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Page Two THE SKYSCRAPER November 18, 1957 Emlyn Williams Intrigues Three-Night Benefit Audience by Valmar Price Air. Emlyn Williams delighted facul ty, students, parents and friends of Mun delein College as he escorted them on a tour off the beaten track, Nov. 8, 9, 10, when he presented A Boy Growing Up. Dramatically monologuing along Welsh seacoasts and towns, and whisking a to tal audience of over 3000 into old Lon- dontown were just part of the task? Wil liams set out to do. Did he succeed? Well, Chicagoland critics unanimously agree that he did, and Saturday night's au dience persisted in five full minutes of curtain calls. In portraying- the boyhood life of Dylan Thomas, Mr. Williams used selections from Adventures in the Skin Trade, Quite Early One Morn ing, Portrait of the Artist as a Young Dog, and A Prospect of the Sea. Shifting back and forth from one story to another made smooth transitions practically impossible if one were to remain as close to the poet's own words as Emlyn Wil liams did. He bridged the gaps with a few steps and a bow. One of the reasons why the public so completely enjoyed Mr. Williams was his total absorption in the roles which he portrayed. For three nights he rolled his r's and whistled his s's in apparent oblivion of stage lights, and audience. But, he made the most of every pun and joke, tak ing care never to cut short a chuckle or laugh. Each night by the end of act three, lie had successfully swayed his audience into Dylan Thomas fans as they joined in the embarrassment of a bottled finger and chortled at the merriment of a neg lected Dylan, watching the cows and taking care of the bus at the annual men's outing. Shopping Spree . For The Bird For three hours each night he pro ceeded to amaze and bewilder his au diences by his fantastic memory, verbal Shopping is not one of my talents. Whenever I encounter a clerk I have the feeling that any attempt on my part to get what I want will be fighting a losing battle. For instance, recent hints to buy in quantity so that I might make use of green stamps fill me with awe and with groceries. This does not make my mother happy. But my hoarding days are over. A simple hen-turkey is my goal. I trudge courageously toward the nearest store, humming, A Hunting I Will Go. Rifling through the holiday crowds I make my way to the nearest butcher. Cleaver in hand, he reminds me of an executioner, bent on giving me the bird. Disrobed of her feathers, she looks all but anaemic. I experience a agility, and perfect muscular coordina- transitory feeling of superiority. The executioner recommended her highly, tion. The fifty-two year old Welsh- Perhaps the shoppers were eyeing her enviously. I take possession of my quar- born actor and impressionist showed not ry. even slight breatldessness after bonne- The butcher wraps my turkey expertly after disposing of her ing on an imaginary mattress for the head. It is just as well that the Do-It-Yourself era has been finally better part of five minutes while cany- axed. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. ing on a three-way conversation with I finger my prey suspiciously. Doubt sets in. Anaemic wasn't the word two other men, both equally imaginary, for her. The old bird had starved to death. I think the green stamps they gave He handled realistic passages, necessary me for buying the turkey weighed more than the bird. for gaining insight into the man Thomas, The expedition over, I sit down at the phone. Perhaps with the right with the tact and subtlety that charac- bait I can hunt up an invitation to a Thanksgiving dinner that will feed us all terize him as an artist and craftsman. including my diet-conscious bird. Sputnik, Satellites Become Talk Of The Town by Alice Bourke graphic equipment. Bombardment from Little Orbit Annie and the smiling a guided satellite is another possibility. satellite are replacing Uncle Sam and the battered globe as the chief charac ters in cartoons. America has certainly opened her eyes to the humorous aspects of the artificial satellites launched by Russia in the past month. But behind the caricatures and catchy headlines, politicians, militaiy strategists, and scientists are probing this event for its significance. Walking the floor at midnight with the militarists are the politi cians. Sputnik has given Russia a tremendous propoganda advantage, particularly in the Afro-Asian neu tral countries where there has been a psychological effect. Faith in the U.S. technological power has been shaken. Politically, we have lost face. It is difficult for a nonscientific pop- Everyone has lost sight of the situa- ulace to realize the military significance tion that instigated the development of of the Oct. 4 launching of the 184 pound the satellite. It was launched in ob- 1957 Alpha could study cosmic rays, ultraviolet and X-rays above the atmosphere. It could take pho tographs of the earth and sun, ob serve the earth's gravitation, its magnetic field, electric charge, and cloud patterns. It could add to knowledge of the density, tempera ture, and composition of the fringe of atmosphere. 1957 Beta, a biosatellite, could be of future value in studying the effects of the atmosphere on living things. The Student Viewed Examination Revelation: Consternation To help us find the amusement in some of the situations we ourselves created, faculty members have reluctantly put themselves on the witness stand to an swer, What is one of the amusing sit uations that you have met as a teacher at Mundelein? Surprising interpreta tions of history and literature, and some rather creative answers to uncreative questions have cropped up on exam papers. Sisters Mary Ignacio and Mary Adel- bert immediately thought of the various facial expressions on reluctant freshmen as they plunged into fetal pigs, sharks, and other miscellaneous dead corpi: pa tience as they shave cartilage from a shark's chondocranium; horror, as they slice off the unsuspecting pig's nose; glib innocence, as they confidently point their fingers to a large brown red liver, and announce, heart. Lab reports are an even greater source of edification. Sister Ignacio is still intrigued by the freshman biology enthusiast who wrote a lengthy dissertation on the duck glands of the feeble pig. The feeble pig is not alone in mis spelled splendor. Sister Mary Harrita has one conscientious Catholic who vig orously denounced the heresy of monotheism. Perhaps this is the same student who announced the Christians were granted tolerance in 200 B.C. .Mrs. Phelps has had many opportuni ties to be enlightened by original an swers to examination questions. Sample definitions of posture are: put all your weight on your back feet, and push all the weight on the upper part of your body up, and all the weight on the lower part of the body should be pushed down. Perhaps a few courses in chiro practic should be included in our pro gram for the safety of speech majors. One graceful speech student ex plained the proper way to sit is ' 'to find the seat of the chair with your foot. How many of us have found that we not only put a foot on the seat of the chair but into our mouths as well Jhe 3*4 udcraper sphere. To project this sphere into its servance and in cooperation with the In- dog in the satellite had instruments at- orbit, tremendous power and accuracy ternational Geophysical Year. In 1953, are required. The logical source of this force is a high powered missile. The fact that Sputnik was successfully launched indicates that Russia is in pos session of a ballistic missile, a self-pro pelling pilotless weapon that can be the International Council of Scientific Unions, to which both the U.S. and Rus sia belong, began planning to study the earth with satellites and other equip ment this year bjecause of favorable solar conditions. The Soviets first an- tached to his body by electrodes to re cord its blood pressure, heartbeat, and body temperature. Russia has an opportunity to greatly increase the sum of scientific knowledge of the earth. While we are dubious Vol. XXVIII Nov. 18. 1957 No. 4 Entered as Second Class Matter Nov. 30, 1932, at the Post Office of Chicago, Illinois, under the Act of March 3, 1879, 1.75 per year. Published semi-monthly from October to May inclusive by the students of Mundelein College, projected a great distance. However, nounced their intention of launching a a J0ut Russia's political and military mo- 6363 Sheridan Road, Chicago 40. we will have no proof that Russia has satellite at an IGY meeting. ,. . , . ., . ,,.. * i i i cc .. , ,. . , ., ,-, tives, in planning this satellite we an effective intercontinental missile until ,,,,,, 7 , ., ,-, it is demonstrated that its rockets can J1 lts concern over weapon races, the should not overlook the possibility that return to earth at a designated location. -S- has overlooked the contributions its advantages may greatly outweigh that Russia may make to the better un- the disadvantages. At the same time Kven if Russia has no such missile, ar- derstanding of our planet. We do not we must reach a sensible mean between tificial satellites can have militaristic yet know what scientific discoveries will smug complacency and panic. What was uses. They can be used for reconnais- be made by 1957 Alpha and 1957 Beta, science fiction ten years ago is real sance effectively by installing photo- the official names for Sputnik I and II. today. Co-edltors-in-chiei Maureen Connerty, Geraldine Battista Associate Editors Beatrice Hoang, Marcella Brown Artists Virginia Muzika, Jeanne Riech Assistants Marguerite Phillips Mary Garl, Alice Itourke, Judi Peiniger, Mary Thcrcse Walsdorf, Judith Angone, Margaret Xicholson, Mary Merlock, Lynda Rousseau Skyscrapings Geraldine Battista Stuff News Reporting CUM
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1957-11-18 (2)
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