FATHER GANNON BOUND RAMS PICK VIOLETS FOR LONDON TOWN IN GARDEN TILT PAGE 1 PAGE 5 NEW YORK, N. Y., FEBRUARY 26, 1943 No. 13 Annual Council Dance Set For March 5 Fr. Gannon to Preach Lenten Reorganized ROTC Continuous Music From 9 to 1 Course in English Cathedral Preps for Annual Directed by Joe Carroll Cardinal Hins/ey Invites President of Fordham Mar. 17thTrek Next- Friday night will see hordes of Fordham men and theirs elate? To Give Series of Sermons at Westminster flocking to Keating Hall's Marble Room to take part in the festivities" at the annual Student Council Dance, • > '.::v Major Haecker Is New Rev. Robert I. Gannon, S.J., Presi- This affair will take on a new appearance this year, In addition to dent o! Fordham University, will Addition To Military changing the locale of the dance, which has always been the University preach a series of Lenten sermons ^gymnasium, informal dress will be in Westminster Cathedral, London, Department worn, which has not been the case it was revealed in New York City in the past. The reason for these papers on Wednesday, February 24. In what may prove its final public BANDSMEN STEP OUT changes is the same one which has No source of information was cred- appearance for the duration, Ford- affected many campus activities of ited and officials on campus could ham's newly reorganized unit of the late: "C'est la guerre." neither confirm nor deny the re- Reserve Officers' Training Corps will After much consideration by John ported story. take part on March 17 in the annual Make Last Appearance J. Phelan and Joseph P. Malley, Band Committeemen, and other Fr. Gannon was still in New York St. Patrick's Day Parade up Fifth On St. Patrick's Day on Wednesday and details on time Avenue. Approximately 500 students members of the Council, Joe Carroll and method of transportation were from Rose Hill will march behind and his orchestra have been chosen not known. Lent extends this year the University Band. The favorite marches and melodies to provide the music for the dancing from March 10 to April 25. This will mark the sixth year in of Ireland will again ring along Fifth Rams. Carroll is a familiar face on. Westminster Cathedral is one of succession that the Fordham Avenue as the Fordham University the Fordham scene, since he has the historic churches in England as R.O.T.C. unit has participated in the Band makes its annual appearance, played at several Rose Hill affairs its period of construction was dur- St. Patrick's Day march. Fordham marching with the Reserve Officers' this year, including the Officers' ing a time when the Catholic Church usually alternates with the R.O.T.C. Training Corps, on St. Patrick's Day, Club Ball and the Business School came to the fore in England. Build- unit from N.Y.U. in first place in the March 17. "O'Donnell Aboo," "The Dance. ing was begun in 1895 and finished parade. To date the R.O.T.C. office Mulligan Guard," "Irish Parade has received no word concerning March," and "Irish Melodies" are in- Continuous Dancing in 1902. the procedure to be followed this cluded on the program together with With Carroll on the bandstand, The architecture of the Cathedral year. "Crash On! Artillery," the new official those attending will be assured al- has been the subject of much study (Continued on page 6) Coast Artillery March, and a new most continuous dancing. This is due by students. Designed by John Fran- song, "Step by Step for Fordham," to the outfit's system of intermis- cis Bently, a well-known structural FATHER GANNON whose words and music were com- sions, by which the musicians take artist, its architectural beauty is posed by Rev. Francis P. Donnelly, relief one at a time instead of all to- comparable to its ecclesiastical im- 'Fordham-France' S.J., and Charles B. Saling, '28. gether. The versatility of Carroll's portance. At the present time Arthur 1943 Novena Begins This will probably be the last ap- bandsmen simplifies this process. Cardinal Hinsley is Archibishop at pearance of the Band this year, as the Thomas F. Dillon, '45, is in charge Westminster, succeeding Cardinals Chooses Editors annual concert is not anticipated. of all the posters which are being Wiseman and Manning now en- Thursday, March 4 Due to the reduction of members in placed at strategic points all over tombed in the Cathedral. the Band, Rev. Harold Mulqueen, the campus, and is also supervising The style of the design is early For New Term S.J., Moderator, has been rounding ticket sales, with which task he is Christian Byzantine with an impres- Intention To Be Safety Of up as many as possible for a series being ably assisted by Charles M.. sive campanile. It is located near Students Entering McKenna Heads French of weekly practices, in order to make Mattingly, '45. Victoria Street. The Cathedral has a good showing. Vincent N. Gannon, The RAM's held congregations of up to 10,000 Armed Forces Language Publication, As in former years, the parade will Editor-in-Chief, is handling all pub- licity matters for the dance, while people. Leading Catholic clergymen Now In 17th Year start about 2 o'clock and go from of England have given sermons be- The Novena of Grace honoring St. Forty-second street up as far as One in charge of decorations is Bernard neath the domed nave and it is a Francis Xavier which is an annual Hundred-tenth street. J. Martin, '45A. There will be no rare occasion when an American is Fordham tradition will begin this Like all other campus activities, concrete motif in decking out the given the privilege to speak there. year on Thursday, March 4th, in the Fordham-France has been forced, by Marble Room, but a beautiful sim- Fr. Gannon will probably have an University Chapel, according to an the graduation of the Seniors, to plicity of effect will be created by opportunity to visit the various ar- announcement by Fr. Theodore T. change horses in midstream and Civil Service Jobs combinations of various color my camps "over there" and may get Farley, S.J., Student Counsellor" , elect new officers. Dr. Basile G. schemes. D'Ouakil, moderator of the modern to see a few of the Fordham men in Services will be held twice daily, Last Major Dance unifor anguage publication, announced the In Technical Lines uniform. at 12:40 P.M. and 1:40 P.M. new members of the editorial staff. Supervising the entire proceed- , RAM survey of the news ser- The general intention of the no- ings is Raymond L. Goodrich, who vena will be the safety of students Commencing the seventeenth con- Opened by U.S. vices and local newspapers as well secutive year of publication, the lan- is now acting as Chairman of the as the British Information Service now at Fordham when they enter Student Council. He will hold that the armed services. The devotion guage monthly will be edited by garnered nothing new on the re- John K. McKenna, '44, who will be post until Council officers have been Ported trip beyond the facts already consists of the usual novena prayers, Math, Physics Students elected by the student body. These available. plus Solemn Benediction. supported by Siegfried Kamintsky in elections are expected to ;a):e place The Fr. Farley has urged the entire the post of Assistant Editor. The With I Year Credit secrecy surrounding the pro- sports department will be headed by in the near future. posed overseas voyage can be ex- student body to attend because of Are Eligible Tickets for the dance will be sold Plained because of security reasons, the numerous blessings attached to Philip B. Shea, and the usual sports column, conducted by Jack Coffey, in the Cafeteria at Keating Hall by lo divulgjje definite times of departure participation in these services. The members of the Ticket Committee and Graduate Manager of Athletics, will The United States Civil Service arrival of American visitors plenary indulgence granted to those Commission last Tuesday, February every day next week. The price is who complete the novena will be continue, as a feature of the sports would be a signal to enemy raiders page. 23rd, released for publication infor- $1.65 per couple, tax included. to be on the iookout. y^^ reason. facilitated by the fact that First Fri- mation concerning new job opportu- Since the Student Council Dance able surety that no aid or comfort day is one of the nine days and The editorial staff consists of Wal- nities in the fields of chemistry, ge- will probably be the last major will be afforded to hostile nations by there will be an opportunity for ter G. Burns, Robert F. Degen, Emil ology, geophysics, mathematics, Fordham dance until the return of details, the full story will be re- everyone to get to Confession and S. Guarino, and Robert P. Whelan, metallurgy, meteorology, physics, normal times, the Council has stated leased. ' Holy Communion. (Continued on page 6) and radio. Applicants may qualify that a large crowd is expected to through experience or education. attend. The positions pay $1,620 to $2,600, plus overtime. For the assistant Gfee Club to Select grade applicants must have com- Manuscript Collection Donated to Fordham pleted either one year of college Board of Directors study, including one course in the option applied for, or have com- The Fordham University Glee "Munn Collection" Given member of the Patent Bar, who Letters Of Washington, pleted one year of paid experience originally gathered together the col- or a wair training course approved Club will convene this afternoon to % Anonymous Friend lection and spent many years on Franklin, and Eaton by the U.