Fordham Nine Opens Wes Wallace Reviews At Annapolis Dartmouth Trip Page 4 Page 5 Vol. 19 New York, N. Y., March 24, 1939 No. 22 ROSE HILL RELAY SHATTERS WORLD MARK All Five One-Ads By JIM FITZGERALD A world s record was shattered Wednesday, March 15th, by a relay from Rose Hill! Heffernan, Guess Battering Father Time, the fastest of them all, from his lofty pedestal Fordham's crack one-mile Kept For Final quarte welded their name into track's Hall of Fame on the overrated Dartmouth College oval in Da- Debate Today at vis e leid House at Hanover, as they blasted the University of Pennsylvania's supposedly untouchable Contest worlds mark from the books and substituted a clocking close to two seconds better. In the same at- tack they defeated their Bronx rivals, N.Y.U., by some two yards. Philadelphia Precedent Shattered As Coming back for revenge from an unexpected and bitterly close two-mile relay defeat by a Violet Council to Play Host to Judges Decide Not to Cut quartet, the Ram foursome composed of Ralph St. Pierre, George Leary, Frank Slater and Wesley New York Teachers and Number of Plays Wallace smashed the universal criterion the hard way, with the latter three men doubling up. Only atter Wallace, running perhaps what constituted the fastest and certainly the most spectacular quar- West Virginia When the curtain goes up on the an ter-mile on an indoor track this season, crashed his way past N.Y.U.'s Jim Herbert, who pulled wide nual One Act Play Contest in Collins on the narrow three lane track in a desperate attempt to avoid defeat, was the six-year existing world's A Fordham team of Joseph Heffernan Auditorium on next Friday night, the mark of 3:17 changed to a Maroon hue in 3:15.2. and George Guess, both Juniors, will audience will be journey to Philadelphia today (o debate treated to five pres- It was a dramatic moment as the teams lined up in the colossal field house for what proved to be with St. Joseph's entations instead ^h climali x of a season of record relay * College of that of the usual four. racing. When the gun cracked and th' city. The two This was decided men shot around the first turn and Int. Council represen- at a private audi- Foreign Political the chute the crowd tensed in expei Election of 40 tatives will up- tion held in the tation of the rarest thing in foot-racing hold the affirma- auditorium last a world's record. For it was obviou tive on the ques- Conference To Be at the completion of the first leg, a bri "Maroon" Editor tion of the advis- Sunday afternoon. 1 John T. Dugan's llant effort that ended with the Violet ability of an "Anagnl Outrage," Held in April McPoland a scant stride ahead of S This Morning American-British Richard L. Breen's Pierre, that this was to be the fastes alliance. "Dreamslayers," mile ever run by a team indoori Next Monday afternoon, for the William L. Doty's Committee of Students f Leary, incensed at his leg on the twi HefFernan, Emerich, Carey mile team which had been slowed dow first time In the "Record Run," Mi- Welcome Visiting chael J. O'Leary's by Wltte from N.Y.U., almost brok Chosen As Finalists Under history of the "An Incident at Dugan Celebrities the mile race up as early as secon Merit System Council of De- Carney Market Square" and George Q. Gallico leg by his sensational kick on the bate, a girl's team straightaway, a kick that enabled liln Balloting for the post of Editor-in- of debaters, representatives of New "Guns Make Noise" will all be shown Doctor Gabor de Bessenyey, Ph.D, In an evening which will shatter Ford- to band a slight lead to Slater. The ga; Chief of the 1940 Maroon will be held York State Teachers' College, will ap- ham precedent. Formerly the plays have Chairman of the Foreign Political Con hint Maroon captain, coming back fron this morning by the members of the pear on the Fordham Campus. Bear- been strictly limited to four in number. ference sponsored by the Gradual a remarkable anchor leg of 1:51.6 o. Junior Class. The names of three can- Ing the Council's standards will be This year, however, the judges deciding School, revealed today that a commit the two-mile team, held this lead, run didates will appear on the ballot; Gerard Carney and George Langley of Joseph Heffernan of section A, John Junior. on the HiBt elimination of scripts were tee of sixty students selected fron ning a hammer-and-tongs third quar ter with Giddings. Wallace was contcn Emerich of section C and Justin Carey In the past week the Fordham de- unable to reduce them to a number low- various activities of the College an er than fire. It was decided that the to stride behind the Violet anchor ma of section D. baters participated in two intercollegi- plays should be made ready for produc- Graduate School will act as hosts t until the Ram ace uncorked his power Each candidate was required to sub- ate, non-decision contests. Last Satur- tion on March 19th when a further elim- celebrities visiting the conference. ful finish in the stretch. But Fordham'! mit a petition signed by twenty-live day, William Hogan, '39, and Donald ination of one play would be made, Doctor de Bessenyey emphasized tha record-breaking effort was not the re members of the Junior Class to theMenagh, '40, upheld the affirmative on suit of a kick by Wallace, all four me the pump-priming problem against leaving four to be shown In the finals. this was the students' affair, and such i Student Council. Eliminations were Judge! Unanimous ran really top-notch races. The ind then conducted on the Merit System. Loyola College. The next day found committee .would serve as a valuabl. After the live plays had been pre- (Continued on page 5) with the names of the three highest Gerald McCool. '40, and Harrison sented last Sunday the judges returned contact between the visitors and th candidates being submitted to the dean. Downs, '39, at Upsala lo defend the (Continued on page 7) student body. Also a chance will b. Joseph Heffernan, in addition to be-negative of the isolation question. iven to representative students t. ing Secretary of the Junior Class is Glenn Miller's Band also a prominent debater and an active STUDENT LOUNGE ROOM NEW PREP SCHOLARSHIPS make many personal contacts. member of the Mimes and Mummers. ANNOUNCED BY RECTOR Impartiality will be the chief note o John Emerich was a finalist in theNEW LIBRARY ADDITION the conference, as the speakers invited Jersey Club Choice Freshman One-Acts, Prefect of the The Rev. Robert I. Gannon, S. J., Pres- •epresent diametrically opposed opln Sophomore iSodality ami is now active Uist week a new addition to Dunne Library was announced when half of ident of Fordham University, has an- ons. For example, Professor Charles John A. Howe, '40, Chairman of thein the Council of Debute. Justin Carey nounced a new scholarship plan for the Jersey Club dance committee, is a member of the Officer's Club, an the Drowsing Room was converted into Fordham Preparatory School which will ?enwick, one of the American delegate vealed yesterday that the orchestra officer of the French Club and a mem-a Student Lounge. feature three regular four-year scholar- to the Lima Congress, a noted Antl- selected to play on April 13 was thai ber of the Band and RAM staff. Mr. Roehenbeck, college librarian, ships to be competed for on April 1. The ranco man, will speak the first day,of Glenn Miller. Listed on the ballots which will be stated that tills new novelty on the novelty of the arrangement Is that, be- while Ambassador do Cardenas, til' Miller's selection comes as some' distributed in the classrooms will ap- college campus was a natural outcome sides the three winners, all taking the Generalissimo's representative In thewhat of a surprise, in that his contrac pear the number of credits that each if the growth of the University. The examination who receive an average of United States will be the guest of honoi was not able to be obtained. Re- of the three candidates have obtained Lounge Uoom will prove to be an at- 90% will receive scholarships of $100on the second day. In contrast to sev- cent developments at the Meadow to date. Results of the election will be raction to the college students, for a year and those attaining 85% or over eral well-known anti-Nazis, the Germar brook country club have made It pos hey will have an opportunity to meet point of view will be upheld by Doctor posted this afternoon on the bulletin in the saitte test will receive scholar- sible for the popular leader to remain board. n comfortable and informal surround- ships of |5O a year. (Continued on page 8) on tor (lie Fordham dunce. Miller fea- tures two vocalists who will pet'forn on April 13, Marlon Hutton and Hay Kberly. Student Council to Complete Getting bin start in the musli'al re< Dick Gasparre To Furnish as an arranger for the Dorsey Brothers Ray Noble anil the ['ami I,mini outfit Senior Week Ballot Today under (Jleu Gruy, Miller rupidly e:iitu Music For Westchester to the fore 111 this sphere.