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BOURBONNAIS , ILLINOIS T H URSD AY, NOVEMBER 3 0, 1933
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DRAMATIC AND GLEE CLUBS WILL PRESENT THE "SHEPHERDS' WATCH"
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Two New Acts Are Added To Maestricht Play; Selection Of Cast Not Yet Complete
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OB I TUARY It was wit h surp ri se and
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heard of the death of t h e Plans
fo r the Junior -Senior Prom . scheduled for Decem ber 15. Although they were apparently in the best of health, it was fou nd
upon investigation that various un expec t ed comp lications had deve loped whose exis t en ce was not known even to ther closest a cquaintances. In t e rm en t took place last Thurs day, November 23, with Mr. Robe rt Nolan offlcif!. tin g and Mr. William C lancy and Mr. Geo rge F""-;e min g acting pall bearers.
o presen t a Na tivity play jus t befor e the Christmas r ecess. I n th e past the play has been based upon t he Maestri cht Play, one of th e old medeval miracle plays, and the Messiafl., by Thomas J . McK eon. This year the final a cts of the play will be the arn e, but two n ew ac t s have been Thro u g h the good offices of Dr. add ed, in order that the sequence of E . v. Cardin al, head of the His t ory even ts from the Fall to the Redernp - ~ depar tment of St. Viator and mod ertion may be comple t e . • ator of t h e Inte rnation Relations The first Act is laid in the Gard en Club, the stu dent bo dy had the plea s- MU!'-~D ELEI N NOV~ . of Eden, and portrays Adam and E ve ure of h earin g Dr. Joh n A . O' Brien , ----S t. Viator opened its debat ing seabefo r e and after t he Fall, and t h e P h . D. of t h e Univ e r s ity of Ilinois, on promise of God th at h e will on e· day Wednesday ev en ing, Novembe r 15, in son Sunday, November 19 , with o. en d th em a R ed eem er . A lexande r 's th e College Club Rooms. The s ub- radio deb ate between the Bergin de east is the s ubject of the s econd a ct, j ect of Dr. O'Brien's lectu re was "The ba lers and those of Mundelein Co lh owing the d~pths to which man has Fight for Worl d Peace". le:ge of Chi cago. Through the efforts u nk when left to follow his own imFather O' Brien is director of th e of radio Station W CFL to provide pulses with out th e h ely of Divin.3 1N(·wman Fou n dation at th e U ni ver si- educational en tertainmen t for th e Gra ce, depictin g a t once th e w orld ly ty, t h e author of Evolutio n a nd R~ - r a dio audience, th e debate was broadglor y and powe r and the moral weak- ligion, Silen t Reading, Educational ! cas t over thc::.t sta tio n at fo ur o'c lock. ness and degr adation of p[!.ganism. P sychology, ed itor of numerous text T he question was that assign ed for Afte r thi s fo llow th e vario us scen e$ books, and con tri bu t or to many leact- Co nference deba t es, ' 'Reso lved : That of th e I ncarnation and Nativity of ing periodicals s uch as Co mmoweal, the powers of t he Preside n t o f th.; O u r Lord, th e f ul f illme nt of the prom- Ecclisistical Review, S unday Visitor, U n ited S t ates s h a ll be s ubs tantiall y sE: that God mad e to Man in t h e etc. in c r eased as a se ttl ed policy" . Miss Gard en . Father O 'Brien has traveled con- Ma ry Cruise and Mr. Robert A . No The whole of th e play is w r it t en siderably in Europe an d is in to uch Ian u ph eld t he affirm &tive s id e of th e n blank v er se , as is n ecessary t hat with condition s there. L as t year h e q ue s tion with Miss C r u ise givin g th·3 the !E:.Dgu age may be in k eeping wi t h conferred the Newman Med al on co n structiv e speec k and Mr. N olan th e so lemnity and g randeur of the former Secretary of State Ke ll ogg th e r e buttal. The Misses Margaret th e m e, except tho se portions whic:1 and on T hurs day , Novembe r 16, fl.- Cleary a n d Ruth Tan g n ey of Mun are taken direc tl y from Holy Script- wa rded it t o Senato r Nor ri s. de lein Co llege s upported t he negative ure. I n between th e ac t s the Gl ee Th e m ee ting was opened b y Nor- si d e, with Miss Clear y g ivi n g t h 0 Club sings various Chris t mas Carols bert Ellis, President of the Intern a- constructi ve speech and Miss Tangwhose words serve to explrun th ~ t io nal R ela tions C lub, who introd u c ed n ey th e r e buttal. even t s th at are to fo ll ow, fulfillino- the Very R eve r en d J . W. R . Magui r e, It h as not yet been d ecided w h icl1 t h e sam e function as t h e Greek chor~ P resident of St. Viator College . Fath - team won t he d ebate. b ut is to b e er Maguire s ketch ed briefly the bril- ar.noc un ced a t a la te r date fr o:11 us. C liant career of Fat her O'B ri en , f irs t WCFL . All th e sp~eches were we ll as t a s a debater a nd s tud ent a t St. Via - delivered and s how ed car eful tho u g h t The The comple t e selec tion of th e cast I lor College, and la t er hi s . r.:chieve · and hard work on the part of those has_ not yet been made, but th e fol- nlent s as a uthor a nd ed uca tor, and a t partic~pating. Th e second negativ t! l ~wmg_ rol es h cve already been as- ~ the co nclu s ion of h is r e marks intro- s p eak e r mi s interpre t ed the ques t ion as Sign ed · cluced Fat h er O'Brien. stated . She m a inta in t;!d that th e r e Adam- Ri ch ard K endregan , '37. 1-' lea Fo r P eace is a ge n eral t e nd ency tow a rd increasEve- Mary C rui se, '35. Hi s vivid a nd pow erful presenta- ed pow er s for th e fe d e ral government Voi ce of the Serpen t- H este r Daily, tion .of th e su bjec t, The Fig ht for whi ch is not th e sam e as the in creas '36. VVo r ld Peace, made a d eep impression ed powe r s of th e President. Sh~"! Voi ce of God- Edward Buttgen, '37 on hts audie n ce , as was ev id ent fro m con t ended that the President is th e B lessed V irgi n Mary- Agn es Stelt er th e c lose a t tent ion with wh ich his f ede ra l gove rnm ent, w h il e the affirmAngel Gabri el- H ester Daily, ' 36. I :::.peech was r eceived and the in t eres t ative r efuted t his argume nt. Second Shepherd W illi am Schu- d isplayed in t h e ope n forum wh ic h The femi nin e inrtuence s howed itmache r , '37 . followed. Excerp t s f r o the s peech f self in th e domestic ch arac t e r of t he Fourth Shepherd- Geo r ge F1eming-, wi ll be foLmd on another page of an a logy used by each const ruc ti ve '35. U.is issu e of t he Viatorian. In brief. speaker, t h e affirmative being a matFirst She,pherd- Edw ard Buttgen . l Fathe r O'Brie n painted in detail the ter of houses, and the negat ive a '37. two s ides o f war. its gay and appeal- matter of eggs. 1 SixU1 Shepherd - H erman Sn.._>w, '35. ir g romanti cism, and its real ugliBoth Miss C rui se and Mr. Nolan Third Sl1cpherci- J o hn Cronin, '34. I ness and brutality. H e showed very a r e to be co mmend ed on th ei r debat~ Angel- Teresa G r ay. ccnvincing ly that war se ttles nothing. ir1g ability. To be s u ccessfu l in d eTh e Glee C lub is unde r th e direct- €:)..Ce pt whi ch nati on possesses ~~~ bati n g, one must have intelligence tion of M iss Margaret Grenge r, as- g r ea t er natural resources and ,._ c.nd a willingness to work, qualities sis t ed by "M r. J ewet t Kep ley, and the greater armaments. Then h e took in which both Miss Cruise and Mr. Dramatic Society is being trained by up the practical side of the ques tion, Nol an excel. W e a r e looking forwa r d
ADDRESSES I. R~ C, ON WORLD 'PEACE'
DEBATE SEASON OPENED AGAINST 11
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Very R everend J . W . R . Maguire, C. :~~ie::!e~~~re!o~~ i~~~~:n~o~u~~~ to m ore of these Inte re s ting debates. S . V. of war, from out of the tangled mass Co ll ege students do worry, acco rd VVh en th e dean at Gettysburg Col- ot reasons advanced. and concluded ing to a psycho logical s urvey conductlege left a dance recently he found that the factors which, more than any ed at P udue Univer sity. Some of the his car occupied by a r omantic youn oth~rs, t end to promote warfare, are causes and percentages are: s tudies, co upl e. Tipping his hat gracious!)~ nationalism and armaments. He cit4~ per cent; finances, 30 per cent ; th e dean proceeded to w alk his '\Vii~ ~~1 exampl es t o show that nationalism family affairs, 15 per ce nt ; religion, 4 home. Did he lea ve the keys to th e l 's r~ant in E urope today. that th e p er cen t ; and "affairs of th e heart", car? . - N. S. P . A . Continued on P age Three) 9 per cen t.- N. S. P . A.
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AFFIRMATIVE AND NEGATIVE SQUADS PREPARE FOR DUAl DEBATE DEC. 6 Frosh Aspirants 'l'o Face Severe Test F or Their Openin g Encounter With Strong U. Of I. Team II
BISHOP SHEIL TO PRESIDE AT CONVOCATION DEC. 11
On Wednesday, December 6th, th e Varsity debating teams of St. Viator formally open their debate season \Vith a dual debate against the University of Illinois. The question to b.~
debated is: Resolved, That a con -
sti tuti on a l amendme nt making perm a n ent the powers of the Presiden t as of July 1, 1933 should be adopted. T he Viator Affirmative will m eet the It has been a nn ounced that Mos t Il li nois Negative team on W ednesday Reverend Bern ard J. S h eil , Aux iliary cllernoon at the Kankakee high Bishop of Chicago, and one of th e school a u d itorium. In th e even ing most distinguished of Viator Alumni, th e Negative t eam f rom St. Viato r will preside a t the Convocation on will oppose the Illinois Affirmati ve in Decembe r 11, when th e French Con- the Co ll ege Club Room. This debate s ul of Chicago, M. Rene We ill er , will will start at eig ht p. m. Th e Berpresent Monsignor L egr is with the g in debating so ciety, devi ating from diploma of a n offi ce r of the French th e u sual p r e-season pro ced ure, will Academy. Plans for the Con voc ation engage not th e weak es t but undou bta r e rapidly takin g s ha.pe. Invitations ed ly th e stron gest d ebating t eam in have been iss u ed t o the R eve ren d it & first platform debat e. Clergy and to A lumni of St. V ia t or. The Un~ versity of Illinois has aiT he Very R eve rend J . w. R . Ma- ways ranked high in Mid -Wes t debatguir e, c . S. v ., Pres id ent of St. Via- ing circles. It h as held t he Big tor Co ll ege, will de li ve r an address Ten D ebating Champio ns hip a numin the n a m e of t h e Fac ulty, the R ev- ber of tim es. and bas ever y h ope of erend A rthur L . Girard, P as tor of ca pturin g th e honor agai n this year. St. P a tri ck' s C h urch, Momence, will B ecause of the rul es in th e Mi d s peak for the A lumn i, and Mr. Robe rt \'-' est Conference, th e member-teams Nolan, '34 , for the s tudent-body. are not a ll owed to e ngage in any deTh e Gl ee C lu b will r end e r the Mar- cision deba t es outside of the Conferseillaise, and Ve s per Hymn, an old ence itself. Thus both t eams wi ll Russian a ir to words by Thomas be d eprived of ce rt a in knowledge o f Moore. vic tory or defeat. There will be an open forum z:.f t er the debate to giv e the a udience an opportunity to te3t · l k now 1e ct ge o f t h e ct ct 11e t ec h n1ca ba l e rs. ----St. \' ia.to r A ffirm ative Th e regular m o nthl y m ee ting of the Th e Viator Affirmat ive team wi ll Social So ro ri t y of St. Viator Coll ege consist of Mr. Bu ttgen , Mr. Dugan, was h e ld on Novembe r 17 in the Co- and Mr. No lan . 3uttgen , the first ed Room in Ma r s il e Hall. M iss Ros- speake:- for th e Affirmative , is a a nn Gormz:.n and M iss Mary Cruise n e wcom e t" in th e fore n s ic fi eld . In \V ere co-ho stesses. the debates But tgen has proved to be Plans were m ade fo r a pre-Thank s - an ex.per ienced o r ator, and should ful giving card party and dance to be fi ll hi s duti es by a very effec tive openh eld in th e Refec tory on Saturda y, ing of th e Affi rm a tiv e case. Dugan, Novemb er 25. Wh en th e busine3s a se ni or, was a member of th e debate meeting had bee n sa ti sfac torily con- squad in hi s F r eshman and Sophocu ld ed, th e remainder of the eve ning rno r e years. The expe r ien ce gathwas s p ent in playing brid ge. Miss e r ect in thos e two year s wi ll p r ove a Cf!ro lyn Ball y sco r ed high, and 1Yliss great ai d in th e deve lop m ent of th e lVI a ri e Smole low. Miss K ell y of Man - A ffirm ative case. The las t s p eal{e r , t eno was a g u est of t h e c lu b. Th e M r . No lan, a se ni or, is s tarting hh nex t mee tin g will Lake place in D ec - four t h year in th e fi e ld of I nte r -Colember w ith Miss Agnes S te lter as legiate debat ing. Nolan will handle hostess. lhe fina l Co ns tru c tive and Rebuttal speeches fO I" the V iatorians. Harvard Unive r s ity owns enough St. Via.lo r Ne_l;"ati vc football equipment to outfit 6,000 In the li ne-up for t h e :.tegative men. - N. S. P. A. team, t wo new n ames appear on the roster. 11r. Kcnclrega n, a Freshman, T he Repea l of Prohib itio n seems was one of lhe State finalists in th e to indicate that th e American pu ll- ora torica l con tests he ld at S t. Viator li e: prefer the Swallow to the Am- las t spri n g. K endr egan has upheld eri can E8..gle, th e Blue Eag le, or even I hi ::. reputation as an o r ator d uring to the Bronx birdie.- N. S. P . A. his short time at Via to r , and wil l b(!
Viator Socia l Soror ity Holds Reg ular JVleeting
an importan t cog in th e Negative's Th e only use made of g rades at case. Mr. Sh u maker, a lso a new the University of Chicago is for pur- r ecruit in the fo r ensic socie ty, has poses of transfer to other insUtu- 1 given evidence of being a very fluen t tlons.- N. S. P. A. speaker tog e the r with an effective presentution of the subject malter.
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The Prince ton football coaching seco~d speaker, these ch arac t erstaff is uniqu e in that every member l is tics Wtll go ~ lon g way toward h.a s been head coach at some un iver- 1 ~los teri n g the Negative argumcnL~. s1 ty.- N . S . P . A .
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