SOPH OMORE COTILLI O N BOURBONNAIS. ILLINOIS
VOL. LII.
FRIDAY, li'IAY 3 .. 1935
NUM.BER
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DRAMATISTS IN 'VARIETIES OF
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1935'
Sophs Plan Spring CotillioniViator Drama Club Stages .
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Novel Histrionics Tuesday
Edward o~Brien Tells of College Honors Plans for Informal Dance Cage men At A
Prof essor Maloney and Bro. Williams Direct Two P lays an d "Vaudeville Echoes" -----------------------------~
GrandBanquei GreenandWhite Class Features Offerman Orchestra; Chas. Andrews Expected to Attend, Says Officers Lowell Lawson, Pres. Viator 1Made Colors for Alumni, Is Guest Speaker E ast er Cha p t er Viator AthletiCS at IS Held Here Purple and Gold Retained for Scholastic Functions By ViatorianS The Sophomore
class
will enter-
tain the school Saturday night, May
11,
the annual spring dance, this
year appropriately dubbed the "Sophomore Cotillion". LeRoy Offer-
Ten· basketball players and
managers
were
entertained
two
at
an
elaborate banquet in the College Re· fectory last night. The affair was
man and his popular ten piece band
planned as a recognition on the part
has been secured by the Orchestra Committee, it was announced yesterday by Edward O'Brien, the class president. At Kankakee Hotel The cotillion will be held in the beautiful Gold Room of the Kankakee Hotel from 9:30 until 12:30. This is the second dance to be held off
of the Athletic Association for the work of t he cagemen during the year, and 12 monograms were awardThe Easter Chapter of the Via- ed during tht:_ course of the evening. torian Community was held at St. Speakers Ent.ertain Viator's College April 23. Af t er the The worthy toastmaster, the Rev Chapter Mass which was celebrated in the, College Chap el by the Pro- F . J. Harbauer, C. S. V., after exvincial, the Rev. J. P. O'Mahoney, plaining that there would be only five speakers "tipped the ball" to over thirty Mapors of t he Commun- Bill Schumacher, who was repreity assembled in the parlor of Mar- senti ng the student body. Schu· sile HalL macher, whose debating experiencE' The Rev. J. P . O'Mahoney opened had prepared him for such an octhe meeting with a short address casion, ' 'hogged the ball for fiv e on the manner in which the Com- minutes" while he convulsed his lismunity was adjusting itself to meet teners \Vith humorous stories of the th e ,problems of the day. faculty and t eam. Very Rev. E. V. Cardinal, Presi- , t f S V C . t d Th e toastmaster next "tipped the den o t. iator o 11 ege, m ro uc- ball" to Streaky Burke the only ieted the general topic of discussion: term an to be lost. Bu k p ke " Greater Community Interest in St. r e s o eloquently and feelingly of how a Viator College and Greater Co-oper- senior felt when he must think of ation in Promoting its Welfare" . never wearing the Green and Wh ' te Father Cardinal gave an instructive f v· t · t th f ~ o Ia or lll o e ray once agam. itntssi gihn taninytoprthobelernmosdern college and He also praised Coach McNamara's work very highly The speaker was followed by Bro. tller D McCl eary who gave some The first half of this unusu a l v ery mterestmg "Flashlights on game having conc;luded Coach MeRecruiting" . Namara was called upon to deliver one of his famous pep talks. Brief <~college Cooperation from Cler- ly and to the point Mac said ics engaged in Paris h and Mission vehemently - "Rotate!" Obligingly, Work" was a topic of lively discus . . Father Harbauer passed the ball sion lead by the Fathers engaged in ra,pid s ucc ession to the next fe w in that field of labor. The Rev. s peakers ; first calling upon ProJ . P . Lynch, of St. Patric k' s , Kan- fessor Maloney, track coach; and kakee, led the discussion and open- then up on Lowell Laws on, Pres ied this topic for general comment. dent of the Alumni Association and The Rev. D. A. O'Connor, Princi- the Reverend E . V. Cardinal, C. S. pal Cathedral High School, Spring- V., Pres ide nt of the Colleg e. f ield, drew on his experience m Alumni Greetings Spring field and other school centers Mr. Lowell Laws on, President -:>f t o show h ow "College Co-operation th e Alumni A ss ocia tion and princican be g iven b y Cleri cs t ea chin g in pal g ues t s peak er o f th e evenin g , S econda r y Schools ". T h is was fol- lead a dc laga ti on of th e Chica go aJ so lowed by t h e discourse on "Coll ege chapter to the banquet a n d Co-operation from Our Student Cler- brought a message f r om t he a lumni ics", which was delive r ed by the to t he monogram men. Mr. L aw R ev . J. E . Williams of the Newman son informed the assembled ViatorFoundation, Campaign, Illinois. ians that the alumni of the Co Hege The Rev . F. E. Munsch, Librarian, were well pleased with the showing St. Viator College, read a very in- that had been made by t he team s teresting paper on the "College Li- during the past year and assured brary" them they would have the active Social activi ti es were to,pics that support of the Alumni Association provoked a spirited discussion, and always. instigated a great deal of construeThe Reverend E . v. Cardinal spoke tive comment and observations from b ri efly and to the point upon th e the assembled MajQrs. history of monogram awards. It wa'.; The Provincial Chapters ar e h eld explained that the presen t day sysat St. V iator College twice a year. tern of presenting letters to athletes It is most appropriate that Viator- is just th e natural evolution of th e ian veterans assemble here in the awarding of an olive wreath to th e first camping gro unds of the Via- Olym,pic \Vinners of old. After Fathtorian pioneers so that they may er Cardinal had finished his historbivouac with the dead, who lived, ical sketch be delegated the Revwho died that their comrades might erend Father Loweny, golf coach, keep faith wi th Viato r and carry on fo r God and fo r Count r y. ( Continued on Page Th r ee)
the campus this year, and the Gold Room has always furnished a gay and colorful atmosphere for the College functions. Charles Andrews, of the Univers ity of lllinois, who is to head the newly created Department of Phys ica! Education h er e next year, is ex pected to attend the dan ce, ac cording to the class officer:3. The
Committees committees a ppointe d
by
O'Brien to have cha r ge of the Cotilare: Ticket Committee : E. li on O 'Bn'en G Ra ge s J O'Leary K ' . r ' . , . W ise r; Orches tra Committee: Mackm , H D 10n ne, J Stock bar, Ge rri .t y; Recep ti on Committee: M An thony, J. A rring ton, E . Lanoue Dr. a nd M r s. P . H . A nth on y, and Dr , and M r s . J a m es Bevan s have
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co n sen ted t o chaperon the d ance. Prep a r e for Crowd Th e So ph omore Cotillion opens the sp ri ng 's o cial s e ason , and th e plans have been m a d e to mak e it an ela bo r a t e affair . It is th e las t a ll -sc hoo l d ance, and th erefore a capacity a ttend a n ce can b e expected. Th e bids are on s al e f or $1.25 per cou p le.
Fr . Car dinal Attends • Ed UCa t o r s ' M ee t In g The R ev . E. Cardinal, President of St. Viator College, attended the thirty-second conven tion of the National Catholic Education Assoc iation whic h w a s held at th e H otel Stevens in Chicago April 24 and 25. More than 2000 Catholic educato r s and dignitaries took part in the discus sion of tho existing problems that confront the college of today. Father Cardinal spoke on a s ub ject dealing with th e Catholic part in college education w hi ch was jntroduced as a general topic for discussjon. Thomas F. Woodlock, economis t end former member of the Inter s tate Commerce Commission, presented a very interesting and instruc tiv e speech titled "Mind of th e Church and The Great Insolvency". The convention was brought to a close by a banque t which all th e members a ttended In the ballroom of th e hoteL
A short but important chapter in the Annals of Viatorian History was written last week when the Athletic Association decided in favor of changing the athletic colors of the school from the traditional Purple and Gold to Green and White. Th e scholastic colors will remain Pu:::-pie and Gold.
B re a king all Viator preced ents in form s of entertainm ents , th e Dramatic Club w ill present "V ARITIES OF 1935" Tues d a y evening, May 7, in the Auditorium of st. Patrick Hig h SchooL The program , ineluding a grand collection of comedy, melodrama, songs and dances , has been under the supervision of Professor Mi chael Maloney, of the Eng !ish Department. Brother Francis T. \Villiams, C. S. V., has directed the s tudents in their reh earsals. "The Confessional" The first number of the ''VARITES" ,program is a on e act play with Martin McLaughlin, '38, in the lead role. The plot centers around the temptation of Mr. Baldwin (MeLaughlin ) to prejure himself in the trial of a friend. The snare tight -
ens when it is revealed that Baldwin bas been oftered $100,000 t o "forge t" on the witness stand. MeLaughlin is ably assis ted b y Miss Claire Legris , '36, who fills the part of Mrs. Baldwin, hi s wif e. Th eir worldly son and daug hter, pla y ed by W eeg er Krause r, '38,_ a n d lVIiS3 1-1ary Anthony, '37, res p ecti v el yr make an hones t decis ion h ard to be 1 d b B ld · Th 1 t nied. It was, no doubt, due t o reac 1 € y a \V lll. e po unaiJ unquen chable loyality that th e rav els when M iss E v elyn Lanoue-, Association retained the traditional ' 37, th e m ai d , usher s 1\fr. Joh n 1Yiarcolors for s cholastic functions. shall, a b a nl{er, played by Har o ld
Much Debate The decision was reached only after a great deal of debate and deliberation on the part of the authorities. It was admittedly difficul t to cast aside th e old colors, to draw down the Purple and Gold under which Viator men had played for decades , but the arguments in favor of th e change could not be d e -
Colors Acceptable S ellers, ' 3 ti , o n t he scen e. ' 'The Fvr many years , all Viator athlet - Confessional" is a s trong p lay, filled ic t eams hav e be en known as the with charact er stud y , s us p en se ancl ''Green Wave" , both on the camp us and throughout th e whole t er r itory of Viatorian activity. T hi s has le ad to the assumption by tho s e out sid e the sch ool that th e m en ,play ed und er a Green and \Vhite ban ner. Purple and Gold, in fact , has hardly been reg ard ed as th e sc hool athletic colors by the s t ud ents here for th e pas t four years . It was because of thi s almos t univers a! accepta nce th a t th e Athl e tic Association m a d e the chan g e.
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Viator Represented At Catholic Meet Th e N a ti on a l C atho li c Alumni Federation . w h ich h eld i t s annual conventio n two weeks ago in Chicago, is a growing o r gani z ation t ha t is beco m ing powerful throughout th e nation. At the convention were many of the noted Catholic educators of Am erica gathered for t h·.:: purpose of forwarding Catholic education" The outstanding even t of the meeting w as th e brilliant discourse of Fa ther I . F ox, S. J., professor at Fordham U niversi ty, wh o defended th e actions of Father Cough lin, radio-priest o f fame. The Rev. E. V, Cardinal, President of St. Viator College, served on th e committee of Organization. Ups and D ow n s Says the LaSall e Collegian: "And then there are some students that wi11 go down in history- and then a gam there are a few who will pass".
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r ama. "Vaudeville Ech oes" The second po rtion of t he entert a inment, called " Va ud ev ill e E choes" i s u n usual an d a decided in o va ti on ii! Viator p r og r ams. It inc lud es vocal s olo es, du e t s, dances and comed y. Amon g the ente rta iner s are : Miss . Mary C rui s e, '35, J ack Croni n, '35, Miss Ma r y :Mitchel, '38, W illiam F le ming , 36 , R a lp h Cele tto, '38, AL Pala din o , '38, R ay Cavanagh, ' 38, and a d ance t eam, Rozell a and Ann, "Vaude vill e Echo es" pro mises to b e one of the hi g h spo t s in t h e program a n d is bein g unde r ta k en by a gro up of well-known performers. "Two M e n Cam e T o W oo" Three of th e outstanding dramatists of t he campus will end the "VARITI ES" with one of France ' ~ best plays, "'I\vo Men Came To Woo". lVIiss Mary Cruise, '35, plays the rol e of Jeanette, a cultured, ac:complishec\, but proud young lady, eli gible for marriage. Her hand ls s ought by two men , Maurice and Pierre. Maurice, played by Jack Cronin, '35, sees her as the acme or perfection. Pierre, played by Edward Buttgen, '37, in keepin_g' with an egotistical and haugh ty character, constantly points out her faults. In the end the lady's choice reveaJs the way to a Woman's H eart. The play is filled wi t h keen and subtle humor. As we go t o press, over half of the seats have been sold , and all indications point to a fu ll hou se on Tuesday night. A matinee performance w ill be presen t ed Tuesday afternoon to th e stud enta of St. Patrick's school.