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Them Wimmen A boy and a girl found themselves in COLLEGE PARADE an Eastern railroad station, according to the Annapolis Log. They were hungry RAYMOND J. KELLY and it was ten minutes until the train pulled out. So they commandeered the The Gay '90's Log Rolling services of a newsboy and sent him for refreshments. The urchin failed to re­ The other, day, Hilda moved the Probably the result of an editor's turn, however, and they were left with a dresser in the process of spring-cleaning nightmare after an evening watching bundle of- newspapers which they had the bit of Sorin that we call home. "Strawberry Blonde," the Westminster retained as security. The boy was willing Down fell a several months old copy of Holead published a "Gay '90's" issue. to let the matter drop and get on the the Annapolis Log which had been The make-up was of an ancient style; train. Not so the girl. She conducted a wedged behind the dresser, the only fur­ the photographs came from out of some­ car-to-car campaign, unloaded everyone niture in my room not owned by the one's almost forgotten past; even the of her sport finals and realized a clear school. Before throwing it out I glanced paper was yellowed. The news, stories profit of $2.40 on the deal. She goes to through it and discovered several photo­ were written in the quaint language of Sarah Lawrence and will make someone graphs of a familiar looking midship­ those happy days when Lillian Russell, a good wife. man. He was one of the 80 or so mem­ scorching like fury down Fifth Avenue bers of U.D. High's class of 1937. on her gold-plated bicycle, tied up traf­ Now, would be a time to begin to fic for blocks and put the horse-cars back wax nostalgic if I only knew how. What ten minutes on their schedule. One story From "Daily Cardinal" (Wise.) an opportunity to wipe a pathetic tear told of the rules that have just been in­ out of the comer of my eye, and look "All over the land professors and stituted regarding association of gentle­ back on the boys who have been scat­ other old women are talking about the men 'students with members of the oppo­ tered by the heavy hand of time and present generation of the young as soft site sex. "Coeds may receive callers in changed. Especially, changed. Back in and lazy, mediocre and fat. Maybe the the parlors of Ladies hall one evening those happy days when Bundles for young are soft. It is also true that all of the week, excepting the Sabbath, and Britain was pointless alliteration, Vem generations of the young have in their that evening is designated by the fac­ Witkowski was an editor and a football times been described as degenerate by ulty. Men are expected to ring the door­ manager; the Parade ran a subversive the elders about them. In the history of bell and await the approach of the house newspaper; and Ed Roney was a fresh­ the world there has not been a genera­ mistress. She will escort him into the man. Oh happy, high-school days! tion in which the" old were prepared to reception room and take his calling card • admit that the young were as strong as to the woman he wishes to see. In 15 they themselves had been. It is the eter­ minutes the lady will come downstairs nal excuse for stiff joints in the pres­ and the gentleman may visit with her Crowd Noises ence of the supple. It is the ancient van­ until 9:00. In the faculty dining hall . . . "Sit down. Richards. You make the room look ity • of memory over manpower. The "At the end of a stated period, the ac­ shabby." ... On the Oliver Mez . . . young certainly have their faults. They cumulated calling cards are returned to "She's a polished conversationalist. may not be as smart, brave, energetic, their owners and may be re-used." Everything she says casts a reflection on strong as their elders who want to be someone" defended by them would have them be." Westminster ueber Alles In the same "Gay '90's" issue of the Holead, the results of a stirring contest were announced. The school had spon­ sored a competition in an endeavor to get a song that would improve Westmin­ ster's repertoire and help stimulate the cheering section, especially in the great annual contest with Grove City College each November. Though the judges gave it third place, the Parade felt that spe­ cial recognition was due a stirring piece dashed oflF by "Bumpy" McHomswoggle. It is sung to the tune of "Ta-ra-ra boom de ay." This great team from G.C.C. Plays football with fist and knee; "Muckers" eight and students three. Form this team from G.C.C.

Manager and captain, sure Boast themselves as' "amachoor." FuUback coaches. Right guard he Takes work in orthography. THE NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC

NEW DEAL IN NEWS By Frhpairick & Maguire

By GEORGE MILES' SoRiN HALL, APRIL 14—Dr. Walter N. Not long ago, we found out what becomes of the left-overs from the cafeteria Hartung, Jr., famous physicist and world kitchen. One night we discovered one of the women in white packing away some renown lecturer, in a post-Easter check­ choice lamb bones to carry home. She was very careful, depositing each bone in a up of his Sorin hall laboratory, discov­ separate piece of waxed paper, and caching them behind the grid until she had built ered that two molecules and three atoms up a neat mound. Only one thing perturbed her: a colleague of hers refused to ex­ were missing from the shelves. A more change some roast-beef leavings. But as the other attendant had it "First come, first thorough checkup later revealed that the served." laboratory was also missing. *

When the young and beautiful comic-strip aviatrix disappeared beneath the waves OKMULGEE, OKLA., APRIL 14—C. J. of the Caribbean recently, the hearts of many University members were pierced. In Farrell. noted gadabout and philanthro­ fact, we were informed that a group of students who live on the third floor of Walsh pist, who gave away his last dime as a hall began to solicit contributions in order to buy a floral decoration. However, an­ tip to a pullman porter when he arrived other group of alert Walshites raised an objection. To them the final word was miss­ here today, said he has given away a ing: news of the dashing lady's demise had not been published in the Religious great deal of money in his four years at Bulletiji. Notre Dame. "As a matter of fact," he said, "every time I eat in the cafeteria or buy a book at the bookstore I donate One of our most faithful informers ran up to us the other day and blustered out a great deal of money to somebody." a report whose essence he considered an affront to himself and to every student of the University. It seems that there is furniture display in one of the South Bend stores which features two entwined pennants above a fire-place. The pennants, of course, are those of the University and that place which is near. Our friend suspects OFF THE COAST OF SICILY, APRIL 1.5— something sinister; we firmly believe that the association was coincidental. (Special from Frederic B. Slurp, Sleepy, Eye, Minn., correspondent of the London Times). Joe Glumpf, the sandwich man, has been doing a tremendous cash busi­ We Avill, and we feel confident, many, many more souls will be much happier and ness all this past week selling hamburgs much pleasanter when "After the Ball Is Over" is over. and smokescreens to Italian battle­ ships. Today a Postal Telegraph messen­ ger rowed out from Naples to Joe's cake Until our recent assignment to the Caf, we were ignorant of the manner and of the of ice with a telegram from Larry Mc­ magnitude of those quid-nuncs who assemble there each day and attempt to do as Laughlin, chairman of the Notre Dame little justice as possible to the greatest number of people, for the longest period of senior ball, informing Joe that he has time. Some of these people have formed teams so that they might be able to cover been given the tea concession at the tea more territory. They seat themselves where they can listen to the greatest number dance. Mr. Glumpf immediately wired of conversations and watch all the entrances. And they give signals by lowering their acceptance and also asked that a poll eye-lids, or raising their eye-brows, or motioning with catsup bottles. And we can be conducted among the seniors to deter­ just imagine what they say: "Will you just look at the outfit on this fellow!" or mine which kind of tea they like besi "Listen to this, listen; this will kill you." There is no doubt in our mind that on those with their candlelight. days when the Caf is closed these characters suffer the tortures of the damned.

NOTRE DAME, IND., APRIL 17—D. G. The foreman of the campus groimd crew has made his solo. We saw him stop the Sullivan flying editor of the Santa Mana driver of the new multi-purpose tractor the other day and order him out of his ma­ and flying corsage salesman, when asked chine. He then took over the controls himself and turned a few swipes on the grass. today what he expected to be after his •VMien he had satisfied his desire he stepped down, shook hands with the regular oper­ present secondary aviation course is ator, and went on his way. completed, replied, "I'll be the same d fool I am now!" For all those Men of Commerce who do not subscribe to the South Bend Tribune we pass along the following excerpt from an excerpt: "Shakespeare was a salesman — all his characters sold different ideas. Among the sales ideas introduced by Shakes­ CRANITE FALLS, MINN., APRIL 15— peare's characters were personal interviews, follow-up notes and the avoidance of The Granite Falls government today n^ative selling techniques," Mr, Burruss said. He illustrated his points by quotmg authorized the purchase of two used from the various works of Shakespeare. And that, we might add to all those de- submarines and three Civil War cannons famers of the English Department, is what literature can do. to add to the Granite Falls defenses in i the face of the threatened invasion byj * Sleepy Eye troops. Michael Keegan, gov-| The buds are on the magnolia bush, the bone meal is on the grass, ants burrow emment spokesman, told the press todayl thdr way to the earth, and birds beat against the breeze. All of which should mean that, "The people of Granite Falls want! that spring is here. There is one fellow who refuses to be convinced, however. He con­ peace here and are willing to make anj^ tinues to wear his ear-muffs to school every day. He might at least change from that sacrifices, but if we are invaded we'l| wild orange color. leave town." The NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC

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of the Army and Navy diocese in Janu­ Chicago Will Be Key City for Broadcast ary, 1940. Mr. Leahy is expected to give his im­ pressions as the new head coach at the of Universal Notre Dame Night, Monday University, and will -probably pre-view prospects for next year's football season. ^^^^^^^^k^^S^^'^^^^^^^^^^^^^^k^^%^^^^^^^^^^^S^\'V Professor Clarence E. Manion, of the Fr. O'Donnell, Walker and College of Law, will serve as master of ceremonies. The University Glee Club Leahy to Speak will provide several musical numbers. Universal Notre Dame Night was m- Talk will die down, radios will be stituted in 1924. Instrumental in its turned on, and thousands of alumni — founding were John H. Neeson, then actual and synthetic — will join in Uni­ president of the national alumni asso­ versal Notre Dame Night celebration ciation, and Alfred C. Ryan, secretary. next Monday night. Theme of this year's observance is Notre Dame Men, and each one of the 93 The key affair, to be held in Chicago, aliunni clubs will honor respective out­ will be broadcast over the National standing alumni. The Notre Dame Club Broadcasting Company blue network, of St. Joseph Valley is planning a ban­ from 8 to 8:30 o'clock, (C.S.T.). Station quet on the campus, and there wUl prob­ WENR will be the Chicago outlet. ably be a local broadcast over station The Most Rev. Samuel A. Stritch, WSBT. D.D., who was installed as Archbishop Newest site of the celebration will be of Chicago last year, will be a guest of Hawaii. There are now about 20 alumni honor. Others to be featured on the pro­ there, with many new additions conse­ gram include the Rev. J. Hugh O'Don­ quent upon the intensification of the de­ nell, C.S.C., president of the University; fense program of the United States Hon. Frank C. Walker, postmaster gen­ there. Alumni Secretary James E. Arm­ eral of the United States, and Frank strong has been informed that plans Leahy, director of athletics and head Rev. J. Hugh O'Donnell, C.S.C. have already been drafted for this initial coach of football at the University. get-together.—John E. Lewis Each of these men was elevated to his present position only during the last year. Archbishop Stritch has led a dis­ tinguished career in the work of the Church following his ordination in Rome in 1910. He first served in his native Tennessee diocese, and was elevated to the episcopacy as Bishop of Toledo in 1921. He was consecrated Archbishop of Milwaukee in 1930 and installed Arch­ bishop of Chicago in January of last year. Mr. Walker, a member of the Board of liay Trustees of the University, suc­ ceeded James A. Farley in the cabinet last summer as postmaster general. Mr. Walker received the degree of Bachelor of Law here in 1909, and was awarded the degree of Doctor of Laws by the University in 1934. Father O'Donnell was appointed presi­ dent of the University last summer. He succeeded the Most Rev. John F. O'Hara, Mr. Frank Leahy C.S.C, D.D., who was consecrated Bishop Mr. Frank Walker THE NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC Ralph Gerra, with 95.19 percent Average, 3-Day Confraternity at Manned Valedictorian of the 1941 Class St. Mary's Begins April 25 The three day Conference of the Con­ fraternity of Christian Doctrine will Ranking first in his class with a bril­ To keep in shape for a summer in the open at St. Mary's College next Friday. liant 95.19 per cent average, Ralph Alex­ stands, Ralph plays handball. He used Approximately a thousand delegates from Catholic colleges and universities ander Gerra has been formally named to spend his spare time hurling pop bot­ in the Midwest are expected to attend. valedictorian of the class of '41. Albert tles and shouting "Kill the bum!", but since the rule went into effect requiring Joseph Del Zoppo, varsity basketball Beginning Friday afternoon with reg­ Brooklyn fans to drink their pop from istration, the conference will continue player, is second and Felix Pogliano, paper cups, Ralph spends quieter hours. prominent campus poet and editor of its sessions until the formal closing with Scrip, is the third ranking student. Del Albert Del Zoppo lives in Niagara solemn Benediction Sunday afternoon. Featured at the Friday evening session Zoppo's average is 95.02 per cent and Falls, N. Y. He graduated from the local will be an address by the Rev. C. Col­ Pogliano's is 94.77 per cent. high school where he started in basket­ ball. Albert will give the class oration lins, national director of the Confrater­ Ralph Gerra was born and reared in in" June. nity. Discussion club sessions have been the city of the screaming baseball fans, scheduled for Saturday afternoon and Brooklyn, N. Y. Sensing the futility of The West's representative among the Sunday morning. At 4:15 o'clock Satur­ arguing with imipires in Ebbets Field, scholars. Felix Pogliano, hails from day afternoon the Most Rev. John F. Ralph turned to debating in Brooklyn Denver, Colo., and he graduated from Noll, D.D., bishop of Fort Wayne, is to Preparatory school, from which he grad­ Cathedral high school there. As a final speak; Sister M. Madeleva, C.S.C, presi­ uated in 1937. tribute to his fine poetry, Felix has been dent of St. Mary's, will preside. named class poet and will compose and Though he brought to Notre Dame a deliver the class ode at the June com­ All Notre Dame men are invited to loyalty for the Dodgers, somewhere be­ mencement. participate in the activities of the Con­ tween the borough and the South Bend fraternity. They are especially encour­ depot he lost most of the "toity-toid The Valedictorian, the Class Orator, aged to take active part in discussion street" accent. As a member of the and the Class Poet, besides being se­ groups. The text to be used this year, Wranglers' Club he turned to his first lected for their outstanding scholarship, published by Our Sunday Visitor Press, love, debating in particular and public are picked for their character and exem­ is "Making the Catholic Church Easy to speaking in general. WTien a junior plification of true Notre Dame spirit. Know."—Robert LeMense Ralph was managing editor of the Dome, —Jack Sprague and he is now lecturer of the Knights of Columbus. Though he is in the Com­ merce school and an accounting major, Speaks at Missouri Schoolmen and Indiana U. Ralph has had a law career in mind Frank T. Fljmn, head of the depart­ Meet Here in Round Table since the first day of his enrollment. He ment of social work. University of Notre has applied for a scholarship in the Har­ Dame, will be one of the 12 institute University of Indiana students will vard Law School, but if it is not leaders at the 41st annual meeting of the meet the Notre Dame Schoolmen, under­ awarded to him he will get his law de­ Missouri Association for Social Welfare graduate philosophical society, on Mon­ gree from Columbia or Fordham. to be held in Columbia, Md., April 23-26. day in Washington hall, at a round table discussion of Aristotle's Poetics. On Thursday evening of next week the Schoolmen will present their sixth an­ nual Disputation in Washington hall. Their thesis will be "Thomistic Personal- ism Is True Internationalism," and its presentation will be in four papers. The first two will deal Avith what Thomistic Personalism is and what it is not, re­ spectively. The last two papers will deal with True Internationalism in a similar t manner. Presentation and defense of the thesis from floor objections mil be di­ vided among six schoolmen: John Mac- Cauley, Thomas McGee, Cyril Garvey, George Meltzer, Donald Tiedeman, and Thomas Hirschaur, The chairman of the disputation will be Joseph Callahan, president of the Schoolmen. The Rev. Thomas Brennan, C.S.C, head of the undergraduate phil­ osophy department, has been advisor ^d 5 consultant for the disputants. Valedictorian Gerra (center) and Roommates Van Swall and Burice —Robert LeMense THE NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC

Charlie Agnew to Play ence of the Confraternity of Christian Engineers Will Hear Doctrine at St. Mary's College. In the At K. of C. Ball April 25 spirit of the current defense program a Dr. Arthur Horrocks red, white and blue color scheme will be As a part of Notre Dame's participa­ Next Friday evening from 9 o'clock used for the decorations. Dance commit­ tion in the Engineering Defense Train­ till midnight, Charlie Agnew and his tee members have been unsparing in ing Program, Mr. Arthur Horrocks, Dr. band will provide the rhythms for the their efforts to arrange unusual features, Lillian Gilbreth, and Mr. Allan H. Mo- Knights of Columbus Formal Ball, in and rumor has it that they have suc­ gensen, are scheduled to speak at a series the Palais Eoyale in South Bend. The ceeded in providing an attractive cab­ of meetings in the Engineering audi­ general dance chairman is Eichard Ker­ aret setting for the ball. torium during the latter part of April rigan, Wal^ hall senior. and early May. For those who have "partner-prob­ One of the leading dances of the year, lems" a date bureau has been set up in Mr. Arthur Horrocks, foi-mer head of the formal ball will be held on the eve­ the K. of C. office in Walsh hall base­ the Goodyear Tire and "Rubber Com­ ning of the opening day of the Confer­ ment. The price of tickets is §3.00, and pany's Industrial University and now they may be purchased from any K. of educational director of the National As­ C. member or at the club office. sociation of Foremen, will deliver the first address entitled, "The Foreman All Knights and their guests have been Today," next Wednesday. invited to attend a tea dance the next day at the South Bend council chambers. Dr. Lillian Gilbreth, world-wide au­ thority on industrial management and writer of several books on the subject, Board of Publications wiU speak in the auditorium April 28, on, "Small Lot and Job Manufacturing Prob­ Applications for the editorships of the lems." Dr. Gilbreth is now a professor SCHOLASTIC, the Dome, and So-ip for the in the department of industrial engineer­ schoolyear of 1941-42 should be mailed ing at Purdue University, and a con­ to the Board of Publications not later sultant on management problems. that April 22. The applications may be The last lecturer in this series, Mr. sent either to the Board of Publications Allan H. Mogensen, will talk on, "Meth­ or to the respective faculty editors: ods and Means of Work Simplification." Father C. Laskowski. C.S.C, (SCHOLAS­ TIC); Father Charles Carey, C.S.C, Mr. Mogensen is an outstanding author­ (Dome), and Father Leo L. Ward, ity on work simplification and motional C.S.C, (Scrip). time study. He is a valuable aid to the United States government as a time- saving specialist. Mr. Mogensen has Only ten acres of the present Univer­ trained men to eliminate "bottlenecks" sity site had been cleared before the in 25 factories filling defense orders and Bandntan Charlie Agnew . arrival of the Rev, Edward Sorin, C.S.C, recently a series of his suggestions founder of the University, in 1842. speeded up production in a rifle factory so that the price was reduced about 30 percent.—Jack Sprague.

Glee Club Tours East; 36 Members Make Trip The Notre Dame Glee Club departed from the campus for its annual spring trip early on Easter Sunday morning. Approximately 36 members comprised the traveling group, under the supervi­ sion of Daniel H. Pedtke, director of the Glee Club. The opening performance of the tour was given at Montclair, N. J., on Mon­ day, April 14. Tuesday was an open date, but following it the Glee Club has been kept quite busy, singing in Beverly,- Mass., on Wednesday; in Rome, N. Y., on Thursday; and in Binghamton, N. Y., tonight. The highlight of the trip takes place tonight, April 19, when the boys form a joint glee club with girls from the Col­ lege of New Rochelle, to sing at the His music for the K. of C. Ball. Roosevelt Hotel, in New York City. 8 THE NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC

half-success by tying with Paul Lillis Philadelphia Symphony in 1937 he guest- for first place'(although a freshman and conducted many other famous sym­ a sophomore ran up a higher score). phonies, among them the New York Phil­ harmonic. The Symphony concert and Tom is known as the waterboy of the other Music Week events will be held in Oliver AU-Americans (he doesn't drink), the fieldhouse under the sponsorship of and although his average in the St. the Civic Music Association of South Mary's League is low, it's apt to be Bend and the Notre Dame entertainment raised Avith the Confraternity approach­ committee. By James Meaney ing. But of his private life, little is known. He avows he hasn't any— but Another feature of Music Week will Since Tom Carty left Manhattan Prep that's probably a political gesture. be the appearance Wednesday night, and his home in Yonkers, N. Y., he's Making movies is his hobby. April 30, of the Augustana College been a busy man. He was one of the be­ In public appearances, Tom is in 'his Choir, of Rock Island, 111. This is one of hind - the - scenes glory. He'll make a speech anytime, any­ the foremost college choral groups in the manipulators in where, on anything. He finds a quiz pro­ country. Director Henry Veld has de­ politics his fresh­ gram or a public interview most pleas­ vised a triple grouping of songs for the man year — his urable; a chairmanship or toastmaster- impending recital. The first unit of the ward was Cava- ship is irresistible for him. He is an program is sung by the Jenny Lind fe­ naugh hall — and expert and a plague of Mr. Coyne in his male chorus; the second unit by the achieved the im­ course on parliamentary procedure. Tom Wennerberg male chorus; and the last possible in keeping is said to sleep with Robert's Rules un­ two parts by these two groups com­ up with all the der his pillow. Friends say that if there bined. There are 68 members traveling deals and counter- is ever a chairmen's convention, Tom in the organization. The Augustana has deals of a hectic Carty vnll be chairman of it. Probably made five ten-inch and three 12-inch campaign. This the climax of his campus career as chair­ RCA-Victor red seal records to date. earned him the man came when he closed an Academy nick-name of Miss Rose Bampton, American so­ of Politics meeting by making the now- prano, will be-the featured soloist with "Boss Twee d" famous remark to Dr. Gurian, "We'll Carty, and fore­ the South Bend Symphony Orchestra on have to take a rain-check on the ques­ Monday, April 28. Miss Bampton is well Carty shadowed his ma­ tions, Doctor!" joring in politics known to opera lovers. She made her and his presidency of the Academy of Carty plans to become a heating engi­ debut in the 1932-33 season of the New Politics. neer in his father's concern; we won't York Metropolitan Opera Company in mention what his friends mumble about the contralto role of Laura in La Gio- His crowTiing achievement on the cam­ "hot air" and "head of steam." conda. Since then Miss Bampton has pus was his editorship of the Dome last been featured as a soloist with the Phil­ year, which was only one of his many adelphia Symphony Orchestra and many other city symphonies. activities such as being recording sec­ Philadelphia Symphony retary of the Knights of Columbus and Last mentioned but not least in enter­ quiz-man in the Radio Club. At present Will Play Here May 2 tainment value are Notre Dame's own he's working with the Confraternity at contributions to the program. On Sun­ St. Mary's, on the SCHOUiSTic staff, and Without the aid of the Fantasound day night, April 27, the Notre Dame in the Radio Club. This year with Paul equipment which produces such unique concert band will open Music Week. Vignos he represented Alimmi hall in the sound effects in Walt Disney's Fantasia, Tuesday, April 29, the Glee Club and inter-hall debates. He has finished his the well known Philadelphia Symphony the Symphony Orchestra will give a thesis on "Proportional-Representation Orchestra will climax Music Week events joint concert. Judged by the enthusiastic in Yonkers, New York," under the direc­ at Notre Dame on Friday, May 2. The approval given the work of the latter torship of Prof. F. A. Hermans, world­ Philadelphia Symphony has achieved an two groups in the "Gondoliers" and at wide authority on "P.-R." outstanding name for itself in its 41 the Glee Club's "Song of the Free" spec­ years of existence". In recent years no Tom had the good fortune to make a tacle, an enthusiastic crowd is assured small part of its success has been due for this concert.—Robert LeMense trip to Europe in the summer of his to co-conductor Leopold Stokowski. freshman year, "before it all began," and has a movie-film record of his Most recent success of Stokowski and travels. He says he wouldn't like to the Symphony was their appearance in New Bulletin Board make the trip again — vnth a lot of other Fantasia in which technical apparatus Most recent innovation of man-about- young fellows dressed in khaki. made the music of the organization seem the-campus John O'Dea, Alumni hall to float literally down the aisles into the English major, is a bulletin board to be Among his many successes, there are laps of the patrons. Probable conductor placed upon the front steps of the Uni­ a few failures — such as the time he at Notre Dame, however, is Himgarian- versity dining hall for daily announce­ missed the office of Grand Knight of the bom Eugene Ormandy. Ormandy is co- ments of the major campus events. K. of C. by a few votes, and in an un­ conductor with Stokowski although the official contest was beaten' by Ray Kelly In this manner John hopes to spread latter's position appears to be only nom­ knowledge among students as to numer­ and Jerry FIjmn in the number of "men­ inal at present in view, of his work with tions" in the Dome last year (by an ous campus radio programs, Washing­ the All-American Youth Orchestra. ironic mistake the indexer had failed to ton hall performances and other campus list him as Editor!) But he made up for Conductor Ormandy is no newcomer to activities. The "bulletin board" will con­ this by breaking into the St. Mary's music, having made his debut at Buda­ sist of a gold and blue painted shield, Blue Mantle! With Professor Quiz, he, pest at the age of seven.- Prior to his supported upon a six-foot wooden stand. the quiz-master of the campus, won a accepting a permanent position with the —Mark G. McGrath THE NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC

Sisters of Holy Cross Plans for Senior Ball AInnost Completed To Observe Centenary The Congregation of the Sisters of Holy Cross will soon observe the cente­ Memorial Will Be Decorated nary of the founding of their order with in Arabian Style Complete a five-month celebration which will be­ With Harem, Shields, Swords gin Saturday, May 3, and will continue until next Sept. 23, the day in 1841 when the first four postulants of the Senior Ball Publicity Chairman Bill held before this year's dance. On the order received their religious habits in Hawes walked briskly into the SCHOLAS­ menu will be lobster... whether thenni- LeMans, France. TIC offices Tuesday evening to tell the dor or newburg has not been yet de­ editors in typical press agent style of cided. Simultaneous celebrations will take the "greatest senior ball in history." To entertain in the refreshment room place in the eight hospitals and 48 schools Most intriguing statements of the en­ during intermissions a three piece musi­ conducted by the order throughout the thusiastic Mr. Hawes were "the pro­ cal group will wander back and forth United States. grams will be formal, yet unique" and after the continental tslgnae style play­ The anniversary will be marked by "the favors are something every girl has ing all requests. longed to have." the publication of several commemora­ Outstanding South Bend promoter tive books and the laying of the comer- To get longed-for favors, unique pro­ Pete Redden has offered his services to stone of the Centennial library on the grams, and a few dances to Dick Jur- the arrangements committee, will see grounds of St. Mary's college, the first gens' music, girls and escorts will enter that parking facilities are adequate, that college of the Sisters, the Rockne Memorial Friday evening. the dance floor is cleared of miscel­ May 20, will see not three basketball laneous paper wads, stickiness. The Sisters of the Holy Cross were courts but an elaborate Arabian seraglio. founded 100 years ago in the ancient Permissions for Friday night will be city of LeMans, France, by the Rev. extended to 3:00 aon.; Saturday night Basil Anthony Moreau, canon of the permissions to 12:30. Considering that famed cathedral of St. Julien, who had daylight saving time will be in effect already founded the community of mis­ along with the familiar 11:15 permis­ sion priests, the Congregation of Holy sions, the special 12:30 leaves are sig­ Cross. nificant. - Last two items from the press In response to a call for missionaries in the new world, Father Moreau sent agent's lips were that checking will bie four Sisters in 1843 who had been pre­ taken care of free of charge by the St. ceded by the Rev. Edward Sorin and Vincent de Paul Society, that tickets his group, founders of the University of (incidentally) will goon sale in the base­ Notre Dame. ment of the dining halls on Monday, April 28, will be on sale April 29 and Among the Sisters who established 30 also.—John Patterson themselves at Bertrand, Mich., their first school in America, were Eliza Gil­ lespie, who became Mother Angela, first builder and educator, and Amanda An­ Frederick Will Interview derson, who became Mother Augusta, the first American superior general. Fr. L. R. Ward in Broadcast In his weekly broadcast on Saturday, Vocalist Buddy Marino At present Mother M. Vincentia is the April 26, Professor John T. Frederick, superior general of the Congregation, of the English department, plans to in­ residing at the mother house here. On ordinarily bare Memorial walls will terview the Rev. Leo R. Ward, C.S.C, Mother M. Verda is provincial of the hang shields and swords, duplicates of on the matter of his recent book. Hold­ midwest province. Mother M. Rose Eliz­ those described in "Arabian Nights." ing Up the Hills. The broadcast will be abeth is provincial of the eastern prov­ So far have the decorators gone to please from 1:30 to 2 o'clock, C.S.T., and can ince, and the western provincial is ballgoers that an authentic harem has usually be heard over WSBT, WBBM, Mother M.^eronique.—Jack Sprague been included in the scheme. Unable, WJR, and nearly all the Columbia sta­ however, to secure authentic houris dec­ tions from coast to coast. orations chairman Bob DeMoss is dick­ Professor Frederick's method in his "Scholastic" Staff ering for a loan of a few languishing dummies standing in South Bend store program is to ask two or three questions Applicants for the 1941-42 Scholastic windows. about any book vmder consideration, and staff should contact the editors, in the to make critical comments on it. The Ave Mcuria Editorial Rooms, Sunday Important to interested seniors is the members of his "class of the air," some through Wednesday, from 7:30 until fact that ball tickets cost $10. Included of them present and some of them writ­ 9:00 p.m. besides admission to the dance is the ing to CBS, Chicago, also ask questions. candlelight supper, the tea dance, the program, favors, and invitations. The University dining hall, completed The qualitative average required for in 1927, is a structure of Tudor gothic So well received was the candlelight graduation with the degree of bachelor type, measuring 200 by 220 feet. supper last year that another will be is 77%. 10 THE NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC

on arbitrary decisions of the commis­ sars of this and the commissars of that. STUDENT FORUM The Nazis, by contrast, have put their fingers on a few key controls that give Germany's War Finance them complete mastery of their domestic economy and then have let the other­ By ROBERT D. ORCUTT wise normal and automatic operation of capitalism do its effective work. The Russians, who call themselves revolu­ When Hitler launched his tremendous tion of military goods and other things tionists, have made not one revolutionary public works and armaments programs not sold to the public. change in capitalistic financial proce­ in 1934 and 1935 authorities on finance dures, but they have destroyed the effec­ Without control this situation would annoimced that he would bankrupt Ger­ tiveness of capitalism by eliminating the have produced increased prices which many in a matter of a few months or private ownership of business enterprise, would have equalized purchasing power years at most. But Germany has created without which it loses its primary vir­ with the availability of goods and ser­ vast public improvements, expanded her tue of automatic operation. vices. Here again, individuals were urged industry, and built the most expensive to invest their surplus in government and terrible war machine the world has securities. Taxes provided another sup­ What will happen in the future is a ever seen. All this has been done in a plement to price control, because in­ matter of interesting speculation. How nation that at the start was debt-ridden, creases alfect the purchasing power of great may the national debt become? impoverished, and deep in depression. all incomes, and taxes could be designed When war materials do not absorb a To assume that the financial system that to control, progressively, incomes of the greater portion of the nation's produc­ accomplished this feat is merely a fiat medium and higher brackets where sur­ tion, will taxes be imposed to absorb the structure enforced by the Gestapo might plus purchasing power makes itself felt. surplus income over the available con­ be classed as wishful thinking. Brute sumers goods or will the level of living force alone could not have produced the We have been told that taxes in Nazi be raised? results achieved. reflect the enormous burden placed on In the beginning the financial program the people by Hitler's program. This was simple. The government issued statement is a half-truth, as taxes in short-term obligations to pay its ex­ Germany could be as high or as low as Fr. O'Donnell to be Host the Nazis wish to make them, for the penses. This government paper was sold at Vincentian Conference to the controlled banking system or re­ government is not dependent on tax in­ tained by individuals and corporations come. If the German program could The annual Communion Breakfast of as a form of liquid investment. Free do­ have been paid for through taxes, then the conference will be held on April 26. mestic trading in government securities savings accumulated by indiAdduals or The Rev. J. Hugh O'Donnell, C.S.C, was allowed, ostensibly, but to have bid corporations would have shown up in president of the University, will be host down prices would have been regarded some form of financial wealth other than to the local conference and the parish government securities. If no investments as unpatriotic or "non-Aryan," with S.S. conferences of South Bend. men ready to show reason to the doubt­ from any source were available, then ers. Consequently the prices of govem- profits or other income saved would for St. Vincent de Paul Society announces obligations in Germany have stood firm the most part be accumulated in the that the following men were appointed from that early day to this. form of bank balances, no extensive as officers for the school year of 1941- hoarding of currency being allowed; and 1942: The sale of the government securities such saAongs would represent funds to the Reichsbank created a new bank siphoned into idle pools out of the com­ President, John McCabe, Dillon; vice- depost, increasing the total of the de­ mercial stream needed to sustain going president, Emmet Griffin, Dillon; Rob­ posits then existing in the German rates of business activity. As long as ert Herrington, Morrissey; secretary. banking system. In order to prevent in­ attractive vehicles for the investment of Gale Fitch, Morrissey; librarian, Edward flationary results, a plan was then neces­ savings are plentifully available, savings Roney, Morrissey; treasurer, Paul sary to get deposits- out of the banking can take the investment form and find O'Connell, Cavanaugh; corresponding system. The purchase of armaments ac­ their way back, into productive business. secretary, Robert Matthews, Dillon; complished this end. Pa3mient for these In Germany these funds are invested in wardrobe keeper, Robert Kehoe, Howard. armaments extinguished the govern­ governments and were promptly re­ ment's bank account and transferred turned to commerce by government ex­ Since many of the active Vincentians the deposit to the industries. The indus­ penditures. are completing their work with the So­ tries paid for labor and material, extin­ ciety, the local conference is desirous of guishing their deposit balance, with pos­ Despite the evils of expanded bureau­ interesting students on the campus in sibly a profit remaining. This profit cratic control, capitalistic private enter­ the work. Any student is invited to at­ might have remained in the,banks and prise, with a limited profit incentive, is tend the weekly meetings which are held added uselessly to the accumulation of preserved as the integrating mechanism in the Knights of Columbus lounge im­ idle funds, but the suggestion was made for the bulk of Germany's commerce. mediately after the 10 o'clock mass on that industry invest this surplus in gov­ How much simpler and more effective Sunday mornings. This invitation is ernment securities. The purchasing than the Russian attempts at state-op­ particularly addressed to freshmen, inso­ power of Cfennany's financial income erated production, distribution, and in­ far as they have not been represented then was running in excess of the avail­ ternational commerce! The Russians in the Society for the past year. ability of consumers' goods and services, have to blueprint the complete detail of because, of the total salaries, wages, and the production and flow of every com­ At the present time the Society is | profits earned in the Reich, so large a modity handled within their national busy with cases in both South Bend and proportion was derived from the produc­ economy, and each detail must be based Mishawaka. THE NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC 11 Fr. Zahm Explored with Teddy Roosevelt, ^^MA^A^^M^^M^^^^^^'W^^V^'^'VM^^^^^^^WWMWMMr\AH vr ancAn ^ Collected Dante, Refused a Bishopric ^"^.."^''-^ ^_'^™. ^^^M^^MA^^^^^^*^^f^^fM^^»WMM^MMMWMMMWMWM»

In the last quarter of the 19th cen­ velt and asked him to come along on a LITURGY tury there came to Notre Dame the trip to South America. The former presi­ Prophets of peace are aplenty.... Poli­ brothers Zahm. Up the main quadrangle dent thought it over, decided to go. For tician, economist, eugenist, — each has they stepped to take a look at the Golden months they shoved their boats along Dome, the Main building. Then John the sluggish rivers, through the tangled the infallible remedy for the world's ills. turned to Albert and asked, "Where's jungle. With the romance of a Ponce de ;.. The goal is godliness without God the Science hall?" They found the science Leon they followed the footsteps of long- The masses accept the testimony of men hall and marched in, started to work. In dead Spanish conquerors, who had and follow whatever will-o-the-wisp a little while things began to pop all pushed their way through this same jun­ promises speedy returns But, "he over the country. gle, searching forever for the fabulous El Dorado. Deep in the interior they dis- that believeth in the Son of God hath Long before the Wright brothers were the testimony of God in himself" Sun­ attempting to pull their plane off a Day­ day Epistle). ton, Ohio, pasture, student Albert Zahm was poking his head out of Science liall "Jesus stood in their midst and said windows, watching gliders float down­ to them: Peace be to you" (Sunday Gos­ ward. In the evenings he read treatises on aerial navigation to mystified meet­ pel) The Resurrection is the bed­ ings of science students. He said men rock of faith No other event stands could fly. The student body said that was on such unassailable evidence... None nonsense. other has such imalterable consequences. Time passed and Albert Zahm tagged ... "Whatsoever is bom of God over- the degrees of M.E., M.S., A.M. Ph.D. cometh the world" (Epistle). behind his name. Then one day at Kitty The Octave Day of Easter is called Hawk men did fly. Albert Zahm, an in­ Low Sunday, as distinctive from the structor at the University by then, had high feast of Easter It is also called been right. Off to the east coast he went Sunday "in-white" or, as originally, the to become chief research engineer of the Sunday after laying away the white gar­ Curtis Aeroplane Co. in the days of the ments On the Saturday the neo­ World War. Soon he was recognized as phytes put off the white garment they the man who contributed more to Ameri­ received at their baptism on Easter can aeronautics, after the Wright mom Thus the Liturgy preserves brothers, than any other person in the both a memory and a meaning. country. Today he lives in Washington, in charge of the aeronautical division of The text of the Mass is full of the the Library of Congress, occupying the tender solicitude of the Church for her Guggenheim chair of aeronautics. Father Zahm and Teddy Roosevelt new-born children She counsels them where they wiU receive support for their At the same time Albert was a stu­ covered the River of Doubt. Then back new life Her words apply equally to dent at Notre Dame his brother. Father to America they came and Father Zahm aU who have risen with Christ from the John Zahm, was the medium sized, blue- wrote his trilogy, Folloiving the Con- death of sin... All are reborn to the eyed storm-center of an international quistadores under the pseudonjrm, H. J. Christ-life. controversy. Already famous as the au­ Mozans. thor of Sound and Music, one day he The Introit takes some words from the Not content with this, the priest made went to a summer camp, gathered an Saturday Epistle "As new-bom other journeys. To Mexico, Hawaii, Alas­ audience, told them that the doctrines babes, desire the rational milk, (that ka, the Orient he went, bringing back to of the Church and of science were not thereby you may grow unto salvation." Notre Dame the exotic treasures of for­ opposed on the issue of evolution. "Dar­ ... St. Clement of Alexandria (d. 215) eign lands. From the comers of Europe win, Huxley and now Zahm," moaned interprets this in two soises The he gathered together his Dante collec­ some people. Others applauded. Main­ milk of the mind (rational) is divine tion, the rarest and most valuable in taining his advanced thesis that there truth by which one grows to the knowl­ America. But his wanderings were not was no conflict between Church and sci­ to go on forever. While in Mexico he had edge of God The Blood of Christ in ence, he wrote Evolution and Dogma. climbed the volcano, Popocatepetl, the Eucharist is the milk which nour­ Around the world it went, translated into strained his heart, shortened his life. ishes unto eternal life. Italian, French and Spanish. In Rome an attempt was made to put it on the In 1921 a cable message from Munich One should re-read the text of the Sat­ Index and failed. For a few years the informed Notre Dame of his death. In urday mass in conjunction with this one. reverberations pounded up to the door his lifetime he had been the friend of ... Their antiquity, as well as their doc­ of his oflBce in the science building. Re­ such people as Presidents Theodore trine, offsets the vain babblings of the pulsed, they finally wasted away into Roosevelt and Taft; Porfirio Diaz; the modem prophets It is the milk of nothingness. Mexican patriot; Januarius Aloysius God's truth as against the poison that curdles the divine life in us. One day after the storm had subsided. MacGahan, ace foreign correspondent, Father Zahm walked up to Teddy Roose­ (Continued on page 21) (Mass Calendar on page 2U) 12 THE NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC States industrial mobilization plan in de­ THE NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC tail. The present German industrial mobilization plan is modeled from the Disce Quasi Semper Victurus Vive Quasi Cras Moriturus American plan. FOUNDED 1867 Perhaps the reader will question my previous statement, to the effect, that WILLIAM C. McGOWAN, JOHN DINGES, these military secrets were a contribu­ Editor-in-Chief Sports Editor tion of American genius? I wonder if JOHN W. PATTERSON, Jr., GEORGE MILES. the reader is aware of the comparative Mansgine: Editor Literary Editor ease with which copies of American Pat­ JAMES NEWLAND. WILLIAM BAADER. ents could be obtained by any foreign Art Editor Promotion power at our Patent Office. It is only in WILLIAM SCANLAN. TH0AL4.S F. CARTY time of war, and then only by Presi­ Photo Editor News Editor t. \, dential proclamation, that patents are kept secret. Finally, however, this law Member of Catholic School Press Association and Associated Collepiate Press. Uistnoutor of Collegiate Digest. Represented for national advertising by National Advertising Service, has been changed, so that patents which Inc. 420 Madison Avenue. New York City—Chicago—Boston—Los Angeles—San Francisco. aid national defense may be Avithheld THE SCHOLASTIC is published twenty-six times during the school year at the University of Notre Dame. Address manuscripts to The Editor, 213 Walsh Hall, Notre Dame, Indiana. from publication.

Staff meetings Fridav evening in Editorial Rooms. Ave Maria Building; It is often said that the deeds men do Editorial Staff, 6:30 P.M.; General Staff, 7:00 P.M. are never fully appreciated until after death. I can't say whether America feels that way toward men like Major Gen­ eral J. K. Parsons, Brigadier General to the War Department by Major Gen­ Will the Nazis Ever Thank Us? Mitchell, Master Sergeant E. H. Nichols eral J. K. Parsons, recommending that and Christy. But I do feel that their ef­ By the passing of the lend-lease bill our army organize six divisions of 486 forts are fully appreciated by the Nazis. recently, the United States unequivocally tanks each. The report was pigeon-holed I wonder, will they ever thank us? announced her entrance into the present in the buried files of the War Depart­ European struggle on the side of ment and as a result our army has only —Joseph A. Uhring Britain. The bill provides for American one mechanized brigade. But the devas­ assistance to Britain with all possible tating Panzer divisions of the Nazis fol­ aid — money, munitions, warships, fight­ low the Parsons plan even in organized Time for Action ing planes and foodstuffs, but not to the detail. Approximately 1,100 delegates from 14 extent of manpower. states, representing 43 schools, colleges One of the first military strategists to and parishes, took advantage of the op­ Doubtlessly, this bill has been accepted realize the importance of the airplane portunity to learn about the Confrater­ enthusiastically by the bigwigs of our in war. Brigadier General William nity of Christian Doctrine at its second country, because of the prevalent atti­ Mitchell, was court-martialed for his ef­ aimual Congress last year at nearby St. tude toward Germany as an aggressor forts and did not live to see the Nazis Mary's College. Within a week, more and aggressors must be suppressed! follow his advice and use planes as a than that total will again come to St. Naturally any aid to Germany would major offensive force. Mary's for the third staging of the event. be considered a crime. But I wonder what In France, during the last World War, the reaction would be among the bigwigs The essential purpose of the Confra­ Americans were the first to conceive the if they knew that America plaj'^ed an ternity is to instruct Catholic students idea to place armor around airplane important role in the victory march of who do not attend Catholic schools. That pilots, gunners, observers and gasoline the Nazi conquerors? problem provides college and university tanks. The Germans were quick to copy students with a challenge to join in the Buried in the files of the United States the idea and in a short time had so per­ important parish work of the future. War and Navy Departments are mili­ fected it that the Allies were amazed tary secrets that were laughed aside by and every United States fighting plane Those who participated in the 1989 or our American military experts, but became obsolete. 1940 Confraternity Congresses at St. foimd to be very valuable by another Mary's came away \vith many valuable nation. This the military heads of our Use of parachute troops — heralded as suggestions and renewed impressions. country are loathe to admit, but an in­ an original idea of the Germans — was Opportimities present themselves abun­ spection of the buried files speaks for first practiced in the United States dantly where one might better explain itself. Army. In 1929 Master Sergeant E. H. his religion; the Congress provides many Nichols of the Air Corps developed the discussions and talks which will help The blitzkrieg — the most paralyzing technique of supplying parachutists with clear up many difficulties that arise in method of attack known to modem war­ arms and ammunition by means of an schools, and again in later life. fare, and the secret of Germany's crush­ "article carrier." Successful demonstra­ ing victories to date, can be called a con­ tions were carried out at Brooks Field, Friday, Saturday and Simday of next tribution of American genius. Essentially Texas. But our military heads could see week will mark the culmination of many f the blitzkrieg is simply a modem adap­ no practical value in such an offensive. hours of preparation by the priests, sis­ tion of our own Confederate Cavalry ters, and students of St. Mary's and tactics in the Civil War. Germany, how­ Washington rejected the Christy Notre Dame. May the third annual Con­ ever, substituted mechanized division and Tread. Today the high speeds of Ger­ gress of the Confraternity of Christian airplanes for the cavalry. This form of man tanks are made possible by this Doctrine exert an effective influence on substitution was also an original Ameri­ same invention. those who attend. Fullest participation can idea. Several years ago visiting German in the affair means action — now and in In April, 1930, a report was submitted military experts studied the United the future.—Bill Scanlan THE NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC 13

out communion on week days. Those Father Woodward Writes from Ft. Hancock who miss breakfast on this accotrnt can get it later. On Sundays I say two Of HIS Duties as an Army Chaplain masses, hearing confessions and giving out communion as on week days. Tuesday night I conduct a Novena of the Miracu­ 245th Coast Artillery the barracks with the colonel of the regi­ lous Medal and give a sermon on some Fort Hancock, New Jersey ment and his staff, of which I am a mem­ appropriate lecture topic. Again con­ Tonight we had an alert, i.e., all offi­ ber. The building resembles Freshman fessions. Friday night—^Way of the cers were called to headquarters. All re­ Hall in its last days. It would be disas­ Cross and confessions. Saturday night I ported there in a matter of minutes and trous to lean against the walls. As at begin hearing confessions at 7 o'clock Notre Dame, we all have radios. But all and finish about two hours later. So it of us by common agreement keep them goes. tuned low. There are no lights out at In the ranks (privates) we have all night for the offiers. sorts of men and boys. We have the poor, I am the only priest here with 60% and the rich—^the dumb and the briUiant of 4,000 men to minister to. Nearly all —the successful business man, lawyer, are Brooklyn boys and the first question doctor, etc. For a great many the army they invariably ask is, "What kind of a is doing a lot of good—and for some, team is N.D. going to have next year?" army life will mean ruin. No Catholic I manage to get around and visit the lad who practices his faith and keeps in boys in the barracks and once in a while touch with his chaplain and receives the they show me how to load and fire the sacraments need have any worries about big guns. The other day for a bit of re­ the future. He will benefit by his experi­ laxation I went out on the target range ence in the army and come out a better with two officers and we practiced with man. Sure, it is going to be tough on our .45's. I swear I did nearly as well some. Their rough spots will not be as they. smoothed off—^they will be knocked off. I have been visiting the hospital every But any Catholic lad who thinks that day. One of our boys got in the way of a when he dons the uniform he can afford .45 slug. I was called from dinner to give to put his religion in moth balls is a him the last sacraments. He is still hang­ fool. I'll undertake to defend that against ing on and I believe he will recover. I all comers, even sophomores who have cheer him up every morning and at learned the definition of logic. night. Whether it be the grace of the To date I have not found a single sacraments or the skill of the doctor— alumnus of Notre Dame. But I am ex­ God knows—(the bullet put 16 holes in pecting to see some of you in July. Ee- Rev. Robert W. Woodward, C.S.C. his intestines). The "Doc" deserves gards to all and sundry. credit. Sincerely, awaited orders. They were not long in Every week day morning I say mass (Eev.) Robert W. Woodward, C.S.C. coming. The whole force of 4,000 men at 6:45 and hear confessions and give First Lieutenant, Chaplain. were ordered to battle stations. The sta­ tions are gun emplacements which pro­ tect the fort itself and New York har­ bor. You cannot appreciate Avhat this means unless you realize it had been raining for hours and the end was not in sight. Furthermore we were to have sup­ per served within a half-hour. I was able to take care of myself at the officers' mess, but the men only got Avhat they could standing by their guns. My task at such drills is with the first- aid stations which are set up in the near vicinity of large congregations of men who man the large guns. I have to go from one to another administering to the supposed wounded and djnng. The first week I was here I succeeded in get­ ting arrested three times. I was com­ manded to halt and to advance and be recognized. Of course I was not recog­ nized. Life here is not a whole lot different from living in one of the halls at Notre Dame. Of course I have no classes to teach. But then I am busy from morning to night with, all kinds of moral, psycho­ logical and sociology problems. I live in Mass Kit given to Father Woodward on his departure from the University. 14 THE NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC Notre Dame Sports

room in the Oliver Hotel, shortly after Notre Dame Made Baseball Debut in 1892 his arrival in South Bend, by means of a two way radio hook-up with Chicago. The technician in charge at South Bend Michigan defeated Notre Dame in the Browns in 1931 and since has performed told Leahy that the fellow on the other first football game played by the Fightin' for the Chicago WTiite Sox and the De­ Irish, but the baseball team squared ac- troit Tigers. At present he is the second end of the line was John Harrington. coTints when in 1892 — the first game to string catcher for the American League When Leahy started to answer the ques­ be played imder Notre Dame colors — champions. Other former Irish diamond tions put to him by the Chicago inter­ the Blue and Gold baseballers trimmed stars who later gained prominence in viewer he called his interrogator John. the Wolverines 6 to 4. All went well until John's colleague, Martin McCarthy took over. Leahy was Since 1892, when only one game of still using the name John and was put baseball was played, the sport has made straight on the matter immediately by rapid advances on the campus and the new interviewer. Notre Dame is consistently ranked as one Not to be outdone by the others we of the teams to beat in the Midwest. too asked Mr. Leahy how he liked being The best season ever to be enjoyed by at Notre Dame. His reply was most en­ an Irish nine was back in 1908, when thusiastic. He says any Notre Dame man it boasted a record of 20 ynns and one would be proud and happy to be called defeat. In fact, the three year' period back to coach at his alma mater, but it's from 1906-1908 presents a record of 60 a pretty difiicult job. victories and only nine defeats. "The pressure is on. Everyone always watches Notre Dame in the fall." He The era always to be remembered in continued sajdng that all the teams that the history of Notre Dame baseball dates back to the period between 1905-1932. First baseman Chuck Farrell are to be met are good and it is a hard During this time of diamond prosperity job to produce a winning team. "We hope the Blue and Gold failed to produce a the big show include Roger Bresnahan, to do a representative coaching job be­ losing season. If the record books were Chicago Cubs; Joseph Birmingham, cause it would be terrible to let Notre turned back eight more years, moreover, Cleveland Indians; William Burke, Bos­ Dame down."—Joe Stephen they would show that from 1897-1932 ton Braves; Rufe Waldorf, Chicago only one losing season appears—the 1905 Cubs; and Ed Walsh, Chicago White team won six and lost nine. The consis­ Sox.—Ray Donovan. Faculty Athletics tency of the Notre Dame baseball team The entry date for the annual faculty is further shown by the fact that in golf tournament, sponsored by the Notre three of her six losing seasons, the op­ Leahy and Aides Like N. D.; Dame Faculty club, has been moved back position won just one more game than interviews Continue to Wednesday, April 23, it was an- did the Irish. noimced Wednesday by Joseph Petritz, "How does it feel to be back at Notre tournament chairman. Qualifying rounds The present regime, headed by Coach Dame?" Frank Leahy, new football coach must still be in by April 28. The post­ Jake Kline, dates from 1934. In that and director of athletics, estimates that ponement was made because of the ill­ year the new mentor's squad won only ,this question has been asked him over ness and absence of committee members, eight games while losing 11. Since that 100 times by press and radio men who and the absence of many faculty mem­ time, however, his powerful aggregations have interviewed him since he signed bers during the recent holidays. Tickets have piled up a total of 78 victories and his contract with Notre Dame. are available through the Rev. George only 47 defeats. Kline's best record, and L. Holdrith, C.S.C, Breen-Phillips hall. perhaps the best record of all time con­ Since it was announced that Leahy Last minute entries will be accepted at sidering the calibre of opposition, came was to be Elmer Layden's successor at Faculty club dinner-bridge-dance Wed­ in 1936. That year Notre Dame won 16 Notre Dame he has been interviewed by nesday evening. A $1.00 entry fee covers and lost three, playing all but seven newspaper "bigs" and radio commenta­ a ten round admission to tournament games with powerful Big Ten schools. tors ranging from Dave Egan to Ann play. Three rounds of 18 hole medal play The 1908 schedule included only three Marsters to our own SCHOLASTIC re­ constitute the entire tournament. A box Big Ten games, all with Indiana. porters. And it seems that all of them has been provided in the golf room of want to know the same things. "How Not unlike other outstanding baseball the Rockne Memorial fieldhouse for qual- do you like it?" "How are the prospects teams, the Irish squads have sent their i^dng scores. Awards of trophies and of the team?" and so on far, far into share of players into the major leagues. merchandise will be made. the night. Of these probably the most famous is A tennis tournament will be sponsored "Pop Anson (1894-95), who later cavorted Most of these interviews are plain by the club as soon as weather permits. for the Chicago Cubs. Currently in the question and answer games but Coach Mr. E. A. Smith will be in charge of the spotlight is Billy Sullivan, who broke Leahy recalls one that had its amusing competition. Awards will be made to the into the big leagrues with the St. Louis side. Leahy was being interviewed in his finalists. THE NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC 15

Tcamcy, Flynn Win State Fencing Titles; Peck Capt. Splinters From the Press Box The sparrows will have . the fencing room xmder the fieldhouse stands to BILL SCANLAN themselves now, for the Notre Dame fencing season is over. At its conclusion. Hats off to Albert Del Zoppo, Notre and Jack Chevigny. former Irish grid Coach Langford termed it "the most Dame's No 1 athlete-student, for his re­ star. . . . The affair took on the appear­ successful season since the undefeated markable 95.02 average.... It ranks him ance of a preview to annual Notre Dame' years of 1935-36." Several new records, second in the class of 1941 to Ralph Reunion Night. ... At least a dozen ex- the most interesting of which is Russ Gerra. Brookljm's gift to "Wranglers and Notre Damers were on hand, including Harris' 39 victories, a new high for Walsh hall. . , . Rod Maguire, who never Joe Boland, ex-N.D. line coach; Charley matches won in a season, were set. lost a fight at Notre Dame, has probably Hafron, Andy Puplis, Joe Euharich, Bill fought his last time in collegiate compe­ Kerr, Enio Arboit, Bemie Witucld, Jim Lou Beck, jimior sabre man, was tition. . , . Next fall he enrolls at North- Keams. . . . WaUy Fromhart, mentor at elected to captain the fencers for the western's Medical school in downtown Mt. Carmel high school, Chicago, spoke coming season, thus joining a dominant Chicago, several miles from boxing facil­ on the value of the weak side attack list of sabre men that have led Notre ities at Evanston. . . . Rod, a regular and recalled that a reverse to the weak Dame fencing teams. mass server at Howard hall, earned a side, ending in a pass from Shakespeare name for all-around sports participation, to Millner, accounted for the winning Eight Monogram Winners including frosh football, and interhall touchdown in Notre Dame's inomortal IS­ basketball. IS triumph over Ohio State in 1935. . . . Recommended for monograms were: * Fromhart called signals for the Irish seniors Russ Harris, Captain Jack that day. Gaither, and Jim Corbett; juniors Mike Humphries, Captain-elect Lou Peck, and What's in a name? Notre Dame's starting baseball lineup against Purdue Frank Veit; and sophomores Herb Mel­ Kufaarich, who plays aside alnmnns ton and James Madigan. This marks the included Ralph Ray Pinelli, talkative senior from San Francisco, and Bill Ed Beinor with the Chicago Cardinals first time that two sophomores were rec­ of the National Pro league, was one of ommended for monograms. Stewart, Jr., Dorchester, Mass., soph. . . . Both are sons of major league um­ the happiest men at the Purdue clinic when he learned that his team wonld Tom Teamey, junior in sabre, and pires . . . Coach Jake Kline need not play 12 games instead of 11 . . . "IKHsh John Flynn, sophomore in foil, went to look far to find some;one to call balls and strikes this spring . . . Both are we'd play games on Wednesday night Indianapolis with Jim Graham, law stu­ and again on Sundays," Joe remariced dent and former Notre Dame fencer, to playing new positions . . . Pinelli, now at third base, led Irish hitters the past enthusiastically . . . Keams, alumnvs of compete in the Indiana Amateur Tour­ 1934, warned coaches that the future nament. As a team they placed third in two campaigns and cavorted at short­ stop . . . Stewart performed well as a of sports demands that schools must not foil; in sabre, Flynn won the state title invent easy-to-pass "woodwoildns" with Teamey finishing second. In epee freshman second sacker . . . At football practice, more interesting names appear courses for athletes ... Jim Newland. Teamey won the state championship, energetic Bengal Bouts promoter, secre­ with Graham second and Flynn third. — Norm Barry and Charles Dorais, sons of past Irish grid greats . . . Then, too, tary to the journalism department Itead, there's Tom Brock, brother of the Green and senior sociology student, was called Good Freshmen Prospects Bay Packer center and former Nebras­ to Indianapolis amid frantic efforts to complete a 30-page thesis — thus the Graduation takes three lettermen and ka All-American . . .One of the frequent campus visitors recently was Bill Fay, change in authorship this issue ... Then, leaves five but there seems to be no one too, Newland's correspondence with St. to fill the work horse roles of Capt. 1940 tennis captain and Indiana State doubles titlist with Dan Canale . . . Fay, Mary's-of-the-Woods is heavy these days Gaither and Harris who fenced 94 before graduation. matches and won 68 of them. However, responsible for the appearance at the the results of the freshmen meet showed 1940 Bengal BouU of Battling Billy some promise of future material. The Conn, arrived at his new Chicago "Trib­ results were: in foil, first, Ehiaer' Silha, une" sportswriting job in time to write The Rev. George Holderith, C.S.C., second, Charles Raley, and third, Louis the headline on the story announcing the Rev. James Fogarty, C.S.C., and the Bums; in sabre, first, George Euster- Notre Dame's football receipts. Rev. Thomas Brennan, C.S.C, leading man, second, Alfred Oritz, and third, • golfers on the campus this spring, are Leo'Rumely. Silha is an aggressive left­ limbering their irons and woods in prep­ hander who showed real promise in go­ Coach Frank Leahy, speaking before aration for the annual faculty tourna­ ing undefeated in the nine bouts in the 300 coaches from Indiana, Michigan, ment being directed by Joe Petritz. . . . preliminary and final matches. "Many Ohio, Illinois, Kentucky and Louisiana Best opposition is expected from John others showed encouraging progress," at the Purdue University Football Ploff, Jack Turley, Bill Cemey, Cletos said Mr. Langford, who predicted, "They Coaching Clinic this month, advised them Chizek, Art Haley and Dominick Napoli- may see action with the varsity next to perfect the basic ground gainers, the tano, mighty might of boxing who dis­ year." oflF tackle and end run, before emphasiz­ played bright splatches of green St. Pat­ ing the more glamorous spread forma­ rick's Day and boasted, "I've got an 'O' at So, with this potentional freshman tion. ... He caught the fancy of the the end of my name, only it's the wrong talent and the men who have seen some coaches by his personalized demonstra­ end today." ... Bemie Crimmins, who is action this year, Coach Langford hopes tions of correct blocking methods on such plasring early 1941 baseball games and to mould another successful fencing "live objects" as Coach Mai Elward, combining spring grid practice, cauf^t squad next year.—John /. Fallon genial Irish alumnus and now of Purdue, every inning of every game last year. 16 THE NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC

McHale Pleases Beaumont— Will Play for Muskegon INTRODUCING Johnny McHale is marked for a spot By AL DEL ZOPPO in the baseball sun according to a report from Vin Burke, sports editor of the "He's the best ball-player I've ever had." Coach Jake Kline was talking about Ray Beaumont (Texas) Enterprise early this Pinelli, short-stop on last year's Notre Dame baseball team, who this year has been month. Johnny signed a contract last converted into a third-baseman. Such praise coming from a man who has coached February with the Beaumont Exporters, hundreds of college and serai-pro ball-players, many of whom have made good in pro­ Texas league farm of the Detroit Tigers. fessional baseball, may seem to be a bit exaggerated. But one has only to examine This is a tough circuit for a yoimgster some of Ray's past records, or better yet, to take a walk to Cartier field and watch to break into his first year and, as even him play, to realize that Jake Kline knows what he's talking about. Johnny himself expected, he will be sent to Muskegon, a lower ranking club for Ray Pinelli is what sport fans call a "natural" ball-player. He does things smoothly, further seasoning. It is generally felt in effortlessly, and well. There's a deftness about his fielding; a sureness about his hit­ Beaumont that McHale will hold down ting that makes it a pleasure to watch him perform. He's fast, covers plenty of an Exporter job in 1942. ground on defense, running either to his left or to his right, and has a good strong arm. At the plate, Ray is a But Johnny and his many followers left-hander, a free swing­ are not discouraged at this news, for er with an easy, foIIo%v- many "in the know" are predicting fine through motion, and packs things for the former monogram winning enough power to be rated Irish center. As a ball player and a fine as one of the most danger­ personality, Johnny seems to rate quite ous hitters in college highly with his Detroit owners and Beau­ ranks. In short, he has all mont fans. Jack Zeller, Tiger manager, the requisites of a star recently told a group of friends in Beau­ ball-player — ability, class mont that "McHale probably would make and polish. one of the great first basemen in the Pinelli's baseball polish game — because he has the determina­ wasn't acquired .overnight. tion." Sports Editor Burke, in his report, Back in San Francisco, said that "Johnny knew when he came during his high school here he was ticketed for Muskegon and, days, Ray was considered being smart, was resigned to it. There's one of the best school-boy nothing wrong with his hitting but he players on the coast, and needs some experience at fielding his po­ for three straight years sition. He is said to be as good a hitter won All-City honors in as any present Exporter player. It was that city famed for pro­ McHale's hitting that first attracted ducing high class baseball Tiger scouts to his possibilities. The players. Ray broke into Texas league is in the Al league, third the N. D. lineup as a reg­ ranking minor circuit. Muskegon, Mc­ ular short-stop in his Hale's new berth, is in the Michigan sophomore year, won the State league, a class C outfit. The class indi\idual batting crown, C league ranks two leagues behind the and then went on to re­ Al and one above D, last ranking minor peat his performance last league. year. Because Ray wants to play third-base when Mr. Burke concluded his report on the he gets out of school he N,D. alumnus with the remark that "The has asked Coach Kline to Beaumont team on which Johnny prob­ shift him to that position; ably will play next year has sent more and from his showing so players to the majors than any club in far in spring work-outs the minors. More than half of the Detroit one would be led to believe he had never played any other position. Tigers have graduated from the Beau­ mont club. Besides his three seasons here at Notre Dame, Ray has played baseball during the summer-time with Malone, N. Y., in the Northern Leaue, and in that fast company he McHale, who is 19 years old, has al­ was able to hit over .300 everj' season. Two summers ago Ray won the league batting ways wanted to play pro baseball, a championship with a mark close to .400. berth with the home-town Tigers is his Emplojrment isn't going to be a problem for Pinelli when he graduates. Because all particular ambition; so when the oppor­ he has to do to get a job is to sign one of the many baseball-playing offers which will tunity arose last winter, he took advan­ be handed to him by major league scouts this June. Ray will probably steer away from tage of it. While the exact nature of the signing a contract with a National League team because Babe Pinelli, National League financial arrangement was not disclosed, umpire, and best ball and strike arbiter in the big legues is his dad, and Ray is afraid it was understood that the consideration that Babe might be too anxious to show his impartiality when his son comes to bat. was sufficient "to insure chances of com­ Sight now it looks like Ray has his heart set on joining the New York Yankees for it pleting his college education should he already has some San Francisco representatives — DiMaggio and Crosetti — both of fail to break into the big money. whom are very close friends of the Notre Bame star. In explaining his exchange of football THE NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC 17

cleats for baseball spikes, McHale said to $205 per month. During their service over Randolph field on its belly. Another he believed that the ages of 19 to 21 with the Regular army, the new officers busy day for Mr. Fetchel was the one years are those best suited to the devel­ may seek to build up their flying hours on which he noticed that he had become opment of young players. The fact that to the 1,200 required by the C.A.A, for lost in a fog with a rapidly dwindling a number of players already in the ma­ airline transport pilots. gas supply. He is not quite sure just jors and minors are being drafted into how he did get "home." military service should provide oppor­ Andy Chlebeck, Irish baseball captain for 1941 and hometown pal of Howie's tunities for new blood. He feels that the Thumbs Up! establishment of military camps will fur­ has received several letters from his for­ ther increase the popularity of the game mer high school athletic opponent giving His biggest thrill, however, came the as a national sport, as much new talent some of his personal observations on his day he passed the test in the "Grey was discovered on camp t^ams in the last work. "Fetch" had no great expectation Ghost" in which an examiner takes the war. of a career in the air corps when he cadet up for a two hour- flight test. took the exams last spring. He found Howie, tense and nervous, feared that he A successful baseball past points to himself accepted as a cadet, however, was not fljring as he knew he was able. further glory on the diamond for Johnny and spent considerable time in the St. The test was finally over and he looked McHale. He has always played first base; back in his mirror to see .the two gloved played on the city and state champion­ thumbs of the examining officer pointed ship high school team which was unde­ skjrward. He had passed and would go feated in three years of competition. He on to Kelly. From there, the new flyers was captain of the Detroit All-City base­ may go on to work as instructors, in ball team, batted .389 last season and bombardment squadrons or in transjiort held a starting position on the Notre service. Dame freshman team.—Jack Dinges Life in the Air corps agrees with Mr. Petschel; the food and living quarters are excellent and we imagine that he Howie Petschell. Ex. '42, makes a nice appearance in an air corps uniform — but, cadets rise at 5:30 ajn. In Randolph Field Class for a morning check that is a morning check — calisthenics. A pair of golden Air corps wings will very soon gleam on the uniform of Fly­ ing Cadet Howard K. Petschel, sopho- omore of the class of '42 and one of 6th Chicagoan in Ten Years Coach Layden's brighter prospects last Leads Notre Dame Cagers spring as a varsity end. Art Pope, newly-elected basketball The six-foot, 185 pound lad from St. captain, won his victory in a close race. Paul left Randolph field Feb. 7 with 334 Team elections are conducted so that in class mates to take a final ten weeks' a general balloting by-the season's mon­ advanced flying course at Kelly field. At ogram winners, the two men receiving the end of this time, they will receive He wanted wings. the most votes are again voted on in the their commissions as second lieutenants finals. In the basketball election. Pope in the air corps and the coveted wings was one of the finalists and other candi­ Paul library last summer successsfully of military pilots. dacy was shared by roommates Frank preparing himself for the subjects he Quinn and George Sobek who received Howie's class reported to Randolph would take in ground school in early an equal number of votes. An extra poll, late in November and took instructions fall. which Sobek won, had to be made to in racy, low-winged, 450 h.p. planes, break this deadlock. Pope defeated So­ piling up 70 additional hours which in­ Texas Ground Is Hard bek, whose play has been hampered with cluded various acrobatics. Three hours a knee injury since last season, in the Randolph provided the thrills ex­ of night-practice in take-offs and land­ finals. pected at the "West Point of the Air." ings were part of the Randolph course. Cadet Petschel was involved in two - Pope was captain of the Morgan Park Instruction at Kelly includes ad­ landing crack-ups from which he high school team in Chicago and also vanced training in navigation, both day emerged relatively unscathed. They were won his letter in swimming there. He has and night; advanced instrument flying his only serious accidents and both hap­ a 90 average in the College of Commerce and formation fljdng. Then will come the pened the same day. The first ocurred and lives in St. Ed's. when he misjudged his altitude coming in gold bar of second lieutenant in the air Outstanding cage feats of Capt. Ris- corps reserve, "wings," and duty for at and piled up. Howie was taken to the hospital for minor repairs and his plane ka's successor are his tying basket in the least one year alongside veteran air final ten seconds of the ultimate Notre corps officers. hauled away in pieces. He was released from the hospital that afternoon in Dame victory over S3rracuse and his rec­ time for night-flying practice. Coming in ord of 12 points in the first half of the The Pay-0«f for a landing, something went wrong, Irish-North Dakota game. During the cadet phase of their career, the plane hit hard, lost its landing gear Art is the sixth Chicagoan to lead the the student pilots receive $75 per month and bounced high into the air. Our pilot, Irish cagers in the past ten years. As­ in addition to food, uniforms, etc. When not realizing his loss, came in for a sistant coach, Ray Meyer of Chicago, they are commissioned, pay is increased second attempt and his plane skidded was twice honored with the captaincy. 18 THE NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC plete rest and very little exercise from giate conference indoor meet in 1940. Final Basketball Echoes now till next September are the orders He had been employed by the Allis- Though the season ended over a month the coach has received from his physi­ Chalmers Manufacturing company in ago, Notre Dame basketball has bomiced cian, Dr. J. E. McMeel, if he hopes to Milwaukee. back into the headlines in the past few regain his full strength and assume ac­ weeks with the announcement that Ar­ tive charge of Irish basketball destinies Layden Takes Office thur Wellington Pope, reserve forward, when the hardwood season rolls around had been elected captain of the 1941-42 again next winter.—Jim Clemens Elmer Layden, former director af ath­ Fighting Irish court squad. The likable letics and head coach of football here, Chicagoan, who imderstudied for the re­ took over the reins of the National Pro­ doubtable Eddie Eiska throughout the fessional Football league April 5 and as­ past campaign, proved himself to be one 1940 Pole Vaulter Dies sumed sweeping powers as the organiza­ of the coolest men on the squad, and John Patrick Dean, Notre Dame grad­ tion's first commissioner. He is also to scored important points when the pres­ uate of 1940 and star pole-vaulter of the act as president of the League, as that sure was one. track team for three years, was killed in post was recently vacated by Carl Storck. an automobile accident in Milwaukee, Layden signed a five-year contract which Monogram Winners Wis., on April 6. specifies an annual salary of $20,000. Coinciding with the election of Pope Dean studied business administration as captain of next year's quintet, the at the University and was graduated last Draft Board Defers Mahoney Athletic Board met and approved of the summer. He held the Ohio State-Notre following men as monogram wirmers for Dame track meet record of 13 feet, six Track Coach BiU Mahoney, 24-year- the 1940-41 campaign; Capt. Eddie and three-quarters inches, plus the rec­ old Arizonan, received notice early this Riska, Chuck Butler,, "Red" Games, ord for the Michigan State and the Uni­ month that he was placed in class 1-B in Charley Gillespie, Capt.-elect Art Pope, versity of Michigan indoor meets, and the Selective Service listings and defer­ Frank Quinn, Larry Ryan, Cy Singer, was co-champion in the Central Colle- red indefinitely. Bob Smith, George Sobek, and Manager Bemie Brockman. Of the ten recipients, Riska, Smith, Ryan, and Gillespie, will graduate this Jime, leaving six available Co4Me letter-winners to form the nucleus of next year's quintet. SING A SONG

Outstanding Freshmen -/ The freshmen basketballers also came DOUGLAS in for their share of the spotlight during and the past few weeks, for imder the capa­ ble tutelage of Assistant Varsity Coach FINEST STYLES Ray Meyer, and Frosh Coach Tony Ut Romeo, they have been working out daily in the fieldhouse, learning Notre Dame SHOES plays, and in general giving the coaches an idea of what they'll have to work You, too, will sing the praises of with next winter. To date. Bob Faught W. L. Douglas Shoes when you a 6 ft. 5 in. center; Ray Kuka and Bar­ see the handsome blacks and ney Bamicelli, a fine pair of guards, and classy tans in the new swagger Buster Hiller and Omer Sturm, a speedy spring styles now all the rage for brace of forwards, look like the outstand­ campus wear... See models in ing prospects. These and 20 other frosh 'Brogandi", tough, plump are in line for freshmen numerals, but Goatskin, yet soft as Ridskin. as the list has not as yet been approved All give you extra comfort^ by the Athletic Board, the names are long wear due to the famous not available for publication at this time. ' pouglas "Doum-To-Tbe- Wood—Up-To-Tbe-Anb" construction. Keogan Convalescing Aside from the fact that six returning $4 . $5 lettermen, a host of fine reserves, and CHStom and several capable freshmen, make the out­ NeiMal-Trad cariM look for next year's team seem rosy in­ $7.00 deed, the Irish were still further heart­ ened with the news that their head coach, George Eeogan, is well on the road to recovery from the attack of heart trouble which hamjiered him during the final crucial weeks of the past campaign. 210 SOUTH MICHIGAN STREET After spending the past month at St. Open Saturday E^renings Joseph's hospital in South Bend, Coach SMAKT NEW SPRING STYU5S IN I.AOY DOUGLAS, $3.85 and S4.95 Keogan is now at home, and is up and around for a few hours each day. Com­ AMERICA S BEST KNOWN SHOES THE NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC 19 left end; Jim Brutz, left tackle; Bob Three Senior Gridders Land ing tournament, held April 2 and 3 at Maddock, left guard; Tom Brock, cen­ the Rockne Memorial. Jobs; 2 Coaches; I Player ter; Herky Bereolos or Joe Laiber, right Ehner D. Silha, Chicago, 111., a very guard; Captain lillis, right tackle; With the last football season still fresh good left-handed fencer with a puzzling Johnny Kovatch, right end; Bob Har- in their memories and with their gradu­ style, went victorious through five bouts grave, quarterback;. Owen (Dippy) ation but six weeks away, there are at to win first in the foil division. Charles Evans, left half; Steve Juzwik, right least three Notre Dame men who are Raley, Wilmington, Del., who lost to half; and Joe Prokop, fullback. already well-situated regarding employ­ Silha in the final bout, captured second ment. place with a score of four wins to one On April 4 Dowling College, Des loss. Lou Burns, Nutley, N. J., won three Moines, Iowa, announced that it had bouts and lost two to take third place. April "Review of Politics" signed Walter C. O'Meara, a quarter­ Published Last Week back on this year's varsity team as its In the saber division, George Euster­ football, basketball, and baseball coach. man, Rochester, Minn., took first place The Review of Politics for April ap­ O'Meara, who has been on the Notre with four wins and one loss. Alfredo peared last week, containing a comment Dame gym team for the past three years, Ortiz, Sante Fe, N. Mex., was second on '-The Political Perversion of Art" by will also teach physical education at the with a score of four wins to two losses. Mr. Frank O'Malley, professor of Eng­ Des Moines school. This June he will get Third place went to Leo Rumley, Wil­ lish at the University. Other notable his B.S. degree in Physical Education ton, Conn., with a score of three to two. pieces in this issue are Father Luigi cum laude. O'Meara came to Notre Dame —Mark McGrath Sturzo's on "Modem War and Catholic from Stamford, Conn., where he was All- Thought"; Mortimer J. Adier's on "A State quarterback and scored the touch­ Dialectic of Morals, Part H"; Mary down that won the state championship Spring Practice Lineup Cogan Bromage's on "Linguistic Nation­ alism in Eire." One article certain to be in 1936. He also captained the high With an Easter vacation breaking up school basketball team for two years. interesting for local readers is Jacques a daily football practice that has been Maritain's review of Nature and Func­ O'Meara won a senior reserve mono­ becoming more and more intensified, gram. tions of Authority, a book by Yves Notre Dame football candidates wel­ Simon, professor of philosophy at the Jackie Hayes, another 1940 quarter­ comed the change. There has been staff University. back was named head football and bas­ competition among the players for the ketball coach at Rockhurst College, Kan­ coveted positions on the first team. At Students may obtain copies of the sas City. Mo.'on March 29. Hayes was this writing Coach Leahy's tentative first Review of Politics for 50 cents from the schieduled to report for spring practice team contains Bob Dove or Ray Ebli, editorial oflBces in the Science building. at Rockhurst on April 5. On April 2 Milton "Moose" Piepul, captain of the 1940 Irish squad an- noimced that he had signed a contract to play with the Detroit Lions profes­ sional football team. Earlier this year he had signed a contract to coach at De ^V^«-«°fH«^ A really distinctive suit of clothes is your LaSalle High school in Chicago but the best buy this Spring. ADLER-ROCHESTER school released him from the agreement. made - to - measure suits and coats — from Piepul was the first backfield man to $35 up — are the answer to your wardrobe captain a Notre Dame team since 1926. '''*»tOI»t«> needs. In the 1939 season Moose led the scoring with his 36 points. He tallied the same number of points in 1940 but Steve Juz- SHETLANDS, HOMESPUNS. FLANNELS. HARRIS wik's 43 points were highest. In the TWEEDS — all the finer domestic and imported fabrics from final game of the season against South- which to select. We also have sport jackets and slacks for you em California, Piepul scored all of the to mix or match to suit your own fancy. See our campus repre­ ten points which defeated S. C. sentatives or call at our upstairs shop. Joseph Gleason, who was graduated from Notre Dame in 1938, succeeds Mil­ ton Piepul at De LaSalle in Chicago. For the past two years Gleason has been coach at Central Catholic High school in Hammond, Ind. During his prep school days at Leo in Chicago, Gleason starred both in football and basketball. PARKER-WINTERROWD —John Poivers i ISVs N. Main Street (upstairs)

Silha, Eusterman Win Or see our campus representatives Fencing Tournament JOHN SIEVERT CAPT. MILT "MOOSE" PIEPXJL JOHN KTAN 234 Alomni 137 Walsh Hall 337WaIdi Six freshmen fencers were awarded gold, silver and bronze medals, for win­ ning first, second and third places, re­ spectively, in the annual freshmen fenc­ 20 THE NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC Faculty Club to Hold Fr. McCormick Speaks Dinner Next Wednesday At Schoolmen Disputation Next Wednesday evening at 7 o'clock Rev. Dr. John McCormick, S.J., head the Notre Dame Faculty Club will hold a of the philosophy department at Loyola dinner in the West Dining hall which University in Chicago, will speak in will be followed by a bridge party and Washington Hall, Thursday, April 24. dancing in the Kockne Memorial build­ Father McCormick will act as honorary ing. Mr, H. Le Clair Eells, professor of commentator at the Schoolmen's Dispu­ finance, is president of the club. tation. Mr. Lawrence Baldinger, professor of chemistry, is in charge of tickets, which Prep School Artists are priced at §1.00 per person; Dr. Ed­ ward Mahin, professor of metallurgy, is Holding Exhibit Here in charge of bridge-playing; and Mr. J. Preparatory school artists in mid- A. McCarthy, professor of civil engineer­ western states will exhibit several hun­ ing, is dance chairman. Lay members of dred pieces of art at the sixth annual the faculty and their wives will attend, secondary school art exhibition held as will clerical members and administra­ April 16 to 30 under the sponsorship tive Oxiicers of the University. The affair of the Notre Dame Art Department. will be informal. Prof. Stanley S. Sessler is in charge. More than 40 parochial and public schools and academies will be repre­ Peace Association Votes Rev. W. M. Robinson, C.S.C. sented. McMahon Vice-President The various art objects are on display Father Robinson, director of novices in the rooms of the Art Department, in Dr. Francis E. McMahon, professor the Main Building. of philosophy at Notre Dame, was elected in the novitiate at Rolling Prairie, Ind., vice-president of the Catholic Association who 'during Lent delivered a series of A charter was granted to the Univer­ for International Peace. sermons at the Wednesday evening ser­ sity of Notre Dame du Lac by special John L. McMahon, professor at Catho­ vices in Sacred Heart Church, for the act of the legislature of Indiana on Jan. lic University, was elected president. student body. 15, 1844. The elections were held at the Asso­ ciation's annual meeting, April 14 and 15, at Trinity College in Washington, D. C. Shoe Den for Men Short Story Contest To encourage the talent of young writers The Atlantic vaa-^azme has an­ For the golf course nounced a $1,000 prize award for the best or the short story submitted by Sept. 1, 1941, by a writer in the twenties. (All those Campus who will have had their twentieth but not their thirtieth, birthday by the entry You'll like date.) Bules are few: Length of story — these new 2,500 to 6,000 words; stories should be typewritten double-spaced, if possible, and written one side of paper only. Crosby Winner will be announced within two months of close of contest and prize Squares story will be published in Dec., 1941, issue of The Atlantic. Address manu­ scripts to The Atlantic Short Story Con­ It's outdoor time again and test, 8 Arlington street, Boston, Mass. Kuehn's arc extending a special invitation to Noire Dame men to come in and see the new outdoor stales. With Removable Football Uniform Changes Caulks The influence of the Golden Dome upon Notre Dame football will be visibly present in the uniforms of the Fighting Irish next falL In-line with Coach Frank Leahy's move to carry out the school colors all the way, the squad will dis­ xsna card the familiar natural-leather colored v= o^T wt A^ helmets and blue sweat sox and don gold helmets and gold sox plus silk pants 120 South Michisan Street and blue jerseys. THE NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC 21 ZAHM. ROOSEVELT EXPLORATION ter. The parallel arms of the "H" house I (Continued from page 11) pro-vide graduate laboratories and rooms Pope Leo XIII, who once offered him a for professors. 'The MEN'S Comer' bishopric. "See that rat?" A man in white The Zahm brothers were not the only pointed to a miniature ferris wheel Notre Dame men who were advancing which was kept spinning by the futile science. On a warm, sunny day in 1899 efforts of a white rat trying to get some­ Professor Jerome Greene sat at a table where. "That rat was raised from a in his room on the campus and tapped Caesarian operation and has been fed out a wireless message to South Bend. nothing but artificial food since its birth. It was the first experiment of its kind We're testing the metabolistic and en­ in America. When Marconi visited Notre ergy building contents of artificial vita­ Dame in 1933 he praised Greene, de­ mins." Five hundred rats and a like clared he was the man who led America number of guinea-pigs enjoy, gratis, the in advancing the wireless. luxury and comfort of a tiled, aJ-con- ditioned home. Biology Building Gives The Greene and Nieuwland botanical libraries, containing some 10,000 vol­ Variety of Experiences umes, occupy the second floor. Here also is an auditorium, completely equipped Completed in 1987 and embodying the with projection apparatus, with seating most modem concepts of architecture, accommodations for 140 persons. Notre Dame's $300,000 Biology building looks much like a world's fair exhibit All rooms are tiled and are so con­ but the laboratory odor inside is unmis­ structed that they may be washed down takable. and kept dust proof. The laboratories of zoology, botany Formaldehyde and alcohol greet you and anatomy are on the third floor. A at the door and accompany you down the iat^^^ skeleton dangles from a gallows, grin­ long, clean corridor of the lab-studded Ban ning hideously. Across aluminum-top first floor. They are stronger here. desks, bones are scattered thither with Lightweight The building is in the shape of a huge grim casualness. In a far-comer, a fu­ Wind Proof H. The experimental laboratories of bac­ ture M.D. operates on the respiratory teriology, immunology and hygiene form system of a cat—unmistakably not a Shower Proof the cross bar for the alphabet's eighth let­ world's fair exhibit.—houis Apone

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tt*REO. U.S. PATENT OFF. 22 THE NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC Minstrels Planned Here BOOK REVIEW Modern Doxology On May 5-6 by Knights It was over in one of the bright class­ Strategy of the Americas, by Mac- rooms in the Commerce building that we An old-fashioned type of minstrel show Liesh and Reynolds. Duell,- Sloan and first heard the version of Old Hundred of "gay ninety" vintage -will be presented Pierce. New York. 1941. 247 pp. $2.50. that is mumbled during chapel services by the Knights of Columbus on May 5-6. by Chicago U. students. The Parade The object of the show will be to give I do not know what the outcome will curses its poor memory to the depths, every one a good time and to have the be in the round-robin tournament of iso­ for he can only recall the first line:' audience join in on the fun, somewhat in lationists vs. interventionists but score "Praise John from whom oil blessings the style of the recent Olsen and John­ one for the disciples of isolation. This flow." son vaudeville extravaganza. book is factual and decently convincing Pure, good, wholesome entertainment for their side. will be the bill of fare. Such quaint relics of old vaudeville as cakewalks, end-men The first and most vital task of Amer­ ica, the authors say, is to establish and and interlocutors will be resurrected for 'IMAGINE/' the show. Don Tiedemann, the new Glee defend its power in the Western Hemi­ Club president, wiU give his impressions sphere. We must remain supreme in this said the of Harry Lauder, the famous Scottish hemisphere by avoiding defeat in a large- Professor, scale expedition in Europe or Asia and dialect comedian and singer. The inter­ "Imagine locutor will be Jack Whelan of K. of C. by averting civil war at home. Aiding the vaudeville fame. Hillbilly Joe Kalten- British now would send us riding off in ME bach and his partner, Tom Delia, will all directions and finally wind us up forgetting be back on the boards again. half-organized, half-equipped, and floun­ this easy The Rev. Eugene Burke, C.S.C., will dering at the mercy of the future. To supervise the music to be used as the avoid internal turmoil we must push for­ schedule!" background and will also act as faculty ward the progressive social measures and adviser, Howie Korth of Walsh Hall will reforms which have been initiated. No engineer the publicity for the show. Any invader would even risk coming to us if potential singers, dancers, or comics may we were unmarked by dissension and a hand their names and accomplishments recent defeat. to any K. of C. man or to the Council- But, let us create a hypothetical case Chambers in Walsh hall. and recognize Hitler as our real enemy— —Richard Powers as the authors do. England is beaten and A TRAIN the Axis forces swing toward us. Can we be invaded? The answer is no. Our hemi­ EVERY HOUR sphere lies behind three layers of re- t H^ fense: Our Navy is the most powerful South Shore trains leave South in the world today. We are potentially Bend 30 minutes past the hour the first aid power in the world. Not, as from 7:30 A. M. to 9:30 P. M. yet, in the development of a large mili­ Two early morning trains, leav­ tary air organization, but in design and ing at 6:00 A. M. and 6:50 A. initiative, in the development of private M. Two late evening trains, and commercial flying, and in general leaving at 11 P. M. and 12 air-mindedness. The army lags behind in Midnight. Nineteen in all. an immature stage of formation. You can't miss. A Variety of Pipes-^- Economic strangulation will not occur. Ticket office: 301 N. Michigan The authors maintain we are the most Street. Phone 3-3111. A Variety of Prices- secure of nations in respect to raw ma­ terials, and there is no raw material for which we must go outside the Western TO CHICAGO Hemisphere — not at the price of war anyway. 7 5 Strategy of the Americas brings noth­ ONE WAY FROM ing new into the broth. The facts have 1SOUT H BEND been ground up for popular consumption and the isolationists, or "insulationists," TAKE yOUR CHOICE will use them to prove their points. But Dr. Grabow $1.50 the interventionists will find loopholes. Chicago, South Yello-Bole R^olar 1.00 Jam^s J. O'Brien Shore and South Tello-Bole Imperial 1.50 Bend Railroad ^ Eaywoodie Drinldess 3.50 The College of Law, an outgrowth of Kaywoodie Carburetor 4.00 a course in law established at the Uni­ Eaywoodie Super-Gran 5.00 versity in 1869, is the oldest Catholic Hollydonrt -— 3.50 law school in the United States. Sasieni 6M The mural paintings in the Main Comoy „ . 6.00 building and the fresco work in Sacred SOUTHSHORF Heart church were, done by Luigi Gr^ori. THE NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC 23 Mimeograph Department Uses Carload of Paper "On Michigan the at On the second floor of the main build­ Corner" Washington ing in a small room just behind the office M'X ADM of the vice president of the University 13,000 sheets of paper daily meet a sten­ cil impression and the Notre Dame Bulle­ tin materializes. Of these 13,000 mimeo­ Are You Collar-Blii graphed bulletins, 9,000 are carted away to Dillon hall basement where they are Do you know what collar style Io

phies for the contest are annually pre­ base) — will be awarded to the top Mass Calendar: April 20-26 sented by Mr. Joseph P. McNamara, three; the winner of the entire tourna­ Sunday, 20—Octave of Easter (Low Notre Dame alumnus, now assistant ment will receive for one year a large Sunday). No commemoration. Preface attorney general of Indiana. perpetual trophy, which winners tradi­ of Easter (in all masses imless other- The entrants — most of whom will be tionally turn over to their school for the %\ise noted). from Michigan, Indiana, Illinois and year; a larga perpetual silver trophy Wisconsin — will compete for these tro­ will be awarded for one year to the top Monday, 21—St. Anselm, Bishop, Con­ phies: individual trophies (a gold vic­ Indiana orator and is likewise presented fessor, Doctor. Mass: In medio (Com­ tory figure standing on a composition by him to his school.—Mark G. McCh'ath mon of Doctors). Second prayer, for Peace. Tuesday, 22—Sts. Soter and Caius, Popes, Martyrs. Second prayer, the Blessed Virgin (Concede), 3d, the Church, 4th, for Peace. Votive or Re­ quiem. Wednesday, 23—St. George, Martyr. Additional prayers as yesterday. Votive or Requiem. . Thursday, 24—St. Fidelis of Sigmar- ingen. Martyr. Mass: Prote-xist (Com­ mon of One Martyr in Easter time). Prayer proper. 2d, for Peace. Friday, 25—St. Mark, Evangelist. Sec­ ond prayer, of the Rogations. (Place in­ dicated in Missal) Credo. Preface of the Apostles. Saturday, 26—Sts. Cletus and Marcel- linus. Popes, Martyrs. Mass: Sancti tui (Common of Martyrs in Easter time.) Prayer proper. Additional prayers as on Tuesday. Votive or Requiem.

Oratory Contest to be Held Here April 26 On April 26 delegates from some 25 midwestern high schools will convene 11 Tastes good-costs» on the Notre Dame campus to compete ^i?.i in the sixth annual Middle Western Catholic High School Oratorical tourna­ mm and swell t«n ^ chej- ment sponsored by The Wranglers. Tro- that's DOUBLEMWT GUM m^ A SUMMER SCHOOL FOR ENGINEERS GUM is always sw^ .,« To Make Up Courses To Attain Advanced Standing events, l^^^^^fSSrS xeal-mi»t To Train For National Defense studying. If "«^^e and helps The Colorado i^ flavor iebe*^J°" j^d enjoying School of Mines sweeten yom br^^ ^ ^^ yen Summer Session -^^tClSto'oux budge. offers complete, thorough courses including field and laboratory youi tee&, too, t^ ^ ^^^ ^ courses throughout the summer. In America's Vacation Land and buy several packag Becreational Opportunities make Summer Study Enjoyable MINT GUM today. For Details Write Director Summer Session Colorado School of Mines Golden, Colorado .XiW>>- ^\ -2^2^flsi4.*„ 5 ^ THE NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC 29 Rare Spearman Books practical work called Strategy of Great Anne and Helen McKeever, line coach Railroads. McKeever's twin daughters, were named Acquired by Library Bound resplendently in red crushed by the first two B.C. men scoring in the The library has enlarged its rare book morocco in England, the two books, Sugar Bowl game in accordance with Mac's pre-game promise. collection by acquiring two splendidly titled, Laramie Holds the Range and bound autographed volumes written by The Marriage Verdict, are autographed Frank H. Spearman, prominent Catho­ by the author. One contains a picture of lic novelist and winner of the Laetare the author and his family in front of Medal in 1935. Author of such works as. their California home. The books were Whispering Sviith, Nerve of Foley, Dr. obtained from the author's son, the Rev. Bryson, Robert Kimberly, and several Arthur Spearman, S.J., librarian at others, Mr. Spearman has been com­ Loyola University at Los Angeles. mended by critics as an author who ex­ —Jack Sprague DENTISTRY presses excellently the Catholic point of as a Career view in his novels. Brownson to Become Besides being- a fine novelist, Mr. Dentistry offers an oppor­ Spearman has also written a purely Freshman Hail Again tunity in the field of Final announcement concerning the health service for men, of abilityand determination. hall accommodations for 1941-42 was Advanced standards have contained in the annual preregistration GLASSES CORREaiy FIHED cut down dental school letter recently dispatched to the students. attendance by 44% in Set forth in the letter were the techni­ recent years. cal details entailed in preregistration for Est. 1900 The Marquette University next year's courses and the date and Dental School is one of the method of procedure in choice of place 18 dental schools of the United States whose diplo­ of residence for next year. Room reserva­ mas are recognized in all of J. BURKE, O.D. tions will be made from Monday, April the states. 21, to Monday, April 28. Resei-vations \V. G. BOGARDUS. O.D. The close relationship of the will be made according to the student's Dental and Medical Schools E. C BERRY, O.D. at Marquette University is scholastic average to date. an advantage to students. Optometrists and Mfg. Opticians Only hall change next year v/ill be the Entrance requirements: Two assignment of Brownson to the incoming years in a recognized College 228 South Michigan St. of Liberal Arts with satis­ South Bend, Ind, freshmen; Carroll will become a sopho­ factory credits in biology, more hall. Five hundred and twenty-four chemistry, and physics. Drive Safely and Save a Life senior students will choose rooms in For complete information Walsh, Sorin, and Alumni. Next year's concerning opportunities in dentistry, write to the Secre­ jimiors, 560 strong, will reside in St. tary, Marquette University Edward's, Dillon, and Howard halls. Dental School, Milwaukee, ATTENTION Seven hundred and sixty sophomores will Wisconsin. be distributed among. Badin, Lyons, Mor- STUDENTS! rissey, and Carroll halls. Breen-Phillips, MARQUETTE Cavanaugh, Zahm, and Brownson will ADMISSION ) 25c be reserved for incoming freshmen. Spe­ IINIVIRSITY SKATING y cial students, part-time students, post­ Milwaukee CHECKING j Always graduates and graduates are required to reside ofF-campus on account of lack of Al Wish's residence accommodations. Their pre­ Playland Roller Rink registration will take place in the same Make money on parties here. manner as campus students. —Robert LeMense Specializing in the ex­ amination of the eyes. LET HAMILTON SCALES SALES P^y Your College Expenses! OUTFIT Sell During Hours Best Suited To Your Schedule or During . E. J. CAIN Vacations—Earn $13.00 on Every Sale You Moke • A "Natural" for energetic stadenta. Proepects can OPTOMETRIST be contacted anywhere, at any time. /OX HAMILTON HAMILTON SCALES are priced only $49.50 in-/A/ SCALE CO. stead of usual $126 to $150. 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Probably the most significant eifort is being made by Nelson Rockefeller, co­ ordinator of commercial and cultural re­ lations between the American Republics, the speaker emphasized. Among Rocke­ feller's important plans is one to sky­ rocket the United States interest in Latin America for tourists, who or­ dinarily spend $5,000,000,000 a year, will spend ^ome money in Latin America. If one-fifth of this sum were spent in Latin America, the effect would be the same as increasing Latin American exports to the United States by that amount; and such an increase in our purchases from Latin American nations would ^im IDou^Juea Shoes amply offset their loss of the Nazi market.

Metropolitan Elections Scheduled During May The Metropolitan Club's annual elec­ They won't pass your exams for you, or help you win the tions will take place either on May 5 or chess championship . . . but they will put your feet way out May 12, ofiicials announced this week. front in style and comfort. Brogandi leather is made of glove- Names of candidates have not been dis­ soft goatskin; its rugged, massive appearance makes these closed. Douglas Shoes collegiate favorites. Climb into a pair soon. James J. Murphy has been. put in

^Biogandi is an exclusive tannage charge of the club's commimion break­ of Jolm B. Evans & Company. fast which will be held soon, Thomas V. Miles, president, announced that ar­ rangements are being made for the an­ nual summer dance which will be held around Jime 15. Although many of the 210 SOUTH MICHIGAN STREET plans are tentative as' yet, it has been open Saturday Eveninss decided that the dance will be informal. Smart New Spring Styles in Lady Douslas, $3.85 and $4.95 Club officials hope to stage the event at the Glenn Island Casino.—Ed Drake THE NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC 27

Mechanical Engineers was the representative of the University of Notre Dame at the Conference. He Attend Detroit Meet delivered a paper on "The Need and The Midwestern Students' Branch Con­ Possibility of Participation by Engineers ference of the American Society of Me­ in Public Affairs." Get in the Swing chanical Engineers, composed of the Special inspection tours of several in­ Notre Dame Student Branch of the dustrial plants near Detroit, as well as A.S.M.E. with 14 other student groups special entertainments, lectui-es, and din­ of Spring from engineering schools throughout Illi­ ners were a part of the program out­ nois, Indiana, Michigan and Wisconsin lined for those attending the meeting. met on April 14 for a two-day confer­ Wi+h a BOTANY ence and convention at Detroit, under The group meeting for next year is the auspices of the University of Detroit. scheduled to be held at Notre Dame, un­ John F. Nace, senior in the depart­ der the student branch of the AS.M.E. ment of mechanical engineering here, —Bob McFarland

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