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ASSOCIATES BUILDING SOUTH BENO. INO. 7 P. M. and all day Sunday. . THE NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC - -3 at some time or other, will have some­ thing to do with the political set-up in our community. Yet, we never seem in­ terested in municipal affairs. While we COLLEGE PARADE prepare our papers on totalitarianism RAYMOND J. KELLY or interregional trade, we never pause to consider why that ignorant unscrupu­ lous incompetent always manages to be ers of tomorrow and it is well that they Brooklyn Philosophy elected in our home town, why our city know practical, municipal politics now. Probably as the fruit of a subway ex­ hall cost so much more than the larger However, like most movements this will pedition to the haunts of Gerra, Hogan, and more luxurious building the insur­ be only moderately successful and that Concannon and others of our non-Eng­ ance company put up across the street. for only a short while because most stu­ lish speaking minority, the Fordham After all, if our states and city are run dents don't care about politics and those Ram states— intelligently and honestly the country who are interested are too busy settling won't go to the danmation bow-wows Renounce the devil, the flesh, the problems of the world. There are The world— even if "that man" has a fourth term. many groups like our own Wranglers, • And all the rest of life Economic Round Table, and Academy of Is sperled. Politics which devote their time to talk­ Concerning Hulnks • ing over the great affairs involving na­ "Herbie," an effervescent, inane lad, tions and whole races yet ignore the Tradition Triumphs dashes off a column every week for the fundamental unit in any government, Though this ephemeral thing called University of Detroit's Varsity News. the city or town. It seems a waste of Much of his space is devoted to the tradition has been taking a kicking of time to bring the experience and judg­ late, it did come through when the Navy meandefings and activities of the fabu­ ment of the average undergraduate to lous Hulnk who thwarps his lonely way won last Saturday. Each Thanksgiving problems that baffle the best minds of Day, a football game is played at West through life in the jungles of Detroit. the country. After all, they have had • Point, between the "Goats," a squad no contact with these affairs; at best, composed of the 35 lowest men in the their opinions are only those of their From the War Front second class, academically speaking, and favorite experts. Then, too, only a few If you see a group of bewildered intel­ the "Engineers," who are the brightest of them will ever be in a position to deal cadets. It is time-honored tradition that lectuals, w^andering about, looking lost with national affairs. On the other hand, and homeless, don't immediately conclude a victory for the "Goats" foretells an nearly all of us have had something to Army win in the ensuing battle with that a boatload of refugees has been do with politics in our home town or in the midshipmen. So, when the "Engi­ suddenly dumped on the campus. They our county, either in working at a poli­ neers" beat the "Goats" this year a are only English majors who have read tical job during vacations or working Navy victory was inevitable. Mortimer Adler's latest speech outlawing during election time for one of the poli­ • them and calling for the abolition of tical parties or at the polls. Most of us. their specialized courses. For the trophy room Besides the old oaken buckets, battered oil cans, a little brown, blue, gold, and vari-colored jugs that are permanent trophies for football games in different parts of the country, many schools have strange awards for non-athletic endeav­ ors. At Drake, the members of the dramatic group present a large wooden bone as a symbol of membership in the "Boners" club to any member of the stage crew who commits a particularly grievous error during the course of an all-university production. At the Uni­ versity of Detroit, the members of the ASME and the AIEE have an annual quiz contest, to the winner of which is awarded a self-adjusting, bell-ringing, flourescent-lighted slide-rule. • Politically speaking At Indiana U. recently another move­ ment was started to arouse the interest of college men and women in municipal affairs. A Good Government, league was organized and efforts are being made to establish branches of it in various other colleges. The Parade would like to see such a movement prosper and grow be­ cause, after all, we do expect that the college students of today will be the lead­ "Kaltenbach says it's for the K. of C. vaudeville, and gotta be sophisticated!" THE NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC

^WW^V^^^^^^^A^^^^^^^^A^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^k' THE WEEK OPINION i FRANK WEMHOFFi Army life is getting a build-up these smart people you can extend your parole days, but the only smack of it most col­ Top of the Week until the 34th or 35th of January lege students get is in the Reserve Of­ The Trojans—^it took the Greeks ten this is the first year that the Camel peo­ ficers Training Corps. Whether or not years. ple have not offered to sponsor a student Notre Dame should introduce an R. 0. caravan to the Southern Cal game T. C. unit once again is a much discussed, they generally offer to send the student question. Gilding the Lily body in a fleet of air liners flying in a Badin Hall, Richard Cotter says yes, • Recently 'the rock" held a Charity block N.D. formation Major Bowes in order that upon graduation the mem­ Ball a name that should be given to has decided not to accept the role of bers of the student body may have some more of their dances Two seniors . m.c. for the K.C. vaudeville show training to back them up in case they decided to brave tradition and have a reason given is that things being as are later called upon to fight. Substi­ little fun for the evening so they they generally are, the biggest gong tuted for physical education, it would went over without dates, of course.... available is in the church and that give the fellows a certain amount of ex­ They equipped themselves with a camera would involve technical difficulties ercise, too. and a dozen flash bulbs and told the host­ and a previous commitment. ess that they were from the Dome, a • Lyons Hall: Dick Smith says no. "In yearbook at Notre Dame... this was the general you can get only one type of "sesame" and they were admitted The frosh training, whether it is infantry, heavy they took pictures of the most beautiful A fairly sober lot Already they artillery, or cavalry. Maybe you'd be girls, heh-heh, draped around fireplaces have mastered the correct form for sav­ better at or more interested in another and their dates the atmosphere was ing seats in Washington Hall some type and would be put in that other di­ one of social ecstasy as is customary freshmen have made the mistake of vision once you were actually in the the names of these two worthies will not thinking that this applied also to Pull­ army. You'd then have no chance to use be divulged and they \v\\\ have to be man cars named Washington they what you had already spent four hours known merely as Duke Murphy and have also learned to twist spoons and a week to learn." Howie Essick the fact that they had forks in the dining hall and the vast no film in their camera is incidental. number of other things that one learns Alumni Hall: Fi'ank B. Kennedy thinks to do and think in the dining hall R.O.T.C. would work in pretty well here they have learned to make a"noise like because the fellows are regimented quite a fog-horn as they dash across the cam­ a. bit as it is. He believes that "most of Blackbirds of 1940 pus on returning from midnights them would like it, and since they'll have Murder mysteries are good for the they have learned to make a noise like to face conscription soon, the basic train­ conscience you've got to be good to have learned to read the SCHOLASTIC ing for the army would come in handy." which may or may not have something read them Jim Byrne, bouncing Dil­ Carroll Hall, Andy Barbiere: "I'm in to do with the general intelligence level lon prefect, was Sherlocking through a favor of having R.O.T.C. here, principal­ they have all made the test pilgrim­ thriller when he noticed a scratching ly because of the discipline involved in age to "the rock" no fatalities noise on his door the scratching per­ drills and in keeping uniforms in trim. they have learned that the leaves turn sisted and Jim put down the book to In four years you get commissioned as a fastest around exam time. answer the door no one was there at second lieutenant, and are thus more the door or along the corridor the • liable for promotion in time of war." scratching continued after Jim resumed Rambling Ms reading.... angrily he threw open St Edward's Hall: Joe Rorick feels the door and almost stepped on a big The Sorinites are going to cash in the that students, at least those taking engi­ black crow, the very same crow that advantages of tradition and throw a hall neering and those with jobs, wouldn't was grounded indefinitely by "the big party.... for all practical purposes they have time for both studies and military wind" imhospitably Jim slammed the are serving punch for all practical training. The fact that lights go out at a door and returned to reading "The Rav­ purposes however, those boys have specified hour every night wouldn't allow en" this is regrettable because it taken the initiative in a move that other enough leeway. isn't often that a principal character halls would do well to emulate the thespians of "Outward Bound" are la­ Off-campus, Dick Kilmer: "I think we makes a personal appearance with each should have R.O.T.C.; but if the college reading of a book John Maloney does boring this week under the illusion, or delusion, that their pictures will be in a put it in, the present juniors and seniors not tell it quite this way but he's too shouldn't have to take it in order to be soft-hearted. Chicago Sunday paper.... we hope the aforesaid team of Murphy and Essick eligible for graduation, because they've did not take the pictures... or do we... already taken physical education and hygiene." Rumors and bored Interhall basketball practice games be­ gan this week Breen-Philips had 35 Brownson Hall: Elmer Silha votes for Everyone is worried about the begin­ baby bruisers the opening of the ning and end of Christmas vacation R.O.T.C. on the campus, and suggests league signifies legalized manslaughter you can follow the battles in Europe we would like to put a stop to that the rules include a free throw for better when you've been taught various vacation b^an yesterday and anyone every knocked out tooth presented to the forms of attack and can better size up tiiat is stajnng around now is just pure referee broken fingers are not re­ the actions of army ofiicials. lany.... and if you didn't leave with the deemable. —Carl Rohrer The NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC

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Volume 74 DECEMBER 6, 1940 Number 10

"Outward Bound" Opens Theatre Season Vaudeville Performers In Washington Hall, December 12 and 13 In Limelight Tomorrow Preliminaries of the Knights of Co­ lumbus "old-time" vaudeville will be Rev. Matthew Coyle, C.S.C., held Saturday, and the six acts judged year-old play, actress Laurette Taylor best will go on the stage of Washington Director of Play won the Barter Theatre award "for the Hall in Tuesday night's finals at 8 p.m., outstanding performance given by an according to Tom Teamey, chairman of American actor during the 1938-1939 the event. New York season." When the curtain of Washington Among those trying for a chance at Hall's theatre rises next Thursday eve­ In next week's local production of the ?30, |20, and ?10 prizes are: Albert ning at 8 o'clock, it will reveal the smok­ Vane's play, the part of Mrs. Midgit will Plotkin, a tap dancer; a vocal quartet ing lounge of a boat filled with ghostly be taken by Miss Helene Cryan, assistant made up of Glee club members — Jack passengers, the eerie setting of Sutton director of dramatics at St. Mary's Col­ White, 2nd tenor; Jim Purcell, bass; Bob Vane's unusual play, "Outward Bound." lege. John Kelley will be Scrubby, the Bischoff, baritone; and Tony Donadio, This production, also to be presented only official attendant on the mysterious tenor; and the "Mystery Four," an in­ on the following evening, Dec. 13, marks boat; Ann and Henry, the youthful strumental swing quartet. Tony Donadio the year's opening night for the Univer­ lovers, will be played by Miss Jeanne will also vie as a soloist, singing "The sity Theatre group under the patronage Campbell of South Bend, and Jim Mc- Donkey Serenade," and Gounod's "Ave of the Rev. J. Hugh O'Donnell, C.S.C, Donough. Prior, the dissipated youth in Maria." president of the University. The Univer­ whom there is still a possibility of re­ Hill-Billy Muaicians sity Theatre is supervised by the Rev. demption, is Jack White. Miss Dorothy Matthew Coyle, C.S.C. Taaffe, director of dramatics at St. Other contestants include: hUl-billy Mary's, plays the snooty, society-con­ musicians Tom Delia, Modemaires' gui­ "Outward Bound" is essentially a scious Mrs. Clivenden-Banks. Vern Wit- tar player and French harpist Joe Kal- ghost play, but it is quite an unusual kowski takes the part of the Rev. Wil­ tenbach, who will combine their talents ghost play in that there are no clanking liam Duke; the other clergyman and to bring the Kentucky hills right into chains, blackouts or secret panels. The also much-feared "Examiner," the Rev. Washington hall; Bill Scully, Glee dub entire action takes place in the smoking (Continued on Page 6) baritone, who competed last year; tram- room of a. liner, and it concerns a group of passengers upon whom the realization eventually dawns that they are all dead. The boat finally pulls into port — after better than two acts of comic treatment of sea travel — and is boarded by the "Examiner." He is the person whom all have secretly dreaded meeting, and now he appears in the form of a sort of cus­ toms inspector who examines the spiri­ tual baggage of the passengers. This ex­ amination of the spirits is the meatiest scene of the play, for all the good and the bad in these people are exposed to the audience, and each of the offenders is assigned the task of remaking his life.

Death and judgment comprise the sub­ ject matter of this play; the method used to make the mysterious atmosphere seem a little more natural is the nonchalant, matter-of-fact way in which this boat­ load of spirits and their examiner make things appear. The characters, from the mild-mannered charwoman, Mrs. Midgit, to tense and excitable Mr. Prior, the drunkard, are strong, individualistic per­ sons. For her portrayal of Mrs. Midgit in the 1939 Broadway revival of this 15- Vaudeville — DmoM will beat fast tempo THE NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC

pet trio John Sheedy, Jo Hruby and Art Conduct Final Tryouts listed among the first 15 universities Starr who plan to blow their way to representing the largest number of Span­ fame with sweet and swing; and Ed For Varsity Debaters ish students enrolled. This year, primar­ Dunigan, playing a cornet solo. ily as a result of the European conflict, William J. Cojme, director of debate, more students have taken up Spanish in Also among the present entries are: will hold the final tryouts for varsity de­ the all-sophomore swing quartet led by preference to other continental Ian- bate this afternoon at 4 p.m. and to­ languages. This is found to be true in Reggie Mynn; and black-face comedians night at 7:40 p.m. Jack Kinnare and Jim McDonough. the majority of schools teaching lan­ in the Law audi­ guages thi-oughout the country. German Only six best acts will be finally torium. Anyone in­ and French have declined sharply in shown in order to accelerate the usually terested is invited their appeal. snappy tempo of the show. Even with to attend, particu­ careful streamlining, the vaudeville will larly younger stu­ Five Immediate Stimuli last two hours. dents who may as­ Professor Langford states that the in­ Whelan Returns pire debate in fu­ crease of commercial and general Span­ ture years or those ish courses are due to these five immedi­ Added pep and color will come from who were elimin­ ate stimuli. Since the recent Pan- Jack Whelan, last year's first prize win­ ated this year. American Pact between 21 countries of ner, who is acting as master of cere­ the two Americas, and the present ad­ Eleven men sur­ monies. He is well known for his breezy ministration's neutrality policy. United vived the prelim- line of chatter and amazing sleight-of- William J. Coyne States business is being swung .more and i n a r y rounds. hand tricks. more into South American markets. This They will have their final tryouts Tliis traditional show, wliich turned naturally calls for a knowledge of the as follows: Fi-iday afternoon: affirm­ out many performers who went on to South American language and culture. win fame as professionals, was re\aved ative — Edwai'd Meagher, a fresh­ last year after a lapse of several years. man; Charles Murphy, sophomore; As a result of our mutual proximity Charles McFarland, junior; and John The K. of C, sponsor of the affair, and the association of defense, economic Walsh, senior; negative — Mark Lies, has long been one of Notre Dame's larg­ and political programs, such things as sophomore; and Fred HoU, senior. At est organizations. It is headed this year the history, standard of living, and gen­ night, affirmative—John Burke, senior, by Grank Knight Robert Sullivan, who eral temperament of the people should be and William Meier, junior; negative— along with Cecil E. Birdei*, new head of understood, just as it is demanded of the Speech Department, will act as John O'Loughlin, senior, Thomas Grady, our own citizens to know such things judges in tomorrow's preliminary con­ senior; and Milton Williams, senior. The about the United States. test.—James V. Cunningham men will be limited to eight minutes for Because of the increase in college en­ their constructive speeches and four rollments, there is being created a great­ minutes for rebuttals. The question is, er demand for more Spanish teachers. "Outward Bound" "Resolved: That the nations of the Many students will probably find this Western Hemisphere should form a per­ (Continued from Page 5) field of teaching an interesting one. manent union." Fiank Thomson, is John Coppinger. Mr. Must Understand Them Lingley, a disgustingly efficient and suc­ Preliminary rounds were conducted cessful businessman, will be played by last week. Mr. Coyne was assisted in Cordell Hull, secretary of state, in his Bill Mulvey. the antecedent selection of the debat­ recent articles stresses the necessity for "Outward Bound" was fii'st published ers by Professors Buckley, Fagan, Mor- a greater study of Portuguese and in 1924, and was produced on the Broad­ an, Sheehan, and Smithberger. The final Spanish. Mr. Hull pleads that since the way stage that same year. Dui'ing the varsity squad will be composed of eight European markets are now indefinitely winter of 1938-39, it was successfully members. closed to American industry and trade, revived in New York. At that time, Alex­ we should make a united effort to cement ander WooUcott, writing in the New The men selected for the varsity squad our relations with Latin-America by the York Herald, said: "The nicked and will go to work immediately after the Christian treatment of respect, coopera­ stained little critical yardsticks which we final tryouts in preparation for the first tion and understanding.—Dick May all carry to the theatre with us are of debate, which will be in the Manchester pitifully little use when it comes to meas­ tournament conducted by Manchester uring the impalpable things which make College, North Manchester, Ind., during Hiker's Club Planned 'Outward Bound' so stirring and so the last week in February. The rest of quickening an adventure. It is packed the schedule is not yet complete. For Draft Enrolee's with wonder and it wrings the heart." —Robert LeMense A Draftee Hiker's club, designed to Heywood Broun in the New York World acquaint Notre Dame men ^Srho are reg­ said of the play: "Touched with a most istered under the Selective Service Act, extraordinary imagination. Among the most interesting and moving things European War Causes %vith the art of hiking, has been pro­ posed. which have happened in the theatre New Need For Spanish while we were present." In the New When it is pointed out that students York Times, critic John Corbin wrote of This fall because of the large number called for draft duty will be required to it: "Something rather extraordinary hap­ of prospective Spanish students, three hike as much as 20 miles a day, the pened last night. A play about death new sections were opened in addition to benefits of being trained for hiking be­ caught the attention of a New York aud­ the regular classes. According to Mr. forehand, is obvious. ience, enlisted its sympathy, amused it, Walter Langford, professor of Spanish, and ended by stirring it to very consid­ there are many reasons justifying the All interested students are invited to erable depths of human pity and mortal expansion. see John Ryan, C.S.C., rector of Walsh terror."—John Casey hall, who guarantees to produce good Notre Dame in recent years has been walkers by June. THE NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC Preliminaries Scheduled A CLEVER CARROLLITE DRAWS HIS REQOR For Oratorical Contest The Rev. John R. O'Neill, C.S.C, di­ rector of the Breen Oratorical Contest, has announced that the preliminaries of the contest will be held Dec. 9, 10, 11 at 4:15 p.m. in the Law building audi­ torium. The speakers will be divided into three groups, one group speaking each afternoon. Two speakers from each group will be chosen to appear in the finals on Dec. 16. The Breen Medal for Oratory was founded by the Hon. William Patrick Breen, '77, and is awarded annually to any University student excelling in oratory. The award is made after de­ cision by three judges selected by the faculty. The winner represents the Uni­ versity in the Indiana State Oratorical Contest, held each year on the third Fri­ day of February. No student may win the Breen Medal more than once, but the winner of the medal may compete several times for the honor of represent­ ing the University in the State contest. Photo by Ed Drinkard The schedule of speakers is as fol­ lows: on Dec. 9—Paul Bailey, Edward Luis Cintron, Carroll Hall, Paints Pictures W. Boss, John Donovan, William Evans, Clifford Foskett, John Hennessy, Ray­ of Teachers, Students as Novel Hobby mond Kelly. Luis Cintron, of Carroll Hall, has dis­ carefully mapping out his future. With On Dec. 10—Frank King, Henry Ma- tinguished himself as one of the fore­ a Spaniard's realistic outlook he decided lone, Richard May, James McDonough, most portrait painters on the Notre that the field of art was overcrowded and Edward F. Meagher, William Meier, Dame campus. After graduating from success would come only after years of Robert Meyer. high school in his home town of Ponce non-recognition. With this in mind he On Dec. 11 —Charles Murphy, T. in Puerto Rico, he spent five years work­ will draw building plans as a livelihood O'Donnell, Richard Perry, James Poin- ing as a bank teller and as a WPA time­ and draw portraits as a sideline. Eventu­ satte, John Utz, John E. Walsh. keeper before he entered Notre Dame. ally he hopes to achieve success as a —Mark G. McGrath Artistic ability has run in the family painter. for many years. His uncle, Miguel Pou, Luis' works have adorned the walls Monogram Ball Scheduled is considered one of South America's of exhibits both in South America and For Second Semester foremost artists. The only teaching Luis the United States. He has won prizes has received has been an occasional in­ and honorable mentions in all of these The Monogram club set the date for struction from his imcle. When ques­ contests. its annual dance, a semi-formal affair, tioned as to how long he has been draw­ While at Notre Dame he has become as Friday, Feb. 7. President Bob Saggau ing, he replied: "When I started to draw well known for his drawings of various announces that Al Perrine is general I do not know. I was bom with the students and teachers, as a hobby he chairman. Arrangements for the Palais talent." His typical Spanish accent is draws pictures of the girl friends of Royale have been completed. Definite emphasized by his pencil-like mustache his classmates, copying them from pho­ plans for a well-known orchestra will be and suave South American manners. tographs. Among his most popular and completed within the next week. The A student in the department of archi­ best portraits is the life sized portrait committee announced that freshmen are tecture here, he has ambitions of becom­ that he drew of Brother Justin Dwyer, to be invited. ing an architect before returning to his C.S.C, rector of Carroll Hall. At the President Saggau also announces that home coimtry. However, he prefers to do present time Luis is doing caricatures the initiation of 20 football monogram work in portrait painting, and decided for the coming issue of the Dome. winners will be held immediately after to specialize in architecture only after —Elmer Silha the holidays. Plans are also in the mak­ ing for a banquet sometime next semester.—Jack Shine Chicago Club city. As it is to be a table affair all guests should call the hotel the day of Music by Harvey Clyde "in the Hal the dance for reservations. They may be Cronin in Washington Kemp style," will be featured at the made in any number from 2 to 20. John J. Cronin, of the department of annual Christmas formal of the Notre social work, is representing the Univer­ Dame Club of Chicago, to be held Sat­ This year's officers of the organization sity at the American Public Welfare urday, Dec. 28, in the Terrace Casino of are: "Gus" Ryan, president; Eddie Ris- Conference in Washington, D. C, this the Morrison Hotel. ka, first vice president; Bob Fox, fresh­ weekend. The theme of the conference According to Pete Kelly, chairman of man vice president; Enunett Necas, is the "Role of the Public Welfare in the dance committee, bids are to be sold treasurer; and Don Hogan, secretary. the National Defense Program." for $2.50 on the campus and $3.00 in the —James V. Cunningham THE NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC Release First Issue Of Savord, business editor; Ronald P. Re- "Moon" has been a Third Order man jent, note editor; and by associate edit­ for some years, and is head of the Notre Notre Dame "Lawyer" ors, Robert K. Rodibaugh and William Dame Chapter now. Also he is active in J. Syring, also present legal articles. A the Catholic Action Cells on the campus. The schoolyear's first issue of the group of faculty advisors help the stu­ He is especially interested in the Litur­ Notre Dame Lawyer, a quarterly law dents in publishing the quarterly. gy, the Mass, and the Missal. He's a review by law students of the University, —Richard Powers promoter of the Little Office. His pet has just been released. Three main ar­ gripe are those who have a dollars and ticles compose the major part of the cents outlook on life. The glad-hand "on publication: "The Scholastic Concept of the make" chaps. A rebel in many ways, International Law," by Richard R. Bak­ he is a conformist in dress. He hates er, A.M., instructor in philosophy; outlandish costumes on the campus— "Valuation in Corporate Reorganization" cowboy boots and five-to-ten gallon hats, by Francis J. Calkins, A.M., instructor lumbermen's clothes, jockey shirts and in finance and business administration; caps. But inconsistently, he has a floppy and "The Historical Background of Ad­ yellow straw hat, "Brother Orchid" ministrative Law: The Inquest Proced­ style, in his room. It makes him look By James J. Meaney ure" by Charles Sumner Lobingier who like a plantation owner. is lecturer on law at the Catholic Uni­ versity of America, Washington, D.C. Life began for Erwin J. (The Moon) Mooney decided to hitch-hike home at Mooney in the little southern to^vn of the end of his freshman year. He got as Mr. Baker's article is timely and is Clarksdale, Miss. He soon outgrew grade far as Bowling Green, Ky., where he most likely to interest the ordinary lay­ school, and found found himself on a garbage truck with man, since it sheds the light of scho­ himself in high a couple of bums. He used his last dime lastic philosophy upon the chaos of the school, where he on a bus ticket the rest of the way home. present international situation, which, met girls and Last Easter, Mooney spent his vaca­ the author says, " comes very close swing music. He tion in a Trappist monastery. He re­ to resembling the Hobbesian hypotheti­ took up saxophone. turned with an enthusiasm for all things cal 'state of nature' wherein there was "The Moon" made contemplative, and a new appreciation of neither law nor right " For the scho­ a success of it, and the blessings of articulate speech. lastic philosopher International Law is played in several truly a law, even if it has been flung local s^^^ng bands. Last summer, he made another vent­ aside by world rulers, and its real exist­ Yes, professionally ure, this time into an active field—^he ence can not be destroyed. The author —u n i o n s hadn't joined the Catholic Worker in New York. discusses the fmidamental concepts of Erwin Mooney penetrated He sold papers on 14th Street, and hob­ law in general, the eternal law, the the Deep South. He learned the elements nobbed with Bowery bums, and argued natural law and its precepts and prop­ of jungle rhythm, and even now, after with Communists. He lived at the House erties, and finally international law and four years, it breaks out of him in a of Hospitality, and worked in the soup the principles of right of existence and boogy-woogy solo whenever he picks up kitchen. After a month there, he went self-preservation; also the right of prop­ two pencils at the same time. to the Commimal Farm of the Catholic erty, the right of free action and the Worker in Easton, Pa. The rest of the Christian concept of charity as it ap­ Another of "The Moon's" interests summer he jerked sodas in Mississippi. plies to nations. Mr. Baker received his was flying. He barnstormed around Mis­ Several weeks ago he was one of the degree at Notre Dame in 1934 and is sissippi with several pilots, and worked hosts of Dorothy Day when she visited now assistant professor of philosophy, at in an airport. He had heroic visions of the campus. Nazareth College, Nazareth, Mich. At wearing wings on his chest, and flying present he is here as a candidate for the the clouds. He picked Boeing Aviation Mooney's ambition is to teach English degree of Doctor of Philosophy. School in California for his training in a Catholic University. When he begins grounds. But his parents didn't agree, so to elaborate to his friends, they cut him The interpretations of the revised he finally decided on Notre Dame—^he short with an epithet—"Goodbye, Mr. bankruptcy act by the Securities and wished to go to a Catholic University. Chips." Exchange Commission, are discussed by Mr. Calkins who was formerly trade Mooney arrived at Notre Dame with analyst with Standard Statistics Co., a very Southern accent, and with great and is a member of the American Eco­ fears of the danger of fllunking out. Father Matthew Coyle nomic Association. An interesting his­ He's gotten over his fears of flunking. Named Official Chronicler torical background of the inquest pro­ Profs probably objected to the way he cedure is presented by Mr. Lobingier, sprawled in his seat, but they liked the The Rev. Matthew A. Coyle, C.S.C., showing how the inquest developed from way he spoke up and asked questions. instructor in the department of English, early Roman courts through the times If Mooney doesn't see a prof's point, he has been appointed ofiicial chronicler of of the Holy Roman Empire, its survival says so, and they like it. the University for the Congregation of and growth in Spain and France, and Mooney discovered another interest at the Holy Cross. Duties of this position finally the development of modem €ti- Notre Dame—^writing. He found that he are to record and file all ecclesiastical, bunal procedure in England. liked to write short stories and sketches. social, academic and other significant occurrences vital to Notre Dame life. The rest of the issue contains a sec­ It was fun. After several years of con­ tion of Notes, Recent Decisions, and a tribution, he is now an assistant editor Father Coyle received this appoint­ Book Review department, articles which of Scrip. He often writes dialect stories ment from the Rev. J. Hugh O'Donnell, have been contributed by members of of the Deep South. One of his stories C.S.C., president of the University. An the Student Editorial Board. These in­ won Honorable Mention and an engraved official chronicler is a traditional and clude two book reviews by James H. plaque from Harper's nation-wide short- required office wherever the Holy Cross Graham, Jr., editor-in-chief, as well as story contest. The placque hangs in his Congregation is in charge of an institu­ ntmierous other contributions by John G. room in Almnni. tion or parish.—John Casey 0 THE NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC

20 C.A.A. Students Reach ^»V^^^WV^^^^^M^^^^WWWW^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^*^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^*VMMVMMVMVMVMM^ Half Mark in Course THE CAMPUS The Civil Aeronautics Authority has By GEORGE MILES been keeping 20 Notre Dame students busy for some time now with its second­ ary flying course. They have more than half finished a three months program de­ The annual Christmas rumor has come fine thing if the University decided to voted to 145 hours of faculty-admin­ to our ears. For the fourth time in four color the new portion a cheery red. The istered ground school, under Professor years we are informed in positive terms painters might throw in a few poinsettia Frank Brown of the department of aero­ and with confident voices that the Uni­ here and there, and top off the whole nautical engineering, and 41 hours of versity will shut down for the winter thing with small figures of Santa Claus. a well organized flight course, super­ vacation earlier than the scheduled date. A fence of that sort would certainly help vised by the Stockert Flying Service, at What makes this year's rumor attractive to brighten the campus these dark days, Bendix field. is its claim that "some official in the and it would give solace to those younger Ground school courses include the Main Building is betting four to.one that students who have begun to doubt the rules and regulations of flying, meteor­ the students are allowed out on the four­ existence of Santa. ology, navigation, and instruments. The teenth." Now why the betting should be flight course begins with five hours' in­ four to one rather than forty to one, or troduction to the various types of air­ eight to five we don't know. Four is a The state of our educational system planes; ten hours review of airwork and nice enough number, but we can think has descended to the darkest depths we twelve of strenuous acrobatics follow; of many other combinations which would are afraid. A professor has offered a finally another review and 14 hours of look far better in the rumor text. If the prize of one dollar to the member in his night and cross-country flying precede "official" were betting eleven to five on class who is most successful in complet­ the final test which is conducted person­ the nose, or a fifty-to-one parley on both ing a recent assignment. Practices like ally by Mr. Stockert. the Chi'istmas and Easter vacations, we these are helping to hasten the degenera­ Of those graduated the top half are would be more confident in rumors. As. tion of our youth, and are the cause of recommended for entrance into the Army things stand, we plan to take the train much of the utilitarian spirit which and Navy basic training schools. The on the nineteenth of December. marks our age. Until such habits are following students are on the home halted we shall find on zeal for study stretch: Graham McGowan, Dan F. among our college men. We call upon Bradley, Robert E. Malone, Bernard F. Ever since the last edition of the the students who have been tempted by the undignified bait to hold out. If that Longo, Joseph Judith, James J. Jodon, SCHOLASTIC, and introduction of a new professor can afford one dollar, he can Charles M. Duke, Thomas C. Delker, freshman column by Elmer D. Silha we afford five. Look at "Information Please." James Graham, Charles Edward Sulli­ have been disturbed. There was a para­ van, Francis T. Farrell, John T. Bat­ graph in the column which was not quite talia, Joseph Pawlowski, Patrick Bren- clear, and we are puzzled. Elmer wrote, nan, David F. Farabough, Patrick J. "I had a pleasant visit with Bernard and The coating of ice which covers the Finneran, Roger H. Henry, Ralph Mar­ his parents, and learned that while he steps of the Libi"ary is a distinct menace. tini, Frederick Murphy, and Patrick had been in the hospital some one had Not long ago we started down and in a Bannon.—Mark G. McGrath broken into his locker and had stolen few seconds we were all the way down. everything of value. However, he is able Something happened which helped ease to attend his classes." Do you mean, our pain, however. Just as we flopped to Notre Dame Man Named Elmer, that the thieves left him a pair the ground, the reference librarian General Manager Of Cubs of trousers? passed and consoled us in this way: * * * "They ought to do something about that In his recent shake-up of the man­ ice." He was very helpful. agement of the Chicago Cubs, owner P. During the past weeks we have noted K. Wrigley appointed James T. Gal­ the appearance and the increasing popu­ larity of a new word. When we stood in lagher, former Notre Dame student of Over in the Biology Building there is the main oflSce waiting to pre-register '25 and '26 as general manager of the a new machine which counts bacteria. we heard some tired fellow sigh that the National League club. We understand that the completion of place was a "bottle-neck"; when the Gallagher, at 36, becomes the youngest this gadget is a long step towards bac­ snow turned to slush the other day. a baseball executive in the majors. It is teria counting perfection. And every one fellow claimed that it was a "bottle­ believed that he will replace Wrigley as knows how in need of a bacteria counter neck" ; when our waiter failed to appear president of the Chicago club should the the world has been. There remains, how­ last week, he was called a "bottle-neck." present owner decide to retire. According ever, a need for other counting ma* We like the word, and we think that it to current reports Wrigley has been con­ chines. Why doesn't some one turn out deserves a place beside "boon-doggling" templating retirement for some time. a mechanism to measure knowledge. It and "technocracy." But we think that it After attending Notre Dame in the could be used instead of examinations, lacks the vividness and imaginativeness early 20's, Gallagher was on the staff and would prevent a lot of inconveni­ of a phrase we heard several weeks ago. of the South Bend News-Times. Since ence to students. The professor could A football visitor from Cincinnati told 1933 he has been associated with the apply electrodes to either side of the how he once had to "pick a bug" — Chicago Herald-American. student's head and grade Mm according which meant that he started a fight. From Gallagher's office recently came to the mark made on a metered scale. * * * the announcement that Jimmy Wilson, The professors would be forced to do a who starred as catcher for the Cincin­ Those new sections of fence around little work around examination time, and nati Reds in the 1940 World Series, had Cartier Field are still unpainted. Wiih the students could relax and just be signed a contract to pilot the Cubs next Christmas approaching, it would be a themselves. year. 10 THE NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC % Duties of the various clubs in connec­ tion with the coming University Cen­ STUDENT FORUM tennial celebration will be assigned through this organization. At that time Architects Arc Different! the clubs will be divided into regional, cultural and professional divisions, each By John W. McHush having a different function to perform. Office hours of the organization are as follows: 11 to 12 o'clock on Tuesday, Architects are different — all twenty- radio screams "Tannhauser" and the Thursday and Saturday mornings; six of us. Not only do we like you to professor hums the "Volga Boatman." 12:30 to 2 o'clock on Tuesday and think so, but we really are. We eat at By Monday fellows quit hunting rags Thursday afternoons; 10 to 11 o'clock strange times, work at strange hours, and now wipe pens on the inside of pants on Monday, Wednesday and Friday and like to wear our hats with the brim pockets. The room begins to look like mornings.—John Casey downi all the way around. Dunkirk. As the excitement increases, the atmosphere becomes gayer. The Our course leads us into three col­ sheets are beginning to take shape. The Campus Quiz Scheduled leges: We philosophically sit through decisions have been made, and the prob­ engineering classes, where we are con­ lem from now on is merely one of pres­ As Next Radio Broadcast sidered impractical dreamers; we pa­ entation. It's fun to slap on the bright tiently undergo hours of lecturing from During the next few weeks the campus torquoise for fountains and pools, and Radio Club will bring back to the Notre well-meaning Arts and Letters profs; to put on the highlights and snappy and we humbly work beside the pain- Dame air-lanes a. show known as Cam­ touches with white. Every now and then pus Quiz. This show was one of the most teurs of the art school—v^ho consider someone stands up his board to take a us dullards. For us all of this is interest­ popular to come out of the campus stu­ look at it. Criticisms are offered; changes dios during the season 1938-39. At that ing but not too serious, and furnishes are suggested; and back to the table it subject for pleasant chatter as we walk goes. Midnight is the deadline. A little comfortably up to the mellowed campus more mad work — be sure to look it home of the Mother of the Arts. over well to see that you haven't forgot­ Classes are flexible. Just after the be­ ten anything. A quarter to twelve. The ginning of a problem you're likely to prof looks over the sheet. Breaths are find an architect or two sneaking hack held. "Cut her off," he says, "she's fin­ from the Huddle at about three in the ished." Must be careful at this point — afternoon; and, if you have very fast a slip and the whole sheet may tear. This eyes indeed, you might catch a glimpse is the most fun of all. The knife cuts of twenty-six blue streaks dashing out cleanly through, and the sheet comes off of the building at 4:15. As the prohlem looking much better. It's twelve o'clock. advances the whole atmosphere changes. We pile out of the building and over Economics professors begin to find in­ to our halls to enjoy that comfortable comprehensible sketches in their note­ weariness that comes after honest hard books; perplexed doctors of philosophy work. can't understand the architects' apparent The next day we shave, and begin all sudden lack of interest in the theories over again. Is there any wonder archi­ of Freud or the Epicurean school; fel­ tects are different? Radio-man Kelly- lows begin to need shaves; in the draft­ time quiz-master Walt Johnson con­ ing rooms is heard only the scrunch of pencils and an occasional outburst from Organize New Clearing ducted a series of contests between var­ someone who has just found that the House For Campus Clubs ious halls. second floor doesn't work out right. A new bureau has been formed to op­ "How's your facade?" It is the intention of the present con­ erate as a clearing house for approving tingent of radio quiz-masters to continue "Facade! — I can't even get the plan activities of all campus clubs and soci­ this interhall rivalry. However, they are to work!" eties. These clubs will, in the future, considering an enlargement of the scope (Another to himself aloud): "How'm notify the newly formed office of all by extending contesting groups to in­ I gonna get military character into this planned activities and obtain the neces­ clude city and state clubs. It is rumored plan?" sary permissions that have been handled that the girls from St. Maiy's might be Things now move rapidly toward the through the office of the'jrrefect of disci­ allowed on the show, perhaps against climax — we're on the home stretch, or pline. Bob Jehring of the Student Coim- one of the freshman halls. "en charette" as we call it. Extra-de­ cil will be in charge of this new office, partmental profs have, of course, aggra­ its location is in the Alumni Office, first The first of the current series of Cam­ vated the situation by assigning quizzes floor of the Main Building. pus Quiz shows is scheduled to pit the and papers. The problem is due Monday. One of the purposes of this bureau is city slickers of the, campus against each Freshmen are pressed into service doing to act as a medium for unification of the other, for the Met club will meet the petty work. clubs and societies, and the establish­ Chicago club in radio combat. The quiet now is gone. Fellows whis­ ment of a future-events calendar to help As the quiz-masters for the series are tle; freshmen dash around borrowing a eliminate conflicts of activities. The both New Yorkers a special attempt wjU ruling pen, cleaning out a brush, or go­ newly created bureau will serve as a be made to present an even contest, by ing over to the caf to bring back sand­ meeting place for the presidents of having Raymond Kelly, last year's presi­ wiches and m.alts for the bunch. We work clubs, who will be given information dent of the Radio Club, act as interlocu­ through mealtimes; we work at night. On about the Placement Bureau to pass on tor for this first broadcast. Saturday and Sunday we work while the to members of their respective clubs. —Thomas F. Carty THE NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC 11 Bill Zerbe, Well-Known Campus Policeman, Worked In Mines And Danced On The Stage OUR DAILY BREAD

From "breaker boy" in a Pennsylvania and it was at this time he got the job coal mine to campus policeman at Notre which he holds at the present. Aside LITURGY Dame, is the story of Bill Zerbe. Bill has from his police and business activities been a familiar figure at the police booth Bill was a member of the theatrical pro­ Christmas means the assurance of on the circle for the last six years but fession, doing black-face song and dance Christ's presence on earth at a deiinite prior to that time Bill had pursued var­ routines for eight years. point in history.... It also means the ious occupations. Directs Traffic possibility of an abiding xmion with Bill's first job was that of apprentice to his father, a blacksmith in the town In his years at Notre Dame Bill has God Each Christian is by adoption of Likens, Pa. On this job Bill got his made many friends among students and what Christ is by nature, a son of God first introduction to coal mining when visitors. Many famous people have been Faith is the seal of sonship he accompanied his father into the mines " he gave them the power to be to shoe mules. In those days the mules made the sons of God, to them that were shod in the mine instead of being brought to the surface as they are now, believe in his name." (John 1, 12) and thus they spent all their lives under­ ground. Each of these truths has its own spe­ After working in the mines for a cial value.... At every turn they affect while Bill got the urge to ti-avel and man's life They alone give meaning drifted to Steelton, Pa., where he became to life Without them there is no a truck driver in a steel mill there. A meaning to eternity "God hath sent few years later he started railroading his only begotten Son into the world on the Pennsylvania around Harrisburg and Altoona. that we may live by him." (I John 4,9) Saved In Flood The text of the masses for Advent is Then he quit railroading, drifted into an insistent repetition of these truths— Indiana where he was employed as a The text is drawn from the Old Testa­ cable splicer by a power company in In­ ment and the New, the promise and the dianapolis. From this job he went to an­ other with a traction company where he fulfillment.... Across the bleak desola­ did overhead work on trolley lines. While tion wrought by sin, shine the twin working at this an accident resulting lights of Faith and Hope that lead to from the flash of a short circuit caused "the true light which enlighteneth every Bill to lose his sight for a while. During man that cometh into this world." (John this same period Bill was trapped on a house roof by the Indianapolis flood and 1,9). with his companions was rescued seconds The mood of the text suggests deep before the house collapsed. tension It reveals a reverent per- Bill was, for a time, a follower of the sawdust trail, serving as boss hostler and emptoriness, a vast audacity.... Its assistant animal trainer with Genti"y modem likeness is Thompson's "Hound Brothers Dog and Pony show. Follo\\'ing of Heaven." One thinks- of a child this experience he went to work as Boss leaping joyously towards the object of hostler and trainer at the county fair its desire while holding confidently to its grounds in Cass county. Campus Policeman Bill Zerbe father's hand. Cass County Sheriff stopped by Bill's Avhistle and cajoled He worked around Logansport for a The Collects, Secrets' and Post-Com­ into parking their cars and walking, in­ time and in 1918 was appointed patrol­ munions draw their inspiration from the stead of driving around the campus. His man on the police force there. He was personality and chatter seem to have a other variable parts of the masses advanced to sergeant two years later on magical effect on these people and sel­ The labor and the reward are their re­ the motorcycle traffic squad. In 1924 he dom, if ever do they take offense at Bill's quit the force and opened a gas station. current theme They do not just en­ "You can't take your car down there." While operating the station he got the treat, they command "Excita poten- idea of running for shei-iff, and claims Bill holds a high opinion of the present tiam tuam; excita corda nostra," sug­ to have done all his campaigning at the student body at Notre Dame, which he gest a probing to the "depths, not merely station. He was twice elected sheriff of says is the best all-around bunch of boys a surface agitation. Cass county. he's had contact with. Each one must surrender himself to The depression hit Bill and so he Football week-ends. Junior Prom moved to South Bend and set up in week-end. Senior ball week-end and the text as he reads His own needs business. But again bad luck struck and Commencement are Bill's busiest time will discover meanings that suit him Bill's enterprise was "blown into the lap but even then Bill's good humor never Nor need he fear going astray for the of Hook's drug store" when an explosion leaves him. Incidentally, as a result of words are the words of the Holy Spirit occurred in the Palais Eoyale building the heavy traffic on football week-ends, .. ."The kingdom of God is not in speech where it was located. Bill has yet to see a Notre Dame team but in power." (1 Corinthians, 4,20) Bill had to start from scratch again in action on the gridiron. —Joe Stephen (Mass Calendar on Page 27) 12 THE NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC THE NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC Thumbs Up! It seems that crowds don't change Disce Quasi Semper Victurus Vive Quasi Cras Moriturus much in the course of years. Certainly the counterpart of the fans who attended FOUNDED 1867 Nero's fests in the Circus Maximus of Roman times are apparent today, and WILUAM O. McGOWAN. JOHN DINGES, one need not look too carefully to find Editor-in-Chief Sports Editor them. When a burly Roman gladiator, JOHN W. PATTERSON. Jr., GEORGE MILB3. with his heavy armor and assorted weap­ Hanaginer Editor Literar^r Editor ons, finally pinned down his opponent, JAMES NEWLAND, WILLIAM BAADER he would plant his foot on the chest of Promotion Art Editor the piteous victim and face the emperor's WILLIAM SCANLAN, REV. C. LASKOWSKI. C.S.C, box to await the verdict. The emperor's News Editor Faculty Advisor thumbs up meant mercy for the victim; Member of Catholic School Press Association and Associated Collegiate Press. _ Distributor thumbs down meant death. Thumbs up of Collegiate Digest. Represented for national advertising by National Advertising Service, never got the same response as thumbs Inc., 420 Madison Avenue, New York City—Chicago—Boston—Los Angeles—San Francisco. THE SCHOLASTIC is published twenty-six times during the school year at the University down. When thumbs were down the vast of Notre Dame. Address manuscripts to Editor, 213 Walsh Hall, Notre Dame, Indiana. crowd watching the spectacle joined in Stail meetings Fridav evening in Editorial Rooms. Ave Maria'Building; eagerly. They turned thumbs down, too, Editorial Staff, 6:30 FM.; General Staff. 7:00 P.M. and clamored wildly for the blood of the man on his back. Crowds have been do­ ing the same thing ever since. 1940 Renaissance ago the von Trapp Family, a touring group of fine Austrian singers, gave a Every one in high place knows this A change is taking place in the local concert in Washington Hall. The von trait of crowds and fears it. It doesn't population, a quiet, subtle type of trans­ Trapps sang a wonderful program of take much — just a hint of unsuccess formation that is not yet very evident classical and folk music, a group of from one sector will perhaps tumble the but which will gain momentum before selections that could not possibly appeal whole country down on a statesman. the close of this schoolyear. It consists to a swing-mad audience of college boys. When the Yankee baseball team began of a reawakening by the student body Yet the hall was packed, and the large to slip last spring, and slipped further to the benefits of cultural agencies so audience sincerely enjoyed the entire during the summer, the president, the convenient here; a new interest the indi- program! Compare this with the recep­ manager, and the players of the club \idual is displaying in such intangible tion given some of the good musical pro­ received all kinds of abuse from fans things as manners and tradition. Our grams presented in Washington Hall and sportswriters. By the end of the sea­ renaissance is not spectacular, but rath­ last year. Even a concert by the Univer­ son the Yankee bandwagon was empty er is a trend that can be detected only sity Symphony last week played to a of all but the men who were paid for by recounting some local events of the noticeably larger audience than charac­ being there. past four or five months. terized last year's response to this Now, the Notre Dame football team worthy organization. And during a walk is being deserted by many of its former During the summer session a Uni­ through some of the residence halls, one well-wishers. Sportswriters who early in versity Theatre group produced—despite may now hear Wagner, Verdi and even the season predicted great things •— a the fact that critic John O'Hara is bored Beethoven along with the popular chor­ National Championship, especially — by the Bard of Avon—the Shakespear­ uses by Shaw, Miller or Crosby. have forgotten their prophecies and have ean comedy that opened so recently on only blame for the players and coach. Broadway, "TweKth Night." The actors Recently the Student Council was bold Many fans who formerly wrote long were students, the costumes were de­ enough to suggest that Notre Dame men letters of praise to sports editors about signed by a student, and students were observe one of the old traditions of not the team, now have nothing but abuse in the audiences the two nights the play smoking on the main quadrangle. Thus to tell, and most of it is for the coach. was staged. Reports have it that these a tradition that has been violated by Even the students on this campus are students, unlike critic O'Hara, were not freshman and senior alike may now be not graceful losers, and in some comers bored, and that they actually enjoyed the in the early stages of revival. The suc­ there are mutterings of dissension. play! cess of this type of mission would be the climax of our renaissance; the mere fact What is forgotten is that all sports In the early part of October, the cam­ that the Council feels strong enough to contests are made up of wins and losses, pus had occasion to act as host to start such a movement indicates a com­ and that no one can win all the time. thousands of visitors here for the world mendable shift in the general campus Blaming Elmer Layden is merely the premier of a motion picture. The event attitude toward some of our dormant easiest thing to do, and seems to give offered an excellent opportimity for the traditions. the blamers a feeling of importance. The ego-centric, or the just plain bad man­ There are other quiet evidences show­ coach is always the scapegoat. Even nered individual to create a spectacle— ing the slow shift of the culture and eti­ Rockne knew the bitter truth of that. a little, personalized premier of sub­ quette level of the campus. The screech- When he lost four games in 1928 he culture that would gain him the atten­ ings and whistling at Washington Hall knew the same desertion by sportswriters tion of the visitors. Yet in the week fol­ movies have faded appreciably this year. and fans, and the accusations of many lowing the movie premier, the Religious A new custom was initiated in the form of the students. The crowd must have its Bulletin distributed a few posies for the of glee club serenades on nights before blood and the coach's is handiest, so let manner in which the student body be­ home football games. Even the library him beware. But this eagerness to pounce haved itself. seems to be imusually active this year. on a victim is not an admirable one, and Even the musical taste of the resident All of these examples have been given there are better pastimes — for Notre imdergraduates seems to be undergoing to demonstrate what seems to be a trend Dame men, especially. a slow but definite change. A few weeks toward better things.—John Casey —William C. McGowan THE NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC 13 Death on the Wing by Edward Cotter

Once upon a time there were two young birds, and he continually refused you. I have not much money, but I love brother robins. This is the story of those to accept help from his wealthy brother. you and I think that we can be happy two little birds. Now, as I have said, the So Billy and Philly drew more and together." robins were brothers, but one would more apart. Billy became knwn as the "Oh Philly," cried MiUy, "I never never suspect it because they were quite "young tycoon," and as each day passed knew that you felt this way about me. unlike in every respect. Even in their in­ he grev/ wealthier and more powerful. And I'm so glad, because I have always fancy they revealed opposite character­ Philly came to be known only as a fail­ admired you, and I thought that you dis­ istics. When the mother robin brought ure. But one day something happened liked me. You never seemed to enjoy food to them Billy would gulp his quick­ that caused the two brothers to be drawn my company and you were always so ly, flutter his wings wildly and shout for together. A new girl robin came to the bashful." more, but Philly would turn his head school where Philly was stationed to take Philly blushed and twitched his wings. away, or, if he was very hungry, just her ^place on the faculty. This young nibble at his worm. Billy was a plump, "Is that the reason you went out with lady was called Milly, and she was very Billy?" he asked. strong fellow, and he made many at­ beautiful. In fact, she was the most "You should understand that a young tempts to fly before his wings were beautiful thing Philly had ever seen. He girl must have some diversion," Mflly strong enough to carry him, but Philly managed to introduce himself the first murmured. was a thin, sad robin who liked to sit day, and from that time on Milly and by himself and warble. Philly became good friends. He used to Philly clasped her to his breast and see her home from the school each eve­ kissed her tenderly. It was the happiest When they were a little older, it was moment of his life. the same thing. Billy would shout "Come ning and sometimes he would sit and The two little birds decided that they on Philly, I'll race you down to the big talk to her and tell her about the ideas would need quite a bit of money in order oak tree," and then shoot off with strong, he had or the beautiful places he had to marry, and for a while it seemed as healthy strokes of his wings, but his been all by himself. And IVIilly seemed if it was impossible for them to save any brother would shake his head and go to to understand him: and this made him on their small salaries. Then Philly de­ his secret branch where he would prac­ very happy, for she was the only one cided to put his singing to use. He aj)- tise his singing. In bird school Billy was who did. plied to a radio station which employed one of the leading athletes, Philly was Now Milly was such a beautiful robin a choir of canaries to accompany the just a student. Billy was always playing that her name was spoken in all parts of music of a daily morning exercise pro­ tricks and cutting classes and teacing the bird community, and it was not long gram, and, although the radio .officials the sparrows, Philly was always quiet before Billy heard of her. He had always laughed at the sight of a robin trying to and bashful. had a reputation where the ladies were compete with the dulcet tones of canar­ concerned and he had always courted ies, they were forced to hire him after When the two brothers had finished the prettiest robins in the neighborhood. they had heard his beautiful voice. Philly school they chose different occupations. When he heard of the beautiful Milly knew then that those long hours of prac­ Billy had a head for money and he set he determined to call on her. "It tice had not been for naught. out to make his fortune. He organized shouldn't be very hard to push out that his own company and began supplying seedy brother of mine," he said with a He was a happy little bird as he left wealthy and invalid birds with canned sly wink. He began sending presents to the radio station and set out for home. worms. Billy didn't do any of the actual Milly: worm delicacies, rare feed and "Oh," he said, "everything is wonderful, labor; he merely supervised. He was a expensive twigs for her nest, and soon it ever3rthing is grand. Now I can marry great organizer and his success was im­ was observed that Milly spent a good my beloved Milly, and we shall be ever mediate and grand. He became known deal of her time in the company of Billy. so happy in our little nest." He repeated as the smartest business bird in the com­ those words over and over again, and he munity. Everything he touched turned Philly continued to see her at school made plans for the future. He chirped to gold. and he still accompanied her home after and he whistled and he sang^as onward class, but he never mentioned Billy. But he sailed to his dear Milly who was wait­ Philly, on the other hand, hated all soon Milly's work fell off, and she began kinds of business. He managed to obtain ing for him to come home with the news to show signs of her continous irregular of his tryout. a job in the local school, and there he hours. She became very nervous and irri­ Just when Philly was ten wing sweeps worked long hours for a small salary. table, and her position at the bird school from home, dark and bitter tragedy fell. But he didn't mind the pay and he was was in danger. Philly saw all this and he He was soaring past a white farm house happy with his students and his work. decided to speak to her. For he knew and the little boy of the house spied him. All day he instructed his pupils, but that he was in love with the beautiful Now this boy (who was to become a when the evening came he went off by Milly, and it grieved him to see her ruin great baseball pitcher as a result of hurl­ himself and composed little songs. The her life by associating with a bourgeois ing stones in his youth) aimed a rock at people who knew Philly liked him, but bird like his brother. So one day he took Philly, and let fly. The poor, unsuspecting they didn't really understand him. "He's Milly aside and spoke his mind. all right," they said, "but he's a little robin was hit on the head as he tried to crazy." Some others went further than "Milly," he said, "it would give me reach a high note. "Awk," he said, that: "He's a communist," they said. great sorrow if you were to suffer pain. "awk." And fell to the ground with a Philly, however, was never bothered by And I know that you will be hurt if you dull plump. As he expired he gasped, what they said. He went on teaching the continue to accept the soft talk and the "Tell Milly we can get married to­ things he thought should be known by false happiness which my brother offers morrow." 14 THE NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC IRISH HOPE TO STOP TROJANS TOMORROW — LIKE THIS They will be playing-their last game for Southern California tomon-bw too. The traveling squad of 36 players will airive in Pomona tomorrow morning where the team will attend Mass. At 11:50 they will leave for the game at Los Angeles which is scheduled to begin at 4:00 o'clock Central Standard time. Yesterday the Irish had their first field practice under somewhat favorable con­ ditions since the Northwestern game. Inclement weather has forced practice inside the field house, with the exception of one slight workout at Cartier field a- week ago, possibly only after the snow plow had leveled some of the icy bunkers. Workouts were held on the University of Arizona field at Tucson. Notre Dame opens its schedule against Arizona next year. No doubt the Wildcat's scouts had an economical afternoon. Ticket sales for the game have not suffered because of the seasonal losses of both squads. Notre Dame has had the largest advance sale in its history for a game at Los Angeles. -Tom Powers

Irish Scoring Record Set Senior Gridders Don Blue and Gold As Cagers Win Twin Bill Notre Dame's cagers opened their For Last Time Against S. Cal. Trojans season last Saturday night, before 3,000 cheering fans in the Notre Dame field- house, with a sparkling display of ag­ Irish Have Won Seven In The time that Notre Dame has entered a gressive basketball as they swamped two 14 Game Series Southern California game with two small college teams under a deluge of straight defeats in immediate retro­ field goals, drubbing Monmouth 81-34 spect. The contest also has an element and then crushing Kalamazoo 73-39. Tomorrow afternoon the Notre Dame of jinx included in its history. Notre In beating Monmouth the Irish record­ varsitj'^ football squad will take the field Dame has not won a game in Los An­ ed the highest score in their history, in the Los Angeles Coliseum to meet geles since 1934. topping the previous mark, a 78-8 tri­ Southern California's Trojans. After two Coach Layden, slightly thinner after umph over Kalamazoo Y.M.C.A. in 1908, hours of actix'ity the members of that the developments of the past two weeks, and likewise their highest combined ef­ squad, which has been traditionally adds weight to the monitions of these fort in a two game sequence. Coach called the "Fighting Irish," will trot off pre-game statistical disadvantages when George Keogan's comment upon his the field, doff their gleaming blue and he speaks of tomorrow's game: "Accord­ team's work was: gold uniforms, and last entry in the 1940 ing to the reports of our scouts. South­ "The team did fairly well and it football record will be made. Into the ern California- has a gi-eat team which looks like we will have a pretty good record for the last time will go the has become more powerful in the past team, although it won't be a great one." names of: Captain "Moose" Piepul, Bob two or three weeks. (Los Angeles papers George Sobek, stellar forward of the Saggau, Tom Gallagher, Pete Kelly, Bob reported that Southern Califoi-nia was at Irish, reinsured his ailing knee in the Osterman, Johnny O'Brien, Phil Sheri­ full strength for the first time in a month second contest, but examination revealed dan, Al Lee, Johnny Gubanich, Henry for the U.C.L.A. game last week.) that it had received nothing more than Schrenker. Into the books will go the They've been slow getting under way a slight twist, and that he probably score of the 15th consecutive game be- but this is the time of the year when would not miss more than two days of t\veen the football squads of the Uni­ they really get going. We look for a practice. Captain Eddie Riska displayed versity of Notre Dame and the "Univer­ tough ball game. Peoples, Eobertson, the same superb ball-handling in which sity of Southern California and a nota­ and Banta are back again this year in he excelled last season as he chalked up tion will be added to the present stand­ the backfield and Dempsey, Krueger, 13 points against Monmouth and 20 ings in the rivalry: "Notre Dame won, Phillips, de Lauer and Sohn in the line. against their successors to lead the in­ 8, lo.'t 6; and tied 1. These men have been individually re­ dividual scoring for the evening. Other For the first time in many years these sponsible for defeating Notre Dame dur­ high scorers for the Irish were Smith two schools clash with both teams de­ ing the two past encounters." In 1937 with 18, Quinn with 16 and Singer with feated in previous seasonal play. The when Notre Dame was upset 13-0 after 13. Huber of Monmouth pierced the home Trojans have won three, lost thi'ee and a string of eight wins, a sophomore end defense for 11 points and Gilman of tied two. Notre Dame has its two defeats named Al Krueger and a sophomore Kalamazoo for 12 as they led their by Iowa and Northwestern plus six wins. right halfback. Jack Banta, caught two teams in that department. The game tomorrow will mark the first passes and ran them for touchdowns. —Mark G. McGrath THE NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC 15

Irish Seek Fifth Victory In III. Wesleyan Series Coach George Keogan will endeavor Splinters From the Press Box to tack a fifth chapter on to his treatise, "How to Beat Illinois Wesleyan in Four JAMES NEWLAND' Easy Lessons," tomorrow evening, when the Wesleyan basketball team invades Dusk and gray in the sky. Southern twice. So what? Those games are past. the local field house. Notre Dame has California had just presented Notre won all four games played with Wesley­ Now is the time to act ^— not talk. Dame with a 20 to 12 defeat and as the an in the past, but the Irish have experi­ overflow crowd pushed its maddening Now that winter is definitely here, it enced stubborn opposition on each occa­ way towards all available exits like has been brought to our attention by sion. Notre Dame won, 32-25 in 1922-23; waves of roaring water toward holes in several interested individuals that Notre 40-23 in 1927-28; 24-17 in 1930-31; a dike. Coach Elmer Lyden arose from Dame should have facilities for a so- the players bench, walked to the middle called Interdub Hockey tournament. of the turf and shook hands with How­ They point out that campus clubs, par­ ard Jones, coach of the then mighty ticularly from the New England states. Trojans. New York, and Minnesota are in a posi­ tion to back the idea to inaugurate an "Congratulations," Layden spoke as ice tourney between the clubs, similar the two clasped hands. "You have a truly to Interhall football contests. The lake, great team — one of the best." they say, is too rough for regular tour­ nament competition. One gallant engi­ "Thanks, Elmer," the Troy gentleman neer states that Brownson field last year replied, "you have the strongest team we was not frozen correctly. "Give me three have faced this year. I was plenty wor­ engineers," he proudly asserted, "and I ried when some of your backs got away." can freeze Cartier field (the part sur­ In the Trojan dressing room that day, rounded by flood lights) as smooth as Southern Cal players had high praise for silk!" Members of these clubs also inti­ the Notre Dame team. Said Grenny mate they could have access to the lights Lansdell: "Your team was dangerous all for night con;petition. the way through." Doyle Nave had this Splinters thinks the idea is good — if to say: "Those Notre Dame boys were enough club teams could be formed, as­ playing for keeps. We played a great suring the success of such a movement. Two ballhawks reach for the sky team." It would appear that there should be These remarks by the best team Notre enough interested persons here who and 24-12 in 1932-33, for a gi-and total Dame played last year are interesting — could successfully manage such a propo­ of 120 points to 77. and significant. They represent, in part sition. One never knows — until one The Illinois Wesleyan cagers, under at least, the spirited relationship that has tries. the tutelage of Fred Voigt and Don always existed between the two schools. Heep, former Northwestern athletes, Tonight, as a Los Angeles football On Sept. 21, Francis Wallace, former swept to the championship of the Illinois throng of some 90,000 weighs evidence Notre Dame student and author of sev< Conference last year. It was knowledge in the case of Notre Dame vs. Southern eral football stories, predicted the na­ of their championship calibre that California, the Fighting Irish are speed­ tion's greatest football elevens to finish prompted Keogan to remark that Wes­ ing westward from Tucson, Ariz., think­ the season as follows: leyan would provide a stiff early season ing about shooting the works once for test. all — thinking about giving a defeat in­ Notre Dame Tennessee Captain Eddie Riska will start at one stead of taking one. Texas A & M. Tulane forwai-d with George Sobek, Jim Carnes Washington Duke and Art Pope battling for the other as­ There is no question in our minds but Nebraska Southern Methodist signment. At center, Cy Singer and that the Irish can come through tomor­ Fordham Santa Clara Frank Quinn are setting the pace. In row. And they will — assuming, of Ohio State Minnesota helping beat Monmouth and Kalamazoo, course, the entire local student body is Cornell Northwestern last week, both worked well under the behind them and that nobody will "sleep Southern California rival basket and their rebound work on in" tomorrow, an unfortunate situation defense was better than average. Larry that has consistently occurred through­ Eyan and Bob Smith, veteran guards, out this season. We regret to have to POTPOURRI: IVIickey Anderson and will be supplemented by Al Del Zoppo make this statement, but several of our Bob Peoples, Southern California quar­ and Jim Engel. boys will be carrying the mail for the terbacks, are both track stars . . . An­ Gunnar Elliot and Forrest Wood will last time tomorrow — for Notre Dame. derson is an ace sprinter. Peoples has officiate the game which will start They deserve the support of every stu­ won distinction as a javelin tosser . . . promptly at 8 o'clock. dent on this campus, regardless of what Mel Bleeker, sophomore fullback, is a —Frank L. Kunkel you personally think of their present 24-foot broad-jumper . . . Last year record. And, dear reader, we can't even Coach Howard Jones had speed and The Sacred Heart Church is a Gothic sympathize with you if you are foolish power . . . This year he has speed, so structure, 275 feet long and 120 feet enough to think that moral support is he says. Floyd Phillips, who took Ail- wide, with a large crypt, numerous not a big item in determining the out­ American Harry Smith's place in the chapels, a set of chimes, and a six-ton come of a ball game. The Irish were line, is 40 pounds lighter than the bell. forced to take the sour lemon once. bruiser who took the part of two men. 16 THE NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC Fencing Coach Langford Discusses Foil and Epee INTRODUCING This article, entitled "Foil and Epee Fighting," is the second in a series 'of «y ALBERT DEL ZOPPQi three written by fencing coach, Walter Langford. The series has been prepared Up in New England there is a city snatchers in the East. It was his bril­ so readers may watch fencing matchxs with greater interest and appreciation. called Stamford, Connecticut — a city liant catch of a long forward pass —Ray Donovan that has done more to keep Notre Dame thrown by Walt O'Meara that led to Stamford's dethronement of New Brit­ The foil is the basic and the lightest in the spotlight than any other city in ain High as Connecticut champions. In. weapon in fencing. It has a small bell- the East with the exception of New his freshman year here, George enhanced shaped guard for the hand and uses a York. During the football season, when this reputation by winning the Hering flexible four-sided blade about 35 inches other New England papers are headlin­ medal which is awarded to the boy who in length. Valid touches are scored when ing the Ivy League games, the Stamford shows the best pass-catching ability in the point of the blad lands cleanly upon spring practice. press is spreading Notre Dame's fame the valid target, which includes only the trimk of the body from the top of the across its sports pages. And not without George has never quite measured up collar to the groin lines. The winner of just cause. For Stamford athletes have to his freshman form this year, but the a foil bout is the first contestant to long played a prominent score five valid touches. Three men com­ pai-t in Notre Dame giid- prise the foil team and each fences the iron history; three men of the opposing team. Probably Stamford's In foil the fencer who makes an at­ best contribution to N.D.'s tack has the right of way, generally athletics was Paul Cast- speaking, and the opponent must parry ner, great fullback who before launching a return attack or plaji^ed along-side George "riposte." But to gain the right of way Gipp in the days of Rock- an attack has to be properly executed ne. But its most recent with the arm extended and the point contribution is George threatening the target, and the riposte Rassas, 6 ft. 3 in., 192 must be effected without delay following pound left end on the the parry. present varsity squad. The epee or duelling sword, uses a "Lucky" Rassas is what rather rigid three-sided blade and has a some of his teammates large bell guard for the protection of have been calling him. the hand. In epee fighting the target in­ "Lucky" because the 1940 cludes the entire body and no right of football season is coming way is recognized touches being awarded to a close and George is solely on the basis of priority in time, still all in one piece. Ever in case of "double touches." If both con­ since his sophomore year, testants are judged to have been hit injuries have been admin­ simultaneously a touch is scored against istered to Rassas in large each. The nature of the target breeds doses. First it was a hand cautious fighting in epee, and the action injury. Last year, three here is not so great as in foil and sabre. days before the opening The nrunber of touches required to win game, it was a fractured is fixed by prearrangement at one, two, cheek-bone, an injury or three, usually the latter. Epee bouts which benched him for are the most difficult to judge, and cer­ the entire season. And this year it was a trouble can be traced to injuries, and to tain aids have been developed to help double dose of misery — an infected cut over-anxiousness — that evil which often in the judging. One is the "pointe d'ar- above his left eye, and a kick in the face crops up when one tries too hard. ret," a small three-pronged tip affixed to which knocked out three front teeth. the end of the blade to keep the point Despite these set-backs George has been from slipping on the target. Also, a able to see enough action in the early Besides sports, Rassas has a passion drop of red coloring is placed oh the games to assure himself of a monogram. for good clothes, especially cheviot suits tip to help indicate where a touch has and sport sweaters. That perhaps ac­ landed. Like many other N.D. athletes, Rassas counts for his job as campus representa­ tive at Gilbert's. When not working at Next week: Sabre fighting and con­ was a four-sport man in high school. cluding remarks.—Walter M. Langford Gilbert's, not playing football, and not Besides football, in which he won All- • ^ • * • State recognition in 1935 and 1936, he studying, George is to be found in Bob starred in basketball, baseball, and track, Saggau's room listening there, then you Mahoney Calls Trackmen acquiring some skill in the latter sport are sure to find him in Here Bereolos' As Indoor Work Starts through the coaching of his father, a room brushing up on his Greek. Once again the indoor track season track great in his own right. got under way at Notre Dame as Coach A major in the Economics department Bill Mahoney sent his boys through As a football player George came to of the A.B. school, Rassas is pointing their paces in pre-season conditioning Notre Dame with the reputation of be­ towards a government position when he work Tuesday. There will be no intense ing one of the best high school pass- graduates this June. training until after Christmas, only light THE NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC 17 practice. According to Mahoney, "We geles for the Southern California games. have a predominanttly sophomore team. ATTENTION SWIMMERS The Irish always stop for two days at Our material is promising but thorough­ Tucson and work out on the Wildcat ly untried," All men interested in trjdng out field. The first intercollegiate competition for a varsity swimming team are for the Blue and Gold trackmen will be requested to attend a meeting In '41 Notre Dame renews competition a dual meet here about Feb. 1. The en­ Monday night, Dec. 9, in the north­ with Indiana which replaces Iowa, and tire schedule, as released by Coach east class room of the Rockne Me­ carries on traditional rivalries with Mahoney, will appear in the next issue morial, Father John Cavanaugh, Georgia Tech, Carnegie, Illinois, Army, Navy, Northwestern and Southern Cali­ of the SCHOLASTIC. C.S.C., vice-president of the Uni­ fornia. Returning veterans from last year's versity, has sanctioned and en­ varsity include: Bob Saggau, Bill Buen- couraged the program. The complete 1941 schedule follows: ger, and Frank Sheets in the sprints; Let's see all you former high Sept. 27. Arizona at Notre Bame Ray Roy, the only quarter-miler; Capt. school swimmers out there; we Oct. 4._ Indiana at Notre Dame Joe Olbreys in the half; Bill Bogan and need your support. Robert Russell Oct. 11- _; Georgia Tech at Atlanta Oct. 18_ -Carnegie Tech at Pittsburgh John Paul Scully, distance men; Joe is director of the team. Prokop, George Schiewe, hurdlers; Oct. 2o_ Illinois at Notre Bame Further developments on the Nov. I.­ Army at New York weights, Cliff Brosey, Eddie Sullivan Nov. 8- -Navy at Baltimore and Herk Bereolos. swimming team will be published Nov. 15 Northwestern at Evanston These veterans will be supplemented in current issues of the SCHOLASTIC. Nov. 22 Southern California at Notre Bame by several promising sophomore run­ —Jack Dinges ners: Francis Gibson and Bill Wood, sprinters; Hank Priester and Dick Tupta, quarter-milers; OUie Hunter, Tony Ma- Irish To Open 1941 Grid Memorial Sports Under Way; loney, Frank Conforti, Will Riordan, Swimming Meet Dec. 11-12 Chuck Crimmins, distance men; Bill Schedule Against Arizona Nicholson and Bill Dillon, hurdlers; Another campus rumor vanished into The Rockne Memorial has become the Keith O'Rourke, high jump; Bob Gar- nothingness as word came from the office proverbial beehive of activity as basket­ vey, broad jump; Smith and Wiethoff, of Elmer F. Layden, director of athletics ball, swimming, volleyball, and squash pole-vaulters. last week that the football schedule of take over where King Football left off. Coach Mahoney expressed a desire for 1942, Notre Dame's centennial year, pro­ On December 11 and 12 there will be more quarter-milers, pole-vaulters and vides for only four home games rather an open swimming meet for all Notre javelin throwers, and urges all track than the rumored nine. Dame students. Eliminations will be held men, varsity and freshman, to report for on the 11th, and the ,nals the following practice.—J. Francis Carver At the same time came the announce­ ment of the complete 1941 schedule. night. Events will be: 50 yd. free style, First Irish opponents will be the team 100 yd. free style, 50 yd. backstroke, 50 yd. breast stroke, 150 yd. free style, fielded by the University of Arizona. The N. D. Surrenders Shillalah and 75 yd. medley. There will be both Wildcats have been selected partly in high and low board diving competition. To Their Wildcat Victors appreciation of the hospitable treatment The bark of the timekeeper's gun end­ accorded by them to the Notre Dame To give the students something to ing this year's Notre Dame-Northwest­ squad on its bi-annual trips to Los An- shoot at, here are a few records from ern game not only signified the end of the game and a bitter defeat for the Irish, but also the surrendering of a prized possession—the traditional shil­ lalah—to the trophy case of Patten Gym NECKWEAR in Evanston. This trophy, which is a blackthorne SCARFS Irish walking stick about three feet in length, was presented to the Irish Coun­ JEWELERY ^AiLant-^ cil of Chicago in 1931 by William T. Cosgrove, president of the Irish Free SPilRTS State at that time. The Council, in turn, BELTS offered it as a symbolic football trophy Adler-Rochester in the Notre Dame-Northwestern series, SUSPENDERS to remain in the hands of the winning SUITS and OVERCOATS school until its team was defeated by 05.00 the other. Notre Dame took possession of the stick in 1931, and xmtil this year relinquished it only in 1935, when the Wildcats won, 14-7. FORMAL WEAR Elmer Layden made a formal presen­ Rentals ^6, full Dress Suits or Tuxedos, all accessories included. tation last Monday of the symbol of victory to K. L. (Tug) Wilson, North­ western athletic director, at a meeting Tailors — PARKER-WINTERROWD - Clothiers of the "Wailing Wall," weekly gathering of Chicago coaches and fans to discuss 1151/^-1171/^ N. Main-Upstairs Phone 3-6318 the gridiron events of the past week-end. JOHN SIEVERT CAPT. MILT "MOOSE" PIEPtTL. JOHN RTAN at the Sherman Hotel, Chicago. 234 Alumni 107 Alumni 337 Walsh —Ray Donovan 18 THE NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC last year. Bill Cotter, 50 j'^d. breast handball are in progress. Eliminations Dillon Leadin3 Walsh In stroke, :31-9; Bud Russel, 220 yd. free wuU be held sometime next week. style, 2:40.4; 50 yd. free style, Lee Campus Pin League Hastings, :25.3; 100 yd. free style, Lee After the Christmas holidays there Hastings, :57.1; 50 yd. back stroke. Bob will be an inter-hall volleyball tourna­ The annual K. of C. bowling league is Levernier, :40.4. In the diving. Bill Cot­ ment. Mr. Burdick, a volleyball expert, now in the fourth week of its 12 week ter came through with victories in both will instruct players in the finer points schedule. It is sponsored by Cy Tlusty the high and low boards events. of the game. Contrary to the popular be­ and is conducted on the K. of C. alleys Entry blanks for any event should be lief that volleyball is a sissy game, inves­ every Tuesday afternoon. Eight teams of placed in the official entry box in the tigation will prove that it offers compe­ bowlers from various halls have entered Memorial; entries will close Dec. 10. tition and a need for skill to satisfy into competition. Dillon leads the league Ladder tournaments in squash and the most exacting.—Joe Lafferty with five victories and one defeat; Walsh

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The Store of a Thousand Useful Gifts THE NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC 19 is second with four wins and two losses. fa^m^m^mkmimitm'mmktm^ Pacing Dillon on to the title is Joe Dunham Wins Frosh Meet 'i-i^-i-Q, -i-C' H-C --47 -• Vollmer with a personal average of 192. Ed Dunham, speedy Carroll hall fresh­ Blackie Blackhurst, Lyons, is second in man, romped home ahead of a pack of individual honors with 178. classmates on a two and a half mile The team leading the league at the end course recently with a time of 12:23. CHRISTMAS of the season will receive medals. Those Barry placed second; Brehmer, third; in second place are eligible for cash Quinn, fourth; Ahem, fifth; and Healy, GIFTS prizes. Representatives from this league sixth. The meet was run in a driving wall be sent to the annual District K. of snow storm. Those men who placed will For Music Lovers C. 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"Knute Rockne—All American." 31-640 — Sjinphony Xo. 5 in C 3Kiior The presentation will be made imme­ I buy it," although he did confess that —Beethoven — XBC Symphony orches- at times his hobby is a little expensive. — $4.50. diately preceding Notre Dame's final grid M633 — Stars of the 3IetropoIitan — battle of the year, with Southern Cali­ Joe estimates that 20 per cent of his tra with Arturo Toscanini conducting including Tibbet, Melchior, John Charles fornia, before the football crowd packed pipes are English-made. His cheapest Thomas singing — from Wagner, Verdi, in the Los Angeles football stadium. The pipe cost 50 cents, which he says "is the Puccini — $.5.50. C-31 — The Sorcerer — Gilbert and trophy is a full-sized, gold-plated foot­ best tasting of the lot." However, a Sullivan with orginal D'Oyly Carte Com­ ball balanced upon a mahogany colored Meerschaum pipe is Joe's favorite. This pany — $5.00. 31-325 — Bolero — Ravel — Kousse- bakelite base, in position for an opening particular pipe is an heirloom in the vitsky conducting the Boston Symphony kickoff.—Marfc G. McGrath Stephen family; it was bought in Ire­ orchestra — $3.50. land and believed to have been imported from Germany. The estimated value of SINGLE RECORDS . . . 1383 — Cara Xome and Tutte le Test this one pipe is between two and three — from "Rigoletto" — Lily Pons sing­ AMERICAN MADE hundred dollars. ing — $1.00. 2(M8 — "One Kiss" and "Lover Come For ordinary smoking, Joe likes the Back To 3Ie*' — Jeannette ilcDonald "bulldog' 'type of pipe, which has a singing — 75 cents. 15435 — "Blue Danube Waltz" and large bowl. However, while studying, he "Tales of Vienna Woods" — the Phila­ delphia Symphony with Leopold Stokow- likes to smoke a pipe with a curved ski conducting — $1.00. stem so that the smoke will not get into 6723 — "Stale Xacht, Heilegre Aacht" his eyes. 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The committee had decided to publish HOTEL OLIVER a second pamphlet, rather than to revise nnnins HOTEL HOFFMANN the first one, which was called No Smut HOTEL LA SALLE and which was so successful. Open Tues., Thurs., Sat. Evcninss —John Aselage 20 THE NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC Dr. McMeei Su33ests Ways to Avoid Colds Dr. James McMeel, University physi­ cian, believes that the medical tests being given to all freshmen and new students will be completed before Christ­ mas. This is the first step in a four-year plan which, when completed, will have LOVELY GIFTS for the lovely reached every student at Notre Dame. The tests being given at the present in­ women on your Chris+nnas list clude: the Dick test for scarlet fever, typhoid fever inoculations, small pox vaccinations, the Schick test for diph­ Perfumes, Colognes by Ritz, Arden, Rubinstein—1.00 up theria, and the tuberculin skin test. 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because of vigorous campaign by all While talking with Professor Jose Camacho a Man of High parties and the disquieting news of the Corona of the University Spanish de­ Ideals — Prof. Corona present world crises, the United States partment, it was revealed that the two again expected to hear of trouble in candidates for the Mexican presidency Last summer Mexico had a presiden­ Mexico. purposely kept this year's campaign on a tial election, one which was conducted During the Mexican campaign, there high political level. with surprising quietness, in unique con­ were two opposing candidates: Avila Professor Corona has a brother who trast to previous elections held south of Camacho, who represented the Revolu­ is a Mexican Bishop, the Most Rev. Nich­ the Rio Grande. As has been the case in tionists; and Gen. Juan Almazan, well olas Corona, D.D., of Tezuitlan, Puebla. the past, killings and riots are not un­ kno\\Ti Mexican statesman who led the Bishop Corona was born and reared in usual at election time. And this year. Popular party. the same town, Tezuitlan, as was the president-elect, Camacho. The two men are close friends, and Camacho often discusses important issues with Bishop Corona. In the letters received by Professor Corona, his brother tells him that Avila Camacho is a man of good intentions. The most popularly admitted reasons he defeated the other candidate were his widely accepted policies, especially that one which stresses absolute friendliness and cooperation with the United States and a final settlement of the oil dispute. Camacho firmly believes in the Pan- American Neutrality Treaty, and in vig­ orous attacks on fifth columnists and other foreign secret oi-ganizations within his country. His main objective is to unite the various struggling political fac­ tions of Mexico into a stronger, more consolidated government. He is cognizant of the fact that in order to have a strong and efficient government, one must first have unity within. If Avila Camacho, as a Catholic and as a man of sound ideals, upholds his promises and fulfills his hopes, Mexico will benefit by his leadership and by his ambition for new friendship and better understanding with the United States. —Dick May Add Zest toYour Daily Life Since this story ivas loritten, Gen. Almazan, on Nov. 26, formally relin­ quished all claims to the office of presi­ Cliew Delicious dent to which, he said "the people were good enough to elect me last July 7th." DOUBLEMIMT GUM —Editor's note. Washington Hall has a seating capaci­ < ty of 900 persons. ^

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Held By Philip Morris Headquarters for COCA - COLA Cleverest and most enjoyable promo­ tion scheme to hit the Notre Dame cam­ pus in recent years has been the Philip Morris football scorecast contest, which this fall has extended from Oct. 5 to Dec. 7. An average of six to seven thou­ "The Huddle" sand ballots have been received every week according to Cecil Jordan, off- campus student, who is a representative PIPE TOBACCO and CANDY foy Philip Morris. These ballots are ex­ pressed to Indianapolis each Friday night. The number of winners was largest the week of the Illinois game, when 143 students won "flat fifties" for correctly forecasting the score of one of three games designated for that week and three students each won 200 cigarettes for correctly forecasting the score of two games. At no time in the contest has anyone here won the 1,000 cigarettes offered for picking the exact scores of all three games. As grand prizes, six RCA personal radio sets will be awarded to the six students who have entered the greatest number of ballots through the entire contest. To date, Bill Nagengast, of Walsh Hall, is in the lead, having sub­ mitted 1,500 wrappers a week on the average and a total of approximately 12,000 wrappers. Said Bill, "To take care of all the possibilities, you'd have to enter a good many more than 1,500 ballots in a particular week." —Carl Rohrer

Chrysler Corp. Presents Dodge Chassis To School The Chrysler Corporation has given the College of Engineering a 1940 Dodge show chassis. The chassis was'" used throughout the last year for advertising purposes in various parts of the country. The red, white, and nickled skeleton has appeared in many auto showrooms, per­ haps your own neighborhood dealer's. The Ben Medow Corporation of Sotfth Bend has received permission to release ^^^fi^P^^I^BtfB There is something delight* the chassis to the College of Engineer­ ing. It will be kept in the lobby of Gush­ JB^^^MWmst^^^^^> fill about the clean, exhilarating ing Hall of Engineering, until the Heat- taste of ice-cold Coca-Cola. Power laboratory, now under construc­ tion, is completed. At that time it will ^m The minute it passes your lips be installed in the building as part of m you know it for what it is,-^ the new equipment. Delicious and The chassis will be used for class dem­ pure, wholesome, delicious. Retreshi no onstration of characteristics of modern > And you welcome the refreshed automotive design and for experimental- ^ ______feeling that follows. purposes. At present some of the in­ ternal parts of the engine are missing, ^4USE THAT REFRESHE S but when they are replaced the motor Bottled nnder authority of The Coca-Cbbt Co. br will be in rimning order. The moving parts were removed to stop wear on COCA - COLA BOnUNG CO. of South Bend, 1107 Beyer Avenue the motor.—Bill Herzog 24 THE NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC THE MUSIC BOX SAMl SPIRO & CO. By Felix Pogliano SOUTH BEND. INDIANA It's by Johnny Long, who produced something new when he turned out his feature ensemble-featured "Shanty in Old Shan- tytown." This time he works in Helen Young and Paul Harmon, two very, very Manhattan mellow voices, with the rest of the boys in a wonderful arrangement of "(Love Shirts, Pajamas, Handkerchiefs . . . Mansco Underwear Is a Lovely Thing) Don't Let It Get You Down." Here's a band with fresh talent and new ideas. They really come to the party on this disc. A few more arrangements like this, well recorded by Decca, and T. D. (far ahead in Down Beat's latest poll) will have to push over. The flipover is "I Want to Live," an ordinary musical well sung by Paul Harmon. Long released another record also this week: "I Give You My Word," vocalized by Helen Young, backed up by "The Same Old Story," with Jack Ed- mondson on the lyrics. Also good. (Dec­ ca, of course).

By and For Musicians. . . Phil Napoleon, New Orleans cornetist, Frank Signorelli, hot jazz pianist, and Eddie DeLange chorded to write Tommy Dorsey's latest offering, "Anything." Simple and extremely effective, it opens with Tommy's trombone soloing in the middle register against subtained chords in the sax section. Frank Sinatra voices the second chorus and Dorsey solos out. The reverse, "Another One of Them Things" is a Cy Oliver arrangement punched out in medium swing time. Ziggy Elman with his powerhouse trum­ pet is the feature performer. (Victor) The Bntton^Down Swing Classic bjr Victor. . . . Sidney Bechet offers "One O'clock Jump" and "Blues in Thirds," playing Is on the Vp^and^Vp! clarinet in front of two different outfits. The first is a fast tempo affair; the latter is a double melody developed in a paral­ The nature of Oxford shirting is soft and rugged; the lel line a musical third apart. An excel­ button-down collar, as styled by Manhattan, makes it lent job. "sit pretty," provides a cozy nest for the tie-knot, and Jazz Masterwork by Columbia. . . keeps up an all day well-groomed appearance. No "Wholly Cats" and "Royal Garden Blues" by Benny Goodman and his Sex­ wonder the accent's on Manhattan Oxfords.. .whether tet, featuring Count Basie. This is what striped or plain... around all the big American cam­ you've been waiting for: B.G.'s first re­ lease since his recent illness. With Ben­ puses. Mighty smart shirts... and mighty smart buys ny making headlines these days with his at a store near you. $2 up. appearances with the nation's long-hairs and with the signing of contracts for his new band, this record should be of inter­ SIZE-FIXT est to all lovers of jazz. Average fabric shrinkage 1% or less MAN-FORMED Krupa Holds It Down. . . shaped to masctdine contours Another coupling of popular ballads COLLAS-PERFECT by Gene Krupa: "High on a Windy Hill" styled to stay set just-so and "It All Comes Back to Me Now." Done in his best ballad style. (Okeh) THE NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC

National Defense Group courses catering to general interest in the award with Dr. A. B. Greninger of aviation, rather than one confined to Harvard University. Doctors Troiano Holds initial Meeting flying alone. and Greninger received the award for their joint paper, "Crystallography of The conscription of men and corpora­ The University Committee for Na­ Austenite Decomposition," presented at tions is now a thing accomplished. Notre tional Defense, organized at the direc­ the New York City meeting of the Insti­ Dame belongs somewhere in between the tion of Rev. J. Hugh O'Donnell, C.S.C., tute in February, 1939. two extremes, so the outlining of the president, is headed by Rev. John J. preliminary plans for coordinating use Cavanaugh, C.S.C., Rev. Francis J. Bo- The best paper read before the Insti- of University facilities and personnel in land, C.S.C., Rev. James D. Trahey, tue and published tmder its auspices re­ the National Defense Program took C.S.C., Rev. John J. Reddington, C.S.C, ceives the Hunt award. Formal presenta­ place last evening at an initial meeting and Deans Henry B. Froning and Du- tion to Dr. Troiano and Dr. Greningier of the Notre Dame Committee for Na­ gald C. Jackson, Jr. will be in New York City at the Febru­ tional Defense. ary meeting of the Institute. A civil aeronautics program of pilot Dr. Troiano was assistant instructor instruction, inaugurated last summer Honor Doctor Troiano in X-ray metallography at Harvard Uni­ and continued through the current school versity before coming to Notre Dame year, has been a prominent topic of cam­ Dr. Alexander R. Troiano, assistant last year. He received a master's degree pus conversation lately, as well as nu­ professor of metallurgy at Notre Dame, in physical metallurgy and a doctor of merous curriculum changes, arranged to has been given the 1940 Robert W. Hiuit science degree from Harvard and did aid students in preparation for future award, highest honor conferred by the graduate work at the Massachusetts military and naval activity. University American Institute of Mining and Metal­ Institute of Technology. facilities have also been offered to the lurgical Engineers. Dr. Troiano shared —Robert LeMense government for the training of indus­ trial workers in specialized fields, such as tool-making, machine design, etc. During the second semester, courses in HRnDKHICHIEF TEST PMI/Ef ballistics, trigonometry and allied fields will be offered by the Department of Mathematics to those who include army and navy commissions in their plans for the next few years. Now offered for non- engineering students are aeronautical Always clean and free from goo no matter how often you amoke it. Cfaallenguv higher- BOB SAGGAU and GEO. RASSAS priced pipes (both in Alamni Hall) in briar quali-, ty and value. . . . ofFer to help you make your selection from a large, WNLDaHIIH ft CO., WW YORK well-chosen stock of clothing and accessories at HIS WHEN YOU RETURN SAVE MONEY AFTER CHRISTMAS Christmas Gift TRAVEL MORE TIME STORE BY AT TRAIN HOME Tdke advaMage of the '^College SipedSof^

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not see that anything can be said in ance of a composition by Vincent D'Indy. favor of the scoreless conductoi*. The The work had a particulai-ly complex MUSIC sloppiness and inaccuracies of this sort series of changes in rhythm, and the By John W. Larson of man make it sufficiently evident that maestro forgot one of these, according conducting without a score has degener­ to the story. A few moments of chaos ated into a stupid and futile gesture of followed until Toscanini could drag the pure showmanship. It is possible for orchestra back to the proper tempo. One of the most pernicious tricks, very few men to memorize every one of After the concert, he refused to acknowl­ which can have nothing but self glorifi­ the numerous marks to be found on the edge the applause with a bow. Instead, cation as its end, is the i-ather recent pages of an ordinary sjnnphonic score. he rushed to his room, bleating painfully universal fasliion of conducting entire Since the majority of conductors cannot and holding his head. He had spoiled symphonic progi-anis Avithout the aid of do it, they have often been satisfied to some great music, and that approached a printed score. The practice is, of remember only the most important fea­ an unpardonable sin. course, by no means a present-day phe­ tures of a score. The result is a persis­ nomenon. Mahler, Nikisch and von Bulow tent disregard of the subtle indications all conducted works that were familiar in the music for slight, but all-important to them and their audiences without re­ accentuations, nuances and other desig­ sorting to a score. This was rather the nated effects. exception, however, and it rarely failed to create a sensational musical evening. A brief mention must be made of Today, the conductor's ears turn red Toscanini, for example, whose extraordi­ GOING HOME TO with shame if he is forced to the dis- nary memory makes it possible for him gxaceful business of conducting a pro­ to direct a work without the support of California gram with a score. There is the story of a score. He dispenses with music, how­ a manager who refuses to engage any ever, probably not because he approves Washington guest conductors for his orchestra unless this kind of thing, and surely not be­ Texas they can first show^ their abiiitj'^ to direct cause he burns to impress the public without printed notes. with his magnificent feats of memory. It is told that he must memorize his pro­ Any point in the The truth is that too manj'- of our con­ grams, because his sight is so poor that U, S. A, or Canada ductor's, who appear week after week he cannot read a score until it is rub­ with the customary bare music stand bing his nose. 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