The University of Dayton Alumnus, February 1946

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President Awards Math Club Alumni Plaque

FEBRUARY â&#x20AC;˘ 1946

ALUMNI CONTRIBUTE TO 1946 CAMPAIGN A a result of the dues sta tements which were mailed to you last month, the Alumni Secretary is very happy to report that remittance have been received from 326 loyal alumni. A of Feb. 18, we have received $1,5 25.00 in dues payment and special gifts for which we are very gra teful. The complete list of those who h ave made con tributions will be published in the M arch Alumnus. So, if you h ave neglected to send in your '46 contribution, won 't you PLEASE DO IT NOW -so that we can reach th a t "grand " - 1,000 membership.

I t's a grand old n ame- ShayCome on boys, what do you say?

Shell out a nd give the gal a h a nd T e help her secure the Grand( 1,000 M embership ) Now that the old school has gone coed Let' help her push a head.

Let tha t call be heard afa r By her, where 'ere you are.

Cozy, Marty, Vic, Bill and Tim, She'll lead you to that " Gym," She might goad our " Rock 'em H arry" To hunt bigger quarry.

To wade through the toughest of foes, The bigge t a nd best- who know ?

To lead Dayton way up on top, Phelan did it with his crop.

Since we have failed , why not this gal?

Kick in- let's h elp our pal.

Do your bit- get in the game To help Mary secure h er aim ( 1,000 memberhip ) and Prove that Mary's a grand old name.

(N ed Grime '04 Chicago.)

Front Cover : M ay we introduce F a ther George J. R enneker, president of the university, presenting the Mathematics Club Alumni Award of Excellence in Advanced M a thematic in the Senior Class to Lt. J ack Homan, '43. The plaques were not awarded sooner because of the shorage of materials. The .Junior class awards were made to Louis Synck, '43, D ennis Griffin, '44, and Alice Blaeser, '45. The Senior clas award were given to Lloyd Week , '44, George Igel, '45, and H oma n.

The M a th C:lub Alumni Award was established in 194 l through the efforts of Fra nk Bucher and J ack Kirch mer.

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February, 1946

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Mary Shay '44 .......... ..... . . ....... . .. . .. . ...... . . ... . . . ... . Editor "Entered as second class matter April 15, 1940, at the Post Office, a t Dayton, Ohio, under the Act of March 3, 1879."

Issued l\I onthly- October through June SUBSCRIPTION- Per Yea r, including M embership in the Alumni Association, $4.00. Subsc ription alone, $2.00. Single copies, 25 cents.

Checks, draft s and money orders should be made payable to "The Alumni Association of the Uni versity of Dayton."

For wills and other bequests, the legal title of the corporation is "The University of Dayton, Dayton, Ohio."

Dr. Edwa rd A. Ruth, acting head of the Sociology department, represented the University a t the 14th annual Na tional Ca tholic Conference on Family Life, ponsored by 路the Fa mily Life Bureau of the Na tiona l Catholic Welfa re Conference in Washington, D . C ., a t the Ca tholic University of America .. . Carl A. Schmidt, D ayton druggist, outlined a nd di cussed his price stabiliza tion plan at a meeting of the Bella rmine Society, in the Albert Emanuel Library ... Brother John J. Lucier, chemistry instructor, addressed the opening ession of the 15th a nniversar y meeting of the D ayton ection of the American Chemical Society.

His topic was " Wa r Time Chemical Education a t U . D ." and pointed out tha t scientific education is the country's first line of defense ... M ajor Wilfred I. Freel, profes or of military science and tactics, announced tha t the advanced ROTC progra m ha been reactivated . There have been no adva nced ROTC courses on the campus since 1943, but the basic course has been continuous ...

The University was represented on the Executive boa rd of the Bishop Thill local conference of the Ca tholic Student's Mission Crusade held recently in D ayton ... Brother Albert R ose, instructor in political science, spoke at the dinner meeting of the Catholic Business Women's Club, D ayton, a t the Loretto ... Dr. E. B. O'Leary, head of the business organiza tion department, was one of three speakers a t a dinner meeting of the D ayton Sa les Executive Club. Dr. O'Leary spoke on "The Outlook on the Economic Front" . . . Dr. George Nicoll was guest speaker at the F ebrua ry meeting of Sigma D elta Pi, premedic ociety.

H e is head of the roentgenelogy lab a t Mia mi V alley H o pita!, Dayton, and poke on " X -Ray Education" ... Dr. Florence Wagner spoke to Up ilon D elta Chi, home economics group, and the D ayton a nd M ontgomery County Home Economics and Dietetics Association at U. D . She spoke on " Openings for H ome Economics Trained Women" ... The D ayton Music Club chorus, under the direction of 0 . E. Gebha rt, presented a musical program at the first assembly of the second emester. Selections included T schaikowsky's " utcracker Suite," " Liebes tra um" by Lizst, Bizet's "Open Thy H eart" a nd "Donkey Serenade" by Friml .. . A group of U. D . boosters sponsored a dinner party for Bro. Schad, form er a thletic director of the Flyers ... Brother Thomas Price wa the principa l speaker at the first annual fa ther and daughter breakfast of the Fa ther's cfub of the Juliene PTA. Brother T om spoke on the topic, "Woman' Role in the Modern World" ... H a rry Ba uj a n, a thletic director, has called a meeting of all tho e interested in spring football .. . U. D . has taken its place among other colleges with the American Alumni Council. As a re ult of attendance a nd participa tion of M ary Shay, your Alumni Secretary, a t a district conference of th e America n Alumni Council. membership has been secured in this organ ization.

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FINAL LECTURE ON UNIVERSITY SERIES

FRANK J. SHEED

The Uni~.垄r ity Lectures will present the fifth and fin al peaker on the eries, Sunday, March 3, at 8 :15 p. m. , in the main ballroom of the Biltmore Hotel. Mr. Frank Sheed will speak on "The Church in Present-Day Europe."

Born in Australia of Irish descent in 1897, h e wa graduated from Sydney University with degrees of Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws. On coming to England however, he decided not to practice law, but found ed a Ca tholic publishing house which aims a t pre enting Catholicism positively, a nd at being a medium of expression for the whole Catholic world . In 1926, with hi wife, Maisie Wa rd, he established the London house of Sheed and Ward, and the American office was opened in 1933. Its list include such well-known authors in Europe a nd America a Chesterton, Belloc, Christopher D awson, Alfred Noyes, Monsignor Fu lton Sheen, and Arnold Lunn. Mr. Sh eed ha transla ted the works of J acq ue Maritain, Etienne Gil son, and H enri Ghoen, a nd has also published books of his own. Among hi published works a re " Nullity of M a rriage," "A M a p of Life," " Communism and Man," and " Sidelights on the Catholic R evival."

In addition to his writing a nd publi hing activities, Mr. Sheed is Master of Westmin ter Catholic Evidence Guild, whose purpo e is to teach Ca tholic doctrine and to explain the Ca tholic point of view to the working man. In addition,

Night Enrollment Tops All Records The University of Dayton evening clas es began Wednesday, Feb. 13, with another peak enrollment of over 700 students.

To accommoda te the increased enrollment, the evening class program has been expa nded to include over 90 course . Because of the increa ed popularity of the busine s administra tion courses, es pecially with the di ch arged vetera ns, several cour e h ave been 路 added to the ch edule of the business organiza tion and accounting departments. ew faculty m embers have been added to the staff to meet the new need.

Dr. H enry H odges, of M anagement Consulta nts Inc. , will teach the cour e in Industri al M anagement. Richa rd Fraine of the Standa rd R egister Co., will be the instructor for the course in " Motion and Time Study II." A course in advertising will be given by George Sta udt, director of advertising and sales promotion for the Standard Regi ter Co. The personnel a dmini s tration course will be ta ught by Roy Sparks of the Inland Manufacturing cliviion of GM, while Barrett Klopfer, also of the Standard R egister will be the instructor for " Work Simplifi cation in the Office."

Brother Elmer C. Lackner, S. M., assi tant dean a nd form er alumni secretary, is director of th e evening clas program.

Day school enrollment has really hit an all-time high. At the present, there are 985 full time students enrolled in the University, including over 400 returned veterans.

Welcome Dance

Mr. Sheed is in charge of the training of Guild speakers in London.

H e h as addressed well over 3,000 treet-corner and indoor meetings in England and America during the course of the last fifteen year .

We wou ld like to expre s a vote of th a nks to all those who h ave so faithfully attended and supported the University Lectures Series. The: interest shown in a ttenda nce a nd participa tion in questions and answers after the lectures was typical of the good old U. D. spirit, which has transferred to the Alumni, and which evidently i still very active in U. D. affairs. Rumor has it that the Univer ity Lectures will be establi hed as a regular feature of U. D . activities. Thank you, Alumni, for your participation.

The "Welcome Whirl," a n informal dance in honor of the n ewly enrolled U. D. student was h eld a t Wa mpler's Barn, Friday, Feb. 22, from 8 until 11 :30 p. m. The mu ic was furnished by AI Spra uer and his orchestra.

Dick Barr wa general chairman of this dance which opened the U . D . social calendar for the spring semester. H eads of the variou committee assisting him were: M argaret Ashworth, Shirley Duerr, J ack Laughter, Frances Sloan, Peggy Watkins, Shirley Tingle a nd H c:;len Vlahos.

Who or wha t was " Goldie"?Everyone was asking. Mystery surrounded the " Welcome Whirl" in that no one seemed to know what was what. "Goldie's" identity was revealed a t the dance.

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Jose S. Sada Calle R amos Arizpe, 314 Sur Apratado Postal 2 Torreon, Coah.

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J a nua ry 29, 1946 University of D ayton, D ayton, Ohio D ear Brother : H aving a ttended your University during the year 1920, I would like to h ave a remembrance of my student days, which I so much like to recall, and for this reason I take the liberty to req uest you to have the kindness to send me by mail THREE U. D . PEN A TS, informing me of the price which I will be h appy to cover promptly.

I would also desire, if it is not too inconvenient for you and if you judge it proper, to send me periodically your student promotion pamphlets because, situated by the grace of God in this city where I enjoy a comparatively large acquaintanceship, I would like to advertise the school among the parents here, in an endeavor to have some of our young men go to receive from you the solid instruction and education which have given such prestige to my never-to-be-forgotten University.

Making use of this opportunity to place myself a t your orders, I remain, V ery sincerely yours, (Signed ) Jose S. Sada .

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THOMAS ARTHUR

DAVID A . KIEFER

PAULL. REIS

Lt. Thoma s Arthur, ' 42 , d ied in Trea sure Island Navy hospital after re turni ng to the Stales from Japan. He served a s a d e nta l officer on the U. S. S. Circe.

David A. Kiefer, '46, d ied a s a result of a liver conditi on, which was contracted in the South Pacific, afte r engag ing in a number of naval battles. He served a s radar man on the a ircraft carrie r, Sag inaw Bay.

,Capt. Paul J . Rei s, ' 43 , who was re ported missing in action a year ago, d ied at that time wh ile combatting seven Japanese planes, down ing fou r of the m before he was hit. He served a s a p ilot of a purs uit plane.

a pa tient since D ec. 30. H e died of an incurable liver condition which he contracted in the South Pacific after h e had erved in six major naval engagements.

D avid was a radarman third class, and had been removed to the Californi a hospital from Pearl H arbor where h e h ad been hospitalized ince D ec. 4. H e became ill a t Sama r, an island of the Philippine group, where he was stationed and from there h e was brought by air to H awaii, and the United Sta tes, where his mother was summoned to his bedside.

H e wa~ inducted into the Navy in M ay of 1944. After completing his boot training h e served aboard the aircraft carrier, Saginaw Bay until the ship was decommission ed a t the end of the war.

D avid h ad participa ted in six major ba ttle in the Pacific theater including Iwo Jima, Okinawa, Tinian, Palau, Leyte and Luzon.

Survivor include his paren ts, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Kiefer, a sister Frances, all of Piqua, Ohio.

Ca pt. Paul J. R eis, '41 was killed in action on Christmas D ay, D ec.

25, 1944. His death was confirmed by the W ar D epartment, and the fa mily has received informa tion from the Base Cha plain at the Shangh ai Air D epot, giving inform ation on Pa ul' death .

While attending the University Paul received his pilot's license after completing a civilian pilot training course. H e a lso received a restricted commercial license in flying the day after his graduation.

H e joined the Army Air Corps in November, 1941, and wa gradua ted from Corsican a, R andolph and Foster fields, receiving his wings a t Foster Field, M ay 1942. H e was one of the six of a class of 135 graduates a t Foster Field receiving a perfect record in pursuit flying.

After serving as an instructor at Greenville, Miss., Reis left for the Pan ama Canal Zone in August 1942. There h e served as a flight leader and was h ead of the engineering department, as well as an official test pilot in the Canal Zone.

Returning to the sta te h e a ttended a gunnery and bombing school, and then went back to the Canal Zone.

In August, 1944, h e went to India and in September, Paul went to China . H e also erved in Africa and Italy and won five battle ta rs.

H e was awarded the Air M edal for long range interception and flying. Pa ul received hi bach elor of science degree from the university.

H e was the manager of th e track and fi eld team during the four years he attended, and wa awarded th e Conduct Award while there.

72 GOLD STARS ON HONOR ROLL Lt. Thomas Arthur, '42 was called to active service by his country in September, 1943. H e served first at Great Lakes, III., being there until August, 1944. Between August and November, 1944, h e was sta tioned a t Providence and New Port Na va l Bases, from which h e sailed on Nov. 10, 1944. Lt. Arthur served as a d ental officer on the U. S. S. Circe.

All of his overseas service was seen in the Pacific zone. His ship was active in the campaigns of Okinawa, Leyte, Saipan, and Guam . The Circe went to Japan, and from there h eaded for the United States. Entry was m ade into the United Sta tes on D ec. 20, 1945, at Treasure Island, San Francisco.

On J anuary 1, 1946, Lt. Arthur spoke to his family, and on J anuary 3, his pa rents were notified that h e was ill. The cause of his death h as n ot yet been reported to his family, but a repor t from the N avy is expected soon .

Survivors include his parents, Dr. and Mrs. J. R . Arthur, Dayton, 0 .; his wife, Mrs. Dorothy Arthur, W aukegan, Ill., a brother J ohn, Cleveland ; and a sister, Mrs. J ames M cCann of T oledo.

D avid A. Kiefer, '46, died in J anua ry a t the Naval H o pita!, O akland, California, where h e h ad been

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Bro. Dobe Dies

MARIAN LIBRARY CENTENARY PROJECT WORK PROGRESSES ON CATALOGUE The M a rian Library, a project undertaken in commemoration of the hundredth anniversary of the foun ding of the U niversity is under the supervision of R ev. Edmund Ba umeister, dean of the graduate division. The centen ary will be celebra ted in 1950.

One of the chief purpose of the M a rian Libra ry is to assemble in one place all litera ture on the Blessed Mother. This includes books, periodicals, pamphlets, leafl ets, manuscripts, etc. It is proposed to collect these materials in th e principal research languages including English, La tin, French, Germa n and possibly Italian and Spanish. F or the other languages it is proposed tha t some center of each n a tionality in the country establish a complete M a rian collection in its own language and submit to the M a rian Library a complete list of the holdings to which inquiring research workers may be referred.

Eventually it is proposed likewise to build up a collection of Marian art and music. In the latter field such materials as musical scores of Marian songs, Masses, and phonogra ph records will be assembled.

Also it is proposed to establish a complete author file of all the literature that is available on our Blessed Mother even though this material cannot be assembled in the M a rian Library itself.

UNION CATALOGUE In order to make this author list more useful it is proposed to establish a union catalog of all thej principal Marian publica tions. This union catalogue should unite the list of the Marian books in all the outstanding libraries of the country whether they be public or pri~ate.

Thus, it will be possible for 路the M arian Library to locate any m aterial or to refer research workers to sources from which they can obtain this m aterial through the interlibrary loan . The union catalogues will be primarily of service to those working in the M arian Libra ry or through it. But through this union catalogue it is hoped to build up many local union catalogues. This will be accomplish ed very readily by m eans of the central union catalogue. If any city is interested in establishing such an organiza tion as a M arian reading circle, the M arian Library shall be able to furnish it with all the R ecord cards for the

district so tha t with a rrummum of effort a local union catalogue can be constructed.

Another importa nt purpose of the M a rian Libra ry is to act as a clearing house for all informa tion on our Blessed M other. M any questions h ave already come to the M arian Libra ry a nd we hope, once the Library is full y organized and catalogued, to be able to extend the services and to promote genuine research in the field of M ariology. In this way it is hoped tha t the M a ri an Library will be a genuine means of Apo tola te and tha t it will be able in a way to integra te the different fo rms of M arian Apostola te.

The M arian Library h as been established entirely on a voluntary basis. Dona tions of funds and of books h ave been the starting point.

M a ny publishers h ave offered to give copies of all their Maria n publications to this project. Authors have been generous in supplying autographed copies. Besides this, there has been a generous contribution of personal service and time, in order to help locate materials and to check libraries for the union catalogue.

INTERNATIONAL In order more surely to locate available materials and to check libraries for our union catalogue an international organization of field workers has been established. At the present time there a re field workers in most of the principal cities of the United States. A number of field workers h ave also volunteered from Canada, M exico, and South America. From Europe three volunteers have already offered their services, and it is hoped in the near future to organize the six M arianist provinces of Europe much in the same way as they have organized the American provinces for this purpose.

The fi eld workers include priests, sisters, brothers, and laymen in all walks of life. In D ayton there is a local M a rian Libra ry committee including volunteers trained in libra ry science wh o a re offering their services to further the project.

It is understood from the outset tha t it will be impossible to assemble in one place all publications in their original form . M any books are out of print and only the ra rest copies a re availa ble in some of the (Con tinued on Page 7)

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BRO . GEORGE DOBE

Fun e r a l se rvi ces for Broth e r George Dobe, S. M., 84, of the University were h eld here Jan. 22.

Brother Dobe, who died J an. 20, after a short illness had been on the U . D . campus as a working brother since 1903.

Solemn Requiem High Mass was offered in the university cha pel with the V ery Rev. Walter C. Tredtin, S. M ., Provincial of the Society of M ary as celebrant. The V ery R ev.

George R enneker, S.M., president of U . D ., served as deacon, and the R ev.

H enry Fritz, S. M ., was sub-deacon.

The faculty choir, directed by Brother Thomas Poitras, sang the M ass.

Brother Dobe was born in Baltimore, Md ., J an. 19, 1862. H e entered the Society of Mary at Dayton in 1874, and took his first vows in 1879. H e studied to be a teacher, but before h e could start on his career as an educator, his h earing became affected and all further plans for his teaching profession were stopped.

H e remained in the society as a working brother, performing many services necessary to the operation of an institution. H e was stationed at St. M ary's University, San Antonio, T ex. , and also a t St. Louis College before returning to U . D. in 1903, where he was active until the time of his death .

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H e is buried in the American Milita ry Section of the Hunjao cemetery, Shanghai, China.

Survivors include his p arents, Mr. and Mrs. J ohn M . Reis, two brothers, J ohn, '38, and M a rion.

FLYERS DOWN XAVIER Ginn scored 27 points as the Flyers beat Xavier, avenging that earlier defeat ha nded Dayton. During the first ha lf of the game, both teams lost many opportunities to score. But after the rest at the half, the Flyers came back on to the floor with a much smoother outfit.

Early in the game, Xavier lead 8 to 7, but at that point the Flyers went into the lead and never were behind again. At the half, D ayton was ahead, 20-15.

U. D. 65 ; OHIO U. 53 Carter's quintet wa the econd Ohio team to down the trong Ohio University Bobcats. Flyer won by a score of 65-53. Only the nationa lly rated Bowling Green Falcons h ave heretofore handed the Cats a defeat.

The U. D. eagers cha lked up a greater margin than the F alcons.

The win avenged a D ecember defeat the Bobcats h anded the Flyer. in D ayton.

Coordination and smoothness of play, which h ad been eriously lacking previously, were the characteristics of the game. When the new additions were made to the team, it was understood 路that the team would be stronger. But al o it was thought that it would take the boys a longer time to start clicking together. They lost no time. They went into the game and started pitching them in right away.

Bill Ginn, U. D.' high scoring forward, added another 25 point to his total, holding Ohio U.'s Bob Miller to three points. At the half, Ohio U. was ahead 34 to 30, but soon after the third period started, the Flyers went out in front a nd were never behind again.

Additions To Squad Coach Jim Carter was very happy recently to add ten new m en to his U. D . Cagers. Nine of these men are ex-"GI's." These returned service m.e n have all enroll ed in the second semester and are all eligible to play the remainder of the season.

The new players came in just at the right time for Carter because he was confronted with the heaviest part of his cage schedule. The additions to the team are: Gene Wolke. formerly of Hamilton Catholic; Bill Knisley, a former U. D . star gridder and eager who will graduate in June; Jim H erbig of Fairvi ew, Dayton; Charles Jones of Cincinnati Woodward; Bill J ames of O akwood, Dayton ; Bob Wolf of D ayton, Stivers; Sy Laughter of O akwood, Dayton; Frank Misla n, OSSO Home, X enia; Walter Bruce of Toledo Scott; and Gus Shroyer of Northridge, Dayton . All men with the exception of Knisley a re freshmen, and with the exception of Knisley and Wolf all are over six feet in height.

Final score, Dayton 47, Xavier, 33.

The scori ng since the last 1 sue of the Alumnus : Jan . 31-Camp Atterbury 61; U.D. 36.

Feb. 4- Xavier 48; U. D. 41.

Feb. 8- M arshall 57; U. D. 46.

Feb. 9-0hio U. 53; U. D. 65 .

Feb. 16--U. D. 47; Xavier 33.

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BILL GINN

Bill Ginn, The Dayton Flyer' high-scoring forward , has been nominated for a place on the all-Ohio teams which will be elected in the very near future by the press a sociations. H e is rated with the champions for his consistency in hitting the bucket, and his good sportsmanship, and the ability to work with his teammates. Playing on a ball club which has lost seven and won two games, his incentive for piling up the scores is still going strong.

Bill, who is a freshman, hails from Stivers High School, Dayton. He stands six feet one, and tips the cales at about 175 pounds.

In nine games of this season Bill has scored a total of 148 points, pulling a 16.44 average. This is a per-game average just below that of Bill Hall of Marshall. Hall 's average is 17.2. Hall is considered the nation's leading collegiate scorer.

Don Otten, the Bowling Green All-American is generally considered the top court performer in Ohio.

Starting in 27 games, Dan has scored 367 points, giving him an average of 13.93 per game, almost three points behind Ginn's record!

The minimum number of point Ginn has scored in any game was

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18- Wright Field Kittyhawks 52; U. D . 30.

Feb. 20- Miami 49; U. D . 42.

The remainder of the game of the season are : Feb. 22- Camp Atterbury.

F eb. 25- At Wittenberg.

Feb. 26- Marshall.

Feb. 28- At Bradley T ech, Peoria, Illinois.

Bro. Klug Returns Brother Arnold Klug- you remember him- is back at the university. H e was sent h ere from Brooklyn, where h e was stationed at St. John's Home. Most of you will remember him as Prefect of Nazareth Hall, h ere on the campus. At present, he i supervising the off-campus men' lounge, and is assisting Brother Ed. We tbrock in the U. D . Bookstore. Welcome back, Brother Arnold, it is good to have you with us again.

13, in his first appearance in intercollegiate competition against Cincinnati. H e matched it against Miami and Bowling Green later, and his all-time U. D. high against Ohio University, Feb. 9, when his 25 points featured in the Flyers' upsetting triumph.

Ginn is popular with his teammates, and is a handy man to have a round- a very definite asset to the Flyers, and Carter. According to Ritter Collett, sports writer for the Dayton Journal, Ginn "fits the bill thoroughly for our idea of what an all-Ohio man should be."

Marian Library

JUNIORS PLAN ANNUAL PROM

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leading libraries. When such materials cannot be obtained it is proposed that they be microfilm ed and that a microfilm collection be established a t the M arian Libra ry. Ph otostats of some rare documents h ave been made a nd rare booklets h ave a lso been assembled in the Library in this form.

At the presetlt time the M a rian Library issue a bi-monthly N ewsletter. The purpose of this letter i to inform interested friends of the progress of the M arian Library and to solicit further assistance in the way of materials and services.

In April 1945 the first Booklist of the M aria n Library was published.

This Bookiist includes 2,600 entries.

In December 1945 a Supplement was published bringing the number of en tires to 4, 200. It is proposed eventually to issue a quarterly or a monthly as circumstances warrant it. These publications will have for a purpo e to issue bibliographies, to review current Marian literature, to disseminate information about the latest research in M ariology and to stimulate interest in our Blessed M other.

PROGRESS MADE To da te the holdings of the M arian Library seem rather meager, but it is hoped that within the next year or two the collection will grow rapidly. Much of the time a nd effort put into the Marian Library thus far has been devoted to establishing a good organization of field workers and a flexible a nd useful device for a union catalogue. It is believed tha t both of these h ave now reached a satisfactory stage so tha t progress should be rapid once the organization is set in motion .

To date the fi eld workers have merely been a ppointed but with the publication of the Supplement in D ecember 1945, their efforts will be mobilized and we hope tha t the summer of 1946 will ena ble them to crystallize something tha t wi ll a lready be a great step towa rd the realiza tion of their pl ans. Th e M arian Library is primarily a centenary project of the University of D avton . Our centenary occurs in 1950.

By tha t time we are confident that we shall have not only a good collection, but tha t the work of cataloguing and other arrangements necessary for a rea l service agency shall be ready for action .

MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEES OF THE JUNIOR PROM WHICH will be held a t the Miami Hotel, M arch 2, a re T ed Aponyi, junior chemical engineer, El eanor Kurtz, junior arts, Peggy August, junior a rts, and Bill Greger, junior electrical engineer.

"LOST" ARE FOUND The editor would like to express her appreciation for the splendid res ponse that we have received as a result of our publishing the names of those person who are listed in our "Lost File.' Addresses really came in over the phone, postcards, special letters, on the back of the dues sta tements. Tha nks a lot, Alumni , for your splendid cooperation.

CHAPLAIN RETIRES Chaplain (Lt. Col. ) William P. O'Connor of D ayton, who served overseas during World Wars I and II will be retired soon. This was learned recently from a wa r department press release concerning F a ther O'Connor's participa tion in the V eterans' Victory broadcast a t San M a teo, C alif.

Chaplain O ' Connor arrived in Ireland in 1942 with the first overseas contingent of American troo ps, and returned to this country a nd D ayton 23 months la ter. H e served with men of the Thirty-Seventh Division, later veterans of Guadalcanal a nd Luzon, during their basic training a t Camp Shelby, Miss.

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Junior Prom Tops Social Season Another pre-Lenten social function is the long awaited 1946 Junior Prom, under the sponsorship of the junior class of the University of D ayton. The juniors have been busy a ll winter making plans, and patiently waiting for the time to start them working. The J-Prom will be a real collegiate event- the culmination of months of idea-collecting. This year it will bring back all of the pre-war tradition that h as been associa ted with it.

Eddie K adel and his orchestra have been engaged for th e dance, which will be held in the main ballroom of the Miami Hotel on M arch 2 from 9 to 12.

K enneth Trimbach, president of the junior class, is general chairman for this first formal dance of the U. D . -social season. Assisting him on the various committee are Bill Greger and Joe Mori, tickets and reserva tions ; Eleanor Kurtz and George Mitchell, publicity; Bonnie Winckelman, Peggy August, J oan R oderer, a nd Sam DeH a rt, program a nd decora tions.

1907-Sympathy is extended tq Mrs. Edward J. May! and family.

Ed. passed away recently in a veterans' hospital in Washington, D. C. 1912- Robert E. Gray is back in civvies again.

1913- Wm. F. "Bill" Avery, Cleveland, made the principal address before the Dayton Purchasing Agents recently. He is purcha ing agent for the Elwell Parker Electric Co., and has served that company as vice-president, president, 路 and national director.

1917- R alph Busch wa a campus visitor.

1928- Lee E. Scheid has been promoted to Lieutenant Colonel.

Col. Scheid is now stationed in the Philippines.

1929-Dr. Richard A. Pfarrer, after two years in the Navy medical corps has resumed hi practice in Dayton. H e was recently granted a discharge at Great Lake , Ill. H e spent 11 months overseas in the Philippines and Shanghai, China.

193G-Major Maurice J. Cotello has arrived in Panama for duty with the Sixth Air Force Headquarters, being assigned to the property section.

1931- M ajor Richard Connelly has been discha rged and i pa tor of a church at Sugar Grove, Ohio, and Chaplain at the Boys' Industrial School, La ncaster, Ohio. Dr. and Mrs. Arthur E. M cDonald announce the birth of a daughter, Pauline Eleanor. Ada m Westerkamp is affiliated with the Bond Hill R ealty Co., Cincinna ti, 0., and "has yet to turn down any business prospect, alumnus or otherwise."

1932- John R . F erree is working with the Sherwin Williams Co., of Argentina down Buenos Aires way.

1934- Lou T chudi, well known in Dayton sports circle and form er head basketball and track coach at the U, has been named sports consultant for radio sta tion WING. Lou is now on terminal leave a Lieutenant Colonel. Capt. R obert J. D eger was relea ed from active duty and will resume his medicar practice in Dayton. James T. Cline, promoted to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel, whi le on terminal leave, plans to resume his law practice in Dayton. Mr. and Mrs. Bob Payne announce the arrival of a baby boy.

Robert L. McBride h as been released from the N avy in which he

erved a a per onnel classification specialist in the disciplinary section of the fifth naval district. He served as an interviewer and adviser in the pre- entence and probation and clemency cases involving general court martial. H e has resumed his practice of law in Dayton.

1935- Miss Dorothy Siebert and Capt. Michael J. Usas have announced their engagement and were married on F eb. 23, in Valparaiso, Ind. Art C. Routzong is the president of the Allentown (Pa. ) Cardinals.

1938- Sympathy is extended to John T. R eis on the death of his brother, Capt. Paul J. R eis. John is working with Ernst and Ernst, a firm of Cer.tified Public Accountants in St. Louis. He was di charged from the Army last September. Mr. and Mrs. Victor C. Walling are in Bellevue, Washington, and announce the birth of a son, Victor, Jr. The senior Walling is ales representative for Mallinckrodt Chemical works, "peddling" chemicals in Washington and Oregon .

1939- Mr. a nd Mrs. Geo. "Barney" Doonan were campus visitors.

Capt. and Mrs. Alex Rudzienski announce the birth of a daughter, Lois Andria, January 19, in Cincinnati.

1940- William Flynn has recently been discharged from the Army. Karl Kroemer is enjoying terminal leave. H e h a seen 54 months of service, spending 33 months in the Panama Canal Zone.

H e is expecting to come back to the U. for the second semester.

1941- Maj. and Mrs. Vincent Poeppelmeier of Springfield, Mass., are announcing the birth of their second daughter. Dick Sommer is on terminal leave. Capt. Robert J. M cKirnan is in the Quartermaster division of the Marine Corps, and has been on Guadalcanal, Guam, and since last October h as been in China. Lt . .Jane Simons and Lt. (j.g.) M elvin F . Silva were m arried on F eb. 2, in Holy Angel church, D ayton, 0 . Mr. and Mrs. J. L. "Bud" Corcoran, and their daughter, were recent campus visitor .

1942- Capt. Bernard Schmidt has returned to the Sta tes after eight

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month over eas, and is on terminal leave until April. Sympathy is extended to the family of Lt. Thomas Arthur, who died Jan. 12 in Treasure Island Na vy Hospital.

1943- Lt. Jerry Herzog arrived in Portland, Ore., on his birthday, after serving in the SWPA and Japan for one year. H e was entertained by the President of the Philippines, Sergio O smena in his temporary headquarters at a buffet supper dance. Lt. (j.g.) William Hinton and Miss Doris Moomaw were married a t Wee Kirk 0' the Heather, Glendale, Calif., on J anuary 19.

Don Rist has recently returned to the States after his second trip out in the Pacific, traveling as far as Okinawa. He is still in the service and at present tationed near Seattle, Wash. Lt. Fred W ells is stationed on Okinawa, and is head of the Science division of Okinawa university. Sympathy is extended to Murial Musser on the death of h er mother. Lt. Orrie Martino was a cam pus visitor. H e is on terminal leave. Lt. Bob Miller is also listed among our campus visitors.

1944 - Carl Housekeeper expects to be out of the avy by the first of March. Lt. Charl es R. Freer h as been tran ferred to the Air Corps, a nd is on his way home.

H e and Jimmie Finke are in the arne location and get together over the week-ends.

1945- M ary Ann Finke and Edwa rd C. H enz '43 have announced their engagement. Ed was recently disch arged after 20 months overseas. Kathryn Betty Carlton and Walter B. Rugh have announced their engagement and will be married on March 2, in Corpu Chri ti Church, Dayton, 0 . Walt is in medical school. June Goodman and Richard D eBard have announced their engagement. H e ha seen service as an overseas paratrooper. Kay Kunka and D avid Etzler were married .Jan. 26 in Westminster Pre byterian . Sue Dudlext is back in California. Sympathy is extended to William Donohue on the death of his mother. Bill is stationed a t Camp Crowder, Mo. John F . Stang is sta tioned in Munich, Germany.