Notre Dame Scholastic, Vol. 74, No. 05
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ROOTS Bell Telephone Laboratories... whose functions are scientific research and development; Western Electric ...manufacturer and distributor for the system; Long Lines Department of A.T.&T.... which interconnects the operating companies and handles Long Distance and overseas telephone service. With common policies and ideals, these Bell System companies work as one to give you the finest, friend liest telephone service... at lowest cost. THE NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC Dream Woman She doesn't drink, she never smokes. COLLEGE PARADE She doesn't spend her dimes on cokes. She doesn't like to stay out late. RAYMOND J. KELLY She'd rather sleep than have a date. She doesn't neck, she doesn't pet. What the world thinks of us head Glamour Girl dated 265 times while In fact, she 'doesn't walk as yet. 37 students never went out. We are not —Minnesota Ski-U-Mah "So, you went to Notre Dame, eh?" in the least interested in that last group "Yep." but certainly would like to meet that "You played football, eh?" woman with 265 dates. Not that we "Nope." would care to join the mob but we would Thanksgiving talk already "Oh, then you played in the band?" like to know just how she did it. The Broivn and White told an inter • "Nope." • "You never went to Notre Dame!" esting story about one of its Lehigh —Maroon Bee boys. It all took place one summer eve More Famous Quotations ning when he was with a date over whom he was becoming more and more "The reason that there is so much enthusiastic as the evening progressed knowledge in universities is that every and as he made more and more trips to The 'Liberals' still operate freshman brings in a little and no senior that flo-wing bowl. He finaUy reached the takes any away."—Dr. Loivell, Harvard The University of Michigan refused stage where he was making advance re-admittance to 12 students because of plans. Dates until the end of vacation activities that were "detrimental, to the were easily settled and he began to dis work of other students or the public in Commerce man makes good pose of his week-ends before the thought terest." All were admittedly radical and of Thanksgiving struck Mm. He realized so the ASU has sprung^ to the defense The Marquette Tnhune reports that one of the school's grads is making good that last Thanksgiving had not been a of these students. The student board at success. Half his friends were from old Wisconsin U. sent a letter to President as a fudge merchant. He has kept ac curate charts showing his sales for the guard states and celebrated a we^ late. Ruthven of Michigan, demanding to So with the faculty for going to the know the specific reasons for his action. past year. Business has been booming every month and prosperity, he states, heart of a problem that is such a part The Mount Holyoke Neivs printed a let of the Lehigh man he reached for the ter from the campus chapter of the ASU is due to his snappy slogan: "ENJOY that dark brown taste." phone and called the White House. When which stressed the fact that six of the someone answered, our friend asked for Michigan students, about whom the con "Frank." Upon being assured that troversy rages are Jewish and two are "Frank" was busy, he demanded the of Negro. In both instances, the College Sounds like Sorin ficial date for Thanksgiving and received Parade feels that the campus liberals the information. As he feels that this blundered. In the first place, what right, "What year are you in?" "Fifth." news is on the nature of the inside on except that assumed by snoopy neigh a national proclamation he has only bors, is given to a Wisconsin student "Taking your master's?" "Naw! taking my time." whispered it and then only to close body to interfer with the activities of friends. the faculty of another school? Michigan —Gander has a student Senate, in which Socialists and Communists are more than ade quately represented. Criticism of Uni versity policy should come from within the school. In the second instance, it was a low trick to tacitly accuse the Univer sity of Michigan of some form of preju dice because eight of the students were non-Aryan, according to the German definition of the term. It is merely an appeal for sympathy from persons who feel a most natural horror at the sight OWNK PECncru'K S3 BEER—IT'Bttn_.. 5 •^E^^'^„ ' of minority oppression. Pernicious utter ances and activities on the campus were the basis of Michigan's decision, not race or religion. Society figures Stephens Life came through with one of those rarities in a collegiate publica tion, an interesting statistical story. The ATice-president in charge of dates gave her annual report which showed that during the last school year the average Stephens Collegian had 25 dates. The 'This beats sky-writins any day!" THE NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC THE WEEK OPINION i FRANK WEMHOFFi Here's a, sprinkling of campus opinion on the elections next month. Notice Top of the Week The English Majors Strike Back , whether yon think the reasons given are The case of Scotch against the Irish If there are those among you who • genuine or memorized. We tossed a coin something worth fighting for. through zeal or sentimentality read that I to see ivho'd get a chance to speak jirH, clipping column on the preceding page I as we're not playing any favorites. in last week's SCHOLASTIC you may Cavanaugh Hall, John Quinn: "I hope vaguely remember a quotation accredited TskI Tsk! Willkie wins. Having been a business to the English majors: "The intelli Poor Joe Blow He couldn't dodge man, he'd be able to handle our domes-' gentsia are no better than the common the draft Joe was a conscientious tic affairs much better than they've been alty." The English majors are grateful objector but not conscientious enough handled. He made a good point when he for being recognized as "the intelligent Joe has flat feet, so he couldn't linked Roosevelt with political boss sia." A compliment is a compliment no march Joe gets seasick Joe gets Hague in Jersey City and Kelly in Chi matter how subterranean its source. dizzy in the air. Joe is now a piece cago." of camouflage Brownson Hall, Sam Moltcr: "I want The Old College Try Roosevelt for a third term. He's done his best with the unemployment problem, AH am s advice to Play ers. They tell this one on Joe Papa, genial and the Republicans have no better so In two ivecks Notre Dnvjc will reserve tackle on the varsity.... It was lution. As far as the present Administra battle "Scrip." Our literarij magazine in the freshman-varsity football game... tion's sanctioning of the conscription will be perpetrated soon enough after the Joe was in with a varsity squad that bill goes, I think such a bill was bound Ar7n]i game to permit incorporation of was struggling hard to protect about a to be passed soon." your hangovers. Thiis, in dire anticipa ten touchdown lead the game was tion of that event "The Week" goes late in the last quarter the freshmen Sorin Hall, Millard Edmonds: "I'd like again behind the scenes to scout the op had finally managed to stop Joe's team to see Willkie win. He's a smart business position, to see just exucthj how "Scrip" on one play and it worried the big fellow rnan as shown by his having turned the gets that way — . the team went back into the huddle public utilitj' company Commonwealth Scrip's home field is in Alumni hall. and Joe exhorted, "Come on, fellows, and Southern into a profit-making ven The coach of Scrip, in spite of a better let's go out and get this one for the ture. Roosevelt doesn't deserve another name, we shall call Blossom. Scrip's Gipper." term on his record." team will have five essays in the line • Lyons Hall, Bill Riley: "Why shouldn't and four poems in the backfield. We drop Hits and bits in on Scrip's last pep talk before the Roosevelt be elected for a third term? The Founders Day program was am season's opener with its traditional .foe. The propaganda against it is just a lot bushed on Sunday night but was com Blossom is speaking: of hooey. Besides, I'd rather have the mitted with energy on Monday... Notre President with his known faults than "O.K., you guys, get this If we can Dame's fullbacks: "The Moose" and "the Willkie with his unknown virtues." just make an issue of this fii-st game we Mouse" The Glee Club rates a big may be able to go through undefeated.