Notre Dame Scholastic, Vol. 80, No. 12 -- 11 February 1944
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\^^ February II, 1944 -- x-i*- Vol. 80. No. 12 IN THIS ISSUE; • N.R.O.T.C. Seniors to be Commissioned ® "Ruddigore" in Four-Night Run • New Midshipmen Class Arrives • N.R.O.T.C. Ball Tonight • Eighty Seniors to Receive Degrees • Ed Krause Sworn Into Navy ® Irish Cagers to Meet N. Y. U. FIVE CHARACTERS FROM "RUDDIGORE," CURRENT CAMPUS PRODUCTION S^I^^SL^: ^he S^otre Q)ame Scholastic rxxxxxxxzxxxxxxxxxzxrrxxxrxxxrrxxxxzxrzxra Disce Quasi Semper Victurus Vive Quasi Cras Moriturus K College Parade K FOUNDED 1SG7 H BY RICHARD MURPHY M M H klxxxzrrxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.^ THE LETDOWN Scene: A crowded trolley car. A young lady is vainly groping for her purse to pay her fare. A young- man is .standing nearby with anguish written plainly on his hand some features. Young Man: "Pardon me, miss, but may I pay your fare?" Several seconds of groping. THE STAFF Young Man: "I beg your pardon again, young lady, but won't you let me pay your fare?" F. J. Pequisney Editor-in-chief Yo7ing Lathj: "Why, I don't even know you, and anyway Ralph Abell .Associate Editor I'll have this purse open in a minute." Continued groping. Young Man: "I really must insist on paying your fare. Editorial Staff You've unbuttoned my suspenders three times." Robert OToole.... Managing Editor Harold Berliner and John McKeon.„.Asst. Managing Editors Bill Waddington -... Splinters Lieut. S. L. Beatty. Observations TALK OF WAR BOND DRIVES Jim Casey and Buzz Hassett The Green Banner On February 1 the students of the University of Minne Dick Murphy ...College Parade sota concluded tlieir Fourth War Loan Drive which had con Al Lesmez ....Man About Campus tinued since January 19. The original goal was set at $36,700 — this figure was reached on January 26. By Feb News Staff ruary 1, the deadline, the grand total had mounted to $45,769.55. The money collected in the drive will be enough Frank Keenan News Editor to purchase four duck trucks and four amphibious army Al Lesmez. „... Campus Editor jee]3s. Now that's what you really call going over the top. Edward Madden „ ...Administration Editor John Keleher Ed Mikkelson Joe Plante J. D. Usina James McCarthy Bill Thompson THE HELPFUL SOUL Steve Loyacano H. G. Gilligan Mike Canair A wealthy Baltimore dowager was driving home from Paul Smith her first aid course in her shiny Cadillac when she spied a man lying flat on his face in the middle of the street. "Stop Features the car, Cliarles," she cried to her chauffeur. "Here is my Al Broten Editor chance to practice what I learned in class today." Al Bisbee Palmer Amundsen H. F. Ziegler She piled out of the car, landed her full 180 pounds astride the prone figure and began pumping- the man's arms James Paris Leonard Hogan Sam Miller violently up and down. The surprised victim finally managed Art Wagner Harry Tanner Charles Veenstra to find his voice. "For the luva Mike, Lady," he entreated, . Harold M. Nelson "leave me be, willya? I don't know what you're doing but I'm trying to locate a leak in this sewer." Sports Staff —The Plainnniun Bill Carey. Editor • James H. Howard Jim Fennelly Jack Houghteling OUTDOOR LOVERS Joe Murnane Paul Brennan David Scheider University of Cincinnati coeds have invented a new John Power Jim Regan Joe Fahey method of staying' awake for mid-term examination cram ming. Instead of drinking, black coffee, they spend their Staff Photographers study time in the invigorating outside and find it too cold Al Shaefer Charles Renaud Joe Haller to sleep there. —The Miami Student Reverend Charles M. Carey, C.S.C. .Faculty Advisor • THE WRONG MILITARY STRATEGY Member of Catholic School Press Association, Associated Collegiate One military problem the German high command seems Press, Distributor of CollesJate Digest. Represented for national advertis unable to solve is the fact that every time the Nazis stage ing by National Advertising Service, Inc.; 420 Madison Avenue, New an offensive on the Russian front, the boys wind up nearer York City—Chicago—^Boston—Los Angeles—San Francisco. THE SCHO Berlin. LASTIC is published forty times during the school year at the Univer sity of Notre Dame. Address all manuscript to the Editor, 305 Sorin Hall —TheX-Ray or 121 Administration BIdg., Notre Dame, Indiana. (Continued on page 22)' THE NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC Entered as second-class matter at Notre Dame, Indiana. Accei)tance for mailing; at special rate of postase. Section 1103. Oct. 3, 1917. Authorized .June 25, 1918. VOL. 80 FEBRUARY 11. 1944 NO. 12 Physical examinations were given last First N.R.O.T.C. Class Will Receive week and changes have been arranged in the naval schedule of studies so as to Ensign Commissions at End of Month provide a brief refresher course in sev eral naval subjects. BY H. D. USINA Uniforms have been another big task facing the graduates. South Bend tailors The United States Navy and the Uni graduating class since the NROTC was received and handled the orders for out versity of Notre Dame will see the first established on the campus on Sept. 10, fitting and in two weeks have promised real union of forces at the end of this 1941 under the direction of Captain H. to provide complete wardrobes of blue, month when a number of Notre Dame's P. Burnett, USN, with Commander M. slate-gray and white uniforms plus the native sons will be commissioned En T. Farrar, USN, as the first executive many accessories. signs in the United States Naval Re officer. In addition to completing arrange serve. The First Classmen of the Notre The Naval R.O.T.C. at Notre Dame ments within the few weeks left to them, Dame Naval Reserve Officers' Training ranks with the largest of the 26 similar the First Classmen must continue with Corps will leave the campus four months training units which have been estab their regular schedule of University ahead of schedule to constitute the first lished throughout the country. Its pur work and face a stiff array of final exr graduating class of the Naval R.O.T.C. pose is the training of officers to supple aminations at the end of this month. since its organization. ment those graduated from the United The graduates are sprinkled in the Col News of the scheduled commissioning States Naval Academy at Annapolis. leges of Science, Engineering, Arts and. was released late last week by Com All of these units were placed on active Letters and Conunerce. They, will pos mander H. B. Butcher, USNR, executive duty status as of July 1, 1943 as a part sibly receive 'Svar degrees" from their officer of the unit, quite unexpectedly, of the Navy College Training Program. respective colleges prior to commission since original plans called for another In the two short weeks intervening ing for they must complete a full seven semester ^j/* university and naval work. between commissioning much remains to semesters, according to the Navy di Some 80 men will comprise this first be accomplished by the future Ensigns. rective. K' '^.•y-% ^m -i^ "^^ km.: N.R.O.T.C. Seniors to be Commissioned at End of Semester The number of men enrolled in the course of Naval Science and Tactics in Ruddigore" is Well Received by Large September, 1941 was 165. Since that time transfers, failures and numerous other Audiences; Closes Tomorrow Night causes have cut the class in half. Train ing' over the period of seven semesters has been given in seamanship, naviga tion, naval administration, ordnance, marine and electrical engineering, gun nery, communications, military law, naval history and customs and in a num ber of other subjects so as to equip com pletely the NROTC students for their duties as officers. SIX SAVOYARDS Preference slips have been made out FROM THE by each graduate stating the type of duty as well as the theatre of operations GILBERT- which would be of his choice. These re SULLIVAN- quests have been forwarded to the Bui'eau of Naval Personnel and will re BIRDER ceive consideration when orders to active PRODUCTION, duty are being arranged. Requests for duty have ranged from aircraft carriers, "RUDDIGORE" destroyers and cruisers to battleships, submarines and the fleet air arm. Battle ships, submarines and the navy air corps predominated. The Atlantic, Pacific and Mediterranean areas were among the theatres of operations favored with the Pacific area ranking highest. Pour members of the unit—Jack P. Lawler, John C. O'Rourke, Thomas R. Shellworth and Charles M. Urruela— were prexiously scheduled to be commis sioned at the end of this semester. Law Washington Hall has already been been invested. Along with Mr. Birder, ler will receive a "war degree" while filled to capacity twice this week. And credit is due Mr. Lee Hope and his staft" the others will receive regular college "Ruddigore" has two more nights to go. of musicians. Always dependable. Prof. degrees having completed a full eight The great popularity is due to the repu Ingersoll lends his hand to complete the semesters of college work. tation the Savoyards have established music section consisting- of about 15 with their past presentations. And this men. A number of marriage plans went one has been well received. After more awry as a result of the shift in gradua One of the show's best features is the than a month of constant rehearsals, the tion dates. It is expected that the Naval singing. That much work and more Ball tonight will be the occasion for the local "company" gave its first perform practice has gone into the production announcement of engagements of several ance Wednesday evening.