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              The Maroon PUBLISHED BY THE STUDENTS OF LOYOLA UNIVERSITY VOL. VII No. 10 NEW ORLEANS, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1929 FRESHMEN, SOPHS, IN ANNUAL FIGHT FOR SILVER CUP Contest for Hausmann Cup Begins With Default In Tug-o-War Defaulting to the freshmen in the first event of the annual llausmann Trophy series Tuesday afternoon, the sophomores allowed the first-year men to start the struggle for supremacy with a decided advantage. Four more events remain, the dates have been definitely fixed by the Student Council and the teams have been selected by the contestants. The second event, a basket ball game, will be held today with ten men of each of the two lower classes participating. The oratorical contest will be held on February 15, the essay contest on February 18, and the debate on February 25. Preliminary elimination previous to selection of teams have been completed, and both classes are diligently preparing. The scholastic events will be held in the Marquette auditorium, with three members of the university English department as judge. These will be Father Crean, Father Eugene O'Connor, and Father Andre de Monsabert.Three men from each class will be allowed to participate in the oratorical contest. Each will be allowed to speak on a subject of his own choosing for a period of seven minutes. Two members of the different classes will be allowed 'o submit essays on the subject, "The Future of the Railroad." These essays will be entered in the Illinois Central contest later. Two teams of two members each will debate a subject on February 25 at 8 p. m. in the auditorium. The Hausmann Trophy, the gift of Gabe Hausmann, local jeweler!, is offered for competition each year and the class winning the majority of five events has its name inscribed on the cup. Last year the trophy was merited by the frosh, who won all except one of the events. CGMMERCE CLUB TO VISIT FORD FACTORY A group of ten or twelve Commerce students will visit the local Ford plant this afternoon under the direction of Professor J. V. Connors for the purpose of inspection and observation. Trips of this nature are to be inaugurated as a regular feature of the Commerce Club's activities, according to a recent announcement made by Professor Connors. Mr. E. P. Carriere of Armour and Company is scheduled to address the club members next Friday at lla. m. in conjunction with the legular series of instructive lectures being delivered by local business men with a view toward furnishing the students with an intimate knowledge of business customs and practices. He will speak on Accountancy. SPANISH THESPIC CLUB TO DECIDE ON PLAY FOR END OF YEAR Members of the Spanish -dramatic club will meet shortly and hear a reading of the famous castilian comedy, "Fortunato," which they will probably appear in as their annual presentation, announced Miss Jessie C. Montejo, head of the Spanish department. Preparations for the first meeting are now being made by Joseph Abraham, appointed chairman by Miss Montejo. The Spanish Thespians will again have Mrs. R. G. Robinson, an active member of the Petit Theatre du VieUX Carre, as their director. She will be assisted in the production of Miss Emma Douglas, also a member of the Little Theatre group. Because of the loss of two of th«ir best actors, Malcolm Schwarzenbach and Howard Bogner, who took leading roles for the past two years, Mrs. Robinson and Miss Douglas will have to devote a part of their time in preliminaries to select a cast. No difficulty should be encountered in this quarter, however, as the club boasts of a number of capable actors. After a reading of the play at the coming session, the directors will choose a tentative cast in order to find the Thespians best suited to the various characters. During the course of a week or two, the group should be ready for routine. Last year the club was highly praised for its excellent presentation of Jacinto Benavente's famous classic, "Bonds of Interest." Mrs. Robinson was director of the vehicle. The club wishes to give its play as soon as possible in order to avoid a conflict with the schedule of the university dramatic society which will present shortly a vaudeville program.FATHER A. BIEVER TO BEGIN SERMONS Beginning with the first Sunday in Lent the Rev. Albert Biever, renowned Jesuit priest, will deliver a series of sermons on "Social Problems" from the pulpit of the Holy Name of Jesus Church. The series will cover the entire forty-day period, ending the Sunday before Easter. Father Biever has spent a great deal of time in preparing the sermons in anticipation of the Lenten season audiences, and he has expressed the desire to have as many students as possible in attendance to hear him discuss a number of difficulties connected with social problems.Though recently recuperated from an appendicitis operation, the Rev. William Ruggeri, regent of the college of arts and science, will be ready to deliver his sermons every Wednesday night as a part of the Lenten schedule. The subject which will comprise his talks have not as yet been announced. TINY DROUILHET ILL WITH SEVERE CASE OF POISONING Tiny Drouilhet, giant center and captain of the basketball team, will be unable to participate in further athletic activities this year because of a severe ease of poisoning which has caused him to remain under the care of expert physicians, is the lat- report given to the Maroon in regard to the condition of the athlete.The present illness is attributed to an old infection which developed in the Haskell Indian game of 1927 and which never completely healed. The recurring attack occurred two weeks ago, beginning in the leg and spreading rapidly to the rest of the body. At first the illness was regarded as minor. Drouilhet's physicians permitting him to be up and around. However, he suffered a severe relapse and was ordered to remain abed on a strict milk diet for an indefinite period. It was hoped that he would be well enough to resome his cage activities at the end of the season, but present reports from authoritative sources indicate the athlete will not be able to join the track team this season. In the event that he does not return to participate in athletics, Drouilhet has played his last game of university ball as he is now a senior in the college of arts and science and is a candidate for a degree this June. TRIO IS SELECTED TO DEFEND WWL AT WASHINGTON Frs. Abel and Burk, Looney To Meet Commission February 20 Loyola will be represented in its fight to retain the existing status of the university radio-casting station, WWL, according to the recent announcement of Rev. O. L. Abell, who is in charge of the station. It is phinned to have Father Abell, Father Wallace Burk, and Frank J. Looney, one of Louisiana's ablest attorneys, present to uphold the rights of WWL when the Federal Radio Commission hears the claims of station KVOO of Tulsa, Oklahoma, disputing the use on the part of WWL of its dulygranted frequency of 850 kilocycles, in Washington, D. C, on February 20. According to present plans, the WWL delegation wil Heave the Crescent City on Saturday, the 16th, for Washington, where they will plead their ease before the Commission. They will be accompanied by W. K. Henderson of Shreveport, owner of station KWKH, which is at present sharing the air channel with WWL. The Tulsa station, utilizing a right granted all broadcasters, that of petitioning for any channel which it con- GLEE CLUB IS PRAISED FOR PERFORMANCES WITH EWALD Edward Ewald, director and leading man of the stock company appearing at the St. Charles Theatre, was enthusiastic in his praise of the efforts of members of the university Glee Club who enacted the roles of the students in "Old Heidelberg" last week at the local playhouse and enlivened the performance by rendering several songs during the college scenes. Speaking of the success of the production, Mr. Ewald took occasion to attribute no small part of it to the efforts of the Glee Club and praised the members for the excellent spirit shown in their work during the week as well as for the quality of their vocal selections. "The Loyola students proved abler actors than have any of the other college students I have had occasion to secure when presenting "Old Heidelberg" elsewhere," he said, mentioning that similar arrangements had been entered into with university students in New York, Boston and Chicago when the dramatic version of "The Student Prince" was enacted there. On the other hand, the students themselves readily admit that the experience was thoroughly enjoyed and I that they had the time of their lives despite the fact that exams were going on during the dates the play was being presented. When four of their number were requested to remain at the St. Charles for another week to play minor roles in "The Jest" all accepted with alacrity. This play closes Sunday evening. Howard Fabacher, Billy Hamilton, Blaise Salatich and Skelly Wright are the quartet who were held over. The other Glee Club members who appeared last week include Francis Achee, Temple Black, Robert Ainsworth, Paul Reising, Harvey Strayhan, Joe Blasi, Bentley Byrnes, Benet Cain, Joe Decell, Gust Gast, Lewis Connor and Luke Babin. RAILROAD CONTEST INTERESTS STUDENTS Considerable interest has been exhibited by the student body in the essay contest being conducted by the Illinois Central System on the subject, "The Future Of The Railroads". Each member of The Thespians, not participating in the debating try-outs is required to submit an essay of not more than one thousand words for entrance in the contest. In addition to this, the Student Council has designated the railroads as the subject of the annual freshman-sophomore essay contest, which is one of the Hausman Trophy events. Students of the Commerce school have been urged by Professor J. V. Connors to submit esays. He has expressed a willingness to lend his ! aid to those desiring information on I the subject. DEBATERS READY FOR ORAL CLASH WITH WESTERNERS Rouchell and Buchmann Will Attempt to Abolish Jury System Harold Rouchell and Carl Buchmann, two members of the debating society, who were chosen recently to compose the team which will debate Ripon College on the question, "Resolved, that the present jury system should be abolished," are now busily engaged in preparing their arguments to defend the affirmative side against the attacks of the mid-western invaders. Although the local team has the difficult task of giving good reasons why the traditional tribunal should be abolished from the court room, the two members have brought some effective arguments to Hght which they will present to the Ripon disputants when the two teams meet in the Marquette auditorium on thenight of February IK in the first intercollegiate debate in the history of the university. Following the Ripon forensics clash, Rouchell and Buchmann will brush up on their arguments in preparation for a match with the Northwestern University debaters, rated among the best in Big Ten forensics circles. Communications received from the Northwestern manager state that his charges are prepared to meet the local team in New Orleans during March. No definite plans have been drawn up to entertain the visitors while they are in New Orleans, but a committee will be appointed to look after this phase in order that the Western students may get an opportunity to view the historical spots in the city. The Ripon debaters will remain here four days, which will give them ample time to take in the numerous sights of the old French City. Judges for the debate will be announced at a later date, according to Buchmann, who is chairman of the debating society. THESPIAN TRYOUTS TO BE STAGED TONIGHT Tryouts for admission to The Thespians will be held this evening at 8 p. m. in the Marquette auditorium when a number of aspirants to membership will appear before the dramatic group and deliver an original dramatic recitation of not less than five minutes dui'ation. A student committee will judge the merits of the speakers. The next event on the program of The Thespians will be a vaudeville show to be presented shortly after the Lenten season. The new members admitted this evening, as well as the co-eds belonging to the Thespian Auxiliary Society, will participate in the skits being prepared for the vaudeville program. The Glee Club is also expected to appear. (Continued on page 2)