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Vol. 21 New York, N. Y., October 17,1940 No. 3 Off To Face Strong Panther Team
~ ~~~ ~ ' : • <* If We Were TteentyDne MaroonPlaywr ight Supermen of '44 Lower Crowleymen Leave Invade Air Lanes Fordham Votes Return of Mighty Sophomores Tonight For OnWMCA Summoning their mightiest ef- FDR-To Hyde Park forts, and emitting many a puff Pittsburgh end huff the brawn of the Fresh- Dramas by White, Cot- man class outtug-ged a deter- By ALAN CATERSON opinions, which included written-in Came Looms Large in ter, Breen, Ford Sub- The New Dealers round about will mined bunch of second year peeves, and marginal epigrams. The men, themselves victors as Frosh Fordham's Bid for mitted to Network be deeply grieved and shocked to sabotage department was at work, hear that Rose Rill has become a and two votes for Herbert Hoover last year, in the traditional National Honors Republican citadel in the heart of Sophomore - Freshman Tug o' The Mimes will launch their pro- were slipped past the eagle-eyed poll War which passed into the an- jected radio theatre in a seri ss of six the traditionally Democratic Bronx, guardians. Two votes were thrown By PETE CALLERV according to the returns of Theto Fiorello H. (Little Flower) La- nab of Fordham history one broadcast* of student written short week ago to the day. The Rams came through with a plays immedi- RAM's straw vote held last Friday. Guardia, and one Sophomore, who convincing victory over the Wave, ately following The returns show 88% in favor of covered the entire ballot with a dia- After the defending champs and are now drawing a bead on the Election Day, Willkie, the students declaring them- tribe against both parties requested had been dragged by the victors Panthers from Pitt. The team from selves emphatically against the third that no attention be paid to his vote. across pay dirt a real scare was the Smoky City did all right for itself over WMCA, on The accolade for the most original either Saturday term. thrown into the Yearling camp last week, holding the strong ^Mus- Of the three reasons set down, vote must be shared by two Seniors, when the Sophomores rallied tangs from Southern Methodist to a or Sunday after- one of whom marked as his reason noons according third term, domestic policy, or for- valiantly (with more than the 7-7 tie. Despite the Mustangs being eign policy, over 50% checked their "Sistie and Buzzie Call" and the moral support ot their class- a heavy pre-game favorite, Pitt out- to the station's other who confessed that his only temporary opposition to breaking the tradi- mates, it is alleged) and liter- tional policy of no more than eight reason for supporting Willkie was ally pulled the suddenly hapless schedule. The "prejudice." plays already years. Domestic policy was scored by Frosh all over the Quad. But chosen are 'The about 29%, and foreign policy re- The present straw vote is the first the official decision stood and Dreamslayers" ceived 21 %. A goodly number of stu- loll held on the campus since Wil- hats off to Fordham's newest of Richard L. dents admitted that their votes were liam Jennings Bryan. The overpow- heroes, the men of '44! Breen, '40, influenced by a certain omni-present ering Willkie vote came as a bit of "Equation On. lady columnist, and a prominent a surprise since a prominent and in- solved" by Fran- n. Wh u, '42 young man who has recently pulled fluential member of The RAM staff cis P. Ford, '41, "The O'Neill" of Jo- a captain's commission out of his has been sporting a Roosevelt button hat. Ballotting was heaviest in theof late. The Elwood boy's success is seph V. Cotter, and Richard White's believed largely due to Blaise Pas- "Time to Think." Junior sections, and it was here that the Commonwealth and Southern quarelli '42 (see last week's Ham- Team Stnd-Off Other works will be selected from blings) who deluged the campus student written plays sibmitted alumnus piled up his greatest ma- jority. The Sophomores were found with Willkie buttons. The only cas- early this year. Adaptations were ualties of the day were two arrests, Today «t 5:00 made this summer by Director Al- to be the strongest supporters of the President. The Roosevelt group based one of Joseph Cotter, of the I.R.A., bert L. McCleary to transform action for attempting to plant a bomb in the All disciples of Bacchus are suited for the footlights to the mi-their arguments chiefly on domestic issues. ballot box, and William Vander Lin- warned to remain away from the crophone. Try outs for the casts are den, officially declared a Belgian now being conducted throigh the The RAM's political observer alien, who attempted to slip his vote vicinity of Edward's Parade this courtesy of the Council of Debate waded through a RAM office knee- past the eyes of your RAM reporter. afternoon at five for on that hour a broadcasting system. deep in ballots, in order to sort the spectacle which would chill the heart Breen's play won the annual one- of the most hearty inebriate will be act play, contest in 1939, an! was a presented when three (not one but ' spectacularly staged denunciation of Richard Crace, '41, Plans For Fifth three) elephants will contribute to • the totalitarian state. Ford's nroduc- "BIG CHIEF" KVZMAN I tion, a drama with the debate on Heads Press Club the immensity of the Pitt send-off. I Mercy Killing us a background, was Mission Dance At that fateful hour three of Dr.played and outrushed SMU and | awarded th» plum* l«t yeir. Cot- Officers of the Press Club, the should have come off with a victory ter's work was cnosen becaune of the Pierre Bernard's trained pachyderms in their bag. campus organization for journal- secured for the rally by Captain ; lilting quality of the Irish iialogue istically inclined students, were Move Ahead Tonight the Ham entrains for I which should be especially effective announced this week. Richard H. Ernest C. Hopf, Director of the Ford- Pittsburgh to bait and trap the Pan- I on the air lanes. While, Who has Grace, '41, Managing Editor of Hunt's Records To Beham Band, will cavort for the ther in its lair. Since the departure submitted two plays to jrdh am con- the RAM, will be President for amusement of the student body of of the "master," Jock Sutherland, I tests, has dealt with tl psychologi- the new season. Alfred J. Han- Previewed in "Cat" the University. Prominent among the the tendency has been to underrate the prowess of Pittsburgh elevens, cal effect of a sermon •n a Jangster non, '41, of "Ramblings" fame, is feats in the repertoire of these brutes taking refuge in a re »at house. Next Week but that has been proved a popular Vice-President, John T. Dugan, is the walking on a joist four inches All four authors hai been promi- '41, who covers "Off Campus" fallacy. nent in dramatics fo at least two for RAM readers, Secretary, and The formation of plans for thewide and the performance of a com- Charlie Bowser's burly pupils arc years, and the boan of directors still another RAM man, news Harvester Club's Fifth Annual Dance plete revolution on that same joist. by no means the clawing tigers of wished to choose pla; which have staffer Alan G. Caterson, '42, on November 8 moved into high Following this performance the the Sutherland era, but nonetheless already been worked ver at Ford- Treasurer. gear under the members of the Fordham football they are going to be tough to take. ham. The determing f incipal of se- supervision of team will be introduced and theOn any given afternoon the Panthers lection was adaptabili to radio. Chairman John band will render musical selections. (Continued on page 5) F. McGuinness, •41, and club president, Wil- liam T. Shields, Graduate School Celebrates •41. Erich Hawkins Chosen Director Shields report- ed that the re- wenty-Fijrtthh Anniversary cord ings of For Oedipus Choral Action Leigh Hunt's or- Father Dum s. S.I., Urges Faculty to Limit Activity chestra, chosen Students Research Committee Is Formed as Cast to play at thn nd Curiosi to Own Specialized Fields annual a IT a i r, Shapes Into Final Form With Choice of Chorus la to lecture In a Catholic graduate will be played Erich Hawkins lias Just been an- mil and continued his career with Fordhal Graduate School during the com- J' McOulnn..., '41 Arts and >i(?ncea .is celobr school. He may admire Einstein for nounced a* the new director of cho- interpretations of the Greek dra- his mathematical theories, he cannot inff week in the Cafeteria. In thl.< ral movement and dramatic action ,' matic iiiovcuuwit. twenty-fifth anniversary 111i way everybody will have the oppor- conjunction with accept nor disseminate his atheistic for the centen- The new dlrecti>r has been con- pronouncements. He may discuss tunity of'listening In on a preview n I a 1 production nected with the modem choral- the Centenary of of the hand us well iu the fmtiii'cil t li e University. with Bluclents materialistic and imtu- of Oedlpux Ty- dnmNitk' nmvi'itU'ttt k n n w t\ tin inlhtic concepts, but lie can never vnritllxt, Lorraine Wilson. r a n n u H, t ll i' ' "American Cnravaii," under the dl- Bou I n ii I n K n Cluilrimin McCluliuieaa In aniinunc tl r e e k pi a v reelluM nf I,lnci>ln K irate III mill diii1- quarter of (i ccn- lose xliiht of the fact Unit mini's (Will IIIJ4 the members of the l)eciiriiUmi which will mark Ilii; Ihr punt -,lllllMiil wulkl'd With lury HK" with » h lirimiilcrliil, supcrn/itural iind de- nted for Odd iiloiw," Ciminilllce Ilivllcil nil who liel"H« hi KilKSi'vil/k.y, ('niiiliirlni' uf (lie few studniits mid In Uio Urn venter Cluli In lend Ilielr IIII^IIHI Symphony Oi ehi'slrn, In in tin extension "We know thill only (l'«l In Hie the celi-liinlliMi HiM'vleet III WiulilliH up the Imvel 111 Hie Mpl'llltl "if iiniiiri'linn wllh n tiiiiiitin-r iliidy Hch IIDI, It him 11 it tit and Unit He m'lit Ills only be en Hun as the Way, the Truth iiurllf H'hlell Will lie tin' feilluii' "it ll'llif Will) uciiwn to mi (Ii |.i .Vein's ili'Ctil ill lulls. 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Editor-in-Chief J. Kenneth Campbell Buainess Manager Managing Editor For tome fantastic mm roomies Charlie Boyd and Richard H. Grace Once again the college will make a non-political John N, Brooks, '42 tour of western Pennsylvania. The trip will revive Joe Sweeney Insist on annealing In the cafeteria Au't. Sports Editor Sporti Editor Feature Editor the case of Fordham vs. the City of Pittsburgh. With dressed in derbies and wins collars. They draw crowds Joseph E. Sweeney Richard Coftey Vincent Cahill no military inspections on the calendar the tourists anyway, which Is more than can be said for Henry News Board can concentrate on impressing some 60,000 jurists and Wallace, the Original Forgotten Man. . . . "Boopsie" , JUchard A, \Vhlte, '42 . Frank E. Foley, '42 Hanlon warns us to expect wholesale smearing in the Blntse A. Pas'juarelli, '4S Owen J. O'Callaghnn, '42 enjoy themselves in the process. This is a fight in Newa Staff which the few will unite against the many. Such a next few weeks of the campaign. . . . Yon can have Joseph V. Cotter, 'il Ralph L. Cavnlli, '42 Andrew J. Lovns, '42 yonr choice of five stories of the present whereabouts William L. Meade, '43 contest always leaves the members of the minority Alan Q. Caterson, '42 Thomas P. Mortimer, '43 with a real team-spirit. It is the stuff from which tra- and future destination of Dick Breen.... Anyone seek- Ralph A. Beck, '43 George P. Coyle, '43 Wllllnm E. Brennan, '43 ing information about Schaefer's beer should go to James B. Hosklnson, '43 dition is made. Early one morning in 1938, for ex- ample, a few '41'ers were accosted by a dazed Pitts- Frank Moloney. He has been expanding at length and Sporti Staff breadth on the topic for three years.... If he can ever - Robert Schmlillein, '42 Robert Stewart, '42 Arthur McGurty, '42 burgher who mistook them for native smoke-breath- Poter Callery, '42 Warren W. Schwed, '43 Edward W. Melvln, '43 ers. Passing his hand across his forehead he muttered figure out safe odds, Harry McCabe will insure his Jos. A. Castellanos, '43 Robert J. Whalen, 'ii John P. Quirk, '43 in a bewildered voice, "These Fordham fellows are classmates against being questioned in philosophy Dusineis Staff Circulation Manager - Circulation Staff crazy!" Somehow, they felt better for being part of periods Seniors John Loonam and Ed Fagan spend Donald Pahy, '42 Pasquale W. Fantlll, '42 William J. Murphy, '42 such a group. one night a week combating weird philosophies at Eugene Kelly, '43 Robert Stimpfle, '42 the Henry George School of Social Science. Roland Gebert, '43 Reference Manager William Van Vooren, '42 But these Fordham fellows went "crazy" without David Poley, '43 Donald J. O'laary, 42 Prank Rhomberg, '43 destroying the city's public utilities or wrecking the Jack McCauley threw up his job as spotter for Dick Publlihtd Weekly, except vacation and examination period!, from Octobjr toi May ttrthe town's hotels. And they left Pittsburgh with a better Student! at Fordham College, Fordham Unlverilty, Fordham Road and Third Aye., New Coffey to give all his time to reviving the dying Man- York. 12.00 lubicriptton price. Entered as second clan matter October 1, IMf, at Ute impression of their college because of that. There is a Poit Office at New York, N. Y. popular saying that "children should be seen and not hattan Club Rambllngs nomination for most rabid heard." But children like that happen only in the Willkleite—George Deane. If his man b elected, George movies and are boring even then. The public thinks will become a Knight of the Political Cross, which IDLA OF A UNIVERSITY more of a man who enjoys himself when he should. comes in pairs. ... A confidential agent found this The public, however, has its own rights and places sign in the R.O.T.C. office: "I hate war." Promi- The pages of the Ram this week carry a story which will prob- a limit on a man's enjoyment. At that line personal nently displayed, "Try a Ferdham Baa eoektall'-in ably elude the notice of more than a few of its usually avid exami- enjoyment ends and rowdyism begins. a Chinese restaurant. . . . Al Bosna was offered a job ners.. It tells simply of another Fordham institution which has • • • as a tombstone salesman but his ethical principles re- come of fighting age. We refer, of course, to the fact that the Ford- volted at the prospect. His father is connected with the George Kimmerllng and Jerry Gllbride, one- insurance business and Al did not want two members ham University Graduate school has stowed year number twenty- half of a powerful little clique, have arranged to of the family making profits on death. five up on the shelf and is lighting a smaller birthday cake to take hold a rally in the lobby of the Hotel Fort Pitt its place beside the one whose candles number one hundred. (hotel's managers please note) at »:3« Friday Rambllngs b offend a reward of Iffy (M) dollars Since this seems to be the season for Rose Hill's favorite col- evening. . . . Bob Giamo is moaning that he was to the finder of the missing Tnlane rally. These things born too soon. If he arrived two days later, he legiate journal to offer editorial felicitations on such occasions, we get more Inspiring as the years pass.. , . Those with could have avoided the first draft. ... Saratoga field glasses at the game last week were frightened by should like, herein, to express an opinion of a sound undergradu- Jack Farrell has his birthday in the golden era— ate evaluation of this branch of the University. We say undergrad- the hungry, longing look that came into the eyes of too late to be drafted but early enough to vote.. . . Tom Doyle as he and Neil Forster (spelt with two r's) uate because we feel the presence of an all too prevalent convic- All-for-one note. ... One of the Junior B'I had a led their ward, Rameses VIII, around the field. . . . tion among our student body that the departments of advancd pair of eye-glaaes broken in a clasi scufle. A col- Junior Jim White hurt himself falling over a broken education are something somewhere out of another world. Then, lection of pennies quickly produced $2.M to re- necklaee. ... On the fly from an authority: The col- place the injured spectacle*. too, there is Mortimer Adler's concept of a graduate school as a lege's best story-teller is Joe Lucas. Things have come • • • place where even the professor's cheery "good morning" as he to such a pass that he cannot believe himself. ... The enters the room is assiduously taken down in the students' note Football Lines. ... Off its pre-game ticket sales the Westchester Club, which is Charlie Roy, is laying the A. A. guesses that about three hundred-fifty Ford- groundwork for a dance to be run in conjunction with books. hamites will make the Pittsburgh trip. . . . Like New Rochelle. Regardless of these and the countless other aspersions cast "Porky" McGurk, another of our large athletes, Frosh upon the integrity of graduate schools generally, it is our belief footballer Jack Case is not a one-track man. All 6 ft, Just Another Thought ... To Fordham's ex- that our Graduate School is of worth to the college student pre- 4 inches and 220 lbs. of Case was valedictorian for 'his peditionary material.... For apparently no reason cisely insofar as it adds to the prestige and significance of his own high school graduating class. . . . The school hai done Great Britain, the land of the original hard-headed baccalaureate degree. its bit toward letting the band to Pittsburgh. Now business-man, has given the United States vast it to up to the musicians to get themselves into the sta- profits in the many recent land and material ex- Every year considerable sums of money are expended in ob- dium. ... As a high schooler Tom Malley of '44's foot- changes. Philosophers tell us that man never acts taining men, who have a name and an importance attached to that ball team caught the practiced eye of Notre Dame's without a reason. The United States can hand name, to assume the various chairs of learning in its many depart- gift to the smooth-paper magazines, Francis Wallace. Britain 9,000,000 soldiers when the time arrives ments. Each year this branch of the university goes to considerable • • • for her required invasion of Germany. trouble to bring to our campus such world famous figures as Chips Off the Young Blocks ... Soph Warren Schwed • « • Hilaire Belloc and many others of equal repute. Each year their enters a demurrer to a report printed in this paper a The pigeons you see leaving the Polo Grounds every faculty lists abound with the names of men who are all considered week ago. The victim charges he has not spent more afternoon are owned and released by Lou Olivieri. than fifteen minutes in that soft-drink saloon and at as outstanding in their particular spheres. And each year we in Lou's father is a real football fan but cannot get to this minute could not direct you to the place. . . . the games. To keep him in touch with activities on the the college merely cast a short-lived glance and go on talking Freshman George Balthasar wants someone to write Held, Lou writes quarterly scores on a slip of paper and about death and taxes. a book named "Night Over Fordham." Says it would be sends them home via pigeon-mail. . . . The Tulane In reality, this is not an attempt to censure student indifference. ;uch a nice title." ... The plaintive wails heard floating game brought back old RAM men, Jim Donovan, Marty It is written simply in the hope that it may engender an apprecia- Dver the campus last week-end came from sobbing Sullivan and Don Slattery. . . . Juniors Bill Garofalo, Sophomores. Bernie McSherry is calling for a Student tion of what all this means to us. For it is through this medium Al Bordea and Harry Wabde sat ant on a hunting trip Council investigation of the reason for the great sor- recently with one gun ameaf them. Oarefalo owned of the Graduate School that these renowned men of education row—the disqualification of his class tug-of-war team. the gun and Wehde had the license s* Bordea carried have been brought to Fordham. And it is through these men that He claims '43 is willing to swear out affidavits that it the rile. The tost game they attracted was a warden this department has earned an exemplary reputation. And it is used no more than the legal fifteen. Somehow, the im- who inod the gun-toting Junior flf.M. . . . Kx-basket- this reputation which has gained for the degrees of the college and pression remains that world events will go smoothly, baller Tommy Rohan is running for Municipal Court on their course notwithstanding the catastrope. our other schools just that much moro weight and importance. Judge in Manhattan.
LEGION UNSUNG We note with pleasure the continuation of a Fordham group whose names have never graml the pnges of the Ram. This Is an Campus anb Cfjapel «? organization which tails itself the Legion of Hidden Loyalty and it has no officers, no schedule and no meetings. There Is not n soul Granted the War, \ stretched hands. This, I think, Is the Adolf Hitler on the campus who could list its members. It Is a completely pri- point. 1 Must They Starve? The British Blockade Those countries arc under the i' '- vate flffnlr with (i |)i<>j;r;im that is ennobling. solute power of Adolf Hitler. The Anyone in the inllcKe is welcome tn membership which Is I do not think it is a question of JKHOMK HOLLAND, writing In upholding tlif British blockade. Even blockade is already tightening tin' easily obtained by Mllmj; out one of the cards found in the Sacred Aw'ricn fur October 12th, mukt's n those niriiiiiK us who would just us bolts of his soldiers and hits takt-n pounds (iff the paunch of ovory h'lir Henri ('Impel. Oner enrolleil, the student simply makes a resolu- mible pled (hut In all Christian char- •imin wi' Ki'tfliiml lose us win can ily we fei'il the thinisimclH nf Inno- drinker in this Belch. The (Jorniiin.i tion to lipiinl li'ii minutes n week before Hie Messed Sacrnment iiiitli'i-slnnd wi'll I'MotiHh that It is not i'enl people In Niinipe whn will I'er- II (|iii'Hllnii <>r II|)1IOI(IIIIK tin' block- nre already driving livestock out "' In wiy church or eliiipel nt nil The ; >t 11 j '< >'•• - nf Ibe VIMIIM lire to «(>• lulnly c.tiiive 11• 1 M winter If we do iiili', To feed Kuro|>e thl» winter wo Franco Into the Kntherlnnd, In H"' fm.'o nf Dii'dc facts It In folly t» li';)"1 licit ntrenj;|li, eulillince Mini Ibe Ii iciiiMilp n| (!n<| I'm himself „,) hnn II hold rope would IM> nf nn Interest In Hu' identity ii'iniiiMJi unknown will inulte hi llii'i te(iiiiil will tlt'ter- • in Ihul iMH'inv'n throat In tlm lilnck- (it'i'inim Command nml 11I-*t ""' iigt'llttt would h« allowed tn «'l »P 'I'u benp pi(tiji.'wm Ihv inl|i ilivi-i ti|inii NIII'II n body would be mine Ihe nitU'iilliin i,( our tmllminl itili', Mlii> will imt ntniul liy mid lr>t 1 dlxtl'llilltlnn rrtltrln tinilinleiteil I' 1 VMll "If we ilei'llli' |u uphill,) ||,|. iinyiiiiily Initaii that hold,' Wlii'thcr mipcHlunUR mi mil pm! ll h niinly our Intrtilinn Unit Its exls- i'i>ti(|IM>r(il'H Whn lire tlii'llisi'lvi-1 him Illltlih Murk mlr we tiltlV Well "hr iniHhl In |t't mil' iiniln ahipi illicit tpftt'f b»H'o)tir' klloWII (llnullC Ibe sllltlitils «ry, '•d'HiHli «nvf Hi.' IWIMi Kmplrf mill nn the Ktilii'iciiii roitdl |tt ,i(i( (||(< .il|l«i>lvi'« flnni llllli.r. hill we will (mini Tin. fuel |n, p|,i' will not. In ulinrt, I dn not Ihlnk thh ' ' Ittof nut ('In hi int, ...mil '• I'i'i.iiiMiill.y, lii'l Mi nii|i|n>nii (hut w« run Iin|i) i|iir«tlim nf wlmt we wnnt I" '" I il" uu| Ihinli llu- |am|n |3 ,|,,;l| Mt MnIn nit, Unit wi' can liuiko ht-r TIIMK in no imp In AIIIPII''" v '''' TIME OUT llfl Hit. dim Itittln riimiijli |n iitmn nur wnulrt nut HIINI'P III" nwn lil'i'Mil >*'';' g.M.l til 1 I'll" i'll.lr. ,|,-,,, =hi|i3 ity UitiM|..|ihijj in nit (,rf Amor- HIP Iniinei-nt victims nf « I''" '" Today Bees anutliPi «tt«ntip! HI n FHI'IIIRIM football fully, this !il .tinllHll l"v.lv limn unit i-vriv UK Iliill Win BuiMilli-n In |f.ll|!lttnd Of |ft war. tint tltetti arti noiim Ilillii" time in the nsturp of a twin send off Th* mot,., tl&«litifj particu- jiili iiH8 llm i.hllgulliiii In iliailly („ 11= m,|ijniqn ||,i|| nl,f «p||it|tii| «fi, Wf Jnal efltttto! tin. lirpmi"" '"' lar.": may be found on our first ps«p Hut thi* u wtltlen S*>1P!V HS IM'"t lilt, li.r.iy. In |,|,I l,|r,,,| |,,|M clrvi-t t'lmiifil, In I,,. ,iti|tt In t IMI lltn ft wlileli wr> hitvf nn mill'"! " t he MHiiillie i,f II,.. 1,1,1,1ft y N,,( ),, ,)„ v something fif mi MJItetiHl nmty. Tmt. Hie ln.ur is lath ami ll»n lilnrhmlH mid |hq| y^n nlllVn It! Hti|- it |n| un Tltia wllllPt *» WlH * '' | t la 1" l\sk Ihn nltao nf ('l|||al Hu| not ire s bil Miml But i! is ju»! tt t we wimtter him Isf Biall tttpl firiit-l, jmilo W|||, Itfpijil I,, ii'linln OIHIVP In llrstlll (i'1'l w )H )il, ol,,,tig »li)!gft||Wl ratlllril hf r.ltf l,n|ila Whn Will lip an M(l||nt|>||r tTwntatimt will l« prepared to make the small sacrifice jKlWPtll'iB til cHVP llfln ''"' irpsaxri tlpiili til" If I Mavn tin lifrra,) q. 1.1 r.Vrfl |,n|,n Hint l( will fpftfli till. hotlila, on billing Hlld Willing. «'"/' in Attendant'** We wtittder ar»J we hupp (if glvrv nf If. fnt onttic ooHn,|e (r-fl, Ulitra nf |h» Intinenfil vit'llinx nf Ijfil Atnl llwil is nun of III*1 tiHH"H stiti, ( lljlltml full If itlfn ll|nep nt|f. fif wot FORDHAM RAM, OCTOBER 17, 1940 PAGE 3
Nicholas Comito, Distinguished Artist To Do II Circolo Votes Dean Sophomores Argue Honorary President Presidential Pros Campus Sketches For Centennial Yearbook At the October tenth meeting of the Italian Club, Rev. Law- t ClC Omlt SP P r lt$ Rec ni rence A. Walsh, S.J., Dean of And Cons 5K»£?£? , 'u' ® *!? . °8 «<* Internationally; Many of His Fordham College, was unani- Oils, Watercolors Hang in Prominent Calleries in East mously voted Honorary Presi- An open forum on the current dent, upon the motion of Thomas Presidential campaign took the place By JOSEMI «. SWEENEY Izzo, '41, President. A formal no- of formal debating yesterday at the attention from oils, Comito made up tice will be sent to the Dean weekly meeting FMtaN Editor a special series of twenty water with the week. of the Hughes The self-satisfied expression! of color sketches at the request of Society, the Gigli. "L'Ariete," the club's first mag- Sophomore d e - the R.O.T.C. men were deflated Comito's greatest thrill, second to azine issue which was published bating organiza- greatly lait week when word went and dedicated to Rev. Robert I. that of being arrested by Schneider tion, in the De- •t* ^ around that a clever-looking spy had and company, came when he found Gannon, S.J., President of Ford- fa a t e Chambers been seen sketching the front of ham University, last term, was that he had been listed in "Who's distributed to the members free of Keating Hall. their encampment, Collins Audito- Who in Art." Any fears that "The of charge, at yesterday's meet- A lively dis- rium. It was all right for the senior Centurion" will be a backdrop for ing. The officers of this issue cussion ensued officers to survey the campus and cubistic and impressionistic art are were: Richard J. Nardi, '40, Edi- from the floor w I cmplace guns on Keating Hall but a easily forgotten because the young tor Gabriel Miccio, '40, and Izzo, after Ralph A. spy—the officers shuddered. artist still clings to the traditional Assistant Editors; Francis J. Lo- Beck, '43, and school. perfido, '40, Ralph L. Cavalli, '42, Vincent J. Carey, L. Reilly, '43 Apprehended by a detachment He hates all forms of modiness, and Stanley G. De Nisco, '40, '43, had read pa- personally commanded by Cadet which he considers not only bad Circulation; Benedict T. Leon- pers extolling the merits of Mr. Colonel Schneider, the spy was cap- taste, but a deadly waste of time. ardi, M.A., Literary Advisor. Willkie and Mr. Roosevelt, respec- tured in back of the Physks Build- All of his work for "The Centurion" tively. No vote was taken. ing. While the officers were contem- will be marked by the same meticu- A Membership Card Commit- The election of officers for the plating this cosmic phenomenon, lousness and naturalness which has tee, with Florin do V. Cerreta, coming year highlighted the first Tom Benham rushed up and ex- '43, Chairman, was appointed by won him so many honors. the President. meeting of the society, held last plained everything. A glimpse at the Fordham cam- Wednesday in the Debate Chambers. Tom, as you probably know, is pus won him over for our hundredth Approximately fifty men attended Editor-in-Chief of the new Univer- year book. His love for beautiful this organization meeting. The of- sity Yearbook, "The Centurion." trees has carried him to such far- ficers elected were Lawrence J. "This is an awful way to do it," Tom NICHOLAS COMITO flung points as Mexico and New Reilly, '43, President; Francis J. Gil- exclaimed, "but I guess you fellows England and he was amazed to dis- Freshman Debaters roy, '43, Vice President Vincent will want to meet Nicholas Comito, cover that Fordham's elms had not Carey, Secretary, and Ralph Beck, staff artist for our yearbook." however. After studying in New been sketched by more of his col- Start New Season Debate Manager. He then went on to explain that York and Florence, Italy, he began leagues. Mr. John C. Duffy, the moderator, this year all artistic work for The exhibiting his work in 1938 and announced that Wednesday, at 3:19 since then very few subjects have So far he has spent most of his Compelled to divide into three Centurion has been placed in the time studying the campus and build- sections because of its size, the in the Debate Chambers of Keating hands of Mr. Comito, who is well been difficult enough to halt his rise. ings of Fordham, a task of which he Hall, had been chosen as the perma? known in the East for his work in This year his paintings were hung never tires, and he soon expects to Freshman Forum inaugurated its nent meeting time and place. This the professional field. Mr. Comito, at the Barbizon Plaza Galleries, start sketching them. He also plans current season last Thursday in vari- decision was reached only after the whose varied career was nearly end- Brooklyn Museum and the Feragil ous places about the campus. Father schedule requirements of all the and Schwartz Galleries. Not content to do the interiors of many of Ford- ed by our knights of the saber, is a ham's buildings as well as portraits Joseph A. O'Connor, S.J., the moder- members had been taken into con- qualified expert in creations for with walking off with the Julius of many important figures in the sideration, and the time convenient yearbooks as his work has appeared Hallgarten prize for best still life at ator, stated that 138 students had for the greatest number ascertained. the National Academy Show, he history of the University. in the books published by West It has not yet been definitely de- joined, almost breaking the record Point, Annapolis and the 17. S. Coast turned his attention to portrait established by last year's Freshman work. cided which medium he will use Guard Academy. Not so many years for his work in "The Centurion" but class. ago, he had some sketches in our The Metropolitan Opera heard of his work in each field has been so Section one, under the direction r r THE NEW yearbook. his work and soon he was busy excellent that this will be of little of Father O'Con.ior, met in the S C C BROGO II His work in other fields is proba- painting Martinelli, Gigli and other concern in the final make-up of the Council of Debate chambers in Keat- bly the best criterion of his skill, famous operatic stars. Turning his book. ing Hall. Richard J. Hickey will serve as chairman of this section un- Soph Sodality Opens til the general election of officers takes place the last week of this Bureau Plans For Band Makes Hit At 1940-41 Season month. Section two, under the direction 150 Appearances Tulane Encounter At the first meeting of the Sopho- of Mr. Joseph K. O'Brien, S.J., met in the Senior Religion Room of more Sodality last Friday morning, FORDHAM SHOP During Year Behind its high - stepping drum Prefect Lawrence H. Reilly wel- Keating Hall, while Mr. Harry B. major, Albert L. Bartlett, '42, the comed the members in a short ad- Furey, S.J., presided over section 338 E. FORDHAM RD. three in Room Four of Dealy Hall. Fordham Band once more rang the dress. Reilly introduced Fr. George Leonard Calls for gong of popular approval at the Tu- P. McGowan, S.J., moderator of the Lectures From lane game last Saturday in the Polo society. The moderator then pointed Upper Classes Grounds. The novel concert forma- out that under the Jesuit system a tion displayed during the half was college man is always a Socialist. Firmly established as a major received with marked enthusiasm by He issued a call for volunteers for campus activity, the Lecture Bureau the crowd of 35,000. The trumpet the various committees sponsored by of the Council of Debate is formulat- rendition of "When Irish Eyes Are the Sodality. The first call was for ing its plans for the coming year. Smiling," by Walter J. Sarad of the speakers for the Lecture Bureau, which supplies men to speak at the John J. Leonard, '41, chairman of Law School, was widely acclaimed. the bureau, announced at the Coun- meetings. The general topic for the cil of Debate meeting last Monday Unexpected highjinks were sup- talks throughout the year will be on Sodality Leadership during the past that plans are under way to sched- plied during the half when Joe E. ule more than one hundred and fifty thirty years. Brown, popular movie comedian, Among the other committees are lectures. was persuaded to lend his talents to The bureau is contacting numerous the Chapel Committee, which pre- organizations for its lectures. Future leading the band. Either despite Mr. pares the altar for the weekly Bene audiences consist of Newman Clubs, Brown, or because of his skilled dictions; the Membership Commit Holy Name Societies, Sodalities, touch, "The Washington Post March" tee and the Catechetical Committee. Knights of Columbus chapters and managed to gain the fans' applause. Fr. McGowan then read a letter various other parish organizations. At the present time, the bandmen from a Jesuit missionary in the "It is our intention to counteract are hard at work to perfect their Philippines, thanking the Socialists .•;p poisonous influence rampant in routines for the coming football for their contributions last year. our day which are so inimical to the games. A special Irish number is be- The meeting was concluded with Catholic Church, by presenting a ing planned for the St. Mary's game, the saying of the Bosary, in place of clear, intelligent exposition of the October 28th. the usual Benediction. Catholic view of Communism, Naz- ism, Fascism, Education, the Preis, Labor and other topics," laid Leon- ard. He then pointed out that prac- tice lecture work affords an op- portunity for developing poise and Get More Fun Out of Your ?«'-assurance on the platform. V"' ° through work on the bureau, many speakers now unprepared for Inter- '•ollpglate debating can overcome Sports, Work, Social Life - fiar of audiences and develop Uu-msKlves for better oxtomporano- "»» speaking," ho continued, "Thus are <) utton Chew Delicious "• li'cturn work In u vital part In ""' l-mindl's K|)i'<>ch training pro- mum." DOUBLEMIHT GUM Daily Tin. ehalrinnn tlinti lulled it cull ''"' viiliintrt.ni for tlip Murrmi, rm- Alorl collnqn mim and woman ovwtywhoto "'/In* th« fa«t that nil Swiloro 'iii|oy tho tolrenhlng, urnl-mlnt llnvot . . . tho •'"•I Juniors, whether they «ri> mt'in- volvnty mnoothnotm . . . ol healthful, dellcluiw '"'" »f tlui Council or nut, nfn nil- r '•' '" '"' mtMiilwrihlu in Dm l.i-i'lurc DOUBl,r.MlNT OHM. "iiri'iiu, luriliioo lor youwll how itnloyiiuj thin relronh- fiillw-r (Jtwgn r, MeddVfrii. HI, 1 "»"l<'t-flt.ir nf (lit) Council, nmile A IIHJ Iii .it iul 'ft "ii Hi. Ill 'I'ln- KIIIH.I Mm,,, W|| H'.HIWV Shlll Illll J|.|S|,V 1 1 Sl Two year, II Hn 7(1.Ullil lull-., mil iiieliiilint; tin. ll.in v Sti-vi •!•,' W|l Klliniiiy wns !iiiui!ini|i|>i'il I'' - " I iiiy;. Hii.i. hi), ,in,| II,,.,, (|, ,i, i- III,I uf mini- ||]ii. |,),»i'|(|M(( „„ ||, y :i I'ITIIITIHIJ Itnt'i' injury, I"" ' l! jHitimctl I'll! •'linliiiii.' i In wiiteh Ihi- two top teiiniN in |hi-Mint p.Hi "f hi. II'" |.lllV.iir». II v • illllli:i|i--i, i-.\vly,.|- l|||,|,, ! "w i'iiiii|i|i'li'ly li.'iilinl ('iirt"ll. '"" Paced by M»«l M;ii'.lnill ( iulill.i-1 c mill Cuili-y Sli-libm,, tin- Hill"!.' I.V Vil-l l,. ,,f It),, f,,|H hit „,;„ 1 li'.iiii' iinliiv r,-i .•«.HI tlH'wimnh wllli n ei-i.HtiU-I'"' ' ill.- n ill'.pljiv "f I II ,i ,| 11 II, |,\ i ol,-r Inn,'-, (mil M,tiie , I'liic-lnluwii Minn Kilv ll-tfll-.T II! (I,,Illll-ll IS.IIII.- 1111,1 „ „(„ |il(iin li ,,,i(ii i,,-, ll»- l-ill.i ||,,|l,t, ,|l|i| M I'll motivate events and order events. essary information. Homer began the With what event will he begin? Iliad with a plague and a fight, and With something that will be a be- all the details of the story are suc- Fr. Donnelly Opens Greek Drama Series ginning. That is the motivating cause cessfully launched. Romeo and Ju- of what is to follow. That beginning, liet opens with a street fight be- By Fr. Francis P. Donnelly, 84. spectators, but the story must have' to be understood, must impart in- tween their opposing factions. Julius Aristotle demanded a beginning, Ed. Note: Thlt <• the flnt in a »rlc« of complication, suspense and a de- formation about the persons, the Caesar, Macbeth and other plays re- a middle and an end, all three, called iirticlet on Greek Drama, and Oedlptu Hex nouement, or the picture will drag. places and the initial event. A pro- veal national issues which rivet at- in particular,.which Fr. Donnelly, dittin- I for by the important principle of imithed classical scholar, It contributing to Sophocles in his tragedy of Oedi- logue is not artistic, It interferes tention. Shakespeare's witches in probability or motivation. The stage The RAM «• " •"'elude to t*e production 0/ pus, the king, had a story which he with the illusion of the world of Macbeth and the ghost in Hamlet ll,c jamout traaeilv (u the Spring. action must have a cause known to must change to a play. Greek drama, drama into' which we are about to give a touch of the preternatural, the spectators. History and the press All successful drama has a story, a it is true, originated in a dance to enter. A program will help but will which Holmes could more readily give events of which toe do not al- connected series of events with which was added a narrative that not suffice. To know the story be- appeal to for interest and motiva- ways know the causes! Drama is awakened interest, with complica- the dance was depicting. That dance forehand, ' as' the Greeks did of tion. The preternatural overshadows "more philosophical" as Aristotle tions to keep up suspense and with and that narrative are found in the OedipUs, aids the spectators. The Greek tragedy. puts it, and every event, every a mentally satisfying close. The chorus and in the narrative of the good "'playwright, however, will Sophocles in Oedipus, of all the thought, every word must have a moving pictures have put many bi- main tragic event, both of which dramatize all the information. events of his hero's life, selected the motive the spectators are aware of. ographies on the screen. The person were conventions of the Greek stage "The beginning' should be some plague, a national issue, the moti- has already some interest for the and occur in Oedipus. The dramatist of a story or of his- event> sufficient to hold the interest vating course of what follows ind tory must select his events, must while the spectators learn the nec- (Continued 00 page 8) Tough little French Annamite soldiers' patrol bartnd win barricades on Kins Edward VII St. Like a twntt tower of Sing Sing prison is this hastily eon- li's taiwtsntd "newspaper raw" day and night. stractad crow's-nest protecting an American ntwt 1 Where U.S. newsmen block the road of Japanese ambition IATH MIATHU ClOSI pathy for the underdog. But now our interest in Oriental mind" is being dispelled by able wrlttn D BIHIND many a news- China goes much further than this. Now the top and journalists of both races. Lin Yutang and MM. man today... but nowhere dog it snarling at us, and every intelligent news- Chiang Kai-shek show us China from the inside- closer and hotter than along reader knows what a tight spot we shall be in if the John Gunther and Carl Crow from the outside. J. B. "newspaper row" in Shang- underdog relaxes his grip. Powell continues to give us his imporum journal hai. •>Most Americans are glad to find that our inter- of opinion, the China Weekly Review, though he Before every entrance of ests coincide with those of the Chinese people. We is on Wang's blacklist and has to have a bodyguard. the old and respected Shang- have grown to like them, their peaceful and philo- And just as important as the books and maga- hai Evening Post ft Mercury sophic way of looking at life, their tenacity and zines are the day-by-day cables... from men like -American-owned and just courage in misfortune, the beautiful things they A. T. Steele of the Chicago Daily News, the N. Y. across the street from the make, and the humorous things they say. Times' Hallet Abend, and Tillman Durdin, and International Settlement— TIME'S own T. H. White, who came via Harvard and stand armored cars, pill- HmmiM Gould, •dilo. of Perhaps we don't realize that the Chinese, in their Ihc Sh»s>*l E«t*iM turn, have grown to like us. They are grateful for the Chinese information ministry, and is low on the boxes, barbed wire barri- Pat< * Mercury, doescd hot spot in Indo-China. reiitter of I puppet the medical knowledge that has routed some of cades, and guards with diclMof. drawn guns. their worst diseases, for the industrial technics that •> Sometimes readers ask why TIMI devotes to much have helped them put up such a good fight. Many of space to the Orient. It is because TIME has always s>For the terrorists who serve either the Japanese them are grateful for the Christian religion. They believed that the day would come when an under- or their Chinese puppet, Wang Ching-wci, have remember how we backed up their dream of build- standing of that area with its billion people, half bombed the Post plant five times, slaughtered ing a new, strong China. And they arc glad to get the population of the earth, might be of the utmost guards, wounded pressmen, and last month mur- the things we have to sell. Contrary to popular importance to America. dered Samuel H. Chans;, director of the Post and opinion, they like the Standard Oil Co. which Flow the good will of these people can be chan- it* Chinese edition, the Ta Mei Wan Pao. brings them the blessings of kerosene ,.. and they find a thousand uses for the cam it comes in. nelled and become a force in world strategy is a Cornelius V. Starr, owner, and Randall Gould, profound challenge. Hut on such intangibles world editor, have been ordered out of the country by the s> Brilliant Chinese lenders by the score owe their history hits turned and tyrannies have fallen. puppet regime. Neither paid »ny attention. Gould education to American universities. A chief" official a>This is why TIMK, and its lister publications, it still at his post; Starr stayed four months, came of the Chinese inforinution ministry, llollington K. inmrNi: HIUI 1.in:, huve gathered and used such a home when he got ready, plans to return soon. Tung, in a graduate of the journalism schools of the storehouse of information on China, Japan, uiul the And they are not alone: four other Americans Universities of Missouri uiul (.oluinliia. Our si Imnls r'hilipoine*.,. Mini wily riMK's week-hy-weck anal- mill one Briton similarly threatened have dux in of journalism huve hud inorv elicit, proportion- yses of the far I!,mini aituatiou stem to more their uws, strapped 011 guns, mid culled the Jup ately, on OiiucH' newspaper) ill,111 011 our own. ihoughlliil in1"* rculi'rs essential equipment for bluff, Tin old notion tliiil "Von ruii'l iiiiiliraluuil the the ilrt Hluin wi: flirt1 .» rim tin: Piic/Jic • Why ur« the Invaders of China trying to driv* V. 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