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              The Maroon DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF LOYOLA UNIVERSITY VOL. IV FRIDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1925 No. 5 LOYOLA PRESENTS PETITION BEFORE S. I. CONFERENCE Not Acted Upon Favorably. University Represented at Georgia By Byrnes and Denechaud. At the sessions of the Southern Intercollegiate Conference held at Athens, Georgia, during the first days of December, Loyola was represented by Judge William Byrnes and Charles I. Denechaud, faculty members on Loyola Athletic Council. They presented the petition of Loycla for admission into the S. L. C. The petition was not acted upon favorably iur the reason that S. I. C. voted to mnintain its present membership of twenty-two. There had been rumors that the conference would discuss a division of its twenty-two members. Loyola Vad hopes that it would find a plare 11 the new divisions. This partial disappointment was compensated by the approval of Loyola as a university whose teams were recognized as of equal strength with those who are actually members of the Conieience.In virtue of this approval, Loyola can book games with any team of equal ■trength in the Conference, on condition that Loyola abides by the rules which govern S. I. C. colleges and universities. Loyola declared its will to so abide. This declaration was made two years ago in 1923. At the last day's session the Conference went on record as disclaiming that athletic control regulations adopted at the recent Conference of the academic association in Charleston, S. C, had originated or has not been promulgated by the executive committee of the athletic conference, and stated in a resolution that it was not in accord with the Charleston action. Notification of this disagreementPHARMACY GRADS PASS CUBAN EXAM Only the Two from Loyola Make Grade. The efficiency of Loyola's pharma- Maroon—Eight—Frichter cy department is clearly demonstrated by the fact that out of eleven pharmacy graduates, two from Loyola and nine from other universities, who took the State board test in Havana, Cuba, only the two Loyola grads passed. This information was received in a letter ifrom Enriquez Oitez, which reads: Dear Doctor Grasser, I copy here for you a paragraph of a letter written to me by Eugene Villeyes from Havana, which I am sure will give you much satisfaction: "Of eleven graduates of pharmacy, two from Loyola and the other nine from different schools of pharmacy in the United States, just Frutos and myself, both Loyola graduates, passed the State board in Havana. The other nine failed." LOYOLA ALUMNI ENTER N. C. A. F. Charter Membership Voted in New Catholic Organization. The Loyola Alumni Association at its meeting in Marquette Hall on Wednesday night, November 25. voted to accept the invitation of the National Catholic Alumni Federation to become charter members of the newly established organization. The N. C. A. F. was immediately notified by telegram of the decision. This new federation ai alumni of Catholic colleges and universities is of national dimensions. Its membership is drawn from institutions old and new, irrespective of geographical situation. Boston and San Francisco. Chicago and New Orleans converge towards a common center. It is Catholic in every meaning of the word. The first convention of the N. C. A- F. opened in New York City on November 6, at Hotel Commodore. Its sessions closed on Sunday morning, November 8. at St. Patrick's Cathedral at High Mass at which Cardinal Patrick Hayes presided. His Eminence showed his deep interest in the convention by his presence, also at the meetings at Hotel Commodore. The aim of the N. C. A. F. is to promote effectively the educational and spiritual ideals for which Catholic colleges were founded. They propose to accomplish this aim by interesting its membership in the progress and the problems of higher Catholic education in the United States. No objective could appeal more to educated Catholics in our country than to create and foster a moral, intellectual and religious force which will forward national interests. Federating the many alumni associations of the many Catholic colleges and universities of the country will create and foster this movement and assure it success. While delegates to the convention from Jesuit colleges and universities were many, representatives from Notre Dame. Villanova, Duquesne and other institutions gave it a truly national character. NEW PROFESSORS FOR DENTAL DEPT. Both Appointees Loyola Graduates. Two new names have been added to the staff of the School of Dentistry. Dr. Ben Matthews succeeds Dr. Carter as instructor in radiology, while Dr. E. J. Armand is assistant demonstrator in prosthetics to Dr. Ba'lina. Both appointees are graduates of the Loyola School of Dentistry, Doctor Matthews in the 1917 c\*m, and Dr. Armand of the 1925. In the dental clinic six new Ritter chairs have been installed. The clinic had to increase its equipment because of the ever increasing number oi patients who frequent it. A new health movement under the auspices of the Catholic Board of Charities sends to the Loyola clinic three times a week great numbers of parochial school children under the care of a nurse. NO MISSING LINK STATES FR. BURKE TO YOUNG HEBREWS Fossils Do Not Afford Clue to Debated Question. Says Research Must Continue. The weight of evidence so far discovered is in favor of evolution, but ■cience has not enough data to say with certainty that evolution happened, the Rev. Father M. P. Burke. S. J., professor of ethics and philosophy at Loyola University, declared yesterday evening in a lecture before the public forum of the Young Men's Hebrew Association. At the same time he brought out that no man can Bay with any certainty that evolution did not happen. The truly broad-minded man at the present stage of scientific study can only say. "I don't know" and continue with his research in the hope of some day being sure, he said. In using the term evolution, Father Burke warned, one is open to misunderstanding because there are about as many varieties of evolutionary theory as there are of pickies. The materialistic theory, which gives no TENNIS COURTS BEING PLANNED Will Occupy Space Behind Marquette Hall. According to notice given out by the authorities Loyola is soon to have a tennis court. Plans are being drawn up which call for the construction of two or more courts to be laid out on the grounds just behind Marquette Hall. Loyola already has one of the finest handball courts to be found in any University in the country and with the addition of a few tennis courts should rank as one of the most complete in the line of sports to be found. The engineer in charge of the plans has all the dope and it should not be long before the construction is under way. There is a bit of doubt, however, whether the courts will be completed this year. But as soon after the Christmas vacations as possible men will begin levelling off the ground preparatory to laying out the courts. There is a wealth of good tennis players at Loyola and every opportunity will be given to each and every one of them to show his class. There are plans for some intercollegiate games and no doubt Loyola will be well represented.No word has been given out as to the type of courts to be built but there is no doubt that they will be of the best. Should the addition of another class of sport prove as popular as handball has turned out to be there should be no lack of players and the students will be furnished with ample opportunity to develop themselves in their favorite brands of sports. 1925 IS FOURTH YEAR FOR W. W. L Good Programs Broadcasted. Loyola's radio broadcasting station, W.W.1.., is celebrating the fourth year of its existence. W.W.L enjoys the distinction of being the first station to broadcast a musical program from New Orleans, Under the direction of Father Abel. S. J., the head of this department at the university, excellent programs are offered every Saturday evening between the hours of 7:30 and 8:30, The increasing popularity of the programs offered is attested by the flood of congratulatory letters and telephone messages which are received when the station is broadcasting. The set is a 100-watt one with a wave length of 275 meters and is capable of reaching any point in the south. Indeed, one enthusiast tuned in on the program from as iar away as Pennsylvania, according to a letter received recently. In addition to those who hear W.W.L. from points outside the city, a large audience is invariably in attendance in the Marquette Hall auditorium when the broadcasting is done. These weekly gatherings are becoming one of the social features of the university. The management of the programs is usually under the direction of the Y. VV. O. L. under whose auspices a number of \iolin, vocal and piano solos have been rendered by accomplished local artists. Another of the features that have been added to the programs is the addition of a number of popular musical selections by the W.W.L. Trio, consisting of Miss Kstelle Vincent, pianist, J. D. Bloom, banjoist, and Harold Bienvenu, saxophonist. Their selections have met with hearty approval and are looked forward to with enthusiasm. Still another inauguration are a number of solos by J. D. Bloom, who introduces haunting melodies from a musical saw to the delight of his hearers.Mr. Du Treil, who operates the station, is assisted by J. D. Bloom who also acts in the capacity of announcer. ANOTHER QUAKE REGISTERED HERE Disturbance Supposed to Have Been in Gulf. Another earthquake was registered on the local seismograph Saturday morning, Nov. 28, reports Father Abel from the seismological laboratory. The quake began at six-thirty-seven and subsided at seven-thirty, central standaid time. Father Abel computed the distance at approximately eight hundred miles south of New Orleans and he stated that this was the most violent shock ever registered so near here. Since no damage was reported following the disturbance it is believed that the quake occurred somewhere in the Gulf of Mexico. The instrument of Georgetown University, one of the stations in the Jesuit Seismological system, also registered the earthquake and estimated the distance as eighteen hundred miles to the southeast. NEW CAFETERIA OPENS DOORS TO SERVE STUDENTS B. S. D'Antoni Finances Project. Place Under New Management; Battaglia in Charge for the Year. The new cafeteria threw open its doors to the students last Wednesday morning and was greeted by an eager crowd who flowed into the neat dinirig-hall and clamored for ati early, hot breakfast. They found nothing lacking. Prompt service was the keynote, and good, clean food, marked down to tin, loweit prices, was lerved to satisfaction. Everybody was pleased as they consumed their morning meal, and they spoke their praises in .-.miles of contentment. Everything in the establishment was new. The tables, chairs, cigar and fin dy cases, lunch counter, in fact all of the equipment, shone with that glossy brightness which marks brand new furnishing. And no expense was spared in outfitting the cafeteria with the best that could be obtained on the market. Mr. B. S. D'Antoni, who financed the project, expended over seven thousand dollars on equipment alone. Eighteen mahogany-colored tables, covered with white enamel, and accompanied by chairs of the same grade of material, are symmetrically arranged within the room. On each table are found salt and pepper cellars, sugar bowl, mustard jar, vinegar bottle, and Worcester sauce, all for the convenience of the most discriminating pa*ron.The lunch-counter itself. Is an excellent piece of workmanship, It is constructed of white enamel and aluminum. On the left extreme of the counterDOCTOR GRASSER ENJOYS BIRTHDAY Has Long Been in Service of University. Dr. J. J. Grasier, (lean of pharmacy, paaied another birthday, Sunday. December 6. Dr. Crasser has long been in the service of the University and pharmacy graduates of over 12 years back will remember the Doctor. He began work under the old New Orleans College of Pharmacy regime in 1913. Ever since then he has been active in the work of teaching pharmacy. That Doctor Grasser is wrapped up heart and soul in his work is evident to the many who have studied under his able guidance. A great deal of progress has been shown in the Loyola School of Pharmacy since Doctor Crasser has been Dean. Improvements have been made rapidly and the school has grown surprisingly under his direction. It is the general hope that Doctor Grasser will live for another hundred years so that his wise hand and brilliant head can direct the destinies of the Loyola School of Pharmacy along its path to lasting greatness and success. (Continued on Page 2.) i Continued on Page 2.) (Continued on Page 2.)