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              THE MAROON Volume XIII LOYOLA UNIVERSITY, NEW ORLEANS, LA., DECEMBER 14, 1934 No. 11 FIRST PLAY OF SEASON TOMORROW + + + + + + + + + Second Interclass Contest This Morning At 11 FROSH ARGUE SOPHS TODAY IN HAUSMANN TROPHY TEST Free Medical Service At Public Expense Is Debate Topic This morning at 11 o'clock in Marquette auditorium representatives of the freshman and sophomore classes will engage in the second contest of the series for the possession of the Hausmann trophy, a debate on the subject, "Besolved: That complete medical service should be made available at public 'expense." The sophomores, represented by John J. McCann and Robert A. Pascal, will uphold the affirmative of the proposition, and the freshmen, represented by A. J. O'Donnell and Robert Morrow, will defend the negative. The professors who have consented to act as judges are Dr. Richard D. Doyle, head of the history department; Dr. John V. Connor, head of the commerce department; and Prof. Anthony Papale, of the law school. Charles Bailey, president of the student council, will act as chairman. Much interest is centered on this debate since the freshmen have won the only previous contest, the tug-o-war, on the field at the Loyola-Centenary game, and since the sophomores have not won the debate for the Hausmann trophy in the past three years. SPANISH CLUB TO PRESENT COMEDY. 'BASTA DE SUEGROS' Begins at 8 O'Clock Tomorrow Night On Marquette Stage The Loyola Spanish club rings up the curtain on this year's student dramatic activities tomorrow night at eight o'clock in Marquette auditorium with the presentation of a one-act comedy, "Basta de Suegros" by D. Eduardo Lustono. Heading the cast will be Vernancio Garcia and Elsa Diaz who take the roles of father-in-law and mother-in-law respectively in this fast-moving comedy which satirizes family mix-ups. Garcia established himself as a favorite with the Latin-American play-goers of New Orleans with his splendid portrayal of the impostor in "Fortunato" last spring. Miss Diaz, an Ursuline student and newcomer to Loyola Spanish plays, has shown much talent in rehearsals, and promises to be the hit of the show tomorrow night. Also in the cast is Bertin Barrosse, Loyola senior, who plays the part of Federico. This is the fourth successive year that Barrosse has had a major role in a Loyola Spanish play, and the veteran Spanish club actor and debater will add to his laurels with his usual excellent performance. Completing the cast are Sam McNeely, who acted the title role in "Fortunato" as Osorio, and Carmen Allemagne, of Ursuline, as Luisa, Federico's bride. The play is under the direction Triduum Masses Being Recorded Figues have not yet been tabulated on the number of Loyola stu- I dents participating in the national sodality triduum of Masses and Holy Communions for the intention of His Holiness Pope Pius XI, it was announced by Rev. S. H. Ray, S.J., director of sodalities. The total in the entire country is writer met Loisel, who was finishing a two-mile jaunt. He came to expected to surpass last year's total, when the spiritual bouquet included 387,863 Masses and 314,- ' 628 Holy Communions. The results will be sent to the Pope via cablegram on Christmas Eve night and a hand decorated document giving the complete details and a prayer will be sent to confir mits message. The entire project is sponsored by "The Queen's Work" and is supported by all Catholic Action organizations aB well as the sodality.Monasterio Speaks To Sodality Groups Decrying the deplorable conditions of the Catholics in Mexico, Prof. O. J. Monasterio, professor of mathmetics and Spanish at the university, and formerly an inhabitant of Mexico, addressed the members of the Freshman sodality Tuesday morning and the College Council of Sodalities Monday evening.He related some of the crimes committed during the persecutions and recounted how 147 priests including the missionary Father Pro, [were shot by Calles in 1926. He concluded with some of his personal experiences and exhorted the members to do all in their power to alleviate the existing conditions. THE CAMPUS VIEW WAR LOOMED this past week on the European horizon as Yugoslavia and Hungary engaged in a controversy over the Tecent assassination of King Alexander of Yugoslavia.At this writing it seems more than likely that the turmoil will soon subside. Many rumors gained headway concerning the gravity of the affair and a lot of them were proved to be false. It is true that Hungary was invaded by roving bands of guerrilla warriors, and that the people living in the border towns emigrated for safety, but we cannot believe that the consequences will be anything serious. Still, we do recall that it was an assassination of just such a type that threw the major nations of 1914 at each other's throats and embroiled both hemispheres in a war not to be soon forgotten. AVith this in mind, we do not see how the leaders of the nations concerned could be so foolhardy as to contemplate another like conflict. The lesson learned in the World War should be one not easy to forget, and with this thought uppermost, we hope that the principals in the present war scare take into consideration the drastic results of 1914 and steer a course clear of anything that looks like war. Conditions as they are now, are bad enough; and war would only make them worse. We do not see how it could relieve them. Amendments For Circolo By-Laws Three amendments to the constitution of the Circolo Universitario Italiano were proposed at a meeting of the amendment committee Tuesday in the office of Antonio E. Papale, faculty director. The amendments provide for the expulsion of members who fail to attend three consecutive meetings or whose dues are two months in arrears and for reinstatement only by a two-thirds vote of the membership. It is also proposed that the admittance of new members be closed at the discretion of the executive committee. Frosh Rule Sophs With Lash and Flying Belts A grande melee of flying belts and scathing invectives yesterday culminated the two-day rule of the "rat" on the campus. Wednesday, an ominous note signed by Rat President Ed Toribio was posted on notice boards everywhere: "Cout for the sophs! Beat 'em!" Rats left their classes a few minutes before the noon bell, to catch their ratural enemies before they could leave. The liberated freshmen tore their caps of bondage from their heads and waved them wildly. Shouts of "Beat the sophs: we want Marino!" The upperclast-men were hurried off to the court ia the auditorium of Marquette hall. More shouts. And the amazed sophs entered the hall to find about sixty rats lined up on the stage, belts waving, shouting, clamoring like bloodthirsty Indians. Then the fun started. The Tats had singled out several sophs whom they thought worthy of special punishment. The sophs walked up to the stage amid the howls, and with all decorum bent over a table. Then the rats had the first chance to do their real swinging. And swing they did. Ed LaCour, Leo Wegmann, and Mike Early were subpoenaed. Gaudy calico dresses with rose-colored Why Take Notes? Stenographer At Class With 'Rat' Ingenuity had its show on the campus last week. Several freshmen, not yet acclimated to the rapidity with which notes on lectures should be taken, were airing their disgust about the smooth-talking biology prof, Dr. John S. Arnold. "Just wait," Joe Steiner, ratabout-the-campus, advised. "I'll fix it." The next lecture Steiner came to class with a girl companion. She's a graduate stenographer. He secured permission from the prof, and sat back easily through the lecture while his assistant took the notes in shorthand. The stenographer's name? Adele Fox, an ex-New Yorker now living here. Seems as though she'll be much in demand, if the rat's statements_ can be accepted. There is a move on foot to supply all freshmen with stenographers. BLUE KEY MEETS _ An important meeting of the Blue Key, national honor fraternity, will be held Saturday afternoon at 1:30 in the Maroon office, according to Lawrence Babst, president. Final plans for sending delegates to the fiaternity's national convention to- be held in Chicago during the Christmas holidays will be discussed. Lay Junior Prom Plans At First Meeting Initial plans for a junior prom were formulated at a meeting of the class, held Tuesday noon in Marquette auditorium. Stephen B. Rodi, president of the arts and science junior class, presided over the meeting and stated that if enough students backed the prom, it could be held without difficulty. The officers of the junior classesDebating Society To Present Comic Debate on Monday With a team proposing the neutral side of a question, besides teams for the affirmative and the negative, a comic debate will be held at the regular meeting of the Edward Douglas White society, Monday night in Marquette auditorium, it was announced by Stephen Rodi, president. The question and the debaters were not released for publication. It was only stated that the wittiest members of the society will argue the question. Stephen Rodi and J. Finley Lee won the fourth elimination debate for the varsity team last Monday evening. The winners proposed affirmative of the question: "Resolve—That the federal government should fix maximum limits on all incomes and inheritances". Rodi spoke extemporaneously in the absence of one of the scheduled debaters. The negative was defended by Robert Lacey and Neckley Ferris. The elimination debates will not be resumed until after the Christmas holidays, the president stated. THESPIAN DRAMA POSTPONED Three-Act Mystery Will Be After Christmas The Thespian society play, "The Ninth Guest," which was scheduled to be staged this coming Wednesday and Thursday nights, has been indefinitely postponed, it was announced Wednesday morning by Samuel S. McNeely, president of the dramatic organization. "The play has been postponed," McNeely explained, "because of the unusual rush of Christmas activities this year. The society felt that it would be better to postpone the production and have a representative audience guaranteed, than to go ahead with the play and only have a fair-sized crowd in attendance.""Many rumors concerning the postponement have been circulated on the campus," he further stated, "and we take this means to inform the student body that none of them are true." The play, a three-act mystery, will be presented sometime after the Christmas holidays, according to McNeely. In the meantime, regular rehearsals will continue, and work on the second play, "The Comic Supplement" will go on uninterrupted, it was announced. Kells Honors 15 Students With Pledging Fifteen pledges to the Kell's Odontological society were named in an announcement by Frank Schlosser, secretary, Wednesday. Memship to the society is limited to juniors and seniors of the dental school who have shown outstanding scholastic abilitq. The men honored are: Seniors: S J. Fontana, Merle Guidry, J. B. Mula, A. C. Reinhold, John Sullivan, and E. Reilly. Juniors: J. W. Broussard, Lawrence Clarke, E. L. Gaudet, Jean B. Jung, P. E. Landeche, H. W. Peterson, E. L. Richard, A. J. Rizzuto, R. S. Tuite, and J. Stumpf. MUSIC PROGRAM Conducted this week by Miss Yolande de Reyna, the college of music program of classical music held Wednesday at 2 p. m. in Mac Donald hall, included the following student-artists: Iris Mae Frisch, Tulio Aviles, Ermaine Mc- Neely, Patricia Chastant, Rosemary Lafaye, and Ralph Lacassagne with Cora Marion Sadler, faculty member, as accompanist. Hold Services For Late Music Teacher Funeral services were held Sunday at the Holy Name of Jesus church on the campus, for Miss Cammie A. Allen, professor of piano in the Loyola college of music, who died Saturday. Rev. George Francis, S. J., regent of the music college, officiated at the services, and Rev. Thomas J. Madden, S. J., acting pastor of the church, delivered a eulogy. Pallbearers were Dr. Ernest E. Schuyten, Ferdinand Dunkley, Hutson Colcock, Fred Matthews, E. S. Rice, and C. S. Soniat. Miss Allen was well known locally for many years because of her musical altitude, and her studio on Philip street was the rendezvous for many prominent musicians.Dates Announced For Math Club Contests Dates for the intercollegiate mathematics examinations as announced at the regular monthly meeting of the Descartes Mathematics society held last Thursday follow: algebra, January 18; trigonometry, February 1; analytics, February 15; calculus, March 1; comprehensive, March 15. The finals will be held in Shreveport on either May 4 or 11, Fr. K. A. Maring S. J., moderator, announced. The Loyola representatives this year will be selected in competitive examinations at the seminar meet- CAMPUS QUARTER HOUR TTie Campus Quarter Hour of university news was conducted this week by John J. McCann, sophomore arts student. McDowel's "The Eagle," a piano solo by Helen D'Antpni, music school student, and songs by Francis Hursey, furnished the musical end of the program.The broadcast is presented every Thursday at 5:00 p. m. over the university station WWL. Trackman Totes Papers Every Morning at Three When you awake at three o'clock on a wintry morn, anticipating the news of the daily morning paper, aren't you thankful that you can remain in your warm bed four more hours? If you have ever done this, it was when you lifted a prayer of thanks that walls separated you from the elements, that beardless lad was setting out on his daily four mile trek. Drawn, red, chafed face alone visible within turned-up collar and pulled-down cap, two hundred newspapers strapped to his shoulder, the youth plunged forth against winter's fury so that you and I might not miss Will Rogers' column over our oatmeal. The owner of the raw, red and beardless face is a Loyola student, junior in the college of arts and sciences, and champion mile runner of the 5.1.A.A., Marion Loisel. Marion thrives on this pre-sunrise hike, despite the routined training to which a champion miler must adhere, and a full academic schedule. Toting papers over a four mile route, in the words of Marion himself, "is fine for the legs". Loisel has been on the paper route for several months now. Last spring when Loisel's track triumphs were heralded on many occasions by sport-page headlines, how many readers know that the hero in the VETERAN Bertin Barrosse is a senior in the college of arts and sciences and for four years has been a most active member of the Loyola Spanish club. During the time he has been connected with Spanish dramatics, Barrosse has had a major role in the annual play for four consecutive years, and has been active in debates and other forms of Spanish expression. The veteran actor will portray the part of Frederico in the Spanish play, "Basta de Suegros" tomorrow night. Issue Taken With Modern Educators Continuing his discussion of "The Philosophy of Education" Sunday at 7:45 p. m. in Marquette auditorium, the Rev. Martin Burke, S. J., head of the department of philosophy, took issue with modern educators who assert that the student should be told nothing concerning objective truth, but should on the contrary be left to his own devices in molding a philosophy of life. "I am not arguing that the student should take objective truth on the say-so of some professor," Father Burke declared, "but rather that the young mind should be given the principles by which it may distinguish what is objectively true and what is not." "Truth is eternal and I cannot understand the tendency of the modern generation to dismiss what is old as necessarily untrue and to accept what is new as necessarily true. The fact that we have advanced further in the matter of material comforts does not indicate that the people of a hundred years French Lay-out Staged Tonight The first social gathering of the French club this year will be held tonight at 9:30, according to an announcement by Captain Hensley Lacy, moderator of the club. Plans for the social have been in the hands of various committees appointed at the last meeting of the society. From all indications, practically the entire membership will be present. The parties are put on in an endeavor to foster a spirit of friendship among the members.A committee, composed of John McCann, Julian Michel and Lambert Voorhies, has been chosen to make a draft of a constitution for the organization. This committee has been instructed to have the final draft submitted to the body immediately after the Christmas holidays.Practice for the coming play, "Le Monde Ou L'On S'Ennuie," has been progressing rapidly. The production will be presented in the early part of February. Glee Club Trio To Sing Carols on Air The Glee club trio, composed of Francis Hursey, Winter Trapolin and John Dyer, will be heard in a program of Christmas carols on the Campus Quarter Hour next Thursday eveninig at 5 o'clock, it was announced Wednesday by F. Winter Trapolin, president. The scheduled appearance of the Glee club double quartet next Thursday at the Thespian performance of "The Ninth Guest" has been Called off because of the postponement of the play, it was further announced. (Continued on page 2) (Continued on page 4) (Continued on page 2) (Continued on page 2) (Continued on page 4) (Continued on page 4) (Continued on page 4) BASTA DE SUEGROS TROPHY DEBATE