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Page Two SKYSCRAPER Divertissement . . . Leger Exhibit Baffles Color? The Fernand Leger exhibit at the Art Institute has it. Original inter pretations of everyday life? Quite orig inal to picture Man With Dog as if both were made from junk yard stove pipes, or Flowers and Butterfly in the same terms as banana and fruitfly. Finding ourselves standing in the midst of screaming colors and mechan ical machine-like figures, we found it difficult to say, This is art. In stead, we wondered if Leger had ever gone to kindergarten. It is annoying to look at a placard for the name of a picture and be referred to pages in a catalogue sold at the exhibit for interpretations of the artist's work. At the Cezanne exhibit earlier in the year, inter pretations were given sans catalogue. Leger has been commended for his de tached, emotionless portrayal of life, but we found his robots more appropriate for a TV backdrop in Space Ship than a posi tion in the gallery of the Art Institute. The color lithographs of a bear jumping through a ring and of a horse standing up right next to a clown possess a certain gaiety, and the duplicate of a stained glass window designed for a Church might be considered interesting. But, for the most part, we 'found the exhibit hardly worth climbing the steps to the second floor of the Art Institute, unless for the glimpse of El Greco's Assumption we caught on the way up. An artist should be able to find beauty in the mediocrity of life, but when he turns that beauty into something chaotic and baffling, we hesitate to call him great, or to advise you to see his work, even for curiosity's sake. ' Carrots Qo To The White Rabbit Bruce Marshall, author of such novels as Father Malachy's Miracle; The World, the Flesh, and Father Smith; and Vespers in Vienna, has created in his latest book, The White Rabbit, a stirring, factual ac count of a British Secret Agent's adven tures behind German lines during World Wafcll. Trie book possesses a solid and exciting plot, a good, clear style, and is most out standing for its excellent characterization. It tends, however, to be a type of adven ture that would appeal more to a man's sense of appreciation than to a woman's. The story, a true one, centers around an R.A.F. Wing-Commander, Yeo Thomas, decorated many times for his bravery. He fights the sec ond World War in German occupied France where he organizes French Re sistance. He and his companions, Brossolette, Hubble, Peuleve, and Hessel, are dramat ically depicted in an atmosphere of fear, determination, despair, and unbelievable Nazi cruelty. Marshall has completed a thrilling es cape and man-hunt narrative and appropri ately dedicated his book to Those brave, good men who lived and died that their world might be free. Jne k t Scraper Vol. XXIII May 4, 1953 No. 12 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, 6363 Sheridan Road, Chicago 40. Co-Editors Arlene Gorgol, Marion Whelan Student View Donna Merwick SAC Speaks Up Catherine Lamb, Patricia O'Brien Divertissements Marjorie Duffy, Peggy Winslow, Sybil Lillie Student View . . . Nationalism Blurs Old Ideas of East In the first half of the nineteenth cen tury an almost maniacal desire for nation alism threw Europe into revolution and upheaval. In the desire of peoples to rule themselves, such nations as Italy, Greece, Serbia, and Portugal were born. Today in the Near and Middle East, the sudden stirrings for national independence are again the concern of the conserva tive world. Just as Garibaldi in Italy was denounced as a rabble-rouser and radical, so today. Prince Mohammed Naguib of Egypt is rejected. Just as the tiny government of Bel gium was questioned then, so the equal ly small government of Israel is now looked upon with suspicion. Just as the great powers were faced with the question of supporting such young na tions then, so the United States faces the same problem today. Unfortunately, many Americans see the East as Marco Polo saw it centuries ago. They see it only as a land of mystery and precious gems, a continent to be exploited. They see Oriental people as backward, too unconcerned to feel nationalistic pride, cer tainly too benighted to rule themselves. Despite the success of Naguib's experi ment in division of land and domestic im provements in Egypt, the Western world remains hostile to his revolutionary gov ernment. Many Americans reject the recently es tablished regimes of Jordan and Turkey. Hostility to the changes in Iran is not only obvious but also growing. Yet nationalism persists, spreading from Indo-China to Algeria, from Japan to South Africa. Is it something to be feared or to be supported? Whatever stand the United States takes and it must take an open stand soon the growing nationalism of the East is inevitable. In many countries, this nationalism will be a blessing to oppressed peoples. It will give them reforms and constitu- * tional governments. These governments should be supported diplomatically and eco nomically if possible. In many other countries, nationalism will have the perverted effects which it had in Germany where national pride under Hit ler plunged all Europe into World War II. These nations will be dangerous and are not ready for self-rule. Most dipolmats and political observers do not have the solution to the problem of supporting the nationalistic forces of the East. Father Vann, in picturing Gos pel-wise the character of the Orient, un wittingly gives perhaps the most cogent answer to the problem. He maintains that, like Martha in the New Testament, the role of the West is to reach God through active life and prac tical progress. The role of the East is likened to that of Mary in the Gospel im practical, contemplative, slow to action- The West has reached the height of self- government and industrial development with alacrity and quickness; the East is following more slowly in the same path. Naturally of a contemplative outlook, the East is waking up only in this, the twentieth century, to the blessings and ad vantages of independence under a govern ment existing for the people. If the East truly follows the char acter of Mary, the world has nothing to fear in supporting her fight for in dependence. Sports Mary Alice Winn, Jane Purtelle, Ruth McHugh Skyscrapings Clare Hillyard Jane Roach, Gloria Valentine Assignment Editors Mary Lou Rohlfing, Peggy Winslow Reporters Barbara Brennan, Mary Carey, Dorothy Chiropolos, Rosemary Daly, Jo Anne Hickey, Lois Kolar, Pa tricia O'Brien, Grace Pertell, Dorothy Schneider, Loretta Casey, Barbara Gaul, Pa tricia Anderson, Jean Kielty, Agnes Mc- Auliffe, Rosemary Kelly, Joan Budicin, Lor raine Quinn. And Mother Ascended From ihe Pigtail Era No, Mothers aren't a race apart; they aren't just born that way, un selfish, untiring, always thinking first of others. How, then? imagine all of us have looked at our Mothers and wondered if we will be as selfless as they when we are called to the vocation of motherhood. It is a rather frightening thought, since the vast majority of us will be either mothers of our own families or the spiritual mothers of many. Is there some overnight change, then, that the marriage vow or religious vows make in one? More likely it is years of practice that de veloped the women we love into the powerful influences for good that they are years of practice in giving, in laughing, in putting the other person first. This training program dates from the pigtail era, certainly from high school, necessarily from college. We have fairly limited control of our physical preparedness for motherhood, but we can do much about our mental, emotional, and spiritual preparedness. These require a little willful development along the lines of chari ty, understanding, and sympathy if a woman's primary vocation is to be fulfilled in us. Without conscious and consistent effort on our part, our poten tialities may be neglected or diverted. Such neglect or diversion breeds discontent; fulfillment of such a vocation promises a happy combina tion of love and laugh wrinkles. Prayers versus Polio . . . Alumna and Her Family Have Strong Support in Faith, Courage, Friends What more could a girl want? During her senior year at Mundelein, Mary Ann Walsh '35, already SAC president, re ceived the additional honor of being elected May Queen. After graduation she taught for a few years, then married John Emmeit Leonard, and honeymooned in Europe. They lived in Chicago for a few years and then moved to Denver, where he held a position with an insurance company. Their five daughters, Mary Agnes, Mary Ann, Mary Frances, Mary Joan, Mary Collette, all named after Our Lady, were eventually What Goes On . . . Current Concern Be One With Sun Questions concerning many things come into our minds during the last lap of the academic year How many days of school until exams? With enthusiasm for some activities dy ing, students begin to take on a new in terest the sun. As the attendance at the Union decreases because of the inviting warm weather, the competitive challenge is on, Who will get the best sun-tan first? Who do you think will be class president next year? This familiar refrain is common to freshmen, sophomores, and juniors, busy finding the right girls to be their leaders, and anxiously awaiting the outcomes. How can I possibly get all of my work in on time? It seems everyone has a book report due today, a paper tomorrow, written ques tions to be answered for the next day, and two oral reports during the week. Panicky students feel they have never before been so loaded with work. In a few weeks as signments will be forgot and cramming for tests will begin. The same story is re peated at the end of every semester, but sometimes it's hard to realize this at a pressing time. Where are you going to work this sum mer? This is on the mind of most college students, looking for some fabulous posi tions with fine location, tremendous sal ary, and convenient hours. Don't you wish you were in their place? As the seniors in cap and gown walk down the aisles of the auditorium for the last few assemblies, many freshmen, soph omores, and juniors picture themselves as seniors, dreaming they are ready to be graduated. To many, graduation seems far away. For the seniors, it won't be long now college days will soon be over. joined by a son, John Jr., and two more daughters, Mary Kathleen, and Mary Doro thea. By 1952 their happy home included a pretty mother, a handsome father, eight healthy youngsters, a new car, a deep freeze, and an automatic washer. But on Oct. 10, 1952 the polio epidemic, which threatened the entire nation last year, reached the father of the Leonard family. In Mrs. Leonard's own words, He first be came ill Oct. 9, the feast of St. John Leon ard, and, on Oct. 10, the feast of Our Lady of Fatima, he became paralysed. So I know there must be a tremendous supernatural significance to his sufferings, and in my heart I feel it will take a miracle to restore him to us but miracles are God's business and just as easy for Him to per form as for us to draw our next breath. At first doctors refused to offer any hope for John Leonard's life, but they performed an operation, warning that chances for the patient's survival were 99 to I. As a result of this operation and of many prayers of his family and friends, John Leonard is now able to speak, normally and to swallow, but he is still completely par alyzed and confined to an iron lung. And the family prays that God will grant Daddy's speedy and total recovery. While the Infantile Paralysis Foundation, of course, supplies all the aid necessary to take care of hospital expenses, Mrs. Leon ard is left with the task of providing food and clothing for their large family. When her former classmates at Mercy high school and at Mundelein heard about her problem, they resolved not only to cam paign for a crusade of fervent prayers, but to enlist financial aid as well. Soon they launched the John Leonard Family Polio Fund, sending out hundreds of letters to classmates and making appeals over various radio stations. A few weeks ago they sent the Leonard family a check for 2,000. The check arrived in Denver almost simultaneously with the couple's ninth child, young David Joseph, and was, of course, greatly appreciated. The John Leonard Family Polio Fund, Room 739, III W. Washington St., Chicago 2. is a tangible evidence of the magnificent charity, surpassed only, perhaps, by the gallantry of the family which inspired it. Mary Ann Walsh was a popular girl at Mundelein, a significant figure on campus. Today, she is a national figure, a valiant woman, meeting sorrow with courage and deep faith. She needs your prayers.
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1953-05-04 (2)
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