THE N€TI2E DA/HE SCHOLASTIC Notre Dame, /# ^ . Indiana EL±\ Vol. 83, No. 6 December 21,1944 ^ iWerrp Cljnsitmasi Worn $^$-$~$^ "Silent Nisht Holy Nisht" (See page 3) Photo by M. O'Connor ij<.BgMiKtvjijiijBa«iaaii!UMaiMfflB^ ^he ^otre ^ame Scholastic Disce Quasi Semper Victurus Vive Quasi Cras Moriturus College Parade FOUNDED 1S67 By Harry Walters IT CAN'T HAPPEN HERE The Purdue Exponent reports that "the assistant man­ ager of Union, always anxious to please his guests, felt proud of his newly arrived stock, when Sinclair Lewis, visiting lec­ turer, requested cigarettes. Smiling, and thinking of his cax- tons of all the various brands—Chesterfields, Luckies, Old Golds, P. M.'s, he had them all, and told Lewis to only name his brand—Lewis, the dillusioner of all time, pronounced his favorite Eameses, which of course, the Union was without." Sinclair, you old meanie! • MAHY HAYWOHTH'S MALE The following bit of humor is adapted from the Annapolis Log: THE STAFF "Reactions on being told that a boy wants to meet her: "Eeligious girl—^'Which church does he belong to?' AL LESMEZ "Popular girl—^"Is he a slick dancer?' Editor-in-Chief "Athletic girl—'Is he a letter-man?' "Studious girl—'What is his average?' "St. Mary's givl—'Where is he?'" EDITORIAL STAFF • GENE DIAMOND - - - - Navy Associate Editor BLAME IT ALL ON HERSHEY ROBERT RIORDAN Managing Editor Selective Service has really caused a manpower shortage BILL WADDINGTON ------ Sports Editor at Kansas university. We learn from the Daily Kansan that: BOB O'TOOLE ----- Circulation Manager "Owing to the man shortage, there are approximately 35 women in the university band. They battle the elements and appear for marching practice at the early hour of 7:30. All COLUMNISTS the girl members of the band are wearing the regulation men's unifoim—altered of course." LIEUT. S. L. BEATTY ----- Observations Tessie Tingle, K. U.'s cymbal player reports she got a JOHN POWER ------ The Green Banner big bang out of her college education. (See page 19) HARRY WALTERS - - - - The' College Parade GEORGE KRAUSER - - Splinters from the Press Box ART WAGNER ------ Swabbies Log CONTRIBUTORS GEORGE DESPOT BOB COCHRAN RALPH HAYMAN "Peace on FRANK GRIMALDI GREG HALPIN RON BYERSMITH Earth . To Men of HARRY SIEMONSMA ENRIQUE LULLI rOE BRESLAW Good Will" ROBERT MOLNAR JACK MILES JIM CAREY ^T' lACK McGRANE TOM McNALLY JOHN FEENEY PHOTOGRAPHY The SCHOLASTIC extends sincere wishes for CHARLES RENAUD DON WHITE REV. CHARLES M. CAREY, C.S.C. Faculty Advisor ^ JHerrp Ciirisitmafii anb ^ llappp ^eh) Hear to the Faculty, the Students, and the r Friends of Notre Dame Member of Catholic School Press Association. Associated Collesiate Press. Distributor of Collegiate Digest. 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Vol. 83 DECEMBER 21. 1944 No. 6 Great Exodus Begins Before Christmas Activities Planned for Those Rennaining on Campus BY RALPH HAYMAN "Scholastic" News Writer This week marks the exodus of stu­ thoughts and associations of Notre Resultant from the ovei-whebning pop­ dents leaving for homes of friends and Dame. ularity ^vith which it was received last relatives to spend the Christmas holiday, Underlying all campus holiday activity year, plans are again being made for an and one will find the campus virtually will be a spiritual and religious progi-am, infoi-mal post-Communion breakfast, to deserted come Saturday. and Father William Craddick, C.S.C, be held in one of the hall recreation prefect of religion, has announced that rooms. The attendance of navy and civ­ The greater part of the civilian stu­ the solemn midnight Mass will again be ilian students is welcomed. An innovation dent body is expected to take advantage celebrated on Christmas Eve in the last year, this proved very successful, as of the recent reversal of the University's Sacred Heart Church. As is customary, those visiting Carroll hall will attest. policy, because of the accelerated pro­ the Brothers of Holy Cross, from gram of study, which rescinds the order Dujarie Hall, will sing the Mass and Bulletin boards will furnish complete of triple "cuts" being assessed upon stu­ contribute a program of Yuletide carols details of the post-Communion breakfast. dents for single absences from class pre­ commencing at 11:30 p.m. (Continued on page 17) ceding and succeeding the Christmas holiday-season. The absence of civilian students from the campus on Friday is expected to be followed by the departure of most navy students on Saturday. Glee Club Sings Carols In an appropriate prelude to the ad­ vent of the Christmas season, the Uni­ versity Glee club, under the direction of Prof. Daniel H. Pedtke, -will commence holiday activity ^\^th their rendition of several Christmas carols as they tour the campus this evening, thus climax­ ing another year of devotion and study within the shadows of the Golden Dome, and the raising of the curtain on another "white" Christmas at Notre Dame. For those remaining on campus over the holiday season one finds much by way of activity which will make his Christ­ mas a truly memorable one and one which will linger among his treasured THE COVER The winner of last semester's SCHOLASTIC Photo-Contest in the Still Life division is M. J. O'Connor. His "Silent Night. Holy Night" was photographed at MaryknoU College, Ossining, N. Y. "They found Mary and Joseph, and the Babe lying in a manger.' NROTC Ball Week-End Set for Feb. 9-11; Alumnus May Assume Wisconsin U. Position Added Saturday Night Pleasure Planned A prominent University of Notre Dame alumnus, George N. Shuster, pres­ ident of Hunter College in New York Notre Dame's Naval ROTC will hold Publicity is being taken care of by Bill City may be offered the position of pres­ their semesterly Naval Ball the week-end Waddington. ident of the University of Wisconsin to succeed President Clarence A. Dykstra. of Feb. 9-10-11 it was announced this Always Something New Professor Shuster graduated from week after a meeting of the entire bat­ Notre Dame with an A.B. degree in 191-5 talion at which time the date was decided Besides the Ball on Friday night, Feb. and received his M.A. in 1920. He was 9, there is a concentrated effort on the upon, en masse. Cadets John Mack and head of the English department at Notre doings for Saturday night. Among the John Caron have been named as co- Dame during his tenure as a member of suggested bits of entertainment are an chairmen in charge of the event. the faculty from 1920 to 1924. He then informal dance at a local country club, a went to New York City in 1924 to become Of the six pi-evious affairs, two of sleigh or hay ride, depending upon the associate edittor of the Commoniveal, a them coming before the NROTC went on weather, and a vaudeville show, with the Roman Catholic publication, for 12 years. active duty in July of '43, they were possibilities of incorporating all three in He also became its managing editor. major successes in every sense of the the biggest Saturday night to go down in word. The first two undertakings, in civ­ NROTC annals. In charge of the Satur­ The regents committee of the Univer­ ilian days, were minor affairs with local day night planning are chaiiman Don sity of Wisconsin, is said to have Presi­ bands supplying the dancing entertain­ Claeys, and his committee. Bill Pfister, dent Shuster's name under consideration ment. But as the unit became more or­ Gerry O'Brien and George Finn. for the post. He has been president of Hunter college, a school for girls, since ganized, living together within the con­ For those of you who intend importing 1939. He is the author of several books fines of the USS Walsh, there has been a females, it's time to start thinking. In on education and political science and definite tendency for each ball to surpass order that there won't be a burden on the has been a contributor to periodicals. He the gi-andeur of the one that preceded it. pocketbook, the committee in charge of also has been connected with the facul­ tickets has arranged to collect the sum of ties of the Brooklyn, N. Y., Polytechnic The first big ball, held in October of the bid in two installments, one portion Institute and St. Joseph's College for '43, included a ball, a football game, a coming from the January pay and an­ Women in Brooklyn. victory dance and a tea dance, all in other from the February GI issue of three days. In February and May of this bucks. Although the official price of the A native of Lancaster, Wis., Professor year, the semesterly balls were held in bid has not been decided upon, it will be Shuster was born August 27, 1894. Dur­ the Ser%ice Center with grand turnouts more than reasonable for the entertain­ ing the World War number one he served and a reward of pleasure to the ball- ment to be derived from the NROTC's with the military intelligence division of goers. seventh Naval Ball week-end.