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              The Maroon VOL. VII PUBLISHED BY THE STUDENTS OF LOYOLA UNIVERSITY NEW ORLEANS, LA., FRIDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1928 No. 7 THESPIANS SCORE IN TWO ONE-ACT PLAYS IN MARQUETTE HALL Rouchell, Buchmann and Oulliber Enact Major Roles in Three Performances. Beginning their histronic activities for the present year, the Thespians (rave three successful presentations of two plays during the past week in Marquette auditorium. 'A Game of Checkers," a one-act drama written by Joseph Abraham, Jr., president of the society, and a comedy, "The Man from Borneo," were the offerings. The first play was directed by Abraham and Harvey Strayhan, who also appeared in the cast, while the latter play was made ready for presentation by Paul Ganucheau and Gerard Rault. The entire program was und«r the supervision of Alfred J. Bonomo, director of the Thespians. The first appearance was Tuesday night when only students and their dates were admitted to the initial performance. The second night, Wednesday, gave friends and supporters of the university the opportunity of witnessing the talent of the collegians. A special matinee Wednesday afternoon, at reduced prices, was attended by many parochial and high school students.In both plays, new members who were admited into the dramatic group last year, shone forth in their first effort?. Harold Rouchel as Eph, the wise old storekeeper in the Kentucky hills, had to bear the brunt of the Checker play as it was around him and I,ukc. characterized by Joseph Abraham, that all of the action centered. These two men fitted into their parts admirably. The plot hinged about the murder of a miser, played by Wilmer Watkins, who was killed by his nephew, Jeb Sutter, in a scene of total darkness. The only witness to the murder was Georgie, Eph's store-boy, Health Superintendent Advises Flu Precautions Stressing the necessity of taking certain precautions against the spread of influenza, Dr. William H. Robin, superintendent of public health, discussed conditions in New Orleans in a talk over WWL, the university radio, Friday evening. Dr. Robin emphasized the fact that despite the forty-odd thousand cases of influenza reported throughout the country last week, the situation in the city is not alarming and has not reached the epidemic stage, but warned listeners-in that precautions are highly advisable to prevent the spread of the malady. Student Council To Sponsor Popularity Contest Among Students Soon The annual popularity contest which was discontinued last year after a successful inauguration in 1926, will be resumed according to the decision of the Student Council at last week's meeting. The events to be contested have not been definitely settled as yet, but will be announced sometime in January, when the contest is scheduled to begin. A committee composed of Harvey Strayhan, and Jerry Rault, Council members, has been named to handle the details connected with the affair, and they have promised some announcements which will greatly increase the students' interest in the event. Competition in the contest is expected to be exceedingly keen because of the fact that several of the students who were returned winners in the '26 contest are still in school and will be candidates for the titles again. Among these are Bill Ritchey. who was voted the best looking and the best-dressed man at the university, Jacques Yenni, who was voted the most diligent student; Buck Moore, the most popular athlete, and one or two others. The coming contest will not be confined to the individual departments of the university, but will be settled by the vote of the entire student body. Ballots will be distributed by the Maroon with the titles printed thereon and each Students will be asked to name his or her favorites. No nominations or preliminaries of any sort will be necessary. Wolf Asks Students' Aid in Securing Ads The business staff of The Wolf has i-Mied an appeal to the student body for aid in making the 1929 annual a financial as well as a journalistic success. Each student is asked to secure one advertisement. The price scale for space in the yearbook ranges from $50 for a full page to $7.50 for an eighth of a page. Contract blanks and information regarding the matter may be secured from Jacques Yenni. Robert Ainsworth or Hilary Gaudin at the Wolf office in Bobet Hall. The cost of printing the 1929 book will exceed that of previous ones, according to the statement of Jacques Yenni, editor, as the present annual will be more complete and more elaborate than previous issues. Hence additional advertisements are necessary to cover the cost of printing and each individual student is asked to do his part. Proofs of the majority of the students' pictures are on hand and those who have not called for theirs arc asked to do so as soon as possible. Students who have neglected to have photos made must call at the Varenholt Studio immediately after the holidays if they expect to have their pictures appear in the book. SENIOR CHEMISTS TO HOLD HOLIDAY JOBS IN SUGAR REFINERY Markey, Cooper, Gendron, Leave for Franklin Under Direction of Professor Voorhies. By RANDOLPH PALMER In order that they may gain more practical knowledge in their chosen profession, three senior students in the sugar chemistry course, Edward Markey, Calvin Cooper, and Edward Gendron, have departed for Franklin, La., where they will be employed as bench chemists in a refinery there during the entire Christmas holidays, announced Professor Alexis Voorhies, instructor of the chemistry class. The class will be engaged in various analysis dealing with the manufacturing and refining of sugar. This work includes various determinations of purity, such as determination of per cent of sucrose, carbon dioxide, water content of sugar, etc. On these tests the refinery bases its process of refining, and is able, as well, to predict accurately th-e amount of sugar which the crop will yield. New Programs Inaugurated By WWL Beginning On Monday Evening Jean Pasquet. WWL announcer, Mules that the university radiocasting station will begin its activities as part of the Columbian broadcasting chain Monday evening. WWL was added to the list of high-powered stations which form the Columbian chain, shortly after the license for the greatly-increated power was granted it by the Federal Radio-Commission. The inaugural program will include a selection of Christmas carols. A feature of last week's repertoire was the first of a series of International Programs sponsored by WWL. During this scries the official representatives of various countries are cooperating with the WWL program committee in acquainting listeners-in with the songs of these nations. In opening the first of these programs. Mr. Pasquet introduced Dr. Paul A. Rossi, local Italian consul who sponsored the Italian Hour, as follows: "We are very glad to present to our numerous friends and listeners the first of our International Programs. Each of these programs is centered around the musical and artistic life of a great foreign country and it is our purpose through these programs to better promote friendship and understanding with the various foreign countries represented in them. "In order to assure these programs Frosh, Sophs Will Begin Competition for Cup At Early Date The annual contest between the sophomores and freshmen for the Hausman trophy will start soon after the Christmas holidays, according to Harvey Strayhan, president of the Student Council. Events to be contested will consist of literary and atheltic activities.The literary events will comprise a debate, an essay and a declamation. The teams in the debate will be two representatives from each class; in the essay, four contestants from each class. The number of representatives in the declamation has not been decided upon.Athletic events will consist of a tugof-war, and a track meet, both of which will follow the literary contests. Last year the freshmen obtained possession of the Hausman trophy by winning four of the five events. They made a clean sweep of the athletic events, taking the tug-of-war, the indoor baseball game and the track meet. In the literary contests the freshmen carried off honors in the debate but dropped their only event in the essays, in which the sophomores won all first three places. In order to make the contests more equal this year there will be three literary and two athletic activities, instead of two literary and three athletic events as last year. Spanish Journal to Be Published Soon i  •At a recent meeting of the Sigma lota Spanish fraternity, it was decided to publish a journal for the two-fold purpose of depicting and expounding the lives of Latin American students in American colleges and universities, and that of making known to the American public the activities of Latin- American countries. The journal, which is to consist of fifty to sixty pages, will have articles written in both English and Spanish. Each member will submit an article of his own choosing so that the fraternity will be represented both collectively and individually. At the last Sigma lota meeting. Edward Zoppi was chosen as editor. He is a student in the law school and has had much experience in this line, having been on the staff of a Los Angeles newspaper for several years. He is a native of Argentina and has traveled through Europe, Central and South America. He is a linguist of no little ability, reading and writing seven different languages. ■To assist the editor are Lucien Rodriguez as assistant editor and Marco Juan Figeroa as business manager. The date for the first publication of the journal has not yet been set but it is expected to appear on the campus sometime in January. SOPHS WIN DEBATE ON TRIAL BY JURY FROM FROSH TEAM Upperclassmen Urge Adoption of Three-Judge System Instead of Jurors. The first official clash of the year between members of the freshman and the sophomore classes resulted in a close, but decisive victory Friday afternoon for the second-year men when the debaters of the soph English class allowed the frosh the better - side of the question at stake and out-argued them to win the decision of the three upperclassmen who acted as judges. The subject for debate was the abolition of the jury system and the frosh, represented by Ruffia Carlos and Nestor Morales, argued the negative while John Ouilliber and Howard Fabacher, sophs, upheld the affirmative. The entire Arts student-body packed the sophomore classroom to hear the debate. Clem Sehrt officiated as chairman.In urging the abolition of the present form of trial by jury the sophs contended that the modern courtroom is nothing better than an impromptu stage upon which the wily criminal lawyer plays upon the sentiments and the passions of the jurors and moulds them to his point of view. The ignorance of the majority of the jurymen end the facility with which the influential citizen evades serving on the jury were also stressed by the sophs who urged the establishment of the system current in France wherein criminal cases are tried before a board of judges, three in number, who are elected by the people as fitted and competent for the positions and are highly-trained and sufficiently educated for this type of work. In direct contrast they pointed out the ignorance and unfitness of the present jurors and brought out the fact that by admitting a knowledge of the very question at issue the juror absolved himself from jury duty. The freshman debater! based their claims for the retention of the system now in vogue on the doctrine that the Constitution itself calls for trial by jury and stated that one of the prime causes of this nation's separation from England was the difference of opinion on this point. They charged that judges elected under the system advocatedThird Sunday Observed By Sodality Members The regular monthly communion of the members of the Sodality was held Sunday morning at the eight o'clock Mass, in accordance with the cust6m of attendance at Holy Communion in a body on the third Sunday of each month. Practically every member of, the Sodality was present. Following the Mass, the spiritual meeting of the society was held in Semmes Chapel tinder the direction of Jacques Yenni, junior arts student, who is president of the organization. (Continued on Page 2.) (Continued on Page 5.) (Continued on Page 5.) (Continued on Page 5.)