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ASSOCIATES SUILDINC SOUTH BEND, IND. THE NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC of his wardrobe, does not believe that the strapless evening gown is as far as fashion designers will go and prefers conscription. This latter preference, COLLEGE PARADE combined with the statistics which show RAYMOND J. KELLY that 46% of the student body list milk as their favorite beverage, might be significant, especially to those who are Good Sports High Above Cayuga's familiar with Cornell. Not since Henry Wallace, by implica Ditches tion, indicted the Willkie Minute Men as a respectable auxiliary of the Bund The latest issue of the Cornell Widow War News has the Parade become as incensed as gives much of its space to a different it was while reading an article by John survey of student opinion. It is different Among those who were drawn in tiiat Dietrich, the sports editor of the Ohio in that it sought to find out such inter cross-country lottery were many mem State Lantern, which dealt with the re esting facts as the number of times a bers of the Seminole Indian tribe which cent Cornell-Dartmouth game. When ed week the average Cornellian bathed, is actually still at war with the govern itorial writers from coast to coast were what he liked to drink, and what he ment of the United States With the complimenting Coach Snavely for con thought of women's clothes, instead of advent of a huge standing army we feel ceding the game after he had seen the wasting time on those trite topics that safe in predicting a marked increase movies of the game which showed clear Dr. Gallup uses, like "Who should win in nail polish sales. It's not that we ly that the touchdown came on a fifth the Greek war?" or "Do you think that want to cast aspersions on the masculin down, this Buckeye Pegler sneeringly Frank Hague cheats at poker?" ity of our troops but that we think that asked whether cameramen or officials they will find out in short order what would work the future Cornell games, Among the conclusions reached by R.O.T.C. boys learned long ago, that whether the price of a game ticket in those conducting the poll were that the buckles, bugles, and other such equip cluded admission to the movies on Mon average Cornellian shaves and bathes ment keep that gleam five times as long day, and whether the Old Grads would once a day, dislikes jockey shorts, be if they are given a coating of colorless get orchestra or mezzanine seats. From lieves that pants are the essential part nail polish after cleaning. where we sit, it seems that Snavely's action was the only possible thing that he could have done. But, a school that laughed off the Maag incident and told the other team that it should be awake, couldn't be expected to be able to prop erly evaluate the distinction between losing like a gentleman and winning like a heel. • Now That It's Over Out of Indianapolis, each week, comes a political newspaper, as biased and partisan in its own small way as even the mighty Chicago Tribune. While it makes no claim to being "The World's Greatest Newspaper" its banner does carry the impressive slogans "A paper which publishes the truth"; "Indiana's different newspaper." In the latest is sue. Jay Franklin's column listed a few reasons why we should have celebrated Nov. 5 as Thanksgiving Day. After all, Nov. 5 meant that: Dorothy Thompson could go back to viewing Hitler with alarm and leave Willkie out of it. Steve Early could be a man and not an issue. The Republicans would cease to sell Roosevelt as national halitosis and Will kie as a new, powerful, yet harmless, antiseptic. The Democrats would cease to sell Willkie as a compound of Hitler, J. P. Morgan and both Babes in the Woods, or to argue that Roosevelt is growing a halo and a pair of wings. Wall Street again became a money market rather than an argument. "I don't care what they call you. You can't wear that helmet!" THE NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC THE WEEK OPINION iFRANK WEMHOFFi The Question of the Week: Whom vjould you rate as one of today's out Epitaph of the Week Radio Stage has been improving lately standing collegiate football coaches? (El under new management or rather. mer Layden would have had this col- We mourn the passing of a great Radio Stage, under new management, iimn all to hiviself if everyone hadn't team. has been improving lately... This may taken a different coach for sake of be somewhat due to the fact that the variety.) play is now considered as an important Dear Dr. Hutchrns part of the program For those of Zahm Hall, Don Stechschulte: "I think We have heard of your wonderful you who like to see plays, the cast of I'd pick Layden no matter where I went plans for making sounder minds in "Outward Bound" is gesticulating wild to school. He's well-liked all over the sounder bodies, or how to win through ly every night it is rumored that country and is very popular with his losing. Do you have a spare theory some of the players have just about players. He stepped in when N. D. foot handy? I believe I have found a disciple achieved the title role. ball was beginning to ebb and has con for you. Sooner or later one realizes sistently produced teams that can take a that there are greater things in life tough schedule in stride." than mere victory. One begins to under Overrated Cavanaugh Hall, Joe Taaffe singles out stand that—^well, you know. Many have Recently something happened that Clark Shaughnessy because he has taken been converted to your school of thought has been often suspected Five pro practically the same team that rung up and it is apparent that there are others fessors met five students in a quiz con only one victory for Stanford last year who follow you in practice, at least. As test and the students won easily . and turned it into a thus far undefeated a great, great man once said, "It's not without even the benefit of auxiliary squad. "He lives football, studies films whether you win. or lose; it's how you devices The contest was held by of games all winter," says Joe. played the game." This tear-wringing the not-so-punchy engineers a couple of quotation contains all the gushy senti moons ago.... Messrs. professors were: Breen - Phillips Hall, Jack Hughes: ment and moss-green wisdom of the Jackson, Rohrbach, Ellithorn, Schub- "Bernie Bierman is certainly outstand centuries. I have it on unimpeachable mehl, and Collins The victorious ing, because his Gophers rarely fail to authority that the man who uttered students were: John Tormey, Joe Ryan, shine in spite of their being in one of these eternally momentous words be Tom Vincent, Bob DeMoss, and Tony the toughest conferences in the country. came High Notorious of the Notary DeSimon This leads us to consider He shooses the tough way, using power Publics and there is an outfit that leaves that if the profs are mentally inferior plays rather than razzle-dazzle, and still its mark in the most important places. when the odds are even and opposing cashes in." After all, what is victory without de such a crew of operators, think how feat? An impossibility! Thus, it is only Sorin Hall, Edward Porten, says Dr. condescending the students are to listen right that those who tire of winning Eddie Anderson is due for a slice of to a professor when the odds are as high should pass along some of their good limelight. "He seems to inspire confi as 30 to one. fortune. Shall we call this sporting so dence in his players and to accomplish cialism? Or better, share the wealth and more with the material he gets than save your health? Benchley many large schools do. A big part of his fame has come from beating his old And how are your dear little six-man Wol-k is onlv a form of nervousness. Alma Mater." football teams coming along? Who knows, perhaps in time your movement Howard Hall, William Spangler feels may be able to work down to one man Carl Suavely is first-rate, and that the football teams such as the big colleges Sediment of the Week main factor in his success has been his in northern Indiana have. And I think The book store has received numerous policy of never sticking to one style of it is a splendid gesture to only charge requests for Minnesota and Michigan football but of alternating deception, a dime for admission. If I remember stickers Joe Blow is personally an power, and variations of the different correctly, some chools charge as high as gry at everyone on the team under 150 systems. ?5.50 for a seat. But now, thanks to you, pounds.... It is rumored that Dillon Lyons Hall, Al Masters: "Coach Amos 55 people can sit where only one sat Hall is learning Southern Cal. plays Alonzo Stagg will be remembered as before. This is a master stroke of meta Two weeks ago this column had a hor long as football is. He has helped keep physical stuffing. Keep up the good ribly clever "Bottom of the Week" in up the spirit of the game, has devoted work, more friends of the movement are case we lost to Iowa—with the accent his entire life to it, and even in his last developing. on the second syllable It was "Six years is giving College of the Pacific Yours in spirit, Hits and a Miss." This gem was new fight." Tutch Tackel ruined when the SQHOIASTIC retired for a week of much needed rest.... This Morrissey Hall, Joe Mannion: "Ford- week "Six Hits and Two Misses" may ham's Jim Crowley has produced many Prominuts be true, but it would no longer contain great defensive teams in the past includ The weekly Mulvey - Murphy "Scho the diabolical cunning of its predecessor ing the squad of '37, whose line was lastic of the Air," as one simple soul so and there isn't a single thing that known as the Seven Blocks of Granite. neatly put it, was shoved off the radio can be done with "Northwestern" That team and also those of '35 and '36 last Thursday afternoon to make way but then, that failing is now more or held great Pitt teams to scoreless ties." for Thanksgiving, in every sense less common. —Carl Rohrer The NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC
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Volume 74 NOVEMBER 29, 1940 Number 9
VAUDEVILLE — VARIETY IS ITS SPICE serve as a send-oif for the California- bound football squad. This dance is a different type of Victory Dance in that it precedes a game instead of following one. Robert Sass has promised an enjoy able time to those who attend. He em phasized that the dance is being held to provide funds for a new church in the negro parish of South Bend. Music will be supplied by Bob Rich ardson and his orchestra. Richardson promises that there will be a balance between the types of music played. Ticket chairman Robert Doran of Alumni Hall has sold about 200 tickets, but there are still many left. Tickets may be purchased at the door. Dancing will be from 8:30 to 11:30 p.m., and St. Mary's girls may attend. —James V. Cunningham
University Board Held Knights of Coumbus Vaudeville Opens Campus Meeting Nov. 15 Members of the University Board of Notre Dame Theater Season, Dec. 10 Trustees, many of them well known in industry and civic activities throughout the nation, gathered on the Notre Dame "On to Victory" Dance campus Nov. 15 for their annual meet guitar player with the Modernaires, who ing at which they discussed matters re Tomorrow Night will combine his talents with Kalten- lating to the endowment portfolio of the bach for several minutes of hill-billy University. Magic par excellence, hill-billy music, musical entertainment; Eeggie Flynn, The Honorable Frank C. Walker, Post swing time, tap dancing, a stage full of of the Glee club, has entered his all- master General of the United States, boys who can make you laugh! All this sophomore swing quartet; and Jim Mc- from New York and Washington; John jammed into two hilarious hours, spell Donough and Jack Kinnare, black-face Moody, of Moody's Investor Service, Notre Dame's best comedian-stew. The comedians, will make you laugh. New York; John H. Neeson, Director of annual Knights of Columbus vaudeville Public Works, Philadelphia; William C. Others are Bill Scully, baritone in the will be held in Washington hall, Tues Potter, chairman of the Board of the Glee club, who took part in last year's day, Dec. 10, it was announced by Eev. Guaranty Trust Conipany, New York; successful vaudeville; Ed Dunigan, play Eugene Burke, C.S.C:, faculty sponsor. Edward J. Doyle, Chicago; C. Roy Mc- ing a comet solo; a trumpet trio made So come on, boys, show your talents! Canna, Burlington, Wis.; Grattan T. up of John Sheedy, Jo Hruby and Art Stanford, vice-president of the Sinclair Starr will blow sweet and s\\nng. Those desiring to enter can do so by Oil Co., New York; Byron V. KanaJey, registering before next Wednesday with Jack Whelan, the magician whose line Chicago; E. M. Morris, president of the" Chairman Tom Tearney, 162 Dillon Hall of chatter and sleight-of-hand won first Associated Investment Co., South Bend; or with Bill Hickey, assistant chair prize in last year's show, will be master P. C. Reilly, president of the Tar and man, 118 Dillon. Prizes of §30, $20, and of ceremonies. Chemical Co., Indianapolis; and Prank $10 will be awarded in that order to the Hering, eminent South Bend attorney, three best entertainers, to be chosen by This is the second year in the current were' among those attending the meeting. series of the show, since it was revived a group of judges. The judging com Representing the University as ex last year from the K. of C. vaudeville of mittee will be made up of prominent officio members were: the Rev. Thomas Notre Dame's earlier history. local stage personalities. A. Steiner, C.S.C, provincial; the Rev- Present ^entries include Joe Kalten- With"On to Victory" as its theme, the J. Hugh O'Donnell, C.S.C, president; bach, a French-harp playing, sweet po Knights of Columbus informal dance to the Rev. John J. Cavanaugh, C.S.C, tato buster from Walsh hall; Tom Delia, morrow night at the Indiana Club, will vice-president; Brother Albuius, CS.C^ THE NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC treasurer; and Francis W. Lloyd, assist when first put on over 100 years ago. Rehearsals Continue ant treasurer of the Board. Some German volumes are also included. Among the books printed in the United For "Outward Bound" Other membex's of the Board are: States is a Blueback Speller of Noah Rehearsals of the University Theatre's Angus McDonald, president of the South Webster which was used for many years ern Pacific Railroad Company, San Fran first production of the year, Sutton in American schools, and other books cisco; Matthew Carney of New York; Vane's three-act play, "Outward Bound," intended to teach.—Bill Welch Fred J. Fisher of Detroit; and Constan- continued at a faster pace this week. tine E. McGuire, Washington, D. C. Two presentations will be made before —Bill Scanlan campus audiences in Washington Hall, Dillon, Breen-Phillips on Thursday and Friday evenings, Dec. Win In Debate Contests 12 and 13. Direction and management of the play are being handled by the Library Displays Unique Chairman of Interhall Debate Thom Rev. Matthew Coyle, C.S.C. as Grady has announced that the first Collection of Old Books round of debates is completed. The first All action in "Outward Bound" takes place in one setting, that of a boat on The University Library has had on debate was held on Monday, Nov. 18, some mysterious journey, with a strange exhibit during November an interesting group of passengers who eventually are collection of forgotten childrens' books. in the Law Build ing. Dillon affirma identified as dead people. The set for the These books are from the collection of play, a smoking lounge on the boat, has Miss Elizabeth Ball of Muncie, Ind. tive defeated the Wa 1 s h negatives; been completed and erected on the It is only in the last few years that the question being: Washington Hall stage. collectors have shown interest in secur Resolved, "That the The nine characters of the play are ing children's books, and their value is nations of the strong individuals, all necessary and im increasing daily. A copy of the King Western Hemi portant to the message contained in the and Queen of Hearts once sold for sphere should form play. Three feminine roles in the pro §1,500 and copies of "Alice" in various Tom Grady a permanent duction are played by women from states of pi'eservation have brought union." South Bend and St. Mary's College. The fabulous sums. Don Casey, Roger Young, and Jim remaining six masculine parts have been McVay were on the Avinning team To the modern reader the children's filled by local talent. coached by Jack Hennessey; on the books of an earlier day are of great Walsh team, coached by John O'Lough- interest. The quaint dresses and the lin, were Larry Walsh, Joe Callahan, quainter attitudes, in the illustrations, Cheer Leaders Display New and Fred Hall. John McCauley judged the very formal and didactic style of the debate. Gold-Blue Uniforms writing, and queer bindings are all in teresting and curious. The most inter On Nov. 19, Cavanaugh affirmative, At the Iowa game the cheering squad esting feature was that often the child was eliminated by Zahm negative; the paraded in new gold and blue uniforms. ren were self-satisfied little prigs. The winner coached by John O'Dea, the loser This innovation was the result of the books mirror the family life, dress, and by Bill McVay. Milt Williams judged efl'orts of Jack Burke, president of the speech of the times. The standards of this debate. The same night Alumni, af S. C, and Al Perrine, head cheer lead taste, morals, and education are re firmative, under the tutelage of Milt er. The new color combination is an flected in these little books. Regardless Williams out-debated Howard, coached effort to get away from the dark, drab of the topic under discussion the moral by Ralph Gerra. Tom Carty, Pat Mulli uniforms that have been used in the ities and the properties were always gan, and Paul Vignos were on the win past. observed. ning team; Jack Donovan, Dave Bagley, The squad this year consisted of five and Jim O'Donohoe were the losers. Bill seniors, Al Perrine, Bill McJunkin, Dan Among the more interesting books in Meier judged the debate. Broderick, John Debitetto, and Paul the exhibit are two hornbooks. One Brownfield; two juniors, Ted McDon- dated 1796 is of wood with an abece- Last Monday the Carroll Hall nega nald and Ken Sheedy; and two freshmen, darium set under a piece of transparent tive, coached by Jerome O'Dowd, was Bob Galvin and Dave Curtin. These men horn. The other is of ivory and includes defeated by Breen-Phillips affirmative, worked alternately at the games during only the letters of the alphabet, with coached by Jack Burke. Gerald Hogue, football season and the present plans are out numerals or the Lord's Prayer. Bob Nelson, and Bill Kellow were on for them to work alternately in three.s" the Brownson team; Bill Talbot, Harold for the basketball games. Four editions of the New England Haley, and James O'Dea composed the —Joe Stephen Primer, each from a different press, are Breen-Phillips squad. Last Tuesday aft present together with a copy of the ernoon Morrissey, affirmative, coached Protestant Tutor from which the primer by William Cotter succumbed to Lyons, was abridged. These were standard in negative coached by Jack White. Charles Jan Kiepura to Sing all of the early American schools. John Murphy, John Ryan, and Tom Cosgrove The Civic Music Association of South Nebery, who was the first publisher to were on the Morrissey team; Joe Tracy, Bend will present Jan Kiepura, well- make a specialty of childrens' books, is Mark Lies, and Bill O'Neil on Lyons. known tenor, in concert on Monday represented with a number of books from Ralph Gerra judged the debate Monday evening, Dec. 2, in the new John Adams his press. night; John O'Loughlin the one on Tues High School auditorium. After the con day afternoon. About 1807 books began to appear cert the Chopin Fine Arts Club of South were intended to amuse rather than Teams beaten this first round are Bend will give a dinner for Mr. EJepura teach children. Two cases of books of eliminated from the series. Sorin and in the Bronzewood Room of the LaSalle this kind are shown. The illustrations St. Ed's drew a bye the first round. Hotel. are in nearly all cases in colors which The Wranglers sponsor these interhall Tickets for the reception may be pur are as bright and cheerful as they were debates.—Robert LeMense chased in the University Alumni office. THE NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC
CLOSED FOR THE SEASON The Freshman Side By Elmer D. Silha
This column is dedicated to the Class of '44. It has been created for the sole purpose of keeping you informed of various freshman activities and coming events. We will try to bring a smile or two by publishing bits of gossip and humor; however, we will also strive for news and views that will go towards bet tering the class of '44. The only require ments necessary to make the column are, a freshman ranking, and a bit of some thing of interest.
—0—• A pat on the back to Joe Dillon of Carroll Hall for his quick thinking when Bernard Stechschulte came staggering up the stairs clutching his side, his face twisted in agony. Joe recognized the Joe Dieriechx, Stadium Caretaker symptoms of appendicitis and urged Bernard to go to the infirmary. However, For 10 Years, Has Never Seen a Game Bernard refused saying the attack would wear off. Brother Patrick was summoned Joe Dieriechx has been working as the very best condition; he mows it and Bernie was ordered to see the doc foreman and custodian of the Notre twice a week and occasionally sods it— tor. Within an hour hfe was at St. Jo Dame Stadium since it was built in the midfield section is always the most seph's Hospital where at one o'clock that 1930. "Stadium Joe"—as he is called— worn. Joe says the few home games morning an appendix four times nor doesn't become the least unnerved in played each year have a negligible ef mal size was removed from Mr. Bernard answering all the questions people pop fect on the condition of the playing field. Stechschulte. I had a pleasant visit with at him; for, as Joe says, he answers the He believes that the field could stand an Bernard and his parents, and learned same ones for over half a million visit annual schedule of 20 games. ors at the stadium every summer. Nine that while he had been in the hospital Joe never sees a football game though ty percent of these, Joe rightfully some one had broken into his locker and he attends every one. There is always boasts, say that the stadium is the best had stolen everything of value. How work for him to do, even during a in the country. Ask him the measure ever, he is able to attend his classes. game. Perhaps his hardest work during ments of the structure and Jie will rat a game is to keep the electric systems tle off, Avithout hesitation, that the sta The freshman class led the student of the annoimcer on the sidelines and dium is a half-mile around, 45 feet high body .in the number of "pink slips" is those which connect the assistant coach (60 feet high where the press box is), sued. Of the 1013 given out 38.5% or es in the press box to the head coaches and has a seating capacity of 55,621. 433 were issued to freshmen. Not so on the field in good working order. As Joe says, the press box is a "dude": good. There have never been any serious it seats 274 agents, wireless operators, —o— accidents in the stadium or in the park and scouts. It is equipped with radio I suggest Frank Stumpf and Leo ing lot (which, incidentally, easily han booths and is well heated and venti dles 15,000 cars). Policing every game Burke take heed of the looming storm. lated. The rest of the boys are debating wheth are state and local officers, private de tectives, and G-Men. Only once was this er to dispose of them or of the red-and- Caring for the stadium is a year- whole vanguard called upon for action; black checkered corduroys that they re 'round job for Joe. During the football that was in 1934 when, following their cently bought and are very courageously season he employs the help of seven as victory, a riotous Carnegie Tech stu wearing in public. sistants, while in the summer he has dent body tried to raze the white wood about 12 students helping him. Last en goal posts. After the movie Saturday night a few summer was probably the hardest for of the boys were rambling in the cafe Joe. He and his helpers put down three The first game played in lie stadium teria, when who should stroll in but tons of grass seed and fertilizer and was in 1930 when Kockne sent his team Jerry Welch. He was in high spirits be then for five straight weeks he had to against Southern Methodist. That was cause he was able to get away from St. water the new surface nightly. But then one of the years the Irish were national Mary's. It seems that working there all Joe always keeps the plajring field in champions.—Bill Talbot week becomes boring after a while. A vote disclosed that the majority of the have kindly consented to write articles men when three butter plates dropped fellows were in favor of being bored and general hints to freshmen as to their out of his pocket as he left the dining and were more than willing to relieve behavior, — both spiritual and social. hall last week. However, he treated it as Jerry of his tiresome job. an every-day occurrence by nonchalantly A serious upperclassman drew a laugh picking them up and proceeding merrily Father Grimm and Father Trahey from some of the more frivolous fresh on his way. 8 THE NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC Like most college seniors Bill exper is usually busy with a fat contracting iences the terror and the pain of watch job. ing all the girls back home get married What is Mrs. Miniver doing this mem one by one. Those that don't get mar orable year of 1940? She is buying an ried enter convents. So what chance is engagement book, attending a hunt on a there for a struggling, embryonic doc country estate, celebrating Guy Fawke's tor? His friends cheer him by saying Day, visiting Scotland, or wondering that his curly hair and rosy cheeks can what John Donne would write about her By Russell L Harris not be denied, but nevertheless the de dentist. And, remember, all this time flating psychological effect is always Hitler is threatening to destroy Eng In the course of human events it is there. land. We wonder if Mrs. Miniver is the only natural that traditions accumulate. average Englishwoman of 1940? We To most people the "big push" would Notre Dame in her 100 years battle even begin to wonder if she is a relative suggest the great Allied advance of against Indians, of Sir Neville. Indiana weather, 1918, but not so with Bill. To him it and losing football suggests the first summer of the New But every once in a while the echoes teams has acquired York World's Fair. It was then that he of the impending war break in on Mrs. her share. Almost furnished the power for one of the Miniver and her veneer wears thin. every spot on the American Express push-chairs. The job, Then Mrs. Miniver is magnificent and campus has its however, was not entirely a matter of memorable. One touching incident oc sprinkling of tra blistered feet and sore arms. It also had curs when Mrs. Miniver watches her dition, but the spot its compensations, such as Myrna Loy children being fitted with gas masks: where tradition is and Mary Pickford. Then, of course, " the look of sudden realization in concentrated most there was that sad day when he missed Judy's eyes before her face was covered heavily is S o r i n getting Madeline Carroll by only a up; the back of Toby's neck, the valley Bill Clark Hall. There among "chair's breadth." deeper than usual because his muscles the memories of stiff-collared SCHOLAS were taught with distaste (he had a Mt. Vernon, Virginia, had its George horror of rubber in any form); a very TIC editors and long-bearded founding Washington, but Mt. Vernon, New York fathers, tradition runs rampant. It drips small child bursting into a wail of dis has its Bill Clark. Long may he swab may on catching sight of its mother from the beams, it ooozes through the throats and distribute pills! walls, it crawls along the floor, it rattles disguised in a black snout; the mother's in the windows. muffled reassurances—'It's only Mum, duck. Look—it's just a mask, like that In the midst of all this lives Bill Guy Fawkes, see? . . .' They took what Clark. But he is not content just to live BOOK REVIEW had been ordered for them—^four medi indiscriminately in the hall of tradition. um size, two small—and filed out into He must live in the most traditional the street. It was for this thought Mrs. part of the traditional hall—the sub. At MES. MINIVER, by Jan Struther. (Har- Miniver as they walked towards the first it was a bit difficult for him to court. Brace and Company; 1940; 288 car, that one had boiled the milk for accustom himself to seeing the tops of pp.; ?2.00.) their bottles, and washed their hands flowers instead of the tops of trees, but before lunch, and not let them eat with Mrs. Miniver is an extraordinary after a few weeks he was able to ad a spoon which had been dropped on the book. It is a leading best-seller and it just himself to the new world-perspec floor." tive. At present his favorite trick is to doesn't even touch on any one of the Altogether Jan Struther's Mrs. Mini identify by their shoe laces the people Ten Commandments or the Seven Cap ver, composed of a large mixture of that pass by his window. ital Sins. whimsy and a small mixture of pathos, Living in. such mystic, mellow sur Mrs. Miniver is a fanciful English is a delightful sketch and will please roundings you would expect BUI to be a woman with three children and a hus most of its readers.—John Considine philosopher or at least an English ma band, who occasionally comes into the jor. But he scorns them both. His is picture. She is a very sensitive, whim the honorable calling of Hippocrates, his sical, and engaging person who manages Hold Pre-Registration For is the tradition of Paracelsus and Vesa- to notice quite a few of the smallest lius and Harvey, his is the job of cut things in this world. Over all her clever, Classes of Next Semester ting up kitty-kats in the biology build little observations is spread a film of Pre-registration for classes next semes ing. Like all pre-meds his chief moan subtle, but kindly, humor and another, is that there isn't enough time to do all ter was held this week on Nov. 25, 26, not too subtle, film of love-thy-neighbor and 27 in the Colleges of Arts and Let the work. If it isn't neurology, it's his philosophy. All that Mrs. Miniver asks tology, and if it isn't histology, it's ters, Science, and Engineering. The of life is a world devoid of murder and College of Law, having set no definite physiology or biology or chemistry. On arson and the right for the upper- top of all that they even have the nerve dates, hopes to complete its pre-registra middle-class Englishman to lead his tion by the end of this week. Upperclass- to make him take metaphysics. Some comfortable life in a town house in Lon people just don't understand. men taking electives are the only ones don, to possess a country place in Kent, required to register in this college, During whatever free time Bill might and to put his son through Eton. glean from such a schedule, he sings. whereas in the first mentioned freshmen Not from joy necessarily, but by profes Mrs. Miniver's children are also very, also registered. sion. He is second tenor in the glee very fanciful and very, very "nice" Seniors in the College of Commerce, club. Then, of course, there are the bi creatures. They even remind us of that whose program calls for electives, will monthly meetings of the Academy of very, very "nice" little moppet of the register Thursday and Friday afternoons, Science which must he attended, for it American cinema, Shirley Temple. Mrs. Dec. 5 and 6. They are the only ones would be rather conspicuous if the pres Miniver's husband, Clem, makes an occa required to register in this college. ident were absent. sional appearance in the story but he —John A. Lynch THE NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC "Dome" At Halfway Mark. Editor McCarty Announces THE CAMPUS With the completion of the individual BY GKMGE MILES portraits of Seniors and Juniors this week and the photographing of the va rious campus clubs next week, the tasl: Mourners might also reflect on the "prayer for peace" which was to be of creating the plight of others, these days. Other peo said during the halves of the last home 1940 Dome will be ple in other places are having their football game. Surely there is an anar near the halfway troubles, too. Not long ago we saw a chist lurking in our very midst. Who mark, according to letter in the Dorothy Dix column in the else would object to a harmless prayer Editor - in - Chief South Bend Tribune which made us for peace? What annoyed us especially Neil McCarty. think how selfish and narcissistic we are, that day was the manner in which the There is still, how always complaining about tiny diflicul- University band was .treated. The band ever, a great deal ties. The young lady (her name was members, like brave little soldiers, stood of work to be done "Perplexed") who wrote this letter had out in the middle of the field, while the within the next a real problem. "Dear Miss Dix," she frigid wind froze their best reeds, and few months before said, "I go out with a boy who kisses waited to play the accompaniment to the the annual year and smokes a cigar at the same time. prayer that was never prayed. What do you think?" In reply. Miss Dix, * * * book is distributed Neil McCarty j^ ^j^^ j^^^ gp^j^^g it seems to us, gave out an answer Winter has definitely arrived. If you which was hardly adequate. "I think he need more than the frost and the cold As a respite from their labors, the is adroit," she said. Well, yes. Miss Dix, entire staflF, Juniors, Sophomores and wind and the dark skies in the morning yes. And he probably has a very large to convince you, we suggest that you Freshmen included, attended a smoker mouth. But what about poor "Per on Thursday night. In accordance with walk over to the largest bird hangout plexed"? Would it not be far more sani near the Main Building, and listen to the a suggestion tendered McCarty by the tary and safer if she started to go with editor of the Wisconsin Badger, John talk of our winged brothers. We went a cigarette smoker? by the other day and heard two starlings Garvey, who has been on the staff as * * * campus editor, assumes the title of pho shouting and screaming in a disgracefxil tography editor also. Among the assist Even though we were shocked to see manner. "I simply will not stay here ants to the Jimior editors are Dick Pe- the sweet potatoes passed around in a for another winter," said one bird. desky, Tom Atkins, Joe Mannion, Bob soup bowl, and the fresh garden peas "Say," said the other, "if the lake pre LeMense and Bill Brady. Matty Byrne handed us in a bread-tray, we thought serve is good enough for me it's good acts as assistant editor to Mr. McCarty. that the Thanksgiving Day dinner was enough for you." "Well, it's not; I near No definite decision has been reached rather good. There was one (at least ly died from the cold last year. And this as to the style of the cover for the one) fellow, however, who, while realiz year I'm going to Florida," said the Dome but several novel features to be ing that it was almost an act of heresy shivery starling. "You'll go by yourself '- used were revealed. With the assistance to complain on such an important day, if you do," shouted the hardy one as he of Professors Stanley Sessler and Fran could not restrain himself. He said that wrapped himself in a big oak-leaf and cis Hanley of the University's art de he was thankful for one thing: that he dashed off to the steam room. partment, John Bermingham, art editor, still had the privilege to refuse to eat, * * * plans to introduce a set of caricatures and the power to continue to refuse. During the excitement of the past of the faculty members for the faculty * * * weeks, the pink slips slipped in without section. Certain young men of the Commerce much notice. The rectors let loose with School have begun to infest the periodi all the pointed remarks they have been Four picturesque views of the campus cal room in the Library. As we under saving since last quarter, and the unfor will be used in the senior section as stand it, they are seniors who are re tunate students groaned, moaned and backgrounds. Ed Steeb and Quentin quired to use the Library for an extra- made resolutions. One fellow we know O'Connell of the photography depart special assignment. The other day we was in a peculiarly distressing position. ment are busy taking candid shots of heard them shouting such things as: He received a notice-of deficiency, but Juniors which will add novelty to the "What's it come under, debits or cred he could not decipher the subject in Junior section of the Dome. its?" and "Do you discount them bonds which he was failing. He was wild be —Richard Powers first or just stick them in as they are?" cause he did not know which professor Now and then, they huddled over statis to condemn. So he condemned them all. tical volumes and explained intricate * * * Chemistry Club Speaker points with vigorous gestures and ex A friend of ours was standing in the At the American Institute of Chem pressive faces. The influx of the Com lobby of the Oliver Hotel last week, and ical Engineers meeting last Friday, Dr. merce men is a movement which particu as he admired the murals and a certain George F. Hennion of the department larly pleases us. But we are surprised. strange portion of humanity which fre of chemical engineering presented a sur Perhaps the recent cold spell has some quents hotel lobbies, he was approached vey of the rapidly growing field of sjm- thing to do with the anabasis. The Li by a wild-eyed female. "Camd?" she thetic rubber compoimds. In his talk Dr. brary is admittedly the warmest building asked. Then, while he was still trying to Hennion spoke particularly about the on the campus — and Commerce men find a suitable answer, the woman synthesis and properties of these com know all the important things to be reached out and passed her hand along pounds. After the meeting held in Chem known about the campus. the sleeve of his overcoat. "No, not istry Hall, refreshments, cider and * * * Camel," she said, and walked on throug^ doughnuts, were served as a "nightcap." We shall be deeply grateful if some the swirl and the splendor to brighter —Bill Herzog one can tell us what happened to the and more blessed places. 10 THE NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC Gene Tunney Will Speak STUDENT FORUM At Grid Banquet, Dec. 16 The glory of its victories and the Religion and The Modem Mind humiliation of its defeats meshed into after-dinner oratory, the Fighting Irish By Martin M. McLaughlin football squad will close its 1940 season at the 20th annual testimonial dinner in the East Dining Hall on Monday, The great problem that we have to problems, never to those of the specula Dec. 16. meet today is the question of how to re tive order. In the realm of philosophy, Gene Timney, former world's heavy store God and religion to a world which it is predominantly relativistic and prag weight boxing champion, Avill be the has denied the one and scorned the other matic; where it is moral at all, it consid principal speaker. While the program — a world that has strayed from the ers anything good that works. Goodness is still being completed, acceptances courts of the Lord to worship Baal in and truth are conditioned by their prac have been received from the following the high places. Religion and God — the ticality, and man becomes their criterion. notables: Reverend J. Hugh O'Donnell, concepts are so intimately interwoven Carried over into the sphere of religion, C.S.C., president of the University; El and so universally de-emphasized or we find this tantamount to reducing mer F. Layden, athletic director and ignored in this intellectual era- that we ethics, morals, and religion to the sub head football coach; Coach Lynn Wal must despair of ever finding a solution jective level, asserting that one creed is dorf of Northwestern university; Major to the dilemma, unless we can find a as good as another, or that none at all is E. E. (Swede) Larson of Navy; Harry common ground for argument. We must better than prostituting one's unknow Stuhldreher of Wisconsin; Manager Bill understand that strange, inconsistent, able destiny to any supernatural, posi McKechnie of the world championship uncertain thing that is the modern mind. tive lawgiver. Cincinnati Reds; Irish Captain Milton (Moose) Piepul and the captain-elect of It is rather inconsistent with this And such an understanding is not at the 1941 team. Invitations have also great status of man as the criterion of all impossible. The first thing we can been extended to a host of midwestern goodness and truth, one might think, to observe is that the modern mind con sports-writers to participate in the ac hold at the same time the idea that he is ceives the universe as something entire tivities. an infinitesimal lump of mud in a mon ly self-sufficient and recognizes, explic The affair is sponsored by the St. itly at least, nothing beyond the facts of strous universe that grins at his futile efforts to assert his puny freedom. One Joseph Valley Notre Dame Club. E. E. an ever-changing experience. Tilings are "Mike" Moore is program chairman. altered from day to day — human ex might even characterize as ludicrous the vague concept of God as a shapeless mass Frank E. Coughlin of South Bend is the perience changes from generation to general chairman. generation; and the contemporary mind, of cosmic "stuff," inert, transcendent, Tickets are now available at the Notre true to the tradition of Heraclitus and and totally other. But that would not Dame athletic association offices. Bergson, is impressed and engrossed by discountenance the proud possessor of a this chameleon-like reality. It is dynamic modern mind, because with all his other in thought, therefore, and this in two characteristics he is profoundly indiffer Upholds Medicine Plan ways: in the first place, it bases its ent to the whole question of God, man, progress on this philosophy of change; and religion. He acts as if he had free In Science Club Talk and then, too, it exhibits a restlessness, will and doesn't stop to bother about "Thirty-five to forty percent of the a sort of longing search, that is never philosophical implications. Any ideas nation receive no medical care, yet four quieted or satisfied by the discoveries of which he gains must be implanted pain billion dollars are spent each year for the physical sciences. lessly and without any argument. all kinds of health service." This was the Protestantism, resting as it does upon situation Arthur Maddalena brought be There is, moreover, an all-too-appar the shifting sands of private judgment fore the biweekly meeting of the Acad ent vagueness. Things are now defined and personal morality, has failed to meet emy of Science in his paper, "The Case descriptively; one never gets down to this alarming situation; and Catholicism, for Socialized Medicine." their essences. As a matter of fact, it is much to our confusion, has attempted presumption to expect a definite state Under socialized medicine, Maddalena only half-hearted efforts, chiefly because ment, for the very obvious reason that asserted, expense to the individual would her laity, especially the younger mem the modem mind is never certain that be lowered, and doctors could devote bers of it, are not any more interested physical science will not nullify the more time to preventative medicine. in the problem than the Godless young proven dictum of today by the brilliant Medical service would be available to modems. Our only hope is to begin by discovery of tomorrow. Nevertheless, we all, and the personnel, operating under reawakening a new interest in our own have the interesting paradox that despite self-government, would be paid by the ranks first, and then to proceed to the this fluidity, this tantalizing shifting state. The system would be supported by conquest of the world. To do this it is of the borders of thought, the scientific funds collected through general taxa necessary to re-establish the concept of world of today is shackled to the iron tion. God as a person, of man as a person, will of necessity, to the fickle and un In the lively open forum that followed and of religion as a personal relation predictable pranks of a natural law Maddalena's paper, many phases of this ship, a binding force, a friendship be grounded in blind chance. Everything important question were discussed. Ob tween God and man. We cannot reim- is explained by the one principle, where jections to the system were voiced freely. plant this idea outside the Church until as it is clear that a greater, supernatural Since a large majority of the members we ourselves have reached again the con one is required. are themselves preparing to enter the viction not only of its truth, but of its medical field, the subject under discus And in spite of the avowed interest of implications, — until we realize that sion proved to be of intense interest. modernism (using it as a blanket term) "Credo" is not a catchword and that the The next meeting of the Academy is in everything human, it must of neces Apostles' Creed does not end with "I to be a combined session with the Chem sity confine itself to social or aesthetic believe in God." ists' Club. THE NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC 11 Svmnhonv Orrh^
^ I • Q ,1 n I SB^g' ^^^^^^^^^^^H ^ pilgrimage to the places made sacred
Opens Glee Club Season ^K^ v^i^^^^^^^H these simple beginnings arose the or- The Notre Dame Glee Club opened its ^Mgjj^HB^^^B S^"^'^ structure of the Liturgical Year, concert season with a "bang" last Fri- H^^pli^^ -^^y^^^^^^H *^® annual celebration of the mysteries day, Nov. 22, when it presented a pleas- ^^^^S^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^1B °^ salvation They present in detail ant program at St. Patrick's auditorium ^^^^^MflH^^^^H ^^^^^ *^® "^^^s contains substantially. of crippled children, sponsored by the ^^^^^j^i^SS^^a^Mp^^^B "The kingdom of heaven is like to a Kiwanis Club, was presented in Misha- ^^^^^SK^^^^^Br '^^^B grain of mustard-seed" (Matthew 13, waka last Thursday. Both these pro- ^^^^^^^SHHIHI^ ,^^^H| ^^ Christ is the Seed of eternal life grams were very successful and given ^^^"^^^^^[^^ - ^^^|H| planted in the souls of men of good will before appreciative audiences. H*'-' •'• •'^^« ^ JKl^^^M Unlike the patriarchs and prophets. Preparations are under way for a K^'"""-^iMlK^P J^^^^^^K ^^° longed to see the "salvation of all program to be presented in Washington H^JH^IH^V '^^^^^^fm fiesh," we already experience it. promises to be a special treat. A ten- jSI^HiiBK ^^^^^M^M "Seek first the kingdom of God." piece orchestra, composed mostly of n J l, M C (Matthew 6, 33) The Liturgy of Glee Club members, will accompany the * Cooney Advent commemorates the twofold com- Glee Club and take part in the program. ing of Christ The first in obscurity A medley, entitled "Progress of Song," Rensselaer, Ind., on Nov. 19. Master of j„ Bethlehem, the second in glory at the that shows the progress of music ceremonies at the banquet was Edward jagj. judgment.... If we make a manger throughout the years, will be the feat- Fischer, graduate of Notre Dame and ^f ^^j. hearts for the first, we shall not ure number of this presentation. student under Dr. Cooney several years f^^r the second.... The readiest road —C. S. Coco ago. to Bethlehem just ahead is the daily . - • » • On Wednesday, Nov. 20, the Rev. ^^^^ ^^ Communion. Sylvester Ley, C.PP.S., director of stu- KellvS Lead Murphys dent publications at St. Joseph College, "The kingdom of heaven suffereth I Cx J X n- X and Mr. Fischer, who is now director of violence" (Matthew 11,12).... The text In student UireCtOry publicity and journalism instructor at of the Masses for Advent is a call to re- The annual University Directory of the Rensselaer school, returned to Notre newed effort The obstacle to for- students and faculty is now on sale at Dame with Dr. Cooney. Both men spoke ward progress in virtue is our own iin- the newsstand in the Cafeteria, for 25 on the subject of managing student pub- tamed nature.... The remedy is penance cents a copy. The booklet contains the lications before one of the journalism for past sins and the uprooting of evil names and home addresses of 170 fac- classes in the library basement. tendencies, ulty members, and the residence halls -John Casey (Mass Calendar an page 2S) 12 THE NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC aboimds that it will be the last. In case the idea is vague, repetition may aid the THE NOTRE OAME SCHOLASTIC uncultured — The Council formally an Disce Quasi Semper, Victurus Vive Quasi Gas Moriturus nounces tlwit it is beginning a campaign to revive in those who have seemingly FOUNDED 1867 forgotten, a brand new recognition of the traditions of this school—^number one rally 'round meeting is to be held in the WILUAM O. McGOWAN. JOHN DINGES, main quad—no smoking. Editor-in-Chief Sports Editor —John Patterson • JOHN W. PATTERSON. Jr., GEORGE MILES, Hanagnng Xiditor Literary Editor JAMES NEWLAND. WILLIAM BAADER Promotion Art Editor The Good Is Now WILLIAM SCANLAN, REV. C. LASKOWSKI. C.S.C., The leafless trees snapped and shiv NewB Editor i \/ Faculty Advisor ered icily in a brisk, cold wind as I walked around St. Mary's lake on the heavy, dark-gray afternoon of Nov. 5. Member of Catholic School Press Association and Associated Collegiate Press. Distributor Free from the buzzings and monotonous of Colle^ate Digest. Represented for national advertising by National Advertising Service, Inc., 420 Madison Avenue, New York City—Chicago—^Boston—Los Angeles—^San Francisco. repititions of the radio returns in the THE SCHOLASTIO is published twenty-six times during the school year at the University Presidential election, my spirit rose in of Notre Dame. Address manuscripts to Editor, 213 Walsh Hall, Notre Dame, Indiana. the bracing air.
Staff meetings Friday evening in Editorial Rooms, Ave Maria Building; The troubled waters of the lake Editorial Staff, 6:30 P.M.; General Staff, 7:00 P.M. brought to mind scenes which were tak ing place in all parts of confined and torn Europe, and I had stepped faster as the feeling of freedom, which is typical of the country in which I live, come true," or a hallowed spot where Concerto in Smoke swept over and thrilled me. one might "wish upon a star." There A dressed-for-a-weekend Notre Dame would be pilgrimages, yea complete Lights were glittering in the many student rushed do\%Ti the cinder-sodded population movements to the spots. windows of Sorin Hall which lay in the middle lane of the main quadrangle. There are other long-standing tradi distance, and the only troubles of the Weighed doixTi by a bulging Gladstone, tions at Notre Dame. The Caf, the students within were the mysteries of he plunged toward the cabstand and a Huddle, the Gold Coast are places the learning, and the status of their foot lone taxi. Short puffs of cigarette smoke mention of which arouses the memory ball team. In their hands were books burst spasmodically from his mouth. of Notre Dame in any alumnus. Rockne of happy, progressive knowledge, not As he scrambled past a nonchalant, is a tradition. There are religious acts weapons of destruction. burly fellow-student, he heard, "Put out which connote the name Notre Dame— Rounding the end of the lake I came that cigarette! You're in the main quad visits to the Grotto, Adoration during to the candle-lighted Grotto of Our rangle!" October and May, the innumerable Lady. The cheerfully dancing flames He dropped the cigarette (rather the Novenas. threw a brief light upon several motion cigarette dropped out of his astonished less, kneeling figures, and with a feeling But even these landmarks of Notre mouth), he dropped his Gladstone, and of exhilaration I acknowledged the Dame are taken for granted or entirely then he dropped. Mother of my God, a tribute which all forgotten by some students. Others know Americans are free to express in their Forgive the attempt at literary anec nothing of their existence. The Notre own ways. The only country in which dote. The main point is that our poten Dame men who remember and follow complete religfious freedom exists is the tial traveler, now recuperating from the them keep them alive. cigarette episode, had forgotten that it country in which I live! But, back to the smoke— is a tradition around here to refrain As I moved along the uneven path from inhaling or even puffing on the It is traditional not to smoke in the towards ray residence hall, the political proverbial white weed in our main quad main quadrangle. Why? — because the issue of the day took on a new and dif rangle. main quadrangle is the heart of Notre ferent light. More clearly defined was Silly tradition isn't it; silly for bring Dame, because aroimd the main quad the fact that no matter who had won ing up the subject. But the Student rangle stands a University that has the election, I was fortunate in living Council doesn't agree. The Student grown from seeds of sacrifice. in such a free country—^the land of free Council believes that possibly the stu The Student Council wants everyone people and the great men whom those dents of this University do not take the to make a supreme sacrifice. Without people were choosing to hold the nation's slightest stock in tradition of any sort. even considering that someone may col highest offices. No longer was it a ques That may not be true, but what else lapse while refraining, the Student tion of what this man had done wrong, can the Student Council think? Butts of Council says, "Wait one minute; walk or what that man had represented, but smoked white weeds practically grow on 100 yards; be out of the quadrangle; it reached a new point which said: the grass of the main quadrangle. then let up and light up." Of course, "Whomever the people choose—^he is Suppose there was a traditional kiss only men of steel will be able to do it. the man to govern the nation." The loud ing rock (a la West Point) beside the Even so, it is a tradition with a reason bickering and ceaseless chattering of tennis courts at the main entrance— behind it, a tradition which says "give," political parties was quelled by the sweet wonder how business would be? Take, not "take." silence of the lofty. Almighty God who for example, a traditional wishing well, And so ends the first sermon of the rules over all men. a time honored "bridge where dreams year from student to student. Hope —Frank J. McDonough THE NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC 13
European War Creates New Problems for Writers, Says Professor O'Molley
The present war in Europe has cre ciety and these values have not been ent a great emphasis is being placed ated new problems in art and literature. found only because modem society it upon the physical and the technological; Totalitarian regimes have become more self lacked them. In this group might and correspondingly less on the intel numerous, and be included men like J. M. Murry, Al- lectual and spiritual. In such an atmos their influences dous Huxley, Thomas Mann, and Thom phere it is hardly conceivable that arts are affecting in as Wolfe. They did seek "salvation" and and letters may flourish. Mr. O'Malley creasing numbers did not take for granted that it could thought that "primitive and mechanical of artists through not be gained. They did strive for an forces may attempt to destroy all ex out the western ideal, even if some of them missed their pressions of the spirit and of the mind; world. This is to goal. They did have a spirit of respon and that in a state physically and tech be deplored, said sibility in spite of failure often to find nologically orientated, art may be tol Mr. Frank O'Mal the justice for which they sought. erated only as an instrument of propa ley, professor of A number of writers have proper ganda." There is a chance that despair English at the truth, however, and their works give and pessimism may sieze the hearts of University, in a evidence of it. Mr. O'Malley mentioned, Ajvriters; that they may consider aU cre recent interview, Prof. F. O'Malley among others, Claudel, Chesterton, Sig- ative effort to be neglible and tmimport- because literature rid Undset, and T. S. Eliot, as working ant; that they may no longer feel like needs a culture of freedom in order to within the Christian tradition and hav working as artists. grow. No government that has complete ing complete and genuine concepts of "Up to now," said Mr. O'MaUey, power over what is to be said can hope man and his universe, concepts that un "there has been no sign of surrender on to see genuine literature produced. In derlie and underline their art. They the part of artists, but having sensibil stead it will produce an atmosphere of have not neglected their readers by de ities greater and rarer than the average defeatism, pessimism and destructive- nying absolute values or by omitting all man, they must feel powerfully the dis ness. sign of them from their works; neither order of contemporary existence." They "In Germany, for example," said Mr. have they searched fruitlessly for them, may give artistic expression to this con O'Malley, "writers who do not conform emitting only a vaguely-defined respon fusion— as Eliot did, after the first are rejected. If they do conform they sibility or a dubious authority in what World War, in The Wasteland—^but they are likely to produce works of pure they have said. may also feel like Sigrid Undset, who propaganda. Thomas Mann would not A second problem is the immediate said in a recent interview, that she conform to Nazi principles and left that effect of the war on writers themselves. could not continued writing, that this is country in order to work unmolested. "War and the sense of crisis have in no time for literature. In the United States the war has also clined to make many writers sociological But these times need not be entirely had its effect on literature. Many writ and didactic," said Mr. O'Malley. "They improductive: this war may shock writ ers in the last few years have come to are now more- ready to teach directly ers out of their complacency and triv feel a new responsibility to youth, and than to rely upon the recreation of their iality and direct their talents to the regret what they call their "neglect" of experience in art." Before the war some greatest and gravest themes. An era of youth since the first World War. Men writers had been concerned as artists revolution and ruin may also be an era like Archibald MacLeish admit now that with society, but now they deal formally of rebirth. In concluding the interview their writing in the past might not have and deliberately with the problems of Mr. O'Malley drew on the 14th Century given youth the feeling that there are the world. Murry, for example, has gone for an analogy. "That was the time," he ideals or values in society generally. from literary criticism, as found in his said, "of the Hundred Years War, and They do feel that they are responsible Heaven and Earth, to the specific con of very important revolutionary changes for what they regard as the instability sideration of European society in his and class conflicts. The old agrarian of modem youth. "But they are assum new work, Europe in Travail. The feudalism was disintegrating and social ing this burden imnecessarily," said change is also somewhat apparent in T. unrest was enormous. Yet even in that Mr. O'Malley, "becausp their work has S. Eliot. In such creations as The time of gigantic trouble there were not been so effective as they think, even Wasteland and The Rock he dealt as an great poets: Dante and Petrarch in in this negative way." Mr. MacLeish, artist with his problem, releasing the Italy, and Chaucer and Langland in for example, has probably been neither tension he felt; whereas in The Idea of England did not live in peaceful so a good nor a bod influence for multi Christian Society he has offered a form cieties. Holy persons, too, like St. Cath tudes of American youths simply be al and cautionary discussion of the na erine of Siena and St. Bridget and cause they are unaware of him. And ture and the needs of modem society. Thomas a Kempis thrived in that same Margaret Mitchell and Kenneth Roberts "It is, however, not an unnatural. effect age. So. there is hope that the life of have surely been more widely read than of the war," added Mr. O'Malley. "These the spirit and of art and literature wiU Ernest Hemingway. authors feel a sense of responsibility in not succumb because of the confusion of But Archibald MacLeish's accusations explaining the cause of the crisis and society and the disruption of the estab against artists cannot be leveled against in trying to solve the dilemma. lished order. It is not at all inconceiv all of them. Certainly among some ma As a third consideration, there is the able that this epoch will have its great jor artists there has been a genuine problem as to whether arts and letters poets as well as its great saints." search for values in man and his so can survive such a war as this. At pres —William C.'MeGowan 14 THE NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC
a bitter counter-attack with a 30-yard Notre Dame Cagers Open Season runback of the kickoff and a subsequent With Doubleheader Tomorrow 35-yard end run. The previous week, an outplayed Iowa eleven, a poor second in the total of first downs and yards gained, employed Monmouth and Kalamazoo The schedule follows: daring and alert football to down a Nov. 30—Kalamazoo at Notre Dame Try Two Keogan Lineups 30—^Monmouth at Notre Dame mightier Notre Dame eleven. Through Dec. 7—Illinois Wesleyan at Notre Dame out the first three quarters Iowa was 14—^^Visconsin at Madison 19—^Michigan at Notre Dame sparked by the great plaj"^ of Captain The curtain rises on Notre Dame's 2a—Illinois at Notre Dame Mike Enich at tackle as it bristled and 1940-41 basketball talent tomorrow eve 31—^Northwestern at Evanston hurled back five Irish sallies at the ning. Coach George Keogan, starting his 1941 Jan. 4—Kentucky at Louisville Hawkeyes' goal. Finally in the closing 18th year at the helm of Irish cage des 6—TV^abash at Notre Dame quarter, a Notre Dame fumble set up 11—^Butler at Notre Dame tinies, will spring two fighting fives, one 18—Pennsylvania at Philadelphia the play whereby big Bill Green at full a veteran combination and the other a 20—Syracuse at Syracuse 25—Michigan State at Notre Dame back cut back over his own right, tackle potent sophomore coalition, on the Feb. 1—Marquette at Notre Dame and went over standing up for the only doubleheader opposition, Monmouth and 4—^North Dakota at Notre Dame 8—^Northwestern at Notre Oame touchdown of the day. Kalamazoo. The Monmouth game will 14—^New York at Madison Sq. Garden 22—Georgia Tech at Notre Dame —Mark G. McGrath start at 7:30 and the Kalamazoo con 24—Butler at Indianapolis test at approximately 8:30. 28—Michigan State at East Lansing Mar. 8—Marquette at Milwaukee A glance at the veteran line-up re 12—^Detroit at Detroit St. Eds vs. Dillon Sunday veals: Captain Eddie Riska, embarking All Home Games at 8:00 P. 51., C. S. T. —Frank L. Kunkel on his third and final campaign, and Jim For Interhall Grid Title Carnes, forwards; Frank Quinn, pivot- With the football season rapidly fad man; and Bob Smith and Larry Ryan, ing into the autumnal twilight, the In guai-ds. Included on the spirited sopho terhall gridders will put the finishing more quintet are: forwards, Ralph Vin- touches on a hectic campaign this Sun ciguei-ra and Chuck Butler; center, Jim day, when St. Edward's and Dillon, Kelly; and guards, Jim Engel and Bob divisional titleholders, clash in Notre Rensberger. Dame Stadium for the University cham Conspicuous by Ms absence from the pionship. line-up will be George Sobek, Riska's The old saying, "To the victor belongs worthy running-mate last season. In the spoils," can be rightly adhered to fact, the injured Sobek's debut is still in this case, for the team that comes a matter of conjecture. out on the long end of the score Sun Kalamazoo is expected to employ a day, will be the recipients of gold foot man-for-man defense and feature a fast, ball charms, as well as a magnificent open stj^le of play. Little is known of silver trophy, which is being awarded Monmouth except that they have turned by the Rev. J. Hugh O'Donnell, C.S.C, out some formidable outfits in the past. president of the University, to the -win ning hall. A 22-game schedule for the coming season was announced early last week A tint of "Big Time" color will be by Elmer F. Layden, director of ath added to the afternoon's festivities, in letics. Traditional rivalries will be con as much as the teams will dress in var tinued -with Northwestern, Marquette, sity uniforms, and it is expected that Detroit, Butler, New York TJ., Pennsyl a good portion of Prof. Joe Casasanta's vania, Syracuse, Wisconsin, Kentucky, band wall be on hand to strike up a few Irish tunes. The kick-off is sched Illinois, and Michigan. Two for the price of one tomorrow uled for 1:30 p.m.
League 1 St. Edward's 13, Breen-Phillips 0. In Irish Lose to Wildcats and Hawlceyes clinching the League 1 championship, St. Ed's, ploughed its way through a Last Saturday afternoon, the dreaded line and DeCorrevont circled its ends as four inch snowfall last Tuesday, to turn occurred before 48,000 fans at Dyche Northwestern drove 82 yards to a touch back a stubborn Breen-Phillips eleven Stadium as a powerful Noi-thwestern down. "Moose" Piepul led a belated Irish by a 13-0 score. eleven downed Notre Dame, 20-0, hand revival, as he returned the kick-off after ing the Irish their second consecutive touchdown 42 yards to midfield. Juzwik Jesse DeLois, brilliant St. Ed's half setback. Unable to stop the hard charg passed to Saggau and Saggau to O'Brien back, literally "slipped" his way through ing Northwestern line and the furious and the drive, which reached the Wild the entire Breen-Phillips team on a 70 onslaughts of big Don Clawson, the cat 21-yard line, was defeated by time. yard touchdown jaunt in the first quar bulky Northwestern fullback, the Irish As the second half opened Northwest ter, while Bill Hartman, stellar center, fought gamely throughout the game to ern again tore through the N.D. line and set-up the second score in the final per put over a face-saving touchdown. Late on the tenth play of the period, Bill De iod on a 30 yard return of an inter in the second quarter, Clawson and Ben Correvont dashed the last four yards cepted pass to Breen's ten yard line. son plunged through a game Notre Dame into pay-off territory. Again "Moose" led Johniiy Kilbane plunged over on two THE NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC 15 plays, and DeLois converted, to end the scoring for the day. Breen put on a great aerial show throughout with Johnny Baum and Ker- Splinters From the Press Box mit Roussev heaving to Leo Donati and Larry Grobela. JAMES NEWLANDi Other scores in League 1 are: Nov. Who said castor oil is hard to take? them. ... Gone is this staggering array 17: Badin 7, Cavanaugh 0; St. Ed's 9, of manpower: Harry Smith, Grenny Carroll 0; Zahni 7, Breen-Phillips 6; Analogically speaking, and from all Lansdell, Doyle Nave, Bob Winslow, Brownson drew a bye. Nov. 24: Badin appearances, Notre Dame last month was Amby Schindler, Phil Gasper, Bill Fisk 0, Brownson 0; Cavanaugh drew a bye. a big frog in a little pool. Notre Dame and Bob Hoffman. ... Howard Jones is now appears to be a little frog in a big a conservative gentleman though. . . . He League 2 pool. Next Saturday the Irish will have has at his command a star-studded squad Dillon 6, Morrissey 6. Battling des a chance to kill two birds with a single of depth-charges who specialize in pro perately to stave oflF a last minute de stone — snap out of a two-week slump viding a crescendo rhythm to the omi feat at the hands of an aroused Mor and gain revenge for last year's defeat nous roll of Trojan tanks. . . . Then Mr. rissey crew, Dillon earned a hard at the hands of Southern California. Jones says he "expects another strong fought 6-6 tie with the soph hall last Can the boys end this consistently incon team," you'll be smart if you take him sistent season next week as spectacularly literally. . . . He is not a man to joke. as it was started? Gregory Rice, known to the late Coach It's nice to find two sure things in John P. Nicholson as "the little bugger," Notre Dame's puzzling pigskin picture — is keeping the track warm in the field Milt Piepul and Bob Osterman. . . . One house. . . . Greg, who has broken a num thing this season has taught us all — ber of speed records but who has never tons of ballyhoo definitely does not win been arrested by a trafSic officer for ball games and once a team has a per speeding, is expecting another prosper fect recoi'd, it has to fight like blazes to ous year. .. . The barrel-chested distance keep it perfect. . . . What the matter ace and Notre Dame's outstanding track with the local S. C? . . . Not once this performer was originally a sprinter. . . . year have they concocted a successful He took over distance duties after a col pep rally for the team before departure ored lad in his home town, IVIissoula, to do battle on foreign fields. . . . We Mont., continually beat him in the 100- couldn't have made this statement last and 200-yard dashes. . . . Modest Greg year, or the year before, or the year be revealed to this department that Don fore that The old S.A.C. saw that it Lash, of Indiana, could have been, the wasn't necessary. ... A spikj'^ thorn in best two-miler in the land last year if Interhallers — Finale is Sunday the side of some local heat waves who he wanted to be. . . . "And Lash isn't think they know more about running the through, unless he chooses," Greg said. Sunday, and thereby won the League 2 team than the coaching staff. . . . Lest . . . The Indiana State Policeman would championship and narrowly averted a we forget: be tops, according to Rice, if he had an four way tie in that sector. opportunity to train. . .. The "little bug He who thinks a perfect team to see. ger" doesn't feel right when he tries for Both teams played inspired ball, and Thinks ne'er what is, nor was, nor e'er records. . . . He runs according to his had Morrissey made good on the extra shall be. opposition. point, a four way tie for the champion Always regard the coach's end ship of League 2 would have ensued. For none can accomplish more than he Rice, at 138 pounds, held a pow-wow Other scores in League 2 are: Nov. intends. Thanksgiving Day and carried home the 17: Alumni 6, Howard 0; Morrissey 7, sixth annual Central A.A.U. Thanksgiv Lyons 6; Dillon 9, Sorin 6; Walsh drew Splinters salutes Tommy Harmon, of ing Day cross-country run. ... His time a bye. Nov. 24: Sorin 6, Lyons 0; How Michigan. . . . Sure, he had plenty of was 15 minutes three seconds for the ard drew a bye. beef trust in front of his spectacular three-mile 188-yard course in Chicago's Since some of last week's scores are touchdown jaunts. ... At the same time, Jackson Park. . . . Greg reveals his great not available at this writing, the final he had to be endowed with something est thrill' was his three-mile record run standings of the teams ^vill be pi'inted more than a fighting heart to score 33 last year in 13:55.9. next week. touchdo^vns in his amazing football ca Probable starting lineups in the St. reer. ... If there was ever a point-get The plot thickens in the interhall foot Ed's vs. Dillon championship contest ting specialist, Harmon is it. ball story. . . . DiUon and St. Ed's will are: play the final tournament game Sun day. . . . These teams definitely did not St. Edward's DiUon The third term issue will once more Mallon „.X.E KeUey be at stake a week from tomorrow. . . . reach this final game gratis. . . . We can Shields X.T. Burke Southern California holds two consecu all look forward to an outstanding inter Ryan L.G McNulty tive victories over the Irish. . . . F.D.R. hall spectacle in the Stadium Sunday. Hartman, Capt. G Haller and Iowa came through. . . . They play ... A prediction: Notre Dame's basket O'Neal Jt-G McNally Cherney JR.T Miller for keeps on the coast, but anything can ball team will play an interesting sched O'Brien R-E McCordt happen when Troy and N.D. lock horns. ule, but it will not be an undefeated one. Piatt Q-B Byrne . . , Remember when Rockne took west . . . We expect to see Coach Keogan use DeLois i-H Donlevy what he made Southern Cal believe "a a number of sophomores this year. . . . Marcucci Ji-H Daigler Wonder when the Irish hardwood forces Kilbane F.B Landers weak, injured, impoverished squad of Jim Clemens and Bill Rogers weaklings"? The Trojans knew what hit will play Indiana and Purdue. . . . 16 THE NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC
Fencing Coach Explains Fundamentals of Sport INTRODUCING This is the first in a series of three «y ALBERT DEL ZOPPQi articles on the fundamentals of fencing. It is the purpose of the series to enable Consistent—^that, in one word, sums tre Dame. At St. Mary's High in Ruth readers to watch fencing matches with up Phil Sheridan's end play on this erford, N. J. Phil Sheridan earned 14 a greater appreciation based upon ac year's Notre Dame football squad. From letters, and merited the distinction of curate knowledge of the art. Saturday to Saturday no other lineman being the best athlete ever to graduate The sport of fencing is steadily be has displayed such sound, steady foot from that school. Phil also won football, coming more popular in the United ball as has this full-blooded Irishman basketball and baseball honors at Hun States. At present it is estimated that from Eutherford, N. J. Phil's game Prep school in Princeton. Since coming there are 100,000 fencers in our land. doesn't sparkle; his play has not mer to N. D., however, Sheridan has con But spectator interest in this sport, ited such newspaper superlatives as fined his athletic activity to football though likewise on the increase, is re- "sensational" and "magnificent." And mainly because he is interested in his tarted considerably by the difficulties at yet hardly a Saturday goes by without courses in the College of Commerce. Be- first encountered in understanding a fencing bout. These brief paragraphs the radio announcers and will attempt to explain the most im sports writers commenting 1 portant rules and conventions as well on the excellent work of | as the basic technique of the sport. this Notre Dame left end. The purpose in fencing is to touch Philip Sheridan is a fine the opponent with your weapon while end chiefly because of preventing him from touching you. A his alertness. He seldom "touch" is a valid hit made on a valid makes mistakes. On de part of the body. Touches are scored fense he is a tough man by thrusting and limging, and they are to fool, seeming to possess avoided by parrying or retreating. The that good football sense validity of touches is determined by a which tells him just when director and four judges. The director to crash and when to float. watches the general action and two And on offense Phil is ev judges watch each fencer. At a signal ery bit as good in carrying from any judge, the director halts the out his assignments. He action, makes an analysis of the play, knows how to lay a good asks each judge if a touch has been block, and he knows how scored, and awards the point. Regard to maneuver when going ing the validity of any touch, a judge downfield to cover punts. may answer yes, no or abstain. Phil's best football ef The director also has a vote, used in forts this season have case of disagreement among the judges, been exhibited before out- which may overrule the opinion of one of-town crowds. At Cham cv=^
B Squad Men Carry on— SAMl SPIRO & CO. 17 Receive A.A. Monograms "They are the only unscored on, SOUTH BEND, INDIANA untied, undefeated, and 'unrecognized' group on the campus," said William (Bill) Cemey about the "B" squad. "As a whole they are a resourceful group of individuals. Some, through hard work '^Manhattan and determination, have developed well in the past and others will develop into fine players. Take this year, Bob Oster- Shirts, Pajamas, Handkerchiefs . . . Mansco Underwear man, Paul Patten and John Lanahan are now varsity men, but they were on the "B" squad not long ago. And "Bunny" McCormick and Fx-ank Biagi were just two of many who worked their way up in the past." "Bill" Cerney is coach of the "B" squad and No. 1 scout for the football coaching staff. During football season he is definitely not a man of leisure. His scouting work sends him all over the country on game weekends — this week he will be in California to see the South ern California-U.C.L.A. game. During the week he coaches the "B" squad and diagrams the plays of the teams he has scouted. Mr. Cerney, by the way, was known as the Fifth Horseman in the days of the famous Four Horesmen when he was understudy to the present head coach, Elmer Layden.
But to go back to the "Iron Men" of the "B" squad as Mr. Cerney calls them. What about all the different systems they must learn during the course of a sea son? Again we refer to Mr. Cemey: 'Diffei'ent systems are merely a matter of different spacing in the backfield and line. It's something like building a house. No matter what type you build, Gothic, ALPmER Colonial, or Modern, you always have to build a foundation first. Football is the same, the fundamentals, blocking, tack /or "^am Sleep^Semester ling, charging, and ball carrying are all- important regardless of the system Bed yourself down in surplus comfort for the third of used." your college life spent ia sleep. Alpiner is the ski suit At this time it is interesting to note idea perfected by Manhattan for rumple-less slumber. that the "B" squad used plays from three different systems in their game with St. Knitted, neat, and in rich dark colors, it's also mighty Benedict's this year: Carnegie Tech, right for lounging around before the shut-eye session. Georgia Tech, and College of Pacific More good looks but no more cost than the usual sleep plays. Notre Dame won this game, 7 to 0. The game was featured by an 82-yard wear... $2~the Manhattan Alpiner. return of the opening kickoff by Nick Pepelnjak for the winning touchdown. Nick Pepelnjak, Ed Stelmaszek, Joe Postupack, Owen McGoldrick, Bill Lu- koskie, Ed Kopshever, and Roy Cestary received specific mention from Mr. Cer ney as having fine potentialities towards making the varsity in the next year or two. Also, however, came the phrase, The Manhattan Shirt Company, 444 Madison Ave., N. Y.C. "and, of course, others." Seniors who have stayed out for foot- THE NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC 19 ball for four years though on the "B" Alfred Frericks, L.H., Marion, Ohio; Ed Cronin, L.G., Detroit, Mich.; Thaddeus squad, receive an Athletic Association ward Hoyne, R.E., Dayton, Ohio; Martin Cassidy, R.H., Altoona, Pa.; James Es- monogi-am. These are men who have Ingwerson, L.E., Sandusky, Ohio; Fran sick, Fairview, Pa.; Thomas Grimes, "stuck" for four years; some were kept cis Laureman, R.H., Hammond, Ind.; R.E., Birmingham, Ala.; Harry John, off the varsity by injuries, others were John Maloney, C, Boise, Idaho; Clar Tackle, Milwaukee, Wis.; and George hindered by their size, and still others ence Marquardt, R.H., Oak Park, 111.; Marcucci, L.H., Oak Park, HI. had the spirit but couldn't quite measure John Mortell, C, Kankakee, HI.; Vincent —Robert LeMense up to varsity calibre. Men who will re Sposato, F.B., Mt. Vernon, N. Y.; George ceive their A.A. award this year are: Thompson, R.H., Katonah, N. Y.; Noel Charles Farrell, R.H., Okmulgee, Okla.; Wilkins, R.H., Milford, Conn.; Walter University Archives Aids History Studies In as much as there has been a grow Select your ing interest in American Catholic his tory, the Notre Dame Archives has MEDICO PIPE Bruggner's proved a necessity to students of his tory. Besides giving great help to the from the Cigar Store graduate students, the Archives have supplied important material which will HON. MAIN STREET be used in furthering the causes of largest pipe stock IN THE J. M. S. BUILDING beatification of Mother Elizabeth Seton The Natural N. D. Hang-Out and Bishop Frederick Baraga. in South Bend. The University Archives are consid ered to be the most complete source of information existing on American Cath olic history from 1800 to 1870. LET MEDICO BE YOUR NEXT PIPE A few of the books published in the The wisest dollar you ever spent last two years and which have drawn from the Archives' material are: Orestes A. Brownson, by A. M. Schles- inger; The Catholic Church in Indiana 1789-183A, by the Rev. Thomas McAvoy, C.S.C, and In Winter We Flourish, by Anna S. McAllister. Studies forthcoming which will use Archive material are: Centennial History of the University of Notre Dame, by Mr. James Corbett; History of the Diocese of Natchez, by the Rev. Henry Bergeron, C.S.C.; The Influence of Henry Thoreau, by Prof. Arthur Christy of Columbia University; Life of Charles Warren Stoddard, by Dr. Carl Strovan; and lAfe of Bishop John Timon of Buffalo, by the Rev. Ralph Bayard, CM.—Bob Nenno.
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212 S. Michigan St Phone 4-8251 20 THE NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC Add Russell Schultz that there are only between five and ten at 7:15 (MT) where they will practice thousand registered male nurses in the Thursday and Friday in the University To Infirmary Staff country. There will probably be a large of Arizona stadium. Scheduled arrival F. Russell Shultz, R.N., a native of increase of their number in the near in Pomona, Cal. is 7:00 a.m. Saturday Fort Wayne, Ind., a former student at future, as the demand for their services and arrival in Los Angeles at 11:50. Notre Dame, in 1936-37 and a graduate far exceeds the supply. Several new —Al Clark of the Alexin Brothers Hospital in St. schools of nursing have been founded Louis, has recently been added to the recently for the sole purpose of training nursing staff of the Student Infirmary. these "men in white." A large propor Male nursing is a little-known pro tion of them are employed in neuro- SHOE DEN for MEN fession, and one of the few in which psychiatric institutions where strength there is relatively no unemployment. sometimes is important as well as nurs Part of this is attributable to the fact ing skill, and many are with large in dustrial companies. —Bill Welch
HOW TO PLAN Irish Will Leave Tuesday For Battle With Trojans YOUR TRIP One hundred thousand people \vill jam the Los Angeles Colisemn on Dec. 7 to BACK HOME see the Irish of Notre Dame battle the Trojans of Southern California. Though not the same crew that roared through The South Shore can help two perfect seasons capped off by Rose you plan your holiday vaca Bowl victories over Duke and Tennes tion trip to and from home. see, the Trojans still retain enough of their former power to make things in Whether you live in Mon teresting for the Irish. Their "dream" tana, New Mexico, Alabama, STEP TO DISTINCTION any place in the U. S, A. or team of '39 has been shattered by the Canada, we can give you graduation of such stalwarts as Grenny Lansdell, Doyle Nave, Amby Schindler, New Polar Boots complete routing, take care Harry Smith, Bill Fisk and Bob Wins- of every travel detail. low, but Howard Jones has found cap Lamb-lined for Snug Comfort The South Shore sells tickets able replacements in Mickey Anderson, Warm friends and co2y companions over any line beyond Chi Bob Peoples, Jack Banta, and Bob Rob for winter work or play, these hand cago . . . Come in now and ertson. "Antelope" Al Krueger, hero of some adaptations of the custom-type the Trojan's last second Rose-Bowl vic chukka shoe. They snuggle up arrange your trip back home. tory over Duke in 1939, is back at end around your ankle — enfolding the as is ponderous Ben Sohn, Smith's run ning mate at guard last season. These foot in thick, yielding lamb's wool, two are the bulwarks of a brawny, for healthful protection against though inexperienced, forward waU. chilling cold. Try on a pair today. For complete infoirmation see The Laydenmen, still smarting from C. W. VEACH the sting of last year's 20-12 defeat, are $T.50 City Passenger Agent anxious to prove to fans and sports writers alike that the Hawkeye and 7 TICKET OFFICE 301 N. Michigan St. Wildcat "incidents" were far below the Phone 3-3111 standard of Notre Dame football. Benny Sheridan isn't around to worry the Trojans any longer, but then "Dip TO CHICAGO py" Evans could make it a nice Christ mas for Mr. Layden with a few long "N^IM MEM'S SHOES 7 5 runs of which he is capa'ble. Pete Kelly, Johnny Gubanich, Bob Osterman, John ONE WAY * As advertised in Life, Esqaire. FROM ny O'Brien, Tom GaTlagher, Milt Piepul, 1SOUT H BEND and The Satarday Evening Post. Bob Saggau, and a few others would I I like to round out their careers at Notre Dame with a victory over the trouble Other shoes in some Trojans. Chicago, South CAMPUS STYLES from Shore and South With U. S. C, trying to salvage some Bend Rtalroad ^ of its lost glory (their lone victory be $3.28 to $16.50 ing Illinois), and the Irish attempting to live up to their early-season press notices, it should prove to be quite a ball game. The squad will leave the campus about PAUL 0. KUEHN SOUTHSHORF 2:00 p.m. Tuesday and take a Southern Pacific train from Chicago leaving at 120 So. Michisan' 5:45. They will arrive in Tucson, Ariz. THE NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC 21 Student Architects Win National Design Contests SWEATER TIME Pack up Since the beginning of the new school- By WILSON BROTHERS year in September, students of-;the de partment of architecture have main your tained their past reputation for winning prizes in national contests on proficiency of original design work. Competing in Christmas nation-wide contests, Notre Dame's neo phyte architects have won in contests this fall over other college students from GIFTS every part of the country. In designing a ski-club to accommo from the date 200 members and have sleeping facilities for 65, Camiel Brache and John Carney obtained a "mention," N. D. Boolcstore which is an award of merit in architec tural contests. Donald McGrath received a "mention hold" which entitles him to the possibility of a higher award. John J. Sherer received a "% men tion" for his design of a wooden foot bridge over a highway. Professor Mon tana pointed out the importance of this award, showing that only four awards were made out of 200 entrants in this contest. Milton Paskin, John McHugh and Douglas Haley were awarded "mentions" for designing a consul's office and resi dence for use in South America. With emphasis on current events, the $0-95 More time to select your Gifts architecture students are concentrating at leisure now . . . and more their efforts on projects of national in 2 time to relax when you get terest. Class B students, for example, THE NEW "SKIPPER" home. are designing an officer's training camp. Class A is designing an airplane base for defense purposes and use in the Just the sweater for these wintry Pacific Ocean. Class C is working on a blasts. All colors and styles. sales office for a residential development. Other Sweaters —Boh Nenno All Gifts wrapped FREE! $3.00 and $3.95 Three Veterans Try Out For Varsity Debate Team For Any CHRISTMAS First round tryouts for varsity debate C CARD in the store — were conducted this week by William J. some scenes of the Coyne, director of debate. Approximate TWO WAY 5 Campus included. ly 40 men handed in their names for COLOR SHIRTS the tryouts. Aspirants were required to give a seven-minute constructive speech $1.65 and a three-minute rebuttal on this year's intercollegiate debate question: In gabardine or poplin . . . two "Kesolved: That the nations of the west pockets . . . saddle stitched . . . Suggestions: ern hemisphere should form a perma for school or sports. nent union." No teamwork was required. Others at $2.00 N. D. LAPROBES Those surviving the first tryouts will be N. D. PILLOWS informed and invited to participate in the final tryouts to be held in about ten PEN and PENCIL SETS days. Contestants will be required to STATUES change sides for the final tryouts. AT OUR PRAYER BOOKS Milt Williams, Bill Meier and Tom NEW MEN'S SHOP Grady are returning members of last ROSARIES year's "A" squad entering the tryouts; and many other items John O'Loughlin and Jack Burke who GEO.WYMAN have also entered the tryouts were mem bers of last year's "B" squad. This year's AND COMPANY "A" squad has before them the enviable 22 THE NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC record set by last year's squad of 22 wins against 8 losses. Last year's "B" squad won 10 and did not lose any de bates. Last year the team successfully toured the East. This year's schedule is not yet completed.—Robert LeMense M'X MR • ^ • ^ • "ON THE CORNER" . . . Michigan at Washington Politics Club Meets At the Academy of Politics bi-monthly Where You'll Find the meeting last Tuesday night, associate member Jack Burke delivered a paper Largest, Most Complete on the effects of the present conscrip Assortment of Arrow tion law. Burke endeavored to point out Shirts, Shorts and Ties the inconsistencies of the law. The business part of the meeting was taken up with a discussion of the club's It's Adier's for Arrows! radio program, which is under the chair manship of Harry W. Murray. After this discussion Lawrence Bums intro duced a resolution that the Academy should provide appropriate keys for the members at the end of the schoolyear. Thomas F. Carty, president of the academy, reported on the results of the debate on the third term issue, which was sponsored by the Academy of Poli tics on the evening of Oct. 29.
Villagers Club Plans Skating Party Dec. 6 A roller skating party, sponsored by the Notre Dame Villagers' club, will be held next Friday evening, Dec. 6, in Melody Gardens, Playland Park, in South Bend. Skating hours will be from 7:30 to 11 p.m. Tickets, now on sale at the cafeteria and by Villager members, are 25 cents per person. Arrangements have been made to fur nish bus transportation to and from the Nothing succeeds like Sussex rink for Notre Dame and St. Mary's CAJUPUS BIG\VIGS who corral most of the extra students, who will be granted permis curricular honors mthout half trying, are usual sion to attend. ly the guys that are pretty well dressed. It's a Bob Schulz is general chairman for cinch they're Arrow addicts. Arrow shirts and the party. Assisting him are Bob Simp son, John Lane, and Jerry Feeney, tick ties do things for you. et chairmen; and Bud Russell, trans Take that new Arrow portation chairman.—Bob Uhl Sussex shirt witli mde- spread collar—a hand somer shirt was never GLASSES CORREQiy FIHED designed for $2. It's a honey! See it today in the new 1900 candy stripes ... 5 dif- erent colors with ties ($1.) and handker- J. BURKE, O.D. cliiefs (35c) to aid and W. G. BOGARDUS. O.D. abet it. L C. BERRY. O.D. Optometrists and Mfg. Opticians 228 South Michigan St. ARROfV SHIRTS South Bend, Ind. Drive Safely and Save a Ufe THE NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC 23 Mass Calendar: Dec. 1-7 Sunday, 1—First of Advent. 2d pray er, the Blessed Virgin (in Advent), 3d, rove the Church. Monday, 2—St. Bibiana, Virgin, Mar tyr. Mass: Me expectaverunt (in Com mon) 2d prayer, the Feria (from Sun day), 3d, the Blessed Virgin, 4th, Against Persecutors and Evil Doers. Tuesday, 3—St. Francis Xavier, Con fessor. 2d prayer, the Feria (from Sun day) 3d, Against Persecutors and Evil The Doers. UMVERSmr Wednesday, U—St. Peter Chrysologus, $5.00 Bishop, Confessor, Doctor. 2d prayer, the Feria from Sunday) 3d, St. Bar bara, Virgin, Martyr, 4th, Against Per Not only a new color but a new band and a secutors and Evil Doers. Credo. new edge. Khaki ia the Thursday, 5—Ferial. Mass of preced color—^with a felt bind- ing Sunday. 2d prayer, St. Sabba, Ab- ingof contrasting color. hot, 3d, the Blessed Virgin, 4th, Against • • • Persecutors and Evil Doers. Votive or Makers of the Aetna Requiem. Insured Hat... $3^0. Friday, 6—St. Nicholas, Bishop, Con fessor. Second prayer, the Feria (from Sunday), 3d, Against Persecutors and Evil Doers. Saturday, 7—Yigil of the Immaculate LEE HATS Conception. St. Ambrose, Bishop, Con 358 FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK, N. Y. fessor, Doctor. Second prayer from t+REG. U. S. PATENT OFFICE preceding Sunday, 3d, the Vigil, 4th Against Persecutors and Evil Doers. Credo. Last Gospel, of the Vigil. Alter nate mass; of the Vigil, 2d prayer, St. Ambrose, 3d, the Sunday, 4th Against Persecutors and Evil Doers. WHY LOOK LIKE AN OCEAN FREIGHTER? When it Rains .. . Wear ALLIGATOR Airline Official Speaks Before Senior Engineers Mr. Ealph S. Damon, American Air Presenfing The lines official, was guest speaker at the ALLIGATOR monthly meeting of the Notre Dame section of the Institute of the Aero KNEE LENGTH nautical Sciences held last Wednesday. COAT Senior engineers were required to at We styled this coat for YOU 1^3 tend this instead of their usual weekly short, full cut, has heavy stitching lecture so that they would have the op at bottom and cuffs . . . and has a portunity of hearing Mr. Damon. water repellent finish that will give Mr. Damon's talk was on "The Oper long lasting dependable service. ation of a Commercial Airline." Prob Superbly tailored of Alligator's new Stormwind cloth—light weight yet ably the most important topic dealt with wind and dust proof! See it today! under this title was the maintenance of equipment. 50 Mr. Damon received an A.B. degree ^10 from Harvard University in 1918. He (With Slide Fastener Front, SUJBOi has worked as an executive in the aero Gm9f Af ffporer Koncooli nautical field since 1921. From 1921 to $5J5 to $26J0 1935 he served in various executive po AT BEUeH DEALERS EVEkYWHEK sitions with the Curtiss Aeroplane and THE AlUGATOR CO, St. lo»a, lot Aiig«l«% NMT Yoffc Motor Company. He developed the Cur- tiss-Wright "Condor" commercial trans port in 1933. Since 1935 Mr. Damon has ALLIGATOR been vice president in charge of opera tions and director of American Airlines, Vu//'///'oaTs ////// (//{//rarif^ Inc. He is at present located at La- Guardia Field in New York. because S SURE TO R A I N —Bill Herzog 24 THE NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC
Develop New Machine broken by the passage of bacteria. Each Romeo Coaches '44 Cagers time the beam is broken the machine To Count Bacteria registers and a dial shows the exact Anthony Romeo, senior from Bayonne, N. J., was recently selected freshman One of the more recent machines to number of bacteria in the solution. basketball coach by varsity cage mentor, be developed and used in the Biology Without the use of this machine it is George Keogan. Romeo succeeds Gene building is a new automatic counter necessary to count these bacteria by eye, Klier, star on last year's quintet, who which will count the number of bacteria which is a long and diificult process. had to give up his work with the frosh in any given solution by multiples of With the machine, samples of milk or for duties as lab assistant in the metal ten. other material in which it is necessary lurgy department of the college of engi A certain amount of the solution is to determine the number of bacteria can neering here at Notre Dame. placed under the microscope on a plate be quickly and easily tested. The ma that revolves slowly. A beam, passing chine was completely developed at Notre Reports indicate that prospects among from below the plate up through the Dame with Prof. J. Arthur Reyniers be Tony's 20-some freshman charges will microscope to a photo-electric cell, is ing chiefly responsible.—Bill O'Neil probably provide very good varsity ma terial for the next three years.
THEATRE By Yem Witkowski
A very capable company of a«tors, headed by Clifton Webb, will arrive in South Bend next Wednesday evening to play Kaufman and Hart's "The Man Who Came to Dinner." This is the same cast that pleased Chicago's critics and M?^^ audiences all last season. We're lucky for the visit. Clifton Webb plays Sheridan White side. This world adventurer, towncrier, and friend to celebrities, breaks his hip
Bob Saggau AND George Rassas (both in Alumni Hall)
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Michigan COCA - COtA BOTTLING CO. of South Bend. 1107 Beyer Avenue THE NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC on the front doorstep of the home of Mr. in "River Bed Blues," honky-tonk piano sichord depai-tment, Billy Butterfield and Mrs. Stanley in Mesalia, Ohio, and in "Peach Tree Street" and the rock of plays trumpet, and Artie, of course, is confined to a wheelchair throughout "Dallas Blues," to mention several. rides clarinet clear through both sides. the play. We're made to think that the Woody sings the vocal numbers in per (Victor) whole world is forced to revolve about fect taste, and the band never lets down. that madly-used front room of the Stan Don't miss this one. Herman's latest From Panama Hattie. . . ley home, since the seat of the world is record, by the way, is "Beat Me Daddy" Leo Reisman pairs two more Cole Whiteside. By phone, wire and radio he (he finally got around to it) and "There Porter tunes from that production this sends and receives his far-flung mes I Go." Nicely done. (Decca) week — "Make It Another Old Fash sages. His secretary (played by Sally ioned Please" and "My Mother Would Dick Jurgens' Ex-. . . . McMorrow), beautiful and just as sharp Love You." With Sara Horn singing the as her employer, falls in love with a local Maybe Eddie Howard's 'Stardust" first and Mary Alcott the second, he newspaper reporter. Whiteside, fearing isn't what you expected of him, but did doesn't come up to the A-1 mark he set to lose the valuable side and somewhat you stop to hear the other side? "Old last week with "Let's Be Buddies" and in love with her himself, plots against Fashioned Love" gives him a chance to "Fresh as a Daisy," vocalized by Joan the "moony" affair; this, of course, in ham, and some of us like him better that Whitney. But, for our money, he doesn't addition to broadcasting on Christmas way. Besides, Teddy Wilson's band backs have the same material to work with. Eve; receiving gifts from famous people Eddie up on this record. Some people (Victor) (penguins from Admiral Byrd, a mummy will buy it for that alone. (Columbia). case from Egypt, etc!); railing at his The Telephone Exchange Boys. . . Latest Hits. . . harried nurse. Miss Preen (done well by Artie Shaw and his Gramercy Five Erskine Hawkins — "Norfolk Ferry" Ruth Sherrill); tongue-lashing his un cook up some whipper-do jam on his and "Put Yourself in My Place" ("Tux fortunate hosts, the Stanleys; starting latest release, "Summit Ridge Drive" edo Junction" tempo with controls mutinies within the household and gloat and "Cross Your Heart," both jingle- turned to slow heat) (Bluebird). "I'd ing prettily over the results; — all exe jangle jazz from rim to label. John Know You Anywhere" and "like the cuted from the wheelchair! Guarnieri heads the boogie-woogie harp Fella Once Said"—Gene Krupa. (Okeh) We become good friends with Sheri dan Whiteside because we wish we had his gall. Clifton Webb keeps the old i^-.s^-: gamecock on the level of high comedy and cuts a sharp impression into his audience, with a smart Van Dyke, gi'ay- ing hair, elongate cigarette holder, well- BlUie ABOUT! tailored clothes and a clever toss of the head. Just as "Sherry" Whiteside is the authors' caricature of Alexander WooII- cott, so Beverly Carlton, actor and musi cal-playwright, is a friendly thrust at Noel Coward. When you see this play, watch a clever actor in the role. His name is James MacCoU. And, of course, rah-dee-dah Hollywood is represented in the person of Whiteside's beloved loud mouth. Banjo, played by Joey Faye. $3-95 . $5 Custom oad Have a good time and prepare to Nonnal-Trad SWMS laugh till tears! $7.00 Quality Hose, 4 paiis $1.00 THE MUSIC BOX By Felix Posiiano tea X op honors" go to Douglas Shoes, too. Snappy plateau models, brogues and other mellow tans in Woody Herman. . . ^i.--^^ Decca continues its issue of consistent ^>^-^ rich, grained leathers and antiqued finishes provide ly good albums this week with "Blues the college man with "stand out" style, comfort on Parade," featuring Woody Herman and long wear. and "The Band That Plays the Blues." Twelve sides give excellent variety in m^ the blues field, with every type from the catching swing of the title number and "Farewell Blues" to the hunch-and-peck tempo of "Casbah Blues." You'll hear the amazing "Laughing Boy Blues" (a 210 SOUTH MICHIGAN STREET novelty, if you want to put it gently) Open Saturday Evenings the short, short tragedy of the clickety- clack "Dupree Blues," fine guitar work | 26 THE NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC volumes of applause which followed »^^^^^^^^^>^^^^^^»^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^»^>M^^^^^^W» for having made possible what was one each work could hardly have been any of the most phenomenal musical exper thing but sincerely spontaneous. And MUSIC iences this campus has ever known. I has a Washington Hall audience ever am speaking, of course, of the concert By John W. Larson been so breathless, as when it heard presented here several weeks ago by the some of those delicate polyphonic pas Trapp Family Singers. Apparently their sages from Palestrina or di Lassus? fame and a knowledge of their musi cianship spread rapidly, for Washington The department of music — which If I were compelled to judge which Hall could not have held a better crowd works on the program were the best during the last few years has showed had Don Ameche been scheduled. The performed, I think I should have to encouraging signs of proper develop most unusual Trapps were extremely choose the first three—^that is, the five- ment—is to be heartily congratulated well received, and I feel sure that the part motet of di Lassus, Victoria's "Ave Maria," and the "Agnus Dei" from Pal- estrina's Missa Brevis, Unquestionably, all the superlative abilities of this group of singers were magnificently brought forth in these three compositions. Mar velous effortless breathing, incisive at tacks which the intricate polyphonies weaving of voices demands, wonderfully clear and full-bodied voice tones, even on the most subdued passages — these admirable qualities could all be found within the compass of these first three works. I do not think 1 have ever heard anywhere women's voices more suitable and appropriate for the singing of li turgical music than in the Trapp fam ily. One would have to go far, I believe, to find women's voices that sounded so nearly like the "frozen" and yet warm ly clear tones you get in a crowd of good boy sopranos. These women are obviously from a musical and cultural tradition which knows nothing of that obnoxious hysterical tremolo to be heard in far too many women choristers.
It would have been more satisfying, I suppose, to have been able to hear the Trapp family sing in one of the hall eet More F»« out oHour chapels on the campus. They would have been more suited to the size of the group, as well as to the collection of S»Mts,Wort,SocBll.rt«-; early instruments which the family used. I do not see how the virginal C\ie« BelieimB could have been properly enjoyed be yond the first ten rows of Washington Hall. But we are glad to have heard and seen the Trapps. Their program, which BOmWWT 60M « covered 400 years of musical develop Men coUege men »d J^-^^^... ^ ment, was admirably chosen and per formed.
' ^i As persons, the Trapps are all fine DOUBUMINT GUM. „„io,ijigflnswfe«=*'- , representatives of the old Catholic cul ture of Austria which we think never •i W adas hm to ^"tteX^r^^^ ^"^ can be crushed. As musicians, it is evi dent they may take their places on a stage before the most ill-tempered and .N^ demanding critic, and emerge victorious. We of Notre Dame extend best wishes to the Trapp Family Singers. We hope they will not be long in returning.
(The von Trapp Family asked FaOier Connerton to express their gratitude to the students and others who attended the concert, for their fine reception. —Editor's note) THE NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC 27 If you have stepped too far with your rates Bill Wood, present coach of Army, These Tips From Layden left leg in No. 4, your right leg will not the greatest. Close behind Wood, Elmer have enough swing in its arc to meet ranks Shakespeare," Stevenson, and Sag- Will Aid Your Punting the ball with sufficient force to prdduce gau, three Notre Dame men. Of the Probably one of the lesser known a good kick. present team. Bob Saggau is the best facts of Elmer Layden's great playing 6. FOLLOW THROUGH by continu according to Coach Layden. He says, as one of the Four Horsemen is that the ing the forward movement of your body "Bob has a wonderful kicking leg, and present Notre Dame coach was a great even after you have met the ball. that extra snap of the knee which he punter. In every game in which he par "A fellow should practice constantly," has mastered has added many yards to ticipated, Mr. Layden gained ground said Mr. Layden. "All boys have latent his long punts." Captain Piepul and for the Irish by his fine kicking. ability." Evans are also considered fine kickers. Elmer's kicking reached its pinnacle Of the kickers he has seen, Elmer —Bill Rogers in the Rose Bowl game of 1925, in which Stanford succumbed, 27-10, to a furious Irish offensive. The game was TEST FJTffUieS the final curtain call for the Four Horsemen. Time and again, Elmer Lay den's kicks drove Stanford back. His punts were like rifle shots, giving his ends time to get down the field and as sault the safety-man. Always clean and free Discussing the art of punting, Mr. from goo no matter Layden offered a few tips for the inter- how often you smoke hall and sandlot kickers: it. Challenging higher- priced pipes 1. HOLD the ball with both hands in briar qaaU«, well in front of you and not too high. ty and value. The laces should be facing up. Place-the WM. OOUIIH ft CO., NEW YOn left hand on top of the ball, the right hand underneath the nearer end of the ball. The fingers should be spread out, with the middle-finger of the right hand on the imder-seam. This finger is the ^ide when dropping the ball. 2. STAND with a slight bend in your body, feet and shoulders forward. Your feet should be a few inches apart, with the right foot slightly in front of the left. Balance yourself on the balls of After The USC • Notre Dome Gooie your feet. 3. DROP the ball well in front of yourself. The ball should be dropped straight down, using the middle-finger DANCING of the right hand as a g^uide. If you wish to kick low, point the front end of the ball down and drop the ball in that way. If you wish to kick high, MUSIC point the front end of the ball up and ^m drop the ball in that manner, using the middle finger as a guide in either case. AMBASSADOR'S 4. STEPPING must be done while dropping the ball. The right and left feet are still in position No. 2. First take a short step forward with the right leg; then the left leg must take ^ a longer step, but not too long. All your weight is on your left leg which should be planted solidly on the ground Stepping is important. It helps you to aim the ball in kicking it away from World's Greatest Pick-Pocket and the safety man, and out of bounds. 5. SWING your right leg in an arc, similar to that of a pendulum. The foot should be swung simultaneously with the dropping of the ball. Depress your locoMparablo Daociig Star toes and meet the ball with the arch of your foot. The foot should be swung nUDAY MGIir $1.00, SAHHMY $150 toward the left so it hits the ball on the outside of the foot to produce a 3400 WILSHIRE BLVD. • LOS ANGELES spiral kick. BETTE DAVIS starred in Warner Bros. Its right combination of the best tobaccos current hit "THE LETTER' that grow and its modern cigarette mak ing methods, make Chesterfield a com pletely satisfying smoke, pack after pack. That's why people call it
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