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January 25, 1935 THE SKYSCRAPER Little Ann Hartnett Is Mundelein's First Alumnae 'Grandchild' Alma Mater's first grandchild is tiny, four-pound Ann Hartnett, brand-new daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Hart nett, who was born during the first week of the year. Mrs. Hartnett is the for mer Mary Emily Garvey '32. * * * * Shortly before Christmas, Gloria Barry '34 was returning from Mexico, where she has been for the past few months, with her impressions of bull-fights, pil grims, shrines, and Indians all recorded by her movie camera. During her travels Gloria visited all the important cities and was fortunate enough to be at Villa Del Guadalupe, shrine of Our Lady, when the feast took place in December, and describes enthu- siactically the fervor of the people, es pecially of the Indians. As for the bull-fights, Gloria loved them. She has become an ardent fan and ranks them second, only to football games. In February, when she has re covered from her travels, she will go to Northwestern university to study for her master's degree. * * * * The honor of being the real traveler of our circles, however, goes to Rita Eppig '34 who returned in November from South America, and who is leav ing next month on a Mediterranean cruise. * * * * Among our scholars may also be classed Corrine Murnighan and Mary Honan, both '34, who arc to be found at Normal, and Mary Ellen Buchanan who plans to start her graduate work at Loyola next month. The working people include Helen Lang '34 who is employed by an insurance company, Betty Smith '34 who is toiling for the Davis company, and Gretchen Kretschmer '33 who has a secretarial position with the Tglpphj-inp fnmnany. Senior Interviews Famed Radio Artist Rarely does one have the opportunity to interview so celebrated a personage as Don Ameche, well-known Chicago radio artist, and to have that interview published in a paper so popular in col lege circles as the Queen's Work. Virginia Woods recently enjoyed just such an opportunity, and, with the co operation of the Reverend Raymond Belloc, S.J., of Loyola university, pre sented some interesting sidelights of the young Catholic radio star. The inter view appears in the January number of the Queen's Work. Another unusual privilege was recently accorded Miss Woods when she was asked to contribute a guest editorial to the Loyola Quarterly. The article, the first of a series the magazine is running, is entitled The Catholic Understanding and Practice. Eight Freshmen Are Quests at Chicago High School Rallys Representing Mundelein at various high-schools of the city, eight freshmen attended the annual College Day pro grams on Jan. 16, 17, and 18. Frances Keating and Maurita Kelly were guests of Lindblom high school for the day; Eileen Grimm and Kathryn De- i-a e represented Mundelein at the Aus tin high school. Catherine Ott and Ann Ellen Smith attended the program at Sullivan high school; and Dorothy Roche and Rita Granhold visited Hirsch high school. After an informal reception of dele gates from the colleges of the city, stu dent aides were assigned as hostesses for the day to each representative. The program consisted of an assembly for the college group, senior students, and their parents, and conference per iods enabling interested pupils to inter view the delegates concerning their re spective colleges. One, Two, Three Blow Charlotte Wilcox, Mary Catherine Rose, Virginia Meagher, Irene Lavin, Gertrude Rafferty, Ann Lally, Marion Mulligan, Mary O'Brien, Jane Malkemus, Jean McKeever, Jane Spalding, and Gladys Henry, Skyscraper staff mem bers, are blowing out candles on the Skyscraper birthday cake at a tea held on Jan. IS. U. of Chicago Professor Addresses Eta Phi Alpha Alph The Classical club was honored on Jan. 14 to have as a guest speaker at its bi-monthly meeting Miss Gertrude Smith, professor of Greek at the University of Chicago, who spoke on Greek Oracles. Miss Smith told of the thousands of oracles, not to mention seers, sooth sayers, and dream interpreters, who in habited ancient Greece, and related an anecdote explaining the superiority of the Delphic oracle.. The dependence of the people upon the oracles was described, and various illustrations were given from the writings of the period. Speaking of the possibility for graft on the part of the priests, Miss Smith said that as a whole the moral tone was high, although many ambiguous answers were given to knowledge seekers. The lec ture was preceded by a Latin puppet show, celebrating the bimillenial of the poet Horace. The theme was that of a well kown Horatian satire concerning the poet's encounter with a most obnoxious bore. It was presented by Elizabeth Higgins and Mary O'Callahan, while the narra tive was read by Eileen Madden and Alice Young. The figures were made by Catherine O'Reilly. At the tea which followed the social meeting, the Classical club presented Miss Smith with a copy of Quest in ap preciation of her kindness. Players Have Luncheon; Attend Ballet Russe With the charming terrace of the Michigan Parkway tea room all to them selves, and attractive floral decorations to lend brightness to the scene, the Laetare Players enjoyed their annual holiday luncheon on Dec. 29. After the luncheon, the Players, with Mr. John Swithin, instructor in drama at Northwestern university, as their guest, attended an afternoon performance of the Ballet Russe. League Representative Speaks to I. R. Clubs Malcom Waters Davis, director of the Geneva Research Conference and Eu ropean representative of the League of Nations association, lectured at De Paul university's downtown school on last Monday. His audience was composed chiefly of members of the International Relations clubs of De Paul university, Loyola university, and Mundelein College. a Omicron Honors Freshmen at Party After sponsoring a variety of gay social affairs for different clubs in the College, home economics students took time out from their duties as hostesses and en tertained the freshman members of Alpha Omicron at a tea on Jan. 17. Thirty-five students were present at the tea, served at long tables daintily decorated with narcissa and talisman roses. Virginia Schmidt, president of the club, and Jean O'Coiuor, vice-president, were hostesses. Prizes were awarded to Louise Coyle, Yvonne Crowley, and Mary Domes. Phi Lambda Receives Three New Members Manager Schedules Five Debates for Next Month Debating claimed the spotlight of at tention last week, with two inter-colleg iate encounters scheduled with St. Via tor's college, one a platform and one a radio debate. Ruth Tangney, Ruth Quirk, and Mary Agnes Tynan upheld the negative of the Federal-aid-to-education question in the platform debate, which was held in the Little Theatre at 4:30 p.m., on Jan. 16. Jane Spalding acted as chairman. There was no decision. Margaret Cleary and Rita Tatge opened the radio debate season, defend ing the negative of the question, Re solved: That the Federal government control all banking in the United States, over station WCFL at 3:30 on Saturday. Members of the Debate club enjoyed an informal party in the College tea room preceding the platform debate on Jan. 16. Miss Tangney, manager of debate, announced at that time that debates have been scheduled with Northwestern uni versity, Marquette university, and St. Mary's college, Winona. With much hilarity from the audience Loretta Brady, Mary Ann Kirschten, and Ruth Tangney were received into Phi Lambda, the honor society of the Glee club, on Sunday, Jan. 13. Miss Tangney's individual apologies for her tardiness, Miss Brady's shadow- boxing, and Miss Kirschten's original performance to the tune of I Love You Truly, were received so well by the judge, Mary Jane Blenner, and jury, Corrine Murnighan, Helen Driscoll, and Ruth Hottinger, that the performers were voted worthy of membership. After the solemn reception and a short meeting at which it was decided to meet twice each semester, the members, both old and new, adjourned to the tea room. On arriving all expressed immediate appreciation to Marian Home, the chair man. The table with white flowers, crystal candelebra, and candle light was especially beautiful. The afternoon con cluded with the singing of the College song. The members now include Katherine Brennan, Corrine Murnighan, Betty Smith, Mary Jane Blenner, Edith Dorn, Helen Driscoll, Grace Fabbri, Margaret Grace, Ruth Hottinger, Ruth Tangney, Marion Sifferman, Mary Louise Berryhill, Grace Cashin, Loretta Brady, Marian Home, Frances Mikkelson, Mary O'Brien, Mary Ann Kirschten, and Charlotte Wilcox, the president. Bishop Shell Presents Plaque (Continued from page 1, col. 1) After the presentation of the plaque, the Bishop surprised the assembly by an nouncing that Mary Jo Kennedy had won the first prize in the Legion of Decency essay contest, that Agnes Griffin had won the second, and that Dorothy Sig man had won the third. His Excellency was accompanied by the following members of the Chicago Council of the Legion: the Reverend J. P. O'Reilly, the Reverend F. G. Dineen, S.J., the Very Reverend Monsignor W. J. Kinsella, the Right Reverend Monsig nor T. F. Egan, the Reverend James Curry, the Reverend Thomas A. Ryan, the Reverend John H. Doody, and Mr. Thomas A. Ryan. Le Petit Journal Notes Mundelein Puppet Show Le Petit Journal, a newspaper pub lished in French for American students, prints in its current issue a story and picture concerning a puppet show pre sented by the French Department of Mundelein in December of 1932. Every four or five years this news paper has an edition devoted to Le Petit Guignol, the puppet show. The article quotes from the Skyscraper which gave a sketch of the play, La Cuisiniere. A photograph of the stage and three char acters appear with the story. The editor of Le Petit Journal, Alice M. Dickson, has spent much effort in making her paper interesting and in ac quainting American students with French habits and customs. The workers in the puppet shows of 1'934 have expressed the hope that their fame, too, will spread and eventually re ceive notice in journalistic form. Vir ginia Woods, Margaret Wenigman, and Lenore Manning '34 were the powers behind the puppets in 1932. Skyscraper Files Recall Promenades Of Earlier Years Bv Jane Spalding For college girls, wintertime has al ways meant, in addition to wonderlands of snow, semester examinations, and slippery, sleety weather, certain other less definite but much more intriguing things, and because these things concern the thrills and happiness of youth, they are destined, it seems, to live forever both in memory and in actuality. Such a thing, for instance, is a Junior Prom, for with it come those things which make wintertime glamorous. It probably begins with a buzz at the door as a young man in perfect evening dress bids for admittance. Then comes the slipping of an evening wrap over the new formal, be it smooth, sleek satin or soft, ruffled chiffon, taking care always not to crush the heavy-scented gardenias or the cool, sweet orchid. Then the ride over frosty roads to an elite hotel, the walk up to the lights and laughter, the lilt of the orchestra the last perfect touch to a glittering, happy night. Such have been Junior Proms in the past. Such they probably will be always so long as youth goes on. And as the date for Mundelein's affair of the sea son approaches once more, it is interest ing to look back over the history of even so young a College as this and remember the proms of yesteryear. In the Skyscraper of April 30, 1931, at the left hand corner of the first page, there is a tiny exultant little story an nouncing the first of these proms, to be held under the chairmanship of Vera Carson. Then, in the next issue, we see a flashing First Junior Prom Is Bril liant Success heading an article. The following year, in April, the second of these dances was held at the same hotel under the chairmanship of Mary Honor Hogan, and in the Skyscraper of April 23, we read Those who had at tended last year's Prom as well as those who had not, eagerly looked forward to of the year's loveliest dances, and their anticipations were fully realized. The Charter Class announced in the issue of Feb. 21, 1933, that its Prom would be held in the Boulevard Room of the Stevens, and from reports in the following number of the school paper, It was perfect in every detail. Quot ing further from this report: Lenore Manning, Prom chairman, led the right wing, looking stunning in black velvet. Miss Manning carried a bouquet of talis man roses and baby breath. Last year's junior dance, is of course, most vivid to Mundelein students. The right wing of the promenade at the Drake was led by Lucy Crowley, wear ing stiff black taffeta, and a charming contrast was made by Mary Ann Walsh, leading the left wing, in soft white crepe. Time marches on And now the day approaches for the fifth Junior Prom at Mundelein. It is scheduled to take place once more in the Boulevard Room of the Stevens. It remains for future issues of the Skyscraper to tell of its brilliance and success, but that it will have all the loveliness and grandeur that college girls know so well how to give a Winter Formal is already an accepted fact. Seventeen Debaters Have Holiday Party Forgetting forensic technic and sub stituting chatter, the Debating club met at a luncheon at Le Petit Gourmet on Jan. 3. Candle-lighting, an open fire place, and delicious food constituted the essence of a delightful afternoon. The members of the club attending were: Mary Agnes Tynan, president, Ruth Tangney, Jane Spalding, Ruth Quirk, Ruth Kees, Rita Tatge, Mary O'Brien, Helen Coleman, Rita O'Don- ahue, Marion Schmitz, Anna Marie Masterson, Julia Mary Hanna, Katherine de Lage, Jeanne McAuley, Margaret Mary Murray, Kathryn Kamschulte, and Catherine Heery.
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1935-01-25 (3)
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