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              The Maroon DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF LOYOLA UNIVERSITY vol. m W THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1925 No. 1 UNIVERSITY OPENS DOORS TO LARGEST CLASSES IN HISTORY Rev. Father Sullivan, President of Loyola, Outline Year's Work. Resumption of university classes wa» begun Monday, September 21, with a general assembly in Marquette auditorium. Rev. Father Sullivan. S.J.. President of Loyola, delivered the address oi welcome. In hi- speech he outlined the year's work, the ideals of the university, and the qualities oC a mir Loyola man. In stressing the study spirit of a genuine scholar, Father Sullivan clearly marked the difference in attitude between the high school hoy and the college man. "The high school boy is satisfied with his textbook and believes in memory-cramming," said Father Sullivan. "The college man realizes that the cultural content of the course de pends more upon the personal efforts of the student—hie own striving and seeking, his own broad reading in his field of study, and his own cultivated habit of meditation and original thought—rather than upon the lectures of the professor, who merely points the way and lays out the paths." Father Sullivan emphasised continuing the traditions in the school and on upholding the reputation of Loyola men. "Besides scholarship," he said, "we insist on character. We want only gentlemen in the class-rooms, on the campus, in your private home, and in public—always and everywhere. Christian gentlemen. This implies respect for other.-, and for yourself; regard for parents, who are making sacrifices ; respect to your college guides; ami a manly attitude towards God, country, and conscience." In dosing, the president encouraged the Students to become serious homeworker-, to give their nights to reading—study instead of losing valuable time in pleasure and distraction. He begged all to cultivate the reading habit, to frequent the library, and to follow conscientiously the reference* and collateral reading suggested by the professors. NEW FRESHMEN RULES POSTED Several New Additions Made This Year. At a meeting called on October - by President Xicaud of the Loyola Student Council for the purpose of making known the Freshman rules for 1925. the various members of the Student Council, consisting of W. Nicaud, President. J. Holme-. .1. OKeefe, F. Jackson, P. Clarke. P. R, Tunstall, A. J. Xobile. 1.. I.orio. K. C.uedry, were introduced to the student body for the fir-t time, after which President Nicaud delivi red a short talk in which he advised the Freshman to abide by the rule- laid clown by the Council, -axing that there had been no trouble with the Frosh in the past and there should be no occasion for any friction LOYOLA DENTAL CLINIC REOPENS Many Improvements Made in the Summer. Furnished as it is with tin, most efficient and modern equipment the profession affords, the Loyola University Dental Clinic has completed its meteoric rise to the head of the list ( f Southern clinics and now ranks smong the most thorough and up-toilate clinics in the country. The quality iDl the work is surpassed by none and :.- the operators are under the constant supervision and attention of ible demonstrators, excellent re-nlt-, are obtained. The Loyola Dentista have always had a very popular clinic and are always busy (luring working hours giving service to the average of seventy-five persons daily, soothing ailments that range from the simple extraction of children's first teeth to the most difficult of prosthetic cases. It has always been a great pleasure to -how visitors through the spacious clinic and laboratories oi the Dental ' School. They have all come out with glowing words of praise and congratulation, of which Loyola is justly proud. The Dental Clinic is situated in the i right section, second floor, of Bobet Hall. A capacious waiting room is there for the convenience of the patrons, where they may pass the time away chatting or reading while awaiting their turn. In the clinic room itself are installed twenty-five new and improved Ritter chairs of the latest design. Six more chairs have been ordered to accommodate the quickly increasing patronage. CleanlineSl is rigidly maintained throughout. Steam and electric sterilizer.- are supplied the students in order to cleanse each instrument after using. The Clinic is essentially a daylight ilant. surrounded on three sides by large windows. Powerful lights are a oart of the equipment, but as cloudless days are the usual thing in New Orleans they are rarely pressed into service. The white walls of the clinic give the room a decided atmosphere if cheerfulness. A new Prosthetic Laboratory has been opened recently and here is found the last word in dental furnish ings, In this laboratory all plate workis done. A new ultra daylight Bosworth lamp gives the best possible lighting conditions needed for accurate work. A complete X-Ray laboratory ! completes the clinical equipment. This wonderful instrument is an aid that is quickly becoming a necessity for the rapid diagnosing of the more difficult cases. The Loyola Dental students receive a thorough course of instruction concerning the manipulation and the understanding of the X-Ray. No one will ever go from the clinic with an LOYOLA, S. I. A. A. HOLD CONFERENCE Recent Misunderstanding Cleared Up Amicably. On Wednesday, October 7. a special conference between Loyola faculty members and Doctors Provide and Kc\ of the executive board of the S. I. A. A. was held at the Edward House, Jackson, Mis-. Tbe purpose nf the conference wtS to clear up the recent misunderstanding which arose between Loyola and the S. I. A. A. The misunderstanding was the re-nlt of reports published by the papers that Loyola was declared out of the S. I. A. A. by the executive committee of thai association. When this news ■i-itir ired in the paper- on October 2. it was immediately qualified by I' ■'cut Sullivan of Loyola as in true. For the Loyola Athletic Council Mich a news report was a- surprising as it was unauthorized. That such a state ment should be made by Dr. Provilie ■ Mississippi College was due. according to the opinion of Loyola Athletic Council, to some misapprehension of. or misinterpretation by Dr. Provine regarding Loyola's attitude towards the S. I. A. A. In order to clear up this misunderstanding and to set riflrht the misinterpretation. Loyola Athletic Council reciuested a meeting with Doctors Provine of Mississippi College and Key of Mil Nape College. These gentlemen gladly granted the request. Loyola sent three representatives to confer with these two S. I. A. A. executives, 'udge William Byrnes, Charles I. Denechaud and President Sullivan. The conference began, proceeded and ended in a most friendly manner. Both sides in the discussion wished to be fair and square with the other. Cordiality and sincerity characterized the explanations of the Loyola representatives, and the acceptance of the explanations by Doctors Provine and Key, was no less cordial or sincere. The conference showed that the misunderstanding as to whether Loyola was in or out the S. I. A. A. was due to a long-distance telephone conversation held between President Sullivan of Loyola and President Provine of Mississippi College after the decision of the S. I. A. A. executive council regarding the eligibility of certain Loyola football players. The unsatisfactory and insufficient medium of conversation between the two authorities of Loyola and Mississippi College brought about the misunderstanding in the case, The Wednesday meeting in Jackson made possible a thorough presentation of Loyola's ease by her representative-. As a result of this meeting a perfect agreement was reached by both parties, Loyola and the S. I. A. A. In the meeting it was shown that according to the constitutions of the S. I. A. A.. Dr. Provine is empowered to reconvene lii- executive committee and reconsider its decision as to Loyola's membership in the S. 1. A. A., made on September 28. Loyola requested Dr. Provine to do this. The request was granted. This gives Loyola full opportunity to thresh out every questionLOYOLA ATHLETIC COUNCIL HOLDS REGULAR ANNUAL ELECTION William A. Coker Named President; D'Antoni Appointed Chairman Board of Directors. At a recent meeting oi the Loyola Athletic Council, held for the dual purpose of electing officers for the year and to prepare for the further success of Loyola in the athletic world, Mr. William A. Coker was elected President. Mr. William P. Dillon, Vice- President, and Mr. Charles E. Ramos, Secretary and Treasurer of the body. Mr. Coker succeeds Mr. B. S. DAntoni. who. in his speech of resignation, declared that, although he ww compe'led to resign the presidency because of the urgent call of his business interest!, he would pledge his wholehearted Minnurt to Loyola in the future and would always be ready to stipnoM tin- universit) in anything it neei In to sttemot. Mr. D'Antoni was then aoDOinted Chairman of the Board ■ ■ ei ;m I, Mr D'Antoni hai done wonders toward buildine iin athletic activities at Loyola during the short time he has been with us and iC. in fart. Loyola's "i"an of the hour" inasmuch as it was rnsitity throuch his earnest and painstaking efforts tint Loyola has attained its nrt'M'llt exalted POsit4oH 111 the athletic world. He has an able sueressor ill Mr. Coker. however, who is well known throughout the South for his work in the athletic line, and who is one of the most prominent, as well as one of the most popular business men of our city. He has been one of the school's most zealous supporters in the past and will undoubtedly do everything possible toward the furtherance of any project for the good of the school. In a statement issued shortly after his election, Mr. Coker said : "The chief aim of the Loyola Athletic Council will be to foster all branches of college athletics, whether it be football, baseball, tennis or any other recognized sport. At present we are feeling our ground, going into things in a conservative way. We cannot afford to rush blindly ahead. Our facilities for all sports have been graduallyLOYOLA BAND SHOWS PROGRESS Prof. Cupero Holds Regular Practices. With but a scant week between the reopening of the University and the Wolve's first scheduled game, the Loyola band members settled down to their task of regaining tMat mid-season form which placed the organization among the leading bands of the city last year. The cheers climaxing the general assembly in the auditorium on the morning o the 21«t had sea' echoed awi the announcement issui .11"' : ; ■ in ! prospective members to repon practice immediately. The first call found last year's band practically intact and an array of new talent applying for membership. Prof. Michael Cupero was on band for the first practice and started in at nine at his specialty—that of making :j!,(Dd bands better. It will be remembered that under his leadership last year the music makers from a bunch of unknown wonders became one of the mosi popular bands in New Orleans. As the Professor looked over his material and directed the initial number he declared the outlook for the year 1925-26 very favorable. Only four members of last year's company have not returned to their places and the recruits all look capable of holding their own in a band of such high calibre. Daily practice and plenty of hard work during the week was the formula that enabled the band to appear at its best at the game between Loyola and Southwestern on the 26th. At any and all' hours of the first hectic week Strange sounds issued from Hobet Hall, where band members were putting in a little individual practice and trying to recall the points forgotten during vara tion. For the first few days, false notes, squeaks, honks and moans ran wild, but these were promptly checked when a good dose of determination and hard work was administered. On the eve of the battle with the Bulldogs the band was playing with such harmony that Rreat features were planned for the morrow. Then came the S. I. A. A. ruling that greatly crippled the Wolves. Undaunted by this calamity and fully realizing the importance en' a loyal college band during a period of adversity, the members to a man resolved to play as they had never played before, and to give the tram all the encouragement thej could. Accordingly, at noon on the 26th when the sun was blazing away in top form, into a capacious sight-seeing bus clambered Loyola's musical representative-, downtown bound. After a snappy an revoir selection they journeyed down to the business district and proceeded to let the world know SEISMOGRAPH IN NEW LOCATION Record of Quakes Given. Though moved from its old position in front of Bobel Hall to a nearby room, the delicate mechanism of the seismograph has been in mD way impaired. It seems, rather, to have become more sensitive, or that Mother Earth grumbled a bit more than usual at her onerous ta-k, for since the closing of school there were no less than -ix shocks registered here at Loyola, some of -lion duration, and others very severe, lasting for long periods. On June 14 a slight tremor was registered, which lasted only for a few seconds. Exactly two weeks later there occurred at Santa Barbara and throughout the Rock Mountain States. (Continued on Page 2.) (Continued on Page 2.) (Continued on Page 2.) (Continued on Page 2.) (Continued on Page M.) (Continued on Page 2.)