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Page Two THE SKYSCRAPER March 13,1963 Tuition Hike Causes Reaction; Skyscraper Reviews Issue Think. betora v ou vot ri Proposes and Disposes Kung Presents Commentary on Council by Mary O'Malley Father Kung is a Roman Catholic priest regarded by many as one of the most brilliant theologians of our day. He is professor of fundamental theology at the University of Tubingen, West Germany. Americans know Father Kung because of his book, The Council, Reform and Reunion, which created a stir through out Christendom and has been widely acclaimed by Time as one of the year's most important and most discussed re ligious books. Mundelein faculty and students are offered the opportunity to hear Father Kung speak about The Church and Freedom at the 1963 John A. Ryan Forum, March 22, McCormick Place. The Council, Reform and Reunion by Hans Kung, was inspired by the call of Pope John XXIII for Catholic renewal in preparation for Christian reunion. Father Kung's commentary on the problems and possibilities of the first Ecumenical Council to be called in almost 100 years strikingly captures the dichotomy of a Church that is the Body of Christ built on grace yet the Church of the world built on sinful men. With a simplicity that makes reading quick yet comprehensive, this author pre sents the Church as being in the world but not of the world. She is vulnerable to two temptations to become too worldly and too powerful or to become too churchy and too fossilized in permanent ecclesiastical reforms. Church Has Double Aim If she has a twofold nature and a two fold temptation, the Church also has a two fold aim reform and reunion. Although Father Kung does not expect miracles, he makes it quite clear that the Church must make every effort to purge Herself from within before She can offer any hope for reunion from without. He explains this problem of reunion by analyzing the Reformation and Counter Reformation. Thus, he shows that the cur rent Ecumenical Council is not the first ef fort at renewal. Father Kung, who is known for his non partisan observations on the Catholic Church, shows such objectivity in this book. An earlier Church was responsible for the Reformation; the Church today is responsi ble to Christ and to all Christians for a re newal and a promise of reunion. Author Poses Questions Some of his suggestions are controversial. Should the laws of celibacy be relaxed to make way for Protestant ministers who might be converted and become priests? Should deacons be allowed to marry? Should the Index be discarded? Should authors be publicly or privately criticized? Should the Mass be adapted to the diocese of each bishop and based more on the old feast of agape, of love? Hans Kung proposes and disposes. He proposes new reorganization of episcopal powers that will enable each bishop to adapt the laws of the Church to his diocese and disposes of the seemingly overwhelming power of the Pope. He also disposes of the what can I do attitude of Christians and presents suggestions that will make the Christian an active subject, responsible for the Church. Father has successfully captured the ecumenical spirit of the day and has done something constructive with it. He has opened the area of the Council concerning reform and reunion to the reading public, emphasizing the part it can play in making a loving confession of joy and courage in its faith. Announcement of the tuition hike to 400 per semester in the Skyscraper Feb. 27 caused heated reaction on campus. Some students reason that the College seeks to squeeze out those who pay their own way. The logic follows How can a student clear 800 and expenses necessary for school during the summer? How can one do this even if she works through the school year? The simple fact of the matter is that as expenses rise, so must tuition. Last year expenses increased 140,000 while tuition increased only 40,000. This year the in crease for expenses is 192,000 while the tui tion increase is only 100,000. This imbal ance between rising expenses and tuition shows the necessity of the tuition hike. Mundelein's raise is not unique. This is evidenced by actual tuition boosts and pro posed raises in all Chicago-area colleges and universities. To maintain an excellent lay faculty, the College must pay it accordingly. The bud get for lay faculty salaries has doubled in the last five years. The staff budget is three or four times greater than it was five years ago. With modern-day equipment, the cost of equipping the College rises. Examples are the language laboratory, the educational TV setup and numerous audio-visual aids. The Mundelein of '33 is not the Mundelein of '63. She is no longer a new building with minor maintenance expenditures. She is older and her upkeep costs money. Many students are unaware that tuition includes all school fees. Formerly, students had a 50 activities fee, a 25 graduation fee and a 25 student-teaching fee to name the major ones in a list of about 30. The '63-'64 tuition is 110 higher than that of '62-'63. Any girl who could not af ford this and who has not given student services this year could easily make up the difference by working five hours per week for the College. Next year, since student employment will pay 1.20 an hour, this would equal 96 a semester. This year stu dent employment will pay approximately 30,000 to almost 175 students. If a girl is already working during the 1 Mockingbird Movie Captures Simplicity of Harper Lee Novel by Eileen Schaefer It's a sin to kill a mockingbird becauss mockingbirds don't do anyone any harm. They only sing their hearts out to us. But it is the characters and not the mockingbirds that sing their hearts out to theater audiences in Universal International's production of To Kill a Mockingbird. Surprisingly, the movie retains all the warmth and simplicity that gave life to the citizens of Maycomb, Ala., in Harper Lee's 1961 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. In his portrayal of Atticus Finch, Gregory Peck is a quiet, lonely man who prepares his children to face life's unpleasant realities. As a lawyer who chooses to defend a Negro unjustly accused of rape, moviegoers see a new Peck an actor divorced from the typical hero role and recast as a sympathetic and understanding middle-aged gentleman. In contrast to the quiet nature of their father, 6-year-old Scout and her brother Jem, played by Mary Badham and Phillip Alford, take the limelight with their tomboy antics, childish curiosity and mischievous pranks. Scout masters the dirty look and not even an old timer like Groucho Marx could duplicate her facial expressions. Jem, a typical 10-year- old, comically puts on a brave front in the face of danger but actually quakes in his boots. When he loses his coveralls crawling through a barbed-wire fence, one cannot help but simultaneously laugh at him and cry for him. But the adventures of Scout and Jem, which occur during one summer and autumn during the depression in the '30s, are not all humorous. As witnesses of poverty, preju dice and evil, Jem and Scout acquire knowledge about the unpleasant realities of life. The youngsters observe the court scene of Tom Robinson's trial and learn what blind prejudice can do. When the hungry Cunningham boy comes to dinner and pours syrup over his meal, they realize the meaning of real poverty. And when Jem and Scout walk from the school- house through the woods, they confront evil for the first time in their lives. The youngsters, as well as the audience, also fear the unknown in the person of Boo Radley, a retarded recluse who lives next door to the Finches. But when he emerges to save Jem's life, Scout totally accepts Boo. Director Robert Mulligan successfully transfers the mystery of Boo from the book to the film. The movie will not disappoint those who have read the book. It still contains the ten derness and simplicity of the original story. To Kill a Mockingbird has universal appeal simply because it is a growing up story. school year and could not manage the 800, she can always apply for a National De fense Education Act (NDEA) loan of the needed amount. A student who finishes in three and one-half years could, in many cases, pay back the loan by June, the regu lar graduation time. For the '61-'62 school year, the tuition was 650. It increased 40 for the following year. Actually, to keep pace with rising costs, it should have increased 75 that year, according to Sister Mary Ann Ida, B.V.M., president. Then the raise for '63-'64 would be 75 rather than the 110. This explains what Sister meant by the breather last year. The president states that no able and needy student need be deprived of an edu cation at Mundelein. Such students are urged to consult with the academic dean or the bursar to plan the best way to meet their needs. Mary Jo Murray 'Tis the Blarney He's not That Irish Non-Hibernians (if you'll admit it) of the world unite In just four days, the feast of St. Patrick will be upon us. Mile-long parades, a lifting of the Lenten fast, corned beef and cabbage and above all the wearing of the green will mark the day as transplanted Irishmen the world over recall the glories of their St. Patrick. But wait. Do the Irish really have a claim to him? It's true that Brendan, Brigid, Finnian, Columcille and even Colman of Kilmaeduagh are native Irish saints. But can St. Patrick be grouped with them? Many legends have grown about the sainted bishop. The most numerous of these state that Suciath, as he was known to his family, arrived on the Emerald Isle for the first time as a slave. He escaped, then returned as a missionary determined to rid the country of snakes and the religion of the Druids. But where he came from has never been determined. Since Patrick's deeds are so numerous and well known there is no need to recount them. Let it suffice to say that while Patrick did great things for the sons of Eire, they cannot truly claim him as their own. Who knows? With the advanced research tools of today, it may soon be discovered that St. Patrick was originally a native son of Germany, Italy, France, Scandanavia, Po land or Spain, kidnapped as a babe to achieve his greatness across the sea. So my non-Hibernian friends, wear the green and smile. After all, isn't the great St. Patrick one of us? Janice Jearas OL Si v dcraper Vol. XXXIII March 13, 1963 No. 10 All-Catholic The Skyscraper is published semimonthly. October to May inclusive, except during vacations and semester examinations by the students of Mundelein College, 6363 Sheridan Rd., Chicago 26, III. Subscription rate is 2 per year. Entered as second-class matter Nov. 30, 1932, at the U.S. Post Office, Chicago. III., under the act of March 3. 1897. The Skyscraper is a member of the Associated Collegiate Press and the Catholic School Press As sociation. Editor in Chief Barbara Brzezinski Managing Editor Mary Jo Murray News Editor - Mary Etta Talarico Assistant Maureen Racine Eileen Schaefer Janice Jearas Editorial Editor Feature Editor Layout Editors Pat Krochmal, Diane Arturi Columnist Mary Anne Pope Photographers Rae Paul, Elynore Deutsch Artist Diane Mazza Staff Assistants Kathleen Sweeney, Joanne Infantino, Louis Nunziato, Tina DeRosa. Maxine Tyma, Molly Palen, Mary Pat Schiffer, Sister Mary Bernita, B.V.M., Sister Mary St. Eunice, B.V.M., Sister Mary St. Alan. B.V.M., Barbara Kubicz, Laurie Bremner
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