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5S5SS353S3S3S35SSSS5SS5SSiS3SSSSSESSS2SSSSS3SSSESSSS5SSMSSSSSSSSSSSSSS3S3SSES^ THE WEEK idsasasasasasasasHSHSHSHHasESHsasaHESEsasasHSHSHSHSEsasssHSHsasasasasaHSSHsasHsi EssssssssssssssBsei "Hello men." "Hello week." "Hello year." through the good graces of Father Crum­ The annual campaign founded upon the dic­ ley, the animal is as yet unable to answer tum of the Lord, "love your neighbor," has the following questions to his own satisfac­ been inaugurated with the added .Notre tion : "whence am I come" and "whither am Dame interpretation "speak to youi' neigh­ I going." bor." What benefits will accrue, other than A special dispatch to The World's Greatest voice culture without credit, remain for the Newspaper reported 8,000 in attendance at statisticians and editorial writers. However, the annual varsity-freshman scrimmage, all we, in perfect harmony and co-operation of which looks well in pi'int. But Bob Kirby, with the Department of Student Welfare, are our debonair cheer leader who has the most formulating plans for a "good-bye week" infectious smile this side of the Rio Grande,. which is scheduled to begin the Saturday of takes issue and demands the service of an the Minnesota game and terminate seven expert accountant. In an exclusive interview days thereafter. To those who have the hap­ he said, "I'm all for the idea of big gates; at py faculty of passing out arid to those who the same time, though, my reputation de­ will fade out under pressure, this little game pends upon mass cheering. In the words of of seven up is respectfully dedicated. Up be­ the famous bard, let eveiy mother's son of fore the Board within the seven days makes you spur the team on to victory with the one eligible for the Grand Prize which will cheers for which Notre Dame is internation­ be donated by your favorite railroad. Pro­ ally famous. Gentlemen, I enlist your sup­ fessional boarders are barred ipso facto in port." And cries of "Bravo, Bob boy" filled favor of the amateur. Remember the day, the galleries. For the Coe game you will re­ the place, and the iiiles governing contest. ceive one ticket through the astounding and Contestants will supply ammunition. ovenvhelming magnanimity of the Athletic office. If your girl wishes to come for the The laying of the air-tight-fit-right sub­ opener, you may meet her at Gate 1 after terranean pipes and asbestos covering begun the final whistle and there explain the tech­ in the year of Our Lord 1927 under the nicalities which might have seemed vague to patronage of Rev. P. J. Carroll, C.S.C., has her during the four quarters. This will re­ been completed. Razing of the temporary sult in added technique in post-mortem ses­ foot bridge, upon which there was no loiter­ sions. ing, was accomplished with fitting cere­ monies, the war-time trenches have regained And the Mission moves along evenly with solidity, the man-injuring derrick has gone Father O'Donnell a most human and humane home, and eveiything seems right with the preacher striking emotional notes rather world. Science Hall students, nevertheless, than the teriifying discord which often must attend to the clank of cement sidewalk characterizes the arinual stock-taking. Be­ being hurled into dilapidated trucks which hind the sermons are seen the poet, the gi'oan miserably with each deposit. Verily, artist, the mystic; and banal allusions to this is an age of improvement. banking, football, power, and wealth seem distasteful and foreign to the orator. Rev. Kerndt Healy told this writer two days ago (shades of Arthur Brisbane) that Fortune smiles on the freshmen. One told he continues to bs pursued by Blanche—a his help-eat mates that he has arranged a thoroughbred from the Lear kennels. Des­ date at St. Maiy's for every Saturday even­ pite the philosophical atmosphei'e which sui'- ing from eight until ten. Yes; he's with the rounds the Presbytery—the dog's home— green group. West wing. —J.T.C. THE NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC 40 • ••••• • • • • • •> •••••• <• * '^' Craig was appointed chairman. The Wran­ glers plan to begin interhall activities within • • NEXT WEEK'S EVENTS ^ the next month. The publicity committee for • * the year will be composed of Arnold Wil­ ^ .^ ^ <. ^ ^ ^ <• •> •> • • • • • • • • • •> * 'J* liams, chairman, and Louis Buckley; while Friday Evening, Septeviber 50—"Pep" Meet­ the constitutional committee will consist of ing—Parade and talks—7:30. Dome James C. Roy, chairman, George Courey and meeting. •* James McShane. Saturday Afternoon—GOQ College vs. Notre •—• Dame, Cartier Field, 2:30. FATHER CARROLL MAKES ADDRESS Saturday Evening.— Movies, featuring Father Patrick Carroll, C.S.C, Vice-Presi­ "Ritzy" Washington Hall, 6:30 and 8:30. dent of the University, gave an address on Sunday Evening—Benediction, Sacred Heart "Catholic Readers and Writers" before the Church, 7:30. Michigan division of the International Fed­ Monday—Dome begins taking pictures, for eration of Catholic Alumni, Saturday, Sep­ three week's duration, of seniors, Walsh tember 24. The meeting, which lasted for HaU basement, 9:30 A. M. to 5:30 P.M. three days, was held at Sacred Heart Col­ Monday Evening — Meeting of Scribblers, lege, Marywood, Grand Rapids. • Library, 8:00. .J. Tuesdcuy Evening — Meeting of East-Penn Club, Library, north room, 8:00—Chica­ HAYWARD ELECTED DIRECTOR go Club, Can-oil "Rec", 8:00. Professor James W. Hayward, head of the Wednesday Evening—Meeting of Wranglers, Department of Agriculture, was elected di­ Walsh Hall basement, 8:00—Meeting of rector of the Catholic Rural Life Conference Le Cercle Francais, Law Building, court at their annual meeting at Lansing, Mich., room, 6:30. August 5 to 8. The 1928 conference will Thursday Evening—Meeting of the staff of meet at Notre Dame next summer in res­ The Santa Maria, 308 Walsh Hall, 8:00. ponse to an invitation issued to the body by Friday Evening—^First Friday Devotions, the University. Sacred Heart Church, 7:30. Saturday Afternoon—Detroit U. vs. U.' of Notre Dame, Detroit. BROTHER CAJETAN RETIRES Brother Cajetan, C. S. C, present head prefect of Saint Edward's Hall and connect­ WRANGLERS HONOR GOLDBERG ed with that institution for more than forty Honoring Ai-thur Goldberg of Mishawaka, years, retires from active service in the Con­ last year's captain of the University's debat­ gregation of Holy Cross at the end of this ing team, the Wranglers held a banquet at week. the Mishawaka Hotel last Thursday evening. Mr. Goldberg is a Charter member of the NEW SCHOLASTIC FEATURE Wrangler's club and is one of its most active In this issue, the SCHOLASTIC begins a new members. He is leaving for the University series of feature articles on students notable of Chicago this week where he will study, in campus activities. The feature will be law. called "Campus Personalities" and opens A new policy of inter-hall debating was with a brief sketch of John Frederick, sen­ suggested at the meeting which was met ior president, one of the most popular of the with approval. It was suggested to appoint active Men. a senior and a junior on the executive board. A regular ptii-t of the feature will be a pic­ The senior, a man who was on the commit­ ture of the student chosen for each story. tee last year, as director and the junior as Prominent men in the campus organizations, chairman of-inter-hall debating. Pierce J. publication men, and athletes will successive­ O'Connor was made director and William F. ly appear in the section.

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HELLO FELLOWS, HELLO! and x'eread them many times; I consider it At a recent meeting, the S.A.C. designated a privilege and an honor to stand by the the week of Sept. 25th as "Hello-Week" for grave of so great and so learned a man. the year of '27-28. Father Zahm, it will be remembered, is A precedent was es­ buried in the community cemetery at the rear of Holy Cross Seminary. He was a member tablished iij the new of the Congregation of Holy Cross and widely dining hall when blue known for his literary works. and gold buttons, bear­ ing the inscription: Father Ritter was deeply impressed with "N. D. Hello—1927— all he saw and particularly with the new dining hall and the library; upon leaving the 1928," were found un­ campus to continue his journey home he was der the coffee cups at loud in his praise of our "great Western Uni-. l^reakf ast Monday versity," as he called it. morning. After the morning KIRBY CHOSEN CHEER-LEADER JOE DORAN meal, as the, student Chairman of the Students' Robert E. Kii'by, former drum major of Aetivitica Council* body flocked from the dining halls, they were the Univei'sity band, was selected cheer­ greeted with "Hello" and "Hello Fellows" leader by the Students' Activities Council at signs which had been set up at opportune its regular Sunday meeting, September 25. spots all about the campus. Robert Mannix and Earl Leach were named "Hello Week" is a time honored institution as assistants to Mr. Kirby. here. It occurs annually, shortly after the The three cheer-leaders tried out for reopening of school in September. Its pur­ the office last Saturday during the Varsity-. pose is the promotion of good fellowship and Freshman football game. Freshman and the destruction of barriers which bar the Sophomore cheerleaders will be selected in a way to new friendships. like manner on their showing during the Coe « game tomoiTow. FIFTY YEARS A PRIEST DOME TO PHOTOGRAPH SENIORS Rev. Father Casper G. Ritter, C. SS. R., The Dome announces that, beginning Mon­ who has been a priest of the Redemptorist day, October third, it will take pictures of all Order for the past fifty years and who is seniors at theUnivei'sity. The photographers, touring the West in celebration of his golden who may be found in Walsh Hall basement jubilee, stopped here this week. on any weekday from 9:30 A. M. to 5:30 "I have always wished to see this great P. M., will remain for three weeks. University of which I have heard so much" « said Father Ritter, "now I can return home FATHER CAVANAUGH RETURNS content." Rev. John F. Cavanaugh, C.S.C, President Father Ritter is stationed at St. Peter's emeritus of the University, returned from an Church in Philadelphia and was on his way extended tour of the West Saturday, Septem­ home after an extensive tour of the West. ber 24. Shortly after his arrival on the campus he Father Cavanaugh was a member of the expressed the desire to visit the grave of escort to Bishop Finnigan at the installation Father Zahm. Upon arriving at the grave of the Bishop in Helena, Montana, giving the the aged priest removed his hat, dropped to sermon for the occasion. his knees and spent some time in prayer. While in the West, Father Cavanaugh vis­ Upon arising he remarked, "I have always ited Columbia College, Portland, Oregon, been a great admirer of Father Zahm; I have and the cities of Seattle, Wash., and Van­ a collection of all his works and have read couver, B. C. THE NOTRE DAME' SCHOLASTIC 42 FORMER NOTRE DAME PROFESSOR 'was by a divided vote, which fact as well f.s the unusual time taken for the case, DIES indicated its difficulty and importance. Its John Gillespie Ewing who was for over financial feature was not great; but the twenty years a professor at Notre Dame pinnciple involved, which would serve as a University in the branches of law and precedent, was far-reaching. It was Mr. 'modern history, and was born at Lancas­ Ewing who prepared the brief for the ter, Ohio, on May 22, 1858, died at Wash­ argument of the Hon. James M. Beck be- ington, D. C. on August 2, 1927 after an fore the final Tribunal. The decision was attack of angina pectoris. His end was recognized by the legal profession and by attended with the ministrations of religion. the press at large as constituting a land­ The funeral was at St. Patrick's church in mark in our constitutional history. Washington and his mortal remains were As a Catholic, the deceased was staunch laid to rest in his old home town of Lan­ and undeviating; through his life he kept caster. He was survived by his wife, two his death in view and God's appointed time daughters, a son-in-law and an infant found him waiting.—R. I. P. grandson; among his near relatives he left two brothers arid four sisters. He was the •:< son of Judge Philemon B. Ewing and the UNIVERSITY APPOINTMENTS grandson of Thomas Ewing, twice Senatoi' Father James A. Burns, C.S.G., Provnncial, from Ohio, Secretai-y under President Wil­ has announced the following appointments: liam H. Harrison and Secretary of the Department of the Interior upon its forma­ Father Matthew Schumacher, C.S.C. who tion under President Taylor. His uncle has been Director of Studies at the Univer­ Rev. Neal H. Gillespife was the first editor sity during the past year, to the deanship of of The Ave Mwi-ia magazine well-known philosophy in the University. Father Schu­ in the Catholic world at home and abroad. macher has long devoted special attention to His aunt. Mother Angela, was the foun­ some of the more abstruse problems of philo­ dress of the motherhouse of the Sisters sophy, his book "The Knowableness of God" of Holy Cross. having been very well received. Father Schumacher was one time President of St. In the organization of the Knights of Edward's College, Austin, Texas. Columbus, Mr. Ewing was the first to hold Father Emil P. De Wulf, C.S.C, Profes­ the position of State Deputy for Indiana sor of Astronomy at the University, to the and for many years was one of the Nation­ directorship' of studies, succeeding Father al Directors, being instrumental in the Schumacher. Father De Wulf is well known revising of the ritual of the order. because of his many talks and papers on For the last seven years of his life Mr. astronomical subjects. Ewing served in the Department of Justice in Washington in the division that defends Father George W. Albertson, C.S.C, asso­ cases before the United States Court of ciate professor of Biology, to the deanship Claiins. An important case in which he of the College of Science. was engaged was that of Frank S. Meyers against the United States, which concerned James Armstrong, Notre Dame alumni sec­ the President's right of removal fx*om office. retary and director of District 5 of the Mr. Ewing conducted the case throughout American Alumni Council, will attend a reg- in the Court of Claims from its filing on inal round-table conference at Northwestern April 25, 1921 and on March 2, 1922 a decision was given in the Government's University Oct. 5. Mr. Armstrong, who was favor. The case was appealed and was recently appointed director of District 5, before the Supreme Court for over three which comprises Indiana, Michigan, Wiscon­ ye^rs. The Court's decision upheld the sin, Ohio, Kentucky and West Virginia, has Government's contention. The decision issued invitations to all the 'alumni secreta­ ries of his district to attend the meeting. THE NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC 48 CAMPUS PERSONALITIES JUGGLER WILL APPEAR SOON President of the Senior class, an athlete, The Juggler, humorous publication of the a student and a good fellow, that is John university, will make its initial appearance Fedus Frederick! of the year during the second week of Oc­ John's home is in Saginaw, Michigan, tober. The Funny Fellow's first performance where he learned will be known, as the Freshman Number. The his football and be­ issue will not only satirize the first year came all-state center men, it will contain contributions from writ­ while at Saginaw ers and ai*tists from the class of thirty-one. high school. The two prizes of five dollars each will be After matriculat­ awarded to the two undergraduates who sub­ ing at Notre Dame, mit the best written copy and the finest ai't John was forced to work. The staff members are not eligible keep in condition. for these prizes. All contributions should be You can see how in the Jugglet-'s oflice, 313 Sorin, by the that was — Two evening of October first. flights down—care­ The new staff heads include: Editor-in- ful not to shave chief, Walter H. Layne; Business manager, someone else. Two Joseph Doran; Art editor, Larry Culliney; JOHN FREDERICK Circulation manager, Lester Carrig. President nf the Senior Ctaaa blocks west—chapel. Two blocks east—breakfast. One flight up —study. One flight down—ad nauseum. AIRMEN ENTERTAIN STUDENTS Answer, Carroll Hall, "where friends are Saturday morning, September 24, at about made." eleven o'clock, the students here were enter­ Since the A. B, college listed Frederick, he tained in a most unusual manner. An air­ continued to study; now he is in the college plane circled the University several times, of Law. This might be a faux pas when nearly smashing against the Dome and com­ speaking of an athlete—but when the writer ing dangerously close to several other build­ last saw John he was seated in an easy ings. This startling behavior of the airplane chair, a "deep" book in his hands, a Colleg­ attracted the attention of students going to iate dictionary on one arm of the chair, and and from classes. The plane finally made a a reference book on the other. A monogram daring landing in the field across from the has never meant "No Duty" to John. post-office. Curious students immediately rushed to the field and suiTounded the avi­ Last season's Absurdities cannot be for­ ators. The pilot claimed that he came from gotten. Remember the Thriller Girls New Orleans and was looking for a student Chorus? Well, the "thrillingest" was John named George Pope, a close friend of his. Frederick. He failed to locate the student, and, after a The S. A. C, the Monogram Club, the short delay, caused by over-curious students Knights of Columbus, and the entire student seeking a free ride, he flew away. It was body count Frederick as "one of them." The noted that the plane was made by The Alex­ worst that can be said against him is, "He ander Airplane Co. of Denver, the ownei* of was never a day-dog." which has a son at the University. This year, John is making a determined • bid to fill the shoes of Adam Walsh and Bud Boeringer at varsity center. STUDENT DIRECTORY SOON TO John Frederick has character. We shall APPEAR hear of him in law someday as we now do The Student Directory for the current in college. Those who have heard him speak, yeai', 1927-1928, has been compiled. It is as he did at Freshman class meeting, know now in the printer's hands, and will appear that he will be able to plead—and to win! on the campus in about three weeks. : ii- THE NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC 44 S. A. C. SELECTIONS faculty, was chosen as president by a gen­ eral ballot. All women matriculates whose Chairman Joe Doran of the Students' Ac­ classes have been graduated from the Uni­ tivities Council announces the subsequent ap­ versity are eligible for membership. pointments : « Dorotheus (Turk) Meinert, chairman of the Blue Circle. JUDGE WOOTEN TRAVELS DURING SUMMER Willard Wagner, chairman of the finance committee of the S. A. C. Dudley G. Wooten, of the Law Faculty, Jerome De Clercq, chairman of the dance spent a rather varied but pleasant summer vacation. He delivered the Commencement committee. Address at D'Youville College, Buffalo,, on John (Clipper) Smith, chairman of the June 9, the Commencement Address at Notre concessions committee. Dame College and Academy, Cleveland, on Louis Carr, chairman of the student-trip June 12, the annual Public Address before committee. ' the National Educational Association at De­ William Leahy, chairman of the elections' troit, on June 29, and a series of lectures at committee. the Catholic Summer .School of America, The officers of the Students' Activities Cliff Haven, N. Y., from. July 18 to 22. After Council for the ensuing year are as follows: these labors, he went into Canada for rest Joe Doi'an, chairman. and recreation, visiting Quebec, St. Anne de Jack Elders, secretary. Beaupre, Montreal, Toronto, Ottawa and Sam Romano, treasurer. other points of interest. Mr. Wooten ac­ companied him and they drove through in UNIVERSITY THEATRE MEETING their own car. The executive committee of the University Theatre, Notre Dame dramatic organization, composed of Father J. Hugh O'Donnell, pre­ PLANS FOR ACADEMY MEETING fect of discipjline, and professors Phillips, Kelly and Manion, held its first meeting of Plans have been made to hold a meeting the school year during .the latter part of the of the Indiana Academy of Science at the week. Plans for the year were discussed and University sometime during the present formulated. A number of programs, consist­ semester. The exact date has not been de­ ing chiefly of original plays by Notre, Dame cided upon. The Academy is composed of students, will be presented, it was decided. the best known scientists of the state and men and women connected with the science The University Theatre was organized last departments of the numerous Universities year and was a recognized success from the and colleges of Indiana. outset. Four programs of exceptional merit were presented in Washington hall. The fact -^•- that each of these presentations were "all REV. LAHEY'S FATHER BURIED Notre Dame productions" is considered the Rev. Thomas Lahey's father, who died most significant factor in connection with Tuesday afternoon, was buried this morning the revival of dramatics at Notre Dame. '. ^ at Michigan City. Mass for his'deceased father was cele­ N. D. WOMEN GRADUATES ORGANIZE brated by Father Lahey. Father Patrick J. A Woman's Club of the Notre Dame alum­ Carroll, Vice-President of the University, de­ ni was organized July 22 by women gradu­ livered the sermon. ates of the summer school in response to a 0 — belief on the part of both the women and the University officials that such an organization The new steam-heating system, which has was needed. Sister M. Eleanor, C.S.C, wide­ been under installation since last May, is ly known poet and a member of St. Mary's about completed. The system will probably be placed in service the first of next week. THE NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC 45

NEW INSTRUCTORS LISTED STUDENT TICKETS FOR SO. CALIFOR­ The Notre Dame faculty has been en­ NIA GAME $1.00 large and strengthened by the addition of Student tickets for the Southern Califor­ eleven professors or assistant professoi's and nia game, to be played in Chicago Nov. 26, seven instructors. The Departments of Eng­ will be sold for one dollar, it has been an­ lish and Philosophy show the greatest in­ nounced. It was deemed proper to make this crease in faculty members, the former re­ charge because Southern California followed ceiving five new men and the latter threre. this policy last fall when Notrre Dame A change in the faculty of some import­ played at Los Angeles. ance is the shifting of Father Matthew Schu­ The game at Chicago will be a student macher from the office of Director of Studies trip, though it has not yet been decided to the headship of the Department of Phil­ whether it wi)l be the primaiy school trip osophy. Father Emiel F. DeWulf, former of the season. Train tickets will probably professor of Astronomy, succeeds Father be secured at the same time that game tick­ Schumacher as Director of Studies. Augus- ets are issued. tin Confrey has been appointed head of the Depai-tment of Secondary Education. METROPOLITAN CLUB MEETS The following is a list of the new profes­ The first meeting of the Metropolitan club sors or assistant professors: Rev. Bex'nard was held last Wednesday evening in the 111, C.S.C, German; Rev. Louis Kelley, C.S. North Room of the Library. Jack Lavelle C, philosophy and religion; James F. Kirby, president of the club, presided and the first law; L. O. McCabe, marketing, finance and business attended to was the election of Jo­ accounting; E. D. O'Connell, physics and seph V. Lenihan as secretaiy to fulfill the mathematics; Rufus W. Rausch, English; vacancy of John I. McNamara who did not Rev, J. J. Reynolds, C.S.C, histoiy; E. J. return to school this Fall. Schmitt, economics and politics; Rev. An^ Following the election, the plans for the drew Schreyer, C.S.C, German; Rev. Leo coming year were discussed and from all in­ Ward, C.S.C, English; William F. Wall, edu­ dications this will be one of the most success­ cation. ful years in the histoiy of the club. Instructors joining the faculty are as fol­ It was decided that the annual Christmas lows: William Downey, economics and poli­ ball would be held on the 28th of December tics; R. N. Kavanaugh, philosophy; Howard in New York City. The ballroom in which Dolmage, English; Alfred L. Meyers, Eng­ the dance is to be held will be amiounced at lish; F. E. Moran, English; Maurice L. Pet- a later date. Harley L. McDevitt was chosen tit, histoiy and education; Carl Spi'enger, as the General Chairman of the dance and is mechanical engineering. to be assisted by the following committee • ^ chairmen: Bids, Edward F. Cunningham; music, William T. Doyle; favors, Frank G. DINING HALL SEATS CHANGED Dunn; ballroom, Walter A. Donnelly; pub­ Seating arrangements in the new dining licity, Thomas P. Cunningham and William halls have been changed by the management H. Knapp; reception, Warren S. Fogel; dec­ in compliance with suggestions made by stu­ orations, Martin Foley. dents to the S. A. C. Under the new plan, Approximately thirty freshmen turned out which went into effect Thursday, the stu­ for the meeting with the result that the club dents from each of the halls are seated to­ now has the largest membership of any gether. Eastern club on the campus. The next The dining hall will be completed by No­ meeting of the club will be held about the vember 1, it is believed. The conti'actors middle of October at which time further ar­ have been delayed considerably because of rangements for the Xmas dance will be dis­ the failure of matei'ials to arrive. cussed. THE NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC 46 NOTICE TO CAMPUS WRITERS couver, B. C, University of British Colum­ bia; Martin J. O'Phelan, St. Paul, Minn., St. Men wishing to contribute to the Literary Thomas College, Minn.; John F. Reilly, Section of the SCHOLASTIC should mail their Memphis, Tenn., St. Edwards College, manuscripts to the Literary Editor, 428 Mor- Austin; Joseph J. Ryan, Ashmont, Mass., rissey Hall, or should push them under the Boston College; Stephen J. Schneider, Rice door of that room. Lake, Wis., St. John's College, Winona; Short stories, essays, poems, and articles George John Ullrich, St. Louis, Mo., St. on subjects interesting to college men will Louis University. be published. There are no requirements The members of the Senior class are en­ upon contributions except that they be ap­ gaged in practical field work during the first propriate for publication in the SCHOLASTIC. semester in a number of the larger cities. ,> . They will return to the University for the ALUMNUS APPEARS last semester, February first, receiving their The September issue of the Notre Dmie master degree and certificate in Boy Guid­ Alumnus, edited by James E. Armstrong, ance in June. has made its appearance this week. The magazine contains erudite articles from the PUBLICATIONS, ATTENTION! pens of Father John Cavanaugh, C.S.C, The Board of Publications of the Univer­ President emeritus of the University and sity repeats its announcement of last year Professor Charles Phillips together with that all campus publications, before solicit­ news features and the regular departments. ing advertising in South Bend and environs, Father Cavanaugh's article, "The Soul of the first must have the consent of the Board. Church," was delivered at the enthronement : «• of the Rt. Rev. George J. Finnigan, C.S.C, in the Cathedral of Helena, August 18,1927. OUR' CONTRIBUTORS "Deep Plowing," Professor Phillip's article, "A Slice of Butter" ought to delight any­ was delivered at the Commencement exer­ one who has ever come in contact with the cises of the 1927 Summer School. unique personality of the Pennsylvania Dutch. Bernard Garber knows these people; BOY GUIDANCE OPENS FOURTH YEAR he has had them for neighbors back in But­ The Department of Boy Guidance began ler. The thoroughness of his observation of its fourth year with thirteen new students their manners, as shown in his very human enrolled. These men were selected by the story, may be the result of a news-sense de­ . Knights of Columbus Boy Life Bureau at veloped by Bernie's activity in the Press New Haven, Conn., from a list of almost Club. If, as is probably the case, it is a natu­ sixty applicants who sought scholarships. ral knack for character-study, you shall see The members of the new class together more cross-cuts of homely people like those with their home city and college of which in "A Slice of Butter." they are graduates follows: "On the Male Physique" introduces Cyril Lawrence H. Brown, Des Moines, la., Mullen, who has a rare trick of writing fun­ Creighton University; Cyril A. Costello, ny things dryly. We tried to keep the two Providence, R. I., Providence College; Ar­ Mullen brothers, Cy and Jack, from appear­ thur J. Evans, Woodstock, 111., St. Edward's ing on the same index page; but read "On College, Austin; Fi-ancis J. Culhane, Cam­ the Male Physique" and you will understand bridge, Mass.,Boston College; James T. Mas- why it could not be kept out. ^ terson. White Plains, New York, State Nor­ mal College Pennsylvania; Thomas R. Mc- —<•— Grath, Providence, R. I., Providence College; Jasper Brent is a newcomer about whom Stephen M. Murray, Providence, R. I., Prov­ we know nothing except the fact that his idence College; Edmund F. Mulhern, Van­ verse is pleasing, and his prose, which you will see very soon, is still better. —R.C.B. THE NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC 47

I THE COLLEGE PARADE -:- By J. F. Mahoney KsaHSsasasasasasasasasHSHsasHsasasasasssHsasHHasasasisasasHSHSHHas^asHHHsaHHSi; The recldess.driving of Purdue students is that the writer has utilized the concentrated a menace to the lives and property of the atmospher'e of a Philosophy lecture to write more conservative element of West Lafeyette, the letter. It seems a shame that opportun­ Ind., according to a complaint made to the ities for education could be so wilfully neg­ city council by an uneasy citizen. There is lected. a pi'ohibition on student driven cars, but the city council learned that there are actually Something of interest to amateur philos­ more students driving cars than ever before. ophers is contained in an article in the Holy The council, alarmed at such disregard of the Cross Pw^ple entitled "The Philosophy of law in an otherwise peaceful community, im­ Smiles." The following is quoted verbatim mediately took the matter up with the school from one of the most powerful of the para­ authorities, and suggested that the ban be graphs, and refers to the inveterate smiler, made more stringent than ever. who brightens the lives of others as he goes his cheeiy way down Life's road: "This phil­ The Student Life, weekly newspaper of osopher's life position does not matter. Rich Utah Aggies, rejoices that the ancient breach or poor, banker or laborer, young or old, he between athletics and scholarship is narrow­ is ever smiling. His life may be called one ing considerably. It believes that institutions long smile. From birth, I might say, he throughout the country are looking now for treads the path of life blithely and happily, the student-athlete as the best means of re­ no matter how rough or stony the road may moving the sordid conditions implied by the be. . . " That's a beautiful thought, and if it phrase "four year loaf" which has often been teaches one person to smile who has not applied to the career of college athletes. smiled before, the labor the writer expended in composing it, and the trouble it caused The exhilarating rural sport of waiting me to copy it, shall not have been wasted. for the mail is described in the St. Edward's There is the formula for a happy life . . . Echo of last June. The writer, a Freshman gratis. "^ ^"^••" at that time, declares the pastime to be the most solitary and restful activity in the Kansas University has a sophomore this world. It appears that you sit on a bank, year who is six feet, ten inches tall, and throw stones in a pond, make a detailed weighs 210 pounds. He transferred to Kan­ study of any insect that happens along, and sas from Doane College, Crete, Neb., where finally whittle. You are awakened from your he distinguished himself in football and bas­ enjoyment of these zestful amusements by ketball. The young man enjoys considerable the sight of the mailman approaching; he notoriety in his home country. hasn't any mail for you, but you've had fun waiting, and you are cheered by the remem­ A student returning from the floating uni­ brance that tomorrow you may repeat the versity cruise of last winter pays a tribute experiment. A gi-eat argument for the rustic to ancient culture in a letter to the official life is contained in this stirring piece. magazine of the university, when he says, "Were I to be asked what the greatest sight's How the co-eds of a great University dis­ on earth were, I would answer without hesi­ port themselves during philosophy lectures is tation—the Shrines at Nikko in Japan; The revealed by a letter published in a magazine Taj Mahal at Agra in India, and the Acro­ called "Fraternity Life," the trade organ of polis at Athens." The University has decided a Detroit jewelry firm. The letter is from to drop coeducation this year, and to provide one of the sorority girls to another and des­ separate ships for men and women; this cribes a Kid Party held by one of the frater­ regulation is made because coui'tship deti'act- nities. The concluding paragraph remarks ed somewhat from study last year. THE NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC 48

•><><.<. ••• <• •> <••><><• i^ i> <><• ^ <• <^ •> ^ <• • "From rural heights at set of sun When his victorious course is run, * . From the Files of THE SCHOLASTIC • 'Tis sweet to view him from afar i> • • •>•••••••••••••••••<••<• Descending from his fiery car. September issues of 1879 and 1880 To kiss the hiU tops he has blessed "The work of the present scholastic year Ere slumbering in the golden West. is now fuJly commenced at Notre Dame, Then let me live amon'g the hills Study is the chief thing in view! All the stu­ Secure from care^and city ills; dents have entered on the arduous duty Let my young steps forget to roam with no little courage and perseverance— Or seek a better, happier home; something which is of primary importance Where I Imve passed such happy hours to them from the moment they enter the col­ In Alma Mater's fragrant botuers. lege to the time in which they go forth from —^A STUDENT." the serene and quiet home of their Alma Mater—in order to be enabled to overcome St, Mary's Notes: The Thursday drills every obstacle that may present itself before for the vocal class promise fine treats for the year to come. them." The tidy little misses who wear pink in i « the summer time, ai-e busy making very pret­ "Local Items:—Our friend John says the ty buff and pink veil cases. best things and the nicest in the college are .:. the new desks and the marble wash stands." "St. Mary's Notes: The notes for lessons "The new Infirmary Building has been en- and deportment will be published next week." , tirely remodeled and elegantly finished, and c- ' is in itself a respectable college building, September 1868: "Excelsior;. or Essays capable of accommodating a large number of on Politeness, Education, and Means of at­ students. It is covered with slate and is most taining success, by T. E. Howard, AM. We beautifully and substantially finished received our copy of this well written work too late to give an analysis in this issue, how­ throughout." ever, it is written in the felicitous style of c Professor Howard and interspersed with "Anyone who sends us three new sub­ smooth, flowing verse by R.A.R." scribers for the SCHOLASTIC will be entitled « to a copy free for one year, sent to any ad­ September 1875: "It is stated that the first dress he may designate. Now is the time to novelty this winter at the Royal Opera, Ber­ renew your subscription to the SCHOLASTIC. lin, will be Wagner's "Tristram and Isolde," Twelve large pages of reading matter every General-Intendant von Hulsen has invited week for only $1,50 a year, making it the Wagner to direct the first performance in cheapest periodical in the English language." person, and the composer is not disinclined * to accept the invitation." "On Wednesday the new steam fixtures in the College were connected with the boilers, "During the game of football last Satur­ and steam was turned into the building. It day our friend John made a_ferocious kick at was welcome, for the weather for a day or the ball, but alas! he missed it, and his com­ two has been quite chilly." rades saw pieces of sod flyiiig in every direc­ "We believe there is no better place than tion and poor John lying al full length five St. Mary's for young ladies to obtain a first- feet away. He soon got \i\), however, and class education from plain sewing and cook­ promptly removed his shoes—upon a second ing up to the highest accomplishments in attempt at kicking—John punted the oval 18 music, painting and embroidery." , yards—"I'm not, used to those new fangled « feet appliances" John explained' after the "Mr. Howell's new work is to be entitled game—Friend John hails from Ridgerun "Private Theatricals." Kentucky. THE NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC 49

ARE WE SLIPPING? And that is enough of a very unpleasant When a man, a college man, attends a subject. —J.A.M. moving-picture or vaudeville show in town, he is acting like a college man. When he APPROACHING PERFECTION "horses around" in a recreation room, makes New systems and devices are experimental a great deal of noise, calls people by names at best. If their objective is not realized, that would cause a fight under any other cir­ they are discarded as useless and impractic­ cumstances and, perhaps, throws an occa­ able; if their end is apparent immediately sional billiard ball, he is still acting like a they are said to reach beyond experimenta­ college man. But when a man attempts to tion on an approach to perfection. Educa­ combine the seeing of a show and the activ­ tional systems, too, are temperamental. Some ities of the "rec" room, he is no longer acting respond to nurturing and thrive; others die the college man. He is merely acting the pitiful deaths. The dissolution of the latter child, the child grown somewhat dangerous class is posited upon the observation, "as you because of increased size and strength. live, so shall you die." They had no life at There are those who would, apparently, birth—^muscles and tissues, the foundation like to remain "just great big kids" all their of life, were faulty. lives. As in other years, some of them are However, at Notre Dame an academic sys­ at Notre Dame and, also as in other years, tem of class registi'ation has been devised they have already begun to display their to withstand the whims and fanciful educa­ prowess in the art of childishness by making tional theories of clerks and directors who strange noises in the theatres and by actions may follow. Courses, teachers, students— just as juvenile and more reprehensible. all are profiting. Men have been assigned They have chosen the theatre as the locale official positions, class enrollment has been of their endeavors with transparent logic: limited, a double check has been installed, an the theatre is dark and the danger of detec­ appreciable amount of delay has been saved, tion is small. This latter factor is very ap­ and routine has been expedited. Contrast pealing to them because, like children, they this with the discarded system of experimen­ are afraid. tation through which every man was captain Twice during the past week. South Bend with no man in control. The advantages are theatre critics have felt it necessary to speak apparent immediately. The new device ap­ to a University representative concerning proaches perfection. noisiness and x'owdyism during the shows. To the present Director of Studies, the There is some excuse for the noise—^the SCHOLASTIC extends its sincere thanks for shows are, at times, of a type that cannot be the correction of an obvious ill—^that of im­ taken seriously by anyone not naturally given proper methods in registration. It is to be to weepishness—but such actions as those hoped that both professors and students which have on several occasions recently hasten to the practical support of the plan caused women to leave the theatres have which has required hours of minute study neither reason nor excuse. for development. The customary complexi­ It is unfortunate that these occurrences ties of mid-year registi-ation will be elimi­ have happened; it is even more unfortunate nated. That* in itself offers justification for that they have been noticed by persons prom­ the excellent procedui-e to which students inent in South Bend. Only the student body became contributing factors during the regis­ is in a position to pi*event their recurrence. tration which has x-ecently terminated. Will it? —J. T. C. 50 THE NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC

HOBNAILS REDIVIVUSI PLEA TO A LADY OUT OF REACH When we made our final bow last year^ we thought My love, if you luou'.d only choose that the bow was final, that Hobnails had forever The manner you display; passed from existence, and that Cyrano was gone. With half the charming grace you use We imagined, in other woi'ds, that we were dead, To frame the things you say, a peculiar state of mind to one who has had no pre­ 0 sxueet, there'd be no limit to vious personal experience with it. The fullness of my love for you. Now we discover that we are still alive and, re­ Perhaps, too, I could tell you then gretfully, that the new life will be spent in labor Hoiu tantalized ami I rather than in column conducting. But we can To hear you say "I love you," tvhen still be relatively happy, for Hobnails will be in the You steadfastly deny hands of our friend and kin-spirit, Allan-a-Dale. To me, who plead appealingly, ' You all know Allan. He was the minstrel of The lips that speak so feelingly. Robin Hood's famous gang before we procured his Soft luords are only little things services. He is a gay lad, given to singing light songs and fooleries, the joyousness of which is ac­ That Hnkle and are gone; centuated by his rare but poignant melancholy. If A kiss, remembered, bui-ns and sings you should think him a singer alone, however, try a Its glory on and on. bout with him at quarter-staves and receive the So love me not %vith words alone, . cracked pate you deserve. BJU love me tvith your heart, my oivn. Toodle-OO. —CYKANO. —THE TROUBADOUR. And hail to all of ye, our new-met friends! Hello-Week, -Year, and -Fellows are all with us, We claim ye friends, though strange-come as we be and, oh, what a heave of relief the editorial depart-^ From Sherwood's woody dims ment of this august school-sheet must have heaved And the brave clasp of stout Robin's hand. at sight of those mustard-and-indigo bulletins. To We know not yet if ye be comrades boon. think that the S. A. C". would come through and re­ We know alone that we be here, smiling. lieve them-of the work of writing the annual "Wel­ Sword and shield left closetted in good Maid Mari­ come Innocents" editorial by scattering the message an's care, broadcast on handsome signs and those cute little buttons! Bearing but our deep-voiced lute, A viol, and a rowdy flageolet. Did you see the item in Arthur Brisbane the other And these be hai-mless arms, moramg? It seems that somebody believes that the —BUT^'^ ^"^ """8^^t save lyrics and gay humorings. college grad loses three years for every year at college. Thank heavens we were warned in time _ We can't be missing meals to do all this wit-hunt­ Now its' up to us to skive out all night and gain ing ourselves; we pant for contribs. You friends of anywhere from three to twelve years before it's too Cyrano's, gather round and bring re-enforcements- late. • ^ you fnends of ours, you who never knew Cy cast NOCTURNE your lot with us. Please, • anybody, if you write Gentle breezes soft, green moonlight, velvet anything that has life in it, send it in; if you hear a good wise-crack, tell us about it; and if you know Se b'eeS ^'"' '^^""^' ^"^"^^^ exhilaration. anybody who has heard of somebody else that Silent trees soft, weird silhouettes; eerie noi- knows a fast one, hunt that humor down, and pass it on Make wit your game, stalk it tirelessly, cor- slLt'SS.'""'—^^^^°"^—^^----^ •^ ^'"°^''»"- AOR M^'^ when you've bagged it, drag its pelt to 428 MorrLssey. The open season is on; let fly. int!lT„r^°''°'"'r~'^^'^"* *''"^^' eentle breezes intoxicating perfume hazy visions sleep. ON MOON LAKE „, —N. LOTI. Tall pine trees There you are-the first week's shift is finished scan their shadows and may it please you. Somehow, though we feel' upon the ivater. My lonely whispering for you ninoles %vith the shadotvs and becomes lost in the night. -HEJAS —^ALLAN-A-DAM. THE NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC 51

A Slice Of Butter A Stoi'y of Fate in an Ingenuom Disguise BERNARD GARBER

"An' half a pound of uncolored Japan." "Emma still makes mighty good butter,' ". . . A' right." he said to himself. "An' five pounds of oleo—put in an extra color bean; Henry likes it yeller." ". . . A' right, Mrs. Schull. An' what Certei-sburg is one of those small Penn­ else?" sylvania villages in which the early German "Guess that's about all. Put these in a immigi-ants settled and built homes as nearly poke, Mr. Biehl?" as possible like those in the fatherland. The "Yes mam . . . There you are. Now let's land was divided mathematically—each fam­ see—^you brought in eighteen pounds, six ily had its home along the one wide street ounces of butter. Eight fours is thirty-two while the farms ran back along either side. . . . eight three's twenty-four and three . . . At one end of the street stood a steepled six dollars and twenty-four cents. An' you building which served as church and meet­ ing house. got five pounds of oleo, an' a half pound of tea, an' a box of pepper, an' a sack —. . . A With the growing years and the establish­ dollar an' fifteen cents coming to you, Mrs. ment of a public school, Certersburg lost a Schull. One dollar, ten, an' five is a dollar bit of its early exactness; yet it still held to fifteen. Thank you, Mrs, Schull. How's its innate frugality and to its pastime of Henry,these days? Haint seen him in a long watching, with the protection of curtains, the time." clumsy dalliances of its young people in which the head and the stomach played the "Oh, he's pretty perk. Coin' t' mend the role intended for the heart. But Certers­ roof of the bam tomorrer, if it don't rain. burg failed to follow the subtle yet homely Had to stay in with Maw an' the kids while strategy that directed the choice of a hus­ I came to town—^he was rantin' 'round some- band for Emma Shodd. thin' fierce." Emma, the only living child of Coony and "How's yer maw's lumbago this wet Gertrude Shodd, had intermittently attended weather?" Certersbui'g's public school until she had "Pretty bad—^makes her cranky. She lit completed the eighth grade. Like so many on Hen yesterday for wantin' to cut down German farmers, her father did not believe a locust tree Paw planted the year before he in education, especially for girls—^he thought died. Maw's gittin' old; I don't 'spect her to it a waste of time. During four years, Emma live more than ten years at the most. Well, had worked at home and helped on the farm I better be gittin' home." —she could plow and pitch hay as well as As the store-door clicked shut behind the any farm lad. The other fanners envied waddling woman, Nicholas Biehl clasped his Coony's cheap help. hands and smiled self-complacently. He took "Yo're Emma iss a fine voman," said the on a wood splint a bit of the delectable but­ fanners to Coony Shodd. ' "Big, strong ter and placed it on the tip of his tongue hands! Vy, she could milk all der cows—. where he could enjoy the fresh unctuous Maybe if my Conrad ... ?" sweetness. 62 THE NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC "Nein! She iss bull-headed like as a jack­ "Guess so. Maybe some day I can buy." ass. She do nothin' I tell her," Coony would "Ya. Fine, fine!" answer, shaking his head. As soon as they were seated at the table, The only two who had persistance enough Nicholas remembered what Henry had said to continue to call on Emma were Nicholas about the butter. It was good butter. Nicholas Biehl and Henry SchuU. Had Nicholas been plastered his bread with it; he put it on his born to a higher position in life he would baked potatoes until they looked like Jersey have been known as a gourmet; as it was, he sweets; he allowed it to melt in little golden was known to. the people of Certersburg as pools on his creamed beets; he ate it like a "good-eater." He expected invitations to cheese with his pie. He became so absorbed the homes where there were special celebra­ with the delicious food that he did not notice tions, and he always received them, for all that Coony was glancing at his wife, then at women like a man who can appreciate their Nicholas, and back to her.again. How could good cooking. Since Nicholas had little in­ Nicholas eat so much butter? Why, they come and less ambition, he sought satisfac­ got money for their butter! tion of his wants by busying himself at After supper Emma and Nicholas sat in Beitermann's Grocery where he could nibble the parlor and talked. Coony and Mrs. Shodd at food to satiety. It was for the same pur­ stayed in the kitchen—Nicholas could not pose that Nicholas paid attention to Emma understand it. In Certersburg the parents Shodd, who was, according to a few of the always came in to talk with the young people older people, one of the best cooks in Cer­ —rto ask questions of the man. And always tersburg. Nicholas had thought long of there was a glass of elderberry wine or a Emma. She was healthy and strong—"Cona- pitcher of beer to help make the evening en­ "fortable lookin'," Nicholas said—and she joyable. But Emma and Nicholas remained could cook fresh bread, roast meats, sour alone, and they could hear low, excited talk­ gravy! He would close his eyes in ecstasy. ing in the kitchen. "Nicholas," said Henry Schull, "would be About eight-thirty, during one of the nu­ a good feller to send fer a doctor fer the merous periods of silence, Nicholas heard the devil." Henry, however, would be the one crealdng of the back-stairs as Mrs. Shodd with wisdom enough to send such a man as climbed to bed. A few minutes later Coony Nicholas. Henry always looked into the fu­ was heard coming in from his evening smoke ture. He saw, thrU' Emma, a farm of over on the back porch. He slid the bolt in the one hundred acres, a slate roofed bank-barn, back door, shook down the fire in the kitchen and a father who had OTICQ suffered a light stove, and followed his wife upstairs. stroke. And Emma was economical, her Nicholas looked at Emma. She gazed mother saw to that. stolidly into space. He cleared his throat The Shodds had invited Nicholas to Sun­ as if about to say something of importance, day supper. "I think Emma has picked but Emma paid no heed. He thought for a you," Henry said to him. "Shodds don't give few minutes and theh said suddenly: meals away for nothing. They have such good butter," he added after a little thought. "Emma!" "Took a blue ribbon at the Fair last year." She looked up, Nicholas noted the queer It was five o'clock when Nicholas reached expression on her face. He hesitated a few Shodd's that Sunday. While Emma helped seconds, then muttered: her mother in getting supper. Cooney and "Where did you get those beer-steins?" Nicholas sat in the living and dining room He pointed to the mantle-piece. Emma re­ and smoked. Nicholas began : peated a dull story, "Guess I'd better be goin'," he said shortly "Emma's a fine girl." after much fidgeting. "Ya, she iss. Stronger as a horse." They both puffed a while in silence. Emma said nothing. She went into the "You goin' to stay by Beitei-mann's?" hall with him and held his coat. He button­ ed It slowly, said good-night, and closed the THE NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC 53 front door after him. He stood for a few "Yes, Maw." seconds outside the door in bewilderment. He "Nicholas, iss he gone yet?" heard Mrs. Shodd's voice: "What?" "Emma!" "I say, iss Nicholas gone?" There was no sound. "Yes:" "Emma I" "Gott! Ain't he der hog on butter?"

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Fallen Out of the richest gold and stone. But, when the idol was complete, Out of the jade and ebony, She xvhom I meant to picture there I carved an idol of my love Laughed, and with slashing ruthless strokes, That I might keep in the heart of me. Hacked it until the shrine was bare.

Heaven, I lack omnipotence; Only in this have I equalled you: Though I am mortal, futile, tueak, I have my fallen angel, too. • —JASPER BRENT.

On Returning To The'Prairies And these, your dull honzons, what ewe they ? The flat, unbroken ends of rimless fields. Even the sunset's vari-colored shields, The crimson, and the purple, and the gay Stipple of pink and mauve, the final ray Of gold, are all impoverished. Sunrise yields Its palette to a pi'airie lumd that toields A grave, unsldllful bnish tipon the day. ''••'.

But mountains, mountains, flinging to the sky Their undecaying grandeur, make the end And the beginning of each day so stveet,

So sharp, so keen in beauty that the tie ••• M That holds me %oeakens, and the irons bend. Life's sha.ckles hang but loosely at my feet.

—JACK MULLEN '28*

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On The Male Physique Wherein the Mirror Is Held Up to Nature, to Nature's MoHification C. J. MULLEN

WOULDN'T presume to say, against the in truth, amazement. Certainly the lumpy traditions of ages, that the male phys­ little callus that shows such affinity for its I ique is not beautiful. That, of course, larger brothers is worthy of anaazement. It would be foolish. Authors have always re­ might well be the cause of philosophical velled in rippling muscles and symmetrical speculations on the meaning of life. The legs, and who am I to contradict all the vol­ very serious, perhaps, could even squeeze a umes from "Sohrab and Rustuni" to "The moral out of it; something about the influ­ Life of Jack Dempsey?" The fact seems to ence of bad environment (the shoe) upon be well established that the young adolescent, the human mind (the little toe.) if not a joy forever, is at least a thing of Having started with the most remarkable, beauty. But if he is, either he hides his though smallest, physical wondei', we find charm with remarkable coyness or else I ourselves gazing next at the legs. Legs are have a perverted sense of the esthetic. usually regarded as bowed, knock-kneed, or Although my researches have not been ex­ straight; but the insufficiency of such a tensive, they have been in a group that classification is apparent. From watching might be called fairly reprresentative. No the boys promenading at the pier, I should one could ask for a better hunting-ground say that legs are usually knocked at the than St. Joseph's Lake. The bathers on any knees and bowed the rest of the way down, warm afternoon are college men, young, un­ or vice-versa; but they are most certainly embarrassed by feminine spectators, and are never straight. As I should not wish to ap­ supposed to be in the prime of youth, that is, pear unfair to these useful appendages, do when the body has reached its best develop­ not mistake my meaning. If legs were ment and the brain is still dormant. The viewed alone, they would lose much of their idea of an intelligent college man is as un-. humor. • It is only when they are topped thinkable as a business man of forty with a with a disproportionate amount of hip, waist decent figure. Despite the advantages of and shoulder that they are ridiculous. In youth, however, and the absence of any general the skinny lad has too much leg to cranial restlessness, the average youth is ut­ drag around after him, whereas the fat boy terly lacking in classical qualifications. must have a thorough understanding of the Leaving physical detail out of considera­ laws of equilibrium to be able to totter about tion, for a moment, let us think of the young at all. man as a unit; let us impersonally gaze upon The style dictators of today satisfied a him in a favorite pose. It is here that I great need when, in the face of constant de­ realize the futility of trying to know the rision, they introduced baggy trousers, just world through the near-sighted and rose-col­ as their predecessors of 1840 decided that a ored vision of some writer's imagination. half-foot of collar, covered by a towel-like Take a lad half-reclining near the spring­ cravat, was far less revolting than a male board, for instance. His aspect is anything neck in the raw. Their motives, no doubt, but classical. He would be more attractive, were similar to those of the Turkish gentle­ I should think, if he would only stop staring men who, under the guise of advancers of at his toes, especially his little one, with such modesty, decided that the Asiatic lady's face lively interest. Fancy a Grecian athlete was far more attractive when hidden by a gazing at his toes! It may be that I am do­ veil. ing the young man an injustice. Perhaps the Man, it seems, owes his self-respect to the interest that I have taken for admiration is. tailor. BMM.in *»'ir«iiWiWMwiai*iiaaairaia't'

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Strong Coe Eleven Here for Inaugural Clash

The lid of the 1927 Notre from Wabash shoved across a Dame football season will be offi­ 6-0 victory, when the great fall cially pried off tomorrow after­ sport was barely in its twaddling noon on Cartier Field when clothes at the Irish institution. Coach Moray Eby's crack Coe The wily Coach Eby is well- College eleven will assist Coach know as the possessor of ah ex­ Knute K. Rockne's "Fightin' tremely ample bag of gridiron Irish" in doing the honors. How tricks, as many Coe opponents well-behaved in a gridiron way realize thi'ough bitter experience the visitors will be, remains to in past years. However, Coach be seen, but from all indications, Rockne's protegees are well- predictions and rumors trickling versed in solving these cross- this way from the Cedar Rapids, play puzzles of the gridiron and Iowa, institution and from other COACH KNUTE K. ROCKNE are past masters in the art of pai*ts of the tall-corn state, it breaking them up. Therefore, seems as if the Gaelic clan will have a rather little trouble is expected in this quarter in active matinee performance on their hands. the Irish camp. Anything may happen in The lowans are from a small institution football however, even as it may happen in with a small name, located in a small town. any other sport, and a well-planned and well- But those are the "only things small about executed deceptive lateral pass or a fake line them, as they are possessed of no small foot­ plunge materializing into a wide end run, ball reputation. Boasting the best team of may discomfit the Celts at sometime or other their history last fall, a team that cut a wide during the sixty minutes of play, but only swath through other strong combinations in temporarily. that section of these United States, the Coe- The visitors boast of an unusually strong illians are out for bigger game this season. line built around a pair of giant tacldes, And they have a reason to be. What with Hunter and Devitt. How good these flankers ten regular monogram men of that aggrega­ are may be gleaned from the fact that Wal­ tion back in moleskins again this season ter Eckersall remembered them both whe nhe eagerly awaiting the bark of the opening gun compiled his all-American and all-Western tomorrow, these husky visitors to the kennel combinations last fall. Hunter was given of the Irish Terrier are ready to give eveiy- honorable mention on the all-American, and thing they possess and play their strongest his teammate was accorded a berth on the game against the home crew. Furthermore, second all-Western. The former, however, they are keyed up to a psychological pitch has been out for some time with an injured making them realize still further that they leg, and it is extremely doubtful whether he have everything to gain and practically noth­ will ,be able to don the moleskins for this in­ ing to lose by taking the Celts into camp.— augural clash. Zerrien, another stoclcy tackle A well-nigh impossible happening, especially is ready to step into his shoes if he is not when the battle is to be staged on the home ready for action. Wolfe, veteran signal- lot of the Irish; a place which has not wit­ barker is also on the hospital list with a dis­ nessed a Notre Dame defeat since the time located collar-bone. His directing job will way back in 1906 when the Little Giants be capably handled by Langlas or Kapp. 56 THE NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC Coe supporters pin much of their hopes oi? FRESHMEN VARSITY TANGLE Frisbee, husky Sophomore fullback to crash The annual Freshmen-Varsity embroglio the Notre Dame line for good gains. Frisbee was reenacted on Cartier Field last Satur­ is a-real triple-threat, line-plunging, kicking, day, with the usual disastrous results to the and passing with equal facility. Combining yearlings. No accurate score was kept of a speed unusual in a man his build with the proceedings, as there were no adding ma­ deadly tackling ability also, he should prove chines available. However, a conservative a tower of strength on both the defense and estimate of Varsity 110, Freshmen, 0, will offense for the Celtic guests. not be far from wrong. By a singular coincidence both teams will A crowd of approximately 5,000 Irish par­ be captained by star players with the mon­ tisans were in the stands to view the battle, icker Smith. The Coe leader is a halfback. and incidentally to see for- themselves just Incidentally he is a very capable halfback what sort of eleven Coach Rockne is going too, as he has been tendered that position on to present tp the football world this coming the mythical all-Iowa combination for the season. Nor were they disappointed either. past two years. They saw a light but fast machine, well-oiled The remaining positions on the lowan with veterans and capable reserves. They eleven are also well-fortified with veterans. saw a team, lacking the finesse and polish Patscke and Boles will be on each side of which only a few battles will give 'tis true, Allen the centers, as guards. Callaway and but spirited and scrappy nevertheless, and Schrader will handle the wing posts, and the comparing favorably with other elevens backfield will be completed by one of the turned out by the Irish coach during the past Barrows twins. Harper, an end, Hovey, a few years. They saw Rockne's answer to the center, and Luske and Johnstone backs are new shift regulations, merely an improve­ also apt to see service during the game. ment on the old shift, and which is expected Coach Rockne as usual will leave his start­ at this early date, to even exceed the old ing lineup in doubt until the very last mo­ ment. However, it is a safe bet to say that shift in effectiveness. And they saw many the brunt of the afternoon's work will be other things which made them leave the field borne by the first two teams which perform­ feeling happy and optimistic about the Celtic ed with the freshmen last Saturday. "The gridiron for this season. third eleven will also be given a chance to At times during the two-hour session the display its wares in all probability. If things trio of complete teams and the imposing ar­ run smoothly from a Notre Dame viewpoint, ray of other players paraded on the field to then the rest of the men on the squad will be display their gi-idiron capabilities, flashed tendered their opportunity to show their brilliant, mid-season football. At other coach just what football they have in them. times, as expected, they displayed glaring The probable starting lineups of both faults and weaknesses, which will have to be teams follow: ironed out before the stiffest part of the COB NOTRE DAME schedule beginning with the Annapolis Mid­ Callaway -LE Voedisch shipmen is reached. On the whole though, Harper or Zerrien LT, Miller the blue jersied athletes gave a good account Pteschke LG. Law of themselves, which was all expected of Allen C Fredericks Boles RG J. Smith (C) them. Dewitt ET Polisky Straight everyday football was played, Schrader RE Benda varied every now and then with a well-exe­ Langlaa or Knapp QB Riley cuted forward pass. While using the new E. Smith (C) LHB Flanagan ^hift continually to accustom themselves to E. Barrows, or R, Barrows RHB Dahman it, the Rockmen adhered strictly to simple Frisbee FB Wynne plays, and kept their secret and new forma­ Place: Cartier Field. tions under complete cover. Time: 2 P. M. A tentative first team of Voedisch and THE NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC 57

Walsh, ends; Miller and Polisky, tackles; FALL DIAMOND PRACTICE STARTED Leppig and Smith, guards; Frederick, cen­ Fall baseball practice began last week ter; Riley, quai-ter; Flanagan and Dahman, with the end in view of limbering up the halves; and Wynne, fullback, and for that Irish diamond performers and discovering, matter too, the remaining teams which trot­ if possible, a few prospects to fill in the ted upon the field, at various times during losses incurred by last year's graduation. the contest, romped at will through the first- Several promising sophomores, Benton, Fieri year line and secondary defense, to score and Purcell, have proved themselves inval­ touchdown after touchdown. In doing this, uable in recent days of conditioning and they reached a mechanical perfection on the seem to stand a good chance of joining the execution of plays that was very commend­ squad in the trip down South. able for such an early date, and which pre­ Coach Mooney is trying to develop an out­ sages that these combinations are well cap­ field combination as well as unearth a few able of taking care of themselves in stiffer pitchers to take the place of the men who competition beginning tomorrow with Coe. left us last spring. The old infield has been The Frosh, while battered from pillar to left intact and is back working out with re­ post by their more experienced opponents, newed vigor. Sullivan and Schrall look put up a spirited opposition at all times, and more formidable than ever this year. deserve unstinted praise for,the way they "Chunlcy" Lordi, Krembs and Richardson, doggedly kept up their fight. three players of almost equal merit, will bat­ tle it out in an effort to determine who will HARRIERS PRACTICE FOR DIFFICULT be slated to hold down the position behind SCHEDULE the bat. All three men are sterling contes­ Steady and detemiined practice is the key­ tants in both the offensive and defensive ele­ note of the cross-country aggregation's daily ments of the game and Coach Mooney will routine. Led by captain Dick Phelan, the have a job on his hands trying to select the boys cover the four to six mile route with best man for the position. Ed Walsh, Jr.,' noteworthy efficiency every day, and if they the rifle-armed twirler of the Celtic staff, has are only able to continue their present stride not turned out for pi'actice as yet, but is ex­ with a little competition thrown in to urge pected to don his uniform and continue his on their efforts, the end of the season ought work on the mound the beginning of this to find them far in advance of their oppo­ week. Practice will be extended into the sea­ nents. It is doubtlessly a well balanced team son as the weather permits, which, with a that will represent the Notre Dame colors knowledge of Hoosier climatic conditions at in its travels away from home this year. hand, will not last for more than two weeks. Coach Nicholson is proving to be an ideal man for the position in the fact that he has the fellows interested in him, and at the RAQUETERS' TOURNAMENT FINALS same time striving to fulfill his idea of what TO BE HELD TODAY a real track man should be. The Brown Of the thirty-two men entered in both the brothers, De Groot and Schlickert have lost freshman and varsity divisions of the ten­ none of their prestige in the last few days of nis tournament, only the best survived the training and appear to be blossoming forth strenuous ordeal of the first few days' match­ with hidden spurts of power that last year's es. The final rounds will be staged this after­ inexperience was unable to bring forth. noon when the top man in the freshman sec­ The meets, all of which are to be contest­ tion meets the varsity titlist to determine ed away from home, are: the holder of the university crown. In the Oct.. 22—Illinois at Urbana. varsity division, four of the seeded players, Oct. 29—Noi-thwestern at Evanston. Cianci, Burns, Griffin and Markey, have been Nov. 6.—Marquette at Milwaukee, forced to play three set matches. Taken Nov. 13—Michigan State at Kalamazoo. Nov. 20—Central collegiate championship. with Kane, these men will battle it out to de- 58 THE NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC cide the conqueror of the upperclass section. The Southern California Trojans, led by In the freshman group, J. J. O'Brien, New Drury, a sensational back who is expected to York scholastic champion, and J. Reaume replace the graduated Kaer in effectiveriess, have reached the semifinals. One of these got off to a good start by hammering the two men will meet the varsity representative strong Occidental College outfit into submis­ to determine the holder of top honors. There sion by a 33-0 score. Coach Howard Jones' has been stiff competition carried on through­ moleskin performers employed a deceptive out the entire tournament and the vnnner of aerial attack to good advantage. Off-tackle the meet will certainly be desei-ving of what­ plays were also tried with much successj Tay­ ever awards he may receive. —^R.P.D. lor and Drury bore the brunt of the Metho­ dist attack. • • • • • • • • • • • • • <• <• •> <• <• ••* ^* ••• ••* Tomorrow the Trojans stack up against •> ON THE ENEMY'S TRAIL <• Adam Walsh's. Santa Clara outfit and a real <• .J. •;. .}• .;• .J. <• •> •{. .J. .•. •> •;• •;• <• •;•• •:• •;• »;• • •:• • battle is expected between two extremely good teams. Detroit, Army and Southern California, were the only elevens on this year's Notre Coe, Navy, Indiana, Georgia Tech, Drake, Dame schedule who swung into action last and Minnesota will open their season tomor­ Saturday. Each won their games by at least row. two touchdowns. Coach Dorais' fast Detroit outfit, scored an INTERHALL FOOTBALL TO OPEN SOON overwhelming 44-0 victory over the light Six new football fields vdll be ready for Adrian College eleven. The first-string com­ bination started the game and hammered the the inter-mural competition that will begin opposing line almost at will.' The reserves on Sunday, October 9. got their chance early in the second quarter Hall rivalry is very keen and under the and finished the work the first team started. tutelage of competent coaches promises to'be Brazil, elusive Detroit halfback who is re­ extremely interesting from the fan's point puted to be second Gippke, lived up to his of view. advance notices by leading the Jesuits on the The coaches chosen to direct the gridiron offensive. activities of the several halls are: John Rir Coach Dorais is driving his men hard all ley, of the Boy Guidance, will direct Fresh­ this week in preparation for the Army clash men Hall; Arthur Evans, also of the Boy at West Point tomorrow. Guidance, will instruct the boys of Carroll Hall; Joe Abbot; and Bob Newbold will direct A powerful Army team came across with Brownson's efforts; F. J. Culhane, Morris- a 13-0 triumph over the Boston University sey; John (Ike) Voedisch, Varsity end, and gridiron representatives- The game was Joe Morrissey, Varsity quartei'-back, will played at West Point, and while somewhat direct the Sorin boys; Dave Krembs, Corby; slow and dragging at times, was exception­ C. A. Costello, Lyons; Ray Mock, Badin; J. ally interesting nevertheless. "Biff" Jones' R. McGrath and M. J. O'Phalen, Walsh; Leo men shoved across a lone touchdown in both Schrall, Howard; L. Moxie, Sophomore; and the second and third quarters. Murrell, Milton Wagner will direct the off-campus West Point fullback, collected both scores on men. line plunges after the ball had been placed Father E. Vincent Mooney, head of the within easy scoring distance as a direct re­ School of Physical Education, says that he sult of long end runs by his brilliant team­ will have the schedule of games ready soon, mate, Wilson. The Beaneaters were kept in in order that they may be printed in the next complete check at all times, and were never issue of the SCHOLASTIC really within scoring distance of the Army The inter-mural football games will be of­ goal at any time during the contest. ficiated at by varsity players. THE NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC 59

<• .> .;• •;• .;• •> <> <• .;• <. ,;. •j, •;• ^» ^ .j» ,•, ^, ,•. ^ ^, »•, noted for. One of the smallest, if not the • SPLINTERS FROM THE PRESS BOX • smallest coaching staffs in the country. Dear • • • • • • • • • • • •> • •> •;• <• •> •;• »;• •}> •> •> old Harvard has a staff of twenty-five spe­ Cartier field has been refurbished during cialists assisting head coach Arnold Horween, the summer in preparation for the trio of and Yale, Cornell, Dartmouth, Alabama, games here this fall. The stands have been Michigan, Leiand, Stanford, in fact, all of given a new coat of paint, the turf has been the large institutions possessing even medi- resodded, and everything put into apple-pie cre elevens, have much larger coaching staffs order to welcome the big crowds expected at than the "fighting Irish." each of the battles. However, even in football, it is not qvxvrv- Incidentally, old Cartier may not he so hot tity tJiat counts so much as it is quxility, and as covrpm-ed ivith other stadiums and fields the combination of Rockne, Mills, and An^ throughout the '.country, but the playing field derson is itnequaled' anyiohere. is acknotvledged as one of the best. An in­ Chris F]ana,gan, nemesis extraordinaiy of genious %vse of buried pipes tinder the well- the Army, Minnesota and several other pow­ kept sod provides a unique system of drain­ erful combinations last fall, has learned his age which comes in rather lianidy on an in- little lesson about running afoul of the Uni­ clement day. The tvonderful condition of the versity's disciplinaiy regulations. It took the playing field for last season's Drake clash lithe Texan a whole summer session to make bears witness to this fact. up for the three weeks he lost last fall as a result of being suspended for going home Found: Another thing that Notre Dame is without permission.

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