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a^HE N€TCC DAME j^j^.yxxx^xru'wxru'^'W"^>r^'w-w'y'M'v^'V'w'V'v'w'^'w*M"w"wv*M*w"^M*aV'^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^*^^^<^^^^^^^^'^^^^^^^^^^<^î^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^0^0^0^0^0^0^ In This Issue: NEWS SPORTS Catholic Press Asso Irish Close Season To ciation Convene . morrow . Cagers Commerce Forum Dance Meet First Opponent Tomorrow ... Students . Old-Timers Re Back Clean-up Drive... union . Cross-Coun- The Week . College try Team Runs ... In Parade ... Man About troducing . Splinters Photo by Jack Laeey SATURDAY'S MILLIONS Winning Photo-of-the-Month November 26,1937 iV^VMVMWV^WVMWVV^^^*M»^^»^^^^^^^^^^^»^^^^^^#^^^^MMM^^^*VVV^^^^^^*^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^î^^^^Â^^^^Â^^^^^^^^^^^<^^^^^î^^^^^^^^^»MMVVMM^MMMMMVV'tnj\nJ\rU\A-n ij^jx/\rw'yvv'VV'v~**v*^*î*v"T*^'*v'v*i****i*''**^^'*i*''*r^'^'^^ ^^^^'*t**v*^v^rv'v***î~i*i'%"w"M"M"M'V''M'V'v->r»rw'^'N'MV\fMV\rinji ^•f In THE SATURDAY EVENING POST thiS Week Explaining the riddle of UNDWD Germany, Italy and Japan don't declare wars—but they fight them. Why do they keep these wars "unofficial'"? And This Peace is a Cheat why are they fought? To get raw materials? Colonies? To relieve population pressure? John Gunther, famed corre by JOHN GUNTHER spondent, explodes these alibis and tells you the real reason for the wars of conquest waged by the "Have Not" nations. Author of "INSIDE EUROPE'' iw wou/duferm /efAm CLEAN CATFISH IN BED Dave saved up $1.10 to marry Patience, but all he got was trouble. A riotous short story, Lxive's Arm Is the Longest, by George Sessions Perry, author of Edgar and the Dank Morass. I LIVE THREE LIVES-A debutante who married a rancher describes her strange three- cornered life. By Cornelia Dew. AND articles, stories, serials and cartoons. The Notre Dame Scholastic Entered as second-class matter at Notre Dame, Indiana. Acceptance for mailinj; at special rate of postage. Section 1103, Oct. 3, 1917. Authorized June 25, 1918. Z188 Vol. 71 November 26, 1937 No. 9 EXECUTIVE BOARD OF CATHOLIC PRESS GROUP PRIEST TELLS PLIGHT HOLDS PRE-CONVENTION MEET AT N. D. OF MEXICAN CHURCH By Fred E. Sisk The members of the executive board of the Catholic Press association of One of the problems of persecution facing the Catholic Church is the cur the United States will hold their annual preconvention meeting at Notre Dame, rent one in Mexico. Considering this beginning Saturday, Nov. 27, and extending to Sunday, Nov. 28. The board problem. Rev. Michael de Sanctis, meets at Notre Dame this year in response to an invitation tendered by the Missionai-y Apostolic of the El Paso Very Rev. John F. O'Hara, C.S.C, .^ diocese, delivered a highly informa president of the University of Notre *** tive speech entitled, "The Church in Dame. Mexico," last Tuesday evening in Washington Hall. Father O'Hara will entertain the "The persecution in Mexico at members of the board at luncheon in present," Father de Sanctis began, the Faculty Dining hall, Saturday "does not appear to be a? cruel as afternoon. Later, board members will during the time of Pi-esident Calles. be the guests of Father O'Hara at However, in reality, it is more Satan the football game between Notre ic, because it goes to cut the sap of Dame and the University of Southern faith which the children receive from- California. the Church and through them the people of the next generation." Following the game, the executive "The Mexicans," the piiest contin board will begin deliberations. The ued, "defend themselves in their one board will be the guests of Father way, and if they can resist the pres O'Hara at dinner, and afterward will ent persecution, the faith of Mexico hold an evening session. Another will be presei-ved. In the big cities meeting will be called Sunday morn of Mexico where children are prohib ing and the final session will take ited from attending parochial schools, place Sunday afternoon. Father the sister's and priests go to the O'Hara has appointed a special com houses disguised as workmen to teach mittee, headed by Thomas L. Barry, and instruct the children in the prin director of publicity, to entertain the ciples of the Catholic religion." guests. "There were approximately 500 A preliminary meeting of the priests murdered by Calles, and we board was held at the Hotel Stevens may safely say that one-half of the PUBLICITY DIRECTOR BARRY others, who were cast into dungeons Chicago, this afternoon. The meet Host to Catholic Press ing was called by Vincent de Paul and unhealthy prisons were rendered Fitzpatrick, president of the Catholic useless in their ministiy. Then, we Press association, to sort out a great have to likewise consider that for deal of the important matters facing Ifalian Club Welcomes about twenty years there has been no the board at its pre-convention ses Freshmen Members seminai-y functioning in Mexico, and, sion. Chicago was choseft as the site therefore, we can undei"stand their for the preliminary meeting because need for priests." most of the board members will pass At a recent meeting of the Italian Father de Sanctis explained that through Chicago on their way to club, President William Di Bri- the purpose of his apostolic crusade Notre Dame. enza, a senior in the College of is to rescue the Church from perse- Science from Brooklyn, N. Y., wel tution in Mexico as Ireland was .';ave<l comed the freshmen into the fold. from the Pi-otestant pei-secution. Prof. Pasquale Pirchio, club mod Since Catholic seminaries are not All students interested in sub erator, and Rev. Stanislaus Lisewski, permitted in Mexico, there has been mitting for publication in tbe C.S.C, guest speaker, informed the a seminary established at Montezuma, Scholastic short stories, poems, freshmen and reminded the older Las Vegas, New Mexico. This insti familiar essays, essays in histor members that the purpose of the club tution, built last September, already ical or literary criticism, are in was to increase interest and knowl has 360 students who are instinicted vited to bring manuscripts to the edge of Italian art, culture, and liter by Mexican theologians. Mexican Scholastic offices in the Ave ature. The speakers touched on such boys, however, must first leani Latin, Maria Building, Monday, Tues topics as the cultural, economic, and Greek, and other studies before they day and Wednesday evenings political status of modem Italy. can enter the seminary in Las Vegas, between 7 and 8 o'clock; or to When the formal discussions had and for this project Father de Sanc room 328 Main Building, morn been terminated, the members and tis has been instmmental in develop ings from 9 to 11 or evenings their guests joined in singing Italian ing plans for a preparatory seminary from 8 to 9 o'clock. songs. They were aided in this en- on the outskirts of El Paso in New ^ (Continued on Page 22) Mexico. THE NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC FIRST ISSUE OF NOTRE DAME "LAWYER" OFF DRAMA CLUB PLANS PRESS TODAY; CAIN ARTICLE FEATURE FIRST PRESENTATION By R. J. Anton The second meeting of the newly John E. De Mots sank contentedly into the depths of his easy chair in the formed dramatic club, under the di comer of his room, 204 Walsh Hall, late this afternoon and exhaled a sigh of rection of Professor Thomas E. Mills, relief. The Notre Dame Latvyer was safely in the hands of its subscribers. was held Tuesday evening, in the au The Laivyer, a quarterly law review, has a circulation of 400. This list includes ditorium of the John F. Gushing Hall 125 student subscribers and exchang- , \ of Engineering. es with the various Law schools **' It is the hope and desire of Pro throughout the country. The remain fessor Mills to bring together the ing copies are utilized by former talent about the campus and create a Notre Dame Law students. more lively interest in dramatics. He The re\aew contains articles by the sincerely believes that there is a great students and the faculty of this and deal of dramatic talent here on the other schools. Besides these articles campus, and has expressed his desire the publication contains notes, recent to help any student who feels that he decisions, and book reviews. The stu is di-amatically inclined. It is the dent contributors to "Notes" are wish of Professor Mills to give the those representing the second year student experience in acting and also class while "Recent Decisions" and actual practice in managing and pre "Reviews" are written by iast year' senting stage productions. men. This policy of dividing the feat ures among the different classes is a General tryouts are to be held dur new innovation which has been insti ing the meetings in the near future. gated in an effort to give all law stu JOHN DE MOTS As announced last week in the dents an opportunitj'^ to contribute First "Laivyer" hits the street. Scholastic six or seven one-act plays to the periodical. will be presented during this semester with the first, "Moonshine," a drama In this issue there is an article by Prof. Campbell Speaks of the Kentucky hills, to be presented Judge William M. Cain of the Law shortly. School faculty, entitled "H. R. 4721. To Mission Crusaders Prohibiting Comment Upon the "Christianity is firmly rooted in Weight, Sufficiency, or Credibility of China now after many centuries of Mef Club Makes Plans the Evidence at the Trial of Cases tireless labor on the part of mission in the Federal Courts." Judge Cain aries," said Prof.

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