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VOLUME XXVI. CINCINNATI, OHIO, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1939 NO. 10 Union House Scene Of lrwo RECEIVE \Junior Promenade To Xavier's Premier Frosh FLYING CORPS 1 Hold Sway In Gibson . h APPOINTMENT Sweater Hop T on1g t Florentine January 26 I Anderson, Bergamyer To Go TO EMPHASIZE Mermaid To To Randolph Field Promise Gay SEVERAL BANDS INFORMALITY Two Xavier University sen CONSIDERED Attempt A iors will be "flying high" in Un Booklovers' cle :Sam's Army after their grad :Prexy Schrimpf Promises Serial Story uation in June. Yule Party Prom Queen Selection Gala Time For All Thomas W. Anderson and Ro In Offing land W. Bergamyer recently " t t t th Ch·ri·st- To Be Fashioned On 'Penny passed a difficult physical exam Takes Place December 19, The way o s ar e ination qualifying them as Fly The 1940 Junior Prom will be· mas vacation with a real bang," Dreadful' Theme ing Cadets. Anderson and Ber Biology Lobby 2 till 4 :30 held Friday evening, January exclaimed Frosh President Wil- gamyer were recomended to the 26th, in the FloTentine Room of liam J. Schrimpf, "is to come to Business of the iMermaid Tav examining board by Major Ar A full program of entertain- the Gibson Hotel, Robert s_ Koch, pvom chairman, announ ern, student writing group, TMon- thur M. Harper, Professor of Mil ment is in order for the Annual our S:veater Hop tonight." day, centered about a prorposal ced Tuesday. itary :Science and Tactics. Booklovers Christmas Party, an- As publicized on posters on the for members to write a serial This date was chosen because These two with ten other can nounced President Mrs. Louis J. campus, the dance will be strict- story, said Raymond J. Wilson, didates of Xavier recently took it will follow semester examina ly informal, the stricter the bet- ,., 1 b H t Tuke. The affair will take I ..,T., CU OS. this test at the University of Cin tions and still not conflict with ter, one is given to understand. The first installment ·of the cinnati. Their first stati-on will pilace on Wednesday afternoon, the students' annual retreat. All As the name of the dance indi- seria'l to be modelled after 'Pen be Rando1ph Field, Texas, where December 20, from 2 o'cfock un examinations will have •been cates, all those attending are to ny Dreadful' is to be written by completed by .Tanuary 26th, and they will receive their prelimi til 4: 30 in the Biology Lobby. wear sweaters instead of the the dub moderator, the Rev. nary instruction. the retreat will begin on the usual coats. Paul J. Sweeney, 1S.~J. He will
Jack 'Smith, Elmer Mueller, Vin form all members that the next NOEL, NOEL IJUNIORS GET cent Linz, and Robert Koch. regular meeting of the -0rganiza Harper wishes to announce tion will 'be held on Thursday, ------= CLASS RINGS that the extremely imp-0rtant January 4th. FRIDAY NOON next rehearsal of the carollers A complete schedule of the will be held on Tuesday, Decem concerts has not ·been released, ber 19, in the Biology Lobby at but Robert L. Saxton, business ".A!ll juniors who ordered their seven o'clock. manager, promises that it wm class rings on November 20th The Clef club president Rich be completed and available for and who paid their .deposit of ard T. Schmidt would like t-0 in- the press shortly. one half at that time w'ill receive their rings Friday noon, after paying the balance due on them", William K. Clark,
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··------··--·-·-,;::: ...... ·."". ! That should be some battle Wolves Cop Musk.eteer Quintet i: THE INSIDER out Rose Bowl way when the ! Vols (through no fault of their Title From i by To E11counter Stiff own) find the Tough Trojans I Brian Flanagan next on their schedule. Featured Nomads ,...... Opposition Over Holidays will be the "Battle of the During the past week the X Guards" between All-Americans men won a close game from HOLIDAY SCHEDULE H01ne Games Are Sufferidge of Tenn., and Smith Extra Point Is Kentucky Wesleyan, while be of Southern Cal. But we'll stick Margin Of Win ing routed by the U. of Indiana Dec. 16-Ball State at Mun With Centre And 0. W. with the Trojans sparked by ... In the Wesleyan .game the cie, Ind. Grenny Lansdell to hand Cafego Blue got ·off to a good start and Dec. 19-Centre at home. The Blue and White net squad The Dorm W·olves, under-dogs 'except for the slight relapse in Dec. 21-St. Joseph at Col and the Tennesseans their first in the tourney, walked off with will open their six game Christ the second half, they played legeville, Ind. mas vacation court activities to defeat in two seasons. the <:hampionship last week their best basketball 1of the cur Dec. 23-W. State Teachers at when they took a thrilling 7-6 morrow night against Ball State * * * * rent season . . . Al Geselbracht Kalamazoo, Mich. at Muncie, Ind. The unsettled boxing situation victory from the Nomad aggre hit his stride and was high scor Dec; 30-0hio Wesleyan at gation. The Ball Staters are ·one of the is slowly but surely being clear- er. Bill Gates played g.ood ball home. smoothest clicking quintets of Bad quarter-backing by the during the first half, but fouled Jan. 2-W. Ky. 'l'eachers at ed up. It now appears that Joe Nomads, after they had built up the Hoosier state and will be too often and was put out of the Bowling Green, Ky. heavy favorites over the Xavier Filipone will again take over the a 6-0 lead on a pass from Thu game, while Jim Vaughn, who reins and attempt to build a mann to Sheeran in the first was somewhat of a disappoint five. period, led to the Wolf triumph. ======"Boze" Litzinger, who has team around Jim Rees, heavy ment in the first game, made proved strong on the defense, weight, and El'ic Espel, light- With the ball on their own B good with eleven points in his BISHOP PIVOT yard stripe the Nomads tried a will remain in his guard posi column ... Boze Litzinger step tion. Bill Gates, sophomore, weight, both of whom won titles reverse play and fumbled to give ped into Al Howe's big shoes as at Ft. Knox during the summer. the ball over to the Dorm gang who has been racking up the he beg.an to play a <:onsistently points for the Muskies will hold The cause will be aided by two on the Junior 5-yard line. A sparkling defensive game. likely-looking sophomore pros- Blunt to Gates aerial deadlocked down one ·of the forwards, and pects, Milt Conver in the heavy the game, and another pass from * "' * Capt. Geselbracht, veteran cen class, and Jim Foote in the 135 Blunt to Sweeney gave the The Indiana game was a dif ter, will be in the jump position. pound class. Ray Steigerwald, Volves the -0ne point margin of ferent story, however, with the The other forwa·rd berth will Newp01·t flyweight who won the victory. Hoosiers all pepped up because go to either Jim Vaughn, who district Golden Gloves diadem Good Defense of newspaper stories berating seems to have hit his stride after last' year after being runner-up Outstanding on the defense them because of their slim vic a shaky start, or Ed Kluska, for two years, is a frosh con- for the Dorm was Joe Sweeney tory over little Wabash last who showed good form in the tender but will be ineligible for whose blocking kept the Nomads week . . . The Indiana squad is Indiana tilt. Jerry Quinlan, s-0ph competition this season. in a hole throughout the <:ontest. big and veteran, and it is picked defense man and a good shot, * * * ~· * The Dorm team beat the to grab off the Big Ten cham- will probably hold down a guard According to the latest re- F·reshman A. B. team, the Soph · pionship and yet the team is post.. Weiler .:J.nd Sweeney, both 1,orts, the Pistol team's annual Ph. B's, the Junior Commerce composed mostly of _Juniors · · · seniors, may take over a guard spot. trek down to Eastern State squad, and the Nomads to take * "' * * * Teachers College is in a very the title. The members of the Tony Comella has kindly do Two' Home Games doubtful state. It seems that Wolves team will receive minia nated his services as a referee During the holiday season "conditions over which the or- tuve gold footballs in recognition for the intramural basketball there are two home tilts on tap. ganization has no control" make ·of the victory. games for the coming season ... The first pits the Musketeers this so. The trip down south has Dorm Pos. Nomads Tony was telling us that he in against Centre on December 19, been the feature of the pistol Shay E. Sheeran ten
the Chicago Maroons hold m-0re the game and :from there on in led the scoring with eight rpolnts 1 combine made up of Nicolai, good showing and a dicking Big Ten championships than any II the !Muskies were never headed. and played the best brand of de-1 Geoghegan, Groene, Voss, Hart, combination the chances for a other eleven. Al Geselbracht made two field fensive 1ball. and Paul Beckman. successful season are very high. .,.,
XAVIER UNIVERSITY NEWS, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1939 PAGE FIVE
Xavier U. News was represented ;Toledo, 'Herd' Place 3 THE INSIDER Collegiate The News entry included eight of by B. Flanagan the first team besides nominat ing the captain1 ttom Harmon. On All-Opponent Team Poll Names who took the title from Nile Kin (Continued from Page 4) nick of Iowa by the margin of membered . by Xavier fans in penalty box. A player commit All-A1nerica11 two votes. The News' selection Padley Draws scoring two touchdowns which ting a bad foul would be sent to missed on Boyd, Sufferidge, and Most Votes spelt defeat for the Muskies. the penalty box f.or a short time, Kerr. Furst and Padley of Dayton, thus leaving his team with but News Entry Picks Xavier nominees for the bal and Zoeller of Kentucky are the four players. The player fouled loting were P. Sheetz, Kluska, BY ED WILLENBORG only selections who were also would also get his foul shots ... Eight Stars and Lucas. Two Muskie oppon The Toledo 'Rockets' and Mar represented on last year's team. ents were considered in the vot .shall's 'Thundering Herd' eaeh Five of the teams represented, End lines: the boxing room is The result ·of the 6th annual ing with "Noah" Mullins, Ken placed five men on the Musketeer Toledo, Kentueky, Marshall, all fixed up with a _ring, installed Intercollegiate Sportswriters Poll tucky's flash sorph back, landing All-Opponent football team in a Ohio Univ. and St. Mary's de and all the eqUipment over- on the 1939 All-American team a berth on the ninth squad, and .selection: of sixty-five :players, feated the Musketeers dUTing the hauled. All that is needed is a were made known this week. The Joe Patrick, St. Vincent's stel representative of nine opponents. season, while the remammg coach ~n~ the~e see~s to be tfirst team as selected by 67 col lar tackle, getting honorable 'The selection was made !by twen teams, Dayton and Tennessee son:e. difflc~lty m. ge~tmg ~ne · · · lege sports scribes representing mention. ty of the Musketeers who saw Tech were defeated by the Blue Trammg win. begm immediately 36 different states, is as follows: after the holidays . . . Hackett the most action this past year. and White. Herbert "Buck" Read, basket and ·Vissman were asking us a ~avanaugh, Louisana St. ball mentor at Western Mkhigan Toledo placed three men on Xavier University's 1939 question which we pass on to LT-Boyd, Texas A & M. Teachers College, has a .712 av the first team and two on the All-Opponent Football Team you: "What S. P. left what limp LG-&n.ith, So. California. erage for 18 years including 227 .second, iwhile the West Virgin First Team- Position in what locker room of what C--'Hrunan, Northwestern. victories and 92 defeats. ians placed two on the first and F·ought, Toledo U ...... L ... E. school to go out with what S. RG-Sufferidge, Tennessee. three on the second. Eibner, Kentucky ...... L. T. P. ?" . . . 'r.ony is getting to be IRT--J)rahos, Cornell. .Tack Padley of Dayton drew Chandler, Marshall ...... L. G. and all around man . . . On the ·RE-Kerr, :Notre Dame. the largest number of votes, Bailey, Kentucky ...... ;...... C. last trip he acted as chauffeur, QB--- ...... ,.... ···~· ...... " 5 Know the Best § i= i DANA DRY : : CLEANERS 1 A Complete I Dry Cleaning Se1·vice i '·, j 1621 Dana - MEirose 2200 ! IS BOUND TQ CLICK! I · i .,...... -...... ~ "How to win friends and influence people" OF THE TRUMPET KING give an Argus candid camera and you've hit 'If its Musical, we have it' BENRY BUSS_E the nail right on the head. 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POGUE CO. 432 MAIN STREET ~;~4?;1 s~1.~ .... ;_ ~ .. l PAGE SIX XAVIER UNIVERSITY NEWS, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1939 ~ ! ! ! ! :v!v:x•x:x•x• • ;,..;K;-'i !- ! : !"><• • Dad's Club ... The Dante Club showed at the Ohio U. game, subject to change." ~• ..~ presented several 1ectures . . . On behalf of the Faculty which X lost, 20-6. Following the addresses, a so· ~ Aul!l i'Gaug ~yur :: ~Obert G. Kissel :vas nan:ied :ct- and Student body, the NEWS November: Military Ball held cial hour was held during which •• ::> 1tor of the Xavier Umvers1ty extends sympathy to the fam in Hall of Mirrors on Dec. 3, \he various members of the fac <~ .K...... 1ox•x•x•x•--i. i ·~: ! ! • News, to succeed William J. F. ily and relatives of Mr. Wil with Miss Dolores McCarthy as ulty met informally the fathers ~~r~:g~~g -t~ - ~ ~lose the year Roll, Jr.... William J. Rielly liam E. Seidenfaden, who died honorary Lt.-Colonel Wil of the students. unexpectedly last Saturday. liam J. F. Roll named Musketeer 1939, it js fitting and proper to captured the Verkamp Debate medal Donald G. Midden- Mr. Seidenfaden is the father editor ... Pow Wow Dance. indulge in a little retrospection Elmer J. of William R. Seidenfaden, a on the events of the past twelve dorf, Robert Fox, and We Suggest months. Gruber placed in the Intercol snphomore at Xavier. DEAN GIVES SPEECH legiate Latin Contest. Three Requiem masses will January: The Tavernacular April: Masque Society under be offered for the repose of AT DAD'S MEETING Practical Gifts made its appearance . . . Six his soul by the St. Aloysius men were elected to the Varsity direction of Mr. Louis J. Feld haus presented the play "Libel" Self-Denial Fund. (Continued from Page 1) • Raincoats Debate Team . . . Conductors of ------.....: ity, scrapped tradition and con the annual retreat were an in Wilson Auditorium . . . The • Umbrellas national honorary fraternity Al vention: it has dared to claim nounced as Rev. Edmund C. T. C. encampment at Ft. Knox that nothing is fixed or eternal, • Sheepwool Slippers Horne, S. J., and Rev. Ralph A. pha Sigma Nu was founded at for Xavier advanced course ca Xavier ... Raymond J. Wilson that ·even laws and truths are Gallagher, S. J. dets was held. • Hair Brushes February: Chairman Richard voted Mermaid Tavern host ... September: R. T. Schmidt ap • Bath Curtains Frank W. Moore named Senior T. Schmidt offered the 1939 ver pointed Battalion ROTC com Your friends will appre • Ice Cube Trays sion of the Junior Promenade to Ball chairman. mander . . Civil Aeronautics the student body. Ralph T. May: Senior Ball with rhythm Unit installed at Xavier ... Stu ciate a membership • Toilet Cases Kohlhoff was King, Miss Mary by Ches \Vahle held at Hartwell dent enrollment totaled 452 for • Rubber Balls Louise Neiheisel was Queen ... Country Club Florentine one of the largest in the history in the R:oom was site of Clef Club an The Military Dept. announced of the school ... Musketeers fall CATHOLIC LENDING \\'e hll\'e the•e p~mJtlclll Item• In the second annual National De nual dance ... William J. llielly before St. Mary's in opener, 6-0. 1wwe•t styles, -depon A Warner Bros. Picture does her Christmas shopping early. One of the most attractive Christmas packages - see it in the stores and order your Christmas Chesterfields now. Chesterfields, with their real mildness, better taste and delicious aroma, give real pleasure to anyone who smokes. You can't buy a better cigarette. ester ie s ,in attuu:m;e fl#~ Cepyrlgh1 1939. LtGGBTT & MYER$ TOBACCO Co. -----·-'----·