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SATURDAY, MARCH 2, 1935
Cronin Named President College Heads Junior- Senior Classes As Drama Club Organizes Survey First Sponsor Brilliant ])ance McLaughlin Appointed Head of Committee To Select Play For Production ~·-----------------------=~---
John Cronin, '35, was elected to head the Viator Drama Club at th e organization's first meeting last week, and Professor Michael Maloney, of the English department, accepted the position of moderator and advisor of the club. Herman Snow, '36, was made vicepresident; Miss Mary Anthony, '37, was elected secretary, and Edward O'Brien, '37, treasurer. Committee Appointed Followiing the elections, the new president appointed a c<fuunittee to select a play to be produced by the club in the near future. Martin MeLaughlin, '38, was made chainnan of the committee. The students to assist him are: Miss Mary Cruise, '35; Miss Claire Legris, '36, and Edward Buttgen, '37. The committee me t last Thursday and later announced that the following plays and light operas are under consideration: "Cyrano de B ergerac", "Smilin' Thru", "The Hoodoo", "Nothing but the Truth", Monsieur Beaucaire", "Student Prince", ''Robin Hood", and "Blossom Time". The committee ex.pects to make a final selection this week, 3.nd to begin work on the first production before March 14. The spirit of interest at the Drama
Viator Divides Forensic Honors At Manchester
club's first meeting and of cooperation manifested since the club's organization seem to inclicate that a str ong society is in the forming.
chester, Ind. Schools from e:.ight states were registered in the meet: Pennsylvania1 Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Kentucky, Wisconsin, Dlinois, and Iowa. The Viator affirmative team defeated Olivet College, Manchester College, and Rose Poly Institute. The team was d efeated by Purdue Universit y and Hanover College. The Bergin Debating Society nega· tive representatives won decisions over Anderson College and Goshen College. They were , defeated by Northwestern University, Manchester College and Wabash College. The Rev. J. W. R. Maguire, C. S. V., and the Rev. J ohn W. Stafford, C. S. V., debate coach, were judges in the tournament.
College To Sponsor Game In Chicago The Administration announced early this week that a benefit basketball , game wi ll be spoiLSored in Chicago on March 29, the proceeds of which wi ll be donated to St. Viator College. This exhibition game is being arranged by Brother J . L. Donahue, c. S. v., and will be played between the Duffy F lorals and the Knights of Columbus All-Stars, both Chicago tea ms. Governor H enry Horner ,who ceived a LL.D. from Viator last fal l , has g iven Brother Donahue permission to use Ule West Side Armary, at Madison and Rockwell Streets, for the game. The Duffy J:l"'"' lo~ais and the Knights of Columbus All-Stars are two of th e outstanding teams in Chicago, and are both good drawing cards. The tilt promises to be one of the year's best post-season games.
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Chester N ew burg, Viator track star and ho ldBr of the Little 19 shot-put record, will leave Friday, March 8, for N o tre Dame Univers ity where h e will compet e in the Central Inter-collegiate Track and Field Mee t. While Newburg will pit his streng-th against many of the outstanding field men ln th e middle west, the odds, based on his past achievement, favor him to place.
Sem. Grades
From the Pres id ent's office comes th e firs t scientific s tudy of semester grades ever made in the history of St. Viator College. In an effort to determine how students are using their ability to the most of their advantages, th e scores of the intelligence tests were compared with the g rades given at the semester This analysis has been complied biY th e Rev. Bernard Mulvaney, C. S.
Match Wits With v., of the departmen t of Sociology. Outstanding Teams The s tudy represents a refinement of the ordinary studies which With three affirmative victories concern grade-s only, and gives opand two negative victories to their portunity to compare accomplishcredit, the Viator debaters ended. in ments with ability. Besides an anthe Manchester Invitational Tourna- alysis of the whole student ' body, t ·th 500 tag Th' men WI a percen e. I S group studies were made, divicling rating is the same as that secured the students by class, residence and by Viator last year. other factors. Norbert Ellis, ·36, William CranIn determining scholastic averages nell, '37, and Stephen Gould, ' 36, a 5 -4 -3-2-1 -0 ratio was accepted, so upheld the negative of the collec- that an A student has a rating of tive-bargaining question, and Cham- 5. a B student of 4, C student of 3, pioned employee r epresentation plans., D student of 2, E s tuden t of one, Edward O'Brien, '37, Michael Ma- , and F student of 0. In calculating lone, '35, and Edward Buttgen, -37, the expected scholastic average from the Viator yes men, advocated the the intelligen<;e quotents, a student adoption of an all-exclusive system with a score of 120 has a rating of non -company unions. of 5, a student with 110 has a 90 Teams in Moot rating of 4, etc. The entire stuOver 90 teams, r epresentiing 34 dent body has an expected average cc lleges and universities, were enter- of 3.54; the mean of its semester ed in the tournament sponsored by g rades was 3.08, so that it fall s :Manchester College, of North Man- short .46 of what it should do. Debaters Many
Alumnus Elevated In Davenport, Ia.
--Investiture ce remonies for Monsignor-elect M. A. O'Connel were held February 17 in the Sacred Heart Cathedral, Davenport, Iowa. Bishop Bergen of Des Moines, sang the solemn pontifical M'ass at which Father O'Connel' s Bishop elevated him to the rank of Domestic Prelate of the papal household of His Holiness, Pius XI. Monsignor O'Connel is a former student of St. Viator's Colleie. H e (Continued on page Group Stud ent Body Day S tud ents St. Bernard Hall Roy Hall Freshmen Sophomores Juniors Seniors Hon or Students
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Con clusion Drawn The Brothers of St. Bernard Hall lead the other campus groups, and have a scholastic far above that of the general student body. Of the classes, the Juniors far excell others, and the Seniors have done what was expected .of them. Further studies of other grou,ps not lis ted here reveal that the Freshmen and Sophomore lag is not due exclusively to the r esident members of the classes. In gener a l, the more ability a student has t he better he is using i~ . and those with less ability are doing what is expected of them. Seek Remedies By using these studies as a guide, the Administration expects to be a ble to materially raise the scholasti c standards of the school. The deficiency in the grades of the stu dents of Roy Hall has become a problem which must be solved, and th e College President has suggested that the College Club attempt to find the cause of the trouble, so that it may be corrected. Survey Explained On Thursday, tjle Very Rev. E . v. Cardinal met the s tud ent body in th e College Club Room and explained these and other studtes made in thE> analysis. Charts tabulating the findings were placed on the bulletin boards, and pudging from enthusiastic reception and ,prolonged comment the studies received, it would seem that demonstrating arg uments by figures greatly stud ent body. E xpected Avg.
3.54 5.73 3.66 3.51 3.42 3.84
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Affair Surpasses Expectations Of Men In Charge Of Arrangements The Junio r -Senior Prom w hich was held in the Gold Room of the Kankakee Hotel was a brilliant affair which s urpassed even th e expectations of those in charge of the atfair. This annual dance sponsored by th e combined classes is a favori te with the s tudents because it always has meant a grand time dancing · to Fr. Mulvaney Outlines Objectives good music. This year was no exAt First Meeting ception to the time honored precedent. The election of the newly org'a nized Holy Name Society took an UD· Leroy Offerman with his eigh t expected turn last week when Ro- piece orchestra played smart dance man Pryzbys, a Freshman, was music and offered several novelty numbers that wer e received with chosen president. Even though there enthusiasm by the crowd. Offerman were Juniors and Seniors in the race, i,:; making a name for himself by Pryzbys lead ills nearest opponent, his pleasing music and we will probJ ohn Quinn, '36, by three votes. ably see much of him at future George Rogers, ' 37, was named school dances. vice-president; Luke O'Toole, '38, The dancing began at nine and was elect ed secretary, and Emmerson Dexter, ,35 , treasurer. ended at tw elve-thirty. By nineThe Rev. Bernard Mulvaney, C. S. thirty the dan ce floor was crowded V., who has been appointed by the v,ith s tudents and their alumni Administration to advise the society, tfhiieendand s cwehoa rus'udcecdesgsr.eatly in making
Przyb yz Narne d I To Head Holy Name Society
conducted the election. H e also ontlined the purpose and aims of the organization, and announced that the constitution and by-laws dra\vn up by a former Holy Name Society WC'uld be accepted for the mos t part. However, certain revisions will be suggested at the next rr~eeti ng.
dignity of a Viator Grand March. Couples marched, whirled and with Society Objectives p~rfect military formation ended m The purpose and aims of the or- front of the bandstand . Then every ganization are set-forth in the pre- one joined in singing the Viator amble of the constitution, which (Co ntinued on page 3) reads: "We, the students of St. Viator College, do hereby form an association to be known as the St. Viator College Branch of the Holy Name Society, affiliated with th e Chl cago Archdiocesan Union of the Holy Name Society, for the purpose of fostering and stimulating s tudent activities along reli gious lines, of promoting a common spirit of reThe Eng lish department has anspect and love for the Holy Name nounced that s ix Freshmen have of J esus, of insuring a deepe r, more passed th e second semester proprofound and more lasting concern ficiency examination in Rh etoric. in tl1e religiious life of th e members The s tud ents who secured the of this society, and of rend ering or- required grade, and who were ther eganized assistance to the facu lty in by excused from the course in the advancement and development of Rh t . II d . th th our Alma Mater''. h e onEnc 1. han edlgitven . e d r eef 0 ours g Is cr require Fresh m en, are: Jos eph Prokopp and Do\Ph Guy, both of Springfield, H enry Mackin, of Kankak ee, Raymond Cavanagh and Stephen W enthe, both of Chicago. WI.lliam , ' These proficiency examinations 37 Schumacher, and art innovations in the English deEdward Buttgen, '37, represented partment this year. In them, th e Viator in a heated debate against most impo rtant phases of college Illinois Wesleyan Univer sity Tuesday rhetoric are covered, and to be exnight, February 26, and re'turned empted from th e rh etoric co urs e, the home with a 4 4 to 44 audience de- student , must s ucceed in getting an cision. The debate was s ponsored average of C, i. e., 77 per cent, or
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The "Grand March'' was lead by Senior President John Bim.merle and his demure partner. To a m elody of college songs this colorful spectacle was carried through with all r espec t to the traditional honor and
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ESSAY CONTEST ANNOUNCED
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week, and to date, is causing heated discussion among many of the upper classmen. In previous years entranc e into the contest has been required of Fresh, but optional to upper classmen. This year, however, it is r e· qulred of all E nglish s tudents, and it i s thi s change which has caused dissent among u,pp er-classmen .