Volume 73 October 20, 1939 Number 5
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^tieMheDame PUBLISHED WEEKLY — FOUNDED 1867 Volume 73 October 20, 1939 Number 5 CLEVELAND is a Students off doomed city! Nearly For Cleveland 1,000 Irishmen will land in the Lake City before tomorrow noon, and by evening Erin expects to have the situation well in hand—including the Navy. The first student train leaves from the Power House siding at midnight. (See Page 5) ON HIS LAST trip to Snite Gives the University, Fred Rare Relics B. Snite, Jr., presented to the Rev. John F. O'Hara, C.S.C, and the University some precious relics which he had brought back with him from his recent visit to the Grotto of Lourdes. (See Page 7) • IT IS QUITE ques Campbell Sees tionable if Japan can Fall of Japan survive her imperial claims, political ambi tions, and diplomatic blunders. Her po sition in the world today is highly prob lematical and it is quite possible she may destroy herself and sink again into a minor island people of no international importance (See Page 9) INTO THE Cleveland Irisb Clasb Municipal Stadium to Witb Middies morrow will march the Navy, its full fighting force intact. Following closely on its heels _ will trot the squad of Notre Dame's Irish; It is to be a football game on land, not a naval engagement at sea. End of tbe Line — not a new record, but a commendable performance on a wet (See Page 12) track. Campus trolley slides SO feet past usual stopping point. (See Page 6) THE NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC ENJOY THIS WEEK'S POST SAIL HALF A SHIP TO PORT? FANTASTIC! On the nine millionth wave the freighter Flora Wyatl split in two, Iea\'ing John Orde with only the jagged bow of a ship to command!... If j-ou like sea yarns, turn to Richard HowcUs AVatkins' story. Half a Ship, in this week's Post. NEWEST TRICK IN FOOTBALL Are those kicks that suddenlj- bounce out of bounds in the coffin corneri sheer luck ? No, sir! Football's slj-cst trick is making 'cm bounce out. Here's the story of the system that is putting The Foot Back in Foot ball. Franny Murray, former Penn star, tells the story. • • • A FIGHTIN' PARSON GOES TO WAR ^at 64, is England's Man bf the Hour? Roaring, red-headed Rev. Praxiteles Swan was in a mighty •—scanted the Nazi danger from the start and became the bad spot. Only the musketry stabbing red in the night implacable enemy of Britain's poliQ^ of ^'appeasement" ? showed him theposition of those Yankees. The Preacher Learns ^ was so feared for his brilliance they said, "There will hard to Pray, a story by Col. John W. Thomason, Jr. ly be room for him in Parliament at 30 or in England at 40" ?" —fought in Cuba, India, Egypt and South Africa; became CAHLE ROUNDUP- a world hero at 25 for his daring escape from a prison camp? 1940 SmE Don't let the movies kid you —bottled tip Germany in 1914 by mobilizing Britain's Navy, that cattle roundups mean wild- on his own initiative, before the official declaration of war? eyed steers stampeding ahead of yelping cowboys. Donald Hough, author of this article. —personally tdok the blame for Britain's disastrous expedi Beef Comes From the Hills, takes you with him on a roundup in tion against the Dardanelles? Montana and tells you what a steer's life is really like before —was once tabbed "too clever to be trusted," and yet now he becomes steak. Is the one man in whom the whole Empire puts its faith? MR. ENOCH SETS HIS For years he has been the greatest single force in English political,life. But how well do you know him as a person? CAP FOR REVENGE Mr. Enoch, the gaudy gnome An American friend and noted commentator brings you a in Room 607, certainly looked memorable and intimate portrait of him in this week's Post. like a fugitive from a chain- gang picture. So Mr. Caldwell, the new hotel manager, decided to oops him out. A riotous storj', Clothes Make the Man, by Old Man in a Hurry Nunnally Johnson. GENTLEMEN PREFER ^VINCENT SHEEAN HOOPSKIRTS Author of, "Personal History" and "Not Peace But a Sword" Delia used enough chicken fenc ing in building her hoopskirt to take care of twenty brooders. But it was worth it. Wasn't she fto meet a polished gentleman —with a fine black beard and a THE I SJiTUIlDJiY gold tooth in his smile? M. G. EVENING POST Chute brings you the romantic storj' of The Lady and the m.s^ Guinea Hen. WHAT IS A FORDGNER? What happens' when a.family comes from Europe to make its I fortune in America? How do the children, and the children's children, rate as citizens? Louis Adamic traces a significant his tory of one such family, in The Woman From Croatia. THE NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC dither, Notre Dame seems to have over College Parade byj(mkWillmann looked scouting the Yellowjackets. In the hope that this could be fixed up in time a letter was written to the Tech Remarks in Review pending For the hep-cats a swing nique asking for at least 300 words of unmitigated inside dope on what makes A full mail-bag should make for a full band has been organized Among oth the Tech team tick. Ever willing to co column. We had a full mail-bag. We er books. Gone With the Wind has been operate, the Technique forwarded the hope for a full column. In the mail bag purchased for the library. following: was what might be a none too subtle —St. Edward's Echo. " 'Captain Murphy and alternate Cap innuendo in the form of a Rock Island • tain Gibson created a sensation at prac time table which offers "first aid in Asleep in the Deep tice last Tuesday by appearing on a wet planning trips anywhere in the U. S." track in white and gold polka dot jer If it was a hint to take a walk we ig Plebe: "Well, what's the matter, didn't seys! Ector, Ison, and Beard all have nored it, and a Rock Island map now I do all right in the parade?" sleeping sickness; the rest of the team decorates room wall. Not a bad map, 2 P. 0. (sweetly)—"Sure you did all are in the School Abattoir, or hospital, either—^thank you, Rock Island. right. Didn't you win it by half a yard?" —Annapolis Log. due to too much lemonade and cakes at • • Friday's practice. So much to you Sitko! and may Shakespeare be with you on Bad Draft Oddity on the March As the regiment was leaving and a the 8th!'" Your SCHOLASTIC is now on the ex crowd cheering, a recruit asked: (Ed. —N.D., 17; Georgia Tech, 14. change list of The Presidio which is ed "Who are all these people and why ited and published monthly by and for Thanks very much, but you didn't warn are they cheering?" the inmates of the State Prison at Fort us about that boy Bosch.) "They," replied the veteran, "are the Madison, la Mechanically the mag • people who are not going."—Exchange azine is a neat appearing 32 pp. publica • S.O.S. tion with many interesting columns and Received this week was the L'Hehdo departments.... among which are "Pen Gopher Goings-on Laval published by the University of Chatter", "Madisonian Murmurings," "What makes the grass grow green" Laval at Quebec, Canada. No further re "Canned Chatter," "The Sport Stir," is being investigated by a group of Min port can be given until a linguist re and "Points on Pens".... Featured in nesota scientists who seek the answer in inforces our high school French. isotopes Dr. Thomas Parran, Sur the poetry section was a parody on Kip geon-General of the U. S. Public Health ling entitled "Buncha Beans." Service, will address the 50th Anniver Toonerville Topic sary of the Medical School ' Gov. Two men were seated together in a Stassen is also slated to speak... Coach Cooperation Won That Game crowded street car. One of them noticed Bierman warns "A Minnesota label In response to the customary request that the other had his eyes closed. doesn't make champions" An investi for a pre-write story on the Georgia "Wassamatter, Jazzwell," he asked, gating reporter found no amazons or Tech team no answer was forthcoming, "feeling ill?" muscle women when he checked the but the follo^ving appeared in the news "I'm all right," answered Jazzwell, girls' gym classes—rather he found good column of the Technique: "but I hate to see ladies standing." date-book material Fritz Kreisler "With the football world in such a —The Log. will soon give a concert for the student body.—Minnesota Daily. • All Through the Night Alpha: "Oh yes, he actually had the impudence to kiss me." Delta: "Of course you slapped him." Alpha: "Yes, every time." —California Pelican Hobby Hint . Here's something for dull Sunday aft ernoons—^buy a can of crushed pine apple and try to fit the pieces together. —Pitt Panther. • Out of the Panhandle When they changed their nick-name from the "Tigers" to "Crusaders" the men of St. Edward's College decided to scrap their "Tiger Battle Cry" (sung to the tune of the N. D. Victory March) in favor of a new song. The S. A. C. is considering "Fight On, Crusaders"—^to be sung in the rhythm of the "Beer Barrel Polka" Faculty approval is 'Ask Her If She's Gotta Match.