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The Notre Dame Scholastic r Entered as second-class matter at Notre Dame, Indiana. Acceptance for mailing;'! Lat special rate of postage. Section 1103, October 3, 1917. Authorized June 25, 1918.J VOLUME LXVIII NOVEMBER 23, 1934 No. 9 STATION WSn HONORS ETIENNE GILSON CONCLUDES SERIES NOTRE DANE TONICHT OF THREE LECTURES HERE TONIGHT Eadio station, WSM, Nashville, Tennessee, educational medium of the National Life and Accident In surance Company, will broadcast a ENTHUSIASTIC AUDIENCES complete Notre Dame program at 8 o'clock tonight. Climaxing a series of three bril Material for the program was writ liant lectures delivered this week. ten on the campus and will.be sup Professor Etienne Gilson, of Sorbonne plemented by Notre Dame music. The University, Paris, will speak on studio cast of WSM will produce the "Schplasticism in Modem Times" program. from the stage of Washington Hall at The general theme of the broad 8 o'clock tonight. cast is the continuation of the prin Dividing his general theme, ''Scho ciples "of Notre Dame in the life of lasticism and Western Civilization," Notre Dame graduates. This is REVEREN^D EUGENE BURKE, C.S.C. Responsible for excellent lectures. into three phases Prof. Gilson ad achieved through a series of sketches dressed enthusiastic and interested written about the campus figures of audiences on Wednesday evening and the past. Father O'Hara Addresses Thursday afternoon. Sketches, submitted by a group of Rotary on Student Failures Wednesday's lecture was devoted to campus authors, based on the activi "Scholasticism in the Middle Ages." ties of such outstanding men as Professor Gilson traced the influx of Problems of family life, as gleaned the late Knute Rockne, with all that Arabian philosophy and theology from a study of student failures at his great career stood for; Frank through the invasion of the Moham the University, were discussed No Ward O'Malley, late star of the jour medan military forces. nalistic firmament; Louis C. M. Reed, vember 14, before members of the whose twelve ti*ips around the world Rotary Club in the Oliver Hotel, by "The great battle of the Moham- as importer and exporter have made the Reverend John F. O'Hara, C.S.C, medin invasion was fought in the Mm the present editor of the "Log" president of the University. minds of men rather than on the bat tle fields of war," Mr. Gilson said. of the Circumna'V'igators' Club in New - Father O'Hara was honored follow York City; Angus D. McDonald, pres "St. Thomas Aquinas was the general ing the club luncheon by being re who led Scholasticism and Christian ident of the Southern Pacific Rail ceived officially into Rotary member road. philosophy to its ultimate victory over ship by George W. Blair, president the oriental ideas." Other sketches recounted the deeds of the local club. The lecturer went on to show that of Doctor Albert Zahm, whose pio In addressing the gathering. Father neering in aeronauical science aided it was after the French had defeated O'Hara classified student failures as the military forces of Mohammed that the succeess of the Wright brothers, due to the following causes: and who is now occupying the Gug the greatest struggle had to be faced. genheim Chair of Aeronautics in the 1. Bluffing on the part of the stu "The subtle influx of the Arabian Congi-essional Library; the Rev. John dent which managed to get him idea of universal pre-destination and A. Zahm, C.S.C., famous priest trav through high school with a minimum their concept of man's lack of per eler, whose expedition to South Amer of work on his part. sonal authorshit) of his own thousrhts, ica with Theodore Roosevelt is his 2. Too much money lavished on were more insidiously powerful than tory; Frank C. Walker, Lay Trustee the student by fond parents in an the vast armed hordes that poured of the University, honorary president effort to "keep up with the Joneses." over Europe." of the Alumni Association, and one 3. Worry over domestic difficulties. Proceeding from the crisis that of the great figures of the New Deal; 4. Divorce in the family. The was faced in the Arabian influence. George Gipp, Notre Dame's football younger members of the family often Professor Gilson traced the history immoi-tal; Slip Madigan, present fa adopt a devil-may-care attitude and of Scholasticism through its second mous coach of St. Mary's; Dutch work only when they feel like it. serious encoimter with other schools Bergman, now coaching at Catholic 5. Movies: too many and not of the of thought in his second lecture, de University; the famous conferring of right kind. livered Thursday afternoon at 1:15 a degree by the Rev. Matthew Walsh, 6. Reading of low class magazines in Waashington Hall. Here again he C.S.C, on Dan McGlynn in a trench and literature. showed the forces of Christian phil in France, and many other outstand 7. Inability of the individual to fit osophy being opposed during the ing graduates. in with his classmates, the result of Renaissance. The staff of WSM selected the ma lack of parental training in self- During his stay on the campus Mr. terial which was thought to be most control. Gilson also addressed the Notre Dame suitable for the broadcast, and wove In concluding his address. Father Institute of Medieval Studies at 4 the different parts into a united pro O'Hara declared that the protection o'clock on each afternoon he was here. gram. Preparations for the program of family life should be the aim of Prof. Gilson is an honorary director were begun as early as last August. every honest citizen. of the Institute. November 23, 1934 One Wm. C. Potter and Peter C. Reilly NOTED n»SH AUTHOR Elected to Board of Lay Trustees CONES HERE DEC. 3 PROMINENT LAY FIGURES Globe Theatre Players "Seumas MacManus' lecture was a gem—^both in matter and in the man Present "As You Like It" ner of delivery. For two hours he By Clifford F. Brown To Capacity Audiences held an audience of students literally entranced by his stories." Two nationally prominent figures in finance and manufacturing were Thus, Mr. J. E. Stubbs, president The Globe Players presented an of the University of Nevada, spoke of elected to the board of lay trustees abridged version of Shakespeare's of the University at the semi-annual Seumas MacManus, well-kno^vn Irish "As You Like It" to two capacity author, playwright, and story-teller, meeting held in the library of the En- crowds in Washington Hall last Mon gineex'ing building, November 16. who will lecture here at 8:00 o'clock, day night at 8 and 9 o'clock The Dec. 3, in Washington Hall. presentation was enthusiastically re Mr. McManus' lectures have been ceived by both audiences. delivered before the leading Univer The company, which proved very sities, Colleges and Clubs, through popular at the Century of Progress out America, and have merited Exposition, has many of Shake sparkling comments from celebrities speare's plays in its repertoire, and of the theatre and literature, among is able to present all of them with them David Belasco, -John Erskine, equal ability. The plays are pre and William Allen White. sented in a shortened form which In 1898, Mr. MacManus made a omits long discourses and moves rap nation-wide tour of the United States, idly on with the plot. This method, and a;chieved national success with adopted by Thomas Wood Stevens, has his books and lectures. On this pres been appropriately termed "stream ent tour, he will read from his latest lined" by Christopher Morley. books and talk on the events occur Ordinarily requiring over three ring in Ireland in the last decade. hours, the play was presented in 45 After a boyhood spent on a farm minutes. A simple stage is used, ren in County Donegal, he became school dering unnecessary lengthy intermis master in the mountain village of sions, and omitting intricate forest his birth. Next he contributed to the and castle scenes. The entire play is Dublin and London newspapers and enacted in a simple setting. magazines under the signature "Mac." His works include: The Story The company is made up of young of the Irish Race; Himself and the people who were organized for the Neighbors; Ireland's Case and The purpose of reviving interest in Shake Bend of the Road. spearian drama. Irish Club Plans to Honor BYBON V. KANALEY Seamus MacManus at Dinner Chairman of Lay Trustees. "Der Deutsche Verein" Holds Regular Meet in Carroll Rec During a brief informal session The new members are William C. held last Tuesday evening in the Law Potter, chairman of the Guaranty building the Irish Club of Notre Trust of New York, and Peter C. "Der Deutsche Verein" held its regular meeting in Carroll Recreation Dame was entertained by Mr. Dick. Reilly, president of the Republic Cre- The speaker briefly discussed the osoting company of Indianapolis. Hall, Tuesday night, November 20. Mr. Wack, associate professor of Ger troubled times in Ireland from 1916 They succeed the late Edward N. to 1921 and gave many interesting Hurley of Chicago and the late Albert man, talked on the problem of the plebiscite which will be held on Janu sidelights concerning famous Irish R. Erskine, former president of the patriots who were "on the run" dur Studebaker corporation, both of ary 13, 1935 in the Saar region in Europe. ing this turbulent period. Consider whom have died during the last two able pleasure was derived from Mr.