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Volume 72, No. 26 May 26. 1939 PROGRAM

of the NINETY-FIFTH ANNUAL COMMENCEMENT University of Notre Dame June 2, 3 and 4. 1939

(All events arc scheduled on Central Standard Time)

Friday, June 2

Registration of Alumni, the Alumni Office (Rooms available on Friday). Opening of the Alumni and Class Golf Tournaments—the 18-Hole William J. Burl'VCni- versity Golf (jourse. The Reunion Classes for 1939 are: 1889 (The Golden Jubilee Qass), 189''. 1899, 1904, 1909, 1914 (The Silver Jubilee Class), 1919, 1924, 1929, and j934. 7 :00 p. M. Concert, Main Quadrangle, the University Band. 7 :00 p. M. Reunion Dinner, the Qass of 1889. 7 :00 p. M. Reunion Dinner, the Class of 1914, Lay Faculty Dining Room. 8 p. M. :00 Production of the University Theatre, Washington Hall. 8 :00 p. M. Reunion Smoker of the Class of 1934, Columbia Athletic CHub, South Bend, Ind. Saturday, June 3

Continuation, Alumni Registration, the Alumni Office. Continuation, Alumni Golf Tournament, University Course. 10:00 A. M. Class Day Exercises and Awarding of Prizes. Washington Hall. 11 :00 A M , Softball Game, Class of 1929 vs. the Class of 1934, Badin Field. 2 :00 p. M. Baseball, Michigan State College vs. Notre Dame. 4 :30 p. M. Dedication of the Knute K. Rockne Memorial Fieldhouse, with an impressive program, to be broadcast nationally. 6 :00 p. M. The Alumni Banquet, featured this year by special tribute to several beloved figur-s on the faculty who will end their teaching careers at Notre Dame. 8 :00 p. M. Musical Organizations' Concert, Washington Hall. 9 :00 p. M. Old-Fashioned Smoker, sponsored for Alumni by the Class of 1929 in the Brownson Hall Recreation Room.

Sunday, June 4

8:30 A.M. Academic Procession, Main Building to the University Gymnasium. 9:00 A. M. Solemn Pontifical Mass, University Gymnasium. Celebrant, the Most Rev. John Francis Noll, D.D., Bishop of Fort Wayne, Ind. Baccalaureate Sermon, the Most Rev. Bernard J. Shell, D.D., Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago, Illinois. Music, the University Choir of Moreau Seminary. The American Flag, presented to the University on Washington's Birthday, will be blessed immediately follovring the Mass. 10:30 A.M. Tenth Annual Council of Local Alumni Clubs, Court Room of the Law Bldg. 11:00 A. M. Raising of the Flag, carried in procession from the Mass, Main Quadrangle. 12:00 M. Monogram Luncheon, University Dining Halls. 4:00 p. M. Awarding of Degrees to the Class of 1939, University Gymnasium. Commencement Address. Mr. William Henry Harrison, Vice-President and Chief Engineer of the American Telephone and Telegraph Company, New York City. SPECIAL: On Sunday, June 4. at eight o'clock in the evening, the Laetare Medal for 1939 will be presented to Miss Josephine Brownson, Medalist, whose selection for the honor was announced on Laetare Sunday. Presentation will be made in Washington Hall. The Notre Dame Scholastic filtered sa second-class matter at Notre Dame. Indiana. Acceptance for mailing at special rate of postatce. Section 1103, Oct. 3. 1917. Authorized Jane 25, I9I8.

Z 188 Vol. 72 May 26, 1939 No. 26 PREPARE FOR NINETY-FIFTH COMMENCEMENT

Harrison Will Deliver Oraduafion Speech

Mr. William Henry Harrison, vice- president of the American Telephone & Telegraph company. New York City, will address 527 seniors at the 95th annual commencement, Sunday afternoon, June 4th. Thirty-eight other seniors will receive bachelor's degrees at the end of the summer school, August 1st. Forty-one states, the District of Columbia, and four foreign countries are represented by graduating students. That morning, the Most Rev. John F. Noll, D.D., bishop of Fort Wayne, will celebrate Solemn Pontifical Mass in the gymnasium, and the Most Rev. Bernard J. Sheil, D.D., auxiliary bishop of Chi<:ago, will deliver the baccalaureate sermon. Commencement week will begin BISHOP SHEIL MR. WILLIAM H. HARBISON A baccalaureate sermon. Friday, June 2nd, when alumni will Lust ivord to Seniors. register in the Alumni Office, and the Golden Jubilee Class of 1889, and the Silver Jubilee Class of 1914 will Dedicate Memorial To Laefare Medai Honors hold reunion dinners in the Univer­ Second Brownson sity Dining Halls. Roclrne, June 3 • The Knute Kenneth Rockne Me­ • Miss Josephine Brownson, of De­ morial will be dedicated at 4:30 As a part of the commencement troit, Mich., wall be awarded the Lae- (C.S.T.) Saturday afternoon, June weekend activities, teammates of the tare Medal for 1939 in Washington 3rd. Saturday evening the annual late Knute Rockne will assist at the Hall, Sunday, June 4, at 8:00 p.ni. Alumni Banquet will feature a spe­ dedication of the Rockne Memorial Miss Brownson, the 57th recipient of cial ti-ibute to these retiring members on June 3. Mrs. Bonnie Skiles Rock­ the medal, is president of the Cath­ of the faculty: Mr. Edward J. Maur- ne and the four Rockne childi-en will olic Instruction League, Detroit. us, professor of mathematics, mem­ also be honored guests at the dedica­ In announcing the award on Laetare ber of the faculty for 44 years; Mr. tion. Sunday, March 19, the Rev. John F. William L. Benitz, professor of me­ Speakers for the occasion include O'Hara, C.S.C, president of the Uni­ chanical engineering for 48 years; Frank E. Bering, Notre Dame's first versity, said that the award this year and Robert L. Greene, professor of official football coach and a trustee of is a tribute to ".... the pioneering pharmacy for 37 years. the university; Maj. John L. Griffith, spirit and the long and faithful de­ The first ceremony on Sunday will representing the National Collegiate votion of Miss Brownson to the cause be an academic procession to the Athletic Association; Coach Elmer of religious instruction. It contains gymnasium for the baccalaureate Layden of Notre Dame, speaking for at the same time a recognition of a mass and sennon. After the mass, the Rockne-trained coaches; Rev. very important section of Pope Pius traditional blessing of the flag will John F. O'Hara, C.S.C, president of XI's program of Catholic Action. Miss take place, and the flag will then be Notre Dame; Arch Ward, sports edi­ Brownson was one of the first Cath­ carried in procession to the campus tor of the Chicago Tribune and Notre olics in this country to organize on an flag staff. The high point of the Dame alumnus, who will serve as the extensive style the catechetical in­ week-end ^vill be the awarding of master of ceremonies; and Charles E. struction ordered by Pope Pius X in honorary, advanced, and baccalaur­ (Gus) Dorais, coach of Detroit Uni­ his encyclical, Acerbo Nimis, pub­ eate degi-ees at 4:00 o'clock (C.S.T.) versity, who will introduce the team­ lished in 1905." Sunday afternoon. mates of Rockne. This is the first year, too, that the The College of Arts and Letters For the musical portion of the dedi­ award has been made to a descendant will graduate eight students more cation the Moreau Seminary Choir of a former medalist; for Miss than the College of Commerce, 210 will sing Vittoria's "Ave Maria" and Brownson's father, the late Henry F. to 102. The College of Engineering the Notre Dame band will play the Brownson, was awarded the Laetare graduates 73; the College of Science, national anthem and the Victory Medal for 1892. 61; the College of Law, 30. March. THE NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC REID NAMES WINNERS OF LETTER CONTEST THE WEEK By BILL DONNELLY By John Willman Siveets to the Sweetest Ball. The girls didn't see them again, hadn't even heard from them or of Two weeks ago to-day a sophomore them again until last Friday morn­ "Every letter submitted was a cred­ from Lyons Hall woke up with the ing when the two fellows called up it to the University," wrote Mr. Rich­ thought beating against his head that to ask what color dresses the girls ard Reid, editor of The Bulletin, of he was going to a formal at St. Augusta, Ga., in announcing the win­ were going to wear. And the girls, Mary's that night and he had not yet for some inexplicable reason, said ners of the contest for best letters of ordered a corsage. He asked his room­ "correction and commendation" to edi­ they were afraid they would be un­ mate for suggestions and the roomie able to go to the ball. tors of newspapers. He awarded first said, "Why don't you try scallions? prize of §50 to William C. Fay, news- They're just in season now and not editor of THE SCHOLASTIC, because many fellows get them." The sopho­ "his letter direct to a newspaper more hadn't heard of them before but Nationalism the fellow who was selling corsages One of the Ethics profs was dis­ (he had been tipped off by friend cussing Nationalism last week and he roomie) assured him they were just was remarking particularly on the the thing. "Okeh," said our gullible fact that when he had studied his­ sophomore, "scallions it will be!" tory his professor had attempted to When he arrived at the dance that justify every war in which the United night the girl came up to him with a States had ever strange strained look on her face and fought. "Do they her hand held behind her back. Sud­ still do that?" he denly she held out her hand. "Here," asked. "Have any she said, "you eat these. I've eaten of you had any the other two!" The sophomore took courses i n which the odd bouquet and looked at it dum- you covered the founded as the girl turned around Mexican War, for and ran off, ahnost in tears. Friend instance?" A stu­ roomie saved the day (or the night), dent raised his however, by pulling out a couple of hand. "Did the gardenias he had arranged to have BILL DONNELLY professor try to there as a spare in case the scallions justify the United States in every didn't appeal to her. way possible?" The student shook his head negatively. "Well, I'm glad to hear that," the Ethics prof said. "Do The Bully you know that he's the first professor On the rare occasions that celery is of history I've ever heard of who served in the dining hall it disappears didn't show extreme nationalist lean­ NEWS-EDITOR FAY very rapidly. On the most recent of ings in covering that war. I certainly Wrote to "The Trib" these rare occasions, after it had dis­ admire his broad-mindedness. What appeared in its usual rapid fashion, are you continuing to shake your head the fellows at one table began clam­ like that for? Is something wrong?" seemed to me the most effective piece oring loudly for more in their usual The student looked up with a sad ex­ of constructive criticism." noisy fashion. The waiter, fearful of pression on his face. "Our professor," Fay's winning letter incorporated getting a reprimand from John Head- he said, "was a Mexican." his editorial "Cut-Throat Ethics" waiter, came frowning up to the table which appeared in the March 3 issue and roared out at the whole crew sit­ of THE SCHOLASTIC. The editorial ting there, "Hey, who was doing all pointed out that the Chicago Tribune that yelling here?" "I was," said The Finished Products in praising the work of the Euthan­ Augie Bossu in a deep powerful voice. asia Society of America was advocat­ "Well " said the waiter, "Well..." Graduation is coming soon. (Cue ing the ethical principles of a totali­ and visions of Bossu taking out an for sentimental drivel such as—^"At tarian state — principles which were opposing lineman and of Bossu per­ long last we must turn over the reins ^'obviously inimical to the Tribune's sonally taking care of a couple of we love so well to new guiding hands, existence as a free newspaper." boys from Illinois on Benny Sheri­ etc., etc.). The seniors are all show-> dan's punt return for a touchdown ing definite signs that they have de­ William L. Piedmont was awarded went whirling through his brain. teriorated to the point where they second prize of $30 for his "Open Let­ "Well " he said and suddenly he can now be shoved out to battle the ter to the American Press" which noticed a little fellow sitting meekly universe. The boys from Sorin have "demonstrated originality of approach and quietly on the other side of the recently taken up such games as Red as well as competence in presenta­ table. He pointed threateningly at Light and Buffalo Fights, and their tion." F. G. Barreda won third place the little fellow and shouted, "Well, favorite game is hiding behind the and $20. "Extension of his study to the next time I hear you yelling for Sorin bushes with a potent hose to the typographical field in addition to celery, you little squirt, I'm going to attack the first xmsuspecting way­ his comment on the news and editor­ knock your block off." farer who passes. One fellow from ial features indicated considerable Walsh rode his girl friend's bicycle study of the problem," commented home from a date the other night and Mr. Reid, donor of the prizes. Girls Are, Queer his hall mates played fire engine up The contest was announced in No­ We hear of two fellows who dated and down the corridor with the thing vember, 1938, and was open to Notre two St. Mary's girls some time before tmtil the early hours of the morning. Dame students of whatever college. last Christmas and on some whim or The fellows from Alumni have gone (Continued on Page 22) other asked them to the Engineers' back to roller skating. MAY 26, 1939 AT LAST — 42% OF Appoint Fay, Foskett, Carty and Meany SENIORS FIND WORK New Editors of Campus Publications By Jack Dinges The annual Publications Banquet named managing editor replacing' Notre Dame is about to see its class was held Monday night in the faculty Vincent DeCoursey. James G. New- of 1939 step out into the world to dining haall. Highlights of the ban­ land was appointed to succeed Foskett take its place in industry, commerce quet were the various literary awards as sports editor. William C. McGow- and the professions. and the conferring of editorships for an will serve as news editor and next school year. Frank Wemhoff feature editor. Last week in each of the senior Honored guests at the banquet were Thomas F. Carty, junior in the halls those of the seniors that were four retiring professors: Professor College of Arts and Letters from home heard a knock on his door and Pedro de Landero, tennis and fencing Yonkers, N. Y., succeeds Paul Hell- to their "Come in" was confronted coach; Mr. Robert Greene, professor muth as editor of the Dome. John W. with the following. "We're making a of pharmacy for 37 years; Mr. Wil­ Meaney was appointed editor of survey for the SCHOLASTIC to see how liam Benitz, a professor of mechanical Sc7-ip. Meaney, a contributor to the many of the seniors have jobs. Have engineering for 43 years; and Pro­ literary quarterly for the past two you anything definite in view?" If an fessor Edward Maurus, a professor in years, makes his home in Corpus affirmative answer were given, usu­ mathematics since 1895. Christi, Texas. ally rather proudly, he was asked the Further literary awards announced general classification of the work. If William C. Fay was appointed ed­ by Rev. Lawrence V. Broughal, C.S.C., no job was he going to take Post itor-in-chief of THE SCHOLASTIC, suc­ chairman of the Faculty Board of Graduate work? If so, in what field? ceeding Mark J. Mitchell. Fay is a Publications, were the prizes for the junior in the College of Arts and Let­ best prose and poetry selections. The Results of the survey show that a ters and is a resident of Mt. Lebanon, prose award was divided between good many of the men have situa­ Pa. He has served as a member of Charles Nelson for his "World of tions. Of the 164 men who were inter­ the news staff for the past three God" and John M. Broderick on his viewed, 54 of them or 33% had no years, and was news editor during selection "Three Evenings." Donald definite jobs, 41 or 25% were going the past year. D. Connors, a freshman, won the to take post graduate work, while 62 Donald A. Foskett, junior in the poetry prize for his work on "They graduates or 42% had definite jobs. College of Arts and Letters was Will Come." The jobs were of a fairly wide va­ riety. There are 15 engineers, one of whom is going to work in South America. There are seven account­ ants, six men in sales work, two in real estate, two lumbermen, two bank­ ers, two lawyers, a reporter, a coach, a social worker, a sheep herder, a man with a possible chance with Walt Disney and two men with technical positions with large automobile manu­ facturers. A number of them plan to start from the bottom and work up, some in factories, others will step into family businesses. Of the 50 post gradautes 30 favor law, while 11 plan to attend medical school, six will take more business training while the remaining few will THOMAS CARTY, JOHN MEANEY, AND WILLIAM FAY go into other fields. A'e?*; editors look pretty serious.

A. I. B. E. E/ection Chicago Club Plans Snite Scholarship At the final meeting of the year, held Wednesday evening. May 17, the Mr. Stephen Coughlin has been race Garden of the Morrison Hotel Notre Dame Chapter of the American appointed Chairman of the annual on Saturday evening, June 10. Institute of Electrical Engineers Easter Dance of the Chicago Club by elected officers for the coming year. the newly-elected president of the The officers elected are: Joe Hughes, club, Mr. Eugene Toolan. Notice chairman; Jack Shafransky, junior The Summer Dance is to be held vice- chairman; Ed Hart, secretary; as .a testimonial to Frederick B Tonight at seven! A special organ­ and Jim Varga, treasurer. Snite, Jr., now en route to the Shrine ization of the 1939-40 "Scholastic" of Our Lady at Lourdes, France. A Staff will be held in the Editorial plaque will be presented during the Rooms, Ave Maria Building. Staff" REBUTTAL evening to a representative of the Snite family. Sui-plus proceeds of members are expected; prospective Mr. Whitman serves notice on the dance will be set aside to establish members, cartoonists, illustrators, all and sundry that the news of a Fred Snite scholarship at the Uni­ photographers are invited. Contribu­ his death last week was a gross versity. tions from any campus source will exaggeration. The dance will be held at the Ter­ be welcomed next year. THE NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC Mohoney, DeCoursey, Colgan and Morris Win OUR DAILY BREAD "Dome" Awards for Extra-Curricuiar Activity

Liturgy By Frank Wemhoff The Liturgy is the unfolding of the mystery of the Word made Flesh. Pentecost, the "Eed Easter," com­ pletes the redemptive cycle. Through the sacred humanity of Christ God reached douTi to lift up all humanity. The power which God exercised through the instrumentality of the humanity of Christ he continues to exercise through the instrumentality of sacrifice and sacrament which Christ established. Pentecost is not merely the celebration of a past event. WiLLIAJI MAHONEY VixcENT DECOURSEY It is the continuing evidence that the CHARLES COLGAN Church is of Christ, is for Christ, is Christ. The Church is the "Holy The Dome awards were given to Vincent DeCoursey, of Kansas City, Mother" at whose breast alone man­ four seniors at the annual Publica­ Kans., was prominent as managing kind can draw strength and susten­ tions banquet on Monday evening. editor of the SCHOLASTIC, a member ance issuing unto eternal life. These awards are made each year in of the Wranglers and of the Book­ recognition of outstanding extra-cur­ men, and engaged in interhall debate. ricular activity. This year's winners The Liturgy is the expression of are William Mahoney, Charles Colgan, Charles Colgan from Brooklyn, N. the faith and truth of the Church, y., extended his extra-curricular ac­ that is, of Christ. Truths we know tivities to the Wranglers, varsity and love become part of ourselves, fencing, varsity and interhall debate, vitalizing ourselves and others for and the Glee club. love is diffusive. To love these truths we must know them and obviously we George Morris, of Detroit, Mich., cannot know them unless we study engaged in Interhall debate. Wrang­ them. Too much attention to the lers, Glee club, and acted as financial merely negative aspects of the Chris­ secretary of the Knights of Colimibus. tian life, or to the controversial aspects, tends toward sterility. The Winners of the Dome awards were world is clamorous with 'isms. A decided at a conference of 12 juniors Catholicism believed, but not prac­ selected from such outstanding cam­ ticed, is no match for any 'ism that pus organizations as the Students is believed and practiced. Activities Council, Monogram club. SCHOLASTIC, and the Managers' asso­ ciation. Mass Calendar: May 28 to June 3 GEORGE MORRIS Sunday 28—^Pentecost Sunday. The choices were made this year by Double of the first class with octave the following committee: James P. Vincent DeCoursey, and George Mor­ Cleary, Bernard K. Crawford, Ger­ of the first order. Sequence. Credo ris. and proper preface throughout. ard K. Donovan, William C. Fay, William Mahoney of Phoenix, Ariz., Donald A. Foskett, Albert P. Funk, was track captain, literary editor of Cornelius E. Geary, William J. Han- Monday 29—Double of the first the SCHOLASTIC, president of the nan, Joseph H. Mulqueen, Philip J. class. Mass proper; the rest as on Wranglers, and possessed a high scho­ Sandmaier, Robert E. Sullivan, and Sunday. lastic average. Joseph R. Thesing. Tuesday 30—^Double of the first class. Mass proper; the rest as on Sunday. Nine Hundred Expected af Summer School Wednesday 31 — Semi-double. Em­ ber Day. Mass proper. 2d prayer St. Summer School will open Wednes­ longer time will permit a more com­ Angela. 3d St. Petronilla. Prophecies. day, June 21. Six hundred and thirty plete discussion of subjects. The The rest as on Sunday. applications have been received and session will begin on Monday, June more than 900 students are expected. 5 and continue until the close of the Thursday, June 1—Semi - double. Almost 500 of the students al­ regular summer term on Wednesday, Mass proper. 2d prayer the Church ready enrolled are nuns—^representa­ August 2. or the Pope. The rest as on Sunday. tives from almost 30 difl'erent teach­ ing orders in the United States. The Friday 2—Semi-double. Ember Day. Dominican Sisters, Sisters of Mercy, Doner Heads Schoolmen Mass proper. 2d prayer St. Marcel- and Sisters of St. Joseph will send At a meeting of the Schoolmen, linus and Companions. Martyrs. The the largest number of students. rest as on Simday. campus philosophy club, held May 11, The Summer School for Engineer­ James C. Daner was elected president Saturday S—Semi-double. Ember ing and Science has been lengthened for the coming year. Richard Leo Day. Mass proper. Prophecies. 2d to eight weeks this year — the first Fallon, Jr., was elected secretary. prayer the Church or the Pope. The time that an eight-week session has In the Fall a vice-president will be rest as on Sundayl ever been used at Notre Dame. The elected from among the Juniors. MAY 26, 1939

HOLD ELECTIONS FOR BREEN MEDAL WON S. A. C. AND SOPHS MAN ABOUT CAMPUS By Graham Starr BY LITIZETTI

Elections for next year's Student Paul Francis Hellmuth, Spring­ Activities Committee representatives field, Ohio, art and letters student A freshman is not without honor from the five colleges were held by from Dillon hall, has the honor of except in his own class, judging from the class of 1940 last Friday. Election being the first editor of the Dome the results of the Breen Medal and of the underclass representatives of to put out a special copy for the the Freshman Oratorical Contests. the hall will take place next October. Pope. He has had to take special Stanley Litizetti of Helper, Utah, Bob Sullivan is the temporary chair­ care in preparing the yearbook as a could not survive the finals of the man imtil after the fall election. Re­ copy will be placed in the Vatican Freshman Oratorical contest yet he sults of last Friday's balloting are as Library in Rome. bested upperclass competition in the follows: Arts and Letters—Gerard K. He is vice-president of the Patric­ struggle for the Breen medal. Instead Donovan, Commerce—^Robert G. San- ians— however his favorite indoor William Meier of North Dakota won ford, Engineering—David W. Spraf- sport at Notre Dame during the the freshman meet. ke. Science—Elmer P. Chaput, Law— freshman and sophomore years was Robert A. DerengosM. The Freshman Oratorical contest was held on Tuesday evening. May 16, Next year's sophomore and junior in the auditoriimi of the Law Build­ class elections were also recently held. ing. Besides the winner, William Mei­ The class of '42 will be led next year er, other contestants to reach the by Jack Kelly as president, George finals were Stanley Litizetti, Peter Sobeck as vice president, William Mc- Scullion, and Thomas Teamey. Grath as secretary and Anthony Do- nadio as treasurer. Litizetti was adjudged the best of The jimiors chose Rube Marquardt five finalists who survived an original as president, John Maloney as vice field of 25 entrants for the Breen president, Frank Doody as secretary Medal. Other finalists were John and Howie Essick as secretary. Mead, Robert O'DonneD, John.Hen­ nessey, and William Meier. EDITOR HELLMUTH .... a devotee of Strauss. The judges for the preliminaries Prize Winning Prose and the finals were Professors Shee­ working on the Dome. In his spare han, Kelly, Dooley, Fagin, Mills, Ro- fn May "Scrip" time he plays handball, tennis, fishes, nay, Staunton, Schuyler, Moran and builds model apartment houses, or Cox. listens to Strauss waltzes. Has a cum laude average. Scrip appeared last week and After he receives his diploma he brought honors to three of its con­ intends to take law at Harvard. Hopes Patricians Elecf Wall tributors. Assistant editor Charles to be an industrial promoter. He is Nelson and John Broderick, Juniors not in the St. Mary's league anymore, Thomas Wall, junior in the College in Arts and Letters, share the annual however. of Arts and Letters, and one of the prose award for literary excellence; A brother of his graduated in 1936 three Latin majors enrolled at the Donald Denniss Connors, a Freshman, and he has another coming here next University, was unanimously elected walked oif with the poetry award. year president of the Patricians, Wednes­ The awards were given at the annual Paul knows about 2,991 out of the day evening. At the final meeting of Publications Banquet, Monday night. 3,000 students kicking about the cam­ the year the Patricians also an­ Nelson's work, "The World of pus. He has an unusual sense of nounced plans for a group study pro­ God," expostulates the ideas of the humor, but is not very talkative as ject during the next school year as Supreme Being held by leading phi­ he thinks before he speaks—which well as a desire to present one of the losophers of the ast. Broderick in his is more than some of us can boast • plays of Plautus. The Rev. Matthew "Three Evenings" gives a quick but about. A. Coyle, C.S.C, in charge of drama­ tics, has already signified his willing­ significant glance into the lives of He is yearning for the cosmological ness to aid in such a production. people in a quiet resort town. "They experience that Professor Fitzgerald Will Come," Connor's contribution, is stressed. The professor said that it a saga of our time, and is a finished would come, and Paul is still looking The Patricians this year compiled piece of blank verse. for it. Maybe the cosmopolitan issue a book containing the papers read and of the Dome will supply the exper­ discussed before the group during the Felix Pogliano writes, "Dry Hash ience. past year. This organ will serve as With Beer," a story of mountain a review, not only for the members climbing. Andy Wilson contributes of the organization but as the medium again, this time "Expedition," a tale IToungsfown Donee for an exchange for similar publica­ of small boys, BB guns, and town The Youngstown Club, at a meet­ tions between other colleges. The de­ toughs. "The Good Little Nigger" by ing this week, made plans for a partment of Classics has given its Martin Meyer portrays the love and Summer Dance which will be held at cooperation in this regard and be loyalty of a negro waif and a white the "Mansion" in Youngstown. A prospects for the development or - he dockwalloper. Don DriscoU illustrates club picnic is also on the summer Patrician, as the review is r"' -^ this story. schedule. look very encourag^g. The following officers have been The issue, blue and white to honor chosen for the coming year: Pete Other officers elected indue .T-.. ; Our Lady's month, is complete with Sheehan, president; Bill Hawes, vice- McCauley, vice president; Thoi- fVeshman Sketches and a group of president; Francis Hopkins, secre­ McGee, secretary; and John Meai>v >. four short poems. tary; Bill Eaton, treasurer. treasurer. THE NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC

piece massed adult chorus combined with the Chicago Sjonphony Orches­ COLLEGE PARADE MUSIC NOTES tra for the last movement, the rendi­ By William Mooncy tion of Schiller's "Ode To Joy." Of By Fred E. Sisk the chorus finale Wagner said: "A harsh outcry begins the transition Imagine a chorus of six hundred from the third to the fourth move­ Joke of the Week voices, a ninety piece sjnnphony or­ ment, a cry of disappointment at not chestra and Kirsten Flagstad. Such Prof: "Before you begin the final, attaining the contentment so earnest­ Avas the wealth of musicianship pres­ are there any questions?" ly sought. Then, Avith the beginning ent at Northwestern's Dyche Stadium, of the Ode, we hear plainly expressed Freshman: "What is the name of Saturday. In a sheltered section of what must appear to the anxious this course?" the stadium, ten thousand people seeker for happiness as the highest —Nebraska Awgivan. gathered in the afternoon and again lasting pleasure." in the evening and were thoroughly thrilled. This was the last day of the It was a day and a night of truly Orchids Ninth Annual North Shore Music immortal music. Festival. During the past nine months that the "Parade" has been passing along Marian Anderson Avas scheduled to sing at the afternoon concert, but be­ ART cause of illness she was unable to By Dick Metzger appeal-. Her place was taken by Kir­ sten Flagstad who sang both at the afternoon and at the evening per­ Perhaps the most renowned name formance. in the history of American portraiture is John Singer Sargent. Sargent's Flagstad Greatest Isolde portraits, while net particularly in­ Miss Flagstad is truly the greatest teresting in their color, display facil­ Isolde of our day. Her opulent voice, ity of brush sti-oke and sureness of and the warm sinceritj'^ which she touch. brings to every role she sings have This commanding technique has distinguished her as a superlative given Sargent's paintings an appear­ artist. She sings mth bronzelike ance of ha-\nng been dashed off in the strength, and with sufficient power to Halsian manner. But this is far from be heai-d clearly and gloriously above the truth. Sargent may have sailed the concerted fortissimos of the sym­ into his work with great gusto, but phony orchestra. It was the Chica­ he was never careless or slipshod. On go Symphony conducted by Dr. Fred­ the conti-ary he exerted the greatest erick Stock. Miss Flagstad not only efforts to secure those very effects "SCISSORS" SISK grasps the spirit of Wagner's pro­ that oftentimes lend such a casual Takes a last clip. found music, but also transmits to air to his canvases. He would never her listeners the full meaning. allow a painting to leave his studio the way, we have sat in the reviewing until it completely satisfied him—^no Her greatest triumph was reserved stand with our shears in hand to clip matter how much it might satisfy for the evening concert when she out the best "floats." Now that we others. It has been said that Sar­ sang Brunnhilde's Immolation, from have reached the end, we believe that gent at work was "convincing testi­ "Gotterdammerung." Miss Flagstad's we have a fair criterion to pass out mony that genius is the capacity for voice flowed with unflagging power orchids to those college newspapers taking infinite pains." and majesty through the lengthy text. we have considered the best. Our All of her selections wei*e drawn Results Justified Method weekly pile of "rags" has come from from the works of Wagner. every comer of the country and rep­ Sargent's method of work was resent Catholic and secular colleges Phenomenal, Indeed rather unusual. He would place his and universities. Because of this wide selection, we have tried to give equal The afternoon concert, besides fea­ easel beside the model, observe the attention and representation to both turing Kirsten Flagstad presented model from a distance and then ap- Catholic and secular papers as well the Chicago Symphony and the Chil­ pi'oach the canvas, put in a few as a varied selection from the East, dren's Chorus. At the opening of the strokes, and retreat again for further West, South, and North. concert four hundred little girls be­ observation. At the same time he tween the ages of eight and fourteen kept up an entertaining conversation filled the huge stage. Later they with .his subject. This method was . Of the college dailies we have fre­ were replaced with four hundred boys certainly justified in its results, for quently clipped the Ohio State Lan- of the same age. The excellence of Sargent's portraits are masterpieces. teiTi; its features and editorials are these two groups was truly amazing. Indeed, they have persuaded some consistently well done. Likewise, the It seemed wholly inconceivable that critics to proclaim him the greatest University of Wisconsin Daily Cardi­ a group so young and so lai'ge could portrait painter of modern times. nal is in the "better-than-average" be so perfectly trained. Absolute Outstanding among his portrait class. The Minnesota Daily, each day pitch was maintained throughout, and works is his virile portrait of Wil­ claiming to be "The World's Largest the way in which they responded to liam Merritt Chase; his work entitled College Newspaper," has an especially their director in phi-asing and in dy­ "The Three Graces" depicting the attractive lay-out. The Daily Student namic changing was phenomenal, in­ daughters of the Hon. Percy Wynd- at Indiana' University presents both deed. Mr. John W. Beatty trained ham; his portrait of Mrs. H. F. Had- national and university news and is and conducted the children. don; and another of Mrs. Haddon's one of the best in the field. The Daily sister, called "The Lady with the Northwestern, the Southern Califor­ The evening perfoi-mance was con­ Rose, My Sister"; and his portrait of nia Daily Trojan, and the University cluded with the greatest of all Beet­ the former President Lowell of Har­ of Kansas Daily Kansan are in the hoven compositions. The Ninth or vard, painted in 1924, a year before upper class because of their good Choral Sjonphony. A six hundred his death. (Continued on Page 23) MAY 26, 1939

thew A. Coyle, C.S.C, of the English AU of these shows were handled THEATkE Department. . . . The final offering of by the regular staff of announcers the Players cannot be attended by and engineers The men who are eli­ By Vern Witkowski the student body generally . . . Chek­ gible to receive keys as recognition hov's "On the High Road," scheduled of their work during the year are: for June the second ... in the midst Norbert Aleksis, Richard Bohn, Tom About looking back over a lusty, of Commencement activities. Carty, Ed Corey, Bernard Feeney, if not too full, theatrical season: Ac­ Bill Foley, Fred Fowler, Ed Grimes, cording to Notre Dame theatre-goers Thus we bid fai-ewell to dramatic Walt Hagen, Ed Heinz, Bob Jehring, of long years standing, the University doings for another year, looking for­ Walt Johnson, Ray Kelly, Bob Le Players, despite only two productions, ward to a truly fruitful '39-'40 Jeune, Jim Magarahan, Ed O'Connor, this past year excited a flurry of re­ theatre season. Hariy Penrose, Dan Sallows, and newed interest in student playgoing. Hubert Schlafly. Each night of both runnings saw Washington Hall packed to standing- Interesting special programs of the room with an enthusiastic and sur­ RADIO year included the broadcasting of an prisingly appreciative audience; such By Bernard Feeney actual meeting of the Wranglers, the a tendency is known to be novel dramatic productions of the Play- among the greater numbers of stu­ makers, interviews of Paul Maguire dents. Tonight's broadcast of "College and James Ai-mstrong, St. Mary's Quiz" at 8 p.m. winds up the fifth broadcasts, highlights of the Confra­ Even the desire to join the ranks season of Campus Radio activities. ternity of Christian Doctrine Con­ of the Players has grown; we hope The local organiaztion headed by Rev. gress, and a dramatization of the life that a heated summer will not sweat Eugene Burke, C.S.C, had as its stu­ and music of Fi-anz Schubert. away the aspirations of those point­ dent directors this year Ray Kelly, ing toward a successful try-out with Bob Blake, and Ed Grimes acting as the Players next fall. When the no­ president, \'ice president, and secre­ tices are posted, remember that the tary, respectively. VINCENTIANS group is not a closed corporation, but By Richard Leo Fallon, Jr. welcomes everyone having the re­ Now that the local microphones motest suspicion that he has talent to are to be locked away in the studio try out, whether he be a junior, sen­ control room until next September ior, freshman or sophomore. The it is interesting to make a few obser­ The last column of this school year! Players is an organization in which vations on the past year. Opening The most fitting thought that comes seniority rule fades at the snap of with a Founder's to mind is one of sincere apprecia­ a finger. And bear it in mind that Day broadcast on tion for the help given to the Vincen­ this year's Players, though lauded at October 13 the tians. This has been a great year. times perhaps, is not much more than local station slowly You will soon receive the report of a cry in the night when reckoning a built up a wide activities and financial standing; it true picture of campus dramatic variety of pro­ will give you some idea of what has ability. grams. An old been done; it will impress you with standby, the series what you have made possible. Not Enough Candidates of talks given by the Faculty, took Work Through Summer Notre Dame has more than three its usual spot thousand students. If there are no each Monday night Sunday's meeting was held in the more potentially good actors in this throughout BEiiXAi'.n FEEXEY lounge room of the Knights of Co­ number than those trying out last the year. This was lumbus in Walsh Hall." The Rev. fall, then every estimate of aggre­ supplemented by two other programs John Kelley, C.S.C, spiritual director gate campus acting talent can be of a scholastic nature, the "Politics of the Conference, read the financial scrapped as so much empty gush. Forum," and "Our Economic Out­ report. Those with cases were asked But there are cases of students look." The former highlighted their what arrangements they had made having done stage work outside the season with a quiz on American for the summer months. Two fami­ University in stock companies and politics and government, while the lies will need their regular order summer theatres who have not so latter presented papers in the straight of milk supplied by the Conference. much as stepped into Washington formal style. The office will see to it that the pay­ Hall. Yes, Notre Dame is a mine rich ments continue during the summer with potentially fine actors. Musical listeners were furnished while either a South Bend student with a varied menu by the Modern- Vincentian or the Vincentian Service Getting back to our little retro­ aires orchestra, the Linnets with Bureau takes care of the purchase spect, we cheerfully recall two pro­ band and glee club, and the Italian and distribution of the milk tickets. ductions, "Room Sei-vice" and "The Club with its "Songs for You." The Queen's Husband." . . . Both were Music Department under Professor The very active Louisville, Ky., appropriately chosen and well re­ Pedtke brought the Glee Club, Sym­ Particular Council has taken a list of ceived. . . . Between the tribulations phony Orchestra, and a variety of the N. D Vincentians and written to of a play producer (Jerry Hogan) other local talent before the micro­ the pastor in their home parishes. and the antics of a queen-ruled king phone. In the sporting vein was a He is expected to have the N. D. Vin­ (Ray Sadlier), campus play-goers had series of programs by Walt Hagen, centian speak to the parish confer­ theatrical conversation meat for while Ed O'Connor and Ray Kelly ence. The talks will be of the same weeks. guided the "Periscope of the News." nature as those delivered before the Quizmaster Walt Johnson tossed some religion classes here at the University. We witnessed another significant tough questions to the Inter-hall event during the past year . . . the teams each Friday on his "College Best Storage Facilities transferring of the director's seat Quiz." And ^vinding up the regularly from Mr Tom Mills, who now heads scheduled programs was Ed Heinz's A sheet giving the details of the the great athletic house to the south­ "Men of Yesterday," featuring fa­ storage facilities offered by the Con- west of the campus, to the Rev. Mat­ mous alumni. (Continued on Page 21) 10 THE NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC

opportunities for the improvement of technical knowledge Hie Noire Dome Scholastic and of executive ability. But even the editors derive their Disce Quasi Semper Victums Vive Qnasi Cms Moriturn* greatest benefit from the writing they do. In the past FOUNDED 1867 year the number of special contributors has greatly increased. This is a hopeful sign, for it shows that more HARK J. MITCHELL Editor-in-Chief and more students are coming to realize not only what VINCENT DECOURSEY. Managing Editor WILLIAM P. MAHO>fEY Literary Editor they owe to the school for providing opportunities but WILLIAM C. FAY News Editor more importantly for them, what they owe to themselves DONALD FOSKETT. Sports Editor to derive the most they can from the opportunities "\vith TOM POWERS Art Editor which they are provided. REV. L. V. BROUGHAL. C.S.C J'aeulty Advisor Member of Catiiolie School Press Association and Associated Colleg­ And so, wthout any falsely sentimental regrets that iate Press. Distributor of Colle^ate Digest. Represented for national advertistn? by National Advertising; Service, Inc. 420 Madison Ave., it is all over, we leave you somewhat happily in the knowl­ New York Ctty — Chicago — Boston — Los AaeeTes — Saa Francisco. edge that we have contributed some share, however small, THE SCHOUVsnc is publi^ed 26 times daring the sdiool year at the to the heritage of SCHOLASTIC tradition, a little sadly in tTniversity of Notre Dame. Address manuscripts to Editor, Post Ofiice Box ISo. Notre Dame. Indiana. the realization that we didn't do quite as well as we might have, for the most part calmly, as we write, for the last Staff meetings Wednesday evenings in Eiditorial Rooms, Ave Blaria BHBdtnsr: Editorial Staff 6:30 P.M.: General Staff. 7:00 P.M. time, simply "30."—MARK J. MITCHELL.

Vol. 72 May 26, 1939 No. 26 Until 1940 •I 30• I OR TWO months now the 1939 Bengal Bouts have HIS IS -A. farewell editorial. By that fact it should Fbeen history. During this time a few lagging receipts Tbe filled with gentle sobs and unbounded thanks. have drifted in, the boxers have received their awards, Strictly as such, it won't be. We are a little sad, and we and all the bills have been paid. The net profit of the are extremely thankful. We have good reason to be. And 1939 tourney compares favorably with that of its everybody knows it. So we are. This might even predecessors. contain the much-mentioned last laugh. But somehow we don't feel that that is important now, either. We refrain from laying claim to any new records. That was not what we were most interested in. We do All four years Avith the SCHOLASTIC have been good feel that with the aid of our generous friends we have years. In that time we have experienced just about all of been successful in accomplishing what we aimed for— the usual failures and successes. The friendships have the performance of a creditable job of promoting and been pleasant and profitable. The enmities have, we hope, presenting a University championship boxing tournament been kept at a minimum. with a reasonably large profit for the Bengal Missions.

This past year has seen many changes in the SCHO­ Expenses ran a little higher than we had anticipated, LASTIC. Still, much has remained the same. That, we but we felt that in the long view most of this extra money feel, is as it should be. For, while progress is desirable, —chiefly for awards—^was well spent to provide a firm there is much here that is worth retaining. Extended foundation of good will for succeeding tournaments. departmentalization has made the magazine easier to pub­ lish, and we feel, easier to read. Adherence to the tradi­ We wish to thank all our kind friends without whose tional format has retained the essential fimction of the aid it would have been impossible to accomplish anything. SCHOLASTIC, as we see it, to present a clear and accurate The following is the financial statement of the eighth reflection of contemporary campus life. In the long view, annual Bengal Boxing Tournament: we feel that the present format is almost as efficient as possible when one considers the status and the function Receipts of the magazine. Others will come, who will disagree with Finals (General admission) $314.75 this view—and perhaps in the future justifiably. But here Finals (Reserved, including patrons) 149.00 and now, we are confident that we can successfully defend Preliminaries (General admission) ...... 302.20 the SCHOLASTIC as it is. Program advertising 160.00 The scope of improvements was and is therefore lim­ Donation (Mr. Frank^Lloyd) 50.00 ited. We have felt that the most important opportunity Donation (Ave Maria Press)... 21.00 for improvement lay in the technique of writing. As a consequence, we have striven to do all we could personally Total Receipts $996.95 to meet this opportunity, and to impress upon others the Disbursements necessity for improvement in this respect. We are confi­ dent that, purely from an objective viewpoint, an improve­ Awards (Sweaters, medals, etc.) $173.42 ment of this nature has in some degree been realized this Equipment (Boxing gloves, etc.) 117.63 year. Printing (Program, tickets, etc.) 101.73 Promotion expense 84.10 Corresponding to the opportunity for writing a better Miscellaneous (Postage, stationery, etc.) 11.49 SCHOLASTIC lies the possibility of valuable personal bene­ fit to be derived from all aspects of working on the maga­ Total Disbursements $488.37 zine, but most particularly from simply writing. The Balance (Check to Holy Cross varied aspects of editing the SCHOLASTIC present special Foreign Missions, Bengal, India) $508.58 MAY 26. 1939 n The Eyes of the Dead By ROBERT BLAKE

I can't fall! It's not my day to fall! It's slid into friendly fingers below. of the forest. . . . Sounded like a I've climbed before and have never It's stopped. . . . grizzly bear charging through the fallen. I mounted this overhang But the other ... it keeps sliding. underbrush. easily coming up . . . and yet, I can't I can't put my weight on the safe How heavy I am! I feel as though one. It will unbalance me; it will get down. I had fallen off the hay-ladder again tear my hands loose above. The on my back—only higher. I can't Here I am spread-eagled on this other foot ... it keeps sinking and get my breath. I guess III never get wall, bent backward over this shelf sinking—into the quicksand, into the it again. I can feel my ribs like of rock, and I can't stretch any lower. hungry emptiness, pulling my leg, broken green sticks Jagging through My feet must not be far from the pulling my arms and chin loose, pull­ my lungs. And my head is all in on safe hands of my friends on the ledge ing my ribs from the rock, pulling me one side, like an egg you hit with a underneath. But I can't see where over backwards. spoon. And I have made a nice little my feet are, can't see where to put form in the pine needles, even my I can't hold. I'm going to fall. I outstretched arm. There is a branch them—they are in under the eaves, might as well let go. I'll fall any­ and when I look, there is only the lying across me and my white hand way. No use frightening myself trj-- is sticking out from under it. That forest so far below it appears smooth ing to cling to nothing. Ill let go and gi-een like a lawn. My feet keep will be the first thing they'll see when and get it over with. The forest they find me. slipping down the wall. I can feel looks soft, and too far away ever to the crepe soles snap and tear on the reach it. . . . I'll wake up on the way I can see up through the needles crystal points of granite — slipping down. Here goes. . . . "So long, and slipping. There ought to be some above my face. The sun is stream­ friend. I simply can't hold any ing like gold through the dust I raise. knob or crease to stop them. If only longer . . . I'm going. . . ." I could take the weight off them with It is settling on my eyes. I've never my hands. Biit I can't find a hand­ O—oh, how sweet it is to relax, to had dust settle on my eyes before. hold. There's not even a dent for lie back on the air, to float away It's funny: I can't blink my lids. my finger tips, not a crack, just the from the rock, to peel off like a blood Ha! I scared all the birds away rough stone to scratch at. I can't sucker from the end of my toe; to when I came through. But it would hold my feet. They're going—going stretch out, to breathe again, to feel take more than me falling out of the out from under me. I dig my chin the rush of the air in my ears, and sky to scare that curious camp-robber into the stone, I lay with all my might between my fingers. How gentle it is, away for long. Look, he's coming on the rock edge at the ends of my floating on water. I am standing still back, tilting his head from that limb. ribs, I groove the shelf with my el­ and the wall is rushing up past me. Here he comes closer, alighting on the bows and with my finger tips. But I I can feel the wind as it passes. branch right over my face. I've never can't get the shelf with my elbows seen one come this close before. He and with my finger tips. But I can't But look! The wall . . . I've got to get out of the way of the wall It's must know I'm dead. See how pearly get the weight off my feet. They're and grey his is, with a tuft on his slipping and slipping, getting heavier. coming out to hit me. . . . Ough—^the impact . . . right on the side of my head. So soft underneath. He doesn't It's no use. My elbows are being know what to make of me. There's skinned down the rock. The harder face, ohhhh. . . . I've bounced from it. I'm flinging away from it—^twirl­ a rock-chuck peeking up out of his I press with them, the more I am hole, and a chipmunk, twitching his overbalanced, the more I feel as ing like a doll down through the sky, over and over — sky, rock, forest, tail and hunting for pine-cone nuts though I am going tear off into space. as if nothing had happened. My chin is bleeding, and my whitened wall; sky, rock . . . with my arms nails are breaking on the granite; I flapping. It's nice, though. The But look what I did to the tree, am going to rip them from the ends wind is cool under my arms, and stripped every limb on this side. They of my fingers. I can't hold. (People against my face ... it burns a little! are cracked in underneath, the bark will say I fell while climbing. They I must have cut it against the wall. is gone; they are split and gleaming won't know this overhang. No one Oh, I did! The bone is showing white at the fracture. And there is could make it without rope and through my cheek . . . and above my the hole in the roof of the forest. I pitons. Why didn't I bring them? eye. They'll be awful scars. can see the cliff—up there where I was, and the sun-shine, and the clouds Why? Why? My feet are slipping, I wouldn't want to slap that gran­ going by. becoming heavier and heavier. Noth­ ite wall again. But I'll not. There ing to stop them. The abyss behind are the trees. They're growing higher. Ow! A fly is walking over my me is like a whirlpool, sucking me I can make out the branches now. naked cheek-bone. I wish they would into its emptiness. The rock is lean­ The wind is awfully strong, pricking find me before more flies come. I'd ing, pouring me off into space. In­ my wild hair aaginst my forehead as hate to have the flies lay their eggs visible hands are lifting my elbows I resolve over and over. The trees in my eyes. from the rough stone, pulling my feet, are flying at me. I wonder which gently tugging my shoulders, strip­ one I'll land in But look there at my friend ping me off the protruding rock. stretched across the crack in the But it's time to wake up. Wake rock, laid out against that slim wedge up! What? Wake up. . I am of sky. I feel sorry for him. HeU It's no use. I can't hold. Why awake! This is no dream, I am think I'm hurt, and be tenibly fright­ not? It's impossible. Let go. Save falling. . . . ened and might fall. To think. I was yourself. It's not real. You can't The wind, the trees, the twigs— up there, climbing. I had gotten to fall, not you. It's a dream. people will say. . . . the top, but it wasn't much. The My foot! O thank God! My foot! Ough! . . . Right through the roof (Continued on Page 22) 12 THE NOTkE DAME SCHOLASTIC

Tradition and Progress By JOHN CASEY

Clem Cressy is one of the carpen­ Carroll and Brownson, and ranging or take the hack into town—that was ters working on the new Breen-Phil- in age up to about 18 years, I guess. Pat Sheeky's Hack Line and the fare lips Hall. His father worked as a The older fellows in the law school was fifty cents. Then too there was carpenter for the school for a period were in Sorin though. St. Mary's, you know. It wasn't any of 25 or thirty years a long time ago, "I remember the Brother that had farther away then than it is now, so doing carpenter work at Notre charge of the Minims," he continued, and the boys weren't any slower Dame is not new for the Cressy fam­ "his name was Brother Cajetan. He either." ily. Clem was sitting on the founda­ was a short little fellow and always "But what would you do if you tion stones eating his lunch when we wore a derby when he went anywhere. just HAD to get to toA\Ti?" I coim- approached rather timidly. You couldn't tell him from the stu­ tered. dents but for the derby either." "Yeah, I was at school here 'way "Well, you could always take a back in the "Gay Nineties," from He was munching a sandwich that chance and skive out." 1895 to 1901 to be exact," he an­ would cause envy in the heart of the swered the first question. "Father dining hall chef. After a slight wat­ "You mean climb out a window or Thomas Walsh was the president ering of the mouth I managed to ask down the fire escape?" then, and Father Sorin was the pro­ him how the food was in the "Gay "Sure. I remember a fellow over in vincial. I remember how we all used Nineties." Sorin did that one night, and got back to stand up when they came into the "The food was good," was the some­ in by a rope ladder he had tied in his room." what surprising answer. "Sister Mar­ room. Only the rector found it and Clem has typical Irish features, a tha was the cook, and she really could started to sneak in on the fellow him­ well tanned face and eyes that seem bake apple pies! The dining rooms self, the room being up on the second to hold a person's attention when he in those days were located where the floor. He got about half-way up when is talking to him. His talk is slow offices and Carroll trunk room are the rope was untied—from above, of and deliberate, as if he is thinking now, and the good food did make course! I never did find out what hap­ over each word and sentence before them a popular place. One of the fav­ pened to that fellow." he utters it. He has hands that real­ orite pastimes used to be lifting Sis­ He finished a couple of cookies and ly look as if they would be able to ter Martha's pies." an apple, and settled back to rest the handle the plane, saw and square. "What did you do for entertain­ short time remaining of the lunch "What do you mean by 'we,' Clem? ment, Clem? Did the boys get to period. These fellows don't get much What class were you in, and how South Bend very much?" I asked. of a chance to sneak a nap between many years of school did they have "South Bend saw very little of the the morning and afternoon sessions. here then?" I asked. Notre Dame boys in those days," he Wonder what would happen if the "Well, I was what was then known said. "You had to have a special per­ University should suddenly decide to as a 'Minim.' We were the grade and mission to go to towTi, and they were allow only a half-hour for the stu­ older prep school kids, and they kept pretty hard to get. We had no street­ dent noon meal. us in St. Ed's. The others were in cars then either. It was either walk That would be a track meet! Which thought brought on the next question: "How about sports, Clem?" "I guess football and baseball were Mr. Connolly Goes to Chicago. the big sports then," he replied. "Father Farley was the athlete that I remember particularly. He was good at just about everything. Oh yes, we used to have interclass boat races on St. Joe lake along about this time of the year too. "Speaking of sport reminds me of one that happened over in Sorin one day. There was a salesman around peddling a patented pants hanger that was guaranteed to press your pants as they hung in the closet over night. He wasn't doing so well, so he asked one of the students to tip him off^ on a good market for his wares. He was last seen carrying his load of pants-hangers over toward St. Mary's." About this time that odd-sounding "whistle" blew, and Clem and the rest of the men had to get back to work. I can't decide which I would prefer, but it must not have been so bad at Notre Dame in the "Gay .. To buy meat.... and fish. Nineties." MAY 26, 1939 13 THE WEEK IN SPORTS

IRISH SEEK STATE IRISH DEFEND STATE TRACK TITLE TOMORROW GOLF TITLE AGAINST CRACK FIELD OF INDIANA THINLIES By Frank Aubrey

After a fine dual season in which Their dual meet season completed with one win and two losses. Coach they won seven meets and lost only two (by one point), the Irish golf John Nicholson's varsity trackmen will enter the home stretch of the 1939 team is squared away for two im­ season tomorrow as they compete in the annual State meet on Cartier Field. portant tournaments. Tomorrow, May This meet annually brings together the cream of Indiana trackmen, and the 27, Notre Dame will play host to In­ competition should be as strong as diana schools here for the annual ever. For the past few years Notre state meet. A prospective entry list Dame and Indiana University have of 26 teams will struggle for the cup been the leading contenders for the which Notre-Dame has held for the State title. Notre Dame is the pres­ past eight years. The tournament will ent champion and should give the consist of 36 holes of medal play, 18 Hoosiers a tough battle in this year's in the morning and 18 in the after­ meet. The only time the Irish and noon. Each school is eligibile to enter the Hoosiers met this year was an a five man team, and the score Avill indoor meet, which Indiana won, be the aggregate of the four lowest 44-42. men. Father Holderith, being the de-, fending coach, plans to enter his Third Time's the Charm whole team, those men who actually count, being uninformed of the fact. Feature of the meet tomorrow Thus, the golfers on the Irish squad afternoon "should be the meeting of who haven't been seeing much action Captain Greg Rice of Notre Dame this year will engage in competition and Captain Mel Trutt of Indiana in potentially at least. the mile run. Trutt beat Rice by a yard in the dual meet last winter, Down on the Purdue course last although Greg later beat the Hoosier year, the wooded-campus boys tri­ captain in a two mile race at Madison umphed over a field of five schools. Square Garden. With a break in the exam schedule of other universities, this year's meet A week from today the Irish track­ should attract a larger field. Certain­ men will travel to Milwaukee for the ly the John Burke course is in fine Central Collegiate Conference meet. playing condition and with the Irish Notre Dame holds this championship golfers continuing their form of the as well as the indoor C.C.C. cham­ dual meets, Notre Dame golf fans pionship. Last year the Irish had a should see some real low scoring. fairly easy time at Milwaukee, lead­ ing Michigan State, their nearest com­ In the week of June 26 to July 1, petitor, by nine points. This will be Father Holderith ^vill be coaching his the last meet for Nick's 1939 squad boys from the fairways of the Weak- as a unit. Notre Dame's chances of onda Country Club in Des. Moines, holding the C.C.C. championship this la., the scene of the National Inter­ year are dimmed considerably by the collegiate golf championship. The out­ fact that both Marquette and Michi­ standing college golfers in the coun­ gan State, two of the top entries in try will be entered representing 30 to the meet, defeated the Irish in dual 40 of the largest universities. Defend­ GRES RICE meet competition this year. ing champ Johnny Burke of George­ Meets old foe tomorrow. town will be on hand, as well as the Stanford University team which is defending its team championship won Nield Buries Gophers Wifh Sub-Par Golf last year at Louisville. Stanford is Hagen (74 lost 0 to 3, to Cromquist reported to have sent last year's Up in Minneapolis this week, in fine (70) and Getten (75); Nield (70) squad out into the world, but accord­ golfing weather and on a fine course, and Beimett (73) split IVz points ing to the Palo Alto Chamber of Com­ the Irish golfers played fine golf to with Cooper (70) and Knutson (71). merce, another hot gang of clubbers hand the Minnesota team a fine trim­ Singles: Sheehan (73) — 2% to has been recruited from the land of ming. All in all it was a fine day Cromquist (72)—%; Nield (70) — milk and honey. for the Irish. With Sammy Nield clicking off t\vo sub-par 70's, the boys 2% to Getten (74)—%; Bennett (71) Louisville's tournaments found No­ warmed up to their game and played 3 to Cooper (79)—0; Schaller (72)— tre Dame in sixth place behind North just about their best golf of the year. 2 to Knutson (73)—1; Hagen (82)— Carolina, Oklahoma, L. S. U., and Minnesota was hot and it took all the 0 to Gerrish (77)—3. In a special Georgetown. But the list of those fin­ Sheehan to Hagen to Bennett com­ match in the singles in the morning, Schaller (77) beat Boyd (78) 2% ishing behind the Irish is long and bination had to hold the Gophers in to %. (Continued on Page 18) Doubles Results: Sheehan (75) and 14 THE NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC KLINEMEN BATTLE HAWKEYES TODAY AT IOWA; BROWNSON TAKES END SEASON AT MICHIGAN STATE NEXT WEEK INTERHALL TOURNEY By Pete Sheehan

The Irish will conclude their "Big Ten schedule" with a week-end double- Interhall competition for the year header at Iowa and will ring down the curtain on the 1939 season next Friday when they A^'ill trj* to avenge a previous defeat at the hands of Michigan State was brought to a close with Brown- before a cr-owd of Commencement \asitors. son winning the annual spring track meet. Rimning in conjunction with Iowa swept both ends of a double- the interhall meet was the Freshman header from Northwestern last week­ end to give them undisputed posses­ Mafch Flay Continues telegraphic meet with Michigan which sion of first place in the Western In Faeulfy Tourney saw the final running of the year for Conference standings. Harold Haub, the frosh. ace pitcher, who Jield the Wildcats to three scattered hits while shutting With play progressing slowly in all Competition in the interhall meet them out, mil probably get the call flights, the Facultj' Golf Tournament was fairly well monopolized by the this afternoon and will, no doubt, be moved into the semi-advanced stages freshmen with the four first year opposed by Norv Hunthausen who tills week. Due to the fact that many halls taking the four top places. Fol­ will be seeking his sixth victoiy in matches have not been played, it ap­ lowing BroAvnson's 41 points came eight starts. Last year Hunthausen pears that the final rounds will be far Cavanaugh and Freshman with 33 defeated the Hawkeyes, 2-1, in a ten- beliind schedule. and 31 respectively. The outstanding inning battle on Cartier Field. In Flight A Championship play, the performances of the afternoon were final match is pending between Rev, provided by Schiek in the 220 and the Bill Vogt, Andy Kantor, and Artie Thomas Brennan, C.S.C., and the win­ 100; McNevin winning the half-mile Manush are the offensive thi'eats for and the mile, and Markwell, captur­ the com country team. Last year ner of the match involving Mike O'­ Connor and Elmer Layden. ing the high hurdles and placing in Manush collected five-for-five as the two other events. Bill Mahoney, fresh­ Hawkeyes trimmed the Irish 13-9 but In the Flight A Consolation, Bill Cerney and J. Arthur Haley still have man coach, who conducted the meet^ found Norv Hunthausen's offei-ings a was pleased with the promise shown little more difficult to solve on the their first round match pending. The winner of this will be pitted against in some of the winners and is adding following day. Art is the son of them to his already healthy crop of "Heinie" Manush, and if baseball Cletus Chizek. In turn, the one who emerges on top of that trio will be material for Coach Nicholson next runs in the Manush family the Irish year. better be extra cautious eveiy time matched, in the finals, against the the slugging outfielder advances to strong Rev. John RejTiolds, C.S.C. the plate. In Flight B Championship, the Wilson Scores for Walsh prospects are liigh that a good match The usual field-day turnout of the Derrickson Opposing Hurler will be furnished in the final round by John McKenna and P^-ed Weber. "Gentlemen from Walsh" was prom­ Paul Derrickson, Michigan State No consolation matches have been inent by its absence. Their lone point mound ace, conqueror of the Irish played in this flight. in the scoring was the worst shown in a previous game this campaign, In Flight C Championship, most of in years. This one point was won by will probably be Coach Kob's choice the first round matches have been fin­ "Splinters" Andy Wilson who after a 7-lap dark-horse performance in the against the Irish next Friday. How­ ished. The winner of the Wesley Ben­ two mile faltered badly in the last ever, Derrickson's victory was gained der and Jerry Sechawski battle will be by his mates' batting power rather lap and came in fourth stopping the matched, in the finals, against the clock at 15 minutes and three seconds. than by his pitcliing skill, as the 14-9 winner of the match between Joseph final score will prove. Casimir Klen- Petritz and an unnamed opponent. In The freshmen meet being run off icki and George Owen each batted in Flight C Consolation, only one match three runs against the Irish and will with the aid of Western Union went has been played. There Rev. Freder­ to Michigan by a 84-64 score after receive plenty of attention from the ick Gassensmith, C.S.C, defeated Le- Notre Dame board of strategy. some "varsity" achievements by both Clair Eells. teams. Schewe pulled up with a 21.3 Flight D Consolation may be close This will be the final appearance winning time in the 220, Prokop won in a Notre Dame uniform for Cap­ to the lowest in ability, but it has both the century and the 220 low tain Joe Nardone, Catcher Art Ver- been significant that more interest has hurdles in fine time and Roy kicked hoestra, and first baseman Larry been shown there than in any other off a 50.1 quarter. In the field events Doyle. These boys have figured flight. In the conclusion, Ernie How­ Brosey heaved the shot for a winning prominently in the success of Coach ard, who defeated Edward Quinn, 3 toss of 46 feet while O'Rourke took Kline's teams during the past three and 2, will face James Dincolo, win­ the high jump at 6'4". However Mich­ seasons. Verhoestra's position will, ner over DeVere Plunkett, 3 and 2, igan piled up their points as they no doubt, be the hardest to fill for In the only Consolation match of this swept the mile, 880 and the discus, a good catchers are scarce even in the round. Rev. Francis Boland, C.S.C, 144 foot sail forecasting ample re­ majors. defeated Harry Thilman. placement for their present star, Wat­ At the present rate, it appears that son. Coach Mahoney taking over the Sophomore Ray Pinelli leads in it will be some time before all of the freshmen as their first coach since batting followed by Chet Sullivan, matches in the tournament will be the death of Johnny O'Brien revived Red Oberbrunner, and Joe Nardone. played. According to word from the custom of telegraphic meets and These are the only players who are those in charge, something will be with organized workouts has moulded batting over .300 with the exception done soon to speed matters a bit so a large and strong team to serve as of Farrell and Brennan. The former that the professors may play their varsity timber next season. After has collected four hits in eleven times matches in time to pack their duflles . looking at the results of the meet at bat and the latter has a perfect and leave on their respective vaca­ Nick smiled and remarked, "It looks average—one out of one. tions. pretty good." MAY 26, 1939 15 NICKMEN LOSE TWO; FAY WINS STATE RICE SETS RECORD INTRODUCING By Eddie Huff TENNIS TITLE

Chuck Bennett, who is reminiscent Two successive Saturdays and two of Ponce de Leon, is another resident Led by the brilliant plajring of Bill successive defeats is the latest read­ of Florida with the wanderlust. But Fay and Sophomore Jack Joyce, the ing on the track meter at Notre whereas Ponce was looking for a Notre Dame Tennis team brought the Dame. But it was not inglorious, this drink, Chuck is looking for a golf 1939 net season to a successful dose kind of defeat and for Greg Eice and putter. last week-end in the annual Indiana Bill Faymonville it was only inciden­ When "Birdie" connects with a Intercollegiate Tennis tournament at tal to the establishment of two new responsive sink-'em stick he will take Earlham College, Richmond. After track and field records. his place among intercollegiate elite. battling through furious quarter-final On Saturday before last the Irish Right now he is the campus' best and semi-final matches. Fay defeated followed Coach John Nicholson to long-iron hitter and no relative of his teammate, 3-6, 6-1, 6-1, 6-1, to East Lansing where thej' met a sur­ Annie Oakley. capture the singles crown. prisingly strong Spartan aggregation. Despite the fact that he dropped Chuck never has dropped all three The iinal scoi'e was Michigan State points that compi-ise a match of in­ the final match, the spectacular play­ 70, Notre Dame 61. But the Asso­ tercollegiate play, and he has con- ing of Joyce was by far the outstand­ ciated Press handed first place in its ing feature of the tennis carnival. report to the brilliant feat of the The slim sophomore from Spartan­ Irish distance ace, Greg Rice, in ac­ burg, N. C. (whose infected hand kept complishing the two-mile run in the him out of aU the important team record time of 9 minutes 6.4 seconds. matches earlier in the spring) con­ The diminutive Senior conquered his sistently thriUed a huge crowd by his own National Intercollegiate record. blistering back hand drives and mixed Faymonville tossed the discus 159 drop shots to topple Ed Lindsay, de­ feet to beat his old record, and Curt fending singles champion from De- Hester tied the meet record by finish­ Pauw^ University, 7-5,1-6, 6-0. In the ing the 880 in 1 minute and 54 sec­ quarter-finals he narrowly escaped de­ onds. In the other events, Yovono- feat at the hands of Harold Church­ vitz of Michigan State won the 220 ill of Indiana, 3-6, 6-4, 6-0. low hurdles in :24.3, and the 120 high In the semi-finals Joyce defeated hui'dles in :15.1. Greer was slow in Don Maris, of Earlham in probably the 100 yard dash, finishing ahead of the hardest fought singles match of Saggau with :10.2. Saggau took the the tournament. Maris had reached 220 with a time of :22.1, and Halpin the semi-finals with an unexpected of the Irish captured the 440 in victory over Whitney Gregory of :50.5. Rice won the mile in 4:23. Notre Dame. In the field events, Michigan's Ar- Fay, last year's runner-up, follow­ rington won the broad jump and high ing a first round bye, defeated anoth­ jump with respective marks of 23 cl

of physical disabilities was the track squad. The loss of Dave Eeidy, a SPLINTERS FROM THE PRESS BOX sure doutjle-winner in the hurdles, be­ By ANDY WILSON cause of a case of "walking pneu­ monia," and of quarter-miler Ken Collins, and broad-jumpers Tucker The best Notre Dame tennis team ond set with match point coming up. and Dougherty, all with pulled mus- in years monopolized most of the He beat off the match point, won four clest, cost Notre Dame its last two honors in the annual Indiana State games in a row and tied the match. dual meets with Michigan State and Tennis Tournament, held last week­ In the final set, after the games went Marquette. Both the Spartans and end at Earlham College in Richmond. to 6-6, he won the next game after Hilltoppers were conquered indoors Two Ii-ish doubles teams reached the it was twice deuced, and won the final by a completely liealthy Irish squad. semi-finals, and three men reached at game at love on his own sei-vice. However, we are hoping for a return least the quarter-finals of the singles, Jack finally m.et a better man in (Continued on Page 20) with Bill Fay and Jack Joyce, rated Junior Bill Fay, runner-up to Lind­ Number One and Number Three re­ say last year. Bill demonstrated his spectively on the Irish squad, turn­ right to the Number One ranking ing in the outstanding performances among Indiana college tennis players and meeting each other in the finals. by stopping the spectacular Joyce, Congratulations... After the team's somewhat disap­ 3-6, 6-1, 6-1, 6-1. Fay played a very pointing failure to win more than intelligent game, as usual, using a half of the matches on the season's good chop-stroke and marvelously- schedule, due chiefly to the loss of controlled placements to earn his win­ Joyce for over a month, this showing ning points. The games were all was very satisfying. close and hard-fought, but Fay had the steadiness to gain and maintain During the year the Irish won four his winning edge. and lost five matches. They were un­ Next year should be the Big Year defeated, and not even close to defeat at last for the Blue and Gold tennis until their fifth match, with Ken­ team, -with, both Fay and Joyce back, tucky. Joyce suddenly developed a and Canal e and Parks, two very ca­ painful irritation in the palm of his pable members of the class of '42, ". . . . and we'll right hand, a kind of fungus growth. arriving at a state of eligibility. Being so bothered, his game dropped • be seeing you' off, he lost his singles, and Kentucky Another team disappointed in its managed to get a 4-4 tie. The sore hopes for a super-fine season because has been on Joyce's hand ever since, # Congratulations to the and is only just healing. So he was Class of 1939 . . . and in no condition to play, and left the thanks for the times you've team weakened all down the line; for in the last five matches, Notre Dame's CELEBRATE after used South Shore Line ser­ Number Four, Five, and Six players vice. We give you the same all had to be advanced to meet the you GRADUATE wish we've given many Number Three, Four, and Five men on the opposing team. This arrange­ classes of Notre Dame men ment cost the Irish a close 3-6 loss before you, "Good luck — to Michigan State, a 4-5 loss to West­ and we'll be seeing you!" ern State, and their first w^inning sea­ son in years. CALL Joyce, a sophomore from Spai*tan- burg. South Carolina, in competition MR. C W. VEACH again after a month's layoff, and with City Passenger Agent a still-sore hand, was the sensation of the State Tournament. His brack­ 301 N. Michigan St. et was slightly harder than teammate Bill Fay's, since it included last year's PHONE 3-3111 defending champion, Ed Lindsay of THE OLIVER DePauw; but the remarkable thing for more information was not his actual arrival in the finals, about but the manner in which he elimi­ Dining Room and nated his earlier opponents He met Fares and Service and defeated Lindsay, 8-6, 1-6, 6-0 in Coffee Shop the third round. Theh, against Har­ old Churchill of Indiana State, he FAMOUS FOOD dropped the first set, 3-6, and was trailing in the third set, 3-5, with the EXCELLENTLY SERVED ninth game at deuce, he suddenly CHICAGO SOUTH SHORH came rallying up to win four straight For many years South A SOUTH BEND RAILROAD games and the second set, 7-5. He Bend's finest food. then bore down for six more games— a streak of ten altogether, to take the match, 3-6, 7-5, 6-0. He met Don SOUTHJORE Marls of Earlham next in the semi­ The Oliver Hotel finals, dropped the first set 2-6, and Main at Washington found himself trailing 3-5 in the sec­ MAY 26, 1939 17 PLAY CHEKHOV FOR COMMENCEMENT Leather Gifts It is 8 o'clock, the evening of June 2. Commencement guests eddy into for Graduation Washington Hall to witness the Uni­ versity Players' first attempt at hand­ ling the work of Anton Chekhov the A gift that has individuality greatest and most difficult of the when embossed with the grad­ Russian dramatists. The houselights uate's name or initials in gold. go out. The house is in complete darkness, as no footlights are used. Suddenly a storm is heard—cannon­ TOILET CASES ading of thunder and heavy rain. UTILITY CASES AMEMCAM The curtain slowly slides back into the wings. We see a room in Tihon's BILLFOLD SETS Inn. It is the middle of night. Rain lashes the windows. Jagged flashes • • • of lightning can be seen through the LUGGAGE partly-opened door. 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SEEK GOLF TITLE individual singles play will get imder- (Continued from Page IS) way. Again it will be medal play. Father Holderith ^vill im-sleeve sev­ TEN ALL prominent, including some of the best eral aces this year, men who figure Ik^) EXPENSE country-club colleges in the nation. to be right up in the championship DAYS The Weakonda club layout is one flight. Slinging Sammy Nield, Tom­ of the Mid-West's finest. It's par is my Sheehan, Bill Schaller, Charlie 73, so the total scores made undoubt­ Bennett, and Walt Hagen are all FOOTBALL TOUR edly will be somewhat higher than money players, but expect to play just usual. All teams are limited to six as well at Weakonda with only med­ Notre Dame vs. Army men, and the team winner will be als at stake. The Irish are not shout­ determined by the aggregate score of ing about it, but a little key-holing Saturday, November 4, 1939 the four lowest men. Last year Stan­ indicates that they expect to either NEW YORK ford's 601 total was the winning tick­ cop the team title or finish within a et, while the Irish had 620. It wall be club-length of the team that does. TeadUy seen that an average of 75's How likely that is we don't know, but Chicago to New Orleans via I. C. RR. New Orleans to New York via So. Pa­ for two days will bring an even 600. all the old-timers around here will cific's S. S. Dixie—100 Golden Hours at With par being what it is, anything remember that in 1937 at the famous Sea. New York to Chicago by rail. near 600 will be good—^with an ad­ Oakmont course in Pittsburgh, Notre jective. Dame finished second in this same ^149.00 includes everything! Starting Wednesday, the 28th, the tournament. S-o-oooo—

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SPLINTERS Michigan since relations were re­ (Continued from Page 16) newed with that University, but it was Notre Dame's eighth triumph in to shape by all the 'cripples" in time eleven games against Big Ten oppon­ for the Indiana State and Central ents. It has been a pet notion of ours Collegiate Conference meets. We all spiing to see how close the Irish "Heads or could come to the Western Confer­ still feel that the Irish, ^^^th every Tails" . . . man in the best of shape, could edge ence championship, if they were con­ out Wisconsin, Indiana, and Mar­ ference member. At this writing With quette as the second-best track team they are even mth the leader, Iowa, NOTRE in the Middle West. in games, having won one more and lost one more than the Hawkeyes, but DAME We are looking forward to big they are trailing in percentage by MEN things from our record-breaking mar­ .050 points. A double victory this vels, Greg Rice and Bill Faymonville, week-end over Iowa means the it's in the N.C.A.A. meet in June. Little "championship;" a split makes it de­ always Greg, we understand, is going to stay pend on Iowa's final games with Wis­ in shape after graduation, aiming at consin The standings, as we see them: the 1940 Olympics. We would like HILL/* to see him be the only American ever W. L. PCT. to win the 5,000 meter run; we are for the Best confident that he will at least do bet­ Iowa 7 2 .777 ter in it than any American before Notre Dame 8 3 .727 him ever has. Incidentally, we think Indiana 7 4 .636 5c — HAMBURGERS — 5c Michigan 7 4 .636 that Greg, who set a new National PIES Collegiate two-mile record of 9:06.4 Northwestern 7 6 .538 up at Michigan State two weeks ago, Minnesota 5 5 .500 CHILE is undoubtedly Notre Dame's out­ Purdue 5 5 .500 standing athlete of the year—and one Wisconsin 5 6 .454 317 Nordi Michigan Street of the most outstanding of all time. Illinois 4 6 .400 Ohio State 2 8 .200 fust north of So. Shore Station Chicago 2 10 .166

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THE EYES OF THE DEAD REID CONTEST The Eev. James McDonald, C.S.C, (Continued from Page 11) (Continued from Page 4.) announced last Wednesday that the At that time Editor and Publisher awards will be made at the Senior wind was so strong and the sides so commented: " If Mr. Reid's plan Class Day Exercises, in Washington steep I was afraid to stand up. works out one-fifth as well as we Hall, June 3. I'll never be able to climb again. think it will, he will again have done «Qe aw I'll never have the joy of being on his profession a service. Constructive the top any more. Yet neither Avill I criticism of newspapers is always have the pain of climbing there, and welcomed, and it is not unlikely that most of all, never the anguish of some serious youth of 1938 might ORTHODONTIST having to come down. Somehow they place his finer on some sore spot that strangely balance, the pain with the might well go under the surgeon's ASSOCIATES BL-OC, SOUTH BCND joy. But I didn't know it then. To knife." =K>i think I climbed up there, shivered, and sweat, and bloodied my fingers' ends, when I could have been down Devoted exclusively to the here in the peace and the quiet, where The BAVARIAN Room there is nothing to do but see through examination of the eye things and understand. and the making of fine glasses. • Monogram Eleefion ASK US ABOUT OUR NEW Steve Coughlin, sprinter on the PLAN TO PROTECT YOU track squad, was elected president of AGAINST THE COSTLY the Monogi-am Club to succeed Bill BREAKAGE OF GLASSES. Faymonville, another ti'ack ace, at elections last week. Steve Sitko, football quarterback, was named vice- president while Norv Hunthausen, L[MONTR.[[S That's the answer to "where baseball pitcher, took over the office Optometrists and Opticians of secretary-treasurer. to eat" when you are cele­ brating your graduating. Est. 1903 314 South Michigan Street The Eev. Charles A. Lee, C.S.C, The LaSalle Hotel South Bend, Indiana of the English Department, spoke on the need of more humor in the world today at the annual banquet of the Servers' Club last week in the Uni­ versity Dining Hall. The new presi­ dent, Paul Morrison, was introduced S109 BAGGAGNTIS!* at the meeting.

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