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BOURBONNAIS J LLJNOl:;,
VOL. LIV.
TUESDAY, APRIL 13, 1937.
Viator Debate 7:45P.M. NUMBER 11.
CISCANS TO "PRESENT "STORM TOSSED" Superior-General "Tweet" Hogan Waves Labor Versus Capital Baton Saturday Eve '------- Theme/of Play Tonight 1
Alumni Endeavor To Make Monogram Dance Largest In History of the College The Si.x teenth Annu a l l\1onogram Dance will be held Saturday evening, April 17, in the Bal-Tabarin Ballroom of the Sherman Hotel in Chicag·o. It is the first time in t he history of the College that the
dance bas been removed from Kankakee. According to an announcement made by the Rev. F. J. Harbauer,
Local Ciscans Look Forward To A Sellout As Ticket A,g ents Report Large Sales
Rev. Paul Farley NamedViatorian Superior - Gen.
Delegates of the Clerics of St. Vi.ator, convening in Brussels , Belgium, last month, elected the Rev. moderator of the Viator Monogram P au l Emile Farley, C. S. V., of the Club the poular Chicago maestro, Province of Montreal, to' th e office ''Tweet" Hogan and his colorful ten of Superior General of th e order on piece orchestra w ill furnish the musMarch 26. The de legates, ic of the evening. represented provinces in both AmerAlumni at VVorh: ica and Europe, also D&med the Ve ry Rev. P . E. Farley , C. S. V. The d ecis ion to hold th e Annual Rev. Jules Blancherd, C. S. V., forMonogram Dance in Chicago this · mer Master of Novi ces of the Proyear was r eached by members of vince of Rodez, France, as Vicar the Var sity Club when undeniable Genera l, and the R ev. Daniel A . advantages of alumni co-operation O'ComlOr, c. s. V ., fnrmer Principal/ were brought forU1. The dance this of Cathedral Boys' High S chool, yea r i$ bPing spons0red by the Vi a- S!'ringf\eld, -es A ssi.t,;..il't General in tor Club of Chicago and every ef- charge of the A1hericClll Province. .. fort is being made to reunite the Father Farley, a member of the alumni of the College at this affair. council of the Superior General Th e Rev. Dr. William J. Bergin, Alumni have been active for the s ince 1933, succeeds the R ev. F. M. C. S. V., head of the departm ent of past month in securing patrons and 'Roberge who was forced to resign philosophy here , will address th e in dispos in g tickets. Lowell Law- the office because of declining health monthly H oly Name meeting on son, formerly president of the Chi- and advanc~d age. Father Farley cago Viator Club and a prominent entered the Community in 1913 after Thursday evening a t eight o'clock in lawyer in Chicago, is chairman of completi ng studies at Joli e tte Col- the Commons Building , it was an t he committee intrusted with secur- lege, Canada. H e obtained the de- noun ced this morning by the R ev. ing patrons for the affair. gree of Bachelor of Arts at th e Paul Hutton, c. s. v., moderator The Chicago ticket commi ttee University of Montreal. of th e local branch . of the Holy which reports an enormous advance The new Superior General pur- Name Society. sale is composed of the fo llowing s ued his theolog ical s tudies at St. Father Bergin, a nationally known alumni: Joseph McGovern, president Charles' Scbolasticate. He was orof the Chicago Viator Club, chair- dained to the Holy Priesthood in auth or and lecturer, has chosen th e man; Francis Carroll, Joseph Deg- 1918. He later fo llowed graduate topi c of "Birth Control" for his nan, "Gus" D undon, L eslie Roche, courses b. French Literature at the evening' s lectu r e. Robert Delany and William Marr. Sorbonne in Pars, where h e obtain1 ed the degree co rresponding to th e 1 Open Meeting Tahle J{eserva tions American doctorate. According to Richard P owers, '39, Similar ticket units a r e lo cated For several y:ars Fathe~ Farley president of th e St. Viator H oly th roughout the Chicagoland area and are beaded by the following alumni: was a member or the faculttes of St. 1 Nam e Societ y, the meeting w ill be Charles' Scholasticate and of J c !:- 1 open to all male membe rs of thi s Robert .Doyle, River Forest ; Timothy ette College and Seminary. He was .. . 1 Cor coran, Oak Park; Thomas Wil- appointed Rector of the Semin3.ry in communnty. President Powers furliams, Hammond, [ ndian a; James 1931. Two years later he was call ed ther s tated that written invi tati ons Ward, Chicago Heights; Robert to Belgium as A ssistant General in had' be en sent to all of the lo cal Sp:rietzer, Jolie t; and Daniel. Blazecharge of the Can8.dian Province. parish branches of the Holy Name vich, '39, St. Viator College and Kankal{ee. Society located ·in this vicinity. It Seniors Will Not Rave Class is believed that well over 200 men While the dance is in tended primarily to unite the college alumni, Photographer from the towns of Kankakee, Bradthe annual prom w ill be open to ley, Bourbonnais and Momence will Because most of the Seniors the • fr iends of the College and ticrespond and attend the le cture. prefer to have their graduation kets may be secured from any of pictures taken by their oyvn photoFollowing the lecture Father· Berthe ticket committees. Ti ckets are graphers, th e Class of 1937 will p riced at two dollars per co uple. gin, th e speaker of the evening, ~ill not choose a firm to do all the According to an announcement conduct a n open forum during which work. Takin g of pictures w ill made Qy Father H a rbauer t able r e he will attemp t to an swer all and be lef t to the discretion of the servation s will be accepted at Hyde indiViduaL It should not be any questions pertinent to the s ubPark '41 76, Chicago. :Make a ,p arty forgotten, howeve r, that a g loss ject to the lecture. of it bring yo ur friends and enprint sho uld be secured for th e As is customary a s light repast joy a gala evening of fun. Don't use of the VIATORIAN. Most res ist th e f estive s pirit. will be served after the lecture to photographers will supply this As we go to press t h e R ev. F. J. those who donate five cent s to th e type of a print without charge. Harbauer, C. S. V., director of collection t hat will be taken up The editor of th e VIATORIAN a thletics and moderator of the :Monowill caB for all g loss prints not by John Heery, '37, treasurer of g ram Dance, informs us that he bas later than May 15 in order to th e local Holy Nam e branch . just r eceived wo rd from Lowell Lawhav e cu t s made of them for the Th e May mee ting of the Hol y C. S. V., director of athletics and
Holy Name Society Will Hear Fr. w m. J. Bergin Thl,!rsday
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so n. chai rman of .the patron com~mit tee s t atin g . that enough patrons have already been secu r ed to guar-
an tee the payment of the orchestr a.
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final issue. Edw. Butegen, ' 37, Class President.
A commonplace s ituation b rought to the s tage in an uncommon manner will characterize the Cisca playe r s' presentation of Storm Tossed in Kankakee tonight. The I play, a drama of the struggle between capitalism and labor in today's social orde r, is filled with s tirring enthusiasm and genuine Doctor Wilbur M. Luce of the pathos. D epartment of Zoology at the UniHigh marks il! viv id realism and versity of Illinois, will lectur e to dramatic perfec tion are reached in the Science Club Friday night, April the stagging of a s trife at the plant 16. His topi c fo r the eveni ng will of Con Fey, in th e death of J oan be "H eredity and Man". Fey, and in th e spiritual turmoil Doctor L uce is comin g here arou sed by social injustice in the through t h e influence of Bro. Cha::-~ les Williams , C. ~ · V., who is stud y~ minds of Larry McGinley and Phil Holl ey. A fierce denunciation of coring under him. The meeti n g is rupt Capitalism is made at a mass s ponsored by the Biology D epartmeeting of th e workers, who dement. This is the first regular termi n e to fire F ey's anti-union meeting of the club since th e r e plant. tum of the students f r om their Strong Cast Easter vacation.
Science Club To Hear Dr. Wilbur Luce April 16th
Name Society will fea ture the Rev. J. w. R . Maguire, C. S. v., head of the department of sociology who
,_ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __J 11 will speak on Sterilization.
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sponsors
urg•; (hat in view fact that thjs topic deals s ubject which should be of est to eve ryon,e.
all the The cast of 44 characters includes of the some of - the finest talent in. th e with a school. The roles are well fitted iinter- to the abilities of the pla.yers, and include portrayals of men from all walks of life. Several of the actors give promise of reaching new heights in Viator histrionics. No time nor effort is being sac rificed in arranging stage settings. Outdoor scen es of the Fey Spark Plug Plant and the setting for a typical workers' union hall, in The melodi c s train s of Roy which the entire audi toriu m will be Shield's orch estra mark ed the social utilized, are being construc ted at debut of the Freshman C lass in a grea t cos t to the Cisca chapter. dance held in the Commons last SatAdvanced selling of tick e ts has urday night. Attendance at the given rise . to expectations for a dance, which was styled as a "Hill- ~l fUJl house. The th.e me of the bi ll y Prom", was large e nough to play is a popular one. The entbusinsure the Frosh of a slight finan- 1 iasti c reception of Storm Tossed by c ial success in this their initial cam- Chicago and S t . Lou is audi ences has pus effort. aroused public interes t in th e drama. Colorful decorations len t gaiety t c The cast includes, in the order of
merrlberS ~ a t t end,
Of Hillbilly Prom Fresltman Class Is A Social Success
the affair and during the intermi s - their first appearance, the fo llowi ng sion the gay throng of dancers was major roles: entertained by the surprise a ppearCornelius F ey- D. Ward, '40. ance of the "Beef Trust Follies". F th M The "Follies" , composed of a foot- I a er oran- D. Morgan, '38. b I Riley..:._P . Bimmerle, '38. Slim Ellis-~ L. Roemer, '39. a l chorus lin e, was g r eeted with 1 enthusiasm , as were th e ·s u cceeding Phil Holley- E. Buttgen, '37. acts of th e program. Joan F ey-Mary A nthony, , 37 . Much cr edit for the success of the Larry McGinley- F. Nolan, ' 40. ini t ial freshman soc ial activity is P eroni- R. O'Connor, ' 39. due the class officers and the varS chwartzmeier- F. Claeys, '39. ious committees. According to John Ester Friedman- F . 11cLaughlin, O'Connell, c lass president, each com- '39. mittee fun c ti oned well and cooperE lizabeth Smith- M. Egges , '40. ation was th e keynote of the dahce. Paul Naughton - S. Hamilton, '37. Seniors Ta-ke Warning The dea dline for the s ubmitting of thes is for graduation is rapidly approaching and the VIATORIAN wishes to tak e this o pportunity of r e mindin g prospective graduates that all bachelor thesis mu st be in th e hands of the Rev. Leo T. Phillips, C. S. V., Dean of Studiies, not later than May 1. Take h eed, seniors, and see your t h esis masters at once.
Th e play is unde r the direction of th e Rev. William J. Crac knell, C. S. V., moderator of the local Ciscan Chapter, and Mr. Michael Moloney, head of the Englis h d e · partment. Brother Maurice Robinso n C. S . V., h as been assisting as ~ sta ge director. Tickets for th is ev ening's p erformance may be obtain ed from any m ember of the cast or at any of the following places of business in Kan~ kakee : Betourne's Drug Store, Th e United Drug Store, and The Ill i· noi s Cen tral Drug Store.