FOUNDED IN 1935 THE COWL VERITAS VOL. 5, No. 23—Four Pages PROVIDENCE COLLEGE, PROVIDENCE, R. I., MAY 3, 1940 5 Cents a Copy Final Preparations Seniors To Be Invested Made For Prom Friars Open City Series Patrons and Patronesses At 18th Annual Ceremony Selected for Social Against Bears Tomorrow Cap and Gown Exercises SOFT BALL TOURNAMENT Highlight CAP AND GOWN Any group of 10 boys are eligi- To Play Host to St. John Will Be Held Monday, Patrons and patronesses for the An- All students must be present at ble to form a team for the School nual Junior Promenade to be held Nine and Springfield May 6. Tournament, according to Coach the Cap and Gown day ceremonies May 13, at the Biltmore Hotel have to be held in the Auditorium in Indians Providence College seniors will be Ed. Crotty. Games will be played been determined and final prepara- every night for the remainder Harkins Hall, Monday at 9 a. m„ the invested in formal academic attire at tions for the leading social event of Rev. Arthur H. Chandler, dean an- Victorious in their last encounter the 18th annual Cap and Gown Day of the semester starting Monday, the year are near completion, it was nounced yesterday. by a sizeable margin the Baseball Fri- exercises which will be held next May 13, at 7. Entries must be announced Wednesday by Russell in not later than Wednesday Monday, May 6, in Harkins Hall. These Varnum, committee chairman. Classes scheduled for 8:30 and 9:30 ars will face two stern tests over the noon, May 8. will not be held, but regular classes week-end when they open the city ceremonies are a part of the final The subject of corsages will be For the remainder of the sem- will resume at 10:30. Seniors however, Commencement Day exercises to be voted upon at a general meeting of series with Brown tomorrow at Al- ester all upper classmen are in- are free from all classes during the held June 13. the Junior Class on Thursday at 11:20. drich Field and play host to the vited to play soft ball with the Mass and Investiture Advance ticket sales are most pro- day. Freshmen Physical Education strong St. John's nine on Hendricken The investiture of the seniors by pitious according to Rev. Irving P. The Cap and Gown Dance may be classes. Field, Sunday. The Springfield Indi- the Very Rev. John J. Dillon, O.P., Georges, O.P., class moderator, who attended only by seniors who have will take place after a mass to be urges all to purchase their tickets been invited. ans will make their annual appear- celebrated by the Rev. John T. Mc- early. Bids, priced at five dollars per ance here next Wednesday. Gregor, O.P., moderator of the senior couple, are on sale daily in the Ro- The Bears record to date shows class. The entire student body must Alumni Give tunda. victories over Yale, Holy Cross and attend the mass and the ceremonies. Continuing his tour of mid-western Banquet Held Wesleyan and defeats by Rutgers, After the investiture the seniors ; Flag to P. C. hotels, Woody Herman, who has been Army, and Yale. Their first game of will march out on the campus to i engaged for the prom has been heard the season ended up a 2-2, 11 inning dedicate the class tree. The dedicatory Providence College will receive in on several coast-to-coast broadcasts By Thespians tie. speech will be given by Robert E. during the past week. Fifteen pieces, the near future an American flag More than 100 members and guests The Brown team is generously Kilbridge. Each senior will assist in ! besides Herman and lovely vocalist which will be presented by the alum- of the Pyramid Players, Providence sprinkled with veterans from last the dedication by placing a trowelfull Carol Kay, comprise the "Band That ni club of Washington after the flag College dramatic society, attended the year and is especially competent in of earth about the tree. The tree will Plays the Blues". According to lead- has flown over the capitol in that city annual banquet of the group Tues- the pitching department. The mound then be blessed by Father Dillon. ing critics, the Herman aggregate day night in Aquinas Hall. assignment will most likely fall to Following the dedication of the class during May 4 as part of the celebra- promises to be the leading band of Walter "Slitz" Jusczyck who recently tree the seniors will return to Harkins tion of the 164th anniversary of Rhode the season. Speakers at the banquet included set the Crusaders down with five Hall for a class meeting at which the Island's declaration of independence As was announced earlier, the fa- the Rev. Arthur H. Chandler, O.P., hits and who faced the locals on both Rev. Arthur H. Chandler, O. P. will from England. vor will be a gold bracelet with a dean; the Rev. George Q. Frield, O.P., occasions last year. Veteran Lou Sig- announce the honor graduates for the locket attached. The locket is the faculty adviser, and Thomas Farrell, Rhode Island committee members loch will do the catching and Harry year. shape of a miniature book with the '41, newly appointed production man- who are arranging for the celebration Platt, Hank Gosler, Bill Sheehan, and Kilbridge, a resident of Guzman College seal and the numerals of ager. Joseph A. Wade, '40, retiring of Rhode Island Day in Washington John Marsolini round out the infield. Hall, is a native of Chicago, Ill. He is the Class of 41 on a front of black production manager, was toastmaster. and who arranging for the presenta- Capt. Dave Redford, Bob Tourigney, a member of the Philomusian and La- enamel. At the banquet Fr. Friel stated tion of the flag to the alumni club and Hal Pietruza will hold sway in cordaire Societies of Guzman Hall. Arrangements have been mode for of Washington are David I. Lind, tentative plans for a fall program the outer gardens. a broadcast to originate from the Classes will resume at 10:30. The Washington architect, Blance G. Al- next year and added that the plans prom over Station WEAN from 11:30 seniors will be free for the rest of the lard of Pawtucket and Helen C. Cul- will become final after a more Coach Artie Quirk is expected to to 12:00 midnight. day. Starting Tuesday the seniors will linan of this city. thorough consideration has been giv- stand pat on the lineup which opened wear their academic clothes to all en them by the production staff. Fr. against State and Lowell Textile. After the flag has flown over the college functions and to classes for Chandler caller, "He and Sheba," re- Handsome Joe Kwasniewski, who beat capitol during the day of May 4th, FROSH RAINED OUT the rest of the year. The gowns are cent Pyramid Player musical, the the Bruins twice in his sophomore a special ceremony will be held be- traditionally black, and the tassels of Rained out of their attempt to launch "most artistic" of the musicals of the year is the likely choice to toe the fore the stature of Roger Williams the caps according to the respective the season against Rhode Island State past several years. rubber tomorrow. "Slip" Barnini will schools: white for arts, blue for phi- in Washington at which all members freshmen Wednesday, the Providence receive; Leo Bagley, Ayvazian, and Guests included the Rev. John Ryan, losophy, and yellow for science. of the Providence College alumni first year men will entertain Brown Clarkin complete the infield, while O.P., and the Rev. John V. Fitzgerald, association of Washington will be freshmen this afternoon at Hendricken Brochu, Harrison, and Roy comprise Traditional Dance O.P., faculty advisers; the Rev. Wil- On Monday night, following the present and during which time the Field in the first game of a home-and- the outfield. flag will be received in the name of liam A. Sullivan, O.P.; Mr. and Mrs. tradition of past years, the seniors ar- home series. The Friarlets will meet St. John's will field a strong club Providence College. It is expected that Larry Simonds; the Misses Della De rayed in their caps and gowns will the Boston College yearlings team at against the locals Sunday, holding as the flag will be received either by Santo, Eileen Earnshaw, Susan Nardi, dance in Harkins Hall in celebration Chestnut Hill on Monday and the it does a victory over Seton Hall. The the Rev. Lorenzo C. McCarthy, O. P., and Lydia DeAngelis, dressmakers, of their investiture. Robert G. Con- Bear Cubs again on Wednesday at first game between these two teams former president of Providence Col- and Miss Kay Conway, secretary. way of New Jersey a student at Guz- Aldrich Field. was rained out two weeks ago. Walter lege or by the Rev. William R. Clark, Production manager Joseph Anto- man Hall, will deliver the address of Karl Sherry has named Chick Ma- Morris may be Quirk's selection for welcome at the dance. O.P., former professor of sociology at honey as the starting pitcher to face ninus Wade, '40, stated following the mound duty. The committee for the dance is com- Providence College and former mod- banquet that those students who in- the visiting Brown freshmen this aft- In all probability, Coach Quirk will posed of the following: Anthony Sasso, erator of The Cowl. tend to become candidates for script ernoon and Joe Moore to do the catch- send big Joe Kwasniewski to the chairman, Joseph McCarty, Francis writers of next years show should Members of local alumni groups ing.