THE NOTRE DAM E SCHOLASTIC VOL. 78 FEBRUARY 19, 1943 NO. ,.-«*&m M^ ^ ^^i s«*-^* II *Sga?l THE NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC Disce Quasi Semper Vittirus Vive Quasi _ _ . Crn-s Moritiirus FOUNDED 1867 Entered as second-class matter at Notre Dame, Indiana. Accepted for mailing at special rate of postage. Section 1108, October 3, 1917. Authorized June 25, 1918. FACTS ON LIBEL but the following appeared on the edi­ torial page of The Carnegie Tartan. We have always wondered what con­ "The telephone operator, here at Tech, stitutes a good libel suit, and the Boston would like to have a ride home on Mon­ University News has recently put us on day and Friday nights at 9:30. She lives the inside track. on Bennet Street in Homewood and can The Neivs, a re­ be reached at Mayflower 2600, the school spectable paper we telephone. Anyone living in that direc­ thought, has a tion who needs a passenger should get in $10,000 libel suit touch with her." on its hands now, Aren't the ad columns good enough for i \. indirectly because this sort of thing? Shame! an associate editor DANIEL DOWNEY, Editor resigned from the TED WEBER Managing Editor staff in order "to BILL Boss Sports Editor save his journal­ HOW TO DIE YOUNG DAVE CONDON Campus Editor JOHN LYXCH istic career while " An old dirty, shabby tramp, JACK DENNISTON l...Admin. Editor it was still worth saving." standing on the curb, his dingy coat tied PHIL KEEN Asst. Sports Editor A humorous article about the plaintiff with a huge safety pin, struggling with ROBERT LONERGAN Promotion was the direct cause of the suit, for a beautiful red nose, trying to get it into AL SCHAEFER Staff Photographer therein he claims "you call me 'Franklin his threadbare lapel...." REV. C. M. CAREY, C.S.C.. Faculty Adviser Walsh' when my correct name is Frank­ —^Kansas City paper lin J. Walsh." And he says further: "In That must be quite a trick! Member of Catholic School Press Association, defense of my rights I am instituting a Associated Collegiate Press, Distributor of Col­ $10,000 suit against you for malicious legiate Digest. Represented for national advertis­ ing by National Advertising Service, Inc., 420 libel Sir, you shall not get away with FOR MEN ONLY Madison Avenue, New York City—Chicago—Bos­ ton—Los Angeles—San Francisco. THE SCHO­ iti" "Esquire, catering to bad men and col­ LASTIC is published thirty times dui-ing the school We wonder if the "Sweetbriar" girls year at the University of Notre Dame. Address all lege boys fills its pages with Janus-jokes manuscript to the Editor, 313 Sorin Hall or 121 know it is as simple as that? and Petty girls." Administration,Bldg., Notre Dame, Indiana. —Queen's U. Journal Staff meetings in the Editorial Rooms, Old Ave Maria Building: Sunday through Wednesday at Nothing like a distinguished audience! 7:15 p. m. BENGAL BOUTS • For the fifth time the t\vo rather care­ ful boxers had fallen into a clinch. FOR THE BIRDS AGAIN "Turn out the lights!" shouted a voice "My wife rah off with the butler." IN THIS ISSUE from the gallery. "Them two lovin' 'earts "What a shame." want to be alone." "I'm satisfied. Furthermore, my house CAMPUS "Leave the lights alone," shouted an­ burned do\\Ti and I haven't any fire in­ other voice. "I want to read." surance." Elections 3 —The Villanovan "To bad." Class Dances 7 "I'm satisfied. And to cap everything Play to be Given 5' Air Corps Called „ 8 LEFT-OVER DEPT. off, business is so bad I'm going bank­ rupt. But in spite of everything I'm sat­ Then there was the blind fellow Avho isfied." ADMINISTRATION was placed in 4-F because his seeing eye "How is that possible with all your dog had flat feet. Press Month 9 misfortunes?" • New C.S.C. School .10 "I smoke Chesterfields." Father Hope's Book :. 12 REVEALED —^Utah State Student Life ' "Lost: Square man's Bulova watch NAVY PAGES ..: 14-15 wth red leather wrist band." Ad in the —Daily Kmisan SHORT SNACK DEPT. SPORTS - The original Mr. Five-by-Five? "Mustard and Cheese club will hold its .- Basketball ..17 • <• regular meeting on Wednesday afternoon Bengal Bouts 18 ODE TO A TO AD at 4 o'clock in the Mustard and Cheese Track Z... „ .....20 room in Drown hall." . Petritz Leaves 20 There on your log you sitta; Notice in Lehigh Brown and White Your skin looks like it don't fitta. Must be delicatessen majors! FEATURES Biting the insects that flitta; * If you get one that's sour, just spitta. College Parade 2 CLOSING THOUGHT The NX^eek ..„.„.;..; i 4 NEW ERA DEPT. A bird in the hand is bad table man­ . Warnning the Bench 2! Maybe we can blame w^ar conditions. ners. M usic,-. l.:....-:J. .„.:„...: :....28 THE NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC Entered as second-class matter at Notre Dame. Indiana. Acceptance for mailing at special rate of postage. Section 1103, Oct. 3. 1917. Authorized Jvme 25, 1918. Vol. 78 FEBRUARY 19. 1943 No, 3 year. Bob Fanning, Cavanaugh rep., Don John Kuhn Captures Senior Class Presidency; Colgrove, elected from Breen-Phillips but now residing in Dillon; Joe Lanigan, Casey, Scheuch, and O'Connor Also Win Alumni representative, Bemie. Finucane, Walsh hall, John Anhut, vice-president DAVE CONDON last year and acting president, and Jack Terry, C.A.S. A five candidate race for senior class sition were Coyne Callaghan, Frank Vig- Juniors, sophomores,, and freshmen president was won by John Kuhn, science nola, and Thomas Kerrigan. Dip Evans, were to go to the polls later this week student from Evanston, 111., who received William O'Brien, Daniel Downey, and and select officers. Complete results will 99 out of 315 ballots Fred Funk were in the vice-presidential be carried in next week's SCHOLASTIC. : cast. Kuhn, who suc­ race. Other candidates for secretary were ceeds Jack Tallett, E. Bob Dove, Joe Rud, Bill Mulligan, and The best election story to date was one^ Chicago, 111., was fol­ Arthur Ley. Eugene Kelley, John Mc- brought into the SCHOLASTIC office, by lowed in the race by- Ginnis, Joe Arens and Frank Finn were assistant sports editor Phil Keen, who William Lawless, Buf­ on the ballots as treasurer candidates. reported of the junior candidates who falo, N. Y., who tal­ asked the mailman to write their names lied 70 votes. Election judges were Dick Doermer, on the back of each Religious Bulletin he who merited a student council member­ distributed uunder the doors of Walsh For vice-president, and Cavanaugh halls. .lonx Kunx ship by virtue of his class presidency last Daniel Casey, with 107 ballots, received the largest total vote count of any candidate in the elections. Dan Downey was second with 62. Herlihy, Creevey, Crowley and Cowhig Win; Bill Scheuch, an engineering student Close Voting in Race for Class Secretary from Jackson Heights, N. Y., was placed in the secretarial office with a count of 90 votes. Behind him was Art Ley with Jack Herlihy, New London, Conn., led Reybum with 77 ballots. Also in the race 72. three of his party to victory in the junior were Angelo Bertelli, "the Springfield In the race for treasurer, senior voters class elections as he tallied 159 votes to rifle," Herbie Coleman, and Jack Derinis- favored Bill O'Connor with a 93 ballot win the class presidency,over Creighton ton-. _ . Miller, who placed second with a 60 vote count. Mickey Finn was a close second The secretary contest was more closely with 86. count. Other candidates in the race were contested than either the presidential or: John Padon, Joe Byrne, and Russell vice - presidential race. Frank" "Tex" The elections were held Monday, Feb. Ashbaugh, who left school this week Crowley, with 95 votes won the office-. He- 16, under the supervision of the Student when members of the army air corps re­ was followed by Jim Gallagher. Crowley Council. Balloting was in the basement serve were called to active service. is from Dallas, Texas. Gallagher, from of the University dining hall. Complete Ne^%'ton, Iowa, received 75 votes. election returns were broadcast by WND, John Creevey, of the educated toe, was "your campus station." elected vice-president. A student from Gerry Cowhig, fancy*stepping^ fullback, Clawson, Mich., Creevey received a total won a hotly contested race for treasurer. President Kuhn was unavailable for vote of 133. Running second was Thomas Cowhig, from Dorchester, Mass., won ;by comment on the controversial class dance four ballots over Paul Cartwright. Cow­ question, but it was expected that he hig totaled 76 votes, Cartwright 72, and would immediately formulate plans con­ Roy Grumbine also figured in the contest cerning senior action and policy in the Coach Keogan Dies with 71 votes. ' dance scheduled for March .5. ' Notre Dame suffered a blow Wed­ Other candidates for secretary were The campaign was closely contested. nesday night when George M. Keo­ Jim Favret, Dan Hecht, and William Five tickets entered the field, and were gan. head coach of basketball here O'Connor. Andy Burke and Frank Brady balanced out .with first and second se­ for 21 years, died suddenly at his were candidates for treasurer. mester seniors. Included on the ballots home from a heart attack. He seemed were the names of such famous Fighting to be in good health while watching Irishmen as Fred Eyans, the immortal his team practice Wednesday after­ "Dippy" and as great a thrill-back as noon. Though Mr. Keogan had been THE COVER ever skirted across the stadium sod, and suffering from a heart ailment for "Counting the Bcdlots" is'the feature:o£ Notre Dame's twice" All-American end, several years, his death came as a this week's cover.