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Page Twd SKYSCRAPER From Darkness, Light . . . Qood Friday Leads to Easter Sunday The ninth hour is at hand, and the sky, usually bathed in a soft twilight, is tenebrous. A murky de pression falls on the curious feiv gathered at some distance from the hill. The soldiers wish to be free of this somber watch, guarding cruci fied criminals. Patiently, painfully, three figures wait beneath the middle cross. Yet, the Man above them is alone, deso late. Again, as in Gethsemane, He has been abandoned. Momentarily, hope sustains Him. He looks down the ages, anticipating relief from black melancholy. There is but little. The world's ingratitude, forgct- fulness, and carelessness mock Him, and even His Father seems distant. It is too much for Man to bear. Plaintively, passionately. He cries out in the shadows. Eli, Eli, lama sabacthanif My God, my God, why hast Thou forsaken Met But even as He pleads, He knows. God forsakes no one; only man for sakes God. Easter morning dawns dimly. Three figures hurry to the sepulchre of Joseph of Arimathea. They carry szueet spices to anoint the liody of the Man. Cautiously, expectantly, they peer into the tomb. He is not there. A young man in shining robes speaks. Be not afraid; He is risen. And the Magdalen runs, weeping, to Simon Peter. Anguished, she cries, They have taken away my Lord. To Peter she turns with hope. He can answ'cr her, he will assuage her tearing grief. Simon Peter enters the tomb, seeking the Man. He is not there. Confused, bewildered she finds despair is more than she can endure. If He has left her alone, she fails to understand why. The Magdalen walks from the sepulchre. A gardener stops her. He calls her Mary. They speak. She learns the Man unit soon be gone, but the Divine- Lord He will never leave, for God forsakes no one. Distorted Image World Sees U. S. Hollywood Style For a long time educators and other thinking persons have been dismayed by the state of entertainment in the US. Movies and plays brimful with luxury, crime, and sex have harmed audiences markedly children by presenting false standards of value. True, some of our plays put a finger on evils in American life. They succeed to the point where they make Americans think about the evils, with a view to eliminating them, but too often they fail to begin at the beginning; to present vir tues that appeal, or ideals men can grow by. The irony is that, unaware of, or unin terested in, the possible harm their pro ductions do at home, playwrights and pro ducers are being forced by foreign mis understanding to improve their messages. Isolated instances of criticism in the past have solidified into striking attacks from two prominent periodicals. Writing in the Drama section of the New York Times, Paul Barnett brands American plays as fodder for Moscow propagandists, cites instances of anti- American interpretation, and quotes a re cent article in the non-Communist, sup posedly pro-American Vienna newspaper, Neue Wiener Tageszeitung. In short, everything which deserves to be most se verely condemned is, according to Amer ican playwrights, a piece of everyday life in 'God's own land.' In the January 13 issue of America magazine, Richard L-G. Deverall, vet eran of five years travel and experience among the Asiatic peoples, criticizes Ameri can films for giving a distorted picture of American ideals and principles. Columnist Eimei Kato, writing for the Osaka Mainichi, Oct. 17, 1950, protests the grotesque and erotic culture of American movies. In the United States, Madame Pandit of India told audiences not to blame Indians for their conception of the U.S. for, after all, we gave it to them, through the medium of film. Perhaps now producers will act or does the harm done at home, marked by the rising rate of juvenile delinquency, render late action too late? They Count On Us Let's Drive On Drive seems to be the go-word around the college these days. With the Red Cross fund campaign, and NFCCS O.S.P. drive nearing completion, to say nothing of class dues drives, family rosary crusades, and any other manner of campaign, we are in danger of becoming hardened to appeals. We can't. Too much depends on each at tempt. All of them have had good begin nings. Let's get together for the final push which will drive us over the top. It's Easy To Ask But When Do We Remember Thanks? Words are powerful weapons. A single one can open a wound which may fester and become a real personality malignancy. Rut another, uttered with an inflection of interest, can heal a sore or tender heart and set the atmosphere aright again. The combination of two words, thank you, properly placed, brings a moment of joy into a dreary day, or cheers an indif ferent spirit. It's easy to smile when step ping off the elevator, or when receiving a plate in the tearoom. It takes no extra time to murmur thanks when passing through a held-open door. An Instructor could begin the next class with fresh enthusiasm if the departing class gave some indication that it appreciated Faculty work. Occasionally a Faculty member is faced with the difficult task of pointing out a mistake or correcting an at titude. No one wants to hurt another, and a friendly spirit, with evidence that the advice is received in the same helpful manner in which it is offered, lifts a bur- den of tension from the one in authority. Asking comes easily, especially in pray ers. God is all good, and all powerful, and will refuse nothing for our good. So He is flooded with petitions. But how of ten is He overwhelmed with expressions of appreciation? There is nothing quite so disheartening as putting oneself out in answer to a request and receiving no recog nition of the effort. Expression of gratitude, of course, is not the motive with which help or service is offered, but an appreciative smile, an in terested inflection, a single word makes the attempt sweeter, and inspires both the doer and the done-for to continue in cour tesy. What Qoes On . . . Calvary Applies To Third Quarter Fever FOR MANY OF US, THE THIRD QUARTER BRINGS the annual slump when nothing and no one seems able to lift our depression. This is the calm be fore the storm and the spring. We are tired of winter and disappointed in the slow progress Mother Nature is making in her overtures toward spring. The newness of second semester classes is beginning to wear off, and beckoning, lighted class rooms have lost their inviting flavor. In short, the dark clouds outside aren't the only things hanging heavily these early March days. THE LIST OF THIRD QUARTER deadlines starts running over to the second page, and the joy in life seems to be the infrequent moments when we can cross out another assignment. And after read ing page 26 for the third consecutive time we are in considerable doubt that another assignment will find its way into the Mission Accomplished list. SUDBENLY THE ELEMENTS OF pressure and depression begin to make meanings as the Gospels of Holy Week unfold, and we fit the pattern of our lives into the footsteps of Christ along the road to Calvary. Our trials suddenly make sense. Divertissements Don Camillo Delights Readers Currier, Ives Enchant Gallery*Goers A book that delights its readers into laughter with humanity is the work of a good writer. A book that also inspires the readers to think and feel deeply and honest ly is the work of a great writer. Giovanni Guareschi combines the two in The Little World of Don Camillo, a collection of humorous short stories. Translated from the Italian, the stories relate the warm, human trials of a parish priest, Don Camillo, in his struggle to hold his wayward flock. In his attempt he in variably encounters his enemy, the Com munist village mayor, Peppone. The hos tility between the two provides the theme that Christianity, fought on human rather than on theoretical grounds, eventually tri umphs over Communism. The realistic problems presented to the priest and the Communist are submerged in laughable situations. Lovable Don Camillo, shrewd but excit able, is able to maintain his dignity wheth er fist fighting with Peppone, stealing his Tommy guns, or outwitting his rivals. The reader suspects that Don Camillo's com mand of all situations comes from his talks with Christ. In conflicts, Conscience states that He understands human nature, but Camillo argues that his way is best because he un derstands Italians. Peppone, the Communist, exemplifies a good soul wrapped in party politics and finally freed by his humanity, and by Don Camillo. Giovanni Guareschi has been described as an Italian James Thurber. His writings and drawings reveal an uncanny under standing of people. He is comic . . . his characters universally funny and pathetic. Sharp-peaked farmhouses, wrinkled pi oneers, wild forests, and spans of land not yet sown hold a drama vivid as a young man's vision all in a collection of Cur rier and Ives prints on exhibition at the Art Institute. The artist, Nathaniel Currier, published a lithograph of the New York fire of 1835 and immediately became famous. There after he printed scenes of current events and everyday life, which adorned hotels, fire houses, and homes of the rich and the poor. Some were crude, others works of art, but all depicted a spirit as American as apple pie. A young bookkeeeper, James Merritt Ives, joined the Currier firm and soon be came a partner. Their store was a fabu lous place where the lithographs were col ored by hand by women, each of whom ad ded a separate tone. Pushcart peddlers hawked their works on the streets, and agents in cities both of America and Eur ope sold them by the carloads. Comic and clipper ship series demanded the most at tention in France, while Great Britain pre ferred sporting prints and scenic views. In our race with life, the wonders of the country side often elude us, the songs of the birds escape, and the laughter of chil dren fades into the background. We lose sight of the precious present in our quest for the uncertain future. Currier and Ives clung to the perfect dawns, the beauty of the moment, and still hold for us with a gentle web of color a life which is of the essence of peace. * * . * World affairs will come into focus at the Morrison hotel tomorrow at 8:15 p.m., when the John A. Ryan forum presents George Meany, secretary of the American Federation of Labor, and Father Nicholas Maestrini, of Hong Kong, director of the Catholic Truth society, on the topic, What Is the Answer to Communism in Europe? In Asia? A Thought In Time Saves Nine of Qrief Have you thought about who you would like for S.A.C. president next year, your own class president, secretary, or sergeant at arms? Better still, have you thought about running yourself, for any of these of fices ? These are in no sense premature sugges tions. The offices you may run for will require a solid year of hard work and re sponsibility. Two months, then, is not too long a time to spend in consideration. It is not fair to your class or to yourself to accept a nomination if you don't hon estly have the time, desire, and ability to fulfill the demands of the office. Think over your scholastic obligations, your social and family commitments. Do they allow time for an office? Do you want it, and do you have the ability to run it? *Jhe S k udcraper Entered as Second Class Matter Nov. 30, 1932, at the Post Office of Chicago, Illinois, nnder tht Act of March 3, 1879, 1.75 per year. Published semi-monthly from October to May inclusive by the students of Mundelein College, 6363 Sheridan Road, Chicago 40. Vol. XXI March 12, 1951 No. 9 Co-Editor Maribeth Carey, Sheilya Neary Associates Peggy Barrett, Mary Kay Gill, Judy Langhenry Nelson Student Viewa Rita Bresnahan What Goea On Paula Long, Barbara Heintt SAC Speaks Up Peggy Butler, . Leona Adams Divertissemente Joan Kares, Mary Ellen Ward, Elaine Ivory, Barbara Bid- well Skyscrapings Marjorie Coughlin, Mary Jane Lamb, Patricia McHugh, Barbara Shaughnessy Art Joan Blakeslee, Doris Kuhlmann Sports Editor Margaret Reidy Reporters: Rosemary Burns, Eileen Duhig, Florence Granet, Arlene Gorgol, Kaye Haefel, Claire Healy, Agnes Hoff, Irene Johnson, Sibyl Lillie, Donna Merwick, Jane Roach, Jean Schae- fer, Helen Stewart, Marion Whelan, Gina Mor an, Nona Arnoldi, and Bette Guilfoyle. I
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