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Page Two SKYSCRAPER THE SKYSCRAPER Official Semi-Monthly Newspaper of MUNDELEIN COLLEGE 6363 Sheridan Road Chicago.Illinois Mundelein Chicago's College For Women Under the Direction ok the Sisters of Charity, B.V.M. Entered as Second Class Matter Nov. 30, 1932, at the Post Office of Chicago, Illinois, under the Act of March 3, 1897, 1.75 the year. Published semi-monthly from October to May inclusive by the students of Mundelein College. Vol. XIV Friday, Oct. 22, 1943 No. 2 2 Member ASSOCIATED COLLEGIATE PRESS Telephone: Ambassador 9011 Co-Editors-in-Cbief Mary Kay Jones, Marie Nordby Associates Helen Nicholson Frances Wilkinson Feature Editors Jayne King. Jerry Stutz, Mary C. Tuomey Associates Mary Beecher, Mary C. Bums, Alyce Jeanne Kiley, Gene vieve Urbain News Editors Eleanor Arends, Mary Grace Carney, Patricia Hollahan, Joan Templeman Associates Patricia Curran, Sheila Finney, Dolores Hartigan, Dellamae Laughlin, Julia Woodford Sports Editor Jeanne Kiley Art Editor Dorothy Schaar Business Manager Madeleine Courtney Reporters: Viola Brennan, Vivian Brust, Mary Martha Cooper, Dorothy Feidler, Mary Louise Gulick, Lois Hintze, Virginia Lee, Audrey McDonnell, Marianne Small, Mary Lou Walter, Jeanne Agnes Smith, June Park, Carol Reid, Cecily Donoghuc, Char lotte Schnitzer, Regina Bess, Alice Marie Horen. Let's Be Good Club Members Whatever your forte may be whether you shine at swimming, debating, singing, writing, acting, or other things there is a club which will encourage your innermost capacities. Even though everyone is sternly setting herself to the task of studying and learn ing as much as possible, a steady diet of book-delving, unrelieved by some activi ties, usually will not lead to the well- rounded personality, the cheerful comrade ship which should be cultivated during col lege days. The clubs at Mundelein were founded for many purposes, two of which are to inte grate a student's class work with her rec reational interests, and to supplement her study with creative activity in her own field or in related fields. Another purpose is to provide diversified interests for students concentrating in one field, but having interests and abilities in other fields. Thus a social science major may enjoy playing in the Orchestra, and a language major may star in Terrapins. Important, too, is the spirit of group activity fostered in extra-curriculars. When, with coveted diploma in hand, the pros pective career girl faces the all-important interview with an employer, she may ex pect to be asked: In what extra-curricu lar activities did you participate? Many employers are eager to have on their staffs young people experienced in meeting the problems of group activity, young people who have initiative and who possess that trait which the South Ameri cans call simpatica the ability to get along with people. Clubs undoubtedly broaden the outlook of the club member provided she is an active member; clubs are fun; and clubs are vastly helpful to us, if we view them correctly in their proper relationship with college life. What Do You Know About The Fulbright Resolution? Four major proposals for the post-war policy of the United States have been brought before the public. They are the American Legion declaration, the Repub lican policy formulated at Mackinac, the declaration of a foreign relations sub committee, and the Fulbright resolution. Inasmuch as all these proposals should be carefully studied by thinking citizens for their significance and worth, the SKY SCRAPER will present a series of articles explaining each policy. Food for thought is the Fulbright reso lution, which was recently passed by the House of Representatives and which is now before the Senate. The resolution ap proves the founding of appropriate inter national machinery with power adequately to establish and maintain a just and last ing peace, and . . . participation therein by the United States through constitutional processes. In other words, the passing of the Ful bright resolution would mean simply this: that Congress admits there is a possibility of the execution of an agreement between the United States and other nations, as opposed to the policy that, regardless of what agreement is submitted, Congress will refuse to consider it. Under the Fulbright resolution, Con gress expresses its willingness (1) to consider an agreement or treaty properly submitted to it; (2) to de cide whether the terms of such agree ment are wise, and (3) to ratify the agreement, if the terms are found ac ceptable. It is encouraging to note that there is an. effort being made to prevent the reoccur rence of such problems as were evident after World War I. The Fulbright resolu tion may or may not be the solution to the problem of post-war policy, but, be cause it is an intelligent attempt at post war relations, it is significant enough to warrant a study by intelligent people. Points of View Issue Statement Of Just Peace Catholics, Protestants, and Jews re leased last week an identical statement of a just peace, giving seven basic princi ples of peace signed by Catholic arch bishops, bishops, priests, and laymen; by prominent rabbis and laymen of the Jew ish faith; and by clerical and lay leaders of the Protestant churches. Briefly, its seven points are: 1. The moral law must govern world society. 2. The rights of the individual must be assured. 3. The rights of the oppressed, weak, or colonial peoples must be protected. 4. The rights of minorities must be secured, v ;. 5. International machinery to maintain peace with justice must be organized. 6. International economic cooperation must be developed. 7. A just social order within each state must be achieved. Senate Debates Federal Aid to Schools THE attempt to authorize annual grant of 300 million dollars to public schook in order to raise teachers' salaries andl bring educational facilities to poorer state has been attacked by members of the Sa ate who fear that such an act might be stepping-stone to federalization of the pnb lie school system. Senator David I. Walsh (D., Mass.) cat not see why states which have provided good, extensive educational system, shod be taxed in order to improve the educatii of a state that, through its own fault, hi neglected to provide this system. More significant is the opposition of J ligious groups who have for many yet opposed such aid as a step toward fede control of education. . Holy Father Writes New Encyclical Notable is the announcement of a new Encyclical on Biblical studies, issued by Pope Pius XII on Sept. 30, the feast of St. Jerome, Doctor of the Church who is espe cially recognized for his Biblical scholar ship: In the first part of the Encyclical, the Holy Father reviews the progress of scrip tural studies during the past 50 years, un der the direction of the Church and the Supreme Pontiffs. Subsequently, the Holy Father points out. that those seeking to interpret scrip ture . must understand the real mind of sacred authors so that their first aim will be. to render the literal sense directly as expressed in. the text, without neglecting the spiritual sense; Press Freedom Is AP Case Issue ASA RESULT of the decision of a spa cial three-judge federal court in ll Southern District of New York, Oct. 6,tl Associated Press must modify its rules membership acceptance. The decision states that the present Afl by-laws unlawfully restrict the admissi of members, and that the laws must be written that a rival paper cannot blacklsj a prospective member, nor can rivalry used as a reason for non-membership. Two of the three judges agree that is a monopoly. Judge Thomas W. Svn of the minority opinion, insists that .1 has not monopolized nor stifled compej tion, and therefore cannot have viola the anti-trust law, as charged. The i issue of freedom of the press is being hoi debated. We Read in The Magazines . . . DREPARING American youth for the tremendous job of leading the Navy has been the assignment of the Naval Acad emy for nearly a century. Read David Frailey's glimpse of tightened regulations, stiffened discipline, and accelerated studies in Annapolis in Wartime, in THE SIGN, for September, 1943. HTHE AIM of the United Nations in this war is the complete material and psy chological defeat of our enemies, accord ing to Hamilton Fish Armstrong in Datum Point. Our national confidence, which springs from Plymouth Rock and Lewis and Clark, should not lead us to believe that all Germans were responsible for the crimes born in Munich or that the Jap anese cannot be taught the fundamental truth of the brotherhood of man which must be the firm basis for a lasting peace/:; To be the leader of the world of tomorrow we must keep our interests within the zone of our power and not let foolish optimism mismeasure the difficulties of the future. See FOREIGN AFFAIRS for Septem ber. E ir firing the engines which would oth erwise be fuel-less, Swedish experiment ers have discovered a way to generate gas for tractor-driven machines using wood and charcoal for fuel. This is only one of the momentous steps taken by Swedish scientists to alleviate war-time shortages and to develop those materials that they have. As agriculture is Sweden's greatest indus- ** try that is where her surpluses lie. All her efforts are being bent to make by products from these excesses which can do in place of the shortages. The story of these latest experiments is told by Ewert Aberg in Sweden Looks to Its Agricul ture, in SCIENTIFIC MONTHLY for September. Ticker Tape . . New names hit the headlines as Zapo- rozhe, strategic Dneijper stronghold, fell to the Red army, and Yank Flying Fortresses rained 500 tons of bombs on the Nazi roll- . er. bearing factory at Schmeinfuit. . . . .Post-raid casualty lists revealed the cost 600 American flyers killed or missing. . . . General Mark Clark's fifth army spear- . headed its way into the Volturno line, took one more step on the path to victory into the Italian theatre. . ... Returning from a situation-sizing trip around the war world, five U. S. senators opened eyes. about the Anglo-American status in the present conflict. . . . Senatorial opinion conceded that Britain holds the trumps. . . . Pope Pius XII stood his ground in Rome, refused Nazi advice to flee the Vati can. ... After squelching Secretary of the Treas- nry Morgenthau's 1943 tax plan, Congress assigned to Senator George the task of de vising, a,.bill to hit the nation's pocket- books tellingly, but gently as possible. Speculation ran high as to the results the current Hull-Eden-Molotov confereL hopefully promoted to ferret out Russj ambitions, intentions, and demands. ., Seeing the buttered side of her bi perhaps, tiny Portugal extended to the J lies a neutral friendliness and the i of the Azores Islands as air bases. Past master of the surprise I wist, Hoi Dame Coach Frank Leahy this year dr from his well filled bag of tricks a foot team which may rank with beloved Ks Rockne's best present score 4 games wide-margin victories. John L. Lewis made a move to red his United Mine Workers with the A of L With beefsteak rapidly reaching I memory status, housewives last week an ear to tales of synthetic sirloin, ma factured from yeast, at a cost of 10 ce per pound. You-re The Critic IF YOU RESPOND to a good story well told, a characterization of a man who chose his. exile among the doomed, read MAN OF MOLOKAI by Ann Roos. This is the life of Father Damien, impetuous, impulsive, tactless, almost reckless, but above all, kind. Knowledge did not come easily to Father Damien, but courage and kindness did. Though to the world the outcasts on Molokai were lepers, they were simply his parishioners to Father Damien. His -perseverance is notable from the time he built his first little church on lava- crusted Puna to his miraculous transforma tion of Gray Molokai from a place of hor ror to a habitable community. Father Da mien always saw that his parish was well provided .with churches, even though he, himself, had to be the carpenter. Ann Roos' MAN OF MOLOKAI J sents a vivid picture of Father Damien, man chosen by his father to be a mercB but whom God had selected for a gre role. Its simplicity of diction, gentle rectness, and graphic characterization gL a genuine portrayal of this man of 0 who found his leper cemetery and the h pital in which the dying lay his best me tation books. This brusque Belgian priest brought Molokai food, water, and shelter wh there had been none; he brought com: and decent living conditions where : dirt and repulsion had flourished; brought hope and kindness where ll had been only despair but, more i these. Father Damien brought God Molokai. whi Wi;
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1943-10-22 (2)
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