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Page Two SKYSCRAPER Archbishop Stritch Presents Challenge In Centennial Letter In his pastoral letter for the Centenary of the Archdiocese, His Excellency, the Most Reverend Samuel A. Stritch, D.D., Archbishop of Chicago, observes that there were only 20 priests in all of Illinois when, in 1S44, Bistiop Quarter chose as the motto for the Chicago diocese the words, NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE WITH GOD. The Bishop chose this motto with a sharp sense of its fitness, and the Arch- bistiop, in his summary of the history of the Archdiocese, demonstrates that it has been an inspiration to generations of Cbi cagoans. Among the pioneers who fought west ward through the wilderness from the in drawn towns oi New England, there were men who forgot God in their quest for success; there were others who, in then- own way, held to the motto. But for both groups, all things had been made possible with God: Jacques Marquette had preceded them along the Illinois and the Mississippi. He met the central prairies hrst, and, with his knowl edge, persuaded white men to settle upon them. . With God, Archbishop Stritch observes again, nothing was impossible to Chicago s early priests. In 1833, Father St. Cyr, be lieving the motto, built Chicago s hrst Catholic Church. Yet again, when he mentions the phoen ix-like rebirth of Chicago during the last years of the nineteenth century, Arch bishop Stritch in his letter shows the acuteness of Bishop Quarter in choosing a motto. And we, in our own day, the Archbishop observes, see the fitness of the motto in every encounter with the Chicago spirit. 1 hrough the years, our city has declared: J WILL. NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE, At times, the city has cut God from its motto, has been bold and wrong and un repentant but never wholly so. Our live Cnurch and our valiant people have lielu to the full phrase. For 10U years our Archdiocese has grown up with its motto, recognizing it as a standard of action. Our own College, tounded at the start of the depression yet successful in its brief history, proves tnat JSIO'IHING IS IMPOSSIBLE Willi GOD. And it is to us that the Archbishop of fers a new challenge, when he asks that we add to that motto the words: Till' KINGDOM COME. THY WILL EE DONE ON EARTH AS IT IS IN HEAV EN. Our pioneer predecessors lived up well to the hrst motto. It is for us, the Cbica goans of today and of tomorrow, to ful- nll tlie second, in our own lives, and, through our influence, in the lives of those around us. Read and Heedl A versatile thing is a book. It can re lax you or worry you; open up a new world or bring you nothing at all; set forth the simple profoundness of Lincoln or the nonsensical wisdom of Ogden Nash. An enlightening thing is a book. Wheth er you choose a volume of history, biogra phy, religion, fiction, or philosophy, you may open new channels, or repave favored old ones. A source of inspiration is a book. It can take you aloft on the wings of theocratic philosophy; make you long for greener pastures, or fill you with spiritual emo tion. A powerful thing is a book. By its words, it can destroy, strengthen, or change ideals. It can give you true knowl edge, or confuse you with falsehood. It is a privilege to have the ability and the opportunity to read and it is a grave responsibility. We should read widely, not confining our choice to books that are merely entertaining, merely enlightening, but seeking the truth in books of deeper content. We should read intelligently and with the intent of evaluating the opinions pre sented, and of garnering for ourselves wis dom that we may apply to our own lives. The Faculty urges us to read; the li brary provides us with interesting litera ture. With both the impetus and the op portunity at hand, we must develop the habit of reading wisely and well. Ticker Tape TapS'*and Reveille At 11 a.m., on Nov. 11, we will stand and face east for two minutes of silence, in honor of the heroes of World War I who did not return from the battle; but many of us in our generation will think also of the heroes of World War II, and, thinking of them, resolve that we will do what we can to prevent a recurrence of war on a world wide scale, or on any scale. Confining our activity to dreaming, how ever, is defeating the purpose of Armis tice Day, along with the purpose of all our wartime acceleration and retrenching. A right combination of thinking AND DOING is needed to carry out the numer ous tasks that everyone must accomplish before a new and enduring Armistice is signed. As we listen to the imaginary bugle playing taps on Nov. 11, then, let us re member the valiant dead and the gallant living of World War I, and let us re solve to work and to pray, to study and to give generously of our time and our mon ey, that the heroes of World War II may return to us safely, from the beaches of the Solomons and the dusty roads of war-torn Italy. Doing an about-iace, John L. Lewis last week dropped his month-long docility and once more railed long and loud against the War Labor Board this time rejecting the WLB's proposal to settle the coal wage dispute. The President refused to wait for the United Mine Workers' union to act and swittly ended coal strikes by seizing the mines in the name of the government. In the Solomons Admiral William F. Halsey chalked up two more victories for ins xorces on the Xank-Nippon scoreboard. Back of the Dnieper line, the Kussian army kept on the move, with complete con quest ot the Crimea in sight Germany was disappointed by the break-through. Surely, slowly the British Eighth and the American Fifth pushed forward on the road to Rome. Four big powers, the United States, Great Britain, Russia, and Cliina, speedily met, discussed, and declared a post-war non- aggression pact tliat is being acclaimed by tne Allies and by the people of occupied countries. Probably with a sigh of relief, OPA chief Prentiss Brown handed over the reins of price administration to his man Friday, Chester Bowles. Voicing the demand for Catholic Amer ican leaders in Catholic Italy, diocesan newspapers on a nationwide scale protest ed the absence of practicing Catholics in the list of officials being sent to guide, if not to rule the Mediterranean country. Paul Robeson played with smashing success the Moor of Venice, as the New York Theatre Guild sponsored the first Negro Othello in Broadway reckoning. Spine-stiffening to U. S. were the fig ures of total war cost in the 23 months since Pearl Harbor 23,592 dead, 33,605 wounded, 32,556 missing, and 26,130 pris oners of war another figure that starched the limp complacency of some Americans 14 submarines reported lost. ' Hollywood's Rhett Butler, ex-star Clark Gable, came back from England a cap tain in the army air corps, and found that feminine movie-goers remembered his Gone With The Wind days proof was the hoards of women who mobbed the entrances to the conference room where Captain Gable reported on bombing mis sions over the European continent. Aged King Victor Emmanuel, delivered an ultimatum by Badpglio and Sforza, must decide whether to abdicate his throne after 43 years as Italy's monarch. The South Pacific Allied forces, under the expert guidance of General MacArthur, invaded Bougainville, second only to New Britain in importance, in that area, and came out with a decided victory.. YouVe The Critic BE of the vital issues IN FOR Mm existing between IINr-UKMrU the United States and her South American neighbors. Learn the true significance of the Good Neigh bor Policy, its practicability and its po tentialities. Become acquainted with your southern neighbors, with their humanis tic attitude and their lack of racial preju dice the Mexicans, who alone are en deavoring to establish the Indian with in their civilization, and the Portuguese of Brazil, who are so color-blind that they will look straight at a black man and see only a man. BE by a subtlety of ENTERTAINED ' plication and a tiNitKIAINtU captivating style. Read OUR GOOD NEIGHBOR HUR DLE by John W. White, a non-Catholic who, nevertheless, recognizes the truth of the statement: A menace to a Latin American's Catholicism is an axe laid at the roof of life itself. Passed By Censor (Letter from a soldier in A. S. T. P.) When I so coyly requested those cookies, I had completely forgot about rationing (you poor unfortunate civilians). So, now that the realization of what ycu must go through has dawned upon me, I heroically retract my request. I would have written Tuesday night but fell asleep during study in my room at 6:15 and didn't awake until reveille Wednesday morning. We're having a series of import ant army tests now, each lasting three hours. We had the first one this morning, in math. I wish that you could have seen that test I didn't think Einstein himself could have passed it. The Army is looking for geniuses My room mate got a cake from home to night. We tried to keep it quiet, but, from the mob that gathered, I think the mail or derly must have made a public announce ment of its arrival. There isn't a great deal doing around here now. As you know, we're the army of occupation and all our adventures will come later. Got a letter from Bob McDermott, for mer U Club president, and he's going over seas right away. Next time you get to Lee's have a sandwich for me, will you? When you get back to school let me know if any of the fellows are still around Loyola: Kleiman, Grennan, McDermoU, Lemond, etc. Well, I'd love to write page after page, but there are only 24 hours in a day, so I had better start building bridges again. As ever, Bill Clark Read Them and See... WHO WILL be the leaders of Fran when the fighting is over and I men are left to repair the damage thatbl been inflicted in the last four years? TI question is still one of great debate. the Committee of National Liberation al over the legislative as well as the milit) powers of the French people, or will lt; man, such as General Giraud or General Gaulle, come forth as the singular lis For a survey of conditions in France day and their bearing on the choice oi postwar leader, read A New France in Making, by Ernest Knapton, in (I RENT HISTORY for October. W/HAT HAS been the effect of the I on the teachers of the younger cl dren of our country? To answer this qa tion, Bess Lee Ganbrill interviewed teai ers, principals, and supervisors -from i merous elementary schools in Conm cut, and came to the following condj ions: Teachers may be regarded as tj cal Americans, affected in the same l as every other citizen. Most teachers n ize that the children in their charge i be the leaders of the world of ton: : and they are doing their best to pointj the right way. True, many have left I field to enter the service or defense i dustry, but those that remain know importance of staying where they at) the liest way to do their bit. For at plete list, of Miss Ganbrill's discova read Teachers and the War, in the Octol issue of PROGRESSIVE EDUCAT10 WHY ARE Anglican Orders not I and valid as are those of the Cad olic Church ? The answer to this quesli is found fully explained by the Revero F. B. Seward in the CATHOLIC MM for October in an article entitled Hi Orders and the Anglicans. THE SKYSCRAPEi Official Semi-Monthly Newspaper ot MUNDELEIN COLLEGE 6363 Sheridan Road Chicago.IIlinois Mundelein Chicago's Collece Fon Women Under the Directum OF THE SlSTEKS OF Charity, B.V.M. Entered as Second Class Matter Nov. 30,1 at the Post Office of Chicago, Illinois, under Act of March 3, 1897, 175 the year. Published semi-monthly from October to 1 inclusive by the students of Mundelein Colkj Vol. XIV Friday, Nov. 5, 1943 Member ASSOCIATED COLLEGIATE PRESS Telephone: Ambassador 9011 Co-Editors-in-Chief Mary Kay Marie Nordby Associates Helen Nid Frances Wilkinson Feature Editors Jaync King. Jerry St Mary C. Tuomey Associates Mary Beedj Mary C. Burns, Alyce Jeanne Kiley, Goj vieve Urbain News Editors Eleanor A Mary Grace Carney, Patricia Holl; Joan Templeman Associates Patricia 0 Sheila Finney, Dolores Hartigan, Dell Laughlin, Julia Woodford Sports Editor Jeanne Art Editor Dorothy Business Manager Madeleine Reporters: Viola Brennan, Vivian Brust, Martha Cooper, Mary Louise Gulick, Hintzc, Patricia Lee, Audrey McDi Mary Lou Walter, Jeanne Agnes June Park, Carol Reid, Charlotte Scl Regina Bess, Anne Hcckenhaus, Mary garct Trcndell, Diana Satkus, Mary Hcctor, Rosemary Brice, Kathleen Egan, lores Toniatti, Alice Marie Horen.
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