The Notre Dame Scholastic

THE NOTRE DAME Volume 72. No. 10 December 2. 1938^ NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC rt ^^%r-|^,v:^Kl-^'^-i?^!.^^ IWA1CHED AT MUNICH ^m a/id discovered nhnf that'peace means to Anierieas/iiture '^ "X WAS with the correspondents at Munich," says this X. American reporter, "and saw what diplomats have since tried to gloss over. For one revealing instant, they exposed what the peace of Munich actually signifies to Americans." ^•;^1 Here's his eye-witness account—and an analysis of what will happen in our future relations with Europe, South America, and, in particular, England. See page 5 for— European Showdown by DEMAREE BESS mm ...Irudi 4sLadd^^am raoiBMi gdsaJk^mrkout How does your school feel about "over-emphasis on athletics"? EI6HT STORIES UP! Here's one answer to an old college problem, by a university presi TWENTY-SEVEN KIDS trapped dent who says the trouble with football is, nobody wants to ^ve on the top floor. Truck 4 raises its hundred-foot aerial ladder up the gate receipts. He tackles a few well-known sports myths, —and Tommy Mayo picks and advances a new program for curing college "athleticism". that crucial moment to tell Arch Reynolds, "Nobody's ordering me to kill myself for Gate Receipts and Glory nothing!".... A fast-moving stoiy of fire-fighters in action. by ROBERT M. HUTCHINS. President, University of Chicago High Fly h MAURICE BEAM They laughed at his A PREACHER 60ES AND TO WAR. What did the dUNGU AIRUNE Good Book say? "Stay not. but pursue after your enemies, and smite the hind most of them." With a Civil War going (www raking m au$HKom atfenr) on, that was all the Rev. Praxiteles Swan wanted to know! A short story by Lt. MMJNES scoffed at Ms idea of flying frdght into the jungles of Central Col. John W. Tbomason. Jr.... RI6IIT America. But today Lowdl Yerex* sdrUne, TACA, flies 15,000,000 lit THE MIOOLC OF THE WEDDING. pounds of nuLchinery, horses, butter and eggs, chewing gum and pas Ninety-Nine Alarm Clocks went off! Dorothy Thomas tells you why, and how sengers every year. And, without benefit of government subsidy, will it affected more than one wedding. A gross more tlian a nulUon dollars in 1938. Here's the amazing story. short story . PLUS: Fiction, arti cles, serials. Post Scripts, cartoons and Vi news of authors on the Keeping Fbsted F()iilig (fte Jmgh Rm by HERMMIN B. DEUTSCH page. All in the Post out this week. THE SJiTUI{pMY EVENING POST The Notre Dame Scholastic Entered as second-class matter at Notre Dame. Indiana. Acceptance for mailins at special rate of postage. Section 1103. Oct. 3. 1917. Anthorized June 25. 1918. Z 188 Vol. 72 December 2, 1938 No. 10 LINNETS PAY TRIBUTE Mrs, W. J. B. Mocau/oy. MORRISSEY. ALUMNI TO 1938 VARSITY '34 Laefare Medalist, IN DEBATE FINALE By Edmund Butler Dies af Rome At eight o'clock next Thursday and Morrissey and Alunnni will settle Friday evening the Freshman Lin the 1938 interhall debate rumpus at nets will take over the stage of Wash Mrs. William J. B. Macaulay, Lae- St. Mary's College, Tuesday evening, ington Hall to present their second tare medalist at Notre Dame in 1934, at 8 o'clock. Morrissey advanced to campus show, which promises to be and American wife of the Irish min the final round Monday by defeating an even more novel and surprising ister to the Holy See at Rome, died a next-door neighbor, Lyons; and production than their inaugural con there on November 24. During her Alumni emerged from a tangle of cert. cases to nip Sorin in a tight upper bracket semi-final, Wednesday. Primarily, the show will be a musi cal tribute to the 1938 varsity victori Both debates brought favorable ous football team. Out of the lore negative decisions. The Morrissey trio of alma mater tunes the Linnet Glee of Tom Grady, Jack Walsh, and Fred Club will salute each of this season's HoU shook their head convincingly at opponents with their college song. the Lyons lineup of Bill Cotter, Dave Withey, and Jack White. Withey, Once again living pictures will be White, and Grady all showed varsity used, this time to depict student life possibilities. at Notre Dame. Lavish sets are be The Senior feuding, bitter and per ing built to enhance the presentations sonal as always, brought Wintermeir, which have been prepared. For one Newman, and Colgan out on top of stage interpretation the entire fresh Doozan, Schmitz and Johnson. The man football squad of 36 men will decision was close, very close, and make a uniformed appearance. precipitated an encore which lasted Joseph Casasanta, University band long after the judge, Mr. Cox of the director, will conduct the Linnet Glee Speech Department, had escaped compositions, "Hike Song'' and through a side door. "When The Irish Backs Go Marching By." The result was a personal triumph MRS. WILLIAM J. B. MACAULAY for Wrangler Bob Weaver who got Another surprising, climactic scene, Requiescat in Pace. his Alumni boys out of the minor involving intricate stage effects, will leagues after three years of adverse attempt an interpretation of "a stu illness of two weeks, Mrs. Macaulay decision. Varsity debater Frank Fitch dent's Christmas." This promises to had received a special blessing from coached the successful Morrissey be the most surprising spot of the His Holiness, Pope Pius XI who in sophomores. Milton Williams pulled production. 1926 had made her a Papal Duchess the strings for Lyons, and Wrangler in recognition of contributions to Besides the two evening shows for President Bill Mahoney went under Catholic charities and welfare work. in the Sorin sinking. the students and faculty members a She was 53 years old. special matinee will be given Thurs The formal decision will be made at day for student members of Moreau Mrs. Macaulay was noted for her philanthropies. She was awarded the St. Mary's College Tuesday night. Seminary, Holy Cross Seminary, and However, the Wranglers hope to ap Dujarie Hall. Laetare medal in 1934 as Mrs. Gene vieve Garvan Brady of New York peal the decision to a radio poll by City. having the two teams repeat their performance over the campus radio She was a nurse during the World station later in the w^eek. The radio fr, Gavin Appointed War and was decorated by the Bel decision will have no effect on the gian government. In 1928 she be St. Mary's verdict but will be inter Rev. Michael J. Gavin, C.S.C., was came chairman of the board of direc esting inasmuch as it will contrast recently appointed associate professor tors of the Girl Scouts, succeeding audience reaction with the opinion of of philosophy succeeding Rev. Arthur Mrs. Herbert Hoover. Shortly be Varsity Debate Coach Coyne who will J. Hope, C.S.C., who is on leave of fore her marriage to Mr. Macaulay, judge the final debate. absence from the University because she presented the Society of Jesus of ill health. with part of her vast Long Island estate to be used as a house of study. ARTS AND LETTERS Graduating from Notre Dame in Her first husband, Nicholas F. Brady, 1932 with an A.B. degree. Father utilities financier, died in 1930, leav Each advanced student in Arts Gavin formerly taught Latin at Holy ing an estate of |12,000,000. and Letters will be called, by let Cross Seminary, Notre Dame, from ter, to the General Offices for pre-, 1936 to 1938 while continuing his A rare first edition of Charles registration in courses for the sec studies at the University. He was Dickens' Christmas Carol containing ond semester of 1938-39 at a free also instructor of Logic at the Notre a letter writeen by him to Charles hour on December 5, 6, or 7. Dame summer session of 1937. (Continued on Page 23) NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC WRANGLERS HEAR OF THE WEEK ARTISTS' PROBLEMS By Bill Donnelly Robert Heywood, of New Rich Ambition band in Los Angeles before I come mond, Wis. and Alumni hall, Monday This is the tale of Lucien Lacroix back to school." The suspense is killing us. night presented the problems of the and his hobby. There always have artist in the modern world before the been hobbies but never a hobby like Wranglers. Mr. Heywood used M. that of "Our Boy Luke" and his pas Maritaim, Paul Claudel, Leon Bloy as Top of the Week? sion, his inner craving, for leading or orchestras. Luke is a senior football Bottom of the Week? manager and it all began at Atlanta To-morrow's score. (let's hope it won't end in Atlanta) where "Red" Norvo was playing at a Georgia Tech dance. Luke was feel On Display ing in a gay and festive mood that A friend of ours was looking up night and he requested "Red" to play something in the periodical room of "The Victory March" for the team. the library when a professor breezed Then, before he knew it, there he was in with some foreign students in tow. up on the platform leading the or He spied a copy of Fortune on a table, chestra while Mildred Bailey stood rushed over to it, picked it up, and beside him with an affectionate arm waved it before the eyes of his pro draped over his shoulder. As our teges. "This," he told them exultant hero left the platform he greatly mis ly, "is Time's big brother." They judged the distance between the stage didn't seem to quite get the signifi and the floor, (he was feeling in a cance of the metaphor but they all gay and festive mood as we said be nodded in mute awe and pretended they did.

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