Qrb~ ltiafnriatt APPOINT FOOT BALL COACH Prepare For
A ttend The S pring Frolic
Exams
VOL. LL
BOURBONNAIS, ILLINOIS
MONDA Y, APRll. SO, 1934
N. 14
SPRING FROLIC COMMITTEE ON ATHLETICSAPPOINT THOMAS KEllY ElECTED ClUB WILL BE HELD PRESIDENT IN ClOSE CONTEST FRIDAY, MAY 18 RAYMOND MURPHY FOOTBAll COACH Defeats George Fleming By Two Votes; Mary Cruise Reelected Secretary By Three Votes; Doyle and Quinn .,.Win Other Offices In one of the most closely co n tes ted elections in the history of t he St. Viator College Club, Mr . Thomas Kell y, '35, was victor oven Geo rge Fleming, _also of t he Class of '35, by the very sHm margin of two votes. As we had predict ed in t he las t issu e of the VIATORIAN, these t wo men named in the n ominations which we r e held on Monday eveni n g, May 7 · Tbe elections were held on the following Wednesday, and a lt hough the vote cast was la r ge it did not come u p to the number d b ffl · I h ad h which the clu o Cia s ope fo r . The number of vot es tabulated wer e "85". Doyle Is Trea.s Ui er K ell y, polli ng 43 votes to F leming's 41, becomes the Club President for the scholastic year, 1934-35.
Sophomor e-Freshman D a nce T o Be H eld At College Gym
W illiam J. Schumacher and H erman Snow gener a l ch airm en in ch a r ge of th e plans f or t he a nnual Spring Frolic h ave announced that
College Council, and Mr. Francis Krauklis was named Al ternat~ to the President. At present these o!Iices are merely hono r ary. But tt is the hop of th e club that eventunlly its rep rese ntatives shall be admltted to the Counci L For this reason, candidates are named to these offices each year. All of tbe students named hav e bf'en ve ry active in alJ College affairs for th e past few years. With this fine group of officers to asslst him, " Tom" Kelly will have little dltrlculty ln making next year a banner year !or the College Club. He Is already laying plans for Homecomlng next year, which he hopes to make the greatest celebration of Its kind in lbe history ot Sl. Viator College. Tbrougb the VIA TORIAN, the enUre s t udent body ex tends Its cong-ratula.Uons to the newly-elected o!Ctcers of the College Club.
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ANNUAl STAFF NEW COURSES To BE OFFERED F0R:~ur:~ ~e:es=r~:: :~~ick'~~:;~.~ BANQUET HELD St. All REFECTORY SUMMER SESSION 1
the long awaited event will take place Friday night, May 18, at the St. Viato r Gymnasiu m. Afte r careful
Registrar Announces Session Will Open On June 15 ; New Instructors And Courses Added To P rogram
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Me lody Make r s are well known in t h is vicini t y and h ave a large following among the local dance goer s. Entertainment be tween dances will also be f urnish ed by the orch es tra who boas t of several clever singers and ent er tain er s . The bids wi ll be one doll a r ($ l.OO) per cou p le. It is s incere ly hoped that a ll w ill cooperate in m a king t his dance a success, both fin anciall y and socia ll y. T h is is one of the m a in socia l events of t he y ear and committeem en assure us that they will e ndeavor t o present you with an even ing of r eal en J·oyment. As is the usual custom,
Fath er William J . Cr ackne ll, C. S. V., R egis trar of t he College, has announ ced th a t th e S u m m e r Session for 1934 wi ll open with Regis tra tion on June 15-16th. The Summer Sess ian was inaugurated here last year, Mr. Richard Doyle, '35, polled the and although the enr ollment at t h at la rgest vote of all the candidates lime was no t very larocre th e College the Freshmen an d Sophomores will contesting for the major offices. He coopera t e in the sponsorship of th is authori ties hope for a large increase affai r . Chairman Schumacher h as won very easily over Clark Dilger, this year. app oin t ed :Morri s Lang as chairman 1 59 23 37 , r' thbye aT r e as- u re rc'osunotff 1·in ce. UHee rwa~l~ In its first year the sch ool offered of t he tic k e t committee and it is f0 succeed Mr. James Dugan who grad- only seve r al cou rses of instr uc ti on, reported that t he sale of tickets uates in June. Mr. William Flem- but this year many additional cou rs - has been brisk leading us to again ing was also a candidate for this es wi ll appear on t he schedule wi t h predict that all studen ts, boa rder s office, but withdrew shortly before a like number of new t eache r s, wh o and day students a1ike will turn ou t tbe elections. will arrive h er e from Washingt on fo r this socia l f u nct ion. The gentleman who wi ll assume l he Vice-President's chair n ext year is 1o1r" J ohn P. Quinn, '35, who won over James Crowley by a very slim majority. The final tabu lations gave Quinn 46, and Crowley 39. Sooretary Very Close The co ntes t for the office of Secretary of th e College Club was nearly as close as was t hat for the Presidency. Miss Mary Cruise, '35, who ho lds th a t same office in th e Club this year, was reelec ted by jus t three votes. She was opposed by Mr. Kenne th Corcoran, also of th e Class of '35. For the remaining offices on th t! ballot there were no contests. As a result, Mr. William Schumacher, Pres ident of th e Freshmen Class, becomes the De legate-at-Large to lhe College Council; Mr. William Sweeney was opposed for Alternate to th e Delegate-At-Large to the
Spring Practice Begun Under Former F ordh am Star; All-American Guard To Assist New Coach During Spring Session
earl y in J une. The tuiti on wi ll be f ive do lla r s p e r . semest e r hour and the r egis t ra t wn fee is t hree dollars. An addi tion al fee: of ten do llars is charged for the Chemistr y L aboratory course. The unit of c redjt will be the se mes t e r hour which represents one class period pe r week th rough one :::r~st~~ o:ra~~~~ periods in laborThe excep ti onall y able men comin g here f rom Catholic U. t o t each, in addition to the p r esent s t aff of College instructors, enables S t . Viat or to offer a summe r session well worth th e attention and patronage of all who migh t be in t erested. t he Following is a schedule of courses of ins truction to offe r ed t his summer : {Continued on Page Six)
T he officer s of the F r eshmen and Sophomo re c lasses me t se veral day s ago a n d named t he fo llowi ng committees fo r t he F rolic: Gene r al Chairmen-- W illiam Schumac h er and H e r man Snow. Ticket Commit tee _ M. Lang, J. Arring t on and H. Wulffe. Publici t y Committee _ L . Soucie, Mary An thony, and A . A lessand ri. Recep tion Commi t tee _ N. E llis, Janet Obe rlin and Regi na Rielly. Orchestra Co mmit tee-David Rich\Vine and R. K endrigan. Decoration Committee-G. Roge r s, J. Morris and Marie Reynolds. Tickets and Cloakroom-S. Gou ld, M . S hosse r and R Schn e ider. I nvitations for chaperons h a v~ been sent to Mr . and M r s. H. H . C r awfo rd and Mr . and M r s. E. Arri ngton.
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organization of the coaching stafi.
Father Marzano Is Guest Of J ohn McNamara, who was named Honor At Annual Dinner head basketball coach a short time F or " Scribes " ago, will assist Murphy with his football duties. F ordham S tar Mr. Murphy began his football T h e an n ual ban que t for the mem- career at East H ampton H igh in he rs of th e VI AT ORIAN staff was Massachussetts, later t ransferring to he ld in the College Refecto r y last Wedn esday eve ning, May 9. Massee Prep School in Connecticut. After a delicious meal, ?vir. Robert Upon graduating from high school, Spreitzer , who acted as toas tmaste r , hf' en tered Fordham U. in New ca lled on various members of the York where he played half-back on M the football teams there und e r a staff for 3a5 fewh wo;.ds~ ~~s ary nationally renowned coach, Major Cruise, ' , t e 1rs v1c m, exIn 1928 he transferred p r essed he r appreciation of Mr. Cavanaugh. Spr eitzer's effo r ts w ith comme nt up- to St. Louis University where he on t h e oppor t unity for journalistic performed for "Hunk" Anderson, when the latter coached at that expe ri ence by service on the Staff institution. of the VIATORIAN. 1\ICr. JameH Upon completion of two years of D ugan, one of the most dignifi ed work at St. Louis, he went to Duke members of this year's graduating C class offered his advice to the Staff University at Durham, N_orth arfor ~e comin ear in the t e rse but ol ina, but because of a ruhng on the g Y ,K trans fer of students he was dcclarexpressive sen t ence, · cep your eel ine li gible and was unabl~ to shoes on" · com pete on Varsity teams at thaL Rev. Father Christopher Marzano, institution. However, the author1 C. S. V., Treasurer of th e College, ities th ere immediately recognized who sponsors the annual dinner for his abilities, and as a result he was the Staff, spoke of the important named as an assistant coach at the role played by the VIATORIAN in university. linking th e schoo l and its Alumni, In th e summe r of 1931, he reand in advertisi ng St. Viator Col- ccived th e Degree of Physical Eclulege. H e thanked Mr. Spreitze r for cation at Duke U. his untiring efforts in behalf of th e Coach ing Experience paper, and exp ressed his deep inIn the fall of 1931, Mr. Murphy te:rest in the s tud ent publication and played for th e New Haven Pro's, his willingness to help the Staff by a professional team in Connecticut. every m eans at his command. The following year he accepted th e In conclusion, Mr. Spreitzer thank- position of head coach at Samuel ed Father Marzano and the mem - Johnson's Academy at Stratford, be rs of t h e Staff for their help dur - Conn., and a lthough he was there ing the year and tendered h is best for only one season, his teams made wis hes to the next Editor and his a very impressive showi ng, winning assistants. th e New England Prep School Conference title in 1932. The most significant note about that Academy
Ordained On May 26th,·
Fathers Walsh, Stafford, Mul'l)aney and Ryan To Teach Here On May 26, seven Viato ri ans wi ll be r aised to the priesthood, and they wi ll celebrate their first H oly Masses on the following day. Six of the candidates, Brothers James Meara, Emmett M. Walsh, J ohn Stafford, William H arris, Francis Corcoran and Joseph Ryan , will be ordained by H is Excellen cy the Most Reve r end Bishop James A. Griffin, D. D. , in the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Springfield, Dlinois. Brother Bernard G. Mulvaney will be ordained by His Excellency the Most Reverend Bishop Paul Rhode, D. D., In Green Bay Wisconsin. On Trini t y Sunday, Brother Meara will celebrate his first Solemn Mass in Sl. Thomas Church, Decatur, Dll-
nois, and Fathe r Daniel A. O'Connor, C. S. V. will delive r the sermon. Brother Walsh will celebrate Mass in the Church of the Immaculate Co n ception, Streator, lllinois; Father John P. O'Mahoney, C. S. V., will p reach the sermon. Broth e r Statrord will officiate In Dalton City, Dlinois, and Father John Maguire, C. S. V ., will preach. Brother Harris will say his Mass In St. Rita Chu rch, Chicago; Father Munsch, C. S. V ., will preach. Brother Corcoran's first Mass is to be in Earlville, Dlinols, and Father Gr egory Galvin, C. S. V., will p reach. Brother Joseph Ryan will celebrate his Mass in Coal City, llllnols; Father John Bradac, c. s. v., will deliver the sermon. Brother Mul-
On Saturday, May 5, the Committee on Athletics of St. Viator College announced the appointment of Raymond M. Murphy, who s tarred on football teams at Fordham and Louis Universities, as head football coach here. His is the second appointment in the past few weeks, which is a part of the re-
vaney will offer the Holy Sacrifice in his home town, Marion, Wisco n sin; Father James Lowney, c. S. v., will preach . Four of the brothers, Brothers Bernard Mulvaney, Jose ph Ryan, John Stafford and Emmett Walsh, will begin the ir priestly duti es this summer as instructors in St. Viator summer school. Many of the students are glad to welcome the return of these popular priests to th e Viatortan classrooms. Brother Edward O'Niel, likewise well known by the Alumni and students o! St. VIator, wDJ be elevated
episode, was the fact that Murphy's footba ll team was able to defeat Stamford High School, H-0, and this was th e first game which that s trong aggregation had lost in eighl consec utive years. Mr. Murphy's next coaching a,signment in 1933, was with th e " Humph ryes", a semi-professional t tam of Connecticut, who succeeded in winning eight games while losi ng none, and were event ually named State Champions. This comp le tes his coaching ::ngnments, which included high school, university and professional teams. His experience with each of these groups will aid him eonsiderably here. Sprlng Tra.lnlng Tbe new coach took up his new duties Immediately after hla ap-
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to the priesthood early In the fall, polntment became kn~w_n_._an _ d_ •tartprobably in September. (Centlnued on Page Six)