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Mrs. Downie Medical Missionary To China Lectures To I. ·R . C. In one of the most · interesting and educational lectures ever given before the Internationa l Relations club, Mrs. G. L . Downie, Medical Missionary to China, c.old of her experiences in the mysterious Orient. She described, very vividly and graphically, the poverty, s uperstition, the worship of strange idols and similar cus toms which we view as being rather weird and far-fetched. Mrs. Downie mentioned the fact that China is very. sadly in need of any kind of Christian religion. "Because of the vast territory of China, there is no fear of overlapping; there is plenty of room for a ll Christian religions to work without fear of touching the territory of some other denomination." Admitting that the horizon of China has been darkened by ignorance and superstition, Mrs. Downie is very optimistic when speaking of the future in store for the Chinese peoShe stated that hospitals, aple. bove all else, are needed because of the disease which prevails on account of t he lack of medical care and a dearth of proper food, clothing and shelter. Japan Wants Raw Materials In answer to a question concerning the invasion of of Japan, the speaker stated that it was her firm conviction that Japan is invading China because of t he unlimited raw materials possessed by that nation, rather than her desire for colonies as the press would have us believe. The very interesting discussion at the end of the meeting proved that the lecture was enjoyed by all those in a ttendance.
Ciscans to Enter Contest
Fr.J. W.Maguire In Lecture At Rosary College Besides his usual activities such a s settling several major strikes and labor disputes, teaching Sociology and Orientation, and traveling from one end of the s tate to th e other with the Bergin Debating Society, th e Rev. J . W. R Maguire, C. S. V. , gave a lecture at Rosary College last Wednesday evening. The topic of his address was, "Ways of Industrial Peace", and was given before a la rge crowd composed of students of Rosary College, the general public and repr esentatives of Cisca. Las t Sunday Father Maguire parti cipated in a Round Table discussion over station WCFL in Chicago on the very interesting and vital topic of religious prejudices. A J ewish Rabbi and Protestant Minister, in collaboration with Fr. Maguire, expressed personal convictions on the r eligious situation in the United States as well as on th e conditions of Europe.
The Viator Chapter of Cisca w ill be a money making organization from now on, if the plans discussed at the last meeting will be carried out. Its moderator, the R ev. William J. Cracknell, C. S. V., p roposed a plan wher eby Cisca would enter a contest sponsored by "Our Sunday Visitor", the winner of which will receive a $2, 000.00 prtze. Paul Ryan, '39, was elected 'to represent the group in the contest which deals primarily with Religion and its relation to h istory. Although Cisca is competing fo r the prize, it is not so much con· cerned with the outcome of the con· test as it is with its s tudy club value to Cisca. Most of the questions require a g reat deal of deliberation, as well as pro 1~nd con discussion, thus fitting in nicely with the study club atmosphere of the organization . Whatever may be said for or against the plan, the financial worries Mr. Edward W. B uttgen of the of Cisca will soon be over. (We Warsaw illinois Buttgens, one of the hope.) prighter lights in the Cisca organIzation of last year, returned to the scene of his former conquests by presiding over the meeting of the Apostolic committee of Cisca on Saturday morning, January 15. Mr. Buttgen opened the meeting with a few succint wo rds on Marriage, and the tremendous burst of "l''n taneous applause which followed this address is evidence of the quality The Very R ev. E. V. Cardinal, of his talk. It is also a fitting tribue to Mr. C. S. V., President of the College, attended t he a nnual meeting of the Buttgen for the untiring zeal and Association of Amenican Colleges perseverance with which h e has a lheld r ecently at the Stevens hotel ways labored so that the interests in Chicago. During the course of of Cisca might be furthered. , Mr. the meeting the delegates were ad- Buttgen then led an open forum on At the last meeting of the Mono- dressed by such outstanding m en as Marriage, and su cceeded in impressgram Club, held in the College Club Harold L. I ckes, Secretary of the ing the " L ads and Lassies" of Cisca room on January 19, the· members Interior, and by Reinrick Bruening, with his profound knowldege of the of the club inaugurated a ver y de- former Chancellor of Germany. A- su bject. That ¥r. Buttgen is a dfi nite and practical plan for sup- mong the dther sp eaker s were the mired and esteemed by all Ciscans porting college activities. As was presidents of the University of Chi- is evidenced by the rising vote of evidenced a t the last basketball cago, Princeton University, Colgat e thanks extended · him at the close game, its officers, William Walsh, University, Brown U niversi ty, Coe of the Meeting. Again the acc lama'38; Vincent Murphy, '39; Frank College, an d by many outstanding tion was so g r eat that it literall y Claeys, '39, and John Moreno, '40, professors of t he larger Universities. shook the building t o its very founhave gone to great lengths to instill "Colleges a nd Public Affairs", was dation. some r eal school spirit into the stu- the topic thoroughly disc ussed by All s tudents of the College, except dent body and to provide for an the university presidents. Special the members of the freshman class organized cheering section. Along emphasis was laid upon the value of r emember Ed as one of the great with the College Club and Brother a curriculum for th e undergraduates. est de ba t ei_'s who ever g raced the Carson's Band, the Monogram Club sacred and sacrosanct portals of was responsible for the "s,pizzerinkBEG PARDON , Mar s ile Hall. As Editor-in-Chief of tum" displayed at the Normal game. In th e last Issue of the VIATOR- tbe VIA TORI AN, he achieved naIt has a lso done a g reat deal to IAN, the a r ticle written by E lmer tional fame for his superb editorials. make the college as attractive as Pepin was headed, "Latin Lan- Under Ed's r egime th e VIATORIAN possible to visiting basketball t eams, guage". As this title distorted the was invariably grammatically perfect and must be commended for the entire meanin g of his splendid a r- as well as interesting to the student fine manner in which it has sup- ticle, we wish our r eaders to know body. ported a ll college activities. Since his graduation last June, Mr. t hat the article should have been entitled, "Latin Languages as a Buttgen has been engaged in the The Rev. F. J. Reilly, one of the medium of exp ressing Catholic advertising department of Swift and first graduates of · St. Viator Col- thought." We wish to apologize to Company, where he has already re lege, passed to his eternal r eward Mr. Pepin for the unexcusable mis- ceived several promotions. At the on J anuary 14 from an attack of take, and hope that we- have re- present time he is residing at 1554 paralysis. paired tbe damage it caused. East 61st street, Chicago, lllinois. 1
M..nogram Club In Support Of All Activities
Mr. Buttgen Addresses Cis cans
Fr. Cardinal lnAttandance At Convention
Bergin Debaters Will • . . • Discuss F asc1sm and Democracy; WCFL Fr. Bergin 1alks On Marriage The Rev. William J. Bergin, c. S. V., Head of tbe Department of Philosophy here, lectured on "Courtship and Marriage" to the Holy Name Socie~y on Friday evening, January 14. 1 Father Bergin ap proached the topic a s be does all others, by an appeal to reason rather than mere emotion. H e s ti-essed the need for selecting a life companion with reason, and urged them not to throw calm and reasoned convictions to the winds in favor of mere emotion. He pointed out that many marriages at the present time are the r esult of hasty and precipitate action, thereby causing much regret to both parties. ~ong other things, the lecturer adv1sed s trongly against .... ... '•ttrria.e:e~. beca~fle of the lac~. of harmony resulting therefrom. Such a gap eXIsts between those inv~lved in mixe~ m~iages, t~at ~ey usually end In dism~l failure. The speaker also pomt~d ou t that the same gap exists, although to a lesser extent, between educated a nd non-educated per sons. The members of the organization were very well pleased with the address, and expressed tbe desire of having Father Bergin speak again in the very near future.
Dr.NolanNamed Head of Criminal Justice Society Dr. J ames Allen Nolan, graduate of St. Viator College in '27, and r eceiving his M. A . and Ph. D. at Catholic University, was recentl y portrayed in the Washington Herald's, "Whose Who in Washington" . Such a distinction is generally conferred only upon Senators and Representatives. Youthful, clear-headed, vigorous, Dr. Nolan is the spearhead of an aroused citizenry against crime in the Nation's Capital. As Director of Washington Criminal Justice Association, his chief objectives are swifter apprehension of criminals, speedier trials, greater efficiency by police departments, coordination of various agen cies in courts and promotion of a stronger public interest in r educing crime. Regulation of bond business so as to prevent criminals from obtaining bail so easily objectis another of Dr. Nolan's ives. As chairman of youth welfare committee of Junior Board of Commerce, he is active in rehabilitation of juvenile delinquents.
ContinUing the St. Viator radio debate se ries, Brother Louis Demmer C. S. V., '39, and Francis Prew, '39, will participate with students of Rockfo rd College in a discussion of democracy and collective security on January 29. This discussion will involve a treatment of Fascism, Democracy and a course of action that will insure the preservation of Democratjc ideals. On February 5 another Viator team will meet Olivet College on the interesting and thought provoking proposition, "Resolved: That the United States should abandon its policy of isolation in foreign affairs." This debate should bring forth all the arguments advanced for and against American participation in international affairs. As usual, these debates will be broadcasted over station WCFL in Chicago every Saturday afternoon at 5:00 p. m. The radio audience awards the decision in these debates. After meeting forensically formidable Wheaton College on tbe preceeding day, four St. Viator debatwg tPR'rns jourt'P_yQd t 0 Bl oo ro ington to participate in the Ulinois sfate Normal Tournament which was held January 14 and 15. Although no decisions were announced, the Rev. Andrew Bialais, c. s. v., Thomas coach, appeared pleased with the resuits of the tourney. The performance of the debaters far exceeded. his expectations The men who represented St. Viator were Martin McLaughlin, c. s. V., '38; Donald Foley, c. s. v., '40; Francis Prew, '40; Daniel Ward, '40; J. W. R. Maguire, c. s. v., debate Trenkle, '41 ; Francis Nolan, '40, and Larry Roemer, '39. Teams wer e entered in the first and second team divisions. Those in Division 1 had to debate, alternate ly, both sides of the question, while t h e teams in Division 2 confined their efforts to a single side. The proposition of debate was, "Resolved: That the National Labor R elations Board should be empowered to enforce arbitr ation of all industrial disputes.
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NEW CAR GIVEN TO FATHER CARDINAL The members of the staff of the VI A TORIAN wish . to take this opportunity of warning the inhabitants of Bourbonnais, Kankakee and s undry hamlets in this vicinity to s tay off the streets with their cars. The necessity for this rather weird warning has been forced upon us by the fact that the Very Rev. Dr. E. V. Cardinal, C. S. V. , is learning how to drive his new P lymouth car, which was given to him by the Rev. H . M. Freil, pastor of St. Agnes parish, Berwyn, Illinois. A lthough h e may have navigated the treacherous maze of history successfully, he has not proven his ability to navigate the car, hence th e warning to all those desirous of avoiding sudden death on our highways.