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              The Maroon VOL. VII NEW ORLEANS, FRIDAY, JANUARY 11, 1928 No. X REV. D. A. LORD WILL CONDUCT SODALITY CONVOCATION HERE Leaders of High Schools To Meet Under Auspices of Local Society A meeting of Sodalities will be held under the auspices of the Sodality of Loyola at the University on Saturday and Sunday, January l'J and 20. A number of letters have been sent to different schools urging them to be represented at the meeting and to participate in the School of Student Spiritual Leadership. The school will be under the direction of Father Daniel A. Lord, S. J., national director of the Sodality in America, and will consist of informal classes and open house discussions by participating directors and students. The purposes of the school are to bring about an increase in the spirit of spiritual leadership among students, to further pool the common experiences, successes, difficulties and plans of various student groups so that these may be available for other schools; to give increased purpose and direction to the sodality: to establish the officers of the respective sodalities and other spiritual organizations into the Students' Spiritual Council; and finally to create a greater sense of spiritual unity among the schools of New Orleans in the hope that through strength and co-operation in spiritual matters the Catholic life of the students may be strengthened. The directors of the respective sodalities, officers, faculty members of the school, and the officers or leaders of any spiritual organization of the schools have been invited to attend the meeting. According to Father Crean, who will have charge of the convention in conjunction with the active members of the Loyola Sodality, representatives from the local Catholic schools as well as those from nearby towns and cities will be on hand. These spiritual conventions have met with marked success in Detroit, Toledo and other Northern cities and should likewise be successful in New Orleans though the present instance is the first attempt at a convocation of this sort in the South. Thousands of students are interested in the work of the sodalities in the North and East and it is only a question of time before the Southern students acquire a like interest. Coker, Duggan Enact Roles At Little Theatre William A. Coker, a member of the Loyola Athletic Council and Gridiron Club, and Timothy Duggan, senior arts student, each gave creditable perormances in their respective roles in The Magic Sword at Le Petit Theatre, Christmas week. Coker did commendable work as the Duke Dominero, domineering uncle of the Princess Amorita while Duggan did nicely in a smaller role, that of Ambrosia, servant of the Prince Bobbanob.GLEE CLUB TO BE ACTIVE DURING COMING WEEKS; QUARTETTE NAMED Rev. William Ruggeri, faculty director of the university glee club, and Francis Achee, president, have outlined an active program for the singers during the next few weeks. Beginning with the appearance of several members on the stage of the Orpheum Theater Tusday evening in conjunction with the first Loyola night of the year, a number of appearances have been arranged for the club members. The membership of the Glee Club has increased to some thirty members, a sufficient number to insure a creditable program. A quartette composed of John Ouilliber, Temple Black, Benet Cain and Francis Achee, has been rehearsing recently and will be a feature of future appearances.Another radio concert, the second of the year, is planned for Saturday, February 2, "when the Glee Club will broadcast a program of popular and classical music over the university radio-casting station, WWL. In addition to the vocal numbers it is probable that Tim Duggan, Temple Black and Arthur Derbes will render several banjo selections and Francis Achee will accompany the singers on the piano. THEE-DAY RETREAT BY REV. McCREARY IS HELD The annual retreat for Loyola students was held from January 9th through January 11. The retreat was conducted by the Reverend John McCreary, S. J., a member of the missionary band of the Southern Province of Jesuits. Father Mc- Creary is an able orator and is well-known throughout the South for his work as a missionary. His lectures and instructions were both interesting and beneficial to all who heard them. The order of the retreat consisted of mass and instruction for the students each morning and beads, instruction, and benediction each afternoon.SPANISH DEBATE TO BE HELD NEXT WEEK The Spanish debate originally billed for December 21, but which has been twice postponed on account of unforeseen circumstances, will probably be held next week according to Bill Dardis, secretary of the Spanish Club, whiqh is sponsoring the event. Miss Jessie Montejo, head of the university Spanish department, has been ill and the debate was postponed on that account. Two teams of three members each will debate the relative merits of the French and the Spanish languages in the coming event. Chick Lange, John Ouilliber and Angel Martinez are scheduled to uphold the merits of the French while the Spanish will be defended by Guy Lemieux, Leo Blessing and Nestor Morales. Bill Dardis will serve as chairman. "GAME OF CHECKERS" WILL BE PRESENTED AT LITTLE THEATRE Thespian Play To Be Repeated Following Request of Mrs. Robinson The Thespians will give another presentation of the one-act drama "A Game of Checkers," written by their president, Joseph Abraham, this time appearing before the active membership of the local Little Theatre. The presentation, which was requested by Mrs. R. G. Robinson, a director of the community group, who viewed the first performance last month in Marquette auditorium, will take place in the Little Theatre's workshop in the FUTURE OF THE RAILROAD IS SUBJECT OF CONTEST FOR 1C PRIZE "The Future of the Railroads" is the subject of the essay contest, which will be sponsored by the Illinois Central System with the object of testing student interest in its series of educational advertisements on railway topics. An essay of this sort is an annual feature of the Illinois Central advertising program, and attracts a large number of essays. Undergraduate students of the colleges and universities on the Illinois Central System lines are eligible for participation in the contest. Prizes will be awarded for the best essay from each institution and for the best in the entire contest. Twenty-five dollars is the award for the best from each individual college, while a grand prize of one hundred dollars will be given the best in the entire contest. The closing date is February 29, 1929, when all essays must be in the hands of L. A. Downs, President of the Illinois Central System, Chicago, 111. Essays must be between 600 and 1000 words and must be typewritten, double-spaced, on white paper, BV£xll inches. Professor J. V. Connors, Ph.D., head of the university economic department, has expressed a willingness to aid students who intend to submit essays and urges all students of that department to participate. Louis Sulm, of Canton, Miss, at present a legal student in the night school, received the local award last year. SENIOR CLASS RINGS DELAYED IN MAILING An unavoidable delay in the mails prevented students of the senior class from receiving their rings prior to the Christmas holidays as was expected. Al Kreider, senior Arts treasurer, who is in charge of the matter, announces that in all probability the rings will arrive next week from Philadelphia and will be immediately distributed to the graduating students. SENIOR CHEMISTS RETURN AT FRANKLIN Three members of the senior chemistry class, Ed Markey, Cal Cooper and Eddie Gendron, returned to school Tuesday after having worked as bench chemists in a sugar refinery in Franklin, La., during the Christmas holidays. During their three-weeks' stay in Franklin the embryo chemists worked twelve hours a day, receiving therefor the regular wages attached to the jobs. Though they at first experienced some difficulty in completing their duties on time they soon mastered the routine of the analyses and had little trouble for the rest of their stay. The students state that the Franklin refinery is modern in every respect and that they were Surprised at the ease of sugar refinery work when it is accompanied by scientific and up-to-date equipment. Each of them declared themselves well pleased with the practical experience the work afforded them. On Christmas Day the students were the guest of Ed Markey at his home on Avery Island where they spent their only real holiday of the entire vacation. STAFF IS WORKING ON SPANISH JOURNAL Edward Zoppi, editor of the journal which will he published by the local chapter of the Sigma lota international Spanish fraternity, is at present feathering material for the initial issue which will appear shortly. Zoppi, a student of the law school, has varied experience in the journalistic field, having served for several years on the staff of a Los Angeles newspaper and promises an interesting publication. The inaugural number of the journal will contain articles in both English and Spanish and will comprise some fifty pages. Each member of the fraternity is scheduled to submit an article dealing with the lives and experiences of Latin American students in American colleges. Assisting the editor are Lucien Rodriguez and Marco Juan Figeroa in the capacity of assistant editor and business manager, respectively. Commerce Club Holds Officers' Meeting Soon A meeting, of the officers of the Commerce Club is scheduled for the coming week, according to word from James Steiner, reporter of the club The purpose of the meeting is to plan the annual dance which will be held in the near future at a date yet to be decided upon. Members are warned that unless dues are paid in full prior to the event they will not be allowed to attend. Several trips to various business houses for the purpose of inspection will be made soon by club members, announces Professor John Connors. These visitations are an annual feature of the commerce students' activities and are being anticipated with a great deal of interest by them. NOTED DENTISTS SPEAK TO STUDENTS AT AN EARLY DATE Drs. Stillman and Cummer Will Deliver Series of Lectures In Bobet Hall Two series of lecturers by noted North American dentists, Paul R. Stillman, D.D.S., of New York City, and W. E. Cummer, D.D.S., of Toronto, Canada, will be given to Loyola dental students and local dentists at a future date it was announced Tuesday by the Rev. J. E. O'Donohoe, regent of the college of dentistry. Communications received from the lecturers, who are highly regarded in the profession, state that they are ready to come to New Orleans after closing present engagements.The first series will be presented by Dr. Stillman, said Father O'Donohoe, although no definite date has been set for the event. The lectures will be of a technical nature and can be appreciated only by those having an intimate knowledge of the advanced branches of the study. Dr. Stillman's discussion will be chiefly concerned with periodontia, a subject which deals comprehensively with the study and care of the teeth. A careful analysis of *he diseases of the mouth and ways of moventing them will also be treated. That Dr. Stillman is in a postion to have his viewpoints seriously considered is evidenced by the fact tl.at he is author of "A Textbook of Clinical Periodontia," a work which has ben taken as an authority in the field. He is at present giving his lectures ait the University of Southern California. The lectures will be conducted in one of the huge chemistry class rooms, stated Father O'Donohoe, in order that the charts, diagrams, and apparatus used in the discussions may be used to gain maximum effects. Sixteen lectures, covering a period of several weeks, will comprise the program. Dr. Cummer, who will deliver the same number of lectures on a different subect, will come to Loyola some time in the spring. He will also be equipped with apparatus to demonstrate his talks. Bill Roberts Chosen To Head Junior Dents At a recent meeting of the junior dental class, William Roberts, of Baton Rouge, was elected president to succeed A. D. Smith. Other officers chosen to lead the group are: Charles Marston, vice-president: Sylvan Reed, secretary; and A. D. Smith, treasurer. Before the end of the year the class will give a banquet downtown to entertain its members and doctors on the faculty staff, announced the newly-elected president. The class also tendered its sympathies to Walter Siwa, who is bereaving the recent death of his father. (Continued on page 5)