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April 18,1962 THE SKYSCRAPER Page Five A New Romeo and Juliet 'Old Vic' Presents Impetuous Lovers TREATING THEIR TEACHERS, grateful faculty and student teachers invited their co-operating teachers to a dinner at the college. Mary Margaret Grady and Joanne Twomey join Joanne's co-operating teacher, Mr. David Schaffner from Sullivan High School and Christine Doran. Faculty Keeps Occupied With Meetings, Panels Three science department mem bers, Sister Mary Marina, B.V.M., chemistry chairman, Sister Mary Cecilia, B.V.M., biology chairman, and Sister Mary Martinette, B.V.M., (currently on leave of ab sence) and Geraldine Nowak, sen ior, will participate in the 55th annual meeting of the Illinois State Academy of Science to be held at Wheaton College, April 26-28. SISTER MARY MARTINETTE and Sister Mary Marina will pre side at two chemistry sections. Sister Mary Cecilia and Geraldine Nowak will present papers entitled A New Fungus in Illinois and Chemistry and Physiology of Zymogan respectively. Mrs. Patricia Ewers, English in structor, gave a talk to the senior class at Siena High School on the role of the woman in the modern world, April 10. SISTER BLANCHE MARIE, B.V.M., art department chairman, and Mr. Kenneth Izzi, art instruc tor will attend a meeting of the National Commission on Art Edu cation, April 27-28, at art schools and centers in the Chicago area. On April 7, Sister Mary Jean Michael, B.V.M., philosophy depart- HAPPY EASTER from the staff ment chairman, attended the re gional meeting of the American Philosophical Association, at De Paul. SISTER MARY CLARA, B.V.M., librarian, will attend the Catholic Library Association Conference in Pittsburgh, April 25-27 and will present a portfolio on the publicity for Catholic Book Week in the Illinois Unit. During April 24-27, Sister Mary Gertrudine, B.V.M., registrar, will attend the 48th annual American Association of Collegiate Regis trars and Admissions Officers at the Hotel Muelbach in Kansas City. SISTER MARY LIGOURI, B.V.M., sociology chairman, and Sister Mary Eloise, B.V.M., will attend a symposium on Mater et Magistra at the University of Notre Dame May 5. Sister Mary Ann Ida, B.V.M., President, and members of the the ology department will attend the national convention of the Society of Catholic College Teachers of Sacred Doctrine in Detroit, April 23-24. ON APRIL 23, Sister Mary Carol Frances, B.V.M., theology instruc tor, will be a member of a panel discussing the intellectual forma tion of sisters. She will discuss The Role of the Sister in the Mys tical Body. The Old Vic Company began their one-week performance at the Civic Opera House with a unique presentation of Shakespeare's Ro meo and Juliet. Under the direc tion of Franco Zeffirelli, the play emphasized the impetuosity of youthful love. Lovers Meet The scene when the lovers first meet and detach themselves from the dancing couples to converse was gracefully handled. In the famed balcony scene, ac tion seemed over-strained. Shake speare's beautiful poetry, while elo quently spoken, was subdued in effect because of the emphasis on visual appeal. Since Romeo's eagerness and Juliet's earnestness were displayed through stressed gestures, the romantic beauty of their love was lost. Families Feud The crisis scene, in which Romeo slays Tybalt, Juliet's cousin, was well presented. The building ten sion, the jeering taunts and chal lenges, and the furious clash of swords were all blended in a clear expression of the violent passions of young men involved in a bitter family feud. Joanna Dunham's Juliet was a virtuoso performance. She effec tively conveyed the maturing influ ence of love upon a girl not yet 14. Speech Clinic Moves From Philomena Hall The Speech Clinic which is lo cated on the second floor of Philo mena Hall will have to find a new residence before the demolition of the building in June. The clinic has served more than 300 children through its program in speech therapy during its ten years in operation at Mundelein. Operating in conjunction with the teacher-training program at Mundelein the clinic gives qualified students an opportunity to act as therapists. Participating students are seniors Judith Cook, Sandra Cronin, Mary Lou Lehman, Sheila Moran and Geraldine Ptacek, plus juniors Denise Kenny and Terry McHugh. Study Art 'Appreciation' With the growing accumulation of modern art, the average art- watcher wants to know how to ap proach an exhibit when he knows hell have no criteria to judge the maze of abstract, surrealistic and ism paintings. The course in Appreciation in Art that he seriously attended five years ago has lost its value and meaning because of the non-objec tive value in the colorful deluge assailing him at art shows. To help solve this uncomfortable dilemma, one can recommend that he assume a pose to look and sound like a professional art- watcher. The technique can readily be seen demonstrated by undergraduate-art-majors at any new Art Institute exhibit. Here are a few hints on how to watch modern art. 1) Look Bored. This is proba bly the most professional pose of all, but it is suggested first so that the amateur will have an opportu nity to begin cultivating the shoe string 'blaseness' of the masters. 2) Make flat statements as to by Sister Mary Fabian, B.V.M. likes and dislikes immediately. This may not show good judgment as an art critic, but it shows that a person has firm and ready opin ions, valuable in provoking stirring conversations at any and every level of art. 3) Stare at pictures for a long time. Don't necessarily see any thing; this might detract from the pose of repose. This stance will convince passersby that they are missing something. Be prepared to not be distracted by the crowd clustering around. 4) Turn the picture upside-down and sideways. Or, if the guard is in the general vicinity turn your self upside-down and sideways. This has the effect of seeking the fourth dimension to art, which, of course, every one else misses. 5) Smell the canvas. It con vinces people that you know how to evaluate the quality of the me dium. 6) According to the same prin ciple, touch the painting with a deft, brushing movement. (A WORD OF WARNING: Make sure the paint is dry.) 7) Genuinely smile and show appreciation for one work, prefera bly one which no one else seems to like. This will establish the dilet tante as a connoisseur of rare art. 8) Memorize and use a few names of modern artists. This makes one sound learned and arty. 9) Dabble yourself in a medium or two. Artist talking about ar tist gives authority to a judgment. Using these few short sugges tions, one can be convincing as a professional art-watcher. by Kathie Montesano When she received news of Tybalt's death and Romeo's banishment, she intensely transmitted the pathos of her ill-fated love. Miss Dunham reached the apex of her portrayal when Juliet, abandoned by love and family, drinks the potion of appar ent death. Stride Portrays Romeo John Stride's Romeo was pas sionately earnest, if somewhat boy ish. Romeo's maturity, reached through love and suffering, was poorly expressed. As played by Edward Atienza, Mercutio showed the fiery, vital na ture of Romeo's pugnacious, sen sual companion. He illuminated the scenes with his energetic, mag netic humor. The Nurse, Mercutio's comic par allel, was delightfully talkative and characteristically shallow. The Inter-Collegiate News by Maxine Tyma ST. DUNSTAN'S UNIVERSITY, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Is land. An inter-class drama festival, a tradition some years ago, is being revived this year. Each class presi dent is asked to organize his class production with a view to stimulate and present dramatic talent. COLLEGE OF MT. ST. JOSEPH, Mt. St. Joseph, Ohio. A two-week campaign to raise money for the missions was cli maxed by the coronation of the Cutest Colleen at a St. Patrick's Day party. The class with the greatest number of pennies crowned its Irish candidate. The money will go toward a scholarship the school's CSMC is setting up for a Latin American student. Money- raising projects include a fashion show, portrait sketching, bake sale and a game of Password between the faculty and seniors. The members of the CSMC and the Spanish Club also co-spon sored A Latin American Pano rama to show the importance of the Latin American countries in the free world. HOLY FAMILY COLLEGE, Philadelphia, Pa. Editorial Comment: Congratulations fellow SAPS (Spreaders of Apathetic Philoso phy) Except for that usual tightly knit group of doers and joiners who invariably support as many campus activities as possible, our latest wave of apathy-spread ing on this campus has been the best yet. Lack of enthusiasm in activities can be very vital to our cause, since it can serve to gauge the spirit decline and consequent prestige loss of an organization all of which is necessary for the fostering of Complete Apathy. ... The decline in student support of raffles, plays, etc. seems to be largely accredited to the new slogan the holders of our philoso phy have coined join nothing, support nothing, do nothing it's easier that way. kindly, well-meaning Friar came through in monkish fashion. Lighting and staging effects were striking. Scenery and cos tumes simply designed and sub dued, served to enhance the color ful activity. The tragedy ended on a note of silent pathos. As the curtains closed, a beam of light surrounded the dead lovers as they lay side by side upon the bier. With this di minishing light on the tragic tab- bleau, the tale of ill-fated love ex pressively ended. THE GOLDEN ROSE was pre sented to Patricia Boland, (top) president of the Laetare Players, Laetare Sunday in Little Theater The pin is given to the senior who has contributed most to the drama department since freshman year. The award was presented to Patricia by the former recipient, Laura Mandala '61. Christine Polniaszek received a medal for the highest number of points earned through working for drama productions. Frosh Choose Candidates Following the customary election procedure, freshmen will nominate candidates for next year's sopho more class at a special assembly Thursday, May 3, in the College Theater. All students interested in run ning for office may secure nomina tion slips on Locker 541 in the freshman locker room. These slips must be filled out and signed by Sister Mary Assisium, B.V.M., dean of students. 'Man for All Seasons' (Continued from Page 3) acting ability or to the content of the play. One may say the blend ing of the two produces a most definite reaction in the audience. The theme is as modern as Saint Thomas More the man. As Rob ert Whittington said of him: More is a man of an angel's wit and sin gular learning; I know not this fel low. For where is the man of that gentleness, lowliness and affa bility? And as time requireth, a man of marvelous mirth and pas times; and sometimes of as sad a gravity; a man for all seasons. Marie Ferrara
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