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Page eighty-two ' Editorial Staff of the Clepsydra Standing: Marion Young, Exchanges; Vera Carson, Sodality. Seated: Helen O'Gara, Associate editor; Virginia Fischer, Chronicle; Annamerle Kramer, Athletics; Mary Lally, Chronicle; Dorothy Riley, Editor-in-Chief; Eleanor Joyce, Art; Clare Allender, Dramatics; Chesa Wolniewicz, Music. THE CLEPSYDRA Long ago in Greece the speeches of lawyers were timed by the water clock. All their brilliance and logic had to be gathered into the none too generous time allotted by the slowly falling drops of water. This, of course, made for conciseness and clearness in composition. The Clepsydra has come again to assert its influence over literature, for to make the Clepsydra has become the ambition of all Mundelein writers. That a fair number have succeeded may be learned by a glance at the table of contents, which lists contributors from all classes. Hie staff of the Clepsydra which is, you must know, the quarterly literary magazine of the college is selected according to a point system from members of the Stylus Club, the official writers' guild of the school. Although the magazine is chiefly the work of members of the club, volunteer contributions from any student of the college are accepted if they meet the literary requirements that the standards of the Clepsydra demand. The contents of the magazine display a wide variety of talent, and although its general tone is serious, humor and whimsicality give it the freshness and interest that a college publication should possess. There are short stories, grave and gay; there is colorful verse, with fresh imagery and a rhythm that sings itself through your mind long after you have read it. There are a few sketches whose brevity alone deprives them of the dignity of being classed as essays, formal or informal. In Stray Leaves we find shorter contributions, usually in lighter vein, that give pleasing variety to the total effect. There are studio notes to keep us in touch with the work of the students of the fine arts, and athletic notes to make a record of the prowess of the various teams. Sodality activities have a place all their own in the magazine, just as they are one of the outstanding evidences of Catholicity and initiative at Mundelein. But one of the most important sections of the magazine, so far as the students are concerned, is the College Chronicle. In its pages are recorded those experiences and activities, good times and moments of thoughtfulness, that make the treasured memories of the graduate and the traditions that Mundelein girls of the future will eagerly carry on. All of these interesting features are compressed into ninety-six pages of print, exclusive of advertisements. The autumn-toned onyx vellum in which the quarterly is bound furnishes a harmonious background for the cover design a dull gold clepsydra, or water clock, after the more than two thousand years' old fashion of the Greeks, flanked by our two lovely entrance angels, Uriel and Jophiel. Above the clock is printed in a hairline of red upon a dull gold background, the title, the Clepsydra. Page eighty-three nm noM Intramural Athletics In Full Swing THE SKYSCRAPER I COMMERCIAL DE- DFJUTINC LEACUf * *m Ss wBSdmtai, Sir*11 TSSSKm run gt;ibcu mill gt; AlUiRB eXTOfiKM HDMCLE1N I STUDENTS IK IECIML. - - ' F.': Volume One, Number One THE SKYSCRAPER THE Skyscraper appeared on the college horizon on January 30. The news sheet, which appears monthly, presents all the features of a standard newspaper, from straight news articles to column stuff. There are news write-ups of college events in all departments interesting happenings in various classes, Sodality activities, club interests, debates, athletics. One interesting special feature is a full column travelogue on page three of each issue. There is always, of course, the all-college big news. There are feature stories that bring a smile to the lips of the student who delights in bits of human interest gathered from among her classmates and in the halls of her college. The sagacity and powers of persuasion of the student-editors are demonstrated in the editorial columns on page two. An interesting column of the paper is The Sky- Line, which features humor chiefly of local interest, verse, anecdotes, sketches, or anything that will amuse the reader. In fact, on distribution days the Skyscraper is soon turned wrong side out, for everyone is eager to see if her word of wisdom made the line ; or if, perchance, she has been made the object of a fellow-student's happy sense of humor. The editors of the paper are selected from among the advanced journalism students, who are charter members of the Press Club. Reporters, however, are voluntary from any department, and many of them have made points toward the Press Club the official journalism society of the college by handing in clean copy, well organized and clearly written, and avoiding that entanglement that so often betrays the feet of the new- journalist the dead-line. Because its purpose is to train journalists, as well as to record the events of interest to students and friends of the college, the Skyscraper aims to be professional, rather than collegiate. One phase of the journalist's craft the Skyscraper staff has conquered in record-breaking time the use of the jargon of the trade. They speak importantly of covering assignments and of rustling news, and they have a wholesome horror of the dead-line. Classes, upon seeing non-members equipped with notebooks and pencils enter the room and select the most desirable seats, have been first surprised, then edified, and perhaps not a little amused to be told, on investigation, that they are reporters for the Skyscraper. The paper is printed on white dull-finish paper, which, although of a better quality than the ordinary newspaper, has, nevertheless, a real newspaper appearance, and is equally effective for printing and for photographs. The Skyscraper has already a large circulation and an exchange list that carries it from coast to coast, establishing a friendly link between Mundelein and her sister colleges. The Tower f 19 3 1
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tower1931041
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There are eight total Mundelein College yearbooks: 1931, 1932, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1972, and 1985.
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Mundelein College Collection
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Reading Room
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Print
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