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Debaters Continue Fr. Bergin Fr. Maguire Begins Debates Over WCTL to Address Radio Talks Jan. 2 Junior Dance Sodalists ''Night Club''
On December 18 George Bresn8ll, '40, and William McCue, '40, r presented the College in an interesting and timely radio discussion with Wheaton College on the subject of nuetrality. With a dmirable conciseness and displaying a thorough un__ derstanding of the subject, McCue and Bresnan presented a resume of recent applications of American neutrality acts of the problem surrounding our interests in the Sino-Japanese undeclar ed war. Resuming the radio debate series on Janua ry 8 Brother Martin McLaughlin, '38, and Wilbur Mayo, '40, participated with students of DePaul (Continued on Page Five).
Mr. John Wertz Dies January 1 Mr. John Wertz, fa ther of Edward Wetz, '41, passed to his eternal reward on January 1 f rom a heart attack. Mr. Wertz was born in Monticello, Iowa, in 1881. He took up his residence as a youth in Aurora, Dlinois, where he spent the r emainder of his life. Much of his life was spent in serving the city of Aurora, "i an Alderman, and later on as~yor lor many yea..;;;: A Solemn Mass of Requiem was celebrated at st. Nicholas church in Aurora on W ednesday, January 5, at
~:.OOso'~l~c~.re:'~re~·:~ ~~eM~~:;:: represented the faculty, while Edward Dunn, '41, represented the student body at the Mass. Both the members of the faculty and student body wish to extend their deepest sympathies to his widow, and to Edward his · only child. The R ev. P a ul Hutton, C. S. V., Dean of Men, offered up the Requiem Mass in the Chapel on W ednesday morning for the repose of• the soul of Mr. Wertz. The members of the freshman class have shown their syiDJlatby by offering up a spiritual bouquet for the repose of his soul.
Mrs. Deutsch Wins Afghan Mrs.. J . Deutsch, of Chicago, Illinois, was the winner of a n Afghan which was raffled in the Kankakee Armory last Saturday evening between the halves of the basketball game. The raffle was sponsored by the Parent's Club for the purpose of rais ing funds to decorate the College Chapel, and to secure the new pipe organ. The Afghan, a truly exquisite piece of needlecr a ft, was very generously donated by Mrs. Willard Bach, mother of J. Emmett Back, '39, a well known figure on the Viator campus. Father Cardina l, in the nam e of the faculty, ex tends his sincere thanks and congratulations both to the Parents and to the s tudents fo r the fine spirit of c~ope ration which they have displayed in making this raffle the huge success that it was.
To Be Jan.l5 v :rh:hRe~.~~~~amD:· Jc~=~~in~fc t:~ HugeSuccess Department of Phi losophy here, will Bi ll Cahill, president of th e Junior address the Hol y Narne Society in One of the most superb, origin al Class, has m ade al1 necessary ar- th e Comm ons Buildin g nex t Friday and entertain ing events ln recent ran gements to i1~ sure the success of evenin g, J anuary 11·. Althou g h Fath- years made its debut in the form the Junior cotillion. A s has been er Bergin has not announced his of a night club "Club Noel" on the
previo us ly annou nced the dance wi ll be held Saturday night, January 15. On that nig-ht. approximately three hours after twilight, scor es of Viator lads and thmr lassies will grace the beautiful Gold Room of the Kankak ee Hotel. To a ll intents and purpose.::;, U1e Juniors have decided that nothing should hinder them f rom obtaining the best in the way of accomodutions f or their socia l debul:. The bids a r e being sold for Sl.OO But tl]e bes t is yet to come, for Bill has secured the servi ces of Nap LaFrance and his yode ling swingsters. Nap LaFrance a nd his boys need no introduction, for time and again they have been acc laimed as outstanding in this vicinity. If s tudent s upport is an indication of s uecess, this dan ce will without doubt be the mo~t successful of the ye.ar. For accordmg to Harold Sandqmst, the . genial vice-president, in charge j h.cket sales, repo;·ts that _a~~nce s ...J.,,... ....... ~tl •.:smt-H~r-a~fllgmg. ~ kets may be procured from any of the class officers.
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topic as yet, he will select some topi c of vital interes t at the present time. Father Bergi n has a reputation af' one of the outstanding lecturers in the co un try today, and is particul arly noted for his ri go urous ly logical method of app roaching hi s subject. As is evidenced by his a rti cle on "Bahaism" in the current iss ue of U1e Viatorian, Father Berg in is also noted for his ve ry clear a nd trencha n t Htyle of writing a nd s peaking. Th e lecture on "Birth Control" wh ich he delivered at one of the Sodality meetings last year is r emember ed by a ll as being one of the most in terest ing a nd instr uctive leetures eve r delivered at a Hol y Name mee ting here. W ith the knowledge that the coming meeting will be both interesting and valuable, the Holy Name Society is making preparations for accomodating the - ~~g-~1-.,er.:_Q...wg_p_f t~ ear.._ -· ~- --
Viator Campus immediately preceding the Ch ristmas Holidays. The s pirit wh ich perm eated the entire evening was characteristi c of the we ll chosen name of Noel. A g reat deal of praise and laudation is due to Miss Mary Anthony, '38, president of the Viator Sorority, w ho in collaboration with the Glee Club of the College m ade this event possi ble. Special commendation is a lso du e to the R everend :hf. P. Loughran, C. s. v., director of the GleE" Club, for the splendid recital giv·~ n prior to the dancing, to the College Band under the direc tion of B rother George Carson, C. S. V., to Thom as Ashe, '40, fo r his novel Ideas and cooperation in the matter of decorations, and to Dan Ward, '40, for his stellar role as master of ceremonies. The floor show and other forms of entertainment a lso m erit s pecial consideration. -c'Will',- t!I. Wort~~ esses, a cigare tte g irl, with the manY gay couples a t ta bles and on
The Rev. J. W. R. Maguire, c. S. V., Head of the Department of Commerce here, res umed hJs radio talks on Sunday, January 2, over station WCFL ,by conducting a Round Table Discussion on the League of Nations. In the discussions Father Maguire was assisted by th~ Very Rev. Dr. E. V, Cardinal, c . S. V., President of the College an d by Dr. John Tracy Ellis, Profesoor of History at the Catholic University of America. The speaker s considered three main topics: First, shoUld the League continUe as it is; second, shoUld the League be reformed; and third, should it be a bandoned entirely. AU were agreed that tbe league shoUld not be entirely abandoned, becallS{' ther e is so much in the covenant that is worthwhile. They pointed out, also, that som e kind of reform was high ly desirable, but very difficult of a ttainment because the nations wbo profited by th e world war are using the League as an agent for retaining their ill-gotten gains. Even with tbe unfortunate failure of the League to settle the Japanese and Ethiopian questions, it has shown (Continued on Page -Two)
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Debating wi ll again occupy the campus s potlight when selected teams of the Bergin Debating Society participate in the Illinois State Normal Tourna ment on January 14 and 15. At this time the personnel of the teams who will represent St. Viator has not yet been announced by the Rev. J . W. R . Mag uire, debate coach. No debate decisions will be given, as this is to be primarily a practice tournament, and the f ullest advantage of a post-debate criticism cannot be had if the judge must announce a decision. In this way, the judge, f reed from the necessity of substantiating his decision, can concentrale on t elling the debaters the means they can employ to improve their case and gener a} debating te chnique. St. Viator wi ll be r epresented by teams in the first and second team divisions. Debaters entered in Divis ion 1 must debate, a lternately, both sides of the question, while the teams in Division 2 will confine their efforts to one side of the question. The debate proposition, as has been previously announced, is, "Resolved: That the National Labor Relations Board should be empowered to enforce arbitration of a ll indus trial disputes." Two team~ ha ve juSt r eturned f rom a debate with Northwes tern University's Wrang lers in Evanston. Forens ically formidable Wheaton College will mee t two St. Viator teams on January 13 in a debate to be held in the Seminar Room of the Library.
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A s we go to press, word is r eceived that the Reverend William J. Cracknell , C. S. V., has again been invit ed to participat e in the Midday Ser vice over r adio station 'wGN on Tuesday, January 11, at 12:35. The topic of the address given by Father Cracknell is, "Religion and Happiness. For the past two years Father Cracknell has spoken frequently over the Chicago s tation and has been r ecalled time and again to a ddress an ever incr easing audience. The sec r et of his popularity may be attributed to the interest and enthusiasm he displays in acquainting his listeners with the contemporary secular and ecclesiastical problems. Though in f ull r elaization of the fact that his work has, even at its present mature stage, jus t begun, his admirable work must be commended. It has been with admiration that we have witnessed hi s radio success. is with s urety gained from past expe ri ence that we look for his continued success. ------------
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CROWLEY PR0l\10TED
Mr. Crowley of Kankakee, friend
and benefactor of the College, has recently been promoted to the position of District M8llager of the ~n tire Western Divi£ion of the Pu.blie Service Company, with offices in Oak Park. This is the second promotion which Mr. Crowley has received within the past six months. We take this opportuni ty of congratulating Mr. Crowley upon hi~ r ecent goor fortune, and hope that he will continue to be successful.
By Dic k Powers There is no doubt that everyone in the College was agreeably surprised when, upon the return fr om the Chris tmas Holidays, be beheld ' a real pipe organ in the College Chapel. He recalled how many times in the past the old harmonium bad broken down in the middle of Mass, or at benediction when the r egular organist was absent, the unwary volunteer couldn't make 01 the thing go''. All that is now happy m emory. Due to the generosity and kindness of the P a r ents' Cub, a Johnson pipe organ was donated to the College. It was originally built in 1835, which makes. it over one hundred years old. Yet organs were so well built in those times that it was possible to r ejuvenate it within the space of ten days, making it in many r espects far better than a new one would have been. The case is made of solid walnut, hand carved - a thing of exquisite beauty. It is of nine ranks of pipes, with thirteen stops, boasting of a reed stop in the seel of unusual brillance, and a fou r-foot flute of unsurpassing beauty, both of which would ornament the fines t organ in the country. Mr. Joseph Wimperly of Chicago, was commissioned to r econdition and ins tall the i~strument. At some date next month as yet to be definitely set, Richard J. Powers, the College Organist, will give a r ecital upon the new ins trument.
The Reverend Brother Edward George LaMontagne, C. S. V., a nat ive of Bourbonnais, after an illness of six months died W ednesday, January 5. He was buried in Maternity cemetery from Maternity church, Bourbonnais, on Saturday. Solemn High Mass of Requiem was sung for him a t 9:00 o'clock by the Pastor Rever end Wa lter J. Surprenant, c. S. V., assisted by Father French, C. S. V., as Deacon; Father Landroche, C. S. V., as sub-Deacon; and Father Cracknell, C. S. V., as Master of Ceremonies. Father Armstrong, C. S. V., one of his associates at the Novitiate preached, and his fellow novices assisted as acolytes and incense bearers. His fellow scholastics at St. Bernard Hall kept vigil over his body and r ecit ed the Rosary and De Profundis every hour for his eternal repose. Many priests and religious accompanied relatives and friends to the grave where the last absolution was given by the Provincial Father O'Maboney, C. S. V. Brother Edwa rd was born in Bourbonnais, September 2, 1915, the son of Joseph LaMontagne and the late Rosanna Boudreau. Several brothers and sisters mo urn his loss. After completing his elementary studies in the village school, he entered St. Viator's High School, and after graduation became a novice at the Viatorian Novitiate, Lemont, lllinois, September 7, 1933. His first profession took place in th e Novitiate Chapel a year later, and then he resumed his s tudies at St. Viator College. After two years he was appointed to teach English at St. Joseph's College, Berthierville, Province of Quebec. In June, 1937, be (Continued on P_age Six)