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Volume Sixty-Nine Number Thirteen Attention, Book Store! The Uni­ versity of Maryland has a trained COLLEGE PARADE nurse for its book store. Her job is to quote the price of the books and Dr. E. J. Cain then administer restoratives to the in­ By Robert L. Grogan quiring students. Listed in the Haverford College schedule of courses: Janitoring 1-2, one year course, practical classroom The height of futility is a blind ROGERS experience in the art of the dustpan, man in a dark alley looking for a broom, and mop. Credit, one semester black cat that isn't there.—Annapolis hour. Get a Ph.D. in Janitoring re­ Log. Eyesight ceived for a thesis on the art of wringing a wet mop. Specialists —o— Try your Logic on this one: A poor lesson is better than nothing. Nothing is better than a good lesson. 212 So. Michigan St. Ergo, a poor lesson is better than a good lesson. South Bend —0— The depression is believed to have been the cause of several marked dif­ ferences in the attitudes of college students Avhich have become evident to Dr. Robert C. Angell, associate professor of sociology at the Univer­ sity of Michigan. "Dr. Angell believes GLASSES Properly FITTED that there is a trend toward greater maturity among undergraduates due to the depression" accoi-ding to an Est. 1900 article in the University of Kansas Daily. RIDE the SOUTH SHORE The bases for Dr. Angell's claim are foimd in the several following LINE and SAVE MONEY facts which have been observed in his DR. J. BURKE sociology classes. All- evidence seems to point to a more serious interest in ^^ A student with plenty DR. W. G. BOGARDUS academic work. The fact that stu­ of money is about as rare as DR. E. C. BERRY dents are tending to enroll for more the proverbial snowball . , [ practical courses seems to lend Aveight It's no disgrace to have to Optometrists and Mfg. Opticians to the notion that students appreciate make your school dollars go 228 S. Michigan St. the value of a broad background in a long way . . . every stu­ South Bend, Indiana these troublesome times. Students are dent should practice thrift. changing their activities to fit their pocketbjaoks. And there's no better way to learn how to make a dol­ Less interest is being shown in lar do double'duty than, by extra-curricular activities such as musical clubs, publications, etc. There riding the South Shore elec­ is no doubt that dating among stu­ tric trains. It's cheaper than Established 30 Years dents has declined, undoubtedly be­ driving a car . . . certainly cause of the unA\'illingness of men to more dependable . . . and take out women when they cannot for safety and speed there's spend money on them. Student en­ nothing to equal it. Get the gagements have declined. More valu­ South Shore Line habit and able- intrinsic characteristics are save money. OPTOMETRISTS sought in people who are dated. Last­ 222}^ South Michigan Street ly, fraternity and sorority connec­ South Bend, Indiana tions have come to be less seriously regarded, and employed students en­ joy a higher position than previous to the depression. Notice to Students: If Dr. Angell's observations are ac­ All statements for glasses curate, they certainly indicate desir­ will be mailed home on able trends resulting from the depres­ request. sion. It has undoubtedly had a sobering effect upon the levity with which a college education was pre­ viously regarded. The depression has had many effects upon older people BROKEN LENSES which could have been produced in no DUPLICATED IN OUR other way, and if its repercussions OWN LABORATORY. have been felt in college, then its SOUTHSHORf effects will be that much more far- reaching in generations to come.

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Volume LXIX January 17, 1936 No. 13 PLANS FOR MUSICAL COMEDY ARE ANNOUNCED

S.A.C. Announces Meeting CANDIDATES TO REPORT TOMORROW To Reorganize The Met Club IN BAND ROOM OF WASHINGTON HALL chorus and a full orchestra are to be definite parts of the cast. Reorganization of the Metropolitan Large Cast Will Be Needed The orchestra will be one of the Club takes definite shape with the most important novelties in the show. announcement of a meeting to be held When organized, it will constitute a Monday night, Jan. 20, in the base­ By Lindsay Phoebus combined symphony and dance or­ ment of the Library. The meeting chestra, in the production the dance was called by Robert Cavanaugh, "Tune In," a musical comedy writ­ band is to be the nucleus of the or­ chairman of the S. A. C. committee ten by Edward Bradley, is to be pre­ ganization, but the full symphony is on campus clubs. sented at the university early in the essential to ultimate success in pro­ spring, under the direction of Profes­ duction, in this type of work. This is Definite plans for reorganization of sor Joseph Casasanta, who has been the first time such a musical organ­ the New York group will be advanced appointed producer, it was announced ization has been attempted. With the at the session. Cavanaugh announced this week. The show was written last cooperation of the east, it should this week that he would outline a plan June, and has been produced with prove to be a decided success. of liquidation for the club under musical score by Don Wilson. which they could operate. Set in a broadcasting station, the In his announcement Cavanaugh BEG PARDON tuneful farce has all the elements of r tressed the point that there will be a Broadway hit. Bradley's dialogue In last week's review of the Univer­ absolutely no obligations attached to is pleasantly different in its humor, sity Theatre production, "The World those who are present at the meeting. while the music and arrangements of Waits," we neglected to mention It is hoped that a large number will Wilson are typical lilting tunes played Maurice Quinn and Joseph C. Mc­ attend the session. in regular radio style. Donald, Jr. in the list of players. Several plans have already been Quinn took the part of George Haw­ offered by various members and it is Rehearsals will start tomorrow, kins in the production, while McDon­ expected that seniors will take the when Professor Casasanta will meet ald was Chips Donahue, carpenter lead in the endeavors to iron out the all those interested at 12:30 o'clock with the expedition. 'organization. Edmund Hammer, who in the band room in Washington Hall. last year proposed the borough plan, The talent sought for the production To win a |3 bet, a former Univer­ and who has been a spear-head in the of this show includes musicians and sity .of Minnesota swimming team revival attempts, along ivith Howard dancers. Though players of the violin, captain swam 225 feet under water. Cusack, senior class president, will viola, and cello are particularly nec­ Ohio-State's champ football team^ work with Cavanaugh on reorganiza­ essary, all orchestral instrumentalists , brought in $330,000 at home games tion plans. will be heartily welcomed. A dancing this {year.

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Finale of the Musical Production 'Thanks For the Bloiv," in lOSi. January 17, 1936 Fi V e JUNIOR PROM TO BE HELD FEB. 21; Campus Radio Station HARRY BALDWIN APPOINTED CHAIRMAN Offers Varied Programs

No Committees Announced The Scholastic of the Air, Friday WEEKLY BROADCAST afternoon program of news sponsored by the SCHOLASTIC from the local ra­ By Paul Foley dio studio has aroused much coimnent on the campus. Though some con­ Harry Baldwin, Junior in the Col­ structive criticism has been voiced, lege of Commerce, fi'om Chicago, 111., the feature is proving quite popular has been appointed General Chairman and has been well received by the of this year's Junior Prom, according radio audience. to announcement tliis week from Mar­ tin Burns, class president. Last Thursday evening the St. Vin­ The affair is to be held on Friday, cent de Paul Society presented the Pebiniary 21, in the traditional set­ second in a series of three programs ting of the Palais Royale. Price of sponsored by the local conference of the affair is still under consideration the society and designed to acquaint but President Burns announced this the radio audience ^vith the scope of the work undertaken by this organiza­ week that efforts are being made to Broadcasting "The Scholastic of the keep it as low as possible. tion. Vincent McAloon, Jr., e.vecutive Air," regular Fnday afternoon re­ secretary of the society was the Committees to serve at the affair view of campus news from the Notre speaker. He will conclude the series are not definitely aiTanged since some Dame station. Seated at the "mike" next Thursday evening. of the names submitted have not as are left to right, staff members, Jim yet met the approval of the Univer- Waldron, Tony O'Boyle, Arch Gott, On Monday evening, the faculty lec­ sitj'^ Board. and Lindsay Phoebus. ture, broadcast by both WSBT and WIND, in Gary, was delivered by Tentative plans have been made for Prof. Albert Doyle, of the Speech de- a dinner dance at the Oliver Hotel COMMERCE SCHOOL OBSERVES -partment and was entitled "The Pow­ on Satui-day, February 22, but this, er of Speech." Next Monday night too, is subject to approval. ANNUAL ADVERTISING DAY Professor Henry Staunton, of the. With the selection of a committee department of English will be the to handle music, it is expected that Three speeches from nationally, speaker. the orchestra for the Prom will be known authorities in the field of chosen within the next ten days. Ef­ advertising, marked the Commerce The Tuesday afternoon Bookmen forts are being made now to contact school's observance of Advertising program was presented by Col. Rob­ several of the leading musical organi­ Day, last Monday, Jan. 13. ert T. Burke and Col. Howard C. Cu- zations in the country. Maurice T. Reilly, of the Chicago sack. Both are Kentucky Colonels. They discussed the Rubaiyat of Omar Hugo Melcliione and Fi-ank Bar- Tribune, was the first to address the assemblage in the auditorium of the JfQiayyam both as a poem and from bush are writing this year's Prom the standpoint of the philosophy song, wliich will succeed "Hours of Law building. Mr. Reilly talked on the merits and advantages of daily which it expresses. Paul Locher, pi­ Happiness," \vritten for last year's anist, gave a quarter hour of light affair by Thomas Bott and G. Miller. newspaper advertising. He pointed out the fact that the advertiser can classical piano music on Wednesday be more strategic in his choice of sec­ afternoon. tions for seasonal advertising by mak­ ing use of the daily papers in that area instead of "spreading his fire" through the medium of national mag­ azines. W. R. Lamport, of the Lamport- Fox Company, of South Bend, spoke on the subject of Agency Advertising. He outlined the methods employed by Manager Joe Mansfield announced OSl^' the advertisers in working through an. this week that he mil cast two plays agency. He showed the advantages at a meeting to be held in the studio At last year's Junior dance Don to the advertiser of working through of the Engineering building on Sun­ Bestor's orchestra entertained 300 an agency whose facilities are broad­ day morning at 11:00 o'clock. One of couples, under the general chairman­ er than are those of any individual these is to be a well known comedy; ship of Thomas Eeardon. business. the other a tragedy. All who are in­ Homer Buckley, of the Buckley- terested in radio dramatics are asked Dement Company, represented the to attend. NOTICE Direct Mail division of the advertis­ Because of the appearance of Scrip, ing field. He outlined the methods he literary quarterly next Friday and follows in publicizing a business and The Harvard Committee on Re­ the semester examinations the follow­ gave an interesting insight into the search in the Social Sciences has ing week, the next issue of THE problems surrounding the advertising received a $300,000 Rockefeller Foun­ SCHOLASTIC will be published Friday, of small concerns. dation grant. Feb. 7. The speeches were divided, Mr. A "clip," or flying block from be- Reilly speaking at eleven o'clock Mon­ hing on the football field is suflBcient The NYA has disclaimed liability day morning, while Mr. Lamport and. grounds for assault and battery for students injured while working on Mr. Buckley addressed the students charges, a Pennsylvania judge has. relief projects. in the afternoon. ruled.

SiI X The Scholastic List Faculty Speakers PROFESSOR MOLLIS WRITES ARTICLE On WSBT, And WIND ON ST. THOMAS MORE FOR NEXT SCRIP

Following is the list of weekly Notre Dame Broadcasts over stations Editor Seeking Manuscripts WSBT, South Bend and WIND, Gary. The time of the broadcasts is from By Gregory Byrnes 7:00 p.m. to 7:15 p.m. C.S.T.: By John Hurley The second issue of Sci-ip, the cam­ Monday, Jan. 20—Henry Capen F. Another link between past and pus literary quarterly, which will Staunton, A.M., Professor of English. m;esr'nt Notre Dame was severed late make its appearance on Friday, Jan. Sunday afternoon with the death of 24 is beginning to take definite form Monday, Jan. 27—^Rev. Francis Sister Mary Lourdes, C.S.C, 84, at although manuscripts will be accepted Patrick Cavanaugh, C.S.C, Ph.D., the Holy Cross convent on the cam­ up until tomorrow night. Assistant Professor of Sociology and pus. She was buried at 8:00 a.m. The issue will feature an article on Economics. Tuesday from the Sisters' chapel. The the life of St. Thomas More by Pro­ "Very Rev. James W. Donahue, C.S.C, fessor Christopher HoUis. An excel­ Monday, Feb. 3—F. N. M. Brown, superior general of the congregation, lent short story entitled "Fisherman's M.S., Head of the Department of said the requiem Mass. Burial was Island" written by Henry A. Heins- Aeronautical Engineering. in St. Mary's cemetery. kill, C.S.C, "wall also occupy a prom­ inent position. Two student essays, Monday, Feb. 10—James Arthur One of the oldest members of the Community, Sister Mary Lourdes one called "The Coming of the Talk­ Reyniers, M.S., Assistant Professor ies," and the other "Life in Little Old of Biology. (N. B. Prof. Eeyniers is came to Notre D^me while Father Sorin was still an active priest. Born Park City," an impressionistic piece the young biologist whose production dealing ^vith life in a mining camp, of the first germ-free guinea pigs last in Ireland as Katherine Mangan, she became a member of the Holy Cross will appear in this next number. The Spring was noteworthy.) community in September, 1878. From Freshman sketches, which were so that time until the day of her death she had only two interests, God and Notre Dame. For over fifty years Sister Lourdes nresided ovev the kitchen in the Brownson and Carroll dining halls. Generations of students have dropped in on Sister Lourdes in the middle of the afternoon for a cup of coffee and a piece of pie. Never was she so busy that she couldn't find a minute to satisfy their wants. Countless stu­ dents in the past found in this holy nun a mother to whom they could confide their troubles. During football games Sister Lourdes could always be found in the REV. FRANCIS CAVANAUGH HUGO MELCHIONE chapel praying for the school she Illustrates latest "Scrip." Will broadcast Jan. 27. loved and the boys who represented it. With the advent of the radio she Monday, Feb. 17—Rev. Francis well received last time, will again be divided her time between the broad­ included and are likely to become a Joseph Wenninger, C.S.C, Ph.D., cast of a game and the chapel. Her Dean of the College of Science. permanent feature. simple Irish faith did much to help Illustrations will be the work of Monday, Feb. 24—Thomas Francis Notre Dame win many of the tough Hugo Melchione, Arts and Letters Konop, LL.B., Dean of the College of ones. junior. The linoleum cuts which he Law. (N.B. Dean Konop is a former In 1927 with the erection of the prepared for the last issue of Scrip member of Congress and an authority new dining hall Sister Mary Lourdes were commended both by the authors on the legislative branch of the gov­ retired to devote the rest of her life whose work he w^as illustrating and ernment.) to prayer. Now with her death Notre by the student body at large. Dame will miss her. As the Rev. Monday, March 2—Rev. Edward George Marr, C.S.C, told THE SCHO- ENVELOPES Anthony Keller, C.S.C, A.B., Instruc­ ,LASTic, "Her prayers helped build tor in Economics. (N.B. Father Keller IJotre Dame." "Scholastic" envelopes, twelve by has \been engaged in recent months in nine inches, are on sale at the Notre economic studies particularly affect­ Dame Bookstore. Priced at a cent ing the present era.) each, they eliminate the necessity of COLLEGIANA rolling up the publication when being Monday, March 9—James Edward NYU has dropped its three-year ."•ent through the nrails. McCarthy, B.CS., Dean of the College pre-med course. of Commerce. (N.B. Dean McCarthy The sophomore "Vigilance Commit­ Twenty-five prisoners at Alcatraz, is a specialist in the field of foreign tee" of Dickinson College, Carlisle, which houses the toughest Federal commerce, which was the major inter­ Pa., was run out of existence by criminals, are taking correspondence est of the late Edward N. Hurley, freshmen this year. courses at the University of Cali­ Chicago industrialist, donor of the A stiff course in logic should be fornia. building occupied by the College of required of English teachers, says Liquor at parties and "cheek-to- Foreign and Domestic Commerce at Prof. Charles Swain Thomas of Har­ cheek" and "streamline" dancing are Notre Dame.) vard. banned- at Boston University. January 17. 1936 Seven Campus Opinion Reveals Dillon Defeats Walsh Seniors Favor Smoker For Interhall Trophy

This is the eleventh in a series of By Anthony F. O'Boyle snap-shot intervieios tvith students about campus topics. The question The Dillon Hall affirmative debat­ this iveek is: Do you think the Senior ing team by defeating the representa­ class should hold a class smoker? tives of Sorin last Monday evening in Eugene Francis Malloy of the the closing match of the annual In­ Samuel J. Minella, Howard: "Yes, South Side Chi Malloy's. . . President terhall Debating Contest insured for I am heartily in favor of a Senior of that noble tribe of Wranglers. . . itself possession of the Lemmer Tro­ Class smoker. The last affair of this Goes over to St. Mary's frequently, phy for the present year. The victory nature our class had was back in but \vith Hall Debating teams. . . Has of the first year men was quite de­ 1932. I believe that it is a good idea Colonel Burke gather his debating cisive since, for the first time in a to have one last 'get-together' before material. . . good number of years, both the audi­ June and Commencement roll around ence and the judge's decision was the Belonged to a Book of the Month because after that it will be a long, same. A poll of the audience revealed Club and although he acquired quite long time before the class will be to­ that about 80% of the spectators fav­ gether again." a collection he never read a book. . . Is a two major man with Philosophy ored the Dillon team while the de­ C. J. Kalman, Sorin: "After the and Accounting. . . . Heading for a cision of the judge went to the same freshman year there naturally comes CPA. . . hall on the grounds of better refuta­ a separation. Students of the differ­ tion and delivery as compared to a ent colleges become parts of their Is crazy over sailboats. . . Last slight superiority of Sorin on a better own respective groups and remain summer went to summer school in the case. In the matter of knowledge of thus until Commencement. The Sen­ the respective sides of the question ior Ball is the last social function of under debate both teams were fairly the gi-aduating class—^those more for­ even. The debate was held at St. tunate than others attend the affair. Mary's. Why can't old acouaintances be The annual Interhall Debating Con­ renewed in these few remaining months? Such a thing could easily tests have been sponsored and con­ be made possible and placed within ducted by the Wranglers, the campus^ the reach of the majority in the form organization for students who are. in­ of a farewell Senior Smoker." terested in the development of foren­ sic ability. Not only is the entire Robert Sullivan, Howard: "A Sen­ interhall debating schedule supervised ior Smoker would be a fitting and by members of this club but also it is enjoyable pre-event to graduation if this group which supplies from its for no other reason than it''' the last own members the coaches for the va­ chance the gi'aduating class has to be rious debating squads of the different fully assembled together. There is halls. The two individuals who have nothing else on the scholastic calen­ been in charge of this particular pro­ dar that offers this opportunitj'." gram this season are the club's pres­ morning and sailed afternoon and George Lynch, Sorin: "A Senior ident, Eugene Malloy and Richard night. . . Rebuilt the job he sails. . . Meier, who was appointed by Malloy Smoker would tend to serve as a final Once invited Bill 'Major' Bowes out reunion of this year's graduating as chairman of the Interhall Debat­ for a sail; both went to sleep and ing Contest. class. Cei-tainly there is no real rea- woke up next morning on a sand bar . . . Entered a race and captured first place, but was disqualified. . . His dues at the Yacht Club had lapsed. . . Although his shelves are covered with gobs of books on yachts he has had to stick to small craft. . . Used to entertain a little blond from the Windy City . . . She an­ swered to 'Mac' and used to arrive in DEBATER WILLIAM WALSH RoBERT SULLIVAN one of those long cars. . . Gene was Walsh fights for Sorin. Sm-okes for the seniors. kept busy clipping her picture out of the papers: engagement announce­ ments. . . That's one thing about The question debated was: .son why a smoker should not be held Resolved: "Congress should have wliile there is a vast number of rea­ him; he knows only the popular people. . . the power by a two thirds majority sons favoring it. If for no other pur­ vote to override the decision of the pose alone let's have one for 'Auld Although coming from the same Supreme Court declaring an act of Lang Syne'." high school as Chicago Club's Luke Congress unconstitutional." The nega­ Joe Druecker, Walsh Hall: "The Tiernan, he still had to pay for the tive team from Sorin centered its at­ idea of having a Senior Smoker again Xmas dance. . . Spent the night going tack upon the "irresponsibility of this year is a very good one. It met around shaking everybody's hand ask­ Congress" and the plea that "Liberty with great success last year and I feel ing for "a vote of confidence.". . . should mean more in this country sure that it will do the same this time. than merely the name of a popular It affords the seniors the opportunity magazine." The affirmative retaliated to discuss plans for the Senior Ball." Texas Christian has an exhibit of with a declaration that granted the William R. Bowes, Walsh Hall: Supreme Court legal ability but con- "Certainly they should have a smoker. Bibles which includes some printed (Continued on Page 22) as far back as 1380. (Continued on Paga 11) Eiqht The Scholastic Football Team Honored REVEREND JOHN A. RYAN Wranglers Induct New WILL LECTURE HERE At Testimonial Banquet ON JANUARY 28 Members At Banquet

The sparkling introductions of The Right Rev. John A. Ryan of The Wranglers, forensic society of Warren Brown, sports columnist of the economics department at Catholic the University, selected seven new the Chicago Herald-Examiner, and University will speak here on Tues­ members at a meeting on Jan. • 10. toastmaster at the 16th annual civic day, Jan. 28. Dr. Ryan, recognized Thirteen applicants delivered extem­ testimonial football banquet to the as an outstanding authority on the poraneous talks at the gathering and University football team, helped make distribution of wealth, spoke here two the selection was an unusually cJiflS- the affair, held in the University din­ years ago on "Economic Opinion and cult task. Commenting on the meeting. ing hall last Monday night, one of the the Industrial Recovery Act." Dr. Wrangler President Eugene F. Mal- most successful in years. The Rev. J. Ryan's visit is looked forward to with loy said: "I never heard such fine Hugh O'Donnell, C.S.C, vice presi­ an avid interest on the campus, be­ extemporaneous speeches from a dent of the University and chairman cause of the recognized clarity and group of college students." of the faculty board in control of accuracy of his Catholic economic The new members chosen were: Athletics, vigorously defended inter­ thought. collegiate football and severely at­ William R. Bowes, Robert Heywood, tacked some who have criticized the John C Marbach, Harold E. Miller, over-emphasis of this sport. George Morris, James K. Nemey, and Charles Osborne. Last Tuesday, these John B. Kenendy, ex-associate edi­ new members, attended the Fall Ban­ tor of Collier's and now prominent quet of the Wranglers at the Rose radio commentator was prevented Marie Tea Room in South Bend. Rev. from assisting at the event by an Norbert C Hoff, Wrangler chaplain, attack of laryngitis. was present at the affair, which had Others of prominence in attend­ been arranged by Chairman Clifford ance were: Eddie Dowling, famed Brown, who also officiated as toast- Broadway producer and actor; Elmer master. Layden, director of athletics at the The AVranglers will sponsor the In­ University and head football coach; diana Catholic Oratorical Contest nnd Clark Shaughnessy, head football here in March. The competition will coach at the University of Chicago. follow private eliminations to be held The Rev. Michael L. Moriarty, head in high schools throughout the state, of Catholic charities in the diocese of on or before March 14. Eliminations Cleveland, gave a very interesting will be carried out here on March 21. talk. The finals of the contest will be held in Washington Hall, the following A series of touching tributes in day. which all present participated was ac- RT. REV. JOHN A. RYAN Charles F. Meyers, chairman of the Outstanding Catholic econoinist. committee for the contest, is hard at work on the tremendous task of or- Other lectures planned for the near future announced by Rev. William A. Carey, C.S.C, with their respective dates follow: Rev. Robert Lord, noted historian, of Brighton Seminary, Bos­ ton, will give a series of lectures be­ tween Feb. 9 and 14; Oscar Jacobson will deliver a lecture on art, Feb. 28. The following lecturers and pro­ grams, the dates of which have not yet been announced, will be heard at the University within the next few months: Fr. Duff, chaplain-general of the United States navy; the Chicago Philharmonic orchestra; Salvi, famed harpist, with his ensemble; the Paul- TOASTMASTER WARREN BROWN ist Choir; the Mundy Jubilee Singers TOASTMASTER CLIFFORD BROWN "That reminds me. . . from the Century of Progress; Rev. . . . of a little story." Michael Moriarity will be heard in a lecture on the Eucharistic Congress; corded the Rev. Charles L. O'Donnell, ganizing the state's different Catholic and several other lecturers on various. high schools to avoid final delays or C.S.C, deceased president of the Uni­ topics. versity; the Rev. John Cavanaugh, mixups. The present intensive prep­ C.S.C, former president of the Uni­ aration is essential, despite the time versity, also deceased; Knute Rockne, STUDENTS DON'T CHANGE which will elapse between now ^d the finals of the contest. beloved coach of Notre Dame; Joe College students haven't changed Sullivan, captain of the 1935 Univer­ much in the half-century he has been Last year there were eight en­ sity football team; and Will Rogers, observing them, says William C Mc- trants for the contest. A large silver principal speaker at the banquet last Cracken, retiring superintendent of trophy was awarded to the winner, year. During the evening, while the buildings at Ohio State. and medals were given to the remain­ dining hall was completely darkened, If your grades average 90 or better, der of the participants in the finals. except for spotlights trained on the you will find a job easily, increase The contest was started five years ago portraits of these distinguished char- your salary $1000 a year, says M.I.T. by the University to increase ability (Continued on Page 23) analysts. and interest in public speaking.

January 17, 1936 Nine PET PATTER PROVES PROFESSORS PLAYFUL. PUNGENT. AND PONDEROUS CALENDAR By John A. Gillespie Friday, January 17 Semester examinations rear their "Ach! American high schools!" "Scholastic of the Air" from cam­ ugly heads. Professors are raised to Tliis in a cutting, disgusted tone from pus radio station over WSBT, 3:15 a god-like status. Little Willie Plotz, an eminent philosophy teacher. How p.m.; SCHOLASTIC staff meeting, edi­ A.B. I, insinuates into his letters do they do it in Germany, Father? torial staff, 6:30, general staff, 7:00 home, the possibility, even the cer- "I do not know of any significant p.m., editorial offices. taintj'' that he will flunk one or more study in the field." This sounds a hit courses. Hook's and the Palais lower too formal for a favorite phrase, Saturday, January IS their prices in vain. Men of all but we bow to this education profes­ classes regret taking all their cuts at sor's denunciation. Movie, "Scrooge," with Sir Seymour Christmas. Hicks, 6:45 and 8:30 p.m., Washing­ "Statistics prove that ..." What's ton Hall; Basketball, Notre Dame vs. Yet, even at such a fearful period, moi^e, tliis sociologist gives the statis­ Pennsylvania, at Philadelphia. they dare to discuss the idiosyncra­ tics unfailingly, unceasingly. Who sies of their teachers. Perhaps the dares dispute figures? Sunday, January 19 cloak of anonymity reassures them. "See?" At the end of almost every Student Masses, 6:00, 7:00, 8:00, Every professor has his favorite sentence, tliis inquisitive Spanish in- and 9:00 a.m., Sacred Heart Church; Meeting of officers of Knights of Co­ lumbus, 10:30 a.m., Walsh hall club-

rooms; Mesting of Campus radio dramatic group, Engineering building studio, 11:00 a.m.; Interhall basket­ ball. University gymnasium, 9:00 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. Monday, January 20 Basketball, Notre Dame vs. Syra­ cuse at Syracuse; Meeting of Metro­ politan Club, basement of Library; Broadcast from campus radio station over WSBT, 3:15 p.m.; Meeting of Economic Round Table, 6:00 p.m.. South Bend. Broadcast from Campus Station over WSBT and WIND, 7:00, 'And as I've often said Gentlemen. . . ." Prof. Henry Staunton. . Tuesday, January 21 phrases, his peculiarities of speech. structor looks for understanding. Campus broadcast over station They are offered in good faith, and Even if you don't "see," the lecture we hope they are taken that way. moves on. AVSBT, 7:30 p.m.; Meeitng of Italian Club, Carroll Hall recreation rooms. It has been decided to omit the "Tut-tut!" We are ashamed to in­ names of the professors who are re­ clude such a brief, cryptic comment Wednesday, January 22 sponsible for these gems. The reasons from a professor of English, but its Meeting of Campus radio group. for that sti-ate^c move are evident. implications are limitless. It may ex­ Engineering building, 6:30 p.m.; Meet­ It just wouldn't be right to bare the press reproach, surprise, sorx-ow, ing of Charles Philips Cracow Club, faculty's soul to the public eye. Libel scorn, — or what would you suggest? Law Bldg., 7:30 p.m. suits and public tlnrasMngs are also "Dunderhead! Country-jake!" No­ possible. But don't let that spoil your body has a better background or is fun; it should increase your interest. better fitted to detect countiy-jakes BUFFALO CLUB BANQUET Gather your friends and test their than this genial doctor of journalism. sharpness by giving one point for From the Buffalo Courier Express His name-calling loses its sting when of Dec. 20 comes the headline that each saying attributed to its correct it is applied to everybody in the class. owner. "Buffalo gives warm reception to The doctor's life is less full now than Notre Dame Grid stars. Shakespeare, "Theoretically yes, practically no." it was in the fall when the bridal mates tell of biggest thrill. A ca­ .A pragmatist cautions his- class parties squeezed into the log-chapel. pacity crowd listen to men of Lay- against rash idealism. And why not? den's team relate season's exper­ "Questions for the odds.. Questions iences." Pew economists are aesthetes. for the evens." Not so funny in print, "Ha—rr—um—ph! And more ques­ these phrases take on humor by jum­ At a banquet held by the Buffalo tions?" It is said that the "Ha-rr~ bled enunciation. They are spoken Club, under the presidency of John um—ph" of this sociology professor, is without warning, and have been Moloney—^Wayne Millner, Fred Ca- really a sentence, or at least.a phrase, known to prostrate more than one rideo and Bill Shakespeare all gave but nobody can be pinned down to a unprepared man in politics class. short talks pertinent to the past foot­ statement. (Continued on Page 23) ball season. e n The Scholastic Patricians Hear Address By Professor Plunkett

Mr. De Vere Plunkett, prof essor of Latin and Greek, spoke on "Roman By Andrew D. Hufnag-el Marriage" at the Patrician's meeting Wednesday night. After discussing Most of those who read the news­ genius on this, campus just does not Roman marriage as it existed in the paper account of Notre Dame's re­ exist. What was our disillusionment days of the Romans with its "conu- cent victory over Pittsburgh in bas­ when after offering to make some con­ bium" and peculiar system of fam­ ketball got nothing but the bare facts tributions to Scrip, our efforts were ilies, which included not only the per­ of the incident. That there might rejected. All we had to say was that sons, but all articles of furniture and have been one or more interesting sit­ we were the authors of "The Week," all slaves and cattle owned by the uations arising from just the fact and that clinched the unanimous vote mai-i'ied people, he compared the mar­ that these two teams were meeting in of the editors in favor of an all-time ital relations with those existing to­ basketball could have been realized prohibition against our submitting day. The "patria potestas," strongly onl^ by those who saw last year's anything to their "pulp." All right evident in Roman marriage, still finds home game with Pittsburgh. As our for you, Tombragel et al. We won't sturdy descendants in the power of spy in -the Panther lair tells the ever read your old magazine again. the husband over the modern family. story, "Doc" Carlson, out to beat the 9 Thomas Doody, sophomore, deliv­ Iri^ at all costs, was recently in the No sooner do we say something ered the second of his addi-esses on market for a trick stop watch similar about making Notre • Dame a snow Roman institutions and. times at the to the one used by Notre Dame last college than meeting a week ago Wednesday night. year. Well, of course, we don't be­ the revival of lieve that story. If it's true, however, a hockey team and the "Doc" did use some such stop i s proposed, watch, he must have learned at least Lou Alaman one lesson: Only Notre Dame man­ enters the Chi­ agers possess the secret of how to cago Silver handle a stop watch or a score sheet Skates derby, in a manner that will assure the vic­ and Bob.Mac- tory to Irish opponents every time. Donald organ­ • izes a sleigh- The annual football banquet was its riding party usual success, but it was a disappoint­ made up of St. ment in one respect. True, the aver­ Mary's and age number of national celebrities Notre Dame PROFESSOR DEVERE PLUNKETT students. Discusses Roman marriage. were present, the speeches were fine, the jokes were rare, and the food was Sometimes the power of the press almost overpowers The subject, "Roman Aqueducts," was good. But still there was something us. Congratulations for the grand completely reviewed with accompany­ obviously missing; something the-ab­ idea. Bob. ing sketches and graphic illustrations. sence of which failed to make this year's banquet measure up to the INTERHALL DEBATING standards established by the one in So the favorite article of diet of 193-5. Father Moriarity, how come Notre Dame men, according to the (Continued from Page 8) you forgot to tell us what Mae Wesf: newspapers at least, is the conunon, demned that august body because of was doing lately? ordinary spinach. Evidently the rep­ its lack of foresight in dealing Avith • resentatives of the various news­ cases that involved human lives as papers never had the misfortune to Don't be perplexed if for the next partake of the local variety of spin­ well as mere legal technicalities. week or so athletes who recently were An attack upon the system of poli­ ach. If they want to get the real low- awarded monograms seem to prefer down on what the average Notre tical "patronage" was also one of the standing in the corners of the class paramount features of the negative Dame man's favorite food is, though, rooms rather than occupying their their reporters should come around on case, while the Dillon men concerned seats! No! You're wrong again. They themselves "with the issue that the Friday and see what our gang can do haven't been naughty. It's just that to a dining hall fish dinner. The sight power to enact laws should be chiefly only lately they've been initiated as invested in the hands of those "duly of crowds of freshmen bringing their members of the Monogram Club, and own cans of salmon to the meals elected by the people," and not merely the initiation rites were so sadly im­ in the custody ofthe Supreme Court would be a revelation. pressive that the boys are now un­ O justices who are appointed. This lat­ happy at the bottom. We never get any rest. If our ter stand of the affirmative was fur­ • ther strengthened by their contention friends, a few of whom have remained We see by last week's SCHOLASTIC that liberality in interpreting laws loyal to us in spite of our queer that a C. C. N. Y. professor advises could not be relied upon if the Su­ mental gyrations on this page every students to sleep in class because by preme Court was the deciding body. Friday, aren't condemning columnists doing so they learn more. All we can in general and us in particular, some­ The men comprising the victorious say is that the giving of such advice Dillon Hall team were, Charles Col- one like Doc Pritchett is damning the on this campus would be like trying whole tribe of cheerleaders. Remem­ gan, Frank O'Laughlin, and Robert to convice a horse that it ought to Heywood. The representatives of Sor- ber this. Doctor! Cheerleaders are to eat oats. At any rate, the secret of a cheering section what a professor is in were William Walsh, Joseph Bar­ the remarkable brilliance of the aver­ ber, and William Prendergast. Pierre to his class, a maestro to his sym­ age Notre Dame man has at last been phony orchestra, a pastor to his flock, de la Vergne coached the freshmen disclosed. outfit and Robert Schmelzle the Sorin- an animal trainer to his lions, or. . . ites. Eugene Malloy acted in the • well you've probably got the idea by capacity of presiding officer, and Dick It would seem, after all, that an now. If you haven't, it probably Meier was the introductory speaker. outlet for the expression of literary doesn't matter anyhow.

January 17, 1936 Eleven IN TME JLSGLEI^ VEIN

CAF SMOKE Aftermath Mild Hymns of Hate This marks the thirteenth issue of A 4-1 shot, Bill Bowes, Don Kelly, Caf Smoke (in other words we are Tom Ch-ady and Tom Fitzgerald (the Heave a sigh for Freshman Lee— exactly half way through your latter three from Howard) all fell for He tried to buy a Scholastic key. troubles). . . From Badin comes the the same South Shore Miss. . . . Joe Another classic is Freshman Doran anonymous note to the effect that Cronin of Carroll brags of only fif­ Who wanted a room in good ol' Sorin. Francis Michael Higgins sends and teen shirts to his back. . . Caf Smoke Shed a tear for Freshman Glubb, receives a letter daily to Agnes Cath­ regretfully finds most Christmas stor­ He tried to join the Alumni Club. erine of Chicago (two proud provid­ ies unfit to print (clean 'em up and None of us love Freshman Rail ers of Postmaster Farley). . . . Ed send 'em in). . . . Gus Crisd, soph Who tried to crash the Senior Ball. Buckley from Massachusetts sports a from Philly, announces that he has Add to the list of campus mistakes The frosh who gripe about the breaks. Another freshie we consign to the fates Is the one who raves about his dates. But breathe a prayer for Freshman Earl— The guy that copped my South Bend girl.

The Collegiate Distress signal, |0$.

"This college has turned out some great men," wrote the freshie to his parents after he had received his mid- semester grades.

The most disappointed small town is the one Mencken hasn't mentioned yet. •

A college graduate is one who is in a fog as to what took place during the past four years and what will take place in the next four.

A bowl of spaghetti may be aptly termed, foreign entanglements.

An exam is a series of questions 'We didn't have any of these new-fangled desserts and wise cracks at which you are unable to answer and our football banquet, eh John." the fellows on either side of you aren't of much assistance either. lurid, hockey-ski-jockey-convertible recently acquired a position of worth button cap (what no running water?) and value, and ^vill be able to meet A co-ed is like a microphone—she the demands of his creditors on (or stands before you stiff and straight Joe Corcoran, '38, from Boston re­ about) July 15, 1936. . Jack Murphy and allows you to talk, and talk and turned from the holidays which of Walsh has about given up hope but talk. among other things provided him with may get to see his ex-St. Mary's one radio, three rugs, four photos flame next summer. . . Colonel Bob (girls, of course), two new pair of Burke is a religious follower of Caf To the parents, college is just like shoes, etc., etc. . . Look alikes (with Smoke news. . . a washing machine. They get out of the usual to '0.0.'), Joe Casasanta, it just what they put in but 'it' never of music fame and Edward G. Robin­ Billy Cattleman, Lyonite, spent a looks the same. son of movie fame. . . Frank Kelly of bit too much time with a ray of Cali­ the Speech Department and Thomas fornia sunshine which visited Louis­ Madden of the English Department ville. Now he's "singin', whistlin' and And then there is the student who (The Dome will prove the latter hummin'," at tune entitled "Golden had a hard time telling the difference comparison.).. . . Bill White of Walsh Gate Here I Come.". . . Howard between his blind date and his maiden says he 'lost' his pin in a fish pond, "Around-the-world-in-80-days" Cusack aunt. He did not discover that he had but we know its another fish story got his tan from a Xmas trip to brought the aunt by mistake until the because the pin is at Briarcliff—even Southern waters. . . . dance was over. if White won't pay Ed Donoghue the Scrip appears next Friday so until bet he made that the pin would be we Meat again here's peekin' at ya, The pre-med becomes a master fizzi- back on campus after vacation time. and ya, and ya. . . tion. Tw e ve The Scholastic 1 maintain the Missions in Bengal and to become a Uni­ The Notre DamefScholastic versity boxing champion. (For particulars of the affair refer to page 14.)—J. P. P. Disce Quasi Semper Victurus Vive Quasi Cras Moriturus FOUNDED 1867

THE SCHOLASTIC is published 26 times during the school year at the University of Notre Dame. Address manuscripts to editor, 421 Walsh THE CAMPUS RADIO STATION Hall, Notre Dame, Indiana. f — » •L'AST week THE SCHOLASTIC carried a detailed account REV. L. V. BROUGHAL, dS.C Faculty Adviser of the new broadcasting schedule for the campus radio JOHN S. MORAN ''. Editor-in-Chief station. Ten additional quarter-hour programs will be JOSEPH P. PRENDERGA^ Managing-Editor broadcast each week under this new arrangement. Dcparlm^iStal Editors The growth of the campus station, both in the quality ANDREW D. HUFNAGEI ._:^___ The Week of programs presented and in length of time on the air, IRWIN L. GOLDMAN 1 In the Juggler Vein has been surprising. Especially in the last twelve months WILLIAM V. ELLIS i^ Arl Editor has this phase of campus activity come to the fore. To­ Ne-as^ Staff day, the ambitious schedule of programs, covering as it PAUL FOLEY 6r Nems Editor eventually will, all the various departments of the Uni­ ROBERT L. GROGAN '. Assistant Nems Editor versity, affords an excellent opportunity for those inter­ CLIFFORD F. BROWN Ss ANTHONY O'BOYLE ested in the different branches or radio — script writing, LINDSAY PHOEBUS .- .' GREGORY BYRNES JOSEPH RATIGAN Louis DAPRA production, announcing, and the technical aspects—to JOHN A. GILLESPIE l- BERTRAM SMITH obtain practical experience. HAROLD A. WILLIAMS _^ JOHN HURLEY ROBERT'F. ERVIN Undergraduates with talent in these fields are needed by the management of the campus station. Especially is Sports Staff this true in the matter of procuring suitable script for CYRIL F. STROKER Co-Sports Editor broadcasting purposes. Dig up that half-finished play, or JAMES A. WALDRON Co-Sports Editor JOHN CACKLEY l JAMES M. MCMULLEN that essay, and see whether you can polish them off for EUGENE VASLETT MICHAEL CROWE use on the air. The thrill of hearing your work over the ALLEN BRIDE ARCH GOTT radio will be ample reward for your labors. JOHN GLANZNER

WILLIAM R. DOOLEY, '26 Business Manager Member Associated Collegiate Press HE SCHOLASTIC regretfully acknowledges its failure Distributor of Collegiate Digest to record last week the activities of Bill Shakespeare and his mummers on the eve of the Christmas recess. January 17, 1936

ANTIDOTE FOR WINTER LETHARGY THE BENGAL BOUTS N page five we are happy to announce the first full xV.TTENTION this week of all pugilistically inclined O length musical comedy attempted on the campus in nearly individuals is called to the fact that some time in March, two years. As far back as October, THE SCHOLASTIC edi­ probably during the second week, THE SCHOLASTIC will torialized on the passing last year of the Linnets, under­ again stage another boxing show. As in the past, the graduate musical group, and the distinct loss to the Uni­ bouts will be held for the benefit of the Bengal Mission versity in this field of student activity. At that time, a Fund. survey of campus opinion by two staff members revealed In the winter of 1931-32, THE SCHOLASTIC assumed that the majority of students who had witnessed previous the sponsorship of the campus boxing tournament in order Linnet productions were enthusiastic in declaring that this to save the event from oblivion, as the interest in it, on type of theatrical acti-vity should be revived. the campus, was rapidly declining. In the four years since There is room on the campus for more and varied that time, the bouts have been well attended, have been theatrical presentations. The University Theatre got off athletic and financial successes. Last year's exhibition to an excellent start with its pre-vacation production of was more than a success. The fighting was thrilling and "The World Waits." We hope to see this talented group the Bengal Missions received over three hundred dollars. complete its proposed schedule of four major presenta­ tions during the current school-year. Meanwhile, Profes­ You don't have to be a Jimmy Braddock to enter these sor Joseph Casasanta is just beginning work on the pro­ bouts. Last year there were at least twenty boys who duction of the year's fii'st musical comedy. We wish him took part in the preliminaries and never had previous ex­ success in the venture and assure him that in THE SCHO­ perience. Boxing as a form of exercise along with its LASTIC he has an enthusiastic supporter. To the student muscle developing capacities is of the greatest benefit. body we point to Mr. Casasanta's ambitious venture and Your weight or build makes no difference for a class will the large number of undergraduate vocalists, musicians, be found for you.. dancers, stagehands, and other theatrically inclined stu­ Become interested in the bouts as an enjoyable form dents whose services will be needed. An an antidote for of exercise. Learn to defend yourself through the teach­ the post-exam lethargy which annually envelopes the cam­ ings of a capabl boxing instructor who will start his les­ pus from February to April, we suggest taking an active sons after the examinations. Go out for the bouts to help part in this forthcoming production.—./. S. M. January 17, 1936 T h i r t e en SCHOLASTIC SPONSORS YEARLY BENGAL BOUTS

NOTED FISTIC SHOW TO TAKE PLACE Marquette Proves Easy IN MARCH AT UNIVERSITY GYMNASIUM For Keoganites, 37-22 hoped that one of them will be pres­ ent for the show. MANY FORMER CHAMPIONS ARE By Cy Stroker THE SCHOLASTIC will again award EXPEaED; NEW TALENT prizes, which represent the champion­ In a game that clearly demon­ PLENTIFUL ship of the University of Notre Dame, strated the Irish superiority, the to the winners of the different di'V'i- Notre Dame basketball team defeated sions. A varsity sweater, with a a strong Marquette quintet in the By James A. Waldron chenille boxing glove upon wliich is embossed an "N.D." will go to each Wt^r,^-f^:.^•-'!,' _ '•• About tMs time every year THE school champion. ' A lighter sweater 'AW'.'y'i--'•^' '•" V-^' ' " " SCHOLASTIC announces its annual box­ vnth the same emblem as the cham­ -'' ^'•- \ / - ing show for the benefit of the Bengal ;^if''' pionship type, will be awarded the ^ u^ _ Missions. No definite date lias been runners-up. ' ^^^p '• selected yet, but it will be some time W^2^Pi&.-:'-P•Pf ^ _ - . "•.- in March. Announcement of the Bengal Show Picked as the outstanding event of is deliberately made at an early date the winter sports season, the Bengal so that all candidates will have plenty Show made its inaugural appearance of time to get into condition. Facili­ under the auspices of THE SCHOLAS­ ties can be found in the boxing room, TIC in 1932. Previous to tliis time, below the le'ft bleacher stands in the the S.A.C. unsuccessfully took charge. fieldhouse. Anyone even entertaining Each year tliis sport's feature was re­ an idea of entering the bouts should ceived more enthusiastically until last start limbering up immediately. year when 3,000 fans jammed their With the gi'aduation or leaving of way into the fieldhouse. THE SCHO- so many of last year's star ring-men. L.4STIC feels that it will top last year's the field is wide open to aspiring perfoi-mance Avith even better attrac­ champions. The man in the best con­ tions and more thrilling bouts. dition has won in the past, so stai-t limbering up and win one of the cov­ Plans are being made to secure the eted championship sweaters. sendees of some outstanding figure in the boxing world as referee of the Tliis show is open to any student championsliip bouts. Last year, of the University whether he be GEORGE IRELAND Packey McFarlane, chairman of the freshman or upperclassman and ex­ An Irish iron man. Illinois Boxing Commission, was perience is not a requisite to en­ guest referee. Many prominent names trance. The only thing required is connected with this favorite indoor the desire to fight or leai-n something local gym last Tuesday night by the sport are being considered, and it is about boxing. score 37 to 22. Although the Wiscon­ sin team pressed closely on the heels of Notre Dame at times, the outcome of the contest was never for one min­ ute in doubt. The game featured the playing of Notre Dame's flashy crop of sophomores who dominated the scene from start to finish. Notre Dame took an early lead when Nowak, rangy Irish center, started the scoring with a field goal. The speed and tricky playing of the Keoganmen caught the visitors off guard and Avhile Notre Dame did not roll up a large margin in the first half, they were in posession of the ball most of the time. Handling the ball with a baffling speed Nowak, Wukovits, and Moir constantly threat­ ened the Marquette basket, but many of the shots went wild. Co-Captain Johnny Ford put on a good exhibition A bit of battling in Bengal Boxing preliminaries last year. (Continued on Page 20)

Fourteen The Scholastic Jan. 25 Is Inauguration IRISH BASKETEERS MEET PENN For 1936 Fencing Teann AND SYRACUSE ON EASTERN TRIP

Jan. 25 Purdue at Lafayette Feb. 8 — Michigan State at East CO-CAPTAIN OF FENCING TEAM Lansing At Palestra Tomorrow Night Feb. 14—Ohio State at Notre Dame Fe. 15—Chicago at Notre Dame Feb. 29—Purdue at Notre Dame Tomorrow night's game will be March 6 — Northwestern at Notre played before a capacity house as the Dame Quakers are playing the greatest bas­ March 14 Cincinnati at Notre ketball the Friendly City has seen in Dame many years, and they are favored to March 21 Michigan State at Notre win the Eastern Intercollegiate Bas­ Dame ketball competition this year as well March 28—Washington at St. Louis as to defeat the Irish tomorrow night. M arch 30 to April 4 — Freshman But the Keoganites expect to have tournament in foils and sabers something to say about that. Coach April 18 Illinois Fencers League Keogan seems to have found his most Tournament for Novices consistently scoring combination in April 25—Illinois Fencers' League Peters, Moir, Nowak, Wukovits, and Tournament for Juniors Jordan and will probably start them, May 2 — Illinois Fencers' League against the highly touted Penn team. CARLOS DE LANDERO for Seniors Penn Team Formidable One of the most extensive fencing WRITE TO HUSING FOR The reports from Pennsylvania in­ schedules ever compiled at Notre N. D. NET BROADCAST Dame was approved and released by dicate that the Red and Blue are su­ the Athletic Board late this week. premely confident of victory over The fencers will take part in nine Noti-e Dame tomorrow and have a "Scholastic" readers who are inter­ formidable lineup to add weight to dual meets commencing Jan. 25 and ested in hearing a broadcast of the continuing to March 28, mainly Avith their assertions. Five seniors com­ Notre Dame - University basketball pose their first string while formid­ Big Ten teams. At the conclusion of game from New York are urged to the dual meet season there will fol­ able reserves have been backing them write to Ted Husing of the Coluaibia up in the tight spots during the cur­ low four open meets ranging between Broadcasting systems advising him of March 30 and May 2. rent season. The Quakers have been that fact. Husing broadcasted the rolling up victory after victory over The teams, the deLandero coached N.Y.U.-Kentucky game, and the re­ Eastern opponents and have been men will meet are of the highest cal­ ception that nret this broadcast was pointing for Notre Dame, as is the iber. Such Big Ten aggregations as highly favorable. He has announced custom of all Irish opponents. If Purdue, Ohio State, Chicago, and that If enough interest is shown in the they down the locals tomorrow night Northwestern will be met on succes­ broadcasts they will be continued by the next Pennsylvania step toward sive dates throughout the season. him and his assistant, Les Qualey. national recognition will be an at­ Other teams to be encountered are Followers of the Irish net team will, tempt to defeat N.Y.U. at Madison Michigan State which boasts of a no doubt be anxious to hear the forth­ Square Garden. The Penn-N.Y.U. strong team this year, Cincinnati, and coming game with N.Y.U., as it is one encounter has been hilled as a contest Washington University of St. Louis. of the biggest games of the season. As soon as the regular dual meet Requests for the broadcast should be season is completed the fencers will sent immediately to Ted Husing, in paz'ticipate in the several Illinois care of the Columbia Broadcasting System, New York City. Fencers League Tournaments open to all comers. ALTERNATE FOOTBALL CAPTAIN AT TULANE UNIVERSITY Down in New Orleans, Tulane Uni­ versity offers a policy in electing foot­ ball captains which should be worthy of consideration by Notre Dame. Fol­ lowing the trational order, a football captain is chosen by his teammates at a banquet after the season is over. •0/20 P£7"iEVeS DICK SNOOKS Realizing the possibility that an in­ At sivord's points tvith opponents. jury or even death may rob them of for the selection of the possible Olym­ their leader, the Greenies elect an al­ pic basketball team, that is, if Penn ternate captain along with the regu­ can defeat the Irish and the Irish On March 30, the Freshman Fenc­ lar one. He merely acts in the same ing Tournament Avill be held in the don't turn back the N.Y.U. machine capacity as a vice-president in regard when they clash next month at the foils and sabres to determine the to team leadership. participants to take part in the Illi­ sports garden in New York. nois Fencers League Tournament for Last year Notre Dame went Novices. This tournament Avill be through its football season with only This will not be the first Penn- held on April 18 at Chicago. Follow­ an inspiration to lead them on the Notre Dame encounter. The two ing this the Junior Championship of field. True, an acting captain was ap­ teams have met several times during the Illinois League will be held in pointed each game, but this policy of the last few years with the Irish com- (Continued' on Page 22) (Continued on Page 22) (Continued on Page 18) January 17, 19-36 Fif t e e n- Panthers' Scrappy Five Succumbs To Irish

By Cy Stroker It took Coach George Keogan's Indiana has long been noted as a round. He thought of little else. He cage artists four long years to ac­ basketball state. The interest shown dreamed about it. And the result of complish the task, but they finally in Hoosier teams, high school as well all this concentration on the subject proved their superiority over Pitt's as college, is unparalleled in any oth­ showed itself when the team of which speedy five in such a convincing 43- er place in the country and the qual­ he was the captain won 22 out of 23 35 manner that not even the entire ity of those teams is traditional. The games in that season. Frank also battery of timekeepers, scorers, and record made by Notre Dame teams on played on the team which, represent­ officials could have checked the Irish the court is caused largely by the ing Lima high, competed for two barrage last Friday night in the Smoky City.

Lanky Paul Nowak, ex-Central flash, proved to be the deciding factor in the Gold and Blue victory, as he looped in seven double-deckers and a duo of charity tosses to climax his spectacular shooting with a total of 16 points. Sagged defensive play by Notre Dame in the initial two periods en­ abled the once mighty Panthers to grab a 20 -19 lead at intermission, after the Green had started fast in whirlwind fashion by sinking five field goals before Doc Carlson's proteges suddenly became aware of the im­ pending crisis. Pittsburgh plugged along, however, and pulled one mark­ er ahead at the half as Hi Noon, Rad- vansky, and Roderick rang the hoop for tallies. The Panthers cracked right through the Irish bulwark in the final 30 min­ utes by racing to a commanding 28- 19 advantage before Notre Dame put a stop to such maneuvers with a time­ out. The strategy showed to be extreme­ ly effective, for Nowak and Johnny Moir commenced to connect from all angles of the court in allowing Notre Dame to recapture the count at 29- presence of one or more natives of Coming to Notre Dame, Frank was 28, which from then on was "in the Indiana. The long line of Crowe decidedly up against it. For there, bag." brothers, products of Indiana, has calmly holding down the left guard Although Pitt was unfortunate to been one of the main features in Irish position on the Irish squad—Frank's lose Cribbs, All - America forward, basketball. And in Frank Wade, left position—^was Leo Crowe of the fam­ and Skippy Hughes by graduation last guard on the present Notre Dame ily whose name has been a by-word June, they nevertheless demonstrated team, the Irish boast another product a very aggressive brand of ball of Indiana. in Notre Dame court circles for a against Keogan's netsters. Roderick, Frank was born in the little town decade. It was Leo's last year and, to veteran star, bore the brunt of his of Howe, Indiana, some 21 years ago put it mildly, he was in fine form. squad's attack while also being run­ and it is popularly believed that his There seemed to be little for Frank ner-up to Nowak in the percentages first toy was not a rattle but a bas­ to do, but he managed to play in sev­ with five pay-offs from the field. ketball. He attended Lima High school eral games that year, the first of Co - Captains Johnny Ford, Marty in Howe where he played on the bas­ which was the Ball State Teachers' Peters, and their mates extended the ketball team which he captained in his game which Notre Dame won 43 to Irish winning streak at the Panthers' senior year. He played baseball too, 22. expense to five sports. Following the but the big interest was basketball. track team's conquest in '35, Notre Basketball. He played it the year With Crowe out of the way, Wade years in the district tournament. (Continued on Page 19) (Continued on Page 21) Sixteen The Scholastic Trackmen Show Form In Intrasquad Practice Meet SPLINTERS FROM THE PRESS BOX

Work is the keynote every after­ By Joe Prendergast noon in the fieldhouse now as Coach John Nicholson gradually rounds his track performers into condition for ANOTHER FIGHTING IRISH the forthcoming indoor schedule. The holiday spirit has vanished, and the Back in the early years of the past decade things w^ere breaking with a entire squad is awaiting their first shining hue for the New York Garden Corporation in its many adventures. competition which will not come until There was Tex Rickard who was promoting boxing shows the likes of which February. were never dreamed of; there was Lester Patrick, who was jamming them in to Every day the first work is to jog see his recently formed hockey team — the New York Rargers; there was the around the track a few times. The fantastic six day bicycle races which were started by another of those "the weight men, pole vaulters, high jump- music goes round and round" fellows of unknown moniker and which were being held semi-annually and filling the house for seven days at a stretch. In the off evenings when one of these main attractions weren't on tap the Gar­ den could be sure to put on a show by giving the use of the hall over to that well known character of this decade, C. C. (Cash and Cai-ry) Pyle of bunion derby fame, marathon dances, rocking chair contests, flagpole sitting contests, hog calling championships, rolling pin throwing pastimes at human targets, and of goofs, freaks and flea circuses of notoriety. The "people paid and paid hard to see Mr. Pyle's shows for what reason only they know and thejr only know during working hours.

Everything looked on the up and up for the Garden when suddenly Tex Rickard, the man who was the Garden and then son:e, unexpectedly died. Things, shortly after, took a turn for the worse. Boxing couldn't draw enough paying customers to keep the peanut boys in shucks; hockey still retained its crowd-pulling powers but other than this everything went black. Even C. C. GEORGE MEAGHER Not large but mighty. Pyle left for sunnier climes with no forwarding address.

ers, broad jumpers and hurdlers all take trips around the field house with the runners in order to condition their legs. After the initial warming up, Coach Nicholson calls the various members of the squad together and they indulge in calisthenics for about ten minutes. After he dismisses his men from exercising their muscles. Coach Nicholson spends time with f^ach individual in order to improve the ability of his men. The depression set in. The Garden was a hot potato with most of the stock­ An intrasquad meet was held last holders swiftly juggling the stock so as to relieve them of the financial burden. Saturday so that the Irish track coach Presidents and matchmakers were as numerous as Peggy Joyce Hopkins' hus­ could tell how his men were prog­ bands. The New York sports arena was in this plight until about 1934. Jimmy ressing. The longer distances were Johnston then assumed the matchmaker's job and turned the boxing programs shortened for fear one of Nick's stars from a hit and miss proposition into one paying dividends. Hockey, tennis and might not be able to stand the pace track were all dramng once again. In 1^35 boxing was the big noise mainly this early in the season. The squad because of the impetus given the sport by Joe Louis, the Detroit scourge. The was divided into two teams. The gold Garden was again beginning to show a profit. clad members triumphed over the blue team, 59-33. Many veterans were prominent in the meet. Among them Late in the fall of 1934, Ned Irish, a run of the mill sports scribe on a New were Elser, Jordan, McKenna, Du- York daily, was besieged with the idea of promoting collegiate doubleheadar cassa, McGrath, Levicki, Michuta, basketball games in the Garden. He tried to sell the idea to the boys at the Gott, McFarlane, Rubly and Captain Eighth Avenue sports show place but they frowned on it. He kept plugging George Meagher. John Francis, who away at his idea, writing to some of the schools he wanted to show in New was out because of sickness last year, York and getting their o.k. to play a New York school if his plans went through. definitely proved that he will be one Again he went to the Col John Reed Kilpatrick, Yale's one-.tin:e all-American of Nick's outstanding performers this end but who is now president of Madison Square Garden, to .sell him his idea year. Ace Clifford and Bill Mahoney looked to be the best sophomore pros­ and did just that. pects. In the 60 yard dash final, Jordan The first doubleheader was staged between New York U. and Fordham, and led Boyle and Duncan to the tape. Long Island U. and C.C.N.Y. It was a hit. In the vicinity 14,000 people turned The time was 06.5. Clifford ran his out to view the games. Ned Irish had struck a gold mine. He went ahead and heat of the 60 yard dash in 06.3 but scheduled many more twin-bills for 1935 all of which proved to be sellouts. was forced to retire because of a leg Notre Dame played in one of these last year and was humbled by New York injury. The milers ran but five laps. U. before a record-breaking throng of eighteen-odd thousand. This was the Francis headed the field but was (Continued on Page 21) (Continued on Page 22)

January 17, 1936 Seventeen BUTLER. ST. BENEDICT'S AND ILLINOIS ARE SYRACUSE, PENN GAMES (Continued from Page 15) NEXT CAGE OPPONENTS FOR IRISH AT HOME ing out on top in the majority of By Arch Gott cases. Pennsylvania, always a power in the East, has usually fallen easy On Jan. 25 the Irish will renew the men Avill do well not to take the game victims to the Irish. However tomor­ ancient Butler-Notre Dame basketball too lightly for the simple reason that row night the Quakers hope to turn series which has become an important the St. Benedict Eavens are very the trick and register a decisive vic­ much up and coming in collegiate bas­ tory over the Keogan-coached outfit. part of the yearly schedule of these ketball circles this season. Manager two outfits. It always seems that Indications point toward that as Penn Ed Lawlor of the Ravens advances has a truly great team, and Eastern when one of the teams lays a claim to the news that Ms team blasted teams have been having remarkable having the best squad in Indiana, the thi-ough to a 24-23 victory over a success in competition with strong strong outfit from Haskell a few other crowd has the same idea and Mid-western outfits. However Notre nights ago and are rarin' mad after Dame has not been east prior to this their taste of Indian meat. The an­ game, and the Irish hope to be the nual jinx will have to be quelled this exception to the rule. year by the Irish. It is also under­ stood that St. Benedict's have been hoping for the coming of this game Syracuse On Monday as they feel higMy confident that they Monday Keogan's fast rolling hoop­ can pin a defeat onto the unsuspect­ sters will stop off at Syracuse to bat­ ing Blue and Gold hoopsters. tle the towering Syracuse quintet. This encounter will mark the third Coach Craig Euby is slated to es­ time within a week that the Notre cort Ms "Fighting Ulini" to the Notre Dame basketball team has competed Dame court on February 5 when the against the best of the suicide sched­ Irish will try to gain revenge for a ule. 26-27 defeat suffered at the hands of the lads from Champaign during the In bumping up against the new­ last season. That was the first time comers to the Irish schedule, Keogan's an mini basketball team had scored charges will meet a fast, experienced a win over Notre Dame since 1924. five composed of seasoned veterans. Co-Captains Ford and Peters are de­ Sjrracuse must be the region for gi­ termined to show that they respect ants, as that university boasts a MOON MtjLLiNs tradition and to send the Ulini back group of cagers that will tower above The Irishman is now a Raven. home at the short end of a very long all. Even lanky Nowak will have to score. Illinois has so far been a puz­ change his policy of looking down on some hair-raising tUts are the subse­ zling team this season. After a wMrl- opposing centers when he meets the quent results. The 1935 edition of vnnd start they lost a close tilt to the New Yorkers' star center, Ed Son- the annual di-ama was fully up to ex­ supposedly weak Iowa five. However derman. Sonderman has practically pectations. they perked up the succeeding week controlled the tip off all season as well as being a valuable asset in get­ The first act opened at Notre Dame ting the ball off the backboard. The early last January and after one of other starting members, Leavitt and the wildest contests to be played on Curran at forwards and Guley and any hardwood, the Irish were dragged Simonatis at guards are all players from the floor gasping, but happy in of unusual height. the possession of a 30-29 victory. Coach Keogan's charges had piled up a substantial lead in the first half but Irish Hosts Undefeated soon the complexion of the game changed and Butler began to find the The Ssnracuse quintet is enjoying a basket. Things reached the point &£ successful season and in all proba­ desperation for a time but Notre bility will be undefeated when they Dame always fights hardest when the run up against the Irish. To date the going is toughest so the first act came easterners have won seven straight to a happy conclusion. Joe O'Kane contests and have no desire to quit was the inspiration that night, swish­ the winning ways. Judging from the Cornell encounter the Syracuse boys ing the net for 14 points. FRANK WADE He's introduced this week. like to allow the opposing team to pile Act two found a change of scene up an early lead, and then Syracuse to the huge Butler fieldhouse in In­ overcomes it mth a second half as­ and skimmed over Wisconsin. Combes sault. In this same game Simonatis dianapolis on February 23 where has thus far been the sMning light in 10,000 fans of the game of hoops ran up a total of 19 points and Son­ the Illinois lineup both defensively derman collected 16. From this it came to see the second episode in the and offensively and the Irish lineup terrific series. This time the Irish can be gathered that Ford and com­ ^vill do well to watch Mm along with pany will have to work the famous piled a heavy wallop and won by the Vopicka and Riegel. "tremendous" margin of four points, Keogan defense to perfection to keep 27-23. Johnny Ford had a big night Coach Keogan's team should be in the point collecting twins from click­ before the home - town crowd and top form for these contests having ing. scored eight tallies for his team. worn off any early season jitters they might have had and having George Syracuse is a newcomer to the list February 1 a former Notre Dame Ireland and Frank Wade back in of Notre Dame opponents and the gridiron hero. Moon MuUins, will ' form. In recent contests the squad has Irish are eager to start off on the come out of the west with his tough evinced a much improved passing at­ right foot. The Pitt jinx has been little St. Benedict's College "team tack and they are^going to be tougher downed and there is no desire for a from Atchison, Kansas. The Keogan- than ever from now on. new one to pop up. Eighteen The Scholastic SIX GAMES SCHEDULED FOR SUNDAY Colored Court Lines IN INTERHALL LEAGUE PRACTICES To Be Used In Tennis Tenis is taking on all the colors of the butterfly. First it was the string­ Corby And Walsh Strong ing of the racquet that included all the colors of the rainbow, but now the court lines are to be colored dif­ First Practice Scrimmage Schedule ferently as an aid to both the player Sunday, Jan. 19 By James A. Waldron and referee. 8:30 a.m Freshman vs. St. Ed's ANTHONY "TONY" SALA, cap­ Those who have studied the prob- 9:30 a.m Morrissey vs. Brownson tain-elect of next year's VILLA- I'^'n say that there is no difficulty 10:30 a.m Sorin vs. Carroll NOVA eleven, \^on the light heavy­ whatever in tinting the lines any color 1:30 p.m. ..; Lyon vs. Howard weight INTEECOLLEGIATE BOX­ that may be desired. Yellow and red 2:30 p.m Walsh vs. Off-Campus ING CROWN for 1934. —Football seem to be the most popular colors to 3:30 p.m Badin vs. Dillon fans in NEW MEXICO are praising be incorporated into the marking the great play of WILLIAM BAKER, mixture. Monday, Jan. 20 UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO 8:00 p.m Corby vs. Aluirni center, during the past season. To INTRODUCING —0— make his work even more praise­ (Continued on Page 19) worthy, BILL has only one arm— By Arch Gott EDWARD ELLIOTT, of the PUR­ had a better chance last year to show Under the leadership of Mr. John DUE basketball squad, is a son of the his ability. Playing in almost every Scannell, head of the Physical Educa­ UNIVERSITY president — DIXIE game of the season, he was an in­ tion department, the 1936 interhall WALKER, owned by the NEW tegral part of the Notre Dame basketball teams are assuming form. YORK YANKEES, hit a home run in defen.se. Handicapped though the Yearly it has become the custom to every park in the INTERNATIONAL team was by its lack of size and LEAGUE last season—The four lead­ weight, last year's quintet made a ing scorers of the BIG TEN last sea­ very creditable showing and Frank son are back in competition. BILL did his share in turning impending HAARLOW, of CHICAGO, topped defeat into victory. This year has them all with 156 points, a margin of given Wade the opportunity that he sLx on PURDUE'S ace, BOB KESS- has waited for for two years and he is LER. WARREN WHITLINGER, making the most of it. Although the OHIO STATE, and JOHNNY BAR- flashy forward section of the Notre KO of IOWA followed with 125 and Dame team is continually capturing GEORGE "WIBBY" WENTWORTH 124 points, respectively—At the ski the spotlight, the Irish defense con­ He'll coach Sarin's men of destiny. competitions at LAKE PLACID, the sisting mainly of Wade and Ireland, UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA was has consistently turned back the restrict the opening of the season un­ represented by a one-man team. The thrusts of the opposing teams. til after the semester exams so the GEORGIAN is EMILIO PUCCI, once actual schedule will not begin until a member of the ITALIAN Army ski After three years of college and the first part of February. However team and a representative of his na­ four years of high school basketball, this has not hindered the lads from tive country in the OLYMPICS.—The most players would be about ready to frequent practice sessions on regu­ girls at GEORGIAN COURT COL­ retire, but not Frank. When he grad­ larly designated nights. Mr. Scannell LEGE in LAKEWOOD, N. J., prefer uates next Jime he intends to con­ has appointed men from his depart­ BOXING as their favorite Winter tinue his basketball activities from ment to coach the various squads, two Sports entertainment. the coaching angle which accounts for to a hall. his being in the Physical Ed school. Turmoil is expected to reign in SOME OLYMPIC HISTORY: When the net season is over he is going to try his luck at pole vaulting interhall ranks this season chiefly be­ There is a general idea that basket­ on Coach Nicholson's track team. cause of existing conditions. Last ball never has been played at the year's champions were the Badin Hall OLYMPIC games. It is true that it lightweights and the St. Edward's never has actually been a part of the fused to give the players time to Hall heavies. It seems that most of GRAND INTERNATIONAL GYM­ dress. Of course, basketball is going the Badin champs have moved to KHANA, but, nevertheless, it was to be a regular part of the "Oljmipics Walsh this term where they will car­ played at the ST. LOUIS OLYMPICS this year. There are prospects of 20 ry on in the league as a unit. Again, of 1904 when the national champion­ entries, including TURKEY and IN­ the St. Ed's All-Stars have nearly all ships were held in conjunction. The DIA. The UNITED STATES, birth­ taken up residence in Corby and they feature of that neo-Olympic basket­ place of the sport, seems to be a cinch too are going to be playing together ball tournament was the strange pre­ for the championship, but the status this time. Thus there seems to be a dicament-of a team from BUFFALO, of the sport in EUROPE and ASIA perfect setting for a knock-me-down- which got mixed up on its starting is an imknown quality. drag-me-out session when all the time and had to play the first half in other halls get under way in their street clothes when the authorities re- WHO OWNS THE GOLF CLUBS? determination to dethrone the two After seeing the first .exhibition of outfits, some of the fellows having golf ever held in RUSSIA, SOVIET played together for three years. officials were understood to be con­ To repeat a few of the regulations templating building several courses which may have been unnoticed by near MOSCOW. LEONARD JVLA- interhall aspirants, the league will be COMBER of CHICAGO drove the divided into lightweight and heavy­ first golf ball in Russia on a natural weight divisions the former embrac- fairway at SILVER FOREST PARK, (Continued on Page 20) just outside this city. January 17, 1936 Nineteen TRACK COACH NICHOLSON CAN LOOK MARQUEHE GAME (Continued from Page 14) BACK ON INTERESTING ATHLETIC CAREER of his favorite trick—taking the ball By John Cackley away from his opponents. The first half ended ^vith Notre Dame in the Crisply the starter's voice barked, olson completely ran away mth the lead 17-13. "Take your position, on the mark, percentages by capturing top honors ready." Bang! A handful of high in being awarded the high point The start of the second half found school athletes surged fonvard instan­ medal. the Marquette team making a detei-m- ined effort to take the lead. With a taneously with the gun, eager to take When the U. S. Olympic team each and every hurdle with the least series of spectacular shots by Eubado, weighed anchors for the international Easmussen, and Eirich, the Jesuits possible amount of time. A tousle- competition in Stockholm, Sweden, managed to come within one point of that summer, Nick was included on the list. His pidncipal duty was to Notre Dame's score. But Meyer led perform in the high hurdle and broad" the Irish to further scoring by sink­ jump; and, in the former he tied for ing' tnvo baskets in quick succession the world's record in a flat 15 sec­ and seemed about to make a night of onds. In 1913 Nicholson received his it when he hurt his leg and had to hard-earned sheepskin from the Uni­ leave the game. Marty Peters came versity of Missouri. in at center in the middle of the sec­ ond half to bolster up the tiring Irish Nick's versatility in the coaching team. Although not as fast a player line is as varied as a stock - market as Nowak, Peters was more sure of graph. His repertoire of trades en­ himself and time and again took the hances a leaning towards rowing, ball out from in under his own basket football, and track. For eight years to advance it down the. floor. After he tutored the footballers at Sewanee, much scoring and many fouls on each and w^on the southern championship side the game ended with Notre Dame tlu-ice in a row. After this he drilled in the lead 37 to 22. the frosh of Rice Institute in Texas. Nowak and Easmussen tied for While emphatically stating that he high scoring honors of the game with is not a "Canuck," nevertheless Nick eight points apiece to their credit. spent nine years in Canada with the Nowak made three field goals and two Hamilton Olympic Club and the Mon­ foul shots while Easmussen made two treal A. C. Part of his activities in goals and four three throws. For connection with these two organi­ Marquette Eubado, veteran of pre- zations was sweeping a lusty oar .vious Irish-Marquette battles, played tlirough the water for the crew: the outstanding game while Johnny Coach Nicholson in '28, had charge Ford took the laurels in that respect of the Canadian aggregation that par­ for Notre Dame. Strong though the ticipated in the British Empire games, Hilltoppers were, it was plain that held in Ontario. His affiliation with the loss of last year's star, Eay Mor- the Montreal A. C, gave them the stadt, has seriously weakened the ti-ack championship of Canada for Marquette attack. The lineup: CoACH JOHN NICHOLSON Tied world's hurdle record in 1912. Notre Dame (37) Marquette (22) B F B F P Ireland, g 1 0 Vytiska, f .._ 0 0 2 "Wade, s 0 1 McMahon, f 1 0 0 headed slender boj' emerges victori­ Peters, c 1 1 McMahon, f 1 0 0 ous by a hair's-breadth margin at the Moir, f 2 1 Eirich, c 2 2 2 Meyer, f 2 1 Rubado, g .... 2 12 tape. Ford, f 2 1 Rasmussen. g 2 4 2 Allen, s 0 0 O'Keefe, g .... 0 0 0 The decades have been retarded Nowak. c 3 2 Wherry, f .... 0 0 0 back for you to 1906 in the city of AVukovits, g .... 2 0 Sokody, f'.... 0 0 2 Jordan, g 0 0 Cofone, f .... 0 0 1 St. Louis, Missouri, where Jolin P. Hopkins, f 1 0 Wolf, f 0 10 Nicholson, nationally-known mentor Crowe, f 0 2 Sweeney, g " — 0 0 7 8 11 of the Irish track squads, received his DeMots, c 0 0 initial baptism of fire on the cinder path. 14 9 11

While competing in prep circles, DON ELSER Nick, as he is affectionately called INTERN ALL BASKETBALL Decathlon—What next little man? by hundreds of past and present (Continued from Page 19) Notre Dame luminaries, was an 'all- around' man but his specialty was seven consecutive years. Nick lias ing those weighing up to 150 pounds concentrated on the high jump. He placed at least half-dozen candidates and the latter including all others. holds the distinction of being the first under the colors of the Canadian Each player Avill be judged by the to demonstrate the California form in Olympic banner; the most notable amount he weighs at the beginning the latter event. probably was that of Johnson, a quar- of the season. Only rubber-soled shoes ter-miler in 1924. Coach Nicholson firmly established are to be allowed—^no leather-soled liimself in the spoii; world limelight Much could be written and more boxing shoes will be tolerated. Each during the western conference meet could be said about the Gold and Blue man must have a medical exam be­ of 1912. In that period the jamboree tracksters since Coach Nicholson ar­ fore he is eligible to play on a team. compared favoi*ably with the annual rived on the campus, nine winters This rule is highly important and national get-together held each year, ago, but his achievements in this re- team candidates are urged to comply now, for ranking college stars. Nich- (Continued on Page 21) with it at once. Twenty TheScholastic TRACKMEN SHOW FORM desired in this event. Elser, of course, phy, and Alex Wilson; the last-named (Continued from Page 17) was the winner Saturday. His best having run the third fastest half mile attempt was 47' 6%". Levicki and that has ever been recorded. Inci­ given a close race by McKenna. The Michuta finished in that order. The dentally Nicholson considers Wilson time was 2:43.5. Mahoney had no high jump is furnishing Coach Nich­ the greatest individual he has. han­ competition in the high hurdles. The olson his greatest trouble. Murphy's dled. His Notre Dame team of 1931 tall sophomore cleared the high sticks graduation leaves a big position to be was, no doubt, the best of his career, in .08.2. Mike Layden, a two year vet­ filled. Elser and English" made the with the '35 outfit a close second, eran, will he out soon to earn points best eiforts last Saturday. Both men having garnered eight of nine dual for Notre Dame in this event. The cleared five feet eight inches. Lang- encounters. half milers ran only 600 yards. Cava- ton was third. The gold team made a Preparing Don Elser for the dec­ naugh won the event with McGrath clean sweep of the broad jump. The athlon and a possible Olympic berth earning second. Ducassa placed third. always dependable Captain Meagher is the major task confronting the The two milers ran ten laps around won the event by jumping 21' 11%" Irish mentor for the proceeding the field house. Gott made a driving Jordan and Gibbs were second and months. A swell fellow, is Nick, and finish to beat out Leo McFarlane. third to their leader. "tops" in his profession, with the Gott's time was 6:01..5. These two As was previously stated, the meet proudest boast being that he is "the veteran distance men will win their was merely a feeler in order to give biggest tramp coach in the country" share of points for the Irish this sea­ Coach Nicholson a better line on his —Centre, Eice, Hamilton, Montreal, son. Eubly triumphed in the 300 yard candidates. No extraordinary times Sewanee, and Notre Dame, et cetera, run. Sheehanr another promising were established. It's too early in the et cetera. sophomore, placed second and Duncan season for fast marks. However, finished third. Eubly completed the Notre Dame track enthusiasts are PANTHERS .SUCCUM B TO IRISH distance in 33.4. The low hurdle race looking forward to a successful sea­ (Continued from Page 16) found Mahoney again the victor. Don son. With a little more preparation, Elser took time from his weight the track squad will be ready to Dame has humbled Pitt in cross-coun­ plimge into the indoor schedule that events in order to place second. The try, golf, and the memorable 9-6 foot­ confronts Notre Dame this year. winners' time was 07..5. ball upset. Gibbs and McCarthy divided honors Notre Dame Pittsburgh in the pole vault. Both men cleared Jleyer. f 3 0 0 Lcucks, f 0 0 1 NICHOLSON FEATURE Moir, f 3 3 0 Zelesnick, f.... 14 I 11 feet 6 inches. With a little more (Continued from Page 20) Nowak. c 7 o 9 Noon, c 2 12 experience, these men are counted on Wade, g 1 0 1 Radvansky, g 3 2 2 Ireland, g 0 1 0 Rowe. g 0 0 0 to make their share of the points this spect tell their own story. The Irish Peters, f 0 0 3 Roderick, f.... 5 0 2 year. Coach Nicholson will lose little consistently have been rated on or Ford, s 1 1 1 Tolinson. g 12 1 .Jordan, g 0 0 1 Garcia, c 10 0 sleep over his chances in the shot put. near the pinnacle of success, since the Wukovits, g 3 0 0 .Tesko. f 0 0 0 Such capable performers as Elser, advent of Nick. He has developed ' Spotovich, g 0 0 1 Michuta and Levicki leave little to be such men as Jack Elder, Vince Mur- IS 7 S 1 13 9 10

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which all Varsity men will participate and if any Notre Darner should win largest basketball crowd they ever had in New York City but since then that this tournament he will be entered in record has been broken many times. the senior championships of the same league to be held in Chicago May 2. Ned Irish has brought to the New York Garden the best dividend paying It is very probable that one Notre sport in over ten years. He has enriched himself and the Garden immeasurably. Dame fencer may distinguish him­ This year there has not been one of the doubleheaders, which has totaled close self in this as the team is of a very to ten, that has not drawn a full house. New York U. is his ace team, prac­ high caliber this year. Co-captain Carlos deLandero and his brother, tically using the Garden for their home floor. They have yet to be defeated in Telmo, are both candidates for the the Garden. This season they have knocked off Fordham, California, Purdue, Mexican Olympic team and expect to and Kentucky, to name a few offhand, at the Garden, and on February 14 will figure prominently in all dual meets. meet the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame. N.Y.U. wins them all, but the Irish The team is being built around Co- lad is the winner. He had the power of his convictions, tried and succeeded. captains Carlos de Landero and Kevin Kehoe, Telma de Landero, Jack Mc- Auliffe, Dick Snooks, and Bob Seco, veterans of last year's undefeated team. Among the sophomores the out­ WRITE TO TED HUSING standing candidates are Charles Kolp, Ted Husing, the narrator of the recent New York U. vs. Kentucky basket­ Vic Mercado, Francis Krueger and ball game direct from Madison Square Garden in New York, will continue his Tim Doody in the foils and Jack broadcasts of these games if the response through the mails is sufficient to Zerbst in the sabers, besides Frank waiTant it. Triscito, a junior who is showing greater improvement in the sabers. Drop Ted a line in care of the Columbia Broadcasting System, New York City, letting him know you enjoy and appreciate the broadcasts of these basket­ ALTERNATE FOOTBALL CAPTAIN ball games. (Continued from Page 15) Notre Dame plays in New York on Feb. 14 against New York U., and if the broadcasts keep up we shall be able to hear the contest. WRITE TO having a different player for a leader HUSING. each game didn't breed the confidence a team should possess behind its cap­ tain. The old system of appointing co-captains has wisely been done away with. SLIVERS FROM THE BLEACHERS Bill Moss, who was a tackle on this Laurie Vejar, diminutive quarterback for the Irish a couple of years back, past season's team, was elected cap­ is now working in Los Angeles and coaching a professional football team out tain of the 1936 football squad. Noel there. It is reputed that he has written to many of the graduating stars of the Loften, fullback and center was named alternate captain. Irish gi-id team feeling them out as to playing "pro" ball on the coast next fall. . . . Billy Stillwagon, youngest brother of this year's baseball manager. Woody CAMPUS OPINION Stillwagon, recently made the headlines in the Columbus papers by scoring all (Continued from Page 8) of St. Vincents' (Mt. Vernon) points in a net game against Holy Family of Columbus. He totaled 14 and his team lost 20 to 14 . . . On the gold footballs This would be a means of bringing a presented to the monogram winners and the entire coaching staff at the banquet greater unification of the senior last Monday are a raised N.D., the year-1935, the name and position of the class." player and the score: Notre Dame 18, Ohio State 13 . . . Francis Schmidt, pig­ Dom Varraveto, Sorin Hall: "By skin mechanic down 0-State took a beating on Nov. 2 which was very tame all means. It will provide the fellows compared to the one he took from the jokesters at the grid banquet . . . Eddie with one last chance to get together Dowling at the banquet delivered the greatest address your correspondent ever informally. In that gathering they can leave for posterity any sugges­ heard. At one part he said, "I played for ten to fifteen years on a football tions that they profited by through team called Broadway. The bumps you boys received out there last fall were their experience." nothing compared to the misfortunes, setbacks, back-biting and chiseling that Norb Tinnes, Howard Hall: "They occurs on the team I played on." . . . Charlie Hyatt, past hoop star from the haven't anything to bring them closer University of Pitt and now capain of the all-star five playing for the Universal together. It would establish more of Pictures of Los Angeles would like to get hold of Marty Peters next year to a friendship among the class and give play for his quintet . . . Dartmouth, a snow college is a misnomer. Princeton the fellows a chance to know more whaled the Indians 26 to 7 last fall in the snow at Palmer Stadium . . . The about one another." Irish baseball team have the arrangements completed for a southern trip. All Bob Stapp, Howard Hall: "I think that is needed is the o.k. of the A.A. Board. The trip would be at Easter time it would be a good idea. Most schools and would last about ten days or so . . .Interhall basketball was left out in the I know have some sort of a convoca­ cold last Sunday morning because of the monogram initiation in the gym. The tion either as a whole or among in­ interhall lads have a meager amount of time to work out now, let alone being dividual classes. The only time our class got together was at the Fresh­ deprived of that small amount. . . Contrary to popular opinion. Coach Keogan man Smoker. The smoker would af­ was very gracious and considerate to Manager Bill Gillespie after that North­ ford a good opportunity to bring the western basketball tie . . . Joe O'Kane is expected to carry on basketball broad­ class together once more before com­ casts on Thursday afternoons from the local radio station, replacing Jack Rob­ mencement time." inson who was the football headliner and who will be leaving us shortly.

Twenty-two - The Scholastic FOOTBALL BANQUET "Mrs. Astor's Horse" Leads POPULAR SAYINGS (Continued from Page 9) (Continued from Page 10) In Library Popularity Race acters, the University band played "Do you want to rassle me out in Gounod's "Ave Maria." the aisles?" This challenge is always In the course of his attack on col­ Mrs. Astor's Horse, an "inside" prompted when someone irks this phi­ legiate football critics, Father O'Don- book on the highlights of society in losopher. Rash students beware! The nell stated: "The University desires America leads the list of most popular man is built to carry out his threat. at all times to receive constructive current books in the University li­ Another gem of his is: "Don't be a suggestions from the various agencies brary. Librarians credit the success Eotarian or a Kiwanian!" allied to the school. The present ad­ of the book not only to its unique type and title, but to an article in the "I had that in mind." Or, to be ministration welcomes this kind of as­ more explicit, another famous eco­ sistance. Yet there is a limit to this Reader's Digest which did much to popularize the book on the campus. nomic theory has been stolen. Ask friendly help and in the last analysis this finance professor who really this University exercises complete in­ 100,000 Guinea Pigs, although in started the N.R.A., or the Townsend dependence in the final judgment the library over two years, is still one plan. given." of the most called-for of all volumes, "... from Sing Fu, the great Eddie Dowling, in a warm tribute and probably leads the list of most Chinese Thomistic philosopher." One to the players on last year's squad, popular long-run books. Of the newer gullible chap in this philosopher's said: "But to you young warriors of books, Mrs. Astor's Horse is closely class spent a fruitless week in the li­ Notre Dame I want to impart the seconded by Silas Crockett, Paths of brary, searching for Sing Fu's biog­ knowledge that I gained the victory Glonj, Noio in November, Forty Days raphy. Many fantastic statements we all seek—a victory I charge you of Musa Dagh, Asylum, and Skin- have been attributed to this brain­ to seek—a moral victory. And if you Deep. child. keep the Faith and adhere to the The widely-read and discussed vol- We have run out of professors and teachings you can't help learn on the imies by Nordhoff and Hall, Mutiny phrases. It is a difficult task to get football field, those of clean sports­ on the Bounty, Men Against the Sea, the boys to open up on their instruc­ manship, you will gain that blessed and Pitcaim's Island are finding typi­ tors for the very ob-vious reason that victory." cal popularity on the campus. Cir­ they fear disclosure. We think that Some others who spoke briefly in­ culation of Mutiny on the Bounty they are being melodramatic about clude: Lynn Waldorf, head football doubled after the appearance of the the whole affair. The surface has coach at Northwestern University; show in South Bend. Du Pont Dyn­ been only scratched, and if the pro­ James Phelan, head football coach at asty, a story of the phenomenal suc­ fessors do not show resentment, per­ the University of AVashington; Gus cess of the leaders of high finance, haps THE SCHOLASTIC would consent Dorais, head football coach at the has still a long waiting list. The Big to a series of revelations — make a University of Detroit; Charles Bach- Town, by 0. 0. Mclntyre, and Seven contest of it, with free copies of the man, head football coach at Michigan Pillars of Wisdom are also much in Juggler to the professors owning the State; Bernard J. Voll, president of demand. funniest lines. the Notre Dame Alunmi association; Francis Schmidt, head football coach at Ohio State University; Jim Costin, sports editor of the South Bend News Times; Jack Ledden, sports editor of the South Bend Tribune, and Mayor George W. Freyermuth of South Bend. Members of the football team were presented with gold, monogramed mk PIWFBl- football watch charms, and the cere­ monies closed with the drawing for an autographed football and the play­ ing of "The Victory March" by the IT SPEAKS FOR ITSELF Band.

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