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THE SKYSCRAPER BOOKCHATTER JANUARY always seems to be a month in which to read biographies, and to satisfy this biographical urge, we are going to tell you about two very dif ferent types of biography which have none of the musty tang and crackling dryness in which works of this kind are so often steeped. The first one is the work of our favorite historical writer, Hilaire Belloc, and is entitled, Richelieu, the life story of the famous French Car dinal. Mr. Belloc is especially interested in this particular period of French His tory, and writes the biography in his characteristically lucid manner. Richelieu has always been a fascinating historical figure, for his remarkable political genius was the dominant ruling power during the reign of Louis XIII. Belloc is the first of Richelieu's biographers who has brought out in a strong fashion, the fact that Cardinal Richelieu was responsible to a great extent for bringing about the modern state, as well as for the failure of religious unity. EDITH Sitwcll's biography of Alex ander Pope is a stirring defense of the much-misunderstood classcist. Most biographers portray Pope as a weak man. This author admits that Pope was weak physically, and that his constant invalid ism and his furtive walks about the odd garden which surrounded his famous home at Twickenham, led people to be lieve him deficient in moral and mental, as well as in physical strength, while in reality he was a fine, true gentleman, a lit tle bad tempered at times, perhaps, but in every sense a scholar and an intellectual power. Miss Sitwell probably over estimates the genius of Pope when she places him in the same class with Milton and Shakespeare, but nevertheless, her sincerity of feeling is refreshing. IN the browsing corner a short time ago, we came upon a blue-bound vol ume entitled, Religious Orders of Wom en in the United States, by Elinor Tong Dehey. After closer examination the book proved to be a veritable storehouse of knowledge pertaining to the foundation and organization, and present-day activi ties of more than two hundred religious orders of women in the United States. We began looking up a few of the found ers with whom we are familiar and found excellent pen portraits of them executed in a vigorous, forceful style. The writ ing of the volume must have been a tre mendous task, and the fact that the au thor's daughter, Miss Mary Dehey, is at tending Mundelein College lends a warm glow of local color to the work. For those of you who arc interested in modernism we recommend Paul T. Frankl's, New Dimensions. This tall, thin volume with its startling orange cov er gives definite answers to your ques tions on just what modernism is all about. The theory is well illustrated by striking photographs of buildings, furniture, and interiors. We enjoyed Wanton Mally, Tarking- ton's new novel, even though it does not come up to the standard of some of his other work. The story concerns itself with a young French cavalier who is banished from his mother country and is later involved with a group of Quaker refugees. It is a historical romance with its setting laid in seventeenth-cen tury England. This is not a very pre tentious piece of work, but it possesses something of the same sparkle, although in a lesser degree, that marked the charming early Tarkington creation, Monsieur Bcaucaire. If you have an odd moment in which to pay a visit to the library, go over to the browsing corner, and read a few of Margaret Widdemer's poems. Many of them are enchanting bits of poetry, possessing a beauty of image and a fine lyric quality which is too often absent from our modern verse. We advise you all to read, Makers, with which she be gins the book. Two other poems which we especially liked were, Lake Wind and Ships. CLUBS + AND CLASSES ETA PHI ALPHA HEARS GREEK SCHOLAR LECTURE A number of the members of Eta Phi Alpha attended a special meeting of the Loyola Classical club held in the lecture room at the Cudahy library on Friday afternoon, Jan. 13. The guest speaker, Ernest L. High- barger, Ph. D., associate professor of Greek at Northwestern University, spoke on New trends in classical research. Mr. Highbarger in stressing the rela tionship of archaeological experiments to the classical languages emphasized the importance of studying archaeology in addition to Latin, Greek, and philology. Speaking to the students who intend to major in the classics, he quoted the Greek requirement for excellence in the pursuit of education: a capable mind, a good teacher and many years of effort. Mr. McGrath read an enlightening pa per on the origin and development of myths, legends, and fables. A second pa per was of special interest to the Munde lein students, for Mr. Obermeier explain ed the elaborate attempts at attractive ness made by the maids and matrons of' antiquity. STAFF OFFERS AWARDS FOR 'COLLEGE' PUZZLE The Skyscraper staff is offering two awards for the solution of the cross-word puzzle on page 4. A prize will be given to the first student subscriber who turns in a correct solution and to the first sub scriber on the mailing list whose solution reaches the college. Students will please seal their answers in an envelope with their names on the outside and present them to the faculty member in charge at the switchboard in the general office. They should record the exact time and the date on which they are turned in. The puzzle was made by Charlotte Wil cox and Loretta Brady, both pledges of the Press club and reporters for the Sky scraper. CECILIANS ORGANIZED IN MUSIC DEPARTMENT The Mundelein Cecilians reorganized at a recent meeting and the following officers were elected: Jane Gramlich. president; Marguerite Walker, vice-pres ident; Virginia K. Walsh, secretary; Mae Murphy, treasurer. The Cecilians is an organization which represents the various musical groups of the institution the Piano guild, the Or gan Guild, the Glee club, and the Orches tra. The groups, as members of the con federation, contribute towards general music interests and carry out their special work as well. The club was organized in 1930, and in the short space of time has achieved a creditable record of performances. STYLUS CLUB OFFERS AWARDS FOR WRITING To stimulate creative writing, a con test has been arranged by the Stylus club for which Mr. Roy J. Barnett, father of Doris Barnett, who is president of the Student Activities Council and of the Stylus club, will award five dollars for the best short-story, essay, poem, edi torial, book-review, and drama submitted. The probable deadline will be around the first of April and the best contribu tions will be decided on by competent outside judges. Mundelein students are urged to enter their papers; any student is eligible to participate without previous qualifications. For further particulars, students may inquire at the publication office. Members of the Stylus club started their New Year right by becoming better acquainted with each other at a party on Tuesday afternoon, Jan. 10. In their im promptu autobiographies, the students re vealed not only their past glories, but in terests and ambitions hitherto concealed. German Club Observes Benefactor's Birthday Die Rothensteiner Gesellschaft will celebrate the seventy-third birthday of Father Rothensteiner, on Wednesday, Jan. 18, at 2 o'clock, at a special meet ing. Although the actual date of the col lege benefactor's birth is Jan. 21, Jan. 18 will be observed as Rothensteiner Day. The program is as follows: Amerika; Die Todliche Suche, in which Mar garet Werlein will portray the king; Morel Farmer, the devoted queen; Mary Ann Walsh, the lovely princess; Catherine Manske, the manly duke; Bernadcttc Manning and Catherine Flood, the curtain; and Rita Bunyan, the bell. A group of Father Rothensteiner's poems will be read: Meincr Mutter, Gloria Barry; Der Abschied, Anne Lackner; St. John, the Child, Loretta Ruchay; L'Envoy, Ursula Walsh; Am Sonnigen Hang, May Jo Josey; Hope, Mildred Hora. Der Geplagte, will be given with five players, Lucia Mazurek, Dorothy Turner, Theodora Alcxopoulos, Adele Juhnke, and Helen Conrad. The final selection will be Gcburtstag Lied, in honor of Father Rothensteiner, sung by all the members of the club. Laetare Players Sponsor New Year's Eve Luncheon The Palmer House was the scene of one of the gayest events of the Mun delein holiday calendar on Dec. 31, 1932, when the Laetare Players gave their an nual holiday luncheon at the Traffic club. Those attending were: Gertrude Scan lan, Sallie Agnes Smith, Marion Mulli gan, Penelope Haloulos, Lucille Barret, Margaret Wenigman, Agnes Gill, Ruth Hazlc, Virginia Sweeney, Katherine Walsh, Pauline Duzeski, Frances Burke, and Helen O'Gara, last year's president of the Players. .Loyola Invites Students to Economics Lectures Loyola University is presenting a ser ies of lectures on The Return to Order Through Social Justice, under the aus pices of the School of Commerce, begin ning Monday, Jan. 23. Students of Mun delein College are invited to attend the lectures. William H. Conley, the Reverend Eneas B. Goodwin, and Dr. Murphy, are members of the Mundelein faculty. Each of the twelve lectures in the series will be given twice, the first time on Mon day evening, at the Downtown College, at 6 :45, and the second time on Tuesday evening at 8:15, in the St. Ignatius audi torium. The following subjects are listed: Jan. 23, 24. The Challenge of Disorder William H. Conley, M. B. A. Jan. 30, 31. Social Injustices and Eco nomic Collapse The Reverend Eneas B. Goodwin, J. D., S. T. D. Feb. 7, 8. Technocracy William H. Conley, M. B. A. Feb. 13, 14. The Russian Experiment P. T. Swanish, Ph. D. Feb. 21, 23. Finance, High and Low H. T. Chamberlain, Ph. B. Feb. 27, 28. International Turmoil and Its Sociological Effects A. P. Ho- dapp, A. M. Mar. 6, 7. Post War Literature James J. Young, A. M. Mar. 13, 14. The Papal Scheme Ar thur M. Murphy, Ph. D. Mar. 20, 21. Social Justice and the Bus iness World Brian J. Ducey, B. F. S. Mar. 27, 28. Social Justice and the Pro fessional World J. C. Fitzgerald, A. B LL. B. April 3, 4. Social Justice and the Polit ical World The Reverend Samuel K. Wilson, S. J. April 10, 11. The Return to Order The Reverend John F. McCormick, S. J. PICTURES OF MUSICIANS SECURED BY ORCHESTRA Autographed pictures of Frederick Stock, director of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Charles Wakefield Cadman, and other musical artists were received recently by members of the college or chestra. These form the nucleus of a collection which when completed will be arranged as a frieze around the walls of the rehearsal room on the seventh floor. The orchestra members are working on several symphonic numbers for their third annual concert, and they are also preparing music for the Masaics, which will be presented in February. Officers Elected on Jan. 11 Jane Gramlich was unanimously elected president of the Orchestra club at a meeting on Wednesday, Jan, 11, and Mary Helen Boyle was unanimously elected secretary. Elizabeth Boyle, who formerly held the office of business manager, was elected vice-president; Virginia K. Walsh re tains the office of corresponding secre tary; and Frances Regan is treasurer. Anna Daly was appointed publicity man ager, and Irene Timko, librarian. FACULTY ART UNIT DISPLAYS PERIOD FURNITURE Furniture of the Louis XVI period, the Early American period, and the present day was described and illustrated by the art students at the sophomore assembly on Wednesday, Jan. 10. The program was presented in three scenes, presenting characteristic interior decoration of each period, and Ann Lal ly, a student of interior decoration, intro duced each scene. The Early American room was furn ished with maple butterfly and tier tables, a large wing chair, and a genuine Wallace Nutting ladder-back chair. After Miss Lally's introductory speech, Sylva Aronian, dressed in a Puritan cos tume, told the students about the char acteristics and peculiarities of furni ture during the Early American period. The French interior was sumptuously furnished in Louis XVI style with satin backed arm chairs, a banquet stool, divan, and commodes. Florence Sena, wearing a white panniered gown and an elaborately coiffed wig, told about the extravagant style of the period. In the modern interior, the artists as sembled a group of black-and-silver furn iture against a bright red background. Kathryn Flood concluded the program by explaining some of the chief aspects of modernism in art and in interior decora tion. The furniture for the Early Amer ican and French interiors was kindly lent by Tobey's Furniture Company. The Art club lias set the pace for sub sequent programs, since their presenta tion was the first of a series of depart mental demonstrations to be given at the sophomore assembly. CHEMISTS REORGANIZE AND CHOOSE OFFICERS At a meeting of the chemistry students on Wednesday, Dec. 7, the chemistry club was revived and officers were elected. Mary Agnes Tynan, a member of the club last year, conducted the meeting. Irene Lavin was chosen president, Mary McNulty, secretary; Ruth Tang ney, social chairman; and Genevieve Col lins, secretary. A Christmas project, the care of a poor family, was immediately undertaken and has since been successful ly handled. It is the aim of the club to make chem istry practical and interesting, to show that chemistry is becoming increasingly important in everyday life, and to give the students a knowledge of the discov eries which are being made daily in the chemical world. Trips to places of interest in and about Chicago, such as the steel mills, power stations, pumping stations, and manufac turing houses will be arranged. The faculty member interviewed in this issue is one of Mundelein's pioneer teachers. George M. Schmeing, M. A., Quincy College, M. S., Loyola University, is on the faculty of the departments of chemistry both al Loyola Universi ty and at Mundelein College. By Virginia Woods Another faculty interview In former issues wc had met a linquist, an econo mist, a classicist, and a philosopher, and now a scientist leaves his laboratory to yield courteously to the eager probing of two ol the Skyscraper editors. This time the locale, the backround if you prefer, was completely different; we were on strange territory, the Loyola Campus. We found Mr. Schmeing in the chemistry laboratory finishing his filial lecture. From there we were led to the sanctum of the professors, a room amply filled with desks upon which were seen the texts and references of the pro fessors teaching in the College of Arts and Sciences. There, seated in Mr. Schmcing's special corner, we began, having been humbly warned by him that we were doomed to disappointment. My colleague, whose proclivity for asking questions you have probably rec ognized, wanted to know how and why Mr. Schmeing had become inter ested in chemistry. Immediately he re turned the challenge How could one keep from being interested? A men tion was made of the relation of science to religion and Mr. Schmeing replied, Chemistry is a religion, but an inade quate one. Uncertainly we introduced the topic of the disintegration of the atom, little re alizing the light about to descend upon us. Disregarding the fact that his in terviewers were woefully unfamiliar with anything approximating an atomic or molecular theory, Mr. Schmeing launched into an explanation of why present day scientists are so anxious to progress in that direction. They are interested be cause they are scientists and the problem is a challenge which they cannot leave unanswered. Our inevitable query as to a favorite hobby was answered evasively and gal lantly, for Mr. Schmeing solemnly averred that his greatest joy was in be ing interviewed by young ladies. Again in the question of literature he rose to the occasion, this time with evi dence, for he produced from his brief case copies of the last two issues of Clepsydra, the Mundelein College lit erary magazine. He especially enjoys the verse of that publication. In regard to the courses of undergrad uate work, Mr. Schmeing insisted that both the arts and sciences be included in order to insure balance. He remarked that biology, until recently neglected, now one of the outstanding sciences, should be stressed in preference to chemistry if one were confronted by the deplorable necessity of making a choice. From a file Mr. Schmeing se cured a binder of mysterious lines and figures, computations for a piece of re search upon which he is working. The contents proved beyond all doubt that a chemist must be a jack of all trades, for in that one problem alone one saw the mark of the mathematician, electri cian, machinist, and physicist, and even a linquist knowledge of Greek was essential. When asked to name the greatest chem ist living today, Mr. Schmeing answered, It is quite hazardous to attempt an an swer. It is comparatively easy to look over a past era and say 'here is the leader of thought, or there' but an insurance ad juster caught in an explosion can hardly be expected to evaluate the event which is going on. Chemistry is much ramified. One finds men of eminence in all the various branches. These men cannot be com pared with one another because their work is dissimilar. In the field of organic chemistry perhaps I shall be forgiven if I hazard the guess that the outstanding service of the time is the systcmatization of that branch as fostered by Dr. Kah- rash and Professor Stieglitz. (Continued on Page 4, Column 5)
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