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              THE MAROON LOYOLA UNIVERSITY, NEW ORLEANS, LA., FEBRUARY 7, 1936 No. 18 Volume XIII MASS WEDNESDAY TO OPEN RETREAT Date For Junior-Senior Ball Is Definitely Set By Committee mOF-SEASON AFFAIR IS , SCHEDULED FOR APRIL 24 Dance Iβ Set For Time Between Monthly Test* and Final Examinations; New Orleans Country Club Will Probably Be Place Chosen. , The annual junior-senior ball will be given this year on Friday, April 24, it was announced this week by Earl F. Wegmann, chairman of arrangements, after conference with the faculty concerning the suitability of the date. * "This date", Wegmann explained, "was chosen because it is a time that will not conflict with any examinations or term papers in any department. Semester examinations in the colleges of arts and sciences, music and phar.macy do not begin until May 22, those in the law school start a few days eariler, and those in the dental school sfart on May 11. Furthermore, the date for senior theses to be handed in is April 24, so they, too, will be out of the way in time for the ball. April 24 is right in the lull between the April monthly tests and the final semester examinations and comes at a time when the students will not be especially bothered with class assignments." Irvin A. Timmreck, president of the junior class who is in charge of securing a place and a band, announced this week that the most likely place is the New Orleans Country Club. Contacts have already been made through the Rev. P. A. Roy, S.J., director of activities, and it is almost certain that 'the place will be available for the date desired. Gordon Kirst and his orchestra are being considered to furnish the music for the social affair which will climax the season on the campus. Other orchestras have been heard, Timmreck stated, and no definite contract has been signed as yet. According to Timmreck, both the name of the band and the place of the ball will 'be announced, during the coming or two. urged all juniors and seniors in all departments of the university to ipay in their $3.00 •class dues as quickly as possible or to at least notify those in charge Band To Present Second Concert The Loyola university band will %-esent its second concert of the year on February 16, at 8 p. m„ in Name auditorium, it was announced by Marion LeDoux, manager of the band. fhe program will consist of classical and semi-classical music under the directitn of Prof. Michael Cupero, and will be for the benefit 'of the new uniform fund. The band has received excellent cooperation from the students so far, 'and a large crowd is expected for the concert, LeDoux said. It is the intention of the band to have new uniforms for next football season, and it is sponsoring several affairs in order to Aiise the amount needed for the purchasing of uniforms. Tickets for the concert, which will sell for thirty-five cents, • are now *on sale. Student Dance Set For Feb. 21 At St. Charles Ring up the best girl friend! Borrow the "ole man's" car, (or someone else's back Seat)! Go stag! Go in any manner, but get there!—Where? To the next student dance, to be held. Friday, February 21, in the Convention hall of the St. Charles Hotel, according to an announcement by Martin V. Jarreau, chairman of the student dance committee. Join in the swing of carnival gaiety, initiate the new semester, put all your cares and troubles away, and enjoy the last social campus activity before the Lenten season by dancing to the tunes of A 1 Strieman and his orchestra at the fifth student dance of the year. Make arangements today to plan your carnival week to include the student dance. Plenty of fun is in store for all who atteniid Come early and stay late for tkfl dance will run from 9 till 1. fl sure to be there to get your shaH of the good time. Invites will go on sale this week and may be secured from the following members of the dance committee: Henry Beter, Tom Dunn, Guy Knobloch, Jr., Irvin Timmreck, Richard Wright, Abram Diaz, Stephen Rodi, Edward Cambre, John Hilderbrand, Julius Meyer, John Blasi, and M. V. Jarreau.First Junior Recital Held in Music School The first junior students' recital of the Loyola college of music was presented last Wednesday at 2 p. m. in Ronald Mac Donald hall, acocrding to an announcement 'by Miss Mary M. Scott, director of the program. At this recital, Mrs. Ulla Hoffstra, lyric soprano, sang' selections from Sgambati, Mozart, Pierne, Bizet, Schubert, Wolf, Chadwick, and Cadman. Miss Florence Chauvin, junior in the college of music, was the accompanist at the piano. The schedule for the rest of the year has not been announced as yet, but it is expected to be announced sometime next week, Miss Scott stated. Dates For Annual Popularity Poll Slated By Council Primary on March And Finale On March 11 Dates for the primary and final balloting in the annual student popularity contest conducted on the campus by the student council have been announced, according to president Irvin Timmreck. Wednesday, March 4, has ben set as the date for the primary. The following Wednesday, March 11, will conclude balloting on the three highest names in each group. Eight titles, corresponding to those used last year, will be voted upon. The titles and winners last year included: Most Popular Student, Stephen B. Rodi, now a freshman in the school of law; Most Handsome, Robert Martin; Best Dressed, Lawrence Babst; Most Active, Charles Bailey; Wittiest, Tias jet been named to supervise the contest, Timmreck announced. Balloting will be held as usual in the different departments of the university. Arts and science students will vote in Marquette hall, while law students and music school students will vote in Bobet hall and the conservatory, respectively. % Whether or not prizes will be awarded winners of the different titles has not been decided. Last year, awards were made the winners.Plans are still being laid as to the nature of a contest to determine the winner of a gold wrist watch to be donated by Hausmann, Inc., local jewelry firm, and also manufacturers of the senior class rings. The contest will be conducted, however, during the threeweek period of March 16 to April 4. The regular meeting date of the student council has been changed temporarily to Monday noon in Bobet hall, in place of the regular Tuesday noon sessions. This has been done for the convenience of council members, Timmreck explained.Rigid Enforcement Of Traffic Laws Keeps Four From Classes A perfect alibi and a traffic ticket for substantial evidence prevented absences being marked against four Loyola students for missing classes Wednesday morning. It seems that the strict enforcement of the law these days is interfering with higher education.Felix Aucoin, Harry Garland and Alvin Liska were riding in Robert Leininger's car on their way to a nine o'clock class. Time was "a wastin" and they turned into Elysian Fields avenue. The gentlemen were not aware of the boulevard "STOP" sign. But they were quickly reminded of their negligence by a whistling traffic policeman who waved the violators to the curb. After informing the driver of his offense, the motorcycle officer escorted the students to the precinct station. Perhaps they thought that they would enjoy riding through the city streets with a motorcycle escort. They were a bit disillusioned since they were only a block and a half from the "jug." Upon arriving there, Robert Leininger, the driver, was properly charged with violation of the traffic ordinance and after an hour of waiting the group of students started to Loyola. But their minds were not completely rested. They had yet to reckon with the regent before the absence from that nine o'clock class could be taken off the attendance record. They were confident that their excuse was plausible. So they didn't bother themselves by preparing any of the old gags about grandparents being sick or having had a flat tire. Once at Loyola, the quartet New Desensitizer Being Used In Dental Clinic Dr. Dansereau Says Not Painless In All Cases The old sign of "painless dentist" which overhung the entrance of the dread sanctum of the dentist of a generation ago, and which was accepted with misgivings and knowing "haw-haws," may be in for a period of rejuvenation with more truth than poetry in its wordage. So experiments at the Loyola dental clinic with a formula donated to the dental profession by a Columbia university professor of oral surgery would indicate. Hard upon the announcement that Dr. Paul Hartmann had derived a formula for desensitizing the dental nerve fibres in drilling cavities, a preparation was made in the college of pharmacy and put into immediate use by dental students. "Popular misconceptions, as a result of newspaper publicity, are that the new formula will make all dentistry painless simply by applying the liquid to the tooth," Dr. Alvin P. Dansereau, superintendent of the dental clinic, said In commenting upon the discovery. ■ "As a matetr of fact, the liquid must be applied directly to the dentine, a substance directly beneath the enamel. Accordingly, there will be some pain involved in reaching below this hard, protective covering. Two applications are frequently necesary in order to insure effectiveness." About 80 percent of the cases tested have been successful in diminishing pain in filling cavities, according to Dr. Dansereau. In some cases, where the patient is high-strung and of a nervous disposition, the mere buzzing of the operator's drill will have such a psychological effect as to nullify the influence of the preparation. "The real significance of the discovery is the realization on the part of the patient that dentistry is done more or less painlessly, and as a result, more people will apply for necessary dental work. Although there has been no marked increase in patients treated in the clinic since the announcement of the formula, patients- are curious as to whether or not the student is using the new preparation," Dr. Dansereau continued. The formula, Dr. Dansereau indicated, is a mixture of ethyl alcohol, sulfuric ether, and thymol, which will cost about 60 cents an ounce to prepare. This is similar to a desensitizer supposedly in use by local dentists about twenty years ago, with the thymol left out. The liquid is applied to the dentine, in which are found microscopic tubules believed to contain nerve cells, -which are desensitized by the mixture. The use of the forniula will be continued in the Loyola dental clinic. Weekly Recitals Are Resumed at College With the presentation of tlie eleventh Wednesday recital on February 5, the weekly recitals of the Loyola college of music were resumed. Featured on the recita. were Miss Evelyn Mae Durmeyer, pianist and Marcel La Nasa, vio-! linist. The program consisted of Ferrata's "Toccata Chromatique" and Lalo's "Symphonie Espagnole.'' Mrs, Estelle Vincent Gregory was' the accompanist. • Debate Members To Discuss Nat'l Topic An open forum discussing the salient points of the national Pi Kappa Delta question, "Resolved: That the Congress of the United States should have the power to over-ride by a two-thirds majority vote decisions of the Supreme Court declaring laws of Congress unconstitutional," will feature the meeting of the Edward Douglas White Debating society Wednesday, February 12, in Marquette auditorium at 8 p. m., C. Cyril Broussard, president announced this week. This is the first meeting of the debating society for the second semester. Stephen B. Rodi, freshman law, and John J. McCann, junior arts and sciences, will lead the discussion. Both have debated the topic previously in an intra-society contest. The question will be thrown open to argument by the members following the talks of Rodi and McCann. Plans will also be laid for the next intra-society debate to be held at the next regular meeting, Broussard said. It is intended to have a short inter-collegiate debate schedule this year if proper contacts and arrangements can be made, Dr. John V. Connor, moderator of the society, announced Wednesday. Later in the semester, the teams to represent Loyola in these contests will be chosen from among those who show up best in the intra-society meets. Auxiliary Thespians Set Date For Social Setting February 18 as the date for the social get-together between the members of the Thespian society and the auxiliary, the Thespian auxiliary convened in Marquette auditorium last night at 8 p. m. The purpose of the social is to keep the membership in close union during the off season in which there is not a play being presented. Misses Jane O'Connell, Iris Mae Frisc-h and Jacqueline Johnston were appointed as a committee to arrange dates for the affair, according to Miss Althea de Latour, president of the auxiliary group. At the meeting, intra-society performances were given by Misses Mildred Hatrel, Elmira O'Donnell and Jacqueline Johnston. Junior Chemists To Give Demonstration The recently postponed explanatory demonstration of electrometric methcyls of litration and the procedure followed in the "determination of the acidity or alkalinity of a solution will be presented by members of the Loyola chemistry club, Monday, February 10, at 8 p. m. in room 304 of Bobet Hall, according to Hartwig A. Schuyten, president of the club. Edward Scheuermann, Charles Frey, and Arthur Ferguson will give the demonstration, assisted by John Sbisa. The process to be explained is one of the most accurate methods for the determination of the acid activity of various solutions, and it is of great industrial importance today. This lecture is another of a series of demonstrations being presented semi-monthly by this organization. Further demonstrations will be announced at a later date. Impromptu "Pop" Concert Given By Law Student Piano Wonder Loyola students under the mental strain (maybe) of mid-term examinations cast aside their "worry" and spent the greater portion of lunch hour listening to popular tunes played on the piano by Alvin De La Houssaye, freshman law student, who spends most of his leisure time "tickling the ivory.'' « The noon concert got under way with a small audience of three (ft four and in about twenty minutes there were a couple of dozen students listening and requesting favorite numbers. Besides being an expert player, Alvin already has one composition to his credit. He composed a piece entitled "Ecstacy of Love" which he has had copyrighted and which is now waiting for publication. The words of the song were written by Alvin's uncle, Edmund De La Houssaye, and composition was kept within the family. De La Houssaye picks up most of hiH selections by ear and after hearing a piece over the radio he figures he has saved the price of a music sheet. The legal student and pianist prefers to play semi-classical music although he enjoys any type of music. Four years ago, De La Houssaye began his radio career as a radio artist. While attending Jesuit High, he played several piano solos over Stations WWL and WDSU. Alvin first became interested in piano playing under his aunt, Miss Ducy De La Houssaye. Later, he became a pupil of the late Miss Cammie Allen of the New Orleans Conservatory of Music and of Professor Piller of Baton Rouge. Champ Skater On Sodality Program Dan Wiley, world's champion skater, will be the feature of a program sponsored by the sodalities of the university today at 12:15 p. m. in Marquette auditorium. The program will consist of an all-cplored revue headed by Dan Wiley, who has won the world's championship in skating three times, Walter Pichon, piano player; and McKraney, one of the best dancers in Chicago. The admission will be ten cents and the money will be used to send delegates to the sodality convention in St. Louis. Members of the upperclassmen sodality are going to visit all religion classes to advertise and explain sodality work, Father Ray said. This month is press month in the sodality, the purpose of which is to get the members interested in Catholic newspapers, Father Ray also announced. At the regular meeting of the freshman sodality, a summary was made of the work accomplished in the first semester, and plans wem laid for the present term. Father Gautier, of Abbeville La,, was present at the meeting. The pharmacy-music sodality spiritual meeting will be held Monday at 8 a. m. in the sodality chapel, and the regular meeting will be held Friday at 12 noon. The dental sodality will meet next Sunday at Mass at 8:30 a. m. aud the regular business meeting at 9:30 will follow. AIUAL SERVICES WILL BE CONDUCTED BY FR. WAGNER Regular Order of Day' Will Be Suspended During Three Days; Nine Talks Scheduled by Retreat Master. Eight-thirty Mass Wednesday morning in McDermott Memorial church adjoining the campus will open the three-day annual student retreat whicli is to be conducted this year by the Rev. A. L. Wagner, S. J., of the Southern Jesuit mission band. The retreat will continue through Thursday and Friday and conclude with special services Saturday morning. During the period of retreat, the regular order of the day and regularly scheduled classes will be dispensed with, officials announced. The order of the day for the three days will be as follows: Wednesday, Thursday and Friday—Mass at 8:30 a. m.; instruction at 9 u. m.; class (to be posted) at 10 a. m.; instruction at 11 a. m.; lunch hour at 12 noon; class at 1 p. m.; instruction and Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament at 2 p. m.; and class at 3 p. m. Saturday morning, the day of the closing of the retreat, Mass will be at 8:30 to be followed by the conferring of the, papal blessing which carries a plenary indulgence. All students are expected to receive Holy Communion in a body. According to the Rev. S. H. Ray, S. J., the Mass Saturday will be a Missa Cantata. In a communication from Father Wagner, who is now at Shumpert Sanitorium in Shreveport, La. giving a mission, the subjects of the (Continued on page 4) (Continued on page 4) (Continued on page 4) (Continued on page 4) f D ' I ' Keep Interest In Ball 1936 RETREAT SCHEDULE ORDER OF THE DAY Wednesday, Thursday and Friday 8:30 A.M. Mass 9:00 A. M. Instruction 10:00 A. M. Class 11:00 A. M Instruction 12:00 M Lunch Hour 1:00 P. M. Class 2:00 P. M. Instruction and Benediction 3:00 P. M .. Class SOLEMN CLOSING Saturday 8:30 A. M. Mass and General Communion and Conferring of the Papal Blessing CONFESSIONS Every Morning Before Mass. Every Afternoon After Benediction.INTERVIEWS Private interviews with the retreat master may be had at any time during the day that does not conflict with the regular retreat schedule. Keep Spirit Of Retreat