. However, the presence of the faculty moderator, while insuring intellectual remarks, curbed uninhibited comments, and created, instead, a stilted situation of teacher versus student. While some faculty members proved to be competent leaders of the small groups, it is unfortunate that the upperclassmen were unable to lead the discussions. Satirical Performers Offer Mild Diversion by Diane The musical satire, This and That, now featured at Second City is a pleasant diversion from today's popular norms of enter tainment. The performance at the Old Town theater is directed by Shel don Patinkin and produced by Ber nard Sahlins, while William Math- ieu, composer-pianist, has scores varying from improvisations of Rodgers and Hammerstein to long hair and modern jazz. Though the actors are not singers, the lyrics are so clev erly composed as to capture completely audience interest. This is particularly obvious in Sandra Caron's rendition of I Always Say Hello to the Flow ers. But Even the Heads of State Have to Relax is the outstanding selection from the first act. Por traying Johnson, DeGaulle and Queen Elizabeth engaged in a game of international charades with Mao, Lady Bird and Brezhnev, it indi cates ingenuity and wit. The ever-popular cry of the American soldier, whether or not sincere, is cleverly depicted in Von Ryan's Longest Day in Harm's Beach. The general informs the colonel that he is to keep his troops in reserve at the camp rather than moving them to the front. A heated argument ensues in which the colonel emphatically protests that his men have been trained for active fighting and Sargol it is unjust to hold them as a reserve unit. The general's statement then becomes an or der and the colonel militarily exits with a sigh of relief. Senior Citizens is the only skit which leaves much to be desired. It appears that the script writer was unable to produce snappy dia logue for this topic, so he reverted to crudeness little more than dis gusting. In contrast to Act One which is a series of disconnected skits, Act Two, The Super-Humans and I is a nine-scene satire on the famed comic book characters, Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman with Superman's human associates. The Lois Lane Loves Superman Ballad and Dream Ballet is greatly exaggerated as Lois all but trips Superman, not once but three times, as he attempts one of his famed flying leaps. But the scene changes as Lois meets Bruce Wayne, alias Batman, in his home. Clever, though simple choreography is evident in The Bruce Wayne- Lois Lane We Could Be Happy Duet and Dance, only to move again, as if from the sublime to the ridiculous, to The Wonder Woman and Hypno tized Jimmy Olsen Tango. Though adroitly arranged, the act reaches for humor more than it portrays a natural flow of wit as in the first act. In its entirety the satire provides a whimsical review of This and That. Jke hu craper Vol. XXXVI October 6, 1965 No. i 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. III., 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 Diane Sargol Associate Editor Jean Durall Staff Caryl Jean Cinelll. Pat Czapar. Brenda Dinneen, Margaret Field. Marilyn Gibbs. Jennifer Joyce. Barbara Kubicz, Mary Lynch, Marge Reschke. Kathy Riley. Nancy Vandenberg, Sister Mary Virginia Ann, B.V.M. The movie concerned the pitfalls of ambition in a caste society. The central character, Joe Lampton, de cides to climb the ladder of suc cess via marriage to Susan Brown, an industrialist's daughter. The conflict arises when Joe falls in love with Alice, an older, married woman. The lack of personal identifica tion and issues pertinent to college freshmen and seemingly to upper classmen may account for the spoon-feeding on the part of the faculty. Whatever the cause, the ideas did not arise from the fresh men themselves. They were planted there. There Was No Debate While the film was artistically produced, the characters were real istically portrayed, the theme of class distinction and upward mo bility is not blatantly obvious in American society. In the discus sions, therefore, the students touched on character development and technique rather than on the personal significance of Joe's situa tion. There was no debate, merely clinical dissection; careful explica tion replaced involvement. The mode of conducting the dis cussions did, however, introduce the freshmen to the film as an art form. This new approach is an other possible explanation for the sparse comments encountered in some groups. A further reason is that the fac ulty talked too much. Communication Keeps College Active, Free Action was the key word of a Critique Seminar at the Statler Hilton Hotel, Washington, D.C., which Sister Mary Ignatia, B.V.M., attended, Sept. 21-22. One of 11 participants, the aca demic dean was the only sister present. She stressed the neces sity of student-faculty relations as a means of intellectual stimulation. While speaking of Mundelein, the only Catholic College represented, Sister pointed out that the College's three student-faculty committees, academic matters, religious and cultural affairs, could be a media of communication between faculty and students. But the lack of aware ness and interest in these groups stifles their effectiveness. Students at Mundelein have many freedoms they neither know about nor utilize, she said. In an effort to improve inter change between faculty and stu dents, small discussion classes have been introduced into the College program as well as the new coun seling system which assigns one faculty member to 15 or 16 stu dents. Sister went on to suggest that Mundelein adopt a practice dis cussed at the Seminar of inviting student leaders to selected policy meetings of the academic board. She explained that within approxi mately six months professional con sultants will be available to colleges and universities for on-campus conferences involving representa tives of the educational community to discuss their mutual relation ships.
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1965-10-06 (2)
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