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              THE MAROON Volume XV LOYOLA UNIVERSITY, NEW ORLEANS, LA., OCTOBER 3, 1937 No. 4 Old Grads Plan Big Festivity Luncheon, Dance To Precede DePaul Game; Reception To Climax Affair Plans for "the greatest Homecoming day Loyola alumni have ever had" were announced Monday night by Dr. Prescott Smith, president of the alumni, at the meeting of campus heads held in the cafeteria. The program will be opened with a luncheon for all alumni alumnae and students to be held Saturday, October 23, at 1 o'clock in Kolb's restaurant. It is planned to have the group addressed by the Rev. Harold Gaudin, S. J., president of the university; the Rev. John Hynes, S. J., former president, and the Rev. Karl Maring, S. J., new faculty chairman of athletics. Loyola and De Paul coaches and captains will also be present. At 7:30 the same night, a monster pep meeting will be staged on the campus, with the coaching staff and grid squad in attendance. All students and friends of Loyola, as well as the alumni and alumnae, are invited to participate in the rally, to be held in preparation Educational Talks To Feature New Radio Programs The semi-weekly educational programs over station WWL inaugurated last June and presented by members of the faculty representing the various schools and colleges of the university will again be offered by the university radio station beginning Monday at 5:15 p.m. A talk by Dr. Prescott Smith, president of the alumni association, who will represent the school of •dentistry, will be the first in the new series. The subject of his talk will be, "The Diet and its Relation to Tooth Decay." These educational talks, designed for the purpose of educating the general public along practical lines, were discontinued during the past two weeks but will again be presented every Monday and Wednesday at 5:15 p.m. The college of pharmacy and the dental school will conduct the Monday programs, alternating every week, while the arts and sciences and music schools will alternate in giving the Wednesday broadcasts. The programs will consist primarily of educational talks by faculty members representing their respective schools, Dr. Smith said. Night Students In First Convocation Of New Semester The first general convocation of night school students was held Thursday night at 9:15 in Marquette auditorium. The purpose of this gathering was to invite the students to join some campus organization in accordance with the policy inaugurated by the Rev. J. L. JanSsen, S.J., to bring about an increased interest in the extra-curricular activities at Loyola. Father Janssen addressed the group and told them, that if possible, he would like to see everyone of them join some club or organization on the campus. He also pointed out that there are enough organizations on the campus to suit the individual talents of all students. Cooke To Edit New College Council Paper Miriam Attaya Is Assistant Editor For Sodality Publication William Cooke, sophomore arts and sciences student, was elected editor-in-chief of a monthly newspaper to be published for the first time by the College Council of Sodalities at the initial meeting of the group, held Monday afternoon in Marquette hall. Miss Miriam Attaya, Dominican college senior, was elected assistant to Cooke on the new staff, which will comprise representatives from each college sodality in the city, Peter C. Beach, prefect announced. The paper, which will be issued at the end of each month, will be a four page tabloid and will contain news stories and announcei ments concerning New Orleans j sodality activities, acting as the official bulletin of the council. j It will make its first appearance I at the end of this month. A name has not yet been selected for the new publication, but will be announced next week, pending the outcome of a contest to select a suitable one. Animated Rosary The Animated Rosary, annual presentation of the sodalities of Ursuline, Dominican and Loyola, in which all the sodalitists of the city participate, will be held Wednesday afternoon, October 27, it was announced by the Rev. Samuel H. Ray, S. J., director of sodalities, at this meeting. A committee has been appointed to handle all the details of the presentation which will be announced shortly. Name Luck As Editor Richard T. Luck, junior arts and sciences student, was unanimously elected editor-in-chief of "The Crucible," quarterly publication of the Chemistry club, at the first meeting of the organization, held Wednesday afternoon in Bobet hall. Luck, representative of the Maroon from the club, was temporarily appointed editor of the publication at the close of last year. Winifred Craig, presiding at the meeting, announced that business meetings would be held on the second Wednesday of each month, and that the demonstrations would be held on the fourth Monday. AID OF HOLY GHOST INVOKED Students and faculties of Loyola university, and of Ursuline and Dominican colleges gathered in the Holy Name of Jesus Church, adjoining the Loyola campus, Tuesday morning, for celebration of the Mass of the Holy Ghost. Photo shows part of the crowd which filled the church to capacity. The Rev. S. H. Ray, S. J., celebrant of the mass, may be seen kneeling at the foot of the altar. University In Convocation For Mass Of Holy Ghost Value of Jesuit System of Education Stressed in Sermon; Student Bodies of Three Schools ParticipateInvoking the enlightenment and guidance of the Holy Ghost in the pursuit of their studies and in the conduction of their classes, students and faculty of the university, along with those of Dominican and Ursuline colleges, marched in solemn procession Tuesday to par- j ticipate in the annual Mass of the , Holy Ghost in McDermott Memori-1 al church. Celebrant of the mass was the Rev. Samuel H. Ray, S. J., dean of men. The sermon was delivered by the Rev. Godfrey J. Cook, S. J., professor of philosophy in the university, who chose as his subject, "Wisdom is glorious, and never fadeth away, and is easily seen by them that love her, and is found by them that seek her." Acolytes were Rudolph Horstmann and John Connelly, members of the Loyola Sanctuary society. Loyola Wisdom Wholesome Stressing the wholesome nature of the wisdom imparted to her students by Loyola, Father Cook condemned the false education and philosophies proposed by many other institutions of the modern world. "Young men and women, just like you young people of Loyola, have come knocking at the portals of many universities, hungering and thirsting after true wisdom. Only too late they find that they have been tricked at the hands of so-called savants. Instead of the bread of true knowledge, they have been handed the stone of falsehood; in the place of the fish of true philosophy, they have been given the serpent of lies." Father Cook also recalled that ill truth and knowledge proceed from the Holy Ghost, and complimented the students for their looking to God for guidance and enlightenment in their studies. He al3o praised the faculty on its high Christian spirit in seeking the assistance of the Holy Spirit in guiding the scholastic destinies of their classes. Choose Leads For Thespian! Presentation Society Admits Twelve New- Members After First Tryouts Robert Lacey and Iris Mae Frisch, popular veterans of the boards, have been selected to play the leading roles in "Speed", initial Thespian production of the year, it was announced by Joseph Miranne, president, at a recent meeting. Rehearsals for the play, a threeact farce by Wilbur Breun, began Monday under the direction of Dr. A. J. Bonomo, moderator. A strong supporting cast has been chosen, including such well known names as Harold Ainsworth, John McCann, Helen 'DAntoni, Marguerite Luft, Abbie Wagner and Jack Jackson. Among other matters discussed were the choice and manner of selecting forthcoming productions and the admission of new members. An encouraging list of tryouts found the following new Frohsinn To Hold Banquet At Home of the President Plans for a banquet to be held Wednesday, October 20, at the Deutsches Haus were discussed at a meeting of -the Frohsinn, German group, Wednesday. At the banquet, charter members will be awarded keys. Several members of the faculty will be present as guests and only German dishes will be served. On the banquet committee are J. Edward Muldrey, Catherine Goetz, and Clyde T. Ca- The club will begin its table tennis tournament Monday, with Byron Casey in charge. It will be played according to official rules with official equipment. Winners and runners-up will challenge other societies. The appointment of Randall Laporte as chairman of the athletic | committee and of Frank "Jiggs" ; Maerz as chairman of the social committee was announced by Rudolph B. Horstmann, president. Charles Lyons and O. Karl Bierhorst were appointed assistant treasurers to aid Edward J. Joubert, club treasurer. Social Given Featuring the activities of the Deutscher Verein Frohsinn recently was a smoker which was held Wednesday night, September 29, at the home o£ Rudolph B. Horstmann, president. The smoker was an informal social meeting which served as a means to introduce the new members to those of last year. Dr. Walter E. von Kalinowski was present and attempted to acquaint the members with many popular German folk songs. Recovery Seen For Music Head Dr. E. E. Schuyten, dean of the college of music, is recovering from a serious case of "la grippe," according to reports Tuesday. Dr. Schuyten contracted the illness last week. He is expected back at the music school soon. Invitations Go On Sale For Dance Yacht Club To Be Scene of Function In Honor of First Year Men The invitations for the year's first all-university student dance to be held at the Southern Yacht club, Friday, October 15, from nine till one, are now at the disposal of the student body. Invites may be obtained from any member of the dance committee. As usual, only Loyola students and alumni may purchase invites. The dance will be the first allstudent social of the year, and is dedicated to the freshmen so that they may become better acquainted with their fellow students. Johnny DeDroit's popular orchestra will furnish the music for the occasion, fulfilling the wish of the students that a prominent local orchestra play for every student dance. Members of the dance committeeNew Members Accepted By Debate Club i Supreme Court Question To Be Discussed At First Society Debate Final tryouts for admission into the Edward Douglas White society were held Wednesday night at a meeting in the Marquette auditorium, Harold Ainsworth, president, announced. Two candidates out of three were successful in attaining membership. Those admitted Wednesday night were John Cuchinotto and Alex Allain. New members admitted last week are: Edgar Cavell, J. Scott Mathews, James Melton, Joseph Porter and Otis Dillon. The first inter-society debate of the year will be held at the next meeting. George Ziblich and Sidney Braud will defend the affirmative side of the question, "Resolved : That President Roosevelt's Supreme Court plan should be adopted." Singleton Neyland and William Cooke, Jr., will uphold the negative. An active year, with many intercollegiate debates scheduled, is in the offing for the organization. Plans for joining Pi Delta Kappa, national debating fraternity, have been formulated and forwarded to the proper authorities. Philaristai To Give Tea Mothers of the freshman I students in the university will be , honored at a tea given by the Philaristai, it was announced at the first meeting of the group held last week. The date of this social has not yet been set. However, it will be held in the near future, Mrs. C. Devlin, secretary, announced.At this meeting, at which Mrs. R. Fleming, president, acted as chairman, talks were given by the Very Rev. Harold A. Gaudin, S. J., president of the university; the Rev. Percy A. Roy, S. J., dean of the college of arts and sciences; Coach Larry Mullins, athletic director, and Richard Pfefferle of the Loyola coachinp staff. Mrs. Fleming was assisted at the meeting by Mrs. R. T. O'- i Dwyer and Mrs. Colonel Weaver, vice-president and treasurer, res- I pectively. Groups On Campus To Pool Funds General Activity Fund To Be Placed At Disposal Of Organizations A general student activity fund is being established for all organizations on the campus, according to Rev. Francis L. Janssen, S. J., director of student activities, who outlined his plans for combining the finances of campus groups at a meeting of the heads of all organizations held Monday night in the cafeteria. "By doing this, all will work together as one body and therefore distribute the benefits," Father Janssen said, stressing cooperation among campus leaders as a direct financial benefit to every recognized organization. Announce! Dates At this meeting, the second regular monthly gathering of the group, the representatives of the various organizations gave their immediate plans and dates for activities. A. J. O'Donnell, Jr., president of the student council, acted as chairman, introducing each speaker and conducting open forum discussions on all questions brought up by those present. New representatives who spoke at the meeting were: Dr. Prescott Malochee Elected Le Cercle President At First Meeting George Malochee, sophomore arts and sciences student, was elected president of Le Cercle Francais at a meeting of the group held last week in Marquette hall. He succeeds Pierre de Tarnowsky, who resigned his post upon leaving the university this year. Plans were outlined for the production of "Le Paquebot Tenacite," a three-act French comedy, which will be given shortly before the Christmas holidays, the Rev. Louis G. Soniat, S. J., moderator of the group, announced. Another play will be given, if possible, near the end of the current school term, he also stated. Future meetings of the club will be held on the second and fourth Monday of each month at 7:46 p. m. in Marquette auditorium. Members who miss any of the regular meetings will be subject to a fine and will be dismissed from the organization, it was announced.Committees will b» appointed at the next meeting on social activij ties, entertainment for meetings, admissions, and play reading, Father Soniat mentioned. It was also decided at this meeting to give a picnic at the home of Miss Marjorie Forstall in Bay St. Louis on Sunday, October 10. George Malochee was appointed at the head of an arrangements committee for this social. Dental Grads In Appointments Four members of the 1937 graduating class of the school of dentistry were recently appointed to serve one-year interneships, it was announced through the office of the dean of the school. These men and their places of appointment are: Dr. Mathew Allesandra, the U. S. Marine hospital, Chicago; Dr. Raymond Boudreaux, Charity hospital, New Orleans; Dr. Victor Hirdsong, Rochester Dental infirmary, Rochester, N. Y.; and Dr. Christian Allenburger, Forsythe hospital for children, Boston, Mass. (Continued on page 3) (Continued on page 3) (Continued on page 3) (Continued on page 3) (Continued on page 3) WATCH OUR BAND »i .  AT GAME TONIGHT