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Bergin Debaters' Monogram Dance Tops Balance Sheet Social Events Shows Profit WCFL Offers Radio Hour For Next Season
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TUESDAY, APRIL 30, 1936
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1. R. C. Closes
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Season With Peace Talk
Evening's Committees P lease P atr ons; Don Pedro Applaud e d
Fr. Maguire Discusses Plan for International Agreements
The annual Monogram Dance, h e ld at the Kank akee annory, on the j evenin g of April 24 , was the g r eat-
"The proble m s of international trade demand th a t we uJtimate ly come to some kind of a world soc iety", th e R ev. J . W. R. Maguire, C. S. V., told t h e I . R. C. at its final m ee ting last week. Th e speake r advocated a sys tem of national economic conferences at w hi ch curr e nt problems could be discussed.
Parents an d Public to be Guests at Contests an d Supper; Inaugurate "Brown Jug" Tradition · r - ·-
The Bergin Debating Society, w hi ch closed its sea.son with a radio debate against St. F r ancis Coll ege last month, announced yesterday that its r eco rds s how 62 pe r cent of this y ear's deci s ions made in favor of St. Viator. Lo cal t eams participated in 31 debates, and 18 m ember s of th e society saw action. An
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even t of its kind ever s tag ed here. Unde r th e direction of the Rev. Francis J. Haurber, C. S. V. , arrangements were perfec t ed for t he entertainment of the alumni and
Viator's newes t departme nt, the ph ysical ed ucation division. is r apid ly coming to the fo r e -front of Via tori an ac tiviti es und er the leader s hi p of Bro . Edward DesLau ri e rs, C. S. V. The department, w hi ch is · in its first year as a m a jor di vision of the College, will celebrate on May 17 its first annual Physical Ed ucation Day, in conjun c tion wi th a manmouth open hou se for pare nts of th e s tud ent body and the general
Soph Cotillion To Be Student Farewell Dance
innovation was m ade in the friends who made it a point to back F r om these meetings. he said. de le- Hop T o B e H eld I n College
organization's weekly rad io broadcasts last January when St. Viat or and Rockford colleges engaged in a round-tabl e discussion. This typ e of program proved so popular that two s ubsequ ent btoadcas t s wer e utilized by s imila r discussions. A ccording to the Rev. John W . Staffo rd , C. S . V., debate coach, panel discussions will be staged m ore frequently on the radio hour ne xt year.
gates co u ld be sent to international conf eren ces where world p roblem s co uld be ironed ou t. F ath e r Maguire veh emently de noun ced war as a m eans fo r se ttl ing differen ces, and insis ted that arm ed conflict in no way economicall y benefits e ither th e winne r o looser. r self strongly to th e audi e nce. "The conque rors in modern war", The co mmittees w hich d id much h e said, " no longer wi n. They r eally
Third In Confer e nce The Bergin debaters stood third in t he confe r en ce w ith a .625 rating. Viator def eated Bradley college, Olivet co l1 ege, Gree nville college, Western State T eache r s, and James Millikin university. The local teams lost to E ureka college, Northern State T e&.chers, and Wheaton
toward making th e evenin g informal and hosp itable were: Floor committee: Mr. and Mrs. w . Crowley, Mr. and Mrs. E lzie Huot, Mr. and Mrs. c. J. Kennedy, Mr. and M r s. Sid H erbst, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Kraus, Mr. and M rs. H enry Mac kin ; Door Committee : Ed. Arrin g ton, Joe Adams, Henry · Bregenzer, Ray De-
Gym On May 23.
Viator on the occasion of its yearly Monogram dance. The syncopated rythms of Don Pedro's orchestra, a g r eat radio favorite, were irresis tabl e invitations to t h e dan ce r s. With only a few exceptions, the orchestra selec ted its
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t ral college, Easte rn State T eachers, anl Loyola univer sity. Over the air,
Viator lost to R osary college, Wheaton college, Mundelin co1lege, Lake Fo res t colJ ege, and St. F rancis college. Whil e th e wrangler s hav e previously enjoyed great er s uccess in radio debates, Father Stafford points out that this year's broadcasts have attrac t ed more attention t han eve r bef L' t h t ore . l S en er s ave sen comments and votes f r eely to th e station, and on the bas is of the program's ever -gr owing popularity, WCFL ha.s invited th e school to use th e time agai n n ex t year . Not o nly hav e th e debaters discussed topics of immediate interest to the
people. but have brought to the debates facts and figures w ith which lhe "man on the s tree t ' is unacquain t ed as well. Non-decision debates have, in som e measure, become the vogue of
the day, and Viator debated nine schools Without b earing any judicial decision : Purdue university, Universi t y of Til inois (two m ee t s) , Olivet
college, De Paul univers ity, Notre Dame univer si ty. Eastern State Teachers, Shurtleff college. Illinois W esleyan university, and Xavier university. The 18 students who debated for Viator this year were : S . Gould, N . Ellis. A. Black. E . Buttgen, R. Crowley. H . Bunte. M. Senesac, W . Cahill. W . Crannell, W . Schumacher, M. Anthony, R. Cavanagh, W . Krauser. R. Ronan. P . Toomey, C. Legris, F . Larkin, and W . Churchill.
J . S . p unlor pnng rom O C . C d raws a.pac1ty row
Enthusiasm is running hi gh o n the campus, and g r eat plans a re being la id by th e membe rs of the Ph ysi cal education department. At th e present writi ng , it is und erstood th at the orde r of the day will call for th e selec tion of a Ph ys ical Edu ca ti on Ch ampion; compe tition in baseba ll, swimming, track and f ie ld, golf, tennis and badminton. Besides vario us competitive events. Brother DesLauri ers has arranged for the G lee club and Dramatic c lub to prov ide entertainme nt , during the aft ernoon. Hun t Fo r Jug
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lose. What did th e allies win in th e last war? Nothin g." ] America's Obligation Th e sociology dean decla r ed tha t Am eri c a has a defini t e obligation to lead the world to peace. H e pointed out that we ente red the W or.ld W a r with the expressed purpose of " endin g a ll wars" . ·'Therefore" , he
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bids w ill be r eady fo r di st ribution n ext week. Afte r negotiating with th e Junior class, so as t o prevent a clashing o f dance dates, the Sophomores decided that a hop just before th e final examin ation s would be an ap college. W eese, D. J . Holw ell, Leonard M e - s aid, '"unless we tak e the initia ti ve propiia t e closing of th e social calRadio audience votes gave Viator Intyre, Tom Ril ey, Leonard De- jn the peace movement, we be tray ander. Th e co mmittee in charge victories over Notre Dame universit y, W eese. th e m e mo r y of th e men who di ed of arrangem ents promises a ga la Northe rn State T each er s, Northwes fo r the cause of future peace." evening, and it is therefore ex p ected t e rn university, University of ChiF at her Mag uire spared little ef- that th e student body will lend its
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On Saturday evening, May 23, s tudents and friends of Viator will be guests a t a dan ce in lhe Coll ege gym. This dance, he ld und er th e c uspi ces o f the Sophomore class, will be the last of t hi s yea r 's social activities. Frank Straub, of B loomington, c lass p r esident, is in charge of ar-
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of the program w ill be t he h unt 1 ~or a. "Little B rown Jug". Thls JU g wt ll be th e troph y for whi ch lhe upperclassmen and freshm e n will wage battle royal eve r y year. The
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th e country tod ay. He insisted that national tariffs cause all kinds of
forming of a trad it ion s imila r to that of Wisconsin. The main differ-
ill-f ee1ing, and compl e t e ly upset inpresid ent of th e Junior class, an- te rn ational trad e. "We are li ving in an economic m a d-house ," h e said. nounces that only eight tick e ts for y tl t• 1 0 th e Junior Prom r emain unsold. The ou 1 rgan za •on dance is to be h e ld in the g lamorou s The speaker ended bis talk with Gold Room of the Hotel Kankakee, a masterfully-drawn pic t u re of th e with the popular young maes tro terrors, the s uffe ring mid th e f utilEarl Betourne and his orchestra in it y of men at th e battle front, and th e p it. e loqu en tl y pleaded the cau se of peace H e warned the audie nce, j Heretofore, th e Prom has been . jointly sponsored by the Junior and however, that unl ess th e nation' s S enior classes, but the Juniors at youth is t horough ly arou sed to th e a meeting last month decided to facts, war may be repeated. back this year's dance alone. The In the open forum which fo llowclass has staged two previou~ ai- ed his address, Fath er Magu.ire s ugfairs, both great successes, and h as gested the organization here of a been outs t anding in the school for post of the Veterans of Future its coo perative action. Wars. His suggestion was enth us iastical ly received, but definite action was postponed. A s we go to press, Kenn eth Wiser,
McNamara Speaks To Bradley Youth 1S.V.C. Representativea Coach John McNamara addressed At Student Convention
the annual Bradley High School basketball banquet recently and comRaphael Roche, '36. and George mended the team and Coach John Rogers, '37, represented St. Viator Beck for the tine record they com- College at the eleventh convention piled during the past season despite of the Student Mission Officers of great odds. McNamara also com- the Propagation of the Faith in the pUmented the athletea tor their fine Archdiocese of Chicago. The meeting sportsmanship and fighting spirit. was held at Quigley Preparatory "Round John" gave a great deal of ) Seminary on April 30. credit to Coach Beck for the de- ' velopment of a fine team with only Columbia has received a $13,000 very mediocre material with which Rockefeller Fm.mdatloD grant tor the to work. study of lnfanWe paralysis.
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TWO Alumni 0ie co mpleted r. 1mas P. Ri ce, who his under g radu a t e work h e r e and who has been se r vin g as s uperintendent of Kane county's S pringbrook Tuber culosis s anitarium, died last wee k at Aurora. Dr. Rice ·was r egarded as an autho rity on tu bercular treatm ent. Afte r h e left
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immediately. The jugs found by th e raiding st ud ents of Via t o r are t o be he ld in the gymn as ium and w hen a ll are gathe red, a co mmi ttee wi11 select one which from that tim e forward will be honored. The lucky lad whose jug is chosen w ill r eceive the munificent prize of one w hol e do ll e r . Glee Cl ub to P erform On May 17, the annual physica l education day program w iJ I s t art at o ne o'clock with competition in t ennis, badminton and swimming taki n g p la ce sim ultan eously; at two, the ci nd er men will compe t e ; three o'cloc k w ill find th e fi ekl m en co m-
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la or, e a tten ed Washington univer s ity, St. Louis, and th e U niversity of Dlinois. His death is a g r ea t loss to th e medical profession. Francis T. Quigley Francis T . Quigley, known h er e for unse r v ing loyality to h is A lma Mate r , di ed last week at h is hom e in Mante no after an illness of five days of pneumonia. The V er y Rev. Dr. E. V. Cardinal, C. S. V ., attended the funeral servi ces at St. Joseph's ch urch in Manteno. Viatorians offer prayer s fo r th e r epose of his soul.
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en ce lies in th e fact that Viator's L ittle Brown Jug wi ll be the t r ophy symboli zing lhe s upremacy of eith er th e upper c lassmen or t he !rash . Since Viator has at present no Little Brown J ug, the physical education department has announced t h at th e hunt for one s hall star t
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peting for honors; four o'clock calls chi.CagO Psychologl"sts for th e baseball game between th e upper classmen and freshmen. at T0 Hear Fr. Staff ord Ifour-thlrty, the golfers will demons trate their prowess, and at five1
The Rev. J ohn W . Stafford. C. S. · thirty. a dinner will be served in V., will be one of the speaker s at the College Refector y for the parthe first m eeting of the Chi cago ents and student body. Society of Catholic P s ycholog ists on During the dinner hour, those May 16. Father Stafford will ad- d ining will be entertained by the dress the psychologists on the su b- 1 Glee club. und er the directi on of ject "Catholic Participation in the (Continued on Page Three) Mental Hygiene Movement". I