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February 16,. 1934 THE SKYSCRAPER Books * Prooi - Meetings Sodality Announces List of Programs For New Semester The Sodality seems to have adopted as its slogan for the coming semester More and Better Meetings. Each month, according to the plan announced by Catherine Manske, chairman, there will be a program after the short busi ness meeting, featuring some prominent speaker. Since February is Catholic Press month, the Reverend Eugene Burke, C.S.C., editor of the Ave Maria, was invited to talk on Catholic literature. Later in the month the Reverend Leon Foster, S.J., will give an illustrated lec ture on India, and a program is being arranged in which the Loyola students will give a discussion of the Catholic aspects of the NIRA. As a convenience for the students, a question box is being placed in the book store. In his general conference with the sodalists, Father Mertz will answer any questions proposed here. Another popular innovation will take the form of open forum meetings in which the problem of What's Wrong with the Sodality? will be discussed. Study Honeymoon Menus ForRound-the- WorldTrip The menus of a bride from her an nouncement party to the return home from her wedding trip is the latest pro ject cho.,en by the home economic de partment to lend interest and variety to the course. An announcement luncheon and wed ding breakfast lead the list. Then, a steam ship dinner, promising much in the way of food, will be served. An Italian, a German, and a Parisian dinner will be partaken of in the course of the journey, and a chop sucy supper in mysterious, enchanting China will com plete the trip abroad. Returning to the United States by way of X ew Orleans, the young students will sample the Creole cookery of the South. SPEAKER DISCUSSES LADIES OF ANTIQUITY What could be a more interesting sub ject for a feminine audience than women? Professor D. Herbert Abel of Loyola University proved himself to be not only a well-versed classcist, but also some thing of a psychologist when he chose to address the members of the Classical club on Ladies of Greece and Rome, on Feb. 12. Tracing the position of woman in an tiquity from the time of Homer to the age of the empire, Mr. Abel colored his talk with anecdotes and details which one does not always find in the more somber annals of history. The fact that 25 of the contestants in the early Greek Olympics were girls; that a red clay was used for rouge; that the best picture of a perfect marcel may be seen in the bust of Livia, wife of Ti berius ; that Athenian matrons, like the women of today, found their chief pas time in talk are but a few of the details with which Mr. Abel enlivened his sub ject. Preceding the speaker of the afternoon, Virginia Woods gave a short account of the luncheon of the Chicago Classical club which she and Margaret Grace and Katherine Brennan had attended on Feb. 10. After Mr. Abel's address, dainty re freshments concluded the afternoon. Mary Ann Walsh ART CLUB TRIUMPHS IN REPRESENTATION OF AMERICAN STATUES SEEK TREASURE, NOT NEWS, ON BIRTHDAY A treasure hunt ushered in the third birthday of the Skyscraper when the re porters gave up seeking news, on Feb. 1, and sought instead strange assignments given out by the editors. After the hunts, in which Mary Cath erine Schmelzer was the winner, a copy of the first issue of the paper was pre sented as a prize. A birthday cake, bearing three candles, and coffee were served in the social room, after which the Dean presented the two senior members of the staff, Evelyn Lin coln and Justine Feely, with gifts from the President of the College. Miss Beverly Balster, ex '34, a former Skyscraper reporter, was a guest at the birthday party. Miss Balster was mar ried on Feb. 6 to Mr. Edward Melchior of Columbus, Ohio. Formal Junior Prom Proves High Light Of Winter Season The Lantern Room of the Drake Ho tel was a colorful scene when the jun iors promenaded at the first formal func tion of the year on Feb. 9. Gowns of lustrous satin, fragile lace, and clinging crepe moved in harmonious rhythm to the music of Jack Russell's or chestra, and the ta bles were filled with gaily chattering members of the Jun ior class and their guests. At eleven o'clock the dancers gathered at the north side of the ball room to form lines for the grand march. The junior president, the social chairman, and the members of the prom committee held the first places in the promenade. Lucy Crowley, prom chairman, led the right wing of the slowly moving march. Miss Crowley looked lovely in a simple black crepe gown. Mary Ann Walsh, junior class presi dent, led the left wing and wore a dis tinctive white crepe formal trimmed in purple velvet. As the orchestra played a lively campus med ley the partners moved across the ballroom. Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Gorman, Mr. and Mrs. John Mulligan, Mr. and Mrs. George Lucy Crowley Schmeing, Miss Emilie Sonderegger and Miss Elaine Scanlon were chaperons. SPANISH CLASSES FORM TERESIANAS Dorothy Wenthe was elected president of the newly-organized Spanish club just before the holidays, and Gloria Barry, Catherine Schroeder, and Caroline Hol land were chosen vice-president, secre tary, and social chairman, respectively. The name Las Teresianas was selected al the meeting of Feb. 7, at which the students chose St. Teresa of Spain as their patron. The members of the Span ish literature and conversation classes were initiated on that day, Anna Mc Cracken, Mary Catherine Rose, and An namae Shinnick taking part in the pro gram. Cookies and cocoa were served to refresh the new members after the rigors of initiation. The following students were pledged: Marjorie Nichols, Anna McCracken, Mary Catherine Rose, Annamae Shin nick, Anna Cagney, Mary Marnell, Jeanne Ryan, Helen Keenan, and Dorothy O'Donnell. The members of the first-year Spanish classes will be received later in the year. Reviews of Current Periodicals Hails CatholicPressMonth TEMPLE BELLS CHIME AT PIANISTS' CONCERT Fr. Semper Talks to Students (Continued from page 1, col. 4) the factulay of Clarke College, remarked upon the happy coincidence of the Cen tennial of the Sisters of Charity, B.V.M.. and the Holy Year occurring simul taneously, and paid a high tribute to the work of Mother Clarke. The chimes of foreign temple bells rang through the seventh-floor corridor on Jan. IS, when members of the Piano club took part in an interpretation con test, the subject of which was a modern composition, Temple in the Moonlight, by Gustave Ferrari. Each of the eight students taking part in the competition studied the piece with out any coaching or suggestions on the part of their instructor, and the awards were given to those contestants who caught most successfully the spirit of the music and executed it with the best ob servance of the following points: dynam ics, agogics, tone quality, accuracy, ped aling, and phrasing. Kathryn Wolford won first place, Emer Phibbs second, and Virginia Meis, Jessie Belle Kramer, and Mary K. Donahue tied for third place. While the music faculty members who acted as judges deliberated upon the respective ratings of the competitors, the pianists gathered lor an informal party in the solarium where, over the comforts of coffee and home made cakes, they talked of many things, among them being the various temple effects one might or might not achieve on a piano. By Ann Lally The rhythm of line and movement thor oughly captivated the audience which at tended the Art department's production of Life in Stone, at the College on Feb. 4. This program was a decided innova tion in which the students not only posed as living statutes, but interpreted the various compositions of the artists through the medium of the dance, music, and poetry. The purpose of the entire production was to make the spectators more aware of the genius and skill of our American artists, and to show that their composi tions compare favorable with the great masterpieces of the past. The students' interpretations of Lorado Taft's Fountain of the Great Lakes, Augustus St. Gaudin's Deacon Chapin, Bessie Potter Vonnoh's Dancing Girl, and Ella Buchanan's Suffragist, were especially outstanding because they suc ceeded in capturing the essence of the artist's internal conception as well as his skill in modeling. Members of the Art club who took part in the program were: Sylva Aronian, Virginia Roboke, Mildred Sperry, Ger trude Birmingham, Joan Limburg, Eileen Stigall, Barbara Schwalbert, Adeline Pfister, Rita Hagel, Rosemary Walsh, Charlotte Huen, Irene Lavin, Mary Honan, Irene Galvin, Ethel Houlihan, Pauline Duzeski, Margaret Rice, Marie Walter, Bernice Walters, Norine Golden, Betty Kilroy, and Frances Mikkelson. HONOR ROLL The semester reports show that a representative group of students won honors for superior scholarship during the semester just past. Those listed for High Honors attained a 3. average. Those in the Honors group attained a grade point average between 2.99 and 2.67. Those listed for Honorable Mention attained a grade point average between 2.66 and 2.34. HIGH HONORS Katherine Brennan Marjorie Nichols HONORS Diane Belogianis Mary Frances Burke Roberta Christie Jane Flick Irene Galvin Mary Geiger Agnes Grogan Margaret Grace Ruth Hazle Lucile Barrett Gloria Barry Mary Louise Berryhill Marian Bertrand Rita Casey Marian Delahunty Genevieve Del Beccaro Fay Diwinski Margaret Egan Morel Farmer Sarah Fogarty Mary Herlihy Charlotte Heun Ethel Houlihan Ruth Kees Arline Kroutil Magdalene Kessie Ann Lally Irene Lavin Evelyn Lincoln Jean McKeever Eileen Madden Catherine Manske Mary Marnell Frances Mikkelson Mary Margaret Morrissey Margaret Mullen Annelise Munch Ruth Helen Quirk HONORABLE MENTION Dorothy Grace Eileen Grace Mary Irving Helen Keenan Ann Lackner Helen Lange Mary McCracken Evelyn McGowan Jane Malkemus Dorothy Mason Irene Menarek Margaret Meyer Margaret Michael Marion Mulligan Coletta Nagel Clementina Paloney Rita Patterson Ann Pazemis Myrtle Peterson Mary Petrie Gertrude Rafferty Margaret Rice Gertrude Scanlan Margaret Schaefer Helen Sheehan Ruth Tangney Mary Agnes Tynan Marguerite Walker Margaret Werlein Virginia Woods Frances Regan Rita Riordan Lillian Scholzen Dorothy Sigman Betty Smith Eileen Stigall Dorothy Turner Cecilia Wasisco Kathryn. Weniger Dorothy Wenthe Charlotte Wilcox. As February is suggestive of Cath olic Press Month we are devoting this column to a brief discussion of Catholic periodicals. The purpose of this annual dedication of the second month of the year is to make the reading public aware of the general excellence of Catholic publications. That these publications bear the stamp of a religious press does not mean that they are dull or tiresome. They in terpret current problems in a much clear er fashion than do most of our ordinary publications. Then too, they contain ar ticles written by reputable writers, many of whom are either national or inter national figures. A Catholic Review of the Week America is one of our finest Catholic weeklies, and as its slogan, a Catholic review of the week, signifies, its policy and aim is to interpret national events in the light of Catholic philosophy. This publication is especially noted for its edi torials because they are always potent and timely, and, what is more important, they are to the point. Its special articles are well-chosen, since they almost inevitably center around something about which the reader has been trying to form an opinion. In a recent copy we came across an excellent article on O'Neill's New Catholic Play. There is so much controversy regarding this latest contribution to the drama that we know the article will be thoroughly enjoyed by those interested in the fluctua tions of the modern theater. Commonweal Treats Literature, Arts The Commonweal is another outstand ing Catholic publication which sponsors the development of literature and the arts. Its articles cover a wide range of subjects and are written with such directness and lucidity that they cannot fail to appeal to the reader. This periodical is varied by the publi cation of short pieces of Catholic verse which usually prove to be good verse both from a technical and from an artistic standpoint. You who love books know, of course, that The Commonweal publishes excel lent book reviews which approach the standards of the critic, rather than those of the reviewer, because they not only tell you whether a book is good or bad, but they tell you what makes it so. Catholic World of Special Interest Another publication which is especially interesting this month is The Catholic World. The special interest lies in the fact that the February issue contains an article on, Forbears of Some English Words, by our own Sister Mary An- gelita, B.V.M., in which she traces many of our everyday words back to the old Anglo-Saxon. In addition to this, The Catholic World contains excellent stories and a host of unusual articles on literary and scientific topics. ELEVEN MEMBERS, FIVE PLEDGES JOIN GLEE CLUB Eleven members and five pledges were welcomed to the ranks of the Glee Club at a social meeting on Feb. 21. After the reception, entertainment and refresh ments were furnished in the Glee club rooms. The new members are: Loretta Brady, Betty Fraser, Julia Hagerty, Mary Her lihy, Mary Anne Kirschten, Nona Pe ters, Maxine Lewis, Cecilia Wasisco, Margaret Werlein, Coletta Nagel, and Evelyn O'Brien. The new pledges are: Mary Josephine Corcoran, Anna McCracken, Mary Cath erine Rose, Margaret Kaufman, and Eileen Roche.
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1934-02-16 (3)
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