The Notre Dame Scholastic Entered as second-class matter at Notre Dame, Indiana. Acceptance for mailingi tat special rate of postage. Section H03, October 3. 1917. Authorized June 25, 1D18.J VOLUME LXVIII OCTOBER 19,1934 No. 5 JAMES J. FHELAN DIES EDWARD J. VAN HUISSELING IS MADE AT BROOKIINE ROME NEW LEADER OF PRESIDENTS COUNCIL James J. Phelan, Laetare Medalist, lay trustee of the University, promi­ nent philanthropist, Boston banker, Boyle's Script Baffles and the head of many national and Would-Be Student Campus ELECTED LAST SUNDAY religious charities, died, at his home Radio Station Announcers By Paul Foley Aspiring announcers, crooners, so­ Making good their promise to elimi­ pranos, and other hopefuls giggled, nate politics from the organization, sputtered, and chuckled their way the Presidents' Council at their meet­ ing Sunday morning, elected Edward through the first of a series of radio J. Van Huisseling, of Elmhurst, 111., auditions in the Engineei'ing building, to the presidency of the Council. Wednesday evening, Oct. 10. Van Huisseling, who is president The Rev. Eugene P. Burke, C.S.C, of the Press Club, is a senior in the and Mr. Bob Kennett of WSBT, who were in charge of the auditions, an­ nounced that further tryouts will be held tonight at 8 o'clock in the En­ gineering building. The auditions last week were "screamingly" funny, with most of the screaming resulting not from the patter of the gag men but from the incidentals of the occasion—collaps­ ing chairs, giggling spectators, bursts of raucous laughter and "I-can't-pro- nounce-that-word" announcers. To facilitate matters, one helpful member of the Law School, Jim "Bowery" Boyle, was obliging enough to prepare the script for Notre EDWARD J. VAX HUISSELING Dames' multitude of Ted Husing and Tivo presidencies in tiro days. JAMES J. PHEL.A.N Pat Flanagans. The script proved to R. I. P. College of Arts and is Managing Ed­ be an exerpt from some literary itor of THE SCHOLASTIC. source and was reputed to contain in Brookline, Mass., suddenly, Tues­ Striking a novel chord, the Presi­ the most difficult words in the Eng­ dents' Council, by a slim margin, day of heart failure. lish language. The would-be "mike Mr. Pheb.n was born in Toronto, adopted the "grab-bag" system of men" stuttered or skipped hurriedly balloting and chose their candidates Canada, October 14, 1871. He moved over such words as "bedizened," "hy­ with his family to Boston where he by lot, each member's name being meneal," "apotheosis," "calligraphy," received his education in the public placed in a hat fi-om which three were schools. The entirety of Mr. Phe- "interstices," "chameleon," and "tat­ drawn. lan's life was spent in Boston, where terdemalion." Van Huisseling's opponents were: through his j'ears of success, he be­ John Ryan, campus tenor of Glee Thomas Stringer, PVesident of the came known as one of the country's Club and Linnet fame, tip-toed in Detroit Club, and John Busichio, who most important financiers. during the auditions. After pardon­ heads the Italian Club. He began his illustrious career as ing his way through the audience he In the first balloting none of the a page in the Boston Stock Exchange. quietly seated himself in a chair candidates received a majority, and a Fi'om this position, Mr. Phelan was which very suddenly and very noisily second vote was held between Strin­ received as an employee of the Horn- collapsed under his weight. This ger and Van Huisseling, who had led blower and Page, (now Hornblower caused numerous "Guffaws" from the the first vote. In the run-off ballot and Weeks), Company. From the gallery where the radio hopefuls had Van Huisseling garnered sixteen small company that it was at that been awaiting their tui'ns before the' votes, while Stringer received fifteen. time, the concern grew with Mr. "mike." The Council presented a determined Phelan, its only employee, to one of front against those who were intent the largest of its kind on this con­ After the announcers came the vo­ upon a political battle. Even after tinent. He was received as a partner calists, most of whom tried unsuccess­ the adoption of the "balloting by lot" in the firm in 1900. fully to imitate Bing Crosby. George motion, a wedge was tried when Ca- (Continued on Page 6) (Continued on Page 2) (Continued on Page S) October 19, 19-3 4 One S. A. C. Selects Navy Game at SALE OF TICKETS FOR Cleveland as Annual Student Trip COTILLION OPENS MONDAY Seniors To Hold Football Final plans for this year's Sopho­ HOLAHAN IS CHAIRMAN more Cotillion are rapidly nearing Dance At Progress Club completion, with the release this week The S. A. C. announced this week After The Wisconsin Game by General Chairman Leo J. Cormier that the Navj' game at Cleveland has and Class President Harold Miller of been tentatively selected as the annual the list of patrons and the details of student trip, subject to the approval The only football dance of the seas­ the sale of tickets. As announced of the University Council. on will take place Saturday night, last week, Mark Fisher and His Edge- John F. Holahan has been placed in Oct. 27, after the Wisconsin game. water Beach Hotel Orchestra will charge of arranging for rates, tickets, The dance is given with the consent play at the Palais Royale in South of the University authorities and is Bend, October 26. At present, Fish­ sponsored by the Senior class. er's orchestra is playing at the Capi­ The event will be held at the Prog­ tol Theater in Chicago. ress Club from 8:30 until 11:30. The Ticket price will be $3.00 per coup­ Progress Club is located at the cor­ le. Sale of tickets for Sophomores ner of Colfax Avenue and Taylor will be held Monday and Tuesday street just five blocks west of Michi­ afternoons; for upperclassmen, Wed­ gan Avenue. nesday morning. The place of the Music will be furnished by the sale will be announced in bulletins to Notre Dame Collegians, a nine piece be posted on the campus. To get the JOHN F. HOLAHAN orchestra. Tickets are one dollar per special pei'missions granted for the Expects tioo thousand. couple and can be purchased in any dance, students must have Cotillion hall and at 207 Walsh hall which is tickets, as the names of those who etc. According to figures released the main ticket office. purchase tickets are sent to the rec­ by the S. A. C, railroad transporta­ Anthony Dunning, senior in the tors of the different halls by the Pre­ tion will amount to $5.50 round tiip, Commerce school, is chairman of the fect of Discipline's Office. and game tickets will not run higher dance and has as his assistants Paul than $1.10. Fergus, Dan Youngerman, John Foy, Assisting the ticket committee in Approximately two thousand stu­ Edward Nerad and Andrew Dineen. directing the sale will be S. A. C. dents and members of the faculty Those who plan to attend are urged Dance Chairman William Casazza to buy their ticekts early as a large and other upperclass officials. Tick­ made the student trip to the North­ ets for the special section reserved in cotillion crowd is expected. western game last year. An equal the Stadium for those attending the number is expected to go to Cleve­ Cotillion and their guests may be pro­ land. Publication of "Lawyer" cured by presenting dance tickets and The last student trip to Cleveland Delayed For Two Weeks A. A. Books, along with $3.30, the was to the 1932 Navy game. price of the guest tickets, at the A.A. ticket office in the main building. Stu­ Notre Dame Band To Be The publication of the Lawyer will be delayed for two weeks because of dents are urged to get their tickets as Host To Tech Musicians some delay in receiving contributions. soon as possible to avoid the last minute rush. Since their splendid" performance The first issue is rapidly nearing during the half of the Purdue game, completion, however, and is expected Notre Dame's newly formed Art the Notre Dame Band under the di­ to equal the fine standard set last Club will be in chai'ge of hall decora­ rection of Professor Joseph J. Casa- year. tions which will consist of novel light­ santa has been practicing daily for The editors are making an inten­ ing effects and panel plaques. the Carnegie Tech game during which sive drive for contributions, particu­ Patrons for the dance will be: the band is to play host to the visi- larly among the law students them­ Dean and Mrs. James McCarthy, ing Carnegie Tech musicians. selves. It was from this source that Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Bender, Mr. and The SMbo band last visited the last year's Lawyer gained much of its Mrs. Maurice Pettit, Mr. and Mrs. Notre Dame stadium in the season of distinction. Editors McCabe and Ber­ William Roemer, Mr. and Mrs. John 1932. As a salute to the visitors the ry are hoping to emulate their pre­ Turley, Mr. and Mi-s. Francis Moran, Notre Dame band will play "Dear Old decessors in this regard. The response Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Cox, Mr. Paul Tech" and form a Carnegie Tech from outside contributors has been Byrne. monogram. gratifying and the continuation of Mr. T. Bowyer Campbell, Mr. Paul this will aid greatly in the success of Fenlon, Mr.