To ii Cotter* St. Mary's College Hosts NFCCS egion Congress, November 10 The highlight of NFCCS activi- will give respectively, the opening ties for the year, the annual and evening keynote addresses. regional congress, will be held on Giving the after dinner talk will be Cark Wkcel Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 10 and Sister Emmanuel of St. Teresa's PUBLISHED BY THE COLLEGE OF ST. CATHERINE 11, at St. Mary's College in Winona College. under the theme, "Formation Registration, necessary for all St. Paul, Minnesota, Thursday, October 25, 1956 No. 3 through Action." The Congress, those attending, will take place in vol. xxm planned for all interested students the voting booth from Thursday, of the eight Catholic Colleges in today, to Wednesday, Oct. 31. Bus Annual Forum the Minnesota Region boasts an and registration fees must be paid agenda which promises one of the at registration; housing and meal finest NFCCS regional congresses fees may be paid at the congress in recent years. if necessary. Clubs Exchange Problems—Ideas The purposes of the congress are Opening Session "Student Problems Workshop," cussion groups will reassemble at each discussion group. basically: to give to those attending annual campus student affairs 12:15 with a final full session at Sample forms of invitations to a vivid and more meaningful con- The opening session will start at 3:00 p.m. with the opening address. forum, will be held this year Sat- 1:15. faculty and guests of club activities cept of the lay apostolate, the stu- Following this, the small group dis- urday, Oct. 27, in St. Joseph hall Four discussion groups will will be given out, to prevent faux dent vocation, and their implica- cussions will meet until the ban- from 10:30 a.m. to 1:45 p.m. exchange opinions on club mem- pas for invitation giving. tions in terms of campus life as quet which will be held at St. bership; club organization; club well as the fast approaching re- The purpose of the inter-club Katies planning to attend the Teresa's and catered by Kelly of workshop is to give club members, constitutions — their writing and workshop are asked to register in sponsibilities of post-college life Winona. The evening session with revision; and club relationship to as Catholic parents, leaders, and non-members, and officers a chance the voting booth in St. Joseph hall the keynote address will begin at to discuss, criticize, or commend all-college activities and events. either tomorrow or Saturday before workers; to give Catholic students 8:00 p.m. at St. Mary's and is to be Each club will be represented in an opportunity to meet to exchange the activities, purposes and organi- (con't. on p. 4) followed by an all-region talent zation of co-curricular organiza- ideas, and to do this in an informal show. but meaningful atmosphere. tions. Concluding the evening will be a Keynote Address Jesuit Scholar to Speak at Convo Speakers on "Formation" dance with music by St. Mary's The speakers will gear their talks "Marinotes." After the dance the Katies attending the workshop "Christian Humanism and Mod- to our formation as students and group will sing compline. Sunday will assemble at 10:30 in the West ern Thought" will be under discus- Catholics in practical, concrete Mass will be said by His Excellency Marian lounge for a keynote ad- sion as the Rev. Walter J. Ong, S.J., terms. Mr. Robert Christensen and the Most Reverend Fitzgerald at dress by Barb Boyce, CA president. scholar, author and professor of Mr. Cal Calabrese, St. Mary's grad- St. Teresa's. Breakfast, commission Discussion groups will meet from English at St. Louis University uates now with Minnesota Mining (con't. on p. 4) 10:45 to 11:45. After lunch, dis- addresses the Oct. 31, Wednesday convocation. Saturday Opening Night Father J. Ong, has recently re- turned from four years in Europe, where, under a Guggenheim fellow- ship he did work on Renaissance Players Shine "Under the Gaslight literature. His two resulting books on Renaissance intellectual history, Saturday is opening night for Janet Krueger, Dick Juettner, Col- Committee chairmen for the Ramus, Method and the Decay of St. Catherine's dramatic season as leen Donahue, Terry Schrieber, stage crews are: stage manager, Dialogue and Ramus and Talon In- "Under the Gaslight" rings up the Catherine McNamee, Larry Vanelli, Joey Steyn; production manager, ventory, are to appear soon. green velvet at 8:30 p.m. in Jeanne Dawn Gibeau, Ralph Rodamaker, Mary Kay Carroll; costumes, Judy January Publication d'Arc auditorium. Darlene Engbarth, Mary Cecelia Christianson; props and sound, Publication is due in January for Edward Bergan as Ray Trafford Hassett, Barbara Tedder, Karen Pat Kramper; lights, Bev Killbride; Father Ong's Frontiers in Ameri- and Mary Conness as Laura Court- Chriss, and Karen Kiehn. publicity, Verna Waibel; house, can Catholicism, He has authored land star in the post Civil War Tickets for the play can be pur- Sheila Estick and tickets, Char numerous articles in critical re- melodrama. Mary McGlin is play- chased in St. Joseph hall or from Madigan. views and scholarly periodicals in ing Pearl Courtland, John Harring- members of the player's club, $1 Mr. E. Arnold Spencer, director, the United States, Canada, and The Rev. Walter J. Ong, S.J. ton, Snorkey; and Gary Ullman the for adults and 75c for students. asks the audience to participate in England, as well as in France, Swit- the microfilming project at the villain. Reservations are available for the play by hissing and booing at zerland, and Germany, and of Vatican Library, which with the The rest of the cast includes tickets purchased in advance. the indicated times. studies in such books as Twentieth help of the Knights of Columbus Century English, Immortal Dia- foundation is bringing microfilm mond, and English Institute Essays. of the Vatican manuscript collec- Father Ong was born in Kansas tion to Saint Louis University City, Mo., and finished his under- where this vast collection is being graduate studies there at Rockhurst put at the disposition of scholars College before entering the Society in America. of Jesus in 1935. He did his studies in philosophy and theology at Saint Louis University, and graduate Charity Drive studies in English at Saint Louis University (M.A.) and at Harvard' Ends This Sat. University (Ph.D.). Katies have only two days left European Study to "give once, give for all" as His work in Europe has taken Charity Week draws to a close him to the principal libraries of Saturday, Oct. 27. The $1000 goal most of the countries of Western is dependent on dollar contribu- Europe, and as far east as Vienna tions from every student. Proceeds and Berlin. will be distributed among the Father Ong is a member of the March of Dimes, Red Cross, and Renaissance Society of America, various other civic and Catholic the Modern Language Association organizations. of America, the American Catholic Solicitors have tried to reach Commission on Intellectual and each college student. Those who Cultural Affairs, the Cambridge have been missed should contact (England) Bibliographical Society, Sarann Ryan, 3rd Caecilian, Peg etc. Rogers, Minneapolis; or Karen While abroad, he also worked on Knudsen, St. Paul. National Election Poll: Ike Sets Pace in Political Polls With only 12 days remaining the the important battle for control of national election vote the predic- the senate. At present the Demo- tions of the political polls are the crats control the senate 49-47. center of attraction for the candi- Thirty-five seats are up for election dates and public at large. this year and of these 18 belong Although percentages change to them and 17 to the Republicans. daily, most major polls show The gubernatorial contests President Eisenhower leading can be virtually influential in Mr. Stevenson. the overall United States politi- The latest nationwide Gallop poll cal balance of power. gives Ike 52 percent, Adlai 40 per- Thirty governorships are at stake cent, and 8 percent undecided. this year. In the Minnesota race Here are the latest Minneapolis Democratic Governor Freeman is Tribune's Minnesota Poll findings: favored by 53% of the eligible Eisenhower 49.3%, Stevenson voters to Ancher Nelsons 42%. 47.7%, and 3% undecided. (See story on Collegiate Press Camera caught: Jane Krueger, Mary Conness, Catherine McNamee and Mary McGinn. Also in the limelight this year is poll, p. 5). Page Two THE CATHERINE WHEEL Thursday, October 25, 1956 Contemplation—Formation After Hours "Formation through action?" the new man, by Liz Slusser A contradiction? that is our vocation. Well, now, that we have success- Apparently. fully cheered Saint Thomas on to And it is a lasting one. "grind the Gusties" perhaps there Formation of the will be little unoccupied, leisure integrated Christian Though it must begin time again. With frost and snow is that matter in contemplation threatening on these October morn- of being it must flower ings we think instinctively of a not doing. in our action, cheerful fireplace, a comfortable Yet who is to say in our attitudes, chair and a good book. The fire- place may have to remain only a that being in our love for each other. or becoming, dream for most of us, but perhaps —that interior plowing, a comfortable chair may be had and, planting, cultivating, The great act of men on this campus, a good book is of the Christian personality united in Christ, always at hand. is not an active thing. the Mass, These are some of our personal is our source favorites: It is not busy work, of life.