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In This Issue:

Break ground for Rockne Memorial . . . Three hundred leave for Minneapolis . . . Clashmore Mike Returns . . . Interhall debates progress . . . The Week . . . College Parade . . . Juggler Vein.

October 29, 1937 2?(9 hanjo players make the best FOOTBALl COACHES? IS unknown team of five years ago "didn't look strong H enough to kick its way out of a paper bag." Now Coach Jimmy Conzelman, of Washington University in St. Louis, tells lUDK you how his team comes to play such notables as Southern Methodist and Army. How he did it, with the aid of a percus­ BEAimfUL WOMEN sive banjo, wow speechmaking, de luxe character building and what not, makes hilarious reading! THAT'S FOOTBALL FOR YOU whose pictures you magazines? L«ten to a By that Great Tragedian and Washington University Coach ^S who makes a busi- ^;" ^finding and sup­ ping models explain tw he picks successes. _ JIMMY CONZELMAN

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Vol. 71 October 29. 1937 No. 6 TO BREAK GROUND FOR ROCKNE MEMORIAL

Cosf of Building Will Pass Half Million • By Vincent DeCoursey And the dream of years becomes a reality! Construction activities on the Rockne Memorial, dedicated to the late Knute K. Rockne, will get under way on November 5, according to the announcement made this week by the Rev. John F. O'Hara, C.S.C, president of the University. The huge building, 128 feet wide and 210 feet long, will be open, at least in part, for the beginning of the 1938-1939 school year. The REV. JOHN F. O'HARA, C.S.C. In grateful remembrance. foundations are to be laid this fall and the work will be resumed again in the spring; the amount of the funds available will determine the ex­ DEVOTE BUILDING TO tent of the spring's construction USE OF STUDENTS work. The fund-raising drive, started in 1931, resulted in S135,000, being subscribed for the erection of the KxuTE K. ROCKNE In his honor: a memorial. Into the Rockne Memorial will go building; in the interim accumulated all the physical equipment necessary interest has boosted the amount to for the needs of the student body. A .|150,000. To augment this sum, the ROCKNE MEMORIALS ninety-foot swimming pool will be the University has appi-opriated §200,000 featured attraction. to be used for the erection of the REACH FINAL GOAL building. However, the total cost will In addition to the natatorium, reach at least $550,000. there \vill be twelve courts for hand­ ball and squash. Since the building- Dedicated to Knute Rockne, be­ The final stage has been reached will be devoted entirely to the phy­ loved football coach of Notre Dame, in the development of a memorial to sical training needs of the student the building will in several ways the memory of Knute K. Rockne. body, three standard basketball courts honor his memory. A great foyer, The Rockne Memorial, on which work will be provided for inter-hall activi­ large in length and width, will ex­ is soon to start, will mark the cul­ ties. tend to the height of the building. mination of over six years of effort on the part of alumni and friends to Quarters will be provided for box­ Here will be housed the athletic tro­ provide a suitable ti'ibute for the ing, wrestling, and sports of a-simi­ phies of the University. The name man Rockne. lar type. General exercise rooms will is to be simply the Rockne Room. The Memorial will be located on be equipped with apparatus for cor­ The new Memorial is not the first. the present site of the ninth and rective gymnastics. For the devotees On a wind and dust swept ranch of golf, various facilities will be pro­ eighteenth greens of the golf course. These gi-eens will be re-located short­ seven miles out of Bazaar, a little vided; the building will also contain town in the southeastern part of lockers for the use of the students. ly. It will set off the long expanse of buildings extending west from Kansas, there stands a lonely shaft The plans for the building were Cartier Field. dedicated to the memory of the man di'awn up by Maurice "Carroll and who there lost his life in a plane C. E. Dean, of Kansas City. The su­ ci-ash, March 31, 1931. The inscrip­ pervising architects of the University, newer buildings on the campus the tion simply reads "Rockne Memorial" Maginnis and Walsh, of Boston, were Memorial will be of a collegiate and then follows a list of the men associated with the two men in their gothic style, and the construction will who died with him as a result of that work. be of brick with a Bedford stone accident. The Notre Dame club of In harmony with the designs of the trim. (Continued on Page 22) THE NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC

300 LEAVE TONIGHT FOR MINNESOTA GAME; LAWYER'S BALL IS SET NOTRE DAME BAND WILL PERFORM FOR NOV. 12.

By Graham Starr The annual Lawyer's ball spon- With the cry of "Beat Minnesota" on their lips, over 300 enthusiastic stu­ . sored by the Notre Dame Law club dents will board the Notre Dame special for St. Paul at 10 p.m. tomorrow will be held the evening of Nov. 12 night. The event is the annual student trip, and the object is the Notre Dame- according to Louis W. Vettel, Ashta­ Minnesota tilt at Minneapolis, Saturday, Oct. 30. Fi-ank Delaney, S.A.C. bula, Ohio, president. The scene of chairman in charge of the exodus, • the dance will be the Columbia club stated this week that the train sched­ in South Bend. The affair is open to ule will stand as announced former­ all students except freshmen. ly. Arrival at St. Paul -will be at 9 o'clock Saturday morning, and de­ George E. Murphy, Galesburg, 111., parture for Notre Dame at 11 p.m. has been named general chairman. that night. Mr. Murphy will be assisted by the following committees: Tickets, Fran­ Included in the party will be the cis P. Kelly, Joliet, 111., publicity; Universitj- Band, which is to give a John J. Lechner, South Bend; enter­ performance on the field between the tainment, John E. DeMots, Minot, halves. Students and band will stage North Dakota; programs, William R. a parade from the station to the St. Bowes, Park Ridge, 111.; decorations, Paul Hotel immediately upon arrival. Frank J. Meyer, Danville, 111.; music, Also the band will entertain with a Charles W. Dohinalek, Chelsea, Iowa; concert in the hotel lobby both be­ patrons, William J. Fish, Chicago, 111. fore and after the game. The regular return train will ar­ rive at St. Maiy's siding at 9:30 o'clock Sunday morning. A low Mass HANDY GETS DOCTOR for student trippers will be cele- bi-ated in Sacred Heart Church. DEGREE IN PHY-ED

The Notre Dame student special is EMIL JACQUES one of about a dozen special trains His ivorks praised. from all paits of the country headed Dr. Elvin Roy Handy, instructor for the game. It is in one section, in the department of Physical Educa­ and -vvill consist of approximately 12 tion, received a degree of Ph.D. in cars. The band will have two cai-s Art Exhibit fo Feature Physical Education, with a minor in for itself. Jaques' Paintings Physiology and Hygiene last summer The Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul, from the State University of Iowa. and Pacific Railroad, and the New As his thesis for this degree Mr. Handy wrote on, "A Further Valida­ York Centi-al Lines are to be used From Nov. 4 to 21, paintings of on the trip. tion of the Puke-Ratio Test as a Emil Jacques, late head of the de­ Measure of Physical Efficiency and A rousing send-off was given the partment of art, will be on exhibition Endurance." team yesterday afternoon at a hilari­ in the Wightman Memorial Art Gal­ ous pep meeting on Cartier Field. leries in the University library. Mr. Mr. Handy has a well founded The band played the "Victory March" Jacques was a recognized teacher as background in the Physical Educa­ as the student body cheered lustily. well as an accomplished artist. tion field. From 1926 to 1929 he was The exhibition, consisting of 60 director of athletics and physical ed­ paintings in all, will include not only ucation at the Centennial High school Bookmen Hear Gurian Jacques' American work but also a of Pueblo, Colorado. From 1929 to On Wednesday, Oct. 20, Dr. Wal- group depicting Flemish life. Much 1931 he held the position of director demar Gurian, professor of politics, of his early work was destroyed dur­ of athletics, health, and physical edu­ discussed contemporary Catholic mag­ ing the World War when the German cation in the University of Iowa's azines and authors before the Book­ army invaded the French province in experimental school. Since 1931 Mr. men, campus literary club. which he lived. It was in this same Handy has been an instructor in Doctor Gurian drew upon his vast invasion that the late professor lost physical education at Notre Dame, knowledge of modem authors in his entire family. and from 1932-34 he was assistant track coach. Europe to present one of the most The American series of paintings interesting talks ever to be given be­ includes his work done on the Pacific Mr. Handy is a charter member of fore the club. coast, the murals for the Portland the Graduate Society of Physical Ed­ The speaker was introduced to the Cathedral, and his many paintings of ucation of the State University of club by President Hal Williams. He Indiana life. Among the notable Iowa, and also has memberships jn opened a discussion of the trends of works of the exhibition are "Sun- Alpha Tau Omega, Phi Epsilon Kap­ certain Catholic magazines: Coliseum, play," which was awarded the Peter pa and the American Physical Edu­ Black Friars, Commonweal, Avierica, C. Eeilly prize at the Hoosier Salon cation Association. and Tablet. of 1936, and "Magdalen," a fine His listeners asked questions about achievement, technically and cre­ particular authors in Europe and Dr. atively. Gurian was so well informed on the Since the Catholic College and Notice lives and characteristics of these men High School exhibit will be shown at The office of the Dean of the Col­ that he was able to make many of St. Mary's at the same period, they lege of Arts and Letters has been them live. The more important au­ will honor the memory of Mr. moved to Room 218, Main Building. thors he discussed were Paul Claudel, Jacques by exhibiting his triptych, Office hours: 10:15 to 11:45 daily, Andre Gide, E. I. Watkin, and Leon "The Queen of Heaven," "Women except Saturday and Sunday. Phone Bloc. Saints," and "Men Saints." 340. THE NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC

COMMERCE MEN VIEW VERY REV. JAMES W. DONAHUE, C.S.C., HEADS AUTO FACTORY NOTRE DAME DELEGATION TO LE MANS

The wheels of industry were scru­ Very Rev. James W. Donahue, C.S.C, superior general of the Congregation tinized at first hand by 65 Commerce Foi'um members as they made a spe­ of Holy Cross, and Mother Eleanore, C.S.C, of the Congregation of the Sisters cial tour of the Studebaker Factories of the Holy Cross headed a group of Holy Cross priests and sisters who sailed in South Bend, on Thursday of last this week to take part in the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Congre­ week. It was the first in a series of gation, at LeMans, France. several visits to industrial plants -• planned by the organization. Charles The Congregation of Holy Cross T. Brosius, Lime Kiln, Md., president Lawyers Hear "G-ManI f was established in 1837, in LeMans, of the Forum, made arrangements for the trip. Tell of Fingerprints As the guide explained at the be­ ginning of the trip, it would take several weeks to see every operation Mr. Harold H. Eeinche, a member of the factories, but the visitors saw of the Federal Bureau of Investiga­ the main points of interest in the tion addressed the members of the foundry, body plant, lacquer and Law Club Tuesday afternoon in the enamel department, machine shop court room of the Law Building. He and motor assembly building, and the spoke on the value of fingerprinting final assembly and inspection line. in the detection of criminals. During normal production, 480 com­ plete cars are driven off the end of The speaker outlined the work of the assembly line each day. This is the "G-men" and gave their qualifi­ an average of one every minute. cations. Special work that must be In explaining the Forum's series done by candidates for the Bureau of tours, Brosius said that it "at­ was mentioned: among this is in­ tempts to give members a true idea cluded the use of firearms, in which of all modern business and an in­ department the Federal man is re­ sight into present methods of produc­ quired to be especially proficient in tion." The Studebaker factories were both shooting and strategy. chosen first because they involve all methods of production. One of the principal points in the development of the "G-man" accord­ Later in the year it is planned to ing to Mr. Reinche is the training in REV. THOMAS P. IRVING, C.S.C. visit the Bendix Corporation, and law. "Our business is gathering evi­ First Assistant Geyieral. Ball Brand factories. dence. We need men who can produce Mr. James Dincolo, and Mr. Bei*- evidence in court that will stand up France, when the Auxiliary Priests nard B. Finnan, accounting instruc­ against shyster lawyers." tors at Notre Dame for their first of LeMans, founded by Rev. Basil year, were guests of the Forum on Anthony Moreau, and the Brothers the excursion. of St. Joseph, founded by Rev. Jacob Francis Dujarie, were united into Plan Dramatic Club one congregation under the name of Fans: 45,000 of them huddled in Prof Thomas Mills of the depart­ the Congregation of Holy Cross. the cold and the snow till the last ment of speech announces that the Accompanying the Very Reverend gun barked. That's spirit. University Theatre will this year in­ James W. Donahue are the members Bier man: Sportsmanlike tribute to augurate a new plan for the produc­ of the general council: Rev. Thomas Navy and Notre Dame in Sunday tion of plays. Mr. Mills hopes to P. Irving, C.S.C, Rev. Edward Laur- morning paper. form a Player's club to give instruc­ in, C.S.C, Brother Cjrpfian, C.S.C, tions and training in dramatics. Brother Bernard, C.S.C, Brother Fight: Van Wallace watching from Lambert, C.S.C, and Rev. Kerndt his special car—and the varsity fight­ The club will promote a number of Healy, C.S.C. ing down field. one-act plays to be given at various times throughout the year. A call Sister M. Franciana, mistress of Post: Dean Miltner is a member of for members will soon be sent out by novices at St. Maiy's, accompanied the board of editors of the Neiu Scho­ Mr. Mills. Mother Eleanore. lasticism, quarterly organ of the American Catholic Philosophical As­ sociation. Chesferfon Club Meefs The last meeting of the Chesterton NOTICE club was held in Mr. Lunn's room in Dillon Hall. Several important topics All those interested in con­ were discussed and Mr. Lunn ex­ tributing to the literary pages plained why he was in favor of Isola­ of THE SCHOLASTIC are in­ tion. He also gave his reasons for vited to call at the Scholastic protesting against that type of paci­ offices in the Ave Maria build­ fism which holds that there is noth­ ing, Monday, Tuesday or Wed­ ing worth dying for. nesday evenings between 7 and 8 o'clock. The discussion of the evening was REV. KERNDT HEALEY, C.S.C. then opened to the members of the Accompanies group to France. club. THE NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC

FIRST ROUND OF INTERHALL DEBATE CLOSES VINCENTIANS REPORT AS SIX SQUADS FACE ELIMINATION HUMOROUS CASE

Every year in administering to the As the second round of the interhall debating tournament draws to a needs of poor persons, members of close, the list of the surviving teams rapidly decreases. Wrangler Frank Fitch, the Notre Dame St. Vincent de Paul who is directing the interhall clashes, find that more interest is being shouTi Society come into contact with many this year than has been evident for several years in the past. Both the aflSrm- depressing cases, but intermittently ative and negative sides of the ques- ^,^ there occurs an instance in the work tion, "Resolved: That the National ''' which provides a vein of humor. Labor Relations Board should be em­ The first of these humorous situ­ powered to enforce arbitration of all ations revealed itself last Friday industrial disputes," are being morning when a big, rangy Negro handled with equal success. made his appearance at the St. Vin­ The winners of the first round were cent de Paul office in the basement of St. Edwards, Walsh, Sorin, Cavan- Lyons Hall. He was told in the most augh, Morrissey and Zahm. Father polite terms by the janitor of Lyons Marr's charges defeated Alumni and that the Society's office would not eliminated it from participation in open until that same afternoon. Evi­ the final. Morrissey won the second dently this was not forceful enough, rovmd from Freshman by default. because all morning long the appli­ The teams that appear certain to cant remained in the precincts of the reach the final round are Walsh, Ca- office. vanaugh, Sorin, Morrissey, Zahm, Dillon, St. Edwards and Howard. Several times he asked the janitor Pierre de la Vergne, the Wranglers for some clothes and a pair of shoes, president, is pleased with the en­ but obtaining no satisfaction from thusiasm shown thus far. The num­ WRANGLER DE LA VERGNE the caretaker of Lyons, the Negro ber that responded for participation Looks hall debaters over. told several other persons in the hall m the interhall debates he said was that they should unlock the St. Vin­ the largest ever before. cent de Paul office in order that his The Avinner of the junior-senior di­ requests could be fulfilled. vision and the freshman-sophomore Callahan Presides Af At two o'clock in the afternoon of division will meet at St. Mary's for the same day the Negro was seen the final debate. The present indica­ Boston Club Meeting picketing the front doorway of Lyons tions are that this vnll take place The first meeting of the Boston until the executive secretary of, the about the latter part of November. Club was held Monday night Oct. 21, Vincentians arrived and arranged to at 8:00 p.m. in the Badin hall recre­ hear the man's story. Last year, the Camera Confesf On ation room. Forty-five members at­ Negro explained, he was going from tended. Arkansas to Pittsburgh to live with Students this week were requested his brother, and enroute had obtained to submit camera conti-ibutions in the Charles Callahan, president of this clothes from the Notre Dame Confer­ "Picture of the Month" contest spon­ organization greeted the new mem­ ence. Shortly after he arrived at his sored jointly by the Camera Club, bers and introduced the officers, destination last year, his brother under Professor Stanley Sessler, and Thomas Atkinson, vice-president; died, and now he was going back to THE SCHOLASTIC. David Meskill, secretary; and Fran­ Arkansas. Since he had been out­ The deadline for contribution was cis Lougee, treasurer. fitted here last year, he knew the set for November 12. Pictures are President Callahan then discussed haberdashery department of the local to be sent or brought to the Publi­ the coming Christmas dance, which, Vincentians would again outfit him cations office in the Main Building. it was decided, should not be a din­ for his trip back to Arkansas. Eugene Vaslett, editor of THE ner dance, as it has been in former SCHOLASTIC, stated that the prize years. Also it was agreed that from Since all of the Society's collection %viniung shot would be used as the a group of three hotels the members of old clothes are stored in South front cover for the issue of Novem­ should choose one for the affair. Bend, the "Arkansas traveller" was ber 19. Student interest in the con­ A committee was chosen to manage referred to the Vincentian Service test is mounting rapidly. Professor the sending of a Boston paper to the Bureau in South Bend. Sessler said this week. library for the benefit of the mem­ bers. One of the fast developing func­ A report of last summer's dance tions of the Notre Dame Society is Order: Some regulation against the was then given by President Calla­ the Y.M.C.A. project in South Bend. invasion of the Quads by commercial han, who also announced that among Working in conjunction with gradu­ barkers on football afternoons. the various speakers to be presented ate student in sociology, at least two Psyche: The student concessionaire during the year would be two prom­ members of the Conference aid in with an empty box beside him and a inent members of the Notre Dame Tuesday and Friday afternoon and single "mum" held aloft as he an­ faculty, the Rev. Francis J. Boland, Saturday evening classes for boys at nounces loudly, "Who'll buy the last C.S.C, and Professor Fitzgerald. the "Y." In the three classes a total one?" Resei've supply behind a bush. of 75 boys are handled. The first Spot: Dome photographers chasing part of each session is spent in con­ hither and yon to make sure they get First Santa Maria Issue ducting gymnastic exercises for the the best shots. group and for the remaining period, Editor Louis Dunn announced that a swimming class is the attraction. Blow: For the original "purple- the first issue of the Santa Maria beech gang" who set off the spark. would be published Nov. 2. The gen­ Including the Y.M.C.A. project and Disaster: Cotillion guests who eral makeup of the issue will be the visits to Healthwin Sanatorium, could not show their best in a snow­ same as last year with very few there are at present 20 members en­ fall. changes. gaged in active work. THE NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC

SCHEDULE IRISH SKIT Ponder Action on Case of "Ciashmore Mike" AS RADIO PLAYLET As Rioutous Happenings Are Revealed

"Keep Your Eye on Them," an Irish skit, will be the season's first presentation of the Notre Dame play­ Despite staunch efforts on the part needed additional rations to get him­ house of the Air. This was the an­ of the school authorities to stifle any self in shape for the Navy goat. nouncement issued by Eev. Eugene and all rumors pertaining to the Comptroller Lloyd accepted Clash­ Burke, C.S.C, director of campus more's explanation in good faith un­ radio activities. The skit will go on "midnight" taken by Ciashmore Mike til a letter from a certain Mrs. Pow- the air lanes at 7:15 Wednesday eve­ on Oct. 20 of this month, a few dam­ lowski arrived in last Monday's mail. ning. John Coppinger, a newcomer to aging fact have been collected by SCHOLASTIC reporters which indicate Mrs. Powlowski is the owner of the radio staff, will play the feature Queen Bess, a dainty little Scottie, role. that Mike has been barking up the wrong tree, of late. and Mrs. Powlowski complained bit­ terly of a stomach ache suffered by- In the first place Mike has never Queen Bess Thursday morning, Oct. completed the prescribed Phy-Ed 21. Mrs. Powlowski further added course for Freshmen. Therefore, even ingly if Ciashmore would stop mo­ though he has completed three years lesting her Bessie, because Ciashmore at Notre Dame, he is still carried never took Bessie anywhere except technically on the roster of students disreputable butcher shops, anyway. as a Freshman. An investigation of Dan Hanley's sign-out sheet revealed Also, Mrs. Powlowski inclosed a the fact that Ciashmore had taken veterinarian's bill for ?5.00 which one "midnight" Monday evening, Oct. purported to cover alleged attentions 11. Since freshmen are permitted but paid to the stomach of Queen Bess. one midnight per month Clashmore's The comptroller referred the bill to second furlough was a direct breach Ciashmore for payment. of the University's disciplinary pro­ Ciashmore snorted contemptuously gram. when handed the bill, and proceeded Then there is the little matter of to file it away behind the doghouse. SPORTCASTER STEVE MILLER "If that hussy thinks she can stick Ties, upsets doivn him. a bill from Clancy's Select Meat Market, on South Michigan Street. me for the bill, she's crazy," declared Mr. Clancy reports that Mike over­ Ciashmore, and then added proudly, Monday evening at 7:45 Prof. "I've been sued by experts." Daniel C. O'Grady will deliver the drew his hamburger account by two second in the regular series of fac­ pounds, last week. Clashmore's ex­ THE SCHOLASTIC awaits further ulty talks. "Little Jamboree" pro­ planation of the matter is that he developments in this interesting case. gram with Phil McHugh and his or­ chestra, usually presented on Monday evening, has been cancelled. The first in the series of "Music of the Masters" program will be pre­ sented Tuesday evening at 7:45. This week the program will feature Paul Locher, pianist and music columnist of the SCHOLASTIC. Steve Miller will be back on the air Thursday evening at 7:15 with the sports program. The change in the day of the presentation of this program was made in order to avoid conflict with the pep meetings Friday night. At 7:45 on the same evening the Department of Music will present the Ciashmore Mike Returns. first in a series of program to be produced by that department. These programs will be under the direction of Prof. Daniel H. Pftdtke, head of the Department of Music. Raaf Announces Start of Senior Pictures For "Dome"; Halls to be Canvassed Teaching at Cleveland College of Western Reserve University is a fam­ ily affair to 12 members of the fac­ ulty. There are now six "husband James Raaf, managing editor of afternoon in the basement of Walsh and wife" teams teaching at the col­ the 1937 Dome, announced this week hall from 1:45 to 5:00 pjn. The lege. that the last of the junior pictures charge for the senior's pictures will Princeton freshmen placed Chief had been taken and that senior pic­ be one dollar. "It is very important Justice Charles Evans Hughes ahead ture taking would commence next that appointments made for pictures of President Roosevelt as the great­ week. be kept," said Raaf. "We have only est living American, a tabulation of Members of the Dome staff will a limited time to take the photo­ the annual poll of the entering class start a canvas of the senior halls this graphs and must run according to disclosed. week. The pictures are taken every schedule." THE NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC

VERSAILLES TREATY IS MUSIC NOTES REVIEWED BY LUNN By Paul Locher Professor Joseph Casasanta intro­ aboui' the ^mPus duced an innovation for the Notre A discussion on "Troubled Europe Dame Band which paraded in battle­ and the Next War" was given by ship array before the Navy Game Arnold Lunn in Washington Hall last crowd. The innovation was a triple A thin, porcupine-haired fellow, threat trombonist, Don Tiedeman,, a night. The lecture marked the fourth looking like a wraith in his grey in a series of six talks that Mr. Lunn freshman prospect who can march, gabardine raincoat, melts into the blow and sing—especially sing. is delivering during his six weeks murky shadows cast by the stadium term in the Apologetics Department battlements. It is not one of the Don's baritone voice stirred the of the University. ghosts of the great who once trod half-time crowd with a rendition of Cartier Field . . . it's the major-domo "When Irish Eyes Are Smiling," a Mr. Lunn presented a resume of song which became prophetic when the Versailles Treaty and the break­ of the football house—James Wood- row Mulhern, better known as "Whis­ the Fighting Irish fought from be­ ing of the pact by Germany. He hind in the last quarter. pointed out how this was the first of tle." The Whis' only claim to notori­ the post-war broken treaties and the ety before becoming the ushers' chief Singing over the air from the most tragic in its consequences. There was that he came from Palisade, New Notre Dame stadium, between halves were two types of treaty which might of a big football game, may have have given fifty years of peace to been a thrill for Don Tiedemann, but Europe, a Clemenceau treaty and a singing before a large crowd had Wilson treaty. long ceased to be a novel experience. Coming from Westfield, New York, Clemenceau wanted to make cei'- he had the oppoi'tunity of becoming a tain of rendering Germany totally member of the opera company con­ harmless, while Wilson was interested nected with the Chautauqua Institu­ in a peace of appeasement. Unfor­ tion of western New York. Many of tunately the Versailles Treaty did the finest musicians of our time were not accomplish either aim. The aim gathered there during these two for a strong buffer Catholic state be- summers he studied under Clarenj^e t\veen Protestant Prussia and France Reinert, head of the JuUiai'd Insti­ would have made for peace, but anti- tute of Music in New York, who di­ Catholic pi-ejudice destroyed all rects the vocal groups at Chautauqua. means of solution. Helen Jepson, Don Dickson, Joseph­ ine Antoine, Mischa Mischakoff, vio­ The English author went on to de­ linist, Georges Barrere, flutist, and scribe the cival war in Germany be­ Georges Miquelle, cellist, were all tween the Communists and the gov­ lotn roweir.s members of the company. Grand ernment. He attributed the rise of cpera may be very interesting and Nazism to the humiliation and mate­ rich in experience, but it is not all rial injury caused by the Versailles Jersey (on the same side of the Hud­ fun, Don confides. Practices were pact. England and America, he sug­ son as New York City). His chief held daily from ten to twelve in the gested, should preface every attack characteristic is his inability to count morning, two-thirty to five-thirty in upon Nazism with a mea culpa. higher than three—after that he gets the afternoon, and then again in the into a strange tongue, known to the evening they were on the stage from Europe today is divided not into erudite as Brooklynese. seven-thirty to past midnight. Per­ peace-lo\ang democracies and warlike Last summer, discovering that formances were given twice a week, Fascist states, but into satisfied and thei-e was no Pacific Coast trip this and altogether six operas were pro­ dissatisfied nations. The British Em­ fall. Whistle crossed up the A.A. by duced in the short period of eight pire and the United States favored taking an etxended tour through the weeks of casting, direction and per­ peace not out of noble and disinter­ Western states, with his base of op­ formance. ested motives but out of self-interest erations at Las Vegas, Nevada. Came for their disproportionate share of back with a deep tan and some deep­ At the risk of causing a certain the earth's surface. er stories. Keeps the ushers and young lady's heart to skip just a little rampmen cheerful in wet weather by faster, it might be told as an aside The big question at issue is wheth­ regaling them with tales of his ex­ that her encouraging telegi-am before er Germany will be allowed to annex periences out where men are men the game was wrapped inside of the that part of Czechoslovakia inhabited and Johnny Montague was a mystery megaphone Don used to provide in­ by German - speaking people, or man until several weeks ago. spiration for his fine renditiop of whether Great Britain is prepared to Wants to go into big business, but "When Irish Eyes Are Smiling." fight on this issue. The chances are is preparing for it by taking an A.B. slightly in favor of peace, as it is course. He figures he can pick up doubtful whether Britain would go enough Commerce material through Met Club Plan to war to prevent Germany expand­ his managerial affiliations. He is fast ing in Southern Europe. At the meeting of the Metropolitan becoming an excellent after - dinner Club held Thursday, Oct. 28, Edw­ speaker by practicing at the innu­ ard Condon, president, gave a report merable stadium employees' meetings NOTICE of an interview with, Leo V. Mc­ which he attends. Laughlin, president of |Bie Metropoli­ All those interested in contributing Every once in a while his voice tan alumni. to the literary pages of THE SCHO­ sinks down from its usual falsetto to Mr. McLaughlin is attempting to LASTIC are invited to call at the a deep bass. This doubling in brass have the alumni branch turn over to Scholastic offices in the Ave Maria is done to fool the ushers over the the campus officers some authority. building, Monday, Tuesday or Wed­ telephone, making them believe that At present any activity of the club nesday evenings between 7 and 8 they are talking to W. H. Dooley must first have the approval of the o'clock. himself. alumni club. THE NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC

PATRICIANS ARRANGE By Harold A. Williams THE WEEK SEASON PROGRAM

Top of the iveek. that they tell of the freshman goat? To augment the "Beat Navy" en­ A long-range program of discus­ The great demonstration of the thusiasm that swept the campus in a sions and talks on classical topics Notre Dame spirit during the week week of happy memories, several of was adopted by the Patricians at before the Navy game. the "north side" boys took it on them­ their first meeting of the year last Meeting the team Sunday morning selves to provide a .goat-like atmos­ night. ... the 1-2-3-4-5 BEAT NAVY. . . phere. They got both: goat and goat­ Speaking in the Law building, John the impromptu squad reception in like atmosphere. It took a week to J. Deane, president, outlined the ten- front of Washington Hall Tuesday get rid of the goat and the atmos­ night. . . . the snake dances around phere is still here. In the week the the campus on Wednesday and goat lived on dining hall dry cereals, Thursday. . . the rented goats. . . three packages of Camels and love. the tag day. . . the hall decorations Did you ever smell a goat? Also what . . . the pep parade. . . the pep meet­ became of the Wyoming cowboy who ing. . . the speeches of Fr. O'Donnell, rode so well ahead of the goat? Layden, Miller, and Professor Man- ion. . . the cheering at the game. . . but most of all the intangible Notre Mike Dame spirit that generated the great The New York Herald Tribune demonstration. . . said he was lost; the South Bend News-Times said the South Bend Biyigo police under Big Bill Hosinski were In a history class the other day a leaving no stones unturned in their professor was reading the grades of efforts to find him; and the Goshen a surprise quiz. The professor was weekly said that the game would obviously displeased as he thundered, probably be called off if he wasn't found by Saturday. Partly in the PREXY JACK DEANE "Smith 63; Smithe, 52; Smyth, 31; Revives Classicism. Jones, 22 M:. (not the right names spirit of service, and partly out of and not a class in history, and an personal curiosity, we asked Dan just associate professor.) Anyway, the what happened to Clashmore Mike. tative schedule and program which professor's displeasure increased as "Mike," said Dan as he fondly gazed was dra^vn up by a committee under the grades decreased. He was espe­ at the dog who was chewing some­ Prof. John Turley, moderator. thing that looked like a goat hoof, cially displeased when he came to The program will consist of nine poor Jones' 22 M:. Jones decided to "was dowTi by the lakes chasing rab­ bits one night. A Brother found him meetings during the schoolyear. Va­ ease the tension by pulling the time- ried topics from the oratory of Cicero honored expression that was used and kept him until morning. But," said Dan with a twinkle in his eye, to modem satirical versions of Seneca way before they first threatened to and other Latinists will be discussed. tear doA\Ti Freshman Hall. "Bingo" "for purposes of publication you can yelled Jones in a clear, pleasant say that Mike was off scouting the Freshmen, who wish to join the voice, "You know me. Prof, anything Navy." club, are requested to arrange inter­ for a laugh." The door squeaked • views with Joseph Nigro, chairman shut, and the fellow who gave us the Sttident tnp of the membership committee. story forgot to tell us what happened after that. When plans for the student trip were announced by the S.A.C., the • Hall Decorafiott Plans SCHOLASTIC came out with an article Cotillion (No. 1, page 4, column 1) which said It was announced this week by At the door of the Palais last Fri­ "The students will probably leave Scott Reardon, president of the day night stood a table stacked high South Bend at 10 p.m., Sept. 29." S.A.C, that the annual hall decora­ with crisp, new dollar bills. As each Zowie, we thought, what a student tions contest will be held the week­ couple entered, a pleasant young man trip—32 days. We didn't stop to won­ end of the Pitt game. Halls are handed the gentleman one of the der how the S.A.C. got such a plan urged to commence planning now for crisp, new dollar bills. Some of the through, or how the professors would what is expected to be the biggest gentlemen thought it was a joke or a like going 32 days without making an week-end of the year. It is hoped favor and gave the bill to the girl assignment. At 9:30 p.m. on Sept. that this year's contest will equal the for a souvenir or threw it out the 29, we were down at the station with high mark set last year. window. But the crisp, new dollar our pennant and lunch. The station bills were not jokes nor were they agent said he didn't know of any spe­ favors—^just a refund by the dance cial until the end of October. Re October 12, 1889—^A new dormi­ committee which "took in too much said the only train that left South tory for the use of the Juniors is the money." That's why the dance com­ Bend that week was a milk train for latest departure in that growing and mittee and young gentlemen who at­ LaPorte. We later found out that prosperous department. The favored tended the dance think it one of the the SCHOLASTIC had slipped for once ones who have the priAdlege of best Cotillions ever held. by getting the trip date mixed with dreaming there are spared from hear­ an Italian Club meeting. But every­ ing the regular morning applause. It would undoubtedly have been thing is straightened out now. If we the best if the dining hall steward haven't mislaid the. pennant and if November 2, 1889—^There's music had not slipped by serving onions for we can get the cook to pack another in the air these cool nights, particu­ supper the night of the dance. lunch, we'll be there at the right larly in the region of the Junior yard. Cause: the "Dicky" quartette rehear­ • time. sing their latest addition to their al­ Goat Atmosphere See you under the goal posts after ready fine repertoire—"When John­ And have you heard the tall tale the game. ny Gets His Gun." iO THE NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC

DEBATE TRYOUTS TO COLLEGE PARADE CALENDAR START SOON By John A. Cailaghan Friday, October 29 More Purty Purty Final day of October Adoration, Try-outs for the Varsity debating (We had no pui'ty last week. But Sacred Heart Church, 7:30 a.m. to team will begin on Monday, Tuesday, the clamor was so insistent that we and Wednesday, Nov. 22, 23, 24. Con­ 5:00 p.m.; October devotions and had to go out again this week, armed Benediction; student trip to Minne­ testants will speak on the question, to the teeth with our trusty scissors, "Resolved: That the National Labor sota, train leaves St. Mary's siding and bring in some more. Here it is. 10:00 p.m. Relations Board should be empowered You may supply your own title.) to enforce arbitration in all indus- Before I hear the doctors tell Saturday, October 30 The danger of a kiss, Football game, varsity vs. Minne­ I had considered kissing you sota, at Minneapolis; "B" team vs. The nearest thing to bliss. Illinois at Champaign; no classes; But noiv I knoiv biology, Movie, Washington Hall, first show I sit and sigh and moan; for freshman only, second show, 8:20. Six 77iillion mad bacteria— And I thought we were alone. Sunday, October 31 —Exchange. Student masses, Sacred Heart —o— Church, 6, 7, 8, 9, a.m.; Low mass Music Menu for those returning from student trip •The boys at St. John's College, on arrival; Devotions and Benedic­ Annapolis, Md., have been eating too tion, Sacred Heart Church, 7:00 and fast. In order to alleviate such gas­ 7:30 p.m. tronomic difficulties. Miss Georgia Smith, college dietician, is arranging Monday, Novetnber 1 to have a radio installed in the din­ All Saint's Day, student masses. ing hall to slow the pace with waltz Sacred Heart Church, 6, 7, 8, 9 a.m.; PROFESSOR WILLIAM COYNE music. Food-bolters now have to face no classes; Economic Round Table 'Who'll replace Meier?" the prospects of military marches for meeting. Rose Marie Tea Room. breakfast, leisurely fox-trots for trial disputes." Main speeches ^vill lunch, and languid waltzes for dinner. Tuesday, November 2 be limited to five minutes, and rebut­ We thought of the possibilities of Knights of Columbus meeting, tals to three minutes in length. a spaghetti dinner A\-ith a rhumba Walsh Hall. These try-outs are open to all un­ setting. dergraduate students of the Univer­ —o— Wednesday, November 3 sity, including freshmen. No team­ Swiped Meeting, Wranglers, Law Building. work is expected. You have certainly heard of the All those desiring to enter should difference betAveen a scientist and an Thursday, November ^ submit their names along Avith their editor. The scientist is one who Lecture, Washington Hall, "The choice of sides to some member of knows a great deal about a very lit­ Spanish Situation" by Arnold Lunn. the speech department on or before tle. He keeps on learning more and Nov. 8. After that date a schedule more about less and less until he vnll be posted giving the place and knows practically everything about time of the try-outs. nothing. An editor, on the other hand, FROM THE FILES Those surviving the first prelim­ is a man who knows very little about December 23, 1893—The Cherokee inary will change sides for the finals a great deal. He keeps on learning strip in the Brownson Hall.refectory to be held Dec. 15, 16, and 17. In so less and less about more and more was opened up Wednesday. The far as possible, a schedule will be till he knows practically nothing boomers were numerous. It is need­ made so as to give contestants their about everything; less to say they did not all obtain preferred side in the finals. —St. Mary's Collegian. good sites. A bibliography and material on this question is now available in the Jottings February 3, 1894—^Talk about lit­ library. Of course you have to shave more erary inactivity at Notre Dame! Fri­ often, but you can smoke 'em an inch day morning a second set of Craw­ shorter. . . What is a sophomore but ford's novels was placed on the Li­ Knighfs Inifiafe a freshman who has paid his tuition brary shelves, and at half-past four twice. . . Thought from the Cotillion "The Witch of Prague" alone re­ A class of 35 took the first degree (our'n): Reggie Childs swinging on mained. initiation of the Knights of Columbus the old Kemp-ground. . . To jelly is March 3, 1894—^An Irish pike has last Tuesday. This was the first of a "soda and cigarette date" at the three classes which M-ill be presented been presented to the Museum by Mr. University of Missouri. . . The Ohio Patrick Bums, of Michigan City, In­ this year. The other two are sched­ State Lantern wonders why this uled for Nov. 9 and Nov. 30. diana! The pike was used in the re­ world is so complicated when there bellion of 1798 at the battles of Vin­ The initiation was in charge of the are so many simple people in it. . . egar Hill, Wicklow Gap, Three Rocks officers of the council, who are as The Senior Walk at the University and Scaldbaugh and an object of follows: James L. Quinn, grand of Arkansis has the names of all great historic interest. knight; Richard Foley, deputy grand graduates (over 4000) engraved on knight; J. Kenneth Veeneman, chan­ it. . . Why not the Big Yappul?. . . October 12, 1889 — The South cellor; J. T. Collins, Avarden; Robert Bing Crosby of Music Hall fame re­ Bend Bicycle Club paid the College Carton Weaver, treasurer; Peter ceived an honorary degree of master a rolling visit last Sunday evening; Fluge and David Fox, guards. A so­ of arts in music at his old school, they received a warm welcome from cial meeting was held immediately Gonzaga University in Spokane, the students as they entered the re­ after the initiations. Washington. . . fectory for supper. THE NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC il IN THE JUGGLER VEIN

Pungent and Pertinent. dry one day, a wild-eyed sophomore, mayoralty election, loaned aU his who should have known better, with furniture to a neighbor and wanted "Yeah, like flies, I can't chase a "Beat Navy" tag on his jacket and to impress another of the Cotillion them away from me." (Nick Lam- a blue and gold "Notre Dame" "No-one-like-her" emigres. Rigo was berto) painted blazingly on the back of said left with four bare walls and a rug- jacket. He slammed a clean, white less floor to face for the week-end, "Sure the week-end cost me thirty- shirt on the counter and burst out, but with a glow of satisfaction for iive bucks. But she was worth it, and "This isn't mine! I put only four his sacrifice for a pal. What hap­ after all money is only a medium of shirts in my laundry bag last week pened? You guessed it. The bor­ exchange." (Vic "Big Apple" Mer- and got five back." He left with the rower's guest didn't care to come up cado) same gusto and "Red" caught to see his room and Rigo returned "Shorty" who went into a dead faint. from Saturday's lunch to find visitors Thrilling game! Rather devastat­ Jottings. waiting for him. . . . Joe Callahan, ing tackling on the part of Navy Visions of himself doing the who has been plugging for an players, don't you think?" (John "Susie Q" has inspired Ed Wrape to R.O.T.C. unit here, bears out the Schemmer) take up dancing lessons in one of the courage of his conviction for a mere local terpsichorean establishments. militaristic atmosphere by demon­ "Gotta butt? Gotta stamp? Fine! Other inspiration can be found there strating the "Military Strut" consist­ Fine! I'm indebted to you Chum." Ed reports. . . . Price of good fellow­ ing of chest out, stomach in, toes (Vic Ruggiero) ship: Rigo DiBrienza, who is back­ pointed at forty-five degree angles, at the K. C. football dance. "Was I nonplussed! Game to scout ing Mahoney in the New York City the Navy game and it snows so hard that Bunny McCorraick and the rest of the boys looked like snowshoe rab­ bits." (Bernie Bierman) Story of a Chair.

He purchased the chair from a dear chum—a chum who assured him that the fee he charged was only to pay storage rates for the summer. Pres­ ently the room was filled with little insects, with wings, and they made annoying little buzzing sounds. The insects were attributed to two holes in the window screen. Then one day the horrible fact was discovered that the beasties had found a breeding ground in the excelsior of his plump, comfy chair. For Sale: One chair, especially useful to a Nature study major with a yen for research. Naivete.

Gee, why cantcha go in the Lido? It looks like a swell place." (Zahm)

"Sure we'll get a job. They're gi-abbing up college men all over the country." (Walsh) "Gosh, I oughta make a lot on tips! College boys toss their money all over the place." (Newly-hired Walgreen waitress) "She said she wouldn't go out un­ til I came home for the Chi-istmas dance." (Joe Timmerman) "They'll let me carry twenty-three hours next semester, I'm sure, and then I'll be able to graduate in June." (A Will-be five-year man) "I'll show you where the fire is. Chief, if you let me ride on the truck." (Joe Callahan) Honesty's Acme.

He came stomping into the laun­ 'What a climate! Spring fever in Octoberl" 12 THE NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC

out in seven years at the very least, smiling through all THE NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC his misfortune, asking only for the pi'ayers of the boys "back at school," and winning the admiration of the Disce Quasi Semper Victurus Vive Quasi Cras Moriiurus world for his great fight. Most men would give it up Founded 1867 when told they had seven yeai's to spend in such a piece REV. L. V. BROUGHAL, C.S.C Faculty Adviser of medical machinery as an iron lung. When Fred was EUGENE F. VASLETT Editor-in-Chief told the facts he said to his fine father, "Let's make it LOUIS DA PR A Managing Editor nine years, Dad, then if I get out in seven we'll have saved two." Dcparimenlal Editors HAROLD WILUAMS The WeeJ^ A few weeks ago Fred took another of his hazardous JOHN CALLAGHAN College Parade voyages in the iron lung. This time it was down to Flor­ JOHN F. CLIFFORD SpUnlers from the Press Box ida to get some of the winter sun. After a trying trip News Staff across the Pacific from China in such an apparatus an VINCENT DECOURSEY__ Nerus Editor ordinary man would probably be content to stay in one GEORGE HAITHCOCK -Assistant Neivs Editor spot, but not Fi'ed, even an iron lung couldn't stop him FREDERICK SISK GRAHAM STARR from doing anything. And he enjoys it. Remember that ROBERT SHEPPARD MICHAEL MONGOVEN VERNON SNEIDER EDWARD HUFF smiling face you saw looking out the mirror in the news- JOSEPH MILLER THOMAS MARKER reels last summer? JAMES DEMPSEY JOHN KOKN A member of last year's junior class, Dick Swisher, WILLIAM C. FAY FRUCTUOSO BARREDA v/as walking home from St. Mary's after the last North­ JAMES HUFNAGEL western game. Crossing the road he was knocked down Sports Staff by a speeding motorist, who didn't stop. Dick was found MARK J. MITCHELL. Sports Editor FREDERICK DIGBY Assistant Sports Editor in a ditch beside the road, both legs broken. Doctors NICK LAMBERTO CHARLES CALLAHAN gave him a fifty-fifty chance to live that rainy night ANDREW M. CROWE WILLIAM A. DONNELLY through. Dick, a Protestant, insisted on being baptized ANDREW F. WILSON ROBERT VOELKER a Catholic that night, and lived. After several weeks in CLARENCE SHEEHAN ED BRENNAN the downtown hospital he was taken to his home town, Arl Staff Muncie, Indiana. It was found that complications neces­ GEORGE ELMORE. .Art Editor sitated a re-breaking of both legs. Dick went through TOM POWERS ED CORT this gallantly. Then followed eight months of tortui*e Member Catholic School Press Association and Member of for the boy. His right leg again needed re-breaking but Associated Collegiate Press. Distributor of Collegiate Digest a peculiar bone disease that set in prevented it. All THE SCHOLASTIC is published 26 times during the school year at the through this Dick smiled. This summer he was up and University of Notre Dame. Address manuscripts to editor, 237 Walsh about in a wheel chair. He stai-ted to get about on Hall, Notre Dame, Indiana. crutches in September. He has to wear a brace on his Vol. 71 October 29, 1937 No. 6 right leg, night and day. In the near future this right leg will have to re re-set again, after that he hopes to be able to walk. He's looking forward to return to Notre Real Ail-Americans Dame next September to finish his college career. Like OTRE DAME has had many AU-Americans in the Fred and Van he came out smiling and still loving Notre N past two decades. Famous football heroes have re­ Dame, Our Lady. ceived great publicity in the nation's press for their hero­ Newspapers can give reams of copy to football AU- ism on the gridiron. But Notre Dame is prouder yet of Amei'icans, but in our book these three men will go down her thi'ee real AU-Americans who have shown the world, as All-Time AU-Americans, on the first team. They are more than any football player could, the type of man among our spiritual AU-Americans. that Our Lady fostei'S beneath the golden dome. We speak of those three brave, gallant men who fight their V gi-eatest battles off the gridiron against almost insur­ In Honor. . . mountable odds—^and win. We speak of Van Wallace, LMOST legenday today is the saga of Knute K. Dick Swisher, and Fred Snite, Jr. A Rockne—teacher, scholar, genius. To hear any one of these three boys' stories is to hear Next Friday a grateful University and an idolizing of a fight that stronger than they have lost. public will join hands in breaking ground for an imperish­ Within the confines of the Notre Dame stadium on the able monument in his memory—^the Rockne Memorial. sod of old Caitier Field there was more than one example This news needs no comment. The whole country has of the fight portrayed last Saturday. Over in the corner awaited this action; has expected it. But the purpose to of the field we all saw the green automobile. We could which the memorial is to be put demands comment. all see the figure stretched on a cot inside the car. Not "Into the Rockne Memorial Fieldhouse will go all the all of us saw the rather drawn face of Van Wallace with physical equipment necessary for the needs of the student the cheerful smile on it. We know the story of how Van, body." Therein is contained the purpose of the building. in 1923, during summer vacation of his freshman year No fitter purpose could be found to honor the man. broke his neck diving into the water of a lake. How he Knute K. Rockne was the gospel of athletics for all, was given nine days to live and has survived these thir­ not for merely a privileged few. His was one of the first teen years since, pai-alyzed from the neck down with voices to preach that text. While director of athletics hardly a chance of ever walking again. Van didn't give here he worked toward that end. The fine program of up the fight. He's been active these past thirteen years interhall athletics and activities which we have now re­ and happy to be so. Has any All-American ever fought sulted from his efforts. a more gallant battle? The present administration is to be complimented on Fred Snite, graduated in 1934, promised a fine, future, its courage in going ahead with a building of such im­ suddenly struck down with infantile paralysis while in portance. We hope the example will be an incentive to China, placed in an iron lung, told that he wouldn't be contributors to see the work through. THE NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC 13

Not Without Honor By John C. Hynes

For some curious reason the brass by vacant lot; we have seen him appear any different to me. She band always welcomes the "return" grow up from a fat little boy to a smiled rather self-consciously and of the town boy who has made good. well built man; yet, though he is now said, "What's the matter, stupid, I emphasize the word "return" be­ six feet tall, well proportioned, and something wrong?" Then boys from cause "that's the story." If that same weight one hundred and seventy-five other parts of town began taking hero, with all his mountain-moving pounds, we still call him "Fats." He Patty out; it seemed every night her qualities had remained in his home always has been rather athletic—^now front light was on, and every night town and shed his brilliance there, that we come to think of it — but a car drove up and called for Patty no brass band would ever perform until he went away to Haywater and Anne. We thought it was funny what for his benefit unless he chose to hire made the varsity football team, we these other guys could see in that it and a hall. I would not subscribe never stopped to think of it. Even skinny kid. . . Patty Anne got mar­ to the old proverb that familiarity now we catch ourselves saying, "I ried last year and her picture was breeds contempt. I do not think that don't know how "Fats" made it; he shown among the "lovely brides," but is quite true. Eather, it is a sort of wasn't so hot when he played with even in white satin and a veil, she loving toleration, bom of faults ob­ us." But the funny part of it is that looked to us as she always had, rid­ served and understood, and of long he really was good when played with ing the boy's bicycle, or hanging from and close association. us, and there isn't one of us who a beam in Brown's new house squeal­ This kindly feeling, however, docs hasn't picked himself up after young ing for one of us to boost her down. refuse to recognize heroes and not "Fats" laid on a hard block... When Then there's the fellow I went to until some other community has he comes back this Christmas, we school with all the way up. At pres­ noted the talents of the favorite son will say, "Nice going, kid," and then ent he is teaching at Bloomingfield do the folks at home begin to polish forget all about the nice going and College. . . I could just picture my­ up the wind and reed instruments just call him "Fats." self learning under him! Why I can and observe that they always knew And there was Patty Anne. When remember him when he said "ain't," that Jones would make a name for I was about eleven Patty Anne was and when I got a higher grade in himself. one of the gang. Together we used grammar school, and when he flunked I have no grounds for feeling that to sit on fire plugs, climb in and out math in high school. How does he anyone is slighting me by overlook­ of new houses, and play ball. She rate a job teaching in college—^he ing ability which should be apparent. fought with us, individually and col­ wasn't so smart?. . . There's a notice As a matter of fact, even I know of lectively. She wore a hair ribbon but in tonight's paper—he's been ap­ no particular talents which could be it was usually dirty, and she rode a pointed assistant department head, modified by the first person posses­ boy's bike. . . We got a little older starting in February. sive, but I have observed the phe­ and started to go out with girls, but Perhaps when I become a big law­ nomena of other being just outside no one ever thought of going out yer there will be those who wonder the beams of a nearby spotlight with Patty Anne. I can remember how I fool people. Then again per­ until one day some spotlight from a the face I made when my mother haps I won't fool anyone. At any great distance focuses on them. suggested one day that "Patty Anne rate I think I would rather be one There is the boy next door, a husky was getting to be a beautiful young of the gang than looking down at kid just out of high-school. He used lady." I looked her over closely next them from a pedestal. A hero must to play pass-ball with us in a near day and shook my head. She didn't really be an awfully lonely creature.

Father Zahm By James F. Dempsey

Ever since the founding of the Zahm had a distinguished career. He Catholic Science and Catholic Scien­ University, student residence halls was vice-president of the University tists; Bible, Science, and Faith; and have been named after some former and director of the scientific depart­ Science and the Church. president or as in the instances of ment from 1876 to 1886; director of In 1895, Pope Leo XIII conferred Lyons and Howard after some old studies from 1876 to 1877, 1885 to the Ph.D. degree upon Father Zahm time professors. This year a new 1887 and from 1887 to 1891. Father for his distinguished work. Father hall was constructed and called Zahm Walsh, C.S.C, president of the Uni­ Zahm remained in Rome as Procur­ hall. This hall, twin of Cavanaugh, versity went to Europe in 1888 and ator-General of the Congregation of was named in honor of the teacher, Father Zahm became acting presi­ Holy Cross from 1896 to 1898. And lecturer, explorer and scientist—Rev. dent during his absence. It was dur­ upon his return from Europe, in John A. Zahm, C.S.C. ing this year that Sorin hall was 1898, he was made Provincial of the built. It was a residence for students Congregation, a post he held until Father Zahm was bom on June 14, of the advanced classes who had pre­ 1905. 1851 at New Lexington, Ohio. After viously given entire satisfaction in In 1911, upon his return from attending grade school at New Lex­ work and deportment. South America, Father Zahm pre­ ington, he enrolled in a high school The American Ecclesiastical Re­ sented a new book. Along the Andes at Huntington, Indiana after his view, the Dublin Review, the Outlook and Doivn the Amazon. Five years family had moved there. In 1867, and many other periodicals bear evi­ later, at the invitation of Colonel John A. Zahm entered the University dence that Father Zahm was an ac­ Theodore Roosevelt, Father Zahm of Notre Dame from whence he grad­ complished writer. He first gained accompanied the Roosevelt Scientific uated in 1871 with a B.S. degree. In scientific recognition from a book, expedition into South America. Upon the fall of that year, he enrolled in Sound and Music, published in 1892. his return Father Zahm published his the Congregation of Holy Cross and In the period between 1892 and 1896 historical book. Through South Amer­ was ordained on June 4, 1875. Father Zahm followed his initial suc­ ica's Southland, and in the following From that period onward, Father cess with four additional books: (Continued on Page 23) 14 THE NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC ATHLETICS

POWERFUL GOPHERS HOST TO IRISH SATURDAY FENCERS PREPARE IN NATION'S GRID CLASSIC OF YEAR FOR FIRST MEETS

By Nick Lamberto As the fencing team approaches "Where do we go from here?" Notre Dame's Fighting Irish football players the second month of practice Coach de Landero is getting right down to will answer that question for themselves tomorrow afternoon when they meet the business at hand. Calisthenics Minnesota's Golden Gophers in Memorial Stadium at Minneapolis before 62,000 have been forgotten except for a few fans. The Irish beat Drake, tied Illinois, lost to Carnegie Tech, and defeated loosening up exercises each day, and Navy on successive Saturdays. ^ duelling has started under conditions Against Navy last week the spark of of competition. Fighting Irish spirit was fanned to flame in the fourth quarter, and the The swordsmen are beginning to Blue and Gold came from behind to find their form after months of lay­ off. Especially promising are Charlie vnn, 9 to 7. Whether or not this Colgan and Jim Graham in the epee surge of pep and fire was merely a event. It will take much ability, how­ "flash in the pan" \\'ill be discovered ever, to replace Jack McAuliffe who tomorrow against Bernie Bierman's was one of the best epee men ever human tornadoes. developed by de Landero. This event Minnesota started the season by is particularly difficult for anyone to walloping North Dakota. Then came become proficient at even after he Nebraska and a 14 to 9 defeat. Still has mastered the essential principles stunned by the Nebraska rever'se the of fencing. For only a small part of Gophers barely managed to beat In­ the body is \*ulnerable and one such diana, 7 to 0. Bierman's men finally as a sabre man who has been used to came into their OAvn against Michi­ making touches on the whole body gan and decisively defeated them 39 finds it especially difficult. to 6. Last Saturday the Gophers Captain Jack Zerbst, who will, de­ rested while their coach paid Notre spite rumors to the contrary, see Dame the honor of personally scout­ most of his competition in the saber ing them in action against Navy. event this year, is rapidly developing Last year it was a question of who into an outstanding swordsman. His was going to stop Minnesota. North­ height and reach are great advan­ western did it and won the Big Ten tages, and with these qualities is title. Nebraska proved again this combined an unusual agility, all nec­ year that the Gophers are not in­ essary adjuncts to the successful vincible. Notre Dame, now at the duellist. crossroads in their schedule, could Pierre de la Vergne has been learn­ usurp some of Minnesota's football ing the intricacies of fighting with power with a victory tomorrow. From foils. Last year he confined his ac­ now on each successive game will be tivities to the saber event. However, tougher for the Irish and they must MINNESOTA'S SPADACCINI his natural ability makes him a defi­ turn on the pressure at all times if nite threat in the foil division. they wish to gain their share of Directs Gopher Attack. ^^ctories. Although Coach de Landero is still Fans throughout the nation have pessimistic about the chances of this been waiting for this game. All year's team, he really hasn't much dell are the guards. Kulbitski and to worry about. Of course, no one tickets were sold on August 3—the Elmer are in a dead heat for the earliest sellout in the history of foot­ can expect teams of the caliber of center spot. In the backfield Bierman the 1935 outfit every year. Those, ball. Experts figured that this game can choose from a galaxy which in­ would decide the national title. It like national championship football cludes Spadaccini, Gmitro, Buhler, teams can come only once in a very still may, but since both teams are Matheny, Van Every, and Christian­ defeated, their individual chances great while. Nevertheless, the abun­ sen. Andy Uram is out with a dance of material combined with the for national honors are slim. In broken wrist. spite of the defeats the eyes of the phenomenal ability of "the professor" should make the fencing season this nation will be trained on Minneapolis The Irish will probably start the year worth following. tomorrow for the game is a "nat­ same lineup as against Navy. Ruetz ural" in every sense of the word. and Kuharich may start at the The coach is looking for perfection Notre Dame's fight and courage guards in place of Marshall and Mc- in the individual events. He demands against Minnesota's power and brute Goldrick and Puplis may start in specialists. That is the only way in strength—^that's the set up. Captain O'Reilly's quarterback spot. Chuck which a fencing team can achieve Ray King leads a powerful line that Sweeney's smashing end play seems success. But if the amount of prac­ is anything but gentle in its methods. to have established him at one of the tice the lads are putting in these aft­ King pairs with Reed at the ends. terminal spots. The Fighting Irish ernoons is any indication of the abil­ Midler and Schultz and Heel are the did it against Ohio State two years ity of this yeara's team, he -will not tackles to choose from. Bell and Twe- ago. Why can't they do it tomorrow? have to worry. THE NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC IS

"B" SQUAD DEFEATS CONFIDENCE KEYNOTE OF MINNESOTA SPIRIT WILDCATS 12-0 AS GOPHERS SEEK FIRST WIN OVER IRISH • By Roger Verran By Bill Donnelly SPORTS EDITOR, Minnesota Daily In a hurriedly scheduled game Minnesota came to its own against Michigan two Saturdays ago and came with the Northwestern "B" team on to its own very, very impressively. Everybody from downtown quarterbacks Cartier field last Saturday morning, to campus sorority sisters agreed that the Gophers played the kind of football the Notre Dame "B" team scored two they were expected to play when the season began. And everybody agrees that third-quarter touchdowns to win their _^ if Minnesota continues to play that third successive victory in three kind of football, Notre Dame will be weeks by a score of 12 to 0. defeated Saturday as will Northwest- em in a few weeks and as would a Notre Dame showed strong offen­ combined team of the cream of the sive power throughout the game. The Pittsburgh, Alabama and California Irish threatened several times during squads. the first half, but almost inevitably they lost their scoring opportunities That, on the face of it, might seem on fumbles or intercepted passes. On to indicate that Minnesota partisans the defensive, a hard-driving Notre are rather smugly over-confident. Dame line, which blocked three kicks We're not. We were before and after during the game, always held North­ the first game of the season when western in check. the Gophers beat the North Dakota Aggies 69 to 6, but we're not any In the third quarter. Jack Sulli­ more. That Nebraska game taught us van's 25-yard dash to the five yard that there are two sides to a football line put the Irish in scoring position, game even when Minnesota is play­ and shortly after. Chuck Riffle ing, and that Indiana game, which plunged through from the one-yard we were lucky to win by six points, line for the first touchdown of the drove home the lesson. Even the game. In the same quarter Brad Gopher's rousing return to form in Lynn, sophomore left halfback, shot their 39 to 6 victory over Michigan through a nicely-opened hole at his has not made us forget. We say that right tackle and evaded the last of "if" Minnesota plays the way it did the secondary to score Notre Dame's against Michigan, no team could beat second touchdown on a 38-yard run. us. But we recognize the validity of that "if" in the argument. The Northwestern "B" team had Right now it appears that the that same size and sluggishness which Gophers will continue to click. But characterizes the Northwestern var­ there is no way of being sure. For sity, and outweighed the Irish "B" the most part, Bemie Bierman has lads several pounds to the man. held secret practices since the Wolv­ GOPHER CAPTAIN KING erine game, and very little has leaked Except for the two guards and the "Double Duty." out about Gopher spirit and Gopher left halfback, the Notre Dame start­ frame of mind. There is some worry ing line-up was composed entirely of about a letdown, and there is some sophomores. Harry Fox, the right doubt about the replacing of Andy guard, was the only senior in the On the Enemies' Trail Uram, all-American halfback who starting eleven; Joe Zuendel, his broke his arm in the Michigan game, partner at guard, and Jack Sullivan, TO DATE: and John Kulbitski, regular center the left halfback were the other two MINNESOTA has defeated North who suffered a sprained ankle in upper classmen. Clyde Archer at practice last week. quarterback, Mike Corgan at right Dakota State 69-7, has lost to half, and Chuck Riffle at fullback Nebraska 14-9, and has defeated Uram will be missed plenty. He filled out the rest of the starting Indiana 6-0, and Michigan 39-6. was as effective a ball carrier as any backfield. In the line Pete Arboit and PITTSBURGH has defeated Ohio who have played under Bierman. He Tom Brennan were at the ends, Wesleyan 59-0, West Virginia 20- had a beautiful change of pace, and Frank Hollendoner, Joe McDonough 0, Duquesne 6-0, has tied Fordham very few backs could equal his ability were at tackles, and Al Mooney was 0-0, and has defeated Wisconsin in following interference and know­ at center. 21-0. ing when to leave it. Harold Van Every, a sophomore back who took ARMY has defeated Clemson 21-6, over Uram's position in the Wolver­ Football has been discarded for Columbia 21-18, has lost to Yale ine game, is the top-ranking candi­ rodeo sports at the Cheyenne School 15-7, and has defeated Washington date to nm at left half regularly. at Colorado Springs. Bucking horses U. (St. Louis) 47-7. Van Every is a powerful ruimer, a strong passer and a fair kicker. He and wild steers are considered less NORTHWESTERN h a s defeated dangerous by the officials. played more than impressively Iowa State 33-0, Michigan 7-0, against Michigan, scoring one touch­ Purdue 14-7, and has lost to Ohio down and setting the Gophers up for Bronx: Bearskin blather- -and the State 7-0. most of the rest. bare walls of alumni. SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA has de­ Kulbitski's injury may not keep Skive: Best story of the week. feated College of the Pacific 49-0, him on the sidelines Saturday, but if Clashmore Mike took a midnight per has lost to Washington 7-0, has it does the Gophers will have only and failed to sign in. (Continued on Page 22) (Continued on Page 21) 16 THE NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC WEATHER HAMPERS By Mark J. Mitchell INTRODUCING FALL TRACK MEET

Last Saturday afternoon there was a little fellow in Notre Dame's starting After two postponements on ac­ lineup who seems to have been a plaything of fate from the very beginning count of inclement weather, the An­ nual Fall Handicap Track Meet was of his football career. Charles William O'Reilly of St. Mary's Ohio, has been run off yesterday afternoon. The up and do\\-n and up gain more than once since he came to Notre Dame. lateness of the event prevented the SCHOL.\STic from publishing the re­ Back at Memorial High school in St. Mary's he played every sport they sults, but a full summary will be presented next week. would let him. Captained the football team his Coach Nicholson decided not to run his cross country men in this meet. senior year. Once ran a Consequently the competition was punt back 8-5 yards for confined to sprinters and field events a touchdown. He liked men. A large number of candidates basketball, played it in took part, and the outlook for the competition, and even indoor and outdoor season is very ran on the track team. favorable. His quarter-miling won The Freshmen squad is especially him several medals in strong, and several good sophomores district and state meets. promise to bolster the returning vet­ Notre Dame found erans. The distance men are in good him to her liking, and shape. The weights will be taken he found her to his. His care of capably. In addition "Nick" has dropped rumors to the effect that freshman football was he has a high jumper capable of re­ not outstanding, but calling the days when Vince Murphy along with some hard leaped with the best of them. spring work, it found him a place on the var­ sity in the fall of '35. SP£CT>ITOR THRILLS This was a tough year The year 1932, the place, the Polo for a youngster of his Grounds, the occasion the football size with such fellows game between N. Y. Giants, and the as W a 11 y Fromhart, Chicago Bears. With one minute re­ Frankie Gaul and Andy maining in the final quarter, the Puplis ahead of him. score stood 0-0. The Giants received Nevertheless he did play the ball, on a Bear fumble, at mid- in several games, and field. things were looking up I knew there was only time for for the '36 season. two plays, the first one failed and now it was a do or die proposition. Last year only Puplis kept him from being first string quarterback, until In the Giant backfield was a drop- kicking specialist, the only thing left Joe Ruetz switched from guard and became signal caller for the shock troops. for the home cause would be a long Nevertheless he broke into enough games to earn himself a monogram. forward pass from Benny Friedman to Jack Haggerty. This combination With a dearth of left halfbacks last spring, much chatter drifted about had pulled a sure defeat into a vic­ concerning the possibility of using Puplis as chief ball-carrier. Things again tory, on many occasions and the looked good for Chuck. He was to be quarterback with the much-touted, tough Bears had set their defense to meet little-seen, "Pony Express" backfield. the game telling effort. Well Sir, to make a long story As it turned out the "Pony Express" practically never got off paper in the shorter, Plansky, dropped back to original form. Jack McCarthy remained at left half, where he moved up into attempt a field goal. The ball was the starting spot, and Puplis remained at quarter. However, Andy's leg was snapped as the time keeper's gun hurt last spring, and this fall it was worse. When the Frosh-Varsity game boomed, meaning the game was over and this kick would be the payoff as rolled around Andy didn't even have on a suit. So Chuck O'Reilly led the far as the result was concerned. Varsity. (Wait, though, he's dov/n again.) Puplis was better in time to start against Drake, and against Illinois, and against Carnegie. But came the Navy The Giant line held and Plansky taking aim let go with a herculean game and O'Reilly was the better man. For he started against the Tars and kick. Players and spectators alike played most of the game. followed the flight of the soaring pig­ skin on its way toward the uprights. Which brings us up to the present with Chuck O'Reilly leading the pack As luck would have it the ball in the quarterback derby. However, his roommate, Andy Puplis, is still much struck the cross piece of the posts to be reckoned -with. They both stretch skyward to the prodigious height of and landed firmly in the waiting arms five feet eight inches, while Andy at 170, has five pounds edge in beef. They're of a delirious Giant partisan. a good deal alike, although strangely enough Chuck looks stockier than Andy. Final score read N. Y. Giants 3, Chicago Bears 0. Nevertheless, though they're bitter enemies on the football field, there is Thrills of the spectator; yes, and nothing personal in the conflict, because after all you can't stay mad at your in my book it goes down as one of roommate all the time—or can you? the greatest. THE NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC 17

On the Enemy's Bench TOUCH FOOTBALL GETS OFF TO SLOW START By Ed Brennan ONE GAME PLAYED IN POOR WEATHER

Wilbur Moore, Gopher right half­ back never competed in athletics un­ By Clarence Sheehan til his third year in high school. In­ stead he prefen-ed to spend his lei­ The combination of rain, snow, and sure time in hunting and fishing. A Cotillion guests last w^eek-end caused prep-school chum finally persuaded the postponement of the majority of him to try out for football. scheduled games in the interhall foot­ ball and soccer league. However, the Captain Ray King, left end, and schedule has been revised so that Andy Uram, outstanding halfback of many of these games will be played 1936, didn't report for spring foot­ at a later date. Some of them will ball because they were candidates for take place this week-end if the stu­ Minnesota's 1937 baseball team. dent trip does not interfere. Marvin LeVoir, letterman and 210- In the soccer league a fighting pound tackle, is a brother of Babe Brownson team downed the lads from LeVoir, quarterback on the Gopher's Freshman Hall, 2-0 last Thursday. mythical National Championship team The Dormitorj- team showed a of 1935. marked superiority over the inhabi­ tants of the Paper Palace, and found Bernie Bierman, now head coach CENTER PUA.UL NOWAK little trouble in disposing of them. at his Alma Mater, was graduated in "Lights the Light." 1916. In 1915, he captained the Another Freshman Hall team, this team that won the Western Confer­ one a touch-football outfit, bowed to ence Championship, and as a result its opponents from Badin Hall by a of his work in the class room and on CAGERS ENTER THIRD score of 6-2. This game was very the athletic field he was awarded the close, and is indicative of the balance Conference Medal for all - around WEEK OF PRACTICE which exists among the teams in the scholastic and athletic abilities. touch league. These were the only games actual­ Coach Keogan's cagers entered Andy Uram, last j'^ear averaged ly played, though teams from Brown- their third week of practice for the 7.28 yards per play. In 64 attempts son, Cavanaugh, and CaiToll Halls he carried the ball 466 yards, and gruelling schedule that faces them received credit for one victory each crossed the enemy's goal line three this coming season. on Sunday when their opponents for­ times. Prospects look so favorable for this feited the games by not appearing Dan Elmer, junior letterman and year's team Coach Keogan sometimes with full teams at the scheduled time candidate for center had never has to stop and wonder if it's all and place. played in the line until his sopho­ true. Not one injury has been re­ The schedule of the postponed more year at Minnesota. He was a ported and barring unforeseen acci­ games is as follows: halfback in high school, and in prac­ dents none will. This time last year 10:00 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 31—In tice sessions he has been known to the outlook wasn't so bright. Paul terhall Touch Football League. Mor- pass 70 yards on the fly. Nowak had just undergone an appen­ rissey vs. Howard on Cartier Field; dicitis operation and it was uncertain Walsh vs. St. Edward's on Cartier The Green Bay Packers, champions whether he would be able to play the Field; Sorin vs. Alumni on Cartier of the National Professional League early part of the season. However, Field; Dillon vs. Lyons on Brownson have scored exactly 130 points in even with Nowak's operation and Field. their last four games. Moir's broken jaw, received early in Second Round — Interhall Touch the year the team went ahead to be In last week's Badger-Panther tilt, Football League. 10:00 a.m. Mon­ proclaimed National champs. Wisconsin linemen impeded the prog­ day, Nov. 1—Badin vs. winner of ress of a one Marshall Goldberg two This year the entire attack of the Morrissey vs. Howard; Cavanaugh yards behind the line of scrimmage. Irish has had to be changed because vs. winner of Walsh vs. St. Edward's; The loss of two yards should have of the rule changes that eliminated Brownson vs. winner of Sorin vs. been enough in the way of humilia­ the center jump from the game. The Alumni; Can-oil vs. winner of Dillon tion to Pitt's great halfback, but the cagers have had to practice fast vs. Lyons. tacklers insisted on rubbing it in by breaks after the scoring of a basket a terse 'not so fast.' Marshall's re­ and have had to get complete co­ ply was a simple 'You won't get me ordination in order to properly exe­ ball season. Earl Brown, who played next time. Whereupon the enraged cute this rather new phase of the first string guard last year is still Mr. Goldberg kept his word by reel­ game. playing a lot of football for Elmer ing off a 63-yard touchrdown run on Reserves will come in very handy Layden and will not be released until the next play. this year. The first five men to start the final gun has sounded the close the game will be unable to play the of the football season. Until then Pittsburgh's director of athletics, whole affair because of the fast play Tommy Jordan, is playing first Jimmy Hagan, recently approved of that will result from the new rule string, and doing very well at it. a plan that stops the subsidization of changes. Accordingly Coach Keogan Jordan is a senior this year and con­ athletes. It is said that at least two has been looking over his new Soph­ sidered one of the original five that novels, both on the evils of football omores to see if he can uncover any gave Notre Dame its great basketball had plots recognizable as conditions likely material. Last year's reserves teams of the past two years. pertaining to Pittsburgh. have also been receiving attention. Practice will be suspended this Jim Carson, O'Connor, Sadowski, week-end, probably for the last time Sorry: Thei'e was the Middle on Knobel, and Conrad will probably be this year. The boys really have to his way to the showers who said they the first line of reserve strength for get douTi to hard work after the first just lived each season to beat Notre the Irish mentor this year. of next month as their season starts Dame and Army and now half their The team will not reach its full the first of December with Columbia life was already gone. strength until the close of the foot- College of Dubuque, Iowa. 18 THE NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC IRISH STRESS PASSES SPLINTERS FROM THE PRESS BOX IN GOPHER DRILL

By Andrew F. Wilson And now—Minnesota! Fi-om now until the 28th of November ive'll be con­ tent to take them one at a time. And Messrs. Layden, Boland, and Benda will Minnesota's Golden Gophers are next on the Notre Dame football unanimously agree that looking ahead just seven days is a pretty large order schedule. Back in September the this season. In pigskin parlance the "Galloping Gophers" at one time (and breezes from the North - country perhaps they still do) connoted lop-sided statistics, bruising power plays, and spread the story that this was the greatest team ever to play in the an eleven-man juggernaut that plaj'ed up and dowTi the gridiron Avith an utter Maroon and Gold. But hard Nebras­ disregard for anything in its way. Up around Nebraska way folks look upon ka outcracked the bone - cracking Minnesota as just another team—another mjithical National Champ beaten at Swedes, and small but -wiry Indiana kept them scrambling frantically six its own game. Somehow we find it rather difficult to mention Minnesota in a points ahead of a huge upset. No disparaging tone. Like Jack Dempsey's left hand, the Gophers have a terrific winds blew down from the great wallop which, when unleashed, has sent many a highly-touted team tumbling •woods. Then Michigan, with a hardy but unpolished Anderson - built line, down the ladder with a resounding umph! But it took a confidence, courageous led the Minnesotans 6-0 at the end of Tunney to bottle up that left and come out on top. It was Tunney's indomii- the first quarter. There was a stir­ table fighting spirit that carried him victorious through two battles with Demp- ring in the branches of the trees of the North; the great wind returned, sey; and it was that same fighting spirit—^the more potent and devastating Irish less sweeping than at first, but ex­ variety—^that carried Notre Dame back into the fight -with Navy las week. With tremely authoritative. The 1937 Go­ such an irresistable force behind the Irish and reflected in the blocking and phers were not perhaps the very greatest Minnesota team, but they tackling of the team itself, the result was inevitable. As one newspaper corre­ were indeed very great. spondent said in the press box after the game, "That's the kind of a Notre Careful and secret preparations Dame team I like to see play football. When they get out there and fight, have been made all week by Coach there isn't a team in the country that can beat 'em." "Not even Minnesota?" Layden for the Irish Norseland inva­ someone chirped. "No. Not even Minnesota!" sion. Defense against the unique Minnesota shift and the powerful single-wing-back formations has been emphasized, for the Gopher line of­ fensively is second only to that of Pittsburgh, the strongest running WE NOMINATE: for the Flo Ziegfield of Notre Dame sports, George Keo- team in the country. The first string gan, who has installed a nifty contraption on the basketball court whereby Irish who played most of the game each basket scored flashes three red lights on the backboard—for the Iron Men against Navy were let off early Mon­ of 1937, the unofficial cross-country team who hill-and-dale five miles, three day, but not before they were given miles, two and a half miles, and three and a half miles, weekly—for the prize a look at the "B" team interpretation slip that passed in the type, the Associated Press special football dispatch eman­ of Minnesota's spinners and line ating from Notre Dame, Inc.—Big business! smashes in dummy scrimmage. Tues­ day and Wednesday there was in­ tensive scrimmaging, both on offense V and defense. Thursday night the squad left for St. Paul, where they loosened up in silk pants and game Eleven right and four Avi-ong isn't too bad an average to post for last Sat­ jerseys this afternoon. urday's games—^in fact we think it is on a par with any record set by the foot­ ball clairvoyants all season. To test the validity of our system with a larger It is reasonable to suppose that number of pickings, Steve Miller selected twenty-five games this week instead McCarthy and Zontini and the other of the usual twenty. Our system is made up of one part Costin, two parts passers on the squad have had stiff Sper, and a dash of bitters. The bitters add an indescribable tang, character­ throwing workouts all week. The last five minutes of the Navy game re­ istic of all of tomorrow's games. vealed that the Irish running attack is still uncertain when the enemy, backed against its goal line, shifts from a six to a seven-man line. Good passing is needed to offset this mass­ NOTRE DAME 10, MINNESOTA 7 ing of defense against line-plays, and should be especially effective Ohio State over Chicago California over U.C.L.A. against Minnesota, which, like all Cornell over Columbia Washington over Idaho Bierman - coached teams, has been Holy Cross over Temple Northwestern over Wisconsin noticeably inept on pass-defense. The Michigan over Illinois Yale over Dartmouth Notre Dame man-in-motion fakes, Nebraska over Indiana Texas Christian over Baylor which Coach Layden saw so fully dis­ Pordham over North Carolina Clemson over Wake Forest played against the Navy, have been Navy over Pennsylvania Colorado over Colorado Mines smoothed down more deceptively, all Pittsburgh over Carnegie Tech Detroit over Villanova the new variations on the old Oregon State over Stanford "straight" plays have been further Santa Clara over Marquette developed, but the aerial shots will Army over Virginia Military Institute Michigan State over Kansas be the key weapons in the Irish at­ Princeton over Harvard Purdue over Iowa tempt to drive the Gohpers to their Tuiane over Mississippi Southern Cal over Washington State holes. THE NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC 19

IRISH HOLD SERIES NOTRE DAME COMES BACK IN LAST QUARTER EDGE ON GOPHERS DEFEATS STRONG NAVY SQUAD IN SNOW By Fred Digby Notre Dame and Minnesota Avill meet on the gridiron for the fourth The Irish of Notre Dame came back fighting last Saturday afternoon, came time in histoiy at Minneapolis Sat­ back fighting after being completely outplayed in the first half to defeat the urday. The first game between the Navy Midshipmen with a last quarter spurt, 9 to 7. The first Notre Dame two schools took place in October, score came in the opening minutes of the fourth quarter when the Irish exe- 1925, and the series was continued ^^ cuted another of those perfect plays. through 1926 and 1927. Two con­ Jack McCarthy carried the hall tests have gone in favor of the Irish, while the Gophers scored a last min­ Cft THEY SAY through right tackle, reversed his ute touchdown to tie in 1927. field, outran the secondary, and 'On the snow-tracked field of the scored standing up. Puplis kicked A sellout crowd of 62,000 is ex­ Notre Dame stadium the fighting the extra point to tie the seven points pected to witness tomorrow's fray, Irish found a new road to victory made by Navy in the first quarter, and with Minnesota still minus a vic­ here yesterday as they turned back tory over Notre Dame in football. a powerful Navy team, 9 to 7, with Coach Bierman's boys appear well- a dramatic last half rally before keyed for the coming battle. 45,000 spectators who sat through a steady fall of heavy snow. The Irish won the 1925 game, 19 All afternoon that throng sat wait­ to 7. The first half ended at 7-all ing for the climax of the bruising with the Irish in command of the ball battle. And they did not wait in vain. six inches from the Gopher goal. For, with less than three minutes to Minnesota scored first, and the Irish play, the Irish who had trailed 7-0 tied it up early in the second quar­ at the half, and the same at the end ter. Joe Boland, present line coach, of three quarters, smashed down the blocked two Minnesota kicks in the mighty Navy line to win the game." second half, both ultimately leading —James S. Keams of the Chicago to scores for the Irish. Fullback Rex Daily News. Enright counted twice, and Christy VARSITY CENTER MCCARTY" Flanagan once for the Irish, while "Notre Dame's football players "A brilliant backer-up." Asher was responsible for the lone again became the fighting Irish this Gopher touchdown. • afternoon. They waited until the sec- Victory came in the last four min­ Before a throng of 55,000 Notre one half for the long expected awak­ utes of play. Andy Puplis snatched Dame chalked up its second straight ening, after letting the Navy prance Cooke's punt on the Irish 38-yard win over Minnesota in 1926. The and plunge to a first quarter touch­ line and galloped to the Navy 9-yard score was 20 to 6. Early in the down. But they roused themselves in mark behind excellent blocking. Mc­ game lineman Joe Boland, instru­ time. Notre Dame in the final quar­ Carthy and Simonich brought the ball mental in Notre Dame's first victory, ter made a touchdown, point after five more yards on two plays. Mc- was carried from the field with a touchdown, and a safety for nine Cormick then fumbled and Navy, re­ broken leg. He was accidentally points, to give the Irish the best of covered. Alan McFarland set him­ clipped by one of his own teammates. the 9 to 7 final score."—^by Edward self to punt from behind the goal Later on. Fred Collins. Irish end, suf­ Bums of the Chicago Tribune. line. The pass from center came too fered a broken law when he collided low and he juggled the ball momen-- with Gopher fullback Herb Joesting's . "Notre Dame's inspired Irish, hope­ tarily. Chuck Sweeney broke through head. Both players were taken to. lessly beaten for three periods, struck and tackled him behind the goal. The the hospital in the same ambulance. savagely in the fourth today and de­ safety provided the Irish margin of feated the Navy, 9 to 7, on a snow- victor5^ The score at the half was again 7- swept field."—The Courier - Journal No one backfield man could be sin- all, but when the third quarter (Louisville.) gled out as the individual star for opened, Christy Flanagan broke the the big little three—^McCormick, Mc­ deadlock with a 65-yard touchdown Carthy, and Puplis—each contributed dash. Dahman and Hearder also "They are still the fighting Irish of Notre Dame. their share of yardage when it count­ scored for the Irish, and Wheeler ed most. And it was the same in the kept the Gophers from being shut­ Notre Dame turned back a power­ line, for Irishmen Sweeney and Mc­ out. ful Navy team, 9 to 7, Saturday, Carty both played brilliant defen­ achieving a dramatic victory in the sive games. Fumbles cost Notre Dame a victory last few minutes of the game to thrill when the two schools met here in 45,000 spectators who sat shivering For the first time in many years 1927. The Irish were penalized 15 through a steady fall of snow. There two Notre Dame halfbacks, McCor- yards to their own 15-yard line late was no mistaking the fight of the mick and McCarthy, played the entire in the fourth quarter. A mix-up on Irish. Hopelessly beaten for thre6 game. In the line, too, Pat McCarty signals resulted in a fumble which periods, they fought with furious battled for the whole sixty minutes. Bronko Nagurski, now of the Chicago savagery in the fourth period to Bears, recovered for the Gophers. A smash the powerful Navy line and That is the Irish side of the story. fourth-down pass, Joesting to Walsh, triumph."—The Daily Oklahoman. The Midshipmen had full control 6t scored from the 10-yard line. John­ affairs in the first half, however. ny Niemiec had scored and kicked the They outcharged and outfought the extra point for the Irish in the first "Over a blanket of mid-Avinter Irish throughout. After an exchange period. Pharmer's placement for the snow, Notre Dame fought back a of punts following the failure of the extra point tied the score for Min­ stubborn Navy team this afternoon first Navy drive, Thesing fumbled on nesota with 40 seconds to go. (Contimted on Page 23) (Continued on Page 23) 20 THE NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC

Wnkovits, Mob; and Cap­ tain Meyer (above) limber up for coining season. Below are action shots of last year's great battle with Purdue Coach George Keogan which the Irish icon. (left) drills cagers daily for tough season. This year's team is the same that last year Keogan termed "The greatest I ever coached."

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Quofobfe Quotes. . . MINNESOTA EDITOR (Continued from Page 15) Contrary to popular belief, it is RECORD REVIEW the coed and not the chorus girl who is holding most of the model jobs one experienced cented to carry on. DECCA Dan Elmer is rated on a par with viaoR these days. Advertisers demand an MASTER BRUNSWICK intelligent animated face, which re­ his injured running mate, but re­ flects a definite personality, as well serve centers have not shown very Victor: Hal Kemp fans can't af­ as beauty and a stream-lined figure. much promise this year. ford to miss his most recent record­ ing: "Foggy Day In London," from Indiana University has established The remainder of the squad is in the new RKO musical, "Damsel In an upper-classmen's walk from which good shape. The Gophers will have Distress." The disc features typical freshmen "podwearers" are barred. plenty of backfield strength with Kempian trumpets, and a vibrato A new 27-inch telescope has been Rudy Gmitro and Wilbur Moore, vocal by "Skinny" Ennis. installed at the University of Kansas right halfbacks; Marty Christiansen "Bunny Bei'igan's ti-umpet is fea­ and is ready for use. and Larry Buhler, fullbacks, Vic tured in his waxed version of "Miles "Two percent of the people do the Spadaccini, quarterback, and Van Apart," and "A Strange Loneliness." Every and Bill Matheny, left half­ His new feminine vocalist, Gail thinking for the remaining 98 per­ Reese, shows much promise in her cent and you are a part of the two backs. Gmitro is the sparkplug of rendition of both tunes. the team. He plays at all backfield percent." Dr. William F. Quillian, The sweetest recording of the director of the general board of posts, including fullback, although he month is Tommy Dorsey's, "Once In Christian education of the Methodist weighs only 165 pounds. He may call A While," and "If It's The Last Church, South, flattered students at signals from his right halfback post. Thing I Do." The vocal on "While," Birmingham Southern College. by the quartette is outstanding. "The educational spoon in America The Minnesota line as a unit hit its * * * is handled by competent and under­ stride against Michigan, and if it can Decca: Decca scored a knockout standing teachers but the students hold its form, will be hard to out- wits its coupling of "For You," and should do the feeding themselves." charge Saturday. Captain Ray King "Casa Loma Stomp." One that Glen Dr. Alexis Carrel, ranking scientist, and Dwight Reed, ends; Charlie Gray fans should put on their "must" is interviewed by the Dartmouth stu­ Schultz and Lou Midler, tackles; list. dent newspaper. Horace Bell and Bob Weld guards, Eddie Miller is featured in tenor and Elmer, center, will probably sax work on Bob Crosby's "Whispers "It may seem strange but all great start. There are capable reserves sev­ In The Dark." The vocal by Kay men slipped off their pedestals as eral deep at all positions except Weber is exceptionally luscious. soon as they began to beat a path to center. Also recommended on Decca is the bathtub." Dr. Sanders, a profes­ "Jimmie" Lunceford's "Posin." It's sor in education at De Paul Univer­ an unusually fine arrangement, and sity, saw this lecture remark picked "Willie" Smith tells you just how this up by a campus colunmist. new dance craze should be done. "Superficiality is the most undesir­ START ENJOYING- * * * able characteristic of a large state Master: The king of "Hi-De-Ho," university located in a small town." STOP DOUBTING- Cab Calloway, is the standout Vari­ ety artist of the month. Listen to Prof. Howard McCIuskey of the YOU ALSO WILL RECOMMEND School of Education, University of his inimitable version of "I Wanta Make Rhythm," and "Go South Michigan, cited evidence of this su- FILTCR-COOLCD Young Man." They're both real 'kil­ perficialitiy in the overdressed women lers." students and the stereotyped "line." From England, Variety brings an­ "The problems of today can be other fine artist; Sidney Philips, and solved and will be solved through an MEDICO his orchestra. Philips has done a intelligent and trained leadership," swing aiTangement of "Comin' Thru said acting President Herman B. SOMEnMCWONOERm The Rye," that boasts of some truly Wells of Indiana university to fresh­ COESONMSK: wonderful brass inflections. We hope men. 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ROCKNE MEMORIAL sei-vices. Last year an eulogy was The Collegiate Review.. (Continued from Page 3) delivered by William Allen White, famed Kansas newspaperman. The University of Iowa possesses Kansas City, under the leadership of Another memorial to Eockne is one professor, in the college of edu­ here on the campus. Shortly after cation, who understands the under­ Di-. D. M. Nigro, prominent alumnus the death of the man, the Religious graduate mind. He occasionally warns of that citj'-, has pledged itself to Bulletin announced that plans were the students, "I think I'll sleep maintain this memorial. Every year, being made to provide an altar in through class time." And he does. on the anniversary of the crash and Dillon Chapel to honor Rockne's place Texas Christian University stu­ tragic death, members of the club in Notre Dame history. This is the altar of St. Olaf, and thus was it pro­ dents have worn out three editions journey to the site to hold memorial vided for. Contributions from stu­ of Emily Post's book on etiquette dents, alumni,and friends erected the and the fourth is in shreds, accord­ shi-ine which is now a part of the ing to the librarian. The most fre­ traditions of the Universitj'. quent borrowers are boys. By no­ ticing who borrows "Emily Post" she can often predict weddings and an­ nouncement parties. ON THE.ENEMIES' TRAIL (Continued from Page 15) A break for the men at Ohio Wes- leyan—coeds there are in favor of defeated Ohio State 13-12, and limiting the number of corsages they Oregon 34-14, and has lost to Cal­ expect to reecive during the year. ifornia 20-6. But, they want fewer flowers "so that the money can be spent attending THIS WEEK: more dances." The WISE BIRDS Soy: MINNESOTA plays Notre Dame! Bandsmen at the University of PITTSBURGH plays Carnegie Tech. Minnesota are really just little boys. Initiation rules for first year men ARMY plays Virginia Military In­ contain this: "Always carry: one "In Winter Travel, Go­ stitute. bag gooey gum drops; one tin legiti­ NORTHWESTERN plays Wisconsin. . mate cigarettes; one package good ing South is next best gum; and after dinner mints are SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA plays. darn good." fo GOING BY SOUTH Washington State. SHORE LINE" . From the Files TOBIH says: November 2, 1889—Will Ann Ar­ icy roads and chilly winds have bor dare to meet Notre Dame this ways of spoiling winter trips, un­ fall? She crows loudly over Albion, T IRISH MIXTURE but keeps a discreet silence as to our less you play smart and dodge O .eleven, and perhaps does not want to hear f roni N; D. them completely. One way to B CORKTOWN dodge is by going South — the March 15^ 1890—^A stranger, in 1 passing throiigh the corridors would other, cheaper way is to Go by N's COOKIE JAR iihhesitatingly decide that ours is a South Shore. Regardless of bparding-school. Scaffolding for the ai|tists-^h,, . weather, you're safe and com­ are blended to suit the taste of pipe smokers who like quality April 19, 1890^^It is rather an fortable in South Shore Line tobacco. We stand back of antiquated and thread-bare subject, trains — and you save money, this claim. we must confess; but really we ought to have a college cheer. Now that too, ail the year 'round. MclNERNY & COMPANY our 'Varsity, team promises to aston­ CIGAR STORE ish the natives this season, and as we will, no doubt, entertain numerous MO North Main Street CHICAGO, SOUTH SHORE & visiting clubs, :;it would be AvelL.if Lunch Billiards some charitable individual •would in­ SOUTH BEND RAILROAD vent a creditable yell..

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SO THEY SAY FATHER ZAHM Nov. 11; his remains were brought back to America and interred at (Continued from Page 19) (Continued from Page 13) Notre Dame. to emerge with a spectacular 9 to 7 year, 1917, he followed up this w^ork victory. with another book, The Quest of El There was no mistaking either the Dorado. Phone 4-3601 Hotirs 10 to 5 fight or the Irish today. There was plenty of both as 45,000 shivering Father Zahm was also interested fans saw the McCarthys, Sweeneys, in women's achievement in the physi­ McCormicks and O'Reillys come from cal sciences, and in 1913, he wrote a behind with a 9-point fourth quarter book, Woman in Science, Avhich he DR. LANDiS H. WIRT to sink the Middies."—John C. Hoff­ followed, in 1917, with another book. ORTHODONTIST man, The Sunday Times (Chicago) Great Inspirers. In 1921, Father Zahm went to 1002 Tower Building "You can't insult these Irish and Europe to recheck a completed manu­ get away with it—for long. script. From Berlin to Bagdad to Out of the seventy on the Notre Babylon, and while staying in Munich Dewey School of South Bend Dame squad this year 40 are Irish or he was stricken with pneumonia. He Orthodontia 1919 Indiana at least part Irish. Consequently," failed to survive the illness and died when Elmer Layden's boys floun­ dered through their first three games Avith nothing better than one victory, one defeat and one tie to show for their labors, the gag artists quipped, 'What's wrong with Notre Dame? It must be the Irish.' "But two sons of Erin by the name of Jack McCarthy of Chicago and Chuck Sweeney of Bloomington, 111., took care of that slur here today.

NAVY GAME (Continued from Page 19) the 9-yard line, and Gunderson re­ covered for Navy. Wood carried the ball over for a touchdown after two plays and then kicked the extra point. For the rest of the half the Irish did all they could do to hold them to that one touchdown. Nevertheless, the Irish gained 201 yards from scrimmage to Navy's 115, and made 9 first downs to 6. Because of the snowstorm which lasted throughout the entire game and made the ball very slippery there were 11 fumbles, 7 of them by the Irish and 4 by Navy. For the same reason only three passes were attempted and only one of these by the winners.

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