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lonoring Her Twin Brother . Sergeant David Murphy of the Army Air Forces, who is now a prisoner of war in Germany, is the Christmas Cantata which senior June Murphy has nitten and dedicated to him, and which will be presented in the college leatre on Sunday evening, Dec. 10. icheduled for Dec* 10, Under the Stars Program Includes Original Cantata June Murphy, senior music major and mposer of the Christmas Cantata, A ince of Peace, which the Glee club, diostra, and Art department will pre- Dt on Dec. 10, has dedicated the com- lition to her twin brother David, a rgeant in the Army Air Force who now a prisoner of war in Germany. Sergeant Murphy shares his sister's K for music, though perhaps not tr talent for melodic composition and terpretation. He is trying, though, his sister re nts, noting that in a recent letter he eke of taking saxophone lessons in ic prison camp. i Miss Murphy's other compositions in- jnde an Ave Maria and a Pater NoSter, I march written for a class party when k was a freshman, and a musical Kiting for Twilight, by Sara Teasdale. Chemistry Students Display Projects ttend National Chemical Exposition The Chemistry department contro lled two exhibits to the newly organ- ted Chemical Trail Blazers section of lie 1944 National Chemical exposition, eld at the Chicago Coliseum, Nov. 15-19. Sister Mary Martinctte, B.V.M., Sis- er Mary Marguerite Christine, B.V.M., Bid Mary Wheeler, A.M., of the Chem- rtry department, attended the exposi- ion. One of the exhibits, entitled Chcm- Itry in-Nutrition, shows how the chem- It has recently synthesized Biotin, the ewly discovered Vitamin H. Florence flesch and Dorothy Geishecker organ- ted this exhibit, and Dorothy Klemundt lid the art work on it. Fashion Goes Synthetic, the other ex- libit, demonstrates how much people lepend on chemistry for the clothes hey wear today. The exhibit involves wo figurines, one dressed in the natu- al fibers of yesterday, the other in the ishionable test-tube products of today. The figurine of yesterday has silk lockings and leather shoes; the one eprescnting today, and the post war ira, wears nylon hose and plastic shoes. 3oth figurines are completely outfitted iccording to the period they represent. Dorothy Case, Ann Regan, and Mary jermaine Duffy cooperated on the sec- ind exhibit, with the assistance of irtist Marion Patton. Sophomore, ju- lior, and senior chemistry majors ush- d at the exposition. Uniting their talents to bring the first breath of Yuletidc spirit to Mundelein, the Glee club and the Orchestra will blend words and music in Under the Stars, annual Christmas program, on Sunday evening, Dec. 10, and the Art department will contribute tableaux. After the holiday mood has been set by the Orchestra overture, Christma-s Bells by Erno Rapce, the Glee club will sing some of the traditional Christmas carols, among them Silent Night, Hark the Herald Angels Sing, and Adcste Fidel is. Sing Prophecies Caroling done, there will be a pause on the very threshold of beauty. Then the first words of the Christmas pro phecies of the Old Testament, Arise Arise Be enlightened, O Jerusalem, for thy Light is come arc chorused, bringing to the auditorium stage, for the first time, an entire Christmas Can tata composed by a student, June Mur phy, senior music major. Patricia Glea- son will be the first soloist. The thunder of the prophecies will diminish in strength and give way to the tender, inspired song of the Annun ciation. The soloist will be Eunice Danlcowski. Present Magnificat My soul doth magnify the Lord, Our Lady's splendid magnificat of praise to God, will be sung by soprano soloist Marilyn Vosbcrg. And there were in the same country shepherds, a pastoral melody, grows in intensity as the chorus sings of the fear and wonder of those who left their flocks to adore the Christ Child. Jo sephine Goodwillie will be the soloist. Miss Murphy, who is both composer and contralto soloist of the Cantata, will follow the pastoral with a song of her own composition, The Virgin's Lul laby. Has Oriental Mood These kings of Orient know . . . the stopping of a star . . . an unforgettable Oriental rhythm, with music by Miss Murphy and words by senior Mary Louise Hector, traces the steps of the Magi in their quest of the Child. Sing ing the solo will be Dellamae Loughlin. Finale of the program will be the stirring Hallelujah chorus from The Messiah, by Handel, with the Orches tra, directed by Joseph J. Grill, accom panying the Glee club, for which Wal ter Aschenbrenner is conductor. Students in the Fine Arts department will appear in the six living tableaux which illustrate the story of the coming of the Saviour. Happy Holidays To All of You The College will close on Wednes day afternoon, Nov. 22, for the Thanks giving recess, and will reopen on Mon day, Nov. 27. The Skyscraper wishes the Faculty and studmts and all its-readers a happy Thanksgiving Day. Student Forum Discusses Post-War Peace Proposals Serves on Midwest Educational Unit Sister Mary Donald, B.V.M., chair man of the Classics department, was recently appointed a member of the Problems committee of the Midwest unit of the National Catholic Education association, college department. The Very Reverend Michael I. O'Connell, CM., chairman of the com mittee and former president of De Paul university, presided at the fall meeting f the committee last Saturday. Whither Mankind will be the title of a forum at the student assembly at 1 p.m. tomorrow. The discussion will concern plans for the organization of the post-war world, with consideration of various proposals which have been made for the insurance of permanent peace. Patricia Gerlits, senior history major and chairman of the forum, will open the discussion, stressing .the need for intelligent preparation for world recon struction when the war is over. Dorothy Bchm Simpson, senior so ciology major, will discuss the Streit plan for reorganization of the world along harmonious lines. C. K. Streit, economist, outlines the plan in a book entitled Union Now With Great Britain, published in 1941. Jeanne Agnes Smith, junior history- major, will discuss the Culbertson Plan, explaining the famous bridge expert's proposal that the nations of the world form a world government based on rep resentation from 11 regional groupings. Denise Rigculet, senior history major, will present in some detail the much- heralded plans formulated at the Dum barton Oaks conference, at which the United States, Britain, China, and So viet Russia were represented. Final speaker on the forum will be senior history major Angela La Cesa, who will discuss the Papal Peace plan, including points formulated by a group of Catholics, Protestants, and Jews, and will indicate the shortcoming of the three preceding proposals. (Continued on page 3 column 2) , -.Kv.- ' ' : Vc-* * Vol. XV MUNDELEIN COLLEGE, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, NOVEMBER 20, 1944 No. 4 Students Welcome B.V.M. General at Musical Program Editing Eleventh Mu Nu Sigma to Hear Lecture on Aesthetics Mother Mary Josita Is Trustee Chairman At a festival concert in her honor held last Tuesday in the college thea tre. Mother Mary Josita, B.V.M., Su perior General of the Congregation of the Sisters of Charity, B.V.M., and chairman of the College Board of Trus tees, received the greeting of Mundelein students expressed by Jerry Stutz, pres ident of the Student Activitits Council. The assembly opened with organist Mary Frances Padden playing the Faulkes Processional. Walter Aschen brenner led the Glee club in the Waring arrangement of the patriotic ballad, This Is My Country. Pianist Stars Pianist Mary Louise Guliek per formed the brilliant Liszt Rhapsody- Number 10, and violinist Lillian Muza played the haunting strains of the Span ish Dance, Opus 21, Number 1, by Sara- sate. Following the more modern selection, Canyon Walls, by Clokey, played by Barbara Ann Frick, organist, Eunice Dankowski, soprano, sang Souvenir Waltz by Strauss-Liebling. Plays Overture The Orchestra, Joseph J. Grill con ducting, concluded the concert with Mozart's Cosi Fan Tutti overture. Mother Josita, who holds a Master's degree from Loyola university and who has done graduate work also at the University of Illinois, was a member of the Faculty in the English department here from 1931 to 1933. volume of Quest, anthology of student verse to be issued at Christmas, is the task of Geraldine Thorpe, junior Eng lish major. John Becker, Ph.D., composer, writer, director, and lecturer, will present the topic A Composer Looks at Aesthetics in an address before mcmb .-s of the Philosophy club and their guests, in the college theatre, at 1 p.m., on Dec. 4. Described by a critic as a crusader bringing an appreciation of aesthetics, art, literature, poetry, and music to the student and the layman, Dr. Becker, who is now professor of music and lec turer at Barat college, devotes the greater part of his time to lecturing throughout the country. His compositions have been per formed by the New York Philharmonic orchestra, the Pan-American Chamber orchestra, the Byzantine ensemble, and other orchestras. Wilhclm Middelschulte, Eunice Nor ton, Christos Vrionesics, Paul LeMay, (Continued on page 3, column 1) Vacation and Autumn Review Make Bows Simultaneously Faculty Members Attend Meeting Post-war plans for America's youth concerned educators gathered at the annual meeting of the Federation of Illinois Colleges, at the Stevens Hotel, Nov. 13-14. Six members of the Faculty attended the meetings, at which curricular changes and personnel problems of the future were considered. Coincident with the closing of the College for the Thanksgiving vacation, the first issue of the 1944-45 Mundelein College Review will roll off the press next Wednesday. Co-editors of The Review, Mary Lou ise Hector and Eileen Murphy, have an nounced that this autumn issue will have for its theme tolerance for racial mi norities. An editorial by Miss Hector discusses education for peace. Another editorial, Catholicism On Celluloid, by Dorothy Rudman, is a dissertation on recently issued Catholic books and motion pic tures. Carrying out the theme of The Review is Promised Land, by Miss Murphy, an essay on various works of Robert Nathan from Fiddler in Barly to the Sea Gull's Cry. Geraldine Thorpe's essay, Light for the Road, involves the well- beloved Negro spirituals. Fairy Bread to Eat, by Miss Hector, considers poetry for children, and Mary Louise Gulick's article, Perennial En core, discusses the history of the opera in Chicago. Muriel Millar and Marion King col laborate on a sketch entitled Story of a Sorry Night. Another sketch by Ruth Casey and Kathryn Malatcsta describes their experiences as copy runners for a metropolitan newspaper this past sum mer. In the short story department, June Tatge writes about Herman who want ed to be a doctor. One Minute, by Irene O'Flaherty, is about a school teacher on a telephone quiz. Requital by Irene Kenney involves a first love- interest. Little children form the plots for two other short stories. All Because of Mikey by Jeanne O'Connor concerns a little boy and a little rabbit. Grace Foran's Only Skin Deep is written about a little girl in second grade. The popular feature, The American Scene, is being edited by Miss O'Con nor and Miss Millar. Patricia Rogers, Miss Hector, Miss Thorpe, Miss Tatge, Miss Murphy, Miss Kenney, and Miss King contribute to the poetry division. Book reviews cover such diversified subjects as U. S. foreign policy regard ing world unity and a fictional study of life in Russia during and immediately following the revolution. Mary Alice (Continued on page 4, column 4)
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