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Hear Viator Over W. C. F. L . Every Saturday 3:30 P. M.
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BOURBONNAIS, ILLINOIS
VOL. Llll.
For Gala E v e Don't Forge t Thank sgi vin g Benefit Dance
SAT URDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1935
NUMBER 4..
Debaters Open Broadcast Schedule FROM ORIENT
Benefit Hop Choral Club To Climax Acclaimed By Fall Revels First Nighters The last dance before the Christmas recess will be held in the College gym on. November 23, a c cording to The ne w ly organized Choral Club an announce ment mad e at a m ee t m ade its debut Thursday night ing of the College Club last wee k. wh en it enter tained the College The affair is being sponso r ed as a w ith a g rand , variie d program. Its benefit for W illiam Phelan, '36, Col · o pe ning n ight showed evid en ce of lege Club President, w ho is in <l. high talent and s upe rior direc ting Kank a ke e. hospital s uffe ring from as the c ro wded Coll ege Club . Room a serious compound fra c ture of th e Phelan was injured thrr-e resounded with th e world's best leg. week s ago while playing in th e anbeloved music. nu a l Fresh -Upp er- classmen foo t b a ll After t he program, the direc tor , game. th e Rev . M . P. Loughran, C. S. V., The dance wi ll be a gala climax exp r essed himself as pleased with between the football game with t he performers, and announced that Northwest Missouri State Teachers the Club will appea r on a radio on Novembe r 22, and the beginning broadcast befor e the Ch r istmas holiof Thanksgiving holidays on the days. fo llowin g Wednesday. Steph en Gould, High Ability '36, Acting Pre sident, was to have Don Morgan, '39, basso, and Ray- named his committees today, a nd mond Cavanagh , ' 38, tenor, wer e th e selection of an orchestra will presented as solois t s for the even- probably be made the firs t part of ing, and r eceived tre mendous ova- the week . t ions. B oth m en posses~ unusu~lly In commen ti ng upon the dan ce, fi n e voices, and san g ~hetr wa y mto Gou ld , in charac teristi c brief n ess , ext he h ear ts of th.e au dience. . 1 press ed himself as follows: l N o g r e ate r tnbute could b e paid "Because w e r ealize that the stu an artis t t han th e bre athless s ilenc:e de nt body desires g r eater activi ty w hich fe ll ove r til e house wh en C~ar- on t h e c ampu s , Viator h as had more Jes Gilbe r t, ' 39, a n d H enry ZmJew- dan ce parties t hi s season than e ve r ski , '39, s wayed the audi en ce with before. In further an swer to th e violin solos. The former offered gene ral d emand, the College Club E thelbe r t N evin's im m or t a l "The h as d ecided to sponsor t hi s Thanks R os ary''. H e w as acco mpani ed by gi ving affair, and we know t h at H erbe rt F oederer, '39. Zmjew sk i every Viator m an will want to a t -. made a b eautiful song more b eauti· tend, especially when its financi a l by purpose is cons idered" . fu l as h e played " Li ebesleid" F r itz Kri s le r . Rich a rd P owe r s, ' 39,
Reporter
Director Plans Pre . Christmas Broadcast
a ccompa ni ed him. The e ntire en sem ble sang six num be rs , whi ch includ ed folk songs, negr o s piri t ua ls and popular class · ics. "The An vil Choru s" in w hi ch the club was ac compani ed by two violins w as presented in a s tyle decidedly n ew to most of th e audi ence. A s an added a ttract ion, th e Club pr es~ nt e d a movi n g pict1Jre. "Lig hthou se B y The S ea'' , s tarrin g Rin Tin• Tin, William Collie r, ~d Louis e Fazenda .
Cisca Delegates At Chicago c·onvention A g rou p of Viator Ciscans atten ded t h e Catholic Action School a t P roviden ce High School, Chicago, co nducted by th e R ev . Daniel J . Lo rd, S. J., on November 1-2. The Rev. W ill iam Cn"ck n ell , C. S. V., and th e R ev. M. P. Loughran, C. 3. v., were accompanied by 14 m embers of th e student bod y. The outstanding lec ture of the meeting was a talk on the Myslical Body of Christ, whi ch was given as a motivation for Cisca activities. The doctrine as found in th e Epistles and Gospels w as mos t gh a pbically present ed by Father Lord. U n der th e masterful port rayal of th is great leader of Ameri c an youth, the Mystical Body and its modern app lication stood ou t in bold relief. The Most Rev. Bernar d J. Shiel, senior-auxi11ary Bishop of Chicago, received a great ovation w hen h e addressed th e assembly. H e heart·
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D U Dramatists raw p NeW C0 nSt I•t Ut I•0 n
Seniors Slip As Send Veterans Thesis Work Against DeKalb Looms Close In First Clash Find Many Sleeping
Seniors Name
A pparentl y the S eniors of th is y ea r are no ex c eptions to th eir d is ting uished predecessors . • The VIATORIAN h as been try in g to secure th e ti tles of their bac h elors' theses si n ce N ovembe r 4 , th e d a y appoin t ea for s ubmi tting subj ec t s , and as y e t has been unable to complete th e lis t entire ly. All present indica-
Men For Northwestern Fray Saturday
The B ergin De bater s opened the ir inter collegiate sch edUle th is afternoon wh en t h ey sent two veterans agai nst a t ea m f r om D e Kalb S tate T ea cher s in a radio meet over station W. C. F . L. V iator was represented by N orbe rt E llis, '36, and R a ymond Cavan agh, '38. Ellis, who is Presiden t of t h e B e r-
~~~nssp~~~~t ~~e~ ~~syse~:r:e-;i~;c~~ ;~:r~eb;!::g 0~oc;~~:~~~c e:;~~~!n~~s THE REV. J . A. MAGNER
Noted Author Will Address I RC Meeting Fr. Magner To Tell o! Problem In Far East
buried deep 'in source pape r s a n d authorita ti ve works in a last minu t e During his sophomore year h e gained a berth on t he Viator confe ren ce attempt to finish th eir papers by four, w h en h e was t eamed with May 1. This scene will not be a Robert Nolan, '34. L as t season, new · one. illness prevented his taking much To date, the fo llowing theses sub- active part in de bating. j ec ts have been chose n and appro vCavanag h fr om Chicago, is recoged: Francis T. Williams- "The De- nized a s having one of th e best ve lopment of Shakesp e are's Mind r adio voices in th e forensi c soc iety. from 'Love 's Labour' s Lost' to 'Th e He was also th e firs t man tv Tempest. ' " represe nt Viator over th e mi cr ophone W. Stephen Gould- " Relative Duti· last year, an d is mak in g de bati ng es of Church a nd S t ate Regarding a majo r part of his ex t r a-curri cul a Cha rities". William T. Malone yactivities this season. "The Revival of Scholas ticism in t h e
of a
•
A committee, appointed the f ir st of th e month by Edward Buttgen, '37, Presiden t, to draw up a constitu t ion and set of by-laws for th e Dramatic Clu b, will submit its sugg es tions at a Constitutional Conve ntion on November 26. As we g o t o p ress , th e committee h as no t r evealed any of the re commend a tions whi ch it will make. But if it is guided by th e sentim ent whi ch was manifes t a t th e c lub's f irst meeting, a radi cal departure f r om the loose-org ani zati on of fanne r Viator hist rionic soc ie tj es will be effec te d. In or der to mak e the organizatio n compact and to keep a ll of t he members active, students have s ugges t ed that admission t o th e clu b b e restricted in n u mber pr obably not to exceed 30. At their initial meeting, th e Dramatists in sisted that, as soon as t h e club is def initely organized, new members w ill he received only upon application. It is p robable, also, that the Constitutional Committ ee wi ll recom mend a se m es t er fee, t o be r equ ir ed of a ll membe r s in orde r to defer the expenses of the prog r am s ugges t ed by Dr. Wi lliam Van Deventer , club mode rator. T h e com mi t tee is composed of the c lub officer s and two additional membe rs : E. Butt gen , '3 7 , Miss C . Legri s, '3 7, w . Schumache r , ' 37 ; W . Cahill, ' 39 ; w . Krause r , '38; A.
IM agdecki,
'39.
Has Active Caree r k &k ee." The g ues t spe ak er is we ll known Cla r enc e i!. Noonan- " I nves tm e n t where ver international, . social and Banking' '. cUltural problems are dis c ussed. H e j James J . O'lvfara- " Cons ideration is Direc tor of th e St. Ge~trude I of the Fac tors Conce rning Good Study Club and Forum, of Chi cago ; Will" . a membe r of th e E x ecutive ComWilliam P. Phe lan- "The Oxida ti on mittee of t he National Catholic of Toluene to Benzoic Acid". Alumni Associution; and Guest Ma-3ter of th e Merievalists of Chicago. Fath er Magner is a form er editor of the ''Question Box" and "Marriage Question" of the Extension Magazine , and is the au thor of This Cath olic \ :Vorld, a book w hi ch has If any Viator man fai led to enattrac t ed wide a ttention. H e is al so a f requent contributor to le ad- joy the s uppe r-dance in honor of SL. Francis College on Nov ember 10, ing Catholi c magazines. H e h as traveled exten sive ly, g iv- it w as thro u g h no f aul t of th e College Club. T he s upper, t he mu s ic, in g seve r al ye3.r s to s tud y and o bse rvation of world affairs, and he the air of inio r ma lity, and the guests u nder stan ds th e orie ntal qu estion - a bove all, th e g ues t s, co mbin ed tq as few men in this cou n try tod ay mak e th e gayest social suc cess in
Supper-Dance Hits New High In Viator Socials
do.
Miss Putz Represents Viator At Rockford, Ill. Miss Lu cille Pu tz r ep resen ted S t. Viator College at the Illi no is Stat e L ibra rians' Con vention i n Rockfo rd on Oc to ber 31. T he convention was in session th ree days, but Miss Putz, because of he r duties he r e, was present only a t the final session, and attended the confe re nces in which coll ege Hbrary wo r k was discussed. Many of the outst anding men of the Ji br ary wor ld spoke.
many moons. Whil e the buses in which th e St. Fran cis gi rl s traveled to Bourbonn ais wer e leaving H otel Kankake e, Norbert E llis, '36, voiced the general se n ti m ent when h e bemoan ed, "Why do they have to go bac k so early?" La t er in t he evening, W eeger K rau ser, '38, wonde red, " W hy can't we have mo re pa r ti es li k e this one?" and J oseph Barzantny, '3 7, in sisted that the evening r anked first amo ng college parties during the past t h ree years. These statemen ts are indicative of the feeli n gs of the student body, and show t hat th e supper-dance answe r ed eve r y qualification of th e "perfect evening".
t wo yea rs. The proposition unde r de ba t e will be : "Resolved : Th a t th e seve r a l states adopt le g is la ti on that provides free medi cal service to a ll c itizens". Via t or wi ll defend the a.ff irma ti ve.
John O'Connor Named FHA District Director J ohn R. O'Connor, a f riend vf Viator a nd a form e r member of th e Board of Trus te es, assumed offi ce this month as distri c t di r ec tor of th e FH A for No r th ern Illinois. Mr. O'Connor brings to th e FHA organization 25 years' ex perie nce in the r eal es tate business in Chi cago. H e has bee n pa r ti c ula rl y active i n t he South Shore and Auburn H ighlands ct;stricts and Is p res ident or the Gateway Securities Company. A r range ments for the par ty wer e made by Stephen Gould, '36, Acting President of th e College Club. This was hi s first management of an all -school social affai r , an d he show~ ed h im self capab le of effecti ng the best in th e line of parties.
THE
PAOe TWO
Point.
Covers
SNARES 'EM
Viator Forced To Accept 7 to 7 Tie With Knights G r een
Wave
of
St.
ulars, .held a highly !Duted St. Nor-
eleven
In
check
fo r
t hree at in
th e fin a l p e ri od th e Green Knigh t s from Wisco ns in mu ste r ed a power fu l touchdown drive that would not be denied, and pushed over th e tying co unte r In th e last two minutes of p l ay. Th e f in a l sco r e being 7 all.
VIA TOR'S HOPE
the gam e when h e
ki c ked to T oo nen who returned t o hi s own 25-ya.rd 1ine. Viator fo r ced tbc Green Kni g h ts to punt and on the first play a fumbl e by th e Irisb gav St. Norbert's the ball on t h e
TOI\I FAHEY
Gree n Wave 's 34.
By Ferris, 7-0
lr lsh
Repulse d
a nd
Ti e d
In the third pe r iod. the Green wave twice s urged deep into Norbe r·t territory only to be repu lsed on boUt occasions. The first time t h e Irish t ool( Ute ball to the Green Knigh ts' one foot line and lost possession on dO \VItS when Jimrnie .Masterson was sruoU1cred by th e entire Norbert li ne on an attempted plunge t h rough U1e cenle r of the lin e. The second invasion was stopped on the 9 yard mar\(er after a sustained march of over 50 yards. Featu ring a beautiful ru nning attack.
interspersed
witll
an
equally
- -,Nor mal, Ill., (ITP ) - The largest entr y in th e history of th e event is expected for the annual Illinois Inte rcoll cgi.~ te cross- co untry meet which wi ll be h eld at State Normal Un iversity next Saturday, :Kovember 16. Colleges ex pect ed to enter teams inclu de Bradley, Wheaton , Cha rl es ton Teachers', State Normal , Elmhurst, ~rcKPndree, · Tilinois Calpossibly
Knox
and
State No rm al with th r ee
1
AI Palladino, veteran quarterback, who had just recovered f rom a leg injury that was s ustai ned in the McKendree fray, suffered a broken wrist in the St. Norbert game and is consequently lost for the r emainder of t.he season.
I
Mon-
cross-
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1
completed for
j exception
ro und
touchball all
the
of
league
teams
is lhe
wltb
of Gasio r' s Switc hmen and
Minnie's Midgets. They will play for th e UU e this w ee k .
I
The first game of t.h c titl e round
by Gas ior's Switc hme n . Th e Croonth e ir
captain
who
was
nursin g
a
"charly-horse" after the Upperc lassm en-fres hm en game. Johnny Foxen's excell e n t
I w as
the
passing
deciding
a nd
factor
kicking In
th e
G asior's 6 to 0 win. With
th e
loss of
Straub.
Palla-
dino and Donnellan, Joe Saia, vetThe following night the "Fightin' e ran bac k, has been converted into Monk s " turn ed on the s t eam a nd a quart e rbac k by Coach J ohn M e - whitewash ed Fle ming 's Flops, 18 to Nama r ~ Upon J oe r ests th e hopes 0 · George Hickso n tried to rally of not only the team as a who le but the Flops but It was not th e tr day. the entire s tude nt body who arc A run of 90 yards fo r a touchdown des trou s of a VIctory over St Bene- ~ by Brother Toomey after interceptd ie t' s Coll ege thi s evemng m Chi- mg a pass was the highlight of cago lhts game. Brother Deane "got off" some wond e rful kicks and k e pt th e Flops at bay, while h is teammates Brothers Lamontagn e and Toome; each sco r ed .
Numerous Pugs Answer Call
1\IIinnie's Midge t s won the ir game on a forfeit from B a rzantny's Nazis. Twenty-six candidates r esponded Clark Dilger's Slugge rs and Stockto roach Eddie Des Lauri e rs' call bar's Slewfoots fa il ed to r eport o n for
boxing candidate s last Monday
evening.
Of th e 26 m e n r e porting
the
field
at g am e
lime
and
both
were there fore e li minated.
very few a r e lette r men f rom last Tbe semil- fina l round saw Gasior's y ear . Captain Kalkowski, one of the Switchmen a nd th e Fightin' Monk s bes t welterw eights on last season's playing for the rig ht to enter the sq uad , has fai led to r e port as have final. The gam e was not very old Sprafha, Mas terson, Gibbons, and when the passes of J ohnny Foxen wer e completed for lon g ga ins. Bill , Neudec ker. l\'Iaste r so n and GibKilbride, Gasior, Heery and W a ldron bans are e xpected to r eport after we r e the r ece ive r s. Th e first sco re the football season. came on a 20-yard p ass f r d m Fox e n Promising material among the to Waldron and it was not long newcome r s includes Joe Barzantny, after until Foxen threw a nother pass 35 yar ds to Hee ry for th e second welterweight ; Don Meyers, heavytouchdown of the game that was weight; Dore and Ellis fea ther- proving to be th e bigges t upset o f weights; and Cullen, middleweight. the championsh ip tournament. ln As soon as football end s it is e x - the fina l minutes of play th e Monks peeled that these early pugs w ill sco r ed on a pass from Brother Malbe joined by Dolph Guy, a promis- oney to Brothe r Lamontagne. ing heavyweight; Barney O'Connell, Previous to this game th e Fighta classy lightweig ht and by Clark in' Monks had never been scor eU Dilge!', a novice wel t er. upon . They we r e th e top-heavy Promoter s Mullen and O'Tool e a r e favorit es to cop the Intra-mural Gasior's busy a rranging a se ri es of ho m e and touchball championship. awa y from h ome mat ches wi th su rpris ing 12 to 6 win thus makes various co ll eges and unive r s ities that his team the favorite in the playhave p ugili sm listed as an inter- off with Minnie's Midgets. collegiate sport. It is rumo r ed that Loyola and DePaul Universities of Brother Thomas Ryan, C. S. V., Chicago are prospective victims. Intra-mural Director , announces that
I
Gummerso n of Bradley will be back to try for his second consecu ti ve individual trophy. Jo e Cogdal, State No rm a l harrier coach , w ho w ill manage the m ee t, announces that the runners will compete over a course slightly lon ger than th r ee miles. 1
Th e wri st injury
Torbe r t's was brought about when Palladino to the slipped in the mud as he was being 35 tackled. Palladino's loss r emoves goa l line in the last fe w minutes of a ll hopes of Viato r fans that he plc.y to be the score. Elhs scored o n an _ rard ass from Smith and \VOuld be able to participate m the 11 ) p T St Bened1ct's game and puts the Toonen kt cked Ule extra pmnt h e burden of \'tctory di r ectly on the game ended a few nnnutes lat e r 1 shoulders of J oe Sa1a. co nverted f \\iUl. the ball in the possession halt back. \vho has been d01ng a S\Vell (Continued o n Page Six JOb t o date
champio nship
Normal Defends II AC Cross Country Title
Varsity Back ~~:tl.land 8rea ks wrist '~~~:~~~ t~hea~~~o;sh:i~~e s~~e
pe rfe ct passing attack, St. march ed from their own
°
The
e r s played without th e se rvi ces of
Tankmen Practice For Season's Tilts
S c hool Diving Champio n . Fields is a produ c t of :M ax Jeffe, Kankak ee Hi g h School's s w imming coach. J ac k Boyle, swimming manager, states that the tankm e n will pe rfo rm befo r e the horn e fans at least twi ce this yea r a s w e ll as being r e presented at the Little 19 Swim ming meet. Last year's t eam won third p lace in th e annua l wate r carnival besides breaking two r eco rds and it is Brother D es La uri e r s' h ope tha t this year's edition will do even better.
the
saw Cavanagh's C roon ers elimloated
proved
Coac h McNamara ru s hed Tony Marik in from th e s ide lines to attempt the extra point. His co nversion w as good a nd thu s Ton y stre t ch ed hi s r eco rd o f s u ccess ful extra-points to 22 consecutive goals in three ye a r s of co ll eg ia t e com p e tition, a r ecord lh a t has no equa l that w e l<now of. But 40 seconds r emained for th e h a lf a nd the period e nded with the ball in possession of til e Green Kni g hts on their own 40 yard stri pe.
Attend
Benetn Danee Xo \·ember :!3 at the ollege Gyn1.
Intra-mural
opponent. Throug hout the enti r e contest th e Iris h dis played a t eam s pirit that even th e tough officiating could not qu en c h. Time afte r tim e the Green Wave surged dee p into Ferris' territory and was r e pelled by breaks of the game. For s ome reason, Viator could neve r get within the Bulldog's 20-yard line without m e rit-
Th e Viatorians Tom F a h ey's pass r ece iving ability ing a 15-yard p enalty that would, stubborn and the Kni g hts gave St. Viato r a 7 to 7 ti e last of ne cessity. ruin scoring opporwe re forced Lo r e lln guis h th e baJ I Sunday with St. Norbert's of Wi s - tunities. Five d ee p thrusts of the on down s. Play see sawed back and forth for th e r e maind e r of the per- co ns in when h e r aced 20 yards into Iris h were r e pe ll ed in this fash ion, and after e a ch, the Gree n Wave Iod . th e e nd zone to s nare Abe Robin- came s urging down th e fie ld for A serl s of s hort gains placed th e sky'~ h ea~e . Tom, a s ophomo r e,. is 1 more. The game e nded as the Irish bo.ll o n t h e Irish 20-yard s trip e early playmg hts seco nd sea so n as var stty was making a last determined drive in the second quarte r . A I P a lladino end upon th e Gree n Wave and hails for a scor e with the ball on the s lopped lhi s drive when h e inter- from C hi ca go. Canines 8-yard marker. cepted an en e m y pass on th e lo cal S u.nunary 18 and r e turn ed it Lo hi s own 35. S t . Viato r (0) F e rris (7) After o..n exc han ge of punts, anoth er Fahey le L. Swinehart fumbl e by Viator gave th e ball to Enders It Bar tan en the Gree n Kni g hts on lh e Irish 38. Etten l g .. G . Swineha rt St. Norbe rt's advanced th e ball to S c humacher .. ...... c . ···--· Freeman the 18 before th ey w e r e ha lt ed again Marik rg Mondrella by an inte r cepted pass, Schumacher O' Connor rt . ..... Whal en bei n g th e Viatorian to ga in the ball St. Viator laukme n h ave h e ld their Tures re Bee be fo r th e Irish a nd downing it on hi s firs t prac ti ce and although they will Saia Hansen qb own 20. be se rious ly c ripp led by the loss of Rohinsky lh Gi rroco Fa.bey Sco r es Bas il N icholson, las t yea r 's s tar who Betourne rh Rau A s ustain ed marc h from their own broke th e Little 19 backs trok e record Maste r so n fb Davis 20 to No r be r t' s 35 w as marl<ed by Coach Brothe r Edd ie DesLauriers, Extra point- Davis (placement). s hort gains throu g h lh e Gree n expressed a n e nthu s iasm o ve r hi s Substitutions: ViatorPalladino, Kni g ht lin e b y M as t er son and Roh- candidates that argues w e ll fo r Irish Gibbons, Walsh, Stevens, O'Connell, ins ky . At thi s point J oe Saia. Via - pros pects. In aad ition to Ste ve Speaker, Guy, Duff. Ferris -Cisco, tor qu a rte rb ack o pe ned up with a W e nthe, Do lph Guy, Don Betourne Ambrogio, Moore, Geirman. pass a t tacl< thaL fi nall y n e tt ed a and Johnnie Morri s, a ll lettermen of O~icials:. Referee-Bry.a nt , P enn. tou chdown with Torn Fahey r e- last season, Coach DesL au rie r s has a cciving Rohinsky's 20 ya rd pass in n ew s t a r in tn e person of Herbi e Umpire- Hi c ks, CSTC; Lmesman the e nd zone. Fie lds, former South Surburban Hi gh Spe ilman, Missouri.
16. l 3J
Fighting' Monks Upset In 1-M Tournament
pl etely outplaying and outgalning Its
Fumbles H u.lt Iri s h Marik o pen ed
~0 \ UffiER
A thl et ic s
Playing without tbe services of its co-captains and without an experi- 1 enced quarterback, a weakened St. Viator e leven dropped a tough 7 t o 0 decision to th e Bulldogs of Ferris Institute on Saturday, Novembe r 2. Girroco sco red the wlnn1ng touchdown in the third period and Da vis ki ck ed th e goal for th e extra point. Th e Green Wave gridders counted 12 firs t downs to 6 for Ferris, com-
Viator,
quarters of the contest played B er gin "F ield last Sunday, but
A ll
IViator Beaten I
c rippl ed by th · Joss of several reg· bert's
. \ TCRD.-\Y,
VIATOR SPORTS
.Marik aeL• record of 22 C on H ~::cutive
The
H.ATORlA..~
Coach Appoints Two Promoters For Pugs Luk e O'Too le, '38, and Ross Mol '39. both of Chicago, Illinois, have been appointed co-promoter s of boxing at St. Viator this year. AI Semmes, '39, of Nashville, T enn., has been named business sec r etary f th ·t bo · 1 b o e varsi Y xm g c u · Ross Mullen is the son of Jim Mullen. promoter of the Chicago Stadium; and Luk e O' Toole is the son of Wil.liam O'Toole, well-known ] Chicago Turfman. l en ,
From co mes a veloping tio ns:
the Unive rsity of ~Iichigan future Samuel Johnson, d e a new set of word defini H onesty fear of being
caught. Tru th-lack of tact. Courage--combination of s tubborness and r esignat ion. Pleasure one half memo r y and one half anti cipation l Mo r on-one who ts co ntent w1th a se r ene rrund.
immediately followi n g th e Tou chball Tournament he wi ll condu ct .:... Handball Tournament. Those in ter· ested and wishing to ente r w ill please regi s t e r with either Brother Ryan or Dick Kearns . Pacific
Union
·college,
Calif., tells of a co ll ege died at t he age of 82, fortune of $500,000, due s tri ct attention to his
Angwin,
prof. who leaving a entir ely to duties, his
endless patience in trying cir cumstances, a never failing desire to oblige his s tud ents, his r eadiness to work early o r late, and a bequest of $499,950 from an uncle in Australia...
' ATLRDAY,
:SO,iE:M:BER
1_:6,~1-9_35_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _IHE _ _ _\_ "IA _T_O_R_IA_:-;:-~;--G=======================p:::_:o\::: :: G.E =:::T:::H=::: REE=;-
Knox Gridders Rate High Scholastically
IN LITTLE 19 CAMPS
Gal esburg Eleven Also Little 19 Race
Colleg .1an Laments Room Mate 's Faults Madison , Wis. , (ACP) students are inclined to
Most bear the
foib les of their roommates in more or less anguished sile n ce, but a University of Wisconsin student burst
I
I
I
A converted guard, Bob Schumach-
h-Ke
'Alii
~o .O(U)
Ot-1
aup fi l y
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Building into the busy avenue thoroughfare, was annoyed by her own melancholy mood. The girls in the offi ce had been so enthusias~i~ about th eir plans for their bne holiday. Suptuous dinne rs. theatre parties, wee kend ex c ursions. Jan ces - how long it had been sinc e she had been to a danc e! The friends she had n1ade ·, n high s chool and in h e r game an. d undoubtedly would. bav• m th e Ferns game tf he only year in college were now too 1 scored 'f f d could far out of the cy c le of the girl bad been a tn le aster an have eluded the safety man. whose whol e family depended on her for support. And, even If they would remember their former favorite, her elegant wardrobe had long ago been converted into clothi n g fo r j her two younge r sisters. The clothes she wo re to work were plain and 1 _ __ neat and that was all.
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into arti c ulate annoyance recently, , . ~everal w ee ks ago a . certain inand in a communication to the dtvtdual began to be nottc ed around Griper's Club, student pape r column, the campus. He gained popularity rapidly, and by now is probably the s et forth the woes of all roommates best known figure in th e s chool. everywhe r e. He has a winning personality, and wiJJ nport to a. R ed farm c lub next "My dear, dear roommate ,'' h e numbers among his fri ends practic als prlng . wrote, " we have now e njoyed eac h Jy everyone who bas e ve n seen him . other's d e lightful company for three The new student Is 'Vtator' , a manMrKendn·c has add ed cross coun- whole weeks. When I first met you grel pup who has adopted the s chool try to llH • port <' ai<•nurr . Th e 1935 that beautiful vlrle smi le of yours, as a suitable " camping ground'' . Harrier teJlm is Lh e firsl to repre- your ever-gay disposition, your hap'Viator' is an a c tive m e mber of HNll Mc Kf>ndree sin ct• .1929 when py-go-lucky air ruJsured me that our the student body. He always appears tht_• Aport w8.8 dropped b<~c ause or school llfe together would be se m- to be extre mely busy, although is th e de prrHs lon ester afte r se m es te r of bliss . Cer- ne ve r without the Um e to wag a tain min or things have come up lhat fri e ndly tail at his acquaintan ces. H us~w ll r:rb. [)(• Kalb Tea.C'he rs' col- Irk m e. I have tri ed to t e ll the m H e eve n quits ·w orkin g ' occa s ionall y lt·J: t> t·nio r hn l!bark, Itt onf' of th e to yo u tim e and a g ain , but wh e n to vi s it lhe re fec to r y for his m eal s. h r<lt l blcx·k t:nl and t a" kl (' r! in th e I see yo u go blithe ly throu g h lhe H e bas one fau lt, howeve r : he is lt ll\lt- to n ft• rt·nc·t• T h n:·t• fum bl £>:i In day, a pc rso n lftcallo n or a ray of a real pro ble m t o those wh o are inlmporla nt gamt!s t h19 yt'a r havt• been s unshin e , I haven't t he heart to ta.k C' tc re~te d in th e a d va nce m en t of h is ru u ttl by hla vlc-iou t a•·k lt ng ol the the chance of s poil\ng your ha ppi- knowl edge. He is seldom see n In b u.ll - rrkrs. ness. So, my beloved roo mm ate, the vicin it y of Mar.sil e H a ll. P e r I a m t a k in g t his op po r t unity to ge t h aps th a t can be ove rl ooked, tho ugh, propotial provid ing fo r a su b- th ese Irk some thin g~ otT m y mind , as he possesses qwte an ea r for tanla 1 nll beauU.!ul s tadiu m !or oul of my h ai r . I k now you won ' t mus ic. H e f requ entl y acco mpa ni es ( ' IJ.rlKHldalt\ Tt•i:h'ht•n Coll E- g e has r e- read lhis, a nd eve n tf you d0, i t the G lee Club to practice, a nd see ms ( t• lv ~t.t t ~ nt a u vt~ J"'J H'o ' ·ul as a PWA will do no good . At any ra te, her e to tak e pleasure in th E' mu::JiC. projt d . Jt<nu- ut• Pull ia m, prt·!d d ent Is w ha t I inc reasi ng ly can ' t s tand : ' Viator' a ppare ntly likes th e col1 or tht• <·olh·gy 1\llnounn·s i hp co l " ( A } Wipe that pe rpet ual s ill y leg e , but he has th e wand e rlus t In Chrla ly Fink e o! Nashvill e , Ill .. fres hman quart e rback at Carbondale Teachers' In 1934 , has b en signed to a onP yec..r contrac t by the Cincinnati R ua. Finke. an out!llder,
Red Wine and Brown_, Bread of herself a.nd Dk-k. The latter (R ed \Yine anO Bronn B rea-d was a young lawyer. early in his presents a guest writer this week. ca..reer. with a moderate income and :Ui Cline Dandurand. '39. has ''Tit- hopeles...~· in lo,·e with ~fary Lou. ten a very human character study, He used to ask he.r to marry him centeri.n.g in a seasonal Thanksgiv- with e1o·ery secon breath he took. ing atmosphere. \Ve are sure that but one day Mary Lou became so you vd.ll appreciate the beauty of a.ngry about it that he ~ly even the story, as we did . . J. R.) hinted anymore. In her secret heart. .Mary l..ou lo,·ect him t.reroendlt was the late afternoon rush in ously, but conditions made marriage the busy Chicago loop; the traffic impo....C<Sible. and unW they were betjam on Michigan a venue correspond- ter, Mary Lou would neither adm1t ed with the confusion on the side- her 10\·e nor enC"ourage Dick to be walks; everyone was going some- more than a friend. How ,·ery heartwhere in a terrific hurry. Over all. breaking it sometimes was! But. however, there was an air of cheer- she was learning in the long months ful expectancy. It was Thanksgiv- that dragged by, that she liked Dick
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Garn.es the coming week: Illinoi..s College at :l.1acoml:> Teachers; CarGalesburg, ill. f iiPJ--8ix of the oorulale Teachers' at Char leston 1 16 first string men on Knox colTeachers'; Eureka at DeKalb Teach- lege's varsity football squad this fall ers•; Knox at Bradley; Augustana maintained aa academic ranking at Monmouth ; l"o rtb Central at :lllc- throughout last year high enough Kendrte; illinois Wesleyan at State to place them in the upper quarter !'otormal; Valparaiso at l.!Hlikin ; of their class. Two of these men Culver- have just been awarded general honLa.-.vrence at Elmhurst; ors on the basis of their scholastic Stockton at cathage. recordTbe highest grarles made during last year by P...ny Knox man William Rez1 c h of Riverside, 130 were made by one of the best of pound quarterback of the DeKalb Teachera' tea.m, f.s the smalle~t play- the football players. 16 er in the conference. He is 5 ft. 6 The general ranking of those in. taJI. t.m e of bi.s teammates. first string football men showed better than the average of the whol e Charles Couc h of Sycamore, right tackle, ranks w1th Dudley Klamp, college. Commenting on those figMcKtndree athlete, as the largest ures, President AJbe.rt Britt of Knox men in the conferecne. Couch said: "The records are about as r should expect to find them. FootbaU atand8 6 teet four inch es and weighs requires plenty of brains as well as 260 pounds. Tbe husky lineman has been opening hol es tn opposing for- brawn and it is not surprising that ward wa11 s to le t his tiny team- our best players show the same qui c k grasp of a proble m in calc ulu s mates B<'amPE:r t h roug h a s we well that they show wh en they are in can testify. action upon the footbaU field". Lalit y u Maco mb TPac he rs' of th e IJiinols Intercollegia te had an exmarine, Gerald Stuc kwisc h of War~taw (bometowne of our distmgul shed f'dHor, Eddie Buttgen) , playing centcr and s tarring on th t footoall elev(•fl . Incidentally, the Macomb n ickname "Lr>athcmec ks '' , was adminlsLercd by s ports wr1ters bec au se the athleti c direc tor and coach, Ray Ha.n.son, was also a Marine
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She scolded herself severely as Mrs. Travis opened the kitchen she climbed to the "L" station, door, letting escap e the spicy aroma pounding one foot afte r the other of her matchless cooking to say : on the steps, as if the cold hard "How's my girl today, Mary Lou? iron was to blame for her unhap- You'd better have a bath and g]('('p piness. She had no right to com- and hour before supper. That Dick plain. If her parents when they of yours call ed to say he was going were well-off had given her e very- to tak e you to some special movie lhing her he art could d esire, it was uptown tonight." not more than jus t that she shou ld As Mar y Lou hugged her mother, s pend every effort to help them in t ears fi lled he r eyes and her face th e ir misfortune. But for two shon e with re al happiness. In her years now, dad had tried und tried mind she was ~ ay!ng, "I wo ul dn't in vain to locnte himself in som e trade plu.ces with a n yo ne; I' m lho sort of a job. H e had been give n happies t girl In th e wor ld!" a sc rap of work he re and th e re and Ollne Dandurand . th e a ssignme nt seldom o utlas ted on t' - - we e k . Lik e seve ral othe r v i c tim ~ of - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - : the de pression . h e w as always su rpasse d by some " blamed young codger" with a college degr ee. Moth e r had a ll s he co ul d do to k ee p tlw , hou se goi ng; she did ba kin g on. t he 172 E . Court Street side , fo r he r ne ig h bo rs. Ma r y Lou marv e lled at t h e fac t tha t t ht:'y we re s till li vi ng in th eir ho m e. O f course it had bee n used a s a coll a l c r a l on / loans seve ral tim es, and right now A Good 1-'Jn.ee t o Uu y l'o u t w a s In dange r or bein g mo rtgaged I But, thin gs would ha ve bee n so
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The Very Rev. Fulton J. Sheen, William Pederson would mean very Edward Buttgen. 37 '17, of the Catholic University, has little. but to the habitues of Scbu1 .. . _ ...Joseph Rondy, 37 been r atsed to the r ank of Domestic macber's Empo rium. it stands fo r Wilham Schumacher, '37 ! Prelate, with the title of Rt R plrun old-fashioned lllLSery. Yes, my
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motto: "Show me the shot I can' t that a lifetime of study has given slop''. Pete, however, hasn't had him an almost uncanny understandmuch time fo r pool since Prof. ing of masculine char acte r. Father Malac hy's, Geneseo, filling the va- 1 O'Donnell has kept his nose to the Ryan knows what to do ln every caney caused by the death of the grindstone, but don't think that his situation. His judgments a re j ust late Rev. Francis E. Walsh. lack of prac tice is a ny disadvantage and his justice is swif t and su r e. to him. Ge ntlemen, when he gets on Eve ry stud ent in need of advice o r The Rev. Leo Dee, '26, has r ecen tl y a pool table, those cassein sp heriods, help in a.ny matter need only apbeen appointed to the pastorate of partic ularly the striped ones, gro w peal to Father Ryan, and his wish eyes and seemingly acquire a pen- is answered. Truly, ou r Dean of St. E lizabeth·s. Thomasboro, III. chant fo r nes tling in leather pockets. ?Jien is o ne or the kindest a nd most co nsid e rate of m e n. From a letter r eceived a sho rt But outside of tha t , Pete is a tall, time ago by Mathe r ·M aguire, we s le nd e r , sandy-haired, likeable young Rai sed in a world of bard work. learn that Home r Knob laguh, '25, a man, of very even t e mpe r . H e is where a good deal of digg-Ing was former Editor of the VIA TURIAN proud of the fact that the boys ne cessary to su cceed, F a th er R yan is now a re presentative of th e As~ have nominated him Preside n t of the has carri ed the princi ples of his sociated Press at Mad rid , Spain. unofficial "Ananias Club" and is early life into his position as Dean, -:-.Jter g ra duation from Viator, Home r q~ite willing to. tel~ you how he at- and he has succeeded a dmirably. Jo ined the staff of t he P eo ria Jour- tam ed that distrnct10n. The r e is order in the school since nal-Transcript. A year late r, he B eyo nd a doubt, Mr. P ede r son is Father Joe "put his shou lde rs to the trans fe rred to th e P eo ri a Star where j one of our most versatil e and de- wheel". he worked for th r ee y ears. si r a b le juniors. Of a ge ntle natu re, Firm in his convic tions, s t e rn in The nex t step in his journalis tic and prone to gene rous impulses, he the distribution of jus ti ce, wise i..I;l. counsel, k ind to the needy, Fath er car ee r was th e appointment to the makes f riends immediate ly. FossChicago a nd N ew t"ork offices of the essing a determined mind, he is es- Ryan is one of the most tru sted and Associated P ress. F rom this time s entiall y a s tudent, and altogether, admired me n on the Viato r ampus. his progress was rapid, se rving s uccess ively as bureau chief a t Havana, and later on t h e Inte r-continent a l News Des k in New York. His present appointment came t wo year s ill- THE PATTOWATTOMI memorable ride, he had to hold his and a h a lf ago when he was t r ansW hen th e brave "Coureur d e Bois" feet up t o k eep them f rom dang ling ferred to Madrid. H e is located toe nte r ed th e Kankakee co untry they on t he ground as he was a tall man day at: Calle Mej ia Lequ e r ica, No. found t h e Patt owattomi, for th e most 4; Madrid Spain , care of La Prensa and the pony was ill-su ited to one par t, a peace loving t r ibe. A lthough Asociada. these Ind ians wer e fie rce and ruth- of his height. Durham joined LeVasseu r in the less in ba t t le, th ey we r e neve r a ''Jim" Brown, '30, w ho has been men ace to t he fur t r aders excep t fur t rad e and r emained wi t h h im a n a ccountan t in J oliet fo r the P ubH e t h en se t out fo r wh en unde r t h e influen ce of "fire for a y ear. lie Ser vice Comp any of Northern wa t e r " . Hubba r d an d LeVasse u r Ve rmont and returned s hor tl y afterIllinois, has recently bee n promoted we r e well liked by t he I ndians and wards bringing his young wife and by that company. He is n ow t ravellived in harmon y wi t h t h e m . How- infant son to the new country. H e ing audito r , wo rk ing out of the co m ever, realizing f ully t h e animosi ty of again stopped und e r the o ld tree pany's main office in Chicago. a liq uor - m addened savage, they took and related to his wife the eventful preca ut ions to ins ure thei r safe t y s tory of his first m eeting w ith the F red "Gus" Dundon of Viator base- wh en eve r t hey kn ew t h at t h e Ind ians Indians. In th e mids t of his r eball re now n , is no w w it h the Metro- h ad obtained s trong dri nk s f rom un - cital he was startled by the arrival Company, poli tan L ife Insu rance of the Chi ef and his band, who sc ru polous t r ade rs. Ch icago. An in teresting t a le, illust r ative of star ed curiously at U1e white s quaw
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FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION ,\ co ll ege s tudent <·no rnakc a comp la int Rga in st a ny l'egul a tion an d , oo ma tle r how sense less hi s p lea may be. he is s ure to r cce i,·e mo r e s upp ort that co nd cn1oatiou r,·o n• his fe ll ow stud en ts. Facu lty heads r (•a lixe th is, a nd eo Dsequent ly th ey ha,·c ~equir• ' d thl• hab it of d is m iss iDg any student p rotest or pl an as a foo lis h, ha lf-bak ed id L·u., without g ivin g it an y real co ns id e n 1ti on. 1'h e p la n of unlimit ed cuts is probably ,·ic wed by t hose wh o p ass jud gment ou • uc li matte rs in much th e sa me li g h t as th e co nser vat ive econom ist views socia li s m, but in s pi te of that fa c t, the p lans has its points. No on e will deny that a g r ea t many st ud ents are won t to t· ega rd coll ,·gc as a country c lu b. Day after day , st ud en ts go to cla ss, sit l'or a u hour gi vin g only half attentio n, and depart with no more Jn10wlcd ge t han wh e n Lh ey enter ed. Obviou s ly, tJ1is typ e of s tuck nt is undPsirable, aucl as suc h s hould be eliminated. Yet our prese nt edtwational '.YSti' lll hold s him fast. and in sis ts that he attc ud "lasst•s. n'ga rdkss ol the fac t that the t im e is lost both to thL' s tud ent and lo t hl• iuslru ctor. \Vh y s hould co ll ege a uthorities for ce lwowkd gl' upo n a nyo ne? \V hy s hou ld th er e p eriodica lly co me [rom t he dean ·s office a Jist of t h e max inm numb er of cuts t o be applied against th e man who. of hi s own initiati\·e, wi ll not lea r u ? F or th e stml eul who rea ll.Y h as a d esire fo r knowl eclge, any ru le ol' limited cuts is s up el'fl uons. H e will utilize hi s t im e in th e IIHIU ne r most profitable to himself, and if t hat be in attending e la sses . h e wi ll see to it t hat he hea t·s t he lec tures. O n th e ot her ·1· 1 J · 1 d I IHUcI 1 1 t 10. c ass p ~ l'I Ol co ul be u sed to mo r e adn1n_ ta ge in so me ot h e r pursntt. does I t not seem r easonab le that th e tlln e s h ould be
William Costello is now a lawyer Indian frie ndliness and hospitality, is to ld by t he descendants of one wi t h th e fi rm of M ci nerney, E pThomas Durh am, a f u r t r ader and s tine and Arney, Chicago. par tne r of LeVasse ur. It is said Ma ry C ruise, • , is w it h the fi rm of h im t h at, lured f rom Vermont by 35
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been with the com_pany four months, a large t r ee on the land adjoi n ing has t already received an advance- the present southern boundary of the men · _ __ Vi llage of Bourbonnais. He had "Jim" Peif er, '26, is now engaged scarcely seated himself when he
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so s p en t 1 .Aft e r all, c lasses a r e n ot an end in t h e mse lves, but r at h e r a means to ga in in[ormation. . All that a c-oll ege can r ea. so unb ly ask is that th e st ude n t gi ve ev id en ce of ha v in g acquir ed the knowledge n ecessa r y for a d iploma.
preceived a tall Indian, wearing t h e socia l .se r vice work in Los Angeles, Calif.. headdress of a chief, standing and star ing at hi m. For a time they Two Chicago Alumni who recen tl y s u rveyed each other in s ilence. Then ly visited the College wer e "Ed" the Indian r e moved his headdress, Curley and "Dan" Q uinn. "Ed" is a wa lked over to Durham and exmortician on Chicago's South S ide, c h anged his headdress for Durham's w hile "Dan" is a corpo ra tion lawyer tal l Qu ake r hat. The exchange for th e firm of Finch and McCul- m ade, the Ch ief t urned and beckoned lou ch, Chicago. to his band, who had watched t he proceedings a t a little distance. The Lar ry St. Amant, '26, now a doctor members of the Chief's band exin De troit, is k e pt busy with p ro- amined th e Quaker clothing c uriNo doubt it was the first fessional du ties. Larry is the pro ud ou.sly. ''papa" of a son. Alr eady "Doc" St. time they had ever seen such somAmant has been telling " J ackie" bre garments. Eventuall y , after
Pt· oba ul.'· th e most serious weak ness of t he unlimit ed cu t svstem is t hat t he e:qunin at iou becomes the on ly basis by which students' work can be judged. But at least half th e professor s base th eir "' radcs principa l!>' on t he examination at presen t. so th er e is little' to be lost he r e. \\'ritten assignments could be posted. and th,, studeut still ue obliged to perform th em. a ll ege authoriti es ha,·e ins isted that the a Yel'age co ll egian docs not luwe sufficient cog uiza nce of t he importan ce of educat ion about St. Viator College.
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to l'l'('ulate his own tim e. l\Iay w e not r eason a bly ask if these ·· non" Laenhardt, . 28 , sec retly put :: r C\7 tdators are uot themseh·es much to blame? L' n der the present one ove r on us. H e took unto him - pony and led him to their encamp-
system. the student is "exposed" to knowledge. IIe fee ls that h ~ is doing his duty if h e m ec hanically atten ds c lasses. But if nulimited cnts were allowed. he "·ould be awakened to the r ealizatiou that his cdueatio" depended on no one but himself. The good stnd<'Ot would formulate a d efinit e ca mpaign of study a nd "-ould ca ny it out accordingly. The a ,·uagl' student would soon learn that h e stands n o eha n ct' whatn er if he does not do th e work satisfarto riJ,-. 'l'he stud ent who failed to awaken to thi r ealizat ion would ne,·er do acceptable work. rega rdl ess of whether h e was compelled to attend classes or not.
After he had returned the baby to its mother the chief told Durham t hat the boy would never, as
long as lle li ved , h a ve any ch est or
th r oat troub le. S trange to say, he Lived to a r ipe old age and was neve r known to have eve n a common cold. Wh en Thomas Durham re turned to Bourbonno.is with his wife and baby he broug ht with him a rocking chair whi ch his mother had insisted he sho uld tak e along for his young bride. This quaint old chair is still in the possession of Mrs. Ida P erry, a d esce ndant of the pioneer Quaker. M rs. P erry, the authority for this sto r y, lives on the land where the old tree still stands.
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The directive princ'iple of education should be directed toward a more
self a wife, a Chicago girl, and menton the river near the Ravines, efficient parenthood, says Dr. Wil · settled in Rockford. He is employed where he enjoyed their courteous hos- liam A . Shimer , secretary of
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in that city by a Finance Corpo r- pitality for some time. He often United Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa. ation. spoke afterwards of how, on that :\l ost students are not int erested in making coll ege life as easy Don't Fo rget as possible. They have defini te aims in ,·i ew a nd are inter ested only in finding th~ most efficient and econom ic~ l method by which The they ca n accomplish their desired ends. :\{a ny desir e to r emedy THANKSGI VING th e waste of tim e und er th e present system, a n d not a few bel ieve th e solution li es in th e permitting of unlim ited cu ts . DANCE
S A TU RDA Y, K O VEJ)ffi E R 16, 1935
THE VIATOR.IAJ."'i
Father Conway THE Eulogizes Life LIBRARY LOG Of Msgr. Legris
HIT B Y JINX
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" The m emory of t h e jus t is as a sw ee t smell made by the a r t of the perfume r' . These words of an inspir ed write r, m y f r ie nds, seem to me to exp ress the feelings of g rati- T h e lib rary has bee n humming w ith w ee k. Father tud e of t he li v ing for t h e m emor y activity t his p ast and life of our g r eat fri end, Mons i- Munsch conceived the idea of the BOOK MART t o dis pose of our gnor Legris. duplicate copies and t o rai se funds " The influen ce of his life upo n us has been som ething th a t w e to buy n ew books n eeded by the vario us d epar tments. Many s tu den t s cannot seem to touc h , to m easure have take n a dvantage of the s a les to es timate. It is a sw ee t some~ to build up their private collections. t hing that co m es to u s and t a kes possession of us , an d makes us a The s a les fete so s uccessf ul in little n eare r to the throne of beauty , ca lli ng a tten t ion to mate rial that and
a little surer
of t h E" h om e of
know ledge than we we re "In you t h , he was an Aloysius who y earned for t he ardor a nd zeal of a Xavier. H e first learn ed h er e at St. Viator ; af t er fini ~hing his colleg e cou r se, having a nobility of inten tion and a love for se rvi ce, he w ent to R om e, we nt to t he fee t of P et er , to t he fo unt of truth. · F o r w hat purpose?
see
the
N o t th at h e migh t
ph ysical ground
wo rk
of
fai t h , but th at he might offer him-
self
as
a no th e r
Aloys ius, . anothe r
Xavi er, an d t h at h e mig ht a vow all h is servi c es to C hrist . When f ailing
hea lth s t op ped h is g oing into fo reign lands. he came back h e re and offer ed his life on the a lta r of t h e co llege . . . "We who have fe lt h is influen ce wi ll ho ld him in m e m ory a s t he h eroic pries t, the s ublime college m a n , a sai n t of God. May V:e not hope that we wi ll be be tte r becaus e of this nob le sou l w ho coul d see the n obles t work in comple t e sa c r if ice . to God. ''H e w as a great s aint, no t canon ized by th e Church, bu t cano nized by th e t ra d itions of t hi s co llege , canonized by th e con vic tions of h is As we pray s t ud en ts and f ri e nds. for the e t e rna l r es t and re pose of his sou l, we may be s ure t hat ou r praye rs and pe titions wi ll r e tur n in benedi c lion f rom th a t man c f God in g ratitu de fo r th a t whi c h we do fo r him . T o da y, a y ear after hi s de ath , w e do w e ll to pra y to this g real sain t , Imi ta t e him , and e mu late him." T he ave rage Miami U ni ver sity man was carrying s ix a nd fivete nths cents on his pe r son, acco rdIng lo a stude n t reporte r. T h ey s hould fee l righ t at hCJme he re. TAYLOR TRA ', FER, Co. In c . l ns urod Freig h t F orwa rde rs Hauling Between KANKAKEE CIDCAGO A.u d .\.11 I n t e rmediat e P oints KlUikakee, C b.lcago, J o lie t
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F LASH ! "THE li'I ARC H OF TIME ! In quick succession bits of scenes pass befo r e us. The panorama is movin g swiftly. No on e event catch es the ey e for long. R ecall the past mon ths, how scen e af t e r scene and c hange afte r c hange has s wept past with r apidi t y that on e wonde rs what the next move w ill be. The new w all cases, statuary , ac quisitio n of many of the missing volumes vf T he Atlantic Monthl y , n egotiations fo r th e 14th ed ition of th e Encylopedia Brittanica , n ew books on Arch it ec ture and Histor y, each in turn has at tra c ted our a tte nti on - and now the BOOK li'<ART.
As the s tudent body paid tribute to the memory of Msgr. Ger a.sime M . Legris on Novembe r 4 , the Rev. P . C. Conway, of Chic ago, told in g lowing t e rm s of the beautiful life and death of the deceased pri est. Father Conway dr ew from th e works and wor ds of the forme r Viator ins t ruc tor an apt paralle l to th e li ves of the s aints of the C h urch . Par t of the Eulogy is printe d be low:
P AGE
B OB DONYELLAN On t he eve of t h e F e rri s Ins titute g ame
at
Bi g
Rapids,
M ic h .,
the
j inx t h a t has bee n following t he St. Vi a tor e leve n on ce agai n t ook toll. Bob Do nn ellan, who had s ucceed ed to
th e quarter ba ck
inj uries
of
Str aub
b er t h
and
w ith
the
P a lladino,
s uff er ed a brok en ank le in prac tice
and is out fo r t he r e mainder of t he season. With t h e loss of Donne l-
have been seen other -
Ian th e Gree n W a ve is wi th out an
.wise, that th e s t u dents now insist e xp er ien ced quarte rback. on mor e sales, es peciall y those who - - - - - - - - - - - - - - h ave not had the op portunity t o vis it the BOOK MART. T h erefore,
College Editors Favor Roosevelt
we say j' W a t ch the b ulle tin board for
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f ur ther infor m a tion concerning book sa les !" The fo llowing books have been added to the Libra ry d uring the
May we add this to th e gala social eve nt of t h e Viator socia l season : I S t. F rancis : "I'm sorry th at I'm no t a be t ter dan cing partn er ". S t. Vi ato r : " Oh, w e ll, I' m in good p r acti ce. I' ve been pus hing th e lawn mowe r a round for week s prep a r ing fo r lhis." '
Death Note Reveals Student Suicide Club Saraj evo , Yugoslavia , (A C P) Exist ence of a s ui cide clu b amo ng studen t s of philosophy a t Sara je vo, member s of which we r e s worn to kill them se lves ea ch year on th ~ anni ve r sa r y of th e passing _ of the Ger man thinke r Sch openhau e r , w as revealed he r e b y th e death of a s tuden t named P aul S eltba ue r . S eltbaue r' s bod y was fo und in a wild go rge some m iles f rom t own a f ew days af t er his di sapp earance. H e h ad s tri p ped naked in a n earby ca ve. burned his philosop hic writings. cut th e veins of both wrists, thrust a knife in t o his c hest and hu r led himself in to th e gor ge. A note proved he h a d cotnmi t t ed s uicide on the ex ac t annive rs ary of Schope nh a ue r' s death 75 ye ars ago. P olice discove r ed th a t a s mal l circ le o f k een philosophy s tud en ts had sworn to k ee p silen ce fo r th e whole day on eac h anniver s ary of S ch op enbauer ' s death and to co mm it s ui cide in a cer tai n orde r . A s tude nt named Avdo S rni tch was f ir s t on th e lis t . H e k illed hi mself las t ye ar. Seltba u er was third , but "wen t out of tum".
A young lady s tar t ed out her car ee r of t eachin g Eng lish in t he g r a des by laying down the law t o the class. S he told the yo ungs t ers just wh a t w as expec t ed from the m a nd w hat was no t . " T he r e a r e two w ords", s he concluded , "tha t I will not allow anyone to use in this c lass. They are " lo usy '' and "sc r e wy". She p aused a mom en t to le t he r words sink in. But one of the t y k es g ot impatient and inquir ed : "Wh a t a re th e wor ds , t each e r ?" _ __ T he Daily Illlni ins is t s th at t h e A t r avele r s ays it is s till the c us - 1 r eason th at S ing Sing ch allenged tom in parts of Russia t o s leep on the Arm y foo tba ll t eam was to t op of t he br ic k oven. What we prove tha t the p e n is mig htier than know as " H ome on th e Range"- , t he sword.
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E di tors of college newspaper s , two w ee k s: who r eall y s tudy, those wh o t r y to Wri ting s of Thom as J effe rson, edit- m agazines and year book s fa vo r the ed by Andrew A. L ipscomb, conta i n - r eelec tion of Preside nt Roo sevel t , s t udy, and those who do n e it her . K a n kak ee, Illinois ing his auto biog r a ph y, no tes on a ccordin g t o t he res u lts of a p oll Virginia, offi c i al pap er s, messages recent ly conduc t ed by P uls e Of The OFFERS STUD ENTS and a dd.r esses . This is a ve ry good Nation , a monthly m agaz ine edi ted OF Yours for S e rvi ce Th e re fer e nce work on P olitics and g ov- by A lbe r t J . Beve ridge, J r. ST. VIATOR CO LLEGE 73 Ma in Str eet ernmen t in t h e U . S. from 1783 t o comple t e r e turns , anno unced Novem FULL LINE OF Bou rbonnais, Ill. CLOT HING AT THE be r 10, gave R oosevelt 408 vot es, 1865. Eugen e Benoit, Prop. LOWEST PRI CES PHONE 24 7 R. E. Robinson- A His t or y of th e I Bo r ah 52, F r a nk K nox 26, H e rbert t Hoo ve r 23, Norma n T hom as 23, Go vRoman R e public. th er no r Alfred Landon 22 a nd other Philip Gu edali- F a th e rs of e can didates f rom 1 t o 8. R e vo lution. The sep a r a te poll for pa rti es s howPhilip Gueda lla- T he Hundred Days ed: Democr a t es 386, Republicans A. G. Canfie ld- F r enc h Lyri cs. 183, Socialis t s 45, Ind epe nde nts 20 H e nry de Hou ve nel- T he Stormy and Communist s 10. ( W hat ! ComLife of Mira beau. m unist s t udent edi tors! H ow do , Philip Gu edall a S upe r s and th ey ge t a way wit h it ? ) The Demo s uPe r m en . c ra t ic pa r ty led in a ll sec tions of THE ATLANTIC M O NTHLY th e country exce pt N ew E ng land , . -VOL UMES W ANTEDwh e r e th e R e publican p a rty was 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30, ah ead . Perf ec t U quld 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, Prese r va tive Emuls ified 43, 44 , 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 51, 54, 56, Protection As p ha lt 57, 58 , 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, to 122 inclusive and 1 34 . Young Me n's Clot h es W ill our r eade rs having one or Furnis hings an d S hoes mo re of t he above m en tion ed volumes and wishing t o dispose of t hem kin dly commu ni cate with us? A pe r fect protective coatlng fo r brus hing, s p raying or trow e!Hng, being a high grade Mexi can asphalt dis pe r sed as minute partic les In Seismolg ists at Ca n isi us College, wate r for conve ni ent handling. It is a pp lied co ld . A !i U1 e w o l ~ tur e B u ffalo , N. Y ., we r e acc used of evapo rates, a blac k , fl exible rubbe rlik e fil m re m ai n s w bic h is wa t e rLlg h ted Kilocycle Dia l caus ing an ea r t h quake t he other da y . Wor th $12.30 ; S pecial $9.95 proof, ac id, alkal in e and fi r e r esis t a n t, and s huts ou t infil tra ti ons of air. One ir a t e householder th reatened Coco S uede Leath e r Jack e ts s ui t for dam ages. Kni t Colla r a nd C uffs. Mortex 5 does no t c r ack or peel In coldest wea th e r, no r blis t e r, $4.98 an d $5.69 sag nor run on ho ttes t days and a lways remai ns e las ti c. It Is odo r · PHONE 283 Capes kin or Gral n Leathe r less. tas teless and non inflamma ble and can be safely used In confi ned J ack e t s $5.98 a nd $ 7.98 It readily bonds to alJ c lean s urfaces, and a lso to damp s urp laces. Cle aning , P ressin g, Repairing faces, but shoul d neve r be applied over dusty, dirty, g reasy or oily 257 S. Sch uyle r Ave n ue surfaces or an imperfect bond wi ll result. Use only on clean surKank akee, Til. T e l 800 - Spo r ti ng Goods De pt. faces to obtain pe r fect satisfaction. L . A. Beauvais, Prop. p ast
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E vide ntly the U ni ver s it y of P enn sy lvania has n eve r h eard of that •·uniqu e pe riod in the histo ry of the wo rld", fo r in the last ten y ears it has r eceived mo r e than $19, 000,000 f rom nearly 23,000 p e rsons . W e wish th at a few of them wo uld move he re.
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A hearty welcome awaits the students and fri en ds o! St. Viato r College.
J. W. Mort:ell Co. Kankakee, ill
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---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Outsta.cdiJJg !or the Irish were Substltutlon.s : Viator-f University of Texas. Ci ca Delegates-1 _ Either freshmen get too scared Tom Fahey. Ray Turts. Ray O'Con- Krauklls, Stevens, Guy Th.is Collegiate World
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(B y ~ted OoUegiate l'n!88) One n! the most Intelligently edj(ed and ocholarly written publications In the field of youth Is the "Reforroatory Pillar'', a three column, eight page weekly published by In mates of a boys' r eformatory 1.n Minnesota. It Is quJet and conservative, even the humor column Is rath er r eserved. The movie reviews are really crltt caJ. Much space Js devoted to sports, of cou rse but jus t as much to European dJplomacy.
o! their studies.
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, Uy approved th e wo rk of Father Lord and congratulated the C1scans of the arch-dlocese for their Catholic A ction ; at the same time be point1 ed out that there is much to do fo r th e cause of Christ. Father Loughran has made an extensive study of the doct rine !Jf tbe Mystical Body, and has promised to review Father Lord's lectures in a study c lub wbtch is now in formatlon.
2. Or they don't get scared enough and go to s leep.
Along with every other profession. the profession of being a college student is over crowded, says no less an authority than the New Yor k Times, after a su rvey of 67 coiJeges and universities. The surveyor makes the asse r tion that only 30 per cent of young col lege men and women are capable of thinking for themselves, which means that the other 70 per cent
Permit to quote two paragraphs !rom lbe use<lito rs ' persona) column other g r ound.pheasant Hohum". must have bit tb'e 11 are just being "carried along·•. and !! they don ' t tie a sudden knot Bright light from the columnist fn your throat, your sheJJ is very We trust you give a pp ropriat e in the paper at the University of hard: thanks. illinois: "We thought our worries would National style barons, says a news "Sing Sing ougbt to get a game be over when our parole was grant- Item, have "granted" college girls with Army to pr ove that the pen ed. Now we find they've just be- one special concession which their is mightier than the sword". gun. Princ1pal one among them ls Jess educated sisters may not enjoy : Old Man Depression, who, though they may wear their college colors
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There are two, and just two , reasons why freshmen flunk out of the Green Knights, co lleg says Dr. L . L. Click, of the 30 yard line.
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