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Xavier University Exhibit All Xavier Student Newspapers Xavier Student Newspapers 1946-10-04 Xavier University Newswire Xavier University (Cincinnati, Ohio) Follow this and additional works at: https://www.exhibit.xavier.edu/student_newspaper Recommended Citation Xavier University (Cincinnati, Ohio), "Xavier University Newswire" (1946). All Xavier Student Newspapers. 1772. https://www.exhibit.xavier.edu/student_newspaper/1772 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Xavier Student Newspapers at Exhibit. It has been accepted for inclusion in All Xavier Student Newspapers by an authorized administrator of Exhibit. For more information, please contact [email protected]. .. · Xuuter llutuersity Nemii DON'T MISS THE A Weekly NewsJHJper By Students From The Evanston, FOR EVENING COLLEGE BEE HIVE • • PAGE 2 Downtown, And Milford Campuses. NEWS. • • • SEE PAGE 5 VOLUME XXXI CINCINNATI, omo, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1946 NO. 1 MUSKETEERS INVADE LEXINGTON Marian Day Rites To Be Held Sunday 2000 Voice I BuckWw Anxious For Victory • · • . Xa,vier's Tliree'' Over Undefeated W'ildcats Choir to Sing After Ambrose A1nbusli By Bob Coates In Stadium Tomorrow Xavier's Musketeers will travel to Lexington, Kentucky, to tackle the undefeated University of Kentucky Sunday, October 6, at 4 p.m., Wildcats under the arc lights. This game will be watched Xavier Stadium will be the scene closely by the Cincinnati fans to give them a fairly accurate of the annual Marion Day cele comparison between its two college teams. Last Saturday · bration. Sodalities and other or evening, Kentucky rolled over Cincy's highly touted Bearcats ganizations dedicated to the 26-7, and the week hefore over a strong Mississippi eleven, Blessed Virgin will participate 20-6. The Muskies are determined to launch an upset after in the observance which yearly losing a tough' opener to St. Ambrose 3-0 last Sunday. takes place one week before The contest will take ·place at 'Holy. Name Sunday:. A two Stoll Field in Lexington at 9:00 thousand voice choir composed P. M. Eastern (Cincinnati) Time, of clergy, religious, and Catholic Eiirollme11t 8:00 P. M. Central (Lexington) school students will sing at the observance which will include a At X 2771 Time. A crowd of 18,000 is ex pected to 'be on hand at the open meditation by His Grace, the Most LARGEST CATHOLIC Reverend Archbishop John T. ing kick-off, and for the first ap McNicholas, and Benediction of UNIVERSITY IN pearance of the U. K. Band. the Blessed •Sacrament with the ARCHDIOCESE The Wildcats will ·be without Most Reverend Bishop George J. the services of two of their ,stel The greatest year in the one Rehring as celebrant. President Steiner, Dean Nleporte, and Dean O'Connor. of the lar backs - Ermal Allen and Evening College confer on one of the many problems concerning hundred and five year history of Dan Phelps. Allen has ·been de The choir, under the direction Xavier University officially open of John J. Fehring, is composed school policy. With unprec~dented enrollments in both day and lclared ineligible ·by •a confer evening colleges (see page five), this 'Big Three' face difficulties ed on 18 September wirt:h a total ence ruling, and Phe-lps will be of choral units from thirty re enrollment of 277.1 college stu jligious communiJl;ies, colleges, never before encountered in Xavier history. out due to an injury sustained in den~ represented ·by 1486 un academies, high schools, paro the U. C. game. dergraduate and 4-0 graduate stu chial schools, and other institu After the disappointing show dents on ·the Avondale campus, tions of Greater Cincinnati. Officialdom Welcomes G-reater Xavier ing the iMuskies made last Sun 1.120 at the Downtown College, Contributing to the large choir BIS REVERENCE, THE PRESIDENT: day against St. Ambrose, they and '1-25 on the Milford campus. are units from Mt. St. Mary's I am grateful to the Xavier University News Staff for this op will obe out to better themselves Seminary, Xavier University, portunity to address a word of welcome and council to the largest 300 On Waiting List in the· eyes of the hometown fans. Mt. St. Joseph's College, Our number of students ever to begin a scholastic year at Xavier Uni ".Vhe -Rev. Celestin J. Steiner, Kentucky is an overwhelming Lady of Cincinnati College, Pur S.J., Xavier president in his sev favorite, but Coach Phil iBuck- versity, Some of you are returning to the campus to resume studies cell High School, Roger Bacon enth year of office, announced (Continued on Page 8) High School, St. Xavier High interrupted by ·the war. Many of you are at xavier for the first time. that in addition to the 2771 stu School, Elder High School, De While you have chosen to attend Xavier University for a variety dents actually provided with the Porres High School, Seton High of reasons, the dominant one is the conviction that right education traditionally high standards of School, St. Mary's High School, is important. Important for your. personal lives, your business and Jesuit education, 300 ·applicants Colonel·Dunn Regina High School, Our Lady were placed on waiting lists for of Mercy High School, Our Lady professional lives, the life of the nation and o~ the world. What February when every possible of the Angels High School, St. you learn at Xavier, no matter what courses you take, will help effort would :be made to extend Heads ROTC Xavier's Commercial School, you O:ot only to make a living, but what is more important, how to to them the educational oppor Observing its tenth anniver Mother of Mercy · High School, tunities at one of Xavier's cam Ursuline Academy, St. Ursuline live rich full lives as American and .yvorld citizens. sary in genuine victorious form, The charge is sometimes made that !American students, gen· puses. the Reserve Officers Training Academy, Mt. Notre Dame Acad On ithe Avondale campus, emy, · Summit Country Day erally speaking, constitute unreal, human islands of phantasy and Corps of XU began its year known also as the Evanston cam pleasure in a world of confusion and despair. This charge cannot with a new high of 301 students (Continued on page 4) pus, 420 men are registered from enrolled. Under the able com- be sustained in the case of Xavier University students. You are out-of-town, including numer taught a definite philosophy of life, the true American philosophy ous cities in Ohio, Indiana, Ken of life which fits you to live effectively day by day. tucky, Pennsylv·ania, West Vir Peek Of The Give yourselves whole heartedly to the all Important work of ginia, Michigan, Tennessee, North your education. The world needs desperately men and women Dakota, Hawaii, the Philippines, Week and Puerto Rico. educated as you wlll be. Sat. Oct. 5 - X.U. plays U. CELESTIN 1. STEINER, S. 1., New Buildings Promised of Ky. at Lexington. Game President, Xavier University. Temporarily -awaiting their time - 8:30 p.m. new and modernly-equipped vet Sun. Oct. 6 - Marian Day erans' homes are 200 men now at X.U. Stadium, 3:30 p.m. BIS HONOR, THE MAYOR: residing in temporary quarters. Mon. Oct. '1 - Meeting of all It is a happy privilege, not only personally, but on behalf of In addition to the fifteen housing members of the Mermaid all Cincinnati to welcome the hundreds of students who will be in aparitmelllts due soon for occu Tavem Homecomlnr. attendance at Xavier Univenlty this comlnr year. For more than pancy, the Xavier adminis,trative Tues. Oct. 8 - MeeUn1 of all a century Xavier has held hllh the torch of education, religion and heads, led by Father Steiner, members of the x.u. News In civic righteousness In our community, and we are a better city made personal representations room 4'1 at 2:30 p.m. in the nation's capital where Wed. Oct. 9 - Band practice because of our good fortune in havlnr Xavier University located they succeeded in processing ap In· room 47 Alben Ball at here. plications for ithe following non '7:30 p.m. AU Gf us devoutly wish for the rreatest year that Xavier hu housing units at X with the Bu Tbun. Oct. 10 - Tbe Mus·. ever had and that its students :will receive in Increasing de1ree the reau of Housing Facilities for keteer Club will have meetlnr Inspiration" In the fine things of life of which they are to be the this year: Noon-time cafe and at 11:30 p.m. for all booeten lounge , Armory and Storage COL.DUNN of the xavler team at Hotel recipients ,In this great educational Institution. · buildin1. The.e units, sou1ht Alms. Heartiest and most sincere sreetlnp to xavler, Its faculty, stu· to alleviate any inconvenience in mand of Colonel Sidney F. Dunn, Fri. Oct. 11 - 8 ta cl e n't llentl, and all of its devotecl a111111Dl ancl frlendl. living and recreational facilities, F.A., Professor of Military Sci Council beslm election of offl• , IAMBS GARFIELD STEWART, ma;v be 1ranted Xavier •b:v 1 De· ence and Tactics, the future oftl- ctn. 111Jor,· Oltr of CbacbuaaU. cem'blr. (Continutd on Pa1e I) , J ---·-·--·--···-·------·A--·'---·-•-'"-----·· - ··•·-·-"------,;,.·,- ~-··-··· PAGE TWO XAVIER 1.JNIVEBSITY NEWS, FRIDAY, OCTOBER C, 1M8 ,, XAVIER UNIVERSl·TY NEWS .. - Member CLlJB NEWS ... 4 uuu Jesuit College Newspaper Ass'n. Clef Club Reorganizes EEHl~A_ Associated Colle1late Press The Clef Club is reappearing on / ' •• -: # The Catholic School Press Ass'n. .the campus for .the first time [This "Letters to the Editor" column is for an exchange of ti since the Spring of 1943. At views and serves as an open forum for free and frank dis EDITORIAL STAFF that time its place was taken by cussion of any matters of interest to Xavier students, alum Editor-in-chief ...........................................................