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THE SKYSCRAPER BOOKCHATTER PERHAPS no other problem looms so largely on the horizon before the eyes of the average college woman of to day, as the important choice of a vocation. As the week from March 19 to 25 is Na tional Vocation Week, we are endeavoring to call your attention to books which may help you in settling your own vocational or avocational problem. If not, their read ing will at least give you a broader under standing of the various opportunities open to women, as well as a keener apprecia tion of the training, qualifications, and talents required for a place in any of the various professions. IF you have not already done so, begin by reading the Autobiography of the Little Flower, a great saint who was canonized in recent years, and has be come the inspiration of our own youth. It is our firm belief that Saint Therese of Lisieux is the most prominent woman of our own times; therefore, the reason for reading the story of her life is self-evi dent. Meditation on various passages in this book would undoubtedly help to sus tain us in our present crisis, for no saint has displayed more valorous courage, hu mility, and unselfishness than this little flower who bloomed unseen, but the odor of whose sanctity will permeate the ages. IF you arc interested in social service work, I am sure you would enjoy reading either Jane Addam's Twenty Years at Hull House, or her The Sec ond Twenty Years at Hull House. The first volume tells of the beginnings of or ganized social service work in our own city, and of the foundation of Hull House. Unless you are a student of history, I imagine you will find the second volume more interesting, since it treats of prob lems and events with which we are more or less familiar. Miss Addams illustrates the development of social trends during the World War and in the decade which followed it. The personal experiences which she relates and the lively com ments she gives on various problems, will undoubtedly inspire many to follow in the footsteps of this great peacemaker. Miss Addams desires more than anything else that people and youth especially should become world-conscious, for in forgetting self, they will tighten the lid over the head of that ever-springing jack-in-the-box, selfishness. SOMETHING which will intrigue any of you who cherish a flair for writ ing is Women in Journalism. by Gene vieve J. Broughner. It discusses the train ing and qualifications necessary for all types of writers, from staid editors of magazines to copy writers in department stores or advertising agencies. Miss Broughner is well equipped to write a work of this kind, because she has had extensive experience in actual Writing, and she has, besides, taught journal ism courses in universities throughout the country. In this book she not only tells the prospective writer what her opportu nities for success are, but she also tells her how to set up and write her article in the most acceptable manner. CLUBS + AND + CLASSES MARDI GRAS PARTY IS PRE-LENT FETE A3 Story of the Red Cross, by Clara Barton, who has been selected as one of the ten most outstanding American women, is another fascinating book. In it Miss Barton tells of the founding of this great society, and of the trials which be set its early days. It gives one a re markably clear conception of the terrible havoc which nature has often wrought upon the land, and its corresponding ef fect upon the people about whose heads the chaos is heaped. Even though this book, written by the founder and first presi dent of the Red Cross, tells us only about the society's activities up to the year 1900, history has since recorded its work during the World War and in subsequent disasters. The kind, cou rageous spirit of Clara Barton is present in every page of this little volume. She gently rang the bells of mercy and ser vice and set their clear-toned message singing down the years. Members of the French conversation classes entertained students of French of Loyola University at a Mardi Gras car nival on Tuesday afternoon, Feb. 28. The Mardi Gras is a French festival which sounds the last gay note of carni val before the sombre days of Lent pre vail. In France it is ordinarily a three- day celebration, closing on the eve of Ash Wednesday. French settlers brought the Mardi Gras tradition from Fiance to New Orleans where it is an annua festi val, characterized by elaborate parades, costume balls, and street carnivals. The Mundelein Mardi Gras opened at 2 o'clock with the presentation of two French plays in the auditorium. From there, the guests were escorted to the bal loon-decked gymnasium where dancing and games prevailed until 7 o'clock. Music was provided by Tau Mu, the new dance orchestra of the college, and lunch was served at tables arranged at the sides of the gymnasium. Miss Emilie Sonderegger, instructor in French was in charge of the festival. PLAYERS CELEBRATE ST. PATRICK'S DAY There will be adequate opportunity for the wearing of the green this St. Pat rick's day, for the Laetare Players are having an informal dance at the Edge- water Beach hotel on Friday evening. March 17. The guests will dance both in the South room and in the Marine dining room to the music of Mark Fisher's or chestra. Bids may be secured from any membcr of the committee. Sallie Agnes Smith and Frances Burke are co-chairmen, with Geraldine Gardin er, Janice Linnett, Virginia Sweeney, and Katherine Ann Walsh, assistants. Gaelic Program Scheduled for Wednesday of This Week Real Irish music is coming into its own at last I Under the direction of Emer Phibbs, whose enthusiasm for things Gae lic is well-known, a program will be pre sented on Wednesday, March 15. The aim of the recital is to bring about an appreciation of genuine Irish music, which, according to those who know, is little known, but none the less beautiful. The following is the program: Killar- ney, organ solo, Mae Murphy; Tearlas Og, vocal solo, Mary Jane Blenner, chor us, Glee club; Spinning Wheel song, so lo, Dorothy Weldon, chorus, Glee club; A Tune of a Tune, dramatic reading, Mary Frances Hoban. The Thresher, solos, Anne O' Sullivan, Winnifred Greene, chorus, Frances Mik- kelson. Grace Cashin, Patricia Gillmore, Marion Home, Mary Margaret Hoban. The Falling Star. Betty Smith, vocal solo; O'Donnell's March. Glee club. Ac companist, Emer Phibbs. Demonstrator Talks on 'Hasty-Tasty' Meat Courses Miss Hayes, home economist of the Armour Company, lectured and demon strated the preparation of quick meat dishes for luncheons before the meal plan ning class on Thursday. March 9. Tentative plans for the annual St. Patrick's day dinner are being made in the department of home economics. The dinner will be given in the dinette of the model apartment on March 16. Student guests will be entertained. A festive Gaelic air will prevail and will be carried out in the menu and decora tions. Juniors Score Success in Formal Promenade By Justine Feely It was perfect in every detail Such seems to be the general opinion of the Junior Prom which was held on Friday, Feb. 24. The main dining room of the Stevens Hotel with its soft-shaded lights and its thoroughly aristocratic appear ance, provided just the right atmosphere for the first formal dance of the year. Promptly at 11 o'clock the promenade began, and all the lovely gowns some of soft pastel shades and others of darker hues were shown to advantage. Lenore Manning, prom chairman, led the right wing, looking stunning in black velvet. Miss Manning carried a bouquet of talisman roses and baby breath. The left wing was led by Katherine Brennan, the junior president, wearing a lovely dark-blue crepe gown. She also carried roses and baby breath. A shower of cardinal-red and gold bal loons concluded the grand march, and dancing was resumed. The music by George Devron and his orchestra was excellent. Mrs. Mary Blake Finan, Dr. Arthur M. Murphy, and Professors George M. Schmeing and William H. Conley were chape rones. MUSEUM EXHIBITIONS ATTRACT SCIENTISTS Members of the zoology and compara tive anatomy classes enjoyed their first field trip of the semester on Saturday morning, Feb. 25, when they visited the Shedd Aquarium. They first inspected the balanced aqua rium, where the plant and animal life form a cycle, the one consuming the gaseous product of the other. All the fish of this section are small and most of them are tropical, so that the interest is chiefly in coloring, beauty, and adaptation. These students spent Saturday morning. March 4, at the Field museum, but they were disappointed to find only one case of invertebrate specimens on exhibition. For tunately the specimens included varieties of Porifera and Echinodermata which the freshman class is studying at present. Types of ocean life including the deli cate Venus' flower basket, odd forma tions of coral, and dainty feather and basket stars, were pleasant discoveries. A chamliered nautilus, halved to expose the peculiar development of the shell, recalled the famous poem by Oliver Wendell Holmes. A trip through the skeleton section was of particular value to the comparative anatomy group, giving ample opportunity for study of similarity and contrast in structures. The fish section also was visited, after which the class spent a period of genuine enjoyment in the Egyp tian hail. (Continued from Page 1, Col. 5) rament, Genevieve McClevey; the Summa Theologica, Dorothy Higgins; St. Thom as and Contemporary Thought, Doris Barnett. Miss Barnett also read a poem. The Angel of the Schools, her own composition. The Glee club added to the program two excellent examples of Gre gorian chant, the words of which were those of St. Thomas' Adoro Te Devote and Lauda Sion. At Benediction, wfliich concluded the program, the Glee club sang Panis Angelicus, Cassiolini; Tantum Ergo. Breidenstein; Adoremus and Laudate. All the chants and choral numbers were under the direction of Professor Otto A. Singenberger. Students I Stop, heed, and act There are only 16 days before the English contest deadline. Write Write Write TAU MU ORCHESTRA PLAYS AT CARNIVAL Tau Mu, recently organized unit of the College orchestra, made its initial ap pearance as a dance orchestra al the Mar di Gras on Feb. 28. The orchestra unit was organized by Eleanor Kucki, leader and first violinist, and its personnel, chosen from the college orchestra, includes the following: Doro thy Grace, violinist; Virginia Meis, pian ist ; Dorothy Boynton, cornetist; Estelie Burke, drummer; Lucia Mazurek and Anna Daly, saxaphonists; and Mary Flannery, bass player. Desired blues effects were furnished by Dorothy Weldon, the feature vocalist, who also combined with Virginia Meis in presenting some close harmonies of the latest music. Miss Kucki has announced that her Tau Mu players will continue to keep in practice for coming functions. It is her request that any students who arc gifted in the art of playing the banjo or man dolin and who are interested in orchestra work present themselves at rehearsals as soon as possible. CLASSICS PLEDGES 'SELL' PHILOSOPHERS Philosophers Philosophers I Who'll buy? And as Jupiter signaled Mercury to begin the Sale of Philosophies on Monday, Feb. 27, in the fifth-floor social room, the members of Eta Phi Alpha sat back to enjoy the one-act skit pre sented by the pledges of the classical club as their official pledge stunt. Robed in the long, flowing garments which indicated their rank, the erstwhile philosophers declaimed their lines to the full enjoyment of a well-amused audi ence. The following is the cast: Jupiter, Barbara Petrakis; Mercury', Mary Louise Berryhill; Pythagoras, Charlotte Wilcox; First Customer, Marion Mulligan; Dio genes, Loretta Brady; Second Customer, Julia Hagerty. The Epicurean (Cyrenais), Alexandra Prassas; Democritus of Abdera, Mar jorie Greenwald; Heraclitus, the Epicur ean, Dorothy Oliver; Socrates, Mary O'Callahan. Following the presentation of the skit, refreshments were served. The play was repeated at a meeting of the Philosophy club on March 9. Organ Guild and Glee Club Have Pre-Lenten Meetings Two of the college musical organiza tions had social meetings the last week in February. The Glee club received its pledges at a stunt party on Feb. 21, and the Organ Guild had a party on Feb. 27. A feature of tbe Glee club party was a Washington's birthday operetta in which Mary Louise Berryhill, Arline Kroutil, Rita Eppig, and Frances Mik- kelson gained distinction. The Organ Guild substituted games for their usual diversion, bridge, and in the course of the afternoon discussed designs for their pins. Laetare Group Revives 'Brass Kettle' Tea Room The Brass Kettle tea room of the Mo saics proved to be such an inviting place for that favorite English pastime, tea- drinking, that the Laetare Players de cided to have a real tea on the stage of the auditorium on Tuesday afternoon. March 7. Jeanette Kuzba danced the Polish na tional dance, and Mercedes Beyer gave a reading, Hearts to Mend. Janice Linnett, chairman of the tea, poured, and Mary Agnes Tynan and Mary Frances Hoban were assistant hostesses. The tea table was lovely with a silver centerpiece surrounded by tall green can dles. FACULTY WILLIAM H. CONLEY, M. B. A. Instructor in economics and coach of debate By Virginia Woods and Justine Feely After class on the second day of Lent, Mr. Conley, in keeping with the spirit of the season, sacrificed twenty minutes of his valuable time in granting an agree able interview to two of the Skysrafek editors in the office of the Mundelein commerce department. Since he is teaching economics at the college, the practicality of a girl's spe cializing in that field seemed a tactful be ginning. Mr. Conley believes that eco nomics is not primarily a man's science, and that everyone should have sufficient economic training to understand the so cial problems with which he will come into contact. Since a girl is a social be ing, it is desirable that she appreciate the conditions of the world in which she lives. However, Mr. Conley also thinks it advisable for every educated person to liave a course in the classics and the hu manities if that is possible. In fact, to him the ideal system of education would be the requirement of a four-year classi cal course before beginning the speciali zation in such a subject as economics. This brought us to the always-interest ing topic of education. Of the present system Mr. Conley said, The products of present-day education are highly trained individuals rather than truly edu cated men and women. That is one of the deplorable facts, which, for the time being, it is impossible to remedy. Realizing the many duties of an assist ant dean of the Loyola school of com merce, plus those of the coach of Mun delein and Loyola debating teams, we in troduced the subject of recreation some what skeptically. Mr. Conley assured us that even extremely busy people find time for some relaxation. During the summer his favorite hobby is golf; his winter leisure is taken up by the drama and reading. The assertion that his favorite type of literature was first economic and then philosophic will hardly be a surprise to those who have taken any of Mr. Con- ley's courses. Although he enjoys the work of such writers as Belloc and re reads Newman frequently, the author from whom he derives the greatest pleas ure is Dr. Fulton Sheen. You'll find a book of his in my brief-case right now, substantiated Mr. Conley. To talk to an instructor of argumenta tion for any length of time and not ap proach the question of debating would be unthinkable. We were interested in knowing whether Mr. Conley ever tired of listening to debates. The answer was, Not tired but nervous if one of my own teams is debating. Despite the time in volved, Mr. Conley enjoys the coaching of debate teams and as often as possible, he attends outside debates in order to observe the technique employed. In view of the fact that the feast of St. Thomas was in the offing and that Mr. Conley had referred to him on the previous day during a debating club dis cussion, we sought enlightenment concern ing the great philosopher. Mr. Conley professes a real admira tion for the saint, and attributes his in terest in him to the realization that one (Continued on Page 4, Col. 4)
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