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Congress Creates Crisis Students Vote Retention of MSC A student body vote, April 28, 29, on a proposal to dissolve the MSC pointed out the students' feel ing of a need for a student govern ment. Of the 82 per cent of the student body who voted, 60 per cent rejected the proposal. Be cause of this vote, nominations for next year's MSC officers will be held today at 2:30 p.m. in Mc Cormick Lounge. The resolution to dissolve the MSC, which was introduced at an emergency MSC meeting April 25, suggested dissolution of the MSC because of lack of student interest in a representative body on campus. In an attempt to tap student opinion prior to a vote on the pro posal, an all-school meeting was held April 27. The 530 who at tended presented both pro and con arguments on the resolution. Contesting the proposal, Mary Ann Letizio emphasized the neces sity for some kind of a student government structure, but strongly objected to total dissolution of the MSC. Mary Ann's position was upheld by Ann Griff a rd who pointed out that this year has been devoted to understanding a new constitution rather than strictly n Vol. XXXVI Mundelein College, Chicago 26, 111., May 4, 1966 No. 14 Questionnaire Probes Student Differences Designed to determine the effects of the 1962-64 institutional analy sis, a revised and updated version of the 1963 student questionnaire will be administered to a select group of students today. Consisting of 500 multiple-choice items, the modified questionnaire will measure the interests and at titudes of 100 seniors and an equal number of freshmen. By readministering the 1963 study, Dr. Norbert J. Hruby, col lege vice president and director of the institutional analysis, hopes to answer four questions: Do present seniors differ from themselves when they were freshmen? Do present seniors differ from seniors in 1963? Do present freshmen differ from their counterparts in 1963? Do present seniors differ from their classmates who with drew before graduation? Belles, Boys Stage 'Bells Are Ringing' Members of the Mundelein music and drama departments will com bine their talents in the produc tion of The Bells Are Ringing, May 21, 22. The musical is adapted from a book by Betty Comden with music by Jule Stein and lyrics by Adolph Green. In light-hearted comedy, the story revolves around the enter prise of Susanswerphone and an swering service. Sue (Denise Ple shar) owns the answering service and employs Ella Peterson (Vema Chalupnik) as an operator. Ella becomes interested in a cli ent Jeff Moss (Ron Burke), a play wright whose partner walked out on him while they were in the midst of writing a play. Ella and Jeff eventually fall in love. Another complication arises when Sue's boyfriend, Sandor (Al Keeney), is shown to be a bookie using the answering service for illegal means. Other roles are Gwynne (Judy McCrea), another operator for Susanswerphone; Olga (Carolyn Schultz), Jeff Moss' girlfriend; Carol (Rebecca Ditzler), a friend of Ella's; Michelle (Arlene Cozzi), another friend of Jeff's; Inspector Barnes (Bob Massaro). The tele phone voices of Madame Grimaldi, an opera star, and Mrs. Mallet, a mother with a problem child, will be spoken by Mary Rose Matus and Patricia Krogman. Chorus members are Patricia Smith, Susan O'Malley, Kathy Rochford, Susan McMillin, Bar bara Rivelli, Karen Miller, Cather ine Gonzalez and Sandra Gudgeon. Miss Mary P e n k a 1 a, drama teacher, assisted by Patricia Krog man, will direct the production. In preparation for the show, the music and drama departments have cooperated in a workshop since October to acquaint music students with basic acting tech niques and to prepare drama stu dents for singing roles. The questionnaire was first ad ministered anonymously to the en tire student body in May, 1963. Subsequently, it supplied the most important data influencing changes in the college curriculum, organi zation and calendar. According to Dr. Hruby, the ex tension of the 1963 self-study is intended to determine the rele vancy of the institutional changes established last fall. If the Mun delein student body has moved closer to the institutional ideal of concern for their fellowman, commitment to the intellectual life and consciousness of their dignity as women, then the college can surmise that its decisions contain positive value. Criteria for selecting partici pants varied. Freshmen were se lected at random. The senior group, consisting of students who have remained at Mundelein four years, reflects a major department distribution proportionate to the entire class. Within each depart ment, selected seniors hold grade point averages proportionate to seniors in that department. Questionnaires will be adminis tered in rooms 407, 408 and the scholasticate lecture hall. adhering to its contents. Much of the power which it allots the stu dents is still unused. A resolution such as this should not come at the end of the year, Ann main tained, and especially not after only a year's trial under the new con stitution. Supporting the pro side was Kathleen Harrington who explained that the question before the stu dent body was a question of the efficiency of the MSC structure. She encouraged the students to cast their votes thoughtfully when she said, if the MSC represents your vital interests in school, then keep it. If not, then vote it out because you're wasting your time. Liz Gordon pointed out that if there is no MSC next year, the students then can determine if they need one and design an acceptable structure. However, Anndrea Zahorak dis agreed with Liz when she said, It's much easier to change within a structure than to devote yourself to forming an entirely new one. Since time prevented the con tinuance of this meeting, Judy Ewing, MSC president, announced that the congress was meeting to vote on the resolution that same evening and anyone wishing to at tend and comment further was welcome. Before adjourning, Judy explained that the student body would vote on the resolution on Friday and would have three choices: dissolving the MSC com pletely, retaining the present struc ture or substituting another body for the MSC. To explain the votes needed to pass the resolution, Judy pointed out that if the congress passed it by a two-thirds vote, the student body would have to pass the reso lution by simple majority (one over half). In the event that the congress defeated the resolution, the student body could override this vote by a two-thirds vote of the dues paying members of the student body. In the event that the resolution was defeated, nomi nations would be held for next year's MSC. At the evening MSC meeting, at which there were approximately 25 non-congress members, Tina Stretch proposed an amendment to the resolution. She suggested sus pending the constitution for one year with a mandate to the four class presidents to conduct an all- school election during the third term next year to determine (Continued on Page 3) Alumnae Receive Program Award Mundelein, the only Catholic college to be in the top one per cent of the nation in alumni administration, has been recognized by the Ameri can Alumni Council. The award, in its initial year, is given on the basis of organized activities for students on campus as well as off-campus alumnae programs. The 1966 Alumni Administration Award for comprehensive excel lence in alumni programs will be accepted by Mrs. Joseph D. Parent, director of Mundelein's Alumnae program since 1962. It will be presented at the national convention July 10-14 at The Green Brier in White Sul phur Springs, W. Va. The award-worthy activities of the Mundelein association are con veyed to its members through The Alumnae Line published four times a year under the editorship of Marge Phillips Britton '59. The most recent project is the organization's participation in the Trouble With Angels benefit and reception May 27. Bernice Walters Kane '37 is the alumnae coordinator for the benefit. Concentrated groups of alumnae throughout the country are working on pledge projects for the development plan of the college. Latest re port from Megs Mitchell Langdon '40, chairman of the development fund, reported a total of 156,076 in alumnae pledges. This amount was promised after contacting 8,270 alums. The University of British Columbia, Bryn Mawr College, the Uni versity of California at Berkeley, Dartmouth College, the University of Denver, Douglass College, Indiana University, Miami University, Ohio State University, St. Olaf College, Texas A M University and the Uni versity of Texas are the other colleges and universities receiving the award. Jackson Promotes Civil Rights Achievements Through Democratic Government Structures Injustice in America is best cor rected by working in accordance with the laws designed to protect the individual's rights, said Dr. Jo seph Jackson, president of the Na tional Baptist Convention, U.S.A., at Speak-Easy, April 26. The keynote to advancement in civil rights is positive thinking and action, explained the pastor of Olivet Baptist Church, Chicago. He went on, It is not enough to be anti-segregationist or anti-com munist; we must be pro-America, pro-freedom, pro-justice. Dr. Jackson feels the means of rectifying wrongs are inherent in the system of government and con tends, It is better to live in an imperfect America with the free dom to work for her improvement by Pat and fulfillment than to be a help less slave in a so-called totalitarian state without the freedom even to question its policies or to change its evil practices. Citing the 1954 Supreme Court decision as an example of the suc cess of positive action, Dr. Jackson said this was not the accomplish ment of demonstrations but of cold logic in the court room, the American way of correcting. Referring to the topic of civil disobedience which he defined as lawlessness, regardless of its ob jectives, Dr. Jackson denied the ability of law and civil disobedi ence to co-exist. Considering the causes of mob violence, Dr. Jackson contends that it is not the result of persecution Define and discrimination alone, but rather is incited by: Those who seek to force our people to remain satisfied in present predicaments. Those who would discourage the victims of these circum stances when they seek to throw off their chains and rise to higher levels of life. Those who will keep from the troubled people the knowledge of past and present achieve ments, the challenge of new opportunities and the promise of a brighter future. Racial tensions could be allevi ated, Dr. Jackson pointed out, If the public press, civil rights lead ers, statesmen, labor leaders, busi nessmen, educators and religious leaders would dedicate themselves unreservedly to what America now is and to what her program is for human betterment. . . . When asked his feelings on the NAACP, Dr. Jackson replied, It is still the best civil rights organi zation; while other organizations create noise and problems, it laid the foundation for progress. Speaking specifically of the Chi cago area, Dr. Jackson found fault with those who predict a long, hot summer of racial tension, yet make no effort to inform Negroes of the 43 civil rights groups working to improve existing conditions. The human mind cannot be fed with despair and pale concepts of life . . . there must be hope for men to trust . . . , he said.
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1966-05-04 (1)
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Student newspaper for Mundelein College
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