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V^e ^ohe 3>(UMe DECEMBER 3, 1948 SCHOLASTIC OF nOTRE DAfllE I ^ ^/jf^^. "*N "^UT a>L% 11 ANOTHERll WBfSHAPL. '^8 GOSH/FROM NOW ON I'M /'BUyiNG ALL •^MY CLOTHES/ AT GILBERTSy Ww IF IT5 GOOD ENOUGH FOR V. THE COACH ITS GOOD ENOUGa FOR ME.C The Scholastic Shucks! Dear Editor: No! No! It can't be, but it is: on page 24 of the Nov. 5 issue, a Hoosier sup posedly saying, "I got my corn all husked, so I'm in no hurry." I once lived not many blocks from the comer of Walnut and Kirkwood in Bloomington where your interviewer CoJle^6 mSM shouM krunr! supposedly encountered this supposedly "typical Indiana Hoosier" who definitely does not speak the Hoosier language. A Hoosier does not husk corn. Never! He sinicks it. James Carroll Associate Editoi-, Pioneer Log, Lewis and Clark College, Portland The story in the Nov. 5 issue ivas 7vritten, oddly enough, by Charlie Tee- pie, sportsioriter on the Indiana Daily Student.—Editor. 1 This is a football coach. Some Polish for the Irish Unemployed nine months of year. Dear Editor: So during season eats everything in si^t. The students here have often been Including substitutes. But there is referred to as the "Notre Dame fam no substitute for a "Manhattan" shirt. ily." If true, one of the principal bene fits derived from family life, that of good etiquette, has been neglected. To me, the only plausible solution to this very important problem would be through the medium of a question-and- answer and general etiquette column in the SCHOLASTIC. Through this col umn the students should be in a better position to attain the "polish" our other wise less fortunate college brethren al ready possess. Pat Stanton Howard Hall Armistice Day Dear Editor: . This reaches a new low in jour nalism. ... I had hoped it was a typo • This is a "Manhattan" Range shirt. graphical error. There is only one z Wearer's never unemployed. Superbly thing you can do . apologize for the tailored. Extreme, widespread collar. inept statement and for the slighting way you handled the letter. Fabric residual shrinkage 1% or less. John T. Woods At your favorite men^s shop today. OflF-Campus CAMPUS FAVORITE Dear Editor: . Venner and Galvin should know better than to ask SCHOLASTIC to apolo gize . for anything as far as that THE MANHATTAN SHIRT COMPANY goes. Maybe Venner and Galvin went through this past conflict and have Copr. 1948. Th* Manhattan Shirt Co. (Continued on Page 31) *«SJ!:iSK¥K553:?S>WiSB«-SfS!K¥s*»>>a»S5SS::SS:s^^^ Dec. 3, 1948 this proposed gay and festive affair will establish the club and to announce plans be Bill Murphy. for the remainder of the school year. The reorganized and revitalized club On the program were a tape recording Campus Clubs is seeking to regain its former position of the day's news in French, folk songs, as one of the leading campus clubs. This and films on France and Quebec. year's officers are Frank Kaufmann, At the next meeting, tentatively president; Tom Gallagher, vice-presi scheduled for Dec. 15 in the Audio- Italian Club Plans Big Year dent; Hobie Taylor, secretary; and Jack Visual Center, student officers will be Pete Lusardi was elected to the presi Connor, treasurer. They say that proof elected and a program appropriate to the dency of the Italian Club at its first of the members' interest is the large at Christmas season will be given. The meeting of the year on Tuesday night. tendance at the frequent meetings. attendance of all who are interested in hearing and using French is urged by Gus Cifelli copped the number two post —:— while Emil Gai-ofalo and Sal Fiorella the directors of the club. captured the seci-etary and treasury va Aero Club Plans Banquet A . cancies, respectively. The Aero Club banquet on December Jr. Tycoons Add New Club 9 at the Oldenburg Inn heads the list Last night the Club started off its so Finance will be in the spotlight for cial year with a smoker at the Misha- of the club's coming activities. The for the members of the newly-organized waka Italian Club. Plans are set for a mation of a bowling team is still in Finance Club in the College of Com bowling team, captained by Chuck Der- progress, as is the search for suggestions merce. rico. and a basketball squad, to be for the club booth for the Mardi Gras The new club, which is open to juniors coached by Bill Perri. The quintet is carnival. Plans for participation in a and seniors who are majoring in finance, seeking all comers who are asked to con regional meeting in the spring round was organized to provide interested stu tact Perri for game dates. Father out the picture. dents a greater opportunity to learn DeBaggis has been named Chaplain of All Aero students are welcomed to more about finance. The club ^vill meet the club. each meeting, which follows the pattern t\vice monthly, with one member pre of business, movies, and refreshments. A. V senting a formal paper and other mem bers discussing it. Chicago Club Slates Dance French Club Organizes First officers of the club include: Eob- The Congress Hotel and December 27 The first meeting of the French Club ert Poisson, of Huntington, W. Va., are the place and date of the annual of Notre Dame was held on Nov. 17 in president; Robert Surkamp, of St. Louis, Chicago Club Christmas Dance, it was the Audio-Visual Center in the Main Mo., vice-president and program chair announced by Larry Houser, chairman Building. This was an introductory man; and Lawrence Gallo, of Browns for the dance. Assistant to Houser for meeting whose main function was to ville, Pa., secretary-treasurer. 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He took us over to the jewelry "Are you teaching this class?" asked The Electorate counter. "Here is a diamond ring," he the accounting instructor. It is now revealed that the Freshman told us, "that is really not diamond at "No, sir," said Charlie Tiemey. Class will hold its elections before all, just cheap glass. You look through "Well, then," grumbled the professor, Christmas. For some reason, everybody this little peephole on the side and you "sit down and stop acting like an idiot." from the Browser down to the chow hall can see the Gipper shaking hands with hash girls has been railing at the frosh Knute Eockne as the Four Horsemen to do something. Some have asked why and Frank Leahy watch attentively." Bottom of the Week they have not done something stai-tling, He moved on. "Here is a locket for which like removing the Dome, or touching off any girl in her right mind would give The guy who spends all of his time the old ruin that is labelled by tradition her last boy friend. Snap this little dreaming of a white Christmas. and fate as Washington Hall. Such ac tion, even if the class were as well-knit as a Botany pullover, would be several ifs away. The freshman class now, after its long wait, gets its chance to organize J. Paul Sheedy* Switched to Wildroot Cream-Oil and plan for the few activities it can Because He Flunked The Finger-Nail Test still unwrap. It Avill probably be a good election with good men getting the top posts. But why the scorching spotlight on the freshmen? The fact that the Sophomore, Junior, and Senior classes and their activity packed programs, like an evening's reading of St. Thomas, has kept the upperclassman shining a size able portion of his Gilbert cords is evi dently just a funny coincidence. The best way, still, to generate rabid action on the Notre Dame campus is to declare a holiday. .•- V Seeing the Sights Tourists have a way of asking em barrassing questions on football week ends. After the Washington game, a gray-haired, pudgy gentleman looked at his campus map and glanced up puzzled before Sorin hall. He motioned to one of the students sitting on the porch. "Say," he asked, "is this the museum?" IF YOU were a rhino with problem hair, we'd say: Rhinot scratch your hide and seek Wildroot Cream-Oil hair tonic? Translated it means: Try the Wildroot Finger-Nail Test! If you find signs of dryness or loose ugly dandruff, get ^X^droot The Christmas Shoppers Cream-Oil. It's non-alcoholic—contains lanolin.