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Vol. XI— No. 6 SEATTLE, WASHINGTON, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1943 SEATTLE COLLEGE OPENS WARCHESTDRIVE Uncle Sam's Publicity Dept. Gaveleers Host Twenty-Four Girls Sell College Men To Operate With Tags for War Chest Drive; and Small Staff SchoolDebate Our Friends Winner Will Rule Friday The new and streamlined Tournament of Publicity, un- Joann O'Brien !Department of Dona The eighth annual North- Twenty-four dynamic Seattle College salesgirls unleashed This column really hit the der the direction operate west Catholic High School their sales appeal on the student body yesterday in a com- jack-pot this week. Johnny Gene Moberg will unusuallj Forensic Tournament under petitive saleof tagsfor the War Chest Drive. Incentive fur- Ayres was seen in the cavern this year with an small but nevertheless train- the auspices of the Gavel De- nished for their race is the position of of Activities every day as was John Mur- Queen staff. Because of the lim- bate Club will be held at Se- Night to be awarded to the girl having the most sales in phy (who joined the Navy to ed of reporters, attle College, December 18. the class having the highest percentage of tag purchases. release a WAVE) and Bud ited number indi- Together with the returning The goal set for Seattle College in the War Chest Drive this Feeley, USMCR. the director asks that own participants from previous year is five hundred dollars. Co-chairmen, Roland Leadon Tom Hall, brother of Cae, vidual clubs assign their publicity representatives years, many new schools from and Miini Horan have expressed the hope that the goal will in town from Whitman. to was Washington, Oregon, Idafro, not only be reached but surpassed, maintaining the record Says Cae— "He's 6'l", center bring their clubs news to the and Montana have signified set by the College last year. the Whitman football team, Department. This willbe ne- on their intention of entering the Acting in conjunction with and the most wonderful per- cessary if the group is to get publicity tourney for the first time. the University of Washing- son in the world." the full amount of Twelve S. C. Under the direction of co- ton, and Pacific College, Se- Also visiting the callege that it desires in the down chairmen Marjorie Whitlow attle College will sponsor the were Jim Reilly, Art Doran, town papers, Miss Moberg Pre-Meds Leave and Roland Leadon, plans War Chest Drive which will Bud Farrell, Red Hardiman, stated. She stressed the fact have been completed regard- last for Jim Wilson, Jim Christinsen, that the story nfaterial must For St. Louis the remainder of this rules and schedules for concluded Ed Weiner, and Tim Hurson. reach the office either before ing week. It will be the smooth functioning of the stu- In- his statement for the or on the day after the club Twelve pre-medical here with a rally in the K.C. tourney. press, Bud Feeley, USMCR function or activity if the dents who have completed Hall Friday night, starting says, "On my first night home story is to be released from Following the procedure of their courses at Seattle Col- at 7:30. The evening's activ- — up! college girls the Publicity Office. previous years, the tourna- lege, will leave for St. Louis ities will include a basketball stood These ; should keep up the morale of The complete staff for the ment will consist of debate, University Schoolof Medicine game between picked teams us servicemen." department of publicity has oratory, and extemporaneous during the next two weeks. from the U.of W. and Seattle Dick Turner, Wade Peter- not yet been selected, accord- speaking. The preliminary There they will finish their College. There will also be son, Joe McEvoy, Charlie ing to Miss Moberg. Appli- rounds will be held at the medical training, preparatory opportunities to bowl, play Law, Tommy Thompson, and cations for positions in the college, and the finals will be to going into the service as ping pong, dance and sing. Art Doran are in the V 12 pro- department may be made any held after the banquet in the part of the medical division. Refreshments will be served, gram at Gonzaga. Says Art, time after noon at the pub- evening. Those leaving are Jim Lay- and the S. C. Glee Club will who was home this week, licity office, in Room 401 of men, Jim Corbett, Pius Capu- also entertain. (Continued on Page 4) the Liberal Arts Building. to, Dick Dehart, Jim Merrell, As an added attraction this NominationsFor Gene Plumb, Dick Munger, year, the University will Jim Dean, Warren Johnson, choose a king from among its Girls TreatMeninAnnual Steve Clark, Ray Clark, and military personnel to preside StudentOffices Bob Gorman. over their open house on Sat- Dance at D.A.R.HallSat. urday evening. The Univer- AtMeeting Five Members Of (Continued on Page 3) Turnabout will be fair play Saturday night when the Sil- The nominations for va- Epsilon ver Scroll, Seattle College Women's Honorary, presents the Alpha Delta Registration cant student body offices S. C. annual Sadie Hawkins Dance at the D.A.R. House, Harvard Formally Initiated highlighted the Student Body andRoy. Dancing willbe from 8:30 to 11:30. According to High meeting last Friday, held in for War Sadie Hawkins tradition, the men will the guests, all in- Formal initiation for new be the Seattle College library. — entertainment provided pledges of Alpha Epsilon Registrar vitations and being by the women. Mimi Horan, senior student Says Delta, national honorary for Due to war-time limitations and co-chairman of the War pre-medical students, was Registration figures releas- on student body activities, Chest Drive, was the only Club Asks held Tuesday, October 26. ed by the registrar'soffice this be Gavel nominee for the position of the Silver Scroll dance will Those accepted into the Seat- week placed Seattle College secretary.Running for Treas- the only dressy dance of the Volunteers To tle College chapter were: high on the list of unmilitar- urer in the election tomorrow Fall Short after- Dick McClelland, Bob Ro- ized colleges. Quarter. are: Adelaide Fox, feature Help inBooth mano, full-time attend- noon dresses will be in order editor of the Spectator; Ro- George Moffatt, George Students in Brown, Roebuck. ten hours or for the girls; dark suits, for land, Leadon, co-chairman of and Jess ance (taking Since its revival four weeks more) approximately the boys. the War Chest Drive; andDon Preceding the formal ini- number ago, the Bond Booth located 750. This figure, with the ad- Dona Moberg and Kit Ei- Antush,chairman of the Bond tiation and banquet, a three- in the mainhall of the Liber- dition of night and extension sen, chairmen of the Sadie Booth. Manuel "Buck" Vera, day informal initiation was students, the total of Hawkins Dance this year,and al Arts Building has sold one active Sodality member and conducted under the direction reaches 1180. recent pledges to Silver hundred sixty dollars worth Ed Read, Gavel Club debater; of Jim Layman,president. Scroll, have five committees of war stamps. Members of were nominated for Sergeant- Requirements of the honor- "In view of the intense war- demands men and now working, to insure, the the Gavel Club under the di- at-Arms. ary include four quarters of time on women of college age, and the success of the affair. An- Following the nominations college with a three-point rection of chairmen Don fact that Seattle College has Margaret Slessman is in and other ASSC business, the grade average.New members tush and JeanCochrane, have military program to swell charge of all publicity for the co-chairmen of the Barn are voted in at the beginning no been in charge of the sales. enrollment, we feel that dance. Barbara Cordes is Dance, Margurite Sullivan, of each quarter. its this is managing the ticket sale; A special stamp-selling Don Antush, Gene Lombardi, The initiation and banquet the registration quarter exceedingly good," stated Betty Wright is arranging drive has been planned for the and Virginia Cooper, gave were attended by the moder- (Continued on Page 3) end of the month. (Continued on Page 4) ators. Ruth Brand, registrar. Its Yours.-If You Want It, Support it! Wednesday, November 3, 1943 2 THE SPECTATOR SPECTATOR FEATURES Let'em FOR WHOM THE Inside Out have it BELLES TOLO By RABIN A feather in your hat: By PITER ...Edith Mary Bown. Your charm and musical talent make you an asset to our dear oldS. C. ...The Barn Dance Committee headed by Don Antush, Margurite Sullivan, Virginia Cooper and Gene Lomb»r.di. These people worked hard and long. They deserve a big hand. This column, in case any- ...Noreen Lyons, pluck- tesques,plus navy man John- one has noticed is a very im- iest of the week. ny Ayres who helped wield a the personality technical treatise about This swell gal whose resem- hypodermic needle, a horrible like, or occasionally books I blance to "Claudia" is re- and ghastly time was had by dislike* Of course under such markable, had her appendicts aU. JidanL O'Neil, Gloria Ro- is conditions it hardly likely removed recently and wanted meo, Pat O'Leary, and Cae books chosen for ob- that the to get up go home the Hall brought along their hef- popular and servation will be the following day. What a wo- ty screams. BUI Conroy, everyone is books which man! Charles (Jalbraith, and Herb they reading now. Instead ... Warner Bros, for the Leroy tottered through the will be the books which were musical score of the motion nightmare unscathed. All the very popular then.Sometimes picture, "Thank Your Lucky initiates were singing "Am I like book which Ihappen to a Stars." Blue" the following day. An. is waiting for the wave of * * " added attraction was Jeanne popular approval yet to come A packet of hoofledoofles "But I'm not a science stu- (maybe). for: dent" Tangney who screamed However, that is neither here picture out the words to "I Heard there. ...Motion compan- nor advan- You Cried Last Night" at the Last week Iread a very delight- ies who have taken ful book of poetry. Vincent Star- tage of wartime conditions mere drop of a dead body. rett wrote it and called his col- by allowing some extremely The Reel Unwinding: le.ction "Autolycus InLimbo." Mr. questionable dialogue Humphrey Starrett's verse is of a modern and "Sahara" with: style but possesses* that rare qual- situations to creep onto the Bogart, J. Carrol Naish, and ity, humor. The poems date back screen under the guise of an entire male cast. to a quarter of a century. good showmanship. It's about: A motley lot of Some of the Verse is that which Starrett himself will not let lie ... 11. V. Kaltenborn who United Nations soldiers plus though it does not open on "fairy— sings news commentaries two prisoners, an Italian and casements o'er theperilous seas." VIEW POINT and daily over theair. Mr.K.may German, make a wild dash You will be sorry that your tele- know of what he speaks, but across the Sahara in search phone his delivery with song of a water hole. After reach- Was busy yesterday at half-past COUNTERPOINT rocks * which, after a listening ing the precious water supply three. The bewildered debutante is in a quandary. Juu wants few ... are not particularly immor- sessions, becomes extremely via a battered tank, these be- her to go withhim to theRitz to hear Tommy Dorsey; Archi- tal lines but when the Don Juans tiresome. draggled desert rats encoun- of the past wrote intimately to bald wants her to go with him to Carnegie Hall tohear Tos- they the wartime advertisers ter five hundred Jerries who their lady-loves might have uanini. What should she do? What would you do? The ma- ... mentioned telephoneshad such ap- who are so busy telling us are thirsty too. (Guess who jority of my faithful followers would vote in favor of the paratus been in being. how indispensable they are wins.) The reviewers of today seems Maestro— but if a chance reader of this column should hap- and how without their pro- Best Scenes: None were to be bothered when the author pen wander through this fi rst paragraph, she would, no turns a handspring or makes a to ducts the war would be lost. outstanding. doubt, love to know Jim! face at him but the sturdy poets Phooey! (taken three times). Worst Scenes: Numerous. of all ages seem to have taken these less fortunate citizens; Mickey "one for the Direction: Bad, very bad. pleasure doing just that and Star- we must strive to cure them ... rettis no exception. Imaginea poet — money" Rooney, the box of- Best Performance: J. Car- who can invoke the wax in the of their misapprehension to dough-boy. Rooney's Naish does good job ears fice Mr. rol a as of Ulysses and at moments attune their ears to music. little notice, so to speak, conjure up a The modern 'hep-cat' com- acting is limited to a collec- the faithful Italian sol- couple of emerald foxes who will explain to then! that tion of face-making tricks, dier. disintegrates at the We Began to chant deliciously, in pletely music is a natural expression commonly (very comonly) Worst Performances: The Mexican. mention of classical cast, He has said all that can be said mere of sounds and symbols blend- known as mugging. He's one entire with \he excep- of the taxi cab in a mechanical music. But this queer species ed together to bring about rationed ham who is still on tion of Bogart, Ingram, and age; written in a spritely fashion of animal must be re-educat- and melodic results the black market. Naish, was made up of sec- of serious things and in a serious harmonic " — ed because ignorance is not, — ♥ # fashion of silly things his style which in turn should re- ond-rate players of the "B" is neat and to the point. He is a despite an exhausted— popular flect on the countenances <* Receiving set for: picture variety. new high in ptetry. axiom, blissful in this case. it's hearers. We will do this ... Suspense,C. 15. S. thril- Special Notes: My Personal opinion? (in case The expression of pain which weekly Tuesday Bogart's you haven't guessed yet) ILIKE so that foreigners will not ler-killer on 1. talents were HIM! passes over a 'jits' face when think us uncouth or barbaric; nights. This program is radio wasted on a sloppily written he is within audible radius of will not whisper behind our production at its best. Skill- unimportant role. a Symphony Hall perfor- backs nor avert their eyes as fully written, this half hour 2. Worst boner of the pic- mance is quite evident. There- they pass us by. of tense mystery surpasses ture occurs during a battle fore we must conclude that —Richard J. Walsh. all current radio plays of its scene when a soldier stands this apparent grief is not due type. " on an exploding land mine to a blissful state of mind; # # and comes out without a sin- and that this neurotic indi- A POME... Let's Talk About: gle scratch! , vidual is suffering from—a Balsam firs candle tipped ... the Mendel Club initia- Specific Opinion: # ADELAIDE FOX, very common hallucination Stand in the square tion. All the dark horrors Although highly adver- Editor namely, that Tommy Dorsey dropping their needles that the ghoulish minds of a tised, this picture falls flat STAN RABIN plays music. Pope once wrote plopping their cones pre-medical student coutd on its director. Columbia # "By music minds an equal conjure up screeched produced a bombshell that PETERSON onto our heads. forth at # JUNE temper know." Now, the ex- Garbed in green,russet tinged the thrilling and shocking in- failed to explode, although it # RICHARD J.WALSH troversion of these victims is Under the rain itiation of the foresaid or- threatens to throughout all # DOT COLLIER certainly not due to an "equal shedding the raindrops ganization. With arch-fiends rather monotonous reels. temper" of mind. life-giving dew Mendel prexyLeon Sayer and This movie is plenty sandy # PHYLLIS PINE So my dear and faithful into the ground. A.S.S.C. prexy, Jim Layman, and noisy, but that's all, # 808 ROMANO readers, we must bear with —JUNE. their band, of distorted gro- folks. Wednesday, November 3, 1 943 THE SPECTATOR 3 Boogie Woogie On the Social Side Wins Music Nite DIAMONDS ... CLUB NEWS Lee Clark, medical technology major, from Jim Layman, "Salt Lake City Blues" sung pre-med major and student body prexy ... Dorothy Rear- by Phyllis Pine to Benny don, technology student, from Harry Wilson, of the GAVEL CLUB MENDEL CLUB medical Glover's boogie piano had the Royal Canadian.Air Force, a graduate of Seajttle Prep . . Despite apple and gumcam- One of the largest groups, . at the Mv Sigma Mu- Jean Hermann,Arts student last year, from Frank Threll- guests paigning by Manuel Vera and of initiates to join the Men- tall, USN . .Barbara Jean "B. J." Dunham, well-kjiown sic Night last Wednesday ask- EdRead, members of theneg- del Club in recent years was . performances. informally received into the alumna, from world traveler Spike Africa.... Barbara Ma- ing for more ative team, the judges were major, from Mike Veith, engineering Winners of the Amateur Club on Wednesday evening. guire, Liberal Arts unable to reach a decision on student. Hour, Miss Pine and Glover About 35 new members ... the debate at the Gavel Club MARRIAGES ... were awarded a prize of one were initiated through a rigid Peggy Duggan,business major, to Dick Munger,pre-med dollar after presenting several meeting October 26. The ques- ceremony in accordance with student, in June ... HughLackie, a pre-med major, to Syl- request selections. Other par- tion involved was "Resolved: Mendel Club tradition. via Lorrayne,graduate nurse at Columbus Hospital, in Aug- ticipants were Mike Kink, tthat the S. C. Barn Dance Because of the resignations Lorraine Besagno, Jim Gard- ust... Alberta Grieve, Social Science graduate, to Pvt. Tom should be tolo to increase at- of President Lee Clark and Helen Abernathy, ner, Bob Engler, and Rose- Ward, Signal Corps,U.S. Army...Mary tendance." Aline Wartelle and Vice-president Gene Plumb, lab technician major, to Emmett McKillop, former Seattle maryO'Neil. elections were held to " fill Pat Wilson presented the af- College Student,in June ..LoisEisen,former Arts student, The Girl's Trio opened the these offices. Leon Sayer was . Manuel to Don West, graduate of S. C.... Mary Ellen Gallivan, formal part of the program firmative arguments. elected president, and John graduate of Seattle College, to Hay Mongraine, former pre- with two numbers followed Vera was selected the best Painter, vice-president. med student at the college, now in the Army and studying at by several selections by the speaker of the evening. After the meeting, coffee the University of Oregon ... Mary Ellen Roberts, Liberal Mixed Quartet. "Indian Love and doughnuts were served to Arts major, to Roger Dunham, USN, in October . .. Joe Call" sungby Miss O'Neill and those who were still able to Borbeck, Testu,S. C. graduate, to Virginia Kennedy..:Ruth Jim Gardner concluded this SODALITY eat. Bachelor of Science major, to Lieut. James A.Hurson,Bach- part of the program. "Social Aspects of Faith" elor of Arts graduate. An unexpected interlude will constitute the main theme ... the Sodality SKI CLUB BABY CARRIAGES ... was furnished by a dramatic of discussion at For Mr. andMrs. Archie LeMay, (the former Miss Louise presentation of "Mary, Qu.een meeting tonight. This will in- At a ski club meeting held Allen);a boy,born inSeptember...ForMr.andMrs.Morris of Scots" by Margurite Sul- volve a more detailed consid- last Friday, Bob Romano, Sullivan, (formerly Miss Ruth Manners); a boy born last livan and Mallory O'Connell. eration of the subjects president of the club, request- month ...ForMr.andMrs. Paul Connelly, (the former Miss The program closed with brought up at the last meet- ed that club members secure Betty Bower);new arrival was born in mid-September. "God Bless America" and the ing by Father Dolan. Father additionalrecruits for the first National Anthem. Peronteau, moderator of the trip of the year. Approximate- Sodalists, states, "As these ly twenty-five students are Labor Class SUPTHATJAP/ problems are so vital in and needed if the club is to make Considered Sadie Hawkins to our lives, the discussion, the scheduled trip to Steven's For School should be well attended." Pass in three or four weeks. dates for the girls with U. of Dr. Schweren will conduct Dolores Stebbins, Mar- One of the most timely W. cadets; and decorations pital, the next meeting of the club garet Roper, Margaret Ann and will instruct prospective ideas, as yet to be presented are under the direction of Ei- leen Ryan. Mary Ellen Long, and Maxine Toupin. skiers in first-aid, ski techni- to the faculty is the proposal Nachtseim and Cay Mayer que, and proper ski clothing. school, to be IWANNA «O TO THE for a conducted are taking care of programs. exclusively for the leaders of Sadie Hawkifls Dance The Nazis claim the United Tickets for $1.50 may be Please ask me, girls. States is in a state of decay. They Labor organizations, and obtained from any Silver probably got that notion from classes hearing some of the gags radio their members. These Scroll member. PURTY PLEASE! announcers use in their "commer- will be held to present Chris- BUGSWATte** I.KOX (VIIIIIA PH. 1452 cials." tian principles and their place Chest Drive For Your Catholic Books ... Costumes and Makeup in our industrial world. BUYU.S.WAR BONDS JUMPS Missals, Prayer Books & Cards Clearer and better inter- (Continued from page 1) VISIT for all occasions. V.S. Treasury Detaitmtut sity and-Seattle Pacific stu- pretations of the various en- The Guild Book Shop, Co. dents have been invited to at- Brockline Costume So- Inc. Bth Aye. & Olive Way cyclicals on-.Labor and ONE tend our rally and the U. of 1328 6th Aye. SE. 2514 by >n^' ciety, which were written *g»- W. king willbe present to pay Popes Leo XIII and Pius XI BUCK... honor to Seattle College's YOUENJOY and our present vicar, Pope queen.. Pius XII, will be the primary The open house at the Uni- HOME COOKING aim of these classes. In these versity Saturday night has AT masterpieces of Logic, lies also been opened to Seattle PRICES YOU CAN PAY the entire position of the College* and Seattle Pacific Church on Labor. students. The price of admis- As yet the school is only in sion to any of these activi- BARNEY O'CONNOR the discussion stagers, but ties on either night will be Terry and Madison possibly in the very near fu- one War Chest tag. will ture, more definite plans Those selling the tags at formulated, placing in the be OneEuckoutoFEvery Ten College, and conse- of every laboring man, Seattle hands youearnshouldbrqoinq » quent candidates for queen of knowing and the means mto U.V.WtotBon