THE NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC VOL. 79 AUGUST 27, 1943 NO. 8

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Msgr. Sheen fo Talk Here New NROTC Executive Examinafions Cancelled Irish Face Great Lakes Vaudeville Gains Momentum Campbell to Lecture

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Disce Quasi Semper Vktunis Vive Quasi Cras Moriturus

BY BILL TALBOT AND JIM CUNNINGHAM FOUNDED 1867

UP AND OFF right if we ran it in the right direction: Entered as second-class matter at Notre Dame, counter-clocksvise. As it is, running the Indiana. Accepted for mailing at special rate of Two new varieties of unbalanced char­ route makes us feel like English race­ postage. Section 1103, October 3, 1917. Authorized June 25. 191S. acters have been observed plying the ab­ horses. . . . "Hold Everything" had normal during recent days. First there everything we liked. . . . How to tor­ is the climbing, or "I've got my initials ture your Chief or Sergeant: No. 1: Go car\-ed in the Dome," type. This group, up to him in the mess-hall and say, made up entirely of 1-5 and 16 year old "Two please." No. 2: Ask Mm what in freshmen, has been competing to see who the world he does with all his time over can come closest to breaking his neck in the week-end. No. 3: Ask him why he the tip tops of the church steeple and wasn't drafted. . . . During the past Main building. These attic Marco Polos week the dining hall ran a close first are either looking for a short cut to to the obstacle course as the place we'd heaven or are a bunch of nostalgic New like to forget most. Add to amazing Yoi-kers playing skyscraper. Says Wil- characters: A Brownson freshman who" t. \. burforce Moreoif, current record holder, smoothly shaves A\ath a long, gleaming "Like all college students, I'm only seek­ straight razor, and never cuts himself. ing the higher things in life." The second F. J. PEQUIGNEY, Editor type of mental pigmy is the anything- for-a-snicker boys who regularly turn GONE BUT HARD TO ROBERT O'TOOLE Managing Editor the Caf's menu-bulletin into a comic BILL CAREY Sports Editor page. Just a few letters changed and we FORGET DICK AMES Campus Editor have the following: A smoke-filled Oliver Coffee Shop, JAMES SCHAEFFER Admin. Editor MENU crowded with sport coats and St. Mary JOHN MATTMILLER Circulation Bad day- August 26, 1943 Hair-Do's..., The nightly calls of cor­ Soup sage, jewelry, Stationary, and Neiosiveek CHARLES RENAUD Staff Photographer Seamy Flea .OS salesmen The ring of the hall tele­ REV. C. M. CAREY Faculty Advisor Can't See Chiclcen .oo phone Flowing pitchers of milk and Broken Heart and Rice .30 white table cloths To Chicago, via Features Room AVith Mush .30 thumb, in 100 minutes Mix-ups from The Week jWm. Talbot and South Bend going on Daylight Saving Special J James Cunningham Time and the campus remaining CST... Few Toes & "Who's Beefing .25 Seniors' candlelight supper. . . . Zahm Pressbox Splinters Bill Waddington TT „ |J. A. Flanagan, H. D. Hart, J. Vegetahles hall beer runners.... E.R.C. rumors. Horn Off Cob — .10 '—---ID. Schwendeman, J. E. Taylor Bloody Beatings 10 N.R.O.T.C H. Gilligan, J. D. Usina Corks and Cream 10 LISTENING POST Marines Lou Riepenhoff The Public and Hot Sandwiches will not be Served Introducing Bob Moran There was a short sailor dancing at the Service Center Sunday: Sailor: "Pardon my dancing, I'm a FAST WORKER DEPT. little stiff from Marching." From the new issue of The Alumnus: Gal: "Oh that's okay, I don't care "The marriage of Miss Margaret Mary where you're from." Ellis and Ensign James J. Siddall, Then there's the prof who was telling XJSNR, '36, took place on July 10, at about his family: Freeport, L. I., N. Y." "The marriage of Miss Mary Lynch "Seventeen boys," he exclaimed, "and and Ensign James J. Siddall, XJSNR, '36, all Democrats except John. The little took place on July 10, at Freeport, L. I., rascal got to readin'." N. Y." Member of Catholic School Press Association, • • • • •;• •> <• •> <• <• •:• •;• •:» ••• •> •> Associated Collegiate Press, Distributor of Col­ The accelerated program, you know. legiate Digest. Represented for national advertis­ • ing by National Advertising Service, Inc., 420 • There wUl be no SCHOLASTIC Madison Avenue, New York City—Chicago—Bos­ • next Friday. The magazine will ton—^Los Angeles—San Francisco. THE SCHO­ LASTIC is published thirty times during the school BETWEEN US TOO • appear again on Sept. 3. Open • year at the University of Notre Dame. Address all It's a cinch that Doc Handy, Notre • date in Scholastic's publication • manuscript to the Editor, 305 Sorin Hall or 121 Dame's fine old track veteran, didn't schedule is due to wor conserva­ • Administration Bldg., Notre Dame, Indiana. plan the route we take twice a week tion of materials. • on our road-work drill. Running 440- Staff meetings in the Editorial Rooms, Old Ave Maria Building: Sunday through Wednesday at time around the stadium would be all <• <. ^ .> ^ .J, •> •;• ^ ^ ,j« ,j, ,j ,•, ,j, ^ 7:15 p. m. THE NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC

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VOL. 79 AUGUST 27, 1943 NO. 8

Msgr. Sheen to Deliver Two Addresses Here Prof. Campbell to Talk on Orient Next Sunday

The Rt. Rev. Msgr. Fulton J. Sheen that time. His brother, Dr. Thomas Sunday, August 28, in the Lounge of will deliver two addresses at Notre Dame Sheen, was a graduate of Notre Dame in the Rockne Memorial, Prof. T. Bowyer on Sept. 9 and 10. Monsignor Sheen, one the class of 1921. Campbell will continue the series of en- of the Catholic Church's leading orators Besides his popularity as a platform entertainments in America, will talk on "Men of Good speaker, Monsignor Sheen is known to which has been Will" and then will speak on "The Bur­ millions through his radio work, espe­ offered to the stu­ den on the Western World." cially through the Catholic Hour. He is dents and train­ Realizing the great popularity of a member of the Philosophy Department ees of the Uni­ Monsignor Sheen, hoth at Notre Dame in the Catholic University of America. versity. and throughout the country, Father Hugh O'Donnell, president of the Uni­ Mr. Campbell versity, has extended- an invitation to will speak on the all men of the Na-vy Midshipmen School general problem to join with students and V-12 service of the develop­ ment of a true men in attendance at the series. Due to understanding the anticipated response to the Mon­ Prof. T. B. Campbell between the peo­ signor, Capt. H. P. Burnett, U.S.N., has ple of our Western ciAalization and those granted the use of the Navy Drill Hall of the East. He is exceptionally well for the talks. qualified to talk on this subject, since he Monsignor Sheen last spoke at Notre taught for five years in China and has Dame on Nov. 16, 1942, when he deliv­ travelled quite extensively in the Orient, ered the Centenary sermon at the Solemn especially in Japan. Through the years Pontifical Mass marking the 100th anni­ of his teaching and his travels he has versary of the Founding of the Univer­ been able to acquire an insight into the sity. This address was broadcast on a philosophies of the people of these coun­ nation-wide radio hookup. He also de­ tries, which has made it possible for him livered the 1941 commencement address, to deduce roughly what we may expect and was awarded an honorary LL.D. at Msgr. Fulton J. Sheen of them, and what they will expect of us, in the years following the war.

The main premise of the discussion Mid-Semester Examinations will be the fact that every year the world grows steadily smaller, through improved Deficiency "Pinliies" Will Be Retained transportation and communication facil- itties, and an intertwining of political Rev. J. Leonard Carrico, C.S.C, direct­ the accelerated program. an deconomic interests. Since this will or of studies at Notre Dame, announced Mid-semester deficiency reports, fond­ be so we of the West should, and must, during the past week that the Univer­ ly known to Notre Dame men as "pink­ make it our business to gain an under­ sity Council has ies," will be sent to the office and home standing of the Oriental mind. For any decided to abolish as usual. Monday, Sept. 6, is the dead­ harmony between Oriental and Occi­ dental will be impossible xmless some mid-semester line for the deficiency reports. Teachers foundation of mutual appreciation is af­ exams due to the may still give exams at the mid-semester fected, and since we are definitely in the present l6-week for the purpose of determining scholastic minority, it should fall especially to us semester. delinquents. This is entirely at their own to bring this about. In their place. discretion. The two-hour finals, however, Father Carrico will be the only credit exams. said, will be two- The announcement was viewed with hour final examin­ mixed feelings on the campus. The gen­ ations, given at the eral concensus seemed to be that two Civilian Dance Rev. I. L. Carrico ^^^ ^^ ^j^^ ^^^^^_ hour finals—^putting all the eggs in one The C. A. S. will sponsor a dance Sat­ ter in October, instead of split into quar­ basket—^would be much more difficult. A urday for civilians only. It will be held at terlies. This latter system has been the few die-haird^ still felt that_a.test.was_a„ j^at.St. Bat's Hall at 8:00-pjn. Girls will be rule for the past two semesters under test, and the fewer the better. furnished and refreshments served. "Sleepy" Jim Crowley of the Four Horsemen; Tenor Stuhldreher, his fel- lo\vman of fame; Nick Lukats of Holly­ wood, and a host of other celebrities. Campus News In 1940, the Camfms Vaudeville was again resumed with vigor and satisfy­ ing results. This year promises to be no exception to the usual fare of entertain­ ment as set forth by the topnotch artists Glance at Past Reveals Long List of of the campus. Already some acts have gone into re­ Famous Performers in Campus Vaudeville hearsal. A magician is at work, polish­ ing his patter as well as his tricks. Last week he was seen making way for a bit off with one of the prizes, but for one When the Knights of Columbus unfold of field work in the dining hall. However, little detail—he forgot to stay in char­ their 19^3 Campus Vaudeville in Wash­ his roommate prevailed upon him to hold acter and maintain a dialect. ington Hall, on the evening of Sept. 17, his best surprises for Washington Hall they will be carrying on a campus tra­ Made Way for Monogram Absurdities and the finals. dition that is one of the richest in a Campus vaudeville continued as an an­ wealth of campus lore. And the stars of Efforts are being made, meantime, to nual parade of topnotch entertainment. the 1943 show will, moreover, join a have each hall represented adequately. In the course of the years these shows group of campus performers of another To that end, all are encouraged to ferret presented to the student body a number day that reaches back to 1914. Washing­ out those acts best calculated to provide of men who continued their flair for the ton Hall has contributed some of the good entertainment — and to practice stage and eventually arrived on Broad­ happiest hours to Notre Dame life; at during the remaining days. The entries way. Ralph Dumpke, of radio fame, is the same time, some of the best kno\vn are now being accepted by Promoter remembered for his inimitable act of try­ figures on campus have trod the boards Hallein at the Knights of Columbus office ing to light a cigar as he made an an­ of that illustrious theatre. in the basement of Walsh Hall. nouncement, but invariably failing to do so. When he had consumed a box of Rockne in First Show matches, the act automatically came to an end; no announcement was ever made. Sample NROTCN.D. Rings Vaudeville on campus got its impetus Another act worthy of remembrance was in 1914, when Father John Talbot Smith, the famous Minstrel Show, staged by the Received; Orders Taken of New York, came to Notre Dame to New England Club of the time, and di­ Orders for national NROTC class lecture on the drama. As a means to en­ rected by one Ray Murray, now the es­ rings may be placed by juniors almost courage and promote theatrical partici­ teemed prefect in Zahm Hall. Charles pation, and as a means to elicit and inunediately, the ring committee an­ Macauley, Harry Scott, Rupe Mills^—all nounced last week. bring to light the various talents of in- well known in the theatrical world—are Word about the combination NROTC- di\iduals, he suggested that vaudeville men who graduated from the Knights of Notre Dame ring Avas long in coming, be attempted, along with plays and mus­ Columbus Vaudeville spectacles. icals. The Knights of Columbus on cam­ but along wdth correspondence recently pus assumed the task of promoting and In 1922 and thereafter, the talent of received there came a ring sizing set staging the acts. From the very begin­ the entire campus was combined to pro­ and sample stones and finishes. ning, the show proved a success. And not duce what became famous under the title The committee will receive orders as the least of well known people taking "Monogram Absurdities" an extrava­ soon as samples can be put on display. part in that first enterprise was a young ganza which glorified the Notre Dame In the meantime, it suggests that pros­ man, lining in Corby Hall—^Knute Rock­ athlete, no less than- life at Notre Dame. pective buyers make adequate provision ne. His act was a blackface aifair. It is In these shows, the stars were legion. for the deposit that must accompany rumored that Knute Rockne was very This was the creation which was staged the order. good that evening, and would have come annually and featured such names as Photostat copies of the ring style vnW be posted inunediately. Regulations governing the use of the ring have been set by the committee: Rings are available only to seniors, and students will not be permitted to wear them until they have begun th first semester of their senior NROTC work, oT until a ring dance has been staged. The choice of stone in the setting is up to the individual. A ten dollar deposit must accompany each order. Rings may be retained by men forced out of the unit for physical disability reasons. On the other hand, dishonorably discharged men must return their rings With All the Grace of a Mack Truck to the committee. overseas duty. Many are doing their bit of a Fashion Show Room, W. C. Muchow THE FIGHTING IRISH in some less exciting but equally im­ won an honorable mention. Donald Kjiorr portant jobs in the United States. and H. E. Schroeder also received men­ AT THE FRONTS • tions. Cadet Joseph H. Ruetz, known to No­ George Walsh was the only honor in tre Dame and his opponents as an AU- Class B, intermediate design, out of two By lim Schaeffer American guard on the 1938 Irish jug­ designs submitted. His design of a air­ gernaut, established the highest individ­ port station received a mention. The 59th gold star in the Notre Dame ual record for the graduating class of In elementary design. Class A, the Service Flag commemorates Lieut. Neal August 7 at the Navy Pre-Flight School. judges awarded prizes to all designs Smith, ex. '39. No report is available on at Del Monte, California. Cadet Ruetz, submitted. First mentions were given to his death. who had spent eight months at St. Ma­ Charles E. Waters, Raymond J. Cusick, ry's Pre-Flight as an Ensign, had the and W. F. Vosbeck for their work on a top composite grade, ranked first in the problem of a Town Hall. Half mentions class in ground training, tied with two were given to Jesse J. Armstrong, Jose others for the best officer aptitude grade, B. Cardenas, and Charles R. Lugton. and ranked second in athletics. Cadet Ruetz was a Science major at Notre Dame in the class of 1938, which fact, Tour N. b. Art Galleries; together with his football experience, may help to account for his exceptional Fr. Bednar Demonstrates leadership and mental abilities. An extensive tour of the Notre Dame •:• Art Galleries was conducted by Mr. Paul Two other alumni who have interest­ Byrne Sunday afternoon. ing service assignments inside the Unit­ The program was the fifth of a series ed States are Jack Schroeter, ex. '43, of entertainments presented for the gen­ and Val Deale. Val is at the Jap Lan­ eral student body. Even though the tour guage School at Boulder, Colorado- did not attract a large assembly it was learning the difficult language of our very interesting; and the masterpieces enemy. At the language school 12 hours which were shown in the galleries were of concentrated study a day is the rule truly exquisite. and the students talk, eat, think, and Mr. Byrne also exhibited war posters, dres3 in Japanese. Lt. Schroeter is at part of the collection of New York's Mu­ the internment camp at White Sulpher seum of Modem Art, from the various Springs, helping to guard interned diplo­ Allied and non-belligerent nations, in­ mats and other foreign enemies. Ensign J. F. Sprague cluding England, France, Canada, China, • Russia, Spain and the United States. Ensign John F. Sprague, ex. '43, of Another Notre Dame football star The basis of the group of paintings Sunnyside, Washington, has been re­ who now is doing his staring in military was donated to the University by the ported missing in action August 12. En­ life is Major John R. Flynn, post pro­ late Charles A. Wightman. Among the sign Sprague is the ninth Notre Dame vost marshall at the Kearns, Utah, Army outstanding pieces are canvasses by Van man missing. Jack enlisted in Naval A-d- Air Forces Technical Training ,base. Dyke, Teni, Veronese, and an excellent ation a short time after Pearl Harbor. Major Flynn was a guai'd and tackle group of primitives. In Febi-uaiy, 1942, he was sent to Glen- under Knute Rockne in the early 20's. Later Sunday afternoon Rev. John J. view, 111., for his training. Afterwards He was also on the track team. Bednar, C.S.C, gave a demonstration of he was stationed at Melbourne, Fla., and • direct portrait painting. Father Bednar Norfolk, Va. Ensign Sprague was a first made a very rough sketch of the fighter pilot. He left the United States This is not the Major's first war by model, and then laid special emphasis on a mission in May, and returned after any means. He was an enlisted man in upon the fact that the features of the two months. Several weeks later he was World War I, and served one year over­ face should be painted in after the back­ sent on. another mission, and was re­ seas in a field artillery unit. He partici­ ground has been established. The demon­ ported missing August 12. pated in the Meuse-Argonne and the Verdun actions. stration became even more interesting as While at Notre Dame Jack wrote for the various strokes seemed to assemble both the Scrip and Scholastic. He was on the canvas the figure of the model. also one of the Dining Hall's busy work­ Architecture Students Win The audience applauded enthusiastically ers. Jack was a student in the college Beaux Institute Arts Awards as Father Bednar put" the'finishing of Arts and Lettei's and made an envi­ touches on the portrait. able record there. Well-liked on the Notre Dame students of the Depart­ campus, he was always anxious to make ment of Architecture received high draw­ good in anything he entered. ing awards from the Beaux Arts Insti­ tute of Design in New York, August 19. Mr. Schwarz New Instructor In the advanced design, class A, four The drawing department of the Col­ The South Pacific area seems to be awards were received out of five designs lege of Engineering recently increased one of the largest Notre Dame clubs in submitted. The problem was a public its staif to nine with, the appointment the world, judging from the number of market. W. C. Muchow won second medal of Karl Schwarz as drawing instructor. Fighting Irish cai-rying the ball in that in this class which is among the high Mr. Schwarz is a graduate of the Uni­ sector. Lt. (jg) Tom Mulligan is on an awards. J. P. Braveman, Clayton M. versity of Illinois. He had been practicing LCI boat, as is Chuck Macaluso, in the Page and H. E. Schroeder were also architecture in South Bend for eight dangerous waters down under. But not awarded mentions. In the same class in years prior to his appointment here at all the Notre Dame servicemen have a nine hour sketch problem of the design Notre Dame. Fr. Kelly Rector of St. Ed's Joe Boland to Broadcast line coach at Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, Calif., under Adam Walsh. Rev. Thomas A. Kelly, C.S.C., associ­ for Mutual and WGN Joe became head coach at St. Thomas ate professor of classics at Notre Dame It was recently announced that Joe College, St. Paul, Minn., in 1929, retain­ has been appointed to succeed Kev. Leo Boland, sports and special events an­ ing the post through 1932. His team won W. Gorman as nouncer for Eadio Station WSBT in 27 games, lost 8 and tied 2. He was the rector of St. South Bend, had accepted the same po­ sports commentator for Radio Station Edward's Hall. sition at Mutual's Station in Chicago, WCCO, Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn, in Father Kelly, a WGN. Joe's first assignment was to split 1933. At Notre Dame Boland has broad­ graduate of No­ the airing of the Collegiate All-Star- cast for WSBT-WFAM, South Bend,' tre Dame, has Washington Kedskins thriller last Wed­ covering football, basketball, track, base­ been a member nesday night with Bill Stern. ball, Softball, tennis, golf, boxing and of the faculty Boland is a familiar name to follow­ motor-boating during his career. He has since 1929. Before ers of Notre Dame sports because Joe also conducted a news and sports review, ^^1^ the spring of '42 has been intimately connected wdth the and a "man on the street" program. W Father Kelly was Irish for many years. rector of Lyons, Joe was married April 6,1931, to Miss Rev. Thos. A. Kelly ^^^^ ^^^.j^^^ ^j^j^ Born in Pliiladelphia in 1904 to Irish Margaret Limburg of Minneapolis. They year became a prefect in Cavanaugh parents he was one of six Bolands who have a son Joe, Jr., four and a daughter, Hall. Margaret, born June 17, 1940. Last Thuursday evening Father Gor­ man called all the members of St. Ed's together for his last official word to the Church Connmittees Here; group. In a short but friendly talk. Fath­ er Gorman explained that he wanted to Pronninent Prelates Present "close shop and leave things in order for At St. Mary's College the archdiocesan the new man." He added that things had and diocesan connnittees of the Confra­ not been too quiet these past few weeks ternity of Christian Doctrine held their but that perhaps he would welcome a annual meeting on Monday and Tuesday shout now and then in the quietness of of this week, and the revision committee the life ahead of him. of the Old and New Testaments as­ In appreciation of their feeling to­ sembled there on Wednesday and Thurs­ ward hhn the boys got together and pre­ day. sented Father Gorman with a check at the Saturday morning mass which was Outstanding guests of. the Confra­ offered by hiin for the boys of St. Ed's. ternity and Notre Dame were Most Rev. John G. Murray, S.T.D., archbishop of St. Paul, Minn.; Most Rev. John T. Mc- Rare Books Exhibited Nicholas,. O.P., S.T.M., archbishop of Cincinnati, Ohio; Most Rev. John Fran­ at University Library cis Noll,. D.D., bishop of Fort Wayne, In the collection of rare books which Ind.; Most Rev. James T. Kearney, D.D., were on exliibit in the University Li­ bishop of Rochester, N.Y.; and the Most brary last Sunday as part of the Enter­ Rev. Edunn V. O'Hara, D.D., bishop of tainment Series Avere two heretofore un- C/0£: 3aL.AND Kansas City, Mo., and more than 70 revealed volmnes. These are accounts of priests and monsignori. were graduated from Roman Catholic the work done by Dr. A. F. Zahni, chief High school in Philadelhia, a new record. - Among _ those prominent in the revi­ of the Division of Aeronautics of the He entered Notre Dame in the fall of sion committee were Rev. Edward A. Library of Congress, in the field of aero­ 1923. A "shock troop" tackle in 1924, he Cerhey, S.S., of St. Mary's seminary in nautics while he was at Notre Dame, won his monogram as a sophomore, a Baltimore;. Rev. Maurice A. Hofer, S.S., during the years 1892-93. sure sign of future greatness in the days S.S.L., of the Pontifical college Joseph- The first book gives the proceedings of. of Rockne. He was a varsity regular in inum, Worthington, 0.; Rev. John J. the Aeronautical Conference of 1893, 1925 and in the first two games of 1926 Dougherty, S.T.L., S.L.L., Immaculate which was actively promoted by the-Uni­ against Beloit and Minnesota. Joe was Conception Theological Seminary, Ram­ versity. This conference formed an im­ aaccidentally clipped in the ^ Minnesota sey, N. J.; Rev.'Matthew.P. Stapleton, portant milestone in the progress of game, receiving a broken leg which end-, D.D., S.S.L., St. John's Boston Ecclesi­ aeronautics. Many prominent figures at­ ed his football career. He won one mono- astical seminary; Rev. Edward Mangan, tended the meeting. Among the papers grahi.in track as a shot-putter. S.SS.R., S.S.L., St. Francis major sem­ presented were those by Secretary Lang- The accident also cramped Boland's inary, Milwaukee, Wis.; and Rev. Eber- ley, Professor Thurston of Cornell, and scholastic endeavors. The previous two ' gard dinger, O.S.B., Saint Meinrad's William Kress of Vienna, a pioneer in years he had won the $100 Frank E. Abbey, St. Meinrad, Ind. land and seaplane research. Hering prize for the monogram athlete An enjoyable spectacle was ^presented ' Included in the records is the story with the highest scholastic average. His of,Dr. Zahm's experiment with;athios- to the visiting clergymen when the com­ senior year, the prize went to his room­ bined Midshipmen and NROTC units pheric gusts and winds. In this work he mate, Eugene (Scrapiron) Young, dis­ went through a special review in their was aid-'d by the famous aviation/pi­ tance star in track and present trainer honor, at 4:45 Wednesday afternoon oh oneer, 0. Chanute. This work, was,the of the Notre Dame teams. Joe was grad-, the drill field. The review was presented basis of much of the present day \vork in I uated with high honors and immediately through the cooperation of Capt. H. P. the aerodynamic laboratories and wind Ibegan his career as a coach. timnels. . ' • Burnett, U.S.N., and the officers of both In the Fall of 1927 and 1928 he was the Midshipmen and NROTC schools. Commander H. B. Butcher is New Clark Presents Paper to ,- Executive Officer of N. R. O. T. C. Bookmen on Russian Writer The Bookmen held their second formal meeting of the semester last -Tuesday, BY H. J. GILLIGAN AND J. D. USINA August 24. James Clark presented an intelligent Commander Herbert B. Butcher, USNR, sylvania, where he also taught. In addi­ discussion of Ivan; Turgenov, the Rus­ arrived at Notre Dame last week to as­ tion he has been affiliated with the Uni­ sian novelist, and his works, which was sume his duties as the new executive of­ versity of Tennessee and Long Island U. followed by a discussion of the relative ficer of the Naval Reserve Officers' Commander Butcher commented on the benefits of several of his books as com­ Training Corps here. He succeeds Lieut. Navy's program here and stated that it pared to those of his contemporaries and fellow countrymen. Turgenov was criti­ Comdr. W. S. Howell, USN, who has is "an inspiring opportunity to contrib­ ute to the Navy's urgent need of trained cized because of his weak portrayal of filled this position for the-past year and officers." Commander Butcher is accom­ character, and because of the lack of any who at present is the executive officer panied here by his wife and at present firmly grounded philosophical tenet's. of the V-12 Unit of the Navy's College they are staying at the Oliver Hotel. At the next meeting of the club the Training Program at Notre Dame. book committee will report on the selec­ tion of books which it has drawn rp. The new executive officer is the fourth These books will be voted upon by the to be assigned here since the commission­ members, and those that are accepted ing of the NROTC unit on Sept 10, 1941. vdll be purchased by. them, .and distrib­ Comniandex' M. T. Farrar, USN, assisted uted among them rt the end; of the in the establisliment of this organization semester. - , on the campus and took over duties in this connection, leaving on Feb. 3, 1942. The next meeting of the Boolanen will Commander W. F. Bullis, USN, v/as then be held on Tuesday evening. Sept. 7, at sent here and upon his departure in 7:30 p.m. in the basement of the Law- August of 1942, Lieut. Comdr. Howell Building. became executive officer. Engineers Journey to Since the fall of 1941, Commander Butcher has seen service as a naval ob­ Christiana Lake for Picnic server with headquarters in London. Last Saturday the Aeronautical and During much of this period he was the Mechanical Engineers of the A. S. E. Intelligence Officer on the staff of Ad­ closed their books and forgot their miral Harold E. Stark. He returned to troubles by spending an enjoyable after­ this country last month and, after a noon at Christiana Lake, 20 miles north short time Avith the Navy Department Commander H. B. Butcher of here: The transportation fas furnished in Washington, received his orders and by several professors who donated their proceeded here, assuming his duties as cars for the occasion. of August 18. The highlights of the afternoon were In World War I, Commander Butcher the refreshments, swimming, boating, enlisted in the Navy and after boot train­ CLUBS and • a _ soft ball game between the ing was stationed at the Officer Material "Aeros" and the "Mechanicals." The School at the University of Pennsyl­ "Mechanicals," with the aid of Profes­ vania. He was still,in training- when the Wranglers Hold Banquet sors Charles Egry, George Rohrbach, and Armistice was signed. However, contin­ Henry McLellan, won. uing on he was commissioned shortly. The Wranglers held their first banquet meeting of the year, recently, at;which, His first sea duty was aboard the U. time new members were inducted. Each S. S. Avocet, a mine sweeper, as execu­ Boston Club Meets Tuesday of the neophytes gave a short speech, tive officer. In 1919 the Avocet was one- and President Bill Lawless then ad­ On Tuesday evening, August 31, the of 36 mine sweepers engaged in clearing dressed them on the purpose and history Boston Club of Notre Dame will meet the North Sea mine barrage comprised of of the organization. in the auditorium of the Engineering 56,000 mines. These mines had been laid Building. The program is expected to by; the United States Navy between.the Mr. Frank O'Malley, professor of Eng­ consist of the football pictures of the Orkney Islands and the coast of Norway. lish at the Universty, outlined briefly 1941 Notre Dame-Southern California the changes that have taken place in the Commander Butcher was bom in struggle that completed the undefeated club since it was founded, pointing out year for the Irish with a 20-18 win. Camden, N. J. on Jan. 26, 1897. He first the fact that it had originated as a attended college at Denison University Chief Petty Officer Bob Robertson, the strictly forensic group, but had , since outstanding player on the field that day at Granville, 0., where his studies were been modified into the discussion club it -and an All American from Southern interrupted by the war. After the war now'is. ;;' - - " - -"' •, ••-' -_.-. ' ;. " _'. Cal., will comment on the pictures. All he returned to complete: his work to­ are invited to attend the pictures. There ward a Ph.B. degree and was graduated The Wranglers is.the oldest ckb of its will be a business meetins: of the club -in 192i.^He has been a graduate student kind on campus at the present time. when the. movies are completed. /- at Yale and at the University of Penn­ Meetings are held each .Thurrday: night. 7; !)4iJ4odt4C44i^ Peo^pJe, The MARINES

On The Campus By Pvt. Lou Riepenhoff An article appeared recently in The BY BOB MOHAN Chevron, Marine Corps newspaper pub­ lished at San Diego, to the effect that an ingenious detachment of Leathernecks Jim will receive his Notre Dame diploma IIM O'DEA on a South Pacific isle, tiring of the at the close of the current semester. Last Monday evening we interviewed routine reveille call, suggested to their Jim O'Dea in the middle of that deep bugler that he alter the tempo of his sunrise serenade. The bugler proved dark black-out which covered the cam­ FRANK REPILADO quite cooperative and the results of his pus. But our interview itself was any­ efforts quite satisfactory as every morn­ thing from dark, for we found Jim to be Legally speaking, Frank Eapilado was ing 'long about sunup his hot lick swing a most absorbing indi\idual. born in Santiago. However, the story version of "You can't get 'em up" is isn't as simple as all that, for he was reported to have the boys rolling out of their cots with gusto plus. Jim's home to^\^l is Lowell, Mass., born of Cuban parents on an American where he was born in 1922. There he boat three miles off the coast of Mel­ went to the local high school and par­ bourne, Australia. ticipated in track, tennis, and baseball, and was president of his class during "Bitzy," as he is kno\\Ti to most of his the three years that he remained at friends on the campus, Avas first edu­ Lowell High. He was appointed a mem­ cated at a Jesuit school in Santiago, ber of the State Champion Debating Cuba. He got his initial glimpse of the United States when, accompanied by his Team and later achieved the honor of parents, he traveled through this coun­ extemporaneous champion of New Eng­ try in 1936, visiting all of the states land. He then competed in the national except Washington and Oregon. debating championships in California and Indiana. Jim also was a first lieu­ In 1937 Frank returned to America, enrolling as a student at Emory Uni­ tenant in the high school R.O.T.C. regi­ versity in Atlanta, Ga. While there he One of our Marines here, who claims ment. was captain of both the fencing and he has more than a little difficulty shed­ swimming teams, and graduated from ding the sheets of an early morn at the When Jim came to Notre Dame in the the school two years later with first summons of what he describes as a de- fall of 1940 he had the distinct privilege honors. cidedliJ^ monotonous, lullaby-like, sleep- of becoming the third Freshman ever provoking fire alarm bell, was somewhat allowed to join the Wranglei^'s Club. After this Frank attended Georgia impressed by the article. From his During his Sophomore year O'Dea was Tech for three years, taking electrical thoughts recurring as an aftermath of elected chairman of the Sophomore Co­ engineering. During his stay there he its reading evolved the suggestion that tillion. made the varsity fencing team and also the present feeble mechanism which at­ became a member of the Newman Club, tempts, in his case quite fruitlessly, to Jim has been one of the prominent de­ the only Catholic organization on the arouse the Marine residents of Zahm baters on the campus; he was on the campus. And he even managed to patent and Cavanaugh halls each a.m. be re­ interhall debating squad in his Fresh­ a mechanical engineering device in his placed by a SA\nss bell-ringer well versed man year and was on the varsity team Freshman year at Georgia Tech. The in the 20th century art of chopping the for the following two years. He became Foil and Mask Society, a national fra­ chimes to a rhythm frequently associated associated with the Bookmen in his Jun­ ternity for fencers, honored Frank by with lower Basin Street. ior year and then served as secretary making him a member of this distin­ of the Wranglers. guished group. He received an award 'Tis well to learn we have a thinker from the Georgia Tech Newmian Club and a reformer in our midst. And it is a Jim's living quarters are now at 243 for directing the Glee Club. While at foregone conclusion that the present Zahm, citadel of the Marines, and he this southern institution Frank got his awakening system could stand a smat­ still conttinues to maintain a scholastic popular nick-name, "Bitzy." It was auto­ tering of reform. But the popular con­ average of 93%. He proposes to enter matically given him because his room­ sensus of opinion among the Marines is practical politics after the war, but wnll mate Avas the proud possessor of a 7 foot that this "Semi-boot" genius divert his first seek an LL.B. degree groin Har­ 2 inch physique—exactly two feet taller talents to other channels more worthy vard. Having been mayor of Lowell for than Frank. of his merit, preferably the near-by sew­ one day, Jim was highly inspired to get age channels. Imagine being aw^akened into the political field but the local civil Next for Bitzy was Notre Dame, which each morning to the metallic clang of the authorities discontinued the annual stu­ he entered in 1942. He holds the title of "One O'clock Jump" when you know good dent event because Jim, while in this secretary in two campus societies here, and well it's 6:00 o'clock and time to hit ephemeral office, proclaimed that Low^- the La Raza Club and the Glee Club. the deck for good. ell's schools should shut do\\Ti. However, "Bitzy" is also the chairman of the If there is to be a change at all in the Jini's intentions are strong and he will Panel of Discussion. He is in the College present reveille system, chorus the boys follow this career in the post-war world. of Engineering. (Continued on page 12) 8 most valuable player in the American League in 1928, and as a manager steered his Detroit Tigers to the pennant of the Notre Dame Sports junior circuit in 1934 and '3-5. In 1942 he was named as the pilot of the All Star Service team that played the Amer­ ican League All Stars in the Cleveland Municial Stadium. In the first year of Irish Face Great Lakes Squad Here; his Navy career Mickey handled the reins pf the Service Chaanpions of Amer­ Diamond Feature Sunday Afternoon ica at Great Lakes. Famed as a builder of champions Cochrane today should feel BY BILL CAREY right at home.

Sunday afternoon the third base dug­ palm in seven of their 13 contests with Biggest and brightest on the multi- out at Cartier Field will house the most major league teams—a winning percen­ starred club is ex-Cardinal and Giant, powerful independent baseball team in tage that would put them in runner-up Johnny Mize, first baseman and dean up the country. The outstanding sporting spot in either league at this point in the slugger. Johnny—all 230 pounds of him event of the summer season will match pennant race. Numbered among their —^was named to the guardianship of the the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame and victims are the World Champion Saint initial sack for the National League All the Great Lakes Naval Training Station. Louis Cardinals. The Detroit Tigers were Stars in 1937-39, and in 1940-41-42..He scuttled by three Great Lakes pitchers led the elder circuit batters in 1939 and It is the third and rubber game in a who gave but one hit over the nine in­ powdered out some 43 round trip wallops baseball series that started in 1942 when ning stretch. Other scalps hanging in in 1940. Mize's average finished over the Coach Jake Kline's club defeated the their trophy room belong to minor .300 mark every year in the majors. Sailors 8 to 6, Last spring, however, the league, college and service teams all over belting Bluejackets gained revenge when the Mid West. The Bluejackets have Avon Fleet footed Barney McCosky in cen­ they toppled the Irish 8 to 2 at Great four straight national service champion­ ter field is another veteran of the All Lakes. Hal Smullen, New Haven Conn., ships, and are well on their way to a Star lineup. Barney was the best fly righthander pitched both games for No­ fifth. chaser in the Detroit Tiger's outfield and tre Dame. Smullen himself is now in the patrolled the center pastures for the The 1943 nine is an even stronger ag­ Na\'y. American Leaguers on their intra-cir- gregation than the 1942 edition that won cuit encounters. Sunday the Navy lads will take the 63 games o a 77 tilt card. This new club field with a record behind them of almost has more power and classier pitching. His outfield mates include Joe Grace •50 triumphs. Their lineup is major It also has in the person of Johnny Mize and Glenn McQuillen. Grace, regular league from bow to stem. Fourteen men a cleanup batter sorely needed last sum­ right fielder for the St. Louis Browns who reached the top bracket in Double- mer. Blend the cream of major league is nick-named Hawkeye because his keen day's Folly are listed on the roster. They batting, fielding and pitching and you eye at the plate draws him more walks cashed in their baseball flannels for the have the Great Lakes team. than the rest of his teammates. McQuil­ Navy woolens. Lieut. Gordon S. Cochrane, "Mickey" len, a redhead, is another ex-Brownie. Red will follow Mize at the plate because Led by their inspiring leader, Lieut. to American diamond fans, is baseball of his consistent slugging. Mickey Cochrane, the Bluejackets have officer of the station and at the helm of proved themselves the equal of the na­ the Sailor nine. Cochrae's baseball rec­ Reserve outer gardeners include Leo tion's best. To date they have copped the ord speaks for itself. He was named Nonnenkamp, who has worn Boston Red Sox and Kansas City flannels. Earl Bof- yard from Dallas in the Texas League and Dan Casey from Bennington, Vt.

Flanking Mize in the infield are Ches­ ter Hajduk at second, Eddie Pellagrini at short and Carl Fiore at the hot cor­ ner. Hajduk is Chicago White Sox prop­ erty and tilts the Fairbanks at a healthy 185 pounds. On the other side of the keystone sack is Eddie Pellagrini, one of the finest shortstops in the game. Eddie never saw much major league action be­ cause as a Boston Red Socket he came up the same spring as All American Johnny Pesky. His unerring pair of hands, strong arm and healthy swatting^ mark high in the .350s makes him a standout on a team of standouts. Mark this native Bostonian down in your books' as a future great. At the final tnm is the surprise package of the squad. Carl Fiore from Scranton of the Eastern Can We Repeat, This Year? League. Carl has come through in bang-- up style and need make no apologies for enter one ten man team, or less, each N. D. Men Prominent his sterling play. man in turn being limited to two events Catching the slants of a sextet of and a relay. So, you've got 12 days to in Chicago All-Star Game •worthies will be George (Skeeter) Dick­ get on the ball and have entries sub­ Had the official colors of the All Star ey, the younger brother of Yankee Bill. mitted to the Duty Chief in the V-12 game at Dyche stadium last Wednesday A 6 foot four inch 200 pound tarket athletic office in the Eockne Memorial night been the Blue and Gold, no fault Skeets saw action for the Eed Sox and Building. Civilians may register their could have been found. White Sox before joining the 'Navy. The entries with Mr. Scannell in the Rockne rest of the receixing department include Memorial Building. Marvin Felderman, ex Cub; Denny Glea- Regular Notre Dame Interhall medals son from New Orleans, and Warren will be awarded to members of the win- ^ Robinson, a Rochester, New York lad. ning team. Out on the hill, Mickey Cochrane has The list of events follow below: a cluster of reliable hurlers. Ex-Cub (1) 50 yd. s\\"im and rescue (two man) Vern Olsen had a string of 38 consecu­ (a) Front approach. tive scoreless innings when pitching for (b) Cross chest ccrry. (c) Fireman carry. the Wriglejanen. Ducky Medwick broke (d) Resuscitation. it -with a home run. Johnny Schmitz was (2) Underwater swim for distance, From a promotion angle, head Man a fellow Chicagoan. Tom Ferrick, a 200 (clothed). pounder from the Cleveland Indians, was Arch Ward, sports editor of the Chicago one of the most promising young Amer­ (3) Eliniination support swim. (4 lb. Tribune and the man behind the game is ican League pitchers, as were Bob Har­ (weights). a Notre Dame grad. The man behind the You get a four pound v.-ei^ht in e-ch ris from the Athletics and George Biscan man behind the game was Ward's assist­ hand by the way. Then, just keep go­ ant and fellow alumnus, Robert "Red" from the Browms. ing: that's all there's to it. Lonergan of the class of '43. To these (4)75 yd. Speed support swim. The game Sunday is scheduled for two fell the task of arranging the mil­ 2:30. Senncemen will be admitted free Carrying an object on the head th-t must not gat wet is the purpose her;. lions of details that all blended to make of charge and civilian students are re­ the game the great success that it was. minded to bring their Dining Hall books (5) Shirt tail life-saving. (After jumping into the water witli On the sidelines the mentors in com­ as a ticket of admission. There wi]] be jumper and trousers on, they v.-ili be mand of the enemy camps were both ex- a slight charge for outsiders. A capacity removed and inflated before continu­ Notre Dame athletes of Rockne fame: crowd is expected. ing, the air to be supplied for the inflation by the individuals partic'pat- Harry Stuhldreher of Four Horseman ing and not a pump.) renown, top man of the Collegiate All (6) 75 yd. Elementary back stroke. Stars, and Arthur "Dutch" Bergman, big Functional Swim Meet; (7) 75 yd. shirt tow swim, (two man). chief of the Professional Champions For Trainees and Civilians One swimmer does all the work while Washington Redskins. Assisting in the the other hangs onto the jumpar and preparation of the All Stars was Coach gets a free ride. By Bill Waddington (8) Elimination pole-tug-of-war. Frank Leahy of Notre Dame. (9)100 j'd. four man .jumper relay. On the field itself former and present Trainees and civilians alike have prob­ Irish greats included for the Redskins ably wondered why they've been doing This ought to be the test laugh of the whole thing with each gang trying to Johnny Kovatch and Steve Bagarus, and such queer tasks in St. Joe's Lake since outdo the other. Each man must take for the stars Ray Ebli, Wally Ziemba, the phy-ed program was inaugurated, off his jumper and give it to his Bill Huber, Cammille Picconne, Cornie that is, in accordance Avith their swim­ teammate in the water before e:ch one shoves off in turn. Clatt, Angelo Bertelli and Frank Syz- ming pare of the course. That would-be Scoring in the meet will be as follows: manski. No other college boasts so great nonsense is in reality the true repro­ Events—5-3-2-1. a representation. duction of what one might have to en­ Relays—S-4-3-2. Up in the broadcasting booth, Joe counter in an oceanic catastrophe. Don't forget, the date is Sept. 11 and Boland,, former Notre Dame football But now that training is going to pay entries close Sept. 7. For those of you luminary and later an assistant coach dividends, at least to the ones who show who don't feel quite up to.such tactics, of the Irish, split the air assignment the greatest variety of maneuverability there are some reserved seats at water­ with Bill Stern. in getting through the water. side that can be had by coming early. Instead of the usual speed strokes and But try and get in it, for it'll be a whale team relays, as one would expect to see of a lot of fun even if you don't win. Juzwilc and Sitko at Gr. Lakes in any regular acquatic display, this so- Everybody has a chance. Two Notre Dame names will appear called "functional sAnm meet" Avill en­ in tile lineup of the Great Lakes Naval gender a lot of competitive spirit through Training Station football team this fall. a new set of events, unknown to most Netmen face West. Michigan Chief Petty Officer Steve Juzwik, ileet swimming circles. Next Saturday, August 28th, the footed halfback on the undefeated Irish In annoimcing the meet. Ensign S. J. Notre Dame Varsity tennis squad will club of 1941, will undoubtedly be one of Jablonski pointed out that it is an all journey to Kalamazoo, Micliigan to meet the mainstays of the Bluejackets rrnning around program of events that will en­ Western~JMicliigan.'s powerful crop of attack. able the-boys to compete under pressure racquet-swingers. Another product of Cartier Field to and in unfamiliar circumstances, thus A team of six will be chosen from the see action for the sailors Avill be Emil stimulating some actual wartime meas­ number of interhall enthusiasts found "Red" Sitko, the cousin of.Steve Sitko, ures. daily on Notre Dame's many courts. So Notre Dame ace of a few years back. Sept. 11, Saturday at 2:00 p.m. or far the seven best performers seem to Red was considered by the coaches one 1400 to the trainees is the time. St. Joe's be Charley- Samson, Bob Faught, Bob of the most promising Freshmen on the Lake will be the site of this acquatic . Paddock, Jim Griffon, Dick Doermer and yearling squad last fall^ He is a hard and endeavor. Each hall will be permitted to Bill Kessler. deceptive rrnner. 10 netted that mucli for the Army Air Forces Aid Society in this American tour that ended August 11 in New York With a guy like that pitching for Pressbox Splinters us, you can almost wish him to beat our American competition that is pat forth. BY BILL WADDINGTON Here's One Guy Pluggin' With all this around-the-lake road- takes place A lot of the teams com­ The University of Indiana sport pages work going on, it seems strange that peting will be operating strictly on a peel off the fact that the Iowa Seahawks' some wise guy with Weismuller ability do-re-mi basis, the other true affiliates toughest game will be with the Fighting doesn't try to swim across rather than of the sport will be out there to see just Irish, of Notre Dame; and from j)revious go around Some­ what the boys have got, that stuff that indications of local potentiality, the lad body will do it before makes for victory in wartitme With from downstate isn't Just beatin' his long, demerits and Joe Boland signed by WGN, Mutual's gums either.... Coach Alvln (Bo) Mc- all... When this thing Chicago station, it's likely that Notre Millin of Indiana is also an air raid was written, the All- Dame will be brought to the front when warden in Zone Nine in Bloomigton. star football game it comes time to determine what game was still three days will be broadcast on the Mutual program Talkig about giving things away in away and everybody from week to week The boys enrolled war time and not getting any return! was gaining confi­ in combat and obstacle course in their That's hardly the case in St. Louis, dence in the college physical training %vill appreciate the for both, the Cards and the Browns have donated free passes to Red Cross blood Bill Waddington boys as is the usual merits of such tactics if they have ex­ custom.... Now it's perience such as show-n in the picture donors The youngest player in the history, and if I guessed wrong in say­ at a local cinema during the past week, minor leagues, according to Los Angeles ing that Washington showed the boys namely "Bataan." claims, is Billy (the Angel Elid) Sami... what an organized bunch of ballplayers He's only. 15 and has been going like mid-fire with the San Diego Padres can do, well, then I'll throw my theory Two-Way Battle away.... After all, that longer period This matter of getting up early is tough all right, but Jimmy Dykes of the White- of practice together and playing togeth­ If Northwestern and Michigan con­ Sox says that any of his boys who lie in er such as the pros possess — it seems tinue to publish the rosters of their bed, in order to avoid an early rising, reasonably hard to beat.... Nobody can present squads with as many new faces will furnish their own cash for break­ say it's been a dull summer around here, (due to military transfers) as they have, fasts incurred Leave it to that guy from the point of view • of non-varsity they'll soon scare the rest of the Big to give a biscuit for a barrel of flour. athletes any^vay.... The Midshipmen, Nine out of showing up And it's hot NROTC, Marines, V-12 and civilians all a front either because both clubs have were able to organize and put represent­ acquired much of the materiel that makes ative league teams on the diamond, play­ for championship Again, this corner Interhall Softball Underway; ing among each other, never forgetting predicts that Waldorf and Crisler will also the Brothers of Dujarie and Breen- wind-up in a battle of wits in planning Eight Teams in League Phillips the championship course. Under the capable direction of Mr. It won't be long now until American When one man earns $150,000 for the Maxwell, of the Phy Ed Department, gridiron fans can begin to fill the sta­ armed forces, it's a pretty good sum to the Interhall Softball season is now in diums for America's overwhelmingly start one thinking about But when full swing. Eight teams so far have been popular fall sport But, how filled will it's a foreigner, then that tops every­ organized for afternoon competition. In­ those stands be when the kickoff actually thing. ... Nevertheless, Gunder Haegg terhall sports, a prominent feature of the Notre Dame program, are super­ vised by the athletic department. All stu­ ^SSSSSSSSSSESSS5SSSSSSSSSSSSS!\ dents except varsity players are eligible, and rivalry has long been keen. The in­ dividual teams are organized by the stu­ dents themselves, who select their cap­ NOW Under ONE Roof! tains and supply their own officials. The teams and captains signed up to date include: Qo4UAe4ue4it Storied, Co. A from Dillon Hall—Hatschell. . St. Ed's Devils—Lesmez. Co. B of Dillon—Shioleno. B R U G G N E R ' S The Dillon EJ^.C.'s, headed by Ted Petrillo. NEWS CENTER 0> CIGAR STORE 127 W.Washington OC no North Main St. Co. I from Alumni—John Brady. In the J. M. S. Building Frankie Curran's team from Dillon. St. Ed's Angels, led by Ted Colgan. PAY US A VISIT! Marine Zahmbies, captained by Lenny Neiman. ri The results of the first games are: Marine Detachment Dance the number of fire crackers set off dur­ Aug. 10: Co. A beat Zahmbies, 10-6. ing the evening was necessarily small Band; Volunteers Sought because of disciplinary action against Aug. 10: Currans team defeated R. A. such a procedure, but might have been C's, 11-6. The Marine Detachment, under the or­ larger had it been allowed to take its Aug. 11: St. Ed's Angels whipped Co. ganization of Pvt. Donald Lanphere, is o\yn course. B, 10-7. planning the formation of a Marine Aug. 17: Zahmbies sunk Co. B, 4-0. dance orchestra. All musically talented Marines, especially reed instrument play- Aug. 18: Curran's team beat Co. A, Third Deck Takes Lead 6-2. in N.R.O.T.C. Softball Aug. 20: St. Ed's Angels downed E. A. C's, 8-5. By Jack Houghteling Aug. 20:. St. Ed's Devils defeated Co. In the most exciting game of the sea­ I, 6-1. son, the Third Deck defeated the First Curran's team is leading, but it's too Deck 9-8 in extra innings, Tuesday, early to make any predictions. August 24 on Badin Bog, to take the lead Softball Avill continue until the fall ers, interested in becoming members of in the NROTC Deck Softball League. interhall season- opens. The teams com­ the orchestra are invited to report to Bill Wick's double in the last of the pete on a ladder tournament basis. P\^. Lanphere in room 143 Zahm hall ninth with Jim Ledwith on second and Games are played any week-day after­ any evening between 1830 and 1930. Dan Long on third provided the margin of victory in the stormy struggle. noon when two outfits can get together. Prompt cooperation of interested Ma­ This arrangement is necessary because rine musicians in this undertaking, ap­ The First Deck trailed 4-3 at the start of the hea\^- and varied schedules which proved by the detachment commander, of the seventh and last scheduled frame, most students are carrying. At the close Capt. John W. Finney, USMCR, will de­ but they rallied for two runs and a -5-4 of the season, members of the leading termine the extent of its success. lead. Dan Long's homer in the last of club, the one Avith the highest percent­ the inning tied the score. age of A\-ins, will receive traditional in­ Ed Ghigliotti put the First Deck ahead terhall medals. Blackout Darkens Campus in the eighth when he homered but Deck One bounced back and knotted the score THE MARINES Monday Night; One Casualty at six apiece. (Continued from page 8) The fact that war can be unpleasant In the top of the ninth. Deck One once of the Marine detachment, a much more was brought home forcibly to Notre more surged ahead when they crossed feasible one would be another Leather­ Dame last Monday night, when, about the plate with two runs and what ap­ necks scheme of caging a brood of soft- nine-thirty, the University underwent peared to be the winning margin. The winged bats in the belfrys of Zahm and its first blackout. One casualty resulted: Third Deck, once more struck back and Cavanaugh halls, which assortment of the "saboteur" who attempted to destroy this time with an extra run to put the wild life, he adds, might easily and St. Ed's with a fire cracker. game on ice. cheaply be procured from the skull of Some of the tales that have come out Jack Houghteling received credit for the aforementioned "Semi-boot." of those few minutes of darkness are the victory as he relieved John Kramer This suggestion, however, might not terrifying as well as inspiring. at the start of the ninth. Dan Hecht prove as practical as it appears. Indeed Probably the most bizarre occurrence pitched the entire game for the losers. the feather-like tapping of bat Avings on of the evening, however, was one that Fourth Deck Wins Firsl Game bell shells would undoubtedly afford us took place just outside the Huddle. Two Leathernecks an excuse, however invalid men were walking by there, one in the The Fourth Deck won its first game of it might later prove to be, to snuggle in direction of the Main Building and one the season when it took a hectic 12-10 the sack a few minutes longer 'till the going toward Zahm Hall. Because of the decision from the Second Deck on the vdnd of the Vvinged ones' inefficiency blew darkness they were unable to see one Biology Field. Deck Two rallied for six southward to the detachment office. But another and so collided rather painfully. runs in the seventh but fell short of the alas, what profiteth it if a Marine doth They immediately begged each others necessary runs. gain a world of sleep and falleth victim pardon, shook hands, kissed each others Dan Long, Deck 3, is currently leading to the charge that he hath bats in his cheek, and finally decided to drop into the league in batting with an average belfry. the Huddle where they would buy each of .444. He is followed closely by Bob So until a more appropriate plan is other a beer. (This being the customary Griffin of the Fourth Deck with .437 and advanced concerning a revision of the thing to do at Notre Dame when you Jim Ledwith of the Third Deck with an- present reveille system it appears we bump into someone.) You can imagine average of .424. shall have to content ourselves "with liv­ their mutual horror, when, entering the John Kramer, of the Third Deck, heads ing lives similar to those of the men who lighted room, they discovered that one the pitchers with four victories and no ride the little red wagons. of them was a Marine and the other a defeats. His teammate Jack Houghteling This matter should not be taken too Navy man. The scene that followed was comes next with four wins and one de­ lightly, however. Its satisfactory solu­ both viAad and too touching to present feat for a percentage of .800 while Dan tion will be a Godsend to the Marine de­ to the tender feelings of the average Hecht leads in total wins with seven as tachment. For those philanthropically- SCHOLASTIC reader, and much too vivid against two defeats and a percentage of minded Marines interested in this cur­ to pass the censorship for which the .777. rent-day problem of their detachment magazine is so nobly endowed. The official Deck League standings: suggested reading matter includes Ern­ The number of typing errors that may . w L " PCT.. est Hemmingway's For Whom The Bell be laid to the sudden dousing of the Deck 3 :... 8 1 .888 Tolls, the motion picture "Belle Starr" lights is too large to mention; the min­ Deck 1 ....::„...... „ 7 2 .777 and that popular song hit of a few years utes spent shuffling around rooms look­ Deck 2 ... ,.: .. 17 .12.5 back, "Ding Dong Daddy." ing fonnatches goes into the thousands; _ Deck 4 1 7 .125 12 Freeman Field Fliers Grounded by Klinemen Specializing in the ex­ BUY WITH CONFIDENCE amination of the eyes. By loe Fahey at South Bend's Leading Jeweler Gaining their fifth victory of the sea­ son before a large home crowd, the Notre Dr. E. J. Dame baseball team primed for their date with Great Lakes next Sunday by OPTOMETRIST knocking off the Freeman Field nine, 8-2. 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212 S. Michigan St. on display. Phone 4-8251 Use our lay-away plan. sition to seven scattered hits while fan­ ning six of the flyers. The soldiers scored single I'uns and failed to bring about a really threatening rally. To CHICAGO--and BEYOND The game, which looked as though it might turn into a pitcher's battle, broke The South Shore Line sells tickets over any wide open in the sixth inning. A walk line beyond Chicago. Ask us about fares, by Phillip, an error by shortstop Madrid, routing, stopovers, travel time to any section former West Coast semi-pro, Sheehan's of the United States. Call C. W. Veach, long fly, followed by successive singles Ticket Office, 301 N. Michigan St., Phone by Scarpelli and Klein and a walk to 3-3111. Marv Kranda accounted for the Irish scoring. In the seventh inning- Sheehan's CHICAGO SOUTH SHORE & SO. BEND R. R. line drive caromed off Higgin's knee and the injury forced him to retire from the game in favor of Mattio, who shut out the Irish for the remaining frames. Once again Kranda and Klein "led the attack ^\nth three hits apiece, a triple from the bat of Kranda being the longest hit of the game. One feature of the game was that, aside from the pitcher, not one Notre Dame batter struck out. SOUTHSHORE Freeman Field 000 010 001— 7 2 6 Notre Dame 101 024 OOx—10 8 4-

Interhall Tennis Notre Dame's inter-hall tennis is now progressing smoothly. Many of the teams participating find it diificult to arrange matches that A\all not interfere with the SAFEGUARD players' schedules. To relieve this bur­ den, the individual matches are held at YOUR CASH the convenience of the players concerned and the results are tabulated later, in order to determine w^hich hall is the win­ THIS WAY! ner of the contest. In the matches so far the Faculty Take no chances on your money being lost or stolen, change your cash overcame the Main Building, 5-0; Alum­ into American Express Travelers Cheques. Spendable everywhere like ni defeated Cavanaugh Hall; and Dil­ cash, but refunded in full if lost or stolen. lon I is leading Sorin, Avith the number Issued in denominations of SlO, $20, $50 and $100. Cost 75f! for each one doubles match yet to be played. At $ 100. Minimum cost 40f! for $ 10 to $ 5 0. For sale at Banks, Railway Express the present time Zahm is leading Walsh offices, at principal railroad ticket offices. by a score of 2-1. If Zahm succeeds in beating the NROTG it \vill be considered AMERICAN EXPRESS as the upset of the week. St. Ed's and Cavanaugh are locked in a 1-1 tie. TRAVELERS CHEQUES 13 New Radio Scries of U. S. NROTC Tennis Pairings Navy Fighting Heroes Pairings for the U. A. A.'s tennis singles tournament have been made, and A new transcribed radio series will the first round will match Joe Lauck and I n • be heard on WSBT beginning Friday, Bill Bracken, Bob Maurer and Gordon Sept. 3, at 9:30 p.m. Forester, and Jim O'Connor and Frank The program is developed under the Crowley. These matches must be played supervision of the United States Na\'y by Wednesday, August 25. Nofre Dame Department with a purpose to acquaint Ed Caparo, number four man on the modem Na\y men and the American Notre Dame varsitj'^, has been seeded HUDDLE public with the great moments in the number one, and is followed by Roy Naval careers of men who made the Grumbine, Bill Moore, and Bud Seghers. United States Na^'y our first bulwark of Nineteen entries have been received. GYM SHOES defense... a Na\'y that has never kno\%Ti Trophies will go to the winner and PLAIN "T" SHIRTS defeat and apparently from reports in runner-up. the Pacific, doesn't intend to begin now. N. D. "T" SHIRTS It brings to light many little kno\\-n ROTC Nine Wins Two Games GYM PANTS facts about our Naval heroes of the The NROTC baseball team won two SUPPORTERS past facts not found in history books extra-inning games over the week-end, SOFT DRINKS facts wliich point up personal, in­ defeating Carroll 9-7, in a 12-inning timate characteristics of our Naval he­ CIGARETTES tussle, and Dillon 5-4, in the ninth of a roes rather than the broad outlines of scheduled seven-frame aifair. CANDY the battles they fought and won. Al Wade received credit for both wins. The autthenticity of all details of the TOBACCO He relieved Hank Frailey in the ninth of series has been checked by Captain H. PIPES the first game and he pitched the entire A. Baldridge (U.S.N. Ret.), Curator of second game. the Naval Academy Musemn. "Fighting Heroes of the United States 2>!avy" • is very important because it tells the true stories of the men who have built the traditions of the United States Navy in battle, and who by their glorious examples of heroism and devo­ tion to America,'set the pattern of con­ duct for Navy men of today. These programs will be sponsored jointly by Gilbert's and Max Adler of South Bend.

Band Concert Tonight; Glee Club a Success Last Friday evening the Glee Club, under the direction of Daniel H. Pedtke, gave its first recital of the semester. More than 1,000 spectators, including students and South Bend residents, heard the outdoor program. An equally large niimber is expected tonight at 7:15 when the Notre Dame "Sure it's a swell Arrow Tie— Band %vill give a concert. In the past the but ichat tvill the Admiral say?" band concerts have proved very enjoy­ able.. The University has planned to have What does anyone say when lie sees an Arrow Tie? a concert every Friday evening, to which He says, "It's swell!"—For several reasons. Arrows the public is invited. are good-looking, in smart patterns and neat stripes. The Band is directed by Mr. H. Lee Arrows are made well, with a special lining cut on Hope, and this week his carefi'l selection the hias to resist >vTinkles, and to see that they of numbers should make as interesting make perfect knots. Arrows are made of fine fahrics a program. —^^vear longer. For Army and Navy men as well as Among the songs that will be played civilians—at your Arrow dealers. $1 and $1.50. are, "On The Trail" from Grand Canyon Suite by Grofe, "The Song of the Bomb­ ardier," "General Douglas MacArthur March," "Transcendance Overture," and ARROW "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" by Jerome Kem. In this last number a saxophone SHIRTS • TIES • HANDKERCHIEFS • UNDERWEAR • SPORT SHIRTS solo will be rendered by John Boyle, New York, and a trumpet solo by Dick Ped- •k BUY WAR BONDS AND STAMPS * rotty, Pennsylvania. 14 Calumet All-Stars Win Under the Arc Lights NOTRE DAME By Joe Fahey BOOKSTORE The Notre Dame varsity baseball nine Badin Hall dropped their second game of the season Saturday in Hammond, Ind. They took the field in their first arc light contest of the year against the Calumet All-Stars. The Stars, though getting fewer hits, N. D. Jewelry capitalized on errors and bases on balls and to outscore the Irish 11-10. The lights were a new experience for some' of the Official Navy boys, but they took it in stride. The game was a charity aifair with the opposition Stationery and SERVICE MEN made up of an aggregation of stars from the Industrial League of that section. Navy Jev/elry Andy Phillip was the victim for the first time this season. He allowed only and eight hits, but errors and walks were You arc always fatal, especially in the big second inning. Toilet Articles In that stanza the stars laced together Supplies two doubles, a single and walk plus three errors to net "themselves six runs. Janice, Greeting Cards—Souvenirs playing left field for Calumet, slammed out a double in the second and another at the Navy Canteen in the sixth to vie for the home team batting honors Avith shortstop Roluns, Telephone 3-4269 Avho had three singles. Make your Canteen ROSE DENTAL GROUP Once again it was Bob Klien, Buffalo, LEONARD A. ROSE. DJ).S. your Club N. Y. sailor, Avho led the Irish attack CYRH. F. ROSE. BJ).S. with three more hits to add to his collec­ PETER J. ROSE. D.D.S. tion. Jack Mayo broke into the picture 623-629 Sherland Bldg. South Bend. Ind. with a pair of doubles and a single. The Irish made a bid for victory in the seventh and eighth innings, but fell DR. O. J. GRUNDY Regulation Haberdashery one run shy of .their goal. Score by innings: Registered Podiatrist FOOT AIEJtfENTS Candy Cigarettes Notre Dame -. 100 400 320—10 : 11 4 Calumet 160 004 OOx—11 8 1 406-408 Tower Building Phone 3-2574 Coca-Cola Gum Batteries: Phillip, Sheehan; Diehe, Cigars Hrena. DR. ROBERT R LUCAS Sailor Samson Wins City Title GENERAL DENTISTRY X-Rays and Consultation By Dan Reardon Diseases and Surgery of Mouth and Jaws

In the City Championship tournament Tel. 4-5661 702 J. M. S. Bldg.. South Bend. Ind. of South Bend, Notre Dame's tennis stars walked away Avith top a^vards. First place honors were captured by Charles Samson when he defeated Louis DRS. PROBST AND SINGLER Chreist in a sensational comeback. After DENTISTS losing the first two sets, Samson settled 503 Sherland Building down and became his usual self. With smashing serves and powerful backhand Phone 3-1254 South Bend, Indfana shots he took the following three sets. The scores of these gruelling sets were: 3-6, 5-7, 6-2, 6-3, and 6-3. Samson was a Zero Deck of the tennis star at Ohio State University this SOUTH BEND past year. XRAY LABORATORY Dining Hall In the Championship doubles matches Notre Dame's Samson and Faught won 825 Sherland Building over Koehler and Pennell in a four set L. E. Fisher, MJ). M. J. Thornton, MJ). match, 6-3, 2-6, 6-0, and 6-4. 15 HOLD THAT HAIRLINE! I Glasses Correctly Fitted BUSINESS AND SOCIAL SUCCESS DEPEND ON YOUTHFUL. VIGOROUS APPEARANCE. LET OUR TRAINED GRADUATES ^'' ^8^3''"' EXAMINE YOUR HAIR AND SCALP. . . TREAT THE REAL CAUSE OF J. BURKE RECEDING HAIRLINE. FREE EXAMINATION. W. G. BOGARDUS TREATMENTS SI. 00. E. C. BEERY Phone 4-1481 Optometrists and Mfg. Opticians 228 S. MICHIGAN ST. HARPER METHOD MEN'S SHOP Evenings by Appointment

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