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MONDAY, APRIL 15, 1985
McNamara Named ~F=oo=tb=al==l'C:::::::o:::::::ac:::::::h iF ather Higgins T 0 Football ·coach By Conduct Annual Student Retreat College. Council =----'1
Warm Reception of Seneca Priest Last Year Recommends His Return on April 17.
Appointment Made on Basis of Young Coa<;h's Past Record; Outstanding Coaches Considered. ~·-------------------------------
Appointment of J ohn McNamara, head basketball coach during the past season and assistant football coach under Ray Murphy las t year, t0 the position of head football coach was announced April 4: by the Very
Rev. E. v. Cardinal, Ph. D., president of the college. Coach MeN amara's selection was unanimous. The newly · appointed mentor is a Little 19 conference man, having George Fleming Announces graduated from Northern illinois of Arrangements.
linois, las t year's r etreat master, will again direct this important Student Retreat. Father Higgins, who -. - - - . . distinguished himself as an army Plans Ar e Lard at Frr s t M e etr ng chaplain, is a speaker of wide r eof Sociology Club . pute.
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State Teachers college where he obtalned a bachelor of education degree, and where he was captain of the football team in his senior year. Was Grid Star. During his collegiate years, Coach McNamara was given a place on sev-
George Fleming, '35, announced today that the Chicago Club will hold an elaborate Easter party in Chicago during the spring holidays. The exact date will be determined at a meeting of the students so metime next week.
eral all-star Little 19 elevens. During 1931-32 he attended the University of Iowa where h e earned a Master of Arts degree. McNamara's experience as a coach is considerable although thls is his first year coaching a collegiate team. Last season he was St. Viator's line coach in football and turned out one of the most formidable lines in .the conference. Before coming to St. Viator, Coach McNamara was athletic direc tor and head football, basketball and track• coach at St. Alban's in Sycamore, illinois. H e won the majority of his football games while coaching there. This is McNamara's first year at St. Viator, and his efficien cy, executive and coaching abilities recomm ended themselves to t he college authorities. "Round John," the new mentor, is a lso a member of the college faculty and is very popular with th e stud ents. He gained the appoint~ent over such outstanding men as Melinkovich and Carideo, forme r Notre Dame stars, who had applied for the vacancy left by Ray Murphy, last season's colorful coach.
Holiday parties have been s teadily growing m popularity during the past t wo yeyars, and the gala affrur of last Chnstmas was uns urpassed in brilliance and gayiety. The following bright spots in Chicage's night life are being considered as scenes for the party: Walnut Room in the Bismark Hotel, Boulevard Room of the Stevens Hotel ; Blackhaw k Restaurant, College Inn, Chez Paree.
DebaterS Reach H.I gh Marl:"'- ·In I SeaSOn'S WinS
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Conference. ~ebat~rs Appear Twrce In Chrcago, The Bergin Debating Society will close its 1933-1934 forensic season Tuesday night when the two Conference t eams debate before the Hol y Name Society of St. Catherine 6f Genoa Church in Chicago. From the stnnd,point of victories, this year has been one of the most successful Viator debaters have enjoyed for many years, with .717 p·e rcent of all intercollegiate debates to their credit. Edward O'Brien, '37, and Edward Buttgen, '37, defeated William Crannell, '37, and Stephen Gould, '36, by an overwhelming audience decision in an exhibition debate befo re the St. Robert Bellarmine Holy Name Society in Chicago last week. The decision ,while unimportant in itself, was claimed by th e victors to be a fair es timate of the relative merits of the two collective-bargaining cases. This conclusion, however, bas been hotly cont es t ed by Crannell and Gould. Seaso.l Summary.
The first meeting of the newly founded Sociology Club was held last Friday night. April 5 . The organization is made up of students intereqted in social questions and its d: ' t 11, h 0 'h t~sc:t~:~~.s are open a w WlS
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The first meeting waS condu ct ed by the Rev. Bernard Mulvaney, c. s. v., who talk ed on th e sociological in-· t erests a modern Catholic should have. H e chose Frederic Ozona.m as h io modeL In the future the dicusssion will center around the s ocial lea dership of such modern Catholics as Menni!lend, Van Ketteler, Ryan, Hass and Maguire. The interest shown in the fi rst meeting gives promise that the Sociology Club will becom e a popular and profitable discussion group.
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Corcoran To Preside; I CPA Kenneth Corcoran,· ' 35, Editor of the VIATORIAN, has been asked by the Illinois College Press Association to serve as presiding' offiCer at it!"l annual convention, held this year on May 3 and 4 in Carbondale. Miss Frances Noel, President of the I . C. P. A., has bestowed this honor upon Corcoran because of his four years of superior work on the V1ATORIAN, which has been praised
Buttgen Addresses Bonfield Debaters he:~o!;s:: p~~:~s ~~~~~f,;,e:~. h~ le;~~~orde~:~s p~ ~e:: ~~~~co~: ~a::e E d B 'd t 37 P th d;ar gin u~g~nt~ ' S r~~nt en ~f e er b d ~ ~ g ocle ~· B dressed t e e a ng class o onfield High School last week. He spoke at the r equest of the Bonfield debat e coach , who is introducing forensic activities in the school and who wanted help in their organization. Buttgen outlined at length the formalities and tactics of debating and helped the class to organize a negative case on the advisability of the federal government's granting aid to education. Sweden's citizens still maintain the custom of addressing eve ryone by the ti tl e that designates his business or profession. For example, they say, "Will Mr. The Lawyer Smith come to dinner ?" As a parting shot, I'll say, "Mr. the Prom Chairman Swallow is to be commended for managing an excellent dance Friday evening.
The annual S tudent Retreat this yf:ar will commence on Wednesday ..:::vening, April 17, and will close on Saturday morning April 20. It has been announced that the Rev. Claren ce H iggins of Seneca, n-
Sociologists Hear Father il!f!Ju Ivan ey J. r.J
Chicago Club To Hold First Easter Dance
a novel idea that is creating a great h deal of inte~e:t d abou~ t e ~ar~t~s. He bas ins ale a arge u e m Board on the third floor of Marsile Hall that is dally filled with interesting and valuable Information. Problems dealing with mathematics and physics are posted in an endeavor to stimulate interest in these courses. The solvers of these problems are made members of the First Solvers' Club formed jus t for this purpose. The club .boasts of three members at the present time; these men, Milo Shosser, John Bimmerle e nd Brother B. Russel, have each solved one of th e three problems presented. The various instruments used in the physics classes are pictured and explained so that non-physists may receive an idea of the work being don e in the classes. Another interesting item is the explanation of different instruments that are not in the laboratory but are being used by physists to conduct experiments.
the largest schedule in the history of thE school. These debates r esulted in 33 victories for Viator, 13 losses, and one tie decision. For four of tht: meets, no decision was r endered. Collective bargaining was the topic (Continued on Page 6
College Officials Jn Chicago The North Central Association held a meeting in Chicago last Friday nnd Saturday at the stevens Hotel. The Very Reverend E. V. Cardinal, Ph. D. , president, th e Reverend Richard French, vice-president and the R everend L . T. Phillips, d ean of s tudies, represented St. Viator college. A new accrediting system and various education projects were brought before the m eeting for discussion by the committees .
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This is the first time for several years t he VJ A TORIAN b as been represented at the convention, and the first time an editor has presided.
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Last year Father Higgins wag enthusiastically received by the col'I lege students. His wade range of e~~eri.ence and inherent sympathy a1a h1m greatly in conducting sueceqsful re treats His interesting and i~piring lectur~s made a lasting impression upon all of his listeners. The r etreat will open with a conferen ce and Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament Wednesday evening. The hours of meeting fo r convocations and other services will appear On the Bulletin Board shortly.
Noted Dramatist Visits on Campus The Rev. Dawson Byrnes, a student at the college in 1913-17, · was a recent visitor to the campus. Father Byrne's friends of that period will remember him for his splendid interpretations of Dicken's characters. Always interested in drama, Father Byrnes gave very convincing character interpretationS of David Copperfield, Oliver Twist and other famous Dicken's characters. Fr~ Byrnes spent a few days a t the college renewing his acquaintance with members of the Viator faculty .
Father Cardinal On Springfield Board The Very R ev.
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art(lNCloet. e: Corcoran did not write thi3 Springfield concerning th e Baker Thank you.) Bills 85 and 86 which deal with education. Presidents of other institutions, namely those of Chicago and Northwes t ern Univer sities, will act with Father Cardinal on this Bro. Dumas McCleary, Dick Doyle board. These bills which will be and W eeger Krauser were busy last voted upon by the Legislature soon week filming moving pictures of the may exert a great influence upon college campus. The pictures are education ,policies in Dlinois. being shown to the graduating classes in nearby high schools. It is the hope of the students here that the shots wi ll be shown in th e College Cllub room soon. I n review of the last iss ue of the VIATORIAN, the editors and s taff The Western Courier puzzled the ex tend their congratulations to Jo e ''Macomb teachers" with the follow- Prokopp and the member s of the ing sentence which, incidentally, is class who aided him in editing the perfectly correct when punctuated Freshman Number of th e paper. It correc tly :Smith where J ones had was well written and was received had had had had had bad had had With much favorable comment on th e Campus. the approval of the auditors.
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