L»agi^»<gfcTJ.^i^w.-iirv«i-a.Tijfc»w;(wrhnB ^^Ue. MaUe 2>ame /CH€LA/TIC I Vol. 89, No. 13 January 16, 1948 Roller Comics with a photo of somebody THE CASE AGAINST STUDENT COUNCB. rolling on the cover" is certainly very Dear Editor: tame compared to most covers I have What's wrong with the student coun­ LETTERS seen. cil? The student body has its well You are right that there should be founded opinion. But how does it look less of these comics selling but don't be to a new Council member. COMIC MAGAZINE DEPT. "aghast" at a bettering influence such 1. It lacks a sufficient number of ca­ Dear Editor: as that of Catholic Comics. Your article pable, intelligent and energetic members. I am particularly interested in your "For Commerce Men Only" clearly 2. It performs without knowledge of take-off in the December 19, 1947, issue showed that you are not a comic mag parliamentaiy procedure or business ef­ of the SCHOLASTIC on Catholic Connies. reader and that you consequently didn't ficiency. I will clarify any misdirected thinking know what you were talking about. 3. It reflects a spirit of supineness about my knowledge on this matter, be­ Mitche' Lee Hunt. and negligence toward the management fore I start, by telling you I have a St. Mary's College, of student aff'airs. brother and a sister, ten and nine, who Holy Cross, Indiana. (Continued on Page 30) are rabid comic fiends. You were quick to classify Catholic Comics with all the horrendous comic magazines in print. You say you checked the cover closely. Surely you didn't go far beyond, for if you had you would Ahave found nothing which would have struck you as being fearful, frightful AFTER THE BAME or horrible. You then asked us to consider what the result would be if every denomina­ tional organization in the country tried REFRESH WTH COKE the same thing. The outcome I am sure C.«T5XX5C» 1 M COMICSi*-*^ •• CO/AICS P CATHOLIC COMICS READERS "Aghast" would not be half so bad (and I am us­ ing the word denominational in its cor­ rect meaning) as the result which is existing now from the publications of comic mags, by organizations having nothing in mind other than a money gain. I think you need not be "aghast at the possibilities of such an epidemic" as your make-believe Protestant Coynics. They have been printing pictured Sun­ day school papers for years with no dire effects. I think you may be "aghast" at the idea of your Communist Comics because they are published every day under var­ BOTTIED UNDER AUTHORITY OF THE COCAXOU COMPANY BY ious names so that children can be filled •"Tjvith everything cheap, tawdry and crim- COCA-COLA BOHLING COMPANY OF SOUTH BEND. inal. © 1948, The Coca-Cola Company May I add that your idea of the "Holy THE GETTYSBURG ADDRESS ^^^ i *r ik- Just ten stirring sentences in all. 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The Parker Pen Co., Janesville, Wis., Par kef51 U.S.A., and Toronto, CaiL Copr. 1948 by The Parker Pen Company While Hollywood, that fount of the modem mores, was engaged in. making something called "KiUer Dill/' Thespi % ^ob 'Vierhik Productions, in Italy, was filming "The Barber of Seville," the complete opera. There are probably not words enough to describe this fine picture. The role of TOP OF THE WEEK eign courts. With most of the home Count Almaviva was sung by Ferruccio games coming between semesters and Bill Brown, football manager {after Tagliavini, perhaps the best tenor since over holidays, the real Notre Dame fan the Southo'n Cal game); "Say, Luje, Caruso. Italo Tajo, the best actor in has to watch his team pl&y from a front- what's this big item on your expense opera, sang "Don Basilio." Tito Gobbi row seat at the Colfax (sound eifects account?" was excellent as Figaro; in fact, the and cheers courtesy of Fathe News). It John Lujack: "My hotel bill." entire cast was letter-perfect. The sound might be a good idea for the athletic was true, and was loud enough so that Bill: "Well, don't buy any more department to take a look at the Uni­ all the words of the opera were audible. 0 hotels." versity calendar before scheduling next ^ _..A To answer the objections of people like years' home games. me, there were English titles interpret­ 1580 KILOCYCLES & NO SOAP OPERAS ing the conversation, although the arias Nobody was more surprised than Joe were not translated. Deems Taylor ap­ Wilcox when he turned on his patched- TWO-FOR-A-QUAHTER peared on the screen before each act to give a very witty resume of the suc­ up Philco last Bingsday (advertise­ Sammy's nickel might not buy a good, ceeding act. ment), hoping to hear the 107817th in­ nickel cigar in 1948, but somebody's stalment of "John's Other Wife," and, quarter is going to buy a new Chrysler I saw the picture in Chicago's World instead, heard nothing but sweet music Town and Country. If Sammy's a stu­ Playhouse, which specializes in present­ over SoutS Bend's new radio station dent, he may get a Plymouth convertible ing the best foreign films. This is a WJVA. To Joe, who always listens to to boot. The only thing that seems to be small theater, and, with closeups on the three hours of soap opera in order to worrying most Notre Dame students is screen, the opera was more visible to raise his blood pressure to 199 before how they will pack tivo cars in a one- the audience than the conventional stage planking his frame on the "Scomer's car garage. I will solve this problem for performance. There were no interrup­ Seat," the new station was a disappoint­ the winner; just send the winning stub tions while scenes were being shifted, ment. But to South Benders and campus to 304 Alumni. nor was there applause holding up the cell-dwellers, WJVA was as welcome as proceedings. If the picture houses of a date with Rita Hayworth. South Bend (more of which anon) would DID YOU KNOW THAT — condescend to bring "The Barber" to Operated by the St. Joe County Broad­ All the hair on your head wouldn't South Bend, they would do this burg casting Company, WJVA Avill air music cover a camel's back. a very great favor. I am seldom given •-_, and news daily from 7:15 a.m. to 4:45 St. Mary's, realizing that this is to overenthusiastic praise, but in this •"^ p.m. There were other things to cheer instance I cannot give praise enough. about, too. Unlike the froggers who Leap Year, raised the fences around the campus twelve feet. HoUjrwood, which charges $1.25 for spiel commercials over WHOT and an3rthing better than a chapter of a It has been proved beyond a shadow WSBT, the WJVAnnouncers are recog­ twelve-chapter serial starring Umpty of a doubt that Duz will not do every­ nizable as human beings. The new sta­ Ump, should take an object lesson from thing. tion promises 90 per cent music—^long Thespi, and the World Playhouse^ This hair, short hair, maybe a few brush If you were to hold your head under great picture cost the amazing sum of cuts. Most important, however, was the water for fifteen minutes, you would be eight cents. It was worth every bit of news that no Notre Dame Radio Club able to reach the bottom of whatever- presentation would be cremated over the you - were - holding - your - head - in local outlet. This should be more sweet without swimming. Try it. music to the ears of Notre Dame men MORE PRAISE. NO LESS and the citizens of South Bend. With Equally good as "The Barber" was daily music from 7 to 5 (1580 on your CO-HOP DANCE SATURDAY dial). "Great Expectations," which zoomed A regular Co-Hop dance will be through South Bend as though the ghost held tomorrow night at the Progress of Marley were pursuing it. This time, Club with Bud Simpson's orchestra the English and J. Arthur Kank went WHICH WAY DOES THE on hand. Students can come stag Hollywood two or three better. Bat as VICTORY MARCH? or with a date. Co-Hop is an or­ far as poor old South Bend was con­ Notre Dame's home basketball games ganization of South Bend girls offer­ cerned, "The Expectations" were about have grown terribly skinny.