St. Viator College Newspaper, 1937-04-27

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D'iafnrint1 OPERETTA TO BE PRESENTED MAY 8-1 0 Tune In WCFL Saturday

VOL. LIV.

Viator Debate 7:45P.M.

BOUIWONNAJS ILLINOIS,

TUESDA~,

APRIL 27, 1987.

NUMBER 12.

College Mourns Death of Rev. H. A. Darche

"Pirates of Penzance" to Besiege Kankakee

Alumn us Achieved National Recognition During World War

Combined Glee Clubs Of College of St. Francis and St. Viator To Give Performances

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Death struck an air of g loom about St. Viator's College as it recently claimed one of the Col~ lege's best known and beloved allumni, the Rev. Harris A. Darche. Father Darche, who won medals and citations on two continents for bravery over seas in hjs work as chaplain and who served as pastor of St. Joseph Church in Bradley, illinois, succumbed to a heart attack on April l6. Father Darche was buried with full military honors on Ap ril 20 , in an impressive ceremony. Solemn

New Scholarship Fund Is Created By Fr. S. Moore

V-Cluh Banquet Will Be Held In Commons Tues.

Rev. Stephen Moor e, a alumnus and for many years pastor of Holy Trinity Church, Bloomington, recently honored the College by the presentation of a schola.rship fund in m emo ry of his sis -

Ten basketball players, six managers, three boxers and a cheerleader will be honored this evening at a banquet in the Commons when the Rev. F. .1. Harbauer, C. S. V., athl e tic direc t or and moderator of the Monogr am Club will present th em with awards on behalf of the The banquet will start Co1lege. at seven o'clock.

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third purse of this kind to be preteno, Dlinois, and the Very Rev. E. sented to the Cot'lege by the BloomY. Cardinal, C. S. V., Ph. D., presi- ington priest. dent or the College, acted as deacon of the Mass Since leaving St. Viato r College, Father Moore has repeatedJy proThe Most Rev. Wm. D. O'Brien, mated the cause of ed ucation. He auxilia ry bishop of Chicago, attend- bas maintained a keen and helped the funeral services, as did ap- ful interest in ext~nctlng the opporproximately 250 clergy from tbe tunity for coUe il..urtn..ction to Chicago and Peoria dioceses. prospective Viator men. Unde r his National and state officers of the direc tion, the Trinity High School American Legion and past national was erected in Bloomington. officers , who served in 1931 when Because men like Father Moore Father Darche was national chaplain establish scholarship funds, young of the Legion, a lso were present to men who could never hope to atpay last r espects to the beloved tend college are enabled to continu e priest and war hero. their education. Through the beneBrilliant Record factions of the type of Father Father Darche served overseas as Moore's gift, St. Viato r bas been chaplain of the Sixth Regim_e nt of assisted in th e work of developing Marines. Extraordinary heroism won in yo uth a right appreciation of him the Croix de Guerre with palms moral and intellectual values. For tr0m the French govern ment and th is latest act of generosity, the merited him to be received as a College administration and the stumember of the Legion of Honor. H e dent body are deeply grateful. was also awarded the Distinguished Service Cross of the United States Navy and received five citation s fo r bravery and exceptional gallantry. The 1 'Fighting Padre", as he was affectionately called, saw action in Troyon Sector, in Bella u Wood, and at Scissons, where he was gased in July, 1918. Following his war ser William McCue, '40, Daniel Ward, vice he was commissioned as chap- '40, and Edward Buttgen, '37, enlain in the United States Naval t ertained th'e Forum, an organizaReserve and again achieved national tion of th e men of St. Patrick's prominence in helping to found th e Parish of Danville, Ill., with a pane l American Legion at St. Louis. Fol- discussion of Communism and Faslowi ng his nomination in 1931 by cism last nigh t. Admitting at the C. Wayland Brooks, r ecent Dlinois outset the evils which both form s candidate for governor, Father of gove rnment attempt to eradicate, Darche was elected national chaplain and acknowledging certain advan of the American Legion. t ages under th e sys t ems, th e speakFather Darch e was born in Bour- e rs nevertheless declared against bonnais in 1888 and was a grad- both as solutions to national prouate of St. Viator College, He blems. served as pastor of St. Joseph 's fo r Members of the Forum accorded the past 14 years and wou ld have the Viator men an en thusiastic re celebrated the Silver Jubilee of his ce ption and acclaimed the discusordination in June. sian a fair and adequat e treatment St. Viator College joins with the of the subject. A ll three speakers many thousands who called Father have appeared before study groups Darche, "friend" , in expressing sor- several times this year. row at the passing of this beloved The Reverend J. W. R. Maguire, priest, citizen, hero and distihguish- c. s. v., head of th e commerce and ed alumnus. sociology departments of the ColA novena and Masses for the r e- lege, accompanied the three Viator pose of Father Darche's immortal speakers to Danville. Father Masoul will be said in the College g uire, debate coach, has been in Chapel by the priests of the Col1ege char ge of these panel discussion during the coming month. speakers

Danville Forum Hears Three of Viator Speakers

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The dashing Gilbert and Sullivan " Pirates of Penzance" will be staged by the combined Glee Clubs of the College of St. Francis, Joliet, Illinois, and St. Viator College, on May 1, 2 and 3 In the St. Francis College auditorium in Joliet and in the Kankakee High School audHorium on May 8 and 10. The Kankakee performances are scheduled for 2 :30 p. m. on May 8 and for 8 p . m. on May 10. The production is under the combined direction of Miss Rose A. Wokurka, head of the St. Francis' Speech department, Mr. Robert A. Mau, director of music of St. Francis College and the Rev. M. P. Loughran, C. S. V., Glee Club director of St. Viator College.

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according to an announceDr. Jerome Kerwin versity, ment mad e by John McNamara, basketball coach, w ill be the Is Named Principal head principal guest speaker of the evenGraduation Speaker ling. The '.>.cv J. P . (Pat) Farrell. chaplain of Pontiac State Prison Dr. J e rome Kerwin, Dean of t he and a noted a lumnus, will act as School of Social Studies at the Uni- toastmaster. Gueste of Honor versity of Chicago, according to an The Very Rev. E. V. Cardinal, announcement made by the Ver y c. s. v., Ph. D., president of the R ev. E. V. Cardinal, C. S. v., Ph. College; Lou Zarza, newly appointed D., president of the College, will head football coach; Charli e H a rribe the principal speaker at the an- son, head coach of Kankakee High nual co mmencement day exe rc ises School, and Clarence ("Puff") Romon Jun e 6. ary, r etiring head coach of St. PatDr. Kenvi n, it w as fu rth e r re- ri ck's High S chool of Kankakee, will vealed by Dr. Cardinal, will receive be guests of honor. an honorary degree of Doctor of Major awards for basketball will Laws in r ecognition of his highly be presented to George Rogers, '37, com m endable work in the field of Chicago; William McElligott, '39, Social Science. Chicago: Frank Straub, '38, BloomHis Excellency, Bernard J . Shiels, ington; Alphonse Monahan, '39, senior aux iliary bishop of Chicago Chatsworth; Daniel Blazevicb, '38, and a graduate of St. Viator Col - DeKalb; William Walsh. '38, Peterslege, has bee n in vited to preside at burg, Va.; Don Betourne, '37, Kanthe commencement day exercises. kakee; Francis Claeys, '39, St. Cha rBishop S hie ls, according to th e Rev. les; John Burke, '38, Springfield; E. V. Ca rdinal, C. S. V., president Harold Lenahan, '39, Vincennes, fnd.: of the College, has signified his and William J . S chumacher, 1'3'1, wi lling ness to accept providing he (manager ), Chicago. can make the necessary arrangeMinor monograms will be awardm ents. ed to J. Emmett Bach, '40, Chi cago; Donald Morgan, '39, Chicago, and Herbe rt F'ields, '39, Kank akee. These men earned their monograms as member s of the varsity boxing team. Minor monograms will also be presented to the following m ana gers. Leroy Lee, '39, Bonfield; Robe rt Burmeister, '39, Chicago; DonLen Miss Mary Anthony, '38, and Miss a ld Dionne, '39, Kankakee; Louise Leg ris, '39, w er e nominated Mondi, '39, Chicago; and Vincent for the presidency of the St. Viator Murphy, '39, Canton. A cheerl eaders' Sorority, Sigma Upsilon Sigma. at monog r am will be given to Edward a m ee ting held on April 20. Miss Branand, '39, Chicago. Luc ille Putz, '37, Miss Genevieve Adams, '33, and Miss Rachel Roach, '33 , were nominated for the office Much time has been sp ent of late of S ec r etary-Treasure r. in beautifying our splendid campus. Election of t he office rs for the The trees a nd bushes have been Sorority will take place in May pruned, and many new shrubs have at the regular monthly m ee ting of been planted, aidi ng g reatly in the the organization. The meeting wi ll beautifi cation of th e College g round s. he he ld in the early part of 路May W e have all the reason s t o be and notices of the exact meeting proud of this scenic outl3楼 and its place will be sent out by the pres- development should be of primary ent sec retary. interest to us alL

Miss Kathleen H eaton of Seneca, Illinois, a student of St. Francis College, has the feminine lead and Mr. Jack Stanley, '40, of St. Viator College has the male lead. Strong Cast Miss H eaton, as "Mabel", the vivacious heroine, will have a chance to display her brilliant and clear sop rano voice which has long won her acc laim as a member of the College of St. Francis Glee Club. She si ngs with a surety and clarity not often found 3.mong collegiate amateurs, at tb.e same time including all the pathos, intrigue and charm of her role. A junior in the his tory department of the College of St. Francis, Miss Heaton has been a very active member of the Glee Club eve r since she was at St. Francis and has been featured in several programs which have enhanced her reputation. Jack Sta nl ey of Viator's, will be ''Frectericb, a pirate appr entice'' and , the hero. ~ r. Stanley has a ri ch tenor voi ce full of d ramatic ability which will be used to its fullest extent as the clever, gay but noble orphan. Besides Jack Stanley a re these men in leads: Francis Prew, '40, pirate chief; William Sagstetter, ' 40, as Samu el, pirate lieutenant; James Brodie .. '40, as Major General Stanley of the B ritish Army ; Robert Baechle, '40, as Sergean t of Police. The pirate chorus is composed of the twenty-five powerful singers of the St. Viator Glee Club and is under th e direction of the R e v. M. P. Loughran, C. S. V.

Girls Nominate Candidates For S. U. S. Offices

Campus Beautified

The remaining female leads, "Edith, Kate, Isabelle and Ruth" are taken by the Misses Mildred Kroege r , Vione Hanan, Blanche Marie Hagen and Olive Pommier, r espectively. In the girls chorus are the thirty members of th e St. Francis Glee Club, directed by Sister M. Cecelia, C. S. F. The production demands a blending of youth, music, drama and adventure and w ill cal forth all th e abilities of this combined col-

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