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Bouquets Editor: Arrow Shirts and Ties In behalf of the Y.C.S. committee charged with promotion of the recent be­ tween semester's retreat at Gethsemani, we should like to express thanks for the « kind notice of our venture in the Jan. 13 issue of the SCHOLASTIC. We are sure that said notice was of great aid in the successful operation. Donald Bartnett Jack Maher Alumni Hall —:— Nice Trick Editor: In Al Laporte's "She Loves Me Not?" % (Feb. 10), how come Dan wishes.he was '"up in Chi" when his Windy City gal is, three paragraphs later, in "some East­ ern girls' seminary eight hundred miles away?" That kind of traveling's all right for Columbus but this is 1950. Jim Kingsley Jim Carrig Alumni Writer Laporte maintains he left out the inipoo-tant explainhig sentence ivhe7i retylying the article.—Editor. §3.65 up ties S1.50 up

Next Week Is Designated Here's Henry Fonda, star of "Mr. Roberts," one of many well known men who prefer Arrow National Brotherhood Week shirts. Men like the good looking, ccjafortable Next week, Feb. 19 to 26, is being cel­ collars (Hank is wearing the widespread PAR), ebrated as Brotherhood Week through­ the trim Mitoga fit and the fine, long wearing out the country. Sponsored by the Na­ fabrics in ever}"- Arrow shirt. tional Conference of Christians and Jews, the campaign intends to promote respect for people and human rights. ARROW SHIRTS & TIES In a statement prepared for the con­ UNDERWEAR • HANDKERCHIEFS • SPORTS SHIRTS «& ference the Eev. John J. Cavanaugh, C.S.C, President of Notre Dame, said: "A return to peace and hannony among men, like charity, begins at home. The modern world is an unhappy one because too many people, including many Americans, are suffering from The Place to Go man-made economic, racial and religious tensions. "Although at first thought, removal for the Names You Know of these tensions may seem completely e quixotic and Utopian, let us suppose that we Americans were to resolve to reaf­ firm our faith in the philosophy of the Declaration in the light of the father­ hood of God and the brotherhood of man, to become as scrupulous in our duties as we are zealous of our rights, we could GILBERT'S do much, this Brotherhood Week of 1950, to help shatter the barriers of interna­ tional and inter-religious misunderstand­ for ARROW ing that man in his blindness or perver­ sity has permitted to arise."

Feb. 17, 1950 #1 that University as it has for some other organizations. Athletic Director Richard C. Larkins said some of the universities on both the College Parade East and West coasts have been hurt by television, but he cited Notre Dame and Michigan as teams that draw well in Unforgivable to Lose an area that has 50 to 60 thousand TV sets. In an article appearing in the Tiger No Doze Is Good Doze Rag of Memphis State College, certain "The idea of taking drugs during exam 0A "big time colleges" are censored for "op­ periods is basically wrong from an edu­ 'Fatal 14th' fi erating under the impi-ession that it is cational and physical standpoint," says In an article listing the 1950 football an unforgivable sin to be defeated in an Dr. William Fitz Patrick of the North­ schedule, the Tulane Hullabaloo, the athletic event." western Student Health Sei-vice. paper has this to say about next year's Notre Dame gets off rather easily in Most students who feel a need for game with the Irish: the story, however, since the -wTiter cen­ keep-awake drugs are in the \vi'ong place "High spot of the schedule, natui-ally sors those teams which refuse to play explained Dr. Fitz Patrick. They should is the fatal 14th of October game with teams which can't be beaten. be out earning their living instead of Notre Dame." The article ends with the old quota­ trying to cram under the influence of tion, "It's not whether you win or lose, NoDoze or benzedrine. Spartans Finally Top Michigan but how you play the game thiat^s' ini-"' Concentrated three hour study period The Michigan State Neivs celebrated portant." It might have been added that is the solution offered by the health serv­ the Spartan victory over the University the best Avay to play is to play to win— ice. Studies have proved that the satura­ of Michigan swimming team with a ban­ against the best opposition. tion point is reached after three or four ner headline. The victory for State was A. hours. V the first in 26 meets with their state Basketball Student Trip rival. Three hundred students and the EOTC TV vs. Football Receipts band from Creighton University hired The athletic board at Ohio State Uni­ Phillyites Hold Meeting a special ti-ain to take them from Oma­ versity is worrying about television ha to Des Moines, Iowa, for their an­ and not the other Big Ten teams at the The Philadelphia Club held a meeting nual basketball game with Drake Uni­ present. The problem wasn't serious last last Thursday night at 7:30 in the Law versity. The migration is an annual af­ season, but the OSU people fear that Building. Plans for the Mardi Gras and fair. the future may hold as much trouble for Christmas dance returns were discussed.

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The Scholastic -*" ed mainly in the post ciTice, with a no­ table mail increase. In keeping with the times, Valentine wires increased in pop­ THE WEEK ularity this year. Western Union form No. 227 was the favorite. It read: "At miles between us we can laugh; our by Slack Mc(^oldrlck hearts entwined by telegraph." Isn't that sweet?

Top of the Week And it's just as well. Had the custom Famous Last Words « Indiana winter has finally caught up been kept up, you can imagine nowadays, the entire senior class out in the quad­ What can they do to you if you don't with us. . . . show up on Wednesday morning? . . . ••. rangle every morning, tugging at Old Stars and Stripes Forever Glory in caps and gowns, at $3.75 per cap and gown, per morning. It would be Bottom of the Week Next Wednesday, close to one thousand kind of nice for the cap and gown com­ Many are cold, but few are frozen. seniors, attired in caps and gowns, will pany, though. march like fluttering crows to Washing­ ton Hall for the annual Class Day exer­ Although everyone knows that the cises. Wednesday, George Washington will class of '50 (1950, that is) flag will be EASTER RETREAT celebrate his 218th birthday, and he may presented on Wednesday, there are a lot Tentative retreat plans are being well do a couple of fast txirns in his of questions on the subject to which no considered for the Easter Vacation at grave trying to figure out the meaning one seems to know the answers. For in­ Our Lady of Gethsemani Abbey, Ky. The proposed retreat would run from of this ceremony on the Indiana plains, stance, what happened to the old flags?; Holy Thursday through Easter Sun­ apparently in his honor. how often do they wear out?; who pays day. Transportation would be by bus. for them?; how much do they cost? In an attempt to clarify matters, the AH students who are interested in WEEK'S research staflF has come up with Who knows? For that matter, who such a trip are requested to get in some interesting historical data that may cares? touch with Bob Brandel, 120 Sorin help explain things: V Hall. The first record of any February 22 Life at Notre Dame exercises hereabouts indicate that in 1844 there was a free day granted. (To With all the fuss about George Wash­ DIAMONDS—JEWELRY—WATCHES ington, last week we let Abe Lincoln and give you an idea of how long ago 1844 J. TRETHEWEY was, Sorin Hall hadn't even been built St. Valentine's Day slip by almost un­ yet.) On this particular day. Father noticed. In a few history classes, Lin­ Joe the Jeweler coln got some eulogistic pats on the Sorin, the faculty and students gathered 104 N. Main St. I.M.S. Bldg. in some spot on the campus for speeches, back, and Valentine's Day was celebrat­ readings, poems, odes and plays of vari­ ous kinds. This annual affair was carried on for some 50 years. Then, in 1894, one Sam­ uel T. Murdock, '86, bought an American It's fun to DANCE flag for the occasion. When February 22 rolled around, Mr. Mui'dock had come ... when you learn the * down with a bad case of the mumps, and was unable to appear. In his behalf, exclusive George Davis way! a Professor Ewing, also of the class of George Davis K, '86, presented the flag to the University, with the provision that it was to be flown PRIVATE STUDIOS ... on all legal holidays. For those who wish to learn in strictest privacy, Probably all would have gone well, had only Georse Davis offers private studio instruction not the SCHOLASTIC, even then a disturb­ in addition to our beautiful main ball room. ing influence, reared its editorial head. SCHOLASTIC wanted the flag to be flown daily. Mr. Murdock said no; holidays New LOW RATES to NOTRE DAME STUDENTS only. The SCHOLASTIC scratched its head, Call 3-8229 for FREE LESSON and made the brilliant suggestion that '1 the senior class present the school with a flag to be flown every day except holi­ days. In 1897, the seniors did buy a flag, and the SCHOLASTIC had won its first battle. I UASC \ oriLios History is not clear as to whether or not the seniors rai.sed and lowered the NORTHERN INDIANA'S LARGEST DANCE STUDIO flag daily, or not. If they did, the cus­ SOUTH BEND 106 W. Monroe at Michigan Phone 38229 tom was probably dropped with the ad­ ELKHART 215}4 S. Main Street Phone 24333 vent of the Maintenance Department.

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COLFAX (through Feb. 22)—Danny Kaye is up to his old scatterbrained tricks in the technicolor musical, The In- specter General (Legion of Decency Rating A-1). The only FINE REPAIRING fault with the rather lengthy pic is that it becomes too corny too often. Kaye's material is not up to his usual standards, Nationally Advertised either. But, if you're a Kaye-fan, then this is your meat. Watches, Diamonds, Jewelry

PALACE (through Feb. 22)—Jane Wyman and Dennis Morgan team up in The Lady Takes a Sailor (B) and turn it into a first rats slapstick comedy. It's pretty silly going part of the way—^but, at least, you're sure to get some good laughs out of it. Alias the Champ (A-2) is the co-attraction. 126 N. Michigan St., South Bend, Ind. STATE (through Feb. 18)—Flying Wild and Pride of the Boivery. Where do they get them? Notre Dame Students FEBRUARY 18

WASHINGTON HALL—Sand (A-1) is an adaptation of Come in and see the hun­ Will James' book about a horse who runs away from a circus dreds of outstanding titles and his ensuing adventures. Mark Stevens and Colleen Gi*ay star in the technicolor film. It's a pleasant way to spend a on our shelves. Hundreds few houi-s. of pamphlets, religious greeting cards, outstanding AVON (through Feb. 21)—Johnny Eager, that taut melo­ religious art. Make Aquin­ drama of several years back gets a rerunning. Robert Taylor, as your shopping center in Lana Turner and Van Heflin are the top players. Heflin gives a stand-out performance as the gangster's dypso confi­ South Bend. We package dant. and mail gift books.

FEBRUARY 20 DRILL HALL (through Feb. 21)—For the third annual AQUINAS Book Store year the monstrous Mardi Gras carnival gets under way for 110 LaSalle Ave. a two night stand. With booths cramming the Navy barn to the gunnels, Avith crowds yelling and losing money, with smells and noises galoi'e—^this will undoubtedly be one of the highlights of the year. The climax will be the awarding of Summer Courses the two prize cars. UNIVERSITY of MADRID FEBRUARY 22 AVON (through March 3)—^Hailed as one of the best war Study and Travel films ever made, Battlegrozind (A-1) comes to South Bend for A rare opportunity to en­ an extended run. It's a superior film, even though Dore joy memorable experiences in Schary's habit of putting speeches into his productions mar learning and living! For stu­ « it a bit. Van Johnson, John Hodiak, James Whitmore and dents, teachers, others yet to George Murphy are among the players. discover fascinating, historical Spain. Courses include Span­ ish language, art and culture. FEBRUARY 23 Interesting recreational pro­ COLFAX (through March 1)—Although Malaya boasts gram included. a top picked cast (i.e., Spencer Tracy, James Stewart, John For details, write now to Hodiak, Lionel Barrymore, etc.) it is disappointing fare. It gets off to a good start but then disintegrates into a mediocre Sponish Student Tours melodrama. 500 Fifth Ave.. New York 18. N. Y.

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Scholastic The Council Grows Up With more than half the school year gone by, it seems fairly safe Vol. 91 February 17, 1950 No. 15 to make a few comments about the Student Council. Reorganized and revamped under its new constitution, it is doing Hfj Disce Quasi Semper Victurus w-ell. During the year it has sponsored such things as the student trip, Vive Quasi Cras Moriturus dances and, now, the Mardi Gras carnival. All these things were handled Founded 1867 almost exclusively by the Student Council, with only a mim'mum of guidance by the Administration. All of them turned out pretty suc­

Entered as second class matter at Notre Dame, cessfully. Indiana. Acceptance for mailing at special rate of postage. Section 1101. October 3, 1917. Author­ The council members have taken a realistic \aew of the student ized June 23, 1918. government situation here at Notre Dame. Previous Councils have been Editor inclined to think that the student bodv should be spven much more JOSEPH HERRINGTON power immediately, while the Administration, rightly enough, seems to have believed that the students must prove that they are capable of ?%> Associate Editors governing themselves in any degree. The result was a stalemate that KENNETH A. THOREN prevented any real accomplishment, since both sides maintained their WALTON R. COLLINS views. JOHN H. JANOWSKI News This year, the councilmen have accomplished more things than JOHN J. POWERS Assistant News ALPHONSE A. LAPORTE Features has any other Council of the last few years. We believe it is due JOHN F. MEANEY Sports largely to that body's newly-found attitude. Instead of sitting back JACK R. VARLEY Assistant Sports and asking for more power, it has begun to effectively use what it RICHARD CULLEN Photography has at the present time. LEON GARDNER Librarian The results of this attitude have been consistently good. Perhaps M. A. ALEXANDER Advertising LOUIS P. LOURO Advertising the biggest place where the Council has lagged is in its office admin­ EDMOND FOLEY Circulation istration. The revision of the Council constitution (to provide for the WILLIAM KLEE Circulation appointment of an office manager) passed at last Monday's meeting DALE FRANCIS Faculty Moderator should clear up the entanglements that many of the campus organiza­ NEWS: Jack Bradsliaw, Dan Brennan, Bob Butler, tions fell into whenever they had business with the Council. Don Carbone, Jim Clark, Jay Conlon, Ray Dolicrty, Dave Driscoll, Charley DuUca, Carl Eilbcrgcr, Bob If the Student Council continues to work in the quiet, efficient Finney, Tom Kclley, Joe Lang, Dan ^^cCarthy, Lou Meece, Don Mulvihill, Jim Murphy, R. O. Murphy, Avay it has thus far in the year, we believe that the result ^vill be an Jim O'Brien, George Otott, John Quetsch, George ever-increasing handing-over of power by the Administration to the Schwartz, Bill Sliidaker, Don Smith, Roger Vbrcc. students in the matters of student affairs. The students only have to SPORTS: Jim Brislin. Bill Delaney, Jack Economou, Jack Kcanc. Ted Prahinski, Frank Ronnenberg, prove they are capable. Rudy Unger.

FEATURES: Jim Carroll, Jim Kingsley, Larry Mc- Dermott, Robert Romaker, Jack Ward, Bill Weir. A Job for You Just about every week in the year is designated as "National Some- Member of Catholic School Press Association, As­ sociated Collegiate Press. Represented for national thing-or-Other Week." If it's not babies, it's cherry pies. There's advertising hy National Advertising Service, Inc., 420 Aladison Avenue, New York City. Printed at one week, however, that doesn't exist primarily for nioney-making, Ave Maria Press. promotional purposes. THE SCHOLASTIC is published weekly during the school year, except during vacation and examina­ February 19 to 26 is National Brotherhood Week, a special time set tion periods at the University of Notre Dame. Address all manuscripts to the Editor, Box 185, aside for all Americans to take inventor)-. At Notre Dame we have a Notre Dame, Indiana. special obligation to check up on our "brotherhood quotient." Have we been faithful to our Christian principles in our relationships with other COVER: The oriental atmosphere de­ people? Have race, creed, color, and national heritage become ob­ picted on this week's cover comprises one segment of the annual Mardi Gras Car­ stacles in our judgments of others? nival which is now in frantic prepara­ Prejudice is fondled by ignorance, misunderstanding and fear. It tion for its Monday and Tuesday night destroys the ideal of peace and democracy by clinging to economic run in the Drill Hall. The anxious-look­ standards that subject groups of people because of their skin-color ing, beturbaned young man is in charge religion or ancestors' birthplace. of a westernized version of an old orien­ Sermons on brotherly love and high-powered propaganda for anti- tal parlor game known as Opeti Sesame. prejudice in our nation usually fail to reach the individual as an indi­ The demure onlookers are only plaster atmosphere, despite any guesses to the vidual. The problem of brotherhood is a personal problem, and it's contrary. your job to find out where you stand. Feb. 17, 1950 let I/am mm TASK and fHUUlTAe the judges/

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Annual Carnival Runs For Two-Night Stand As you pass through the main entrance of the Drill Hall next Monday or Tuesday night for the third annual Mardi Gras Carnival, you wil see a dis­ play not unlike that of an automobile showi-oom. There, amid potted palms and smiling committeemen, will stand two gleaming, glorified flivvers. The sedan which "looks like a convert­ ible, a two-tone Buick Riviera, will soon belong to the holder of the winning ticket in the Student Council—NFCCS charity Drive, The soft-colored Chevrolet is a convertible. The student who sells that ticket gets the Chewy. At 11:30 Tuesday evening the draw­ ing will take place: Before that, the Miss Dora Brooks Smoot Miss Rosemary Stapleton crowd will leam which student wins the autographed football for selling more tickets than anyone else. The next nine N'Orleans Flavor Permeates Palais Royale runners-up, who receive N D blankets,- will also be announced. At Tonight's Junior Class You-AII Dance Students will not be eligible to win the convertible unless their books are re­ Tonight at nine o'clock two young gen­ and attached to the tables will dance turned by the first night of the carnival. tlemen in gloves of white and faces of against the ceiling, and gaudily colored How^ever, tickets on the Riviera will be black will tip their hats and swing open crepe-paper will complete the back­ on sale at the carnival. the doors of the Palais Eoyale to ignite ground of a Mardi Gras evening. Dress The car display is only the centei-piece the splashy glamour and gay abandon of is to be semi-formal, les belles wearing of the carnival setting. Down the center Mardi Gras time. From cars and cabs swishing formals and the Notre Dame and along the walls will be 22 novelty- will stream bow ties and formals, arrow rakes wearing newly-pressed Sunday decorated booths, built and managed by shirts and soft fur capes, into a four- suits with a tie as loud as any true the voluntary labors of members of sev­ walled world of Southern hospitality Southerner in New Orleans at festival eral campus clubs. Carnival chairman where Virginians and men from Louisi­ time. No corsage"" is the ruling of the Ed Farrell has charge of operations. ana show the Yankee ho%v to live Student Council, so the ND man won't Architect of the layout is Ed Noonan, jf^, through the purple somber of Lent on have to borrow on next month's allow­ Farrell's assistant, who devised the flooi* the memory of one evening. ance to finance one evening. Any girl plan. In a motif as colorful as it is South­ wearing a corsage ^^^ll be asked to re­ Dimes for Dollars ern, the Palais ballroom will feature a move it. tremendous paddlewheeler reminiscent of Co-Chairmen Frank Crovo and Jim First stop is at the cashier's. There, Mississippi river days, complete with Hennessy will escort their dates in a Blue Circle men will exchange your cotton bales, mammies and even the per­ grand march participated in by the dimes for dollars—^bogus dollars—^with ennial Colonel. The 16-foot Natchez will whole Confederate throng and climaxed which to try your luck at the various bask against a shoreline of blue flood­ with the crowning of the Misses as wheels and dice games. Such activities lights, underneath a phosphorized South­ Queens of Mardi Gras time. Miss Rose­ have been officially sanctioned. ern moon. Hundreds of balloons in­ mary Stapleton, who is the date of Foreign Student Relief will receive scribed "Welcome to the Mardi Gras" (Continued on Page 16) (Continued on Page 17) Feb. 17, 1950 Itinerary Announced For Ronne Pilgrinnage A new itinerary has been announced for the student pilgrimage to Rome. Lasting 30 days, this tour allows ample time to visit places of interest not among the scheduled stops. As now planned, cost of the specified j tour would not exceed $T00. Of this, ' $355 is the fee for air transportation to and from Europe. The bill covers first- class hotel accommodations, but includes only breakfast. Otlier meals, inciden­ tals, and unscheduled excursions are extra. The tour is open to all Notre Dame students, faculty members, and their wives. However, applications should be made to the Prefect of Religion as soon Mr. and Mrs. Fred J. Fisher as possible, because the number of toui'- " ists must conform to the seating capaci­ turn to the ijrinciples upon which the ty of the planes. Unmarried students Mrs. Fisher Explains United States was founded." need parental permission to make the trip. An immediate deposit of $100 is Mrs. Fisher observed that she has vi­ Reasons Behind Loan i-equired of all. sions of the revolving loan fund, estab­ Trans-Atlantic flight wall be via 50- America is the land of opportunity if lished at Notre Dame by her gift, passenger DC-4'3 of Federated Airlines, young men and ivomen would only real­ increasing steadily after the fund has a certified, well-insured firm. ize it and take advantage of the oppor­ been in operation for several years. She tunity ofFei-ed them, according to Mrs. believes that students who are bene­ Departing from New York on June 10, Fred J. Fisher, donor of $1,000,000 to fited by the Notre Dame fund will, as the group will fly to Ijondon, where two the University of Notre Dame. they repay their own loan to the Uni­ days of free time will permit a side trip Mrs. Fisher, widow of the founder of versity, realize the opportunity pro\'ided to Ireland. Many will journey to Ober- j the Fisher Body Company in Detroit, them by the fund and will further con­ ammergau for the Passion Play during Mich., provided $2-50,000 of the $1,000,- tribute to the fund in order to provide their three free days in Paris. 000 gift to "present an opportunity for the same opportunity to a greater num­ After stops at Lucerne and Venice, the young man who is willing to work" ber of students in the future. the pilgrims Avill head for Rome. High­ in the form of a revolving student loan lights there, will be an audience with fund. The remaining $750,000 is to be Joseph P. Savage, attorney for Mrs. the Pope, a canonization ceremony, and used to build a dormitory, which will be Fisher, reiterated her belief in the "op­ two more days of liberty. known as "The Fred J. and Sally Fisher portunity loan fund" established at The tour will stop at Nice, Lourdes, Memorial." Notre Dame. Madrid, Lisbon, and Fatima before re­ Mrs. Fisher, whose gift resulted in the "I can remember several times while turning to Paris for the voyage home on receipt of hundreds of messages praising chatting with Mr. Fisher about various July 9. H the philosophy underlying the gift, point­ topics, he would say: 'You know, Joe, I This itinerary need not be followed. ed out in an interx-iew that she firmly believe the ideals on which America was Those wishing to foi^m their OAvn tour believes in "providing an opportunity for founded have been almost disregarded. can accompany the group merely on the the willing young man to work his way During my life time, all that I, and trans-Atlantic flight to Europe and back. through school, rather than direct sub­ those men whom I knew, asked "was a sidization by the government or by the fair opportunity. The trend now is be­ university." coming more and more toward people ex­ Wranglers Choose Four Asked if the "opportunity philosophy," pecting to receive something for nothing. The Wranglers recently reviewed ap­ a unique project in modern education, The sooner we return to the principles of plications for membership and four was a new idea, Mrs. Fisher replied: "I those Avho founded America and provide applicants were admitted to the organ­ believe everyone Avill agree, although it more opportunities and fewer subsidies, ization. They were Joseph M. Dukert, is sometimes forgotten, that the United for our young people, the better off they junior in the College of Arts and Let­ States was founded as a land of oppor­ will be and the country as a whole.' " ters; Edward A. Goerner, sophomore in tunity. Those who came to America in Mrs, Fisher summed up her gift by the College of Arts and I^etters; Robert the early days were not beneiited by sub­ saying that she "believes that the Uni­ Owen Murphy, junior in the College of sidies as they fought to develop this na­ versity of Notre Dame, which was Ai-ts and Letters; and Charles Fahy, tion; all they asked was an opportunity. founded and is administered by the Holy sophomore in the College of Arts and That also was the philosophy of my late Cross Fathers, bolstered by this philoso­ Letters. and beloved husband, Fred J. Fisher, phy of opportunity, will receive many The new members were formally in­ who was a man who made the most of worthwhile students who are willing to troduced to the society at a banquet held his oppoi'tunities. Rather than being a work and who otherwise would be de­ at the Oliver Hotel last Wednesday eve­ new idea, the philosophy underlying my prived of the Christian education pro­ ning. Mr. O'Malley, the moderator, de­ gift to Notre Dame is an attempt to re­ vided by Notre Dame. livered a paper at the dinner.

10 The Scholastic Council Amends By-Laws meeting of the workshop. Because of the NOTE TO SUBSCRIBERS large number already enrolled, however, Alfeeting Vice-President it is too late to register. Another work­ All new students and students who shop is planned for next semester and Two amendments to the by-laws of the have changed their address and who also under consideration is an advanced Student Council were carried at the last did not receive last week's issue of the meeting. Proposed by Ed Farrell, Blue SCHOLASTIC should report their session for those who complete this Circle representative, the changes dealt new addresses to the SCHOLASTIC year's program and will desire further with Sections I and II of Article III. office, Main Building, as soon as training. In Section I, concerning the diities of possible. the Pi-esident of the Student Council, an Washington Hall Movies additional task was added to that office, as follows: "He shall appoint one of the Sixty Students Join Washington Hall movie enthusiasts Council members to act as manager of should be well content with the new film the Student Council office." By the alter­ ND Speech Workshop schedule. Adventure, comedy, romance, ation of Section II, the Vice-President all fill a well prepared slate. The 8:30 was relieved of his post as manager of The first meeting of the Speech Work­ rush will be almost eliminated as a re­ the Student Council office. shop was held last Wednesday, in rooms sult of the new half hour break between 341 and 345 of the Main Building, open­ the early and late evening shows. The The acceptance of the cheerleaders' ing a semester-long program. following preview will carry up to the constitution also commanded considerable first of April: attention in the evening's business. Stat­ Sponsored by the YCS with the coop­ eration of the Department of Speech, ing that the captain of the cheerleaders Feb. 18; Saiid, Cartoon, News; at the Woz-kshop will stress the less aca­ acts as spokesman of the squad on all 2:00, 6:30, 8:30 occasions, it also provides that a member demic side of speech instmction. Em­ may be discharged by the Student Coun­ phasis will be on enjoying speech devel­ Feb. 21; Easy Ln'ing, This is America, cil upon recommendation of a majority opment. News; at 6:30, 8:40 of the rest of the squad. Response to the program has been en­ Feb. 25; Big Steal, This is America, thusiastic with more than 60 students According to the document as ratified, News; at 2:00, 6:30, 8:35 the school mascot shall be an Irish having enrolled and being divided into March 4; Gunga Din, Disney Cartoon, terrier and the Student Council is dele­ three groups. Each meeting lasts ap­ News; at 2:00, 6:30, 9:10 gated authority to name said animal. proximately one hour and a half. Following a brief statement by Charles Says Speech Department head W^illiam March 11; Special Agent, Sport Reel, A. Hinchmann, president of the Econ­ Elsen, "The workshop is not a substitute News; at 2:00, 6:30, 8:35 omic Round Table, of their plans to for regular speech courses here at the March 18; She Wore a Yellmv Ribbon,. University, but it will help to supple- attend a meeting in Carbondale, III., the Disney Cartoon, News; at 2:00, 6:30, men the speech instruction of those who organization was voted $79.20 for pur­ 8:55 poses of the trip. have not had time for speech training." Dates for the programs are as fol­ March 25; My Friend Irma, Popular Jim Garvin of the NFCCS announced Science, News; at 2:00, 6:30, 9:00 that construction work for the Mardi lows: Feb. 15, 16, March 1, 2, 29, 30, Gras would begin Saturday noon in the April 19, 20 and May 3, 4. April 1; Roseanna McCoy, Disney Drill Hall. Students are invited to audit any Cartoon, News; at 2:00, 6:30, 8:55 Over 270 Couples injoy Student Council Dance

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The first Saturday night, informal dance at the Palais was a jam- packed success. Kampus Keglers were co-sponsors of the affair. I Feb. 17, 1950 U others mail and answering the A\a-ong Fathers T. J. Brennan—Junior and Senior— telephone calls, and can be seen any Sunday afternoon exchanging mail and Confuse Students, Alumni and Secretaries accumulated telephone messages on the Corby porch. By JAY CONLON A confusion about class schedules brought out the one and only distin­ Way back in 1914, a young red- ginning to teach. guishing feature that tags the two haired Irishman by the name of The two Fathers Thomas J. Brennan Fathers Brennan. A hurried secretary Thomas James Brennan journeyed from fii-st discovered each other on a baseball in the office of the Director of Studies Peru, Ind., to enter the Holy Cross diamond in 1934 during a close game was perplexed when faced with two priesthood at Notre Dame. After between the seminarians of Moreau and Father Thomas J. Brennans, c.s.c, both spending eight years with Horace, the priests of Corby. Father T. Joseph teaching philosophy, so with tongue in Vergil, and Cicero, and seven with the Brennan, then a seminarian, was on the cheek, she knighted Father T. James Odysney and the Anabasis, he gradu­ mound for Moreau while Father T. Brennan from Corby "Senior" and ated and sailed for Eome to spend nine James Brennan, "the Casey of Coi'by Father T. Joseph Brennan fi-om Alum­ years studying theology and philosophy Hall," was in the batter's box. Al­ ni, "Junior." at Gregorian University. After a short though there are no records extant, sojourn at Portland University, he re­ tradition has it that there was no joy Although accepting the nom de plume, turned to Notre Dame, where as Father in Corby that night. Father T. James Brennan has declared ex cathedra that he is only 15 minutes Thomas J. Brennan, C.S.C, he began In recent years, rife confusion has teaching philosophy. older than Father T. Joseph Brennan, developed from their similarity of while the latter states that the only names. With both having the initials mistake is in using minutes as the Another Gaelic Brennan "T. J." and both philosophy professors, time unit. it is almost impossible for the neophyte Nineteen years later another Gaelic student, the returning ND alumnus, or Both Play Handball Brennan, Thomas Joseph, came from the football weekend "subway alumnus" New York City to don the cassock of who has instructions to "look up Father While both are handball players. the Holy Cross. After majoring in Brennan," to tab the right priest. Father Brennan Senior reputedly holds philosophy at ND, he studied theology the ND championship. The Senior for four years at Holy Cross College Mutual Friends Brennan, a close friend of campus ath­ in Washington, D. C. Ordained in 1943 letes, can be found any night attired at Sacred Heart Church, he spent sev­ They have developed a huge circle in a bright blue jersey sweater over in eral years in gi-aduate work befoi'e be­ of mutual friends through reading each the old gym taking free throws with the basketball squad, or watching the track team. He plays a mean game of golf, and is a fiend for fishing winter Coach Krause Talks at Marriage Institute or Summer, in warm water or through ice. Despite his gruff exterior, he is a great and close friend of the students. Father Thomas Joseph Brennan Jr. is sometimes called the "Great Books Brennan." He is chairman of the Great Books Committee in South Bend which sponsors the pi-ogram in adult edu­ cation.

Many Praising Letters He has received many a letter from friends lauding him for banquet speeches that he didn't give. Before the '47 Army game at ND, Father Brennan Senior gave a pep rally talk. Jim Powers, sports editor of the New York Daily News, mentioned the "very excellent" speech given by Father Thomas J. Brennan, philosophy profes­ sor. Father Brennan, Jr. was con­ sumed with dismay when he Avas flooded %vith laudatory letters from friends in New York complimenting him on his talk. So, the two Fathers Brennan, Senior in Corby, and Junior in Alumni con­ tinue their nominal intimacy, their mu­ tual correspondence and their common Coach Edward "Moose" Krause gives an informal lecture at the Marriage Institute press clippings, until someone devises while Rev. Theodore Hesburgh, Rev. Paul Bailey, and Mr. John Armstrong listen*. a-way to get them out of it.

12 The Scholastic P^J and France just before the Nazis arriv­ Eight Nationally-Famous Authorities Talk ed, is a noted authority on ^ackgrotmds of Church-State relationships in Europe. On Soviet Union in Two-Day Symposium Dr. Timasheff toW the Notre Dame, gathering that freedom of religion in A deeper understanding of the nature been reached," Dr. Jasny obsei-ved. Soviet Russia is still just a hollow msrth. and policies of the Soviet Union was "However, accompanying the industriali­ Despite Communist propaganda, no achieved during the two-day symposium zation of the country was a two-fold in­ church group now enjoys more than a on Soviet Russia held in the Law Audi­ crease in urban population, with its nor­ shaky "tolerance" by the Red govern­ torium Feb. 7 and 8. mally higher consumption demands. Add­ ment, he said. He discounted the im­ ed to this, collectivization of peasant The sjTnposium, entitled "The Soviet portance of recent Soviet concessions to f. farming failed to bring about a sub­ Union: Background, Ideology, Reality," the Russian Orthodox Chx'rch. The gov­ stantial increase in agricultural output." was sponsored by the Committee on In­ ernment is still basically anti-religious, he explained, but "for reasons of expedi­ ternational Relations, which is partially Expansion of Education Expense financed by a grant from the Rockefel­ ency it is now waging war against reli­ ler Foundation. Treating many aspects Dr. Jasny ventured that "the only ma­ gion by means of patient 'enlightenment' of the complex Soviet regime—^from eco­ jor item, Avhich in a sense can be con­ of the people on the basis of natural and nomic plans to terrorist system of sidered private consumption and yet social sciences." thought control—was intended to aid showed a large expansion duiing the Even though the Russian Orthodox students, faculty members and other ed­ peace years of the Plan era, was the ex­ Church stands at the top of the ladder ucators in forming accurate opinions on pense of the state on education, includ­ in the graces of the Soviet regime. Dr.- world politics today. ing a lot of propaganda and health serv­ Timasheff emphasized that its condition %; ices." He pointed out, however, that could not possibly be described as "re­ The symposium featured addresses and "while the increase in these expenses ligious freedom." discussions by eight of the nations fore­ was large on a percentage basis, it was most authorities on various aspects of too small absolutely to offset the decline Church and State Compromise Soviet Russia. All of the speakers have in other consumption items." "It is obArious that a compromise has had first hand experience with the So­ been reached between the Communist viet regime and their methods. Dr. Nicholas Timasheff, of Fordham University, and Rev. Francis Dvornik, government—which -remains atheist— Tuesday discussions were summarized of Harvard University, addressed the and the Russian Orthodox Church— in last week's SCHOL.4.STIC. Report on concluding session of the Symposium on Avhich has changed nothing of its dogma the Wednesday session follows. "Church and State in the Soviet Union' or rites, but which is compelled to utter Five-Year Plan Results and "Church and State in Central Eur­ statements in line with the government's ope" respectively. Di*. Timasheff, a na­ foreign policy," he said. "The govern­ Speaking on the results of Russia's tive of Russia, formerly compiled sys­ ment chooses not to interfere too much Five Year Plans at the Notre Dame tematic data and firsthand obsei-vations with religion, though legally it could do symposium was Dr. Naum Jasny, form­ on the Soviet experiment in government. so. The situation is precarious. Both par- er Soviet statistician who now is a mem­ Father Dvornik, who left Czechoslovakia (Continued on Page 25) ber of the Food Research Institute of Stanford University. Dr. Jasny formerly was a member of the Supreme Food Board in Russia. He observed that the Soviet Union today is expending more than sixty per cent of its income on state investment and armed forces. Dr. Jasny said that today the concentration of financial re­ sources in the hands of the Soviet state is accelerated by sales tax on consumer goods amounting to more than fifty per­ cent of retail prices. "The taxes are so effective in keeping down private consumption and concen­ trating financial resources in the hands of the state that, in addition to their main task of providing the large means for new investment and the armed forces, they permit lavish expenditures on edu­ cation and health services," he stated. Dr. Jasny explained that the official Soviet indices exaggerate the expansion of all economic activities to such an ex­ tent that they are useless in explaining the developments in Russia to an ana­ lyst, who must find his o\vn through the manipulations involved in such statistics. "Although the industrial output of the USSR has expanded much less than offi­ cially claimed, the idea of industrializa­ Symposium on Russia speakers were: standing I. to r.: Dr. Jasny. Dr. Kertesi; Dr. tion as such may be believed to have Dvornik, Dr. Gurian, Dr. Petrov; seated I. to r.; Drs. Timosheff, Karpovitdi, Moscly.

Feb. 17, 1950 13 Glee Club Captures Hearts of Southwest MUNICIPAL AUDITOI In 3,300-Mile Trip By JOHN H. JANOWSKI

The Notre Dame Glee Club recently completed their annual between-semes- ter's concert tour successfully, thus car­ rying on their attemiDt to acquaint peo- IDle all over the United States with the cultural assets of the University. Thirty-nine singers under the skillful and capable direction of Daniel H. Ped- tke, Dean of the Department of Music, journeyed more than 3,300 miles through eight states and iDerformed before audi­ ences that exceeded 10,000. This year's Soutliwestei'n trip was no novelty for the singing organization. Ever since its formation in 1915 the Glee Club has been the "travelingest" non-athletic group to represent the Uni­ versity. Last year, for example, they travelled to Florida, Alabama, and Mis­ sissippi between semesters, and East to New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio for concerts at Easter time. During this time they sang to more than 20,000 en­ thusiastic listeners. This year's tour began Jan. 26 and was officially over Feb. 6. The entire trip was taken via a chartered Indiana Motor Bus staffed by two very efficient drivers, Bob Wilson and Mac McFarland. The big diesel job was equipped with just about everj^hing, including "jump- seats" in the aisles. This feature made card-playing a little easier and standing Youngsters from each of the San Antonio Catholic grade schools gather outside the in the aisle unnecessary. Municipal Auditorium after listening to the Notre Dame Glee Club's informal morn­ With a dinner stop in Joliet, 111., and ing concert. That evening the songsters thrilled more than 2,000 music lovers. the first of many all-night journeys be-

- - -, _ iKifgmatm Wim ii LL....LI.U-J . „,.!.„' ^' ^ A group of Glee Qubbers arc joined by their director, Daniel The sorrowful faces of k\c\t!,rA n^dr^tr P: u j D II J P.dtt., io p.se„t an i-Wa. so„sfat at «,. Ells, St. UuU. wliaTsZ, iX?I P^r'^-dstf Wprc^rL'Sla"' 14 m The Scholastic hind them, the Glee Club gave their first informal (no white tie and tails) concert at St. Mary College, Xavier, Kansas. This was also the first girl's college con­ »^ cert oji the club itinerary. Such stops are usually arranged between major ap- l^earances with the group singing a few songs in exchange for a free meal.

First Formal Concert in Kansas ^, Jan. 27 and 28 were spent in Kansas City, Mo., with the first formal concert at Memorial Hall, Kansas City, Kans., on the first night. Highlighting this jarogram was Jack Powell, junior second lenor, soloing before a home-town audi­ ence with Notre Dame We Hail Thee. Powell's solo went over so well that he sang the solo at each concert thereafter. With a "free day" in Kansas City, the majority of ND men went sightseeing, partying, and meeting new friends. It was also a good time to rest up for the long I'ide to Greenville, Miss., with a slop in Little Rock, Ark., overnight. Greenville, the Queen City of the Delta, heard the Glee Club last year during their Southeastern tour and wel­ comed them back eagerly. The formal concert was presented Jan. 31 after the group sang over two local radio stations. Immediately after the formal stint, the entire club got a taste of real "Southern Hospitality" at a parish house reception. It was a distinct treat and the singers and their friends renewed acquaintances and exchanged "thank-yous" over re­ freshments galore. Departing from Greenville at 5 a.m., Feb. 1, the sleepy-eyed but well-fed group headed West—to Houston, Texas. On this leg of the journey the weather Between a hurried concert schedule in San Antonio, the Notre Dame group visited was typically southern with roses and an historic site. The Alamo. The two pseudo-Texans with Stetsons are Dick DeGraff, ^v (Continued on Page 27) followed by Gene "Gusher" Fanning. Jack Labee is partially hidden by Alamo fence.

Maestro Jack Laboe tickles the ivories after an informal con­ Singers Jack Powell, Jack Shanley, and Phil Finnegan relaxing cert at St. Mary College in Kansas as his admirers look on. after strenuous concert engagement with newly-formed friends. Feb. 17, 1950 15 Mordi Gras Dance our Future (Continued from Page 9) Frank Crovo, is from Sturgis, Mich., and a junior at St. Mary's, and her reigning contemporary is Miss Dora Brooks Smoot, the date of Jim Hennes- .'^y. Miss Brooks is a junior at DePauw 9: As a Social Worker University and a native of Washington, Ind. Following the ceremony, the Queens will be given the traditional bou­ By BOB ROMAKER quet of roses. Mardi Gras music will come from the "Unlimited," replied Sir. Anton VIeck, pie; people who can't help themselves, mellow baton of Bob Lewis who, al­ executive director of The Children's Aid whether they be little children, aged though he hails from Chicago, is certain Society in Mishawaka when this report­ grandmothers and grandfathers or the to develop "Copperhead" leanings for er asked him about job opportunities in sick and lame. In helping these unfor­ the occasion. Bob will have on hand a social work. tunates, the social worker gets a feeling ten-piece orchestra plus a vocalist and of jjersonal satisfactioji that money promises that soft, slow and dreamy "As you know," Mr. VIcek continued, alone can never give. music. "probably two-thirds of America's so­ From Freshman to Senior, Notre cial woi-kers are women, and the field is "It's a comforting feeling for him to Dame men have been given 2 a.m. grace still wide open for men. There's a defi­ know that his efforts are directed toward for the dance, and car permissions are nite shortage of adequately prepared and the achievement of a better democratic for the asking. St. Mary's has granted qualified men in child welfare work, society. I stress democratic society be­ 1:30 a.m. permissions to the girls vdio community organization and planning, cause you can't have social work in a have Mardi Gras dates. group work organization, probation and communist country. Why? Because the parole, research and s.atistics on slum Proceeds from the dance whicli is whole scope of social work focuses upon conditions and housing, veterans admin­ under the sponsorship of the Junior the brotherhood of man and upon the istration and international social work. Class will go entirely to the Student essential dignity of the human person­ Charity Fund, and bids are still obtain­ "International social work is the new­ ality. Social Avork is concerned with the able from the Student Council represen­ est phase of this profession and offers economic and spiritual welfare of man. tative in each hall. some of the finest opportunities for It strives to assist him in adjusting to Door prizes will be awarded to the young men. The turmoil of World War the situations in which he lives and couples holding lucky bids. Co-chairmen II uprooted thousands of refugees who make him realize his potentialities to the Frank Crovo and Jim Hennessy wish to need guidance, assistance, and resettle­ utmost. extend their thanks to the various com­ ment before they can again become use­ mittees, members of the Junior class "Communism on the other hand laughs ful citizens. Our government realized and Student Council for their help in at this conception of man and rejects this need and recently appointed welfare planning the dance.—Jay Conlo7i any such philosophy. Communism de­ attaches to the various foreign embas­ pends for its existence and spread on an sies and consulates to study welfare environment of chaos and confusion, not conditions and recommend the kind of an environment in which well-clothed Forfy Hours Devotions aid to be given by us through E. C. A. and well-fed men exist with well-inte­ These men also advise governments on fo Open Sunday Morning grated personalities in harmony. their social problems and obtain scholar­ Pre-Lenten Forty Hours devotion will ships for foreign students to enter the "Lest one get the impression that so­ begin next Sunday moniing at 9 o'clock United States for the purpose of study­ cial work is completely devoid of mone­ Mass. Tvfo services will be held on Sun­ ing social work and methods in Ameri­ tary compensation, let me reassure him. day and Monday evenings. The first can univei'sities. For a man Avith a master's degi-ee just service on each of the two nights Avill beginning in the profession, the starting begin at 6:45 and will be for the East "In addition, the American govern­ salary is about $3,000, depending on the side of the campus only. The second ment needs men for the various com­ area in which he works. With a demon­ service will be at 7:15 and will be for missions and agencies established by the stration of skills and experience a man the West side of the campus. United Nations; men'acquainted wnth in­ can command between $6,000-$8,000, The evening services will be held in ternational i-elief and rehabilitation to generally in supervisory or administra­ the Main Church. Eev. Eugene Burke, work with refugees and displaced per­ tive positions." C.S.C, will preach. No sei-mon Avill be sons. delivered Tuesday night. The solemn closing of this three-day "Besides the government, private Mr. Anton Vlcek was graduated from devotion will take place at 6:45 on Tues­ agencies are active in intei'national so­ the University of Chicago with a Master's cial work too, providing more job op­ degree in Social Science Administration. day evening in the Main Church. There portunities. Catholic Charities, Luther­ He has been in social work for 17 years will be only this one service Tuesday an organizations, the Quakers, the Eed and is currently Executive Director of the evening. Both East and West sides of the campus are expected to attend this Cross and Y.M.C.A. are only a few of Children's Aid Society, Mishawaka, Ind., a non-sectarian private children's agency one devotion. these. serving dependent and neglected children. Mimeographed sheets outlining the re­ "Like teaching, it's not material gain sponses will be given out to all students During the war Mr. Vlcek served on that means the most to the social work­ General Clay's staff in Berlin and was attending the devotions. All students are er, but the knowledge that he is engaged Chief of Child Welfare Service in Sicily, asked to use them and to participate in in a profession which helps other peo- Italy and Germany. the responses.

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The tux-attired Junior Promers line up, with cups in hand. Junior Misses of St. Mary's and their invited ND beaux dance at the world-famous St. Mary's punch bowl: one swig per man. at annual Junior prom across the highway, last Friday night. Second Marriage Forum the halls for adorers. The students are to choose any suitable period for adora­ SMC Junior Prom Treafs 'Meaning of Love' tion during the week assigned to their Has Cinderella Theme hall. At the second Institute on Christian Marriage last night, the Rev. Charles E. More details have been announced in Some 40 couples danced to the music Sheedy, c.s.c, spoke on the subject "The the Religious Bulletin. of Gene Hull at the St. Mary's Junior Meaning of Marriage Is Permanent Prom last Friday night. The formal Love in the Plan of God." On another Carnival dance,- themed "Cinderella's Ball," was aspect of the same subject, the Rev. held in the Louis XIV Ballroom from Francis D. Nealy, O.P., spoke on "The (Continued from Page 9) 8:30 to 11:30. Meaning of Marriage—Permanent Love $10,000, while the remaining proceeds A life-size, decorated, paper Cinder­ With Protective Rules and Glorious will constitute a Notre Dame Charity ella highlighted the decorations. To Ritual." Fund to answer all requests for charity round out the theme, a grandfather's This forum marks the second in a made to the students. clock glared down at the couples, a mute series of talks on Christian Marriage The booth judged to be most original reminder that all good things come to an to be given this semester. The practice will be awarded $50; the two which re­ end. Silver stars blinked from the lights, of holding these forums was initiated turn the highest profits will earn prizes giving a Starlight Roof atmosphere to last semester by the Department of of $50 and $25. the dance. Religion. Most popular of all may be the re­ Dance Chairman Mary Anne Mouch Next Thursday night, the third forum freshment stand. There, you can buy, will feature Dr. S. L. Egan, M.D., who was identified as Cinderella-for-a-night in addition to the usual "coke" and ice­ ??' will speak on "Completing a Man and by a presentation of a corsage in a china cream, cakes made by Vetville wives and Woman in Mind, Heart and Flesh." The slipper. meatball sandwiches supplied by the Ital­ other speaker for this meeting will be Hull's five-man combo played good and ian Club. the Rev. Albeit L. Schlitzer, c.s.c, who danceable music throughout the evening. All profits from the Vets' booth and will talk on "Completing a Man and The inevitable deadline rolled around Woman in Christ and the Cliurch." cakes •will be retained for their own Ma­ and the Cinderellas ran oif, leaving the ternity Fund. These forums are open to graduate Princes Charming to trudge the path students, June and August graduates, Hams, cakes, and cigarettes can be back to ND and sign-in lists. married students, and faculty members won at some booths, but the majority only. No women are permitted to attend. will feature cash prizes. They are held at 7:30 p.m. in the En­ On both nights, doors will open at Uticans Hold Banquet gineering Auditorium. 7:30. Although the carnival must close at 11:30 Monday evening, it may remain The Utica Club of the Mohawk Val­ open even after midnight Tuesday be­ ley held its annual banquet on Tuesday, K<^%\6ence Halls Sponsor cause of the Feb. 22 holiday. Feb. 7, under the chairmanship of The carnival is open to all, and many Bemie McMahon. The banquet consisted Daily Lenten Devofions townspeople and St. Mary's girls are ex­ of a steak dinner at Rosie's, followed Daily adoration during Lent is to be pected to be present. by a short business meeting with presi­ conducted in a new manner this year. At the east end of the hall, dance dent Tom Walsh presiding. Announce­ Each two Aveeks two halls Avill sponsor music will be provided. After every two ment was made at this meeting of the the devotions. numbers, the floor will be cleared and the success of the club's Christmas Dance. As usual, adoration will consist of fee collected. The group decided to donate the pro­ half-hour periods from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., The Mardi Gras Carnival will climax ceeds from an autographed football sale Sundays, and holidays. the whirl of pre-Lenten social events. to the Student Council at the Mardi 1 The Knights of Columbus will canvass —Don Carbone Gras. Feb. 17, 1950 17 ^- hjadies of 1 Wives' Organizatio] Helps Promote Q^^\

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In 1934, the wives of some of the Notre Dame faculty members banded to­ gether to form an organization known as the Ladies of Notre Dame. This organi­ zation grew out of a tradition of faculty parties and get-togethers that had been extant for at least a decade earlier. Notre Dame was growing in 1934. New faculty members and their wives were moving into town. The need for such an organization as The Ladies was omni­ present. Seventy-five women totaled the mem­ bership of that 1934 group. Today the organization has close to 300 women, in­ cluding wives of the faculty and admin­ istration officers of Notre Dame as well as all the women, such as Librarians, who are listed as faculty members. The purpose of the Ladies of Notre Dame is primarily to promote the social and cultural welfare of the women con­ nected with the University. Its second­ ary purpose is to make new faculty wives feel at home by acquainting them with the older residents of the Notre Dame Family. Committeewomen, Mrs. A. G. Sirandhagen and Mrs. Edward Dodson, prepare re­ In carrying out the social and cul­ freshments for the meeting. The organization, comprised of professors' wives and tural purposes of the organization, the women who are rated as members of the faculty, meet first Tuesday of every month.

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Chit-chatting while drinking tea are Mrs. Bernard B. Finnan, Mrs. Harold Ellithorn. president of the organization, calls Mrs. Lawrence Baldinger, Mrs. Steven Ronay, Mrs. C. Belmont, the Ladies of Notre Dame to order for their monthly meeting.

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Ladies of Notre Dame present various worthwhile programs. They hold month­ ly meetings at the Y.W.C.A. on the first Tuesday of each month for informal so­ Mrs. Belmont, Mrs. Thilman and Mrs. Cartier leave a recent meeting of the club. cial gatherings. A partial li.«t of the activities already given and planned for the present school year will indicate the nature of their programs. At one of the early meetings last semester, a lecture, movie, and dis­ cussion on psychiatry was given to the group by the Citizens of Mental Health. A Family Christmas Party ranked high on the social register for the month of December. In January, Mrs. Kenneth N. Campbell presented a paper on cancer research. Rounding out the semester's accomplishments of the group were folk music and dancing sessions. Even more imposing is the program for the coming months. At the April monthly meeting, a two-act play to be given by the University dramatic de­ partment has been scheduled. In May, some performers from St. Mary's will entertain the group. A Spring dance at the Indiana club and a picnic complete the Spring outlook. The present officers of the organization (Continued on Page 29)

Mrs. J. A. McCarthy pours tea while Mrs. William Elsen and Mrs. John Broderick enjoy a period of informal talk after the business of the meeting is completed.

Mrs. James Dincolo Counts Club Intake Officers confab: Mrs. Charles Price, Mrs. Harold Ellithom, Mrs. James Oincolo. Feb. 17, 1950 19 tion. A limit of four prints a con­ day for a short but hectic reign. It ND Debaters Win tributor may be entered for one dollar has been rumored that the Met Club entry fee. Prints must be mounted on plans to bring eight "one-armed ban­ Invi+a+ional Tourney standard mounts. dits" to the Drill Hall for the two-day Mardi Gras, legalizing for those nights The pictures will be judged on the By defeating the University of Ver­ at least, a highly profitable but ille­ basis of interest, composition, and tech­ mont in the final round the Notre gitimate trade of years gone by. nique. The theme of the salon is the Dame debate team won first place in Though there has been no official con­ presentation of campus interests. the fourth annual National Invitational firmation of this move from Club offi­ Debate Tournament. The tourney was Closing date for all entries is March cers, don't be surprised if those ma­ held on Feb. 10 and 11 at Boston Uni­ 20. Further details may be obtained chines appear in a good cause next versity with 26 colleges and universities by writing to Salon Committee, Evans­ week. competing. The Notre Dame team con­ viiie College Camera Club, Evansviiie sisting of William Carey and William College, Evansviiie, Indiana. At the last official meeting of the Dempsey, and under the coaching of Met Club, Bob Murray handed in his Mr. Leonard Sommer of the Speech resignation as club president, explain­ department, won nine straight debates Laportc Succeeds Murray ing that he did so with regret but that including a A-ictory over Dartmouth the work of a Law student must take College, a recent winner of the East­ As President of Met Club precedence over all else. Al Laporte, ern Seaboard Debate Tournament. The days of the Roaring Twenties Club Vice-President, succeeds the de­ may be revived this Monday and Tues­ parting prexy. The topic of debate was "Nation­ alized Basic Industries" and Notre Dame successfully defended the aflSrma- tive side against all opponents. When the final score was tabulated it showed that Notre Dame was seventy points QUESTIONS ahead of their nearest rival and that An arrow and then a constellation their team average for every debate Plus hearty will give you my appellation. was 29 out of a possible 30 points. The stork, 'tis said, has two legs—no more. By attaining %nctory in this tourna­ ment Notre Dame won a year's pos­ Yet here it seems to wind two into four. session of the Austin J. Freely Trophy. Take these ingredients: "to heat and spice," A certificate of merit was also awarded When added to "taverns" I show in a trice. to the Notre Dame debaters for having the best speaking team. Carey and ANSWERS WILL APPEAR IN THE Dempsey were both given gold gavels NEXT ISSUE OF YOUR MAGAZINE as the two members of the winning team. Among the other schools attend­ ing this tournament wei'e Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Army, Navy, Pennsyl­ vania, Boston, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and McGill University of Canada. RULES FOR CHESTERFIELD HUMOR MAGAZINE CONTEST 1. Identify the 3 subjects in back cover ad. All clues arc in ad. As an anti-climax to their victory 2. Submit answers on Chesterfield wrapper or reasonable facsimile to this publication office. 3. First ten correct answers from different students win a carton of Chesterfield Cigarettes each. Saturday Notre Dame defeated Boston J. Enter as many as you like, but one Chesterfield wrapper or facsimile must accompany each entry. 5. Contest closes midnight, one week after this issue's publication date. New contest next issue. University in an exhibition debate 6. Answers and names of winners will appear in the next issue. 7. All answers become the property of Chesterfield. Sunday. This debate was staged in the 8. Decision of judges will be final. Boston Public Library before a crowd LAST MONTH'S ANSWERS & WINNERS of 600. A. FRANK CAPRA. Honest or without guile is "frank." A Next weekend at the Eau Claire beautiful isle, Capri, with a change of a vowel, gives Capra. State Teachers College Notre Dame g CROSBY. Crops of the birds are "craws;" and insect that hums v.a]l try to win third leg of the sweep­ is "bee." Run them together and you have CRAWSBEE stake trophy and thus win permanent (CROSBY). possession of that trophy. Schools from Q SEA, SEE, C. The "Sea" of Green Sea, the " See" in the phrase eight states A\ill compete in this tour­ "See Bing in his latest Picture," and the C of "S. C." nament.—Bob Butler. WINNERS... JACK WARD RICHARD NOONAN Evansviiie Coliese Group 2 Morrissey 918 N. Elmer, So. Bend Opens Annual Photo Salon W. E. McCLINTON PETE KOBLASH 324 YMCA, So. Bend 438 Howard The Evansviiie College camera club has announced its second annual Salon JACK McGINNESS T. ROMER of Photography. The exliibition will 161 Alumni 246 Farley be held March 8 to 15 at Evansviiie GERALD BEGLEY AL ZMIJEWSKI College. All students and faculty mem­ 270 Dillon 266 Dillon bers of colleges and universities in In­ diana are free to submit photographs MATTHEW ROMANO JIM PEORSE, for this exhibition. 270 Dillon 313 Lyons ^--l Only black and white and toned prints will be accepted for considera­

20 The Scholastic Scholastic Sports msmmsMmms^^ De Paul, St. Louis Next For Irish Netters

ND Battles Demons Tomorrow in Chicago

By JACK KEANE

De Paul's in-and-out cagers' will again try to trip Notre Dame when they tan­ gle with the Irish hoopers tomoiTOW night in the Chicago Stadium. Having had their previous efforts smothered by a 58-53 count. Coach Meyer's Men are aiming for vengeance with Moose's Mates the target. About the only basketball the Blue Demons have played that would lift any eyebrows since their last encounter with the Irish was a 74-68 upset over highly touted St. John's in New York's Garden. Outside this win and an early 70-68 de­ cision over Ohio State (later avenged 70-62), the Windy City Crew has en­ joyed at best a mediocre season. De Paul is expected to be at full strength for tomorrow's tilt and fans re­ membering how the Irish staved off a Bill Fleming clears barrier on way to equaling world's record for 60-yard low hurdles last quarter spurt of the Demons in their with a 6.8 clocking in meet with Missouri. Irish downed Tigers 66 1/2 to 47 1/2. January clash \\-ith the Irish realize that this will be no pushover for the Noti-e Dame lads.

Fleming Ties World Low Hurdle Record; Bills Here Next Thursday 4 Track Team Dumps Missouri in Home Debut Following De Paul's invasion of Noti-e Dame will be that of the St. Louis Billi- Featured by Bill Fleming's equalling 1:57.3 time, and Mohar was second. The kins who will close out the Irish home of the world indoor low hurdle and a Missourian had the tough luck to col­ season next Thursday. hair-haising sweep of the half mile, lapse five yards short of the tape ena­ Coach Hickey has brought his revamp­ Notre Dame dumped a highly-favored bling ND's Joe Riley, right behind him, ed squad along fast this season as the Missouri team by a wide 66% to AlYi to take third. Irish, who were caught and dumped by a score last Saturday. Another event that brought the crowd 55-45 count last Feb. 11, can attest to. Unfortunately Fleming's 60 yard low to their feet was Val Muscato's quarter Although Ail-American Easy Ed Ma- hurdles time, 6.8 seconds isn't likely to mile triumph. "Muzzy" got off first at cauley left a 6' 8" gap at center. Coach be accepted as a world record since the the start, dropped back to third for most Hickey seems to have capably filled that timers were not AAU certified, but it of the way, and then kicked off the final gap in the person of Bill Gardiner. will go down as the meet, the field house, turn to nip Missouri's Elmer Klein at Rounding out the first five are Sonnen- and the Notre Dame record. During the the finish. Paul Schwetschenau, by tir­ berg, Lehman, Ossola, and Schmidt. The afternoon six other meet marks were set ing the Missouri runners with a torrid latter two have been starters in every including a 7.3 second 60 yard high hur­ early jiace, contributed much to Mus- game since their sophomore days. For dle time by Fleming that equalled the cato's victory. second line duty the Billikins have five school and fieldhouse standards. Record setter Fleming also took the lettermen and aren't likely to suffer from Despite the records in the other day's scoring honors from Missouri dis­ lack of depth. events, the day's biggest thrill came in tance man, Bill McGuire, 10% to 10. It remains to be seen whether the Bil­ the half mile when Notre Dame's Jerry Fleming's points came by reason of his likins -ttill enjoy as much success in the Johnson and John Mohar drove down the two hurdle triumphs and his tie for third Girder Gardens as they do in Kiel Audi­ home stretch with Gene Madden of Mis­ in the high jump. McGuire had an easy torium in St. Louis where they have souri. Johnson won with a sizzling (Continued on Page 25) been dropped but three times over a two

Feb. 17, 1950 21 year span. However, if past St. Looie Ittferhallers Warm Up more, Kittell won't be in the best of thrillers are any criterion, they will not. shape tomorrow. Ben Almaguer should This contest shapes up to be a lulu give Rodibaugh a fight in the two mile. in view of Notre Dame's recent 55-45 set­ Purdue has come up with a Sophomore back by the invaders and the fact that hurdler named Bob Mostrovitch, a double this game rings down the curtain on the winner against Northwestern, but he home hardwood appearances of Irishmen doesn't figure to be a match for Bill Kev O'Shea and John Foley in Notre Fleming who has now moved into the Dame jerseys. Both, by wartime eligibil­ world's record class. ity rules, have contributed four years of Harold Omer Avas the Big Ten 60 yard A basketball to Notre Dame. dash champ last year as a sophomore and '« that should make him the favorite to- Irish Split Pair morroAv, even though the Notre Dame Canning only three field goals the captain, Bob Smith, beat him in last second half, Loyola saw their 27-24 half- season's dual meet. time advantage dwindle to a 56-41 de­ The high jump is another Boilermaker cision in favor of the Notre Dame in­ strong point. Ed Jones, Tom Rice, and vaders as the Irish copped their eleventh John Shafer are all returning lettermen. win in 17 starts at the expense of Among the other outstanding men on the Loyola. varsity team are half-miler Jim Weisflog and broad jumpers John Blair and Jack A cold Chicago crew and a hot O'Shea Barnes. ^ were the second half combination that spelled defeat for the Loyola Lads. John Foley's adept hook shot and Dan Bag- Interhall cagers get in last warmups ley's overall play were also determining prior to annual Interhall Channpionship Spring Practice Date factors in the Irish win. Tournament, won by Farley last year. In the scoring department O'Shea was Set for Irish Nine top man with 14 while Bagley and Foley Maybe you haven't seen the first robin garnered ten and nine respectively. On Trackmen Will Face of the year and Ave'll agree that the the loser's side of the box score, Klair- flowers haven't begun to bloom, but ich was high with 10 while Dawson and Purdue in Dual Meet Spring is just around the corner. It Earle each contributed nine to their arrives officially on or about.the 23rd of cause. By TED PRAHINSKI next month. One month earlier Coach ^ Although the Irish and the Loyola Jake Kline Avill inaugurate the spring- -^ quintet had not met in 25 years, Noti'e The Purdue track team will be Notre training grind for this season's diamond Dame continued their masteiy over their Dame's guest tomorrow afternoon in the hopefuls. Western rivals by making it five out of local fieldhouse. The first events will get five in the series to date. Pitching and catching aspirants have under way at 1:00. been Avorking out at the fieldhouse since It was a case of field goal famine for Both teams will bring one meet win­ Monday. At the moment it looks like the Irish, as they experienced first a six ning "streaks" into the contest. Last the Irish nine A\ill open the season and then a ten minute period when they week, the Boilermakers opened their dual against loAva on either the 11th or 12th were unable to thread-the-needle once, season by dumping Northwestern, 64-50, of April at the Hawkeye ball-park. which ultimately led to a 55-45 defeat while Notre Dame was doing the same HoAvever, these are just tentative dates. by the St. Louis Billikins. This coupled to Missoori, 67%-47i/^. with Sti-asser, Leslie, Foley and Bagley It's too early to start making any pre- j^ The West Lafayette, Indiana, school is dictions concerning the success or failure leading the game "via the foul route pi-o- an unpredictable rival. Last season the of this year's club, but it is certain that vided the margin of victory. Irish trounced them severely in an in­ much Avill depend upon the performance The Irish were never really in the door meet here, but a few weeks later, of some of the boys Avho have moved up ball game as the Kiel Kids jumped to a Purdue beat Notre Dame by a point and from last year's freshman team. Dick fast start and poured it on throughout a half for the team title at the Illinois Giedlin, at first base, is all that remains the first half, walking off the floor with Tech Belays. Last Fall in cross-country, of last year's infield. Coach Kline has a 29-20 lead under a thunderous ovation. the two schools crossed paths in three some experienced men, notably Joe The Missuri lads continued their Avaltz different meets, each winning one Avith in the second half A\ith O'Shea's ever- the third ending in a tie. Judge returning to take care of the sec­ ond base situation, but there's a large pumping right arm proving to be the Top attraction on the Purdue roster is only thorn in the Billikin's side. Notre a mile relay squad that beat Notre Dame gap in the left side of the infield. Short­ Dame's captain netted high honors for two weeks ago while Avinning at the stop is the biggest problem. At the mo- ^ the evening, sinking 18, while Gardiner Michigan State Relays. Ronald Koons, ment, Jim Manning, one of the standouts and Ossola, center and forward respect­ Dave Wagner, Frank Harder and Ronald on last year's freshman nine, looks like ively for St. Louis, hit 13 for the Avin- Meyer, who make up this combo, are all the man most likely to get the nod at ners. threats in the open quarter mile. this position. (In Tuesday night's game Avith Loy­ Miler and two miler Bob Rodibaugh is Third base is the unknown quantity. ola, the Irish whipped their Chicago well acquainted with the South Bend Ernie Zalejski Avill attempt to make like rivals to maintain a perfect record runners. Last year Notre Dame's Jim Jackie Jensen this year and take over against that team. Winning 67 to 60, Kittell beat him sevei-al times, but only guardianship of the hot corner. Al­ the Notre Dame netters were sparked by inches. This fall, however, Rodi­ though this Avill be Ernie's first try at by O'Shea, who broke the three-year baugh turned the tables on Kittell con­ the game on the collegiate level, he's scoring recoi-d and hit his 998th point.) sistently in cross country meets. What's (Continued on Page 25)

22 The Scholastic K of C Plans Annual Benefif Ring Classic SPLINTERS The Bengal Bouts, Notre Dame's an­ nual contribvition to fistiana, will be held from the Press Box in the Old Gym on the nights of March 27, 28, 29, 30, and April 1. This 1050 edition of the 18-year-old classic is once ^ again sponsored by the Notre Dame Council, Knights of Columbus, under the joint chairmanship of Dick Cullen Hats Off personally scouted them twice and the Notre Dame offense, with the exception and Bob Savage. Congratulations to Bill Fleming for of O'Shea, and Strasser, was pretty his blue ribbon performance in the track Eighty aspirants, including five re­ well bottled up. meet against Missouri. It's unlikely that turning titleholders, have answered Last week v.-e took'a look at the Ken­ Bill's world record tying effort of 6.8 Trainer Dominic Napolitano's call to tucky record; now let's take a look at seconds for the 60 low hurdles will be the squared ring. Of the eight divisions, how we stand with St. Louis. Notre accepted since the rules require that ranging from 127 lbs. to heavyweight, Dame won the first six games of the timers be AAU certified, which the three will be without defending cham­ series but the Bills have come back with timers of last Saturday's meet were not. pions, but "Zip" Roemer (heavyweight), five straight and a win next Thursday We hope the next time Bill ties a world's H^ Mike Merrigan (light heavyewight), Ed will put them even up. St. Louis seems record, or makes one of his o\vn, the ~" Smith (157), Vic Eoblez (147), and Joe to be the exception to the rale that the AAU boys \vill be around to give him Slerret (137) \vi\\ be striving to retain Irish can beat anyone on their home full credit. And from the way he's been their coveted crowns. court. Never has a Krause coached running lately, that could happen at any Noti-e Dame quintet beaten a Hickey Eoemer, the grand-daddy of the tour­ time. coached St. Louis five. Never has O'Shea nament, will be seeking his fifth consec­ Like Kevin O'Shea, Fleming has been or Foley played on a team that has utive title. The South Bend law student troiibled in the past by injuries. In the downed St. Louis. They get their last had already notched one middleweight, Sugar Bowl meet of 1948, Bill's perform­ chance next week. and two light heavy\veight crowns, when ance was sub-par because of these in­ The crowd has a lot to do with the he decisioned Gus Cifelli, the grid tackle, juries. This year, however, he went down play of a team—it usually helps the for last year's heavyweight title. to New Orleans in perfect condition and home team and hinders the visitors. The walked off with first prize, beating such 17,371 fistic fans attended the five-day 11,000 fans who jammed Kiel Auditor­ outstanding tracksters as NCAA and 10' festivals in 1949, \nth. an all-time field ium weren't the friendliest the Irish AAU title holder Craig Dixon of UCLA liouse attendance record of 5,271 spec­ have met; as a matter of fact, they were and Jim Gehrdes of Fenn State in record tators at the finals. All profits from the the most hostile, and it showed up in breaking time. Also like O'Shea, Flem­ Bengals, Northern Indiana's best boxing the play of Notre Dame. ing is having his greatest year. We're card, go to the Holy Cross missionaries If O'Shea and the team get the kind looking for more records to fall before in India.—Jack Economou of support they got in the Kentucky the timber topper from Providence, game, we feel quite certain that the Ehode Island graduates this June. team will nlay like they did against the O'Shea Far Out in Front Wildcats. Nothing would please O'Shea, Curtain Going Do^vn In Cage Point Race "Moose" Krause and the team more than Get out your red pencil, take your to close out the home season with a long Captain Kevin O'Shea is way out in calendar and draw a large circle around overdue win against the Bills. front in the race for top scoring honors Feb. 23. That night, the 1949-1950 with sophomore Leroy Leslie a distant basketball team makes its farewell ap­ Time Out second. Dan Bagley and Don Strasser pearance on the barn floor. But there are Nothing definite as yet on negotiations are fighting it out for the third place a couple of other reasons for being on with the University of Missouri for a spot. Strasser has the edge in points hand that night. It will be your last home arid home grid pact. . . . North scored but Bagley boasts a higher aver­ chance to see record-breaker Captain Carolinians are looking forward to a age, having played in one less game. Kevin O'Shea in a Notre Dame uniform. Notre Dame appearance at Chapel Hill O'Shea also leads in free throws, mak­ O'Shea's been playing for Notre Dame in '51. As per custom, there is no con­ ing 77 out of 104 charity tosses for a so long its kind of hard to believe that firmation at this end since Notre Dame .744 percentages. John Foley, who prior next Thursday night will be our last follows the policy of not releasing to the St. Louis game had missed on chance to see his fancy dribbling and his schedules more than a year in advance. only seven free throw attempts, made patented one-handed push shot. However, since this is the Tarheels' home only three out of his seven attempts in "Eagle-eyes" John Foley Avill also be game, there is a possibility that it might the Billikin contest to drop him into a hooking in his left handed shots for the be shifted to Yankee Stadium. tie with O'Shea for percentage honors. last time for the Fieldhouse audience. Here's the other reason for being on STATISTICS FOE 18 GAMES hand—St. Louis will be our honored NEXT WEEK IN SPORTS FG FT T AVG. guest. The Irish just didn't have it when O'Shea 101 77 279 15.5 they played the Billikins on the Kiel Feb. 18—B.'\SKETB.ALL at DePaul Leslie 82 48 212 11.7 Auditorium hardwood last Saturday Feb. 18—TRACK, Purdue, here Bagley 61 47 169 9.9 night. They got more shots off than the Feb. 18—FENCING at Illinois Strasser 70 32 174 9.7 Bills but the Irish didn't get many close- Feb. 23—BASKETBALL, St. Louis, Foley 43 32 118 6.6 in shots. Ed Hickey had such a high here Neumayr ...:...:.32 12 76 5.4 regard for the Notre Dame team that he

Feb. 17, 1950 23 Captain Bob Schlosser (rightj and Cob Bosler watch teammates Coach Herb Melton instructs embryo fencers in winning ways. 1 work out prior to taking on Illinois tomorrow at Champaign. Under Melton, the Irish have compiled a 25-5 won-lost record.

the University of Chicago as the fencing Captain Bob Schlosser Is One Big Reason power of the Midwest. Schlosser attributes his great develop­ Why Fencing Holds Own With Minor Sports ment to Coach Herb Melton, in the main, Bv RUDY UNGER and also to his former teammate, the great foiler, Michael DiCicco, who holds Notre Dame's individual season record of In the spring of 1947, when fencing piling the finest senior sabre record, 29 wins and one loss, as well as the all coach Herb Melton undertook the task which will be old stuff to him, since he time record of 63 wins and 20 losses. of reviving that chivalrous sport after already owns the all-time Frosh (he was a wartime layoff, the student body didn't the first Freshman to earn a fencing Melton considers Bob "as the greatest ^ turn any flip-flops. Student response monogram in the school's history), Soph­ sabre man Notre Dame has ever had. was less than a meager 20 candidates, omore and Junior sabre records. If he Bob's greatness springs from his great and their attitude toward the sport was continues in his victorious ways, he may sense of timing, good pacing, coolness captured in a SCHOLASTIC reporter's com­ become the top sabre man in Irish his­ under fire and a fast wrist." Melton mentary on the revival: "Though hardly tory by beating Johnny Gavan's record further commented that "Schlosser is ever classed as a major sport at any .727 percentage. equally adept on offense and defense and, school, fencing, nevertheless, is making above all, he is a hard worker who con­ Bob came from Springfield in the fall stantly strives for perfection." a . . . comeback here at Notre Dame, so of 1946 with a host of letters in basket­ that it may at least hold its owni with ball, baseball and football. In the latter Schlosser's greatest bout came last the minors after taking a breathing he received all-State mention, but he had season against the Illini in a game here spell during the war years." no particular desire to participate in any at Notre Dame. The squad were tied at ^ Under the nattily dressed young Mel­ sport. He had come to earn a degree. 13-all as Schlosser took on Illinois' ton's direction, fencing has not only held Stuebe in the final and decisive match. One day, he and five other Freshmen Stuebe proceeded to take away the play its own as a minor sport but it has be­ were browsing over a hall bulletin board come the minor sport here at Notre from Schlosser as he drove to a 3-0 lead. when they noticed a fencing sign calling Then Schlosser, cool and calm, recovered Dame, from the view^Doint of both for candidates. None of them had ever achievement and public attendance. and systematically slashed to four- seen a match and knew nothing more straight points and then, with a light­ One of the big reasons for Melton's about the art than the fact that Errol ning fast parry and reposte, thrust success is a young, blond Commerce Flynn s\vung a mean sabre in his buc­ home the bout-winning point and the major from Springfield, 111., who re­ caneering exploits. The six decided, just match winning game in a whirlwind sponds to the name of Bob Schlosser, and for laughs, to try out and see what the finish that left his opponent stunned, the who so far this year has captained the carving craft was all about. crowd raving, and Melton with a heart ^ "parry one, reposte two" boys to four Five of the fellows dropped out. Bob, condition! ^ straight victories. fascinated by the game, stuck, and it was Bob is looking forward to the March Schlosser, at present, possesses a 10-1 like ham meeting eggs. He clicked from 24, 25, NCAA Tournament at Wayne record, losing only to Wesley of Chicago, the start, knocking off opponent after University in Detroit. Last year at West and along with southpaw Bob Bosler', his opponent; it wasn't long before the score Point he, along with Lou Burns and sidekick, makes up a one-two sabre team sheets read: Bouts won—Schlosser, 3-0, Ralph Dixon, the other representatives, - punch that spearheads the Irish ,pqpad^. Schlosser, 3-0, etc. And as Schlosser came down with injuries and were forced and is its most potent factor. clicked, the team also clicked and after to drop from the Tourney. Schlosser is in the process of earning an inexperienced 1947 season in which a If Bob and his mates are successful in his fourth letter, which ^vill make him 4-3 record was compiled, the squad foiled, their Detroit quest and if the squad goes the first Irish fencer to earn more than epeed and sabred its way to 17 victories through its remaining six games without three. Likewise, he is on his way to com- and two setbacks in 1948-49 to replace defeat, which would give Notre Dame its ^

24 The Scholastic first undefeated season since 1936, it cleared 13 ft. while Worthington sailed Symposium would qualify them as iindefeated na­ 23' 1", the best leap of his life, to get tional fencing champs, an accomplish­ their names into the record books. Ray (Continued from Page 13) ment which is highly possible under Espenan pulled in a third in the broad ties hate the compromise, but do not see Schlosser's capable leadership. jump. any way to modify it.' After graduation, Bob hopes to be ac­ The mile relay also came into the Irish Discussing the "privileges" of other cepted by some college as an accounting bag when lead oiF man Bob Smith, who religious denominations in Russia, Dr. teacher and, if a fencing coach's job Avas second in the 60, gave second leg Timasheff said: "At the very bottom one were thrown in as an added inducement, man Bob Boyle a big lead which he finds the Catholics. They are granted no that would be just fine as far as Bob piomptly doubled. Jim Bollas and Val right of public worship in the USSR ex­ Schlosser, an all time Notre Dame fenc­ Muscato then coasted in to an easy cept in Lithuania, although even there ing great, is concerned. 3:25.7 victory. Missouri might have been the episcopate has been driven under­ a lot closer in this race and the meet if ground." All-Time Record Set two of her best quarter milers had not Father Dvomik went one step farther been laid up with pulled muscles they than Di-. Timasheff, in attempting to In Loyola Contest picked up in the heats of the 60 yard demonstrate the historical basis for dash. Captain Kevin O'Shea, who has al­ Church-State straggles within what are ready scored more points than any other The other Irishman to grab a first now the Iron Curtain countries. place was shotputter John Helwig. Sec­ eager in Notre Dame history, may add He traced the center of difficulty to the single season record to the three- ond place went to Bob Toneif, sophomore the origin of the Rex-Sacerdos (King- year record he set last Tuesday night football tackle, who was trying his hand Priest), theory, which granted the rul­ against Loyola. From here on in, every at shot putting for the first time this ing monarch an impox-tant share in the point O'Shea scores breaks his own season. administration of the Church. Convinced three-year record. Leo McKillip, though overshadowed that it was the mission of the state to Due to relaxation of the freshman by Fleming, still gave an excellent per­ supeiwise the well-being of religion with­ rule during the war, O'Shea is playing formance in taking second in the high in their domain, rulers in Russia, Hun­ his fourth season mth the Notre Dame hurdles. gary, and Czechoslovakia gained increas­ varsity and in that time has scored 998 ing influence in the temporal affairs of points. No other Notre Dame eager who the Church . . . until the reins of power Baseball fell into the hands of the atheistic Com­ was eligible for four seasons has come munist regime in Russia. close to this record, and the three sea­ (Continued from Page 22) son mark O'Shea broke was 780 points been playing on the South Bend ball lots "In liquidating the last remains of the set by John Moir between 1935 and 1938. the past few seasons, and the townsfolk Uniate Church . . . the Soviet regime With five games remaining on the Irish claim that he's a pretty good boy to have simply followed in the steps of the schedule, O'Shea's scoring total will eas­ around, equally proficient with the stick Tsars," Father Dvomik said. ily exceed the 1,000 mark. and glove. In case this experiment "It was clear to any objective observ­ The four season record should stand doesn't work out, it will be remembered er and student of Communist methods for some time as the freshmen rule was that Tom Martin, hard-hitting left- that the Vatican's hopes (of a morally reestablished in the Spring of 1947 so fielder on last year's club, sei-ved a acceptable compromise on Church-State that none of the current crop of basket­ hitch at third during his sophomore authority) were in vain, and that the ball players will have the opportunity to year and, if things don't turn out too Communist regime would in due course play four seasons. well, he may once again become an in- be established in Czechoslovakia as it Having already broken the three-year fielder. was in other countries under SoAriet in­ record, O'Shea has his sights set on the Dick Maher and Tom Boland will fluence. It was foolish to expect positive one-year high of 355 points set in the probably divide the catching chores results for the Church from collaboration 1945-1946 season by Leo "Crystal" Klier. again this season, and a few of the new with the Communist Party and to sur­ The Irish captain must get at least 14 men show promise. render to them—in the hopes of some concessions—the most impoi-tant political points per game to equal Klier's record. The pitching department was prob­ positions in the state government." O'Shea's remarkable comeback after ably hardest hit by graduation, but a all the knee trouble which slowed him few expei-ienced flingers will be back for But some hope for the sui-vival of re­ down last season could be climaxed by action again this season. Notable among ligion under Communist persecution was his becoming the first Notre Dame bas­ these are Tony Lipton, Mike McGrath, advanced by Father Dvornik, who prais­ ketball player to hold three seasonal rec­ and Jack Hillbrick. In addition to these. ed the "liAring faith of the simple ords simultaneously. Bill Froats, hottest thing on last year's people." In conclusion, he urged a cru­ frosh squad and one of the finest pros­ sade of prayer to "help the simple faith­ Track pects to come along in a coon's age, will ful beyond the Iron Curtain to bear their crosses patiently, and to inspire their re­ (Continued from Page 21) be in there chucking this season for Kline's crew. Other prospects include ligious leaders to find the right way in time picking up his ten in the one and a most difficult situation.'* two mile races. Jim Kittell did a nice Ruckelshaus, Kelley, and Gilson. job taking second in the mile despite leg The outfield seems to be in better Speakers for the first day's sessions tendon trouble and Con Tetrault, in the shape than any other department. At on Tuesday included Dr. Waldemar Gu- third place, also ran a fine race. Ben present it stacks up with Martin in left, rian, who opened the symposium with an Almagusr was only about forty yards Gillis in center, and Ferryman in right. address entitled "From Lenin to Stalin;" behind McGuire in the two mile. That is, of course, if Martin is not moved Dr. Michael Karpovich of Harvard Uni­ John Worthington and Jim Miller to the infield. If that should happen, Sjo- versity, Dr. Stephen Kertesz of the Yale both set marks in winning the broad berg, Grieve, and McHale will fight for Law School, and Dr. Philip Mosely of jump and pole vault respectively. Miller the vacant position.—Jim Brislin Columbia University. Feb. 17, 1950 25 Frericks Will Address NFCCS Marian Congress Hames Mafee Neius Art Frericks, senior member of the Liturgy Club, will represent Notre Dame at the first Marian Congress of the Chi­ Three members of the Notre Dame de­ any. Both are of South Bend. . . . RICH­ cago Region, National Federation of bating team were judges of an elimina­ ARD HAHN, '51, of Wilmette, 111., be­ Catholic College Students. The program tion contest held in South Bend to deter­ came engaged to Miss Barbara J. will be held on Sunday, Feb. 26, at the mine the Boy Scout "officials for a day" Nugent, of Hempstead, N. Y. . . . College of St. Francis, Joliet, 111. in city and county offices. The .judges The symposium will be dixided into were PETER NINNEMAN, WILLIAM Dr. WALDEMAR GURIAN, head of three panels concerning Marian doc­ E. KERWIN, and HUGH R. BRAUN. the Committee on International Rela­ trine and devotion. Themes of the pan­ " tions of Notre Dame, which recently els are: Marian Liturgy, Mary in the Twelve Irish footballers Avere hon­ sponsored the Symposium on Russia, left Modern World, and Mary in the Modern ored guests at a communion breakfast for Europe last Wednesday, Feb. 8. Family. Frericks, chairman of the Chi­ in St. Stanislaus auditorium, spon­ Representing the committee, he will do cago Region's Liturgy Commission, will sored by the Holy Name societies of research work on diiferent phases of discourse on The Poiver of Mary in the six South Bend parishes. The guests French, German, and Swiss political Modern World. were ART PERRY, JACK LANDRY, thought. He will be abroad for three To spi-ead knowledge of Our Blessed JOHN MAZUR, JACK BUSH, BILL months. Mother and increase devotion to her is WHITESIDE, DEL GANDER, ERNIE -<^ 9 the purpose of the Marian Congress, ZALEJSKI, DICK COTTER, JIM HAM- Rev. JOHN J. CAVANAUGH, C.s.c, - sponsored by the Chicago Region's Mar- BY, JIM BARTLETT, JIM MUT- president of the University, is the author iology Commission. SCHELLEA, and GUS CIFELLI of a plea for a return to peace and har­ Each panel is comprised of three V mony among men, which was distributed speakers, students from each of the nine LEON HART was tended a bachelor's to all weekly magazines in the country schools active in the region. In addition banquet last week by Bill Wightkin, sev­ by the National Conference of Chris­ tians and Jews in the interest of fur­ to Notre Dame, the colleges and univer­ eral businessmen from South Bend and sities participating are St. Francis, St. thering national brotherhood week. . . . Xa\iei-, DePaul, Mundelein, Rosary, .•. V Barat, Loyola, and St. Procopius. Professor THOMAS J.' STRITCH, The Very Reverend Romeo Blanchette, head of the department of journalism at chancellor of the Joliet diocese, will act Notre Dame, was "Roastmaster" at the as general chairman of the congress. first annual Gridiron Banquet sponsored 3 Each panel vnW be aided by a priest of by the South Bend Press Club. Many the diocese. prominent personages attended the ban­ quet, including Democratic Gov. Henry Schricker of Indiana, Senator Homer May Concert Planned by Capehart, Republican of Indiana, and Nofre Dame Symphoneffe Jack Dempsey, former heavyweight box­ ing champion of the world. FRANK Plans are already being made for a LEAHY, head football coach at Notre concert by the Notre Dame Symphonette Dame, also attended. . . . to be given in Washington Hall on May 17, Mr. Charles A. Biondo announced This week . . . ten years ago. ... 5 last week. Hart and Rolling-Pin Notre Dame, Ind., Feb. 12, 1940.— The program will commemorate the Rev. FRANCIS T. WENNINGER, Kalamazoo, Mich., and 30 of his team­ 200th anniversary of the death of Jo- c.s.c, dean of the college of science, died mates. Hart is marrying Miss Lois hann Sebastian Bach. Accordingly, in­ in his office in the biology building at Newyahr today in Turtle Creek, Pa. stead of the usual opening overture, the 9:15 a.m., today. Father Wenninger was program will begin with some appropri­ V one of the leaders in the long programs ate, but as yet unnamed suite or An alumnus, now a South Bend at­ which gave the college of science its fugue by Bach. torney, ARTHUR M. DIAMOND, be­ standing among the schools of the coun­ The group will also present the Syni- came engaged to Miss Dagny Marie try. . . . phony for Orchestra and Organ by Lenon of South Bend not long ago . . . Stamitz, whose works are seldom heard, EUGENE THOMAS CORCORAN, Jr., ROBERT J. LALLY, former guard of but who is famous in musical circles for a commerce student, of South Bend, Notre Dame's Ail-American football !!$ his great influence on Mozart, This will recently announced his engagement to team, will exchange marriage vows with be followed by Cimbrosa's Oboe Concer­ Miss Rose Mary Taylor, also of that his home-town sweetheart. Miss Eliza­ to featuring as soloist Hugh Baker, En­ city, . . . Married last Saturday in Our beth Jean Koch tomorrow at Gesu gineering senior from Muskegon, Mich. Lady of Hungary church in South Bend Church, University Heights, Ohio. were DUDLEY DAMIEN BIRDER, a Also featured in the first part of the Lally, a three-time monogram winner, senior, and the former Miss Mary Bar- program will be a woodwind quintet is a former president of the Cleveland playing one of Haydn's works. Their Club and former junior class officer. The encore will be an original composition featured soloist in the second portion of newlyweds will reside in South Bend by Thomas Goodpastor of the Graduate the program performing Haydn's Cello while Bob continues his studies at Notre School. Concerto. As a finale Mr. Biondo has Dame where he intends to enter Law Brother Jacob Eppley, C.S.C., will be selected Beethoven's Egmont Overture. School. 26 The Scholastic MIN Gfee Club Trip ing to "sack in." Dix-ector Pedtke was Bill Rich Elected President (Continued from Page 15) spared the bus-ride. He took the train to St. Louis. Of yes for Comins Year gardenias in full bloom. T-shirts were At recent elections four YCS members the uniform of the day. Arriving at 6:30 a.m. Sunday the group attended Mass and went immedi­ were chosen to head the Federation's The Eyes of Texas ately to the hotel for breakfast and nice, activities at Notre Dame for the coming soft beds. Some of those who managed year. In Houston's San Jacinto High School to get some sleep on the bus, attended Taking effect immediately, the results Auditorium the Glee Club introduced a an Elk's Club reception that afternoon place Bill Rich, a junior, as local prexy. special arrangement of The Eyes of in the Elk's Lodge. The evening concert Rich, formerly head of the Arts and Texas, which brought the native "fans" in mammoth Kiel Auditorium marked Letters section, succeeds Jim Poat in the lo their feet with shouts of approval the final public appearance of the tour. presidency. and clamoring for more. After the con­ After the concert, it was back to ND. Vice-president James F. Kelleher, a cert, the parents of Louis LaMair, sen­ sophomore in Arts and Letters succeeds ior tenor and club librarian, gave a When the bus pulled up behind Wash­ himself while AB junior Gene Myler party for the club at the Shamrock Ho­ ington Hall at 9:30 a.m., Feb. 6, the retains his post as secretary. Ray Mar­ tel, unequalled in the long list of Glee travellers rushed to pick up their class tin having graduated, Jerry Soden, a Club pai'ties. schedules and attend the remainder of sophomore in the College of Commerce, The next day brought the songsters their Monday classes. Thanks to the will fulfill the duties of treasurer for the to Corpus Christi, Texas, and the rain Director of Studies office, everybody was next 12 months. S decided to accompany the Irish travel­ back into the routine of ND campus life lers making sight-seeing impossible. The in record time. It did take some time, performance there was held Feb. 2 and however, for the singers to recuperate Singers Appear Here the next morning the Glee Club received fully from the trip. Before Chicago Show Holy Communion on First Friday and Throughout the tour the Glee Club re­ Appearing before a full house the had their throats blessed at St. Blase ceived the kindest receptions and high­ Notre Dame Glee Club presented an in- services. Then it was "Onward, to San est praise for their talented singing and fonnal campus concert at Washington Antonio." fine character, reflecting the Christian Hall last Wednesday iiight. This was gentlemanliness of true Notre Dame The day in San Antonio was probably the first campus show by the singing men. In Kansas City a headline read: the biggest day the Notre Dame Glee group this semester. Club had ever experienced while on tour. "Notre Dame Students Excel in Singing Monday the Glee Club will go to Chi­ They sang at two girls' colleges, Our as Well as Football." In San Antonio cago, 111., to sing in the Chicago Stadi­ Lady of the Lake and Incarnate Word, the Mayor and other distinguished per­ um at a benefit performance sponsored over an Armed Forces Eadio network sons and organizations extended an by the Dominican Fathers. Proceeds of program, for patients at the Army hos­ ofiicial welcome to the Glee Club with a pital at Fort Sam Houston, and to the full-page greeting in a local paper. the benefit will be used to build a new Catholic grade school children of San Dominican seminary. Trip Entirely Successful Antonio in Municipal Auditorium before The 40 Notre Dame singers under the appearing formally that evening. Some­ The trip was successful from all ac­ dii-ection of Daniel H. Pedtke wiU be how they managed to visit the historic counts and Glee Club president Allan on the progi-am with numerous stars of Alamo between hurried bus-rides from Gavan and business manager Paul stage, screen, and radio including Ann one end of the city to the other. Owens are to be congratulated for a tre­ Blyth and Jimmy Durante. The bus drivers and passengers held mendous job well done. The other offi­ The Glee Club will be the guests of up remarkably well, as Rev. Edwin A. cers of the group, Robert Reutz, vice- Rosary College, River Forest, 111., for Juraschek, the most eager promoter ever president; Leonard Costantini, secre­ dinner at the college. to handle a Glee Club appearance, es­ tary; Raymond McGrath, treasurer; and corted the group from place to place. Richard Gorman, publicity chaii-man, His escorting consisted of going full contributed greatly to that success. Clevelanders Formulate Plans .=peed do^\'n every street no matter how Piano soloist James Etling's bril­ The Cleveland Club greeted the new busy, through stop-signs ^vith only a liant between-act selections at the con­ semester with a business meeting and black-gloved hand protruding from the cert grand thrilled each audience. Bari­ election of new officers. Bernard J- side window of his car and the other tone soloist Roy O'Neil sang with power Endres heads the new group as presi­ hand heavy on the horn. The colleges and mastery. Robert Reutz, tenor solo­ dent; others include Ray T. Miller, Jr., were hosts to the Glee Club for dinner ist, with precision and pure tones cap­ vice-president; William T. Beargie, sec­ and supper. tivated listeners at every Glee Club per­ retary; John C. Roy, treasurer, and Departure time from San Antonio formance. All three of these arists did Richard O. Gaeckle, public relations. was 2 a.m. Saturday morning and it was more than their share to make the tour Plans for the club's Mardi Gras booth then that the real "test of endurance" one of the best in the history of the were laid by chairman Kenyon F. Sny­ began. To those whose opinions infer group. der, who suggested that the duck-throw­ that Glee Club tours are leisurely, fun- It reflects on the teaching ability of ing contest, which did so well last year, packed sojourns without worry or work, Ml-. Pedtke when students from every again be employed this year. Emphasis, the bus ride from San Antonio to St. college in the University join together however, was laid upon livelier ducks Louis, Mo.—1050 miles Avith only short in a fine concert group such as this to for this season. stops for meals and refuelling—can be thrill audiences from all over the nation. It was also proposed that' there be an pointed to as evidence to the contrary. It also shows that the members of the average of two meetings per month. In The ND men passed the 28% long hours Glee Club are doing just a little bit more order to stimulate the attendance, many talking, reading, playing cards, and try- to bring honor and fame to Notre Dame. will be combined dinner-meeting affairs. # I Feb. 17, 1950 27 What's Happened to the Scholastic?

This serious study of the Scholastic attempts to show how this magazine is failing in its purpose. The questions raised are timely and intelligent. Our answer to them will appear in next week's issue.

By TOM KELLEGHAN

"The college paper is the mirror the casual reader more forcefully than the late 1800's the members of the va­ of the undergraduate sentiment, the almost exclusive concentration of rious colleges exchanged ideas and be­ and is a truer index to the condi­ the magazine on the purely "calendaric" came acquainted Avith one another's tion of the college than its cata­ activities of the university — an intro- work, an intellectual activity so essen­ logue or other official publications. vei-ted solicitude revealing the loss of tial to a true student life and to the It is, in fact, the outstanding mem­ original student thought, the loss of a formation of educated, Christian col­ ber of the college faculty." student culture integrating the various lege graduates. Baylor University Lariat, 1881 colleges and far flung interests, and the loss of critical, analytical writing and Having succeeded in removing Intel- ^ reading which Clifton Fadiman has lectual affairs from the scope of the *i. More than 80 years ago a college college paper, the journalists were paper was established at the Univer­ dubbed in the larger field of secular journalism, "The Decline of Attention." obliged to fill the void with inane sity of Notre Dame, situated then in thoughts about meaningless events the heart of an Indiana primeval for­ around the campus — the calendaiic ac­ est. The paper was necessarily a small Change in Purpose tivities mentioned previously. The mod­ one, for the school it represented had A change in purpose has been respon­ ern SCHOLASTIC is devoted to the glori­ yet to increase to a size justifying fication of the mediocre. To consider even the title "university." Yet this sible for the decay of Notre Dame's student magazine. Before 1900 an edi­ anything above this level, for suroly little weekly exhibited a cultural ma­ the discussion of common, insignificant turity and mentality far superior to tor of the SCHOLASTIC Avrote, in refer­ ence to the purpose of the magazine: events is the lowest level in the scale that of its flashy, sterile counterpart of intellectual activity, is absolutely be­ of today. What is this change that has "Its main object is to offer the stu­ yond the ability of today's student ^ so radically affected the Notre Dame dents of the univei-sity opportunities of journalists. ** SCHOLASTIC? Why did it come about? forming an English style, of acquiring And what is the significance of the vital readiness and accuracy in writing." The Falls Down on Job diiferences these almost totally divorced editor did not find it necessary to state issues of the same magazine display? what all understood — that the subject To argue that other student maga­ The answers to these questions reveal matter of such A\Titing should be rich zines are also controlled by specialist a story of great concern to all those in­ intellectual food, not bantering, witless groups, and only publish material that terested in any Avay •nath univei^sity comments on strictly local affairs. deals with their pai'ticular field. At education. Moreover, the general tenor of the Noti-e Dame the expulsion of purely lit- magazine exposes the realization that erai-y writing fi-om the SCHOLASTIC has Today's Mag Informative all students had foremost in their minds resulted in the creation of a purely Possibly the easiest way to clarify — the college must create the environ­ literary magazine with a necessarily ^ the distinction between the SCHOLASTIC ment, not reflect it. limited appeal, the JUGGLER; the expul- ^ of yesteryear and that of today is to sion of engineei'ing writing has created describe the former as "educative" and But today the situation is reversed. the TECHNICAL EEVIEW, also possessing the latter as "informative." Seventy- The SCHOLASTIC'S modern student jour­ a limited appeal, and so on with other five years ago the students of Notre nalists believe the college should reflect student interests. Thus the action of Dame used their newspaper as a me­ the environment, hence they act ac­ the SCHOLASTIC, while making it diffi­ dium for a type of creative thought and cordingly. College to them is not a cult for these new publishing ventures original expression which has all but preparation for changing the world to survive financially, has aided in vanished from the modern students' along Christian lines; rather it is a ^^^dening the already yawning gulf be­ magazine. Reading through old issues preparation for changing Christian cus­ tween the concept of the true univer­ of the SCHOLASTIC one realizes that the toms in order to get along easier in sity and the special student vocational ability to MTite analytically and crit­ the world. interests. Integration, understanding, -^ ically was highly developed in the stu­ and common interests are lost causes in ^ Consequently a new purpose has dent body, up to the turn of the cen­ today's student body, and the most evolved. As the journalist does most tury. The student writer's interest was effective means of restoring such a of the influential writing for people in very broad, he displayed a knowledge status in the univei'sity — the SCHO­ the world, the college paper, he reasons, and study of the fine arts, natural and LASTIC, the universal student organ — should be an aid to his training alone. social sciences, and of current events, has fallen do^\^l on the job disgrace­ As a result, there is now an almost national as well as international, that fully. complete exclusion of writing by anyone indicated intensive study, serious who is not officially on the staff of the thought, and most important of all, a The SCHOLASTIC, concerned primarily newspaper. This of course has greatly sense of future responsibility to society with the student's four "fat" years, aided in the destruction of the student for the benefits of a college education. has aided immensely in the annual pro­ culture which existed until some 40 duction of a body of men totally ig­ In today's SCHOLASTIC, nothing strikes years ago, for in the student paper of norant of political, economic, and social ^

28 The Scholastic ^ conditions of even the to\\Ti next to best exemplify the essence of this crit­ Some of the "Founding Mothers" of which they are located. Larger issues icism : the club are still active in its programs. are another question. The university "It is certainly an open question Among the women who were included in student paper could at the very least whether light, gossipy atricles can that 1934 membership and who now attempt to give its readers a knowledge reflect the life of the true student. form part of the 1950 membership are of the nearest town, but does this liap- There is something incongruous in Mrs. George Wack, Mrs. Edward Mee- l^en? No. The appearance of articles the notion of a light, gossipy, true han, Mrs. E. "W. Eauch, Mrs. William concerning local institutions is directly student life." Eoemer, Mrs. J. E. Armstrong, and connected Avith student activities re­ others. lated to them. Thus a recent SCHO- This seems very well to be the unfor­ |i|^ LASTic would -wT-'ite up a drug store tunate state of the modern SCHOLASTIC. The Ladies of Notre Dame are an in­ where students spend their evenirigs The student paper, if it wants to tegral part of the University. Through occasionally, colorfully and wstfully overcome these defects, must recon­ their excellent work in keeping interest describing the aimless, time-wasting struct its expressed purpose to include and esprit de corps alive and active shenanigans of its habitues, and ignore the four following aims: among the women connected with Notre the cut-throat price war which that 1. It must strive to create a stu­ Dame, they have done a service to the particular drugstore was carrying on dent culture, i.e. integrate the many school and to themselves, to say nothing with its competitor across the street, interests of the students so that all may of the admirable service rendered to something which could not be missed understand and evaluate each other's new^ members of the group. by the average student, as one phase of knowledge and problems. it included the selling of cigarettes at 2. It must develop analytical and ^j^ below cost prices. In this manner do critical readers, in order that the care­ " l^rovincialism and social ignorance seize less use of theory, fact, and language the student .body in their tenacious common today in the secular press may N. D. Reversible grasp. be circumvented and eventually re­ The example of the drugstore price formed. Jackets $11.95 war illustrates a broader failure of the 3. It must educate its readers in re­ SCHOLASTIC. It is not doing its part in spect to concrete application and thor­ N. D. Blankets applying the theorizing of the student ough investigation of the classroom life at least in a minor way to the theories every student leams. $7.50 and $19.95 practical aspects of real life. The 4. It must act as a dispenser of paper misses a great opportunity to local infoi'mation pertaining to the ac­ acquaint the student at Notre Dame tivities of the university in an intelli­ Our complete line of with the methods of the modern world gent manner indicating its relative im­ Fielder's Gloves, Basemen ^, —the methods which his Catholic ni-in- portance In the field of legitimate ~ ciples should change. The student can­ journalism. and Catcher's Mitts are not learn to combat them, as he should in stock for your while in school, if he has no first-hand selection. information about them. And what Ladies of Nofre Dame better opportunity is there than study­ (Continued from Page 19) ing the town in, or outside of which, are Mrs. H. E. Ellithom, president; Mrs. the school is situated? Gerald Cosgrove, vice-president; Mrs. Charles Price, secretary; Mrs. James Disdain for Crisis SONNEBORN'S Dincolo, corresponding secretary; and The paper demonstrates an astound­ Mrs. Bernard McMahon, treasurer. The SPORT SHOP ing disdain for Western Society's great executive end of the organization in­ 121 W. Colfax Ave. (P; crisis, which the Pope has said is the cludes a Boai'd of Directors and an Ex­ South Bend Phone 3-3702 most serious in Christendom's histoiy. ecutive Board. An elementary knowledge of the nature of the crisis should be dispensed through the student oi-gan — not even the classroom can be as effective. The extent of the consequences of the SCHOLASTIC'S scorn for this subject, and for its neglect in cultivating student Sunny Italy thought about it, will be incalculable. A Notre Dame Tradition And last but not least, what about the condition of our secular press? If |h the student paper must remain in the * hands of the journalists, should it not display some signs of reform in methods "Rosie's." Here You'll and technique? Must it eternally follow Always Enjoy the the same news pattern of the secular Italian Accent on press — sports, sex, and human inter­ Fine Food. est? How much longer must the stu­ SUNNY ITALY CAFE dent body await a reform in the con­ 601 NORTH NILES cept of journalistic responsibility among the editors of the SCHOLASTIC? • In summary, an item from the Vas- sar Miscellany, written in 1881, can i Feb. 17, 1950 29 sions—Klink-Schreitmueller, .546; McA- Musk Eliminafions Begin teer-Grobmyer, .524; Stuhldreher-Stuhl- dreher, .510; Amrhein-Beinter, .495; For Bridge Tourney Stimming-Schafer, .483; Mansfield-Mur­ phy, .475; for one session—Birmingham- The violin-harpsicord concert given by After a preliminary session tomorrow Ma r g e t, .579; Edmundson-Wittrock, Alexander Schneider and Ralph Fitz- afternoon to acquaint contestants with .579; Lansing-Russel, .495. patrick on Tuesday evening got off to a some of the finer points of tournament rather bad start. Perhaps the size of bridge, the eliminations to select eight the audience in Washington Hall was contestants to play in the 1950 National VA Warns G\ Applicants due to the three other affairs scheduled Intercollegiate Bridge Tournament will for the same evening but it is difficult be held Sunday afternoon at 1:30 in the To File Bonus Claims Early i to find an excuse for the blaring juke­ K of C clubrooms in the basement of Any ex-GI at Notre Dame who has not box on the first floor. Late-comers kept AValsh hall. yet applied for his Veteran's Bonus must the first part of the concert rather live­ These eight finalists, who will repre­ do so quickly or be caught in the last- ly and the loud talking from the back sent Notre Dame, will play eight pre­ minute rush. of the hall hardly added to the beauty pared tournament hands in competition According to the Indiana Department of the music. with undergraduates from other colleges of Veterans' Affairs, only half of the in the Great Lakes area. The resulting The concert, however, was well worth state's veterans have filed claims. Un­ hearing from the beginning. The pro­ scoi-es will then be sent to the Intercol­ less the rate of applications increases, a gram consisted of sonatas by Bach and legiate Bridge Tournament Committee. "gigantic jam" is expected during the Mozart, and these particular works have The two highest-ranking pairs from last three months of the year. Deadline j been recorded on Columbia LP's by the each zone will travel to Chicago on April for claims is Dec. 31, 1950. ' pair. The four selections were played 21 to play in a two-day, face-to-face Last-minute applicants, will not be with ease and skill and while the audi­ championship contest. In Chicago the able to get their original discharge ence seemed to prefer the lighter Mozart finalists will be quartered in the Black- papers back for several months, the de­ to Bach, the latter's sonatas were i^layed stone hotel, with all expenses paid. partment warns. with depth and beauty. At present, most of the claims filed Mr. John Turley, local tournament di­ have been returned. But only 80,000 Mr. Fitzpatrick and Mr.- Schneider rector at Notre Dame, says, "It's not too have been approved. The remaining ap­ have given conceits thi'oughout the late to enter the tournament. Come to plications are delayed because of errors United States and are regarded as one the K of C clubrooms tomorrow and Sun­ in filing, insufficient information or of the great teams of music. Mr. Sch­ day afternoons at 1:30, alone or ^vith a proof of eligibility, or failure to answer neider has a reputation as an exacting partner, and join in the competition." the Bonus Division's letters requesting artist and Mr. Fitzpatrick is rated as one The finals will be held in the Vetville additional information. ^ of the tvvo gi-eat harpsichordists of to­ Recreation Hall on Wednesday after­ day. As a team, they never fail to give noon, Feb. 22, beginning at 1:00 p.m. an enjoyable musical evening and judg­ Forty-Hours Will Open With ing by the concert on Tuesday this repu­ Averages of some of the leaders in the tation is well deserved.—Jerry Morris practice sessions to date: For two ses­ Solemn High Mass Sunday Forty-Hours Devotions will be formal­ ly opened next Sunday morning at a Solemn High Mass at nine o'clock in Sacred Heart Church. Rev. Eugene P. Burke, c.s.c, will preach the sermons at evening services (I Sunday and Monday. Two services will be held on each of these nights, at 6:45 and 7:15. Final services and the pro­ cession at 6:45 p.m. Tuesday will close the devotions. The entire student congregation will chant the responses to the Litany of the Saints and sing the Pa7ige Lingua. Mimeographed copies of the hymn will be distributed.

FREE DAY According to the University Bul­ letin, there will be no classes Wednes­ day in observance of Washington's Birthday. It will also be Ash Wednesday. Ashes will be distributed in each hall chapel at Mass time and also in Dillon and Cavanaugh hall chapels from 12:30 to 1 p. m. Pat McAteer and Don Grobmyr (facing camera) play in preliminary bridge match.

30 The Scholastic m WND's Program Listings Announced for Semester WND, Notre Dame's campus radio lEUBtunrtlj'a station, boasts a number of new and spe­ cial features this semester. "Requestfully Yours" returns daily YOU'LL MAKE A HIT IN THE from 8:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. This pro­ gram is handled by Jack Hynes and Joe Shelly. A program of classical music, written and announced by Lynn Mar­ Arrow 'Tar shall, is presented from 9 p.m. to 10 p.m., Wednesday. This is similar to the WITH POPULAR program on Sunday from 8:30 p.m. to WIDESPREAD COLLAR! 9:30 p.m. "Radio Workshop" under the supervi­ sion of Mr. Jerome A. Fallon of the De­ partment of Speech, is a dramatic pres­ entation "Written and produced by the «3.65 students in the workshop. It is aired from 5 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. on Tuesdays. Seems everybody likes the Ar­ As a special service to the students row Par with perfect-fitting WND hopes to broadcast the Notre widespread collar! Par is com­ Dame-DePaul game at Chicago on Sat­ fortable, modem—smart-look­ urday, Feb. 18. ing with all your suits! Mitoga A program of music on Sunday morn­ cut for that body-tapered fit and Sanforized, of course ing from 9 to 12 is an addition to (shrinkage less than 1%). Come WND's air time. It is on the air also in for your Arrow PAR todayl from 1 p.m. to 10 p.m. daily and from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Sunday. The station announces a new chief engineei'. Bob Murphy, who is replacing Dick Hahn, recent January graduate.

Lay Faculty Club Dance To Be af Indiana Club Tonight carnival-loving Lay Faculty Club members will drop their red cor­ recting pencils, close those blue-backed SAVE50ZN0W exam tablets, and forget about Saturday class lecture prepai-ation for a pre- Lenten celebration. ON ARTHUR MURRAY Dr. Paul C. Bartholomew, of the De­ partment of Political Science, chainnan of the annual Lay Faculty Club dance, DANCE lESSONS expects the third floor dance hall of the Indiana Club to be jammed with about 100 couples. Connie Sykes and her band DON'T WAIT another minute to learn will provide the music for the affair. A to dance "The New Arthur Murray- midnight buffet luncheon will also be Way." Even a beginner can learn the featured. secret to good dancing in just one lesson Dr. John D. Mizelle of the Biology De­ thanks to Arthur Murray's wonderful partment is chairman for the dance. discovery, "The First Step To Popu­ Dr. Lawrence H. Baldinger, Dean of the larity." Put yourself in the hands of College of Science, is in charge of re­ one of his talented experts and see how freshments, and Fredrick S. Beckman quickly you will become a sought-after of the Art Department heads the decor- partner. Bring in your favorite partner tion committee. and learn together at half the price. The semi-formal dance will be held Come in or phone 2-3339 now. from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. The Club also sponsors faculty square dances in the Vetville Recreation Hall. ARTHUR MURRAY Dr. Russell Williams, of the Department of Chemistry, is the caller and instrac- 120 E. Wayne Street, South Bend, Ind. tor in these affairs, which are held every COME IN FOR FREE TRIAL LESSON TODAY. two weeks. Feb. 17, 1950 31 NOW ... for the first time in its history, the Notre Dame Bookstore is ''Dealing in Diamonds"

• FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE • TO HELP YOU SAVE

^ The BOOKSTORE has been able, through the L. G. Bal­ four Co., to obtain beautiful matched sets of Bluecrest engage­ ment and wedding rings. This market is EXCLUSIVE WITH THE BOOKSTORE in this vicinity and, most important of all, we are able to pass them on AT A CONSIDERABLE SAVING to you.

I You are familiar with the Balfour Company through your purchase of Notre Dame Class Rings from them. It has dealt in diamonds on an exclusive basis for years and now brings this service to the whole world. Their diamonds are produced according to these FIVE POINTS OF QUALITY: purity (clearness "and freedom from flaws), color (the famous blue- white), cut (in correct proportion), fire (refract maximum color), and size. Each diamond is selected by Balfour's expert Gemologist and fully guaranteed to be a perfect stone of the finest quality.

I We have in our office a glistening display of six beautiful rings which we invite you to see. For beauty, price, and quality we know you will find no better. Thus we display them with full confidence in the integrity of the merchant — L. G. Bafour.

THE N. D. BOOKSTORE

^^ The Scholastic How to Save $4.78 a Day

An Essay by FRANCIS KING

Some newspapei- columnist recently ambitious best. The valleys are times HANDBALL SCHMANDBALL! ^ asked, "Do people learn anything at when you don't feel like doing much. HAR, HAR! " college?" and answered himself, "No." A big hill, if you are lucky, might AWRIGHT, LE'S GO! They don't go to college to learn, and last three or four days. But the hill Imagine, if such fearful vigor w^ere once they get there they just sit, "dream­ is always a rippled one, meaning that concentrated on required courses, what ing over notebooks." you do your best work at a certain studies could be mastered. Plato in time of day, and ought to relax during Maybe so. After three dreamy years one easy lesson. Accounting Fundamen­ the gullied hours. Maybe you get on this campus, I can't kick about that tals at a glance. I am scared to try it, sleepy, after lunch. Sleep, then, as you it's so terrifying. second claim. Notebooks seem jus: wouM anyway. But find out when your about perfect for dreaming over; Noise and handball are just exam­ vitality is highest — and work then! they're so inoffensive and never dis­ ples. Talking, horsing around. Prefect- Lock yourself up, ball-and-chain your­ tracting. But I feel bad about it some­ priming, going downtown — they fit self to the floor, and get it done! times. At $600 per, I figure my daily nicely in the guUey hours that you can mf^ dream is running about ?4.78 in hard Unless you are a college freshman. always anticipate. Those |4.78 dreams money — and I wouldn't pay a dime for Then that is the time, when you are belong there too, and come plenty the one I had yesterday. feeling great and could lick the world, cheaper that way. Some day I'm going to open your door and bellow, to give it a whack — take out a book in So I have figured out why people HEY, BERT! one of my keener hours — and see what dream over notebooks and get nothing HAH? this "academic life" business is all done. It's not because they're dead­ HOWZA LIDDLE HANDBALL? about. heads; it's just because they don't know ivhe7i to study and tvhe7i not to study. It's a case of misplaced vitality. They don't know how to channel their daily J. Paul Sheedy* Switched to Wildroot Cream-Oil energy to make studying easier. Because He Flunked The Finger-Nail Test Everybody knows the commonest ac- ^^ tivity of college students, especially in their first year or two, is making noise. You can't shut yourself off from it. Shouts and guffaws are the only ac­ ceptable way of saying anything; if you talk in anything lower than a roar you get tabbed as "peculiar" and are reproached for "keeping to yourself so much." Some freshmen, in that respect, make me think of collegiate-style George ^ Babbitts, only their gods are the Rock, the Pool Hall, Bull Sessions, Funny Stories, and Wit (to be distinguished from humor). Now all these are good things, in fact excellent things, if used right. But these Babbitts don't use them as respite from studies. Instead, they waste their most vital and mde- awake hours on the gods, and then at 9 p.m., when the desk is littered and fHIS may look like your roommate, but don't be deceived. it's too much trouble to clean it off, The Schmo in this picture has lots more brains. He has the they prop up their pillows and settle Wildroot Cream-Oil concession in a side show. And inci­ dentally, if you'd like to ape men who get ahead, with women down with that book, determined to of course, start grooming your dome with Wildroot Cream- W study unless — unless they get . . . Oil. It's the non-alcoholic hair tonic containing soothing too . . . sleepy. . . . Lanolin. Grooms you hair neatly and naturally without Someone should tell them about that plastered-down look. Relieves annojring dryness and removes embarrassing loose dandruff. Helps you pass the cycles. Finger-Nail Test. Get a tube or bottle of Wildroot Cream-Oil A pex-son's temperament, if charted hair tonic at your drug counter today. Don't swipe your over a month's time, would look some­ roommate's ... it may be unsanitary. Besides, he's liable to thing like a cross-sectional topography grunt and growl if you do. And next time you visit your bar­ map: a lot of little gullies and hum­ ber, have him give you a professional application mocks climbing up to a magnificent * of 527 Burroughs Dr., Snyder, N. Y. crest, then falling, then rising again, at regular intervals. The tops of the Wildroot Company, Inc., Buffalo 11, N. Y. big hills represent the person at his ^ Feb. 17, 1950 33 t.

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