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R eceives Appointment From Washington ; To Assume Duties On Regional Boar d At Chicago Just two weeks ago we were p roud to announce that the Very Reverend J. W. R. Maguire, C. S. V., President of the College, was successful in securing a settlement between the Kroehler Manufacturing Company of Bradley and its employes who had been on strike for
Honorary degrees of Doctor of L aws will be conferred upon two Bisho,ps and a distinguished priest and teach er at the Commencement Exercises to be he ld at St. Viator College on June 5, it was recently announced by the Very Reve r end J. w . R. Maguire, c. s. v ., Presi dent. The Most Reverend William D. O'Brien, D . D ., Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago, consecrated on April 25 of this year, and the Most Reverend
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RELATIONS CLUB HEARS CHAPLAIN TALK 0 N PO LAND
R e v. Father J. B. Mecikowski, Active Labor Leade r chaplain at St. Mary's Hosp ita l in Fathe r M a g uire will be the official Kankake e , was the speaker of the representative of labor on th e region- evening at th e Inte rnational Rela al board which has th e task of tions Club m ee ting h e ld Wednesday s ettling s trikes and other difficulties evening, April 18. Rev. Mecikowarising between e mploye rs and their ski, a native Pole was extremely workers. The problems whi ch he capable in his handling of the subwill m ee t whil e acting in this capac- ject for the e vening, which was ity will be nothing new for him, fo r "Th e Polis h Co rridor". Admitting he has been active in work of this his intense Polish nationalism, he kind fo r many y ears. On numerous gave a fiery anJ illuminating reoccasions he has bee n called upon futation of Germany' s claims to t he by s t a t e authorities and officials to Polish C. orridor, explaining that Geract as arbitrator in various labo r many had coined t he wo r d "Cordi sputes which occu red throughout rider" in order to give the impr esthe State, and in most ins tances h e sion that possession, on he r p art, has su o:ceeded in bringing the op- of that s trip of territory which inposing factions to t erms of agree- eludes the Free City of Da.nz!g, is ment in a very short p e riod of time. impe rative to he r national well-beJus t a few weeks ago he appeared ing. Accor ding to Rev. Mecikowbefore th e Chica go board and also ski, such is not the case, since before th e national labor board at Ge nnany can we ll exist with such Washington to secure a settlement possession, and since Poland, if d eot a local strike. After appearing prived of the t e rritory , wo uld lose in several confe re nces before the na- he r integrity as a national state. tiona l board, h e returned here with " Germany", he said, "has no claim, a compromise se ttl e ment of t he eit her of convenience, of economic Kroehler s trik e, and vi c tory fo r the necess ity, of state necessity nor of Kr oehler Company workers, whom h e a linguis ti c charac ter". · w as h 'rng t on. Th'IS t·s rep re s e n t ed tn The lecture was well received by but one of th e many instances in a larg e crowd in attendance who whl ch Father Maguire has figured ! vigorously applauded the effort of as a capable arbitrator of la bor dis- Father Meci.kows kl. Dr. E . v. Carpules. dina!, C. S. V., Modera tor of the Ciuh introrlu ced R ev. Father J . P. Radio Speaker Father O'Mahon ey , C. S . v ., Pro vincial of For th e past four years th e Vi a t orian Orde r , who spoke in Maguire h as been h eard in weekly we lcome t o F a th e r ~Iecik owski and radio a ddresses, o n la bor problems, over r a di o s t a tion w . c. F . L. in ln his tum, introd uced hi m to th~ Chicago. A s a res ult of this, he mee ting. h as become known thro ug hout th e Father J . W . R. Magu ire , Presico untry as a sincer e spokes man and de nt, was a lso i n a tten dance at th e a ble wo rl<c r In be half of labo r. His meeti ng, and took a very ac tive part s peech es on th e vari ous p roblem s of in the open forum w hi ch fo llowed this s u bj ec t h ave taken h im into the lecture, a ll of which added t o th e e ve ry s t a te, and. in additio n , he h as inte r est of the mee ting. appear ed befo re many s t a t e legisIt has been announced tha t th e lat ures in behalf or tabo r legisla tion. final meeting ot the year of th e Father Magui re's appoin t ment to Inte rnational Relations Club will be membership on the regional labor held on or about May 15. The board tends t o show that his efforts speaker has not as yet been chosen, in behal! of labo r du ring the pMt but Father Cardinal promises anyears have no t passed unnoticed by other interesting evening fo r those s tate and national authorities on w ho choose to attend. th e matter. l n hls new capacity, h e \\i ll continue his effo rts to es- 1 t abllsh and maintain cooperation and I In a recent word test, business f airness_ be t wee n employer and executives ra ted highe r than did a ployes. gro up of college professors.
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COLLEGE CLUB WILL NOMINATE NEW OFFICERS
known to the American Catholic world as the President of t he Catholic Church Extens ion Society and editor of the magazine published by that socie ty. As Auxiliary Bishop, he will share with the Most Reverend Bernard J . Sheil , who was graduated from the College with th e Class of '06, the task of assisting Cardinal ·lviundelein in administrating the affairs of the Chicago diocese. The Blshop- E ioot The Most Reverend G. T. Ber gan ~ was graduated from S t. Viator College with th e Class of ' 1 2. During h is fou r years in a t tendance h ere, his abilities for leadership wer e recognized by all with whom he came into contact. He was a memher of numerous Varsity athlet ic t eams, and in his last yea r he served as Editor-in-chief on the VIATORIAN. He was graduated with honors in 1912. H e was ordained to the priesthood at Rome on Octohe r 28, 1915. Since his re t urn In 19 16 he has been s tationed in the Peo ria dioces e. While there, he bas held many church offices, i neluding- Chancellor of th e diocese r ector of St. Mary's Cathedral, vicar' general of the dloces e and administrator of th e diocese. He was named a Domes ti c Prelate w ith the titl e of MPnsignor by the Holy Fathe r in 193 1. His consecration to the Bis hopric will take place in Peoria, with Cardinal Mund e lein officiating,
Kelly and F leming A lthough it is quite early to mak e any prediction, it appears that Mr. ThomM Kelly, '35, and Mr. George Fleming, '35, will like ly recei ve nominations for th e Presiden cy of th e Club. ·'Tom", who declined th e nomination for that s ame office last year, has an inc r eased number of s uppo rters this y ear. Mr. Fleming, who is President of the Junior Class this year, also has cons iderable support for nomination and e lection to one of the high est s tudent offices on the campus. I n the past few ye a rs both men have been ve ry a c tiv e i n campus activities. Both we r e m e mbe r s of th e Dramatics and Gl ee Clubs , and also th e Inte rnational Re lations Club during the pas t U1ree year s. Mr. K elly, who h as played on Vars ity
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R{)bert No lan, President of Club, Names ii'Iay 7 As Date Of Nominations; E lections !\'Jay 10 Mr. R obert A . N olan, Pres ident of the College Clu'O, recently announced that the nominations of c andidat ~s fo1· Club offices for 1934-35 will be held in the College Club Rooms on Monday e vening, May 7, at eight o'clock. Th e men named for the respective offices on that date will t hen be p laced on the official ballots, and the e lections will be held on the following Thursday or Friday.
Father Maguire Lectures On New Deal At New Rochelle College, N. y • On Ap ril 12, Father J . W . R. Magui r e appear ed befo re t he Eco nom· ics s tuden ts of the Coll ege of N ew Rochelle at New Roche lle, N. Y., In a lectu r e on the New Deal. W eico,med by u. lar ge audience in t he Science building on the College campus, he pruceeded with a very interesting talk on the New Deal and especially the various phases of the N. R. A., with which he is very well acquaint ed. I n speaking of the admlnJstration in W ashington, Father Magui r e said: "The New Deal is designed to pu t
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The Committee on Athletics of St. Viator College, on Thursday, April 19, announced the appointment of a nE::w coach. The man who will ass u me the coaching duties next Seytember is John McNamara of DeKalb, TIJinois. His appointment to this position marks th e first instance where a man who s tarred on Little Nineteen Confe rence t eams a ssumes th e duties of coach at one of the m ember-schools of the Conference. The Committee consider ed more than on e hundred a pplica tioM for th e position, and h e ld intervi ews with many of the a pplicao ts. Mr. :McNamara was chosen only after very consider a t e de liberation on the part of that body, aod therefore there can be little doubt as to his qualifications for the position.
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pride, it is our pri vilege to announce Elect of DesMoines, will be enrolled that Father Maguire has been ap- FATHER WM. J. BERGI N , C. S. V. in the distinguis hed compaoy of thos e pointed a m e mbe r of th e regional who have r eceived honorary degrees labor board a t Chicago by President from St. Viator College. The RevF. D. Roosevelt. N otification of erend William J . Bergin, c. s. v ., th e appointm ent came from Senator of the Newman Foundation at the Robert F . W agn e r of New York on University of Illinois , aod forme r ly Thurs day, April 19, who informed instructor at St. Viator College, will Father M agu ire that it was Ws be similarly honored and will delive r patriotic duty to accept the appoint- ~· Fath er J. B. l\leciliOwski Defends , t he Commencement Da.y Add r ess. ment an? urg~d that be do _so. T~e Polan d At I. R. C. Meeting 1 Bishop O'Brien, who is a ver y latter WJred his acce ptan ce 1mmed1___ close friend of St. Viator College, is ate ly .
F ormer DeKalb Athlete Has F ine Record At Sycamore School ; W ill Assume Duties Here I n September
th e s treng th of govern men t on th e side of labor, so that the em ploy es may have the mea..ns to attain a li ving, wh ich ls t heir fnndamental righ t" . Father Magui r e's add ress was wellreceived, and a recent edition of th e Rochelle school paper speaks very highly of him as an authority on Labor Problems and Economics. Father l'l!aguire's lecture was made possible as h e was enroute from Washington, where be had appeared befo r e the N a tiona! Labor Board c = cern!ng the Kroehle r strike.
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Attended DeKa!b Mr. McNamara was Coach at St. Alban's Academy in Sycamore, Dl, until his appointment cam e from the College two week s a go. H e had bee n m entor in a thl e tics there since the fall of 1932. H e is, himself, a graduate of th e DeKalb Township High S chool whi ch he a ttended during the y ears 1923-27 .. While there, he participated in track activities and played three y ears on the football team at guard position. After leaving the high school in 1927, he enrolled at the Teachers Co llege in DeKalb. For four succes~ sive years he was outstanding on the college football teams, and in his final y ear at the institution he was named ca,ptaln of the eleven. H e also played an infield position on th e base ball t eam for fou r years. Coaches St. Alban's Afte r g raduating from the Teache rs Colleg e at De Kalb, h e went to th e Uni ve r sity of Iowa during the years 1931-3 2. While th e re, h e majored in educa tion and minored in. mathem a ti cs, and s ucceeded in obtaining his Ma.ster's degree. In the fall of 1932 he became coach a t St. Alban' s Academy in Sycamore. Duling hl s two years there his footba ll t eams have sueceeded in winning about half of the numbe r of g am es p layed, d espite a definite lac k of mate rial and othe r handi cap::~. D uring his first y ear th e r e, his bask e tba ll t eam won th e confe rence ch a mpionship, winning fi f t een of the se venteen g ames on th e sch ed ule. Las t season his baske tba ll five los t onl y two conference games and los t its ch ance of winnl ng th e confer ence c ham pionship for t he second consecu tive year by only a few poin ts. Mr . McNamar a w ll! come to S t. VIato r next September with a fine reputation as a gen tl eman and coach of rare a bill ties. The r ecordH of his teruns at St. Alban's are very impressive. His popularity In t he vicinity of DcKalb and Sycamore {g ve ry great, and bfg appoi ntment here was somewhat of a Burprise to hi!'~ many fncnds lo that locali ty who have nothing but the highest of praise fo r him as a friend and as a coach. St. Viator look!'! to next yea r aa (Continued on Page Six)