St. Viator College Newspaper, 1938-05-24

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BRITANNICA- VOL. 5.

NUMBER 15.

College Lays P'ans for Commencement Program June Fifth

Bob Lenahan College Club Elects Heads Holy Name Group Larry Roemer Pres.;

Robert Lenahan, '30, star athlete here for the pn.st three years, was elected president of the Holy Name Society, at the elections held Tues­day evening, May 17 in the Com­mons Building. The election was very close, Lenahan polling 66 votes, to 64 for LatTy Roemer. Patrick Bimmerle, '39, ran a close t hird.

San.dquist Is V. P. Two outstanding alumni w ill be

awarded the honorary degree of

Doctor of Laws at the commence­

m ent exercises June 5, according

to an announcement of the College

Council last week. They are A .

L. Granger, Kankakee attorney a nd

trustee of the ins titution, and the

Rev. Timothy Rowan, Ph. D., editor

Bimmerle Is Choice Of Seniors

S weeney is Vice-President

Frank Sweeney, '41, popular mem­ber of the Freshman class, was chosen Vice-President, defeating Luke Gleason. '40. and William W a t-

Mrs. Boyle Is Parenls' Club Prexy

By Vince Murphy Larry Roemer, '39, Editor-In-Chief

of the VIATORIAN, was elected to the presidency of the College Club by the student bcdy of the College at the elections held in the Com­mons B uilding on Thursday, May 19. He defeated AI Monahan, '39, pro­m inent basketeer and president of the Holy Name Society, by the slim

Mrs. Theresa D. Boyle of J oliet, margin of a single vote. P atrick Bimmerle, "dark horse" of the New World. candidate, was elected President of son , '39, who were tied with 4.9 was elect ed President of the P arents' The closeness in the number of

Francis Sanhuber, President f votes each. Frank received a total Club at the meeting of this organ- votes is ampl e evidence of the in-0 next year's Senior Class by an over- of 51 votes.

the College Club, will deliver the izat ion on the annual P arents' day t ensity of the campaign. Harold Valedictory. His t opic wi ll be, "The whelming majority in the elections J oseph Nealon, '40, was named program. Mrs. Doheny, of Chicago, Sandquist, '39, was chosen over menace of the Totalitarian State." held in Mar sile H a ll on Friday noon , Secretary, defeating his closest riva1 , was elected Vice President, d Francis Claeys, '39, for the vice-The commencement addresses will May 20. His nearest competitors P a.ul Ryan, by 3 votes. J ack Brown an presidency by three votes. Richard be g iven by John Lannon, who will were AI Monahq.n, · former Presi- received a to tal of 36 votes for Mrs. Back, a lso of Chicago was Powers, '39, captured the position speak on Fascism, and by John De- dent of the Holy Name Society, and third place. elected Treasurer. Miss Lucille Put?. of secretary over Don Faber, '40. an, whose topic w ill be Commun- O'Connor Is Treasurer of Kankakee was named Resident by seven votes, and Bill Watson, ism. William Cahi11, P resident of the Jun- The important duties of the Treas- Secretary of the organization. '39, secured the treasurer's post by a

Mr. Granger was chosen in recog- ior Class. Vincent Murphy came in ury were entrusted to J ack O'Con- Regional Dlrectors Appointed go~~:m:a~:~~~~ds Francis Sanhub-nition of his hig h attainments in just behind CahHJ and Monahan to nor, '40, star t ennis player, who de-the profession of law and his finish fourth. feated his closest rival , Thomas In order to make the Parents' er, '38, as president of the College

:~n~e s~~t~s~;u~~~a::ee~s attorney R obert Burmeis ter was named ~:~~li~:~~ •• ~~. ~~is~~~e~.hi~:~i~~y~ ~ilu:ir:troer:c~:;e ~=o~:~~~~::g::; ~~~~~:s~b~~;,::!:ah~: t~:~~i~:~ uate of the College, class ~ fa~~: Vice President of the class, defeat- total of 42 votes. Mrs. Knippen and Mrs. O'Oconnor conducted himself ably tbrough a Mr. Granger will deliver the com- ing Robert Regan by the narrow year which witnessed many diffi -

margin of 2 votes. Maurice H offman Fi B • for Chicago; Mrs. Knickelbein for cult, trying and precarious situa-mencement address. He has person- Kankakee; Mrs. Gould for Bloom.ing· tions. He did what he could for the ~d _Jhe hil!'hest degree of culture ran a close third. -r. erfY'lU ton; Mrs. O'Connel for P eoria, Mrs.,. student body and was not altogeth._--

and conduct befi;,'mg a Catholic J h "Zephyr" O'B t h 0 gentleman in prof.SSional, civic and o n ryne, e l Add Kolb for East Chicago; Mrs. Nolan I cr unsuccessful. family life, and is a man truly s tream-lined gentleman from Chi- n ress for Rockford ; Mrs. Mack for J oliet, PRESI~~:;~y of Election worthy of the ho;or. cago, defeated his rivals, H arold and Mrs. Watscn for Odell. Roemer-56 vot es

Father Timothy r-owan, has often Sandquis t, John Rohan. and Dona ld On c Y. 0 Mrs. George Knippen . former Pre- Monahan-55 vote~ been cited fo~ ~ccomplishments Dionne by a comfortable margin. • • • s ident of the organization was un- Murphy-28 votes in the brqa.a: expanse- of Catholic Paul Ryan, honor student, was animously elected President Emeri- Cahill-27 votes. journe,lisnl. Father Rowan's exem- elected Secretary. Elmer Pepin, tus. VICE-PRESIDENT-~i~ation of fine character as a The Rev. W m. J. Bergin, C. S. Sandqu.ist-55 votes

priest and gentleman, of sincere George Hickson and Frank Claeys V., Head of the Department of Claeys- 52 votes ... scholarship in philosophy and in were tied for second place. Philosophy here, gave an address Cisca SelectS Malloy-43 votes theology, and of his splendid in- at the First Annua l Convention of Schumacher- 15 votes.

fluence which he has so extensively D. k R the c. Y. 0., h eld in Chicago on AI Lam beau SECRETARY-exercised as a citizen, pries t, and lC aver W ednesday, May 18. The t opic Powers-54 votes editor, all contributed to his being J of Father Bergin's address was, "The Faber--47 votes -selected as recipient of the honor-1 Is .Elected Philosophy of the Catholic Youth New Prexy Dymek-43 votes a ry degree. Organization" . Regan-23 votes.

I H e closed his address with a tri- TREASURE R-Banquet Toasts

Toastmaster- Joe Barzantry.

To the Faculty- Larkin.

To the Athletes-Walsh.

To the Day Students- Bro. Kirch-

Coeds-Mary Mitchell.

Sigma Mu President

bute to Bishop Sheil, an a lumnus Cisca successfully ended its fourth of the College and a former pupil season with its final meeting on of Father Bergin, which follows : Friday evening, May 20. Delegates "I trus t before closing I may be were chosen for the meeting to be permitted to make a few observa - held at Rosary College on May 26.

Dick Rayer, '41, was elected presi- tions about the Chicago C. Y. 0. Father Cracknell then gave a re­dent of Sigma Mu for the coming With the exception of its directing sume of the year's work which in­

officers and working personell, I eluded: an introduction to the social To the Undergraduates - Bro. year. Bob Brinkoetter, '40, was think I have been as close to the problems of the day through the

named vice-president, and Robert Chicago C. Y . 0 . as anyone. I encyclicals, disemmination of cath-To the Viatorian- Bro. Gunville. Reedy, '41 , secretary. Father Hoff- have known intimately its dis tin- olic literature, and a keener appre­

Seniors - Patrick Bim- man a nd Eddie O'Connor, '40, were g uished founder and directing gen- ciation of the Mass through the ius, for nearly forty years. H e has daily use of the missal. · ·

Parents-Ed Dilger. re-e1ected treasurer and seargeant-at brought to this work something of arms r espectively. Others who ran the burning zeal and energy of St. for the various offices are as fol - Paul. He has poured into it much

Miss Mary Anthony, Cisca's retir­ing president, then gave her fare ­well address in which she stated her

Watson- 76 votes Bach--41 votes McNally- 25 votes Gould- 24 votes.

John Hickey Is Elected Trustee Of

The College LAENHARDT IS INJURED

Donald Laenhardt, '28, a for­m er three . sport man at St. Via­tor, was injured recently in an automobile n<lCiilent and Is con­fined to a hospital at Hinsdale, Illinois. 1\-·Ir. Laenhardt, who is now married and has a fa-mily, -played first base for Binghamp­ton in the New York-Pennsyl­vania league after graduation and ~s now employed as ~trict man-

lows: Fred CaShman, '40, and Jack of the g racious kindness, the abound­

Brown, '41, for president; Joseph McGrath, '39, and Berna rd Burke, '41, for vice-president; John Dris­coll , '41, for treasurer; Mary Egges, '40. for secretary, and J ack Shan­ley, '41, for seargeant-at-arms.

ing love, the consecrated lo·yalty, the exalted inspiration of St. John the

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thanks to a ll of Cisca 's members, John P . Hickey, mortician of 223 ,past and present and said, "with South Indiana avenue, was unani­Cisca you find my heart and soul." mously elected as a member of the She also thanked Father Cracknell associate board of lay trustees of for his untiring efforts as modera tor St. Viator College at a meeting of and expressed Cisca's appreciation the College Council last week.

't er of a finance corporation in ..,..ock!ord. The faculty a nd stu­dents join in wishing him a .speedy

The · new officers were officially installed on May 18 at a Banquet held at Babbitts in Kankakee. Fath­er Munsch was the guest speaker of the evening.

The final ac tivity of th e year for Sigma Mu was the field trip on Monday, May 23, when the engineers inspected a number of the engin­eering project s and factories in the vicinity of Kankakee.

DALANEY PRESIDENT

Michael Delaney, '28, was r e­cently electetl President of the Viator Club of Chicago, s u cceed­ing Joseph McGovern, formerly of Bradley, Dlinois. Delaney was one of the outstanding members of his class, being renowned for his athletic prowess, as well as his high scholastic achievements.

to Brother McLaughlin for his suc­cessful direction of its annual pro-duction.

Elections were then held a nd the newly elected officers are: Al Lam­beau, president; P a ul Ryan, vice­president; Vincent Newman, secre­tary-treasurer.

The newly elect ed president then expressed Cisca's gratitude to Miss Anthony as Cisca ended its fourth year of ac tivity at St. Viator.

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Editor ·······································-····························· ............... Lawrence Roemer, '39 Associate Editor ............................................................... .. ... Francis Sanbuber, '38

Associate Editor ......................................... .......................... ............. Dan Ward, '40

Co-Sports Editors .................... Harold Sandqw•t, '39; Vincent Murphy, '39

BUSINESS DEPARTMENT Business Manager ............................... .. ........................ ... George Bresnan, '40 Circulation Manager ................................... .. .. .......... ................ .. Gerald Walsh, '39 Assis tant Circulation Manager ................................................ John Rohan, '39 As~ ls tant Circulation Manager ........................................ Edward Stolarski, '41 Proof Reader .............................. .. ....... .............. .. .... ............. .. . Patrick Hayes, '40

COLUMN ISTS

Alumni Notes In a recent tri,p through Nebraska,

Iowa, and South Dakota, In the interests of new openings for the Order, the Very Rev. J . P . O'Ma­honey, C. S. V., Provincial Superior of the Chicago P rovince of the Via~ torians, had occasion to m eet and visit with numerous former students and other m en at one time connect­ed with St. Viator's. While at

funster be was while here at school.

The class of 1924. was represented by Mr. Albert Donohue, who Is successful in the coal business in Aberdeen, ;:;outh Dakota. Six young ones seem to take up a con­siderable amount of Al's time now.

A few of the vis itors dW'ing the past few weeks have been M.r. 'l 'homas P . Dowdle, 1907, a nd his wife, and J. Josepl} Smith, 1914, a resident of Milwaukee, Wis.

Mowbridge, South Dakota, Father ---O'Ma honey visi ted the R ev. Martin The Provincial has issued the ca ll O'Connor, pastor of St. J oseph's for the Holy Orders to be conferred Church in Mowbridge, who was on Charles c. Reic1el, C . S . V., June ordained here in 1916. Another 11, to be ordained by His Excellency, priest ordained here at the College the Most R ev. Gera ld Bergan, Bis­

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'40 in 1916, the Rev. J . J . Molyneaux, hop of Des Moines, Iowa, at St. '39 editor of the Des Moines 'Register ' Andrew's Cathedr a l, Des Moines; '40 acted as host to the Provincial James sweeney, c. S. V ., June 12, '39 while he was in Des Moines. Fath- to be ordained by His Excellency,

STAFF WRITERS Vincent Schmit. '40 ......................................................... Charles Schaefer, '41 William McCue, '40 .. ....................... ...... ........... ....................... Frank Bloom, '41 Carroll H a lpin, '41 ................ ................................. ........ .. Donald Dionne, '39 Donald Foley, '39 ................... --- --·-······ · .............. David Barry, '41

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er O'Mahoney attended the Drake the Most Rev. J ames A . Griffin, Relay Meet, a nd a banquet given Bishop of Springfield, IlL, at St. by the local Notre Dame University Joseph's Church, Springfield, and alumni chapter, as guest of H is Joseph Meara, c. s. v., of Decatur, Excellency, the Most Rev. Gerf\:ld who is to receive the Priesthood Bergan, D. D., Bishop of Des Mo.... along with Father Sweeney. }:l"""'ather es. In Omaha, Neb., Father met sweeney will celebrat e his firs t

Address all correspondence referring either to advertising or subscription ' .. o Mr Ha rold Valade, a student here Mass at St. Andrew's Church, Chi-The Viatorian, Bourbonnais, Illinois. from Kankakee, in 1922-Mr. Valade cago, June 19, and His Excellency,

--------------------------------------- is manager of the Paxton Hotel in Bishop B. J. Shiel will preach. Fath-Entered as second class matter at the Post Office of Bourbonnais, Illinois, Omaha. Mr. Tim D. Sullivan, 1913 er ..1.vJ.eara is to celebrate his first

Under the Act of Mar~h 3rd, 1879. student, was the object of Father Mass at St. Thomas the Apostle

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highly on his being the same jovial

and civilization or the Church h as done nothing for the people of Mexico."

Six Viator ians ordained in the Shrine of the Immaculate Conce.p­tion, Washington, D. C., F ebruary 10, will return to their home par­ishes in June to celebrate their Sol-

Maybe! This brief, but pathetic picture of emn Masses.

the world's greates t Injustice of the On May 29, Rev. John P. O'Brien twentieth century thus far is pre- will officiate at St. Catherine's Oak sented that you may stop to con- Park, IlL, ancl on June 12, R ev.

_ __ sider. Two a lternatives are open to Francis G. Des Lauriers in St. P at-

By J. E. Surprena nt, c. s. v. ment had set aside fo r the children. you. Either you will read this and rick's Church, Kankakee. Rev. John '1t_!!!_e_ \)atholic Church had pro- Thus they sought to prove to me the never advert to it again, or you F. Brown at P enfield, Dl., R ev.

-- will read it and publish it far and Michael E. Fromes In St. Cathedine meted civilization in Mexico, it sacrifices which the espanolitos were wide as force is given you to do so. of Geona, Chicago, Rev. Thomas P. would s till be in honor there. The costing the Mexican Government. To Under the first alternative, you will O'Brien in St. Pascals, Chicago, and same is true of Spain." my ingenuous observation that those make the world safe for the promo~ Rev. Leo M . •weiland in St. Henry's

As a consequence, the powers that curtains seemed to be rather aged, tion of such fiendish barbarism to Church, Chicago, also are to officiate. are now correcting the egregious they could only reply by acknowledg- which your children may well become wrongs of the Catholic Church have ing that they bad belonged in for- the victims. Under the second alter- ---forcefully and ruthlessly t orn five mer times to the Salesian Fathers. native, you will at least lend your The Rev. A. G. Quille, pastor of hundred children, aged three to 17 Could it be that the expenses of the voice and influence to the eradica- Our Lady of Good Counsel Church, years, from their protesting parents Mexican Government are of t his tion of such diabolical activities, for Chicago, Ill ., and former seminarian in Spain ana deposited them in the character. it cannot withstand i.he revealing a t St. Viator, celebrated his twenty­safe keeping of the Mexican Gov- "The diet· was very insufffficient. torch of publicity. Sin against t he fifth year of pries thood May 15. ernment. In Morelia, they live in a It was because of this that the child- children of this generation by Father J . P. O'Mahoney and Father building whose physical surroundings ren escaped frequently to private omission; le t your comments be hid- J . W. R. Maguire were present at are deplorable. The building was families in order to get something den in the secrecy of your bull sess- the celebration of F a ther Quille's meant only for a day s~hool (con- to eat. I submit one very revealing- Silver Jubilee. fi scated from the Salesian Fathers) detail. At first, the families brought ion; let your voice fade before your In the Jubilee sermon, the Right and lacked the most indispensable sweets and other foods to be P'iven fear of the opinion of others; and facilities for a boarding school ; ab- to the chi' Idren. But these preos-ents the barbarians of tomorrow will sin Rev. Monsignor Martin A . O'Con-

solute want of cleanliness and hy- did not appear on the table of the against your offspring by commis· ~~~kJk~t~:., o: ~~~:~~~~~ p~~r:~ giene. There was a boy who had children but on tha t of the admin- sion: "What is that to us, look eloquent tribute to his friend of not batht::d nor changed his clothes is trative personnel ; for this reason thou to it.' ' seminary days. While a t St. Viator's during two months, and this in the the famili es left off sending pre- "Public virtue is the only fo unda · as a collegian and a seminarian, heat of Morelia. On one occasion sents. For example, when passing tion of republics. There must be a "A. G.'' as he was familiarly called, a teacher surprised two children through Cuba, the adminis trative positive P.assion for the public good, too klively part in organizing class dousing their heads with gasoline .personnel received more than 1,500 the public interest, honor, power, affairs, social and athletic events. He with the intention of burning off bottles of a well-known nutritious and glory established in the minds was most popular in the college their hair, because vermin gave them preparation. Only one child ever of the people, or there can be no world. we hope t.he success of his

McBROOM'S CAFE

R epublican government. or any r eal no peace. tast ed it for the reason that h e liberty. And this public passion must quater of a century of priestly life

"There were among the s ick some stole one of the bottles. In the be superior to A.ll pnvate passions." may be duplicated in hea lth, hap-twenty who were ill with such di- course of a few days there appeared -(John Adams) . piness, and in good will of his seo.ses as conjunctivitis, resulting for sale in the shops of Morella a -=====:;;;;;;;;;;:;;;,;;;:===::; friends without number . from lack of hygiene and cleanliness. number of these bottles, a product : REMEMBER I was able to talk with a boy out- which up to then was almost un- JOHN'S BARBER SHOP ide the infirmary who within fou r known in this city. 181 Main Street-Bourbonnais

months had suffered with m eas les "I had occasion to talk with sever- 8 a. m.-6 p . m. and lung trouble, and now had sev- al other children. A ll were longing Monday, Tuesda.y, Thursday ere pains in the stomach, but he did for t he moment of return to see 8 a . m. - 9 P· m . not go to the infirmary because their parents. Wednesday, Friday, Saturday

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Schuyler - North of Court St. they had not even noticed it. In "Horrible is the crime which snat-a hospi t al in Mexico City, I saw ches from mothers thei r children a -two other girls with tuberculosis gainst their will. It is a horrible

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·n a n advanced s t age, but in a crime to snatch the citizen from his SMITH-ALSOP short time they had them out of country; from the man his con­he hospital and com,peJled them to science, from the Christian his ive with the others, in certain dan- Faith, from the youth the possibil­

ger of death, because in the hospi- ity of creating a future, from the tal at the Capital there were some young girl her honor. All this has reactionary elements who were in- been done with the s troke of a pen citing them. by the Communist Government of

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"In the interest of demonstrating I Barcelona." (America, May 21, to me how well off tbe children 1938.) found themselves, my guides showed And the supporters of such condi­me a magnificent room and other tions dare to ask "Why doesn' t the offices which the Mexican Govern- Catholic Church promote progress

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Upperclassmen Retain I Library Log j "L •· t. tIe B r o w n J~ g ~~ LOST-LOST-LOS1' Brltrumlca-Volume 5 (C88h-Cok).

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demand. The Encycyopedla Britan­nica is a comparatively new a.c-­qulalttpn having been purchMed only last year. It Is a costly set which ls valueless when broken. We, therefore, udge the students to aid us In locating the los t volume.

By Vince Jllurphy In a meet that saw only one but was given close competition by new record set because of adverse Bill Walsh, a surprise entrant who weather conaitions, the upperclass- did not miss until the crosspiece men retained the "Little Brown reached five feet, seven inches. Blaz Jug," trophy emblematic of Inter- picked up a third and Zelencik a

Walsh-Book of Quotation. Brewer-Dictionary of P hrase a nd The most important Government

Fabio. Documents such as the U. S. Geolo-

Many fine comments have come to Father F. J. H arbauer, Director of Athletics, about the souvenir pro­gram of St. Viator published by the Monogram Club. We take the liberty of printing in part the praise extended by two <.. : the many con­gratulators.

Fred Young, sports edi tor of the Bloomington Pantagraph, has been a stalwart friend of St. Viator for the past quarter century has the fo llowing to say about the program: " l want to congratulate you on an excellent job well done. I am sure that every St. Viator man and every friend of the college will appreciate this and treasure it throug h the years, for it is an exceptional job if I am a judge.

class athle tic supremacy, on the fourth p lace in this event. th ird Annual Parents' Day, May 17, by a score of 87-53. The ath­letiC carnival also saw Danny Blaze­vich, DeKalb,'s accomplished Croat crowned Physical Education champ for the year.

Blazevich won the title by beating out versatile Eddie O'Connor, Chi­cago sophomore, and Jack Clarl<., freshman aquatic s tar, who each compiled thirteen points to the four­t een piled up by Blaz.

Blaz Wi1as Hurdles

A I Haworth tied 1'ony Tortorello's mark in the 100 yard dash In the time of 10.1 seconds. This event ended in a lmost a dead heat but the finish judges picked AI over Roy Dusenbury by a s llgh t margin. A new record would probably have been set up under more favorable conditions. Paul Cashman and Dick Fotre of the upperclassmen came in third and fourth, in that order.

B lazevich retained his 60 yard low hurdles title by beating Dusenbury. rat Ryan, and Fred Cashman. O'Connor came home the winner in t he 880 for the second consecu­tive year. Owen Cooke was second,

As the end of the school term approaches we appeal to the s tu­dents to return all their !lbrary bool<s before departing for their homes a nd we especially ask their cooperation in regard to the r eturn of Volume 5 of the Encyclopodla Brltnnn.lca; Walsh's Quotations; and B rewer's Dictionary of Phrase a nd Fable which have been missing from our Reading Room shelves since the beginning of the semester.

1'hese books are Standard Refer­ence works which are in constant

Two Trumpets Are Stolen from Band

gical Surveys; Smithsonian Reports; Educational Reports ; Report of A­merican Ethnology; Carnegie Foun­dation for the Advancement of Teaching; U. S. Census Bureau re~

ports ; e tc., have been cataloged this year anti are available · for use to students mterested in Scientific and Statistical research.

Eleven hundred books were catal­oged during the year. These in­clude Government Docu ments, Gen~

eral Reference works, and books purchased for the various depart~

ments. Among our most recent acquisi­

tions we find such interesting tit1es as:

Bartlett's - Familiar Quotations which is a collection of passages, phrases and proverbs traced to their sources in ancient and modern liter­ature.

"I am sure that it will come in handy a hundred times during the years, and .~.. will occupy a top post on my desk where I can get at it frequently so you may see consider­able of this duplicated from time to t ime in my column, as it is re­plete wi th interesting tidbits of Via­tor history.

O'Connor, trying desperately for the necessary points to capture the beautiful trophy donated by the Rev. Dr. E. V. Cardinal, decided a t the last minute to enter the swimming and diving events; a long period of absence from competition in these sports proved to be Eddie's down­fal l. However , Eddie and Clark were. awarded duplicate trophies for being high point men for their r e­spective classes. Roy Dusenbury, Kankakee freshman football star was Clark's closest competitor, roll­ing up twelve points in the track events.

Bill Cahill third," and John Mulvaney Authors - Today and Yesterday fourth. Like a thunder cloud in. a clear being a biographical and autobio-

, Swimmers Not in Shape summer sky, came the startling news graphical guide to modern ·· world The upper classmen picked up a last Thursday of the disappearance / literature edited hy Stanley Kunitz.

large number of points in the swim- of two trumpets from the St. Via- I.Jving AuthorS-which is a book ming events which took place earl- tor College Band Room. While of biographies edited by Dilly Tante. ier than scheduled because the heavy so me of the students were practicing It contains several hundred bio­"I assure you that I a,ppreciate

this, and I want to convey my deep appreciation to its editors."

Yours very cordially, Fred Young.

Joe Harrington, '27, now in the employ of the Federal Government and a resident of Flush!ng, New York, offers this commendation :

"Many fine things have com e from Viator, however, without quali1i<:a ­tion the 1938 Journal topped every­thing. It was no sm all ~sk, and I

-~eceipents among stimulated to a ide in the old

Dilger Sets Record Competition was begun in the

morning because of the large num­ber of entries with the fin als of the discus, s hot, and broad jump. being held. Eddie Dilger set the only new record when he soared 21 feet, five inches in the broad jump, a feat that was made more remarkable because of the soggy condition of the ground. Dick Fotre placed sec­ond in this event and also cracked the old mark held by Abe Robin­sky.

downpow· forced the cancellation of a man entered the room and intra­the remaining track and field duced himself as a representative of events. Although no new records the Conn Band Instrument Company were established, mainly bec~use the of E lkhart, Indiana. He observed natators had had no chance to train the room and stated that Brother for the meet, this phase of the Carson had given him permission to competition was one of the mast look over the instruments and th~t enjoyable of the day. h<1 would like to inspect them in

view of making exchange or repair Sam DeBack won the 50 yard as necessary. Two of the best truro­

free style, with Vince Murphy sec· pets were taken out by the man who ond, Sulo Siekkinen third, and Paul told the boys that he was going to Cashman fourth. Myron Heintzman see Brother Carson in the office. As splashed home the winner in the 50 soon as Brother Carson learned of yard breast strok e, beating Willie the affair he immediately notified Dixon and Vince Murphy. Jack the local police and sheriff who in Clark took the 25 yard back stroke turn spread a n alarm to nearby in a thrilling finish from Willie towns and the vicinity of Chicago Dixon. Siekkinen was third and which is being combed to locate the DeBack unished fourth. Val Mel- trumpets and the culprit.

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Blazevich started on his victory march by taking a first p lace in the shot put with a heave of 43 feet, five inches. The upperclassmen scored a clean sweep in this event with Bob Schumacher, P at Ryan, and Dan Ward, following Blaze­vich in that order. Red Zelencik

lonig swam a beautiful race to emerge the victor in the 100 yard free s tyle race. Clark was second and Eddi~ O"Connor picked up 2 points for third place. Clark cinched

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scored a first in the discus, throw- the freshman trophy by snaring t he At Kennrick Seminary 14 men ing the plate 122 feet and was fol- diving championship. Heintzman was

will receive their minor orders, and lowed by Bob Bates, B lazevich, and second and was followed by Don -.a__ wi ll receive the sub-deaconship. Pat Ryan, the last three all upper- Faber and Owen Cooke.

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ed frH triUI.IJ)Ort&Uon oft the sboota SUio'a Docs ........, l.betr flrst gam~ o! Danny. Dymek held a 2-1 edge of the -..on. walloping Brinkoeu...r at the atart of tbe la.st ball of the 1. One of the beat played gam •txth. but an error which allowed or lh, yeac wu tbat between traub xz '"""" s1 two run• cau.oed Halpin to become and Dymek wlllcb went nine iru>mgs gooa time. mn · sUghtly erratic and before order Ito a 1-1 deadlock. Hlgb spots of the cla.inu then.· gu~ like lrult. And wa.e restored, the Velvets ecored 3 tb.rlller were Bones Straub's en- some hsten to that bi b t ed m11.>1 By Vlnef' !!<Jurphy

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stand- more. f trance as a relief pitcher in the and go to lecture. tor thetr cun. I A bitter Intra-floor battle between seventh frame "'1th the hassocks I know it's funny. Jolln. bu

\-Von l,o8l Tied :Malloy and Straub ended wlth the clogged and none ouL and stopping claims they're edju ted to th., &p •t

Bla7-"vleh 9 0 o latter on top by a 2-1 count, and the Soupbones wltllout a tally and stuff and they can get a good Ume • 'o ditfl ·ulty can qu ·n h th t· 3 1! another game of the Intra-floor var- 1 Halpin's feat In the eigbth Inning. out or it. And tht•n th guy!! or bb> glo\\ acd r " o !abo,.,. can 6 4 1 !ely s&w Monllhan bow to Brink- Halpin retired the side &rter the are always tryin' to boo:lt themselv- " ary the ln~:<hau~Ubl lore• of bl:!

Dymek S traub 4

Malloy 5 5 o oetter 11-4. Heaton's Chlets, the White Horses had put men on se<:- es way up. Big jobs and that kmd enei"IO' , di. ppointm nt, humlll -

.Brlnko.. ter 4 5 1 moo ra,p ldly Improving te&m In tbe ond and third with none away. Sen- or stun:. But that ain' t tbe likes of tlon. or apparent defeat can turn

H aton 4 5 o league, sl&pped out a 6-1 triumph sational catches were the rule of the Lefty and me. No s ~e. we get our him back !rom lht' ~hlnlng g I

Monllhan 4 5 o over the Docs to end the first round. evening with Tom Doheny, Ed Oil- good times outa ratgut &nd sud.. which be ·kono him fol'W1lM. H is 9 o Blazevlch s tarted the second round ger, and Slicks Fitzgerald each And wby not? Them edjucaled guy8 I phllo!!Ophy of life Is .lmpllclty lt· Sf •kkln n l

by calci mining Malloy 5-0, and coming th rough wlth a sparkler. kin get in books and stuff but " e self. "Thou shalt love th• Lord, thy Danny Blazovlch's Velvets appear Brinkoetter pulled 8 surprise by find It In a bottle. We're the cream God aboYc aU things and thy nel·

to have the Intramural ao!Lball ouli&Sting Dymek 3-l. The game was John, they're just high-toned snobs. ghbor "" thyself" . Th polar star champlonahJp cinched tor the current campaign after having li ed a defeat on John Dymek's Soupbonea at lhe end or the flr•t round of play. The Vclvcl8 ho.ve five more contests on th • hedule but. If th •y continue a t their preacnt pace, should win going away.

A resume of the fina l games of the firs t ro und shows that Straub's White Horses took a 7-4 decision from Sulo's Docs In the p layoff of a lie, nnd Joe Malloy set Monhan's Zippers down 10-l. Blazevlch's team stopped Brinkoettcr's Brown Bomb­ers 9·5.

The long awaited game between the dorm boys and Dymek' s fou rth f loor gang went to the Velvets main ly because Halpin had poorer suppo rt t han Blazevl ch, a lthough Blaz did turn in a splendid mound p rformance. Bla.zevlch struck ou t 12 wh.l le Halpin whiffed 2. Halpin issued walks to 6 of the Velvets

called because of the time Hmlta- Taboo die-- Yep, books are oke for some guys I by which he guides his coul'l!e across tlon with Dymek leadlng 4·3 but good time but it's bottles for me,'' the stormy sea o! the . Y. 0 . ac~

the rule sendlng the score back to (Continued from Page 'l'wo ) Taboodic lurched unsteadily to- Uvitics Is the death! ss pronounce· that of th e last complete inning was ward the door. The bartender could ment of the Master: "In much as Invoked and th e Bombers copped even after a few beers. And if hear him muttering as he lef t- you have done it unto on of lht!se, tbe struggle. Straub lost 5-2 to anyone s hould have a ll their marbles "sometimes I wlsh I could get a kick My ie&St brethren, you have done He& ton because of the same time 1n the ring all the time, it's me, outs books. This ratgut a lways mak- It unto Me." Thus Inspired. th· .s rule. a in't it, John. I've got plenty to cs me sick." .... g uided. thus strengthened, be march-

Monaban beat Sulo In a slugfest dope out. es on to ever widening hattlefields. ll-10 after the Zippers had knock - "So that's as far as Lefty and I spenk of the Mos t Rev. Bernard ed Tom Gibbons out of the box. Val me gets. W e couldn't figure it out. John Hickey-- J . Sbell. AuxHiary Bishop of Chi-Mellonlg pitched a 2-0 shut-out Now, John, my ole brain s tarts cago. Today "" nJnetcen centurl s over Dymek's Soupbones for Malloy. hurtin' like from al l that exerlion- (Continued from P age One) ago, valiant spirits are enlisted In Brinkoetter and S t raub p layed a 5-5 and in comes Skinny Dugan. You this new crusade. Today lhe ancl-tie and in playing the tie off, tied know Skinny, J ohn. H e's the guy He succeeds Dr. Thomas Hughes. ent Lattle-cry Is heard throughout again at 3-3. This game wi ll be that's waitin ' for the R epublicans fo rmer Chicagoan, who died last ~~ land- God wills It , God wllls played at a latter date. Heaton al- to get back In before he goes to year. In a statement issued thiB lowed Monahan's cr ew one hit a s h e work. Yeah, John, the guy the cops morning, the Rev. Edward v. Car- life." s topped them 8-2. ha d to tap on the skonce, St. Pat 's dina!, president of the Bourbonnais Other members of the board arc:

Dymek beat Malloy 4-3 In the night. Bu t h e's a swell egg, that school , said that Mr. Hickey was John Edgeworth and Attorney A. playoff of a game which was pro- Lefty. Well , anyway, Skinny dop- elected because of "his abidin g in· L. Granger of Kankakee; Attorney tes ted during the first round. Blaze- es our problem out fo r Lefty and terest in the College, the devotion Lowell Lawson, Thomas Warner vich coasted over Sulo 6-0. Malloy me. And he 's quite a brain that which he has always held for his and D r. Vincent Marzano or Chi­applied the whi tewash brus h to g uy, J ohn . W ent two years to col- alma mater, his s uccess in his pro- cago; Michael Crowley, Peoria; Heaton 2-0 with both pitchers being lege he says. He claims we drink t o Cession in Kankakee county, and J ohn P. O'Milhoney, South Bend,

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