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VOL. 3, No. 21.—Six Pages PROVIDENCE COLLEGE, PROVIDENCE. R. I.. MARCH 18, 1938 5c a Copy.
P. C. Meeting INTRAMURALS CLOSE Swaying Dance State to Appropriate WEDNESDAY Will Consider A hectic intramural basketball Couples Crowd $5000 Yearly for P.C. season will come to a close next Race Problem Wednesday night when the final Harkins Hall set of games will be played. In Unanimous Approval in Senate ALEMBIC OUT TODAY the feature game of the evening, St. Patrick's Dance Sponsored by Makes Bill Law Late "Encyclicals and Negro" Theme Guzman Hall and the Freshmen It was stated last night at the of• Freshman Class Draws Wednesday Of Gathering Here On quintets, who are at present tied fice of the printer that copies of the Sunday for first place, will clash for the Throngs Alembic. College literary maga• zine, will be at the College for dis• NEW ACT IN HOUSE intramural title. tribution sometime this afternoon. Due to the conflict with baseball, SHEAN'S BAND PLAYS HEARING SCHEDULED This is the third issue of the book. football, and other extra-curricular Law Provides for Establishing activities it has been found im• Post-Graduate Courses in Noted Catholics of Two Races Large Harp Provides Seasonal possible to conclude the schedule. Education Will Participate in Discus• Centerpiece for Frosh Social Debut sions at College Juniors Engage The bill providing for the annual appropriation of $5000 for the estab• Two hundred and twenty-five Outstanding members of the white lishment of post-graduate courses in Debaters Close couples taxed the capacity of Harkins Shaw's Band and negro races from this city and education at the College was reported Hall last Wednesday night as they out of committee in the State Senate New York will meet at the Catholic danced to the music of Earl Shean N. E. Road Trip For Promenade late Wednesday afternoon and was Interracial Conference in Harkins and his orchestra at the St. Patrick's immediately passed in concurrence on Eve dance of the Freshman class, the Hall next Sunday afternoon to dis• a unanimous vote. At the same time Today at Orono first affair of its kind to be staged Will Play at Biltmore Ballroom cuss "The Encyclicals and the Negro." Rep. Napoleon J. Maynard of Paw• by the class of '41. On Evening of , Dr. Hudson J. Oliver, noted Har• tucket introduced into the House of May 9 lem medical authority, will conduct a Victorious Last Night at Colby; A green and white colored harp, Representatives an act under which an additional $5000 would be ap• "congressional hearing" in an attempt Beat Bowdoin Tuesday; the handiwork Of Joseph Cavanagh. chairman of the committee on decora• Arrangements for the Junior Prom propriated annually for scholarships to solve the Negro problem. Assist• B. U. No Decision tions, was the Centerpiece and the neared completion this week as ne• in public education courses. It is ex• ing him as judges will be Shuyler main feature in the decorative scheme gotiations were closed with Art Shaw pected that the second will meet with N. Warren of New York City, a mem• (Special Wire to the Cowl) which also included shamrocks and the same favorable action as the as By John H. Fanning, '38 and his orchestra, and the Biltmore ber of the board of the Catholic In• green and white streamers. the other. WATERVILLE, ME.. Mar. 17, 11:30 Hotel ballroom was engaged for the terracial Council, and Dr. Harry The act passed Wednesday pro• p. m.—Walter F. Gibbons. '39 Timo- The members of the committee and evening of Monday. May 9. James J. McNeill, professor of psychology at thy R. Crawley, '38, and John H. Fan• vides that the "State Department of their guests were William A. Quirk Gallogly, chairman of the Prom com• Education . . . provide, in coopera• Fordham University, New York. ning, '38. defeated the Colby debating and Betty Ausch, Joseph Cavanagh mittee, declared that the favor will tion with Providence College suitable Charles Houston, former dean at team in a discussion of the National and Dixie Leyward John Keenan and also be chosen within the next two post-graduate courses in . . . Educa• Howard University, Washington, and Labor Relations Board question here Betty Chute, Kenneth McGovern and weeks. tion at said College; . . . and that now attorney for the National As• tonight. The Providence College Jean Van Alystyne, Francis Greene the State Department of Education group also defeated Bowdoin College and Barbara Lamphrey. Casimir sociation for the Advancement of Gallogly also announced that install• is authorized to appoint persons , . . Colored People, will present the ne• Tuesday night Potera and Mary Smith, Charles Mc• ments on the ticket for the annual to pursue such courses." It is to take gro interpretation of the racial prob• A no-decision debate was held in Govern and Della Readio, Milton affair would be accepted by the mem• effect July 1 of this year. lem. Rev. John LaFarge, S.J., asso• Boston on Monday afternoon with Krevolin and Virginia Van Wyte, bers of his committee and the officers ciate editor of "America" and au• Boston University and another will Beryle Sack and Kay Lovett, Matthew Approved by the House of Repre• of the class. These include J. Law• thor of "'Interracial Justice" will up• 3e held at Orono. Me., tomorrow af- Gallagher and Roberta Tierney. sentatives early in February, the biU rence Hall. Joseph P. Martellino, Jo• hold the white man's side of the is• ernoon. The Colby debaters were Charles Avedesian and Joan Cross, was sent to the Senate and referred sue George K. Hunton and Gerard Marble Thayer, Fletcher Eaton, and James Pettine and Phyllis Riley. Al• seph T. Baldwin, Edward M. Burke, to the committee on finance on Feb. L. Carroll will be defense and pros• Kenneth Bickford. bert Marchetti and Gloria Yappelli, Robert C. Healey. Eugene J. McElroy. 11. Sen. Edward J. Fenelon, Dem„ of ecuting attorneys. The party, comprising Albert E. Charles Sweeney and Bette Farns- and Daniel F. Murphy. The install• Westerly, heads the committee. worth. William Danahy and Charlotte Text of Law At the conclusion of the hearing, Paine. '38, John H. Fanning. '38. Tim- ment system of payment is being tried othy R. Crawley. '38. and Walter F. Dolan. Paul Dunn and Margo Cartier. The complete text of the act fol• the Rev. Edward Hughes, O.P.. editor this year in order to aid the committee Gibbons, '39. left Providence by auto Richard Blake and Dorothy Nolan lows: of The Torch," will address the dele• in estimating the probable attendance, Monday at noon and will return late and Henry Grey and Doris Thornton IN AMENDMENT OF AND IN AD- gates and guests on the life of Blessed and to lessen the culmination of ex• 1UTION TO I'} IA I'T [•) I: M I >V TIN) GEN• Saturday or Sunday. They are accom• UAL LAWS. ENTITLED "OK STATE Martin de Porres. penses in Junior Week. panied by the Rev. A. P. Regan. OP, I;KNI.I'-I<-IAI:M-:S \T CKUTAIN INSTI- Student Meeting FR. FITZGERALD TALKS Tt'TlONS OF LEARNING." AS AMEND• [acuity Moderator of Debating. Art Shaw's orchestra is generally ED. TO IRISH SOCIETIES SECTION I. Chapter 84 of the gen• Students representing invited col• The question in all the debates is regarded as one of the outstanding eral laws entitled "Of State lieneftciaries leges will present papers on various swing units in the world of dance 'Resolved: That the National Labor The Rev, Jeremiah T. Fitzgerald. amended, in hereb) furthi i amended by aspects of interracial justice. Prizes music. This year will see him attend• Relations Board Be Empowered to En• O.P.. vice-president of the College, will be awarded to the authors of ing to establish his claims as heir ap• "Sec. 14, Tli- stai- [lt-i>iiiim-nt of edu- force Arbitration in All Labor Dis• was one of the principal speakers at i in i.ti ..- li.r.-t-y rniMio: i.-. .1 1,. |,.,.vi-l.-. ,ii the best papers. Professor Fred J. parent to the throne of the "King of putes." In the Boston University De• the annual dinner of the Elmwood Donovan of the R. I. College of Edu• Swing." Shaw, possibly the leading bate the Providence College men up• Daughters and Sons of Erin which cation faculty will head the com• swing clarinetist in the nation, has held the negative, while in the other took place last Sunday evening at mittee which will judge the essays two they have the affirmative. played at collegiate functions in prac• the Narragansett Hotel. His subject *nil principals. ** tically all of the Greater Boston Colleges sending delegates to the Fanning and Paine spoke against was "The Catholic Church." "See. 16. The stait- depactment of ed• schools, including Harvard. M.I.T. and ucation is hereby authorized to appoint conference include, besides Provi• Joseph B. Nadolsky. '38. and John persons of proper age. character and ac• During the course of his speech Wellesley. dence College, Albertus Magnus. New Eccleston, "39. of Boston University. quirements who desire to become teach• Father Fitzgerald expressed the opin• ers, principals, or superintendents In the Haven; Assumption, Worcester; Em• public .schools of this *tttte to stHtt- schol- ion that Irishmen, who "are God's Events leading up to the climactic manuel. Boston College, and Regis. (Continued on Page 3. Col. 3) Busy Week Planned internationalists offer hope to the Prom are being rapidly made ready by Boston; Holy Cross, Worcester; Rivier. An intense schedule of activities is troubled world because the Irish race the various Junior Week committees. Hudson, N. H.; and St. Joseph's, Hart• to be opened immediately upon the re• has not lost its hope or its Christ." The members of the class have been ford. turn of the touring party. Speaking again on Tuesday night requested by the several chairmen Kent County Alumni Most Reverend Francis P. Keough. A signed contract for the return in Pawtucket. Father Fitzgerald stated to inform them of their contemplated Bishop of Providence, heads the list debate with the University of Maine that present conditions in Europe may attendance at the respective functions To Boost College of invited guests. to be held here at Providence College lead to the sending of Irish teachers of the week. Final arrangements can next Friday evening was received at over Europe to rekindle the torch of not be completed until some idea of Will Hold Dance in West War• the College late yesterday. The sub• religion and learning as they did in the support which will be accorded to Ticket Sale Begins the Week's affairs is received. wick on May 5; Hear Hugh ject and the sides will be the same, the Dark Ages. Devore Speak For "Friar Away" and there will be a three-judge deci• sion. At a supper meeting of the Provi• Four on "Naval Committee" Seats for April Show Will Be Saga of a Name-Or the Evolution dence College Club of Kent County Four Providence College men will Sold in Rotunda and held Monday night at the Progressive represent the "Committee on Naval of "Friar Away", '38 Musical Comedy Club, Natick, a committee was ap• Bandroom Affairs" when the U. S. Model Con• pointed to acquaint prospective col• gress convenes at Rhode Island State How The Coming Production had the proper "umph." No ordinary lege students from Kent County with Tickets for "Friar Away," this College. Kingston, on April 7 and 8. Finally Emerges From a name would do here; something with the benefits of Providence College. years "edition" of the annual student They will debate the question "Re• Welter of Names fire, appeal, eclat was the desidera• During a brief business session, tenta• musical comedy, will go on sale next solved: That the United States Main• tum. tive plans were made for a dance to Monday at the rotunda and in the tain a Navy Equal to the World's be held at the West Warwick Country A musical comedy by any other "The College widow" received some bandroom, Raymond A. Baker, '38, Strongest." Michael A. Coyne. '39. and Club on May 5. name, it seems, would not pack them early but rather short-lived favor business manager of the production, Robert C. Healey. '39. will support in quite so tightly. At least, the •The Ghost Walks" came in for con• More than 50 members heard the announced yesterday The show will the proposition, while Norman J. script committee of the forthcoming sideration, but was discarded as sug• Rev. Robert G. Quinn. O.P. urge continue to rehearse with a double Carignan. '39. and John H. Fanning, musical at Providence College is con• gesting a mystery thriller. In their wholehearted alumni support for all cast of 20 students for at least an• '38. will take the negative stand. desperation, the script committee endeavors and activities of Provi• other week. vinced that there is something in a Eugene J. McElroy, '39. will deliver even toyed with a scream, to be in- dence College. Other speakers were "Friar Away" will run in Harkins an after-dinner speech on a national The plot, if any. of the production dictated by wavy lines in Goon lan• Hugh Devore, new football coach; Hall on the evenings of the April 26 topic. was conceived and the entire book guage fashion, as the title for its John Dulkie and Ed Crotty, his as• sistants, and Dr. Joseph E. Wittig of 27. 28, and 29. Reserved seat tickeU To Judge High School Contests written weeks ago. But the fiedgling work. Part of this brain storm was Arctic. are priced at J.75 and ordinary seat; Nine representatives of the Provi• was as yet unnamed. Rehearsals the parading of a martyr to the cause will be 150. dence College Union will judge the were begun Still no name. The situ• of publicity through the streets of The committee includes Francis ation was verging on the desperate Mullen. Lawrence Malloux, John Those serving on the ticket com finals of the New England Interscho- downtown Providence dressed in a Great heads bowed in thought, great Kelly. Joseph McKeon. William Flan• mittee are Vincent T. Aniello, '38 lastic Debate series to be held at Goon skin—let that be a lesson to brows became furrowed. Names were agan. John McGivney. Francis chairman. William Dolan. '39. Charles B. M. C. Durfee High School, in Fall you. Mr Segar For some unknown produced, all right, but none of them O'Rourke and Philip Kelley. McConnell. '40. and Walter Boyle. "39. (Continued of Page 3. Col. 2) 'Continued on Page 6, CoL 3) 2 THE COWL, FRIDAY. MARCH 18. 1938 Cowl Editorials
THURSDAY AT NOON ! Two years ago, after insistent demand of faculty and students, a period on Thursday was Established November 15, 1935 The Cowl is published every full school week by the students set off for assemblies, meetings, etc. It was not of Providence College. Providence. R. I. to be a free period nor to be regarded as a free Office: Harkins Hall, Room 18 Telephone: MAnning 0707 Subscription: 5 cents the copy. $1.00 a year. period. Attendance at all events scheduled for Same rate by mail. Entered as second-class matter October 2, 1936. at the Post that time was to be strictly obligatory. Office at Providence, Rhode Island, under the Act of March 3, 1879 THE STAFF Now after two years we believe that some Co-editors. ...Norman J. Carignan. '39. Robert C. Healey '39 realignment of this program is necessary. From Staff Artist Charles T. Avedisian, '41 Circulation Manager Leonard J. Morry, '38 one angle no noticeable attempt has been made Exchange Editor , . John A. Fanning, '38 to present a consistent program of intelligent• ASSISTANT EDITORS REPORTERS William G. Beaudro. '38 Albert A. Paine. '38 ly planned assemblies. At the only time dur• John A. Graham '38 William Thompson, '38 ing the week in which the College can unite we Israel S. Siperstein. '38 Daniel F. Murphy. -39 Michael A. Coyne, '39 Eugene J. McElroy. '39 should have, and we deserve, assemblies ex• Francis M. Spillane. '40 Harold Pivnick, '39 pressly planned to give the student cultural BUSINESS STAFF Joseph Byron. '40 Joseph E. Isacco. '38. Mgr Harold Rich. '41 expansion. Prominent speakers should give Carl J. Breckel. '38 Thomas McBrien. '41 talks on vital topics. Interesting features, Bernard McKenna. '38 Francis X. McCarthy, '41 Arnold Giusti '38 James R. McGowan, '41 moving pictures, etc., could at the same time John J. Mahoney. '39 Charles E. Sweeney. '41 Robert B. Nadeau, '39 Martin Orzeck, '41 please and educate. But always the fact that John M. Reynolds, '40 Milton Krevolin. '41 the audience is a student group must be kept T. A. Mantalos, '40 Irving Jacobson, '41 Robert K. Roo.u*. '40 in mind. Student cooperation in the matter of these assembly periods is notoriously lax. It is the common practise to walk off after the final class of the morning, whether or not there is an assembly or class meeting. Nominally, there is a penalty for this offense of losing all cuts but at present this penalty is not univer• sally applied. Absence from an assembly or class meeting, except for a grave reason, should Vol. 3. No. 21 March 18, 1938. be subject to stricter penalty, and until it is strictly and indiscriminately applied we will not have a profitable assembly period. In fact, we would recommend its abolishment next year 1 In the Mail Bag if we did not believe that an intelligent program of assemblies—three general assemblies each Uncle Peter Overlooks The Alumni Dear Sirs: month and one class meeting—could succeed. A recent COWL editorial cited the necessity lor With good planning by the College authori• (Note—The president of the alum• to show our real strength. But from the formation of a club. According to the editorial this ties, and student attendance, backed but not ni will address you this week. He this year on I think that we should proposed club would be. 1st, a representative Providence forced by the application of very strict penal• came through splendidly; so fine in be heard from. College group, not allied with any particular activity, ties the assembly period could render very profitable service. fact, that Uncle Pete will have to There are many members of our but drawn from them all, and one which would be divide his interesting discourse in organization who can see no value available to the authorities for work in any capacity. parts, and present the second sec• in active participation in the associa• 2nd. Its members should be intellectual representatives tion next week. I'm off to see Myrna tion. Personally. I think they are of high scholastic standing, should have a vibrant in• DO IT NOW — Loy—will be back in two weeks.) short-sighted. In the first place, we terest in the College, and should be actively participating Lent is in its third week, yet we have seen owe it to our Alma Mater to show in extra-curricular activities. no considerable increase in attendance at the Mr. Lyons Speaks an active interest in what she is do• I, as president of the Friars Club, consider this chapel, either for Mass in the morning or for Well. Uncle Peter finally cornered ing. Many say they are strong sup• editorial to be grossly unjust to the Friars Club in view visits during the day. It would be highly grati• me and inveigled me into promising porters although they do not belong of the assertion that such a club does not exist. To fying if this could be attributed^ the high at• to take over his corner and say a to the association. To my mind the consider these qualifications individually: Are we not tendance throughout the year, but such cer• few words to the alumni. This was best way to show that support is by a representative group of Providence College? Have tainly, and sadly, is not the case. The student entirely his idea. He tried to con• active participation in the affairs of we not proffered our services to the College and to the body as a whole is simply not observing at the vince me that having guest contrib• the alumni. Many of us would never authorities'1 Are we not intellectual representatives, College the extra acts of devotion which are ex• utors would stimulate interest in The have had an education if it weren't approved by the Dean" Have not our actions shown pected during this Holy Season. We doubt that Cowl and that the alumni would like for Providence College. We needed us to have a vibrant interest in the College and in it is observing them elsewhere. to hear from their president. Providence College and now she extra-curricular activity? needs us. Never having written so much as It may be true that virtually every member Social vs. Business No student can honestly say that we do not live a line for publication, I held out as of the student body is practicing some act of Then on the other hand we can't up to those qualifications. Class moderators and other long as I could, but after putting him self-denial—no smoking, no confections, no lose sight of the business possibilities officials at the College have been contacted individually on the carpet for a few things two movies, no dances, etc. We have no quarrel in the alumni association There are and offered the services of the club should it ever be weeks ago. he floored me by chal• with marking Lent in this manner. These acts enough capable P. C. men in al! the needed. We are available at all times to the authorities lenging me to try my hand at putting of self-denial are excellent training for the will, professions to handle our needs in a to work in any capacity. Our past work will show that my ideas in printed form. Being and are indicative of the best possible inten• capable manner. They deserve your we are willing and eager to serve the College. We do naturally stubborn because of* an in• tions. patronage and you are only doing not offer to serve the college as representatives merely herent racial characteristic I took up the right thing when you make it at conferences We do that, but more, we are willing But they are not to be confused in import• the challenge. So here goes. your business to seek a P. C. man to do that which is off the intellectual plane, and it is ance with the devotion we should have to the 15 Years Young when you need professional service. for this reason that we have in the past been termed Mass and to the Blessed Sacrament. It is de• This year the association celebrates In addition to this, a better alumni "laborers". We have done this so-called "labor". We are plorable that there should be such general neg• the fifteenth anniversary of the first organization would help the younger doing it now. We shall continue to do it. We only hope ligence in this regard on the part of Providence graduating class For the first time fellow get a start and keep the older that this appellation, given in derision, truly designates College students, when the practice of their re• in our brief history, we will have fellow 'going. the nature of our efforts in behalf of the College. Would ligion is probably easier now than it ever will that more were as faithful. be again for them. three classes celebrating their five Of course the social possibilities are year reunions. Fifteen years is a Mass is celebrated for the students on the well known and for many years that's The editorial cited cases where the College should long time in any man's life, but in about all the alumni association has have been represented and was not. The Friars Club main altar of the chapel at 7, 7:30 and 8:15. If there were any demand for it, we are certain the history of an organization such meant to many. The social activities would have been pleased to have sent representatives as ours, it is but the beginning. Up have their place but they should be to these conferences; representatives that would be that these hours could be adjusted, although at present they seem most convenient. Why to now we have been lacking in num• subordinated to the real aims of the scholastically proficient and intellectually suited, but bers and well established members group. we were not approached on the subject. Was it because not daily attendance at Mass'.' The priests of we were deemed incapable" If so. why were not suit• the College are always ready to hear confes• able representatives selected from the student body? sion. Why not daily reception of the Holy It certainly is not necessary that they be members Eucharist? The chapel is open all day, and Quotable Quotes of a club to be eligible every student has some free time. Why not at least one visit to say say the Beads or the (By Associated Collegiate Press) I do not hold that the formation of such a club Stations? ising youths who are now debarred It is probably the prevailing con• would be worthless, but I do sincerely object to the by economic and geographic factors, servatism of our colleges and uni• obvious implication that there is not now in existence, WHY NOT DO IT NOW? and that is by a generous subsidy— versities which is in large part re• a representative group which fulfills all these quali• by large scholarships or by providing sponsible for their reputation for fications. opportunities for earning a sizeable ing too, but laboring under a misapprehension; for we radicalism. Far from being red, or We are the object of much criticism. Most of this amount of money.'' Harvard's Chem- took the word of last year's Veritas: "The purpose of the even liberal, they are. on the whole, criticism is based upon the false assertion that our ist-Pres. James Bryant Conant voices organization can best be expressed in the slogan of the strongholds of conservatism and im• membership is politically determined I can but offer Friars Club: 'Welcome the coming; speed the parting portant agencies in maintaining the the hopes of many a present and pros• vehement denial to this malicious allegation. I cannot guest'." We presume this was written by a member of status quo.'' University of Michigan's pective collegian. answer for the club in past years, but it is now. in the Friars Club. If there have been innovations this Pres. Alexander Ruthven believes this no way influenced by any form of politics. Our members year we had not been informed. We presumed that the conservatism should "give grave con• are chosen on the basis of scholarship, personality and Dr. Robert Gordon Sproul, presi• Friars Club was still operating (if they resent the term cern to every person interested in activity. There can. in my estimation, be no better criteria dent of the University of California, "laboring") with the College as the scene of its activ• human welfare." of selection. Those who steadfastly maintain that the maintains that "our educational in• ities. We did not know that the club was also a travelling club is basically political are but exhibiting their stitutions today are pioneering in a unit. Again we thank Mr. Moher. ignorance of the principles upon which the club is "Good English is that which will strange and unfamiliar world, and founded, and lay themselves open to the suspicion that But we are taking our turn at resenting: ". . . pass current in any part of the Eng• the old charts are no longer altogether their criticism springs from purely personal sources. vehement denial to this malicious allegation." We resent lish speaking world. will please cul• reliable guides." From the student body, I ask only cooperation and not the accusation. We did not make any allegation against tivated listeners and will not disclose Dr. Sproul said: "The present prob• decrial. If there be criticism, may it be constructive and the Friars Club. We merely stated thai Providence Col• too much native or geographical or• lem is the continual adjustment of not destructive. Be for the Friars Club for the College. lege needs a representative group ready to serve it as igins " This new definition of North• our institutions to the needs of a It represents you!! peripatetic intelligensia. and already serving it in other western University's Ralph Dennis is new age. But even the changes that Sincerely yours, varied extra-curricular activities. It seems strange that a speech standardizes may be made now to meet the needs T. Casey Moher. '38. President. Mr. Moher should read into our editorial reflections of our constantly changing national (The Cowl is grateful to Mr. Moher for the enlighten• upon the methods of selecting members followed by ' There is only one way to provide life are no assurance that additional ing letter in re: the Friars Clab. We have been labor- the Friars Club. Ed. Note.) a university education for the prom• needs will not have to be met later." THE COWL, FRIDAY, MARCH 18, 1938 3 Naval Man Speaks DEBATERS CONTINUE HEAVY SCHEDULE Relation Union Seven Ribbons Yearbook Goes To Seniors Here (Continued from Page 1) Members Will Are Awarded To Press Soon River. Mass. on April 2 They are "Navy Wings" Will be Presented Eugene J. McElroy. '39; Frank G. Mc- Attend Meeting College Mascot Adjudged Best in Auditorium Friday, Govern, '38; John H. Fanning. '38; Spinnler Now Collecting Monies In Show Sunday at From Seniors; Hopes to March 25 Timothy R. Crawley. '38; Albert E. Paine. '38; Robert C. Healey. '39; Nor• Ten Students Attending Model Infantry Hall Finish Early man J. Carignan. '39; Walter F. Gib• League Sessions Today Nearly a score of students beard bons. '39; and Michael A Coyne, '39. And Tomorrow Friar Boy II. Dalmatian coach dog The Veritas, Providence College Lieutenant John J. Shea of the Naval John A. Graham. '38. Charles E. and mascot of the College, made a yearbook, will go to press the early part of next week according to the Reserve Aviation Base at Squantum, Sweeney. '41. and Eugene J. McElroy. Ten members of the Providence clean sweep in his class at the annual '39. will uphold the affirmative and College International Relations Union editors, John A. Graham and Daniel Mass.. as he pointed out the oppor• dog show sponsored by the American J. O'Connor. A local printer has been Anthony Robinson. '40. Frank G. Mc- left Providence yesterday afternoon tunities offered College graduates in Kennel Club at Infantry Hall last Govern. '38. and James R. McGowan, contracted and will begin work as to represent Ireland and Panama at Saturday night. Seven ribbons, in• the United States Aviation Corps, '41, will defend the negative of the soon as copy and engravings are the New England Model League at here Wednesday noon. Lieut. Shea Labor Board question in the Knights dicative of his superiority in several ready. Massachusetts State College, Amherst, briefly explained the daily routine of Columbus Hall. Attleboro, Mass.. classes, were awarded Friar Boy II The book as conceived at present next Tuesday evening today and tomorrow. The Irish dele• by the judges. followed by the aviation students will contain many more pages than gation and the special committees last year's edition and will be found during their four year course. Negotiations are still pending for Three of the blue ribbons were for a planned Spring series of radio are as follows: Thomas W. Durnin, '38, in an attractive and novel cover. Flans for the showing of the mo• general excellence, stance, and struc• broadcasts similar to the ten-week chairman. Far Eastern Situation, Fran• Students have been invited to submit tion picture. "Navy Wings," on Fri• ture. "Another "first place" went to series presented from WEAN during cis J. O'Rourke, '38, Legal and Consti• informal pictures of themselves and day night, March 25, were announced. the Dalmatian for being the best of several interesting pages will be October, November, and December. tution Question: John Carr, '38. Tech• Lieut, Shea brought greetings from The program of intramural debates, his breed. Friar Boy II was adjudged formed from these. The Rev. William nical Organization; Robert W. Murphy. R. Clark, O. P.. and Rev. John T. interrupted by the occurrence of the third best of the non-sporting dogs, Gerald Duffy of the Class of '37 who '38. Mandate of Palestine; and John J. road trip, will be resumed Monday McGregor. O. P.. moderator of the is pursuing the aviation course at and a winner in his class. All of these night. Two contests will be held. Stratton. '39, Intelleclual Cooperation. book, have been engaged throughout Pensacola, Florida. previous honors were topped when all the past week in taking pictures of The Panama delegates and the the winners of the evening were class officers, committees and clubs. special committees are: Vincent T. grouped together and Friar Boy was William C. Spinnler, assistant busi• Aniello, '38. chairman. Intellectual Co• awarded the blue ribbon for being the ness manager of the Veritas, is con• operation; Daniel J. MacArthur, '40. best of the winners. ducting a drive to collect from the Far Eastern Situation; Milton Krevo- Seniors and underclassmen their pay• lin. '41. Mandate of Palestine; Michael Friar Boy II was presented to the ments on the book. O. Jenkins. '41. Spanish Question; college by the Friars Club to replace and Constantino J. Cinquegrana, '38, Friar Boy I who died last year. Friar Political Minorities Boy II is a product of the What-Ho On behalf of the faculty and Norman J. Carignan. '39 will be Kennels of New York State. the student body, the Moderator seated at the guest table tonight at and staff of The Cowl extend the Foreign Policy Association Din• their heartfelt sympathy to San- ner at the Biltmore Hotel. The guest of the editorial staff, New York ford I. Litchman, '38. npon the speaker will be Mr. James G. Mc• Times, and former High Commissioner death of his mother. Donald, honorary chairman of the for German Refugees. His topic will Foreign Policy Association, a member be "Can Peace Be Maintained?" 4 THE COWL. FRIDAY. MARCH 18. 1938 Participating in Conference SEEN OR HEARD
SCOWL EUGENE J. McELROY. '38 F. Maurice Spillane. -40 There aren't any robins There the Albanian Princesses which went aren't any bluejays But Spring is like this; The girls were dressed in Roses are red. here Mal Brown, the original man stylish dresses that covered their Shamrocks are green, with the hoe. upset all tradition and angles We add we should hope so. My favorite wench, went out with a rake
Pedantic Piffle: Bob Nadeau doesn't trust the big. bad naughty mans who sell shoes to nice young ladies, especially nice ones like Ramonde Letourneau. so Bob goes along and picks out the foot wear.
Gag of the week. That Devine man climaxed an eventful week by THE COWL. FRIDAY. MARCH 18, 1938 5 SPORTS
"See, You Get Down On One Knee—" ALL-OPPONENT QUINTET Friar Scoring JUST BETWEEN US An All-Opponent five selected by the members of the Providence Honors Taken College varsity basketball team will be published next week on By Crowley this page. This quintet will be the I. S. SIPERSTEIN consensus of the Friar cagers, each member of the local squad handing Garners 160 Points; Captain Ed in his All-Opponent selections. Bobinski Second With Total THE FUTURE (?) OF Players will be chosen purely on of 135 Markers INTRAMURALS the merits of their play against Last week this corner received Providence. John "Wink" Crowley led the var• counter protests concerning the Friar- In the past several years players sity scorers with a total of 160 points, Cowl game in the intramural basket• who have gained a place in the list leading Captain Ed Bobinski, second ball league played a week ago last of New England's high scorers have highest scorer, by 25 points, Joe Wednesday. Frankly we're out on the failed to make the team. Will Chet Kwasniewski, sophomore, was third proverbial limb as to how to cope Jaworski. Ed Tashjian. Morry Fab- with 109 points. Leo Ploski garnered with the situation. ricant, Harry Platt, "Soup" Camp• 88 points and Bill Spinnler ran up a total of 63 points. The crux of the issue is to whom bell. Bernie Fleigal, or Bill Thomas can we turn for a satisfactory settle• earn a position on this aggregation? Crowley averaged 9.41 points per ment. There's no official board of di• For the answer to this question game, while Bobinski totaled 7.94 rectors here for the simple reason see next week's issue of The Cowl. points per game. Kwasniewski's that the league was organized solely "and then you charge in hard and howl them over," says Coach Devore average is 6.41 per game. by and is being conducted solely by as he gives the boys some first hand information during the spring Providence compiled 724 points a few members of the sports staff of practice drills. The Cowl who have been willing to Baseballers Plan against 770 for the opposition. The put in the time and effort so that a Friars' team average is 42.6 points greater number of students may be "Dutch" Clark Greatest Performer Outdoor Sessions per game, while their opponents able to derive some benefit from registered 45.6 per game. athletics at Providence College. In Pro Circuit, Says Hank Soar Coach Quirk Conducts Opening Varsity scorers are as follows: The league is on anything but a Drills for Pitchers, Catch• G. F.G. F. Total firm basis. Sponsored by The Cowl, Pro Football is Tougher Than out your assignment to perfection ers, Fielders Crowley 17 69 22 160 and with its success contingent only College Ball: Soar Praises practically every time, according to Bobinski 17 57 21 135 upon the good will of league mem• Hankus Pankus Soar who has scaled Joe McGee Coach Quirk opened the 1938 base• Kwasniewski 17 38 33 109 bers and the enthusiasm of the stu• the pro gridiron heights during the ball campaign last Monday when he Ploski n 32 24 88 dent body, it now has reached the past two years. put the varsity and Freshmen battery Spinnler 17 23 17 63 state where unless the athletic asso• By I. S. SIPERSTEIN While talking about the various candidates through their first work• ciation of the College gives intra• If the Washington Redskins hadn't Barnini ...... 16 II 1 -: «n players and teams in the National Pro out in the Gym. Saturday, weather mural sports the place it deserves, the defeated the New York Giants in the Deuse 11 13 6 32 League, Soar said that Earl "Dutch" permitting, the first outdoor session program will cease to exist. At the playoff for the National Pro football Paparella 7 7 5 19 Clark, former All-American back for the entire team will be held. present writing, the league is unable title. Hank Soar. Providence College's from Colorado, of the Detroit Lions Scavatto 9 8 2 IK to meet the challenge of these pro• Only Vic Lynch and Paul Ryan re• contribution to professional football, is the greatest football player he has Begley S 7 0 14 tests. main from last year's pitching staff, would have picked up between $1200 ever played against or seen. but many things are expected from Farley 8 3 7 13 During the past year we have con• and $1300 for post season games. "Clark is unquestionably the great- a trio of the 1937 Freshman pitching Sweeney 12 5 2 12 ducted intramural basketball here est player in the circuit. That boy' crew. They are Anthony Scavatto, with a fair amount of success This That's what Hank told me a few Leo 12 4 3 11 can do everything He can kick, pass who can pitch equally well with both form of athletic competition was days ago when I talked with him Murphy ...... 1 2 0 4 run. block, and tackle with the best arms. Joe Kwasniewski. and Jim heartily endorsed by student body at Joe McGee's downtown garage Speckman 3 113 of them. And he's also one of the Padden. and faculty alike. The student body where he is working as a floor man smartest players if not the smartest Shattuck 4 1 1 3 is still enthusiastic, for practically during the off season for his former Big Elt Deuse, who gained some player, in pro mot ball. every team in the league can field coach and friend. Soar took time out valuable experience in the major two or more complete fives with lit• from his work while we chatted about When it comes to defensive foot- games last season, looms as the lead• Totals . . 17 281 162 724 tle or no difficulty. Competition has pro football and reminisced about his ball. Ed Barsrak center, of the Pitts• ing candidate for the first string This includes the Friars' exhibition been and still is keen. But unless of• exploits burgh Pirates and Turk Edwards, catching berth. game with the St. Augustine's quintet ficial action is taken soon intramural tackle, of the Washington Redskins The list of varsity candidates for of Newport. "Pro football is much tougher than sports appear doomed. get my votes These two are in on the pitching berth: Anthony Scavat• college ball. It's their livelihood and practically every play that's run off. to. Jim Bagley. Jim Padden, Ellworth We advocate some kind of board, don't let anyone tell you the boys They're keen at diagnosing plays and Sullivan. Paul Sweeney. John Davey, appointed by the athletic associa• are just going through the motions. they're tough to take out" Paul Ryan, Al Dufort, Vic Lynch, tion, to govern and direct intra• When they tackle, block, or carry the Praise for Many Tom Moher, Jim Griffin, and Joe mural athletics. In the hands of old pigskin, they put everything they Hank had considerable praise for Kwasniewski, this board we would place the re• have into it. They're not kidding. many players he has performed with Varsity catching candidates: Elt sponsibility of drawing up sched• When you're tackled, you know it and against during his athletic career, Deuse and Howie Irish. ules and settling any disputes that and you feel it. The pros hit much a list which is too long to enumerate Freshman pitching candidates: Mor• should arise during the course of harder and play much smarter foot• here. However, included in the group ris, Fallon. Reynolds and Gray. competition. In turn the leagues ball than the average college player receiving commendation from Little Catchers: Terrace. Whalen, Levey, and would abide by the decisions of Ten or twenty yards gained rushing Rhody's gridiron hero are Pard Pierce Flannigan. this board as final. in pro ball is equal to 60 or 70 yards coach of Pawtucket High: Joe McGee. We've done everything we could in college ball.'' his former boss at Providence College, possibly do to place the present in• Football Scrimmage and. his present coach. Steve Owen tramural basketball league on a sure Blocking Important of the New York Giants. footing. But because of lack of co• He also pointed out the important Starts Tomorrow operation and because of the demands part that blocking, timing and speed Many of Hank's athletic exploits of the many extra-curricular activi• play in pro football. For a play to in high school and college were re• Second Week of Intensive Drills ties we have found it impossible to click the blocking and timing must called, including that 13-6 triumph Continued With Large accomplish our purpose. This year be perfect Otherwise the defensive over Boston College a few years back only one night a week was al• team is in on you and you're on the He still remembers the days when he Squad Reporting lotted for intramural basketball bottom of the pile before you even was helping Pawtucket High capture feel, as does the majority of the stu• figure out what it's all about. If you championships in football, baseball, Providence College varsity football dent body, that this is insufficient want to stay up with the lads who basketball, and soccer. candidates will get their first scrim• Many will point to the lack of play for a weekly pay check, you've Soar's athletic activities are not mage of spring practice this Satur• facilities at our disposal. True, we got to play smart, hard football every confined solely to the gridiron. He is day, according to Head Coach Devore. are handicapped by this. But. if minute you're in the game, carrying a natural athlete and has been play• At the end of the second week of the proper authorities viewed in• ing the above mentioned sports, plus practice both the tackling and the tramural athletics in the light they hockey, since his primary school days. blocking dummies were put to use. endeavor for a few students to un• should be considered, there is. we Equally adept in all. football gained Contact work with the stress placed dertake without some sort of cooper• believe, positively no reason why at most of his attention and it was in on blocking was an important part ation from the athletic association least two nights a week should not this field that he was destined to of each session. Each daily workout be devoted to this form of athletic There are all kinds of facilities foi spread the name of Providence Col• (Continued on Page 6, Col. 2) competition. The student body is a soft ball league. There are plenty lege far and wide. highly in favor of It. and there is of students who are anxious to play The one thing I noticed most about no reason why the average stu• We suggest that the athletic associa• Hank Soar during our little chat was dent, who is not an outstanding tion recognize the need for intramura! his modesty. He's still the same good- athlete, should not be given an op• athletics and organize a soft ball natured, easy-going athlete who cut portunity to participate in sports. league. Only when sanctioned, or• a wide swath in local schoolboy sports Softball League ganized, and run by the athletic as• circles and later in the New England During the past few weeks we have sociation will any form of intramura! college sports circuit. Yes. Hank been approached by many members sports be conducted with any degret Soar still wears the same size hat of the student body with a request of success. that he did before he rocketed to that we form an intramural soft ball We think ft the duty of the ath• national prominence as a football league. It's an excellent idea. But we letic association to provide the gen• player, and. unless I'm a very poor are sorry to notify them that it is eral student body with some form Judge of character, he intends to keen impossible here and now for us to of sports in which they may par• on wearing the same sized chapeau form a soft ball league, as much as ticipate and thus develop their bod• regardless of what further henors he we would like to: it is too large an ies as well as their minds. may accumulate in years to come. 6 THE COWL, FRIDAY. MARCH 18, 1938
FOOTBALL MEN HOW "FRIAR when its ' scoop'' DD the name was COWL READER TO SCRIMMAGE AWAY" EVOLVED rendered null and void. For a cer• Glee Club Sings tain well-dressed professor of English (Continued from Page 5) (Continued from Page 1) At Sunday Masses OFFERS POEM 402 came up out of no place with a consists of grass drills, blocking for reason, this idea also was abandoned real musical comedy"' title—namely linemen, punting and passing for Then, just before Cowl press time and to wit. "Friar Away."' and Pru• Solemn High Mass is being sung FOR HOLIDAY backs, tackling practice, signal drills, last week, a Pyramid Player repre• dence's holiday became a permanent every Sunday morning in the Provi• and sprints. sentative dashed into the Cowl of• vacation. So now The Cowl reports dence College student's chapel with Believing that Saint Patricks day fice, breathless I the representative, Several of last years varsity and a new name for this production which music provided by members of the should not go unmarked in your col• freshmen players have been shifted not the office, was out of breath I college choir Last Sunday the Mass evidently would not smell so sweet umns, I offer the following humble from one position to another. Notable with the weight of his news. Scoop, of the Angels wis sung by the Rev among these are Capt. Gig Pariseau by any other name. But The Cowl tribute to the Saint. scoop. We got a name for it" The Bernard McLaughlin. OP. Francis J. from halfback to guard, Jiray Avedi- reports this week with its fingers Those familiar with the life of the name proved to be Prudence Takes Lehner, 40. was organist. sian from guard to tackle, Fred crossed At press time. Thursday glorious Apostle of Erin wiU remem• a Holiday." According to the an• Domke from halfback to fullback, The members of the glee club choir ber that, due to the treachery of a nouncement of this excited young night. the name of the third annual and Bill Carter from halfback to are: Bernard E. McKenna. '38. Ber• friend, he met with great opposition muical comedy of the Pyramid Play• quarterback. man then, the Cowl last week broke nard L. Kenny. '38. Bernard S. White. when he was put up as a candidate ers was Friar Away." What it will the news of the chosen name. "Pru• "40. Francis J. McKenna. '38, and for consecration to the bishopric and Coaches Devore. Crotty, and Dulkie dence, etc." be as you sneak a look at this story John O. Andre. '39 Members from when he announced his Intention of have been assisted at practice by during 8 o'clock class Friday morn• Guzman Hall are Bernard King. "39. proceeding to Ireland. I have attempt• Tom Gammino, formerly of Notre But The Cowl had not been on John T. Dittoe. '40, Thomas H. Dolan. ed to picture the dialogue that must Dame. ing nobody knows. sale three hours the next morning '40, and Russell Aumann, '38. have ensued between the saint and his opponents. St. Patrick's Reply
"Oh. venture not in foreign land Who knows what evil may befall?" —"I feel the tug of Irish hand, I hear the voice of Ireland call."
"The yoke of slavery you have borne; Now dare you risk it once again?" — "Though I be beaten, bruised and
1 shall not suffer this In vain."
"See, Patrick, how your parents age And. near to death, grow thin and pale." — "Should I remain it would presage The death of souls in Innisfail."
••A worthier man the missions need, For you stand self-confessed of sin." —"May God forgive my one misdeed And grant me Irish souls to win."
"Then go, succeed—though danger lurks— For nothing can withstand such zeal." —'•Not I, but Christ within me works. The Faith in Irish hearts to seal."
—Robert Sullivan, "38. Father Precourt Flays Euthanasia
Tells Nurses' Guild That Life is Inalienable Right of All Men
"The state has no more right than the private individual to approve or merely permit so-called mercy kill• ings," asserted the Reverend Gerard Precourt. O.P.. director of the Nurses' Guild, in an address on "Euthanasia'' last Monday evening before that organization at Harkin's Hall. "If we grant for the sake of argu• ment that the champions of this doc• trine are sincere, then we must con• clude that they are governed by their emotions, or by mere sentimentality which is worse, rather than by right reason. They think that every moral difficulty may be removed by a fic• tion of the law. or that morality must give way to materialistic expediency." continued Father Precourt. The Nurses' Guild is an organiza• tion composed of nurses attached to hospitals and of other social workers throughout the state. It seeks a solu• tion to nurses' problems through the application of Thomistic philosophy Miss Loretta McGinn, of the State Bureau of Child Hygiene, is presi• dent of the guild.
French Club
La Pleiade. Providence College French Club will hold its next meet• ing on March 23. in room 22 at 2 30 p. m.
Poetry Society
The Rhode Island Catholic Poetry Society, unit of the Catholic Poetry Society of America, will hold its next meeting on Sunday, April 10. at 3:30 p. m., in the small auditorium. William D. Geary. '39 and Miss Lila Hurley will talk on methods of com• posing poetry. Poetry submitted will be read and criticized.