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^ K. of C. Semi-Formal Bids af $3.60 ^ V-12 Weekend One Week Away ^ Bxaminafion Schedule Announced

Photo by Renaud The V-12 "Winter Frolics" Weekend Connmittee Chairmen

Vol. 83. No. 9 Jan. 79, 1945 ^he S^otre Q)ame Scholastic Disce Quasi Semper Vkturus Vive Quasi Cras Moriturus College Parade FOUNDED 1S67 By Harry Walters

WE WOULDN'T ADVISE IT BUT— The Auburn Plainsman lists the following as the proper etiquette for men at a formal dance: Proper Etiquette at Formal Dance—^Men As every male knows, there are three prerequisites abso­ lutely essential before entering the ballroom. They are, briefly; (1) wear sports clothes, (2) be thox-oughly polluted, and (3) fail to bring your bid. After an uneventful entrance, during which you threaten the doorman and others with your brass knucks, you stroll snobbishly into the crowded area immediately in front of the bandstand and proceed to dance. (Note: in case of stairs, be certain to walk slightly to the rear of your date in order to THE STAFF step on her dress, especially if it is strapless). At this point it is necessary to go into detail on the AL LESMEZ subject of Attitude While Dancing. First, always dance slow Editor-in-Chief to fast music and vice versa; second, sing or hum loudly in your date's ear continuously; third, look miserably at every­ one Avho passes in range. Should anyone bump you, break EDITORIAL STAFF away from your date and bump him viciously, snarling mean­ GENE DIAMOND - . - - Navy Associate Editor while. If the band starts playing a novelty number and every­ ROBERT RIORDAN ----- Managing Editor one stops to gather around, you should begin jitterbugging, BILL WADDINGTON ------Sports Editor never leaving the crowded area and making certain to; (1) BOB OTOOLE ----- Circulation Manager kick as many people as possible, and (2) yell and make more AL KUENZLI ----- Advertising Manager noise than the orchestra. After five pieces, if no one has offered to cut in, you have COLUMNISTS several alternatives; (1) grab everyone who comes by and introduce him to your date, (2) wave a pack of cigarettes LIEUT. S. L. BEATTY ----- Observations behind her back, (3) pick a fight with someone nearby, (4) JOHN POWER 1 - - - - - The Green Banner pull a sick act and run for the nearest exit, or (5) simply HARRY WALTERS - - - - The College Parade faint temporai-ily. One of these methods always works, so GEORGE KRAUSER .- - Splinters from the Press Box for the next hour, you merely walk in a straight line back ART WAGNER .-----, Swabbies Log and forth across the middle of the dance floor, hesitating at every couple long enough to catch the girl's eye. Show no signs of recognition, and if she smiles, simply turn away CONTRIBUTORS coldly and continue to walk. HARRY SIEMONSMA ENRIQUE LULLI RALPH HAYMAN Between the numbers you must ask every girl you see for ROBERT MOLNAR BOB COCHRAN RON BYERSMITH the next no-break, and after being in the lead-out with the FRANK GRIMALDI JACK MILES fOE BRESLAW most unattractive girl you can find, be sure to accept the JACK McGRANE TOM McNALLY JOHN FEENEY first offer to retire to the local brew mill for refreshments. JIM CAREY The rest of the evening A\ill take care of itself. —«^ PHOTOGRAPHY G.L STUDY PLAN BIG SUCCESS CHARLES RENAUD FRANCIS GUIDO From an official U. S. Ai'my Air Corps press release, we learn that— REV. CHARLES M. CAREY, C.S.C. Faculty Advisor Officers and enlisted men at a Liberator air base in Eng­ land, one of the strategic air depots in Brigadier General Donald E. Goodrich's Eighth Air Force Service Command, are preparing now for a successful readjustment to the post­ war world! Technicians and mechanics, whose duties ai*e servicing and maintaining Liberator bombers, are eagerly attending classes, during their off-duty hours, in almost every phase of education. This schooling is made possible by the Aimed Forces Institute, which supplies new, up-to-date, attractive text­ books. Classes are organized by the base Special Service Member of Catholic School Press Association, Associated Collegiate Press. Distributor of Collegiate Digest. Represented for national advertising Officer, Avho arranges classroom facilities, and engages by National Advertising Service, Inc., 420 Madison Avenue. New York City—Chicago—^Boston—Los Angeles—San Francisco. THE SCHOLASTIC instructors among qualified pei-sonnel. There is no cost what­ is published treekly during the school year, except during vacations and ever attached to the courses. examination periods at the University of Notre Dame. Address all manu­ script to the Xiditor, Administration Building, Notre Dame, Indiana. (Continued on page 19) THE NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC

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Vol. 83 JANUARY 19, 1945 No. 9 Department of Architecture Wins Medal

Seniors and Juniors ^04>j£i)oe o^Qo444dn4f Award to be Made at the February Convocation Invited to Parish Dance The Notre Dame casualties to date The g-irls of Holy Cross Pai'ish have number 167 killed in action, SO missing Winner of the annually aAvarded invited the juniors and seniors of Notre in action, and 26 prisoners of war. The University Medal of the Societe des Ar- Dame to an infonnal dance to be held following are the chitectes Diplomes par le Gouvemement at Holy Cross Church tonight at 8:30. latest casualties Francais (American Group) is the De­ reported: partment of Architecture of the Univer­ There will be refreshments and no • 165 Pvt. Rob­ sity of Notre Dame, according to word admission will be charged. Instructions, ert L. Aimone, ex received at Notre Dame this week from as to how to reach Holy Cross Church, '45, Leonia, N.J., Leopold Amaud, president of the Societe. will be found on the bulletin board in was killed in ac­ Sorin Hall. It has been announced by Professor tion on Nov. 26, Francis W. Kervick, head of the Uni­ 1944. He was at­ versity's department of Architecture, tached to the in­ that presentation of the medal will be Lieut. Franic Lealiy fantry and with made at convocation exercises to be held General Patton's at the conclusion of the present semester Here for Short Visit 3rd army. on Feb. 28. Lieut. Frank Leahy, head coach and *166 Chief Storekeeper Angela De Expressing his pleasure at the decision director of athletics, on leave of absence Marco, ex. '41, Chicago, 111., was killed of the Society's committee on Awards, for the duration, arrived in South Bend in a truck accident in North Africa on Mr. Amaud wrote: "I congratulate you this week from his post in the Pacific on Dec. 23, 1944. and your faculty most sincerely on this official navy business, the nature of achievement, and realize that it was be­ *167 Cpl. Norbert James Spencer, '40, which he was not allowed to divulge. cause of good work, together with the Indianapolis, Ind., was killed in action whole-hearted spirit of the student body on Dec. 15, 1944 in France. He was with Lieut. Leahy made the trip from Pearl that made this success possible." Harbor by plane and Navy Air Trans­ the infantry. An individual student medal has been port Service. When being interviewed, Missing in action are the following: awarded to Clayton M. Page, who studied he was emphatic in the belief that the at Notre Dame while a member of the fighting men of all branches of the ser­ Lt. Louis John Bemish, '39, Rochester, marine detachment of the V-12 unit. Mr. vice are enthusiastic supporters of New York, is missing in action over the European theater of war. Page, native of Minneapolis, Minn., was sports. He also said that it would be a awarded the honor for having received blow to their morale if it were found Lt. John Joseph Bishop, ex. '44, West the second highest number of Beaux-Arts necessary to eliminate sports from the Brighton, New York, is missing in ac­ judgments during the school year 1943- scene of war-time America. tion. He was in the U. S. Marine Corps. 1944. He is officially charged with the duty John Roger Keane, ex. '45, Garden Founded by Mr. Henry Schlacks, a of setting up and supervising athletic City, New York, is missing in action ac­ Chicago architect, in 1898, Notre Dame's programs at submarine bases in the cording to word received by Father Department of Architecture graduated Pacific. He has a copy of the film "High­ Craddick. its first pupil, Eugenio Rajmeri, in 1904. lights of 1943" which shows the out­ Mr. Rayneri, native of Cuba, later won standing moments in the 1943 Notre Ens. Jeremiah John Killigrew, '43, fame as architect for government build­ Dame football season, and he shows the Hobart, Ind., missing in action according ings, designing among them the federal film wherever he goes in the Pacific. to word received by Fr. Craddick. capitol at Havana. In 1908 Professor Francis W. Kervick joined the faculty, In his travels around the area he has Lieiit. Eugene Robert Killoren, ex. '45, and began expansion of the department. often met men who have worn the colors Appleton, Wis., missing in action. He of the Irish under him, and these include was in the Army Air Corps. The Department of Architecture is af­ men like Marine Lt. Angelo Bertelli and filiated with the Association of Collegiate Lieut. John Harold Tallett, '43, North Lieut. Tom Brock. Schools of Architecture and with the Chicago, 111., previously reported lost in Beaux-Arts Institute of Design. It is in Lieut. Leahy expects to return to action is now missing in action. conjunction with the latter that the Hawaii in about two weeks. —Harry Siemonsma present awards have been made. Prof. Yves Simon Praised as "Philosopher of Fr. O'Donnell Appointed Fighting French" in Leaflet Received Here to Research Committee Rev. J. Hugh O'Donnell, CS.C, presi­ dent of the University of Notre Dame, has accepted an appointment to a special A leaflet dropped on France px-evious entitled "French Thought in the United committee of the government's Office of to the Allied invasion forwarded to the States," also lauded the work of Jacques Scientific Research and Development, it University of Notre Dame this week, and Raisa Maritain, Paul Vignaux, and was announced today at Notre Dame, praised the work of Yves Simon, now others who have lived in exile in and will attend the first meeting of the professor of philosophy at the Univer­ America. group in New York City on Thursday. sity, for his part in "keeping alive the. The author pointed out that Mi-. Simon The committee was formed at the sug­ light of the French cause in the United has become known as the "philosopher of States." gestion of President Franklin D. Roose­ the Fighting French," and that he, velt, and the appointments were made by Accord, the fifth edition of the small Simon, "would not have been happy had Dr. Vannevar Bush, director of the Of­ propaganda magazine, was compiled by fice of Scientific Research and Develop­ he not done more than that Avhich in the French and English and carried to ment. The primary function of the com­ its destination by members of the EAF. former years earned him the title, 'the mittee will be to advise the government In the magazine, an anonymous article philosopher for the philosophers'." what it can do, now and in the post war period, to aid research activities by pub­ lic and private organizations. Schedule of Semester Examinations The committee will be a small and selected group of men from educational University of Notre Dame and scientific fields, and its chairman will February be Dr. Isaiah Bowman, president of 1945 Johns Hopkins University. The examinations for this winter semester of 1944-4-5 will be held in all colleges and the graduate school of the Univei'sity on the Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Monday, and Tuesday of February 21 to 27, according to the following schedule: Spotlight Band to Play Classes taught at will be examined at Date for Navy Tomorrow Nite 8:00 on Monday 8:00 on Wednesday February 21 9:00 on Monday 8:00 on Friday February 23 The Victory Parade of Spotlight bands, 10:00 on Monday 10:00 on Wednesday February 21 musical program sponsored by the Coca 11:00 on Monday 10:00 on Friday February 23 Cola Bottling company and featured 1:15 on Monday 1:15 on Wednesday February 21 Monday through Saturday over 177 sta­ 2:15 on Monday 1:15 on Friday February 23 tions of the Blue Network will make its 3:15 on Monday 3:15 on Wednesday February 21 fii'st appearance at the Notre Dame 4:15 on any day 8:00 on Saturday February 24 Naval School tomorrow in the Navy Drill Hall. Classes taught at will be examined at Date Featured on the Notre Dame edition 8:00 on Tuesday 8:00 on Thursday February 22 of the Spotlight will be Sonny Dunham 9:00 on Tuesday . 8:00 on Tuesday February 27 and his orchestra, a new organization 10:00 on Tuesday 10:00 on Thursday February 22 which is reported as one of the best 11:00 on Tuesday 10:00 on Tuesday February 27 young orchestras now advancing toward 1:15 on Tuesday 1:15 on Monday February 26 top-flight rating. The Dunham group has 2:15 on Tuesday 3:15 on Monday February 26 appeared at theaters and supper clubs 3:15 on Tuesday 3:15 on Friday February 23 throughout the East and on the West Coast. Sonny was long highlighted as the Any Classes in featured trumpeter with Glen Gray's Mathematics band and later left the Gray unit to (except Math. B, 2:00 on Thursday February 22 form his own band with himself as lead­ 8n and 9n) er and trombonist. « All classes in Physics 21, 22, Provisions have been made for each 25, and 26 9:00 on Monday February 26 Naval trainee to attend with one or two Naval Organization 10:00 on Saturday February 24 guests and accommodations have been Any class taught 7:00 p.m. on arranged in the Drill hall for a large after 5:00 p.m. Thursday February 22 turnout. Trainees are advised to con­ tact their company officers and to advise them how many guests they will be es­ NO CHANGES WILL BE PERMITTED. PLEASE DO NOT ASK FOR ANY. corting. Any examination outside the time designated for it in the foregoing The Spotlight Band's program is one schedule \\ill not be valid for credit. — The period of each semester of the most popular music programs on examination is one hour and fifty minutes. — Monday in the first column the air and features a different name of the schedule means Monday, Wednesday, or Friday, and Tuesday band, each night, from the various Army, means Tuesday, Thursday or Saturday.—Students must take their exam­ Navy and Marine camps throughout the inations with their proper sections in all instances. country as well as many of the large war Director of Studies plants. Time, 7:30 p.m. "Winter Frolics" Nears Grand Opening

The crescendo of ballyhoo surrounding: set in a night club atmosphere with campus hunting for an available spot the fifth V-12 ball has reached a maxi­ trainees and their guests seated at tables to paint the words "V-12 Ball." Diamond mum as the magic date of Jan. 26 moves while the show is staged on the floor. has employed the methods of the Dem­ closer and closer till it now is only one "Silas Mariner" Comstock is dealing in ocratic National Committee in making week away. Preparations have swept figures usually restricted to Morgenthau sure everyone knew the Ball was going past the quarterpole and into the home in balancing the financial books for the to take place and WSBT and the Tribune stretch with all odds pointing toward a affair. Ticket sales have now placed blue are looking forward to the day when stretch-drive that will bring the "Winter figures opposite all the red digits and the they can go back" to talking about the Frolics" home in front as the pi-ime so­ large budget necessitated by the appear­ war again. cial event of the Navy semester, if not in ance of an outstanding orchestra has Dave Caplan is on Wall Street trying the history of the unit. now been safely met. to comer the market on Orange Pekoe The committee is stocking up on as­ Bill Kornblum, music chairman, hav­ for his Tea Dance on Sunday. Dave as­ pirin and adrenalin in anticipation of a ing already assured his end of the affair sures all that the favorite hangout on last hectic 168 hours which now form the as a complete success is now relaxing on Colfax Avenue ^vill take on especial prelude to the first bar of "Racing with his laurels with a Doivnbeat in one hand grandeur for the final fling of a big the Moon." Ray "The dealer'" Michols and a picture of Marilyn Duke in the week-end. after spending a good percentage of his other and that typical Kornblum com­ Overseer and magistrate over all com­ time in an atmosphere of type setters placency on his face. mittee workings will be General Chair­ and printer's ink, finally has the ducats Checking Chairman Kays is hard at man Ed Bro^vn who has taken to the printed and is now engaged in a hot work in perfecting precautions that will black snake whip in driving the group campaign to exchange each ticket for a insure that Mabel's mink wi-ap and your do\vn to the wire. Order has been five spot. In spite of a conspicuous ab­ full-shaped flat hat come back safe and brought from out of chaos and the well sence of Annie Oakleys and complimen­ unruffled after the ball is over and Bob rounded week-end Avhich has been the tary tickets, sales so far have resembled Carter is woi-king on some distinctive aim since the inception of plans seems those of a Sinatra matinee in Brooklyn and unique favors that will assure that assured. Chairman Brown has received and a movement is now under way to all guests will have some suitable token the welcome and essential assistance of install elastic walls in the Drill Hall, to perpetuate the memory of an out­ Lieutenant Noi-thinip, recreation officer, Big John Cahill is currently dispens­ standing week-end. Suggestions already throughout the campaign which has ing a quart of perspiration a day in last rejected by Seaman Carter include an brought the "Frolics" to maturity. arrangements for housing and refresh­ engraved demerit card and a pearl Reports from New York depict ments. John has so far been able to handled slide rule. Vaughn Monroe as reconditioning his supply lodging for all imports in local Ball Chairman Gene Diamond may be trumpet and his tonsils in preparation inns, but provisions wll be made for seen at any time wandering about the for his premier pei-foimance here. tents, caves, and trailer camps in case of last minute rushes. "Nothing potent" is John's motto for the punch bowl and several Athletic Specialists will be on hand to see that the fruit juice does not become lethal. Link and McConaha have set aside a fleet of busses and cabs for Ball trans­ portation. All busses will drive directly to the Drill Hall on the night of the ball and a limited supply of cabs will be available before and after the Ball. Two special Navy busses will make trips to St. Mary's to accommodate those dating at the "Rock." All those who can possibly procure private automobiles are urgently advised to do so to help relieve the congestion which may well result from over-taxation of local facilities. Wyman's has a large supply of pogo-sticks, scooters and Irish- mails for all those who happen to get stranded on the big night. Playwright Gunn is driving his cast through intensive last minute rehearsals for "Sailors on Parade." Aside from prima donnas in the Floradora Sextette, all preparations have been in order and an extravaganza that would do justice to the Great White Way seeems assured. mcm As mentioned before, the show will be Quick, Let's finish our act; I just got an invitation to the V-12 Bail Civilians to Camp on Y-12 Grounds Next Aeros to Hold Dinner The Aero club, local chapter of the Semester; Alumni First Floor to be "Retired American Institute of Aeronautical Sci­ ences will hold a meeting on Thui-sday, BY JOE BRESLAW Jan. 25, in room 309 of the Engineering building at 7:30 p.m. Last semester the following was seen of the day. This way no one will say in the SCHOLASTIC: "Signs of the times; anything about those wiiite socks he The last session was a record one at civilian students picking choice rooms in likes to wear. wiiich 33 members w^ere present. It is to Zahm and Cavanaugh halls." This se­ There may be a little difiiculty at first mester the same process is repeating it­ for the civilians to get used to the self, only in a different location. Accord­ routine, but that will soon pass. They ing to Father Kehoe, acting prefect of will have to get over the feeling that discipline, the spring term will see the there is a fire drill going on when the first deck of Alumni taken over by civ­ 0615 and 0620 bells go oft. If it is hard ilians who are in their sophomore year. to control the impulse they should leave the windows open so that they do not Even though Alumni has been the very shatter the glass as they jump through. seat of Navj'dom on, the campus for the past tivo years, the V-12s will not feel It will not be long before they learn that their dignity has been encroached to love the gentleman knowm as J.O.O.D. upon in the least. They know that this After the V-l2s leave for chow in the will be a change for the better. morning, he will come around and ease For one thing, those signs "Navy them out of slumberland. He will prob­ Reservation Restricted" will have to ably knock on the door and murmur be noted that the room in which the come down. No longer will the authori­ sweetly "May I come in?" He will open meeting is being held is changed from ties be able to keep the swabbies tied the door without waiting for an answer No. 304 to 309 of the Engineering build­ down ^\^th a ball and chain, since the and quietly tiptoe in. He will then say ing. general public will be admitted. Perhaps "It's time to get up now^ Willie. Please don't make me ask you twice." The meeting will consist of a brief the A.S.P.C.A. will come around, and business discussion on the coming dinner when it finds out how badly the helpless When no answer comes from Willie to be held at the Hoffman Hotel. This V-12s have been mistreated by the J.O.O.D. may become somewhat aggra­ dinner is scheduled for Tuesday, Feb. 13. Chiefs, the Chiefs will be put on a per­ vated. He will in fact step over to the After the business meeting, Mr. manent E.P.D. list so that they can washbowi, turn on the water, and fill up Brown, head of the department will cause no more trouble. the glass he carries for just such a pur­ pose. With a gleeful chuckle, he will speak on his recent experiences in China. The people of South Bend will begin empty it on AVillie as many times as is to take a real interest in the trainees All aeronautical engineering students necessary. After he accomplishes this when they find that they can come visit are welcome regardless of year now^ good deed he will be off to the next man's them. They will start bringing things attending. room. that are hard for trainees to buy; things like cigarettes or bottles—of shaving Such will be life in Alumni hall next lotion. Also on the week before the V-12 semester. Everyone will have a good Ball "twelve hundred girls from the Ser­ Garry Addresses Forum time, and relations will be very cordial. vicemen's center, 400 from Riley high, Members of the Commerce Forum met 125 from the Service Men's Bureau, 30 in regular session, Jan. 11, in the Lounge from the Bendix Choral club and one room of the Rockne Memorial building from the Old Ladies Home" will show^ to hear Michael Garry, junior Commerce up to make the fellows' sacks in the Semi-Formal Success student from Fairmont, Minn., talk on moi'ning. Last Saturday evening the Progress "War and Post-War Financial Prob­ club witnessed one of the best planned lems." The Forum was honored with the The fact that the civilians will be semi-formals of the season. Many Notre li\ing so close will mean that the Navy's presence of Mr. R. P. Kent, Ph.D., pro­ Dame students were seen thei-e, dancing fessor of finance, who gave many helpful grades will go up. As everyone knows, to the music of Chuck Eaton. the ci\^ies do nothing but study all day, comments following Mr. Garry's speech. and so they will be able to advise This semi-foiTOal was put on by the "Some increase of our money supply trainees just what to cover before a test. Juniors of the St. Joseph's Academy, during the war is unavoidable, since the Miss Mary Joe Lahey being chairman, war expenditures are so much gi-eater Another advantage to the V-12s in the and Miss Marylin Brady, co-chairman. than any attainable revenue," said Mr. new arrangement will be that they can Garry. "Therefore, the only thing the always count on one of their friends on Of special commendation was the government can do is to keep down the the first deck to help them out if they painstaking efforts of the decoration creation of new money to the lowest need some extra clothes. If a pea-coat committee in putting out a novel winter possible level. This plainly means bor­ should get dirty and have to be sent to scene as the general motif. Three young rowing as little as possible from the. the cleaners no inconvenience will be ladies, Marian Schultz, Loretta Sabo, commercial banks. caused to its owner. At musters he will and Rose Marie Walsh are to be con­ simply borrow a light blue sport coat, gratulated on an enormous volume of James Donnelly, Forum president, pre­ put on a snappy red bow tie, and then v/ork well done. The dance was attended sided, and Mr. E. A. Smith was faculty consider himself to be in the uniform l:y 150 couples. moderator. mittee. All that can be said at this time NROTC Books Eddie Stone for Ball Feb. 9; is that a new and novel innovation will Seventh Navy Event Tops Graduatmn Term come upon the scene. Under the direction of Lieut. Anthony E. Coryn, the Ball committee shapes up Notre Dame's Naval ROTC's Seventh making the "importation" situation par­ with John Caron and John Mack as co- Nayal Ball will have the refrains of amount, bringing their one-and-onlys for chaii-men for the affair. John Cassidy Eddie Stone and his celebrated orchestra the affair. Still, there are those who and John Kramer are in charge of deco­ playing for their semesterly event, Feb. rations, while Rudy Anderson is handling 9, at the Service Mens' Centei". Stone, the orchestra. Frank Gilligan is a gen­ who has formed his band very much ^^^a^-"^ eral chaii-man and John Kearney is along the lines of Buddy Franklin, em­ handling the tickets and finances. Bill ploying strings to fonn a well-balanced Waddington fills out the list in the background, has just completed success­ capacity of publicity head. ful runs at the Aragon and Trianon Ballrooms in Chicago and at the Indiana Roof in Indianapolis. Story of Notre Dome With the "Sweethearts of the Strings," Stone featiires arrangements that are Aired Soturdoy, Jon. 20 quite uncommon in dancing circles where the brass has always been a predominant Radio station WSBT, South Bend feature. With a definite undertone of Tribune broadcasting outlet will feature brass, there is a more danceable atmos­ the Story of Notre Dame, third of the phere created, thus, Eddie Stone's ap­ Victory Valley series pearance at the forthcoming Nayal Ball tomorrow, Saturday will mark another "grand choice" in the afternoon, at 1:30. array of various orchestras that have Appealing on the played at the past six NROTC events. half-hour broadcast portraying past and For ManY—^It's the End present Notre Dame Co-Chairman John B. Caron For a gcodly portion of the NROTC, will be students of the it will be their last Ball, for only 20 days engineering, science, later, some 80-odd cadets will be receiv­ haven't even thought about getting a gal management and war ing that coveted half-inch of gold braid - for the evening—^just waiting until the training program, re­ as they go out to serve as ensigns in the pressure becomes more intense, but boys, turned veterans, mem­ United States Navy. Many memories will time's gliding by, but fast! The price of bers of the Navy be the goal of this seventh and final Ball the bid for the evening is a mere §5.50, units at the Uni­ for those who are about to leave and co- and with the past Balls as criteria, versity, and the chairmen for the event, John B. Caron there'll be no complaints after the ball octette of the No­ and John G. Mack have promised just is over. tre Dame Glee club. Mr. An-huh Shieh, such an evening for all ball-goers. The setting for the extravaganza is, Chinese professor of engine vibrations Once again, there is emphasis on the as always, a deep, dark secret that lies and aerodynamics at the University, will also be a guest on the program. date situation. Many have already ne­ within the confines of the decoration com- gotiated with St. Mary's while others are making connections in South Bend. Then, of course, there are the "usuals" who are Five Students Place in Beaux-Arts Contest It has just been announced that a er prize in the same class. Here the number of Notre Dame students in the problem was "A Church." The design department of Architecture have re­ which won honors for Cardenas had a ceived mentions for their work in a con­ seating capacity of around 400 people, test presented by the Beaux-Arts Insti- a main auditorium, with seating entirely tiite of Design. on one level, space for organ and choir, preparation rooms or studies for use of Jose Cardenas is the outstanding mem­ officiating clergy, boiler room, organ ber of this University in the contest. For motor room, and minor sei"vice rooms in the coveted Emerson pi-ize, the problem the basement. Mr. Cardenas also received was "A Reception Room For The De­ a mention for his woi'k in this compe­ partment Of State." The room, as de­ tition. signed by Cardenas, would have a floor In class C, several Notre Dame stu­ area of not more than 3,000 square feet dents ranked favorably. Here the prob­ and cover the full height of two stories lem was "A Workshop For a School." of the building. As the building reflects Joe Lang headed Notre Dame's repre­ present tendencies of American archi­ sentatives in this class, receiving a men­ tecture, the designer had a greater free­ tion for his work. dom in designing the number and shape Three other students also received of the windows. Mr. Cardenas ranked credit. Barney Slater, Wilson Chong, and high in this problem. John Marieth each received a one-half Co-Chairman John Mack He was also in competition for anoth­ mention for their work on this problem. Student Selections to Highlight Concert; Novice Boxing Tourney Band Members Will Poll Campus Monday Set For Feb. 12-16 Many enthusiastic fisticuff-goers will have thsir opportunity to unveil their BY OCTAVE EMOND talent when the Novice Boxing tourna­ ment is held the week of Feb. 12-16. J're- Mr. H. Lee Hope has announced that vicinity who braved icy roads and low liminary training in the way of daily the student body of the University will temperatures to hear the band. physical training periods in the boxing have an opportunity to select the pro­ For this reason Mr. Hope has decided room is all that is required. Any student gram for the next band concert. This to present a special concert for the stu­ interested should attend toxinj classes concert, a special performance, will be dents and their friends featuriiig an all- daily from now until the time of the presented exclusively for the students request program. Members of the band tourney. Transfers to boxing sections (both Navy and ci\ilian), their guests, will conduct a poll of the campus Mon­ will be arranged by your instructor if and members of the faculty. day evening, Jan. 22, to determine the you so desire. Any civilian interested musical selections most desired by the The band concert of Jan. 10 has pro­ and not registered in a gym class should students. go to the boxing room and sign up for voked a considerable amount of comment Each student may vote for 13 selec­ and eyebrow lifting. Numerous telephone a daily class at his open period. There tions—tliree semi-classical, three modern, are four weeks of preparation still in calls and letters have reflected the local three popular, three „ marches, and one enthusiasm for good band music. Univer­ store for any who desire to test their novelty. A list of compositions will be pugilistic ability. sity officials have declared this band to printed on each ballot from which the be one of the best in the history of the students may choose. However, everyone The caliber of entries expected to per­ school. Dr. Frank Simon, one of Amer­ is free to vote for those selections which form in the February event will be ica's foremost bandmastei's, praised the he would most like to hear, whether or strictly built around fellows who are band for its responsive attitude and was not they are included on the ballot. eager to learn and who are in a sense very pleased with its performance. Although the exact date for this per­ "new at the game." Any man who has The student participation at this last formance has not yet been determined, concert, however, left much to be de­ the concert will most likely be pi-esented sired, and was in sharp contrast to the about the middle of February. Curtain interest displayed by the several thou­ time will be moved up one half hour for sand residents from South Bend and the convenience of the students.

V-irs Bill Bacchus is he will be given at Annapolis. He has chosen however to remain in V-12, and Appointed to Annapolis continue with the deck curriculum until he receives his orders of transfer. "Have today nominated you as prin­ cipal to the United States Naval Acad­ Bill has a brother who is now in his emy at Annapolis, Md." These were the third year at Annapolis. His brother has woi'ds that met Seaman Bill Bacchus' taken an active interest in exti-a-curricu- eyes when he opened the letter he re­ lar activities, for he has become editor- ceived; it took him only a moment more in-chief of the school publication, the to read down to the verification signature Trident. of Congressman H. Carl Andei-sen. Bill It Doesn't Take Many! felt extremely happy and honored with E/ecfrico/s Hear Hooper the appointment. advanced as far as the semi-finals in Two months before, Bill had gone Television Avas the subject of Mi'. R. any open boxing tourney on the campus down to the South Bend post office to H. Hooper's talk Wednesday night as he . or has been entered in an organized take the qualifying examination. He was spoke to the electrical engineering stu­ tourney elsewhere is not eligible for competing against all the other appli­ dents at the meeting of the Notre Dame entry. cants in the state of Minnesota since his branch of the American Institute of test was to be sent back home. He knew Electrical Engineers. Mr. Hooper, a Director of physical training, Dr. John that he would have to rank with the top prominent engineer with the Radio Cor­ A. Scannell, hopes that there will be a four men or he would have no chance. poration of America spoke on the tech­ good turnout. Notre Dame has always This would be in accordance with the nicalities, the problems, and the advance­ shown interest and has been well-repre­ system of designating the highest four ment of television, illustrating his points sented in the boxing shows of the past. as Principal, First Alternate, Second with slides and demonstrations. To the winners of this Novice tourney, there will be silver medals awarded the Alternate, Third Alternate. The topic was especially interesting winners in each class and bronze awards for its timeliness since television will Had he ranked as an alternate he for the runners-up. The individual abili­ offer such a broad new field in the post­ would have to take the chance that the ties at boxing that are uncovered may be war world. Mr. Hooper presented an op­ candidates above him would be unable well put to use in the Bengal Bouts, timistic outlook as he predicted a bright to meet the physical standards. As it is. Notre Dame's No. 1 boxing show in the future for the pictures of the air waves Bill will not have to wait; he will enter early spring months, sponsored by SCHO­ and the ever-increasing potentialities of the Academy in the July '45 class. LASTIC. Having this appointment, Bill would this new broadcasting. have been entitled to become a civilian The bulletin boards will announce The Novice Tourney will be held in for a time. He could have received a dis­ when the next meeting of the A.I.E.E. the boxing room and no provision will charge in order to study for the courses is to be held. be made for spectators. 8 "Fall out for muster." "Big test today!" "Gentlemen, I am dismissing you ten minutes early today. Please go out quiet­ ly so as not to tvake the other classes."

NO "DATE" SHORTAGE by FOR V-12 BALL! [k@@^- According to a recent noon muster an­ /7r/ Wagner nouncement, there will be no shortage of girls for the V-12 Ball coming up a week from today. The announcement stated that anyone not having a date but want­ ing to go to the ball should contact the THE TOY OF BEING A COLUMNIST Well, the refreshments and free ad­ Recreation Officer, (your columnist, 148 mission sounded good enough and we Dillon, is the local competition) because Getting out this column is no picnic— couldn't answer those last two questions. over 1200 from the South Bend Service If we print jokes, people say we are So, after qualifying ourselves by being Men's Center, 400 from Riley High silly; iinnecessarily curious and then squeez­ School, 125 from the Sei-vice Men's Bu­ If we don't, they say we are too ser­ ing this into the category of the "83 reau, 30 from the Bendix Choral Club ious. extroverts" we took in the affair. Of and one from the Old Ladies' Home have If we clip things from other sources, course, we didn't know which way was already expressed a desire to attend. we are too lazy to write them ourselves; wp to begin with, but with all our con­ fusion we were really petrified to find If we don't, we are too fond of our Lieutenant J. H. Northrop, alias our own stuff. good recreation officer, alias the famous, TRAINEES FOLLOW LIMPING If we don't print contributions, we mysterious mountaineer, Mr. X. He CADENCE CALLER don't appreciate true genius. seemed to be naturally gifted for the If we have to change the other per­ job. One of our best "Hup, two, three, son's write-up, we are too critical; four" boys in the business slipped on the All had a swell time, most of us got If we don't we are asleep. icy pavement the other day and hui-t his out of the hall alive and some will com­ ankle. After one loud outburst of what Now someone in the crowd will say pletely recover; so this story has a hap­ could hai-dly be considered a desirable we swiped this fz-om some other papei-— py ending. cadence, all was silent for a while. Pres­ Well, WE DID!!! ently the cadence was resimied, but • with a characteristic "lame" unfamiliar LIEUT. NORTHROP. MYSTERIOUS ATHLETIC SPECIALIST NEEDS BUCKET rhj^thm—our cadence caller was limping. MOUNTAINEER. MR. X. FOR DEMERIT CARDS HE PICKS HOW ABOUT THAT? LIKE BERRIES! The bulletin board read "Rise and Last week we came across a noon mus­ A SNAP COURSE ? ? ? ter announcement which read: shine!!! At 0614^y^." Everyone subcon­ sciously understood the "or else" and WANTED: Trainees of the following Platoon mustering petty officer: "Squad knew that the over-400 batter, the guy categories: leaders, report!" who picks demerit cards like berries— Squad leader: "Two men is absent, 21 Farmers, mountaineers and hill­ 93 out of 107 on the last inspection—^the sir." billies. one and only "Zeke" Zuckowsky Sp/A M.P.O.: "Hm! That must be one of 2 Men with energy left after the Ic had the duty and was bound to it. those aero-engineers who is taking a week's work. It seems that in the past he must have had some trouble handling all those loose snap course and has his head in the 26 Experienced square dancers. demerit cards and maybe even lost one clouds." 83 Extroverts. or two—perish the thought—because this 5 Exhibitionists. time he came prepared, anned with a 3 Ex-jitterbugs. scrub bucket that would hold plenty of All others who like a riotous good time. those little blue trouble makers (and he's Trainees with any of the above quali­ just the man who can fill a bucket like fications are .urged to attend a square that in no time). We all love you any­ dance. . . . The dance is under the way, "^eke," and would hate to see any­ auspices of the Service Men's Lounge. thing happen to you, so be careful of Both round and square dances will be those dark alleys. featured with a good orchestra. Mr. X, an experienced caller from the Adiron­ dack Mountains, will be on hand to call UNQUOTABLE QUOTES the changes and to show the neophytes the routines. Refreshments will be "Gangway! Officer material coming served. Admission free. through!" What more do you want for nothing? "Geet 'em out!" Who is the mysterious mountaineer, "It ain't necessarily Hummon." Mr. X? "There will be no " Ted Phillips to Play for the Casey's Ball Brother Angelus With U r Dancers at the K. of C. Ball are in for a thrill when they hear the music of Ted On ^isiting the Univez-sity's Main Affectionately nick-named ' )t Phillips and All The Lads the night of building, one is sure to meet a gentle­ Feb. 9 in the Rockne man best described by his geniality and Father Sorin and Fathe )r y/\ [|^ ISIemorial. Announce- friendliness, AVIIO beams forth in his (^l/^l-^-T ment was made this every smile and greeting. It is "efficiency- Greater Post- ar week tliat the band plus" which tends to keep the affairs- of had been signed after the Administration building running the general chairman, smoothly. Ben Mammina, and BY RAI A volume of Notre Dame history is Grand Knight Rich­ "Scholastic at ard S a d o w s k i had contained in his extensive reminiscing of heard the available bands in Chicago and his many past experiences. This briefly selected this aggregation as "tops." Tick­ is a superficial sketch of one of the most et sales for the Ball will open next week, beloved and popular personages in the Brother Angelus has the proud dis­ with bixfs going at $-3.60. one hundred and three years history of tinction of the few living members of the Congregation of Holy Cross who At present headlining the bill at the Notre Dame, Brother Angelus, C.S.C, diminutive University guest master, who knew Very Reverend Edward' F. Sorin, Downtown Theater in Chicago, Phillips C.S.C, founder of the University in has a wealth of experience behind him is always found with a kind word for everyone, save the whistling student 1842. He says, "I frequently served in the business of ])roviding smooth Masses for him." It was at Father dance music for lovers of Tin Pan Alley whose echoes resound throughout the Administration building. Sorin's request that Brother Angelus and the Hit Parade. The band has been was sent to New England as a represen­ selected as the most outstanding to open tative of The Ave Maria, Notre Dame's at the Downtown in modern times. Brother Angelus, the oldest living member of the Congi'egation of Holy Having jjlayed with Ben Bernie And Cross, has served in his present capacity All The Lads just prior to Bernie's un­ for more than a decade, during which timely death, it was a bequest in Bernie's time he and his student-aides have di­ will which asked that the phrase "And rected thousands of visitors coming to All The Lads" be carried on by Phillips' view the famous Columbian frescoes at own band. Ted has also played with Tea the Administration building. Weems and Lawrence Welk. The signing of this band assures the dance-goers an evening of rhythm styled Observes University Growth the Glenn Miller %vay. All of the band's Coming to the University in 1882, the arrangements are esi^ecially done for use same year that the famous Golden Dome by this top-flight band. At present, Chi­ was erected over the Administration cago's Latin-Quarter is angling to con­ tract this band to take over when Fran- building. Brother Angelus has become kie Masters moves on. just as much a part of the building as the "Dome." Being synonymous with the The band is composed of 14 men and a word "Dome," he has been affectionately vocalist with the instrumentation at six entitled "Brother Dome." During this brass, five saxes, and thi*ee rhythm, as- sixty-three years of association Avith the suiing a well balanced organization. University, he has seen the enrollment General Chaii-man Ben Mammina said increase from three hundred students to late this week, "Interest in the K. of C. more than three thousand, in normal Ball is already high. If this enthusiasm times. and support continues to grow as we ex- jject it to, this will definitely be the big­ It was just six years later, on March gest and best Ball seen on the Notre 19, 1888, that he made his profession of Dame campus, since the war started. AVe vows before Reverend William Corby, feel that everj4;hing is in our favor, and we can't fail to give the students a really C.S.C, famed as the heroic chaplain great time Friday night, Feb. 9." who administered absolution to the mem­ bers of the Irish Brigade during the Civil War, at the battle of Gettysburg, and for whom Corby hall was later to be McKeever Talks Before named. Transportation Club Of interest is a comparison of the Last Monday evening the members of campus buildings of the time of Brother the South Bend Transportation club held Angelus' profession and the campus as their monthly meeting in the Rotary we know it today. The campus at that room of the Oliver Hotel with Ed Mc­ date consisted of what later was to be Keever as guest speakei". Coach McKeev­ known as the old infinnary, the newly er illustrated his talk on the 1944 foot­ built Washington hall, the main part of ball season with motion pictures taken St. Edward's hall, and a portion of the of the team in action. main building. 10 Student Council Will Ivcrsity Over Sixty Years Sponsor Informal After the first Student Council in­ )ther Dome," He Remembers taught in the school of "minims." The formal dance had been tagged a success,^ elementary school was housed in what council members began preparing for the )rby; Looks Forward to a is now St. Edward's hall until 1920, second such dance, to be held a week when the College of Commerce was from tomorrow night, Jan. 27. This ar Notre Dame added to the University. Another of his dance \n\l be under the direction of John assignments was that of prefect at H. St. Germain, representative to the Corby where he served for several years. Student Council from Breen-Phillips, and a committee of students from that hall. SAYMAN ature Writer Treasure Chest of Memories The only major change in the ar­ rangements will be in the time; dancing When asked to compare the students uill be from 8:30 to 11:30. The dance of yester-year with those of the present. will again be in the Rockne Memorial Catholic Weekly. Brother Angelus says, "Although the with Tony Bristol's Cavaliers providing Also during intervals of his career at toys who are here now are constantly the music. Admission will again be $1.20 Notre Dame, Brother Angelus has trav­ getting into mischief they do not 'pull' per couple, and the dance will definitely eled extensively. He relates many inter­ the pranks the lads the early part of the be open to civilian students only. Those esting experiences of his trip to Aus- century did." He relates one of these attending the dance mvist arrive by 9:30 tralia with three other Brothers of the frolicsome acts when he recalls, "I re­ and may not leave before 11:00. Order. Other travels were to bring him member the baseball games the boys of to Canada and a return to his native the preparatory school engaged in occa­ The success of the first dance was due Ireland. sionally. We would invite some of the in great part to the work.,of the Zahm For several years Brother Angelus students of the college to come over and Hall committee under Phil Luppi's "di­ umpire the game. In about the fifth in­ rection. A large backdrop was hung ning a shrill voice would be heard halfway back in the Rockne gym, provid­ screaming, 'Out at first base!' The small ing a suitable floor space. A spotlight boys would gather about the ximpire de­ from each side of the hall lit the manding an explanation, but he fiiinly patriotic emblem and a Notre Dame pen­ would deny calling the little fellow out. nant in the center of the backdrop. Much One day as I watched the game from the of the work in decorating the hall was porch I discovered that the older stu­ done by Ernie Zingale who was in charge of arrangements. dents had taught a pari-ot to say, 'Out at first base.' Brother recalls many \in- The size of the crowd which attended forgettable associations with the immor­ was a result of the concerted effort on tal "Rock" and the exciting games that the part of the ticket sales committee were played on old Cartier field, and the under the direction of Tom Jackson, with never-to-be-forgotten ensuing discussions the help of Lou Mangano, Jim Cljme, of the game. Ben Muncil, and Frank Guido. Regulations governing the dance-goers Looks Ahead at the next dance will probably be the same, and student council president, Although Brother Angelus' past ex­ Robert Riordan, has stated that every periences are innumerable, his accent is effoi't will be made to remedy the trans­ on the present—new students, new faces; portation problem to St. Mai-y^s. new names interest him more than the Plans ax-e now beiiig formulated to past, and it is only rarely that he will assure the continuance of this series reminisce. He says he is too busy to look after the Lenten season. backwards. He has observed the transi­ tion from a peacetime Univei-sity to a wartime training center without a fal­ ter. In fact, naval trainees who have Russ War Relief Success encountered him while searching aim­ lessly for various offices or rooms in the The recent state-wide appeal for aid Main building will affii-m that he has to the children of Russia met with a been invahiable in directing them to heart-wai-ming response, it is announced their destinations. by the Rt. Rev. Richard A. Kirchhoffei", chaiiTOan of the Indiana Committe for In his soft-toned voice, and Avith an Russian War Relief. air of pride, the diminutive guest master Citizens from all parts of Indiana as­ predicts the greatest expansion of edu­ sisted in the campaign which was for cational facilities for the Notre Dame waiTii gaiTnents in good condition, con­ of the future, and it is not likely that all densed and evaporated milk, tinned baby who have encountered the cheery smile, food and talcum powder. Many such gifts coupled \vith a kindly and gracious man­ which will be accepted throughout the —Courtesy South Bend Tribune ner will soon forget one of Notre Dame's year, are still arriving at headquai-ters Jniversity Guest Master outstanding gentlemen. here at 143 East Market Street. 11 REASONS WHY NOT TO WRITE A COLUMN As the SCHOLASTIC goes to press and ^Ue Qneen licuuie/i copy is needed, the editor clammers for the "Banner" as ai fill-in. Little does he ^&k*i. P&we^ know that I am in a plight far worse than any which confronted Jim Casey. At least Casey had Dick Murphy, but now oooooh! OBSERVATION: while everyone tries to figure out wheth­ "Back the Student Council" said the er he is Batman or Captain Jimmy Allen. 1. Sorin scandal is scanty since the boys are still recovering from New signs—"Let's Go Notre Dame." Ah yes, Personally, I think he is said Capt. Jim­ Year week-ends. Even continuous copy 'twas the first of the Student Council's my Allen (no relation to Jack) and such as Harry Ryan and Phil Martin infomial dances in the Rockne, and a Dipper Evans is his "flying cadet." All have confined their Satui'day night activ­ veiy nice shindig at that. But wliere this brings back memories of Jim Clynes ity to Washington hall. were the Council representatives? Were or Jack Armstrong, as he goes about they at the Granada viewing Linda chanting, "we're the boys of Hudson 2. St. Mary's threatens revenge if one Darnell in "Summer Storm?" Don't ask High School." Barney Slater displays his dares enter the hallowed halls again. newest Little Oi'phan Annie decoder pin us; all we know is where they should Could it be that they will have their and claims he will take her to the K.C. have been, and where they didn't go. If campus representatives Chuck Sartore Ball. the Council persists in hoisting rah-rah or Red Schaffer throw me down the ele­ signs and then fail to show up them­ Columnist's note: all these lads are vator shaft? selves, it is hard to see how they can normal, sane, and quite happy. 'Tis a 3. Editor Al Lesmez says I must be combination of marijuana and six or expect the students to absorb and attend. a cultured, refined, collegiate gentleman seven consecutive semesters. Bob Riordan, prexy of the Council at­ and then proceeds to censor paragraph • tended with a very charming young lass after paragraph. So if we can't write from across the Dixie, as did Jim Better, RUMOR WE DON'T LIKE TO HEAR: about Sorin 'cause theve is nothing new but the Council as a whole, well!!!! "Five days between semesters": abso­ and I can't write about St. Mary's 'cause Credit galore for a solid perfoiTnance lutely preposterous. How could the same they are mad and we can't construe goes to Tony Bristol and his aggrega­ good gentlemen that gave us four whole official bulletins cause the editor say "it's tion who were plenty sharp with their days at Xmas be so harsh? We could not nice," then what can we do? Retreat fine arrangements. Art May played his answer that, but we like it here. to Rosie's? Good idea! Let's go! usual mellow sax, Pat Wagner blew his usual brains out and Bill Orr was un­ usual in that he served as assistant elec­ trician in turning out lights besides chiming in with the Cavaliers now and then. • JUST SIGN HERE . . . Sunday morning, the lads out on the fann in Breen-Phillips rose early to sharpen their pencils and battle the snowdrifts, only to arrive at 10:11. As a result, said one of the Vets as his arm rested in a sling for the next two days, "Sign out for a midnight, sign in at the dance, and sign in late on Sunday, I'm all in. Why, I haven't signed my name so many times since the army took away my dogtag and gave men a discharge." A Sorinite's reply, however, was favorable. Said the Sorinite, "This signing your name so often is good practice for re­ turning from a bad Saturday night at George's." Said Ziggy in the Dining Hall, "Good idea! If you forget your dining hall book, sign here " Said Fr. Carey, moderator of the SCHOLASTIC, "We can't publish this."

IT'S A BIRD—ITS A PLANE—IT'S-^ The comic strip readers in Sorin are having a field day lately. John O'Eourke is having fits looking for Miss Fury in the Chicago Sun. Bob Snyder goes about in his winter helmet and flying jacket "Where do you think you are. at George's?" 12 Tomorrow's lineups. Notre Dame Great Lakes Rntterman F.„ .. „ Maiorki Dee F _ Cloyd \t SPORTS tT Boryla C .. . Budko Hassett G Ajax Gilhooley G .. McGuire

Notre Dame, Great Lakes Renew Court Feud Officials: Peccraro (Dallas). Enright (W. Mich.)

Tomorrow; Irish Striving to Even Tilings Up Interhall Cage Play BY BILL WADDINGTON Nearing Playoff Stage "Scholastic" Sports Editor Interhall basketball last week was Notre Dame's initial appearance in has a club that wants to win every time comparatively light, or so the scorebook Chicago Stadium tomorrow night, the it plays and against Great Lakes, there seemed to indicate. Also, tivo forfeits first of three, will be against an old time is a greater incentive for they mean were recorded. friend and foe alike, Great Lakes. Only "tops" in cage competition. A record of two weeks ag-o, at the home of the Sailors eight wins and three losses, and those In our frantic search through the of­ along the lake shore, the Fighting Irish ficial records for information regarding came home the vanquished, but only aft­ games of Tuesday, Jan. 9, we could find er putting up a great losing fight, 59-58, nothing save a practice game between a game that was climaxed with guard The Characters and the Sorin quintet. Dick McGuire's desperation heave in the The Characters triumphed, 33-27. closing seconds that put another win on the right side of the ledger for the Blue­ Wednesday boasted only one game, jackets. that between the Dead-eyes and the As it now stands, the Navy contingent Harps. The Dead-eyes grabbed the de­ has the upper hand in a series that cision 26-21, with Zimmer notching 13 started in the '41-'42 season, "the Lakes" tallies. Joe Gasparella led the losers with having won four and the Irish three. five baskets. The only game on Thurs­ However, the funny angle to the whole day's docket saw the Mustangs decision setup is the fact that the Tars have won the Palookas, 28-12. O'Neill led the each of the first games of each season, charge with 12 points. only to have Notre Dame come back and Forfeits were the order of the day on annex the second. Friday. N.D.T.C. and the Commandoes In the first year. Great Lakes won both added victories via the forfeit route. 52-46 and then fell, 46-43. In the '42-'43 The Zahm Blues and the Carroll Blues billing, the Blue and Gold dropped an were the offending teams. overtime thriller, 60-56 and then re­ turned triumphant in the second of the The Shamrocks and the Lawyers in­ Coach Clem Crowe pair, 44-42 in another extra minute con­ augurated Monday's play with a fairly test. Last year's bookings found the close affair, the Shamrocks finally gain­ Irish on the very short end of the score only to the highly rated quintets of Iowa ing the nod, 37-33. Mammina of the in the number one game, 84-48 until a and Purdue plus the loss to the Blue­ Lawyers gained high-point distinction, fortnight passed and then Ed Krause's jackets, is nothing that can be breathed however, garnering 13 digit?. The second boys astounded the cage experts by off easily. The dangers spelt by Boryla, game saw La Eaza pour it on the Zahm trouncing the Sailors, 54-51 in a Stadium Hassett, Dee, Rattennan and Gilhooley Golds, 53-31. R. Duarte tossed in 13 bas­ tussle. are enough to make any club fearful, kets and three free flips to lead the With the exception of the one-sided "even a widely touted aggregate such as parade. At least that's the way it looked victory that Great Lakes achieved last the lakes possess. in the book, the scoring being a trifle year, there is yet to be what may well With the twelfth game of the season indistinct. be termed "a dull contest." Six points has just a little over 24 hours away, it will been the lax'gest margin of victory by be another week before the locals get Due to the Marquette contest Tuesday either team in a half dozen of the seven into action again, this time with Amer­ night, interhall competition was given a games played. ica's No. 2 outfit, the Kentucky Wildcats one day recess. in a game at the Armory in Louisville, Lakes Record Impressive On Monday night, Jan. 22, the end of Jan. 27. Home play will not be featured The boys from the lake shore have only the qualifying round of the civilian tour­ on the calendar until Feb. 12 when the two blemishes on their entire record of nament will have rolled around. Wednes­ Iowa Seahawks provide the evening's 20 games to date, the two setbacks hav­ day, Jan. 24, marks the beginning of entertainment. Northwestern, Feb. 27 ing come at the hands of the Fighting championship play. The winners from and Detroit, March 6 remain as other mini early in the season's play,' when each of the five week-night leagues of home encounters. Coach Ch. Spec. Forrest Anderson, was round-robin play will meet each other in still feeling his material out in order to In addition to the Great Lakes-Notre a double elimination tourney. One game find the right combination. Now, he's Dame game tomorrow night, the second is scheduled for each evening, beginning undoubtedly got it for his boys have run half of the twin-billing will find De at 7:00. The wanner of the civilian tour­ up a string of 17 consecutive wins. Paul's Blue Demons meeting St. Paul's ney will then meet the Navy league ivin- • Coach Clem Crowe, on the other hand. Hamline Pipers. ner for the campus championship. . 13 Scene Changes for John Donnelly as Grad of '40 Takes Over Ticket Manager Job ntroducin / BY JACK MILES BY TOM McNALLY G "Scholastic" Sports Writer One of the main reasons our basket­ "Well," Mr. John Donnelly flashed his While attending school Mr. Donnelly ball team is doing so well is the steady ready smile, "I'm new at this interview­ was attached to Elmer Layden as a brand of basketball displayed by Frank ing business, but any questions you want, student helper and a student manager Gilhooley. A member of last year's squad, just shoot, and I'll do my best." for four years. During this time, he and Frank was given a hearty welcome by It was all over quickly and painlessly, Layden became very close friends, and Coach Clem Crowe, who was'faced with and I left the office with the conviction he recalls one incident in particular the prospects of a completely inexperi­ that the position of ticket manager is which he claims he will always relish. It enced team. still in very capable hands—Mr. Herb was during one of the home football Gil calls Toledo, Ohio, home, in which Jones, former ticket manager having games of 1937 and Donnelly was seated town he attended Central Catholic High been promoted to business manager for on the bench next to Layden. Suddenly school. He played basketball and base- the University. The job itself, for those an airplane appeared overhead and pro­ who don't know, is one of the biggest and ceeded to drop tiny parachutes, one after hardest on campus, handling the sale of the other, over the stadium. Attached to games, home and away, of every Notre each parachute was a pioduct of a local bakery. As would be expected, the crowd was stupefied at this advertising stunt to end all advertising stunts and even the officials and the two teams stopped play and gazed upward. Again and again the plane circled Avhile Layden became more and more disgruntled. Finally he turned. "Donnelly, get that aii'plane out of here." Comments Donnelly with a laugh, "I don't know if he thought I was an anti-aircraft gun or what, but believe me I didn't argue with him at the time."

N.D. Goes Over the Hill- Toppers to Get No. 8 BY JOHN FEENEY FRANK GILHOOLEY "Scholastic" Sports Writer ball, winning three letters in each. Upon graduation in 1942, he headed for Notre Dame to major in Business Administra­ Mr. John Donnelly Notre Dame's battling basketeers, playing at the local fieldhouse for the tion and indulge in athletics on the side. first time in 1945, shot into an early lead He is now a junior, residing in Sorin Dame sports^ event. Besides this, it also against Marquette's Golden Avalanche hall. has supex-vision over the Stadium during and maintained that edge throughout as Seeing Notre Dame trounce Michigan, home football games entailing such a they sped to their eighth win in 11 starts 35-12, in 1943 is Frank's greatest sports job as the parking situation, reputedly of the current season. The final tally thrill. That, along with seeing Babe one of the finest in the country. Under was 79-56, giving N.D. a victory margin Ruth hit a baseball. Incidentally, Frank's its jurisdiction also comes chai'ge of the of 23 points and setting the stage for the father was quite a ball player in his travel facilities of every Notre Dame return tussle against Great Lakes in the day. He played with the Yankees, and competitive team while on the I'oad. Chicago Stadium tomori'ow night. The roomed wth the illustrious Bambino for All this—and more—has fallen into Sailors whipped Marquette by ten points two years. Frank's ambition is to be a the hands of John P. Donnelly, product last week and beat the Irish, 59-58, on major league baseball palyer or a coach. of Michigan City, Ind., and class of 1940 Jan. 6. His sports idols are Charley Gehringer Law School. Spearheaded by the phenomenally ac- and Joe DiMaggio, while Creighton Mil­ ler is the greatest back he has ever seen. Not New In Athletics cui-ate set shots of veteran guard Billy Hassett and greatly abetted by the fast- He goes even further and declares that He 4»ok up the story. "After graduat­ breaking tactics of forwards Johnnie Johnny Lujack is the finest all-around ing, I worked in the ticket office that fall Dee and George Ratterman, the rapid- athlete he has ever Avatched in action. and, following that, as secretary to fire, and smooth-functioning Irish offense Also, Gil rates Fred Waring's organiza­ Frank Leahy until July, '43, when I netted 35 buckets in easily out-pointing tion as the outstanding orchestra in the became director of students' accounts the hapless Hilltoppers. After only a few land, steak is his favorite food, eating, until a short time ago." When asked minutes of whirlwind play the ultimate the thing he likes to do most, and, final­ what changes he planned, he stated that outcome was obvious even though the ly, gives Bing Crosby a decided nod as he was just going to try to follow Herb visitors did manage to stay close until the entertainer most likely to please Jones' methods as much as possible. (Continued on page 17) Francis Gilhooley. hand inside his coat—"He was hiding a er's Digest magazine is the basis of his cigarette!" featured part on the program. • (Continued on page 17) AIR WAVES LAFF-FEST Danny Kaye pops his side-splitting comedy on Columbia's "Danny Kaye BUY WITH CONFIDENCE THE THIN MAN Show," Jan. 20, assisted by Harry James and his Music Makers, Eve Arden, and at "The Case of the Deadly Dancer" is Lionel Stander. South Bend's Leading Jeweler solved by this smooth sleuth of screen • and radio, on Friday, Jan. 19, at 7:30. Between clues, we find Claudia Morgan KERN AND PORTER as Nora, Nick's very interesting wife. Favorites by Jerome Kern and Cole Porter are included in the "Saturday • Night Serenade" Jan. 20 (8:45). Jessica ^^Q^^HQ^^^BB^H^^3B|B^^RB^H^^BB^H BUG-BRAINED EXPERTS Dragonette, soprano star of the pro­ Tom Howard confuses his trio of bug- gram, sings Kern's lasting favorite, brained experts, and vice-versa, on "It "The Touch of Your Hand." Tenor Bill A wide selection of Pays To Be Ignorant," which immedi­ Perry and the Serenaders round out the ately follows the "Adventures of the program's talent. Desiroble Gifts Thin Man." The jittering jury includes • on display. George Shelton, Lulu McConnell, and HOPE'S DIGEST Harry McNaughton. Comedian Bob Hope will be the fea­ Use our lay-away plan. • tured guest on "Radio Reader's Digest" STATIC Sunday at 8:00. Hope's article in Read­ Phil Baker, emcee on "Take It or Leave It," has finally discovered why pictures of Napoleon show him with one ATTENTION MERCHANTS! HOW ABOUT THE N. D. It's the $4,000,000 MARKET? Notre Dame BOOK STORE for Naval Trainees Professors and and Officers Employees $1,551,000 Sl.067.000 University You'll want to Spending $956,000 send Honne . . . Civilian Students CARDS FOR EVERYONE $440,000 N. D. JEWELRY BOOK ENDS

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15 and 51 charity tosses, George Mikan of under Mobilization Director Byrnes' lat­ De Paul university tops the nation's est request which covers outdoor advei'- NTEDS leading scorers with 239 points in 11 con­ tising, and ornamental and decorative FROA THE tests. The 6-foot 9-inch, bespectacled illumination where electricity is gener­ RQSS BOX Mikan has now scored 996 points over a ated by scarce fuels. three year span. Last season he scored -\<: Sports value as a morale builder was 436 points in 26 games as compared with given a big plug by Lieut. Frank Leahy, By GEORGE KRAUSER the 271 markers he chalked up in 21 the '42-'43 coach of the Irish eleven, in games his first year at De Paul. Trailing his recent return from Guam in the George in the scoring race are Bill South Pacific. Concerning America's In Chicago Stadium tomorrow night Henry of Rice and Ernie Valverley of the Irish will seek vengeance for their Rhode Island State. Henry has tallied fighting men, Leahy said, "These boys earlier loss to the Great Lakes Sailors 177 times for Rice in nine contests while are hungry for sports. Sports events in when they meet the Bluejackets for a Calverley has pitched in 176 points in America actually give these kids a great second time. Riding the crest of a 15 only seven games for the never-stop- uplift and we of the navy who have been game winning streak, the Naval quint breaking Rhode Island Staters. in the sports world agree that athletics has recently been paced by Dick Mc- in America represent the gi'eatest morale Notre Dame's own. Big Vince "Bul­ Guire, whose long shot in the final 20 booster that can be found." lets" Boryla, follows the top three with seconds enabled the Lakes to beat the Michigan's "Dead Heat Twins," the 167 markers in the first ten contests for Irish in the first meeting. McGuire's 14 Hume twins. Bob and Ross, plan to run the Irish. Two points behind "Bullets" markers against the Marquette Hilltop- the half as well as the mile this winter. comes Alex Gi'oza of the Kentucky Wild­ pers was a big factor in their 57-47 tri­ cats, who was inducted into the Army umph last week-end. Previous to the Jan. 15. Groza's total was accumulated Marquette victory the Glenview N.A.S. in 11 games. was walloped 81-59 by the Sailors, and Notre Dame BOOKS Speaking of high scolders, any college the Ohio State Buckeyes overcome by for 60-50 margin. quint would do itself good to keep Bar­ bara Self of the China Clippers high Notre Dame Men Swishing the nets for 94 field goals school girls' basketball team of China, Texas, in mind. The Clippers who sport Compus Centenary an 83 game winning streak, are well on Publicotions their way to a third unbeaten season. An abiding gift with the flavor Barbai-a, the star of the team, has scored of the campus. 2,488 points in 3% years, and this season NAVY H^ .^ is averaging 33 points a game. The aver­ age would be still better, but their coach MEN! never allows her to play an entire game. NOTRE DAME — The future opponents had another 100 YEARS good week as De Paul and Kentucky coasted to easy wins. De Paul crushed $4.00 Western Ky. State Teachers 65-37 as • Here's where you can Mikan counted for 30 of the victors total. get really good Kentucky rolled to a 66-35 win over COLLECTED POEMS American and Italian food. Michigan State as they pere paced by OF CHARLES L. their All-Southeastern guard, Jim Par­ kinson, who flipped in 23 counters. O'DONNELL, CS.C. REASONABLY PRICED, Two other fiyes whom the Blue and $2.50 Gold will tangle with in the next few PERFECTLY PREPARED. weeks didn't fare so well. Northwestern The Set — $5.00 took it on the chin from the Ohio State Make Sunny Italy Buckeyes' to the tune of a 53-46 score and New York University was edged by These books mailed in an a first stop on West Virginia 41-40. attractive box. Direct orders to: Your liberty night! The cutting down of unessential light­ PUBLICATIONS OFFICE ing will not affect night baseball, the war production board announced recent­ Notre Dame, Indiana ooo ly. No limitation of lights is required

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16 Incidentally, the Humes, Intercollegiate gan, he is on at 9:30, Monday, with a as the winners' lead readily increased. mile-co-champions, also are the only new boarder, who introduces new con­ Subs took over in the closing minutes. brothers, in recent years at least, ever fusion into the frantic activities at to captain a Michigan athletic team. Johnny Morgan's boarding house. Hassett's ten swishers—at least six of They hail from Canonsburg, Pa., and them made from near center court in­ their best mile is 4:14.6, but their coach, cluding five in near-miraculous succes­ Ken Doherty, sees a 4:10 or better mile N.D. TOPS MARQUETTE sion—set the pace for the Irish. He added two gift tosses for an aggregate in the offing for them this season. (Continued from page 14) of 22—^his highest total in a single game N. D. spurted late in the first period. At this season. Dee and Ratterman pierced half-time the Irish had the situation well the cords for 17 each and Boryla hit for AIR WAVES in hand, 40-28. nine points before he was removed. His (Continued from page 15) understudy. Bill "Zeke" O'Connor an- The Avalanche notched the first five NOTE: Lux radio theatre and screen guild players on Monday, Jan. 22 from points of the second period to narrow the deficit to 40-33. That, however, rep- 8:00 till 9:30. x-esented the losers' last serious bid and • even the loss of center Vince "Bullets" VALENTINE GIFTS IN lUST A FEW WORDS Boryla via the foul route failed to tem­ Bob Hawk, on "Thanks To the Yanks," per the Blue and Gold's scoring rapidity for "Her" — pointed out that the average woman has a vocabulary of only 8,000 words—"but," Come in and choose from our he added, "it's the turnover that counts!" Glasses Correctly Fitted fine selection .... • FAVORITE HIT TUNES JEWELED PINS Est. 1900 Your favorites of the day are heard BRACELETS on the "American Melody Hour," Tues­ COMPACTS day at 6:30. Singing these popular tunes LOCKETS are Jane Pickens, Evelyn MacGregor J. BURKE and Bob Hannon. W. G. BOGARDUS E. C. BEEBY • Optometrists and Mfg. Opticians KRAUSS JEWELRY CO. FOR AN HOUR AND A HALF 228 S. MICHIGAN ST. 207 N. Michigan St. Three programs of drama and mys­ Evenings by Appointment tery hit the air waves Tuesday night. Starting the series ^vilI be the "Theatre of Romance" at 7:30 and from there to the "Inner Sanctum" at 8:00, and "This Is My Best" at 8:30. • SORIN IS SYNONYMOUS Pert Kelton, as the mistreated "Mrs. Gifts Bickel" on "Johnny Morgan's Show," complained miserably: "the day I met For Your nty husband, I was down in the dumps. ... I should have looked somewhere Lovely Lady else." . . . and speaking of Johnny Mor-

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18 Arab Orphan Looks discharged he liked the hospital gang so Sixteen years of night class attend­ well he decided to stay. ance earned a bachelor of business ad­ Forward to Notre Dame The field hospital moved to service the ministration degree at Cleveland college bomber groups in southern Italy, and Joe of Western Reserve university for Mrs. Joseph Gaux, "G. I. Joe," is 10 years came along. Once more airplanes at­ Millicent C. Boning. old, a French Arab orphan, from Algiers tracted him and he came back to the and mascot of a B-24 Libei-ator bomber Air Corps and this time it was heavy group of the Fifteenth Air Force in bombers. B" Italy. •B Joe thinks a lot of the American sol­ Joe is strictly one of the boys and a dier and wants very much to go to the part of their every day existence. He states when this is all over. School and Remember speaks practically perfect English using eventually Notre Dame and their football G. I. slang with ease. team is Joe's immediate perspective. He Your Date hopes the boss "President Eoosevelt" as During the fight for Africa Joe's he calls him will be able to make it entire family was killed during one of for possible. the bombings and the eight year old kid found himself dependent entirely upon CAMPUS DANCES himself. Doing pretty much as he pleased COLLEGE PARADE and eating only what he could beg or (Continued from page 2) ^•j steal Joe was just another war orphan Interest is so keen in the Educational in Africa, but to the kid with the Arab Program that all allotted evening time Send blood this didn't make a lot of difference. is filled. Subjects taught range from psy­ When the Americans arrived in Al­ chology to meteorology, from business giers Joe picked up English from the management to world history. soldiers and earned an odd nickel and The astonishing fact to emerge from dime by doing little jobs for them. Before this program is the enthusiasm with long the boys of a service group at­ which the men are seizing the oppoi"- Let us help tracted to a curly head and a big smile, tunity to study. For the classes are not you in making a took him off the streets and out to their mandatory; it is simply an opportunity, wise selection. camp. Cleaning hira tip they named him and the studies must be pursued in off- G. I. Joe, and he remained with them duty hours. The War comes first; the until they were ordered up front. They maintenance of aircraft and the supply­ left him in care of an ack ack outfit ing of planes must be accomplished be­ and when they moved to Corsica Joe fore study or classes begin. WILUAMS went along. Even though the soldier has his duty He took part in the invasions of Sar­ to perform first, he is using his treasured dinia and Sicily but found that too easy leisure hours for study. Thus, he is doing West o! the Oliver Hotel so he moved over to a Fighter Group a job now, and at the same time he is PHONE 3-5149 then stationed in Sicily. He didn't like getting ready for another — when he being a ground man so he ended up by comes home. Q., ..Q flying seven missions over enemy terri­ tory, before the official wheels caught up with him and put a stop to it. When the Fighter Group moved to Italy Joe came along and after a month ended up in the hospital. When he was 19 Trains Daily to CHICAGO

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