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              THE MAROON LOYOLA UNIVERSITY, NEW ORLEANS, LA., JANUARY 19, 1934 Number 13 Volume XII 'CHIMES' OPERA PREVIEW IS PRESENTED AT SPECIAL CONVOCATION OF STUDENTS Full Attendance Urged For Opera . A preview of the "Chimes of Nor mandy," student opera to be presented by the College of Music on February 1 and 3, was presented to Loyola students Tuesday morning in a convocation held especially to urge full attendance of the student body at the university's second presentation of light opera. Winter Trapolin. one of the priincipals in the cast, acted as master of ceremonies and introduced some of the notables of the cast including Carmen Roselle, lead in last gear's presentation, Martha, and leading soprano in the "Chimes of Normandy;" Henry Hoerner, Mrs. De Ello Simon, and Thomas Brahhey, winner of this year's voice scholarship awarded by the Loyola college of music. Short talks were given by the Rev. A B Goodspeed, S. J., regent of the college of music, and William K. Hamilton, president of the senior class, arts and sciences, both urging the student body to attend the opera for the cultural benefit to be obtained from such a classic production. Father Goodspeed added that a special feature of the periorrnance will be t'ne presentation of a ballet dance. Miss Guyol, member of the faculty of the College of Music was introduced by Fr. Mac Donald, and, aa secretary of the ticket sale, urged the earnest cooperation of the entire student body. Closing the preview, Mrs. Elisabeth Wood, director of voice, sang the "Legend of the Bells," a selection which was accompanied by the entire chorus. Announcement was made to effect that a ticket sale is being conducted to assist in the securing of costumes for the cast. Members of, the committee are: Felix La*peyre, Yvonne Trapolin, Catherine O'Connor, Elizabeth Reiss, and Milton McGov.ern. Fourth Elimination Debate Held For the third time during the first four elimination debates of the Edward Douglas White Debating Society, the affirmative has won the contest. Debating on the national question: Resolved—That the powers of the President of the "united States should be substantially increased as a settled policy, Hobert Pascal, 3. Finley Lee, and •Robert Lacy of the affirmative defeated the negative composed of N. M. Ferris, Joseph Martin, anil Leo Zinzer by an audience vote of seven to four, Monday evening in Marquette auditorium. Zin7er's speech was impromptu, as he substituted for one of the absent contestants.Rev. J. A. Greeley, S. J., Clean of the college of aits and ecifmces, and Robert Ainsworth. former member of the varsity debating team, served as judges and classified the debaters upon individual merits. W. K. Hamilton, president of the Edward Douglas White * Debating Society, was chairman with Stephen Rodi as timekeeper. Because of the semester exami* nations, the next debate vDll not be held until February 5. On that evening W. K. Hamilton, Charles Bailey, and Amos Nichols will uphold the affirmative of th« same question and Stephen Rodi, S'dney * Schoenberger and John Nugent will defend the nexative Within a week after the exami■ nations the inter-coller'Hte debate schedule will be announred. Male "Chimes" Stars Quizzed Ah, Dalton Weber at last! After pushing his way through a group of noisy males and females, the perplexed reporter finally had the short black-haired gentleman pointed out to him as the leading male character in the opera "C'nimes of Normandy." When approached the tenor seemed at a loss to find anything interesting about himself so: "What do you like best?" "Next to singing, give me baseabll.""Have you ever taken part in an opera before?" was the next query. "No, but I have had several radio auditions and stage performances," was the answer. "When did you begin your vocal career, Mr. Dalton? brought the next reply, but therein lies a tale. At the age of eleven Dalton often led tfie boys choir at the Holy Name of Jesus church. Later in life his voice was trained and under the instruction of Robert Qc chaux and Mrs. McMurray of 'he Conservatory of Music he devi u|D- ed into a fine tenor. Webev was soon attracted to the diamond and for many years played semi-professional baseball with Larry Gilbert. Jakey Atz and Joe Martina. "It has much bemit • and harmony," he gave hh k I opinion of "Chimes of Normaml Weber is not wmned ahout the success of the ip*f i foi he says that with tin' (Mi'it Instruction being given the iiembers of the cast, there is no i liance of its not being at least a stage success it not a financial me. Miss Elisubetl Wood, head of the Club To Delve Into Local Italian History Plans for an extensive research into t;ie Italian historical backgrouiu of the city were discussed Saturday night at an informal meeting of the Circolo Universitarlo ltaliano. This research was started some time ago by Augusto Micele, president of the Unione ItaKane, and a committee of reference was appointed to continue the work. "As early as 1836," Micele stated, "there was an organized group of Italians in the city. It is our purpose to find out definitely when the first Italians settled here, who they were, how they progressed, and what their accomplishments wm," Final important arrangements for the dance to be held on February 3 at the Blue Room of the Italian hall were completed, according to John D. Sc'nilleci, president of the organization. The discussions were followed by a party for the members and their dates. Those attending were: Misses Madeline Vitrano, Lucille Dumestre, Eugenie Gauff, GUilda Napolitano, Iris Rotge, Lydia Fontana, Rosina D'Antoni, Leah Dykeman, and Eunice Flauts. Messrs. Joseph RubBo, Augusto Micele, Antonio Papale, John D Schillecl, Anthony Di Bartolo, Anthony J Suntangelo, Jacob Amato, John Schiro, John Blasi, Jacob Sciambra, John Palizzi, Charles Cabibi, Peter Latino, Roy Cucchiara, Joseph Failla, and Samuel Fontana. Professor Joseph Russo, former conductor of the Orpheum orchestra, was the host. Dance To Pay For Opera Costumes To pay costume expenses for the production of the "Chimes of Normandy," the principals of the cast are giving a combination dance and floor show Wednesday night, January 24, at Fabacher's Casino, Nashville and St. Charles avenues. Music for the affair, which is considered as a eort of post-exams celebraton, will be rendered by the Loyola Orchestra. The Casino will be elaborately decorated with bells of all descrfption in significance of the affair's connection with the opera, Winter Trapolin, chairman of the dance committee said. Chairmen of the various subcommittees are as follows: Rafael Diaz, ticket committee; Lloyd Salathe, publicity; Lucien Gilbert, refreshments; Thelma Mae Mouledoux, decorations. Tickets can be secured from any member of the cast for fifty cents —couple, thirty-five cents—stag. FRENCH CLUB TO DANCE The French Club is planning a dance to be held shortly after the semester examinations, according to an announcement made recently. Selection of the epring dramatic presentation has not been definitely decided upon. Contest Offers 25 Dollar Prize A prize of 25 dollars is goiiiK to the student playwright who puts on the best one-act play in the Presentation Contest to be held early in April. Rev J. A. Greeley, S. J., dean of the college of arts and sciences, announced the contest recently. This announcement fulfills plans made last spring when it was announced that the winners in the "socialistic one-act play contest would be eligible for the presentation prize this year" Monday. April 9, is the tentative date for the presentation of the four plays. Winners of first, second and third place in last year's contest are to produce the play they submitted to the judges. They are: J. A. Charbonnet Jr.. and Dan M. Home, first place: Paul Capdeveille, S. S. McNeely, Jr., second; Albert Dupuy, third McNeely and Capdeveille tied for second place. Charbonnet and Home collaborated.Reports show that casts are already chosen for some of the plays and rehearsals will start within the next few weeks. Student Broadcasts Resumed Last Week Holding the second Campus Quarter Hour in the new' year, Tom Dunn, one of the regular announcers on the weekly student broadcast, gave a fifteen minute talk on news and events of the university last evening over WWL, the university broadcasting station. Next week the Campus Quarter Hour will be announced by William Hamilton, president of the Edward Douglas White Debating Society. The program, a regular weekly feature sponsored by the Maroon and Student Council, is presented every Thursday at 6 p. m. Regular announcers for t'ne program are: Charles Bailey, Thomas Dunn, and William Hamilton. DOMINICAN HOLDS DANCE The students of Dominican college entertained Sunday night at the third of a series of dances. Elsie St. Martin was in charge of introductions and music was furnished by the Holy Cross orchestra. Quite a few Loyola students attended.HOLD GYM DANCE TONIGHT RENOVATED GYM TO BE USED FOR FIRST TIME THIS YEAR Despite rumors to the contrary, the gym dance for the new year will be held in the Loyola gymnasium tonight and t'ne guests will use the new floor for dancing purposes. "Reports that the dance was postponed are all false," said J. Skelly Wright when approached regarding the affair, "and the new floor will be used." Because other gymnasiums here in the city would not permit dancing on their floors, a rumor was spread on the Loyola campus to the effect t'nat the dancing at the gym dance would be on a canvas stretched over the floor. Some went so far as to say that the dance would not be held in the gym. Wright, chairman of the dance committee, Quieted these rumors late yesterday and said that engineers had inspected the floor and declared that it would not be hurt "by a hundred dances." Much interest is being shown in the affair and a large crowd is expected. The Loyola orchestra will provide the music. Philosopher Raps Campaign Methods Criticizing the methods of conducting political campaigns and declaring that politicians w'ho allow themselves to be called "liars" without resentment are lacking in honor, the Rev. Martin Burke, S. J., head of the department of philosophy of Loycfla addressed an audience in Marquette auditorium Sunday night. "Even the politician has a right to his reputation, and the only things t'nat should be stated about politicians during the course of a campaign are those facts that disqualify a man for office," Father Burke declared as he rapped the methods of candidates in digging the past events of a member of the opposition's life "and nhouting it to the public." , The string ensemble of the Loyola college of music under the direction of Dr. Ernest E. Schuyten, dean, played classical music before and after t'he lecture. Too Much Football Say Debaters That football is over-emphasized in the American college, the fact that came out of the annual fresh man-sophomore Spanish debate, last Friday, when the sophomore team defeated the first year students in that romantic language. The judges of the debate selected S. McNeely of the sophomores and Leonard Elmer of the freshmen as the best speakers on their respective teams Professor J. O Monasterio, Rev. Father Fox, S. J., of Jesuit High school, and Miss J. Montejo, head of the Spanish department, were judges. Bernard Barosse was chairman. This debate will be followed shortly in the annual contest between the Loyola Spanish debaters and the Ursuline College Spanish debate team. Debates with the Loyola night and Saturday classes are tentative. These debates are arranged and directed by Miss J. Montejo, head of the Spanish department. WHO TURNED IN ALARM? IS VAIN CR Y OF DISGR UN TLED REPOR TER By Earl Wegmann These fires burn us reporters up, especially, when after the fire is all over, the editor barks: "Get me some dope on the results of that blaze!" Thus we are consigned to a rummage among the blackened ruins and scattered debris to see what information we can gather from the charred mass And so we turdge over to Conservatory Hall on Calhoun street. We walk in t'he back entrance and come through a hallway There we see the grate where everything started, but that's all. Then we climb a flight of stairs, noticing on the way, how the fire ate its way up the chimney causing damage on every floor. When we reach the top we see several empty rooms, all in disarray, cluttered with overturned chairs and beds. All this tells us nothing, so we go down again. Right in front of the office we see a girl, who from all appearances looks as though she might know something. But she doesn't. So we ask her a few questions. "Did you see the fire?" we ask. "No," says she, "but I know somebody who did, only he isn't here right now." "Well," we continue, "who turned in the alarm?" "The old fellow who lives on the top floor," she tells us, "maybe he can tell you what you want to know." So we go to the top floor again. By this time we're feeling like an elevator. We see the old fellow, so we ask him: "Did you turn in the alarm for the fire?" "No," he replies in broker English, "girl downstair she turn in alarm. No know nothing about fire." That's that, so we slide down the bannister to the main floor and come to a sudden stop. We hear a noise and begin to investigate, only to find out that it's the sweet lilt of a piccolo on the second floor. Uncermoniously, we interrupt the student on a high "C" and start plying him with questions. His name is Ralph. Well, Ralph saw the fire and didn't need much inducement to talk about it We were all ears. "You see," he told us, "I was practicing on my piccolo here in this room about five-thirty. It was cold as the devil outside, but it sure was warm in this room. I couldn't understand that, (or all the other rooms were cold. The heat began to increase, so I opened the window. That didn't do much good, so I took off my coat. Still it was hot. I looked across the hall where there was a class and all the girls in there were burning up. Then I heard a funny crackling sound in the walls, and went downstairs to see w'nat it was. "When I got there the place was on fire, so I went up and notified all the classes. They mlarched out in order, then I came down again. And who do I bump into but Dr Schuyten and his son Archie! The place was full of smoke and water was all over the floor, for by this time the firemen had come. Tne doctor was splashing around in all the wet, running in all directions. He was looking for his fiddle. Then he remembered— it was in his office. Up to the door he rushes, but he's stopped by six foot two of fireman. 'You can't come in here,, says the flame- POPULARITY PRIMARY AND ORATION IN TWO WEEKS STUDENT COUNCIL DECIDES Popularity Vote Scheduled Jan. 23 Setting dates and making final plans for three important extracurrlciular activities, the student ' council met last Tuesday in Bobet hall and considered several affairs that conceren every student in the university. Announcement was made that the Annual Popularity Contest will be held within two weeks and that plans will be completed shortly for the primary. Next on the calendar comes an event in the Hausmann Trophy Contest between the first and second year men. The oratorical con* test will be held on Friday, February 2, according to an announcement by Charles Bailey, president of the council "Intramural basketball has prospects for a successful season," said Bailey, "for we have already received over fifty applications from students." Plans for the Intramural League were not divulged, as the council is awaiting the return of R. H. "Doc" Erskine, before final arrangements wpl lDe completed. Popularity Contest To Have Primary The first primary of the Popularity Contest will be held Wednesday, January 23 from 11:00 to 1:00. Poll boxes will be placed in Marquette, Bobet and Conservatory halls. Every student in the college of arts and sciences, school of law, school of dentistry, and college of music is eligible to vote. Nominations will be accepted in this primary for: The Most Popular. The Most Handsome. The Most Intelligent. The Most Active. The Best Dressed. Bard of Avon Cram Maestro Shakespeare, three-hundred years ago, knew all about our modern semester examinations. In "King Lear" there's everything from the "great thing of us forgot" to "an 0 without a figure." Here are some quotations taken at random: "Sir, I shall study deserving." That's an after exam feeling. Somebody else is sure they will "ask me not what I know." Another character says, " I know no answer." Sad. Here's an injunction: "How far your eyes may pierce 1 cannot tell: Striving to better, oft we mar w'nat's well." And more along that line, a dialogue:"What paper are you reading?' "Nothing, my lord." "No? What needed, then, that terrible dispatch of it into your pocket? The quality of nothing hath not such need to 'hide itself. Let's see; come, if it be nothing, I shall not need spectacles." This one may be helpful: "Come hither, friend: Tell me what more thou know'st " Shakespeare knew exams. He said they shall "turn his (the student's) sleep to wake." Ho hum, he was smart. OWLS ARGUE THURSDAY Elimination debates for the Night Debating Society have been postponed until next Thursday, acocordiog to an announcement by Peter Naug'nton, president of the society. The debate was scheduled for Tuesday, January 16. Ursuline Annual Dance Successful Rivaling an old colonial ball in gaiety and splendor the dance of Ursuline college, held in the acad - emy Friday night, January 12, was pronounced by all who attended as a most successful social function. The feminine guests appeared in fashion's latest decree with deep decotte and slightly trailing skirt. Blue and white, Ursuline colors, predominated. Escorts and stags formed a colorful background in formal evening clothes. Roy Altman and his orchestra, engaged to furnish the music, were at the far end of the hall, in uniform of navy and grey. Behind them hung the official banner of the college. Down the entire length of the hall there was a profusion of tall palms, while at intervals along the walls were hung Ursuline pennants. The reception committee, com posed of the dates of the members of the student council, was as follows: Paul Reising, John Babst, Edward Drlscoll, Harrigan Morgan, Ralph Diaz, William Cahill, Stephen Bailey, and Al Leach. CHEMISTS TO EXPERIMENT The junior chemists will present an unusual bit of entertainment at the next meeting of the Chemistry Club, Thursday, January 25, Lloyd Salathe, president of the club announced.The members are considering an experiment which will show the manufacturing of sulphuric acid from sulphur. This experiment, interesting enough, is thought to be rather difficult because of the high degree of heat necssary for its operation. Blue Keys Discuss National Gathering Plans for sending a delegate to a national or regional convention to be held next spring, were discussed last Saturday at a meeting of tlie Loyola Chapter ot Blue Key, national honor fraternity. The local chapter has been advised by the national headquarters that a central gathering of the organization will be attempted some time within the next" few months. The members also endorsed a local committee composed of the officers of the Loyola chapter which will confer with national headquarters on the business of the fraternity. The meeting was held in the Publications Office of Marquette Hall at 1 p. m. Track Workouts To Start January 25 Track workouts will start on the 25th of this month, according to an announcement made recently. Light training has been undertaken by some tracksters for the last two months and hurdles set up for practice by those going out for that event. The regular call will not be given by Tad Gormley until after examinations. As soon as track practice starts, the weekly Sunday morning meets will be resumed. Tad Gormley wishes to announce that on the 26th. the equipment of all those not reporting will be taken up and distributed to other candidates. (Continued on page 4i (Continued on page 4) (Continued on page 4) I  3orget— A haul' your examx for a »While and attend the gym dance tonight. JRemember^. The Chimes of Vorvmni/y Will be given Feb. 1 and .'! Nt tin- Tulane Theatre.