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Alumnus Heads List Of Banquet Speakers
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High school basketball coaches and newspaper r e porters from 1!1\e neighboring territory <:!re to be guests at the affair. ''Tony" Lawless, former Spaulding cup winner and Loyola U ni versity star, is expected to address the t eam. The Rev. Joseph Ryan ,C. s. v., of the ath letic board, w ill present sweaters to 9 men . At the same time. honors will be made to the eight Nazi players, win n ers of the intra-m ural basketball champion s hip. The guest speaker, a Viator a I umus, was formerly directo r of a thl e ti cs at Trinity Hi gh School, B loomington, and is now director of Bloomington, and later directo r of ~thl elics for the Peoria diocese. H e is rcmem6ered here for great athle tic p rowess, and has long been k ee nly interested in Viator s ports.
Unearthed Skeleton Placed In Museum
Varsity Prom Expected To Unite Grads Kankal{ee wi ll witness one of th e gayest and most colorful post-Lenten af:airs eve r att empte~ here when the Ftfteenth Annu a l V1ator h'Iono gram dance begins on th e eve ning of April 24 in th e local armo r y. As we got? press. the first official announcement that Don Pedro a nd hi s popular Chicago orchestra wi ll play for the dance is bei ng released by th e publicity committ ee. Early preparations for the April dance are already yielding favorable results. Hundreds of tickets are in distribution in Chica.go where "Gus'' Dundon , '' Doc" Meany, and , "Joe" Degn~n, all Viator a lumni, he ad promotiOn committees. Similar units a r e also at work in Champaig n, Bloomington, P eo ria, Streator.
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men, ·all of high ability, were con s id er ed for the pos t. The choice was made on th e merit of Hi ck so n 's writing prowess and in view of -his pas t journalistic experience. The Frosh chief served as sports editor of the Westfield high school paper for several yea r s. His car ee r was brought to an abrupt close when he was found on the editori a l staff of an independent publica tion , "The Finns Gaze t te". whose policies confli cted w ith those of the school.
In th ei r zealou s attempt to knit together th e far-flung ranks of St.
Th e man had apparently been buri ed 75 to 100 y ears, and portions o f th e s k e lton arc missin g. Howev e rNorbert Ellis, ' 36, and Stephen a lt(' mpts are be in g made to re pair th e bones and to r es t o re th e s k elc- Gould , '36, will close th e d ebating sea son S a turday with a radio deto n in~f a r a s possible. bate a g a inst St. Fra n cis Coll eg e , Joli et. Th e proposition und er fir e w i ll be "Resol ve d : Tha t a written co nsli tu tio n is a m e nan ce to so c ia l p rog ress". Viator w ill tak e t h e conse r va ti ve s tand an d defe nd t he The Ve ry Rev. D r E. v. Ca r- negative. dm nl , C'. S. V., w ill add re5s th e A ug ust B la ck, '38, an d E d\vard ''Ll ttl L· Flo w er CJrc lt·" in C hi ca g o o n Butlge n , '37, opposed Notre D am e Ap ril 1 i. Jn accordance wit h th e Univ e rs ity o ve r th e rad io las t w ee k. wtsh<'S or the Ct rclc, f., alher Car- Resu lts of th e debat e hav e not ye t tin a ! wtll d 1sc uss the lir e of Car- bee n lal no un ced. di na l CampeggiO. The series of r a d io d eba tes has proved unu s uall y po pular th is ye ar, C h a rlie Sarris, veteran Amhe rs t and the number of audi en ce votes r(' s taura.nt t' ur, o nce co ll ec t ed SBOO m has se t a n ew reco rd Dunng th1s ~ tude nt debl.'3 without a s wgle bill ! era of economiC and soc1al unrest , ror backing HlS reco rds had been people hav e maruf est ed gre a t mter-, des t royed in a r 1re . es t Ill th e current questions wht ch Three CathoUc schools, Duquesn e th e de ba ters have disc ussed. Unlvers.ity and Xa\ier a.nd St. BonaA resum e of the fo rensic season \ tnture ollege accep t ed ROTC unJts 9-tlll appear in a later issue of the
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New Club Popular As Meetings Begin A ccordi n g to reco rds of the March 27 meeting of th e Bio logy Club, m embe rs hip now numbe rs 27. This cl ub is unique in that it w ill have no off icers. At the c lu b's first regular m ee ting. B rothe r L eo v . No lan, c. s. v., the speaker of th e eve nin g, r eported on and c riti c ized a pape 1· by Fathcr Coope r. of the Catho li c Unive rs ity of A m erica, on the ''Evolution of M an". D r . William C. Vandeventer revi e wed current biology literature. Coffee was se r ved al th e c lose of the meeting. Bi o logy No t es sets fort h the objectives of the club a s : "The e fforts of th e c lub will be la rg e ly devoted to th e study o f new litcratu,·c rc\at~ ed to the fie ld of biology. Thi" s tud y will tak e the Corm of prepa rcel pape rs and round tab le di s c ussions. , 1"h . t' . t d d 100 11 ' P n rganJ za wt no e pe n o n ou Udd c s peakers for its me e t in gs . Howeve r se vera l Huc h s pe ak e rs ha ve o ffe red th e ir se r vices" .
a man of ancient Palestine.
Miss Patricia McLaughlin, '39, a nd Mi ss Mary A nthony, '37, bot h have fine drama t ic voices a nd wil l undoubted ly score a success in the fina l p erformances. Hi ck so n w ill choose hi s own s t aff But the principal ac t ors clo not for th e Freshman issu e. a lon e ass ure th e s uccess of "The Uppe r Room". Much of th e eff ec t depends upon the minor parts~ and much is given by the minor acto rs. Every p layer turns in a s upurb performance. Viator may w e ll be proud of its Cisca Players. O r ganizatio n of the 1936 St. Viator Laymen's R etr eat was begun last week, according to the Rev. John W. Stafford , C. S . V., moderator, and September 5, 6, 7, w e r e set as the days for th e r e treat. An extensive campaign is being laun ched A s tudy c lub, open to a ll Cath with th e hope of inte res tin g men in 011-c s tud e nts who att end th e Kanthi s annual s piritual e vent. kak ce publi c high sc hool, w as in · Th e firs t Laymen's R e treat was au g ura ted thi s month und e r th e di he ld he re last September, with th e 1 r ec tio n ot th e R ev . Willi am J . C rac k R ev. W. J . Berg in, C. S. V., a s co n- ne ll , c. S. v. Thirt y-eig h t st udc n L~ du cto r . The enthus iasm mani fest- registm·ed a t th e fi r Rt week ly meet ed a t th e conclu sion of t h is in itial ing in the K . C. ha ll , an d chosE' re trea t lead those in c ha rge to e x· "Bergin Club" for the name of l he 1 pec t g r eat growth nex t fa ll. o rg an izatio n . In orde r to promote th e Laymen' s ! The purpose of th e cl u b wi ll be t o R e tre at movement, officers were provide r eJigious in s tr uc ti o n for elec t ed by the men last fall. Mr. catho li c boys and g irl s not atte nd A. L . Granger, Kankak ee , w as nam- 1 ing p a roc hial sc hools, an d to k ni t ed pres ide nt ; Dr. Glyn Powe rs, Chi- lh e Catho li c youth o f Ka nk a k ee m to ca g o, vice-president ; Mr. Jam es a c loser social body. M cGarraghy, Chicago , sec retary. The formation of the Be r gin Club by Father Crackn e ll Is w holly Hearst Metrotone was named N o in a ccord with th e C hurch' s work 1 news reel propaganda in a rece nt for Catholic action, and the director Uruversity o! Minnesota poll . des e rv es the help of Via to r m en . A collec tion of 380 iterr.s by and Fathe r C rackn e ll bas expressed lh e about T . S . Eliot, contemporary poet, hope that be can sec ure s t udent has been willed to th e Uni ve rsity of speake rs from th e cam pUR to he lp V irg in ia. carry o n th e work.
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The other masculin e leads, Raymonel Cavanagh, '38, as Samuel, and Patrick Bimmerle, '39, as A c haz, are mas t erfully hand led. Cavan agh rises to great heights as he portrays a young man torn between two emotion s. Bimme rle is ins urpassable a s
Fr. Cracknell Opens Kankakee Study Club
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For the third successive year, the Rev. Charles Hi ggi n s, Seneca. IlL, will conduct the annual student retreat which begins April 8 and c loses on Holy Saturday. Father Higgins, who distinguished himself as an army chaplain, is a speake r of wide repute.
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His broad. range of experience and his inherent sympathy have made the Seneca priest s u ccessful as a His in t eresting and R etreat Master. The last week of rehearsals has inspiring lectures in past years have given rise to the belief that when left a lasting impression on Viator THE REV. J. P. FARRELL students. the Cisca Players open "The UpThe re treat, one of the most imo per R oom" Sunday afternoon, Kan- por tant even ts in th e co llege ca lenkaJ{ee wm watch one of the finest dar, is fitt in g ly he ld at the end performances ever staged here. The of Lent. With it, the long period actors have entered completely into of self denial is closed a time the spirit of the play, portraying the fot· intros pec tio n . A ll Catholic res ifaith, the love, th e sorrow of Ch rist's dent and day students are required 1 followers with strikin .... £" naturaln ess. to attend, and have always been A last las t minu te chang e was deep ly impressed with the so le mnity made in the cast this week by of th e eve nt. Every effo rt is mad e Chosen Fron1 Eight Candidates, Pr0f. Michael Maloney, director. to provide the students with the Names Own Staff August Black, '38, replaced W ill iam rare advantages of a re treat well Cahi ll, '39, as Judas. S in ce begin- m ade, and they a r e en abled to reGeorge H ickson, '39. of W es tfield , ning practice, B lack has so p erfect- turn to the ir homes for the EasterMass., has been named editor of ly mastered the par t that his por- tide with a clea1·e r realization of the F reshman Edition of th e VIA- trayal of the despair of Judas is the relation of this wor ld to the TORIAN, whic h will appear imm edi- one of th e outstanding scenes in th e next. ate ly afte r the Easter re cess. Eight play.
A Month s P ractice Striking Results
Announce Don P edro To F urnish Music on 24th
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Broth er Nolan reached his con- Viator, the dance committ ees are e lusion after c are fu ll y m ea s uring the intending to make this year's Va r-
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Master Impressive In Sermons an d Ceremon y; Easter Recess Begins Holy Saturda y
Jo liet, and Kankak ee. The decision to attempt to bring t h e Viator a lumn i togethe r at on e grand socio:::.l functio n was made when Edwa rd Gallahu e, '27, now in A human s k e lton un earthed near at here by a c r ew of W . P. A . worke ri the department of Agriculture has been give n to the College Washin gton, r epo rted having- visi t ed Alumni in eve r y stale in the Union Museum by lhe K ankakee county coro n e r . The skelton was first during a r ecen t tour. thought to be th at of a peddler The College r eco rd s reveal tha t, w ho froze Lo death in a blizzard in not only are a lumni in eve r y s t ate, the early 1880's, but Brothe r Leo but some are stationed in Cen tral V. No lan , C. S. V., director of the and So uth America, England, China, Museum and a s tud ent of a nthro- and Spain as well. pology, ide ntifies it as be in g th e remains of an Indian o r half-breed,
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Father Higgins Returns To Conduct Retreat
N ine Cagers Get Monogram s; Reporters and Coaches To Be Guests The Rev. John P. Farr e ll, Bushnell, Il l., will s peak in hono r of the best Viator quintet in many seasons, when he addresses the men at the armual basketball banquet 1Yionday night. The Very Rev. Dr. E. V. Cz:r dinal, C . S. V., and Coach John J. McNamara are also schedul ed to speak .
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Extend SympathieS TO • McF awn Family Ne w s o f th e de at h o f fi~ ng-cnc M eFaw n rea.c h E>d t h e ra mpu ~ la Ht w ee k McFaw n, w ho had hcf•Jl Jiv ing in C h itu.g-o, atte nded St. Viato r in th f~ ea rl y 1920's. T o hi s f a m ily, th e fac ul ty and fri end!i r·x tr·nd pr ayc.: rs a nd sym path y. In an e ffo rt to re~ to re th e honor s y s te m , jeopardized by th e rN;enl d isco ve ry of whol esale c hea tin g, Un ive rsity o f Sou th Ca ro lina. s tu d ents ha;e signed an ho no r pl edge. Alumru o f T o ro nto s tud ent" lik e.: "slink y'' g irls bes t .