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December 16, 1957 THE SKYSCRAPER Page Three highlight the charming generosity of Munde lein tradition as Marguerite Molitor; Frances Kaiser; Mary Ann Annetti proudly display them. DANCER DOLLS Spreading of Christmas Cheer, Joy Is Goal of Economist Doll Collectors Students and alumnae of the Economics department, remembering their own joy at receiving a doll for Christmas, are once again collect ing dolls for little girls in unfortunate circumstances. This year, the distribution of the dolls is through the west side CYO center. Fifty names have been received from the center, and the goal is to delight each of these children with a doll. During the past 20 years, the de partment of economics has collec ted over 1,000 dolls which have been sent to various orphanages, charities, and youth centers each Christmas time. Contributions are welcome from all the students, and may be brought to Room 504, where some of the dolls are now on display. Art Exhibit Awaits Christmas Visitors If the walls of the music depart ment are ringing with the sound of sledge hammers instead of Christ mas lyrics, it is because the art stu dents are spreading good will. All students are invited to the eight floor to view the results of the mosaic makers' creations for their Christ mas project. Give Party Recipe For Alpha Omicron The Home Economics club has found an ideal recipe for a perfect Christmas party, to be held Dec. 16 at 3 :30 in the apartment. The club will provide the first and basic ingredient, a spirit of giv ing, by sponsoring a charity food basket. Price of admission to each member will be an item for the basket. For added spice, they will mix in some entertainment along with lots of laughter. And finally, as a filler, brownies and cokes are being served. After simmering in pleas ant surroundings for about one hour, the final result should be a good time worth remembering. Wall hangings and small tables in various designs are now being completed. The artists are not limited in the expression of their ideas, and their designs range from peacock forms by Maureen McCue and roosters by both Joan Tressel and Toan Brunnel to a bottle study by Michaele Lamb and a geometric sun by Josephine Tapia. In the religious theme Madonna and child are being completed by Rosemary Herman, Rosann Battag- lia, and Arlene Stasior; symbol of the Holy Ghost has been created by Judy McClane and a crucifix, by Ann Foley. The presses are rolling Christmas cards as the upperclassmen etch symbols on brass plates and roll their own cards in production line fashion. Other members of the art depart ment will make use of the silk screen process for more colorful cards. Sodality Schedules Christmas Activity In Liturgical Spirit After spiritually preparing them selves for the great feast of Christ mas, members of the Sociality will also spread the joys of the season to the sick, aged, and friendless. Commemorating a tradition of the early Church, Sodalists will bring a procession of gifts to their general meeting, Dec. 18. They will reflect on the Mass Proper of this day, which was set aside for gift-giving to the poor. A short program of Advent readings relating to the Bless ed Virgin will be concluded by the Christmas Eve ceremony designed for families. In keeping with the Christmas spirit, Mundelein and Loyola so dalities are caroling at the Muni cipal Tuberculosis Sanitorium, Dec. 19. Chairman Annette Lub- ker announced that all students of both schools are invited to partici pate. A short practice will be held be fore departure from the Loyola Lake Shore campus. The group plans to leave at 6:30 p.m., and transportation will be provided. A social for all attending will be held in the Rambler Room of the Union after the caroling. Further notices will appear on the Sodality bulle tin board. Sodalists will assist the Little Sisters of the Poor, Sunday, Dec. 22, at the Home for the Aged, by serving dinner and presenting a Yuletide program. Patricia Cul- len, aided by Diane Szaradowski and Marilyn Zanke, have arranged the entertainment. All students are invited to join in on this rewarding project also. Plan Campus Club Activities To Reflect Spirit of Holiday Six Economists Plan Trip to Philadelphia The joys of Christmas and the seriousness of world economic prob lems will be intermingled during the holiday vacation for three senior economics majors, and two instruc tors of that department. Sister Mary Justa, B.V.M., and Sister Mary Eloise, accompanied by Mary Ann Annetti, Mary Breslin, and Christine Cesario, will spend five days. Dec. 26-31, in Philadelphia, at meetings of the Catholic Economic Association, American Economic Association, and the American Fi nance Association. The Economics and the Money and Banking classes have planned a holiday visit to the Chicago Board of Trade Building, the Con tinental National Bank and the Federal Reserve Bank. Aft er Christmas .... Dec. 27 Skyscraper Ball Jan. 6 Classes Resume Jan. 14 Kappa Mu Psi mu- sicale Jan. 15 Foreign Film For- um, Spanish Department Presents, El Rio Escondido Jan. 17 French club speak er Mr. Maxime Vitu Jan. 20 Semester Exams Jan. 27 WAA Winter Week End French Chairman Will Go to National Meeting Sister Mary St. Irene, B.V.M. chairmen of the French department, will attend the national meeting of the American Association of Teach ers of French in St. Louis during the Christmas holidays. Christmas must be in the air for its spirit of giving has spread among campus clubs as they look to aiding others in celebrating the joyous occasion. Toys, foods, bas kets, and parties are the items on the club agendas for their projects. Members of Phi Theta Nu will collect a basket of gifts and food at the annual Christmas party in the Tea Room Dec. 13. Elizabeth Hackett is chairman. President Patricia Kobell is in charge of the Quanta club party held today in 608. Before holding their party Dec. 18, the Mundelein resi dents will give a party for the faculty members at which they will present a tableau includ ing a verse choir and chorus. Gifts will be exchanged at the students' party which will be headed by Julie Whalen, Pa tricia Lorrigan, and Maigaret McLennon. Food for their basket was the entrance fee for Les D'Arciennes party Dec. 10. General chairman was Jean Engelhardt who led the games and songs in French. Chair man for decorations were Marcella McCann, Marv Ann Makowski, and Loraine Karlson while Kathleen Huhman and Rosalyn Macchi handled publicity. Janina Katelis and Mary Gallagher made arrange ments. The Biology club will show their giving spirit by visit ing the Little Sisters of the Poor, Dec. 20. The club mem bers will present a program of Christmas carols sung in foreign languages at this home for the aged. Tray favors and candy wreaths made by the students will be distributed to everyone. Writers Inc. will celebrate the Christmas festivities in Philomena hall today at 3:30 with games and caroling. Members of the Stylus club will provide refreshments to refreshen the occasion while the Press club add their entertainment skit. Chairmen for the party are Mary Gart, Sandra Marek, while Lynda Rousseau will handle dec orations and Barbara Guderian en tertainment. Items for their Christ mas basket will be the price of ad missions. The Red Cross unit with the aid of the Grey Ladies, will bring good cheer to the sick men at Great Lakes Naval Hospital Dec. 18. The bus will leave from school at 5:45 and return at 10:00. Jo Ann Perkovich and Mary Haske are in charge of this trip. Ready to button up in their woolens and mittens, the Equestri ennes plan Dec. 29 for their an- nuil Christmas Breakfast ride. The riders will leave from New Park way Stables at - for Lincoln Park and return at 11 for breakfast at Ricketts Restaurant. Vacation time for the WAA who will be Christmas caroling at vari ous hospitals and Homes for the Aged. Discussion, Debate Provide Full Agenda For Vital Speakers The Mundelein discussion team will compete with teams from the University of Dubuque, Texas, and Concordia college in the National Public Discussion tournament on tape. The tape recording on the national collegiate discussion topic will be judged at Los Angeles State college. Vital Speakers participating in the discussion are Barbara Covey, chairman, Kathleen Newman, Mary Jane Burns, Sandra Marek, and Jacqueline Doyle. On Dec. 12 Beverly McGuff. Ju lie Lyman, Miss Covey, and Miss Newman were initiated into Delta Sigma Rho, national honorary fore- ensics fraternity. Membership is granted to students who participate in inter-collegiate speech events. The Freshman-Sophomore de bate team made its Chicago debut at a tournament sponsored by the University of Illinois on Dec. 14. Competing against teams from other Midwestern colleges were Margaret Ryan, Mary Carroll, Janet Shields, and Joan Cirino. Toys Are Different Now . . . Holiday Shopper Captures Toy Giraffe Kathy wanted a giraffe for Christmas. She would've preferred a live one. but from baby giraffes, big giraffes grow, and our house has iow ceilings. I decided to get her a stuffed one. Besides, they don't eat as much. I started at Fields, for no other reason than it's at the north end of the Loop. A harried but sym pathetic elevator operator told me that toys were on four. I really didn't have to ask, because the en tire human content of the elevator, excluding the operator, got off at four. I picked my way through assorted shaped and sized ju veniles to the stuffed toys. Dodging a spinning space ship set off by some fun-loving youngster, I asked a sales woman if she had any stuffed giraffes. It was then that I discovered toys have changed somewhat since I was young. The saleslady presented me with five different models of toy gi raffes. Each one was furrv and by Barbara Guderian cuddly, just as my first teddy bear had been. But each had an inno vation that has been added with the coming of the atomic age a music box buried deep within its interior. I even had a choice of tunes, from a Chopin sonata to one of the more cultured contem porary compositions in the rock- 'n-roll beat. Don't you have any without a music box? I inquired. She gave me a look that placed me back in my grand-daddy's days of horse- drawn carriages and high-button shoes. Luckily Mr. Field had, in by-gone days, stocked up on non-musical giraffes, and so, after some extensive research, the saleswoman found a mute giraffe suited to my tastes. With my precious gift tucked safely under my arm, I decided to inspect some of the other offerings for Santa's helpers. Dolls have changed, I noticed. Now they wear high-heels and the latest potato-sack fashions, and have real hair that can be cut, washed, broiled, baked, and bleached, as the man on TV says. The simple-minded doll that once cried Mama now has a more de veloped vocabulary. Man's interest in outer space has influenced the toy manufacturers too. Space ships and space suits are out-moding such earth-bound items as cowboy suits, rocking horses, and scooters. Toys have become more noisy. Musically inclined children can ask S. Claus for toy pianos, organs, accordi- ans, brass instruments, bells, drums, cymbals, and various other objects that serve no purpose but that of driving parents to ear-plugs. After an hour of risking my ag ing skeletal structure among the spirited younger generation, I re treated to the quieter regions of upper Marshall Fields. My shopping is complete now, but I dread Christmas morn when Kathy unwraps the toy giraffe. What if she asks, Where's the music box?
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1957-12-16 (3)
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Student newspaper for Mundelein College
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