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IRC HAS FIRST MEETING Nolan Lectures B efor e HOMECOMING IS COMPlETE SUCCESS; ICH.S. Debating Squad NORBERT ElLIS NAMED PRESIDENT OF ClUB; JOHN BURNS, SECRETARY AlUMNI RETURN FOR GAME AND DANCE Rain Fail s To Dampen Spirit Of Students ; Large Crowd Attends Ann ual Dance In Gym
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And now, anoth er hu gely su ccessfuJ Homecoming celebration has been Deli1ious with joy ove r th e s t aged. crushing defeat administered Elmhurst College football team, hil arious Viatorians joined arm s with beaming A lum ni and attend ed the r eception fo r Father P eter Brown, C. S. V., and the Dance that followed . The dance took place on the perfectly wa.xed floo r of th e gymnasium which was bedecked with hundr eds of pu rple and gold streamers rising like some great tent in an Arabian Night's tale, a bove the swaying co uples. Robert A . Nolan and his partner, the winsome Miss Edna Finnegan were, by virtue of Mr. No lan's official capacity as President of th e ColMr. and lege Club, host and hostess. Mrs. Crawford and Mr. and Mrs. Clancy were the chaperones. W e lcom e By Fr. Maguire Before the dance, R ev. J . W . R. Maguire, C. S. V., President of the College, spoke words of we lcome to those present, and officially welcomed th e R ev. P. Brown who was formally re ceived at the time. Music-Decorations P lease An ingenious a rrangement of ri ch drapes behind th e orchestra stand helped Ray Wulffe and his Ambassadurs subdue the aco ustical bugaboo which is to be con tended vrith at E>:Very dance in the gym. The favorable comments u po n th e music were many. Certainly, th e orchestra is t o be congratulated as is the music committee headed by Mr. Spreitzer, for their choice of orchestr a. It would appear that the spirits of none were damp ened by the downpour that continued fo r all the earlier par t of the evening, since the Treasurer r eports th e dance a f inancial s u ccess despite the reduction in price. The margin of profit, admits this official, wasn't very great, but that t he r e was such a m a rgin a t all seem to have satisfied everyone in charge of t h e affair. Many Alumni Attend Among the notabl e a lumni present were Mr. Francis Carroll, '31, fann er president of th e College Club; Mr. Don T . Anderson, '32 ; Mr. William H am ilton , a lso of the class of '32; and also that doughty li ttl e s tar of th e Viator diamond, Mr. Thomas Ahem, who was forced to leave school shortly before g radu ation exe rci ses for his class in '32. Mr. H er be rt Shea and Puff Romary, both of the class of '32, we r e t h ere, Puff fo r th e moment forgetting his worries as football coach at S t. P atrick' s High in Kan k akee, and enjoying himself tremendously. Mr . Robe rt Delaney, now enr olled at the U. of Tilinois and a forme r member of th e class of '34, was back to r ecall the old days a.s were many o th er forme r students now attending other schools, among t he m , E arl O'Mara, P at O'Connor, Joe Farr ell, Ralph Karr, and Ed. Hunt. Bill Ril ey, former Preside nt of the College Club was also present.
FATHER MAGUIRE SPEAKS BEFORE VARlO US GROUPS
On Wedn es.d ay af t e rn oo n, Oc to be r 25, Rob e rt A. No lan, d e ba t e manager he r e nt S t . Viato r, spok e t o a g roup of de ba t e aspir ants at Kan kak ee Hi g h Schoo l. F'a th e r Mag uire was orig ina ll y t he s pcal{c r to a ppear th e re but ur1a ble to to so , he p la ced the ass ignment In th e hands of th e ve ry capabl e Mr. Nolan. Mr. No lan gave a very inte res tin g ta l\{ on th e fundamentals of th e for-
Rev. E. V. Cardinal Addresses Group On Topic: "Will There Be Another World War" - - - - - - - - - - - ·- - - ·
BOOSTERS STAGE HALLOWE'EN CARD PARTY AND DANCE
ensic a rt, and th e l echnJqu c of th e qualified debater . Bob is an ex peri The St. Vi a tor Co llege Gymnasium The past two w ee k s have been very en ced debater of no littl e merit, hav bnsy ones for the Rev. J . W . R. M a- ing ap peared on th e rostrum fo r Via- was th e scene of a very fes ti ve and joyous Hallowe'e n Party on Monday g uire, who is eve r i n demand as a tor i n the pB.Bt three seasons. At evening, October 30. It w as given s,peake r at Clubs , Schools, Luncheons, 4
e t c. On S unda y even ing, Oc tobe r 22, he began his se ries of Labor talk s ove r radjo s tation W. C. F. L . in Chicago, whi ch mar k ed th e beginning of h is third year of broadcas ting. On W ednesday evening, Oc tober 10, Fath er :M aguire spo ke before a la rge crowd a t th e Knights of Columbu s Hall in K a nkakee, und e r th e auspices of th e Kankakee F ederation of Labor. The subject chosen for th a t evening was "The Aspec t s of Labor Under tb e NRA". The general public and especially the various local labor g roups were in\'ited, and attended in large numbe rs. The following Wednesday, Octobe r 25, the R ev. Maguire was guest s peaker at an informal dinne r in th ~ Flor e ntine Room of th e Congress H ot e l, in Chicago, c losing the annual convention of the National Council of Catholi c M en . H is subjec t of discourse for that evening was "Catholic Principles and the NRA''. The Most R ev. Bernard J. Sheil, D. D ., V. G., Auxiliary Bishop of Chicngo, and a forme r student and g r adu ate of S t. Viator College was also an ho norary guest and speaker at th e dinner. T he R ev. F ulton Sheen, also a graduate of Viator, at present instru ctor of Philosophy at Catholic University, Washington, D. C. , was a lso one of the principal s peake rs a t th e N. C. C. M . Con vention . Father Sheen, speaker on the Catholic Hour last year , will again be h eard on that program beginning in December this year.
Fr. 0' Brien To Address I. R. C. November 15 - -The R ev. E. V. Cardinal, moder ator of the International R e la tions Club, has informed u s that he has secured the services of R ev. J. O'Brien, Ph. D. noted instruc tor a t N ewman Hall on th e campus at the Unive r sity of D linois, and that h e will address the organization on November 1 5. The topi c to be discussed is " Preparing The World For P eace", and we f eel s ure that it wi ll be both inter esti ng and profi tab le for all those who choose to attend the m ee ting. Father O'Brien is an a uthority on I nte rnation al questions, and it is cert ainly a privilege and an honor to have him lec ture before our C lub. Therefo re we hope that all th e m embers will be present for this m ee ting , and we invite all friends and th e public in general to co me and sp end a p leasant evening with an outstanding a uthority and s peake r on the subject to be discu ssed.
prese nt he is manage r of th e Debat e team, and around himse lf Is bullt th e hop es for a Confe re nce Ch a mpi onsh ip thi s year . P ossessing such a vas t knowledge of th e subj ec t, Mr. Nolan impressed hi s audience very much , and we feel sure t hat th e s quad at the High Sc hool pr ofited a great deal from the leeture .
under th e com bin t!d effo rts of th e Booster Club, of which Mr. Ric ha rd Des Lau ri e rs is Pres ident, and of th e Soci al Sorority h eaded by M iss Ruth Arring ton. The s u ccess of th e af 4 fai r was a lso due g r eatl y to the generou s coo pe r a tion of Professo r Cla r · ence J . K enn edy, c hairman fo r the Booster Club and Miss Lucille Putz f01
REV. pI E. BROWN I CElEBRATES HIS SllVER JUBilEE ___
Reception H eld In College Gym Preceding Alumni Danee _ __ Our H omecoming ove r the week-end held a two-fold appeal fo r a ll friend s and s tudents of S t . Viato r Coll ege, for on Friday, October 20, Father P eter Brown, c. S. V., trave led from st. Bridget's parish at Roc hes ter, Minn., to have the occasion of celebrating his S il ver Ju bilee here at St. Viator whe r e he was fo r merly an instructor. On Friday evening, the receptioTl was held for Father Brown, attended by a ll of the students and c lergy of St. Viator, and also many other clergy and friends who had trave led great distances to be presen t for th e 41 welcome-b ack" ce remoni es that were t ender ed t his fine son of Viator. Having· been int roduced by the R ev. J . W . R. Maguire, President of th e College, Father Brown proceeded to thank his friends fo r th e fin e ovation and welco me, and assu red everyone that he was extre mely h a ppy to be back for the visit and t o celebrate (Continued On Page Six)
th e So rority . Deco rations
The In t ernation al Relations Club convened in its fi r st m eeting of the prese nt year on October 18. The mee ting was called to or der for th e last time by Robert A. Nolan, president during the past year. Mr. Nolan explained t he club and its purposes to the new members, and im m ediately started th e balloting which was to name Nor bert Ellis of Seneca, I1linois his successor in the chai r . J ohn H . Burns of Chicago was named to succeed Mr. Gi11 Middleton '33, as secr etary of t he organization. Mr. Ellis i3 a member of the Sophomor e class and M r. Burns a Senior class mem· ber. Voting Is Close Th e balloting was spirited, neither of th e officer s having won by what
might be called a decisive vote. Mr. The hall was decorated in season- Ellis sco r ed his triumph ove r two al colors and possessed all seasonal othe r nominees, Mr. Donald LaRocque charm . The oran ge and black decor- and Mr. H erman Snow, both of whom ations presented a c harming autumn- are Day Students. Mr. Burns' vic al sce:1e, with pumpkins and jack -o- tory was still further demonst rati on lanterns adding color to the beauty that the r esident s tud ents form th e of th e setting. The fortune t e ll ~r strongest political body of the campus. added the spi rit of r eal Hallowe'en he won ou t ove r three othe r s, all Day gayety. Even the ghost lent Stud ents: Miss R eynolds, Mr. Smith "spookiness" to th e occasion. Be· and Mr. Daily. The close ness of the sides th ese a t tractions, there were count in each case however, indicates other concessions consisting of th e that when spring rolls around again ten room and the taffy apple and can- the annual clash for College Club ofdy booths. fices s hall be quit e a struggle. The card room and dance f1oor atDr. Carainal Speaks tra cted many throughout th e evenWith the two officer:s duly installed ing. Those fo rtunate at cards were the mee ting go t under way. Mr. ElMrs. W. P . Crowley, :M r. and l.'Irs . lis introduced Reve rend Dr. Cardinal, Brill , and Mr . W. C. Schneider. Mus- head of the history department in th e ic for the dance was furnished by College, who spoke on the subject, Ray Wulffe's Ambassadors. "Will There Be Another World War:' " Committees Th e text of that s peech is to be found The various committee he ads for elsewhere m this iss u e. Briefly, Dr. the affair were: Mr. Robert Nolan, Cardinal insisted that the possibility decorations; Mr. Robert Spreitze r, fo r war lay in the hands of Germany orchestra; Mr. Thomas R y an, ti ckets ; and that since her position is, to say Miss Kath erine Adams, fortune tell- the least, precarious, she would not e r ; Miss Margaret Clancy, r efresh4 dare attempt anoth er war. H e pointments, and Miss Clair e Legris, taffy ed out that aside from oeing financi 4 app le and candy booths. aLly unable to prosec ute a war anyTo all who cooperat ed in the sue- whe r e in th e near futur e, German y cess of the affai r , the College wishes stands the hated nation in Europe tot o ex tend its sincere appreciation. day. The Booste r Club and the Sorority Afte r the talk by Dr. Cardinal, an wish to than]{ Mr. Kennedy and Miss open forum was held, during which Putz fo r th eir combined efforts in the members w er e at libe rty to put making th e affair a success. to the speake r qu es tions they might h ave had in mind concerning the subThe p atrons and patronesses who ject fo r the evening's disc ussion. It were so kind to sponsor the party is w ell to mention here that in his were : opening address. Mr . Nolan laid heavy Mr. and Mrs. E. 0. Arrington, Mr. l stress upon the fact that the quesand Mrs. S. E. Boudreau, Mr. and tions to be asked during U1 e forum Mrs. Arthur Chabot, Mr. and Mrs. W. shou ld always ue as clea rly put and C. Clancy, Mr. and Mrs. W. P . Crow- as pe r tinent to th e topi c as possiley, Prof. and Mrs. H arold Crawford, ble, in orde r to save tim e, since th e Mr. and Mrs. Richard DesLauriers, mee tings have bee n desig ned to last Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Farmer, 1\1r. and an hoUI- and as little over the hour Mrs. Marvin Huot, Mr. and Mrs. I a:; possible. Elzle Huot , Mr. and Mrs. Edward Large Attendance ~a tthews, Mr. and M rs. H . J . MacThe a ttendance a t the firs t m ee tin g k1n, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Morgan, was ce rtainly en co uragin g. It ran Mr . and Mrs. Melvin Netzel, Mr. and well ove r the a ttendance a t any of Mrs. CruqJar Pe rschell, Mr. and Mrs. the meetings of last year. Th e OrD. B. Ri chwine, Mr. and M rs. Thoro- ganization has for its immedia te puras Sawyer, Mr. and Mrs. Walte r C. pose th e establishment and furthe r Schneider, and Mr. and M rs. J. C. Schosser . (Continued On Page Six)
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The College learned wi th deepest r egr ets of the death of their Vi car Gene ral, the Rev. Elias Trezieres, on October 9, in Belg ium. Father Trezieres, fifty- eight year s old, h eld th e posi lion of Vicar fo r th e past t en years, and s pen t forty-three years in the r eligious life. The Cle ri cs of St. Viator grieve th e loss of this devoted r eligious, and a man of s uch grea t executi ve abili t y.