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THE 1 m*S t JlHr Volt VIII MUNDELEIN COLLEGE, CHICAGO. ILLINOIS, JANUARY 21, 1938 No. 7 Cecilians Give Eighth Annual Winter Concert Liszt Concerto, Scarlatti Sonata Are on Program For Sunday By Agnes Griffin Providing a note of gaiety, follow ing upon the rather sombre atmosphere of semester examinations, the Cecilians will occupy collegiate attention in their eighth annual mid-winter concert, to be presented in the auditorium on the even- inn of Jan. 30. Consisting largely of the works of the Romantic composers, with the Scarlatti Sonata in A Major lor piano and the Von Weber Conccrtstuck alone representing the Classic school, the con cert bill is high-lighted by such famous compositions as Liszt's La Campanella, the Grande Etude De Concert No. 3 in D Flat, and the vivacious Concerto in E Flat Major, popularly known as Ihe Triangle Concerto, because of the traditional inclusion of that tiny instru ment in the orchestral score. Pietro Yon, whom Chicagoans will recall as the composer of the success ful Oratorio in honor of St. Patrick, which received its premiere performance at St. Patrick's cathedral in New York two years ago, has contributed his Gre goriano Concerto for piano and organ to the January program, and the never- to-be-omitted-Chopin is listed opposite the Grand Concerto Impromptu, Opus yh s Sarasatc's delightful Zigeunei'weisen, medley of gypsy airs, to be interpreted by the capable bow of Frances Pisko zub, may be the object of a little sister ly competition, when the talented Miss Alice Piskozub makes her initial Munde lein apearance in Monti's Czardas. But as a new violinist bows in an old violinist bows out in the person of Margaret Madden, graduating concert- master and president of the College Sym phony Orchestra, who gt;erfornis Wicnia- wski's Polonaise Brilliante, for violin. (Continued on paic 3. col. 4) Juniors Announce Prom at Stevens On February 21 Looking ahead to the bright days af ter examinations, the juniors announced .asl week that their annual formal Promenade will lake place in the Boule vard Rcom of the Stevens Hotel, on Monday evening, Feb. 21, with Jack Russell's orchestra providing music. Alice Addison, social chairman of the junior class and of the Prom, and Geral dine Connell. class president, promise something unusual in the way of atmos phere and entertainment, since the day following the Prom is Washington's Birthday. In charge of the sale of bids is Doro thy Fitzgerald, who is aided by Irma Rilling, Katherine Burke, Dorothy Foy, Georgette Thoss, Mary Muellman, Helen Coens, Betty Boehme, and Marion Gil bert. Gertrude Feeny is chairman of the bid committee, assisted by Frances Walz, Mary Katherine Finley, Lourdes Mac- key. Ruth Mac Aniann. and Margaret Fmnegan. The corsage committee is headed by Rosemary Conley, with Kathleen Johns ton, Veronica Gill, Helen Holman, Mar garet O'Brien, and Florence Conley as aides. Geraldine Ferstel is chairman of the orchestra committee, with assistants Pat ricia Connor. Mary Louise Sayre, Patri cia Qucenan, and Agnes Griffin. Publicity chairman is Frances Geary, aided by Kathryn Byrne, Margaret Glccson, and La Vonne Hayes. The poster committee includes Catherine O' Reilly, Marie Xack, Irene Waldron. and Virginia Gaertner. Examines Chancellor's Gift Examinations Will Be Held Next Week Semester examinations are scheduled for next week, Jan. 24-28, with two- hour periods set aside for each. Registration for seniors will be held on Tuesday. Ian. 25. for juniors on Wednesday, for sophomores on Thurs day, and for freshmen on Friday. Plan Original Military Play About Order of Purple Heart A heart of purple silk, bound with braid and edged in lace, adorns the left breast of a worn and faded blue tunic that hangs in the Exeter, N'ew Hampshire. Museum. Behind this decoration there lies a fascinating and romantic story of a military order, ingeniously founded by George Washington during the Revolu tionary War. whose organization is the theme of ;m original play to be pre sented in the College auditorium Oil Feb. 22. In 1782, Congress ruled that, because of financial strain, Washington and his generals could no longer appropriate funds for the commissions, honors, and promotions ordinarily given for unusual bravery and distinguished service. Unwilling to overlook the heroism of his soldiers, and desiring lo lift official honors alxwc mere pecuniary status, General Washington founded The Military Order of the Purple Heart, which, because of its moral and spirit ual significance, and because of the romantic aura which surrounded its mem bers, stands out in history as one of Ihe greatest decorations accorded as a tribute to heroism. On Feb. 22, 1932. one hundred and fifty years after its foundation, the Or der was revived, out of respect to the memory and military achievements of General Washington; and today its Chap ters are active all over the United States. Some weeks ago the Reverend George T. McCarthy, national chaplain of the Order, commissioned the College to pre pare and present an original play, the first ever written about the Purple Heart. Margaret Cleary '37 completed the play recently, and it will be presented on Washington's Birthday, under the di rection of Miss Anne Larkin. by Sigma Rho Upsilon, alumnae drama group, who have enlisted lay faculty members of Loyola and Mundelein to appear in the traduction. The premiere performance will gain definite military glamour with members of the Military Order of the Purple Heart, in full dress uniform, and mem bers of the Knights of St. Gregory and of the Knights of Columbus, also in uniform, in the audience. Flash Can you spell ' Tut: Skvsckai'kk will sponsor an all-College spelling contest early in the second semester. Watch the bulletin board for announcements, and brush up on six-syllable words . . Marjorie Gibbons Chapman, relative of the late Cardinal Gibbons and niece of the journalist, Floyd Gibbons, examines the Cardinal's letter, with Portfolio of Signers open on the table before her. Framed on the wall are autographs of Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain, Philip Sheridan, Mark Twain, Edvard Grieg, and Alfred Lord Tennyson, all gifts of Cardinal Mun delein to the College. Cardinal Mundelein Gives Valuable Autograph Collection to College Faculty Members Publish Articles A forthcoming issue of the AMERICAN Historical Review will include a crit icism by Sister Mary Augustina, B.V.M., of the recently published Volume 27, Historical Records and Studies, com piled by the United States Catholic His torical Society. Sister Mary Augustina, head of the his tory department and author of American Opinion of Roman Catholicism in the Eighteenth Century, reviewed Arthur J. Riley's Catholicism in England, 1788 to 1800, in the October Review. An article on The Teaching of Bot any in Liberal Arts Colleges for wo men, by Sister Mary Thcrese, B.V.M., appeared in the December issue of School Science and Mathematics. Based on a report given by Sister Mary Thcrese at a meeting of the Illinois State Academy of Science last spring, the article presented the results of a nation-wide survey. College Executives Attend Meetings Sister Mary Consucla. B.V.M., Pres ident, and Sister Mary Bernarda, B.V. M.. Dean, attended the meeting of the National Conference of Church-Related Colleges, at the Stevens on Wednesday, intl meetings of the American Associa tion of lVliee.cs and Universities, also il the Stevens, yesterday and today. The Dean also attended a meeting of executive officers of Illinois colleges and universities, at the University of Illinois, on Jan. 14. With President Arthur Cutis Willard of Illinois presiding, the officers discussed he desirability of holding a major conference on the problems of higher education in Illinois, with a view to sur veying and defining the problems of higher education and pointing the way to their solution. Chancellor's Gift Includes Letters of 55 Famous Personages In seven short years, the College has gathered about itself a treasury of tra ditions, paramount among which is the annual Christmas Eve Glee club sere nade for His Eminence, George Cardinal Mundelein, Chancellor of the College. This year, the Cardinal, always gra cious and generous to the carolers who sing his favorite carols and enjoy the privilege of visiting his Christinas Crib, gave to the singers a priceless gift of 55 autographs and historic documents. 47 Signers Included Most valuable in the group is a port folio of portraits, signatures, documents, and letters of 47 Signers of the Declara tion of Independence, one of the most rare and sought-after additions to any autograph collection. In addition to the Signers, the Car dinal's gift includes personal letters of James Cardinal Gibbons, late Arch bishop of Baltimore; John Hancock, Sarah Bernhardt, Susan B. Anthony, George A. Henty, English author; Ho mer Davenport, whose autograph is on a sketch of his father; Henry Dearborn, American soldier and Secretary of War in Jefferson's cabinet; and Booth Tarfc- ington, who writes of an audience with the Holy Father. Writes of Opera Miss Bernhardt note is to a friend, announcing that she has secured two very good seals for this evening for La Tosca. and was written on April 22, 1901. Cardinal Gibbon's letter is a personal message to Thomas Augustus McNutt, alhor of Papal Chamberlain, who served at the Papal Court under Pope Leo XIII and Pope Pius X. Cardinal Mundelein started the col lege autograph collection several years ago, and has previously given many autographed portraits and letters of dis tinguished persons. Annual Student Retreat Opens On February 1 Father Lyons of Queen's Work Staff Gives Lectures Under the guidance of the Reverend J. Roger Lyons, S.J., associate editor of the Queen's Work and author of the recent pamphlet, Godless Com munism, the annual three-day retreat will open on Tuesday, Feb. 1. The exercises each day will begin with Holy Mass celebrated in the audi torium at 8:45 A.M., followed by con ferences at 9:30 and at 10:45. At noon each day luncheon will be served in the tearoom, followed by the recitation of the Stations of the Cross. The afternoon conferences will be at 1.15 and at 2:15, followed by Benediction of the Most (Blessed Sacrament. The retreat will close with Holy Mass on Friday morning, at which the entire student body may receive Holy Com munion. Breakfast will be served, after Mass, in the tea-room. The lectures will include discussion of the principles of the Cadiolic faith, with special consideration of the problems facing the Catholic college student and with a suggested program for construc tive Catholic Action. Alumnae members, friends of the Col lege, and students from other colleges are invited to attend the exercises, and arc asked to make reservations before Friday, Jan. 28. Father Magner Analyzes Current Japanese Crisis Japan's invasion of China, according to the Rev. James A. Magner, Ph.D., nationally known writer and lecturer on foreign affairs, marks an epoch in the history of civilization and fore shadows the end of western dominance in the Orient. Lecturing to the student body, on Jan. 6, on The Crisis in the Far East, Father Magner analyzed the Chinese- Japanese conflict both historically and psychologically, tracing the antagonism which has existed between the two coun tries since Japan first turned from China to the western world for ideas about culture and progress. Interprets Causes Without justifying the Japanese in vasion of China on ethical grounds, Fa ther Magner pointed out that Japan is unable to accommodate at home her vast population, which increases at the rate of 900,000 a year, and that strict im migration laws and the severe climatic conditions make it impossible for her to send her people to live in those foreign countries which will admit them. China, on the other hand, is in pos session of a vast territory, but she is unable to feed her 450,000,000 inhabi tants, since in normal years 1,000,000 Chinese starve as a result of floods, drought, typhoons, and bisects. Cites Japan's Plan Destiny-dreaming Japan, which began a program of territorial expansion at the opening of the nineteenth century, is determined to secure possession of China, and, according to Father Magner, noth ing will stop her not Europe, not the United States and not China herself because China is not sufficiently organ ized to repel systematic invasion. 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