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Happy New Year
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1984
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VIA TORIAN PROVINCIAL OF CANADA !l--;:-the student~~"l VIATOR DEBATERS DEFEAT OLIVER PAYS BRIEF VISIT TO COLLEGE I~~:-nn~~~l~l~~ie~~~ I COLLEGE IN CLOSE CONTEST j I extend the sincere Wishes of the Coll e g e Administralion and Facutly I for a Merry ChristI mas and a Happy I New Year.
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lege with wi a th visithe t onRev. December 8, in company J . P . O'Mahoney, c. s. v., and a grou,p of alumni from Chlcago. While in Chicago , Father Latour Guest Stars Were Featured In was entertai ned a t the Illinois A thletThe Program ic Club by the Alu mni committee as the gues t of Mr . Lowell A. Lawson, "Eat , d rink and be me r ry" , was the chairman of the committee. the s logan fo r the Dex t er foo tba ll The Provincial of Can ada took a keen interes t in the work of th<> party held a t the College Candy Chi cago Alumni in working wi th th e S tore, Saturday evening, D ecember officers of St . Viator in th e U nited 7. It was a great party. It was Sta tes in the construction plans a stag affair and will be r ememberthrough which th e College and other ed with pleasure by all w ho a ttended. schools of the Viatorians are adHidden talent blossomed forth in jus ting th emselves to the present economic cris is. an a mazing array of s tars in a Offers {;()-<>peratlon seri es of ac ts th at pleased their Father Latour s pok e wi th intense audience greatly . Ralph Celloto, as love, affec tion and appreciation - of , Mas ter of Cer emonies, ma de an inthe wonderfui spirit whlch he felt s tant hit with the crowd and kept everywhere throughout his visit to them in laughter with his numerous the various insti tutions of the comit y. H e assured the committee jokes and clever dancing. Celloto's mun tha t his province felt closer no w "Eskimo Dance" was the outs tanding than ever to the United States. He offering of the evell1ng and drew - wa rm al\Plause. Someone said that added that he Stood r eady to Co oper a te with the Chicag o confrers Cello to was not using snow shoes and their s tudents for "Viator and but a pair of Dexter's mig hty bra"· God" gans loaned fo r the occasion . F ather Latour's vis it t o St. Viator The orches t ra, unnamed as yet, College was n ecessarily brief , but pro vided m usic and the boys a pprecinot too short to lay a tribute of a t ed their effo r ts, applauding long love from Canada on the g r aves of and loud for th e m usic m aker s. The the departed Viatotians. favorite number was the "St . Louis To hi s host and g ui de, tile Very Blues' ' and it was called to the Rev. E . V. Car dinal, C. S. V., Ph. front s everal times. D., the d istinguished guest expr essed During short intermissions, cocoa hi s admi r a tion and love f or what he and sandwi ches wer e ser ved to the saw and felt a t St. Via tor . crowd. Guest Muc h Honored " R ed" Madigan, singing wi th the The Re v. P . C. Conway, LL. D., a o rch es tra, did some "Hi-de ho" numViator alumnus, p aid a high tribute bers in hls characteristic w ay and to the Province of Mon tre al as the Tom F abey con tri buted several songs Mo ther of the Chicago P rovince. to th e program. His half a century of experience with Dex t er is p lanning on another St. Viato r College made F a ther Con- party which will take place next wa y a fit spok es man for the Beaudoins, the Rays and the Marsiles, · Wednesday nig ht. who laid down the foundations of the college. Mr. Lowell Lawson and the R ev. C. Marzano, C. S. V., Ph. D., clearly outlined fo r Father Latour the pr oA n ew loan desk is being installed gress the College is making in in the College Library this week. solving its problems. The Rev. W. T he desk, a ttrac ti ve and well equippJ. B erg in , C. S. V., and tne Rev. ed, has long been needed and r e J. P. O'Maboney a lso paid tribu te places one w hich was used in th e to Fo.thc r Latou r and the Vlatorlans old li br ary, of Canada. Miss Luciile Putz, asslstant li br a r ian, announces tb.at all the volumes Ll tera ture Rah ! Rah ! Social Two f in e old 11 terary names wer e of the Encylopedia of the
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Souvenir Dedicated to Monogram Men An elaborate 1935 Souvenir Basketball Program in booklet form is heing arranged by the Athleti c Association in colla boration with a s tudent-body staff. lf present plans are
carried out, the programs will be the m ost comple te of their kind that time and effort can produce. The covers will he purple with a huge gold "V" in the center, dedicated to those to whom thls award
Cruise & Corcora n Dube d Rulers Of The Waltz Whlrling in perfect harmony and rh y thm, g liding with unmatched <>moothness and beau ty, Miss Mary Cr uise, '35, and Kenneth Corcoran , '35, h eld their audi ence sp ell-botmd as they waltzed the Merry Widow in the floor show m. the Chris tmas Party last Monday ni ght . The spec tators agreed that i t was th e pro gram's prize performance, and Miss Mary Anthony, ' 37, :Mis tress of Cer emonies, pr esented the dancers the hlg hest a ward of the evening. I n his own inimitable way, Ralph Celleto, '38, gave a hlstory of dane-
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ing, and accompa nied his witty explanations with original demonstrationa. J ohn Madigan, '38, with a hugh Irish smile, sang a unique ver s ion of "Jungle Fever" . The r eception of
has been given for athletic achieve- the a udience lef t little to be desired, m ent. and th e young Freshman es tablished Alex Alessandri, ·'37, is 8.rranging l;lis fame in collegiate circles. statis tics for a r ecord of St. Viator A well-tim ed Christmas skit was bask etball g ames during the pMt presented by Miss Claire Legris, '36, 35 year s to be contained in the book- William Crannell, '37, and Martin let. McLaug hlin, '38. All th ree a ctors A page will be devo ted to each have unus ual en t ertaining abili ty and 1935 visiting team, wi th a picture of their performance added much to th e its coach, its ca,ptaln, a short sum- show. mary of the squad's basketba ll his Ted Cush, '37, in negro d ress, sang tor y and prowess and its ri valry with "Lazy Bones,. as only a m ast er could the Irish. s ing it. The a udience called in vain N umerous pictures of th e Viator 1 fo r an encore. cag er s in action will fill several pagA~ various interludes throughout eJ of the program _ . th e program, the College dance orches tra en t er tained with its u s u 1 A~~:ti~sat::e 0~e:e~::a~r p;,:;~e~; syncopation. Ray Cavanagh, '3~, th e booklet , as has the Chlcago accompanied sever a l of the n umbers Alumni Association. in a rich and pleasing tenor vo ice. J ohn Harg rove, '36, has been appoint ed Manager of Arrangements ; William Schumacher, '37, is in charge of publicity, and Martin Mc Laughlin, '38, is Chairman of Advertising.
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opposed to ea ch other in th e Northin the west ern-Notre Dame football game This was the second in a series this year. One of the names was adds, bring the Social Science Deworn by H enry Wadsworth Longd:;a:;;:e fellow, North'\vestern end, and ~e Society this year. A third debate other by William Shakespeare, Notre ment . will be held on January 5 with Dame back field m an. Loyoia Universi ty, a t which time the government ownership of hydro-elecT oo Bad, Too Badtric will be discussed . Agi tation has start ed at UniverAll of this series of debates will The Very R ev. E . V. Cardinal, C. sity of Georgia for a free transporhe held over W.C.F.L., and will be S. V., P h. D., has accepted an intation service for coeds following the edict by authorities which prohlbit vitation to address the Senior Class broadcast from 3:30 to 4:00 o'clock them from hitch hlking alter 6 :00 of the College of St. Francis, Joliet, on Saturday Afternoon. p. m , lli., at a Christmas Dinner on DecThe sands in the hour glass are ember 18. Father Cardinal, in keepColgate has introduced brilllantly ing ·w ith the season, will center his numbe r ed, so we'll s t eal away er e colored covers fo r a.xamlnaUon books remarks around the beautiful history the time of our s tory is exceeded, with a view to taking the students' and legendry of ancient Christmas but befor e we go we wish you alltradition. li1ERRY CBRI SThiAS mind off o! the impending terror.
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Many Sports Notables At Football Banquet "Chuck" Collins, member of Notre Dame's famous 1924 football team, and Frank Rokusek , ca pta in of the Universi ty of Illinois' 1925 foo t ball team wer e the principal speaker s of the St. Via tor f ootball banquet las t Monday in the H otel Kankak ee. J dlil R y an, ' 26, sport announcer fo r s tation K. Y. W., was the toas tmaste r. Many pr ominent Chicago AJwnni attended the banquet which they
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Re t urning evidence for evidence and meeting the opposition with bi t. ter sarcasm, a Viato r ne ga Uv~ debate t eam eeked out a three point vic tory over Olivet College, of Olive t , Dl., h er e las t Friday nign t. Stephen Gould, '36, William Schumacher, '37, and Miss Mary Cruise, '35, represented th e St. Viator B ergin Deba ting_ Society. The proposition, "Resolved : That all collective bargaining be negotiated through non-company unions, safeguarded by law', was de ba t ed. Viator Has Strong Case Gouid, th e fi rst speaker fo r the Negati ve. open ed his case with a clear definition of terms and a ver y pra ctical objection to non-company unions based upon the fr equen t juris- · di ctional disputes unde r such unionization in the p ast. Schumacher, the oniy experien ced de ba tor on th e t eam, completely demolished the Affirmati ve contention "that com pany unions cannot be true collective bargainers because of emp loyer domination" b y offering as proof scores of labor
authorities and certain legal guarant ees made by the na tional gove..--nment. He did f urther cons t ructi ve work for th e N egative by pointing out numerous social and economic benefits attaina ble only throug n company unions. Miss Cruise concluded the 1-fegar tive argumen t with a very clear and concise summary of the two cases. H er a ppeal to the intelligence of the a udience was one of t he m ost effec tive points in the entire N egative plan. Miss Cruis e was the first coed to have ever debated from the platform in favor of St. Via tor . An audience decision was cond ucted by Edward But tgen, '37, P r esiden t of the B ergin Debating Society.
HOLIDAY DANCE IN CHICAGO • The Chlcago Club of St. Viator s,ponsor a dinner-dance to he held in the Walnut Room of the Bi3mark Hote l, December 27 a t 8,:30 p. m. Geo rge Fleming who is in charge of the a rrangements fo r the affair h as announced that there will be no cover o r mini m um charge. All alumni and frien ds of S t. Viator are invited to this annual celebra Llon. Thls custom of having a ho liday dance was started fi ve years ago and the su ccess of each season's party lends assurance th a t it will be a Will
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evening included Rev. Fr. J . P. O'Mahoney, Provincial of the Viatorians, R ev. F r . E . V. Car dinal, President o! St. Viator College, Rev. Francis J . Harbauer, Athletic Director, Coach Ray Murphy and Ass't. Coach John McNamara besides many of the member s of the t eam. One Purdue University student found a simple way of getting the professor out of the room d uring a examination. He simply told the professor that he was belng overpaid by the university
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a :; of the alu mnl have a lready madi inquiries as to the date of the dinner-dance s ignlfytog that consider able lnter est has a lready been aro used by the rumor that the affair was to be held as usual. What A Prep School ! A Columbia professor believes th a t many prison inmates would he r eformed more easily by being given a college education, and that a f ew months behind the bars would he a wonderfu l character builder t or many college students.