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Page Two SKYSCRAPER What Goes On AS OUR SPINES TINGLED AND OUR fingers numbed, as we bent under icy blasts, as the wind branded our red dened cheeks, we decided some conclusions were in order. There was definitely some thing in the air; just what that elusive something was we had yet to determine, but give us time, we thought, we'll get it. WE THOUGHT HOP-A-LONG WAS in town when we were trampled by a herd of juveniles on a recent Saturday shopping expedition to the loop. With a wail of bereavement and a tear in our chocolate soda, we discovered our error. Cowboys have suddenly taken a back seat to the throne room of any average toy department, and the annual invasion of the North Pole is under way. WE TRIED AGAIN. THIS TIME OUR vision was obstructed by a maze of fairyland giants standing staunchly at their posts along State street. Perhaps this was the brain child of some over- The much popularized CHRISTmas spirit has degenerated into a . zealous publicity agent. Eagerly we in- Attention Anti-Communists . . . Are You Making Use Of Christmas Strategy? Just 24 shopping days until CHRISTMAS Operating on the principle that a really festive CHRISTmas is a holy one, the Bookstore displays current Catholic novels and religious articles which any Catholic, child or adult, appreciates beyond the value of a pair of mittens or a flacon of perfume. To solve the prevalent pre-holiday dilemma, the Bookstore offers religious CHRISTmas cards so that friends may know you cared enough to send the very best. Catholics do a lot of talking about motivation and the need for ac tion against Communism. Talk is not enough. Religious CHRIST mas cards offer an excellent opportunity for positive action inthemuch- discussed fight to bring Christ back to the world. CHRISTmas cards carry your holiday greeting. It is a pity that so many Catholics choose cheery snowmen, or homey fireside scenes, when the Christ-child Himself brought the first CHRISTmas greeting to the world. spirit-less, materialistic frenzy. Perhaps by sending religious cards, and giving religious gifts, you can help to restore the true conception of CHRISTMAS. Students View . . . TV Ads Scare Public With Tears, Tunes ' The singing commercial artists have * added a new jingle to the already crowded list. In view of the approaching holiday season, they provided a little- girl voice crooning, I want a television Christmas. In the past though perhaps slightly mad- * dening, radio advertising on the whole lias proved relatively conservative. Soaps and cold creams and the countless other products guaranteed to work countless far fetched miracles are at least fairly harm less, even if they fail in their claims to put a husband in every female pocket. But the latest addition to television ad vertising is not conservative, and is prob ably far from harmless. Homeless Sherlock Arouses Followers The Baker Street Irregulars went into a frenzy last week. They wept, stormed and raved. The greatest insult possible had been given to their hero when the Council of St. Marylebone, a borough of Greater London, blankly refused to believe that Sherlock Holmes ever lived at 221 Baker st. In fact, the council members even had the audacity to doubt that Mr. Holmes is today living comfortably on his wee farm in Sussex. / Concerning A. Conan Doyle, the duly in- *-' formed, who are the Baker Street Ir regulars, know that he merely did one of two things, (1) ha collected and had pub lished the works of Dr. John Watson, or (2) he wrote down the stories told him orally by the above mentioned Dr. Wat son. quired of the package-laden crowds, but no one was aware that Ringling Brothers were planning a visit in the near future. ABOUT THIS TIME OUR LITTLE hearts were sad and dejected. We felt miserable. Those psychologists on the TV ads were probably right. We were suf fering from some Latin-named complex because we had somehow managed to grow up without the aid of a television set. Yes, there was definitely something lacking in our make-up. WE MUST BE MEMBERS OF THAT collegiate species known as late bloom ers. The astute president of Amhurst college has finally found the category for our natural talents. We will undoubted ly go great guns after June 2, as he says, without having been up to much in school. WE MAY NOT BE TOO BRIGHT right now. Things sometimes confuse and get the best of us, but someday, we con soled ourselves, all will be forgiven and forgot (maybe even these columns) when for those who have not controversial commercial, it heard this included one child weeping for a television set, one child singing for a television set, and one child psychologist encouraging both. The psychologist presented the argument that some children have television sets in their homes while others have not; hence those we set the world on fire selling Fuller , .. brushes or pursuing; some equally erudite /Christopher Money, Elmer Davis, Louis r t j l, .. ,r ... i vocation. I Intprmevpr arm ntnprc nrnn rnmnnw AS INEVITABLY HAPPENS ON Untermeyer, and others who compose the select B.S.I, are the world's foremost authorities on the Great Writings (col lected Ilolmesana) and as much pay scant heed to Doyle. The group took its name from the street urchins of London who helped Holmes in his sleuthing and proud ly referred to themselves as the Irregu lars. MONDAY morning we returned to the avenues of learning. That something in the air was flickering against the glossy green boughs of the Freshman Advent wreath, now in preparation. It was sing ing praise in the message of the Math- ematic's club's novena of Rosaries. It had the touch of supernatural love which fills Divertissements . . . Vienna Art Exhibit Recalls Renaissance Continuing the post-war practice of in terchanging masterpieces between coun tries, the Art Institute of Chicago is cur rently exhibiting art treasures from the Vienna collection. Once the possessions of the Austrian Hapsburg family, the collection boasts some of the best paintings, ornamental ob jects, tapestries, and bronzes of the Renais sance. Since the reign of Charles V in the sixteenth century, the imperial household contained the beginnings of a collection of works of art. Paintings from Italy, France, Holland, Spain, and Austria are represented. What once belonged to the imperial art posses sions is now the Kunsthistorisches Gallery collection in Vienna. Among the important works exhibited are the masterpieces of Rubens' which compose the best existing Rubens collec tion. Van Dyck, Brueghel the Elder, Rem brandt, Ruisdael, San Steen, and Vermeer are only a few of the Dutch and Flemish painters represented. The bulk of the ex hibit contains the works of Italian mas ters. Among the best are pieces executed by Coreggio, Dosso Dossi, Caravaggio, Tintoretto, Veronese, and Guido Reni. The works of Titian, many of them ac quired from the Jesuits during the disso lution of the Society in the eighteenth cen tury, are exhibited together. Another room is devoted to the Velasquez collec tion, containing the famous portraits of the Spanish Hapsburg s. Not to be overlooked are the ornamental objects. Intricate and brilliantly designed bowls and cups from the Carrachi work-, shop of the sixteenth century add to the beauty of the Austrian collection. It is worth the trip to the Art Institute to see Cellini's salt-cellar and the Wilton chalice and paten from the twelfth century. Sixteenth century French and Flemish tapestries, and fifteenth and sixteenth cen-1 tury armor complete the exhibit. The Art Institute has given the Vienna treasures good display and, what is even better, good lighting. The exhibit con-j tinues until Jan. 18. 7i I 7 i T i j Mo doubt the B.S.I, will agree that the the touch of supernatural love which tills who have no feel unloved, insecure, and fN hoil0rable Councilmen of Marylebone h Kday boxes and sends gaily-wrapped left out of thmgs. Therefore, unless par- honorable uounuimen ot MaryieDone ' , , .. f' less for- , tc ,- ..;, ,0i ..ici,.., c tc fnr th*;. 5,:i have locked up their imaginations with presents to cneer the lives ot the less tor ents provide television sets for their chil dren, they are in danger of producing families of neurotics. 'This, ultimately, is the message, and it is appalling from two angles. It is ap palling, first of all, because one might just as logically assert that since some little girls have 20 dresses and ice cream for des sert, all little girls must share the same type of doubtful good fortune. It simply means that the child must be taught early in life the all-important task of keeping up with the Joneses. Meedless to say, television has several merits which might prove beneficial to the child. It has, certainly, all the possi bilities for a valuable educational medium. However, it is equally apparent that many television programs at present are not fit fare for any child. The question of wheth er the good outweighs the bad is yet to be decided; and to claim that television is fundamental to a child's welfare, at this or any other stage in its development, is, to say the least, highly presumptuous. The evil does not end here. The appear ance of such a grossly materialistic approach to child-raising carries with it a most frightening implication. Adverti sers are not known to use methods which do not sell. What, then, must be the state of our national standard of values when such a commercial can be expected to meet with success? up their imaginations their books of nursery rhymes and refuse to believe that King Arthur will return from Avalon, that Santa Claus spreads cheer on Christmas. JV/Iost of all, the poor Councilmen of Mary lebone cannot place themselves in a gas lit room with windows dimmed by an unpolished silver fog, nor can they hear the dying .wail of a violin and the thrill ing words which open the door to ad venture. Come, Watson, the game is afoot. tunate. It concerned itself with plans for the manger soon to be installed in the heart of the lounge renewing a spectacle enacted some 2000 years ago. A SEASON WHICH IS TOO COM MON for the wiles of commercial genius is still significant enough to merit a Mun delein release. WE'RE SURE NOW . . . THERE IS SOMETHING IN THE AIR . . . IT'S ADVENT AND CHRISTMAS COMING. Disc-Jockey Hymn May Stir Devotion in Lethargic Hearts Sandwiched between Good-night Irene and Simple Melody on most juke-boxes and radio programs is a familiar new song entitled Our Lady of Fatima. Most Catholics cringe hearing it. They con sider it hill-billyish, highly sentimental, and completely out of place in cafe society or on the ABC club. For the most part, these critics are practising Catholics who find it natural and easy to turn their thoughts to Cod. They forget that there are many name-only Christians and Catholics, who bar themselves from thoughts of God. In addition there are those who respond only to sentimentality. It seems almost sacrilegious to imagine a man sitting playing cards while listening to and meditating on the promises of Our Lady of Fatima, but is it? Our world is full of hate and war. Every little pray er and meditation will bring us closer to our desired peace, whether it stems from the liturgy, sentiment, a juke box, or a radio program. Jhe * k udcraper Entered as Second Class Matter Nov. 30, 1932, at the Post Office of Chicago, Illinois, under the Act of March 3, 1879, 1.75 per year. Published semi-monthly from October to Ma; inclusive by the students of Mundelein College, 6363 Sheridan Road, Chicago 40. Vol. XXI December 1, 1950 No. Sj Co-Editors Maribeth Carej, Sheilya Nearj Associates ' Peggy Barrett, Mary Kay Gill, Judy Langhenry Student Views Rita Bresnahai Jane Kenealy What Goes On Paula Long, Barbara Hcintz SAC Speaks Up Peggy Butler, Leona Adams Divertissements Joan Kares, Mary Ellen Ward, Elaine Ivory, Barbara Bid-1 well Skyscrapings Marjorie Coughlio,I Mary Jane Lamb, Patricia McHugh, Barbara Shaughnessy Art Joan Blakeslee, Doris Kulilmam J Sports Editor Margaret Reidj I Reporters: Rosemary Burns, Eileen Duhig, Florence Granet, Arlene Gorgol, Kaye HaefeJ Claire Healy, Agnes Hoff, Irene Johnson, Sibjvl Lillie, Donna Merwick, Jane Roach, Jean Schae-J fer, Helen Stewart, Grace Trauscht, MarioiJ Whelan, Gina Moran and Bette Guilfoyle
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