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to t h ei r c r edit, the Viato r w r angler s wi ll be pitted again s t the U niv ersity of I llinois her e on Thu rs day, D ecembe r 1 2. The R e v. J ohn S t aifo r d, c . s. v. , coach , nnnoun ced yest erd ay .that the m en, Rich a r d Cr awley, 36; H arold B unte, '39; aJ)d Edward B u ttgen , '37, who met Purdu e on th e same ques tion befor e t he Thanl>:sgivin g recess, w ill again defen d a sys t em of s t a t e m edi cine. Miss Margu eri t e Sen esac , , , A u g 38
ust Black, '38, and Edward B u ttgen, '37, successfully m a t ch ed wi t and argument wi th th e d eb a ter s of Oli ve t College w hen th e teams m et last Monday a t Olivet. T he d eba t e was Viator 's initi al d iscussion of
thi s y ear' s Confer en c e question,
and the in t rica cies of th e problem were r evealed as th e w r ang le r s Vi a tor defended t he n egaclash ed. tive of the proposi tion : "Resolved : That the power of the Supreme Court t o declare acts of Congr ess unconstitu tional should b e revoked". Continuing fo r ensic r elations of long-s tanding, William Cr annell, '37, Stephen Gould, '36, both Conferen ce m en of last year, and Will iam Cahill, '39, one of the roost promising of the freshm an recrui ts , t r aveled to Urbana last w eek t o mee t t he University of Illinois . T h e B ergin deb a t ers opposed any attempt t o introduCe univer sa l state m edi cal cure, and F a ther Stafford expressed hi mself pleased · wi th t h e Viator Altho ug h , it was later learnw ork. ed from th e three debaters themselves that the coach had h e ld otherwis e in private.
Public Demands I ncrease Singner s' W ork
Four Chicagoans Lead New Or ganiza tion
Ray mond Cavanagh , '38, o ( Ch iIn orde r lo sec ure a m edium f or cag o, was e lec t ed Presid en t or th e t he a dv o.nce rn en t of t h eir com m on Via t or Ch or a l Club la s t wee k . Pat- inte res t s , t he pre-engin ee ri n g s tu ric1< B imm er le, ' 39, of Ch ica g o, w a s de n ts of th e Coll ege bande d th e m n a m ed Sec r e t ary an d Don Mo rgan, selv es toge t he r lase w eek in an E n ' 39, of Chi cag o, was c hosen Tre as- g inee r ::;)' C l nU . T h e rn ec ll n g Wa.!i ure r. ca ll e d by Dr. W il li a m J . O' Don ne ll , The club or igi n a ll y organ ized with- of th e D e pa rtm en t of Ma themati cs, ou t officer s , bu t its in c r ea sed a c - upon th e ins is t ence o£ se ver a l coltivity an d lt s num e r o us pros pective I lege m en wh o hop e to m a k e th e e~ gagem ents cal led for adn~ini s tra- ~ c lub on e of th e mos t a c ti ve organ tJve h e ads. T h e o verwh e lm mg sue- izations on th e campu s. . cess of the Chor~l Club' s ini ti al a p - J S t ephen W en t h e, '38, was nam ed pear anc e early ln No ve mbe r h as ~· preside n t of t h e Eng inee r s ; J a m es broug ht it mu ch i n de man d . Nag le, '30, w as e lected vice-presiIn Kanl{akee de nt ; Ro be rt Do nne llan , '39, secreTbP organizat ion ente rtain ed t h e I tary; and P a tri ck Bim me rl e, ' 39, Study Club of St. P atri ck' s Ch urch , treasurer . A ll or t h e office r s are Kankal{ee, several week s a go, a nd ft-om Chi cag o. since that ti me has b een p reparing The c lub p lan s to inaug urat e an fo r R Chris t m as r a dio br oadcast. ex t en sive program aft er th e Chris ~T he secon d of a seri es of moving m as holidays. Gues t s peak er s w ill p ic t ures featu r ing <~ Y es terday's be ask ed to a ddress th e s t ude nt s c:.t Melodramas" w as offered to th e s tu- bi- m onthly m ee tin gs, and th e c lub den t body bef or e Thanksgivi n g. P e t e r membe r s w ill t r avel t o th e lead in g Bra dy, ' 39, d elig htfull y ente rtai n ed eng inee ring p lant s in thi s sec tion the a udie n ce w i th saxophon e solos of t h e co un t ry in order to s tudy d uring the e venin g . T hese s hows mach ine r y in ope ra tion s . a r e proving effec ti ve &S an op por En tertain Sch ool t unity for t h e tired s tud en t to e s" T he E lec trica l Voice" , a t a lkingcap e the t edium of cons tan t s tud y, movin g pictu r e was sponsored h ere and, inciden t al ly , t he sh ows contri- by tbe clu b las t Frid ay n ig ht. T h e bute m aterial ly to th e coffe r s of th e s how was open to the entire s t udent Choral Club. bod y , and the int ri cat e m ec hanis m and oper ation of the te lephon e were explain ed on the sc reen . Th is show ing was the f irs t of a .s eri es of such pic tures .
Viator President On Sacred Radio P rogram
A c cording t o on e campus commen t ator, Viator is beginning to m onopolize the a ir lanes of the Chicago broadcasting s t a tion s. The Very Rev. Dr. Edward V. Car di n R.!, c. s. v., a dded t o the g r owing ,list of Via tor m en w ho are a ppearing on radio programs when h e spoke on th e Mid-day Service p r og ram of S tation w. G . N . last S aturday. The s ubject of Doct or Cardinal's talk was ''Life". Every day th e p r ogram features one of the ou tstanding cler g ymen of In less than six ho ur s after the th e midwest, and the m essage of a ppearance on the c ampu s of t h e each gues t s peak e r r eaches t houslast is sue of t h e VIAT ORIAN, w hich ands of h om es. carri ed a story of the a do ption her e Fr. Cardinal H ears Preside n t of an Irish t errior mascot, the dog, On Decembe r 9, Doc tor Cardinal 'Viator ' was dea d . It was rumored at s upper that night that h e had was present at N otr e Dame U niv er"gon e t h e way of a ll dogs" while si t y w h er e h e h eared an address by Franklin D . Roosevelt, Presid en t of cr ossing t h e h ighway. the U nit ed S t a t es. The occasion Two s tudents witnessed . the fa t al was the celebration of the independa ccident , and r eported that a black, cn ce of the P hilippine Islands . powe rful lim osine had committed the deed, and , withou t stopping , h ad s ped off into t he fall ing darkness. The s tudents wer e unabl e to ascertain the license number, and as yet the criminal is at la rge. As we go t o press , the earl y balT h us close t he cu r tains for an- loti ng on the S t. Viator -U n iversity They come of Chicago r a dio de bate is giving th e other campus m ascot. and they go. 'Viator' h ad s ucceeded hom team a slight edge, and if t b e last year's f a vori t e , 'B ig Foot', and lead continues, Chicago w ill be the a.J;J.other dog wil l probably soon fill third consecuti ve school t o go down t h e ir places. b efor e the Viator deba t e r s . The Bergin De bating Societ y u sed R ichBradleya rd Cr awley, '36, and W eeger Kra us Bradley will participate in the er , '38, agains t th e Chicago t eam . Illinois-Iowa cage tou rnament at In the openin g broa dcast, V ia t or R ick I sland during the Chri stm as defeated DeK a lb S tate T each e r s' Colvacation. A ugustana i s prom oting lege, and on the f ollow ing Saturday t his tournament w hi ch wi ll include won over Northwes t e rn Unive r sity. f our Illinois and four Iowa fi ves. A n increasing number of ba llots Bradley w ill ent er the con t es t de- points to the growing popularity of pending upon six lettermen : J ed t h e weekly Radio Debate H our, and B eards ley, Don Miller , Ch urch Kamp , the public a pp ro val of Viator deDale Englehorn , Frank Mees k e and b a ting tactics can be foun d in most Frank Finney . of th e audien ce criticism s .
"Hit an d R un Driver" E n ds Life Of Mascot
College Takes Honors In First Br oadcast s
Students Revel At Thanksgiving Dance The T hanksgivi ng Ben ef it Dance, sponsor ed by the College Club on November 23, p roved t he a cme in hil ar ity and inform ality . Stephen Gould, '36, a c t ing pres ldent of th e c lub, annou n ced ear ly thi s w ee k that the affair also r eached all financial expectations. The mus ic, furni shed by a local or ch es tra, of which K enneth W ise r, '37, is leading trum peteer, was de clared to be first c lass, and th e gym was· deco r ated in s chool colors for the even in g.
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P r ogram Reveals Campus • Hidd en Talent T he n ewly e lecled presid ent of the Mon og ram Club ~ um ed in a f ew wo rds th e s u ccess of th e A t hl e ti c Nov e lty Party when h e toJd y ou r repo r t f' d im m edi P't t e ly afte r th e a ff a ir la s t Mond ay, " I beli eve H was t he bes t p a r ty eve r held in th e r ef ecto r y". Th e g a y ly decora t ed h a ll was fill ed to capaci t y, and wh eth e r th e patron s wer e mor e p leased w ith th e e vening's en t ertainmen t th an t he Monog ram C lub was s a t isfi ed with th e proce eds is un ce rtai n . The aff a ir was t he f irs t of Its ki nd to be s po n ~ored by t h e lette r men, but thi s s u ccess w i l l pr o ba bl y caJl fo r an a nnu a l party. Included on th e eve ni ng' s p rog ram was some of th e bes t talen t on th e ca mp us and in t h e vici nity. Voca l solos were offe r ed by Miss Do ri .: :> Barne tt, '39, Ray mond Cavan ttgh, '38, Miss Olin e Dand u r and , '39, J ohn H er~y, '37, Miss E li zabe t h H art, of Kankak e e, and Mi s s J un e Uhlm, of Kankakee. P a ul Marcot t , '38, deli g htfully en te rt ai n ed the g uests w ith an instru m ental numbe r and Charles Gil be r t, '39, master of the violin, scored a s olo triumph .
S. V. C. R epresentative In S peech Contest
Viator Delegate Serves On General Committee A g roup of Viator stude n ts atten ded t he t wen ty-six th gener a l meeting of t he Cisca on November 28 at I mm ac ulate Hi g h School In Chi cago. Th e con vocat ion me t with a sin g le p u rpose in mind and h eart--that of Catholk Actlon . Th e de lega tlon fr om S t . Viator was headed by th e R ev. Wllllam J. C rackn ell, C. S. V., a nd the R ev. M. P . Loughr an, C. S. V., moderato r an.... ass istan t m oder ator r e s pec ti ve ly . I n c luded in the g roup w er e Sec-re t ary Raymond Ca v anagh, '38, who la t er se rved on the Resoluti on Comm ittee ; Vice-Presiden t W e eger Kra user , '38, Treasurer Don Mor gan, '39 ; William Cahill, '39, Richard P ower s , '39, Robert Regan, '39, J ack Mannon, ' 39, Ri chard Ronan, '39, and E lmer P epin, '39, who journeyed f rom M anteno. The preside nt, .Miss Mary Anthony, '37, w as un a ble to attend t he m eeting. Following a n ew sys t em, the high sc hool and colleg e groups wer e s epa r ated and ea ch h eld its own discu ssions fo r the m orning session. They assembled together in th e afternoon and r e-dlscu ssed thelr morning propos al s . The r esult of this innovat io n , enabling t he dis cussing of all p ro posed r esolutions by the en t ire body, seemed ver y successful . The r esolutions centered around th e doctrine of tb e My stical Body of Christ as one of th e bes t means for th e motiva tion of all Catholic Ac t ion. Colleg e and high school s tudents express ed them selves in f a v or of mor e em phasis on the principles of marriage and social justice in the schools. The cultivation and s t udy of Catholic authors, as Chest e rton, B e lloc, and D a wson, were widely discu ss ed and r eceived m u ch fa vor a ble comment.
Miss Mary An t hony, '37, r e prese nted S t . Via tor College in th e Afte r Dinner Speaking Con t est a l U rb£:.D a, Illinois, on N ovember 22. Each colleg e in the state was allowed one speak er , and all con testan ts spok e on th e subjec t " Edu cation". Miss Anthony r eports that th e present t r e nd in afte r dinner speaking is toward the humorous and ente r t a ining . All of t h e sp eaker s treated the topic f or d isc ussion in a light, am us ing ve in. T he winners r epresented Weaton College , No r th Central College and Eureka College. On the same day , th e R ev. J ohn StaffDi'd, C. S. V., a c t ed as chairm an The appointme n t of the R e v. P aui of th e Foren s ic S ection of th e s t ate H utton, C. S . V., as mode r ator of m ee ting of th e illinois Association th e College Holy Name Socie ty was of T eachers of Speech in U rbana. announced f r om tbe presiden t's of · fice last w eek. Father H ut ton succeeds th e R ev . Bernard Mulvaney, C . S . V., whose duties as acting Dean of Studi es prevent his con tinu ance as mode r a tor. F ather Hu tton, w ho is a pr efec t in Roy H a ll , is in an advantageous T he Grand Dra wing t ook place last posi lion for s u ccessfully fill ing his Tuesday nig ht a t t h e A t hletic N ov- new pos t. His close contact w i th elty Party before over two hundred t he college m en enables him to aid in instillin g th e princi ples of the anxiou s t icke t holde r s, who al l had societ y in to th e d aily lives of the hopes of tak in g h om e th e " baco n " . s tudents. Mr s. Claren ce K ennedy, w ife of th e The St. Viator H oly N a m e Society Kankakee County Superintenden t of w as r eorganized last spring after S choo ls drew t he lucky n am es . M u cb sever a l year s of in ac ti vity. Th a t h ilari ty w as cause d w h en Ray T ur es such on organiza tion should have a claimed the first pr ize of t en do lplace on ever y Catholic c ampus was Jars in behalf of Miss W etston e, hi s t h e conviction of both the s tudent friend , w h o w as un a ble to jo urney body and faculty, and th e call fo r all the way f r om DesPlaines for the purpose of a t t en ding th e gre a t est m e mb ersh ip w as answered by every pa r ty of th e yea r . Catholic man of Roy Hall.
Fr. H utton To Direst Holy Name Societ y
Faith In Santa Claus Restored To Winners Of Novelty Contest A camp us r esident, t wo Chicagoans and an inbabit ant of DesPiaines, illino is , w ere su rpris ed by the p remature arrive l of Santa Cla us lt;.st week when they received checks f rom the St . Viator Athl et ic Assoc iation . F our checks in all t otallin g tw enty doll ars went me rrily on the w ay to n otify these lucky p e rsons tha t th ey h ad won th e · m a jor pri z es of the G r and A t hletic Novelty Drawing t h a t t h e Mon ogram Club h a d s ponsored in connection w ith a d rive to r aise sufflcient f unds fo r Monogram A wards. The winner s wer e: Miss H azelm ary W ets t one , D esPlaines, Illinois, $10.00 Mr. J ohn Hilker , r eslUen t stu dent . ..... .. $5.00 Miss Mary Lou ise Quinn, Chicago, lllinols $3.00 R ever end E . J . McCarthy , Ch i$2.00 ca.go, Illinois .
The Rever end Francis J . H a urber, C. S . V., a th le tic direct or wish es t o extend his appreciat ion and thanks throu gh the columns of th e VIATO RIAN to f r ien ds, a lumni , and th e stud en t body f or their splendid coope r a tion whic h made the A thl etic Dri ve an overwh elmin g s uccess.
A ug us ta naS even lettermen have r eported t o Coach A lmquis t . They are: Cap t . H arry M ead, 6' 7" center, Gib Swa nson , Me r rill Anderson, and Matt Cze rwins ki, forwards ; Eddie Moe, Stan Zelno and B u tc h Miller , g uards.