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/olume II. MUNDELEIN COLLEGE, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, FEBRUARY 23, 1932 Number 5 YOUTHFUL ARTIST PRESENTS CONCERT OF PIANO NUMBERS Vincent Micari, Protege of Frederick Stock, gives Recital A classical concert indeed was the fal given by Mr. Vincent Micari, teen-year-old concert pianist, in ie college auditorium on Wednesday (afternoon, February 17, at 2:00 o'clock. Mr Micari is the winner of a series of contests held under the auspices of the Society of American Musicians, and Hie has won distinctive recognition pom a number of nationally-known music critics. He is a graduate of St. ttgnatlus High School, and played with Mr. Frederick Stock, director of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, when he nrae only sixteen years old. I His program demonstrated a remark- Mile sense of balance and reserve for 0 young an artist, and his tone in terpretation was especially notable in Wew of his youth. Exquisite shading and excellent contrast marked the phree Etudes from Chopin, while the it Tarantella brought out, more than .ny other selection, the technical capa bilities of the player. The masterful, Set restrained interpretation of the Xhapxodie in C Major was another out standing feature of the program. Alto gether, the concert showed that Mr. Micari has not only brilliant power and technique, but a warm emotional tone as well, and a quiet, steady, bal anced interpretation far beyond his years. The students heartily endorse the Minions of outstanding critics in their judgment of Mr. Micari's ability, and join in an enthusiastic prediction for is future as an artist and composer. he applause of the audience brought r. Micari back to play one of his own impositions, a Lullaby, remarkable jbr its haunting sweetness and depth feeling. The following ited: program was pre- I rree from the second violin onata of Bach (arr. by Saint-Saens) cherzo E flat minor Brahms Das Abends (At Evening) Schumann apsodie C major Dohnanyi II Billet Music from Rosamunde Schabert-Ganz Etudes Chopin Aeolian Harp etude :ude in E major tude in G flat major (Butterfly) I Were a Bird I Would Fly to nee Henselt ide in D flat Liszt rantella (Venezia e Napoli).. .Liszt Baby Micari RETREAT B SECOND SEMESTER The examination crisis has passed, bd. fortified by the three days' Re nt, which was the opening activity B the semester, the students have mm back to regular classes with re newed energy. Following upon the fusii of examinai ion week and the Enuous business of registration, the neat, with its inspirational lectures, Bs like a welcome calm after a busy Enester of work. The instructions fere practical and thorough, and Ether Cunningham's message of self- Ktraint and trust in God remains as 1 testimony of its worth. Htgular classes were resumed on Monday, February S, and the readjust- Ents attendant upon the change in jcheiltilc were readily made. The reg ular assembly period remains Wednes- la gt; at 2:00. as it was last semester, id tiie 12:00 o'clock period on Friday- been set aside for Sodality meet- lam it. Rooney, Ph. D., has been to the faculty in the Department ilology. Dr. Gertrude M. Eng- and Dr. C. L. McCorry are teach- bacteriology in the Science and ie Economics Departments. Miss itherine Gould Roche of station SGN and Miss Kathleen Scott are new Embers of the Speech Department. The seniors who are in the special- Methods class have begun or arc pre- Hng to begin practice teaching at te various parochial and high schools I the city, and many of them are forking on their final major projects. PREPARING FOR NORTHWESTERN DEBATE Left to right: Ruth Tangney, Mary Jane Sullivan, Katherine Brennan Laetare Players Present Program A group of freshman pledges of the Laetare Players under the direction of two Senior speech students, Annamerle Kramer and Clare Allender will pre sent a one-act play, A Dish of China Tea. The scene of the play is laid in Penn sylvania during the time of the Ameri can Revolution. The action includes scenes from this exciting period in our country's history. The proclamation that the war has ended is the climax of the play bringing satisfaction to the heart of the loyal colonists who have given so much that the new land might be released from the fetters of tyranny. The following take part in the play- Mrs. Wynne Mary Agnes Tynan Lady Augusta Clive.. .Janice Linnette The Honorable Clarissa Courtnaye Ruth Haz'.e Mrs. Cornelia Throckmorton Pauline Madison Mrs. Cynthia Ravenscroft Mary Frances Hoban Janitye Wynne... .Sallie Agnes Smith Marcy Gordon Alice Cullerton Feature Catholic Press This Month With a gay poster on the Sodality bulletin board challenging the stu dents in regard to their knowledge of Catholic periodicals and newspapers, the Press Club and the Sodality unite in introducing National Catholic Press Month, the observance of which has been approved by the United Sodalities and by the National Catholic Welfare Conference. The bulletin board is literally monopolized by the press in the form of clippings and announcements of features, and a number of reviews of the more prominent Catholic period icals, the Commonweal. America, Thought, the Catholic World. Catholic Action, and others, appear at regular intervals in the library. A special ef fort is being made to increase the number of readers and subscribers of the Queen's Work, and to popularize the pamphlet racks. A prominent member of the Na tional Catholic Welfare Conference, in speaking of the observance of Catholic Press Month, said: Our Catholic pub lications are facing economic difficul ties in a period when their maximum effort for a full dissemination of Catholic truth is nothing short of im perative. Our people need the Catho lic message of Christian fortitude and spiritual consolation. With this appeal in mind, and in accordance with ecclesiastical author ity throughout the country, the Press Club and the Catholic Literature Com mittee are striving to enlist the sup port of the college students for the publications which will give them a (Continued on page 3, col. 2) DEBATE TEAM MEETS UNIVERSITY SQUAD Northwestern Meets Mundelein On Question of Indian Independence For the third time in its brief career, the Mundelein College team will take part in an intercollegiate de bate when at 8:15 this evening it will meet the Northwestern University co ed team in Mundelein College audi torium to debate the question, Re solved: that Great Britain give imme diate independence to India. Katherine Brennan, Mary Jane Sullivan, and Ruth Tangney, the Mun delein representatives, will take the negative stand, while the coed team, which is well known for its forensic ability from its recent tour for the University, will uphold the affirma tive. There is added interest for the Mundelein squad, since this is the first time they have ever debated with women. Miss Brennan and Miss Sul livan distinguished themselves in the debate with Loyola University last year, and Miss Tangney took part in a no-decision debate with Loyola during the first semester of this year. The question is of special interest at the present time, in view of the strained relations between Great Brit ain and India, and the decision will be of the popular audience change-of- opinion type. The Reverend George H. Mahowald. S. J., of Loyola University, profes sor of psychology at Mundelein, will preside as chairman. The Mundelein team is directed by Mr. William H. Conley, who has had wide experience both as a debater on the Loyola Uni versity team and as a prominent coach of debate. An informal reception for the chair man, the coaches, and the debating teams will follow the encounter, and the Mundelein students welcome the opportunity of meeting the students from the neighboring University. Since many of the Northwestern de bates have been held out of the city, it is expected that a large number of University students will be present, and a cordial invitation has been ex tended to them and to the Mundelein students and their friends. Debating by radio will be the next adventure of the Mundelein team, which will debate Purdue University over station WLS at 3:00 o'clock on Saturday, March 4. Indian independ ence will be discussed again in the radio debate, with two five-minute con structive speeches and one rebuttal for each team. Not to be denied a trip, however, the Mundelein squad will travel to Purdue, at Lafayette, Indiana, on or about March 15, to debate the question of the United States' cancellation of war debts. A debate has been sched uled with Yale University, but the wording of the question has not yet been announced. Mexican Orchestra Delights Audience The auditorium echoed to the lilt ing songs of Old Mexico on Monday, February 8, when the colorful Ramos Mexican Orchestra appeared before the students, captivating them by the ex quisite artistry with which it per formed each number and by its atmos phere of pictnresaue foreign charm. Sefior Ramos directed the group, which was composed of his son Rafael and his three daughters, Lupe, Rosa, and Concepcion. Seiior Ramos was also the pianist of the orchestra, al though another son contributed some splendid piano selections. Rafael played the violin, wearing the gay Mexican toreador costume, and the three daugh ters not only performed charmingly upon the mandolin and mandocello, but also delighted their audience by blending their fine young voices in the glamorous songs of Spain and Mexico. The graceful white dresses of the singers, together with the lacy man tillas and high Spanish combs, created a picture of real Latin charm, and the final assembly of the entire Ramos family, including the Sefiora Ramos, to whom the musicians give full credit for their success, gave the stu dents an ideal portrait of a typical, talented Spanish-Mexican family group. Faculty Are Guests At Loyola Lecture Representatives from the Commerce and Journalism Departments were present at a lecture given in the Loy ola gymnasium by Mr. Blish, the west ern advertising manager of Liberty magazine. Mr. Blish is the author of the Blish tests in the advertising field, which, together with the tests of Dr. George Gallup, of Northwestern Uni versity, have accomplished something of a revolution in the advertising busi ness. Mr. Blish outlined the activities of the commission from Northwestern which toured a number of cities all over the United States to secure defi nite information about the actual read ing public of the four American weekly magazines, the Saturday Evening Post, Liberty, Collier's, and the Literary Di gest. In demonstrating the statistical re sults of various tests regarding the changing status of industries, brought about by the progress of the last two decades, Mr. Blish presented actual fig ures to prove the almost unbelievable increases. For example, he explained that in 1914 there were approximately three and one-quarter million pleasure automobiles in the United States, while in 1931 there were more than twenty and one-fourth millions. The increase in radio supplies, sports goods, and movies was correspondingly evaluated, and the most notable gain seemed to (Continued on page 4, column 5) STUDENTS APPEAR IN SPRING MODELS AT FASHION SHOW Department of Home Econom ics Sponsors Annual Spring Promenade Mundelein students and visitors will see one of the most colorful and one of the most looked-forward-to events of the school year when the Home Eco nomics Department presents its annual Fashion Promenade tomorrow after noon in the formal social rooms of the college. The members of the depart ment will again assume the rfsles of mannequins and display for their guests' admiration and approval the very latest in trim street costumes, gay printed afternoon frocks, dashing sports wear, and lovely, graceful eve ning gowns. This Style Show is sponsored by tbe department each year in its endeavor to bring before the students the gen eral spring forecast, not only in dresses but also in that very important part of one's ensemble, the accessories. Hats, gloves, shoes, hosiery, scarves, and even buttons and belts are not too lowly to notice. Tflen, too, it desires to bring before the students the excel lent work that the members of the de partment have done. Many of the dresses that the audi ence will admire as they sip coffee and sample daintily decorated cakes are the result of active hours spent in the clothing, history of dress, dress design, and advanced garment con struction classes. (The refreshments, by the way, are being prepared by the meal-planning class.) A number of the students, moreover, are modeling their own clothes. The announcements of these costumes as they appear will be made by Ruth Tangney. The display of college girls' cos tumes will be of special interest, since fashion decrees for college girls are as rigid as those for opera-going society, although different, of course, and the feeling for that sleek, well-tailored, yet casually sophisticated look amounts almost to a cult. , Just at present, skirts, blouses, and sweaters, worn with a separate coat or jacket, are their chosen costumes one might say uniform, were it not for their infinite variety. This mode of dress may have just a touch of care lessness. But be not deceived those (Continued on page i, column 2) Lecturer Recounts Story of Lincoln The Reverend Thomas Nolan, S. J., of St. Xavier College, Cincinnati, lec tured in the college auditorium on Monday afternoon, February 15, on Lincoln. Father Nolan began by re minding his audience that the prob lems which Lincoln faced at the open ing of his administration were perhaps more imposing even than those which Washington encountered, since seven states had already left the union on the day of his first inaugural, and four were to follow shortly. Father Nolan outlined the three policies of the President, stated in that inaugural, as follows: 1. No inter ference with slavery in those states already practicing it. 2. Enforce ment of the fugitive-slave law. 3. No state on its own motive might secede- The speaker followed the move ments of the Union army as directed by Lincoln, and explained the battles and the various activities of the Con federates, demonstrating Lincoln's ability as a commander and his fair- minded tolerance of the rebellious states. Nor did the responsibility of Lin coln end with the war in 1865, Father Nolan declared. As it had been his paramount object in this struggle to save the Union, so the problem of what to do with the conquered South erners was solved by his maxim,- with malice toward none, with charity to ward all. Father Nolan gave several interest ing instances of Lincoln's famous sense of humor, and stressed the toler ant, tactful attitude that was charac teristic of him and indispensable for a man in his position. In conclusion. Father Nolan spoke of the final act of the Great Emancipator's life, the tragic assassination on Good Friday, April 14, 1865, and repeated the fa mous words of the Secretary of War, Now he belongs to the ages.
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