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THE SKYSCRAPER Steps Through the Looking Glass' of World's Fair Magic By Jane Spalding The House of Magic at the Century of Progress Exposition is a veritable Alice-in-Wonderland room, and one feels exactly like a voyager down the rabbit hole or through the looking glass on visiting it. The neatly uniformed young college man who welcomes all visitors is a magi cian in disguise, performing such feats as popping corn from the inside out, let ting us hear a beam of light, allowing I us to look upon a sound wave, and even picturing for us the voice of our favorite crooner. To cap the climax, he shows us a shawl painted with invisible paint made visible by invisible light Pops Corn From Inside Out His first performance, that of popping corn from the inside out. is done by means of light put into a tube by radio. This tube sends out electrons from its hot filaments which proceed to heat the water near which the corn is placed and the resulting steam pops the corn. Through this rather amusing trick, an artificial germ-destroying fever machine has been created which does not harm human tissue. Our conductor next illustrates the per sistency of human vision by means of a stroboscope, and actually makes us see i an arrow move sixty times a second. More than once since beginning the tour through magic-land, we have won dered at the soft change of lights so dif ferent from the sharp changes of our own world. This, the magician tells us, is done by means of the Thyrotron which causes a change in light by a gradual application of power. Explains Electric Eye Mystery And next, to our delight, he explains the fascinating mystery of the Electric Eye which sees light and is sensible to thousands of changes each second. Ap plying the Eye to a television lamp, we find ourselves actually listening to a beam of light. i This same Electric Eye enables us to view a sound wave which varies in height with the loudness of the sound, in number with the pitch, and in shape with the quality. After this explanation, we are allowed to satisfy what has been a major ambi tion with many of us, to see and test for ourselves the quality of Rudy Vallee's voice. Most of the visitors agree that even his voice is handsome. There are numerous other perform ances of the magic of Nature, conclud ing with the exhibition of the shawl, and then the wizard waves his wand and re calls us to the everyday world, breathless with wonder at our marvelous adven ture. NOW WE KNOW WHY AN ORCHID IS PRIZED After viewing the orchid display and studying the life history of this queen of flowers during the botany class field trip to the Fair, Betty Fraser voiced the sentiment of the class when she declared that she knows now why a girl is expected to be thrilled with a corsage of orchids, since it requires from seven to ten years of meticulous care to produce one blossom. Armed with the inevitable pencils and notebooks, the members of the botany classes visited the botany exhibits in the Hall of Science and the Horticultural building on Oct. 28. Each exhibit is displayed in a minia ture individual laboratory with illustra tive pictures and diagrams, actual speci mens, and various mechanical devices which show the principal activities in leaves, flowers, stems, and roots. The cell structure, mitosis or cell di vision, reproduction by flowers, pur poses of roots, stems, leaves, and flow ers, all are clearly and concisely rep resented. Sodality Chairmen Announce Aims; Invite Cooperation of All Students The Sodality is organized, this year, into (our major committees with a num ber of sub-committees working under each. Katherine Brennan is general chair man of the Catholic Social Action com mittee. Julia Hagerty is in charge of the Mission unit; Marie Cuny is Cath olic Literature chairman, and Irene Lavin is chairman of the Eucharistic and Our Lady committee. The different chairmen present herewith outlines of their plans for the year. Social Action Includes Many Activities The work of the committe on Catholic Social Action is organized under the fol lowing sub-committees: Christian Fam ily, Community Centers, Catholic Evi dence Guild. Girl Scouts, Movies, Re lief, Braille, Peace and International Re lations, Better Race Relations, Industry, Recreation and Leisure, Hospitals, and Education. At present the Catholic Evidence guild, the Braille committee, and the Relief committee are engaged in active work, but the program for the other groups have not been definitely planned. These other activities will be organized as soon as suitable arrangements of time and program can be made. The Catholic Evidence guild will hold its next meeting on Nov. 15, at 3 o'clock, at which time the subject of Canoniza tion will be discussed. Will Hold Symposium On Mass Plans are under way for a symposium on the Mass with particular emphasis on its historical development. The Guild also plans to establish a group of sub sidiary study clubs, each of which will interest itself in topics pertinent to Cath olic Action. Among the topics suggested for discussion are the NRA and the En cyclicals, Does God Exist?, God Per sonal or Not, and Theresa Neumann. The W. A. A., which has functioned effectively for the past two years by sponsoring a course in Girl Scout Lead ership, expects to be able to offer a sim ilar course this year if a sufficient num ber of students are interested. Loretta Brady and her committee have been doing Braille all summer and they extend a cordial welcome to all Braille enthusiasts. The work of the committee on Peace and International Relations is carried on by the International Relations club whose president, Emilie Barron, will be glad to explain the functions and pur- Dear Mundelein students: Do you want to join the College Sodality? The formal reception for those who have not belonged to any Sodality and for those who have not previously joined the Mundelein So dality will be held in Stella Maris Chapel on Dec. 6. And now a word to those who do belong. Are you interested in Sodal ity activity? Will you help us make it a success this year? Then cooper ate with us in what we are trying to put over. If everyone helps a little, we shall achieve something big. We appreciate everything you do. Thank you Catherine Manske, Prefect. pose of the organization in its relation to Catholic Action. The home economics department is sponsoring the Relief program which consists chiefly in arranging baskets of food and clothing for the poor at Thanksgiving and Christmas. Last year the department was quite successful in this work, and its future success de pends upon the amount of student co operation it receives. Recommend Catholic Publications The Catholic Social Action committee is sponsoring as a general activity an awakening of student interest in Cath olic publications which lay stress upon social action. Included among these publications are the Catholic Worker, the Social Justice Bulletin, Catholic Action Magazine, America, Commonweal, and the Encycli cals of the Popes. The Eucharistic Our Lady's com mittee aims to develop loyalty and de votion to Christ and His Blessed Mother. The work is divided among the fol lowing sub-committees: Liturgy, Hand maids of the Blessed Sacrament, Calvary- Guild, Sacristy Service, Character Building, Spiritual Communion, Mental Prayer, Spiritual Reading, Devotion to Our Lady, Respect Women Crusade, Mass Attendance and Visits to the Blessed Sacrament. The Classical club directs the activity of the Liturgy and Sacristy Service com mittee. The others are not yet organ ized, but since they are a part of our everyday life, they need only to be di rected. Up to now the E. O. L. committee has sponsored the October rosary drive, has announced approaching feasts and First Fridays, is in charge of the spiritual bouquets for the Pope and Cardinal and has cooperated with the Calvary Guild. The future activity of the committee depends upon the interest of the students. Volunteers for each sub-committee are sincerely welcomed. Join New World Drive Gathering subscriptions for the Queen's Work was the latest project per formed by the Catholic Literature com mittee, so now this active group has set about a new task. Its aim is to cooperate with Ciscora in obtaining by Christmas 10,000 sub scriptions to the New World, the dio cesan weekly newspaper; under the pres ent Ciscora plan, each school enrolled will have to be responsible for 250 sub scriptions. The committee feels that as Catherine Manske is secretary of Ciscora and Vir ginia Woods is one of the contributors to the New World concerning the Cis cora activities, Mundelein college should set an example in the way of subscrip tions. The special rate to students for copies of the New World is only two cents low enough, all must admit Moreover, many prominent Catholic writers con tribute to this weekly, among them Father Lord, director of the Sodality, and Father Gillis, editor of the Catholic World. See the representative of your class listed on the Sodality bulletin board to sign up as a subscriber to the New World Apostolic Committee Aids Missions The Apostolic committee of the Mun delein Sodality will assume international activity this year. For the purpose of promoting this work, the International Relations club has allied itself with the committee, and definite aims have been formed. While active interest in the parish and the diocese will be encouraged among the sodalists, mission work will be the chief activity. Although there is no unit of the Catholic Student's Mission Cru sade in the college, the mission commit tee will earn- out the program of that organization by adopting its methods: prayer, study, and sacrifice. Real activity has begun, but a plan which will be far-reaching enough to in clude participation by every student will be decided upon at the next meeting of the committee. NEW TERRAPINS WIN SILVER CLUB EMBLEMS Senior Terrapin pledges became full- fledged members, exchanging their paper turtles and bathing caps for tiny silver terrapin insignia on Nov. 6. A formal reception and presentation of emblems was followed by an informal party with apples and pop-corn, to make the new members feel at home. At their last meeting the Senior Ter rapins elected the following officers: Irene Lavin, president, Jean O'Connor, vice-president and Marion Ryan, sec retary-treasurer. On Oct. 31, the Juniors welcomed their pledges and elected officers. Clemintiua Paloney was re-elected presi dent with Ruth Tangney as vice-presi dent and Eleanor Hopkins, secretary- treasurer. POLISH LADY IS GUEST AT PARTY (Continued from page 1, col. 2) lovely cloth loomed in Poland decorated the table. Tiny statuettes depicting the various types of peasants were placed on the tea table, and the centerpiece was a replica of a- typical Polish peasant's home. In addition to the charming decora tions, the table was laden with genuine Polish pastries. Old and New Members of W.A.A. Meet at Party The W. A. A. come-sce-what-it's-like party was a glorious success Some fifty fun-making students spent an hilarious hour in the gymnasium on Oct. 27, mak ing merry under the able direction of Pauline Duzeski. The guests were divided into four teams which vied in games and relays for a delectable prize, presented by the club president, Evelyn Lincoln. Miss Scanlon briefly outlined the ac tivities of the club and extended a wel come to all who would like to be mem bers. Refreshments were served at the close of the party. All Aboard for Cairo With the close of A Century of Progress, the freshmen are turning their attention to Egypt land of mystery and ancient power and the members of the history of civiliza tion classes will present The Streets of Cairo, sometime after the quar terlies. GAYETY AND PATHOS REVEALED IN SALON (Continued from page 1, col. 3) stock girl is bemoaning the man nequin's misuse of her newest garments. Carry, a salesgirl, is gaudily arrayed in her Sunday best, and joyously off to her brother's wedding amidst much noise and farewell taking. The din grows louder to increase the incongruity of the two scenes, and one is overtaken by peculiarly mixed emo tions, but enlightened and glad to know that there are such human people with stories of happiness and heartbreak be hind all the glamour and beauty of a brilliant gown salon. BEN BERNIE OPENS PLAY TICKET DRIVE Gift Shop Novelties Rival Treasures in Davy Jones' Locker By Mary O'Brien Only 39 more shopping days until Christmas And how many is it 'til your wee niece's birthday, or your par ent's wedding anniversary? Whatever your needs, the answer to your problem is down in our own book store. It's the Gift shop Presided over by Miss Mundelein, M. A., our smallest sweet girl graduate, the shop contains all sorts of things for the college girl to give her friends. The next time she wants a rosary or a spiritual bouquet card, it will not be necessary for her to go downtown to a religious-goods store in order to buy it, for there are lovely cards for all occa sions and a wide variety of rosaries in the Gift shop. Besides these frequently-needed arti cles, there are beautiful little statues, piacqucs. and medals with or without chains, paper weights, silver, gold, and ebony crucifixes, Mass cards, Christmas cards cards for all occasions. There are missals, too, in our book store gift shop, and copies of Owenj Francis Dudley's Masterful Monk Books by Father Dudley and other Cath olic writers may be ordered through the Gift shop at any time. And finally, in keeping with the col-J legiate spirit typified by the cap-and- gown-clad Miss Mundelein, there are college seals in pennant form for brief cases, cars, and other publicly-displayed possessions. Incidentally. Miss Mundelein herselfl will make a real Mundelein gift foil someone. SKYSCRAPINGS (Continued from page 1, col. 5) onto the stage and greeted in a win ning, friendly manner the appreciative audience awaiting him. After his visit was concluded, Mr. Bernie expressed his pleasure at having met all who received him, and then, with a practiced flip of his inevitable long, black, unlighted cigar, the Old Maestro was gone, leaving behind him a spirit of good-will and assurance that behind his great stage personality lies an even more splendid and likable man. On the day of the Fall Festival J overheard a number of amusing tid-bitsj When one of the teachers asked a willowy-looking girl in velvet who sM was, the willowy one replied, I'm the Empress, but I lost Rasputin in the ekj vator. Anna McCracken approached the Dean, who was standing in the front hall wi* her hand resting on the top of a pile r cardboard boxes, and gallantly asked if she might not help carry them. She was much chagrined on finding out tbl Magdalene Kessie, dressed as a World's Fair building, was inside. Some of our college drama student are answering the call of community ac tivity. Adele Kash, Margaret Mary No lan, and Margaret Cleary have becoB charter members of the Cassopian Dra matic club, an independent North Side organization for girls. Mary Ann Walsh, Mary Jane Tullj Margaret Broecker, Norine Golden, Irrimore Trant were members of ll large party who drove down to Notre Dame for the homecoming game will Purdue last week-end. Mary F. Hobai and Lucy Crowley were also in tk stands to cheer the Irish. Anna Mary Mann, ex '33, held opal house last Thursday night for a ntimlel of the Mundelein seniors. Katherine Brennan and Catherisl Manske were the guests of the Rever end Joseph Reiner S. J., director of Cb- cora. at a dinner given in honor of Dt and Mrs. Paul Dengler at the CathoS Conference on Industrial Relations meet ing , Oct. 25. The Denglers come inn the University of Vienna. Dr. Dengk is also director of the American Imi tute in that city. HERE'S YOUR CHANCE On a ticket to Nine Till Six Fill out the coupon below, and place in the chance box in the book store. Name ; Class : ;....
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