Saint Ursula Academy - Scroll Yearbook (Toledo, OH)

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x ',,,u ,qv R win' 9 -. 1 vi-'P . , . T iff .-fflfi 5-1 . -1: 'c Ami- . ' hw .ily 1. . .- .. t rgiugy . N 7' v if W -- ' .-i,g,i .. ...1 3i H -f .. , , ees'-'t .,.g,5 ' .W I' tsp si ' . Y rc 1 ' .1,' Q,' . 'v 1 ,tw , ' .q, 1 ' ' , 1 -1 1--fH,u'if - 5 1 1531. .rim-f' .l::.1, ' ., wt ,vw X yt. 3' li: lg I ' IE Ax Si An improvement on the novel, the longsirwiiitecl ltlth Cientury lfox PlClllflZA1fl0I1 of the Cronin narrat- tive pl.1yecl to Toleclo AlllLllL'l1U.'S for several weeks during the l.1te winter months. limploying the t'l.1sl1hg1ck clevice. the lilm opens where tl1e Bishop's emissnry, Sir fieclric Hnrclwicke. is hre.1king the unhappy news that his l.orclship wisl1es llilllltf Cfhisholm's retirement. lt is while the dignit.1ry is prep.1ring to retire for the night that he k!ll.lI1L'CS upon the olcl priest's journal' ancl the play is on. As tl1e Monsignor rencls, one .1g11in meets the linther l:I'llI1L'lS Chisholm ot' novel l'i1n'1e- first as ll small boyg l.1ter 11s Ll yo11th who thinks himself half in love with Gocl nncl half in love with his cousin. Norng then as the orclgunecl of Gocl, who after num. erous l-.lllLII'CS .ts :1 L'lII'LllL', is sent to Cllllld to estnlw- lish .1 mission. lt is in fillllkl where most ol' tl1e .llllllll t.1lses pl.1ce. 'l'here the priest struggles Llg.llllSl lgunine, 7lAl llC, rehellion. civil strife. imcl the misuntler- rl . - , . Sldllilllltllh ol his co-workers. l'II1Lllly, however, his virtue XVC.lI'S well .llltl his spirituirlity is recognizecl lor wh.1t it isg he is .1ccountecl il success .md .1 S.llI1l. He returns to his n.1tive SC0ll.lllkl nncl hc-comes pastor ol' the parish from whicl1 he is about to he removecl. ln the entl one has the leelinf' that the Monsi 'nor F' will have something to clo with clmnging tl1e b ' t . . . Bishop s mincl. Gregory Peck, 11s the irscetic. l7Ll'll.lpS 0YL'l'lUlL'l'.llll l'i.llllL'f Cfhisholm, is excellently e.1stg Rose Striiclner, in the role ol' the Lll'fOgLlI1l Reverencl Mother Marin Veronica, fills her p.1rt most' :1clecl11.1telyg Angus Meuley. cl.1ssm.1te of Father Chisholm, iincl ironic.1lly enough, the Bishop of the eiection plot, is pluyeil hombirsticnlly lib' Vincent Price. The Vhinese chur- .tcterizntions .ure .xptly interpreteclg as is that of the l1.1ppy-gofluclay pseuclo-.1theist by 'lil1OlNLl9 Mitchell. As the novel has been the target for much con- troversy, so .1lso with the film. But the criticism here is of .1 much lower temper.1ture, 11s many incidents otlensive in the novel .1re either hilncllecl more cleli- c.1tely or entirely cleletecl, The Legion of Decency I'LlfL'S it .ln A picture. illlll' Keys In K ingclom Moxie Review lly C.11'ol Dicthe THE SCROLL

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gg .L 1 1 , ' - 'if sl-':f'l.3:4s+ ., ,ii - ge-f ..-:fl v' , - . , '- gy. gf. - .i I 1 A lil :ti f ' 'Q5,, i ', . gt is il 'l 323,-Q . L tn .i-y,iiY'g. . -. ,. F'- 5,.' iv, iw N Q,-3-J' Vfzslw i i f It j fag ip 1-Q .JA , 'pg-', , 1-,ygriii ya lfgip-j.-5. 'Mgr' z . ' P . 3.,gi,J-5., .. - 'sg Francis Thompson: ln His Paths By Terence Connolly, SJ. Book Review By Margaret Affolter Your Kids and Mine By joe E. Brown Book Review By Tess Burnor ihlfiid Pi-,r Have you ever wondered what it would be like to travel the paths trod by a renowned personage? To visit his home and to live with those he knew and loved? This is exactly what Father Connolly does. And in his book he takes the reader with him on his delightful sojourn. It was not until after he had made a trip to England in 1938 and had lived for a year with Wil- frid Meynell, the poet's friend and benefactor, that the author attempted to give to the reading world the most authentic picture of the pursued and the poet of the return to God -Francis Thompson 11859-l907j. Truly in this atmosphere of reminis- cence the author, impregnated with the Thompsonian cult, delineates for us the magnificent generosity and beautiful Christian charity of the Meynells, who saved for posterity the poet who talked to God about angels and men, In classification, if we wish to be perfectly cor- rect, we cannot call this pure biographyg it is more the sealing of a great friendship pact which was not dissolved even by the death of one of the parties. Father Connolly is curator of the richest and most copious Thompson collection in the world, in pos- session of the jesuits of Boston College. Among the treasures found there is the complete manuscript of Thompson's Life of Sain! Igimlinr Loyola, found- er of the Jesuits, which Mr. Meynell presented to Father Connolly as a parting gift. I I I Congratulations to Mr. Brown on a humanly in- teresting book! Your Kidr and Mine is an engaging record of the tears and laughs that so characterize an American righting for his freedom. The author takes us with him on his travels throughout the world to give United States service- men the entertainment of which they are so badly in need. Laughing was his business, it was something he could otier to the war effort and he gave his all. We can never pay sufficient tribute to this val- iant, lovable trooper, whose motto the show must go on has given a new lease on life to our battle- weary loved ones, who are struggling so unselfishly to keep for us our precious liberty. Who else then has a greater right to say, Your Kidr and Mine! Mr. Brown, who does not pretend to be a literary artist, has written his book in a sincere, straight- forward, conversational style that makes it easy read- ing for all. THE SCROLL Bit o

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Cook Collection Art Review By Patricia Stalder The Building of Jalna By Mazo de la Roche Book Review By Vera Morrison The Toledo Museum of Art has on exhibit sixteen of the five hundred paintings from the invaluable Cook Collection of Richmond, Surrey, England, which has been sent to the United States to insure its safety. The Collection was begun more than seventy-five years ago by Sir Francis Cook, a prominent London merchant. Cook's standard of judgment has always been that of quality, not that of fashion or the cur- rent estimate of money value. Because of this he has made few mistakes and even has had many pleasant surprises. All the schools of art are represented completely, and each work is not only a masterpiece of the artist but also of his particular school. Filippo Lippi's The Adoration of the Magi is considered the gem of the collection. Two other outstanding works are Diego Velasquez's The Omelet Maker and Albrecht Diirer's The Procession to Calvary . Other Master artists whose works are displayed are Rem- brandt, Rubens, Van Dyke, Clouet, and Raphael. These paintings have never before been exhibited in the United States, and the Toledo Museum is indeed privileged in having them. In 1927 an unknown Canadian writer, Mazo de la Roche, won the Atlantic's 310,000 Prize with her novel, 141114, Since, it has been translated into a dozen different languages. With The Building ny' jalmz. Miss de la Roche has now written nine books about the Whiteoak family, books with the warmth and tenacity of Trollope which have established her as Canada's leading novelist. Gertrude Atherton says of her, I wish she would write a jalna book a year for the rest of her life. In her new novel Miss de la Roche goes back to the year 1850. She shows us Adeline, the tem- pestuous, impulsive, Irish beauty, whose husband. Captain Phillip Whiteoak, gives up his commission in the Hussars in India to go to thenew country, Canada. The uncut, romantic country of Canada is given a chance to shine forth on its own. The little jeal- ousies, the humor, and the herce attachments that come the way of the W'hiteoak family lend brilliance to the story. THE SCROLL