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VOL. LIII
Dramatic Club Considers Plans Of New Director
Anniversary Mass For M sgr. Legris A Solemn Requ iem High Mass will be celebrated In the Co llege Chape l on Monday for the repose of the soul of Monsignor Gerasim l! M. L egris. Novembe r 4 marks the first anniversary of th e death of Monsignor Legris , w ho had been active as professor of mora l th eology and European histo ry here for 53 years. The Rev. P. C. Conway, of Chicago, a Viator alumnus and a close frie nd of t h e deceased Monsignor, will preach the memorial serm on. The Very Rev. Dr. E. V. Cardinal, C. S. v., will be celebrant of the Mass.
Doctor Van Deventer Succeeds Professor Maloney; Leaders Work To Reorganize Club On High Standard. --------------------
Adopting a plan of complete · reorganization, th e Drmatic Club m et last Tuesday and enthusiasti cally welcomed Dr. William C. Van Deventer as its new director and moderator. Doctor Van Deventer su cceeds Prof. Michael Maloney, whose academic duties fo r ced him to r esign this year. The new moderator ou t lined to the dram atists his conception of a p r ogressive Dramatic club, and suggested th at the m embers adopt his proposals. H e ske t ched a program which wo uld mak e the organization active during the entire season, and which, at the same time, would build it ·up to a high standard. He dismissed the idea of presenting a large play at any near date. Prospects Good The meeting was marked by a keen interest and enthusiasm, Uld the suggestions of Doctor Van Deventer were acceeded to in large part. After the meeting, the club leaders expressed themselves as being encouraged by the dramatic prospects, and stated their belief that o. highly acceptable plan could be worked out before the next meeting. Director Experienced The new moder ator assumes hi s
Six Professors Named Advisors To Specialists Dean
Explains Advantages Of Faculty Conselors
The inauguratio n of a system of freshmen counselo rs by th e College Administration was announ ced last week by the acting Dean of Studies, the Rev. B e rnard Mulvaney, C. S. V. Six faculty membe rs were named to offer advice in the preparation courses, and t o suggest correct lines of study t o students in each particular field. Dr. William C. Van Deventer was placed over the pre-m edical, pre-dental and pre pharmeceutical s tudents. Prof. Eugene Donnell y heads the pre-law g roup. The Rev. John W. Stafford, C. S. V., wi ll direc t men interested in clerical life. Prof. Michael Malony has charge of the pre-journalism students. The Rev. Dr. Richard French, C. S. V., was appointed advisor for prospective teachers. Dr. William J. O'Donnell will direct the pre-engineering men. duties with several years of exPurpose Explained perience and study behind him. While attending Central College, I The objective of th e plan is threeFiette, Mo., he was ac tive in dra- fold: Advisers are to keep in close matics and on numerous occasions comm uni cation with each freshman directed the productions of t hat by means of personal interviews ; school's club. H e has devoted much they are to check over student class time to the study of histrionics, and r ecords; and th ey will enable the has always been in tensely interested student to choose those classes which w ill best suit his future s t udies. in stage activities. In making th e armouncement, Note of Thanks 41 the Through the columns of the VIA- Father Mulvaney said that TORIAN, the Dramatic Club ex- system will be invaluable to the tends to Professor Maloney and to student. He will not choose his line Brother Williams, who assis ted him, of stud y blindly, but will be directed a vote of appreciation. The members to classes best suited to his needs". are cognisant of the time and effort which the organization of the club and the productwn of the "Vanhes of 1935" required, and are highly I thankful to these two men who di rected them.
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Seasonal Air Prevails At School Frolic ---
Coeds Hold First Of Saturday Night P arty Series The Sorority opened its social season with a gay H a llowe'en party, h eld in the Refectory Saturday evening, October 26. The evening's festivities were inaugurated with bridge. Appropriate Hallawe' en refreshm ents were se rved, and the high spo t of the evening was an all-student floor show. The f loor-show, which has come to b e a re cognized part of coed parties, made a dec ided 'bit' with the guests. Though informal, it was presen ted with the deftness of a professional show. Radio danc ing followed th e student show and coneluded the party. Clever and colorful decorations gave the occasion a fes tive a ir which prevailed throughout the evening. The coeds probably established a precedent which wi ll supplant the old Viator cus tom of "turning the
village wrong -s ide out" in celebralion of A li Sain ts' Eve. The Sorority, with Miss :M ary Anthon y, '37, as chairlady, succeeded in presenting its party with an informality that assured an enjoyable evening Popular approval on the part of the student body p erhaps will induce the coeds to hold parties of a similar nature in celebration of f u ture Miss Lucille Putz and Miss Ruth holidays. · Arrington, '34, of Kankakee were -------hostesses to the members of the College Sorority at an informa1 tea he ld Sunday afternoon, October 20, in the coed room. The tea table was appropriately arranged and beautifully deco rated with fall flowers. Both hostesses presided over th e In a few weeks the Reverend J . tea table. After tea, a business meetin g was W. R. Maguire, C. S. V., nationally held and the following officers were known figure in labor circles, will res um e his radio broadcasts over elected for the ensuing year: President, Miss Marga ret Clancy, Station WCFL. Father Maguire has been delive r ing these addresses fo r '36. Vice-President, Miss Claire L eg ris , many years and the public has evinced great interest in them. The '37. Secretary, Miss Mary Anthony, brodcast will be heard every Sunday night at 8:00 o'clock. '37. Treasurer, Miss H azel Dionne, '37. Besides his many duties Father Miss Lucille Putz was appointed Maguire has organized a Study Clu b to represent the Alumnae members. at St. Patrick 's in Kankakee which Plans to sponsor card parties once meets every Wednesday evening. a month in th e coed room were disOn November 5, he will speak in cussed, as well as other future so- H ammond, Ind., and during the same cial activities. month he will talk to the St. Mary Business meetings are to be held Monday Evening Club of Chicago on on the third Sunday of every month the "Theology of Pain and Sufferin the coed room. ing' '.
MISS Margaret Cl ancy
Hea ds Soronty . Umt .
Shirley Lane Elected President Of I. R. C. From th e group of seven Seniors eligible for the presidency, Shirley Lane, '36, was chosen by t h e International Relations Club at its first meeting. Miss Mary Anthon y, '37, was named to succeed herself as secretary. Lane, who succeeds Stephen Gould, '36, is a day student from Kankakee. In a brief talk after his election, h e promised to make the organization one of the most popular clubs on the campus, and stated his own keen interest in internation al affairs. Miss Anthony has held th e sec retaryship in num e rous student groups during th e past two years, a nd as sec r etary of the I. R. C. last year, she labored earnestly to piE:.Ce the high standards of the club before the thinking public. H e r home is in Beaverville, Illinois .
Viator Economist to Have Radio Hour
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A student newspape r that Ia not fr ee, withi n th e hounaanea of decency und goo<1 taste, 18 worse tbo.o uaeleaa. - Glenn Frank
NUMBER 3
College Club Arranges Supper-Dance Nov. 10 Viator Men Will Be Hosts to St. Francis College , Students; Phelon Tells Of Efiorts To Make Social Success.
New Washington Home Dedicated By Viatorians ---
Many N o~ables At Ceremonies; Fr. 0 Mahoney Presides The beautifu;- new home of th e Viatorians at 1326 Quincy Street, N. E., Wasn!ngton, D. C., was officially dedicated on St. Viator's Day. The dedication ce remoni es were presided over by the Very R ev. J. P . O'Mahoney, C. S. V., provincial of th e American Province of the Order. , Father O'Mahoney sang a Solemn High Mass . Tbe house, which is unde r the supervision of the Rev. Thomas Sullivan, C. S. V., was placed under the patronage of Saint Michael. It is built according to Italian Resaissance architecture, and has, been comfortably furnished. Man y Present Many of the religious superiors in Washington and professors of the Catholic University of Am e ri ca were guests at a banquet on the evening of the dedication. Among whom we re Msgr. Fulton, Sheen, '17, and Msgr. P. J. McCormick, Director of Catholic Siste rs College. During the evening of October 20, the alumni of St. Viator College attend ed a smoker in the new home. The domestic affairs of the house a r e in charge of th e Sisters of Notre Dame. Sisters of the same
As we go to press, the College Club Js beginning p lans for a supper-dance to be held in honor of the students o. St. Francis College, Joliet, on November 10. The affair is intended to repay the guesta fOr the tea-dance at whlch St. Francis entertained Viator men in Jolie t last spring. I The girls w ill attend the st. Norbe rt-Viator football game on Sund~y afternoon at Bergin Athletic Field. A six-o'clock buffet supper will be served in the Gold Room of Hotel Kankakee, and dancing will be held during the evening. P lan Gala Day William Phelan , '36, President of the College Club, says that he has started arrangements at the urgent r equest of the students who attend-
ed the St. Francis-Viator tea-dance, and that he has been encouraged by the satisfactory results of the Homecoming dance to spare no efforts in making this second affair a brilJiant one. One of the best of the local orch estras wlll be secured for the evening, but as yet the entertainers have not been decided upon. The buffet-supper will include the finest fare that Hotel Kankake e has to offer.
Find Nothing Lacking In Homecoming Revels
--The Viator Homecoming ,held October 18 - 19 was the most successful seen he re in r ecent years. The pajama parade and spirited peporder also direct the infirmary, re- meeting held in Bird Park in the fectory, and dormitory here. . The largest numb er of seminarians light of <::.. huge bonfire began the ever to study for th e Order is now festivities. Pep speeches by the is Washington. faculty, alumni and team, interspersed with chee rs for the Green Wave, were alive with Viator loyalty. A colorful four block parade through the main streets of Kan I kakee and Bradley on Saturday !llternoon also exceeded anything of its kind held here for seve ral years. Miss Mary Anthony, '37, was e lec tBuggies, floats and clowns proved ed President of the St. Viator Chapt- an effective means of awakening e r of Cisca at the society's first Kankakeeans to the realization that meeting last week. The oU1er officers a Viator H omecoming was at band. chosen were: Weeger Krauser, '38, The Homecoming celebrations vice- president; Raymond Cavanagh, were climaxed at Al umni Field Sat'38, secretary; and Donald Morgan, urday evening when the Green '39, t r easurer. Wave gave a strong Carbondale An outline of the plans ag r eed team a thorough trouncing to a 20 upon for th e coming year includes: to 7 score. It was the first time the organization of Study Clubs in a Viator team had ever downed Kankak ee for th e benefit of high the T ea chers from Southern Dlinois. school students, the spreading of The Victory Dance was held in Catholir. lite rature, and th e s tudy the College gym after the game. of the Li turgical mo veme nt. A large number of alumni were After a few words of greeting, among the 200 couples presen t. Miss Anthony asked the R ev. WUThe committees for the HomeHam C. Cracknell, C. S. V., to ex- coming dance were: General Chairplain the Ciscan Organization. man, William Phelan, '36; DecorFather Cracknell explained that ations: S. Gou ld, '36, S. Haml!lon, the "purpose of th e movement is to '37, G. Roge rs, '37, T. Marik, '37, provide for the Catholic youth a R. Lyons , '39 ; .M usic: Miss H. laboratory of Catho1ic Action" . Dionne, '37, A. Blacl<, '3 8, R . Mullen, "Cisca", he said, "was introduced '3Y, K. Wise r, '3 7 ; Reception: W. into t h e college last May, and the Fleming, '36, Miss C. Legris, '37. B er ch man Society was th e first The dan ce was c hape roned by: gro up to ente r". Dr. and Mrs. W. J. Van Deven t e r, The regul ar meetings of th e so- Mr. and Mrs. W. P . Mors, Mr. and ciety will be held every W edn esday Mrs. G. Legris, and Mrs. S. L. Hamat 12:30, in the College Club Room. l!lon.
Cisca Outlines Work At first Convention