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Page Two THE SKYSCRAPER December 13,1961 Skyscraper Sounding Board Civil War Anniversary Presents Pertinent Problems Has It Ended? In the closing days of the centennial year we cannot determine the true outline of the Civil War. Perhaps some future historian will see the Civil War Era in a diamond- shaped perspective. The beginning point appears with the ar rival of the first slaves in 1619. Decisive ' incidents and men combine to trace the pat tern through these building years: the three- fifths compromise, the Missouri compromise, the Dredd Scott decision, the election of Lin coln, Uncle Tom's Cabin, William Lloyd Garrison, John Brown. They culminated at Fort Sumter in April, 1861. The diamond form broadens into four blasting years of war. More than 600,000 men died testing whether that nation or any nation so conceived and so dedicated can long endure. Americans now commemorate the history, glory and legend of this era. The centennial has brought forth a plethora of analysis on these exploding years. Appomattox did not end the war. The shooting has stopped, but the battle of con victions is still being fought. Integration is the fighting word of our day. It is the shap ing belief in our decade. Perhaps at the bicentennial of the Civil War a historian will conclude that the war was drawn to its terminating point. Our decisive action will determine that shape. Sister Mary Fabian, B.V.M. '62 Dear Editor, By means of the Skyscraper, I would like to congratulate the entire student body for the remarkable response to the Student Fund Drive. Frankly, it is unprecedented that so many of the students (98.74 per cent) would pledge so much ( 5,566.25). Sometimes the amount raised by Mundelein students has exceeded this sum, but that was due to the sale of tickets or advertising outside the college. I know of colleges which reported a 95.6 per cent return but whose average contribution was about 1.12. The contribution of so many to total so much was a rare and wonderful achievement. All connected with it deserve much credit. Student apathy? Naturally, all Munde leinites are not going to be equally enthu siastic about all Mundelein activities, but no one should moan about student apathy on this campus. Not when 98.74 per cent of the students respond so generously to a drive conducted entirely by students without fac ulty pressure. You will be proud to point to the new recreation center and say, I helped make this a possibility. We, ad ministration and faculty, are proud of you. Sincerely, Sister Mary Assisium, B.V.M. Dean of Students Dear Sister Mary Ann Ida, We have many dances here at the Ambas sador Hotels by various colleges. However, in all sincerity, the recent Mundelein Sopho more Cotillion was one of the nicest dances we've had here. Please convey to the committee members and the student body, our commendations. The entire group was extremely polite and well mannered throughout the evening. A word of appreciation must also be ex tended to the excellent faculty of Mundelein College for their fine instruction and guid ance. The Hotels Ambassador are looking for ward to having the Mundelein College stu dent body with us again. Respectfully, Richard P. Cinder Assistant Sales Manager Dear Editor, What was the purpose and sense of the article We've Got Everything but Men in the last issue of the Skyscraper' Was someone actually trying to convince me that because other universities have recognized conditions that need improvement that Mun delein stands as a towering edifice of per fection? Undoubtedly, there is much to be said for the faculty and facilities at Mun delein; I do not understand why this must be done at the expense of others. I think that admiration and loyalty to one's college is fine; but to criticize a neighboring uni versity's faculty and facilities is unmeaning to supposedly thoughtful women. Whether that statement is a direct quote from their college paper seems of little importance. When it appeared in our paper and implied (Continued on Page 4) Holiday Schedule Accents Aspects of Fine Arts by Mary Ann Eiler LECTURE Theology and Education, Rev. John McKen zie, S.J., Loyola University Law School, Auditorium, 4:30 p.m., Dec. 14. DANCE Ballet Ruse De Monte Carlo, Dec. 24, 2:30 p.m., Opera House. FILMS Mexico, Mon. Eve., Jan. 15, Orchestra Hall, 2.50- l. MUSIC Andres Segovia, guitarist, Jan. 14, Orches tra Hall, 2- 5. Lee Luvisi, Amer. Pianist, Sun., Jan. 7, Or chestra Hall, 2- 5. Understanding Africa African Diversity Impediment to Real Unification ZJhe hiiic ruper ifft Vol. XXXII Dec. 13, 1961 No. 5 Ail-American All-Catholic The Skyscraper is published semi-monthly. October to May inclusive, except during vacations and semes ter examinations by the student* of Mundelein College. 6363 Sheridan Rd., Chicago 40. III. Subscrip tion rales are 2 per year. Entered as second-class matter, Nov. 30. 1932. at the U.S. Post Office. Chicago, III., under the act of March 3, 1897. The Skyscraper is a member of the Associated Collegiate Press and the Catholic School Press As sociation. Editor in Chief Virginia Piecuch Managing Editor Joanne Twomey News Editor Barbara Brzezinski Assistant Diane Arturi Editorial Editor Sheila Smith Assistant Maxine Tyma Feature Editor Mary Jo Murray Assistants Pat Krochmal. Maureen Quane Club Editor Charlaine Novotny Sports Ed'tor - Judy Kiiobassa Artist Pete Picture Editor Rae Paul Photographer Carol Lisowskl Advertising Manager Phyllis Luczak Assistant - Eileen Schaefer Staff Assistants Joan Vantucci, Eileen Raczak, Janice Jetiras, Maureen Racine. Mary Ann Eiler, Mjlrcia Wiet. Kathy Sweeney. Maureen Morrisroe. Sister Mary Fabian, B.V.M.. Sister Eileen Mary. B.V.M.. Kathleen Fardy. Mary La Franzman. Mary Etta Taiarico. Marie Ferrara, Mary Lou Cheop. Sister Mary St. Allan. B.V.M.. Dorothy Carton. lyiuise Munziato. Monica Zoch. Pat Porwicz. Shirley Fitzgerald. Joan Giampoli, Molly Palen. Dolores Hslper. Pat Collins. Barbara Duffle, Phyllis Radek. This is the first of a series on Africa. Materials were obtained from a recent UNESCO conference at Boston University called to emphasize the growing importance of the continent in world affairs. This first article asks, Is There an Africa? Is there really an Africa? Before you answer this question with a speedy of course take a look at the facts. The ten dency to use the collective term Africa has created in American minds the picture of a group of people joined on their own continent by the color of their skin, a lan guage common to all, a joint culture and a common yearning to assert their new-found independence. There are now 46 nations and territories in Africa. They range from Egypt in the north, the seat of one of the oldest civilized cultures in the world, to the Union of South Africa, 473,000 square miles ripped open by the inhumane apartheid policy. Races Diversified Africa is actually racially diverse. Of course, the most predominant group is Ne groid but the entire northern area is domi nated by light-skinned Caucasians. Eight hundred fifty thousand Asians and five mil lion white Europeans wield a disproportion ate amount of power on the continent. The best guesses as to the number of African languages range from 700 to 1,000. French West Africans speak 126 principal languages and hundreds of dialects. In some regions the inhabitants of neigh boring villages do not understand one an other. Culturally Africa contains many distinc tive units. In the northern area of the con tinent Islam is the predominant religion and its culture has the resulting Arabic influ ence. The southern and eastern areas are the center for the white settlers of Africa. What right do we have then in speaking by Joanne Twomey of An Africa? This right comes from our concern with their common problems health, education and politics. Unity Self Evolved But primarily this idea of African unity comes from the Africans themselves. As mentioned in the October issue of Current History, it comes from the desire of Africans to join together for common goals. The cradle of African nationalism is on the West coast, an area sparsely populated by white Europeans. From its intellectual centers Accra, Dakar, Lagos come the drives for a pan-Africanism. It is personified in such men as Ghana's Kwame Nkrumah who exerts influence in meetings of such groups as the All-African People's Conferences and the Ghana-Guinea- Mali Union. It is said Nkrumah dreams of a United States of Africa. Countries Advance Other movements yearns for a group of Associated States of Africa. In an organi zational meeting, countries which included Upper Volta, Ethiopia, Tunisia and Nigeria, among others, planned joint commissions to work on cultural, technical and communica tion advances. This is a step forward. As 1961 closes, African unity becomes less of an artificial tag applied by the West and more a desire by Africans to join together to advance themselves culturally, politically and economically. UNDERSTANDING AFRICA was the topic as delegates to the UN conference meet briefly between meetings. Sister Mary Ann Ida, B.V.M., president, and two Franciscan Sisters for Africa discuss African-American affairs with N. D. Ukachi Onyewu, Catholic African student at Howard University. Theme of the conference to which Sister was invited by the U.S. Commission for UNESCO was Africa and the United States: Images and Realities.
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