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A football expert tells you // in this week's Post

^ What players from here will make headlines this season? Which of our opponents will be most dangerous? Frank Wallace has just completed a swing around the country, chinning with coaches, getting the inside, and now brings you the names to watch... Why will the South nab off so many good players? What important rule change will speed up this year's game? Who is Wallace's choice for back-of-the-year? For No. 1 lineman? All-America? Turn to the Post for a fact-crammed article that predicts all this year's winners. Read Pigskin Preview of 1940 by FRANCIS WALLACE Also in this issue: Young Ames gets coaching in love When Young Ames sat down on a bench outside the White House, he didn't know the stranger beside him was the President! Walter D. Edmonds lets you eavesdrop while Andrew Jackson explains how to 7 Mysteries of Europe get a father's consent when you are poor, and your girl is wealthy. Read Young Ames, Andrew Jackson, and the American Eagle. Jules Romains this week begins the story of his unique role in recent secret diplomatic Communists take over U.S. Merchant Marine? maneuvers in Europe. "I had not planned to 20 miles from West Point is a hotel where sailors are trained to prepare say all this imtil much later," states France's American crews for Communism. Course fee, $125. On graduation, sea­ first man of letters, "but 1 think it may be men form party nuclei aboard ships. Our Communist-operated National helpful now to give the people of the largest Maritime Union claims 51,000 sailor members. For details of this brazen Democracy still intact a chance to see through scuttling of Americanism, read Seagoing Soviets, by William McFee. what weaknesses peace and liberty were lost..." A fascinating, shocking chapter of The cop with the asbestos voice history, hitherto never told. "Old Man Kitzmiller is putting up a loving cup big enough to take a sitz bath in, to see if flatfeet can sing better than detectives." You are No. 1. The Mystery of Daladier invited to a music f est to watch Tannhauser get a vocal rubber hosing, in a slightly cockeyed yam by Joel Sayre, You TeU Me Your Dream. by France*s Author-Diplomat MARY ROBERTS RINEHART continues her new mystery novel, The Great Mistake... ALSO—short stories, cartoons, poems and Post Scripts. All in your copy of the Post—now on sale!

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3^ THE NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC And I'm Taking Over, See? Sam Soph, after going down for the third time, came to, finding himself in COLLEGE PARADE the lower regions, supplied with horns and a pitchfork. Hardly had he gotten RAYMOND J. KELLY settled in his new abode than he began ordering everyone aroxmd. A reserved seat in the old reviewing Heaping Handfuls of Insult "Say there, young fellow" spoke up stand—^most interesting—^yet the parade Satan, "You talk as if you own this has barely started and already Mr. Mc- One of the notorious picture-cartoon place." Gowan, as we staff members call him magazines that sprouts pictures of prize­ "You're dam right," was the prompt to his face, is howling for this page. fighters and unbelievably beautiful reply "My rector gave it to me when I Three or four college papers, all from blondes took one of our Eastern institu­ was at Notre Dame." out West, and the Presidio, "edited and tions for a ride, recently. A cartoon • published by and for the inmates of the came out showing a sweet young thing State Prison at Fort Madison, Iowa," at a perfume counter, telling the sales­ From 'Way Out Thar are all the material yet available for the girl, "It doesn't have to be subtle. He's The Frisco U. Foghorn beat us to this cautious culling and garbled gleening, a Yale man." The idea was pretty good item from the West Pointer by a scissors that is the job of the unfortunate sent but when the identical cartoon appeared and a half, but anyway "It wasn't. to walk punishment tours on the College in two different places in the same issue so very long ago, during June Week too, Parade. we began to suspect that a Harvard man on Firtation, I bet that she wouldn't was loose somewhere. In the Presidio, we found a most inter­ marry me. She called me and raised me esting column "Bastile Boulevardier" five." which contributes the initial piece to this The Foghorn, along Avith every collie year's Parade. Fearless Reporting paper, those from Kosary, Chicago and such schools excepted, has filled its sport "A bunch of the slugs were whooping From Universitad Santo Tomas, Ma­ pages with accounts of the power, speed, it up, and the Pepsi-Cola was flowng nila comes something new in our experi­ cleverness, and all-round brilliance of its freely over the Canteen bar. Along about ence with college periodicals, two differ­ football team. The lead article on. the the third bottle the lying reached an all- ent papers from the same school in dif­ sport page, describing such potential All- time high and finally the subject was ferent languages. The Spanish magazine Americans as "Tank" Hill and Bill Teles- reached concerning how far back differ­ we found interesting to the extent of the manic, was concluded. . . . "all this and ent memories could go. Shylock Crane pictures of five Filipino misses it con­ heavy too." opined that he remembered his first tained. Further than that, my knowledge • J.- birthday because the family horse saw of Spanish, acquired after two year's him for the first time and ran away. exposure to Jose and sundry copies of Statistically Speaking Bar-None Bradley topped that one by re­ LaPrensa proved too inadequate and I A member of the staff of the calling the day of his birth, saying it turned to the Varsitarian, the English Califomian compiled an impressive-a^- was a Friday and he remembered the paper. ray of figures, indicating that UniveftB^7': abalone on the table. It remained for "Due to one reason or another all the students spend over 5J4 million doUani • Jimmy (The Dunce) Caffrey to give out columns for this issue of the Varsitarian per year for clothes and i)ersonal eqiiip-~ with the prize-copper. Casting a disdain­ were found to be unpublishable. ment. Men, he estimates, spend $29,627.17 ful eye on Crane who was ordering his W^hat would happen to Notre Dame for cuff links alone; while women's ex­ fifth hamburger, the squirt of the and the SCHOLASTIC if those liberal, for­ penditures, per month, just for chewing squared circle, roared: 'Youse mutts eign ideas entered the close-cropped skull gum, total $433.97. That last item has ain't seen nuttin' and your memory could of our Mr. McGowan ? the makings of a nasty remark. be matched by a mildewed herring. Why, I can remember clear back when an angel on the assembly line cracks to me, "Turn over, brat,' and let me hook on your ears."'"

Chips Artie Shaw is the feature of the USF club dance to be held at the Palace Hotel, San Francisco, following the Stanford game Masked Sophomore vigilantes kidnapped a Freshman beauty queen at a University of California fashion show, attended by two thousand spectators. All part of the publicity for the annual Frosh-Soph Brawl Ball St. Mary's (Calif.) Collegian devoted its sport page to bewailing the loss of its ace publicity man, a semi-heroic character known on the Coast as "Tom-Tom" Foudy. Holly­ wood wooed him away from the Gael's athletic office with filthy lucre to the sor­ row of the entire school. . Make mine snap courses. I'm here for the social life." THE NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC

MUSIC NOTES THE WEEK By John W. Larson i FRANK WEMHOFF- A quick glance over various programs Top of the Week Around the quads played by the major symphony orches­ tras throughout the summer indicates a Begins the Battle of Notre Dame. "They say he calls his congressman • somewhat surprising and curious neglect Weather Strip because he expects the of Joseph Haydn. There have doubtless rep to keep him out of the draft." been summers tvhen the symphonic music "Why, hello, Joe, you old so and so of Haydn held a prominent place on or­ Dear Parents Where ya livin'?".... "In the caf, but chestral program bills. This summer, I they send all my letters to Serin." "I" think, could scarcely be included among Well, I'm here. We have one window. just saw an awful accident" "Yeah, them. Rather, there has been a prepon­ I breathe while roomie exhales. My room­ I've got a date with her tonight." derance of Beethoven, far too much of mate gets forty dollars a month allow­ "My watch has gone wrong." "You Wagner, and ah alarming overdose of ance. His family owns a winter home in can blame its environment.".... "Were Tschaikowski. Brahms, too, has battled Florida and he has a thirty-foot cabin you fooled at Howell's too?'' "They've his way through the usual manner of cruiser. I sure like him a lot. On Sunday been serving chicken like that here for cycles. No summer of musical activity we went over to see roomie's sister at years." "Which way is LaSalle could ever possibly be thought of as some place called "the rock." I don't Hall?" satisfying without at least a dozen believe they mentioned it in the catalog. "Brahms Cycles" romping merrily from A little girl with a monocle told us that New England to California. they had reached their quota for the day Plitcal Purtry But then, I am wondering why we and would we please come back next Mary had a little lamb could not have heard more of Haydn Sunday. A senior told us that we could Its fleece was soft and silky this summer. Why have the conductors liave the place all to ourselves in another been willing—and it appears they have week. Then he laughed sadly and walked It followed her to school one day So she called it Wendell Willkie. been—^to give the D Major Symphony away. Gosh, but seniors are smart. so few perfoi'mances ? Could it be that there is a seasonal character about this The fellow across the hall from me work, that it is more pleasurable to hear Just doesn't belong. The other morning Famous Last Words dui-ing the winter? One is forced to a he looked very trim and I asked him if point of obvious ridiculousness in at­ Tie had gotten a new haircut and he Brutus: "How many cheese sandwiches did you eat, Caesar?" tempting to explain away Haydn's lack •said, "No, I merely shrunk it tmder the of popularity. shower." He lives in Chicago so now I Caesar: "Et tu, Brutus." •only speak to him when the Cubs lose. If we could suppose anything so fool­ He won't be lonely then. ish as a seasonal character in Haydn, his proper season, above all, ought to be The food is good they say. We all The Life of a Joke summer", for his music is preeminently eat in a big hall and sit twelve at a Birth: A freshman thinks it up and "out-of-doors" in feeling. Haydn never table to protect us from the sophomores. chuckles with glee at his originality. lost this note of dancing exuberance You've seen that slogan, "I'd walk a Age 5 minutes: Freshman tells it to which marks his greatest wox-k. He might mile for a Camel." Well, I do that every Senior, who answers, "Yeah, it's funny, easily be called the first of our great noon and I don't smoke, if you get what but I've heard it before." secular tone-poets in whom pure joyous- ness was primary. He had not the tragic I mean. Age 1 day: Senior turns it in to the expression, the awful defiance which was SCHOLASTIC (any similarity ) as his to come later. His was a holiday mood I think I'll need a lot more money for o^vn. of true lyric beauty concerned not with books. Some of them are very fine books. Age 2 days: Editor thinks it's terrible. deep and fearful complexities. Neverthe­ I believe we pay for the cover and they Age 10 days: Editor has to fill mag­ less, it would be the grossest error to throw the pages in for nothing. The azine, prints joke. University gave us a book of rules wth brand Haydn as incompetent or devoid Age 1 month: Twelve college comics a. red cover. Do you think that is sig­ of masteiy. On the contrary, his sim­ reprint joke. nificant? I came in 20 minutes late last plicity harks back to the great 15th and Age 3 years: Neiv Yorker discovers it. night and today I received a nice letter 16th polyphonic masters who passed Age 10 years: Elmer Layden tells it asking me not to do it again for at least their spare hours in writing such pro­ at pep session. a month. Each night when we come !n foundly magnificent examples of coiin- Age 20 years: Joke is reprinted by we sign a register. It's just like a hotel terpoint as have never been equalled. Readers Digest. without room service. Age 30 years: Professors start telling Behind all the broad merriment of joke to freshman classes. much of Haydn's music, there is a defi­ The football team practices out behind nitely serious and solemn kind of devo­ our hall. I was all wrong. They will not Age 50 years: Senior turns it into the SCHOLASTIC. tional aspect. The "Andante" of the E need me this year as I had suspected. Plat Major Symphony is, for example, • Also, the players seem to be bigger than unusually sombre and stately. Here, they are in Pawhuska. But I'll be sure Haydn almost deliberately throws, aside and watch the games closely so that I Bottom of the Week the spritely chatterings of the madrigal «an learn the plays. When the professor said, "Gentlemen, mood for a i-ather desperately stiff! for--i Your obeying son, Order!" and the class shouted, malness. And all this is extremely, pain- i Hal Tosis, Jr. "Beer.".... (Continued on page 27) 3 '^1 •Ws. The NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC Entered as second-class matter at Noti-e Dame, Indiana. Acceptance for mailing at special rate of postage. Section 1103, Oct. 3, 1917. Authorized June 25, 1918.

Volume 74 SEPTEMBER 20, 1940 Number I

It is difficult to evaluate in one brief UNIVERSITY MOURNS PASSING OF sentence the summary of a man's life accomplishments. Suffice it to say that VERY REV. JAMES A. BURNS. C.S.C. Father Burns' life will be a glowing' pat­ tern for many generations to come.

Funeral For Highly Esteemed of this office with his usual great zeal Priest Held Last Week. and fidelity. His advice, which was so Father D'Donnell Elected valuable because of his scholarship and experience, was available to those who President of University needed it, and always was he especially Rev. J. Hugh O'Donnell, C.S.C, has Recently the University of Notre interested in Notre Dame. Dame and the Congregation of Holy been elected president of the University Cross felt the sting of a poignant para­ In 1932 he was reappointed provincial for a full term of three years, succeeding dox in the death of the Very Rev. James when the international general chapter the Most Rev. John F. O'Hara, C.S.C, D.D., who is now auxiliary bishop of the A. Burns, C.S.C, whose lamented death of the Congregation met at Notre Dame. Army and Navy diocese. The adminis­ occurred Sept. 9. While being enriched In 1938 the Congregation manifested its trative duties which Father O'Donnell with Father Burns' calm control and in­ confidence in a most singular way when assumes will not be completely new to fluence over their parallel destinies, both him for he has been closely associated feel impoverished over the passing of with such duties for many years. his gracious personality. It has often ~"been remarked that Father Burns re­ Father O'Donnell was bom on June 2, minded one of the intellectual gentle- 1895 in Grand Rapids, Mich., and entered manliness of Cardinal Newman. Notre Dame as an undergraduate stu­ dent in 1912, and received his Litt.B. de­ The funeral mass for Father Bums, gree in 1916. He entered the seminary who at the time of his death was assist­ of the Congregation of Holy Cross, and ant superior general of the Congrega­ on Dec. 28, 1921 was ordained to the tion of Holy Cx'oss, was sung at 9 a.m., priesthood in Sacred Heart Seminary, Thursday, Sept. 12, in Sacred Heart Grand Rapids, by the Most Rev. Edward church by Very Rev. Albert Cousineau, D. Kelly, D.D., then bishop of the diocese. C.S.C, superior general of the Congre­ The following year. Father O'Donnell re­ gation. Rev. Thomas A. Steiner, C.S.C, ceived a Ph.D. in history at Catholic provincial of the order, was deacon, and University, in Washington, D.C. His doc­ Rev. Jules Poitras, C.S.C, of Montreal, toral thesis, at the time, was considered Canada, provincial of the Canadian di­ the most authoritative and exhaustive vision of the order, subdeacon. Rev. study of the American hierarchy. William R. Connor, C.S.C, chaplain of St. Mary's college, was master of cere­ In the spring of 1923 he was named monies. rector of Badin Hall on the Notre Dame campus, and in 1924 became prefect of Rev. Patrick Carroll, C.S.C, delivered discipline and supervisor of student ac­ Very Rev. James A. Burns, C.S.C. a most inspiring eulogy, the thematic tivities, a post which he held until 1930. spirit of which was gathered entirely He also served as a professor of history from the inherent priestliness of Father it appointed him assistant superior gen­ during this period. Bums' long, serviceable, apostolic life. eral. In 1930, Father O'Donnell was named Born in Michigan City, Indiana, Feb. Father Bums graduated from Notre president of St. Edward's University, 13, 1867, Father Burns was president Dame in 1888 and entered the Congi-ega- Austin, Texas, a school under the direct of Notre Dame from 1919 to 1922 dur­ tion of Holy Cross the same year. He management of the Congregation. His ing which time he reorganized and built was ordained in 1893, and was profes­ ability as an administrator in that post the colleges and departments of the Uni­ sor of chemistry at Notre Dame until won for him the vice-presidency of Notre 1900 when he was made superior of versity to their present day status. As Dame in 1934. president, he inaugurated the endow­ Holy Cross College, Washington, D. C, ment and expansion program, and in and served in this capacity until 1919. Father O'Donnell was a pioneer in the 1922 retired from the presidency to While superior, he found time to earn early work of the Catholic ^tuden^ Mis­ direct this program for two years. After his Ph.D. degi-ee from Catholic Univer­ sion Crusade, which antedated current, a second term as superior of Holy Cross sity in Washington, to be co-founder of Catholic Youth Movement in this conn-. College, Washington, D. C, he was the National Catholic Educational Asso­ try. He is an active member of the chosen provincial of the United States ciation, and to write two books on the American Catholic Historical association,L. province of the Congregation of Holy growth and principles of Catholic Edu­ having served on its executive conncil for. Cross in 1927. He performed the duties cation in America. two terms and contributed to its officiat THE NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC publication, the Catholic Historical Re­ for the last two years with Hygrade Holy Cross added to the University staff view. Sylvania Corporation. were announced during the summer, co­ With this background in administrat­ J. L. Kelley, Ph.D., assistant profes­ incident with publication of religious ap­ ive affairs, student relations, and educa­ sor in the department of mathematics, pointments. Priests added to the faculty tional efforts, Father O'Donnell is well formerly on the staff of Johns Hopkins are: Rev. John J. Benner, C.S.C, Rev. equipped to carry on the manifold duties university, Baltimore, Md., John Mizelle, Mark J. Fitzgerald, C.S.C, Rev. John D. of this high ofrice. THE SCHOLASTIC ex­ Ph.D., instructor in the department of Gallagher, C.S.C, Rev. Thomas P. Irv­ tends its heartiest congratulations to zoology, formerly of Oklahoma Agricul­ ing, C.S.C, and Rev. John A. O'Brien, Father O'Donnell and wishes him the tural and Mechanical State college. John formerly chaplain of the University of greatest success in guiding the destinies J. McClurg, field work supervisor in the Illinois.—Jim O'Donohoe of Notre Dame during these crucial department of social work, a former times. member of the board of public welfare, Washington, D. C. John P. Nash, Ph.D., Cambridge, Mass.—(A C P)—Harvard instructor in the department of mathe­ college once was so poor the legislature matics, formerly of Rice Institute, Hous­ ordered towns to appoint men to solicit Father Boland Becomes ton, Texas. Charles V. Robinson, Ph.D., subscriptions for its support. Arts and Letters Dean teaching fellow in the department of According to a WPA historical survey, mathematics, who was on the faculty of the legislature ruled in 1652 that those The coming of the new school year the University of Missouri, Columbia, Mo. who failed to keep their pledges were finds many new faces not only a.mong the Members of the Congregation of the liable for property seizure. student body but among the faculty as well. Appointment of tivo new deans and numerous additions to the faculty have been announced by the University Father Buriie Preoches First Mission Here — the Rev. Francis J. Boland, C.S.C, was chosen to succeed the Rev. Charles The Rev. Daniel A. Lord, S.J., of St. ters so that Father Lord may hold spe­ C. Miltner, C.S.C, as dean of Arts and Louis, famous for his effective work in cial consultation with mission-goers who various fields of Catholic action and wish to seek his personal advice on spe­ probably the outstanding figure in Cath­ cial problems which may confront them. olic youth activities will arrive on the The time and place of this consultation Notre Dame campus to open the mission period wll be announced later. Sunday for juniors and seniors. The second mission will open at 7:30 Father Lord has spent a g^reat part of p.m. Sunday. There will be a Mass every his life in Catholic youth work and is morning at 6:30 followed by instruction well acquainted with modern youth's by Father Lord in Sacred Heart Church problems and the Catholic solution to and a sermon and. benediction at 7:30 them. He is able to present his matter every evening during the mission. The in a forceful, interesting manner. A ser­ mission will close at 6:30 a.m. on Sat­ mon by Father Lord should not at all urday, Sept. 28. give rise to the unpleasant connotation Services tomorrow evening will mark that the word "sermon" unfortunately the close of the first mission. This mis- has for some persons. He has given re­ treats and missions for priests and lay­ Rev. Francis M. Boland, C.S.C. men in Indiana which are popular, one of the reasons being the conference-like Letters, and Professor Henry B. Fron- air rather than the solemn preaching so ing was named dean of the College of abhorent to some persons mostly in the need of the benefits to be gained from Science, succeeding the late Rev. Fran-, missions. cis Wenninger, C.S.C His justly popular pamphlets have had Father Miltner was made president of a wide circulation as have his newspaper the University of Portland during the writings, notably his "Hello Gang" form­ summer. Ten new laymen have been erly appearing in the Youth section of Rev. Eugene Burke, C.S.C. added to the staff. Among them are: Our Sunday Visitor and other syndi­ William W. Arbuckle, instructor in cated articles in Catholic newspapers. sion, for all freshmen and most of the the department of music. He taught last He is editor of The Queen's Work organ sophomores, was given by Father Eugene year at New Mexico State Teachers Col­ of the Sodality of Our Lady of which he Burke, C.S.C, one of the most popular lege. Francis Lee Benton, Ph.D., instruc­ is the head and promoter. The sodality priests on the campus. Father Burke tor in organic research division of the is a widespread Catholic youth organ­ also has a background which fits him department of chemistry. He was for­ ization in many colleges and high schools. well for the task of guiding Catholic merly at Ohio State university. Cecil He has done considerable work in am­ men in solving their problems. He has Birder, head of the department of ateur theatricals, his work in this line been president of Portland University; speech, for the last 12 years on the speech carrying him as far as Hollywood. Each is past editor of the Ave Maria; taught faculty of the University of Minnesota. year he presents a "Follies" which at­ scripture and Hebrew at Holy Cross tracts competent young amateur actors college at Catholic University and now Harold E. Ellithom, instructor in the and appreciative audiences annually. teaches religion at Notre Dame. Father department of electrical engineering, Those attending his mission may be as­ Burke's inestimable value to the Uni­ •who spent three years with the Hygrade sured of hearing sermons on pertinent versity has become more deeply etched Sylvania Corporation, Salem, Mass. P. questions in a manner sure to impress in its annals by his prominent part in A. Goarino, instructor in the department them. the promotion of campus radio produc­ of electrical engineering, who also served Plans are being made to arrange mat­ tions.—John Dinges THE NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC

Trunks of Notre Dame stu­ dents, literally hundreds of them, swamped workmen in the Union station in down- tow^n South Bend. Each ar­ riving train brought more trunks, so many that haul­ ing them to the University was slowed down consider­ ably. More or less alike, the trunks no doubt contained a wide variety of possessions. The four men pictured above, whose problem it was to sort the trunks and see that they arrived safely at the various halls on the campus, were, left to right, WiUard Witt- ner, baggage agent: Frank Scroggins, station master; L. O. Martin, New York Cen­ tral Railroad patrolman: and Paul Benz, baggageman.

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Name Father John Lynch The residence halls on the campus can developed between the two men and, in accommodate 2,552 students. This leaves admiration of Father Cavanaugh's prin­ New Prefect of Religion 336 students who are being temporarily ciples of Americanism and his gift of accommodated oif the campus, mostly in oratory, Mr. Goodrich established a The Rev. John P. Lynch, C.S.C., for downtown hotels. In all probability this- Foundation at the University in Octo­ several years assistant prefect of relig­ number has already been greatly "de­ ber, 1939. ion, has been appointed as prefect of re­ creased, because many certifications are ligion to succeed the Rev. Francis E. not turned in and many students drop For the present, the Foundation, capi­ Gartland, C.S.C., who has been trans­ out the first few days. talized a year ago at $5,040, will pro- ferred to the Eastern Mission Band in •yide prizes for an oratorical contest to North Easton, Mass. Graduate students live off the campus be held each year among the students for the most part except the few who on the fundamentals of American gov­ Father Lynch has been active in the are prefects in some of the residence work of the Confraternity of Christian ernment. Later when the principal of halls, and the four graduate chemistry the fund has doubled, the nature of the- Doctrine. He has also directed several students who occupy the tower in Mor- incentive may be changed, but the ob­ discussion groups on the campus. He will rissey Hall. Some students are being jectives , of Americanism and oratory be located in Dillon hall. housed in the Infirmary until permanent must remain. Assisting Father Lynch are the Rev. rooms can be secured.—Robert LeMense John Grimm, C.S.C, who served as as­ Although he retained an active inter­ sistant last year with headquarters in est in Republican politics and was a del­ egate to the Republican convention in Howard hall, and the Rev. William Crad- Goodrich, University dick, C.S.C. Father Grimm has moved to June, Mr. Goodrich devoted most of Ms. Cavanaugh hall, and Father Craddick is Benefactor, Succumbs later years to philanthropy. He went to Russia in 1921 as a member of the re­ now at Howard. James P. Goodrich, LL.D. '17, former lief commission headed by former Presi­ governor of Indiana and founder of dent Herbert Hoover. the Goodrich-Cavanaugh Foundation at Secretary Counts 3,174 Notre Dame, died on August 15 in "Win­ Students For Semester chester, Ind., after a brief illness. He was 76 years old. Armstrong Honored The Secretary's office of the Univer­ sity reports that 3,174 certifications were Mr. Goodrich was governor from 1917 Mr. James Armstrong, secretary of issued by September 10. This number to 1921, within the period of the first the Notre Dame Alumni Association, has includes 188 members of the Congrega­ World War. The late Rev. John W. Cav­ been selected for honorary membership tion of Holy Cross, about 119 graduate anaugh, C.S.C, president of Notre Dame on the Rockne Stamp Committee, a staff . students, and an undetermined niunber at that time, was a member of the ex­ of prominent workers who are advooiit-^J of transfer students. The total number traordinary commission organized with­ ing a national stamp as a tribute to the;? of lay students, graduates excepted, is in the state during the war to deal with memory of Knute Rockne. Mr. Ann- 2,887. emergency measures. A fast friendship strong is of the Class of '21. 8 THE NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC

Postal Chief, Graduate South Bend theaters: the Colfax, the Palace, and the Granada. The film stars of Notre Dame, Praised will appear in rotation at each of the Frank C. Walker, Notre Dame alum­ theaters. Another feature will be the nus of 1909, has been named by Presi­ broadcast from the John Adams High dent Franklin D. Roosevelt, to succeed School of Kate Smith's program with the James A. Farley, who is retiring to pri­ visiting stars as guest artists. vate business. He is the eighth Catholic, Other highlights include a banquet to the third under Roosevelt, to serve be held in the University of Notre Dame among the 319 cabinet officers in the dining hall, a grand ball, the placing of nation's history. Mr. Walker visited his a wreath on Rockne's grave, the appear­ son, Thomas, of Dillon hall, on the Notre ance of Pat O'Brien at the Notre Dame Dame campus this week. pep rally, and the introduction of the Born in Plymouth, Pa., May 30, 1886, film contingent between halves of the Mr." Walker was educated at Gonzaga football game.—Bill Welch University, and also at the University of Notre Dame, from which he received his Bachelor of Laws degree. In 1932 he be­ Professor Flynn Heads came treasurer of the Democratic Na­ tional committee, but later resigned the Social Dept. Pro3ram office. He operates a chain of theatres in Pennsylvania and New York and is a A new item in the catalogue of studies trustee of Notre Dame and Scx-anton this year is the Department of Social universities. Frank C. Walker Work under the guidance of Professor Frank Flynn. In commenting on Mr. Walker's ap­ pointment, Ernest Lindley, Washington In an interview with Professor Flynn columnist, wrote: "Walker is a man of Film Premiere Features early this week it was learned that this graduate department will deal with cur­ the high integrity and sturdy idealism Prosram of Rockne Week of Senator Thomas J. Walsh of Mon­ rent social problems, with a laboratoiy tana, who was his mentor and first hero The world premiere of the picture, program in field work offered in conjunc­ in politics. He is imbued with the high "Knute Rockne — All American," and tion with the St. Joseph County Wel­ principles of social justice set forth in the Notre Dame-College of the Pacific fare Association. Practical training will the g^reat Papal encyclicals, Rerum No- football game on the following afternoon be taken at clinics and the therapeutic varum and Quadragesimo Anno." will climax South Bend's celebration of center. National Knute Rockne Week, from The course is not connected with the Sept. 9 to Oct. 5, during which time Department of Sociology and will in­ Entertain Faculty visitors, alumni, and visiting celebrities volve a required 450 clock hours. are expected to swell the city's popula­ A reception to welcome the new mem­ tion by 250,000. Admittance for training does not re­ bers of the faculty and their wives was quire a Sociology major but merely a held by the Faculty Club in the Univer­ A contingent of Hollywood movie well rounded out background such as is sity parlors of the Administration Build­ stars, including Pat O'Brien, Gale Page, supplied by the average Arts and Letters ing last Sunday afternoon. The affair, Ronald Regaji, Donald Crisp, Jane Wy- course. The course is an extension of presided ever by Rev. J. Hugh O'Don- man, and at least a half dozen other top­ the work started 12 years ago by the nell, C.S.C., president of the University, flight movie idols, will be on hand for the Rev. Raymond W. Murray, C.S.C, and Rev. John Cavanaugh, C.S.C, Vice- three-day climax to the week. The film, which has made Notre Dame one of the President, was attended by about 400 "Knute Rockne — All American," will country's outstanding schools in this guests. be shown simultaneously in three of the field.—F. F. Richards

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The campus days of 30 years ago came to life as student extras, costumed by Warner Brothers, were employed for Rockne picture scenes. THE NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC

Students Not Subject To circle of those "who know what is going Draft Till July. 1941 on. Of much local interest is that section In campus politics, Harry L. prefers of the Burke-Wadsworth Selective Serv­ to be a close onlooker, a man of many ice Act, recently signed by President camps. It gives him all of the experience Roosevelt, which deals with students. It and none of the disappointment, he finds. says in effect that if a registrant is a Around the campus there is nothing student who entered upon a regular col­ that Harry loves more than a good bull- lege course during 1940, his induction By James J. Meaney session. But it must be serious. He leads shall be deferred, at his request, until the in discussing politics, theoretical and completion of the 1940-41 academic year Harry Murray, '41„ is a. politician. practical, local, state, and national. or until July 1, 1941, which ever comes Not a ward-heel or grafter — he is of Harry likes to discuss the good things sooner. the brand that are eventually called of life—good food, good clothes, good Supplementing this is a letter received "statesmen." He prefers to think of music; back home he is an expert at recently at the University, which deals politics as the art of handling men. And mixing drinks, but explains that he with the same situation as the above Harry can handle men, from dishwashers hasn't a license to practice in Indiana. paragraph: to senators; he can manage affairs, from banquet arrangements to committee Harry awed his fellow freshmen by THE WHITE HOUSE meetings. In short, Harry gets things Washington August 14,1940 taking a graduate course in public speak­ My dear Mr. Administrator: done. He has contacts, and can make ing, and passing it with honors. Harry Reports have reached me that some young people contacts; he knows whom to go to, is majoring in politics, and taking first who had planned to enter college this fall, as well where to iind him, how to approach him. year law. In public affairs he is in his as a number of those who attended college last element. He knows society, from the year, are intending to interrupt their education at this time because they feel that it is more patriotic Harry L.'s handicap of bad eyesight top to the bottom. Harry likes to explain to work in a shipyard, or to enlist in the Army attracted attention during his freshman the workings of the slot machine and or Navy, than it is to attend college. Such a de­ year — but his quick mind was the hero- numbers rackets, as carried on in Penn­ cision would be unfortunate. talk of fellow freshmen. He seemed to sylvania. He knows graft, and how to We must have well-educated and intelligent citizens who have sound judgment in dealing with memorize as he read, and could discuss expose it, red tape and how to cut it, the difficult problems of today. We must also have a paragraph or a chapter thoroughly chiseling and how to stop it. He knows scientists, engineers, economists, and other people after one reading. His classmates with how machines are organized, and why. with specialized knowledge, to plan and to build freshman exuberance used to chant "Ta He knows who the bosses are, and how for national defense as well as for social and economic progress. Young people should be advised ta, ta ta, ta ta, Harry L. Murray!" in to get to them. He is more than an ap­ that it is their patriotic duty to continue the rafter-raising unison when he entered prentice in politics. normal course of their education, unless and until the classroom. They sat back and listened they are called, so that they will be well prepared when the prof would say, "Let's hear Harry hates a four-flusher, a chiseler, for greatest usefulness to their country. They will from Mr. Murray." a wing-bag. He looks down on dining- be promptly notified if they are needed for other patriotic services. hall food-wasters, rowdies, "screw-balls," Sincerely yours, Harry L. likes organization, and the and people that bump and shove. If you FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT Freshman Managers organization at­ are none of these, you are his friend. (Signed) tracted him. He was soon a busy main­ The Honorable, The Administrator, stay. They still remember him at the Federal Security Agency oifice—^from Layden on down. Father Doheny Named St. Vincent de Paul became another Asst. Superior General Richardson To Direct outlet for his energies. He worked at the The Rev. William J. Doheny, C.S.C., Notre Dame Modernaires newly organized St. Augustine's Negro president and superior of Holy Cross parish, cheered the Healthwin patients college, Washington, D. C, was named The Notre Dame Modernaires, who with his chatter, and became an experi­ assistant superior general of the Congre­ provided musical entertainment at many enced case-worker. The Vincentians gation of Holy Cross. His appointment of the imiversity dances last year, are found him a worker who knew how to was announced by the Rev. Albert Con- back again, now imder the leadership of get things done. sineau, C.S.C., superior general of the Bob Richardson, a senior in Walsh Hall. He met Eli Abraham, and joined the order, which has its headquarters at The Modernaires played at football Aic- K. of C. Soon he belonged to the inner Notre Dame. Father Doheny succeeds tory hops last season as well as the the late Very Rev. James A. Bums, Monogram and Engineers' dances. They C.S.C, who was buried Thursday, Sept. were also active during the summer, 12. playing at New York's Glen Island Casino, Hotel Statler, and several Illinois ATTENTION STUDENT A canonist of note. Father Doheny is beach resorts. authorized to plead in all ecclesiastical The band is composed entirely of Notre PHOTOGRAPHERS! and diocesan tribunals throughout the Dame men, including Bill Dunham at world. He is a graduate of St. Norbert's Any student who has done good drums. Tommy Delia, Joe Sullivan, and college and was ordained a priest of Bob Simon. Richardson and the band are photographic work and is interest­ Holy Cross in 1924. now ready and anxious for another full ed in taking pictures for the Dome season of activity here. Father Doheny received his J.U.D. is asked to report to 351 Dillon degree from Catholic University and Hall on Saturday afternoon. THE COVER has studied in various European seats The preliminary art work necessary for the re­ NEIL MCCARTY of learning. Since 1937 he has been pres­ designing of the SCHOLASTIC cover, was the Editor, 1940 Dome ident of Holy Cross college, Washington. contribution of Mr. Thomas E. Kelly, of Oakville, He has written several outstanding books Conn., commercial artist, friend of the editor and' of Notre Dame. on canonical subjects. 10 THE NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC chology of reading: his last. Thunder Father O'Brien. Founder of Newman From the Left, vividly bespeaks its theme through its name. His best known Foundation, Joins University Faculty work. The Faith of Millions, has had a phenomenal success, since it has reached the 100,000 mark in two and one-half years, and according to the present de­ Comes from Illinois to Teach teed position on graduation. He wishes mand will sell 100,000 copies a year for to remedy this situation. Apologetics the next decade. The fastest seller on Father O'Brien is the founder of the religion today, it is an exposition of the Newman Foundation at the University philosophy, faith and credentials of the of Illinois, now a nation-wide institution Catholic Church. Study clubs through­ "The day has come for the Catholic for the spiritual guidance of Catholics in out the country use it as a text. Father laity to do sometliing of an active rather non-sectarian universities. He was direc­ has edited two symposiums. The White than a passive nature in the defence and tor of the Foundation and chaplain at Harvest, a study in convert making, and propagation of the faith." The Rev. John Illinois for 23 years. He is also the Catholics and Scholarship, which states O'Brien, Ph.D., LL.D., founder of the founder of the Cardinal Newman Award, in rather an alarming way the fact that Newman Foundation at the University there are far too few Catholic scholars, of Illinois, was speaking in slow and and discusses the means of increasing chosen words, spiced with a bit of brogue them. This last includes a contribution here and there. The place — his high, by Mr. James A. Reyniers, professor in nai-row, book-walled room in the Main the biology department at Notre Dame. Building; the time—in the evening fol­ In closing his interview Father lowing his class in Catholic Action which O'Brien said, "My interest here lies in he has initiated and is teaching for apol­ stimulating enthusiasm for the study of ogetics majors working for their mas­ apologetics and Catholic Action; in as­ ter's degree. This course, which Father sisting and directing the research here O'Brien hopes and intends to become so that it will become a national institu­ the nucleus for a nationally known tion for laymen." He further added that school in Catholic Action, is formed on it was a pleasure to be here at Notre the basis of his investigation of Catholic Dame after laboring at a state univer­ lay w^ork in England. He has spent the sity for 23 years. He hopes to meet as past year across the ocean, nine months many seniors and post-graduates as pos­ of it as a research scholar in the philoso­ sible, and to assist and direct them in phy of religion at Oxford, and the three Catholic lay action.—Bill Keenan summer months traveling about the con­ tinent. "Abe Lincoln in Illinois"

He is also delegated to set up and Is Saturday Night Film "Abe Lincoln in Illinois," starring direct an organization for making con­ Raymond Massey, will be the movie of­ verts in South Bend. Since he has studied fering Saturday night at Washington at the Catholic Evidence Guild appren­ Hall. ticeship school in London, he is well The scenario, adapted from Robert qualified for the position. The Evidence Rev. John O'Brien, Ph.D., LL.D. Sherwood's play of the same name, prog­ Guild, an internationally known organi­ resses through the various phases of zation for the promulgation of the Faith, conferred annually for the year's out­ Lincoln as rail-splitter, clerk, back-woods uses this school as a proving gi-ound for standing contribution to science, litera­ lawyer, and politician, ending with his its lay preachers and spends the time in ture, art or humanity. This award is departure for Washington to take over collective and individual heckling as ap­ national, both in scope and renown. the presidency of the country. A Disney prentices stand on a rostrum and try to Thomas E. Dewey, Robert Andrews Mil- cartoon and a newsreel will complete the speak in practice as they will some day likan, Frank B. Kellogg, and the United program. in earnest. States Senators Gerald P. Nye and Other movies booked for the near fu­ George Norris have been honored thus Father O'Brien plans to train his stu­ ture are "U Boat 29," "Young Tom in the past. Previous to his joining the dents in just such a lay apostleship, and Edison," "Irene," and "Northwest Pas­ faculty. Father O'Brien said ^ his only also in writing articles for newspapers sage." Arrangements for "Destry Rides contact with Notre Dame occurred when and magazines, both Catholic and non- Again" are incomplete.—Don Heltzel he arrived in 1913 as captain of St. sectarian, in defense and exposition of Viator's debating team, which caused the Catholic religion. He cited as an ex­ N.D.'s first defeat on home ground at O'Dowd on Radio ample of the necessity for such work that time in about 20 years. Jerome O'Dowd, a law student at the invitation extended to him to reply Notre Dame, was among the students to an article in a McFadden publication. Father O'Brien took his doctor's de­ who appeared on the "Campus Summer Physical Culture, entitled, "Why Mini­ gree at the University of Illinois and Playhouse" on Westinghouse WGL, Fort sters Favor Birth Control." His reply studied afterwards at Catholic Univer­ Wayne, Ind., during the summer vaca­ will appear in the November issue. He sity in Washington, D. C, and at the tion. The programs were presented twice has also made plans for his boys to pre­ University of Chicago. He has had pub- a week and are written, produced and pare a page for the youth section of Our Ished in all about twelve books, 50 pam­ acted by the students, under the direc­ Sunday Visitor. Any lack of enthusiasm phlets and countless magazine and news­ tion of Bob Lee, WGL announcer, who for this line of endeavor has perhaps paper articles. His first book, titled is working toward his M.A. in speech at been due, he says, to the lack of guaran­ Silent Reading, is a study in the psy­ Indiana University. THE NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC 11 Diplomas, Classes, and Shakespearean Drama Highlights of Summer on Campus OUR DAILY BREAD

Graduation became a highlight of 1940 with expressions of humor sho%vn among at Notre Dame. Friday, May 31, saw the saints. LITURGY the return to the campus of hundreds Shakespearean Comedy of alumni representing every fifth year Liturgy is the Church giving glory to class starting with 1890. Returning One of the most delightful aspects of God and sanctifying man Its outward the summer session was the presentation Notre Dame graduates registered during expression is all the rites and ceremonies of the Shakespearean comedy, "Twelfth the day, also enjoyed a golf tournament which accompany the established forms on the University course during the Night." University students in collabora­ tion with some South Bend actresses, and of worship It satisfies man's natural afternoon featuring one of the nation's longings to express his dependence upon golf aristocrats, Walter Hagen, Sr., and under the direction and leadership of Rev. Leo L. Ward, C.S.C, and Mr. God and fits them into a framework of his son, Walt. Jr., a member of the 1940 divine origin. class. The elder Hagen won. In the eve­ Robert Speaight, of the department of English, gave four performances of the ning a banquet was held to honor the Some phase of this subject we shall play on the campus during the latter 25- and 50-year graduating classes. endeavor to present each week on this part of July. The walk and steps of the On Jime 1, the alumni witnessed an page and in this space A calendar of south side of the Commerce building intercollegiate baseball game between feasts for the week will appear upon an­ served as an outdoor stage for the pro­ •Notre Dame and Michigan State in the other page for the convenience of those duction, bleacher seats were set up on afternoon, played Softball on Badin Bog, who use a missal at the celebration of the lawn of the south quadrangle. Cos­ and attended smokers, informal reunions holy Mass. tumes for the play were designed by in the halls, and band and glee club John Willmer, freshman art student, and entertainments in Washington Hall. The Man by his very nature tends towards were made by the nuns on the campus. annual Alumni Banquet was held that God God himself through the In­ evening, Professor Clarence Manion of On July 30 in Washington Hall, 87 carnation reaches down to man and rais­ the Law School acting as toastmaster. diplomas were presented to graduate es him to the supernatural state. This Honored guests at the banquet included and undergraduate students who had is sanctifying grace The sacramental. ex-president of the University, the Most successfully completed their courses. The system established by Christ is the means Rev. John F. O'Hara, C.S.C, D.D., aux­ Rev. Francis P. Cavanaugh, C.S.C, of by which man attains to and perfects iliary bishop of the Army and Navy dio­ the Sociology department, delivered the himself in this state The Eucharist, cese; Raymond J. Kelly, '15, national commencement address. Session examina­ which is at once both sacrifice and sacra­ commander of the American Legion; tions for students not graduating ended ment, is the centre of this system. Lewis J. Murphy, '16, national comman­ on July 31, thus concluding the summer's der of Disabled World War Veterans; activities for 1940.—John Casey All the acts by which man glorifies Rev. J. Hugh O'Donnell, C.S.C, presi­ God and effects his own sanctification are dent of the University. called worship The supreme act of 115 Student Musicians worship is the mass To know the 662 Graduates Answer First Band Call mass and to love it, to participate fre­ Degrees were conferred on 662 gradu­ quently in its celebration, is the most ate and undergraduate students at the One hundred and fifteen students effective means of keeping close to God. 96th annual commencement exercises on answered the first call of Band Director It is not just private worship but Sunday, June 2. The baccalaureate ad­ Joseph Casasanta last week. corporate It is the whole body of the dress was delivered in Sacred Heart A successful band looms for this year. Church imited in giving praise to the Church that morning by the Most Rev. Regular rehearsals began last week and Most Holy Trinity and supplicating its John J. Cantwell, D.D., archbishop of are being held five days a week, two of blessings on the whole body of the Los Angeles. Diplomas were presented which are devoted to drills and forma­ Church. the graduates in the fieldhouse Sunday tions. Preparations for the approaching afternoon by Father O'Donnell. The Hon. football season are now in progress. The There is no place for individualism at David Worth Clark, senior senator from Band oificers for the present year are: the mass At the mass there is no Idaho and member of the class of '22, Larry Schmidt, president; John Stack, such thing as loneliness AU are mem­ delivered the commencement address. vice-president; Bob Finch, secretary; bers of Christ and members of one an­ Classes for the summer session of 1940 and Jack Stiedl, business manager. other. ... Holy Conmnmion received at began on June 22, with approximately An invitation to try out for the band the mass intensifies this sense of solidar­ 850 students in attendance. Besides reg­ is extended to all who are interested and ity.... The same Flesh and Blood ular members of the University faculty, have not as yet signed up.—C. S. Coco strengthens the supernatural life in each 21 visiting teachers helped with instruc­ one The grace of Christ is poured tion work during the session. Special forth upon you, according to St. Paul—. lectures were given in Washington Hall Freshmen Survey Here there is no place for envy, hate, by three visiting clergymen. The Rev. Dr. James McMeel reported this week unlawful ambitions James 0'Toole, of Toledo, talked to mem­ that a new procedure is being followed bers of the student body on the prob­ with this year's freshmen whereby the Baptism and Confirmation make every­ lems and benefits of Catholic Action. The entire student body will be immunized one co-ofFerers of the Sacrifice with the Rev. Stephen A. Leven, the famed street against certain diseases within the next priest. . ." . This tremendous thought preacher of Louisville, Ky., gave a talk four years. The details and results of should drive out aU considerations of on his own line of work. The Rev. John this new movement will be completed ease and inconvenience To.be at the B. Delaunay, C.S.C, of the University soon. Meanwhile routine freshman and Last Supper and on Calvary every day of Portland, delivered an address titled football physical examinations are pro­ is a privilege of rare exception. "The Merry Men of God," which dealt ceeding on schedule.—Mark J. Lies (Mass Calendar on page 26) 12 THE NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC cial type of writer. We want editorial writers! THE NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC The burden of composing editorials has been, up to now, on the shoulders of Disce Quasi Semper Victurus Vive Quasi Qas Moriturus two or three editors who have numerous FOUNDED 1S67 other things to do. Between collecting copy, writing heads, editing generally, working in the press rooms, these few WrLLIAJVI C. McGOWAN, JOHN DINGES, men must sandwich in an editorial each Editor-in-Chief Sports Editor week. JOHN W. PATTERSON, Jr., GEORGE MILES, Managing Editor Literary Editor Sooner or later, there is going to be a lack of ideas, no punch in the editor­ JAMES NEWXAND, BERNARD LONGO, Promotion Art Editor ials finally printed. AWLLIAil SCANLON, REV. C. LASKOWSKI, C.S.C, In order to add freshness to the edi­ News Editor Faculty Advisor i \. torials, THE SCHOLASTIC this year in­ tends to establish a board of editorial Member of Catholic School Press Association and Associated Collegiate Press. Distributor writers. We believe that a group of of Colle^ate Digest. Represented for national advertising by National Advertising Service, writers, for instance eight men, insures Inc., 420 Madison Avenue, New York City—Chicago—Boston—Los Angeles—San Francisco. THE SCHOLASTIC is published twenty-six times during the school year at the University a more varied and a brighter editorial of Notre Dame. Address manuscripts to Editor, 213 Walsh Hall, Notre Dame, Indiana. outlook. Over in the library, a group of aspir­ Staff meetings Friday evening in Editorial Rooms, Ave Maria Building; Editorial Staff, 6:30 P.M.; General Staff, 7:00 P.M. ing journalists are taking a course in editorial Avriting. We understand that one object of the course is to get a piece published. Here we are, just waiting for good material. partively more time to work, tries to Looking Ahead Finally, the opportunity is afforded for record more accurately than a news those who feel like expressing opinion It is the peculiar problem of a weekly daily. It tries to supply details which in print rather than wasting it in a publication to appear to be breaking the are imperfectly knowm, and which would bull session.—John Patterson news, when in fact much of its content be perhaps unattainable to an unreason­ is only slightly less than a week old. ably hurried reporter. This year THE THE SCHOLASTIC has had that problem SCHOLASTIC will continue its search for for 74 years, or since it was established facts which are complete and at the The Laymen's Retreat in 1867. But the problem would be same time always appropriate. It is A gratifying note in these times was smaller if readers were aware that as a hoped that as the year progresses the struck by a small item in the August is­ weekly news magazine the real aim of waiting presented in these pages will sue of The Santa Maria, published on the THE SCHOLASTIC is radically different correspondingly attain increasing sig­ campus by the Knights of Columbus. from that of a news daily. nificance. "Fourteen hundred Catholic laymen from There is little chance that any "scoops" all sections of the United States partici­ Perhaps the least tangible asset of a pated in the 23rd retreat conducted by will ever grace its pages, because the weekly magazine is its ability and oppor­ the Fathers of Holy Cross on the campus process of writing and printing the mag­ tunity to reflect the changing scene. Yet at Notre Dame," it began. azine is vastly different from that of a this asset is the most important of all. high-speed daily. On the other hand read­ A staff not forced o make daily sallies According to the item, this constituted ers can reasonably expect to find a into the midst of things has time, usu­ the "largest group ever to participate in better statement of what has happened ally, to realize the signficance of what the annual .'spiritual housecleanings' than can be foimd in the hurried news has gone before, and consequently is which were inaugurated during the first columns of a news daily. This is not said able to write with a more seasoned view. world war in 1918." To cap the climax to disparage the newspaper, but merely THE SCHOLASTIC recognizes its oppor­ a second retreat followed immediately to indicated the difference between the tunities and is grateful for them. It with a group of some 200 taking part. methods of a daily and those of a weekly intends seriously to make full use of publication. It is a blessed relief from the ordinary them. Finally, it hopes its readers will news of the present day, to know that follow along with a co-operative spirit Then it is to be expected that THE me nin increasing numbers are setting and a kindly eye.—William C. McGowan SCHOLASTIC will present for the most aside part of their simimer for three part facts and events already partially days of prayer and contemplation. This known to its readers. That is the in­ entire group, on the final day of their evitable situation in a weekly—^and it Rise and Shine retreat marched in "acolorful candle-lit is too little understood by readers. Fri­ procession from Sacred Heart Church to day afternoon will be much more inter­ Each year from this editorial box the Grotto on the campus, while hun­ esting if it is considered that most of comes a plea for active student interest dreds of women and children from South ns are in the habit of being jolted morn­ in THE SCHOLASTIC. Looking through is­ Bend and nearby points lined the route ing and night by three-inch headlines sues of the past we see invitations galore of march to witness this demonstration which carry information of less moment asking all who are journalistically in­ of faith by men from all walks of life." sometimes, than they would have us clined to join us in publishing the school One feels that the writer for The believe. weekly. Santa Maria was too reticent. He should Of course, THE SCHOLASTIC has a Now, hoping for a more gratifying have said "this extraordinary demonstra­ compensation factor..Its staff, with com- response, we are going to ask for a spe­ tion of faith." THE NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC 13

Crusaders for God and Country

(Sermon preached by the Very Reverend J. Hugh O'Donnell, C.S.C., at the formal opening of school.)

"I am the Lord thy God. Thou shalt not have strange gods before me." (Ex.20,1-3)

The command of the Master to "teach ers of students in the Catholic program So in the providence of God, and in all nations" was given to the Apostles of education. accordance with the mandate of the Mas­ shortly before His ascension into heaven. ter, there came from France, in 1841, In a sense, it might be considered His It was only natural, therefore, that Father Sorin and six Brothers to labor valedictory. And when the Holy Ghost when the intrepid Spaniards and French in the New World. They spent a year at came on that first Pentecostal mom the discovered the Americas, Old World civ­ Vincennes and afterwards, in the early Apostles were filled with those wonderful ilization should be brought to the West­ part of November, 1842, they set out by ern Hemisphere. The missionaries, succes­ gifts of mind and heart which enabled oxcart for the northern part of Indiana. sors to the Apostles and disciples, came them to go through the world preaching Here they carved out of the wilderness the Gospel of Christ and Him crucified— a shrine of education dedicated to the "the things that He had commanded Mother of God. And today Notre Dame, them." with its student body of three thousand from every State in the Union and That the Apostles succeeded in their IN THE REMEMBRANCE . twelve foreign countries, stands as a mission is apparent to any student of OF A WOMAN monument to their faith, their courage history. As a result, the nascent Church I had no need of knoiving how and their perseverance. of Christ soon took form. Built on a rock, The sun did set, tvhat things the it will survive to the consummation of planets be. Praises Founder the world, regardless of the storms of I foitdled One who could of laughter persecution—^"Behold I am with you all The founder of this University and his make days!" associates brought to the Indiana wil­ A star, of one sweet tear a sea. derness a true appreciation of the phil­ The extraordinary work of the osophy of Catholic education. Recogniz­ Apostles was continued by their succes­ He ^vas so very small. He could not ing God as the center—^the very heart of sors. Before many centuries had passed, help— the program—^they taught the sacred- schools were founded in the bishops' When birds with hunger filed the ness and dignity of the human person­ homes and instruction given by priests skies— ality. They believed that the end of man and monks renowned for their learning. Forgetting that He was a little Man is God; that man has an immortal soul It can truly be said that wherever the To listen like His Father with His eyes. that will not rest content until, in the Gospel of Christ was preached the words of Saint Augustine, it "rests in Church nurtured education. She did so Like other boys. He had His private Him"; that man possesses certain God- in order that her children might have a games. given faculties that through education true appreciation of their ultimate end, Small crosses on small hills of sand. seek proper development. The founders which is God Himself. It is not surpris­ And once I found Him fitting nails believed that man, a social being, nat­ ing, therefore, that, as century followed Against His feet, against one eager urally has to be trained so that, in addi­ century, the Church formed a basic phil­ hand. tion to culture and refinement, he ac­ osophy of education that emphasized the —LOWES KEBLE quires the use of tools that enable him arts and letters and sciences and other to be a success in life. But throughout studies that contribute to civilization and this program of education ran the theme culture. that you remember in yo\ir catechism— man is placed on this earth to know, love The missionaries of the early Church and preached the Gospel of Christ to the and serve God in this world, and to he became educators and left their imprint natives. They strengthened and perpetu­ happy with Him forever in the next. wherever they went. Their contribution ated their teaching by establishing reached its peak in the Middle Ages, schools and universities that were to Notre Dame stiU treasures the her­ when Church and State cooperated in the serve as fonts- of culture and refinement itage that she received from the found­ founding of schools which later developed in the nations to be. ers. She still insists that God is the cen­ into the great universities of the thir­ ter of educational life. She still clings teenth century. This period is also fam­ No more eloquent tribute could be paid tenaciously to the principles from which ous for the development of Scholasticism to the Church in the New World during all truth proceeds. She still believes in and the rise of that galaxy of scholars the period of Spanish colonization than the development of the whole man. Prog­ known as the Schoolmen. Albertus Mag­ that of the non-Catholic historian, ress she recognizes; research she spon­ nus, Thomas Aquinas and the others did Bourne, in his well-known "Spain in sors; scholarship she loves, hut all these not scorn the products of Greek thought, America": in keeping with the foregoing premises- Under the patronage of the Queen aloft but sought to make them the rational "The transmission of the heritage of European basis of belief. Hence, Scholasticism es­ culture to the New World and its inhabitants, the the golden dome, she can never comprom­ tablished harmony between the findings great work of the colonial epoch, was the task ise her heritage with the fads and fan­ of reason and the truths of revelation. undertaken by the Church.,.. "While both the cies of modem educators who seek only crown and the Church were solicitous for educa­ And scholastic philosophy, with its ac­ the glorification of man as man, under tion in the colonies, and provisions were made for the baneful influence of the philosophy of companying method, is still fundamental its promotion on a far greater scale than was in the development of the reasoning pow­ possible or even attempted in the English colonies." naturalism. 14 THE NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC

On the contrary, taking her stand in France had forgotten God, and the who were religious-minded men — hope direct opposition to the worshippers of inevitable occurred. The worship of for the youth of America, in the glory false educational idols, she turns for in­ "strange gods" will bring disaster to any of work and achievement that lies ahead. spiration and guidance to the words of nation. Hope for America lies in the belief Pius XI, of happy memory, in his en­ that, regardless of the storm clouds of cyclical, "The Christian Education of We love our country. All of us are war, citizens will look beyond the horizon Youth": interested in its welfare. Just now we are particularly interested in a program and return to a recognition and worship ".... It must never be forgotten that the sub­ for national defense, if for no other of God. The return may not come soon; ject of Christian education is man 'whole' and reason than to prepare to keep an in­ it may not come for a generation, but 'entire,* soul united to body in unity of nature, truder from our house. In this program come it must as our people re-awaken with all his faculties natural and supernatural, such as right reason and Revelation show him to Notre Dame, as always, will do her part. to the truth and wisdom underlying be.. .. But may God forbid that war in any Christian civilization. Such hope is based form visit our land. We are a peace- on the promise that the spark of belief ".. .. All the teaching and the whole organiza­ tion of the school.... must be regulated by the loving nation, and we detest war for in God and the Christian religion still (Christian spirit. so that Religion may be in what it fails to accomplish and for the bums within the breasts of the seventy very truth the foundation and crown of the youth's ruin it leaves in its wake. or more millions now apparently deaf to entire training; and this in every grade of school the divine command: "Thou shalt not .... and the higher institutions of learning as Naturalism Is Enemy well. have strange gods before me."

"Hence every form of pedagogic naturalism But there is already an enemy within Hope for the youth of America—^hope which in any way excludes or weakens super­ our borders. Within the last forty years for this freshman group before me— natural Christian formation in the teaching of it has silently and effectively taken its lies in the belief that they will recognize youth, is false. Every method of education found­ toll. That enemy is naturalism. In my the folly of their elders' worldly-minded- ed, wholly or in part, on the denial or forgetful- ness of original sin and of grace, and relying on opinion, it will destroy our civilization ness, and proceed like an army in battle the sole powers of human nature, is unsound," more quickly and completely than any array to establish a vital appreciation hostile army possibly could. The tragedy of the true, the good and the beautiful In war-torn Europe, where man-made is that this philosophy has found so fer­ as found in God Himself. A glorious ideologies are striving for supremacy, tile a field in certain educational systems. opportunity awaits them. A ringing we can readily see the results of the in­ One has only to read Dr. O'Connell's challenge is given them, and under the iquitous pliilosophy of naturalism which classic work, "Naturalism in Education," leadership of a God-centered education, the Holy Father condemns. It appears for proof of this statement. not a man-centered dictation, they will that Western civilization, as we once march on to a rebirth of Christian civ­ knew it, is dying. Perhaps it is already The results of naturalism may be ilization. dead. But I predict that there will be a found in the religious census of the resurgence in the not too distant future, United States for the year 1936. That Youth Undefeated when people realize what follows from report proves pretty clearly that we are a worship of false gods. no longer a Christian nation. Of a popu­ Youth as I know them are never taint­ lation of about 130 millions, only 56 ed by the philosophy of defeatism. They Deplores Conflict millions profess to be members of any love an adventure; they glory in the un­ As we cast a sorrowing eye across the Church. And even of that number mil­ expected; they revel in a challenge. All sea at the destruction of life, property lions are only nominally churchgoers. these await them if they will help to and sacred ideals, let us pause and make Well may we reflect upon the words of ignite the spark of religion now lying a national examination of conscience of a columnist in one of the Catholic papers: dormant in the hearts of their elders. By our own beloved country. Are we not so doing they will destroy the false gods following the path that has led so many "As a nation we are pagan. Not only numer­ of the present, so that adoration may be ically, but largely morally and philosophically. given to God Himself, eternal and un­ European nations to ruin? In the United Witness, for example, our crime record, our di­ States crime flourishes. Divorce and race vorce problem, the practice of birth control, our changeable. suicide have come to be accepted without lewd literature, our indifference or contempt of the commandments and their implication, our un­ As you begin your college program, causing so much as a lifted eyebrow. certainty of belief. What we need is to arouse our members of the Class of 1944, in this Morally, we have become calloused. The faith, to return as a nation to God." environment sanctified by the early mis­ youth of our country are too often en­ sionaries, let your objective be to become trusted to so-called educators who not Let us pray that the curse of a misguid­ crusaders for God and country in an only deny that God is the heart of edu­ ed intellectualism, with its cafeteria apostolate that will emphasize the disci­ morality, be lifted from our nation so cation, but deny the existence of God pline of the spiritual, the intellectual that our citizens will appreciate and Himself! With such a beginning, one and the moral. To be a good crusader you practice the first commandment as given need not be a prophet to foresee the end. must be well trained and subject to the to Moses on Mount Sinai: "I am the demands of the society in which you Well may America leam a lesson from Lord thy God. Thou shalt not have live. Also you must have an understand­ France, in view of what has happened strange gods before me." ing of the doctrines of Catholicism if there, and I know of no more appropriate you are to further them under the dy­ way to express a repentance following Today, as we gather here in solemn namic cause of Catholic Action. You our chastisment than by quoting the lit­ service to ask God's blessiing on another must recognize that success requires any of Archbishop Saliege, of Toulouse: academic year, the international horizon is dark with the grim spectre of war. hard labor. There is no soft way to "For having excluded God from our schools, Our national outlook is bedimmed with achievement. public deliberations and the nation. Lord forgive ominous clouds, because so many of our us. people have-forgotten God, the Creator At Notre Dame you will find that re­ "For having despoiled religion and the Church, ligion is still the heart of the academic Lord forgive us. and the end of mankind. "For having opened and multipled places of sin. program. Here you will find applied the. Lord forgive us. Yet I close this sermon on a note of . first principles from which all intellectu­ "For having desecrated the Sunday and for­ hope—^hope for America and the civiliza­ al development proceeds. Here you will gotten the commandments. Lord forgive us." tion given to it by the Founding Fathers, (Continued on Page 26) THE NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC 15

Father Shea Dies-Author of "Victory I4arch"

By James Cunningham

"He wrote a victory march — this was a classmate of my brother and a labor at the seminaiy, though he taught chei-ished priest-friend of ours," began frequent visitor at my father's home. successively philosophy, apologetics, dog­ the Rev. Henry F. Hammer, speaking at His genial smile radiated friendliness. matic theology and music, he found time the funeral of the Rev. Michael John Later we were seminarians together at to compose many Masses, motets and Shea, composer of the "Victory March," Dunwoodie where I was honoi'ed with hymns. who died last August 19 in New York. his friendship. I stood near him on that "Father Shea's long ambition to be­ "A youth from Holyoke, Mass., he was June day in 1912 when he was raised to come a pastor, in order that he might a student in the Arts Department of the dignity of the Holy Priesthood before more directly come in contact with God's Notre Dame. One of a group of five the high altar of St. Patrick's Cathedral, people and share with them the goodness hundred, he was distinguished for his of his great human heart and the spir­ piety, intellectual gifts, attractive per­ itual gifts of his priesthood, was after sonality, and ardent love of music," con­ more than 20 years of devoted and tinued Father Hammer. effective seminary work at last realized. Two short years ago in the springtime Spiritual Gifts of the year 1938, he left Dunwoodie to "In a sense Mike Shea was a strange assume parochial charge of this beauti­ youth — but strange only because the ful parish of St. Augustine at Ossining. exceptional spiritual gifts of his make-up The last phase of his victory march had placed him upon an eminence a little begun. higher than that of the young men who "Work which even a well man might surrounded him. Whatever he did, he did have hesitated to begin he fearlessly exceptionally well. He, more than any undertook. Organizing, directing, daily other student of his time, caught in his administering the material interests of soul that indefinable, but inspirational the parish, offering Holy Mass, giving something which has become celebrated the Sacraments, visiting the sick, con­ all through the nation and euphoniously soling the afflicted, looking after the characterized as "The Spirit of Notre wants of the poor, instructing the chil­ Dame." And to him it was given to in­ dren — a Good Shepherd, indeed, whose terpret in musical language, that will only interest was the care of his flock. live as long as America lives and the "So the victory march of this beloved golden dome of the great University priest is ended. stands. Future Contacts 'There is victory — is there not — in "A short while now and the warmth this humanly untimely death of his? will give place to the cool, fresh winds Humanly speaking the span of man's Rev. Michael J. Shea of late September, and brown leaves will earthly life is three score and ten. Death fall unchecked from numberless trees has struck him down at the compara­ where afterwards he was to serve as an through the months of October and tively early age of 55. But I speak truth­ assistant to the revered and lamented early November. Autumn wiU be our fully when I say that, though this early Monsignor Lavelle through a yeax of brief guest before the snows of winter and sudden death is a shock, it can, in distinguished and zealous parochial fall. Thunderous crowds will gather in no sense of the word, be regarded as a service. great stadia throughout the nation to tragedy. Death is a tragedy only when Studied In Rome attend the inter-collegiate football con­ those die who have not lived well. For "Prepared by the study of music in tests. Bands will play and pennants wave the priest of God, whether he -dews Rome and by a visit to the Monastery of and through the radios in many of your the imminence of his own death or the the Monks of St. Pierre Solemes, he was homes will come the triumphant strains passing from this life of one who shared in a very special manner qualified to of a long, familiar tune. You will pause with him the office of the Eternal Priest assume the duties also of assistant or­ and listen and say, 'It is the Victory —^the word death has only one meaning. ganist and choir director at the Cathe­ March. It is Father Shea's Victory It means victory, and if death comes dral until his late Eminence, Cardinal March.' May it remind you then to pray soon, it is quick earned victory," said Farley, recognizing his great musical for the soul of his whence the inspira­ the priestly speaker. talent, appointed him to direct the choral tion of that glorious music came. May it "Father Shea's life was a victory work at St. Joseph's Seminary and to ever remind .you for your edification how march. I knew him well over a long per­ assume the important task of training well he lived his Christian life and so iod of years. I first met him during his the seminarians in ecclesiastical chant. marched on to eternal victory," con­ student days at Notre Dame, where he During 24 years of zealous professorial cluded Father Hammer. 16 THE NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC the track team, wrote for THE SCHOLAS­ TIC, bandied words for the Wranglers, Optimism Prevails (Almost) As Irish played the clarinet and saxophone, and studied law. Even now in his new post Prepare For Brilliant Gridiron Season he still retains his legal aspirations and intends to practice law on the side. Clear the track, the Fighting Irish Layden complied with the following From all indications the new coach football special is roaring 'round the statement: "I don't want to appear too will have a wealth of talented material bend, and woe it is to the foes who seek optimistic so early in the season, because on hand in his first full season. tp block her autumnal path to national anything can happen when a team plays —Frank L. Kunkel gridiron supremacy! a schedule such as ours. But I'll go on record as saying that we expect to have With his 1939 forward wall shot by a great team this Fall. The boys are graduation, and such vaunted backs as hustling a-plenty, and the enthusiasm is N. D. Men Prominent In Benny Sheridan, Lou Zontini, Harry great. Every position is wide open and 1940 All-Star Lineup Stevenson, Joe Thesing, and Steve Sitko, probably will remain as such until after gone through the same medium, Head the third game. We still have plenty of Boasting seven men on the All Star Coach Ehner F. Layden is building his work ahead of us before we tackle Col­ team, two in the starting lineup, Notre 1940 machine along streamlined plans, lege of the Pacific two weeks hence. Last Dame gridmen gi-aduating in June took uath speed and deception taking the Saturday's scrimmage brought to light their final bow as collegians on the foot­ place of sheer power. many defects in both our offense and ball field. Though the champion Green defense that will have to be remedied Bay Packers handed them a 45-28 drub­ The greatest task confronting the pronto. Next Saturday's annual battle bing, the All-Stars gave a good account head mentor is rebuilding a line that with the Frosh will afford the boys ample of themselves and provided one of the finds Tom Gallagher at left tackle the opportunity to see what they can do un­ best games since the series began. only returning regular of the '39 eleven. der actual game conditions. All in all it However, rival coaches are shedding few As in the past the Stars were selected looks like a great year for the Irish— tears for Mr. Layden along these lines, by popular voting and, followers of the but I'll tell you more about that later." inasmuch as he has power-a-plenty up Fighting Irish poured in thousands of front -with such recognized stars as Paul —Jim Clemens votes for graduates of the '39 team. Lillis, Jim Brutz, and Cliff Brosey, re­ The coach was chosen by votes, and for turning at the tackle slots; Pete Kelly, the third year in a row a Notre Dame John Gubanich, Herky Bereolos, and Ed Bill Mahoney Succeeds man was elected head coach. Eddie An­ Sullivan at guard; and Johnny O'Brien, derson ran away with first place on the George Rassas, and Phil Sheridan at the Nicholson As Track Coach merits of his work at Iowa last fall. One flanks. These boys supplemented by such of his five assistants was Buck Shaw of burly sophomore prospects as tackles There is an adage to the effect that youth must be served. It came true this Santa Clara, another coach who learned Lou Eymkus, Wally Ziemba and Bob his football under Rockne. Neff, all over 220 pounds; guards Jim summer when William Mahoney, very Walsh, Bob Webb, and Jim Kelly; and After two weeks of conditioning and ends,- Bob Dove and George Murphy, practice, during which Bud Ken*, in­ make the going slightly pleasant for tended starter at left end, broke his Coach Layden and his aide-de-camps on ankle, the All-Stars lined up with Joe the line, Joe Boland and Joe Benda. Thesing at fullback and tackle Tad Har­ Center presents the most vexing prob­ vey taking the starting post of Boyd lem with five inexperienced men battling of Texas A. & M. who was unable to it out for the number one job, namely, join the squad. Thesing got loose on the Bob Osterman, Marty O'Reilly, Jim Ford kickoff for a 40-yard runback but was and sophomores Tom Brock and John soon withdrawn. Chuck Rifile moved in McHale. along side Harvey, when U.S.C.'s Harry Smith was taken out with injuries. Steve Backfield coach, "Chet" Grant finds the Sitko, Lou Zontini and Benny Sheridan situation none the less pleasant from got in for brief periods, but had little his point of view, with lettermen return­ opportunity to show why they had been ing at every position, and a host of high- starting backs here.—John Quinn powered sophs eager to smash into the Coach Bill Mahoney starting line-up. Three deep at every position are the Irish backs, who pack probably the most youthful collegiate N. D. Loses to Army speed and power. At this writing, by track mentor in the country, was ap­ Coach Elmer Layden has already lost right of experience and past perform­ pointed head coach of track last month two promising members of his squad ances, the fullback nod goes to "Big to succeed the late John P. Nicholson. to Uncle Sam's military service. Howard Moose" Piepul, captain and pile-driver Petschel and John Walior, sophomore of the Blue and Gold. Bob Saggau, triple- For two years Coach Mahoney worked right end and guard, respectively, took threat left half, who, in this his last side by side with "Nick" in the capacity advantage of the recruiting officers' pro­ year, should make a strong bid for All- of freshman coach. Then, when the in­ posals last spring, fulfilled the require­ American honors, looks good. Shifty evitable occurred last spring, Bill as­ ments and are now learning to fly in the Steve Bagarus gets the call at right half, sumed the driver's seat and spurred the U.S. Army Air Corps. Petschel won the and "pull-'em-out-of-the-hat" Bob Har- locals on to the state championship. spring-practice medal for ends for block­ grave will trick the opposition at quar­ Consequently, he is believed well quali­ ing tackles and was regarded as the ter. fied for the post. most improved end on the squad. He Asked .to give his opinion on his team's During his college career. Bill showed was to report at Randolph Field, San outlook for the coming campaign Coach amazing versatility. He was a hurdler on Antonio, Texas, on Sept. 11. THE NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC 17 Neild Breaks Records In Campus Golf Tourney The 11th Annual University Cham­ Splinters From the Press Box pionship Golf tournament got under way last week-end, and at the end of the JAMES NEWLANDi first 36 holes Golf Captain Sam Neild led the field vnth. a fine score of 142, six Back home again in Indiana, and it "chance taker," Evansville, Indiana's, strokes ahead of his nearest rival. Gene seems that we can see that gleaming grid gift to Notre Dame, is expected to Fehlig. Neild's amazing total of 67 for candlelight still shining bright for Coach carry the mail occasionally as well as the first round, together with his 36 hole Elmer Lay den and his gang of Fighting call signals, forming an offensive threat total of 142, broke two student records Irish. Brighter, perhaps, than any of that may bring back memories of the on the par 71 course. Neild's five birdies his six previous years as head man of famed razzle-dazzle. Lou Zontini had on the first 18 holes played featured his Notre Dame football destinies. Prognos- things practically his own way at right afternoon's work. ticators "in the know" have intimated half last year, and his absence probably The tournament affords Golf Coach the Irish can't miss this year to nail will be felt, but the two Steves, Bagams Father Holderith an idea of what to ex­ down the first national championship and Juzwik, so far have shown great pect in the way of material for the seas­ since the golden era of 1930 'when our possibilities of stepping into Zontini's old on which starts in April. Many freshmen beloved Knute Rockne piloted one of shoes, not an easy task under any cir­ and sophomores turned in fine scores his many Notre Dame elevens to foot­ cumstances. which might be an indication of some ball's highest tribunal. But to foretell • .stiff competition for team berths next the outcome of an entire season is one If practice makes perfect and if spring. The winner and runner-up will thing — and to predict it right is an­ weight has anything at all to do with receive trophies donated by William other. There is no denying, Notre Dame developing a substantial line, Layden J. Burke who founded the course in 1927. on paper is a potential championship ag­ has it. Experienced at all positions ex­ In addition, the name of the winner and gregation. But it's well nigh incredible the unforeseen paradoxes that can send cept center, this forward wall spells his score will be engraved on the plaoue a great team from top of the heap to a power in more ways than one. Veteran in the golf shsp. deep, groggy position down -where the Johnny O'Brien and hard-luck George The concluding 36 holes will be played trade winds play. Rassas, both seniors, definitely have tomorrow and Sunday, Sept. 21 and 22. shown dividends at the end positions, Of the 64 who teed off last Saturday, • and with Phil Sheridan ready to follow 84 have turned in 36 hole scores. Here Notre Dame's own Francis Wallace, his famous namesake for a thrilling ride are the leaders at the half-way mark: whose Pigskin Preview each fall in the through enemy lines, together with John­ Name Out-in-total Out-in-total 36 Saturday Evening Post is watched with ny Kovatch, lightest of the end four-- Sam Neild _.. 35-32—67 38-37—75 142 Gene Fehlig 39-38—77 36-35—71 148 eager anticipation by fans, players and some, ready to give all, slim Elmer may William Fisher 40-38—78 37-35—72 150 writers, heralds the 1940 edition of present to the pigskin world his third William Schaller 38-37—75 38-40—78 153 Fighting Irish as "the team of the year." All-American end in a trio of years. The Mike Fisch 39-35—74 41-39—80 154 He writes, "If Saggau and Piepul get one, and only, first string varsity mem­ William Wilson 37-36—73 39-43—82 155 John Harrigan 40-38—78 42-37—79 157 hot together through the thick of the sea­ ber of last year's squad, Thomas Galla­ Lou Brozo 39-40—79 41-38—79 158 son, the Irish will again be reaching for gher, should not feel at all conspicuous William McCarty .— 39-38—77 39-43—82 159 a national title." In predicting an un­ at tackle. Jim Brutz, Paul Liilis and James Allen 39-40—79 42-38—80 159 defeated season and a national cham­ Cliff Brosey, Lou Rymkus, and Walt Richard Dalton 39-39—78 38-43—81 159 pionship for Notre Dame, Wallace selects Ziemba are fighting for starting tackle William Morehead .... 41-43—84 37-39—76 I60 Jack Hedges 41-39—80 43-38—81 161 Texas A. & M., Washington, Nebraska, assignments. George Schrieher . 39-43—82 41-38—79 161 Fordham, Ohio State, Cornell, Tennes­ Tom Walsh 42-39—81 40-41—81 162 see, Tulajtie, Duke, Southern Methodist, Mel Wilke 46-36—82 39-41—80 162 Santa Clara, Minnesota, Northwestern Erudite sports writers did not give James Wolff 44-40—84 41-37—78 162 and Southern California, to finish in that generously of their fine adjectives and James Bakeman 39-43—82 38-42—80 162 rhetorical phrases last season to the sen« Tom Nash __ 42-37—79 44-39—83 162 order. In his preview of 1940 Ail-Amer­ try duties of Pete Kelly and Johnny Larry Aubrie 39-42—81 42-39—81 162 ican backs he names Scott, Ohio State; —Al Clark Harmon, Michigan; Piepul, Notre Dame; Gubanich. Understudies to Joe DeFranco and Kimbrough, Texas A. & M. and Chuck Riffle at the guard spots most • of the season, these two seniors should Active Sports Program give the scribes plenty of copy material. For Rockne Memorial Ten familiar faces are missing from Before the schedule is very far along, This year the Rockne Memorial sports last year's brigade. Whether they will be there may be some changes made in the program opens with a freshman swim­ sadly missed is yet to be seen. At left center of the line, but until a better man ming contest. All freshmen are invited to half Bob Saggau -will shoulder a depart­ comes along. Bob Osterman, at 200 compete for win, place or show medals in ment in the backfield that was paced pounds, apparently holds the upper hand. not more than two events other than last season by his two "S" partners, V diving contest, which is open to all under Harry Stephenson and Ben Sheridan. Whether there will be all gold and no any conditions. ' Bill McGannon, a whiz during spring blue in the Irish banner this season is a The rest of the program for the first practice if there ever was one, will also matter of conjecture. It is a comfortable semester is full and varied, as announced have something to say at left half. Cap­ thought to sit back and imagine nine by Thomas Mills, director of the Me­ able Captain Milt Piepul, whose only sweet victories in a row unblemished by morial. A basketball free throw contest fault according to one writer is shaking the blot of defeat. But imagination—^it's and an open swimming meet will precede off the seventh and eighth tacklers, is funny. Can it make a cloudy day sunny the holidays. Interhall volleyball and bas­ expected to blitzkreig enemy lines no for a squad of Fighting Irish? An after­ ketball matches will be played off con- end. Bob Hargrave holds sway in' the noon on Cartier Held should conAance (Continued on Page 25) brains department. Called by some the anyone they have what it takes. 18 THE NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC

Former Prep Stars Stud Freshman Pigskin Squad INTRODUCING This year's Freshman football squad ALBERT DELZOPPQ; has among its 90 candidates outstanding men from every section of the country. He's big. He's fast. He's rough and Navy "Moose" had radio commentators Innumerable players, in the opinion of tough. But best of all he's a "swell guy." searching for new epithets as he bulled Coaches "Jake" Kline and Al Mooney That is why Notre Dame's footballers his way up and down the field for a total have shown great promise. chosen Milton Piepul to lead the Fight­ gain of 110 yards, almost as much as At the ends are Matt Bolger, from ing Irish for the 1940 football season. that gained by the entii*e Navy team. St. Benedict's Prep, Newark, N. J.; Bill Milt's popularitj'^ stands out more strik­ Milt plays spectacular football for a Kyle, from Central Catholic, Pittsburgh, ingly when we remember that not since fullback. That's because he can do more Pa.; Louie Hornie, from Har Brack, 1926 has a Notre Dame back been hon­ than ram his head through the opposi­ Tarentum, Pa. ored with the football captaincy. tion's front line. He can kick; he can The tackles are Bob Brown, Evanston Receiving honoi-s is nothing new for pass; he can run the ends. More than High; Tom O'Brien, Suffern High, New Milton Piepul. He has been winning that, he can drive for yardage when York; Pat Hinkson, Straawn High, Tex­ awards ever since he as; and Bill Amanma, watch charm began smashing Ms tackle from Vernon High, New York. way for touchdowns The guards who to date have shown against New England the most fight are Tony Del Vecchio, from high school opponents. Kokomo High, and Norb EUrot, from At Cathedral High in Vincentian Institute. Pat FoUey, Tom Springfield, Mass., Milt Carrigan, Stan Kudlacz, and Nick Eotz finished his high school are giving their all for first string posi­ football career by win­ tions. At the pivot post Paul Cunning­ ning the most valu­ ham, from Albany Academy and Tom able player award. And Kelly, Elizabeth High, are fighting it though slowed down out for center with stiif competition from by injuries in his soph­ Bob McDonnell and Bob Metzler. omore year at Notre Calling plays from the quarter back Dame, Piepul recov­ spot are Allen Elward whose father is ered sufficiently the coach at Purdue University, and Tom following year to earn Dorais son of Gus Dorais, coach at De­ a place on the All- troit. Other signal callers are Al Young- Western, the Polish hause, Marty Kuntz, and Russ Ash- All-American, and a baugh. place on almost every At the running half, stars are Tony All-Opponent. Bertelli, from Cathedral High; Mickey Milt Piepul looked McConnell, from Elmira High; Owen like just another full­ McCall, from Drummer High, Gibson back in the fall of 1938 City, 111.; Pat Yoklavich, Gunnison High, when he shared that Gunnison, Colo., and George Dickson, position with Thesing, from South Pasadena High. The blocking Simonich and Tonelli. backs are Red Clark from Central Cath­ But with no injuries olic, Pittsburgh, Pa.; Bill Murphy, Van to hamper him in 1939 Noys High, Calif.; Bill Broderick, Dor- Piepul started out to mont High, Dormont, Pa.; and Gerry Goifney, from De Salle Institute. prove himself to be '^y^^^ one of the best full­ In the fullback position, Neil Williams, backs ever to wear the from Boardman High, Youngstown, O.; Blue and Gold. The 'Moose's" record two or three men are desperately hang­ Bob McBride, from Logan High, Logan, speaks for itself. Last year he led the ing on to his legs and hips. O.; Ed Tessaro, Greensburg High, Greensburg, Pa.; Joseph Daley, Malvern Notre Dame scorers with six touchdowns, Georgia Tech, Carnegia Tech, Army, Prep, Reading, Pa.; and Bill MacNa- averaged better than five yards a trip Navy, and Northwestern are going to mara, Baldwin High, Baldwin, N. Y. All in 84 attempts, didn't fumble once, and be happy to see Milton receive his Phy. look like future varsity men. lost yardage on only three plays. Fur­ Ed. degree next June, but before that thermore, Milt never failed Layden's —Joseph Lafferty time they will have to feel more of • * • » I trust in him when he was called from "Moose's" jarring knees and jolting the bench to pick up necessary yard­ tackles. Capt. Piepul, like his coach, Varsity Football Schedule age to make a first down. Elmer Layden, doesn't believe in point­ Oct. 5—College of the Pacific at N.D. Piepul's bid for national recognition ing towards any particular game on the Oct. 12—Georgia Tech at N.D. began in the Southern Methodist game schedule. He is out to win them all. But Oct. 19—Carnegie Tech at N.D. last year when he sparked two sustained we somehow feel that Piepul will be Oct. 26—Illinois at Champaign. drives for touchdowns. From then on, pumping his legs harder and faster when Nov. 2—Army at New York. there was no one who could stop him. he crashes into the Iowa and Southern Nov. 9—^Navy at Baltimore. He reeled off long gains for touchdowns California lines this fall. Nov. 16—Iowa at N.D, against Georgia, Iowa, Northwestern, Watch out for your All-American Nov. 23—Northwestern at Evanston. and Southern California. And against honors, Texas John Kimbrough! Dec. 7—Southern Cal. at Los Angeles. THE NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC 19 ball and passes through the side wall of New Generator Produces 8,000,000 Volts the room.) Professor: This is an electrostatic gen­ Recent scientific journals print thrill­ Professor: I think I can answer your erator. It can produce 1,800,000 volts. ing reports about the dynamic mysteries question better if we walk over to the The rubber belts that you see going up of atom smashing. University labora­ Engineering Building and inspect the to the ball are mounted on pulleys and tories are being equipped with vast, old atom smasher. are turned by electric motors. As the mushroom-like high-voltage machines to (On arrival at the Engineering Build­ belts leave the lower pulleys, they pass split matter to a inferential spray of ing, the professor opens the door of under a bar with many needle points. protons, neutrons and alpha par­ Electrons are actually sprayed on the ticles. For everywhere today the belt and are carried up into the ball. They atom is the minute watchpiece of are removed inside the ball by a similar matter that intrigues the scientist. f$ set of points and in a short time the Whatever makes the atom tick may K^T^^^J copper ball has accumulated a tremend­ make the world tick. ous charge. This charge produces a The atom is not new. Democritus very high voltage. When this voltage be­ toyed with it some four hundred comes sufliciently high, in this particular years before Christ. Twenty-five generator, 1,800,000 volts, a large spark centuries of thinking about and ex­ jumps from the sphere to the ground. perimenting with the atom have Freshman: What has the spark to do not divested it in any measurable with atom smashing? way of its original challenge to fe Professor: No direct connection. When discovery. \] used as an atom smasher, the charge on In line with recent installations the ball is released down the evacuated of atom-smashing machines else­ glass tube in the form of electrons which where, the University has expand­ curve like tiny bullets with a velocity ed its own facilities for research. nearly equal to that of light. It is these During the past summer a base­ high velocity electrons which bombard ment addition was built on to Sci­ the atoms under observation and cause ence Hall. Here a steel tank weigh­ them to disintegrate. ing 21 tons rests on wheels. To the Now we can return to the new gen­ uninitiated it suggests a gift from erator tmder construction at Science Nazi skies. Its purpose is most aisi^ Hall. This generator is designed to give satisfactorily explained by an im­ NQ. 1 Atom Smasher seven to eight million volts. To achieve aginary conversation between a this at normal atmospheric pressure the precocious freshman and a physics pro­ Room 28 and ushers the freshman in. size of the copper ball would have to be fessor. He is confronted by a large copper ball, twelve feet in diameter, mounted 25 feet some forty feet in diameter. This is Freshman: Is this the new atom structurally impractical. The size of the smasher? above the floor on three legs arranged in a tripod. Two rubber belts nm from the generator can be materially decreased Professor: Yes. far comers of the room to the ball, and if the air pressure around it is increased. Hence, the new generator will be en­ Freshman: What is the tank for? a weird-looking glass tube halves the cased in a steel tank capable of holding ten times atmospheric pressure. Freshman: Why build a new gen­ erator? Professor: We need higher voltages. PARKER-WINTERROWD Freshman: What wiU be gained by the higher voltage? 1151/2 - 1171/2 N. Main Street Professor: The higher the voltage the faster the electrons will move. High velocity electrons disintegrate many more atoms than low velocity electrons. Freshman: Seems to me all this atom- smashing is nothing else but the smash­ Notre Dame men who know distinctive clothing ing of the world. depend upon PARKER-WINTERROWD. Right in Professor: On the contrary! In a sense P appearance, fabric and fit, and priced to suit your it is not smashing at all. It is a recrea­ budget. tion of the beauty of the method of the W world. It is like coming down to the Look, at your liesure, in this friendly atmosphere — beginning clay of all things and discov­ we invite you to call at our upstairs shop or see ering the infinite task of design in our campus representatives: Creation.

John Ryan Capt. Milt "Moose" Piepul John Seevirt Campus Schedule 337 Walsh 107 Alumni 234 Alumni For the convenience of its readers THE SCHOLASTIC has prepared a schedule of the "open for business" hours of the most frequented service establishments on the campus. THE SCHOLASTIC hopes 20 THE NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC that this schedule may save its readers Scholastic StafF Dinges will be sports editor, and Miles, some of those futile walks across the John F. Dinges, Downers Grove, III., literary editor. Columnists for the year campus. and George Miles, New York City, have include: John Considine, James New- Library—Monday through Friday — been named to vacant positions on the land, Albert Del Zoppo, R. J. Kelly, 8:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m.; 7:30 p.m.-9:30 p.m. staff of the 1940-41 SCHOLASTIC, the Felix Pogliano, Vem Witkowski, Bill Saturday — 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. (except Rev. Cornelius Laskowski, C.S.C, facul­ Mulvey, James Meaney, Russ Harris from September until the end of the foot­ John Larson, and Frank Wemhoff. ball season when it closes at noon on ty adviser, announced. Saturday.) Sunday—10:00 a.m.-noon. Bookstore — Week-days, 7:30 a.m.- 11:15 a.m.; 12:30 p.m.-4:80 p.m. Satur­ day, 7:30 a.m.-ll:15 a.m.; 12:30 p.m.- NOTRE DAME BOOKSTORE 2:00 p.m. PostofSce — Mail arrivals, 6:30 a.m., Badin Hall 11:15 a.m., 3:45 p.m.; mail departures, 7:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m., 4:00 p.m.; office Get your copy of "How to Choose a Slide Rule," by hours, 7:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. (except Sat­ Don Herold, absolutely free while they last. urdays when it closes at 2:00 p.m. Ticket Office — Week-days, 9:00 a.m.- Table Lamps, indirect lighting 98c, $1.98 and $2.98 4:30 p.m. N. D. Loose Leaf Notebooks - ...50c Office of the Prefect of Discipline— Week-days, 8:00 a.m.-12:00 m.; 1:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. Saturdays, 8:00 a.m.- Parker, Shea£Fer, Sanford Pen Sets and Inks 12:00 m. Stationery and Supplies Eockne Memorial — Week-days, 7:30 a.m.-9:00 p.m.; Sundays, 9:00 a.m.-4:45 p.m. Swimming Pool — Week-days, 9:00 a.m.-9:00 p.m.; Sundays, 1:00 p.m.-4:45 p.m. .Athletic Equipment Office—Week-days, 9:30 a.m.-12:00 m.; 1:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m. Athletic Training Room — Week-days, 8:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. Golf Course — Week-days, 7:00 a.m.- 5:30 p.m.; Sundays, 6:00 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Cafeteria — Week-days and Simdays, 6:30 a.m.-9:40 p.m. Huddle — Week-days, 7:45 a.m.-9:30 p.m.; Simdays, 9:00 a.m.-ll:00 a.m.; 6:45 p.m.-9:30 p.m.—Ed Drake

Ray Eichenlaub Named Head of National Alumni Eay J. Eichenlaub, of the class of 1915 and Columbus, Ohio, has been named president of the Notre Dame This New Book Makes life Easy For You • •«Read National Alumni Association for 1940- 41. The Very Rev. Thomas Steiner, C.S.C, 1899, is the new Honorary Presi­ ^^Ho^r to Choose dent of the Alumni Board. Other officials are: Clyde E. Broussard, '13, Beaumont, a SUde Rule'' Texas, First vice-president; Thomas F. by DON HEROU) Byrne, '28, Cleveland, Ohio, second vice- Don Herold takes the mystery out of Slide Rules president; James E. Armstrong, '25, with this helpful new hook. He tells yon, in the Notre Dame, Indiana, secretary-treas­ twinkling of an eye, how to decide on the kind of urer; and William E. Dooley, '26, Notre rule that will do the most for yon. The story is Dame, Indiana, assistant secretary. simply told, as from one old slide rule slider to another, and profusely illustrated in two dazz­ Also chosen were Francis H. McKeev- ling colors, as only Don Herold can illustrate. er, '03, Chicago, director to 1941; Ed- "How to Choose a Slide Rule" is yours toe the wai-d F. O'Toole, '25, Chicago, director asking—^provicUng yon ask before the supply to 1942; John T. Higgins, '22, Detroit, nrs mrMOBovs.. ruus out. See your campus K & £ dealer at once. Mich., director to 1942; and William J. EST. IS67 IT'SHELPFri... Mooney, Jr., '15, Indianapolis, Lid., di­ KEUFFEL & ESSER CO. rector to 1944. Ex-officio director Daniel NEW YOKE—HOEOKEN, N. J. E. Hilgartner, Jr., '17, Chicago, and CHICAGO - ST. LOUIS SAN FRANCISCO - U>S ANGELES - DETROIT - MONTREAL Joesph Mulqueen representative of the IPS FREE students, complete the board of directors. George J. Kelly THE NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC 21 who did Thomas a Becket in the original tion of a play here in at least the last (London) production of "Murder in the four years. The setting for the play was THEATRE Cathedral." Associated for many years quite a novel experiment on cainpus: By Vern Witkowski with London's "Old Vic," he is regarded the actors used as their stage the front as an authority on the Shakespearean steps and walk of the Commerce Bulid- This past summer the English depart­ style of acting. Orson Welles brought ing. A semicircle of bleachers served to ment of Notre Dame sponsored a the­ him to this country for "Five Kings" give the outdoor theatre a bowl effect. The only major technical difficulty with atre group. Rev. Leo L. Ward, C.S.C, and used him in a number of Campbell this particular arrangement was the head of the department, arranged for Playhouse radio productions. lighting. However, even though the light­ Mr. Robert Speaight to direct. The I saw "Twelfth Night" in dress rehear­ ing was not perfect, the novelty of the play chosen was "Twelfth Night." Mr. sal and on its opening night. I think it experiment made one forget it some­ Speaight is the prominent English actor was possibly the best all-round produc­ what.

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A minimum of properties and stage Sophomore Sees Working enough to arm adequately. Only Argen­ furniture was used. And the architecture tina is really arming, having ordered 400 of the building combined well with the of New Canal Defenses planes from this country at the same excellently designed costumes to give time Britain placed her large order for the production a strictly Shakespearean On a cruise to South America this planes with the United States. flavor. The musical accompaniment was summer. Art Kirby of Lyons Hall had a —Carl Rohrer quite authentic: Mr. Pedtke, of the Mu­ chance to see first-hand the work being sic department, directed a small sti'ing done by Uncle Sam for the upkeep and ensemble which augmented the delicate defense of the Panama Canal. All across Douglas Hyde, first president of Eire mood of the comedy. the isthmus one of the two lanes of the (Ireland), was once interim professor Canal were shut down, and locks were of modern languages at Rutgers Univer­ The play was carefully acted with being gone over, new flood gates con­ sity in New Jersey. much more feeling for precise interpre­ structed, and devices to protect the locks tation of character than has marked from mines being installed. Both east The Walt Disney animated cartoon many previous Notre Dame dramatic and west traffic was restricted to the technique is a new twist in engineering presentations. But characterization was other lane. courses at New York University to illus­ ob\aously the principal goal of each actor. trate principles and mechanical theories. Exactness of individual interpretation According to Kirby, the people of seemed to be the main object even at Chile and Peru are putting their faith Harvard University's $143,000,000 en­ the expense sometimes of group work in the United States in the present inter­ dowment makes it America's richest edu­ and actor-to-actor contact. national crisis. Neither country is rich cational institution. Even without a primary view to this group contact, it sometimes follows natu­ rally, when the actors relax into the The New Store Is Exclusive scene they are playing. This happened especially in the drinking and plotting Headquarters for Lee Water-Bloc HATS sequences of Sir Toby, Sir Andrew, Feste and Maria. And so these scenes proved to be the best acted of all, not because they were played by one or two actors, but bj' every actor on stage at sl^TZ FOR MEN AND the time. The audience was, therefore, R^ ^A/D 1 ^YOUNC MEN not conscious of one person in the scene, but of the interplay between characters MAIN AT COL FAX and the gi'oup mind in moving the play along. And there was the secret: in these scenes it moved. As for the individual work, I think four characterizations stood out. Jack White's handling of Feste, the clown, was consistently good. He pranced and sang and danced and taunted the good Malvolio with a merriment that showed he had as much fun entertaining the audience as the audience had in being entertained. Bill Mulvey's Sir Toby Belch was unorthodox, but refreshing to watch. Instead of the conventional merry old uncle to Olivia, Mulvey's Sir Toby The was the swashbuckling young uncle to Olivia, but equally as merry. In Malvolio, UMVERSITY Jack Boyce showed a good dramatic $5.00 sense of restraint, using his Ronald Col- man voice to good effect. Sir Toby's playmate. Sir Andrew Aguecheck, was Not only a new color done with a noticeable care for preci­ but a new band and a sion by Louis Render. new edge. Khaki is the color—wilhafeltbind- Even forgetting the experimental as­ ingofcontrastingotdor. pect of-the summer project, it was a suc­ cess. The show was gay and entertaining, Makers of the Aetna ^M and moreover it was real Shakespeare. Insured Hat... |3^0. It may be revived at Washington Hall this season, and if it is don't miss it.

Xf^^AfJV^;:- ^ ^ The Term 'Americanism" is said to LEE HATS have been first used by John Wither- 358 FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK, N. Y. spoon, president of Princeton Univer­ t*REG. U. S. PATENT OFFICE sity, in 1781. THE NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC 23

RADIO Headquarters for M^i By John M. Coppinger

ARROW First a greeting to the returning old SHIRTS timers of the Radio Club—^may your ac­ m tivities be as industrious and your pro­ Shop for these Famous Shirts grams as accomplished and versatile as at Adler's. Here you'll find the m» newest styles . . . the largest last year. Then, a word to the freshmen selection. ^i^^7?/// and newcomers—^you're all invited to become members of the club and try im your hand at radio broadcasting — if you're good enough. There's plenty of room for more talent on the campus radio studio. In the past there have been WIADLER undercurrents of rumor to the effect that the Radio Club is a closed clique •ON THE CORNER" ... Michigan at Washington and newcomers are given the cold shoul­ der. Everyone is invited to try out for actual broadcasting—everyone! Last year productions varied from faculty talks to half hour dramas to musical jamborees. Variety is the key­ note for the year to come. Any ideas will be welcomed by oflScers in charge. Radio Stage, a half-hour dramatic

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Ihe Shirt that FRESHMEN! Here's One Rule never says diel Not In The Book OU'LL like the way the Yhandsome Aroset col­ lar on the Arrow HITT ou may have to wear a freshman cap, but shirt looks crisp and fresh there's no rule against wearing Arrow all day with never a sign Y of wilting. No starch need­ shirts. No doubt youVe discovered by this ed. Come in today for a time diat more college men wear Arrow shirts HITT or two—and see if than any other brand shirt There are reasons: it doesn't make a hit with The superb Arrow collar, the Mitoga cut, the you. anchored buttons, and the permanent fit (San- $2 forized-Shrunk, fabric shrinkage less dian Sanforized-Shrunk (fabric 1%). All these extra values plus authentic shrinkaie ^aranteed styling are yours for the small sum of $2. less than J%!) Buy a stack of Gordon oxfords as a starter —you'll never regret it. ARROfV SHIRTS 24 THE NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC a newcomer cornered a senior we know show, inaugurated last year proved that and questioned him about life at the ardent amateurs are often professional PROFESSIONAL CARDS University. Our friend answered every in their writing and their acting. The question in the usual smug upperclass student body received this particular manner, but was stumped completely show vnth enthusiasm. It mil be revived when the freshman asked very innocent­ as soon as the "radio" year begins in ly what one did with one's money. The DR. HARRY BOYD-SNEE October. Again, all newcomers with any dramatic talent are wanted—freshmen, answer, we think, is quite simple: usu­ EYE. EAR. NOSE. .THROAT especially. ally one does nothing with one's money because one has no money, but if one is Rev. Eugene Burke, C.S.C., faculty fortunate enough to have money, why PHONE 3-1395 J. M. S. BUILDING moderator of the club, has promised then one spends it. new equipment and more efficient pro­ duction to guarantee the success of the ::; * :!i forthcoming year. A prominent member of the Politics DR. O. J. GRUNDY As a start he has appointed Bob Le- Department has almost convinced one REGISTERED PODIATRIST jeune as station manager. Bob is eager of his students that he is one of those FOOT AILMENTS and has plenty of ideas. It is an excellent "fifth columnists." After school closed choice Father Burke has made. Bob, in last June the two of them drove north 434 ASSOCIATES BLDG. PHONE 3-2574 turn, has appointed Vern (Ham) Wit- together, and whenever they passed an kowski production chief, Lou Render as air-field or anny camp the portly pro­ head sound man, and John WMte as fessor of Politics would shout "Pouf! chief announcer. One bomb!" DR. H. R. ERASER * * * Rfom the lineup the year looks prom­

REGISTERED PODIATRIST ising. The man across the hall has given us the cause for the epidemic of poliomye­

SHERLAND BUILDING litis. According to Mm two diseased Sports Squibs monkeys died during the last visit of SOUTH BEND. INDIANA PHONE 4-8989 The recent death of the Very Rev. the circus to South Bend, and were James A. Bums, C.S.C., marked the buried in an open lot. Infection was RESIDENCE 3-4080 OFFICE 4-5661 passing of one of Notre Dame's athletic figures of the past as well as that of the assistant superior general of the Con­ Assorted Christmas ^I DR. R. F. LUCAS SELL gregation of Holy Cross and a former Card Folders with -^^ DENTISTRY—X- RAYS president of the University. Father 50 Customer's Name Imprinted Burns was varsity catcher on the Notre Md^T fKEE SAMPLES "^^^ 702 J. M. S. BLDG. SOUTH BEND, IND. Dame baseball team in the early 80's -- Also busmess greet- YOU and his interest in sports never lessened. 100% ings and calendars. ONLY Profit ^° investment. Ex- gQg He was president of Notre Dame from ^^___ perience unnecessary. _____ 1919 to 1922, serving during the first Write for free samples and full particulars. DRS. PROBST AND SINGLER NEW BRUNS\VICK, three regular years of Rockne's coaching W. E. DUNBAR CO. NEW JERSEY DENTISTS regime. The Irish lost only one game 40S ASSOCIATES BUILDING in those three years.

PHONE 3-1254 SOUTH BEND, INDIANA CAMPUS CHATTER The By George Miles SOUTH BEND BOOK SHOP X-RAY LABORATORY We were surprised, upon our ariival at the University, to find tradition be­ 825 SHERLAND BUILDING Notre Dame Headquarters ing shattered, scattered and destroyed. L. E. FISHER, M. J. THORNTON, Buses, cement walks, fresh paint jobs in M. D. M. D. the cafeteria and dining halls, additions for to Science Hall and the Chemistry Build­ ing were some of the changes which stared us in the face when we stepped Books Stationery DRS. ROSE AND ROSE on the campus. It was a rather disheart­ DENTISTS ening feeling we experienced as we Pens Pencils viewed these new scenes, but we were consoled by the sight of two venerable Greeting Cards 430 SHERLAND BLDG. TELEPHONE 3-4269 gentlemen who are apparently imper­ vious to all change, and undisturbed by such caticlysmic happenings as wars, epi­ demics and the razing of Freshman Hall. DR. LANDIS H. WIRT The two men are, of course. Father Con­ don and Brother Canute. We are told ORTHODONTIST that they intend to stay. 130 N. MICHIGAN STREET * ^ ^ ASSOCIATES BUILDING SOUTH BEND, INO. On the first day of the academic year THE NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC 25

spread by the carrion, and the plague ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ was started. He swears it's the truth. * * * ROP//yS FO/^ l/>f/.t/£ Last week oil was discovered near Greetings Edwardsburg. A few days ago "Boom Town" with one of the greatest casts f No+re Dame Men ever assembled, a saga of the oil fields, First Showing! arrived at the Colfax Theater. Maybe it was just a coincidence, but we would New 1941 RCA Victor be willing to throw a vote M-G-M's way Presidential Model Conne in +o the for the best publicity trick of the year anyway. In fact we are so excited over HUDDLE the whole thing that we are going out and "wildcat" as soon as we can hi-jack some pipe. * * * SAVE $5.00 Two of the University's sturdy sons had just paid their bills, and were pre­ $9.95 ftC>l Victor paring to leave the Main Office when an Look over our pipes — elderly gentleman who had just taken Record Player in the Bachanalia stepped in front of large selection at them. "I just been in there" he said, all prices. waving a wallet in their face. "I gave them a thousand bucks. I gave them a thousand bucks, and told them to pay 4 fer anyone who didn't have the dough." • •*••• He then floated off, leaving the two fel­ lows perplexed, but determined to play the part of paupers next February. * * * By the way, there shall be no'cattj' remarks in this space about Mr. Con­ nelly's Cafeteria or the Dining Hall food. Many will conclude that we have lost BOB HOPE Double your radio enioyment. This RCA our tastebuds, or that Mr. Connelly is "Victor Re.cord-PIayer records through our uncle. Nothing of the sort. It just your radio. Formerly $9.95.- While our /^ , and happens that we have seen Mr. Connel­ limited stock lasts, you save §5. ly's Great Dane. And a very Great Dane I 'Thanks he is. IT- -^ '': $ f For the We are in high dudgeon over the underhanded way in which the authori­ ties tore down Freshman Hall. It was > /Vlemory' bad enough doing it during Summer School, but why at three o'clock in the of morning? Guilty conscience? Records and Albums THE P»«<^1"'/ ROCKNE MEMORIAL REDUCED (Continued from page 17) AS MUCH AS cun-ently, three nights a week, four games a night throughout teh winter in ONE-HALF the light apparatus gym. This provides plenty of opportunity to build a team for All 12-inch $2 and $2.50 Red Seal, NOW $1 All 10-inch $1.50 and SI Records, NOW TSe all who are interested. These interhall 12-inch Black Label Records NOW 75c matches will be finished in approximately All 10-inch Black Label. nine weeks. (except foreign) NOW 50c Following the Christmas holidays there will be held an interhall swim­ ming match, an open and a ladder hand­ Largest Record Dept. in Mickiana ball tournament, a freshman and an 9 Listening Booths Electric Victrolas open squash tournament and a faculty WeU-Informed Clerks handball match. The ladder tournament Open Tues., Thurs., Sat. Evenings is of such nature that the contestants can play off their games at their own convenience. Medals will be awarded to all mem­ RODinS bers of winning teams and to those taking first, second and third places in the individual contests.—Bill Keenan 26 THE NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC

Mass Calendar: September 22-28 for God and country, remembering al­ Berry Enters Annapolis ways that beautiful theme of the inimi­ Sunday, 22—^Nineteenth after Pente­ table Cardinal Newman: Joe Berry, the best center of last cost. 2d prayer. Octave of Our Lady of "Times come and go, and man will not believe year's freshman crop, has advised Mr. Sorrows (15th), 3d, St. Thomas of Villa- that that is to be which is not yet, or that what Layden that he is leaving the Irish ros­ nova, Bishop, Confessor, 4th, St. Maur­ now is only continues for a season, and is not ter to join the Middies at Annapolis. itius and Companions, Martyrs. eternity. The word passes; it is but a pageant and Such news is particularly unwelcome at a scene; the lofty palace crumbles, the busy city Monday, 23—St. Linus Pope, Martyr. is mute, the ships of Tarshish have sped away. On this time in view of the fact that Notre 2d, St. Thecla, Virgin, Martyr, 3d, The heart and flesh death is coming; the veil is break­ Dame graduated three monogram men Saints (A cunctis) 4th, Against Perse­ ing; the end is the trial." who would be handy at this position— cutors and Evil Doers. Votive or Re­ Prepare yourselves, therefore, to meet John Mclntyre, Jack Finneran, and Al quiem. the Great Teacher smiling! Mooney—^last spring. Tuesday, 24.—Our Lady of Mercy. Mass from the Common between Pente­ cost and Advent, Prayer proper. 2d, Against Persecutors and Evil Doers. Credo. Preface of the Blessed Virgin. Wedjiesday, 25—Feria. Mass of pre­ ceding Sunday. 2d prayer, of the Saints (A cunctis), 3d, Against Persecutors and Evil Doers. Votive or Requiem. Thursday, 26—Saints Cyprian and Justina, Martyrs. Mass: Salu^ (in Com­ mon), Prayer proper, 2d and 3d, as yesterday. Votive or Requiem. Friday, 27—Saints Cosmas and Dam- ian, Martyrs. Mass proper. 2d and 3d prayers, as on Wednesday. Votive or Requiem. Saturday, 28—St. Wenceslaus, Martyr. Mass: In virtute (in Common) Prayer proper. 2d and 3d, as on Wednesday.

CRUSADERS FOR GOD (Continued from Page 14) find importance given to the training of the will, so that the facets of your char­ acter will shine brilliantly in the study and practice of the cardinal virtues of fortitude, justice and temperance. Under the guidance of a loyal and capable fac­ Add Zest toYour Daily Life ulty, begin immediately to assume your new responsibility. Four years pass quickly, though they may seem long in Chew Delicious the perspective of the present. Oppor­ tunities come but once. If they are not grasped, they may slip away never to DOUBLENIINT GUM return. The sacrifices made for you by loving and devoted parents demand that you be grateful, and that their invest­ ment in you show a return in apprecia­ tion. The unpredictable future may have there'DOUBLEMINs extrTa GU tuMn an ^j^®^."^_d enjoyin_g IQ*-o lots 0f1 delicious ae , many problems for you, but never be­ come discouraged. Cultivate here a long-lasting flavor. ,,v,l..l treat daily helps strong spiritual sense and nourish it by fidelity to Holy Mass, the Eucharist and And chewing tins He^ti^^*F^^* ^^s yoSr lively^prayer in the religious program relieve pent-up 5«'!?,",%^2ten yo^ bieatii characteristic of Notre Dame. Develop digestionW keep, youtoo,r anteetid Jie^i attractive^ !^^^.® ^ your intellect by a discipline of study and industry,, so that your reasoning TreaTyourseU to healthful, refreshing powers will grow with the years. DOUBLEMINT GUM every day. Strengthen your will by knowing the value of fortitude and all that it implies : Buis«OTlpackagesofD00BlHIIHT60Mtoihll —^"No," to evil in any form. Go to work in the laboratory of self, so that you may ':^vi:^ fulfill your mission in life as crusaders

'^*A*A*AA^A«A'.WJMV S '^•W S THE NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC 27 MUSIC NOTES (Continued from Page 4) fully conscious, if you will; but such Knights of Columbus consciousness stands up rather well ntiD Colombia against the flagrantly unconscious com­ The 31st year of Knights of Columbus posing we are forced to bear in much S m a s t c r ID 0 r k s activity on the Notre Dame campus was contemporary music. officially started last Tuesday night with It must be granted that Haydn's refor­ the installation of officers at a regular REDUCED mation of the symphony and his pioneer­ meeting in the council chambers in AS MUCH AS ing in the field of the modern orchestra Walsh Hall. are among the greatest achievements in the history of art. In the symphonies District Deputy 0. P. Geier of Misha- ONE-HALF which he wrote in the 1780's, a new waka installed the following officers: and more intense style had broken Robert E. Sullivan, grand knight; John through for the first time to gain ma­ F. O'Loughlin, deputy grand knight; turity in the London symphonies of the Raymond J. Kelly, chancellor; Edward 179()'s. With Mozart, of course, the sym­ P. Reidy, recorder; William D. Gagan, phony became a much more profound treasurer; Robert J. Doran, warden; means of expression, though even in William 0. Regan, advocate; Louis F. him there is a. holiday spirit coloring all Buckley, trustee and James C. Brutz and his classic depth. It was Beethoven who Edward E. Doyle, guards. would "strike fire from the soul of man." Grand Knight Sullivan announced the appointment of Ralph A. Gerra as lec­ Notes from Home— turer for the coming year. When you are far away, dear, Appointment of committees will be an­ I promise to be true; nounced by Sullivan at the next meeting Whenever I kiss another boy when plans of organization are com­ pleted.—Do7i Heltzel I'll always think of you. Tchaikovsky's "Nutcracker Suite"—was $5.00, now $3.50 (three records).

Brahm's "Symphony Nvunher 2 in D LOST — Gray Parker fountain pen. Special Agent Major"—by the New York PhilhanoMiie. Finder please return to 213 Walsh Jes. J. Tushaus, special agent of the John Barbirolli conducting. Was $10.00. now $5.50 (five records). Hall, or Scholastic Office, supreme council, Knights of Columbus, will visit the campus and Inspect the Wagner's "Tanhauser Overture" — waS $3.50. now $2.50 (two records). procedure of the Notre Dame council THE next Tuesday. Dvorak's "Symphony Number 5 in E Minor"—from the 'New World'—Iieopdd He will meet with coimcil officers and Stokowski conducting the All American BARBER SHOP conunittee members at 5 p.m. to explain Youth Orchestra. in BADIN HALL the five point program of progress adopt­ ed by the national convention at Indian­ opposite Howard, is equipped for apolis last August. all your tonsorial needs. At 8:15 he will address members of And be sure to hear: 6 BARBERS the local council and students interested in the Knights of Columbus. Eli Abra­ Will Bradley's "Beat Me Daddy Eight to No Salesmen ham, financial secretary, urged all stu­ the Bar"—Part 1 and 2—50 cents. dents interested in learning about the Eddie Howard singing "Now I Lay Me Shoes Cleaned, Shined and Dyed Down to Dream" and "I'll Never Smile K. of C. to contact a member and come Again"—50 cents. Hours: 7:30 a. m. to 5:30 p. m. to the open meeting or to leave their Benny Goodman in "Dreaming Out names at council headquarters in Walsh Loud" and "I Can't Resist Yon"—50 cents. Hall.—Do?? Heltzel.

Specializing in the ex­ amination of the eyes. Vaudeville According to the Rev. Eugene Burke, And the new C.S.C., who has supervised the Knights of Columbus "Student Vaudeville" pro­ Okeh-Vocalion at 35c DR. E. J. CAIN gram, the event will be staged again Dick Jurgens—"Goodnight Mother" and OPTOMETRIST this year. Father Burke will again di­ "Crosstown." rect the show. The curtain is scheduled Successor to Gene Krupa—"Blue Rhythm Fantasjr" to go up during the week of Dec. 8. (Parts 1 and 2). ROGERS As many know, the annual Vaudeville Ray Herbeck — "Trade Winds" and show was once the outstanding theatrical "Can't Get Indiana Off My Mind." Prompt Lens or Frame repair event of the schoolyear. Vaudeville was service in our own laboratory. revived last year at Notre Dame after an absence of many years due to the work of Father -Burke. RODinS 212 S. Michisan St. Once more awards of $30, $20, and $10 Phone 4-8251 will be given to the top three winners, with a professional committee choosing Open Tues., Thurs., Sat. Eveninss the winners. .?xS

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