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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 , 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 f some Last year's queen, Miss iale Press Reasonable Mending Without Charge OF NATION, AVOIDS MENTION Distributor of -ad in the Tomahawk OF ROYAL VISITORS DIRECTLY Collee>iate Di6est That's reasonable enough. -from an old Enquirer. • * • • * It must have been· a ticklish spot, all ftllPRUl&NTl:D P'OR NATIONAL. ADVllRTl&INO BY' right. National Advertising Service, Inc. Dafry Products- • * • Collegtt Publishers Re/1re1enl11tive Elsa in Shaw's Pygmalion says of her News­ 420"MACISON AVE. NEW YORI<, N. Y. CHICAQO " BOSTON • LOI A"GILIS • SAR FIU"CISCO aunt: Gin was mother's milk to her. MARIHUANA SUSPECT In line with such alcoholic dairy pro- BITES U. S. OFFICER Oopy Editor-John E. Smith. Editor ...... ROBERT G. KISSEL Sports ABBletants-Robart Cahill, Ed Willenborg, ducts we have: -The Times-Star. Brinn Flnnngo.n, James Farrell, Wll­ Bus. Mer...... ROBERT s. KOCH llo.nt Knoepfte; Joe Klingenberg, Rob­ Cream .of Kentucky Whiskey. You're getting close but a MAN has to ert lllolfeld. Cream •Of Cincinnati Ale. bite a DOG before it's really news. News Editor ...... LOUIS B. JURGENS Re1mrters-Gregory Uressel, Ln.rry Rinck, Jn.mes Rentrop, Aloysius l\lenke, lValter C1,eme de Menthe liquer * * * • (~, * Deyo, George Bnrm1mo, Dave Diehl, Creme de Cocoa liquer. Sports Editor ...... LAWRENCE J. HEIM Frank Gorman. Old Story- Business Asslstnots-Wllllnm Welch, John Beck­ * • • * * Feature Editor ...... JAMES L. CENTNER man, Robert Kluener. WOMEN CAUSING RISE Political Note- IN BEER CONSUMPTION FRIDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1939 The Kilikilik of Heidelberg College -the Enquirer. ·runs a weekly box on the political situ- They've always done it, but now Within- will be a success would be the mildest ation., Last week's box was: Only 4091 they're driving more and more men to F rom . understatement ever. To say that Xavier More Days -0f Roosevelt (Maybe). drink. A PREPONDERA~CE of pre~Christ- can be proud of this year's active Stu- mas holly and tmsel decoratmg the dent Council makes one equally proud streets of downtown Cincinnati would that he atte~ds the school. Things like lead one to believe that the Yule Season that make universities, make men. FIRE AT WILL is all show and surface polish. Or, still, some would have us think ----x---- JN A VALIANT BATTLE of endurance THIS MODERN AGE, not being con­ that Christmas and the holiday season A RE THE Cheerleaders goi?g to deflate the students during the basketball Xavier held a -0ne-point lead -0ver tent to allow any of the old reliable is merely a time for "Christmas-spirit,'' diches to remain untouched, comes along season, after their splendid work in in­ Indiana Monday night ... f.or just about which they always smugly interpret as with something like page fifteen in potent stuff from a little brown jug. flating the student body with so much that many minutes, until the Hoosiers Tuesday's Enquirer-that advertisement But all of this is treasonably getting school spirit during the Xavier pigskin captured the ball. Being startled that a team which was brought up on Scholas~ for perfume--which was intended to be away f.rom the - fundamental idea of parade? tic Philosophy could be ·given such a cold sniffed as well as read. Some of the lads Christmas spirit. What it amounts ~o is ----x---- who are down to their last button, as far the taking of Christ ·out of Ohristmas. stare by providence as the final score The norm of mankind has always held against our lads indicated, we did a bit as Christmas f.und~ are concerned, were Prospectus- considering nipping it out and sending -close to their hearts the tradition that SIGNIFICANTLY, the college news­ of inquiry into the status of the ·hard­ it to their lovely friend in lieu of some­ the coming of the Babe should revivify papers over the whole country at wood-wO'rkers, asking a member -0f the Class of 'Forty-one who .our current stars thing better. a warmth of love and ·a tender desire this season of the year take an editorial :for the peace that instinctively exists in time-out pondering the question of what are. "' * • * * * * * • * DO YOUR CHRISTMAS clipping early, every man's soul. the future holds in store for them and as it were.... Of . course, the natural .way we can their universities. WHAT DO YOU MEAN STARS, he replies, turning on us . . . our boys are ... • ... * * show the real Christmas spirit is by our Yes, and "What of :the future?" People external action of cheery wol'ds, smiles so sporadic in their playing lateiy that BUT NOT SO EARLY as you think ... with less Catholic training than students all we have are comets. f.or the mistletoe season was opened of­ and festive adornment. But these ex­ get at Xavier stand in awe and are • • * • • teriors mean not a thing, if we have not ficially a week ago tonight up in Delhi frightened ·on consideration of that ques­ -AN ATTITUDE BROUGHT ON, no Township. '.Dhe natives called the func­ that basic ·and deep-rooted desire from tion. For it does hit us with a ;reverber­ within. This sense ·of inner peace, too, doubt, by the anxiety prevalent among tion the Mount S. J. Senior Christmas ating bang, if we do not prepare for it, the Juniors as to whether their class Dance, but that is just a local term for should not fail to strike •a note of sincere and are unqualified to make an answer. gratitude in our hearts-a thankfulness rings would arrive before the Christmas Xavier Old Home Night. It featured a What actually will take place 1n 1940 halt . . . As you read this the Juniors drove of Musketeers who groped about in the everlasting beneficence of God's is at most idle speculation. And that P.rovidence for his many gifts that are expect to be wearing their rings . . . or either blind at the sparkle ·Of the eve­ seems to be the rock point of the whole ring-chairman Clark may expect to be ning or else just blind. ~ few of them too often overlooked by those living in consideration. If one lives th·e present a too material-minded world. We should wearing a noose. (cf Waldemar Deye) were mute as well with his whole mind and spirit, has some * .. * • * ... F·or a fuller account see the man be grateful for the simple fact that we definite goal to aim at, uses his lif.e to .can celebrate the coming of the Redeem­ AS THE POET SAID, if winter comes, downstairs . the best of his ability, the future need can ~hristmas be far behind? . . . and * ... * * ... er in our homes, rather than in some not be looked upon with dark forebod­ musty mud-hole on the European front ·although his metre seems to be some­ RUNNING A GOOD THING into the ing, for it will logically shape itself as what faulty we cannot but agree with ground, we have adopted f.or our theme of hate and false promises. the person wants it. Let there be a naturally humble re­ his sentiment. Speaking of sentiment since Sunday, "I Want to Go Back to sponse to the angel's herald cry of "Peace People with such a definite outlook on reminds us that a goodly quota of the Ballet," and so, we take it, do a vast -on earth to men ·of good will." the future will have little difficulty 'F·orty-one-ers might wear their rings to­ number of other people, not excluding ----.x---.,- "finding their place in life," for they day but come back next January with a certain percentage of Finns. It press­ have already made it, and it is the most unencircled fingers ... when looking for es on us to mention that Xavier's Mili­ 'That night out may mean many days in. natural thing in the world for them to a Yule token for a Jady, a class ring is an tary Faculty ·outnumbered Xavier's Dra­ -HEALTH be successful, to be a benefit to them­ easy way out ... but it's a hard way matic Department in attendance tw-0 to ---~-x:----- selves and .to humanity. back again. one. Cooperation- FULL EFFECTS of the whole-heaxted a c r u e r ·cooperation ·on the part of the Uni­ THE GOLDEN BOYS. By J k B d versity Student Council with the stu­ dents can be seen from the :remarkable HITOH -0ld Dobbin's tail to the rain "Silent" John Woestman, and Sam sug- smaller; poor little basketball, ain't you success that its organized program of In­ spout, Samuel, while we settle down gests a bottle of vitalizing tonic (non- got no cage at all. Nerts! BeHeve it, tramurals has shown. f.or a short shot at what keeps the mill alcoholic, of course). Then there's F·red beg·ory, because it's true, Trauth says To John Sweeney in particular does wheel treading vhis past half-a-fortnight. Konersman. You witl} a couple of spare "no" to Mary Ann relative to the U. C. the student body ·owe orchids for his ef­ "There's a time .of the year when the boards >(running or not) can do noble .Military Ball in the "great hall -0f the ficiently capable directing of the touch boys thwart their career: ye old Christ­ duty by lending them to Fred for the Union" as the free ducat reads, and in­ football league. The crowds on hand for mas holidays! when life becomes just one end of hi:> bed. Whatsamatter, got cold tends to squire another lass thither. the sem'.i-final and championship games big bowel ·of acrid aspirins. feet! Well, that puts a frigid end to that, With Xmas looming, Sam might say, were really surprising. Even an organ­ and now we can pass to the intrigues of "pretty slick work, Richard." And we'll ized rooting section for the Dorm W-0lves 'Twas the night after Christmas ·collich life, which, by the by, certainly be a rude expression if Clear does not and the Junior Nomads pepped up the And the lads were all mellow, has its foot on the accelerator. Some part with a Carlson photo ·of his physi­ encounters. The keen competition in all 'Cause Santa, that magnamimous fellow people have no respect for age--unless ognomy ·(mug, to you) and a. circular the games of the elimination and in the Came thru with a carton of jello. it's bottled. Out of the files falls a slip piece -Of high school julry all in one en­ Oh yeah! league itself was echoed in the out~and­ ·relating that "Lonesome Polecat" Geog- counter; and Sam thought his watch was out favoritism displayed among the non­ Before we get into the thicker things hegan pens Betty of (Droege's fast. Now that he is fairly certain there participants. of life, there is a little matter to be pol­ friend, sb to speak) an invitation to drop will be a promenade - ·although one It was almost ·as if a Xavier-Kentucky ished ·Off. Listen, listen, to what the around during :the holidays, in which should never be too sure about such­ grid rivalry had been founded in minia­ boys are missin'. Anyhow, Sam has some case he will open the house to a number "Robin"· Rielly 1s 'l'eputedly lining up a ture, so great was the enthusiasm -0f the ideas on how to make the world a hap­ of guests some evening. If she refuses bit -0f Milwaukee talent, baptized Eileen. students. pier globe f.or a chosen few at the mistle­ (she will, if she's smart) there will be no Charming name, what? Sacrificing them­ A true indication of the commendable toe season. First on vhe waiting list is party at all, says "P-0lecat". Also ex- selves to the cause, at the Mount, win­ I .'· work that the Intramural Committee is "Bluebeard" Saxton who could well do pecting is "You all" Puttmann, the lad ter, senior, at home dance, Friday were doing can be gleaned from the fact that with an inexpensive toupee, or maybe who tries mighty hard, and they say he Walt Deye and· Will Roll, the Western t ·. they had to set a deadline for entrants one of those steel skull caps. As the say­ is waiting for Francis with the delicious Hills flashes, along with "Herr" Schmidt, \' into the Basketball League, because the ing went, "when you lose your hair, you but acquired Southern accent to get whose date was not blind, but was Mary schedule would not permit more than a lose your grip," and that's not fiction; home. "Say," he blurts -0ut, "You look C. Yes, and Sam understands that the certain number •of teams, whereas in the just a bald catastrophe. Also a worthy very much like Helen Green." To which hard-working Student Council is loaning past, the ·Council had almost to get on cause is "Beetle" Gessing who would she shyly ' ;replies, "I know, but you Union House Hall to the.. frosh tonight, its fatted knees to beg students to form give a juicy ten-cent sandwich for a big should see me ·in black." And a basket- for a sweater hop at 35 chips per nog­ even two teams for a single game. bottle of assorted bugs, dead or alive. ball is stuff which if it were not blown gin. Whatdayamean sweater, that's my To say that the 1-M Basketball League Giving these brothers a ·close race is up w-0uld look like a prune if it were bush-coat. So long, and Mary Ohristmas!. ;' i \ 1: XAVIER UNIVERSITY NEWS, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1939 PAGE THREE

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 tenthen •began ing back-handed shots and Kentucky team was unable to to connect with the basket, but week when the Beef Trusters elude Peckham, center and high Quinlan's· defensive and. :penetrate the X-Men's inner de­ finished with a 27-21 verdict scorer last year with 158 points; tacti~s the Indianans led at the half goal shooting • • . For the Ken- fense and had to shoot for the 28 to 15. over the Dorm Frosh. Captain Broadbent and Davidson at the. tuckians Johns and Richeson bask~t from beyond the foul Lucas with ten points led the forwards; and Guse, who tallied showed well with some skillful line. Here they seemed to suc- After half-time, the Indiana victors while Beck and Lantz 153 points last campaign. long range basket tossing • . • ceed bes~. _ five again showed a powerful of- were best for the losers. The last contest before school And then came Indiana or rath- Immed1a_tely after the half tne fensive and made thirty points Five other teams make up the reopens will see the Musketeers er there went Xavier. But the men in •bilue contin,'ued their to but nine for the X-men. The dorm loop. The Melopogivers in action against. the Western Muskies supported by soph tal- march to the first Xavier basket­ passing of the Musketeer five was include Paul Sheetz, Jim Rees, Kentucky State Teachers at cnt were not expected to down ball triumph this season, draw­ erratic and their defense split Duda, Nickel, Gladstone, and Bowling Green, Ky., on Jan. 2. the veteran Hoosier quintet who ing away to a twelve point ·lead, wide open under the fast and Blunt. On the roster of Ma's This six game campaign will are ceded a good chance in the 29 to 17 with twelve minutes of sometimes rough ·barrage of the Boys are Art Sheetz, Charley either make or break the '39 Big Ten tussle. Ed Kloska, who the game yet to be played. !Wes­ Hoosier quintet. King, Dick Shay, Hacker, Scan- team, for immediately after was used as a reserve last sea- leyan made a strong comeback, :Schaefer and Dro led the In- lon, and John Kelly. schools starts again the Blue and son, came to life with eight however, with Johns,big guard, diana attack, scoring 14 and 12 The Day league as yet has not White goes· into the toughest points to lead the Blue Battalion. and Richeson, a forward, drop- points resipectively. There seem- been completely organized and part -0f the schedule with con­ . /ping in four and five points re- ed to be no 1Weak point in the any ·class wishing to enter a team tests booked with Kentucky, . · spectively. This put them to a Indiana defense, but guards Huff- is requested ·to see a member of Tennessee, Ohio U., Dayton, and REMEMBER WHEN? 33 to 3·1 lead with seven minutes man and Armstrong did especial- the •I-M board. Marshall within a two weeks' to play. ly' good basket-protecting. The latest team to enter this span. If the Blue Battali-On can Although just a member now, A field goal by Weiler tied up ·For the Muskies, Ed 'Kluska division ic; the Pappy Shooter come through this sextet with a

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. .,.,

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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---

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~ ! ! ! ! :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

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