LET’S GIVE UP BAD BEHAVIOR IN
CHAPEL FOR LENT
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Forty days out of each three
hundred and sixty-five days are
spent in preparation for the ascen
sion of Christ — Lent. What a
short time, approximately one-
ninth of each year, we have in actu
al preparation. Each year many of
us give up certain pleasures in
memory of the suffering of the
Lord. Each time we refuse our giv
en up pleasure, we are reminded of
the many pleasures Christ gave up
for us.
Abstinence from certain pleasures
is only part of Lent. Part comes
from acquiring qualities which will
make us more like Christ. For in
stance, we might give up unflatter
ing gossip and criticism and take
on a kinder attitude toward the
one to whom the criticism is direct
ed.
Many treat Lent as they treat
the rest of the year. Such a stand is
good only when the individual
spends the entire year in careful
l)reparation for the ascension of
Christ. Most of us, however, feel we
need the special discipline of Lent.
Yet how can we take on a more
prayerful attitude in church when
many around us treat church al
most as a social hour. This com
plaint is directed to only a few, but
a few are enough to attract the at
tention of many. Therefore, for
Lent, let us consider not only our
selves, but also the many who are
around us. Is twenty minutes every
other day too long to spend in pray
er? Alany will answer no, but the
certain few will answer yes. If these
who are too self-centered to give
up this short time for Christ would
give it up for the many St. Mary’s
girls who would like to keep a pray
erful Lent, we would begin the
formation of a good habit which
would last. Therefore, as a challenge
for Lent, let us sit to listen, stand
to |)raise, and kneel to pray. IVhen
the three rules are followed in a
respectful manner, we have begun
to keep Lent.
QUIET!
Well, here we are at the three-fourths mark of our school year. It’s
hard to believe that there is only one more (juarter ahead of us. We must
face facts: This is the (juarter when all term pa[)ers are due, and when
we are flooded with assignments so that we can cover all the material
necessary for our courses. With spring in the air and beach parties on
the week-ends, these assignments are going to be awfully difficult to
complete. However, they must be done and done well. This is the last
chance for many seniors and sophomores to graduate, and for many
others to keep from spending the whole summer in summer school.
Let me make two reciuests to the whole student body. Please keep the
noise down in the library and on the sun porch. When most people go to
the library they go to study seriously; however, lately the library has
turned into a social club house. In all consideration for our fellow students
may it be impressed upon us to keep cjuiet in the library and in its general
vicinity.
The sun porch is the other noisy spot on cami^us. Although the sun
porch is provided for our pleasure!’, it is not necessary to make it into
a second Coney Island by all the noise we make. Let’s be considerate of
those girls who live in the rooms near the sun porch and try to keep the
noise down to a low roar.
Let’s make this last quarter count. . .
Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor,
There has never been such a
thing as an ideal college or an ideal
student body, and, keeping this in
mind, I am as proud of St. Mary’s
as I could be of any school. But
never has one of her faults made
me so totally ANGRY as the one
which has been growing worse and
worse over the last month.
About two weeks ago, during the
last hymn of a daily chapel service,
there were five people near me who
never bothered to stand up. This
was not the first time this had hap
pened. In fact, I believe there has
not been one service without at
least one person remaining seated
through an entire hymn. In my
opinion, there is absolutely NO ex
cuse for this behavior. If a girl is
too sick to stand, she should be in
the infirmary.
I have never taken a poll of the
degree of spiritualness of the St.
Mary’s girls, but I could probably
make a fairly accurate estimate of
how we stand. Naturally, the mem
bers of any large group will range
from the most deeply religious to
the most militant atheists. I can see
why the latter group might resent
required attendance, but, if this be
havior is a sign of their rebellion, I
have no sympathy for their con
victions. Even if these girls find it
impossible to respect the worship
of the others, they should partici
pate in our service if for no other
reason than self-discipline. To be
quite frank, the appearance of seat
ed girls is not only disrespectful,
but slovenly and lazy!! These are
harsh accusations, I realize but I
am thoroughly disgusted and dis
appointed with this behavior. !^Iust
I beg the students for an immediate
reform, or may I hope that the gen
eral thoughtfulness of our student
body will correct this situation?
Thank vou
Dear Editor,
As an upperclassman, I am ex-
j)ressing a very objective opinion
by thinking that sophomores at St.
Mary’s should be allowed to stay
out until eleven-thirty on Saturday
nights. These girls are seventeen
years old, and still have only one
night per week on which they can
date. As it is, the sophomores have
almost the same dating privileges as
the freshmen, and it seems that to
give the older girls one half hour
more per week would not be unfair.
Also, it seems that girls seventeen
years old are old enough to single
date. If freshmen are allowed to
double-date the second semester,
then sophomores should be allow
ed to single-date then.
Sophomores at St. Mary’s are
seniors in high school, and should
be recognized as such, outside the
classroom as well as in it.
Yours truly.
An Interested Junior
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Dear Interested,
These requests have . pifit
ered before, and it was deci c
these rules should exist P
more definite distinctions ’, pgR'
the high school and college
nients. If the soiihomorcs ''
lowed to single date bc'
there would be little differ of
tween their privileges and
the college students.
Yours truly
Ann Nienicyei’
Editor