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VOLUME XXXVI CINCINNATI, OHIO, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1951 NO. 10 'OTHELLO' CURTAIN TO GO UP TONIGHT Sodality To Raffle 'Slowpolie' For Cliristmas Drive Benefit The third annual Sodality Christmas drive to benefit needy families got rolling at 1:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 3, when a 1933 Plymouth was driven through the campus with a horn blaring the beginning of the raffle of "Slowpoke" (the car) by "S. M." ·Hospital, Hamilton. enues. -.vited. under the direction of Victor L. Dial, Xavier speech arts directo1·, History of Christian Philosophy the Society brings before the foot­ at the Evening College. Class Rings To Be Ordered Next Weel{ lights a cast assembled from the Others In Cast best talent of both the day and Other members of the cast in­ The contract for manufacture of the 1953 Xavier ring night divisions of Xavier Uni­ clude Jack Brandabur as Roder­ has been awarded to the Josten Manufacturing Company of finish which highlights the pol­ versity. ished gold of the engraving. Stu­ igo, Eel Brandabur, president of Owatonna, Minn., the junior class officers announced this Cast in the title role of Othello, the Masque Society, as Cassio, dents will be given their choice the Moor of Venice, is James G. week. A representative of the company will be in South Hall of buff or faceted stone at no Jack Gessing as Brabantio, Ron Monday and Tuesday, Dec. 10 and 11, from 10 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. extra cost. Three initials will be Williams as the Duke of Venice, to take sizes. All juniors inter­ engraved inside the ring at no Mo1'e Pictures Henry Shea as Montano, James ested in the new ring are reques­ oval contour so that they fit the extra charge. Page 3 O'Brien as Lodovico, Bob Mc­ Donl;lld as a clown, Mary Agnes ted to bring a ten dollar deposit finger better than · the former The total price of the ring is Noonan as Bianca and Doris at that time. round contour. It is said that the $32.90 including all taxes, so that Glenn, veteran speaker and ac­ Wolfe as Emilia. Assisting M1·. The ring was chosen for its oval shape prevents sliding of the a balance of $22.90 must be paid tor who has taken part in pro­ Dial in the staging of the play many improvements over rings ring on the finger. prior to the time the rings arc ductions by the Bellarmine Play­ arc Jim Ausdenmoorc and Ron·- offered in previous years. The The 1953 ring will.Jrnve a dark delivered in February. ers Inc. Also bringing a wealth (Continued on Page 3) palm side of the ring will have of experience from local and a hammered finish to protect that campus dramatic stagings is Paul portion of the ring from scratch­ V. Palmisano, who will play the 'No IIoliclay Jobs ing. The edge will be double­ challenging and exacting role of .rolled instead of single as before Iago, the arch villain of English Prior To Dec. 19,' in order to outline the engraving Drama. Both these, in fact, will on the sides of the ring more be interpreting the most difficult Says Asst. Dean clearly. The rings will be of an roles of their· acting careers. Students must not make them­ selves available for Christmas Government Halts Schumacher Female Lead vacation jobs until after their Taking the female lead, the last class on Wednesday, Dec. 19, Logan Hall Plans role of Desdemona, another for­ when the holiday vacation begins, Government restrictions have midable assignment for any ama­ Rev. J. Peter Buschmann, S. J., delayed the construction of Logan teur thespian, is Ruth Schu­ assistant dean, announced thi~ Hall, the new science building, macher, who hails from the Xav­ week. for an indefinite period, it was re- • ier University Evening College. In connection with Post Office vealed this week by Rev. Fred­ In addition to playing the part work, Mr. Clem J. Foppe, super­ erick N. Miller, S. J., chairman of Desdemona, Miss Schumacher intendent of outgoing mail, said of the chemistry department and has also been designing both the that students could definitely be­ vice - president of the Xavier costumes and the scenes which gin on Dec. 20. "There will be plenty of work," he continued. Board of Trustees. will be used in the production. "The government allotment of She did the costume work for Students applying for work af­ steel for school construction, 100- the Bellarmine Player's produc­ ter Dec. 19 should also state 000 tons, is not enough to satisfy tion o f "Tidings Brought to whether they want to work the the college demand," added Fr. Mary," which was staged last week after Christmas as well. Miller, "because the grammar year. "Students may work in local and high schools have priority." At present Miss Schumacher is posts offices after their classes be­ Logan Hall is to be located on employed as an artist for Hart­ fore the 19th, but they must def­ initely attend classes up to the the north side of Albers Hall and ford Frocks. She is a graduate day before vacation begins," Fr. will house the science depart­ of the University of Cincinnati Buschmann stated. ments. The New 1953 Class Rinr and at present is studying the PAGE TWO XAVIER UNIVERSITY NEWS, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 'I, 1951 Phase Of Christianity Congratulatio_ns To X Blood Donors s many of us may already know from read­ partment store displays, we can,· to be sure, I was very happy to learn fropi Dr. Charles Wheeler, who was A ing the daily papers or listening to the do something about the Christmas cards .we in charge of the blood donor arrangements, of the excellent response radio, there is a movement underway to ·effect send out.· by the faculty and students to the Red Cross appeal. The quota fixed a return to the Christian ideals of Christmas. When one person sends another a Christmas by the Bloodmobile Unit for this campus was very comfortably ex­ This movement is not something brand new, card he should be doing something more ~han ceeded. This fine tribute and devotion to the boys in our fighting but rather it has been building up over the just wishing that person "good luck." If that's forces evidences not only a deeply patriotic, but also a truly Christian, past few years. This year, at a time when all that Christmas means, then the pictures spirit. As such, it has already received the reward of Christ, Wh1 people are beginning to realize more than ever of scotty dogs, sleigh bells and the like which recognized as done to Himself what is done for one's fellow man. the dire need that the world has for Christ, adorn the majority of the greeting cards are Rev. James F. Maguire, S. J., President of Xavier University the movement is really gaining momentum quite in order. However, if Christmas means and is becoming prominent in the public eye. something more, and it should and does, then our . greetings and wishes for our friends The necessary impetus is being supplied should be expressive of that spirit. One of the by both Catholic and Protestant sources. Just best ways to accomplish this is to send cards recently here in Cincinnati the Knights of which tell of the g:i;eat miracle of joy which Beyond Columbus and the Protestant Council of is the Nativity. , Churches inaugurated campaigns to "put Finally, in our preparations for Christmas, Christ back into Christmas." The two pro­ let us not forget the most important of them­ The X- Horizon posed plans of attack for these groups is to self - preparation. We cannot instill the true promote religious displays in the department Christmas spirit in others unless we have it By Jim Gilligan . stores and encourage people to buy Christmas ourselves. The thing to remember in the com­ cards with a religious motif. ing holiday season is that it is a feast of Christ All this is very fine, and we, who from our who gave Himself to us-the greatest Christ­ ·training should be particularly aware of the mas gift of all. Without Him the day becomes I hate to admit it, but it seems that I'm hopelessly old­ world's need for things spiritual, should coop­ a meaningless and hollow mockery; with Him fashioned, not much of a free-thinking intellectual, and per­ erate as much as possible. While we cannot it becomes a time of a very real joy and happi­ haps even a wee bit stupid. do much in the line of Christianizing the de- ness. In. looking over the various· events at the nation's seats of higher learning, as reported by their papers, I came across Athletics-For Whose Benefit? a front page story of a very learned professor of philosophy the Civil War days to pierce the ntercollegiate athletics in the past few cover only a portion of the expenses. Athletics who spoke in defense of human­ silence (?) of Xavier. This seems I months have run the whole gamut of pro­ are ofttimes an excellent source of increasing ism before a group of students to be the natural sequence of the fessionalism, from subsidization to the delib­ the school's incqme, even though in some from an Ohio College. In giving latest college fad to come out of erate losing of games. The taint of profession­ cases would-be assets become financial liabili­ his view of life and religion, the old Dixie, namely the wearing of alism is limited not only to the sports page, but ties. learned professor was quoted as the apparel of the Confederate it has also found its way into the news sec- Secondly, although very few students go saying, "The goal of life, there­ soldier-the hats! A hat company - tions and even into the front page headlines. to a college primarily because of the merits fore, should be to find emotional in Charleston, S. C. is reported to People who had never bothered much about of the football and basketbal teams, there are contentment through the pattem have made over 800,000 Confed­ sports are now up in arms; even Congress has very many students whose first awareness of of nature. Thus religion becomes erate caps in the last quarter of looked askance at collegiate athletics. Schools the intellectual and social merits of a school creative intelligence." · this year. Man the 105's men, this at one end of the country have hurled charges are discovered through the publicity garnered Shallow-minded fellow that I sounds like a l'C>t of Rebel. and implicated others thousands .of miles dis­ by the particular school's athletic teams. In am, this profound bit of philosophy tant. other words the publicity a school obtains went right over my head. I could Everyone will admit that athletics should through athletic achievements often is the merely mumble, "What means·­ exist for the benefit of the school and its stu­ source, though not the primary cause, of this?" For in vain did I scan the Peek Of Week dents, and be subservient to the academic evoking the interest of a prospective student story for a mention of religion Mon. Dec. 10 nature of education. Athletics are not meant so that as a result he investigates the true as the means of knowing and be­ Kconomic and Accountblg Dept. for the benefit of the alumni. But relegating merits of the school in question. lie.ving in God. All I could find Senior Comprehensive - South athletics to merely an intramural status, as It is well to remember that beyond a hand­ was a vague term called "nature." Hall, 8:30 a.m. ~ has been proposed by some, is not necessarily ful of highly reputed schools, few colleges and If you asked my goal in life, you Basketball-XU vs. Kentucky, the answer, even though many schools may universities g~t publicity for achievements might get an answer of "the sal­ Cincinnati Gardens, 8:30 p.m. withdraw from intercollegiate competition other than those of their athletic teams. And vation of my immortal soul," or Tues. Dec. 11 within the next few years if the present trend sound publicity is as necessary to an educa­ more likely, some quaint peasant­ Economic and Accounting Dept. toward professionalism continues. tional institution as a sound financial status. like reply such as, "to get to Senior Comprehensive - South In defense of athletics two considerations T·he abuses of athletics should, of course, heaven." Ah, but then I'm such Hall, 8:30 a.m. are worthy of mention here. First, athletics be noticed and corrected, but let's temper any a slob, what else could you ex­ Clef Club Rehearsal-Fine Arts are of benefit to many schools as a source of reforming tendencies with a modicum of com­ pect? I'm simply not capable of Rooni, 7 :30 p.m. revenue, and education, as any administrator mon sense. The cure of an abuse is never an answer so deep in thought as Wed. Dec. 12 knows, is not self supporting. Tuitions, fees brought about by the destruction of the thing a goal of finding emotional con­ Sodality Movie - South. Hall, · and, in the case of the state schools, taxes in question. tentment' through the pattern of 1:30 p.m. and 9 p.m. nature. Sodality Meeting - Rm. 108, 7 Xavier's Library It's a pity that I don't possess p.m. all the degrees of the learned pro­ Thurs. Dec. 13 Boasts Collectii.n fessor who spoke those lines of Psychology Club and Family Between wisdom. But you know, in my Relations Club-Fine Arts Of Rare Heirlooms meaner moments, I consider the Room, 7 :30 p.m. · Accounting Society-South Hall, By Don Ehrhardt. possibility that the learned pro­ The Lines fessor might have also a degree 7:30 p.m. Little known on Xaviees of Ph.D. - Phenomenally Dumb. Poland Philopedian Society - campus is the fact that its Because I don't know much about Rm. 46, 7:30 p.m. , By Jim Ryan library.tcontains an extensive a life's goal of finding emotional Alumni Association-Union rare book collection, more contentment through the pattem Bldg., 8:30 p.m. Sat. Dec. 15 than a few items of which are of nature, I secretly suspect that One thing about a college education that can't be denied the -1earned professor doesn't Fine Arts Recordings - Fine extremely valuable. The indus­ either. Arts Room, 1 p.m. is that occasionally it forces upon you an acquaintance with trious Xavier scholar who looks Sun. Dec. 16 the post-midnight hours. There's a map to be done, an account beyond that laborious tome, • • • Any day now, you can expect Basketball-XU vs. John Car­ to balance, a book to finish, or some other bit of scholastic T.P.V., will find a fascinating sec­ roll, Fieldhouse, 8:30 p.m. tion devoted to these rare items. Rebel war··· yells reminiscent of business to attend to. And so you labor to finish-up and hit Listed in a prominent rare book the sack. Finally you do finish. catalogue , under the heading, You get up, perhaps stretch, and through the quiet. Have you ever "Rarest Early American Bibles of glance in surprise at the clock. wondered just what they were? Xavier University News Distinction," is a bible published Then you notice how quiet it is. That car starting, for instance. Is Xavier University, December 6, 1951, weekly except during vacation period. Vol. in 1790 at Philadelphia by Carey, XXXVI No. 10, Xavier University, Hamllton County,CJnclnnatl, Ohio, Evanston. You walk to the window and look someone on his way to work, or is ~ $1.50 per year. Entered as second class matter October 4, 1946 at the Post Stewart and Co., and familiarly Office at Cincinnati, Ohio, under the Act of March 3, 1879. out to find that you're standing it something strange and exciting, known as the "Carey Bible." ~,'t ~· in an oasis of light in the middle like a doctor rushirig to a patient's ro,, Thirty-six copies of this edition, Member of a sleeping community. bedside, or a man using the dark­ ,.,~_ ----_#' ness to hide his activity'? That valued at $1250 per copy, are ') =···- ~ Jesuit College Newspaper Au'n. Once again you notice how plane droning overhead. What known to be extant, one of which AISoeiated Collertate Prea quiet is it, how peaceful and is contained on Xavier's rare book . lffl · must the city look like from five ':;) -::::.. , : ~ :. The Catholic School Pre. Au'n. ~· quiet. The only thing to break shelves. A copy of the New Testa­ thousand feet at this hour? And ~.-=:_;:'ii•1:__/.~"> Intercollertate Colle1e Preu the silence is an occasional auto­ the faint snatches of conversa­ ment, printed at Rhiems by John mobile, or maybe a dog barking Fogny in 1582 and valued at $150, .$"l:t A p I.t;· Obio College Newspaper Aa'n. II tion from down the street. Who somewhere in the distance. You are they? What brings them out is also a part of the campus col­ CO·EDITOBS·IN·CHIEF ...... Jim O'Connell, '113, Howard Sehapker, '113 feel relaxed now, and rather at lection, as is a German bible, BUSINESS MANAGER...... :...... Bon Lofla1, 'H when all sane people are sound MANAGING EDITOR...... Tom Lipper&, 'M peace with the world. You flip on asleep? listed as "Biblia, Das 1st: Die ASSOCIATE EDITORS ...... Jim Breslin, '113, Maurice Moore, '113, Paul D, Sweeney, '113 REWRITE EDITOR...... Harry Spaeth, '112 the radio and find that same re­ Maybe you slipped outside to Heilige Shrift," published at Ger­ COLUMNISTS ...... Jim Gllllran, 'lit, Here BeuCher, '113, Jim Ryan, 'G3 laxed note there. No blare of com­ mantown in 1763 and called the STAFF MEMBERS ...... Bob Arbaarh, Gene Belmforde, Cnll Bierer, Paal Caln, get a breath of air and look into Tom Carney, Guy· Chandler, Don Ehrhard&, Ed Evan1, Bob Fllspatrlek, Han• mercials, no throbbing soap op­ "Saur Bible." Gel1ler, Wllllain Grleee, Gerry Lavery, Glbb1 MeVelrh, Loran Rapier, Tom these seeming mysteries. Your Saladin, Ralph Soldatl, Dan Stelrerwald, eras. Just music, quiet music with shoes scraped along the pavement Another interesting item is a SPORTS EDITOR...... Frank Sommerkamp, '112 a steady beat, introduced by a SPORTSWRITERS ...... Larry Derrer, Paul Caln, Bon Kemper, Jim McGrath, or swished over the grass. You work called the "Liber Chronicar­ Bob Slerentbaler, Tom Sikorski, man who seems to be enjoying PHOTOGRAPHIC EDITOR...... Dick Bernini, '112 noticed how everything w a s rum," or more commonly, the A11l1tanls: Marlln Daly, Tom Heavern, Jim Warm, David WlllCe. what he is doing. You sit and veiled in shadow, all harsh out­ "Nuremberg Chronicle," published CARTOONISTS ...... WaU Clemen1, Tony Damleo, Tom Gray, Tom Saal. dream for awhiie. And finally you BUSINESS STAFF.... Guy Chandler, Wally Gebhart, Marty Montell, Bob ObeHelnnltlt. lines softened. And again it was in 1493. It has been called the EXCHANGE EDITOR...... Jim Gllll1an, 'M realize you've dreamed another EVENING COLLEGE EDITOR...... Joe Sanker quiet, very quiet. "first picture-book of the bour­ EVENING COLLEGE STAFF MEMBERS ...... Mary LoulH Hal11lp, Boaemary twenty or thirty minutes away. The night is a beautiful thing, geoisie," with the enlightening Maeller, Dorothy Rollee, Marilyn Schnelder, Rorer Wainer. (The views and opinions as expressed by various feature writers, columnists and One of the most intriguing as­ Take a good look at is sometime, note: "the proletariat couldn't guest writers do not necessarily ellpress the official opinions of the Xavier Univer­ pects of the night, to my mind, sity Administration. Matters of official nature appearing In the "News" will be 110 just for its own sake; It's too read; · the nobility had gone desll(nated.) has been the sounds that do break good to miBS. , (Continued on Page 6) FACULTY HObEBATOB...... ;...... Jlernartl r.. Martin F.ACUITY BDITORIAL AbVllEa...... Dr. Vleter c ...... Hll•lte, •• 1. XAVIER UNIVERSITY NEWS, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1951 PAGE THREE \ 'Othello' Curtain Goes Up Tonight Archbishop Alter Celebrates ·.·:.:··:; (Continued from Page 1) reached when Othello, convinced ald Wilke, who are serving as by Iago's wiles that Desdemona, Reqiiiern Mass For Fr. Fisher business manager and assiciate his wife, has been unfaithful to Xavier Formu Founder director respectively. him, kills her out of jealousy. School and Law School, dean of The story, in brief, is that of Whereupon the truth of Desde­ Succun1'1s After Illness the School of Commerce and Othello, the Moor of Venice, and mona's fidelity is revealed and Requiem Low Mass for Rev. member of the Board of Trustees. his fall from a man of high sta­ Otl1ello, seeing how he h a s Alphonse Fisher,. S. J., who died Fr. Fisher also was the founder of tion, beloved by his people, to a wronged her, stabs himself. last Saturday, Dec. 1, was cele­ the Xavier University Forum death, self-inflicted and devoid of Tickets for the play are avail­ brated Wednesday at 10: 30 a.m. lectures. honor, which results directly from able in the bookstore for $1.25 In 1934 Father Fisher exchanged his inborn urge to jealousy of each. Xavier students will b~ his duties at XU for those of as­ ·· .. ~/ .. others. The immediate agent in permitted to use their passbooks, sistant pastor.of St. Xavier church the Moor's downfall is his trusted and campanion tickets may be in downtown Cincinnati. For 16 henchman, Iago, who is impelled purchased for 55 cents each upon years he was the director of the to his intrigues against his master presentation of a passbook. Cur­ St. Xavier Free Day Nursery, lo­ because of a slight received at tain time for all productions is cated adjacent to the church. his hands. The slight, to Iago's 8:30 p.m. A native of Newport, Ky. mind, was Othello's appointment ------­ Father Fisher succumbed after an of Cassio, another of Othello's illness of several months. Burial lieutenants, to a position over X Sets Blood Mark was in the cemetery at the Mil­ him. The climax of the play is The largest one-day Bloodmo­ ford Novitiate. bile contribution on record in Hamilton County can be the proud Veteran Debaters claim of Xavie~ University, ac- , cording to Arthur Plaut, director Orient Freshmen of the Defense Center Blood Do· nor Service here. A total of 134 During the past few weeks pints of blood were donated when members of the Poland Philo­ ~ the Bloodmobile visited the Xav­ pedian Debate Society have staged ier campus Nov. 29. several demonstration debates for the freshmen entered in the Rev. Alphonse Fisher, S. J. group's annual Freshman Debate Probation Officer Tournament. in St. Xavier Church by Most Designed to acquaint the first To Speak At Joint Rev. Karl J. Alt.er, Archbishop year men with something of the . of Cincinnati. technique and strategy of col­ P sych-FR Meeting F~ther !'isher, who attended s_t. legiate debate, these matches are The Psychology and Family Re- ?Cavier High s.chool and ~t. Xa~- preliminaries to the actual tour­ lations Clubs will hold a joint ier College, came to Xavier Um- nament itself, which is slated to meeting Thursday, Dec. 13 at versity in 1924 as a teacher and begin within a short time. The 7:30 in the Fine Arts Room i~ Al- administrator. During his 10-year national topic for the year is hers Hall. Dr. I. A. Hamel, chair- stay at Xavier, he was director "Resolved: That the United States man of the psychology depart- of Elet Hall, faculty moderator of should adopt a permanent system ment, announced that Mr. Carl athletics, regent of the Night of price a.nd wage controls." M. Custer, county probation of­ ficer of the Domestic Relations Court, will discuss new ideas on family counselling, as well as the methods the Family Relations Court uses to work out problems ~~ arising within the family. It~ the week before Christmas ~ Your money is Joi, The meeting is open to all in­ • terested students and married • .couples. • • . ; • Military St~dents • ~ • To Vote On Queen • Ed Brandabur (left) in bottom photo learns from Director Dial A tea-dance will be given by the art of mussing up an opponent (Pat Gormley). Ruth Schu- the Xavier Order of Military macher, Desdemona, is shown in top photo. Merit on Sunday afternoon, Dec. 16, from 2: 30 to 5: 30 p.m. at the -"' O NFCCS W k h First Stop. Inn on Montgomery BOUrne ·R eportS n Or 8 op; Road. The purpose will be to se- 'T . . Th L d ' L . ·11 T.h lect five girls from those present •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• ra11~.1ng e , ea er OUISVI e en1e who will be this year's candidates • By Gerry Lavery Bourne explained, "may be com- for .H~norary Cad.et Colonel of Just a little pot-luck, • Ursuline College in Louisville, pared to a human body. What Xavier s ROTC umt. • Ky., was the scene of the· fourth ·are equivalently the arms. of. the The advanced corps students annual regional workshop of the body a r e calle,P Commissions. will vote for one of the five girls Cincinnati Chapter of the Na- However, there are six Commis- nominated, and the winner will tional Federation of Catholic Col- sions in the region. A meeting of enjoy honorary ceremonies at the lege Students which was held a Commission is called a panel. MiHtary B~ll and one of the last Saturday: Dec. 1.. The ses- 1:hus .there we~e six panel ses- corps days in the spring. Eligible sions, which have been held at sions m all durmg the day, three a~e. ~iris attendin.g the ~ven~ng Xavier during the previous three at the ·first panel s.ession and Divis.ion. of Xavier University. years, began at 8 a.m. and lasted three at the seco?d: Du~ing its Api>hcation blanks ~an be se­ until midnight, according to Jerry panel e~ch Commissi.on discusses cured at the Evening college Bourne regional vice-president its particular phase m the work downtown. of the 'NFCCS and a junior at of the NFCCS. The phases dis- Cadet Capt. Alvin Meyer is ,..., /7 Xavierwhoattendedtheworkshop. cussed last Saturday were: Inter- acting as chairman of the tea- Th theme f the workshop national relations, Missions, Con- dance. The president of the was ~'Training ~he Leader." The frat~rnity of Chri~tian Doctrine, X?MM is Cadet Lt. Col. Thomas Home for Christmas order of the day follows: at ~ariol~gy,.,,Forensics and Catho- Bis?hoff, and the moderator is 10 a.m. the first Plenary Session he Action. MaJor Walter Tucker. by GREYHOUND was held. At 1:30 p.m. the group .:I SI SI 51 SI SI SI SI SI SI SI Akron, o. • • • $ 5.40 Knoxville, Tenn. • $ 6.30 was broken into panel sessions, Atlanta, Ga. • • • • 9.15 Lexington, Ky. lJIO which were continued at 3 p.m. Canto,D••• 5.40 Louisville, Ky. • • 2.60 Rev. Alfred G. Strich, regional Charleston, W. Va. 4.20 Memphis, Tenn. • • ·, 10.45 moderator, conducted the second Too Important To Forget- Chattanooga, Tenn. • • 6.85 New Orleans; La. 15.40 Plenary Session which convened Chicago, Ill. • • • • 6.50 New York, N.Y. • • 15.10 at 7 p.m. The.presentation of two Cleveland, 0. • • • • 5.40 Parkersburg, W. Va••• 4.15 plays followed this session. A The tremendous value of milk as a natural ColuQtbus, O. • 2.70 Pittsburg, Pa. ~. 6.75 dance concluded the evening's en­ Corbin, Ky•• 3.95 St. Louis, Mo. • 7.30 tertainment. energy restoring food makes it an essential Detroit, Mich. • 5.80 Somerset, Ky. • • 3.65 "The Regional Chapter," Evansville, ~Ind. 5.20 Toledo, 0. 4.60 in every student's diet. lndlanapolls, Ind. • :uo Vincennes, Ind. 4.05 Faculty Plans Yule Party Plus U.S. Tax Xavier's faculty will stage n Bir EXTRA Savings On Round Trip Tickets Christmas party on Tuesday eve­ Jim Bulger, Campus Agent, ning, Dec. 18, in the Union Build­ J. H. FIELMAN DAIRY CO. GREYHOUND TERMINAL ing. Mr. William E. Sauter, in­ 5th and Sycamore Phone: PA. 600(\ structor in philosophy, and Rev. 2519 Vine Street AV. 3116 J. Peter Buschmann, assistant dean, are co-chairmen•.. of the GREYHOUND yuletide affair. '. PAGEFOUB XAVIER UNIVERSITY NEWS, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1951 PAGE FIVE

• Musketeers Well Dressed

By Frank Sommerkamp

Xavier Fieldhouse To Be Closed Sundays Uuless there is a regularly scheduled athletic event, the Fieldhouse gym will not be open Bob Finnell on Sundays, according to an of­ ficial reprt from the university's Both Halfback Finnell and administration. Tackle Gearding have been stand- Misuse of equipment and fall­ out performers in their four years ure to tum off the lights in past at Xavier. months has necessitated the rul- The North squad will. be ing. · coached by Coach Herman Hick- -;;::;;;:;;:;;:;:;::;;;:;;:;;:;:;::;;;:;;:;;:;:;::;;;;;;;;;;;::; man of Yale. ALL YOU& LAUNDRY at THE SHIRT LAUNDRY

Ken Rebinson thinks "wTiizzer" White of Ari­ BeHappy-GO zona State was the best individ­ ual performer to oppose the Mus­ keteers during that time. Kenny Id care t:o di'! ,. -t,hil"\lr. I wou ...... a treasure; says the Muskies believed all • don-.c or'" ..~ • WCKIES TASTE BETTER ! oeeJ> do .." .f i.u~l- 0 the biggest hurdle they had to KICKOFF RETURNS cigarette. And Lucky Strike means fine tobacco. A Aff18SOll · TEAM surmount.· Gloria · th Dakota X(J. OPP.. Player Atts. Vni"· of Not . lst First downs ~ Finnell 5 But it takes something else, too-superior work­ 2157 Net yards ru&hlrlg Saban 5 Coach Or Salesman 150 Passes attempted 2f.: Roecker.:; .3 manship. You get fine, light, mild, good-tasting 81 Passes complited. d 54.0 Percentage completed 34.5 Ju d 2 ~ l tobacco in the better-made cigarette. That's why 1157 Net yards passing 990 ~tzd l :IO Passes intercepted by ~ aa:'kin l Luckies taste better. So, Be Happy-Go Lucky! 3,.9 Punting average :ri9 35 Fumbles • • • Get a carton today! 20 own fumble recovered 11 PASS INTERCEPTIONS 351 Yards lost on penalties 292 3 92 Rushing olfense tyds try) 1.2 Number Yards 3214. Total offense (yards) 1540 Player Intercepted Returned STUDENTS! Let's go! We want your jingles! We're 4.6 Total offense average yds try) 2.6 Roeckers 7 58 ready and willing and eager to pay rou $25 for every Hahn (one TD) 6 150 • • • Erno (one TD) 5 30 jingle we use. Send as many jingles as you like to 1NDIVIDt1AL SCORING Saban 3 43 C•nveralons Tat.a.I carinci 3 33 Happy-Go-Lucky, P.O. Box 67, New York 46, N. Y. ...J"ft' TD• Att. Comp. Pts. r..tussio 2 l~ 1 Musketeer Basketball Roster Bob Finnell, hb/fb 19 1 O 114 Hoffman 2 Bob .Judd, hb ~ J 3~ ;~ ~~~~ ~ ~ No. Player Ht. Wt. Age Class Hometown-High School .;Jim Poynter. bk " o o 24 Heimkreiter 1 3 .JohnTom Musslo,Saban, h:fb 4 0 0 24 45 Auberger, Bob F 6-2_ 155 20 Soph. Cincinnati, St. Xavier .rack Dowd, e 3 o O 11B 35 Berning, Dick G '5-9 179 20 Jr. Cincinnati, Roger Bacon r;:.ai:~d:i:.i::~~ e i ~ ~ : News Nifties Meet 22 Budde, Huck F 6-4 206 20 Jr. Cincinnati, St. Xavier Geori:e Gilmartin, ~· 1 ° : ~ T h" 25 Byrne, Dick . G 5-10 160 19 Soph. Rushville, Ind., High h 0 6 42 DeBoor, Matt F 6-1 177 19 Frosh Ky~, =~e ~~e~b l ~ 6 Tavern oug 1es Lexington, Latin Jack Hahn. hb 1 O • O 93 20 J Covington, Ky., Latin ~~ \~=~~Ylio~=J, i Saturday At 11:30 !i ~~c!~~~bBob ~ ~:~ ~57 20 s~·ph. Newport, Ky., Catholic Xavier 45 45 31 305 The football season may be 24 Hils, Dave G 6-2 174 21 Jr. Cincinnati, St. Xavier • • • over at Xavier, but that isn't go- - Hofmann, Chuck C 6-5 192 18 Frosh Cincinnati, Roger Bacon RUSHING ing to stop the XU News and the - Larkin, Bob G 6-1 183 18 Frosh Loogootee, Ind., High Player Atts. Yar4s Avera;-e Finnell 213 rn21 4.79 Mermaid Tavern from clashing in 41 Margerum, Paul F 6-0 165 19 Soph. Monroe, 0., High ,Judd ~ ~:~~ their traditional gridiron classic - O'Brien, Fred F 6-2 174 18 Frosh Huntingsburg, Ind., High Saban r. Mussio sa 208 3.58 Saturday morning at 11:30 a.m. 33 Phelan, Jim F 6-2 183 19 Soph. Cincinnati, St. Xavier Rankin 16 91 U.6 Dowd 11 59 5.3 At least twelve people are ex" 23 Simms, Tom G 6-0· 160 20 Jr. Louisville, Ky., St. Xavier Mot< ~ ~:~ pected to be on· hand; otherwise, _?1 Smith, Gene C 6-5 194 21 Sr. Hamilton, 0., Catholic Roecker• g Frey 2· 12 6.o the game won't be played. - Tokars, Jerry F 6-1 170 18 Frosh Chicago, Ill., DeLaSalle Hayes 3 6 2.0 Milostan i : ~:~ For some unexplainable reason TEAM C{U'TAIN: Gene Smith Judy Jaworski 3 \ .. 1.a the annual spectacle was not held DeGaro ~ -ii~ :~:i last year, but in 1949 the two -:::==='.::======'.:'.'.:::==='.: Gilmartin 4 TEAM 1 -1 aggregations battled to a hard- • • • fought 12-12 deadlock. Leliman To A.ward Season Cage Books PASSING . Tavern Host Herc Ruether is •tayer TD• AUa. Cem.p. % Tard I ut. Smokes To Sports On Sale; Eight Gilmartin 12 128 10 st.6 1020 11 counting on Senior Harold Spaeth, DeGaro 2 21 11 52.3 137 ~ poet laureate of Barracks 7, to i"innell 0 1 0 00.0 ~ Quiz Winner Games For $12.50 • • • completely befuddle the News C amp u s representative Bill Season basketball books are PUNTING squad. However, Sports Editor Lehman will award free cartons Player Alt•. rard• Av. Blocked Frank Sommerkamp of the News now on sale in the ticket office Roeckers 1 of Chesterfields for the five cor- Carinci ~ ~~ rs:~ ~ claims the Tavern will be alto- rect answers to this week's sports on the ground floor of the Field­ • • • gether incapable of comprehen- quiz. Submit entries to Bill Leh- house, according to Athletic Di- PASS RECEIVING ding what his All -American Player TDs Becei\•ed Yards man, c/o XU News. rector Al Stephan; l\'lilostan 3 22 405 cliche-slingers are up to. Finnell 6 H 251 The questions: The book, which sells for $12.50, Dowd 2 17 17' 1. Who played in the 1927 Rose provides a choice reserved seat J~worski 0 5 82 XAVIER'S SCHEDULE Judd l 5 57 Bowl? f h f 11 · · ht !'.'lussio 0 7 53 IN DECEJ.\IBER: . "d d f tball'- or t e o owing e1g games: Hoffman 0 3 34 2 • WI10 is canst ere oo .., 1 Roeckcrs 1 2 27 Eastern KentUcky S5, Xavier 54 greatest all - time coaching IDate T~a1'.1 . Place I\'lot:z. 0 0 18 Saban 0 2 H Franklin 66, Xavier 103 strategist? . \Sat. Dec; 29 Cmcmnat1 Gardens KirkhofI 0 1 13 Hayes 0 1 13 Thurs. 6 Chase at Xavier 3. Who has been named the Wed. Jan. 9 Louisville Xavier Rankin 0 1 4 Sat. 8 Ind. at Bloomington greatest athlete in the past I Sat. Jan. 12 Georgetown Xavier • • • Mon. 10 Ky. at Cinti. Gardens 50 years? Wed. Jan. 30 Hanover Xavier PU!'-- .... , thians" in clear, sentimentally ;,;n·T.3..h interest, through probably not r·~~lt·.tlce · strong language. Frank Loesser's too much practical value, to his­ lyrics and music are glibly serious torians. and varied, and they tie up the A collection given by Joseph Mildness Test, which simply asks you to try action in a unique way. Debar in 1936 contains letters by All this is good, but oh, tile President Andrew Jackson, Mar­ prices! Still, you may be able to tin Van Buren, William Henry get your money back when the Harrison, James K. Polk, and "oldest established permanent other noted Americans of the floating crap game in New York" nineteenth centrury. is staged. Bringing this incomplete list to • • • a conclusion is a collection of Next Monday Shakespeare and Jesuit works of the seventeenth After all the Mildness Tests ••• Moliere take over the stage at century, which include the "Liber Holmes High School when the Organicus" of Fr. Ferdinand Ver. Players Inc. from Catholic Uni- biest, printed in China in 1668, Ca111el leacls all 01her lllanclsllyNHiolll versity come to Covington. I and the complete set of the "Acta don't think Moliere's "School For Sanctorum," which was begun by Wives" will keep anyone from the Bollandists in the seventeenth the Kentucky basketball game, but, century and is still being added to . ... ' XAVIER UNIVERSITY NEWS, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1951 PAGE SEVEN P & G Plant Toitred Edgecliff Players To ·Present By X Alcliemists On Tuesday, December 4, the 'Engag~d' On Dec.· 13, 14, 16 Alchemists Club held its annual Drennan To Play Lead plant tour and banquet. Proctor 1880's. It is concerned with a & Gamble's Ivorydale Factory In OLC Farce•C omec l Y ladies' man named Cheviot Hill was the scene of the one and one­ The Edgecliff Players of Our who manages to become engaged half hour inspection by the Xav- Lady of Cincinnati College will to three girls at once and how •}• StfilaS ier chemistry students. They were present a three act play entitled he finally works it down to one. Boosters To Be Chi shown the various steps required "Engaged" on Thursday, Friday The male lead, Cheviot Hill, for the production of soap. A fea- and Sunday Dec. 13, 14 and 16. will be played by Jim Drennan, The play is scheduled to begin . . . . . ture of special interest was the · ht . th a Xav1e1 semor. The leadmg fe- HoStS TO Holy Trinity Ch1.ldren a t 8 :30 p.m. each mg m e l 1 f B l' d M' . d • • .,1 visit to the quality control lab- OLC school auditorium. ma e : 0 es. 0 e m a, mme an The annual Christmas Party for tee are Loi·etta Habig, Ruth De- oratory where all of the products "E d" · f d Maggie will be played by Adele ngage is a arce-come Y G h J d Th d the colored children of Holy Trin­ laney, Ruth Spinnenweber, Rose- which come from this plant are written by W. S. Gilbert of the ratsc ' u Y ~mpson an ity church, sponsored by the Xav·· mary Mueller, Mary Weil, Ruth tested before reaching the market. famed Gilbert and Sullivan com- Jea~ Joyce respec~1vely. Other Wood, Yvonne Gandert, Frank Following the tour a buffet . t' .,..h tt' f th Xavier students besides Drennan ier Booster Club, will be held bma 10n. ,,.. e se mg o e pay1 'll h · 1 · h 1 Thursday afternoon, Dec. 20, at Stallo, Dan Bondick and Lou style supper was held at the Alms · · E 1 d d s tl d f th who w1 ave ro es m t e p ay the XU Evening College, an­ Sanker. Jim Siciliano, with the Hotel. The principal speaker at is m ng an an co an ° e are Henry Liebel and Chuck nounced Chairman Walter Beh­ help of a pillow or two, will· the dinner was Dr. John F. Nobis, Hertlein. . ler. The funds for the party will again impersonate Santa Claus former Assistant Professor of 47 Pershing Rifle ~kets for each performance come entirely from donations of Any Evening College student Chemistry at Xavier, who is now sell for one dollar each and there the evening students whicli will interested in sharing in 'the employed by the National Distillers Pleclges Initiatecl · are no reserved seats. Tickets be collected from Monday to Fri­ preparations of the party can do .Chemical Corporation. Dr. Nobis Forty seven pledges were taken may be obtained at OLC or from day of next week. so by leaving his name at the was the founder of the Alchemyst into Pershing Rifles honorary any of the students. Helping Behler on the commit- first floor office. Club. He congratulated the Club military organization Saturday for its fall activities program and evening in the Armory. The can­ Chicagoans To Hold Mass Booste.r Club To Have Christmas urged the members to continue dlelight initiation was carried out in their efforts. by Alvin Meyer and Donald The Chicago Club will hold its Party At Evening College On Dec. 20 Richard Lovell, club president, Langefels officers of the club. monthly Communion Mass next announced that the plans for Following the initiation, a dance Sunday in the Elet Hall Chapel Thursday evening, Dec. 20, at Idance are: Orchestra, Jim Sicili- the second semester include the was .held in honor of the new at 10 a.m. There will be breakfaHt 8:30 p.m., the Bo6ster Club will ano; Publicity and Tickets, Ruth annual chemistry symposium and members. and a brief business meeting in sponsor their annual Christmas Spinnenweber and Mary Rabbitt; spring picnic. In addition, Lovell Those men pledged w e r e: the cafeteria after the Mass. All Dance and Party for the enter- Decorations, Ruth Wood; and Re­ stated that several .noted speak­ David A 11 e n, William Allen, members of the Chicago Club are tainment of the student body and freshments, Rosemary M u e 11 er ers have agreed to address the George Bauer, Elmer Berger, strongly urged to attend. their friends. A special invita- and Yvonne Gandert. Alchemysts during the remainder Lawrence Brand, Bernard Bruns, ------­ tion has been extended to Xavier of .. the school year. Howard Carr, James Comefors, day students. _ Refreshments and cards fol­ John Conroy, Brian Dant, Ron­ RENT A TYPEWRITER Music for dancing will be pro·· Canning's Part In lowed the banquet. ald Deerwater, Ronald DiscepoJi, vided by "The Strollers," and Investigation Noted John Durkin, Edward Fisher, Student rate, 3 months $10 Santa Claus and refreshments Armored Division c a r l Frank, Walter Gebhart, Complete touch typing book free will fill out the program, all. of Fulton Lewis Jr., syndicated Herbert Geier, Harry Geisk•.'!, with each rental. which can be had for the econom­ political columnist, in comment- Claims· X Alumni Edward Giesman, Robert Glaser, ical p r e - Christmas admission ing this week on the job of Sena- Edward Groene, John Krach, Al­ . . price of 75 cents plus a 25 cent tor Pat McCarran, "whose Senate · Three Xavier Univ er s it Y freci Kuhn, John Leonard, Ray • )j - -~---- - toy. internal security subcommittee is alumni, two residents of Cincin- Lietmeyer, W i 11 i am Luttman, ------Committee chairmen for the doing the job (Senator Millard) nati, have completed processing Peter McCarthy, Kenneth Mersch, Tydings failed to accomplish," at the 2o53rd Reception Center Edward Moran, Martin Mountel, ..... J..J.. .. J..j ... pointed out the important pa.rt at Fort George G. Meade, Md., James Niehaus, Phillip Osselaer, '""--- Library Trustee Position played by William M. Canning, and have been assigned for Army David Palmisano, Richard Po­ All m11ke1 NEW PORTABLES Royal, Goes To EC Instructor former instructor .in history and basic training with the ath Ar- land, Thomas Poland, Robert Rig­ Underwood, Corona, Remlnston and re­ political science at Xavier. mored Division, Fort Leonard- ney, Paul Roettin'g, Paul Rosing, Mr. John J. Nolan, instructor conditioned STANDARD maehlne1 for Lewis quoted Canning's testi- wood, Missouri. David Ruwart, Thomas Scholles, 1aJe. in English at the Xavier Evening mony given earlier this year lie- Pvt. Carol J. (Spike) Helmers, Charles Smith, William Sullivan, College, was recently appointed a fore a Congressional Committee, Jr., '49, -received a Bachelor of R be rt Tren tmann, William PETER PAUL SERVICE trustee of the Cincinnati Public 0 in which he stated that Theodore Science degr.ee in economics here Trischler, Richard Vogelsang, 808 Main Street ·PA 0865 Library. He took the place va­ Geiger was a communist while a and subsequently attended St. Henry Witsken and Frank Yass. cated by Dr. Norman C. Auburn, deputy administration of ECA. Mary's Seminary. He starred as a ==::.....===~=-=-==--=-=~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ former dean of the University of Canning taught at Xavier from tackle on the Muskie eleven while =------. Cincinnati and now president of 1949 to 1951. Before coming to attending Xavier. Pvt. Melvin J. the University of Akron. Mr. No·­ Xavier, he received his B.A. at Griggs, Jr., attended Xavier Uni­ lan is also vice-president of the College of New York City in 1934 versity and is also a resident of ·Atop Cincinnatra Keelor and Stites Advertising and his M.A. at Columbia Uni- Price Hill. Pvt. Thomas Flood, Agency. versity in 1936. now a resident of Toledo, re­ Historic Muaic Hall ceived a B.S. in business admin­ Carinci Narrates X-UC S l .M S istration in 1948. "thM . Dec r.: Game W1 ov1es • ..... o e1nn ass un1Y~ Memories · of Xavier's recent Fo,. Mrs. Albers 1 victory over UC were recalled solemn Requiem High Mass last Wednesday, Dec. 5, when was sung for Mrs. William H Tiravel11 Comfo·r· t movies of the game were shown Albers Tuesday at 10: 30 a.m. in at the Evening College football St. Francis DeSales Church. Most PLUS party. Captain Tito Carinci, All­ Rev. Joseph Albers, Bishop of SAFETY AND SAVINGS Catholic linebacker of the Mus- Lansing, Mich., and brother-in- - keteers, did the narrating. A law of Mrs. Albers, celebrated the WHEN YOU dance followed the showing of Mass. Very Rev. James F. Ma­ Where The Nation's Top Bands Play Each Saturday Evening the pictures. guire, S. J., president of Xavier, was Deacon. Go By Train CINCY'S LARGEST AND FINEST DANCE FLOOR Girls' Applications Reacly Mrs. Albers, husband of Wil­ Saturday Eve And His Applications for entrance in the liam H. Albers, president of Al·· ON YOUR HOLIDAY TRIP Aernie Cummins Orchestra nominations for this year's Hon­ bers Supermarkets Inc. and a December 8 orary Cadet Colonel of the Xav­ member of the Xavier University Most Reasonable Food and Drink Prices In Greater Cincinnati ier ROTC Field Artillery Regi- Lay Advisory Board, died Friday, IT'S MOii PUNI Plan your holi­ . ment are now available at the Nov. 30, of a heart attack while day homecoming by train with Evening College office. Any girl vacationing in Palm Beach, Fla a "group of friends. 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An ID4epea4eat Slaee IHI I "------_.. l11111111111111111111111111111111111111111111i PAGE EIGHT XAVIER UNIVERSITY NEWS, FRIDAY, DECEMBER '1, 1951 Frank Dowd's Idea In '26 Xavier Men Roll Up Sleeves To Gi·ve Blood Results In .First X Band i When Red Cross ~loodmobile_ ~~~~d'l:..':!.re~.._.. d By Ge11e BeimJorde that the Red Cross wasn't re­ sponsible for any ill effects which The Musketeer Band, which on Thanksgiving wrote finis might be suffered as the result of to its silver anniversary season, is the culmination of an idea his giving blood. which a band-minded sophomore, up from Oklahoma, had a Next an aid took the student's little over twenty-five years ago. The second-year man of weight and pulse. Generally 1926 is Mr. Frank B. Dowd. His idea was a band for Xavier speaking, the results were sur­ University. Musketeer fans will ------­ prising. It seemed as if most of recall that he ascended the podium after the Thanksgiving half-time the donors were either over-or at the Thanksgiving Day contest program, Mr. Dowd stated: "You underweight, and if there was a pulse, it wasn't what i~ should in can be proud that this, the have been. twenty-fifth edition of the Muske­ teer Band, Xavier University has The donors then were given a a unit of which she can be proud. cup of lemonade each: the pur­ pose of which is still underter­ From its inception the Band's . mined. After a short wait a nurse story has been one of continual asked each one whether he had development, until today it can ulcers, flat feet, schizophrenia, compare favorably with any col­ whereupon she jabbed him legiate band in America." etc., with a knife to discover the . Bob Fitzpatrick, writer of the accompanying story, gets bis blood hemoglobin content of his blood. Dan1mit, Dorm Dog, Dies pressure checked before donating blood. -Photo bt1 Berning Finally the duly-processed do­ nor was taken behind a curtain Tragedy struck the Xa~ier Doctors, nurses, instruments and a -sliglit odor of dis- and instructed · to recli,ne upon campus. last Monday morning. infectant all combined to produce a hospital setting in South one of the cots there set up. "Dammit," mascot puppy of XU : . . The nurse then inserted a blunt Dorms zigged instead of zagged Hall A:uditormm las~ !hursday: The reason for this trans- needle in the vein at the elbow while attempting to out manu- formation was the v1s1t to Xavier of the Red Cross Blood- and proceeded to start the flow ever an auto on Victory Parkway. mobile unit, which left Xavier 134 pints to the better, a of blood. · Dammit was laid. to rest late Hamilton County record for the When the donor was drained Monday on the hillside behind Unit. uniform. After checking off the of his pint he was instructed to the Armory overlooking the prac- Upon entering the auditorium individual's name, she handed sit up for a few minutes. A snack Frank B. Dowd tice field, scene of his many the prospective blood donor was him an official - looking -docu- at the ·Unit's mobile canteen com- triumphs. met by a woman in a Red Cross Iment which he '"'.as requested to pleted the operation. to lead the Band in the Xavier ------..:.-___...:______Alma Mater In recounting the Band story, Mr. Dowd recalls that he first took his idea for forming a Xavier Band to Rev. Alphonse Fisher, S. J., the late pastor of St. Xavier Church in downtown Cincinnati, who then prefected the Elet Hall On the Parkway Dormitory. From State Championship Band I "I came up from Muskogee High

School Oklahoma," he said, '1 "where we had a state champion­ ship band for years and which in GIFTS FROM my senior year, 1925, was offi- l cially acclaimed the best band in Oklahoma, Missouri, Kansas, OUR Arkansas, and Ne b r as k a . I thought then that Xavier needed a band, since in my opinion a school without a band is quite MENS' SHOP imcomplete." J Fr. Fisher, Mr. Dowd. says, was most receptive to the idea Rayon lounging robe fully and encouraged him to give it a try at least. The call went out, lined with rc;iyon satin. and 35 students responded, all of Colors of navy and maroon. whom had to be trained from Sizes small, medium and scratch by Mr. Dowd. large. Band Room In Union Building That first year the Union Build­ 12.95 ing, where practices were held, resounded with the efforts of the other robes from 9.95 to 25.00 band enthusiasts, among whom was "Pete" Buschmann, as he was known in those days, then a Nylon and acetate sport promising trumpeter, and now, shirts Pastel shades of with an "S. J." behind his name, Xavier's Assistant Dean. Mr. Dowd green, blue, silver grey, tan himself was a trumpet player. I and white. Small, medium, "There was one group of fel­ med. large and large sizes. lows who knew what they were after and set themselves to at- a.95· taining their goal," he said. J The band, after a year's prac­ tice and development, was ready Pleetway rayon pajamas to take the field in 1927, wheri styled for sleeping comfort it played for all the Musketeer I football contests. ... with th~ under-arm pleat. Other Directors for freer arm and chest ·Following M r , D o w d , who movement. Blazier stripes graduated in 1929, were the fol­ lowing band directors: Irwin Bell­ and all over patterns. Sizes stedt, one season; Maurice King, A B C D._ ,Cost style only. two seasons; George Bird, who is at present musical dircetor for 5.95 ·to 6.95 1 the Cleveland Browns profes- : sional football team, and Gus Schaeffer, a trumpet player for j Hickok jewelry for the dis­ the Cincinnati Symphony Or- ) criminating. Initialed cuff chestra. In 1938 Mr. Dowd re­ turned to lead the Musketeer· links with tie bars to match. band until 1942, when all activi­ 2.50* ea ties here suspended for the Sec­ ond World War. Following the war, Mr. Gilbert T. Maringer took the reins as · ·*Plus Fed. Tax band director, which position he ALMS DOEPKE MEN'S SHOP ·FIRST FLOOR still holds today. · / & In addressing the bandsmen 1...... 1