The VIATORIAN begins with this issue Its 53rd year as the campus spokesman
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The VIATORIAN Ia th e second o ldest collegE> '""~a 颅 pe r In the nation today.
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER SO, 1935
NUMBER 1.
VIATOR ENROLLMENT SETS NEW RECORD Debate Mgr. Starts Work On Schedule For Season Illinois Intercollegiate Debate League Would Honor Viator Representative at Conference In Chicago; Squad Call Soon. The Rev. J. W. R. Maguire, C. S. V., the Rev. John Stafford, C. S. V., and Stephen G<luld, '36, represented St. Viator at the meeting of the Dlinois Inte rcollegiate Debate League and the Mid-Wes tern Debate Conference in Chicago last week. The standard question to be used by both organizations this year reads: "Resolved: That congress should be em.powered to over-ride by two-thirds vote, decisions of the Supreme Court that declare acts of congress uncon stitutional." Gould, who is debate manager, was able to schedule 22 debates, both radio and platform, and the opponents w ill include su ch schools as Cl;Ucag o University, Knox College, DePaul University, ill. Wesleyan University, Loyola University, DeKalb Stat e Teachers' College, Wheaton College, etc. These 22 deb ates, however, do not comprise a completed schedule. Last year Viator m et 65 opponents on the forensic platform, and this y ear will p roba bly not include less debates.
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Music.In the Air; New Instructor Raises His Baton Choral
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New Feature For Viatorian In its fift y-third year , the VIATORIAN, which has always kept up with the bes t of college papers, will step out ahead of many. Starting with this issue, the VIA TORIAN will include a Rotogravure section featuring a review of the whole collegiate world in pictures. The new section, The Collegiate Digest, will consit of eight pages and its circulation will be limited to th e campus. The first issue of The Collegiate Digest on the Viator campus is particularly interesting for its fine pictures of football men in action. Among many other features, are the base relief photos of Loyola Library and th e Princeton Quadrangle.
Campus Heads Plan New Activities For 路Students Second Banner Year Shows Greatest Increase In Junior Class; Freshmen Class Has The Largest Number. The larges t number of students eve r to attend St. Viator College in the 68 years of its history has enrolled this semester. To date the increase is 25 p er cent ove r that of last year. Administration h eads believe it probable that additional enrollments may boost this figure as high as 28 or 30 per cent within the next two weeks.
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The most surprising gain is shown The Rev. M. P. Loughran, C. S. Martin McLaughlin and Patrick in the Junior class where th e env ., new member of the faculty and Hayes, both of whom were Fresh- rollment is 134 p er cent larger than a specialist in music, is now formmen here last year, entered the that of last year. This amazing ing a musical organization at St. Viatori8.n Novitiate at Lemont, Ill., advancement has been attributed to Viator College similar to that in during the summer. the reorganization of th e College many other colleges in the United McLaughlin of Kankakee, was one last spring into Junior and S enior Stat es. of the outstanding campus figures Colleges and the n ew opportunities Having hear~ a number of the during his two semesters at St. offered in the latter school. The students sing, Father Loughran beViator. He was Business Manager Freshman class has increased 11 lieves that once they have learned for the VIATORIAN, an able de- per cent over last year, and the Soto sing as a unit they will make bater, a leader in the Dramatic phomore class, 8 per cent. The only a splendid choir . Club and Master of Ceremonies at decrease is no ted in the Senior class. "Ther e will be no Glee Club, strictthe Dramatic Club-VIATORlAN Gains have been made in the ranks ly speaking", said the new director banquet in May. In consideration of both the coeds and day s tudents. of music, "However, the ChOral Club of the fact that be was a FreshSecond Banner Year will not be limited to Ecclesiastical George Rogers, '37, Proves Man man and not eligible for high social The increase in attendance is conmusic". Of the Hour honors, these achievem en ts are r e- sid er ed r emarkable in view of the Fr. Stafford Honored The newly organized group prom___ markable. fact th at last year's enrollment Father Stafford was nominated for ises to be a pleasant source of enAt a meeting marked by fine e nHayes, of Emden , Illinois , was showed substantial g ains over that the office of Secretary-Treasurer of tertainment throughout the coming th e Ill. Intercollegia t e D ebate Lea- year. 路 It will appear for the most thusiasm, the College Club Thurs- likewise busy in campus affai r s. H e of 1933. The fig ures indicate plainday night unanimously elected the served as Assistant Circula ti on 1-'I an - ly a g ener a l r ecognition of the ben egue, and earnestly reques t ed by the part in Conj unction with th e arches Rev. J ohn Stafford , c. s. v., moder- ager of the VIATORIAN, was ac- fits offered by St. Via tor as an infaculty directors at the mee ting to tra or string ense mble. ator fo r the current year. William t ive in the St. J ohn B erchman's stituti on of higher learning. accept the position . But because of Cred it for the all-time high enrollhis many duti es here, be declined , T~e date is not yet set for the Phelan, '36, who assu med his first Society and a n infatiguab le worker th e honor. The Secr etary-Trea.s ur- mUS IC club's debut, although Father offi cial duties as president of th e in Freshman class und ertak ings. ment is due largely to Bro. Dumas As th ese two young gentlemen en- McCleary, C. S. V., w ho brought the ersWp is the most impor t a nt office Magui re has a lready made arrange- organization, at the same tim e ap in league, ments fo r its early appearan ce on pointed George Rogers, '37, and t e r th e re lig ious life, p r ayers , and advantages offered by the College the air through radio station WCFL. Tony Marik, '37, t o organize and bes t wis hes from th e studen t bod y befo re prospec t ive s tudents, and to The first call for de bating r edirect the Freshman c lass until such go wi th them for success in th eir Richard Doyle, '35, who assisted cruits will be made in a few days as him. chosen vocation. time as it shall hold an election . the schedule includes several ap College authorities and cam pus Homecoming Plans Laid pearances befo/e the Chri s tmas r eleaders hav e exp r essed the belief cess, and possibly before 1'hanksBro. Edward DesLauriers, C. S. that the large enrollment will m a k e g iv ing . The College Club was host to the V., having taken t emporary charge possible func ti ons that heretofore Freshman class at an informal party of plans for th e Homecoming n ext have been imp oss ible. An ex te nsive of Welcome Saturday night in th e month, named committees to begin Daniel Mu rphy , r egis t e red from plan of social activities is already Refe c tory. work in order to mak e this annu a l Moore Township Hi g h School, Farbeing fo rmul ated. George m e r City, Illinois, and William At 8:30 o'clock, the cards were affair a memorable e vent. Loyola In both th e entran ce examinations [ shuf!led, the radio put into action, Rogers, '37, was selec ted as chair- Schroeder, registered from Academy, Chicago, Illinois , are the w hi ch wer e taken by the Freshmen a nd the guests proceeded to enjoy man of all the committees. The Senior class was placed in only two fres hmen who succeeded in last week, Ray O'Connor, of Em- th e evening, whi le they lis tened tO m e r son Hi g h School, Gary, Indiana, an ominous rumble from the north charge of the Homecoming dance, passing the proficiency examination As a r ewa rd they are Th e n ew s tudents as w e ll as the who bids we ll to win one of the - which was finally discovered to th e Sophomores w ere asked to ~r- in Rhetori c. ran ge a huge bon-fire and p ep m eet- exempt from the first semester work old were agreeably surprised at th e tacld c positions on the varsity foot- be preparations for lunch. ing th e evening before the game ,and in ~hetori c and give n thre e hours change that had taken place in Roy ball sq uad, received the highest ratA short mu 2i~~ program was 路of1 Hall during th e s umme r recess. ing. f e r ed, with Ray Cavanagh, '38, as th e Juniors were named as heads 1 c redit. This year a departure was mad e P erhaps t h e mos t notable change The firs t examination given is Master of Ce r emonies. H e rb ert of Freshmen co mmittees who w ill ex- is the ton e of distin c tion len t to t h e composed of English, Mathamatics, Foederer, '39, appropri ately open ed p lace t h e foot ba ll g am e befo r e the in cond u cting the proficiency am inatio n. Those Freshmen who pri vat e rooms where workmen h ave Scien ce, H istory and Social Scien ce the sh ow with a piano solo. H e public. The students w ere pleased w ith the made a fair ly c r edita ble showing in bee n laboring since las t Ju ne. Walls sec tions, and from the r esults of Was followed by R ay Cavanagh, w ho the test, department heads are en- vocalized his sentime nts with "I'm s trai ght-forward, matte r-of-fac t t a lk the content examinations were giv- and furni s hings h ave been painted ab led to organize c lasses on a basis in the Mood for Lo ve". Jack and with which Father Stafford accepted en an opportu nit y to take the pro- in an unus ual and varied design, H e explained ficiency. In t his way the work of g iving the r ooms a very modem asof student needs. Bernard Kilbrid e, both freshmen bar- his new position. In o rder to keep the standard of monized on the nove lty number, briefly his conception of the r ela- correction was made lighte r fo r the pect. P e rhaps n ew and harmonizing new students as high as that of "The Man on the Flying Trapeze", tions between the College Club, its professors and at the same time the colors will r end er the atmosphere in their h igh school wo rk, the Otis and J ack I goe, ' 39, offered an origin- moderator, and the College Adminis- student opportunities for self ~ ad- the dorm itory building more congenial and condu c ive to s tudy. T est, Form A, was also given. When a1 piano solo, m uch to J ack 's cr edit. tration and left the meeting with vancement were preserved. 1 The more tmportant phases of Atten tion is brought to the fact the students fa ll below their ability j The e vening's program was con- the firm con viction that it had made Rhe tori c are co ve r ed in the pro- that such decorating is expensive standard, Instructors are able to see eluded by a return to the radio and no mistake in its selectio n . ficiency examination, and the stu- and resident s tud ents a r e urged to lhe decUne, and thus to find the the dance music of the maestros of Japan will have an oppor tunity to dent must get an average of C., i. e., protect the room which Is their pascause. the air. see American football this autumn. 77 per cent or above to pass. Mur- session for th e next nlne months. A squad of 34 former college play- phy and Schroeder ti ed with an aver Th e board of trustees of Lafayette Wh en a letter was r efused Jim College is inv-Iting members of gov- Tolbert, husky University of T exas ers from Tulsa University, the Uni- age of B., I. e., 85 to 93 pe r cent. H old yo ur breath, dub! Scientists at the University of Iowa have di s ernlng boards of 35 leading un1ve r - lineman, because he swung at an of- versity of Chicago and various PacsHies and colleges of the East to a ficial after a game, he was pre- ific Coast schools will play a se rIt's impossible to get a college cover ed that the better golfers ho ld conferen ce in Eas t on, Pa., on April sented with a mounted trophy by ies ot ten games in seven Japanese degree In Italy now without pro- their breath while making a shot. cities. !lciency in military science. Sharpshooters likewise, professors. 26. hls teammates.
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College Club Opens Fall Social Season
Two Frosh Win Rhetoric Honors
Rate Athlete First In Entrance Exams
Paint Adds New Tone To Roy Hall
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