" " I .^' ^^ O -, - ^ / • - , to-,' , - • -If-' .1. *•!( - -• f , . f.\.C, P^^..^''' 3Y ' --^^. • .• ^- ,. ,- ca \2^^ -S' P t- r t ;• .. <>. 'c. • <-• c^ ^, /y . >c^ C ^/ / -<^'- .-aft- / •v>, / •-J • 'V . v/ ^). / / % S' r- X y -,y >XC . j.^ < ..,^t^-- 9V •" SS c — . • .^) !» r-!f- V'G _^ei s ,NC isrv ^o' r« .JASS ; 1 .,.-.-;.t .-•= CO».L -n^- •pc. ,1- . ••*• 1 V 7 .^•'• ,cT',ir<t FIN :E :-tOLC! \DM Jf.NAl'^'' >.AV> llHOl M A >J ^ ,r->=^ .^ss;c. You are Always a Guest Here Before You are a Customer "^ILBGRT'S 813 - 817 S. MICHIGAN STREET SOUTH BEND'S LARGEST STORE FOR MEN! The Scholasti How ean you go IN THE U.S. AIR FORCE? The ceiling's unlimited! Men who enter the Bear Reader: Air Force as Aviation Cadets become 2nd This cohitnn is supposed to be Letters Lieutenants within a year. From there on, they to the Editor^ but just for once let us con climb as for and as fast as their ability and run one from the Editor to the reader. the needs of the service permit. Under the Air We have a gripe. The people ^vho %vrite Force expansion program, there is plenty of letters to this column are grand people. They ao-e the finest people in the ivorld room for advancement. 2nd Lieutenants auto­ — they read the Scholastic. They lurite matically become 1st Lieutenants after three to us about a variety of things, mostly years of service; are eligible to become Cap­ gripes — some of them, very good and tains, Majors and Lieutenant Colonels after 7, others hornbly iveak. After all^ Notre 14 and 21 years respectively. More rapid pro­ Dame does not, necessarily, claitn to be motions are frequent. Never before has the Heaven. But, zvhether your grilles, your opportunity for making the Air Force a perma­ suggestions, your compliments, are good nent career been so favorable, especially to or bad, let's inake them short. the men in Aviation Cadet Pilot Training. But we do want your letters — they tell us that you are reading the Scho­ lastic — and after putting in from 20 to 30 hours each iveek on this magazine, 2ve like to feel that loe are putting out a "mag" that is of interest to you. But keep them short; then, ive can get around to Trrinting them all. And sign your name. If you have a reason for not exposing yourself tell us and %ue'll ivithhold your name. But it better be a good reason — especially if the gripe treads on somebody's toes. There's the policy for the Letters col­ umn this year! We hope you tvrite. The Editors Dear Editor: In the SCHOLASTIC last Spring under a caption of "Tracksters to end dismal season tomorrow" I wrote a story which depicted the Notre Dame track team as a dying group destined to end its season in a pathetic manner. I was in grave error. What I had diagnosed as a flut­ tering pulse turned out to be the strong rhythmic pulse of a surging powei-house. The group for which I held low hopes — on the basis of relatively close losses Here are the requirementas to Missouri, Penn State, and Michigan Appointment to the Aviation Cadets is open to single men, between State — rebounded vnth victories in the Indiana State meet, the Indiana A.A.U. 20 and 26V2 years old, who have completed two years of college meet and a strong second in the Central (or can pass an equivalent examination). Upon graduation. Cadets Collegiates in Milwaukee. In addition, receive their wings and commission, a $250 uniform allowance, one member of the team, Capt. Ernie and three-year active duty assignment with pay up to $336 a McCullough, represented Canada in the month. Get full details at any Air Force Base or at any U. S. Army Olympics, and four others barely missed and U. S. Air Force Recruiting Station. the opportunity of making the United States team. WIN YOUR WINGS I regret my hasty and unsound judg­ U. S. AKMT AND ment of a group which I have always Ul S. AIK FOKCI felt to be Notre Dame's finest and fair­ • ECRUITINC SIKVICI est spoi-tsmen. My apologies to Coach Elvin R. Handy and the track team. with the U. 5. Air Force Henceforth, I ^vill leave the field of prog- Sept. 24, 1948 nosticating to someone with a better Dear Editor: interests'as well as the number and sex crystal ball. of penfriends wanted. It is advisable to What's the matter with the guys that Jim Howar'd print own name and address. All letters oriented the freshmen? They fed them Off-Campu3 will meet with the best personal atten-" doughnuts and cokes; they had high offi­ tion of this bureau's staff. cials take them on tours; they had infor­ Dear Editor: mation booths set up on campus and Anna-Marie Braun In view of the fact that the adminis­ down town. But they forgot one thing! tration at Notre Dame has amply pro­ Somebody should have whispered MUSICAL RECRUITS SOUGHT vided for the married veterans, a few something in their ears about the tradi­ of the faculty do not seem to realize the tion. What tradition? The one about not An invitation has been extended conditions which strain our evei'yday walking up or do\\Ti the outside steps of to instrumentalists who would like to life. the Administration Building until you become members of the.Noire Dame Upon registering this year, I was con­ have graduated. Chamber Orchestra. This request fronted with a four-hour class to be If the orientation program missed that was given particularly to all hresh- men and new students with musical taught in mid-afternoon. As it is for one detail, how's about the SCHOLASTIC the average Vetville home-maker, it is mentioning it to the daring 1200? ability. String players are especially asked to seek membership in this impossible for me to take afternoon Jim Ferstel group which will be under the direc­ classes. I work in the afternoon. Off-Campus After consultation with the proper tion of Mr. C. A. Biondo. authorities, I found that the only alter­ Dear Editor: The Orchestra will meet regularly native was to drop this course. No al­ If your readers wish to be individually in Washington Hall from 7:30 to 9:30 ternative was offered to replenish my linked up with English-knowing friends on Monday nights. Membership in schedule with another subject. in any of the four zones of Germany, the orchestra carries one semester By carrying this lighter schedule my they are invited to write to the licensed hour of credit. graduation is seriously hampered. There is no doubt that the mechan­ International Correspondence Bureau ization of I B M has greatly lessened the Anna-Maria Braun toil of registration. 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WILLIAM DELANEY — 427 BREEN-PHILLIPS HALL BROWSER CARD NO. 2399 Afa^ ^dU^ 6a.MICHIGA N AT WASHINGTON The Scholastic "Well," she said, "The Machine does that every once in a while. I guess building 88 is the Stratigon. "Oh," I said. THE WEEK Official Opening By Bob Vierhile As if he had a line on the opening day of school, Hopalong Cassidy will be dusting 'em off tonight and tomorrow night at the Granada in a thing aptly termed "Borrowed Trouble." Hoppy, an Facts & Freshmen "Hi," I said, "is this It?" She nodded old favorite with Notre Dame men, gets and immediately started pushing but­ -' himself into a nasty mess trying to help Despite all the excitement about the a-grave-old widow hold her stake. record freshman class, we're not going tons, reading gauges, checking a "mike," to hot-foot the newcomers with any sul­ and stopping only to dust off her Bausch All of the old stars are back; Horse phur-coated adjectives in this depart­ and Lomb safety glasses. pulling No. 2 billing. There's a new- ment. In the course of our conversa­ "This is how it works," she said with twist, however. In this one. Hop, carry­ tion with a freshman from Dallas, a 31-tooth Ipana smile. Taking about ing a sizeable portion of lead, puts his Texas, we were informed that Indiana forty manila cards, about the size of Six against the V.N.'s stomach and and Notre Dame were not all he had government subsistence checks (if you've snidely says, "draw." Well, no use expected. had the pleasure), she jammed them spoiling it for jruh, pard. into a black cavity in the top and pushed "Down where ah come from," he said, a green button lettered "Go." "we really eat.