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THE SKYSCRAPER THE SKYSCRAPER Official Semi-Monthly Newspaper of MUNDELEIN COLLEGE 6363 Sheridan Road Chicago, Illinois Mundelein Chicago's College For Women Under the Direction of the Sisters of Charity, B. V. M. Entered as Second Class Matter Nov. 30, 1932, at the Post Office at Chicago, Illinois, under the Act of March 3, 1879. 1.75 the year. Published semi-monthly from October to May inclusive by the students of Mundelein College. Vol. IV OCT. 25, 1933 No. Editors-in- Chief....Evelyn Lincoln, Justine Feely News Editor Charlotte Wilcox Assistants Mary O'Brien, Dorothy O'Donnell Feature Editor Ann Lally Make-up Editor Jane Spalding Exchanges Marion Mulligan Sodality Virginia Meagher Art Joan Limburg Athletics ... Irene Lavin Assistant Loretta Brady Circulation Manager Margaret Mahoney Reporters: Roberta Christie, Mary Geiger, Mary Grace, Agnes Grogan, Agnes Haley, Gladys Henry, Lorraine Horn, Laetitia Kalisz, Cath erine LeBaron, Jane Malkemus, Mary Frances Malone, Jean McKeever, Sabina Slarzynski, Margaret Vendley. Typists: Rita Haugh, Rosemary McVey, Mary Catherine Rose. Telephone: Briargate 3800 THEY ACHIEVE QUIETLY QN NOVEMBER 1, the Sisters of Charity, B. V. M. will mark the one- hvmdredtli anniversary of their found ing. It was rather a surprise to many of us that the Community planned to commemorate this centennial, not with gay pageants, speeches, and ostentation, but with a spiritual celebration in which all the widely-scattered schools under their supervision will take part, namely, a series of Jubilee masses. VY/ E FIND, however, in tracing the steps by which the gallant little group of religious women under the leadership of Mother Mary Prances Clarke expanded into the vast and com plicated organization that it is today, that one definite characteristic may be seen in every act of the Community quiet achievement THE Sisters of Charity have ever kept themselves hidden. Their work is to mould the characters of the youth who come to them for that reason, and they are supremely content to let these stu dents of their schools and colleges, in the spirit of Catholic Action, appear be fore the world while they themselves re main in the background. 1X7 E SAY, therefore, that this decision to make the celebration of their centennial purely spiritual rather than materialistic is not as unusual as it seemed at first thought. Labor and prayer have made the Community what it is today, and of the women who daily work and pray that they may harvest more glory for their King we may say with reverent admiration, They achieve quietly. WHY WE ARE ALL DRESSED UP TODAY T ODAY students disguised as clowns, colonial maidens, ghosts, goblins, and what-not are holding carnival at Mundelein in the first all-school event of the social calendar, the annual Fall Festival. Newcomers perhaps have been too busy thus far to meet each other, but today all have the chance to don the holiday spirit and get ac quainted. A FTER all, a student's education is not only an acquisition of knowledge. To be able to make congenial friends and to meet people socially is equally as im portant in life as to be able to tell at a glance whether an amoeba is at rest or whether the sum of the angles of a right triangle tally at ninety or one hundred degrees. TT IS the attitude with which we enter into school activities that determines whether or not we shall enjoy ourselves to the fullest extent while we are in col lege. The associations and contacts among students, and between students and the faculty, are quite as important in their own way as courses, grades, and credit hours. A COLLEGE is the foundry in which these associations and contacts are made to shape the personalities of future years. Let's carry over the spirit of geniality and comradeship, then, which we are manifesting today into our col lege careers and keep it with us during our years at Mundelein, and throughout our lives. THE MATTER OP ALARM CLOCKS The new and rather rigorous regula tions regarding tardiness have come up on us as something of a blow, especially those of us who have 8:15 classes. Even the new alarm clocks that chime gently and musically instead of piercing the night like a fire gong offer us little solace, but the rule is there and we must observe it. There are reasons for tardiness some times, the traffic tie-ups, the absolute lack of parking spaces, the disappear ing buses, but even these can usually be anticipated. And we wonder if an employer, sup posing we were employed, would smile and nod graciously if we were to appear late at the office two or three times a week? Let's do our part, then, and set Big Ben five or ten minutes ahead of time that we may insure our safe arrival at classes and. a few minutes before the bell, not after it rings COLLEGIATE WORLD Mundelein students aren't the only ones who rise early. Excuses for over sleeping and missing 8 o'clock classes are no longer accepted at Ohio Univer sity. Four band members play reveille from the library steps to arouse late sleepers. * * * The Hilltop Observatory at George town University will participate in the measurement of 1933 longitudinal changes of the world. The measurement is the second sponsored by the Inter national Longitudinal Determination, formed to find out the distance that the North American Continent is slipping away from Europe. Georgetown parti cipated in the first measurements, which were made in 1926. FATHER MERTZ WILL BE SPHIITUAL DIRECTOR p-IE Reverend James J. Mertz, S. J., of Loyola university, professor of senior religion at Mundelein College, has con sented to act as spiritual adviser for the college Sodality. CONFERENCES are held every Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock in room 205. Any students who wish to, may consult with Father Mertz at that time. CANONIZATION PROCESS IS STUDIED BY E. C. GUILD THE long and minute process that the Catholic Church demands before a man or woman may be publically pro claimed- a saint has been chosen for study and discussion by the Catholic Evidence Guild. Other topics of interest to the Catholic student will, of course, be discussed, but this subject of canonization is of spe cial interest, having been brought into the public eye just recently by the pro posed Canonization of Mother Cabrini. SODALITY PICNIC IS SUCCESS gATURDAY, Oct. 14, marked a red let ter day in the Sodality calendar. Autos and buses left the college at about 9:30 for Gage's Lake. Weather condi tions being ideal, the group of girls en joyed themselves immensely hiking, boating, and best of all picnicking ALL SADJTS' DAY IS OF THREE FOLD SIGNIFICANCE November 1, the feast of All Saints, is a day of three-fold significance to all students of Mundelein College. It was on November 1, four years ago that ground was broken for the Col lege building. On Nevember 1, three years ago, the first Mass was read in Stella Maris Chapel, and on November first, one hun dred years ago, the Sisters of Charity of the B. V. M., were founded as a Con gregation in a convent oratory in Phil adelphia. That all the saints in heaven may bless our Sisters on this day, and that all may keep the students in their pras'ers is the Centennial wish of the SKYSCRAPER staff. The Sky-Line IMPRESSIONS AT THE COTILLION Gardenias and orchids And wee velvet caps, Pendants and earrings And smartly furred wraps. Sojt lights and music With an air of romance. Lent a fine touch To the sophomore dance. Ann Onymous. * * * Junior Counsellor, giving directions for as semblies : Stand on the first note of the college song and keep quiet. * * * And speaking of rising there was the fresh man who gave the principal parts of the verb to rise as follows: rise raised raisen. * * * A FRESHMAN'S IMPRESSION OF A SENIOR A senior stood on a railroad track, The train zvas coining fast. The train got off the railroad track To let the senior pass. * * * A visitor seeing the swimming pool half empty and the visitor's gallery covered with puddles, asked for an explanation. The answer was: Oh, a would-be Terrapin just dived. * * * One of the lesser satellites that revolves around the Press club suggested at a recent Braille club meeting that all future contri butions to SKYSCRAPER be submitted in Braille. The subject is too touching. Sangfroid * * * Dear Skyline: Have you heard about the home economics student who spent a great deal of time making jelly? The poor girl labelled all of the jars T. P. ('Tis plum, and 'taint plum.) Please tell her how to find out which is which. Jellie Bean. * * * Typographical errors that we caught and did not catch in the last Skyscraper proof. Marion Horse passed her Braille test with a perfect score. The Sodality will hold a picnic at Gag's Lake on Saturday. The gym classes arc busily engaged in play ing wolly ball. Sallie Agnes Smith is remembered for her splendid characterization of the Russian aristo crat in the one act play, A Toast That We Can Dunk. Virginia Meis and Dorothy Weldon are exer cising their vocal cords at the Firestone build ing. Fish Net.
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1933-10-25 (2)
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Student newspaper for Mundelein College
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