Notre Dame Scholastic, Vol. 77, No. 07
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THE NOTRE DAME I 1 i SCHOLASTIC I VOL. 11 NOVEMBER 20, 1942 NO. 7 ^ THE EARS HAVE IT Vail W. Pischke CAMPUS DRIVE FOR RED CROSS Big- time radio hit N.D.'s campus studios this week when Bill Stern (Sat urday, 9:00-9:15) machine-gunned his unusual sports show to the entire nation from the third floor of the Engineering build ing. Stern is topped by only two other shows in nation-wdde On Tuesday evening, Nov. 24, the S. A. C. will popularity polls — by Walter Winchell and canvass the halls for donations to the Red Cross Drive Amos'n Andy. The ironical part. of the for "Overseas Kits," Ladies of the Red Cross Chapter whole thing is that this NBC show was broadcast from a CBS outlet . it's a in South Bend procure the materials and make the kits. dark secret and gabbsters of the cam pus radio department wouldn't like to Each kit is then filled with a sewing set, writing paper, broadcast Saturday's deal to Bob Bark er, WSBT manager—^lie might take all envelopes, shoe-shine kit, cigarettes, soap, mirror, that beautiful studio equipment away! pencil, cards, and reading material. The kit is pre According to one of the highest offi cials in CBS radio, television is now sented to a man in the service at the moment he ready for world-wide use and ^\n.ll be produced on a mass production scale embarks for foreign service. It is earnestly recom after the duration. Since FM will be al most automatically incorporated into mended that you give the S.A.C. men your generous these television sets, your present set is scheduled for the junk heap A\dthin support in this particular phase of war work, mindful two or three years. And after I dropped all that dough into that two-tuber, too! that, before many months, you yourself may be on the "Inner Sanctmn" thoughts: (Sunday,. receiving end of this patriotic endeavor. 7:30) Eaymond, the screwball host, could sell a lot of "3 in 1" oil with that squeaky door monologue of his, couldn't he? Eay could open the program with the opening of the creaking door, close it swiftly and silently with a distinct click at the end of the show, and quib in with: "You see, my shivering friends, it's the result of Authorized Navy Uniform Tailors Harry Nicodemus' drippy oil—^wouldn't it work just ducky on your door? Huuuuh?" Radio gag of the week: Phil Baker on PREPARE FOR THE HOLIDAYS "Take It Or Leave It": 'My drafted with nephew Avrites that the Army says it will A^er-Roekester Tadomd make a new man of him. He's glad, too, because it's certainly wearing out the Shetfands. Tweeds and Flannels old one!" Best bet for special events on local by broadcasting for this week: the Junior Promsters give us Mitchell Ayres on WSBT from 11:05-11:30 p.m. from the Palais Eoyale in South Bend. A big blow Custom made or ready to wear Suits, for Joe Flynn, "Scat" Davis' announcer Sport Coats and Topcoats last Saturday night, by the way—show started a little early, but we caught it FULL DRESS AND TUXEDOS FOR RENT anyhow. Local campus notes: Views and pre PARKER-WINTERROWD views (Saturday, 12:30) vnll sport 1151/2 - 1171/2 N. Main Street (Upstairs) North of Oliver "Scrap" Young, N.D. trainer, tomorrow. Watch for a campus dramatic spot BOB KXriPERS CAPTAIN GEORGE MURPHY EDDIE DORE to pop up on your listening schedule 1X4 Alumni 130 Alumni 238 Alumni soon—^it'U keep directors Jerry Fortier and Herold Johnson plenty busy. THE NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC Disce Quasi Senvper Viturus Vive Quasi COLLEGE PARADE Cras Moritunts FOUNDED 1867 JOHN A. LYNCH Entered as second-class matter at Notre Dame.. Indiana. Acceptance for mailing at special rate of postage. Section 1103. Oct. 3. 1917. Authorized .June 25, 1918. HORRORS OF WAR DEPT. RUSSIAN LULLABY At Northeastern University, Boston, Tuition is free in the 58 universities in some of the boys haven't been getting the U.S.S.R., and students are paid ac the signals straight. Their Junior Prom cording to how well they do. Each stu is just around the corner, but some of dent is gniaranteed a job by the govern those who had purchased bids early are ment and given 10,000 rubles upon grad already in khaki, and unable to go. Re uation. funds are in order, the Prom committee And two sugars with your coffee! has decided, but they're going to stick • the draftees for the cost of the Prom SCRAP favor, as a reminder of what the final i \/ bill could have been. As far as we know Iowa State College is right on top in the scrap drive. They No special service to E.R.C. men have 165 tons collected to date, and 26 ROBERT D. LEMENSE, Editor either. This is a hard war! of them are in the form of a locomotive. DANIEL DOWNEY. Managing Editor • We'd like to do it ourselves, but where TED WEBER. Campus Editor BILL REYNOLDS Sports Editor SIGNS OF THE TIMES does one get a locomotive to give away ROBERT DUNNE Admin, Editor A "sole and stahvai-t plumberess" is a these days? ROBERT LONERGAN Promotion female fullback on the Mount Allison • WALTER KR.A.WIEC Art Editor University, Canada, Engineers' football AL SCHAEFER Staff Photographer MOUNTAIN MUSIC GAIL FITCH, JR Advertising team. In a recent game she was the only A man was driving through Vermont REV. C. M. CAREY, C.S.C., Facidty Adviser player to last the 60 minutes. and stopped for gas up in the mountains. Harry Nicodemus could use her. He said to the old man at the pump. • "Great man, this MacArthur." "Who?" llember of Catholic School Press Association. Associated Collegiate Press, Distributor of Col NOT OLD MASCARA "General MacArthur — you know — the legiate Digest. Represented for national advertis war." "What war?" (One-second pause.) ing by National Advertising Service, Inc., 420 The stag at eve had drunk his fill. Madison Ai-enue, New York City—Chicago—^Bos "Well, I'll tell you, chum, never mind ton—Los Angeles—San Francisco. THE SCHO- But midnight saw him drinking still. ItASTIC is published thirty-three times during The only stag in all the bunch. about the gas; just give me four new the school year at the University of Notre Dame. Address all manuscript to Editor, 151 Alumni While others danced, he hit the punch. tires." Hall or 121 Administration Bldg., Notre Dame, —The Oredigger —Skidmore News Indiana. • • Staff meetings in the Editorial Rooms. Old Ave Maria Building: Sunday through "Wednesday. at COASTAL OFFENSE W.P.B. 7:15 p. m. It appeared in "Letters to the Icebox" Priorities have cut into a new field— in The Daily Califoi~nian. school rings. The seniors at Boston Uni "To the Editor: Girls, maybe the versity have been promised rings, but the IN THIS ISSUE shortage of manpower available for dates usual synthetic ruby stone is covered by the W.P.B. writ, and a cheap substitute . around campus is not due to men being CAMPUS will have to last the war out. Then, for - called to the battle fronts as much as to a small additional charge, the boys can Prom Tonight .:„L.... 5 lack of finances. With prices on the up, get the real thing-, and the rings will be Campus Commandos :....„ 7 only shipyard workers can afford to lead like new, if the gold plate hasn't worn -How Band Formations Are Planned.. 9 the gay social life of today. off. "There are still plenty of men in the • ADMINISTRATION Enlisted Reserve around here with plenty of potentialities, but no money. We are LIFE CAN BE BEAUTIFUL Centennial Program on Air ...,.; I I healthy, but not wealthy. If we revive the Wheaton College, over Chicago way, Tully, New Lay Trustee ^ : 12 custom of going 'Dutch,' we will be will keeps the stop sign on smoking, dancing, ing to talk turkey." dramatics, drinking, and theater and SPORTS At last reports the Icebox was still movie attendance. Still it is the fastest cold, and so was the turkey.' growing college in America today. Irish Favored Over Wildcats 14-15 • Maybe they hold bank night in the Walsh vs. Dillon in Stadium .:__ ^..16 spy NEST chapel! Here's news for the International Re • FEATURES lations club. The Navy has started an ALL THAT MEAT.... The Ears Have It .... 1^.2 intensified course in Japanese at the Uni statistics (we don't know whose) show College Parade . ; :._-i.. 3 versity of Colorado. Applicant must be that the average student cramming for The Week .: :.^^^.j:A^ between the ages of 20 and 30, have a exams loses two pounds in weight. By Telescope ; ._...;_.„"::.„: "7= college degree and six months experience simple mathematics it has been deter Pressbox Splinters • _„_1„_„T7 in Japanese or Chinese. EnroUees join mined that 2,250,000 lbs. of college flesh Short Shots „ „„„._; :^ii2Z Class V-4 and receive $125 to ?142 per will vanish during a session of final Introducing l..._.I_.__.„.^_2i23: month from the first day of instruction. exams. Strictly Instrumental ___..i.::^...£_i_27. Slide swish; slide swish Beware o' Tish Ta-ta-woof! ta-ta-woof!" There is also a book review in Chivies. THE WEEK Two of the books reviewed were, Bibi, JACK WOELFLE The Baker's Horse, and Inga of Porcu pine Mine.