THE NCTCC DAME W = V PS \ir- »/ -- ' & V V vn "^ <? ^ V ^ y. w • ^ THE NOTRE DAME BAND To Present Program for Music Week In this issue: Physics Symposium Attracts Scientists Baseball Team to Play Two Games . Music Week Festivities Planned . Drake and Penn Next for Tracksters . Senior Ball To Be May 6 . The Week Review Quadrangular Relays . Tennis, . College Parade. Golf Teams Active . Splinters . April 29, 1938 it5^?;s^"j^*^->^ vJl¥^^^^- V\ •.X^ ^•=5^^S*- \ -^'. •,:--"*^=^' •^'i By CHARLES NORDHOFF///;//JAMES NORMAN HALL »IS0 IH THIS 1«UE: _ _ "^ . P McEvoy teUsyoo about ^^^,„bat '' "SS^W BUCK ^« *;S *^-'»"«' ^^£ OS J- ^*i ""•^SwiMl^ - .. r-.Tr.^eaiidothers...senate,ePLUS short stones byji editorialsa , ^ ^jUiam C. Wtatt^° d cartoons. Post Scripts, poems, f«tt a THE S/lTUI{pAY EVENING POST The Notre Dame Scholastic Entered as second-class matter at Notre Dame, Indiana. Acceptance for mailins at special rate of postage. Section 1103, Oct. 3, 1917. Authorized June 25, 1918. Z188 Vol. 71 April 29. 1938 No. 23 LAWYERS READY FOR FAMOUS SCIENTISTS TO GIVE PUBLIC TALKS ANNUAL FIGHT DURING PHYSICS SYMPOSIUM By Robert A. Sheppard There's goin^' to be a battle within Several of the world's foremost scientists wiil be in attendance at the the Law Club! What? Mutiny in the department of physics second annual symposium convening on the campus ranks? No, just the good old spring Monday and Tuesday. Among the eminent men of science • participating will political campaign is on for the of­ be two Nobel Prize winners in physics, Dr. Arthur H. Compton of the Univer­ fices of the club. sity of Chicago, and Dr. Carl D. This spring the battle of the par­ •> Anderson of the California Institute ties has all the ear marks of a tooth- of Technology. Others include Canon and-claw scrap to the ballot box. Georges Lemaitre, of the University There are two parties with a full list of Louvain, famed as the founder of of candidates in the field already, but the theory of the expansion of the the whole campaign is shrouded with universe, and Dr. Harlow Shapley of a mysterious atmosphere. Here's Harvard University, outstanding why: Joe Canale and Pat Malloy are among the world's astronomers. heading a "dark horse" party. Al­ The problems scheduled for dis­ though the other candidates are un­ cussion at the meeting fall into two announced, the "dark horse" party groups. The structure of the uni­ will make the three-cornered scrap verse, its size, and the question of its one of the hottest in the history of finiteness, will constitute one group. the Law Club. The other will be concerned with the "STEW" ROCHE AND M. HUSUNG nature of the smallest pardcles con­ The parties already in the field are "Your Service, Our Pledge" sidered as the ultimate constituents led by "Stew" Roche and Martin of matter. Husung. In addition to the technical ses­ Seniors Get New Time sions three lectures appealing to the On the ticket with Husung are general student public have been ar­ Tom Shea (Alumni) for vice-presi­ For Invifafions ranged. The three scientists giving dent; Bill Mahoney (Sorin) for sec­ these lectures are not only the high­ retary ; Charles O'Brien (South est authorities in their field but are Bend) for treasurer; and Harry Fos­ noted for their ability to present ter (South Bend) for the S.A.C. post. Countermanding a former an­ their abstract theories and discover­ nouncement, Mr. Lloyd's office re­ ies in a manner understandable to Other Candidates cently informed the Invitations com­ non-scientific minds. mittee that the invitations ordered On the Roche ticket are Frank by the graduating seniors must be The first of these lectures will be Donlon (Sorin) for vice-president; paid for by May 5. The delivery of given Monday afternoon at 4:30 pjn. Jack Deane (Sorin) for secretary; these invitations will follow on or in Washington Hall by Dr. Arthur Ed Grogan (Walsh) for treasurer; about May 15. Also it is requested H. Compton. His talk will be one and Ernest Lanois (Sorin) as the that payments be made to the person of the greatest mysteries of modem S.A.C. candidate. who takes the order or any other physics, the origin of cosmic rays. In member of the committee named his research on this as yet unsolved The Roche party is well lined up below. problem Professor Compton has con­ for the battle. "Your Service, Our tributed more than any other sci­ Pledge" is the motto. They are work­ The prices of the invitations have entist. ing for a strong law club among the been reduced as follows: Blues, (for­ The same evening at 8:30 p.m. Dr. students. Every member is to have merly quoted at $.50,) are now $.45; Harlow Shapley will discuss the ex­ an active part in the club throughout Whites, (formerly $.30) are now plorations he and his collaborators the year. They promise to bring in $0.25. Please pay for them on the have made of the universe beyond speakers who have never been heard basis of these prices. our own planetary system. A series on the campus to discuss phases of of slides recently made at Harvard's government not yet dealt with so far The committeemen are: George observatory in South Africa will be in the club lectures. Fitzpatrick, 221 Alunmi. (chairman); used to illustrate the lecture. Paul Nowak, 410 Walsh; Bob Deren- The Husung faction has pledged goski, 110 Walsh; and John Wilson, The concluding public lecture will its untiring efforts for what they 425 Walsh. be given by Dr. Carl D. Anderson at term "a truly representative and 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. He will talk wholly efficient Law Club." The de­ on the basic constituents of matter. velopment of greater social contact- Though only 26 years of age, his dis­ between law students is an integral "DOME" EDITOR BACK coveries in this field have made him part of their program as is the con­ Frank Reppenhagen, Dome editor, world-famous. tinuation of the law lecture series. returned Tuesday from Milwaukee The technical sessions will be "Direct your verdict for progressive- where he checked the final forms of opened on Monday morning with a ness," they say. the 1938 Dome. (Continued on Page 22) THE NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC SENIORS READY SELVES FOR THE FINAL SOCIAL CLASS POLITICS HIT BOVf OF CAREERS: BALL IS MAY 6 RECORD LOW By John J. Kolin The tranquility of the springtime The Seniors will brush off their tails and top hats for the last time on was broken once more as politics May 6, when comes the annual Senior Ball and Jack Denny and his orchestra. "reared its ugly head" at the annual John Wilson, general chairman of the Ball, announced that the dance will be primary election of class officers in held at the Palais Eoyale from 10 until 2 a.m. central standard time, and that the dining hall basement yesterday. the price of the bids will be $7.50 But it was a lamentable day for the each. A tea dance ^vill be held on the politicians of yore, for only one class, «•- that of the juniors, was represented following afternoon at the South in the primaries. Bend Country Club from 2 until 5 In both the sophomore and the C. S. T. The tickets for this affair senior elections, only two parties for will cost one dollar. each class entered the race, so pri­ The Palais Royale will be trans­ maries were unnecessary. A total of formed into a summer garden for the five factions vied for senior positions night of the dance. One end of the last year. Compared with this, the dance floor will serve as a garden 1938 list of candidates indicates a lounge and will be profusely deco­ new low in campus politics, rated with palms and summer plants. The junior class candidates, voted A novelty idea in the way of fav­ on yesterday, are: ors »\all be introduced at the dance. BOHEN AND DERENGOSKI President, Bob Sullivan; vice-pres­ As each couple make their appear­ ident. Bud Gentner; secretary, Ernie ance, they will be photographed, and "It'll be big, boys—big." Timpani; S. A. C, Jerry Donovan, a week later each person will receive Steve Coughlin, and Jim Daner. a copy of the beautifully framed pic­ ture. President, Charles Rodgers; vice- president. Jack Hackett; secretary, The chairmen for the various com­ Bemie Masterson; treasurer. Bob mittees include Ernest Maurin, tick­ Villagers Elecfions To Brady; S.A.C., Tom Duffy and Jerry ets; Robert Derengoski, music; Thom­ O'Dowd. as Shiels, decorations; Lawrence Be Held May 2 Kerwin, publicity; Robert Browne, President, Joseph P. Cummings; programs; Francis Kesicke, favors; vice-president, Harry Stephenson; Maurice Kennedy, patrons; John secretary, John C. Flanagan; treas­ O'Donnell, arrangements; Raymond The annual political flareup of the urer, Philip Sandmaier; S.A.C., Wil­ Longstreth, reception, and Thomas Villager's club, off campus organiza­ liam H. Tucker, Roger J. Huter, and Bohen who \vi\\ be in charge of the tion, will reach its climax Monday Roy J. Anton. Tea Dance. night. May 2, at the Columbia club President, Rex • Ellis; vice-presi­ in South Bend, when President Paul dent, Robert Sanford; secretary, Howard will call for nominations for Steve Sitko; treasurer, Ed Fulham; Knighfs Lasf Induefion next year's ofiicers. S.A.C., Jerry Saegert, Tom Donahue, and Neal Geary. S.A.C., (independ­ Sunday, May 1, will mark the final ent) : William Coleman. exemplification of the second and Prexy Howard, who was master­ third degrees of the Notre Dame minded into office last year by Jack So lethargic was competition in Council of the Knights of Columbus, Scott, present vice-president, is back­ the sophomore elections that John R.