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' Ecce mine r. in tenebris/-' ;',' diiix est lumen lu -froii =;'R!ine:of the I6oodi^:byl ^^• • RcvJCharles Lrb*b6nneilrC.S.C.V - P I :-• •: ^-^tS-i-^'S: ^liA QfiMu'i Med Bif Sam Mwdk D Day is Dad's Day a store where you can buy something. . . . Speaking of money, the RO's were hit hard in the region of the pocketbook It's just a few hours away—"the big when serviceman's reduced prices were ^ J gest, the best, and the last"—the 11th discontinued at the local theatres. Many Naval Ball. Well, it may not be the an unwarned RO received a jolting when biggest, but it is the last, and if the he walked up to the box-office and had plans of Jack Schneider, Paul Reh- his margin of reserve wiped out. . . . kopf, and the capable Pat Stanton Avork John Barrett was one of the unfortun out, it will definitely be the best. But ate many, but he swears that never again the ball is only the beginning of a week will he take a woman to the show. It end that RO's are determined to tack seems that his O.A.O. decided to make up in the "things to remember" corner their love platonic. But Barrett replied of their Notre Dame life. The gradu that platonic love is like an invitation ates, all 140 of them, are making this to come in the cellar for a drink of their last fling before they give "farewell ginger ale. He holds quite reasonably to college joys" and report for sea duty. that girls who don't believe in kissing REMEMBER HIM WITH A CARD So batten down the poop-deck, hoist the have no fun in reminiscing. . . . Hig- The Book Store offers a mizzen mast, and toss the galley over- genbottoih came up with another one fine selection. boai'd, this is our week to howl! (Ed.'s of his widely circulated remarks last note. Imagine them giving a commis week when he said, "To err is but sion, to someone who insinuates that human, but anybody can make a mis that is navy slang.) (Writer's note. It take." That ranks, and we do mean THE BOOKSTORE ain't my fault. Someone stole my Sea ranks, Avith Dick Toerne's quip, "If you manship book and I'm lost \vithout it.) think that I've been stupid up to now, watch me from now on." .... BADIN HALL (Ed.'s- note. Sounds like someone stole your jokebook too.) Stan Sweeder is a schloomp. • Getting back to daily events. ... ex. RO "Pappy" Hoglund of Lyons says: LETTER OF THE WEEK that he's glad that he saved his muster- We would like to find out more about ing-out pay. He claims that you can the story behind these two letters we never tell when you might walk into found while rummaging through the wastebaskets of Morrissey Hall looking for last week's copy of "The Crow's Nest" which was "accidentally" mislaid. DEAR SIR: From Down-Town South Bend I am engaged to a girl and I have been informed that you to Down-Town Chicago have been seen kissing her. Kindly call around at room 215 There is always a South Shore train to or from at 11 o'clock Friday night and Chicago. Hourly service each way. For infor make an explanation. mation call C. W. Veach, Ticket Office, 301 N. —hee Hostetlor Michigan Street, Phone 3-3111. DEAR LEE: I have received a copy of your CHICAGO SOUTH SHORE & SO. BEND R.R. circular letter and will be pres ent at the meeting. —Bernie Greenherg Stan Sweeder is a schloomp. • FAMOUS LAST WORDS Two RO's watching a love picture, "You're right, Sims, your girl does kiss SOUTHJORE better than Lana Turner." • Stan Sweeder is a schloomp. (Continued on page 21) University Calendar For the Undergraduate School The First Semester 1946-47 The Second Semester 1946-47 September 9-10-11 — Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday: January 27-28-29 — Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday: Eegistration with the Director of Students' Accounts, the Eegistration with the Director of Students' Accounts, the Director of Veterans Affairs, and with the Deans for Director of Veterans Affairs, and with the Deans for courses in the first semester. (Fee for registration after courses in the second semester. (Fee for registration September 11, |5). after January 29, $5). September 12—Thursday: Classes begin at 8:00 a.m. January 30—Thursday: Classes begin at 8:00 a.m. o.„v,-it:oj -ci 1 • £4.1, 1,1 February 1—Saturday: Latest date for change in regis- September 15—Sunday: Formal opening of the schoolyear . .• • o o with solemn Mass, and sermon by the President. February 4—Tuesday—Latest date for registration in September 16—Monday: Latest date for change in courses registration. February 22—^Washington's Birthday. September 18—^Wednesday: Latest date for registration in » -i -, m ^ ^^r•^ ^ _L j. T ^ - \ ^ j j. courses. Aprii l 1—TuesdayJ : Midsemester report- t of deficient students, April 2—^Wednesday: Easter vacation begins at noon. April' 9—Wednesday: Classes resumed at 8:00 a.m. November 1—Friday: All Saints' Day. April 12—Saturday: Latest date for comprehensive exami nations, dissei-tations of undergraduates, and for submit- November 16-Saturday: Midsemester report for deficient ting entries in contests for medals and other prizes. st)u dents April 21-24—Monday to Thursday: Preregistration for November 28—Thursday: Thanksgiving Day. courses in the summer session of 1947. December 8-Sunday: Feast of the Immaculate Conception. ^P"^ 28 to May 1-Monday to Friday--Preregistration for courses m the first semester of 1947-48. December 16-20—Monday to Friday: Preregistration in Mav 15—Thursday: Feast of the Ascension- courses for the second semester of 1946-47. ^^^ 24-29-Saturday to Thursday: Semester examinations December 20—Friday: Christmas vacation begins at noon. ^°^' ^^^ students. May 30—Friday: Memorial Day. January 7-Tuesday: Classes resumed at 8:00 a.m. ^^^ 31-Saturday: Class-day exercises. ' January 20-24—Monday to Friday: Semester examinations June 1—Sunday: Commencement Mass and I)accalaureate in all courses. sennon. Conferring of degrees at 4:00 p.m. [•]iiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitttiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiMiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii«iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiittiiiiiiiiiai»iiiM»»ns>Q ex/ ^all I i When the gridiron exploits of the Fighting Irish are splashed across the nation's sports pages i f READ THE NEWS BEHIND THE NEWS IN THE \ NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC | I Subscription rate for the 1946-47 school year — ^4.00 for 27 issues. | E . . • I I Name '• ' | I Address '. | I City and State '. ., | I Clip blank and mail to Publications Office, Notre Dame, Indiana | B ••••••• ' '" • ' ' • " ' • ' • '•""" • "•" • "••""•• ".•••«..•"...,....«§ 3 ^he S^fotre ^ame Scholastic Disce Quasi Semper Victurus Vive Quasi Cras Moriturus FOUNDED 1867 By BILL BRAUN AND FRANK McCARTHY (••••••••lltllll ||tiiliil||itilllllitlllllllllltlllllltlll(lllllllllllllllllltltllllllllllll*l«llltlllllllltlllllllllllll Once again the spring semester is coming to a close amid days of languid breezes and dazzling sunshine . . . this is to be the last regular issue of the SCHOLASTIC . . . and we have neglected to print various student suggestions that have come to our sensitive ears from time to time. . . . Therefore, to consummate this obligation we belatedly state. . . . Is it possible for the Dining Hall to usher in the coming six months' semester with a flurry of white tablecloths . . . and taking up once again the much missed custom of steaks every Saturday night ... a tryout with midnight lights each JOHN DEFANT. Editor evening depending upon the studious attitude by the students . . . limit the evening prayer signal to the ringing of a bell JACK HUMMEL Managing Editor instead of the 15-minute twilight brownout . . . resurrect the PAUL WEYRAUCH Sports Editor traditional pre-game rallies . . . permit the present students GEORGE COLLINS Navy Editor as well as the alumni to obtain tickets for their families for JOHNNY WALKER Feature Editor the army and other important football games . . . reestablish JOE CHENEY News Editor the Saturday evening general confessional . . . increase the variety of periodicals on the (only) magazine stand . . . COLUMNISTS standardize the percentage system for both the mid-term and final exams . . . abolish triple cuts before and after holiday THOMAS M. HIGGINS . - - The College Parade vacations . . . and . . . could the administration beneficially SAM SMITH The Crow's Nest BILL BRAUN, FRANK McCARTHY . . The Green Banner give less emphasis to the overwhelming number of students ED CASO, JOE PIEDMONT - - . . Soph Soap waiting to take our places and more to the students who are JERRY OLWELL .... Campus Clubs here and in need of guidance? . . . •¥• TTe' wait in anticipation noiv PHOTOGRAPHY Seniors leatmed and wise A bead of sweat upon our brow— JIM FERSTEL . - _ Photographic Editor AL KUNTZ CHRISTY WALSH A look of strange surmise. FRANK CACCIAPAGLIA Could it be that in our zest (Cover by Frank Cacciapaglia) We've trekked the path of learning But failed to pass the final test And now two points are yearning! • BUTORS CONTRI Here and there . . . Brother Justin back again in the JACK SULLIVAN JIM REGAN swing of things . . . Paul Abraham . . . though not yet a BILLY SLAVICK JOHN THOMAS member, running for a KC office . . . Tyke Hartman spoi-ting GERARD HEKKER DICK DEITZ a bruised cranium as the result of a rough tennis match . . . PAUL ABRAHAM JIM CLEMENS Barney Slater "supervising" work on his thesis . . . George MICHAEL GREENE PETE BROWN Nesbitt safely recovered from a severe attack of appendicitis BILL PFAFF JIM MALER . . . minus the same . . . Norm Hecht still talking about his DAVE WARNER MEL GODDARD wedding. RAY CHAMBERLAND DICK DOWDLE PETER PESOLI CLARENCE ZIMMER And so vnth these bits that we have garnered from here BILL LEAVEY LEONARD DENTE and there in an effort to bring you the lighter side of ND ROBERT J. LEANDER JOE WILCOX campus life . . . we pause in hopes that though trivial that JACK MINZING JOHNNY KRUEGER they seem . . . they may some day evoke pleasant memories JOHN A. O'CONNOR LEO BLABER . . . when read years hence in a dusty, garret ... a dank JAMES JOHN cellar ... at a paper sale . . . and wherever Notre Dame men gather to reminisce . . . the time has come to bid one and all farewell. ... REV. C. J. LASKOWSKI. C.S.C. Faculty Advisor ARTHUR COUGHLAN, TOM GARGAN Circulation Fast climb to success M. E. VARGA - - • - - Advertising A host of good fiiends Riches of mind and body Member of Catholic School Press Association, Associated Collegiate Press. Enlightened understanding Bepresented for national advertising hy National Advertising Service. Inc.; Well timed decisions 420 Madison Avenue, New York City—Chicago—^Boston—^Los Angeles— San Francisco. THE SCHOUASTIC is published weekly daring the school Excitement and adventure year, except during vacations and examination periods at the University Life full of years of Notre Dame. Address all correspondence to: Publications OSSce, Admin istration Building, Notre Dame, Indiana. Liberal supply of beer! THE NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC Entered as second-class matter at Notre Dame, Indiana. Acceptance for mailins at special rate of postage. Section 1103, Oct. 3, 1917. Authorized June 25. 1918. VOL. 87, NO. 12 JUNE 14. 1946 NOTBE DAME. INDIAIUI 214 Students to Receive Degrees War-Photo Exhibit Soicoislcy to Deliver Extensive Three-Day Opens Mon. June 17 Graduation Address Program Planned A former Notre Dame student who George E. Sokolsky, internationally Two hundred and fourteen graduate has achieved international acclaim as a distinguished newspaper columnist, \sill and undergraduate students at the Uni photographer will bring his famous col give the Commencement Address at the versity of Notre Dame will receive de- lection of war photographs to the Uni 102nd Commencement of the University gi'ees at the first post-war commence versity for a special exhibit in the Navy of Notre Dame, on Sunday, June 30, ment at Notre Dame on Sunday, Jtuie Drill Hall, tentatively scheduled to it was announced yesterday by the Eev. 30. start next Monday, June 17, and to con J. Hugh O'Donnell, C.S.C, President. tinue through Commencement Day, A total of 182 students will receive In making this announcement. Father Sunday, June 30, in the Navy Drill Hall. undergraduate degrees in the five col O'Donnell expressed his pleasure that leges of the University, while 32 students He is W. Eugene Smith, foiinerly of "Mr. Sokolsky had graciously accepted will receive degrees from the Notre Wichita, Kans., but now of New York Notre Dame's invitation to give the ad Dame Graduate School. City. Mr. Smith entered Notre Dame in dress on this occasion." Father O'Don 1935 but left after a year to study pho nell simultaneously paid tribute to Mr. Opening of the graduation week-end tography, which he has made his life's Sokolsky's "sterling Americanism an:l ceremonies will take place on Friday, work. During World War II he spent his constant adherence to fundamental June 28, when Notre Dame alumni many months in the Pacific Theatre, principles." gather for the first alumni reunion in first as a war photographer for the Ziff- five years. The informal alumni pro Senator Arthur Vandenberg, senior Davis Publishing Company of Chicago, gram will include an alumni golf tour senator from the State of Michigan, and later as a member of the Photo nament, informal reunion dinners, and previously scheduled to give the Com graphic Staff of Life Magazine. concerts by the Notre Dame band and mencement Address, expressed his re glee club. The collection he is bringing to Notre gret that he could not attend due to the Dame has been hailed as one of the fin- fact that by government order his pres A Requiem High Mass will be cele (Continued on page 19) ence was required in Paris for the Four brated at 9 o'clock Saturday morning, Power conference this month. June 29, by the Rev. J. Hugh O'Donnell, Long noted as a prominent journalist C.S.C, president of the University, in SCHOLASTIC DINNER and fearless speaker, Mr. Sokolsky is a Sacred Heart Church. The Mass wiU commemorate the memoiy of the 324 A dinner ior staff members of native of Utica, N. Y., where he was Notre Dame men who died in World the SCHOLASTIC will be held at born in Sept. 15, 1893. Son of an out 6:30 o'clock Monday, lune 17. in spoken Jewish rabbi, he early evidenced War II. The Mass will be followed by the faculty dining halls. Plaques his trait for feailessness when as a the traditional last visit of the gradu will be awarded to staff writers at youth he stumped for the Republican ates to Sacred Heart Church, at 10 the dinner. Party in a Tammany hotbed on the (Continued on page 20) Guests at the dinner will include lower East Side in New York City. ' Rev. lohn Cavanaugh, C.S.C., vice After finishing his journalism courses president of the University; Rev. at Columbia University in 1917, he COMMENCEMENT ISSUE C. J. Laskowski, C.S.C, SCHO worked as a foreign correspondent for This issue of the SCHOLASTIC LASTIC moderator; Col. John V. the New Republic News Service during is the regular staff's last. Next Hinkel, head of the Publicity De the revolution in Russia. week's Commencement Issue is partment; James E. Armstrong, na being edited by James F. McCar In 1918, he was employed by the North thy, ioumalism senior, and staffed tional secretary of the Notre Dame China Star. Sensing incompatibility in : Alumni Association; William R. by members of the graduating China's rising nationalistic spirit, he class. Dooley. managing editor of the returned to the United States in 1930. The Coamiencement Issue will "Alumnus"; Brother Alcuin, C.S.C, Since then he has concentrated on expos be a 72-page minioture annuoL head of the Ave Maria Press; Pro ing un-American activities in all fields Because of a paper shortage, this fessor Stritch, dean of the Jour of American political and labor endeav nalism Department; and Leo Bud- edition of the SCHOLASTIC has or. Feature columnist of the New York enz. professor of Journalism and been limited to 24 pages in order Siin, his columns are syndicated by Economics. to permit the senior class a larger King Features to more than 150 news issue.—EDITOR. papers. Financial Report of the University Official Bulletin UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME DEAR FRIENDS OF NOTRE DAME: Because rising prices, for some time past, have made it impossible to In accordance with established practice, the University presents herewith its forecast accurately, recent issues of statement of operations for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1945, as prepared by the BULLETIN OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME have stated that Pearson and Dwyer, certified public accountants, 111 West Monroe St., Chicago, 111. increases in the tuition and general fee may become necessary. As the OPERATIONS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 1945 University returns to the eighteen week semester in the 1946-47 school- RECEIVED: year, starting next September, an in From tuition and student fees; U. S. Navy; interest on general crease in rates of approximately 17% a semester is necessary to offset ris endowment; returns from scholarships; and from all auxiliary ing operating costs plus the expense operations, including athletics $4,207,213.70 of two weeks added to the semester. Lengthening of the semester from PAID OUT: 16 weeks to 18 weeks accounts im mediately for most of the increase, For the operation of all Colleges of the University—Arts and and the remainder is due to rising Letters, Science, Law, Engineering, and Commerce (including ad operating costs. While this latter part ministrative and faculty salaries, pensions, etc.) as well as opera of the increase is less than propor tionate to the Iiigher costs, maximum tion of the Graduate School; for interhall athletics, student activi use of facilities by the larger enroll ties, and publications; for operation of residence halls, dining ment holds the figure of increase be halls, infirmary, laundry, Rockne Memorial, golf course, and low what would be necessary if general maintenance 14,233,053.41 higher operating expense were the only factor involved. Net Loss from University and Auxiliary operations $ 25,839.71 A statement of account for the Sep tember semester will be mailed to each preregistered student approxi RECEIVED: mately three weeks before the start of the semester. From miscellaneous sources, exclusive of University and auxiliai-y E. J. Murray. operations (interest on investments, profits from sale of secui-i- Director of Students' Accounts ties, bad debt recoveries, property i-entals, etc.) . $ 30,030.63 Tune, 1946. Net credit to surplus (to be used for purchase of new laboratory, shop, classroom equipment, additions to libraries, for research, graduate departments, etc.) $ 4,190.92 WND Staff "Broadcast" From Annual Banquet While the amount to be credited to and that our facilities be maintained. Nights off for everybody come few surplus is very small compared with the The Alumni Fund played an all-import and far between in the radio business, figures involved in our operations, the ant part in carrying out these objectives. but the once a year exception at WND, administration is deeply grateful to God Costs in our graduate division have also Notre Dame, Ind., came last Wednesday that it was able to conclude one of the mounted steadily and the need of more as the station staff dined at the Oliver most critical years of its existence with endowment is great if this program is Hotel in South Bend. out drawing on its meagre reserves. to be continued. Everyone was there — producers, Within the next few months I will During the period ended June 30, 1945, actors, announcers, sound effects riien, publish our operating statement for the the civilian enrollment fell off sharply engineers, and advisers, besides a scat year ending June 30, 1946. The trend because of the war, and towards the tering of "impoi-ted actors" from St. of decreased enrollment alluded to above end of the period the number of Navy Mary's Academy. students trained on campus decreased continued until the last semester of the Special guests on hand were Col. and from 3,000 to 1,600. Our program with current scholastic year and the use of the United States Navy permitted a facilities by the' United States Navy Mrs. Hinkel, Mr. Richard Sullivan, Mr. '•'»covery of established cost only, and also decreased correspondingly. It is Francis Hanley, Mr. Cook, and Mr. the curtailment of this training program expected that student income from this McCarthy. resulted in an appreciable decrease in last semester will not offset the un No. 1 on Moderator Jim Kress's list income. Despite the higher costs of food, satisfactory results of our operations of speakers was Mr. Hinkel, head of. the of maintenance of University facilities, for the previous eight months. Your department of publicity, who related his despite mounting salaries for all Uni continued support during this difficult experiences with radio during- the war versity personnel, the administration is period of our reconversion will be deep in Italy. Besides WHOT's Mr. Cook proud to report that it was able to re- ly appreciated by myself and all mem and Mr. McCarthy, who spiced the meet fimd to the Navy a total of $43,000 bers of the administration. ing with some choice tales, Mr. Hanley during this period. Sincerely yours, adviser and member of the Notre Dame Art Department, went a step further, It was necessary even in this restricted (Rev.) J. HUGH O'DONNELL, C.S.C, imitating Winston Churchill and Mrs. operation that our faculty be retained, President of the University. Franklin Roosevelt on tours in Africa. NFCCS Representatives in Boston prevented Reverend Wm. Cunningham, C.S.C, from making the trip. for National Council Meeting Tom McCaffrey is representing the Vets club from Notre Dame, and with Representing Notre Dame this week sented at the Boston meeting. An ad the backing of the Ft. Wasme Regional at the national council meeting of the visory committee from the National Council, will seek the establishment of NFCCS being held in Boston are the Catholic Educational Association aided a national commission for Veterans Rev. Theodore Hesburgh, C.S.C, Pat the delegates in their work. Outstand Affairs, with the chairmanship being O'Meara and Thomas McCaffrey. The ing educational leaders present at the given to the Notre Dame group. Father NFCCS (National Federation of Catholic meeting were Archbishop Richard J. Hesburgh, as chaplain of the Notre College Students) council, made up of Cushing of Boston, Reverend Vincent Dame Vets Club, will urge the national delegates representing Catholic colleges Mooney, C.S.C, fonner national chap council to vote the commission into from all over the nation, is holding its lain of the NFCCS, and Reverend Frank action. Plans are already made on the most important meeting since its incep Furey, the president of Immaculata campus to put the commission to work, tion some nine years ago. College, Pennsylvania. Father Hes much work has been done, and ofiicial McCaffrey and Father Hesburgh left burgh is acting as regional chaplain of sanction of the federation is all that re Tuesday mox-ning on a United Air Lines the Fort Wayne Region because health mains. plane, arriving in Boston in time for the first session of the council meet Tuesday afternoon. O'Meara departed on the New York Central Pacemaker— SENIORS HAVE GAY BALL WEEKEND Monday, after failing to get peimission to make the trip by air. The conference closed last night and the delegates will make a report to the local council next week. As president of the Ft. Wayne Region of the NFCCS, O'Meara told the Boston meet of the activities of the six schools in the region and particularly the work of the Regional Congress held at Grand Rapids a few weeks ago. In his repoi-t he noted that the purpose of the federa tion is to assist both the colleges and the various student gi'oups or clubs, to give practical application to the teach ings of Holy Father and the Church's leaders regarding the formation of a Christian-minded apostolate among the Catholic laity and to contribute to the spreading and deepening of a highly trained Catholic opinion. Much importance is attached to this national council meeting because the NFCCS is beginning its postwar, pro gram with a detailed internal and ex ternal expansion. The Boston gathering planned to rewrite the federation's con stitution, foi-mulate national and region Candlelight dinner at the Oliver. al plan activities for the 1946-47 school year, including a national congress, and The seniors forgot their w^orries of tary Room was the main ball room, and discuss and take action in matters con passing their last examination at Notre the two large adjoining rooms The Kose cerning relationship of the federation Dame last weekend'and held one of the Room and The Gold Room—were trans- with Pax Romana and other internation best senior weekends ever experienced fonned into comfortable lounges for the al student organizations. at this university. The fun of the 1946 evening. Relative to the Pax Romana inter senior weekend will remain in the mem The seniors and their guests welcomed national meeting to be held in Switzer ories of the potential graduates long the change from foi-mal dress to sport land this summer, the Notre Dame dele after the examination material has been clothes for the Saturday afternoon jun gation to Boston planned to propose forgotten. ket at The American Legion Lodge and Vincent Hogan, Notre Dame gi-aduate Lincoln Park in Mishawaka. T-shirts re student, as a national officer in the With a background of candlelight and placed stiff collars for the Saturday af NFCCS because he is attending the meet flowers, the 1946 Senior Ball Weekend fair. A picnic lunch was served at the in Europe and will be able to represent was ushered in last Friday night at The lodge and the seniors danced to the best the Federation there. At the' present Oliver Hotel. name bands in the country: through a Hogan is in New York, making prepara Beautiful girls from all over the coun juke box. Refreshments were served, tions for his trip to the continent. try—girls from as far as Boston and and a community sing to the accom A dozen regions and some 20 national Spokane—graced the candlelight dinner paniment of a piano and a French horn commissions were expected to be repre table and then the dance floor. The Ro was the highlight of the evening. Rauget Compares College Life "Scholastic" Awarded in Interview at YCS Meeting Ail-American Rating The Notre Dame SCHOLASTIC was Andre Rauget, for the past three revolution taking place in one's pei-sonal awarded All-American Honor Rating by yeai'S president of Student Catholic Ac life, in society and in the Church itself. the Associated Collegiate Press in its tion in France, is at present on a study What was his thought on the religious 34th All-American Critical Service. The tour of several months in Canada and trend in France? Is there any hope? SCHOLASTIC and the Annapolis Log were the United States. He kindly volun There is great hope, he thought. One of the only entries in the college news teered the following information to a the hopeful factors in the present magazine class to receive the i-ating. campus inter\newer during his recent French situation is the vigor and The award was given for last se stay at the University on the occasion strength of the Popular Republican mester's issues. Frank Grimaldi was of the final meeting of the local YCS Movement (MRP) which bases its ac editor of the SCHOLASTIC during the groups. tion on Christian Democratic principles winter semester. Asked what major difference he no and whose organizers come from the In the newspaper class, the following ticed offhand between the French and ranks of Student and Worker Catholic were judged the 1946 pacemakers: North the American universities, Rauget re Action in France. "During those terrible Texas State College Campus Chat, So. marked that the scholastic programs years (of the occupation)," Rauget California Daily Trojan, Wayne Univer appear quite different. The European stated, "the lay apostles of the special sity Detroit Collegian, Los Angeles City university does not make the distinction ized Catholic Action movements have College Los Angeles Collegian, Univer between gi-aduate and post-graduate lived through pei-haps, the most beauti sity of Minnesota Daily, and Willamette courses. The college culminating in the ful pages of their history. In spite of University Collegian. Bachelor degree and the university the absence of numerous leaders, who granting higher degrees are two sepa- were drafted into the army in 1939 and i-ate and distinct levels of education. many of whom spent five years as pris- Elect James Sullivan Nor do the French universities provide oners-of-war in Gei-many, in spite of the doi-mitory facilities, a fact which makes di\ision of France into three zones, al K. of C. Grand Knight most hermetically closed against one their campus much less an organic unit. The University of Notre Dame council another, in spite of the forced labor de Rauget thought that the relations be No. 1477, Knights of Columbus held a portations of thousands of members, the tween students and professors were much special welcome meeting for the recent vexations of the censorship in the freer and more cordial in this country ly initiated members of the John E. Southern zone and the Gestapo in the than in France. The difference is no Chevigny class Tuesday night in the Northern zone, in spite of the final pro doubt due to the fact that the European council clubrooms in Walsh Hall. At hibition of all activities, the closing and university developed against a back this meeting, the last of the semester, placing under seal of the headquarters ground of class diffei-ences whei-eas the officers were elected for the coming year. American university has been greatly in Paris and the arrest of the Chaplains, Grand Knight for the coming year is influenced by the democratic ideal. In the movement never ceased to grow and James Sullivan. The other officers are: general, he noticed that the American to win the confidence of the people." Deputy Grand Knight—James Webb; student is more cordial, simple, realistic As a final request Rauget urged that Chancellor—Arthur McGrath; Warden and technically minded, less complicated there be on the part of the students of —Joseph Sobek; Advocate—Fred Early; than the Fi-ench student, perhaps also the United States, especially the Catho reelected Treasurer—Bill McShay; re less preoccupied with intellectual and lic students, a deep awareness of their elected Recorder—John Galloway; and artistic pursuits. responsibilities as leadei's not only of Guards—John Dee and Geoi-ge Engler. Since Rauget came principally to their nation but of the world and there make contact with YCS', student Catho fore that they participate as much as lic Action, he was asked what difference possible in the international student he found between the two groups, those gatherings where an international stu BX Not to Accept Books of the United States and the European dent movement and opinion is being For Resale Until Sept. models with which he was familiar. He forged. It would be tragic if we left the thought that while they differed consid formation of an international student The Notre Dame Student Book Ex erably in methods and techniques of the organization and student opinion to the change (BX) will te unable to accept apostolate, due to the different psycholo leftist forces alone. Rauget was delegate students' books for resale at the close gy and character of the American stu to the International Youth Congress in of the present semester. This action is dent, he thought that he had discovered London last year where regretfully the necessary because space is not available here the same spirit as elsewhere. There Communists were definitely swinging for storage of the books during the sum was a real spiritual life lived in and things in the Communist direction. mer. Furthermore it is not possible to acquired through team work, a common determine at this time what books will effoi-t to find Christ in the student be required next fall. Those now having world. In both groups he found a pre Vice Admirol Murray books entrusted to the BX are requested occupation on the part of the student Vice Admiral George D. Murray, to call for them as soon as possible. in Catholic Action to consider himself U.S'.N., commandant of the Ninth naval The BX will resume operations at the responsible for his own world both as district, arrived at the St. Joseph county start of the fall semester and will ac regards the personnel and the school airport Thursday, June 6. Coming from cept books for resale at that time only. society; a greater realization of social Great Lakes, 111., he was met by Capt. Students are urged to retain their books problems and a practical concern for J. Richard Barry, U.S.N., commandant and bring them in upon their return in the intellectual mission of the student, of the naval training units at the Uni September. Sale of books to commercial namely the search for truth. Both here versity. The vice admiral returned to operators results in financial loss to the and abroad Catholic Action is more a Great Lakes the same afternoon after student and aggravates an already acute life to be lived than an organization, a a visit with Capt. Barry. shortage of texts on the campus. 8 Prof. Rauch Delivers Cardinal Tien Returns Funeral Services Held Graduation Address After Visit to U. S. on Notre Dame Campus Cardinal Tien, S.V.D., first Chinese Rufus W. Eauch, Professor of English ever to be made a Cardinal and who vis Funei'al services for Rev. Francis Literature, gave the Commencement ad ited Notre Dame recently as guest of McBride, C.S.C, former Superior of dress at Villa Marie College, Erie, Pa., Father O'Donnell, president of the Uni Holy Cross College, Washington, D. C, June 6. The Most Rev. John Mark versity, has returned to Peking, his new Gannon, Bishop of Erie and Chancellor and one of the most prominent and be archiepiscopal see, after completing a of the College, presided. loved priests of the Congregation of tour of the United States, which fol Holy Cx-oss, were held Tuesday, June 11, The subject of Mr. Eauch's address lowed his elevation last Febiiiary in in Sacred Heax-t Church on the Notre was "The Two Cities." Using the great Rome. He flew to China. text of St. Augustine, "Two loves have Cardinal Tien attended a Solemn Dame campus. Mass coram Cardinale in St. Mary's built two cities," from The City of God, Father McBx-ide, one of the outstand Cathedral in S'an Francisco. After the he pointed out what are the tensions ing mox-al theologians and canonists in Mass, the Cardinal commented biiefly through history of the two ultimately the nation, died Saturday, June 8, at on America through his secz-etary. Fa opposed positions with regard to man, Notre Dame during a visit to the cam ther John Vos, S.V.D., Avho declared: the meaning of time, the existence of pus. Death was due to a heart condition. God and the primacy of the spiritual "His Eminence has found the Ameri ordei'. The cleavage between the two can people kind and friendly and he ad The well-known priest, who had been Cities rises from the lives of individual mires the peace and order of this land." teaching moral theology at Holy Cross men to the surface of history, and in College for the past 25 years, was bom such times as the present, he said, the King's Faculty House in New York City, educated in Canada ideological conflicts within civilization and joined the Canadian province of the Will Be Renovated Congregation of Holy Cross. become more clear and nearly total, for A permit for extensive renovations to the individual and for society, in the the former Eileen Tourist Home, 63 N. Rev. Christopher O'Toole, C.S.C, vice- struggle between a secular materialism Rover St., Wilkes-Bari-e, to be occupied provincial of the Congregation of Holy and Christian belief and action. From as a residence by the faculty of King's Cross, sang the funeral Mass. Rev. invisible beginnings, made in the inner College, was issued to the Sordoni Con Joseph A. Kehoe, C.S.C, prefect of dis most secret of the human heart, in its struction Company recently by Edward cipline at Notre Dame, and Rev. Leonard choice of loves, to the cataclysms of war Eyerman, city building inspector. The Collins, C.S.C, served as deacons at the and horror, the two Cities engage them work will cost approximately |10,000. funeral Mass. Father McBride's many selves in confused combat and disengage fx-iends among the faculty and Congrega The work -will include painting, re themselves into opposed camps of truth tion of Holy Cross at Notre Dame paid lighting, bathroom rearrangement, plas and ei-ror, of good and evil. He suggest their last respects at the funeral. tering, linoleum and tile work within ed to the graduates that it is the voca the three-story brick building. tion of every educated Christian to try The only other knowTX surviving rela The work is scheduled to be com earnestly to know the truth, to work for tive in addition to Rev. Patrick McBride, pleted by July 15, after which the resi it and to follow it wherever it may lead. C.S.C, bx-other of the deceased pinest, dence will be occupied by eight mem and faculty member of St. Edward's With the vision of intellectual and bers of the college faculty who \vill be College, Austin, Texas, is their sister. spiritual truth, of moral righteousness, assigned from Notre Dame and St. Ed Miss Anna McBride, of North Adams, and of the radiance of beauty in man's ward's University, Austin, Texas. Mass. creation and in God's, Mr. Rauch said, the Catholic life finds its fulfillment in a trinity of absolute values, consum mated in supernal Love. "The two Cit SPEAKING OF SCHOOLS ies, built by two loves," he concluded, By JOSEPH C. HYAN "await you. You have made your choice. More truly, it must be said, you have Oftentimes we speak of universities like Cornell, Purdue cmd Santa Clara, been chosen." but do we know just where they cae located? Is the University of Arizona at Phoenix or Tucson? A test like this may reveal our ignorance. Listed to the left ore twelve institutions of higher learning, to the right the cities and towns SAC Collects $575 where they are located. Can you pair off the right city or town with each school? For Starving Europe If you get fewer than nine right you're not doing so well. For the answers turn to Page 23. The Student Activities Council in an nouncing that approximately §575.00 1—Dartmouth College .-a—^Lexington was collected in the recent drive for the 2—University of Florida.. -b—Pittsburgh starving peoples of Europe, thanked all 3—Smith College ..c—^Northampton those who contributed to this worthy 4—^University of Missouri -d—^New Brunswick cause. 5—University of Colorado...... e—^Hanover Joe O'Toole was appointed by the SAC 6—^Duquesne University ..J—^Eugene as head cheer leader for the coming year. 7—^Rutgers University. .-g—^Boulder Fx-ed Hoover, a member of the council, 8—Radcliffe College -h—Gainesville was appointed to be one of the judges 9—Gonzaga University. -i—Columbia to select the members of the cheer lead 10—University of Kentucky... _}—Spokane ing squad. Rev. Joseph Kehoe, C.S.C, 11—University of Maryland.. ._k—Cambridge and the head cheer leader will make up 12—^University of Oregon ..J—College Park the selection board. Scholastic Photo Contest Edmund Wilk of Cavanaugh Hall won first prize in the SCHOLASTIC'S first an nual photographic contest, and second and third prizes went to Donald L. White of Howard Hall. White, whose photos won four of the top seven prizes, also received two of the four honorable mentions awarded. One, entitled "Ballet Fistic" was a pic ture taken at the Bengal Bouts, and the other a shot of the Dome snapped at the enti-ance to the quadrangle. Da^^d Pfuntner, Zahm Hall, with a picture en titled "Mirrored Stillness," an across- the- lakes shot, and Chuck Perrin vnth a shot taken from the bottom of the Above. View of Sacred Heart Church snapped from the base of the statue of the Sacred Heart directly in front of the Main Building—First prize photo taken by Edmund Wilk, Cavanaugh Hall. Left, the Rockne Memorial in Mid winter—Second prize winner, by Donald L. White. Howard Hall. "O-o-o-o" was Photographer White's caption for his third prize winner taken at the Bengal Bouts, at right. 10 steps at the grotto which he called N.D. Commerce Forum O'Brien, and Program Chainnan Rolan "Stepping Stones to Sanctity," received do Duarte. the other two honorable mentions. i-ioids Annual Banquet Guests of the evening were Dean James E. McCarthy, Professor Raymond Prizes of ten dollars for first, five for The Commerce Forum banquet, under Kent, and Professor Le Claire H. Eells. second, three for third, and two for the direction of Jim Whalen with the honorable mention will be awarded to able assistance of Mike Yarbinet, was the winners. In addition to the money held Thursday evening in the old fash To Ordain 20 Priests prizes, certificates will be given to the ioned but beautiful dining room of the at Ceremonies June 24 seven winners. The awards will be made Oldenburg Inn. The annual banquet cli maxed a successful Forum season. Pro At impressive ceiemonies, twenty at the SCHOLASTIC dinner Monday, June members of the Congregation of Holy 17. fessor Francis J. O'Malley of the Eng lish department was the principal Cross will be elevated to the priesthood It was originally planned to award speaker of the evening. on June 24th at 8:00 a.m., in Sacred 12 honorable mentions, but due to the Heart Church. The Sacrament of Holy John Vaughan, graduating senior fact that only a limited number of the Orders will be conferred by His Ex from Wellesley, Mass., acted as toast- photographs were considered of prize- cellency, the Most Rev. John Fi-ancis master. John introduced Mr. O'Malley, winning caliber, the judges selected Noll, D.D., bishop of Fort Wayne. who gave a very enlightening talk en only four. Many of the photographs sub The candidates for the priesthood are titled "Education For What?" in which mitted were snapshots whose composi as follows: the Rev. Messrs., Ralph B. he discussed the current problems and tion and quality were poor. Davis, William F. Hickens, John M. recent trends in education. The speaker Sheridan, Anthony J. Lauck, Charles R. The judges of the contest were Eev. also elaborated on his concept of the Hauser, Joseph W. Rehage, Howard A. Edward Keller, C.S.C, well-known cam purpose of education. Knhns, Henry E. Malone, Joseph F. pus photographer, who was chairman of Professor Edmund A. Smith, assistant Murphy, Casimir J. Czaplicki, Joseph A. the board of judges; Professor Frank dean of the College of Commerce and Rogusz, Paul E. Waldschmidt, Geor'ge G. Hanley of the Department of Fine Arts; faculty moderator of the Forum, pre Cockshott, William J. Brinker, John F. Dale Murphy and Ralph Henning, sented a plaque to Jim Whalen. This Daly, Allen L. Cormiei", James P. Doll, South Bend THbune photographers who award, donated each semester by Mr. Walter W. GofF, Robert J. Lochner and recently won four top awards in the Smith, is given to the member of the John J. Pajme. 1946 Indiana Associated Press Photo Forum who presents the most outstand After the ceremony, the newly- Contest; and Edward Meehan, national ing paper during the school tenn. ordained priests will confer their first advertising manager of the Tribune. blessing on the Community, their rela- • Retiring President Bill Carbine, on The photos were judged on the basis of fives and friends after which they will behalf of the Forum members, present quality, subject matter, angles, composi entrain for their respective parishes ed Mr. Smith with a beautiful gift in tion, and photography as a whole. where they ^^^ll celebrate their first acknowledgment of his help and coopei'- Solemn High Mass. The students are ation during the semester. The winning photographs are the cordially in^^ted to attend this ceremony property of the SCH0L.4STIC. All others Toastmaster Vaughan introduced the which for most is one rarely witnessed who submitted photographs may obtain newly elected Forum officers: President them at the Publications Office, 118 Tom McMahon, Vice President Dan Main Building. Daniszewicz, Publicity Director Frank Phiiadeipiiia Club to Hold Summer Formol The Philadelphia Club will hold its Summer Formal at the White Marsh Country Club in Philadelphia on July 19 in conjunction uith the Alumni Club,. Art Coughlan, the campus club presi dent, announced Wednesday after re ceiving a telegi-am from the alumni or ganization. Jim Webb and Bill Meehan are in charge of making arrangements for the campus club. Admission to the dance will be $3.50, and tickets can be pur chased at 107 Sorin Hall. N. D. Hoopsfer in Army Noi-man E. Mirrington, ex Notre Dame courtman, has reported to Com pany A, 3rd Medical Training Battalion, Army Sei-vice Forces Training Center, Fort Sam Houston, Texas, for basic training. Pvt. Mirrington, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Mirrington of 356 70th St., Niagara Falls, N. Y., is a two-year letterman on the Notre Dame basketball team where he played forward. Mirring ton held an athletic scholarship while studying towards an A.B. in economics. 11 ^o 3^oi§t c^nchor ^fm ice, relieved Captain Burnett, who was made Commanding Officer of the USS Califomia. In February, 1943, still another naval activity was based at Notre Dame. The "specialist" school, whose course of work was intended primarily for engineering graduates, be- cam-e a part of the University. During its span from Febru ary, 1948, until October, 1944, 2,100 o-:ficers attended the school and received specialized training. The V-12 and Marine units were to be the final naval Notre Dame's five year enviable record of service to the activities to be stationed at Notre Dame arrived on July 1, United States Navy will come to a close June 30 when the 1943. It was during this period of time that naval personnel remaining units based on the campus are decommissioned. on the campus reached an all-high of 3,200 men. The spring of 1941 inaugurated the Navy's introduction As time progressed the might of the American armed to the campus of Notre Dame. The NROTC unit, composed forces began to be felt by the aggressor nations; the allies of 165 ti-ainees selected from civilian students then attending penetrated deeper into enemy held territory and the w^ar the University, was founded. Captain H. P. Burnett was ap news became more favorable. With the gradual turn of pointed Commanding Officer. events the personnel of the naval units was decreased. The marine unit became the first casualty when it left the cam -The beginning of the recent global conflict found our pus in November, 1944. navy with a dearth of competently trained officers. Father O'Donnell extended the complete facilities of the University Midshipmen School Decommissioned to the Na\Tr Department. The V-7 program designed pri The allies were on the march. D day and the long await marily for those students who had completed their college ed allied invasion of Europe arrived. V-E day symbolized work, or soon would be receiving their degrees, was respon the downfall of tyranny in Europe. The much hoped for day sible for the arrival of another naval unit at Notre Dame. arrived August 15, 1945, when Japan, the lone survivor of This unit, the indoctrination school, prepared trainees for the once powerful axis, succumbed to allied military might. midshipman school at Abbott Hall in Chicago. The conclusion of the war was to affect tha Notre Dame Founded in October, 1942 naval units. The midshipmen school, then a familiar pait of the campus, sent out its final class of newly-commissioned Then, in October, 1942, the Notre Dame United States ensigns and the school itself was decommissioned in Novem Naval Reserve Midshipmen School was founded. Future ber, 1945, and the colors presented to the University. would-be officers from every state in the union entered the portals of Notre Dame to begin their final 16 weeks before The decommissioning of the midshipmen school found receiving their "gold braid." It was at this time that Cap only three navy units remaining. These were the NROTC, tain J. Richard Barry, a veteran of 37 years of naval serv- V-12 and V-5 units, which had been materially decreased in Notre Dcone NROTC unit standing Captcdn's Inspection. 12 to Sy^otre ante we zjears on Uampus size since the ending- of the war. "Now, only a few weeks remain until these units will be decommissioned, and with their decommissioning Notre Dame will once again revert to a civilian status. The familiar blue, white, and khaki uniforms Avill surrender to the more con ventional civilian garb. The everyday fonnations and the stirring marches will be a thing of the past. The echo of a platoon leader calling "wun, hup two" will be only a memory. The Notre Dame naval units have been accorded the highest praise by the Navy Department. The middle school was recognized as one of the finest in the country. Command ing O-ificers were always happy to welcome officei's commis sioned at Notre Dame because they knew of the high quali even when faced with ovei-whelming odds. ties and the excellence of training these officers possessed. Notre Dame will remember her navy men. They quickly The NROTC unit has long been noted for the fine train became a part of Notre Dame. Their uniforms were always ing given to men enrolled in this program. Its facilities, a part of extracurricular activities. They contributed both shared, with the midshipmen school, are modern, and the to the social and athletic tradition of Notre Dame. Many of practical work as well as the theory comprising it is stressed them plan to attend Notre Dame once again, and Notre to provide the utmost in training. The rifle team, which re Dame will welcome them back as she welcomed them five cently placed second in a nation-wide competition, is a fur years ago. ther example of the high morale and efficiency of the unit. For the excellence of its publication—the Irish Pennant, the unit was awarded a Letter of Commendation by the Navy Department. The final class of Ensigns will be commissioned June 30. Theirs will be the distinction of being the last class to receive their commissions from the University. This class will be one of the largest, numbering 140 men. Thirty-five other trainees who are eligible to be commissioned but who prefer inactive duty are to be discharged and then commissioned. The re maining 186 RO's and V-12's are to be sent to separation centers to procure their discharges. The trainees enrolled in the V-5 program will remain on active duty, some attending summer school and others based at naval air stations. Notre Dame may well point with pride to a job well done. During this five year period she has sent forth 11,790 ensigns who have served with distinction on the field of battle. These men, though their stay at Notre Dame was short, ab sorbed the dignity and culture for which the University is famous. Navy Men Will Remember Men who have received their commissions here will re member Notre Dame—her beautiful campus and its serenity and peace. They will remember the Golden Dome surmounted by the statue of Our Lady who is in constant vigilance over the lives and destinies of her students. In their memories will remain the never-say-die spirit of her athletic teams Color guard of NROTC unit passes in review. 13 To Hold Eleventh and Final Naval Silver Jubilee For Ball at Palais Royale Tonight Two N. D. Priests Of local interest is the proximity of the twenty-fifth anniversary of ordina The eleventh and final naval ball wll For those not fortunate enough to attend tion to the pi-iesthood of two members begin at 9:00 tonight when gay couples the ball there Avill be a broadcast over of the Congregation of Holy Cross, the throng into the Palais Royale. The ball one of the local stations. Revs. Kerndt M. Healy, C.S.C, and ^\'ill be the culmination of the social The revelry is slated to continue until Henry Glueckert, C.S.C. Both spent events given by the members of the 1:00 in the morning. The guests will then practically all their priesthood years in NROTC, V-12 and V-5 units. be escorted to their residences and the loyal service at the University of Notre trainees will begin their trek back to The Palais Royale has been trans Dame. formed by Paul Rerkopf and his staff of their quarters to secure a few hours of Father Healy, ordained on June 26, decorators. Instead of choosing a theme sleep in order to fortify themselves for 1921, became assistant editor of The Ave for the decorations, as has been the cus the remainder of the week-end. Maria, serving under the beloved Father tom in the past, the decorations for this Saturday morning Captain J. Richard Hudson until 1928. In 1928 he was ball have been designed primarily for Barry, commanding officer of the Notre named Master of Novices, a post he held beauty. The results of this new idea will Dame naval unit, will hold a review and until 1937. He served on the Council of be pleasing to all. present the %\nnning colors to the com the Provincial until 1940 when he be pany placing highest in the company Soft and romantic music, character came Assistant Pi-ovincial. Since 1945 competition. Later in the day the navy istic of all navy balls, will be furnished he has been devoting his time between halls will be open for inspection by the by Ronnie Stevens and his band. Stev assisting in the Provincial Council and guests of the trainees. ens, a comparative newcomer in the field the teaching of English at Notre Dame. of music, has had many successful en There wil be an informal get-together gagements, among them the University and dance at the Rotai-y Room of the Father Glueckert, ordained in June of Iowa and the Band Box in Chicago. Oliver Saturday night for the trainees 26, 1921, did graduate research at the His band is composed entirely of ex- and their guests. Many of the navy sec Catholic University of America until GI's. Marv Simon is featured on the tions are planning special parties for 1923. Since then he has served in vari trumpet and Johnny Palmer will en this night. ous capacities at Notre Dame being suc hance the music with his songs. Sunday, the traditional day of rest, cessively Rector of Old Freshman Hall, Lyons Hall, Dillon, Howard and current Jack Schneider, chainnan, was striken will be a welcome time for the trainees ly Alumni Hall. Outstanding as a scholar with appendicitis a week ago and will be and their guests. A large number of the in the Humanities, he has taught Latin unable to attend the ball tonight. His couples will attend Mass on the campus. to generations of students. date, Jay Keating, is from Wilmette, Other couples will attend services of Illinois. their denomination in Svjuth Bend. Sun Both Jubilarians have expressed a As the couples enter they will be day afternoon will probably be spent wish to spend their anniversary day greeted by Captain J. Richard Barry, taking in a restful movie. quietly. Their many friends, however, commanding officer of the naval units; Later in the day the guests will be will remember them gratefully in their Commander George Hutchinson, execu leaving for their home towns; then come prayers. And to both the SCHOLASTIC tive officer; Lieut. Comdr. Michael Cen- the sad goodbyes, but all extends a fervent Ad Multos Annos. sale, aide to the executive officer; Harold couples will cherish the Huling, batallion commander; Pat Stan memory of Notre Dame's ton, acting chairman and Miss Ann Drie- eleventh and final naval belbis, Pat's date. ball. The ball tonight will reflect many new and novel ideas, one of which is the election of a queen. The practice in the past was to declare the date of the chair man queen of the ball. Six men, elected by the members of the unit, w^ill vote for the queen and the five members of her court. Another new idea will be the "pin ning" of the graduate dates. The men who will receive their commissions at the end of this term •will present their dates with a miniature officer's crest in signia of sterling silver. The customary kiss will foUowl Two dances have been set aside for the graduates and their dates. The couples will be presented with beautiful leather bids which will serve as souvenirs of tlie occasion. The girls •will be given gardenia corsages flown from California. Was Jaye Keating During the course of the evening, those Guest of Honor couples who wish a permanent record of the night's festivities will have the op ,, -' 'i¥ portunity to have their pictures taken. 14 \t Scholastic Sports Section ^ Irish End Season with Sailors; Netters End With Win Have Curtain Call with Alunnni Over Hiiitoppers, 8-1 It wasn't a very pleased tennis team By DAVE WAHNER that returned from Northwestern two weeks ago with its second consecutive The baseball team rings down the cur to pull it out of the fire but fell a iim tain on its regular 1946 season June 16 shy when "Rebel" Raba, the tying mn, defeat marked into the records, and this against the Great Lakes Bluejackets at was out at the plate stretching a robust group of racqueteers fully intended doing the Naval Training Station. But on June triple into a not so robust homer. something about it. So the Irish netters 29 it will come back for a brief curtain "Kewp" Barrett will probably do the went out last Saturday, glided through call performance against the Noti'e Dame chucking against the Gobs Sunday in six singles victories and an 8-1 match Alumni, which was recently scheduled as what might very well be his last pitch one part of Alumni Reunion Day. Fol ing chore for Notre Dame. He has a five triumph over Marquette's Hiiitoppers. lowing the Michigan game last Saturday won, two lost record this season, both Capt. Bill Tullymade short work of head Coach Jake Kline departed for New losses incurred at the hands of his old Jim Walt, beating him, 6-2, 6-1, but Harry England to put things in order for his nemesis, Michigan. For the past three Erd and Artie Hoffman were even faster, Bennington (Vt.) team of the Northern seasons Barrett's brilliant pitching and as they disposed of Ken Ehmeier, 6-0, League which he will manage this sum hitting has caught the eye of many an 6-1, and Bill Bintz, 6-1, 6-2, and were mer. Also, Kline will be one of four west organized ball scout as has the hitting sitting in the stands as the tall Navy- ern college coaches on hand today in and all around savoire faire of his bat side netter left the court. Ed Caparo Boston directing the play of the West tery mate, Capt. Tom Sheehan. Very finished up Jim Doran, 6-4, 6-2,—and ern Collegiate All-Stars against the definitely bowing out of the Notre Dame George Ratterman clinched ,the match Eastern Collegiate All-Stars. In his ab athletic picture at the close of the dia with a 6-1, 8-6 victory over Gene Goeb. sence Assistant Coach Wally Lemm and mond season are Bill Hassett and Frank Ted Lyons made it 6-0 with a 9-7, 6-2 Bernie Crimmins will take over. Gilhooley, a great find for a pay for play win over Ray Sullivan. Last Saturday's game with the Wolv club whose hustle and cool-headedness erines was as interesting a game as the has spurred many a rally, many a vic Tully and Ratterman paired to beat customers could have wished. Notre tory for Notre Dame on the diamond and Walt and Ebmeier, 6-0, 6-3, but Goeb Dame overcame a first inning 4-0 Mich basketball court. and Doran nullified the win, topping Erd igan lead, going ahead 5-4 in the fourth. Going into the Bradley Tech game last and Bud Seghers, 6-3, 9-7. Tyke Hart- Then Michigan went to work and made Wednesday the Irish had won ten, lost man and Hoffman took the iinal match, it 9-5. Selecting the dramatic last half six for the season. Following is the indi beating Bintz and Sullivan, 6-3, 6-1. of the ninth, the Irish tried desperately vidual composite record of the squad: The netters \vill be inactive until the Intercollegiates starting June 24th at BASEBALL STATISTICS Evanston, 111. Tully, Ratterman, Erd, (Including Michigan game, June 8) and the winner of the Joe Brown-Artie Players AB. R. H. Av. PO A. E. Fl. Av. Hoffman playoff match will represent Notre Dame. Jack Mayo, If 72 11 30 .417 24 3 2 .931 Tom Sheehan, c 62 10 23 .371 94 13 0 1.000 Coach Walter Langford announced Elmer Raba, rf 54 9 19 .352 25 4 3 .907 last Aveek, as the Irish concluded the Jack Barrett, p 24 5 8 .333 1 11 2 .857 season with a 6-3 record, that eight men Ed Cordasco, 3b 3 11 .333 1 4 0 1.000 had been recommended to the Faculty Ray Petrzelka, lb 40 6 13 .325 106 4 9 .924 Athletic Board for letters. The mono Dick Kluck, p 13 3 4 .308 1 10 0 1.000 gram nominees include Tully, Ratterman, Dick Smullen, p 10 2 3 .300 1 10 1 .917 Brown, Caparo, Erd, Hoifman, Lyons, Frank Gilhooley, cf 71 17 20 .282 30 0 1 .968 and Hartman, who cinched his place on Benny Kozlik, 2b 47 10 13 .277 34 29 8 .869 the list by virtue of his doubles victory Bill Hassett, ss 45 3 9 .200 21 39 3 .968 Saturday. Frank Ciszczon, 3b 4 11 .250 0 2 0 1.000 Tom Lavery, 3b 23 1 4 .174 8 10 2 .900 Stan Krivik, lb 29 2 5 .172 46 3 2 .942 The ND Cheer Leaders wish to Joe Gehring, rf 16 0 2 .125 4 1 1 .833 announce that they are in need of Walt Mahann^xh, p 13 1 0 .000 1 6 0 1.000 new cheers for next fall's football Pete Koblesh, ss 17 3 1 .056 13 13 3 .897 season. Prizes will be awarded to Tom Clemente, ph 2 0 0 .000 0 0 0 .000 the students whose cheers are ac Tom Coccitti, ph 1 0 .0 .000 0 0 0 .000 cepted. Think it over during the Jim Presley, c 0 0 0 .000 3 0 0 1.000 Slimmer and watch The SCHO Bill Sherman, p OOP .000 0 0 0 .000 LASTIC'S first issue next semes Totals 611 95 173 .283 452 209* 43 .939 ter for the date of the contest (Continued on page 19) 15 as yet, he leans toward a pi'ofessional career, possibly in Law. However, his big concern at the moment is the C.C.C. INTI^CDUCINe Meet at Milwaukee, Wisconsin, tomorrow and doing his bit to salvage some glory By JIM CLEMENS for the Irish in the waning track cam paign. One of the bright lights in a rather clocked in 2:04 for the half mile, and drab outdoor ti-ack season for Coach leaping 19' 11%" into the sawdust pit. Seven Grid Candidates Elvin R. "Doc" Bandy's blue and gold These points helped the Mount to the clad thinlies is Raymond John Emman team championship, their second in a Receive Hering Award uel Sobota, steady and dependable quar row during Ray's tenure on the squad. Seven candidates for the 1946 Notre ter and half miler from Wilkes-Barre, Dame football team are to be honored Pennsylvania. Following his graduation in June, 1945, Ray came to the Irish campus in with Frank E. Hering medals as the Ray was born in New York City, July of that year, and immediately result of outstanding work during the February 7, 1928, but went to live with started training for the cross-country spring practice session recently con his uncle, the Very Rev. Msgr. John S. squad. Ray was the sixth man among cluded. The selections were made on Sobota, in Wilkes-Barre upon the death the Irish harrier last season and used a combined decision of Coach Frank of his mother and father when he was the training to good advantage in pre Leahy and his assistants. very young. He spent the early years paring himself for the nigged indoor Jim Mai-tin, freshman fi-om Cleveland, of his youth at Mt. St. Joseph Academy, campaign to follow. was picked as the best blocking end. a semi-military school, situated near Ziggy Czarobski, Chicago junior back Newburgh, New York, overlooking the from the Navy, won the selection as the historic and beautiful Hudson Valley. best blocking tackle. John Mastrangelo, After he graduated from Mt. St. NOTRE DAA1E5 Vandergrift, Pa., sophomore, who was Joseph, Ray matriculated for four years DEPENDnBLE picked as the "lineman of the week" last at Mt. St. Michael High School in the season following the 6-6 NaA^y game, Bronx, New York, stronghold of some was chosen as the best blocking guard. of the finest athletic teams in that city, The best blocking center was Bill Walsh, and a school which has made some out 18-year old Phillipsburgh, N. J., sopho standing contributions to Notre Dame more. George Ratterman, Navy R.O.- teams in the persons of "Zeke" O'Con T.C. quarterback from Cincinnati, was nor, Steve Provost, John Lyons, Tom picked as the best passer and the hard Cost«;llo, and Jeriy Begley, to name only est driving back award went to fullback a few. Jim Mello, West Warmck, R. I., junior, who is another Navy returnee. Frank Ray started at the Mount in 1941 Tripucka, Bloomfield, N. J., frosh quar but it wasn't until the cross-country terback, was picked as the most im season of 1943 that he earned his first proved player. varsity monogram. Thereafter, the slender youth, who totes 162 lbs., on a The Hei'ing awards, named after one 6' 1" frame, won four more letters at of Noti-e Dame's early grid coaches, were track as the Mount awards individual first given by the late Knute K. Rockne, monograms for cross-country, indoor as an added incentive for boys taking and outdoor track. part in spring practice. Coach Leahy, Running both the quarter and half himself, received the medal as the out In his junior year, Ray negotiated mile in his fix-st season of collegiate standing center following the spring the mile in the creditable time of 4:45, competition, Ray was a consistent per workouts in 1928. Leahy later became but his coach soon realizing that the former and turned in the highly credi a varsity tackle. lanky youngster had the makings of a table times of :51.1 for the quarter and brilliant quarter and half miler, trained 1:58.8 for the half. While he didn't him for the shorter distances and thus win any individual firsts, he captured prepared him for his future career on numerous seconds and thirds, and was Inferhall Baseball the cinder paths. a valuable man on the Irish two mile Ray really came into his own in his relay team. Scores of games played during the final year at the Mount when he turned past week: Alumni 4, Walsh 4; Cava- in an eye-raising 2:03 half mile while Though the current outdoor season naugh 9, Dillon 2; S'orin 6, St. Ed's 2; running the open leg of the two mile was bereft of any Irish dual victories, B-P 6, Zahm 2; Dillon 9, Walsh 2; and relay at the Indoor Metropolitan A.A.U. the running of the youthful Ray has B-P 13, Alumni 2. Standings of the championships. The Mount took second been all that could be desired. Posting league including game of June 11: a :50.5 quarter in which he ran second in this race which was won by Bishop W. L. Pet. Loughlin of Brooklyn, annually the king to Michigan's Hugh Short, and a 1:57 half at the Drake Relays, Ray has given Breen-Phillips 6 0 1.000 pin of New York schoolboy track cir Zahm 4 1 .800 cles. every evidence that he will be the man to chase to the tape in the seasons to Cavanaugh .....3 2 .600 In the outdoor campaign, Ray cli come. Sorin 3 2 .600 maxed a brilliant season by gi-abbing St. Ed's 2 3 .400 two seconds in the 880 and broad jump Currently a first semester sophomore, Alumni 2 3 .400 in the Bronx-Westchester C.H.S.A.A. Ray is in the College of Arts and Letters Dillon 1 5 ,167 Track and Field championships, being and, while he hasn't decided on a major Walsh 0 5 .000 16 and very capable editors of the maga zine; Jim Ferstel, ace photographer and his assistants; the sports staff—the boys SfaluU&tl j^uun tUe PneM. Box. who really did the work in attaining whatever degree of success which the By PAUL WEYRAUCH—Scholastic Sports Editor SCH0L.4STIC sports section reached—Dave Warner, Pete Pesoli, Jim Eegan, Mel Goodard, Dick Deitz, Billy Slavick, John The Spirit of the Fighting Irish— failing to work with his Beta Eta Chow Thomas, Pete Brown, Jim Clemens, John Key to Success teammate for the good of the team. At Gunther, and Phil Corboy—to mention Notre Dame there is one fraternity—^that only a few—Marguerite Varga, the Miss "You say Notre Dame lost today? fraternity is Notre Dame, and everyone Leading Lady of the SCHOLASTIC, and Good. Nothing makes me happier. Those is a member! All of this seems to be Eev. C. J. Laskowski, C.S.C, faculty lucky Irishmen!" Yes, I said that on a futile explanation of a touchy subject, advisor. Father Laskowski has continu many occasions before I became a Notre but maybe you get the idea. ally denied that he has any technical Dame student. Now, in my last eifort knowledge of journalism, yet his kind and When I came to Noti-e Dame, under for the Splinters column and as sports ever-present willingness to help, surpass Navy orders, I immediately sensed the editor of the SCHOLASTIC, I will tell you any advantage of technical knowledge. spirit of the school. I began to see why why I changed my tune. This may be Notre Dame won so many times. I soon Ray Donovan has come to the rescue of little interest to anyone, but I do be found myself cheering for the Fighting more than once—supplsring data and in- lieve I have a point to bring forth. Irish—no longer did I retort with glee foi-mation for our use from the publicity As one who loves sports of all kinds, when informed that Notre Dame had office. Ray has always been most friend I have never held in high regard any lost. You don't have to be bom with ly and willing to help. James Armstrong, team that consistently wins contests. It Notre Dame spirit, as most Irish boosters Alumni Secretary, Frank Leahy and all is probably nothing more than sympathy are. The spirit can be picked up at any of the school athletic officials, and Jim for the underdog but the honors look time after you learn the key to the Costin, Sports Editor of the South Bend better when they are passed around. success of the Fighting Irish. I have Tribune, have all had their share in Notre Dame has been winning a large often been asked why Notre Dame is assisting the SCHOLASTIC sports staff. share of its athletic contests for years. always so "good" in athletics. I asked Before the dawn came to me, I disliked myself the same question before I came the Irish teams for that reason. But here. In answer to the queries of others a little investigation into the matter can I have always tried to cite this undsring Klinites Beat Purdue, change one's mind. It is all so simple spii'it as the reason. I have not been 9-2, at Cartier Field when you see what makes the Fighting able to put into words, sufficiently, an Irish tick. There are two kinds of Notre answer to the question or an explanation Jake Kline's charges chalked up an Dame fans in the United States—those such as I have attempted here, but I other mark in the victory column Thurs that love and those that hate. I have only hope that the idea may at least be day afternoon by handing the Boiler belonged to both classes but I am proud basically detected. makers from Purdue a decisive 9-2 to say that I am in the former category trouncing behind the effective 8-hit hurl now. Thanks a Million ing of Dick Kluck here at Cartier Feld. For 5% innings it was a nip and tuck All right, what does make Notre Dame It would not be fitting to let my final affair, and when the Irish went into their tick? The school's athletic teams are column pass by without expressing my half of the 6th the score was deadlocked consistently good because they are com very sincere thanks and words of ap at 2—all. It was then, however, that prised of outstanding athletes. But many preciation to those who have been so the Boilermakers "blew up," Notre Dame other schools have fine athletes and don't helpful and cooperative with me in con scoring twice without the assistance of win the games. The secret of the suc nection with the SCHOLASTIC: Frank the usually necessary base hits. Their cess of the Fighting Irish is the power Grimaldi and John Defant, ambitious 3 runs in the 7th and 2 in the 8th pro ful school and team spirit. This may vided a safe margin, but weren't neces seem to be an intangible reason but it sary since Purdue failed to score after is visible year after year. When Notre QUIET the 6th. Dame athletes are on the field they are not competing for personal glory but Handsome "Oh, Johneee!" Mayo again rather for a Notre Dame victory. All wr/ftMARX \vielded the big stick for the Irish, get right, you say, that is the goal of all QUIET ting 3 for 5 to drive in 3 teammates teams. But deeper than the desire for (much to the delight of his faithful and exuberant bobbysox fans). "Big Tom" a school victory is the desire to respond TELEPHONE 3-4269 ANSWERS TO QUIZ ON PAGE 9 ROSE DENTAL GROUP 1—Dartmouth College -Hanover, N. J. LEONARD A. 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