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VOLUME XXV. CINCINNATI, OHIO, FRIDAY, M~CH 31, 1939 NO. 21 z 552 • Maneuvers DEADLINE TOMORROW KISSEL APPOINTED EDITOR Pian ned For The milital'y Essay Contest closes on Saturday, April 1. OF·.NEWS, THUS CONTINUING A number of essays have al Xavier ROTC ready been submitted, and those students who expect to enter the contest should see SOPHOMORE-EDITOR POLICY Reserve Officers And ONG to it that ·their papers reach Collaborate In Venture the military office be.fore the SOPHOMORE ~SHOWN IN OLD and NEW IS closing date. The title of CURRENT NEWS-'REEL I I ACTIVE ON the essay is: "The Value of CAMPUS The Reserve Officers Associa- the ROTC to Our National Defense." Judges are the Rev. A bit of national recognition tion of Cincinnati, collaborating Dennis A. Burns, S. J., presi- Icame to Xa. vier this week. Ir- with the Ohio National Guard, dent of Xavier University, vin F. Beumer, commerce so.ph- New Term Commences After and the Xavier University Re- Rev. John J. Benson, s. J., omore, unknowingly ipartidpa Easter Recess serve Officers Training Cor.ps, dean, and Major Arthur M. ted in a news-re~l, now showing' Harper, professor of Military at the Palace theater downtown. has tentatively planned a week . T·he s' hot was on' e ·made dur··ng · Appointment of Robert G. Kis Science and Tactics. Prizes of 1 end maneuver, in which all or- $20.00 . and $S.OO will be Americanism week, showing the sel, arts sophomore, to the posi ganizations will assist. It is en-I awarded the two winners. speaker's rostrum on Fountain tion of editor. of the Xavier Uni tirely voluntary on the part of '------.....:I Square. versity News hy the Rev. Urban any Xavier student to take part - • H. Killacky, S. J., moderator of in the maneuver, which is sched- Middendorf I Fox, Gruber publications, continues the policy uled to take place on J1U11e 3. pI of sophomore editors, inaugura Assembly for an organizations . I a Ce In Latin Contest ted by the moderator. will be at 1: 30 Saturday after- I Kissel, the fourth sophomore noon, June .3 in the Freeman Av- editor, is to succeed· William J. F. . enue Armory. All groups will Thirty-Two Entries In Roll, Jr., whose term of editor then •be transported to a place Traditional Event shi'P started in December, 193a. yet to be selected, and will .go The editor-elect will take charge, into bivouac (camp-making) at starting with the issue immedi 5: 00. Mess will be at 6: 00, and Names of the three ately .following the Easter recess. then there will be recreation un whose papers will represent Xa which is to 1be !PUblished on April til 9: 00, when Taps will ·be vier' University in the 1939 Inter 14. sounded. · collegiate Latin Contest were re Kissel has occupied the posi ' tion ·of managing editor since last First ·call in the morning will leased yesterday ·by Rev. Albert I December, and had held the .post be at 2: 00 a. m., and after a light 1 breakfast, all will .go out on ma J. Camenzind, S .. J., director of of news editor ibefore that. Ac- neuvers, to select, occupy and the department of classical lan tive in extra-curricular work, he organize a rposiUon. At 10: 00 a. -:==== guages. They are Robert H. is a member of the Mermaid m., all will return, partake of Fcix and.·Donald. .,M. Middendorf, Tavern, the Sodality, the Dante · · a full meal, break camp, and re ·a.i~i:.S ··senioi-.S,. and Eiffi'er. J. Gru-' Club, the Cle'f ChiQ_and quartet, turn. ber, arts junior. the •band, and the P.hilopedian The. First Year Basic students Judging the thif.ty-two Xavier Debating Society. At the IMil will act as ca,nnoneers on the entries was a committee com itaTy Ball he was awarded the guns, while the Second Year Ba posed of Father Camen7ind and red fourragere, signifying his sic, and First Year Advanced three other members of the fac enrollment into the Xavier Or Course members will act ·as the ulty whom he chose to assist him. der of Military Merit. Battery Detail, operating radfos, This committee gave honorable The new editor was awarded a switchboards, and ·acting as mention to the papers of John J. Knights of Columbus scholarship Chiefs of 1Sections. Bruder, John W. Woestman, Rob upon ·his graduation from Roger Capt. Geor.ge E. Wrockloff, as ert G. Kissel, Robert S. Koch, . . Moving into it is IBacon High School in 1937. While sistant 'Professor of military sci and Wm. J, F. Roll, Jr. J:tobert G. Kissel a senior there, he served as edi- ence and tactics, annouriced that Freshmen whose ·entries showed ---.,.------'·------tor of the Baconian, student lit the MiJitary Department .would ability, according to Father Cam.: held among Jesuit colleges and· erary publication, and was on like to know the feelings of the enzind, were Edward Burke .and universities in this region, met in j the ~ditorial staff of the Trouba students in the military dasses Robert Kaske. .. the Mary G. Lodge Reading· dor, student annual. regarding ihe matter. He as The eight juniors and seniors, Room last Thursday. '!'he con-1 The editor-elect is the son 00: sures all who volunteer for the eight sophomores, and sixteen test consisted in translating a Mr. and (Mrs. George L. Kissel, maneU:ver that a gMd time will freshmen who competed in this Latin passage into English, and 4!253 Leonard Ave., St. Bernard, ·be had, practkal ex;perience will •. and Elmer J, Gruber. recurrence of the annual contest an English one into Latin. Ohio. be gained. There was no further appoint JUDGES, CHAIRMAN NAMED Fo R ments, at least temporarily, ex ARCHBISHOP CURLEY IS cept that the managing editor's TQ N I GHT I place is dro?Ped ll'om the mpst- PATRON OF CONGRESS· VERKAMP DEBATE FINALS j head. LoUJs B. Jurgens, sopho- Imore news editor, and James L. His Excellency Michael J. Mr. Joseph Topmoeller, vacated position .by Rev. Paul J. i Centner, freshman feature editQr, Mr. Edwin Heilker, and Sweeney, S. J., fac.ulty adviser j will continue in their editorial Curley, D. D., Archbishop of 1 Baltimore will act as honorary Dr. Alfred Berger will act for the Verkamp Debate. , places. patron for the 18th annual cin as judges for the annual Jones will join Robert S. Koch,., gress of Pax Romana, interna Verkamp Debate, Rev. and Brian l!"lanagan of the affinrt- 1 A p RI L 12 tional federation of Catholic John J. iBenson, S. J., dean,. ative team in upholding the sub- IS students and alumni, which will announced Wednesday. Mr. ject: "Resolved: that the United ALU MN I meet in Washington and New Heilker won the debate as States Government should cease MEET York from August 27 to Septem an undergraduate student to use pubHc funds for the pur- ber 9. Catholic students from in 1931. Both he and M:. Two important functions of every corner of the world are to Topmoeller are prominent See pictures of to11ig/1t's debate the Alumni Association are , assemble at this congress, native Cincinnati attorneys, and co11testa11ts on Page 5. Ische,duled to take place in April, costumes lending color to the Dr. Berger is president of . . according to an announcement occa.sion. The theme of the the Massaoit Chemical Co. pose o~ stimulatmg !business." from the Alumni Office this They will .be opposed by the neg- week. Congress, "The Role of the Uni All three judges are Xa ative team of William J. Rielly, The versity in National Catholfo Ac vier alumni. Melvin J. Tepe, and Aloysius J. April Quarterly meeting tion" will be studied at Catholic Fr. Benson further an which was postponed from Holy 'I M;enke. University. The scene of the nounced that William A. Week is tentatively set for Wed- Congress proper will be Ford Blum, winner. of last yeaT's In an announcement early in nesday, April 12. Judge Clar ham University. oratorical contest at St. the week the dean urged all the ence E. Sprau!, chairman of the In a letter accepting the invi Xavier High School and students to attend the debate House Committee, will have tation to serve as honorary pa present arts freshman, will and reward the participants with charge of the meeting. tron, Archbishop Curley ex assume the duties of chair- ~his . is the Medal they're after. a capacity attendanc.-e. The annual Spring Dinner is pressed belief that this annual man of the debate. Last year, Albert A. Stephan set for Tuesday, April 18. Ap Irvin F. Beumer was foreed to his •being given the lead in the of the class of 1938, wo~.. the Jo- pointment of committees to han Congress will go far in estab 1 lishing the God of Justice, resign his position on the affirm coming Masque Society produc- seph B. Verkamp Medal and was dle the •banquet will be in the Truth, Charity and 01;ler more ative team ibecause of an over tion, "Libel.' Alternate Jack presented with it at the June hands of E. T.' Hurley, President firmly in the hearts of men. crowded schedule resulting from A. J·ones, was appointed to the ·i.rraduation exercises. of the Alumni Association. /
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Wilson mntered ns second clns-~ matter Febrnnry 18, -1937, nt the post omce of Clnclnnntl, Ohio, under ii.he Act of Congress of ~fnrch 3, 1870. ~~~ ALL-AMERICAN ! trying to make the world a "Kingdom Gm·bled Speech Dept.- 1938 Member 1939 of God," but she is a little depressed by WHEELS A:CROSS AFR1'CA conditions around her. t=bsociated Cblleeiafe Press -moving picture "Wheels Across Distributor of The Men's Club of Hyde Park Af The girl who is to be married in the Co!lee-,iafe Die>est rica" at the church on Friday, Park second act of "Cradle Song" is the same United Brethren Church is Febru baby who was left at the convent. REPREse:NTttD FOR NATIONAL ADV~RTISING SY ary 3, at 7:45 p. m. This sponsor Sadlet's Wells was an illegitimate National Advertising Service, Inc. ing the showing of the is a travel theatre. • * • * * College Publis/Jers RePrese11Jalfre picture. 420 °MADl!ION AVE. NEW YORK, N. Y. Guillotined- CfflCACO • BOSTON • Los ANGE:LlS .. SAN FRANCISCO -from a suburban newspaper. HEADS REMOVED FROM Better not take chance. Let's go to Editor ...... WM. J. F. ROLL, JR. Feature Editor ...... JAMES L. CENTNER TWO PARKED AUTOS ball game. Bus. Mi:r ...... ROBll:RT S. KOCH Copy Eclltors-Lnwrence Holm, John E. Smith. -from the Times-Star. Sports Asslstnuts-Robort Cnblll, Ed \Vlllonborg, :(t Jrft * ,,, ~ Drlun FlnJlngnn, Martin Ankenbruck. Sur-realism is going too far. Managing Editor ...... ROBT. G. KISSEL Business Asslstnnte-Jack Schuh, Robert Fox, C Minus- ~, * * * 1(1 News Editor ...... LOUIS B. JURGENS Reporters-Joseph Kllngenberg, Frank Niesen, Quentin Holley, \Vnlter Deyo, Aloys The recent examinations brought forth Definitions .Sports Editor ...... HAL RITZIE ius Menke. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ some very thin slices: Ibsen's problem plays depict man's in- Funk and Wagnall's have the follow- FRIDAY, MARCH 31, 1939 evitable downfall brought about by his ing definitions: own misgivings. Burlesque: a dramatic extravaganza. Come and Hem·-:-- · Of Things Tp Come- Sister Gracia, carrying on her work is. Depopulate: to unpeople. oNIGHT witnesses another of those BEEF-EATI!NG 'Britain, in her boyishly T fiery Xavier :forensic evenings, with .idealistic way, has been pulling Eu the element of conflict decidedly in the rope out of what she has considered the CURRENT COMMENTARY By Frank L. Luken spotlight. Six of the livelier speakers in Tree of Evil and marching the Continent the University will take the stand in the along -the path of righteousness with a Mary Lodge :Reading Room and have it gun in her back, often enough to be Birth Control- cide. According to Malthus, the population out on the pump-priming problem. termed frequently. activities of birth control advo- THE should increase in a geometric ratio, i.e., It is our hope that they have another Every new sovereign who takes root cates in recent years plus the decline capacity audience to speak to, to plead in Europe and starts to bloom into a ty 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, etc., and that popu in immigration has produced a terrifying lation has a tendency to double in twen with, to reason for, to sway. It will rant must at some time feel the pruning- .American problem - a deelining popu make a better debate. knife of England. ty-five years. •Food supply, on the other This particular time the Britishers find lation. Already thousands of desks in hand, increases in an arithmetical ratio: Hut more than that, it is our hope that their ideali and enthusiasm worn the our elementary schools 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, etc. Therefore, con another capacity audience has the good least bit thin, and not completely mend are empty as evidence cludes the happy birth-controller, re fortune to ibe present; for the benefits of ed from the last scuffle. of the approaching de striction of population is necessary in such an evening are not all pointed 'in Shouldn't Britain by this time have cline in population. order that population may keep within the direction of the rostrum. Any one worked out a more practical scheme to Birth controllers view its food supply. of the several hundred attending the re- keep the lid on the Continent? When this with glee and Malthus was wrong in both attitudes. cent Washington Oratorical Contest will Johnny is wicked more than twice he is point out that when The population does not, as a matter of bear us willing witness. usually locked in a cupboard. It would there are fewe1· peo hjstorical record, increase in a constant x seem that Britain woitld have learned ple to share the earth's ratio, •but frregularly and by no means goods there will be Sun·endel' To Win- over such a period of years that the at the rate which he calculated. In the more for all of us. But 241 years since Malthus, the population 11TELL, the mid-semester quizzes have shorter the rein it allows Europe, the as I see it, the specter ft become a part of the unrecallable shorter the radius it can wander from of the world has doubled once, whereas 11 normal. But it is not surprising when of declining population should sober according to the theory it should have past, as we knew they would eventu_a Y we consider that the British are a very every American into a realization that doubled ten times. (which thought we called upon contmu- human people, and can be expected to we, too, like the French, are fast becom On the food supply side, instead of the ously for comfort during the past week). fall into the same error as often as the ing a decadent, impotent race. abject condition which should result Possibly some of tis felt the tremendous The outlook is indeed pessimistic. The from increased population which Malt . ht f k d h 1· h we are here normal man, more times than several. weig 0 now1 e ge wf ct th f flit of If the Islanders survive this reenact- American birth rate is fallfog. In 1875 hus foretold, agricultural technology and 1 1 contending against . . . e e u· t Y h ·ment ·of history· ( an d we suspect they it was one new baby in every fifth fam industrialization has raised the world trying to match our strength agams sue might), and if the Continent withstands ily each year. In 1935 it was down al standard of living to fairly high level. a ponderous bulwark of thought, to throw the withering heat of the present em most to one in 12, and still falling. The For •birth-controllers to saddle the it <>Ver and become its conqueror. broilment (and we hope it does), we census in 1940 will show an alarming science of economics with these unsound But to feel this weight should not be lack of increase in this decade and by come a depressing influence. It should foresee the day when people will begin theories of population is to pervert an thinking a!bout a United States of Eu 1950, according to population experts, important social science. The falling cause us no more consternation than rope, and give to Britain a gavel instead the population curve will be at its peak birth rate is not an index of prosperity should the consideration that we are and will begin a rapid decline. but a sign of a lack of national virility spending a few brief years here at Xavier of a gun. ' x.----- Thomas Malthus in 1798, published his and general pessimism. Only when par ·n .contrast to the centuries that it has ----- l . Scene: Biology Building Washroom. Essay on the Principle of Population ents .have enough faith and courage to been receiving scholars. which is still the guidebook for birth bring children into the world, can we Xavier University is now about one Time: any. History Two: No soap! controllers who attempt to make some hope to make it a fit place in which to hundred and ten years old. Next year we shall celebrate the completiop of our first English Fifteen: No hope? justification for their work of race sui- live. century under Jesuit direction, which has ~~.._,....~--~.._~~~.._~--~~~~~.._.._.._~~~~~~.._--~.._.._~~.._~~~.._~~.._~~--~~~.._.._~~~~ been educating men since the sixteenth SQM E By Jim century. During the long stream of years LIKE IT HOT. Patton the University has known thousands of students, and many more gleaming than AND then there was the case of the what she has to say. Only dolts write as was John Patton who was faced with we. The hundred-year-old Philopedian high school columnist on the col- anonymous letters. the problem of the old and the new in Society has listened to a s~oreless . ocean lege paper who labored under the de- • "' "' "' " the same •bistro, and the rest of the outfit of voices, ~n the midst of wh;ch ours lS less lusion that this week's exams nullified snickering and nudging him. This is than a whisper. The Washmgton Orator- . , straight stuff: Harry Burke, the New icai' .Contest, the Mermaid Tavern, the I this week's edition and the lad d1dn t get castle Neanderthalian, has been given a ivied Clef :Club, the Dante Club of a going until an hour ride in Grogan's car three times in the quarter-century standing - all are worn before deadline . . . past three years. The first time it was to a polish with the passage of years, and phooie! downtown and they had a flat on the all reflect therein the smallness of the in .. * way down. The next time was last year, dividual student; the ageless Sodality, the WE WONDIDR IF: Charlie Moore told and th}! flat came when they got to News, the tradition-laden societies - Kay where and with whom he had such Fountain Square. Last week Burke though we may have been radiant mem a great time last ·Friday night? climbed into Grogan's car to ride from bers <>f them - yet have they known Zip Nickel got away with spending Herald Avenue to the Dorm. :Result: 1 brighter men in the mist-enveloped se Sunday afternoon at Hester's and the very flat tire. mesters, or shall they in those that are same evening with Oats? • • ... .. to com~. Dancin' Dick Robers ever again tries "Careless Joe" Hackett was giving Chi There is another way to look at this to scrape acquaintance with somebody Omega's Queen candidate a buzz over panorama. There is another viewpoint else's gal in the Ratcellar? the week end, and Tippy evidently liked to assume which will not have such pes Doc Duda will ever get over Rose ask it ... The word is out that Jimsy Haus simistic effect. We have been looking ing "Why don't you ever want to talk to man of '37~'38 columnar renown is doing through the wrong end of the telescope me anymore, Frankie?" the town regularly wit sweet - sweet. for the past several paragraphs or for Prez Litzinger has enrolled Light Ronny - the same who Queened it at the past several years, as the case may Heavy Champ Heekin in his Stinger one of the minor functions this winter; be. We should not contend with the club'! And our prediction as to U. C.'s Prom might and weight of Xavier's learning We'll ever get down to the bottom <>f Queen which is beginning to mean very and antiquity. We should not seem to this page? little on the Clifton Campus - Jean match our shallow capabilities and can .. • .. • Hiner. The trouble is that the gals are dle-flame careers against the profundity Wish our anonymous correspon The Whippers, an as yet unrecognized queens of everything from their Monday and longevity of our University. Rather dents would make themselves known so student organization, has applied to this afternoon jameroos to the bestest of should we lend ourselves to be carried that we could make them contr.i'butors. corner for a bit <>f publicity, but we'll their social events. And speaking of aloft by her ever-soaring tradition, to There is on hand an elegant letter which have to be pretty vague until we get a Clifton - can anyone slip me the dope mature in reflecting wisdom; surrender would be good copy if Miss "Not Alone peek at their constitution· . . . Tom as to where the Bearcat Editor got the ing ourselves to Xavier, we shall lbe paid and Far F'rom Lonely" would only give Schmitt was out and around with Vera Swede name with that anti-Hitler pro by her with a patina and a polish. me her name so that she could back up Saturday night, but he wasn't bothered file? XAVIER UNIVERSITY NEWS, FRIDAY, MARCH 31, 1939 PAG:E 'l'HREE
ability for admission to the Guard. ADVANCED ROTC (IT IS. REPORTED THAT-'- He promised further particu lars as to application at a later the STUDENTS GIVEN date. CAMP BULLETIN Personnel of the current group reader includes sophomores as follows: • A bulletin was issued by the Cadet First Sergeant Robert wrl '-es military department this week G. Kissel, Cadet First Sergeant L~ to advance course ROTC stu- 1 Robert M. ~~igand, Cadet First I · dents listing the activities that , Sergeant Wilham A. Welch, Ca- Ed't . th N . th t' · t · d ri· g det Sergeant William K. Clark, i o.,. e ews. . ey may par 1c1pa e m u n I· Cadet Sergeant Lawrence T. I believe I represent the opm- the six week period to be spent Hiltz, Cadet Sergeant Stanley R. 10· n f a goo dl Y percen t a g e . o f in camp this summer at Fort ° Knox, near Louisville, Ken- Keller, Bugler), Cadet Sergeant th e s t ~ d er: t b o d Y. ·w h en I voice J h J Klingenberg Cadet my obJectJon agamst the seven- tucky. It stated that, "The ac osep · ert s. Koch,• Cadet ty-fi ve cent. a d m1ss1on· · ch a.rge tivities at the camp offer plenty Sergeant Rob t of amusement in various forms Ser eant Stanley J. Krekeler, f or t h e. commg ·M asque S ocie Y g rt . productwn. and it is expected that each Xa- Cadet Sergeant Robe J. Mai- Th b · ff f "L"b l" vier man will go out for at least field, Cadet Sergeant Alvin H. . e usi1'.ess sta 0 1 e one." might ask 1f I oppose the stu- N urre, Cad e t C orpora1 .J o I in E . . Th f 11 • t' 't' Smith Cadet Robert T. Baum- dent lounge. mo~ement, which e o owmg ac iv1 1es were t ' venture will directly benefit listed: Tennis, Baseball, Volley garner. I: from the play. No, I do not; Ball, Wrestling, Boxing, Horse ! and for that reason I think the shoe Pitching, Golf, and Swim- price should be reduced to fifty ming. cents. Xavier students alone Athletic equipment is furnish Book's History will not fill the auditorium. We ed for some sports such as box must invite others. Supposing ing, softball, baseball, horse-shoe And Object ., that your friend is taking a date, pitching and volley ball. All it'll be tough having him peel athletes should bring their own Are Reviewed 1 off that second greenback just to equipment if practicable, how see an amateur production. ever, because the supply of gov- There is no doubt that the ernment athletic equipment js "Rebuilding Social Order" play itself, its director, and its limited. Written by .Fr. English staffs are all above average. Special times will be set aside They deserve a full house. Will for these activities and students we have it if the present price may take part in as many as So much comment has been prevails? they choose. There is an excel- passed upon the recently intro Let's reduce the admission - lent swimming pool in the 13th I guess he didn't know the prof. was deaf, because when he a.Sked for his mark• and the prof. said "AYE?'', he went out like a light. duced text-book in Xavier, "Re and hang out that S. R. O. sign Calvary area which is available building the Social Order" that on the night of the play. ' for the use of the ROTC one a study of the object and scope Hopefully, hour each day. Honor Guard Positions of this book is not amiss. It was L. B. J. ------written by Fr. Michael English, STUDENT with the collaboration of Fr. r------...... , ACTORS To Be Op·en To Freshmen Wade. He completed. his book ------last summer while conducting Patra Funl Dartmouth co 11 e g e students chosen next September. He an alumni organization of Cath played the part of extras in a Blue Fourragere Will Go To urged all interested freshman olic leaders of various colleges. lncr~ased By movie filmed on the campus dur Selected Candidates cadets to i)ay particular atten "Rebuilding the Social Order" ing the recent ·Winter Carnival tion to marching teC'hnique and is a text-book for college classes Parish Sales celebration. drill formation11, in which it will to fill a need that arose from 'the Blue fourrageres will encircle be necessary to have a cer.tain fact that the world is extreme The Great Patna Derby strock the shoUlders of a d I N. G I:.11111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 &.: Over 100 Begin 1 Xavier Men I 1ne ames =- =- Of Star In Progra1n Scheduled For! Lo·eker .Roo1nours ~ Intra1nurals By Mart Ankenbruck - Hoop Tourney Musli.y Ni11e -511111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111:- Intramural players went into PITCHIN' '·EM . . . ing at their diamond game with action this week in the ping- I Sp:'ing is here (so is bock' much industry. The Muskie pill pong and handball tournaments Four Seniors Added · I Opening Lineup beer) ! Baseball is here! And pitching staff, which is a quintet, arranged by the Student Coun- • I with the most popular game of namely, Joe Schuster, Val To P ressI er F1ve cil. Entrants in the ping-pong Ahnost Definite 1 tourney totaled 74 while only 38 1 --- America, baseball, in it's initial Boehm, Joe Gladstone, John stage throughout the country, so Hanser and Dick Robers, are the Led by Carroll and Gates with Icontesta.nts submitted their --The Musketeer baseball squad it is at the Musketeer training nucleus of the squad; all these nine points apiece, the renovat- naz:ies m the. han?ball tourney will go through a nine game sea field. Instead of the usual jit- boys seem to have something on ed Pressler's Insurance quintet which has as its prize the trophy son instead of the ten games or terbug gyrations which have the ball and before long, will breezed to a 46-37 victory over donated a~nually b~ r:>r. J. J. Iiginally scheduled. This an dominated the boys' times of re- be called on to display their the strong Grand Pop aggrega- Fey, promment Xavier benefac- nouncement was made iby athlet- laxation during the winter, we ability on the mound. Hanser tion of local stars in the Price tor and alumnus. ic director Clem Crowe after he 1 now find the gas house gang go- and Boehm who are also indulg Hi~l bas.ketbal~ tourna~ent at Pail"ings l\'~ade j had received a notice from Mar- ing in a little spring football, are . Price Hill Kmghts of Columbus All those who have entered 1 shall that they had decided to deferring their pitching attempts Gym last Sunday afternoon. Al their names in either event are Idrop varsity 1baseball this year. Tasl~ Is To till the spring grid season is Howe followed the Xavier scor- asked to make arrangements to Crowe immediately contacted St. over, while the. other three boys ers closely with eight .points play the first opponent they have Joseph College ·of Collegetown, are loosening up their arms for while Mahan of the. ~eps~ Cola been paired with before the Indiana and a game will proba Fill Line lhose first games on the Blue crowd led the field with sixteen Easter holidays which . begin bly 1be played between the two and-Whites' schedule. Which re markers. Roy Neary scored seven. next week. schools. 1 Positions minds us, number one in the Seniors Signed Other intramural events will. Good Infield series will be at Dayton, April Seniors Don Carroll, Al Howe, be presented within the next few 15; and the next, a home game, Tony Comella is fast rounding Mater1a • I I s with Kentucky, Xavier's busom Pat Donovan and Roy Neary weeks and it is the desire of the his starting lineup into shape for were signed by coach Kenny intramural committee to get the the opening .game with the Uni- Not Lackin!!: foe. The present is, however, Jordan to reinforce the Pressler ping-pong and handball tourna versity. of Dayton which will be "-' too early to predict just how the ball club will stand up against team in the tournament. Fresh- ments over as soon as possible. played at .Day.ton on .Atpril 15. men Gates, Vaughn, Quinlan, Interesting . first round match Batting practice was held all last BY ED WILLENBORG competition in its first year as Norton, and Robben completed ~s will see W. Reilly versus Sie · · · Th 'bl;g ·ss n f · C h a varsity sport for many years. week to shar.pen the !battmg eyes e · l ue ow. acmg foac In the coachmg. phase of the the squad which formerly was gel; Nickle versus , McDermott of the 1Musketeer sluggers. The Clem Cro we and his crew o as- I composed entirely of Xavier and Espel versus W. Blum in · si'st ts th th' d k f ·sport, though, we know that the staff of Joe Gladstone, J·oe Shus- ·an , as t' · e llsir weed o . IMuskie. · s cant, be beat, for Coach University freshmen. the ping-pong division, and Joe ter, and Die Robers are really sprmg prac ice ro aroun , lS . . th rfi d' o,f • bl . Tony Comella is tops m coach- Presslers made an enviable .Brungs versus Linz; Inkrot ver bearing down, letting the batters e n mg ' cap~ e 1me~en ing for this league. record among the more experi- sus Donlin and Menke against get .few clean hits. The infield a•ble to replace the graduatmg enced teams of the A. A. U. King in the handball division. seems just about set with Don lettermen and Co-captains Al BATTLLIN' BUCKET league during the· season recent Carroll at first, Joe Blunt at sec- Howe and Al Schmer.ge. These BRIGADE DOWNS ly completed. They surprised - ond, and Eddie Kluska at third. two grid warriors have shown U. C.-FIGURATIVELY local basketball fans with their Pugilists The outfield is still a question themselves upon the field of bat brilliant victory over the Friar • • • with only Klingeniberg certain tle as exemplars o'f good sports- Xavier's greatest basketball Club which had not been beaten Pitchers of a starting post as yet. Catch- manship and aggressive playing, team of many years who exited in two years of competition. • • • ing will :be. taken care of by .the which merited for them in the from the inter-collegiate cage James Hausman, who gradu- Punters . • capable :BozE! Litzinger. past 1positions on several mythi- game two months· ago, ar·e not ated from Xavier last' June was A few truck loads of dirt are cal All-Ohio elevens. finished yet; as these boys, Roy a member of the defeated Pop- BY BRIAN FLANAGAN t:o •be spread on the infield of the Rees At Tackle Neary, Don Carroll, Al Howe, men and managed to put one ------baseball diamond. With the fan- and Pat Donovan are again tra- through the hoop for two points. We saw Ray Stigerwald up The chief ·candidate for the versing the ·ball courts of Cin- provement of the infield, Xavier tackle slot wi'll ibe "Bi'g Ji"m" · · Th 1 · h h 1 with the rest of. the ·~en1· 0~ from cmnah. e boys with t e e P Substitutions Holy Cross High i'nspecti'ng., ... the will posses one of the best .base- R ees, 180 .pound J umor· 1etter- of Messrs. Gates, Vaughn, Thu- Coaches of both teams substi University. Those that know ball diamonds in the state. man f rom p·iqua, Oh'io. I f J'un's man, Quinlan, Robben and Co., tuted frequently as all of the say that Ray will wear the Blue d~studty for Boze Litsinger in work last fall was a testimon1al Iare on their way to the Price members of their respective and White Olf Xavier in the ring years to come. we will pro~~bly see Jim at the I Hill Commercial League Cham- squads were sent into the fray. next year.... Speaking of box- • • .. .. coveted ·position next year. Ed Ipionship. The Line-ups: ing, we believe that it will •Qe a We pass this one on to you- Kriemer is· a ~ig hope, a.ni by, The funny part of the tourney Pl'essler's Ins. F.G. F.T. T.P. good money maker, along with Joe Blunt. was late .for practke that we mean big, for Ed tips the Iis that the promoter of the tour- Donovan 1 1 3 football and 1basketball for the and Tony had asked for him sev- beam at o~er. lSO P?unds. . Joe nament had a little scheme all .' . . Sweeney Jumor gndder nas a fi d t h X · U · ma 'Mater. The Umvers1ty of eral times but nobody seemed to ' . ' gure ou , ow av1er mver- Neary 3 1 7 Al 1 I Gates 4 1 9 Wisconsin •boxing team attracted know where he was. After good chance. of makmg the No. sity would meet the University 4, 0 8 15,000 fans to an intercollegiate ~bout an hour Joe showed up 1 spot. Joe is a go?d '.Player and of Cincinnati, unofficially, as we Howe 1 Carroll 4 1 9 contest in Madison. With the decorated in his Sunday best and showed u~ well m. games last 1· predicted they would two montps I 't'f . . . . 1fall. He is the heaviest man on g w 11 th f r se ·or's on Vaughn 0 1 1 p1 l u 1 state of boxmg m Cmcy carrymg. a songbook as he was · . a o. e • e ou m Quinlan 0 0 0 we ought to be a,ble to fill the coming from a Gle: Club Con- i the squad as he - weighs 215 IU. C.'s '38 varsity basketball I . pounds. John Hanser has been uad d f w other boys Norton 1 1 3 I fi e ld house to the rafters for cert. Tony asked him where he . . 1 , sq an a e Robben 3 0 6 matches. Athl e t'ic n·irec t or Clem Ih a d b een an d w h en J oe t old h'im, convertedb h d mto ta tackle k andt f w1l.th Icomposed one of the teams - l Crowe is backing it to the hilt the coach looked him up and .e a ar ·n:an ~ eep ou o .e which was entered in the tourn- 15 Totals 20 6 46 · i hoping to get sufficient funds t~ down for a moment and then ex-1 lmeup. . Big 'Bill Thompson j ament. However, the promoter F G FT T p I further non-1paying sports at Xa-liploded. "Well for 3*&3- ?z!?. /also makmg a play fo~ the tackle, hadn't reckoned that U. C. would Grand Pop · · · · · · . . . . ' slot and he handles himself well t l' · t d f ti1 tourney Mahan 6 4 16 'vier. . . . . Joe Fillpone, · .boxmg I've had tobacco chewers, drcnk- . t' , ge e imma e . rom e . 3 I 7 coach, expects to start training ards, and general all-around 111 .prac ice. before final was Brant ! I I th~ g~me wh~ch James 2 3 7 , his boxers as soon as school starts Inuts, this is the first time I've Many Guards supposed to be with Xavier. R. Bradburn 2 o 5 'next fall, as ·condition fa the big· ever had a Glee Club boy." ... I At the vacant guard 1post we Alas and alack, they didn't Hausman' 1 O 2 thing in the ·boxing game. Seriously we don't know what have a group of potential greats II even reach the finals so 'X' 0 0 0 • • • "' Tony would do without Joe, for 1each striving to outskill the oth- could play ·them. Looks as W. Bradburn 1 Sch war burg o o o Down to watch the ·baseball he's 1p-l-e-n-t-y. good around se- er and· obtain the worshipped va- tho.ugh th~ Musketeers z:iust ~e Williamson o o o squad last week. Infield looked cond base. cancy. Charley Kelley is one satISfied with a ~gurative vic- Klein 0 1 1 ! good with Don Carroll at first, • • • • of the chief candidates for the tory over the Cl!fton Avenue Joe Blunt at second, and Roy The spring footballers are real- empty position. Charley is a, College. . Totals 14 9 37 Neary at third. Roy may give ly getting tdown to work. Scrim- high spirited player and packs I Incidentally the boys will ap------IEddie .Kluska a good 1battle for! mage every day... '"Whiz" Mey- plenty of weight to be a ~ood ag- pe.ar ~unday in the champion- College Sissies?. the third base .post. .... The I er showed up :for practice the Igressor. Sophomores Bill Kopp ship tilt. 11pitching staff with J,oe Gladsone, I other day. T:hey say he's a. and Dan Hacker have an excel- !Joe .Shuster, and Dick Robers al- j good .player hut we haven't seen i lent chance of receiving the cov- TElNNIS-still unsettled. "Our young men may ·come out ready working out and a few him in a·ction enough to decide. j eted ,position next fall. Both all righhproba:bly they. will; I more flingers e~ected out after 1 ... Kollsteadt is showing a nice boys are excellent .players 'and TRACK-we hope. ibut at college they are still soft .. spring practice, shows signs· of bit of spot passing to us onlook- handled themselves nicely in the For each new generation infancy promise. "Big Stoop" Robers is 1ers lately. . . . Lots of •changes contests last fall. Both have NIGHT FOO'l'BALL GAIMES is being prolong:d a little more.' showiing a good fast iball while Ithis year. Hackett and Himmler the shiftiness of .foot essential to 1-more. of them. , '.1'he law of survival .of the fittest; Joe 'Shuster, a conversion from I to quarterback, Thompson, Han-. a good ,guard and they pack IS more and more bemg suspend-, the catching position, has come ser, and Quinlan to tackle, Jan- plenty of weight well. Two .. I1 as 1 ed .both by government and iby along fast. . . . Tony got some I sing to end, and Art Sheetz; to exceptional freshmen candidates Hockey Star indulgent parents. The con.se- 'new bats Wednesday for his 1 right half.. .: . :Glem Crowe likes' striving hard for the vacancy, I . quences are a little frightening." hopefuls. Hitting immediately 1a lot of weight at the tackles and namely-Paul Monahan and Bill Bob !Myre, Loyola University's -President 'l'yler Dennet of Wil- 1 picked iup. Tony says that he ' this year he's ,got it with Krimer, 1 Kelley. Both are well built and. new· hockey coach was one of the 1 1 Iiams College gives the collegi- ·knows it's the ·bats and not his Harpring, Ankenbr.uch, Quinlan, displayed unusual talent in their 1greatest puck-chasers · to ever ate world a new slant on the charges. . . . Dick Comstock, and Steffanoff all topping or ap- 1prep school days as memibers of Irepresent the Lions in intercol- growths of education. frosh catcher, will be a good un- proaching the 200 pound mark. I the -freshman squad. legiate play. XAVIER UNIVERSITY NEWS, FRIDAY, MARCH 31, 1939 PAGE FIVE Kirschner Is Hear Tonight's De·bate· REPRESENT XAVIER Four Faculty I AT CONFERENCE Members Attend Dance Choice Watch Them Pump-Prime N. C. Meeting Invitations Extended To Xavier University is repre Bc:;>th Divisions sented this week in Chicago at the annual m~eting of the North Central Association of Colleges Herman Kirschner and his or and Secondary Schools by four chestra will rprovide the tunes members of the administrative and tempos for the Evening Di staff. vision's annual card iparty and The Xavier representatives are: President Dennis F. Burns, dance, Hal Nolting, president of S. J., Rev. John J. Benson, S. J., the Evening Division student Dean of the College of Liberal council and Agatha Linnemann, Arts; Rev. Julian A. Maline, S. chairman of the orchestra ·com J., Assistant Dean; and the Rev. mitttee, announced early this Laurence J. Lynch, S. J., Dean of Freshmen. week. Xavier is a member of the he selection was made after North .Central Association which investigating the •claims ·of sev is the standardizing agency for eral well~known . local bands. colleges, universities, and sec ondary schools in the middle Kirschner's orchestra is_ popular western area of the United on the campi in this vicinity and The negative team of Tepe, Rielly, and Menke examine their States. has appeared at Xavier !functions notes while the affirmative (Jones, Koch, Flanagan) seems to spy in previous years. Various :fra on them. Chairman Blum looks on. 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