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              THE MAROON Volume XIII LOYOLA UNIVERSITY, NEW ORLEANS, LA., DECEMBER 20, 1935 No. 13 XMAS CHEER IN VIEW FOR STUDENTS Freshmen and Sophomores in Hausmann Trophy Debate Today SECOND IN CONTEST SERIES IS SCHEDULED FOR 11 A.M. Bailey and Aineworth To Represent Sophomore Class Against Reising and Braud; Commercial Banking System Will Be Argued.The pros and cons of the com, mercial banking system of the United States will be argu«d today at 11 a. m. in Marquette auditorium, when the freshmen and sophomore representatives meet in the Hausmann trophy debate, second event in the series of the annual ' contest. The question to be debated is •'Resolved: That the Federal gov,eminent should own and operate the commercial banking system of the United States". According to Thomas W. Dunn, chairman of the student council committee in charge of the contest, the freshman debaters will be Andreas Reising and Sidney Braud, and the sophomore debaters will be Stephen Bailey and Harold Ainsworth. The freshmen will uphold the affirmative of the issue. Judges for the debate, as announced by Dunn, are Dr. Richard D. Doyle, head of the department of history; Dr. Hugh M. Blain, head of the department of English; and Prof. Antonio E. Papale, of the school of law. C. Cyril Broussard, President of the Edward douglas White Debating society, will act as chairman. 0 In the first event of the contest series, which was a tug-of-war between the halves of the Loyola- Centenary football game, the sophomores were victorious. Three events remain to be contested. They are a basketball game, a campus night and a soft-ball game. The winner of three out of- the five is awarded the trophy. Students of the university and ' members of the faculty and their friends are invited to attend the debate. ALL DEPARTMENTS TO BEGIN VACATION TODAY AT 5 P.M. Out-of-Town Students Planning Trips Home ' for Christmas Holidays; Classes Will Not Be Resumed Until January 3. Students of the university are filled with Christmas cheer and plans for the ensuing holidays as the time for dismissal of classes draws near. According to catalogue announcements of the fivq schools and colleges, all classes will end today at 5 p. m. and will not be resumed until Friday, January 3, at 8 a. m. Night classee will close activities tonight at 9 o'clock and Saturday part-time classes end for the year 1935 tomorrow at 12 noon. With special rates being offered by the railfoads, all out-of-town students are looking forward to eating the Christmas turkey at home with their families. Most of them are set to leave tonight and those who have to hang around another day for Saturday classes plan to catch the earliest train for home. Dormitories at Otis and Twelmeyer halls and the' campus building will be deserted for two weeks with the exodus of students who want to see St. Nick in fhe light of home hearth fires. Resident students, though not looking forward to a trip home, will have plenty of parties, entertainments and dances to keep them busy. The Christmas holidays Iβ the rush season for fraternities, and sororities, to say nothing of individuals who like their good times at home. Some of the more ambitious students promise to do studying and take a complete refct Band Presents Initial Concert The Loyola university band gave its first concert of the year last - Tuesday at 8 p. m. in Holy Name auditorium, pre*nting a program of classical music under the direction of Prof. Michael Cupero. Miss Sybil Delery opened the program with the delivery of the Prologue. The band then rendered the Marche alia Turka by W. •A. Mozart, and followed with Overture on the theme of Maryland by F. Fuhrer. The next se' lection was Andante Grazioso "Serenata" by Moszkowski, followed by Wagner's Pilgrim's chorus from "Tannhauser." The next rendition was Simple Aveu by Father Thome. N. Rimsky- Korsakow's A Song of India from the legend "Sadko" closed the first part of the concert. The second part of the concert opened with Overture "Tancred" by G. Rossini, followed by A. Dvorak's Humoreske. Two more classical selections, La Cinquantaine by Gabriel-Marie, and Le Regiment de Sambre-et-Meuse by 'A. Turlet, were rendered before the playing of the Loyola Alma Mater which closed the concert. Circolo Club To Correspond With Colleges The Circolo Universitario Italiano has accepted an invitation to participate in an exchange of letters with students of the Italian universities, according to an ennouncement by Prof. Antonio E. Papale, moderator, prior to the regular bi-monthly meeting of the society Wednesday evening. The invitation, which comes from the Italian National Commission for Intellectual Cooperation, was extended to the group by Dr. Ludovico Censi, Italian Consul at New Orleans, in a letter from the president of the Italian Center for International Scholastic Correspondence."The purpose of the exchange of letters," said Mr. Papale, "is to afford the students experience in corresponding in a foreign language on subjects of a purely intellectual and philosophical nature."The Jesuit High school band concert, which th Circolo will sponsor, is set tentatively for February 2.. It wil be more thoroughly discussed at the next meeting, which will be held on the first Wednesday following the resumption of classes on January 3. Program At Academy Given By Sodalists Members of the sophomore sodality gave a program at the Holy Angels academy on Wednesday, December 18. Claude Valentine, James Salvant, and Dave Kattan gave talks on Communism, while Winifred Craig, R. F. Morrow, and A. J. O'Donnell gave talks on the Mexican question. John Screen was chairman. The night school sodality met Tuesday night at 10 o'clock in Father Ray's office, and discussed plans for a membership drive. The Vesper sodality will meet Sunday December 22, and the night school sodality will meet on the second Sunday of January. The College Sodality Union held its spiritual meeting Thursday morning at 7 o'clock in the sodality chapel together with the freshman sodality. Law Fraternity And Law Club To Compete In Trial Schiro, Babin, Putnam And Lazarus Selected The St. Thomas More Law club will engage the Farrar Senate of Delta Theta Phi, national legal fraternity, in a moot trial on appeal following the first semester examinations, it was announced Thursday by Prof. Antonio E. Papale, moderator of the club. The encounter will be held in the evening, with members of the bar or bench acting as justices, and will be open to the public. A. P. Schiro, 111, and Arthur Babin, juniors, have been selected to represent the fraternity, according to Emile Wagner, president. Carlos Lazarus and Richard J. Putnam, juniors, will represent the law club, announced Lawrence F. Babst, president. The statement of facts to be contested will be a bills and notes question to be selected by Dr. Paul M. Hebert, dean of the school of law. 6000 Fan Letters Pour In For WWL Star; Read Some, Laugh It may be impossible for a hard working student to get up at six o'clock in the morning for any reason whatever, but for at least 6280 cowboy song addicts It is a veritable pleasure. That is the number of fans who in the short space of a week wrote to station WWL to express their appreciation of the songs of Roy Shaffer, the Lone Star Cowboy, and to get free a 1936 calendar that he offered. From way up Detroit way and all over the South and Middle West the fan letters pour/ed in during the past few days, pome of them are written in such C» manner as to give an editor a vicious nightmare, but they all have ore note in common—they show genuine appreciation. Here are a few for your enlightenment.Covington, Ark.-l-Dear Friend: Please send one of your calendors and pictures to Ca 1 R CovingtonCovington arkansas and also sang Theres an empty cot in the bunkhouse tonight Monday morning at six o'clock. Dear Roy: I still listen to your program and would like to hear I'm going Crazy. I would like to have one of the calendar and picture. A faithful listener, Louise Dear Roy. On your Sat. morning program please sing Daddy and Home. I think you are the best on the air. I will send you a cigar if you pronaunce my name right. Robert  Dear Sirs: I want a 1936 calandar. Mrs. Frances  Dear Cowboy. Where have you been all summer, old kid. I lost you on the air on the time you were to sing. I ask my friends about you. They said you was singing in Del Rio. We tuned in Benefactor Is Honor Guest at Entertainment Mrs. Louise C. Thomas, benefactor of the university who donated the sodality chapel and after whom Thomas Hall is named, was guest of honor at an entertainment program presented by the freshman sodality Tuesday morning in honor of the members of the Philaristai Society, parent cooperative organization, for their help in the preparation and distribution of Thanksgiving baskets. The program consisted of musical and dramatic numbers. Members participating were Paul Beach, violinist; George Waguespack, vocalist; John Scalfano, dialects; Frank Carriere, dramatist; Francois Dousson, tenor; The Four Musketeers Quartet, composed of James Rooney, Daniel Lyons, Pau Beach and Edmund Koehl; Maurice Carey and Clarence Maduell, pianists; and the 15-piece freshman orchestra. The commute in charge of the entertainment included Jack Smythe, vice-prefect of the sodality; Edmund Koehl and Vernon Loisel. Andreas Reising, prefect, addressed the members of the Philaristai. i French Consul Awards Professor Lacy 'Palmes' Hundreds At Year's Third Student Dance Santa Claus came to town! A few days ahead of time, perhaps, but the large number of students who attended the last student dance of the 1935 season, given in honor of the football team, at the Embassy club Thursday night, greeted him with all the enthusiasm of work-ridden scholars out for a lark, their minds full of thoughts of two weeks of happy-go-lucky holidays. The music for the occasion was furnished by Sidney and his orchestra, the first time that this organization has played for a student dance. Another first for the night of fun was the holding of the dance t the Embassy club. All of which suited the dancers fine if the large number of persons attending the dance was a criterion. Distinction Given A French Society Productions Professor L. Hensley Lacy, formerly of Loyola university and now of Louisiana State university, was presented "Les Palmes des Officers d'Academie", an outstanding award from the French government, at the French club performances Wednesday at 8 p. m. in Marquette auditorium. The award was made to Professor Lacy by M. Fernand Saugon, acting consul of the French government at New Orleans, as a token of the appreciation of yie interest he has shown in French education and the spread of French culture and literature. Professor Lacy was head of the French department and professor of English for three years at Loyola. As moderator of the French club dur ing that period, he was responsible for the production of several successful French plays. Professor Lacy was recommended for the distinction by the former counsul, Rene Delage. The program for the evening was the presentation of two outstandiing comedies under the auspices of the French club. Because qf the illness of Miss Marie Therese Villere, feminine lead in "La Paix Chez Soi", the comedy could not be presented as originally scheduled. In its place the French club presented "Un Caprice", a one-act play featuring Mme. G. Lavedan, president of Les Comediens Francais, and M. Galatoire. Announcement of the change was made by C. Cyril Broussard, president of the French club. "L'Anglais Tel Qu'on Le Parle", the second comedy on the program, proved to be an interesting bit of humor with many of the amusing speeches in English. Robert Pascal and C. Cyril Broussard, juniors in the college of arts and sciences, portrayed the leading roles in the production, win.lD CCm cerned the elopment of a couple Sophomores Set Annual Cotillion For January 10 To Be Held In Legion Home; Music By Salvaggio The second annual sophomore cotillion, given by the second-year men of the five schools and colleges of the university, will be held this year on Friday, January 10, 1936, according to an announcement Wednesday by Harold Juge, president of the arts and science sophomore class, who is in charge. The place selected by the committee for the social affair is the Crystal Ball Room of the American Legion Home. The dance will run from 10 p. m. until 2 a. m. and Joseph Salvaggio and his orchestra will play the music for the sophomores, their dates and guests. One couple and one stag will be issued to each sophomore paying his class dues and stag invitations will be limited strictly to students of the university not in the sophomore class, Juge said. "We have chosen the place and the orchestra and set the date," Juge said. "Now we need the cooperation of the sophomores of the university to make the cotillion not only a social success but a financial success as well. The only way to make it both is for every member of the second-year classes to pay his or her class dues. The committee has decided upon as low dues as possible. They are only $2.00 and I feel sure that every sophomore in the class will be able to afford that. Very little time is left to put the cotillion over, so I urgently request that all pay in their dues as quickly as possible. The payment of the class dues is highly important and necessary if we want the dance this year to equal the one that was given last term. A precedent has been set and we have a reputation to live up to. Without your help we cannot do it, so be prompt and work with us." The sophomore cotillion was inaugurated last year upon the suggestion of the Rev. P. A. Roy, S.J., director of student activities, in accordance with an expanded social program that was put into effect. The first cotillion was given at the New Orleans Country club on January 11, 1935. Irvin A. Timmreck, then sophomore president, was in charge of arrangements. Jinxed Editor Puts Out Jinx Issue; This Is Vol. 13, No. 13 The jinx issue of every paper is bound to come aroAnd if the publication is continued long enough. Volume 13 number IS of the Loyola Maroon appeared on the campus today. Had it been a week earlier there might have been more lo write about. With the 13th issue of the 13th volume to be published, an editor has more to worry about than usual. Especially if ho is superstitous, the trials and tribulations are increased. But add to this the fact that you have carried the thirteen jinx for twenty-One years and you can picture the predicament of Earl F. Wegmann, editorin-chief of The Maroon. Last year 'Ye Editor' started editing the 13th volume of the Maroon and was surprised to find that several years before a mistake had been made in numbering the volume. On the 13th issue of his editorial career he discovered that he was putting out number 13 of volume 12 and not 13 of volirine 13. His dream of getting out the jinx copy faded but was revived %when he was named to succeed himself as editor. Today that dream comes true. Another pair of 13's are added to his memory book whether he likes it or not. He was born on September 13th and the young man weighed 13 pounds at birth. 13 years later Earl was 13 years old on Friday the 13th. He entered manhood on Friday the 13th. During the course of his several operations ho was stitched 13 times. (Show 'em to them, editor.) And he's in a history class of 13 students. Whether the 13's mean good or bad luck, Ye Editor has published the jinx edition of The Maroon one week after Friday the 13th. Discussion Is Set by Forum For Jan. 13th teonard Rosenson, junior arts and science student, will give a public discussion on "The Freedom of the Will," Monday, January 13, 1936, in Marquette auditorium, it was announced yesterday by the Rev. Martin Burke, S. J., head of the department of philosophy and moderator of the Aristotelian Forum.This will be the first individual public performance of any member of the recently organized philosophy club. The performance will take the place of a scholastic defense of theodicy. Public disputations will be held next semester when the senior classes in philosophy take up the study of general and special ethics. At the meeting of the Aristotelian Forum following the discuscussion by Rosenson, Earl F. Wegniann, senior arts and science student, will speak on the subject of "Hypnotism", according to John McCann, president of the group. In the discussion of the will, the audience will be allowed to (juery Rosenson. Father Burke will preside at the discussion. This will take the place of the regular meeting of the organization. Affirmative Wins In Night School Debate Carl McMurry, A. Vance Rarbay and Ciustave Zimmerman, presenting affirmative arguments on tho proposition, "Resolved: That processing taxes are injurious to the public welfare," won an audience decision over John Luck, Emmet Geary and Daniel A. McGovern, of the negative, at a meeting of the Chief Justice O'Niell debating society last Monday at 8 p. 111. in Marquette auditorium, according to an announcement by Robert A, Ainsworth, moderator of the organization. McMurry was also selected as the best speaker of the evening.This was the final elimination contest before the Christmas recess. Further elimination debates will be held immediately after the holidays. Leads Fine In Thespian Play When the final curtain closed on the first Thespian production of the year, "The Show-Off," Miss Jacqueline Johnston and John Mc- Cann had established themselves as outstanding performers and the stars of George Kelly's famous three-act play. McCann, portraying the role of the boisterous Aubrey Piper, carried the male lead with the true interpretation which the part called for. As the insistent and obnoxious suitor of Amy Fisher, splendidly played by Clodagh Oertling, he was very much in the way of the Fisher family. Turning in a brilliant performance, McCann never once dropped out of character, and much of the success which was acclaimed the production was due to his fine acting. His arrogant manner and egotistical air, coupled with his constant outbursts of loud laughter, made him very much disliked at first But by the time the final scene was enacted, h'is sincerity and true love for Amy had gained him a warm place in the hearts of the audience. Miss Johnston, taking her first major part in a Thespian production, portrayed the difficult jrole of Mrs. Fisher in an excellent fashion. She was the typical mother of a hectic family, and dieduring(Continued on page 4) (Continued on page 2) (Continued on page 4) (Continued on page 21 (Continued on page 4) Merry Xmas And Happy New Year Merry Xmas And Happy New Year