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SKYSCRAPER Pa e Three Offer Career Test to High School Seniors Will Supplement Regular Scholarship Test Career-conscious high school scn- tirs competing for scholarships to lundelcin College for next year, bid looking ahead to the time when they will be equipped to serve the country as trained leaders, will have In opportunity next week to find out I just what fields they have- the eatest chance for success. The scholarship examinations, to he Id on Saturday. March 14. will be ilemcnted by a vocational prefer ence lest, designed to enable students to study their own career aptitudes. Emphasize Scholarship Emphasis of course, is still on high icadi-mic ability, and scholarships will lie awarded solely for intellectual achievement. All students who take the examination, however, will he giv en the vocational test, the results of which will be scored and will be avail able for discussion with the prospec- Itive students after June 15. This service is being offered as a fcuidance measure for young women. Who will be called upon increasingly in the future to accept great responsibil- ly, since the men of the nation are be- ng called to war. The chief benefit of the vocational Isti will be in guiding students in the faioice of curriculum and courses, so thai the entire college career of each student may he molded to meet her individual needs and abilities. Have Career Forum Although statistics reveal that the jeragc Mundelein graduate is mar led within half a dozen years after raduatiou. the career-guidance is im portant not only for her career years it also during later years when she a home-maker. In line with the career-planning guidance, seven alumnae members who Ire found success in different fields speak in a Career Forum after the esls are given. Bach and Strauss Qrace Program of Trio Presentation Marian Anthoulis, Dorothy Ann jrill. and I.oretta Gburczyk, members if the College Trio, will play for the tholic Woman's League meeting in Hall of the Fine Arts building. oni'irrow at 2 p.m. The opening group of selections in- gt;' hides Buree. by Jobann Sebastian iach, Minuet from the Military Sym- hony f Joseph Haydn, and Mignon ette by Charles (iodard. Included in the second group are schaikciwsky's Chant Sans Paroles, aurice Mos/kowski's Spanish Dance. nd the Karl Kissland arrangement of ondondcrry Air. At the Mu N'u Sigma banquet at ie Lake Shore club last night, the rio played the Intermezzo from N'aila. JyDelihes; Wiener libit, by Strauss, use Triste. by Sibelius, a medley of tor Herbert favorites, and other lections. , enior to Judge at Student Symposium penior English major Altine Kelle- :r is representing Mundelein ibis af- rnoon as a judge at the Sixth Annual rize Symposium in honor of Saint Somas Aquinas, at Fcnwick high Bool. High school students from Catholic hools in Chicagoland compete in the piposiuin. which was organized in at P6 by resolution of the Catholic F.d- ational Association. Sociology Majors Do Volunteer Work Assist in C.Y.O. Juvenile Delinquency Service Senior sociology majors Margaret June O'Brien. Dorothy Reynolds. Marianne Yitek. and Rosemary Lana- han are numbered among the volun teer counsellors associated with the C. V. O. Juvenile Delinquency service. The Reverend Ralph A. Gallagher, S.J., associate professor of sociology at Loyola university, recently ad dressed the group of volunteers, at tin- third of a series of institutes, held foi the purpose of discussion and instruc tion. The Delinquent and National Defense was the subject of his talk. Hoys and girls who have been ap prehended for offenses which are not serious enough for reference to the juvenile court are to be cared for by the workers. The professional staff at the cen tral C. Y. O. offices supervise mem bers of the counsellor group at monthly supervisory meetings in the 22 differ ent districts throughout the city. Sociology majors from Mundelein will work in their respective parishes, and if necessary they will help in near by parishes. Lecture Notes Women's Work During Wartime State FHA Director Marks Christmas Encyclical Women's greatest mission in this war is to influence men in the art of living and dying, and to grow strong in courage and character themselves, for upon women alone rests the pres ervation of the culture and civilization of the nation. declared Gael Sullivan. State Director of the Federal Hous ing administration, in an address be fore the Commerce club, on Feb. 27. Continuing with forceful comments on the war, he urged the students to read the Christmas Encyclical of 1941. by Pope Pius XII. which contains the ultimate platform of the inevitable peace plan. Democracy's first premise is that we are all creatures of Cod. and unless the peace treaty that all Christian countries are looking to includes the recognition of definite rights in regard to freedom of worship and speech, free dom from fear and want, that treaty- will be as unlasting as its 1918 prede cessor. Editor Encourages Short Story Writers Ten per cent glamour plus 90 per cent hard work, can, in journalism, equal an interesting career, according to Eileen O'l layer, assistant editor of Extension Magazine. Miss O'l layer spoke to mem bers of Writers' Inc. on Feb. 24. My position as assistant editor, said Miss O'Haycr. enables nic to meet many interesting people, but it has its tedious side, too that of reading manuscript after manuscript, many of which must be cast aside. Miss O'Haycr did not, however, dis courage prospective writers. She feels there is a need of good, well-written, short stories. Young authors were ad vised to make the rounds with their manuscripts. If it's good, there's a home for it somewhere, said Miss O'Hayer. A member of the Extension staff for eight years, Miss O'Haycr is in favor of making the Catholic magazine more ap pealing to the reading public and to authors alike. Tune in to WJJD March 14 at 11:30 Tune to station WJJD at 11:30 next Saturday morning and hear Royce Mc Fadyen and Rosemary Shanahan on the Debaters' Forum. The program is sponsored by John Marshall Law school, and will consist in a round table discussion of the ques tion: Arc We Still Complacent? Debaters from St. Mary's college. Winona, Minnesota, under the direc tion of Brother Philip, met a Mun delein team in a debate on the labor question here last Tuesday. Elsie Cramer and Ruth Weisman upheld the affirmative. Following the debate, both teams took part in a round table discussion. Legal aspects of the national ques tion, Resolved: That the Federal Gov ernment Should Regulate By Law all Labor Unions in the U. S., were dis cussed by Dr. John Fitzgerald, dean of the Loyola law school, before Loy ola and Mundelein debaters here on Feb. 24. It May Be Dr. Kosar Some Day Budget Your Way Through College ... Harry Johnson Photo . . . says Margery Linnehan, sketching a pie chart to illustrate a special budget for the college girl, to Elaine Hartman, center, and Barbara Ohab, economics majors who planned some of the Consumer Week exhibits. Piano Polonaises Keynote Musicale Wednesday Program Blends Music's Then-and-Now The Wednesday Musicale of Feb ruary 25 opened and closed with two of Chopin's famous Polonaises, the first Polonaise in C Flat minor, played by Mary O'Brien, and the second the Military Polonaise, played by Louise Szkodzinski. Both these selections, as well as all Chopin's Polonaises, originated with the stately dances which were favorites with the Polish nobility of Chopin's day. Edward MacDowell's Improvisation and his Novelette were played by Rita McLean, and following this, Mary Lou Gulick played the Sonata in ( , by- Scarlatti. Catherine Barton played one of Sergei Rachmaninoff's two most widely known preludes, the Prelude in G minor Opus 23. Barbara Ann Frick played two se lections, the first Debussy's Evening in Granada, which reflects the half- Moorish, half-Spanish atmosphere of that old-world city. Miss Frick's second selection was the March. Opus 33 by Prokofieff. This March is from Prokoficff's opera. Love of the Three Oranges. Sophomores Hear Mission's History A short history of the heroic work of the missions in the Propagation of the Faith was the subject of a pictorial talk by the Reverend Joseph Wagner. given to the sophomore religion classes on Feb. 26. Beginning with the story of the in spiration of Father Galvin in 1921, a movie showing the material work done by missionary priests and sisters in China was shown. In cooperation with the annual drive of the missions for funds, Father Wag ner's lecture was climaxed with a plea for support of the great spiritual and corporal works. Round Town with The Draft Widow The same skill that enabled Evelyn Kosar to dissect this shark was instrumen tal in enabling her to pass the entrance examinations to the University of Illinois medical school, although she has not yet completed her junior year. Watching her are, left to right, science majors Frances Smith, Rosamond McMillan, and Kathleen Warner. Defines Essence of Genuine Courtesy Mrs. J. M. Phelps Addresses Freshman Assembly Defining etiquette as a combination of morals, ethics, and manners. Mrs. J. Mauley Phelps, of the speech de partment, told the freshman assembly on Feb. 27 that the basis of true eti quette is consideration for others. Manner, she insisted, not man ners, is what counts most. The manner in which we say 'Sorry.' or 'Thank you, is all important if it is truly courteous it comes from the heart. Mrs. Phelps discussed pleasing voice quality, posture, grace, and require ments of good form, concluding with the reminder that convent-trained women, traditionally distinguished by their fine manners, have a grave re sponsibility in upholding that respon sibility and in maintaining that tra dition. Musical Programs Take Spotlight So He's been drafted And what are you going lo do about it? Here are a few suggestions for the interim. Take them and heed them. Break the monotony by going down to the Civic Opera House to hear A-l baritone, Laurence Tibbett. He will sing on Sunday, March 8, at 3 :30. And, remember this column suggested at tendance at the recital by the eminent baritone Kelson Eddy in the last issuer- Hear Nelson Eddy Luckily, the date of the perform ance has been postponed and you will have the opportunity of hearing him when he appears on the stage of the Civic Opera House on Saturday eve ning. March 21. The time to buy your tickets is now. Because of the fascinating programs to be offered at the Civic Opera House this season, two other musts arc Lily Pons and Marian Anderson. Music hath loads of charms and equal amounts of cultural value so an evening with Euterpe is a moral facial. Lily Pons Comes Miss Pons, dainty and popular so prano, will be here on Sunday after noon. Maich 29. Miss Anderson, on March 22. If you decide that this is too much courting of the muse of music, re member that there are eight others. Courting muses is probably the most respectable occupation for the draft widow and oh so much fun.
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1942-03-06 (3)
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