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THojiAS F. GOLDEN.

DE.4R EDITOK, At present social life at Notre Dame is dormant. During Lent the students How to starve a spring fever don't expect to find entertainment every night on the campus but they would ap- {with an Arrow Sports Shirt} Ijreciate an occasional dance, not a for­ mal affair but a friendly Saturday after­ Comes once again the indolence that follows the noon tea dance; or even a Saturday first robin. What to do.' night dance sponsored by one of the This: Get the slickest Arrow Sports Shirt or Sport camijus clubs at the Rockne' Memorial Knit you can find at your dealer's. (That won't be would afford the students a place to ex­ hard. Every one gets its share of fine Arrow looks haust their Terpsichorean desires vnth- and tailoring. Most of them are washable.) out having to frequent the more expen­ The moment you're in its trim lines, you'll want to sive spots of South Bend. dash out for some golf, tennis, or you-name-it. Maj'be the new Student Council or If not, you can always sit around in your Arrow Veterans' Club wll sponsor new forms and look like a retired champioti. of entertainment. There are many who have wondered about bridge tourna­ ments, variety shows, golf exhibitions, and other means of keeping the students interested and satisfied in their spare time. One fellow wondered if there was any reason why the University didn't have canoes and row boats for rent dur­ ing afternoons so that a fellow might get out on the lake once in a while.

College life isn't complete without some of these enjoyments. Let's see if PS. If your Arrow dealer hasn't the ove you want, try him again. something can be worked out so that Notre Dame vnll not only be a "great place to be from" but also a great place ARROW SHIRTS and TIES to be in! UNDERWEAR • HANDKERCHIEFS • SPORTS SHIRTS Sincerely,

A COUPLE OF ENJOYMENT- SEEKING STUDENTS.

The Junior Prom committee an­ If's Adler's for nounced that a representative of the Parker-Winterrowd Company.. South Bend Tailors, will be in the Law Building at 7:30 p. m. next ARROIVS Monday, April ISth. All those de­ siring measurements for tux (or tails) for the Prom are requested to appear at that time. Tuxes will be rented of a nominal price, which includes the tux itself, shirt, tie, studs, cuff links, and all other occessories. Check the "tux rental" bulletin on your hall bulletin board for further details. Let's Keep the "Huddle" Open The Huddle, which closes at 5 o'clock every afternoon (except Saturday when it closes before noon and Sunday when it doesn't even open), has been a disap­ pointment to the students on the north side of the campus. One can say that the caf is open and the students are able to get a coke or a shake there during the evening, but the students who live in St. Ed's, Breen- Phillips, Cavanaugh, and Zahm repre­ sent at least 1100 potential customers. The nightly lines at both the soda foun­ tain and hamburg counter are long enough now ^vithout adding this poten­ tial figure to them. The girls and students who work at the Huddle are kept busy most of the time, particularly between classes. But if the reason for closing is because of the lack of help, it is believed that many students would welcome a chance to make a few extra dollars a week by working at the Huddle during the eve­ nings and over the week-ends.. With warm weather coming any day now, the students will be looking for cold weather-sealed drinks during the evening. If the Hud­ dle doesn't remain open until 9 o'clock, either the Caf fountain waiters are go­ ing to be swamped or the busses to town Poplin Jackets are going to be packed.—Joe Cheney Y. C. S. Continues I Help Yourself Series Last week at the Y. C. S. Help Your­ 5 self Series, Father Eaymond Murray, C.S.C., outlined the course for General Sociology major and Mr. Flynn for the Criminology major. Mr. John Sheehan discussed the field of Economics, pre­ Men . . . the good looking, weather- senting the courses available and the sealed poplin jackets from Adler's are opportunities after graduation. ideal for spring sports and casual wear. Last Tuesday night, the College of Commerce was presented. Dean McCar­ Styled with easy fitting . . . free action thy conducted the lecture and introduced shoulders — zipper fronts and deep the various heads of the Commerce de­ slash pockets. They're weather-sealed to keep out spring showers. See them partments. Ml-. Davis spoke for Business in Adler's sports department. Administration; Mr. Eells for Finance; Mr. Bender for Marketing; Mr. Dincolo for Accounting; and Mr. Smith, assist­ ant dean, outlined the combination course of Commerce and Law.

PROM BIDS ON SALE Monday, Tuesday, & Wednesday & Prom Bids go on sale April IS. 16, and 17. 0^ 12-1 335 Alumni HaU 1-3 122 Walsh HaU 7^ 7:30-9:30 338 Alumni HaU m m catMOi... UKUUM < wsmtm Monday for Juniors; Tuesday and Wednesday for anyone else who is eligible. ^he Syfotre ^ame Scholastic In the shadow of the Cross . . . Editorial Disce Quasi Semijer Vlctunis Vive Quasi Cras Moriturus FOUNDED 18G7 Sometimes values acquire depth and proportion usually not attributed to them. When is a shadow not a shadow? When it happens to be the shadow of the Cross. For then it passes into the substance of all that is good and sane in the world. And so in the shadow of Good Friday's outstretched symbol it is good to stop and think upon life and how often we misunderstand it.

It was not strange that we mistook Christ in what was the most ob\aous reality of His life. We had believed that He was destined to be the King of the Jews not on a cross btit on an imperial throne guarding the very crossroads of the world. We had hoped to kneel before the power of His sceptre JOHN DEFANT, Editor and not that slim reed of kingly foolishness in His hand. AVe JACK HUMMEL Mctnaging Editor had dreamed of the day when His name would have been PAUL WEYBAUCH Sports Editor broadcast to the world by the trumpets of empire. We had GEORGE COLLINS Navy Editor JOHNNY WALKER Feature Editor not counted on seeing His shame advertised from the com­ JOE CHENEY News Editor mon bulletin of the Cross. We were largely mistaken too about His ideas on brotherhood and peace. COLUMNISTS THOMAS M. HIGGINS - - - The College Parade And as the centuries passed we kept on perpetuating mis­ SAM SMITH The Cro-w's Nest takes, often in lame inadequacy hoping to cure one mistake BILL BRAUN, FRANK McCARTHY . . The Green Banner by another'. Even now we are undergoing the farce of deter­ ED CASO, JOE PIEDMONT - - - . Soph Soap mining a peace, the principles of which we do not even JERRY OLWELL . . - . Campus Clubs understand. Misled by graphic advertisements in newspapers and magazines which during the war kept on telling us to PHOTOGRAPHY maintain things just as they were for the returning soldier, JIM FERSTEL - - - Photographic Editor we might also feel that Ave are obligated to perpetuate the AL KUNTZ CHRISTY WALSH principles of the pre-war world, its selfishness, its religious FRANK CACCIAPAGLIA intolerance, its feuds which pitted neighbor against neighbor and when intensified mean the pitting of one nation against another. CONTRI BUTORS JACK SULLIVAN JAMES JOHN No, the pre-war world is dead. It is no longer a question BILLY SLAVICK JIM REGAN- JOE RENINGER JOHN THOMAS whether we should attempt to go back to it. The issue at GERARD HEKKER DICK DEITZ hand is whether or not we shall succeed in going back far PAUL ABRAHAM JIM CLEMENS enough to bring Christ from His Cross into the political con­ MICHAEL GREENE PETE BROWN sciousness of the world. The future will be won or lost not BILL PFAFF JIM MALER DAVE WARNER MEL GODDARD by whether we have decided in favor of Chi-ist but whether RAY CHAMBERLAND DICK DOWDLE we have decided soon enough. PETER PESOLI CLARENCE ZIMMER BILL LEAVEY LEONARD DENTE Recently in a group of ambassadors, their wives and ROBERT J. LEANDER grown children, of network officials, newspaper commentators * and others, someone put up this thought-provoking question: REV. C. J. LASKOWSKI, C.S.C. Faculty Advisor ARTHUR COUGHLAN Circulation Manager "If you were going on the air tomorrow night at 9 p.m. and M. E. VARGA - Advertising you knew a big audience hoped you could tell them how not (Cover by Jim Ferstel) to have a war, or could suggest a way to end the Second World War—^what would you say?" The most satisfying answer of all was given by an eighteen year-old girl who Member of Catholic School Press Association, Associated Collegiate Press. Represented for national advertising by National Advertising Service, Inc., didn't speak but only listened and wept. Perhaps, if we could 420 Madison Avenue, New York City—Chicago—Boston—^Los Angeles— only learn to weep, the tears might clear our eyes to the San Francisco. T^HE SCHOIiASTlC is published weekly during the school year, except during vacations and examination periods at the University mistake that looms ahead. If we could only learn that in a of Notre Dame. Address all correspondence toz Publications Office, Admin­ istration Building, Notre Dame, Indiana. shadow one often sees light. THE NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC

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VOL. 87, NO. 4 APRIL 12. 1946 NOTBE DAME, INDIANA Doctor Price Receives Chemical Award

Holy Week Ceremonies Close Fail Semester Recipient of Top to Begin Palm Sunday Registration at N. D. Scientific Honor Bei^inning with the dramatic Solemn Notre Dame, Ind., April 12: Eegistra- Di-. Charles Price, head of the Depart­ Mass of Palm Sunday, the ceremonies tion at the University of Notre Dame for ment of Chemistry at Notre Dame, has of Holy Week at Notre Dame will be the Fall semester beginning in Septem­ been named recipient of the annual filled with the most moving and impres­ ber has been closed to all applicants American Chemical Society Award in sive liturgical rites of the Church. In­ other than fonner Notre Dam.e students Pure Chemistry for 1946, one of the top asmuch as Sacred Heart Church is the returning from the armed services, it scientific honors of the nation. parish church for the University as well was announced yesterday by the Eev. Announcement of Dr. Price's selection as the community, all the principal Louis J. Thornton, C.S.C, Notre Dame was made this Aveekat the semi-annual services will take place there. On Holy registrar. meeting of the American Chemical Soci­ Thursday, Good Friday, and Holy Satur­ ety. The award, sponsored by the Alpha day Mass is forbidden anywhere else on • Eesidential facilities of the University Chi Sigma, Chemical Fraternity, is pre­ the campus. are being exploited to the utmost in or­ sented annually to the leading chemist der that Notre Dame can accommodate under 35 years of age in the United Falm Sunday Mass will begin at 8 the maximum number of students. The o'clock due to the length of the service. States. It carries with at a $1,000 hono­ enrollment for the spring semester which rarium. It will consist of the traditional blessing started March 14 was lifted to an all- of the Palms, the Procession, and the time peak of 3,468 students, which ex­ Di-. Price received the award for his Solemn Mass. The Passion according to ceeds by 200 any previous enrollment. outstanding work in the field of theoreti­ St. Matthew will be sung in a manner cal organic chemistry. He has been head reminiscent of the earliest origins of the Thus far Notre Dame has accepted of the Department of Chemisty at the liturgical drama by Rev. Thomas A. every former Notre Dame student who University, long distinguished for its Kelly, C.S.C., as the Chronista, the Eev. was in good standing when he left the discoven'es in chemistry, since Novem­ Henry J. Bolger, C.S.C, as Christus, and University to join the ai-med forces, ber, 1945. It was at Notre Dame that the Eev. Ferdinand L. Brown, C.S.C, as Father Thornton declared. He stressed processes leading to the development of Petrus. The Moreau Seminary Choir Avill that this preference to form.er students synthetic rubber and other notable chem­ interpret the imprecations of the Jewish will continue to be shown as long as ical formulae were originated. mob at the various scenes of the Sacred facilities are available. Dr. Pi-ice came to Notre Dame from Passion. On Good Friday, Eeverends the University of Illinois w^here he had According to Father Thornton, de­ James J. Leahy, C.S.C, Bernard J. Fur- served for nine years as associate pro­ cision to close registration for the Fall stoss, C.S.C, and John H. Murphy, fessor of physics. A native of Philadel­ semester to all applicants other than C.S.C, will chant the Passion. phia, Pa., he was graduated from former Notre Dame students retuiTiing Swarthmore in 1934 Avith high honors On Maundy Thursday, the Altar of from the service was prompted by the and received his doctorate from Har­ Eepository will be arranged in the Lady large number of applications already re­ vard in 1936. While at Harvard, Dr. Chapel where amid a regal splendor of ceived at Notre Dame for the Fall tenn. Price held a university fellowship and lilies and w^ax tapers watch wall be main­ The University will be able to accom- worked under the distinguished Profes­ tained until Good Friday morning. jnodate approximately one thousand ad­ sor Louis F. Fieser. He went to Illinois Among the more noteworthy parts of ditional students in the Fall semester. after leaving Harvard. Good Friday's services are the unveiling At the present time, 784 applications of the cross, the prostration of the clergy have been received from former students, Dr. Price has conducted extensive re­ before the cross, and in the afternoon now veterans, and more 2,000 applica­ search in the field of high poljnmer the rare spectacle of Benediction with a tions already have hen rec3ived from chemistry, in which he has attained in­ Eelic of the True Cross. Wednesday, other prospective students. ternational distinction. During World Thursday, and Friday at 7:30 p.m. Tene- War II he was engaged in important brae services will be sung by Moreau These applications, more than twice chemical warfare and antimalarial re­ choir in plain chant with polyphonic the number which actually can be accom­ search for the United States Govern­ emphasis on the more dramatic parts. modated at Notre Dame made it impera­ ment. At the University he has made Holy Saturday's Mass, anciently the tively necessary at this time to announce important contributions to the develop­ daAvn Mass of Easter, will be preceded the closing of registration to all except ment of antimalarial drugs now being (Continued on page 31) former Notre Dame students. (Continued on page 31) Poland. To that purpose he lectures and DARTMOUTH PROFESSOR TO LECTURE writes in order to create proper atmos­ pheric sentiment among Americans for ON PRESENT CONDITIONS IN POLAND the acceleration of that day when Poland will free herself from foreign domina­ The Chai'les Phillips Cracow Club in if you call it a song exactly but it's a tion. Today, he is considered the out­ conjunction with the Chopin Fine Arts kind of vibration that issues from the standing authority on the mediaeval in­ Club of South Bend will sponsor Pi'of. city of Krakow that aroused a very tu­ tellectual traditions of Poland. As an Eric P. Kelly of Dartmouth University mult in my heart, as I first came in afterthought, it is interesting to note in a lecture at the Progress Club, April Krakow after the great day when Poland that the best interpreters of Polish man­ 16, at 8:15 p.m. Prof. Kelly, internation­ rose from the grave. I suddenly heard ners and literature are the Irish, for in­ ally known lectui-er and writer on Po­ the great bell boom over my head vnfh stance, Jeremiah' Curtin, Arthur Prud- land's contribution to western culture, its deep accent and then the tocsin, the den Coleman, Eric P. Kelly and others. will speak on the theme, "Poland, a Bar­ smaller bell, which drove pigeons scram­ ometer of World Peace." A newspaper­ bling and shook them into the light like man. Prof. Kelly went to France in 1918 white snowflakes as all were settling and Announce Photographic as a relief worker among the Polish there was but a fluttei-ing of wings high legions. Here he met Polish exiles and in the air . . . then came from above that Contest For Students call of the trumpet, the Heynal. ... I admiring their fierce patriotism went The Board of Editors of the SCHOLAS­ can't describe my emotions. I was so with them to Poland to do reconstruction TIC, in conjunction with the Department happy that I wanted to scream aloud." woi'k after the war. Upon his return to of Publicity at Notre Dame, announces the United States he became instructor The Heynal, to which Prof. Kelly al­ today the First Annual Notre Dame in English and Slavic literature at Dart­ ludes, is the trumpet song which was Photographic Contest to select the 15 mouth University. played for centuries from the high tower best pictures of people, events and still In 192.5 at the specific request of the of St. Mary's in Cracow and always life at the University. Kosciuszko Foundation, an exchange terminated in a broken note to commem­ scholarship association, he returned to orate the death of a gallant mediaeval The contest will continue through Poland to lecture at the University of Polish youth who climbed to the tower Monday, May 13. Cash prizes and certifi­ Cracow. It was here that he wrote the to give the city warning of an invasion cates will be awai-ded to the best first, best kno^^^l among the 20 books that he and forfeited his life. The broken note second and third photographs. Twelve has written, the Trumpeter of Krakoiv, was his death call. In recognition of the other photographs will be selected for for Avhich he received the Newberry authenticity and sympathy of his work. honoi'able mention certificates. Medal in 1929, the only such prize Prof Kelly was allowed by the City All students and faculty members of awarded by the American Library Asso­ Councillors of Cracow to exhibit the the University are eligible to submit ciation for a book written in a foreign original trumpet in this country. photographs in the competition except country. Referring to the spiritual ex­ Currently, Prof. Kelly, who sponsored those faculty members on the Board of perience that motivated the writing of a Polish refugee settlement in Mexico, Judges, and student photographers work­ the book, Prof. Kelly says: "I don't know is devoting his time to the restoration of ing with the Depaitment of Publicity. Any number of photographs may be sub­ mitted by a single contestant. The three winning photographs will be printed in the May 24 issue of the SCHOLASTIC and will, in addition, be syn­ dicated to various newspapers through­ out the United States. Together with the 12 photographs to be awarded honorable mention, they also will be printed in various other publications of the Uni­ versity, such as the Notre Dame Abimiius. All photogi-aphs entered in the con­ test must be submitted to the. Publica­ tions Office, Room 118 Main Building, by 4:30 p.m., Monday, May 13. Such photo­ graphs will become the property of the SCHOLASTIC. - Judges for the contest will be: The Rev. Edward Keller, C.S.C, well-known campus photographer, who ^vill act as chairman of the Board of,Judges; Pro­ fessor Frank Hanley of the Department of Fine Arts; Dale Murphy and Ralph Hennings, South Bend Tribune staff pho­ tographers who recently won four top prize awards in the 1946 Indiana Asso­ ciated Press Photo Contest; and Edward Meehan, National Advertising Manager Prof. Eric P. Kelly of the South Bend Tribune. ity on a region-wide basis to be under­ Budenz Reports on Appearance taken since 1942. The congress is ex­ Before Congressional Comnnittee pected to reestablish the prestige of the region and once again place it in the spotlight as the official organ for co­ By LOUIS FRANCIS BUDENZ ordination of "special-interest groups" Exclusive to the Scholastic activities on Catholic college and univer­ sity campuses in Indiana and lower It is no secret that Father Frank Cav- columns." I referred to the committee Michigan. anaugh and I went to Washington last the documents within the Communist week to appear before the House Com­ organizations, specifically the recent dis­ The Rev. Wm. Cunningham, C.S.C., mittee on .un-American Activities. The cussions over the so-called Jacques Duc- Ft. Wayne Regional Chaplain, and committee had subpoenaed me, and the los letter, which proved this charge. Frank Grimaldi, Regional President, are newspapers were on their toes as usual directing plans on the Notre Dame cam­ in wanting to learn what has transpired. I further observed that' the Communist pus in preparation for the congress. The Most of the story is disclosed in their persecution of religion, to which I had Rev. Theodore Hesburgh, C.S.C, moder­ dispatches. It is difficult for me to say referred last October as planned for fur­ ator of the Veterans' Club, is in charge much more to the SCHOLASTIC. This is ther intensification, was now being of the spade work being done in the local particularly the case since it will not be prosecuted openly. I particularly stressed commission on Veterans' Affairs, the until October that I shall feel free to the persecutions in Poland and Euth- newest and most active commission in write fully on such events. enia launched against the Catholics, the Ft. Wayne Region. Thomas McCaflF- "rivalling in savagery the brown-shirted ery, vice president in the club and chair­ It was my privilege, I may say, to be and black-shirted reigns of terror." man of the,Discussion Group committee, the guest in Washington of Msgr. Ful­ It is unnecessary to quote further is aiding in the directing of vet dele­ ton J. Sheen. This gave me the rare op­ from the declaration, except to state gates who will make the trip. portunity of witnessing how busy he is, that I did tell the committee of the grave to note how many hundreds of thousands Delegates to the committees on Cath­ mistake that I thought it would be to of letters come to his door regularly olic Action and Liturgy are being selec­ confuse the labor movement and the from his radio broadcasts and other ad­ ted and prepared by the Rev. Louis Putz, Communists. That is precisely what the dresses. In that experience there was C.S.C, and the Rev. Roland Simonitsch, Communists want. registered an indication of the many C.S.C. Pat O'Meara, Notre Dame's jun­ thousands of non-Catholic souls who are I appreciate deeply the kindness of ior delegate to the Ft. Wayne Regional looking today to the Catholic Church for Notre Dame and Father Cavanaugh for Council, will be in charge of the Cath­ consolation and guidance. accompanying me on this trip. This olic Action delegation. favor I had asked, in order that the uni­ In appearing before the House com­ versity officials would be fully advised Weekly meetings of the delegates plan­ mittee, it was my desire to do so in of what took place. To this beautiful ning to make the trip to Grand Rapids Catholic charity. It was equally my pur­ institution I owe so much in the ability are held on Sunday mornings at 11:00 pose to tell the truth regarding the de­ to reorganize my life into one befitting in room 108, Law Building. signs of the Communist movement upon a Catholic. For that I am eternally our country. These I had discovered in grateful. It was the sense of duty to our the course of my experience, and of them university which led, then, to the re­ I told the committee in the executive quest that Father Cavanaugh accom­ Prof. Budenz's Book session which lasted all day April 3. The pany me. committee's office is on the fifth floor of Goes on Sale in Fall It's my hope that the Washington trip the Old House Office Building, in rather This Is My Story, the book by Louis and its disclosures will be of some small small and modest quarters. There it was F. Budenz dealing with the experiences help to our country in combatting its that the hearing took place. Represent­ that led to his return to the Church, will enemies and in building up woi'Id peace. ative John S. Woods of Georgia acted as te published in the fall. This was an­ chaii-man of the sessions. nounced recently by Whittlesey House, the popiilar book publishing branch of The spirit with which I wished to tell NFCCS Congress to Be the McGraw-Hill Book Publishing Co. my story to the committee was illustra­ The plan is for the book to appear on ted by the opening words. "In respond­ Held in Grand Rapids the market by Oct. 11, the Feast of the ing to the subpoena of the committee," Preparations are being made on the Maternity of Mary and the anniversary I stated, "there is no disposition on my Notre Dame campus to "gather our of the day chosen by Professor Budenz part to pillory any individual Commun­ forces" for the Ft. Wayne Regional Con­ and his wife for their act of conversion. ist. Quite to the contrary, I pray for gress of NFCCS to be held at Aquinas each and every one of them every day, College in Grand Rapids, Michigan, on That date will also mark the end of that they may abandon their atheistic Saturday and Sunday, May 4-5. Busses the year of silence and retirement to and anti-American affiliation." have been chartered and more than forty which Prof. Budenz agreed. During that students from N. D. and St. Mary's are time he was not to engage in public ac­ Only after this preliminary did I dis­ expected to make the trip to the congress tivities of any sort; neither by way of close that "the Communist Party of the which will be the first in this region since writing or lecturing. The publication of United States is a direct arm of the the early years of the war. the book will, then, signalize the end of Soviet foreign department." To that was this period. Its aim will be to present a added the statement concerning the The National Federation of Catholic straight - forward narrative of what present program of Soviet Russia and College Students organization in the Ft. transpired in Prcf. Budenz's experiences. its agents everywhere: "It was a Hitler­ Wayne Region had a lapse of activity The contents themselves, though, will ite policy of world domination, to be during the past three years and the con­ undoubtedly present many vivid disclo­ established step by step through fifth gress at Aquinas is the first major activ­ sures. soaked in brilliantine and modestly dec­ Junior Committee Communiques orated with seven or eight N.D. stickers. But the P.O. Brothers don't mind in the Say Prom Plans Getting Better least—keep it up, they say in a pleading By IIM BUTLER voice. The more the merrier, and all that sort of thing. As for the lucky recipients of said The G2 communiques issuing this week porarily decommissioned, there should be envelopes, they're already busy, getting from Joe O'Toole's liason office in Dillon plenty of space in our teeming metrop­ their hair peroxided, or dyed, whichever Hall are even more promising than those olis for the incoming damsels. In fact, the case may be, for the coming Prom of last week. In other words, the Prom if living space is really limited, the local weekend. Many of them are so excited is getting better all the time, and May authorities are considering moving some they can't even talk; an unfortunate 3rd shapes up more and more as the real of the traditions out of Sorin Hall and situation, this, since the only girl we red-letter date on your calendar for this, letting the girls take their place for the interviewed for this article was in pre­ or any other, semester. weekend. But then again, there are those cisely that condition, and consequently With the addition of any student who seem opposed to that idea. Opposed, we can't print any comments. At least twenty years of age or over, regardless that is, I say opposed. we tried. The young lady did roll her of his class rating, to the ranks of the At any rate, the general idea is to get eyeballs back in their sockets, though, eligibles for this crowning event of the that date, and get it quick (quickly, if when we mentioned the Prom, so from '45-'46 school year, there's bound to be you're an English major). Most of the that you can get a vague idea of the a general migration of pulchritude in the campus wheels, spokes, cogs and even "dealerish" impression you'll make with direction of Sou' Bend come that event­ hub-caps have already tossed the pro­ the invitation to the dance. ful day only three weeks hence. But, verbial coin to decide on the fortunate even with hotel accommodations hei-e- femme, and as we mentioned last week And that's about all the details you'll abouts definitely at a premium, and even the P. O. Brothers are up to their necks need to know for the present. We can with the ninth floor of the LaSalle tem­ in outgoing mail, each envelope daintily assure you that this will be one of those "ne'er-to-be-forgotten" occasions that come all too infrequently in your college career. Think of it: soft lights, sweet music, late permissions, a dazzling moon in the dazzling heavens shining down on dazzling you dazzling your dazzling woman, and a stroll—after midnight, yet!—across the campus, arm-in-arm with the sweetest of the sweet. One de- vastingly beautiful female creature plus one completely complete Prom weekend equals—are you following our chain of thought, or are you already ahead of us? So, if you don't have that date yet, better start immediately, if not sooner, to woi'k out some sort of a deal with the little one back home, or with one of the St. Mary's students. And if you're hope­ lessly confused as to which of your harem to choose from, there'll be the customary blind-date bureau, setup by the Prom committee. Interestingly enough, none of these blind dates are act­ ually blind, although many opinions to the contrary have been circulated on the east side of the Dixie. Seriously, though, there are a lot worse things than dating a girl from across the highway. In the next SCHOLASTIC, we're going to run a question and answer department on the Prom in that issue, which will come out on the 26th, since nobody will be here to read—or publish—the maga­ zine on Good Friday. Anyone with a legitimate query may. contact Joe O'Toole, in Dillon, or any of the com­ mittee chairmen, and we'll see that you get an honest answer. Fair enough? Now, for the finest weekend you've had at Notre Dame, write the girl of your dreams, get a bid as soon as they come out, and skip gaily along to this Junior Prom to top all Junior Proms. Hemem- A student dreams of "that night" as he makes the choice of ber, May 3rd is but three short weeks his prima donna for the Prom. iiway! 10 L€BUND Notre Ddme's Contribution to Bacteriology

By ROBERT F. ERVIN—Laboratories of Bacteriology

Through the years and especially during the war years tools and basic units is very limited and tends to become there has been an air of mystery about Notre Dame's Labor­ sterile. It could be compared with the futility of attempting atories of Bacteriology (LOBUND for short). Lights burned the manufacture of an atomic bomb without knowledge based all night, windows were frosted and doors were locked. Be­ upon the atomic theory. hind these doors was an "out of this world" array of special apparatus, a busy staff of full time scientific investigators, Reyniers felt that one of the outstanding needs in bac­ and a fascinating story of pioneer research. teriology was a system or technique whereby the old bacteri­ ological bugbear of contamination could be eliminated. Notre Dame's LOBUND now occupies the ground floor of Throughout the histoi-y of this science, bacteriologists have the Biology Building on the north side of the campus. In a been plagued with the inability to keep out unwanted • bac- suite of 23 specially designed laboratories, research of out­ standing importance to biology, medicine, nutrition, and bio­ logical engineering is being carried on. LOBUND is a dis­ tinct and unique division of the University devoted entirely to research and is not a part of any academic depai-tment. But it has not always been so. For the complete story let us go back through the years to 1928.

In that year Professor James A. Reyniers, then an under­ graduate at Notre Dame and now director of LOBUND, started a series of experiments and visualized a long range basic research program in bacteriology. After graduation in 1930, he continued as an instructor in the Department of Biology and was given a laboratory in Science Hall for his experimentation by Reverend Francis Wenninger, C.S.C., late Dean of the College of Science.

Professor Reyniers' research program was aimed at in­ vestigating bacteria and their functions through a direct and fresh approach. Up to that time, most of the work in bacteri­ ology had been side-tracked from "pure" research to practi­ cal or applied research. Much of the dramatic work of Past­ One of the first pieces of germ-free apparatus sterilized with steam under pressure. This type of equipment -was eur and others near the turn of the century was based upon used by Reyniers in about 1931 when the work was con­ studying a disease and then searching for a bacterial cause. fined to Science Hall. Therefore, the so called science of bacteriology grew by leaps and bounds and with much fanfare but with little basic knowledge. As would be expected, bacteriologists finally be­ terta from the cultures with which they were working and tc- gan to realize that a science not based upon knowledge of its corral in one place the cultures they were investigating. As an example of the fonner, let us suppose a scientist isolated a gei-m which he suspected to be the cause of a given disease. In order to prove this suspicion, he would probably inject an animal with the germs to see if the animal manifested that disease. If in the meantime, a foreign organism got into his culture, the results in the animal would be inconclusive since he was no longer sure of the "purity" of his culture. This problem of contamination, then, was always present and ruined many an expenment after months of hard work.

The need for isolating a culture under experiment can be exemplified in this manner; suppose a bacteriologist sets out to work with a highly pathogenic (disease producing) organ­ ism. If he does not confine that organism in bottles, flasks, etc., of his own choosing, it may escape and cause disease and death to him and his fellow workers. The history of bac­ teriology is filled with gold stars for such men who have died that medical knowledge might progress.

Very early, Reyniers felt that if he could invent equip­ ment and develop techniques to solve some of these basic Prof. I. A. Reyniers, Director of LOBUND. problems, it would be possible to center at Notre Dame work 11 of outstanding importance. Thus in a Catholic university same time do some manipulating of interior equipment. As there could someday be built an institute devoted to the bene­ a matter of fact he was able to rear germ-free guinea pigs fit of mankind and the advancement of science. This could for 22 days in this outfit. It was not long, however, before he not be done in a day nor could it be accomplished by merely developed a larger box-like unit in which he had two rubber follo\ving the well worn paths of traditional methods in bac­ gloves, a Pyrex glass window, and better air filters. teriology. In all of these early models, attempts were made to rear With these goals in mind, with little equipment, and with germ-free animals in order to test the apparatus over long great ambition, Eeyniers started to work. He divided his periods of time. At this time, the rearing of germ-free ani­ efforts between two major projects, one in the field of mi- mals was not the prime objective but served as excellent test crurgical research and the other in the field of germ-free material to indicate whether or not the system could be used research. The term micrurgy literally means "small work." to eliminate contamination during prolonged experiments. Its broad meaning is a science which concerns itself with all In all of these early models, germicides were used for steril­ manipulation procedures carried out under a microscope. ization and it was soon apparent that this was not the cor­ Instruments are now available for the dissection, isolation, rect approach. Reyniers was, at that point, confronted with injection, and manipulation of single organisms and cells so the same problem which had prevented earlier workers in small that they may be seen only through a microscope. Germany and France from developing successful germ-free Reyniers began working in micrurgy because he felt that apparatus. only through this one technique could he directly approach the problem of studying bacteria per se. In this field he de­ At this time (1933) a young student in biology applied to veloped several new instruments and new methods.* Reyniers for a job helping ^vith the experiments. His name was Philip C. Trexler, now head of the Micrurgical Division His other major project, germ-free research, was on a and in charge of all technical developments for LOBUND. much larger plane than micrurgy. He began experimenting Reyniers put him on the micrurgical instruments and assist­ with apparatus in which he could do all standard bacterio­ ing with the design and construction of the germ-free appar­ logical procedures in the absence of contamination and with atus. complete control over the environment and experimental con­ ditions. His earlier apparatus (some of which is still on dis­ As soon as it was realized that apparatus sterilized with play in the Science Hall museum) consisted of a glass bell germicides was unsuccessful, work was immediately begun on jar into which a rubber glove was sealed at the top and which equipment which could be sterilized with steam under pres­ could be sterilized with germicide. In this crude apparatus sure. This was the big step forward—^the step to eventual (which had cotton air filters attached) Reyniers was able success through an avenue of heartaches. to maintain sterile environment for a limited time and at the With no funds for tools or apparatus, Reyniers and Trex­ * In this he was aided by his father and late brother, L. A. and Leon ler improvised, "borrowed," and begged for the materials to T. Reyniers '31, skilled instrument makers of Chicago, Illinois. build the early units. With full teaching schedules and no

A photograph taken in the Division of Biological Engineering, showing germ-free equipment combined with other apparatus to carry out some of the work described in the accomponying article.

12 trained technicians, the two worked night after night and this article after receiving his degree from the College of many times all night designing, building and testing the Science. These three, Reyniers, Trexler, and the writer, now steam sterilized cages. These first units were of the very constitute the administrative staff of LOBUND. crudest types, flimsily built, and dangerous to work with. As Reyniers now relates, "The walls of one cage were so weak As new apparatus (now made of monel metal, stainless that Trex and I could see them bulge with only five pounds steel, or plated brass) began to arrive, more and more help of steam pressure and we were never sure they would hold was needed to carry on the more elaborate experiments. Most the pressiire." With such frail homemade apparatus, it would of this help was obtained by using graduate assistants and sometimes take 24 hours to sterilize one cage because of even undergraduate students who were attracted to Re3miers danger of explosions if higher pressures were used. and "Company."* As the work received more and more at­ tention outside the University, a full time secretary was hired. A janitor was converted into a stockroom keeper. An animal caretaker was employed.

With this very meager staff', the germ-free apparatus and all the other scientific paraphenalia were moved into the new building in June, 1937. This was indeed a big change. From six small crowded rooms in Science Hall, the group moved into one of the finest sets of specially designed laboratories in the country. Here were air-conditioned animal rooms, stei-ilization laboratoi-ies, machine shops, offices, micrurgical laboratories, classrooms, autopsy rooms, a chemistry labor­ atory, a darkroom and a large stockroom. In all, 23 white- tiled, fire-proof laboratories are devoted to bacteriological re­ search and teaching.

Year after year, in this building, the work has expanded and the staff increased. The seemingly insurmountable tech­ nical difficulties of the early days have been overcome and the long hours spent have been well rewarded. The early criticisms which always accompany pioneering effort have Professors Ervin (left) and Trexler (right) are shown been silenced by the results. working with the type of germ-free apparatus used in Science Hall about 1935. This v/as just prior to the removal As the research program gi'ew and the amount of appar­ of the Laboratories of Bacteriology into the new Biology atus increased, a division of authority and a segregation of building. It should be noted that the valves, cages, and the main research problems became necessary. LOBUND is piping necessary for the sterilization of these units were therefore now divided into three Divisions of Research, viz: much more complicated than those illustrated in an ac­ the Division of Germ-free Research, the Division of Micrurg­ companying photograph of the more modern apparatus. ical Research, and the Division of Biological Engineering. Reyniers is Director of LOBUND, Trexler is Head of the Micrargical Division and in charge of all technical develop- About this time, both Father Wenninger and Eev. John F. O'Hara, C.S.C, then President of Notre Dame and now * Some of these "midnight oil burners" were: Joseph Cordaro, 1934- Bishop of the Diocese of Buffalo, became more interested in 1938; Aloysius Lorene, 1936-; Arthur Phillips. 1937-; Robert Nelson, 1938- these experiments and the enthusiasm of the scientists. They 1941: Howard Murdock, 1938-1940: -John Heimer. 1938-1939: Edward Foley. began to make more funds available to them and also per­ 1939-1942 ; John Eeback, 1939-1945 : James Casper, 1940-1942: Morris Wag­ mitted some enlargement of the quarters in Science Hall. ner, 1941-; John Davis. 1943-: Beraard Teah. 1943-; and Julian Pleasants. 1944-. Although Father Wenninger encouraged these men, he fret­ ted and fumed about the long hours spent on the work and even passed special rules regarding work after dark in Sci­ ence Hall. Reyniers obtained especially dark window shades and worked on night after night. The good Dean Wenninger soon gave up as he realized that these were unusual people working' on an unusual and very promising research program.

After months of effort, it became apparent that the basic idea for germ-free apparatus which could be steam sterilized was sound and that animals could be maintained germ-free over long periods of time. With this point proved and with promising results from the micrurgical apparatus, funds became available to have the equipment made by commercial firms outside the University. It was also apparent that the quarters (now composed of six laboratories) were too small to house the experiments. Reyniers was therefore instmcted to draw up plans for a new Biology building, one floor of which would be devoted to the Laboratories of Bacteriology. Illustrating the type of germ-free apparatus used at This Avas in 1935. LOBUND from 1939 to the present. An operating cage In the spring of 1936 ground was broken for the building. in which caesarian operations on animals are performed As construction went forward on the building the experi­ is shown at left. The four other xinits in this photograph ments continued day and night in old Science Hall. It was are rearing cages. This picture was taken in the Division during this year that the group was joined by the writer of of Germ-free Research. 13 ments for LOBUND, and the writer is presently Head of the animals, it must be noted that this is only one phase. Of al­ Genn-free Division and in charge of all business details for most equal importance is the fact that organisms can be LOBUND. The Head of the Division of Biological Engineer­ sealed into the units as well as kept from entering if not ing is to be appointed. One member of the group, Arthur AV. wanted. Thus, in the Germ-free Division, all bacteria are Philliijs, is now on leave at M.I.T. to take his doctorate in excluded from the interior while in the Division of Biological Biological Engineering. The remainder of the staff is com­ Engineering, known cultures of any organism are intro­ posed of senior technicians, junior technicians, scientific help­ duced and isolated from all other types. Neither can these ers, machinists, secretaries, a stockroom attendant and an organisms get out of their locked environment. Thus it is animal caretaker, twenty in all. possible to perform experiments Avith deadly pathogens and with complete safety to the scientist. The research program has gained national and inter­ national acclaim. Scientists with a wide variety of interests With the beginning of hostilities in 1941, LOBUND's are \-isiting Notre Dame's LOBUND to study its unique activities were shielded behind the necessary security of ajjproach to some of modern science's most perplexing prob­ wartime, the staff went onto an accelerated schedule, and lems. Many of these woi'ld renowned indi\nduals and organ­ much of the basic research program was stopped "for the izations are bringing problems to LOBUND and are asking duration." Our government took over these facilities for war for cooperative research projects. For example, it is gener­ research. Reyniers was called into the Navy as a biological ally acknowledged that without the germ-free technique engineer. The story of these events was carried in the March (j)erfected and furthest advanced at LOBUND) certain im­ 29, 1946 issue of The Scholastic. portant phases of vitamin research will be impossible. The search for new vitamins will be greatly limited without germ- Reconversion of LOBUND from the war effort is now free animals. almost completed. The regular peacetime schedule of research is well under way. The doors are still locked, not because of Some of the more interesting problems which have been secret research but rather because of wox-k being done with or are being worked on include: investigation of the cause highly contagious organisms. It is necessary to prevent of tooth decay with the University of Chicago's Zoller Clinic; visitors from wandering unguided through the laboratories. the use of germ-free life in nutrition studies with the Kel­ However, this does not mean that visitors are unwelcome. logg Com-pany; the study of an imiiortant disease of chickens (IjTnphomatqsis) in cooperation with the U. S. Regional And so the staff of LOBUND looks back at 18 years of Poultry Research Laboratory at East Lansing, Michigan; interesting and productive research, it works day and night and germ-free chickens and their use in vitamin research on many outstanding problems of current importance and it with Parke-Davis and Company. In addition to these specific looks ahead to contributing even greater benefits for human­ problems of great and immediate "practical" importance, ity in the future. LOBUND continuously carries on its own basic program of research. This basic or theoretical research is as important as the other.

Other important achievements have included the design and testing of a new method for the prevention of air-borne epidemics among infants and others in nurseries, orphan­ ages and hospitals. This, the Reyniers Cubicle System, has been installed and in use at the Cradle in Evanston, Illinois, for more than five years. Clinical reports indicate that this system is most successful for the purpose.

Among the germ-free specimens reared and studied are monkeys, guinea pigs, rats, flies, dogs, cats and chickens. While the aiiparatus and the techniques presented many problems, each of these forms of life demanded separate and intensive study to overcome the difficulties inherent in the rearing of germ-free animals. For example, it takes approxi­ mately 500 man-hours of work to rear one litter of white rats to 30 days of age. Well over 50 different formulae have been tried in perfecting a satisfactory diet for a germ-free white rat.

Micrurgy has developed along many lines, one of which I'esulted in a method for single cell isolation. Micro-needles, sharpened electrically, and guided by mechanical fingers are used to "fish" the microscopic cells from under the micro­ scope one at a time. Preliminary work on 'a machine for mechanically counting living bacteria was starting in 1932. Since that time circuits, as yet unpublished, similar to those used in counting the discharges of Geiger-Mueller tubes have been developed. With these circuits, plates having over a thousand groups of bacteria may be counted in less than 30 seconds with an accuracy not approachable by the human This illustrates the type of apparatus used in modem eye in routine work. micrurgical research. Injections and manipulations oi mic­ roscopic specimens can be performed with instruments While the emphasis throughout this paper has been on of this kind. This was taken in the Division of Micrurgical the use of the germ-free apparatus for rearing germ-free Research. 14 Record Review College Parade By THOMAS M. HIGGINS TOPS IN WAX—Loue Me and all effects are highly pleasing, I've Got The World On A String. and are handled with excellent Woody Herman and the Herd, taste. Jimmy Saunders sings the band poll winners of 1945, usher vocals, and, for the fade, the It has been whispered to the College Parade that the days band resolves into the tones of in their first pairing for the year of machine politics were finished, but recent events have with these titles. The former the Great Organ. On the flip- proven it isn't so; how else did Alumni elect their Council shows the over Jimmy Saunders sings, great Herman You Can Cry On Somebody representative? Sorin's machine swept its candidate into trumpet sec­ Else's Shoulder, which is done office, too, biit couldn't sweep that piano on to the hallowed tion of Can- at a lively and easy dance clip porch. doli, Berman, (Victor). • Hefti, Lewis, SHADES OF ST, MARY'S! and Rogers in rare and fran­ Harry James gives an expansive 1ST JOE COLLEGE : The girls around here are biased. tic form. Gold treatment to the Chopin adapta­ 2ND JOE COLLEGE: Yeah, buy us this and buy us that until Vifoody Herman Award win­ tion, I'm Always Chasing Rain­ I'm broke.—New Eochelle Tatler ning "Flip" Phillips tenors bows. Here the •> through both sides, Frances James horn is Wayne sings Love Me, and heard in a Students at Butler U. recently were treated to a series of Woody handles both vocals and groovy, open lectures designed to aid them in good grooming. . . . We're the clarinet in the latter (Col­ style that is not interested in being good grooms (yet) but perhaps a rep­ umbia). lifted by a resentative from Max Adlei-'s could show us the latest thing highly dance- in T-shirts. able beat that • BOOGIE — Decca features the the band drops powerhouse trumpeting of in for support. Harry James The prison officer decided to boost morale by having a "Little Jazz" by Roy Eldridge in Buddy Di Vito sings the vocals paiiy at the stockade. When he asked the prisoners what a Buster Harding tune. Little to an all-out sweet James ar­ kind of party they wanted the unanimous answer Was "Open Jazz Boogie. Dynamic Roy rangement. The platter-mate, House."—Flight Time Baby, What You Do To Me, has reaches for his bag of tricks in • his trumpet rides and uses a lusty dance kick, screaming punching riffs, trills, and brass riffs, and vocal by chirper And the second is from the Butler Collegian: some stratospheric notes. His Kitty Kallen (Columbia). A kiss is such a tenderness, high ones into the fade-away Such ecstasy it brings! are always exciting, and an Flavored with cosmetics, smoke, toothpaste. Carmen Cavallaro turns in one Eldridge trademark. On the re­ And all such things. of his best performances to date verse he solos to the Gershwin • oldie. Erabraceahle You. with a dance arrangement of Warsaw Concerto. His flying There was an excerpt from the Notre Dame SCHOLASTIC fingers round out a type of that caused considerable comment on the campus last week piano technique seldom heard . .. the inside back cover . .. and very nice, too. VOCAL STANDOUT — The in a danre band. Throughout "Voice" has a pair of winning there is exceptionally good taste • titles—Oh.' What It Seemed To in the handling of muted brass WJOTW Depai-tment . . . from the Southern Cal Daily Be and Day and strings with unusual re­ By Day. Both Trojan: sponsive effects. On the backing DRUG CLERK : What size toothbmsh do you want? are sugary he plays, A Love Like This, and with sentiment injects a buoyant Latin rhythm STUDENT: A big one; there are six in the family. in a strictly to support his piano and band, • wistful vein. and also has the vocal sung by The Detroit Varsity Neivs' latest contribution to literature Frank Sina­ Gloria Foster (Decca). tra's handling is a poll on the question, "Do you believe in co-education in of the lyrics, universities?" . . . We consider this an outrageous interroga­ Frank Sinatra and backed on tion as the fellows in co-ed schools (like Detroit) will answer, both sides by some truly fine "Yes," while those in all-male institutions (like ND) will NEW AND WORTHY orchestrating by Axel Stordahl. necessarily say, "Yes." will make his fans shout with IMPRESSIONS IN WAX glee, and others, fans or not, • nod with approval (Columbia). SYMPHONY - Bing Crosby, Vocal Dedicated to some of the more obvious of our feUow (Decca'; WE'LL BE TOGETHER AGAIN - Les students. Brown, Dance (Columbia) J.4CK: Do you think that I'm stuck up? DANCE DISCS—Charlie Spivak ALMA: NO, why? runs the gamut of his famed SOME SUNDAY MORNING - Louis Prima, Dance (Majestic) JACK: People as good-looking as I am usually are. "sweetest trumpet" style in The Auburn Plainsman Bells of St. Mary's, from the HUMORESQUE - David Rose, Con- RKO picture of the same name. cert Dance (Victor) His muted trumpet is supported I'M THROUGH WITH LOVE - Dick The Villanovan contributes this item on why girls are Brown, Vocal (Guild) by soft brass which estab­ called angels (some girls, that is . . . that is). They are al­ lishes the theme. Throughout; ways up in the air*, usually harping on something, and never University of Cincinnati officials are wondering if any other have a thing to wear. (And, we might add, are frequently in a cloud.) family can match the record set by one generation in the Seu- berling-Burnet family in enrolling and graduating five of six grandchildren in the UC College of Commerce and Engineer­ And now a little parting advice . . . Put some tvater on the comb. ing. 15 Fisk Jubilee Singers Campus Nuisances Let's Get Acquainfed ... Will Present Concert Put in Spotlight By RAY CHAMBERLAND The University Lecture Series will By JOHN A. O'CONNOR Hidden far behind the counters of present on April 24 at 8:00 p.m. in Like many another American univer­ the ever-popular Notre Dame Book Store Washington Hall, the Fisk Jubilee Sing­ sity whose enrollment is bursting at the is the little office of Brother Meinrad. ers from Fisk University, Nashville, seams with returned vets and pink Now every one who frequents this es­ Tenn. cheeked freshmen, Notre Dame has its tablishment knows that there is a lot of Established in 1865, on the site of an share of collegiate characters, most irk­ bookkeeping to be done. Who does it? Ah, old slave market, Fisk University is now some of whom are the campus pests. that we shall try to discover! one of the oldest and best known insti­ Type One in this chafing category is tutions for the higher education of Ne­ As Ave make our way between the the line-bucker, a queue-crasher who al­ gro people, having developed from a shelves of books we hear a sweet femi­ ways finds a friend at the head of the preparatory normal school to a liberal line, and saves himself the tedious task nine voice. Well, look who's here! It's arts college of highest standing. The first of sweating it out. This nuisance is usu­ Rosemarion Bink. group of Fisk Jubilee Singers, born in ally found at the soda-fountain, where slavery, and named from that passage in Two years ago this June "Rose," as Leviticus, proclaiming a year of "jxibi- he and several fellow opportunists espy she is called by her friends, came to the a charitable pal up front who will oblige lee," went to Europe in 1873. They sang Noti-e Dame campus to work in the office before Queen Victoria, the King and with a handful of tickets. of the book store. She was fresh out of Type Two is the nasal trumpeter, an Queen of Holland, Gladstone and the Ligonier High School in Ligonier, Ind. Earl of Shaftsbury, and ii\ that first adenoidal Harry James, who blows his While in attendance at L.H.S. Rose took nose like a blast of Indian pachyderm's tour they earned enough money to build a great interest in journalism even one dormitory at Fisk University. mating call. This honking heckler usu­ though her major was commerce, and Their successive tours increased their ally waits until the poignant part of a in her junior year became the assistant triumphs in all the important centers. sermon or lecture before he pulls out his editor of the school scandal sheet. bandanna and blows as if he were Ga­ They filled Salle Gaveau in Paris four times, were soloists there with the Co­ briel on the Great Day. In her pre-kindergarten days Rose Avas logne Orchestra and the Societe Phil- Another plague is the finicky individu­ forever playing nurse but soon gave up harmonique; they made three tours alist who holds up the cafeteria line the idea when her mother caught her along the Riviera, sang repeatedly in while he deftly pulls apart a whole pan­ feeding the family cat castor oil. Her London, Berlin, Vienna, Munich, Am­ ful of sweetroUs in order to get at a second love never left her, that being her sterdam, Budapest, Prague, Zurich, gave hea\ily iced one in the centei\ This same love for pretty hats. gent goes into the post office to buy a private concerts before Lady Astor, Pre­ three cent stamp and when the clerk Here at N.D. Rose has made many mier Mussolini, Ambassador Tobin of brings out a new sheet he usually asks friends through her wonderful personali­ Holland and Ambassador Fletcher of for the one in the middle. ty and pleasant smile. One of her biggest Rome. Fourth among the pests, but as vexing teasers is genial Brother Conan, known The present group of Jubilee Singers as the first, is the library magpie. While throughout the campus for having kissed is under the direction of Mrs, James A. others pore over volumes of forgotten the Blarney stone down to a pebble. Myers. They have the sincere endorse­ lore, this hissing character carries on a "There is absolutely no chance of me ment of AValter Damrosch, David Man- mubbo-jumbo conversation with an in­ having secrets as long as he is around," nes, Frank La Forge, Eve Gavithier, trigued buddie, distracting all who are states Rose. Alma Gluck, Roland Hayes, who was within earshot of his jabber. He is close­ formerly a Fisk student and one of the ly related to the chair scraper and the When asked if she has an interest in Jubilee group, and the' French artists. awkward lout who drops a heavy refer­ men her only reply was "Brother Conan Ravel and Rabaud. ence book with a thud that leaves every­ if you let out one word I'll . . ." and They not only sing with, their own one apoplectic. there were unseen stilettos cleaving the accompaniment but have sung with the Not least among the offensive is the air. Chicago and New York Symphony weed-fiend, a slave to Lady Nicotine. Orchestras and have also made several Possessed of reefer madness this neu­ famous i-ecordings. rotic, disregarding all "No Smoking" —James T. Manning signs, lights up immediately upon hear­ ing the bell sound the dismissal of class. Yets Service Confuses Where he really scores though is on the stairways or in the doorways, stopping Creighton Univ. Coed to light up a fag for himself and an A new sign over the former mail room equally afflicted friend, thereby blocking at Creighton University, Omaha, Nebr., the passage and holding up the traffic now reads, "Veterans' Service." of at least 300 men by his effective road­ A coed went in and inquired about block. some information. Lastly among the pests is the incon­ "Oh, no," explained the person in siderate squatter, who, anned with the charge, "this is where we fix schedules morning paper or a funny book, encamps and help adjust the veterans for com- himself in a private booth to chuckle and .ing back to school!" rustle away 15 or 20 minutes while "I thought this is where they rationed others stand in line- out the vets," the disappointed coed Comes the New Order and they all go sighed. "Why don't they specify what to the wall! Rosexnarion Bink kind of service they offer?" 16 Name New Residence which necessitated the amputation of his either in an autoinobile or wheelchair. right leg. But the "King" didn't go down Whenever he was wheeled into the sta­ Hall for Fr. Farley that easily. Despite his crippled condi­ dium the whole crowd rose as one man tion he kept up a vital interest in the The announcement by the Rev. J. to the "King." He died on January 15, students,' attending all sport events Hugh O'Donnell, C.S.C., that the new 1939. • Freshman dormitory, up to recently known only as Project F, will be named Farley Hall will bring genuine approval from thousands of alumni who had the St. Joseph's N. D. Club Honors Rockne privilege to know the late Rev. John F. Farley, C.S.C, affectionately nicknamed Honoring the memory of Knute Rock­ letic Director Frank Leahy, '30, who in "King." ne, the Notre Dame Club of the St. turn introduced members of his coaching A native of Paterson, New Jersey, Joseph Valley held its 15th annual Com­ staff who were present. Ensign Johnny Father Farley, was intimately connected munion breakfast on the campus of the Lujack, No. 1 quarterback on the 1943 with Notre Dame as student and later as University last Sunday morning. national champions, on 21 day leave priest for well over thirty-five years. The Rockne Memorial breakfast is an from the Navy, also was presented by annual event, taking place on the Sun­ Coach Leahy. Leahy, who had been one day closest to March 31, on which date of Rockne's most apt pupils, said of his in 1931 Rockne lost his life in an aii*- coach, "Rockne has never completely de­ plane crash near Bazaar, Kan. It is held parted. His spirit will hover over this to commemoi'ate the high ideals of clean campus for some time to come." living and sportsmanship for which Principal speaker at the breakfast was Rockne stood. Gerald Hoar, '21, now manager of the Mass was celebrated in Dillon hall Notre Lame laundry, and former secre­ chapel at 8 a.m. by Rev. Eugene P. tary of Rockne. Mi'. Hoar told of many Burke, C.S.C, '06, chaplain of the club. experiences Avith Rockne, both in his Afterwards, those present, about 200, connection as secretary to him and as had breakfast in the upper dining hall. athlete under his coaching. Rev. John J. Cavanaugh, C.S.C, vice- Immediately following the breakfast, president of the University, in speaking the meeting was adjourned to Highland of Rockne, i-eferred to the words of Oli­ cemetery, where wreaths were laid on ver Wendell Holmes when he said that the graves of Notre Dame's famed tri­ Rev. John F. Farley, C.S.C. the great coach hadvnot been content umvirate—^Rockne; George Keogan, for­ to be unknoAvn as most"men are, but mer basketball coach; and John P. Nich­ One of Notre Dame's great athletes of rather he "forgot himself into immor­ olson, ti-ack coach for many years at all time. Father Farley endeared himself tality." Notre Dame. more as friend and counsellor to thous­ Toastmaster Eugene O'Brien, '28, Chaiiinan of the breakfast committee ands of students from all parts of the president of the club, introduced Ath­ was J. Frank Miles. United States. Although he was never assigned to a classroom, never preached a sermon from the pulpit or made a public speech to the student body, his influence mainly as rector and prefect became such a force for good that no student ever felt his college life complete without knowing Father Farley. Wiry and tough, he captained the 1900 football team and won four letters de­ spite his meager weight of 160 pounds; he Avon four additional letters in base­ ball and one in track. He was graduated with scholastic honors in 1901 and entered Holy Cross Seminary the same year. He was ordained to the sacred priesthood in 1907. With the exception of a few years spent at the University of Portland, then knoAvn as Columbia College, in Oregon, he spent the remain­ ing years at Notre Dame. Beloved for his rugged but friendly bantering with the students, he fostered inter-hall games to cement more firmly what he conceived necessary to a healthy school — a friendliness akin to family life. He never passed a student by with­ out saluting him with his now almost legendary, "Hi ya." .Scene at grave of Rockne following Mass in Dillon Chapel. In the foreground. Fother In 1937 he suffered a paralytic stroke Eugene Burke, Eugene O'Brien, St. Joseph NJ>. Club President, and Cobch Frank Leahy 17 NEW DORMITORY CORNERSTONE TO BE SEALED Vaudeville Finalists NEXT WEEK; TO CONTAIN MANY PERIODICALS Present Show Tonight This evening at-7:30, the Knights of When the cornerstone of the new stone is then sprinkled again with holy Columbus Vaudeville will present its Dormitory is sealed next week the cere­ water. More prayers follow while the final show in Washington Hall. The win­ mony wil be the outgrowth of not hun­ other foundations are sprinkled. The ners of the three cash prizes will be dreds, but thousands of years of tra­ tour to each foundation is ended with a chosen from the eight finalists entered dition. prayer. in tonight's contest. There will be no ad­ The chances are that no nosy Breen- After the singing of the "Veni Creator mission charged for the performance Phillips freshmen will be so unfortunate • Spiritus" and two more prayers, the and all of the students of the Univer­ as to te sacriiiced and buried under the Bishop sits down, if he wishes, and asks sity have been invited to attend, accord­ masonry as was the custom 4,000 years the people to contribute. Dismissal is ing to the announcement made by John before Christ, nor is there much chance with a blessing and the proclamation of Powers, chairman of the show. of the multitude covering the stone with an indulgence. However, here at Notre Among the acts to be presented for money as a contribution to the comple­ Dame the blessing of the cornerstone will student approval are the "What Four tion of the building, as became the cus­ be of necessity very simple. Barbershop quartet" Avhich is led by tom in the ninth century after The Doge, Gene Jones and represents the talents John Pai-ticiaco, dedicated the first of Zahm Hall; the comedy routine of church of St. Mark in Venice. Capt. Barry Receives Ray Chamberland, well known local According to Rev. John J. Reddington, Commendation Award character; the songs of Johnny McGuire, C.S.C, purchasing agent for the Univer­ Irish tenor, famous for his shower room James Forrestal, Secretary of the sity, the six by six by twelve box that rhapsodies; and the mystifying Avork of Navy, awarded Captain J. Richard will fit into the center of the stone will Joe DiSpingo, magician par excellence Barry the Navy Letter of Commendation contain a conglomeration of publications from Lyons hall. for his outstanding record while com­ and coins. manding officer of the Notre Dame NRO- Rounding out the varied and amuse­ Stemming from the casting of gold TC, V-12 and Midshipman School units. ment-packed program will be the exhibi­ and silver into the foundation of the tem­ tions of the Dischords, singing quartet ple to Merodach by Nabopolassar, and from the Glee Club under the guidance the primitive sacrifice of human victims, of Paul Biebel; the song selections of several coins will be in the box. History Pat Sullivan, redhead from St. Ed­ disputes whether this custom comes from ward's; the impersonations of Chuck the desire to contribute or from the de­ Perrin, formerly of the DePaul dramatic sire to leave tangible signs of the date club of Chicago, who is the only married laying of the corner stone. man to te found among the evening's en­ The box will also contain copies of the tertainers; and the renditions of West SCHOLASTIC, Ave Maria, Ahimmis, Stm- Virginia's foremost accordion soloist, day Visitor, Student Manual, South Fred Earley. Bend Tribune, Chicago Tribune, Chicago Judging these aspirants for the $60.00 Sun, Student Directory of this semester, worth of prize money that is to be di­ current Uyiiversity Bulletin, Future vided among the three winning acts, will Notre Dame—published by the public re­ be Earl Redden, owner of Playland Pai'k lations department, the 1945 lowa-Notre in nearby Mishawaka; Billy Richardson, Dame Football Program, the South Bend manager of the Palace Theatre and a Tribune Resume of the War magazine former vaudeville performer; and Greg section, and a copy of the first color pho­ Martin who, like the other judges, is tograph of Pope Pius XII. from South Bend. A rite entitled "De benedictiotie et im- Plans have been made to present the positiotie Primarii Papidis pro ecdesia winners of this evening's contest over aedificanda (of the blessing and laying the airways through the facilities of one of the foundation stone for the building of South Bend's radio stations and to of a church) is provided in the Roman Capt. J. Bichard Barry have the winners give a command per- Pontifical. This ceremony goes back to foi'mance at the next meeting of the the time of Patricius Piccolomini (15th The citation is as follows: "For out­ K. of C, sponsoring organization of the century) and may be traced further to standing pei-formance of duty as Pro­ vaudeville show. Durandus of Mende. fessor of Naval Science and Tactics, Since the student reaction to the dif­ University of Notre Dame, South Bend, Before work starts, an injunction ( ru­ ferent entertainment presented to them bric) directs that provisions be made for Indiana, from October 20, 1943, to Octo­ by the eight contestants will be an im­ maintenance and that the foundations ber 17, 1945, with, temporary additional portant factor in determining the win­ be marked out subject to the approval duties as Commanding Officer of the ner of tonight's vaudeville, the chainnan of the bishop or his delegate and that a Naval Reserve Midshipmen School and urges that all of those interested be on wooden cross be placed at the future Commanding Officer of the Navy V-12 hand to aid their favorites by their ap­ location of the altar. Unit at that University. plause. The Bishop blesses holy water, sprin­ "Displaying exceptional initiative, kles the wooden cross and the founda­ judgement and professional ability, tion cornerstone, and, after a pi-ayer, the Captain Ban-y rendered invaluable serv­ tion to the varied and complex details Litany of the Saints, and appropriate ice in the direction and administration of his assignments reflect the highest antiphon and psalm, the stone is lowered of naval training units. His tireless ef­ credit upon Captain Barry and tht into place with another prayer. The forts, leadership and conscientious devo- United States Naval Service." 18 "Enough Concessions to Russia," Next Tuesday night. April 16, the Y. C. S. Help Yourself Lecture Series Review of Politics Editor Says presents the Department of Elec­ trical Engineering at 7:30 in the liology Amphitheatre.

A firm stand toward Russia in the (5) Russian leaders overestimate the preseiit situation was advocated by Di*. power of radical and communistic groups more contact with the people of Russia; Waldemar Gurian of the Department of within other nations. the fight for free communication must Political Science of Notre Dame in an (6) They rely also on the pacifism continue. And the final—and perhaps address to students and faculty given and humanitarianism widespread in most important — consideration is that last week. Dr. Gurian, editor of the Re­ England and America, which they be­ we must solve our own social problems, view of Politics, and author of Bolshe­ lieve will prompt the granting of more thus proving that the world outside Rus­ vism, Theory and Practice, and other and more concessions and the withhold- sia is better able to answer post-war books, told the crowd which nearly filled inj of the atomic bomb from use against situations thzn Russia herself. Washington Hall that "enough conces­ her. sions have been made to Eussia. A firm At the conclusion of his formal ad­ stand is now in order; iron firmness In view of these factors Dr. Gurian dress, haATing pointed out that Russia is must be preserved," he reiterated. urged that our attitude be one of firm­ in no senre a democracy, but rather a ness and uncompromising determination, totalitarian, one-party State in which In the course of tracing the history of beginning immediately with the Iran in­ even the members of the one party are the Soviet regime from its beginning cident, which has focussed our attention under iron control. Dr. Gurian answered under Lenin in 1917 to the present day, upon the aims of Russia. Russian occu­ questions from the audience. In response the speaker drew attention particularly pation of Iran is a direct violation of the to the^e various queries he advocated to the shifting aspects of Russian for­ Teheran agreement and is the first of a maintenance of a strong (but not anti­ eign policy under the influence of more series of steps which, if not checked quated) ai-my and navy, stated flatly and less moderate elements within the now, ^vill lead to "another catastrophe." that rejection of the proposed British communist party. From the emphasis Russian attempts to separate the United loan would be a victory for Russia, ex­ placed by Lenin on the world revolution, States from Britain must be prevented, pressed the belief that armed conflict Russia has come to the present policy of so that our united stand may have the with Russia was not inevitable (since aggressive and militant nationalism effect of bringing to the fore in Russia Russia could not risk a war now), and through a series of changing alliances more moderate elements which have been characterized the Russian. Orthodox with France, then with Germany, and out of the public eye for some time. In Church in Russia as a m.ere instrument finally the Western Allies against the addition, he continued, there must be of propaganda for the Staie. ai-mies of Adolph Hitler.

Dr. Gurian pointed out that the pres­ ent policy of aggression upon Avhich Eussia has apparently embarked has dis­ appointed many in this and other coun­ tries who had hoped that the military collaboration between Eussia and the Allies during the war might carry over into the political field in the post-war world. Several probable reasons were advanced to explain the current trend of Russian foreign policy:

(1) The success of Russian arms dur­ ing World War II has made the leaders of the nation "dizzy with success"; they believe that their every demand should be granted.

(2) High-ranking Red Army olEcers are interested in expanding the power and territory of Russia, although very likely without any world revolution in mind.

(3) Soviet leaders, who are able to manipulate and control popular opinion throvigh their "free" (i.e.. Communist- dominated) press, underestimate the force of this factor in other countries. Officers of the Veterans' Club poised on the steps of Walsh Hall. They are: left (4) Soviet leaders believe that disor­ to right, seated, Tom McCaffery, third vice president' Jim Webb, president; Bill ders within and disagreements between McCormick, first vice president; standing. Christy Walsh, recording secretary; Ed capitalistic countries will prevent a Dixon, sergeant-at-arms; Jack Painter, corresponding secretary; Terry Feeny. second united stand against her aggressive pol­ vice president; Rev. Theodore Hesburgh. CS.C., club chaplain; Tom Brogan, treas­ icies. urer; and lack Desmond, financial secretary. —Photo by Cacciapaglia 19 La Roza Club Quiz Match Highlights NFCCS Meet CAMPUS CLUBS Sponsored by the La Raza Club, com­ posed of more than 60 Latin-American By JERRY OLWELL students attending the University, a quiz match on Inter-American coopera­ tion -will be a highlight of the National As I sat do^^^^ in my room to put the shot in the arm. Its prexy Don Degman Federation of Catholic College Students' finishing touches to this column I no­ backed down in the face of criticism and Congress on Inter-American Affairs at ticed written on my wall, "Kilroy was ordered re-elections for all oifices. He did Philadelphia on April 13 and 14. here." Kilroy has been in London, Paris, an honorable thing that should embar­ The purpose of the Congress is to fur­ Naples, Dallas, New York and South rass his critics. . . . After the business ther understanding and cultural rela­ Bend. Who is this guy and just what of the meeting was over some sugges­ tions between the Americas. Students club is he representing? . . . tions were discussed. The best of these from many universities and colleges, This reporter covered the Chicago discussions was the idea of an affiliation both Catholic and secular, will attend. of the Campus Met Club with 1) The Club's elections and regardless of ru­ Among the speakers will be Dr. Roy New York ND Alumni, 2) The NY mors it was all legal. Power politics T. Davis, director. Inter - American Notre Dame Subway Alumni, and 3) the were employed, however, but this is not School Service, American Council of Ed­ ND Club of New York. This would make illegal. When the dust was removed ucation, Washington, D. C, whose ad­ the Met Club truly the most important Johimy Allen and Ziggy (left tackle) dress will be broadcast directly from the and well backed organization on the Czarobski were on top of the desk as Benjamin Franklin Hotel, Congress campus, if and when they can accom­ president and \'1ce-president respective­ headquarters. Also scheduled to speak plish all this. ly. When quizzed about power-politics are: Major Bernard Samuel of Philadel­ Ziggy said that he did not think Kelly's Open Letter . . . Dear Students, if you phia; Lt. Edward J. Kirchner, USNR, influence had reached down here yet. are from a city, or vicinity of a city that International vice-president of Pax Ro- The real power here is a gentle Irishman has a club on the campus, Avhy aren't mana, international federation of Cath­ from River Forest, 111. .. . you a member? If you have a gripe olic College students, who AWH give a re­ "Eumors and Scuttlebutt from the against the fellows who represent your port on the Second Inter-American Vets Club"—^An ex-8th Air Force pilot home town it won't do any good for you Assembly of Pax Romana which was displaying his Air Medal, "for gallant to avoid their meetings. Join and voice held in Lima, Peru, March 10 through action in Piccadilly Square." ... a Cam­ your own opinions and help them make 19; and Thomas Murray of Denellen, pus Commando wondering if he could • your club the best on the campus. N. J., and the University of Notre add a Poison Ivy cluster to his Good The Illinois Club, in no way connected Dame, who will make a report for the Conduct medal for a mission over Wal- with the Chicago Club, had its first Fort Wayne, Indiana Region, stressing green's Corner. He claims that he got meeting. All men in and around Peoria the PanalProgram being carried on in into a dog-fight Avith a gal from across attended and nominated officers. Elec­ that section's fifth year. the lake and developed ice on his wings. tions and this club's agenda will be an­ Other speakers will be: Rev. Francis ... Jim Webb, Prexy of the Vets Club nounced later on. J. Fui-ey, president of Immaculate Col­ is still seeking a hall large enough to lege and chaplain of the Philadelphia hold the complete organization for their Region of the NFCCS.; Miss Suzanne future pai-ties and smokers. ... Of 1700 Fr. Kenna to Arrange Quinn, national chariman, Immaculata vets only 800 are members of this ter­ College; Rev. John J. Considine, M.M., rific organization. All vets should belong College's Curriculum vicar general of Maryknoll; Miss Mariel- so they can all voice their opinions. Rev. Howard Kenna, C.S.C, director la O'Onofrio, of Peru, a student at Im­ The ND leg of the American Institute of studies at the University, left Tues­ maculata College; Dr. Edward J. Fish­ of Chemical Engineers (whew), got to­ day, April 9th, for Wilkes-Barre, Pa., er, assistant director. Institute of Inter­ gether and elected Bill Dwyer and Vince where he will assist Rev. James Conner- national Education, New York; and Don CoUetti chaii-man and vice-chairman re­ ton, C.S.C. in forming the curriculum for Rose, author, lecturer, and columnist of spectively. Dean Schoenherr spoke to the the new college that is being established the Philadelphia Evening Bulletin. group after the business was completed by the Congregation of Holy Cross. Fa­ and later on refreshments were served. ther Connerton was registrar at Notre SENIOR MIXER These are the kind of meetings Ave jun­ Dame until October, 1945, when he was ior Peglers like to cover. appointed to the new post as provisional There will be a dinner party lor president of the new institution. the June graduation seniors Tues­ "Constitution" was the key word for day, April 16, 7:30 p.m., at Sunny- the St. -Louis club as its Prexy Jack Kings College, named in honor of side Cafe (Rosie's). Meet your fel­ Tenge presented to the club its new book Christ the King, is being founded at the low graduates and- become ac­ of rules and regulations. Vice-prexy Ben request of church officials in the East. quainted. Vilvert okayed the proceedings. After The college will maintain temporary Hand in your name to the follow­ formalities ceased the group recalled the quarters in a building vacated by the ing: John O'Neil, 228 Sorin: Ed formal dinner-dance they had in between Bucknell Junior College Business De­ Fisher, 201 Walsh; Bill Fahrer semesters and decided to make this an partment in the downto^vn section of (Navy), Howard. annual affair. Ward DriscoU, Pat O'Neil, Wilkes-Barre. Plans have already been FINALS and Bob Rosenthall, it was rumored, had drawn up for the erection of three build­ The finals of the Breen Oratory sore right arms due to this affair. It ings, a classroom building, a faculty resi­ Contest will be held at 8:00 p.m., seems as though they did too much tip­ dence hall and a gymnasium to be erect­ Monday evening, April 15, 1946, in ping up, and I don't mean to the ed within five years upon the college's Washington hall. You are cordially waiters. own campus in Kingston, about six miles invited to attend. The Met Club, New York's best, got a from Wilkes-Barre.

20 SCHOLASTIC SPORTS SECTION

•P Leahy Opens Spring Football Training

Familiar, welcome faces were predom­ inant as the first peacetime spring foot­ KLINE'S DIAMOND SQUAD OPENS SEASON ball practice in five years at Notre Dame was officially opened Monday, April 8, AGAINST INDIANA UNIVERSITY TODAY on Cai-tier field. Head Coach Frank Leahy was again on hand after being By DAVE WARNER absent from the Irish football scene since 1942. With him were his able assistants, After a month of putting his charges er or Eddie Cordasco, both highly re­ Ed Krause, Joe McArdle, and John through the paces, whittling down the garded players. The right field position, Di-uze, also missing since 1942, plus Ber- roster number, and experimenting at which a week ago found five in the race, nie Crimmins, Ed Doherty, and WaUy Ziemba. Former stars who have returned various positions, Jake Kline was still has now narrowed dowTi to "Eebel" to school to pick tip their gridiron ca­ uncertain who his starters would be in Eaba, Joe Gehring, and the fleet footed reers that were inteiTupted by military today's inaugural against the Univer­ Scarpelli. Elsewhere the line-up will sei-vice were even more plentiful. Such sity of Indiana which gets under way at probably look something like this when standout perforraers of the past as 3:30 this afternoon out at wind swept the play ball cry rings out: Kay Petr- Gerry Cowhig, Ziggy Czarobski, Jim and sun drenched Cartier Field. "There zelka will be holding down the initial Mello, Bob Kelly, Geoi-ge Tobin, Bob Liv­ are too many good ballplayers around. sack and Frank Giszcon will be over at ingston, and Johnny Lujack were in on It's a puzzle," snapped back the Notre the hot corner. Left fielder is Jack Mayo the initial practice session. Dame diamond mentor in reply to an and center field finds Frank Gilhooley inquiry as to what his starting line-up back at his old station. Both these boys The Monday meeting was largely a would be. lend plenty of necessary batting power day for photographers. In the neighbor­ to the line-up as does, of course, Tom Specifically doubtful are the short hood of 10 newspapers were represented Sheehan who handles the catching stop, second base, and right field jobs. along A\ith Universal and other newsreel chores. The opening day twirling assign­ Billy Hassett and Pete Koblosh are con­ organizations. The cameramen had the ment goes to Jack "Kewpie" Barrett, who tinuing their hot fight for the short squad going through a variety of exer­ also is considered a dangerous boy with stop position. Hassett was a pei-manent cises while they had their reels spinning. a bat in his hands. The squad lost some fixture at that spot last spring, but Kob­ A host of indiAddual and group pictures power a week ago when first baseman losh is giving the happy-go-lucky Bronx Avere taken. The returned war veterans Don Grieve returned to Yonkers, N. Y. Irishman plenty of competition this year. drew the most attention with Cowhig, to answer an induction notice by his As Notre Dame comes hustling out of Mello, Kelly, Livingston, and Czarobski draft board. Young Grieve, though only the dugout today, the keeper of the key­ being heavily featured. Leahy did not (Continued on page 29) stone sack will be either Georgie Schneid­ let the entire afternoon dwindle away without some work, however. After the photographers departed, the squad set­ tled down to some fundamental drills. The remainder of the week was spent in "getting acquainted." Coach Leahy knows his fonner players who have come home, but he has to familiarize himself particularly with the 1945 holdovers and the newcomers to the ranks. While optimism for a gi-eat season is already running high, Leahy is not as yet predicting any overwhelming success for the team. He prefers to take each game as it comes and he frankly admits that the Irish could lose four or five games since other schools, too, have been strengthened by the return of former stars. It is too early to tell "who's who" but this is the way the picture looks at this stage, position by position. The end situ­ ation is precarious with little experience on hand. Former G.I. vets, Dave Lloyd, (Continued on page 28'j The baseball team swings into action today. 21 Sixty Bengal Rout Entrants Set Irish Netters Loom As Dark-Horse Team for Prelinninaries on April 30 * By BILLY SLAVICK Accounting for 10 new entrants in fear elimination by iron-clad slugging the Bengals, 17 days away, some 60 opponents of superior boxing ability—at Notre Dame's net team seems to be pairs of eyes (and gloves) are keeping least not right away! shaping more and more into a darkhorse close tab on the calendar and April 30th, It seems there is a conspiracy afoot! contender for Middle West and national first night of the preliminaries. The Philadelphia Club of Notre Dame honors as practice sessions reel by and Trainer Napolitano this past week un­ plans on entering three contenders in the opening match with Navy April 29 tied the strings and instructed the "gen­ the Bouts, a stable no less. Bob Pas- approaches. Coach Walter Langford's tlemen" in actual body contact. Yes, the quarella, ex-navy, who fought here last prediction that the tennis team will have fanning exercises were for the most part year; Gus Ciffelli, of some repute in the a hard time going through undefeated eliminated. Even though Mr. Eousseve, Marine Corps; and William P. Corbitt, on the one hand, and his tentative num­ assistant trainer sometimes hailed as not THE James we hope! This bargain, bering of the squad this week, with let- "Fx-enchy," fails to take the part of a and you, dear reader, may be sure it is termen as far down as 13th, on the other l^erfect example, Bengal contenders have that, comes replete with managers. The hand, places a big question mark beside shown in contact woi-k that they have gentlemen named are, Ralph "Senatoi*" the Irish. mastered such things as the "left hook" Hayman, and Bill Mehan; all from Phil­ Captain Bill Tully will definitely hold and "right jab." This is in spite of the adelphia—we may assume! down the No. 1 spot, and George Ratter- fact that they sometimes fail to remem­ Bill Greenberg signed in this week at ber the location of a landing area. Possi­ man, after his second net letter and 183 lbs. for the 175 lbs. class, perhaps a sixth in all in 18 months at Notre Dame, bly, quite possibly, such a showing is figure to watch. quite a compliment to Nappy's instruc­ has a firm hold on the second slot. Life is a px-etty rugged racket. Boxing tion in the defensive aspects. too. However, vnth a little over two weeks Ed Caparo, '43 monogram winner, is The Knights of Columbus sponsored remaining before that first gong, some listed at third; '45 letterman Joe Brown Bengals are, according to Trainer Na­ talk has been heard that Scribes and is No. 4; Harry Erd, who won his ND politano, concerned chiefly %\ath the en­ others have been placing a few of the back in '41 before entering the service, trants, their training, and final work­ contenders on the block A\'1th their com­ is fifth; and in sixth position is Arti out in the ring. In the various classes, ments of "men worth watching." To Hoffman, '42 monogram winner. the matching of contenders beginning those men so awed at the power of the These are the men to dislodge, and with the preliminaries, will be .carried oral and printed press, the advice to you Langford came up with a list of seven out in accordance wth the ability of is: don't be hitting the coffee cup so more whom he thinks are the ones to do each individual boxer. No hats; no fish- much, you are letting your nerves kid the dislodging. Dick Fountain and Ralph bowls, ^^^ll be used to place contenders you. What is speeled about campus, in Baiocchi from the '45 team follow Hoff­ on the cards. Nappy is quite insistent, black and white or otherwise, certainly man; John Moorehead is No. 9; a '43 that if fighters can be classified as more can't be used like Ethyl for more sock competitor, Tyke Hartmann, is 10th; and able than othei's—such men need not when the time comes. Jack Franz is posted at 11th. Langford attached a darkhorse label to Phil Lyons, at present in the 12th spot. "He has moved up some, and may move up more," Langford said early in the week. He added that he had looked good every time out so far. After Lyons comes Jim Quinn, a '43 monogram win­ ner, then Bud Seghers and Jack Rodgers.

Notre Dame's chances to equal its 1944 Mid-West championship and NCAA crown season will hinge a great deal on the outcome of the Annapolis tiip. Navy has always come up with a tough team, and can boast of such men as 1943 na­ tional net champion, Joe Hunt. Hunt won the Intercollegiates for Navy in 1941. A year after gaining the national title he was killed in a Navy Air Corps plane crash.

Langford is presuming the Middies will be tough and has every right to be­ lieve so. If his team survives this first test, the Wisconsin, Purdue, Michigan, and Northwestern matches preceding the Indiana Intercollegiate on May 24 won't look half as tough. The first home match Wicked Swinging Frank Bonotto (right) belts at Tommy Dalenti comes May 13, when the Gold and Blue OS they train for the Bengal Bouts. take on Michigan. 22 "Killer" Szymonski INTI^CDLCINe Snarls at Opponent The chief bottleneck in Bengal Bouts production and promotion to date was By JIM CLEMENS solved this Aveek, as a challenger was found to face Frank "The Killer" Szy- manski. It has been generally known When the umpire raises his hand and clip. Tommy could have gone on to play about the campus for some time that professional ball from there, but he de­ cries "Play Ball" as the 1946 edition of Szymanski had been working out after­ cided on an education at Noti-e Dame, the Notre Dame baseball team crosses noons in the fieldhouse, and had taken and the fall of 1942 found the big fellow on heavy emplojmient downtown to bats with the Hoosiers of Indiana, don­ on the Irish campus. ning the mask and mitt for the Irish round into top condition; but the pur­ The following spring Tommy estab­ pose of these arduous and rigorous will be burly Thomas Joseph Sheehan, a lished himself as the first string catcher training schedules remained a mystery 6' 4" 215-lb. giant who ranks as one of on the Irish nine through his prodigious to us until late this week when the "Kil- the best catchers in college baseball to­ clouting, strong thro\ving ai-m, and ex­ lei-'s" handlers issued a challenge to day. pert handling of pitchers. Smashing the anyone on or off campus, in or out of ball at a .410 clip in eight games, he was South Bend, professional or amateur, to The loquacious, good-natured Irish­ elected to the captaincy of the 1944 do battle with the "Killer" in the ring man, whose potent bat is a constant squad at the end of that season. with or Avithout gloves, and no holds barred. threat to the somber green fences of In July, 1943, as a member of the Cartier Field, hails from New Haven, Naval Eeserve, he was called to active Tipping the scales at 227, Szymanski Conn., where he was born on August 12, duty but fortunately he was placed in was heard to exclaim: "Lads, it is my 1923. He attended New Haven High the V-12 program here at Notre Dame earnest contention that no one in a com­ School from 1937 to 1941, a school which and so was available to captain the Irish plete state of sanity dares to accept my nine the following season. His hitting produced such stars as Albie Booth and challenge, but if anyone on this campus fell off to a mere .325 that spring, but gets too ambitious, I'll sqxiare-i-oot the Ken Strong for the sports world, earn­ many of his hits went for extra bases, fellow, and then cube him for good ing three letters each in baseball and and on one occasion he went 5 for -5 measure." basketball and one in football along the against Purdue, lacing out three doubles and two singles, which Tom recalls as Three minutes and some seconds later, his greatest athletic thrill to date. Szymanski's handlers began interview­ ing the line which had formed to the In June, 1944, he was transferred to light for a likely subject. Forty-nine the Great Lakes Naval Training Sta­ contenders were forced to withdraw from tion and managed to play three games the line when Tug Pilson issued an for Bob Feller's 1945 club before he went edict forbidding those of amateur stand­ on sea duty in April of that year. He ing to meet Szjananski who was recently served as a Quartermaster on the U.S.S. declared a professional. The one remain­ Monitor, an LSV, in the South Pacific ing contender, who is also a professional and Japanese waters, and though he saw in his own weight, defiantly accepted the some action, he claims "it isn't even challenge. The quiet, modest, and imas- worth mentioning." suming contender was amared and as­ SHEfHim Discharged on March 14th of this tonished at the complete lack of man­ HMS>-MnlM« year, the young Irishman was back on ners and surliness displayed by the "Kil­ the Notre Dame campus the very next ler." Upon seeing his challenge accepted day, which ceilainly must have glad­ Szymanski went into a rage, tore up his dened the heart of "Jake" Kline as he mattress, put his fist through the wall, welcomed his charges to spi-ing training and tore out the plumbing in Sorin hall. AXtt^t^ that afternoon. A second semester Jun­ The "Killer" known for his gridiron ior in the College of Arts and Letters, prowess, is mean, rough, tough, and vi­ where he is a Histoi-y major, Tom has cious, as well as being the protege of two years of eligibility left. The Irish Ziggy Czarobski. Though Szymanski,. mentor can justifiably feel that his majoring in math at the University, has way, and attaining the captaincy of the catching department will be in very ca­ baseball team in his senior year. Aside neither a cosmic nor a bolo punch, he pable hands as long as Tom is around expects to acquire victory through the from batting well over .400 during his to crouch behind the plate. high school career. Tommy made the use of two theories: first, either that of Connecticut AU-Star High School Team Like his two brothers Jim and Eddie discontinuity, or secondly, through that as a catcher in 1940, which club defeated who, as an outfielder and catcher, re­ of resonant catastrophe. Both theories the Massachusetts All-Star aggregation spectively, appeared with Knoxville, are virtually unknown to the rest of the with Angelo Bertelli at first base. Jersey City, and the New York Giants world, having been but recently expound­ before the war. Tommy hopes to play ed by Professor Karl Menger, and adapt­ The summer of 1941 found Tommy professional ball when he graduates. ed by the "Killer" to boxinj in his own playing ball for Bennington, Vt., in the Even now he has received several inimitable manner. The theory of dis­ amateur Northern League, which club tempting offers from big league clubs, continuity will be used in the earlier was managed by "our; own Clarence J. but is rejecting them in favor of finish­ stages of the battle. And if it is the mis- (Jake) Kline. Belting the ball at a .280 ing his college education. (Continued on page 28)

23 slipped fast and the bettei'-conditioned Elwood team, which had won 13 of 15 games this year, gained fast. Still lead­ ing by 10 points as the last quarter SPLINTERS from the PRESS BOX started, 29-19, the men from the local council let victory slip from their grasp By PAUL WEYHAUCH—Scholastic Sports Editor by scoring only three points in the last 10-minute session while Elwood dropped in a blazing 17 points. It w^as the most thrilling game of the first round in the TAKE IT EASY BOYS! tliis year and has high hopes for a great tourney. season. Jack Barrett was slated to pitch September and October football games Tom Brodan and Bill Neidhart were the season opener this afternoon Avhile may be won on the spring practice fields impressive for the N.D. team in netting any of several promising hurlers will but in view of the increasing optimism five points each. Other men from here get the call tomoi-row. Ohio State will spreading over Notre Dame fans, let's making the trip to participate in the follow Indiana on the home schedule with just settle back and take it easy for a tourney were: Jimmie Webb, Bob Luth­ a t\vo game series next Aveek-end. The few months. Sure, the stars are coming er, Fred Eovai, Frank Grimaldi, Jim official schedule has not as yet been re­ back, the veteran coaches are here, and Sullivan and John Powers. the boys az-e hot on the path of Armj-. leased. The holdup is due to a contro­ But don't forget that there are eight versy over the Michigan State game. other foes on the schedule. First of all, The Irish are slated to appear against Mexican Baseball we'd better take them one at a time, as the Spartans on the latter's home dia­ Magnate N. D. Man Coach Leahy suggests. The 1946 Noti-e mond May 11 with a return game here May 25. However, there has been some Dame season should be a great one, win, The sports pages of the metropolitan slip-up in the final negotiations between lose, or draw. papers have been filled with infomiation the two schools Avhich has not as yet on the newiy formed Mexican baseball When such boys as Mello, Cowhig, been ironed out. league, headed by the five super-wealthy Livingston, Tobin, McBride, Kelly, Czar- Pasquel brothers of Mexico City. Mario obski, and others come back to school, it THIS 'N THAT . . . HERE 'N THERE Alejo Pasquel, one of the five brothers, is a natural tendency to immediately Lieut. John Kelly will resume his attended Notre Dame—^very briefly—^in label them as stars, soundly based on studies here in the fall after about three September of 1938. It seems that the their pre\'ious years here before the years service in the Marines. Johnny dashing Mexican boy entered school in war. But remember, many of these fel­ was the leading scorer on the Camp Le- the fall semester of the 1938-39 academic lows have been away from the game for jeune basketball team last season. . . . year only to withdraw voluntarily on two or three years and football is not a Former Irish grid great, Don Elser, has September 24, 1938, all of which proves sport that one can pick up overnight taken on the head coaching job at Hor­ that he didn't care to stay in the United and still have the same finesse and tim­ ace Mann High School in Gary, Indiana. States any longer than Mickey Owen and ing. This situation may not apply so He was head coach there in 1941 after Vern Stephens, American baseball stars, much to those currently in school, for which time he w^ent into service in the have cared to stay in Mexico this spring. they will have the benefit of spring prac­ Navy. . . . Frank Leahy has high hopes Jorge Pasquel is the dean of the broth­ tice. However, those who return in the of getting Sid Luckman, master, wizard er combine and backs all of his contract fall will have even more diificulty getting of the T formation and Chicago Bears' oifers with a bank account of at least back into shape. This is not a prediction star, to stop in for a few^ days to help 30 million dollars. He has lured several that the boys won't come around—^they the 1946 Irish grid aspirants.. . . Johnny American players to his league by offer­ will—and nine other football teams in Lujack was a much photographed ing them exceptionally large contracts. the country -will know about it after gentleman over the week-end when His two prize catches, Mickey Owen of November 30. LOOK magazine had a photographer the Brooklyn Dodgers and "Vern Ste­ here snapping Johnny in every conceiv­ phens of the St. Louis Browns, left FUTURE SCHEDULES able pose. Johnny left the campus last Pasquel's baseball Utopia only a few Director of Athletics Frank Leahy has Monday for Philadelphia. He will be dis­ days after their arrival to return to the been busy lately with the 1947 football charged from the Navy in June. . . . . American baseball scene. Therefore, schedule plus those of years beyond that. Owen and Stephens have repaid the Pas­ Teams from all over the country are be­ quel's for their short term visit to this ing lined up as future Irish opponents. country, namely, the exploits of young Nebraska will appear on the 1947 and Knights Basketball Team Mario at Notre Dame. 1948 schedules. Duke, southern power­ Loses in Tourney, 36-32 house, is in line for a place on the sched­ ule. Leahy is also considering some Texas The Notre Dame Knights of Columbus teams and another coast school such as basketball team suffered its only defeat Philadelphia Club Elects California or U.C.L.A. Georgia Tech and of the season last weekend when the Coughlan President squad traveled to Fort Wayne to partici­ Notre Dame will start their rivalry Art Coughlan, Commerce College jun­ pate in the Indiana State K. of C. tour­ again in 1948. ior, was elected president of the Phila­ nament, losing to a strong Elwood five, delphia Club at a meeting held last TAKE A LOOK 36-32, after leading more than three Wednesday night in the Engineering fourths of the way. It would behoove sport fans and all Building. Other officers elected were: Notre Dame students to drop in on Jake Paced by Bill Meehan, "The Philly William Meehan, first vice president; Kline and his baseball team in the sec­ Flash," who dumped in a total of 10 Frazier Thompson, second vice presi­ ond and final game of the Indiana series points, the N.D. Caseys were as much dent; Frank Vittori, corresponding sec­ at Cartier Field tomorrow afternoon. as 18 points ahead midway in the third retary; Leon Traney, recording secre­ Jake has worked hard with the team quarter, but from that point on they tary; and Robert McGowan, treasurer. 24 With Leahy's discharge from service HUGHIE DEVORE, '34 early last November, Hugh began receiv­ Head Football Coach, St. Bonaventure College, N. Y. ing offers from many Eastern schools and it was announced that he accepted (Editor's Note: This is the sixth in a year-old Devore became the logical suc­ the job at St. Bonaventure. Devore's series of articles on Notre Dame men cessor. impending task is twofold. The oflScials who have distinguished themselves in Hughie has two deliberative requis­ at the Olean, N. Y. college are desirous collegiate coaching at colleges and uni­ ites for a successful football player; both of watching the Indians become a poten­ versities throughout the nation.) emanate directly from Rockne's guiding tial football power and it is at this prim­ influence. The Coach says that the abil­ ary desire that Hughie's aims must be "Notre Dame will be lucky to win half ity to learn plus a deep love for the directed. The other assignment given their games." "A hopeless case. . . ." game itself are conducive for mastery of the recent Coach will be to bring home "The worst material in 25 years at Notre it. These qualities were instilled in last the Little Three Title, and the means Dame confronts Hugh Devore." These year's team to such an extent that the toward this end will be the much used were but a few of the comments made results were: (1) Frank Dancewicz be­ "T" formation, the same formation from by the country's leading prognosticators ing named to pi-actically every A-A which Hugh sowed and reaped success regarding Notre Dame's fate in the 1945 team conceived, (2) John Mastrangelo here last Fall. football season. But it was from this getting on the I.N.S. All-American, (3) same "worthless material" that Hugh It is certain that with Hughie's sin­ Ed Alieszkowski earning for himself a moulded an Irish squad that was one of cere and affable personality, and the position on the I.N.S. All-Midwestern, the most feared on college gridirons. ovei-whelming consideration shown to his and (4) a creditable team record of 7-2- players, continued accomplishments in A native of Newark , N. J., Devore 1. future years is inevitable. entered Notre Dame in the Fall of 1930, playing freshman football and making a fine reputation with his vicious line play during the scrimmages mth the varsity teams. He became a regular in his sec­ f Flowers for the Easter Parade ond year, playing end during the 1931- 32-33 seasons under the tutelage of Notre will delight her . . . %^^^ Dame's third football coach, "Hunk" Anderson. While acting as co-captain in WIRED ANYWHEBE OR DELIVERED his senior year he received Ail-American Jr^^m^^ honors for his splendid play throughout that season. It was during his first year here that Hughie observed and admired SOUTH BEND FLORAL COMPANY the peerless Knute Eockhe; the man that 114 South Michigan Street Phone 3-8227 did more to influence his notions of foot­ ball than any other individual. Following his graduation, Devore re­ mained here as assistant freshman coach. FAMOUS PHOTOGRAPHY...FAMOUS ADDRESS From that time on his travels were to make Swift's Gulliver seem insignificant. He arrived at Fordham in '35 as line coach, under Jim Crowley. Leaving Ford- ham in the spring of '38 Hugh accepted a position at Providence College where, over a four year period, his teams amas­ sed a not too enviable record of 12 wins, PRIDDY 19 losses, and two ties. However, when TOMPSETT you take into consideration the fact that a college whose enrollment didn't exceed 375 students scheduled such football giants as Holy Cross, this record be­ comes a tribute to Devore's uncanny fac­ ulty of always getting the most from the material on hand. From Providence BUILDING he moved to Holy Cross, as assistant to Ank Scanlon, where he received much credit for his scouting work in connec­ tion with Holy Cross' historic 55-12 up­ PORTRAITS set over Boston College in the '42 sea­ son. He finally completed this involved i^V^ cycle when three years ago he returned to the familiar campus as line coach under the present Irish grid mentor, Frank Leahy. It was during this year, CALL FOR APPOINTMENT 1943, that Leahy left the University on 3-6157 terminal leave to enter the Navy. And after Ed McKeever vacated to assume L. A. TOMPSETT, M.il.P.S. the coaching duties at Coi-nell, the 35- 25 came back with . . . "Make it two . . . my shoe laces are busted. . . ." ^4e Qfiee4€ &G4i4ien. • Don't miss the local magician at the By BILL BRAUN and FRANK McCARTHY annual K of G vaudeville extravaganza ... he not only pulls rabbits out of hats ... he knows what they're doing in For the past few semesters the stu­ same fellow for two weeks and may there . . . she stood in front of the city dent council at Notre Dame has been strike up an acquaintance any day now. hall ... he stood in front of the court but a name . . . now a completely new house . . . and fifteen minutes later Ed force and dignity has been added to • Kenefec learned that there are two im­ that heretofore doi-mant organization portant land marks where people could .. . maybe it's merely a matter of hitting The surprise package of the week meet in South Bend . . . familiar figures the right combination of such men as went to Joe Hass ... he received a bun­ in the Dome . . . Dave Warner under­ Bing O'Grady, Nick Willet, Paul Abra­ dle of brooms in Tuesday's mail . . . who­ studying Brother Angelus as reception­ ham, and others too numerous to men­ ever is giving him the brushoff really ist. . . . tion ... or pei-haps it is because of the means business . . . just because some of added responsibility and power they the fellows go around looking a bit Asi­ have acquired this semester . . . but atic in the early morning haze there is The next time Art Brady gets a hair­ whatever the reason . . . they are strong no need to be alarmed r . . they ai'e only cut the suggestion was made that he ask and can be counted on as friends of the actors trying to get in the mood for their the barber not to use a cracked bowl . . . student body if , . . we get behind them forthcoming production, The Mikado . . , Bob Moore received a letter from his girl and forget the past-war cynicism that Johnny Dee asked one of the chow gii-ls friend ... he opened it, took out a blank seems to have invaded the campus . . . for more spaghetti and she snappily.re­ sheet of paper and tossed it into the let's "talk up" instead of "talk dowTi" plied . . . "One string or two?" . . . John waste basket . . . when his neighbor the student council . . . for who knows ... it is possible that in the near future, more and more of the regulations gov­ erning disciplinary actions may rest in NAME YOUR SPORT . their hands. . . . <• Our fan mail for the week included a SONNEBORN'S letter from Dogpatch on the Bulla Road in which the following statement was has what it takes! made . . . quote . . . the records that they play over at St. Mary's every Sun­ day are so old that you can hear through 121 W. Colfax Avenue Phone 3-3702 to the other side . . . and no wonder . . . their Gramophone (Edison's first) broke down last Sunday and one of the girls took over on the piano ... in a few min­ utes all the ND boys were over in the other corner trying to fix the record ma­ chine . . . another week and still no tea.

• •0ifi^ If you're on the market for some cute chicks, see Bud Bertsch of Badin Hall ... he has an assortment that would baffle any beauty contest judge . . . and while on the subject of pulchiltude, bids — and traditionally a good place are limited for the JUNIOR PROM, so start bidding, you local Romeos, and get hep to meet the gang for delicious for the big social event of the year. . . . Italian and American Pood. You can stretch out your Easter Va­ cation this year providing you are wil­ ling to take triple cuts . . . you know what triple cuts are . . . scholastic judo . . . the cashier in the Caf chow line al­ most had the wool pulled over her eyes the other day . . . Ventura Gonzalez tried to get a five-course meal \vith his dry cleaning book ... he probably would PHONE 3-0678 have succeeded but he made the mistake for Reservations 601 of asking for change . . . campus detec­ N.NIIXS tive Paul Sullivan has finally got the light scent ... he has been trailing the

26 asked him why, he answered . . . we're On the lighter side . . . according to cussed the fundamental effects of molyb­ not on speaking terms ... as soon as the what we overheard in a Frosh bull ses­ denum upon the hardening ability of Russians evacuated Iran eight ND stu­ sion a few days ago the Notre Dame steels. Considerable attention was given dents canvassed the town for rooms. . . . Archives are the tunnels running under to temper brittleness. Mr. Parke illus­ • the campus . . . big dealer Callix Miller, trated many of his points, which added the flying architect, now has his own interest to his talk. Working liis way up from the Bungles office representing a Chicago heating cor­ to the Beyigals, two-fisted Cacciapaglia poration . . . sometimes "Pinkies" are Mr. Parke received his bachelor's and suffered a temporary setback during his confusing . . . one student received one master's degree from the University of Saturday afternoon training when he stating that he had flunked out of a Michigan in 1926 and 1933, respectively, took the count in the first round of a Latin course when all the time he and in 1933 he joined the metallurgical sparring workout . . . the Waldron boys, thought that he had been attending staff of Climax Molybdenum Company known as the GI twins because of their Spanish classes. . . . of Michigan. He has been co-author of Khaki Wackey Wardrobe, made an ap­ several papers on the properties of mo­ pearance on the campus attired in dif­ A good combination for this weekend lybdenum steels and since 1943 has di­ ferent ensembles for the first time since is the twin bill between our Ball Club rected metallurgical research in his or­ they entered the University . . . been and the visiting Indiana nine . . . the ganization. fighting, boys? . . . Tom Krass has taken green athletic slip will get you in both a leave of absence from the old gang to games . . . Jake Kline's boys guarantee On Wednesday, May 8, Mi:. A. J. Wil­ spend a quiet semester in the Mission all comers a full 18 innings of pre-war liamson, chief metallurgist of the Sum- House. . . . baseball thrills. . . . merill Tubing Company of Bridgeport, Pa., will speak on "The Manufacture, Cartier Field turned Hollywood this We'll see you all after the Easter va­ Properties, and Industrial Uses of Seam­ week as Tom "Golden Dome" Potter led cation . . . happy holidays ... be sure to less Steel Tubing." The technical session the Irish gridders through the gate in get on the right train. . . . Avill be preceded by the annual business answer to the Avhistle announcing that meeting of the Notre Dame Chapter. spring practice was under way . . . the —Joe Cheney team is so in earnest about giving Army R. Parke Addresses the trouncing of their lives that even the cheerleaders must have ball carrying ex­ N. D. Metallurgists perience to make the trip . . . everywhere The Notre Dame Chapter of the Amer­ on the campus enthusiasm is constantly ican Society of Metals met Wednesday pointing to the fact that this should be night in the Engineering Auditorium at FOR ALL OCCASIONS the best student trip in the history of 8:00 p.m. An address by Mr. Robert M. Notre Dame . . . and the worst for Parke high-lighted the meeting. Before Purchases gih "wrapped Army. . . . the address the members enjoyed a pri­ free of charge. vate dinner in the University dining hall. One of the better known English profs Leading Credit Jewelers on the campus paid the SCHOLASTIC a Mr. Parke spoke on "The Metallurgy pretty compliment by assigning an essay of Molybdenum Steels." After a brief BLOCK BROS. entitled "What's Wrong With The ScHO- review of the more significant pi-opeilies Corner Michigan and Washington L.A.STIC" . . . though we have maintained of molybdenum steels, Mr. Parke dis­ the highest circulation of any local pub­ lication we are always open to sugges­ tion and unll be glad to publish son:e of For Appointment 5 Barbers the best essays . . . and tell what is Phone 3-0678 Manicurist wrong with them . . . we wonder if we CYR'S BARBER SHOP are as "cute" as he claims we are. . . . "South Bend's Leading Barber Shop" SAVE TIME BY CALLING FOR APPOINTMENT Unknown to each other. Jack Tengy W. E. Cyr, Prop. 100-102 South Main Street Chair No. 5 and Rohan Kelley are leading the social register as campus fashion plates ... in •^:S>'i:rS>'=i:?S>'=i>S>^^:?S>^>S>'^>sy^rS>€>'^^^ all modesty neither of them will admit having more than twenty-five suits in their wardrobe . . . over in the depart­ ment of groovy jive there was an unusu­ % You might not be able to pull al upset . . . the Cavaliers previously a rabbit out of a hat but you can slated for a big SMC engagement have send flowers to make her Easter lost their booking because of a closed happy. shop agreement with the village union ... to those of us who have heard the Cavaliers perform and appreciate the efforts that go into keeping a college band together, it seems a bit unfair that these boys' hobby should suffer such a UIILLIflmS IH( ROiilST setback to satisfy the greed of a few West of the Oliver Hotel other jealous musicians . . . surely there PHONE 3-5149 are enough places of public entertain­ ment in South Bend for the union to ex­ SAVE WIRING EXPENSE BY ORDERING EARLY ercise its monopoly without moving in on private property. . . . Vince Scott, k^t^ lATEST TUNES

J. D. Jump Ah Yes, There's Good Blues Tonight The Bengal Bouts Committee admiring their handiwork; sitting, left to right, Seems Like Old Times Frank Grimaldi, Rev. Charles Carey, C.S.C., and John Powers, committee chairman. Oh! What It Seemed To Be Standing, Bob Lewis. George Kennard, Christy Walsh, Dick Miller, and Frank Full Moon and Empty Arms Eowalski. COPP'S MUSIC SHOP "Killer" Szymanski much promise. Bruno Opela is on hand 122-24 E. Wayne St. as the only leftover from the '45 squad. (Continued from page 23) There is hope, though, that Jack Zilly foi-tune of the contender that he survive, and Jim Flanagan may get back to then the theory of resonance catastrophe school in the fall. Paul Limont, great end will be applied. Szymanski said that, all on the '43 eleven, will be back but it is .*^RuST CRAFT told, the bout should last about thirty doubtful whether or not he will be able seconds, and promised all married men to play. He was injured while in the that their Avives ned have no fear of service. Bill Huber is also expected back. EASTER CARDS their getting home as long as he was on He only saw service here as a freshman the card. but was a standout in the annual College Having pried the gridiron star away All-Star games for three years. from his managers, we found him blow­ ing off steam as he continued to talk Returnees have a key to the tackle freely, saking: "I'll polish this so-called post \vith the ever-smiling Ziggy Czarob- challenger off in ten seconds—^the nerve ski and '42 regular Bob McBride back in of him, challengiiig me! I'll differentiate him, integrate him, and show him the horizontal plane; and you^can quote me A wide selection on that." Y'OUR HAIRCUT by With that ringing in our ears, we appointment at of rushed to the promoter, John Powers, South Bend's outstand­ who verified Szymanski's statements, and ing Barber Shop — EASTER CARDS confirmed the fact that he will positively appear as the main attraction at the FRED SmVES for every person forthcoming bouts. "Nothing that has 205 S. Main Street happened on campusin many a day," at continued Powers, "will approach the spectacle we are preparing for those who take in the Bengal Bouts, this ilEfFERSOn BiBe SHOP year." Phone 3-9386 for appointment. Football Training (Continued from page 21) NEWS CENTER Bob Walsh, Gene Paszkiet, Jim Martin, FOUR BARBERS ON DUTY 127 W. Washington Street "In the J. M. S. Building" and Bob Greenhalgl, are new men with 28 and Ed Fay, monogram winners last will also figure into the fullback plans. has just returned to school after a foiir season, and friendly Luke Higgins from Marty Wendell, '44 fullback should be year hitch in the service. Logan won the the 1942 team. Like the end position, back in school in September. However, Big Ten's'most valuable player award there is a shortage of centers. Freshman since plajring under Paul Brown at in 1942. The infield will be M Kralo- standout last year, Bill Walsh, is still in Great Lakes last fall, Wendell has be­ vansky. East Chicago, first base; Roy school but faces the prospect of induc­ come a rugged center and since this po­ Kilby, Muncie, second; Ed Zabek, East tion. The leading candidate appears to sition lacks experienced men, Leahy will Chicago, shortstop; Bob Miller, Chicago, be husky George Strohmeyer, All-Sei*vice likely move Marty into that slot. third. Ed Cohen of Brooklyn, New York, center while playing "with the Iowa Sea- will be behind the plate. Bob "Hunchjr" Leahy is starting his fourth season as hawks and Corpus Christi, Texas, Naval Hoemschemeyer, Cincinnati; Gene Jar- the head coach at Notre Dame. From Air Station elevens. Bob Numbers and ech, LaGrange, Illinois; and Teddy Zych, 1941 through 1943, his phenomenal rec­ Bill Vangan will have a say in the fight East Chicago, are the patrollers of the ord Avas 24 victories, three losses, and for center honors, also. outfield. three ties. Including his two previous years at Boston College, where he took The second game against Indiana, The backfield is loaded—^that is no se­ 20 out of 22 starts, the entire and very which starts at 2:30 tomorrow, may show cret. No shortage of material here with excellent record of Leahy as a head some changes in the starting line-up quarterbacks like Johnny Lujack, '43 coach is 44 wins, five defeats, and three depending upon the progress of the starlet, and Fred Earley, '43,' and later ties. game. Kline will send Dick Smullen, Annapolis, leading the Avay. George Ter- southpaw cui-ve ball specialist, Walt Ma- lep, who developed into an outstanding hanna, or rangy Dick Klucy to the firing quarterback at Great Lakes last year, line as his stai-ting flinger. should be back by September. 1945 mono­ Diamond Season Opens gram men include the versatile George (Continued from page 21) So let's have all roads lead to Cartier Eatterman, Joe Gasparella, and Fi-ank Field this afternoon and tomorrow after­ eight months out of Yonkers High Tripucka. Bob Livingston, Bob Kelly, noon and help Jake Kline and his boys School, showed great promise and Phil Colella, Terry Brennan, Bill Gom- launch the 1946 baseball season, Notre seemed in line to cop his first monogram. pers, Bob Van Sumner, and Floyd Sim­ Dame's fifty-foui-th, in appropriate style. mons make the halfback spot seem safe. The Indiana line-up which Coach Paul College baseball, like all other collegiate All-American Jim Mello and 1942 stal­ (Pooch) Harrell will send against the sports, has taken a tremendous upswing wart Gerry Cowhig stand out as full­ Irish is well peppered with lettermen. in caliber. Many outstanding players back candidates. These two boys turned The Hoosiers' season began last Friday have returned to their respective schools thumbs down on lucrative pro offers to with a 5-4 Avin over Central Normal. following their discharge from the serv­ return to Notre Dame. Pep Panelli and Harrell's stai-ting pitcher may be Johnny ice. Your athletic certification slip is Jim McGurk from Hugh Devore's team Logan, Richmond, Indiana, product who your admission.

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Simmons will be glad to get out of the RO uniform. He alleges that he was standing in front of the LaSalle Hotel SWEEPINGS FROM THE TELESCOPE last Saturday night when a drunk rolled It was Field Day for the South Bend up to him and demanded that he call a tailors all last week as the 126 members taxi. Jack protested that lie was not a of the graduating class dropped anchor doorman, but a member of the naval I'e- at the local haberdasheries. Jim Cronin serve. "All right then," said the belated laughed when Mr. Gilbert offered to treat him to a drink. He didn't laugh ten minutes and five drinks later after he had purchased $250 worth of uni­ forms. He is still wondeiing what he is going to do with two sets of tailored sailor blues and a gray pin stripe he found listed on his bill after he got back to the campus. Oh well, maybe he can sell the pin stripe to a civilian student. Anyone interested in a latest style suit complete with starched collar and but­ toned shoes contact Jim. (Paid adv.) Oscar Birdbrain was right in the midst of the crowd getting fitted. He claimed the white uniform was too big for him, but the tailor said he would Don't make a last minute dash for cut holes for his eyes. . . . Speaking of an EASTER GREETING CARD you clothes, with all the material sailors have forgotten . . . have on the bottom of their pants—why can't they move it up to where they need LOOK FOR IT AT it? . . . The uniform for graduation June .30th will be whites. The appearance of L€WEC'X 126 men marching over to receive their 128 N. Michigan St. commissions Avill present quite a sight. New Year's celebrant, "Call me a boat. 126 xnilk bottles all in step. . . . Jack I got to get home tonight." . . . Jack's room-mate, Max Sarff, is the fellow who is always flirting with tlie girls in the chow hall. Claims he's playing for big steaks. Try our Loafer— Exclusive • OUR WEAKLY POEM representative for There was a young girl named Bianca The college man's Who retired while ship was at anchor, Nettleton — Crosby Square But awoke with dismay favorite campus shoe Walk-over — Foot Joy When she heard the mate say, Stacy Adams — Matrix "We must pull up the top sheet and spanker." ^5.95 to ^16.50 $6.50 • CLASSROOM CLASSIC ADAMS: "What is the date. Prof.?" X-Ray Fitted by Experts PROP: "Never mind the date, finish the exam." ADAMS: "I just wanted to have some­ thing right on my paper." • WALGREEN'S CORNER COMMENTS EDIE: "The hotel I'm staying at is swell. I have a wonderful closet with an adjoining." 120 So. Michigan Street WOLF: "An adjoining what?" EDIE: "I don't know yet. I can't get the door open." 30 RO'S ARE TALKING ABOUT: Father Beichner Named For first time in histoiy, Ohio's college The crowdedness of the late Saturday of dentistry has become co-educational. night busses. The South Bend Bus Com­ Ass't Head of English Seventeen women dental hygienists are pany's motto, "The public be jammed." working in the Ohio clinic and 24 others . . . That scene Saturday night. The The president of the University, the are well on their way to earning AB de­ bus driver glaring at George Zeiber as J. Hugh O'Donnell, C.S.C, has appointed grees in the field. if he hadn't paid his fare and George Rev. Paul Beichner, C.S.C, assistant glaring right back at him as if he had. head of the Department of English. Fa­ . . . Al D'Alonzo's pre-liberty attempt ther Beichner is to take particular to borrow a five dollar William. He said he didn't know him well enough to call charge of the graduate teaching and re­ If you plan to him Bill. . . . The rumor that one of search in that department, under the di­ the Army football team's two big guns rection of the Department Head, and of shop for Easter last year will graduate under a speeded the Dean of the Graduate School. With up schedule late this summer. If it's the fall term of this year the Depart­ true, Notre Dame day of revenge has ment of English will begin to offer doc­ a good chance of occurring. This should toral work. be the game of the year since the whole ND student body is pointing towards a Father Beichner, who was ordained victory. . . . "Stop winking at the quar­ in 1939, received his Master of Arts de­ terback, Mabel, he's not making those gree at Notre Dame in 1941. He was as­ passes at you." sistant prefect of religion during the • spring term of the same year. In the fall DAFFYNITIONS he began his studies at Yale University Wolf: A man who pays attention with­ and received the degree of Doctor of phi­ out intention. losophy in June of 1944. Continuing his Off limits: A place where all the fun research, he remained at Yale for an­ is. other year as a Sterling Research Fel­ Eestaurant: A place to eat that does­ low, and returned to the University for n't sell drugs. the summer term of 194.5 to teach Eng­ • lish. Toward the end of the summer he was appointed faculty adviser to the FAMOUS LAST WORDS SCHOLASTIC, the publication of Avhich had And then there was the flag pole sit­ been svispended since the spring term. In ter who, when his wife died, sat at half December he was relieved of this work mast. . . . to afford him more time to devote to re­ search. Father Beichner is preparing an Dr. Price Honored edition of the Aurora of Petrus Riga, a late 12th-century Latin versification of (Continued from page 7) the Bible, which was very popular and carried on at Notre Dame. influential in the Middle Ages, but which 126 N.Michigan Last summer he was associated with has never been printed. the High Polymel- Research Bureau of the Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn, and he has recently become chaii-man- elect of the Gibson Island Polymer Con­ ference to be held in 1947. Dr. Price is a member of the American Chemical So- From Down-Town South Bend city and of several honor societies, in­ cluding Phi Beta Kappa fraternity. He to Down-Town Chicago has served as consultant to the Hercules Powder company, the Socony-Vacuum There is cdwoys a South Shore train to or from Oil Company, the Eli Lilly and Com­ Chicago. Hourly service each way. For infor­ pany, and the Coca-Cola Company. Dr. mation call C. W. Veach. Ticket Office, 301 N. Price also is an editor of the Journal of Michigan Street, Phone 3-3111. Polymer Science in New York. CHICAGO SOUTH SHORE & SO. BEND R.R. Holy Week (Continued from page 7) by the colorful rites of the blessing of the new fire, the grains of incense, the paschal candle and the font symbolizing the fruits of the Eedemption. The Rev. Leo Gorman, C.S.C, was appointed Mas­ ter of Ceremoiiies for Holy Week by the SOUTHSHORE order of the Reverend Provincial, Thom­ as A. Steiner, C.S.C. (A complete listing of Holy Week Services is given on page 3). 31 Specializing in the SofJt Soap. . examination of the eyes. By ED CASO and JOE PIEDMONT Dr. E. J. Cain OPTOMETRIST

ACROSS THE DDOE That man descends from our noble race. For the girls 'cross the lake shed a tear. The very idea! It's a dire disgrace! Said they, "It is just as we fear. We wU never see No monkey ever deserted his wife, Prompt Lens or Frame Repair The men from N.D. Starved her baby, and ruined her life. service in our iwn laboratory. Oh, nuts, they would rather have beer!" And you've never known a mother monk —Thanks to Bob Stolze To leave her babies with others to bunk. 212 S. Michigan St. And another thing; you'll never see Phone 4-8251 THESE ARE JOKES A monk build a fence 'round a cocoanut (WANNA BET—The editor) tree. And let the cocoanuts go to waste. NEW CASHIER: What do you do when To all other monks forbidding a taste. a student forgets his change? Campus Centenary M.\NAGER: You- tap on the counter Here's another thing a monk won't do: Publications Avith a dollar bill. Go out at night and get on a stew; • Or use a gun or club or knife; "Notre Dame—100 Years" ..$4.00 "I give up—^why is a nickel better To take some other monkey's life. than a dollar?" Yes, man descended—^the ornery cuss, 'Collected Poems of Charles "L. O'Donnell. C.S.C." $2.50 "Because it goes to church more But, brother, he didn't descend from us! often." —Liberated THE SET —$5.00 • • Due to circumstances beyond our con­ PUBLICATIONS OFFICE Dis id spring Notre Dame, Indiana De boids am on the wing. trol, our faithful ADF -will be unable How absoid! to appear with us this week. The mail De A\'ings am on de bold. finally got through to his pappy in Caro­ lina and with it came a little white slip DR. ROBERT F. LUCAS from the Director of Studies. That's all, GENERAL DENTISTRY "Wanted for responsible position Pur­ brother! That's all! X-RAYS AND CONSULTATION due man or equivalent." A Notre Dame • DISEASES AND SURGERY OF MOUTH AND JAWS man answered: "In regard to your ad­ TELEPHONE 4-5661 vertisement, do you mean two West In keeping with our rural note this 702 J. M.S. BUILDING . SOUTH BEND, IND. Point men or one ND man working half week, it might be well to quote the hen as the farmer went by: "That's the guy time?" I'm laying for." DRS. PROBST AND SINGLER

• DENTISTS A freshman newly arrived at South SHE: "Will you love me after we're Bend was Avatching a local farm-hand 503 SHERLAND BUILDING married and I grow old?" PHONE 3-1254 SOUTH BEND. INDIANA work. He knew little about farming ex­ HE: "Love you. I shall idolize you. I cept that eggs came from chickens. shall worship the ground under your "Oh!" he said to the farmer, "what a feet. I shall—say, you aren't going to SOUTH BEND funny looking cow. No horns." look like your mother, are you?" X-RAY LABORATORY "There are several reasons why a cow doesn't have horns," said the farmer. 825 SHERLAND BUILDING "Some are born %vithout horns. Some do That last joke reminds me of a con­ L. E. FISHER, M.D. M. J. THORNTON, M.D. not grow any until the late years of versation I overheard at Walgreen's the their lives. Others are de-horned while other day. An N.D. man was sitting in TELEPHONE 3-4269 young, some breeds are not supposed to a booth talking in a stage whisper to one ROSE DENTAL GROUP have horns at all. The chief reason this of the South Bend beauties: "I worship LEONARD A. ROSE, D.D.S. cow doesn't have horns is that it isn't a the vei-y ground you walk on. And that CYRIL F. ROSE, D.D.S. cow . . . it's a horse." pi'operty you own on the other side of PETER J. ROSE, D.D.S. town isn't bad either." 623-629 SHERLAND BLDG. , SOUTH BEND, IND. THE WEEKLY EPIC AND. FINALLY. A LIMERICK Three monkeys sat in a cocoanut tree. DR. O. J. GRUNDY Discussing things as they're said to be. A dashing young fellow named Joe Said one to the other: Now listen you Has lost all his happy glow. REGISTERED PODIATRIST two; He used to be sunny. FOOT AILMENTS There's a certain rumor that can't be He had lots of money— 406-408 TOWER BUILDING PHONE 3-2574 true; But that was two blondes ago. 32 added. "Denying the existence of God, Father McAvoy Declares Labor Leaders refusing any special dignity to the human being. Communism deprives man Must Follow Encyclicals to Combat Reds of every liberty that Americans hold dear. The Communists that have obtained To combat Communism adequately, ive union tactics. Especially they must offices in labor unions have contributed support must be given to a program for be trained in labor ethics." something to the cause of the laboring social reform such as the one laid down « man, especially with their skill and zeal Father McAvoy pointed out that if at organizing; but Communists have a in the social encyclicals of the popes, the Christian leaders understand well the higher loyalty to the cause of Commun­ Eev. Bernard McAvoy, C.S.C., Professor positive program proposed by the Popes ism and its most powerful instrument, of Philosophy at the University declared they will be able effectively to counter the Communistic State in a Soviet Re­ in an address given in Toledo this week Communist propaganda, and if they are public |. Their first loyalty today is to at the fourth Labor Session of the Indus­ thoroughly grounded in Catholic social Eussia and Red Fascist tyranny. Com­ doctrine, they will have a proper regard munists always follow the Party line, trial Relations Institute. for the rights of others and the respon­ although it means weakening a union, The Institute, which will continue sibility of labor to the general welfare. or even breaking it. They refuse cooper­ through the month of April, is sponsored Communism appeals to many with its ation to responsible leaders, even in time by the Toledo Council of Catholic Men false promises of equality, and its mis­ of strike, if they have any hope of tak­ in cooperation with the University of leading promises to remove injustices ing control away from them." Notre Dame. found in our present social order, Fa­ ther McAvoy continued. Communists Father McAvoy concluded: "It is in "Specifically recommended," stressed were early instructed to enter into the local unions that Communism consti­ Father McAvoy, "is the training of lead­ the labor unions and to take over the tutes a primary threat to the Faith of ers among the working-men themselves. labor movement in the United States. the working-man and the health of the Communist leaders are thoroughly They have never succeeded in taking labor movement. This threat can be met trained that they can hold their own in control, but some have attained positions effectively only by men able to point out discussion and union meetings. Catholics of influence. the errors of Communism and to ex­ must be well trained in the practical pound Christian social doctrine, and able workings of our economy and the history "The promises of Communism are de­ to take the lead in putting this doctrine of the labor movement so that they may ceptive because Communism involves far into practice. To train such men for be able to function well as leaders of a greater evils than those Avhich may exist these tasks is the aim of the Catholic union and be well acquainted with effect­ in any other economic system today," he labor schools."

BOTTLED UNDER AUTHORITY OF THE COCA COU COMPANY BY COCA-COLA BOHLING COMPANY OF SOUTH BEND 33 Majority of Students Disapprove Universal Military Training Plan

BY CLARENCE ZIMMER

President Truman in his speech on airing this view: "I believe that if this foi-eign policy in Chicago, April 6, said training program could be incorporated in substance that there is now no strong­ into a four year college course, just as er nation than the United States, and in much would be accomplished and every­ his determination to keep it strong he one would be saved from going away for maintained that the selective service act a year. Most colleges have the facilities must be extended, that command of tlie for it, and the whole program would be armed forces should be unified, and that entered into with much more incentive." a universal training program ought to be adopted. Since it requires too much ambition to move to another hall, let's listen to It is that last part which is causing what George F. Helmich of Eoom 222 most of the controversy. All over the has to say: "I think it is a very unwise United States people .are talking about idea. First of all, what good will the type it. On the bus, in the office, in the class­ of training given now be in 10 years, if room, in the corner drugstore, and par­ a war should break out. Even without ticularly in Congress. Ironically enough, the atomic bomb, methods of warfare those who will be effected by the law are bound to change and what good will have the the least to say, namely, the the antiquated methods of 1946 or 1947 eighteen year olds of America. So let's be then? Secondly, I think that more give them a chance. Here is what some harm than good would come out of such of our Notre Dame freshmen think about a program, namely, the demoralizing universal military training. aspects of army life. And thirdly, and most important of all, the next war, if Joe Becker of 233 Breen Phillips is there is one, will be an atomic one, and most emphatic in stating his views what good are masses of men against against universal military training: "I one small atomic bomb. They would make think it's perfectly ridiculous. What pos­ a perfect target for the ,devastating sible good can present training do 10 or power of the atomic missile." 15 years from now. None whatsoever. Besides, it's undemocratic. Other coun­ Another student of the same hall says tries that did it are now totalitarian. this: "Universal military training is Training for war is the surest way to O. K. Wars are inevitable, and no mat­ get in one. France had it, and it did her ter how scientific they get, a land army absolutely no good. Furthermore, history is always needed. A standing army is has proven that wars constantly become always necessary to ward off aggression more and more scientific. Therefore, the from other nations." best possible training for any possible Now let's move over to Zahm. One of future war would be in the nation's col­ leges rather than the nation's army the freshmen there claims that, "Al­ camps." though a year of training wouldn't hurt anyone, that one year would disrupt Harry De Schryver of 227 Breen Phil­ one's education just when he would re­ lips comes forth with this objection: "I sent it most, at eighteen years of age. disapprove of universal military train­ What's woi'se, if a fellow gi-aduates at ing. If the army would make it more 16 or 17 he is yanked right out of col­ attractive for men to enter by raising lege. So on the whole I disapprove." pay and discarding the caste system, they would have enough volunteers and Thinking it a good idea to get the compulsory training would not be neces­ opinions of a couple of the veterans on sary." the subject, we leave the younger stu­ dents and turn our attention to some of Another student, also from Breen- the older men. In commenting on the Phillips, approves of the training and issue, they also give their opinions on gives the following reason: "'I believe extension of the selective service act. A that it's a good idea, for a few years veteran in Zahm agrees only partially anyway. With the way Russia is acting with President Truman: "I'm definitely up, and with the insecurity of the future, for extending the selective service act. I agree with the President that we must We need the men to back up our role in be secure." international politics. I'm against uni­ versal military training, however. Right Since Breen—Phillips is a good cross now we need the troops, but as far as section of N. D. freshmen, we shall re­ universal military training goes, I say main there and listen to another student no."

34 In venerable Sorin Hall, one veteran of much experience had the following to say: "I think that the draft should defi­ nitely be continued. We are not now in a position to drop it. We must maintain an anny for occupational pui'poses. For this reason alone I think it wise to con­ tinue it. As for universal military train­ . . . 6j wire ing, I do not believe in the present plan. It should be worked out in connection with the schools." and radio! And so new those who will be effected have spoken, in most cases answering with an unqualified "no" to the question Maybe you've thought of the Bell of universal military training. But, as Telephone System as using only was previously stated, those who will not be effpcted have the most to say, and wires. It uses and pioneers in have the most power. On Api*il 6 Tru­ radio too. man stated, "We cannot one day pro­ claim our intention to prevent unjust Radio waves are used to carry aggression and oppression in the world your voice across the seas to tele­ and the next day call for immediate scrapping of our military might." And phones in other lands . . . across on April 8 General Eisenhower said the water barriers here at home to following: "Any gamble with the na­ tional security of the United States at vessels plying inland waters and this time is a gamble with peace and to ships out at sea. And before too security of the world." With our leaders asking for both universal military train­ long, radio links will provide tele­ ing and extension of the draft, the chan­ phone service for cars and trucks. ces are that at least one will be granted, and maybe, or should I say probably, Radio relay systems that will both. And what will be the outcome? Will the results be good or bad? Un­ n carry long distance messages from fortunately, only the future can tell. city to city are now in the advanced experimental stage. In every case the Bell System N. D. to Award Special uses the kind of transmission, wire Degrees to Navy Grads or radio, that provides the best ^•^•V: The Academic Council of the Univer­ service for the most people. sity passed a special regulation award­ ing the degree of Bachelor of Naval Science to 19 of the 22 members of the February NROTC graduating class. Commander George Hutchinson in­ formed the eligible members of the class as to the Council's decision and has ad­ vised them of the requirements neces­ sary for the degree, which are as fol­ lows : (1) An aggregate of 116 semester hours of credit (60 of these earned at ..:.' -'> Notre Dame). ^ < ,\f N/> (2) A qualitative average of 77% or .^\^" r 1 -* better. (3) Four months of active service in BELL TELEPHONE SYSTEM the navy or marine corps to the satis­ faction of the individual's comma^iding officer. Upon receiving Commander Hutchin­ son's letter informing them of their eli­ gibility the men must have their com­ manding officer endorse the letter and attest to their service record. 35 1 h 1i 1 tr 1 1 ?: •t i 1 ^ i 1 l :. 1 #-• A ALWAYS MILDER E \ •k'v^. 1^-' 1" ft B BETTER TASTING ~ii 1 w I ^ 1 •• M- C CO&LER SMOKING A// the Benefits of THe RtGHT COMBtHATiOH OF_ THe Smok/n§i P/easure WORLD^S BeST TOBACCOS AfWAYs Bur CHESTERFIELD Copyright 1946. LIGCETT & Mms TokACCO Ca